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Latino street gang formed in the 1940's as a social group that protected the hispanic community in Chicago. Once part of the Peoples Nation, they were the largest street gang in north America with sets from NY to Miami. In recent years police crackdowns have left the gang broken and virtually leaderless. The gang colors are Gold & Black.
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The Latin Kings are the oldest and largest hispanic street gang, commencing in the 1940's in their "Motherland," Chicago, Illinois. The gang's founders were Puerto Rican immigrants, whose unification movement actually originated as a Hispanic prisoners' rights group in the Chicago area which eventually spread throughout United States prisons. The gang's main objective developed into a unified force that protected the gang's neighborhood or "turf." Their battles with rival gangs ultimately led the Latin Kings to develop a reputation as a violent street gang. Latin King documents reveal that Gino Gustavo Colon (a.k.a. "Lord Gino") is considered the "SUN" of the Almighty Latin King Nation in Chicago and has been for a long time. Currently he is serving a life sentence in federal prison due to a 25-count indictment, which includes charges of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and other drugs. Latin King headquarters is located on Beach and Spaulding in Northwest Chicago. Luis Felipe (a.k.a. King Blood) started his own chapter of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation with the permission of his superiors in Chicago. He designated himself as Inca and Supreme Crown of New York State. In 1995 Antonio Fernandez (a.k.a. King Tone) was designated Inca and Supreme Crown of New York State and New Jersey, and the ALKQN once again began a transformation.
The Latin Kings have a hierarchical organizational structure, and they have sets in numerous states across the country. These sets are referred to as "chapters" or "tribes," with each reporting to an Inca, Cacíque, Enforcer and Regional Officer. The head (or heads) of the entire criminal organization are known as "Coronas" (crowns in Spanish). Their colors are black and gold; gang markings consist of a 5 or 3-point crown, writings of LK, ALK, ALKN, ALKQN abbreviations (or the whole words), and drawings of the Lion and/or the King Master. Latin King symbolism is usually accompanied with the name and number of the chapter, region or city of the gang. The Latin Kings are of the People Nation, and therefore, represent everything to the "right" in opposition to the "left," which is representative of the "Folk Nation".
作者 ♫ Highway to Hell ♫
The largest Latino gang in Chicago, and perhaps in the United States, are the Latin King and Queen Nation. Latin Kings have chapters all across the US. The colors associated with the Lating Kings are Gold or Yellow and Black. Latin Kings use 5-point crowns as a symbol. The 5 points stand for love, respect, sacrifice, honor, and obedience.
Amor del Rey. Justice to the people, Power to the Kings.
作者 R. Leb
A political organization now, but when it started it became more of a gang, then things started changing after what happen to KingBlood, and KingTone set a new message that "every King and Queen should have a education or knowledge to prove the latin community can do good." thats the true meaning of a king.
ALKQN - ADR - ADC \^/\^/ Amor De Rey/Amor De Corona.
作者 Erick M.
All fello kings should respect there hermanitos y hermanitas.You are only a true king or queen when u give it all.Always take care of ur people.Once a King always a King.Stay true for life.
I am a Queen in every part of my being.Amor de rey.queen fo life.
one who provides respect and dignity for himself and herself and brings love and compasion for his loved onein the nation
Latin Kings at every moment protect their crown and nation.
作者 King Frank White 1-4-18
The biggest hispanic street gang in america but can also be found in many other countries across the world, latin kings are extremely violent and communicate in spanish or english, latin kings recruit spanish, pueto rican, potugeuse and italian people mostly, the gang consists of mainly male members but there are latin queens aswell. latin kings are known for violent atacks and murders on rival gangs and drug trafficing and dealing.
amor del rey means love of the king in spanish and is used by latin kings.
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A Finite Element Analysis of the Influence of Morphology on Barrier Properties of Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites
D. L. Statler Jr., and R. K. GuptaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
Nanocomposites, formed by dispersing a few weight-percent of nanometer-thick platelets of organically-coated montmorillonite clay in a variety of polymers, are being used in food packaging applications. The clay platelets reduce the diffusion coefficient of gases, such as carbon dioxide and water vapor, and prolong the shelf-life of packaged foods and carbonated beverages.
Here we use the COMSOL software to determine the reduction in diffusivity. Computations show that, at low filler concentrations, analytical theories over-predict improvement in barrier properties, but good agreement is obtained when the nanofiller concentration or the morphology is such that platelet-platelet overlap occurs.
By examining the influence of filler dimensions, filler arrangement and filler amount, it should be possible to design nanocomposites having desired diffusion properties.


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Date of death: 04-08-2007
until 2015-05-12
Keep on sharing memories of Dashon Harvey.
Celebrate Dashon's life, his memories, his love of fashion, and everything else that made Dashon unique.
Celebrate Dashon's life, his memories, his love of fashion, and everything else that made Dashon unique.
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Although I didn't personally know the victims, I felt connected to them because I graduated Delaware state University in 1992 and I live not too far from where the crime occurred. But all the love that came and surrounded the families during that time showed they were wonderful kids and the fact that they even wanted to attend college showed they had big dreams...My hearts go out to all their family and friends
My Shoni I miss and love you soooooo much I can't believe you have been gone for almost five years I cant even begin to recall the many silly memories we have shared. Lol I am sI happy I chose to attend Delaware state to be graced with your presence you were one of a kind and a beautiful person both inside and out. This year you would've been 25 and in just a few days I know you are going to have the best Party ever I just wish I could b in attendance I lOve you soo much and taylor DASHON is growing to be a beautiful little person and she loves you tooo rest in paradise baby i love you
even though I didnt know any of them I send my condolences to the familes im so sorry for your loss that these horrible people have done may god be with you through this tough time..
My heart goes out to all the families of this tragedy...I cry a tear often thinking about you guys and the pain of your families for losing you all this way. I was born in Newark and as soon as I turned 15, my mom moved us to North Carolina, even though violence is everywhere, I can't help but wonder where I would be if I were still there. Afraid I can tell you that.... when I visit again I will be sure to come by and pay my respect to your memorial. Always in my heart and in my prayers. Never to be forgotten.
i remember first walking into my 3rd highschool in 3 years, and as i remember so clearly, i sat next to Dashon, and it will be something i never forget, me and him would crack jokes that first day just going back and fourth! and i would neva forget you man, your bday is a day b4 mines, you shall always be remembered by me..
I never met you, yet staring into your eyes leaves me with a feeling of loss, of you life as well as your friends. My 14 year old brother was gunned down in 2005, so I can only imagine how you, the family must feel. However know that these young kids lives had purpose. Please use this unfortunate event as a tool to educate our youth, God knows they need help. I feel tears welling in my eyes, but when I cry for this young man, I will cry also for all of your youth that have left this world in a way that leaves us behind feeling cheated. Please pray, and may your loved one rest high on a mountain with the Savior as his companion.
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The 8.35.5 fglrx driver will be dubbed the "Hello Catalyst Control Center Linux" Edition
Yes, it's here! The AMD Catalyst Control Center for Linux is in the new 8.35 driver! It's a beauty compared to fireglcontrolpanel. The Fedora scripts have also been updated and some other minor changes. You can read our Phoronix review @ http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=9327
Give them a shot and be sure to report back with your thoughts.
Since it's not on the ATI website yet, here's the direct link to the drivers: https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206...x86.x86_64.run
Is there a patch for kernel 2.6.20.x series?
Is this a good sign about AIGLX?! ...
If i remember correctly GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap was'nt present inte previous drivers?! Or do i remember wrong?!...Code:glxinfo | grep pixmap GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_OML_swap_method,
(btw. No, Xgl is not loaded!!! ... :-) ...).
OK, I tested the new 8.35 drivers on x700Pro, x850xl and a vga 9600Pro.
As for performance, there are no 3D perforamnce increase.
As for the speed of the ATI control panel vs the one in windows xp and Vista, to be fair, the linux control panel is far from giving the same possibilities as the one available under windows. In my opinion, it was useless to write about the increased speed of the linux control panel vs the one available on windows.
The changes to the drivers are only incremental, I don't know how many people AMD/ATI has on that project, but it seems to me that the driver team is way too small or the reason is something else that I don't want to write about here.
My next card will probably be an nvidia card, and if and when ATI gets parity with nvidia, I will probably comeback to ATI.
BTW, I agree that the control panel is still a huge improvement over what we had before, but changes are coming way too slow for my taste.
firstly, sorry for my worst english, I'm italian and I have not many time to spent for write.
I'm totally in accord with this post, ATI is too too too too slow, i repeat too slow.
No AIGLX support (and I think never) (it is also a business request (see compiz/newRedHat), no real improvment with CC, no any changes of sort with new driver.
The distance with NVIDIA is too big.
Especcially there is not a good improvment of performance (my ATI mobility x300 goes double faster in windows) no good support for Powerplay and Hypermemory.
I'm very very entusiastic about linux and Fedora (I use only these) but not about ati, but my pc have an ati card and I can't do nothing.
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Hawaiian doctor that uses a magical fairy wand to cure all ailments. Also the model for the young boy from Up.
Man, my back is killing me, if only I had the touch of dantano
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Someone who is allergic to alcohol and then subsequently gets called out on it in front of everyone and turns bright red, as if he or she had been drinking alcohol.
I'm so embarrassed, I can't believe I did that last night, everyone must think I'm such a dantano
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When it comes to freestyle battles, there are no limitations of what you can expect. We have seen people get embarrassed, choke up, and on the occasion even get physically hurt. However, in this freestyle below this man may have done something that no one has ever done in freestyle battling, openly admitting that he has had sex with his opponent's father, yes I said FATHER!
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The Curious Case of Goodling and the Immigration Judges Marty Lederman
[UPDATED below with a bit of law and today's developments.]
One clarification: I believe that she only received "use immunity." So testifying on the topic didn't immunize her against prosecution. However, I think you're still right, Marty, that she was very well advised. Having the immunized testimony out there creates all kinds of troubles for prosecutors who might later decide to charge her. See Iran/Contra.
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One clarification: I believe that she only received "use immunity." So testifying on the topic didn't immunize her against prosecution. However, I think you're still right, Marty, that she was very well advised. Having the immunized testimony out there creates all kinds of troubles for prosecutors who might later decide to charge her. See Iran/Contra. Hmmm, that makes sense. Make sure that you get asked about anything potentially criminal; if it's not in your testimony and they find out about it, you can still be prosecuted (although they'd have to show that they would have found out about it despite what you did say). Cheers,
I wonder if the politicization of the appointment process for immigration judges may be the reason we have seen such a marked fall off in the quality of work completed by these administrative judges. Some of the federal appellate courts have written some rather strident opinions in this regard the last few years. The judiciary may have been sending signals all was not right the last few years and we just misinterpreted them because nobody thought this could happen. What else have we missed?
10 Zen Monkeys has an interview with Greg Palast I think you might be interested in.
http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/05/24/justice-department-scandal-greg-palast/ The Future of America Has Been Stolen JD: Do you have a wide-angle view of the current Administration's strategy with the Justice Department, and if so, give us the summary. Is it about election theft, or is it mostly about stocking the lake for future conservative judge appointments? GP: Yes. First, it's elections. They don't want the voters making any foolish choices. Specifically, while the attention's been focused 100% on the firings, no one is talking about the hirings. That's what Goodling was trying to get across. The key: at the Pearl Harbor Day massacre, they replaced one of the prosecutors with Rove-bots, a sleeper cell of anti-Constitutional saboteurs who will explode in 2008, led by the new prosecutor for Arkansas, Tim Griffin. JD: Talk a little bit about the relevance of Tim Griffin — the perp who became prosecutor — and Arkansas in 2008. GP: It was Griffin who directed the "caging" ops for the GOP. Caging, by the way, is illegal. Law Professor Bobby Kennedy pointed out it violates the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — and I'd add, as a former racketeering investigator, mail fraud statutes. So Griffin's a felon — now U.S. Attorney.
I have a question. Even though Monica G. received immunity in exchange for her testimony, can't she still be prosecuted for perjury if she is shown to be lying in her testimony? And wouldn't that void her immunity agreement?
She CAN be prosecuted for perjury -- not sure what that does to her immunity agreement though -- which is why I think she testified truthfully (see UPDATE above). My question remains even for these civil service jobs where straight political affiliation is not supposed to be a factor in the hiring decision: can Goodling legally ask such a job interviewee whether he / she is a member of the Federalist Society? Can she ask who their favorite Supreme Court Justice is? Can she ask whether he / she is a U.S. citizen?
Although DOJ now asserts unequivocally that the civil service laws apply to the appointment of IJs (which would presumably mean they cannot be hired with an eye to partisan considerations such as party affiliation, voting and political contribution history), it's not immediately apparent where in federal law that is specified.
IANAL, so forgive me (after correcting me) if I'm way off, folks. 8 CFR 1001.1 defines an "immigration judge" as an attorney appointed by the AG as "an administrative judge within the Executive Office for Immigration Review...subject to such supervision and (who) shall perform such duties as the Attorney General shall prescribe..." 5 USC 2302 prohibits the use of political affiliation in hiring decisions for any covered position, which includes competitive service positions, career appointees in the Senior Executive service, or a position in the excepted service, unless it has been specifically excluded from coverage by dint of Presidential decree or the confidential policy-making nature of the position. In the revision notes for 5 USC 3105 ("Appointment of Administrative law judges"), it says "The words "Subject to the civil service" are omitted as unnecessary inasmuch as appointments are made subject to the civil service laws unless specifically excepted." In short, unless there's a specific statute that excludes immigration judges from coverage under 5 USC 2301-2, the appointments do seem to be subject to the civil service rules. Wading through the code, I'm not really sure where anyone could get a contrary opinion.
Supposedly, Daniel Levin indeed came to a contrary opinion. My questions remain whether 5 USC 2302 prohibits "Are you a member of the Federalist Society?" etc.
IANAL, but I do know that in the private sector, asking indirect questions to determine information that can be used to discriminate against protected classes is also frowned upon by HR departments, if not outright prohibited. Of course, IIRC, if you had asked Arne a few years back if he was a member of the Federalist Society (in order to discreetly determine if he was a good conservative) you may have been shocked with what you got if that was your sole criterion.
Charles writes: My questions remain whether 5 USC 2302 prohibits "Are you a member of the Federalist Society?" etc.
I'm taking a late lunch so I had time to pull the relevant volume of the U.S. Code off the library shelf. If we are talking about a violation of 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(1)(E), that paragraph prohibits discriminating in personal actions related to covered positions based on political affiliation. I don't see how any question would be a prima faci violation of this provision. Instead, the questions provide evidence of discrimination. The further that the question moves from soliciting information about political affiliation, the weaker the evidence would be. I don't practice in the field of labor law though; I just pulled the title off the library shelf. Note: 5 USC 2302(b)(1)(E) requires that the discrimination be "prohibited under any law, rule, or regulation." The other law that applies here (and I am not sure what it is) may tell us more.
Thanks, that's what I thought. The QUESTIONS, or even online research on candidates, are not prohibited -- discrimination is what's prohibited -- obviously, the problem comes up if Goodling is asking these questions and someone answers "no" and doesn't get hired.
Supposedly, Daniel Levin indeed came to a contrary opinion. My questions remain whether 5 USC 2302 prohibits "Are you a member of the Federalist Society?" etc.
Typically, an HR person would ask a question like "to what professional organizations do you belong?" So, it's more or less a legal question. However, if the political leaning inferred from those sorts of questions are used as criteria of evaluation in the hiring process, I think that yes, it would be illegal under the limited amount of statutes and code that I've researched. selection and advancement should be determined solely on the basis of relative ability, knowledge, and skills, after fair and open competition which assures that all receive equal opportunity. Nothing in there about favorite justices or political alignment at all. Note that Goodling didn't claim to have asked a couple of irrelevant politically-oriented questions and let it drop. Rather, she said explicitly that she "took political considerations into account in making recommendations for positions as Immigration Judges and members of the Board of Immigration Appeals." Based on my awe-inspiring minutes of research, her action would seem to be clearly illegal. I'd love to see what justification Levin has/had for excluding IJs from the civil service rules. Maybe he'll announce that he said no such thing?
Charles: It doesn't matter how the person answers though. The statute prohibits discriminating "for or against" based on political affiliation. Also, even if the person refuses to answer, the mere asking of a question designed to elicit information about party affiliation provides evidence of the questioner's discriminatory intent.
Charles: Also, while I think your point is technically correct, online research into political affiliation strikes me as highly damning evidence of discrimination. Would you want to stand in front of a jury and try to convince them that your client googled the candidates to see if they were Republicans but never used that information to discriminate? I certainly wouldn't.
Even if Daniel Levin denies it, that's just one more thing Goodling is pegging on Kyle Sampson. You (and QuiteAlarmed) have a good point that no interviewee should ever be asked these questions. I'd go right to the Federalist Society member lists (although we all know in John Roberts' case, that was not completely reliable) and other indepedent sources. For instance, you can easily verify anyone's party registration e.g. www.voterlistsonline.com (although Arizona and Pennsylvania records cannot be directly downloaded). Of course, I'm not in charge of hiring Immigration Judges ; ) QuiteAlarmed: No, but we don't get to pick and choose our facts, do we?
I think what was MOST shocking from Goodling's testimony was that Gonzales may have tampered with witnesses -- something we accused Clinton of doing with Betty Currie IIRC -- as I've always stated, my role is the devil's advocate here. But if Gonzales actually broke the law, I will be glad to call for his resignation and/or impeachment as well.
my role is the devil's advocate here
Really? I thought that Mr. DePalma had elected to proceed pro se.
somehow, I almost find evidence of Gonzales witness tampering the least shocking revelation in this whole clusterfuck of incompetent, arrogant, power mad robber barons.
can't you just imagine his earnest, wholesome, wide-eyed chipmunk face pressed close to Ashcroft's ear, counseling softly, "just sign the paper, John."
Well, if nothing else Gonzales has done is illegal, I'd have to say an indictment on witness tampering would be the most serious allegation to date. Maybe we just have different "shock" levels.
18 USC 1512 makes it a federal crime for anyone to use intimidation or physical force to threaten another person with intent to influence the testimony of a witness. A person can be found guilty of this offense only if all of the following facts are proved beyond a reasonable doubt:
1) That the witness was scheduled to be a witness in court; 2) That the person used intimidation/physical force against such witness; and 3) That the person did so knowingly and willfully with the intent to influence the testimony of the witness. To act with intent to "influence" the testimony of a witness means to act for the purpose of getting the witness to change or color or shade his or her testimony in some way;
i found more shocking that he deliberately created a dysfunctional appointment system that allowed KKKarl to plant operatives throughout the DOJ to help suppress the vote, pursue Dems and lay off Thugs.
that he would attempt to suborn perjury from monica goodling i take as a given. the man has no integrity. "john, the president needs this... your country needs this, john... sign the papers...." Alberto Gonzales
if Karl Rove really was staffing/stuffing the Department of Justice with young, right-wing, ideologues without sufficient experience, and in many cases competence, with the deliberate intention of turning them loose on the Democrats to bolseter Republican Candidates, would you agree that he broke the law and should go to jail?
do you think removing Carol Lam as a USA was a good thing given her ongoing corruption investigations?
i'm curious.
As for Carol Lam, I expect those professional career prosecutors to follow any corruption charges where ever the evidence leads, regardless of party, and regardless of who the head U.S. Attorney is in that office. You know, just like when Clinton replaced the U.S. Attorney looking into Dan Rostenkowski (of course, Clinton eventually signed a late-night pardon for Dan, but I assume I will have to remind people of that too once Bush pardon's Libby ; )
i dont wanna argue about the law.
i just want to ask if you see anything wrong with Karl doing that or conversely if you think its a good thing for America. i imagine that somehow, some way whether the courts conclude that the civil service laws apply or not, bush will look about as good as he will when its confirmed he called Mrs. Ashcroft to set up the meet.
Based on the complaints I've seen, I have no problem with Carol Lam being replaced. Also, you asked me if I "agree that [Rove] broke the law and should go to jail" but you don't want to argue about the law? Make up your mind . . .
That's another thing that's different about us. When I bring up a charge like "witness tampering" I actually cite to 18 USC 1512(b) above in case anyone wants to intelligently discuss the issue. That's O.K. though. We are just different like that.
carol lam was deeply involved in pursuing one of the largest corruption scandals in Congressional history.
to sack her due to a lack of committment on immigration or gun crimes is ridiculous. your interpretations of the law are not worth debating. your notions of right and wrong are what's shocking.
I wonder about other prongs of the strategy to remake the justice department and courts which this administration brought into action beginning in the first term. Clearly there was such a strategy; witness the early declaration barring ABA's then-standing-committee on supreme court nominations from inputting into compilation of the first list, relegating admission of those recommendations to the final candidate(s). There is a diverse fabric of contexts in which people become judges. Given Goodling's divulgations about the immigration court judgeships' being a part of the [overstrike] voter fraud[/overstrike] remake the courts plan, I would expect to discover, as more information on the immigration courts politicization appears in the press, other as yet undiscovered parts of the administration's efforts to politicize subsets of the courts which had been apolitical traditionally, at least nominally. Already there is discussion of the US attorney purge in one resource rich upper midwest state being part of this [overstrike]voter suppression[/overstrike] political remake of advocacy and the courts plan.
See the story in today's Los Angeles Times: "Immigration judges lack apt backgrounds
A growing number of the jurists have little or no experience in that area of law. Some have strong Republican resumes" http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-usattys26may26,0,7211442.story?coll=la-home-center
Based on a long and painful experience with attorneys, when you ask a lawyer if they think what they did was right or wrong and they answer "I did nothing illegal." -- you know at the very least they've done something they should be ashamed of, and that they know it.
That "nothing illegal" or "nothing much illegal" was done will be a fine epitaph for this administration.
"Note that Goodling didn't claim to have asked a couple of irrelevant politically-oriented questions and let it drop. Rather, she said explicitly that she "took political considerations into account in making recommendations for positions as Immigration Judges and members of the Board of Immigration Appeals.""
"Based on my awe-inspiring minutes of research, her action would seem to be clearly illegal." "# posted by PMS_Chicago : 2:13 PM" In view of the fact that the DOJ responded to her claim that she'd been told (cum laude, and she didn't ask to read the opinion for herself?) it wasn't illegal to apply political criteria, her admission of having done so raises several possibilities: 1. It's illegal. 2. It was and is uncertain, but it may be, or be found to be, illegal. 3. Bushit decreed it legal; but that stems, as so much else with his actions, from a nub of illegality. So her lawyer has her playing it safe by admitting that which will likely be found by investigation. But let's not pretend she didn't know at the time that there was at least a question about its legality. And why does Samson -- the vicious facial cast -- remind me of Erlichman?
"Based on the complaints I've seen, I have no problem with Carol Lam being replaced. Also, you asked me if I "agree that [Rove] broke the law and should go to jail" but you don't want to argue about the law? Make up your mind . . ."
"# posted by Charles : 7:53 PM" I'll bite: what complaints have you seen from a _credible_ source?
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Fine with me. If anyone else wants to discuss 18 USC 1512(b) or any other alleged lawbreaking by the Attorney General, please let me know. JohnLopresti: Please provide even ONE example of a Republican being nominated by Clinton for federal District, Appeals, or Supreme Court Justice. If the ABA was consistently refusing to qualify DEMOCRATS, would it be O.K. to ignore them then? JNagarya: Is a United Stated Congressman NOT "a _credible_ source" just because he's a Republican? The ABA is looking for a few good people just like you. |
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Prep time: 60 minutes
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Hidden Lake Winery
Walk the trails around the five-acre lake, or sit and enjoy the waterfall and views of the Silent Forest as you sip a glass of wine.
West Access Marina
A year-round facility for large and small boats located at the southwest end of Carlyle Lake. Suited for a complete variety of water sports.
Eldon Hazlet State Park
The largest campground in the Illinois State Park system. The park covers 3,000 acres on the west shore of Carlyle Lake. Every year more than 3/4 million visitors come here to hunt, fish, picnic, camp, boat, water ski, and hike.
Carlyle Lake Sailing Association
CSA has docking for 380 boats, 3 electric jib cranes, 1,300 ft. of dock and 2 launching ramps. Special events feature annual regattas.
Tradewinds Marina
Able to accommodate boats up to 45 ft. in covered slips and 40 ft. in open slips, Trade Winds Marina is a great place to moor your boat. The new clubhouse features showers, restrooms, and a lounging area for members.
Governors Run Golf and Country Club
This championship 18-hole course has 13 lakes scattered throughout the par 72 layout. It boasts five sets of tees to accommodate all skill levels on exquisitely manicured greens.
Carlyle Lake
The largest man-made lake in Illinois (26,000 acres), is a premier location for outdoor sports. Known to sailors, it is one of the best and most challenging for sailboats. There is also boating, fishing, hunting, bird watching, sand beaches, and camping areas. Hotels, cabins and golf courses make the area a true outdoor lover's playground.
Racoon Lake
The park is open for boating and fishing year round and hosts a major drag boat racing event each year.
Flying M Ranch Golf Course
This public nine-hole, 32 par course also offers a driving range, rental carts and clubs. Miniature golf, camping and fishing are also available for a fee.
Greenview Golf Club
This public 18-hole, 72 par course offers rental clubs and carts, and a pro on site.
Fairview Park
With 45-acres of recreation, Fairview Park features a swimming pool, baseball and softball fields, Skateboard Park, several picnic shelters, and a variety of playground equipment.
Foundation Park
Home to the Balloon Fest, Foundation Park has many walking trails, nature areas, and gathering places.
Centralia Carillon
Centralia's resident carilloneur performs on the town's 65-bell carillon, one of the few in the country. The surrounding park also features a museum and tours of the 165-foot-tall tower.
Centralia Recreation Complex
Located in downtown Centralia, this 60,000-sq.-ft. building features an Olympic-size, six-lane competition pool with spectator seating. The main gymnasium has room for two full-size basketball or three volleyball courts with seating for 400.
Hawkins-Schwartz Orchards
This orchard features fresh-picked apples, peaches, a pumpkin patch, cider and special events for children during apple season.
DuQuoin State Fairgrounds
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Marissa Recreation Area
Two lakes, a nine-hole golf course, a camping area, a cottage/residence area, as well as picnic shelters, are features of this great park.
Scheve Park
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Washington County State Recreational Area
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Pyramid State Recreation Area consists of heavily forested hills and many lakes and ponds. Total overall acreage is 19,701, making Pyramid the largest State Recreation Area in Illinois. It gets its name from a coal mine that once existed here. Many species of wildlife may be found in the area, including songbirds, deer, squirrels, beavers, rabbits, turkey, bobcat, raccoons, possums, coyotes, weasel, mink, woodchucks and waterfowl. Tent and trailer camping are permitted at designated camping areas only. There are 16.5 miles of foot and horse trails and mountain bike riding. Canoeing is popular because of the rough terrain, and boats with 10-hp motors or less are allowed.
Colonial Golf Course
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South Sandusky Campground
120 camping sites with electricity and 8 tent sites on beautiful Rend Lake. Full hookups on selected sites. Beach.
North Sandusky Campground
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Old Bates Campground
Located on the west side of Rend Lake off of Route 148 at the intersection of Peach Orchard Road. Offers electricity, water and sewer, shower house, bottle gas filed, dumping stations as well as campers to rent. Owners: Robert and Angela Holder.
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Largest shooting facility of its kind in the U.S. Find more than 100 trap fields on a 3-mile line parallel by 5,000 parking spaces. Over 20 fields for skeet also. 3-D archery range, rifle and pistol ranges, 1,000 campsites, events center building & more.
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Hi Al,
Thanks for your comments. So far the poll shows 6 people willing to go with the modified DT. We need four more to sign up and we can put in our orders. $30 + $5 shipping. The contact info is on the "Shipping/Terms" page of that web site in the previous post.
Ken suggested we keep the 10 second countdown as a selftest prior to launch. Will have to come up with some way to view the LED. Maybe a fiber light pipe.
Still need to get an idea of what folks would like for a maximum time-out. I put some suggestions in the poll but if someone has other ideas let me know.


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I'm running into some trouble. At this moment I am running on 1 of 4 VPU's which is very frustrating. I've done some searching and tried setting up a chain and enabling it, but all I get is an error saying the platform is not supported. When I reboot, and check the Crossfire status, it is disabled.
There is a message saying it could be enabled via P2P and GART so I did some more googling and found nothing about it.
Any suggestions?
Motherboard = MSI 890GXM-G65
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Cards = 2x Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5970 in Crossfire config (bridged)
Last I heard Crossfire required - as far as I understood - per-application profiles which really only exist on Windows. I'm not really sure whether it makes much sense to use that kind of a setup for gaming outside Windows. For GPGPU it would probably be quite awesome though. (and even there as two separate cards, not a Crossfire setup)
I think it should be possible to do multi-GPU rendering in a generic way (although probably not optimally).
A simple way would be to have both cards have the same data in memory.
For each rendering operation, divide the target in two regions (ideally in a tiled pattern), and have each GPU render one region and send results to the other (so they end up with the same final surface).
Vertex shading should be parallelizable too by using stream out with a similar strategy. You could possibly even use a geometry shader to directly send triangles to the right partition in this case.
No open source driver does that though as far as I know, but fglrx seems to have at least some support for Crossfire.
Could in theory be done and can be done with current driver implementations aren't the same though. Yes, fglrx does "support" Crossfire as in I've read of it being able to recognize Crossfire setups but never heard of anyone actually managing to use it in some program.
But as said earlier, GPGPU using eg Stream SDK or so probably benefits of having two cards regardless of Crossfire.
You must be out of your mind to run CFX in Linux, fglrx is a lie.
Right. Crossfire refers to two or more GPUs working on parallel on a single graphics workload. All of the other multi-GPU scenarios are "not Crossfire" :
- switching between discrete and IGP graphics depending on workload & power state
- multiple GPUs running compute
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Counter Act
Innovative new products and materials are putting a new spin on the countertop market.
By Daina Manning
With this dizzying array of possibilities, you'd think the
countertop market had maxed out on new ideas. Wrong, according to
the manufacturers surveyed by Kitchen & Bath Design News.
Mix and Match
Not only are new products coming onto the market, but consumers are
realizing they're not limited to just one choice. More than ever,
the mix-and-match approach to countertops is the hot trend.
"Kitchens have become the epicenter of the home. People want trophy
kitchens now," says Terrie Buch-O'Dell, senior design manager,
board of directors of the Color Marketing Group, Nevamar Decorative
Surfaces in Odenton, MD. "Consumers are much more willing to mix
materials for more eclectic styling."
For instance, a remodeling customer might choose natural granite or limestone for an attention-getting center island, engineered stone or solid surface for high-traffic areas that require frequent cleaning, and possibly a section of butcher block or stainless steel in a food prep area.
"It's smarter design," notes Gin Guei Ebnesajjad, director of style and color development for DuPont Surfaces in Wilmington, DE. "I have an expectation of how I want to use this space. Therefore, I look at material that fits into what I want to use not only visually, but its function."
In terms of color, "I think people are getting really bored with
neutrals and off whites," declares Ebnesajjad. "I see color
starting to come back in, and that's being expressed in different
This is not to say that all the consumers who are currently opting
for low-key, natural brown and beige shades will suddenly decide
they want red instead. "We're not going to see [the advent of
color] right away in a permanent material like countertops,"
Ebnesajjad continues. "But, you're going to see a little bit more
color in a natural [look] material."
She cites several new Corian colors: White Cap, a white color with pale pastel particles, inspired by the white caps of ocean waves; Oyster, a deeper neutral color, and Seashell, a taupe color that she describes as a "tinted neutral." Ebnesajjad adds that people often use a more intense version of that tint in the countertop as an accent color elsewhere for instance, inlay work, or one's table setting.
"We believe color will be prettier," agrees Buch-O'Dell. She cites "earth-inspired brights," colors evoking flowers, food and botanicals, as well as whites with a color undertone, for instance, green or violet, combined with a texture or pearlescence.
Despite the increasing market share of granite and engineered
stone, Ebnesajjad insists solid surface still works in high-end
applications, citing Corian's Private Collection series, which is
available exclusively through high-end kitchen dealers. The
Palladio and Artisan collections also pick up on the idea of tinted
neutrals, with such colors as aubergine, chamois and ecru. "People
are becoming much more sophisticated and individual, educated in
color and texture," she concludes. "They want something unique and
Laminate Possibilities
New technology is enabling laminate manufacturers to come up with
imaginative choices, as well as improve on old standards such as
wood grain, manufacturers report.
"There's tremendous growth in the look of wood laminate," declares Nevamar's Buch-O'Dell. She credits the improved look of the product. "It used to look like a photograph there was no randomness, no imperfection," she explains. "Now, they've captured that. On the manufacturing side, we're able to do a lot more with pearlescent inks, because we saturate our paper, we don't dry print it. Pearlescent [on top of wood grain] captures the fire of a veneer."
She says that designers who previously shied away from laminate are picking up on these new wood looks, including a bamboo pattern that gives a kitchen a tropical look.
Overall, there's a trend toward pattern instead of solids, and granite looks remain a strong seller, notes Brenda White, spokesperson for Wilsonart International in Temple, TX. Marble patterns are also a top pick, and neutral tones predominate. However, some consumers pick granite-pattern laminates in colors that don't appear in nature, such as white or blue.
White adds that, in addition to creating design interest, patterns also hide stains better. "Consumers are looking at it from a practical standpoint as well as [appearance]," she elaborates.
White believes that metallic laminates are still utilized more in commercial applications. In residential use, metallic laminate is used primarily for backsplashes and appliance fronts. "They can't be used as a countertop, because they'll scratch and dent," she notes.
But Buch-O'Dell counters that the company's new paper-saturating
technology produces a metallic laminate that can be used for
horizontal applications. She cites brushed stainless steel and
copper laminates, as well as subtle, soft metallics similar to a
car finish.
Engineered Stone
The premise of engineered stone the convenience of solid surface
with the natural look and feel of granite seems to be catching on
in the marketplace.
"There's a trend of moving from plastics to hard surfaces," believes Brandon Calvo, v.p. for Cosentino USA (makers of Silestone), in Houston, TX. "Stone is becoming easier to fabricate; it's becoming more attainable."
Essentially, engineered stone takes real quartz and reconstitutes it to give it higher stain resistance and an easier-to-clean surface. "We're taking quartz, one of the hardest minerals in nature, and combining it with computerized technology," Calvo notes.
"With Zodiaq, people like the touch of coolness, a harder edge material," notes DuPont's Ebnesajjad. She adds that, like natural granite, Zodiaq is frequently used to make a splashy focal point in a kitchen.
"They don't mind using a brighter color," she says, and "I think the texture and material plays equally, if not more." She cites deeper colors, such as dark green and black, as popular Zodiaq picks.
Calvo adds that, while consumers may be attracted to engineered stone for its possibility of bright colors, they're actually buying the same sort of shades they might choose in a natural stone earth tones and neutrals. "They're combining different colors of engineered stone in the kitchen," Calvo elaborates, for instance, "earth tone creamy brown with a little blue in it [for the main countertop], solid blue on the islands, or solid accents on the backsplash." He adds that Silestone has a line with extremely small particulates that gives it a solid-color look.
Unlike natural stones, where the trend is toward less shiny surfaces, consumers picking engineered stone tend to favor a polished surface, which shows off the quartz crystals in the material. However, Caesarstone recently introduced a honed engineered stone line, reveals Arik Tendler, general manager for Caesarstone, in North Hollywood, CA.
Unlike natural granite, honed engineered stone doesn't present additional maintenance problems and doesn't have to be sealed. "That's the beauty of it," notes Tendler. "We still support our consumers with a 10-year guarantee, no sealer, no maintenance." The company also features a limestone line of colors that mirror that material's natural tan shades.
Caesarstone is also about to introduce a premium version of engineered stone. "It's a very, very expensive product," notes Tendler. "This is for people who already have everything else. It's like a piece of jewelry." Literally. The new surface adds semi-precious stones to the mix. "You can see a whole chunk of turquoise, it's amazing," he says. The new product will have a polished surface, and will be available in six colors.
Natural Stone
For another truly attention-getting, high-end countertop, Green
River Stone Company has introduced fresh water limestone complete
with genuine fish fossils of varying sizes embedded in it.
"For years, we'd been selling it as art," explains Greg Laco, president of Green River Stone Co., in Logan, Utah. But now, the unique limestone is available for tables, backsplashes and countertops.
"We sell stone from eight different layers in our quarry [in Wyoming]," Laco elaborates. "It has a range of colors and textures, but the primary colors are beige/ brown tones." One layer has a bluish grey tone, he adds.
The limestone has a matte finish, and must be treated with a penetrating sealer. In terms of maintenance, "it depends on how hard people are on their kitchens," notes Laco. However, the beautiful natural product is probably not the best countertop choice for a family with kids and heavy, messy traffic through the kitchen.
The product is priced for an upscale market because of the hand-finishing involved, and is usually utilized as the focal point of a kitchen. "If you have a 20" fossil fish in your bar top, it's very dramatic," concludes Laco.
Of course, granite is still the leader in the natural stone market, with advances in fabrication making it available to lower price points.
A revolutionary new product comes from the Cuyahoga Heights, OH-based Buystone, Inc., makers of TechnoStone, explains Buystone president David Hartman. The company offers real granite and marble at a dramatically lower price point, with a warranty, Hartman explains. Natural stone is cut to 1/3 of the thickness of a regular slab, then reinforced with a backing to make a product that's lighter, rendering it appropriate for applications such as bathroom walls.
TechnoStone was originally developed for use on the outside of buildings in Europe, and is available in 10 standard colors, the most popular being Uba Tuba and Baltic Brown. "We focused on [colors] that represent the bulk of stone popularity, [and that have] a homogeneous, monolithic look," says Hartman.
Consumers would be able to pick out their own slab, the same as with regular granite. Custom colors are possible for larger jobs, Hartman explains. It's offered in a polished finish, but can be honed.
Of course, traditionally fabricated granite is still the mainstay of the high-end market, and it, too, has lowered its price point as much as 10%, reports Jim Janochoski, national product manager for Cold Spring Granite, in Cold Spring, MN. He credits advancements in quarry technology and fabrication, including the new gang saws that take a block and cut it into hundreds of slabs simultaneously, that greatly increase output.
In terms of trends, Janochoski sees a return of more dramatically veined granites. "We've brought in some wild material, and it seems that's what they're looking for," he says. He also cites a bit less demand for green tones, and an increase in golds and browns, with black holding steady as a perennially popular color. Golds are particularly popular for honed looks, which remain a steady seller, but haven't increased much since last year.
The advent of leased stone fabrication equipment has also led to a proliferation of new fabricators. Starting a stone-working business no longer requires a six-figure investment, and lends itself more to garage-size operations, Janochoski elaborates. "That's probably not good for the industry," he adds, though, noting that most of the fly-by-night operations don't last long.
Janochoski admits that engineered stone is surprisingly popular. "We've seen more of it than anticipated," he says. He theorizes that consumer desires for colors not found in natural granite might partially explain engineered stone's popularity. "Some people like a really white, clean look," he notes, adding that he's seen jobs where people used natural granite on a center island and engineered stone on the main countertop.
Still, granite is holding its own. "For every homeowner and remodel job, they still at least get prices for granite," Janochoski reports. "The market as a whole is on the increase. Home starts are up, so we're hoping for a good year. Granite seems to be recession-proof." KBDN


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Following in the footsteps of Gonzo + Richard, Gael Monfils and compatriot Gilles Simon shared their own intimate post-match moment after their fourth rounder was cut short in Oz.
The pair had split the first two sets and Sneaky Simon had just clinched the third set 6-1 when La Monf retired from the match with a right wrist injury.
At least these Frenchie ballers know the best cure for some really bad news: a little man-on-man action.
Trust me, it works every time.
PS - Thanks anonymous DtL reader for the image links!
(images via MTF)
Monday, January 26, 2009
PHOTO OP: A French kiss can cure all ills between friends
Labels: Australian Open, Gael Monfils, Gilles Simon, injuries, photo op, tennis
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- johanneJanuary 26, 2009 at 10:37 AM
Sucks La Monf had to retire but you gotta appreciate their Frenchie love - what a cute moment! Definitely a sign they are good buds if they meet & greet with bisous :)
Keep the man-on-man action coming! ;) - AnonymousJanuary 26, 2009 at 11:13 AM
In the second picture it looks like Gilles isn't interested.
ReplyDelete - johanneJanuary 26, 2009 at 11:39 AM
natch: Personally I would prefer a post-match jumping of Rafa's bones. Except it would be me doing the jumping, not Gilles (obvies). ;)
*keeps on dreaming. sigh.* Now this got me thinking of a great scenario:
You're playing against Rafa, it's a very hot day and you're both sweating real hard. Of course he wins, your tennis sucks compared to his. ;) But then, your stylish and sexy tennis skirt is compensating for that!
So you finally meet at the net, all out of breath, and you gasp: "I'm gonna want a rematch."
Rafa: "Are you sure you want me to kick your ass again?"
You: "What about grabbing my ass?"
So Rafa suddenly pulls you close and presses you up against him, giving you the most passionate kiss ever, his hands running through your hair and down your body...
Oh well you imagine the rest, haha!Ah the anonymous who gave the link was me, sorry I forgot to give a name. Glad you enjoyed it :D
I took a video out of a French channel two days ago, and I think you might like it too. More kissing is on line, see here : http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=dpj-Z-O2QM0
You should see their French interviews. I remember that before their match, Gaël said something along the lines of "we like each other very much so we're going to make the pleasure last as long as possible". He was talking about the match, obviously :DBabz, I know exactly how you feel.
When I saw it live on screen I was like "Whoa!! Did I really just see this? Did this really happen?? OMFG!! So hot! I want pics! A replay! Anything!!"
And now my prayers have been heard! *remembers moment, heat rises*
Hey, what is it with straight girls loving man-on-man so freaking much?- AnonymousJanuary 26, 2009 at 12:18 PM
Am I the weird in that I think Simon is kinda sexy? I think he looks like Robert Pattinson a little bit.
ReplyDelete so: Jaysus, I have to teach yoga in 20 minutes. How do you expect me to...uhm...*relieve* the tension you just built up? ;)
Let me come up with a new scenario:
Rafa and natch (or Rich, jo, so, babz, any other takers?) on tennis court. Naked. No equipment. Just you, Rafa,...and the court.
Excuse me...
*takes ice cold shower*- johanneJanuary 26, 2009 at 12:37 PM
anon: I think Gilles has one of the best smiles - he's totally adorable. And I love that he always seems to be having a great time on the court. So no, I don't think you're weird for thinking he's sexy :) But since he's playing Rafa, I have to cheer for my man..thems the rules!! :D
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJanuary 26, 2009 at 12:53 PM
Anon you're not weird. I don't know what the hell is in the water but France produces beautiful men. Gilles Simon, Richard Gasquet, Yoann Gourcuff, Yoann Gourcuff. Need I say more? Oh yeah, and Yoann Gourcuff.
Lilly Lilly I back you 100%. Anon 4:54, Yoann Gourcuff is a French soccer player from AC Milan on loan to Bordeaux
http://www.ohlalamag.com/.a/6a00e54fb7301c8834010536f655c4970c-pi- coughingcatJanuary 26, 2009 at 4:14 PM
Dear God, now I wish all players were French! Oh please let Richard actually kiss someone next time! Nadal? ...


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