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WICHITA, Kan. --- They've got to be some of the hardiest, avid W.S.U. Shocker basketball fans around.
Those are the ones who are willing to pitch tents and camp outside Koch arena to be first in line for seats in the student section. It's known as Marshallville, after Coach Gregg Marshall, of course.
Alex Pierpoint, a WSU junior says, "I've always wanted to be in the front row of the student section." That, he says, so he can cheer on the Shocker basketball team. The student from Andover says he's willing to camp in the cold to get a front row seat and be as loud as he can.
Those student section seats have been a first come, first serve basis. There'll be one change for the game against Indiana State.
WSU's sports marketing came up with a sign contest. So, those with the ten best signs will get the first ten seats in the front row. Associate Athletic Director John Brewer says the sign contest is a way to engage students and generate more fan excitement.
He says Wu Shock will judge the signs. Brewer says it's all about having fun and promoting sportsmanship. It's also a way to get signs in front of the ESPN cameras that put the program in the best light.
The students we talked to in Marshallville say they understand what the university is doing with the signs and support it.
Sam Belsan, a WSU freshman, says he's all for it and says there'll still be some front seats left and says the other rows are good seats also.
What really took Marshallville founder Max Runyon by surprise is when WSU police asked the campers to pull up stakes and move about ten yards away and set up camp again.
Runyon says they would have liked to have known that in the first place so they'd set up camp only once.
But they still plan on being set for the big game Saturday afternoon at three o'clock and being televised on ESPN 2.
The Shockers are going for their 19th win with no defeats. A win against Indiana State will give them sole possession of first place in the Missouri Valley Conference.


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Multi-tasker Robert Rodriguez (directing, producing, co-editing, working on the FX and music and serving as cinematographer) sequelises his Machete, originally a joke trailer in Grindhouse, and manages one of his most messy and (even for this sort of nonsense) ludicrous efforts.
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Written by Karen Gellender Friday, 30 November 2012 00:00
I had written something on the conflict in Gaza only to find out, within minutes of finishing, that a cease-fire had been announced. I considered scrapping the whole thing, but you know what? Sadly, this will probably still be relevant going forward, because chances of this ceasefire setting the foundation for a lasting peace are slim to none.
And if I'm wrong, and the end of this particular conflict marks the beginning of a new, more peaceful era in the region, my having published one dated column will be a very small price to pay, I think.
Now, I have to apologize for some amount of levity here. I know this isn't a situation one should make light of. However, all I can really say is that any glibness in my tone isn't due to a lack of empathy, but a kind of spiritual self-defense. If I dealt with the situation— really processed what's going on at the emotional level instead of just treating it as news from someplace far away— I would be of no use. I would be curled up in a little ball in the corner weeping, muttering over and over again in a broken voice, "Why?"
Look, the fact that this situation is a mess, and has been for some time (millennia, if you want to be precise), isn't news to anyone. I doubt I will make any enemies just by pointing out that this seemingly endless cycle of violence in Israel is horrible and I wish the situation could somehow be resolved in a peaceful manner. I will, however, make enemies if I attempt to say anything else about it whatsoever, and that's the problem: not the fact that I will make enemies (that isn't new), but the fact that everyone's taking sides, like that even makes sense anymore.
You can have all the sympathy in the world for the Palestinian cause, but Hamas is a terrorist organization, with genocidal ambitions, that seeks to kill civilians, and even exploits the deaths of its own civilians. That's not a viable "side." You can respect Israel's right to defend itself, but bombing Gaza likely won't accomplish anything, other than turning the international community even more against Israel than it already was due to the tragic civilian casualties.
I grew up going to Hebrew School, so it tends to be easier for me to see things from the Israeli perspective. Yet, even with that admitted bias, I can't support what the Israeli government has been doing recently. Killing Hamas operatives doesn't accomplish anything when they can switch them out like light bulbs (after all, it's not like being able to shout "Death to Israel!" really loud requires a highly specific set of skills), and the humanitarian cost is staggering. Now, we have no viable sides left.
But of course, people are using all sorts of bogus logic to justify taking a side. I've heard that the fact that Hamas has been bombing Israel all year doesn't "count" because their bombs are smaller than Israel's (what?), one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter (no, when your primary goal is killing civilians, you lose eligibility for the Freedom Fighter Merit Badge, I'm pretty sure), and Israel has to be in the right because Hamas started it (and dear God, isn't this the one situation that proves the sublime uselessness of "they started it," as a justification for anything? Go back a few thousand years and everyone started it.)
None of these justifications make any sense. It's possible to be pro-Israel or pro-Palestinian on general principle, but as far as I can tell, to support either side in terms of how the situation plays out from a military standpoint is engaging in a kind of opportunistic myopia. "If I ignore how complex this situation really is, I can pick a side and be righteously angry at the other side for their many atrocities. Sounds like a plan."
I can only hope that people will stop making excuses to pick sides, therefore legitimizing the conflict; after all, if you have a side that you support, you can pretend this is something other than senseless violence being fought not even over religion, but a shadow of something that maybe once was about religion at one point in the distant past. Let's stop pretending there's anything sane about this.
Karen Gellender is editor of the Syosset-Jericho Tribune and Plainview-Old Bethpage Herald.
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Two hundred business students from high schools across Nassau County, including Massapequa High School, competed for scholarships and cash awards—more than $33,000 in all—from various sponsors at Nassau County's annual Comptroller's Entrepreneurial Challenge.
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The events on Sept. 11, 2001 had a profound effect on nearly all in the tri-state area, but for first responders, the effects were overwhelming. Long-time Massapequa resident Michael Smith, a member of the New York Fire Department, experienced those effects firsthand.
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A 30-year veteran of the fire department, Smith retired in 2002. He and his wife of 33 years, Teresa, began to look for a place they could enjoy life. This mindset brought them to the East End of Long Island, where they often went for day trips. They settled down in a home in Orient Point in 2004; in a home that needed quite a bit of work. And when it was time to landscape the property, a new idea took root — a vineyard.
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Massapequa athletes recently received honors from their coaches at Kellenberg Memorial High School.
Each season, the coaches of all of the Kellenberg teams choose one member of their team who stands out as an athlete that has worked hard to improve themselves in their chosen sport.
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The Farmingdale State women's lacrosse team won the first game of their Spring Break trip to North Carolina with a victory over Greensboro College. In wet and muddy conditions, the Rams (8-1) held an 8-5 lead at the half and took the eventual 13-10 win.
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concept art for N's Puzzle Cube indicates that a) it is indeed a puzzle cube, and b) the core of the Puzzle Cube contains a projection of a Pokemon. I wrote a blog entry about it but it's a mess and I need to revise it a bit. u_u
And we don't know how the forms are made and I already brought it up. Kyurem doesn't have to be from the first Dragon to absorb qualities from the others. Kyurem looks very different compared to the others and has a lower base stat total.
Kyurem could be the younger brother of the original dragon or the child. But if it came from space it didn't come from the original dragon
I support the concept of Wuji & Taiji.
There's another idea, Kyurem is a weapon made by the Ancien Civilisation to counter the Original Dragon. They wrote the Abyssal Ruin's prophecy, they saw the split with Zekrom & Reshiram, so they were able to create or summon a Pokemon who can absorbs both Zekrom & Reshiram's energy.
TwinleafShipper Fan
I didn't read all the posts, but I'll share my opinion.
BW2 might not finish the story of the dragons, maybe when the games are released, we learn that there's space for another Kyurem form (the perfect form), and since Ruby and Sapphire remakes are not about to happen, we can still expect Pokemon Grey.
I think it could work that way, it could also be some completely new Pokemon, the Original Dragon or whatever you might call it.
And don't tell me that it won't be compatible with BW1, the reason could be as simple as: "the original dragon wasn't known two years ago (in BW1), but we know about it now (bw2), therefore, you cannot trade it to BW1.
I think I've gone too far... xD
That actually sounds awesome. I wish Pokemon would adopt more serious plot lines like this and become a REAL rpg...
That sort of thing hasn't happened since Gold & Silver... Actually, both times. Second gen pokemon couldn't be traded back to red/blue/yellow, & Spiky-ear Pichu can't be sent forward. I hope it turns out to be something like that.Originally Posted by Rare Candy
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Smogon: 'Nuff said.
Gamefreak did say that there wouldn't be a third version for Gen V.
Zekrom has red and Reshiram has blue. Kyurem is also blue. Two blues wheres your wuji now.
Kyurem and the legend of the twin heroes.
The legend of the twin heroes was at the center of B/W's plot, and many characters throughout the game spoke of this legend. This legend is at the core of Unova's history. And after the player character awakens Reshiram/Zekrom, N states that Reshiram and Zekrom were once one being; the original dragon.
The rumors about Kyurem, however, are only mentioned in passing by a couple nameless NPCs. That's it. There are no other mentions of Kyurem or it's origins throughout the entire game. We simply don't know enough about Kyurem to rule anything out.
In this context appearance is important -_-
Kyurem's eyes are yellow. The ice? You'd imagine that one or two-thousand years of exhaling frost would cause one to be covered in it. Zekrom, Reshiram? Well, electricity and fire won't just cling to you like that. Besides, fire and electricity are integrated into their shapes. If they made Kyurem similar with ice, then it'd probably be mistaken for a Rock-Type or a cancer victim, other than what we see: Covering it in ice!
If we assume the Original Dragon is Legendary and not some Druddigon, then:
A. What would it's base stat total be? If you added up the BSTs of the three, then that'd be more than the maximum 255 per stat, and over the most powerful of them all: Arceus. If you averaged them, it'd be under Zekrom and Reshiram's.
B. What would it's type be? I'm thinking Dragon/Normal, but that's irrelevant.
C. What would it's Signature Move be? (Yes, I'm aware that not all Legendary Pokemon have Signature moves, but with five/seven moves between it's components, it's a reasonable assumption that it has at least one.) I would like it to be a stronger Tri-Attack with a 10% chance each to freeze, burn, or paralyze, but, again, irrelevant.
D. What Ability would it have?
E. How would you have it without giving up the trio?
Based on your logic, Giratina shouldn't be a part of the Creation trio because it has a different body shape, Keldeo shouldn't be considered part of the Musketeer quartet because it's smaller than the others, and none of the Weather trio should even be considered a trio because they're all different colors.
Also, why would they give Kyurem two formes that incorporate Reshiram and Zekrom's design elements if it wasn't a part of the Tao Trio to begin with?
Now enough about my logic let's talk about your logic. You said the Twin heroes lengend was part of the main plot. It was but nothing really proved the history and I would call it at the core of the history if highly studied experts are the only ones who have a deep understanding of the lengend ALSO they still refer to it as a legend.
If the parts come from the same whole they are going to look similar. It doesn't make sense to me for Kyurem to be so incredibly different if it came from the same whole.
I can buy it being a young sibling or child to the original dragon but part of it. Can't swallow it.


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Joe Budden "A Loose Quarter" Mixtape Cover Art & Release Date
UPDATE #3: Joe Budden announces the release date for his upcoming mixtape.
Joe Budden has announced the release of his upcoming mixtape A Loose Quarter.
Breaking the news on Twitter, Joey wrote that "it'll all make cents soon" and posted a picture teasing the project. He also tweeted at Lupe Fiasco, asking the rapper to deliver a verse for the tape before his impending retirement.
Budden most recently released welcome to: OUR HOUSE with his super group Slaughterhouse. As a solo artist, he last dropped his mixtape Mood Musik 4.5 at retail last year.
"A Loose Quarter" the mixtape.. Found soon (fixed) instagr.am/p/PqcrVsu7Dr/— Joe Budden (@JoeBudden) September 17, 2012
It'll all make cents soon.— Joe Budden (@JoeBudden) September 17, 2012
Hey @lupefiasco ... Just 1 time b4 your retirement... Whatdayasay ?— Joe Budden (@JoeBudden) September 17, 2012
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#ALQ Black Friday...... instagr.am/p/Qp-UTLu7IA/— Joe Budden (@JoeBudden) October 11, 2012
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Christopher Kane's model army at London Fashion Week
It's been a busy time for Christopher Kane, who signed up with luxury fashion company PPR back in January who now own 51% of the companies shares. Was this going to make an ounce of difference to what we could expect to see on the catwalk from the directional and most high profile designer on the London Fashion Week schedule? No of course not.
The Autumn / Winter 2013 show which took place yesterday at London Fashion Week to a glowing red backdrop, kicked off with masculine tailored outerwear with oversized buckle detailing and Russian style fur on feature collars and trims. Then came the camo print. And lots of it. In a luxe jacquard type texture, army print came in a warm red and burnt orange colour palette combined with authentic feel furs. Shapes remained sleek, sharp and somewhat masculine whilst the camo jacquard went to muted neautral tones, through to luxe dark tonal blues and then traditional khakis.
One of Chritsopher Kane's (many) talents, is their ability to include a variety of feels, styles and product types within one show yet maintaining a feel of cohesiveness and a common theme threading through. The rich red camo jacquard led on to McQueen style ornate fitted lace in victoriana neck shapes and delicate detailing. Velvet was introduced here contrasted with sheer modern feel lace cut outs.
Always excelling when it comes to embellishment, the show came to a close with 3D decoration against sheers and some of the most beautiful embellishment we've seen. Christopher Kane has done it again. See the show for yourself in the vid below.


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Crazed NZ fanboy mows down churchgoer
Watching the video from about a minute in shows not only that the laptop is some flavour of Mac, but also you can hear the comments from the loony - they don't exactly sound anti-Apple: quote "Thank you Steve Jobs. I have a Mac!". There's also some other stuff about evil and words I didn't catch.
Clearly the bloke was a nutter but there was a definite fanboi slant to the madness.
I just hope it isn't catching.
Why the iPhone is a success
The way I see it...
...is that if the iPhone interface is the replacement for the old iPod one, they've made a huge mistake.
As far as I can tell there's no easy way to use the iPhone UI without looking at it (no tactile feedback), and in many ways it's a two-handed UI as well, in that you can't really drive it with the thumb of the hand that's holding the phone.
Both of these are major downsides compared to the 'traditional' phone and iPod/mp3 player UI's.
OK, the new design might look flashy, and technically it's quite impressive, but it's answering a question no-one is really asking. I wouldn't claim that existing implementations of the phone/mp3 player interfaces are perfect, but at least I can drive the things without having to look at them, and without having to think much about it as muscle memory and touch are more than adequate for using the most common functions blind.
Oh, and Fred Fnord, keep drinking the Kool-Aid, I'm sure it keeps the acolytes at The Church of Steve, Inc. happy. Quite why people who buy Apple stuff can't just see it as just another product like any other I don't know, maybe there's an additive in that shiny plastic?
BBC Trust to hear open sourcers' iPlayer gripes
The easiest option would have been to just not offer this service.
While a full multi-platform product might have been nice, I suspect cost was as big a factor as anything and finding a solution that would suit the vast majority of users, while not having huge implementation costs, probably proved too tempting.
There's also the not insignificant point that the material has to be licensed for transmission on this system, and if the rights holders won't let you use the material on a 'multiplatform' compatible system then there's not much you can do.
Linux and Mac support is always a 'nice to have' feature rather than a solid requirement; I can think of all sorts of products that I'd like to have Linux support but it just isn't practical or economic to add it, it's cheaper and easier to just use them under Windows, even if this means adding a single Windows box into a sea of Linux based systems.
Alternatively, you could look at it like this: regardless of having a license, the terrestrial broadcast system only supports PAL, even though there are systems out there using things like NTSC. If I'm in the minority who chose to buy an NTSC receiver for some reason it's a bit rich to start demanding a broadcast is produced to suit my system even though the existing system supports 99%+ of the installed user base, and I still have the option of buying a PAL receiver if I really want to make use of the service. No one is actively stopping me using the service, it's my choice of incompatible platform that gets in the way.
Or how about something like Sky? Closed platform, and if you want to access it on a system other than a Sky box, regardless of paying for access, you're SOL.
While I find mulitplatform support great, and would love to be access his sort of service on my choice of platform it ultimately has to be accepted that the majority will get support first, and the minority *might* get support at some point in the future.
First reviews find iPhone more than a pretty face
Hand picked reviewers
Given that the reviews so far are hardly what could be considered independent, I wouldn't exactly say I trust them.
Better to wait for the things to escape into the wild for proper reviews to happen.
Also I'll trust reviews more when they actually have some decent phones to compare to - maybe some of the larger phone review sites might manage that.
Of course, working as a phone sounds like it isn't something the iPhone was really designed to do, more an iPod/email/web machine that happens to have a slightly crappy phone attached, so comparative reviews might not work out too well.
Guess we'll wait and see.
EU chooses mobile TV standard
Is there actually demand though?
Given you've been able to buy portable, handheld LCD TVs for years, and yet they never became commonplace in the wild, is there really that much demand from people to waste their mobile battery watching stuff on a tiny screen?
Also, consider that the majority of the time you'd actually use this kind of thing (during the day), there's usually nothing on worth watching. By the time any good stuff is on, you're usually at home (or in the pub) watching on a proper sized screen.
So whatever format wins, is anyone actually going to care?
CERN plans LHC switch-on for May next year
Re: Big bang?
It's actually high energy particle collisions, which isn't exactly fusion.
Anything with high energies has the potential to make a bang, even if it's just the equipment letting go. Which is the most likely effect of just whacking everything to 11 and seeing what happens, instead of testing carefully first.
There's also the argument from the tin-hat brigade that the outcome of some of the experiments might have unfortunate side effects, not that I believe such things but I thought it a good basis for a joke...
Real reason
More likely someone has decided that if their experiment is going to cause a Big Bang, it may as well be a F**king Big Bang.
There's usually a reason why you do low energy testing first - it leaves pieces big enough to tell what went wrong.
Skipping the test schedule because you're behind is rarely a clever thing to do, you always miss something and the outcome is usually expensive.
YouTube hits iPhone
More Apple hype/lies...
Yet again, the iPhone has functionality that is claimed to be new and/or innovative, and yet seems to be anything but!
On some sources it appears that Apple is claiming to be the first mobile device to be able to play back a 'new' video format - in reality this looks like h.264, and the iPhone would be a long way from being the first mobile device to play this back, including playback of higher resolution/framerate videos, with the option for TV output.
Plus of course YouTube Mobile is already available, so at best they're playing catchup.
And it's not like they can claim better video quality, it depends on the source and there's no way YouTube videos are ever going to look good, particularly streamed to a mobile, particularly one without 3G support.
So far I've seen very little, if anything on the iPhone that is either new or innovative, though there have been obvious features missing. Apart from a flashy interface, it really doesn't look like it has much to offer.
Of course the hype machine doesn't care if it's true or accurate, and the Apple acolytes neither know nor care either.
Google boss brandishes 'powerful' iPhone
Why do they bother?!
'The iPhone, launching in the US on 29 June, will incorporate search and mapping technology from Google and allow for calls to be made directly from Google Maps.'
As does my N95, and indeed any other phone that has the Google Maps application installed.
Hardly a killer app if everyone can already get it for free anyway on other mobile platforms.
Except of course that unlike the other platforms, on the iPhone you can't install 3rd party apps!
F-22 superjets could act as flying Wi-Fi hotspots
Slight flaw...
Link-16/MIDS is actually capable of lots of stuff, the bandwidth is usually more than adequate for all sorts of realtime data exchange. Though you can't stream video, which seems to be the primary point of this.
Anyway, I may have spotted a slight flaw in this concept. While all the data link systems in service transmit at frequencies that make them very much line of sight, using the radar has a further downside.
Conventional data links will use a conventional antenna, not exactly omni-directional but reasonably capable as long as you aren't pulling wild maneouvers that end up masking the antenna from the receiving party e.g. banked turns.
With a combat radar though, both the transmission and reception paths are going to be in a relatively narrow window, forward of the aircraft. Exactly how narrow would depend on the performance and configuration of the antenna array, and how steerable the beam is. Which means you're basically only going to able to swap data with someone who is not only in front of you, but flying towards you!
OK, with a C2 platform like an AWACS with a fully steerable array maybe they could be flying in another direction other than towards you, but they'd still need to be in front of you.
And of course, in order to use this you're going to have to activate a system which will have more enough power to show up on ESM systems for miles around. (Aircraft radios are usually a few 10's, to a couple of hundred watts, the radar will be low double-digit kilowatts)
So, given it isn't really necessary for the majority of data transfer tasks and the extra functionality isn't the kind of thing pilots will want to use 99.9% of the time, that it's difficult to use in flight because of the flight profile you have to adopt, and that it'll advertise your presence to anyone with basic detection gear, I can see this getting firmly put on the 'interesting, but useless' pile.
Military love affair with videogames intensifies
Looks like good engineering to me
Why engineer your own controller, which would have a relatively huge price attached due to low production volume and NRE costs, when you can just get something off the shelf which is cheap, ergonomic and easily available?
Absolutely nothing wrong with using cheap COTS bits if they do the job.
Plus you save on training the troops how to use it!
How Saudi slush kept UK aero biz afloat
The way it works
The whole sale of 'surplus' RAF Eurofighters is actually a great way for getting a free (-ish) upgrade from Tranche 1 to Tranche 2/3 aircraft. Given the step change in capability between the tranches, it's worth selling on aircraft that aren't immediately needed in order to get replacement aircraft of a better spec at a later date.
In effect you're just swapping delivery slots, trading delay for upgrade.
Not that the Saudi aircraft will be exactly to the standard spec, they have all kinds of toys but usually not quite as good as the original eg. component downgrades, deleted features (eg. some of the secure comms modes), that sort of thing.
Though even if the aircraft were exactly the same, I like to think the pilots still make a difference and the UK is still slightly better on that front.
And the 'Saudi-ised' in-country production doesn't necessarily mean much, usually it just means a large group of Brits putting the kit together in-country. The locals usually couldn't care less about the technology, it's just a way of keeping hold of the cash - if the work is being done in Saudi then at least some of the cash being spent will stay locally. Also it provides for all sorts of legal ways of getting cash to various local VIPs, but that's another story...
Making payments to various people has long been part of the way business is done, especially in the Gulf. Everyone does it, it's all in the open, and there isn't anything unusual. Plus it's legal. And lets face it, what's wrong with paying the locals with their own money - they pay you, you give some of the cash back. And they're the ones who have to justify the money they've to the rest of the government/family.
Finally, having heard some of the stories from those involved in the original deals, direct payments were just one of the ways certain people could get cash. Others also existed, and all were legal. For example, a Saudi company would provide all the accommodation for contractors, at cost above the normal market rate. Said company owned by a VIP close to the deal. Not exactly clean, but legal enough. And no-one will complain as it can probably be counted as part of the local offset due under the contract.
The Saudi Tornados don't seem to be doing too badly, for all the rude things some people have said. They're keeping them for now, with a sustainment program introducing quite a few upgrades to take the remaining fleet to something like a 'GR4-lite' spec capable of supporting the latest toys. F3 spec may be gone, but the airframes are still useful.
As far as the Lightning II argument goes (don't think you mean Raptor, at $200m each!), they aren't actually particularly cheap unless you fiddle the numbers and hide a lot of the costs. The Eurofighter in unit cost terms actually isn't too bad in terms of cost/capability. In the Raptor/Eurofighter equation, the >3:1 cost ratio between the aircraft means there isn't any argument, Raptor might be slightly better (depending on the tactics employed) but if you can afford a 3:1 force ratio 'slightly better' isn't good enough.
Son of Star Wars test aborted
But would it work?
The current system seems designed to target the missile in flight, and probably assumes going up against a delivery system with one warhead per vehicle.
The first problem is that an interceptor is likely to disrupt the missile itself, but not the warhead on top of it. Obviously breaking up fissile material in-flight isn't ideal at the best of times, but even if this isn't being avoided it seems likely that the warhead would still survive the intercept relatively intact.
Historically weapons accidents have shown that even the sophisticated multi-stage triggers can get driven close to causing detonation by a crash involving a warhead (e.g 8 of 9 arming stages going active). And given that the 'el cheapo' systems used by countries this is supposed to be used against are likely to be built to go off (ie. be reliable on delivery), rather than assume fail safe, it seems likely that an interception would cause a headache to someone under the intercept. Though only for a millisecond or so...
Given a more sophisticated MIRV system, it seems even more likely that the re-entry vehicles would survive (being pretty robust objects) and would hit something, and again the combination of the fall plus the impact(s) could conceivably lead to some sort of detonation, even if only partial. Though the kinetic energy alone would be enough to ruin the day of anyone near the impact site.
The other problem is that the system probably assumes a relatively dumb target, and it's increasing possible to counter the interceptor systems. And once you get the re-entry vehicles released you really have a problem, as they aren't hard to track (massive IR signature for one) but interception is incredible difficult given the small target and high speeds involved.
Maybe they should have just asked to share the RS-24 test the Russians just did, after all a missile defence system test vs. an ICBM designed to counter a missile defence system would probably have been fairer than trying to kill an old Polaris.
It shouldn't be assumed that you'd only even have to target (relatively) low tech systems from unfriendly states - after all, espionage or plain old money can get almost anyone the weapons they want, and it also isn't inconceivable that those developing the latest systems might actually want to use them one day.
So if you can't kill the latest and greatest, it doesn't seem worth the effort.
And personally, I feel more at risk from the side effects of the defence system than I do from any ICBM. After all, the idea is to protect the good ol' US - as long as the missile doesn't hit the target it doesn't matter what happens to all the foreigners who get hit by the debris.
Tiscali rained off in marathon email snafu
Re: Irony
That was a rather smug reply, which singularly failed to demonstrate any kind of clue about the situation.
It's not a free service that's down/unreliable, it's the whole outgoing email service. Which is part of the paid service package.
And it's not like there's even an indication it doesn't work - if there was, you'd know to work around it. All that happens is emails go into the system, and never come out, which is by far the worst thing that can happen: unless you routinely CC yourself a copy of all your email you'll never know there's a problem.
Gmail and the others aren't guaranteed reliable - gmail certainly goes down occasionally - and as they're free (and US based) you have no recourse when they go wrong.
But for something you've actually paid for you expect it to work. And for the supplier not to spend days denying the problem exists when it clearly does!
Any port in a storm: the display tech battle
What's the point?
Simplicity, robustness, compatibility and low cost are the criteria that should always - and usually do - define what standards win out.
Case in point - Firewire vs. USB.
Firewire may well be faster, and have some technical advantages but ultimately very few applications actually require the features and performance it offers - chains of disks, and video cameras are pretty much it. The connectors aren't complex, but not the cheapest design.
USB provides a cheap, simple interface which is 'good enough' for the majority of purposes it's used for. Implementations of both host and device controllers are easily and cheaply available. And all sort of devices are available that can connect via USB that would never have dreamt of going the Firewire route. And the connectors are simple and robust, and come in a variety of formats to suit specific applications. At the lowest level you can even get away with a raw PCB edge connector. It may well not be the best technical solution, then again the winners usually aren't.
As far as video interfaces are concerned, VGA still has the advantages of using a simple, robust connector format, and being compatible with any signal that can be fed through the cable. There isn't any licensing fee. There aren't 1.0, 2.0 or other flavours, merely whether the equipment being connected can support the signal timings, and you'll always find something that works even hooking old equipment to something brand-new. And the available bandwidth is huge, so no real timing or resolution limits. If ultimate image quality and performance is required, the analog interfaces still win out.
The digital interfaces have all suffered from a few common problems, possibly because they're all variations of the same thing: bandwidth is inadequate, crippling the supported resolutions for the majority of implementations. The designs are inevitably proprietry, so there is always a cost involved in implementation. New versions of the interfaces are always being proposed to work around shortcomings - compatibility is an afterthought. And the most recent trend is towards tiny, fragile connectors that offer no real advantage apart from being cosmetically better - DVI is at least a proper 'industrial' type connection which won't kick loose or break off, the others are pathetically flimsy.
The only real advantage of the move to digital interfaces has been the removal of the d/a a/d convertor stages, and that wasn't a particular problem anyway. All that seems to have happened is that the move to digital has introduced a lot of problems that didn't exist before, and as the encrypted, consumer electronics, toytown design trend continues I can't see things particularly improving.
So for now I'll happily admit to staying in the analog domain as much as possible, as the various digital options really don't seem to have much advantage to offer.
Wipe your arse less, suggests Sheryl Crow
Divorced from reality...
The eco-friendly types don't do themselves any favours when they start spouting junk like this.
The amount of roll you use doesn't exactly come very high up the list of enviromental threats, if's not like it's made from rainforest hardwoods, just plain, lowgrade farmed timber. And it probably is going to end up as fertiliser eventually, so it's a pretty enviro-friendly & carbon neutral lifecycle overall.
Personally I think she should worry more about the drive she makes to the mall in an SUV to get the roll in the first place than how many sheets it takes to wipe your arse.
But in any case, how could you ever possibly get away with only one sheet? Or even the (luxury!) of 2 or 3?
I suspect the answer will only ever be found by re-adjusting to a new state of personal hygiene, or by also becoming one of the enlighted eco-warriors and existing on nothing but air and sunlight...
Researchers link human skull size and climate
Surface area vs. volume
I always thought that as as sphere got larger, the surface area per unit volume decreased.
As I see it, it comes down to heat dissipation - a larger skull has less surface area relative to the volume of brain matter within it, which means in a hot environment there would come a point where the brain couldn't be cooled adequately, and this would form a limiting factor.
If the air is cooler then more heat can be dissipated as the thermal gradient vs the head is higher, which means the upper volume limit changes and larger brains/heads become viable.
Beyond a certain point I would guess that cooling isn't as much of a problem as retaining heat, and this could have other impacts eg. need for more hair - plus it could drive even larger growth just to keep the volume/area relationship low.
This of course is what engineering suggests as the simple & obvious explanation - differing environmental challenges leading to a requirement for a larger brain doesn't seem quite so elegant, but thermodynamics probably isn't a strong point for biologists.
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Swedish death metal veterans GRAVE will release a new EP, "Morbid Ascent", later in the year.
The track listing for the effort is as follows:
01. Venial Sin
02. Morbid Ascent
03. Possessed (SATYRICON cover)
04. Epos (from "Endless Procession Of Souls"; "Risen From The Tomb" edit version)
Says the band: "This will melt your face off in brutality and extremity."
GRAVE's tenth studio album, "Endless Procession Of Souls", was released on August 27, 2012 in Europe via Century Media Records. The cover artwork for the CD was once again created by Costin Chioreanu, who also worked with GRAVE on the previous two studio albums. In addition to designing the cover artwork, Costin was responsible for some of the extra art for the inside of the CD booklet and the vinyl.
"Endless Procession Of Souls" was recorded at GRAVE's own Studio Soulless and was previously described by GRAVE guitarist/vocalist Ola Lindgren as "a mix of our latest two releases with some more old-school, groovy 'Soulless' parts."
GRAVE in 2011 parted ways with its guitarist of three years, Magnus Martinsson.
GRAVE's current lineup is as follows:
Ola Lindgren – Guitar/Vocals
Mika Lagrén – Guitar
Ronnie Bergerstål – Drums
Tobias Cristiansson – Bass


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Feb 18, 2013 1:00 PM by MELISSA CANONE
LAFAYETTE, LA - The Lafayette Recreation & Parks Department (LRPD) and the Lafayette Optimist Club are sponsoring the annual Tri-Star Basketball Skills Contest in Lafayette on Sunday, February 24, 2013. This competition is open to boys and girls ages
eight to thirteen (as of March 15, 2013) and will take place at the Comeaux Recreation Center in Beaullieu Park.
The competition will start at 2 p.m. with registration beginning at 1 p.m. at the Center
which is located on Bluebird Drive, behind the Comeaux High baseball field. There is no
charge for participants or spectators in the competition which includes dribbling, passing
and shooting skills.
The competitors will be separated into three age classifications for both boys and girls;
8/9, 10/11 & 12/13. Awards will be handed out for each of the six groups and every
competitor will get a scorecard for their results. Early registrants will receive a free
t-shirt while supplies last. Registration forms will be available at the competition site and
the Girard Park offices of the LRPD leading up to the competition. Forms can also be
downloaded off of the LRPD website at:
Registration will take place only at the site prior to the competition.
For more information contact the LRPD at 291-8375, 291-8368 or 291-8380.
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Interview with Provident Luxury Suites Fisher Island Director of Sales Shannon Vazifdar
A) Our property is located on one of the most exclusive islands in the world. It's accessible only via ferry or private yacht. Each suite also comes with your own golf cart which is the preferred method of transportation on the island. The island is also a bird sanctuary so you'll see many peacocks, flamingos, and other exotic birds roaming around. When staying with us, you also receive a temporary Fisher Island Club membership which allows you utilize the club amenities such as the seaside golf course, (16) tennis courts, (6) restaurants, a bird aviary, an observatory, spa, fitness center with an extensive class schedule, beach club, salon, and more!
Q) Can you explain what makes Provident Luxury Suites Fisher Island appealing to travelers as a vacation destination?
A) Fisher Island is a short, eight minute ferry ride away from South Beach; however, when you're on the island, you feel like you're a million miles away from the rest of the world. The island is very private, safe and offers numerous amenities so you don't need to leave the island if you don't want to. If you do want to explore South Beach, it's very easy to do so since the ferry runs 24 hours a day and is always either loading or unloading so you never have to wait long. Our property appeals to golfers, tennis players, or guests just looking for a relaxing, spa getaway
Q) Are there any "must-try" dishes or drinks at the resort that guests should order?
A)Be sure to try the sushi at the Sunset Bar or enjoy a delicious steak at the Garwood Lounge and Piano Bar.
Q) What are the three things about your property that guests may not know?
A) • Fisher Island was once the winter estate of the William Vanderbilt family. The Vanderbilt family obtained the island by trading their yacht to Carl Fisher in exchange for the island.
• Fisher Island is one of the wealthiest zip codes in the United States
• On the island, there's a fire station, post office, bank, Island Market, security office, playground, dog park, and private school so there's really no need to leave the island!
Q) Can you take me through what a guests stay would be like and what an average day might entail in terms of activities, etc?
A) Typically, our guest's day starts off at The Beach Club where they'll enjoy a delicious breakfast. From there, guests either head to the golf course for their tee time, practice their tennis skills with one of the tennis pros, or just relax at The Beach Club where waiters bring them frozen drinks to help keep them cool. After a long day in the sun, guests head to the spa to enjoy a relaxing massage or they try out one of the numerous fitness classes the gym has to offer. For dinner, guests head to one of the (6) restaurants located on the island while soaking up the views of the marina or downtown Miami.
Q) Have you had any notable guests or celebrities visit that you can share?
A) We cannot disclose any of the celebrities that have stayed with us; however, we can note that Oprah Winfrey and Julia Roberts used to own a place on Fisher Island!
Q) What elements about your property are truly luxurious?
A) We're an all-suite properties and all of our suites have ocean views with a large balcony and include the following Luxury Services:
• Personalized welcome and VIP check-in to your suite
• Personalized escort to the membership office, facilitation of your temporary membership account
• Full luggage assistance and in-suite room orientation • On island personalized concierge assistance 24 hours a day
• Full daily luxury housekeeping to top end luxury standards, including daily linen replacement and linen sanitation service
• Daily suite turn down service and daily replenishment of luxury bath amenities
• On island housekeeping, concierge and engineering support available for you on a moments request
• Golf Cart included for your in-island convenience
Q) What advice do you have for guests who are staying at your resort?
A) Relax and take advantage of all of the wonderful amenities Fisher Island Club offers!
Q) What is the best time to travel to Provident Luxury Suites Fisher Island?
A) Our most popular time to travel is December-April; however, there's no bad time to visit the Sunshine state!
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Octopus hunting in Puget Sound could be banned
Hunting giant Pacific octopuses in Puget Sound could be banned or restricted under regulations being considered by a state panel.
The Washington state Fish and Wildlife Commission began reviewing the rules after a diver killed an octopus in October in a popular diving area near Alki Point in Seattle. A diving instructor who arrived on the beach saw the man beating the octopus to death.
Photos of the incident outraged other divers who are familiar with octopus lairs and watch for the animals. Divers petitioned the panel to outlaw octopus hunting or to create marine preserves where they'll be safe.
Current rules allow a person with a valid state fishing license to harvest one giant Pacific octopus per day in most areas of Puget Sound.
The commission is weighing the topic at its meeting Friday and Saturday in Olympia.
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Instructor Dorothy Dale has scheduled two classes to teach beginners how to make ornaments out of greeting cards. Classes will be held 10 a.m.-noon today, Dec. 5, and 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 (all times central) at the Shanks Center for the Arts 140 Main St., Crossville, Tenn. The class is for adults and youth who are able to cut patterns accurately. Some cards will be available, but participants are encouraged to bring their own. The fee is $15 for either class. To inquire about space availability, call 931-787-1936.
The December calendar is filling up. Here are some highlights.
* Bicycle roundup: Dynamic Church is partnering with The Salvation Army to solicit 500 bikes during a 36-hour Love Gives Wheels Bicycle Drive at Walmart, 2020 Gunbarrel Road. From 5 a.m. Friday, Dec. 6, to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, church members and community leaders will "live" in a 40-foot lift to get donations. Purchase price for each bike is $50. Donate on-site or at www.LoveGivesWheels.com. Free festival activities also will be available, such as a mobile video-game trailer, balloon artist and photos with Santa and superheroes. 706-247-1736.
* Candlelight tours: Reenactors in period costume will illustrate "A Civil War Christmas" during candlelight tours the next three weekends at the Marsh House, 308 N. Main St., LaFayette, Ga. Historians say the town managed to celebrate Christmas in spite of being occupied by Northern troops. Some grandchildren of the homeowners, neighbors and servants showed up on Christmas Eve because they couldn't stand the thought of the old house lying empty and dark on that night. Tours will show how they turned a dismal day into a festive party. Tours are offered 6-8 p.m. the next three Saturdays and Sundays: Dec. 7-8, 14-15, 21-22. Admission: $5 adults, $1 children. Proceeds go to the Walker County Historical Society-Marsh House Task Force for upkeep of the house. 706-539-2324.
* Candles and Carols: Martha Berry's historic Oak Hill home and Martha Berry Museum will be open for tours, gardens illuminated with thousands of lights, photos with Santa and carolers, 6-8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Dec 6-7. Park at 1825 Martha Berry Blvd. Admission: $10 adults, $5 children 12 and younger. www.oakhillmuseum.com.
* Christmas Bazaar: Northwest Georgia Arts Guild sponsors a gift market, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturdays, Dec. 7 and 14; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, at Mars Theatre, 117 N. Chattanooga St., LaFayette, Ga. 423-315-4335.
* Christmas cruises: Take a break from the holiday hustle and bustle with a 'Tis the Season luncheon cruise aboard the Southern Belle. The two-hour outings include a buffet and musicians playing Christmas tunes. They're offered at 1 p.m. the next three weekends: Dec. 6-8, 13-14, 20-21. Or take the kids for Breakfast With Santa cruises, which offer not only a pancake breakfast with Santa Claus but a magic show. The boat leaves Ross's Landing at 9:30 a.m. the next three Saturdays, Dec. 7, 14 and 21. Cost is $22.95 adults, $11.95 children 3-12. Christmas carol dinner cruises also continue at various times through Dec. 21. Tickets are $42.95 and $21.95. The adults-only Tacky Christmas Sweater Cruise is at 11 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7. Cost is $15 (21 and older). 423-266-4488, www.chattanoogariverboat.com.
* Christmas trains: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum will operate Holiday Dinner Trains the next three Saturdays: Dec. 7, 14, 21. Trips include a four-course meal in a restored 1924 dining car, departing at 6 p.m. (plus 8 p.m. this Saturday only) from Grand Junction Station, 4119 Cromwell Road. Tickets are $60 and $65. North Pole Limited Rides continue every Friday through Sunday until Dec. 22. Tickets are $24 for ages 1 and up. 423-894-8028, www.tvrail.com.
* Fair-trade shopping: Amani ya Juu, a nonprofit sewing and training program for marginalized women in Africa, will hold its Fair-Trade Christmas Sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Saturday, Dec. 5-7, at its Chattanooga warehouse, 420 S. Willow St. Event coordinator Molly Gardner says discount prices will be offered on select Amani items during the sale. "As with any Amani purchase," she says, "the proceeds will go directly toward our production locations in Africa." Among the one-of-a-kind products available are handbags, home and kitchen decor, jewelry and children's items handcrafted from African materials. 423-531-6496.
* Gift wrapping:
— The Hixson High School Band Boosters' gift-wrapping booth is up and running at Northgate Mall in Hixson. Find it near the Santa station in front of Sears. 423-847-4800.
— Chattanooga's Kids on the Block will open two gift-wrapping locations at Hamilton Place, 2100 Hamilton Place Blvd., on Friday, Dec. 6. The upstairs booth will be across from the mall's Tourist Information Center; the downstairs booth is in front of JCPenney. 423-757-5259.
* Holiday Home Tour: Six homes in Sweetwater, Tenn., are decorated for the holidays and open for visitors as a fundraiser for the Sweetwater Valley Citizens for the Arts, 3-7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8. $10 tickets available at Sweetwater City Hall, 203 Monroe St., and historic Biggs house, 820 Main St. 423-337-5976.
* Holidays in Lights: Visitors to Chattanooga Zoo, 301 N. Holtzclaw Ave., the next two weekends will see grounds illuminated with Christmas lights, can take part in children's craft activities and watch animals unwrap their presents. Hours: 5:30-8 pm. Fridays-Saturdays, Dec. 6-7 and 13-14. Free with regular admission: $8.95 adults, $5.95 children ages 3-12. 423-643-5710.
* Holiday Market: Red Bank United Methodist Church, 3800 Dayton Blvd., features handmade products and specialty items from direct-selling companies, 3-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6; 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7. 423-877-2881.
* Pet photos: PetSmart's annual Santa Claws in-store photo event will be held in all PetSmart stores in the area from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. the next two Saturdays, Dec. 7 and 14. Owners can bring a camera to take a photo of their pet with Santa, then donate $5 at checkout to benefit local animal welfare groups. www.PetSmart.com.
* Share Your Christmas: WRCB TV's 29th annual food drive for the Chattanooga Area Food Bank and other charities will take place in three locations 4:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 (rain or shine). Bring food and/or cash donations to First Tennessee Pavilion, 1829 Reggie White Blvd. in Chattanooga; Life Care Center's Campbell Campus, 3001 Keith St. NW in Cleveland, Tenn.; or First Baptist Church, 311 N. Thornton Ave. in Dalton, Ga. Can't make it? Look for bins at area Bi-Lo and Publix grocery stores or donate online at www.chattfoodbank.org.
* Stories With Mrs. Claus: Gather around the fireplace in the Visitors Center at Enterprise South Nature Park on Volkswagen Drive for classic Christmas stories at 7 p.m. the next two Fridays: Dec. 6 and 13. Cookies and milk will be served. Children are welcome to wear their pajamas and bring a pillow and blanket. Space is limited to 30 children each night, so reservations are required. Call Hamilton County Parks and Recreation, 423-842-6748.
* Wine tasting: "Gift Wines Under $20" is the final installment of this year's Tasting Series at Back Inn Cafe, 412 E. Second St., set for 6:30-8:30 p.m. today, Dec. 5. The Bluff View Art District's wine director, Michael Vasta, plans an evening of "premium flavors at optimum prices." Each wine selection is paired with culinary dishes from chef Buck Oglesby, and all guests receive a buying guide for locally available wines along with pairing recipes. Cost is $37. Call 423-265-5033, ext. 3, to see if space is still available.
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In a recent
Nationpiece, the wonderful Elizabeth Royte teased out the direct links between hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and the food supply. In short, extracting natural gas from rock formations by bombarding them with chemical-spiked fluid leaves behind fouled water-and that fouled water can make it into the crops and animals we eat.
But there's another, emerging food/fracking connection that few are aware of. US agriculture is highly reliant on synthetic nitrogen fertilizer, and nitrogen fertilizer is synthesized in a process fueled by natural gas. As more and more of the US natural gas supply comes from fracking, more and more of the nitrogen fertilizer farmers use will come from fracked natural gas. If Big Ag becomes hooked on cheap fracked gas to meet its fertilizer needs, then the fossil fuel industry will have gained a powerful ally in its effort to steamroll regulation and fight back opposition to fracking projects.
The potential for the growth of fracked nitrogen (known as "N") fertilizer is immense. During the 2000s, when conventional US natural gas sources were drying up and prices were spiking, the US fertilizer industry largely went offshore, moving operations to places like Trinidad and Tobago, where conventional natural gas was still relatively plentiful. (I told that story in a 2010
Grist piece.) This chart from a 2009 USDA doc illustrates how rapidly the US shifted away from domestically produced nitrogen in the 2000s.
Today, Trinidad and Tobago, an island nation off the coast of Venezuela and our leading source of imported N, is in the same position the US found itself in the early 2000s: Its supply of conventional, easy-to-harvest natural gas is wearing thin. In 2012, the International Monetary Fund estimated (PDF) that at current rates of extraction, the nation had sufficient natural gas reserves to last until just 2019.
Meanwhile, the fracking boom has made US natural gas suddenly abundant-and driven prices into the ground. A Btu of US natural gas now now costs 75 percent less than it did in 2008, the
New York Times recently reported. Meanwhile, nitrogen fertilizer prices remain stubbornly high, propped up by strong demand driven by high crop prices. Those conditions-low input prices plus elevated prices for the final product-mean a potential profit bonanza for companies that use cheap US natural gas to make pricy N fertilizer for the booming US market.
The Surprising Connection Between Food and Fracking
By Tom Philpott
Mother Jones, January 30, 2013
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A frame captured from video of a Humane Society of the United States investigation show the measures taken to produce the exaggerated stride of Tennessee Walking Horses. In the video, horses are struck with clubs, shocked and have their hooves treated with chemicals and mechanical devices.Photo by Contributed Photo /Chattanooga Times Free Press.
With increased scrutiny of the Tennessee walking horse industry, the Walking Horse Trainers Association on Friday announced its own initiative to test for soring -- an illegal and painful method of making horses step high in competitions.
The trainers association will begin a swabbing protocol at shows to test for chemicals that make horses' feet and legs sore. The group also will test for pain-relief chemicals that are applied just before inspectors massage horses to detect tenderness.
The announcement comes after two major veterinary groups called Thursday for a ban of the exaggerated hoof pads, chains and other "action devices" and "performance packages" used to train and show walking horses.
"The soring of Tennessee walking horses is an extremely abusive practice, and it must end," said John Mitchell, president of the American Association of Equine Practitioners.
The American Veterinary Medical Association joined in the announcement.
"Soring has been an illegal act for more than 40 years. Nevertheless, increasingly shrewd and more difficult to detect -- yet equally painful -- methods of soring continue to plague the walking horse industry," said Dr. Rene A. Carlson, association president.
The problem is not so much with the devices alone, if they are below a certain weight, Carlson said in a statement. But using the devices -- including chains, ankle rings, collars, rollers and bracelets of wood or aluminum beads -- in conjunction with chemical irritants on the pastern of the horse's foot causes pain, resulting in what has become known as the walking horse "big lick" gait.
Foreign substances are being detected on the pastern area during preshow inspections at an alarmingly high rate, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics, the veterinarians said.
The trainers group, in announcing its chemical sniffing initiative, expressed disappointment with the veterinarians' call for a ban on action devices.
But the trainers urged all horse shows and groups to adopt the initiative to sniff out the chemicals through the swabbing.
Walking Horse Trainers Association President Jamie Hankins said the organization was to begin the testing at its shows Friday.
Any trainer or entry that refuses the test will not be allowed to enter and will receive a two-week license suspension. The same goes for entries testing positive for a foreign substance.
Pam Sohn has been reporting or editing Chattanooga news for 25 years. A Walden's Ridge native, she began her journalism career with a 10-year stint at the Anniston (Ala.) Star. She came to the Chattanooga Times Free Press in 1999 after working at the Chattanooga Times for 14 years. She has been a city editor, Sunday editor, wire editor, projects team leader and assistant lifestyle editor. As a reporter, she also has covered the police, ...


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Who are the ten fat guys sitting around a table?Submitted by Black Jake on Sat, 09/01/2012 - 13:59
Who are the heads of the RNC politburo?
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It also occurs to me
that it's more than 10 fat guys sitting around a table.
It's also people willing and able to plant bullets in people's luggage, plant weed in their hotel safes, and drive a bus around all over the place at their command.
Who are THOSE people, I wonder, and how do the 10 fat guys get them to do things like that?
An offer they can't refuse
Get leverage over someone with a threat. Then offer them money if they play nice. The majority will take the money.
Don Corleone would say "make them an offer they can't refuse".
The 10 fat bastards are a syndicate. Not hard to figure out who they represent.
"One resists the invasion of armies; one does not resist the invasion of ideas" Victor Hugo
Bill Kristol
John Podhoretz
Dick Cheney
Don Rumsfeld
Condi Rice
Richard Perle
John Bolton
Elliot Abrams
Jeane Kirkpatrick
Rice and Kirkpatrick are not only not fat . . .
they are women, but I have no respect for either of them--
8 fat men and two ugly women (by action, not looks)
wait a minute, Kirkpatrick is dead; isn't she the one who thought that the dead Iraqi babies were 'worth it'--
No, that was Albright--
Kirkpatrick is dead, but she was definitely a warmonger--
it's hard to be awake; it's easier to dream--
One of the fat bastards is John Sununu
Hard to believe he hails from the "Live Free or Die" state.
"One resists the invasion of armies; one does not resist the invasion of ideas" Victor Hugo
Sununu was
a fascist when he was governor there. He is really a pig. He most be really insecure. I read he was going to kick the young 21 year old Maine woman (Ashley) off the delegation because he was so furious that she spoke up before the committee. Can you imagine being that insecure that at his age he is threatened by an energetic 21 year old? Pathetic.
Most bullies are insecure.
Ashley Ryan is the one with guts & integrity. Who cares if Sununu kicks his toys and throws sand?
Just surprised he didn't have a heart attack in the process. Shame.
"One resists the invasion of armies; one does not resist the invasion of ideas" Victor Hugo


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BW: A Galaxy of RumoursBy Sarah Plummer on March 13, 2013
The official launch of the new Galaxy SIV is this Thursday. Despite Samsung doing a remarkable job keeping the juiciest details (including what it looks like) from leaking, nothing can stop the rumor mill from spinning.
The Launch of Samsung's flagship phone is big news in mobile and has been the talk of the office lately. We rounded up some choice rumours for your consideration. Keep in mind that this is all speculation and we will not know until tomorrow if any of this is true.
- Eye-tracking tech, so when you are looking at your phone it will be looking back at you. The GSIV will track your eye movements and scroll pages for you when you are at the bottom of the screen. Useful, yes. Creepy, perhaps.
- Eight-core processor with a separate eight-core graphics processing unit and 2gb of RAM. The top of the line hardware rumoured to be inside the GSIV will make it the fasted phone on the market. This could lead to battery issues unless. . .
- 4.99inch, 440ppi, Green PHOLED display. Screen technology has not evolved nearly as fast as the rest of the industry. This rumoured new tech will increase screen efficiency by up to 33% wile providing a sharper image than the Super AMOLED screen currently found in the GSIII
- 13 megapixedl rear facing 3D camera. 3D has had a hard time getting off the ground. Could putting a 3D camera on what promised to be a hugely popular phone be the catalyst it need? This seems like an odd match, but Samsung makes 3D televisions and has a hard time selling them so this dark horse rumour may be more credible than it looks. Very interesting.
Are you looking forward to the Galaxy SIV launch? What features do you hope to see in the new GSIV? Let us know on Twitter @PlasticMobile


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November 28, 2014
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A couple of viewers called the channel six newsroom, concerned about the cyclist's injuries.
According to the Omaha police department, the 50-year-old man was taken to the hospital.
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Solar Powered RFID tracking system roll-out
November 19, 2007
November 20, 2007 Lockheed Martin subsidiary Savi Technology has begun deploying solar-powered Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers and signposts, saving energy and negating the need for installing electrical infrastructure in remote areas.
Designed for use in the defense and commercial sectors, the solar-powered signposts activate RFID tags attached to vehicles or pieces of equipment. The tags then report the assets' positions to nearby RFID readers, which relay the information to Savi Site Manager software that automatically updates the assets' latest location. The system is capable of tracking more than 25,000 tags per day.
"We continue to have challenges with providing adequate power for the installation of RFID sites in austere locations," said Lt. Col. Patrick Burden, U.S. Army Product Management Office of Joint Automatic Identification Technology (PM J-AIT). "We are always looking for innovative ways to address these critical issues to support Warfighter needs."
Savi engineers have mounted solar panels and RFID signposts on poles located at a major U.S. Army supply facility in Kuwait and plans are underway with the U.S. Department of Defense to expand the use of solar-powered applications to other areas in the Middle East and beyond.
In the commercial sector, Savi Networks operates an RFID-based network in Colombia that also leverages solar energy to power Savi RFID signposts and readers that track the status and security of containerized cargo shipments.Share
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