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In the first of this 'FOSS v proprietary' series we looked at some of the best software for editing and manipulating bitmap images . With digital photography such programs replace the earlier darkroom processes used for film, and the software borrows workflows and terminology from that earlier technology.
With vector graphics, the image is usually created entirely within the software application. In this case the software takes the place of the commercial artist's drafting table and borrows terminology and techniques from that world.
The advantage of vector images are that they scale well and have an efficient memory footprint, although they are also processor-intensive. As a result, highly detailed vector images can take a long time to render and redraw.
Part one of this article looks at the history and background of vector image creation and examines Inkscape, an open-source application, and CorelDRAW, a proprietary program.
Part two (coming in September) looks at Adobe Illustrator and two simpler desktop applications — Microsoft's Visio and LibreOffice Draw. We'll also briefly examine some iPad drawing apps.
The technique of using layers in art goes back a long way. The early masters of oil painting learned how to use several layers of transparent paint applied over an opaque white base to create dazzling effects of light, shade and colour. Later, in commercial art and in animation, a stack of transparent sheets was used to build up a composite image with parts of the image on each layer. This allowed the creation of a number of different versions of, for example, an advertisement, by adding, exchanging and removing layers. Layers could easily be changed without having to recreate the entire image.
Vector editors borrow the older stack-of-transparencies technique, and the use of layers is basic to their operation. Good layer management and manipulation is vital in vector-editing software.
Rulers, guides and dimensions
For many commercial art applications, precise control of position and dimension within digital artwork is essential. Images for web or print pages can be rescaled to a degree, but artwork that relates to physical objects — product labels for example, or control files for CNC machining, or for laser cutting and engraving — must be accurate. The details of the user interface for units, rulers, guides and dimensions, and the control of snapping to guides, is one differentiator between vector graphics editors.
Colour management
Accurate colour management is also vital in commercial art. Reproduced paint and print colours must appear as the designer intends, and remain consistent over a product range and over the products' lifetimes. Graphics software should include the ability to select input and output device profiles and to perform soft-proofing.
Apple is the pioneer in digital colour management, which is very well supported in Mac OS X and in Apple applications. Microsoft has now caught up, and colour management is well supported in its software too. Commercial calibration and profiling products are available for these proprietary operating systems. Colour management is still a little rough around the edges in Linux, but is possible via utilities such as LittleCMS, Argyll and dispcalGUI.
The SVG standard
The family of specifications for Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is significant because it's an open standard that's been in development by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) since 1999. SVG is XML-based and all the current leading browsers have at least some degree of support for it — early versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer did not have native SVG support. SVG is currently at version 1.1 and supports not only vector graphics, but also raster graphics and text objects.
SVG is the native file format for the FOSS vector-editor Inkscape. Inkscape has full compliance with SVG version 1.1 as one of its design aims in order to be able to announce the release of Inkscape version 1.0 (the current version is 0.48). The SVG specification defines sRGB as the reference colour space, and so Inkscape uses sRGB as its working colour space.
The SVG standard does not include layers, but it does include groups and Inkscape layers are simply SVG groups with some extra Inkscape-specific parameters attached. Unfortunately these are not recognised by most other vector editors, but Inkscape layers can be preserved within an SVG file for import into other editors by first explicitly defining each layer as a group. Once imported, these groups can be cut and pasted into fresh layers.
Most vector editing software will display a long list of file types — either standards or native to other applications — that can be opened, saved and supposedly exchanged.
Closely related applications — Adobe's Photoshop and Premiere, for example — can often exchange files without problems, but exchanging files between an open-source application and a proprietary application — between Inkscape and Illustrator, for exmple — is almost always troublesome. Illustrator can save files in SVG but, like Inkscape, it uses a modified format with some Adobe-specific data attached.
In practice the process of exchanging files between one application and another frequently involves workarounds and reconstruction to arrive at a functionally identical copy open in another program.
File exchange, fonts and text
One obvious, but not insurmountable, problem is with text. Although the font files on a Windows system won't correspond with the font files on a Linux system, Windows TrueType font files can be copied to a Linux system and installed and managed using a utility like GNOME Font Manager or Fontmatrix. In Ubuntu, opening the Nautilus file manager and double-left-clicking on a font file will open the GNOME font viewer, which includes an install button. (Font copyrights should, of course, be observed.)
To ensure that an image displays with the correct fonts — no matter which system it is displayed on — it's helpful to make a note of the fonts used and to keep a backup of font files so they can be added to a system if required. The MyFonts website can be used to attempt to identify a font by uploading a bit map image. This functionality is built into CorelDRAW via the menu option Text / WhatTheFont?!.
Font dependencies can be removed by converting text to 'outline' — for example in Inkscape using the Path / Object to path menu choice, or similarly to 'curves' in CorelDraw using Layout / Convert to curves. However, once this is done it can no longer be edited as text.
When sending a completed piece of artwork off for further processing (for example to a commercial press printer), all layering and dependencies should be removed to produce as simple a file as possible in the required format.


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If you like the EQ style of MMOs then Vanguard is fantastic. I happen to not like that style.
This pretty much sums it up right here. EQ fans(for the most part) enjoy Vanguard. To be honest, the only reason an EQ fan might not enjoy Vanguard is due to it being easy. Vanguard is easy. Its very easy in comparison to EQ.
On the flipside WoW is more along the lines of the "Wii" of MMORPG's. Just like the Wii, WoW is geared towards the younger population of players. Also, just because its geared towards the younger crowd, does not mean thats all that play it. People who just want to relax and play a game. They want to have fun and thats about it. "Its just a game" is their perspective. Its not a wrong perspective, its just how they want to play. The entire time I talked with Udawg on Vanguard I could tell that he simply wanted to play to have fun and thats all. Again, nothing wrong with that, it just doesn't mesh with Vanguard very well.
Vanguard is a bit more in depth. Whether you like it or not, it is geared towards a higher age bracket of players(most people i play with are in their 30's). People play Vanguard and EQ to get an experience out of a game. We want hardships. We want struggles. While we all don't like dieing, we WANT to die. When we die, we want to be punished for it. Why? It allows you to show how a person really is. Real characteristics of people show up in a "serious" MMORPG like Vanguard or EQ. If you die in WoW(which is very hard to do) do you care? No not really. If you die in Vanguard and EQ, you are going to have to deal with a severe penalty and will probably get right pissed off. This causes conflict. Some people(like me) enjoy conflict.
I play Vanguard for the experience of it. Something to remember. In my 8 years of playing, I have played over a dozen MMORPGs. Out of those, only two games I remember having an "experience" in. While most of them are of EQ, I have a few from Vanguard. What do I mean by "experience"? Some type struggle. Something that I achieved or didn't achieve that put it in long term memory. I never had that sense of achievement/disappointment in WoW, DAOC, RYL, RYL2, Lineage 2, Asheron's Call, Asheron's Call 2, etc. I merely played the games as "games" and thats it. I remember certain events playing EQ as if it were a High School Sporting Event memory. If any of you ever played sports in school, you know the kind.
Somehow you did something that caused your team to win or you did something that set the crowd on fire. Something special to you. They might be "stupid", but they stick with you forever.
Anyway, my point is that WoW is simply a game to have fun. There is no reason to make fun of a person because of that. Just like there is no reason to make fun of a person for playing Vanguard because they play it for the "experience".
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5) With floured hands, shape the mixture into about 20 small balls of 1 1/2 inches diameter.
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I agree. There is nothing terrible about the algo currently used. It only is an issue with those trying to manipulate the system. So rather than trying to fix the algo forget about it- you can't fix any system if people are willing to lose matches on purpose or keep scores close. A couple years back one of the teams that went to nationals out of our region won all their matches 3-2 when they easily could have won them 5-0. When you are that much better than everybody it is easy to control the outcome. Their final match of the season when they already clenched playoffs they lost 1-4 to the last place team (one guy didn't get the "they are suppose to lose" memo) .
So what should be done is fix the incentive. These 3 things would eliminate 90% of problems over the long run while allowing those desperate for sectionals and nationals to have their shot.
1) No self rated players in playoffs.
This may penalize only legitimate self-rates that would have advanced to playoffs as someone willing to game the system is willing to throw a year and will just play that first year and sandbag to get a C rating then they are golden. I prefer to tighten the "allowance for natural improvement" as particularly at 3.5 and below it seems far too large.
That said, this rule probably wouldn't affect very many, but I'm guessing the USTA resists because they think it would deter players from joining if they know from the start they can't go to playoffs their first year.
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2) Any player in nationals bumped and benchmarked for 3 years, sectionals 2 years. It is kind of ridiculous a team that finishes top 5 in nationals only has 30% of their team bumped.
This seems a bit extreme, and I'm not sure the point of benchmarking the player for multiple years.
The only point of being a B is to indicate you played post-season against players outside your sub-flight/flight/league and thus can serve as a reference for calculations to try to normalize ratings for different areas. Making a player a B in years they didn't go to playoffs doesn't make sense.
On the bump for multiple years, this can be problematic. You have situations where a good player, A, at their level is on a team with some great players and they go to nationals. Player A usually plays court 3 doubles and wins his fair share, but isn't in the top-6 doubles players. At nationals, he gets to play a match or two after they've either clinched the semis or lose in the semis. This player A, at best a very good player at his level and certainly not low-end at the next higher level is now bumped up for 3 years? That is a huge penalty.
And this is probably pretty common with many teams that do well having a core group of players that carry the team but then have some good but not great players to fill out the roster and play in the less important matches. I was on a team that went to nationals in 2011 and had this exact situation. About half our team got bumped and the ones that didn't probably shouldn't have been. Now a few of those did continue to improve and got bumped this year, but a few still haven't. Locking those in at the higher level for 3 years is too much.
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Early start leagues/ratings are difficult to deal with and this perhaps has some merit.
But the core issue is that the algorithm doesn't deal with sandbagging at all. There are a couple ways to deal with this.
First, there are sections where leagues that don't advance to any nationals are still counted for rating purposes. This allows players to play all out trying to get to nationals but then sandbag in the leagues that "don't count" to keep their rating down. One approach to deal with this is to consistently across sections only count leagues that have nationals. The challenge here is you end up with less data to calculate ratings from, some players may play only 1 or 2 matches in these leagues but many more in the other leagues. Also, the real sandbaggers will still find a way like the example you cited.
Second, one could adopt something like what golf does with its handicapping system where only your best results count and poor results are thrown out. This gets more complicated, especially with tennis where you are playing an opponent rather than just playing the course, but is a good approach to dealing with throwing matches to manipulate ones rating.
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The federal government's growing reliance on online communications is presenting challenges in agencies' records keeping. It's the National Archives and Records Administration's to set out the governmentwide framework to address these challenges.
This week, President Obama issued a memo that recognized the importance of improving archives of emails, tweets and other electronic communications.
NARA has been archiving electronic records since the 1960s, but now the scope of electronic communications is greater than ever before.
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The President's memo directed agencies to appoint a senior official in a month and for the official to review the agency's records within the next three months. These officials will work with the Archives to identify the specific challenges in archiving e-records, Wester said.
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A selection of traditionally unenjoyable activities I would rather do than watch The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. The list could really go on forever. Add your own!
1. Read Heart of Darkness Backwards
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2. Mow The Lawn
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3. Do My Taxes
She doesn't seem asleep.
4. Make Copies
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5. Paint A Fence
He looks like he's having fun!
6. Shepherd Sheep
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7. Download Files On Internet Explorer
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Angela Hewitt will be in New York next week to give a master class in the performance of music by Bach. As WNYC's Sara Fishko tells us, Bach's keyboard music has been especially appealing to pianists with a strong point of view. Here is this Fishko Files…
- Coming up on Wednesday, March 12th in The Greene Space at WNYC & WQXR: Master Class: Pianist Angela Hewitt + Third Street Music School Settlement.
- Read Angela Hewitt's article in the Guardian about playing Bach, "Angela Hewitt: My battle with Bach" here.
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"They have very few moments where they can completely control: the nomination and announcing -- this is one of those," Feldman said.
What is known is that when Obama is ready to make his selection public, staff at his campaign headquarters will send out the word by e-mail and text message to thousands of supporters as well as the media.
And Obama and his running mate will kick off a swing through battleground states with a rally Saturday in Springfield, Ill., the same spot where Obama announced that he was a candidate for president 18 months ago.
The political scrutiny has unearthed interesting details about the three Democrats waiting in the wings.
For instance, Kaine plays the harmonica. And despite the fact that Kaine and Obama have lived as far apart as possible and still be in America -- Hawaii and Virginia -- they both have origins in the middle of the country.
"My mom and my grandparents and his mother and grandparents both spent formative time in El Dorado, Kan.," Kaine has said.
If the ticket is Obama-Kaine, it would feature four Harvard Law grads, since Obama and Kaine, as well as their wives, are all Harvard Law alumni.
Obama and Bayh also have a few things in common.
Obama gave the convention keynote address in 2004, and Bayh gave the keynote in 1996. Bayh's father, Sen. Birch Bayh, D-Ind., made a presidential bid in 1976 under the slogan "Yes, we can." While it didn't work for Bayh's father, he's hoping it works for an Obama-Bayh ticket.
The Obamas have two children, as do the Bayhs, although the Bayh kids are twins.
Also, Bayh likes to run marathons, which is a good thing because this is the third time he's been in the running for the VP slot since 2000.
Biden doesn't have such striking things in common with Obama.
Obama likes basketball, while Biden is a weight lifter. But Biden, like Obama, has a history of overcoming problems. Once a stutterer, Biden is known these days as a nonstop yakker.
Biden has also had to overcome tragedy. His first wife and young daughter died in a car accident before he first took office more than 30 years ago.
"The only way you deal with those things, I think, you just got to focus on what's left, what you have," the Senate veteran said of the tragedy in an interview with ABC News anchor Charles Gibson.
While the consummate Washington insider, he's never lived a day in D.C., commuting each day via Amtrak from his home in Delaware.
The Republicans can afford to take a little more time with their veep decision, since the GOP convention begins Monday, Sept. 1, a week after the Democrats.
McCain reportedly intends to announce his choice Friday, Aug. 29, the day after the Democrats end their convention.
McCain supporters are calling around to top party donors and Republican delegates asking how they would feel if McCain picked a running mate who supports abortion rights, like former Pennsylvania governor and Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge.
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In conversation Poet and actor Balachandran Chullikkad's"chaotic and surreal imagery" wasthe modern element that he introduced to Malayalam poetry in the seventies. Priyadershini S.
Much like a wandering minstrel of yore, Balachandran Chullikkad began reciting his poems, in his deep voice, in the late 70s, across Kerala. Almost immediately he drew listeners into his world of words. Poetry, then, was a religion, a cult to a generation that was fast losing faith in the politics of the time. Balachandran's poems came like a breath of fresh air. They empathised with the cause of the people, offering hope. The poetry was fresh not only in the way it was delivered, like performance art, but also for the elements of modernity. Mainstream Malayalam poetry till then was a mix of the Neo-classical, the progressive and the romantic.
"Missing was the avant-garde. I represented that. I was an outcast in poetry, the angry young man," says Balachandran, adding that his use of "chaotic and surreal imagery" was the modern element that he introduced.
Surprisingly, for one who has been writing poetry for over four decades, the process has not turned easier. "When I was young I thought it would be easier to write poetry as I grew old, as my reading grew, awareness grew. But writing poetry became stressful and strenuous. It is an agony. In the process of composing poetry lies masochist ecstasy."
But, alternatively, has the passage of time mellowed the poetic fervour within him?
"I have not mellowed but surrendered; surrendered to the invincible wall of injustice in society. I grow more ignorant about life and society. To quote T.S. Eliot, 'I am living and partly living', now."
If the poet claims to have surrendered to the present injustices, he was once a spirited young man fighting the very same wrongs with only words as his weapons. A childhood of rejection and ridicule forced him to leave home. He found no comfort in his parents, teachers and relatives. "They hated me just like a serpent. Teachers tried to crush my self-respect. I was disliked for my attitude, my way of life. They even hated my voice," he says bitterly, adding that in his childhood he had everything "except love, care and emotional security."
Homeless, Balachandran found himself on the streets of Kochi begging for food, with only poetry as refuge. "I have lived as a beggar in the streets of Kochi. Poetry is the only refuge for beggars, whores and criminals. It has the quality of being all inclusive."
And so he found peace and fulfilment in the art which he defines as "the subtlest and most complex language of the soul."
Nurtured and tended by lovers of verse who gave him boarding and lodging, he began writing and reciting his poems in lodges, hostels, reading rooms and libraries all over Kerala.
"Fame came after me like a street dog following a man carrying fish. But fame has its negative aspects too. I lost all my privacy."
Poetry became his mainstay. He defines poetry as the "expressed essence of his experiences". "It is formed in the silences of my heart. Poetry is not my passion, it is my destiny." But then Balachandran has long fallow periods of not expressing himself through poetry. "I have written under 100 poems. Poetry is not at will, it is not from me but through me. It depends wholly on inspiration. And inspiration comes unannounced."
His love poems are bitter. He speaks of unrequited love, of having nothing to offer anybody except words. But it was through words that he met his best friend and wife, Vijaylakshmi.
"I lived with her for 12 years before I married her. She is my best friend."
On women poets in Kerala he says, "Nowadays more than men, women need poetry as means of expression of their problems. Very few women wrote in the past. Now more and more are writing poetry in Malayalam. Many are very good poets, sincere in their expression."
Fame brought him both love and hate, he says, in equal measure. Quite strangely, hate seems to motivate him. "Poetry should be hated by some. I have befriended the hate of people. Like death, the hate of people follows me. If my poetry is not able to provoke, then it is meaningless. Of course, some people love my poetry. And that is equally intense like the hatred. It is the counterbalance of the two that keeps me going."
The hate that he talks so intensely about also came from his fans who resented his foray into the field of acting. His first role as a central character was in a film by G. Aravindan – Pokuveyil in 1981. After that he has done small roles in films and in serials. "I have no claims in acting but it is my passion."
Balachandran's poetic oeuvre is rich. His collection of published poems are Pathinettu Kavithakal, Amaavaasi, Ghazal, Maanasaantharam, Dracula ... In 2001, his memoir, Chidambarasmarana, was published.
He talks fondly about Satyajit Ray, Bismillah Khan, Mulk Raj Anand, Sivaji Ganeshan and Shivaram Karanth, some of the stalwarts from the field of arts, who have left an indelible impression on him.
He calls himself an old poet with old equipment, struggling to be a part of present-day poetry, for poetry itself has changed. "Anthropologically the roots of poetry are cut now. It has become a kind of casual poetry. It is use and throw, tatkal poetry. I struggled to be a part of it but failed. Now I am an old poet. Every generation will have its own poetry. They will have their own aesthetics. My parameters, my equipment are old. I am nobody to judge new poetry with my old equipment. It is the responsibility of the new generation to establish their poetry. They are bound to deny us. They should. I wish nobody to follow me in poetry."


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Three ingredients, infinite possibilities—we asked our online readers to share their best easy dishes. Here are some of our favorites.
Eggplant Roulades
My favorite three-ingredient recipe is for eggplant roulades. My husband and I had these at a little trattoria in Rome and I came up with my own version at home.
Eggplant, thinly sliced lengthwise
Fresh mozzarella
Grill eggplant slices until soft. Lay a slice of prosciutto on top with a slice of fresh mozzarella; roll up and secure with toothpick.
I like to serve these with a fresh arugula salad and homemade vinaigrette of olive oil, red wine vinegar, and lemon juice. It's a delicious and easy summertime meal.
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Filling a vast coastal plain framed by towering mountains, this sprawling, sun-drenched megalopolis is the largest metropolitan area in the US, a collection of once-distinct cities and towns that have grown together through time and necessity. Its enviable climate, its role as an international entertainment center, and its remarkable ethnic and cultural diversity contribute t a heady mix of sights and experiences with an ambience so casual that locals refer to their home merely by initials: L.A.
Tourist attractions Los Angeles : Things to see and do
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
5905 Wilshire Boulevard USA - Los Angeles, CA 90036
This sprawling six-building complex, generally referred to by the acronym LACMA, is the nation's largest art museum west of Chicago. Housing a broad collection ranging from Egyptian and pre-Columbian art to contemporary works, LACMA is also the city'..
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USA - Los Angeles, CA 90049
Perched on a north-south ridge high above the San Diego Freeway, a gleaming cluster of low-lying buildings holds one of the nation's most extensive facilities for the study, conservation and presentation of visual art. Collections include French deco..
Los Angeles Times Building
202 W. 1st St. USA - Los Angeles, CA 90012
Located directly southwest of City Hall, the impressive complex occupying an entire block is the fourth home of Los Angeles' renowned daily newspaper.In 1882, when Harrison Gray Otis became a partner in the fledgling newspaper, its total circulation ..
Hotels Los Angeles
Doubletree by Hilton Los Angeles Downtown
120 South Los Angeles Street USA - Los Angeles CA 90012
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Within walking distance to the Financial District and 10 minutes' drive to Nokia Theater LA LIVE, this hotel in downtown Los Angeles offers a 24-hour fitness centre. All modern rooms feature a flat-screen cable TV and free WiFi. Rooms feature a smal..
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819 South Flower Street USA - Los Angeles CA 90017
Staples Center sports arena is just a 15-minute walk from this downtown Los Angeles hotel. The stylish hotel features an on-site restaurant. O Hotel's rooms feature a contemporary style with modern amenities including a flat-screen TV and an iPod d..
Ritz Milner Hotel
813 South Flower Street USA - Los Angeles CA 90017
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Located in Los Angeles city centre, Ritz Milner Hotel is 1 block from 7th street Metro Center Station and 8 minutes' walk from the Staples Center. A free continental breakfast with waffles is served daily. Back Door Pub, located on site, offers a va..
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I really just think they had more talent. Urban inherited a full stable of talent. The D line was stacked, the lbs young, but talented. Not to make excuses, but Hoke never had that luxury. We do not have a true FB dressed. Our line may have bulked up but is still a spread line. We will be fine. It just goes to show everything we lost when we went to the spread. Other than are true freshman and a walk-on we hardly had a tight end. I think for the most part we have over achieved for what we have done in this two year span.
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Taken from super-fan Bobby Hassall's unique perspective - first as a fan jumping a fence to get in to his first show to becoming the adopted fan by the band's crew - and then as a fully paid up crew member himself.
Bobby's hugely entertaining story is coupled with extensive behind the scenes coverage and previously unpublished photographs of the huge stages being constructed in arenas and stadiums as well as the memorable Venice concert.
First published in 1991 and distributed through Brain Damage magazine this edition of Backstage is a completely redesigned, updated and expanded version.
A must-read for all Pink Floyd fans, Backstage is an insightful look at life behind the scenes of a huge touring operation and is packed with many unique photos and reproductions of tour documents.


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Kevin O'Brien celebrates scoring a century against England. (Getty Images)
Niall O'Brien in action during the Group B encounter between Ireland and England. (Getty Images)
James Anderson celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of William Porterfield. (Getty Images)
Graeme Swann celebrates with teammates after picking up the wicket of Ireland's batsman. (Getty Images)
Trent Johnston of Ireland is handed the ball by George Dockrell with captain William Porterfield. (Getty Images)
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Jonathan Trott in action during his brilliant knock against Ireland. (Getty Images)
Ian Bell hits a six during the group B encounter between England and Ireland. (Getty Images)
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Horseshoe Bend Things to Do
Horseshoe Bend is a small cross-roads cluster of buildings: a gasoline and service station, a small restaurant and a food market. The "city limits" are larger and include a few shops and churches. The stores in town are enough to provide emergency needs or a replacement for eating at your accomodations. We stayed in the outskirts at the Crown Point Lake where there is a condominium resort. and a lodge with units for nightly rental. It was easier to rest on the porch-balcony and watch the kids try to catch fish from our pier.Related to:
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Horseshoe Bend is conveniently situated so that you can enjoy a resort facility and still see the sights in this part of Arkansas. If Lake fishing is not your thing you can go to the White River or the Little Red River just below the dam at Heber Springs (as we did) where you are almost guaranteed to catch trout, one of the most delectable delicacies when freshly fried or sauteed! To get to Mountain View from Horseshoe Bend , go S. on 289, 5 miles, rt. on 56 for 22 miles to Callico Rock (look at the rocks!!!) and 22 miles S on 5 to Mountain View. (A turnoff W about 17 miles on this road goes 5 miles to Blanchard Springs Caverns. It is a little over 1 hour for either of these and a good day and evening can get them both. Trout fishing on the White River( inputs for boat fishing ) are near Mountain View and other spots which you can find.Related to:
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Hillhigh Hotel, Spa and Golf
900 Fourth Street, Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, 72512, United States
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Horseshoe Bend Warnings and Dangers
Even though the altiitude i less than 1000 feet, you are in the South. The daytime temperature in Summer goes over 90F every day (unless it is raining. Sunscreen is a must and hats and umbrellas are needed, depending upon your taste. The humidity is bearable and ther is often a breeze off the lake. Ifyou get out into the fields you amy also be prey to chiggers (they like me so much that I decided against retiring to rural Arkansas)Related to:
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Israel goes on and on with this "eternal capital" stuff, ad nauseum, while the palestinians insist that East Jerusalem is their capital. Israel's goal is to make sure that does not happen. It does this through various ploys. Surround Jerusalem with more Jews only colonies, cut off EJ from the WB and by doing so work toward reducing the Muslim and Christian populations of the Old City and environs of Jerusalem. Keep the Old City and Bethlehem cash cows for Christian tourism, museum pieces to be trotted out as evidence how religions have such freedom in the Jewish State of Israel.
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State Officials Remind People to Use Insect Repellant, Eliminate Standing Water
HARRISBURG, Pa., June 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- State officials today reported the first mosquito sample of 2008 to test positive for the West Nile Virus and reminded residents of precautions to lessen the chance of being bitten by an infected mosquito.
The positive sample was found in West Wyoming Borough, Luzerne County.
"Discovering mosquitoes with West Nile Virus is a reminder that we all need to take steps to protect ourselves and limit exposure," said Health Secretary Dr. Calvin B. Johnson. "Dawn and dusk are peak times for mosquito activity, so if you're outside, remember to use insect repellant containing DEET and wear long sleeves and light-colored clothing when possible."
While most people do not get sick, a small percentage of those bitten will experience a fever, rash, headache, meningitis (inflammation of the tissue surrounding the brain), encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) or even death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Everyone is at risk, but older adults and people with compromised immune systems have the highest risk of developing severe illness because their bodies have a harder time fighting off disease.
"DEP staff and county West Nile Virus coordinators have been conducting an aggressive statewide monitoring and spraying program to eliminate mosquitoes that transmit the virus, but residents can take some simple steps to help remove mosquito breeding areas in their own back yard," Environmental Protection Secretary Kathleen A. McGinty said. "Remember: Dump it. Drain it. Treat it.
"Dump it if it has water in it; drain it if it can be drained; and treat it if it has standing water."
A material known as Bti, which is available at many retail stores, can be safely used to treat standing water.
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On the morning of my 26th birthday (thanks for the wishes everyone), I'd like to take an opportunity to reflect on one of the greatest gifts I've ever given myself. The gift of completion.
This essay, Struggle vs Challenge, can be found in the summer 2008 issue of get fresh! magazine. You can support get fresh!, a fantastic staple of our community, by buying a print or digital copy here.
Struggle vs Challenge: my road to completion
A challenge may not be easy, but it can be joyful. A challenge is something that can be embraced even from the begin of the journey. A challenge, while it can be difficult, does not include the added dimension of resistance.
A struggle is being in once place and needing to be in another. A struggle is not only difficult, but it is a burden. A struggle is a challenge that is filled with resistance. A struggle is no fun at all.
How do you know where your journey stands? All you need to do is simply ask yourself, "Am I complete where I am?"
One of the greatest gifts that I've been given is the gift of completion. It didn't start that way and I've had many bumps in the road, but now that I discovered it, I want to help others discover it too.
My Journey Begins
My journey into the world of raw foods, like many journeys, started off with a lot of excitement.
In August of 2001 I met a deep soul who went by the name of Nature Love. Nature was modern shaman who just happened to be working as a buyer at a local co-op. A year earlier I had heard Ingrid Newkirk, the President of PETA, speak at a conference and it inspired me to embark on a vegan diet - primarily out of animal rights concerns. I had been shopping at the co-op since then for my soy this and soy that and had seen Nature almost every other day. Nature was a fit gentleman with a kind smile and very bright eyes. I always knew something was special about him, but we never exchanged words until that August.
"Hey bro. My name's Dhru" I said, "I see you here all the time and I've always wanted to ask you, what is it that you do? Like what do you eat and stuff?"
Although I wasn't sick or overweight, I didn't feel energized on my processed soy diet and knew there had to have been a better way.
"Hey man, I'm Nature. Pleasure to meet you. Yeah, I see you here too... And, well, I actually eat raw foods."
"Raw Foods?", I replied.
And so the journey began.
Nature and I stood in the snacks isle of the co-op for over 45 minutes while I got an intense download of information on the lifestyle know as raw foods. While what Nature was saying was knew information, it resonated so deeply that I knew I must have intrinsically known it. It was then that I knew this was a journey I wanted embrace. I was ready for raw foods.
Discipline and Excitement
I jumped into raw food overnight and ate totally raw day after day. It was fun making food, I was learning about health and my body was transforming. I got rid of all my acne, I was sleeping 6 hours a night and had more energy than I knew what to do with. I wasn't even 20 yet and I felt I had discovered the fountain of youth.
Then, about 8 months into it, I felt a shift. Slowly the initial excitement and discipline started to wear off. Something was changing and I didn't know what it was. I didn't feel as fulfilled with my simple foods any more and I was getting bored with my day to day routine. Although I "believed" in 100% raw, I started having cravings for cooked foods and satisfied those cravings by indulging on the old vegan foods that I was use to. I was still eating a high amount of raw foods and maintained a high quality of health, but everyday was yo-yo battle of desires and wanting to be somewhere else - somewhere where I wasn't right now.
My initial journey, which started off with much discipline and excitement, had turned into a daily struggle.
What's wrong with me?
When I did have time to reflect on my journey, I would often ask my self what I was doing wrong. Did I not have enough will power? Was a totally raw food diet inherently flawed? Was it the food choices I was making? Was my diet not alkaline enough?
Of course there was nothing wrong with the questions I was asking and, in fact, they were totally valid questions. Especially the nutrition questions. When it comes to health there is so much false and second hand information out there that one must really evaluate what they getting into. But, I had felt the power of raw food first hand. I knew it worked and I felt and looked good. I just wanted to be 100% raw. That was the goal, that was the ideal, anything else was failure. Anything else wasn't for me.
Since I felt that the yo-yoing I was experiencing was fluke, a small bump in the road, I didn't bring it up to any of my mentors, including Nature Love. It had been almost a year since I got started on raw food and I had a fear that if he knew he might look down on me. Of course he never would, but that was a way that my mind played up the drama and kept itself feeling small. Finally, after a particularly challenging day, I reached out to Nature. Over the course of the next few days I asked him about his journey and just how he stayed on track.
"Oh man, I've had challenges too," Nature started, "Many years ago when I was a vegetarian in the army there was a few days where all they had to eat was chicken. As you know I had been vegetarian since I was 15 and felt I didn't want to eat it. But I knew I had to do the best I could with what I had. Now, people could say that's wrong, that's bad and although I felt it wasn't the best situation, I did it and didn't feel guilty about it afterwards. Why feel guilty about it? What's that going to do. I just saw the situation as it was and after a few days I went back to eating a totally vegetarian diet. I wouldn't put myself in that situation again, but at the time that's what it was."
"Oh yeah?" I replied.
"Yeah." Nature continued, "And there have been times that I've wanted steamed vegetables since I've been raw and I have no problem having them. It's not that I crave them, I just enjoy them. It may be once a week, but even if I wanted them more often I would have no problem with that either. And if I wanted anything else that'd be fine too."
"You don't feel bad that you're not eating 100% raw?", I asked.
"But that's never been the goal for me. The goal is to have a beautiful relationship with food and feel joy. And I feel because I do, that's why I been able to come this far without a struggle. I'm healthy and happy. Food isn't my focus, it's my nourishment."
Right then it hit me. Nature didn't struggle, ever. His journey could be challenging at times, but it never contained an element of resistance. I took the next few weeks to go deeper into Nature's teachings and reflect on my own journey.
From Struggle to Challenge
Over the next month my journey transformed from being a hard struggle to a beautiful challenge. I found the joy in my health journey again. And the funny thing is my diet stayed the same way it had been for the past few months. Nothing in my external world change, it was only my internal world that transformed. I dropped the need to be any where else than where I was right now.
I still read and continued to learn and grow, but I didn't do it with a "seeking" mentality. I did it out of the joy of play, there was no attachment involved.
Over the next few months I also made some practical shifts in my diet, including more green smoothies, learning more recipes, but all these additions were secondary to my internal shift. I embraced them because I wanted to, not because I felt I had to. A few months later I realized I had been eating almost all raw without even trying to. I was doing it without discipline.
My Breakthrough
I didn't realize it fully at the time, but after my conversation with nature I had a small awakening:
I was identified with this arbitrary goal, of eating 100% raw, as a means of completing some in-complete aspect of myself. Because I felt incomplete I thought that when I finally ate and stayed totally raw that life would be better. That I'd finally be where I needed to be. I was treating raw foods as a destination rather than a vehicle of health and conciseness. I was always hoping that the next bit of information, next dish, next guru, next product would fulfill me in a way that I wasn't fulfilled.
A Course in Miracles says that the ego's mantra is, "Seek, but do not find." That was my de facto health mantra. De facto because it came from a place of unconsciousness. After my conversation with Nature, and a few months of reflecting, I was able to transcend my seeking relationship with health by bringing my ego's true goals to the surface.
Regardless of where you are in your health journey, the most important thing is that you are complete as you are. Of course it's okay to have health goals and make practical shifts in your diet, but if it is done out of a place of seeking than your ego will always find a reason to resist.
Transitioning to a primary raw diet is challenging, but it doesn't have to be a struggle. Embrace completion and let everything else be a decoration to your already beautiful world.
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MAPLE PARK—The Maple Park Village Board on Tuesday heard a review of their yearly audit by a representative of Lauterbach and Amen, LLP.
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SEATTLE, Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cell Therapeutics, Inc. ("CTI") (NASDAQ and MTA: CTIC) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's ("FDA") Division of Oncology Products 1 ("DOP1") has notified CTI that CTI's October 2011 resubmitted New Drug Application ("NDA") is considered a complete, Class 2 response to the FDA's April 2010 complete response letter ("CRL"). The FDA has set a Prescription Drug User Fee Act ("PDUFA") goal date of April 24, 2012 for a decision on the NDA. The NDA seeks accelerated approval of pixantrone to treat relapsed or refractory aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma ("NHL") in patients who failed two or more lines of prior therapy.
Pixantrone is also under review for marketing approval in Europe with a Committee for Human Medicinal Products ("CHMP") opinion on the application tentatively scheduled on January 19, 2012.
"We look forward to working with the FDA and the European Medicines Agency ("EMA") to bring this drug to patients for whom there are currently no approved therapies," James A. Bianco, M.D. Chief Executive Officer stated.
CTI appealed the CRL for the pixantrone NDA based on the results of the PIX301 clinical trial. The FDA's Office of New Drugs ("OND") responded to CTI's appeal by providing CTI with an opportunity to resubmit the NDA with additional information, but without conducting an additional clinical trial. In June 2011, CTI met with the DOP1 to review CTI's plans for responding to the items noted in the CRL including CTI's plans for addressing the items noted by the OND in response to the appeal.
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Latest DePuy Hip Implant Failures Lawsuits Allegations Update: Resource4thePeople Reports Key Trial Scheduled In DePuy Orthopaedics Metal Hip Implant Systems Consolidated Cases
Judge sets third case to go to trial over allegations that DePuy metal hip systems caused serious side effects. Resource4thePeople's national network of lawyers continue to accept cases involving allegations of dangerous side effects associated with nationwide recall of ASR metal-on-metal devices.
San Diego, CA (PRWEB) July 17, 2013
Resource4thePeople is informing consumers today that another key trial* has been scheduled over consolidated lawsuits in which plaintiffs are claiming that DePuy Orthopaedics metal-on-metal hip implants failed and caused serious side effects.
The trial has been scheduled by a New Jersey Superior Court judge who is coordinating over 600 such state court cases which make similar allegations against DePuy systems which have been since recalled by DePuy's parent company, Johnson & Johnson.
Court files in the litigation show that an Oct. 21, 2013 trial date for the "bellwether" trial has been scheduled by Judge Brian R. Martinotti, who was assigned to oversee pre-trial evidence-gathering and other legal actions in the consolidated litigation.
"We are encouraged that these cases continue to progress to trial and that Judge Martinotti has scheduled a bellwether trial in which both sides will have the opportunity to test the strength and weaknesses of their cases before a jury," said Resource4thePeople.
"These cases involve serious allegations by hundreds of plaintiffs that these metal-on-metal hip implants, which have since been recalled by the manufacturer, failed and caused severe pain, infections and other side effects."
Resource4thePeople also announced that even as this litigation progresses, its national network of attorneys will continue to offer consumers free consultations about their rights to seek compensation over such allegations.
The setting of the Oct. 21, 2013 bellwether trial comes after Johnson & Johnson on May 17, 2013** announced it was halting sales of metal implant products after two trials in which one jury*** awarded a plaintiff $8.3 million in damages and a second trial**** in which a jury found in favor of DePuy.
Bloomberg News reported** May 17, 2013 that company officials said the decision to halt sales was not caused by a massive 2010 recall of the company's ASR metal-on-metal hip systems or more than 10,000 lawsuits that have been filed over allegations that the systems were defectively designed.
Johnson & Johnson's decision to halt sales will not affect Resource4thePeople's continued review of new cases over allegations that DePuy metal-on-metal hip implants caused serious side effects.
"The company's decision does not affect the legal rights of consumers to seek compensation for side effects that they allege were caused by metal-on-metal hip implant systems that are the subject of the New Jersey cases and another huge multi-district litigation***** underway in Ohio," said Resource4thePeople.
"We have been receiving numerous inquiries from consumers about whether the deadline for them to seek a free legal consultation about their allegations has passed.
"The answer to that question is no and anyone who had an ASR metal system implanted is encouraged to contact us as soon as possible for an evaluation of their legal options."
In its posting, Bloomberg reported that "metal-on-metal hip sales in the U.S. and Europe plunged from 20 percent of the market in 2007 to less than 2 percent last year as doctors questioned their safety and patients filed lawsuits citing flawed products. The global hip-implant market may be $5.7 billion in 2013, according to Lawrence Biegelsen, an analyst at Wells Fargo in New York. U.S. regulators earlier this year requested extensive study of all metal-on-metal hips."
In the first U.S. trial*** involving the DePuy metal systems allegations, a Los Angeles jury found on March 8, 2013 that DePuy and its parent company, Johnson & Johnson must pay a Montana man $8.3 in damages on a finding that the DePuy ASR system was defectively designed.
Jurors awarded damages to Loren Kransky, a 65-year-old former prison guard who claimed he suffered serious health problems after an ASR system failed and metal debris was spread through his body, according to the court file.
Kransky had an ASR hip implanted in 2007 and was forced to have it replaced in 2012 after suffering pain and infections from the metal infecting his blood and nearby tissues, according to the court file.
In their court filings, Kransky's lawyers filed allegations that DePuy was negligent because their research staff did not use a variety of angulations in testing the ASR metal cup and only tested one of several sizes.
Then, a Chicago jury**** returned a verdict in favor of DePuy Orthopaedics and against a woman who claimed DePuy metal-on-metal hip implant systems were defectively designed and that the company failed to warn patients of serious side effects that could be caused by the devices.
The Chicago trial involved allegations filed by Carol Strum, a 54-year-old Illinois nurse, who sought damages over her claims that an ASR hip system manufactured by Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy was defectively designed.
Strum's lawyer told jurors that the metal-on-metal hip implant failed after three years and she had to undergo replace surgery because DePuy failed to warn of the risks of the ASR, which J&J recalled in August 2010, according to an April 16, 2013 Bloomberg News report.******
"Each metal-on-metal hip implant trial involves unique sets of facts and different juries returned different verdicts," said Resource4thePeople. "There are still thousands of cases in this litigation in which victims are waiting to present their claims before a jury and we will continue to monitor these results for consumers."
*In Re: DePuy ASR Hip Implants Litigation, BER-L-3971-11, Superior Court, Bergen County, New Jersey
***Kransky v. DePuy, BC456086, California Superior Court, Los Angeles County (Los Angeles).
****Strum v. DePuy, 2011-L-9352, Circuit Court of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois.
*****In re: DePuy Orthopaedics Inc., ASR Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation, MDL-2197, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
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By Mahdi Al-Kaisi, Department of Agronomy
The variability in regional soil and climate conditions are key factors in selecting any management practices including tillage and cropping systems that will ultimately influence soil health and crop response. Crop response to tillage systems has been demonstrated to be different for the same tillage system in different parts of the state or regions elsewhere. Different tillage systems affect soil temperature, soil moisture conditions, soil compaction, soil productivity, nitrogen movement and N availability differently. These effects will be reflected in soil's biological, chemical and physical properties optimum functions or soil health and will subsequently affect productivity. Management practices include many tools we use to manipulate soil conditions such as soil temperature specifically in poorly drained areas where it plays a significant role in early seed germination, organic N mineralization, nutrient and residue incorporation, and weed and pest control.
Selecting these management practices are some of several decisions farmers have to make. However, there are many other factors that need to be considered when selecting a management practice such as tillage system or crop rotation for any given field or region within the state. Those factors are soil conditions, which include soil slope, soil drainage, topsoil depth or the A-horizon depth, soil texture, etc. Others are equally important factors that need to be considered including hybrid selection, crop rotation and management factors such as residue cover, type of residue (corn or soybean), soil moisture condition at the time of making the decision, timing of tillage operation, fertilizer management in conjunction with tillage operation, type of residue management equipment, planting and harvesting equipment, compliance with conservation plans, and, above all, the economic return and benefits for selecting a certain practice.
Understanding the site-specific effect of those management practices (i.e. tillage, crop rotation, cover crops, etc.) can significantly help in reducing input cost and also reduce the negative impact on soil health, water, and air quality. Conservation tillage systems continue to be a very important component of crop production systems in terms of economic return and environmental benefits. However, the challenges in managing such systems, notably no-tillage, are related to proper management practices that are associated with drainage in poorly drained soils, the use of residue management attachments, seeding depth and fertilizer management. Also, the timing of field operations including N application, manure injection, etc., has to be done when the soil moisture condition is suitable (below field capacity) to avoid any serious soil compaction problems.
Soil moisture and temperature conditions in the seedbed zone (top 2-6 inches) can promote or delay seed germination and plant emergence. However, soil temperature and moisture can be affected by surface residue cover, which can cause cooler soil surface temperature and slower soil drying in the spring despite its value in reducing soil erosion and surface runoff. Any soil disturbance during the tillage process and the incorporation of residue increases soil aeration, leading to moisture evaporation and increase in soil temperature. This process impacts soil organic C and N mineralization and N availability for plant use.
In summary, management practices that protect soil health and sustain productivity are economically and environmentally necessary. The implementation of such practices should be considered on a regional and site-specific basis. Site-specific adoption of different tillage and conservation practices is essential to achieve intended objectives that can be easily integrated within an overall production system. These conservation plans can include, but are not limited to, no-till, strip-tillage, cover crop, perennials, grass waterways, terraces, buffer strips, pasture for erosion control, manure application plan, and soil testing. Conservation planning and implementation of such practices need to be considered carefully as solutions to reduce potential row cropping system effects on soil health and water quality. Consideration of site specifics and objectives of implementing conservation practices should be included in the planning process. Finally, conservation practices must be an integral and essential component of nutrient and sediment loss reduction plans as an effective solution to protecting soil health and water quality.
Mahdi Al-Kaisi is a professor of agronomy with research and extension responsibilities in soil management and environmental soil science. He can be reached at email@example.com or 515-294-8304.
By John Sawyer, Department of Agronomy, and Brent Pringnitz, Ag and Natural Resources
Making sound soil fertility management decisions is an important part of successful crop production, on both an economic and environmental level. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will offer a two-day short course focusing on principles of soils, soil fertility and nutrient management to help crop production professionals make better decisions. Highlights include sampling and testing; pH and liming; essential, secondary and micronutrients; nitrogen dynamics; manure management; and more. The small class size allows for increased discussion and interaction with Extension and Outreach specialists.
The Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management Short Course will be held Feb. 18-19, 2014, in room 250 of the Scheman Continuing Education Building on the Iowa State University campus in Ames. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. with classwork beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 4:30 p.m. on Feb 19. Registration is limited to 40 participants and pre-registration is required. The cost is $275 and includes course reference notebook, lunches and breaks. Registration and fees must be received by midnight, February 11.
Registrations can be completed online with a credit card or by mail with check payment. Online registration and forms are available at www.aep.iastate.edu/soil. For more information, please call ANR Program Services at (515) 294-6429 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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The Houston Texans placed linebacker Darryl Sharpton on injured reserve because of a hip injury, the Houston Chronicle reported on Tuesday. Houston takes on the Cincinnati Bengals in the first round of the AFC playoffs on Saturday. Sharpton was injured during Sunday's loss to the Indianapolis Colts. He began the season on the physically-unable-to-perform list because of a quad injury and started five of the final seven regular season games. The Texans have other injuries at linebacker. Tim Dobbins, who most likely would replace Sharpton, has an injured shoulder and Brooks Reed has a groin injury. Their playing status is not clear. The Chronicle reported that the Texans brought in linebacker Mister Alexander to take Sharpton's roster spot.
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Time to do repair15 - 30 mins
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Pretty simple really after reading online some other owners' experiences. This is a bottom freezer unit. Remove the ice maker, the tray slides, and the back cover of the freezer box. In my case I had to thaw it out with a hair dryer as the cover was frozen in place. I checked the old 'stat and found it was bad; I temporarily wired the leads together until the new 'stat arrived. It does allow the refrigerator to warm up during a defrost cycle but it beats de-icing it twice.The defrost 'stat is clipped over the refrigerant line in the upper right corner of the box. Resistance was 65k ohms and wouldn't close on low temp (tested by clipping it to an exposed refrigerant line in another upright freezer) but there was no obvious damage. The one lead on the replacement 'stat has the wrong connector so you have to cut off the original lead from the old unit and splice it on the wrong lead on the new one. I used an epoxy sealed heat shrink type butt splice. Reassemble and let it run. One word of warning: be careful tightening any screws as they will strip easily
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Christopher Reeves was born in 1976 in Portsmouth where he grow up listening to Cliff and Elvis.
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He is a very big fan of cardiacs and Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and would love to know what the hell is going on.
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