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ARISS-SSTV images
Slow Scan Television (SSTV) images transmitted from the International Space Station and other ARISS supported satellites
This site will be the focal point for some of the best SSTV images received during Oct 2008 and beyond. Images will be downlinked by ISS on 145.800 MHz. To view some of the received images transmitted from the ISS check out the following Gallery Website . You may also submit images at that website as well.
In addition to SSTV image receptions, reports of planned amateur radio activity using SSTV will be provided.
In addition to SSTV image receptions, reports of planned amateur radio activity using SSTV will be provided.
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Oct 31 report
Looks like the Gagarin in Space SSTV event ended up being a chance at random voice contacts with the Russian crew. No reports of any SSTV activity today.
at 21:10
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Gagarin SSTV event Oct 31
Just saw a report at http://amsat-uk.org/2013/10/28/iss-slow-scan-tv-active/ that SSTV may be active again on Oct 31 (09:25-09:45 UTC are the times indicated by the crew schedule) transmitting images of Yuri Gagarin. Images should be transmitted on 145.80 MHZ.
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Oct 29 Report
More images transmitted today. Looks like SQ9MES is in a good location as he captured another set today. This image appears to be of some unusual cloud formations.
UB4UAD was able to receive this image of the Cygnus vehicle in close proximity to the ISS.
at 14:15
Monday, October 28, 2013
Oct 28 report
Looks like the system was active as several images have been posted. Additionally, the AMSAT Gallery is available again (through a redirect) so you can post additional images again at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/SSTV/ .
Below are a couple of examples of images received today. The first is a nice photo received by G7SVF of the solar array and the edge of the Earth as seen from the ISS while it is over the night side of the planet. The ISS would have been visible to folks at this time.
Below are a couple of examples of images received today. The first is a nice photo received by G7SVF of the solar array and the edge of the Earth as seen from the ISS while it is over the night side of the planet. The ISS would have been visible to folks at this time.
This next one was received by SQ9MES and appears to be a view of one of the Soyuz vehicles with the African landscape as a background.
at 14:55
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Oct 2013 SSTV experiment over Moscow
Looks like the Kenwood D710 will be activated on Oct 28 and 29 for some more SSTV imagery transmissions while the ISS is in range of Moscow. Planned activation times for Oct 28 are 10:25, 12:00 and 13:35 UTC. Activation times for Oct 29 are 11:15 and 12:50 UTC. Typical transmission windows are about 10 minutes and usually are done using Martin 1 mode. The down link frequency has historically been 145.80 MHz.
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Thursday, September 5, 2013
Sept 5 Images
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Wednesday, September 4, 2013
September 4 images
Ground stations have posted a few images on ISS Fan Club from the Sept. 4 passes over Moscow. Reports are the images were sent in Martin1 and on 145.800 MHz. Here are a couple of examples.
|IK1SLD captured this image of the HTV4 berthed to the ISS.
|UB4UAD received this image of the Japanese external experiment platform and part of the Kibo module
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Thursday, August 29, 2013
MAI-75 experiment planned for September 4 and 5
The Russian team will be activating the MAI-75 experiment using the Kenwood D-710 on September 4th and 5th when the ISS is in range of Moscow. Scheduled activation times on Sept. 4 are at 09:50 and 11:25 UTC. Activation times for Sept. 5 are at 09:00 and 10:40 UTC. Unknown at this point what mode or frequency will be used but historically it has been Martin mode on 145.80 MHz.
at 17:03
Monday, July 8, 2013
July SSTV images
Seems several images were sent in Martin 1 mode when the ISS was in range of Moscow. Here are a couple of images received by stations in range. The first is one of the ISS solar array was captured by UB4UAD on July 2. The second one is a shot of the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) built and launched by ESA and was received by PD0RKC on July 3.
at 15:43
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
SSTV planned for early July 2013
Russian activation of the MAI-75 experiment is planned for early July (tentatively July 2 and 3). No specifics as yet as to mode or frequency but historically they have used 145.80 for their transmissions. Pass times for the ISS to be active when in range of Moscow should fall between 08:00 and 13:00 UTC on those days.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
April 24 SSTV activity
The Russians did another MAI-75 experiment today. PD0RKC was able to capture 3 and a half images during the pass about 15:30 UTC. Below is one of them. Format was reported to be Robot 36
at 16:07
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
MAI-75 experiment
The Russian crew have been scheduled to run the MAI-75 SSTV experiment on Feb 26, 27 and March 1 during orbital passes in range of Moscow (roughly between 08:00 and 13:00 UTC each day). SSTV format should be Martin 1 and will be transmitted on the 145.80 MHz frequency.
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Friday, November 9, 2012
Nov 9 SSTV
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Delayed start and additional info
Seems that the setup was delayed until Wednesday (Nov 7) but accomplished. Checkout passes are scheduled on Nov 8 and Nov 9 when the ISS is in range of Moscow. The pass times fall roughly between 08:00 and 11:00 UTC each day. The down link frequency will be 145.80 MHz for image transmission. It is likely that the images will be transmitted during the entire time indicated and be using the Martin 1 format.
at 18:39
Thursday, November 1, 2012
SSTV Nov 6-8
Looks like the Russians are planning another SSTV experiment run during the first full week in November.
I see a prep activity on Nov 6 and several activations and checks on Nov 7-9. The checks coincide with pass times in range of Moscow so unsure if images will be coming down worldwide. The on and off times are for the early morning period (UTC) so it will not be a 24/7 operation.
at 13:32
Thursday, October 4, 2012
SSTV in Oct - update
Looks like the installation of the equipment to support some SSTV operations from the Russians has been delayed. Currently they plan to install the hardware on October 12 and perform some tests. The system should be ready for use over the weekend of October 20-21 if all goes well.
at 18:14
Friday, September 21, 2012
Russian SSTV expriments in Oct 2012
I'm hearing that the Russians are planning to do some more SSTV experiments starting in Oct 2012. The main focus of the transmissions will be over Moscow but some periods (likely the weekends) will have global coverage. More details to follow once they become available.
at 16:55
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Final Image?
ARISSat-1 live telemetry page ). Seems the satellite has de-orbited as no new reports have been posted recently.
at 17:35
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Time running out
The satellite should be entering a period of a mostly illuminated orbit during early January so this will probably be the last chance for stations worldwide to hear it and try to capture data or monitor audio for the various contests associated with the satellite. Don't forget to update your element sets daily for best possible tracking results.
at 15:59
Monday, December 12, 2011
Creeping back into Northern Hemisphere
ARISSat-1 is starting to reach the northern hemisphere just before entering eclipse. It should begin being much more available to stations in Europe, Asia and North America in the late afternoon and early evening in the next week. After that period, its orbit will slowly correlate to earlier times in the day. ARISSat is currently orbiting between 301 Km and 291 Km above the Earth.
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March 13, 2010
Teach 'em to fish
Filed by Bil at 12:21 am under Fightin' Words, Politics, Shameless Plugs, The Arts, The Media
Education reform has been a very popular notion for a very long time.
Jeff Jarvis, author of one of my favorite blogs, BuzzMachine, recently posted an article titled TEDxNYed: This is bullshit – it is a rant about, among other things, the state of our educational system, and it's a fairly brilliant comparison to the state of journalism. In one sweeping, somewhat angry blog post, he wrote three of the most fabulous things I've read in a blog all year:
1) Just as journalists must become more curator than creator, so must educators.
2) I'll give the same advice to the academy that I give to news media: Do what you do best and link to the rest.
3) We must stop looking at education as a product – in which we turn out every student giving the same answer – to a process, in which every student looks for new answers. Life is a beta.
He starts the post out by acknowledging the irony of him up on a virtual soapbox, dictating that we ought not be dictated to, so I'm going to take him up on what I perceive to be an invitation to respectfully disagree (even if just to a small degree).
That last line about teaching students to look for new answers rather than to memorize data cannot just be a blanket modus operandi. For one thing, sciences are pretty rock solid. Two plus two always equals four. But we all know he's talking more about the humanities than the sciences, and, as I've said before, there is no "one old way and one new way" for us – the "new way" of journalism is going to be in a constant state of rapid evolution, and so too with education. Here is my main argument:
In my old, old, old, old age of 28, I feel a clear distance from some of my newer coworkers – fresh college graduates who'd never had a job in their entire life who now do the same job I do. Not counting artistic endeavors, I'd had twenty-two jobs before landing my current gig. TWENTY-TWO. I know that's an absurdly high amount for someone my age to have had, but it illustrates the breadth of professional experience between myself and these kids that share the same job title as me.
Now, these kids are sharp, intelligent people, and just because they are "less experienced" in terms of quantity of jobs they've had does not mean they are not good at their job. And in many ways, they are better suited to the job as it is than I am, since half of the job is being able to talk on the phone, which is something I've always hated and have never been very good at. (How did I land this job, then? Simple: I lied in my interview.)
But I have noticed with the younger crowd that there seems to be a lack of desire to memorize certain facts. I hear the same questions being asked – questions to which the answers never change.
The point is this: my reservations about teaching children to ask questions rather than memorize facts is that sometimes it's good to be able to memorize facts and regurgitate them. No amount of technology can ever replace the feeling of confidence that accompanies being able to answer a question from a peer without having to look up the answer.
So where is the line? Do we abandon all structure and start right from the beginning teaching our kids to Google an answer to a question? This has the potential to create a society of inquisitive learners with fast fingers, but it also has the potential to create a society of lazy-minded, disinterested, static people who can't retain information.
Off the top of my head, I would think that junior high is the time to start treating them like adults, to start incorporating more Socratic methods of teaching, to start demanding more creative solutions. To start teaching them how to think rather than what to think. By the time they get to college, they should be ready for and fully expecting the style of learning that Jarvis recommends. And, just to clarify, at a collegiate level, I completely agree with him that institutes of higher learning should be run with more of a real-world, real-time perspective.
That's my two cents. And, of course, I am well aware it's all a gray area – what is learned as a small child is very hard to unlearn, so there's more than one very fine line to walk when lecturing about how to reform the entire educational system.
The internet has turned everything inside out for us. In any business or industry, including journalism and education, the most vital thing to any sort of progress is human engagement. While we have miraculously cool technology (we have goddamn robots, for fuck's sake!), the advances we make only serve to place greater importance on speaking face to face and being able to shake someone else's hand.
So just as the modern journalist Jeff Jarvis calls for educators to take on the attitudes of modern journalists (do what you do best and link to the rest), I will call for educators to take on the attitudes of performers, and engage your audience, thrill your audience, tell a story they'll remember, and make them WANT to think about it later. Make them WANT to come back to class the next day. Make them TRY to remember what they WANT to learn. My philosophy is that if you entertain an audience and activate their brain at the same time, you've done a fine job. Do it, teachers. Do it well.
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FA is over. The draft is over. People are tired of talking about Cliff Avril and that looser Matt Malek. Boredom has set in. All there is left at this point is the upcoming 2012-13 NFL season. Whatever you think of the Lions moves in the off season we have our team and as fans it's time to focus on what is to come and how we will beat the St. Louis Rams in weak one. So lets take a stab at looking at what our 2012 team might look like and analyze the strengths and weakness of each position group. I will be giving an overall grade for the position group a grade for the starters and a grade for depth. I will also rate the position groups ability to change games. Do they have the ability to take over a game and get us a win if necessary. And the Potential Grade is what they are capable of as a unit in 2012. Look forward to your thoughts.
QB(2) Matthew Stafford & Shawn Hill A Starter(Srt) A Depth(Dpth) A+ GameChangeAbility(GCA) A+ Potential(Pnt)A+
We have the best young starter in the game. If he completes 2 straight seasons without serious injury he becomes an A+. Is there a backup in the league we would rather have over Hill? Not in my opinion. Boy this is a good thing.
RB(4) Leshoure, Best, Smith, Bell/Bryant C Srt D Dpth B GCA A Pnt
The talent is there. The questions are too. Who is the starter? Who can stay healthy? These guys can win us games. Will they? This is one of the 2 question marks of our offense. The last spot will be based on talent and the coaches desire to add a fullback. A lot has gone into talking this Bryant kid up. Bell will have to shine.
WR(5) - Calvin, Titus, Broyles, Nate B, Patrick Edwards A+ Str A+ Dpth A+ GCA A+
Think we are going to throw the ball this year? I think so. We drafted and signed two of the most productive WR's in College Football History. Edwards is going to make this team. I think he was a guy would would have taken in the 5th or 6th if we would have went corner early.
TE(3) - Pettigrew, Scheffler, Heller B+ Str A- Dpth A GCA B
We lack an elite player but we are solid all the way through. Does Pettigrew have more than we have seen? Decreased dropped balls and a few more big plays can get these guys into the A territory. But we are solid at the position and consistency in the offense will make these guys continue to look better.
Oline(9) Backus, Sims, Dom, Peterman, Reiff, Gosder, Hilliard, Gerberry, Fox/Culbreth C- Str C+ Dpth C- GCA F Ptn C+
This is the great question mark of the Detroit Lions offense. When the starters are all healthy they are competent. If someone gets hurt? Very glad we drafted Reiff. Expect hi
m to start every game he is healthy his entire career. The fact that Reiff and Hilliard can play guard means we will carry only 1 backup interior player. The great mystery of the off-season is why we didn't get a Guard/C that could play both well and allow us to only carry 9 O-lineman, be happy with it, and take over as a starter for one of the two older guys. Still think we will go with 9 olineman because as you will see later if we don't that means a talented young DB will have to be cut. Fox and Culbreth will battle to the death for the last spot on the offense.
DE(6) - Avril, KVB, Lojack, Willie, Everette Brown, Lewis B+ Str B Dpth A GCA A+ Ptn A+
We know what we have here. Ronnell Lewis will be rusing off the edge here too sometimes. More on that later. Running stopping and consistency is what keeps these guys from an A combined with KVB's age. Lets hope they put it together this year and tear up opposing QB's
Dt(4) - Suh, Fairley, Hill, Williams A Str A Dpth A+ GCA A+ Ptn A+
Its all there. Time to see it on the field. Don't think any team has EVER had the depth we do at DT. Barring injury Fluellen is a goner. Can't keep a guy like him and cut an upside player at a position of greater need. How this unit performs will determine how well our Defense plays and how far this team can go.
LB(7) - Durant, Tulloch, Levy, Hogue, Palmer, Lewis, Whitehead B Str B Dpth B GCA B Ptn A-
Pretty Simple. Solid not spectacular. Hoping extra year of cohesion will make these guys better. Young guys have a lot of potential and should really push Durant and Levy in their contract years. Levy will play inspired or loose his starting job. Durant if healthy will have a great year.
CB(6) - Houston, Berry, Bentley, Lacy, Greenwood, Green C Str C- Dpth B GCA D Ptn B+
This unit now has speed and upside. I doubt we will be getting beat over the top as mu
ch going forward. But there is more than turning and running. Much more. A hopeful fan has enough to be excited about. A skeptical fan can say that we are no better than last year....and maybe even worse. There is much to watch in this unit. I see a lot more hope than despair. If one of the three young guys turns out we are golden. If by chance two of them do.......Mayhew will be on happy man. And so will every Lions fan.
Safety (4) - Delmas, O.J. Otogwe, Spievey, Silva/Lawrence B Str B+ Dpth B GCA B+ Ptn A-
We all want to believe it. We all want Delmas to be dominant and for the guys next to him to play like a pro. Thats why we will sign Otogwe to come home and stabalize the position. If we do that we will roll with a young potential stud in the 4th Safety spot. Can we really afford to have Wendling actually playing on Defense anymore?
Overall Grades
Offense A- Str A- Dpth A- GCA A+ Ptn A+
We can have an ELITE offense if we can get a running game going. Stafford is a pimp and Calvin is the best athlete in all professional sports. This is going to be an exciting season
Defense B Str. B+ Dpth B- GCA A+ Ptn A
Will this be a bottom 10 defense? Or a top 10? Your guess is as good as mine. They could be either. The Dline needs to dominate. The LB's need to stop the run. And the secondary needs to limit big plays and be opportunistic when they get chances as they weren't in the playoff game against New Orleans. This is Gunther's defining year for sure.


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METAIRIE, La. ― Five weeks into the NFL season, New Orleans is 3-2 and third in the NFC South.
As of now, that would put the Saints in the playoffs as a Wild Card team. Yet, let's be serious, it's still really early in the season.
Heading into Sunday's noon divisional showdown at Tampa Bay (3-1), the question has been posed to several players about whether this is a must-win game or not.
By and large, the answer is no. So, while some in WhoDatville are beginning to panic, the team is not.
"There's no must-win games until you get in a position where you have to win to make the playoffs," Saints quarterback Drew Brees said. "If you lose this one and win the rest of them, obviously you're doing pretty good. That's not the point. The point is that it's one game at a time and you never want to put too much pressure on yourself.
"It's a divisional game on the road against a team that's playing pretty well, who's 3-1 in contention in this division right now, who we've gone back and forth with every time we've played."
The Saints are a game behind the Falcons, but Atlanta has a game in hand with its win against New Orleans on Sept. 26. At 3-1, the Bucs are a half game ahead of the Saints.
Nevertheless, there's a mishmash of teams at 3-2 and 2-3 – eight teams total – and no team is undefeated. So, there's still plenty of time. Keeping pace, as long as the Saints continue to win, won't be a problem.
"It's Week 6 so there's still a lot of football left to play," right tackle Jon Stinchcomb said. "You have 11 games left. Would we prefer to get on a winning streak? Absolutely. We'd feel a lot more confident and comfortable with where we're at once we're able to string together a couple of games that feel like Saints football."
But to think that the team is pleased with where they're at would be a false assumption. They're not and whether this week is a must-win or not, they'd like to break out of this early-season funk.
"We're not satisfied with where we're at," Stinchcomb said. "We're aware we're leaving plays on the field and there's areas of the game that have to improve for us to reach the goals that we've set."


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Are people who love apple products really fanboys???
IOS the cleanest n best mobile OS there is
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July 24, 2008, 3:11 PM — After using the iPhone 3G for the past few weeks and watching others doing the same thing, it quickly became apparent that the true nature of this industry doesn't revolve around the fact that a certain product is unique or that it's even on a good carrier.
Instead, for the average person who doesn't spend time reading tech blogs and probably doesn't care too much about the specs of a product wants to know one thing when comparing a BlackBerry to an iPhone: which is cooler?
Now I know that it's difficult to simply downplay the desires of the less tech-savvy, but it's true. How many times have you asked your mother and father if they want a specific smartphone because of its support for 3G and push email, only to stare back at a confused face that doesn't understand what you're saying?
Probably more times than you can count.
But when you get those same people in the store where they're forced to make a decision between the BlackBerry flavor of the month or the iPhone 3G, chances are, they're going to pick Apple's phone for two reasons: hype and aesthetics.
Maybe I'm over-simplifying the process and people are looking for other things in their cell phones, but either way, it doesn't matter. When you look at a BlackBerry with an app store, push contacts and calendars, and stellar business integration, you quickly realize that the iPhone 3G now offers the same options. And for around the same price, you're forced to choose based on the main differences between the two products, assuming you're willing to work with AT&T. And the way I see it, it's the touchscreen and the perceived "futuristic†appeal of the iPhone 3G that puts it over the top.
And although it may not want to admit it and it usually likes to say that a touchscreen isn't the best solution for using a smartphone, RIM is desperate to get a touchscreen BlackBerry out the door. And the company's long-rumored BlackBerry Thunder is probably one of its worst kept secrets.
The touchscreen device will ostensibly offer the same functionality you already see in the iPhone and is prime evidence that RIM fully understands that when sitting next to the iPhone at the AT&T store, its BlackBerry looks woefully inept, regardless of whether it is or not.
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No one knows.
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New Issue of Carte Italiane is now available!
December 5, 2011
"In consideration of Italy's long history of politically engaged and committed artists, we are pleased to present Volume Seven of Carte Italiane featuring work presented at the UCLA Italian Graduate Student Association's (IGSA) 2010 conference, Forbidden Ideas: Controversial Modes of Engagement in the Italian Intellectual Tradition held in Royce Hall, October 29-30, in honor of the 400th anniversary of the publication of Galileo Galilei's most influential work, the Sidereus Nuncius (1610). Although the groundbreaking ideas presented in this short treatise forever changed the perception of the universe in the intellectual and scientific world, Galileo was accused of heresy and faced torture and the Inquisition for the subversive potential of his words. In the spirit of Galilei's struggle, this issue of Carte Italiane analyzes controversial relationships between intellectuals and power structures throughout Italian history. The authors of this volume consider controversial engagé figures and intellectuals in Italy from the sixteenth century to the present day, including Giordano Bruno, Ferrante Pallavicino, and Antonio Gramsci as well as other, less-known figures who have occupied an important role in bringing to light Italian social and political issues."
Cindy Stanphill ("Introduction," Carte Italiane, Series 2, Volume 7)
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Excess and Antagonism in Giordano Bruno's Il candelaio
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'Una relazione delle mie calamitati:' La Lettera dalla
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Il teatro come denuncia e strumento di espressione del popolo: I Dialoghi di Ruzzante e Morte accidentale
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Ruolo dell'intellettuale e 'guerra di posizione:' da Gramsci a Carlo Giuliani, ragazzo
Mauro Sassi
Gramsci's Presence in China
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Bologna and the Trauma of March 1977: the Intellettuali Contro and Their Resistance to the Local Communist Party
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Liliana Cavani's La pelle: Debunking the Fake Promises of Postmodern Sexual Emancipation and the
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When Edinson Cavani latched onto Goran Pandev's threaded pass to net after just four minutes, the suspicion that this game was going to be pure, unbridled fun was almost confirmed. But, aside from conceding, AS Roma had made a worryingly disappointing start to the match.
Zeman would have been content that his side had neglected to defend at all in the opening moments, but unfortunately they seemed to have left their attacking creativity in the capital too. Instead it was Mazzarri's men who made the exciting, high-tempo offensive start, with Edinson Cavani practically pirouetting in delight at the space which he was finding in behind the giallorossi back four.
They defended well too early on, staying compact and disciplined. Swiss midfield duo Gökhan Inler and Valon Behrami patrolled and probed with stereotypical precision (whilst nibbling cheese and chocolate in the breaks in play), with Roma looking a little laboured in comparison.
However, as the half worse on the visitors looked more dangerous, and had Mattia Destro had his shooting boots on, they would have been leading -- rather than losing -- at the break. Destro stabbed the ball straight at Morgan De Sanctis after half-an-hour in Roma's first real chance, before stroking the ball straight to De Sanctis' right moments later, with a shot so tame it looked like a keeper's warm-up drill.
Miralem Pjanić hit the ball with a little more anger, though his fierce, dipping shot shortly before half time was tipped over by the Italian international who ensured his side maintained their one goal advantage going into the break.
It was an advantage which was doubled three minutes into the restart, when Roma's hard work late in the first half was entirely undone by Edinson Cavani's second, which was hit on the turn and squeezed in past Uruguayan goalkeeper Mauro Goicoechea.
It could have been three soon after when Cavani turned provider for Marek Hamšík, slipping him through from the half-way line in a classic Napoli counter-attack. But, the Slovak rounded Goicoechea only to overrun the ball, and the chance came to nothing.
Roma still threatened, though Destro's hat-trick of bad misses culminated in the howler to rule them all. Francesco Totti's lofted pass found the ex-Siena striker through on goal, though under pressure from Alessandro Gamberini he contrived to volley wide from point-blank range before being hauled off to make way for Pablo Osvaldo.
Michael Bradley picked up where Destro had left off by missing an open goal once De Sanctis had smartly stopped an Erik Lamela shot, before their profligacy was finally punished. Some unimpressive defending saw Cavani unmarked from a corner, with the outcome rather predictable, as the Uruguayan sealed his hat-trick and 16th goal of the season.
Substitute Osvaldo pulled one back inside the final 20 minutes, but it was too little, too late. The petulant Miralem Pjanić was ejected for a second yellow before intelligently deciding to mope off the field as slowly as possible with his side chasing the game. Napoli capitalised as Christian Maggio eventually added a fourth after converting his initial parried effort, laying the icing on the metaphorical cake.
The victory sees Napoli move up to third place in the table, now a mere seven points behind leaders Juventus, and five ahead of sixth-placed Roma.
Napoli (3-4-1-2): Morgan De Sanctis; Alessandro Gamberini, Miguel Britos, Hugo Campagnaro; Juan Zúñiga, Gökhan Inler (Blerim Dzemaili 65), Valon Behrami, Christian Maggio; Marek Hamsik (Lorenzo Insigne 88); Edinson Cavani, Goran Pandev (Giandomenico Mesto 81)
Roma (4-3-3): Mauro Goicoechea; Federico Balzaretti, Leandro Castan, Nicolas Burdisso, Ivan Piris (Alessandro Florenzi 82); Miralem Pjanić, Daniele De Rossi, Michael Bradley; Francesco Totti, Mattia Destro (Pablo Osvaldo 62), Erik Lamela
Goals: Cavani 4, 48, 70 (N) Osvaldo 73 (R) Maggio 90 (N)
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Eleven-year-old Carolyn takes on
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leaves her best friend brain-damaged and unable to
communicate. Although Aunt Jean,
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for Children Award Committee, "Nancy Hartry packs much intensity
into them, superbly depicting the hardships of her characters'
lives without demanding sympathy from her readers."
Taking place in post-war 1958, Watching Jimmy
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vulnerabilities of a society reconciling itself to war-time losses and
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The CLA's Book of the Year
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Girl is Shane Peacock's third book in The Boy
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Lord and Lady Rathbone. Still under the tutelage of Sigerson Bell, the
apothecary, Sherlock continues to develop his amazing skills of
detection. But, brilliantly advanced by
Peacock, it is Sherlock's exploration of his motivations,
particularly those revolving around the lovely Irene Doyle, nasty
Malefactor and the pompous policeman, Lestrade, that help him solve the
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language, tells of the faeries of the Oak who, for fear of death or
losing their powers, rarely leave, except as dictated by their
queen. Knife, who as a girl, left the Oak
and was seen by a human boy, has become the Queen's Hunter and now
freely leaves the Oak regularly. Knife
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wheelchair. With Paul's help and a number of
diaries, Knife learns the truth of the "Sundering", the event that cost
the faeries their magic.
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What an honor it was to do an interview with Amanda, from The iMum, http://www.TheiMum.com . She is very professional and has a really nice review site for iPod, iPhone and iMac app developers. If you are an app developer and would like an interview about your company, feel free to contact her at http://facebook.com/TheiMum. You can read the interview about my company, Spirit-led Designs, and how I became involved in the business of app making at http://www.theimum.com/2011/09/interview-rosemary-sanford-spirit-led-designs/?show=gallery
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A Cornelius teen was arrested after investigators say he and another man stole alcohol out of a boat at a Lake Norman Marina and fired a stun gun at the owner as they ran away.Bryce Patrick Burns, 17, is charged with first degree burglary, larceny after breaking and entering, assault with a deadly weapon, two counts of second degree trespassing and possession of alcohol by a person under the age of 21, according to the Iredell County Sheriff's Office.The incident was reported on June 22 at the All Seasons Marina in Mooresville around 2:20 a.m.Deputies arrived and the boat owner told them he was awakened by two people on his boat.The owner chased them off his boat and to the end of the dock, according to the report.One of the two men turned and fired a stun gun at him telling him to get away. The boat owner was able to get the tag number from the vehicle they left in.Deputies were able to get video surveillance of the incident from the marina.The boat owner reported that a bottle of Grey Goose Vodka and a bottle of Gatorade was missing from his boat.According to the news release from the Sheriff's Office, deputies traced the vehicle back to an apartment complex in Cornelius, where Burns was taken into custody.The release says that Burns would not identify the second person involved in the incident.He was taken to the Iredell County Detention Center.
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My three year old is very active. She has a difficult time sitting still even for things she enjoys, like movies. So, as you can imagine, time-outs were as much a punishment for me as they were for her! I found myself spending the duration of time-outs putting my daughter back in her seat.
Discussing this issue with a co-worker one day, she asked me if I had ever tried a "calming jar" for time-out. Confused, I asked her what it was and where to find one. She explained that a calming jar is a glass jar filled with water, food coloring, and glitter. When your child acts up and earns him/herself a time-out, they shake up the jar and sit in their designated time-out place until all of the glitter settles back at the bottom of the jar, and they both "calm down."
Here's how to assemble:
- Find a large glass jar. I would recommend using at least a 15 oz jar (we used a recycled spaghetti sauce jar).
- Fill the jar ¾ full of water.
- Add a few drops of food coloring. I would suggest allowing your child to pick the color.
- Pour in a small packet of glitter. Be sure to use only very fine glitter (almost powder-like) as most large-piece heavy glitters will only take a few seconds to settle to the bottom (I made this mistake with my first jar–my daughter really lucked out that day!)
- Fill the remainder of the jar with water so that there is only about an inch of empty space on the top of the jar, and shake until the color and glitter blend.
- After the glitter has settled, put the jar on a flat surface and use as needed!
What a godsend this jar has been for me! Time out for my daughter is no longer a HUGE hassle and is actually becoming constructive!
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glass in time out i would use a clear plastic jar miricle whip comes in one ,glas is to easy to break
Sounds like a cute idea. Maybe a plastic bottle would be better.
My son loves his, and actually thanks me for it. My hubby thinks it's weird that my son doesn't see time-out as a real punishment now, but I told my hubby that time-outs shouldn't really be punishment. People wonder why people who are upset don't take a minute to calm down before fighting, yelling, or doing something stupid: maybe it's because the idea of taking a time-out was taught to them as a punishment! Taking a minute to calm down and gather our thoughts shouldn't be a punishment, and taking such a time can solve a lot of kid's problems.
My son loves his, and actually thanks me for it. My hubby thinks it's weird that my son doesn't see time-out as a real punishment now, but I told my hubby that time-outs shouldn't really be punishment. People wonder why people who are upset don't take a minute to calm down before fighting, yelling, or doing something stupid: maybe it's because the idea of taking a time-out was taught to them as a punishment! Taking a minute to calm down and gather our thoughts shouldn't be a punishment, and taking such a time can solve a lot of kid's problems.
I remember having something like this when I was a preschool teacher. We used old soda or water bottles, filled it with 2/3 water and 1/3 oil, put a drop of food coloring in and some glitter, put some glue in the lip and screw it tight. I find that toys like this can help calm a child down, their bodies would be still and they would watch the water and oil mix. Although it doesn't work for everyone, lol. A little safer than the glass jar though.
Courtney, your description of the effects this had on your students has convinced me to keep one of these thing in my car for road-rage prevention purposes.
No officer I wasn't texting or even talking on my phone, I rearended that car because I was trying to calm myself down…
So funny, phxmomof2!
We did things like that at my house as a fun craft. We also would do themes and add small toys too. Like a bottle with blue water could have some fish and sailor toys to look like an ocean.
I guess it's just me…but I thought that timeout wasn't supposed to be fun or interesting? My kid would forget all about what he did wrong….and my 21month old (who likes to go to timeout with the 3 yr old) would definitely be the one to knock this over….!
But, if you take 'timeout' out of the equation…this is a great "calming" tool for when the kids gets too hyper or overstimulated….maybe a prebedtime activity…..
I did this for my 4 children. I used a plastic peanut butter jar and glued the lid on. It works wonderful and Yes there is still a possibility of the top shattering. However if you fill the top with elmer's school glue a day or so prior and let it dry (watch threads to thread it on). It makes it 900% less breakable.
I think 90% of these are coming from Pinterest. I've seen this on there soooo many times.
Didn't the one on Pinterest have the glow stick bracelet contents emptied in the jar and then the glitter? Now that would be fun and the glow bracelets are only $1 for 15 or so at Target. That would be a good time out also because it will glow for several hours!
If your child is mad enough, this thing might turn into a glitter bomb with glass shard shrapnel! I think the calming jar is a great idea, but if I were going to make one I'd choose a plastic jar and Super Glue the lid on.
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Not even "mad enough" but toddler accident prone. Heck I could even drop it when I'm in my time out corner!!! I agree with Amy 100%
Glitter bomb…that is awesome!
I am an extremely calm father, husband, etc. I am expert at maintaining my "temperature" through years of business negotiations, management, etc. (It kills my wife when we argue!) Thus, the extremely rare times when I allow myself to show visible signs of anger, my daughter LOSES IT…I couldn't imagine my 4 yr old throwing a glass jar. I don't think she has it in her…
I guess I could see some of my friend's little boys doing it though, now that I think about it. I am so happy I have a girl!! :)
LOL You are soooooooooooo right Amy.. I would NEVER give it to my youngest.. well, back when he was a child… because he was hyper, and I see the exact same scenario that you have described here!
VERY good advice. Thank you.
Sounds like an awesome idea thanks! The expensive time out pad I bought is more of a fight than it is worth.
What a great idea! I can't wait to try this with my daughter.
So, when the glitter reaches the bottom, the time out is over?
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Former Ben Davis High School safety Isaiah Lewis is doing the Giants justice at Michigan State.
The 5-foot-10, 210-pound strong safety started Spartan spring practice for his senior season two weeks ago. As one of the leaders of the ninth-ranked scoring defense (16.3 points per game) in 2012, Lewis believes this year can be just as good.
"We had a top ranked defense last year, so we fed off of that," he said. "We've got more talent coming in and guys are going to keep competing."
Lewis said he feels like the chemistry of the Michigan State players was instrumental in holding 10 teams below 20 points during last season's 7-6 record.
"Everybody we have feels close together, we never miss a beat and we're always on the same page," he said.
Lewis is a three-year letterwinner that has started 27 consecutive games at strong safety since his sophomore year. He has racked up 169 tackles, 16 passes defended, and six interceptions during his three seasons.
NFLDraftScout.com has Lewis rated as the sixth best strong safety for the 2014 NFL Draft. He was also on the 2012 Jim Thorpe Award preseason watch list for the top defensive back in college football. Around this time next year, Lewis might be preparing to hear his name called in the NFL draft.
"I know I have the talent, but I just have to stay out of trouble," he said. "I have to stay focused on that and keep my mind on the goals. Going to the NFL is one of my lifelong goals and to lose that over something stupid would be heartbreaking. That would mess up everything I ever wanted."
Being only a season away to hopefully fulfilling a dream is exhilarating to Lewis.
"It's really exciting, this is just another step toward it," he said. "It's something I've always worked for my whole life. It's something I've always wanted to have. It's crazy to think about how the time went by so fast. It's crazy to think about how I'm almost a step away from what I've always wanted."


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I thought there were some surprises, and I'm breaking down some of Mark's thoughts for people who haven't taken the time to listen to the whole thing. [You can listen to the full audio here -Jay]
Sabathia - Shapiro says that one way or another, CC's contract status will be resolved heading into opening day next season. More and more, Jay's predicted offer (4 years, $75 million) seems the likely outcome, with the Tribe holding onto Sabathia for another title run.
"You're not going to get week-by-week updates from me," he cautioned. When asked if he would consider trading Sabathia if the contract seems impossible, he responded, "My firm expectation is that CC will be a Cleveland Indian no matter what the scenario next spring." He says the Tribe's opportunity to contend for a title trumps the idea of a big trade.
Byrd - He cleary had no idea that Byrd had ever taken HGH. He says he met with Byrd to talk about it and will let it play out. But this casts serious doubt on some of Byrd's claims.
Hafner - Used interesting language to analyze Hafner's rough season. Says he thinks Hafner tends to have a hard time "separating," which is a word Wedge and the team have repeatedly used to describe being able to move on from adversity. Says he expects much better next season; no discussion of any possible injury, so that appears unlikely.
Borowksi - JoBo is coming back. Mark made it clear that he's not the only one who makes these calls, but he feels JoBo has forced the Tribe's hand. I'm on record saying JoBo is a great guy, but $4M is a large risk for a club with this payroll when they can hire someone else to handle low-leverage saves.
Payroll - Wouldn't speculate just yet. He later added that this year's free agent class is thinner than Keira Knightley on Fast Day.
Asdrubal - Without saying it in these words, Mark said Asdrubal will start next year. They admire the way he handled everything this year. A better debate will be what position Droobs will play.
Lofton and Trot - They're gone. At least, that's what it sounds like. Mark pointed to Millwood as an example of a guy who came in, set a good example, and let the young guys learn from his example even after leaving. He repeatedly used language such as, "Even if they're not back next season..."
Dellucci - As long as he's healthy, he'll play a lot. Mark likes his leadership (seems to compare to Trot's clubhouse presence). A good bet is 300 to 400 ABs if he can stay off the DL.
Westbrook - "An easy guy to root for, and an easy guy to believe in." Kind of says it all, doesn't it?
The ALCS loss - Mark is just like so many of us! Says he couldn't bring himself to watch ESPN or the like since it happened. Awesome.
Raffy-L and J-Lew - Said these guys were on their radar even heading into the year. Says they had designs on making Raffy-L a late lefty, and it worked out magically.
Said that Choo could be a factor next year, and Adam Miller could be as well. Interestingly, used these words to describe Miller: "He could be a factor for us somewhere on the pitching staff." Again I'll ask -- Is there no chance they envision Miller in the bullpen?
The print reporters seemed amazed that the front office had heard of these great young players! Hey, PD and WKNR staff, feel free to read LGT or other great sources of prospect info.
On the Jake atmosphere - He says it was cool to watch Grady, Victor, et al get so excited by the rocking crowds. Says the Jake can once again become a huge asset for the team throughout the season.


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First off a disclaimer - This is the first game of preseason, meaning that many of the things we saw shouoldn't be extrapolated to the regular season....with that out of the way.....Wow!
First off Rip City was rocking from the second quarter on. I have never seen a preseason game with that croud noise. I personally almost lost my voice (I blame Rudy for that). Things were definitely bogged down in the first quarter as it was obvious we were trying to get used to playing in a real game setting. Then late im the second quarter.....all hell broke loose. We started making the extra pass, our defense tightened up, and there were no easy baskets for the kings the rest of the game. The 31 assists weren't bad either as this team showed how much fun sharing the ball can be.
Individual Player Thoughts
Roy - Roy was Roy and he definitely did not look like a player that had surgury not too long ago.
LMA - Couldn't score in the first half even if you left him at strip club with a stack of $100s. Things definitely got a lot better in the second half and his last second buzzer better in second quarter got the momentum going firmly in our favor. Again didn't need to take much from this game for him but I will mention this, he looks absolutely RIPPED.
Webster - Looked fairly decent on Defense, couldn't get his shot to fall from distance very well. You can definitely tell that he put in serious time in the gym during the year as some of his dunks were pretty ridiculous. He probably should take Rudy out to dinner for all the alley oops he got during the game.
Sergio - Not the same player we saw last year. He shot looks great and I mean really good. All three of the treys were all net. He actually played respectable defense and applied pressure the second the opposing PG got the ball over half court. He did let Udrih by him a couple times but his defense looks much better than last year. Oh he definitely likes playing with Rudy.
Oden - Probably could not have asked for better debut than this despite the fact you could tell that he looked a little tired at times. Missed a couple shorties, but then made Spencer Hawes look like Gumby. Poor hawes could not do a thing. Grabbed a couple offensive rebounds and had those putback we like so much. Oh and there is that defense thing. The Kings get could not score inside when Oden stalked the paint. It was completely obvious of the instant impact he has on the defensive side. That Block on Hawes was pretty nice as well. Oh and he free throw stroke looked damn good.
Rudy - Wow....just wow.....his court vision is absolutely amazing. He is personally responsible for me almost losing my voice. The alleyoops, the dunks, the layups....what is there not to like? He defense was not bad either but you could definitely tell that he likes to play the passing lanes. Overall he is the most dynamic player I have seen in a blazer uniform in years and here is the best part...He obviously loves to get his teamates involved and does not need a large amount of shots to be effective.
Bayless - Played good defense, hit a couple outside shots, attacked the rim with reckless abandon. Really did not too bad bringing the ball up the court either. He did have a couple possesions were he pounded the ball for a while though, but those were few and far between. Good first game for him
Outlaw - Don't really need to say much about him.
Pryzbilla - Man it sure is going to be nice having a legit defensive center with the second unit as there were no massive breakdowns that we often saw last year. Didn't fumble the ball away at any point and hit his free throws. Not much more you can ask for.
Diogu - Loves him some offense, reminds me a lot of ZBO in a lot ways, some good (good at attacking the rim) some not so good (ball had a tendency to move slower when he had the ball) overall a pretty solid game for him.
Batum - To me he was the surprise of the night. Played very good defense, got to rim fairly well, and actually looked like he belonged on an NBA court. A very fluid player and could be a good one a couple years years.
Hill - Played decently , got some boards, not much offensive game (nothing new there)
Randolph - Made a couple good offensive moves, not much memorable besides that.
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Orlando, Florida-Orlando police are searching for 2 people who stole a van. The owner says it's truly affecting her health.
Linda Rodriguez is disabled. And now she says, she no longer has a way to get around, after someone stole her van.
It was a navy blue, Dodge Caravan, "It's special to me because I'm a disabled person and that's my transportation to go to the doctor every day."
Linda says her son in law was able to track the location of the van using a GPS on his cell phone, which he happened to leave inside the vehicle. The son in law was too afraid to talk on camera, but says the GPS led him to a parking lot off I-Drive. When the son in law spotted the van, he walked up to the driver's side window and that's when he says, the suspects started shooting at him, "That was very bad. They told me he was shot at 3 times."
According to the police report a man and women were inside the van. Witnesses say around half a dozen shots were fired. Investigators plan to review surveillance video taken from businesses nearby, "Any idea of where that van could be now, no. I haven't the slightest idea where it could be." While Linda is upset that she no longer has her specialty van, she says it's a blessing that her son in law didn't get hit, "Thank God, I think a life is more important than transportation."
The report states, a window at a bar off International Drive was hit by one of the bullets.
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Spartanburg police said a drunk woman trying to get a ride stole someone's car at a gas station, then crashed it before leaving the parking lot.
Spartanburg Public Safety officers said they were called to the Spinx station on W.O. Ezell Boulevard just after midnight on Sunday where they found a car crashed into the Spinx sign, knocking out power to the sign.
As they spoke to witnesses, police said the owner of the Lincoln was trying to help another car jumpstart their car's battery when the suspect, 35-year-old Teresa Olvera, asked for a ride and was refused.
Next thing the witnesses knew, Olvera had jumped into the Lincoln and tried to drive off, hitting another car in the parking lot before crashing into the sign, police said.
One of the responding officers had detained Olvera and sat her in the backseat of a patrol car where police said she refused to answer their questions, gasping for air and crying, partially undressed.
According to the police report, once Olvera was taken to the county jail, she began cursing at officers repeatedly and denied driving the car. The report said officers were able to collect a blood sample to report her blood-alcohol level.
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agencies, even though NCIC recently granted access to the files by ME/Cs. Access, however, is not uniform, and the information that may be available could be limited.21
The newly established National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Office of Justice Programs, National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, NamUs, remains underutilized. Identification efforts for either of the national government databases require multiple investigative as well as data entry skills, and they are labor intensive. ME/Cs need a functional death investigation system; staff to develop identification features; and the necessary education, training, and equipment to utilize the multiple databases that are necessary to identify the unidentified dead and to meet the increasing societal expectations that ME/C systems should be able to identify the unidentified.22 Critically needed is a federal requirement that ME/C systems enter information on the unidentified into federal databases. A later section in this report discusses the medical examiner/coroner role in homeland security.
As of 2004, administratively, 16 states had a centralized statewide medical examiner system, 14 had a county coroner system, 7 had a county medical examiner system, and 13 had a mixed county ME/C system.23 Eight states had hybrid arrangements, with coroners and a state medical examiner office that performed medicolegal duties. The District of Columbia relies on a medical examiner system (see Figure 9-1). In large cities and counties, forensic pathologists serve both as medical examiners and pathologists. A few large systems, such as those of Los Angeles, California, and Cuyahoga County, Ohio, bear the historical name of a coroner system, but function essentially under a medical examiner structure. Eighty percent of ME/C offices are run by county coroners.
In total, there are approximately 2,342 separate death investigation jurisdictions.24 Of 1,590 coroner offices in the United States, 82 serve jurisdictions with more than 250,000 people; 660 medium-sized offices serve between 25,000 and 249,999 people; and 848 offices serve small jurisdictions
J.C.U. Downs, Board Member and Chair, Governmental Affairs Committee, National Association of Medical Examiners; Vice Chair, Consortium of Forensic Science Organizations; Coastal Regional Medical Examiner, Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Presentation to the committee. June 5, 2007.
National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, NamUS. See www.namus.gov.
Downs, op. cit.
R. Hanzlick. "An Overview of Medical Examiner/Coroner Systems in the United States– Development, Current Status, Issues, and Needs." Presentation to the committee. June 5, 2007.


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