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At Adobe, we provide flexible, comprehensive benefits and competitive compensation so employees can afford to take good care of themselves and their families. Here is an overview of our benefit and compensation programs for employees working in the United Kingdom.
When our employees are healthy and having fun, we believe our overall workplace environment is improved and we all become more effective. Adobe invests in employees' health by providing top-tier benefits that are competitive within our industry and support their total wellness.
Adobe offers medical plans for employees and eligible family members that include robust outpatient care, hospitalization, Employee Assistance Programs, and much more. As an Adobe employee, you can also look forward to a generous dental plan, as well as a vision plan.
Beyond traditional health benefits, Adobe supports employees' health with a Wellness Incentive Dollar program, which provides a £360-per-year subsidy for wellness-related activities, as well as a Bike to Work Program that offers employees the opportunity to purchase a bike in a tax-efficient manner.
Time off
Taking time off for vacation and other personal needs is essential to your health and productivity. To help employees recharge, Adobe offers:
Adobe is committed to giving you the best possible means for planning and managing your financial future.
Pay and incentives
We take pride in sharing our success with exceptional employees who help us achieve our goals. We strive to offer market-competitive salaries, along with several bonus programs to reward employees when they demonstrate exceptional results.
Adobe currently maintains an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) that enables eligible employees to share in the ownership of the company they help build by purchasing Adobe stock every six months at a price that is discounted from the fair market value with a look back.
Employees may also be eligible to receive certain Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) grants, which generally vest over a four-year period.
Employees may choose to set up their own voluntary supplemental pension plan. Adobe contributes 7% if the employee chooses to participate in the plan with at least 2.5% of their eligible pay.
Adobe's Life, Disability, and Total Permanent Disability insurance
Adobe enables employees to purchase insurance that will cover up to 75% of an employee's salary in the event of long-term sickness, injury, or disability. Adobe covers the cost of Life insurance, offering your family up to four times your basic annual salary, as well as a survivor pension.
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Adobe offers a range of extras including significant discounts on Adobe software for personal use. Additionally, Adobe provides childcare vouchers to working parents.
We focus on ways to help employees own their careers, reach their full potential, and maximize their success. In addition to numerous development offerings, Adobe's Educational Assistance program reimburses up to US$10,000 per year for eligible business-related courses and certificate programs.
We support and build community, inside and outside the company, through service, sustainability, and celebration. Being involved is a core part of who we are — in fact, it's part of our corporate values. To support this involvement, Adobe offers matching gifts, volunteer incentives, and more. Learn more on our corporate social responsibility site.
Internally, Adobe fosters a sense of community and encourages fun in the workplace through a local Site Council. It is a group of Adobe employees who represent the site and plan monthly activities and events in large office locations.
This description provides an overview of certain healthcare plan provisions and other benefits for the employees of Adobe Systems Incorporated for the country indicated above as of July 2012. This information is not intended to be a complete description of these benefits. If there is any conflict between the information presented here and the official plan documents, the plan documents will govern. Adobe reserves the right to modify or terminate any of the benefits described at any time. The descriptions of these benefits are not guarantees of current or future employment or benefits. References to Adobe or the Company apply to Adobe Systems Incorporated.


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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- Early detection through monthly breast self exams, regular mammograms after age 40, and annual clinical visits, can save lives. Simple lifestyle changes -- diet, exercise, and sleep -- go a long way in preventing some breast cancers. Those are facts Georgetown Oncology Nurse Mercedes Watson understands better than most of us.
Cancer is Mercedes Watson's business. For more than a dozen years, the last three years as Assistant Nurse Manager, Mercedes has worked with oncology patients in the Infusion Center at Georgetown University Hospital.
"Patients come in for their chemotherapy on a regular basis, sometimes hydration, blood transfusions," said Watson.
Cancer is not only her life's work but a disease that has infected her family's life too, specifically, breast cancer.
Watson shared, "My mother, she was diagnosed at 40; her sister at 45 and two cousins on my mom's side also in their 40s."
But when she celebrated her 40th and then her 50th birthdays, Mercedes was certain she had dodged a bullet. Then, in December 2010 at age 53, breast cancer stopped being a disease for other people.
Watson remembered, "It was rough at first, a hard pill to swallow on my own."
Breast surgeon Dr. Shawna Willey broke the news. She also had to talk her longtime colleague out of choosing an overly aggressive surgical procedure: a bilateral mastectomy.
Dr. Willey said, "That's a common knee jerk reaction and I think we have to tailor treatment for what an individual has. And Mercedes didn't need that and I'm glad we could hold her back and she's doing very well."
With the less aggressive procedure, Mercedes Watson was able to return to the oncology unit 3-weeks after her lumpectomy. She never missed a day as she completed 6 and a half weeks of radiation thanks to the overwhelming support from her fellow nurses.
Oncology certified nurse Jeanne Tomeck, who has worked with Mercedes since the early 1990s, told us, "A lot of times just having that support here, having the people around her, it just helped her work through that a lot better as well."
Mercedes Watson was such a model patient, most of her patients never even realized she was on the same cancer path as they were. And that's the way she wanted it...them focusing on their own well being, not hers.
"When they tell me I don't know what they're going thru, I can break it down for them. Yes, I do understand. It's made them feel better. I have a little more compassion and love...because I've walked in their shoes," said Watson.
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Veterans Day honorees deserve non-appeasing Commander-in-Chief
President Obama's Democratic Party-owned weakness makes wars more likely, frequent and deadly. Appeasement increases the likelihood that more vets will also need to be remembered on Memorial Days. Ninety-five years ago today, at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, an armistice ended the War to End All Wars. Or so the world hoped. Sadly, a German people, protected by the | Read More »


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I did not want to hi-jack another thread so I'll post my story here. I drew a California Bighorn tag in 98 for 032. I had no idea about judging rams so I after I took the NDOW sheep class I went to several taxidermists and checked out all their clients rams so I would have a clue. I can tell you what a big buck looks like but a big ram? I thought they all had to be a full curl...like in the magazines. I would never have found one in the unit I hunted.
Anyway, with the help of my friend George, who came along for the adventure, we loaded up the camper and trailer with enough provisions for 11 days and headed out. We got there a day early. We set the camper off on the ground and while getting our camp set up, George tells me he thinks he sees a ram with his 10X42's. So we set up our chairs and spotting scopes and pop the tops off a couple Coronas and start looking at this mountain that we're going to hunt tomorrow. Within a few minutes we find 5 rams exactly where he thought he saw the one earlier...4 1/2 miles from where we are sitting! This guy really has the eyes.
We watched these rams butting heads until dark. They were not where we had planned on going but we decided to try and find them in the morning.
Another tag holder came by our camp on his four wheeler. Steve would also be hunting the same mountain but was waiting for his guide, Wayne Capurro, who was on another sheep hunt in Idaho at the time. Steve could not believe we were taking my Dodge Cummins up the road, but we had already been up there scouting two weeks before.
Opening day we drove all the way around the mountain in the dark, parked and then tried to find the rams we saw the night before. Nothing! We found where they've been and could smell them but no rams. When we got back to the truck around 2 pm we made a couple sandwiches and crawled under the truck for shade. It felt like 110 degrees out! This is going to be a tough hunt.
After lunch we moved down the road to where we were originally going to hunt, only to find 3 guys packing out a ram about 1/2 mile down the canyon. Oh well... We glass a few more canyons but do not turn anything up. By now it is late afternoon and we start down off the mountain.
This is the embarrassing part...while driving down the mountain, my buddy with the eyes, yells RAMS! I stop and jump out he jams my rifle in my hands and I stand there seeing nothing! Where? He points to the top of the mountain, at least 3/4 of a mile away. Sure enough, there are all 5 rams bedded at the base of the ribbon cliffs at the very top looking down the mountain at us. Busted. Well, we will try again in the morning.
As we travel down away from the rams, we start to notice a rock out cropping that is beginning to block our view of the rams. After traveling far enough that none them can see us, I stop the truck, jump out and tell George to keep driving. "We'll antelope 'em".
I start straight up the mountain keeping the rock pile between me and the rams. George continues on for another 1/2 mile and stops. He sets up his spotting scope and watches my accent. I figure if he stays there, the rams have not moved. Every time I rest to catch my breath, I look back and he is still there, so on I go.
I finally make it to the rock pile and all is good. I just barely peek around the rocks and a young ram is on me. He stands and stares at me about 80 yards away. I'm watching him through my scope as all the rams start to get up. I spot the two biggest rams. One is around 3/4 curl and perfect, the other is broomed off on both sides heavily and has much heavier basses. I quickly check the age rings and figure he is over seven years old and has lots of character. He is facing me and I hold at the base of his neck and chest. Boom, down he goes. The others just milled around for a few minutes and finally headed out over the top.
I can't believe my sheep hunt was over so quickly. Still gets me excited thinking about it.
We get the ram off the mountain and head for camp. We are both all smiles and decide to head for Steve's camp (the other hunter). It was after dark when we pulled in and Wayne was there. They both came out and checked the ram out. Wayne got all excited about it and started pointing out all the battle scars and chips. He finally turned to me and said "this is the ram we were looking for!" Steve's jaw dropped and the look on his face... Then Wayne said "there's another ram like this one". Wayne had flown over this unit and knew all the rams. Mine was the biggest taken there that year. I read later that Steve did get that "other" ram.
I did not get the ram scored but he is 8 1/2 years old and that met my goal of 7 years old or better. He probably scores just under 160...my guess.


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Teachers Unions: A Brief Thought
Teachers unions constantly demand more pay and more benefits. They say that it's "for the children". There is a valid connection between quality work and pay. Good teachers that can make better money elsewhere can do so without compromising the notion of "for the children", if that's even the slightest bit true. They are doing it for different children, that's all. There is nothing wrong | Read More »


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What sort of style are you looking at for the map? The current map looks like a standard CC3 style using the supplied bitmaps. Are you looking for this style or something else?
One comment though, the southern continent has a very unrealistic river structure (all flowing from the central lake). Is this a fractured continent?
It may be worth reading this thread: http://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=2927


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Marines answer auction call | Go Lackawanna, Scranton, PA.
Sgt. Vladimir Dorcelus, left, Stephanie Shirmer, Cpl. Charles Bowman, Kimberly Eckhart and Lance Cpl. Gustavo Yque sing New York, New York during the Date a Marine auction to benefit the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots campaign.
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PLAINS TWP. – U.S. Marine Cpl. Timothy Wirth seduced the ladies with a karaoke version of "All These Things That I've Done" by The Killers.
It seemed to do the trick as Wilkes-Barre residents Kim Woodrosky and Nicki Pimental were the first two ladies to get into a bidding war over a man in uniform.
Pimental won the war at $30 Tuesday night at the Woodlands Inn & Resort's Executive Lounge during the first "Date A Marine" auction coordinated by the Northeastern and Wyoming Detachments of Marine Corps League to benefit the local Toys for Tots campaign.
"I think the best money I've ever spent is buying a man," Pimental said with a laugh.
Cpl. Charles Bowman, originally of Roselle Park, N.J., was the second Marine auctioned.
The 26-year-old admitted it initially felt a little awkward to be auctioned. Knowing it was to help deserving children outweighed any oddness he felt.
Staff Sgt. Stephen Leskoven got the idea for the Marine auction from a similar event held in Stroudsburg a few years ago, when he was auctioned off himself for $235.
"It is meant to be a fun thing. Bring the adults out to have a few drinks and take part in something other than giving toys," Leskoven said.
Woodlands management officials also donated a $50 gift card to Toys 'R' Us for each Marine at the event, for a total of $1,000. No final figures were available on how much money the Marines raised


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I am a doula and the owner of a newly launched company called YourBirthBag.com. It is a webstore that sells items for moms to pack in their backs for birth...along with great bags to pack everything in.
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Tech at Night, Part 2: Traitors, Thieves, Terrorists, and Trolls
As I mentioned Friday night, I had so much to cover I was breaking up Tech at Night into two parts. This is part two.
Remember when I called out Wikileaks for abandoning their ally Edward Snowden in Russia? They claimed he had settled there and their job was done, but I knew better. Well, here's the proof that they've used him up and thrown him away: he's still trying to get out of Russia, this time to Brazil. Spying for Wikileaks doesn't even pay.
Remember when Snowden was supposed to be all about defending American civil liberties? Now he's sticking up for Russia against Norway. Huh. Almost like we'd expect a traitor that fled ultimately to Russia to do, eh?Read More »


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The RWA has signed up to the Kids in Museums manifesto as part of our commitment to making family visits more enjoyable.
As part of this, we've drawn up a 'Can Do' list, detailing the sorts of things families can do while at the RWA:
You CAN come in for free if you are under 16.
You CAN visit the cafe and use our highchairs and books.
You CAN use the lifts for pushchair access.
You CAN use our baby change toilets and facilities.
You CAN pick up a children's activity sheet at reception.
You CAN ask at reception for paper and crayons for children to take around the gallery.
You CAN take photos and make sketches while in the Gallery.
You CAN come to our monthly 'Scribble and Sketch' drop in event.
You CAN attend activities and workshops related to our most current exhibition.
You CAN ask staff and volunteers any questions about the exhibitions.
You CAN arrange a group visit.
You CAN make suggestions for family events or activities that you would be interested in attending.
You CAN make suggestions as to how we could make the gallery more family friendly.
You CAN sign up to our mailing list to receive information on family friendly activities.
You CAN pick up a programme with all our upcoming family-friendly exhibitions and events.
You CAN keep up-to-date by checking the Families section of our website.


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Make many holes in the squash with a sharp knife, then wrap loosely in micrwaveable plastic wrap, check on at 8 mins by poking with a fork, if it's squishy enough, take out to cool. That way it won't explode. I've never had one explode. Also, microwaves differ greatly in wattage!!
It was okay but needed some spices and extra flavor added to it.
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For nearly a century, Hua Hin has been a hosen seaside retreat, Tak a-Kas, for Thai elites as an escape from city lives in Bangkok. Created to carry on Hua Hin's traditions and charms, YaiYa reflects Hua Hin nostalgia by defining simplicity and functionality into a beauty of living - the grandeur of tropical modern and Thai artistries.
A touch of local luxe at YaiYa unveils right from our symbol which was originated from a century-old nutmeg tree inside YaiYa's scented garden. Lying beneath our commitment to the environment is a mindfulness of the community's well being. Resort amenities and instruments are sourced from Hua Hin's best loved craftsmen and domestic artisans.
Deluxe Terrace
2 Rooms (Hollywood twin or one twin)
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One Bed, one study desk plus a large daybed on an extra spacious terrace are embedded in the 65 sq.m. deluxe room. Finishing off in a contemporary decoration with a touch of Thai materials garnished in various details.
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Capacity : 2 pax/children aged below 12 years old stay free of charge with parents.
This 65 Sq.m. deluxe room comes with an extra spacious terrace facing the sparkling Thai Gulf. Deluxe Sea Terrace is equipped with one bed, one study desk, one large daybed on the balcony, plus a large dressing area.
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Capacity : 2 pax /children aged below 12 years old stay free of charge with parents.
The 110 Sq.m. suite comes with a large living area and extra spacious terrace overlooking the Thai Gulf. Offered are one double (Hollywood Twin) bed, one study desk, a large dressing area, plus two daybeds : one on the balcony and the other in room. The living area has a dining table for four.
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Setting at the YaiYa's Beach Society, here guest will find a variety of tastes and rendezvous mingling in harmony with a lush garden and cool breeze from the sea.
A glimpse stop at the Deli Shop for an impulsive fancy of confectionery or chilling out with friends in a lovely afternoon with high tea or quenching your thirst with a shot of frozen cocktails at the KangSadan Bell Bar.
Expecting a more dazzling moment? "ThaiPas", YaiYa's flagship restaurant is there to enchant you.
Designed to cater guests with ravishing contrasts, the presentation of cuisine as well as mood and ambience is garnished differently day and night. Try our organic Tapas style menu or Chef's homey day a la cartes.
Having yourself chilled out and experience the quality of YaiYa's mouth watering home cooking. Immerse in an alfresco dining experience by the gentle moonlight and dashing live music.
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The purpose of Outlaws is to provide a support and social network for Gay, Bisexual, Lesbian, Transgender, and Queer (GBLTQ) law students at the University of Washington (UW) School of Law; to raise awareness of GBLTQ legal issues within the student body and faculty; and to provide mentoring to law students by sponsoring on-campus, discussion panels, and advocacy activities.
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- Secretary: Michi Yamamoto ()
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Alabama's unemployment rate dropped in December to 7.1, a half point lower than November.
It's the fourth month for a decline since measuring 8.5 percent in August. The December rate is also better than the 8 percent measured a year ago.
The state Department of Labor reports that Alabama gained 7,600 manufacturing jobs during the last year, and professional and business services jobs grew by 4,500.
Counties with the lowest unemployment rates in December were Shelby at 4.6 percent, Madison and Blount at 5.5 percent, and Coffee, Cullman, Lee and St. Clair at 5.7 percent.
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Trey Hillman Media Session: Alex Gordon, Zack Greinke
Almost Flash Gordon
Royals third baseman Alex Gordon played for the Triple-A affiliate Omaha Royals last night, and according to manager Trey Hillman, things went about as expected. "His game went kind of like we thought it would, a hit here, a walk there, heavy legs in the field and on the base paths. There was no pain in his hip area and he was swinging the bat OK, he recorded one hit with two walks (one intentional)."
All-Star starter, Zack Greinke?
Hillman still feels Royals pitcher Zack Greinke should start for Joe Maddon's American League All-Star team. "The innings he's logged, his strikeout to walk ratio, his record is very respectable, his ERA is fantastic, I don't think anyone could have kept up his pace, and sadly that has made him less appealing to some people," said Hillman. If he has had any problem at all this season, at times it has been location, otherwise his stuff is still the same, he has not lost any action on his pitches, Hillman went on to say.
Happy July 4th Kansas City, have fun during this special weekend, but remember to be safe!


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Posted 17 September 2012 - 04:28 PM
In short, I get 'Unknown device' in Windows7 64-bit and can't seem to get the new drivers recognize the new camera. I 'do' get a 'Ding…' when I plug it in; so Windows knows there is an unknown device. I tried new drivers as well as the one that came with the camera on a CD without any luck. The red LED on camera doesn't come on or I have yet to see it on. I have been using PHD 1.13.0b fine with old SSAG. Help would be appreciated before I pack it send it back.
While we are on the subject what other autoguiders are good ones; e.g., between SBIG ST-i and Loadstar Autoguider, which one is better? Are there any others in that class?
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I hope this helps,
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In short, following is the difference in folder structure that gets created when you install 1.3MP drivers (Download from the website...) vs. 3MP drivers (that came on the CD with the camera). I ended up manually pointing the 'Unknown device' to 'C:\Program Files (x86)\QHYCCD\QHY5T_Drivers\driver' folder which has SSHRPIAG.inf file and the new drivers for 3MP camera. At this point, OS ended up recognizing the camera.
Note: At some point I did executed SS3MP_Driver.exe from the CD to fix the issue but that didn't help and probably was not the right approach anyway. But, note where they stuck the EXEs anyway, under docs folder.
To make long story short, here is what you need to do to make 3MP working:
1. Let the CD auto-run.
2. Click 'Install Camera Driver' on the GUI that comes up.
3. At this point your camera should get recognized; if it doesn't which was the case with me, follow the next steps.
4. Open device manager and update driver by pointing to 'C:\Program Files (x86)\QHYCCD\QHY5T_Drivers\driver' folder that got created during step #2.
5. Windows should be able to recognize the camera and 'Unknown device' should disappear from the 'Device Manager'.
Note: Above instructions apply to Windows7 (mine was 64-bit, but instructions should work for 32-bit as well.)
IMPORTANT: I have yet to test the camera with the PHD/scope yet, but at least 'Unknown device' issue in Windows has been resolved. Pending PHD testing… I am able to connect to the camera via Orion PlanCap software that came on the CD, and camera seem to be working.
Edit: I had the call escalated at Orion so someone higher up called and I gave them what I have written here. Situation is such at Camera works with 'PlanCam' software but I still can't connect via PHD. I get 'no camera' error. I don't have ST-4 cable plugged-in at this time, but will try it soon and update what transpires. Another strange behavior I and Orion engineer noted is that although camera is working with PlanCam, there is NO Orion device to be found under 'Universal Serial Bus Controllers' which is puzzling. Bottom line, PHD testing will tell the real story. Stay tuned...
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Pretty knowledgable over there.
BTW I use the SSAutoguider selection NOT the SSAutoguider and Planetary Imager... this is an old product.
Posted 18 September 2012 - 01:44 PM
I use the SSAutoguider selection NOT the SSAutoguider and Planetary Imager... this is an old product.
I have used both options, error is the same. 3MP 'IS' the Planetary Imager and Guider by the way.
Posted 18 September 2012 - 01:46 PM
I'm just getting into AP myself but have seen that everyone with the Loadstar loves it.
Thanks; I am tempted to get Lodestar as well.
Posted 18 September 2012 - 02:00 PM
Has anyone used 3MP SSAG with PHD for guiding successfully?
Camera works with PlanCam software that came with it, so hardware is not the problem and camera is working. It just will NOT work with PHD; at least I can't get it to even after getting a call back from SSAG engineer (not the tech support who simply refused to help citing they don't know these cameras and can't help) who is looking into it.
On a side note, very dissatisfied with Orion tech support; seems like one or at best two tech folks (Rich/Marshall) who don't know about the products are taking the calls! When I called only, one was available to support entire Orion tech support call queue.
Posted 18 September 2012 - 02:06 PM
Posted 18 September 2012 - 03:05 PM
Get on the Stark Labs Yahoogroup and ask Craig about this...
Will do; Thx. May go with Lodestar instead. Not worth spending too much time on SSAG when it should work out of the box. Have been using 1.3MP SSAG for long time, guess 3MP needs work.
Posted 18 September 2012 - 03:58 PM
Note that you will set the sensitivity within ASCOm when it connects, so testing during the day will require a reconnect at night to set the sensitivity properly.
When mating this camera to the ST80, I was able to guide on bright stars. However, because of the small size of the pixels and the color matrix, sensitivity is pretty weak.
It does better as a planetary camera.
Posted 18 September 2012 - 04:09 PM
It does not matter if you choose ASCOM or SSAG in PHD. If your ASCOM is FUBAR it still won't work.
Posted 18 September 2012 - 08:31 PM
I have used this camera with PHD. I used ASCOM camera controls in PHD to get it to connect.
I don't use ASCOM; I use ST-4 guiding which doesn't require ASCOM. That's how I have been using old 1.3MP SSAG for long time and my intention was to use it the same way with new 3MP SSAG, which doesn't seem to work. In short, ASCOM is NOT needed for ST-4 guiding.
Posted 18 September 2012 - 08:41 PM
I reinstall ASCOM then the camera driver and it works fine
You must be using serial guiding? I think ST-4 is much simpler.
Posted 19 September 2012 - 12:29 AM
Not sure if it's the same. I am using the Orion Starshoot 3MP Planetary Imager & Autoguider with PhD and Win7 64-bit. Works perfectly for me.
On 19 September 2012 01:28, jerryyyyyyyyyy wrote:
There is a person at CloudyNights that cannot get PhD to work with this, I believe, new variant of SSAG. He has a 64-bit system and it appears to be a driver problem. Camera produces "Failed to Open the Camera" error message when attempting to select it.
Any hope here?
Posted 19 September 2012 - 08:37 AM
I reinstall ASCOM then the camera driver and it works fine
You must be using serial guiding? I think ST-4 is much simpler.
The SSAG plugs into the USB. Uses ST-4 to connect to Atlas.
Last night it screwed up again. Had to unintall ASCOM and reinstall. Uninstalled PHD then it worked fine "On-camera" after it's reinstall.
Despite using ST-4 if ASCOM is FUBAR it won't work. At least on my setup.
I was getting the "can't find camera" error. Which meant the drivers were FUBAR.
Posted 19 September 2012 - 09:24 AM
If the camera is not recognized by Windows and a driver properly installed, you can forget missing with PHD, it will never work.
If this is your problem, the first thing to do is delete the present drivers. Download the drivers for your OS from Orion, and install, paying particular attention to any documentation for the camera that says anything about _when_ you should plug in the camera during the process.
Posted 19 September 2012 - 10:09 AM
Like last night. The computer recognized the camera but PHD would NOT connect till I reinstalled ASCOM. Did not matter if I used "on camera" or "ASCOM" in the PHD menu. It still would not connect till ASCOM was reinstalled. This has happened at least ten or twelve times now and it's ALWAYS the ASCOM gone FUBAR.
Other laptops may vary but mine screws up ASCOM routinely and reinstalling it almost always fixes the problem.
Posted 19 September 2012 - 11:54 AM
Posted 19 September 2012 - 01:22 PM
No tricks with the install. But when I connect to my camera, I have to choose the Ascom v5 driver, not the 3MP driver. Apparently, the driver is outdated and Orion hasn't updated it yet.
Everything else worked out of the box.
On 18 September 2012 23:00, jerryyyyyyyyyy wrote:
Thanks, let me post this over there. No tricks with the install?


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1936 Ford Coupe & 1932 Ford Highboy Roadster - A Shifty PairWritten by on February 1, 2009 Alex Idzardi's '36 Ford Coupe And Kevan Sledge's Deuce Roadster
Shooting a pair of '40s-inspired hot rods at an airport that's existed since the beginning of the last century is like a step back in time, to say the least. In fact, following Alex Idzardi's '36 Ford coupe and Kevan Sledge's Deuce roadster as they threaded their way through the historic parts of Riverside, California, I felt like I might have been on my way to the Pasadena Roadster Clubhouse back in the postwar days when hot rods filled the Southern California streets. When a modern day econobox zipped by with a muffler larger in diameter than its engine displaced, I was quickly shocked back into reality. But it's this blast to the past that has motivated guys like Alex and Kevan to not only build cars in a decidedly dated style, but to cater the rest of their lives to this retro lifestyle as well.
Fans of everything Americana of the '40s and '50s, it was Alex, Kevan, and their car club, The Shifters, who helped spearhead the traditional hot rod revival back in the '90s. They've put on a car show in conjunction with the Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender that has grown from a meager handful of diehard enthusiasts to one of the largest underground car shows, with upwards of 1,000 cars and 20,000 spectators crowding the parking lot of the Gold Coast Hotel & Casino. The last few years has seen Alex and the club take the reigns of the Primer Palace portion of the Grand National Roadster Show, an area that has become more of a happening than a static car show, with vendors, live entertainment, and their own awards chosen by various car clubs around the country. And with the success of the Primer Palace at the GNRS, the promoters invited the crew to do the same at the Sacramento Autorama. Alex's skills as a show promoter will further be highlighted this year, organizing the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the '49 Mercury.
To say that the pair live, eat, sleep, and breathe hot rods and custom cars would be an understatement. Alex's garage in the historic district of Riverside has seen the likes of his brother Marky's infamous Purple People Eater drag car, a pair of Deuce coupes, a '40s-era Indian motorcycle, and the latest addition, a '36 three-window coupe which was found by a fellow Shifter at a yard sale in Whittier, California. The elderly fellow had a '36 Ford spare tire cover among the usual odds and ends, and when summoned mentioned that he had the rest of the car in the garage. A quick look between the boxes, blankets, and suitcases revealed it to be a three-window coupe and the man was willing to part with it as well for a surly price of $1,500. Needless to say, Alex swooped in on the deal and soon the coupe, for the first time since 1962, was moved from one garage to another, and so began the build that resulted in the suede blue coupe before you.
Kevan's roadster, on the other hand, wasn't quite so simple. About ten years ago, after owning half a dozen vintage cars, he'd decided that what he really wanted was a gennie Deuce roadster, and so the search began. The first item purchased was a Deuce chassis at the LA Roadster Show, and from there he located a body that was in a number of pieces from a buddy up North in Fresno, California. When Kevan started sorting out the pile of parts, however, he soon found out that the "body" actually consisted of a handful of panels, all from separate cars. But hard work and perseverance paid off, and Kevan got his Deuce together and on the road with the help of his fellow club members in time for the Pasadena Roadster Club Reliability Run under its own Flathead Cadillac power.
With the pair's latest hot rods complete, to say that they're already thinking of the next project is an understatement. Alex already has a '32 5-window coupe body with a 6-inch chop and a chassis that he plans to drop a blown Pontiac engine that was one of four in Mickey Thompson's Challenger 1 land speed car that went 406 mph at Bonneville. Ever the promoter, Alex plans on hitting the show circuit in his competition coupe once it's completed. Kevan also has a few projects up his sleeve, including a '40 Merc that should be finished in time for this year's Grand National Roadster Show, as well as wrapping up a few loose ends on his Deuce roadster and his Track T. In the meantime though, between barbecues and bench racing sessions, the pair, along with the rest of the Shifters clan, can be spotted in their latest hot rods tearing up the Southern California asphalt. So if you see a couple of hot rods coming up fast in your rearview, do the club a favor and move over to the right lane and let this blast from the past pass you by.
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Riverside, California
1936 {{{Ford}}} three-window coupe
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|1936 Ford
|Rearend / Ratio
|1936 Ford / 3.54
|Rear brakes
|1940 Ford drum
|Front suspension
|Ford 4" drop
|Front brakes
|1940 Ford drum
|Master cylinder
|1939 Ford
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|1936 Ford
|1941 Ford
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|1936 Ford
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|Dougans Machine (Riverside, CA) / Flathead Joe (Riverside, CA)
|{{{Mercury}}} 4 1/8" stroke
|TRW forged 3 5/16"
|Isky Racing Cams 325 (Gardena, CA)
|Manifold / Induction
|Thickstun / dual 97 Strombergs
|Ignition / Wires
|Mallory dual point (Cleveland, OH)
|1939 Ford manual
|Trans mods
|owner and Marky Idzardi
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|three-window coupe / steel
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|louvered by Eric Vaughn
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|Stan Betz / custom blue
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|chrome by Cal Bumper (Long Beach, CA)
|Steering wheel
|1939 Ford deluxe
|Steering column
|1936 Ford
|Tijuana Upholstery (Tijuana, Mexico)
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|Naugahyde / blue & white
|nylon loop
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Riverside, California
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|1932 Ford
|Model A crossmembers, shortened rear frame horns
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|1941 Ford truck / 4.11
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|Model A transverse spring, '36 Ford wishbone
|Rear brakes
|1940 Ford drum
|Front suspension
|transverse spring, '32 "heavy" axle dropped 3"
|Front brakes
|1940 Ford drum
|Master cylinder
|1940 Ford
|Steering box
|1932 Ford
|1940 {{{Cadillac}}}
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|Rear wheel make, size
|1940 Cadillac, 16x4"
|Front tire make, size
|Firestone, 550x16"
|Rear tire make, size
|Firestone, 750x16"
|Gas tank
|spin aluminum
|1932 Ford
|Manifold / Induction
|Edmunds / dual Stromberg Aero Type
|Ignition / Wires
|Mallory dual point (Cleveland, OH)
|1937 Packard top loader
|Clutch disc
|Trans mods
|H&H Motorsports (Whittier, CA)
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|roadster / steel
|Body manufacturer
|Body mods
|3" chopped windshield
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|primer / grey
|Alex Idzardi
|1932 Ford
|Insert / Gauges
|1946 Stewart-Warner
|Steering wheel
|1939 Ford
|Steering column
|1932 Ford
|Material / Color
|leather / burgundy
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Alex's "South of the border" tuck-n-roll upholstery job was done in one day by a team of talented Tijuana trimmers. The original gauges were restored and placed behind a '39 Ford banjo steering wheel that was restored and bolted to the original column.The '49 Ford Flatty received a 4 1/8-inch stroked Mercury crank and 3 5/16-inch pistons, good for a total displacement of 286-inches. It breathes through a pair of Stromberg 97 carbs with Scott tops mounted atop a Thickstun high rise manifold.Kevan's hot rod is also Flathead-powered, although not by the common Ford variety; his is powered by a 346ci Flathead Cadillac. Kevan fabricated a set of headers and topped the Cad with a pair of Aero-type Stromberg carbs mounted on an Edmunds dual manifold and a set of Cyclone aluminum heads. A dual point Mallory distributor fires the cylinders via Packard plug wires.Burgundy leather covers most of the stock confines of the roadster's cockpit, while a '39 Banjo wheel and a set of Stewart-Warner gauges finishes it off.


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Just as the number of assignments abroad is on the rise, more people are moving overseas for work—and are staying there.
A survey by Mercer found that the percentage of "global nomads"—those who move from country to country on long-term assignments—jumped from 6 percent to 10 percent of the expatriate population between the consultancy's 2008-09 and 2011-12 Benefits Survey for Expatriates and Internationally Mobile Employees.
Nearly 300 multinational firms took part in the most recent survey, and together they have 119,000 expats. In 2008-09, almost 250 companies were surveyed, which had 94,000 expats.
The term "global nomad" applies to those in a variety of situations, such as a U.S.-based company that sends an American employee to a number of countries around the world; an American company that hires a European worker and sends that employee to work in the Middle East; or an American company that hires a Latin American person and sends that worker to various Latin American countries.
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Almost all companies surveyed provide health insurance for all their expat employees. Many companies turn to international medical plans, so coverage is relatively comparable regardless of where an employee is based. "It's the most popular approach taken by companies, especially with global nomads," says Roger Herod, a principal in Mercer's global mobility consulting business.
The humanitarian organization World Vision International has a self-insured plan and makes use of Cigna International to help with the health insurance claims process, says Ginny Pedevill, senior human resources manager.
World Vision has about 45,000 employees based in about 100 countries, and about 700 are on long-term international assignments.
With its self-insured health plan, World Vision's coverage is consistent from country to country, Pedevill says. "Less-developed areas that may not have adequate health systems may require us to medically evacuate the employee to the closest health center that would be able to provide quality care."
Mercer's survey found about two-thirds of global nomads and those on long-term international assignments remain in their home country's retirement plans.
But in some cases that's not possible because the person's home country doesn't have a suitable pension plan, Herod says, such as an Eastern European who is sent on various assignments abroad for a Western company.
It's particularly difficult for global nomads, Herod says, because they "pick up bits and pieces of pension rights from the different companies they've worked in. It doesn't amount to anything really significant."
Only 12 percent companies surveyed make use of international retirement plans. "It's not as common as it probably should be," he says. "This is like the hidden iceberg. We have significant numbers of multinational corporations that have large numbers of global nomads and they have not yet addressed this pension problem with them."
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I'll be drawing a northern X zone this season. A solid 4x4 or better shouldn't be too hard on that tag, but I have a streak that will ride on coastal Blacktails come July. Looking to make it 8 four-points (to at least one side) in a row.
On the border with points on a x zone tag this year, if that is drawn 4x4 or better. 2nd tag will be a b-zone tag with a 3x3 or better.
I probably wont get drawn for my first two choices (G-6 and D-12) and get stuck with my third choice D-14. I'll buy my second tag for D-14 as well (Like a dummy, can't resist because its hunt'in in my back yard!!) I'll shoot first legal buck I see with first tag (Usually a forkie) and will shoot some sort of non typical with my second tag!! That is what I'm predicting. :D
Do you go scouting in D14 at all BigShot?
I hunt the closer D zones too. I can go hunting for a day if it's a 2-2 1/2 hour drive, but a 5+ hour drive and I'd have to take more time off work, etc. And I need the money for hunting, haha.
Probably the deer I want the most is a big California non-typical buck, with a drop tine or too. Those are the coolest IMO.
Should draw my Xzone tag this year and will pick up a Dtag on my second. I would love to say 4pt or better for me but we'll see what happens when they walk out in front of me. :D
I drew a X zone last year, so that is out of the picture. D3-5 for me . Maybe a antelope tag. I've got 8 points...not enough...just need to be lucky!


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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Gov. Bob McDonnell told state legislators Tuesday that Virginia policymakers need more answers from President Barack Obama's administration about Medicaid before they respond to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the federal health care reform law.
In a letter to Virginia senators and delegates, McDonnell said there is no need for a special legislative session on the issue because too little is known about the state's options under Medicaid, a program for the needy, elderly, blind, disabled and poor families with children that is funded jointly by federal and state governments.
He also said it's too early to determine whether to create a state-based health benefits exchange or let the feds do it.
McDonnell said that while the court upheld the Affordable Care Act's centerpiece - its requirement that everyone be insured or pay a penalty - it also ruled that the federal government can't withhold existing Medicaid funding for states that choose not to expand the program.
He said his health policy advisers, led by Health and Human Resources Secretary Bill Hazel, must learn more before Virginia retools its Medicaid program, already among the leanest in the nation.
In the past 30 years, McDonnell wrote, Medicaid spending in Virginia has increased by 1,600 percent, and grown from 5 percent of the state budget to about one-fifth of it.
"This is an unsustainable trajectory that demands improvement and greater efficiency. A great expansion of Medicaid, without significant reform of the current so-called, 'federal-state partnership' is not responsible. Before an expansion decision is made, we must discuss with (U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius) the necessity of including clear and fair rules and state flexibility in decision making for the Medicaid program," McDonnell wrote.
Two years ago, the state Department of Medical Assistance Services projected a $2.2 billion annual increase in Medicaid costs to Virginia under Obama's health care reform bill. McDonnell said he asked DMAS to update the estimate after the Supreme Court ruling, and that it should be available this fall as he prepares his legislative package and amendments to the two-year state budget that took effect July 1.
The letter largely stayed away from overt partisan cheerleading by the Republican governor and potential vice presidential running mate to Mitt Romney. But in explaining that the General Assembly should defer action until its regular winter 2013 session, McDonnell noted that GOP victories November's presidential and Senate elections could make the issue moot.
"It remains my hope that a repeal of the existing law will occur after the next election, and that Congress will enact prudent market based health reforms, and states will be given the freedom they need to implement healthcare solutions that work best," he wrote, noting Romney's pledge to repeal and replace the Democratic reforms.
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With gasoline at nearly $4 per gallon, you may see more of these on the road. Or maybe not, yesterday I saw a pizza-face teenager pick up the girl across the street in a H2 Hummer. What sort of mileage does a Hummer get?
that dream is an interesting bike. What would it take? Turn signals? Is that all it would need for road "legalness"
Uh, explain how this whizzer is one shred different from the "coolest" moped. They both only get about a 30-40 top speed and they both can be peddled and both are going to be single user. If you are not one to try peddling your bike to that store 5mi. away at a rate 38mph and do not want to burn a ton of gas in your truck then this option does make sense. As much sense as a moped anyhow.
Saw one of these the other day, Honda Dream 50R... made for 1 year (2004) 50cc, 6 speed. Not road legal but would be fun to make it such.
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I've imported contacts into the default folder using Outlook import from PST. The contacts are imported properly, but not sycn'd to the server.
The web version of the contact folder is empty.
I know the folders are sync'd because if I add a contact with the web UI the new contact will appear in outlook amongst the contacts i've imported.
But, never do the contacts I imported sync to the WEB UI.
I can't use the import wizard because it mangles the notes (bug ack'd by Zimbra last week).


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I am pretty sure its just on his resume because it looks pretty, sort of 'look at my pretty site guys' they look over the forums for like 5 seconds and decide to hire or fire him. That's why he changed PD's appearance.
That does bring up a good question though, does God have the administrative power to post stuff on the main site?


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Brewer wastes no time pushing Medicaid expansion
PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Jan Brewer is wasting no time rallying support for her effort to expand Arizona's Medicaid plan, using a news conference at Maricopa Medical Center Wednesday to show she has backing from hospitals and the business community.
Hospitals are being asked to agree to a new bed tax to help pay the state's cost of adding about 300,000 low-income people to the plan, which Brewer said would bring billions of dollars in spending to the state health care industry.
The vast majority of the costs would initially be paid by the federal government under terms of President Barack Obama's health care reform law, the Affordable Care Act, with slightly smaller amounts to come in later years.
Brewer said expanding coverage under the state's version of Medicaid, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, would cut uncompensated care that is currently absorbed by hospitals but ultimately passed on to consumers.
She estimates that costs an average Arizona family $2,000 a year in higher insurance premiums.
Leaders of the state's Chamber of Commerce community argued that cutting the number of uninsured in the state will lower insurance costs for businesses.
Brewer made the surprise announcement that she would expand the state's plan in a speech to the Legislature on Monday.
The governor has ardently opposed the federal health care plan and remains uneasy about the federal government playing such a large role in health care, but said the part that expands coverage to citizens who earn up to 138 percent of the federal poverty line is the right thing to do.
"The decision faced by Arizona leaders today is not one of whether the Affordable Care Act should exist. It's the law of the land," she said. "Our decision is whether we will take the action that most benefits Arizona's families and businesses."
States have an option of not signing onto the Medicaid expansions that are part of the Affordable Care Act.
Brewer also will have to convince the Legislature, whose Republican leaders are leery of the proposal.
"We're not going to just push it out the door," House Speaker Andy Tobin said Wednesday. "She's the executive and she has her plan. But a lot of members have great concern about how this actually rolls out and how it affects the budget."
Brewer plans to pay the state's share — $154 million in the 2015 budget year — by assessing hospitals using the bed tax. The idea is that hospitals that now have millions in uncompensated care will pay the tax and receive much more than that in insurance payments by treating the newly insured. Federal payments that year are estimated at $1.6 billion, or $1.9 billion if childless adults who lost coverage following recent state rule changes are reinstated, according to Brewer's office.
Some hospitals that serve fewer indigent patients have objected to such taxes in the past, but Brewer said she had an unspecified plan to get their backing.
"We understand that there are some hospitals that are not serving that population," Brewer said. "That doesn't mean that they're not on board with what we are doing in regard to the Affordable Care Act."


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To the editor:
Our acceptance of recent laws and budgets coming out of Raleigh have absolutely nothing to do with our desire to help the poor or not help them. Thank God we have people of intelligence in Raleigh that know a family, a city, a state or a nation cannot continually spend more than they bring in without disastrous consequences.
The starkly exposed truth is that America has not been a Christian country for a long time. No truly Christian nation would have elected (not once, but twice) a man with such anti-Christian beliefs as supporting late-term abortion and gay marriage.
True Christians believe in God and that the Bible is His word. They believe marriage is one man and one woman and children are a gift from God. They believe sex outside marriage is a sin. Real Christians would not stand for the vulgar dress, dance and foul language found in movies and on television today.
When we were a Christian nation, we could pray anywhere and say �Merry Christmas.� Families took care of their own or found help from their church family or other organizations founded by donations to help the poor. We didn�t go to the government for handouts.
Jesus never told us to let the government take care of the poor so we could be relieved of our responsibility as Christians.
Our American values have gone the way of our biblical values. Corruption, fraud, financial abuse, greed and immoral behavior plague our government; yet no one is punished and the offenders get re-elected.
America is as hedonistic as Rome before its fall, and it is headed in the same direction.
Moral Monday should address the true moral decay of America today.
Marguerite Cross
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I'm ready to pull my hair out over the zimbra install, could someone please help me? I'm coming from the windows world, 22 years worth of IT. I've been dealing with linux for a few years now, but nothing in depth. I can't seem to get my head wrapped around the install of zimbra collaborative.
The install seems to fail on hostname - and it doesn't matter what I do, it fails. I've gone through a dozen different guides written by different people, to no avail.
Can someone throw a sample /etc/hostname and /etc/hosts file my way? It's something so silly but it's driving me insane. j
Is there a best flavor of linux to use? I'm currently trying with ubuntu 12, but would Cent or Suse be better - x32 or x64? Throw me a bone here, i've formatted and reinstalled this server 6 times already.
I can't figure out what i'm doing wrong. Is there a detailed step by step I can follow? Webhosting with linux is simple compared to this.


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May 30, 2016
Authorities say a mayoral candidate in the Mississippi Delta has been found dead and the case is being investigated as a homicide.
Coahoma County Coroner Scotty Meredith says the body of 34-year-old Marco McMillian was found on the Mississippi River levee Wednesday about 10 a.m.
McMillian was running for mayor of Clarksdale.
Meredith says the body was sent to Jackson for an autopsy and declined to provide further details.
Authorities had been looking for McMillian since another man crashed his car into another vehicle Tuesday.
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landing spot. will be interesting to see how he does.
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|3 days 16 hours ago
|when I was 16 I had one that said, "learn from
when I was 16 I had one that said, "learn from your parents mistake, use birth control."
|2 years 5 weeks ago
|Those schools won't be able
Those schools won't be able to recruit like this once the kids actually have to go to class.
|2 years 33 weeks ago
|sounds good, GO BLUE!
sounds good, GO BLUE!
|2 years 33 weeks ago
|I think the closest one is in
I think the closest one is in DC
|2 years 33 weeks ago
|sounds good, just joined the
sounds good, just joined the group. hopefully i'll see you all soon at the next viewing party.
|2 years 33 weeks ago
|Thanks for creating this
Thanks for creating this group/thread. I recently relocated to Charlottesville from A2 and have been hoping to find a group of Michigan fans to watch games with!
|2 years 35 weeks ago
this is what happens when you schedule Akron. I'm surprised they had that many people there.
|2 years 36 weeks ago
|denegrating michigan
I don't think that Cowerd's previous comments about Harbaugh not leaving Stanford for Michigan necessarily imply that Michigan is inferior. He could have just been stating that Stanford is good, in its own right. Either way he was wrong, as usual.
|2 years 43 weeks ago
While I agree that mgoblog has its entertainment value. I think that what really makes this site unique is the level of actual information and analysis provided. The entire reason that I started reading this blog was because it is a perfect marriage of my nerd and jock brains - statistics and michigan football, there aren't many better combinations than that.
|2 years 43 weeks ago
Bats aren't the real problem with this team. Even down the batting order, they can all come and go at times, but in general, are at least where we need them to be. The focus for the tigers to be able to make a late season run will be to shore up their late game pitching - especially at the closer position.
|2 years 51 weeks ago
They might also be sold out, but try Weber's Inn. If that doesn't work, there are a ton of B&B's in town that usually have vacancies.
|3 years 6 weeks ago
I think that pretty much sums up what every 'Cuse fan was feeling at that moment.
|3 years 12 weeks ago
|Deja Vu
This feels just like last night's Kansas game. I'm just waiting for the refs to blow like they did for Iowa State.
|3 years 24 weeks ago
|They've been in Chelsea, MI
They've been in Chelsea, MI for years.
|3 years 24 weeks ago
|Wise indeed
I think the most impressive play that McGary made last night was the layup that he made when catching the ball down low, but keeping it high near the rim. He never took a dribble, or even brought the ball in toward his chest. It was a quick - catch, come down, and then put it in the basket - without bringing his arms back inward. This is a high basketball IQ type play that you rarely see out of freshman.
|3 years 24 weeks ago
|Calm down and keep your pants
Calm down and keep your pants on. I wasn't saying they sholdn't do it, nor was I saying they shouldn't play music. I was just requesting that they play music that doesn't suck.
|3 years 24 weeks ago
|DB's M.O.
This isn't shocking, considering the source. As annoying as this is, I welcome the idea of not being woken up on that weekend morning to the sound of terrible club music on repeat coming from the stadium. Would it kill them to play a little CCR in the Big House?
|3 years 27 weeks ago
|Full disclosure, I spent the
Full disclosure, I spent the 2006 season in much better seats of the student section and these problems did not exist. People showed up, on time, and were rocking for the entire game.
|3 years 27 weeks ago
|Having spent the 2009 season
Having spent the 2009 season in the upper bowl of the student section, I can attest to two things:
|3 years 27 weeks ago
|Inigo Montoya: Fezzik, are
Inigo Montoya: Fezzik, are there rocks ahead?
|3 years 27 weeks ago
|I grew up a Lions fan, so I
I grew up a Lions fan, so I must have blocked that memory out.
|3 years 27 weeks ago
|Also, the giant is a good sport
Vizzini: Finish him. Finish him, your way.
|3 years 27 weeks ago
|I had to select the "old
I had to select the "old embed code" from youtube.
|3 years 27 weeks ago
|Ha! figured it out.
Ha! figured it out.
|3 years 27 weeks ago
|I suck at this
embed isn't working for me. Can someone who knows this stuff do it please? I've tried twice now.
|3 years 28 weeks ago
|why would you want to talk to
why would you want to talk to flirty drunk girls once they sober up?
|3 years 29 weeks ago
|My suggestion is for you to
My suggestion is for you to start drinking, heavily.
|3 years 35 weeks ago
|wait, you ventured into RCMB
wait, you ventured into RCMB and actually made it back out with your sanity in check? Starts slow clap...
|3 years 42 weeks ago
|I wonder how many push ups
I wonder how many push ups denard had to do because he couldn't stop smiling.
|3 years 42 weeks ago
just horrible. I hope the kid is ok.
-on a lighter note, I'm sure 5 guys was the minimum it would take to bring him down in a fight.


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By: Garin Flowers
February 11, 2013
Tallahassee, FL - The FSU College of Medicine is gearing people up for a dance marathon tonight. They're holding a fundraiser to start the fun off early and raise money for a good cause.
The Hawaiian theme for tonight's fundraiser is based off of a Jimmy Buffett song.
The Dance Marathon is an event many schools host each year. It's to raise money to go to a children's hospital. The FSU Dance Marathon sends money to Shands in Gainesville. But they give half of the money they raise to the College of Medicine to give money locally to programs benefiting children's health.
The event tonight will include a check presentation.
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Lumped Loudspeaker Driver
Application ID: 12295
This is a model of a moving-coil loudspeaker where a lumped parameter analogy represents the behavior of the electrical and mechanical speaker components. The Thiele-Small parameters (small-signal parameters) serve as input to the lumped model, which is represented by an Electric Circuit physics. The lumped model is coupled to a 2D axisymmetric Pressure Acoustics model describing the surrounding air domain (above and below the speaker cone). The output from the model includes, among many things, the speaker sensitivity, the impedance, and the radiated acoustic power. The results are compared with an analytical solution based on the flat piston approximation.
The model requires the Acoustics Module and the AC/DC Module.


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Tissue Paper Ghost Decoration
Hang a lot of these cute original Tissue Paper Ghosts designed by the FreeKidsCrafts team to create a fun atmosphere for Halloween. Easy for little fingers and lots of fun.
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Click on Printables and print out Ghost pattern. Cut out the outline.
Cut tissue paper into 2" pieces and crumple into a tight ball. Dip ball in white glue and place on pattern. Twist pipe cleaner or ribbon to make a loop and glue to the back of the ghost.
You can also make a Tissue Paper Black Cat to add to your Halloween decorations.
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