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Back to woodworking … finally!
I've finally had a chance to get back to some woodworking. Here's what's on my bench right now. It's the jewelry chest from Issue 191. I had some air-dried walnut sitting on my lumber rack for years that was waiting for a project, and the crotch pattern turned out to be perfect for this jewelry chest. Read more
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In this example, drug-release from a biomaterial matrix to damaged cell tissue is modeled. Specifically, a nerve guide delivers a regenerating drug to damaged nerve ends. The model involves detailed drug release kinetics, with rate expressions handling drug dissociation/association reactions as well as matrix degradation by enzyme catalysis. The enzyme reaction is described by Michaelis-Menten kinetics.
The detailed reaction and transport description used in this model allows for investigation of many design parameters relevant to the bioengineering. For instance, the effect of matrix degradation on drug release is presented as a function of time and geometry.


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Morgan Leigh McCoy of CoveCityand Judson Blake Garner of New Bernwere united in marriage on April 6, 2013, at Carolina Colours Pavilion in New Bernwith the Rev. Darryl Radford officiating.
The bride is the daughter of Tim and Debra McCoy of CoveCityand the granddaughter of Annette Hawkins of CoveCityand the late Vernon Hawkins Jr. and the late Fletcher and Barbara McCoy.
The bridegroom is the son of Joe Garner of Kinstonand Sandra Garner of New Bern. He is the grandson of Lynwoodand Joyce Small of SurfCity.
The bride was given in marriage by her parents.
Nuptial music was provided by vocalist Elevia Hearne and other musicians, CK Entertainment.
Maid of honor was Brittany Smith of Vanceboro.
Bridesmaids were Brittany Hagan, Brittany Rice, and Mariko Connolly, all of Cove City, and Cayla Garner of New Bern, sister of the groom.
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Having been entrusted with the role of Chief Executive of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, one of my core objectives was to raise the profile of the Trent Bridge Community Trust.
I am very proud of the achievements of Tracey Francis and her team of officers to establish programmes that continue to make a meaningful impact in our communities and there have been some key successes which deserve particular attention.
Positive Futures, our flagship programme, has grown hugely. Initially working in Cotgrave, we expanded into Hawtonville, Newark and continue to engage young people at risk of social exclusion across the county.
The statistical impact and the human stories that have emerged from the programme are incredible and I am delighted to have been able to pledge funding to ensure that the scheme continues to deliver beyond the original three-year commitment and that Mark Clifford, the project co-ordinator, has become a permanent member of our team.
Anti-social behaviour continues to decrease at an astonishing rate with 28% fewer incidents reported in the past 6 months. The two social enterprises established by young people, Allsorts Accessories and Allsorts Canapés, continue to provide training and employment opportunities whilst generating income to perpetuate their own impact.
Our schemes have attracted the support of professional cricketers, Olympic athletes, government ministers and multinational corporations and the recognition of our governing body, public sector partners and awarding bodies but the greatest endorsement of all comes from the young people themselves.
We continue to expand our social inclusion programmes with a vision to become a leading provider, trusted to deliver tangible outcomes in areas prioritised by public sector partners.
The opportunity for exposure presented by our status as Investec Ashes Series hosts will, we hope, accelerate the process of the Trust earning recognition in its own right.
We are proud to be members of the Ashes Legacy Partnership. Under this banner, we will be working to unite international cricket venues for the first time with a mission to provide community benefits and lasting legacy during and after our time in the spotlight.
Since the launch of our Trust, countless personal stories have emerged of young people who have prospered having been given the one thing they needed – a sporting chance.
Our mission, quite simply, is to provide that chance to more young people by ensuring that our schemes continue to prosper.
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where $user is the username of the user currently being processed, and /$dirname /tmp/$user/$dirname/mail_$dirname$count.txt is the path to the most recently processed message, stored as a .txt file.Code:system ("/opt/zimbra/bin/zmmailbox -z -m $user addmessage /$dirname /tmp/$user/$dirname/mail_$dirname$count.txt");
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I've checked the value of the Date field during processing, and it remains the correct (original) value right the way through. It is only when I run the zmmailbox command that it is changed.
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Canepa: Norv is gone, but A.J. should stay
Unless providence intervenes and the Chargers make the playoffs _ something the Mayans would have to put on their calendar to get us to even discuss something so preposterous _ the franchise is going to be looking for a new head coach come January.
But what of the general manager? That question's a bit more difficult to answer. Club President Dean Spanos likes stability. Canning both men may be too much for the franchise to successfully support.
It should be noted this is not all coach Norv Turner's fault. Hardly, although the angry villagers (how many of them are they, exactly?) certainly are carrying a torch for his ouster and next season will have another coach to despise.
Is Norv really a bad coach? A few weeks back ESPN's Ron Jaworski was discussing the Atlanta Falcon's winning streak and noted how so many people outside of football don't realize how difficult it is to win eight-straight NFL games. I always go back to 2009, when the Chargers won 11 straight under Norv.
I just don't believe a bad coach can win 11-straight NFL games. He had to do something right and he did _ with better players than he has now. But it doesn't matter. Unless he gets a visit from St. Nicholas, he won't be back.
Now General Manager A.J. Smith, who built the team out of the muck but has supervised its recent slide, also finds his neck on the stump. These are, after all, his players who are 4-7, every last one of them. But a whole lot of people around here should be careful what they wish for.
If I were forced to guess, I'd say Spanos will make it a package firing and shove both Norv and A.J. into a U-Haul. It's Dean's team, his dime. He can do whatever he pleases and he's done a great job of not really giving a damn what the fans think about his coach and GM.
Although I'd like to defend Norv, and I could, it really wouldn't do much good now. He's gone. But Smith is another matter and Spanos will have to think long and hard about ripping things up and starting from scratch. The process won't be short _ Dean also could make a mistake with his hire _ and it could set the franchise back years.
Before Spanos could even think of a coach, he'd have to hire a GM. GM's prefer to hire their own coaches. It's a comfort-level thing. So that's going to take time and many top coaching prospects could be gone by then.
Plus, Smith and his football people have been scouting colleges and potential free agents for months now. Maybe not all the personnel folks would be let go, but there's no certainty the players they've been scouting will fit in with the plans of a new GM and coach.
A.J. has ticked off a lot of people by letting go good players, but some of those situations couldn't be helped. As an example, could he afford to pay Michael Turner $30 million when he'd already made LaDainian Tomlinson the highest paid back in The League?
Two years ago A.J. screwed up and didn't have the right people to play special teams, and it resulted in a fiasco that cost the team the playoffs. He corrected that. After bad defensive play last year, Smith set out to make that side of the ball better. And, while not great, it has become plenty good enough to win. There is some young talent on that side of the ball.
Now the offense has gone south. After receiver Vincent Jackson defected to Tampa Bay, Smith brought in Eddie Royal and Robert Meachem. Royal basically has been hurt since day one and Meachem has been a bust, sent to the bench after A.J. acquired talented Danario Alexander.


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Hall of Famer George Brett, pitcher Bruce Chen and Royals Hall of Fame pitcher Dennis Leonard made two Caravan appearances today. First, the group visited patients at the Kansas City VA Medical Center. They then traveled east to Whiteman Air Force Base near Knob Noster, Mo. Our group signed autographs for the airmen and their families. They also took a close up look at the B-2…very cool!
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2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 - Hopping Up The ChallengerWritten by on August 5, 2008 Contributors: The Hot Rod Staff We Add A Handful Of Easy, Bolt-On Speed Parts To The New Dodge Challenger And Almost Put It In The 12s.
The wait for the '08 Dodge Challenger release has been long not just for Mopar fans, but for all car freaks. We were teased with the concept car two and a half years ago at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit (coincidentally, the same show we first laid eyes on the new Camaro concept), and over the past 30 months, select folks have gotten to drive the concept, spy shots have been seen, and insider rumors have run rampant. Finally, we were allowed to see the real deal and reveal it four months ago, in the Apr. '08 issue. But that was the show car headed straight for the Chicago Auto Show, and we were barely allowed to touch it. The car you see here is an actual production Challenger, and the Chrysler folks were foolish enough to let us have it, unsupervised, for a full week. Yee-haw!
Knowing that the clean-hands books like Motor Trend and its brethren would be given the same privilege, instead of doing a straight-up road test we decided to take a distinctly HOT ROD turn with the car. Like we did with the very first Camaro back in late 1966, we drove our silver Dodge to as many Los Angeles-area aftermarket companies as we could to see what they could do for the car. We ended up bolting on a Borla Cat-Back exhaust, a K&N cold-air kit, and Nitto 20-inch drag radials, then stuck a tune-up in the engine-control computer with a Diablo-Sport Predator handheld. Then we took it to the track to see how fast it was.
The end result was an increase of 25 hp and 26 lb-ft at the rear wheels and an eighth-mile time of 8.33 at 85.74 mph. The only track available during the time we had the car was Irwindale Raceway's eighth-mile, so providing a legit quarter-mile e.t. and speed is iffy, but using the standard eighth-to-quarter correction factor, that translates to a 13.07 at 108.88 mph. (We wanted a corrected 12-second pass, but it just wasn't happening this day.) Chrysler claims low 13s stock, so that seems about right.
Driving the car was a very pleasant experience, though since it was the first one on the streets of Southern California, we were more often at a stop showing it to people than actually driving it. One guy in a new Charger with 22s literally snapped his head as we drove by, flipped his car around, and chased us for a few blocks. We felt obliged to show off the car. It certainly wasn't the only case of that happening.
Inside, the Challenger feels pretty much like the other SRT8 models (300C, Charger, and the now-dead Magnum), though some of accoutrements are specific to the two-door. The center console and door panels were purposely shaped to resemble the original Challenger, and the leather-and-ultrasuede seats are comfy and supportive. Since it's a coupe, there's not as much rear seat room as the other models, but it's sufficient for a 6-footer, and the headroom is better than anything we've seen in a two-door musclecar, including the new Mustang. The rear seats also fold down to make more room in the already huge trunk, and that's the only downside we saw to the car; with the seat down, the rear headrest pokes into the backrest of the front seat, preventing it from reclining as far as we'd have liked.
Driving it is also similar to the SRT8, 300C, and Charger. Seat-of-the-pants performance impressions aren't much different from either of those cars (though we didn't have all three at once for a comparison), but the Challenger's suspension tuning is configured between those cars; softer than the Charger and stiffer than the 300C. On the track at Willow Springs Raceway (during the press debut), the Challenger felt as big as its 4,100 pounds should, but it was fairly neutral and didn't push nearly as badly as our experience in a similar Charger. It was a lot of fun to throw around, though I'm sure it'll be much more fun next year when the six-speed manual version comes out. As reported in the April issue, the only trans available for the first year is the Mercedes-sourced five-speed automatic, but the Tremec T-6060 six-gear will be available in '09 models of the SRT8 and RT (5.7L) Challenger.
Everybody who drove this car and everyone who saw it responded positively, so Chrysler has hit a home run with the new Challenger. The entire '08 model run will be SRT8 versions. The sticker price on ours was $39,000 and change, but dealers are going to gouge those who have to have the first one on the block. Our advice is to let the buying frenzy of the first model year die down and buy an '09. It'll have a six-speed and sell for much closer to the sticker price.
Regardless of how much you pay, this is one sexy car.
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Our first stop was at Borla, where the crew immediately put the Challenger on the lift and installed one of their Magnum Cat-Back exhaust kits. Surprisingly, the stock pipes are 23/4 inches in diameter, whereas Borla's Magnum kit is 21/2 inches.The tips protruded just a tad too far. When we returned the car after testing, they had already developed a 23/4-inch system for the Challenger, so it'll be available as soon as the cars hit dealer showrooms.Borla's Magnum system was worth 17 hp on the chassis dyno, taking power from a stock 352 to 369 hp. It sounded better, too.We took the Challenger to Vortech Superchargers and Lance Keck and Mike Regan were relieved to see that the Challenger packaging matches the existing LX-platform Hemicars. The new 5.7L/6.1L Hemi V-8 supercharger kit features the Vortech V-3 supercharger (with self-contained oiling so no oil lines are needed) and an integrated dual-pass air/water aftercooler. According to Vortech, this blower kit will increase horsepower up to 45 percent and carries a suggested retail price of $5683.95.To take tire spin out of the equation, we mounted a set of Nitto's brand-new 275/45-20 drag radials on American Racing Torq-Thrust wheels, sourced from The Tire Rack. Even with the traction control turned off, doing a burnout in the Challenger requires pedaling of the throttle to keep the tires spinning. Otherwise, the computer thinks the throttle is stuck and pulls power out, bogging the engine.We let the 6.1L cool down for about an hour and iced down the intake to help. The first pass was the best. As is usual, the car slowed down a few ticks with each pass.With the car returned to stock, we went to K&N to evaluate filters. Two things to note here: The baseline numbers are slightly different from what we saw at Borla because it's a different dyno in a different city. Also, the tests were conducted with the hood open, which certainly benefits the open-element, high-flow system. That being said, the open-hood baseline power figures were 356 hp and 350 lb-ft. The K&N replacement air filter (PN 33-2295) increased torque by 14.7 lb-ft and 13.9 hp at the rear wheels. Then K&N's Dave Davey installed the high-flow intake system (a 300C kit that was a direct fit on the Challenger), where a gain of 29 lb-ft was delivered above baseline and an additional 32 hp. Even the team at K&N was impressed, as the same kit advertised on the 5.7L Hemi is an advertised 21hp bolt-on.At Edelbrock, we stopped in at the exhaust department where the Challenger was compared with the LX-platform Hemi Chryslers. Arty Feles, vice president of R&D said, "Edelbrock will have Tubular Exhaust System (TES) application headers and a catalytic converter and back system."According to Regis Finn, director of product promotions at Hurst, "We were quite disappointed to find out that our current Hurst shifters for the LX-platform Chryslers do not appear to work with the Challenger. Of course, we will make the necessary changes and have product as the differences are primarily cosmetic." Currently, Hurst offers two part numbers for the 300, Magnum, and Charger-a black plate version, PN 5380400 (MSRP $209.52) and a polished version, PN 5380401 (MSRP $238.09). We also know that Hurst is working in concert with Chrysler on a Pistol Grip shifter for the upcoming six-speed manual Challenger.
At the track, Jason Lewis used the Predator to play with timing, fuel, and shift points to get the most out of the car. It liked 2 degrees more timing. Initially, Lance Keck of Vortech plugged in a DiabloSport Predator (PN U7135) to verify its compatibility with the '08 Challenger. Using the Predator 93 Octane Performance CAI tune (and with the stock exhaust), we saw peak performance gains on Borla's chassis dyno of 6 hp and 14 lb-ft . Seat of the pants, however, the car was more responsive, especially with an improvement of the lazy 1-2 shift of the stock Challenger. Stock vehicle tunes in the Predator U7135 controller include 91 Octane performance tunes, 93 Octane performance tunes, and a capability to modify the factory tune.Turbonetics also got a chance to check the car out. Marketing Manager Tyler Tanaka told us, "The consumer excitement surrounding the release of the new Dodge Challenger has prompted Turbonetics to explore the feasibility of creating a new bolt-on turbo system for the Challenger." Expect a package similar to the '05-and-up Ford Mustang kit that Turbonetics already has for sale. While packaging is the greatest challenge involving this car, initially a single-turbo configuration is likely in the works. That configuration will allow the factory catalytic converters to remain in place to help meet California Air Resources Board approval. If their Mustang experience is any indication ('05-to-current Mustang GT rear wheel performance measures 450 hp and 495 lb-ft), expect serious gains for the Hemi.


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Martin County deputies told WITN that 80-year-old Freda Hamilton died from a combination of exposure, heart disease, and dementia.
The Medical Examiner's Office has positively identified the body found on Fire Department Road in Williamston. Investigators said Hamilton had been at that location for some time before being found.
Two teens discovered the woman's car the night of Thursday, August 16th on Fire Department Road in Williamston. That was around 7:15 p.m. The car was behind the fire department and the body of an elderly woman was in a nearby ditch.
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Martin County deputies say they believe a body found near a missing woman's car is Freda Hamilton.
Two teens discovered the woman's car Thursday night on Fire Department Road in Williamston around 7:15 p.m. The car was behind the fire department and the body of an elderly woman was in a nearby ditch.
Lt. Drew Robinson says the family of Hamilton has been notified, but they are waiting on official confirmation from the Medical Examiner's Office.
The 80-year-old Hamilton was last seen here at her home in Robersonville by neighbors on Tuesday, August 7th. She was the subject of a statewide Silver Alert, but that was cancelled after the car and body were found.
Martin County Sheriff Dan Gibbs tells WITN 2 teens discovered the car of missing elderly woman Freda Hamilton Thursday night and the body of an elderly woman nearby. Gibbs says he can not confirm the identity of the body until an autopsy is complete. A family member tells WITN he was told by Robersonville police the body was too decomposed to make a positive identification immediately, but police did request the Silver Alert for Hamilton to be canceled.
Martin County Deputies were called out to Fire Department Road in Williamston about 7:15 p.m. Thursday night for the discovery of a body. Sheriff Gibbs says 2 teen girls found saw the blue Toyota Yaris which belongs to 80-year-old Freda Hamilton who was last seen August 7th. The car was on a roadside behind a fire department and the body of an elderly woman was found near the car in a ditch.
Stay with WITN and witn.com for details on this developing story.
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The search continues for a local elderly woman who has been missing for more than a week.
Freda Hamilton, 80-years-old, was last seen here at her home in Robersonville, Martin County, by neighbors on Tuesday, August 7th. She is the subject of a statewide silver alert, as authorities continue their attempts to find her.
Freda's cousin Carol Revels says she never realized how difficult these situations are for other families, until it happened to her own. "I feel sorry for other people who have lost someone like that. If that happens, which I'm praying that she'll come home, but I don't know."
Freda is believed to be suffering from a form of dementia. She is 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighs 125 pounds and has short silver hair. Her 2008 blue Toyota Yaris is also missing.
Anyone with information can call Robersonville Police at 252-792-8151.
An elderly Martin County woman is the subject of a statewide Silver Alert.
Robersonville police are looking for Freda Hamilton. The 80-year-old woman was last seen at 201 East Second Street.
The woman is believed to be suffering from dementia or some other cognitive impairment. She is 5'3" tall, weighs 125 pounds, has short silver hair and hazel eyes.
Hamilton is believed to be driving a 2008 blue Toyota Yaris, with North Carolina tag ADN 5154.
Captain Phillip Lee says the woman's family periodically checks on her, but they were unable to get in touch with her in the last few days.
Neighbors say they last saw her Monday or Tuesday. At her house they found her vehicle gone, but her purse and other items, like her cell phone, were still in the house.
Lee says there was no sign of a forced entry and at this point they don't believe there's any foul play involved.
Anyone who knows her whereabouts should call Robersonville police at 252-792-8151.


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I was in my local Walmart yesterday shopping for a few items for my hunting trip later this month. I always go by the sporing goods section to see what they might have thats new. Especially in the fall before hunting season, they have a lot of new items, I even saw some new compound bows and other archery supplies that I had not seen here before.
Subject of my post....they have a ton of T/C stuff. All kinds of accesories from T/C that I know our local store has not had before. I bought several items I saw and saved me ordering online. They also had lots of ammo (as compared to earlier this year), but are limiting purchases. The only thing they didn't have much of was M/L bullets, just Powerbelts.


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Fuel Tank Upgrade - Blazin' Saddle for '67-'72 C10s - TechWritten by on March 15, 2011 Better Handling with 21 Extra Gallons
If a classic pickup has any trace of its original suspension left in place, it's going to ride and handle a lot better if it has a load in the bed. This is because all trucks are factory engineered to function under the assumption that they are going to spend most of their life working with extra weight over the rear axle. The extra weight brings the front-to-rear weight distribution closer to the ideal 50/50 balance and nothing but good things begin to happen. Under acceleration the truck has better traction, and when it's time to jump on the binders, provided it's not over loaded, the truck is going to stop better.
When the subject changes to customized classic trucks where the suspension has been upgraded with a modern system including lighter spring rates the ride will be "softer", but the truck will remain nose heavy. In general, the solution is to redistribute the weight, and moving the gas tank as far rearward as possible is one of the best solutions. What this means in almost every case is a custom-made rear gas tank will have to be fabricated or purchased, and then installed. For owners of '67-'72 Chevrolet and GMC pickups there is an option that costs less and as part of the deal, throws in a factory original appearance. The gas tank we're talking about is a reproduction of the 21-gallon tank General Motors engineered as standard equipment for the Blazer. Since it is patterned exactly after the original, any of the goodies that might go bad in the future such as the gas gauge sending unit, can be sourced from any auto parts store. Naturally since the tank kit we installed was originally sourced from LMC Truck, of Lenexa, Kansas, that would be the first place to look for replacement parts.
The subject vehicle in this instance is the '68 GMC longbed known as "Agent Orange," which has appeared in previous issues. At some point, the '68 will undergo shortbed surgery and be turned into a cruiser. In the meantime, it's still being used as a hard working truck. In town hauling a heavy load or pulling a trailer, the '68 is lucky to get more than 10 miles per gallon. Pushing it with the stock in cab 16-gallon tank, it's lucky to cover 150 miles.
As a rule when it comes to in cab gas tanks, I like to relocate to where I believe is a safer location, but this time around I'm going to take my chances and build what's called a "tanker." I left the stock tank in place and installed LMC Truck's 21-gallon Blazer tank as a "saddle tank" giving the old girl a total of 35 gallons. As an interesting trivial fact, the Chevrolet Blazers built specifically for military use came equipped with a 27-gallon gas tank built to mil-specs. A few years ago a batch of new, old-stock military spec 27-gallon tanks showed up as Army surplus, but I doubt there's any to be found on the market these days.
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Direct from LMC Truck (part #32-5924), the rear mount gas tank comes as a kit that includes mounting straps, hardware, and a fuel gauge sending unit. This kit fits '67-'72 as well as '63-'66 C10 applications.Try to remember the last time you needed a spare tire versus better fuel capacity; the only downside, and it's minor, is the mounting location for the spare tire is where LMC Truck's 21-gallon Blazer tank will find its new home. Removing the spare tire cradle was a simple matter of unbolting and setting it aside.Next, in order to gain ground and mounting clearance for the 21-gallon tank, the top part of the spare tire cradle was cut out and removed.Instead of grinding the rivets off, we used a reciprocating saw to cut the stamped channel from the frame. Notice it was cut flush with the framerail.The next step was to lift the Blazer tank into place with the filler neck located on the driver side and check for further obstructions preventing the tank from tucking up as close as possible to the framerails.One of the bed's cross sills needed to be trimmed for the tank to fit. There's several ways to cut steel, one is to use a pneumatic die grinder with a 4-inch cutoff disc - we used a plasma cutter, and that's the hot ticket!This shows how much metal was removed from the cross sill. A die grinder with a 4-inch disc was used to clean up the slag.There are four locating tabs on the Blazer tank that protrude from the holes that are going to be used as bolt holes for the mounting straps. In order to let the tank sit as flush as possible, the four tabs must be cut off. Then we used a die grinder with a Harbor Freight router bit to hog the holes out to size.
In addition to providing superior soundproofing, Dynamat can be used to ensure against squeaks and rattles emanating from the tank.The sending unit must be installed before mounting the Blazer tank into place. Make sure the retaining ring is driven completely into place.The stainless steel mounting strap shown at the bottom is how they arrive from LMC Truck. The straps are quite malleable and were literally easy to shape by hand as required for our intentions (top).The mounting bolts were left snug but loose enough to shift the bumper around to align it into place.
With the bed wood missing, one can see where the sending unit ends up. It's important to note the fuel lines, and wiring must be completely attached before the tank is lifted into place for the last time.With its thick coating of silver paint, LMC Truck's 21-gallon gas tank is nice to look at, but we felt in the interest of safety, it might be a good idea to install a heavy-duty rear bumper to protect it. Step one to installing LMC Truck's chrome rear-step bumper was to bolt the mounting brackets onto the existing factory boltholes.


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Great stuff - would've repped, but I already did on the WIP thread, I guess. Rated, at least.
Well I thought it was time to call this one finished. This map came about when I was trying out Pasis's excellent tutorial "Raising the mountains". In addition to following his tuturial I also experimented with different textures and techniques to get the result you see here.
I would like to thank the community for the critique in my WIP-thread which helped me with some corrections of the map.
The WIP-thread can be found here; http://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=7005
I decided not to name the lakes, rivers and provinces to avoid making the map seem too cluttered with information.
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Great stuff - would've repped, but I already did on the WIP thread, I guess. Rated, at least.
Said it before, but it deserves saying again - that's one sexy map
My finished maps
"...sometimes the most efficient way to make something look drawn by hand is to simply draw it by hand..."
Nice map! I hope we'll see more of this world (if there is). Keep up the good work.
There is a typo - at the top of your map it should read "Woods of Eastern Shua" .
I'm trapped in Darkness,
Still I reach out for the Stars
Arrgh! Thank you for seeing that, it's now fixed
And yes I've already started on a map depicting a country to the south of this map, so there will be updates until I've finished the whole world.
Thank you for your kind comments
Nice job... I dub thee newly repped *bonk*
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This map is beautiful!
I eagerly await seeing what the rest of this world looks like, judging from the overview map you posted in the WIP thread there will certainly be a lot to see.
This is great. Wonderful map!
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Very sweet! That would look beautiful hanging on a wall. My only crit is that the scale legend doesn't have a length that corresponds to the map border markings.
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Wow, that's a great job, Repped and voted... XD
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New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - Ryan Anderson nailed seven 3-pointers en
route to 27 points and Greivis Vasquez recorded a double-double with 19 points
and 11 assists, helping the New Orleans Hornets beat the Sacramento Kings,
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WEIRTON - The Madonna football team opened the new era of playing home games at the new Jimmy Carey Stadium by rolling past visiting Valley 49-0 on Saturday night.
It was an awesome display of offense and defense. The Madonna defense held the Lumberjacks to 122 yards. Meanwhile, the Blue Dons were racking up a total of 434 offensive yards, 360 on the ground and 74 through the air.
''On the scoreboard it looks like an easy victory and that we did everything right, but I told the kids after the game that the coaching staff saw a lot of mistakes that have to be corrected before we take on Wheeling Central next week,'' second-year Madonna coach Doug Taylor said. ''It was a good win for us. Weir High opened this stadium (Friday) night and we want to start our little tradition here, too. We really appreciate the opportunity to play here.''
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Weirton Madonna's Nick Ossman carries the ball Saturday at Jimmy Carey Stadium.
The Blue Dons were led by juniors Nick Ossman and Ross Comis. Ossman tallied 127 yards rushing with 12 carries and scored with two 1-yard runs and a 5-yarder along with a 65-yard punt return.
Comis, who had nearly 2,000 yards running and passing last year as a sophomore, rushed for 108 yards and had touchdown carries of 53 and 17 yards. He completed 6 of 8 pass attempts for another 74 yards.
''Our special teams did a good job setting us up,'' Taylor said. ''We had one drive of 95 yards that was our only long drive of the night. We left our starters in longer than I would have wanted because we had one scrimmage with just 20 offensive plays and we were so banged up with injuries that we couldn't do our second scrimmage so we wanted to get these guys a little bit of work.''
The Blue Dons got on the scoreboard just three-and-a-half minutes into the game when Comis ran through the line on a keeper, cut to his right and found daylight all the way to the end zone. Comis scored the two-point conversion on another keeper.
Ossman's 65-yard punt return made the score 14-0 and Comis scored again from 17 yards out this time. Junior Adam Robertson's extra point kick capped the first-period scoring at 21-0.
Madonna kept the heat on in the second period with two more touchdowns. Ossman returned a punt from his own 45 to the Valley 10 to set up the first score. He took a handoff and plowed into the end zone from the 1.
It was Ossman again later in the period on a one-yard blast. Comis connected with Will Bowser for the two-pointer that gave the Blue Dons a commanding 35-0 halftime margin.
Jim West, who took over as the Valley head coach for his father, Tom West, who had surgery Saturday, knew going in that this would be a tough season opener.
''It always is and we weren't kidding ourselves,'' West said. ''We knew this would be a tough one. With what we had coming back this year we ended up with kids in new positions and we started five freshman so we weren't sure how we would react or how we would come out for this first game.
''It was a lot of what I expected, but I was disappointed in our tackling. We were getting where we were supposed to be defensively, but we were just not executing the tackles. I was a little bit disappointed in that, but it is nothing we can't correct. Everything that happened here can be corrected so I'm confident the team remains motivated to go to Cameron next week and get things straightened out.''
The one bright spot for West was the running of 305-pound senior fullback, Spencer Mason. Mason got the call 23 times and rumbled for a total of 96 yards, which accounted for all but 7 of Valley's net yards on the ground.
The Blue Dons quickly made the score 42-0 as they put the second half kickoff in play at their own 38. Ossman scampered 44 yards to the Valley 18 and Comis hit junior Marcello Biondillo with a 13-yard aerial that put the ball at the Lumberjack 5. Ossman scored his third touchdown from scrimmage on the next play going through the right side of the Blue Don offensive line.
Another junior (Madonna has 15 of them on the roster), Anthony Antinone, who replaced Comis at quarterback, capped the scoring on a 1-yard sweep to the right. Greene added the point after.


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According to the GAO, the model certificates are deficient in several areas. For example, the certificate fails to inform participants that once they leave the group market:
- They may have a right to obtain health insurance in the individual market.
- If they accept other employment, they might not have to fulfill a preexisting condition period under the new employer's group health plan.
The GAO has made several recommendations for retooling the certificate to better educate the health plan consumer, and the DOL and the Health Care Financing Administration have generally agreed with the GAO's recommendations. Therefore, it wouldn't be surprising to see some changes in the model certificate when final regulations are released. (Currently, the GAO notes that officials expect to finalize HIPAA regulations in 2000.)
What should employers do?
Employers wishing to stay ahead of the game should consider revising their certificates to incorporate some of the GAO's recommendations. Specifically, the GAO recommends that the following information be highlighted:
- The rules relating to preexisting conditions and the guaranteed renewability of health coverage.
- The prohibition against discrimination against an insured on the basis of that individual's health status.
- The right to guaranteed access to insurance for individuals losing group coverage.
In addition, the GAO strongly recommends that the certificates inform participants whom they should contact for further information about their rights under HIPAA. Adding this information to the certificate should take plan administrators little time and, in the long run, may actually save time, since employees will be better informed and may have less need to contact plan administrators for further information after employment is terminated.
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Jewelry designer Alex Woo. Photo courtesy of Alex Woo.
Issue: Fall 2010
Department: My Story
The Giving Tree by Alex Woo
Designer Alex Woo joined forces with actress Christina Applegate to turn personal tragedy into a cure for the second most common cause of cancer death among women.
My mother is someone I always admired. She was the most intelligent person I knew and taught me so much about life. She was also like a sister and best friend to me. We loved shopping and spending time with each other, and she was my continual inspiration. As a working mom, she always taught me to pursue my own dreams and be independent. So when I was in high school, my life was shattered with the news of her diagnosis. A cancerous lump had been found in her breast, and she decided that she would have a mastectomy and have the whole breast removed. After the surgery and rounds of radiation and chemotherapy, we now had to shop for different things — wigs to cover her hair loss, and special bras and swimsuits to help accommodate for her lost breast. Somehow she still made it fun and similar to our past shopping trips. We remained strong because we thought we would get through it all.
Although she had gotten better for some time, her cancer came back and spread to her lymph nodes. She had to stay at the hospital, so my father and I took shifts. I would spend my days with her, and he would spend the nights breaking hospital rules to be at her bedside.
I naively thought she would be checking out of the hospital soon. On one of the days, I got a terrible cold, and my dad told me to stay home and rest. He instead went to the hospital to accompany her. It was that day, at the age of 39, that she passed away. When I was informed of the news, I could not believe it and thought it was a mistake. I burst into tears because I never had a chance to say a proper goodbye and tell her how much she truly meant to me. Deep in my heart I knew my mom knew how much I loved her, but I still wished that I could have told her how much she meant to me and more. I learned from that day on how short and fragile life is, and my mother taught me one final lesson: to enjoy life and live each day to its fullest without any regrets. And always tell the ones you love how much they mean to you. Since that day, my father has taken on double duty as both parent and best
friend, and I became an advocate for breast cancer awareness.
Fast forward to 2008. After receiving her breast cancer diagnosis, award-winning actress Christina Applegate created a foundation called Right Action for Women to educate women about what it means to be at "high risk" for breast cancer and encourage them to talk to their doctors about appropriate screening. Generously providing aid to individuals who were at increased risk for breast cancer and did not have insurance or the financial flexibility to cover the high costs associated with breast screenings, Christina and her foundation brought much more attention to the cause. At the
same time, I had designed my "Open Heart" necklace, which was dedicated to raising funds to benefit breast cancer research. During her treatments, Christina regularly wore my "Open Heart" pendant, so when her new foundation was started, we wanted to design a new piece together — what eventually became the "Tree of Life." In this design, we wanted to not only signify balance, peace and harmony in the shape of the tree and branches, but also to incorporate the feminine curves of a woman. The seven leaves represent each day of the week, as a reminder to live each day to its fullest.
I also wanted to incorporate Christina's experiences in dealing with breast cancer. "This piece reminds me so much of the roses I made out of ribbons for my friends and family while in the hospital," she said. "I am so grateful to Alex for creating such a beautiful piece to benefit Right Action for Women."
For me, partnering with Christina, who has given inspiration to millions of young women, was an honor. When my mom found a lump in her breast, she was still in her 30s and thought it would go away. But by the time she went to see a doctor, it was too late. Thankfully today, there is not only better technology but much more awareness about the importance of routine breast exams. Early detection is the key and I encourage all women to be vigilant. Life is so precious — always let your loved ones know how much they mean to you.
For more info on Right Action for Women, visit RightActionforWomen.org. Net proceeds from Alex Woo's "Tree of Life" pendant will help women at high risk for breast cancer get the screenings they need to beat this disease.


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If you have a printer attached to your computer, you can share it with anyone on the same network. It doesn't matter what type of printer you have, as long it's installed on your computer and is directly attached with a USB cable or other type of printer cable. The people you choose to share the printer with will be able to use it to print, as long as they first locate your computer on the network.
Printers that are directly connected to a network rather than attached to a computer are available to anyone on the same network. Such printers must have a network port or wireless connection that allows them to connect directly to the network.
Sharing a printer requires a few steps. First, on the computer that the printer is plugged in to, follow these steps.
Open Advanced sharing settings by clicking the Start button , and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type network, click Network and Sharing Center, and then, in the left pane, click Change advanced sharing settings.
If printer sharing is off, under File and printer sharing, select Turn on file and printer sharing, and then click Save changes.
If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
Now you need to share the printer itself.
Open Devices and Printers by clicking the Start button , and then, on the Start menu, clicking Devices and Printers.
Right-click the printer you want to share, and then click Printer properties.
Click the Sharing tab, and select the Share this printer check box.
Other people on your network can now connect to this printer. All they need to do is add a network printer (your printer) to their computers.
Click Add a printer.
Click Add a network, wireless, or Bluetooth printer, click the shared printer, click Next, and follow the instructions on the screen.
For more information about sharing, see File sharing essentials.
If you have a printer attached to your computer, you can share it with anyone on the same network. It doesn't matter what type of printer it is, as long as the printer is installed on your computer and directly attached with a universal serial bus (USB) cable or other type of printer cable. Whoever you choose to share the printer with will be able to use it to print, provided they can locate your computer on the network.
Open Network and Sharing Center by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking Network and Internet, and then clicking Network and Sharing Center.
Anyone using this computer can already use any printer attached to the computer. Printer sharing allows you to share your printer with people using other computers on the network.
Follow these steps to connect to a shared printer over the network. You must know the name of the computer that has the printer attached to it. If you don't know this name, ask someone who uses that computer, or go to the other computer yourself and look it up. For information on how to find this name, see Find your computer name.
Click the Start button , and then, in the Search box, type \\ followed by the name of the computer with the shared printer you want to use (for example, \\mylaptop).
Press ENTER.
If Windows can find the computer on the network, a folder will open for the computer. Double-click Printers. If any shared printers are connected to this computer, they will appear here. If you don't see the shared printer you want to use, ask a person who uses that computer if the printer is connected, turned on, and shared with other users on the network.
Double-click the printer. Windows will automatically add the printer to your computer and install the printer driver. When the process is complete, click Next.
The printer should appear in your Printers folder. You can select this printer when you want to print a document or other type of file.
If Windows can't automatically find and install the printer driver that allows this shared printer to work with your computer, you need to install the driver before you will be able to print. For more information, see Find and install printer drivers.
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Testimony :: Ambassador Robert Barry
Head - OSCE Mission in Bosnia
The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Ambassador James W. Pardew
Deputy Special Advisor to the President and Secretary of State for Kosovo and Dayton Implementation
"Bosnia's Future Under the Dayton Agreement"
June 13, 2000
Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak to you today about our continuing efforts to assist
the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina to achieve a lasting peace, democracy and prosperity.
Our focus today is the Dayton Agreement. I will provide my perspective on what it is, what it is not and what I
see as the keys to political and economic progress in Bosnia.
In any discussion of the Dayton Peace Agreement, it is important to understand both what Dayton is and what it is
not. First, Dayton is a cease-fire agreement. Throughout the war the international community made continuous,
exhaustive, but ultimately fruitless efforts to end the war, fruitless until the Dayton Agreement finally ended it. The
agreement ended the fighting and separated and controlled the constituent military forces, but it did not identify a
winner. The war-time power structure remained in place. If Bosnia is to become a viable state, it must begin to
develop one integrated armed force, free of external influence, oriented towards NATO and subordinate to
national civilian authorities. To achieve that goal, Croatia and Serbia must end their military support to national
forces in Bosnia. Croatia has just done so, however, the Serb forces in Bosnia remain largely supported and
directed from Belgrade.
Secondly, the Dayton Agreement is the basic framework for participatory democracy. It is a fairly precise
diagram, a schematic for the institutions, political structures and inter-relationships required to begin the process of
recovery and transition for the people of Bosnia. It is, however, a document of negotiated compromises, which
decentralize political, economic and military institutions below the state level to the entities. All of the parties at
Dayton agreed that Bosnia and Herzegovina would be one state with two entities and three constituent peoples.
All agreed that Dayton described two entities, the Federation and the Republika Srpska, which would have strong
powers, as well as a central government, which would have strictly limited powers.
Despite the lack of strong central governing institutions, the Dayton Agreement has produced important
achievements. These achievements include:
· A stable security environment;
· The restoration of freedom of movement across the entire country;
· Completion of major infrastructure reconstruction programs;
· A single, stable Bosnian currency in overwhelming use;
· A series of internationally-supervised elections which have seriously eroded the grip of the nationalists on power
and led to increased democratic pluralism;
· Democratic institutions of government at all levels which are slowly growing in strength and effectiveness; and
· Thousands of refugees who have returned to all areas of the country, and a rate of refugee return which is
accelerating in inverse proportion to the declining power of the nationalists.
These and many other achievements point to the success of the Agreement. However, it is also clearly a work in
Just as the Dayton Agreement is a sound and practical blue-print for a peaceful, democratic and prosperous
Bosnia and Herzegovina, it does not resolve every issue, nor does it promise that the international community will
solve every problem between the competing interest groups in the country. That is for them to resolve, in the
course of time, through the democratic process and through elections. While Dayton does outline the key
institutions and responsibilities of a stable and democratic state, it is up to the people of Bosnia, and the leaders
they choose, to use the Dayton blue-print to build their new country, with its new institutions, to take its new place
in Europe.
A fundamental problem with Dayton implementation is that many political leaders in Bosnia have not fully
accepted the concept of Bosnia as a state. The leadership simply lacks the will to implement the various elements
of Dayton, then go beyond Dayton in important areas. In fact, the nationalists on all sides, clinging to their narrow
slice of power, never bought on to the promise and potential of the Dayton Agreement. It is this serious lack of
vision, intolerance, failure to compromise, and most of all the unwillingness of these leaders to wholeheartedly
embrace democracy and a market-oriented economy that have so badly slowed progress in Bosnia.
After five years Dayton is only a partial success, but progress continues. Certainly the pace of implementation is
too slow, but Bosnia, and Dayton, must overcome three significant obstacles.
The first is the war. The brutal and lengthy conflict scarred everyone in Bosnia, and the people on all sides have
only slowly gained the confidence that the war is indeed over. The people of Bosnia are not inherently hostile to
each other, nor is future conflict inevitable. The security of knowing that armed conflict will not begin again is
critical for Dayton implementation, and we must ensure that we do nothing to shake that confidence.
The second obstacle is nationalism and intolerance. The sooner the people remove political leaders who inflame
ethnic tensions for political gain and replace them with leaders who promote economic and political change, the
better. The nationalists are gradually losing power, but the transition is very slow. Milosevic continues to cast a
dark and disruptive shadow over Serbs in Bosnia.
However, the defeat of Radovan Karadzic's SDS party at the entity level in Republika Srpska in 1997, and the
significant erosion of support for nationalist parties in the Federation in this April's elections, are evidence that the
people are turning away from the nationalists and their messages of ethnic supremacy and division. The recent
collapse of the ruling nationalist HDZ party in neighboring Croatia has accelerated this process, and provided an
example for other countries in the region of the benefits that can be achieved by embracing democracy and
moving toward the Euro-Atlantic mainstream. This message was not lost on the electorate in Bosnia, and we are
hopeful that people in Bosnia will participate fully and actively in all aspects of the democratic process, including
elections, to choose the future they want for their country.
There is a third obstacle to overcome. The legacy of decades of communism in the former Yugoslavia continues to
hinder our efforts to assist the people to implement Dayton. It is clear that even when the people of Bosnia fully
overcome both the war and nationalism, the struggle towards a market-oriented democracy will continue. They
lived and were educated in a flawed system. Acceptance of authoritarian leadership and party control of the
media and economy are hard habits to break. For more than a decade we have seen other Eastern European
countries struggle to make progress in creating democratic institutions. Elsewhere in Eastern Europe, corruption
and cronyism slowed the already-difficult transition from communism to a free-market economy, so we should not
minimize the progress already achieved in Bosnia.
Mr. Chairman, I do not believe that renegotiating the Dayton Agreement is in our interest. Some want to reopen
the Dayton Agreement as a way to speed up the transition in Bosnia. The agreement is more than adequate to
build on as it stands, and reopening it would not address the basic problems I just described. In fact, renegotiating
Dayton with the current political, economic and military leadership would only set back existing achievements.
Others wish to end our presence in Bosnia and see reopening Dayton as a means to that end. Instead, reopening
the agreement could, in fact, re-ignite old issues, set the clock back and require the international presence for
longer in the Balkans.
In closing, I would like to say that the United States strongly supports the conclusions of the recent Peace
Implementation Council meeting in Brussels, which called on the parties in Bosnia to accelerate implementation of
the Dayton Agreement. We also strongly support the three primary objectives of the international community
stated in May to assist the people of Bosnia:
· Economic reforms to eliminate interference in the economy by nationalist political parties;
· Accelerate the return of displaced persons and refugees; and
· Strengthen State institutions, including integrated defense, plus independent media.
New political leadership and more pluralism in the fall elections, economic reform, refugee returns and stronger
state institutions are far more valuable to stability and progress in Bosnia than debates over renegotiating the
Dayton Agreement.
Working together, the international community and the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina have made significant
progress in achieving the goals to which the signers of the Dayton Agreement committed themselves. While there
is still much to be done, the United States is proud to be a part of this effort.


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(KSDK Sports) -- The most significant storyline for the 2013 Cardinals has been the loss of so much veteran talent. The reasons for the depletion of vets range from free agency - Lance Berkman, Kyle Lohse. Trade - Skip Schumaker, and injury - Chris Carpenter.
So on the eve of the opening of Grapefruit League action, here is how the Cardinals look right now.
Rotation: Adam Wainwright, Chris Carpenter, Jaime Garcia, Lance Lynn, Jake Westbrook, Shelby Miller, Joe Kelly, Trevor Rosenthal.
The Cardinals did tender a one year offer to free agent Kyle Lohse, but as expected it was rejected. The Cardinals clearly believe they have their five starters in camp right now. Wainwright, Westbrook, Garcia and Lynn appear solid as the club's 1-4.
Adam Wainwright assumes the mantel of staff ace. And he says he has the mental toughness to do the job. "I've got years of advice from Carp on ways to look at yourself and the thought process that goes into being a number one type starter. All those things are kind of clicking right now," said Wainwright.
The storyline throughout the spring will be which young hurler will get the job as the fifth starter. The auditioning process began last season when all three candidates impressed the bosses and Cardinal Nation with their fireballing stuff.
All systems appear to be "go" with Shelby Miller's latest health concern. Earlier this week, Manager Mike Matheny said the Miller was un-available to throw due to tightness and soreness in his throwing shoulder. But the following day, Miller was back on his throwing program, although the Cardinals did announce that Miller would not make his scheduled first start of Spring on Sunday.
Video: Miller's new attitude getting noticed
Joe Kelly says he and Shelby Miller are best friends, but that doesn't mean he isn't going to try to beat him out for the fifth starter job at spring training.
Video: Kelly ready to battle best friend for job
The 24-year-old St. Louis Cardinals right-hander said he was told at the end of the season to be prepared to battle for a starting job and that's exactly what he plans to do.
Kelly and Miller, who were drafted at the same time, have been together since day one of the professional baseball careers. "We do pretty much everything together," Kelly said. "It's going to be a fun time, me against him. There are no hard feelings."
Of the two, Kelly has the edge on experience. Between 16 regular season starts and eight bullpen appearances, Kelly struck out 75 batters and walked 36. While his 3.53 ERA is not the best on the team by any means, it should be remembered that the number reflects a pitcher who bounced between the rotation and the bullpen.
In the 2012 postseason, he showed a grit that numbers have a hard-time illustrating. In seven postseason appearances, Kelly surrendered two runs, both in the same outing. Over that stretch, he faced 34 batters and gave up only six hits.
Kelly said he learned a lot in 2012, but is ready to move forward.
"I don't put emphasis on what I did last year and I know what I have to do to be even better," he said. "I'm going to go out there and compete."
When it counted the most, Trevor Rosenthal arrived in St. Louis and gave fans a glimpse of just how hard he could throw. He appeared in 19 games, all in relief, and pitched 22.2 innings and struck out 25. He was the talk of the town.
It wasn't hard to imagine his 100 mph heater as a signature pitch for a major league closer, but Rosenthal did not come up the ranks as a reliever. He's a starter.
And the fact that Jason Motte is firmly entrenched as the Cardinals closer, gives the Cardinals good reason to try Rosenthal out in his natural position as a starting pitcher. In fact, he'll get his first start at the Major League level this Saturday as the Cardinals open their Grapefruit League season against the Marlins.
Video: Rosenthal all smiles after getting first Spring start
Bullpen: Jason Motte, Edward Mujica, Fernando Salas, Mitchell Boggs, Kelly, Marc Rzepczynski, Eduardo Sanchez, Victor Marte
Presumed Lineup: CF Jon Jay, RF Carlos Beltran, LF Matt Holliday, 1B Allen Craig, C Yadier Molina, 3B David Freese, SS Rafael Furcal, 2B Matt Carpenter/Daniel Descalso
Bullpen: Jason Motte, Edward Mujica, Fernando Salas, Mitchell Boggs, Kelly, Marc Rzepczynski, Eduardo Sanchez, Victor Marte
Presumed Lineup: CF Jon Jay, RF Carlos Beltran, LF Matt Holliday, 1B Allen Craig, C Yadier Molina, 3B David Freese, SS Rafael Furcal, 2B Matt Carpenter/Daniel Descalso
The Cardinals were relatively quiet on the free agent market this winter. They did make some moves to shore up the bench and infield depth with the signings of Ty Wigginton and Ronny Cedeno. The Cardinals were rumored to have made a run at Marco Scutaro before he re-signed with the Giants.
Other than Wigginton or Cedeno, the only other notable newcomer is lefty specialist Randy Choate.
Video: Choate thrilled to be considered a specialist in STL
The middle infield is a big issue, though, particularly in light of Furcal's ill health. Ideally, Matt Carpenter will prove capable at second base and win the job there.
The middle infield is a big issue, though, particularly in light of Furcal's ill health. Ideally, Matt Carpenter will prove capable at second base and win the job there.
Video: Matt Carpenter shows us around his new work space
However, if he can't handle the defensive responsibilities, the Cards could be looking at spending big chunks of the season with the light-hitting Descalso covering one spot and Cedeno, Kozma and Ryan Jackson vying for the other.
At third base, Freese also has an extensive injury history, and while Carpenter is a fine fallback there, he can't play second if he's starting at the hot corner.
With spring training games having even yet to start, the Cardinals' depth has been whittled away. If it stops now, the team is still in very good position, particularly since it should have plenty of flexibility to pull off in-season trades.


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The first annual Grand Junction Rockies Winter Caravan will include a stop in Rifle and features Pioneer League most valuable player and National short-season Rookie of the Year (Baseball America) David Dahl. The Colorado Rockies 2012 No. 1 draft choice will join team front office personnel along with the official mascot, Corky, as the caravan moves through six Western Slope communities over a three-day period. "We want to reach out to our fan base and say thank you," said Tim Ray, Grand Junction Rockies general manager. "This minor league baseball franchise belongs to the entire Western Slope, along with the state of Colorado and eastern Utah." The caravan will be a traditional meet and greet with plenty of autographs and door prizes for fans. It begins today, Jan. 24, in Montrose and concludes on Jan. 26 in Grand Junction. Included on Friday, Jan. 25, from 5-6:30 p.m., is a stop at Colorado Mountain College on Airport Road in Rifle. The same night, the caravan will be at Big Daddy's Sports Bar in Glenwood Springs from 7-8:30 p.m.Caravan stops are free and open to the public. Families are urged to attend. For more information, contact the Grand Junction Rockies front office at (970) 255-ROCK (7625).


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Published: Thursday, September 19, 2013 at 6:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at 4:51 p.m.
Autumn rolls in this weekend with a Harvest Moon and a handful of exhibits to help heal and see. Plus, it's the final hours for a display of the quirky world of robotic-themed recycling.
"Child in a Strange Country: Helen Keller and the History of Education for People who are Blind or Visually Impaired"
When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday
Where: Webber Center, College of Central Florida, 3001 SW College Road, Ocala
Cost: free
Info: Opening reception 4-6 p.m. today; 873-5809
"Inferno, An Art Show"
When: 6-9 p.m. Saturday
Where: Safety Solutions, 3001 SW 67th Ave., Ocala
Cost: Free
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"Healing Heart"
When: 11 a.m.-6-p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, through Sept. 27
Where: Brice City Center for the Arts, 23 SW Broadway St.
Cost: Free
Info: 369-1500; www.mcaocala.com
"Art of the Robot"
"New World Treasures"
"Art of the Revolution"
When: Noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday
Where: Appleton Museum of Art, 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala
Cost: $6 adults; $4 students and seniors
Info: 291-4455; www.appletonmuseum.org
'Strange Country'
Opening today in the Webber Center at the College of Central Florida is the traveling exhibi, "Child in a Strange Country: Helen Keller and the History of Education for People who are Blind or Visually Impaired."
This also is the debut exhibit for new Webber coordinator Heather Bjorn, a Fine Arts student at the University of Florida.
Initially created by the Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind in Louisville, Ky., the display is designed "to help educate the public on the challenges and history of educating the blind," Bjorn said. The exhibit runs through Nov. 1; there is no charge for admission.
The exhibit got its name from a quote describing the young blind and deaf Keller, a comment attributed to Anne Sullivan, her teacher in 1891: "For the first years of her intellectual life, she was like a child in a strange country."
The exhibit includes interactive elements — "tactile books and braille," Bjorn said — as well as visual displays depicting other tools used during the last century in educating the blind and deaf.
"The barriers that the blind and visually impaired overcame were possible only once these educational tools were developed," Bjorn said. "It's not only a chronological history of understanding, but how blind people communicate and achieve independence."
Moreover, "Child in a Strange Country" ups the level of diversity awareness, according to Dr. Heidi Maier, program manager and associate professor of teacher education. "This presents a unique opportunity for the learner to experience the unknown and to make life connections which benefit us all," she noted in press materials.
Earlier this year, some artists in Marion County decided to hold a series of one-day juried themed exhibits based on the four natural elements: water, fire, earth and air. A show built around water was held last spring.
On Saturday, the second show in the series — fire — is being held at the Safety Solutions firefighting training complex on the west side of the Ocala International Airport. "Inferno, An Art Show" opens at 6 p.m. and runs for three hours under a waxing moon.
All works in the show, from sculpture to jewelry to 3-D art, were created by 20 artists and will have some connection to fire, said organizer Lauren Manera.
But mostly, this series of shows is to promote area artists "who don't want to participate in big, regional shows," she added. "They can be very pricey." Fees to enter work were $15; attending Saturday's exhibit itself is free.
"Lisa (Russo) and I just thought we could do this to provide something else in Ocala."
Added Russo, an artist: "It's to promote the arts throughout the country, to educate, and to give area artists a chance to promote themselves."
'Healing Heart'
Entering its final week is the "Healing Heart" exhibit that opened just after Labor Day at the Brick City Center for the Arts in downtown Ocala. It closes Sept. 27.
This is a display of some 110 paintings by clients at 12 local agencies, including Arnette House and Camelot Community Care, said Terry Miller, administrative assistant to the Marion Cultural Alliance that operates the Brick City Center.
The MCA website describes the exhibit: "Experience the healing power of art through the works of the artist. Whether chemical, physical, mental or emotional; expression of these challenges through creativity makes healing possible."
Miller said each painting also includes "a little bit of a story of why they painted the painting, and also the impact of their development and change."
'Art of the Robot'
Closing this weekend is the quirky "Art of the Robot" exhibit at the Appleton Museum of Art that opened in June; it consists of 40 pieces, most of them whimsical sculptures from common items recycled to look like robots.
There are no actual robots here, though many look uncannily real.
"I have always liked to have a family-friendly show during the summer," museum director Cindi Morrison said when the exhibit opened. "People are on vacation, kids are out of school, it's going to be hot outside and we have great air conditioning here."
The exhibit closes Sunday. The items, after all, need to be returned to their 14 creators, who hail from all over the country.
Also at the Appleton
"New World Treasures: Artifacts from Hernando De Soto's Florida Exhibition" and "The Age of Revolution," a small collection of pieces representative of the turmoil in the wake of the French Revolution in 1789.
-- The De Soto exhibit consists of coins, beads and bits of chain mail discovered recently at a site near Citra where the explorer and his men camped during their 1539 tromp through Florida. Archaeologist Ashley White and his wife and son also found a lost Spanish mission and a cache of about 100 Spanish coins.
The exhibit runs through Dec. 31.
-- Upstairs from "New World Treasures" is the "Age of Revolution" collection of 20 European paintings and statues that coincide with the current run of the musical "Les Miserables" at the neighboring Ocala Civic Theatre.
Curator of Exhibits Ruth Grim gathered the items from the Appleton collection and supplemented them with some items from the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Dayton Beach and the Samuel P. Harn Museum in Gainesville.
Items range from showing the ostentatious lifestyle of the aristocracy that prompted the revolution to the despair of a widowed mother with nowhere to turn to the Greco-Roman classical attitudes adopted by French dictator Napoleon Bonaparte in his two brief reigns.
"It's a focused exhibit," Grim said. "We're taking a few key works and focusing them in on the themes."
The exhibit runs through mid-January.
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Testimony :: Hon. Christopher H. Smith
Ranking Minority Member - Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and good morning to our witnesses and everyone joining us this morning.
Mr. Chairman, it was in the spring of 2002 that this Commission held the hearing on escalating anti-Semitic violence in Europe, which put the fight against anti-Semitism on the OSCE's agenda. I recall you were present that morning, Mr. Chairman, and Rabbi Baker was a witness. That day we Commissioners received a real education in the shocking increase in anti-Semitic hate in Europe; and then we acted against this evil. We reached out to like-minded parliamentarians in Europe, including Gert Weisskirchen of Germany, John Mann of the UK, and together put the issue on the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's agenda and from there carried it to the OSCE.
This led to a series of high-level conferences on combating anti-Semitism, which took place in Vienna, Berlin, Cordoba, and Bucharest. At these conferences and elsewhere, the OSCE countries have undertaken a considerable body of commitments to combat anti-Semitism. And the Parliamentary Assembly and the OSCE remain engaged in the fight against anti-Semitism: this year alone there has been a roundtable on combating anti-Semitism, and a supplementary human dimension meeting on hate crimes.
Yet the will to continue fighting anti-Semitism seems to have diminished, and few participating states have met their commitments. At recent conferences, it has become clear that some participating states want to subsume the fight against anti-Semitism into a general campaign against intolerance. What a mistake that would be—not only is anti-Semitism a very distinct form of hate, but the very purpose of this move to generalize is to relativize anti-Semitism—something we must never do. As to unfulfilled commitments, the Vienna conference in 2003 focused on collecting data on anti-Semitic hate crimes—to combat anti-Semitism effectively, we had to learn more about it. Sadly, six years later, most participating states still have not provided basic data on anti-Semitic incidents, nor on anti-Christian or anti-Muslim incidents.
For these reasons it is essential that the high-level conference now being planned for 2010 tackle the problem of implementation, and that it maintain a distinct focus on anti-Semitism.
Finally, I am very glad that the struggle against anti-Semitism led the OSCE to appoint Personal Representatives, and that, since 2004, that has included Personal Representatives working to combat intolerance against Muslims, Christians, and members of other religions. I'd like to urge the incoming Kazakh chairmanship to re-appoint all of the personal representatives. Intolerance of Muslims and Christians are both different from anti-Semitism, but they are both grave problems in many OSCE states: only 14 years ago intolerance against Muslims enabled genocide in Bosnia. Intolerance against Christians is a complicated matter—a grave problem, but its manifestations very different in Central Asia, Western Europe, and the Balkans.
I know the personal representatives have done great work, and have been indispensable in focusing attention on the issues within their respective mandates, and so I look forward to hearing from each of them.