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Need to know what "TaiChi" means in order to learn it well.
TaiChi means: "no pole" (Field/Circle/Empty) which generates "poles" (YingYang/In & out/Body).
The core of TaiChi Quan is to interchange the act of Field affecting body and body reacting to field.
Ying & Yang are two faces of one thing, cannot be separated.
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When we contact, we consist of the "no pole" (combine our fields?), if he is Yang, then I will be the Ying; vice versa.
I can hit him by breaking his own Ying & Yang.
I can hit him by my internal as outside is hard, expand my internal out.
I can hit him by my outside, go to my inside then hit him by my outside.
When he came in, I am Ying, then become Yang. I am Yang, then become Ying.
It is all about the ying/yang change.
When he touch me, I can use my circle to hit him; use my center to hit him; my center expanded to hit him.
I can also hit him by changing curve to straight, by my knee, by my hip by expansion, by my Dantian, by my waist due to loosing my shoulder and back to my waist,
I can hit him by my shoulder, shoulder sinks to my YongQuan (on my foot).
I can hit him by one finger softly. When I touch him, I grab his foot root and hit his foot.
The change of Ying/Yang is layer by layer with angle.
I do my form to have my field first, then follow the field, change my shape to bring in my field, I move within my field.
My single foot is not only support my weight, also can farjin. This is due to expansion/compressing; i.e. ying/yang.


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16-year-old Greenwich girl dies in tubing accident at Greenwich Point
A 16-year-old girl was killed in a tubing accident off Greenwich Point Wednesday afternoon, and another teenage girl was seriously injured in what was called Greenwich's first boating fatality in more than 20 years.
The teenagers were speeding atop the waters of Greenwich Cove, riding on a tube when the boat pulling them suddenly stopped, causing the riders to crash into the boat's propeller.
"It's a tragic sequence of events," said Greenwich Police Lt. Kraig Gray. "The girls were out having a good time."
There were two other teenage girls on the boat at the time, including the driver.
The lazy summer weekday at the point was blown away shortly after 2 p.m. as police and emergency personnel sped through the gate toward the Old Greenwich Yacht Club.
"Our launch driver heard the screams, so he went out to investigate and found the girls in the water," said Tom Drake, the club's commodore. "He was the first responder. He's the one who called 911. He brought them back to the dock."
Onlookers gathered to check out the commotion saw police bring a bright yellow tube onto the dock, and paramedics working feverishly. But none of the responders' efforts could save the girl, who was pronounced dead at the scene. A Greenwich Emergency Medical Service ambulance that sped away took the injured girl to Stamford Hospital. Her injuries were serious, but not considered life-threatening.
Authorities Wednesday would not confirm the name of the deceased -- who was about to enter her junior year at Greenwich High School. Police stationed outside her family's house on a lane in Old Greenwich would not allow reporters onto the property and told them to leave the private road.
But word soon got out and spread through town and friends took to social social media to share their sudden grief.
"How do you morn a life that hasn't begun yet," wrote one, "16 years is not nearly enough."
Exchanges on Twitter were rapid and heartfelt:
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"You always made everyone smile on stage!"
"rest in peace gorgeous, you wont be forgotten"
The accident is the first boating fatality in Greenwich waters in more than 20 years, said Greenwich Harbor Master Ian MacMillan.
"It's absolutely horrific and tragic," he said. "It's personally my worst nightmare.
"Boating is a rare treat. We don't do it every day, but when we do, there are dangers out there that we're not used to and present themselves in unique ways."
Police said the reason the boat stopped remained uncertain Wednesday. They and the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection will conduct the accident investigation.
Gray said he did not know whether the girl who was driving the boat had the necessary permitting. He added that he did not believe there was "any indication" of alcohol playing a role in the tragedy.
Town officials yesterday expressed their sympathy for the family of the victim.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with her family at this time of tragedy," Superintendent of Schools William McKersie said in a statement. "There are few words that can express the deep compassion we feel for the family of the young girl who has died and for the three other girls involved in the accident. The Greenwich public school community is ready to support the girls involved and their families in every way possible."
"Today's tragedy has resulted in profound sadness; no words would ever come close to expressing how this young girl's family must be feeling," Selectman Drew Marzullo, who responded to the scene as a paramedic, said later in a statement.
"My thoughts and prayers are with them."
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Paramecium Cells
Paramecium cells are large unicellular organisms. Paramecium is a genus, there are four different species; paramecium aurelia, paramecium bursaria, paramecium caudatum and paramecium tetraurelia[1]. They are part of the eukaryotic family, thus meaning that they have membrane-bound organelles.
Paramecium is free-living ciliated Protozoa, its cell body is surrounded by cilia. There are two main functions of these cilia. Firstly they allow paramecium to move around its freshwater habitat. Secondly, they are also used to waft small bacteria and algaes into the gullet (a large invagination in the cell membrane) where they are endocytosed and assimilated into the cell. All waste excess is excreted via the anal pore.
Paramecium also use trichocysts (spear-like structures that protrude from the cell) as a defence mechanism to help protect themselves from predators[2]. This YouTube video shows the discharge of trichocysts: youtu.be/5eDYfcdE7ns
A Paramecium cell has two nuclei, the germinal nucleus also known as the micronucleus is involved in sexual processes. Fundamentally the transfer of genetic information; meiosis is conducted as this nucleus. The somatic nucleus, also known as the macro-nucleus participates in the process of transcription and ensures the expression of genetic information.
Paramecium lives in a freshwater environment which in the absence of contractile vacuoles would burst this is caused by the osmotic uptake of water, by a process known as osmoregulation[3]. Near to the cell surface membrane, contractile vacuoles have canals. These contain vacuole fluid with an osmolarity, controlled by Cl- and K+, that is higher than the osmolarity of the cytoplasm. This allows water to enter the canals passively through osmosis[4]. Once the water has entered the vacuole the pore opens and the vacuole contracts expelling the water. Within close proximity of the contractile vacuoles are many mitochondria and this is due to the face that the organelles require ATP as its source of energy.
The Paramecium cell reproduces by a process called conjugation[5]. and asexual fission. Asexual fission creates two genetically identical daughter cells.
Paramecium has action potentials not unlike those that occur in neurons. However, in Paramecium, calcium ions enter the cell through voltage gated channels and cause the rapid depolarisation of the membrane[6]. and generate an action potential, rather than the sodium ions (as in neurones). The repolarising phase is due to the closing of the calcium ion channels and the opening of the potassium ion channels[7].
The length of a typical paramecium varies from 100 μm to 300 μm[8]. They can be found in freshwater areas, like rivers, ponds and lakes[9].
Paramecium cells are capable of regulated exocytosis when triggered by an external stimulus. This exocytosis is similar to the release of neurotransmitters by the presynaptic membrane at a synapse. However instead of using it for signalling and depolarising the postsynaptic membrane, it is used as a defence mechanism against predators[10][11].
According to Beale; 'one hypothesis suggests that Paramecium has been round even before the continents separated and has not moved; only continents have'. That is why the ciliated protozoa is readily found all over the world living in fresh water and feed on microscopic organisms such as bacteria and single-celled algae and move by propelling their cilia, back and forth in prompted quick succession (Beale & Preer., 2008: 16).
As one of the oldest primitive organisms on earth, Paramecia are among the first organisms used to clarify the Universal genetic code. It is still of much historical interest to geneticists, today, known to use a variant genetic code (UAA and UAG = Glu not stop).
Like most other single-celled organism, they divide by binary fission. Occasionally, Paramecia exchange genetic material in a kind of primitive sexual reproduction using a parole cone-like protuberance which passes gamete nuclei from one conjugate to another.
A peculiar behavioural response is demonstrated by Paramecia; when exposed to any physical or chemical stimuli they propel faster or discharge a spine-like structure from their outer coating called trichocyst at the stimulus as a protective defence measure against being pursued or devoured by predators.
Studying Paramecium cell has produced concepts that are widely accepted to advance knowledge leading to a better understanding of mechanisms like the muscle sliding filament phenomenon and the evolution of the neuronal functions of higher organisms[12][13].
- ↑ Lynn H. (2008) The ciliated protozoa characterisation, classification and guide to the literature, New York: Springer
- ↑ Beale, Geoffrey (2008) Paramecium Genetics and Epigenetics CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Pg 23
- ↑ Beale, Goffey and Preer, John R. Jr. (2008) Paramecium Genetics and Epigenetics CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group.
- ↑ Stock C., Gronlein H.K., Allen D., Naitoh Y., 2002, Osmoregulation in paramecium; in situ ion gradients permit water to cascade through cytosol to the contractile vacuole, Journal of cell science, vol. 115 pages 2339-2348
- ↑ L.Prescott, J.Hardley and D.Klein Microbiology 6th Edition New York:McGraw-Hill
- ↑ Hinrichsen, R. and Schultz, J. (1988) "Paramecium: a model system for the study of excitable cells" Trends in Neurosciences, vol 11, no. 1, pp. 28
- ↑ Eckert, R. and Brehm, P. (1979) Ionic Mechanisms of Excitation in Paramecium. Annual Review of Biophysics and Bioengineering. 8, 353-383
- ↑ Brock Biology of Micro-organisms 12th Edition, Madigan Dunlap Clark, Pg 69
- ↑ Holtzman E, Novikoff A (1984) Cells and Organelles, 3rd edition, USA, CBS College Publishing
- ↑ Genoscope (2007) Paramecium tetraurelia: Paramecium, a model ciliate
- ↑ Wincker P (1st November 2006) Nature 444 171-178 Global trends of the whole-genome duplications revealed by the ciliate Paramecium tetraurelia 29th November 2012
- ↑ Beale, G.H. and Preer, J. R. (2008). Paramecium Genetics and Epigenetics, e-book, accessed 26 November 2012 from http://www.ncl.ac.uk/library/e-books.
- ↑ Hames, D. and Hooper, N. (2011) BIOS Instant notes: Biochemistry, 4th edition, New York: Garland Science.


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Finding connections between engineering and everyday life is right up her alley
By Steven Schultz
Princeton NJ -- When she joined a South Philadelphia bowling league 14 years ago, Princeton chemical engineer Kyle Vanderlick was just looking for a way to unwind.
Chemical engineering professor Kyle Vanderlick sees her field as a crossroads for countless topics from bowling to biology.
She was an assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania at the time, starting a career that would make her one of the world's foremost experts on atomic-scale interactions that govern friction and adhesion between two surfaces. She had enjoyed bowling as a child and appreciated the change of pace and culture that the bowling alley afforded after a day in the lab.
Now, having held the highest league average (185) for a woman for the last eight years, Vanderlick is at the top of her game in her pastime as well as her work. What she did not expect was that she would begin to find deep connections between the two.
"No one appreciates all the physics and chemistry involved in bowling," Vanderlick said. In fact, the key to high-level bowling is making strategic use of a thin film of oil that is spread on the lanes to make the ball slip and catch at certain points along the alley so it steers into the pins at a precise angle. In other words, friction, adhesion and surface interactions are the name of the game.
"It has a lot to do with my area of research," said Vanderlick, who is convinced that her scientific expertise has given her an edge in her game.
A Porsche comes into play
The intersection of bowling and chemical engineering may seem a stretch, but Vanderlick sees her field as a crossroads for countless areas of everyday life, from medicine to telecommunications to the environment. "Chemical engineering is a very versatile discipline," she said. "We span from molecules to global-scale processes."
Vanderlick's own research exemplifies the far-reaching nature of the field. She spends part of her time studying the physical and chemical properties of cell membranes, which could yield new contraceptives or antibiotic drugs. Another part of her work concerns the surface properties of various synthetic materials, which could lead to more reliable microscopic switches for use in high-speed computer networks.
Appointed chair of chemical engineering in 2004, Vanderlick is working to strengthen the department's connections to other disciplines, such as genomics and electronics, while using the field's versatility as a selling point to attract undergraduate and graduate students.
Part of Vanderlick's motivation to increase people's awareness of chemical engineering stems from her own entry into the field, which she traces to a particular day at her small Massachusetts high school. She recalls a guidance counselor pulling her out of gym class to speak to a woman representing Worcester Polytechnic Institute. "The only thing I remember about my conversation with this woman was she said, 'I am a chemical engineer; I work for Avon in New York; and I drive a Porsche.' I went home that night and proudly confessed to my parents that I had found my lifelong calling and that I wanted to be a chemical engineer. I had no idea what it was. I think it was the Porsche that got me."
That experience points to a challenge for her department, said Vanderlick. Students choose chemical engineering because they like chemistry, physics and math which are the interests that sustained Vanderlick through a bachelor's degree at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a doctorate at the University of Minnesota but they do not have a clear sense of what the field is about. Defining chemical engineering was easier 50 years ago when the field was more focused on industrial chemical production, with gasoline as the iconic product, Vanderlick said.
"Now it's more difficult for us to articulate a cohesive, well-rounded view of what chemical engineering is and what it can do for a young person," she said. "Our challenge as educators is to infuse this information into the curriculum and give students plenty of examples."
Killing bugs 'below the belt'
Some of those examples could come from Vanderlick's own research. Before coming to Princeton in 1998, Vanderlick began collaborating with a biochemist at Penn, who was looking for chemicals that damage the outer membrane of sperm cells, but not other cells, with the idea of developing improved contraceptives.
"What attracted me is that this is purely a problem of physical chemistry," Vanderlick said. Her job was to understand chemical reactions that changed the mechanical properties of the thin film cell membrane, which did not require a detailed knowledge of biology.
She has since expanded the work to include a more biological approach, looking at protein fragments that damage cell membranes. Humans and animals naturally secrete these "antimicrobial peptides" as a first line of defense, and Vanderlick is collaborating with a biologist at the University of California-Irvine to understand exactly how they work. They believe that the information eventually could lead to better antibiotics or antimicrobial coatings.
One benefit of the approach Vanderlick and her colleagues are taking is that it is unlikely to trigger antibiotic resistance. This can occur when a drug disrupts signals or other biological processes within a bacterium, and then the cell finds another way to survive. "When you attack bacteria in a more sophisticated way, they fight back in a more sophisticated way," she said. "But once you poke a hole in the membrane or disturb it to some great extent, well, it's just a real below-the-belt way to kill a bug."
For Andre Ouellette, her collaborator in California, Vanderlick's work adds quantitative rigor to the task of figuring out how these chemicals work. "For us, it's a great collaboration," said Ouellette. "She has great expertise and really knows how to interpret the data." Part of Vanderlick's contribution has been to develop a simplified synthetic version of a cell membrane, which serves as a model for testing and teasing out the differences between antimicrobial substances.
At the other end of research spectrum, Vanderlick is the co-leader of a major effort to study the precise molecular interactions that determine whether two materials stick to one another, particularly when the objects involved are microscopic in size. The project, which she co-leads with David Srolovitz, chair of mechanical and aerospace engineering, includes eight faculty members in four departments and many graduate students and postdoctoral researchers and is funded through a large grant from the National Science Foundation.
An example of this work is a microscopic switch in which a tiny beam bends and makes contact with a surface, allowing electrical current to flow through. Such devices are increasingly important in routing data through telecommunications systems. "What happens in practice is that this switch will work flawlessly for a billion times and then suddenly on the billionth and first contact, it sticks and now the device fails," said Vanderlick. "We're interested in the scientific questions behind devices like this and other devices where the touching of materials is concerned."
Srolovitz said Vanderlick has made a major contribution by harnessing a variety of techniques for measuring the physical forces between two objects when the gap between them is only a few atoms in size. The work is particularly challenging because interactions can become unstable at such small scales; for example, the two objects might crash together when they become very close. Vanderlick's research "gives us the ability to go in and look very carefully at what happens at these scales," Srolovitz said. "It's quite nice work."
Interdisciplinary vision
In addition to her responsibilities as lab leader and department chair, Vanderlick is a devoted teacher. In 2002, she was awarded a President's Award for Distinguished Teaching. Last year she began teaching the introductory materials science course, which is the core course among several departments for anyone pursuing a materials science certificate. "Kyle is a great teacher," said Srolovitz, who coaxed her to take on the course. "I really considered it a coup to get her to do that."
So far Vanderlick has not used the physics and chemistry of bowling as an example in class. But she is eager to introduce students to wide-ranging ways in which chemical engineering and materials science affect their lives; several years ago, Vanderlick taught a freshman seminar on "The Engineering of Ice Cream."
Catherine Stoia Parker, a 2000 graduate, said that Vanderlick's attention to real-world examples was a vital part of the fluid dynamics course she took as a junior. "I thought she did a fabulous job," said Parker. "It was very mathematical and there were a lot of equations, but she gave us a real physical intuition of what those equations meant."
Parker then worked in Vanderlick's lab researching her senior thesis and said Vanderlick became a mentor in many areas of her life. Parker, who also earned a certificate in dance, credited Vanderlick with supporting her diversity of interests. Vanderlick came to Parker's performances and later offered support, advice and letters of recommendation when Parker went on to earn a master's degree in chemical engineering and then switched to medical school.
"She was always supportive of outside fields," said Parker. "She has really promoted the interdisciplinary vision at Princeton."


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Nearly 40,000 punters poured into the Gold Coast Parklands on Sunday.
THE Big Day Out will leave its traditional home of the Gold Coast Parklands to set up its tents at Metricon Stadium.
SURFERS Stephanie Gilmore, Mark Occhilupo and Joel Parkinson were spotted backstage at the Gold Coast Parklands.
FESTIVAL goers have more choice when it comes to food at this year's Big Day Out thanks to Chow Town, a group of eateries inspired by Chicago's Lollapalooza.


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On Saturday, November 30, 2013, the Ecumenical Patriarchate celebrated its Thronal Feast, the Feast of St. Andrew, First-Called of the Apostles, at the Patriarchal Church of St. George.
In accordance with the traditional practice of exchanging formal visitations with the Church of Rome, a delegation was sent by His Holiness Pope Francis to attend the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Thronal Feast. The delegation, headed by Kurt Cardinal Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity, arrived on Thursday, November 28, 2013. After being received by His All-Holiness on Friday morning, official conversations took place between the members of the delegation and the Synodal Committee for Dialogue with the Roman Catholic Church, whereafter the delegation also visited the Holy Theological School of Halki.
Many gathered for the occasion. Hierarchs of the Ecumenical Throne arrived a few days earlier for the November session of the Holy and Sacred Synod, during which the proposal of two new Orthodox saints were approved, Sts. Porphyrios Kafsokalyvitis and Meletios of Ypseni (Rhodes).
The Holy Synod also elected Bishop Athenagoras of Sinope as Metropolitan of Belgium. His All-Holiness presided over the Great Vespers service on Friday evening and the Divine Liturgy on Saturday morning. In addition to the consecration of Archimandrite Job (Getcha) as Archbishop of Telmessos and head of the Patriarchal Exarchate for Orthodox Parishes of the Russian Tradition in Western Europe, Fr. Bessarion of the Patriarchal Court was elevated to the office of Grand Archimandrite.
The Thronal festivities concluded with a concert by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's School of Byzantine Music at the historic Aya Irini, where in attendance were venerable Hierarchs of the Ecumenical Throne, the members of the Papal Delegation, distinguished diplomats, esteemed Archons of the Order of St. Andrew, and faithful from around the world.


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On Friday, the news came down that MLS has signed a deal with Opta to provide high-level statistical analysis this year, and for the next few. If you're a regular reader of this column, you could probably guess that I'm pretty excited about that.
Soccer, our beautiful game, is a duplicitous little sport. One the one hand, it is the simplest of events – 10 field players with no inherent differences vis-à-vis the laws of the game, and one objective. But as the great Johan Cryuff said, "The hardest thing to do is to play soccer simply."
The second-hardest thing to do is to fully appreciate everything that is happening on a soccer field. The simplicity of the game masks an opacity, and I take it as my job to make the game a little more transparent to the viewing public. Opta stats will help greatly in that regard.
Here are three things I'm looking forward to seeing Opta reveal about MLS this season:
1) Dax McCarty and Pablo Mastroeni will be amongst the league leaders in midfield "events."
[inline_node:324050]This, I'm assuming, will be a carry-over from 2010. We don't have Opta stats from last year, but I'd bet my right arm that those two guys led MLS in the amount "events" last season. I'd also throw in Chris Birchall, Geoff Cameron and Brad Evans this year.
Using Opta's metrics, an event is anything involving a challenge - be it a 50/50 challenge, a pass attempt or pass received, a tackle, an interception... literally anything that is measurable. Add it all together, and you get the sum total of a player's ability to effect the game all over the field.
In 2010, each of those guys played in a system - the 4-1-3-2 or 4-1-3-1-1 in certain cases - that was based upon their ability to not only force turnovers, but to do so for 90 minutes in places where those turnovers could be made into chances almost immediately. Then each of those guys was asked to fill passing lanes on both sides of the ball to facilitate the transition from defense to offense.
It's an huge workload, and the events will tell that story.
Obviously, Cameron and Evans missed big chunks of last year with injuries, and Evans, at least, has a fight for playing time on his hands this year. Birchall also missed time last season, since he was a part-time starter.
But when they're on the field, all five will perform similar, crucial, labor-intensive roles.
2) Interceptions are more important than tackles.
Last autumn, it caused a bit of a stir when it came to light that American export Stuart Holden was leading the English Premier League in tackles. This is not a bad thing – tackles are still a crucial part of the game, and Holden's ability to make them both often and cleanly was a big reason for Bolton's hot start.
Since then, however, Wanderers have cooled off a bit, in part because Holden missed time with an injury, but also because they don't play passing lanes as well as the teams they were neck-and-neck with earlier in the season. That means Bolton are easier to pull out of position, and when good teams see that, they punish them with alacrity.
[inline_node:327575]Now, this doesn't mean Holden should stop tackling, but it's pretty clear they're playing a different game than the likes of Manchester United, Chelsea and, of course, Arsenal. The Gunners are the Premiership's consummate "force the interception" team, always operating defensively in groups of threes and trying to force bad passes that can lead to small-group attacks.
A good illustration of this can be seen in the heat map from last September's 4-1 Arsenal win over Bolton. Arsenal actually lost more tackles than they won that day, but generally forced interceptions higher up the pitch than Bolton were able to do.
The result was a blow-out. Statistics obviously don't correlate that nicely all the time, but it's illustrative of the importance of the interception in the modern game.
3) Winning midfield headers still matters.
It's easy to look at Barcelona and say, "They barely even challenge for goalkeeper punts" – but no other team in the world can match what the Blaugrana do. They're playing a different game.
Instead, take a look at a more traditional great team like Borussia Dortmund and how viciously they compete in the middle of the pitch. Reason is, with the pace, fitness and vision of modern midfielders, you're almost always one touch from breaking in on goal. Dortmund know that and go into every 50-50 challenge as if their lives depend upon it.
That will be the case in MLS as well. And be aware, this isn't a call for Route 1 football, but a way of preventing it. Teams are pragmatic enough to take any path to goal offered to them, and if a team is conceding 50-yard outlets, it will get burned.
As far as I know, this isn't a stat that has been looked into that much, but it's my hunch that it'll play a role in how 2011 turns out for most MLS teams.
These three are obviously just the tip of the iceberg. There's a ton more that Opta can and will reveal about MLS as the year plays out, including stuff that no one will have guessed at.
And that's what makes this a great day. Soccer in the US just got a little less opaque and, together, we get to take a look at the stats and figure out how.
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The first graphics cards that support DirectX 11—the next version of Microsoft's gaming APIs with more fiyapowah—from both ATI and Nvidia will apparently arrive in the next couple of months.
ATI's first, with the RV870-based Radeon HD 5800 series shipping out next month (no surprise, since they were showing it off a couple months ago), while Nvidia's following with the GT300 series that'll apparently hit in December, according to DigiTimes' sources. On the other hand, Nvidia seems to have the lead on the actual Windows 7 front, since their GPUs are already Windows Hardware Qualification Lab-certified with support for the new DirectCompute API. Bonus: Your existing Nvidia graphics works with it, if it ain't ancient.
Then again, there's no excuse like a new operating system for buying hundreds of dollars in new computer gear. [DigiTimes]


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[Young Jeezy]
I said I solemnly swear I'd take my team to the top
You know pyrex pots, you know they came with a top
And I just left the lot in a brand new drop
And I ain't pay for the roof cause me no like gettin' topped
I make it rough on you niggas, I make it rough on you hoes
Quarter brick in my pocket, I spent that shit on my clothes
You know it costs a few hundred, yeah you should see what I drove
Clip hold half a hundred, I bought that shit for my foes
I make it rough on you niggas, I make it rough on you hoes
And it hold half a hundred, I bought that shit for my foes
Malibu and Ciroc, I think i jus lost my top
I think i jus went crazy, I mean my chain too lazy
These niggas seldom made it..nahhhhh snow believe em
These niggas talk like they killas
Dont act like that when i see em
I call em out how i see em, my house look like a museum
You gotta be bullshittin snow, maybe a small collisuem
What kinda vest you got on? I think it Christian Dior
Got thirty Ks in my cupboard — look like im ready for war
Brand new Glock out the box, scratch out the serial number
Then i pull up in the drop, like bitch just give me your number — with a meal, Louie V, eight hundred for sweats
Another 3 for the top, you know that bitch bounced my cheque
[Freddie Gibbs]
I make it rough on these niggas
Man I make it rough on these hoes
Shot that lou kang to coopers?
Still got that cutlass on 4s
And I put the bounce with the bunnies
Cause they like the dust up they nose
Man I straight Lewinsky these bitches
Get brain and bust on they clothes
Might be my last night
Got gas and shit for the glass pipe
Hop out, hit a nigga with the act right
Niggas rap but they ain't about that life, is that right
You heard about them Gary niggas
That murder cap straight burry nigga
Gotta choppa thang you betta carry witchya
Dont come flexin my area nigga
My boost phone twerk
Hit a lick nigga who got work
Better go get Duct Tape
The nigga pump faked, his whole crew got burnt
And I crush his feelings
Copped that southern Cali condo when I killed him
Tried to get my nigga Young to move out West and cop the buildin
Another dope Jeezy & Gangsta Gibbs song, can be found on Jeezy's The Real Is Back 2 mixtape as well as DJ Drama's Third Power album.


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When Sonisphere first opened its doors to a UK audience in 2009 it was perhaps fitting that it set up camp at Knebworth, the stately home of Rock. Having played host to such luminaries as Pink Floyd, Van Morrison, Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones in its rather illustrious past, there's nowhere else in Britain with the tradition and history to stage an event that celebrates rock's past and present in such a time and honoured fashion.
The fact this year's event sold out long ago tells its own story, and with at least two of the three headline acts reportedly pocketing one million pounds apiece for their troubles, any talk of music festivals being a dying phenomenon would surely be laughed out of town and back along the A1(M). Of course the fact Kilimanjaro Live managed to pull off a major coup in securing thrash metal's 'Big 4' to appear together on a UK stage for the first time ever may have something to do with it, more of which later.
It's also worth mentioning the remarkably friendly atmosphere here, probably best demonstrated by the fact no arrests were made during the entire weekend, a feat largely unheard of when compared to other major events from Glastonbury to Leeds via T In The Park. Make of it what you will, but the lack of football shirt wearing youths and bikini clad wannabe WAGS in false eyelashes and hairpieces made the Sonisphere experience akin to a nerd-friendly comic convention, albeit set in a field. And with music. Very LOUD music.
As per usual, the weather proved to be the most disappointing aspect of the weekend, with heavy rain proving an intermittent hindrance on all three days. However, thanks to an elaborate drainage system throughout Knebworth's grounds the mudfest that predominantly turns the likes of Glastonbury into a sludgedump never materialises.
With the weekend's big draw ambitiously set for Sonisphere's first night, its a nostalgic touch that the opening set comes courtesy of Diamond Head, a band largely responsible for the existence of this evening's esteemed headliners. While only one original member remains in the current line-up, the Brummie five-piece don't sound dated or out of place at any point. Set closer 'Am I Evil' proves a bludgeoning reminder of what they were capable of back in the day, and the enthusiastic crowd roars its approval back in unison.
Which cannot, sadly, be said for Anthrax. Despite being the most commercially successful of the 'Big 4' (OK, I'll stop using that phrase now) during the mid-Eighties, their music and Spinal Tap-esque stage show hasn't stood the test of time that well. Maybe someone needs to remind them 1989 did happen after all? Megadeth, on the other hand, are a surprisingly enjoyable conundrum. The usually unpredictable Dave Mustaine is in fine fettle from start to finish, displaying all the hallmarks of both a captivating showman and excellent guitarist, even if the double-necked instrument he chose for the set could have been delivered with a mountain of melted Double Gloucester on top.
Slayer may be 30 years old this year, but their hour long set is something of a revelation. Playing tracks from across their entire career (although sadly nothing from 1985's breakthrough record Hell Awaits), the sheer relentless ferocity on display puts many of their younger contemporaries to shame. While smiling frontman Tom Araya and irrepressible guitarist Kerry King are obvious focal points, it's the machine-like tendencies of drummer Dave Lombardo that inspire us the most. 'War Ensemble', Seasons In The Abyss', 'Raining Blood', 'Black Magic' and 'Angel Of Death' pass by with an incessant level of grace and fury. It must be a daunting task for anyone watching in the wings to have to follow, even if you are essentially the biggest heavy metal band in the world today. That Metallica had to resort to blustering firework displays from the outset tells its own story. Despite plundering their back catalogue for divine inspiration, the Lord Mayor's show had already ended over an hour ago, and ultimately reduced the 'Big 4' (damn! sorry...) to a 'Big 1' in the process.
Elsewhere, Blood Red Shoes placing on such a bill may have raised a few eyebrows, but they've added a degree of menace to their melody-driven short sharp shocks, and the fact 50 punters at the beginning quickly rose to 500 and beyond by the mid-point suggests they've become a serious proposition in the eyes of many a hardened rock fan. For Flats, faced with the unenviable task of going head-to-head with Metallica they struggle to attract double figures, which as documented elsewhere is the audience's loss as their back-to-basics old school punk feels like an underground history lesson from Crass to Earache Records and in-between for the uninitiated.
Rounding off the first night's entertainment are none other than Killing Joke, who despite also falling into the veterans category, are fast making a claim as 2011's most consistent live act if recent performances at Nottingham's Rock City and the Camden Crawl are anything to go by. Jaz Coleman stalks the stage in his accustomed beguiling manner, while bass player Youth even submits a knowingly cheeky grin at one point. 'Requiem', 'European Super State', 'Madness' and 'The Wait' all resonate an infectious energy, while the closing guttural funk of 'Pssyche' fills the Bohemia Tent with an unquenchable energy long after they've left the stage.
Having been kept awake all night by noisy neighbours in the next tent loudly declaring their love of all things vodka and Richard Cheese, it leaves us with little option but to get up at the crack of dawn and head for the Saturn Stage where said Mr Cheese will be appearing shortly. However, it seems everyone else had the same idea (or maybe the three bints in the next tent's voices projected around the whole site like human megaphones?) and the combination of several thousand bodies cramped together and a sudden downpour of rain offer us the incentive to head for the slightly less busy confines of Bohemia's indoor stage where Sheffield's While She Sleeps are kicking up a post-hardcore shitstorm, vocalist Lawrence Taylor in particular whose scaling of the tent's gigantic metal frame at the end marks him out as either brave or stupid.
Fellow Yorkshiremen Pulled Apart By Horses also leave us feeling a lot warmer inside than the miserable weather. Arguably the most 'fun' band currently doing the obligatory rounds, they also carry an abundance of tunes within their armoury, several new ones receiving their first airing today. 'Get Off My Ghost Train' is introduced as a song about punching gypsies, guitarist James Brown flaunts health and safety rules by throwing cans of beer into a very welcoming audience and closer 'I Punched A Lion In The Throat' almost causes a full scale riot to break out amidst the flailing melee both on and off stage. Pretty much what festivals like this were made for then, I guess...
You can take the man out of his indie comfort zone, but you can't take the indie out of the man, and the prospect of Weezer entertaining a largely indifferent crowd is like manna from heaven as far as yours truly is concerned. However, despite being placed on a bill with artists with whom they have literally nothing in common whatsoever, Rivers Cuomo and co. deliver a near-perfect greatest hits set. 'Sweater Song', 'Beverley Hills', 'Islands In The Sun', 'Hash Pipe' and 'Buddy Holly' all result in one mass singalong for those of us that bothered to turn out, and even the sun decides to make a long overdue appearance too. When Cuomo announces he'd like to do a cover of his favourite band we're a little unsure of what to expect. When his band launches head first into Radiohead's 'Paranoid Android' and plays the song in its entirety for a full nine minutes or so we're left spellbound. And speechless. Like, WOW!
Having waited over a decade to see The Sisters Of Mercy since catching them in Nottingham in 2000, to say I'm buzzing with anticipation would be something of an understatement. Fashionably late as always, the thick mist of dry ice and vaguely visible lit up Apple Mac logos either side of Doktor Avalanche announce their arrival. From what we can make out, Andrew Eldritch appears to be wearing a cycling top that wouldn't look out of place in the Tour De France. Nevertheless, their set is nothing short of incredible. Backed by guitarists Ben Christo and Chris Catalyst, the Sisters play a set that pretty much encompasses their chameleonic recording career. Slow burning opener 'Afterhours' leads into the frantic 'Train' before early material like 'Alice' and 'Amphetamine Logic' rub shoulders with the heavier likes of 'More' and 'Vision Thing'. By the time 'This Corrosion' closes the encore and a hundred and one human pyramids have been built and collapsed, even Eldritch himself can't help but raise a smile. As triumphant returns go, this is surely up there with the best of them.
Feeling vaguely rough from the previous evening's excessive over-indulgences, we decide to take solace checking out some of the lesser known acts on the bill. On hearing Metallica's 'Hit The Lights' in the distance, our first diversion takes us to the Saturn Stage in the hope that some secret show is taking place by messrs Hetfield, Ulrich and co. to make up for Friday's phoned-in set. Sadly, we're left disappointed by the fact Miami's Black Tide are playing the only song anyone can actually name during their set.
Arcane Roots are a more interesting proposition in that they remind us of Three Colours Red or The Wildhearts, resulting in sudden tinges of nostalgia. For a real blast from the past it's left to House Of Pain, even if front-of-house rappers Everlast and Danny Boy seem to have piled on the pounds since the last time we saw them. Nevertheless, a sizeable crowd has gathered, no doubt in preparation for 'Jump Around', which they do play right at the very end of their 30 minute set. The swines.
While Airbourne do a passable impersonation of AC/DC minus the tunes over yonder, the inimitable trio that is Motorhead are lining up on the Apollo Stage in front of us. Now pardon my ignorance but in 25 years of watching bands it gives me no pleasure to say I've never yet seen Lemmy and co. in the flesh. Fortunately, my debut of sorts does not disappoint. It goes without saying that Motorhead's performance ranks as one of the finest hours of the entire weekend, their set dedicated to former guitarist Michael 'Wurzel' Burston, who sadly passed away the previous evening. They play the classics - 'Iron Fist', 'Stay Clean', 'Metropolis' and 'Over The Top' all arrive early doors. They also play a couple of newer songs from last year's The World Is Yours long player. While Lemmy takes centre stage and rightly so, guitarist Phil Campbell's ever-changing guitars and drummer Mikkey Dee - an unbelievable beast behind the kit of which I've never witnessed before in my entire life - threaten to upstage their leader on more than one occasion. Then for 'Killed By Death', Lemmy introduces a fire-breathing Burlesque dancer "just to make sure everyone's still awake" (his words not mine). At 65 years of age there's still no better showman in rock today. Simply incredible.
In the background we can hear Bill Bailey murdering Gary Numan's 'Cars' and Lady GaGa's 'Pokerface'. Then he plays 'The Hokey Cokey'. We stay and eat Sunday roasts smothered in gravy instead. The real comedy moment comes later via Slipknot. Sorry folks, but eight guys in their late thirties bouncing around in gimp masks and boiler suits to what amounts to a commercially acceptable take on grindcore can be mildly entertaining even if the likes of Carcass and Extreme Noise Terror did this kind of thing so much better 20 years ago, musically at least. Silly half hour exhausted, its time to move onto bigger things, particularly if the rumour mill is to be believed.
The presence of the mysterious Bat Sabbath at the top of Bohemia's Sunday night line-up results in all kinds of speculation as to who they might be, ranging from Slash and Velvet Revolver to Ozzy Osbourne and even a secret show by the Foo Fighters (although that would be particularly difficult bearing in mind they've just taken to the stage at T In The Park some 440 miles away). Of course the name itself should have been a dead giveaway, so when Cancer Bats turn up and play half an hour's worth of Black Sabbath covers, some of us aren't that surprised. Nevertheless, despite the fact they put on a competent tribute act, it does feel like an underwhelming anticlimax to what's been a mainly spectacular weekend of rawwwk action.
Here's to next year...
Live photos: Jason Williamson
Lemmy & Burlesque dancer photo: Mick Carroll


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Former EPA air chief Holmstead discusses court ruling on emissions regulation
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For as many entertaining scraps as Strikeforce broadcast in its pre-Zuffa era, fans of the sport always had one complaint: Where are the preliminary card fights?
Perhaps spoiled by the UFC's recent strategy of utilizing varying combinations Spike TV, ION Television, Facebook and UFC.com to air entire fight cards, MMA fans wanted to know why Strikeforce wasn't doing the same.
Now that the promotion is under the same ownership umbrella as the UFC, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker said things may be changing.
"I think right now, Showtime would only air the top five fights," Coker told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). "But we'll find other platforms to get those fights out there."
This past year, Strikeforce twice partnered with HDNet to air select preliminary card contests from major events. But with 10 Strikeforce events already in the books for 2011, the offerings have hardly been consistent.
Meanwhile, August's UFC 133 event will mark the seventh-consecutive UFC event in which every single fight has been available for live viewing in some form or another.
For an organization looking to build stars, the strategy only makes sense. How can a fighter have fans if no one can watch him/her fight?
And for fans, the more MMA action, the better. At Friday night's Strikeforce Challengers 17 event in Las Vegas, those in attendance at The Pearl at the Palms Casino resort were treated to a crushing Anthony Smith knockout of Ben Lagman, and T.J. Cook and Lionel Lanham combined for rousing back-and-forth affair that ended with just one tick of the clock left in the opening round. Those watching from home on Showtime got nary a mention of the entertaining contests.
It's a reality Coker said he and matchmaker Sean Shelby realize and are hoping to correct as soon as possible.
"I think we had some great action on the undercard," Coker said. "I think we'll probably find a way on our site or the Internet portals to get that out. I think they should be out there."
For additional coverage of Strikeforce Challengers 17, check out the MMA Events section of MMAjunkie.com.
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Welcome to Mott, North Dakota!
Mott is a great city to call home. We invite you to come and visit our community. We are a small town located in Southwestern North Dakota and hold the county seat for Hettinger County. Come walk the banks of the scenic Cannonball River or go hiking along the many buttes that complete our landscape.
Experience for yourself the vast amount of wildlife, we experience in our rural setting. (Such as deer, antelope, pheasant, grouse,and turkey to name a few). Whether you enjoy bird watching, hunting, fishing or just crave the peace and quiet, you'll not be disappointed with our community.
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Where is Mott?
Mott is located on the scenic plains of rural southwestern, North Dakota in Hettinger County. Our current population is about 850. We are a Centennial City and celebrated this milestone in 2003. We are proud of the rich history in Mott and how it has thrived over the years. You can experience it for yourself by visiting the Mott Gallery of History and Art (open in the summer). We strive to keep our town growing and welcome new opportunities as they arise because we love our community.
Friendly & Safe Community
If you need an industry friendly place to move your business, we have a lot of economic opportunities for you. You will be relocating to a safe enviroment to raise your children, to an area with a low crime rate and a family-friendly school system. The Mott-Regent area of North Dakota welcomes you. Relocation is easy with our local real estate assistance and the options for affordable housing and land for sale is plentiful. Contact us if you want to spend your retirement in a community that really cares, is economically affordable and has great senior care.
Great Retirement Community
Our small town is in Southwest North Dakota where State Highway 8 and 21 meet. They call this area of North Dakota "The Banana Belt" because our weather is warmer and drier than the rest of the state. It is a town of about 850 people in farming and ranching country with good country values and an excellent work ethic.
This is a wonderful place to retire, filled with as much peace and quiet as can be found anywhere. If you are fed up with bumper-to-bumper traffic, high crime rate, noise, air pollution, fires, terrorism and whatever else that comes with a large city, then the town of Mott is for you. Yes, we have plenty of peace and quiet, wonderful clean air and security.
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Medical assistance is important to a retired person. We have a clinic in town with a doctor nearly every work day and a fine ambulance service. It is merely thirty minutes from the nearest hospital and only an hour and a half to a major medical center. Medivac planes and helicopters cut that response time to next-to-nothing.
We also have a senior citizen center where they serve senior meals at noon in a homelike family setting. It is a great time to gather with friends. Folks can play cards there or at the K of C Hall, and several card clubs meet in private homes if you enjoy visiting over a card game.
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Are you a sportsman? We are considered the "Pheasant Hunting Capital of The Nation." We also have lots of deer, antelope, grouse and turkeys. There is good fishing in the Cannon Ball river that runs through town and many well-stocked dams and ponds are close by. If you like big water, the Missouri River and lake Sakakawea is about one hundred miles from Mott.
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Mott has an excellent nine hole golf course with a club house and an active club. The churches, coffee shops and local activities keep one occupied all year long. You can find something to do most every day within a short driving distance of Mott.
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How about a walk in the winter when the trees are frosty? We have a lot of beautiful days in any season and the enjoyment of a safe, quiet walk around town early in the morning is a wonderful way to get your day started. Or how about an old-fashioned drive in the country without heavy traffic?
The opportunities for finding ways to enjoy retirement in peace and security are limited only by your imagination. If you have an R.V. come for a few days and park in our R.V. park. Yes, Mott has something very special and valuable to offer.
Come check us out if you're looking to experience a piece of the prairie and see the pride of a farming and ranching community. Please try our campgrounds (complete with full hookups and available dump station). Mott has something for everyone. Remember that Mott's the spot to live and shop!


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The ONC has announced the first wave of winners of two app challenges, both of which called for competitors to use FHIR standards and open APIs.
As I've noted previously, I'm skeptical that market forces can solve our industry's broad interoperability problems, even if they're supported and channeled by a neutral intermediary like ONC. But there's little doubt that FHIR has the potential to provide some of the benefits of interoperability, as we'll see below.
Winners of Phase 1 of the agency's Consumer Health Data Aggregator Challenge, each of whom will receive a $15,000 award, included the following:
- Green Circle Health's platform is designed to provide a comprehensive family health dashboard covering the Common Clinical Data Set, using FHIR to transfer patient information. This app will also integrate patient-generated health data from connected devices such as wearables and sensors.
- The Prevvy Family Health Assistant by HealthCentrix offers tools for managing a family's health and wellness, as well as targeted data exchange. Prevvy uses both FHIR and Direct messaging with EMRs certified for Meaningful Use Stage 2.
- Medyear's mobile app uses FHIR to merge patient records from multiple sources, making them accessible through a single interface. It displays real-time EMR updates via a social media-style feed, as well as functions intended to make it simple to message or call clinicians.
- The Locket app by MetroStar Systems pulls patient data from different EMRs together onto a single mobile device. Other Locket capabilities include paper-free check in and appointment scheduling and reminders.
ONC also announced winners of the Provider User Experience Challenge, each of whom will also get a $15,000 award. This part of the contest was dedicated to promoting the use of FHIR as well, but participants were asked to show how they could enhance providers' EMR experience, specifically by making clinical workflows more intuitive, specific to clinical specialty and actionable, by making data accessible to apps through APIs. Winners include the following:
- The Herald platform by Herald Health uses FHIR to highlight patient information most needed by clinicians. By integrating FHIT, Herald will offer alerts based on real-time EMR data.
- PHRASE (Population Health Risk Assessment Support Engine) Health is creating a clinical decision support platform designed to better manage emerging illnesses, integrating more external data sources into the process of identifying at-risk patients and enabling the two-way exchange of information between providers and public health entities.
- A partnership between the University of Utah Health Care, Intermountain Healthcare and Duke Health System is providing clinical decision support for timely diagnosis and management of newborn bilirubin according to evidence-based practice. The partners will integrate the app across each member's EMR.
- WellSheet has created a web application using machine learning and natural language processing to prioritize important information during a patient visit. Its algorithm simplifies workflows incorporating multiple data sources, including those enabled by FHIR. It then presents information in a single screen.
As I see it, the two contests don't necessarily need to be run on separate tracks. After all, providers need aggregate data and consumers need prioritized, easy-to-navigate platforms. But either way, this effort seems to have been productive. I'm eager to see the winners of the next phase.


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Felipe Massa has raced with Ferrari since 2006. He won 11 races for the Scuderia, but since a freak accident in 2009 that nearly killed him, he hasn't won any. Ferrari is replacing him with Kimi Raikkonen next year, but Felipe isn't out of F1. He's going to Williams. Good for him.
Massa comes off as one of the nicest guys in the entire F1 paddock. He's always smiling and joyful, and his relationship with race engineer Rob Smedley is nearly a comedy act.
Ferrari obviously like him since they've kept him on the team through the last few rough seasons, but the time has come to split. For a while it looked like Massa was going to be without a ride, but Williams threw him a lifeline.
He'll partner with Valteri Bottas, which means that current driver and Venezuelan cash cow Pastor Maldonado has been thrown to the curb. It hasn't been confirmed, but Maldonado's dismissal might have something to do with the current problems with sports sponsorships in the Venezuelan government.
But what's bad for Maldonado is good for Massa. Good to see one of my favorites is still on the grid. Now I hope Williams can give him the car he deserves.


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- Greek: parabole, a placing beside, comparison
The Greek word occurs frequently in the Greek Old Testament as the translation of the Hebrew word mashal, meaning: proverb, by-word, wise saying, similitude, parable. It occurs with especial frequency in the Synoptic Gospels, where the parable is a characteristic of the teaching of Christ, not in the sense that Christ created the type (for we find parables occasionally in the Old Testament, and, independently, in Rabbinic Literature), but in the sense that Christ made a very special use of the parable; after Him the Apostles do not seem to have used it in their teaching. As used in the Gospels, the word parable means a narrative of more or less fictitious character, but dealing with objects or occurrences taken from nature or the life of man, which serve as terms of comparison to illustrate a supernatural truth of the moral, religious order. In this narrative the expressions are to be understood in their ordinary sense, the words keeping their natural literal sense. The parable thus differs from the allegory in which the words are used in the figurative sense, the allegory being really a series of metaphors, as for instance when Our Lord says: I am the Good Shepherd; the Door; the Vine, etc. (John 10:15). It differs from the fable or apologue (which is not represented in the New Testament) in that the latter uses as actors, plants or animals, etc., which are made to speak and act more or less unnaturally, and in that the fable teaches a truth of the natural order or common sense.
In the Gospels we find parables and allegories, and an intermediate class in which both kinds are more or less mixed. To understand a parable correctly, we must ascertain the precise point of the comparison, and subordinate the rest to that point, without trying to find a lesson in each one of the details of the story: several of the details are there simply to give consistency and interest to the narrative, but are not intended to convey a lesson. Thus for instance ill the parable of the Cockle (Matthew 13:24 sq.) the sleep during which the enemy oversows cockle, and the servants of the good man of the house conceal no special mystery. Accordingly one must beware of finding in a parable a lesson about a point which the parable is not meant to illustrate, and of making applications to cases not intended by Our Lord: thus from the fact that one-fourth of the seed yields fruit (Matthew 13:3-9; 18-23) we may not infer that only one-fourth shall be saved.
The parables, the number of which is given quite differently by the different authors, according to their more or less strict definitions of "parable," deal with truths of moral religious character, e.g., Prodigal Son, the Two Debtors; or with the Kingdom of God in its various aspects (nature, growth, consummation, etc.): see Matthew 13; these latter parables concerning the Kingdom of God are in fact prophecies of Our Lord concerning the future development of His work.
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Foo Fighters Lead Pack of Rock Nominees for 2012 Grammy Awards
With pop acts seemingly getting all the attention these days, seeing Foo Fighters representing rock in the 2012 Grammy Awards is a breath of fresh air for fans. The band is nominated in multiple categories for the 54th annual Grammy Awards, thanks to their latest album 'Wasting Light,' which is up for the prestigious Album of the Year trophy.
Foo Fighters are also contenders for Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song for their single 'Walk.' Their new disc 'Wasting Light' is also up for Best Rock Album alongside Red Hot Chili Peppers 'I'm With You' and other contenders.
'Wasting Light' is the band's seventh album, and their first since 2007′s 'Echoes. Silence, Patience & Grace.' Butch Vig, who produced the album, is also nominated for his work on 'Wasting Light.' In addition, the Foos' documentary 'Back and Forth' is nominated for 'Best Long Form Music Video.'
Dave Grohl and the gang also join hard rock heavy hitters such as Dream Theater, Mastodon and Megadeth as a contender for 'Best Hard Rock / Metal Performance.'
Below is a list of the categories that feature hard rock nominees for the 54th annual Grammy Awards, which will be broadcast live Feb. 12 on CBS.
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance:
'On The Backs of Angels' — Dream Theater
'White Limo' — Foo Fighters
'Curl Of The Burl' — Mastodon
'Public Enemy No. 1′ — Megadeth
'Blood In My Eyes'— Sum 41
Best Rock Performance:
'Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall' — Coldplay
'Down By The Water' — The Decemberists
'Walk' — Foo Fighters
'The Cave' — Mumford & Sons
'Lotus Flower' — Radiohead
Best Rock Album:
'Rock 'N' Roll Party Honoring Les Paul' — Jeff Beck
'Wasting Light' — Foo Fighters
'Come Around Sundown' — Kings Of Leon
'I'm With You' — Red Hot Chili Peppers
'The Whole Love' — Wilco
Best Rock Song
'The Cave' — Mumford & Sons
'Down By The Water' — The Decemberists
'Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall ' — Coldplay
'Lotus Flower' — Radiohead
'Walk' — Foo Fighters
Album of The Year:
'21' — Adele
'Wasting Light' — Foo Fighters
'Born This Way' — Lady Gaga
'Doo-Wops & Hooligans' — Bruno Mars
'Loud' — Rihanna
Best Long Form Video
'I Am…World Tour' — Beyonce
'Foo Fighters: Back and Forth' — Foo Fighters
'Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon' — Kings of Leon
'Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest' — A Tribe Called Quest
'Nine Types of Light' — TV On The Radio


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It's one of those great footnotes of tech history: the first-gen Amazon Kindle, introduced in November 2007, is really a me-too device. It hit the market more than a year after the
The rest, of course, is history: Amazon has gone on to leverage its world-class store to dominate the e-book scene, while competitors like Barnes & Noble, Apple, and Kobo struggle to keep up. Sony, meanwhile, keeps its hand in the game, releasing an updated Reader every year or so.
For 2012, the new model is the Reader PRS-T2. The touch-screen e-ink e-reader weighs 5.9 ounces, and is available in black, white, and red. It looks very similar to last year's
Overall, it's an attractive e-reader, with nice, dark text, good performance, and a lightweight design that makes it easy to hold in your hand. I had a few nitpicks as about a couple of design elements, but overall I liked using this Reader. There's nothing really wrong with it except for the fact that it costs $10 more than competing e-readers that are just as good or better (
So is there any reason to get it? Well, if you're wed to Sony's e-books ecosystem (or just a Sony Reader fan), sure. This is an incremental upgrade from the the PRS-T1. But for others new to the e-reader game, especially those living in the U.S., it's hard to recommend the T2 over the Kindle Paperwhite or Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight, both of which offer the self-illuminated screen and the more extensive online bookstores of Amazon and Barnes & Noble, respectively.
Good design, few nitpicks
As I said, overall I liked the look and feel of the device. It's 4.375 inches wide, which is pretty narrow for an e-reader, and fits comfortably in your hand. I reviewed the matte black model and it has a nice, rubberized finished. The only problem with the black version is that the finish shows fingerprints (I suspect this would be less of an issue with the white version). To be fair, both the Kindle Paperwhite and Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight have similar finishes and also attract fingerprints. But I'm just pointing it out.
Unlike the Paperwhite, which has no physical buttons, this model has five on the front (underneath the screen). A lot of people like their touch-screen e-readers to also have physical buttons, but it's worth mentioning that the page-turn buttons are on the left side of the device, so if you prefer holding your e-reader in your right hand when you read, their placement might seem like a bit of a nuisance. The buttons also look a tad cheap, and with a lot of use, the paint on the buttons may start to wear off. Again, this is a small nitpick, but the Kindle and Nook's look a tad more sleek.
Feature highlights
In terms of upgrades, Sony says the "glare-free" E-Ink Pearl V220 touch screen has been "enhanced for long-term reading." There are new social features (Facebook and Evernote), a simplified home screen, and an updated default book layout intended to make it easier to organize and find books. Smoother zoom in and out and improved continuous page turns are designed to improve the reading experience. There are two built-in English-language and four translation dictionaries. Battery life has been doubled from one month to two with wireless off, and the device's control buttons have been redesigned.
Finally, the matte black T2 model (the review sample I got) includes a free voucher for the e-book of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," redeemable from the Pottermore shop online. (That's right, only the black model has the free book.)
In other good news, you no longer have to install any software on your computer to access the Reader Store; it's all done through a Web-based interface now that you can access from most browsers. Sony says any book purchased via Web browser will be "waiting in the user's Reader library, ready to be read." Needless to say, Sony was just a bit behind Amazon and Barnes & Noble in this department.


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I watch these thread to see how I have to change to adapt..Eric wrote:I dunno UJ. I was hearing from a "friend in high places" that the police were pulling people over for any reason on Gate road - obstructed plates, "unsafe" tie-downs, "suspicious activity" (lighting a cigarette)... basically, letting people know in advance they were there in force. Last year (2011) there was a cluster of about 6 police vehicles (sheriff & BLM) sitting right in the road just past Greeters a bit, one of them had someone pulled over, this seems like an upping of that routine.unjonharley wrote:Stopped for a dirty Lic. plate and end up have the dog brought in.. There has to be more to this story...
It's hard to listen to a good cop story, When you only get half the story..
I look at it as a warning that the Stupid Tax is in full effect.
Looks like I will move the plates & light up out of the road dirt.
I already pull over at the Gerlach dump and clean the windows, mirrors and lights before going in and coming out.. Got some kick ass tail and turn lights on a a bar.. I always walk a inspection tour of the van and trailer.. Just a habit from over the road hauls of yesteryears. It's good to clean the bug guts off before getting a weeks worth of playa dust..


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Black-footed Ferret
Twenty-nine years after listing, this two-pound weasel remains the rarest mammal in North America. Introduced diseases and a century of prairie dog control have brought it to the brink of extinction.
With the death of the last of nine captive ferrets at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in 1978, most people feared the species had become extinct. Then in 1981, hopes were buoyed by discovery of a new population near Meeteetse, Wyoming (129 ferrets observed over a five-year period). Unfortunately, these ferrets, and the prairie dogs on which they preyed, were soon ravaged by sylvatic plague and canine distemper.
Again fearing extirpation of the species, biologists rounded up the 18 survivors. These became founders of a captive population that today numbers close to 300. For safety, these ferrets are now housed in nine facilities in six states and Canada.
Three free-roaming populations have been started by reintroducing animals from this captive population. In 1991, 49 ferrets were released into white-tailed prairie dog towns in Wyoming's Shirley Basin. Not unexpectedly, predation and starvation took a heavy toll. Additional ferrets were released there in 1992, 1993, and 1994.
In 1994 ferrets were also released into black-tailed prairie dog towns in Badlands National Park, South Dakota, and in northeastern Montana's C.M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge. Last summer, prior to additional releases in South Dakota and Montana (the Shirley Basin population was not augmented in 1995), the three populations contained about 10 ferrets each. Montana's first release in 1994 followed long discussions involving local ranchers, tribal leaders, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), National Biological Service (NBS), and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP). Of 35 kits and five adults released in October, only eight ferrets could be located in December. In spring of 1995, two or possibly three pairs produced at least five new kits.
In fall of 1995, an additional 36 ferrets were released in another prairie dog town several miles from the first site. Prior to this release, 66 coyotes were removed from a 50-section area surrounding the site, and an electric fence was strung around the prairie dog town for a few weeks to deter predators. In December of 1995, a survey of both release sites documented 24 ferrets (eight at the first site and 16 at the second).
None of the three reintroduced ferret populations is well established at this time, and there is ongoing concern about the genetic viability of the captive population. The search continues for undiscovered black-footed ferret populations, but hopes are dampened by the knowledge that less than 8% of North America's historic prairie dog acreage remains.
In Montana, the goal is to reestablish two viable populations with a minimum of 50 breeding adults in each. Nationwide, the objective is to increase the captive population to 250 breeding adults and to establish a wild pre-breeding population of 1,500 adults in 10 or more locations by 2010.
Want more information? Check out Colorado's website on ferret reintroduction, WILD about Black-Footed Ferrets! Learn more


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Tensions may be running high in the house on Thursday's Graceland.
When Nigerian drug lord Bello (Gbenga Akinnagbe) asks newcomer Mike (Aaron Tveit) to teach some of his cronies how to shoot, Briggs (Daniel Sunjata) seems a little miffed.
Summer TV: Get scoop on the must-see new shows"First real meet-and-greet with a guy I've been chasing for three months. ... The kid wasn't supposed to have to carry it on his own," Briggs sighs in our exclusive first look at the episode below. That doesn't stop Charlie ( Vanessa Ferlito) from trying to help Briggs see the bright side."You've got quarterback syndrome," she says. "You don't think any of us can win unless you're leading the charge."Will Briggs be able to see this as a win for the whole team? Watch the clip below:Graceland airs Thursdays at 10/9c on USA.


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Simply put, Amendment One is an unnecessary, thinly veiled attack on civil rights — a gross injustice to North Carolina's unmarried couples, children, families, seniors, women and businesses.
If Amendment One passes, what's next? It would mark the first time the North Carolina constitution was amended in order to discriminate against specific individuals. This flies in the face of the state's tradition of amending the constitution to increase equality.
Same-sex marriage is already illegal in North Carolina. Which means voting AGAINST Amendment One is not a vote to legalize same-sex marriage.
Amendment One (SB514) is a proposed change to Article 14 of the North Carolina State Constitution that will appear before the voters on the May 8, 2012 primary ballot across North Carolina. Amendment One is not only an ideological assault on the civil rights of LGBT North Carolinians, it's also a poorly
written law that will have serious negative, unintended and harmful consequences on North Carolina's children, families, seniors, women and businesses.
Stating that, "Marriage between a man and a woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State," Amendment One aims to turn all unmarried couples — whether same-sex or opposite-sex — into second-class citizens unworthy of basic dignity and fair treatment.
If Amendment One becomes law — in effect writing discrimination, prejudice and injustice into our state's constitution — what's next?
Share these images with as many people as you can. They are intended to shock you. To make you think. And to get you to take action and vote AGAINST Amendment One on May 8.
As an egregious attempt to get this constitutional rewrite passed by single-issue voters, legislators scheduled Amendment One for a referendum vote on May 8, the same day as the North Carolina Republican presidential primary.
However, YOU DO NOT have to be a registered Republican to vote on May 8. Every North Carolina citizen with a valid voter registration card can vote AGAINST Amendment One, no matter your political affiliation.
Don't miss your chance to make history, and not repeat it. Remember, separate is never equal.
Use this helpful precinct locator to find your voting location and vote AGAINST Amendment One on May 8.
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Unable to make it to the polls on May 8? No Problem. North Carolina allows early voting through Saturday, May 5. Early voting has already begun. (There will be no voting on May 6-7.)
Opposition to Amendment One is broad and bipartisan. Maybe that's because constitutions are designed to protect rights and not take them away. The rights of a minority should never be put to a majority vote.
Those who stand against Amendment One come from all political parties, all religious sects, and all corners of North Carolina. Here are just some of the voices that oppose this unnecessary constitutional amendment.
For more information, visit EqualityNC.org or ProtectAllNCFamilies.org.
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YANKEES: Alex Rodriguez goes hitless again for Charleston Riverdogs
CHARLESTON, S.C. >> Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez grounded out twice and turned a double play Wednesday night in the second game of his minor league rehab stint with Class-A Charleston.
Rodriguez is recovering from left hip surgery in January. He spent time in the dugout signing items for his teammates after he came out, and then jogged out to the right-field stands to sign for fans.
The three-time AL MVP played three innings. He bounced out to first in the first inning and grounded to second in the third.
Rodriguez took a big turn past first base after his final out and jogged back into the Riley Park dugout.
Rodriguez did snag the only ball he got at third and started a double play in the top half of the third.
Injured New York shortstop Eduardo Nunez also played his second straight game with Charleston. He is recovering from a strained oblique.
Rodriguez said Tuesday he likely would need each of the 20 allowed rehab games to get back in shape. It sure looked that way in his two nights in Charleston.
In his first game since a miserable October, he hit into a double play and struck out in two at-bats. Then he struggled against 19-year-old right-hander Mauricio Cabrera of Rome, an affiliate of the Atlanta Braves.
Rodriguez swung at Cabrera's first pitch and chopped it weakly to first baseman Casey Kalenkosky, who made the relay to the pitcher in time for the out. He hit a weak grounder to second baseman Ross Heffley on a 1-2 pitch in the third.
Intermittent rain kept the tarp on the field for much of the day and prevented both clubs from taking batting practice or getting infield work.
RiverDogs manager Al Pedrique said Rodriguez met with the Charleston players earlier Wednesday to discuss baseball life and answer any questions from the young players.
"It's great for the kids, they really had a blast," Pedrique said. "It's too bad he came out so early in the third inning."
That was by design. Rodriguez said after Tuesday's game he wanted to see how his body handled his first game action in nine months.
Pat Roessler, the director of player development for the Yankees, told Pedrique that Rodriguez felt fine Wednesday morning and was ready to go.
Rodriguez is expected join the Yankees' farm club in Tampa for the next stop in his rehab stint.
Also Wednesday, Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter moved one step closer to joining Rodriguez in minor league games by running the bases after putting the ball in play during his simulated at-bats.
Jeter had two singles, a double and three grounders against a pair of right-handers at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla. Running the bases in the simulated situation is normally one of the final steps in preparation to play in rehab games.
The Yankees expect Jeter to rejoin the big league team after the All-Star break.
Jeter hasn't played this season after breaking his left ankle in the opener of the AL championship series on Oct. 13. After surgery, the Yankees captain played just five spring training games because of soreness. A new break was discovered April 18.


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