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So I just upgraded my desktop yesterday. Installed a new Z77 motherboard, i7-3770, and 16GB of RAM. I don't build computers very often, so I was pretty meticulous during the installation, double-checked everything, grounded myself constantly, etc...
Flip on the switch, and there's a weird grinding sound, then two seconds later an incredibly loud pop and a flash of light. Shit.
Turns out that my OEM Intel heatsink fan had had the power cable wound too tightly around its clips, so it was interfering ever-so-slightly with the free rotation of the fan blades. I guess the high-speed, low-torque motor tried to draw way too much starting current, overloaded the PSU and then KAPOW!
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Small bust of a Persian lady, from Persepolis (Archaeological Museum, Tehran)
| Atossa (Elamite Udusana) was the daughter of the Persian king Cyrus
the Great (559-530 BCE) and the first wife of king Darius
I the Great (522-486).
Cyrus was succeeded by his son Cambyses (530-522). According to the Greek researcher Herodotus of Halicarnassus, he fell in love with one of his sisters, Atossa. This suggests that Atossa was born before 545 BCE, because in Antiquity, girls usually married after they were about fifteen years old.
Later, Atossa had to marry the Magian usurper Smerdis, who had seized power in March 522. In September 522, Darius, a member of the younger branch of the royal family, the Achaemenids, staged a countercoup and became king. To improve his claim to the throne, Darius married to Atossa, her sister Artystone, and her niece Parmys. There may have been another important element: the name Atossa is Zoroastrian, and it may be that Atossa belonged to a family that was connected to an important Persian faith.
Darius and Atossa had four sons:
From the tablets found at Persepolis, we know that her Elamite name was Udusana, which may be a rendering of Old Persian *Utautha. This suggests that she died before 515, the year in which the oldest tablets were written. (Her absence cannot be coincidental; there are too many tablets.) Herodotus' statement that she helped Xerxes become king is therefore unlikely to be true. The same applies to Aeschylus' play The Persians, in which we see queen Atossa as a widow.
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MADISON (WKOW) -- Kicks Unlimited will host a black belt competition at the Alliant Energy Center over the weekend.
The competition will be on Saturday, April 13. The event will allow competitors to earn a higher level belt and learn technique and expertise.
More than 200 people are expected at the event this weekend.
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Full Report: Teenager's miraculous recovery after stabbing
Doctors in Turkey say they are amazed by the continuing recovery of a Middlesbrough teenager.
Dwayne Ward was stabbed, stripped and left for dead in a garden in the busy tourist town of Marmaris.
However, his family now hopes that he could be flown home by the end of the week, despite suffering deep cuts to his body, throat and legs in the attack.
Our correspondent Gregg Easteal sent this report - watch it below.


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It was a rare occurrence. With every account caught up, I stood at the counter, mixing cookies.
Grinding oatmeal in the blender, I smiled, thinking of the boys' delight. They'd be surprised, seeing the counters full, and they'd head straight for the milk.
Wasn't it every child's birthright, I thought, to be greeted with fresh chocolate-chip cookies just once in awhile when they got off the bus? Oh, it was, for nothing said, "I'm happy to see you," and, "You are welcome here," quite like that. In the cold, hard world of peer pressure and homework, warm cookies and a smiling mama went a long way in helping a fellow recover.
Childhood. Birthrights. Hopes, dreams and societal expectations. The words tangled yarn like in my mind, standing there in my kitchen.
Things down here were skewed. Did every generation swing like a pendulum, trying to correct the mistakes of the one before? From an era where verbal affirmation and "I love you's" were rare, it had become the norm to reward token effort. To pin a ribbon on mediocrity. To applaud the slightest participation so as not to damage a psyche.
Conversely, there was tremendous pressure placed on children to excel in academics and sports. To know what they wanted to be as freshmen. To top out their SAT scores, earning top-notch scholarships. To be superstars in something. After all, wasn't it a birthright, that kind of success?
But what if you were average? Not the best, not the worst? What if you weren't the shiniest star, the smartest scholar? What if you didn't dominate on court or field or (there was this) didn't care to? What then?
In the grown-up world, did one's life count for less if he wasn't a CEO or if he did manual labor? If she cleaned houses for others or stayed home to raise babies? On the grand cosmic scale, if there was one, were there fewer points for an average life with simple achievements? For an ordinary existence, an unremarkable passing with nothing outstanding to mark what you'd done?
And your kids — what if they were average, too? Did it make you a failure as a mom or a dad? How did one measure, and who got to say?


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Okay, I tolerate a lot of dissent here. But some statements are simply unconscionable.
Case in point, "Tom" on Richard Thompson:
Why is it so many skilled musicians are considered "songwriters" when their lyrics are simply so stupid? I'd prefer the unadorned instrumentals to crap lyrics as here…
Richard Thompson is a fabulous guitar player and indefatigable performer. His voice has a smoky intensity and emotional complexity that is nearly unsurpassed. But he's also a lyricist of rare narrative and poetic skill, as well as intelligence.
"Mingus Eyes," the song featured in yesterday's post, isn't one of the finest examples, to be sure, although it's not bad. I put it up there because I like the guitar (and the bass; I agree with all the commenters who remarked on that), and because it featured Thompson's quirky little kick.
But Thompson is master of the bitingly witty (although often darkly bitter) lyric, as well as the song that tells a poignant story. As exhibits A through F, I suggest "Beeswing", for starters. Then try "Vincent Black Lightning," "Down Where the Drunkards Roll," "Wall of Death," "Walking On a Wire," and, for a touch of lightness, "Hots for the Smarts."
Or look at the lyrics of just about anything else the man has written. But your research won't be complete without a visit to You Tube to see his performances of all these favorites, and more.
So there.


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Island 20 minute drive, Busch Gardens 2 hour drive, Walt Disney
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The Powers Above
( Originally Published Early 1900's )
Even greater than the Wind Giant is the Thunderer, whom the Iroquois deemed to be the guardian of the Heavens, armed with a mighty bow and flaming arrows, hater and destroyer of all things noxious, and especially to be revered as having slain the great Serpent of the waters, which was devouring mankind. Hino is the Thunderer's name, and his bride is the Rainbow; he has many assistants, the lesser Thunderers, and among them the boy Gunnodoyah, who was once a mortal. Hino caught this youth up into his domain, armed him with a celestial bow, and sent him to encounter the great Serpent; but the Serpent devoured Gunnodoyah, who communicated his plight to Hino in a dream, whereupon the Thunderer and his warriors slew the Serpent and bore Gunnodoyah, still living, back to the Skies. Commonly the Thunderer is a friend to man; but men must not encroach upon his domain. The Cherokee tell a tale of "the Man who married the Thunder's sister": 17 lured by the maiden to the Thunder's cave, he is there surrounded by shape-shifting horrors, and when he declines to mount a serpent-steed saddled with a living turtle, Thunder grows angry, lightning flashes from his eye, and a terrific crash stretches the young brave senseless; when he revives and makes his way home, though it seems to him that he has been gone but a day, he discovers that his people have long given him up for dead; and, indeed, after this he survives only seven days.
One of Hino's assistants is Oshadagea, the great Dew Eagle, whose lodge is in the western sky and who carries a lake of dew in the hollow of his back. When the malevolent Fire Spirits are destroying Earth's verdure, Oshadagea flies abroad, and from his spreading wings falls the healing moisture. The Dew Eagle of the Iroquois is probably only the ghost of a Thunder-bird spirit, which has been replaced, among them, by Hino the Heavenly Archer. The Thunderbird is an invisible spirit; the lightning is the flashing of his eye; the thunder is the noise of his wings. He is surrounded by assistants, the lesser Thunderers, especially birds of the hawk-kind and of the eagle-kind; Keneu, the Golden Eagle, is his chief representative. If it were not for the Thunderers, the Indians say, the earth would become parched and the grass would wither and die. Pčre Le Jeune tells how, when a new altar-piece was installed in the Montagnais mission, the Indians, "seeing the Holy Spirit pictured as a dove surrounded by rays of light, asked if the bird was not the thunder; for they believe that the thunder is a bird; and when they see beautiful plumes, they ask if they are not the feathers of the thunder."
The domain above the clouds is the heaven of the Sun and the Moo and the Stars. The Sun is a man-being, the Moon a woman-being; sometimes they are brother and sister, some-times man and wife. The Montagnais told Pčre Le Jeune that the Moon appeared to be dark at times because she held her son in her arms: "`If the Moon has a son, she is married, or has been?' `Oh, yes, the Sun is her husband, who walks all day, and she all night; and if he be eclipsed or darkened, it is because the Moo Moon had their drawn bows app tell how a hunt; went in found his journeys Adekaga leaving also sometimes takes the son which he has had by into his arms.' Yes, but neither the Sun nor the s any arms.' `Thou hast no sense; they always hold n bows before them, and that is why their arms not appear"' Another Algonquian tribe, the Menominee, the Sun, armed with bow and arrows, departed for is sister, the Moon, alarmed by his long absence, search of him, and travelled twenty days before she . Ever since then the Moon has made twenty-day through the sky. The Iroquois say that the Sun, Adekagagwaa, rests in the southern skies during the winter, is "sleep spirit" to keep watch in his stead. On the s departure, he addresses the Earth, promising his eturn: "Earth, Great Mother, holding your children close to your breast, hear my power! I am Adekagagwaa!
I reign, and I rule all your lives! My field is broad where swift clouds race, and chase, and climb, and curl, and fall in rains to your rivers and streams. My shield is vast and covers your land with its yellow shine, or burns it brown with my hurrying flame. My eyes are wide, and search everywhere. My arrows are quick when I dip them in dews that nourish and breathe. My army is strong, when I sleep it watches my fields. When I come again my warriors will battle throughout the skies; Ga-oh will lock his fierce winds; Heno will soften his voice; Gohone [Winter] will fly, and tempests will war no more!"
The Indians know the poetry of the stars. It is odd to find the Iroquois telling the story of the celestial bear, precisely as it is told by the Eskimo of northern Greenland: how a group of hunters, with their faithful dog, led onward by the excitement of the chase, pursued the great beast high into the heavens, and there became fixed as the polar constellation (Ursa Major). In the story of the hunter and the Sky Elk the sentiment of love mingles with the passion of the chase. Sosondowah ("Great Night"), the hunter, pursued the Sky Elk, which had wandered down to Earth, far up into the heaven which is above the heaven of the Sun. There Dawn made him her captive, and set him as watchman before the door of her lodge. Looking down, he beheld and loved a mortal maiden; in the spring he descended to her under the form of a bluebird; in the summer he wooed her under the semblance of a blackbird; in the autumn, under the guise of a giant nighthawk, he bore her to the skies. But Dawn, angered at his delay, bound him before her door, and transforming the maiden into a star set her above his forehead, where he must long for her throughout all time without attaining her. The name of the star-maiden, which is the Morning Star, is Gendenwitha, "It Brings the Day. The Pleiades are called the Dancing Stars. They were a group of brothers who were awakened in the night by singing voices, to which they began to dance. As they danced, the voices receded, and they, following, were led, little by little, into the sky, where the pitying Moon transformed them into a group of fixed stars, and bade them dance for ten days each year over the Red Man's council-house; that being the season of his New Year. One of the dancing brothers, however, hearing the lamentations of his mother, looked backward; and immediately he fell with such force that he was buried in the earth. For a year the mother mourned over his grave, when there appeared from it a tiny sprout, which grew into a heaven-aspiring tree; and so was born the Pine, tallest of trees, the guide of the forest, the watcher of the skies.


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This month in the Neighborhood
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Save the Date
Taste of Edwardsville3.29.14
Through our efforts, we aspire to ease the financial burdens of local families with various needs, while inspiring generosity and goodwill among the residents of our community. In doing so, we ultimately hope to extend the positive impacts of our work throughout neighboring communities as well.
These goals can only be achieved with the support of our great community. Please contact us to learn more about becoming a part of the neighborhood.
Explore our site to learn more about our mission and feel free to contact us with any questions or nominate a friend.
Nice to meet you.
In 2009, Chad and Kathie Opel, along with their family organized the first annual Taste of Edwardsville as a standalone fundraiser benefiting the Greg Seibert Foundation after Chad's own stepfather suffered a spinal stroke. After witnessing the event's success, outpouring of generosity by the Edwardsville community and the difference it made for Chad's own family, they were inspired and committed to make this an ongoing community effort — with the goal of helping other families in similar times of crisis.
By 2010, Edwardsville Neighbors in Need was established as a certified 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Today, we work diligently to promote our services in the community and actively seek and accept nominations for families facing medical hardship within District 7. All fundraising events, community efforts, nomination and awards of assistance are overseen, reviewed and decided by an acting Board of Directors.
To meet our board members, click their names above.
Click here to see the video about Edwardsville Neighbors In Need
Kathie grew up in Bethalto, and married into the Edwardsville community in 2004. She received a B.S. in Mass Communications from SIUE, and a J.D. from St. Louis University School of Law. She currently works as an attorney with Sandberg, Phoenix & von Gontard, P.C.
Chad is a life-long Edwardsville resident. He graduated from EHS in 1998, where he was a part of the undefeated State Championship baseball team. He then joined the Cougar baseball team and graduated from SIUE in 2002. He is now a financial advisor with Northwestern Mutual, and is passionate about helping families plan their financial futures.
Veronica made Edwardsville her home in 1995 and is thrilled to be part of this growing and thriving community. A graduate of Columbia College in Missouri, she currently works in advertising as a Direct Marketing specialist with DDB/Rodgers Townsend in STL. She is also owner and floral designer at Vine Floral Design in Edwardsville.
Dr. Frye has been in the Edwardsville community for the last ten years. She attended SIUE before entering Logan College of Chiropractic. Upon graduating from Logan, she and her husband, Dr. Clint Frye, opened up their private practice in Edwardsville. They have been serving the Edwardsville and surrounding communities with care for the past six years. She is amazed by the growth she has seen in the community over the years and is excited to be part of such a caring and involved community.
Dr. Frye has been in private practice with his wife, Dr. Brooke Frye, in Edwardsville area for the last six years and moved to Glen Carbon last year. He attended the University of Illinois where he received his B.S. in Kinesiology, Sports Medicine and Athletic Training, then attended Logan College of Chiropractic where he received his doctorate. He maintains an active membership in the EdGlen Chamber of Commerce and loves all that Edwardsville has to offer to its residents. He is honored to be able to give back to the community.
Rich grew up in the Metro East and graduated from SIUE with a B.S. in Psychology in 2001. He is a Healthcare Representative and Physician Coordinator for Essence Healthcare. He currently lives in Glen Carbon with his wife, Heather, and their three awesome kids. They are actively involved with the local Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, Edwardsville YMCA and their sports, The Sold Project St. Louis, and their local church.
Jenny is a 22-year resident of Glen Carbon. She is a registered nurse working for SIUE Health Services. Jenny is the former chairwoman for the Village of Glen Carbon Resident's Advisory Board. She has chaired numerous committees for District 7 including work on the Citizen's Advisory Council, CAC Motivational Technology Grant, KEYS Charter School, and school events. A past president of the Junior Service Club, she continues as a sustaining member. She is married to Dan and has three sons.
An Edwardsville resident since 1981, Diane is currently a nurse practitioner in Granite City. She has been a member of the Edwardsville-Glen Carbon Junior Service and part of the steering committee for our local Habitat for Humanity. She is a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. She and husband, David have 2 children: Matthew, an electrical engineer in Chicago; and Katie an employee of an environmental issue company in Hawaii.
Dee is a 25-year resident of Edwardsville and Chief Financial Officer at First Clover Leaf Bank. She graduated SIUE with a B.S. in Accounting,1985. And is currently part of the THANKS organization, serving on the Fiscal Management Board at Trinity Lutheran Church, and a member of the Edwardsville Mobile Intensive Care Trust Committee. Dee lives in Edwardsville with her husband Keith and their children Josh and Megan. Also, she is active at Metro East Lutheran High School where her daughter is a student.
Our blog is dedicated to telling you about local Edwardsville families ENIN has assisted. And, at times we'll just want to share stories about how great our community is! It is through community nomination and support that makes what we do possible -- as every dollar ENIN receives goes direct to helping District 7 families in crisis. We can't express enough our thankfulness to the Edwardsville community. Or, how inspired we are by the strength of the families nominated to us as they so often exemplify resiliency in the face of adversity.
Our 2014 Restaurants
- 1818 Chophouse
- Bella Milano
- Big Daddy's
- Brevan's Patisserie
- Chava's
- Cleveland-Heath
- Edison's
- Joe's Pizza
- Mike Shannon's Grill
- Olive Oils & More
- Peel Wood Fired Pizza
- Robust
- Teaspoons Café
- The Cup
- Wang Gang
- Wooden Nickel
The 6th Annual Taste of Edwardsville will be held on March 29, 2014 from 7-11 pm at the LeClaire Room and the RE/MAX Integrity Party Tent!
Entertainment by Well Hungarians
Proceeds benefit Edwardsville Neighbors in Need
The event is now SOLD OUT.
You can still contribute to the cause by making a tax-deductible donation.
Important Dates
November 28th
Available now
November 28th, 2013 8:30am Township (Airplane) Park
Join us on Thanksgiving morning for a family 5k. Race is timed by: Final Lap Racing
*Pricing: Pre-registration Adults $25 and Children (12 and under) $15
*This will include professional chip timing
T-shirts are now sold out, but tickets are still available.
Registration closes Tuesday, November 26th at 6 p.m.
Race packet pickup will be Wednesday November 27th from 4-8pm at The Northwestern Mutual Building 1254 University Drive Suite 300 Edwardsville, IL 62025


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SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - The Obama administration is laying out its case for a military strike against Syria.
The president says he wants to take action but will wait until he gets congressional approval.
The decision as to whether or not the United States will get involved is weighing heavily on a local Syrian family.
News 8 spoke to them Sunday about their experience living there and what they think our government should do.
At just 6-years-old, Talia, along with her 4-year-old brother Salah, have been exposed to things no child their age should comprehend.
"He walks to the window and says...daddy, look at the bombing over here!"
Their father, Mamoun Aziz is referring to the unrest in Syria.
While both children were born in San Diego, they moved to his hometown of Damascus in 2011, just three months before the revolution began.
"First of all, we were in denial. We said things will get better. Things will get better," he said.
As the violence there continued, Mamoun and his wife Dina left Syria less than a year ago and made their way back to the United States.
Though thousands of miles away now, the dual-citizens are impacted by the images they see and the stories they hear from family and friends who still remain.
"I'm trying to listen to radio more, cuz I can't see. It's getting worse and worse," said Dina.
While it was hard to believe at first, Dina and Mamoun say they're now convinced chemical weapons were used.
But, despite their anger and sadness the couple agrees they don't want the United States to intervene.
"They're going to bomb what? Do we have a plan to make Syrians not suffer? I don't think we do," said Mamoun.
"I don't believe it's going to make it better. It's just going to add one more party to the fight," Dina said.
Instead of attacking, Dina says she would like our government to take care of those Syrians who are homeless and can't get the medicine they need.
As for her husband, he has already written a letter to congress expressing his concern.
"I am one of the American citizens here and I will raise up my voice and say please don't bomb them," he said.
While some reports indicate the Syrian president is responsible for the chemical weapons attack, Mamoun and his wife aren't convinced.


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8 oz rice vermicelli, broken
Cold water
4 teaspoons canola oil
6 oz lean boneless pork loin, cut into thin strips
2 cloves of garlic, minced
2 cups cabbage, shredded
2 medium carrots, shaved into long, thin ribbons
2 large egg whites, fork-beaten
1/2 cup fresh bean sprouts
3 green onions, cut into 4 inch strips
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley (or cilantro)
2-3 stalks celery, chopped into bite size pieces
1/2 green bell pepper, cut into strips
3 tablespoons fish sauce
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup chili sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/3 cup low-sodium soy sauce
4 teaspoons cornstarch
To make the sauce, measure and combine the fish sauce, water, chili sauce, brown sugar, soy sauce and corn starch into a bowl and set aside.
Soak the vermicelli in a large bowl of water for 5 minutes. Drain the water and set it aside.
Heat 2 teaspoons of the canola oil in a large frying pan over medium–high heat. Add the garlic and pork, and cook for about 1 minute. Add the cabbage and carrots to the pan, and continue cooking until the pork is no longer pink and the vegetables are tender (about 5 minutes). When finished cooking, place the pork and vegetable mixture into a bowl, and set aside.
Heat 1 teaspoon canola oil into the frying pan and cook the egg whites as a single sheet. When the egg whites have set, move the sheet of egg onto a cutting board and cut into slices. Add the egg slices to the pork mixture.
Heat the remaining canola oil in the frying pan. Cook the bean sprouts, onion, parsley, celery, and green peppers on medium high for about 1 minute. Add the noodles, and toss to combine.
Add the sauce, pork, and cabbage mixture to the frying pan, and cook until the sauce thickens. Serve immediately.
Calories: 290 cal
Total fat: 5g
Saturated fat: 1g
Monounsaturated fat: 2g
Cholesterol: 14mg
Sodium: 1,485mg
Potassium: 396mg
Carbohydrate: 47g
Fiber: 4g
Protein: 15g


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A Vivian woman charged with multiple counts of molestation of a juvenile has pleaded guilty to all charges, and her husband is expected to do the same next week.
Jacqueline Renea Williams, 47, pled guilty Monday to four counts of molestation and was ordered to return to court for sentencing on Monday, December 17. Williams could face a maximum of 10 years in prison on each count.
Her husband, Patrick Price Williams, is charged with eight counts of molestation of a juvenile. According to the Caddo Parish District Attorney's office, he is expected to enter a guilty plea to all counts on Tuesday, December 18.
The couple is accused of molesting teenaged boys. The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office began investigating in July 2012, after a tip was called in to the Department of Child and Family Services. The boys, who were between 13 and 15 at the time, said the incidents occurred while Patrick Williams was their guardian, deputies say.
During their investigation, Caddo Sheriff's investigators say they developed information that led to three new victims who said they were molested by both the Williamses as many as 16 years ago.
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This will be my last Clowney post. I'm not advocating for him on the Rams but I'm advocating for his worth as the second overall pick. His worth there is important to the Rams faithful because we win in two ways if he is considered a strong player.
We Win if the is drafted by the Rams because he is a stud
We Win if he is not drafted by the Rams (because we could pawn the pick for more picks as a result). If Clowney is on the board we can trade. If Clowney is not on the board then we can trade to a QB needy team.
This post is written for all of the Rams faithful who say Clowney is a one hit wonder (On ESPN) and he has no heart.
I want to describe why the Hit was so meaningful. The power of the Hit overshadowed the power of the moment. One of the worst ref calls I have ever seen (and I watched all of the games last year and was blown away by the personal foul calls against the Rams) happened right before "The Hit". This one was worse than the Brockers hit on McCowan in the Chicago game that was clearly a clean hit that resulted in a fumble that got negated.
Here is the scenario. South Carolina was up 22 to 21 in the 4th quarter with 8:22 left to play. Michigan had the ball on their 35 yard line and try to pull a fake punt. The runner was short. Obviously short. The ref brings out the sticks which show the ball was short and the ref awards the first down. The ref was looking right at the ball and the marker and it was short. How this was awarded a first down I have yet to understand.
So Michigan had the ball. A fresh set of downs because of the gift that they were given. Many teams lose in this situation. Play upset and make a mistake. Games are lost like this and it was during a very competitive bowl (Which Michigan was favored in BTW). The gamecocks needed a play to happen... then came "The Hit".
People think it was a flash in the pan. Just a good hit. But in the context of a blown call and a momentum shift. For those who say Clowney plays with no heart please watch this. I have not had anyone yet who has diminished the hit be able to answer what happened first.
I don't think anyone knows what the very next play was after the Hit either. It was the play that put Michigan down
Its the heart of Clowney that made us love him.


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This article is specific to the 2005-2012 NHL seasons. Check this article for an update on how the cap works as of 2013.NHL Salary Cap from 2005 to 2012:
- Previous NHL Salary caps:
2011-12: $64.3 million
2010-11: $59.4 million
2009-10: $56.8 million
2008-09: $56.7 million
2007-08: $50.3 million
2006-07: $44 million
2005-06: $39 million
The Salary Range:
- Each season, the NHL establishes a salary cap and a salary floor, with the floor set about $16 million below the cap.
- A club's total player salaries for the season cannot exceed the maximum or drop below the minimum.
The Players' Share:
- The salary cap is set by assigning a percentage of all "hockey-related" revenues to player salaries.
- In 2005, the first year of the salary cap, the players were guaranteed 54 percent of projected NHL revenues of just under $1.8 billion.
- As revenues increase, so does the players' share. Estimates for the 2010-11 season had players getting about 57 percent of total revenues.
Defining a Player's "Cap Hit":
- The "cap hit" is how much an individual player counts against his team's salary cap in one season.
- On a multi-year deal, the cap hit is based on average annual value of the contract, not the actual salary paid each season.
- For example, a player signs a three-year contract with the following annual salaries:
- Year One: $7 million
- Year Two: $5 million
- Year Three: $3 million
His salary cap hit is $5 million per year for three years ($15 million divided by three).
Counting the Cap:
- Team salary expenditures are calculated on a daily basis from the first day to the final day of the NHL regular season.
- A team is in compliance if it has not already exceeded the cap for the season, and if it could carry its current roster without exceeding the cap at the end of the season.
- Counted against the cap: All players on the active roster, injured reserve or the long-term injured list. Players who have left the team on a contract buyout, according to a formula that charges a percentage of the buyout against the cap.
- Not counted against the cap?: Players assigned to the minors or returned to junior hockey after signing an NHL contract.
Maximum Salaries:
- A player's annual salary cannot exceed 20 percent of the salary cap, based on the cap as it stands in the year the contract is signed.
- Terms and salaries remain in place for the life of the contract. The salary does not decrease if the cap drops, nor can a contract trigger a salary increase if the cap goes up.
Entry-Level Salaries:
- Players between the ages of 18 and 21 must sign "entry-level" contracts for their first three NHL seasons. Those aged 22-23 are entry-level players for two years, those aged 24 for a single year.
- Starting in 2005, the maximum entry-level salary was $850,000 per year. The limit rises throughout the CBA, to $925,000 in 2011.
- Signing bonuses are capped at 10 percent of the player's salary.
The "35-and-Older" Clause:
- When a player aged 35 or older signs a multi-year contract, his average salary is counted against the team's salary cap during every year of the contract, even if the player retires before the contract is up.
- If the player is sent to the minor leagues, his cap hit is reduced by $100,000.
The Kovalchuk Amendment":
- As of September, 2010, new rules apply to any contract that runs longer than four years and extends beyond the player's 41st birthday.
- The cap hit will be the average salary every season in the contract up to the year after the player turns 41.
- In subsequent seasons, the actual salary for that season will be the player's cap hit.
- If any three years of the deal average more than $5.75 million, then none of years from ages 36 to 40 will have a cap hit of less than $1 million.
- A player expected to miss at least 10 games and 24 days due to injury can be listed as a long-term injury (LTI).
- An LTI can be covered by replacement players, as long as the replacement salaries do not exceed the salary of the injured player.
- If the replacement salaries would push a team over the salary cap, the team is allowed cap relief, but only for the portion of the salary that exceeds the cap.
- When the injured player returns, the team must immediately comply with the normal terms of the salary cap.
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Today at 2pm (ET), the UFC hosted a Media Conference Call with Anthony Pettis, Clay Guida, Tony Ferguson (TUF Finalist) and Ramsey Nijem (TUF Finalist) fielded questions from the press.
Check Kevin Haggerty's Twitter Profile for the tweets that went out live during the conference.
Main card
- Welterweight bout: Ramsey Nijem vs. Tony Ferguson
- Lightweight bout: Clay Guida vs. Anthony Pettis
- Light Heavyweight bout: Kyle Kingsbury vs. Fabio Maldonado
- Middleweight bout: Ed Herman vs. Tim Credeur
- Welterweight bout: Chris Cope vs. Chuck O'Neil
Preliminary card
- Lightweight bout: Jeremy Stephens vs. Danny Downes
- Featherweight bout: Josh Grispi vs. George Roop
- Bantamweight bout: Scott Jorgensen vs. Ken Stone
- Bantamweight bout: Reuben Duran vs. Francisco Rivera
Recap after the Jump
The call started off with the majority of the questions going to the two TUF competitors, Ramsey and Tony. Lots of questions were asked about Ramsey's on camera persona ("Stripper Ramsey"), as well as Tony now being perceived as an angry drunk.
Ramsey was in good spirits about it all, and said that he didn't make an effort to come across that way. He is a laid back, relaxed guy, but he does feel like the footage was edited to make him look a certain way. He said that he did think guys in the house didn't take him seriously until after his first fight, and that he felt like everyone took him seriously after that. Ramsey said that he had bronchitis right at the beginning of the show (no one knew) and so he's glad that he didn't have to fight to get into the house. He said that he had a good time while taping and that everyone in the house pretty much got along with each other (which, sadly, has a lot to do with the poor ratings).
Tony Ferguson said that his Twitter and Facebook page have both been "blowing up" since the episode where he made ill-advised comments about Charlie's estranged son. He said that he's paying the price for his mistake, but that that's not who he is. He said: "I know who I am, my family knows who I am." In regard to possibly getting boo'ed on Saturday night, Tony said he's had to deal with that before from fans boo'ing him at smaller regional shows (for no reason, according to Tony). He said he will be "in the zone."
Clay Guida didn't get asked a question until about halfway through. The very first question he was asked? "Clay, do you ever get tired on your way to the cage?" This was a question presumably aimed at the high energy manner in which Guida makes his entrances. Not a terrible question, it's just one that's been asked a million times and has nothing to do with Saturday night. The next question Clay was asked was in regard to what he expects to get after his fight vs. Pettis. His response was simple: "Another fight." Awesome. In Guida's defense, I have always found him to be very jovial and willing to give a good interview. He just wasn't asked many questions, and probably wasn't asked any good ones. Interestingly enough, Guida did make somewhat controversial comments about the TUF show and the cast they generally bring in. Guida said he believes that the UFC doesn't necessarily bring in the best talent, as much as that they bring in guys who they believe will bring drama and boost ratings. It isn't the first time it's been said. I've even interviewed other UFC fighters who've said they felt this way. I will say that I was unable to publish those comments, due to their controversial nature (managers asked them to be withdrawn). This makes it interesting because it was a fairly public forum. I can't help but wonder if that part of the interview may have gone differently if Dana or Lorenzo were onboard (their absences were notable, and unfortunate).
Anthony Pettis said he believes his fight against Shane Roller is where he really became (or at least was revealed to finally be) a complete fighter. He said he doesn't know if he will get a title shot if he wins this fight, but that he'll stay ready for whomever the UFC throws at him next. He also said that he was upset at first when he found out about Edgar and Maynard rematching (leaving him out in the title-shot cold), but that he understands now why they had to do it. He said that he is not worried about Guida's cardio, as he recently is coming off of a 5 round, 25 minute fight (against Ben Henderson). Pettis spoke about how great it is to have Duke Roufus and his gym/camp right in his own backyard of Milwaukee. He referred to Roufus as a mentor of sorts, who has helped him with life as much as with fighting.
Speaking of Milwaukee, at the end of the call, Dave Sholler (UFC PR) announced that the UFC will be coming to Milwaukee for a Live on Versus event in August. See above article for the full scoop.
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Following a tragic fire in Stamford, Connecticut on Christmas morning 2011 that took five lives, the Los Angeles Fire Department is asking homeowners to develop two simple habits that can prevent such senseless deaths.
WTNH-TV's Annie Rourke tells us more about the fire....
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Los Angeles Firefighters emphasize that fireplace ashes must always be handled with care. After cooling thoroughly in the fireplace, ashes should be placed directly into a metal can and soaked completely with water. No other items should be placed in the can. The metal can must be immediately covered with its own tight-fitting non-combustible lid. The closed container should then be stored at a safe outdoor location away from any structure or combustible items.Test Your Smoke Alarms at least Once Per Month:
smoke alarm inside each sleeping room and in the hallway adjacent to such rooms. A functional smoke alarm should also be installed at the top of any stairwell leading to sleeping areas, and on every level of the home. To assure the alarms are working, they should be tested at least once each month. A great way to remember this test is to sign up for LAFD's free once-a-month reminder on Twitter @SmokeAlarmMore than 3,000 Americans die each year from fire - often in preventable blazes like Stamford. Prevent you and your loved ones from becoming a statistic by learning more at:
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Jun 21st 2011 10:26AM wow... it was so nice to see Nichole smiling and laughing and having a good time. If we are to believe the tabloids, this gal is always miserable. She is so pretty when she smiles : ) Nice video and she definitely has the moves.
'Green Mile' Actor Doug Hutchison, 51, Marries Aspiring Singer, 16
Jun 20th 2011 5:20PM speechless here.... that poor girl wont even know what she did for decades. : (
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Jun 13th 2011 3:04PM ahhh, of all the reality shows I've ever seen, i like family jewels the best. i would really be upset if these two split up. If Gene is anything like he is in the show, I thought this was the most RESPECTFUL FAMILY on tv. Smart parents, smart kids and just a great family. This would be one family break up that could almost make me cry.
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Jun 13th 2011 2:52PM Catherine is definitely one of the top ten most beautiful women in the world : )
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Oh and perhaps refrain from the personal insults, architecture is meant to be a profession and should enjoy the relevant curtesies.
Yeah, i really feel 'taken' under the wing of this 'profession' alright. ROFL :-) But i am extremely glad for you, that you have found such a comfortable relationship with the profession all round, i always wanted to have the same. :-( Tell us, what's your secret?
"why should my brush lie to you, just because my eyes lie to me"
I guess like Jackson Pollock spilling paint all over the canvas, people found it difficult that not using a brush was painting. I guess, this whole thing with VIZ now, is a bit like that discussion. Poor old Jackson, went to bits though in the process of figuring out the answers. You should all see that movie.
BTW, it is no coincidence either, that his art happened with the backdrop of America in the 40s and 50s. The atom bomb, fast airplanes and cars etc. This discussion, we are talking about, has happened against the backdrop of more new technological 'disasters'.
when it comes to it, a building is a series of 2d drawings, legible and decipherable to constructors, who then construct. youze are all fancy pants.
Two points to you as architects:
One, "Any idiot can own a business". Just because you are a great Architect, Scientist, Planner or Programmer does not mean that will translate into knowing how to best run a company/firm/design house. Other skills are needed that are outside the normal skill set. (One of them is about knowing when to admit you don't have the skills needed and finding some one who does!)
Two, and this might break your heart. Most of the time what people get in the field from the design house is not what ends up in the real building. Even on huge multimillion £ projects that have to be signed off on and approved have minor to moderate changes on them that the personnel in the field never bother to send back to the design firm to get the changes approved. Some times there are even MAJOR problems with the drawings and the people work with out them while they wait for them to be fixed. And by fixed, drawing what the people in the field say will work.
I am not sure if you work with mechanical drawings or with design drawings, but in my experience the problem with mechanical drawings is that the people doing them do not have any real experience out in the field with the way, that things really work/fit together/look/or match with other contractors needs/demands. That being the case it is easier to fix it your self out in the field than trying to explain it to some one who lacks the real concrete experience to understand.
brian, where did you go this year? your theatre was cool
I had to spend some time, learning to distinguish between what me own eyes were in fact telling me, the 3DS VIZ visualisation i would have done for that theatre would have looked fabulous. But then when you read a chapter like Ching's chapter about circulation, i wondered, in the euphoria of learning VIZ and working for architects doing visualisations - what dimension has my eyes, been forced to suppress. I would hate to spend the next 20/30 years of effort searching for architectural finesse in 3 dimensionals, when the architecture is really to be found in the dimensions of space and time.
I feel that education has managed to hide certain aspects of architecture from youngsters, as oposed to revealing them. I needed to understand the lessons of that first project, the spatial exploration project - to respond to it intelligently from a purely architectural standpoint. I feel i have come out the other end of that journey now, and have tried to share some of it with the professionals, undergrads etc.
Whoever does 'write the book' on architecture and information, it will not be me. It still awaits its theorey of relativity. I have simply been far too 'marginalised' by my architectural profession now in my own country now, than to worry about what happens in future as regards information and architecture. The profession doesn't employ people qualified in both information management and architecture.
But at some stage in the future, someone will write the book i am sure, and it will be something along the lines of the draft i have shown you up above. I consider that post merely as a time capsule, for future generations to discover what 'the early days' were like for young twenty-somethings.
It is quite a scary, but also uplifting moment when you finally nail your colours to a certain post. I feel i have done that now, and it is more than enough for me at least. My Dad is a writer, and he told me the world is full of 'pregnant writers'. I will not fall into that trap myself.


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Colubrina asiatica
Non-Native to Florida
CATEGORY I on the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council's (FLEPPC) 2013 List of Invasive Plant Species
Download a page (PDF 163 KB) from Identification and Biology of Nonnative Plants in Florida's Natural Areas – Second Edition, by K.A. Langeland, H.M. Cherry, et al. University of Florida-IFAS Pub SP 257. 2008.
For control information, see Integrated Management of Nonnative Plants in Natural Areas of Florida (SP 242)
This species is listed on the Florida Noxious Weed List – Rule 5B-57.007, making it ". . . unlawful to introduce, multiply, possess, move, or release . . . except under permit issued by the department . . . ." See 5B-57.004 for more information.
Date of introduction to Florida: pre-1933 (ornamental)
(from Strangers in Paradise, Impact and Management of Nonindigenous Species in Florida, Chapter 2: Florida's Invasion by Nonindigenous Plants: History, Screening, and Regulation, by D.R. Gordon and K.P. Thomas, pp. 21-37. Island Press, Washington, DC, 1997.)
Colubrina asiatica is frequently found growing in coastal hammocks and beaches from Martin county to the southern peninsula of Florida. Latherleaf is native to the Old World but escaped from cultivation. It blooms all year (Wunderlin 2003).
Appearance: Glabrous, evergreen, scrambling shrub with diffuse, slender branches to 5 m (16 ft) long; in older plants, stems to 15 m (49 ft) long.
Leaves: Alternate, with slender petioles to 2 cm (0.75 in) long; blades oval, shiny dark green above, 4–9 cm (1.6–3.5 in) long and 2.5–5 cm (1–2 in) wide, with toothed margins and producing a thin lather when crushed and rubbed in water.
Flowers: Small, greenish white, in short branched few-flowered clusters at leaf axils; each with a nectar disc, 5 sepals, 5 hooded petals, and 5 stamens.
Fruit: A globose capsule, green and fleshy at first and turning brown upon drying, about 8 mm (0.33 in) wide, with 3 grayish seeds.
Ecological threat: Forms a thick mat, growing over and shading out native vegetation. Invades marly coastal ridges, tropical hammocks, buttonwood and mangrove forests, tidal marshes and disturbed coastal roadsides. Threatens a number of rare, listed native plant species. FLEPPC Category I
Distribution: SW, SE
Text from Invasive and Non-Native Plants You Should Know, Recognition Cards, 2007. UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants, Publ. No. SP 431.
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Like it was already mentioned in a post by motownsteeler, this game was not that bad of a game. Actually, I am extremely pleased with the outcome and components of the game. Why? Because of the experience the offense gained from it.
This offense is young, as evident that BB, 29, is the second oldest on the offense behind Ward. We just went and played a desperate, talented team whose strength is our weakness on the road in a hostile environment on primetime television. And won. It's not only the fact that we won that I'm pleased with, its the fashion. We have finally went on a drive that started on the 20 with 2 minutes remaining, soaked up the entire playclock and kicked the winning field goal with maybe 8 seconds left? Lets look at the games last year that we had potential GW drives.
Atlanta - close but time was not an issue as mendenhall scored in overtime
1st Baltimore - had a chance to kill the clock but eventually punted, lead to Baltimore scoring.
Miami - close game but our GW drive started with 5 min left and ended before the 2 min warning.
New Orleans - similar game, hostile environment, dome, primetime, turnovers, but the timeliness of the turnover here was key and we were down by 10 when the drive started with 2:30ish left on the clock either way BB throws int and gameover.
Buffalo - we allowed buffalo to kick a fg to go into overtime, no GW drive and in overtime traded possessions until we finally scored, time was never an issue in overtime.
2nd Baltimore - we did have a GW drive in the 4th quarter however, time nor yards were as much a factor as we got a key turnover with around 3 min left in the game and were able to score around the 3 min mark.
New York - we weren't on the road but had a GW drive opportunity but could not seal the deal.
Baltimore Playoff - this game was also not on the road in a hostile environment and the GW drive started with 4 min left in the game, not as much a needed sense of urgency.
New York playoff - Another game not in hostile environment and didn't need to score on the last drive so that also helped knowing we still had our defense a 5 point lead as we were killing time.
So what i'm really saying is that I just thoroughly enjoy the fact that our offense have already gotten some 2 min drill experience on the road in a hostile primetime game where we successfully kick a GW fg. Last year we never came back or took the lead on a GW drive in the last 2 min of a game and our offense sure looked like they never did it when that time in the biggest game of the season. You can even recall our last two championship seasons where we actually had multiple attempts/experiences in that gut check moment so when the Super Bowl came we were prepared to do it again.


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V-Day isn't D-Day
Deciding to celebrate more than just men
I am the person most girls hate when Valentine's Day rolls around. As someone in a happy long-term relationship, I often find myself keeping quiet in my friends' conversations about their boy troubles, knowing whatever I say is going to be unwelcome. If I do speak up, I inevitably get one of two responses: "Easy for you to say," or "Stop rubbing it in our faces."
Predictably, I love Valentine's Day. But, unpredictably, it isn't for the romance. Growing up, my mom would put out a small basket of chocolate and other Valentine's-related items on Feb. 14, and I always put copious effort into my hand-written valentines for my classmates.
I may have frowned at the people who only passed out the pieces of candy with names scribbled on them, but despite that minor amount of judgment, I have always treated Valentine's Day as a day focused on love. Because of this, in the spirit of Valentine's Day, I would like to dedicate this column to reminding every girl why she should love herself.
I have seen too many of my friends get hurt because they did not love themselves and stand up for what they deserved — and that is one thing I do not want to remain quiet about. Even if, in the end, you still resent my insistence that Valentine's Day is worthwhile, I hope you can at least take away a little extra love for yourself.
I'll begin with a cliché but nevertheless true statement: you deserve the man of your dreams. And I am not talking about Channing Tatum. I am talking about someone with countless crazy quirks who make you giggle and shake your head, someone who will sweep you off of your feet with his actions rather than his words and someone who will talk to you because he genuinely wants to get to know you, rather than conversing just long enough to get you in bed. Do not settle for anything else.
Perhaps some people are genuinely fine with random hookups and one night stands, but more often than not I see these encounters damaging self-esteem rather than quelling a sense of loneliness. Most of the time, we go into those situations seeking a deeper connection and are all too shocked when it doesn't culminate. I hate to break it to you, but most of the time the guy you meet at 1 a.m. at the bar isn't going to care about how angry your high school softball coach made you or how delicious your mom's cheesecake is. And you deserve someone who does.
When you find that person, and I truly believe you can, you won't be looking back saying that you wish you had hooked up with a few more guys or stayed with that subpar boyfriend just because you were comfortable. It will be quite the opposite.
As girls, we need to stop measuring our worth based on the actions of a few ill-intentioned guys and remember that we deserve better. The fact that your Friday night hookup didn't text you the next morning does not make you subpar — it just means that he isn't worth wasting time on. Every girl deserves better and it is time we start acting like it.
The funny thing is, I actually feel rather left out of Valentine's Day amid the plethora of single woman gatherings — but I am okay with that. I think Valentine's Day is an amazing time to celebrate the love between friends, family or really anyone you may encounter. If you are dateless, don't fret — you just haven't found the guy you deserve yet, and he is worth waiting for. Besides, Feb. 14 should be a day to remember how much you are loved by everyone already in your life, not one to fret about those who aren't a part of it.
Though I encourage everyone to spread a little love to each other this Valentine's Day, I also want to remind you it is also OK to focus on yourself. As a believer in the sentiment, "We accept the love that we think we deserve" — penned by Stephen Chbosky in "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" — I hope this Valentine's Day you are able to love yourself, in addition to everyone else around you.
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No, lasers are not allowed. They are not one of the listed legal components in rule 3.i.
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The measurements will be for the entire space the device takes up including the walls, floor, and any part of the device that might extend beyond these boundaries during the running of the device. Hence, during the running of the device if anything extended (even temporarily) beyond the stationary boundary the event supervisor will need to remeasure the device.
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If energy is converted it is surely transferred. It can also be transferred without being converted. Energy triggers can count for points. The initial energy can trigger something to cause the next energy to release and it does NOT have to be converted to the final energy for it to count for points.
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No, because batteries must be factory sealed, thus there is no action you can perform to initiate the chemical energy input to the transfer and per Rule 3.g. "All scoreable actions and transfers must be visible...."
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Yes, as long as two actions do not contribute to the task sequence at the same time.
(section: 3 / paragraph: g / line: 1-2)
The rules do not say the every task must be visible to the judges during operation, but tasks need to be verifiable by a judge. If they cannot completely verify a task actually took place, then it might not be counted for points.
(section: 3 / paragraph: i / line: 1)
No, Lasers are not allowed in the devices per the Science Olympiad Laser policy found on the website http://www.soinc.org/lasers The first sentence of the policy rules them out for Mission Possible, "Laser levels, pointers and other laser devices are intended to be operated under the control of a human operator at all times."
(section: 3 / paragraph: j / line: 1)
Yes, these are considered a continuous electrical action intended to take up time and is not legal.
(section: 3 / paragraph: m / line: 1)
Correct, any type of homemade batteries are not allowed per rule 3.m. A battery is defined as a device that utilizes a chemical reaction to generate voltage and current. Note that chemical reactions that result in a change in resistance are allowable in devices.
(section: 4 / line: 3)
No, but some sort of light must be switched on per rule 4.g.
(section: 4 / line: a)
The team members choose what items are used and how many of each item for the Start Task.
(section: 4 / paragraph: a / line: 1)
Each team brings their own items for the Start Task.
A mixture is an aggregate of 2 or more different substances therefore teams may use only 2 of the 3 items in their mixture.
(section: 4 / paragraph: b / line: 1)
No. Rule 4 clearly states a single action can only contribute to a single transfer. You would not be able to get two transfers counted for this action.
(section: 4 / paragraph: F / line: 1 & 2 )
A container by definition must be capable of holding, restraining, and containing its contents (i.e. golf tees, paper clips, and/or marbles) in the container's volume or area. Containers may have modifications as long as they meet the definition of a container and comply with the rules. While the containers do not have to be removable from the device, a key test would be the question, "if the container was moved outside of the device, would the contents remain in the container?"