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Real Street Eliminator IVWritten by Jeff Smith on November 17, 2009 Car Craft's Original Street Car Shootout Returns With A Twist.
The new era in street car competition is to pit these machines against each other in a real-world environment of braking, acceleration, and handling rather than merely judge them on how good they look. For you longtime Car Craft readers, this is really nothing new. You may recall a then-unique competition CC initiated back in the May '86 issue called Real Street Eliminator (RSE). The premise today remains the same, but we've made some changes and even added a unique twist just to mix up things a little.
Last year, we called this competition Street Machine of the Year, but for this year, we've returned to our RSE roots with a three-way competition held in conjunction with the GM Performance Division-sponsored Car Craft Summer Nationals in St. Paul. We modified the competition slightly by adding an additional challenge to last year's 60-to-0 stopping contest. Instead of only measuring braking efficiency, we came up with what we call the Launch Box sponsored by Rust-oleum-a 150-foot-length lane with a coned-in box at the end. Each competitor must launch from the starting line and then bring the car to a complete stop inside the box while avoiding the cones. This makes accelerating the car as critical as stopping-and all within an abbreviated distance. As the RSE competitors discovered, it's much more difficult than it looks. Of course, we retained the other two competitions from last year, the QA1 autocross and the ever-popular Mobil 1 chassis dyno challenge.
In past years, RSE was an invitational event, but this year we opened it up to a limited number of Car Craft Summer Nationals participants. Like last year, we also split the competition into two categories, giving the muscle cars a chance to prove what they could do without having to wrestle against later-model machines. As a quick rules overview, each car had to complete all three events with the low elapsed time in the autocross and Launch Box offering 30 points and only the top three finishers received points. With the Mobil 1 dyno challenge, peak horsepower was the arbiter that not only established the top positions but also served as a tiebreaker should two competitors finish with duplicate times in either of the other two events-which happened this year. First, we'll introduce the competitors and then we'll dig into the meat of RSE.
The Competitors
Late Model
Muscle Car
The Mobil 1 Dyno Challenge
Out on the street, horsepower is a big bragging point. That's what the Mobil 1 Dyno Challenge sets out to discover. This first RSE test was easy-the car with the most horsepower wins. We purposely kept the rules simple by allowing any engine, any displacement, and any power-adder with any combination of the above. The early oddsmakers sided with the power-adder cars, although they had to run on pump gas. However, in the Late Model class, the two supercharged cars ended up a couple of cards short. The better hand in this case was a simple case of major league displacement as proved by Keith Anderson's mildly breathed-on V-10 Viper taking the top spot with a stellar 578 hp, closely followed by Richard Adams' '08 427 Corvette at 514 hp.
The Muscle Car class also had its share of nitrous players. At first, it appeared that John Wegner's 502ci big-block '69 Camaro had everybody covered with his 450hp run that was hampered by an underachieving nitrous kit and tire slippage. Later, Jeff Schwartz, driving Grant Craft's black '65 Tempest, squeaked in with a slightly better 476 hp that looked like it might take the top prize. But then on Sunday morning, Lyle Nienow showed up at the last minute with his 572ci Rat-powered Chevelle and blitzed them both with an excellent 544hp pass. This move would have a significant impact on the overall Muscle Car class finishing order.
|MOBIL 1 Dyno Challenge Results
|Late Model Class
|1. Keith Anderson, '09 Viper
|2. Richard Adams, '08 Corvette
|3. Nick Abernathy, '07 Corvette
|4. Rod Strumble, '04 Mustang
|5. Nate Feldhahn, '09 Challenger
|6. John Boos, '86 Corvette
|7. Matt Ruvelson, '96 Camaro
|8. Dale Schwartz, '82 Trans Am
|9. David Clark, '87 Monte SS Aero
|10. Jeff Avril, '95 Camaro
|11. Mike Rybak, '93 Mustang
|Muscle Car Class
|1. Lyle Nienow, '69 Chevelle
|2. Grant Craft, '65 Tempest
|3. John Wegner, '69 Camaro
|4. Mark Storlien, '62 Corvette
|5. Mike Standley, '81 Malibu
QA1 Autocross
The QA1 autocross was not only the most popular venue of the three but also the one with the most drama. We thought that allowing unlimited laps might level the playing field between the beginners and the sharks. Several competitors took advantage of that loophole by making multiple runs over all three days. The guy who maximized this advantage was Jeff Avril with his '95 Camaro. He had never run autocross before, but before the end of Saturday, he had all but wasted a set of Goodyear F1s. On the plus side, he also drastically reduced his lap times. How many laps, you ask? How about a total of 137. He started out running in the mid-13s and eventually pulled down his time to an impressive 11.858-or roughly 1.8 seconds with just a simple air pressure adjustment and learning how to drive his car. And he had a blast doing it, too.
As for the class heavy hitters, John Boos made it clear he had brought a stout weapon with his '86 Corvette. A combination of a well-prepared car, good driving skills, and double-sticky road-race rubber eventually created the only 10-second passes we saw all weekend. Close behind was Keith Anderson's '09 Viper with an 11.133 and Nick Abernathy's sinister black Corvette running an agonizingly close 11.135 taking the third spot in the Late Model class. The muscle cars were not far behind with Jeff Schwartz driving Grant Craft's '65 Tempest to a quickest 11.45 closely followed by John Wegner's beautiful '69 Camaro. Latecomer Lyle Nienow surprised everybody with his big-block 572 Chevelle that cranked out an excellent 12.46, which was impressive after only a handful of passes. Mike Standley gets credit for driving slideways with his drift technique '81 Malibu. Most of our competitors had little to no autocross experience. That's a hint for you '10 RSE wannabes.
We also need to send a shout-out to the Land O' Lakes region SCCA club and all its volunteers who gave up a beautiful Midwest weekend in July to perform tech inspection, timing, and cones-chasing for the QA1 Autocross and Rust-oleum Launch Box. The club made the entire weekend run flawlessly and produced an outstanding event for all the competitors and Summer Nationals participants who took advantage of the courses. We especially want to acknowledge Dan and Cathy Corgard, Rick Sellner, Stacy Scharch, Paul Peters, Mark Utecht, Sean Penegor, Jimmy Griggs, John Feesl, Erik Dahl, Brent and Carrie Carlson, Eric McClellan, Alex Awsumb, Kurt Schroeder, Jim Gillen, Tom and Janine Fuehrer, Ryan Olson, Dan Halverson, Randy Van de Loo, Jeff Forss, Dan Bidinger, and the rest of the LOL SCCA club members who did a great job. Thanks to everyone.
|QA1 Autocross Results
|Late Model
|1. John Boos, '86 Corvette
|2. Keith Anderson, '09 Viper
|3. Nick Abernathy, '07 Corvette
|4. Rod Strumble, '04 Mustang
|5. Jeff Avril, '95 Camaro
|6. Dale Schwartz, '82 Trans Am
|7. Richard Adams, '08 Corvette
|8. Nate Feldhahn, '09 Challenger
|9. Matt Ruvelson, '96 Camaro
|10. Mike Rybak, '93 Mustang
|11. David Clark, '87 Monte SS Aero
|Muscle Car
|1. Grant Craft, '65 Tempest
|2. John Wegner, '69 Camaro
|3. Lyle Nienow, '69 Chevelle
|4. Mike Standley, '81 Malibu
|5. Mark Storlien, '62 Corvette
Rust-Oleum Launch Box
In case you skipped the introduction to get right to the results, the Rust-oleum Launch Box is new for RSE this year with a 150-foot straightaway that requires each competitor to launch his car and then get it completely stopped inside the box without incurring a 2-second penalty for hitting a cone. The early runners found it a real challenge, but by Saturday, it appeared that an unlikely leader had appeared in Mark Storlien's '62 Corvette. No one, including Storlien himself, expected the Pro Street Vette to bring anything to the autocross party, and it only cranked 401 hp on the chassis dyno. But Storlien killed 'em on the Rust-oleum Launch Box. The fat rear tires offered great traction on the virgin pavement, and without the benefit of ABS, he managed to get the Corvette stopped in impressive short order. The rules only require the rear axle centerline to be ahead of the open end of the box, and the Vette's short wheelbase may have contributed to the quick time that almost stole the show for either class.
The Late Model cars should have had a bit of an advantage, since many were equipped with ABS. But our experience with measuring stopping distance with ABS cars has proven that the driver still has significant control over how quickly the car stops. Few drivers really know how to squeeze (it's more like stomp) out those ultimate high-g decel times. By Sunday, there were tire marks that extended the entire length of the course.
If you thought the Late Model class was tight, you could cover the top three cars in the Muscle Car class with less than 0.10 second. Amazingly, Storlien's Vette bested the Muscle Car class with very little drama. We investigated the Vette's raw data very closely and were impressed with the accel and decel portions of the run. Mark actually achieved 0.90 to 0.91 negative g during braking for almost a half second. Anderson's Viper pulled a 1.01 negative at times, but the '62 Vette's braking curve achieved high numbers over the entire length of the course. That's what contributed to its quick overall time.
|Rust-Oleum Launch Box Results
|Late Model
|1. Keith Anderson, '09 Viper
|2. Nick Abernathy, '07 Corvette
|3. Rod Strumble, '04 Mustang
|4. Richard Adams, '08 Corvette
|5. David Feldhahn, '09 Challenger
|6. John Boos, '86 Corvette
|7. Jeff Avril, '95 Camaro
|8. Matt Ruvelson, '96 Camaro
|9. Dale Schwartz, '82 Trans Am
|10. Mike Rybak, '93 Mustang
|11. David Clark, '87 Monte SS
|* With identical times, the tiebreaker goes to the car with the higher horsepower, which was Adams' Corvette with 514 hp versus Feldhahn's 439.
|Muscle Car
|1. Mark Storlien, '62 Corvette
|2. John Wegner, '69 Camaro
|3. Grant Craft, '65 Tempest
|4. Lyle Nienow, '69 Chevelle
|5. Mike Standley, '81 Malibu
Overall Results
Don't be fooled into thinking this was a runaway win for the Viper. It was actually much closer than the point spread makes it appear. Keith Anderson squeaked out a win in the Launch Box over Nick Abernathy's Corvette by a mere 0.02 second, but even if Abernathy had won the Launch Box, it would not have been enough to overcome the Viper's consistent performance in all three venues. And don't blame it on V-10 power, either. In the autocross and the Launch Box, it was handling and driver finesse that commanded the field. On that note, John Boos' '86 boy racer looked like the car to beat with its awesome 10-second autocross pass, but he only attempted a handful of Launch Box runs, which when paired with limited horsepower on the dyno could only push his effort to the third spot overall.
|Late Model Class
|1. Keith Anderson, '09 Viper
|2. Nick Abernathy, '07 Corvette
|3. John Boos, '86 Corvette
|4. Richard Adams, '08 Corvette
|5. Rod Strumble, '04 Mustang
Competition was just as tight in the Muscle Car class with the shootout between John Wegner's big-block Camaro and the Jeff Schwartz-driven Tempest lasting right up until Sunday at noon when time trials ended. The autocross was a great battle with less than 0.30 second separating the two cars. It was even tighter in the Launch Box with less than 0.04 second between their respective best passes. Add in Mark Storlien's we-never-saw-it-coming stellar Launch Box run and the Sunday morning horsepower blitz by Lyle Nienow's Chevelle and the whole Muscle Car outcome could easily have been much different.
|Muscle Car Class
|1. Grant Craft, '65 Tempest
|2. John Wegner, '69 Camaro
|3. Lyle Nienow*, '69 Chevelle
|* Nienow wins tie with Storlien based on better hp (544 versus 410)
The Wrap-Up
Real Street was a total winner event, and in the coming months we'll highlight both class winners as well as John Wegner's Camaro, which we thought was more than deserving of a closer look. And if you think your machine has what it takes to take on cars like these, get it ready for next year because we plan on doing this again at the '10 Car Craft Summer Nationals. We'll be disappointed if you don't show up.
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Who: Keith Anderson
 Where: Lonsdale, MN
 What: '09 Dodge Viper
 Engine: 8.4L all-aluminum V-10, Mopar Performance PCM, M&M Performance 1 3/4-inch headers
 Transmission: Tremec TR-6060 six-speed
 Rearend: Dana 44, 3.07:1, Viscolok limited slipWho: John Boos
 Where: Zimmerman, MN
 What: '86 Chevrolet Corvette
 Engine: 385ci small-block Chevy, AFR 195 heads, TPIS solid roller cam, TPIS Mini-Ram intake
 Transmission: ZF six-speed
 Rearend: Corvette IRS, 3:73:1 Dana 44Who: Rick Adams
 Where: Backus, MN
 What: '08 ZO6 Chevrolet Corvette
 Engine: 7.0L, 427ci LS, LPE hydraulic roller cam, 100mm air meter, American Racing headers
 Transmission: Tremec six-speed manual
 Rearend: Corvette IRS, 3.08:1Who: Rod Strumble
 Where: Rockford, MN
 What: '04 Ford Mustang Cobra
 Engine: 4.6L, 281ci Mod motor, M112 Eaton supercharger, BilletFlow 3.1-inch blower pulley, Magnaflow exhaust
 Transmission: Tremec T56 six-speed
 Rearend: Stock IRS, Ford Motorsports 3.55:1Who: Matt Ruvelson
 Where: Eagan, MN
 What: '96 Chevrolet Camaro
 Engine: 350ci LT1, AFR 195 heads, Comp hydraulic roller cam, 58mm throttle body, Hooker 1 5/8-inch headers
 Transmission: Tremec T56 six-speed
 Rearend: 10-bolt rear, 3.73:1Who: Nick Abernathy
 Where: Ham Lake, MN
 What: '07 Chevrolet Corvette
 Engine: 364ci 6.0L LS2, Nitrous Outlet 150 kit, Corsa headers
 Transmission: GM six-speed automatic, Midwest Converters 2,800-stall converter
 Rearend: Corvette IRS, 2.56:1Who: Dale Schwartz
 Where: Crystal Lake, IL
 What: '82 Pontiac Trans Am
 Engine: 406ci small-block Chevy, Comp solid roller cam, iron Vortec heads, Edelbrock RPM, Holley 750-cfm carburetor, SLP stainless 1 7/8-inch headers
 Transmission: TH350 automatic, B&M Nitrous Holeshot 3,000-stall speed converter
 Rearend: Z28 Camaro rearend, 3.42:1, Moser axlesWho: Jeff Avril
 Where: Palatine, IL
 What: '95 Chevrolet Z28 Camaro
 Engine: 360ci small-block Chevy, Arizona Speed & Marine 1 3/4-inch headers, Flowmaster 3.00-inch exhaust
 Transmission: Tremec T56 six-speed manual
 Rearend: Stock housing, 4.10:1Who: David Clark
 Where: Laingsburg, MI
 What: '87 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aero coupe
 Engine: 406ci small-block, iron Vortec heads, Lunati Voodoo cam, Weiand Air Strike intake, 750-cfm Holley carb, 1 5/8-inch headers
 Transmission: Richmond six-speed
 Rearend: GM 7.5-inch, Richmond 3.42:1, Auburn limited slip
Who: Mike Rybek
 Where: Chaska, MN
 What: '93 Ford Mustang
 Engine: 5.0L, 302ci small-block Ford
 Transmission: T5 five-speed
 Rearend: 3.08:1 8.8-inch FordWho: Nate Feldhahn
 Where: Minneapolis, MN
 What: '09 Hurst Dodge Challenger 5.7 R/T Series 3, serial number one
 Engine: 5.7L Hemi, 6-psi Vortech centrifugal supercharger and charge cooler
 Transmission: Tremec Viper six-speed
 Rearend: Dodge IRS, 3.73:1, limited slipWho: Grant Craft
 Where: Hong Kong, China
 What: '65 Pontiac Tempest
 Engine: 6.2L, 374ci, LS7 camshaft and dry-sump, LS3 heads, 90mm throttle body, 150hp NOS dry-flow nitrous system
 Transmission: Tremec T56 six-speed
 Rearend: Dana 60, 3.55:1Who: Mark Storlien
 Where: Cottage Grove, MN
 What: '62 Chevrolet Corvette
 Engine: 355ci small-block Chevy, Comp mechanical roller cam, Porting Dynamics-ported aluminum Brodix -8 heads, ported Edelbrock Victor Jr. intake, Holley 780-cfm carb, Stahl 1 3/4-inch headers, DynoMax Ultra-Flow 3-inch mufflers
 Transmission: A1 Powerglide two-speed automatic, 4,000-rpm A-1 converter
 Rearend: 12-bolt Chevy housing, Richmond 4.11:1Who: Lyle Nienow
 Where: Lewiston, MN
 What: '69 Chevrolet Chevelle
 Engine: 572ci big-block Chevy GMPP crate engine, Demon 950-cfm carb, Hooker 1 7/8-inch headers, Magnaflow mufflers
 Transmission: Tremec five-speed manual transmission
 Rearend: 12-bolt, 3.55:1Who: Mike Standley
 Where: Haslett, MI
 What: '81 Chevrolet Malibu
 Engine: 400ci small-block Chevy, iron Vortec heads, Lunati Voodoo cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, 750-cfm Holley carb, DynoMax 1 5/8-inch shorty headers
 Transmission: BorgWarner Super T10 four-speed
 Rearend: 7.5-inch 10-bolt, 3.73:1, minispoolWho: John Wegner
 Where: Andover, MN
 What: '69 Chevrolet Camaro
 Engine: 502ci Ram Jet big-block Chevy, hydraulic roller cam, GMPP aluminum oval-port heads, 150hp nitrous system, Arizona Speed & Marine ECM, 58mm ASM throttle body, Hooker 2.00-inch headers
 Transmission: Hughes 4L80E four-speed automatic, Hughes 2,500-stall speed converter
 Rearend: 12-bolt, 4.10:1 GM limited slipKeith Anderson captured the top power award with his normally aspirated V-10 Viper cranking out 578 rwhp. The 8.4L motor is rated at 600 flywheel horsepower from the factory.
Nate Feldhahn started out driving his Hurst-urged Challenger but soon turned over the wheel to last year's RSE Muscle Car class winner Randy Johnson, who pushed the Mopar solidly into the low 12s-not bad for a 4,200-plus-pound cruiser on production 20-inch BFG KDWs.John Wegner's big-block Camaro proves that pretty cars can run strong. All weekend long, it was a seesaw battle between the Camaro and the black Tempest driven by Jeff Schwartz for the top autocross Muscle Car time. Schwartz was just a couple of tenths quicker.The Tempest's black patina finish just adds to this Pontiac's sinister nature. It's powered by a 6.2L LS9 short-block, and car builder Jeff Schwartz drove it for owner Grant Craft. The drivin' man in the black sedan ran a respectable 11.46 that would have nailed Fourth Place against the Late Model cars.We double-checked Mark Storlien's time on this '62 Corvette and found at least one other pass that was within a couple hundredths to back up his astonishing 4.90-second pass in the Launch Box. He shamed more than one of the late-model ABS cars.Normally, we wouldn't call Rod Strumbles' Cobra a sleeper, but he quietly went about pulling down Third Place in his orange Mustang with a sub-5-second pass.Mark's brother, Dave Storlien, took a pass in his roadster just for fun. It launched decently, but those skinny little front tires were not up to the task and the roadster became king of the cone killers.It's not too surprising that the Viper took the field-it's the classic combination of a big motor, a great chassis, and huge tires. Keith Anderson did a great job of pulling the reins on all that power.Consistent performance in the Late Model class put Nick Abernthy's Corvette right behind the dominant Viper. With a Second Place in the Launch Box and a Third in the autocross, it would have taken a win on the chassis dyno to win the overall title.


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After years of planning, the state's largest homeless shelter, Missoula's Poverello Center, finally broke ground at its new location Wednesday afternoon and center coordinators tell us it's been a long road.
In 2009 coordinators started looking for a larger facility.
November 2011 Poverello board members announced they entered into a contract to buy the old 'Trails End Bar,' on West Broadway.
Some neighborhood residents fought back in 2012 saying the new facility is too close to Lowell Elementary School but after several months of public meetings the new location was set.
In June of this year the old 'Trails End Bar' was demolished.
Center coordinators tell us the current Poverello Center is over 100 years old and is too small to accommodate services. They say the new 20,000 square foot facility will better meet the community's needs.
Wednesday afternoon NBC Montana attended the groundbreaking of the new center on West Broadway.
Eran Fowler, director of the Poverello Center, tells us building the new facility is a dream come true. She says it will offer double the amount of health care services for the roughly 300 homeless people who utilize the shelter every day.
"We'll have classroom spaces for GED classes, vocational training and support and we'll also have a myriad of supportive services," says Fowler.
Access to the internet, phones and postal services will be available for people looking for employment or permanent housing.
Fowler says the new facility will be able to sleep up to 110 people a night -- that's 42 more people who will have a warm place to sleep at night.
"Last night we slept 110 people," says Fowler. "That's over 40 people who sleep on the ground every night."
Every year the shelter serves over 1,600 different homeless people.
Yearly the Poverello Center serves 135,000 meals -- that's 11,000 meals a month or 380 meals a day.
Some residents in the neighborhood are critical of the Poverello's new location saying they are concerned because the site is a few blocks away from Lowell Elementary School.
Poverello board member Rick Wishcamper tells us the move is controversial, but he's proud of the community for helping to get this new facility off the ground.
"The new facility will have hospice services and we'll be able to provide services to our most vulnerable friends and neighbors with dignity," says Wishcamper. "It makes me feel lucky to live here."
"When you serve people with dignity and respect they rise to the occasion," says Fowler. "It provides them some motivation and some hope that things can get better."
The new facility is expected to be open by the end of 2014.
The $5 million project is funded through a number of different grants and private donations.
Poverello organizers say they are still short $300,000 for costs and are still in need of donations; they say all other funding is secured, so the center can open debt-free.

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Dr. Jacob Haffner was recognized at the 1999 Black Hills State University volunteer awards banquet as the Young Alumni Achievement Award winner.
Haffner graduated from BHSU cum laude in 1989 and from Iowa State University Veterinary School in 1994 in the top ten percent of his class. He worked as a veterinarian in Spearfish until 1997 when he moved to a practice with the Vet Smart Pet Hospital and Health Center in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Haffner told the gathering that his academic experience at BHSU prepared him well for his chosen career.


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Some people forget about the AIDS plague of the 1980s. San Francisco was dramatically impacted, and the city became a war zone. Friends and family members were struck down in their prime by a mostly mysterious illness for which there was no cure. But the community — hippies, drag queens, lesbians, moms and dads, doctors and nurses — came together when the nation's leaders looked the other way and built an unprecedented system of love, care, and compassion.
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Centering on the historic fight to win marriage equality in Maryland, this film takes viewers into the pews, onto the streets, and provides a seat at the kitchen table as it looks at how the African American community grapples with the divisive gay rights issue.


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Holyoke High School's football team continued its early-season domination, improving to 2-0 by rolling St. Francis, Kan. 28-8 on the road.
The Dragons captured the momentum early on in the Sept. 6 game as Marques Harvey laid into the St. Francis return man on the opening kickoff, forcing a fumble. Saul Ramos jumped on the ball and HHS positioned themselves to gain an early lead with a short field in front of them, starting inside of the Indian 40-yard line.
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East Hartford, CT (Sports Network) - Brek Shea's late second half tally was
enough to lift the United States to a 1-0 win over Costa Rica in Group C Gold
Cup action on Tuesday at Rentschler Field.
The United States had already locked up a place in the quarterfinals prior to
Tuesday's match, but Shea's goal in the 82nd minute of play ensured the
Americans claimed the top spot in the group.
Both teams struggled to find space early on, but the United States had the
first great chance of the night as Landon Donovan lofted a corner kick into the
box where Alejandro Bedoya got his head to it, but pushed it wide of the net.
Costa Rica failed to generate many scoring chances over the opening 45 minutes
as both sides went into the locker room scoreless.
The Americans had another golden opportunity in the 57th minute when Jose
Torres floated a free kick into the area. Costa Rica goalkeeper Patrick
Pemberton came out for the ball and spilled it. Donovan then collected it
inside the box, but failed to make solid contact on his shot.
Costa Rica's best chance of the match came in the 78th minute when Carlos
Johnson got his head on a free kick and directed it on goal. American
goalkeeper Sean Johnson parried it away with a great save and started the
deciding counter attack in the process.
Johnson smashed the ball down field to Donovan, who galloped down the right
flank and played the ball into space for a streaking Shea, who took a touch to
control and calmly fired it past Pemberton for his first goal in international
The visitors had one final fantastic opportunity in stoppage time with a free
kick as Celso Borges got his head to the ball and directed it on goal, but
Johnson was there to smother it and keep his team in front.
In Tuesday's other Group C encounter, Ariel Martinez bagged a hat trick as Cuba
advanced to the quarterfinals with a 4-0 rout of Belize.
The Americans will next face El Salvador on July 21, while in other
quarterfinal action, Mexico faces Trinidad & Tobago, Panama battles Cuba, and
Costa Rica will play Honduras.
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Intel® Xeon® Processor C5500/C3500 Series: Datasheet, Vol. 1
This Datasheet describes DC and AC electrical specifications, signal integrity, differential signaling specifications, pinout and signal definitions, interface functional descriptions, and additional feature information pertinent to the implementation and operation of the Intel® Xeon® processor C5500/C3500 series on its respective platform.
The Intel® Xeon® processor C5500/C3500 series is the next generation of multi-core embedded/server family of processors built on 45-nanometer process technology. Included in this family of processors is an integrated memory controller (IMC) and integrated I/O (IIO). The IIO provides PCI Express*, DMI, SMBus, Intel® QuickData Technology (DMA architecture), Intel® VTd-2 for server security, etc. All of this is integrated on a single silicon die.
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Pityriasis rubra pilaris
Other Names for this Disease
- Familial pityriasis rubra pilaris
- Pityriasis rubra pilaris--familial type
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[1] Affected people have reddish-orange colored patches; they may occur everywhere on the body or only on certain areas.[2] There are several types of PRP, which are classified based on age of onset, body areas affected, and whether other associated conditions are present.[2][3] PRP is usually sporadic (occurring randomly) but some forms may be inherited.[2]Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) refers to a group of skin conditions that cause constant inflammation and scaling of the skin.
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- Vanessa Ngan. Pityriasis rubra pilaris. DermNet NZ. December 29, 2013; http://www.dermnetnz.org/scaly/pityriasis-rubra-pilaris.html. Accessed 3/10/2014.
- Shenefelt PD. Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris. eMedicine. May 2010; http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1107742-overview. Accessed 6/30/2011.
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- DermNet NZ is an online resource about skin diseases developed by the New Zealand Dermatological Society Incorporated. DermNet NZ provides information about this condition.
- Genetics Home Reference (GHR) contains information on Pityriasis rubra pilaris. This website is maintained by the National Library of Medicine.
- The Merck Manuals Online Medical Library provides information on this condition for patients and caregivers.
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- Medscape Reference provides information on this topic. You may need to register to view the medical textbook, but registration is free.
- Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) is a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders. Each entry has a summary of related medical articles. It is meant for health care professionals and researchers. OMIM is maintained by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
- Orphanet is a European reference portal for information on rare diseases and orphan drugs. Access to this database is free of charge.
- PubMed is a searchable database of medical literature and lists journal articles that discuss Pityriasis rubra pilaris. Click on the link to view a sample search on this topic.
Other Names for this Disease
- Familial pityriasis rubra pilaris
- Pityriasis rubra pilaris--familial type
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Matt Cronin over at Tennisreporters.net is reporting the quote from the Russian Express about Maria Sharapova supposedly attributed to Anna Chakvetadze's father, Djambuli, is most likely false:
For those of you whop read the Russian Express story that alleged that Anna Chakvedatze's father Djambuli told Yuri Sharapov that he has lost all control of Maria, that story is said to have no basis in reality. Mr. Chakvetadze and Sharapova are not friends and would never have such a conversation.Great work Matt. And, the point about the Tours not doing enough to promote the ballers is spot on. But I would go one step further and say some mainstream tennis media are also lacking in real, in-depth reporting and not vetting the information they're receiving either.
Due to the massive cutbacks in the publishing industry, reporting, or lack there of, has grown increasingly sketchy, while the editing, or the lack there of, has also hit the skids. How is it, for example, that two separate wire stories on Sharapova's withdrawals from Paris and Dubai hit the news rolls a week apart and that the second one is being treated as a new story with real news value? How is it that it was reported that Sania Mirza pulled out of Fed Cup last week with a torn abdominal muscle and is back on court this week at the Pattaya Open. It must have been no more of a muscle strain.
Due to the lousy world economy, there are fewer on site reporters these days, which increases the size of the black hole of tennis reporting. Outside of the Slams, there are not enough common threads running through the sport, and fans are forced to guess as to the playing level and the lifestyles of the competitors. There are tons of fans blogs, and some of them are very good, but because they aren't out there reporting, they are forced to rely on the same small information flow coming out of most tournaments and are forced to guess as to what's really going on. Moreover, the tours are once again not doing a good enough job promoting their players and are frequently waiting for journalists to come to them rather than pitching interesting stories. They need to help the sport come alive, rather than watching it sleep post the Aussie Open.
Exhibit A: I got the quote from TENNIS.com's "The Ticker" which I believed had information that was verified as "true" by the editors at the site. Clearly, it was not and now seems to have been taken down from their site.
If we, as bloggers who don't have "access", can't trust the information coming from mainstream tennis sources, who can we trust?
PS - Thanks to an anonymous DtL reader for the tip off on Matt's story!
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A sore throat is the general name for two common conditions:
Many things can cause a sore throat, such as:
Sore throats are more common in certain people. However, anyone can get a sore throat. Risk factors that may increase your chance of getting a sore throat include:
Along with the sore throat, you may have other symptoms, such as:
Call your doctor if you:
The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests calling your child's doctor if your child has a sore throat that continues through the day (no matter what other symptoms are present).
If you think you have an emergency, get medical care right away.
Your doctor will do a physical exam. This involves looking closely at your mouth, throat, nose, ears, and the lymph nodes in your neck.
Treatment depends on the cause of the sore throat. Options may include:
Here are ways to reduce your chance of getting a sore throat:
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I can't seem to find too much info.
I have a Novell Groupwise Server running right now...
I already have all the users entered into Zimbra. Now I need to move their calendar, email history, and contacts over from Groupwise.
I am attempting to use the Migration tool to do this.. however I have some questions and concerns.
I need to know that I can import from Groupwise into accounts on Zimbra that have already been created.. or do I have to do this from scratch?
I have troubles with the below screenshots also.
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[Course Listings]
Professor Lawrence A. Clayton, Chairperson
Office: 202 ten Hoor Hall
HY 101 Western Civilization to 1648. Three hours.
A history of Western civilization from its origins in Greece and Rome through the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and Reformation, and the age of discovery and expansion during the emergence of modern Europe. Usually offered in the summer session.
HY 102 Western Civilization since 1648. Three hours.
Covers the development of the Western world from the Thirty Years' War to the post-World War II era: the age of absolutism, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, industrialization, and the wars of the 20th century. Usually offered in the summer session.
HY 105 Honors Western Civilization to 1648. Three hours.
Prerequisite: Invitation of the department or membership in the University Honors Program.
Honors sections of HY 101.
HY 106 Honors Western Civilization since 1648. Three hours.
Prerequisite: Invitation of the department or membership in the University Honors Program.
Honors sections of HY 102.
HY 110 Comparative World Civilizations. Three hours.
Examines various civilizations in the world prior to A.D. 1500 and compares their governments, societies, economies, religions, science, learning, and technology. Usually offered in the summer session. History majors may substitute HY 110 for HY 101 to satisfy part of the Western civilization requirement.
The following 200-, 300-, and 400-level courses are open to all students of sophomore standing or higher.
HY 200 Special Studies in History. One to three hours.
HY 203 American Civilization to 1865. Three hours.
A survey of American history from its beginning to the end of the Civil War, giving special emphasis to the events, people, and ideas that have made America a distinctive civilization. Open to freshmen.
HY 204 American Civilization since 1865. Three hours.
A survey of American history from the Civil War to the present, giving special emphasis to the events, people, and ideas that have made America a distinctive civilization. Open to freshmen.
HY 205 Honors American Civilization to 1865. Three hours.
Prerequisite: Invitation of the department or membership in the University Honors Program.
An honors-level approach to the American experience; parallel to HY 203. Open to freshmen.
HY 206 Honors American Civilization since 1865. Three hours.
Prerequisite: Invitation of the department or membership in the University Honors Program.
An honors-level approach to the American experience; parallel to HY 204. Open to freshmen.
HY 225 History of Alabama to 1865. Three hours.
State history under the flags of Spain, France, Great Britain, the U.S., and the Confederate States, with emphasis on cultural heritage.
HY 226 History of Alabama since 1865. Three hours.
Survey of Alabama's history and personalities since 1865: Reconstruction, agrarian revolt, Progressivism, the KKK, Dixiecrats, and the civil rights movement.
HY 228 Women in America. Three hours.
Examines the experiences and ideologies of diverse American women from the colonial period to the present, including witches, writers, activists, and workers.
HY 235 History of the Christian Church to 1500. Three hours.
Survey of the church from its origins in the Middle East through its victory over the Roman Empire and its ascendancy in the Middle Ages.
HY 236 History of the Christian Church since 1500. Three hours.
Cultural and institutional history of the church with emphasis on the Reformation and Counter-Reformation and discussion of the church in the New World.
HY 237 Colonial Latin America. Three hours.
Formation of the largely Spanish-speaking New World, from the shock of conquest to the trials of freedom that spawned the modern nations of Latin America.
HY 238 Modern Latin America since 1808. Three hours.
Survey of political, economic, and social life in the 19th and 20th centuries, with emphasis on the larger countries (Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina).
HY 243 Asian Civilization to 1500. Three hours.
Broad survey of Asian civilization from the earliest times covering India, China, Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia, with largely cultural and religious emphases.
HY 244 Modern Asia since 1500. Three hours.
Conditions of various Asian civilizations in the 16th century, followed by the arrival of Europeans, with emphasis on imperialism, colonialism, and Asian nationalism.
HY 247 England to 1688. Three hours.
History of Western civilization in one country, from Anglo-Saxon times to the growth of absolutism and resistance.
HY 248 England since 1688. Three hours.
England from the Glorious Revolution to the post-World War II era, with emphasis on social and cultural topics as well as foreign affairs.
HY 249 The World since 1945. Three hours.
Covers the globe since World War II: Soviet expansion, American response, Europe and the Common Market, Islam, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and other third-world countries.
HY 277 Mexico since 1810. Three hours.
Mexican Independence, the Constitution of 1824, Santa Anna, revolutions in the 19th and 20th centuries, and contemporary Mexico.
HY 289 France since 1760. Three hours.
Explores modern French attitudes, political authority, revolution, industrial and peasant life, and what it means to be French today.
HY 295 Naval History of the United States. Three hours.
Traces the development of the U.S. Navy from sailing ships to nuclear vessels, and relates it to political and economic conditions and to wars throughout American history.
HY 300 Special Studies in History. One to six hours.
HY 306 History of Oriental Thought. Three hours.
Survey of seminal thinkers from the Orient, with a special effort to place their thought in social and cultural context.
HY 309 History of Korean Civilization to 1600. Three hours.
Korea from ancient times to the mid-17th century, with emphasis on the cultural, social, and intellectual developments in traditional Korean civilization.
HY 310 History of Modern Korea since the 1600s. Three hours.
Korea from the mid-Chosun (YI) Dynasty after the Japanese and Manchu invasions, to the present time, with emphasis on the 20th century.
HY 312 American South before 1865. Three hours.
The South from colonial times to the Civil War, tracing the growth of the plantation system, extension of the frontier, commerce and industry, cultural influences, and the institution of slavery.
HY 313 American South since 1865. Three hours.
History of the South since 1865, covering Reconstruction, the Bourbon Democracy, the New South Creed, populist revolt, World War I, the 1920s, the Great Depression, the civil rights movement, and Southern politics.
HY 314 The Coming of the Civil War. Three hours.
American history from 1815 to 1861, giving special emphasis to the development of a distinctive American culture and the factors within that culture that led to the Civil War.
HY 315 The Civil War. Three hours.
The military, political, diplomatic, social, and intellectual aspects of the Civil War years, and the impact of the war on subsequent American history.
HY 317 The Modern South. Three hours.
The South in the 20th century, including segregation, economic change, politics, intellectual and cultural life, and civil rights.
HY 318 U.S. since 1945. Three hours.
Topical survey of the economic, social, political, and cultural developments in the United States since World War II.
HY 319 Nineteenth-Century Black History (same as AAST 319). Three hours.
Role of black Americans in American life from the 17th century to the beginning of the 20th century, with emphasis on the institutions and events of the 1800s.
HY 320 Twentieth-Century Black History (same as AAST 320). Three hours.
The interrelationship of blacks and the industrial-urban environment of the United States.
HY 323 Constitutional History of the U.S. to 1877. Three hours.
Deals with the evolution of constitutional law and the nature and process of judicial review, including 18th-century constitutional theory and Supreme Court decisions.
HY 324 Constitutional History of the U.S. since 1877. Three hours.
Continuation of HY 323, tracing developments up to the current Supreme Court.
HY 325 Rise of the U.S. as a World Power, 1775-1898. Three hours.
Emphasizes idealism and realism in foreign policy, the change from isolationism to international involvement, "New Manifest Destiny," and the rise of America to world power.
HY 326 U.S. as a World Power, 1898 to the Present. Three hours.
Emphasizes American international involvement through the Panama Canal, the Roosevelt Corollary, World War I and the League of Nations, Pearl Harbor and World War II, the Cold War, Vietnam War, and after.
HY 330 Civil Rights Movement. Three hours.
History of the leaders, organizations, and events of the Civil Rights Movement during the years 1945 to 1968.
HY 331 Twentieth-Century American Political Movements. Three hours.
Topical examination of political movements organized around themes such as labor, radicalism, civil rights, and war.
HY 337 American Culture since 1890. Three hours.
Survey of major changes in American ideas, values, and behavior through the Victorian, Modernist, and Post-Modernist eras. Particular emphasis is on popular culture.
HY 341 History of the U.S.-Vietnam War. Three hours.
Survey of the historical background of the conflict in Indochina leading to U.S. involvement and its consequences.
HY 352 Weimar Germany and the Rise of Hitler. Three hours.
Study of the German Democratic Republic in the period 1918-33, beginning with the November Revolution and the post-World War I trauma; emphasis on Germany's precarious international and economic position and the failure of democracy.
HY 353 Nazi Germany: 1933-45. Three hours.
Study of the National Socialist state in Germany with emphasis on the seizure and consolidation of power, the pacification of power blocs, and the aggressive moves that culminated in World War II and genocide.
HY 354 German History to 1740. Three hours.
Survey of the Germanies from the early migrations to the rise of Prussia under the Hohenzollern dynasty, with emphasis on the development of German particularism and distinctive characteristics.
HY 355 German History since 1740. Three hours.
Survey of German history from Frederick the Great to Adolf Hitler, with emphasis on the Austro-Prussian conflict, the Bismarckian Empire, and the two world wars.
HY 357 World War I. Three hours.
"The war to end all wars," from the European crises culminating at Sarajevo in 1914 to peacemaking at Versailles in 1919, with emphasis on the western and eastern fronts and on the war at sea.
HY 358 World War II. Three hours.
The global conflict, or series of conflicts, from Manchukuo in 1931 to Tokyo Bay in 1945, with emphasis on battles on land and sea and in the air, life on the home fronts and in enemy-occupied areas, and the legacy of the war to future generations.
HY 359 Twentieth-Century World History. Three hours.
Emphasizes two world wars and four revolutions: the Nazi, Bolshevik, Chinese Communist, and Japanese (Meiji Restoration).
HY 361 Russia to 1894 (same as RUS 351). Three hours.
Political history of Russia from the ninth to the 19th centuries, followed by social and cultural history of the Russian revolutionary movement.
HY 362 Russia and the Soviet Union since 1894 (same as RUS 352). Three hours.
Crisis in Russian society and the coming of the Revolution; the emergence of Stalinism; and political developments since World War II, including the disintegration of the Soviet system.
HY 384 Ancient Egypt and the Near East (same as CL 384). Three hours.
HY 385 History of Greece (same as CL 385). Three hours.
HY 386 History of Rome (same as CL 386). Three hours.
HY 392 British and American Political Thought from Locke to Madison. Three hours.
Explores the relationship between British political theorists in the 18th century and American political leaders who shaped the founding of the new nation.
HY 393 British Empire and Commonwealth. Three hours.
Rise and fall of the British Empire: its creators, bureaucracy, wars, ideas, and the forces that transformed it.
HY 400 Special Studies in History. Three hours.
HY 401 Japanese Civilization to 1550. Three hours.
Survey of Japanese history from the beginnings through the 16th century. Major emphasis on the period after 400 A.D.
HY 402 Modern Japan since 1550. Three hours.
Major emphasis on the end of the Tokugawa Period (1800-68), the rise of modernized Japan in the Meiji Period (1868-1912), and the 20th century.
HY 403 Chinese Civilization to 1600. Three hours.
Survey of Chinese culture from the Shang period through the Ming period.
HY 404 Modern China since 1600. Three hours.
Survey of Chinese history in the Ch'ing Dynasty and the 20th century, with emphasis on 19th- and 20th-century events.
HY 408 Colonial United States to 1763. Three hours.
Topical survey of major themes in U.S. colonial history, with particular emphasis on Anglo-American developments.
HY 409 American Revolution and the Founding of the Nation, 1763-1815. Three hours.
The development of revolutionary sentiment in the North American colonies, the resulting revolution, and the subsequent efforts to establish the new nation.
HY 416 U.S. from Reconstruction to World War I. Three hours.
Selected topics relating to the development of the U.S., especially domestic affairs and the growth of important institutions.
HY 417 U.S. from World War I through World War II. Three hours.
Covers U.S. participation in two world wars, the Roaring Twenties, and the Great Depression. Government, society, and culture receive attention and analysis.
HY 420 Women in 20th-Century America. Three hours.
Examines the experience of diverse American women from 1890 to 1990, including reformers, professionals, civil rights activists, writers, feminists, and antifeminists.
HY 421 American Legal History (same as LAW 772). Three hours.
Critical history of American law and institutions, emphasizing the period since 1750.
HY 422 History of American Labor Law to 1900. Three hours.
Treats the legal experience of American workers as labor changed from unfree to free status; covers indentured servitude, slavery, conspiracy, labor contracts, and the rise of unions.
HY 423 History of American Labor Law since 1900. Three hours.
Treats the legal experience of 20th-century American workers; covers the World War, the Red Scare, the Depression, and the coming of the Wagner Act and its implementation.
HY 428 Women in America. Three hours.
Explores women's lives from settlement to the present, paying special attention to the dominant ideologies about women's roles, as well as ideas about how region, race, class, and ethnicity shaped women's experiences.
HY 429 American South and Southwest, 1531-1821. Three hours.
History of the Spanish advance into the present-day borders of the U.S., explaining how Spain fought and finally succumbed to the more dynamic and aggressive French and English.
HY 430 U.S. Economic History since the Colonial Period. Three hours.
Survey of U.S. economic history from the colonial period to the present, with emphasis on the role of business, social, and voluntary organizations.
HY 434 U.S. Social History to 1865. Three hours.
Topical survey of major social forces in the U.S., emphasizing the colonial experience of Americans and its impact on future generations.
HY 435 U.S. Social History since 1865. Three hours.
Topical survey of major social forces, with particular emphasis on immigration, voluntary association, and suburbanization.
HY 436 American Ideas to 1890. Three hours.
Topical survey of the central values and concerns among Americans from colonial to industrial eras, with focus on writers, artists, intellectuals, and popular culture.
HY 442 The Middle Ages. Three hours.
Foundations of the modern world in barbarian Europe: retreat into the countryside and private government, recovery of public institutions, money economy, and cultural vitality.
HY 443 Renaissance. Three hours.
Study of intellectual movements associated with the Renaissance, including readings in Machiavelli's Prince, More's Utopia, and other humanist writings; social life, economy, religion, politics, and statecraft.
HY 444 Reformation and Counter-Reformation. Three hours.
History of the separation of the Catholic and Protestant churches from the ideal of the universal Christian church and late medieval religious practice.
HY 445 Seventeenth-Century Europe. Three hours.
Troubled times — dominated by wars, depressions, harvest failures, and epidemics — but also the times of Baroque art, classical literature, critical philosophy, and scientific revolution.
HY 446 Age of Reason, 1715-89. Three hours.
The Enlightenment of Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, Franklin, Hume, Goethe, and Kant, whose writings exalted individual reason, tolerance, liberalism, science, and public service and set the stage for the French Revolution.
HY 447 French Revolution and Napoleon. Three hours.
Causes, course, and effects of the revolution, from the storming of the Bastille to Napoleon's seizure of power, conquests, and final defeat at Waterloo.
HY 450 Europe since 1914. Three hours.
The zenith and decline of the great imperial powers of Europe through World Wars I and II; tensions of the Cold War, the Common Market, and European unity.
HY 468 Introduction to Local History and Historic Preservation. Three hours.
Overview of local historical studies and the philosophies and development of the preservation and restoration movements in the U.S.
HY 469 Introduction to Public History. Three hours.
Discussion of Alabama research resources, publications, and general opportunities in the fields of preservation, records management, museums, and archival and special-collections management. One-third of the term is an internship at a public institution.
HY 470 The Spanish Viceroyalties of America. Three hours.
The conquest and colonization of America by Spain from the voyages of Columbus to the Wars of Independence in the early 19th century.
HY 471 Age of Exploration and Conquest. Three hours.
A history of exploration during the 15th and 16th centuries, when European nations expanded by sea voyages and conquest, settling in the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
HY 472 Modernization of South America. Three hours.
Survey of political, economic, and social trends in the major nations since 1930.
HY 473 The Andean Nations. Three hours.
Examines the political, economic, social, and cultural history of the Andean nations since independence, with emphasis on Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela.
HY 474 Relations of U.S. and Latin America. Three hours.
Chronological survey of diplomatic, economic, and cultural relations, with emphasis on the 20th century.
HY 475 Caribbean Basin: 1492 to the Present. Three hours.
Traces the evolution of Caribbean and Central American nations from the first European settlements to the present.
HY 490 England under the Tudors. Three hours.
Development of an early modern state: establishment of a strong central monarchy, religious crises from the Reformation to the Puritan movement, and exuberance and excess of an expanding society.
HY 491 England under the Stuarts. Three hours.
How Englishmen of the 17th century worked out the great questions of their day: Was liberty compatible with strong government? Could English elites share power without destroying it? What did God want for England?
HY 493 Britain in the 18th Century. Three hours.
From the Hanoverian Succession in 1714 to victory at Waterloo in 1815 — political development, the Agrarian and Industrial Revolutions, John Wesley, Samuel Johnson, and an apparently endless succession of wars.
HY 494 Britain in the Victorian Age. Three hours.
Britain at her apogee — possessor of the empire on which the sun never set, world economic leader, nation of Peel and Palmerston, Gladstone and Disraeli, Dickens and Trollope, Tennyson and Browning, Turner and Constable.
HY 495 Britain in the 20th Century. Three hours.
From the death of Queen Victoria to Mrs. Thatcher — the decline of the British Empire, the two World Wars, the rise of the welfare state, the Common Market, and economic resurgence.


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Curious, did your 6,800' buck have something to keep him there like a ag field or something, or was it all native type country? I can see the exception to deer going high if they are using a alfalfa field or something to hold them.
I have read some bucks are hard wired and will return to the same area of high country each year and have found a study in WY's Lincoln county where the radio collard deer would return to the came summer grounds, not all of them but a large percentage. Shows how far they migrated as well.
This is the kind of research I can dig my teeth into...check it out.


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Has been using build in opera client for years
Now when opera moved to webkit and stripped it of important features I am switching browser and looking for mail client
Thunderbird disappointed me, zimbra seems very interesting and solid
One thing that bothers me though is the view and its options.
First I would say that something as important as how your mail clients windows look, separate panes and positioning of stuff might deserve some deeper level of preferences.
But since the default feels very natural and well made, its not as lacking as I expected it to be.
Anyway, one of the most important attribute I want to know about email when it comes in to my unified inbox, is to which one of my several accounts that mail belongs.
Some email accounts are important, others deserve only quick glance before deletion.
Seems you are working on it, because I can see greyed out account option for collumn, but when I somehow got it to show the it, by switching between conversation and message view,
it just showed gmail icon, not the account name, which was greatly disappointing.
Also it behaved strangely when I was switching between views and conversations and inbox and all mail, once it was selected other times not, next I had two columns, it seemed buggy.
Also, I have large monitor and I am used to having reading pane on the right, but preference for choosing columns by right clicking on the top toolbar are only possible with the reading pane on the bottom, I would really welcome some control over the columns even when panels on the right or possibility to have info about mails in multiple rows.
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Feb 24 2009 / Tuesday
etnies War of The Roses 2009 went off with a bang this past weekend. The UK event took place over two days in two parks - The Works in Leeds and Blackpool's Ramp City. Leeds was first up with both unsponsored and sponsored categories; the turnout was strong with 300+ people in attendance, and the standard of skating was high from all involved. Tons of good stuff went down, and (most importantly) everyone had a blast - highlights of the day included the 'blader rail' action and the bowl session. MVP went to Ben Raemers for his non-stop onslaught all over the park.
After a 3 hour drive, day 2 at Blackpool's Ramp City was set to be a belter as the park has gone through some recent modernisation in the shape of the new Simparsh bowl and full pipe. Once again there was a heavy attendance from both sponsored and unsponsored skaters - the street section went down well before everyone headed over to the virgin bowl's first ever jam. Check the link to see what went down. Once again MVP had to be Ben Raemers as he killed it on both the street section and the bowl.
Big thanks go out to all involved, the crews at both parks and the Back Room crew for organising another great event. We'll be taking it to Scotland for War of The Thistles in May, so check back for more details and footage around that time.
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Jersey Boys SynopsisClint Eastwoods big screen version of the Tony Award-winning musical tells the story of the four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who came together to form the iconic `60s rock group The Four Seasons. Their trials and triumphs are accompanied by the hit songs that influenced a generation, and are now being embraced by a new generation of fans through the stage musical.
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Very very few.I do like the MV Agusta F4 312RR quite a bit, because it is exotic and fast, and it gets the styling right in a modern way, without looking like a Klingon Bird of Prey starship.The MV Agusta Brutale gets the Streetfighter styling done the best too.I'm a fan of Tamburini.The Ducati 1198 is pretty good too, but not as good as the MV.The latest Triumph retro Bonnevilles have totally lost their way, and if I wanted one of those, I'd buy one from about 4 or 5 years ago, when they still sort of looked good and had wire wheels and didn't have the "swirly" chopper brake disc that looks like it came from JC Whitney's close-out parts bin for Harleys. I think Bloor is on drugs.The best Triumph nowadays is the 675 Daytona triple, but it looks rather Japanese to me.Don't like any bikes from Japan, and never have. Japan can't style their way out of a paper bag. It's embarrassing.You couldn't pay me to buy anything from BMW. Aprilia, too heavy and bulky.KTM, too off-roady. Don't like hyper-retards, super-retards, or any of those crossover bikes that can't make up their minds.Moto Guzzi is perpetually halfway-there, and always not quite making the grade. It's so simple, yet it eludes them every year.Harley can't even make a Harley anymore. I'm not sure what they are making now, but they ain't Harleys.For the money involved, and the fact that virtually all new bikes come tied by the umbilical to expensive dealer servicing forever, I can't see any sense in buying any of them.For similar money, you could have a really nice condition vintage bike, that's actually a real bike, instead of an LSD-induced styling exercise in plastic.It amazes me that all these "motorcycle manufacturers" can take perfectly good plastic and and turn it into shit.I'm not too picky, really. Hilarious response,Ace. Right with you on most of it, though there is a BMW I like. (F650GS). I'm also attrected to Triumph's Daytona derived Street Triple. Taking the knock against modern machinery as a given, these, and a few others, seem restrained (in the case of the BMW) and exciting, without being over the top. Also nimble and great handling; I've tried 'em both. Quote from: 1Blackwolf1 on December 09, 2009, 07:33:44 pm With that criteria..probably only the Guzzi Cali Classic. Everything else is a little to cookie cutter. Neo-Indian rebake way to expensive. Victory lost it with to much Ness-ness. Possibly the new Norton..not really sold however. Will. Agreed on the Cali Classic. One of the best looking cruisers out there, in my opinion.
With that criteria..probably only the Guzzi Cali Classic. Everything else is a little to cookie cutter. Neo-Indian rebake way to expensive. Victory lost it with to much Ness-ness. Possibly the new Norton..not really sold however. Will.
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Well, my first post was 20 words or less. Then I got asked to go again, and you know that I have a hard time stopping before I write a whole page!
I can't explain why, because this bike goes against most of what I like in motorcycles, but there's a soft spot in my heart for the Suzuki V-STROM 650. Maybe it's so ugly that I just feel bad for it.If I were on the market for an all-weather riding appliance, the V-STROM would be it. Very roomy and a natural fit for my size, and eminently customizable with fog lights, panniers and other accessories.I really love the Harley Sportster 883c but it's just too cramped. Never ridden one, but just sitting on it I could tell I'd be dying to get off after half an hour.Jeff
JEFF!!, Where you been hidin' buddy?
Then I got asked to go again, and you know that I have a hard time stopping before I write a whole page!
Are there any current model bikes you guys DO like?
If you want iconic American, you have to buy American. American Iron is unique, and you can't get it anywhere else. I think all the other countries are still trying to figure out why anyone would want American Iron. They just don't understand it. It's a cultural thing.If you want appliance-like reliability, you buy Japanese. Runs like a watch for years, hitting 15000 rpm every day, without ever looking at it. Provides good performance and value. Completely soul-less. Planned obsolescence. Landfill waiting to happen. Motor vehicle equivalent of a disposable razor.
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The first few days of September have flattered to deceive, but Friday 6th brought our first taste of autumn. Unfortunately this proved to be a precursor for the weekend, at least in North Wales for the Welsh Highland Railway's Superpower event. Ah well. The following week was little better, although it did brighten on Saturday afternoon in Lincolnshire for a brief look at the East Coast diversions. I spent the next week mainly taking the last pictures of the morning and evenings trains I had followed during the summer. The last weekend in September saw me down in South Wales and in Gloucestershire on account of a weekend with the in-laws in Wiltshire.
On Saturday 12th October I was out in fenland. Surprisingly, given the apocalyptic weather forecast on Friday evening, the sun came out, albeit momentarily.
Before flying to the USA on October 20th I took some pictures of MPVs on RHTT duties and the week after I got back some more pictures of a Broxbourne based RHTT in London and some pictures taken in the Surrey Hills on the Oxted Line.
In early November the East Grinstead line was graced with the new 377/6s being run in and on Saturday 9th November I caught GBRf's newly repainted and renamed 66718 along with two sand trains too and from Middleton Towers.
On November 14th I had a very enjoyable day out along the MML at Souldrop and Sharnbrook. On the 15th I worked from home and on the 16th was out and about in Hampshire and Oxfordshire.
A few pictures around London round off November and kick off December
On December 14th I spent an enjoyable morning on the Gospel Oak to Barking line.
December 20th and 21st saw me in East Anglia, I really love the fens on a cold winter's day.
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Ugh! It's not the quantity of coffee samples you cup each day ... sometimes it's all about the way you cup them. When coffee is really good, it demands your full concentration. I started this morning at 9 AM, but by 4 PM (with no breakfast or lunch, just some fruit and bread between rounds) I am flat out finished. In the early cuppings, I noticed the bowls were about half empty by the time the 4 cuppers were finished (Francisco Mena, the exporter with Exclusive Coffees; Tim O'Brien of Cafetin San Martin, one of the best farmer groups here, Myself, and Mary of Electric City coffee, from the hometown of Michael Scott). Anyway, by the time the last round came around, the bowls look barely touched. Everyone was "conserving their slurps". I have cupped way more samples than this in a day, but not with the intensity we all brought to this cupping. It's such a physical feat, and somewhat exploitative to use your palate this way. It becomes like a tool, like a hammer you are pounding all day until your wrist is sore. But the coffees this season are so good from Costa Rica, well, the boutique little micro-lots specifically. The crop volume is down, but some of these coffees are just spectacular. It could be the cumulative affect, but I think I scored more cups over 90 day than any I can remember. To keep it real, I will take green samples home and recup them in the comfort of my own lab, to make sure I wasn't suffering from traveler's euphoria (or caffeine-induced exuberance). On the flip side, it is great to be excited about CR again. To put it in perspective, this is an origin that had industrialized it's production, all coffees sold under generic mill marks, so much land planted in the awful super-productive Costa Rica 95 Catimor cultivar, that I had given up hope a few years ago. Anyway, be prepared for us to through a bazilion amazing Costa Rica micro-lots at you again this year, my apologies in advance. Helsar Del Zarcero Micro Mill:


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By James T. Hammond
Published Jan. 24, 2013
A coalition of business groups Wednesday urged the General Assembly to enact additional highway improvement funding to avoid a collision between the state's fast-growing economy and a road system that is rapidly falling behind the state's transportation needs.
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The business transportation agenda from the S.C. Business Roundtable is signed by the leaders of 14 groups representing the private sector. (Image/Provided)
The business transportation agenda from the S.C. Business Roundtable, titled South Carolina's roadmap to the future, is signed by the leaders of 14 groups representing the private sector, from chambers of commerce to manufacturers and real estate.
S.C. lags neighbors on road spending
The agenda estimates the state's critical highway needs at $6 billion, broken down as $2.8 billion for interstate highway expansion; $2 billion for bridges; and $1.2 billion for resurfacing. The report notes that while North Carolina spends more than $150,000 per mile on roads, and Georgia spends $35,000 per mile, South Carolina currently invests just $15,000 per mile on its highway system.
While the Business Roundtable saw interstate expansion needs statewide, it singled out Interstate 26 as a uniquely critical commercial and economic development artery.
"We believe it deserves special and immediate improvement in order to serve our vital tourism, port, manufacturing, just-in-time shipping and everyday travel requirements," the Business Roundtable said.
The Business Roundtable said it takes no position on how the transportation needs should be funded. But it did single out three options that it said the General Assembly might choose from:
- Dedicate 20% of new General Fund revenue.
- Earmark the Capital Reserve funds.
- Redirect existing vehicle-related revenue.
The Business Roundtable estimated that those three options together would produce an additional $250 million to be spent on highway and bridge improvements this year alone.
The S.C. Chamber of Commerce goes further. In a summary of options on its website, the chamber suggests considering some of the following options:
- Dedicating General Fund dollars for investment.
- Allowing for a statewide referendum to increase the sales tax by 1% for the specific purpose of infrastructure financing.
- Raising the sales tax cap on automobiles to a level that is competitive with North Carolina and Georgia.
- Increasing the motor fuel user fee to a rate that is competitive with North Carolina and Georgia.
- Examining tolling options at the state's borders for expanded lanes.
- Examining user fee increases on driver's licenses and automobile tags as vehicles become more fuel efficient and with increasing use of alternative sources of energy.
The conservation view
Even environmental groups are weighing in on the shortcomings of the state's transportation improvement programs.
Upstate Forever, a Greenville-based conservation group, included fixing transportation funding in its 2013 legislative agenda.
"Our state's roads and bridges are crumbling. This is dangerous and expensive for our citizens and damaging to our economy. The 62% of South Carolina's roads maintained by the S.C. Department of Transportation are on a 191-year repaving cycle," Upstate Forever said in its legislative agenda message.
Upstate Forever also noted that the director of the S.C. Department of Transportation told lawmakers last week that 886 state bridges are structurally deficient and that nearly half of primary roads and more than half of secondary roads are in poor condition.
"Bringing our road system back up to industry standards will require an investment of $29 billion over the next 20 years, or $1.4 billion annually, according to a DOT report," Upstate Forever said. "But the agency's entire annual budget is approximately $1.3 billion."
The Upstate conservation group joined the Coastal Conservation League in calling for the state Transportation Infrastructure Bank, established in 1997, to be dissolved and its functions merged into the DOT.
The bank "acts as a shadow DOT, funding nine-digit construction projects which DOT then must add to its maintenance roster. Six of our state's 46 counties have received 95% of STIB (State Transportation Infrastructure Bank) funds to date," Upstate Forever said.
Sen. Vincent Sheheen has filed bill S.184, which would require DOT to prioritize and expedite projects relating to road and bridge maintenance, preservation and rehabilitation (also known as "fix-it first"). Sen. Harvey Peeler, along with Sens. Sheheen and Greg Gregory, have filed bill S.209, which would abolish the Transportation Infrastructure Bank Board and fold the bank into DOT. Similar bills are expected to be filed in the House.
The recommendations to lawmakers from the Business Roundtable were signed by: Otis Rawl, president and CEO, S.C. Chamber of Commerce; Leslie B. Hope, director of government relations, Carolinas AGC; Rick Todd, president and CEO, S.C. Trucking Association; Randy Halfacre, president and CEO, Greater Lexington Chamber of Commerce; Bill Ross, executive director, S.C. Alliance to Fix Our Roads; Lewis Gossett, president and CEO, S.C. Manufacturers Alliance; Cathy B. Novinger, executive director, Palmetto Agribusiness Council; David Winkles, president, S.C. Farm Bureau; Ben Haskew, president and CEO, Greenville Chamber of Commerce; William Arent, executive vice president, The Carolinas Ready Mixed Concrete Association; Nick Kremydas, CEO, South Carolina Realtors; Cam Crawford, president and CEO, S.C. Forestry Association; Ashley R. Batson, executive director, S.C. Asphalt Pavement Association; and Bryan Derreberry, president and CEO, Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce.
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Livingston police say they arrested a teacher at Sumter Central High School in Livingston for allegedly enticing a female student.
Police Chief Roger Tolliver says 33-year old Ricky Allen turned himself in at the Livingston Police Department Wednesday.
Tolliver says investigators spent a few weeks looking in to the claims of inappropriate contact with a female student.
"We went back and forth out to the high school. We talked to the principal; he cooperated with us," said Chief Roger Tolliver. "We also talked with the suspect, Mr. Allen, which we had him come down to the police department on several occasions, and he did."
Tolliver says Allen was transported to the Sumter County Jail after his arrest. His bond was set at $15,000.
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$9 million coming for W.Va. trail, streetscape projects
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Grants totaling more than $9 million for a variety of recreational trail, streetscape and sidewalk projects across the state were announced Monday by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin. The 22 projects receiving a total of $1.2 million in Recreational Trails Program grants ranged from a $22,500 handicap-accessible upgrade of half-mile Whispering Spruce Trail at the summit of Spruce Knob, West Virginia's highest peak, to $240,000 to support motorized trail use at six Hatfield-McCoy Trail systems. More than $7 million in Transportation Enhancement Grants were awarded to 36 projects across the state to pay for streetscape, historic preservation and tourism development projects. Those grants ranged from a $529,668 award to the Charleston Urban Renewal Authority for its Washington Street West Streetscape project, to $50,000 to conduct a coal heritage survey in McDowell and Raleigh counties. Eight school crossing and sidewalk projects totaling more than $800,000 were funded through the West Virginia Safe Routes to School program. They included awards of $130,000 each to Rainelle Elementary School's Sumac Lane Sidewalk Corridor and the Walk & Bike Safe project serving Charleston's Piedmont Elementary School. Federal Highway Administration funds make up 80 percent of the Recreational Trails and Transportation Enhancement grants and cover 100 percent of the cost of Safe Routes to School projects. The projects are administered by the state Department of Transportation. "This year, we had some great projects, but we had requests for twice as much money as we received," Tomblin said immediately before announcing the grants. Three of the Recreational Trails Program grants went to projects on land administered by the U.S. Forest Service. Monongahela National Forest projects included the Whispering Spruce Trail upgrade in Pendleton County, plus $70,500 in improvements to the Gateway and Fork Mountain trails in Nicholas County. In the Jefferson National Forest in Monroe County, a $41,760 grant will improve signage and pay for a new bridge crossing Crosier Branch along the Potts Valley Rail Trail. Other large grants announced Monday included Transportation Enhancement awards of $500,000 to continue work on Old Main Corridor connecting downtown Huntington to the Marshall University campus; $380,000 to the town of Bath's streetscape project in Morgan County; $360,000 for Alderson's Memorial Bridge understructure; $350,000 for Morgantown's Walnut Street Streetscape, and $300,000 each for Nitro's streetscape program and Lewisburg's U.S. 219 North sidewalk project. Other Transportation Enhancement grants went to: Boone County: Madison's Main Street Streetscape, $200,000 Brooke: Wellsburg's Charles Street Streetscape, $164,000 Brooke and Hancock: Panhandle Rail Trail Extension, $100,000 Cabell: Huntington's Heritage Station Revitalization, $38,400 Fayette: Oak Hill's Virginia Street sidewalk project, $80,000 Fayette and Greenbrier: Meadow River Rail Trail, $250,000 Grant: Town of Bayard sidewalks, $24,000 Greenbrier: Rainelle Streetscape, $240,000; Ronceverte Main Street Streetscape, $158,400 Harrison: Shinnston's Charles Street sidewalk project, $183,650; Lumberport's Jones Run Road, $168,000; Nutter Fort's sidewalk project, $8,000 Jackson: Ripley's South Court Street Revitalization, $154,800 Kanawha: St. Albans Streetscape, $245,000; Dunbar Downtown Streetscape, $278,208 Marion: Farmington Pedestrian Access, $80,000; Pleasant Valley sidewalks, $112,000; Barrackville-Mannington Trail, $280,000; White Hall's U.S. 250 sidewalk project, $90,000 Monongalia: Westover's Dunkard Avenue Sidewalk, $240,000 Preston: Terra Alta Trail amenities, $24,000 Putnam: Hometown Park/Valley Park Scenic Byway improvements, $65,600 Randolph: Elkins Crosswalk Safety project, $115,920 Roane: Spencer Streetscape, $120,978 Wirt: Elizabeth Sidewalk Improvements, $86,240 Wood: Williamstown Sidewalk Improvements, $200,000 Statewide: Sesquicentennial highway historical markers, $168,000 Other Recreational Trails Program grants went to: Berkeley: Yankauer Nature Preserve accessible restrooms, $50,000 Boone: Dartmont Park walking trail, $40,000 Greenbrier: Lewisburg & Ronceverte Trail, $48,000 Harrison: Salem Trail resurfacing, $8,000 Monongalia: Deckers Creek Trail resurfacing, $80,000; Westover Park Loop, $28,800 Monongalia and Preston: Deckers Creek Trail undercut repairs, $115,609 Morgan: North Berkeley Rail Trail, $80,000 Preston: West Virginia Northern Rail Trail acquisition, $80,000 Raleigh: Burning Rock Outdoor Adventure Park trails, $80,000 Wetzel: Paden City Riverfront Trail improvements, $32,000 Other Safe Routes to School grants went to: Barbour: Sidewalk safety to Mount Vernon School, $115,000 Greenbrier: Alderson Elementary Safe Routes to School, $110,000 Kanawha: Holz Elementary Safe Routes to School, $120,000 Wood: Franklin Elementary School Project, $112,000 Reach Rick Steelhammer at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-5169.


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I am delighted to report that IBM received the 4th Annual Golden Bridge Award for Business Innovation. The award was given for System Networking's IBM RackSwitch G8264 with OpenFlow. IBM is leading the way in driving one of the foremost innovations in business technology -- Software Defined Networking (SDN). IBM is one of the first vendors to implement a new data center networking protocol known as OpenFlow for the enterprise. Software Defined Networking using OpenFlow has been standardized through the Open Networking Foundation (ONF) with the collaboration of global network and cloud operators, universities and research labs, and led by IBM and other industry leaders.
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A new rankings list is published following every World Group round and nations at all levels of the competition have a ranking.
The rankings are used for seeding in all the Groups. However, the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in the World Group are always the previous year's finalists.
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