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Rad Haddin on 98. Doug Bollinger on strike. Last ball of the over. Dougeh launches a massive cover drive. Along the ground to cover for nothing. What a guy
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Where are you getting the scores from?
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How'd young Usman Qadir fare, do you know?
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Qadir had 1/60-odd.
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dmathews3 Posts: 1,739There is always that fine line between econ anf pep too. I have a 2.4 but coming from a truck getting 24.5 in city driving by being a lttle careful is great yet I have that 179HP if needed. I have used both prem. and reg. and see no difference in mpg and just a very slight bit of power and that is questionalble.Running it normal, not being careful pulling away from lights etc. driving like the gas is cheap (it is) gives me about 22+
laco Posts: 28The 2.2 develops 149HP vs 170 something for the 2.4. Premium fuel is suggested for the 2.4, 87 octane for the 2.2. I have a 2.2 with a five speed, and have never felt it was underpowered, but perhaps having a manual transmission helps more than I think it does. I would certainly buy the same setup again if I were in the market today.
crdave Posts: 3This is a bit off topic, but our car(Homer- the wife hates the name!) has the 2.4 and gives lots of power for its size. In Canada we have a 10% ethanol blend and a chain called Mohawk/ Husky that sells 90 octane for the same price as 87. In my Scout, the performance difference is very noticeable. I try to use the 90 blend whenever I go on long distances with heavy grades. Even around town it helps on hills leading home, however, not enough to offset the discounts I get at the local Superstore Gas Bar in the Scout that is- the HHR gets the best at all times, unless there is no option when traveling; then you must take what you can get.
huffmanshhr1 Posts: 14Since we got our car 4 months ago, I can promise you this ....you WILL motice a harder feel and the knocking mentioned if you do not put premium fuel in the 2.4. as it details in the manual.
I did not realize this when I first bought it and was complaining ab my mpg. After i fixed the error, my mpg is now where it supposed to be , even better . So you are not really paying more if your gas milage increases. If you do the math, it comes out right. i dont have any figures in front of me and I appologize for that,.but im on the rn this morning! But all in all, using the premium has not been a problem or cost us any more.
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cmyre Posts: 4The diff between the 2 are Hp ratings and the 2.4 Does reqiure Premium Fuel . Look in your owners manual, we found out the hard way . The engine started to ping and act like it was missing so I called the Dealer and asked the service manger about this and was asked what grade of gas we were using . We started putting Super iin it and the problem went away.
laserblue Posts: 313My HHR is a 2010 LT with the 2.4 L engine and I never filled it with premium gasoline always regular but "Top Tier Gasoline" if possible.
It has 26,000 miles on it, went on a cross country trip (2 adults) with cargo area fully loaded (back seat down), got 32.2779 m/p/g max. (prairies @ 70-75 m/p/h.) and 27.9989 m/p/g min. (rockies @ 65-70 m/p/h. ).
Never heard a pinking sound what so ever.
Premium gas is "Recommended" but not "Required" (owner's manual).
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laserblue Posts: 313Following my last "Reply" to (cmyre).
These are the "Top Tier Fuel" (recommended) for the 2.4 L engine in the HHR. Stay away from "Ethenol" gasoline (even if it's only 10%) for better m/p/g.
TOP TIER Gasoline Retailers:
76 Petro-Canada
Aloha Petroleum Phillips 66
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lulu76 Posts: 12I didn't realize about the premium gasoline until I read these threads here. As I mentioned before, my best friend used to be an engineer at Exxon/Mobil and he told me never to use the higher octane gas until your car "needed" it because once you start using it, you will have problems if you ever go back to 87. After reading these threads on fuel economy, I noticed my car was missing a little when I accelerated going up hills. (Never had any knocking or any other acceleration issues. Just on hills.) I asked him about it, and he told me to check my manual and if the manufacturer "recommended" higher octane gas to put what it said in there and never change back. I put 93 octane in on my last tank, and I am already noticing an increase in MPG of a few miles, not to mention no more acceleration issues.
Also, to touch on what the last poster said, my co-worker's husband is a GM master mechanic at a Chevy dealership, and he said it matters less what octane of gas you put in and more of where you are getting your gas. He said it is more important to get high quality gas and avoid the cheaper gas stations.
I never bought a Cavalier with the 2.4L engine, but I can't imagine having an HHR with a 2.2L. It just seems like with the greater curb weight it makes sense to have a little bigger engine for more pick-up. -
coz_11 Posts: 1I have a 2007 LT2 that has the 2.4 and is closing in on 100,000 miles. Other than the heater fan "bird chirp" that every GM car I have owned in the last 20 years has had I have no complaints.
Costco for gas and get 26-28 in everyday use, about 30-32 on the interstate.
I like it so much I am hunting for a low mile 2011 so I can keep one around for a lot longer. -
laserblue Posts: 313Pretty much the same m/p/g here with my 2010 2.4L with 25,000 miles on.
To bad the last production line are the 2011 models.
Probably it was to good G.M. had to stop building them?
Looking towards the new Chevrolet Trax or the Sonic "Hatchback" but only in 2015/16 otherwise it would have been another HHR.


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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 5:56 pm
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A friend linked me to
this thread
. Honestly, this scares the crap out of me. What on earth . . . it's just a BOOK.
(Language warning on the individual links)
I swear though, lately it's almost like Twilight has become a religion. I like the books ok, but I don't think they call for this sort of obsession. It's not healthy and it's becoming seriously dangerous. In my opinion, it needs to be pulled from production. This is thousands of miles past too far.
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That is truly insane. I read one of the links and after looking at the descriptions of the others I won't be reading any more. I just hope they're made up.
But I don't think pulling the book from production will fix anything, it'll create a backlash from the insane fans and from the sane ones alike and it isn't going to stop the ones who have already read it from acting crazy.
The people who are doing these things are bullies, if you take Twilight away from them, they're just going to find something else instead.
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Dang. That is disturbing.
But check out this. Book obsessions aren't just Twilight-related. Apparently this book got a little too real for some people.
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Anyone else remember Pottermania? And by the same token anti-Pottermaina. All the parents and religious leaders who were convinced it taught devil worship and the furore caused over that. Star Wars too. And The Da Vinci code. And the Bible. And the Qur'an.
It is a short step from punching a kid for not liking the same things as you to announcing war on a country for not believing the same things as you.
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They were different. If you're different you can't be predicted, or at least not as easily; if you can't be predicted then you're a threat.
People will kill over almost anything. We like to tell ourselves otherwise, that people are all rational, but caring at its basest level isn't a rational generalised thing. We live in highly concentrated groups; cities; and most of our society is built around not knowing the people we meet. The people you get on a bus with to go to work, the people you walk by in the street every day, most of them you don't know. Our interactions become systemic, because we can no longer rely on all sharing the same values. Our degree of trust in the integrity of those systems to maintain the status quo largely determines the degree to which we tolerate that which is different from us. We don't really trust the people, we trust the system.
A lot of this descends from limitations in your neocortex: you just physically can't know all the people within such a large society even if you had time to meet them all. People and creatures in general can only really conceptualise so much, in part due to our brain structure. It determines the size of peer groups that can be supported before emotional integration breaks down, (in humans about 150
, and then you'd be spending about half of every waking hour socialising and be under survival conditions which tend to promote group solidarity anyway.) More importantly your neocortex also determines the degree to which you can transfer your approximations of their emotions from one thing onto another. Beyond this group people become sort of two dimensional cut outs. You might know of the person who delivers your mail in the morning and you might even assign him the label of 'human' - but how do you think of him, in terms of his emotions and so on - as a human that is - or in terms of being the person who delivers your mail - as a functional machine?
The closer you can place a person to that group you're capable of conceptualising the more you're able to transfer that conception. This is why when any tribe wants to go a conquering it creates an 'us and them' separation, it's why when people wear masks to deindividuate themselves from their society – and by extension the social rules of that society – the level of violence they are prepared to use goes up. And it's also, unfortunately, why if someone chooses to show themselves to be different from you on a major issue it's very easy to separate yourself from them to a degree where you can do nasty things to them. To each of us ourself is the centrally weighted average of humanity used in estimation.
Which isn't to say you don't care at all just that you'll naturally care less. There are good reasons for our brain working that way. If you cared about every case of attack as much as you cared about the specifics that you become aware of you'd just be unable to function. If you really cared that much about people being hurt you'd be in a corner curled up crying all the time.
So people come up with socially acceptable ways to abstract the ideas away from themselves. They vest their care and their value systems in specific cases: a TV show, a book – Twilight for instance - and by that measure show them off to society; or at least sections of it; assure people that they work by similar moral codes and share the same kinds of value systems. This way you don't really need to think beyond that 150 to have a
kind of
integrated society.
Two problems with this really, not everyone shares the same interpretation of symbolism – which is tied up with its utility since people who are like you will be more likely to share the same interpretation. The other problem, and the reason this is such an unhealthy thing for a society in general to do, comes in terms of what it does to those individuals the abstraction concerns; because as we know from observing societies the world over: the more abstracted you become, away from being an individual to being a member of a group separate to the main body, the easier it is to do things to you. Both in terms of media manipulation and in terms of actual physical abuse. Developing an 'us and them' mentality is instrumental in nearly all cases of violence.
I suppose you could say, to a certain extent, people are just hardwired to attack anything different to themselves.
No-one's really incharge of the system; we tend to think governments, police, and so on, are. But that's not really the case; these institutions are just collections of people, not very different from you or me. At the best, working together, they apply a rather limited sense of penalty if we're clumsy enough to do something too against the common idea of what the rules are and get caught. The rules don't have to apply to us if we don't want them to.
So we make plans instead of thinking about people; because deep down we can't think about people that much, it's just not what we are. We vest our trust in governments and so on, to varying degrees.
And so we can live together without going crazy, love as much as we do, hate to the depths we do; we can aspire to be something other than pure evil.
It's not that these people who go around slashing people up over books are necessarily crazy, although some of them probably are; it's that they've looked at the world in a certain way, maybe not even at a conscious level – perhaps for they never believed the world was any other way or perhaps they don't realise they've stopped thinking of it in a certain way – and at some level or another realised that the rules don't have to apply to them, or to anyone else. The trust in the system isn't there anymore, if it ever was to begin with; and so they can't aspire to the social harmony that others can. At best, depending on their self confidence, it sets them a little on edge - wakes them up a bit; it can even be a positive thing if you use your freedom that way; at worst you get varying degrees of violence over books and things. This whole sorry mess.
That's my take anyway.
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Wow, this is almost as crazy as when Anne Rice decided to write a reply to people who gave her bad reviews on Amazon. She ended up hunting them down on JournalFen as I recall.
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That is truly insane. I read one of the links and after looking at the descriptions of the others I won't be reading any more. I just hope they're made up.
But I don't think pulling the book from production will fix anything, it'll create a backlash from the insane fans and from the sane ones alike and it isn't going to stop the ones who have already read it from acting crazy.
The people who are doing these things are bullies, if you take Twilight away from them, they're just going to find something else instead.
Well, most of them happened to people on the forum - but whether they're telling the truth or not is another story . . .
Along the lines of bullies, several of the characters who exploded were reported to seem nice and occasionally even shy at first. But then again, you can't always tell.
Hahaha, I feel like cheering for Mercedes Lackey.
Nem, your posts are long and wonderful as always. I'm filing away some facts for later. Unfortunately I agree with you and can't add anymore. ^^;
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*applauds Mercedes Lackey*
I personally can't get that worked up over it. I do have ideas about how magic is supposed to work
in stories
, but really - death threats?
I take Misty's advice, and stay far away from people like that.
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Funny thing, Squee has actually had several discussions with various people recently about fanaticism. While the word fan did not stem from fanatic, there is no coincidence that they are so similar. The line between mere fan-dom and fanaticism is fairly thin...And has been shrinking in the modern era. Fanaticism comes from the word insane, and that's exactly what such people are. Once, fanatics were drawn to religion or political ideology. Nowadays, with the vast proliferation of entertainment media, they are instead drawn to fiction with that same zeal. Perhaps some of what Nem mentioned places some reason behind fanaticism, but at its heart it is inherently irrational.
Again, there is a line between being a fan, where you simply like something (taking a fancy to it being the original usage) and being a FAN, where it becomes part of your life. There's a reason Squee avoids conventions, even if Squee may like what is presented at them...There are FAR too many fanatics that go to those things keeping Squee from feeling comfortable.
Heck, even normal fans are often over-protective of their likes...
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While the word fan did not stem from fanatic,....
It didn't? I'm pretty sure I read that it did.
Also, I think that's only the second Nem-Rant I've read word-for-word.
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*Sigh* I have to learn to avoid posts like this, they always point out something that makes me angry.
I don't know which is scarier, the fact that there are rabid fans of this book or the fact that the book hit the right formula to produce rabid fans.
The issue of sanity aside (we all know the issues humanity has), from what I hear it is an extremely mediocre book by the standards of writing and even it's genre. One theory I've heard is that it was originally written as a mundane story, and the publishers made the author go back and add the supernatural stuff as a way to target the kids who have now grown up on things like harry potter.
Whatever they have done, their formula worked and they will try it again and again until they have burnt out the market. So expect to see this continue for a long time, as depressing as it is.
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One theory I've heard is that it was originally written as a mundane story, and the publishers made the author go back and add the supernatural stuff as a way to target the kids who have now grown up on things like harry potter.
No, it actually stemmed from a dream the author had, and developed from there. She wrote the whole thing down within a few months and as I understand it, it's hardly changed at all except for a few minor details.
They are fairly mediocre actually. I like them alright - I'll admit, there's something a bit enthralling about them - but I've read far better. However, I've also read far worse, so they're not "horrendous" just "ok". The writing's alright, the characters, while shallow, express themselves better than some, and there are several plot holes. Ah well.
In my opinion, I'm flabbergasted because it's not anything brilliant to get worked up over. If you read through the list the fanatics (a very apt word squee) are claiming that it's "a classic" and "real literature."
Sigh. I doubt you all want to listen to a full out book review, so I'll stop now.
Point: This entire thing is extremely irrational and completely baffles me.
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Much agreed Tinu. And my sisters wonder why I'm scared of extreme Twilight fans. I put them in the same category as extreme anime fans. Freaky, obsessive, and dangerous psychopaths.
I've had my own nasty experience concerning said obsessive fans, wince I made the apparently bad choice of cosplaying Aizen Sousuke very accurately three years ago. I'll spare you the general details, but the end result was me getting decidedly disheveled, running like a madman, and getting back to my hotel room to change into semi-normal clothes.
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Not a Twilight fan, but luckily my friends who are are fairly accepting of my dislike. I can't imagine running into someone crazy like this, I'd probably run the other way.
Any fanatic is frightening though. It could be Star Wars, Twilight, or Starbucks coffee. If you're obsessed, it's creepy.
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Hello, hello! Yep, that was me who said on Saturday that I thought "the Giants were coming into their own". Needless to say, by that I did not mean "were going to very nearly get no-hit by the Rangers bullpen". Yesterday's game was just ugly.
I was excited about Alexi Ogando starting for the Rangers and figured if he shut down the Giants offense, I wouldn't be too torn up about it, because he's pretty much my favorite pitcher ever. And he did do rather well, but then… he injured himself running out a bunt in the fourth before he'd reached his designated pitch count (65) and is now probably headed to the DL. Also, Tim Lincecum now has the fourth-worst ERA in the National League and Aubrey Huff got the Giants first hit of the game, pinch-hitting in the sixth.
Ouch does not even begin to cut it.
The Giants have fallen to five games back from the Dodgers and the Rangers only narrowly lead the American League West by three games. Additionally, Texas has won just one more game than San Francisco overall. Did anyone see that one coming? The plot has most certainly thickened. (Also, who predicted that the White Sox would be super awesome this year? If you say, "I did," I do not believe you for a second. Sorry, guys.)
The biggest story out of the weekend, I think, is Timmy, as mentioned above. He is not looking good. He is not even looking better. There is the occasional encouraging sign here and there, but mostly, he is just not helping the Giants, period. The numbers about their record without his starts is pretty mind-boggling, at least to me. It's June 11th and the season has not just started. Very simply, every starter makes a big, big difference and the difference Lincecum is making is negative. But as much as that's all statically inarguable, I wonder how much good it does to repeat it over and over.
For the time being, the Giants have placed a lot of trust in Lincecum (not to mention the money) and the likelihood is, in my opinion, that to get to the playoffs and beyond, they would need him to help them out. A lot of people are calling for them to skip him for one start and while that could help, I think there is something to be said for just hitting a rough spot. Sometimes, the best way to get out of those is to simply keep moving. Other options:
- Eating aforementioned player alive.
- Burning aforementioned player alive (could work with #1, theoretically).
- Tarring and feathering aforementioned player alive.
- Trading aforementioned player to the Kansas City Royals. (Hihi, Jonathan Sanchez and Jonathan Sanchez's walks.)
There will come a point when it's not productive for anyone to keep sending Lincecum out, but I don't think we're there yet. The Bud Selig G—I mean, the All Star Game isn't even here yet. Which reminds me, I gotta go vote. I still have not worked up the motivation. I mean, what would you choose if you could vote for the ASG or make apple cinnamon muffins?
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A golden retriever waits patiently for his chance to perform in the "all-breed" category of the dog show Saturday at Washington County Fairgrounds. The competition was an American Kennel Club-sanctioned event.
A Shetland sheepdog takes an interest in a camera during the Three Rivers Shetland Sheepdog Club of Greater Pittsburgh dog show Saturday at Washington County Fairgrounds.
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These medals were on display Saturday at the Shetland sheepdog show at Washington County Fairgrounds. Owners paid $650 entry fees for the competition.
Fine coats of fur, dazzling neckwear and graceful models strutting their way across the stage – all were on display Saturday at the Washington County Fairgrounds convention hall. But there were no fashion models sashaying down a catwalk. In fact, "catwalk" probably would be a most unwelcome term. The centers of attention at the fairgrounds were competitors in the Three Rivers Shetland Sheepdog Club of Greater Pittsburgh dog show.
About 100 pampered pooches, along with their entourages of owners, breeders and handlers, performed in multiple competitions during the American Kennel Club-licensed event. Handlers entered canines in one of two categories: "independent specialty," which was specific to Shetland sheepdogs, and "all-breed," open to all AKC-recognized breeds.
"There was a big entry today," said Jennie Hynes. "A lot of dogs had won other specialties, and the number competing was just more than average and fairly large."
Hynes' dog, Scout, won "best of breed" honors in the Shetland contest in the face of some serious opposition – eight former or current champions were in the lineup.
Hynes said she drove more than seven hours from her home in Wilton, Conn., in order to enter the contest.
"There's people here from Virginia, North Carolina, Canada," Hynes said. "All kinds of places."
Hynes said the drive was well worth it.
"Usually, winning a specialty, which is specific to your breed, is more prestigious because there is more competition," Hynes said.
Cathy Artis, Three Rivers Shetland Sheepdog Club president, said contestants paid $650 apiece to enter the competition, which offered no cash purse. For these contestants, prestige is the ultimate honor.
"We've been here since 6 in the morning," Artis said. "Dog people start early."
Artis said Shetland sheepdogs, also called Shelties, are a fantastic breed. The small to medium-sized dogs are known for their hard work and enthusiasm. The breed was originally raised to herd sheep and is a descendent of other herding canines like the collie. Some speculate that when they reached the Shetland Islands off the coast of Scotland, natural selection caused the breed to miniaturize, much like the islands' famous pony.
"They're one of the most intelligent dogs in the world," Artis said. "They're ranked in the top three almost every year."
Ginny Shultz of Upper St. Clair took home the medal for the competition in obedience with her Sheltie, Hoover. She said that in a league of intelligent animals, Hoover is a sophisticated standout.
"He's been training for the past three years straight," Shultz said, "from the time he was 8 weeks old until November."
Shultz said Hoover's talent makes him a natural. But like many other gifted professionals, Hoover knows he's good.
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Klaus and Medvedev should sign prepared bilateral agreements.
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In the afternoon, Medvedev will open a unique exhibition on "The Tzar's
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Bears guard Edwin Williams was an extra set of eyes for 10 games.
From the sideline, he'd identify certain plays, stunts or really anything he saw and relay it to his coaches and teammates. He would do anything he could to help despite being inactive.
''Coaches may ask us what we saw on the play or what happened,'' Williams said. ''Say it was an unsuccessful play and no one really saw who made the play. Maybe I saw something and maybe speak on it.
''I can talk to one of the guys and be like, 'Every time this happens, that happens.' Things like that. We're just always here to support each other.''
Some inactive players do the same on the sidelines, but not all of them. Sitting out in the what-have-you-done-for-me-lately NFL can be painful. But Bears players say Williams' willingness to pitch in wherever just about sums him up.
''He fits in great,'' center Roberto Garza said.
Gabe Carimi has gotten most of the attention this week for his move to right guard. Williams, though, has quietly settled in on the left side. With Andre Gurode and James Brown in need of work, Williams is expected to start his first game of the season Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks.
Offensive coordinator Mike Tice always has been a fan of Williams. By giving him a two-year extension in December, it's also clear the Bears have faith in him, but his chances have been limited this season despite starting seven games last season and three a year earlier.
When Chilo Rachal left the team for personal reasons, Williams dressed for the first time last week against the Minnesota Vikings. As fate would have it, Williams played as Lance Louis and Chris Spencer suffered injuries.
Garza praised Williams' performance against the Vikings, especially after mainly taking reps at center in practice.
''You can see the versatility,'' Garza said.
With the offensive line still in flux, Williams now has a chance to solidify a spot for the Bears' stretch run.
''I'm going to play whatever role they want me to play," he said. ''But at the end of the day, everybody wants to play. I've just got to be prepared and ready.''
Right tackle Jonathan Scott sits next to Williams in the locker room and describes him as ''a lively person with a good a sense of humor.''
''I'm pretty sure not being able to play can be pretty disappointing, but he just has a positive attitude,'' Scott said. ''Positive people always come out on top.''
It's an attitude he has despite an upbringing that would have been discouraging for anyone. Williams, 25, was raised by his grandparents as his parents struggled and eventually overcame freebase cocaine addictions.
Williams has said in the past that he's proud of his parents for what they've overcome and that he's thankful for all the lessons learned. He's also grateful for all the support he received from his sister and grandparents.
''Sometimes you get homesick being away for so long,'' Williams said. ''It's always good to hear their voices.''
Does Williams feel like he's playing for his family in a way right now?
''It's really more so for me,'' Williams said. ''You've got to be your own toughest critic. You know when you're playing the best ball you can play, and you know when you're not living up to your potential.
''It's more so pushing myself, but my family has always been great supporters in anything I do or anything I decide to do. I appreciate them for that.''
For a player who went undrafted out of Maryland and was cut by his hometown team in the Washington Redskins, Williams knows how to handle disappointment well and be patient.
He has a great opportunity in his hands now.
''This has always been a dream of mine to just to be able to say I've played in the NFL,'' he said. ''But now that my career goes on, I want other things. I've set other goals.''
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The Minnesota Search Sprint
by Robert Douglass
Continuing the great and growing tradition of bringing people together in small groups to attack focused problems, a search related code sprint has been planned. From May 9 to 11, in the headquarters of the University of Minnesota Libraries, a small but dedicated group of Drupal coders will be melding minds to bring forth the next generation of Drupal search.
## Why Search?
Drupal has a great search module. The search index it builds powers search on Drupal.org and thousands of other sites. It is a critical piece of the Drupal project and fundamental to countless sites built on Drupal. Being able to effectively search for issues and solutions is a cornerstone of keeping the Drupal.org community happy and productive, so investing in making search even better is akin to investing in Drupal's overall success.
Search is a complicated subject of study. The text processing that goes into building a search index, including the one that has shipped with Drupal for the past few versions, is complex and outside of the typical range of tasks that most Drupal developers deal with on a day-to-day basis. Performance is also an issue, and expectations for the relevancy and speed of search have become very high in the last decade.
The current search module as a framework for building custom searches has many subtle but important limitations. For example, the core searches, user and node, can't be turned off. Thus a true pluggable architecture hasn't been attained simply due to the fact that one can't replace what is already there. hook">http://api.drupal.org/api/function/hook_search/6">hook\_search
, the workhorse of the search framework, is also in need of some extensions, especially in the area of discovering the capabilities of each search implementation. do">http://api.drupal.org/api/function/do_search/6">do\_search
, the function which is supposed to be the keystone of the search API, is so confusing that it is rarely used outside of the core search module. All of these problems are fixable, but they need coordination, investigation, and elbow grease.
## Who's involved?
The Minnesota search sprint was born during the BoF session on ApacheSolr search that took place at the Boston Drupalcon in March. Many of us who have been working on search have been doing so as solo efforts. Whether it is faceted search, ApacheSolr, or Sphinx integration, very little collaboration between projects has been happening. This means that some of the limitations of the core search framework have been addressed several times by different people in different ways. While this is evidence of duplicated effort and hints at the need for better efficiency, the good news is that it will make it easier to decide which approaches are successful and which can be learned from for Drupal 7.
The Minnesota Search Sprint is being hosted by the University of Minnesota Libraries. The individuals attending are being sponsored by their respective companies, including Acquia, McDean, Inc. / OpenBand, Workhabit, CivicActions, The University of Michigan, Laboratoire NT2, and BoldSource. The attendees will be: Earnest Berry, Robert Douglass, Chad Fennell, Doug Green, Michael Hess, Djun Kim, David Lesieur, and Blake Luchessi.
You can participate in improving Drupal's search too! Join the search group, review some patches, and follow the Search Sprint's progress and updates on groups.drupal.org.
Nice! It really annoys me that user and node were required, for that reason alone I have strayed away from the core search on many occasions. Having the ability to use the same search functionality on a specific content type, with a specific display would be great, aka not just a flat list, fully rendered teaser lists would be great!
I'll be participating to the search sprint too, thanks to support from Laboratoire NT2 and Acquia. I'm impatient to work will all those great minds! This will be a fantastic opportunity to join forces.
One massive limitation of core search for me has been the lack of support for paging.
I have a site where comments can easily be 100 pages long. Now, a search result linking you to the first page of the node is less than useless.


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File photoAs grower-shippers head into peak volume months in Nogales, Ariz., most expect supplies of Mexican vegetables and fruits to rebound quickly from mid-January freezes. But politics and market forces are casting a shadow over the biggest crop crossing the border there — tomatoes.
A few commodities, such as watermelons, may see shortages deep into March. The uncertainty over tomatoes will linger past spring, though.
For one, increases in floor prices of 10 to 20 cents per pound would become typical under draft revisions to the U.S. suspension agreement with Mexico.
The agreement, to be finalized by March 4, is widely opposed in Nogales.
About $1 billion worth of tomatoes crosses the border in Nogales annually.
"If you saw even a 10% or 20% decline, that's a lot of money," said Lance Jungmeyer, president of Fresh Produce Association of the Americas.
Less than a year ago, Arizona's fresh produce industry was swimming in tomatoes. Oversupply seems unlikely to return soon — and politics is not the only reason.
Demand in Mexico has shown signs of strengthening, and export licensing requirements there have toughened. Some importers also see a temporary dip in U.S. demand.
"Movement at retail seems slow," Jim Cathey, general manager and sales manager at Nogales-based Del Campo Supreme, said Feb. 1.
"To keep profits in the produce department, it's my opinion they're taking the tomatoes, peppers and things we have in good supply and applying the markup there. It's a 100% to 200% return on investment to make up for what they're not making on high-priced leafy items, it would appear."
He referred to a rise in lettuce costs following shortages in Arizona and California.
Bulk of crops still to come
Chris Ciruli, partner in Nogales-based Ciruli Bros. LLC, said the freezes that hit northern Mexico in the second week of January will just bring volume on later.
"People think we've already had a winter crop, but around 75% of our crop is still to come off in February, March and April," Ciruli said Jan. 28.
"There's a tremendous amount of vegetable volume. We're running in peak season on tomatoes, green and red peppers, eggplant and cucumbers now," he said.
Ciruli Bros. expects to start harvesting its ataulfo mangoes under the Champagne label starting soon after Presidents' Day, Feb. 18, in Chiapas.


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I'm actually more concerned with the RPG, and how the game dynamics are going to work. I have not play any games from FFG so I have no idea how their system works. I have played the WotC and own all the saga edition and am currently using them for a TOR campaign.
Is there any information on the RPG? A preview? Any information? I don't ask for a release date since I read a post saying that 2012 BUT! I want to see if it will be worth buying this RPG by FFG.
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I read somewhere that it will be a percentile die(s)? I do have to say that WEG's I think had the simplest system. And now since there is no Star Wars: RPG section of the forums, I figured that this would be a better place to ask this/these questions. I do greatly appreciate your patience. I do look forward reading up on the game and previewing it.


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Is Dust gone for good or is it going to get a reprint or new edition?
Posted 03 October 2011 - 07:31 AM
Posted 22 October 2011 - 06:35 AM
I think its gone for good
Posted 22 October 2011 - 06:35 AM
I think its gone for good
Posted 13 March 2012 - 05:48 PM
There are some copies on boardgamegeek.com ... hope I can get one that way, the game looks great .
Posted 15 March 2012 - 05:34 PM
A "like new" one is one on the way, looks like I will be visiting this forum a lot more
Posted 14 April 2012 - 11:37 PM
In Germany you can still buy the English and German versions of Dust in some stores for the original price. I got my German copy for 26€.
Posted 02 June 2012 - 08:46 PM
What is the name of the store in Germany that you bought your "Dust" board game?
Much appreciated!
Posted 22 June 2012 - 04:02 PM
I have a copy of the US version of this game that has never been used and am willing to sell it for a reasonable price. I will say up front that one corner of the cover is split and the one one the opposite side is slightly crumpled (came to me that way, too big a hastle to return it). Let me know if anyone is interested.
Posted 04 July 2012 - 11:39 PM
Amazon Germany, or in this shop: morgenwelt. Google for morgenwelt org, not .de and you'll get there.
Posted 18 August 2012 - 04:59 AM
It looks like they are throwing their backing more behind the Dust miniatures. I agree that a reprint of Dust does not look promising.


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The Nuttall Review of Employee Ownership, published by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS), makes recommendations that could help business owners plan for the future of their company after they retire, ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has said.
Andrew Leck, head of ACCA UK said: 'The Review cites an excellent example of an entrepreneur who is planning for retirement, has no family who could take the reins and doesn't want to sell to a competitor. Employee ownership can smooth this transition. Ensuring that the business continues after the owners' retirement helps to retain competition in the market and that is good for consumers and the economy.
'There are many competitive advantages of employee ownership including greater employee engagement and commitment. All business owners realise the important role that employees play in the success of a business, and they also know the cost of having a disengaged workforce. Employee ownership can help make a business even more successful. Business owners should not be put off exploring the benefits of ownership.
'The recommendation in the report for BIS, working with ACAS, to encourage employer and employee groups to develop a voluntary Code of Practice, setting out best practice on requesting and agreeing employee ownership in a company, is a good first step in this regard.'
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The bride is the daughter of Dr. Forrest and Sandra Tilson of Cleveland. She is the granddaughter of the late Ralph and Maxine Patterson and the late Major Forrest Tilson Sr. and Vivian Tilson of Lawton, Okla.
The bridegroom is the son of Steve and Julie West of Boone, N.C. He is the grandson of Wendall and Marge Elliott of New Smyrna Beach, Fla., Jane West of New Smyrna Beach and the late Alfred West.
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The bridegroom's nieces, Caroline West, Lotte West and Claire West, all of London, and Harper West of Orlando were flower girls.
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Last week we had Simon and Mel come to the brewery to tour, review beer and brew a Ginger Porter in the pilot brewery. Simon has been reviewing beers on YouTube for the last year and his wife Mel has recently joined in they are known as RealAleGuide and MrsRealAleGuide. Here you can see all the stages of brewing the ginger porter. Part 1: Arriving at the brewery
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