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Visions of Hell
Bill Weise is a clean-cut real estate agent from Southern California. His wife, Annette, describes him as emotionally stable, churchgoing and certainly "not a complainer."
Yet Weise can't stop talking about what happened to him on Nov. 23, 1998, the night he tumbled into one of the raging theological debates of modern times, the night he was plucked from his bedroom and sent straight to hell.
"We came home from a prayer meeting on the night of the 22nd, went to bed, and at 3 o'clock in the morning, the Lord picked me up and dropped me off in a prison cell in hell," Weise explained in a recent television interview. "I did not realize where I was, but I noticed immediately the heat."
Sharing his cell, Weise says, were two 13-foot-tall reptilian creatures, pacing around and cursing God. When they noticed Weise arrive, the first one set about breaking Weise's bones against a stone wall, and the second one used its huge claws to tear the flesh from Weise's body. Later, Weise beheld a lake of fire crammed with sinners, and was carried up a long tunnel to kneel at the feet of Jesus before being returned to his house in California. It's a story Weise has spread worldwide since the release of his book: 23 Minutes in Hell: One Man's Story of What He Saw, Heard and Felt in That Place of Torment.
The funny thing about hell is that a decisive majority of Americans believes it is an absolutely real place, but those who try to describe what goes on there come off sounding like lunatics.
The pressure to explain hell comes from its enduring – indeed rising – popularity. According to a recent Harris poll, far more Americans believe in a literal hell (62%) than believe in Darwin's theory of evolution (42%). Twice as many believe in hell than in witches, and hell beats out UFOs (35%), ghosts (41%) and the Virgin Birth (60%).
In fact, polls by the Gallup organization claim to have tracked a long upward trend for belief in hell, rising from 52% in 1953 to a peak of 71% in 2001 before relaxing to 69% last year. That's a 13 percent jump for literal hell from Dwight Eisenhower to George W. Bush.
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Tags: belief, christianity, christians, damnation, hell, rolls eyes, superstition
Go to heaven for the climate. Hell for the company.
Mark Twain
AC/DC - Hell ain't a bad place to be (live in Paris)
A different take on Hell sung by Bon Scott who died from alcohol poisoning in 1980. It is reported that his is the most visited grave in Australia.
So, if I take my son and throw him in a closet where two strangers beat and cut him while I force him to watch images of other people being tortured in other heinous ways, and then I take him out 23 minutes later and demand that he worship me at my feet... That's okay, right? Because I'm just following God's example, right?
What a fucked up bunch of people who somehow think this makes their god "good" or "merciful".
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I have been fishing professionally for almost 20 years and am proud of my accomplishments. I am an avid outdoor individual who enjoys fishing, deer and turkey hunting, diving, camping and all outdoor activities. I also enjoy underwater photographer, motocross and woodworking.
Here is an excerpt of a recent article from Bassmasters Women's Tour
Though Pam has fished her entire life, she still believes good old-fashion hard work is her key to continued success. Along with preparing for individual events by pre-fishing lakes, researching the waters and studying maps, Martin-Wells files away everything she reads and then tests those tips on the water, analyzing each result. "I try to break down everything. I want to know why," she said. "If you remain open-minded, you can learn from every fishing partner."
Martin-Wells' first fishing partners were her parents and grandparents. With her sister, the family fished the Flint River near their home in Bainbridge, Ga. Off the water, Martin-Wells read her favorite magazine, BASSMASTER, and studied the techniques of bass-angling legend and 30-time CITGO Bassmaster Classic qualifier Rick Clunn. Today, Martin-Wells lives and fishes on Lake Seminole in Georgia.
Pam Martin-Wells is the All Time Leading Money Winner Women's Professional Fishing Angler of the Year for 1994, 1995, 2005 , 2009, 2011, and 2013.
Career Achievements:
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» Inducted into the Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame, Decatur County Sports Hall of Fame
» Winner WBT Championship (Classic) Winner 2010 Lady Bass Championship
» Women's All-Time Leading Money Winner
» 6 Time Angler of the Year (1994,1995,2005,2009,2011, 2013)
» 25 Time Classic Qualifier (5-2nd Place finishes)
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I couldn't have pursued my dreams without GREAT sponsors. I have to thank each one since they have all had a very instrumental part in my success. First, I have to thank Legend boats for the phenomenal ride, Mercury Marine, Bainbridge Convention and Visitors Bureau, Castaway Rods, Lowrance, Bass Boat Saver, Stay-n-Charge, Behemoth Lures, and Wingate's Lodge. My hat is off to all of you for the production of awesome products. Steven and I will also continue to film our TV shows that can be seen locally and nationally right here on my website.
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"There is a positive economic multiplier effect each time a recovery grant is awarded," said Secretary LaHood. "The transit agency can now advertise for contracts, contractors can then begin hiring workers and workers can begin spending the money they earn, putting it back into the economy. That's economic stimulus."
These funds are made available through the Federal Transit Administration assistance programs. More than $1.79 billion has been made available throughout the nation since President Obama signed the law.
"These projects will put people back to work quickly, improve transportation options for millions, and will help rebuild the nation's economy," said FTA Administrator Peter Rogoff.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, 2009, signed into law by President Barack Obama on February 17, 2009, includes $8.4 billion for transit capital improvements. This law implements the transit formula program related provisions of the ARRA and provides program and grant application requirements for these funds, to be made available through Federal Transit Administration assistance programs.
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I have just upgraded my computer system. Here is what I have:
Asus A7V Mother Board AMD Thunderbird 1 GHZ Cpu Asus GeForce 2 Deluxe 253 Meg PC-133 Ram Diamond MX-300 Sound Card After installing everything and then loading up unreal tournament it crashed during the city intro fly by after about 10 seconds. This has been a constant problem since the upgrade. I have went to the sites that tell about changing the D3DDRV.DLL files and have tried them all. The problem still persists. Has anyone had any experience with this type of setup and if so do you have any suggestions on what the problem could be. The GeForce did allow the game to run one time and the frame rate was only about 35 fps. The old viper v770 card did this good and was expecting over 100 fps with the new GeForce. If you have any suggestions please let me know. Thanks |
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15th Nov 2000, 02:37 AM | #3 |
I have a MX300 too and have the same problem. Whats worse is I can't even get into UT safe mode?
Does your PC run in UT in safe mode?
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I think that maybe you have hit on the same solution that I have. No matter what I do the MX-300 seems to cause me a problem. Until I put the GeForce 2 in, I could not even get the computer to run right, unless I pulled the sound card out. Now with the GeForce 2 installed it does run better, but tonight I do not have any sound again. Really Sucks! I have had a lot of problems in the past and most of them can be tied directly to the MX-300 card.
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Agreed, even winamp crashesd on me and the system is not stable. A lot of this arises from the fact that my MOBO the KT-7 (and I'm pretty sure your's too) use VIA chipsets which are incompatible with Aureal 3D and cause plenty of grief. Just to install it I had to goto my bios
I'm downloading new drivers for aureal and the MX300. I'll put the links below. I have no idea if this will help as I'm on a modem connection and these driver will take forever to DL, (the one on Aureal's site is 38MB!) but it's worth a shot. http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0...-14.td-1713344 this is the big one for vortex 38MB! http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0...-17.td-1549702 1.3MB A3D update. Hope it helps. EDIT: incase you decide to return your soundcard and get a new one, don't get an Aureal card, I had the exact same problems with a Turtle Beach Montego II based on the same chipset.
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thanks for all the information
I am going to download the drivers too and will put a post on here to tell you if it helped or not!! |
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LPGA Championship Presented by Wegmans among 2010 LPGA Tour schedule highlights
Calendar to feature 24 tournaments, including new events in Atlantic City, Acapulco and southern California
HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 18, 2009 – Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Acting Commissioner Marty Evans today announced that the Tour will partner with long-time LPGA sponsor Wegmans to conduct the 2010 LPGA Championship Presented by Wegmans. It will be among 24 official money events in 10 countries on the 2010 LPGA Tour.
The announcement was made during a press event at the season-ending LPGA Tour Championship Presented by Rolex.
"The Wegmans LPGA, Locust Hill Country Club and the Rochester community are all so important to the LPGA Tour, so it's only appropriate that they should host this prestigious championship in 2010," said Evans. "We are grateful to Colleen Wegman and Wegmans Food Markets for their continued commitment to the LPGA, and look forward to working closely with them while concurrently continuing our discussions with potential long-term partners for the LPGA Championship."
The 2010 LPGA Championship will be the second LPGA Tour major conducted during the season. It will be played at the site of the Wegmans LPGA event in Pittsford, New York from June 21-27, 2010.
"It is an honor for Wegmans to be Presenting Sponsor for the 2010 LPGA Championship and also to bring a major championship event to Locust Hill Country Club and the Rochester community," said Wegman. "It was my Grandfather's dream to host a major LPGA Championship event in Rochester. We will work on his behalf to make the 2010 LPGA Championship the best ever."
Among other highlights of the LPGA Tour schedule released today:
- The LPGA Classic Presented by J Golf will be played at the prestigious La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California, outside of San Diego, the week prior to the Kraft Nabisco Championship;
- The Bell Micro LPGA Classic returns after a one-year hiatus to allow a shift from the fall to the spring, to be held the week of May 10-16;
- After a three-year absence from Atlantic City, the LPGA Tour returns to the New Jersey coastal area with long-time supporter ShopRite as the title sponsor;
- The Evian Masters returns to the LPGA Tour featuring a purse of $3,250,000.
"We have made great strides in our long-term goal of building an intelligent and sustainable schedule for the LPGA Tour," said Evans. "The LPGA Tour competition has been great this year, and in particular the last few weeks. We also have exciting, energizing leadership in place with incoming Commissioner Mike Whan ready to take the reins. We look forward to a wonderful season finale this week and a bright future for the LPGA Tour in 2010 and beyond."
LPGA Schedule Announcement Press Conference
Sugar Land, Texas City Hall
Acting LPGA Commissioner Marty Evans
DAVID HIGDON: Good morning, everyone. Thanks for coming this morning to wonderful Sugar Land City Hall. It's a big day for the LPGA, and we're all glad you could be here.
Before I bring up Marty Evans for her to give her State of the Tour address as well as the 2010 schedule, I'd like to acknowledge a few people to whom you can speak afterwards. First we have our incoming commissioner Mike Whan who is over here, so if anyone wants to speak to him afterwards he'll certainly be available, and in the third row here we have Gail Graham, president of the Tournament Owners Association. She'll also be available afterwards.
Without further ado I'd like to introduce the LPGA acting commissioner, Marty Evans.
MARTY EVANS: Thank you, David, and thanks to each of you for coming out this morning. It is a great day for the LPGA. Before I discuss the future, which is, of course, the main focus today, I thought I'd reflect a little bit on the past year. I, of course, became involved with the LPGA just at the beginning of this year on the board. And as I look over the whole year, I think that at least from my perspective, it's been a very exciting season, and many positive steps have been taken in 2009.
From our first event in Hawai'i when Angela Stanford and Michelle Wie battled down to the wire, we witnessed an amazing year on the links, one I believe will go down in history as a transformative one for the LPGA and specifically for women's golf globally. We had different 20 winners on the LPGA Tour in 2009 and seven Rolex first-time winners.
We've enjoyed a Rolex Player of the Year race that will not be determined until Sunday. That has not happened on the Tour for 15 years, way back in 1994 when Beth Daniel edged out Laura Davies. And we have a rookie class that already looks to be a group of amazing athletes and superb role models that will represent this association for many years to come.
The rookie class of 2009 includes Jiyai Shin of South Korea, currently trying to match Nancy Lopez' record back in 1978 as the winner of both the Rolex Rookie of the Year and Rolex Player of the Year awards; Michelle Wie from the U.S., who shined at the Solheim Cup, nailed her presentation at the IOC meeting to help golf secure a place in the 2016 Olympics, and is still celebrating from her first Tour win three days ago in Guadalajara; Anna Nordqvist, who won the LPGA Championship and reminds us all of another talented former LPGA Tour player hailing from Sweden; Vicky Hurst, whose bright smile and effervescent personality outside the ropes is perfectly matched with her killer instinct and competitive spirit inside the ropes. There's Mika Miyazato of Japan, who first showcased her promise to the world in February in Thailand; Stacy Lewis from Texas, whose story is an inspiration to all those who aspire to greatness in sports and life; and South Korea's M.J. Hur, who earned her card on the Duramed Futures Tour and won her first LPGA Tour event just a couple months ago in Portland at the Safeway Classic.
In February the LPGA made two announcements that will change the face of this Tour for the next decade. First, we established a five-year partnership with J Golf, a burgeoning media entity in South Korea that will transform the way the LPGA Tour is showcased not only in South Korea but also here in the United States and other countries around the world. They are presenting sponsor of a new event in the San Diego area, and they will also produce a Korean language website for the LPGA next season.
We also entered a very important new partnership with the Golf Channel, making them the home of the LPGA Tour from 2010 to 2019. They will be fabulous partners. They already are, for the LPGA. Their promotion team was in Mexico this past week and here yesterday filming our players for next year's broadcast. We are thrilled to have such an innovative, creative group working with us and broadcasting the sport's greatest ambassadors around the world.
On Monday we officially announced our intent to make the LPGA Outside the Ropes initiative part of the week-to-week fabric of the 2010 LPGA Tour. The initiative launched in May this year has been a resounding success as our players have embraced our call to reach out even more to sponsors, fans and many of you here today from the media.
We have many exciting plans for next season, and I know that Mike and David Higdon and the communications team will be working closely with many of you to help share a unique side of the LPGA with your readers, viewers and followers.
Today I'm pleased to announce that Prudential, Choice Hotels International, Blue Diamond Almonds, Getty Images, Canyon Ranch and Smuckers have recently renewed their corporate partnership programs with the LPGA. They will continue to support the LPGA tournaments, players and fans for 2010 and beyond, and in addition Florida's Natural joins as a new member of the LPGA corporate partnership family. Additional corporate partnership renewal announcements will be made in the next several weeks.
I took on the role of acting commissioner in July, and the experience I've enjoyed since then has truly been amazing. The LPGA Tour remains the preeminent sports association in the world, and there is no doubt that we are poised for greater things in the years ahead. Never did it hit me more than a couple weeks ago in South Korea, where there is a national craze for golf and for women's golf in particular, and where recession economics are perhaps a memory. There we're in talks with a number of companies wanting to sponsor tournaments.
The LPGA's calendar for 2010 that we are unveiling today shows that not only are we an attractive property in Asia and nearly every other corner of the world, but we have maintained our strong foundation here in the United States. So let me now walk you through the 2010 calendar which will feature 24 tournaments. 23 events are scheduled and listed on our calendar distributed today, plus one more in South Korea, and I will discuss that later on in my remarks.
We will begin the year in February with two season-opening events in Thailand and Singapore. They will be followed by two U.S. events, a new J Golf event at the venerable La Costa course, which is south of San Diego, and I mentioned that earlier. It'll be followed by the traditional first major of the year, the Kraft Nabisco Championship in Palm Springs. It'll be hard to match the excitement that Brittany Lincicome provided with her eagle on 18, but the Kraft Nabisco Championship always seems to provide a great kick-start and splash to the season.
Over the next several months, we'll have two events returning to the LPGA Tour calendar, the Bell Micro LPGA Classic, which was held in the fall of 2008, then took a year off to shift to the spring, will be played May 13th through 16th.
We're also pleased to return to the Dolce Seaview Resort in Atlantic City for the Shoprite LPGA Classic. Nothing is more encouraging to our members and our business than hearing the words, "We want you back." The Shoprite LPGA Classic will be held a week prior to the second major of the year, the LPGA Championship.
I'm extremely excited to announce this morning that the LPGA Championship for 2010 will be presented by our long-term partner and friends, Wegmans. The 2010 LPGA Championship presented by Wegmans will feature a purse of $2.25 million and a deep field of LPGA stars.
We are thrilled that Wegmans and the entire LPGA Wegmans team have kicked up the partnership a notch, a significant notch, for this coming season, and we are continuing discussions with several interested parties on the long-term partnership for the LPGA Championship for 2011 and beyond.
Independence Day will be spent in Toledo at the Jamie Farr, and the following week the LPGA players will be center stage at another renowned golf course, Oakmont Country Club, outside Pittsburgh, for the 2010 U.S. Open.
Our traditional European spring will follow with a prestigious one-two punch, the Evian Masters and the Ricoh Women's British Open.
Our summer swing then will take us through the traditional popular stops in Oregon, Canada, Arkansas, Alabama, Northern California, and a new tournament next year in Acapulco.
Then we'll complete the season, as we did this year, with a great stretch, reflecting the global impact of the LPGA Tour by starting in Asia, moving to Mexico, and ending with the LPGA Tour Championship presented by Rolex.
With regard to Korea, we are continuing discussions with our partner Hana Financial Group. In the near future we expect to announce the specifics of our Korean event.
To conclude, I have been honored to serve as the acting commissioner, and I'm pleased to present on behalf of the LPGA what I hope you will agree is a solid schedule for next year, one that will provide a base from which the LPGA will grow. It has been a brief but very eventful few months as acting commissioner, and I've been touched by the generous support provided by countless friends and supporters of the association.
Next season, the LPGA will celebrate its 60th year, the longest-standing women's sports association in the world. This is obviously a resilient organization, and I wholeheartedly believe a resurgent one with a very bright future, particularly in the years ahead under the leadership of Mike Whan, who begins his tenure on January 4th.
I personally look forward to the days ahead here in Houston as the excitement builds towards Sunday's exciting finish. I also look forward to the month that follows as I continue to spend as much time as possible working with Mike as he prepares to take the reins heading into the new year.
My thanks to each of you, to all of you, that have and continue to support and cover the LPGA. I'd be happy to take your questions. Thank you so much.
Q. Would you put into perspective what was required for the schedule this year, the work that was done and how you feel about where you are?
MARTY EVANS: We had nine tournaments under contract on July the 13th when we started this, and the kind of headline I would give you is it was a total team effort. It was a fabulous effort that engaged the leadership and supporting team at the LPGA headquarters under Zayra Calderon, the executive vice president, who has that whole tournament business development area. It was a team effort that engaged the player directors, the outside directors who serve on the board of the LPGA. It was an effort that engaged the Tournament Owners Association, those individuals who are tournament owners and operators who were fabulous partners, and we got together in July.
We reached out to sponsors that we currently have, to previous sponsors, and we began -- we were talking, this was going on even before July 13th, talking to a number of prospective sponsors. I think when you kind of pull it all together, it was an amazing show of people who were just so committed to get the job done. In my former life, of course, in the military, there's no second place for not accomplishing the mission. You don't have a second prize. And I think it was like that. It was like, this is what we have to do, we're going to do everything it takes to get the job done, we're going to work as hard as we can, we're going to work as smart as we can, and we're not going to quit until we get the job done.
And I hope you'll agree that 24 tournaments is a great record, but more importantly I would say it's a platform to move forward, and that's what we needed was a momentum factor. It feels good today.
I can also tell you that the team I've been working with and continue to work with, we're not done. We're working hard for 2011 and beyond that, too.
Q. Can you just give us a little insight into how Wegmans became a sponsor, when that went down, and is this going to be a short-term, one-year deal?
MARTY EVANS: You know, I don't even remember how long ago it was that we decided to take on the LPGA Championship effort and at that point began talking with prospective sponsors. And of course the world changed. The recession hit and reverberated throughout the economy. We have had open and frankly enriching conversations with sponsors about what our needs are, what the opportunities are, our schedule, how it was shaping up. Wegmans in particular, we had discussions, this is in the June, early July time frame, but frankly we weren't getting very far in bringing just a regular tournament renewal to conclusion. But again, as I mentioned before, a full team effort, bringing to the table Hall-of-Famers like Nancy Lopez and really having great conversations openly and productive conversations with Wegmans.
So over the several months, we not only had a new contract with Wegmans, which of course has been announced, but really a growing, stronger partnership based on, I think, the whole idea of real partnership. And so we in the process or along the way, we also continue to talk with some companies that are very excited about the process of associating with or sponsoring the LPGA Championship. But as those discussions went along, it just became clear that 2011 was probably a more practical opportunity for us to bring on new title sponsors.
So we began talking with our current sponsors about what options. It's just a sign, I think, of a great partnership over 30 plus years with Wegmans. I think it's 30 plus years, a lot of years, decades, that in a time when we could use the assistance to give us some breathing room, they said, we'll step up to the plate.
So frankly it's thrilling to know that you have partners of that character that want so much for us to succeed, and it's, I think, a great day in the history of the partnership, and it's also a great day in the LPGA history that we can figure out how to get over some of the challenges.
Q. Is the 24 number pretty much set in stone, or could there be an announcement in January or February that you might add another tournament or two in 2010?
MARTY EVANS: Today what I've given you are tournaments under contract or ones that are very, very close, arrangement already drawn up. There's no magic to November 18th. I mean, we wanted to announce the schedule so we would know where everybody is going. We're continuing, even this morning we continue discussions with sponsors. I would say that in the main, those discussions are focused on 2011, and that's really what we're aiming for. But we have a number of conversations along varying points of that continuum from first introductions to signing a contract, and it just remains to be seen. But this is the schedule as of today.
You know, we're not going to stop any conversations just because it happens that today is the day we published the schedule.
Q. Do you have any sense going forward the next few years how many of the tournaments in 2011 and '12 and so on will be overseas events versus U.S. or a goal or a sense of the future?
MARTY EVANS: The world has gone global, and it's a cliché to say that the world is flat, to pick up Thomas Friedman's reference. I would say that there are great opportunities literally around the world. I went to the Japan and Korea events just two weeks ago, three weeks ago, and there was so much energy around the LPGA.
What we are finding in our conversations with prospective sponsors is it may be a U.S. company, but they want the event in some other part of the world because that's where their customers and clients are. So I think that if I had to predict, I normally don't predict for media, but if I had to predict, I would say this is a global Tour, and we will play in parts of the world that are -- four corners, and our players come from around the world, our business partners want to work with us around the world. That's kind of the way it is today and in the future.
I don't think particularly the players want to say, okay, we want 71 events here and 92 events here or whatever. We go where our players can play, where our partners can give us great opportunities, and it is around the world.
I would also say, too, that there will be some non-official events that are in some other places off the U.S. shore, as well, that will be announced later on.
Q. Can you talk about the Korea tournament?
MARTY EVANS: Well, I will tell you that just two, three weeks ago we had a very, very successful Hana Bank KOLON Championship. What I can say, because we're still in conversation, is we're building on that wonderfully successful event which our players loved. It was in a great location in a great country where the LPGA is very solidly supported; crowds were fabulous. So our intention is to build on the experience that we had in Korea with that tournament.
Q. Can you talk about what happened with Sybase and where they stand, and also Phoenix?
MARTY EVANS: Phoenix, let me just talk about Phoenix first. Phoenix is a fabulous location, great crowds, phenomenal support, wonderful volunteer base. We would love to go back to Phoenix. Quite frankly, it's the issue of finding a title sponsor, finding a sponsor for that event. But I would tell you we would love to go back to Phoenix because it's a great place to play golf from many perspectives.
With regard to Sybase, of course they have been a partner with us. We continue to discuss the opportunities with Sybase, but at this point they have not made a decision. They have not informed us of what their intentions are with respect to sponsorship. But we're very hopeful.
But that's an example, I think, of those continuing conversations.
Q. Could you also speak to the former ADT Championship, where that's at, and is it still part of the future?
MARTY EVANS: I'm going to refer you to ADT for that discussion. We would love to work with ADT again, but it's not on the roster this year.
Q. (Question regarding the format of ADT).
MARTY EVANS: We have not taken anything off the list of format possibilities. We're open to different formats going forward based on sponsors and obviously what's on the schedule.
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27 in toil and hardship, through many a sleepless night, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and exposure. | 27 I have labored and toiled and have often gone without sleep; I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food; I have been cold and naked. |
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As you can see in the diagram below, the P4X266's North Bridge provides support for regular SDRAM and DDR SDRAM. The DDR memory controller is the same as the one found in VIA's latest revision of the KT266 chipset, the KT266A. This controller supports up to 4GB 200/266MHz DDR SDRAM. The P4X266 chipset also uses the same V-Link interface and AGP 4x controller that we saw in the KT266 chipset.
The P4X266 chipset is compatible with both the Socket 423 and Socket 478 form factors. The newer Socket 478 form factor will be used for future Pentium 4 processors such as the soon to be released Northwood based Pentium 4. The P4X266 motherboards we are testing today both feature the Socket 478 design.
Adding to the list of similarities of the KT266 chipset, the P4X266 features the VT8233 South Bridge. This South Bridge has a built in Ethernet controller, three USB controllers, two ATA100/66/33 controllers and support for an integrated 56k modem. The VT8233 also features 6 channel AC-97 sound. The South Bridge and North Bridge communicate through an 8bit V-Link bus that can transfer at speeds of up to 266MB/sec.
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Another trap we can fall into is using our mother tongue's renderings of certain letters in place of how the native speakers of a language we're learning pronounce them. In this clip, I take you through some examples I have experienced in Mandarin, Thai, Vietnamese and Spanish to show that indeed, not all 'D's were created equal.
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The following is a translation of the transcription of the biogas (methane) digester instructional video made by the EARTH University in Guįpiles, Costa Rica. The video is currently hosted on YouTube in two segments, Part 1 and Part 2. If you'd like to know about how the Santa Fe Women's Group uses biogas in rural Costa Rica, visit the main biogas page or see the digester design they used. Anaerobic Biogas (Methane) Digester VideoThe Agriculture School of the Humid Tropical Region (EARTH University)...
How to install a biogas (methane) digester at low costThe poor usage of natural resources is taking us to the destruction of the planet. Deforestation, high levels of carbon dioxide generated by forest fires, pollution caused by vehicle, industries, and other factors, are causing a global warming effect at an accelerated pace. In this sense, high poverty rates contribute to this phenomenon. Currently, many options have come about to substitute wood as a source of fuel, as gas and electricity have increasingly higher costs. Solar cooker have requirements in their usage and don't work on rainy days. An alternative that is being used more and more often is the anaerobic methane digester.What is an anaerobic biogas (methane) digester?An anaerobic biogas (methane) digester is an aparratus formed by a double polyethylene bag, an exit valve, and a safety valve. Inside the bag excrements are fermented, giving as a result the production of a natural gas called biogas. This biogas can be used to heat and cook food, to create light, to heat farm animals, and generally, as an extra energy source. The fermented excrements that exit the biogas (methane) digester can be used as an organic fertilizer. In the production of biogas, you can use manure from cows, pigs, horses, goats, or even human feces. Installing a homemade anaerobic biogas (methane) digester is not very costly. Nevertheless, you will have to invest at least $120 in the cost of materials and installation. The amount of materials is directly related to the size of the anaerobic methane digester, whose length can vary from 5 meters to 50 meters. To install a methane digester with 13 meters in length, you should get:
How do you creat the exit valve?We take the rigid washer and we place it over the male PVC adapter. We then place the tire inner tube seal over the washer so that the washer does not do harm to the polyethylene bag of the anaerobic methane digester. Then you introduce the male PVC adapter into the hole cut in the digester's bag. On the outside you then place the other inner tube seal, the other rigid washer, and the female PVC adapter that was previously attached to the PVC tubing and the PVC elbow of 1". Once the exit valve is placed, you can put the bag into the ditch and pass the ends of the bag through the buckets at each end of the ditch. The next step is to set up the safety valve. To do this you must place a post to support it.How do you set up the safety valve?To set up the safety valve you must take the 1" T and insert inside a small piece of 1" PVC between 20 and 25 centimeters. This piece does not get glued within because it needs to be removed to replace the steel wool that goes inside every six months to a year. On the ends of the T we place the small pieces of PVC that are between 8 and 10 centimeters. These are glued into the T with PVC cement. We then place the larger PVC piece into the mouth of the 2-liter soda bottle with the T and the other PVC pieces attached. Here it is clear that the PVC tubing will maintain submerged in water up to these holes that create a seal of water about 5 centimeters deep. This safety valve connects to the exit valve by means of the transparent plastic hose. Once the bag is installed in the ditch, and the ends are placed on the buckets, and the exit and safety valves are connected, the next step is to inflate the bag with the exhaust of a car, tractor, or motorcycle. To do this you need to tie up one end of the bag with the rest of the tire inner tube scraps, avoiding the escape of any smoke. At the other end, tie the mouth of the bag around a garden hose that will funnel the smoke into the bag. The other end of the hose is then place over the exhaust pipe of the automobile. Once this connection is then sealed with the tying of more inner tube scraps, you turn on the engine until you completely fill the digester's bag. Once this is complete, the safety valve should start bubbling, signaling the reaching of the digester's maximum biogas capacity. Now take the garden hose to introduce water into the bag to the point where no gas can escape, creating a water seal. Then, when no gas can escape, you open up the ends of the bag to be mounted in the buckets. On the end that corresponds to the anaerobic anaerobic methane digester's exit, you dig a hole through which to channel the material that has been digested for fifty days, after which this material can be used as organic fertilizer. From then on, you will feed the anaerobic methane digester every day with manure dissolved in water. Every bucket of manure should be mixed with four buckets of water, being completely dissolved before pouring the mixture into the digester.[Image] Following this recommendation, an anaerobic methane digester with 13 meters in length and four meters in circumference, and that is fed with 50 kilos of fresh manure dissolved in 200 liters of water daily can produce up to 16 hours of burn time every day.[Eliseo Arias, Guįcimo, Costa Rica] Being able to have it, who isn't going to have this gift that is so cheap? I recommend this to everyone who asks me about it.[Credits] A production of The Agriculture School of the Humid Tropical Region (EARTH University)If you'd like to know about how the Santa Fe Women's Group uses biogas in rural Costa Rica, visit the main biogas page or see the digester design they used. Copyright 2007 Rural Costa Rica, a Costa Rica Travel Affiliate |


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ACLU sues U.S. Border Patrol, alleging illegal traffic stops
In a federal lawsuit, the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington is alleging U.S. Border Patrol agents routinely stop to check the immigration status of Latinos and others without cause.
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington filed a lawsuit Thursday against the U.S. Border Patrol, alleging agents routinely and illegally violate the rights of Latinos and other people of color through unjustifiable traffic stops.
The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court seeks an injunction to prevent Border Patrol agents from performing traffic stops until they undergo specific training under the eye of a court-appointed special master.
It also asks the court to require the agency to document all traffic stops, including the specific reason the vehicle was targeted.
The lawsuit names as plaintiffs three Olympic Peninsula men, all U.S. citizens, who allege they have been targeted by the Border Patrol because they appear to be Latino.
Such illegal stops are becoming more frequent, with an influx of Border Patrol agents into Port Angeles as part of the Department of Homeland Security's efforts to beef up security at the northern border, according to the ACLU and the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, which has joined in representing the men.
"The Border Patrol's actions have created a climate of fear and anxiety for many people on the Olympic Peninsula," said Sarah Dunne, the legal director for the ACLU of Washington. The plaintiffs, she said, are afraid they can be pulled over at any time without cause.
The lawsuit is asking for class-action status, seeking to represent anyone on the Olympic Peninsula who might be subject to a Border Patrol stop.
In a prepared statement, Colin Burgin, the supervisory Border Patrol agent in Blaine, said his agency "strictly prohibits profiling on the basis of race or religion" and that agents follow the Department of Justice guidelines regarding the use of race by federal law enforcement.
The plaintiffs include Jose Sanchez, a Forks resident who works as a correctional officer at the Olympic Correctional Center; Ismael Ramos Contreras, an 18-year-old senior at Forks High School; and Ernest Grimes, an African-American Neah Bay resident who works as a correctional officer and part-time Neah Bay police officer.
Sanchez alleges that he has been approached or stopped three times by Border Patrol agents since the winter of 2008-09. The first time, according to the lawsuit, the agency followed him home but left after he began to record the stop with his cellphone.
In the summer of 2009, Sanchez alleges he and his family were stopped and that Sanchez "was interrogated by two Border Patrol agents regarding his immigration status."
An agent told him they pulled him over because his windows were tinted too dark but, Sanchez said, they never asked to see his license or registration. Sanchez said he was stopped a third time and again questioned about this status in the fall of 2011.
Contreras, who is student-body president at Forks High School, alleges he was in a car with four others on their way to pick up tuxedos for a quinceañera — a traditional 15th birthday party — when the group was stopped July 22, 2011, in Port Angeles. He claims an agent took the car keys from the driver while four agents questioned Contreras and the others about their immigration status.
Contreras alleges he was questioned again in December outside the Clallam County District Courthouse, where a plainclothes agent approached and asked him where he lived and where he was born.
Grimes alleges that he was stopped Oct. 15, 2011, by a "scared and volatile" Border Patrol agent, who placed his hand on his holstered weapon and yelled at Grimes to roll down the car window.
Grimes, who was wearing his Department of Corrections uniform at the time, said he was asked only about his immigration status.
Friction between residents of the Olympic Peninsula and the Border Patrol has increased with a number of high-profile incidents. After residents complained, the Border Patrol was forced in 2009 to quit setting up random roadblocks to check drivers.
In 2009, the federal government paid $48,000 to an illegal immigrant to settle his lawsuit after he claimed he was assaulted by two Border Patrol agents in Mount Vernon — more than 60 miles from the border — while waiting for his child at a school-bus stop.
That incident, and others, prompted Sen. Maria Cantwell to complain of agents' "overly aggressive" tactics and the appearance that they were targeting people "based solely on their race, ethnicity or religion."
Last May, an illegal immigrant fleeing agents drowned in the Sol Duc River, resulting in a public outcry.
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Six Nations 2013: Wales gather momentum for England clash
"Can we enjoy today first?" Rob Howley enquired rather forlornly, when the spectre of England was raised with almost unseemly haste. Fat chance.
Saturday's match with Scotland, as far some in Wales were concerned, was merely an occasion to be negotiated rather than celebrated, before the serious business of derailing England's Grand Slam bandwagon - or even wresting the title from their grasp - in Cardiff next Saturday.
Victory here at least kept that latter possibility tantalisingly alive, even if it remains a remote one.
But Howley, Wales' interim coach, was entitled to dwell a little longer on events at Murrayfield before turning his thoughts to what he labelled a "mammoth game".
After all, history was made on several fronts. On the positive side, Wales had just won a fifth consecutive away game for the first time in the championship.
Only England, who also won five in a row away from 2002 to 2004, and France - with six from 2003 to 2005 - have matched or bettered that feat since the Five Nations became Six.
There were also some less edifying records. The 18 penalty attempts at goal amounted to a world record, while the 13 successful penalties were the most in a Six Nations match.
On the eve of the game, the legendary Gerald Davies lamented the "unremittingly gladiatorial, pitilessly severe and oppressive" nature of this tournament since the opening weekend.
Alas, there was little to lift the spirits of the dashing Wales wing of yore after another contest where remorseless defence, particularly Wales', throttled attacking invention and physical power and a dead-eyed kicker provided the keys to victory.
But if Wales' campaign, after the last half-hour against Ireland, has hardly been an aesthete's paradise, there are other qualities to admire in the way the defending champions have revived themselves and their championship aspirations.
Rob Howley Wales interim coach"It gives us a lot of momentum going into a big game next week"
Set-piece prowess has never been synonymous with Welsh rugby, but their scrum - as it was in Rome - was again a source of sustenance, even if it made for painful viewing at times.
"It was very much a test of patience, wasn't it?" observed Wales forwards coach Robin McBryde, who praised his pack for maintaining discipline in adhering to referee Craig Joubert's instructions.
Scotland, by contrast, seemed to fall into the trap set for them - "We almost left the hit, and waited to be hit," explained Wales hooker Richard Hibbard - and were repeatedly penalised for engaging too early, much to the consternation of their front row, and the partisans in the crowd.
Scotland coach Scott Johnson, to his credit, refused to blame Joubert, even if his frustration was clear. "We have got a world-class front row, we scrummage square with no tricks, but we are getting nothing for it," he lamented.
It is only fair to point out that Scotland also won two scrum penalties that Greig Laidlaw kicked to put the hosts into a 12-10 lead just before half-time.
But their indiscipline elsewhere continued to undermine them. Scotland had conceded more penalties, 47, than any other country after the first three rounds of fixtures, and they racked up another 16 here.
To put that in context, Howley was disappointed his side had reached double figures - considered a heinous crime at the highest level - for the first time this campaign.
While one or two awards seemed questionable, in truth Scotland - despite remaining in contention on the scoreboard - never gave the impression that a third straight Championship win for the first time since 1996 was on the cards.
Wales appeared to have another gear to go to if required, they enjoyed nearly 60% of the territory and possession, and some of their best players stood tall when it mattered.
Official match stats
Scotland | Wales | |
43% |
Possession |
57% |
41% |
Territory |
59% |
3 (3) |
Scrums won (lost) |
4 (1) |
6 (0) |
Line-outs won (lost) |
12 (3) |
16 |
Pens conceded |
12 |
63 |
Rucks won |
85 |
29 |
Possession kicked |
27 |
98 (9) |
Tackles made (missed) |
102 (3) |
3 |
Offloads |
3 |
0 |
Line breaks |
1 |
(provided by Accenture)
Howley's decision to change a winning team after Paris and Rome and re-introduce Alun Wyn Jones and Sam Warburton to his pack paid off handsomely.
Jones was Wales' leading ball-carrier alongside Toby Faletau, a secure source of line-out possession, taking half-a-dozen throws, and also making 10 tackles in a hugely industrious display.
Warburton, meanwhile, gave a timely reminder of his class with an influential display at the breakdown that earned him the man-of-the-match award.
As well as topping the tackle count with 13, his presence over the ball forced several of the nine turnovers Wales achieved, as well as winning a couple of penalties.
"He has had a tough time over the last five weeks, so it was good to see him enjoying his rugby and proving something to those who questioned him with an outstanding performance," said Howley.
Warburton regained the captaincy for the last half-hour, after Ryan Jones was forced off with a shoulder injury. If Jones does not recover in time for the England encounter, Howley said he would have no qualms about playing Justin Tipuric and Warburton together.
Another individual who responded well to adversity was Leigh Halfpenny. After missing three first-half kicks in the face of a strong wind, he composed himself admirably to land his next seven from all angles, giving him a highly respectable eight from 11 overall in the difficult conditions.
And then there was the defence. It is getting on for five hours now since Wales' try-line was breached. Only once, when the Scottish back three of Stuart Hogg, Sean Maitland and Tim Visser combined to telling effect with five minutes left, did they look threatened here. But even with 14 men, they resisted the Scots - who have failed to score a try in their last two games.
"They can be very proud of themselves with the character they have shown over the last three games in particular," added Howley. "It gives us a lot of momentum going into a big game next week."
Ah yes, the big game. Whether the title is still a realistic goal after England's match with Italy on Sunday remains to be seen, but the Millennium Stadium will be at fever pitch regardless.
The kings of the road will be back home, even if Cardiff has provided little comfort of late with five straight defeats. But England's arrival, and the prospect of great deeds ahead, will once again stir a nation.
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Comment number 492.
11th March 2013 - 22:12matchbetting very interest. Paddypower just tipping wales, William Hill just england, but its marginal. Interestingly William Hill have still got The only money to be made is William hill Wales 3/1 for the championship outright. Now that could be worth a punt...
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11th March 2013 - 22:05@490
Surely in training the management must take the squad through adjustments for unplanned changes?
Maybe not the next game , but I'd like to see an hour of Lloyd Williams and Hook sometime, from plain curiosity.
In a red shirt obviously, I'm not for sending LW out to France. -
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11th March 2013 - 21:58@489 agree, hook offers better attacking options think it must baffle England why he's warming the bench. But to change things now would be a very big call. As stated biggar can play well just not consistent and a lot of his kicking is aimless. Few times against scots prime example, their kicks over our full backs heads to corners. Biggars down their throats, hardly had to move to take ball
Comment number 489.
11th March 2013 - 21:53Biggar is not a natural passer of the ball, priestland is far better. I think it's because biggar has thrown a few interceptions over the years, which is probably holding him back.
I would like to see hook play, the guy is class and offers a good passing / running game. -
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11th March 2013 - 21:31@487 in short no. Think biggar after watching club level, tends to blow hot and cold. Against scots he threw a pass that reminded me of the wilkinson pass against wales. They thrashed us first half , second half he throws a pass way behind three quarters and they go to pieces. A pass like that against England and they sniff blood. We just have to pray he has a blinder.
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