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412 W Davie St, Raleigh, NC | Directions 2760135.775901 -78.645608
Neighborhoods: Central
GREAT CHILL HAND OUT! – LC's Downtown, formerly Sin City, was AWESOME! I finally got to check it out this weekend. It wasn't crowded and I cannot understand why. The place is huge, great bar, great staff, awesome drink prices....
They have couch and bar seating, large open space around the bar, pool tables and great MUSIC. Saturday they were playing rock and roll. Definitely a refreshing experience! Check it out if you are tired of the kiddy klubbin scene.
Brings me back to the days of West End. GREAT SPOT!!!
Editorial Review – Nightclub in the depot district features a full-service bar and lounging area surrounded with sexy demonic themes.
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really 7.7 or 7.7.1
sorry, beginner...
For those windows users who cannot wait to upgrade to 2.1:
-Search a friend with an apple computer, use the Pwnage tool for Mac and make the custom ipsw file
-Put this file on your windows desktop
-Be sure that Itunes 8.0 is installed
-connect your iphone and make a backup
-do NOT go into DFU or whatsoever mode
-select your iphone in iTunes 8.0
- simply press shift+restore in itunes
-select the custom ipsw file
-everything will work fine
I did this for 1.1.2 /1.1.4 and 2.02 iphones which where jailbroken with completely different methods. I never had a problem. Did it for 5 iphones now.
I forgot. After all this. Simply restore in, iTunes from your backup and you will maintain contacts, agenda etc...(when they where included in your sync settings)
iPhone 3GS / 3.1.2 JB (PwnageTool) / 04.26.08 carrier-locked, Carrier Logo Fixer / Cydia / 1000 posts on Hackint0sh
Installing Cydia programs on a phone that has no internet connection: read this.
Editing binary .plist, .strings, .nib and .xib files:
* on your computer: Windows tool / conversion website.
* on your iPhone: convert those files in a terminal with plutil (installed with Erica Utilities) or edit them with iFile (Cydia links).
I have upgraded my iphone from 2.02 to 2.1 and it works....jailbroken and unlocked. For those who cant wait for the Winpwn 3.0 to be released, go to www.ihacks-iphone.com..and it will be done in less than 15 minutes except for the downloading of the ipsw file. But make sure you have previously pwned your iphone before you can do this...good luck..
Hiya folks - im sitting here felling rather stupid tonight. Im very pc literate but this little iphone in front of me is a daunting task.
Ive inherited a 2g 8gb iphone from a freind after he upgraded, but it needs unlocking (to run on virgin mobile) and jailbreaking...
I have the BL39 and BL46 bin files - and i now have itunes V8
two questions before i get started... can i get V7.7 itunes anywhere or will v8 work just as well?
WHERE can i find winpwn 2.5?? Maybe its the late night effecting me - but i cant seem to find it!!
thanks in advance
EDIT: i Now have winpwn - just need to know if itunes v8 is ok to use now
Last edited by leeb1977; 09-20-2008 at 01:41 AM.
ok folks - ive gone through the process with Winpwn now and ive enetered DFU mode.... what now??
The iphone is still connected... winpwn says that the device is ready for pwnage.... the iphone has a blank white screen.
Do i just leave it - or am i done??

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Moon Club
Membership in the Moon Club is reserved for volunteers who have reached 100 hours of service in support of the Space Foundation Discovery Center and Space Foundation World Headquarters. Fourteen dedicated volunteers were welcomed into the Moon Club as inaugural members (pictured above from left to right): Steven Crowe, Jane (Janie) Ganyard, Warren Pearce, Janet Carlson, George Carlson, Terry Miller, Joseph Santa, David Koster, Wendy Perelstein and Anthony Harper. Not pictured - Moselle Bernal, Joan Powers, Lou Ramon and Marla Van Derwalker. Thank you for your commitment and hard work!
Meet Featured Volunteer Joe Santa
Like many of our volunteer docents, Joe Santa spent many years working in the space industry. After receiving a bachelor's and master's degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Michigan, he began working on the Apollo program in the 1960's where he helped design the third stage (Saturn SIV-B) of the Apollo launch vehicle. He spent 16 years with McDonnell-Douglas working on related space vehicle studies. He next joined Thompson Ramo Woodridge (TRW) and worked in the system area related to battle management and various command & control systems. During the '80s, he worked at two different NORAD centers. During his last three years before retirement, he was employed with The Boeing Company where he worked on a NASA space architecture study that looked at going back to the moon.
Since retirement, he has spent time as a consultant and as an adjunct professor teaching calculus and differential equations at Pikes Peak Community College. Originally from the state of Michigan, Joe has worked around the country including California and Colorado, returning to Colorado in 2000.
Now, Joe fills his time as a volunteer docent at the Space Foundation Discovery Center. He has volunteered in the Discovery Center since it opened its doors in October of 2012. He enjoys seeing all the kids that come through and hopes to inspire and motivate them to get excited about space, much like his generation was. One of his favorite things about working in the Discovery Center is giving presentations on Science On a Sphere; in particular he likes working with the astronomy-related datasets. He also has an affinity for the launch-related exhibits since he spent 18 years of his career working specifically with launch vehicles.
He encourages anyone who can to volunteer with the Space Foundation. He says it's very interesting and motivating to be able to interact with children and to answer their questions about space. He also says it's great to be able to walk around the gallery and just "be" with space artifacts.
Sharing a passion for space with the next generation is just one of the many benefits of volunteering with the Space Foundation. To read more about the benefits and how you can volunteer to help further the Space Foundation's mission to advance space-related endeavors to inspire, enable and propel humanity, visit http://www.spacefoundation.org/about/volunteer-opportunities.
Meet Featured Volunteer Ken Bond
Ken Bond didn't grow up wanting to work in the space industry, but found his passion at the Colorado School of Mines, where he received a degree in geophysics. Following college, he worked in Australia, but after being laid off in 1985, he returned to Colorado and began working for Martin Marietta at its facility in Littleton, Colo., as a test engineer in the Space Simulation Lab.
He spent nearly two years working on the Venus Radar Mapper (VRM) mission (later renamed Magellan). Ken considers his work on this mission to be the highlight of his five years with Martin Marietta. He also spent five years working in the Space Simulation Lab at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston. During his time there, he worked on a total of 24 Space Shuttle missions. He worked closely with the Shuttle astronauts, training them how to use the suits necessary to perform extra-vehicular activity (EVA), and part of his job even involved watching astronauts sleep. After his time at JSC, he returned to Colorado Springs and spent 16 years working for various Air Force contractors before retiring.
Ken has been volunteering with the Space Foundation for about a year and "discovered" the Discovery Center just by chance. He toured the facility with his ski club and really liked what he saw. He decided he needed to spend more time here and found that he could do that by volunteering. He also volunteers with the Western Museum of Mining and Industry and has found that he really enjoys working with kids, particularly 4th and 5th graders.
Ken's favorite exhibit in the Discovery Center is the space suits, because of his history working with them. But his favorite part of his role as docent is doing Science On a Sphere® presentations. With his background as a geophysicist, he really enjoys presenting the tour of the solar system and talking to the kids about Mars. It brings his passions – rocks, minerals, science and exploration – full circle and melds them together.
There have been many enjoyable experiences at the Discovery Center for Ken, but one special moment stands out. While giving a presentation for a family in Science On a Sphere, he handed the controls over to two of the kids, middle-school age, and let them interact and explore with the Sphere on their own. It was a real "aha" moment for Ken when he saw the passion come alive in those two youngsters that day.
Ken has experienced an interesting transformation while volunteering. He initially began volunteering in order to "entertain" himself, but as time has gone by, it has developed into a commitment and has become another part of who he is. He finds that he wants to learn more to improve and get better at his duties as a docent, in order to better represent the Discovery Center.
Sharing your passion for space with the next generation is just one of the many benefits of volunteering with the Space Foundation. To read more about the benefits and how you can volunteer to help further the Space Foundation's mission to advance space-related endeavors to inspire, enable and propel humanity, visit http://www.spacefoundation.org/about/volunteer-opportunities.
Meet Featured Volunteer Lou Ramon
(Feb. 2014) Lou Ramon has been a "space cadet" his entire life. As a young boy, he had his own model plane "air force" hanging from his bedroom ceiling and he grew up reading and watching science fiction TV shows and movies. So it's no wonder he ended up turning that passion into a lifelong career in the space industry.
Lou received a bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering from Cal Poly University in Pomona, Calif. Accomplishments of his nearly 50-year career, in and around the Johnson Space Center in Houston, are too numerous to mention. He has been involved in nearly every U.S. human spaceflight program from Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Space Shuttle, the International Space Station to Orion. Among the many highlights for him was working as part of Apollo 11, alongside astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. He worked on the development of the Manned Maneuvering Unit and the Canadian-built Remote Manipulator System for the Space Shuttle. He also led a team that had a hand in the design of the International Space Station. After the Columbia Disaster, Lou led a Boeing team to assure the Space Shuttle was safe to return to flight. He continues to be passionate about human spaceflight and considers himself to be an "old-fashioned spaceman."
Lou began as a docent at the Discovery Center in the summer of 2013 and he volunteers because it offers him the opportunity to combine his interests in space and education. He enjoys talking to people about the space program and says, "I feel that I can help people to better understand what the space program is about, why it is important to them and to encourage youngsters to further their knowledge in science, technology, education and math (STEM)." Not surprisingly, he says his favorite exhibits in the Discovery Center are the ones that have ties to space programs he has worked on. He's partial to both the Lunar Module and the Lunar Rock (which has recently been returned to NASA), as well as the Space Shuttle and the U.S. spacesuit exhibits. Lou receives a great deal of fulfillment from volunteering in the Discovery Center and encourages anyone who is interested in space to volunteer. He says, "Go for it! The Discovery Center has great plans for the future and a great professional staff. Everyone here helps make the Discovery Center a unique and worthwhile resource to the region."
Lou retired in July of 2013 and he and Cindy, his wife of 30 years, settled down in Woodland Park, Colo. They fell in love with the mountains and the area after regularly visiting from Houston. They have three grown children who live in Houston, Seattle and Dallas. In addition to volunteering with the Space Foundation, Lou also volunteers with the FIRST Robotics Competition, the BEST Robotics Championships in Denver and the Woodland Park Music Series.
The benefits of volunteering with the Space Foundation are numerous. To read more about them and how you can volunteer to help further the Space Foundation's mission to advance space-related endeavors to inspire, enable and propel humanity, visit http://www.spacefoundation.org/about/volunteer-opportunities.
Meet Featured Volunteers George & Jan Carlson
(Oct. 2013) George and Jan Carlson enjoy spending time together and one way they choose to do just that is by volunteering at the Space Foundation Discovery Center – together.
George and Jan are both retired and have made their home in Colorado since 1983. They have two children – a son who lives in Broomfield, Colo., and a daughter in Dallas, Tex. – and three grandsons. George spent 21 years in the Air Force working as a Communications Center Specialist and an Aircraft Control & Warning Systems operator. After retiring from the Air Force, George worked as a Certification & Accreditation Specialist and has been retired "full-time" for four years. Jan retired last year after working in the administrative field for a government contractor dealing with acquisition of systems.
George started out volunteering with the Space Foundation at the 27th National Space Symposium in 2011. On opening day of the Discovery Center in October 2012, both George and Jan volunteered for the very first shift with George helping out in the Light Security area and Jan working primarily at the Admissions Desk.
George's favorite artifact in the El Pomar Space Gallery is the Lunokhod Rover, a Soviet lunar rover on loan from the Kansas Cosmosphere & Space Center. He also enjoys interacting with the children who come through the Discovery Center. He said, "It's always fun to see the expressions of amazement on their faces when they walk in."
Jan's favorite part of the Discovery Center is the Science On a Sphere®. While working the admissions desk, she has also enjoyed finding out where visitors have traveled from when she gets their zip code at check-in. Over this past summer, for the Summer of Discovery, she had an opportunity to talk to visitors from all over the United States and Canada. Both George and Jan say they've "really enjoyed seeing the changes and the growth of the Discovery Center throughout its first year of operation."
From helping to educate the next generation to meeting people from across the country and beyond, the benefits of volunteering with the Space Foundation are numerous. To read more about the benefits and how you can volunteer to help further the Space Foundation's mission to advance space-related endeavors to inspire, enable and propel humanity, visit http://www.spacefoundation.org/about/volunteer-opportunities.
Meet Featured Volunteer Joan Powers
(Sept. 2013) Joan Powers is a self-proclaimed space geek. That might seem odd for a certified public accountant, but when she's not crunching numbers during her day job, she likes to do something that fuels her passion for all things space - she volunteers with the Space Foundation!
Since February of 2012, Joan has been a dedicated volunteer with the Space Foundation. She started by volunteering at the Space Symposium, the premier annual gathering of the global space community held every spring at The Broadmoor Hotel. With more than 9,000 participants, the four-day Space Symposium requires more than 300 volunteers just like Joan, who may work from as little as four hours to as much as several months gearing up for this event. Then, when we opened the Discovery Center in October of 2012, Joan jumped at the chance to volunteer as a docent, where she gets to answer questions about the exhibits in the El Pomar Space Gallery – Joan's favorite exhibit is the Moon rock! - and assist with Science On a Sphere®. She has also volunteered to help with special events such as the Space & Science Fiction Halloween Ball, an annual fundraising event to benefit Space Foundation STEM Education programs and the Summer of Discovery, our ten-week, summer-long program of special themed activities at the Discovery Center.
Joan's passion for space began at a very early age and was encouraged by her mother, who shared the same passion. As a young child, she vividly remembers the Moon landing in 1969 and the hardships encountered by the crew of the Apollo 13 mission, both of which made a huge impression on her. She has tried to instill a love for learning in her two children, now ages 18 and 20, by exposing them to space-related adventures such as a trip to see the final launch of the Space Shuttle program when Atlantis launched from Kennedy Space Center in July of 2011. She was also lucky enough to witness the final launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery in February of 2011, something she describes as one of the most emotional moments of her life.
It's obvious that Joan is fulfilled by her work with the Space Foundation and she encourages anyone who has even a small amount of spare time and an interest in space and science to volunteer. "You have no idea of the quality of people you can meet to further your passion," she says. Her own highlights include meeting Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson and running into Roger Hunter, project manager of the Kepler Mission, who took time to chat with her about the mission and NASA's search for habitable planets while charging his cell phone at the Space Symposium. "Not to mention, all the other volunteers you meet, many of whom are top-notch space industry folks," she adds. The benefits of volunteering are numerous. To read more about them and how you can volunteer and help further the Space Foundation's mission to advance space-related endeavors to inspire, enable and propel humanity, visit http://www.spacefoundation.org/about/volunteer-opportunities.


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Your telescope will need a star diagonal or erecting prism, eyepiece and mount in order to function. Since people have different preferences, we offer these separately. Here are our recommendations:
1. A star diagonal or an erecting prism. If the telescope is to be used for astronomy, use a star diagonal such as our D1029ED or D1031ED. The D1029ED is a 2" diagonal that comes with a 1.25" adapter. It is the most flexible diagonal since either size eyepiece will work with it. If the telescope is used for terrestrial viewing in the daytime, use an erecting prism such as our D1035 or D1032. The D1035 is a 2" unit with a 1.25" adapter making it the most flexible version to use.
2. Eyepiece. There are numerous types of eyepieces. Generally at least three eyepieces are used, one for low power wide field viewing, a medium power for seeing more structure in deep sky objects and a high power eyepiece to view the planets and double stars. Please see Eyepiece Recommendations below.
3. Mount and tripod. There are numerous types of mounts so these items are offered separately. Please see Mount Recommendations below.
Eyepiece Recommendations
Low power: This is the magnification you will want for locating objects or viewing large, star studded fields as you scan the Milky Way viewing thousands of stars. Here are a number of choices based on optimal performance in each price range:
A. Stellarvue E4032 32 mm Plossl eyepiece This is the least expensive wide field eyepiece we offer. It is a 50 degree, 1.25" eyepiece. It performs as well as any 32 mm Plossl we have tested. Use this if you are purchasing a 1.25" star diagonal or erecting prism.
B. Stellarvue ESV30 eyepiece. The best 2" wide field eyepiece in its price range. 68 degree field. Get a porthole view that is 20% larger than the eyepiece above. This eyepiece will require a 2" Star Diagonal or erecting prism.
C. Televue Nagler 22. This is the premium recommendation offering superb correction across the field. It is an 82 degree 2" eyepiece. This eyepiece will require a 2" Star Diagonal.
D. Televue Ethos 21. The ultimate wide field eyepiece. 100 degrees!
Medium Power: The Nagler 9 or 13 is recommended for this telescope. It has an 82 degree field and is 1.25" so it will work with any star diagonal or erecting prism. If you decide to purchase the ESV30 above we suggest the Nagler 13 but if you select the Nagler 22 above we suggest the Nagler 9.
High Power: For viewing details on the planets and splitting close double stars you must use high power. Many inexpensive high power eyepieces have a very small eye lens making them difficult to use. Many also have very short eye relief so they cannot be used with glasses. We recommend our planetary eyepieces which have a large eye lens, 55 degree field of view, 20 mm of eye relief and a flat field. These are the eyepieces Vic uses to star test Stellarvue telescopes.
Mount Recommendations. There are two types of mounts to consider for use with this telescope:
1. Alt Azimuth Mount. Stellarvue M150: This is our rock solid dual mount capable of holding telescopes up to two 130 mm telescopes side by side. It does not require precise balancing so a single telescope may be mounted on one side. It will also function perfectly with two telescopes of different size and weight on either side. This is the smoothest mount we make; it glides effortlessly from one object to the next. Slow motion controls are not required.
2. Equatorial Mounts: This is a heavier mount and it will require some set up and alignment. We recommend the Software Bisque, Paramount MX mount head and Paramount tripod as the ultimate mount solution for any Stellarvue telescope. This mount has outstanding performance.
If the Paramount is outside your price range, the Celestron CGEMDX or CGE Pro both have computerized go-to function, are large enough to carry the telescope with ease and will track objects effectively. Since these mounts are aligned with the celestial pole, they may also be used for astro-photography.


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Video: Clippers' Blake Griffin puts on dunk clinic at Jamal Crawford Pro Am
We continue our tour of Jamal Crawford Pro Am highlights — which previously included stops for Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving — with a round-up of dunks from Blake Griffin, who hit the court in Seattle on Saturday.
The Clippers' three-time All-Star forward went deep into his bag of tricks, pulling off a through-the-legs windmill, a leaning two-handed alley-oop catch, an off-the-backboard lob slam, a one-handed putback dunk, a leaning flush in transition, a reach-back alley-oop flush, a full-speed two-handed reverse dunk in transition and a gliding right-handed alley-oop finish. If you're counting, that's a total of eight dunks; the scary part is that we've seen all of them from Griffin before, and many of them were during NBA games.
Below, a few different angles on the off-the-glass dunk, which was set up by Crawford. Video via YouTube user HMTExtras
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MARADI, Niger (July 18, 2012) — In the small village of Madarounfa, in eastern Niger, Sani Barmo, 81, and his second wife Hadisa Abdou, 40, were preparing for their daughter Zahara's wedding. She is 12 and a half years old.
The groom-to-be's family sent presents, including clothing, jewelry, perfume and money, to Zahara for accepting their son's proposal. The in-laws had also paid Zahara's parents FCFA 130,000 (approximately $245) in dowry. The two families had set a wedding date, and Mr. and Mrs. Barmo were making arrangements for the ceremony.
Niger has the highest rate of child marriage in the world. One in three girls is married before the age of 15, and 75% of women aged 20 to 24 are married before age 18. Zahara left school when she was nine, and she never returned. The only future Barmo saw for his daughter was to marry her off.
"Zahara was not performing well on her studies despite all the money I spent on uniforms and school supplies, so I had to take her out of school," Barmo said. "When four boys approached Zahara, I decided to get her married."
While preparations were underway for Zahara's wedding, the chief of Madarounfa was made aware of the case by community members. The chief immediately passed the information on to local court officials.
A few days later, Barmo and Zahara appeared in court. The judge told Barmo that his decision to marry off Zahara at 12 years old was not only a violation of her rights—and the law—but also would compromise her health, development and future.
"The judge told me if I marry Zahara off before she is old enough to bear a child, I can lose my daughter and my grandchild, or Zahara can be exposed to serious health risks such as obstetric fistula," said Barmo. "The judge and I discussed in detail the dangers of early motherhood, including the psychological and the mental damage it entails. And I am happy that this marriage is cancelled because I want a better future for Zahara."
Maimouna Abdou, Regional Director of the UNICEF-supported government system that deals with protection of children and promotion of women's rights, said that child marriages remain the norm in many communities for reasons related to poverty, culture and lack of access to education. Parents are worried that their adolescent girls could be exposed to out-of-wedlock pregnancies—considered a dishonor to their families.
But thanks to the efforts being made by the government and UNICEF, including awareness creation and education programs targeted at those in positions of influence, parents and young girls, attitudes towards early child marriage have started to change.
The program, which currently covers 100 villages in four regions nationwide, involves selecting and training animators to engage their communities in a dialogue to bring about behavioral and social change. Once a week, the animators meet with the community and facilitate discussions about girls' education, child marriage, child rights, reproductive health and good hygiene practices.
Local child protection committees work closely with the animators and provide counseling and other support to victims of forced and child marriages. They also sensitize parents and girls about the psychological, health and developmental risks associated with child marriage and other impacts on girls and society.
Eradicating the practice of child marriage will require a long-term effort. "We know that there are child marriages conducted secretly," said Saidou Oumarou, Departmental Director of the promotion of women's rights and child protection in Madarounfa. "We have a big challenge ahead. "
The challenge includes overcoming the strong social pressures that affect young girls, as well. "I do not want to go back to school," said Zahara. "I want to get married. All my three friends have already married and moved to the other village."
UNICEF and partners understand that it takes commitment, coordinated effort, local ownership, and a holistic approach involving all actors—government, donors, civil societies, communities, and religious and traditional leaders—to address child marriage, a practice that has been embedded in cultures for generations.
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Show your pride in the red, white and blue with this colorful patriotic serving bowl. For serving everything from cole slaw to crab salad and even ears of fresh corn, this bowl is the perfect complement to the rest of our Stars and Stripes tableware. The handles make if easy to pass around the table. Stars and Stripes oval bowl holds 24 ounce.
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The Cougars are looking to extend their strong of High desert League dual championships and they'd also to win their fifth North region crown in the past six years.
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Welcome at the temporary page of LxCenter
April 24 2014
Added a new mirror to the dowload servers. This mirror is also reachable at IPv6.
The wiki website is installed and will be visible soon.
Backup structure is finished. We have backups at 2 backupservers and one of them is even in the sponsor backup cycle (offsite). Everything is automatic.
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Main server is installed and operational.
Project website is installed and online. Though it needs configuring, so user registrations are closed at the moment.
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First Backup server operational
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|At 31 march 2014, the main server of LxCenter went down. We discovered that Burstnet is moving their Datacenter with thousands of servers to another Datacenter. At april first, Burstnet announced that they where taken over by a company DigiPLUS. DigiPLUS is doing the work in the new Datacenter. The datacenter is moved from Scranton, PA to Charlotte, NC. The days passed and our main focus was on the WHT forum to follow the thread about information. Seems some servers are online and a lot not. In general a lot cutomers at Burstnet are down for over a week and they have no idea what happened to their equipment. As for us, LxCenter is hosted at one of the MercuryVPS.com servers and we have contact with him on IRC. Though he is also very pissed because Burstnet/DigiPLUS is keeping themselfs in the dark and does not even give out information to the public.
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West Coast BBQ Classic You can take Mom to the Queen Mary for the famous Sunday Champagne brunch on Mother's Day, but if you really want to eat like a mutha, you have to first check out the West Coast BBQ Classic on Saturday, May 11!! Taking place at the Queen Mary Events Park, this one-day BBQ showdown is where you can sample barbecue from 60 pit masters representing different styles from all around the country. LA's own Bigmista's BBQ will be among the competitors and Neil "Bigmista" Strawder (you recognize him from TV's "PitMasters" and from your local farmers' markets) aims to win with his "slow and low" barbecue. There will also be live music like Augie's Side Effect as well as adult backyard games, a kids zone, watermelon and peach cobbler eating contest and more. Get ready for a day of finger lickin' family fun!
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Texans drive over thousands of bridges in need of repairs or replacement each day. As of February 2013, the state identified 8,764 bridges considered functionally obsolete or structurally deficient.
Despite that figure, the majority of bridges in the state are in good shape.
There are 1,282 bridges identified as 'structurally deficient.' Those bridges require urgent need of major repairs or replacements, but not necessarily dangerous to drive over. Those bridges account for about 2.5 percent of the state's more than 50,000 bridges.
The remaining 7,483 bridges are identified as 'functionally obsolete.' Former University of Texas engineering professor Karl Frank says those bridges are dangerous due to their out-dated design, not necessarily in need of immediate replacement.
"The functionally obsolete bridges, which a majority of them are on the list, means they're geometry is not correct. They may not have enough clearance for a road passing underneath or they may need a wider road," explained Frank.
On Thursday, a bridge in Washington State collapsed after a semi-truck hit it. The state considered the bridge functionally obsolete.
In February, President Obama emphasized the need to fix aging infrastructure like bridges.
"So tonight, I propose a 'Fix-it-First' program to put people to work as soon as possible on our most urgent repairs, like the nearly 70,000 structurally deficient bridges across the country," Obama said during his State of the Union speech.
Some Texas lawmakers say paying for those bridge replacements will require more money from taxpayers.
"How are we going to fix, not kick the can literally down the road as we have in the past, but actually fix the problem?" State Representative Drew Darby said to KVUE earlier this year. Darby is the former vice chairman of the state's House Transportation Committee.
For Texas to fund future bridges, Darby says the legislature needs to consider something hard to swallow for many Republicans -- increase user fees and taxes.
Registration fees have not changed in Texas since 1985, and lawmakers have not increased the gas tax in 22 years. Darby says Texas' increasing population will require faster infrastructure upgrades.
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DeMarcus Cousins is an emotional person. But the Kings have had enough of Cousins' emotions being the reason he lashes out at teammates and runs afoul of the league and officials.
The Kings suspended Cousins indefinitely Saturday, hours after a verbal altercation with coach Keith Smart in the locker room Friday night in Los Angeles, where the Kings lost to the Clippers.
The Kings have held Cousins out of a game for disciplinary reasons at least one time in each of his three seasons.
Cousins was informed of the decision before Saturday's practice. No timetable or parameters were given for Cousins' return to the team, and he was unavailable for comment.
The Kings host the Portland Trail Blazers tonight.
"We met with DeMarcus (Saturday) morning and talked to him about it some more," said Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie. "And we want to try some path going forward where these type of situations don't continue to present themselves."
Friday's exchange with Smart became so personal on Cousins' end that the coach benched him for the second half of the game and made him stay in the locker room.
"The events that unfolded were completely inappropriate," Petrie said.
Smart said he is trying to establish a standard for behavior and Cousins went beyond that Friday. Smart said any player would be disciplined for similar transgressions.
"When any player goes beyond that there are going to be consequences," Smart said. "And I thought (Friday) night it moved in that direction."
After Friday's game, Cousins said he was "in the wrong" and should not have responded to Smart in the manner he did.
"Something was said (to me), and I just should have stayed quiet," Cousins said Friday.
Staying quiet isn't easy for Cousins, and that has caused problems with his teammates.
Cousins said before the season he would work to improve his communication with teammates, but the feeling is the third-year center has not made strides.
Cousins has alienated teammates by yelling at them during games and with tirades during games and in the locker room.
Teammates sometimes give Cousins the ball during games rather than deal with his reaction to not getting the ball.
Cousins can be extremely demonstrative with his displeasure with teammates.
Players have also grown tired of answering questions about Cousins' actions that earn him fines and suspensions.
"Some teammates can handle certain things; some teammates pay no attention to it," Smart said. "Some it probably does affect. But I've got to see the health of our entire team and make sure all of us are healthy in this environment."
There are also concerns within the organization about Cousins' off-court behavior. The fear is Cousins' penchant for saying what he feels will draw the wrong type of attention.
It was learned Saturday that Cousins has fired his agent, John Greig, to go with Dan Fegan, who became Kevin Martin's agent before the Kings traded him in 2010.
Cousins' third suspension this season is the first by the Kings.
A hostile verbal altercation with San Antonio television analyst Sean Elliott earned Cousins a two-game suspension in November from the NBA.
After a Nov. 9 game, Cousins bypassed team security to confront Elliott, a former NBA player with San Antonio, over comments he was told were critical via text message and Twitter.
Cousins was suspended Dec. 12 for a game for hitting Dallas guard O.J. Mayo in the groin.
Cousins said he didn't mean to hit Mayo in the groin.
Petrie said the Kings remain committed to Cousins and said Smart hasn't gone the "extra mile" for Cousins, but "the extra hundred" miles.
The Kings are now looking for Cousins to reciprocate that effort.
"It's not something that just showed up yesterday, last year or two years ago or five years ago," Petrie said. "But he's our player so we want to work with him to get past this so he can be what everyone sees is possible."
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Mayday Parade began in 2005 in Tallahassee, Florida. The band signed to Fearless Records early on and released an EP (Tales Told By Dead Friends), followed by a full-length, A Lesson in Romantics in 2007. Shortly after the recording of A Lesson in Romantics, however, vocalist Jason Lancaster would leave the band due to conflicts with some of the members. Lancaster would go on to form Go Radio, and his vocal duties in Mayday Parade would be taken over by Derek Sanders. In 2009, the band released Anywhere But Here, which was fairly successful, charting at number 31 on Billboard charts in the U.S. In 2010, the band played on the Fearless Friends Tour alongside Breathe Carolina, Every Avenue, Artist Vs. Poet and Go Radio, during which Lancaster joined the band on stage to perform Miserable At Best. That same year, the band would become the most avid touring group according to Songkick, beating out the likes of Lady Gaga for the title. In 2011, Mayday Parade released their self-titled album via Independent Label Group.
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I think we've all been there before. You're out on a quest, could be a sidequest, or you might be hot on the trail of your nemesis after he kidnapped your significant other, and it's just starting to wear on you.
You're low on hit points, your white mage is tapped out, and you're a stiff breeze away from having to reload at the last save point when you reach town. After a night at the local inn, you're right as rain, and ready to take on the world again.
For years, the therapeutic secrets of the hotel industry have been a well guarded secret. It turns out a good night's rest is all you need to recover from anything from low HP to a bout of poison to being turned into a frog to, strangely enough, being put to sleep.
So how is it that these seemingly humble innkeepers can manage feats of medicine for only a few gold pieces that the best doctors and white mages in the world need at least a high level Cure spell and a Remedy to do?
None of the innkeepers I asked wanted to say a thing about it. In fact, most of them said nothing except to offer me a room, so I figured, what the heck, it was only a few gold, and maybe I could gain some insight into the situation.
I checked into my room, and after wondering just why there were three other beds, I set about looking around the place. Nothing seemed particularly out of the ordinary as I checked the room, except they'd blocked HBO. Cheap buggers.
An idea struck me, that the healing must obviously happen in the middle of the night, so if I stayed up the whole night straight, maybe I could "catch" whatever it is in the act.
So, I settled in for the long haul and ordered some movies to watch. About half way through the third Captain Qwark movie, my eyelids were getting heavy, and I checked the clock to see it was past 3 am. Figuring that either I was on the wrong track or I'd missed whatever it was that did the healing, I decided to call it a night.
But as I put my head down on the pillow, I could swear I heard some sort of fluttering sound coming from the flower pot in the corner. I kept my eyes closed, lest whatever made the sound leave.
"About bloody time," I heard a tiny voice muttering to itself from the pot, and I felt dust falling over me as it cursed under its breath. When it was gone, I felt like a million gil, refreshed and ready to take on the world.
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Researching Family History: The Granite Mountain Records Vault has come a long way
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Not far from Salt Lake City and just up Little Cottonwood Canyon on the north slope is the Granite Mountain Records Vault — the largest archives in the world. If it were not for four large arched windows peering out toward the south slope and a road that takes off leading to it, a person driving past may not even notice it.
The step-by-step forming of the vault inside granite rock was carefully watched by our family. Between reading the newspapers my brothers and I delivered to people in Centerville, Utah, and watching the progress of it on television, the vaults became a point of discussion at the family dinner table.
On one occasion, I remember dad pointing out the vault housed in rock being something like Moroni, the ancient Nephite prophet sealing up the record of his ancestors, afterwhich he buried them in Cumorah's Hill. "I seal up these records..." (Moroni 10:2), wrote Moroni. I wondered how this vault would help protect people's family records waiting to be researched.
As we discussed the progress of the construction, I was impressed with the facility drilled and blasted out of the mammoth granite rock. "How is it that by drilling and blasting such an archive can be carved out INSIDE such a mammoth rock?" I wondered.
Soon, my interest moved from the outside of the vaults to the inside. I asked dad many questions, including: "What about the inside of the vault?" "What process will be used to protect genealogy and other records?" "What types of records will be sent there?"
Over time, I learned that the vault would become home for microfilm sent from camera operators stationed throughout the world for processing and eventual use by researchers. Genealogy, and possibly government records, would be copied on to film, sent to the vault and processed there. The microfilm would be copies of paper documents as they were at the moment of filming. Microfilming paper documents would avoid any chance of further decay over time, weather stains, water marks, etc., because film does not decay like paper or parchment.
In 1972, upon completing a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I was hired to work at the church-owned vault as a microfilm evaluator. I was elated at the prospect of examining and preserving microfilm containing genealogical records. This was a dream come true for me. I saw direct connections between this job and what my siblings and I were doing helping my parents by proof reading documents of our own ancestors. It was further advancing my skills in genealogy. By so doing, I gained experience in the "big picture process" I could not get anywhere else. All of this was a work-in-process and I was a part of it. I was headed right for the vocation I now pursue as a degreed professional researcher running my own research company.
I remember my first day of work in the vault. There was a long counter with seats for each evaluator. At each work station, the counter had reel drives on the left (output reel) and right (takeup reel) and a light on the counter between the drives. Operating the drives by motor using a switch, the output reel fed the film slowly over the light to the take-up reel. As I examined the film, I noted defects such as nicks and cracks. I determined whether the exposure was too light or too dark for researchers to read the films. I marked where the deficiencies were, afterwhich I returned the films to the processing rooms for correction, re-do, and re-inspection.
Some months later, I left for a new job, but even today I look back on those work experiences at the vault as a necessary and important time in my career development. Even today, when I put a microfilm roll on a reader to do research in the Family History Library, I catch myself looking at the quality of the film. I have found this training has enhanced my ability with film and documents, which is a plus for our clients.
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The trade deadline has come and gone in the NHL and the same holds true for most fantasy hockey leagues. For those of you in contention for first place, more time is now spent focusing on which categories you need to improve during the final few weeks, and if there are any players available on the waiver wire that can help you in that regard. For those of you who have no shot at winning this year, now is the time to focus on next season (provided you are in a keeper league, of course). Once trading opens back up in the summer, the build for the future will continue. Trading for unproven prospects and young players is always a risk, but there are ways to mitigate that. (Reading DobberHockey is a great start!) There are several young players who are ready to step in and produce next season in the NHL, and you may be able to get a few of them below value this summer.
Michael Grabner
Grabner has recently been called up to the Canucks, and he will skate on the second line for the next few weeks with Mikael Samuelsson nursing a banged up shoulder. Grabner has always been a bit of an enigma for Canuck fans –always billed as a pure sniper with consistency issues, he has had a few disappointing training camps in Vancouver that have made many question his ability to play his game at the NHL level. He scored 39 goals in 55 games during his final season with the Spokane Chiefs, but was benched and called out by his coach on a few occasions for poor effort. Grabner has worked hard since joining the Moose in 2007 to improve both his consistency and effort level. He scored 30 goals last season in Manitoba, and has 15 in 38 games this season for the Moose.
Grabner's play away from the puck has improved in the AHL, but he still is as streaky as ever offensively. Of his 15 goals, three came in the first four games. He then went 14 without scoring again, and then had seven more in his next seven games. He played great for the Canucks earlier this season during a nine game call-up, scoring twice and adding three helpers (he also fired 31 shots on goal). Those nine games went a long way to silent some of his doubters. Grabner was able to use his speed on a consistent basis to beat NHL defensemen, and he did not look out of place without the puck. He sustained a freak ankle injury playing soccer before a game, and subsequently lost his spot with the Canucks. For the next few weeks at least, he will be given every opportunity to contribute at the NHL level.
The Canucks won't admit it, but he has a spot to lose in the lineup next season. Pavol Demitra is set to become an unrestricted free agent, and he won't be back. Grabner will probably slot in somewhere on the second line alongside Ryan Kesler and either Mason Raymond or Mikael Samuelsson. The Canucks are also expecting Cody Hodgson to make the jump, but Grabner will have a bigger immediate impact. His value in fantasy leagues will come from his ability to score goals and shoot the puck. Don't be surprised to see him score 20-25 next season with close to 200 shots on goal.
Jordan Eberle
Eberle could retire from hockey tomorrow and still be a Canadian hockey legend, thanks to his heroics at the past two World Junior Hockey Championships. He is a big game player, and his ability to excel in tight checking situations sets him apart from most other offensive talents. He has a motor that doesn't quit (I had to get at least one hockey cliché in), and can score goals from anywhere. He will be in the Oilers next season barring an injury or a horrendous camp, and could find himself alongside Ales Hemsky on the top line. Eberle could also potentially have a new line mate in either Taylor Hall or Tyler Seguin. He has little left to prove at the junior level, as he has been playing a few levels above the opposition for a quite some time now.
He was recently unanimously chosen to be a member of the WHL's Western Conference First All-Star Team. He finished the season with 106 points (interestingly the exact same number recorded by Taylor Hall and Tyler Seguin in the OHL), losing the WHL scoring title by one point to Calgary Hitmen forward and Kings prospect Brandon Kozun. Eberle's Regina Pats failed to qualify for the playoffs, but there are a few rumblings that have him finding his way onto Canada's roster for the upcoming IIHF World Hockey Championships. He may be a bit tougher to acquire than some of the other players suggested, as most are aware of him because of what he has done internationally for Canada. However, that inherent risk that comes with unproven rookies plays a part with regards to Eberle's trade value. His numbers next season will depend a lot on what the Oilers do in the off-season, but he will contend for the Calder Trophy regardless. Over the long term, he should develop into a 35-40 goal scorer. He is one of the safest bets to become a star in the NHL as you will find among prospects.
Here is what Regina GM Brent Parker had to say about Eberle. "In my 15 years, he's the best player we've had in terms of the whole package, his leadership, his on-ice abilities, the type of person he is, everything."
Matt Calvert
Calvert made a name for himself with a very impressive training camp last September in Columbus. The team offered him a contract and the chance to play pro hockey in Syracuse, but Calvert declined and decided to return to his WHL team in Brandon (his hometown, as well) for a shot at the Memorial Cup (Brandon is hosting the tournament this season). The decision has paid off for Calvert, who recently got around to signing his first professional contract with the Blue Jackets. Calvert had 47 goals this season for the Wheat Kings; including a WHL-leading nine on the penalty kill (Eberle was second with six). He doesn't possess Eberle's elite offensive upside, but he works just as hard. He isn't big, but he plays with an edge and plays fearless with and without the puck.
He had 11 points in Brandon's final three regular season games, and finished the season with 99 points. He had to work so hard initially in his career because he was undersized. He has bulked up a bit, but hasn't lost the work ethic. Looking at many late bloomers who succeed, it is because they have had to work so hard to overcome size issues. There will always be some sort of a size bias among hockey management, so some of these smaller players have to work twice as hard for the same opportunity. And if they do end up hitting a late growth spurt, they have that experience and ability with playing hungry on a consistent basis.
He had some impressive linemates this season in Brayden Schenn and Scott Glennie (both high 1st round draft picks in 2009), so his numbers may be a bit inflated. Under-sized 5th round draft picks rarely make it to the NHL without some time at the AHL level, but Calvert may be an exception. In terms of offensive forwards, Columbus has Nash, Umberger, Huselius, Vermette, Brassard, and Voracek locked up through next season (and Nikita Filatov has to factor in to the equation as well). Calvert may start his NHL career on the third line, but could work his way up quickly if his high-energy game can transfer over to the NHL. Calvert is a name you will be hearing a lot during the Memorial Cup tournament this year, so if you are looking to acquire him this summer, cross your fingers that your competition isn't paying attention!
PK Subban
Even though he was born in Toronto, Subban was a Canadiens fan growing up. He finished his rookie season in Belleville with just 12 points, but exploded the next season (2006-07) with 15 goals and 41 assists. He continued his assault on the OHL over the next two seasons, and had his coming out party at the 2009 World Junior tournament. He was named to the tournament all-star team, and was one of Canada's most dominant players, along with Eberle, Cody Hodgson, and John Tavares.
Subban is one of hockey's most exciting prospects. He can rush the puck effortlessly from one end of the ice to the other, and he handles it as well as most forwards. His size, skating ability, and hockey sense have enabled him to dominate at the AHL level for Hamilton this season. He is a lock to be on Montreal's blue line next season, even though the Habs have six NHL blue liners signed through 2010-11 (Markov, Hamrlik, Spacek, Gill, Gorges, and O'Byrne). He makes great decisions with the puck, and plays with a ton of poise. He has a physical edge to his game as well. Where he gets in to trouble sometimes is with his positioning in the defensive zone, as he has a habit of over pursuing the puck carrier. This season with Hamilton, Subban is second in the league among all defensemen with 16 goals, and second in points with 50. He has 74 penalty minutes, and is an impressive plus-39.
Kyle Beach
There are a few young players in Chicago to watch for this summer, as the Hawks will have to go with a few rookies up front to sneak in under the salary cap ceiling for 2010-11. Jack Skille will be on the team, but he hasn't developed offensively as hoped. However, Beach looks to be on his way to becoming a dominant power forward for many years in Chicago. He finished the season second in scoring in the entire CHL with 52 goals, trailing Barrie's Bryan Cameron by one. Like Eberle, he was named to the WHL's Western Conference First All-Star Team. Beach also finished the season with 12 game-winning goals, good for first in the league (as well as a team record for the Spokane Chiefs).
Chicago still has to clear around six or seven million for next season to fit under the cap. Kris Versteeg is an obvious candidate to move. Dustin Byfuglien might be on the block as well, and even Patrick Sharp, if they get really desperate. Cristobal Huet may be buried in the minors as a last resort, but I am not sure the Hawks could swallow a $5 million AHL goaltender.
Beach is still a bit of a loose cannon, but he has toned it down a bit this season. The Hawks have made it clear to him that they don't want him to tone it down too much, as so much of what makes Beach valuable is his ability to intimidate the opposition. Perhaps the Hawks could have used him the other night against Anaheim?
Steve-o said:
He might've changed, but it's something to thing about. Could be hard to stick on a team when everyone in the locker room hates you
Chris Hendsbee said:
Small correction on Subban. He's 2nd in the league with +39. He may over pursue, but it looks like it doesn't affect his +/- very much.
He was also a + in his two games with the Habs this season and they were outscored by a large margin.
I think he's found his defensive game.


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Free Content: Barashka and Countdown Mode
by Alan Wilson on Monday, November 19, 2012, under News
We are happy to announce the latest Free Content Pack for Red Orchestra 2 – the Fall 2012 Free Content Pack. This time around, there are two key elements to the pack: a brand new map, plus a redesign of the Countdown game mode.
The new map is Barashka, a re-imagining and re-working of an old favorite from the original Red Orchestra. This brings in combined arms combat, villages, bridges and a river crossing to fight for. The map features both Territory and Countdown game modes.
For the Countdown game mode, simplified and improved match flow and user interface will make it much simpler to understand, making for much more instant and direct battles. Just to encourage everyone to try out the changes, we'll be issuing Double XP towards your Honor from today in Countdown mode!
Of course, there are a host of other updates to the game. These include requests from the community, such as walk while actively firing machine guns from the hip; increased stamina pool in Classic; chat system refinements and more.
Screenshots of course:
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