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Elon Musk teases SpaceX will soon launch its own micro-satellites
Does Elon Musk ever sleep? It seems now, as The Wall Street Journal is reporting on rumos that Musk is building an internet-via-satellite project, with Musk replying that SpaceX is "in the early stages of developing advanced micro-satellites operating in large formations".
We're still months away from official details, but the rumors do suggest that SpaceX is working with Greg Wyler, who used to work for Google/O3b Networks, where they'll launch a total of 700 satellites. What would SpaceX be doing differently? Well for starts, their fleet of satellites would be 10x the size of the largest currently in orbit, with the individual satellites being much smaller than what is used for communications right now.
Google signs 60-year lease with NASA for its own airfield
Google's Planetary Ventures division has signed a massive agreement with NASA for the Moffett Federal Airfield, an airfield that has three hangars, two runways, and a golf course.
The company signed a giant 60-year lease, which will cos them $6.3 million per year, or $1.16 billion in total. Google has also agreed to pledge $200 million to both restore the hangars, as well as create a previously promised educational building that will show off the airfield's role in Silicon Valley's past.
What will Google be doing with the hangar? That's not known yet, but I'm sure the search giant will unveil everything soon enough.
BAE Systems benefits from virtual reality before manufacturing begins
Engineers from BAE Systems are using virtual reality to better design Royal Navy warships, hoping to create designs more effectively and cheaply. Using virtual models offer a more real-world glimpse of a ship over traditional wood or cardboard designs that were previously used.
Here is what Mick Ord, BAE Systems Naval Ship managing director recently said: "Visualization technology is transforming the way we design, build and deliver complex warships. By creating a virtual prototype, we can mature and optimize a ship's design and gain a real understanding of the vessel and the experience of those serving on board before manufacturing begins."
Three offshore patrols are being used by the virtual reality platform, and that number could increase in the future. BAE Systems has installed the virtual reality suite at facilities in Bristol, Portsmouth and Glasgow.
Robots being relied upon to help fight Ebola, other dangerous viruses
Medical researchers are developing new robots with the ability to fight Ebola and other dangerous viruses that could pose future health risks across the world. Development is advancing rapidly, but very few models are available to actually fight these risks - but doctors can deploy telepresence robots to remotely communicate with medical patients, along with clean up and decontamination of hospital rooms and other locations.
"People have an expectation that the robots are going to go in and do something dramatic," said Ken Goldberg, University of California, Berkeley engineering professor. "The capabilities are limited right now. There's a lot of research that needs to be done. We just want to set expectations. This is not going to save the day. These are some tools that we hope will be useful in both the near term and long term."
The United States Air Force is using an Ebola-zapping robot at a Langley hospital to help kill the virus and prevent it from spreading. In addition, the Xenes Disinfection Services robots are being used in private hospitals, as a method to prevent the spread of Ebola - by ensuring ultraviolet rays help kill the virus.
Astronomer: E.T. could be found within the next 24 years
Humans will find signs of extraterrestrial life within the next 24 years if current science developments and research breakthroughs continue, according to senior astronomer Dr. Seth Shostak. Shostak leads the Center for SETI Researcher in Mountain View, California, and recently spoke to students at Deer Valley High School about the current hunt for aliens in outer space.
"If there are at least a few thousands of those 100-billion star systems out there - a few thousand that have some society that's broadcasting signals that are reaching us today - then we're going to find E.T> within two dozen years."
Researchers will directly find life nearby, discover microscopic life, or end up finding evidence of intelligence life somewhere in space.
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Mars One co-founder on colonizing Mars: 'next giant leap for mankind'
The Mars One project is an ambitious program, where Mars One wants to see human beings on the red planet by 2025. Not only that, but Mars One CEO and co-founder Bas Lansdorp has said that he wants to leave the astronauts on Mars, and establish a self-sufficient settlement.
During the Engadget Expand show, there was a Life on Mars event where Lansdorp took the stage to talk about all-things Mars. He said that human settlement on the planet isn't just challenging, but it's almost close to achievable. He explained that the technology required for the Mars One project to succeed already exists, so that side of the problem isn't that bad. Then we have the issue of blasting a rocket in the right direction for the trip to succeed, with the first Mars One probe to touch down in 2018, and another to hit the red planet in 2020.
In 2022, life support systems and other essential equipment will be sent to Mars ahead of the first manned missions to the red planet, something that will launch in 2024 if all things go to plan. Why bother going to Mars? Lansdorp has said that it's simple, it's just "progress". He said that's why the human race is such a successful species, is that we're always pushing the boundaries. He said that the Mars One project is an excuse to expand on our exploration of the cosmos, where he hopes that the adventure to Mars will bring together the world in "one common goal". He added that by televising the journey of the first off-world settlers, we can live with them. He teased that "it's literally the next giant leap for mankind".
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North Korea banking on Soviet-era ballistic missile submarine
The North Korean military is still likely years away from successfully launching a ballistic missile with nuclear capabilities, but the country now has a Soviet-era submarine that can fire ballistic missiles. South Korean and US military experts are concerned North Korea continues to develop a nuclear weapons program, and utilizing ballistic missiles is an important step in that process.
"While the potential threat from a future North Korean capability to launch ballistic missiles from submarines should not be ignored, it should also not be exaggerated," said Joseph Bermudez, a military analyst. "While the development of submarines carrying ballistic missiles could provide North Korea with a survivable second-strike nuclear capability... it also assumes that Pyongyang would entrust an operational nuclear-armed missile to the captain of a submarine who would, in time of war, most likely be out of communication with the leadership."
It appears North Korea is a step closer to the miniaturization of nuclear warheads that could be fitted to ballistic missiles - but whether or not the country could accurately aim these missiles towards South Korea or Japan - remains a frightening unknown. However, fitting a nuclear weapon aboard a submarine opens up new challenges to South Korea, Japan, and the United States, with launch tubes and installation of a fire system possible within the next two years.
Richard Branson still plans to be first SpaceShipTwo passenger
Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson still plans to be a passenger on the first tourist flight into space, even though SpaceShipTwo suffered a "serious anomaly" and exploded during a test flight. The company plans to move ahead with construction on another aircraft which could be done before the end of 2014.
Even with the recent SpaceShipTwo test incident, the 800 passengers that have signed up for the $250,000 ride have reportedly voiced their support. In fact, two more people signed up and paid for a trip on a future Virgin Galactic flight, Branson said.
Here is what Branson recently told CNN: "There is no way I would ask others to go on a Virgin Galactic flight if I didn't feel it was safe enough myself. They want to see this happen, and they want to show their commitment."
Lockheed Martin's F-35 successfully completed landing on Navy carrier
The Lockheed Martin F-35C-model fighter jet successfully kicked off two weeks of development testing on the US Navy's USS Nimitz aircraft carrier. Navy test pilot Cmdr. Tony Wilson successfully landed his F-35C on the USS Nimitz at 12:18 PM EST on November 3, landing with a new custom tailhook design that led to unsuccessful landings three years ago.
The US Navy plans to roll out F-35C fighter jets starting in 2018, so performance data will be closely analyzed to see what other modifications need to be done over the next four years.
Here is what Mike Rein, a Lockheed spokesman, recently said as the US Navy and Lockheed Martin undergo the two-week training mission of two F-35 C-model fighter aircraft. "It will be another milestone for the program and for the Navy's plans to declare an initial operational capability."
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Space tourism industry still evolving, despite high-profile incidents
Space tourism is still a growing industry that was recently rocked when the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo exploded after suffering a "serious anomaly" during a test flight last week. Despite the incident, which left one pilot dead, Virgin Galactic confirmed it will move forward to finish a second SpaceShipTwo aircraft before the end of the year.
The high risk, high reward nature of the commercial space industry - where flight accidents sometimes seen unavoidable - with Virgin Galactic competing with XCOR Aerospace and others in the commercial space race. Meanwhile, SpaceX, Boeing, Orbital Sciences and other companies hope to win NASA and US federal government contracts worth billions of dollars.
"We've always known that the road to space is extremely difficult - and that every new transportation system as to deal with bad days early in their industry," said Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson.


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BHS varsity boys fall to Panthers
January 15, 2010
Paola's Nick Wilson caught fire from three-point range in the first half to lead his Panthers to a Frontier League victory over the Baldwin High boys' basketball at home Friday night.
Paola won 52-36 as Baldwin dropped to 2-5 on the season.
The Paola junior sank four threee-pointers during the second quarter as the Panthers outscored Baldwin 16-10 in the second quarter. They maintained their lead for the remainder of the game.
Baldwin's Justin Vander Tuig scored a game-high 21 points in the loss.
The BHS junior varsity and C-team teams won Friday night. The JV squad won 49-46. Tyler Cawley led the Bulldogs with 16 points. Dayton Valentine and Caleb Gaylord added 11 and 10 points, respectively.
In the C-team game, the Bulldogs cruised to a victory, 58-39. Ian Dunn scored 19 to lead BHS, while Clayton Duncan added 10 points.
The varsity boys' team will play its first round game of the Baldwin Invitational Tournament at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. The Bulldogs will play Wellsville.
Varsity scoring summary
Paola ¬— 15-16 10 11- 52
Baldwin — 10 10 6 10 – 36
Paola — Isaac Cotton, 7; Skylar Hawkins, 12; Brandon Goodman, 2; Connor Kresin, 3; Travis Hayes, 8; Nick Wilson, 18; Jesse Smail, 2.
Baldwin — Nate Growcock, 4; Caleb Gaylord, 9; Zach Wright, 2; Justin Vander Tuig, 16.
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Any Tech Manual that went to those extremes would be one that I'd altogether shun.
Then to that same extent, did you shun FJ's Tech Manual? He went to such extremes yet those extremes aren't even on screen. Did he need to calculate out the time slow down at warp speeds?
By grabthar's hammer, it really should be called the Technical Speculation Manual. At least the one good thing TOS got right was kept the details vague for us to disagree over
The FJTM isn't even close to being golden. Does that answer your question?
Now, that said, and I always say this when discussing the FJTM, one of the cutest things about it are the forewords. They basically provide a backstory that explains all the errors, including, if no especially, the phony science.
Could the "science" be better? Well maybe, but let's be real: only if the shit were
could the notes in there actually stand up to scrutiny, and that's too high a standard. But, probably the navigational stuff should be deleted, at least in its current form.
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Average ticket sales price for 49ers-Packers is $247
The folks at TiqIQ.com are in playoff mode this week as they calculate the going rates for playoff tickets.
Sunday's game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field will cost you a minimum of $185 on the secondary ticket market. The current average asking price for the game is $285.70, and the average sales price is $247.48.
The most expensive ticket TiqIQ.com found is in Section 118 Row 1 (behind the Packers bench) for $2,200 or more.
Last year, the average ticket price for the Minnesota Vikings playoff game at Lambeau was $294.52.
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Researchers have overcome a major obstacle in efforts to use tiny structures called carbon nanotubes to create a new class of electronics that would be faster and smaller than conventional silicon-based transistors.
Carbon nanotubes, which were discovered in the early 1990s, could make possible more powerful, compact and energy-efficient computers, as well as ultra-thin "nanowires" for electronic circuits. The nanotubes might be ideal for future electronics because they conduct electricity more efficiently than any other metal, but their practical application requires that they be manufactured to specific standards.
Now scientists in the Materials Science Division at the Honda Research Institute USA Inc., Purdue University and the University of Louisville have learned how to control the formation of carbon nanotubes so that they have either metallic or semiconducting properties.
"This problem of how to control whether you have a metal or a semiconductor is the key stumbling block in making transistors out of carbon nanotubes," said Eric Stach, an associate professor of materials engineering at Purdue. "Solid-state electronics is built around the fact that you can control the semiconducting properties of silicon."
Findings will be detailed in a research paper appearing Friday (Oct. 2) in the journal Science. The research is led by Avetik Harutyunyan, principal scientist at the Honda Research Institute USA Inc. in Columbus, Ohio.
"This is the first report that shows we can control pretty systematically whether carbon nanotubes are metallic or semiconducting," Harutyunyan said. "We have a 91 percent success rate of producing metallic nanotubes."
Silicon-based transistors control the flow of electrons by using specific combinations of metals and semiconductors. Researchers are working to learn how to precisely control the properties of carbon nanotubes so that they can be used as both th
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LAKELAND, Fla. -- How does a leader become one? They do so by admiring other leaders and aspiring to pick up their torch. In Torii Hunters case, those leaders ranged from his mother, Shirley, to his Minnesota Twins teammate, Kirby Puckett, and a revered opponent, Ken Griffey, Jr. And at every turn, ever since he was a young boy attending the Indiana Street Baptist Church in Pine Bluff, Ark., the leader in his life has been Jesus Christ. Hunter, the Tigers new right fielder, has a special way of connecting with more than the rawhide of a baseball. He bonds with people, and they follow him. When a season reaches its darkest days, during the inevitable losing streak or some messy controversy, you can be sure his torch will be lit brightly and followed. He just knows how to work the crowd and get people on the same page, Tigers center fielder Austin Jackson said. Everybody enjoys his presence, and one of the most important things in a clubhouse is having people enjoy your prese...
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Truck is all stock at the moment other than some snow tire i put on it,
Quick list of thing to do: wench/mount, new fogs, 18' wheels, levaling kit & a conopy.
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Anyone else notice pages load really slow? Is that commen here?
Welcome to the Z!!! Glad to have ya, cant wait to see some pics. What kinda internet speed are ya dealing with, cause it doesnt take long on mine.
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Welcome to the Z! What winch are you hoping to run? front and back? Planning on new bumpers to mount them or just a bolt-on frame? I haven't had any issues with speed, unless my gf's dowloading smut again:smileup:
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This sub-community consists of Dr. Loriene Roy's born-digital materials related to her research and writing, her teaching, and her service. It also includes web crawls of her blog and website and records documenting the project of creating the sub-community and preserving the materials it contains. This sub-community was established by Carly Dearborn, Wendy Hagenmaier, Annie Sollinger, and Sarah Sundbeck in Dr. Patricia Galloway's INF392K Digital Archiving and Preservation course in Spring 2012. Additional material will be added by Dr. Roy and agents designated by Dr. Roy when this sub-community is handed off to Dr. Roy at the completion of the course in May 2012.
The Loriene Roy's Service sub-community offers a model for how other ALA presidents might approach preserving born-digital records documenting their leadership and service to ALA.
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Loriene Roy was born in northern Minnesota and is a member of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. She received her Masters Degree in Library Science from the University of Arizona before pursuing her doctorate degree at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Roy joined the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin School of Information in 1987.
Roy's research focuses on cultural heritage services for indigenous people, public libraries and measurement and evaluation of library services. She is also a joint faculty member in the Center for Women's and Gender Studies at UT. She founded and directs "If I Can Read, I Can Do Anything," a reading club for Native American children.
In 2006, Roy was announced as President Elect of ALA. She was inaugurated as President in 2007 and served as Past President until 2009. Roy's Presidential platform focused on Literary Support, Promoting LIS education and establishing workplace wellness programs. As President, Roy implemented task forces to establish these elements of her campaign platform on a local and national level.
Prior to her role as President, Roy held different positions within the organization. Roy was ALA Councilor at Large from 1997-2000 and 2004-2006, and has served on several ALA committees, including the Committee on Education, the Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship, and the Nominating committee. She has also served on ALA Presidential Advisory Boards and task forces for numerous ALA Presidents, and on the International Relations Round Table and the Steering Committee for the Joint Conference of Librarians of Color.
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Apart from these thematic sub-communities, the Loriene Roy sub-community includes several collections, including collections related to her online presence (her blog, her website, and her e-mail), a collection to house the image of the laptop she used during her ALA presidency, and a collection of project documentation. The collections related to her online presence and the collection created to house the laptop image contain materials that span across the three thematic sub-community categories, so they were not placed within any single one of those thematic sub-communities.
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Package Quality: 3.6
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Package Quality: 3.6
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on 2/3/2015 11:19:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Normal, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
Bought this on a whim at Walgreens because it was on sale for like $2.50. Works great, the colors are a perfect combination, & the pigmentation is true to the color. I use the lighter colors when I do wings because it really makes them stand out & gives them more definition! I use the entire colors when I go out for a more sexy appeal! Definitely worth trying!
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Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Cool
Hair: Brunette, Other, Medium
Eyes: Blue
I might actually file this under "probably" if you asked me "Would you buy this again?" I definitely think the quality has improved since the last time I tried this quad. The previous incarnation was SUPER dry and chalky and had such minimal color payout. This version is a bit softer but not to a fault and I find it lasts almost all day with minimal creasing. I'm always on the lookout for a great everyday warm brown eyeshadow palette and I thought I'd give this a whirl because it looked like Rimmel had re-formulated. Another reason why the re-purchase is a "probably" is that I think Rimmel has done away with this version of its eyeshadow palettes altogether. On their site this palette and its ilk are nowhere to be found. The newest iteration of their eyeshadow palettes is hard to find though. Surprisingly, I've only seen it at Meijer, not even at Ulta! When I use this palette up I'll see about the newer version I want to try called "Brick Lane".
In general, I see a LOT of inconsistency in Rimmel's selection across various retailers. Has anyone else noticed this? Nobody seems to carry a complete version of the most current Rimmel products. I'll find some stores only carry the eye and lip products plus a small selection of powder and foundation, others will carry all that plus their nail polishes. It's just so weird. I don't see this with any other brand. Maybe it's because it's a brand that is based in England and not the U.S.
on 10/30/2014 11:19:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Other, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Other, Other, Other
Eyes: Other
The old version of this quad was poor quality but workable with a good primer and a wet brush. The new, current version is worse. It swatches reasonably well but looks terrible on the eye. It's extremely sheer and not buildable at all - it actually seems to have 0 pigment no matter what I do. A waste of money, even at its low price. If you're looking for inexpensive options I would recommend Wet n Wild, make up academy, make up revolution, sleek or Inglot over this.
on 9/2/2014 1:25:00 AM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Oily, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I love this quad. I have had it awhile and noticed in the pictures the packaging has changed. I do not use all the colors together. I use 3 out of the 4 shades for various looks. I think the quality of this product is great as well as the price. No problem with it at all. Would definitely repurchase.
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Age: 44-55
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Hair: Brown, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Blue
I like this quad and have purchased it twice. The shades of browns seem neutral enough so that they are very wearable for me. I don't need a lot of color pay off from eye shadows. The amount of color I get works for me. The shades in this quad makes my blue eye color stand out. To me they are easy to apply with a good brush. I use the darkest shade to fill in, and define my eyebrows. I found that it is the perfect shade I need to match my brows. This quad is easy to use, fool proof for me. I will keep buying it.
on 5/18/2014 8:52:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Red, Relaxed, Coarse
Eyes: Hazel
Not that great of a formula... Chalky, faintly pigmented and both lightest colors have the same color payoff on the lids. But I did find this useful as a simple quad before getting rid of it. I used the brown color to fill in my brows, and used the light colors over a L'Oreal eye primer as all-over lid colors, and they did their job pretty well. Are there better drugstore eyeshadows out there? Definitely. But for a couple of dollars this isn't so bad.
on 11/27/2013 7:19:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I love these eyeshadows, the show up great, well pigmented and I love the shimmer in them! I will buy these eyeshadows again!
on 8/6/2013 4:59:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Very Oily, Medium, Warm
Hair: Brown, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I bought this even though I have brown eyes because I needed a good neutral palette and a few Youtubers recommended this for school. Since school's right around the corner, of course I bought it. I have a love-hate relationship with this, though.
Great for everyday or in a rush.
Two lightest colors are good for setting cream eyeshadows
Decent lasting power.
Colors are VERY sheer and they all show up nearly the same (except the darkest shade).
The shadows break off when you just touch it with a brush or finger, which causes a lot of product wasted.
A LOT of fall out.
It's an alright product to me, but I won't be repurchasing it after I'm finished with it (which will be very soon because of it easily breaking :1).
on 6/24/2013 7:24:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Blue
Considering this is a cheap drug store product I will try not to be too critical...
- Colour pigmentation is medium
- My shades do not look nearly as beautiful and shimmery as in the pictures above!
- Fairly "chalky" & DRY, hard to get enough on your brush for application (except #4 - darkest)
- It brings out my blue eyes decently I guess
- Product is messy, about a week after using this the colours were everywhere over the quad...
- Applicator brush it comes with SUCKS!
- Disappointed with the lightest champagne colour, very dry and little colour pay-off on lid
- Dissapointed with the gold colour, looks brown and dull on eyes
Overall I think that if you have some good brushes and decent makeup skills you can make this really work for you! I bought this mainly for the gold and champagne colours but both were a disappointment... but if you just need a cheap eyeshadow palette, this will do.
on 6/13/2013 12:43:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Other, Medium
Eyes: Blue
About me: NW13 (neutral-cool toned, very fair), blue eyes, Color season is True Summer, Baumann Skin Type is OSPW.
Not a bad quad. I find I use this more than I expect. All 4 shades have shimmer, so if you are looking for an everyday matte or satin quad, this is not it (I suggest you check out the NYX Trio in The Brazilian). I like the lightest shade for a brow highlight (can't tell it has that much shimmer, looks more satin). I use the mink shade for a shimmery lid color, and the wheat brown shade as a satin crease color for a simple flattering look for blue eyes. I add the darker brown shade (has some gold shimmer) for a bit more drama or flair at night. I think the pigmentation is decent (it's not amazing, but c'mon it's $5). It's not terrible, or I'd tell you to skip.
Popular Eye Shadows


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Madison — Wisconsin offensive coordinator Paul Chryst has been around football long enough to understand coaches can't ever stop reviewing fundamental dos and don'ts, no matter how mundane, with their players.
If the eyes of the players glaze over because they've been reminded about ball security 1,000 times, remind them one more time.
"The biggest fallacy you can make as a coach is to think because you talked about it that it's going to happen," Chryst said. "Until you see them put it on film and you see them not doing it, you've got to keep hammering it."
Based on the uneven performance of Chryst's offense in the first two weeks of the season, UW fans might be wondering if the players have been paying attention.
Eleventh-ranked UW (2-0) enters its game Saturday against visiting Arizona State (2-0) with some impressive offensive credentials.
The Badgers are third in the Big Ten Conference in rushing (245.0 yards per game), tied for fourth in scoring (34.0 points per game), second in third-down conversions (53.8%) and third in time of possession (35 minutes 6 seconds).
The offense has looked spectacular at times, but those rankings can't mask the fact the Badgers made even more uncharacteristic miscues on offense in Week 2 against San Jose State than they did in Week 1 at Nevada-Las Vegas.
• The red-zone numbers, 4 of 7 with only three touchdowns, were below-average for UW.
The most glaring missed opportunity was the lost fumble by tailback James White, who was trying to extend the ball over the goal line when he was stripped at the San Jose State 1. That error came after Chryst reminded the gifted freshman during practice not to use that dangerous tactic.
• The three fumbles charged to quarterback Scott Tolzien were all avoidable.
One occurred because fullback Ryan Groy failed to take one step to his right, away from Tolzien, before heading toward the hole on a third-down running play from the San Jose State 15. The play resulted in a 5-yard loss and UW had to settle for a field goal.
According to running backs coach John Settle, the staff noticed in the opener that Groy came too close to Tolzien on some plays and addressed the issue in practice.
• The interception Tolzien threw to kill a scoring chance, when he forced the ball deep down the field despite seeing wide receiver Isaac Anderson blanketed by a cornerback, never should have happened.
That came one week after Tolzien forced a throw into coverage and saw the pass intercepted and returned for a touchdown.
"More than anything, missed opportunities chap your (butt)," Chryst said. "Clearly anybody who knows football - and those who don't know football - know that an offense isn't very good if they don't have the ball in their hands.
"So turnovers, you've got no chance with those."
UW this week faces an Arizona State defense that features size, power and speed and most of the starters back from a unit that last season finished 13th nationally in total defense (297.58 ypg) and 26th in points allowed (21.08 ppg).
The UW offense, meanwhile, could see some personnel changes.
Junior wide receiver Nick Toon, who was held out last week after suffering a turf toe injury in the opener, could return this week. Ricky Wagner could get his first start at right tackle in place of Josh Oglesby, who suffered an unspecified injury to his left knee last week but won't need surgery.
Senior wide receiver David Gilreath (concussion) appears headed for a week off, but redshirt freshman Jared Abbrederis filled in for Toon last week and led UW in receptions with five for 58 yards.
Tolzien has completed 71.4% of his passes through two games but has more interceptions (two) than touchdowns (one).
"We've just got to get better," Tolzien said. "That is an obvious statement, but we're not there yet. And I've got to be accountable to myself first and foremost and play better."


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"He was the one player that I always feared as an opposing coach every time he was on the ice."
— St. Louis Blues coach Ken Hitchcock
"He had the best shot of anybody I ever played against."
— Former Detroit goalie Mike Vernon
"I can't say enough about this man. He was an inspiration for me as a teammate and a person."
— Former Avs player Ian Laperriere
"He was OK. No (laughing), he was great actually. Best teammate I ever had."
— Former Avs player Mike Keane
"It was great playing beside him for so many years. So many great memories. It was the best playing with him."
— Former Avs teammate Peter Forsberg
"I got to room with him on the road my rookie year. I mean, how awesome is that?"
— Former Avs player John-Michael Liles
"He was a tremendous player, but more than that, a great leader and a winner."
— Former Avs coach Marc Crawford
"He worked harder off the ice than anybody I ever saw."
— Chicago coach Joel Quenneville, a fomer Avs coach
"He was always very difficult to play against, and he seemed like a great captain."
— Detroit center Pavel Datsyuk
"We didn't like Colorado's team much, but there was nobody on our team who didn't respect Joe Sakic to the fullest."
— Former Red Wing Kris Draper
"He was a great player and very smart player too, which made him great."
— former Detroit coach Scotty Bowman
"He's a good man, a good husband and good father."
— Debbie Sakic, Joe's wife
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anyone else having this? have you asked doc about it?
tailbone pain?
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I had it really bad on Saturday night. I thought it was just from sitting too much because we went to a movie and then to dinner and that's when it started hurting really badly. Haven't asked the dr about it but interested to know that others have had the same pain.
Gina and Jeff (3-7-09)
Rainbow baby 3/1/11, Angel baby 5/2010
We welcomed our first baby boy on 3-1-11. We are so in love! Platinum Boobies!
I've been suffering for the last week or so. I think it's just baby moving down. Squats have helped. It sounds crazy, but they help relieve some pressure. Just make sure you have a chair or something in front of you in case you lose your balance. Also, you can get down on all fours and tuck your butt under and arch your back while breathing in. Hold for a few seconds, then release your air and relax. Repeat several times with your regular breathing. Those exercises have made it more a lot better for me! Hope this helps!!
OMG do I. I just got off the phone with my mom complaining about it. I went to a retirement party yesterday for my dad and was sitting for a few hours. By the time we left and went to bed I was up all night. I could not get comfy cause no matter what position I tried I could not get comfy. My tailbone was just aching and aching. Not to mention the muscles in my groin where killing me to. I think it's everything stretching from this LO moving down and my ligaments stretching. Gotta love that great hormone called relaxin that is on our bodies that helps everything loosen up so these LO's can make there way into the world. Fun to be a lady....
Me (28)� DH (29)
Wishes and prayers to all expecting and those TTC!!
OMG...OK finally!
When I was about 18 weeks I had the most EXCRUCIATING tailbone pain ever. It felt like it was broken. I was limping and could barely walk for 2 weeks. After about 3 weeks of variable pain, GONE just, GONE like that!
Missy and Shawn, married 10/9/10. Emma Madeline Maher born 5/14/11. 7lbs, 7oz, 19inches long! Beautiful, healthy, and growing!
I've been having really bad tailbone pain for weeks now. I usually just get it when I'm at work from sitting too long. I have to get up and walk just about every hour so it doesn't get sore.
Traci, Paul and Alani
I've had this too. I asked my doctor about it today and he said it's just the weight of the baby and to use a heating pad or take some tylenol and basically just deal with it because I'm almost done anyways. Then he ran out of the room before I could say anything else. I hate it when they rush you!
Sara & Kenny (24)
Aaron Cade 3/22/2011
Kynleigh Samantha 4/23/2012
Yesterday my BH contractions picked up and I started having pain in my tail bone that came and went like contractions... simultaneously with the BH. Then the BH would start in the front and end in my back like they were doing the wave!
But no constant tailbone pain for me. I hope it goes away soon for yall, cuz that is noooo fun. I had excruciating back pain to the point I couldn't stand straight or get up and down or even just lie down for 2 weeks before I found out I was pregnant.


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In my DB I have a
jobs table, a
details table, and an
employers table.
jobs and
details are in a one-to-one relationship, and
employers and
details are in a one-to-many relationship. Not all jobs have details, but all details have one employer.
I thought it would make sense to drop the
id field from
details, and use the
job_id field as the primary key. The DB engine is InnoDB, so primary key joins ought to be lightning fast.
So after changing the table and adding the primary key declaration in the
details model I can still access details via
$job->detail. However, this line of code:
$employer = $job->detail->employer->name;
generates an error:
Undefined index: detail_job_id
I changed nothing aside from the custom primary key, so I know this is the source of the problem, but I've never used a custom primary key before, so I am not sure what is causing the error or what I need to fix.
Anyone used the Kohana2 ORM with custom primary keys?


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Tim Brusnahan, Richard A. Brock & Associates, will analyze the USDA's January 11 crop reports in light of last season's drought which wreaked havoc on much of the country's crops. In recent memory there has probably not been a release of information that has been as singularly important to the feed industry as these reports. Mr. Brusnahan will use his considerable expertise to sift through the data to highlight the information that those in the feed and related industries need to know.
Following the presentation, there will be questions posed by the moderator and the live webinar audience.
This webinar is part of the 2013 WattAgNet Webinar Series.
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"Kick the can down the road" may be a politician's mantra, but it's certainly not what some Native Americans meant when they spoke of the Seventh Generation. The Iroquois thought that decision-making ought to consider the impact on children yet to come. Politicians, on the other hand, pick the least painful path now and let someone else deal with the consequences 30 years from now.
The Los Angeles City Council just kicked the can. Its members, at the urging of the Mayor, voted almost unanimously to change the pension program for new civilian city employees. This policy change only applies to new hires and exempts police, firefighters and the employees of the Department of Water and Power. The plan reduces new workers' pensions by two-thirds, eliminates health-care support for their spouses and decreases take-home pay during years when the stock market isn't performing well enough to sustain retirement investments. Huh?
In the new plan current workers forfeit nothing, but new hires will work more years and retire on less. But the city will not see the financial benefits until these new employees retire in 30 years, and the present Council and Mayor will not see the negative consequences of their policies either. Retired people surviving on minimal incomes and workers eating pay cuts in years when the stock market goes sour – those problems and the impact on the local economy will happen long after these electeds have left office.
In one sense, that's only fair. The sitting council inherited the current budget problems from previous councils which increased retirement benefits as a substitute for pay increases during lean years when tax revenues didn't match budgeted expenditures. They have inherited what another council postponed.
Congress and then-President Clinton also kicked the can down the road when they approved NAFTA – the North American Free Trade Agreement. Workers and their unions predicted in 1993 that the arrangement – providing no protections for manufacturing jobs – would ship good-paying work off-shore and decrease middle-class opportunities for Americans. Now, nearly 20 years later, everyone is talking about "saving the middle class" because we shipped those good-paying jobs first to Mexico, then to China, then to other out-of-the-way places like Honduras and Indonesia. NAFTA's consequences took so long to take effect that no one remembers why those jobs disappeared.
What we Californians all ought to remember is the response by state and local officials to the property-tax limiting Proposition 13, passed in 1978. Instead of making the cuts that matched the dire predictions politicians described when voters were deciding on the initiative, the Legislature rejiggered the system. The state took all the property tax revenue away from local government and school boards, promising to make sure everyone would somehow be just fine.
That's how we got into the mess we are in now: Today California's cities are going bankrupt; there are conflicting tax increase measures on the state ballot; streets are filled with potholes and cities are cutting retirement benefits for rank and file workers who don't have the prestige and clout of cops and firefighters. Wait three decades when the can stops rolling. But by then voters won't get the connection. They will have forgotten what they did. The legislators will be new people who either have no historical memory or who got themselves elected promising to "make the tough decisions" and instead they will kick the can down the road yet again. Three decades from now, ordinary citizens – especially those City of Los Angeles employees entering retirement – will wonder why they've inherited such bitter lives.
Perhaps decision-makers should take a lesson from Native Americans. Those leaders considered their decisions in light of how they would affect the lives of people several generations into the future. They took the long view. We could learn from their wisdom.


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MAVEN Mars Orbit Insertion Briefing
This artist's concept shows NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft orbiting Mars. Image Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA will be hosting a televised media briefing at 1 pm EDT on September 17 to outline activities around the upcoming orbital insertion of the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft. The briefing will be held in NASA's Headquarters' auditorium in Washington DC, and broadcast live on NASA Television and the agency's website.
The public will be able to ask questions on social media using the hashtag #askNASA.
Panelists include: Lisa May (lead program ...September 16, 2014 / Posted by: Aaron Gronstal
Follow AbGradE 2014 Live on SAGANet!
The first symposium of AbGradE (Astrobiology Graduates in Europe) will be streamed live on SAGANet October, 9th-10th at http://saganet.org/page/saganlive
The purpose of AbGradE is to start a network of early-career astrobiologists in Europe. Yearly symposia will be organized where young researchers can meet, attend background lectures, and present their work and ideas in front of their peers in a pressure-free environment.
The group emerged in response to the rising need for multidisciplinary collaborations and for the creation of a solid scientific and social network across the astrobiological scene. It will also strive to set a common ...September 15, 2014 / Written by: Julie Fletcher
In the Zone. The Venus Zone: Seeking the Twin of Our Twin Among the Stars
Not every planet in or near a habitable zone is habitable. Inhospitable Venus is an excellent example. Credit: NASA/JPL/Caltech
A new study explores how distant analogs to Venus might be detected and differentiated from Earth-like planets. Discovering a twin to Venus could help astrobiologists identify systems similar to our own Solar System and narrow the search for habitable worlds around distant stars.
The work was supported by the NASA Astrobiology Institute's Virtual Planetary Laboratory and published in Astrophyiscal Journal Letters.
Dr. Shawn Domagal-Goldman of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and co-author of the study recently spoke with ...
Simulated Atmospheres of Alien Worlds
Left: Ozone molecules in a planet's atmosphere could indicate biological activity, but ozone, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide -- without methane, is likely a false positive. Right: Ozone, oxygen, carbon dioxide and methane -- without carbon monoxide, indicate a possible true positive.
Astronomers searching the atmospheres of alien worlds for gases that might be produced by life can't rely on the detection of just one type, such as oxygen, ozone, or methane, because in some cases these gases can be produced non-biologically, according to extensive simulations by researchers in the NASA Astrobiology Institute's Virtual Planetary Laboratory. The study appears in ...
The Hypatia Catalogue
An Arizona State University alumna has devised the largest catalog ever produced for stellar compositions. Called the Hypatia Catalog, after one of the first female astronomers who lived ~350 AD in Alexandria, the work is critical to understanding the properties of stars, how they form, and possible connections with the formation and habitability of orbiting planets. And what she found from her work is that the compositions of nearby stars aren't as uniform as once thought.
Since it is not possible to physically sample a star to determine its composition, astronomers study of the light from the object. This ...September 10, 2014 / Posted by: Daniella Scalice
Astrobiology and Theology
Discoveries of new, potentially habitable worlds beyond our solar system raise challenging questions for humanity vis-a-vis faith, human nature, reality and religion. This discussion, hosted at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC on June 18, 2014, addresses the complex intersection of astrobiology and theology as part of the Kluge Center's astrobiology program and features scholars from the Library, George Washington University, and Princeton.September 8, 2014 / Posted by: Daniella Scalice
Update From Mars: Curiosity in the Clouds
Clouds that are probably composed of ice crystals and possibly supercooled water droplets were caught in images by NASA's Opportunity rover. Credit: NASA/JPL/Texas A&M/Cornell
Curiosity celebrated two years on Mars on August 5, 2014, and is continuing its progress across the surface of the planet. In a tweet on September 2, 2014, Curiosity shared its view of the path ahead and proclaimed, "Head for the hills! I'm driving towards these hills on Mars to do geology work & also search for clouds."
In this news post from astrobio.net, Dr. Robert M. Haberle, Planetary Scientist at NASA Ames and a team member for the Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS), explains why clouds on Mars are relevant to Curiosity's astrobiology goals.Curiosity tweeted this image from the surface of Mars on Sept 2, 2014. Credit: NASA, @MarsCuriosity
REMS is an environmental monitoring station and was contributed to the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission by the Centro de Astrobiologia (CAB) in Spain, one of the NASA Astrobiology Institute's international partners.
Source: [astrobio.net]September 8, 2014 / Written by: Aaron Gronstal
Call for Session Topics and Organizers for AbSciCon 2015
Deadline to submit Session Topics is October 22, 2014
The Astrobiology Science Conference 2015 (AbSciCon2015) Science Organizing Committee is soliciting community input for Session Topics and Session Organizers. Given the wide variety of disciplinary tools and topics to be presented at the conference, the success of AbSciCon 2015 will be built upon the community's involvement in the organization of topical sessions. Community members are urged to be proactive in proposing sessions, merging similar session topics, and organizing abstracts into selected sessions.
To submit a session topic and to see the list of submissions visit: http://www.hou.usra.edu ...September 3, 2014 / Written by: Julie Fletcher
Habitability of Icy Worlds Workshop
The Habitability of Icy Worlds workshop was held in early February, 2014 in Pasadena, CA, co-sponsored by NASA and USRA. The primary objective was to focus on the astrobiological potential of icy worlds in the outer solar system — including Europa, Ganymede, Enceladus, Titan, and beyond — with discussion on future research directions and spacecraft missions that can best assess that potential. The agenda for the workshop was organized around thematic sessions that address the potential habitability of the unique planetary environments of the outer solar system. Archived video of the sessions can be viewed here, courtesy of the NASA Astrobiology Institute ...September 3, 2014 / Written by: Daniella Scalice
Modeling Sulfur in the Archean Atmosphere
Artist impression of Earth during the Archean eon. Image Credit: Peter Sawyer / Smithsonian Institution
A new study supported by the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) has revealed details about the composition of Earth's atmosphere during the Archean eon, which occurred roughly 4 to 2.4 billion years ago.
Astrobiologists study the Archean in order to better understand the early evolution of life on Earth, and how organisms survived in an environment that was much different than the planet today. Studying the Archean Earth can also provide clues about life's potential beyond our planet.
"The Archean Earth is the most ...September 2, 2014 / Written by: Aaron Gronstal
Ancient Earth, Alien Earths: A Panel Discussion
Leading scientific experts were convened at NASA Headquarters on August 20th to discuss early Earth and how studying it can inform our search for life elsewhere in the Universe.
What can Earth's history teach us about planets orbiting other stars? If you could visit the early Earth, you would find it a vastly different, inhospitable, and alien place. Yet, it was in this environment that life on this planet began and evolved. What do we know about the ancient Earth and how can that guide our search for habitable planets orbiting other stars?
NASA, NSF, and the Smithsonian Institution ...August 28, 2014 / Posted by: Daniella Scalice
California High School Students Become Field Astrobiologists
Led by a NASA scientist, students hike into Lassen Volcanic National Park to sample hydrothermal waters. NASA
Mayson Trujillo stretches across a rock at the edge of a stream cascading through Lassen Volcanic National Park. Braving snow from an advancing blizzard, she meticulously collects a sample of the sulphur-scented water. Trujillo, a senior at Red Bluff High School in California, is intent on the task at hand: gathering data that may hold clues for early life on Earth—and potentially, Mars.
To reach the stream, Trujillo and 13 classmates snowshoed a mile into the center of an ancient volcano—for ...
How Titan's Haze Helps Us Understand Life's Origins
Saturn's moon Titan appears as a hazy ball from a distance. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
Source: [astrobio.net]
In a new study, astrobiologists are attempting to recreate substances found in the atmosphere of Titan known as tholins. These organic aerosols are formed as radiation and interact with the thick atmosphere of the Saturnian moon. The production of organics in Titan's atmosphere could help astrobiologists better understand the conditions in which life arose on the early Earth.
The study was led by Dr. Chao He at the University of Houston (now of Johns Hopkins University). Chao is a ...August 25, 2014 / Posted by: Aaron Gronstal
NASA's 3-D Study of Comets Reveals Chemical Factory at Work
This rotating 3-D map shows how HCN molecules are released from the nucleus of comet Lemmon and then spread evenly throughout the atmosphere, or coma. Image Credit: Brian Kent/NRAO/AUI/NSF
A NASA-led team of scientists has created detailed 3-D maps of the atmospheres surrounding comets, identifying several gases and mapping their spread at the highest resolution ever achieved.
"We achieved truly first-of-a-kind mapping of important molecules that help us understand the nature of comets," said Martin Cordiner, a researcher working in the Goddard Center for Astrobiology at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Cordiner led ...
JPL Summer Intern Works on the Emergence of Life
JPL intern Jessica Nuñez observes hydrothermal chimneys in the laboratory. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Alexis Drake
Not many interns get the opportunity to study one of humanity's biggest questions: How did life emerge? But mechanical engineering major Jessica Nuñez is having the experience of a lifetime in search of the answer. Nuñez is interning this summer in the Planetary Sciences Section at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
As part of a NASA Astrobiology Institute project led by Isik Kanik, Nuñez constructs and analyzes simulated hydrothermal vents, chimney-like structures that are hypothesized to have been the birthing grounds for ...
- June 30 - Pre-Registration Deadline for Astrobiology Graduates in Europe (AbGradE) Mission Design Workshop
- June 30 - Application Deadline for USGS Training Workshop: Introduction to GIS for Planetary Mappers
- June 30 - Abstract Submission Deadline for Exoplanetary Atmospheres and Habitability Workshop
- June 30 - Principal Investigator or Associate Principal Investigator Opportunity at The Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at the Tokyo Institute of Technology
- July 1 - Registration Deadline for Small Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG) 13th Meeting
- July 15 - Application Deadline for Returned Sample Science (RSS) Board for Mars 2020
- July 24 - Registration Deadline for Astrobiology Graduates in Europe (AbGradE) Mission Design Workshop
- July 29 - USGS Training Workshop: Introduction to GIS for Planetary Mappers
- August 1 - Postdoctoral Teaching Associate in Mineralogy - University of Tennesee
- August 8 - Abstract Submission Deadline for American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting


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Top Ten NBA players that annoy the hell out of us
In an emotionally fueled sport such as basketball, players can often times get under our skin quite easily. Is there anything more absurd than seeing the seventh man off the bench getting fouled after making the bucket then smash cut to him snarling at the crowd? Or how about the player who looks at the referee after a foul is called on him as if to say, "Are you effing crazy." If that isn't presumptuous enough, how about mere thought of said player acting as if he's never committed a foul before.
Alright my annoyed gene is in overdrive right now so let's get to the list!
10.) LeBron James
I'm not a LeBron hater, even though this would seem to contradict myself. I do however see why he annoys everyone with his self entitled opinions. Refusing to shake hands after a hard-fought playoff series doesn't help matters either.
Saying things like, "All the people that was rooting on me to fail, at the end of the day they have to wake up tomorrow and have the same life that they had before they woke up today," Which by the way, nothing like stating the obvious. "Oh wait LeBron, you mean I'm not going to wake up being rich the next day?" Great grammar as well. It's fair to say LeBron isn't going to win many people over anytime soon.
9.) Tim Duncan
Ugh, this picture sums up Timmy Duncan. Every time a whistle is blown on him I swear you'd think he was just accused of first degree murder. I'm pretty sure in Duncan's mind he's never committed a foul.
Even his nickname annoys me, "The Big Fundamental." Is there anything more boring than seeing Duncan operate at a snail's pace on the low block? Then watch him jab step three times before he banks it off the glass?
8.) Paul Pierce
Do I really need to say anything more than his epic NBA Finals injury that had all initially thinking, "Holy shit did something catastrophic happen to Pierce?"
Add to boot his flops he routinely gets away with, this further just sends me into an annoyance frenzy. Here is another shining moment for Paula Pierce: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNgrE3fLQIQ&feature=related
7.) Kris Humphries
Besides looking like a tool, Hump did the one thing you can't do when trying to go Hollywood; piss of the Kardashians. I actually loved how he told them how it is. Unfortunately Kris, Kim has a few more friends than you kiddo. Looks like you'll have to take your pecs, and 6-pack to another reality show.
6.) Glen "Big Baby" Davis
Big Baby should be number one. Seriously I have to turn away from the television set every time I see him do his snarl, spitting, posing, fill in the blank. His best/funniest moment in my book probably helped higher his douchebag credentials, when he nailed the game winning jimmy in Orlando, against the Celtics few years back in a playoff game. He missed the part when you get excited, you shouldn't push kids out of your way as you run down the sideline like you just saw the buffet line open up.
5.) Kevin Garnett
I'm really not trying to pick on all the Celtics here, honestly. KG for some reason has a difficult time liking European or white players. Constant run ins over the years with players have made KG into sort of a pariah. I'm not sure if KG is really half nuts, maybe full nuts. Why are you bickering with players we've barely heard of?
Calling players who have conditions cancerous, hitting Channing Frye in the nuts, even trying to fight Bill Walker, makes me question what the hell is wrong with him? He even cursed out Spike Lee. Um, he doesn't even play! I seriously could turn this into an article by itself, but I won't in fear of KG attacking my site via twitter…Seriously!
4.) Sasha Vujacic
He calls himself, "The Machine." 'nuff said. Honestly what 9th man off the bench dubs himself a nickname? Furthermore, Sasha made this quote that made the sports world want to strangle themselves upon hearing, "I know I can score 20 or 30 points anytime I want." What makes this hilarious is Sasha has never scored 30 points in an NBA game.
Please stay away Sasha, we've had our fill of you.
3.) Eddie House
Surprise another Celtic. To be fair Eddie House has played for a plethora of teams. I always got the vibe that Eddie thought he was a better player than he actually is. When he came to the Knicks he was making statements that made me think he was a critical piece to a contender.
Here is more evidence of House thinking he's an integral part of a championship team with this quote, "Middle finger to all the haters." Sure, Eddie. Anytime you have your 9th man off the bench making newsworthy quotes, you know your team is in a good state of mind.
I have to add this as well. I remember Eddie House playing for the C's and getting his usual 13 minutes a game and drilling a couple of three-pointers and running down the sideline at the five-minute mark of the 3rd quarter like he just hit the game winning shot in an NBA Finals game. Eddie go home!
2.) Anderson Varejao
Varejao has a little Justin Guarini in him from American Idol right? No surprise that Anderson Varejao is on this list seeing that he annoys just about anyone not living in Cleveland. Varejao also a prominent flopper, does all the little things to get under your skin.
He's the kid of guy you want on your team, just hate going up against him.
1.) Joakim Noah
I'm speechless right this second. Take a look at this cornball for two seconds and I think you will get the idea. Not only does this cave man shoot off his mouth off, he is a facsimile of Anderson Varejao (times ten.) I've never seen someone do so much screaming after wide open one-handed dunks off Derrick Rose's penetration. Could we get like a windmill maybe Joakim? You're going ape over a generic one-handed dunk.
I loved it when he would come out on LeBron and get real wide to play defense during those Bulls/Cavs playoff series just to have LeBron blow by him. Jesus think about that, Joakim and Varejao guarding each other. Now that's quite the revelation.


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950 Saddle tanks?????
I saw some action on this a while back. I can't find anything using the search. Can anybody help? I would like to find Rally style side tanks. More gas!!!!!
The BLOODY expensive option by Africanqueens
I have been looking for a pair for a good while and this is the only good option I have found.
Details here: http://www.africanqueens.de/html/lc8_rallyekappa.html
Not bad for 1000 euros, except ypu then need to buy the custom headers:
bit of a power increase I think, but don't hit any rocks or you'll have a major restriction :evil Ohh, and there 2000 euros.
If anyone has any idea about tanks using stick exhausts I would love to here about them/ buy them immediately.
Hope this helps.
P.S. does anyone actually own a biek with these puppies on them, pics plz!!!
How much extra do you want ??
Definetly not those hidious looking things!
But an "A" for effort
The way I ride. The low fuel warning light comes on around 140-150 miles. That is not enough fuel. Besides I love the looks of the full fledged 950 rally bikes!!
Underseat tank for KTM ADV 990/950
I do long distance travel and some extra tank w/o any mods was missing on the market, so I decided to do one.
It fits to 950 or 990 Adventure without ABS and the only mod you need to do, is cut the underseat box and link the underseat tank to the main tanks. It has petcock, so you can close it and keep it as a reserve.
You fit there 5,3 liters of petrol.
I can produce some, if anyone is interested.
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'There are many ways to deal with this type of backing.'
Could there be two completely different versions of R-100? The anti-halation layer in the R-100 I've used was definitely not a backing - it was an interlayer between the emulsion and the base. It behaves very differently from the carbon rem-jet AH backing I'm used to, for example. It's less dense, apart from other physical properties - it doesn't look as much like an AH layer. I've never developed R-100 to a neg though. (Rem-jet, or the Fuji equivalent, is used on all current colour neg motion picture film as far as I know, and Kodachrome - though I've never processed Kodachrome!)


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Three's company: Band Of Skulls was formed in the mid-2000s when art student Emma Richardson met singer-guitarist Russell Mardsen at the Winchester School of Art. Marsden's longtime friend, drummer Matt Hayward, completes the trio.
The band was inspired to do so after touring with some big names.
Having the word "Skulls" in your name requires that your band rocks to some moderate degree, which British trio Band Of Skulls manages to do.
The group, working in the heavy blues/ garage vein, followed its second album, Sweet Sour, by touring with Queens of the Stone Age and Muse and went home thinking big, thus the name of the new album, Himalayan.
"We started writing in London and we kind of set out with the intention to write the songs we felt were missing in our live set," says bassist-singer Emma Richardson. "We wanted it to be a faster-paced, more danceable record."
Working with producer Nick Launay of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the trio fashioned a record that strikes with the arena-style riffs of its tour mates.
"Yeah, there's a few heavy riffs in there, some of the heavier songs we've written," she says. "There's also some soulful, beautiful moments in there as well, and some kind of dancey pop songs, too. So it's a mixture like the last two."
Band Of Skulls formed in the mid-2000s with art student Richardson meeting singer-guitarist Russell Mardsen at the Winchester School of Art joining him and his longtime friend, drummer Matt Hayward.
A big part of the band's influences, she says, came from "what our mums, dads listened to around the house. My dad played drums in a blues band and Russ' dad, he liked more of the punk side of things, like Magazine, Television, Sex Pistols. We had a lot of different influences from early on."
She joined with little experience on bass, when the band was still called Fleeing New York. "They invited me to a rehearsal," she says. "I listened to them play for a day and it felt easy and natural. They had an unspoken connection."
Their break came early with a single, I Know What I Am, that drew comparisons to The Kills and Duke Spirit.
"We were recording our first record and we got a call that iTunes wanted to use one of our tracks for their single of the week and we finished the record and before we knew it, it was available worldwide, which was a massive deal for us."
Since then, Band of Skulls has had a lot of success with soundtrack and video game licensing, the biggest of which was placement on the chart-topping The Twilight Saga: New Moon album.
"I suppose it gave us recognition with the people who may not have heard us before," she says. "We didn't really know what it was all about, the Twilight phenomenon. Strange thing, isn't it?" – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/McClatchy-Tribune Information Services
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National Grid expands Massachusetts smart grid pilot with some big names
By: SGN Staff
Smart Grid News reported on National Grid's comprehensive smart grid pilot project in Worcester, Massachusetts in September. You may remember: it's the project that was actually developed in partnership with its customers. Now, with a successful 5,000 meter early field trial under its belt, National Grid is set to add 10,000 smart meters and begin full deployment of the pilot early this year with a full launch planned for early 2014.
The pilot, involving 15,000 customers, is intended to evaluate integrating home automation, dynamic pricing and distribution automation to enhance reliability of service, and give customers a number of tools to increase their awareness of how they use energy and to help them save money. The project also includes a heavy customer education and involvement component. Participating customers can choose their level of involvement and choose the options they want.
And for the expansion, National Grid has picked 13 companies and services which Cheri Warren, VP for asset management with National Grid, describes as "our smart grid 'dream team'." She commented "They are the best and brightest in their respective disciplines and share our vision for delivering exceptional benefits for customers. We are excited to have them on board as we make progress toward full deployment of the pilot."


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New York, January 18, 2012 -- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the filings related to the NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Börse AG merger and therefore, pending any changes, all U.S. regulatory approvals have been received in relation to the combination. This approval would permit NYSE Euronext to become a wholly owned subsidiary of Holdco and authorizes certain amendments to the organizational and other governance documents of Holdco, NYSE Euronext and NYSE Group. The SEC approval order, Release Number 34-66171, can be found at http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro/edga/2012/34-66171.pdf.
On December 22, 2011, the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice cleared the proposed combination between NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Börse AG. On August 22, 2011, NYSE Euronext was notified by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) that it had completed its review of the proposed merger without objection to the transaction going forward.
Completion of the transaction is subject to further closing conditions, including approvals by the European Commission and other relevant national stock exchange supervisory authorities.
Safe Harbour Statement
In connection with the proposed business combination transaction between NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Boerse AG, Alpha Beta Netherlands Holding N.V. ("Holding"), a newly formed holding company, has filed, and the SEC has declared effective on May 3, 2011, a Registration Statement on Form F-4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") that includes (1) a proxy statement of NYSE Euronext that will also constitute a prospectus for Holding and (2) an offering prospectus of Holding to be used in connection with Holding's offer to acquire Deutsche Boerse AG shares held by U.S. holders. Holding has also filed an offer document with the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt fuer Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht) ("BaFin"), which was approved by the BaFin for publication pursuant to the German Takeover Act (Wertpapiererwerbs-und Übernahmegesetz), and was published on May 4, 2011.
Investors and security holders are urged to read the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, the offering prospectus, the offer document and published additional accompanying information in connection with the exchange offer regarding the proposed business combination transaction because they contain important information. You may obtain a free copy of the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, the offering prospectus and other related documents filed by NYSE Euronext and Holding with the SEC on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other documents relating thereto may also be obtained for free by accessing NYSE Euronext's website at www.nyse.com. The offer document and published additional accompanying information in connection with the exchange offer are available at Holding's website at www.global-exchange-operator.com. Holders of Deutsche Börse shares who have accepted the exchange offer have certain withdrawal rights which are set forth in the offer document.
This document is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell shares of Holding, Deutsche Boerse AG or NYSE Euronext. The final terms and further provisions regarding the public offer are disclosed in the offer document that has been approved by the BaFin and in documents that have been filed with the SEC.
No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable European regulations. The exchange offer and the exchange offer document shall not constitute an issuance, publication or public advertising of an offer pursuant to laws and regulations of jurisdictions other than those of Germany, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. The relevant final terms of the proposed business combination transaction will be disclosed in the information documents reviewed by the competent European market authorities.
Subject to certain exceptions, in particular with respect to qualified institutional investors (tekikaku kikan toshika) as defined in Article 2 para. 3 (i) of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan (Law No. 25 of 1948, as amended), the exchange offer will not be made directly or indirectly in or into Japan, or by use of the mails or by any means or instrumentality (including without limitation, facsimile transmission, telephone and the internet) of interstate or foreign commerce or any facility of a national securities exchange of Japan. Accordingly, copies of this announcement or any accompanying documents may not be, directly or indirectly, mailed or otherwise distributed, forwarded or transmitted in, into or from Japan.
The shares of Holding have not been, and will not be, registered under the applicable securities laws of Japan. Accordingly, subject to certain exceptions, in particular with respect to qualified institutional investors (tekikaku kikan toshika) as defined in Article 2 para. 3 (i) of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan (Law No. 25 of 1948, as amended), the shares of Holding may not be offered or sold within Japan, or to or for the account or benefit of any person in Japan.
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Sierra High varsity wrestler Alex Patton was visibly disappointed after his taxing match with Bobby Guillory.
Sierra High boys varsity basketball coach Scott Thomason knows his squad's style of play.
With one of its top players sidelined for missing practice, East Union High's boys basketball team was nearly burned by one of its former lower-level players.
RIPON - The fact that Ripon High's boys basketball was in the double-bonus before halftime is a pretty good sign that the Indians were aggressive on the court.
East Union High's girls basketball team began its defense of the Valley Oak League championship Tuesday with a 73-23 rout of visiting Lathrop at Dalben Center.
RIPON – The Knights made a splash in their return to the Southern League Tuesday, defeating Mariposa, 62-40.
RIPON - Ripon Christian's girls basketball team wanted to make a statement, but first-year head coach Ed Mulder didn't expect the Knights to pummel visiting Mariposa in such resounding fashion, 62-19.
Weston Ranch High staked its claim as one of the Valley Oak League's boys basketball powers in 2006, the school's first year with a senior class.
To overcome their size deficiencies, East Union and Manteca High's girls basketball teams worked on picking up the pace over their non-league schedules.
Modesto Christian and Turlock Christian aren't sporting winning records, but don't be fooled.
Ripon Christian's exodus from the Trans Valley League came at a good time, but that doesn't mean the Knights will have it easy in the Southern League where traditional power Mariposa and the Sac-Joaquin Section's leading scorer, Turlock Christian's Brandon Rogers, await.
Milestones were reached.
TRACY - A valuable lesson was learned by Manteca High's girls basketball team Thursday in the championship round of the Tom Hawkins/Tracy Breakfast Lions Tournament at Tracy High.
East Union's girls basketball team is ready for the Valley Oak League season to come.
The Sierra High girls varsity basketball squad closed out non-league play Thursday with a 38-26 win over visiting Ceres.
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East Union had a chit in the karma bank Wednesday night and picked the right time to get it back.
Marcus Montano and his booming right foot are taking the next step.
Comfortable first-round victories allowed the East Union and Manteca girls soccer programs to rest many of their regulars.
It was a return to prominence for the Sierra High baseball program.
TRACY - It has been a long time since the Manteca High softball team has made the playoffs - not in this century, at least.
For weeks now, Manteca coach Neil MacDannald has talked about building momentum for a run at another Sac-Joaquin Section title.
Much of what Jenna Zuniga does on the right wing is cunning and calculated.
Manteca High's girls soccer team padded its program-record setting goal total Tuesday and set another new standard with a 7-0 victory over Vallejo.
Two Valley Oak League champions were crowned at The Corral on Tuesday.
Three league champions fell in the second round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Coed Team Tennis Playoffs on Tuesday.
It's been a season marred by heartbreaking losses for East Union
Ripon High's Nick Sharp and the Ripon Christian boys golf team appear to be peaking at just the right time.
STOCKTON - History was made Monday at Weston Ranch High school.
Before the Rivera sisters exploded on the scene with the force of a three-hit combo, turning East Union into a section heavy, another prolific sister act tormented defenses.
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