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nice find!
I especially like how its about Russian maps and the top map picture appears to depict bombing targets in the US.
Great find though.
Heh heh, apparently they're gonna bomb our cornfields in Iowa and Nebraska, then bomb the snowboarders in Colorado, not sure what's in that part of Texas, and then maybe have a walk over and hang out with the Hatfields and McCoys.
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Ok, so here are the translations of the text at the bottom of each map. The actual map content will come later.
Map 1
Part of map from Kurskaya province atlas.
map 2
part of " zadneprovskim places" year 1745 1:210 000 meters
map 3
image of forest on Orengbursky province map, year 1797
map 4
Image of forest on " Land map of all Ingermanlandiy with one situation shown", year 1764
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forest symbols "Atlas of military topographic map of Russian Finland"
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part of topographic sketch map year 1824 1:84 000 meters
map 7
explanation of signs to routes for Vyatskoy and Kostromskoy provinces
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part of sketch map of 4th and 5th forestry of Novorosiyskogo military settlement, year 1843
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Serenity wrote:Actually...the whole family keeps up the bad habit of leaving the lights on in unoccupied rooms.
I do this and have to change that bad habit
The 4-year-old wants the bathroom light on when he goes to bed so he feels safe and secure. If you turn the light off, he'll wake up at 2 or 3 in the morning screeching that the light is not on The bathroom light is about as bright as a light tower beacon! I've got it down to where half the bulbs are out now and then I plan to switch to nightlights until he can sleep through the night without any issues. He falls asleep fairly quickly but tends to stay upAY SPAST
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BJ'S BLOG 04/16/14 "Free Drinks"
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posted Apr 16 2014 6:38AM
Welcome to the Group Therapy club, ladies and gents. Grab yourself a drink, and put it on my tab.
(Please note: we only serve water, and it's free. Remember to tip your server.)
Lauren is a Rock-A-Holic who doesn't let her relationship status keep her from flirting with guys at the bar, and letting them buy drinks for her. She recently spent 45 minutes drinking with a strange man (on his dime) before mentioning that she was in a committed situation. The would-be suitor wasn't too happy about this; he bailed out immediately, and told Lauren that she'd been leading him on. He also said that he wouldn't accept that kind of behavior from a girlfriend.
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I can appreciate the fact that Lauren reached out, told her story, and is now looking for opinions from her fellow Rock-A-Holics…but I'm not sure if she's going to appreciate
feelings on the matter.
Personally, I think there's an implied social understanding when a woman allows a man to buy her a drink in a bar; it creates the hope of a possibility for something beyond acquaintance. If you're in a relationship, I think it's best to put your cards on the table at the beginning of the game. You could almost reduce that down to simple common courtesy.
saying there's a reasonable expectation of something physical happening because a man buys a drink for a woman, but can we agree that most people don't engage each other in bars for purely platonic reasons? It's not a Sunday Social.
Is Lauren doing anything wrong by accepting drinks from guys in bars, and talking to them for an extended amount of time before telling the truth? Oh, and she hasn't told her boyfriend about the guy who felt she was leading him on…but she wonders if she should.
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BJ'S BLOG 04/15/14 "A Girlfriend's Confession"
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posted Apr 15 2014 8:18AM
Howdy, Rock-A-Holics! You wanna hang out? We could try some Group Therapy together, if you're into that…
Kevin and his girlfriend are both in their early 30s, and they've been together for a couple of years now…but she recently confessed something that has left Kevin in a state of shock. The girlfriend admitted that she was in a 5-year relationship when they met, and she dumped the guy when she and Kevin "started hanging out."
(My first question in this story: What does "hanging out" mean, exactly? Friendly get-togethers? Pants or no pants? It's so hard to decode the terminology these days.)
Kevin's world has been a little bit rocked by this revelation. He's bothered that she kept a secret from him, and he's worried that she might do the same thing to him.
I'm pretty sure that the majority of all relationships end up one of two ways: you're either together forever, or you don't earn your tenure. Even when the outcome falls into a grey area, it still comes to one of those two conclusions.
Is it worth the concern that Kevin's going through? Objectively, this girlfriend really only broke up a previous relationship in favor of Kevin. It's never good to lie, or keep secrets, in a relationship…but could she be the rare leopard that changes her spots? Furthermore, does she earn any points for being honest about it, even if it took her a little while to get there?
Have any of you been through this? Can you offer Kevin some advice?
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BJ'S BLOG 04/14/14 "Vinyl, 8-Track, and Stereo"
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posted Apr 14 2014 6:58AM
Today's blog comes from one of my mentors, Dan Sanders:
Music of the 1960's and 1970's was saved on an odd piece of recording equipment, the 8-track tape. Formally called Stereo 8, it was cutting-edge technology. April 11 was National 8-Track Day, but you can still celebrate by paying tribute to the Beatles and the
White Album,
their first record on 8-track (and I think it's fair to say, if you have that 8-track it might be worth a pretty Penny Lane.) Jackson Browne gave a nod to the technology of the time in "Stay," as you might recall. But alas, the great 8-tracks, as well as cassettes, are no more.
Something else that has all but disappeared from our landscape, smothered by mp3, is the good old-fashioned record store selling vinyl—touch me, feel me, play me. There is nothing like holding an album; feeling the groove, so to speak. Of course, there are still some record stores, fun dusty places where an audiophile can go on a treasure hunt and maybe find that lost piece of vinyl from childhood. When I moved from a very large place to a very small place I was forced to sell off over 300 mint-condition albums to the stores that bought and sold used records. I discovered there is still a big market out there for collectors of vinyl and also saw that vinyl is making a comeback and for good reason. There is no sound like it, and it's another cause to celebrate. The seventh annual Record Store Day is April 19.
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BJ'S BLOG 04/11/14 " Internet Saved the Radio World"
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posted Apr 11 2014 6:15AM
Today's blog comes from one of my mentors, Dan Sanders:
Like most kids, I grew up in the custody of my parents. I call it custody because wherever they went I was mostly obliged to follow. After several attempts to escape at ages 1 and 2, I accepted the fact that I would be held hostage until at least the age of 18. Please don't misunderstand. My parents were extremely good and caring people, and I was never abused in any way, but we traveled a lot. I have often joked I was not sure if we were government or mafia. Now I'm not sure there is much of a difference, but my dad was government.
Traveling can be a great learning experience and I am so grateful for all the places I got to see, but here is the issue. You settle down in one place with one school, some friends, and most of all your favorite radio station. Then whack, wham, it's time to travel on. You find a new school and make new friends, but half way around the world, where is your favorite AM station playing all the hits of today?
In those days it was all AM and stayed that way until that wonderful underground purveyor of songs longer than three minutes, FM, came along. FM radio killed AM radio, at least for me, and in 1979, "Video Killed the Radio Star." Like all the other tracks on that Buggles LP, the theme was promotion of technology while worrying about its effects. I have a love-hate relationship with technology and still worry about technology and its effects on us.
In some cases, technology can be a good thing, and this is one of them. Now if you find you have become a gypsy, there are no worries about losing your favorite radio station, and I do mean radio. Say you left New York headed for L.A. In the middle of the New Mexico desert you can still hear your favorite station live on the radio from the Big Apple. Internet radio and podcasting have been around for a while, but now it's going to be in your car wherever you go. Radio is no longer local. It is truly worldwide. The Internet is the future of broadcasting.
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BJ'S BLOG 04/10/1 "Dating Your Ex's Sibling"
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posted Apr 10 2014 7:30AM
Group Therapy is all about Rock-A-Holics helping Rock-A-Holics! Let's see if we can give some quality advice to one of the faithful!
Chris is 21 years old, and he's looking for some help with his current relationship. He dated his ex-girlfriend for about three months, but broke it off with her because he didn't feel like the relationship was going anywhere. Chris also describes her as "crazy", but we'll reserve judgment on that particular score.
Chris didn't leave the previous relationship empty-handed, though. A mutual attraction between Chris and his ex-girlfriend's sister has now turned into a full-on relationship for the two of them. This pairing is only a few weeks old, and it's been moving along very well…but the new girlfriend is worried about hurting her sister by going behind her back.
So, here's the big question from Chris: Should he and the new girlfriend make their relationship known to the world at large (most specifically, the sister ex-girlfriend) immediately, or wait until things have developed to the point of "serious relationship business" before revealing the truth?
I don't necessarily think that Chris is a bad guy; although I'm sure he'll run into some folks who might choose to judge him harshly for this particular life choice. Without knowing more about the women at the heart of this matter, I'm not sure I can give a definitive answer…but I actually don't know if this is something he needs to worry about. Sure, you want to handle people's feelings with care whenever you can, but this might not end up being a huge deal.
Of course, I could just be way behind on my "bro-codes" and "sis-codes" right now. If someone has the latest version of the Man-Woman manual, please let me know. I've never actually owned a copy.
We're turning it over to you, friends. What advice do you have for Chris?
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BJ'S BLOG 04/03/14 "One Night in Jail"
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posted Apr 3 2014 7:15AM
Today's session of Group Therapy has put me in the mood for a song. Come on, Rock-A-Holics, you all know this one:
"Bad boys, bad boys, what'cha gonna do? What'cha gonna do when they come for you?"
We might have to change the famous COPS theme to call out the bad
, depending on the evidence we hear from Marissa, who reached out and is looking for some advice. Marissa once spent a night in jail, and she's not sure if she should tell the man she's involved with.
Marissa's situation wasn't exactly a small matter: she spent the night in jail for a DUI. She's 27 years old, and has been dating her new guy for a month…so how important is disclosure of the penalty she paid for a serious lapse in judgment?
I feel like most women are very detail-oriented when it comes to a partner's past, but men tend to divide issues into very black and white columns. Marissa insists that she doesn't drink and drive anymore, but a DUI can definitely carry a special stigma. Don't get me wrong; I believe in letting actions speak louder than words, but if this was my girlfriend, the possibility would almost certainly be on my mind every time she goes out drinking.
Personally, I think Marissa should leave the past in the past, and focus on being wiser in the future. Let's hear your judgment on this case!
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BJ'S BLOG 04/02/14 "Is Dancing Cheating?"
by BJ Shea
posted Apr 2 2014 7:57AM
Everybody pick a partner and head out to the dancefloor! It's time to shake your stuff to the sweet sounds of Group Therapy!
(I'll be over here by the punchbowl. You don't want to see me shaking my stuff. Seriously, folks…)
Today's topic comes from a Rock-A-Holic named Michelle, who is having a disagreement with her man. Michelle likes to dance, and she thinks like she should be able to dance with another man – even in a close, sexy way – without it being considered cheating. Obviously, Michelle's husband isn't falling in step with her point of view.
No two relationships are exactly like. It takes two to tango (pretty good, right?) when you're a couple in a committed situation, and that means both parties have to reach a mutual agreement about the parameters of the relationship. Some folks are comfortable with a bit more freedom, and extension of trust, while others like to keep things under lock and key when it comes to interacting with others outside of the partnership.
I think it takes a lot of personal strength to loosen the reins a bit, and let your girlfriend or wife explore something like dancing with another man. On the other hand, there's something to be said for the willingness to say, "Hey, I'm not okay with this."
It's a balancing act, like so many aspects of a relationship. Once the conditions are stated, it's up to both parties to understand and comply with those mutually-agreed-upon terms. That's what a partnership is all about.
Sexy dancing with another man is something that most men would probably have a problem with, even if we're not willing to admit it. Personally, I think that "H.R. Rules" might be an excellent way to keep a relationship functioning within (relatively) normal parameters: if you wouldn't behave a certain way with someone in a work environment, then don't behave that way with them in the outside world, either.
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BJ'S BLOG 03/31/14 "Harvard Square, Not Just a University"
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posted Mar 31 2014 7:48AM
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I took a short trip down memory lane last week, wandering through the Village in New York, visiting the Café Wha and Bob Dylan, among others. Now I want to share some memories of a place called Harvard Square, which actually is not a square at all but a large triangular area near the center of Cambridge at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, Brattle Street, and John F. Kennedy Street. It is the historic center of Cambridge and adjacent to Harvard Yard, the heart of Harvard University.
I got a large part of my education in Harvard Square, or the Square, as it's often called, not at the University but in places like Jonathan Swift's and Jack's and the better known Club 47, now Passim. The folk revival movement of the 1960's forever changed American music, and that change manifested itself solidly in Club 47. One Tuesday night performer was listed as the anonymous "Girl with Guitar." That performer turned out to be Joan Baez, who at 17, soon after Club 47 opened, gave her first performance.
The Harvard Square of the 60's and 70's saw hundreds of performers making the pilgrimage to Club 47 to be part of the Cambridge folk music world: Judy Collins, Pete Seeger, Clay Jackson and Ethan Signer of the Charles River Valley Boys, and Taj Mahal. Some were students, or drop-outs, of Harvard, Boston University, and Radcliffe, such as Tom Rush, Joan Baez, and Bonnie Raitt, respectively, and others came because they knew someone here. Joan Baez brought a good, young singer to Club 47, but it was booked, so Bob Dylan played for free between sets, never playing an official gig.
When I first strolled the streets of Harvard Square, it was a lot funkier than today's upscale version, not unlike the Village, where Cafe Wha still stands on McDougall street but the falafel is now out of reach for a poor musician. My Square was in the early 70's: the Vietnam War was over, and it felt like a time of peace. There was a gentler flow of energy then, and on hot summer nights, musicians played on every street corner. Maybe the Taurus in me resists change, but I liked the funky version better.
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BJ'S BLOG 03/28/14 "Why People Get Divorced"
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posted Mar 28 2014 7:52AM
A law firm in England recently surveyed 1000 divorced couples, and they used their responses to compile a list of reasons why people get divorced. I'm a happily married man, but I can certainly see how these reasons made the cut.
One detail that may surprise you: Most people spend as long as 2 years contemplating divorce before making a firm decision. I suppose there's a tiny bit of comfort in that statistic, if only because it means less people are making snap judgments about relationships that are supposed to be permanent.
The list of reasons for divorce probably won't surprise you, though…
Unhappiness (this one's a bit general for my tastes, but your mileage may vary)
Too much arguing
Falling out of love
Not communicating
One big cause of divorce is a simple but painful truth: sometimes, people just
. They grow apart, and they can even leave behind the person they were before, to varying degrees.
It's a rare thing to love someone the same way you did when you first met, especially if you came together as a couple many years (or even decades) ago. My wife and I love each other, but we've been through the growing pains along the way! They don't just magically disappear as time goes on.
I think it's fair to say that most people are a "work in progress" for most of their natural lives; if you're lucky, you can eventually turn into something resembling a "finished work", maybe with enough time to enjoy it before you become a "fondly remembered work." You do your best to grow together…and if you're lucky, you can maintain some happy middle ground.
Only 77% of people said divorce significantly affected their kids! So, we're expected to believe that 33% of children who have been through a divorce are just A-OK? Somehow, I don't feel like those numbers quite add up for me.
My kids are pretty much adults at this point, but they still mean the world to my wife and I. Even if we didn't have a happy marriage, I'll admit that I could see us sticking it out to avoid hurting the children. My son might not be so ruffled by that kind of thing, but my daughter would go ballistic. I certainly don't want that…and no, I don't mean that I just want to keep her off my back about it. That would just be a real bonus for me personally.
Divorce is not fun. The best you can do is try to live a happy life with a strong relationship, and everybody does their best to watch for the potholes and pitfalls along the way. There will always be bumpy roads, but they're a hell of a lot easier if you're not driving them alone.
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BJ'S BLOG 03/27/14 "Weird Hobbies"
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posted Mar 27 2014 7:00AM
With a major comic book convention taking over Seattle for a few days, this is the right time for some Group Therapy on the subject of weird hobbies.
Rock-A-Holic Jenny has been dating a guy she likes; he's athletic, and hits the gym on a regular basis. Things have been going really well…but Jenny's a little bit freaked out after learning that her guy likes to go to Renaissance Faires with his friends. They dress up in costumes and really embrace the experience. Oh, and he would love for his girlfriend to join him at an upcoming Faire.
In case you've never listened to our Geek Nation podcast, let me fill you in: I'm a geek, and I'm sure Jenny would find me to be EXTREMELY weird by her standards. Our beloved Vicky Barcelona – a geek in her own right -- had a choice word for Jenny, and it rhymes with "witch," "hitch," and "ditch." Obviously, we take this kind of thing personally.
Vicky and I can't help but defend the guy…BUT we're here to help everyone, so let's see if we can get Jenny some impartial advice from her fellow Rock-A-Holics.
Do you think Jenny's being too judgmental? Do you have to love your mate's hobbies in order to love your mate? Have you ever been in this kind of situation with a "weird" hobby?
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Now shall I proceed?! (yes indeed!)
Ho! I need to see ya take it down to the floor
Spread your wings if you're real ma, fly real low
Pause for a second ma, grind real slow
And if you do it right Rodeo we'll go
Ho! I talk a lil Fred Siegel girl
Bonnie and Judy Lee but when she bad call Vida Guerra
Apple bottom wit a pearl underneath it
You talking like you don't need it, I can tell ya conceded
I like that in you, I don't see nothing wrong
Drop down and get your eagle on, whoa!
[Hook x2]
[Verse 2: Nelly]
Now what's next, the trend sin up in this party
O.P.P. time, now let's get naughty
You take baby girl and I'mma take shorty
With the sweat dripping all over her body
We gon' move if you wanna (oh!) groove if you wanna (oh!)
Fly ya north up ma and get rude if you wanna
Ain't got nothing to lose nor to prove
Baby girl soaking like she just got up out the pool, eh!
I know you're thirsty ma, go 'head and order what you want
Some call it tricking, go 'head call it what you want
I came to ball, I ain't come out here to front
Cause the black card'll pickup what the grey card won't
Her attractiveness, got me attacking this
Oh so fabulous! Booty is maximus!
She wanna fly south for the winter
I might just go down south just to win her
Hell naw she ain't gon leave me alone
Making plans for us to be at home
Take your pants off ma, you can leave your panties on
But first drop down and get your eagle on, whoa!
[Hook x2]
[Bridge - Nelly]
From the girls wit skinny waists to girls heavy set
C'mon flap your wings, c'mon flap your wings
To the girls wit extensions to the girls wit dreads
C'mon flap your wings, c'mon flap your wings
From the girls got it good living in the suburbs
C'mon flap your wings, c'mon flap your wings
To the ones in the ghetto wit their hands on their - curves
C'mon flap your wings, c'mon flap your wings, OH!
[Hook x2]
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i try use dreamweaver cs6 but it can't support arabic
any way to make it support arabic
when i was installed it , i was chose english support arabic
but nothing happend
my system mac os x 10.7.3
I hope it does support the arabic
as the photoshop does
waiting for guidness
i think it support arabic, but i dont know how actve it ,, we will wait help ,, but i think we will wait along time
there is an Adobe forum using Arabic language:
http://forums.adobe.com/community/international_forums/arabic?view=dis cussions.
I propose to ask your question there.
Good luck!
To support Arabic, you need the Middle Eastern and North African version of Dreamweaver. See the following help page for details: http://helpx.adobe.com/content/help/en/dreamweaver/using/arabic-hebrew -text.html
where can i found middle east version please?
please help
In this case you should look for Adobe's support center, here e.g:
where you will find this: "How can we help you?"
Particularly well I found that Adobe now also offers the chat, I have had good experience of practicing this and recommend it for this:
http://www.adobe.com/support/acrobatdotcom/supportinfo/ >>>
Good luck!
Rounq wrote:
see this image
appear support arabic
but after installed it, it cant support arabic
That's only the licence agreement, which is available in different languages on all versions. The Technical Specifications on the following page list the available language versions:
In the Languages section, it says this: "Arabic and Hebrew versions have localized support and features with an English interface."
I don't read Arabic, but there appears to be a download link for the Arabic version on the following page:
Send us an e-mail.
when u click try, it transfer u to the english site..
so i do not think it would support arabic typing !!
thanks for replay
but this link is broken
I've just checked the link, and it takes me to the Dreamweaver technical specifications in English. However, Adobe's website allows you to change your region. At the bottom left of every page, including this forum, is a link like the one in this screen shot:
Click Change, and select the location that's written in Arabic. You should then be able to get to the page that I originally linked to.
Your image doesn't mean very much to anyone who doesn't understand Arabic. However, it looks to me as though the Arabic is correctly displayed, except for the fact that it's on the left side of the page.
I don't understand Arabic, but I went to Google Translate to create a short sentence, which I then pasted into my English version of Dreamweaver. Here's what it looks like:
Like your example, the Arabic appears to be correct, but it's on the left of the page. However, notice the style rule that I have created in the head of the document. It sets the CSS direction property to rtl (right to left).
When I click the Live button, Dreamweaver then displays the Arabic correctly from the right of the page like this:
As far as I can tell, Design view is not capable of displaying Arabic (or other right-to-left languages) from the right side of the page. You need to turn on Live view to see the page displayed as intended.
Please understand that this is an English-language forum, and very few people are likely to have experience with Arabic. To get help, you need to speak to Adobe technical support.
Hello Rounq,
"stimulated" by David's hint, I found this solution:
and every body can download dreamweaver cs6 middle east from this link
its available now
mahmoud nassar
it was working, but i see now
try google chrome
or try every minute
it will work
Thanks guys.


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Orlando Magic forward DeQuan Jones can't wipe the smile off his face when talking about his winning basketball team – the one located farther south, that is.
"I see [Miami] winning the whole thing, and I'm not alone," Jones said about his alma mater's chances in the NCAA Tournament. "A lot of analysts have them going to the Final Four. I have a lot of faith in my team and coach [Jim] Larranaga. He's done a wonderful job with that program."
Most of the older NBA guys are more removed from the excitement surrounding March Madness, but those feelings aren't lost on the rookies. And these days, Magic players could use a little joy in the Amway Center.
Orlando was 3-15 at home this year before Friday's game against Oklahoma City, and they face another tough home test against LeBron James and the Miami Heat on Monday. They entered Friday's contest on a five-game losing streak and a 2-9 record for the month of March.
It's quite possible Kim Kardashian could be divorced from her New Jersey Nets husband and re-married before the Magic get on another win streak this season. Oh, the difference a year can make – or 30 days.
Rebuilding has been the repetitive buzz word for the Orlando Magic recently, but reflecting on the carefree times March Madness offers brings a temporary break from the team's challenging times.
The CBS and Turner Sports channels showing NCAA games are the stations of choice these days in the players' lounge. Particularly if there is a Florida or Miami game on, Jones said. He's hoping his buddy and former teammate, Shane Larkin, a Dr. Phillips alum and son of baseball Hall of Famer Barry Larkin, can carry the Hurricanes to the championship.
"Shane is nothing short of spectacular," Jones said. "I think his humble spirit speaks wonders about him, not even just as far as a basketball player. His freshman year he came in and he just wanted to learn and he wanted to take everything from all of the veteran guys, seniors and juniors. He came in early, stayed late and was always eager to learn."
Orlando Magic guard Jameer Nelson said he expects the team to get into its usual full blown Madness excitement as the tournament progresses. He's rooting for his mentee Tyreek Duran, a sophomore point guard at La Salle.
Nelson admitted he doesn't follow the tournament as a whole much anymore, but he has a deeper appreciation for the festive atmosphere of tournament time.
"Looking back then I was in the moment so I couldn't enjoy it, now that I'm a little bit older I can enjoy it a lot more," said Nelson, who took Saint Joseph's University to the Elite Eight in the 2003-04 season.
There has only been a handful of exciting moments at the Amway Center this year where the Magic came out on top, the last being a tight 99-91 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on March 10.
Losing has been a difficult adjustment, particularly for one of the Magic's newest members Arron Afflalo. Before Orlando, he'd been the playoffs for five consecutive seasons with the Detroit Pistons and Denver Nuggets. As a college player, he advanced deep into the NCAA Tournament with the UCLA Bruins and he won a state championship with his high school team in Compton, Calif.
"That's the toughest thing for me personally, losing. Not only in my NBA career, but just in my life, I haven't really been accustomed to losing so that's been really the only challenge," Afflalo said.
The biggest knock against the Magic is their youth. But youth could always be Orlando's biggest strength right now in pulling them out of its slump.
Frankly, the team is too young and to get too jaded.
"Adversity, just like in life, is expected," Jones said. "But when you have good people around you and a great organization and a great staff, it makes it a lot better."
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text: Weather Rolls the Dice Across the Cotton Belt Farm Progress editors across the Cotton Belt report on crop conditions: Mid-Atlantic cotton fares decently against drought – so far; continued afternoon showers needed in Southeast; heat, wind recalculate Texas production. Published on: Jul 9, 2008 Tweet Post to Your Wall. Email Story RSS Permalink Print Coast to coast across the Cotton Belt, weather is the first thing farmers or specialists mention when asked how the crop is progressing. That's understandable, since weather conditions can trump any or all decisions producers make during the season. "Cotton is probably the best looking crop we have now", says Dan Kournegay, who also farms sweetpotatoes, tobacco, soybeans, wheat, corn and vegetables with his father, Danny, near Princeton, North Carolina. "The weather was cool and wet earlier in the spring but with no more acreage than we planted this year, we were able to delay our planting a bit and still get it all in." In the last three seasons, the Kournegays have gone from 2,600 acres of cotton to 1,100 acres, and this year to just 500 acres. Cutbacks on cotton acreage are not atypical here, notes N.C. State University extension cotton specialist Keith Edmisten, especially this year. "With the cool weather - and with the attractive price of soybeans - some of our people didn't plant quite as much cotton as they might have done otherwise," Edmisten notes. The early cool weather slowed the crop down a little, but it was followed by a spell of warm weather that let the crop catch up again. Thrips were a problem, but they are nearly every year in North Carolina and Virginia, Edmisten notes. "We probably had more hail damage this year than normal," he says, noting he received calls on that account from troubled farmers in various counties. "That is not something that hits everyone but when you have thunderstorms like we had in late May or early June it is very common to have a half-mile wide hailstorm go through an area. It can be pretty devastating to the people that get it." Now the rains and hail have given way to spreading dry conditions, but even that can have a silver lining, Edmisten says. "In general, if it is not too severe, I think a dry spell can be a positive for cotton. It forces roots down deeper. Hopefully, that means as we get into July we'll have a really good root system to help us support a good boll load." The Kournegays are probably more concerned about another kind of dry spell, lagging prices. "In my opinion, cotton is not really competitive with corn or soybeans right now," Dan says. "Or, let me put it this way, we need to make thousand pound yields for cotton to be competitive. And that is a stretch on our soils." Afternoon showers boost North Alabama Less cotton and more corn across the Southeast erodes an observer's point of reference, but generally speaking the small cotton plants next to the towering corn were off to a healthy start in mid-June. "From what I've seen and heard, North Alabama looks pretty good for the most part," Alabama Extension cotton specialist Dale Monks reports. "From about Clanton south, in central Alabama and the southeast, the Wiregrass area, we've been under near drought conditions until the last few days. It's small. It's slow getting on." With the Southeast Climate Consortium forecasting a continually weakening La Nina, which means more rain for the area, Monks can only hope that's one weather source that's right. "It's been more like what I call 'old-time normal', where you're getting scattered showers most afternoons," Monks says. "If we can keep getting these afternoon showers, I think we'll be alright." Georgia Extension cotton economist Don Shurley was pleasantly surprised by crop conditions as he traveled the drought-stricken state in June. "Cotton looks surprisingly okay for now, given how dry it has been so far this season," Shurley says. Farther north the weather has been wetter but cooler, which brings an entirely different set of concerns, but, again, the crop seems to be holding its own in Tennessee. "The cotton looks pretty good considering the cool, wet planting season that we had," Tennessee Extension plant pathologist Melvin Newman says. Cotton cut 25% in Mid-South Spring rains and cool temperatures added to the problems facing reduced cotton acreage in the Mid-South, where good wheat, corn and soybean prices took acres away. Cotton farmers in the area were expected to plant some 25.5% fewer acres than in 2007. Frequent rains delayed planting in much of the Mid-South. In Tennessee, for example, the lateness of planting forced some farmers to go with soybeans instead of cotton, says Chris Main, University of Tennessee Extension cotton specialist. In Mississippi, the cotton was finally in the ground just after mid-June, says Darrin Dodds, Mississippi State University Extension cotton specialist. As of June 16, only 14% of the cotton was squaring, compared with 47% last year and the five-year average of 40%. Tennessee planted its entire crop in a seven-day period, Main says. "We've got a lot of cotton at the same stage. It could give us troubles later in the season." Main was expecting to see the first blooms a week after the Fourth of July in Tennessee. In Mississippi, dry weather was beginning to take a toll on the crop. "It's amazing how quickly things can turn," Dodds says. "We have gone from too wet to too dry in many areas, especially the Delta." Merciless heat, winds take toll in Texas Texas was supposed to produce about half of the nation's 2008-crop cotton. But while everything went almost perfect with 2007 growing conditions, this season got off to just the opposite start. On the High Plains, day after day of 100-plus degree temperatures and raging, relentless wind during June made for a mighty rough start for the region's 2008 cotton crop, and left prospects for a repeat performance of 2007 quite unlikely. When it was too late to continue with planting or replanting cotton, the end of the planting period—generally about June 5 to June 10 on the High Plains—was just terrible. "The end of the 2008 planting season arrived on the heels of conditions more reminiscent of being trapped in a blast furnace than 'springtime' in West Texas," laments Shawn Wade of Plains Cotton Growers, Inc., in Lubbock. Wade notes it's hardly surprising that dryland cotton fields in every part of the region were hardest hit. Nevertheless, irrigated cotton ground didn't go unscathed as blowing sand from dryland corners of fields –and from neighboring fields—beat up on tender, young cotton plants. He says young cotton was struggling just to survive. At times during June, the National Weather Service's Pan Evaporation rate data showed evaporation rates exceeded more than 1-inch per day on several occasions. Down below the vast High Plains region, the Rolling Plains has a longer growing season and generally can plant cotton until about June 20 in most counties. But the Rolling Plains also was blasted by oven-hot winds and temperatures that had climbed to 108 degrees in the Quanah and Crowell area, and 110 degrees at Childress by June. Variable conditions in California The 2008 season has given California growers cool, dry weather at the beginning, one fairly severe hot and windy spell, followed by repeated periods with cooler and quite windy weather. The result is a range of situations in early June. There are some mid- to late-March plantings in the southern San Juaquin Valley, that look pretty good, with acceptable progress in square development. April and even early May plantings in mid and northern SJV represent a broader range of conditions in terms of stand losses, variability in plant populations within and between fields, apparent leaf damage from thrips and/or wind damage, plant vigor and progress toward squaring and bloom. Something California farmers should keep in mind is that there is a tendency to think that if plantings are two to even three weeks later than what they are used to at this time of year, first and peak bloom will likewise be late by that same time frame. Yield potentials will also be off dramatically. However, be on the lookout to see if a weather warm-up and first irrigations improve plant vigor and progress. Plant evaluations Kern and Fresno County sites showed: • Generally shorter plants, lower height/node ratios than typical for this time of year (some fields). • More leaf and terminal damage consistent with thrips injury in the later plantings, with some moderately severe damage. • Some losses of small plants to seedling disease in patchy areas of fields, primarily Rhizoctonia. In some fields, however, even plants with low height/node ratios were starting to show better leaf expansion and some longer internodes at the terminal, hopefully indicating that vegetative growth rates were starting to improve (with warming weather, irrigations, nitrogen applications of the past week or two). While some earlier south and central SJV plantings are moving along, it looks like many later fields won't have blooms present until late-June or even early July. During square development and with the threats of limited water, it will be useful to continue with some plant mapping and consistent monitoring of pests and beneficials. Farm Progress cotton state editors, J.T. Smith, Cecil Yancy, Pam Golden, Len Richardson and Richard Davis contributed to this article.


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This guy is a big threat in UU, and if it gets the right support, can maul a lot of stuff that's even OU.
Fire Blast and ThunderPunch together hit just about everything for at least neutral damage. Cross Chop stops most of the special walls (especially should you choose to use Magmar in OU) and Hidden Power Water covers those annoying Rock-types who have high enough Defense to take Cross Chop.
Other Options
Magmar has some limited move options. If you can weaken a Water-type enough, you can use Sunny Day when it switches in to make it safer to deliver the final blow. Naturally, Sunny Day will make Fire Blast a hard-hitter. Protect could be used as a free recovery turn and to see what moves your opponent is packing. Magmar learns Psychic, but there isn't much out there to use it on. It does give you a guaranteed 2HKO on Gengar (and won't miss), so that's useful. You can use Confuse Ray to try and buy yourself some turns, but Magmar is usually better off attacking. You can hit stuff on the switch with Screech, but you're usually better off just hitting them twice with Cross Chop, because if you Screech something you can't KO afterwards, you'll have to switch out, possibly wasting that turn.
Checks and Counters
Water-types that are faster than Magmar are easily its best counters, particularly Starmie. Tentacruel is a decent counter, but it doesn't have a recovery move, so some well-placed ThunderPunches will hurt Tentacruel enough. To be honest, anything that can take more than one hit and has a powerful STAB attack can be considered a Magmar counter, since it can't take more than two hits or so. There's a reason why Magmar is UU.