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November 12, 2012 5:00 am
If the BBWAA doesn't select Ryan Braun as NL MVP, should we blame PED payback?
A few years back, Jay Jaffe introduced an MVP Predictor formula called JUMP on Baseball Prospectus. It was, if his descriptions of his spreadsheets are any indication, a spectacularly messy equation, befitting the complex and irregular methods voters use to choose their MVPs. As Jay wrote at the time,
August 15, 2012 10:30 pm
How much did Melky Cabrera's suspension affect San Francisco's odds of appearing in October?
When news of Melky Cabrera's 50-game suspension for taking testosterone broke this afternoon, the Giants had 45 games remaining, were tied with the Dodgers atop the NL West, and were half a game worse than the Braves and Pirates, the two teams tentatively holding the two NL Wild Cards. Shortly after that, they lost to the Nationals, 6-4, but let's pretend that never happened. (Who knows, maybe with Melky they would have won.) This morning, with Melky, the Giants had a 60.5 percent chance of making the playoffs: 53.2 percent from winning the division, and 7.3 percent from winning a Wild Card. How much did losing Melky for the rest of the regular season affect their odds?
March 27, 2012 3:00 am
Comics come to BP, as Indy tries to track down a lost sample containing testosterone levels high enough to upset the balance of power in baseball.
Believe it or not, most of our writers didn't enter the world sporting an @baseballprospectus.com address; with a few exceptions, they started out somewhere else. In an effort to up your reading pleasure while tipping our caps to some of the most illuminating work being done elsewhere on the internet, we'll be yielding the stage once a week to the best and brightest baseball writers, researchers and thinkers from outside of the BP umbrella. If you'd like to nominate a guest contributor (including yourself), please drop us a line.
Although he's been exiled to Wisconsin, Jim Gardner continues to follow the Los Angeles Angels just as rabidly as he did while growing up in the shadows of Angels Stadium. Since joining the staff at Halos Heaven in 2008, Jim has spent his time blogging about the boys in red while creating the occasional "A Day at the Park" comic under the screen name "WiHaloFan." When he's not doing something Angels-centric, he can be found in his backyard chasing away deer and cursing at the snow.
December 12, 2011 5:00 pm
National League MVP has tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs and faces a 50-game suspension barring an unprecedented overturning of the result.
This story was initially published around 8:30 PM ET on Saturday night and has since been revised several times as new information has emerged. Please scroll down to see updates.
April 21, 2010 10:34 am
The injured Reds pitcher's 50-game ban raises questions but shows MLB's drug policy is working.
We have our "semi-big" name.
Edinson Volquez was suspended by the commissioner's office on Tuesday for 50 games after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. That's pretty much what we know, so I'll try to fill in the gaps of knowledge as much as possible, based on the process, Volquez's less-than-illuminating post-suspension statement, and the minimal leaks surrounding the case.
February 5, 2009 11:13 am
A trip back inside the steroid underground to talk about the next big performance enhancer.
I walked into the restaurant and sat at the bar, figuring it wouldn't be long until the person I was waiting for showed. Since leaving my hotel, I'd been feeling a sense of dread, excitement, and d�j� vu. Five years ago, I met with a man I called "Dr. X", one of the leading figures in the steroid underground. Tonight, I'd be doing the same. Last time, I had to jump through hoops, seeing meetings canceled and conditions changed, and when we finally did meet face to face, he was wearing a disguise. There were no such concerns this time, as if men like Dr. X had undergone the same transformation as their drugs. Things were more advanced, clearer (no pun intended), and done much more out in the open.
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December 8, 2004 12:00 am
There are many chemical compounds available to enhance performance, and the only way to address their use in baseball is through a stringent testing program.
Biochem 101
Amidst the hue and cry, what's been missing are some basic facts about the substances in question. For example, there are a number of drugs that have come under the generic word "steroids" that do not include anabolic steroid components. I prefer the term "performance enhancing drug" (PED) as more accurate and encompassing. However, it is even difficult to classify things as PEDs without finding yourself on a slippery slope.
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Field's under-19s had Ben Baker on target in their 1-0 win against Pocklington in the Northern Alliance League Cup quarter-finals, which set up a last-four trip to AFC Emley.
Thackley's under-19s lost 2-0 at Ossett Town.
Lamin Janneh scored for Liversedge Reserves at Hyde Reserves but they lost 2-1 in Lancashire League East.
Eccleshill United A Reserves had Brandan Dube on target at Nelson Reserves but they lost by the same score.
Thackley Reserves host Brighouse Town Reserves in the Lancashire League East League Cup tomorrow, with a 2pm kick-off at Marley Stadium near Keighley.
Eccleshill United Reserves lost 2-0 at Bootle Reserves in Lancashire League West.
Silsden Reserves host Manningham All Stars in the Keighley FA Challenge Cup semi-finals tomorrow (2pm).

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ChrisG and WifeyGirl.
I'm driving from Durham, NC northward today toward Rhode Island, and this geohash is on one of my possible routes home. Hoping to be at the hash in the late afternoon, before I take the bridge/tunnel to DelMarVa.
I'm still on the road, so this will be short for now. Took the long way from North Carolina to Rhode Island, because I wanted to go over (and through) the Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel. That there was an easy hashpoint along the way was a bonus.
We left Durham, NC at noon, and worked our way across NC and southeastern VA. Rolling hills, lots of trees, and farmland. Only one traffic tie-up, and that was within 2 miles of the hashpoint.
The hashpoint was on the grounds of Maury High School, in the athletic fields. We arrived about 3:45PM. The school seemed nice enough, but the homeless folks who were lounging near the driveway/entrance sketched WifeyGirl out a a bit. We parked in the space reserved for the maintenance crew, and took a quick walk over to the hashpoint. I unfortunately wasn't traveling with athletic gear, and the tennis courts were locked, anyway.
We continued our trip, taking the bridge/tunnel (and paying the $12 toll), and drove up the Delmarva peninsula, covering territory I hadn't seen in 15 years. We spent the night in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, before making our way home.
Tennis, anyone? @36.8654,-76.2888
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Sitting in front of a computer, 17-year-old Patrick Dwyer was engrossed in a game. One hand deftly manipulated the mouse, but the muscles in his face were getting a workout – twisting and stretching to register fear, delight, anger.
Making faces is the object of the game: To navigate FaceMaze, Mr. Dwyer had to mimic the expressions of his avatar's opponents on the screen. A small video camera captured his image, feeding a powerful software program that can read faces.
For Mr. Dwyer, the expressions don't come easily. "Maybe my braces are throwing it off," he volunteered when he struggled to make the right face. Behind him hovered researchers and the software developers, offering encouragement.
Once he got the hang of it, however, he whipped through the levels with increasing confidence. "It's fun," he concluded.
FaceMaze is actually a training tool in disguise, designed to help people with autism navigate social interactions in the real world.
"We want to close the gap between the small screen and the big world," said University of Victoria psychologist Jim Tanaka.
The backbone of the simple game is face-recognition software, developed by the Temporal Dynamics of Learning Centre in San Diego.
The program is designed to recognize the messages that are communicated by the complex network of muscles that make up the human face, and it is sophisticated enough to tell the difference between a genuine smile and a phony one.
Dr. Tanaka, who specializes in face recognition, saw the program as a potential tool to help people with autism overcome an invisible barrier.
Our faces communicate a huge range of information, and most people are processing that data without really being aware of it. "A lot of social interaction happens below the threshold of awareness," he explained.
But for people with autism spectrum disorders, like Mr. Dwyer, those messages can be difficult to read. And if you don't "speak" the language, chances are you don't send the right messages back. This impairment may explain the social dysfunction often associated with autism.
Last summer, Dr. Tanaka launched UVic's Centre for Autism Research Technology and Education, where a small team is developing software programs like FaceMaze to help people with autism learn to read others' expressions – and to improve their ability to use their own faces to communicate as well.
A clinical trial with autistic youth showed improvements after just 20 hours playing these facial-recognition computer games – an encouraging start.
The centre officially opened in August, but it is more virtual than physical. There are no big research labs, just students and professors grabbing space where they can.
The co-director of the research centre, Joseph Sheppard, is a psychology student studying the mechanics of decision-making and the unique memory capacities association with autism. Mr. Sheppard also has autism.
"We have a unique way of perceiving the world," he notes. The ethic is reflected in the centre's motto: "New tools for different minds."
But there is a stigma, too – people often are afraid to disclose that they are on the autism spectrum, Mr. Sheppard said. For Mr. Dwyer to agree to take part in software testing – and to be a public face for people with autism – took courage, he noted. "The bravery of Patrick gives me hope – I see him as a future leader," he said.
Without the ability to effectively interact using facial expressions, autism can be socially isolating. Mr. Sheppard spoke about a person with autism who did not have a single friend. He is working to harness the centre's resources to establish peer groups and orientation services at UVic: "We have a presence at the university," he said firmly. "And we are growing in numbers."
Dr. Tanaka shares the objective: "We would like UVic to be a destination campus for students on the spectrum."
Mr. Dwyer, invited to help test new software under development, has his foot in the door. He will graduate from high school next year and is planning to attend UVic in the fall.
Listening to Dr. Tanaka and Mr. Sheppard outline their plans for the campus, a cheer escapes from Mr. Dwyer's mother, Mary Ellen Ross.
Ms. Ross quit her job at the university when the challenge of raising two sons on the autism spectrum took over. The relief that there will be a support network for her son as he moves on to university, she said, is huge. "Now Patrick is getting ready for that huge adventure."
What it is
The University of Victoria's Centre for Autism Research Technology and Education is developing a series of interactive computer games to help children with autism spectrum disorder recognize, and make, facial expressions reflecting a range of emotions.
FaceMaze looks like the vintage computer game Pac-Man, where the gamer moves a character around a maze, overcoming obstacles. The player's face is monitored on a camera linked to face-recognition software. In order to move past an angry-face icon, the player must make an angry face, and so on.
With Face Revolution, moving images of real faces float across a screen. As with FaceMaze, the player must recognize and mimic expressions to score points. "Based on feedback from our community, we heard that FaceMaze was too avatar – it wasn't human enough," explains Jim Tanaka, the psychologist behind the program. With Face Revolution, users are challenged to recognize human expressions as they would in an exchange with another person.
How it works
The programs were assessed in a clinical trial to determine if children with autism could improve face-recognition skills through training. In a paper published last year in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, co-written by Dr. Tanaka, the trial showed promise.
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Sometimes, less is more. The professional gamer who's on the road to tournaments and off at lan parties, typically has much different requirements of their hardware than the dedicated gamer who enjoys playing from home or the office. Steelseries sees this, and has made some modifications to it's tournament-ready Sensei line to accomodate gamers of every breed. Welcome to the Steelseries Sensei RAW, a new iteration of the Sensei line that boasts an amazing arsenal of features at a very reasonable price tag. For those new to the product, check out the video below for some insight on the original Sensei.
The RAW does exactly what it was designed to: strips the features that would really only appeal to a professional gamer, and makes the same quality construction and features available to those who game from home and love doing it. In terms of those features, the Sensei RAW does away with the metallic surface, fancy colored lights, LCD menu, and onboard processor. Instead, take your pick of rubberized or plastic surface finishes, survivable omron switches for a tactile click, seven programmable buttons, a pro grade laser sensor, and Steelseries Engine support. What this means, in a nutshell, is that gamers can still experience fine-tuned customization software, dependable hardware, and a sleek product. Just plug it in, and win.
Ambidextrous is the name of the game for Steelseries' Sensei line, and the RAW maintains that standard with an outrageously comfortable shape - particularly for claw and fingertip grips - and features all of Steelseries' legacy goodies, such as a braided cable, advanced macro recording, and input from professional gaming teams during design and production. Typically, when EvilGeniuses and Navi give it the go ahead, you know it won't flake out on you right before you land a win. In fact, it might just get you there a little bit sooner.
As a piece of gaming hardware it comes from Curse highly recommended, but as a member of Steelseries' flagship line and most fine-tuned product, the Sensei, you'd simply be out of your mind to pass this one up if it's slightly pricier sibling was just a little too intense. This is the mouse designed for the everyman, the gamer who wants to dominate from home and really doesn't need programmable onboard profiles and color identification. The Sensei RAW will hit store shelves in July at an MSRP of $59.99 and is exactly what the Sensei line needed to expand it's dominion over gamers of all shapes and sizes. Until then, check out Steelseries' official site for release notifications and quality gaming peripherals!


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While we haven't been blessed with the much-needed proverbial showers of April, or the true springtime restlessness that's synonymous with this month, we have been granted a pretty solid 24-days of music. From start to finish April has been hands-down the best month for music in 2008; with past shows ranging from the Black Keys, Cat Power and Digitalism and end of the month hot tickets like MGMT, Hot Chip, Calvin Harris (all occurring on the same night, mind you) Simian Mobile Disco and Goldfrapp, it's impossible to stay copped up in your apartment. It might be coincidence, or that fact that the Bay Area is the perfect sonic pit stop before bands embark of the music monolith that is the Coachella Music and Arts Festival, but no matter what it's been working in our favor.
With April being a solid music month, you might be wondering about the live show forecast for May. I'm happy to report that we won't have to go back into hibernation; especially since the first weekend in May is packed full with must-see aural treats. Here's a few Hot List-approved shows to catch early next month.
The Black Ghosts on Thursday, May 1 at Mezzanine
This London, England-based duo are more than just your run-of-the-mill electro tag team. With soulful hooks, dark synth-pop leanings and live vocals, the Black Ghosts will have you happily working up a sweat on the dance floor.
Sons and Daughters on Friday, May 2 at the Great American Music Hall
If frenetic garage rock is what you're after, then don't miss these Glasgow rockers when they bring their pop-laced retro sound to SF.
Lyrics Born on Friday, May 2 at the Independent
Catch the eclectic Bay Area hip-hop phenom Lyrics Born when he plays tracks off his latest effort Everywhere at Once with the help of a live band.
Playboy's Rock the Rabbit Party featuring the Heavy on Saturday May 3 at Mezzanine
With a sound that's equal parts fierce '70s soul, gritty vaudeville-esque theatrics and hip-hop-inspired beats, UK's the Heavy are a unique to-to-miss show. Stick around at this Playboy sponsored party for DJs Omar and Vin Sol.
Yo Majesty and Does it Offend You, Yeah? on Saturday, May 3 at Slim's
Feminism-fueled lady rap outfit Yo Majesty rip misogyny and male chauvinism to shreds with their powerful lyrics and electro-infused beats. Get there early for openers UK dance group Does it Offend You, Yeah? for Rapture-like handclap-heavy dance jams.
M83 on Saturday May 3 at the Great American Music Hall
French electronic group M83 makes dreamy, atmospheric music fit for one of Sofia Coppola's visually tantalizing movies.


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I'm running into a different problem as well here. I'm getting this error message when I attempt to trigger a custom menu item added by a VSIP Package using the DTE automation.
I have a regular winforms application that launches an instance of Visual Studio and gets the DTE object that it exposes through OLE Automation. I have a VSIP Package registered that is essentially a slightly modified ToolWindow that adds a menu to the View menu. I've noticed that the VSIP Package doesnt load up until the menu item is clicked, so as a quick work around, I want to trigger that window just to force the VSIP Package to load up. I'm doing that with DTE.ExecuteCommand("View.MyToolWindowVB").
When this is called, an exception is thrown indicating that the call was rejected. I can manually select that menu item no problem, and I can trigger other menu items (ie "File.NewProject") without problems. Any ideas why I cant trigger this menu item?
The full exception text is below.
System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException was unhandled
Message="Call was rejected by callee. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80010001 (RPC_E_CALL_REJECTED))"
at EnvDTE._DTE.ExecuteCommand(String CommandName, String CommandArgs)
at automationtest.Form1.Button1_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\Documents and Settings\administrator.jnetd\my documents\visual studio 2005\Projects\automationtest\automationtest\Form1.vb:line 58
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.DebuggableCallback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
at System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessageW(MSG& msg)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ComponentManager.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponentManager.FPushMessageLoop(Int32 dwComponentID, Int32 reason, Int32 pvLoopData)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoopInner(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(ApplicationContext context)
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.OnRun()
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.DoApplicationModel()
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.Run(String[] commandLine)
at automationtest.My.MyApplication.Main(String[] Args) in 17d14f5c-a337-4978-8281-53493378c1071.vb:line 77
at System.AppDomain.nExecuteAssembly(Assembly assembly, String[] args)
at System.AppDomain.ExecuteAssembly(String assemblyFile, Evidence assemblySecurity, String[] args)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.HostingProcess.HostProc.RunUsersAssembly()
at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(Object state)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()
Hi Bill,
Thanks for the question.
The problem you are encountering is the result of a timing issue. The IDE take a while to start up and be ready to process commands. It looks to me that you are hitting the case where automation methods aren't really ready to be called because the IDE is not really fully started.
One way around this problem is to pause your application to let VS get fully started and be idle. A better way to accomplish this is to call WaitForInputIdle, but this would require some interop with windows APIs if you are writing in managed code.
In general if you get that return value it means that the callee is busy and you should retry after some period of time.
I hope this helps to get you unblocked.
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Hi Bill,
Thanks for the question.
The problem you are encountering is the result of a timing issue. The IDE take a while to start up and be ready to process commands. It looks to me that you are hitting the case where automation methods aren't really ready to be called because the IDE is not really fully started.
One way around this problem is to pause your application to let VS get fully started and be idle. A better way to accomplish this is to call WaitForInputIdle, but this would require some interop with windows APIs if you are writing in managed code.
In general if you get that return value it means that the callee is busy and you should retry after some period of time.
I hope this helps to get you unblocked.
Specifically put in the timeout may not be optimum solution. What if the application is running at the much slower PC that needs the sleep time to be longer?
My feeling is that, you should change the whole situation using a synchronous call (Utilizing ASynchronousCallBack but indefinitely waiting until the process is done) to block all the subsequent statements until the IDE is completely loaded.
delegate <return type> StartIDEDelegate(<any parameters needed to start the IDE>);
StartIDEDelegate showIDE = new StartIDEDelegate(<the function that starts the IDE>);
IAsyncResult iAsyncResult = showIDE.BeginInvoke(<any parameters needed to start the IDE>, null, null);
iAsyncResult.AsyncWaitHandle.WaitOne(-1, false);
<return type> callResult = showIDE.EndInvoke(iAsyncResult);
In this way, you don't have to worry whether you're over-waiting (sleep too long) or under-waiting (sleep too short)
im running the same issue here.
i need to instantiate visual studio and create a solution so i can add some projects.
Kam's solution is the right one but i cant still do it...
if im in debug mode it works always but while running sometimes i get the exception...
Kam do i need to create the solution inside the delegate or just the visual studio instance?
I do bump into this issue occasionally, but come to think of it, there are still some works have to be done.
First, Open an IDE will need a bit of time to be fully loaded, opening a solution or adding projects do need some additional time.
Hence, beside synchronizing the IDE "Launching" time, you will need to ensure that it synchronizes the time for each project to be added or for each solution to be opened.
Hope this helps.
Aakham thanks for your reply!
in my case i dont even open solutions. i only add projects (but im not syncronizing it).
i'll give it a try.
but there is a question that bothers me. i've created handlers for the DTEEvents, for instance, the OnStartupComplete and it is not raised!!!! i cant get it to go to the handler...
Any idea why?
I don't quite sure why the event handlers are not fired. Hence I will just share some of my past experience here.
Note: I assumed you have registered the event handlers to the intended events in the correct manner.
1. Are you running the IDE in a separate thread and you invoke the event handlers in your UI Control class?
2. Is there any exception prior to the event handler invocation or during the event handler's invocation.
These questions are important.
If the first question is "yes" and if you didn't have this control block for the thread to be parented, you might running into an exception which later on the IDE silents it.
<Return Value> Method()
if (this.InvokeRequired)
return (<ReturnValue>)this.Invoke(new <Some Other Delegate>(this.Method));
// Whatever it intended to do.
If the first question is no, please look at any possibility that an exception is thrown right at the beginning of event handler.
That's all.
Hopes this help.
I think Even If you dont create the solution, It would create the one By Default. You may not save it.
Well, When you create the project, by AddTemplate.....it returns you project. Try Catching that object, even if you choose not to use it.
Also, You will not face this problem if you are using a High end machine. The Solution of pausing for some time is correct
Hi, thanks for your reply!
im registering the event as follows:
private DTE2 StartIDEMethod()
DTE2 dte = (DTE2) System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type.GetTypeFromProgID("VisualStudio.DTE.8.0"));
dte.Events.DTEEvents.OnStartupComplete += new _dispDTEEvents_OnStartupCompleteEventHandler(DTEEvents_OnStartupComplete);
return dte;
void DTEEvents_OnStartupComplete()
throw new Exception("The method or operation is not implemented.");
As for running the IDE i did as you suggested:
created a delegate
use the IAsyncResult for waiting indefinetely untill de BeginInvoke method ends (starting the IDE...)
// the StartIDEMethod in the StartIDEDelegate constructor is shown above
StartIDEDelegate startIDE = new StartIDEDelegate(StartIDEMethod);
IAsyncResult iAsyncResult = startIDE.BeginInvoke(null, null);
iAsyncResult.AsyncWaitHandle.WaitOne(-1, true);
for creating the solution and add two different kind of projects i used the same process...
in the end i close the application and release dte
So, yes i am running the IDE in a separate thread and i invoke the event handlers in the ui control class. I mean, the assync mode is achieved by a new thread right?
Now im not getting the solution you provided.
Is Method() the method used for running the IDE as well?
Thanks for your reply!
its true it does create a default solution, but if you dont save or build it (create the .sln) you will only get a directory with your projects folder and not a .sln to open all of them.
Thanks for the feedback.
What I'm trying to say is that, you may need to include the control block for thread to be parented like below. And please avoid the throw statement (last line) in the function. Any exception that happens in the events in your application which is external to the DTE will be silented automatically to avoid application crashes.
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delegate void ParamlessVoidMethodDelegate();
void DTEEvents_OnStartupComplete()
if (this.InvokeRequired)
this.Invoke(new ParamlessVoidMethodDelegate(this.DTEEvents_OnStartupComplete));
throw new Exception("The method or operation is not implemented.");
thank you for the reply.
i see what you mean by now.
its very frustrating because in debug mode it goes just fine and i can create the solutions and add the projects just fine...
but still even in debug mode the onStartupCompleteEvent is never raised, at least to me...
im catching the correct event right!? (dte.Events.DTEEvents.OnStartupComplete)
anyway i was using this event just in the case the other solution didnt work (the async calls)
just to be sure that from that point the IDE has been started and could begin adding projects and stuff. I tried in several machines and it did just the same...
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Hi All
Finally I think I got the Answer. Please see the link.
MIcrosoft has give a Solution with this problem with Some Introp.
They have this class and You need to instantate this, Once you are Done Just Revoke the Stuff.
Excellent Perf. Good Stuff............I got my Problem Solved on a slower machine as well.
Amol wankhede
I am encountering this problem only in a specific environment and not in others. (the environment in which my code fails, raising the above exception, is faster than the other environments i have tested my code in)
To give you a brief description of the problem,
There is a service we have created which executes once every 24 hrs, which spawns another thread.
This thread opens instances of Word Documents to create files.
Now, at this stage,it is raising the exception "Call was rejected by callee"
Could you kindly shed some light on this?
Is there any other way of circumventing this than by directly or indirectly introducing a lag between the call and the processing?
Also, if i were to introduce sleep, will the sleeptime impact functioning of my code in different environments?
Thank you Amol, this link is exactly what I have been searching for. The title and text on the link page do not contain the error messages for the problem it solves, so I was unable to find it from searching.
Thank you Thank you for posting this link!
Sue Wolber
Agilent Technologies
may this function be helpful to retry
use lambda (delegate) as parameter
usage: 1 var selectionLocal = selection; var range = RunWithOutRejected(() => selectionLocal.Range);
2 RunWithOutRejected(() => following.Value.Range.FormattedText.HighlightColorIndex = WdColorIndex.wdGray25);
3 var nameLocal = name;
var bookmark = RunWithOutRejected(() => winWordControl.GetDocument().Bookmarks.Add(nameLocal, range));
name = RunWithOutRejected(() => bookmark.Name);
return new KeyValuePair<string, Bookmark>(name, bookmark);
when interop MSword using this function, the cod "_application.Selection.PasteSpecial();" failed
public static T RunWithOutRejected<T>(Func<T> func)
var result = default(T);
bool hasException;
result = func();
hasException = false;
catch (COMException e)
if (e.ErrorCode == -2147418111)
hasException = true;
catch (Exception)
} while (hasException);
return result;


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Lt. Ron Driscoll, of the Murrieta Police Department, said the note contained no explicit threats but was suspicious.
Islamophobia. It really is the thought crime of a totalitarian future.
Welcome to California in the year 2284. All freedom has been outlawed. The people worship a man on television they call Big Broth... oh wait.
It's only 2013. But that's okay. We're just getting there a little bit faster with some help from a few our Muslim friends.
A troubling note was found taped on the front door of the Islamic Center of Temecula Valley in Murrieta.
"Pray for the victims of al-Shabaab...We Are Watching...Pray for the Christians in Pakistan. He is listening"
It was discovered on Sunday during evening prayer. The note makes mention of the recent mall attack in Kenya and the suicide bombing at a church in Pakistan.
The note did not contain any specific threats, but police are investigating. The Islamic Center is offering a reward for information on who may have left the note.
If the note didn't contain any threats, why are the police investigating? If I got a note like this on my door, would the police investigate?
But don't worry. The perp has been found and let off with a warning.
A man has come forward to police identifying himself as the person who left an anonymous handwritten note taped to the door of the Islamic Center of Temecula Valley in Murrieta, authorities said.
Lt. Tony Conrad said Thursday that the note wasn't meant to alarm and that the who left it was apologetic. Police have determined the act was not criminal, he said.
They couldn't determine that from the note?
Lt. Ron Driscoll, of the Murrieta Police Department, said the note contained no explicit threats but was suspicious. Based on what police know now, he said the note does not reach the threshold of a criminal act. But he said officers plan to investigate further.
"We want to make sure that we're not missing something," he said.
Like dignity. Or the Constitution.
Flavin said officers responded when the note was discovered, took a report and turned it over to the department's detective bureau.
Due to an article that ran in The Press-Enterprise, Flavin said the person who wrote it had since come forward.
"As a result of the story, the subject that left the note made contact, detectives interviewed him and...they were going to facilitate a meeting between the center and him," Flavin told Patch.
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Einstein's Jury:
"Einstein's Jury tells a fascinating and largely unknown story of how Einstein's revolutionary ideas on the nature of space and time were received, understood, misunderstood, tested and finally confirmed by astronomers of the day, giving birth to relativistic cosmology."--Alan S.McRae, Mathematical Reviews
"Einstein's Jury is a story of true scientific effort and petty human weaknesses and eventualities. It is hard to put down this tale of how American astronomers, equipped with the best instruments in the world, struggled for or against the observational evidence for three experimental consequences of Einstein's theory of general relativity."--József Illy, Isis
"Einstein's Jury is an extremely well researched and readable account of how Einstein's innovative theories were received in the early decades of the twentieth century. The book follows the birth of modern astrophysics from the first trickles off Einstein's pen in 1905 to the emergence of relativistic cosmology in the mid-1930s. . . . Crelinsten's account of Relativity's twenty-year struggle for acceptance by the scientific community is told with all the tension of a well-paced thriller. I have no doubt that professional historians and popular science readers alike will thoroughly enjoy Einstein's Jury."--Gerard McMahon, Astronomy and Space
"Crelinsten charts an important but understudied episode in the history of modern physics: the empirical tests of general relativity. . . . Crelinsten is a believer in details. He diligently documents exchanges of ideas, conducts of experiments, and steps of arguments. He utilizes two kinds of sources. Regarding Einstein and other European physicists, Crelinsten relies on published documents and the secondary literatures. To delineate American astronomers' activities, he uses a lot of unpublished archival substances."--Chen-Pang Yeang, University of Toronto Quarterly
"Crelinsten is to be congratulated on having made a substantial contribution to our understanding of the reception of general relativity by American astronomers, and the central role they played in placing the theory's astronomical predictions beyond doubt."--Andrew Warwick, British Journal for the History of Science
"Crelinsten . . . is a good writer, who, without repeating himself, periodically sums up his discussion and sets things up for the next section so that we always know what to look forward to and are reminded of what we have just learned. . . . I strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in how revolutionary scientific ideas find acceptance within the scientific community."--Naomi Pasachoff, Metascience
"There is no shortage of literature on Einstein and relativity, yet Crelinsten succeeds in providing a novel and fruitful perspective on how Einstein's theory of general relativity was received in its early years. By focusing on the astronomers rather than the physicists, and America rather than Europe, he adds a valuable chapter to the history of modern science in which scientific and social aspects are treated equally and in the same compelling detail."--Helge Kragh, University of Aarhus, Denmark
"Jeffrey Crelinsten has written a wonderful book that fills an important gap in our knowledge of the reception and acceptance of general relativity in the scientific community: he focuses on the crucial role played by astronomers, particularly in the United States. In a fascinating account he describes how general relativity was tested and confirmed and how the new field of relativistic cosmology emerged out of this work. I wish this book had appeared earlier!"--A. J. Kox, University of Amsterdam
"An excellent book, with wonderful gems that arise out of the author's mastery of the literature. It will be enormously useful to Einstein scholars as well as to those interested in the history of astronomy."--Daniel Kennefick, University of Arkansas
"A fascinating and detailed story of the emergence of modern cosmology that reaches back to the debates over the validity of Einstein's theory of general relativity during the early decades of the twentieth century. This is an American tale of pragmatism and empiricism, of eclipse expeditions and of the intrepid spirit of those who built the world's largest astronomical observatories and discovered an expanding universe."--Diana Kormos Buchwald, Einstein Papers Project, Caltech
"An overwhelming accomplishment that surely will have a lasting impact on the history of the subject. So much is laid to rest about the dominance of the 'Eddington' 1919 eclipse result and its resulting PR as to be an eye-opener to many (to most) would-be-historians. [Crelinsten's] research into original sources is powerful and makes the case!"-- Allan R. Sandage, Staff Astronomer Emeritus, The Observatories (Pasadena, CA) Carnegie Institution of Washington
"Since the 1960s, scientists have shown with exquisite precision that Einstein was right about relativity. But for relativity's first two decades (1910-1930), the case for Einstein was hardly a slam dunk. Jeffrey Crelinsten tells the exciting roller-coaster story of the early experimental tests of special and general relativity, from light deflection measurements to ether-drift tests. Believers debated skeptics, but in the end, the jury was swayed by the data. Crelinsten's tale reads like a scientific courtroom thriller."--Clifford Will, Washington University in St. Louis, author of Was Einstein Right?
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Gaily World News Briefs: Entertainment Edition
This week we're highlighting a few lesser known gay characters and themes in pop culture.
These guys are really courting gaymers following some hot interactions in the Dragon Age series.
Ewan McGregor: "I Learned a Lot"
Ewan McGregor feels a little bad about some shortcomings in his previous gay movies like I (Heart) you Philip Morris and Star Wars… Wait, Obi-Wan and Vader weren't a couple?
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Anderson Cooper, CNN personality and Silver Fox, has a series of heartbreaking interviews about the damage that reparative therapy had on a family.
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Big Tough Marines Freaking Over 'Frozen;' Classic [Video]
This is the video that will make your day, ESPECIALLY if you watch until 2 minutes, 20 seconds.
Because the Marine's bosses got mad, he pulled the original clip down. However, it lives on!!
Here's living proof that the movie "Frozen" was immensely successful because it transcended all demographics. Everyone from giggly little kids to battle hardened soldiers enjoyed the story of Elsa and her family.
Here's a group of young Marines enjoying the movie in their downtime at an unnamed military base.
At first, they just seem to be enjoying a song along to the popular song "Let It Go" from the movie. And just when you think, "Good Lord, not another 'Let It Go' video!," all hell breaks loose.
I really want to know what makes them go nuts at that moment. There has to be some sort of inside platoon joke, or something the character does that Marines are familiar with because nothing else can explain a reaction like this.
I also don't know why their superiors wanted this taken down, because it demonstrates the camaraderie the Marines are known for. HOO-RAH!


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I have been on a mission to find better and better espresso lately; lots of reading, experimenting, and visits to coffee shops. I think LA Mill and Intelligentsia locally serve some excellent espresso, but, I find LA Mill to be hyper-prententious with slow service and Intelligentsia hipster pretentious with bad parking and lines. It always feels like I am missing something, or there is some well known rule I am violating when I go to have coffee at either. There is also something about these burgeoning empires that brings them everyday one step closer to Starbucks. I personally have nothing against large corporations or even Starbucks, but direct communication with the person in control is lost in these places. To avoid the pretense, I have been going to The Fix in Echo Park where they serve a nutty, heavy crema espresso in a relaxed atmosphere, but even there, the person pulling the shot has very limited control over the overall experience. Being able to sit with someone who selects the beans, the roaster, and the person pulling the shots lends a personal touch, and a different level of experience that is hard to find. Enter Cafecito Organico.
I read an article about Angel Orozco a while back and loved the story. He learned to roast, was determined to perfect his craft, but kept getting kicked out of his rental apartments when neighbors complained. Finally he set up a permanent roasting facility in Boyle Heights and was selling at farmer's markets. For my home brewing, after a bought really bad batch of Peet's beans, and not getting exactly what I wanted from Intelligentsia Black Cat, or LA Mill Espresso (not to mention the $15/lb price tag,) I decided to search out local roasters. I sent Cafecito an email from their website link and Angel responded that their store was now open at 534 N. Hoover. Right around the corner in Silverlake.
Cafecito has a somewhat busy and surprisingly charming coffee house and retail store which I was told opened in March. There are some baked goods from local bakery Delilah and a number of non-coffee drinks as well as a chalkboard menu of the current coffees. Angel was manning his pump machine and was able to discuss the flavors, the roasting, the grind, and even their resting period after roasting. He offered me a sample of their Calndestino espresso which was very good and of which I bought beans for home brewing ($10/lb.) Angel was a very nice, charming, well spoken, easy to talk to guy. I heartily recommend giving it a try to hang out over a coffee, buy beans for home, or to learn from someone who is involved in every step of the process.


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Bedford, MA, United States, 2010/07/22 - Line Diagnostics Platform Recognized For Outstanding Technology, Contribution to the Advancement of DSL-Based Services. NASDAQ: AWRE
Aware, Inc., a leading provider of DSL test and diagnostics solutions, today announced that its Dr. DSL® Line Diagnostics Platform (LDP) received Frost & Sullivans Product Differentiation Excellence of the Year Award for the DSL Test and Measurement Market. Awares LDP is an advanced software-based test solution that reduces service providers operational expenses and increases revenues by providing the ability to accurately pre-qualify service tiers, rapidly diagnose and resolve customer complaints, and ensure subscriber lines meet performance and stability requirements that are needed for advanced DSL-based services like IPTV.
Awares LDP achieved the top ranking in each category that we used to evaluate DSL test and diagnostics products for this award, said Olga Yashkova, Industry Analyst at Frost & Sullivan. LDPs features, quality, customization, target market focus, and brand recognition make it an excellent choice for DSL operators.
Awares LDP collects standard-compliant chipset-level diagnostics parameters from access devices such as DSLAMs and customer premises equipment. It then uses its advanced interpretation algorithms to convert the raw data into easy-to-understand and actionable results that customer service agents, network operations experts and field technicians can use to rapidly resolve customer complaints. Awares LDP also implements dynamic line management (DLM). This technology automatically scans an operators DSL network to determine the health of individual DSL lines and then adapts DSLAM service profiles to mitigate disturbances that affect customer service and optimize the stability and performance of each subscriber line. Awares LDP supports the recently ratified International Telecommunications Union (ITU) G.996.2 line test standard which defines embedded singed-ended (SELT), dual-ended (DELT) and metallic (MELT) line testing parameters and reference models for DSL networks.
We are pleased to be recognized by Frost & Sullivan for our solution that brings comprehensive DSL service assurance capabilities to the worlds largest broadband access market, said Peter LeBlanc, Vice President at Aware, Inc. LDP is based on Awares 15 years of experience in designing DSL chipsets and systems that, when combined with our focus on test and diagnostics solutions, uniquely position us to deliver software test solutions that will expand the capabilities of DSL networks for decades to come.
Awares LDP and evaluation software are available immediately. More information about Awares Dr. DSL Line Diagnostics Platform can be found at aware.com/ldp.
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I would like to have a lipo performed on my thighs, hips,love handles, lower stomach, inner knees and ankles. and then have a fat grafting procedure to my breast for 1 cup increase and to my cheeks for fullness. As I understand,vaser and smart lipo are great for faster healing and better tightening, but it can not be used for fat transfer. My question is :Can I have vaser done on my legs & have traditional lipo done on abdomenal area, & use that fat for transfer to face & breasts all in one go?
Vaser Liposuction Plus Traditional Lipo and Fat Transfer?
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Vaser Liposuction for Body Contour Improvement and Fat Transfer
Vaser Liposuction can be performed on all of the body areas that you have mentioned. Skin tightening and faster healing can be achieved with the Vaser System. Fat harvested using the Vaser is also viable and can be used for Autologous Fat Transfer for your breast augmentation and face.
Thanks for your question. Best wishes!
Lipo and far injection
First, there are reports showing that vaser fat harvesting is possible. Second there is no strong evidence suggesting that the techniques you mention will improve skin tightening.
Lipo and Fat Transfer
Thank you for your question. Vaser can be used for fat transfer, but laser heats the cells too much. Vaser can be used for all areas, and fat transferred from the surgeons choice. I hope this helps.
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THURSDAY, Sept. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Chronically depressed patients with persistent symptoms can benefit significantly over the long term from a program of low-intensity depression disease management, according to a study in the September/October issue of the Annals of Family Medicine.
Michael S. Klinkman, M.D., of the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor, and colleagues evaluated the Depression in Primary Care (DPC) intervention, which involved low-intensity depression disease management. The DPC was introduced in five primary care practices in the University of Michigan Health System, while five matched practices were used as controls. The researchers compared Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8) scores and other outcomes for 728 patients enrolled in the DPC program and 78 patients receiving usual care.
Compared to usual-care patients, the investigators found that the mean change in the PHQ-8 score was better for DPC patients at six, 12, and 18 months. Also, the percentage of DPC enrollees in remission at those time points was greater than for the usual-care group: at six months, 43.4 and 33.3 percent, respectively (P = .11); at 12 months, 52.0 and 33.9 percent, respectively (P = .012); and at 18 months, 49.2 and 27.3 percent, respectively (P = .004). After controlling for age, sex, ethnicity, baseline severity, and comorbid medical illness, the researchers confirmed that DPC participants had a significantly greater reduction in depressive symptoms over 18 months.
"The DPC intervention produced sustained improvement in clinical outcomes over 18 months in a cohort of chronically depressed patients with persistent symptoms despite active treatment," the authors write.
Study authors disclosed financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies.
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In 2012, the number of women serving in the U.S. Senate reached a historic high: 20 out of 100.
And so we continue to debate about the low representation of women in political office, and the debate continues to hinge on the differences between men and women: Some argue that women are unsuited for political office because they're naturally less assertive and dominant than men; others claim that women are better suited for modern leadership roles because they're more compassionate than their male peers.
But a new study suggests that the public doesn't associate female politicians with stereotypically feminine qualities at all. When women enter political office, we stop seeing them like women everywhere else.
In "Measuring Stereotypes of Female Politicians," published in Political Psychology this month, political scientists Monica Schneider and Angela Bos surveyed a group of students about the traits they associate with women in general, and the characteristics they ascribe to female politicians specifically.
They found that while over 90 percent of respondents described women as feminine, emotional, motherly and beautiful, they were far less likely to associate female politicians with those traits. Eighty-four percent of participants described women as "gorgeous."
None of them said the same of female politicians. Female politicians didn't even benefit from those stereotypes -- like compassion and sensitivity -- that are often cited as potential advantages for women in office. Ninety-one percent of people described women in general as "compassionate," but only 21 percent described female politicians that way.
And female politicians weren't associated with stereotypically masculine traits -- like leadership, competence, confidence, assertiveness and charisma -- either.
You'd think that "leader" would be a defining characteristic for any politician, but only 39 percent of participants described female politicians with that term; 93 percent of them described male politicians that way. Women in politics were, however, more likely to be described as "uptight" and "dictatorial."
Meanwhile, stereotypes of male politicians generally fall in line with stereotypes about men in general. The students saw men as competitive, driven leaders, and they said the same of male pols.
Only when it came to stereotypically masculine physical traits -- like "muscular" and "athletic" -- did the perception of male politicians fail to conform to the wider male type.
What is going on here? Schneider and Bos suggest that "despite gains in the percentage of politicians who are female, there may still not be enough women in office for voters to form a consensus of stereotypical qualities."
We don't know what female politicians are like -- we aren't able to generalize them -- because we don't know enough of them. But the utter mismatch between stereotypes of women in general and stereotypes of women in office also speaks to Americans' begrudging acceptance of this very low level of women in power.
We might be OK with letting 20 women serve in the U.S. Senate, as long as their political representation doesn't threaten our conception of most women, who are still expected to fulfill their feminine duties of raising children and looking pretty.
At some point, you'd hope that the growing representation of women in political office would start to influence the stereotypical traits we associate with all women. But that would require us to actually see female leaders as . . . leaders.
-- Amanda Hess is a writer and editor in Los Angeles. She blogs for Slate's DoubleX on sex, science and health. Tweet at her amandahess.


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Walking through the adoptable cat room, you will see that we have a number of lovely older adult cats that have been with us quite a while.
While they do their best to remain hopeful, it is tough on them. Our volunteers make sure they get out of their cat condos every day but that really isn't anything like having a home of your own.
We have a few special volunteers who, in Lorax fashion, speak for those who cannot speak for themselves by creating mini-biographies to help shelter pets get adopted. One who speaks for the cats gives us this about Vivienne -- a six-year-old, pewter gray furred, bright-eyed beauty just waiting to be discovered by the right someone:
"I came to the shelter when my owner passed away. I really miss them. I'm still waiting some wonderful person to adopt me and give me a loving home again.
"I am a very pretty kitty, not really glamorous but certainly classic. I have a slight kink in my tail; I think it adds to my character.
"At first I might seem shy but don't let my initial bashfulness fool you. I'm just nervous because I'm not used to being at the shelter. Just give me five minutes to see that you are not scary at all and you'll see the lovebug that I really am.
"As you pat me, I will look up at you adoringly and give you loving eye blinks. If you stop petting me, I will gently head butt your hand to politely remind you that I'm ready for more pats. I'm hoping to find a home with someone who enjoys lap time as much as I do. Loud noises can startle me, so I would like a home that isn't too busy.
"If you would like a little loving lap-warmer for yourself, come and meet me at the Santa Cruz Animal Shelter. I promise you won't regret it."
If you are interested in adopting a pet, becoming a volunteer or a foster home, or are looking for a lost pet, visit the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter. We are so grateful for donations, which help support and sustain the important programs and services we provide. Donations are tax-deductible (Tax ID# 90-0039494).
The Santa Cruz shelter at 2200 Seventh Avenue is open noon to 7 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday and closed on Mondays. The Watsonville shelter at 580 Airport Blvd. is open 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday, closed noon to 1 p.m. for lunch. Call 454 7303, ext. 0, for more information.


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Disclaimer: I do not own the fever series. They belong to Karen Marie Moning.
Chapter one:
"Mom, where did all the albums go?" Mac asked as she put an empty box to fill in front of the closet in her parents bedroom. She looked around but the closet was completely empty.
"Mac, honey, I have them packed away." Rainey called from the kitchen, where she was packing all the china and kitchen ware.
"Thanks Mom!" Mac looked to see if she had missed anything left to pack away in the remaining empty boxes.
Mackalya Lane was officially moving. Jack and Rainey Lane had decided to move to Ireland, more precisely Dublin. They had to live close to Mac. So this was a big move from Ashton to Dublin. Mac was still living in the bookstore close to Jericho Barrons. Mac was officially the proud owner of Barrons Books & Baubles.
The Unseelie were still out there but most had returned back to their prison. The world had emerged from the chaos, all claiming that the 'dark days' were over. The Seelie Fae were trying to find a new queen. They were trying to find the next high power, now that V'lane was gone. The Keltars are sorting out their own problem: Christian. They have no idea but it's suspected he's turning into a Fae. Ryodan and his club is booming in business as tourism in Dublin is on the rise again. Temple Bar is filling up quickly once again. Everyone is recovering and returning to the way things were. Jayne and his men are returning the justice system to Dublin. Thankfully, they have stopped eating unseelie. Kat has become the new Haven Mistress and a fine one at that. Mackayla had also secured her own position among the Haven members. Mac hadn't heard from Dani in a while, not since the war was over. Jericho Barrons was still in his garage behind the bookstore. He drops by everyday in the bookstore while Mac works. Mac had changed since the day she first stepped in Dublin to find her sister's killer. She had changed and now she was stronger and much smarter.
"Everything's packed. Remember, our flight's leaving tonight at seven." Jack Lane announced coming through the front door.
Mac looked at the black watch on her wrist- 6:15. We're leaving Ashford for good. Mac thought. She was sad at leaving her hometown. She had gone to all her favorite and memorable places the day before. She had remembered so many things from the years past when the world was perfect and Alina was still around.
And soon it was time to leave for the airport. Mac looked back at the house. I'll never forget. Blowing a kiss, Mac left towards the ca. Jack, Rainey and Mac looked at their beloved house one last time before departing to the airport.
Mac opened the door of BB &B. her parents were in their newly bought house. Mac set down her luggage turned and closed the door. She was turning the last of the deadbolts when two arms wrapped around her.
"Welcome home, Mac" Jericho greeted Mac as he lowered his head to the crook of Mac's shoulder and neck.
"I'm back." Mac put her hands on Jericho's arms and closed her eyes.
A moment later Jericho pulled back and picked her up. "Now, let's go." Barrons carried Bridal style to their room. Mac laughed but let the man carry the to their room for the night and possible up-coming day.
A/N- An extremely short chapter... I know. But this is just the beginning.


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Kirk Ferentz calls them Ricky Stanzi's Kodak moments, and Stanzi had an album full of them last season for Iowa.
Stanzi made his share of mistakes in his first year as the Hawkeyes' starting quarterback, but he also showed impressive poise to bounce back virtually every time.
After committing a total of five turnovers (two interceptions, three fumbles) in consecutive losses to Northwestern and Michigan State, Stanzi steadied himself in wins against Indiana and Wisconsin. The sophomore endured a miserable performance at Illinois (2 INTs, lost fumble returned for a touchdown), only to lead Iowa to a season-defining win against then-No. 3 Penn State the following week.
The Penn State game brought out both the worst and the best of Stanzi. He had an interception and a lost fumble turn into 10 points for the Nittany Lions, but responded to lead three Hawkeyes scoring drives in the final 25 minutes.
"The interception against Penn State was about as ugly as you can throw," Ferentz said. "I guess you could kind of see one of our guys in there, but it was through three or four of their guys. And then the Illinois thing, I've seen those situations just implode negatively for you. But both those instances, he just came right back and played and did a good job.
"That's something that's hard to teach anybody or give anybody. He really has that gene, that trait. That's a good starting point."
Iowa knows Stanzi can bounce back when things go south, but whether he can avoid difficult situations in the first place will largely shape how the team performs this season. Stanzi no longer has Shonn Greene in the backfield, and with wideout Andy Brodell and tight end Brandon Myers gone, the junior quarterback will face increased pressure to make plays.
Though Stanzi must limit turnovers and become more consistent in the red zone -- Iowa came up empty nine times last year, the second-highest total in the league -- he has no plans to overhaul his approach.
"It's just being conscious of what you're doing out there," he said. "I know there's been times when I've turned the ball over too much. That's obvious. You can write that down as a stat. At the same time, it's not going to change my style of play because if I start doing that, you're pulling back from something that helps you make some plays."
Stanzi not only can feed off of Iowa's strong finish to the 2008 campaign, but the way he evolved from week to week and, in some cases, quarter to quarter.
"I've tried to tell myself that before we go into each game, 'You're not going to play perfect, even though you'd like to. Mistakes will be made, but the most important thing is how you're going to respond to those,'" Stanzi said. "At times, you expect things to go bad. Like one thing goes bad, it's a slippery slope, everything's just going to fall apart.
"But when you're able to respond and you've got great guys around you on offense and a heck of a defense to back you up, it makes it a lot easier."
Stanzi split time with returning starter Jake Christensen for Iowa's first four games before taking over the top job for good in Week 5 against Northwestern. Greene's dominant running and the nation's fifth-ranked scoring defense eased the burden on the sophomore signal-caller, who had his share of growing pains
Such a luxury no longer exists for Stanzi, but he's comfortable with the leadership load this fall.
"Last year, he was battling it out for the first couple games and the first half of the season, really, so he didn't really step up and become that leader," left tackle Bryan Bulaga said. "But from when he stepped in during the winter and now, he's the true leader of the team. He's doing a great job taking that role
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What More Can Possibly Go Wrong!! (Vent!)
Decorating By lomfise Updated 1 Feb 2010 , 7:02am by kiwigal81
I've been in the kitchen most of today, both cooking and baking, but it seems to me that everything I've done has gone wrong!
My white cake isn't white, it's yellow, and it wasn't baked through when I split it, I dropped a bowl of raspberry filling to the floor (think pink!), the turkey I cooked for salad for lunch tomorrow wasn't cooked through either when I cut it, the red cabbage for the same salad was rotten when I cut it and the radishes weren't too good either.
Then I attempted a loop bow for a cake tomorrow, but I hadn't made enough loops and the ones I had just wouldn't stay in place no matter what I did.
The drop - the one thing that almost made me lie on the floor kicking and screaming - was that my chocolate ganache curdled when I whipped it. I've made this recipe several times without problems, but today it just wouldn't work.
And now it smells like I've burned my dinner... I'm going to bed
ouch...... what a day! Hope you have sweet dreams and a much better day tomorrow!!!
I'm so sorry you've had such a horrid day! Rest well and I hope tomorrow is much, much better!!!
Don't ask questions like that - that's almost asking for something else to go wrong
Sorry you had such bad luck all day. Tomorrow will be better....
Hopefully you're not 'snowed in' like me...
Might try getting up on the "other side" of the bed in the morning. Good luck
Some days you just feel like asking ................ WHYYYYY ME
LOL - I console myself with the thought that if it was my neighbour she probably would have thrown the towell in by now -
No doubt everything you touch today will turn to gold - which just makes yesterday even more puzzling hang in there - it can only go up from here -
Smile - tears just make it harder to see your creations
OOoohhh noooo!!! Well, if it's any consolation I think we all get one those days every once in awhile. At first I chalked it to me paying my dues, time in the trenches. Now I think they are thrown my way to humble me every now and then. Doesn't make it easier though. No ma'am! Not when you are looking at that cake going "How can I salvage this!" When you know you can't. Have to rebake. Wait to cool...ugh. And the dropped filling...and the meat and veggies.... no no no!!!
Hope it's all better day 2!
At least you know that WE all understand!
Cheer up! I had a weekend that way too...nothing was going right...but it turned out alright in the end. You're not alone...we all have days like this.
Oh no! I'm so sorry you had such a rough day. I hope tomorrow is much better for you.
Might try getting up on the "other side" of the bed in the morning. Good luck
But my bed is the end of a room, walled in on three sides, there is only one side I can get up on
No seriously, I went to bed in a horrible mood, but now it's monday morning and I do feel a little bit better.
I'll try to salvage the loop bow when I get home from work, and cross my fingers that the cake waiting for me at home will be a piece of cake (pun intended ) to decorate.
Thanks guys for your encouragement, what would I do without you?
Here's to a better day from beginning to end!
Here's to a better day.
You make lovely cakes. I'm sure today will be better


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NFL Week 15: Tolbert gets revenge in Panthers win, plus other local performers
Mon, 17 Dec 2012 03:12:15 GMT —
Mike Tolbert scored a pair of touchdowns against his former team, and led the Carolina Panthers to a 31-7 win over the San Diego Chargers.
Tolbert played his first four seasons in San Diego after he was signed as a free agent out of Coastal Carolina. Tolbert became a free agent again, following the 2011 season. He said the Chargers offered him plenty of money to stay, but that the San Diego front office angered him during negotiations. Tolbert was signed by the Panthers in March.
Tolbert was asked if he had a chip on his shoulder to beat San Diego, Big Mike said, "â??Absolutely. A whole bag of chips. There was a whole bag of chips.â??
Tolbert had nine carries for 40 yards and two TD's against San Diego. He also caught two passes for 24 yards. Another former CCU star, Josh Norman, made one tackle for the Panthers.
In other NFL action, ex-Lamar High lineman John Abraham had two tackles for the Atlanta Falcons in a 34-0 victory over the New York Giants.
Former Coastal Carolina wide receiver Jerome Simpson had four catches for 27 yards for the Minnesota Vikings in a 36-22 win over the St. Louis Rams.
Marlboro County High product Robert Ayers had one sack and two quarterback hits for the Denver Broncos in a 34-17 win over the Baltimore Ravens.
Buffalo Bills back-up quarterback Tyler Thigpen out of Coastal Carolina completed 3-of-5 passes for 30 yards in a 50-17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
2003 WPDE Zoneman winner Lawrence Timmons, who played high school football at Wilson, had six tackles, including a sack for the Pittsburgh Steelers in a 27-24 overtime loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
Another Wilson grad, Justin Durant, had three tackles for the Detroit Lions in a 38-10 loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
On Thursday night, former Carvers Bay standout Robert Geathers, Jr. had two tackles for the Cincinnati Bengals in a 34-13 win over the Philadelphia Eagles.


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The main issue I have with post game coverage is the general lack of personality conveyed by the majority of the league. The NHL has some of the classiest athletes and coaches in all of professional sports, but sometimes you just want to hear someone go off.
No canned responses about "working hard", "winning the battles" and "staying focusedagainst a desperate team" (the Stars reeked of desperation and went home alone Friday night, with no points). I would love it if there was a bit more colour in those interviews and players said what they were really thinking.
Stuff like this:
Head Coach Glen Gulutzan – "We've played those guys a lot in the last few weeks, and if there is one thing we've learned, it's that they are considerably better than us".
Kari Lehtonen – "Mentally I just wasn't there tonight. I was on a tropical beach paradise… getting scored on by Andrew f&#ing Alberts".
Richard Bachman – "I know I'm short, and I'm happy to come in and help out, but I could've done without the "aww he's adorable" comments from the Vancouver fans… and a few of my meaner teammates."
Steve Ott – "I chip in with a goal, and Jake Dowell is the only other guy who can get one?! Steve Ott is not impressed".
Mike Ribeiro – "The Schneider dude is a friggin mutant. He's like Magneto only instead of being able to manipulate metal and various alloys, he controls rubber. I mean… comics are for nerds. JOCKS RULE!"
Vern Fiddler – "I continued my streak of awesome Kevin Bieksa impressions by not showing up at all tonight, but you've seen this one before".
Head Coach Alain Vigneault – "If you try enough combinations, eventually you'll strike gold. Next time we're in a scoring slump, expect the top line to be Henrik, Alberts and a picture of Stan Smyl. And they'll get 8 points. BOOM!" (drops mic, raises arms, leaves room)
Cory Schneider – "I don't think I'll play tomorrow. I have a feeling I'll wake up with a stiff back from carrying this team the last few games".
Roberto Luongo – "Yeah, a stiff neck kept me out of this game tonight. Been hanging my head in sadness since Cory's shutout the other night. Two goals against tonight? I should be good to go tomorrow".
Henrik Sedin – "Big 3 point night. To all those doubters who said it was impossible for me to win the Art Ross trophy this year… you're probably right. But still, I'm an assist machine that runs on lingonberry jam and vengeance".
Maxim Lapierre – "Big 3 point night. To all those doubters who said it was impossible for me to get 3 points in a game… you can suck it!"
Chris Higgins – "There isn't enough room on the stat sheet for my results if I ever get a shot on the top line. There aren't even enough stats".
Alex Burrows – "HAM just cut up the AMEX card. Next step: get a cooler name".
Zack Kassian – "Tough to get bumped off the first line, but that just goes to show you: When you get an opportunity, capitalize on it. If you don't, and you get four more, for the love of god do something!"
Manny Malhotra – "Andrew Alberts was the only one who attended my goal scoring clinic earlier this week. Do you guys wanna talk about my big goal against LA? The one week anniversary is coming up".
Andrew Alberts – "Last time I scored, Tiger Woods had a healthy marriage".
Dale Weise – "I wanted that penalty shot call. It was in the bank, I've spent the last 6 weeks working on my move. It's a backhand".
Sami Salo – "Rawr! Frankensalo back. Friend good. Fire bad. Goal timely."
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[Back to Modern Europe Syllabus]
Paul Halsall
Modern Western Civilization
Class 5: Another Way: England, Holland, and America
I. Introduction
II. Elizabeth I (1558-1603) - Practical Constitutionalism
NB: Great age of literature in England - Shakespeare, Spencer,
Jonson, Webster.
III. The Stuart Family - Attempted Absolutism
They promoted absolutism and the Divine Right of Kings.
James VI A Trew Law of Free Monarchies 1598
- advocated the Divine Right of kings to rule.
A. Problems Faced by the Stuart Kings
Side result:
The Establishment of English Colonies in North America
One result of dissatisfaction of some with Stuart government was the establishment of colonies of the disaffected and the enterprising in North America
a. The Colonies
b. The Settlers
c. Colonial Society
d. Colonial Government
IV. The English Civil War 1642-49
V. The Commonwealth 1649-1660
VI. The Restoration 1660-
VII. James II & VII (1685-1688)
VIII. 1688 - The Glorious Revolution
IX. The Hanoverians
X. The Establishment of Political Stability
Control of Patronage was the issue.
Robert Walpole (1676-1745) becomes first in long series of Prime
Ministers from about 1720 until 1742.
XI. Why did Kings in England Fail to Become Absolute Monarchs?
XII. The Netherlands
A. Dutch Wars with Spain
B. The United Provinces
C. Social and Economic Issues
D. The Dutch Golden Age
E. The Atlantic Economy
XIV. Theoretical Elaboration of Constitutionalism
A. Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan
Absolutism defended as rational, not by divine right
B. John Locke, Two Treatises on Government
|Side Result of European Conflicts: The Slave Trade
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Sustainable farm development in Otago
David and Sarah Smith, who farm steep hill country in East Otago, are enthusiastic advocates of environmental planning, but that has not slowed down an intensive programme of sustainable development on their 1436ha Mt Watkins and Lancewood properties.
The couple are equity partners in the business with David's parents, Rex and Glenys, maintaining strong family connections to both farms on either side of the north branch of the Waikouaiti River.
Earlier this year they won the Donaghy's Farm Stewardship Award, the Meridian Energy Excellence Award and the Alliance Quality Livestock Award in the 2014 Ballance Farm Environment Awards.
Judges commented that the Smiths were "an enthusiastic young couple with a strong desire to succeed and a real focus on sustainable development".
This month the farm hosted two environment planning workshop visits organised by Beef+Lamb NZ.
The couple first entered the Ballance awards four years ago to benchmark their development.
"The feedback has been phenomenal," David Smith says. "That's where the idea for a wetland has come from and it has spurred us on to what we are doing now."
The encouragement they received from judges and other contestants inspired them to develop a 7.6ha wetland, including two ponds of open water covering 1.5ha, excluding stock from two small streams flowing through a very wet area.
"We got a very good grant from the Game Bird Habitat Trust. They paid for half the dam construction costs at the time which was quite significant, otherwise we couldn't have done it."
They applied for a Queen Elizabeth II Trust covenant to protect the wetland, sharing the cost of fencing with the trust. They then captured female freshwater crayfish (koura) from a creek on the farm and transferred them into the ponds, where they are thriving.
Smith says there is no financial gain from retiring the wetland, but it does give his family the personal satisfaction of enhancing the value of the property and the benefit of fencing off waterways.
This winter the focus is on fencing off 2.3km of river boundary along the north branch of the Waikouaiti River between both properties.
Their timing could hardly have been better. This month the Otago Regional Council launched a unique regional water plan which firmly places the onus on landowners to take responsibility for water quality leaving their properties.
While there was no obligation on the Smiths to fence off their river boundaries, their decision to do so has put them well ahead of the game by keeping stock out of the river and making both farms easier to manage.
The Waikouaiti River has a large, fast-draining catchment drawing water from as far away as Macraes Flat. The river floods regularly, frequently knocking out flood gates and allowing stock access to the river.
Initially the decision to fence it off was a management tool to control stock, but when Smith heard the council's water plan was going ahead several years ago, he decided "it was a good place to start".
"We leased the Lancewood property for a start and my first reaction was to fence it off," he says. "We don't want stock in the river anyway."
He says he thinks the river is in good health, with no didymo. The family swims in it in summer and it has a good population of endangered long-finned eels, trout and other native fish in the tributaries.
The Smiths have received a biodiversity grant from the Dunedin City Council this winter to plant out flax and toetoe along the river frontage while weed spraying is an on-going annual task to control gorse and broom which used to grow down to the water's edge.
Since they purchased the 510ha Lancewood property, the Smiths have pushed a 2.5km all-weather access track from the river to a new set of yards up on the ridge.
The family runs 4000 perendale-texel ewes, 1000 hoggets and between 450 and 500 friesian bulls, which are generally finished in spring as 2 -year-olds but can be sold off the property during dry seasons, giving them plenty of flexibility to drop stock numbers quickly if required.
They have ambitious plans to develop 180ha of unproductive browntop and tussock over the next three years and have just completed the first 57ha block with an aerial programme sowing a swede crop for next winter, followed by rape and grass.
Both farms are too steep to feed out balage, so they rely on swedes in winter and rape, grass and lucerne in summer. A few years ago they established 100ha of lucerne on the dry, northern faces despite advice that it would never grow in East Otago. The ewes are lambed on lucerne and both the lambs and bulls are finished on directly grazed lucerne.
While the programme of intensive development in tandem with environmental sustainability has been a huge undertaking, Smith says it is very much an on-going team effort with Sarah closely involved in the programme.
After they finish fencing off the main river, next on the agenda is to look at ways to keep stock out of the smaller creeks and tributaries on the farm.
- NZ Farmer