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David Letterman used his opening monologue on the "Late Show" Monday to remember old pal Robin Williams.
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The Barnes County Airport Municipal Airport Authority plans to have an entry in the 2014 Valley City Area Chamber of Commerce Chili Cook-off and place an advertisement in the 2014 Explore the Sheyenne Magazine to help publicize its planned 2014 airshow set for Sept. 6. More in Tuesday's issue of the Times-Record.
Barnes County Relay for Life organizers are gearing up for this year's event, looking for teams and asking the public to donate on Giving Hearts Day. Money donated by the community to the American Cancer Society Relay for Life on Giving Hearts Day, a 24-hour online give-a-thon hosted by Dakota Medical Foundation and Impact Foundation, will benefit the Barnes County Relay. Diane Sommerfeld, who does publicity for this year's Relay, said donations are taken online.
Moose in Valley City are not unheard of, but due to the declining population in southeast North Dakota they're not that common, either. But the moose wandering through yards and corn fields in and around Wolski Plaza over the weekend seemed unimpressed with statistical data.
More in Tuesday's Times-Record.
Valley City will host a rodeo queen seminar April 11 through April 13, hosted by the Miss Rodeo North Dakota Pageant Association for prospective rodeo queen and princess participants ages 8 to 25. More in Tuesday's issue of the Times-Record.
The Valley City State University Booster Club will host the first Viking Fish Fry on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at the Valley City VFW Club.
Tickets are $15 and include a meal, which starts at 5:30 p.m., of fish and fixin's, along with entry for door prizes. All proceeds go to VCSU athletic scholarships.
Only 300 tickets will be sold. Contact a VCSU Booster Club member or call 845-7161 to purchase your tickets. The Fish Fry replaces the annual Wild Game Feed hosted in previous years.
Valley City State University softball team announced the addition of Kelli Moore, who has signed a letter of intent to attend VCSU and play softball for the Vikings starting this fall.
Read this story in Tuesday's Times-Record.
Five student-athletes have transferred to Valley City State University and will play for the Vikings next season, VCSU announced Friday.
Josh Hansana (QB, Gwinner, N.D.), Sam Footh (QB, Stanley, N.D.), Justin Taliaferro (QB, Detroit, Mich.), Cole Hecker (CB, South Heart, N.D.) and Harvey McMahon (DE, Dent, Minn.) are all now attending classes at VCSU and will play football for the Vikings.
When the Schonert home burned last week, an 18-year-old neighbor was on-hand to help three of the family members who were forced to jump from a second-story window to escape the flames. Read more in Monday's Times-Record.
The Dakota Power Bull Sale returns to the North Dakota Winter Show building for the 10th time for three days Feb. 8 through Feb. 10, said Patrick J. Thorson, owner of Black Tie Simmentals of Kindred.
The auction sale will take place at the conclusion of the three-day event at 1 p.m. Feb. 10. More in Monday's issue of the Times-Record.
Federal Transportation Department officials Friday named SkyWest Airlines of Denver as the new Essential Air Service provider in Jamestown, starting April 1. More in Monday's issue of the Times-Record.


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turns out the low 18ft lb torque value was NOT the problem for R1200GS. BMW by leaving off requirement of Loctite 243 with such low torque values was the problem.
seems KTM 690 caliper bolts are spec'd at 25 Nm or 18ft lb .. but KTM requires Loctite 243 be used at those low torque values.
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It's 243...not 643.
Having slept on this issue overnight, some of the problems very well have been the rider in the linked thread torqued to 18ft/lbs on dry threads. 18ft/lbs on dry threads is going to give a super-low clamp load that will allow the assembled part to side slip pretty easily.
This observation backs up an drives home the importance of filling in the airspace found in between the male and female threads with a liquid that turns to a thermoset plastic with thread lubricating qualities to allow a sufficient clampload to be introduced into an assembly to keep it from falling apart.
I went back and pulled a few Power Point slides directly related to the friction loss on lubricated threads vs. non-lubricated threads. Here's the talking points:
Approximately 85 to 90% of the effort used to tighten a threaded fastener is lost to friction, which leaves only about 10 to 15% of that effort is used to generate clamp load.
Another slide shows clampload (lbs.) generated on different base metals torqued to 10ft/lbs along with a calculated K Factor (Friction Factor)
The following examples are listed as:
Bolt Nut Washer K Factor Clampload
Plain Cadmium Plain 0.15 2,805
Zinc Plain Zinc 0.35 1,546
Zinc Zinc Zinc 0.55 960
The table listed above shoes that Zinc is a very sticky coating with a very high K factor. The low clampload backs up the claim that zinc plated fasteners are sticky.
thanks again for your valuable input on this issue. above agrees with my assessment that when using a low torque value like 18ft lb on a brake caliper in a vibration rich environment. use of a thread locker like Loctite 243 insures bolt will not back out from low clamploads (lbs) resulting from use of 18ft lb torque values.
seems loctite's lubricity also aids in overcoming stickiness from finish on fasteners and it's effects on final clamploads. this really points out importance of careful cleaning with low residual solvents when reusing existing bolts.
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Gardner-Webb struggled to get anything going offensively, as Channing Browning only managed 12 total yards passing and threw three interceptions in the second quarter.
Ohio (2-0) took advantage of the early miscues, with Jelani Woseley returning one interception for a touchdown and scoring on drives of 28 and 40 yards after Browning's other two turnovers.
Aside from playing tough pass defense, the Bobcats only allowed the Runnin' Bulldogs (1-1) to convert 1 of 17 third-down conversions.
Tyler Tettleton threw for 139 yards and two touchdowns for the Bobcats, including a 14-yard pass to Riley Dunlop to put them up 24-0 with 32 seconds left to play in the first half.
Donte Harden rushed for 94 yards on 13 carries for Ohio, and Beau Blankenship added 46 yards on 8 carries.
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Here's The Deal … Ohio came up with a dominant opening week road win, blowing away New Mexico State 44-24 in the type of game that ends up helping in a big way for the at-large bowl bids. The MAC season is still a few weeks away, with Marshall up next in a minor bowl-like matchup followed up by the lone BCS game on the slate at Rutgers, but in the meantime, the Bobcats still need a game against a team like Gardner-Webb to work on getting the new quarterback situation straightened out and to work on a secondary that got bombed on by NMSU.
Garnder-Webb is a mid-level Big South team with good upside and potential. It came up with a 34-17 win over Brevard to start the season thanks to a big day on the ground, and now it's time to see just how good the team is under new head coach Ron Dickerson. This is the first of two payday games with at trip to Wake Forest to follow.
Why Gardner-Webb Might Win: The defensive line has some big bodies up front. The team went after the JUCO ranks to get bigger and stronger up front with Zac Blackwell and Aaron Huck both FBS-sized and strong to try to gum up the works. The running game has weapons, with Kenny Little returning from missing most of last year hurt to tear off 131 yards and three scores last week. There's some explosion to this team, even if there isn't a ton of talent.
Why Ohio Might Win: Even with all the big bodies on the inside, GW still gave up 245 rushing yards to Brevard. The bigger problem could be the offensive line that did a great job for the running game, but struggled in pass protection and gave up too many plays behind the line. Ohio was able to tee off on NMSU last week and came up with three sacks and ten tackles for loss, while the running game was in high gear cranking out 241 yards. Ohio should be able to grind its way to the win.
What To Watch Out For: Iowa State transfer Phil Bates was supposed to be the starting quarterback, but he ended up getting beaten out, and the results after one game were great. Sophomore Tyler Tettleton got into the quarterback mix as a true freshman in 2009 and got in a little bit of work completing 9-of-23 passes for 128 yards and two picks. After sitting out last year, he took over completing 16-of-28 passes for 153 yards and two touchdowns with an interception last week, to go along with seven carries for 40 yards and two scores. Only 5-11 and 206 pounds, he's not built like a big bomber, but he has a good arm and is a strong enough runner to be a major part of the ground game total.
What Will Happen: Ohio won't have any problems. The offense will be just as balanced as it was last week against NMSU, while the defense will tee off on the Gardner-Webb running game and dare the passing attack to work. The Bobcats will roll up 500 yards and will look good doing it.
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As Krugman sums up today in the NYT
Meanwhile, the president is in a far stronger position than in previous confrontations. I don't place much stock in talk of "mandates," but Mr. Obama did win re-election with a populist campaign, so he can plausibly claim that Republicans are defying the will of the American people. And he just won his big election and is, therefore, far better placed than before to weather any political blowback from economic troubles — especially when it would be so obvious that these troubles were being deliberately inflicted by the G.O.P. in a last-ditch attempt to defend the privileges of the 1 percent.Within seconds of their loss Republicans doubled down on the obstructionism of the last two years, the only way this blackmail will end is to turn around and say; No.
Most of all, standing up to hostage-taking is the right thing to do for the health of America's political system.
So stand your ground, Mr. President, and don't give in to threats. No deal is better than a bad deal.
They just don't seem to get it, in an election they should have by all accounts won; they lost, and they lost badly.
They can argue that the President doesn't have much of a mandate, however with a little bit of introspection they can see themselves as being rejected. They have no mandate to continue with their temper tantrums, in fact they have been told to grow up.
Their budget proposals were put to the electorate, they were voted down by a clear majority. They have no right to demand as a compromise that the Democrats take it up as their own.
This battle has to be done right now; otherwise this disastrous obstructionism will go on unabated for the next two years, it is time to hold their feet to the fire until you smell burning.
Everyone should be reminded of the reasons why we are facing a "fiscal cliff" and a tepid economy.
1] The Bush Tax cuts ballooned the deficit.
2] Unrestrained Republican policies lead to the Great Recession.
3] Republicans want to double down on the mistakes of the past.
4] Grover Norquist and his idiotic pledge.
5] Unpaid for wars of aggression.
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Voyager, The Love Story
Dr. Tony Phillips, Science@NASA
One day, years from now–or maybe billions of years, no one knows–aliens might be surprised to run across an old spaceship from Earth. Improbably far from home, the ancient probe is space cold, its nuclear power source spent long ago; an iconic white antenna points silently into the void, beaming no data to the species that made it. Yet this Voyager may speak to its finders.
A golden record is fixed to the side of the probe, and if ET can decipher it, he might be surprised again, because Voyager has a story to tell""and it's a Love Story.
Rewind to 1977.
Jimmy Carter was president, Star Wars was the top-grossing film, and NASA was preparing to launch the two Voyager probes to the outer planets. Like Pioneer 10 and 11 before them, Voyager 1 and 2 would fly by the gas giants and, after a frenzy of data-taking, slingshot out of the solar system. These spacecraft were to become interstellar ambassadors. Less than 9 months before launch, Carl Sagan was asked by NASA personnel to assemble "some message for a possible extraterrestrial civilization."
Later, one member of Sagan's small team would describe the process as "a fire drill" with nothing less at stake than First Contact itself.
"The chances of aliens finding the Voyagers in the vast emptiness of space are small""some say infinitesimal""but we took our jobs seriously," recalls team member Ann Druyan. "From the moment when Carl first broached the project to Tim Ferris and me, it felt mythic."
Voyager would carry a selection of Earth's greatest music, a photo gallery of our planet and its inhabitants, and an audio essay of terrestrial sounds, both natural and technological.
But how would this information be conveyed? A popular technology in the 1970s was the 8-track tape. That would never do. For one thing, what would ET think? Moreover, magnetic tape is susceptible to degradation by space radiation and magnetic fields. A message recorded on such a medium would decay long before it was found.
Radio astronomer Frank Drake, who became a key member of Sagan's team, suggested a phonograph record. Extraterrestrials would stand a good chance of figuring out how to play back such an old-school technology""and phonograph records were tough. By one estimate, the etchings on a suitably-shielded metallic phonograph record could last for hundreds of millions of years in interstellar space, eroded mainly by a slow drizzle of micrometeoroid impacts. A copper record coated in gold would satisfy the thermal and magnetic requirements of the Voyager probes.
"Eventually we decided on having the record designed for 16 2/3 revolutions per minute," wrote Sagan. This was half the speed of a conventional 33 1/3 platter. "[There would be] some loss in fidelity but not, we believe, an extremely severe loss, especially if the recipients were as clever as they would have to be to acquire the record in the first place."
Choosing the contents of the record was a heady and agonizing process. Even with the stepped-down spin rate, there was only enough room for about 90 minutes of music and a hundred or so images.
"I remember sitting around the kitchen table making these huge decisions about what to put on and what to leave off," recalls Druyan. "We couldn't help but appreciate the enormous responsibility to create a cultural Noah's Ark with a shelf life of hundreds of millions of years."
In their book, Murmurs of Earth, Sagan et al describe the decision-making process. Much of the challenge was intellectual""e.g., how to cover the complete geographical, historical, and cultural variety of the world's music in 90 minutes or less. Among Western music, Beethoven's 5th and Chuck Berry's Johnny B. Goode made the cut; selections from Jefferson Starship did not. Some challenges were legal: The Beatles' Here Comes the Sun could not be sent because the Fab Four, who unanimously wished their work sent to the stars, did not hold the copyright to their own song. Other challenges were bureaucratic. In one of many anecdotes that illuminate the human condition as well as anything on the Golden Record, Sagan describes the tortuous process of obtaining permission for a number of UN delegates to simply say "Hello." Ultimately, it couldn't be done, and Sagan appealed to the foreign language departments of Cornell University, where professors and students were eager to help. Thus a representative set of short greetings was assembled, beginning with Sumerian, one of the oldest known languages, and ending with a greeting from an American five-year old: "Hello from the children of planet Earth."
When all was said and done, Voyager blasted off with 118 photographs; 90 minutes of music; greetings in 55 human languages and one whale language; an audio essay featuring everything from burbling mud pots to barking dogs to a roaring Saturn 5 liftoff; a remarkably poetic salutation from the Secretary General of the United Nations; and the brain waves of a young women in love.
Of all the selections on the record, it is the latter which might pique ET's interest most. It certainly has this effect on human listeners.
Just how do you stumble upon a woman in love and record her brain waves for an interstellar message? It helps when the young woman is herself a member of the recording team: Ann Druyan.
"I had this idea," recalls Druyan, "that we should put someone's EEG on the record. We know that EEG patterns register some changes in thought. Would it be possible, I wondered, for a highly advanced technology of several million years from now to actually decipher human thoughts?"
Sagan and the others liked the idea, and volunteered Druyan to provide the brain waves.
"I contacted Dr. Julius Korein of the New York University Medical Center, and with Tim Ferris's help we set up an hour-long recording session for my innermost self."
The EEG was scheduled for June 3, 1977. Druyan prepared a script to guide her thoughts"""a mental itinerary of the ideas and individuals of history whose memory I hoped to perpetuate." She could not prepare, however, for what happened two days before the scheduled recording.
"On June 1, 1977, Carl and I shared a wonderfully important phone call," she recalls. Without the aid of a date or even a romantic moment alone, the two had fallen in love during the mad rush to complete the Golden Record. "We decided to get married. It was a Eureka! moment for both of us""the idea that we could find the perfect match. It was a discovery that has been reaffirmed in countless ways since."
Echoes of that moment reverberated through her mind during the recording session. Her conscious mind may have been reciting culture and philosophy, but her subconscious was buzzing with the euphoria of the Great Idea of True Love. The hour was electronically compressed to a single minute that sounds, appropriately, like a string of exploding firecrackers.
"My feelings as a 27 year old woman, madly fallen in love, they're on that record," says Druyan. "It's forever. It'll be true 100 million years from now. For me Voyager is a kind of joy so powerful, it robs you of your fear of death."
If aliens ever do find one of the Voyagers and decipher its contents, they will briefly meet dozens of musicians, artists, whales, dogs, crickets, engineers, and common working people. But the only one who they might have a chance to truly get to know is that young woman""not a bad choice.
It has been pointed out that the most probable finders of Voyager will be "¦ us. Eventually, technology may allow humans to overtake and recover the distant probes. In that case, they will be reduced to mere time capsules from the year 1977.
Arthur C. Clarke recognized this possibility and suggested adding a note to the Golden Record: "Please leave me alone; let me go on to the stars."
Because Voyager has a story to tell.
1. The team that assembled the Golden Record was led by Carl Sagan and included Frank Drake, Ann Druyan, Timothy Ferris, Jon Lomberg, and Linda Salzman Sagan.
2. The book Murmurs of Earth by Sagan et al is out of print but may be found from many used booksellers online.
3. The Voyager Golden Record is available in CD form, entitled Murmurs of Earth. Like the book of the same name, the CD is out of print but readily available from private sellers on the Internet. The author (TP) recommends listening to the CD once without scanning the table of contents from the record jacket. The unfamiliarity of some of the tracks may make you feel like an alien on your own planet.
4. Don't forget Pioneer: Pioneers 10 and 11 carried the first message to the stars. "Affixed to one of the antenna support struts of each spacecraft is a 6 x 9 inch gold-coated aluminum plaque on which is etched a drawing that describes something of the epoch and locale of human civilization, circa the 1970s, portrayed in a scientific language that other technological civilizations might understand. The plaque also contains a sketch of two representatives of the human species greeting the cosmos with hope," Sagan wrote in Murmurs of Earth. The Voyagers were faster spacecraft, and they would eventually overtake the Pioneers (already launched in the early 1970s). Sagan's team wanted the Voyager message to be an improvement, too""not just a few simple sketches and a wave hello.
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WTA Tour rankings - as of Aug. 6, 2012Maria Sharapova's silver-medal effort in London moved her back into the No. 2 spot while dropping Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland back down to No. 3. No other changes in the top 10 but boy, it is ever close among the top four.
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How do I resist my pregnancy craving for beer?
I'm my last trimester and I have a huge hankering for a beer every now and then. When I go out to eat, everyone looks at me funny if I order one -- even if I only have a few sips. Does anyone else share this craving? What can I do to deter dirty looks?
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If you're craving beer it's probably something to do with wheat....aren't the "hops" the main ingredient and it comes from fermented wheat? So my suggestion would be try more wheat products or the near-beer stuff. I also agree that occasional alchohol isn't a big deal. FAS studies are done on alcoholic women, not occasional drinkers and they can't do studies on that. Total alcohol abstinence is distincly American. And I agree with the previous post about people who are condemning about alchohol probably don't have the best diets themselves OR (and this is REALLY important) they are the ones begging for the epidural. What does that do - it goes directly into the bloodstream, while you're baby is still inside and attached to the cord coming from the mother and it makes your ENTIRE lower body numb. That's good for baby?? There's no way alcohol once a week is worse than an epidural which lasts for hours. Wine/beer comes from nature; epidurals are harmful chemicals. Which is worse?posted 06/26/2008 by 2005NewMommy
Well for any of you out there craving beer, its normal almost every pregnant woman I have ever met craves it at least once during their pregnancy even if they hated it before. Try an ice cold cream soda or Sharps (non-alc.) beer I belive made by Miller. Once they had like 1/2 a can they were over it. I do not suggest sneaking sips of any real alcohol though. Hope this helps!!posted 06/12/2008 by PINKANDBLUEMOMMYOF2
I am in my third trimester and every now and then I crave a drink, but I never give in. My friend is in her second trimester and would give into her cravings every now and then and have a beer, she went to her 20 week ultra sound and they found out the baby is not growing like it should she is very small for 20 weeks. They are very concerned and told her to stop drinking alcoholic drinks, not even wine. Now who knows if it really is the alcohol that caused this but is it really worth it? So I am sorry I would not even take the chance. Yeah probablly most of you will not have a problem but what happens to the one person that gives in to their craving and something does happen. To me my baby's health is more important. Now my friend hates herself for giving in to her cravings, and blames herself. So imagine how you would feel if that happened to you and your baby!!! Anyway if your child wanted a drink would you give it to them? I know I wouldn't!! So why start now!!posted 06/10/2008 by baby care
I am not a drinker, so I don't have cravings for alcohol. I do believe that you are the only one that can make decisions for yourself and your baby, but just be sure that you are informed. Talk to a doctor, read articles, there are many opinions out there, and just because they are different, doesn't mean they are wrong. Alcohol does many things to your body, and while many people have had no adverse reactions, it doesn't mean that you won't. So, be aware that there is always a risk, and you need to decide if it is a risk you are willing to take, with the life of your child. I can't seem to stay away from Dr. Pepper. I know the caffeine isn't good for myself, so I am sure it isn't great for the baby either, but it is a risk that I am willing to take. If it is worth the risk, have your few sips. I would also like to add that this comment is coming from a person who believes that alcohol is a drug, and should be treated as such, but every person is responsible for their own decisions.posted 06/08/2008 by ADeFanti
that's funny because i thought i was the only person who is craving alcohol while pregnant, yet i must admit i've never given into to temptation-too afraid to harm my daughter, but what i have found satisfying is baskin robbins daquiri ice sherbet which contains rum extract, which is really great. I craved it with my 1st pregnancy also works great for me!!!posted 06/06/2008 by marini080605
I get cravings for beer! I didn't for my first child, but certainly did for my second and now I am pregnant with my third - and it seems to worsen during the hot summer months. So this is what I do: If my husband is having a beer, I will drink the neck of the bottle (and no, not everytime he crack one open). And I love fancy drinks - caesars and coolers - you can always get the virgin versions, and the grocery store sells lots of 0.5% choices. I know it isn't the same but it still might tie you over - it does for me. I don't think you can do anything to avoid the bad looks - Personally, I wouldn't drink alcohol in the public eye while pregnant. I also feel awkward if I have to pick up the 'spirits' for a dinner party or such. Just because I'm picking it up, doesn't mean I'm about to run home and drink it. People will always stare or comment. That's just human nature. I scoul at young preg. mother's with cigarettes in their mouths...Nobody is perfect.posted 05/31/2008 by Atomic1212
I can identify with you. During my first pregnancy, and now during my second pregnancy I want beer. Normally, I do not care for beer. So what I would do is have a couple sips just to eliminate the craving. Or course I do this maybe once a week, when the feeling is really overwhelming.posted 05/29/2008 by a BabyCenter Member
I haven't read through all of the posts. However, I know that beer is high in B vitamins. Perhaps you have a deficiency to which your body is responding with this craving. I would suggest trying to eat more beef when the craving comes on. It might provide some relief. Nutritional yeast also is high in B vitamins and can be bought at a health food store. Its very good sprinkled on popcorn as a cheese substitute. As a vegetarian, I sometimes get odd cravings (I never had any while I was pregnant) and when I look up the nutrients which are found in the foods, I find that if I eat anything that contains those vitamins the craving will usually subside. Gook luck!posted 05/28/2008 by kneely
Try non-alcoholic beers. Now adays they have more than just O'douls and Sharps, I have found Becks, St Pauli's Girl amongst others. The non-alcoholic beers do have.5% alcohol so even if you have 2, it is still less then 1/3 of the content in most beers.posted 05/23/2008 by a BabyCenter Member
I have the same cravings as you and i'm also in my last trimester , and don't worry about it i still do it to.posted 05/23/2008 by a BabyCenter Member
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4:40 PM — Gay marriage is legal in Vermont after the House voted 100-49 to override a veto from state Governor Jim Douglas. Earlier today, the Senate voted 23-5.
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4:10 PM — President Barack Obama has selected a gay man to to serve on his Advisory Council on Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships. Harry Knox was one of the eight people chosen yesterday by the president to join the 25-member council.
Breaking: Vermont Senate votes to override gay marriage veto, House vote expected later 1
3:44 PM — The Vermont Senate has voted 23-5 to override Governor Jim Douglas' veto of the gay marriage bill. This leaves the decision down to the House, which is expected to vote later today.
Christian university offers separate accommodation for gay students 11
2:50 PM — Texas Christian University is to provide LGBT students and their straight "allies" with special accommodation as part of a new scheme designed to allow like-minded students to live together. Shelly Newkirk, a TCU sophomore who is gay, helped create the community inclusion scheme in the Fort Worth campus.
Vermont governor vetoes gay marriage bill 10
11:08 AM — Vermont governor Jim Douglas issued his promised veto against a Bill to introduce gay marriage in the state. Last week, the Bill passed through the House of Representatives. Lawmakers voted 95-52 in favour of the measure, but 100 votes are needed for a two-thirds majority to override the threat of a veto.
6th April 2009
North Dakota lawmakers deem sexual orientation 'a lifestyle choice' 12
5:56 PM — The North Dakota House has opted to defeat an anti-discrimination bill as opponents derided it for protecting "lifestyle choices".
Texas homeless shelters adapt for trans people 3
5:38 PM — High numbers of trans people living on the street have prompted homeless shelters to provide dedicated trans facilities. Activists have underscored the deaths of homeless trans women in Atlanta and Austin, Texas as indicative of the adaptations which are necessary for shelters to accommodate all people in need.
HIV stigma "fuels homophobia and discrimination"
1:15 PM — A new report released by Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) last week shows that some perceptions of HIV/AIDS have not changed in the past 20 years. In 2006, 50 per cent of Americans surveyed believed that HIV/AIDS contributes homophobia and discrimination, according to the report authored by Ethel Klein.
3rd April 2009
Chicago police officer accused of gay harassment 2
5:49 PM — A Chicago police officer has been accused of making false drink-driving arrests, using excessive force and gay harassment. The Chicago Tribune reports that four lawsuits were filed against Town Hall District Police Officer Richard Fiorito on Thursday.
Iowa Supreme Court allows gay marriage 7
3:06 PM — The Iowa Supreme Court has voted to allow gay marriage in the state. In a summary of the unanimous decision, the judges said: "The Iowa statute limiting civil marriage to a union between a man and a woman violates the equal protection clause of the Iowa Constitution."
Vermont gay marriage bill passes through House 4
11:09 AM — A bill allowing same-sex couples to marry in Vermont has passed through the House of Representatives. However, it failed to gain enough votes to avoid a veto from Vermont governor Jim Douglas. Lawmakers voted 95-52 in favour of the measure, but 100 votes are needed for a two-thirds majority to override the threat of a veto.
2nd April 2009
Gay marriage advocacy group shuts down 4
5:21 PM — Love Makes a Family, a group dedicated to campaigning for gay marriage, is to close at the end of this year. The group, which has been running for almost a decade, now considers its work complete.
Iowa likely to release gay marriage ruling tomorrow
5:12 PM — The Iowa Supreme Court is likely to release its decision on gay marriage tomorrow (Friday), according to reports. The lawsuit, Varnum vs. Brien, involves six same-sex Iowa couples who sued Polk County Recorder Timothy Brien in 2005 after they were denied marriage licences by his office.
Clementine Ford comes out 4
11:12 AM — Cybil Shepherd's daughter, Clementine Ford, has come out. The L Word guest star was pressed by Advocate.com to clear up the "confusion" that had been sparked when Diva magazine implied that Ford had officially come out and had an affair with co-star Katherine Moennig.
1st April 2009
Conservatives attempt to derail plans to lift US military gay ban 11
12:13 PM — A conservative group has said that allowing gays to serve openly in the US military could threaten national security. A letter urging President Barack Obama to preserve the gay ban was leaked to the Palm Center, a research institute at the University of California.
God Hates Fags church raises money for LGBT support group 13
11:13 AM — Members of Westboro Baptist Church, who chant slogans such as "fags burn in hell", have unintentionally raised money for a gay rights group.
31st March 2009
Lesbian mother to be deported 7
6:00 PM — A lesbian is likely to be deported from her California home on Friday, despite living with her life partner, two twin sons and mother-in-law. Shirley Tan will soon learn if she is to be sent back to the Philippines after applying asylum in the US due to facing violence from a family member in her native country.
US gay bishop: 'Church should bless marriage, not legalise it' 6
4:11 PM — Gene Robinson, the first openly gay bishop in the US, has called for a separation between state and religion in the signing of marriage licences. He argued that despite religious officials frequently signing marriage licences, the state should handle the legal aspect of the ceremony, leaving churches to provide blessings.
Ellen and Portia honoured at Humane Society event 1
2:57 PM — TV host Ellen Degeneres and her wife Portia de Rossi have been honoured at a Humane Society event for their dedication to animal rights. Ellen came out as a vegan last October and the couple had a animal product-free wedding in August.


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Album Rating: 4.0Naw, you guys are crazy. This is awesome, but you can't beat Sing the Word Hope.
Album Rating: 3.5The monologues in that album are a bit cheesy
Album Rating: 3.0and the debut is even better
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Album Rating: 4.0It's the emotion man! Lol.
And Not For the Want of Trying has "He Films the Clouds, Pt. 2." That's like their best song.
But yeah not their best though.
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The problem with PvP in this game has to do with the learning curve, and with differences in gear.
What I mean by the learning curve, is that there are a lot of things you need to do to succeed in PvP that the game never ever teaches you, or that the game teaches you the wrong way. The game never teaches you keybinds, and there is no PvE encounter that you need to set up keybinds to get through. The game doesn't tell you that two of your engineering slots need to be devoted to EPtS, and you need to cycle it non-stop or you'll be vaporized in a second flat. Any NPC that hits you with control effects like SNB or VM does such low DPS that you can just fly away and wait it out. But those things are all basics for PvP.
So when a new player tries PvP for the first time, suddenly nothing they learned about the game in their previous 50 levels even applies. And chances are they will be defeated so swiftly that they don't even know how it happened.
Ground PvP is even worse that way, since it's possible to set up kits and gear so you can literally 1-shot people -- it's not possible for a new player to learn from a 1-shot.
The other problem is that new PvPers end up fighting people that win entirely by virtue of their gear. If you follow Hilbert's PvP Guide, that will actually get you doing okay in PUGs when fighting PUGs, and a captain who's just hit level 50 can get decent weapons from replaying missions.
But there are shields in this game that a new Patrol Escort with the hybrid plasma/disruptor dual heavy cannons that are recommended just will not put a dent in. So the player trying to learn PvP is likely to run up against players in pay-to-win ships which outmanuever their patrol escort, with shields that can't be breached.
And the rough part is that when a player shows up in a pay-to-win ship with high end gear in most matches, no one in the match is effective against them, so the new PvPer doesn't see that there is any way to beat that.
What I'm getting at, is that if you want to encourage PvP, first the PvE needs to train players towards PvP at least a little bit. After that, a player just hitting level cap with whatever gear they could buy from the exchange needs to be able to survive long enough, and be successful enough that they can stick around and learn.
Oh thats easy to fix, In other games theres lots of thing you cant take into PvP. mostly consumables but i think if they just limited how many things you could have when entering PvP that is beyond basic tier 12 purple like lets say 3? "ok il have 2 fleet weapons and my STF shield, and anything else you have to sacrifice an entire item like a console or something of equal value because suppose these things use more power! get where im coming from?
that balances out the game alot Aaaand you can then have endless fun deciding what special thing you want to equip and experimenting right? then suppose just like swtor's end-game PvP recruit gear players that hit 50 could get 3 basic special items like 2 special phasers and a special shield/impulse/deflector depending on their class then they can grind for the dirsupter or poloron or whatever they want. if cryptic really wanted to pay some overtime then they could put a power consumption rating and cap mechanic specifically to limit the amount of OP stuff they can equip. and yeah that shield sounds bad that should be banned out of the PvP no MMO wants a pay2win label put on its competitive scene trust me. and this game does not have a competetive scene ive spent many an hour laughing at the failed attempts to pit one team against another properly in this game.


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Updated: 08/26/2005 - A park on Rockford's south side now has a new place for the children to play.
Updated: 08/26/2005 - A park on Rockford's south side now has a new place for the children to play.
Updated: 08/26/2005 - After losing their parents in a terrible car crash the Yates sisters are seeing the community come together on their behalf.
Updated: 02/02/2007 - TDS-US, the company operating the parts sorting center for the Diamler Chrysler plant in Belvidere, is holding a job fair.
Updated: 02/02/2007 - The paint hasn't even dried on their newly constructed walls, but a local manufacturing company is already expanding.
Updated: 08/26/2005 - A nurse in the army returns home for a couple of weeks of R and R.
Updated: 08/25/2005 - Many say college is the best time of our life, but unfortunately, criminals often target college campuses. So being prepared and protected is critical, but even if you don't know self-defense, there is a way college students can stay safe.
Updated: 08/26/2005 - It's an effort to make the connection between those looking for work and those looking to hire.
Updated: 08/25/2005 - David Hartman visited the Stateline from Texas, to share his tax ideas to make American trade more fair and prosperous.
Updated: 08/24/2005 - As the summer wraps up, so does county fair season, but it's not too late yet. The Stephenson County Fair is just getting into gear, literally.
Updated: 08/24/2005 - Many kids who went back to school today may have to take some extra classes.
Updated: 08/24/2005 - Google Talk is ready for download! The world's number one search engine has launched its own instant messaging and Web phone calling system.
Updated: 08/24/2005 - New details about Mary Jane Reed's exhumation.
Updated: 08/24/2005 - The board Monday night follows last week's approval by teachers for a new two year contract, making the deal official.
Updated: 08/23/2005 - A concern about mad cow disease is hitting close to home. Some beef that was shipped to Illinois and Wisconsin is being recalled.
Updated: 08/23/2005 - The past is dug up in order to possibly solve a 57-year-old puzzle.
Updated: 08/23/2005 - The government wants car manufactures to increase their fuel efficiency in SUVs.
Updated: 08/23/2005 - Janesville's Assembly plant ushers in a new era.
Updated: 08/23/2005 - There are nearly two million uninsured residents in Illinois... and hundreds of patient assistance programs set up to help these people.
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2) Add in a piece of walnut-sized butter.
3) In a bowl, add lemon juice to water and make a well in the centre of the flour and pour in about two-thirds of the liquid.
4) Mix using a palette, or round-bladed, knife.
5) Add the remaining water when the dough starts to form.
6) Lightly dust a board with flower and turn out the dough.
7) Knead well for 2-3 minutes, then roll out 1/2-3/4 inch thick..
8) If required, beat the butter to make it pliable and place in centre of dough.
9) Fold up over butter to enclose it completely.
10) Wrap in a cloth or piece of greaseproof paper and put in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes.
11) Flour the slab or work top and put on dough, the join facing upwards.
12) Bring the rolling pin down on to the dough 3-4 times to flatten it slightly.
13) Now roll out to a rectangle about 1/2 -3/4 inch thick.
14) Fold into three, ends to middle and if required pull the ends to keep them triangular.
15) Press on the edges to seal.
16) Roll out again and fold in three.
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18) Repeat for a total of 6 turns with three 15-minute rests after each two turns.
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The 10-year United Progressive Alliance rule came under sharp attack in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s National Council meeting in New Delhi on Saturday, which unveiled the new government's future plans and policy prescription in domestic and foreign affairs arena in a political resolution, which hailed the "strong and able" leadership of Narendra Modi.
Leading the charge, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the "tax terrorism" and "policy paralysis" were the buzz words during the Congress regime and the Narendra Modi government's challenge is to change that atmosphere.
"They were a liability on the economy of this country, when they were in power. They want to continue to be a liability even when they are in Opposition," Jaitley said alleging that the opponents of the government are making all efforts to discredit it.
Lauding the 75-days' functioning of the BJP government, Jaitley, who presented the political resolution of the crucial meet, said that while the BJP leadership humbly accepted the mandate "Congress is not able to digest its worst defeat".
"Their scramble for the post of Leader of Opposition, their opposition to the bills which they had presented during their tenure and disruption of Parliament shows their inability to accept the people's verdict," the resolution, which was passed without discussion due to "paucity of time," he said.
Attacking it on corruption issue, the senior BJP leader accused Congress of carrying out "institutional subversion".
He said that while the UPA government persistently refused to set up an SIT to unearth the black money, this was the first step Modi government took immediately after taking over.
Jaitley also chose the occasion to hit back at the Congress its allegation that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government lacked "depth and seriousness" on foreign affairs issues and hailed the Prime Minister's visit to the BRICS summit, Bhutan and Nepal as the one which marked strong international presence of India on the world map.
Crediting Modi's "very important role" in the historic mandate to the BJP, the party resolution said that it reflected people's pledge to "get rid of the 10-year-old rule of the non-performing and corruption riddled Congress-led UPA government.
He said that the election results also spelt doom for "dynastic democracy" and parties, which were dependent on a particular family got a rude shock when the results came.
Alleging that the country was under a grip of helplessness and disappointment under the Congress government, he said that an atmosphere of faith in politics was generated with Modi's arrival.
"The people have given a decisive mandate against the divisive politics of casteism, corruption, incapability and policy paralysis of the government," the resolution said.
Acknowledging the "huge contribution" of party President Amit Shah for its spectacular show in Uttar Pradesh, which was under his direct charge, Jaitley accused the Congress of doing "vendetta politics."
He said in a lighter vein, "Our opponents understood Amit Shah long back. That is why they began targeting him years back. We realized his potential much later."
Seconding the resolution, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan revived the "Jayanti Tax" barb to attack the UPA over "delay" in clearance of projects in the name of environmental safeguards.
Attacking the UPA over its ministers functioning with different agenda, he compared it to a chariot whose horses were running in multiple directions pulling against each other and claimed that it was a welcome change since the government under Modi came, as ministers are now working with a clear focus and preparedness.


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NIA officials in hot water, may be shipped out
Publicly scolded by President Aquino on Tuesday for his agency's poor performance, National Irrigation Administration (NIA) chief Antonio Nangel may be on the way out.
A Palace source told the Inquirer that Aquino had already asked for Nangel's replacement as NIA chief as soon as possible.
"We're now looking for a replacement," said the official who had knowledge of the President's directive.
Created in 1963, the NIA is a government-owned and -controlled corporation tasked with the development and operation of irrigation systems and provide irrigation services for the government's agricultural programs.
Unless the President extends his appointment, Nangel is scheduled to leave the NIA on Sunday.
Nangel, along with NIA board member Ismael Tabije, representing the rice and corn sector, was appointed by Aquino to the agency on Dec. 12 last year, to serve from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013.
Nangel had previously served as NIA administrator in an acting capacity, from Sept. 6, 2010, to July 2012.
On Wednesday, a day after getting a presidential scolding for inefficiencies at the NIA, Nangel tried to defend himself by blaming his agency's lackluster performance last year on Typhoon "Pablo," which hit Mindanao in December last year.
But Aquino was skeptical and ordered Cabinet officials concerned to "verify" Nangel's excuse, according to presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda.
"We're verifying the explanation (of the NIA) administrator, because he mentioned that (the whole of Mindanao) was affected by Typhoon Pablo," Lacierda said.
Nangel's replacement
The response from the Palace seemed to suggest Nangel should not hope to be reappointed.
When the Inquirer reminded him of Nangel's expiring term, Lacierda said, "I don't know."
Lacierda said Malacañang had also launched an investigation into over a decade of failures and inefficiencies in the NIA.
'Not acceptable'
On Nangel's Typhoon Pablo explanation, Lacierda said it was unacceptable because the typhoon hit in December, when the NIA was supposed to be completing its goals after working on them for 11 months.
He noted that Pablo primarily affected Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental so Nangel and his subordinates cannot claim it as the reason for their low accomplishment in the entire country in 2012.
The NIA's case should be a reminder to other governmental agencies that they have commitments to the public, Lacierda said.
"This is not the first time (the President) has done it. The President is always frank and candid [about agencies'] accomplishments or nonaccomplishments," Lacierda said.
"So this should not be a wake-up call. [F]rom the very start, the President has said that we have six years to deliver our commitments, and he expects [all agencies] to perform their mandate to their utmost best," he said.
Anniversary sermon
At the 50th anniversary of the NIA on Tuesday, Aquino devoted his entire speech to pointing out the lackluster performance of the irrigation agency.
The NIA, he said, had only a 66-percent accomplishment rate for "new areas of irrigation" from 2001 to 2009.
In 2011, the NIA set 37,759 hectares of farmland for irrigation, but only 87 percent, or 32,824 ha, of that goal was actually irrigated.
In 2012, the NIA aimed to irrigate 81,170 ha, but watered only 65 percent, or 52,372 ha.
Aquino said this was "suspicious," pointing out that not once had the NIA fixed its record of "yearly failures."
He then asked whether it was really a vice among NIA officials to make promises and then break them.
Aquino put Nangel on notice that he would check out his many excuses and unfulfilled promises.
He made it clear that he did not accept excuses or alibis.
Once he had talked to officials and they promised to work toward his administration's goals, he said, he expected them to deliver, not to fail.
Long-delayed project
Aquino cited a long-delayed irrigation project in his home province, the Balog-Balog Dam.
Conceived during the first Aquino presidency and approved by the administrations of President Joseph Estrada and President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the project remains on the drawing board to this day.
"I am now (the President), we have yet to [break ground] for this project," Aquino said.
The dam is planned to provide irrigation to 39,150 ha of farmland in the towns of Concepcion, Gerona, Pura, Ramos, Paniqui, La Paz and Victoria, and the city of Tarlac.
It will also mitigate flooding in low-lying areas and give upland communities the opportunity to pursue inland fish production in the dam's 2,004-ha reservoir.
The President said irrigation would dramatically increase paddy yields in Tarlac and other areas in Central Luzon, as it would raise the current once-a-year "harvest cycle" to five over a period of two years, or seven and a half harvest cycles over three years.
"Three years into my term, it's [still] not happening," Aquino said.
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The longtime head of the powerful Shubert Organization has died. Gerald Schoenfeld was 84. He helped bring "A Chorus Line," "Cats" and "Amadeus" to Broadway. Mayor Bloomberg expressed his condolences.
BLOOMBERG: "G.S. was one of those bigger than life people who it was my pleasure to know and I will look back many years from now. I hope many years from now and say he was a great guy and really did make a difference"
REPORTER: Bloomberg was in the theater district today to announce a campaign to reduce Broadway's greenhouse gas emissions. Ten theaters have voluntarily replaced thousands of lights with more energy-efficient bulbs, and the rest of Broadway's theaters have vowed to make the switch within the year. In honor of Gerald Schoenfeld, the lights will be dimmed tonight at 7:00 for one minute.
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Two maiden schools will dismiss early Tuesday following severe weather overnight.
Maiden High and Maiden Middle schools will both dismiss at 11 a.m., according to Catawba County Schools. Power outages at the schools were cited for the early dismissal.
Monday night's severe weather caused storm damage throughout the Maiden and Sherrills Ford communities of southeastern Catawba County. Work crews are working to clear roadways and restore power in the area.


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San Diego singer/songwriter Charlie Imes is known for his sun-drenched, beach music, which incorporates elements of folk, pop, and jazz. His debut album On An Island was nominated for a 2009 San Diego Music Award as the Best Americana or Country Album.
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CER Seminar Examines Gender Differences in Harassment
FEB. 24, 2006--A presentation sponsored by the Center for Economic Research at the University of Wisconsin River Falls exploring sexual harassment is March 3 at 3:15 p.m. in room 321 South Hall on campus.
The event is free and open to the public.
Travis Tubre, a professor in the psychology department, will present "Gender Differences in Responses to Same-Sex and Opposite-Sex Sexual Harassment." This study examines gender differences in responses to sexual harassment behavior. Implications for training interventions to reduce sexual harassment will be discussed.
The presentation is sponsored by the CER, located within the CBE, and is the second of five in the Friday Seminar Series to be held this spring.
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LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Britain's Amir Khan seeking to end a two bout losing streak has named Virgil Hunter to replace Freddie Roach as his new trainer and plans to meet unbeaten American fighter Carlos Molina in his next bout.
The English boxer announced on his website that he had made the switch in trainers and that his next fight would be against Molina at a US venue with the date yet to be determined.
"I'm really pleased that Virgil Hunter is to become my new trainer," Khan said. "Everyone in boxing knows about his skills and the success he has enjoyed over the last few years.
"I'm looking forward to the start of my training camp and working on some new things with him. With Virgil in my corner, I know that I can get back to the very top of the light-welterweight division."
Khan will train for the fight at Hunter's gymnasium in suburban Oakland, California. Among the fighters Hunter has guided are undefeated world super middleweight champion Andre Ward.