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Succession means the act or process of following in order or sequence or succeeding to the rights or duties of another. It involves succeeding a person to his rights in a property, the rules of distribution of property in case a person dies without making a will is defined by every Law of succession. These rules provide for a class of persons and percentage of property that will be inherited by such persons. The property that passes in this fashion is called succession.
What is ecological succession?
Ecological succession" is the process of change in the species structure of an ecological community over time. Within any community some species may become less abundant over some time, or they may even disappear from the ecosystem.Similarly, over some time interval, other species within the community may become more abundant, or new species may appear in the community from adjacent ecosystems, new species gradually learn to live within the new habitat. This observed change over time, what is living in a particular ecosystem is "ecological succession".
Ecological Succession
Causes of ecological succession:
Ecosystems are not static. They are dynamic environmental systems that are continuously changing. In a given ecosystem there are a set of environmental conditions, by which those species can grow efficiently and produce their offspring that will become the most abundant organisms. As long as the ecosystem's set of environmental conditions remains constant, those species are able to live & flourish under such environment.
Types of ecological succession:
Classification based on time of succession:
Primary succession:
This type of succession starts on a substance where there are no living organisms. The living organisms that establish themselves for the first time on such a surface are called pioneers or primary colonizers. It is called primary community. These pioneer plants are then dominated and often replaced by plants better adapted to those conditions, these plants include vascular plants like grasses and some shrubs that are able to live in thin soils that are often mineral based. Example: primary succession takes place after a volcano has occurred. The resulting barren land is first colonized by pioneer plants which cover with durable surface later, less hardy plants, such as hardwood trees.
Primary Succession
Secondary succession:
Here the succession starts on a substratum where there was living organism previously, but has disappeared due to some natural calamity.eg: example: grass -> shrub -> trees -> oak hickory forest. Secondary succession is much more commonly observed and studied than primary succession. Common types of secondary succession include responses to natural disturbances such as fire, flood, and severe winds, and to human-caused disturbances such as logging and agriculture.
Secondary Succession
Classification based on cause:
1. Autogenic succession: When the organisms of a community modify the environment in such a way that the community itself is replaced by a new one, the succession is called autogenic. 2. Aerogenic succession: Here the causative factor behind succession is not the community itself but the physical surrounding.
Classification based on nutritional status:
1. Autotrophic succession: In this type, the dominant organisms are the autotrophs; and it starts in an inorganic environment. 2. Heterotrophic succession: Here the dominant organisms are heterotrophs; and it starts in an organic environment, where the energy and organic matter gradually decreases.
Plant and Animal succession:
The process of plant succession begins as soon as a land area capable of supporting plant life is formed. Natural vegetation of a particular location evolves in a series of steps involving different plant communities. The evolutionary process is known as plant succession. Plant succession usually begins with a simple community known as a pioneer community. The pioneer community and each successive community alter the environment in such a way to permit new communities to evolve at that site. These alterations of the environment include changes in site microclimate and soil conditions. A climax community is the result of a long period of plant succession. It usually exhibits a good deal of species diversity and thus is relatively stable system. Some examples:
- accumulation of sand dunes at the edge of the ocean or a lake
- cooling of a lava flow
exposure of rock by a retreating glacier
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The Sudan was a fairly large nation state that existed in eastern Africa, on the planet Earth. The country bordered with Ethiopia.
A map of the world, showing the Sudan, was present in the library computer of the USS Enterprise in 2254. (TOS: "The Cage")
The Sudan has never been directly mentioned in dialogue, but can be seen on a world map in the remastered version of the "The Cage".


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A member of rock'n'roll star Jerry Lee Lewis' band was killed in a shootout on Sunday (October 14) in Memphis.
Seventy-year-old bass player BB Cunningham was working as a security guard at an apartment complex when he went to investigate a gunshot noise nearby.
Witnesses say they then heard further gunshots and Cunningham, along with an unidentified 16-year-old, was found dead at the scene.
Police are currently investigating the incident. Judy Baladez, a resident of the apartment buildings told WMCTV:
"I just like kind of stayed down in my bed and laid quiet and still because I didn't know if more shooting was going to continue." She added that the gunshots sounded "very loud, like they were very close by, they didn't sound like they were being shot in the air. They sounded close by like they were being shot at somebody."
BB Cunningham was also a former member of Memphis band The Hombres, but, reports Rolling Stone, he moved to Los Angeles in the early 1970s to work at Independent Recorders as a chief engineer, working with the likes of Billy Joel and Elton John.
Cunningham joined Lewis' band in 1997 and released his own solo album in 2003, called Hangin' In.
Jerry Lee Lewis married for the seventh time earlier this year. In 2010, Lewis announced a book deal with It Books, an imprint of HarperCollins. Alberto Rojas, director of publicity for It Books, said in March of this year that the book deal is still on, and that Lewis' memoir will be released in 2013.


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Be prepared for LOTS of traffic and long lines to park the morning of the event. All competitors and spectators are asked to park in downtown Glen Arbor and use provided shuttle service, or park either the "Dune Climb" parking lot, the "North" lot, or the "South" lot – no parking is allowed at the event site or on the side of the road (Park regulations). There will be handicap parking available at the event site.
Shuttle service begins at 6am.
-Participants can park in the overflow "South" lot of the Dune Climb, BUT they must be out of the lot by 12:30pm.
-Participants can park in the field office "North" lot north of the Dune Climb.
-Dune lot is open for parking. We ask that you please use the North lot and South lot first.
-If all parking is full at North, South, and Dune lots, please park downtown Glen Arbor and take the shuttle from the M22 shop or ride your bike.
-We encourage those who would like to warm up before the race to park downtown Glen Arbor and ride their bike the 3 miles to the event site.
-A $10 Park Entrance Pass is required per vehicle. For racers and spectators entering the park on foot, bicycle, or motorcycle, the entrance fee is $5.00 per person for anyone 16 years of age or older. Everyone participating in the race or observing as a spectator must have a pass. Passes can be purchased at the Dune Climb Entrance Station, Visitor Center in Empire or at the M22 Store in Glen Arbor. IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU BUY YOUR PASS AHEAD OF TIME.
-All volunteers please park anywhere downtown Glen Arbor and take the shuttle from the M22 shop to the event site. 6298 Western Ave. (M22) in Glen Arbor, MI
Parking Fees:
-Vehicles parked on the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore property will need to purchase and entrance pass. Passes can be purchased at the registration check-in at the M22 store in Glen Arbor, or at the National Park headquarters in Empire, or at the Dune Climb parking area.


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Maintaining Dodge Intrepid/Eagle Vision
I am looking to buy a 93-95 Dodge Intrepid or
Eagle Vision. I would like to know anything and
everything people have to say about their lifetime
and what it takes to maintain/repair them.
Eagle Vision. I would like to know anything and
everything people have to say about their lifetime
and what it takes to maintain/repair them.
trupurple Posts: 1I also am looking to purchase an Intrepid. Once driving it around town, I felt great with the amount of room and space the car has. It is so hard in todays time to find a car that has that much space and you not spend the house for it. What I want to know is would I make a wise investment with this car. I've compared it with the concord and found that the concord parts are not easily obtained. True. Also, the engine of the intrepid is built by those that build racing cars. That tidbit came from a machanic that builds cars for racing. He gives it a 9.
brant5 Posts: 2Have 94 Vision ESI, with 48000 miles. I purchased
it used at 28000 miles in November 1997. It was owned by an elderly gentlemen, who took perfect care of care. So far, the car has been wonderful.
I recognize that the ride is a bit hard, but overall car performs well. I am concerned about
reliability and had a small worry about transmission, as it shifted kind of clunky.
Had transmission service performed at 40000, and car has been great. I personally think it is
a good value, as it depreciates quickly, however
due to negatives I hear about reliability, I would
buy an extended warranty. I have driven for over
35 years, and it is one of my favorite cars. -
go_girl Posts: 2I just bought a 99 Intrepid what has Traction Control.. The salesman told me I should turn the Traction Control button off when it's not raining. But I can't remember to do that. Does anyone know if he was correct? He mentioned that if I had it on all the time it might hurt it. Doesn't seem "logical" that it would be set to come on -- when the car starts up -- would make better sense to have it off and then when it's raining the driver could cut it on. Could anyone shed any light on this subject.
tasillo Posts: 51I couldn't recommend with a clear consience the Intrepid, Concord or Vision. I dumped my wife's 94 Concorde with 52000 miles after replacing the transmission at 41000 miles, the water pump, cam drive belts and cam belt tensioner at 47000 miles and finally the fuel injection rails, injector o-rings and spark plug wires at 51000. After a huge phone battle, Chrysler paid for the transmission, and after another phone battle they paid for half of the cam belt and water pump repair. Chrysler refused to consider paying for the fuel injection repair even though three months after selling the car we received a recall notice for leaking fuel injection components.
It is truly a shame that Chrysler can design terriffic looking, spacious, good handling cars, but then leaves final engineering to the customer. To make matters worse, the local Chrysler dealer in North Atlanta, Troncalli, was unresponsive and not interested at all in satisfying us as customers.
Regarding the traction control, the only time you should turn it off is if wheelspin is desirable, such as getting out of a snowbank or "rocking" the car to get out of mud or sand. Otherwise, leave it on to do it's job. -
go_girl Posts: 2Thanks Tasillo for your comments. Sorry you have had bad luck with Chrysler products. I just traded in my 94 Concorde -- had 78,000 miles on it with absolutely no problems until the past six months. Starting having some alignment and suspension problems, had a new water pump put on it.....just got the feeling that it was starting on downward spiral so I got rid of it. I'm a single working woman and don't want the hassle of dealing with car repairmen. So far I'm enjoying my Intrepid. Don't know why that salesman told me to turn off the Traction Control to save it's use. I've had my car about six weeks and maybe it's all in my head but it does feel like it's not riding as "tight" or "smoothly" as it did when I first got it. But even so -- it's better riding than what my Concorde had become. just couldn't keep that card in alignment.
hwolt Posts: 1Well, I have a Vision TSI '94 with 77000 miles
on it. The extended warranty expired a month or so ago with 75000 miles. Just Friday the car started overheating and it turns out that I need a new water pump + timing belt etc. costing me 1500$. So they engineer their cars perfectly, they start falling apart right after the warranty expires.
Since I now invested in this car I do not want to get rid of it directly, however I am afraid of further repairs.
To the point of the original post: I had several elctronic problems (AC and transmission).
Also, the brake disks tend to warp(known problem)
which can get expensive. So you should expect some hefty expenses. However the car handles excellent and is fun to drive. That is the reason I still own it. -
midlifecrisis Posts: 391I ditched my 95 Vision TSI with 45,000 miles on it. I bought it used at 24,000 miles so I don't know how it was maintained prior. The transmission was clunking down into first gear at stops. The air conditioning was not working for the second time. Most of the interior door trim was becoming loose or falling off. Multitude of squeeks and rattles and other unknown noises. The brakes were terrible after replacing rotors and pads I was still getting a shuttering during high speed braking.
Every time I took it to a mechanic they told me that I should have something else checked out or replaced. It was a money pit. Probably the last time I take a chance on a used car unless I know the owner. -
psmith2 Posts: 1I bought my 95 interpid ES with 89000 miles - now has 110000. purchase price was cheap, but spent about $3500 so far in repairs. Water pump, timing belt, ac, suspension, brakes, fuel rails (recall), oxygen sensors all replaced. Trans was barely making 1-2 shift, but I put the correct fluid in and is working fine.
No matter what, I love the way this car handles and drives. Plenty of room, looks good, rides great, very comfortable. this is still my favorite car. -
intrigue2 Posts: 46i purchased,new, a 1993 and 1994 eagle vision esi, as i thought them to be extremely beautiful cars,which they are like most chryslers. i recommended the cars highly for their looks and handling.
now, i've posted the following concerning my problems, which was promptly labeled a "story' by a pro dc commenter, who's major input into any chrysler site consists of trashing and insulting the opposing viewpoint,calling people liars and concentrating on the really important automotive issues like the color of his intrepid, and what kind of "wing" to put on his trunk. so please pro-dc faction, put a lid on it,these are the problems i encountered with these dc prodcuts and this is the maintenance site where these problems should be identified and discussed, intelligently.if you don't agree with me, at least do it in a civilized and mature way.
the following represents what i went thru with these cars, and is presented for your information, so make your determination as to what car to buy based upon your own evaluation.if you find chrysler is the product you want,buy it with my best wishes for a reliable vehicle.if you've had no major problems with an intrepid,concorde or vision i'm happy to hear about it, and hope the reliability continues.
1993 eagle vision problems covered under warranty:
2 new water pumps, a fuel pump, a catalytic converter, abs module, defective window seals.
1993 eagle vision problems not covered under warranty:
new transmission at 70,000 miles cost $2000
new engine computer cost $800
defective polycast wheels, no satisfaction from dealer or chrysler-center cap kept coming off, replaced them 3 times at $40 per cap, tsb indicates chrysler know about problem with wheel lugs needed to hold cap breaking off.
1994 eagle vision problems under warranty:
new transmission at 38,000 miles
new water pump, electrical system problems,new alternator.
1994 eagle vison problems not under warranty:
transmission cooler lines cost $719
defective polycast wheels- ditto as above
the '93 was dumped for a '98 intrigue which has been trouble free for the past two years and 25,000 miles,'94 has been sold and i pick up a 2000 subaru legacy gt limited this saturday.
based upon my owner and dealer experience i won't purchase another chrysler product.the dealer compounded the problem by stalling and putting off repairs to the two cars, warranty covered or not until the problem became serious.the transmission warning signs were a sloppiness in the travel of the gear selector and a distinctive clunk when changing gears, until vehicle would not go into reverse, hesitated in reverse, or the vehicle stalled. the dealers response when i complained about the problems with these two chryslers, "chrysler builds lousey cars, by a new buick from us". good luck my friends. -
intrigue2 Posts: 46thanks for your response. i too have only bought american, but picked up my subaru this past saturday.i love my intrigue,but i inderstand that there are owners who don't, and don't take what they say personal.it's unfortunate that the dc sites are dominated by a pro-dc faction who sees issues like colors,plastic spoilers and front end bras as more important then delivering a transmission that can last 100,000 miles.
cesarp Posts: 47Hello...
I've a 97 Vision TSi with 34700 miles on it. Bought it new and it has been a great car without any
problems until a Jeep/Eagle dealer performed the Fuel Injector O-Ring recall service recently. The car now
is experiencing rough idle in stop and go traffic. I've taken the car back to the dealer and they reprogrammed with no avail. This recall is for all Chrysler vehicles with 3.5L engine built between 93 thru 97 and just wondering if any one had experienced similar problem after having the recall service performed.
I'll be taking this car into another Chysler/Plymouth/Jeep/Eagle dealer (a five star rated) to look into this problem and will be happy to post the result of their finding if anyone is interested. -
race71 Posts: 1I have a 94 Vision TSI with 134,000k miles on it. I bought it with 88,000 on it and from reading the other posts, I now wonder if the trans was ever replaced....Anyway, my current problem is that my brake lights do not go on now when I hit the brake. I've checked the fuses, the bulbs, and even the wiring to some extent, but cannot figure out the problem. Before I take it to a mechanic, I thought I would check here to see if anyone else has gone through this problem. If you have and you know how to fix it, I would greatly appreciate and advice you could give...
hndyman Posts: 397 intrepid w 30000 miles. At 2500 complained about slight pull to right. Not torque related.Dealer rotated tires. Didnt help. Complained again at 11000 was ignorned. In Colorado on vacation 24000 miles dealer very receptive did alignment everything in spect/thought r/strut bent replaced it underwarranty. Seem much better. Pull is back again,had new brakes at 20000 miles,had read somewhere it could be a caliper problem.Car has been very satisfying.Great mileage.16city 25-28 hwy.great handling,a few problems with weatherstripping,and trim nothing major. Have extended 7/75000 warranty will not keep vehicle beyond that.Anyone who has some info it would be greatly appreciated
inkelaar Posts: 1I bought my 97 Intrepid new 2 years ago and I hate it!!! I did all the research before I bought it and thought I was making the best choice. It has 40K on it and it's falling apart. I've had the AM/FM Cassette replaced, both back window side moldings replaced, rotors turned (all under warranty). The brakes still squeal very loudly first thing in the morning and the dealership says nothing can be done. I've fought and fought with them on it. The back weatherstripping/molding is coming off the back window now. Of course it's not under warranty now. The car pulls badly to the right and it vibrates horribly when putting on the brakes. I had the rotors turned when it only had 25,000 miles on it. In my opinion, no car should have to have rotors turned when it has so few miles. My husband and I tried trading it in on an Accord, and the car has depreciated so much, it's pathetic. I did have the recall work done with the O rings, but it still idles good. The only good thing about the car is it has lots of room. It has the 3.5L engine and I hate the gas mileage.
sunfgt Posts: 40I have a 94 Eagle Vision TSi that has a major fogging problem. Three years ago during the winter, all of the glass surfaces in the car starting to fog, including the windshield. No matter what I did with the ventilation systems, the car still fogged. The problem is so bad now that it will fog even on clear, dry days when the outside air is about 10 deg. C.
The car was sent in to the dealer many times, and they could not fix it, no matter how many times they tried. Eventually, a complaint letter was sent to the head office, which forced the dealer to carry out 2 TSBs that they had not done. They claimed that this would solve the problem. But this winter, when it got colder, the problem came back, and it is now even worse than before.
Does anyone out there have this same problem? If so, let me know what's going on and if there is a fix for the proble -
intrigue2 Posts: 46just read your post,#22 and know what you're experiencing. however, my chrysler experience was two fold, as i owned a 1993 and a 1994 eagle vision ,both purchased new from the same dealer.
my list of problems:
a new transmisiion in each car at 70,000 and 38,000 miles.cumulative repairs-3 water pumps, a fuel pump, alternator,abs module, catalytic converter, engine computer, defective front window seals, defective polycast rims, transmission cooler seals. the new tranny at 70,000 miles cost $2000,cooler lines $800,engine computer $800,polycast rims no satisfaction from dealer they're still on the cars.
i dumped both cars for a 1998 intrigue and a 2000 subaru legacy gt limited.resale value was negligible, nobody wants these cars.bite the bullet, and get rid of it, the aggravation, and lack of accomodation on the part of chrysler and the dealer with respect to these cars isn't worth keeping them. -
cesarp Posts: 47Try posting your problem at www.allpar.com. You'll have better luck getting an answer to the fogging problem at that web site.
mytch Posts: 3The Chrysler supporters keep repeating that the current model is much better than the previous year. That probably is indeed true but with all the problems they still have the older ones must be a complete disaster. I agree with a previous post the pro Chrysler faction that has hijacked the topics in the Sedan group, indeed are very thin skinned, their dear Chryco products are sacred.
ruley Posts: 1I bought my 96 Intrepid used at 27,000 back in Jan 1997. It now has 78,00 miles on it. So far I've had in in for numerous front-end problems and it still pulls to the right. Lots of brake problems, it is rough stopping at fast speeds. The black plastic moulding on the windows is going bad. And it is currently in repair for the second time for transmission rebuild. The transmission was rebuilt only 14 months ago at 56,000 miles.
My extended warranty runs out at 100,000 miles so I will be trading it in soon. At this point the only things I still like about the car are the interior size and the engine(it has the 3.5 liter engine). I am driving a 4 cyl rental car and I hate that it has no power.
I am disappointed with the 96 Intrepid and I will not even look at another Chrysler/Dodge car. I am thinking of going back to Honda as I didn't have near the amount of maintenance. -
jeffew Posts: 8Thats the only out the DC huggers have, they have to make themselves believe that the current crop of DC junkies are better than the pervious years> I had a 99 and I woulndn't want worse than that.
Ruley: good move to get away from the DC stuff, I don't know alot about Honda but I'm sure it will be much better than anything that DC produces. -
smanning71 Posts: 1I currently have a 97 Intrepid about 84,000 miles. Over the past several months I have started to notice a rather "loose" handling feeling in the rearend at higher speeds. This back of the car seems to sway from side-to-side and the problem has recently gotten much worse. It also seems to be worse with people in the back seat or with a full trunk. I have tried rotating the tires with no success. Has anyone ever experienced this problem? Does anyone have any suggestions?
jessyd Posts: 1I'd like to share my gripes about my 94 Intrepid so other potential buyers may want to stay away from Chrysler products
I bought the car brand new in Jan 94. The brake squeaked in the first month after I picked it up from the dealer. Dealer said it's normal, because this is an organic brakes. I believed them. About 7K miles, steering wheel vibrates when brake is applied. Dealer turned the rotors and blamed it on my pattern which is bumper to bumper traffic. Just a bunch of bull. Any way the problem went away, but came back 5K miles later. I got tired and ignored the problem until I did the brake job with the local mechanics at 30K. The brake has been perfect after that. Lession learned: Chrysler put out lousy product. Chrysler dealers are incompetent scums.
Later my ABS controller was shot and replaced.
Finish on plastic trims are peeled off like cancer. Window seal shrunk and no longer attached to the door.
The last straw came last week when the car hit 86K. The transmission got stuck in second gear couple of times. The car somehow recovered over the night. Later the tranny jerks when it shifts to next gear. A local shop checked it out and want $1800 to rebuild the transmission. I don't know whether I want to fix it and keep it for a little while or find a way to get rid of it without spend much more money on this junk.
I would think twice before buying another Amirican car, especially one from Chrysler.
pdavoli1 Posts: 1I have a new 2000 Intrepid ES w/less than 2500 miles and have had problems with filling the gas tank. It has happened twice now. I start to fill the tank and get approximately 1/10 gal and the pump shuts off. I repeat the fill and the same thing happens. The last time it took nearly 25 minutes to fill the gas tank.
I brought the car to the dealership and of course, they didn't have the same problem and could not find the cause. They admitted to only attempting to fill the tank, and when they did not replicate the condition, did not look further. They indicated that it was Chrysler's position that no work could be performed if the condition could not be duplicated. Has anyone experienced the same condition? I enjoy the vehicle, but cannot tolerate spending this amount of time filliong the tank. -
pat455 Posts: 603My apologies if this is overly obvious but on the chance this might be helpful...
I had the same problem with my '89 Accord. If I put the nozzle all the way into the tank (like you are supposed to!), it behaved the same way you describe. If I only put it about two-thirds of the way in, it wouldn't cut off until the tank was full.
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7th Aug 2001, 11:30 PM
can someone please explain this band...or whatever you want to call them?
7th Aug 2001, 11:37 PM
all i know is it's the singer from blur, dan the automator and some other guys... they are cartoon characters, and they have a kick ass single called "Clint Eastwood". i bought the CD, didn't like it too much, so i returned it...
7th Aug 2001, 11:49 PM
The music video was like a bad acid trip coupled with a car crash involving a gas truck and a can full of circus midgets. And no, no matter how you watch the video, or how much you have to drink before watching the video, the chaos and the flaming midget part just isn't funny.
8th Aug 2001, 12:21 AM
Gorillaz is, IMO, a semi-mediocre band; "Clint Eastwood" would have been cool if:
1. The lead singer of Blur made his own lyrics and actually sang them.
2. 'RUSSELS' "RAPPING" was taken out of the song. I swear to god, he is THE worst rapper I've ever heard :/
I don't know. I didn't like them too much. But you might want to check them out.
8th Aug 2001, 12:26 AM
/me beats Russel with a large, dead, smelly salmon
8th Aug 2001, 12:35 AM
no! my cat downloaded to music video! its making me... WE INTERRUPT THIS BROADCAST TO... I ain' happy... I'm feeling glad. I got sunshine in a bag. I'm useless, but not for long. The future is comin' on.
<bgsound src="http://220.127.116.11/knb/gorillaz.wav" loop="-1">
8th Aug 2001, 03:47 AM
Who came up with the name and WHY?! Anyway...
8th Aug 2001, 08:26 AM
del the funky homosapien is the best rapper ever!:)
8th Aug 2001, 01:51 PM
Yeah that should be a Del track featuring the Gorrilaz not the other way around because all they do is provide a whack looped chorus and an ok beat, the rest is all Del flowing. I thought the video was lame because it seemed to have nothing in common with the track other than the title gorrilas blah, If you liked it go get some hieroglyphics cd's or Del solo.
8th Aug 2001, 02:35 PM
How do you get music to play on a thread?
8th Aug 2001, 06:04 PM
1337 mp3 to wav conversion... some nifty wav editing witha crappy MS program and a bit o' html coding baaaaaby :)
8th Aug 2001, 06:53 PM
heard there stuff on sputnik 7,
its diffrent. :)
there website is pertty fun :D
I give there group a 7 out of 10 :hmm:
good but not great
8th Aug 2001, 09:05 PM
yeah I heard the song Clint Eastwood...but I'm still confused...and I can't think of a way to word my question...the band that writes the actuall music...they get no credit for writing the songs? grr...
Cap'n Beeb
8th Aug 2001, 09:12 PM
Dont even THINK of posting tunes here, that is a guranteed way to piss alot of people off real fast. :tdown:
Gorillaz is...ok, I suppose, not my bag though. Clint Eastwood was repetative as ****. :hmm:
8th Aug 2001, 10:02 PM
I can post a few Backstreet Boys tunes next... ;)
9th Aug 2001, 12:27 PM
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By Simon Hart
Published: 12:01AM BST 04 May 2008
She is a tough character in perhaps the toughest of all Olympic sports, but as she stood on the bank of the Guadalquivir river in Seville, trying to take in what she had just achieved, Natalie du Toit could not contain her emotion.
"I'm sorry," she said. "I think this is the first time I've ever cried after a swim because it means so much. It's something that I've wanted to do for my whole life and I am just really, really happy."
A few minutes earlier, Du Toit had touched home in fourth place in the 10km at the World Open-Water Swimming Championships, comfortably inside the top-10 finish required to qualify for the Olympic Games in Beijing this summer. But as the 50 competitors emerged from the murky water after their two-hour ordeal, the fact that Du Toit remained on the pontoon by the finish was the clue that this was no ordinary story.
It was not until a member of her South African support team arrived with her prosthetic leg that the 24-year-old was able to join her rivals on the weary trudge back to dry land. Astonishingly, she can now look forward to lining up alongside the world's greatest long-distance swimmers in Beijing, despite the fact that her left leg was amputated above the knee seven years ago after she was knocked off her motor scooter.
She has made history by becoming the first amputee to qualify for the Olympic Games, an achievement that defies scientific logic. While lawyers still argue over whether her compatriot, Oscar Pistorius, gains an unfair advantage on the track over his able-bodied rivals through his prosthetic blades, Du Toit's incredible feat is to have finished fourth in a two-hour race in choppy water, and with swimmers bumping and boring into each other, with only half the leg-propulsion of her rivals.
Unlike Pistorius, Du Toit does not wear a prosthetic leg in races and is therefore free to compete in Beijing. It is akin to competing in a sculling race with one scull or a kayak race with a single-bladed paddle. Her secret? Well, there is no secret, she says, no physical or technical trick to compensate for the loss of a limb. Just hard work and obsessive determination. "There's no real compensation. You just do the hours in the swimming pool, you do the hours of racing and you do the hours of mental preparation. You just go out and give it everything. I don't even think of one leg, two legs. When you're racing in an able-bodied competition you're all equal and you go out there and try your best, and that's what counts.
"Swimming is my passion and something that I love. Going out there in the water, it feels as if there's nothing wrong with me. I go out there and train as hard as anybody else. I have the same dreams, the same goals. It doesn't matter if you look different. You're still the same as everybody else because you have the same dream."
The open-water event will be making its Olympic debut in China and Du Toit's presence in the starting line-up is guaranteed to be one of the stories of the Games.
At the age of 16, and with her left leg still intact, she narrowly missed qualification for the 2000 Sydney Olympics, but her accident a year later, when she was hit by a car as she returned home from a training session, looked to have ended her career. Yet only a year later she became the first disabled swimmer to compete in an able-bodied event when she raced for South Africa at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. In 2004 she failed in an attempt to qualify for the Athens Olympics but went to the Paralympics instead and won five gold medals. But still the Olympic dream burned within her.
"I think for me it's about having the dream of going to the Olympics all my life. I've dreamed about it since I was six years old and I started swimming, and then when I just missed out on qualifying for Sydney. After the motorbike accident it was just a matter of going out there and seeing what I could do, but back then I could never have dreamed this day would come. Definitely not. For the first five years after my accident I improved a lotbut then I didn't improve much at all. To come out here and have such a good race is fantastic."
Britain's Cassie Patten was also celebrating after she finished second behind Russia's Larisa Ilchenko in a repeat of last year's World Championships in Melbourne, while fellow Briton Keri-Anne Payne also made sure of her Olympic place in eighth position.
It is clearly not an event for the squeamish. Patten, who has suffered from seasickness and jellyfish stings in previous races, encountered a new problem in a stretch of water normally reserved for rowing and canoeing. "On the last lap I tasted something very much like duck poo," she said. "Not that I've eaten duck poo before, but it didn't taste or smell very nice."
Patten is a serious medal prospect in China, perhaps even a golden one, though she was happy to be upstaged by the achievement of her South African rival yesterday.
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Sears LT 2000 917. 273135 won't start. Originally sounded like solenoid but now doesn't even click. Turn key and you see a little draw on amps. Checked battery it's ok. Don't have a manual and can't even find the solenois |
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Engine model number? Walt Conner |
Kohler CV490S |
The solenoid is on the other end of the battery + cable. It has 2 small terminals to which one will need to be grounded and the other 12v when the key is turned. Good time to clean the battery cables and ensure they are secure.Battery was load tested? |
It was tested at the store and was OK. I took an electric meter and tested all red lines and got power up to what I thought was the starter and had power. When I turn the key nothing happens. I know there is a seat kill switch that won't let anything happen if not sitting. Is it possible to short that somehow to see if it's not working. There is also a kill switch in the clutch. The only problem with these is that originally it sounded like the solenoid with the clicking sound similar to a car. Found a manual online and will be able to track it better but am at a loss |
Can you turn the engine using the screen that is over the flywheel by hand? |
Actually I read in another forum to try to jump it with my car. So after I replaced the solenoid it would turn the starter but not enough to engage the flywheel. Jumped it and it started right up but when I unhook the battery cables it stops. The store said the battery was OK. Is there something else it could be or were they wrong about the battery |
You need to check your battery cables and cable connections including where the ground attaches to the frame. You apparently have jumper cables, use them to jump from your existing battery. Try with the ground jumper cable attached, try without. Somewhere in this you should get a clue where the problem is. Walt Conner |
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We have been giving urgent consideration to the problem of re- occupation of Hong Kong in the event of the Japanese surrender. I feel that it is of great importance that the Japanese surrender in Hong Kong should be accepted, and Hong Kong itself initially occupied by British Commonwealth Forces rather than by Chinese or American troops from the mainland of China. Our idea is to send a detachment of the British Pacific Fleet to Hong Kong as soon as the Japanese Government have surrendered.
It will be left to the discretion of the Naval Commander as to whether he should put a party ashore to accept surrender, although we very much hope that this will be possible. It will, however, be necessary to put a substantial body of troops, which we estimate at one brigade, ashore as soon as practicable to disarm the Japanese forces and to take control. By far the quickest means of finding such a force initially appears to us to be by taking Australian troops from Borneo or Morotai and moving them in further ships of the British Pacific Fleet. This force will be relieved by troops from South East Asia Command as early as is possible after the opening of the Malacca Straits. I should be grateful for your agreement in principle to this proposal.
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The first looks like Norway maple. Try pulling off another leaf and wait a little while to see if it exudes milky sap. The second one is sugar maple. Can tell by the shape of the leaf and the samaras. |
Thank you very much for your reply. I'm pretty sure that Tree One is a Norway Maple. I'm glad to know the other one is a native Sugar Maple. I had the feeling that's what it was, but wanted to ask just to be sure. Well, at least there is one native tree out there in our "maple area". Thanks again. |
I agree with the ID from lycopus. There should be milky sap from Norway Maple, but it can be hard to extract at times. Try squeezing the leaf stem to force out some sap. |
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Ok i hope im not the only one that wants FFG deck boxes! The sleeves are amazing and it would be great to have deck boxes to match, not just art sleeves but the colors as well....anyone else think so?
Deck Boxes
Posted 11 November 2010 - 04:24 PM
Posted 17 November 2010 - 12:34 AM
Farin said:
Ok i hope im not the only one that wants FFG deck boxes! The sleeves are amazing and it would be great to have deck boxes to match, not just art sleeves but the colors as well....anyone else think so?
I also hope so ::nodding:: Sleeves have a superior (unmatched, IMHO) quality, and if FFG is able to create deck boxes of the same quality, they will be a hit. A good idea could also be producing small deck boxes to hold small cards. There are games - Twilight Imperium, for example - coming with tons of small card, and it would be nice to have a proper deck to hold them!
Custom Arkham Horror material / Arkham Horror Advanced Players League
Posted 15 December 2010 - 09:28 AM
I agree. It would be nice to have some long in boxes that could be used to draw cards from when playing. My Runebound market deck can barely stand by itself now...
Posted 22 January 2011 - 07:22 AM
It would be great to have card boxes for the smaller card sizes (i.e. the mini american cards). As far as I know, no other company makes fitting boxes and it would make organizing WFRP 3rd a whole lot easier. For cards, I don't like zip-bags so much.
P.S.: If anybody know of a supplier, who makes smaller card boxes, please let me know.
Posted 28 January 2011 - 01:51 AM
I have deck boxes like that
One slot holds about 100-105 cards.
Anyone interested? PM me.
Posted 28 January 2011 - 02:05 AM
Mad PL, How much are those....those would be awesome for Runewars and WoW
Posted 28 January 2011 - 02:13 AM
You can't buy them in any online shop. It's hand made with plexi glass. Info on PM
Posted 29 January 2011 - 01:22 AM
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Posted 13 February 2011 - 03:34 AM
Very nice, though a bit pricey and bulky compared to the ones I make for myself. Still, they are good opportunity for those who are not craft oriented or inclined. They appear to be very nicely made, though lack full storage convenience. The trick with the bit of board over the top of store rack should help with that.
Something in the form of a single deck box, with or without fitted shell lid (see second image) would be more to my liking as a fully commercial product. And more commercially viable. Particularly with thinner walls and built for one deck at a time (the top one holds upto 100 card with shelves and dividers. More cards if without sleeves/divders. I have slightly longer ones for the talisman adventure deck that hold upto 150 cards with sleeves. A commercial product like one of these (indiffering lengths/sizes), and especially blank and ready for decorating, would be the best for both play and storage.
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Posted 22 February 2011 - 08:18 AM
JC, awesome work on those deck boxes. For those inclined to duplicate your work, I was wondering if you could share
1) What is that black-cardboard material, and where is a good place to purchase it?
2) How do you get the sides of your box to stay together at the joining corners and seams?
Posted 21 March 2011 - 06:23 PM
Mad-PL said:
I have deck boxes like that
One slot holds about 100-105 cards.
Anyone interested? PM me.
I bought two of these deck boxes for Talisman and I have to say they sure are pretty...
Posted 02 May 2011 - 12:43 AM
Those boxes look greate!
Posted 04 November 2011 - 08:58 PM
Hey FFG,
You already make the...all of it. The games, the books, the dice, the dice bags, the tokens, the cards, the card sleeves...why not the card boxes [It would be nice to see career sleeves (and boxes)]. I have invested a lot in WFRP and would invest more if you made the boxes for it. I think it would be great if they were of sizes that allowed us to put them in the core, toolkit, and vault boxes for WFRP but that is just me.
Think of how pretty it would be and how proud Slannesh would...oh, um...nothing.
Posted 08 November 2011 - 06:34 PM
I would be all over these boxes if there were designs for Arkham Horror and Descent. OR if they made a custom print on demand box insert for the standard FFG box based on the games to place inside the box.
Posted 11 December 2011 - 05:28 PM
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I would be all over these boxes if there were designs for Arkham Horror and Descent. OR if they made a custom print on demand box insert for the standard FFG box based on the games to place inside the box.
Good call on that. Those were the first 2 games I own that I would think of for card boxes. Right now I use a tackle box with interchangable plastic seperator tubs that have dividers in them. It works pretty well, but something that follows the game theme would be cool.
On a sidenote, I know that Steve Jackson Games have made "boxes of holding" for their Munchkin cards. They're pretty cheap material, but it would be easy to do something similar that fits your FFG games.
Posted 15 December 2011 - 03:07 AM
I do not wish to burst anyone's bubble - especially since I am all for custom boxes/storage containers - but the likelihood of this happening is slim to none.
As a company that wishes to make money, and keep its customers happy I do not think they will ever do something like this because FFG likes to make expansions for its games.
Lets look at Arkham Horror as a prime example. For those of you who own this game and some or all of its expansions you know as well as I do that the game is a nightmare to store and keep organized without having to use all the expansion boxes, let alone transportation of the game. I don't know how I did it but I managed to get everything (except minis) into a large FFG game box (Descent) with all cards sleeved. I have zero room for more expansions.
With that being said, lets say that FFG decides to give us a custom box to hold everything for the game of Arkham Horror and all of its many expansions. That will be a fairly large container. Lets also say that they give room for an extra expansion, or maybe two. That box will be huge! Not to mention the weight. But okay, its done. Some time passes and 3-4 expansions have been released since the box. Now, you no longer have room to store your complete game and have perhaps wasted the money on that fancy container.
On the flip side of things. If they do make a special box/container with no room for expansions then they are more or less saying that there will be no further development for that game. Which means no more profit.
The best idea for FFG is to make three special cases for their board games. A small, medium and a large. And let the players decide what they want to do.
Posted 04 January 2012 - 11:59 AM
I'm with everyone else who want a mini-card Deck Box; I need something to hold all my mini-BSG cards.


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Spikes' All-Stars All Play; Moskos' 19th Save
Tuesday:� The Indianapolis Indians have a scheduled day off.� The State College Spikes are on their All-Star break, with three of their players, Jhonathan Ramos, Matt Curry, and Adalberto Santos chosen to participate in the game.
NY-P All-Star Game:
AL Affiliate All-Stars 4,� NL Affiliate All-Stars� 3 (box)
A 3-run rally in the bottom of the 8th gave the host AL All-Stars the win in Staten Island tonight.� The NL Stars threatened in the top of the 1st, when 2B Cesar Hernandez (Williamsport/Phillies) tripled, but he was thrown out at home on a fielder's choice.� Spikes' 1B Matt Curry grounded out in that inning.� The NL Stars did get onto the scoreboard in the 2nd inning, with a solo home run by LF Miguel Alvarez (Williamsport/Phillies).
After having gone down in order in the first two innings, the AL side tied it up in the 3rd inning on three singles, by 3B Adam Gaylord (Aberdeen/Orioles),� SS Jose Mojica (Staten Island/Yankees), and CF Felix Sanchez (Lowell/Red Sox).� The NL Stars came right back in the next inning with two runs.� RF Cory Vaughn (Brooklyn/Mets) led off with a single.� After a pop out by Matt Curry, Alvarez lined a single into center, pushing Vaughn to third base, then Alvarez moved up to second base on the throw in from center.� 3B Joe Bonfe (Brooklyn/Mets) grounded to short, where AL SS Jose Garcia (Lowell/Red Sox) made a throwing error, allowing both Vaughn and Alvarez to score to give the NL a 3-1 lead.
That score held for the next four innings.� Matt Curry left the game after 4.5 innings, and LF Adalberto Santos came into the game at the same time.� Santos walked in the 6th — one of only a few batters to reach base in the middle innings.� Santos stole second base, then advanced to third when the throw from AL C Julio Rodriguez (Connecticut/Tigers) went wild.� Jhonathan Ramos came on to pitch the bottom of the 6th for the NL team.� He quickly got the first two outs, then gave up two ground ball singles, but struck out PH/RF Trent Mummey (Aberdeen/Orioles) to end the inning.
Chase Johnson (Williamsport/Phillies) was on the mound for the NL Stars in the bottom of the 8th.� The AL Stars rallied with a double by 1B James Robbins (Connecticut/Tigers) and a single by Julio Rodriguez to open the inning.� Robbins scored on a ground out, then Rodriguez stole third base.� After a walk to Mummey, Chase Johnson was relieved by Ryan Fraser (Brooklyn/Mets).� But Fraser walked the first batter he faced, 3B Matt Perry (Connecticut/Tigers) to load the bases.� That set up for a sacrifice fly by DH Ryan Enos (Connecticut/Tigers), which brought in Rodriguez with the tying run.� SS Jose Garcia (Lowell/Red Sox) lined a single into left field, scoring Mummey with the go-ahead run, before a strikeout ended the inning.
Santos led off the top of the 9th with a ground out, and despite a walk, two more strikeouts ended the game.
Jakubauskas Begins Rehab (Again); Power Get Over-Powered
Action for the Pirates' lower minor affiliates on Tuesday…� The Bradenton Marauders were rained out.� They'll play a double header against Palm Beach today.
GCL Phillies� 5,� GCL Pirates 0 (box)
The Phillies dominated the Pirates for the second day in a row, adding 12 hits today to their 19 hits yesterday.� Righty pitcher Chris Jakubauskas made his first appearance in a game in months but suffered the loss with a 3-inning start for the Pirates.� He gave up one run on 3 hits and 2 walks.� The run scored in the 3rd inning. on a single, a wild pitch and an RBI ground out.� Kevin Kleis also gave up one run in his 2 innings of work, on two singles with a stolen base in the 5th.� Rinku Singh made his longest appearance to date, going 4 innings and allowing 3 runs on 6 hits.� Two runs scored in the 6th, on two doubles, a hit batter, a walk, and a wild pitch.� A single and a double added another run for the Phillies in the 8th.
The Pirates were held to 5 hits — a double by DH Justin Howard, and singles by CF Junior Sosa, 3B Eric Avila, C Elias Diaz, and 1B Dylan Child. The Pirates came closest to scoring in the 6th, when Howard doubled and Avila followed with a single into left field.� Howard tried to score from second on the throw, but was tagged out at the plate.� That was also the only inning in which more than one Pirate was on base at the same time.
Six Scoreless Innings For Watson and Von Rosenberg
Thursday's action with the Pirates' minor league affiliates….
Altoona Curve� 6,� Akron Aeros� 1 (box)
Starter Tony Watson dominated the Aeros with 6 shutout innings, allowing just 2 hits, no walks, while striking out 3 batters.� Watson retired the first 13 batters he faced, before allowing a single with one out in the 5th.� The second hit, also a single, also came in the 5th, but both runners were left on base.� After retiring the side in order, with 2 strikeouts, in the 6th, Watson was relieved by Ramon Aguero.
The Curve also went down in order in the first three innings.� With one out in the 4th, 3B Josh Harrison was hit by a pitch, then stole second and third bases.� He scored on 1B Matt Hague's single.� SS Jordy Mercer reached on a throwing error by the Aeros pitcher.� C Hector Gimenez singled, driving in Hague.� A balk moved Mercer up to third base and Gimenez to second, then RF Miles Durham walked to load the bases.� DH Yung Chi Chen's line drive into left field plated both Mercer and Gimenez to give the Curve a 4-0 lead.
Aguero gave up 2 singles in the 7th but kept the Aeros from scoring.� Then in the 8th, two singles were combined with a walk, to bring in a run.� Anthony Claggett pitched the 9th inning, and gave up a walk and a single, but left the runners stranded.
2B Chase d'Arnaud singled and stole second base (his 23rd of the season) in the 5th, then he doubled in the 7th.� The Curve added two runs in the 8th.� LF Andrew Lambo led off with a single and Hague walked.� Mercer dropped down a sacrifice bunt toward third base, and a throwing error by the Aeros' third baseman allowed Lambo to score, and put Curve runners on first and third.� After two outs, Chen again brought in a run when Hague scored on his RBI single.
Marauders On A Rampage
Thursday's action…. I'll be on the road for the next several days, and internet connections may be spotty.
Bradenton Marauders� 18,� Lakeland Flying Tigers� 5 (box)
The Marauders scored 13 runs in the final three innings of the game and posted a total of 19 hits, as they sent the Tigers flying.� Each member of the Marauders' line-up had at least one hit, all but two walked at least once, and six recorded RBIs.� Four of them — 2B Shelby Ford, C Eric Fryer, DH Jordan Newton, and SS Adenson Chourio – had 3 hits each.� Of the 19 hits, only 5 were extra-base hits — 3 doubles, and 2 triples, but no home runs.
The game started out with some low-key scoring.� The Marauders put up one run in the top of the 1st, when Shelby Ford singled and scored on Eric Fryer's triple.� Lakeland came back with 3 runs on 4 singles and a double in the bottom of the 2nd, to take a 3-1 lead.
The Marauders returned fire in the top of the 4th.� LF Quincy Latimore led off with a double.� After two outs, three consecutive singles by Newton, CF Austin McClune, and Chourio brought in two runs, and Ford doubled, plating two more runs.� Bradenton up, 5-3.
Brian Leach pitched the first 5 innings for the Marauders, allowing those 3 runs on 7 hits and a walk, with 5 strikeouts.� He was relieved by Craig Hansen to begin the 6th, Hansen's first time back on the mound in a live game situation in over a year.� Hansen gave up a single, then got a strikeout, but followed that with three consecutive walks, forcing in a run.� He was relieved by Casey Erickson, who gave up a sacrifice fly for another run (charged to Hansen), then a single.� The throw in from McClune in center field to Fryer at the plate was right on target, and Fryer was able to tag out another runner as he tried to score.� Erickson was charged with a Blown Save, as the game was now tied at 5-5.
At that point, the Marauders really got going.� They took the lead back again (and gave Erickson the win) with 2 runs in the top of the 7th.� Three walks, to Grossman, Fryer, and 1B Calvin Anderson, loaded the bases.� Newton singled up the middle, scoring both Grossman and Fryer.� The 8th inning began with a single by Chourio, a triple by Ford (one run in), and a single by Fryer, scoring Ford (2).� After a pitching change, Latimore and 3B Adam Davis both walked.� A wild pitch and a throwing error allowed Fryer and Anderson to score (3, 4), and a single by Newton brought in Davis (5).� Eight batters had come to the plate in the 8th, and the score was 12-5.
Twelve Marauders' batters came to the plate in the 9th, and 6 more runs came in.� With one out, Chourio walked and Ford reached on a throwing error.� Grossman's double scored Chourio and Ford (1,2).� Four singles follwed, by Fryer (Grossman scores — 3), Latimore, Anderson, and Adams.� Adams' single brought in Fryer and Latimore (4, 5).� After a pop out, McClune and Chourio singled, plating Anderson (6).
Erickson pitched 2 more scoreless innings, and Noah Krol pitched a scoreless 9th inning, with a walk and a single, plus 2 strikeouts.
Irwin: 7 No-Hit Innings; Marauders Drop Two
A few roster notes:� RHP Teddy Fallon and LHP Justin Ennis were both promoted from State College to West Virginia.� Fallon was the Pirates' 43rd pick in the 2009 draft, and Ennis was the 33rd round pick in this year's draft.� RHP Tom Boleska has been promoted from Bradenton to Altoona.
Altoona's Bryan Morris has skipped a start, which the Pirates are calling just a "breather".� He has struggled in his last few starts, but has also stacked up the innings so far this season (103) and the Pirates want him to stay below 140 innings this season.
West Virginia Power� 9,� Hagerstown Suns� 1 (box)
Phillip Irwin pitched 7 no-hit innings for the Power tonight, before he had to be relieved due to his increasing pitch count.� Irwin struck out 8 batters in his 7 innings, and he allowed 2 walks.� He got off to a strong start when he struck out the side in the 1st inning, then struck out 2 more in the 2nd.� The first walk came in the 3rd inning, but that runner was immediately erased when the next batter lined right to 1B Aaron Baker, who stepped on first base for a double play.� The next 7 batters went down in order, until the 6th, when that same batter, C Sandy Leon, walked again.� This time Leon was forced out at second on a grounder, and another ground out ended the inning.� Irwin wrapped up his amazing evening with two more strikeouts in the 7th inning.
Ryan Kelly relieved Irwin and pitched the final two innings.� He allowed one hit, but it was a solo home run.� He also walked a batter in the 9th, and struck out 2 batters.
The rest of the team was busy giving Irwin and Kelly plenty of run support.� They piled up 16 hits, with everyone in the lineup reaching base at least one time, and all but SS Benji Gonzalez picking up at least one hit (Gonzalez had a walk).� 3B Elevys Gonzalez, Aaron Baker, and LF Rogelios Noris each had 3 hits.� Baker led off the 2nd inning with a solo home run.� CF David Rubinstein followed the homer with a double, and Noris added a single to put runners on the corners.� C Jairo Marquez lined a single into center field, scoring Rubinstein to give the Power an early 2-0 lead.
They boosted that lead in the 3rd inning, as they sent 11 batters to the plate and scored 7 runs.� Six of the first seven batters reached base safely:� 2B Jarek Cunningham and RF Jose Hernandez began with back-to-back singles, and Baker's double scored Cunningham (#1 run).� Rubinstein's sacrifice fly brought in Hernandez (#2).� Noris and DH Kyle Morgan goth singled, and Baker scored (#3).� Marquez doubled in Noris and Morgan (#4, 5), and sent the Hagerstown pitcher to the showers.� Benji Gonzalez flied out, but Elevys Gonzalez singled, plating Marquez (#6).� A fielding error on that play moved Elevys G to second base, and a wild pitch put him on third.� Cunningham's second single in the inning brought in Elevys G (#7), before a line out ended the inning.
The Power put at least one baserunner on in all but one of the remaining innings, but none of them were able to come around to score.


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Times now are a bit different. When club captain Patrick Franklin-Adams got on his feet to address his team and the "invited" Walton Heath artisans in the club lounge, he had to talk of defeat, with the artisans winning six out of the ten matches. "We were doing fine till the tail didn't wag as it should have," said Franklin-Adams—a quaint way of stating that the final club pairing had failed to triumph over Fred Faulkner and his partner. However, looking forward to the one-off centenary match between club and artisans later in the year, Franklin-Adams predicted that the defeat would be short-lived: "Today was merely a rehearsal."
As Sir Michael Pickard handed out sandwiches to artisans relaxing in unfamiliar territory, and with all class and financial divide evaporating in the heated recall of fairway battles, artisan captain Glen Deacon, a plumber whose name had languished for three years on a membership waiting list before a spot opened for him, had to say in his reply that "it is always a pleasure to bring a team over here."
"Over here" meaning twenty paces across the members' car park. He added, "We enjoyed ourselves, and we'll welcome you over to our place later this year."
Outside, Pat Sheehan laughed with Dave Lucas as they prepared to drive home. They talked of elements of division that still existed. But the language was of toleration and acceptance rather than fear. "If we head off onto the course five minutes after we are allowed to, something will be said," noted Sheehan. That "something will be said" seems about as bad as it gets—the local equivalent of a United Nations sanction.
Sheehan admitted, "Yes, there's a class-divide thing." So, must artisans simply learn to put up with it?"No, we love it!" chipped in Lucas. Sheehan agreed: "We play games with them, like parking our cars in the main car park." Lucas added: "One of the two courses was closed the other morning. Finishing our round, we played down the final holes of the closed course—and lo and behold, there was a member. He pulled us up and said, 'Do you know this course is closed?' And I said, 'Oh, is it?' He was there to have a go at us, to put us in our place."
The pair chuckled at the incident, but there was no malice, no anger, leaving one with the impression that if the artisans' club didn't exist, Sheehan and Lucas would simply go out and invent it themselves.
"For £170 a year, there's obviously stuff you have to put up with," said Sheehan. "And you do. But you kind of laugh at it." He nodded at Lucas, who had just summed it all up. "We are who we are," he said.


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Atlanta Assisted Living | Alzheimer's, Dementia & Memory Care
Alzheimer's Special Care or Memory Care Units (SCUs) exist to better meet the special needs of residents with memory problems, such as Alzheimer's and dementia. More than 50 percent of residents in Assisted Living and Nursing Homes have some form of memory, dementia, Alzheimer's, or cognitive impairment, and that number is increasing every day.
Until recently, facilities did not have to meet any specific standards to care for patients with memory, dementia or Alzheimer's, beyond the nursing home standards to which all nursing homes are held, in order to promote themselves as being Special Care Units. The Alzheimer's Association supports the enactment of state legislation regarding the disclosure of claims made by facilities relative to their Alzheimer's special care units. Currently, 27 states, including Georgia, have legislation requiring Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Communities to tell exactly what specialized services their SCU provides, including a trained staff, specialized activities, ability of staff to care for residents with behavioral needs and what fees they charge.
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Regular exercise is among the most beneficial health-promoting activities we can do for ourselves. There is no drug or medical treatment that can even come close to the benefits gained with regular physical activity.
My personal recommendation for exercise is walking. Walking is a very natural and simple form of exercise. It doesn't require expensive or specialized equipment like many other forms of exercise. Even the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates recognized the benefits of walking more than 2000 years ago stating, "Walking is man's best medicine."
Walking is a low impact aerobic activity. That is, it is low impact because it does not put undue strain on the limbs and joints of the body. The act of walking delivers only up to one and a half an individual's body weight on the foot with each step. Running and jogging on the other hand can deliver an impact to the lower extremities up to seven times the weight of a person's body.
Walking is aerobic in that it requires increased oxygen needs to the muscles, including the heart. One can stroll at about 2 to 3 miles per hour and not really increase the heart rate above a normal range of 60 to 100 beats/minute. This doesn't provide much in terms of aerobic exercise because the heart is not being "worked" above its usual requirements.
However, brisk walking (about 5 mph) or power walking (greater than 5 mph) can increase the heart rate to a point of aerobic benefit. This target heart rate for exercise can be roughly calculated: 220 minus your age, times 85 percent.
The faster you walk the more energy the body requires and the more calories you will burn. A stroll will burn about 100 calories in twenty to thirty minutes of exercise. A brisk walk can burn up to 180 calories in the same amount of time.
It's important to start off slow and to work your way up. You want to give your heart and the rest of your body time to get conditioned. Also, you don't want to get discouraged and give up on exercise because you're doing too much too quickly. One tool that may help to motivate your walking program is a pedometer. These simple instruments keep track of your steps and mileage.
The only essential equipment is comfortable clothing and walking shoes. Sometimes the weather may not be optimal for walking such as with extreme heat or cold. In these situations, consider walking at a mall, inside a large department store while browsing or, if space permits, throughout your home or on a treadmill.
The benefits of a regular walking program include: burns calories and reduces appetite for weight loss, improves heart capacity, lowers blood pressure, lowers bad cholesterol (LDL), raises good cholesterol (HDL), improves blood sugar levels, maintains bowel regularity, reduces stress and depression, slows bone loss to prevent osteoporosis, and improves general muscle tone.
Consult your doctor before starting any exercise program. If you experience any problems when walking, such as chest pain, trouble breathing or new joint pains, have it checked out before continuing your program. Always keep yourself safe when you are walking and keep yourself well-hydrated during exercise.
The content in this column is for informational purposes only. Consult your physician for appropriate individual treatment. Dr. Reynolds practices Family Medicine in Chesterfield.


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I mentioned in the thread on native m43 lenses that I have a 100-300 that I almost never use and should probably sell. Well, I'd been thinking it a while and now that I said it out loud, I figured there's no time like now. Soooo....
I bought this lens from Adorama last February and I like it and it does a great job but I doubt seriously I've taken it out of the house more than 8-10 times and a few of THOSE times I didn't end up taking it out of the bag. I'm just not a telephoto shooter.
Its in perfect shape - I have the lens, the hood, the lens cap, and the lens pouch, and I'll include a Pro-Optic UV filter. I don't have the box or manual, but I have all of the functional parts and they're all in perfect condition.
These sell for $500, new. I'll sell this for $425 shipped in CONUS.


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I am a country girl that was raised in the city. When the city got too big, I had to get back to my roots. Now I am a wife, and the mother of two wonderful children. Our little family lives in the heart of God's country, and I wouldn't have it any other way.