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I don't know if anyone's heard from Lloydy in awhile... Lloydy whats been up?
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I don't know if anyone's heard from Lloydy in awhile... Lloydy whats been up?
Well, Simplistique is the 1st skin I've "played" with, I checked throught this post and unfortunately some of the links are no longer active, I was wondering if anyone had collected them together and may be able to post them?
As I say there are only a fwe missing files, the one I'd like to get hold of is the Roadrage skin which looks more fun than anything.
I just finished embedding my 0 lux Philips webcam into RR so I can access the cam an see whats happening in the back of the car, I was also planning on it recording a 5-10 sec avi file which will then email out the file should the car get stolen.
I had been working on getting Freefone working and was adapting another skin till I found the Freefone skin. I hope the great work from everyone continues.
Hi Guys! I have the same problem for 9 months and haven't solve it yet. I have Problems with touch screen when from hibernate ONLY in Simplistique Skin!
I Already have changed my pc to a new one as the first was just for experiments if i like that kind of hobbie...
Now for 3 months I have a new Better One (Intel Car PC Board), Installed everything from the Begining.
All went just right, new version of RR, mods, ODBII, etc.
BUT... the biggest problem still exists.
When from Hibernate, When I press the touch screen it does not respond. I Can Move the cursor, I can change songs with the "RED BALL" but nothing happens when i press buttons of Simplistique Skin. If I am to Windows desktop, I can work fine, just to that skin is the problem.
I read somewhrere after tons of search in the forum and googling, that these respond issues is from a bug in the flash file of Macromedia. But I cannot do anything for that. I hardly found Flash8.ocx and when i try to rename it to flash9.ocx, windows don't let me. Of course nothing in flash is running and RR is Closed.
What all of you have done for this? For the time, I have a wireless keyboard-mouse combo to my door, and after i press the left mouse button of it, then the touch screen works! It seems that Simplistique Has Lost Focus of Touch Screen Commands!!!
What About you? If I have to put a file somewhere, PLEASE send me that file, and give me some info about where and how to Install it. I first time need a help from you Guys anything else has been found over that wonderfull forum about this magic skin! :)
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I am using the newer version of the RRConfig.exe which has a very nice GUI which is easy to configure RR (new compared to RRConfig I was using previously). I got the "new" RRconfig from the latest RR download. I know the volume setting was in the old version of RRConfig though so check your RRconfig, it simply maps the RR volume to the "Master" volume on your PC if you look through there should be a drop down menu as I remember the default setting was "All lines".
Sorry to not be more exact I'm on the PC indoors, I'll check the car and let you know the exact setting later...
OK I went out and looked :lol:I think the setting in my ini file is this one: mastervolmap=0
I also attached the zipped RR.ini if it helps
I have recently got myself a USB DAB radio receiver and car indoor car antenna, and created a very crude skin for Simplistique for it. Performance (reception) is very good (much better than my FM). Works very well in Cardiff and London - though not very good on the motorway in between. The software is awful too.
In case anyone else was after decent DAB radio in the UK here's what I've got:
- MTech A1 USB DAB (http://www.mtech.com.tw/productsconsumer_udr.htm)
- DAB only internal glass mounted aerial with amplifier (as seen here: http://www.bluespot.co.uk/dab.asp)
- homemade connector to fit the two together
I'm looking to update my car PC soon with a fresh new look for Simplistique and hopefully a solid state solution (my HD sometimes causes the PC to crash so I think its on its way out). SSDs are a bit pricey at the moment so mite look into sticking windows on a flash drive. Also need to update GPS and TV card hardware/software.
- New GPS mapping software and mods to fit in with the new skin
- New FM software hacks to fit in with the new skin
- Stick Windows on a flash/SSD drive
- New digiTV hardware
- Add phone functionality and properly integrate it to skin
- Add new skin features such as easy music transfer from USB stick and Google mapping etc
- New hardware for permanent connection to internet for car PC (3G USB datacard)
When I get all this done I'll post the skins here for download.
Sorry this is brief but I'm VERY busy with uni work at the moment.
Skin modifications I've seen are excellent (some are a bit busy taking away the simplistic-ness of Simplistique but very nice nonetheless). Keep up the good work. I will do my best to make the new revamped skin as feature-packed as possible and incorporate all these added features.
Great to see you back LLoyydy, cant wait to see the new skins your making.
I bought a Silabs USB radio from Azzuri @ azzuri.com I think enforcer or another user has tried it and made a skin for it, I only received mine yesterday so haven't looked at integrating it yet or checking out available skins, its a nice simple .exe that runs from anywhere, might be worth a look.
I used FreeFone to integrate my mobile into my carPC, works well but I have my mobile on O2 so I get free internet access, I use the blue tooth to get internet access but this then blocks FreeFone from accessing the phone using the bluetooth port (still looking at this one, may try xport).
I removed the TV icon and replaced it with a 0 lux webcam, this then opens the Philips capture software, I was planning to have this record a small video & audio file and email it should the wrong access code be entered more than twice. Main reason for this was I couldn't get any TV reception using a pinnacle USB TV/Radio tuner and gave up after a short time.
I removed the DVD icon and replaced it with a WiFi button which then opens NetStumbler for plotting access points using the GPS. I didn't plan on a DVD drive in my install so no need for the button.
I did add the petrol skin to the radio button only to find that there's not plugin for the UK available at present, so the plan is to "switch" the skin back to the radio skin now I have my silabs USB radio.
GPS, well I'm having mixed success with MapMonkey, I have the latest UK maps and surprisingly my house is on it (normally it doesn't show up as its only been built 5 years) but other addresses which have been around longer than me don't show? I'm now looking at iGuidance to see if it's more reliable, I'm used to good old TomTom who's never really done wrong by me, if iGuidance fails I may look at using the free emulator from Microsoft to get TomTom running on PC.
I really like the idea of using SD card to run the OS, I've lost 2 100GB 2.5" drives in my 1st CarPC I assume due to vibration, both drives were mounted on rubber feet to reduce the effects of the car moving but still they didn't last long and my latest PC seems to be going the same way. I might move the OS to a 4GB flash drive and have the media on a removable 2.5" HDD in a mini caddy.
This is my 2nd real CarPC install and TBH, your skin gives the whole CarPC install an OEM "professional" look to it, many thanks to you for starting the project and a big thanks to everyone who contributed to it in this thread, many of the things I wanted to implement some one else had already done the work, making my install a lot easier.
I would post my work on the skin but its mainly slight variations on whats already available in this thread.
Looking forward to the new skin (try not to make us wait too long :lol:) and GL with your Uni stuff.
PS: Just a thought! do you think with the new skin you could also provide a "blank" skin with no icons or text for the buttons so we can map the buttons add text and icons as needed for our builds?
Iv created this skin for the VAG-COM main form and another I am working on for the Auto-Scan form which I plan to load under the Solitaire skin to fit with the modified simplistique theme Im using (blues and reds for VW).
I have skinbedder launching and grabbing VAG-COM however the buttons dont seem to work. Can anyone give me any advise? Heres my skinbedder VAG-COM folder:
Does anyone have any idea where Im going wrong? Want get this finished and shared up!


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Today's installment, now with 50% more lines! I'm trying to make yesterday's sequence clearer. Maybe something like this, drawn in my itty bitty sketchbook and blown up here to (semi) legibility.
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|By: autoincome101
While it's possible to get a good deal on a new car, it is in the arena of pre-owned or used cars where it is possible to get some really good deals on cheap cars. And there are several ways to buy a cheap used car.
One can look through the local newspaper in order to find cheap cars for sale within the area where you live. While the selection of cheap used cars for sale listed in local newspapers is often very limited, great deals can sometimes be found, especially if you find a seller who is either lazy or does not know the value of the car they are selling. Sometimes you can run into trouble buying a used cheap car from someone advertising in the newspaper because the stranger you are buying the car from may be a real miscreant who lies about the car's history and its condition.
A second way of buying a cheap car is through a used car dealership. Often used car dealerships have limited selection in the way of cars you can buy from them. Also, used car dealerships may sell the cars they have for sale at higher prices than what you could find if you buy a car from a private seller who advertises in the newspaper. However, many used car lots and used car dealerships do thoroughly examine the cars they sell.
An option to find cheap used cars for sale that was not available ten years ago is going online to find a car on the Web. There are dozens of Web sites that sell cheap used cars of many, many makes and many, many models. Some of the cars listed on the sites are being sold at used car lots and some are being sold by private parties. Often very cheap deals can be found on the used cars for sale on the Web. However, often the best used car and the cheapest used car one can find for sale on the Internet is a few states away and this can be a hassle.
A fourth way of finding a cheap used car for sale is by going to a car auction and making a bid on a car. Often when cars are repossessed because money is owed on them or they are seized by the government due to criminal or tax evading behavior of the previous owner, they are sold at auctions. Repossessed cars bought at auctions can sometimes be very cheap and people can sometimes get exceptional deals on cars when they buy repossessed cars at government auctions. However, buying a repossessed car at a government-sponsored auction can be a hassle because auctions are often held inconsistently and infrequently; it is sometimes difficult to look and examine the cars being sold at auction before they go on the block; and you never quite know how much a certain car is going to cost at an auction.
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Eric Ross May 9, 2013 11:17 PM
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This link will give you inforamtion on how to move those files correctly. https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4141
Tigervision May 10, 2013 9:22 AM
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Thanks Eric.
I know about AM's writtings and they are awesome. I know how to intentionally move stuff.
My question is what if I accidently change a song in itunes or move a clip to a different event. How can I repoint imovie to that song/clip and say, 'here it is' continue with the current editing features.
It seems to me that you can't do this on imovie? Which I find amazing. You could do this (repoint to the media if moved) on an old horrible Window's program called MS video editor from 2006!
Karsten Schlüter May 10, 2013 11:35 AM
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Tigervision wrote:
... my goodness.... horrible cheap windows programs have this ability.
so, why not using the tool which offers the features YOU need?
people often don't realize two things:
• iMovie is part of iLife, a suite of programs which all relate on each other
• all this apps, iMovie included, are first of all data-bases. the 'Library'. which often is mentioned, doesn't exist! There's no hidden, gigantic folder on your harddrive 'Library/My Movies'! It is just an elaborated and fragile list or chart of links - when you damage that links, for sure the complexity of a project is kaputt.
to re-link things is no trivia task - if, IF you touch several data-bases with a single item! in my personal opinion, Apple lost track for quiet a while, allowing 'movies' to be stored in iPhoto (eh?), iMovie (yep) and iTunes (wot??) - plus, we store our stuff internal, external, iCloud, whatever.-
iM'S Big Brother; FCPX has a re-link feature - pros know, how to manage data-bases. Or not
For iLive, fingerscrossed, Sir Ive will reduce (internal, home made) complexity ... hopefully.
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LOS ANGELES — With thousands of Occupy Wall Street demonstrators roughing it in parks for up to six weeks, garbage, human waste and hygiene are becoming a growing worry in public encampments nationwide.
Poor food storage exacerbated a rat infestation in Oakland. Inspectors found open human waste in Philadelphia. Hypothermia cases developed in Denver after a snowstorm hit.
Disease is the chief concern with so many people living in close proximity without proper sanitation.
"Any time you have a large number of people in an event like this, there's potential for illness to spread rapidly," said Angelo Bellomo, director of environmental health for Los Angeles County. "Conditions can change within an hour or two."
Poor food storage, along with public urination and defecation, led Oakland police to dislodge 200 protesters from a plaza outside City Hall before dawn Tuesday.
In Philadelphia, sanitary conditions have worsened at the 350-tent Occupy Philly camp, said city managing director Richard Negrin. The camp has four portable toilets that have not been cleaned or emptied regularly.
Health officials, who conduct daily inspections of Los Angeles' camp, have directed organizers to dispose of wastewater from portable showers into drains rather than the ground, and to increase the number of portable toilets, have them emptied twice a day and provide water jugs for hand-washing.
Close-quarters living can facilitate the spread of germs through airborne, foodborne or person-to-person contact. Norovirus has caused outbreaks of gastroenteritis on cruise ships, for example, while adenovirus has caused influenza and other respiratory illnesses in military barracks.
So far, no outbreaks of illness have been reported from the grassroots demonstrations that have sprouted nationwide to oppose policies viewed as promoting corporate greed. Medical tents in Los Angeles have only treated minor ailments such as scrapes and colds.
Protesters in Denver, however, said they took two demonstrators to a hospital with symptoms of hypothermia during an snowstorm that started Tuesday night.
Some demonstrators complain that the health issues have been exaggerated as a pretext to crack down on the camps. Authorities did not seem to be concerned about unhygienic conditions that existed before, they said.
"They never go and clean up Skid Row," said Juan Alcala, a camper in Los Angeles, where more than 350 tents are jammed on a lawn around City Hall.
The protesters are taking pains to keep the premises clean but acknowledge it's an ongoing battle to keep up as tents proliferate and attract the attention of public health officials.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa told the Los Angeles Times that county health inspectors have expressed concerns over the cleanliness of the camp. The mayor also said the city's lawn and trees are suffering.
"The lawn is dead, our sprinklers aren't working ... our trees are without water," Villaraigosa told the Times.
Although protesters formed a sanitation committee from the start, hygiene issues have gotten more complicated than Occupy LA organizers anticipated.
The camp is largely well kept, although numerous trash bins around the site were overflowing during recent visits. Organizers pay a private hauler $57 a week to collect the rubbish daily after being fined by the city for failing to remove trash.
As the scent of marijuana wafted in the air and drumbeats sounded in a steady rhythm, organizers roamed the camp, urging people to pick up their trash and not to walk barefoot. Most people complied and some pitched in. Alcala seized a large palm frond and swept concrete walkways.
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"He is not a moral man," a friend of mine said, in reference to a prominent attorney of our mutual acquaintance. It took me aback for a moment. Not because I questioned the assessment. Rather, because it opens the door to a flood of the kind of jokes people love to make about lawyers … often enough, with good reason.
What struck me was the great sadness with which my friend, himself an attorney, made his statement. It was not an accusation, but a sad recognition that a man vested with playing a prominent part in some of the most crucial legal questions of our time was not, at bottom, basing his decisions and participation on any deep-down commitment to eternal principles or abiding truths. He just does, presumably, "what he thinks is right."
Many – maybe most – would be hard-pressed to find fault with that. Trouble is, it makes right and wrong less about right and wrong and more about feelings and instincts. My morality, then, is not about anything bigger than myself. My decisions are no longer grounded in truth, because there is no such thing as "truth." There's just what I feel. What I think. What I decide.
In the end, then, the great decisions of life come down not to integrity, but arrogance. Pride. I lay those questions at the altar of my own ego.
That's a particular disastrous idolatry for someone who practices law – as an attorney, a clerk, or a judge – because the law is, at root, an agreed-upon morality. People don't like to think that. Something deep in our nature rebels at the thought of someone else deciding what's right or wrong, be that someone God or a legislature or a majority at the polls. "You can't legislate morality," folks will tell you. But, of course, in the end, you can't legislate anything else.
Indeed, the ultimate objective of the law is to establish the moral code of a community. There's really no other reason to go to all the trouble of creating a law in the first place if not to ingrain in the minds of a people the idea that certain things are right or wrong.
"The law is a great teacher," says Dr. Frank Turek. "Whatever is legal, people think is moral, and whatever is illegal, people think is immoral. Laws change hearts and attitudes."
That's an extraordinary responsibility … one not worthy of any attorney or judge whose sense of right and wrong is no bigger than his own personal lights and inclinations.
A lawyer who is not moral is something very akin to a doctor who is not compassionate. He may be capable, technically, of doing the job, but why would he want to? What satisfaction can there ultimately be for a physician in helping people whose well-being he cares nothing about?
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Bill Cody, Bob Byrd, McAuliffe, Hillary, Kerry, Buffett et al.
Re: Bill Croke's Buffalo Bill's Wild West:
Thanks to Bill Croke for the portrait of one of America's most colorful characters, Wm. Frederick Cody, whose partially Buntline-conjured story I loved as a child (there was some authentic heroism in Cody's early years as well). I sometimes think of Buffalo Bill's 1917 death in Denver as a sort of historical marker: My father was born only five months later in Kansas. My maternal grandmother lived in a North Platte, Nebraska, house rented from the Plainsman himself; she remembered him riding horseback into town with his long yellow mane billowing from under his hat. (For that matter, my paternal grandmother remembered an on-the-run Frank James staying overnight at her house in Kansas.) Just another reminder of what an astonishing, breathtaking span the last century was.
-- K. E. Grubbs Jr.
Irvine, CA
re: The Washington Prowler's McAuliffe Frisks Frist:
Is there any sentient voter left in the U.S. who actually believes the Democrat Party has remaining any heart or soul, much less a message -- or that they give two hoots about the health, welfare, and security of this country?
Rather than constructively using the Lott fiasco to bring Americans together, lacking any direction or message they've become divisive, destructive, infantile muck hunters. To wit, the Democrat National Committee staffer saying of Sen. Frist, "... we're certain there is stuff in his past we'll be able to dig up."
The December 24 New York Times says it even more bluntly on a page 1 lead: "Democrats around the country say the replacement of Trent Lott with Bill Frist as Senate Republican leader greatly complicates their task of taking advantage of the racial furor sparked by Mr. Lott as they try to reassert themselves in a town dominated by Republicans."
When will more voters really throw the bums out?
-- C. Kenna Amos Jr.
Princeton, WV
I would appreciate some clarity. According to Sen. Frist and other sources he had no part of "running" HCA. No doubt he had a financial stake (I'm guessing that he helped finance it, although it was started before he was out of Medical School). We need to have clarity to protect him (if he deserves it). You know that you will be quoted.
-- Nancy Heil
State College, PA
The Prowler replies: It's true that Frist did not found HCA, but he has played a role in it over the years. His brother is a founding partner. For obvious reasons, given Frist's work at Vanderbilt and elsewhere, he could not have direct ties to the company. But the reality is that Frist will be tied to HCA no matter what. You saw it occurring just this past week with the settlement between HCA and the federal government. Whether one likes it or not, Democrats will find a way to tie the two together.
Re: Jed Babbin's Who Is John Kerry?
Don't sweat Kerry...Hillary's gonna whisper in his ear: "Get lost, you putz, I'm running." She's too power happy and greedy to wait until 2008.
Happy Holidays.
-- Pete Brittain
Sandpoint, Idaho
Fine. But will the Republicans drum that message, quote Kerry's un-American Senate testimony and actually call him an unfit military leader? No, I think not. As we have seen repeatedly, Republicans neither defend themselves against lies nor do they expose their opponents as un-American and left-wing liberals. The only time they attack opponents and defend themselves is against other Republicans in the primaries.
-- Peter Gualtieri
Whenever I read anything about John F. Kerry, I can't help but think about another genuine American Hero who shed his blood for our country. General Benedict Arnold, opportunist extraordinaire....
-- Dick Lambert
Jed Babbin replies: Yes, the protesters did help the enemy in Vietnam, but I still don't classify Kerry as a traitor. Those -- like Hanoi Jane then, and Baghdad Jim McDermott today -- are indeed traitors who should be treated as such. Kerry, for all his foolishness, didn't sink to that level.
Re: Michael Craig's Coke's Newest Flavor:
Just another example of executives in large corporations doing whatever it takes to save their own skins and keep their huge salaries. Michael Craig got it exactly right, Coke is not a go-go company anymore, and hasn't been for a while. and someone should write an entire column on Warren Buffett. Again, Craig got it right, Buffett is definitely not a friend.
-- Mike Webster
Dallas, TX
My problem with the issue of "Earnings Guidance" has little to do with Coca-Cola's disclosures and more to do with how this information is used by the market manipulators on Wall Street and how the various reporting companies are forced to react to it.
The brokerage industry (market manipulator) hypes the information and the companies either "manage" their earnings guidance or outright "fudge" the numbers top cover their butts.
The brokerage industry has somehow pre-ordained earnings guidance as the "Be all to end all" to support stock valuations. The resulting frenzy that occurs when targets are missed or exceeded causes great volatility and usually has little to do with the fundamental values. This, in turn, gives the stock market the aura of a casino and is very unnerving to so-called "buy and hold" investors, who are conservative by nature.
I think that is the crux of the whole problem and why people like me stay out of the market altogether.
-- Jerome J. Brick
Beaver Dam, AZ
Michael Craig replies:
I support the decision of any investor who stays out of the market for any reason, especially if they think it's a rigged game. (My problem is with the whiners who complain about the crooked markets and continue to invest.) Mr. Brick's fears, whether founded or not, are what's making it tougher for me and the other 50 million or so Americans who are in the market. Every buck on the sidelines means that much less liquidity, that much less efficiency.
That's why, as much as I believe in the market working these things out on its own, the government has to step up to the plate here. We need someone telling us not that the market's safe -- if McDonald's can lose money, then any company can -- but that we can take the information out there at face value.
I don't even think the Feds have to do very much. The way to win the hearts and minds of American voters on financial issues is to convince them of this and do those few things to give investors a fair shot at making money.
Most important, investors have to be smarter themselves. Just because Merrill Lynch tells us Cisco is going to the moon doesn't mean we have to believe it, especially because not 1 in 1,000 of us actually reads what Merrill Lynch's analyst wrote and 1,000 of 1,000 should know without Eliot Spitzer telling them that the analyst's opinion was the grease to get Cisco to do business with Merrill. In fact, once the Cokes of the world stop giving guidance, investors should do more than rely on those actual earnings numbers. The earnings number is manipulated incredibly easily.
I believe, in most cases, the accurate information is available, right from the horse's mouth. Most investors have been, unfortunately, getting it from another source or from the wrong end of the animal.
Re: R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.'s Byrd Most Foul:
I assume this column is a response in kind for what happened to Lott. Funny thing is that, with few exceptions, Democrats just sat on the sidelines and watched the fun. At first, the press largely ignored the birthday party good old boy platitude . The issue went ballistic when the insufferably moralistically pure Neocons and Blogocons stampeded for the windows and doors. Even now they are in a cat fight over who has senior bragging rights as the first to throw Lott's head to the race war lords. Democrats have trained us so very well. Ring the pavlovian race bell and watch us cannibalize each other. Well, we are all racists now, thank you.
Poor Senator Frist (aka The Cat Killer). Daschle and all the usual suspects are going to have a lot of fun with him. You wouldn't expect a pro sports team to make a greenhorn coach the head coach. Apparently even the senior Republican senators want to get in on the fun of having their way with the newbie!
As a southern I'm embarrassed by the picture of Senator Byrd as one of our Confederate generals. He looks more like Roy Rogers' side kick Gabby Hayes than one of our brilliant generals who fought in the War of Northern Aggression. Of course, if the South had won the war, we would have all -- whoops! Never mind. Someone in the DOJ or DOD might be monitoring your subversive website and report me to the PC thought police.
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Great article about Sen. Byrd. I don't think we're going to see Rather, Russert, Couric, Clintons etc. getting too upset about this. They know they need this egomaniac to keep the margin close in the Senate. Translation: he (Byrd) may be a racist -- but he's our racist.
-- Don Smith
Now that Senator Bob Byrd's membership in the KKK is on the front burner it might be worth finding out exactly when he was a member of the organization and determine if there were any lynchings in his state during that time. If so, maybe the question ought to be raised if he was present at any lynchings.
-- Dick Melville
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Re: R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.'s Born to Lose:
R. Emmett Tyrrell's recent column mentioned Christian Science as a somewhat more salutory doctrine than liberalism today. May I note Mary Baker Eddy: Christian Healer, Yvonne von Fettweis, has some excellent, documented healings by the founder of Christian Science. It would very likely be beneficial for Mr. Tyrrell to look into it.
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Camillus Decades of reign as Central New York's top boys lacrosse program has not softened West Genesee one bit. Nor has winning 10 consecutive Section III Class A titles.
As always, head coach Mike Messere's Wildcats are after more, and the latest quest for glory commenced Saturday with a 9-6 victory over Pittsford at Wildcat Stadium.
The challenge, entering 2012, for WG was to replace eight starters, including the entire back line of Pat Brown, John Sabert, J.D. St. Croix and goalie Tim Birchler.
Fortunately, the new starter in goal, senior Scott Sidnam, had seen starts and minutes in 2010 and 2011, and the chance to play in the net again and help a new starting unit, consisting of Andrew Dietz, Garrett Waldron and Jake Sutherland, ease into their responsibilities.
Where WG is strongest, though, is in the middle. Tim Barber, Matt Schattner, Teddy Glesener, Dan Ginestro and R.J. Tinkpleaugh form an impressive group of midfielders, and they wasted little time getting into high gear against Pittsford.
Schattner scored on his team's first shot, just 17 seconds in, and added another goal after Jake Darrow converted. Glesener followed with a goal, and when Barber converted off a fast break started by a long Sidnam pass, WG had a 5-0 lead and the game was just seven minutes old.
From that point on, Pittsford settled down, but every time it got a close look at the net, Sidnam snared it, a series of point-blank stops (he had 12 saves overall) that secured the Wildcats' margin of 6-1 going into halftime.
Barber and Ryan St. Croix scored 37 seconds apart early in the third quarter, expanding the lead to 8-1. From there, the Wildcats would slow down on the offensive end, but Sidnam continued to make big saves, allowing for a comfortable margin until Pittsford made a late push, scoring twice in the game's final minute to make it a bit closer.
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Very pretty! I obviously like moon-related things.
Question will you be selling this on your etsy site at all??
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Cook rigatoni according to package directions. Drain; set aside.
Heat oven to 350°F.
Melt butter in 3-quart saucepan; stir in mushrooms and onion. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, 2-3 minutes or until onion is softened. Reduce heat to medium.
Stir in flour; cook 1 minute or until smooth and bubbly. Stir in half & half and broth. Cook, stirring occasionally, 2-4 minutes or until sauce thickens. Remove from heat. Stir in 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese and all remaining ingredients.
Spoon cooked rigatoni into ungreased 2-quart casserole. Add sauce; stir gently to coat. Cover; bake 15 minutes. Stir; sprinkle top with remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Cover; continue baking 10-15 minutes or until heated through.
Calories: 470
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Cholesterol: 85mg
Sodium: 1100mg
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To cut some of the fat, I used lowfat evaporated milk instead of half and half and instead of chicken broth, I added 1/2 cup of dry white wine. It still had the creaminess and tasted wonderful! I made half a box of pasta; one cup didn't sound like enough.
Delicious! I made a double batch and froze half of it for another day. Next time I may bake it for a little longer to give it a crispier top
Two changes I made: used mini penne 1 3/4 cups dry and thickly sliced the mushrooms as mine were large. Sauce was tasty. Also used freshly grated Parmesan cheese. What a great recipe to use up leftover ham.
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Speaking at a business forum on Tuesday, Foxconn chairman Terry Gou said that the Chinese manufacturer is struggling to keep up with Apple's orders.
"It's not easy to make the Iphones. We are falling short of meeting the huge demand," he said, according to Reuters.
There are rumours that work had been shifted on to Foxconn International Holdings, a separate subsidiary, but Gou refused to comment on the speculation.
This follows reports that the Iphone 5 is tricky and difficult to build, with an unnamed Foxconn staffer last month telling the WSJ that it is "the most difficult device that Foxxcon has ever assembled".
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ZIMBABWE: The Government controlled newspaper, the SUNDAY NEWS (07-13 February 2010, page 3), reports that chiefs are lobbying for the restoration of their powers to enable them to bring to an end "alien concepts such as homosexuality".
The President of the Zimbabwe Chief's Council, Chief Fortune Charumbira is reported to have said that traditional leaders expected a constitution with a bill of rights completely interwoven with the country's cultural values.
"...it is disheartening to note that there were people who were openly advocating for the smuggling and inclusion of homosexuality in the constituion. People should resist all attempts by misguided citizens to smuggle same sex marriages. Even the platform to discuss such issues should not be accirded," says Chief Charumbira.
Chief Charumbira adds, "In Uganda they have passed a law that says homosexuals should be killed and we will soon advocate for that if the call continue. We will not sit back and watch while the country is being highjacked. Homosexuality is alien to Zimbabwe. It is taboo."
The report in the Sunday News comes at a time when Zimbabwe is struggling to make meaningful progress to draft a new constitution that is people driven.
Human Rights activists on the ground are currently lobbying for the inclusion of the phrase 'sexual orientation' under the non discrimination clause to ensure that LGBTQI persons' rights are recognised in the new constitution. However, critics are saying the inclusion of the phrase may result in the majority of people voting NO during the referendum.
A similar incident happened in 2000 when the country voted "NO" when they did not agree on a minor aspect in the constitution.
The article that appeared in the Sunday News is part of a media campaigned aimed at ensuring that the new constitution does not protect sexual minorities.
Comments by Chief Charumbira raise alarm to the LGBTQI community in the country. Many fear that the governement will spearhead a campaign to eliminate sexual minorities while using the Uganda case as a good example.
Chief Charumbira described homosexuality as "a social wrong that progressive minds should resist formibadably adding that such elements were a disgrace to nation builing."
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Thank you for sharing this article. It is frightening to see the ripple effect of implications for Uganda's anti-gay bill and what it could mean for the LGBTQI community in Africa and around the world.
We must continue to speak out and tell the world what's happening.
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Jade, Indeed, Uganda has set a bad example and it is unfortunate that some African leaders and traditional leaders are not seeing the effect this has to our society and in particular the advancement of the MDGs. Yesterday, there were reports of gay men in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe who were arrested on charges of sodomy. I will report on this once i gather enough facts. Gertrude
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People who don't play hunter should just cancel their pre-order. I mean, look at that blade dancer ability. You dance, [i]with a blade.[/i] And that cape. Plus I will be killing people cross map with throwing knives while quick scoping silly titans and warlocks. Statistics even agree with me. All the polls show hunters being the strongest and most popular. Get on my level please. [spoiler]( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)[/spoiler]
The Espada8/17/2014 12:06:33 AM PermalinkYou seem to forget that your bringing a sword[spoiler]to a gunfight[/spoiler]
db0221908/17/2014 12:05:24 AM PermalinkCan't tell if this is a troll or not... people act like they don't have the ability to experience all 3 classes.
FallingUp398/15/2014 4:09:45 AM PermalinkAs a hunter I would like to apologize to my fellow guardians for other hunters being immature morons....The true hunters realize we need warlocks and titans more then other hunters...You other classes are the true warriors of destiny while we should be a force unseen and unheard..
Kreox8/16/2014 1:49:47 AM PermalinkThere's a troll in the dungeon!! Sorry most appropriate thing I could think of :)
Ninpire8/16/2014 3:31:26 PM PermalinkActually I'll have you know that titans and warlocks play a very essential roll in PvP that the badedancer just isn't cut out for.... Cannon fodder.
KellanDaBeaver8/16/2014 3:25:21 AM PermalinkAll hunters please cancel your preorder! You're the only class that doesn't allow you to support your team! Hunters are kill stealing, non objective playing little nerds.
PlagueDoctor0138/16/2014 1:48:03 AM PermalinkInvisible? Nova bomb sees you. Did I mention, sunsinger gets two grenades and a Rez. Get on my warlock level.
SirCrush8/15/2014 7:44:44 PM PermalinkAh I love friendly banter. More of this, please. I would have disliked if you didn't include the #banter on your post.
Rogue4Lyfe8/15/2014 10:38:39 PM Permalinkbruh imma fellow hunter lets do some leet 360 no scopes and show those feg titans whose boss
Physco8/15/2014 6:35:24 PM PermalinkThis dudes right ima throwing knife you all cross map and hit them collateral head shots with my golden gun cuz ur all noobs who use that fagit warlock class
FRUIToftheBOOM8/15/2014 8:52:01 PM PermalinkI am a bit jelly of you hunters, but this thread doesn't make me want to become a hunter any more than before I read this.
FirestormEdited by Firestorm: 8/15/2014 8:44:09 PM Permalink*Inscribed on armor piece of Warlock* If you ever get in the way of a hunters shot, answer thus, "It was a imperfect shot and I could not abide it". So your argument is invalid and besides each class/race can use any kind of weapons they want. Bungie prolly should've had weapons restricted to certain classes, but I guess they chose not to.
H Hood8/15/2014 7:15:31 PM PermalinkActually anyone who isn't a hunter is a titan or a warlock.
SisterSafetyPin8/15/2014 7:43:42 PM PermalinkPeople like you, are why people talk shit about Hunters. You embarrass, us.
SefTheGreatEdited by SefTheGreat: 8/15/2014 1:34:01 AM PermalinkThe war has been built into the lore of Destiny. Hunter's will continue to think they are the better race and put others down except in the crucible ;) [spoiler]Warlocks are better hence why they can use Space Magic[/spoiler]
ALBIN0 W00KY8/15/2014 3:42:45 AM PermalinkThis, children, gather round, is a great example of why people hate hunters. I'm not saying i do, I'm saying they're typically show-offs who use snipers to kill from a safe distance and call it skill


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So, now I'm thinking mountain bike. I've been riding my wife's mountain bike but it's a little too small for me.
I'm looking for a bike that will hold up on dirt roads, but I'm not really planning to do anything too crazy on it. I'm just going to ride on the dirt roads. The area is pretty hilly, too.
Can anyone suggest a good bike for that?
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Charleston, WV — As the home of Chuck Yeager, West Virginia is accustomed to legends breaking the sound barrier. That was no sonic boom that shook The Clay Center tonight, however, it was the supersonic, aerodynamic voice of Heart's Ann Wilson….
Charleston, WV — As the home of Chuck Yeager, West Virginia is accustomed to legends breaking the sound barrier. That was no sonic boom that shook The Clay Center tonight, however, it was the supersonic, aerodynamic voice of Heart's Ann Wilson….
Third Eye Cabaret is a local music and spoken word poetry showcase hosted every other Thursday night at the Fireside Bar & Lounge (above Little India restaurant), 1604 E Washington, Charleston WV. Past performers have included Muruch favorites Crystal Good and Marium Bria. This Thursday's Third Eye Cabaret will feature spoken word poetry by Rachel Tigerbeat Hicks and a variety of world music by Qiet, the Restless Natives, Alasha Al-Qudwah and Ancien. The show will also be webcast live on Youtube.
Tomorrow, Saturday, November 29, 2014 is "Small Business Saturday" and "Indies First Day," in which authors and book lovers are being encouraged (including by an open letter from Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman) to support their local independent bookshops. I once again encourage all local bookworms to visit Charleston, WV's only independent bookstore, Taylor Books, on that day or any day. You can also order books and ebooks/epubs from Taylors online, but it's worth the trip for the bookshop's atmosphere.
Taylors is my favorite bookstore on this side of the Atlantic and has the best coffee in Charleston. If you don't like books or coffee, I really don't know how you live.
If you do like books and are looking for recommendations for Indies First Day, my personal favorite books of all time are: Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut and pretty much everything else written by Kurt Vonnegut or Edith Wharton. More modern favorites have been Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, The Book Thief and anything by Brian Morton, Kate Morton, Maggie O'Farrell, Samanatha Harvey and Victoria Hislop.
I also highly recommend the more modern classic The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows, which is now being adapted for a movie. You can read my rave review of it here. I first heard about the Guernsey book from a former manager of Taylors and it was a longtime staff pick on the shelves there. I've since given copies of the book to several friends, all of whom loved it as much as I did.
Other favorite bookstores of mine on both sides of the Atlantic: Empire Books in Huntington, WV; Two Sisters bookery, Old Books on Front Street and Pomegranate Books in Wilmington, NC; and The Winding Stair, Hodges Figgis and Chapters in Dublin, Ireland.
It would be very nice if independent bookstores get the kind of support from Indies First/Small Business Saturday that Record Store Day brings to indie music shops.
West Virginian poet Crystal Good debuted her amazing new poem "Appalachian Blackface," a commentary on political pandering to coal miners as well as racism, at last night's Summit on Race Matters in Appalachia and she received a well deserved standing ovation for it. Crystal's powerful, brilliant spoken word performance begins around the 18:50 mark on the following video, but I highly recommend watching the entire video no matter who you are or where you are from. Then share it. This poet, and this subject, should be nationally known.


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windshield wipers wiping.
walking away, down a flight of wooden stairs
Recording of elevator opening and speech being heard regarding the heat.
talking up a flight of wooden stairs, towards the recorder
A surround sound recording (4 mic) of Typhoon Samba on 17th September 2012 on Jinhae Boardwalk, South Korea. 100mph+ gusts ...
This sound was captured while doing a short circuit ride on my indoor bike. You will hear the variation in ...
Distant fireworks on a beach at Haad Chao Phao, Koh Phangan, Thailand recorded with an Olympus LS-11.
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People taking theyr seats while the show begins at Oratorio San Filippo Neri, via Manzoni, Bologna. Rec: Zoom H2
The ambience of the Alfama district in Lisbon.
Toyota Prius C door opens and closes with various car bys, medium to far perspective.
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85% of Humans Will Have High-Speed Mobile Internet by 2017: Can You Hear Me Now?
Fef 2012/06/06 14:42:11
85% of the population already has access to mobile phones with texting capabilities. We will see an increase of data speeds for websurfing, downloading music, and running applications connected to the internet. This will connect people in more ways than voice or short text messages -- and connecting people means sharing ideas. Sharing ideas can help (if we share good ideas) or hurt (i.e. spreading communism, fascism or Islamist Jihad).
By 2017 85% of the global community will have access to high-speed 3G Internet through mobile phones, finds a new report from Ericsson.
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- sjalan 2012/06/07 13:14:00Good: Communication will helpAnd with one push of the button the whole thing can be shut down by the order of the President of the United States, any president.
- Jimbo 2012/06/06 15:43:49Good: Communication will helpThey will still have only a 3gb per month limit.
- jacktown kid 2012/06/06 15:26:25Good: Communication will helpyes it can be fun when talk to someone else
- dlsofsetx 2012/06/06 15:09:16Good: Communication will helpAccess to the internet will have a bigger impact than all other mass media did.
- Lerro DeHazel 2012/06/06 15:01:32Bad: Luddites Unite!+1This $-Thing is so bizarre. The amount of Brain Cancer is going to not just "Qudruple" but "Octomom" before they admit that the $-Thing is so much more important than any kind of "stupid health-factor" . . . . Plus, children are starting out so much younger now with that radiation running through their heads.
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SpellForce 2: Demons of the Past PC
- Publisher: Nordic Games Publishing
- Release Date: Jan 14, 2014
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Mixed: 4 out of 21
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Jan 27, 2014This game is a perfect example for me never to trust any high-rating game with only a few people weighting in. I saw a RTS/RPG hybrid game and immediately told myself how much fun I hade with Warhammer Dawn of War 2. So I quickly checked metacritic to see good reviews so I quickly checked score and bought it wihtout playing first two games. And what a disappointment. I will go through itThis game is a perfect example for me never to trust any high-rating game with only a few people weighting in. I saw a RTS/RPG hybrid game and immediately told myself how much fun I hade with Warhammer Dawn of War 2. So I quickly checked metacritic to see good reviews so I quickly checked score and bought it wihtout playing first two games. And what a disappointment. I will go through it step by step:
1) Graphics 4: Actual in-game graphics is only mediocre and I think Warcraft 3 looked much better. But I am not that kind of guy who judges the game solely based on how it looks. I was able to play hardcore indie games like Avernum: Escape from the Pit so I can appreciate a good game even with 90ties graphics.
2) UI and Controls:4 And this is the part when I started to wonder how is it possible that this game is its 3rd instalment. User interface is confusing and tutorial is worthless being pure video based. It took me ages just to find a skill tree for my character.
Additionally using skills in this game is incredibly confusing, you cannot use character portraits to help with targeting of some spells (like heal), cooldowns are incredibly quick for you to manage even 2 characters with 4+ skills and targeting enemies who are surrounded by multitude of friendly units always dying and moving is a chore. Many times you find yourself losing the control of the fight and getting frustrated because you failed to land a skill 3rd time in a row with your units dying as a result. So horrible.
3) Game design: 4. I played the game until I got the Lighthouse quest but I decided to do all sidequests and clearing the map first. Then when I was supposed to start building my base I was stormed always stormed by enemy units (I counted 30+ units in two quick succesive waves against my 10) in first two minutes and lost horribly.
This was a time when I gave up and looked at some Let's Plays on youtube only too see that some people had the same issue only with much smaller enemy army. I checked my difficulty settings: Normal.
I tried to play around - I tried to move my units forward to fight with enemy before they all gather, didnt work. Then I trained myself to speed building and managed to build 3 turrets before the first wave of enemies arrived to no avail. This is the point where I gave up. I probably messed the game by doing sidequest or visiting some part of map first or something. I do not care to lower the difficulty settings to Easy and I sure as hell don't want to restart the game to check if doing quests in different order makes a difference.
Final verdict: 4. This is a game with bad graphics, horrible interface and at least for me resulted in a sudden difficulty spike that I was not able to overcome even on Normal. This game was incredibly overpriced for what it has to offer (19 EUR or something like that). Maybe if it costs EUR 2.99 then it may be something for some niche hardcore fan otherwise I advice you to pass on it or go play Warcraft 3 again. The single player campaign has more to offer then this.… Expand
Jul 4, 2014A finale built for fans that will be hard for newcomers to enjoy.
Mar 23, 2014Even if you still remember the ending of the original SpellForce 2, think twice before buying this expansion.
Mar 5, 2014There's a lot of content here, with a sprawling campaign and varied multiplayer modes, but ultimately it's not worth the slog of what amounts mostly to tedious battles and glorified fetch quests.


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Help me fly again by CindysArtWatch
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This is made to a wonderful person and artist as a birthday gift.
Happy Birthday Amber! Hope you will have a wonderful day with a lots of fun!
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OMG I soo love this!! Awesome work sweetie!!
Haha . . . my name's Amber, too Great artwork, I love the lighting with the moonlight.
much better use of this stock than I did! Ahh it looks great!
great work
Just gorgeous!
this is so cool! it looks so dark and mysterious! i love the subtle tones of the clouds in the sky and the way you've done the rays of the moon as though they're "washing" down on the Dark Angel! Beautiful!
Wow...I really like it...though more because of the feeling it creates and considering souls and different realms we can travel... Nicely done!!!
Beautiful, I love this style.......
Great job
Gorgeous artwork !! SO amazing, I'm in love with the ravens, I would also love to make onelike this from me~ .... I have an addiction to travens ^.^I will definitly try to use the stock you used~
the picture turned out so emotional and dark~
I guess I'm in love
the picture turned out so emotional and dark~
I guess I'm in love
O.o you are and this is... i'm at a loss of words. (that is how amazing it is.)
Very pretty
I really love this one.
I absolutely love this! Great work!
suits to my recent mood. Unfortunately.
But it's really beautiful and full of sorrow and melancholy. And full of helplessness. It's had a really great impact on me... very emotional and neatly done, Cindy
But it's really beautiful and full of sorrow and melancholy. And full of helplessness. It's had a really great impact on me... very emotional and neatly done, Cindy
Denna är så ljuvligt rörande och så vackert gjord. Jag älskar den sorgsna aspekten och den suveränt fina posen, och ljuset är så vackert! Beautiful work Cindy!
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Very beautiful and impressive image! I really like your picture!
Fantastic work
you're insanely talented , i luv your art work
awesome my friend!
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Striking 12
For a season defined by expected merriment, there's nothing like the holidays to distress the lonely. Determined to avoid the incessant cheer of New Year's Eve revelers, the melancholic lead character of Striking 12 resolves to give the holiday a pass, opting for a quiet evening at home, far from Times Square. Fortunately for audiences, such downbeat plans are dashed by a knock on the door from an unexpected guest. Both paralleling and directly referencing Hans Christian Andersen's short story "The Little Match Girl," Striking 12 caps the holiday season with a welcome burst of energy. For the show, a reprisal of last year's premiere, Christine Weber returns to the director's chair to weave a minimalist storyline around an engagingly varied showcase of live music, exhibiting a wildly diverse sampling of styles including rock, jazz, and classical. Written by playwright Rachel Sheinkin, best known for authoring The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, the production elevates the mood through memorably quirky dialogue and fourth-wall breaking asides. Featuring standout performers from BCT's recent production of Les Miserables (including Molly Jo Hall, Dominique Wooten, and Aly Westberg), Striking 12 is an irresistible call for celebration.
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I was just thinking about this the other day, how neat it would be if you could get directions from place to place which were more bike friendly (ie. no freeways). Not yet, but sign this petition...
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I was just thinking about this the other day, how neat it would be if you could get directions from place to place which were more bike friendly (ie. no freeways). Not yet, but sign this petition...
It's a travel spacer. You pull the lowers off your fork, and in the left leg there is another spacer identical to that one in there. Take the spacer out to increase travel to 130mm, add a spacer to...
A fireroad is still a road.
Bigger tires, lower psi, tubeless if you can (allows really low psi).
Radiation? Near Las Vegas or something?
Second on the WTB, I have a Speed V, comfortable even without a chamios.
Nice, I'd leave the brakes off, they just slow you down.
Says the one who never stretches before or post ride. :rolleyes:
Proof, you say? (And no, pete, I'm not talking about recovery times, I'm talking about the bit where it says that "Stretching may...
Warm up and then stretch, ride as desired, stretch afterwards as well.
Nothing new, I snagged a used XT deraileur on craigslist for a good price, just cause I tend to bend them before they wear out.
Light, strong, cheap... pick two. There's a reason you're not getting help.
You might find this interesting: http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=431499
Anyone know anything else?
Ahhh, I just saw it. Thanks.
I found a better picture, but I still don't have a clear idea of how the damn thing works:
Your up stripped creek.
Burgers were good, the home-made pickles were better, cobbler was the best.
I am quoting this picture.
Sometimes, the most elusive answer is the most obvious.
Epic fail:
Hey scelia, I would really like full sized pictures of your bike. Just send your camera and bike to me and I'd be glad to do it for you.
You don't do what I do. You do the somewhat more OCD version of what I do.
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"We believe these three individuals are innocent."
The words, soberly spoken by North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper, bring to an end the unjust prosecution of the three former Duke lacrosse players.
"We have no credible evidence that an attack occurred."
The motives of the "overreaching" prosecutor, as Cooper called him, are obvious: Prosecuting three white men on charges brought by a black accuser helped him win black votes he needed in an election. The motives of those who rushed to believe the charges -- and continued to believe them 366 days after DNA testing implicated none of the players -- are something else.
The "Group of 88" Duke professors, journalists for The New York Times and the Durham Herald-Sun, and heads of black and feminist organizations all seemed to have a powerful emotional need to believe. A need to believe that those they classify as victims must be virtuous and those they classify as oppressors must be villains. A need to believe that this is the way the world usually works.
Except it doesn't. Cases that fit this template don't come along very often. In this country, black-on-white crime is far more common than white-on-black crime (black-on-black crime is far more common still). You won't see the characters exercised by the Duke case looking at the recent case of three University of Minnesota players accused (whether justly or not) of rape -- they happen to be black.
This need to believe that the victim class is always virtuous and the oppressor class is guilty is widespread, and perhaps growing, in this country and abroad. It is particularly strong among those lucky enough to get paid to observe the way most people work and live -- academics, journalists, apparatchiks of advocacy organizations.
We can see the impulse in the rejection by the Public Broadcasting System of a film about moderate Muslims confronting Islamists. PBS says the film isn't ready yet and was tainted by the presence of two conservatives -- imagine! -- on its board of advisers. But lurking behind PBS's decision, I suspect, is a distaste for Muslims who embrace the values of Western oppressors along with sympathy, or something like it, for the Islamist victims.
Or consider two events in Britain. First, the Ministry of Defense's decision, since rescinded, to allow the sailors and marines who groveled before their Iranian captors to sell their stories to the press. After all, they are victims--people placed in the line of fire in what many consider an unjustified war.
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MNGOP: 'No state party may be in worse financial shape,' writes Politico
Late last year, the MNGOP announced that it was a whopping $2 million in debt.
The party's dire financial predicament led to Tony Sutton's resignation as the chair of the party. Sutton was replaced by Pat Shortridge, but the damage was already done, according to a Politico analysis of the balance sheets of state Republican parties published yesterday.
Though many state GOP parties are in bad shape financially, "no state party may be in worse shape... than the Minnesota GOP," Politico's Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns write. "Thanks to a disastrous previous regime, they had over a million dollars in debt and a negative balance in their federal account as of the end of February."
In fact, things have gotten so bad for the MNGOP that they've simply stopped paying rent on their lease for a space in the Capitol Office Building. As Two Putt Tommy reports, Minnesota Republicans owe almost $100,000 in back rent.
From Politico's "'Orphan' state parties worry GOP":
"We continue to be in a very precarious working capital position," wrote Bron Scherer, the Secretary-Treasurer of the state party, in a March memo marked "Confidential, Do Not Forward."
In the memo to the state party executive committee, Scherer noted that "we are not paying our office lease rent payment currently...and have not yet negotiated long-term payment schedules and/or negotiated settlements relating to most of the vendors on the accounts payable aging."
Said one Minnesota Republican about a state with at least two House Republicans facing competitive re-elections: "I don't know how the party is going to be at all capable of doing anything this cycle."
New Minnesota GOP chair Pat Shortridge said his party's finances were better than when he took over at the start of the year. "We're making steady progress and will be an asset for our candidates in November," Shortridge said.
In a follow-up entitled "The disastrous Minnesota GOP," Politico's Alexander Burns writes that while Minnesota was always unlikely to be a presidential or Senate battleground, there are several congressional seats that may end up being unexpectedly problematic for Republicans, "and the state Legislature is also at risk."
MNGOP chairman Pat Shortridge has responded to the flurry of negative reports by pointing out that the formerly confidential memo reflects "only a snapshot in time." He argues the party's financial situation has improved since late December, when the MNGOP's reported debt was twice what it was in late February.
But news of the MNGOP's continued debt problem prompted more than a few Minnesota political observers to take jabs at the party's apparent fiscal irresponsibility. For instance:
So can we buy cheap MNGOP bonds right now that will mature into bad legislation?
-- Patrick (@panndder) April 9, 2012
The #MNGOP can't pay rent for their headqtrs.What would the MNGOP say if it was a poor family not able to pay their rent?#Freeloaders
-- Matt McNeil AM 950 (@MattMcNeilAM950) April 9, 2012
In the wake of the Amy Koch scandal, the MNGOP is already polling 'horribly' with Minnesota voters. That said, more bad publicity is the last thing the party needs right now -- raising the question of how Politico reporters got their hands on the "confidential" memo in the first place.
See also:
-- Why has the DFL's debt received less coverage than the MNGOP's?
-- MNGOP, $2 million in debt, decries Obama's "out of control spending"
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12 Oct 2011 19:27 GMT | Africa, Libya
National Transitional Council (NTC) forces have reached the coast near the city of Sirte, cutting off the last remaining land escape route for forces loyal to deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and isolating them in two remaining pockets inside the city.
Sirte, Gaddafi's hometown, has become the key battleground in the NTC's final push to control the country. Though the town of Bani Walid, south of the capital Tripoli, remains in loyalist hands, NTC leaders have said they will declare Libya liberated once Sirte falls.
Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley, reporting from close to the frontline, said that fighters had "punched through the last line of defence", a wall surrounding the heart of the city, and were within 200 metres of the centre.
The fighters had so far encountered light resistance and suffered no casualties but the fighting ahead was much more intense, our correspondent said.
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The remaining Gaddafi loyalists were staging a fierce rearguard action and had "a lot of ammunition and a lot of resolve", Birtley said.
The advancing fighters had found a lot of discarded weapons and uniforms and had captured a number of black Libyans who said they were civilians. But NTC fighters believed they were Gaddafi soldiers, Birtley said.
"This is a heartland of Gaddafi's support but that now is crumbling. The hold they have on Sirte is crumbling by the minute."
Earlier, Abdul Salam Javallah, commander of NTC units from eastern Libya, told the Reuters news agency that Gaddafi forces inside the Mediterranean city were cornered in two neighbourhoods near the sea.
"We are dealing with them now with light weapons because there are still families inside," he said.
There are fears the fighting could breed long-term hostility, making it hard for the NTC to unite the vast North African state once the conflict is over.
Key locations fall
NTC forces in Sirte have already captured several of the city's strategic locations including the main hospital, the university and the Ouagadougou conference centre, and on Tuesday said they had also taken the city's police headquarters.
But the protracted battle for Sirte has raised concerns about many civilian casualties.
Desperate civilians were still trying to flee the fierce street clashes as fighting continued but that made it hard for advancing fighters to positively identify civilians from opposition fighters, Birtley said.
With Tripoli, the capital, and most of the country already under their control, NTC leaders have said that they will declare Libya "liberated" when Sirte falls.
Mustafa Abdul Jalil, the NTC chairman, visited fighters in Sirte on Tuesday, standing on the back of a truck as they shouted "Libya, Libya!" and fired their weapons into the air in celebration.
Diplomatic moves
Earlier, Jalil met Canada's top diplomat in Tripoli to reopen its embassy and announce funding to help the council secure weapons stockpiles.
John Baird, the foreign affairs minister, travelled in an armoured convoy to meetings in Libya's capital, accompanied by fellow officials and business leaders seeking to restore trade ties with the oil-rich nation.
"Our government remains committed to protecting the Libyan people and supporting their efforts to build a brighter future for themselves," Baird said in a statement.
NATO said the fall of Gaddafi's hometown would mark an "iconic" moment in Libya but would not spell the end of its air campaign, according to the alliance's top military officer.
Giampaolo Di Paola, the chairman of the NATO military committee, told AFP that Gaddafi loyalists were like a "cornered beast".
"When the ferocious beast is cornered, she will fight until the end," Di Paola said in an interview at NATO headquarters. "On the one hand, yes, I am surprised by their capacity to resist but, on the other hand, they have no other choice."
Sirte has become one of the final bastions, along with the desert city of Bani Walid, for Gadddfi forces, two months after the NTC took control of Tripoli.
Gaddafi has not been seen since the fall of the capital, and the location of many of his inner circle including several of his sons remains unknown.
Source: Al Jazeera and agencies
After taking heavy losses, Libyan fighters say they are regrouping and intend to capture Gaddafi stronghold at any cost.
Civilians as well as fighters from both sides seek medical attention at Sirte's Ibn Sina hospital.
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Israeli PM announces bill to remove lawmakers from Knesset over visits to relatives of alleged Palestinian attackers.
Politics, Human Rights, Middle East, Israel, Palestine
South Koreans drink twice as much liquor as Russians, but is this national obsession with alcohol reversible?
Health, Asia, South Korea
How improving relations between communist Cuba and the capitalist US will change the lives of people on both sides.
Politics, United States, Cuba
Mayotte is a magnet for Comoros islanders who risk their lives crossing hazardous seas in search of a better life.
Poverty & Development, France, Refugees
A three-part series looking at the history of France's black community and their long struggle for recognition.
Politics, US & Canada, France