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Generation X Report Finds That Many Adults Don't Know Their Cosmic Address
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Researchers have found that less than half of Generation X adults can identify our own home in the universe, the spiral galaxy in which we reside.
"Knowing your cosmic address is not a necessary job skill, but it is an important part of human knowledge about our universe and–to some extent–about ourselves," said Jon D. Miller, author of "The Generation X Report" and director of the Longitudinal Study of American Youth at the U-M Institute for Social Research.
The National Science Foundation has funded the study since 1986. It now includes responses from approximately 4,000 adults from the core of Generation X — adults ages 37 — 40. The latest iteration of the report examines the scientific literacy of Gen Xers about their location in the universe by providing them with high-quality images of a spiral galaxy taken by the Hubble space telescope. Miller then asked the participants to identify the image, first in an open-ended response and then again by selecting from multiple choices.
Less than half, forty-three percent to be exact, of the Generation X participants surveyed were able to provide a correct answer, recognizing the object as a galaxy similar to our own. Males fared slightly better than females, with 53 percent of men answering correctly compared to 32 percent of females. Education also played a role, with 21 percent who had less than a high school degree answering correctly, compared to 63 percent of those with doctorates or professional degrees.
"One of the factors that contributes to this educational difference is exposure to college-level science courses," Miller said. "The United States is unique in its requirement that all college students complete one year of college science courses as part of a general education requirement."
"And because these courses are often taken during the first or second year of college, students who enter college but do not earn a degree are still exposed to college science and other general education courses."
More than 60 percent of the participants reported that this was the first time they had looked carefully at an image from a space telescope. Four out of five, however, said that they had seen this kind of image before, often on the Internet.
"One of the important results of the growth of the Internet and the expansion of communication devices is that it is easier today to find high-quality science information than at any previous time in human history," Miller said. "But some of the science information on the Internet is incorrect or misleading, so we asked our survey participants to indicate what sources they would trust for information about the universe."
The least trusted source of information, according to participants, is a lecture by a leader of a church or religious group. The most trusted sources included a NASA website, an exhibit or program in a museum or planetarium, a PBS Nova or Discovery Channel show, or a lecture by an astronomy professor.
The study investigated the link between knowledge about the universe as evidenced by correctly identifying the Hubble image as a spiral galaxy, and a variety of personal and policy attitudes. Participants who correctly identified the image were more likely than those who didn't to agree that "When I see images like this, I am reminded of the vastness of the universe" (70 percent vs. 53 percent) and "Images like this show how small and fragile planet Earth is in the context of the universe" (58 percent vs. 44 percent) among other beliefs.
"Unlike our distant ancestors who thought the earth was the center of the universe, we know that we live on a small planet in a heliosphere surrounding a moderate-sized star that is part of a spiral galaxy," Miller said. "There may be important advantages in the short-term–the next million years or so–to knowing where we are and something about our cosmic neighborhood."


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Twenty or so candidates, many with NBA connections, have been floated to FGCU Athletic Director Ken Kavanagh for the head men's basketball position. Through a public records request, Eagle News has learned of a wide-ranging group of candidates who have expressed interest in replacing Dave Balza. The list includes former NBA coach Eric Musselman, former NBA standouts and Division I coaches Kyle Macy and Jan van Breda Kolff, and former Iowa and Butler coach Todd Lickliter. Eagle News
He credits former Golden State Eric Musselman with giving him his first real chance in 2002-03. "He was the first coach to say, 'OK, I don't care about the height, I don't care about the size. I'm going to give you the ball and you're going to prove whether you can play,'" Boykins said. "He not only gave me the ball, but he gave me the ball in the fourth quarter. That's what separated me from other players -- not only can he play during the game, but in crunch time he not only can play but he can win games. That's where my career changed." Cleveland Plain Dealer
Westphal said that had been discussed but no decision had been made to send Whiteside to the D-League. The Bighorns are coached by former Kings and Warriors coach Eric Musselman. Sacramento Bee
Musselman has always been around coaching. His father, Bill, was a coaching legend in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) as he led the Tampa Bay Thrillers to four championships, and earned himself a Coach of the Year award in 1988. "Since the 7th grade, I always knew I wanted to be a professional basketball coach," Musselman proclaimed. "I idolized my dad, and felt that being a head coach at a young age at a minor league level was better preparation than being an assistant at the collegiate or NBA level." Bleacher Report
One look at the website of the Reno Bighorns and you can quickly figure out that Musselman is going about this job a bit differently than everyone else, as he has with every job he has undertaken since his stint with the old CBA franchise Rapid City Thrillers as a 22-year old General Manager. Musselman has assembled a staff larger than most NBA teams, with two assistant coaches, one advanced scout, two player development coaches, three basketball operations assistant, one player personnel assistant, you get the idea. "Why not give some guys a chance to learn and get their foot in the door in professional basketball," said Musselman, who quietly had the highest winning percentage of any Golden State Warriors head coach in the Chris Cohan era. "It gives young people an opportunity and enables us to get some things done here that haven't been done before?" CSNBayArea.com
New Reno Bighorns head coach Eric Musselman, who has previously held the same position in the NBA with both the Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors, has taken an innovative approach in his attempt at building a winner in the D-League, just as he was able to in the now-defunct Continental Basketball Association as head coach of the Rapid City Thrillers in the early 90's. "(Regional scout) Adam Engroff from the Miami Dolphins came in to help give us ideas on different ways the NFL would rank guys -- different color coding systems, evaluation processes," Musselman explained. "It was neat to learn from another sport and he gave us some of his ideas that were really useful for us." "We never had a 'Moneyball'-type guy, either, so we also hired a statistical analysis guys and have combined his statistical rankings with some of the stuff that the Dolphins have done with stats," Musselman said. "It also helps just with the general formatting of ranking everyone because unlike the NBA Draft where there are so few rounds, this is more of an MLB or NFL-type draft with a mass number of names, so rather than just stick with ideas and formats that we were familiar with and had seen in the NBA, we wanted to get with somebody who's had success with a mass number of picks." FanHouse.com
Our NBA sources tell us that the finalists for the last spot on new Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau's staff are former NBA head coaches Terry Porter and Eric Musselman and former college coach Kelvin Sampson. Chicago Tribune
Eric Musselman is up for the Chicago Bulls assistant coaching job, according to sources. He just signed in Reno to coach NBDL. Twitter
The 45-year-old Musselman was introduced as the new coach of the NBA Development League team Thursday, after a three-year sabbatical from the NBA. It was a journey that has taken him from China to the Caribbean as a coach for adidas; to Brazil and Greece, where he learned from international coaches and ran clinics for young players. "I feel like I am a much better coach today than I was three years ago," said Musselman, whose late father, Bill, coached the Bighorns in 1978-79. "The last three years have really been good for me from a philosophical standpoint, because I've had an opportunity to watch and observe so many games and practices, travel all over the world ... to kind of use all of that as a laboratory and experiment with different thought processes. Sometimes, you know, we get so set on seeing only one brand or one style of play." Reno Gazette-Journal
Long before coaching the Kings (2006-07) and the Golden State Warriors (2002-04) – before his NBA crash, so to speak – he polished his bona fides in Albany, N.Y., and Rapid City, S.D., and before that, while tagging along on his late father's rollicking minor league escapades. This is what he knows, and right now, what he needs. Another job. A fighting chance. "I've been like a musician these last three years touring with a rock band," Musselman said Thursday after being introduced as coach of the Reno Bighorns, the NBA Development League franchise affiliated with the Kings and Warriors. "I've been everywhere, running clinics, observing practices, coaching in the Dominican Republic. But that's not what I want to do. I missed this so much." Sacramento Bee
During his tenures with the Kings and Warriors, he hung banners with inspirational messages on the walls, fretted about the lighting, enforced dress codes. On a Kings team with a toxic mix of injured, disgruntled veterans and ambitious youngsters, even some of his most reasonable attempts at imposing discipline – say, fining players for chronic tardiness – were perceived as unduly punitive and unnecessary. Some of that will change. Some of it won't. "You are who you are by nature," Musselman said. "But everyone can grow. I do things now … I change my 6-month-old daughter's diapers, and (laugh) I never did that with my sons." Sacramento Bee
His father was known as a relentless competitor, owning a drive that was rarely overcome. Inheriting that similar fire, Musselman famously started turning around professional teams as an CBA coach/GM in his early 20s. Half a lifetime later, removed from a pair of NBA coaching gigs and an odyssey that's taken him all over the world as a broadcaster, instructor and basketball ambassador, Musselman could only smile as he stepped into the exact same role his dad once took on at a similar point in life. "It's wild," said EMuss, now 45 and fully embarked on the next phase of his coaching journey. "There are so many similar parallels between the careers of me and my dad, so many similarities." ProBasketballNews.com
"I kind of look at it like a band that goes on tour and has all sorts of experiences, but then has to get back into the studio," Musselman told PBN as he drove back from Reno to the Bay area following Thursday's introductory press conference. "I've enjoyed the last few years thoroughly, but it's time to get back into the studio and get to work." ProBasketballNews.com
I just spent about an hour with Eric Musselman after he was officially named head coach of the Reno Bighorns of the NBA's Developmental League. The press conference was held just outside the Reno Aces AAA baseball stadium, in a cozy little entertainment district (four restaurants and bars) known as the Freighthouse District. I'm writing a column about the former Kings coach for tomorrow's Bee. Meantime, Musselman revealed that he is bringing ex-Kings staffer Clay Moser with him. The two have longstanding ties, going back to their days with the Continential Basketball Association. Sacramento Bee
Eric Musselman is finally getting another chance to coach: in the NBA's Development League. He has enjoyed some of his best coaching success in basketball's minor leagues. The former Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings head coach is set to be formally introduced by the Reno Bighorns in a news conference Thursday. The Reno team is affiliated with both the Kings and Warriors. The 45-year-old Musselman just finished coaching the class of 2011 to-be college players at the adidas Nations camp in Chicago and also the Dominican Republic national team. He has also been working in television in recent seasons, though he has expressed interest in returning to coaching. He shared the news of his new job in an e-mail to The Associated Press. "I'm excited, glad to get back to coaching and back in the NBA family," said Musselman, who owns a 108-138 career record in three NBA seasons. ESPN.com
This Thursday, the NBA Development League's Reno Bighorns "will make a major announcement at a 10:30 a.m. press gathering" according to the press release they sent Monday to announce their schedule for the upcoming season. According to league sources, the press conference will be used to announce Eric Musselman, the former NBA head coach who compiled 108-138 record over three seasons, as the next head coach of the Bighorns. FanHouse.com
Too often, the pursuit of an opportunity -- a job, a promotion, a relationship with a certain someone -- is so consuming, so fervent that it becomes an end unto itself. Then when you finally get it, whatever your particular, elusive "it" is, you might feel like Robert Redford's title character in the old political film The Candidate, where he exhales at the end of election night and wonders to campaign manager Peter Boyle, "What do we do now?" There won't be any "what do we do now?" moment for Tom Thibodeau this season as rookie head coach of the Chicago Bulls. If Thibodeau and the Bulls start fast in 2010-11, he'll be one of those overnight successes that was 21 years in the making. And if he and his team falter early, it won't be because he wanted to be a coach more than he wanted to do the work of a coach. We've all seen those types, in the league and outside it. "This is not a thing where he got the job and now it's, 'What do I do?' " said Eric Musselman, the former Golden State and Sacramento coach who has known Thibodeau for a couple decades. "It was very well thought out, very well planned for at minimum three to four years, where Tom thought he could get a job at any moment." NBA.com
"Everyone thought Bill wouldn't be able to handle expansion, but that wasn't the case at all," Thibodeau said. "His thing was, 'Are you getting the most out of your team?', and there was no question in my mind that each and every night he got the most out of that team." Thibodeau made his bones by starting early, staying late, rebounding for whichever player asked, focusing on big men such as Felton Spencer and Randy Breuer and acting "like a sponge," said Eric Musselman, who joined his father's staff in 1990-91. "The players respected him because he wanted to make them better." Said Thibodeau: "I don't think anyone has ever taught half-court execution half as well as Bill did -- timing, spacing, concentration, shot selection. Bill also studied the type of guys he wanted. They were guys with great will to win, smart players, they were tough, they were students of the game." NBA.com
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Proposals are due November 25, 2014, no later than 2:00 p.m. to Ted Tyers, MAISD, 630 Harvey St., Muskegon, MI 49442
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Tracy Morgan has settled his lawsuit against Wal-Mart. He sued the discount retail chain over a highway crash that killed his friend -- and left him and two friends badly injured. Word of the settlement comes in a filing in federal court in Newark, New Jersey. Wal-Mart calls it an "amicable" resolution. Back in January, Wal-Mart settled with the family of comedian James McNair, who died in the wreck almost a year ago. Meanwhile, the truck driver faces several criminal charges in New Jersey. He has pleaded not guilty. The driver wasn't a party to Morgan's federal lawsuit.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Looks like when Lindsay Lohan walks into a courthouse in Los Angeles today, she has a good chance of walking out. A prosecutor says it appears the troubled actress has churned out the more than 100 hours of community service she had to do to avoid jail. Lohan had been given until today to grind out the service time as part of her probation in a car crash. A hearing today is to provide the judge handling her case an update. If he signs off on the community service time, it would be the first time in nearly eight years Lohan hasn't been on probation in Los Angeles.
LONDON (AP) -- Snoop Dogg is looking to get into the game -- "Game of Thrones," that is. The rapper is a big fan of the wildly popular HBO show. So big, he says he wants to go from watching it to being in it. Snoop says he doesn't know what role he'd like to play -- but hopes producers will come up with a part that would fit his personality. He has helped the show behind the scenes, doing some music on a mixtape to promote the new season.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- Natalie Portman tells graduating Harvard seniors to use their inexperience to their advantage. The Oscar-winner and Harvard grad spoke yesterday at Harvard College's Class Day. She told the graduates not knowing their limitations can help them take risks. Portman cited her own work in "Black Swan," which won her an Oscar. Portman says she might not have taken that part if she knew about all the work required to pull off the movie's ballet moves. Portman graduated from Harvard with a psychology degree in 2003.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A man once featured on the TV show "Catfish" is on the hook for a criminal charge. Police who protect the subway system in Washington D.C. say Jerez Nehemiah Stone-Coleman was been and charged with calling in fake threats against Metro stations, buses and trains. The actor, also known as "Kidd Cole," was taken into custody yesterday in the nation's capital. Stone-Coleman was on "Catfish" last year.
NEW YORK (AP) -- "Red Nose Day?" More like red-faced day for NBC. The network thought it could do a good deed and get good ratings -- but accomplished only half that goal. A week ago, it aired what was supposed to be the first of an annual charity mini-telethon. But despite loading the three-hour time slot with stars, Red Nose Day drew only 3.2 million viewers. Meanwhile, "The Voice" and "Dancing With the Stars" teamed up to post five of the nation's 10 most-watched shows.


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We're all set to get going with the Week 16 odds for NFL this week at Bang the Book, as there are a plethora of games that we are going to be focusing in on that are going to have some huge impacts on the entire season.
Week 16 is usually the make or break week for a number of teams in the NFL for a number of various reasons. Games are largely unpredictable, bad teams normally step up to the plate and make big runs at good teams, while those in the hunt for the playoffs either sink or swim. There's a reason that five games are separated this week by 8.5 points or greater, and none are bigger than 13 points. The other 11 games are all expected to be quite close encounters, and we wouldn't be surprised if this is another fantastic week of play with close calls abound.
We'll start at the top, where the Seattle Seahawks have a chance to earn the #1 seed in the NFC playoffs if they can beat the Arizona Cardinals this week. It's not an easy task to take down the Cards, who are still a game back of the Panthers/Saints loser and the 49ers for the last Wild Card slot in the conference. Either Carolina or New Orleans has to lose this weekend, so the opportunity is presenting itself as we speak. However, winning in Seattle is no fun, as QB Russell Wilson has still never lost a game at home. As long as that holds true for the rest of the year, the Seahawks will go to the Super Bowl. They're favored by 10.5, but this is a massive point spread in a big game in the NFC West.
On the other side, the Denver Broncos are hoping to lock up the #1 seed in the AFC as well. It's going to take two wins in these last two games to get the job done for sure in all likelihood, knowing that it takes a combination of two wins and KC losses to win the AFC West, and a win and two losses to safely stay in front of New England for the rest of the year as well. QB Peyton Manning needs three TDs to tie the all-time record for touchdown passes in a single season, and we have to think that he is going to get there when he takes on the Houston Texans on Sunday at Reliant Stadium. Houston has lost 12 straight games, and it looks hapless. The club could be 0-14 right now, and a loss in this game ensures that the team will have the #1 pick in May's NFL Draft. It's not shocking that the Texans are getting 10.5.
The biggest favorites of the weekend though, are the San Francisco 49ers, who are playing in the last Monday Night Football game of the season. Barring a collapse by the Seahawks or some tremendously unpredictable results in the NFC playoffs, this is the last game which will ever be played at Candlestick Park as well, as the 49ers move into their new home in Santa Clara next year. They draw the Atlanta Falcons in this one, and though the Falcons have played better football of late, they are still a bad team which has tremendously underachieved this season. The Niners are giving 13.
Unfortunately, with all of these games which mean a lot, there are some terrible games which mean little that we can just fly right through. The Tennessee Titans are -5.5 against the Jacksonville Jaguars in a rematch of the game which really changed the fortunes of both of these teams this year. The Jags are 4-2 since winning at LP Field. Tennessee is 1-5 since then. The New York Jets are -2.5 at home against the Cleveland Browns, while the St. Louis Rams are giving five to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The Miami Dolphins control their own destiny to get into the playoffs at this point, and that starts on Sunday in Orchard Park against the Buffalo Bills. They're -2.5 in the game, but ironically, it might be Buffalo which we are more concerned about with the potentially cold weather. This is the first time which QB EJ Manuel has played in a game with temperatures below freezing in his life.
The Baltimore Ravens also control their own destiny to not just get into the playoffs, but to win the AFC North as well. This team is on a bizarre run right now, and it is starting to look like a touched team. Just in the last two weeks, the Ravens beat the Vikings in a game in which the lead changed four times in the final three minutes, and they got a 61-yard field goal with less than a minute left to win a game which they didn't score a touchdown in against Detroit on the road. Odd happenings for sure. This week, they welcome the New England Patriots to M&T Bank Stadium for a rematch of the AFC Championship Game on Sunday Night Football. There's a good chance these two teams could meet again in two weeks in the first round of the playoffs if things don't go well for the Ravens. Baltimore is -2.5, and that was a spread which looked unfathomable just a few weeks ago.
A Baltimore loss parlayed with a win for the Cincinnati Bengals over the Minnesota Vikings would lock up the AFC North title for the Bengals. Cincy really blew it last week when it was beaten by the Steelers in a game that probably should have been won. Instead, it now knows that, barring a win and a Baltimore loss in Week 16, it will have to play against the Ravens for the AFC North crown, and very possibly the only playoff spot the division will have to offer this year, in Week 17. The Bengals are -7 in this one, but remember that the Vikes had the Ravens dead to rights two weeks ago and beat up the Eagles last week at home. However, Cincy has yet to lose a home game this year, while Minnesota has yet to win a road game.
Speaking of those Eagles, they're still flying high going into Week 16 as the leaders in the NFC East. They have a home date with the Chicago Bears in a battle of divisional leaders in Week 16. This game means the world to the Bears, who are now in a situation where they control their own destiny to win the NFC North. A win parlayed with losses by Green Bay and Detroit would win the division, but the bottom line is that two wins, and Chicago is in. Anything less, and it is almost certainly not going to get into the show. You'll have to pardon the Eagles if they are scoreboard watching in this one as well. If the Dallas Cowboys beat the Washington Redskins, a game in which the Cowboys are -2.5 on the road, this game means absolutely nothing since Dallas and Philly play each other in Week 17. That game would be for the NFC East title. Philadelphia is -3 at home against the Bears.
In the NFC North meanwhile, the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions are still hoping to have a say in what gets into the second season. Detroit is shooting itself in the foot, posting three or more turnovers in five straight games, and it punted away a game it should have won on Monday against Baltimore. Now, the Lions need some help in some form on Sunday. They need a win and either a loss by Green Bay or Chicago to stay alive. The good news for Detroit is that it has a home game against the bad New York Giants on Sunday, and it is -8.5 in the game. The bad news? We already know that the Bears are going to have a shot to win for sure, while the Packers, who still don't know what's going on with QB Aaron Rodgers, are likely to be big favorites against the Pittsburgh Steelers when a betting line comes out for the game.
And then there's the rest of the AFC West, where the Kansas City Chiefs are still trying to run down the Broncos, and the San Diego Chargers are trying to get into the playoffs. The Bolts know that they need a win in the worst way, and they need some help to keep their playoff prospects alive. They have what should be an easy one against the Oakland Raiders on Sunday at home, as they are favored by 10 after knocking off mighty Denver on the road last Thursday. The Chiefs have a date with the Indianapolis Colts, who have already won the AFC South and have very little else to play for at this point. KC is -7 at Arrowhead Stadium, and the hope is that perhaps the Texans can stun the Broncos to take over that #1 spot in the AFC playoff chase.
What's left is the NFC South, where the New Orleans Saints can win the division and the #2 seed in the NFC by beating the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium. Just a couple problems with that. First off, the Saints can't play on the road, and they proved that again last week when they got bombed by the lowly Rams at the Edward Jones Dome. Now, they are going to have to play outdoors on a grass surface, a surface which the Panthers haven't lost on since Week 1. Carolina needs two wins to win the NFC South. New Orleans just needs this one. The bigger issue for both teams is the hard charging Cardinals who, if they happen to beat the Seahawks on Sunday, can make things very uncomfortable and force a three-team tie at 10-5 going into Week 17 where only two teams can get playoff spots. Carolina is favored by a field goal, and many think it is the sharpest play on the board in Week 16.
In regards to 'totals' this week, the Cowboys and Redskins have a 53.5 on the board, but the highest number is actually elsewhere in the NFC East. The Eagles have the best rushing game in the land, and they're going against a Chicago team which absolutely cannot stop the run whatsoever. The number to beat is 56, which is as high of a number as we have seen in any game in quite some time. The lowest number to beat this week is 40.5 between the Jets and the Browns, which makes a ton of sense when you consider how bad these two offenses have been for the mass majority of the season.
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Lee Cook is closing in on a comeback at Fulham.
The former QPR winger is recovering from a knee injury and told fulhamfc.com: "It's been very frustrating, now I'm getting some strength back and balancing up the muscles around my knee. Hopefully I'll soon be able to get out there and start impressing people because that's what you want to do when you sign for a new club - in that respect it's been a nightmare so far.
"I'm not running outside yet which is frustrating because that's how you get your main fitness levels up. But in the last couple of weeks I've been able to do things that I wasn't able to do before. There is steady improvement and I'm hoping to start running outside within the next three weeks, then it will take a few more weeks to get fit.
"So I've said to myself that I want to be back to my old self, playing well and fully fit by Christmas and, fingers crossed, that's what's going to happen."


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Top 10 Free Media Converters
August 18th, 2009
There is an endless list of audio formats – MP3, WMA, AAC, OGG, WAV, APE and many more; and not all audio players play all the formats. This is a fact that all music lovers know. Music lovers also know how frustrating it can be when they want to download certain audio files, but find that their players do not support the files. So, what does one do in that case? Yes, the audio files need to be converted to a supported format.
Since downloading music has become very common these days, converting audio files has also become common; hence, the appearance of many different audio converters in the market. This has created another problem – choosing the right converter. Which converter should one use? Which one is the best? The answer to this is not easy since they are all good. The best answer here would be – it depends on your needs and requirements.
We have chosen top ten free media converters that we feel to be the best. These are:
|1. Foobar2000 is a freeware audio player but it can also convert audio files with the Converter component installed. The advantage of Foobar2000 is full unicode support. CD ripping functionality is also included. Besides, you can customize the layout to your taste.
|2. Blaze Media Pro Converter: A powerful converter, it extracts and saves audio files among many other things. It supports and coverts MP3, MP2, OGG, ASF, MPG, AVI, WMA, MOV, QT, WAV, CDA, VOX, PCM, MPC, G.726, G.723, G.721, DAT, ASX, MIDI, AIFF, AU, and SND files. Blaze Media Pro Converter converts video files as well as audio. It runs on Windows 98 SE/2000/ME/XP/Vista.
|3. Xilisoft Audio Converter: Supports MP3, AAC, AC3, SWN A4, M4A, MP2, OGG, WAV, VMA, and WMV audio formats. Can also convert video formats to audio formats, making it ideal for converting soundtracks or dialogues from movies. Seems that it runs on Windows XP only.
|4. MEDIA JUKEBOX 12: Fast and easy to use, it also acts as a good audio file organizer. Extensive tagging capabilities along with built-in CD ripper make it a very attractive utility. Audio files it supports – WMA, OGG, APE and FLAC.
|5. Total Audio Converter: This powerful converter is easy to use. It supports most audio formats – MP3, RA, APL, MPC, MP+, M4A, MP4, TTA, OFR, SPX, WAV, OGG, WMA, FLAC, CDA, ACC, APE, MPP, WV, XM, IT, S3M, MOD, MTM, and UMX. The advantage of it is built-in audio ripper and player. TAC runs on all popular Microsoft platforms including Vista and 7.
|6. dbPower AMP Music Converter: It can normalize, edit tags, and convert audio all at the same time. It can also rip CDs. Audio files it supports are MP3, MP4, M4A, WMA, OGG, AAC, Monkeys Audio, and FLAC. dbPower AMP Music Converter works across many Windows versions, from Windows 98 to Windows Vista.
|7. Switch Sound File Converter: An easy to use converter, it supports and converts almost any audio file – WAV, MP3, MP2, MPGA, M4A, OGG, AVI, MID, FLAC, AAC, WMA, DCT, AU, AIFF, RAW, MSV, DVF, VOX, CDA, ATRAC, GSM, DSS, SRI, SHN, DSS, MSV, or WMV.
|8. Free Audio Converter: A small utility to batch convert audio files. Files it supports – WAV, MPG, MP1, MP2, MP3, WMA, ALF2, ADPCM, GSM, G.726, DSP, A-LAW, ACM, U-LAW, Ogg Vorbis, CDA. It can as well edit audio tags and record audio from cassette tapes.
|9. BonkEnc Audio Converter: An easy to use converter, which is a ripper and a player as well. It is ideal for batch converting. Audio files supported – MP3, AAC, MP4/M4A, FLAC, and OGG. The converter is free but you may make a small donation.
|10. Free MP3 WMA WAV Converter: A free audio converter to convert MP3, MP2, MP1, MPEG, WAV, OGG, WMA, and VOX. It has a built-in audio player to play the files before the conversion.
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1. mohamed | August 18th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
i want convert from ram to mp3
2. Jacob | August 19th, 2009 at 11:17 am
some of them are not free but trial!
3. Aaron S. | August 19th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
a few of them are absolutely obsolete!
4. Crystal K | August 28th, 2009 at 6:54 am
I just got Total Audio Converter – the purchased version…and it's delivering exactly what it said it was. I'm SO happy that I don't have to be without my music that was stuck in the obsolete CDA format.
Thank you Total Audio Converter!! You're totally worth the tax deductible $20 bucks!!
5. Anonymous | September 2nd, 2009 at 12:16 am
is god moment
for do
6. Anonymous | September 2nd, 2009 at 12:17 am
that is all i want i do
for iwant to mi cell phone
7. jose | September 2nd, 2009 at 12:18 am
is god
8. mottluv | September 11th, 2009 at 1:42 am
very good
9. jose luis | October 21st, 2009 at 6:30 am
todo fino
10. Dave&hellip | November 6th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
I really found your post CoolUtils Blog " Top 10 Free Media Converters very interesting. It's nice to see that you still find relevant information when it comes to download soundtracks. I'm also busy with a blog around download soundtracks – will u…
11. Javagal | November 23rd, 2009 at 6:43 am
More than this a beautiful convertor is there that is "FORMAT FACTORY" It is very nice and easy to use try it……………
12. mi | January 17th, 2010 at 8:19 pm
I want convert from cda to mp3
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China to vaccinate 90,000 pigeons against bird flu
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BEIJING — An association of pigeon enthusiasts plans to vaccinate up to 90,000 of the birds in eastern China to help ward off the spread of the latest avian flu.
Pigeons became a source of concern after one in Shanghai was found infected with the new H7N9 strain of bird flu. At least 24 people have been infected and seven of them have died in the outbreak.
The Hangzhou Carrier Pigeon Association said Monday that it will use a different flu vaccine in the vaccination drive since none exists for H7N9.
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Our club charges 200 a month for liveaboards. The winter water lines are only necesaary because of them as the regualr dock water is turned off at the end of November- February.
In addition I dont see that a fee is unreasonable as the liveaboards are getting away with not paying property taxes, which fund schools here. In setting rent for apts that is a consideration for the renting charge.
I also see no problem with an HOA and live in a community where the HOA are memebers of the community. The diversity oif the board helps prevent any one individual with abberant strict conformity rules from getting to out of hand. On the other hand the HOA enforcement of some of the community rules keeps our property values higher tha similar communities nearby without them, helps manage the snow removeal and landscaping of the common areas in our community as well as the pool and clubhouse area. No one forces you to live here and if you dont want to comply with the HOA then purchase a house/ townhouse somewhere else.
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Joined: May 2008
From: Clarkinsas, WA
I Ride: Whatever's next
Joined: Feb 2008
From: MLT
I Ride: Scooter
The Dallas Cop Who Arrested A Biker With A Helmet Cam Has Been Suspended
"As a result, the officer who arrested Moore and confiscated his helmet cam as "evidence" has been suspended without pay for 38 days by the Dallas Sheriff's Office."
Hope being suspended without pay for 38 days hurts him enough to think about his actions....
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Señor verde
Joined: Mar 2011
From: Kirkland
I Ride: behind the girls.
So please explain to me...
If 4 highly trained, on duty, armed officers can't keep themselves safe much less an entire coffee shop, why would I believe one off duty officer could not only keep himself safe but an entire coffee shop...including me? Forget about protecting our entire society. How about just a coffee shop.
As for me being a "gunslinger"...
Now you're just making up nonsense without having facts at your fingertips. Well, actually maybe the facts are at your fingertips if you chose to use the search function and find out if I carry or even own.
Try again Boss.
Novice Racer
Joined: Oct 2010
From: Marysville, WA
I Ride: 08 675, 72 XL250, 93 PW80, 80 GS250
Bluuuu, I consider you a friend. For this reason alone I have spent literally hours trying to word a response to your comments in this thread that will not only convey my personal feelings but will also minimise the risk of inducing a childish and flippant counter argument.
Disclaimer: I sincerely hope you are trolling, if you are then you know I completely understand.
If you are casting your opinions onto all cops and officers of the peace believing that not a single one of those men and women are worthy of your praise.......
You sir, are an ignorant, ungrateful, bitter and arrogant cunt.
Cops die because of the uniform they wear, the oaths they swear and the war they fight every fucking day. The good cops don't serve for four years or less and get dishonourably discharged with a fucking medal. Good cops have more of my respect than folks "fighting for liberty" for a country that has never ever been in significant danger of being occupied ever. The good cops are on this soil fighting those who seek to take your liberty, life and rights away from you, right now as you sleep in your rack. The lawful, albeit not crime free, society you peacefully enjoy drinking your morning coffee in is provided for you by the very establishment you look on at in disgust as their workers enjoy those same freedoms before, during or at the end of their dangerous day. A country left to the morality of simple men will NOT be so lawful or ordered.
Your comments that blatantly disregard the value of good cops (they do exist here too!) offend me to my core.
Yours sincerely,
The proud son of a cop who didn't always see his father at Christmas or know if he was coming home in one piece or alive. The son of a cop that served faithfully, without prejudice, against such prejudice for 30 years. The son of a cop scarred physically and mentally from 30 years of war. The son of a cop that has the blood of those he has helped as well as apprehended on his hands. The son of a cop that has helped put the deserving rightfully behind bars and has comforted broken families. The son of a cop that sheds a tear for his fallen comrades.
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From: Kirkland
I Ride: behind the girls.
Btw, it's funny you should mention how well the police are protecting me even while i am asleep in my rack. About 9 years ago, a thug broke into our home and stole credit cards, checks and ID out of my wife's purse that was sitting on our kitchen table...while we were asleep in our rack upstairs. The cops of course, dutifully showed up afterwards, when it was convenient for them. When they did, they were absolutely pathetically incompent at even making a report and gathering any potential evidence that might help them match the thug should they be caught trying to use any of what they stole. I'll skip boring you with all the details, but I shall have to disagree with your claim of them protecting me while I'm in my rack.
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Señor verde
Joined: Mar 2011
From: Kirkland
I Ride: behind the girls.
Why should he be fired? Surely, in the eyes of yet another corrupt Texas police dept, the only thing he did wrong was get caught.
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Well, at least the suspension will be pretty good evidence of his wrongdoing if/when the rider sues... Pretty tough to argue that the cop did nothing wrong when he is suspended for the exact event for which the victim is suing.
And seriously, cops are just people too. There's good people and bad people; people with good judgment and people with bad judgment; people with grudges and without. Sometimes those people with bad judgment get through the cracks and end up in a position of power. Don't generalize everyone based on one bad apple. In a sense, that's what a lot of non-riders do to us as riders, if you think about it. Sure, THIS cop is a bad apple. That doesn't mean all of them are. I agree 100% with the outrage against this particular cop. I just don't like generalizing a group of people based on the actions of one member. After all, we aren't all 1%er biker gang members right? It's not fair to us to say that one biker gang member represents all of us.
I'm not tryin to start the flame war back up (although it WAS fun to read!), I'm just trying to say that it's totally appropriate to be outraged at this particular bad cop, but don't be pissed at the good ones. They are probably as pissed off as we are at this guy!
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Thanks for the pm Bluuu. I'm glad to read you have verbal diarrhea for trolling purposes. Pretty darn low if you ask me.
Señor verde
Joined: Mar 2011
From: Kirkland
I Ride: behind the girls.
Why do police depts protect bad cops like the one in the video in Dallas? I don't consider giving him what effectively amounts to a 38 day vacation while protecting his job for him upon his return at all sufficient. The thug should be fired and his record marked so as to forever disallow him from ever being hired in a law enforcement capacity again. Disciplinary action like that might earn police depts a little respect rather than contempt.
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From: Birch Bay, WA
I Ride: ZX-10R 2004/ 06 KTM 560SMR/ 2014 Harley Ultra Limited
Ever think of what they MIGHT have done with no Police or laws??? maybe just killed you in your sleep, raped your wife and burned your house down.
But since you don't need any help EVER, I'm sure you tracked down the bad guys and got your stuff back and booked them into jail yourself.
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From: Woodinville, WA
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Señor verde
Joined: Mar 2011
From: Kirkland
I Ride: behind the girls.
If you think someone can't break into your home when you are asleep...think again Einstein. It happens every day in ever city in the friggin world.
And again yes, what little tracking down of anything was done by us in conjunction with a bank that managed to nap my wife's I'd from a woman trying to cash a check. The local police where the bank was located were to busy to show up in time to nab the woman after the teller called it in. Our local police couldn't be bothered to coordinate any info with the bank because it was down in auburn or some place and we live in Kirkland. Apparently the local police that took the report couldn't be bothered because it was out of their jurisdiction.
Of course maybe it could have all been avoided if our local police had bothered to show up when our neighbor called in a report of someone trying to break into her home next door. But hey...it must of been time god midnight donuts.
However, if are going to have them it would be nice if they got off their fat asses and at least tried to solve a few crimes after they happen. Especially when they get plenty of help from citizens because they are too stupid, lazy and ignorant to figure out how to do the simplest of tasks.
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Señor verde
Joined: Mar 2011
From: Kirkland
I Ride: behind the girls.
You know, these stupid incompetent police stories are kind of fun.
Here's one about Seattle police...
So I was working in pioneer square and on occasion would walk up to the market for a piroshky. A buddy and I get our piroshkys and since it's near the north end of the market we decide to walk around the vendor stalls at the far north end and turn down western rather than wrestle our way back through the market back down to western. We didn't get far though...
As we near the north end, some guy ask me for a cigarette and I hand him one. 5 seconds later we are descended upon by 2 bike cops and a car. Another car showed up a minute later. Myself, my buddy, the cigarette guy and a couple other guys standing nearby are all told not to move, we can't go anywhere. We are escorted over to a brick planter and told to sit down. One by one we are searched and our IDs are taken. We are told that as they run our IDs if no warrants come up we will be released.
I'm like fuck this...WTF? I'm told to shut up and that we have been stopped because we are in a known drug area. I'm like dude, we are in the fucking market. You want druggies? Look across the street at the little park overlooking the viaduct. See those guys gathered on the south end of the park. Watch them for two minutes. When they shake hands one of them will then walk over to that new million dollar self cleaning outhouse the city put there. When he comes out clouds of crack smoke will follow him out. There's your druggie dumbass. It's not the guys in shirts and ties coming to the market fir piroshkys on their lunchbreak.
Just the same, I was detained for about 45 fucking minutes by 4 cops that had a collective iq somewhere south of your average box of rocks. But hey, these are the same folks that are going to somehow protect me right?
Last edited by Bluuu; 09-28-2012 at 12:02 AM..
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Finally got curious about this thread when I saw it got to 6 pages. And actually read the whole dam thing.
Its great!
Blu is actually a conservative pimping anarchy!!
This is great!!
Obviously the college educated office worker never met anyone like Me before I got clean and sober. Nor has He had to reside in a truly bad neighborhood.
Yea Dude, I am assuming much about you, but hey, your words speak for themselves.
I am grateful the looming presence of extended jail time existed in my youth to keep Me somewhat in line. And I aint even a bad man. But have run with violent criminals and still know several.....,
I am truly glad there is law enforcement so one such as Blu can have such naive beliefs....,
I used to hate cops too. But for much different reasons.
Hell I might even watch the video that caused such great entertainment!
But nah, I got to pack to head to Dutch Harbor. Speaking of deterrent. Its the only reason that place still exists.
As it is, there is plenty of rape, murder and alcohol fueled beatings for such a small town on a god forsaken rock. Kind of the last of the wild west lol...,
And it aint nothing compared to....,say....,East St. Louis.
Where the cops are the only reason the violent criminals and gangs dont run the Missouri side of the river too.
The NW is such a great place to live and raise a family.
Truly, this thread is great.
Thanks Blu. Made Me real happy I can leave my house, cars, bikes, jewelry and girlfriend without a worry.
All because deterrent makes them safe.
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Congratulations! You're wrong on just about everything you said and assumed.
I'm not a "conservative". There are exceptions regarding some issues, but generally I'm conservative on fiscal and foreign policy, but liberal on social policy. I think they have a label for people like that. Care to configure it out?
I'm not pimping anarchy. I'm just recognizing that police can't protect society, and they don't. But they cause a lot of harm.
Met someone like you? Never lived in a truly bad neighborhood? You have no fucking idea.
Yeah, I'm an office worker...now. Ask me sometime how I put myself through college, or even highschool for that matter. Again, you really have no fucking idea.
Police don't deter anything. Your shit aint safe. That's a fantasy. Thugs don't much care about consequences.
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Breakfast at Hotel Britannia
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Facilities at Hotel Britannia
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- Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.
- This property offers transfers from the airport. Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
- Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
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- September 2007
- Venere Guest
- Couple
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We stayed in Cesenatico for 3 nights to enjoy the beach. The hotel Brittania itself is a beautiful OLD building. When we arrived, we were told that we could not have the half-board plan that we had booked, but bed and breakfast only. They had closed the restaurant, but only informed us of this after it was too late to cancel and find a new location. Breakfast was mediocre at best. The most frustrating thing was that you could rarely find anyone to help you. They also appeared to be closing for the season, so on our last day it took an hour to find beach chairs - which were supposed to be included in our half board package! In addition, the air conditioner in the room did not work, so we had to leave the windows open at night and subject ourselves to the hungry mosquitoes. The "last straw" for me was that there were maybe 4-5 rooms which had guests in them and ALL of us were right next to each other. On our last day, I was kept up until midnight by the loud guests above us and they woke up at 6am to start packing also. I will never stay here again, nor will I recommend it to anyone I know.
- July 2006
- Venere Guest
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Our biggest disappointment was that the pool hours of operation were very limited. It closed early in the evening and also mid day. Room was too small for 4 pepole. WE could barely walk around.
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Book your beach accommodation at Hotel Britannia, offering 40 guest rooms with climate control. Digital TV channels offer entertainment at the end of a busy day. Business travelers visiting the Cesenatico area will have access to free wireless high-speed Internet access as well as desks and safes.
Private bathrooms are outfitted with complimentary toiletries. Minibars and hair dryers are supplied in each room to facilitate basic travel needs. Additional comforts include air conditioning.
Accommodation Services
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How to reach Hotel BritanniaBy car
From North
The hotel is easily reachable by the motorway A1, exit Cesena. Take the statale dell'adriatico, following the indications for Cesenatico.
From South
The hotel is easily reachable by the motorway A1, exit Rimini Nord. Take the statale dell'adriatico, following the indications for Cesenatico.
By train
The hotel is 2 km from the Cesenatico railway station.
By airplane
The hotel is 25 km from the Forlì or Rimini airport.
Distances from Hotel BritanniaBagno Florida 66 - 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
Piazza delle Conserve - 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
Moretti House - 1 km / 0.6 mi
Levante Park - 1.1 km / 0.7 mi
Cesenatico Maritime Museum - 1.1 km / 0.7 mi
Spazio Pantani Museum - 1.3 km / 0.8 mi
Atlantica Water Park - 2.2 km / 1.3 mi
Bagno Corallo - 3.1 km / 1.9 mi
Acquapark - 4.2 km / 2.6 mi
Minimoto San Mauro Mare - 4.9 km / 3.1 mi
Kartodromo Happy Valley - 6 km / 3.7 mi
Shell Museum - 7.5 km / 4.7 mi
Piazza Garibaldi - 8.4 km / 5.2 mi
Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta - 8.4 km / 5.2 mi
Cervia Town Hall - 8.4 km / 5.2 mi
The preferred airport for Hotel Britannia is Rimini (RMI-Federico Fellini Intl.) - 25.8 km / 16 mi.
Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance.
Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 km and mile.
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That's Entertainment
By Greg Gilpin
That's Entertainment arranged by Greg Gilpin. Choir Secular. For 2-Part choir and piano accompaniment (2-Part Choir). Choral Octavo. Choral Octavo. Choral and Standards. Octavo. 12 pages. Published by Alfred Music (AP.25198).
It's the quintessential "show business" song, a real showstopper so spectacular that it was used as the theme of MGM Studios' motion picture tribute to the great American Hollywood musicals. And the lyrics! Can they get any better than this? This arrangement includes additional verses which can be used as a "closer" performance.


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ARC 590 TUT 490– Building New Denominations
Course No.: 12152
Department: Architecture
Semester: 2015 Spring
Location: Hayes B – 01K
Meeting Day(s): Wednesday
Meeting Time: 8:30AM - 11:10AM
Faculty: Maher
From March 2006 – August 2014, the Catholic Archdiocese of Buffalo decommissioned and sold 79 former churches. These churches punctuate the city landscape as polished stones left behind by overwhelming forces. The resistance that the buildings show to possible new programs, the inertia that is the counterpart to their tectonic majesty, is a fascinating social and design challenge. This course will explore the historical, cultural, and physical territory of deconsecration in Buffalo. Professionals in the fields of humanities, religious studies, preservation, real estate, and architecture, will engage in discussion concerning the past, present and future of the city's churches.


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Holding Tank Questions
We live in a part of the world (coastal Canada) where overboard discharge is legal, and in fact is the norm. We just bought a US boat on which the overboard discharge valve is seized shut, so if we are gonna use the head, apparently we are gonna use the holding tank. It's probably time to be start being a bit more environmentally sensitive anyway. We do have a pump that will allow us to pump the holding tank overboard, or we can pump out at the local facility. But, having zero experience with holding tanks, I have a couple of questions:
1) Do people add something to the holding tank to assist with the biological processes of decomposition? Or is this dependant on the length of time between pump-outs?
2) Our tank is only 15 gallons, how long is that likely to take the 2 of us to fill? (2 days, 2 weeks, ???) (I'm pretty proficient at using the urinal in the stern of the boat, the Admiral hasn't mastered that one yet
3) The boat has been on the hard for 2 years, I would like to pump some mineral oil thru it to lube the seals, but I think I read somewhere that the oil is not good in the holding tank. Any advice on this?
4) What is the process at the pump-out facaility? Is it just a matter of sticking the pump hose in the deck fitting and sucking the contents out of the tank? (that is waaaay to easy...)
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