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Custom Flame Paint Jobs - Paint Your Own FlamesWritten by on November 1, 2005 Contributors: John McGann Lacking Skills? Limited Experience? No Problem. With The Right Equipment, You Too Can
Flames are just cool. They're the signature of a real hot rod. But obtaining a flame job you can actually be proud of generally takes skill, some artistic ability, or the money to hire such talents. We had none of the above, but in lieu of those qualities, The Eastwood Company is now offering all you need to produce respectable flames on your own. A new addition to the variety of reusable traditional flame stencils in the Eastwood catalog is the Mickey Harris Hell Fire stencil kit. A multiple award-winning custom painter, Harris created the Hell Fire kit to help produce the type of flame job that replicates actual fire. This current trend in custom paint is a bit more involved than the standard traditional flame job, but we figured we'd give it a try. The included DVD, narrated by Harris, helps to breakdown the steps and gave us the confidence to believe we could actually pull it off with no prior experience. Eastwood also carries a selection of airbrushes and the mini-compressors to run them, plus a line of custom paints; everything we needed came in one box.
The Hell Fire flames look best over black, and we happened to have a discarded black hood from an old project car to experiment with. Read on to see how much of a mess we made.
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Both the Hell Fire stencil kit and the airbrush kit included instructional DVDs-the modern equivalent of the instruction manual, and you may be tempted to treat them similarly (i.e., toss them aside thinking you know better). Do it right: Grab a beverage, kick back on the couch, and observe. If you want this to come out right, you should probably take some simple notes unless your shop has a TV with a DVD player-ours doesn't.The Hell Fire flame stencil kit can be ordered with a corresponding paint kit that includes the required colors and some clear, all of which are premixed and ready to shoot. Gun-cleaning solution is part of the paint set as well. We also needed an airbrush, and Eastwood recommended its Iwata automotive airbrush set featuring an Eclipse professional airbrush plus the Smart Jet Compressor setup to feed it, the water separator, and all necessary air lines.The airbrush is a simple device. Just fill the cup with the pre-mixed paint, snap the lid on, and you're ready to paint. The button on the airbrush has two functions: Pushing it down lets the air flow; pulling it back feeds the paint. You'll need to get the hang of metering each to get the desired combination of air and paint, but we found it to be pretty forgiving.Setting up the airbrush takes minutes. Position the compressor unit somewhere near your workspace, attach the intercooler line-that's the one with the coils-to the compressor output and then to the water separator. The non-coiled line goes from the water trap to the airbrush. Plug the unit in, flip the switch, and it will run until reaching 35 psi, then automatically shut off. When the pressure drops, the compressor kicks back on to maintain pressure.The stencil kit has six different stencils for varying types of flames. Each one still contains the cut-out portion, which is called a positive stencil. Both will be used during the flaming process. We selected a style that seemed the most like traditional hot rod flames.To get started, simply hold the negative stencil over the area you want to flame. Begin with red, and for the Hell Fire-style flames, ghost the area with a light spray. Laying a heavy coat of paint will make the stenciled flame too sharp.Next, fill the cup on the airbrush with some orange paint and go back over the flames, this time filling in the interior while leaving a red border all the way around. Part of the trick here is to fan the edges so the transition between orange and red is more of a fade than a sharp border. The orange paint in the kit was the hardest to work with, as it was a transparent color and very thin, which made it run easily. If necessary, the air pressure from the compressor can be reduced.'These flames look like they're straight out of Disney's Fantasia. After the general shape of the stencil has been dusted on the surface, remove the stencil and go back over the flame, filling in the interior with more red paint, but leaving the edges fairly light.One of the things we learned is that the real fire-style flames don't get impressive until they're done; during the process they tend to look like a mess. We point this out now, because the next step is not going to look good initially, but it should pay off later. Use white to create a series of Y-shaped highlights that look sort of like lightning bolts within each flame lick. The idea is to add dimension and depth, which should hopefully appear later in the process.
After the white highlights are down, the next phase involves fogging over them with a transparent yellow/gold. The yellow/gold is sprayed over the white and somewhat beyond, blending over the orange. Afterward, reload with white and add more small touches to the Y-shaped highlights, and then dust them with more yellow/gold.Another step that might seem counterintuitive is the addition of black highlights. The effects become apparent toward the end of the flame process. For this, the positive stencil should be used to apply lightly sprayed subtle black outlines in the interior of each flame. We strayed from the instructions and freehanded this step-using the stencil would have been better. Black is the only color not included in the paint set, so we used some black Rust-Oleum thinned down with acetone.Once the black accents are down, add more white with the negative stencil to create depth. Hold the stencil and move it around, using portions of it to make varying licks in the interior of each flame. Like the black accents, these should be small, subtle, and evenly dispersed. Aspiring pyros need to be patient and understand that practice will improve their technique. Onlookers seemed to think our flames turned out trick, so we must have done something right. Maybe next time we'll actually use a car.


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Pruning is an important way of improving the growth and flowering of trees and shrubs.
In September the air is cooler and while some days remain glorious, the real heat of summer is over. Now's the time to take on more energetic activities such as the pruning of different shrubs, climbing plants and trees.
September is a lovely garden month! A time to go harvesting and you will see the first autumnal colours appear. It will be colder in the garden in the mornings but by afternoon the sun is still warm. This month there are still various tasks that you can do in the garden.
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Imaging USA first-timer questions...
So i'm finally buckling down and going to my first big photographers' conference/seminar. Since I've never really been to one like this I need some tips. For instance:
What do you bring? I plan on bringing clothes and stuff, yada yada (except for one or two sets of 'fancier' stuff for the nice dinners), but I'm also bringing a small amount of camera equipment and my laptop. Any tips for this or anything in general? I've heard the best deals at the EXPO are at the end of the last day. I plan on buying a lens, a filter, perhaps a meter, and a few other trinkets. I'm going to wait and see what the prices are there, but I don't want to buy on the first day if the last day is cheaper. Also, do most vendors accept debit/credit, or should I bring a checkbook?
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Before you leave for Image, make a list of items you want to purchase. There is a lot of temptation to purchase things you don't need or can't really use. Also you want to know how much the items on your want list normally cost at via your normal channel. That way you know if you are really getting a deal. Some places may be giving a deal off their normal prices but are still higher than other places. I usually don't purchase anything until the last day either. But I do shop around to see what interests me. Personally, I can't recall any vendor not accepting a CC for payment.
Make sure you bring comfortable walking shoes, a notebook/pad of paper to take note and a pen/pencil. Also bring lots of business cards to exchange with vendors and other photographers you may meet.Regards,
Howard Kier, CPP Weddings, ABI, MBA and DAD
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Thanks for the info, Howard! It was very helpful, especially the tip on bringing business cards...I never even thought of that.
YES, business cards, for the door prizes some vendors may have - easier than taking time to write one's name and address.George Hawkins
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Good thread...any more advice guys? I am a first timer too.Did you miss me?
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I recommend doing a once around the room for the trade show the first day, with the map, marking places that you want to go back to see and/or buy from.
Bring lots of business cards and a BIG notebook to write in at the classes.
I never bring my camera equipment (no time for it really, and I learn better by listening than fiddling with settings) but to each his own.....
Laptop of course...
AND, I suggest bringing a rolling bag of some kind to the tradeshow, like a carry-on size suitcase on wheels. This allows you to gather all the info and miscellaneous freebies the vendors give out WITHOUT having a sore back and dead arms at the end of the day. You will end up with a lot of stuff, so its best to know that and just prepare.....
Also, what I did last time was bring a box of those energy meal bars with a bottle of water for lunchtimes because it is SO PACKED at every place for lunch that if you don't race your way back to the next class you may not get in or may have to stand at the back. I found it MUCH nicer for me to skip "lunch" and go to the next class early.
Spend an extra day and see America! We do this every year so that we can take in the sights of towns we would normally not even think of visiting. We do our "shoots" then, in a more relaxing way.
One thing to do: When going to the trade shows, most of the vendors will extend the show specials for at tleast a week after the show. I would recommend that you actually don't buy at the the show, too many chances of getting caught up in the "special deals" and you can bargain yourself into bankruptcy. I find that unless you specifically have items to purchase, and you've done all the homework as to how much of a deal you can get at IUSA, It's much better to go back home and ground yourself so that you don't get too caught up in the emotion of a buying frenzy.
Go to as many social events as you can. The PPA charities on Saturday Night is a marvelous opportunity to meat many of your "celebrety" photogs who grace the pages of PP Mag and Rangefinder. Definitely the two parties and if you have a close relationship with your lab, they often will treat you for dinner on the non-party night (Monday Night). Or get to gether with some of the OurPPA gang, they're already cooking up some get togethers as we speak.
Make sure you go through the print exhibit. If you want to get a real good idea as to what the best of the best is in the world of photography, this is it. One thing I do is look at the general exhibit first, then go through the loan images. You will see why the judges picked the loan images (in most cases, as there are some I think they miss from time to time )
Go to Tripadvisor.com and search out all the different restaurants in the Tampa area to visit. They are very reliable.
Go to the awards ceremony on Tuesday night. It will be absolutely inspiring to see everyone get their degrees and I think Frank Chricchio is getting a long over due Lifetime award! Then the Kodak Party follows!
Most of all, have fun! I look forward to this every year and it is worth every penny to get away from my studio and chill after the holiday season....come to think of it, we really did chil in San Antonio last JanuaryMichael Gan,M.Photog.Cr. CPP,
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I've seen brides at wedding shows use labels with their name and info for drawings, etc. Should I do this or will I look like a giant dork?STEFF (not StePH)
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Great tips Noami and Michael. Thanks! BTW Naomi I like your new AvatarDid you miss me?
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Take those (the cards) for other photographers and give the vendors a label.


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ESPN reviews the Big XII so far...
Iowa State has again dropped to 0-2 to the start the conference race. The Cyclones started 0-3 in each of the last two seasons and still made a bowl trip. It won't be as easy this season, mainly because of a tougher conference schedule.
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(Sports Network) - The Atlanta Hawks got a much-needed victory Monday
afternoon and will try to continue the momentum Wednesday night when they
visit the Charlotte Bobcats to close out their season series.
The Hawks have won all three matchups with their Southeast Division rival.
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it's just not working out for us right now," said Walker. "We still have so
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The Bobcats have lost 15 in a row inside Time Warner Cable Arena and are 5-17
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Eastern Conference behind only the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Charlotte will welcome the Minnesota Timberwolves to town on Saturday night,
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While the Chrysler TorqueFlite transmission is one of the strongest automatics your car could be equipped with, able to survive hard-core racing, neutral drops, and most of the other abuse we can dish at them, the TorqueFlite still has a weak link. Like most automatic transmissions, the TorqueFlite, whether 904 or 727, has an overrunning clutch assembly that's designed to prevent extreme transmission damage if the transmission is allowed to free-wheel due to a broken U-joint, axle, or driveshaft. The overrunning clutch assembly is commonly referred to as a "sprag," and the clutch housing is pressed into the rear section of the transmission case. This pressed-fit assembly of the sprag can create a problem that will destroy the transmission case in a high-powered or abusive application. Fortunately, there is a cheap fix for this weak link, and it comes from TCI transmissions.
There are many ways to cause an overrunning clutch failure, but drivetrain breakage is the most common. When a drive line component behind the transmission fails under power, the engine revs freely and so does the transmission. The overrunning clutch is designed with spring loaded rollers which help slow and stabilize the transmission's rotating assembly. Since the energy of the transmission and engine are absorbed in the overrunning clutch, and then transferred to the housing, or sprag, which is pressed into the aluminum case, the sprag will actually try to spin itself out of the transmission case, losing its pressed fit and causing irreparable damage.
Prior to the availability of a bolt-in sprag from the aftermarket, many racers, this author included, would drill and tap the factory sprag, then insert longer governor housing bolts to hold it in place. Since the sprag is made from tool steel, this process involved drilling with carbide bits, and usually more than one broken tap. Thankfully, the folks at TCI have made this modification much easier by providing an overrunning clutch kit that includes a pre-drilled and tapped clutch housing, new springs, and new rollers. For the cost, this is one of the best modifications you can do to your TorqueFlite, but since it does involve tearing the transmission completely apart, we recommend performing the upgrade during rebuild like we did. If you're having a shop rebuild your transmission for you, it shouldn't cost too much extra to have them install the bolt-in sprag for you. While we hope you never need this upgrade, if you ever break a U-joint, axle, or driveshaft, you'll be happy you installed a bolt-in sprag.
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Since the overrunning clutch is pressed into the back of the transmission case, the transmission needs to be completely disassembled. We recommend performing this upgrade during rebuild, like we did.The factory clutch housing is pressed into the transmission case, and then held by a single set screw. Under load, the housing will try to rotate, damaging the case beyond repair.After removing the set screw, the housing is driven out of the case with a hammer and punch. Alternate the punch between the governor support bolt holes to press the housing out evenly.The TCI bolt-in sprag kit comes with everything necessary to completely rebuild and upgrade your overrunning clutch. This is one of the best upgrades we've found for the money.Side-by-side, you can see the TCI unit is pre-drilled and tapped. Longer governor housing hardware is then used to sandwich the case between the sprag and the governor support.Using tapered punches and the provided hardware, the clutch housing can be properly located before being installed.Using the provided bolts and some washers, the clutch housing can be pulled into place by evenly adding tension to the bolts. Even though it will now be through-bolted, it's still a tight pressed fit, so gentle persuasion from the other side with a hammer will help.The TCI kit comes with new rollers and springs, which can be installed after the housing is in place.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA) - George Lyon was a plaintiff in the Heller case in which the Supreme Court lifted D.C's ban on handguns. He's a gun owner and activist and now part of a community group that has a plan to make schools safer...a plan that involves guns.
"I want to have teachers who are willing to stand as the last line of defense," said Lyon.
The "Proposal for School Shield Officers" calls for, on a voluntary basis, school staff to undergo graining designed and supervised by the Metropolitan Police Department. Those trained teachers and staff would be sworn as D.C. Reserve Police Officers and be issued firearms. The guns would be kept in a locked, biometric safes that only open for those with a fingerprint match. That, Lyon says, will keep the guns from getting in the wrong hands.
Lyon recalls the Columbine shootings in 1999 and the Beslan school siege in Russia when at least 334 hostages were killed, including 186 children. Lyon says, now with the Sandy Hook tragedy, there's a growing need for more defense in schools.
In the Columbine shootings, "The officer was outside at Columbine when the attack happened. There were two shooters. He did engage one but in the meantime, the other shooter was free to do what he wanted to," said Lyon.
Lyon says active shooters have now learned to first engage the school resource officer.
"Once he's out of the picture, they have essentially a gun free zone, or a fertile killing field," said Lyon.
He says the teachers or staff members who sign up would also go through psychological screening. The question is, would any teachers want to do this? At Sandy Hook, teachers did their best to save children... And some lost their own lives doing so.
"Unfortunately, they had no tool to stop the attack," said Lyon.
He believe terrorists watched our reaction to Sandy Hook and may be planning something like Beslan.
"Do you doubt for a second that if they could pull off a similar attack that they would not do it? That scares me," Lyon said.
George Lyon just submitted the plan for safer D.C. Schools to the city this week. The mayor's spokesman, Pedro Ribeiro blasted the idea calling 'mind boggling' and said, the last thing we need is more guns in school.
He said an urban setting is entirely different from some rural states. He said, here in DC, police can respond to a situation within minutes.
But, he said they're happy to look at the proposal.


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"A guy in a business suit spit in my face and called me a murderer," Culton said.
Culton stands out in a crowd. And, some have had no problem reminding her of the charges she once faced.
"They say to me I'm not renting to you, a murderer," Culton said.
Culton says she's no killer. Prosecutors agree. There's no evidence to tie her to the murders at Falcon Ridge.
Culton is no angel. She's got a history of drug use and theft convictions. Culton tells KIMA she's been clean for two years. Even she didn't think she'd get that far.
"I figure God must have me on the planet for some reason because otherwise they wouldn't have found me in my jail cell when I attempted suicide," Culton said.
She's trying to turn her life around. But, Culton hasn't been able to find a job or an apartment.
She grew up in a troubled childhood. Now, her three kids are being raised without their mom.
Culton feels compelled to now help those with a troubled past.
"I kind of feel like you know maybe God had me go do this jail time and me to be accused of this so I can reach out and touch kids that are, you know, going through the same thing," Culton said.
Even if it's hard to put the past behind her, Culton insists she had nothing to do with the murders of the Goggins. She admits being friends with Kevin Harper and his wife.
Harper was once the prime suspect in the case. He made a plea deal on lesser charges.
Culton can't say for sure that Harper was not involved.
REPORTER: "Tracy who do you think committed the Goggins' murder?
CULTON: "I don't know."
REPORTER: "Do you have any idea who was there that night?"
CULTON: "No."
REPORTER: "Do you know anybody who would want to commit that murder?"
CULTON: "No."
Tracy Culton believes the person who committed the murders was evil. But, she can't focus on that when she has to focus on herself.
She's staying clean, attending church and volunteering around town.
She hopes to get into a faith-based rehab facility. And, she looks to God for where to go from here.
"You know just kind of figuring well is today worth getting up and doing anything or do I just want to lay here and pray that I don't wake up," Culton said.
Culton says she's trying to get over the bitterness. She says she felt angry and depressed after her time in jail for a crime she didn't commit much of that was in isolation.
Kevin Harper made a plea deal on much lesser charges and is expected to receive a seven-year prison sentence.
Currently no one is on the hook for the brutal murder of the Goggin family. The case has gone cold.


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Is it still possible to create a unique & original game?
Is it still possible to create a unique & original game?
Feb 19 2011, 07:06 PM
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This is something me and my friends talk about all the time. "New and original" ideas come from picking bits from completely different themes and building a connection between them, no matter how rational, it always works. This is good for story idea's, but the concept works for any part of the design process.
People think original game ideas appear out of the blue, but it's all built on old ideas, always.
That's why I think GTA is so appealing (especially San Andreas), they have a bit of everything thrown in. You've got the likes of Crazy Taxi, Pilot Wings etc. but who needs them when you can find them already in GTA?
I love adventure/mystery games and now that L.A. Noire and Sherlock Holmes are on the way things are looking up. Still love to see a modern day game that is so accurate you could walk up the driveway of your own house. Or shoot your neighbour's dog.
Feb 19 2011, 10:43 PM
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Since I mentioned the Matrix, I think it needs to be said that movie redefined how we play games today. Which is interesting because all of the movie tie in games were retarded. These days, bullet time isn't even a staple, it's a requirement. People were so furious over not having it in Fallout that they built a mod to do it. So I guess inspiration can come anywhere. Personally, I'd sell my kidney to the person who gives me a Sims 3 mod that rebuilds Dark City/Matrix/City of Lost Children/City of Ember/Delicatessen. I love those types of cityscapes.
The reason is that when heartless says something stupid, he really means it and believes it.
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i keep adding to that original game in my mind.
and it is possible, but it will be made when developers would think a little less at the easy target and a bit more at the purpose of the game.
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Feb 20 2011, 03:39 PM
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Yeah, but in the end making games is about making money, so that is the purpose of the game.
What about playing the game in reverse . That would be original. I'm thinking more along the lines of heavy rain than COD.
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What about playing the game in reverse . That would be original. I'm thinking more along the lines of heavy rain than COD.
One of the hitman games was done in a story line where you end up playing missions from a previous game in reverse. It was either Contracts or Silent Assassin that did this.
We're more than capable of answering you, we're just not doing it because you're being a cunt, and it's you specifically we don't care about, we do care about the rest of the forums.
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No, I'm talking about actually reverse real time.
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For some reason I remembered this advert going in reverse, thinking about it, it would have been funnier...
Actual reverse time? Back To The Future - Forward To The Past?
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100% in reverse would be pretty unique. In fact, it's going to be the premise for my new game: Fuck It: The Man Who Didn't Bother
You start the game in black and white, dead at the feet of a menacing boos, and the color slowly seeps back into the screen as you reverse-fall into a standing position. You point empty guns at dead bodies and shoot to pull the bullets from the bodies and back into your gun as you walk backwards through the level, pulling bullets from bodies and undoing clever puzzles, with reverse car chases and whatnot thrown in for reverse variety. All the cut scenes are played in reverse, and even the subtitles are backwards. You backwalk through the entire game, undoing a long, brutal shooter that ended at the hands of a boss you weren't tough enough to kill, until you reach the start of the game, seconds before you enter enemy territory. Your character thinks for a moment, then says "Fuck it," walks into a nearby bar, and order a drink. The credits roll while your character drinks his beer, with the game playing in fast forward on a TV in the background.
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Massacre, you make me look like a rational, moral, kind person.
Massacre - What you've just posted is sick and disturbing...
When Massacre is around, everything is violated... Whether it likes it or not.
Whenever I think of "human resources" Massacre immediately springs to mind.
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How about a game where you're not not human. In fact, not resembling a human at all. You could be a bird and fly (obviously) around trying to catch insects in mid-air.............fuck it, silly idea, maybe a shark instead, you could sw.....
Hang on, got another one:
You get sucked into a giant computer and all the bugs and virus's are like real bugs and virus's only in robot form. Imagine ALIENS but in a computer.
Those ideas might sound like I'm joking but I'm not.
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FAIRFAX, Va. (WUSA9) -- Thursday morning, Governor Bob McDonnell, Virginia Transportation Secretary Sean T. Connaughton and other state and local officials cut the ribbon on the new interchange at Fairfax County Parkway and Fair Lakes Parkway.
The $69.5 million-interchange replaces what the Virginia Department of Transportation calls one of the most congested intersections in northern Virginia.
The Fairfax County Parkway was widened from four to six lanes for three miles, from south of I-66 to Rugby Road. There are also now long ramps for access to and from Fair Lakes Parkway and Monument Drive as well as shared-use paths and sidewalks for pedestrians and cyclists.
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Maria "Shriek"apova carried her Wimbledon blues to Paris where the Russian took in The City of Light's phenomenal Fashion Week. The 21-year old was spotted working a silver coat overtop a black pencil skirt and a pair of black heels at the Valentino 2009 Haute Couture runway show with her trusty sidekick Camilla Belle in tow.
Yes Maria its true: fashion can always mend a girl's (or boy's) broken heart...
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PHOTO OP: Maria drowns Wimbledon sorrows in haute couture fashion
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Kim Kardashian is set to walk down the aisle again after becoming engaged to her rapper beau Kanye West on her birthday.
The reality TV star was celebrating turning 33 when West popped the question in front of their friends and family at baseball stadium AT&T Park in San Francisco, California on Monday.
According to E! News, the "Stronger" hitmaker rented out the stadium for the special occasion.
The couple, who welcomed baby North West in June, started dating last year.
Kardashian has already suffered two failed marriages – she divorced Damon Thomas in 2004 and later married sports star Kris Humphries in 2011. They split after only 72 days of marriage.


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A Publication by the Federal Geographic Data Committee July 1996
GeoData Partnerships Forum
The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) and the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) will sponsor a GeoData Partnerships Forum on Wednesday, July 31, 1996 in Salt Lake City, Utah on "Building the National Spatial Data Infrastructure."
The forum is a part of the upcoming URISA Conference scheduled for July 27-August 1. Fifteen sessions about the Clearinghouse, Framework, Partnerships and Standards Development initiatives to build the NSDI have been organized. On Monday, July 29, Doug Nebert, FGDC Clearinghouse Coordinator, will demonstrate the latest Internet spatial data search techniques in two technical training sessions: "Using the National Digital Geospatial Data Clearinghouse" and "How to create a node in the NSDI." For more information on the URISA 96 Conference and Exposition see the URISA website
The 1996 Competitive Cooperative Agreements Program
Award Announcements Soon...
Awards for the 1996 Competitive Cooperative Agreements Program (CCAP) will be announced this July. CCAP, an FGDC program, facilitates the formation of partnerships with and among non-Federal organizations to assist in the evolution of the NSDI. The 1996 CCAP program objective is to build on current CCAP efforts to develop and implement the National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse, and develop FGDC endorsed standards including the metadata standard. In addition, the 1996 program expanded to include feasibility projects for implementing technical or institutional aspects of the National Geospatial Data Framework. Watch for the announcement of awardees and their project descriptions at the FGDC.
National Digital Geospatial Data Framework Initiative
The framework concept outlined in the report "Development of a National Digital Geospatial Data Framework" (April 1995) proposes a means by which the geospatial data community can work together to produce and maintain commonly needed themes of data for national, regional, state, and local analyses.
The Denver Framework Workshop
Thirty-six National Digital Geospatial Data Framework Pilot representatives from local, regional, State and Federal Government, academia and the private sector met in Denver, Colorado from May 7-9 1996 for the second in a series of FGDC hosted workshops to discuss technical and institutional issues related to the implementation of the framework concept. The participants selected four topics for additional work:
- development of the framework data model
definition of framework management organizational structure
identification of incentives to participate
formulation of framework business plans.
The next workshop has been scheduled for the week of July 22 in Baltimore, Maryland.
The NSDI Framework Handbook
The firm of Somers-St.Claire, GIS Management Consultants, has been commissioned by the FGDC to develop a handbook for the framework. The handbook will introduce the framework concept, suggest actions that organizations can take to participate, and provide a directory of other resources. The handbook will be available in the spring of 1997.
The 1996 Framework Demonstration Projects Program
Proposals will be announced early this fall for awardees of the NSDI Framework Demonstration Projects Program. The application submission period closed June 26, 1996. The FGDC invited proposals for cooperative agreements for projects that will broadly test the applied framework concept in its information content, and in its technical, institutional and business contexts. Participant organizations sought are those establishing long-term institutional structures, and cooperative arrangements with other partners in sustained efforts to build, maintain and disseminate geospatial data over an area for the larger geospatial data community.
These projects will provide guidance on policies and practices for establishing other operational framework sites, act as examples of applied framework for other implementers, and provide a springboard for future research and development.
Watch the Framework homepage for Framework Demonstration Project announcements and project summaries.
State GIS Councils Meet with FGDC Steering Committee
On April 30, 1996 representatives of nine recognized State GIS coordination councils participated in a meeting of the FGDC Steering Committee. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior, and Chair of the FGDC Steering Committee noted that the purpose of the meeting with State representatives was to gain insights about the nature of this partnership and to sharpen the focus of mutual activities. The discussion generated several ideas for joint action, including the need to focus on building framework data sets, and the exchange of contact lists to improve coordination and cross-membership participation on working groups. A full report of the meeting is available on-line in the Partnerships homepage.
Tennessee Valley Geographic Partnerships Program
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has initiated a Geographic Partnerships program to build partnerships with agencies that produce or maintain base geographic information as a part of their regular operations. Through these partnerships, TVA intends to help build and maintain better information for the agency partners' internal purposes, and obtain current and accurate information for its own requirements. The program will include:
- development of partnerships, and coordinating geographic data activities in the region
development of joint data production projects
creation and maintenance of a clearinghouse of geographic data
coordination of TVA geographic data activities with other Federal agencies through the FGDC in compliance with Executive Order 12906
evaluation of geographic data needs for the TVA and the effectiveness of this program in meeting those needs
The data production activities currently of interest include scanned topographic maps (digital raster graphics), digital orthophotography, digital vector data (digital line graphs and other formats), revision and publication of 1:24,000-scale topographic maps, acquisition of aerial photography, participation on the National Aerial Photography Program steering committee, wetlands mapping, and land use and land cover mapping.
If you would like more information or to participate in this program, please contact:
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Or by telephone at (423) 751-2425 or via the Internet at email@example.com
U.S. Forest Service to Form Inventory and Monitoring Institute
In January, 1996, the U.S. Forest Service leadership approved the formation of an Inventory and Monitoring Institute (IMI) to facilitate and support the collection and management of consistent scientifically reliable resource information at all levels to support ecosystem management. In March, a meeting was held in Ft. Collins, Colorado to begin implementation by drafting a charter and working on other integration issues.
While the IMI's initial emphasis will be on tying together the myriad Forest Service inventory and monitoring programs, the agency invited its partners in the Bureau of Land Management, the National Biological Service, The National Park Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, The Department of Defense, The U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of General Counsel, and the National Association of State Foresters to the meeting to contribute their perspectives. The draft charter produced at this meeting is undergoing revision by the Forest Service.
Some proposed functions of IMI are:
- standardize protocols, eliminate inconsistency, promote quality assurance
assess quality of resource information and develop strategies for improvement
advise leadership on priorities and budgets
provide technical assistance and serve as clearinghouse
coordinate and prioritize research and development
facilitate sharing of information, methods and protocols to partners and the public.
For more information contact Doug Powell,
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Coordinator at (202) 205-1724.
EPA's Role in Community Based Environmental Protection
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has embarked on a new community-based strategy for solving environmental problems. Working with states and other concerned stakeholders, EPA has committed to a process for identifying and solving environmental problems that gives preference to local and regional initiatives. Many of these initiatives are attempting to solve a full range of human health, ecological, and economic issues that have been complicated by Federal regulations. As a key element in its community-based approach, EPA is building partnerships with states and communities to upgrade and share spatial data for pollution sources, ecosystems, and other factors critical to the quality of life in communities. Of interest to URISA 96 attendees: "EPA's Role in Community Based Environmental Protection" features a panel of EPA representatives and state officials from Washington, Connecticut, and New Jersey who will discuss their joint efforts in applying this community-based strategy and will engage the audience in a discussion of how best to proceed.
Tribute to a Champion
Popular culture equates the word champion with a winning sports figure or team. In Middle English usage however, a champion was a defender, a staunch advocate. In this older, more authentic sense, the Federal spatial data community is losing a true champion as Nancy Tosta resigns from Federal government service to accept a new position as Director of Forecasting and Growth Strategy for the Puget Sound Regional Council.
In her four-year tenure as the Staff Director of the Federal Geographic Data Committee and most recently as a Special Assistant to Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt, Nancy has served as a tireless and effective champion of spatial data sharing. Her vision, embodied in the developing National Spatial Data Infrastructure, encompasses a distributed network of spatial data producers and users cooperating to exchange information and data nationwide, throughout the public and private sectors. Nancy initiated activities to create a National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse, to identify and implement standards for metadata and other categories of spatial data, to form partnerships among Federal, State, and local governments, academia and the private sector, and to begin to develop a distributed framework of basic categories of high-quality spatial data.
First and foremost, Nancy believes that geography is the key to finding new approaches to solving problems. By asking what data are available or are needed over a particular piece of geography to address "place-based" issues, and how people can be brought together to talk about the issues and the data, Nancy reached out to people who may never before have used or thought about spatial data-- educators, county officials, local groups. She opened a national conversation about spatial data and gave us a vision of how this conversation can be extended into our own communities.
As Staff Director of the FGDC, Nancy was a frequent presenter and keynote speaker at local, state, regional, national, and international conferences on GIS and technology, addressing issues of data sharing, technology use and implications, community development, and data infrastructures. In her "free time" she continued her "Data Data" column in Geo Info Systems. Always lively and provocative, Nancy's writing has been and will continue to be a bellwether.
In their recent study of spatial data sharing, Onsrud and Rushton ask :"Are data-sharing 'champions'...necessary or advantageous to successful sharing?" In the case of Nancy Tosta, we would be obliged to answer a resounding "yes" to the second proposition. At the FGDC, we are fortunate to have had the advantages of Nancy's leadership. We know that she will continue to be a champion in her new role, and we wish her well
Onsrud, Harlan J. and Rushton, Gerard. 1995. Sharing Geographic Information. New Brunswick, N.J.
FGDC Subcommittees and Working Groups Highlights The subcommittees of the FGDC are responsible for coordinating the activities related to a specific theme of data. These activities include establishing and implementing standards for data content and data exchange, encouraging data sharing, and organizing data collection to minimize duplication. The subcommittees are composed primarily of Federal agency representatives. The following are highlights of current subcommittee plans and activities.
Cultural and Demographic Data Subcommittee Fred Broome, Chair Commerce, Bureau of the Census (301) 457-1056
The Subcommittee on Cultural and Demographic Data (SCDD) is continuing its effort to identify key cultural and demographic thematic data sets that meet national policy, planning and management needs. This work is considered essential for identifying classification schemes for cultural and demographic data. The first information gathering session hosted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) lead to a refinement of the proposed data use query form. The next session will be hosted by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
Standards Update: The initial version of the SCDD's Content Standards for Cultural and Demographic Data Metadata is currently under review by the Standards Working Group.
Of interest to URISA 96 attendees...
The SCDD encourages persons interested in cultural and demographic data to attend two Census 2000 Forums sponsored by the Census Bureau as part of the URISA 96 Conference. Partnerships and cooperative programs will be discussed in the sessions:
- "Statistical Areas Program Delineation"
"Updating the Census Address List and TIGER Data Base"
"Local Partnerships: The Key to a Better (and Less Costly!) Census"
Those interested in the changes taking place in the criteria for defining and identifying census blocks will want to attend "Reengineering the Census." If you frequently surf the net in an attempt to access data, don't miss Gisele Asher's talk on "Electronic Data Access and Dissemination at the Census Bureau."
Federal Geodetic Control Subcommittee John Spencer, POC Commerce - NOAA (301) 713-3169
NOAA's National Geodetic Survey (NGS) and the National Geophysical Data Center met on May 16 with representatives of the FGDC to discuss the Geodetic Control Data Profile for Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS). The profile will be developed from the NGS geodetic digital transfer format of the NGS data sheet (DSDATA).
DSDATA format is now used as a "de facto" standard by the surveying and mapping industry and is utilized in most GIS systems as the accepted geodetic control transfer format. On June 13, Dr. Charles Schwarz, NOAA, will present a proposal to the Federal Geodetic Control Subcommittee (FGCS) to begin the process to make this standard a "de jure" standard that fits the SDTS model.
Writing such a profile requires skills not found in the FGCS member organizations; it requires a deep understanding of the Spatial Data Transfer Standard itself, as well as knowledge of the procedures for proposing FIPS standards for approval. Initial contact with the FGDC Standards Working Group indicates that this group and the SDTS maintenance authority at the U.S. Geological Survey are willing to take the lead in drafting the Geodetic Control Profile.
The Global Positioning System (GPS) Interagency Advisory Council (GIAC) provides technical and administrative staff support to the Department of Defense/Department of Transportation Positional Navigational (POS/NAV) GPS Advisory Board, which sets policy on GPS Federal government activities. GIAC members Captain Lewis Lapine, Charles Challstrom, and William Strange, of NOAA, assisted with the Presidential Decision Directive (PDD) on GPS that was released by President Clinton on March 29, 1996. This directive provides for a comprehensive National Policy on the future management of GPS, supports continued growth of GPS for its use in transportation and other civilian activities, and Federal Government commitment for support of GPS. For information about FGCS and GIAC activities, visit the FGCS homepage
Ground Transportation Subcommittee Bruce Spear, Chairman DOT - Bureau of Transportation Statistics (202) 366-8870 The Ground Transportation Subcommittee has continued its standards development activities with a revised version of a Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS) Transportation Network Profile that includes a module for encoding complex linear objects like routes and linear referencing systems. This revised profile is posted at the Subcommittee's website and will be available at the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) booth at the URISA annual meeting in Salt Lake City, July 28-August 1.
Members of the Subcommittee have also been engaged in several meetings with the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) locational reference design team. The ITS community needs a standard set of procedures for finding and communicating the location of vehicles, accidents, etc. on a highway. One proposal now under consideration by the ITS design team is to develop a national highway locational reference geo-datum, consisting of well defined and accurately measured reference points on major highways. These reference points can be used to anchor linear measurements between major highway interchanges as well as to register highway network base maps of different accuracy and level of detail. At its last meeting, the subcommittee voted to help promulgate the ITS linear reference geodatum as a new FGDC standard. A two-day technical workshop on linear referencing is being held in conjunction with the URISA annual meeting and the Transportation Research Board mid-year meeting in Salt Lake City on Friday and Saturday, July 26-27. There is no registration fee for this workshop. Details, including a preliminary agenda, are posted on the BTS website:
The subcommittee is also working to develop data sharing partnerships with state and local transportation agencies as part of the NSDI initiative. National transportation networks and facilities geospatial databases are being developed by many of the Federal agencies represented on the subcommittee. The databases are disseminated free of charge by the BTS through its website and on CD-ROM as the National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD).
These databases will aid in the development of the transportation theme for the NSDI framework. Consistent with the framework philosophy, it is anticipated that state DOT's and local transportation agencies will develop and contribute more accurate and detailed network data to the framework.
A day-long discussion of geodata partnership issues has been planned as part of the URISA meeting on Wednesday, July 31. A separate session (Session 12), focused specifically on improving access to transportation data, is scheduled on Monday, July 29.
Historical Data Working Group Bruce Ambacher, Chair, National Archives and Record Administration (301) 713-6630 The Historical Data Working Group, with assistance from the Standards Working Group, recently completed drafting changes to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) which incorporated the Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS) and the Content Standard for Geospatial Metadata into the requirements for transferring permanently valuable electronic records to the National Archives and Records Administration. The proposed changes are currently under review at the Office of Management and Budget. They will appear in the Federal Register in late June with the standard sixty day period for comments from Federal agencies and others. The changes appear in 36 CFR 1228.188(d)(3) and (e)(2). Subitem (d)(3) requires that all geospatial data files transferred to NARA must be SDTS compliant if the data were created on a system procured after the SDTS became mandatory in February 1994; data created on systems procured prior to that date are exempt. Subitem (e)(2) requires that all permanently valuable geospatial data files created after January 1995 must include the metadata created for that file in conformance with Executive Order 12906. Again, geospatial data created prior to the effective date of the executive order is exempt from this requirement, although agencies are required to have plans in place for creating metadata for all geospatial data files.
The purpose of both proposed modifications to the CFR is to increase understanding of the data, promote its transfer to other users, and enhance use of the data for other purposes.
The Historical Data Working Group and the Standards Working Group encourage all Federal geospatial data creators to examine these proposed changes and to make any comments you may have on them to the appropriate authorities in your agency. For more information contact Bruce Ambacher, National Archive and Record Administration, at (301) 713-6630.
New FGDC Factsheet: "Managing Historical Geospatial Data Records, Guide for Federal Agencies" The NSDI will play a guiding role in the protection and preservation of geospatial data records through their life cycle from creation and use until they pass into the Nation's archives.
The new FGDC factsheet "Managing Historical Geospatial Data Records, Guide for Federal Agencies" outlines the responsibilities of Federal geospatial data producers for properly creating data, documenting data with appropriate metadata, making data available, and arranging for the appropriate disposition of data. Although this factsheet is designed for Federal geospatial data producers, the guidelines and principles will be useful to anyone collecting or producing geospatial data.
The factsheet discusses the Code of Federal Regulations, criteria to consider for preservation of data, metadata application, and geospatial data base considerations. Sources of additional information are provided. To obtain this factsheet contact the FGDC Secretariat at the address below.
Standards Working Group Richard Hogan, Chair, U.S. Geological Survey (703) 648-5531 With a recently revised charter, the FGDC Standards Working Group (SWG) has entered a new phase of standards development. The catchwords of this new phase are integration and coordination. The FGDC SWG is now working to integrate the emerging standards of the various subcommittees among themselves and with existing FGDC standards. Additionally, the SWG is working to coordinate that work with other emerging standards activities at both the national and international levels.
The FGDC SWG has begun to put in place guidelines and procedures that will insure an integrated and consistent family of standards rather than a series of independent specifications. The guiding document for this effort is the FGDC Standards Reference Model. A preliminary version of this document is now available through the FGDC SWG Homepage. This document will continue to be expanded and enhanced. The FGDC standards procedure has been revised to guarantee that proposed FGDC standards adhere to the principles laid down in the reference model and are consistent with other FGDC standards.
Users will see two significant results of the integration activities in the near future. The first will be an integrated accuracy standard. This will be a multi-part, multi-agency contributed accuracy standard which includes:
geodetic control surveys by the Geodetic Control Subcommittee
construction engineering surveys by the Facilities Working Group
a national standard for spatial data accuracy by the Base Cartographic Subcommittee
hydrographic surveys by the Bathymetric Subcommittee
The second visible result will be an integrated data content standard. This effort will bring all of the content and classification standards developed by FGDC components together into a single registry that uses a common data model. This will assist users in comparing the content standards and using them appropriately.
The FGDC is a member of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and as such participates on X3L1, the geographic information standards committee of ANSI. This committee also serves as the Technical Advisory Group to TC211, the geographic information committee of the International Standards Organization (ISO). This participation provides the FGDC with significant influence on the development of national and international standards for geographic information. An example, is the use of the FGDC Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata as the base specification for the development of ISO 15046-15, Geographic Information - Metadata. Other ANSI accredited standards bodies also participate in FGDC standards development activities. For example, ANSI X3L8 - Data Element Definition, is contributing to the FGDC Integrated Data Content standard effort.
URISA 96 Standards Session... FGDC Standards Working Group will host an educational session on "FGDC Standards Development" in the upcoming URISA Conference on July 31, This session will be chaired by Richard Hogan, Chair of the Standards Working Group. The first part of the session will deal with the revised FGDC standards process and how the FGDC relates to and participates in ANSI and ISO standards activities. The second part of the session will present specifics of some of the current FGDC standards projects and provide an opportunity for open discussion. The sessions are designed to be interactive and will be an opportunity for the FGDC to hear the opinions of others as much as an opportunity for them to hear about the FGDC standards program and activities.
Further information on the Standards Working Group and the standards activities of the FGDC Subcommittees and Working Groups can be obtained from the SWG Homepage
Facilities Working GroupKevin Backe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers The FGDC's Standards Working Group (SWG) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) are jointly sponsoring a project to integrate the FGDC data content and classification standards into a nationally focused, comprehensive integrated geospatial data content standard. The objective of this project will be to develop an entity/attribute catalog populated from the feature content and classification work of the FGDC subcommittees and working groups. This integrated standard will be based upon a logical data model consistent with Spatial Data Transfer Standard. The USACE will be working with the FGDC subcommittees and working groups to perform the integration activities necessary to generate a single integrated database of FGDC approved entities/attributes, and to provide the software tools necessary to examine this database and generate an Integrated Standard document.
This project will consist of two phases. The first "proof of concept" phase will develop a rapid prototype of the Integrated Standard using content and classification standards selected by the SWG and provide a runtime version of the database for evaluation by the FGDC. The second "full execution" phase consists of integrating all relevant FGDC approved data content and classification standards into this FGDC integrated standards database. This phase includes providing assistance upon request to the FGDC subcommittees and working groups in the incorporation of their data classification and content standard(s) into the logical data model approved by the FGDC for this project, performing the integration activities necessary to produce and maintain a single integrated database of FGDC approved entities/attributes, and developing the software tools necessary to examine this database and generate an Integrated Standard document.
To Friends of the FGDC:
Many of you know I've decided to step off in a slightly different career direction, but I couldn't do so without taking the opportunity to say a heartfelt "Thank You". Though frustrating at times, the last four years in Washington have given me a sense of incredible wealth. I've had the opportunity to meet and work with hundreds, if not thousands, of dedicated people who are genuinely trying to make a difference in their agencies, in our governments, and in the quality of all of our lives. I've been challenged by and learned more from all of you than I could ever have imagined. I thank you for the support you've given me personally and for your willingness to participate in and take charge of an activity as esoteric as the National Spatial Data Infrastructure.
Please know that I leave the progress you've made on NSDI in good hands. First, there are all of the visible committees and certainly Secretary Babbitt's increasing committment to the value of geospatial data sharing across geography and institutions. Additonally, there are numerous federal, state, and local government people who labor on nearly invisible committees on your behalf to help create standards and resolve other issues of data sharing. And last, but by no means least, there are the staff of the FGDC Secretariat. They commit untold hours in the nether world of interagency-intergovernmental coordination. They've become my friends over the last few years and there are no words I can find to tell them how much their support has meant to me, other than to say, they will be sorely missed.
Thanks again for the opportunity to interact with all of you and I hope that our paths will continue to cross. Please keep in touch. My new title and e-mail are: Director of Forecasting and Growth Strategy, Puget Sound Regional Council, Seattle, Washington at email@example.com
Nancy Tosta
Special Assistant to the Secretary for
Geographic Data Coordination
Department of the Interior
P.S. And don't forget about metadata!
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(Sports Network) - Still with a chance to clinch the NL West title this
weekend, the Los Angeles Dodgers turn to streaking right-hander Ricky Nolasco
on Saturday night. He faces off against the San Francisco Giants in the third
contest of a four-game series.
Nolasco has gone 8-1 with a 2.07 earned run average in 12 starts since getting
dealt to the Dodgers by the Miami Marlins. He has won four straight outings
and seven consecutive decisions, including an 8-1 triumph over Arizona on
Nolasco yielded one unearned run on three hits and a walk in 6 2/3 innings. He
also struck out six, giving him 28 over his last four starts.
The 30-year-old is 13-9 with a 3.14 ERRA in 30 total starts this year and
faced the Giants while with the Marlins on June 21. He did not factor into the
outcome after allowing three runs over 5 2/3 innings. Nolasco is 5-3 with a
2.09 ERA in nine lifetime starts versus the Giants.
The Dodgers were bested 4-2 by the Giants last night, but still saw their
magic number to clinch their first NL West crown since 2009 lowered to four
because of Arizona's loss to Colorado.
Juan Uribe hit a two-run homer for Los Angeles, but San Francisco rallied for
three runs on the seventh and added an insurance run in the eighth. Brett Pill
hit a two-run single in the seventh frame and Hunter Pence connected on a solo
homer in the game.
Madison Bumgarner got the win after giving up two runs over six innings and
Sergio Romo secured the Giants' fourth victory in six games with a four-out
"It got scary the last couple of innings but our pitchers picked us up,"
Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "I'm happy for Bumgarner to get the win."
Clayton Kershaw struck out six and allowed three runs -- two earned -- on
eight hits over seven frames for Los Angeles, which has dropped six of its
last nine tilts.
The Dodgers lost to the Giants for just the second time in the past eight
"Clayton just had a rough inning," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said of his
starter. "They have a good ballclub. They got guys on base and they took
The Dodgers did not have shortstop Hanley Ramirez in the lineup after he
suffered nerve irritation in his back in Thursday's opener and outfielder
Andre Ethier exited last night's contest after aggravating a sprained left
The Giants sent Tim Lincecum to the hill tonight and he is aiming for a fourth
straight winning decision. The righty is 9-13 with a 4.40 ERA in 29 starts
this season.
Lincecum captured three straight outings ahead of a no-decision versus
Colorado on Monday. He gave up two runs on seven hits over eight innings as
his club won 3-2 in extra innings.
The 29-year-old has split two meetings with the Dodgers this year, giving up
four earned runs over 10 1/3 frames, and is 8-6 against them lifetime with a
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Sweet Maria's Weblog
New arrival - Kenya Nyeri Ndiaini-Kiagundo WP Decaf: 90 points!
3 New Coffees from Brazil
Coffee Damage under UV Light
Coffee Damage under UV Light, originally uploaded by sweetmarias.
Ultraviolet light is useful to see problems with coffee like mold and
bacteria, but these are things that affect low grade lots that are
already quite damaged. However, when I suspect drying problems with
coffee, I check it out anyway. Some recent Sulawesi wet-hulled lots
have been very surprising under UV light, and in general UV shows the
problems with the wet-hull process overall (although our Blue Batak
Sumatras fare well under UV light. This was a surprise. An Ecuador
Cariamanga lot with a nice cup, but some odd off notes cropping up
way too often. The green coffee loots PERFECT. But under UV light,
small nicks, little marks were I suspect the pulper scraped against
the coffee seed due to misadjustment. Then in fermentation the
damaged areas are in contact with mucilage and bacteria, rather than
being protected by the parchment layer. The result is some off cups,
but mysterious since there was little clue under normal light. I
could not get the coffee to "light up" completely under UV for the
photo so the arrows assist in seeing the glowing areas, and then the
little pulper kiss marks can be seen.


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Several student broadcasters representing WONC-FM 89.1, North Central College's student-run radio station, have earned nominations in state and national competitions.
In a state competition, eight students earned six nominations in five different categories in the annual Student Silver Dome Awards presented each fall by the Illinois Broadcasters Association to the top college and university radio and TV programs in the state. The awards will be presented in a luncheon ceremony Sept. 21 at Illinois State University in Normal.


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Found this pic on FB. Man I would love to find this buck and get a crack at him.
Found this pic on FB. Man I would love to find this buck and get a crack at him.
I don't Break the rules, I Modify them.
Oh yeah, great buck and a super pic too.
No doubt that is an "O S***" buck! Definitely would love to find that this year, tag permitting.
Wow. What a nice buck and picture.
Cool buck? That to me is a buck of a lifetime. I can't even imagine seeing a buck like that, period.... Oh yeah, I live in Oregon
I'd love to have him hanging on my wall!
Great Buck and Very Cool Pic.....
Great buck! Look a lot like the big NT folks have been keeping tabs on around Jackson the last cpl years (minus the drop)
Wow that is a stud! It almost looks like he has a hole in his G2 on his right side also.


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Waterloo a Special Stop on Tailgate Tour
WATERLOO, Iowa – Iowa State's third stop on the 2008 Cyclone Tailgate Tour started at the Covenant Medical Center Tuesday and finished at the Cattle Congress grounds. Iowa State's coaches, student-athletes and staff won't soon forget either stop.
Hundreds of Iowa State fans, many with Cardinal and Gold adorned children in tow, flocked to the Cattle Congress rally, seeking autographs of their favorite ISU student-athletes and coaches.
Iowa State head football coach Gene Chizik attested to the unwavering loyalty of Cyclone fans.
"Last year, we went into our last game with a 2-8 record" Chizik told the crowd. " I looked up in the stands and every seat was filled. "Show me another place in the country where you would see that kind of loyalty. We want you to know that we realize what a special place Iowa State is and we are totally committed to getting better. We will."
WOI-TV sports director and play-by-play "voice of the Cyclones" John Walters spoke about ISU athletic director Jamie Pollard's personal leadership style.
"When I hear our fans talk about our athletics director, they always just say 'Jamie,'" Walters said. "They don't do that at other schools when referring to their athletics directors. It shows you how involved our fans feel in this athletics program. You fans here tonight are the major factor in the overall success of this program."
Earlier, the ISU contingent had attended a reception at the medical center, hosted by patients and staff, before heading to the rally. It was the second straight year that the medical center played host to a Cyclone tour stop. After the reception, Pollard, Chizik, head women's basketball coach Bill Fennelly and men's head basketball coach Greg McDermott, visited patient rooms.
At Waterloo Covenant, the Cyclone group met several individuals recovering from injuries suffered in the F-5 tornado that hit the town of Parkersburg, Iowa on May 25. Seven people were killed and more than 480 homes damaged or destroyed. The positive spirits of those recovering made a strong impression on the entire Iowa State party.
Before the main program at the Cattle Congress, ISU Alumni Association president Jeff Johnson had the hundreds of fans in attendance note a moment of silence for those killed or injured by the tornado. It was an especially appropriate moment for the Iowa State traveling party which had come directly to the rally from the hospital.
The Tailgate Tour heads for Mason City Wednesday for a 5 p.m. stop at the North Iowa Fairgrounds. A short program will begin at 6:30 p.m. The tour will be in Minneapolis, Minn. Thursday.