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8th June 2010, 06:13 PM | #1 |
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So many fonken threads!
I have been away from the forum for a bit and trying to get back up to speed. It is like returning to the home country and forgetting the language. Fonken, Onken, yikes.
I have a pair of FE167E's and some Planet 10 phase plugs, some time, and a capable wood shop. What I can't seem to find are the plans for the Fonken167 that I feel certain I had at one point but can't find on the forum, Planet10, or my hard drive. Unless there is some new box for what I have just discovered is a discontinued driver, my remembrance is that there was a consensus that the big Chang's and the Fonken 167 coaxed the best out of these puppies. Maybe this should be a back channel direct to Dave, but I can't imagine the volume of email to him and I might be missing something obvious. |
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In any case, there have been some variations on the design drawings for the following reasons: - allow for woofer(s) the lower cavity, - wider front baffle to accommodate frames for grilles to clear the elevated diffraction ring, - smaller main enclosure only, I guess you could call it a tall stand mounter I've only built the original design . If you'd like to try this design, I wouldn't feel concerned about contacting Dave directly for whichever version you think would suit your needs.
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Fonken167 plans are only available by emailing me directly. dave
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Operations Manager 2007 Advanced Architecture for Service Providers - Part 1
I wanted to share with everyone a few of my experiences with working in the Service Provider space with Operations Manager 2007 in a series of blog posts, starting with part 1 on advanced architecture, I hope you find it useful: Operations Manager 2007 introduces a number of key features for supporting...
Thu, Feb 25 2010
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Hey Folks, I wanted to give you a heads up on an issue I ran into today with OpsMgr R2 and AEM. I have been setting up OpsMgr today as part of a Client Monitoring project for a large customer, the engineer I am working with is not a domain admin but is a local admin on the OpsMgr boxes. After installing...
Tue, Apr 21 2009
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Hey Folks, The OpsMgr Community Team are trying out the forums experience for Cross Platform and Interop for OpsMgr 2007 R2, as a change to the standard newsgroup format. Please let them know direct what you think about them and how your experience goes. You can file your direct feedback...
Thu, Nov 27 2008
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Sorry to steal a title from a very well known OpsMgr book, but I can think of no better way to describe the new R2 beta release of everyones favourite monitoring tool. I have just returned from the R2 TAP summit for Microsoft's latest revision of Operations Manager and I have to say that this...
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Office Communications Server 2007 Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007 Is Now Released !
I have to admit that personally this has been one of the most eagerly anticipated Management Pack releases for some time, not only because OCS is probably THE Hottest technologies coming out of Microsoft at the moment but also because the OCS team gained a couple of true Rock stars from the OpsMgr product...
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Shimei lures Taito into the clutches of Lord Keiro. The Alkaid is ready for a fight, but his counterpart is unwilling, instead choosing to reveal the secrets of his own dark past.
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18 years old and a Veterinary Science student! Art is my hobby, it was a difficult choice between art and the art of science...
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I have some art. Its stuff I've already done within the last month or so. It will be the only art I post from previous work, because the way I see it is that I'm here to improve... not share my old art. :]
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Okay, as of to date I've been more on an animal-only drawer. Well, I've decided its time I attempted to tackle humans a bit more...
Have some sketches I did last night. :3 (and bear with me haha). The first upload was just scribbles and me referencing from my hand. Ignore the red... that was an experiment haha. The second is more me trying to get a 'feel' of drawing the basic flow of humans without getting bogged down with anatomical details, so excuse that. :]
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Hey, mate! Glad to see you've started your sketchbook.
I didn't know you were 16, mate. Genuinly thought you were older (hope you take that as a compliment xD)
Anyways, you say humans aren't your usual subject matter so I thought I'd chuck you some links about how to draw faces.
It'd be good to do plenty of studies from life and photos in between your usual drawings, of faces AND full figures. I'm sure you do this already for the most part but you can never have too much.
Anyways, hope to see more soon. I'll be sure to check by often. Good luck!
Love your linework, wish I had that going on at 16. As is your grasp on colour. Keep at it, I'll be watchin'
Naidy: Haha thanks Sweet links! I'll take time to read them more thoroughly later on, they look like they're going to be very helpful. 8D Thank you very much. :]
Matthew: Thank you very much. =]
Nice start to the sketchbook. Any more for us?
Current Sketchbook:
Heya! Sorry I haven't posted in so long...
Schools catching up with me, it being getting close to the end of the year and all...
Anywho! I've managed to spit out another piece of art for you guys:
I havent been on this in forever. D:
Haven't been doing much art-wise, however I do have a few more pieces I can share! (well two).
P.S Should probably update this. I'm 17 now. (:
Crit/comments appreciated.
Yeeeeeep. Thats it. (:
Whelp, this is what happens when the internet is down. Baha.
If anyone bothers to read this, I'm new here. Are we supposed to 'attach' the 'art' or can we just link it though the whole [ I M G ] [ / I M G ] thing?
Think attaching the art is the prefered option as that way it stays on the site even if you decide to delete it from the hosting site.
Oh and welcome, looking forward to seeing more of your stuff.
My Sketchbook Please have a lookie...
Have a sketch. Horses are hella hard to shade. o_o
If anyone has any crits/tips please do let me know. [:
Go hard.
(drawing was for a friends birthday)
& Thank you TomCat!
dude that eye is trippin me out man!
'd like to thank god for all he's done in this work. all this art we enjoy and love he makes so beautiful. It really is one of the greatest gifts.
Tad: Haha.
Just another update with a few more art pieces I've done since I last post. I really need to post more... and create art more. >.<
1. Quick sketch scribble.
2. A picture I started, then my tablet broke. Trying to get the hang of painting fur.
3. A drawing of a horse... for a friend. Yep, there are loads of anatomical mistakes. >.<
Nice work here! Very impressive. Keep it coming!
XENöSIS: Thank you! Will do! c:
Nothing too serious as of late, haven't been doing much art at all...
Heres a few scribbles.
nice mood to your work,this thread ,im definitely going to keep my eyes on
Caribbean 3d Junkie..respect to God
He in one blood he and Eye
Heres a few unfinished scribbles.
Wanting to get better at environments.
Critique/tips appreciated.
Another concept environmental scribble.
liking your work so far! small note i see some wrong proportions with your horses but other than that keep posting more work!
A few more things. Nothing serious, decided to draw a character per day from my all time ultimate favourite video game series: Legend of Zelda. (:
1st pic: Talon, from OoT. (just a scribble)
2nd pic: A quick pic for a friend, modelled in 3D Daz Studio and painted roughly over in photoshop.
3rd pic: A possible full pic of an armoured polar bear. WIP stage.
Day 2 of the challenge to draw a LoZ character daily.
Today its the Postman who appears in various games.
Sorry these arent quality drawings, or my style but its kicking me out of an art block!
Just another landscape/environmental scribble practise piece.
Anyone have any tips/crits with landscape/environment painting?
I dunno why, but concept arts 'Manage Attachments' area wasn't working for me, came up with a red error exclamation whenever I tried to upload this.
Just another landscape scribble/practise. Tried to get more colours into it, and use the lasso tool heaps.
As usual, tips, crits, advice... anything would be greatly appreciated.
I desaturated it after to look at the contrast and I think it looks nicer in B/W haha.
Well the best way to get better at landscapes is to actually go out and study landscapes. All the fantasy and crazy stuff comes a bit after the boring old grass and buildings. This however is difficult with digital unless you have a laptop of course.
JFierce: Thanks, I guess I should start going off photographs more! Good idea, yeah I don't have a laptop so sketching landscapes and referencing photos I will work on.
Heres a WIP of something I'm working on, so many lovely pencils now to figure out how to use them.
I plan on doing a watercolour BG for it.
Just some quick sketches/studies of animals =)
More random art from over the past few months, the saws were spray painted.
I have more to upload, but its the wrong file size and I can't be bothered changing that right now, not a lot of people check this anyway.


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It just seems forced and lazy now. Very inconsistent nowadays but it's maybe because the earlier seasons were fantastic and it just feels like it went downhill.
I'm going to be a bit controversial: Are you a virgin?
and the 'do you like my avatar' joke would work better if you didn't change it right after posting.
have you ever smoked weed?
Never! im straightedge for life!
Ever been at a cd store such as FYE, where you can put on the headphones and preview a cd, and contemplated listening to William Hung's album?
Nope !
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Moonshine River (2,25/5) / Treehouse Of Horror XXIII (3,5/5) / Adventures in Baby-Getting (3,25/5) / Gone Abie Gone (3,5/5) / Penny Wise-Guys (3/5) / A Tree Grows in Springfield (1,75/5) / The Day The Earth Stood Cool (3,75/5) / To Cur with Love (4/5) / Homer Goes to Prep School (3/5) / A Test Before Trying (3,5/5) / The Changing of the Guardian (1,25/5) / Love is a Many-Splintered Thing (2,75/5) / Hardly Kirk-ing (3,25/5) / Gorgeous Grampa (2,25/5) / Black-Eyed, Please (3,75/5) / Dark Knight Court (3/5) / Pulpit Friction (3,25/5)
Futurama - Season 7 :
The Bots and the Bees : 3,75/5 / A Farewell to Arms : 4/5 / Decision 3012 : 3,5/5 / The Thief of Baghead : 3,25/5 / Zapp Dingbat : 2/5 / The Butterjunk Effect : 2,5/5 / The Six Million Dollar Mon : 4/5 / Fun On A Bun : 3,75/5 / Free Will Hunting : 2,25/5 / Near-Death Wish : 3,75/5 / 31st Century Fox : 3,5/5 / Viva Mars Vegas : 4/5 / Naturama : 2,5/5
Nope! SLASH was Guns N' Roses, just sayin'.
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maybe have a shamrock shake at mcdonald's or some small thing like that.
what is one of your favorite tv shows that you wish would be released on dvd?
By far, definitely Muppet Babies. So sad that it's not on anywhere (except maybe some stupid station that forgets to upgrade their signage)
Do you have break this week? Because I do!
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Yes, and I'm lovin' it.
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Both sunny, stormy and hot as hell.
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I have quite a few but right now but it's probably the Assassin's Creed series.
How about you?
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$ For Nothing-Dire Straits
LEAST favorite 1980's song?
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Do you believe in spell check?
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Homerland (3.5/10) Treehouse of Horror XXIV (5.0/10) Four Regrettings and a Funeral (4.0/10) YOLO (4.5/10) Labor Pains (5.0/10) The Kid is All Right (3.0/10) Yellow Subterfuge (5.5/10) White Christmas Blues (1.5/10) Steal This Episode (7.0/10) Married to the Blob (5.5/10) Specs and the City (4.5/10)
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do you get pissed when people correct your grammar?
No, because I'm really good at it and I'm usually the one correcting people. Although I went to college to be a writer/journalist, I'm not anal and picky about it.
Is that a good enough answer?
is there anyone on this site you feel you need to apologize to them for something you did in the past?
Nope but I think some other people deserve apologies from other people...but that's none of my business.
Have you seen the movie "Night of the Comet"?
should I?
I've never seen it, so I'm not a good person to ask.
Should I have been the one to answer that question?
will you be watching the new south park tonight?
Hopefully, I'm not too sure right now.
Are you a fan of South Park?
why was fan italicized?
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Why not!?
because there isn't a difference between fan and fan
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According to the release notes, the e-mail client provides several new features. First among them are the tabs familiar to Firefox users that allow opening multiple mail messages side by side. The tabs are stored when quitting Thunderbird and are restored when reopening.
The developers around David Ascher also whittled at the search function. Search results can now be filtered by more attributes and even using the timeline tool. Thunderbird also indexes received mails in advance to get to the search results more quickly.
Important messages can be archived by pressing the A key to file them in the new Archive folder system. The new Add-ons Manager allows extensions to be installed directly from Thunderbird, although Thunderbird 2 extensions might not quite work in Thunderbird 3 and it might be best to test them individually for new add-on versions.
The new mail account setup is helpful in that it tries to detect automatically the IMAP and POP3 settings, sparing you from having to do costly searches on the major free mail provider websites. It's enough just to enter the name, e-mail address and password, and Thunderbird theoretically takes care of the rest.
Developers furthermore simplified the address book and improved and upgraded the integrated spam filter. If you forget to include an attachment, Thunderbird will remind you to do so, provided you defined a keyword such as "attached" or "included" and include it in the message.
An integrated migration assistant helps users upgrade from Thunderbird 2 to 3 and offers some choices for settings. However, developers suggest backing up profiles, because the upgrade might overwrite the previous version. The e-mail files are usually stored in the $HOME/.mozilla-thunderbird directory. Because the directory can get quite large, enough free space should be provided on the hard drive.
The release does have some known issues. For example, some Thunderbird 2 users may not be able to log in to their SMTP server because the secure authentication fails. Switching back and forth between Thunderbird 3 and an older release may also not update passwords properly because of where they're now stored.
You can download Thunderbird 3 right away, but it might make more sense to wait until the individual distros provide it, for a better integration into the desktop.
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Role of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteases-1 in junction dynamics in the testis (PDF)
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Publication date: 2003
Using multiple high-performance liquid chromatography steps,we have identified and purified a polypeptide to apparent homogeneityfrom primary Sertoli cell conditioned culture medium that consistedof 2 molecular variants of 31 and 29 kDa when electrophoresedon a sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel run underreducing conditions. Partial N-terminal amino acid sequenceanalysis of these 2 proteins revealed a sequence of NH-IKMAKMLKGFDAVGNATG,which is homologous to tissue inhibitor of metalloproteases-1(TIMP-1). Studies by semiquantitative reverse transcription-polymerasechain reaction using a primer pair specific to rat TIMP-1 demonstratedthat both Sertoli and germ cells express TIMP-1. During maturation,the steady-state TIMP-1 mRNA level in the testis increased significantlyfrom 40 to 60 days of age, which suggests its role in the restructuringof the epithelium during spermiation. This increase in testicularTIMP-1 expression was apparently not due to the increase ingerm cell number, because TIMP-1 expression decreased approximatelyfivefold in germ cells isolated from testes of aging rats. UsingSertoli cells cultured at low (0.05 x 10 cells/cm) and high(0.5 x 10 cells/cm) densities, it was found that TIMP-1 expressionincreased transiently but significantly during junction assembly.A similar induction of TIMP-1 mRNA was also detected in Sertoli-germcell cocultures during germ cell adhesion onto Sertoli cells.More important, the inclusion of either -macroglobulin (a proteaseinhibitor produced by Sertoli cells) or aprotinin (a serineprotease inhibitor) into an in vitro germ cell adhesion assayfacilitated the attachment of fluorescently labeled germ cellsonto the Sertoli cell epithelium when compared to control, whichsuggests that the assembly of adherens junctions may involveprotease inhibitors.
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TSN Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie gets you set for the NHL season with a look at all seven Canadian teams. First up, the Vancouver Canucks.
The Vancouver Canucks, on paper, are by far Canada's top team and the best hope to contend for the Stanley Cup, but even coach Alain Vigneault's talented club has a long list of questions heading into training camp.
Some of those queries don't even involve Roberto Luongo.
For instance, who'll play on the right side with Daniel and Henrik Sedin? Alex Burrows is never a bad answer but Zack Kassian may get a chance there.
But maybe the most important question is when will Ryan Kesler be healthy and game ready? Coming off shoulder and wrist surgery, Kesler and his agent are suggesting there are no guarantees it's any time soon, although the Canucks seem to think there's no cause for long-term concern.
So the givens are Henrik Sedin at first line centre and Maxim Lapierre in the middle on the fourth line, but everything in between is punctuated with a question mark.
As long as Kesler can't go, there's a chance the Canucks could move a winger to play second-line pivot. Burrows is a candidate as is Chris Higgins.
Can Manny Malhotra still contribute to the centre-ice cause? If not, third-line centre is very much up in the air too.
Little Jordan Schroeder of the AHL Chicago Wolves will get an audition and if the Canucks deal Luongo, chances are there will be a centre coming back, so if the goalie trade with Toronto materializes, for example, perhaps we can pencil in Tyler Bozak as a second- or third-line centre.
Men in the middle concerns aside, it's also fair to ask if David Booth and Mason Raymond can stay healthy and bounce back with better numbers than they posted last season after coming off injuries. That's critical to any Canuck success.
The Canuck defence looks as solid as ever with Dan Hamhuis, Kevin Bieksa, Alexander Edler, newcomer Jason Garrison, Keith Ballard, Chris Tanev and Andrew Alberts as the top seven, but they will likely try to add a veteran presence to make it a solid eight though Kevin Connauton and Derek Joslin might do. They'll also be trying to sign impending free agent Edler to a long-term deal in the same $4.5 million-a-year range as their other blueliners. But defence appears to be virtually question free.
Some might well wonder if Cory Schneider is really ready to shoulder true No. 1 status without Luongo there as a safety net, but Schneider's time is now, and we're going to find out. Though if Luongo is traded, getting a veteran backup is still a likely possibility.
That seems an awful lot of questions for what's supposed to be Canada's best hope for a Cup contender, but the Canucks know their time is now, that their biological clock is ticking and while their window to win isn't necessarily closing after this season, it's not opening any wider either.
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I cant remember what the cut off is for sure...but here are some things to think about If you are thinking about a full case locker (ARB, Detroit, OX, etc) you are gonna wanna pay someone to install them, due to dealing with re-setting the gears. You pay $250 (est.) in labor to get your locker installed ($500 in labor if you do both axles at the same time). Now...6 months...a year...down the road you are ready for new gears. On top of the cost of your gears, install kits, etc...you now have another $500 in labor that you have to pay again. If you do it all at once, most people will charge you the same labor as doing one or the other. Just something to consider, but as far as the cutoff...I honestly cant remember so i cant answer your specific locker question. If you can save the money and do it all in one shot, it will save you some bills in the long run. |
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Lockers or Gears I have a 2000 with 33's and D44 with 3:73 gears. One of the first things I wanted to get was a locker in the rear. From what I read 3:73 is the cut off point for lockers.At this point I'm happy with the gearing, it pulls fine in the hills even pulling my little aluminum boat. I've done a little off roading but not a lot in the wrangler yet. But I'm planning on hitting some good trails. I had a CJ5 for about 6 or 7 years and hit the trails a lot in it. I want to hit the old washed out mining roads and the Rubicon again. The question is if I get a locker now will I be sorry I didn't re-gear first? I really can't afford both for quite a while so for now its one or the other and I would hate to have to buy another locker if I re-geared. Looking for some opinions |


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IU Southeast representatives will be on hand to discuss admissions, transfer credits, financial aid, academic programs, student services, housing and campus life. IU Southeast Interim Chancellor Barbara Bichelmeyer and Ivy Tech Southern Indiana Chancellor Rita Shourds will provide remarks at 11 a.m.
Ivy Tech students who are interested in transferring may bring their transcripts and talk to representatives to determine admission eligibility.
FCHS hosting soccer camp
The Floyd Central High School soccer team will be hosting a fall prep soccer camp for boys and girls ages 7 to 17 from July 25 through July 27 at the FCHS soccer fields.
Ages 7 to 11 will attend from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and ages 12 to 17 will attend from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Players will be able to prepare for a higher level of play by training and learning with some of the region's best coaches and players at one of the top soccer facilities in the area. The goal is to offer individual, technical and tactical training that lead to improved group play prior to fall season kickoff.
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There will be both a live and silent auction, 50/50 raffles, live music by the Bella Blue Band and food will be available. Some of the auction items include a condo stay in Destin Beach, limo services and gift certificates from local businesses.
Balmer was Floyd County coroner for 10 years and deputy coroner for 10 years and has been a member of the Lafayette Township Volunteer Fire Department for more than 30 years.
There has been an account set up at any Your Community Bank locations for those wanting to make a donation to help Balmer with medical expenses. For information call Jackie Brannon at 502-338-7249.
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It's a girl's night at the library
Charlestown Library, 51 Clark Road, Charlestown, will sponsor a "Girls' Night Out" at 6 p.m. Monday, July 22, at the library.
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Dawn and Asilla did the same, Dawn returning to her White 2 movie-making, and Asilla pulling Black 2 out of thin air, with a DSi.
Dawn and Asilla did the same, Dawn returning to her White 2 movie-making, and Asilla pulling Black 2 out of thin air, with a DSi.
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Dawn and Asilla were busy trading. "I'll give you my Shelmet for Karrablast." said Asilla. "Done deal." said Dawn.
Asilla shook her head as she received the promised Karrablast, and it then evolved into Escavalier.
Lucy impatiently checked her phone again. Seriously, what's wrong with this thing? I can usually get wifi in places that don't have wifi! And this place has it anyway!
Sarah managed to create a cat. "Lucy! Can you come tell me if you can feel this cat?"
Lucy walked over and touched the cat, her hand going through it. "It's sort of like water. With surface tension. I can feel the surface, but it just feels like air inside," she said, pulling her hand out of the illusion.
Dawn looked at Lucy after Shelmet evolved into Accelgor. "Is anything wrong?" she asked the strange girl.
Tailisu noticed the created cat and crouched to inspect it. He saw Lucy's hand go through over it, so it was an illusion. "Cool lateral" He said.
Asilla looked at Tailisu. "Strange guy." she said. "If you have a Boldore, we can trade and evolve ours!" she said to Dawn. "Okay!" Dawn replied.
Asilla got up and hit Virgil with her staff. "It's an illusion, idiot." she said after her new Boldore and Dawn's new Boldore evolved into Gigalith. "That. Looks. Kick-butt. Cool." she said.
"Lucy, please freeze her again." Virgil said, having grafted metal into his body in time to not take much damage from the hit.
OOC: By the way, I know this RPG doesn't actually take place in Japan. Or at least, I don't think so. Virgil's just a weeaboo who uses Japanese words even though he knows very little Japanese or about the actual culture.
Asilla turned back to trades. "I'll give you Poliwhirl for Poliwhirl with King's Rock!!! For more evos!" she said to Dawn. "Okay!!!" said Dawn.
(OOC: Alright guys, back on topic xD Sorry about my lack of posts. I was neck deep in work from school.)
Once everyone had taken out their phones, they were to read the flood of messages.
There seemed to be crimes and happenings appearing all over town. All of these seemed like regular requests to law enforcement. Nothing too major.
- "Help, I can't find my son!"
- "Large beasts found on the outskirts of town."
- "Powerful fires erupting everywhere."
- "Mass robberies happening all over the districts."
However, all of them had one thing in common: the reward money.
"The mistress has stated that it will be up to you all how you shall operate. However, she recommends that you all become a team," a team? After only one mission? Like that would happen.
(OOC: These missions are not real ones. These are just incentives. Send me a PM if you want to do a specific mission. Tell me everything I need to know about it, and why Lateralists should be hired for the job.)
Dawn and Asilla whipped out their phones. "Fires everywhere? I know what we're doing." Dawn said to Asilla, giving her arrows the Water Element.


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Restoration of Lowland Tropical Rainforests in Kalimantan, Indonesia
by Akane Nishimura, Graduate Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, UCLA
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Lowland tropical rainforests are rapidly disappearing due to fire, logging, and agriculture. Research and restoration efforts are urgently needed, especially in understudied and underserved areas like Borneo. Borneo is the world's third largest island and is part of the Sundaland Biodiversity Hotspot. It is also home to many endangered species, including orangutans.
Map of Indonesia. The black circle indicates the location of Tanjung Puting National Park in the province of Central Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. |
Natural succession and restoration efforts in Borneo have been affected by the invasive grass Imperata cylindrica, which is considered to be one of the ten worst weedy species in the world. Imperatais indigenous to Asia, but has recently expanded into disturbed rainforests throughout Southeast Asia, including my study area in Tanjung Puting National Park in Central Kalimantan (Borneo, Indonesia).
The goal of my research is to assess natural and assisted successional patterns in an effort to develop feasible, large-scale restoration of Imperata grasslands to secondary forest. As deforestation rates increase and El Niño-related droughts in the area become more frequent and severe, it is essential to predict and prevent further degradation. To these ends, I am using a variety of techniques, including establishing a chronosequence of plots, root exclusion experiments, seed bank experiments, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and remote sensing.
Palm oil plantations are one of the leading causes of orangutan habitat destruction and lowland forest loss in Indonesia. In the U.S., palm oil can be found in processed foods and health and beauty products. |
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During the Fall of 2007, I traveled to Indonesia for my second field season. With the aid of a local non-governmental organization (NGO), Friends of the National Park Foundation (FNPF), I established a series of 10x10 m plots in areas with different use and fire histories. Some plots have been planted with native trees to determine what effects restoration has on early post-fire succession. We measured changes in understory plant cover, diversity, and recruitment as indicators of succession.
Fighting an anthropogenic fire in a secondary growth forest during an El Niño-related drought in 2006. |
Post-fire Imperata growth. |
Since fire has become prevalent in this area, I am field validating the accuracy of several fire products for Central Kalimantan. This involves recording the presence or absence of fires based on field observations and comparing this to remotely sensed data.
During future field seasons, I will continue to monitor my permanent plots and use remote sensing to analyze patterns in fire frequency, climate, and land cover change.
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Criminal Justice Partnership Program (CJPP) Local Program Evaluation Guide for Advisory Boards Prepared January, 1999 by Office of Research and Planning, N. C. Department of Correction Introduction North Carolina General Statute143B-272.11 (g) requires each local Criminal Justice Partnership (CJPP) advisory board "to monitor and evaluate the impact of the community-based program and prepare a written report." Advisory boards may conduct their own evaluation or hire an evaluator to conduct the research. This CJPP Evaluation Guide is designed to assist local advisory boards with evaluation activities. The Office of Research and Planning staff is also available to provide further guidance and technical assistance to advisory boards or evaluators. Why Evaluate? Evaluations are undertaken for a variety of reasons: to assess the effectiveness of new programs; to judge the worth of ongoing programs; to improve program management and administration; and to satisfy the accountability requirements of program stakeholders (groups of people affected by the program including local criminal justice officials and local and state decision-makers and policy-makers). The General Assembly requires the State Criminal Justice Partnership Program to evaluate categories of programs (e.g. the day reporting center model versus the substance abuse treatment model) in order to make appropriate policy and resource recommendations regarding the program as a whole. Local advisory boards are authorized to monitor and evaluate their individual programs in order to make sound program management and improvement decisions. Local evaluations can assist advisory boards to fine-tune a program by redefining the target population, changing the delivery system, or otherwise modifying the program to improve its effectiveness or efficiency. Evaluation helps programs be accountable for results. Research results inform program staff and policy-makers about the degree to which programs are effective- that is how successful are they in providing their intended target populations with the envisioned services and/or control. Evaluation results also provide information on program policies and operations. Evaluation uses actual performance data to measure progress towards program objectives and tells whether programs are improving over time. 1 This section is drawn from a page in the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) evaluation website. This site is an excellent resource for extensive information about evaluation, including how-to instructions. For further reference, go to the following URL: http://www.bja.evaluationwebsite.org Monitoring and Evaluation Page 2 What is Evaluation?1 Evaluation is the systematic assessment of whether and to what extent a program is implemented as intended and has achieved its objectives. Successful evaluation depends upon both explicit, measurable objectives and a detailed description of how they are to achieved. The type of evaluation varies depending on the issues to be addressed. Process evaluation addresses how a program was implemented and operates. It focuses on program inputs--resources applied to the program and describes procedures and processes undertaken in delivering services or carrying out the functions of the program. Outcome evaluation involves ongoing data collection on program outputs--workload measures that indicate how much or how many and outcomes- -measures of how well the program did in achieving results. It reports on intermediate outcomes- changes occurring during or shortly after program participation. Impact evaluation focuses on whether a program has its intended impact. It addresses if and why a program has been effective in achieving its goals and objectives. It focuses on the causes of change and measures long-term outcomes (after the program participation). Process Evaluation A process evaluation is the first step in evaluating whether the program is operating as intended. It answers three questions: (1) the extent to which a program is reaching the appropriate target population, (2) whether or not its intervention delivery system is consistent with program design specifications, and (3) what resources are being or have been expended in the conduct of the program. It should be done before or in conjunction with any other type of evaluation (Evaluation: A Systematic Approach, 1993). A process evaluation examines dynamic factors such as the composition and functioning of the board, the use of available resources, and amendments to program design. It describes programs inputs or resources (e.g. the number of staff, the number of contracts let) and program outputs (e.g. numbers of offenders served, number of daily itineraries developed) and progress made toward goals and objectives. The primary focus of the process evaluation is whether the program intervention took place, whether it took place as intended, and what problems were encountered in accomplishing the program intervention. A process evaluation is most helpful after 12 months of stable program operation. A detailed description of program design, operation and activities is the core of the process evaluation. Descriptive statistics on program participants and historical developments of the program are also important parts of a process evaluation. Program Description An accurate and complete narrative description of the program is the heart of the process evaluation. In the narrative, include a history of the implementation of the program including dates such as the formation of the board, the application for funding, Monitoring and Evaluation Page 3 the first offender admissions, etc. Describe the structure of the program including staff, lines of authority, and agencies involved, and an organizational chart. Describe the target population in detail. Include characteristics making offenders eligible for program services, an estimate of the size of this population in the county, and an estimate of the number of offenders the program will serve. Describe what would happen to a typical offender from referral to completion, including what happens at each point in the program. Emphasize decision points, describe services and treatments the offender could receive, and indicate follow-up or aftercare procedures. Descriptive Statistics Use the CJPP Information Management System to detail characteristics of offenders in the program during the evaluation period. Indicate outputs such as number of admissions, number of referrals and number of program exits. Outcome Evaluation Process evaluation and outcome evaluation are not completely distinct. If a program has not conducted a process evaluation after at least 12 months of stable operation, process and outcome evaluations can be done simultaneously. Outcome evaluation describes whether the desired effects occurred- whether the offender's behavior changed. It provides data about the extent of the problems and needs that precipitated the program and the results of program activities or operations on individual participants. Outcome evaluation includes a program description (see Process Evaluation), descriptive statistics (see Process Evaluation) and analyzes the short-term, intermediate outcomes of program activities. It provides a summary of the program's success in meeting its goals and objectives. Outcome evaluation is most helpful between 12 and 24 months after a program is initiated. It focuses on short-term, intermediate measures (while the offender is in the program or shortly thereafter). Outcome measures must be comparative to be useful so they are usually represented in terms of percentages. These measures may compare performance over time (trend), among similar units or contracts, or against a performance standard set by the program or by regulators. Targeting Analysis An analysis of a program's targeting accuracy is crucial to understanding what the program is actually accomplishing. It helps determine if targeted offenders are actually entering the program. Targeting analysis is also necessary for determining if the program is widening the net. Net-widening refers to bringing offenders within the formal system of punishment when they might ordinarily have avoided it (Community Corrections, 1993). The CJPP IMS provides monthly targeting reports that contain the data necessary for this analysis. As with monthly summaries, targeting report data may be aggregated for the evaluation period. Intermediate Outcome Analysis Outcome analysis must be tailored to individual program goals and objectives. Whereas an output measure is a description of a process or activity (e.g. the number of offenders tested for substance abuse), an outcome measure describes the change that occurred in the offender (e.g. the percent of offenders who tested for drugs or the rate decrease in offenders' testing positive for drugs). Outcome measures relate specifically to the objectives of the program, such as assisting the offender to change or improving offender behavior or providing an alternative to secure custody prior to trial. Below Monitoring and Evaluation Page 4 are examples of baseline intermediate outcome measures. Short-term or intermediate outcomes measure change while the offender was in the program or shortly after release. After establishing baseline outcomes, programs can develop performance measures to judge the attainment of specific performance levels. Examples of Baseline CJPP Intermediate Outcome Measures--Outcome Evaluation Protect the Public Improve Offender Behavior Provide Alternative to Secure Custody Percent of offenders during a year who were convicted of committing a new crime while in Program Percent of offenders during a year in Program who were assessed as needing service and were referred to service within 30 days Percent of defendants who exited during a year who completed the Program normally and successfully Percent of offenders during a year who were convicted of committing a new crime and were revoked while in Program Percent of offenders who exited Program during a year who completed their treatment goal Percent of defendants who exited during a year who completed the Program early and successfully Percent of offenders during a year who absconded from supervision while in Program Percent of offenders who tested negative for drugs while in Program Percent of defendants who exited during a year who violated the conditions of pretrial release Percent of offenders admitted to Program during a year developed structured day schedule for within 30 days Percent of offenders who exited Program during a year who obtained/ maintained employment while in CJPP Percent of defendants who exited during a year who failed to appear in court Impact Evaluation Impact evaluation examines the long-term effects of the program on the problem or condition that the program was intended to affect (recidivism, for example). It involves a rigorous a scientific method using statistical analysis to test assumptions about a given treatment to determine if it caused a particular effect. A general principle applies: the more rigorous the research design, the more plausible the resulting estimate of effect. Though impact evaluation is different in scope from outcome evaluation, similar data are used. Evaluators assess the outcomes of the program by comparing information about participants and nonparticipants, or by making repeated measurements on participants, most commonly before and after an intervention, or by other methods that attempt to achieve the equivalent Monitoring and Evaluation Page 5 of such comparisons. The basic aim of an impact assessment is to produce an estimate of the "net effects" of an intervention- that is, an estimate of the impact of the intervention uncontaminated by the influence of the processes and events that also may affect the behavior or conditions at which the program being evaluated is being directed (Evaluation: A Systematic Approach, 1993). To produce meaningful and interpretable results, an impact evaluation must be well planned and well designed by a trained evaluator. The essential ingredients of an impact evaluation are: < program description < criteria for program success or effectiveness < evaluation plan or design < data collection, and < valid comparison using statistical analyses. Research Designs Experimental and quasi-experimental designs provide us with useful models of how to conduct research to establish causal links and determine impact. Rather than just describing changes, the evaluator uses these designs to help explain changes. In an experimental design, the evaluator has control over the assignment of subjects of groups, the introduction of the intervention, and the research conditions. Quasi-experimental designs lack one or more of these controls but are often more feasible in applied research situations. (Research Methods for Public Administrators, 1989). The ability to replicate or reproduce the evaluation findings is a crucial test of the worth of a research effort. Impact evaluation falls at the opposite end of the evaluation continuum from monitoring and should occur later in the life of a program. It requires a trained evaluator who has experience in research design and statistical analysis. Analysis of Impact Measures Impact analysis must be tailored to the individual program and its goals and objectives. Long-term outcome measures relate specifically to the objectives of the program such as assisting the offender to change or improving offender behavior or providing an alternative to secure custody prior to trial. Short-term or intermediate outcomes measure change while the offender was in the program or shortly after release. Long-term outcomes measure change after the offender has been released from the program. Impact evaluation includes statistical analysis to examine the causes of both intermediate and long-term change in the offender. Below are examples of baseline long-term outcome measures. Monitoring and Evaluation Page 6 Examples of Baseline Long-Term Outcome Measures--Impact Evaluation Protect the Public Percent of offenders who were convicted of committing a new crime within 24 months of exiting the Program Percent of offenders who were convicted of a new crime and revoked within 24 months of exiting the Program Percent of offenders who absconded supervision within 24 months of exiting the Program Improve Offender Behavior Percent of offenders who exited the Program and completed their treatment goal within 24 months Percent of offenders who exited the Program and tested negative for drugs for 24 months Percent of offenders who exited the Program and obtained or maintained employment for 24 months Provide Alternative to Secure Custody Amount of jail bed days available to the county as a result of proving an alternative to secure custody Reduction in county's overall failure to appear rate CJPP Information Management System CJPP developed an Offender Tracking System to gather data from local programs across the state. It started out as a paper system with counties required to submit paper report forms monthly. In November 1998 the tracking system was automated statewide. The automated offender tracking system is known as the CJPP Information Management System (IMS). The IMS allows local staff to submit data electronically to a computer in the CJPP office in Raleigh, via the World Wide Web. The IMS is designed to collect detailed information on individual offender participation in CJPP programs. This information is useful for program monitoring and evaluation. The IMS removes the burden of collecting data manually for evaluation, which makes such a study far less time-consuming and less expensive. The IMS works in tandem with the Department of Correction database known as the Offender Population Unified System (OPUS). Authorized CJPP IMS users can utilize offender information from OPUS without having to enter that information manually. The IMS provides specific and detailed information about CJPP-funded program participation and operations. Monitoring and Evaluation Page 7 Appendix A--Glossary of Terms (Definitions of terms as they are used in this Guide) Activity--step-by-step process for achieving an objective. Causal Relationship*--relationship of cause and effect. The cause is the act or event that produces the effect. The cause is necessary to produce the effect. Comparison Group*--group of individuals whose characteristics are similar to those of a program's participants. These individuals may not receive any services, or they may receive a different set of services, activities, or products; in no instance do they receive the same services as those being evaluated. As part of the evaluation process, the experimental group (those receiving program services) and the comparison group are assessed to determine which types of services, activities, or products provided by the program produced the expected changes. Dynamic factors--changeable factors such as residence, employment and substance abuse (as opposed to static factors). Evaluation--systematic assessment of whether and to what extent a program is implemented as intended and has achieved its objectives. Evaluator--a research professional with training and experience in evaluation. Goal--general statement of purpose. Impact evaluation--examines whether a program has its intended impact. Addresses if and why a program has been effective in achieving its goals and objectives, focusing on the causes of change and measures long-term outcomes. Input--resources applied to the program, expressed in organizational units, people, dollars, and other resources actually devoted to the particular program or activity. Intermediate outcome--results occurring during or just after program participation, occurring before the long term. Intervention--an activity or program provided to or on behalf of a program participant. Long-term outcomes--effects on participants after program participation. Objective--measurable, performance-related statement that further defines a goal. Output--how much or how many; details in numerical terms. Outcome evaluation--examines whether a program is functioning properly, addressing the targeted populations, and/or producing services as intended. Focuses on intermediate outcomes occurring during or shortly after program participation. Monitoring and Evaluation Page 8 Outcome measure--describes, in quantitative terms, the change that occurred in a program participant. Performance data--explicit measure of effects or results expected. Process evaluation--describes how a program was implemented and how it operates, focusing on program inputs. Recidivism--failure of an offender due to criminal activity. The definition varies with regard to how long after program participation the measure is made, and with regard to reason. Some typical recidivism reasons are re-arrest, probation revocation, a new conviction or re-incarceration. Stable operations--for purposes of the Guide, stable operations means a program that is fully operational for at least 12 months and that has begun to admit offenders to the program. Statistical analysis--use of statistics to analyze evaluation data to make determinations about cause-and-effect relationships. Results provide measures of how strongly a cause relates to a resultant effect. Targeting--selection of a particular group for inclusion in or services from a program. Structured Sentencing targets Intermediate offenders and those on Post-Release supervision. Local advisory boards select groups within that target for their local programs. Targeting ensures that resources are used on the right persons and for the right reasons. URL--Uniform Resource Locator, an address for a website. Website--a page on the World Wide Web, which is accessible with an Internet browser. Note: The Bureau of Justice Assistance website has an extensive glossary of evaluation terms. To see the BJA glossary, use the URL on page one and click on Glossary of Evaluation Terms, or use this URL: http://www.bja.evaluationwebsite.org/html/glossary/index.html *Starred definitions are taken from the BJA website glossary of evaluation terms. Monitoring and Evaluation Page 9 Appendix B--For Further Reference Following is a list from the Bureau of Justice Assistance website. Each item on the list is a link to a bibliography for that topic. To get to these bibliographies, go to the BJA website listed on page one of this Guide, and click on Evaluation Resources. To go directly to the list of topics, type this URL: http://www.bja.evaluationwebsite.org/html/resources/index.html Choosing an Evaluation Design Completing Evaluation Data Collection Procedures Data Analysis Describing Your Program Evaluating Your Program: An Introduction to Evaluation Framing Evaluation Questions Refining Evaluation Questions and Selecting Measures Selecting, Adapting, and Developing Data Collection Procedures Using Evaluation Data/Findings for Program Operations and Management Additional Reading by Title Assessing the Effectiveness of Criminal Justice Programs: Assessment and Evaluation Handbook No. 1. Bureau of Justice Assistance. Prepared by the Justice Research and Statistics Association. January 1994. Community Responses to Drug Abuse: A Program Evaluation. National Institute of Justice Research Report. Dennis P. Rosenbaum, et al. February 1994. Developing Performance Measures for Criminal Justice Programs: Assessment and Evaluation Handbook No. 2. Bureau of Justice Assistance. Jerry M. Hatfield. February 1994. Emerging Roles of Evaluation in Science Education Reform. New Directions for Program Evaluation. Jossey Bass Publishers. Rita G. O'Sullivan. Spring 1995. Evaluating Intensive Supervision Probation/Parole: Results of a Nationwide Experiment. National Institute of Justice. Evaluation of The Hampden County Day Reporting Center. Crime and Justice Foundation. Prepared by the Center for Applied Social Research. August 1988. Evaluation of The Implementation of Pennsylvania's Act 152 (1988): The Quantitative Findings. Human Organization Science Institute. January 1995. Evaluation and Social Justice: Issues in Public Education. New Directions for Program Evaluation. Kenneth A Sirotnik. Spring 1990. Evaluation Utilization. New Directions for Program Evaluation. John McLaughlin et al. Jossey Bass Publishers. Fall 1988. Monitoring and Evaluation Page 10 The Importance of Evaluating Correctional Programs: Assessing Outcome and Quality. Corrections Management Quarterly, 1998, 2(4). Aspen Publishers, Inc. 1998 Measurement in Prevention: A Manual on Selecting and Using Instruments to Evaluate Prevention Programs. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Technical Report, Volume 8. United States Department of Health and Human Services. 1993. Minority Issues in Program Evaluation. New Directions for Program Evaluation. Anna- Marie Madison. Jossey Bass Publishers. Spring 1992. Multisite Evaluations. New Directions for Program Evaluation. Robin S. Turpin and James M. Sinacore. Jossey Bass Publishers. Summer 1991. Preventing the Misuse of Evaluation. New Directions for Program Evaluation. Carla J. Stevens and Micah Dial. Jossey Bass Publishers. Winter 1994. The Preparation of Professional Evaluators: Issues, Perspective and Programs. New Directions for Program Evaluation. James W. Altschuld and Mooly Engle. Jossey Bass Publishers. Summer 1994. The Qualitative-Quantitative Debate: New Perspectives. New Directions for Program Evaluation. Charles S. Reichardt and Sharon F. Rallis. Jossey Bass Publishers. Spring 1994. Results-Driven Management American Probation and Parole Association. Timely, Low-Cost Evaluation in the Public Sector. New Directions for Program Evaluation. Rita G. O'Sullivan. Jossey Bass Publishers. Summer 1988.
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A Sunset for 1stfans
It's been roughly three and half years since Will Cary and I started the 1stfans Membership program at the Museum; come July, the program will come to a close with a sunset—quite literally.
The program was announced in December of 2008 and was created for the Brooklyn Museum visitor who wanted something a little different than the traditional Membership structure. That very idea was the program's greatest strength, but also its biggest weakness.
1stfans allowed us to see that most individuals looking to truly support us are interested in a deeper and more personal connection with the Museum and, often, people are looking for a more social experience within the structure of events and their relationship with the institution. It was the deep engagement of the program that was incredibly successful, but 1stfans was its own entity that was never fully integrated into the Membership structure. This separation made it difficult to gain awareness for the program and, as such, the growth rate stalled. Most importantly, this separation made it difficult to move 1stfans up the membership ladder—something that's incredibly important in development and the lifecycle of membership growth. Simply put the program was too separate for its own good; keeping the program in a silo was the primary reason the program couldn't succeed. The challenge for us moving forward will be to take what we learned about deep engagement and create new programs that both scale well and will be more a part of the institution as a whole—we've got some news on that coming next week.
I've already written a lot about our use of various social platforms to run 1stfans. If you remember, we found utilizing Facebook and Twitter to be overwhelmingly time consuming and shifted to Meetup.com in late 2010. The shift to Meetup made the administration of the program much easier for us and solved many issues, but in the end the choice of platform didn't matter much outside of the administration of it. The growth rate was pretty much consistent from one platform to the other and the personal nature of the program remained as successful no matter which site we used. The age old finding that different people are on different platforms rang true—as we moved from one setup to the other, we saw a lot of new faces while many from the original disappeared. Moving platforms did shift the membership base, but the personal nature remained the same and the growth rate almost parallel.
At conferences, people always ask me how do you end something like this when you've got all these personal relationships and strong ties. My response has always been, "with transparency…and then you throw a heck of a party." As 1stfans comes to a close, we've written each Member personally and our final event will be the ice cream social on the roof where we gather to watch the sunset from one of the best views in the borough. This event is the party that 1stfans look forward to all year and we'll be sunsetting the program with a literal sunset.
For those of you who have supported the Museum by becoming 1stfans at one point in our program's history, we can't thank you enough; your support over the years humbles me personally. So many of you have become friends and are faces that I've come to look forward to seeing at our monthly meetups. I'm looking forward to sharing the roof with you one last time.


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Briana Sarai Funes arrested in Northwood High School stabbing
A 17-year-old girl has been arrested in connection with a stabbing that injured another girl at Northwood High School on Tuesday night.
Briana Sarai Funes, of the 2200 block of Shorefield Road, was arrested and charged as an adult with attempted homicide, assault, reckless endangerment and carrying a dangerous weapon on school property.
Police say Funes turned herself in on Wednesday and admitted to the stabbing. She told police that she stabbed the victim repeatedly in the back during a fight before fleeing the scene.
At just after 9 p.m. Tuesday, police responded to a stabbing at Northwood High at 919 University Blvd. in Silver Spring, police say.
The victim, a 17-year-old girl, had been stabbed several times in her lower torso. The teen, a student at Montgomery Blair High School, was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The girl had been attending a basketball game between Northwood and John F. Kennedy High School.
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Thanks DL'ing the Utility now.
Thanks DL'ing the Utility now.
Motorola Razr Maxx phone & Xoom tablet
*filled with JellyBean goodies*
I just got a new tablet, it came with ICS on it. Updated it to Jelly Bean immediately out of the box. You can actually download a "unlocker tool" from the ASUS website to unlock the bootloader on it. You also have to agree to the terms of service which states it voids your warranty by unlocking it, and bla bla bla ... so I did it, and rooted it less than an hour out of the box. I paid for it, I really don't care if they know I rooted it. Same with my phone. It's mine, I'll do what I want with it.
So MattyP how do you get all the ladies??
'MattyP' I just offer classes on upgrading their OS...
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Now I am totally confused. I'm a great investigator and always look for WHAT IFs, but golly! I just don't understand the last sentence of Josh post: longer. "I have confirmed this myself. Let me note that updating to .215 will not change this without rooting" So is rooting and returning to stock ok as far as Moto return or upgrade is concerned. Thx.
I'm sorry, what I'm trying to say is updating to .215 is not rooting. Neither is fastbooting back to stock. I can't confirm that fastbooting will not change the "qe" status since I had rooted before I ever fastbooted back, but I don't believe it does. What I can confirm is that updating doesn't change it.Originally Posted by helron
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Josh thank you. I understand that updating to .215 is not routing, and niw Iuderstand that fastboiting back to stock ismnit routing. I'm fuzzy with the following scenario: let's assume I root my phone and it is running 215. A month later motorolan OTA release of JELLYBEAN.
1. Am I correct to assume that I will have to fastboot back to stock via Mattys 181 Utility?
2. Will I be able to do so?
3. Will Moto somehow block something causing me to screw up the up phone, cause I rooted it.
This is getting kind of deep, so I am concerned and trust your opinion.
No one knows for sure if you will have to fastboot back to receive future updates. We won't know until that day comes. Rooting will not stop you from receiving ota updates. You can temporarily unroot with voodoo, or if you have to fasboot back that will unroot you. Rooting will however void your warranty.Originally Posted by helron
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Being rooted does not typically cause issues with any updates. Custom recoveries on the other hand do cause issues with stock updates, and often you can not OTA-update with a custom recovery.. Luckily, there is always a way to go back to stock everything. The most common issue for root users when updating is that it often patches a root exploit and you need to root again. Sometimes a new root method is not available right away, but as I understand motos are not usually a problem. For HTC and other devices, there is often some delay. Usually a root user will wait for a rooted stock rom to be released in order to manually update if they want to be stock-rooted.
All of that being said, as stated above there is no telling if the leaked x.214/x.215 will be able to update, or if you will have to go back to x.211 to update.
I have worked in wireless for more than six years. Motorola is one of the best manufacturers when it comes to standing behind their equipment. Even if you have rooted a device, I could not see moto charging you to fix any hardware issue that might arise. The point of voiding the warranty is to save moto from millions of devices coming in each year for issues caused by users rooting and "bricking" their own devices. This happens more often than you can imagine and would add a huge repair/replacement overhead for moto and the carriers that sell their devices.
The sad truth is that most people that "customize" their phones have no idea what they are doing. I mean that in a literal sense. They do not understand what is actually happening on the device as they follow a guide in some forum post that tells them to run a software utility, replace this, and modify that. And more often than not, they don't read the entire post, instructions, or even follow them in order.
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I did the .215 update a few weeks ago and my phone was great. I also callibrated the battery. But last week everything changed. Instead of ending the day with 65 or 70 percent of my battery left, after 7 hours I'm down to 25 percent. Nothing on my phone changed, and have no idea why this is happening. The phone is also getting really hot. I don't see any apps misbehaving & eating power. I did a factory data reset last weekend, and it did not improve things at all. I talked to Verizon and they are willing to replace my phone, but I'm not sure that will fix things. If anybody has any good suggestions of what to try, please let me know.
Check to see that it is not set too global data... settings --->more... (under data usage) ---> mobile networks ---> network mode ---> select LTE/CDMA.


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LG ships record 12 million smartphones during Q2
LG Electronics announced Wednesday that it shipped 12.1 million smartphones during its second quarter, a record for the electronics maker.
The electronics maker recorded 15.23 trillion Korean won ($13.6 billion) in revenue for the three-month period ended June 30, a 10.1 percent increase over the same period last year, on strong sales in most of LG's business units. The company's $426.9 million operating profit was up 40 percent year over year, while its $139 million net profit was up slightly compared with the second quarter of 2012. Both increased from the previous quarter. … Read more


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