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As committed as we are to open standards, there's no better place for us to be at then O'Reilly's Open Source Convention 2010. We have an extensive schedule of speaking sessions and other events. If you're in Portland, we'd love to meet you and talk all things open source and cloud computing. Make sure to follow the talk from @rackcloud. Here's a schedule snapshot:
The Gearman Cookbook
Eric Day, Sr. Systems Architect, The Rackspace Cloud
Cloud Computing – Monday, July 19 – 1:30 pm Location: D 139/140
Hands-on Cassandra
Eric Evans, Systems Architect, The Rackspace Cloud
Databases – Tuesday, July 20 – 1:30 pm Location: Portland 256
Cloudy Futures? The Role of Open Source in Creating Competitive Markets
Rick Clark, Project Lead, The Rackspace Cloud
Cloud Summit – Tuesday, July 20 – 3:50 pm Location: Portland Ballroom
The Debate – Open Source and the Cloud
Panel Discussion – Rick Clark, Neil Levine, Marten Mickos & James Urquhart
Cloud Summit – Tuesday, July 20 – 4:10 pm Location: Portland Ballroom
How to Build a Large, Distributed System to Operate at Scale
Will Reese, Cloud Files Architect, The Rackspace Cloud
Products & Services – Wednesday, July 21 – 10:40 am Location: E141
Using Drizzle
Eric Day, Sr. Systems Architect, The Rackspace Cloud
Databases – Wednesday, July 21 – 11:30 am Location: Portland 255
Keynote: Open Source Cloud
Lew Moorman, Rackspace Chief Strategy Officer
Keynote – Thursday, July 22nd – 10am Location: Portland Ballroom
Meet & Geek
Come Talk The Talk…If You Can Write The Code. Develop The Future With Us.
Join Racker recruiters, developers and the cloud team for free food and an open bar
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What Makes a Cool Dog Name
What really makes a dog name cool is the aptness of the name tag. If your dog is a Black Labrador then ChocoPuff for example is not such a good name to give, if you know what I mean. Yet Blackie becomes a common adjective not a cool name to give to such a wonderful good looking dog. When you are naming your dog, do not just base it on the way your dog looks, interact with your dog, give it some of your precious time, basically get to know your dog well and then assessing on its character, behavior and lastly appearance, take a call and give it the name it deserves.
Like if your pup has an energetic personality, full of life and gives you that comfy vibe, then you can name your dog Joy which totally describes its true being and actually is quite a cool name. But not always can you name your dog just based on how it behaves. Some pointers which you can keep in mind while giving your pet dog the perfect name.
First of all never call your dog a name which rhymes with any regular command such as "down", "sit" or even "stay". Then it would not be great to name your dog after a close friend like maybe your friend Matt. Just imagine how awkward it would be when you greet your dear friend Matt and introduce him to your dog Matt! And who knows how your friend may actually feel when he hears his name being used to call out your pet dog.
Avoid Embarrassing Names: so to avoid such embarrassing and uneasy positions, you can name your pet dog maybe after the team you support or a sport personality or even maybe some sporty terms which represent your dog's personality. You can even name your dog after the name of a god from Greek, Roman, Egyptian or even Indian mythology. Wouldn't it be cool to call your dog "Pluto", "Mars", "Cupid", "Juno", or "Isis", "Indra" or "Troy".
You can even give your dog a name after the seasons, Mother Nature, simply the environment around you, such as "Gaia", "Misty," "Dewdrop", "Snow", "Violet", "Dusty", "Storm", "Tornado" only to name a few from the immense collection. You can even name your dog after favourite food say for example" Cupcake", "Muffin", "Blueberry", "Ginger", "Hot Dog" just like Jughead! Or why not name your canine pal after your favourite comic book, like "Archie", "Jughead", "Betty", "Reggie", "Bruce", "Moose" or even "Haddock" just to name a few. Your dog name should not be difficult to pronounce like "Pocahontas" or "Pina Colada", it should be short and breezy. Your dog and you have to live with the name until it is the time to depart from each other. So your dog is name is not just about being cool and oozing with confidence it is also personal and emotional. Choose a name your dog deserves, for it will always be cool for you and your pet!

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EDITORIAL NOTE: This blog post was originally published on the Huffington Post.
Next week marks the 48th anniversary of the passage of one of the nation's most historically effective civil rights statutes, the monumental Voting Rights Act of 1965(VRA). Prompted by the civil rights movement, the Voting Rights Act ensures that every American citizen, regardless of race or language, has equal access to the vote. When President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the legislation into law on August 6, 1965, he called the day ''a triumph for freedom." ''This law covers many pages,'' he said, ''but the heart of the act is plain: Wherever, by clear and objective standards, states and counties are using regulations... to deny the right to vote, then they will be struck down."
And for nearly half a century, the Voting Rights Act has done just that, striking down attempts at voter suppression and helping to ensure that our voting system is fair, free and accessible. Over the past four decades, the VRA has helped the U.S. Department of Justice block hundreds of racially discriminatory voting measures in communities across the country. But in June, the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the VRA, weakening our right to vote -- what President Ronald Reagan called the "crown jewel of our liberties" when advocating for the reauthorization of the VRA in 1982 -- and putting the nation's democratic system at great risk.
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MIDLOC: Introducing the Militarized Interstate Dispute Location dataset
The Militarized Interstate Dispute Location (MIDLOC) dataset addresses a significant lacuna in the empirical literature on the geography of interstate conflict: the dearth of location-level data. This dataset provides details of the geographic location of Militarized Interstate Dispute (MID) onsets between 1816 and 2001. These data on locations are available at both the dispute-level (for 1816-2001) and the incident-level (for 1993-2001). This article briefly identifies the motivation behind this data-collection project, details some of the coding procedures followed in assembling the MIDLOC dataset, and then offers some mapped visualizations of the variance in this dataset across time. These maps are designed, in part, to stimulate additional hypothesis derivation in work on the geography of conflict. The data are then employed to offer a geographic assessment of the proposition that democracies tend to conduct the majority of their conflicts on their opponents' territories. The article then concludes with a discussion of some additional potential applications of the MIDLOC dataset.
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The History of a Lottery Game that was Seldom Won
Lotto Extra was offered as part of the United Kingdom National Lottery's portfolio of games between 2000 and 2006. A demand model for the game is estimated and used to illustrate a discussion of why sales of the game fell steadily to the point where it was no longer viable. Emphasis is placed on the lack of minor prizes and the long sequences of weeks when no one won the jackpot (and only) prize
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LOS GATOS, Calif., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- NeoGuide Systems, Inc., a developer of technology to prevent and treat colorectal cancer, today announced that it received FDA 510(k) clearance to market its NeoGuide Endoscopy System. The system is designed to enhance physician control of the colonoscope and to eliminate looping, the principle reason why conventional colonoscopy procedures are painful, time consuming, and difficult.
"FDA clearance of our platform product - the first computer-assisted colonoscope - represents a significant milestone for both NeoGuide and this area of medicine," said Amir Belson, M.D., co-founder and president of NeoGuide. "It is the result of years of research and development by an extremely dedicated team. We look forward to working with gastroenterologists to greatly improve their ability to screen, treat and diagnose colorectal cancer."
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, yet it is highly preventable. Colonoscopy is considered the gold standard for CRC screening as it is the only screening method that allows the physician to inspect the entire colon and remove adenomatous polyps, the non-cancerous growths that have the potential to develop into colorectal cancer. Studies have shown that the vast majority of CRC cases can be prevented by screening colonoscopy and the removal of polyps.
In conventional colonoscopy, a flexible endoscope is inserted into the colon, which is essentially a flexible and highly tortuous tube. Advancing the colonoscope displaces the colon and stretches the surrounding tissue, a phenomenon known as looping. Unlike conventional scopes, the NeoGuide colonoscope is built out of multiple segments that can be actively controlled. As the physician inserts the NeoGuide scope, the system automatically creates a three-dimensional map of the colon and then directs these segments to follow the path taken by the tip.
According to Dr. Bergein F. Overholt, President of Gastrointestinal Associates, P.C. in Knoxville, Tennessee, "Looping is one of the most difficult challenges for physicians performing colonoscopy. It makes the procedure difficult to teach and to perform, can cause patient discomfort, and adds time to the procedure. By addressing this challenge, NeoGuide's Endoscopy System could make a significant difference in patient care and in the practice of gastroenterologists."
In September 2005, NeoGuide successfully completed its initial clinical study with the system at Klinikum der Stadt Ludwigshafen in Ludwigshafen, Germany. Results of the study will be presented at the 2006 Digestive Disease Week (DDW) meeting in May. The company has also conducted extensive studies demonstrating the safety of the system and the potential to reduce looping in various bench top models.
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NeoGuide Systems was founded in 2000 with the mission to transform the way endoscopic procedures are conducted. The company is developing technology designed to revolutionize the way physicians visualize and deliver therapies within the body. Representing a significant departure in the way colonoscopies are performed, the NeoGuide Endoscopy System offers physicians more control through advanced features. NeoGuide is privately held and backed by Versant Ventures, Utah Ventures, 3i, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Arboretum Ventures, DC Capital, SBV and The Angel's Forum/Halo Fund. For more information, please visit the company's website at http://www.neoguidesystems.com.
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Work has been started on the building of a "Socialist model town" in Bureya, the Jewish region in Siberia, for occupation by the Jewish immigrants coming to Bureya from abroad (most of them Russian subjects, who emigrated from Russia years ago), according to the plans of Professor Charles Kunze, of the Department of Sociology of Columbia University in New York, who came to Bureya two years ago, with the expedition of experts sent out to Bureya by the American Jewish Labour Organisation for promoting Jewish colonisation in the Soviet countries, the Icor, after which the new town is being named.
The township will be built between the two Jewish Communes, Icor and Tichonskoy Oktiabr, on the site of a forest which is being cleared to provide room for roads, building plots, etc. It is intended to be a combination of agricultural and industrial activity, providing employment for between five and six thousand people. The plan envisages 25 to 30 buildings of 100 rooms each, all fitted as bed-rooms, since it is intended that the whole life of the inhabitants otherwise will be arranged on communal lines; food will be cooked in communal kitchens and eaten in communal restaurants. There will be communal laundries, and communal children's homes. The most modern installations are to be provided in water-supply, drainage, electric lighting, telephone, radio, etc. The schools will be graded upward from the elementary school to the technical high school. A preserves factory employing 1,500 workers, a locksmith workshop for 50 workers, a furniture factory, a building works and a butter and cheese factory are among the industrial enterprises planned.
There is also to be a belt of agricultural settlements surrounding the township, and provision is to be made for 2,000 cattle, 2,000 pigs, and 50,000 poultry.
Ten per cent. of the plan is to be carried into effect by the end of the present year, 40 per cent. during the next year, and it is projected that the whole plan should be completed in 1933.
The State has allocated one million roubles for carrying out the plan, and the Icor is to provide the machinery.
Difficulties are already being experienced, however, owing to the serious shortage of labour and machinery. The ten per cent. quota laid down for the present year requires 200 workers, while there are only 100 available, and there seems no likelihood of the plan being carried out even remotely according to schedule.


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My husband is newly interested in raising grapes for wine- he'd love this cake! thank you so much for sharing!!!
What a great shower theme. This is a great cake for that theme....I really like that episode.
How did you do the sides of the barrel? They look great.
Awesome cake.
Awesome wood! So detailed....can you share how you did it?
Thanks everyone, I just covered the sides with fondant and with a ruler measured the width of the boards I wanted and made the wood grain with a toothpick totally random.


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Since I can remember, I have always been taken, by a person's facial features (symmetry and contours). But, as much as I am fascinated by a person's aesthetic beauty, having the inner beauty to compliment, can only complete the package. This is why my need to connect each person's personality and lifestyle plays such a vast role in my balancing act of; conceptual beauty and keeping
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Upon meeting my clients for the first time, I like to get a feel for who you are, and what it is you want to achieve with your look (hair cut or color). A lot of my clients come to me with a picture in hand, asking me to make them look exactly like the person in the picture. But, not every shade of color is adept to everyone's personal skin tone, nor are all hairstyles. *Which is why, I firmly believe in educating my clients about their hair. As your Hairstylist, I am here to educate you on what works best for your hair type and skin tone. I am here to guide you and help you to understand the science and art behind your hair...


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South Vietnam - Command Structure
From the outset command and control of the South Vietnamese defense forces was less than satisfactory. President Diem appointed the Secretary of State for National Defense who in turn supervised the activities of the General Staff chief and several special sub-departments. The General staff chief, in turn, supervised the Army staff and, through it, the military regions and the field commands. In practice the system was beset by conflicting, duplicating channels of command and communications and by duplicate offices or agencies with overlapping interests. To further complicate matters, various major agencies of the Department of National Defense were installed in widely separated areas, so as to hamper coordination, rapid staff action, and decision-making.
Problems resulting from this command structure were frequent. Often a division commander would receive orders from both the corps commander (who should have been his undisputed boss) and the region commander in whose region his division was stationed. In another case, branch (infantry, armor, and so forth) chiefs would give orders to units of their branches while the units in question were assigned to field commands. Perhaps the most flagrant case involved the President himself, who, using his radio net from a van in the garden of the presidential palace, sometimes sent out operational orders directly to combat regiments, bypassing the Department of National Defense, the General Staff, and the field commands. An example of duplicate agencies of primary interest was the presence of a Director of Air Technical Service (who was nominally directly under the Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff but actually subordinate to the Director General of Administration, Budget, and Comptroller for fiscal matters) and a Deputy Chief of Air Staff for Materiel.
The physical location of various agencies also caused problems. The Department of National Defense and most of the central organizations and the ministerial services were located in downtown Saigon, while the General Staff (less air and navy elements) was inefficiently located in a series of company-size troop barracks on the edge of the city. The chief of the General Staff was thus removed several miles from the Department of National Defense. The navy and air staffs were also separately located in downtown Saigon. With such a physical layout, staff action and decision-making unduly delayed on even the simplest of matters.
The Regional Forces and Popular Forces command and control structure presented a dilemma. Territorial forces constituted approximately 50 percent of the total South Vietnam armed forces structure, but, in view of their size, they enjoyed a much smaller proportion of support. They were far down in priority for training, equipment, and leadership, resulting in marginal or unsatisfactory ratings in almost every category of their activities. The root of the problem was the chain of command. The Regional and Popular Forces central headquarters, whose mission was to command and manage the Regional and Popular Forces units throughout the country, did not have operational control of the units (except for the seven Regional and Popular Forces national training centers); the actual control of the Regional and Popular Forces was exercised by corps and divisions through sector commands.
Significant organizational changes were also made in 1962. Separate Army, Navy, Air Force, and Special Forces commands were established as major subordinate elements of the armed forces; a joint Operations Center was created at the JGS level to control military operations of national scope; and South Vietnam was operationally divided into four corps tactical zones (CTZ) and a Capital Military District. A field corps headquarters controlled each corps tactical zone while a special command ran the more sensitive Capital Military District.
The Republic's armed forces in 1969 were headed by the Minister of Defense, General Nguyen Van Vy. Under him comes the Joint General Staff, headed by General Cao Van Vien. In addition to Vien's Army Command, the JGS included Rear Admiral Tran Van Chon's Navy Command, Major General Tran Van Minh's Air Force Command, a Logistics Command and a Political Warfare Command. Also directly under the JGS was the National Strategic Reserve, comprising such elite units as Major General Du Quoc Dong's Airborne Division, Lieutenant General Le Nguyen Khang's Marines and some of the 20 Ranger battalions. Most Most Ranger battalions, however, came directly under CTZ commanders. The crucial Saigon-Gia Dinh area was controlled by a special Capital Military District under Major General Nguyen Van Minh, a former Delta division commander with a reputation for combat success. The Special Forces, with headquarters at Nha Trang, were commanded by Major General Doan Van Quang.
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She became famous for claiming her life had been blighted by the jealousy other women experienced when confronted with her mesmerising beauty.
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She's been described as deluded, arrogant and conceited, and yet Samantha Brick has waded back into the spotlight – this time in support of AA Gil...
If Brick is 'deluded' - not about her looks, but in her understanding of why the world responds to her as it does - then I'd argue that her 'delusion' has been shared by nearly all of us to a greater or lesser extent.
I would like to offer my congratulations to Ms Samantha Brick. To write an article that achieves the kind of earth-shattering, record-busting, never-seen-before success hers has takes quite something.
When Samantha Brick paraded through the Daily Mail wearing a sandwich board saying "SAVAGE ME "this week, she put the issue of women's role in the media squarely back on the agenda.
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Aerodrones (Hall 4 Stand CD61bis) is here with its portable ground control station for unmanned aerial vehicles and the 2009 version of the built-in software. Aerodrones claims to have an intuitive interface. The user can turn on the computer and have
all mission plans and tools available in less than 30 seconds.
According to the company, automatic device detection, touch-screen support associated with intuitive icons and full-screen prioritized display "allow operators to get started quickly and conduct their observation mission with real efficiency." A virtual joystick offers direct control during the flight.
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October 1, 2013 at 12:15 am #168456
So, I logged into my WP dashboard today, and noticed there was a ThemeUpdate.
After updating, it looks like the icons aren't showing anymore. I can send a screenshot if it helps.
Thanks for your help.October 1, 2013 at 12:47 am #168470
Hey NickBrunson!
Where are the icons missing? 2.3 added the new icon font manager and a few other changes throughout the theme: http://www.kriesi.at/archives/ (Purchase code hidden if logged out) – (Purchase code hidden if logged out) -uploader
So if we can see the site live that would be best so we can see whats going on.
Best regards,
DevinOctober 1, 2013 at 12:50 am #168474
Thanks for the quick response!
Looks like the icons are back working again. Kinda weird, but we're in good shape now!October 1, 2013 at 2:31 am #168502
I can confirm that the icons also appear to be missing for me too since the latest update? All the social icons in the header and even the arrow icon for 'page top' aren't showing. Please can someone look into this.
Many thanks guys,October 1, 2013 at 2:36 am #168504
AHHHH, in fact ALL the entypo-fontello icons appear to be missing and as we have tons of iconlists on our pages this is absolutely urgent for us to resolve as our new site now looks terrible!!!!!. When we edit a page containing iconlists and select an item, all the icons are completely missing.
Please can someone help ASAP, we can send links via email as previously.
EDIT: This seems to be affecting Firefox in particular here, Chrome seems to display the icons as normal.
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I concur… FF on the Mac is acting up here as well.October 1, 2013 at 3:09 am #168525
Thanks for the confirmation soapbox,
I've just tried uploading some new icons to the theme using the manager and they don't show up either!October 1, 2013 at 4:16 am #168538
I was also having issues with the icons not showing up in Firefox or Safari after the v2.3 update but a lot of refreshing later it seems to be fixed (for now at least). Perhaps it is a caching issue that seems to affect those browsers in particular and not Chrome.October 1, 2013 at 5:34 am #168555
Same here, existing icons are gone.October 1, 2013 at 7:17 am #168584This reply has been marked as private.October 1, 2013 at 8:37 am #168612
Same here, Safari and Chrome but not Firefox (Mac)October 1, 2013 at 8:42 am #168615
Existing icons are gone in Firefox but only when using Child ThemeOctober 1, 2013 at 9:02 am #168625
Same for me here. I upload few screenshot for example.October 1, 2013 at 9:37 am #168638
fixed , cache thingie in chrome…. :)
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Ok, so Firefox has just installed a new update and ALL the icons now appear to be back again. However, I need to know if they will still show in previous versions of the browser to be safe.
I cleared my cache and browsing history on all browsers originally many times and this made no difference either.October 1, 2013 at 11:16 am #168680
If you use a child theme, the icons stop working at all. No matter you cleared the cache. If I activated the main theme, everything works, but of course all customization are gone…. For sure, with this bug, I cannot update at all.October 1, 2013 at 11:42 am #168691
I worked out how to re-add the icons/icon fonts (not sure why they went missing with the update)
http://www.kriesi.at/archives/ (Purchase code hidden if logged out) – (Purchase code hidden if logged out) -uploader?ref=Kriesi
Watch the video, pretty easy (but a pain)October 1, 2013 at 12:10 pm #168701
Only load the fonts/icons you want, otherwise your site viewers will have to wait an age .with 3G/mobile devices.
Michael @ http://www.exquisiteimage.bizOctober 1, 2013 at 12:18 pm #168705
Guess what, all the old fonts are now back ! Weird !!!October 1, 2013 at 12:29 pm #168711
Yeah but I've noticed that some icons now seem to be conflicting with previous ones. For example, the icons we had on some of our original pages are now replaced with a different icon. I hope someone addresses this issue soon!October 1, 2013 at 12:33 pm #168714
I only use about 6 so it was quite easy to switch, but if you use loads that's a real pain !October 1, 2013 at 12:38 pm #168725
Hi Everyone,
First, you should need to re-load any of the font files for the fonts.
What you should do is clear your browser cache as the font files are new and the old cached version may not be showing up. So give that a try and we can go from there.
DevinOctober 1, 2013 at 12:46 pm #168732
I already clear the cached, but with a child theme, is not working.
Take a look ;)October 1, 2013 at 1:10 pm #168756
Hey Pedro!
Which files does your child theme overwrite? if you add your own header or searchform for example you need to make sure that you also add the changes we added to those files. the child theme should by default only contain a functions.php file and a css file. If you use it that way everthing works fine.
To all the others: Please clear your browser cache. This is in 99.99% of cases a simply caching issue since we created new font files that need to replace your old ones :)
KriesiOctober 1, 2013 at 1:12 pm #168760
Ups, that's true. I didn't check the files that are overwrite by child theme. I will check it, and I will post what's happens.
Thanks KriesiOctober 1, 2013 at 1:35 pm #168767
Seem to have another issue, when I used the shortcode button to insert a font icon in a text block the resulting page doesn't show the icon, it shows the shortcode text in the colour/size set for the icon.October 1, 2013 at 2:11 pm #168777
The at me. When I used the shortcode button to insert a font icon in a text block the resulting page doesn't show the icon. The result at the page is
"aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'>" in very big letters.October 1, 2013 at 2:34 pm #168786
Clearing the cache has fixed the problem in FF (Mac) on my end.October 1, 2013 at 3:45 pm #168804
The same at me. When I used the shortcode button to insert a font icon in a text block the resulting page doesn't show the icon. The result at the page is
"aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'>" in very big letters.October 1, 2013 at 4:04 pm #168808
I did the update and all the icons are missing (Safari, Firefox on a Mac), I use Super cache and after clearing the browser cache and purged Super cache on the site everything is back to normal!
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Betty Jean Phalen passed peacefully on January 2, 2014. She was born in Akron, OH and lived in Portage County for most of her life.
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Pulse inversion acoustic imaging is useful as it allows second harmonic imaging to be obtained with short acoustic pulses. This allows high axial resolution, but removes any overlap in the frequency spectra of fundamental and harmonic. We demonstrate pulse inversion ultrasound modulated optical tomography using an optical speckle based detection method. Inverted and non-inverted acoustic pulses combined with synchronized strobed illumination are applied to an optically scattering medium. Over the acquisition time of a camera, multiple pulses are summed and at the next frame the phase of the ultrasound is shifted by and the process repeated. Combining the two frames allows a second harmonic signal to be obtained. A reduction in linewidth is observed (, , ) in line scans of optically absorbing objects embedded in a scattering medium (, , ).
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I decided to cut down on my fantasy league participation this year due to time constraints. I am in only one league this year, the Crashburn Alley fantasy league. The league includes 14 owners with a roster size of 24, standard 5x5 roto scoring, and a serpentine draft. As I was perusing the remaining starters in the free agent pool, there were a few names that caught my attention—perhaps they are laying around in your league's free agent pool as well, and with the analysis that will follow, you have a clearer idea how to round out your roster.
Brett Cecil, Toronto Blue Jays
Cecil has had a rough spring so far, posting an ERA approaching 6.00 in six starts spanning over 22 innings. He has yet to find his fastball velocity, which has Cecil owners and Jays fans worried. However, neither he nor pitching coach Bruce Walton are concerned.
Looking at his velocity chart from last year, he actually had his velocity early on and seemed to lose it gradually as the season waned. In his last six starts, he allowed 26 runs in 33 innings—certainly a drop in velocity could help explain his struggles.
Walton said that Cecil has had similar problems revving up his velocity early, but this symptom seems to date back to last year. As I am by no means a medical expert, I will defer hypothesizing potential causes to Corey Dawkins and others. For now, I am very, very wary of this velocity issue and am personally going to avoid him in my fantasy league, as everyone else seems to have.
He is likely taken in very deep mixed and AL-only leagues, so the question is not "should I keep him?" but "should I drop him?". Last year, Cecil managed a K/9 just north of 6.0 and showed decent control with a 2.8 BB/9. Overall, he finished with a 4.39 SIERA, which makes him about an average pitcher, depending on the depth of your league.
As I mentioned in previous articles here, I like to take my risks with high-K arms like Bud Norris. Norris and Cecil are about as likely to bomb, but at least when Norris bombs, you still hold steady in at least one category: strikeouts. If you are going to go with a pitcher in the 4.50 ERA range, think about swapping out Cecil for someone with a higher strikeout ceiling. If you simply cannot, then hope that Walton's lack of concern is legitimate.
Bud Norris, Houston Astros
If you thought Cecil's spring training was abysmal, you have not been keeping tabs on the Astros. In 21 innings, Norris owns a 7.71 ERA. While it includes an impressive 20 strikeouts, it also features 10 walks and four home runs.
You are likely aware of the folly of entertaining spring training stats for more than a couple seconds due to the very limited sample sizes. That remains true here. The 7.71 ERA is ugly, but the 8.6 K/9 and 4.3 BB/9 are par for the course with Norris. Last year, in 153 2/3 innings, those rates were 9.3 and 4.5 respectively.
His 3.90 SIERA was a full run lower than his ERA, which indicates a bout with bad luck, but Norris is always going to be a highly-variable pitcher due to the amount of base runners he allows on the base paths. But as mentioned with Cecil, he is the type of pitcher I love to take a flier on to round out my roster. If you are hemming and hawing between Norris and other 4.25-4.50 range pitchers, go with Norris—this strikeout potential is worth the risk, and even if he bombs, you didn't waste any money by tossing a dollar his way.
Nelson Figueroa, Houston Astros
Figueroa won the fifth and final spot in the Astros' rotation. Coming off of an impressive 2010 campaign, he has had a mediocre showing in spring training. In 20 innings, he struck out a meager 11 batters while walking nine and finishing with a 4.95 ERA. Compare that to his '10 showing where he posted a 7.1 K/9 and 3.3 BB/9. Again, spring numbers are a super small sample size, so do not ;et that worry you.
However, Figgy was a bit lucky last year, as his 3.29 ERA may indicate. Line drives were converted into outs about six percent lower than the NL average, and pitchers do not have much control over that. His 4.19 SIERA is a more accurate representation of what you should expect from him going forward. In fact, PECOTA expects a 4.00 ERA right on the nose with a 6.7 K/9 and 3.1 BB/9.
Depending on how the Astros' relievers fare, there is a chance that Figueroa loses his spot in the rotation to prospect Jordan Lyles or someone else that happens to come along (Ryan Rowland-Smith was cut). He serves as good filler in NL-only leagues, but he may not be viable all season long.
Fausto Carmona, Cleveland Indians
Finally, a pitcher with decent spring results to discuss. In 24 innings, Carmona compiled 24 strikeouts and eight walks with a 3.72 ERA. The ground ball specialist is coming off of his first good season since 2007, when he burst onto the Major League scene. Unfortunately, his strikeout rate is normally disappointing and his walk rate is far too high for someone who induces so much contact.
Carmona is not going to help you in any category, but he could provide incremental improvement. Generally, though, you can likely find pitchers of similar skill with better peripherals even in deep AL-only leagues. Personally, I would rather take a risk with a prospect like Kyle Drabek, who PECOTA projects to have a worse showing than Carmona in 2011.
There is really no solid upside with Carmona, aside from the usual bouts of randomness that come with any pitcher.
Bill Baer is an author of Baseball Prospectus.
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Is Norris even worth a $1 in 4x4? I kept him yesterday at $1, but he will sit on my bench until I see some consistency...doesn't sound like you feel that consistency is coming any time soon though!
Apr 01, 2011 07:11 AM
We don't have enough Major League data yet to know for sure, but along with Bud's high walk rate, he does appear like he gives up hits at a rate higher than the .300 standard. So, unless he makes some type of adjustment whether it's mechanical or related to pitch selection, his propensity to allow a bunch of base runners probably isn't going to change anytime soon.
Apr 01, 2011 07:29 AM
I'd take/keep Norris for $1. And would have....although I got Derek Lowe and Randy Wolf for $3 each beforehand, and Clayton Richard for $5, so I used up my budget. I think I got value there though.
Apr 01, 2011 08:10 AM
I play in a 10-team 4x4 NL, so his Ks make him much less useful obviously, but he went on a nice run in the second half last year where his notorious blowups became far less frequent. If he starts showing me that, I will activate him. It's just that when he's bad, he's, well, you know the rest...
Apr 01, 2011 08:37 AM
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Norris seems to have loads of potential. What I noticed with him last year was that while he'd struggle with giving up large amounts of baserunners at times, at times he could dominate. His performances against the Pujols-led Cardinals makes me onder if his concentration level and mental preparedness is there each and every start?
Apr 01, 2011 10:50 AM
I think I made a similar comment last year ... 2 pitches, tough high heat, seems to want to go all out all the time ... even saw the thought get 'picked up' in ESPN player-comment ... at which point he reeled off his nicest roll of the year.
Apr 01, 2011 12:17 PM
Yeah, I agree that he would make a decent reliever. The problem is that the Astros are a bit thin with starting pitching depth and they already have an established veteran at the back of their bullpen. I don't see Norris pushing out Brandon Lyon this year unless there is an injury or Lyon completely burns out.
Apr 01, 2011 18:45 PM
Wow Carmona just shat all over your review here. I think he's a good pick like you say, but he apparently doesn't wanna cooperate.
Apr 01, 2011 21:40 PM
Not to suggest that Cecil is a fantastic upside play, but I do think your position on him is a bit too pessimistic. I don't think it's appropriate to look just at his 2010 performance and suggest that he is a ~6K/9 and 4.3 SIERA pitcher. His minor league track record suggests that he has good command and prior to 2009, his K-rate was above 9 per 9IP. He also has a high ground ball rate and has significantly reduced his HR% over his 2 seasons in the majors. He is also still young enough (as is Norris) that projecting some skill growth is appropriate.
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Did you use the Eucerine lotion or the thick cream? I adore the cream (though I buy the off brand)
I also have a fabulous scratchy mitt for the shower - DF does my back for me when I'm dying and then we slather me up in cream! And then I hold still for awhile, because that stuff makes you slimy.
For some parts (or all if you're really really patient), you can put on some kind of lotion or oil and then a hot wet towel and wrap it in plastic until the towel is cold. That's how we do in the spa I worked in. You'll be silky :)
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Mama to Charlie - born August 15th.
Waiting on number two, due March 17!
Coconut oil is terrific, in general, though I haven't used it while pregnant (I ran out, and have been too tired to walk two miles to get it, when the neighborhood is still piled with snow, and I have something else). Whole Foods carries a nice one with the scent removed, if you don't like the aroma, or don't want it all the time, for $5.99. It's very moisturizing but absorbs really well.
I'm also incredibly itchy, stretching with early weight gain due to these twins, and, of course, coping with a midwestern winter. I've been using Earth Mama Angel Baby body oil, and it's good, but I wonder if some of the ingredients are as soothing as I need, right now.
Beckily - thanks for reminding me about the benefits of a good shower mitt/scrubber! It sounds SO appealing, I clearly need to replace the old one that's disappeared! Maybe when the temperature is back above ten degrees (say, Thursday), I'll go get that and more coconut oil.... :)
Julie, wife to my dearest friend since August 2009. Mama to Oliver & Lydia , born August 2011. Enjoying: and , , and looking forward to making baby food , and continuing to watch my wee ones grow .
I am itchy as well, though I think it is mostly winter, and not baby. I knew I was irritated by cocoa butter on my face, but it has started causing issues on my body as well. Maybe I will save up for coconut oil again. I really want to get through this as stretchmark free as possible, because of the modeling and all that.
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I have the Shea moisture coconut and Habiscus producs also, which I really like. I use the shampoo like a traditional shampoo, mainly on my scalp/roots. It is a good gentle shampoo, but not moisturizing enough for me to use in place of a RO conditioner. I use a different RO conditioner, and then use the moisture milk as a LI.
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Of all the steel alloys, stainless steel is probably the least understood. Selecting the right stainless for your application can be perplexing. This article is an attempt to clear the air and to give some insight into the differences between various stainless steel alloys. Hopefully it will assist the designer to select the most appropriate material for specific applications. The focus of this issue is on the stainless steels and related alloys that combine a high degree of hardness, corrosion resistance, low cost and availability. It is intended for the designer who needs to specify material on the drawing.
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The alloy is homogeneous so that all of the chromium is available for corrosion resistance. The alloy melts clean and heat treats beautifully so high cycle fatigue strength is good and the alloy supports high rolling contact stress. Good quality stock is easily purchased. QC requires checking decarb in as-received stock, and after heat treating checking decarb and grain size.
The alloy has good corrosion resistance and pretty good hardness. However, it heat treats with a coarse grain, which makes it somewhat unpredictable and reduces the fatigue strength and rolling contact stress. It is moderately easy to purchase good quality. QC requires monitoring segregation and grain size after heat treating.
It is hard. The alloy has big, blocky, primary carbides. The matrix chromium is only a little higher than H13's so its corrosion resistance is only a little better than H13. The primary carbides make for noisy rolling contact, markedly lower rolling contact fatigue strength, fairly good compressive strength, and poor tensile properties. There are very consistent supplies of good quality. QC requires monitoring the heat treater's results for excessive austenite grain boundary precipitation, prior austenite grain size, primary carbide particle size and retained austenite.
Not as clean as 52100 so its rolling contact fatigue strength isn't quite as high but its higher chromium gives pretty good corrosion resistance. Hard to buy good quality and hard to heat treat well. QC requires monitoring incoming steel for segregation and monitoring the heat treater's results for austenite grain size and precipitation in the austenite grain boundaries.
This compromise has better corrosion resistance, good toughness when properly heat treated, and lower hardness. Coarse grain can be a problem. Commercial stocks seem to be good quality. QC requires monitoring the heat treater's results for austenite grain size, precipitation in the austenite grain boundaries and through-thickness hardness. Hardness after the solutionizing heat treatment needs to be checked, which is the usual as-purchased condition for small quantities. Segregation can be a problem.
Hard worked 304
High hardness and strength with pretty good corrosion resistance are available in heavily cold worked type 304. It has much less toughness than annealed 304 but it is right up there with the other hard stainless steels. Wire, small bars and small strip dimensions are available. Quality control includes surface finish, which can be scaly on a microscopic scale. Other hard stainless steels include:
- 416 for improved pitting resistance
- 440A and 440B for better homogeneity than 440C but still suffer from primary carbides
- 17-7PH for more of the same as compared to 17-4PH
The growing family of fully densified powder metals gives great opportunities for combining all the properties except affordability. In a critical application, where the metal cost can be absorbed, be sure to look over what's available. We see these fully densified powder metals in a frustratingly limited range of small bar stock sizes.
An example of compacted powder metal bar stock is Crucible Materials Corporation's CPM T440V which has 17% chromium along with other good things. The powder process keeps the carbides fine as long as the heat treater doesn't mess it up during final heat treating after machining. The heat treater's results must be monitored for carbide and grain size or the product isn't any better than the regular ingot and strand cast mill product.
(Figure 1. Comparative properties: stainless steel alloys.)
Some warnings regarding the heat treaters' culture:
Heat treaters are pre-programmed to deliver the hardness range specified in the purchase order. Unfortunately, hardness alone doesn't cut it in the hard stainless steels. You must additionally put numbers on the microstructural stuff which is listed above. If you don't, then expect unreliable wear, unreliable fracture toughness, unreliable fatigue, and sometimes unreliable corrosion resistance. And without having called them out you can't even reject the lot when failures occur.
Except for the 440 family of stainless steels, a messed up heat treating lot can often be re-heat treated. Accumulated decarb and distortion can be problems the second time around. Remember that the hardenable stainless steels have very poor thermal conductivity. At least while getting the bugs out of the heat treating process, keep track of part location on the furnace racks. Edge parts will heat faster and have the longest time at temperature. Result: more distortion, better homogeneity, larger grain size, probably a faster cool down, etc. Center parts or parts shadowed from atmosphere circulation: less distortion, more segregation, finer grain size, failure to make the hardness specifications.
These alloys require that furnace racks need to be packed much more loosely and bigger circulating blowers are needed. There's a lot of merit to paying the price for a few percent of the high heat transfer gasses: hydrogen or helium or both. And finally, heat treaters love to heat treat but they hate to keep records! You need good records as to which furnace was used, number of parts per rack, strip chart record, thermocouple location, and atmosphere pressure and composition. We have long observed that the customers that consistently hold their heat treaters' hands are the ones that get consistent results. It seems to take about six months to work out the bugs and to convince the heat treater that you really mean what you say.
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Aria Club Hires Libby Maio to Oversee its Yoga Program
As Yoga Supervisor, Maio brings a unique style of teaching that incorporates Pranayama techniques, Banda locks, chanting, and guided meditation
VAIL, CO – Apr. 24, 2013 – Shaun Evans, general manager at Aria Spa and Club, Vail Valley's largest fitness and athletic club, hired Certified Yoga Instructor Libby Maio to direct the club's growing yoga program. With more than 13 years of yoga instruction and management experience, Maio joins Aria at a critical time as the club begins efforts to expand its yoga department. As Yoga Supervisor, Maio will oversee the yoga program in Vail and work closely with Evans and Mike Benedict, Aria's athletic director, to enhance its yoga programming, incorporate diverse teaching styles and introduce new membership benefits.
Maio's career began in Beacon Hill, MA where she studied Hatha Yoga for two years before moving to Vail where she worked under Argie Tang, a renowned athletic yoga instructor. In Dec. 2002, Tang promoted her to studio manager at Yoga for Athletes (Y4A). She continued to study directly with Tang and other certified yoga instructors and in two years she completed 200 hours of teacher training and began teaching at Y4A in Dec. 2004. She continued her studies learning about yoga philosophy and anatomy as well as taking Anusara, Ashtanga, Viniyoga and Vinyasa workshops. Prior to joining Aria Athletic Club, Maio taught private yoga classes throughout the Vail Valley.
"Libby has been teaching Vail yoga classes at Aria Club for the past four years and she continues to impress me with her unique teaching style and contagious passion and enthusiasm for yoga," said Benedict. "She has done an amazing job as an instructor and we are excited to have her onboard as we invest resources to enrich and expand our yoga program."
When she is not teaching yoga, Maio takes time to further her yoga education by attending programs nationwide, such as Transformational Yoga retreats at the Kripalu Center in Lenox, MA with Charles and Lisa Matkin. She has also attended an Anusara intensive, taught by Nova Sprik and Linda Osterberg, which focused mainly on pranayama techniques, meditation and philosophy. Her most recent training was a seven-day Para Yoga Prana Masters training with Rod Stryker in Aspen, CO.
Learn more about yoga instruction at Aria Club.
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Vail Cascade Resort, a Vail hotel, is a creek-side, ski-in/ski-out base camp to the very best of Colorado — in every season. With the finest features of an alpine village, the resort nurtures guests with a wide expanse of natural beauty; Vail's most comprehensive conference facility; an incomparable spa and fitness center Aria Spa & Club; creative culinary options with Vail's best restaurant Atwater on Gore Creek; and a wide variety of accommodation offerings, including condominiums ideal for extended stays. Along with every amenity necessary to make the most of each stay, guests enjoy engaging experiences delivered by a team whose true passion is to serve and share the Colorado they love in the most genuine and meaningful way. Visit www.vailcascade.com and call 800.282.4183 for more information.
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Destination Hotels & Resorts is a privately held hospitality management company headquartered in Colorado. With 40 independent, luxury and upscale hotels, resorts and golf clubs, Destination is the fourth largest hospitality management company in the country. The company's portfolio features more than 9,600 guest rooms, 18 golf courses and 16 full-service spas. Destination Hotels & Resorts properties are located in key metropolitan and resort markets including Washington, D.C., Chicago, Seattle, Denver, San Diego, Santa Fe, Aspen, Austin, Phoenix, Portland, Palm Springs, Palos Verdes, Maui and Lake Tahoe. The company is a subsidiary of Los Angeles-based investment, development and management firm Lowe Enterprises. For a complete list of properties in the Destination Hotels & Resorts collection, please visit www.destinationhotels.com.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Team Release) --The NFL will release the 2014 regular season schedule on Wednesday, April 23 at 8 p.m., EST.
Tune into Titans Online.com at 8 p.m., EST for complete coverage of the Titans' 2014 schedule, including reaction from head coach Ken Whisenhunt and analysis from "Voice of the Titans" Mike Keith.
The entire schedule will be announced on NFL Network, NFL.com, and NFL Mobile from Verizon.
NFL Network's coverage will be highlighted by NFL Total Access: Schedule Release '14 presented by Verizon (Wednesday, 8 .m., EST) – a three-hour special hosted by Rich Eisen and featuring analysts Steve Mariucci, Warren Sapp, and Mike Silver – that breaks down the entire 2014 regular season schedule, division by division, analyzing the top matchups and primetime games, including the 16-game CBS/NFL Network Thursday Night Football schedule.
NFL Total Access: Schedule Release '14 will include reports and interviews from Seattle, where the season will kick-off on September 4th, and Arizona—the site of Super Bowl XLIX. The show will also feature reporters, guests and players at a handful of additional remote locations around the NFL, weighing in on the 2014 schedule—the road map to Super Bowl XLIX.
Fans can watch a live stream of NFL Network's NFL Total Access: Schedule Release '14 on their mobile devices with the NFL Mobile (NFL.com/mobile) from Verizon app. Throughout the show, fans can interact with the analysts and voice their opinions on the 2014 NFL schedule by posing questions via Twitter (@nflnetwork) and Facebook (facebook.com/nflnetwork) using hash tag #nflschedule.
For fans who want to see their team's entire schedule immediately, NFL.com is the place to go on Wednesday at 8 p.m., EST. NFL.com will provide complete team-by-team and weekly schedules of all 256 regular-season games, listing opponents, sites and times on a schedule page that integrates social media and video highlights. Additionally, NFL.com features movie-like trailers previewing the top games on the schedule, which can be viewed now at NFL.com/movietrailers.


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Villagers have formed an action group to influence the way a new development for up to 150 houses is built.
Residents in Mayland and Maylandsea want to make sure that the houses and community facilities, including an indoor gym and village green, are built "in the right way" for the area.
Hedgehog Development met with residents last week to present two designs from 115 to 150 houses at Nipsells Farm, off Nipsells Chase in Mayland.
Peter Wislocki, a spokesman for the Southend-based firm, said that he was met with "hostility" when the designs were presented at the Henry Samuel hall in Steeple Road, last Wednesday.
He said: "The neighbours and residents are extremely interested in the development, which is not to say that there is a degree of hostility on the part of a few and there are strong reservations on the parts of others."
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I want to let my friend Buster know that I would like to have dinner with him tonight. Does Buster work at home? Then how likely is he to have his cell phone on? Is he one of those people who only turns on his cell when he's in his car? I hate that.
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Major Regret After My Breast Reduction
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RealSelf member Regretfullyours is a 27 year-old mom and healthcare administrator from Arizona. After ending a dead-end relationship with a controlling man, she vowed to love herself again.
She lost 50 pounds and opted for breast reduction surgery for her "long, heavy, and saggy" size K breasts. But now, when she looks in mirror, her F cups don't feel "feminine". This is her story. In her own words.
I started thinking about surgery after hearing that NeNe Leakes from The Real Housewives of Atlanta and Queen Latifah had reductions.
I basically had eight boobs. The "muffin tops" at the top of my bra made an extra two, and then I had them sticking out from my armpits and busting out the bottom of my bra.
Huge long "granny" boobs that hung from my waist on my 27 year-old body ... I had a picture with my friend, and my breasts were literally larger than her head!
I started developing in 3rd grade, I probably had an A or B cup by the time I was in 4th. I started getting comments about my breasts from the age of 10 years old to now -- even though they are reduced! I guess that's never going to go away.
When I started researching breast reduction, I came across stories on RealSelf. I read about women going through their insurance, just like I did. I consulted two different board certified doctors, and bugged the hell out of people I knew that had a reduction -- and everything with my surgery went according to plan.
And, I do believe they look great -- if they weren't on my body. I get so many compliments, but something in me psychologically won't accept them. I don't know why. I'm not even that small now, but I miss them sagging and looking womanly. I miss having cleavage and that "jiggle". I don't feel feminine and they look so strange to me.
I'm sure this feeling will pass, and one day I will love them -- but [I'm afraid] there will always be a part of me that regrets this decision.
I talked to my surgeon about it - and he said a lot of women go through this but don't talk about it. You have to see yourself, know you're different and accept that difference, and with some people it takes time.
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[Intro - Illegal Weapons]
Illegal to the weapons
You know what happins'
When we rappin
Hot beat
[Hook - Illegal Weapons]
Im illegal
Cuz I choked an eagle
Know im hated by many people
Cuz im evil
I let my beagle attack you and ignite you with low sulfur diesel
And kill a seagual with a disease needle cuz it was needfull
[Verse 1 - Stan The Man]
Yeah, thisis stan the man
Everybody wanna join my fam, but they can't
Because they arent in my plans
And they wish I woodn't but I'm about to go ham, damn
How I think of these rhymes in such little time
You'll find it easy to find that I am easy to climb
Im not like breezy im prime im dont like lemon, like lime
And I think of these rhymes in such little time
It comes to my head like a bullet
And all of you are just plain full of it
Im eager like a beaver, they all fuck around and catch a fever
Like baseball except I hit it cause its their faceball
And im using a mace so they should call it maseball
Im being me im riding around cruisin the streets
When im on my donald trump they'll all wish they were me
Ill take it over make it mine, do it in such little time
Just like how it took no time to shoot them with my nine
DIME (damn)
[Verse 2 - Illegal Weapons]
Illegal weapons that my name
So when I get into the game and get into the fame
Some people are just lame and their name is James
Cuz every fucking gotdamn soulja girl fan can get attacked by my great danes
And the gun it aims, like too fucking fast trains
You don't need a rap battle to be in 8 mile
You just need to wait a while count the tiles, untill he files hes new album
But jessia alba, got fermalda, but she my gall da
But wow da to need to brage but you just a fag
Make me cag, make you mad, then sad
Got to subtract and add the money
So honey, what do you want from me?
Something I could barely afford?
A new F-150 ford??
A new guitar cord???
A gotdamn bord game??
So get aboard and drink a good ice coke
Or else you'll choke
So tell debby ryan to stop crying
I'll buy your damn album, im not lying
[Verse 3 - Stan The Man]
My lyrics are hot whether you hear them or not
It's like I take a song and roll it into lyrical pot
Cause see I'm like the sun except less spherical, more hot
You know that I be spitting the rhymes that you wish that you got
I do this shit on the real man, I ain't no fucking poser
And I know I'm cooler than you man this ain't no Michael Posner
Your sis' already know me, got my dick on her poster
I treat her like my razor blade, I just use her and dispose her
They tell me I need to rap better, I'd just be too ill
Like Jay-Z on botox or Priapus on the pill, still
There ain't nothin' better than me
I do this on the regular cause I'm a veteran B
By now ya'll lames need glasses if you can't see
I'm the hottest shit around from my head to my knee
They all fuck around and end up worse than the dead sea
I told them haters I ain't no gameboy, don't be playin with me
Just a few more lines, it's me and illegal forever
The haters think they hot but they just flaming like ether
They all saying lines but that shit ain't even clever
We kill whoever whenever wherever in every endeavor
Im illegal
Cuz I choked an eagle
Know im hated by many people
Cuz im evil
I let my beagle attack you and ignite you with low sulfur diesel
And kill a seagual with a disease needle cuz it was needfull
[Outro - Stan The Man]
Shout out Illegal weapons for makin this shit man
2011, this year ours
Fuck ym, fuck double mg, they ain't fuckin with us
And we takin the throne too jay and 'ye
Make sure beyonce knows
Stan The Man with Illegal weapons = Bad Meets Illegal


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I hope you guys enjoyed your editor's favorite battles over the past couple of weeks. There's only one more day to get your vote in for favorite battle. We have a couple good suggestions, however no one's pulled into the lead. Get your voice heard, and let us know your favorite battle scene. Don't let your favorite anime go unrepresented! Now, without further ado, the one I know you've all be waiting for... me!
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"I bet you thought we'd be dealing with some old school mech or Macross action here, and to be honest… i was torn. However, when I think about things I constantly re-watch, nothing beats the final battle between Cloud and Sephiroth in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete. It's just breathtaking.
From a technical standpoint, I still haven't seen any animation to top the absolute love that went into the art, rendering, and animation of Advent Children. As a Final Fantasy VII super fan, Advent Children was a wet dream come true, the ultimate fan service. All the details and beauty of the fight we could only really imagine in the PS1 RPG visualized. The choreography, music, and tear inducing cameos just brought everything together perfectly.
I was impressed when Advent Children came out, but the subtle tweaks in the Complete version's final battle scene are just spot on. Look at the fricking Omini-Slash! To die for. Cloud and Sephiroth are portrayed as the prefect representations of absolute good and evil here, and it's all presented in such an over the top way, that you can't help but be impressed. Every time I view this clip I'm totally in awe."
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^ Lol, yup.
Honestly I don't think it's a major issue. For those of you saying that the author is telling us that the gun is easily knocked out of battery I don't see how that's the case at all. To get the slide to line up with the frame would barely require any movement from what I can see in those pictures, shouldn't be enough to affect battery position. But if that was true then that is the point that should be argued with SIG cs more than the appearance.
It's a production 1911, I'm sorry but I'm not sure what was expected here. If you wanted a beautiful example then save up for a Les Baer or Wilson Combat. Those guns would have the level of hand fitting that you are describing and that frankly isn't guaranteed at the price point of this particular handgun.
As for SIG cs, well, I'm not surprised, hence why I did one of these
originally.I love my SIGs. But I don't love SIG cs.
Know the status of your weapon
Keep your muzzle oriented so that no one will be hurt if the firearm discharges
Keep your finger off the trigger until you have an adequate sight picture
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Bailey is a Cavachon and is the best gift my husband ever gave me.
Riley was rescued from the area Humane Society and has made himself right at home.
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'Mom snapped this photo after I finally escaped from the puppy's wrath and decided to catch a few winks.'
Boo's a cuddler, which is adorable...unless he's gassy.
How can you not smile?
BooBooLoo and Camilla are just plain sweet.
'I've had a superhard day. I woke up and ate breakfast. Then I took a little nap. I played ball. Then I took a little nap. I gave my mommy tons of kisses. Then I took a little nap. I am SO worn out!'
5-week-old Pumpkin (dachshund/chihuahua) taking her first nap in the car. She was so tired from leaving her mommy.
This is my cat Sammy resting in his favorite spot on the kitchen window sill.
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Oct. 23 . A new interview by Chris Martenson is now up. He calls it Why There's No Economically Sustainable Price for Oil Anymore.
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RIO+20, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, is to be held this week on June 20-22 in Rio de Janeiro. The term Sustainable Development seems to me to be almost a contradiction in terms. One dictionary gives the definition … Continue reading →
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I've always wanted to teach. In grade school, I finished my work as quickly as possible in hopes my teacher would let me help the other students. I've been lucky enough to have been raised with a high regard for education and learning. So, I came to YHC to study education. I started off in music education, but switched to early childhood education with an art minor shortly after. I then changed gears and went for a psychology minor.
Realizing that I had never strayed away from education, I had to ask myself what the purpose of the minor was. Was I taking these extra classes for enjoyment, to impress future employers or to support my major? Music and art are very much interests of mine, but more of hobbies I like to escape to. Psychology is also an interest of mine and I feel it could support my major in that it gives me insight on how brains work.
The idea of using my resources for professional development in order to be a fierce competitor in the workplace was eye-opening for me. I enjoy my education classes and the experiences I have gotten through observations and student teaching, but there is more I can do to prepare myself for the post-graduation phase. A psychology minor gives me a background that I can use when interviewing for a teaching job or when applying for graduate school.
Picking a minor can be difficult (and not always necessary), but it can also give you more experiences and knowledge outside of your core studies. Even outside of class there are lecture series and faculty "tell-all" presentations that give students an opportunity to prepare for interviews, graduate school, and so much more. Take advantage!