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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Heather: [QB] It seems to me that at this point, it's not likely the thrush -- which certainl;y, though, would have likely made things more painful -- or anything else physically wrong. Generally, for most people, getting comfortable with sex that involves vaginal or anal entry, then having it feel GOOD tends to be a process that takes a while. And when I say a while, I mean things like: Time spent with your own masturbation (as in, months or, ideally, years), whether it includes any entry or not Time spent exploring kinds of sex without entry with a partner Time spent getting comfortable with either of those body openings yourself -- alone -- emotionally and physically Then very gradual steps to sex with entry, like at least a few times just with a finger or small toy, either used with plenty of extra lubrication There's more to it than that, but I'd say those are the barest basics to start with. IF you are already there with all of that, and you've given some things a good amount of time (not just one or two tries) and everything else you do already feels good, you feel very comfortable with it and there are NO issues of pain and discomfort, AND it's been at least a couple of weeks since you had the thrush treated, that's the point where I'd have another visit with a GYN. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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I've been with my boyfriend for over a year now and we have engaged in various sexual activities other than vaginal intercourse. About 3 months ago I decided that I wanted to have vaginal intercourse with my boyfriend and he was happy to oblige.
I haven't ever been fingered before or used tampons, so nothing has ever been inserted into my vagina till we tried. We took our time with foreplay, used lots of lube and he started by trying to insert a finger. He did not even get a quarter of the way in when I told him to stop. The pain was too much. We decided to do other things that we both enjoy before attempting to do manual intercourse again. Following the same procedure as before, he tried inserting one finger very slowly but again I found it too painful and told him to stop.
The next time I felt that I wanted to have vaginal sex, I asked him not to try with his fingers and to just attempt penile penetration. We both took our time with the necessary foreplay, oral sex, extra lube and protection and he tried, very slowly, to insert into my vagina. No more that just the tip of his erection was inside when I had to tell him to withdraw. The pain was just unbearable. I can describe it as a slicing pain that is constant whenever anything is inserted into my vagina.
I decided to visit my GP. She took a LVS and later confirmed I had thrush. I thought that this might have been the reason for it. After taking the medication and trying again, nothing seems to have changed. Attempts at penile penetration is still very very uncomfortable and painful and my boyfriend has remained very patient and caring with me.
The GP said that as i'm a virgin, an internal examination would be very intrusive and potentially more painful, seeing as I am already suffering with not even being able to have manual intercourse. Just the thought of having a speculum inserted makes me wince but I don't know what else I should do?
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It seems to me that at this point, it's not likely the thrush -- which certainl;y, though, would have likely made things more painful -- or anything else physically wrong.
Generally, for most people, getting comfortable with sex that involves vaginal or anal entry, then having it feel GOOD tends to be a process that takes a while. And when I say a while, I mean things like:
Time spent with your own masturbation (as in, months or, ideally, years), whether it includes any entry or not
Time spent exploring kinds of sex without entry with a partner
Time spent getting comfortable with either of those body openings yourself -- alone -- emotionally and physically
Then very gradual steps to sex with entry, like at least a few times just with a finger or small toy, either used with plenty of extra lubrication
There's more to it than that, but I'd say those are the barest basics to start with.
IF you are already there with all of that, and you've given some things a good amount of time (not just one or two tries) and everything else you do already feels good, you feel very comfortable with it and there are NO issues of pain and discomfort, AND it's been at least a couple of weeks since you had the thrush treated, that's the point where I'd have another visit with a GYN.
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Also, were you ever able to resolve these issues:
I know it can seem strange, but relationship conflicts or unresolved issues can have an impact on our sexual lives, including how sex feels.
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Yes, thank you Heather, we spoke about things and ended up taking some time out of the relationship to think about things but ended up coming back together because we felt we could work together to help one another to feel better about ourselves and the issues we were both experiencing. We are both much happier now and have both made progress.
With regards to the list of things you have suggested, some of those things have been achieved for example, we tried anal sex which took a number of months to ease into properly but found that it wasn't something that was mutually enjoyed and so we no longer engage in it. The only problem I have encountered with penetration has been vaginally and it has been worrying me. My thrush was treated over 2 months ago and we have tried again since that time.
I suppose that perhaps I need to spend more time exploring myself and see if that helps at all. When you say getting comfortable with these openings myself both emotionally and/or physically, could you please explain what you mean?
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I'm so glad to hear you two works that all out.
So, in terms of getting more comfortable, maybe you could paint me a picture of where you're at with that?
For instance, did you have a history of masturbation before sex with this partner, or at least recently, and is your sex life alone in that regard working out for you?
How about how you feel about your vulva and vagina, period. Are these body parts you feel very comfortable with, including looking at them, exploring the opening with fingers, etc?
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I was masturbating prior to getting into my present relationship and continue to masturbate despite being in a relationship. I haven't ever tried insertion myself but I can achieve orgasm and don't have any problems with climaxing from clitoral stimulation. I am happy with this and don't feel like I have experienced any problems on my own so far.
I don't particularly think that my genitals are pretty but I have no problems with touching or looking at them. Following our second attempt at vaginal intercourse I took the time and sat with a mirror to see what if anything was there that could have been in the way or if I was swollen or tender. I have opened my labia to see inside at my vaginal entrance and it doesn't seem to be fully perforated. I was actually really very surprised at how small it was and thinking of how large a penis can be when erect that really is quite a stretch that has to be made.
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So, it's looking to you -- and I know you're not an expert or a doctor, so no need qualifying there -- like you may have some hymenal tissue yet that hasn't eroding or isn't eroding very much at this point?
If so, did the GYN who gave you a visual exam mention anything about this? I'm asking because if they didn't, and you did talk about pain with intercourse, chances are isn't not really an issue or that's not what's going on, but just want to check.
With the intercourse attempts, or with fingers, can I ask if you tried either of these things yet after already reaching orgasm? I ask that because sometimes that's an easy way to figure out if this is about an issue with arousal or not.
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Yes, that would be fair to say. It seems to me that the tissue isn't fully perforated, I could be wrong.
I went to see my GP and she said everything looked healthy but that I was a little tender at the entrance (bearing in mind this was when I had the thrush). With regards to a hymenal tissue problem, she said the hymen cannot really be seen by the naked eye and that if I was having no trouble with my menstual flow then I don't really have a cause for concern there.
I did mention the painful intercourse and her response was that it was most likely due to the tenderness and thrush. She advised me to try using fingers and different positions as well as lots of lube.
Before attempting entry, we did lots of foreplay and I did reach orgasm, when this failed, and we decided to come back to it later my boyfriend again helped me to reach orgasm before attempting entry again.
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Well, often the hymen/corona can be seen, since it's only just inside the vaginal opening but a) maybe with all the swelling from the thrush, she was talking about difficulties seeing your vulva properly at the time, but also b) it can be hard to differentiate between what the hymen is and what the vaginal opening is.
That all given, even though you're not having issues with menstrual flow -- which would indicate a lack of ANY erosion of the hymen -- it might be sound to ask for another exam now that the thrush is gone. I'd suggest explaining that you've done all she suggested, and are still having the same issues.
Again, though, this still might not be a physical issue. But since you are having issues with entry despite some basics that usually help, and it doesn't sound like even entry with a finger is feeling okay for you, I think it's worth another look just in case. because if it IS a physical issue like a very resilient hymen or vulvodynia, for example, then all the DIY in the world isn't going to help. So, having physical issues ruled out is important.
[ 11-13-2012, 01:17 PM: Message edited by: Heather ]
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Thank you for this Heather.
I will book an appointment with the GP again and ask for another exam. Should I try being more exploratory with myself first, for example trying insertion with fingers on my own and seeing if that makes a difference?
It is beginning to worry me that what if I do have a serious problem and can't have penetrable sex? How is this going to affect my future relationships and sex life...
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I'd say that for right now, you can do whatever you want so long as it isn't causing you pain.
Sometimes, with genital pain like this, the more pain someone keeps experiencing, the more likely it is to feel painful just because of the association of that touch with pain by itself. Obviously, you don't want to do anything that might make this tougher to deal with than it is for you now.
In terms of your worries, I know of very few people with a range of pain conditions fro whom that means they can't ever have sex with entry when that is what they want. And too, even when it DOES mean that, sex with entry isn't this thing everyone has to do for happy, healthy sexual relationships. Plenty of people have those without that kind of sex just because it's not the kind of sex they enjoy, or their partners do.
But I think worrying about that at this stage of the game, period, is really premature. If and when that is truly the case, we're happy to talk that through with you in depth, but I don't think we have any indication yet that's even a possibility.
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Sure, ok.
I'll see how I get on but will get myself seen to as soon as possible to at least determine whether it is a physical problem or merely psychological.
I'll be in touch again soon. Thanks for all your advice so far, I'm really very grateful.
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Just FYI, I'd not call issues like this that aren't physical "merely" psychological. First of all, sometimes they are neither, but more about a learning curve in relationships, for instance.
But even when they are about things that are just in our heads, it usually takes some doing to work through that: alas, it's not usually just this switch anyone can just shift off.
But either way, happy to help, and we'll be glad to keep following up with you as needed, whatever the root of this turns out to be.
[ 11-13-2012, 03:20 PM: Message edited by: Heather ]
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Good food and service. Swimming pool, tennis court and golfing. The hotel is in a beautiful setting with well kept gardens.
Lovely walks around the lake, hills and water fall.
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About 20 miles out of Kandy at Elkaduwa is the Hunas Falls Hotel. If you like nature and relaxation then this is definitely the place for you. This is the tea country in its traditional form - the hotel is in an old spice and tea plantation, surrounded by hills, forests and cascading waterfalls.
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Unique Quality: The rooms and facilities are all good, but the surroundings are what makes this place special.
Good food and service. Swimming pool, tennis court and golfing. The hotel is in a beautiful setting with well kept gardens.
Lovely walks around the lake, hills and water fall.
As I've found somewhere I really like I tend to stay there whenever I go to Kandy. But from talking to other people (locals and tourists) some other places keep being named and I'll list some recommendations here. Remember the recommendations aren't mine so don't blame me if anything's wrong!
Most top-end hotels are outside the city itself. Le Kandyan, about 7kms towards Peradeniya, is based on a traditional Kandyan palace and gets great reviews, as do Hunas Falls (in the hills about 30kms from Kandy) and Mahaweli Reach (near Katugastota). In the town, try Suisse on the south side of the lake, but it's nowhere near as good as what's on offer a few miles out.
Helga's Folly at the southeast end of the lake is unique, charming and slightly eccentric (someone once told me "If Salvador Dali designed hotels, this would be it!")
The Expediton on Saranankara Rd (south of lake) is extremely friendly and can arrange good tours (also refuses to do business with touts); also the close-by Freedom Lodge. The Olde Empire Hotel has some basic rooms - next to the Temple of the Tooth and with a very charming colonial lakeside verandah. Apparently this is very popular with backpackers.
The places i would defintely stay in again are...- Mount Lavina Beach, beautiful. Not so nice staff bit amazing building and good sea view.
- Hunas Falls Hotel....amazing, make sure you take some warm clothes. Good bar and food, amazing staff, great walks, fasinating surroundings, you can watch the eagles while eating your breakfast.
-Yala safari hotel/national park, it was great, but the waves have taken it away. :(
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To frequent drivers of Burlington Avenue near the new Hoosier Heartland Highway interchange, the highway's opening hasn't all been rosy.
Some concerns stem from the amount of traffic caused when factories get out.
"By Tyson it is a mess…with two factories and all the traffic, it takes about 30 minutes to get to the highway from work," Elena Doke posted to the Pharos-Tribune's Facebook page last week.
Michael Franklin, who works at Essroc, agreed it was difficult getting to work.
Another of the 40 comments left in response to a Pharos-Tribune Facebook post added to the litany of complaints.
"It is also bad by Tennerman…they both need stop lights," Brandi Claiborne Jones said. "I have been saying for weeks that it's an accident waiting to happen."
After a car crash on Tuesday, one of two crashes that have occurred since the road opened, readers sounded off about the new interchange. One of the car accidents resulted in personal injury.
Because of the concerns, Indiana Department of Transportation engineers will be sent out to asses the area, said Matt Deitchley, media relations director at INDOT.
"With big projects, there are things that can fall through the cracks," Dietchley said.
Cass County Sheriff Randy Pryor is urging patience.
"Anytime a new road opens up and there are new avenues, we're going to have some growing pains," Pryor said. "People are slowly getting used to the area. With one long ramp, covering Burlington Avenue and U.S. 35, it's going to take some time."
Deitchley is also urging patience.
"There is always some confusion when a new area opens up," Deitchley said.
Pryor asked that people obey stop signs and watch for ongoing constructions. He noted the department is patrolling the area, watching for violations. In one of the car crashes the driver was cited for failure to yield, Pryor said.
Many comments said a stop light might help.
"I work at Tyson and this road is a mess," Haley Downs said. "There needs to be a stop light. Not just a stop sign where the highways go together now."
Bradford Moulton agreed, saying he thinks the area needs a traffic light or street lights.
Others said the signage is confusing.
Pryor noted it is confusing currently since number markers aren't on the ramp yet. He said he had all his officers drive the area and become familiar with it.
"Having numbers helps us identify the crash site and if motoring public have an incident it's always helpful if they know where they are," Pryor said.
Pryor advised drivers to follow signage, stop at stop signs and take safety precaution when driving.
"It's a high-speed highway and motors tend to exceed the speed limit," Pryor said. "Be patient, slow down and use caution."
However, Logansport commuters doubt it's that easy.
Dawn Fisher said she drove the exit area in the daytime and at night and found it to be confusing and poorly marked.
April Coplen agreed, saying coming back from Lafayette there is no signage for Logansport until you get off the exit.
Deitchley noted that although the road is open to traffic, the work is not complete. Signage is still being put up, he said.
Amie Sites is a staff reporter at the Pharos-Tribune. She can be reached at 574-732-5117 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow her: @PharosAES.


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Have you heard, Somervillians? Your library card not only gets you resources at a fantastic library, but also gets you amazing discounts at local business in February and, in some places, through March.
Somerville Public Library has partnered with several companies in its Library Sign-Up Competition, which is pitting our fair city against Arlington, Belmont and Lexington to see which city obtains more library card registrations in February 2013 compared to February 2012. So card holders, stop by the following places and show your card for the following discounts:
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So check in with us on this blog or our Facebook and Twitter accounts for more information on what businesses are participating and when the raffle will take place. If you want to show off your library pride, submit a photo of yourself holding your library card to our new Tumblr page. Let's see how many happy faces we can collect! The most creative photo posted by the end of the month will win an SPL mug!
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It has been about two years since the incident and until now I have been unable to talk about it; literally.
You see… my hard drive crashed, and I hadn't done any BACKUPS for a year prior. Way back when I was only backing up really important files to recordable CD. So I lost everything; family pictures, graphics and websites I had designed, books I had started to write, recordings of my precious little daughters voices, music, tax documents, software…. EVERYTHING!
I assumed the position, put my forehead in my hands….and CRIED like I have never cried before.
As I said, it has been two years, and I am now just getting over it. The question is did I learn from it? Well NO, up until today I had not performed another back up. Was I crazy? Yes. Was it sheer laziness? Absolutely! But something in my gut told me it was time to protect my hard earned data, and NO this isn't a pitch for some online storage site. I simply went out bought a 120G one touch back up drive for $100, plugged it in and backed up my hard drives.
No more tears, no more pain… just a big freaking sigh of relief.
I'm making it my mission to tell as many people as I can this month, and so far of the ten people I talked with today, not one has recently backed up their PC. Its a shame really, as you don't miss it until its gone… and it is enough to make anyone cry!
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This fall is an exciting time around LCBC and there are a number of ways for you as a 20something to be involved, connected, and growing. I've had a number of folks approach me over the past few weeks asking how they can grow specifically in 3 ways: in their Christian faith, as a man who wants to follow Jesus, or as a woman who wants to follow Jesus. So, I wanted to take a quick second today to share with you 3 great opportunities in addition to our weekend gathering and our normal Saturate Events (Crowded House and LIFE Groups) that are designed for connection and growth at LCBC. All of them are great and are kicking off either this week or real soon at LCBC. In fact some just had their kickoff this week, but it's not too late to get involved!
Alpha is class designed to provide a foundation for the Christian faith. It's particularly great for folks who are investigating Christianity, are newer to church, have recently started a relationship with Jesus, or followers of Jesus who want to review some foundational truths. It is offered at our Manheim, Harrisburg, and Lancaster City Campuses.
Men's Frat
Men's Frat is designed to enable a man to understand his identity and make the pursuit of true manhood a lifelong priority. It helps men become who they were designed to be – a hero to their families and in their communities. Men's Frat is offered at our Manheim and Harrisburg Campuses.
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She Studies is designed to help support and encourage women in their daily walk with God through teaching and small group discussion. Different studies are offered at different campuses. She Studies is offered at our Manheim, Harrisburg, and Lancaster City Campuses.
Again, three great ways to connect and grow in your spiritual journey. More information can be found by checking out the Events Page at LCBCChurch.com. Make sure you check them out!


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Sat. June 30, 2012 at 9:12 p.m. | By Nick Johnston Sports Writer
Glencoe's Jamie McGuire batted .537 with 63 RBI in 2012 and was named The Gadsden Times' 2012 Softball Player of the Year. (Photo by Sarah Dudik | Gadsden Times | File)
Like a lion waiting patiently for its prey to make a mistake, so too did Jamie McGuire.
The Glencoe catcher rarely got a pitch to hit, but when she did, she feasted. A good example of her patience is that she struck out just three times on the season and coaxed 23 walks. For her efforts, McGuire was named The Gadsden Times' 2012 All-Etowah County Softball Player of the Year.
McGuire also was a Class 3A Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State first-team selection after batting .537 with 63 RBI from the No. 3 spot in the Yellow Jacket order. She belted 12 home runs and 25 doubles in 2012, helping lead Glencoe to an appearance at the North Central Regional Tournament in Vestavia Hills.
McGuire was one of five Yellow Jackets to make The Times' First Team, joining pitcher Jordan Sims, first baseman Sally Tinker, second baseman Morgan Lyles and outfielder Sarah Wallace.
Sims went 32-8 on the season with a 1.51 ERA and 253 strikeouts. Joining her in circle was West End's Morgan Cleveland and Sardis' Bethany Chamblee.
Cleveland went 19-10-1 with a 1.99 ERA and 158 strikeouts. Chamblee helped lead the Lions to their second straight North Regional Tournament appearance.
Joining Tinker and Lyles in the infield were Sardis' Kameron Carter and West End's Brooke Copeland.
Carter made the team at shortstop after batting .408 with 45 RBI and 45 runs to go along with eight homers. Copeland was the squad's third baseman with a .432 average. She scored 36 runs and had 24 RBI.
In the outfield were Wallace, West End's Taylor Nichols and Gadsden City's Nefretria Terry. Nichols ended her high school career with a .464 average her senior season. She had 29 RBI and scored 28 runs with 15 doubles. Terry batted .433 with 30 RBI.
The team's designated hitter was Gaston's Abby Elrod, who played shortstop and batted .575.
The utility spot went to Class 2A All-Stater Courtney Oliver. The sophomore pitched and played first base for West End and sported a .492 batting average with 35 RBI, 25 runs scored and 15 doubles.
The Times' All-Etowah County Coach of the Year honor went to Coosa Christian's Amy Shaw. Shaw led the Conquerors to their first-ever regional tournament appearance.
Honorable mentions went to Gaston pitcher Allyson Brittain as well as Southside first baseman Kaleigh Williams. West End's Haley Fulenwider and Southside's Savannah Elkins both earned honorable mentions at second base, as did third baseman Brooke Copeland of West End and shortstop Savannah Thomas of Southside. Honorable mentions in the outfield went to Sardis' Krista Hubbard, Gadsden City's Lindsey Tomlinson and Hokes Bluff's Savannah Ward.


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Police have released the name of the suspect who was last week arrested for the Sept. 17 killing of 26-year-old Israel Cervantes near the Highland Park Goldline Station on Marmion Way.
The suspect is 24-year-old Omar Gutierrez, who was arrested on Tuesday Sept. 18 by LAPD Northeast officers and charged with homicide the following day in Los Angeles Superior Court, according to LAPD Homicide Unit Detective M. Miyakawa.
According to the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, Gutierrez is being held at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Chinatown. His bail is set at $1 million.
Gutierrez is next due in court on Oct. 1.
According to police reports, Cervantes was fatally wounded near the Highland Park Gold Line station on Marmion Way at around 2 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 17.
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Since his return to the lineup this month, Justin Morneau has seemingly been driving the ball to the opposite field not only better but also more frequently.
In Detroit, the big left-hander crushed a home run over the left-center field fence and then went the other way with pitches in Milwaukee over the weekend one for a bloop single and the other for a sacrifice fly. In all, nine of his 17 balls in play prior to last nights game went to the left of dead center. While it is a small sample size, Morneau has hit 52% of his ball to the left of center in May which dwarfs Aprils 28%.
Positive as that may be, Morneaus season has been a bit perplexing, particularly in the plate discipline department.
Although he has always had the tendency to chase pitches out of the zone, the level at which he is straying after pitches has reached a career-high of 40%. In 2011, while he was having issues keeping his weight back and his hip closed, the strategy that opposing teams implemented was to keep the ball out of the strike zone and allow the Twins first baseman to get himself out particularly when being pitched away. Often, Morneau would be out ahead of the pitch and harmless turnover on the pitch to the right-side of the infield.
This year teams are pretty much attacking him in the same many only now they have added a wrinkle: more curves.
One significant change is that opponents have been pumping him curve balls this season. It would seem that the league-wide scouting report on Morneau is that his eagerness to catch up with the fastball away has ripened him for a stream of curve balls to disrupt his timing on the hard stuff. And, so far, the league has been successful in shutting him down with this pitch.
In 2010, the last year Morneau was truly dialed in, the first baseman hit curve balls at 5.0 runs above average clip according the Fangraphs.com Pitch Value system. That year, Morneau drove those hanging curve balls fairly well. While seeing fewer than 10% of the overall pitch distribution as curves, Pitch F/X data found at JoeLefkowicz.com says that he went 10-for-30 on curve balls put into play (a very good .333 BABIP) while hitting another four for home runs.
Meanwhile, this year, Morneau has seen a steady increase in the amount of breaking pitches thrown his direction, receiving curves 18% of the time in 2012. Unlike his 2010 campaign, Morneau has not had nearly as much success against the hook. By Fangraphs.coms Pitch Value metric, he has posted a career-low 2.2 runs below average which is based on the fact that he is just 1-for-11 on curves in play (.090 BABIP) including a fly out to center off of one of Gavin Floyds benders in the third inning last night - while putting a high margin of those in play as grounders.
Given the fact that he is starting to rekindle his love affair with driving the outside pitch to left field, there are reasons to remain optimistic for his production. By driving the ball to left, Morneau is demonstrating he can keep his weight and hands back - two main elements that help in adjusting to the curve ball.
For Morneau, the season is still fairly young and he certainly has the capabilities of rebounding, that is, if he can remain healthy.


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I own a 1993 Ford Bronco Eddie Bauer with the 5.8 engine. I have a vibration in the front and the shop told me I had to replace the Torque Converter in the transmission. At a cost of $600.00. Does this seem to much for this job? Any suggestions on how I can cut this cost down???? Sure would like some advice on this. Thanks
stranger3 Posts: 1That sound right. $600.00 is usualy what ashop charges for that kind of work. Now you could save alot of money by doing it your-self. Its just a mater having the time, basic mecanical skill and unbolting the transmition and lines and droping the drive shaft. Hope I was helpful.
94eddyb Posts: 1Hey there... I have a 94 5.0 bronco with a speed sencor problem. The speedometer intermitently stops working and when that happens the tranny stops shifting propperly. I have replaced the rear dif sensor and rewired it this did nothing. I was told that the 93 and 94 have a different sensoe that all other broncos. Has anyone heard of any solutions???
thenewguy1 Posts: 1I'm in the process of selling my sports car to buy a Bronco for work. Going from a sports car to a work truck is a big jump, I still want to have a good looking car and that is why i choose the Bronco. I don't know what is good and what isn't. I found a 94' with 198k and he said he got new bearings, crank shaft, oil pan, and he re-sealed the engine. He wants 4,500. Is that a good buy? or do you have any suggestions?
I have a 1991 ford Bronco one day while driving down the road it started leakin transmission fluid we pulled over and noticed it was a stream sort of like when you change your oil we checked the plugs but it seemed to be coming from the end where the engine and the trans. meet ive had two mechanics look at it and one said it was just the O rings and that they just need to be replaced and the trans. needs to be resealed but the other said it was the pump, but it hasnt leaked since and it shifts and drives just fine. Can any one Help or suggest what it might be? thanx
angausshar4 Posts: 1I have a 1996 ford bronco 4*4 eddie baurer eddition and I'm havin problems w/ my trans........I can drive it for about 15-20 miles and then it starts pumping fluid out of the the tranny. then after it cools off for a while it will stop leaking and i put more fluid in, its ready for another 15-20 miles. what do you think could be the problem?
Any body out there own a 87 with a 351 windsor, 4 barrel carb and c-6 tranny that came stock. i need info on setting up vacuum,to egr,exhaust control valve, intake heat control valve and charcoal canister for fuel tank and carb vapors and how it all works. any info will be appreciated. thanks, broncosnake87
daveshir Posts: 1Please remember that I am car illiterate when answering:) I just bought a 93 Ford Bronco at a good deal which has the check engine light on. Had it tested and it said that the throttle body sensor was not getting enough power. They suggested cleaning the wires to the sensor to see if that corrects the problem. I know where the sensor is but how should I disconnect the wires? What else should I try if this does not correct the problem? When I drive at a constant speed it is fine but the check engine light is on(does not stay on continuously). When I am in stop and go traffic and try to accelerate it sometimes hesitates as if I lost power.
Also, my interior lights came on and wouldn't go off(had to remove the bulbs) and my rear top reverse lights did the same. Think there is a wire short but not sure where to start to look for it. My windshield wipers will work if thumped on and not sure if this is wiring or the wiper motor. Any and all help is greatly appreciated. Shirley
68broncogirl Posts: 1I have a 68 Ford Bronco that seems to have a problem with the transfer case. When I am driving in 2 high, it jumps out of gear & into neutral. I can drive it in 4 high & it is fine. We have taken the transfer case apart & don't see anything wrong with it. Does anyone have any suggestions how to fix this problem?


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Low Ki has stayed true to his words about retirement and has not been wrestling as of late, but he recently decided to get involved in the business on a short term basis. Along with former WWE star Matt Striker, he was recently spotted at House of Glory, guest training some performers.
"The UWL(unemployed wrestling league) has come to terms with the release of MVP. We wish him well in his future endeavors!"
- Carlito joking on Twitter about MVP signing with TNA
When UFC legend Anderson Silva brutally broke his leg during a match, former WWE star Carlito went to Twitter and posted a joke by comparing it to the disgusting scene when Sid Vicious broke his leg in WCW.
The wrestling industry is buzzing right now, as Matt Hardy and Carlito were able to draw in 2500 fans to an independent wrestling show, where the former WWE stars fought to determine the first ever WrestleCade Champion.
Former WWE stars Shane Helms and Carlito were down in South America together. An incident took place at the airport, which led to Helms mocking Carlito.
Former WWE stars Matt Hardy and Carlito are fighting in a tables, ladders and chairs match at an independent wrestling show at the end of November to determine the first ever Wrestlecade champion.
Edge won Royal Rumble 2010 by last eliminating John Cena. The other contestants in the match include Batista, Beth Phoenix, Big Show, Carlito, Chris Jericho, Chris Masters, CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre, Evan Bourne, Great Khali, Jack Swagger, John Morrison, JTG, Kane, Kofi Kingston, Mark Henry, Matt Hardy, MVP, R Truth, Shawn Michaels, Shelton Benjamin, Ted DiBiase, The Miz, Triple H, Yoshi Tatsu and Zack Ryder.


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The seven/eight year-old Newton National League All-Star team coached by Kyle Ellis has dominated the competition and is headed to the 2014 Georgia Rookie Baseball State Tournament in Warner Robins.
American Legion Baseball has returned to Covington's Post No. 32, and they returned in a big way this week capturing the championship title at the 18th Annual POW-MIA Invitational in Douglasville.
Some may feel like 30 years of marriage is a long time, but one Newton County resident has dedicated over 30 years to coaching youth baseball.
After a week in Cooperstown the 12-U Elite Aces have returned to Newton County, although not as champions, but as a team that competed at an extremely high level – with some success – and plenty of memories.
Newton County's Miracle League field is closer to becoming a reality.
The first team into the Dixie Boys World series, held at City Pond Park starting on Aug. 4 is the hometown squad comprised of Newton County All-Stars.
The Newton County Recreation Commission has primarily played in the Dixie Boys League for youth baseball throughout its history. This season, the NCRC participated in the Little League Baseball Association with the exception of the 13 and 14-year-olds Dixie Boys league team.
Mark Grace, Juan Pierre Mike Hampton, J.D. Drew and Cody Rasmus all played together in Major League Baseball, but earlier in their careers they all represented another league - Dixie Leuage.
The Dixie Boys World Series is making its fifth apperance in Newton County, and who will win this year's crown?
The 2012 Dixie Boys World Series is coming to Newton County.
The 2012 Dixie Boys World Series is one day under three weeks away from kicking off here in Newton County.
Peachtree Road Race T-shirts are a badge of honor, a status symbol and a hot commodity since they are given only to those who complete the 10 kilometers on Peachtree Street every July 4.
When Tony Smith isn't investigating fires as the Covington Fire Department Assistant Fire Marshall, he's on the streets with his running club.
A local 10-and-under travel baseball team makes their way to Disney's Wide World of Sports to participate in USSSA Elite 32.
The Covington News is looking to expand its coverage of the area's outdoor sports and its sportsmen. The News will dedicate this space to stories, calendar items and photos of fishing, hunting and other outdoor sports.
The 1965 R.L. Cousins basketball team has enjoyed a historical revival during the past year. With the rehabilitation and subsequent reopening of Wolverine Gym for use by the Newton Recreation Commission to the court dedication in honor of Jimmy Wright earlier this month, the Wolverines are finally getting the recognition they deserved more than 45 years ago. It will culminate Jan. 31 when Newton's basketball program honors the team next to its own in the rafters with a state runner-up banner ceremony.
Coach Henry James "Jimmy" Wright is remembered as a talented basketball player and coach, but friends and family were even more impressed by his loving and generous spirit. After Wednesday's court dedication at renovated Wolverine Gym, Wright will be remembered by all forever.
The Newton County Recreation Commission 12-under all-star football team has rolled through all of its competition this year. Coached by Fred Hardeman and Arsenio Nolley, the NCRC Rams are 13-0 after their most recent win - a 34-14 victory Sunday over the Athens Oilers.
After their second place finish at South Carolina's Super NIT, Mayhem Bad Boys traveled this past weekend to Georgia's baseball Mecca East Cobb for the Triple Crown Fall State Championship. Bad Boys drew two Carolina teams in pool play, Carolina Stars and Upstate Drive. Mayhem split 1-1 beating Carolina Stars 4-1 which started out as a tough pitching duel against Mayhem's lefty Christian Davis and Stars' lefty who held the Bad Boys hitless for three innings. After a pitching change by the Stars, Bad Boys took advantage of some timely hits and solid relief effort by Cole ...


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Thank You Letters
A thank you note should be written to people who have:
- Interviewed you for employment.
- Given you an information interview.
- Given a recommendation to an employer on your behalf.
- Given you a job offer, whether or not you accepted it.
- Given you a job referral.
These people took time to help you, and you should express your appreciation. Thank you notes demonstrate good manners and familiarity with business protocol. If you talk with a number of people at a potential employer, you needn't write a thank you note to each. Instead, you may write a thank you note to the recruiting coordinator, hiring partner, or whomever organized your interview, and ask that person "Please extend my thanks to (names of others with whom you met)."
Thank you notes should be laser-printed onto bond and mailed the day after the interview. You want to be fresh in the interviewer's mind when the letter arrives. If for some reason it's not possible to send a thank you note immediately, send one as soon as possible. If you receive a rejection before you have a chance to send a thank you note, send one anyway. Acknowledge the rejection but emphasize your appreciation for the interview and reiterate your interest in the employer.
The thank you note needs to be only a few lines. First, thank the interviewer for her/his time and interest. Also try to mention something that happened or was discussed during the meeting. Be sure to include any follow-up materials that you promised during the interview to send, such as references or a transcript. Finally, reiterate your interest in and enthusiasm for the employer and the position.


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Edrik López was born in Caguas, Puerto Rico and raised in Daytona Beach, Florida. He is an Assistant Professor of English at Fairfield University in Connecticut. He received his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in 2009. He teaches course on American Poetry, Literary Theory, Ethnic Literature, and Cultural Studies. His most recent articles include, "Sycorax and Son," and "The Trope of the Nostalgic Jíbaro in U.S. Puerto Rican Literature."


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Joe's Cafe, 24/7 pit stop for ESL learners and teachers | May 2012
Egg's off, bacon's off, bread's off, tea's off. English is on though.
One down, two to go
Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa, soon-to-be former President Sarkozy of France, is the first of the three principal war criminals responsible for launching a massive NATO bombing campaign on Libya in 2011 that maimed and killed thousands of civilians to be kicked out of office by his own electorate - and beyond presidential immunity.
Next stop: Two down, one to go
Lawyers to sue Sarkozy for war crimes (audio in French, English, Arabic):
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Best Seafood Restaurant(s) in Westchester
The Fish Cellar is closed. I do like the Eastchester Fish very much. They only take reservations for 5 or more. You can always wait at the bar and have a drink or start your bottle of wine (if you can get near it). The food is always very good and the service is great. Enjoy
Fish Cellar
295 E Main St # 213, Mount Kisco, NY 10549
Eastchester Fish is a safe bet, but what about a place that isn't strictly a seafood place. Elia's Taverna has lots of choices of seafood. I haven't tried it, but their grilled octopus is apparently amazing. I was just at Morton's and we had the seafood platter and it was incredible, Nice, cold and fresh. Any good Italian or Greek place should have a nice selection of seafood dishes. and of course there are always Sushi places!
I love Elia Taverna the pan fried sardines are addictive the whole grilled fish specials are always excellent and the fried dried cod is really good too. My sister and her husband enjoyed an anniversary dinner there recently. That said aesthetically I don't think it has a particularly celabratory feel. I also like Goldfish in Ossining I love to sit upstairs at one of the tables that overlook the open kitchen. I believe they have a piano player on Saturday nights. http://www.goldfishdining.com/ the website is a little cheesy and not reflective of the restaurant.
re: chowdom
Hate to be contrarian, but...we thought the octopus at Elia Taverna was horrible--it was served with salty, slimy skin on it. And although I used to love Goldfish, I went with some friends last Sunday and one's meal was downright inedible (to their credit, they did not charge her for it, but this food should not have come outof the kitchen). I used to love Morgan's but haven't been there since they re-invented themselves, based on numerous poor reviews here. Sorry I'm not being helpful, but I sadly cannot recommend any seafood restaurants in Westchester--I have had excellent seafood dishes at X20 and The Cookery though.
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It was okay. I had the scallops which were served with a balsamic reduction glaze, potato cake and vegetables, the only complaint about my dish was I was only served the bottom stalks of asparagus, wonder what happened to the spear ends?! There were some pretty bad service lapses also, which don't aggravate me too much but one of my friends was pretty upset--for example, the bar television was playing a soft porn movie...also (not their fault I suppose) but the filter on the big fish tank spontaneously broke and the water quickly got gross--what upset my friend was that she witnessed our waiter putting his bare hands in the putrid water then serving us...anyway, I was VERY disappointed because I had eaten there 3 other times and had excellent experiences.
re: Marge
Sounds like it was somewhat of a mess and I am really sorry to hear that. I wonder if the owner was there that night she usually runs a tight ship. I hope it was an anomaly. I so would have said something to the waiter in regards to both the fish tank incident (along the lines of "are you kidding me") and the missing asparagus tips.
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My one friend (VERY justifyably) sent back her salad and her main course, my other friend complained about the porn on the tv...didn't see much sense in complaining about the lack of asparagus tips at that point! I agree there was likely no supervision that night, but trust me, the salad and main course served to my friend should never have left the kitchen--that is inexcusable, supervision or not. I am very disappointed, as I said, I enjoyed previous meals there, but don't think I can return at this point.
I know it's a chain but there's always Legal Sea Food in White Plains. I've always had pretty decent meals there. Downside is you have to pay for parking although they may have valet available.
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Legal Seafood...aaargh! Overpriced and diner-like ambience...
Underhill's Crossing in Bronxville is a lovely place with some excellent seafood entrees. Also a large selection of oysters, bigger than most "seafood" restaurants. They have seafood paella, grilled octopus, a GREAT lobster roll, and several fish of the day entrees. Beautiful environment as well.
re: menton1
Have you ever been to the Legal Sea Food in White Plains? It is far from a diner ambiance. And I don't think their prices are any higher than the places being raved about here. And if you have kids, they have an excellent kids menu. I remember stopping into Eastchester Fish Gourmet one time because I was in the area and wanted to check out their menu. I asked if they had a kids menu. The guy looked at me like I was talking a foreign language.
BTW here is a suggestion no one has mentioned - Day Boat Cafe in Irvington.
re: menton1
For seafood I love Aquario Restaurant in West Harrison. Their grilled octopus is always tender and flavorful. Also try the stuffed squid, seafood mariscada or lobster. The grilled salt cod and chilean sea bass are great. When I eat there, I always choose from their seafood or fish menu, so I can't comment on the meat. Their prices are reasonable considering the quality and quantity you are getting. The restaurant has a large parking lot with valet on weekends plus there is some free on-street parking, a municipal lot nearby. Give it a try. I bet you won't be disappointed.
Aquario Restaurant
141 East Lake Street West, Harrison, NY
Day Boat has good food and nice staff. I also like the bright decor and Hudson views.
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What Hudson views? The only view you get of the Hudson is from the parking lot before you enter the restaurant. I made the mistake of thinking that they had a view of the Hudson when I ate there during a preview incarnation. I had a much better view of Metro-North train tracks than I did of the water (and the accompanying sound when a train passed, as well).
The food may be good at Day Boat (I have not been there) but please do not perpetuate the myth that they have a view of the Hudson from inside the restaurant.
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The "view" at Day Boat really doesn't bother me at all. We go for the excellent food and service. There are plenty of places in the county that offer outside dining areas that are sidewalks- a view of cars and people's rear ends going by, so a little train and parking lot doesn't bug us all that much.
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Marshalltown, Iowa (August 30th, 2013) – The regular season ended on Friday Night at the Marshalltown Speedway with the Larry Wollam Season Championships. It's a night we honor great promotor, car owner and supporter of the speedway that lost his battle to cancer 14 years ago. One driver visitied victory lane for the first time in his career. John Gill lead the entire ten lap IMCA Sport Compacts feature to claim his first career feature win. Gill said he was going to retire the car at the end of the season after building the car 11 years ago. Chad Larson finished in the runner up position meanwhile Adam Gates came home third despite missing a left rear wheel. Josh Keller finished fourth and 2013 Track Champion Merv Chandler came home fifth. In the Toby K's Hideaway Mod Lites saw Josh May take the challenge to go the tail that moved Randy Bryan to the pole. Bryan lead the first five laps before Dusty Masolini snuck by on lap six. Masolini went on take the victory in the feature that went green-to-checkered, for Masolini that was win number two at MoTown this season. Track Champion Josh May came home 2nd, Bryan was 3rd, Charlie Brown was 4th and Mike Morrill was 5th. Track Point Leader Bill Bonnett accepted the challenge to go to the tail in the Mike's Hard Lemonade IMCA Hobby Stocks feature. That put Garrett Eilander and Eric Stanton on the front row. Stanton grabbed the lead and never looked back to take the feature win. Eric Larson, Garrett Eilander, Gary Pfantz and Scott Durlin rounded out the top five. The Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA Sport Mods feature saw Joel Rust took the challenge of going to the tail. Jenae Gustin moved to the outside front row and she took advantage by grabbing the lead and appear to be heading to the victory but the first race caution came out on lap eight when Brandon Brinton lost the handle. Gustin remained out front but Travis Peterson and Eric Elliott right behind her. Gustin lost the lead away on lap 14 when Peterson snuck by and four laps later Gustin exited to the pit area with troubles after coming a rest for no power. Peterson lead the remaining laps to take the win. Hardcharging Joel Rust found his way up to the runner up position. Jayme Duinink finished third, Track Champion Eric Elliott was fourth and Johnathan Logue was fifth. Jay Schmidt came into the night as the point leader and took full advantage starting on the pole by leading the first four laps in the Amsoil IMCA Stock Cars feature. Damon Murty worked his way through the field and grab the lead way on lap five when Schmidt slid up the track. Murty and the field saw the yellow come out on lap six and then again on lap nine. Murty appeared to be heading to the victory but Brian Irvine chased him down and grab the lead way coming to the white flag. Irvine took the win with Murty and Schmidt finishing second and third. Steve Meyer and Derek Reimer was fourth and fifth respectively. Jay Schmidt won his first track championship by seven points over Meyer. Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel IMCA Modifieds saw Ronn Lauritzen and Jon Snyder separated by one point going into the night both choosing to go to the tail for extra money. After the race both drivers said they did it for the fans and hope the fans went home excited. Racer Hulin and Josh Truman moved to the front row with Hulin grabbing the early lead. Just after the completion of lap one the caution came out. On the restart, Truman grabbed the top spot away but Truman and Hulin swapped the lead a several times over the next few laps, that opened the door for Luke Wanninger to sneak by just before the final caution on lap eight. Wanninger lead the remaining laps to take the win. Jon Snyder worked his way up to finish second and claim his 2nd track title in three years at MoTown by one point. Richie Gustin finished home third, Ronn Lauritzen finish fourth and Clayton Christensen finish fifth. Final race of the night was the Grundy County Challenge presented by Rouse Motors. Eric Larson lead the first six laps before Travis Peterson snuck by on lap seven. Peterson went on to take the win with Joel Rust in second, Curt Hook was third, Steve Meyer was fourth and Larson finished fifth. Other competitors was Jared Van Deest, Neil Follett, JD Kennedy, Shawn Albers, Doug Russell, Mitchell Engelkes, Robert Engelkes, Marty Rouse and Duane Van Deest. Next up for the Speedway is the 7th Annual World Nationals coming up on Thursday, Friday and Saturday September 19th, 20th and 21st. Thursday Night will be a practice night, Friday Night qualifying begins for the Modifieds along with a complete show for Stock Cars, Sport Mods and Hobby Stocks. Saturday Night the Modifieds run for the top prize of $10,000 to win with another complete show for Stock Cars, Sport Mods and Hobby Stocks. All the information check out Marshalltown Speedway's website. For additional information and to follow the season at the Marshalltown Speedway, log on at: http://www.marshalltownspeedway.com/, or follow Marshalltown Speedway on Facebook and Twitter, or call the speedway office at 515-432-4703.


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March 25th, 2013 06:13 PM #16
A lot of places were named actual names, so I would think that those would be fine.~Izzy, looking for a new nickname
Currently Loving: Romilly, Esme, Piper, Helia, Scout..Rhett, Colin, Rhys, Adrian, Jonah
March 25th, 2013 08:43 PM #18
That said if it is too close to home like Sydney, Adelaide or Darwin (Australian cities) even though they are established names I wouldn't use them (it would feel weird).
Even Alice (a name that I really like) I wouldn't use myself because I lived in a town called Alice ____.Ingrid | Kit | Susanna | Alistair
March 25th, 2013 08:51 PM #20
March 25th, 2013 09:00 PM #22
I wouldn't use anything too well known, or likely to cause ridicule or seems silly. I also wouldn't use a place I have no ties to.
I love the name London, but I have no connection to the place (yet), and it'd be laughable for a person name London to ever visit London, England. (So I've heard)
It irks me when I see children who have no ties to country with it as a name, like a blonde girl named India with NO connection to the country, nor do her parents have any.
However names like Austin, Georgia, and Alexandria, are fine to me.
Funfact: I know someone with the last name of Philadelphia. :P
March 25th, 2013 10:38 PM #24
Matilda Sailor or Faye Matilda | Sylvie Winifred or Simon Atlas | Atlas Dov or Alice Violetta | Lucien Wilde or Lucinda Jane | Jane Lucinda or Jack Marlowe | Marlowe Charles or Roscoe Thomas | Charles ' Charlie' Wallace or Marigold 'Maggie' Wynn | Eloise Lily or Elliot Darwin | Iris Cordelia or Thea Marina | Jasper Augustus or Juniper 'June' Lovelace | Julian Felix or Judah 'Jude' Reeve
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Welcome to the final installment in a series of three articles about meaning and sentence structure in sentence correction. Our first one tested meaning and also covered issues related to having to break the sentence into chunks. In the second, we talked about how to use that chunk idea to strip the sentence down to the core structure vs. the modifiers.
Today, I've got a third GMATPrep® problem for you following some of these same themes (I'm not going to tell you which ones till after you've tried the problem!).
* "Today's technology allows manufacturers to make small cars more fuel-efficient now than at any time in their production history.
"(A) small cars more fuel-efficient now than at any time in their
"(B) small cars that are more fuel-efficient than they were at any time in their
"(C) small cars that are more fuel-efficient than those at any other time in
"(D) more fuel-efficient small cars than those at any other time in their
"(E) more fuel-efficient small cars now than at any time in"
The first glance doesn't indicate a lot this time. The answers change from small cars to more (fuel-efficient small cars), which isn't much of a clue. Go ahead and read the original sentence.
What did you think? When I first read it, I shrugged and thought, "That sounds okay." If you can't come up with something to tackle from the first glance or the first read-through, then compare answers (A) and (B), looking for differences.
Hmm. I see—do we need to say that are more fuel-efficient? Maybe. Answer (C) uses that same structure. Oh, hey, answer (C) tosses in the word other! I know what they're doing!
If you've seen the word other tested within a comparison before, you may know, too. If not, get ready to make a note. Take a look at these two sentences:


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Phoenix is really into the Fisher Price "Little People" figures, particularly the DC Super Friends line. She doesn't know a lot of words, but she knows "Bapmo!" (Batman) and loves flying them around the room.
A while ago we got her the Batcave playset so she'd have some additional vehicles and stuff, not just figures. This, of course, led to also getting Wonder Woman's invisible jet and the Batmobile. (OK, maybe it doesn't hurt that we both like the Super Friends. Come on, when your 18-month-old runs around yelling about Batman, that's pretty sweet.)
The proliferation of Super-Friends-related items started lending itself to a bit of a storage dilemma, and on top of that, I started thinking back to the cartoons... How can you have the Super Friends without the Hall of Justice?
So I took a cardboard box, went to the craft store and picked up some supplies... and I present to you: The Little People Hall of Justice!
The main form is just a cardboard box. The outside is covered in a thin white foam that makes it soft. I lined the inside with tagboard and added a fold-down flap that Velcros shut so you can play inside. The windows on the front are blue tagboard behind some cutouts in the foam. The edges of the cardboard are lined with twill tape to avoid any cardboard cuts. I reinforced the top with additional cardboard so it's not quite climb-proof, but it should stand up to some reasonable amount of abuse.
I posted several views of it in the photo album if you're interested. The pictures have captions that explain how things are put together... in case you want to make your own.
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I'm working on a fairly major refactoring project, merging a couple of fairly large libraries together that have some overlapping/similar functionality. I figured this would be the perfect time to try out the reasonably new CodeRush Duplicate Code Detection feature.
The solution I'm working on has eight projects - four unit test projects, four shipping class libraries, and a total of 1248 C# code files.
I didn't have duplicate code detection running in the background during the initial pass at the merge. Instead, I ran the detection after the initial pass to indicate some pain points where I need to start looking at combining code. (Let me apologize in advance - I wanted to show you the analysis results in a real life project, but because it's a real project, I can't actually show you the code in which we're detecting duplicates. I can only show you the duplicate reports. With that...)
First, I started with the default settings (analysis level 4):
Running that pass took about eight seconds. I found a few duplicate blocks in unit tests, which weren't unexpected. Things having to do with similar tests (specifically validating some operator overload functionality):
I wanted to do a little more, so I turned it up a notch to analysis level 3 and ran another pass. This time the pass took about 12 seconds and I found a lot more duplicates. This time the duplicates got into the actual shipping code and started pointing out some great places to start refactoring and merging code. This pass also grabbed more duplicates across classes (whereas the previous pass only caught duplicates within a single class/file).
Well, since one notch on the analysis level settings was good, two must be better, right? Let's crank it up to analysis level 2!
Once you get to level 2 and below, you get a warning: Analysis might require significant CPU power and memory. I'm not too concerned with this right now since I'm running the analysis manually, but if you turn on the background analysis mechanism you'd probably want to verify that's really what you want.
Anyway, the third pass using analysis level 2 still only took about 12 seconds... and re-running it, to verify that time, only took around 5 seconds so I'm guessing there is some sort of caching in place. (But don't hold me to that.)
Now we're talking! Tons of duplicates found on the level 2 run. However, while the code is very similar, there aren't as many "automatic fixes" that the system can suggest.
I don't fault CodeRush for this - the duplicates will require a bit of non-automated thought to combine, which is why they pay us (programmers). (If they could replace us with scripts, they'd do it, right?) I'm sure the geniuses at DevExpress will shortly replace me with a keystroke in CodeRush so they can hire my cat in my place, but until then, I can use this as a checklist of things to look at.
Out of curiosity, I decided to do another run, this time at level 0 - the tightest analysis level available. This run took ~50 seconds and found so many duplicates it's insane. Some are actionable, some are what I'd call "false positives" (like argument validation blocks - I want the validation to take place in the method being called so the stack trace is correct if there's an exception thrown). Still, this is good stuff.
Given the balance between the too-granular detection and the not-granular-enough, I think I'm going to go with the level 2 pass, address those things, and then maybe turn it up from there.
Overall, I was really impressed with the speed of this thing. I mean, 1248 files, thousands of classes... and it takes less than a minute to do super-detailed analysis? That's akin to magic.
Big props to DevExpress for a super-awesome tool that helps me improve my code. And, hey, some of the automatic fixes that are built in don't hurt, either. :)
If you want to use this on your project, head over and pick up CodeRush. Honestly, it's the first thing I install right after Visual Studio, and this sort of feature is exactly why.
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"Helping Animals in Need" is the theme of this poster contest sponsored by Palm Beach County's Animal Care and Control.
If your student lives in the county, and loves to draw and design, get them working on this quickly – deadline is Sunday (May 3). The contest is divided into four grade groups: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.
The winning poster will provide the logo for the West County Free Spay/Neuter Clinic in Pahokee, which hands out donated pet food to familes that need help feeding their pets.
It's a great cause, and a good opportunity for your budding artist to be creative.
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It's their land, their home, and many say they're not even aware of the new drilling plan.
"There was no chance for any input on it one way or the other, and I don't think that's right," said Mike Smith, a Belfry resident.
Others are quick to say they do support the possibility of oil fields, and the opportunity it could bring the little community.
"Personally, I think it's probably fine. We could use the business. With Costco and Wal-Mart taking all our business away, it's hard in a small town to keep people in town," said Bob Cichosz, owner of the Belfry Country Store.
Nearly sixty miles away, a protest in Billings sponsored by the Northern Plains Resource Council gives residents an outlet to voice their concerns over big oil.
"I'm afraid of the size and the power of corporations that get to do whatever they want in the United States," said Nancy Halter, a Billings resident who appeared at the protest.
But the regional director for Energy Corporation of America says they know what they're doing and this will only improve the Montana company by adding jobs.
"We're looking forward to growing here for years. Bringing good paying jobs and millions of dollars in investments to the state. We've already had the pleasure of creating a couple positions here," said Regional Director, Derrick Pottmeyer.
With opinions strong on both sides of the issue, many who would have to live with the continuous drilling in their neighborhood still say with some reasonable regulation, could come reasonable progress. Like Bruce Jacobsen, who owns land in Belfry.
"My reaction is, this area needs a little something to jumpstart the economy here, and the town has been really struggling the last so many years."
Derrick Pottmeyer also says the well that will be drilled in Belfry, will use horizontal drilling procedures that are much different than the common fracking techniques.
The Assistant Deputy from the Laurel Fire Department says the fire burned an estimated 20 acres near Laurel Airport Road.