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A calling to care
Healthcare | Volunteer doctors, nurses, and dentists fill a crucial role in providing healthcare to the needy, especially when licensing and liability laws provide for their needs
"A calling to care" Continued...
Retired neurologist James Pugh wears a white lab coat on Mondays and Tuesdays when he volunteers at Charlotte Community Health Clinic (CCHC). The lean, white-haired doctor says his father practiced medicine for 50 years, "so I have another six years until I match him." In his regular practice he saw elderly patients struggling with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Now he sees younger patients with epilepsy, back problems, and multiple sclerosis.
Like many physician volunteers, Pugh became involved with CCHC because another doctor asked him to. He has continued because he finds the work rewarding: "Everyone is super nice, and the patients are very appreciative. Everyone feels like they are doing good."
Without volunteers like Pugh, the dozens of free and charitable clinics our reporters visited—some with hundreds of volunteers, some with a few—could not operate. According to the Kellogg Foundation, almost 80 percent of care to the uninsured is provided by private physicians: More than 260,000 doctors provide at least some charity care. Christian belief motivates some of them, but others just want to give back.
Dr. William Grimes, director of RotaCare in Bellevue, Wash., a secular clinic funded by the local Rotary clubs, says, "Most doctors inherently want the ability to give help to people who need it. We just provide the infrastructure." All he had to do to recruit volunteers was put up a few fliers at the major hospitals. RotaCare's weekly Saturday clinic depends on about 70 volunteers who come once every four to six weeks.
Hilton Head Island, known for its 24 golf courses, miles of oceanfront beaches, and 250 restaurants, is a desirable place to retire. When Dr. Jack McConnell retired there, he expected to play lots of golf. But the co-inventor of Tylenol soon tired of the game. As he drove around the island, he noticed pockets of poverty. When he picked up hitchhikers, he'd ask where they went for medical care. He discovered that the island's many employed but uninsured service workers—the people who tended golf courses, staffed hotels and restaurants, and made Hilton Head a nice vacation or retirement destination—weren't getting care at all.
Motivated by Christian faith and compassion, McConnell decided to do something about that. He explained to the Savannah Morning News, "My father and my mother together taught me the value and the joy of a deep faith in Christ. They are my inspiration." McConnell also mentioned Dr. Albert Schweitzer, "an inspiration to anyone in the healthcare field to go out and help those who had no access to healthcare."
McConnell recruited retired doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals to start the first Volunteers in Medicine clinic as a part-time, walk-in clinic. Now, 20 years later its campus provides behavioral health services, a dental clinic, and healthcare across 23 specialties.
Volunteers in Medicine staffer Ginger Allen says volunteers hear about the clinic from friends. They volunteer because they see the vast need and have a skill that can help meet that need. Eager to keep up with their professions, even after they retire, volunteers also like the camaraderie of being with other medical professionals. The typical volunteer comes in once a week, although some people volunteer seasonally when they are on the island. A further draw: They don't have to bother with the business of medicine. No insurance, no billing codes.
According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, America faces a doctor shortage. As the country's population grows and gets older, demand for health services will grow. That trend will intensify as the newly insured (as a result of "Obamacare") seek doctors and the free preventive and diagnostic tests the law promises. Meanwhile, one-third of doctors are 55 or older and will retire over the next decade. These older doctors tend to work longer hours than newcomers to the profession, so as they retire the gap will grow. Even with more doctors in training, supply won't keep up with increasing demand.
But what if many doctors in that new pool of retirees volunteered their skills? That would help close the gap, especially for the poor who are most likely to have trouble getting in to see a doctor. Concern about potential liability holds back some volunteers. Ginger Allen says in the early days of the Hilton Head Volunteers in Medicine clinic, potential volunteers asked, "What would happen if something went wrong?" Since many of them were licensed in other states, could they even volunteer in South Carolina?
McConnell took those concerns to the legislature, which passed a law providing for a special volunteer license available to medical professionals from any state or Canada. South Carolina also passed a law granting immunity from civil liability to any licensed healthcare provider who provides voluntary uncompensated medical care.
The American Medical Association on its website has a listing by state of licensing provisions and liability laws for senior physicians who want to volunteer their services. Laws vary greatly from state to state, but one trend is clear. Blue states like California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Vermont, New Mexico, and the District of Columbia are more likely to make "no provisions for volunteer or retired" in licensing, and "no provisions for non-emergency volunteer or charity medical care" in liability law.
Malpractice concerns affect active physicians also. Hospital employees may not have insurance that covers them outside the hospital. Even physicians who carry their own policies worry that rates might go up if a patient from a free clinic sues them. Even when states offer immunity from civil liability, some doctors are skeptical—especially when a law is untested. Many clinics provide malpractice insurance for their doctors, but it isn't cheap. Hope Clinic in Ypsilanti, Mich., pays $17,000 a year for malpractice insurance even though Michigan has a law offering volunteers immunity.
Washington state purchases liability coverage for retired doctors "who provide gratuitous care at approved clinics." But as the AMA website makes clear, the state will only purchase insurance up to "the extent of the funds provided for this purpose by the legislature." Last year, threatened budget cuts in Olympia caused Diane Steward of Puget Sound Christian Clinic, whose 90 volunteers make it the program's biggest user, to sound the alarm.
Steward wrote on her blog that if the program is eliminated, "60-70 of our volunteers will need to resign because they will not have malpractice insurance. Clearly, we will have to reduce clinic hours if that happens!" She said the program saves the state "millions of dollars in health care costs that otherwise would be absorbed by hospitals and an already overburdened health care system."
The Federal Tort Claims Act has provided liability coverage to health professionals volunteering at charity clinics since 2004 and "Obamacare" expands the coverage to staff and board members. Clinics must apply and go through a rigorous privileging process for each volunteer. The government then "deems" those volunteers public health service employees, so if patients sue they are suing the federal government. Many clinics don't apply for the coverage because the application process is complicated. One requirement—that clinics can't accept third-party payments from insurance or government programs—rules out clinics like West Virginia Health Right, which participates in a federally funded mammogram and cervical cancer screening program.
Some mission-driven doctors take the radical step of moving into poor neighborhoods and working full-time at Christian Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) that serve them. Dr. Joey Patrick works at the Orange Mound clinic, which is part of Christ Community Health Services in Memphis, Tenn. The clinic is in a poor, 98 percent African-American community with a reputation for gangs and drugs. His introduction to it came when he made a wrong turn and ended up there. "It was really scary. People came out and stared." His oldest daughter cried, and a policeman pulled them over to give directions for getting out.
Now Patrick and his family live in the neighborhood, where they bought a house a short walk from the clinic. He plays basketball with neighborhood kids, who also come to his house for homework help, dinner, and Bible study. Patrick says living in the neighborhood allows him to provide better medical care.
The Greenville (S.C.) Free Medical Clinic has about 200 doctors, including specialists and dentists, who volunteer quarterly, allowing the clinic to see 4,000 patients a year—treating colds to cataracts. Dr. Pam Snape, the clinic's volunteer medical director, started volunteering when the clinic opened a quarter-century ago. She was the only woman in her medical school class in 1964, and felt fortunate to be a doctor and have the chance to give back. She remembers growing up in a lower-income family and watching her mother struggle to pay for medical care: "We didn't go as often as we should because we didn't have the income to do that. That's what motivated me to step out and give back."
She says clinic volunteers appreciate not having "to figure out the cost for that visit and fill in a lot of paperwork for that visit, compared to a private office. … Nice not to have to worry about making money. Nice not to have to worry about the overhead."
Clinics, especially those close to universities and medical schools, also rely on students as volunteers. Chris Catadal, now 26, was a 20-year-old college student waiting tables in Oregon when Dr. Bob Sayson came in for some shrimp fettucine and white wine. Sayson told Catadel about a Christian medical clinic he had founded in a dilapidated and graffitied building in one of Portland's transient neighborhoods. Since the clinic offered on-the-job training for volunteers and Catadal was trying to get into nursing school, he decided to follow up.
Catadal soon was embedded in a real-life crash course in medical terminology. He had to sharpen his Spanish and listen when patients "poured out their heart and soul": It was uncomfortable, but "a good kind of uncomfortable." With that volunteer experience serving as a door opener to professional school, Catadal today is a registered nurse at Portland Veteran Affairs Medical Center. He says volunteering opened his eyes to great needs and prepared him to be the hands and feet of Jesus for veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.
College students who want to go to dental school are a dependable source of volunteers at the Seattle Union Gospel Mission Dental Clinic (SUGMDC). Fifteen to 18 students per month volunteer at the clinic in the basement of the Gospel Mission, receiving in return training, experience, and a leg up in the dental school admissions process. The University of Washington accepts 65 students a year into its dental school, drawing from a pool of 12,000-15,000 applicants. One year 11 volunteers from SUGMDC got in. Last year six did.
The Gospel Mission dental clinic is not fancy. It has three mismatched dental chairs: Dentists use two for doing extractions and fillings, and a hygienist doing cleanings uses one. The clinic has an X-ray room, a sterilizing room, and a break room. Juanita Banks has been the clinic's only paid staff member since she started working there in 1995. She says it has always been difficult to get dentists to volunteer, but recruiting the first one was the hardest. Some were nervous about volunteering at a mission clinic until they saw that the clinic was professionally run with up-to-date equipment.
Seventeen years later, finding enough volunteers is still a month-to-month challenge. Banks keeps track of the schedule on a big desk calendar, using yellow to designate when a doctor will be at the clinic and orange to signify the presence of a hygienist.
Some nursing programs require students to volunteer in free clinics as part of their training. Nurse practitioner Martha Brinkso began volunteering at Charlotte Community Health Center when she was in graduate school. As an experienced ICU nurse, she feared that volunteering at a free clinic "might be boring, but I was wrong." Now she works at the clinic full-time, her salary paid for by contributions: "I have never worked such long hours in any job I have had," she said. "But it's the most satisfying type of work."
Doctors or nurses who feel called to serve the poor, and have a sense of what that means, are much more likely to practice medicine in underserved areas, says Steve Noblett of the Christian Community Health Fellowship: "If a Christian student does a rotation in a solid, well-run Christian clinic, that student stands a very high chance of eventually caring for the poor, either domestically or abroad."
Spotlight on Seattle
A diverse mix of clinics provides care to a diverse city
By Kira Clark
Seattle is home to 70 nationalities whose members speak over 200 dialects ranging from Taishanese to Swahili. But some diversity is troublesome: Seattle is a global medical center, yet neighborhoods in Rainier Valley, five miles from the 76-story Columbia Tower downtown, share the same health status as communities in Africa.
For the one out of 10 Seattle residents who is uninsured, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs—see "Calling the Shots," Sept. 22) and charity clinics provide a mix of coverage. Let's take quick looks at three: Country Doctor Community Health Center, Swedish Community Specialty Clinic, and Puget Sound Christian Clinic.
Country Doctor, an FQHC, sees Medicaid/Medicare patients and also the uninsured who pay on a sliding scale. A potted vine hanging from the ceiling, and a nurse wearing a floor-length denim skirt, are part of its funky vibe: One June morning, a young hipster couple in skinny jeans and gauge earrings, a Hispanic mother cradling a newborn, and a bald, wrinkled woman in bottle-rimmed glasses wait to be seen. A gentleman in his 50s, sporting a gray top hat and an orange tie-dyed shirt, seems at home.
The clinic's informality puts its immigrant and student population at ease, and the patients keep coming: Each year Country Doctor logs about 65,000 patient visits, relying on a paid staff and medical trainees. Country Doctor could become even busier under Obamacare as more people qualify for Medicaid. Even now patients wait for appointments, something they complain about on websites like Yelp.
One night a month Country Doctor holds a free clinic for street kids: They won't come in during regular hours, so offering a separate clinic allows the staff to address issues of concern to them. The clinic has four Spanish translators and uses another organization for less common languages.
The walk from Country Doctor—in a neighborhood of small one-story houses, some with fresh paint and others with grass growing through chain-link fences—to Swedish Community Specialty Clinic takes 25 minutes and goes from graffiti to glam. Patients ride a silver elevator to the upper-level, 4,000-square-foot clinic, where local specialists offer free specialty care, including cardiology and general surgery to uninsured people referred by Project Access Northwest (PANW).
Director Tom Gibbon says some patients walk into the waiting area, which looks like a page from a design magazine, and walk out thinking they are in the wrong place. Patients wait in soft leather chairs. Exam rooms have views of Seattle that rival those from the Space Needle. Gibbon says the fancy decor is about dignity: He wants the free clinic to feel as nice as any regular clinic at Swedish Hospital, and notes that doctors are more likely to volunteer in a good-looking place.
The personnel are as striking as the decor, according to patient Darlene Alcaylea, who received a hip replacement at the clinic: "It was really hard for me to ask for charity. ... Everybody there, they were like angels. ... You can tell when someone is phony or from the heart. To me they are heroes."
Puget Sound Christian Clinic (PSCC) doesn't have the glamor of Swedish Community or the hipster charm of Country Doctor. It sees medical and dental patients on Wednesday evenings and Friday mornings from offices inside North Seattle Alliance Church, and offers counseling on Thursdays.
Started in 2003 by former missionary healthcare providers who saw an unmet need in their own city, PSCC relies on volunteer doctors, nurses, and other health professionals. It explicitly aims to show Christ to the uninsured "by providing quality, compassionate health care while asking the Holy Spirit for opportunities to share the Good News of Christ with them."
In 2010 PSCC purchased a 40-foot mobile clinic—basically an RV outfitted with two examining rooms and a nurse's station—that rotates among six locations hosted by different churches. The 10-year-old vehicle allows the clinic to provide care in different neighborhoods, using willing churches in those neighborhoods to support the clinic financially and find volunteer doctors and nurses to staff it.
On one typical day volunteer Page Campbell greeted patients as they arrived and offered them encouragement and prayer after their appointments. Six-months-pregnant Susan Baazak, an immigrant from Egypt who works in the church food bank, says her mother has heart trouble and no health insurance, so she comes to the mobile clinic: "It's a bless."


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This Friday, May 18th is the deadline for special permits applications in Washington.
This Friday, May 18th is the deadline for special permits applications in Washington.
Anyone know how many non-res apply for sheep/goat/moose in WA each year?
I wonder how many non-res will give up this year on those 3, or perhaps drop to just 1 application, or none? I can't help but think they don't want non-res applying in WA anymore, more tags for residents. btw this year for those 3 will cost non-res over $300 just in fees to apply!
imo WA really has to increase drawing odds, 1:4,000 is pretty terrible. Requiring tag fees up front might help.
You can go on line and look at the draw odds for 2011, there posted now. Remember its a random draw for res and non res and Yes the odds are steep to draw tag here. What is the app few for non res sheep and moose? Don't feel too bad, WA doubled the app fees for sheep, goat, and moose along with quality deer and elk, and trippled the tag fees if you should get lucky and draw, for us residents. If I was a non res and had to pick just one species, I'd pick moose. More tags which makes the draw odds just a hair better than the rest. I have 16 sheep and goat points and 14 for moose. We'll see what happens come the end of June when they draw.
Good luck in the draw, you will need it in WA.
Good luck to you guys. I have 4 points for everything that ive gave up on since I moved to MT. Tag price increases, app increases, discovery pass fees etc etc pretty much just priced me out.
Yea its getting a little pricey, but its close and its somewhere to hunt. I think as long as I live here I will apply.
Deadline this year is May 22nd. Just a reminder.

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I've saw this problem in 5.0.4 too and ignored it assuming that it was user error, but I've seen it again and reproduced it several times...
Problem: When I send mail using an identity that matches an alias setup for an account, Zimbra sets the from and replyto headers to the main address of that account.
I use a catch-all sub-domain so I can give companies and groups I deal with different addresses to contact me on - so I can easily kill an address if a company/group/individual passes my address on intentionally or through lack of due diligence. I have the catch-all sub-domain pointing to my main account except addresses that now attract spam which are aliases of another account. For example:
- email@example.com to (by being an alias of) firstname.lastname@example.com
- email@example.com to (by being an alias of) firstname.lastname@example.com
- the rest *@sub.domain.com to (by wildcard sub-domain setting) firstname.lastname@example.com
If I setup an identity in the account for email@example.com with the from and reply-to settings set to email@example.com the from and reply-to headers of the outgoing mail are given as email@example.com and if I do the same for addr3@ (i.e. any of those not aliased elsewhere so go to firstname.lastname@example.com) the headers of the outgoing mail are set as email@example.com.
As the point of using a sub-domain and identities like this is hiding the main account a bit, this defeats the purpose. Is this a bug or behaviour-as-designed for some reason? If the latter, is there any way of changing the behaviour? The accounts in question are all set to "allow sending email from any address".
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* If I specifically set email@example.com as an alias of email@example.com, outgoing mail from and identity with the address email@example.com is still always email@example.com despite what is set in the identity's settings.
* If I set an identity to have an address that is not known to my local Zimbra install at all (such as email@example.com), the behaviour is as desired: the outgoing mail carries headers stating firstname.lastname@example.com and not firstname.lastname@example.com.
Edit: additional additional info:
* I've confirmed that if I remove the catchall and/or aliases the behaviour is as expected (i.e. the address specified for the identity is given out), and re-adding the catch-all setting recreates the problem behaviour (the address given out is the address the catchall points to, not the address in the identity)


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Now I have decided, to reuse my Idea of teh Wretched Realms, a dark and brutal Fantasy Setting resembling an absurd Version of the 15. Century Europe. The Wretched Realms are in what seems to be an eternal Civilwar, Lovecraftian Creatures rule over the various Realms infecting each habitants with their unique influence. If this would be a RPG Setting I would call it a strategic Hack&Slay, where Players woudl form Squads to fullfill quests, similar to Shadowrun. The realms are inspired by the seven deadly sins.
Charul, the frozen Womb, the Sin of Lust
Hepharkien, the burning Forge, the Sin of Wrath
Simmelingen, the rotting Pleague, the Sin of Gluttony
Hohenheym, the unbroken Reign, the Sin of Pride
Sarassaro, the hollow Darkness, the Sin of Greed
Ithilliat, the Legions of the Broken, the Sin of Envy
Karebarash, the Fields of Emptiness, the Sin of Sloth
For my new mapdecorations I got inspired by EpicReds new maps, which all have some nice fantasy Glyph.
My own design is inspired by arabesque writings and chinese symbols. It was intended for beeing abled to be drawn with tentacles, so the Great Old Ones could communicate in written form.
For this series of maps I want to create a streamlined collection of material first so I can work more easily with them later.


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Today, July 1st 2011, is the 10 year anniversary of Informix being acquired by IBM. I thought I would write a little bit about what we have accomplished over the last 10 years. I think the list is quite impressive
First, we have had quite a few releases:
9.3 (Rocky) in 2001
9.4 (Patriot) in 2003
10.0 (Tuxedo) in 2005
11.1 (Cheetah) in 2007
11.5 ( Cheetah 2) 2009
11.7 (Panther) 2011
Each of these is represents a major effort and significant new functionality. In addition to these major releases we had many features released in fixpacks as well. Here is a list of some of the main features from each of these releases:
Updateable table statisticsImproved logging algorithsmCustomer control over query plans
Max DB size increased from 4TB to 128 Petabytes•Increased availability with ER and HDR•Increased replication performance
•Query performance improvement•Online index build•Multiple page size support for better space utilization•Enhanced buffer management•Increased security with column encryption•Disaster recovery with table level restore
•Multi-node active cluster for high-availability (MACH) 11 with multiple remote servers and shared disk cluster•Open source tool for administration (OAT), SQL Admin API to embed admin tasks•Improved checkpoint performance•Secured data encryption, LBAC, Common Criteria certification•Enhanced application development for SOA and XML•Web Feature Service support for geospatial applications
Cheetah 2:
•Read/write secondary servers•Dynamic cluster scale-out on demand•Simple to setup cluster with application transparency•Integrated enterprise data management with IBM Data Studio•Macintosh client and server•4GL support for multi-byte locale and Web Services•Leverage Compression and use less storage
•Grid Computing•Enhanced Warehouse capabilities•Star/snowflake join•IWA supportSupport for ODS environments•Improved optimizer statistics•Improved application development environmentStored procedure debugging•Deeper Embed•Automatic storage provisioning•Automatic Fragmentation•Embedability toolkit•Installation API•Even simpler administration•Security•Fine-grained Auditing•Trusted context•4GL Enhancements•Informix Genero•Informix Warehouse Accelerator•Flexible Availability enhacements•TimeSeries Enhancements
Moving forward the future is bright. We have a lot of innovation in the pipeline scheduled for the next 10 years and beyond. With our recent successes in new markets such as Energy and Utilities and embeded/Mobile Devices we are not only concentrating on existing customers but on expanding our business to customers that have not traditionally used Informix. IBM is making this possible through collaboration with other industry teams as well as IBM research centers.
I look forward to another 10 years of innovation and growth!


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zmcontrol status show mailbox and mta process stopped. no apparent reason.
the process just died and i have included the zimbra.log file. I havent restarted so the logs shows the last thing done. I was just using the web client to mail messages to my zimbra address and to a gmail address.


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SN in M65 Leo
Posted 23 March 2013 - 03:48 AM
Posted 23 March 2013 - 06:53 AM
Rich (RLTYS)
Posted 23 March 2013 - 09:57 AM
LINK PortaltotheUniverse
Finder Image
Posted 23 March 2013 - 04:55 PM
Posted 24 March 2013 - 05:13 AM
If, and I presume like me, he's a SN Hunter then it's a whole new ballgame that's extemely competitive and thus secretive! Some do nothing else eg recording in brief exposures maybe 100s of galaxies per clear night in a systemation fashion and compare with their previous library shots for changes. Could have been a chance discovery but I suspect not
I wonder if the discoverer Knew M65 so well or if he was using a chart that allowed him to recognize the "new" star in the image? JimP
My own SN hunting is perhaps more casual - I discovered mine [SN2011az] very 'early on' in search terms and have statistical a long way to go for the next.
Interestingly Tyler Allred of the CCD Forum recorded the M65 SN [on the same night as the discoverer] on the first target for his DIY astrograph but was unaware of it until I pointed it out to him. This is not unusual as most imagers don't examine their posted results [I do!] and are more concerned with matters of technique and Photoshop image processing. :o
Posted 24 March 2013 - 09:32 AM
Posted 24 March 2013 - 10:27 AM
Posted 25 March 2013 - 05:47 AM
Something like that! I usually target the Messier "lollypops" to have something to show for my imaging session but then offset, via Megastar s/ware, to a nearby group of gxys in the fov in one hit to increase gxy coverage! I also have Sloan DSS running in the backround on my laptop and bring up the same area as my downloaded shots in a split screen for a quick comparison and more detailed check later on suspect stars. Here's 'finished' pics of two adjacent fields grossing 40 gxys that had no apparent SN.
Hundreds of images certainly sounds tedious to me. But, to each his own. For a more laid back individual like yourself you image galaxies then compare the images to previous images made by yourself with the same equipment for any "new" stars? Is that correct? Jim
Like most SN hunters and those interested in a possible scientific return from imaging - I'm fussy about image orientation [North up/ East left] and precise image fov for comparison to pro atlases and dated header etc on image - something most CCD imagers avoid like the plague
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Rich (RLTYS)
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Posted 31 March 2013 - 04:58 PM
new SN for myself. It does not seem to be doing much about
getting any brighter. Attached a single image of 3 minutes
taken with the PowerNewt F2.8 and DSLR at ISO 800.
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in the sky so thanks for posting your images. The SN
certainly doesn't seem to be changing much over time.
Posted 14 April 2013 - 05:55 AM
Rich (RLTYS)
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Rich (RLTYS)
Posted 18 April 2013 - 01:59 AM
23 X 3 minutes at ISO 800 with the DSLR and PowerNewt taken
on 30 March.
I tried to image the SN in NGC2554 but moon and hazy sky
making it impossible at this time. Weather is really not
the best being mostly cloudy.
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Rich (RLTYS)
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visible at that time. DSLR 6 X 3 minutes @ ISO 800 using
PowerNewt F2.8. No calibration/processing other than crop
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I've been trying to install the open source zcs on ubuntu 10.04 for the last few days...
I've actually been successful in this, however there is an existing mail server at our facility, and so make the zcs a sort of "drop in" for the network, it has the same ip address and hostname as the original mailserver.
I'm only able to put it online after the business closes (7pm) when I can take the old server off the network.
For the most part, the process works. (send mail, receive mail, access web interfaces from the real world, etc) but there are some things that I need to learn, odd behaviors that I need to track down, (error in admin console logins) and one complete mystery as to why the logger isn't functioning.
so, here's my plan, perhaps someone else has encountered similar, or can give any feedback.
- create DNS records at our isp for a new box - say "zcs.mydomain.com"
- DNS will still point to our firewall xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
- Firewall will perform NAT to our internal network 10.0.0.x
- Create new rules to forward ports to the new zcs
- re-install zcs with unique hostname on our network
- give zcs a non-used internal ip address on our network 10.0.0.x
after installing this, I should have connectivity to download updates, signatures, ssh into the box, etc., without having to take down the original mail server.
Q: after this install, I should be able to send mail back and forth to the users I create on zcs.mydomain.com - correct? (to test mail functionality)
i.e. - log into the mail server web interface at https://10.0.0.x
if the odd behaviors occur again, I can ssh in and try to find the info for posting into a forum post...
Second half
once it seems to be up and functioning well, I intend to change
public DNS MX records to show that "zcs.mydomain.com" is now the
mail exchanger for that domain...
-A records still point to the wan ip of my firewall...
-change the firewall port forwarding for smtp, https, to the zcs internal ip address instead of the old mail server...
Does this sound correct? or am I missing something obvious here?
what I've learned through trial and error is that it seems that the zcs needs to be live on the network for the install to go smoothly
(I've tried it once without it being on the LAN, had MANY problems)
In a nutshell I need to re-install zcs, live on the network, and not have to remove an existing mail server from the network...


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Shop Crane Saves LivesWritten on November 6, 2013 Getting a firsthand look at the SEMA Show
Once you take a close look at the Shop Crane, you will realize just how obsolete cherry pickers and homemade cranes really are. Car guys and racers knowingly (and unknowingly) endanger their lives on a daily basis. Whether it's the jack stands or safety goggles you don't bother to grab, or any number of proper tools you neglect to buy in lieu of "what works." Well perhaps it's time we put away such things, and put safety first. The Shop Crane is the perfect place to start.
The Shop Crane is a non-industrial overhead bridge crane that is ergonomic to move and boasts a 5:1 safety factor. The 1,000-pound version is great for powertrains, meanwhile the 2,000-pound version will lift a whole lot more. Best of all, two guys with ladders and hand tools can install it in three hours. A 110-volt electric hoist is available, however a manual hoist is standard. Also included in the kit are 4 columns, 2 runways, 1 bridge, 2 end trucks, 1 trolley to hold hoist, and anchor bolts. Prices range from $2799 to 2999 for the 1,000-pound version, and $4599 to 4799 for the heavy-duty one. To purchase, check out www.shopcrane.com.


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Not currently available in this region.
vibe & verve peanut cover set is HOT! because:
- 4 season weather protection in one day
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- PVC storm cover with zip down front for access to your baby
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Cameron Lee has proved to be probably our second best defensive player. Haluska is scheduled to be back for the Baylor game, but with him not doing well offensively, do you think he has lost his spot to Lee? If you were Mac, who would you choose?
I'd take Lee. His defense is much better (Haluska gets a little lost sometimes). He's got quicker hands - he had, what, four steals in three minutes in one of the games? He's also consistent offensively (not explosive by any means, but not a liability) - Haluska just hasn't panned out like what we heard coming out of the summer leagues.
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Lee is a more versatile defender and with those long arms can disrupt the passing lanes. One thing that worried me yesterday though is that McD looked pretty upset when Lee shot a three, despite being WIDE open and pulled him pretty quick.
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Have to admit, Lee is playing well and coming along nicely. You really have to give him the edge right now - not knowing much about Sean's siutation.
I still think (perhaps foolishly so) that once the lid comes off Haluska's shot, he'll explode. And the one thing is that he's a good defender and appears to have more build to him than Cameron, which would be very helpful in some matchups. He stands a better chance if an opponent tries to post him up.
But I think you have to say Lee has earned his minutes - and I like his speed.
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Lee is a more versatile defender and with those long arms can disrupt the passing lanes. One thing that worried me yesterday though is that McD looked pretty upset when Lee shot a three, despite being WIDE open and pulled him pretty quick.
McD looks upset when a lot of the guys shoot! But Cam came out because his ankles weren't ready. The trainer just wanted to put him out there to see how they felt in a game.
It's going to be situational. Sean has provided some offense in the past few games he has played with his pull up jumper, but has yet to hit the three to extend the zone. Lee provides a spark with his defense, but once the game gets into the half court he is a huge liability. I am hopeful the staff sees they have a diamond in the rough with Lee and work on his offense intensely over the off season.
Overall though, in a slower paced or zone defense dominated game, Haluska. In a more up tempo or man to man game Lee. One thing to keep in mind though is Haluska is not a bad defender by any means. Lee however seems to have that magic pick-pocket skill that not allot of players do.
Haluska can't shoot or play defense.
Lee can Semi shoot and play defense. Advantage Lee. By the way what are these guys doing that can't shoot. What do they do growing up playing in the back yard?
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I still think (perhaps foolishly so) that once the lid comes off Haluska's shot, he'll explode.
Not gonna happen.
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Lee is way ahead of Haluska in my mind. Love watching that kid play.
Apparently you know more than Gmac, since he called Haluska our second best defender, after Rashon. That was before Lee has 'emerged' so to speak over the past couple games, but still, saying Haluska can't d is simply wrong.
And he can shoot, he is hitting his pull up fairly effectively over the past few games. He needs to knock the lid off the 3 during a game and he will be fine.
Haluska is a good defender as well. I just really think Lee is exceptional.
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I still think (perhaps foolishly so) that once the lid comes off Haluska's shot, he'll explode.
I'm still waiting for the lid to come off for Brocks explosion ... seems we get one of these guys every year.
Isnt Jerry Curry supposed to be getting hot soon?
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Not gonna happen.
Hence the "foolish" description.
Can't figure it. Saw him this summer and he shot very well, nice looking shot. I know the whole competition arguement - but that can't be all of it.
Gotta believe he just has his head wrapped up in knots when he shoots and it's more mental than anything.
Totally agree, it seems mental to me as well. You can see it on his face after he misses.
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The Climbing Dictionary
Arete An acute edge formed by two intersecting planes of rock. Can be blunt and rounded, or sharply defined.
Armbar Arm position formed by pressing a palm against one side of a crack with the elbow against the other. Used for climbing squeeze chimneys and offwidth cracks.
Backstep Using the outside edge of a foot to stand on a hold. Unlike a drop knee, your weight will be directly over the hold.
Belay/rappel device The device through which a bight of rope is passed and clipped to the harness with a locking carabiner. Creates manageable friction in the rope to both belay a climber and rappel.
Beta Tips on how to do a climbing sequence, as in, "There's a jug off to the left above the third bolt."
Bolt Permanent protection drilled into the rock. A bolt hanger is affixed to the bolt to allow carabiner clipping. Most commonly used as sport-climbing protection and for belay and rappel anchors.
Bomber Protection so unquestionably solid, or a hold so good, that it is "bomb proof."
Brake hand The dominant hand, used to prevent the rope from sliding unchecked through a belay device.
Cam Spring-loaded protection device that, when a trigger is pulled, can be inserted into parallel-sided cracks. When properly placed in solid rock, a cam will offer easily removable, and bomber protection.
Carabiner or 'Biner' Aluminum snap link used for myriad tasks, the primary one being to connect the rope to the anchor.
Chalk Magnesium carbonate powder applied to hands to keep them dry and improve grip.
Chimney A crack wide enough for a body to fit inside.
Chock A wedge-shaped piece of protection that slots into the constrictions of a crack.
Crimper Small edge just wide enough for fingertips. One "crimps" on a crimper.
Crux Hardest section of a climb.
Dihedral Any open book formation. Also referred to as a "corner." Opposite of an arete.
Directional Protection placed to prevent a following or toproping climber from swinging on a route that involves a traverse or overhang.
Double fisherman's Knot used for tying two ropes together.
Dynamic rope Used for free climbing because of its elasticity, which helps protect the body and anchors by absorbing the shock generated during a fall.
Dyno A "dynamic" move that allows a climber to gain a distant hold.
Equalized An anchor that equally distributes weight to each of its protection points.
Figure-eight The knot most commonly used to tie a climber to the end of the rope.
Finger crack A fissure the size of a person's fingers, from fingertips to knuckles deep.
Fingerlock Camming fingers into cracks. There are a variety of fingerlocks, used for different crack sizes.
Fist crack A crack the size of a fist, generally three or four inches wide.
Fist jam Jam used for fist cracks, accomplished by wedging a fist into the crack.
fixed rope A rope tied to an anchor; used for ascending.
flash Similar to an on-sight, a flash describes climbing a route on the first try, with beta.
Gaston Method for utilizing a sidepull by pressing with the fingers or hand in a thumb-down position, and by pushing in the opposite direction with the feet.
Girth hitch Knot used to connect loops or slings to other slings, harnesses or anchors such as trees.
Harness Constructed of webbing, a climber wears a harness around their body to attach themselves to the rope.
Hand crack A crack wide enough to accept an entire hand, but not so wide it requires a fist jam.
Hand jam Technique used to climb hand cracks by slotting/camming a cupped hand into a crack.
Heel hook Foot technique where a heel is applied to an edge/foothold. Especially useful on overhangs, traverses and aretes.
Jug A large hold. Also referred to as a "bucket."
Kneebar Locking the lower half of your leg in a gap by pressing with the knee and pushing with the foot against two opposing rock features.
Layback Technique of pushing on a face with the feet while pulling with the hands on an opposing edge or crack.
Leader The climber who goes up first, clipping his or her side of the rope through protection using carabiners or quickdraws.
Mantel Moving onto a shelf of rock by pressing down on it with one or both palms until you are able to stand on the "mantel." Like getting out of a pool.
Munter hitch A friction knot that functions like a belay/rappel device.
Offwidth A crack too wide for fist jams and too narrow to be a chimney.
On-sight Climbing a route without falling or resting on gear and with no prior beta.
Open book See Dihedral.
Pitch The distance climbed to reach an anchor point or belay stance. Multi-pitch climbs are found on cliffs longer than one rope length. A single-pitch route requires only one rope length.
Piton Iron spikes (aka "pins") of various sizes and shapes that can be hammered into cracks and clipped for protection.
Protection or Pro Equipment placed in the rock to catch a climber's fall.
Prusik Friction knot where a smaller diameter loop of rope is wrapped around a rope of thicker width.
Quickdraw or Draw Two carabiners connected with a short sling, or runner. Used to attach the rope to a piece of protection.
Redpoint Climbing a route without falling or resting on gear after a climber has previously rehearsed the moves. Until a climber "redpoints" a route, the route is referred to as a "project."
Roof An overhang that juts out from the rock face.
Runner A sewn or tied sling of webbing of various lengths, though typically 24 inches long. Can be made into quickdraws.
Send Term for climbing a route without falling or resting on gear. From "ascend."
Shock load A large force exerted on an anchor point when weight is statically dropped onto the protection.
Sidepull Method for gripping a vertical edge that entails pulling with the hand and pushing with the feet.
Sloper A hold that must be gripped with an open hand because of its sloping nature. Dependent on friction, balance and body tension.
Smear Friction-dependent foothold, where the ball of the foot is "pasted" over a textured or lower-angled surface in order to gain purchase.
Stacking Advanced technique for jamming "off-sized" cracks. Whereas a jam refers to a size where only one body part can be used, stacking involves using multiple appendages in contorted, "stacked" positions to fill a crack's width.
Static rope A rope with no elasticity. Used for rappelling and fixing, but never leading.
Stem Technique for climbing opposing corners by holding oneself in place by pushing in opposite directions with the feet and hands, usually in an open book, or chimney.
take The command used to alert a belayer that the rope is about to be weighted. A belayer "takes" in the rope tightly.
Toe hook Wrapping the top of the foot up or around a rock feature.
Toprope When a climber has the security of a taut rope from above. A slingshot toprope is when the rope runs from a climber through overhead anchors and back down to a belayer, positioned on the ground.
Undercling Pulling up on a down-facing hold.
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Tales from the Biblio-Files Part 2
A few years ago, I wrote about books on book lovers, book sellers, and book collectors. If you still like reading books about booksellers (and I sure do), then I've found a few more that might grab you. They're about shops in Afghanistan, Virginia, Spain, Denver and New York State, and they're all really different.
The Bookseller of Kabul by by Asne Seierstad
Seierstad, author of The Bookseller of Kabul, is a Norwegian journalist who came to know a liberal, educated bookseller in Kabul and ended up asking if she could live with his family for a few months. This bookseller, whom she calls Sultan, is very brave. He was imprisoned and beaten by the Communists, and had his books looted and burned by the Islamists, but kept on collecting and selling books. He believes in the freedom to read, but in the book, Seierstad is shocked to find that at home he is a "tyrant" who gives very little freedom to his family, especially the women.
Many readers world-wide have appreciated what they regarded as a chance to learn about the reality of life in Afghan society. But others question whether Seierstad really understood what she was seeing and hearing in those three or four months. The bookseller himself traveled to Oslo and sued her when he read the finished work in English, and his young second wife (he has two wives) has since also brought suit. Seierstad has responded that she represented the family fairly and did not abuse their friendship and hospitality. But, "She misinterpreted access for intimacy, and construed her physical closeness to Khan's family as license for a public judgment it never imagined," wrote Paula Newburg in the Toronto Globe & Daily Mail.
This book, and the controversy surrounding it, would make a great book group selection. These days, with globalization, members of tribal or indigenous societies find out what has been written by anthropologists about them and their neighbors, and object to it. So do the subjects of best-selling books written by travelers and journalists. Did Seierstad violate standards of journalistic integrity? What do you think?
The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap
The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap, by Wendy Welch, is – as far as I know! – a less controversial book. It's the cheerful story of a woman who escapes a job she calls "The Snake Pit" and moves to a small town in Virginia with her husband in order to open a bookstore. Everyone in town says, "A bookstore? Are you nuts?" But the shop is a success. The subtitle reads: "A Memoir of Friendship, Community, and the Uncommon Pleasure of a Good Book." Since I'm from Appalachia myself, I couldn't resist the uncommon pleasure of reading this one!
Booked to Die
Booked to Die, by John Dunning, is the first in a mystery series about Denver cop cum bookseller Cliff Janeway. Author John Dunning himself owns a bookstore, and he knows how to spot valuable books in a collection, just like the book scout who's the victim here. He also knows how to plot a good mystery. Try one and see if you want to read the whole series.
Shadow of the Wind
Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, was a huge bestseller in Spain. Some reviewers say it has everything: suspense, romance, action, magical realism, and "twists and turns to make the Minotaur's head spin in his Labyrinth" (Steve Koss, on Amazon.com). The father of a boy who has just lost his mother takes him to a weird Cemetery of Forgotten Books, and tells him he can pick out one book to protect. It turns out that the author of the book he chooses is dead, and someone is trying to grab and destroy all the copies of his works. The setting is beautiful downtown Barcelona. Can you resist?
Forgotten Bookmarks: A Bookseller's Collection of Odd Things Lost Between the Pages
Forgotten Bookmarks: A Bookseller's Collection of Odd Things Lost Between the Pages was put together by Michael Popek, the owner of a book shop in Otsego County, New York. He found so many things in the used & rare books he bought that he started a website. I thought when I started looking at the book that the stuff would just be odd/funny – but some things are touching, sad or distressing. Like a letter from a young WWI-era soldier asking his mother for permission to marry, and then telling her he has only 30 cents left and needs her to send some more money. "Remember, Mother, you may never see me again."
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Unfortunately, any comparison of that to how a DVR responds to excessive heat is irrelevant, as the HD DVRs have mechanical hard disk drives internally that simply can fail from extended heat issues. It's no accident that significant ventilation design is a critical factor in how these units are constructed.
Circling back to the topic - the HR44 has one of the most innovative designs of any DirecTV HD DVRs to date, including how the hard drive heat is dissipated and the external power supply. No worries for it to be rack mounted here either - any eggs would take quite some time to cook based on temps lower than previous models.
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I'm from Brampton, but for the sake of simplicity I'll say Toronto! WOO!
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Huffman says the buildings were immediately evacuated, Bath police were contacted and the opening delay was announced.
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I'm currently looking to implement Zimbra + a project management app like ActiveCollab or Basecamp.
ActiveCollab is an Open Source implementation of Basecamp functionality.
Has anyone explored integration with one or the other of these?
That would be a truly killer combination.
Personally, I'm trying to avoid implementing Sharepoint.
Zimbra+ActiveCollab would allow me to do that.


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Video: Operation Spartan Pegasus Part III
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Paratroopers with 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division jumping into Deadhorse, Alaska, as the unit conducted its first airborne exercise north of the Arctic Circle. The purpose of the exercise was to simulate the recovery of a downed aircraft crew.
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FAYETTEVILLE � Another search is planned for a missing Fort Bragg soldier who disappeared more than a year ago.
The Fayetteville Observer reported that a search will be held Saturday for 24-year-old Kelli Bordeaux.
She was last seen April 14, 2012, leaving a bar. The Army recently declared Bordeaux legally dead, making her family eligible for survivor's benefits.
Saturday's search is coordinated by a Raleigh man who has been involved in other searches for missing people.
A news release says volunteers and cadaver dogs are needed. Volunteers should meet at 9 a.m. Saturday at a Marathon Gas Station on Ramsey Street off Elliott Bridge Road.
Bordeaux grew up in St. Cloud, Fla.
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Alright guys, this is a simple map but that helped me to work in the things "around the map". Worked in some flags ( copping some elements ofc, but experiencing new tools), some borders and some layer structure ( to set colors and finishing some draws).
Spent some time studding about navigation routes, what i not used a lots, but is a learning for future projects. Learned some about Pirates and Illegal marketing in the seas ( how they survive, how they make cash and how the society establish in various lands, supplying some points to keep going far). Understood why old kingdoms jump in a adventure to unknown to conquer new lands, a lots of Atlantis in fiction or in a possible real history.
Was a really cool and fun back-work in this map.
I made this map in my recovery surgery time, some weeks ago and waited till get some background to post. Maybe isn't a great map, but i will give it finished, coz i am facing new challenges right now.
I show you Larcenia
One family decided to leave the desert and face the waters of Egos. Over time the family of Larcenia found in the waters of the oceans, greater treasures greater than found in the ruins of their homeland. Gradually these pirates were dominating all the waters of three oceans. For generations, all pirates accounted for only one man, Horah Larcenia. Not stop the developing until the inevitable happened. United under a single flag, most companies pirates stayed in the islands of the west, and founded a nation. Abandoned piracy and engaged in maritime commerce. Thus was born the kingdom of Larcenia, founded in the year 98 ab.
Larcenians Routes
After generations of piracy the Larcenians found their greatest treasure. LArcenians routes. Inexplicably these shippers found a route, looking magical, able to move in the oceans quickly. Many believe that are the banks of the River Styx, the river that cuts through the plans from the foundation of the universe, these shippers started to supply all other continents trough the waters, founding three expeditions.
First expedition - Dark Clouds: this route, Larcenia keep stocked throughout the war zone of Warlands, through the kingdoms of the east and ending in Aurora.
Second Expedition - Hopemakers: During the war of independence of Fagacea, the only option was to arm themselves with supplies coming through this route. With the end of the war, this expedition entered mainland rivers, expanding until dawn, going through all earthly kingdoms.
Third Expedition - The Keepers: The market for oil Tristania to Valdorn not kept up for the most activity, recently Larcenia create an expedition to cut the iced lands and the far north, connecting these two ambitious nations


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The greatest adventure of all time begins with Star Trek, the incredible story of a young crews maiden voyage onboard the most advanced starship ever created: the U.S.S. Enterprise. In the midst of an incredible journey full of optimism, intrigue, comedy and cosmic peril, the new recruits must find a way to stop an evil being whose mission of vengeance threatens all of mankind.
The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals born worlds apart. One, James Tiberius Kirk (Chris Pine), a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy, a natural-born leader in search of a cause. The other, Spock (Zachary Quinto), grows up on the planet Vulcan, an outcast due to his half-human background, which makes him susceptible to the volatile emotions that Vulcans have long lived without, and yet an ingenious, determined student, who will become the first of his kind accepted into the Starfleet Academy.
Kirk and Spock could not be more different. Yet, in their quest to figure out who they really are and what they have to give to the world, they soon become competitive cadets-in-training. With their drastically opposite styles, one driven by fiery passion, the other by rigorous logic, they also become defiant, contentious adversaries, each equally unimpressed with the other, each going all out to be among the special few chosen to join the crew of the most advanced starship ever created, the U.S.S. Enterprise.
The crew is headed by Captain Christopher Pike (Bruce Greenwood). Joining him are the ships Medical Officer Leonard Bones McCoy (Karl Urban); the man who will become the ships Chief Engineer, Montgomery Scotty Scott (Simon Pegg); Communications Officer Uhura (Zoë Saldana); experienced Helmsman Sulu (John Cho); and the 17-year-old whiz kid Chekov (Anton Yelchin). All will face a harrowing first test that will set in motion the loyalty, camaraderie, daring and good humor that will bind them forever.
In the midst of it all, Kirk and Spock will come face-to-face with an undeniable destiny: a need to forge an unlikely but powerful partnership, enabling them to lead their crew to boldly go where no one has gone before.
I've been in the midst of a surreal back and forth email conversation with one of the men behind the making of Star Trek II for over a year now. No, I can't tell you who. It's surreal, because Star Trek II is probably my favorite movie of all time. To me, it's kind of like emailing with Jesus and then being forced to promise him you'll never tell anyone in your local Church what he said about the torrid, homosexual affair he had with St. Peter.
What I can say about our conversations is that I've learned something important about Star Trek from him. Here it is: Star Trek works brilliantly when it's not trying to be Star Trek, and fails miserably when focused on being whatever it is that makes it itself.
Confused? Consider. When Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan was made, it was made with the goal of simply making a great science fiction movie. It wasn't about making some overbearing monstrosity about the power of the human spirit, as Gene's creation so often becomes. Rather, they just wanted to make a great movie and they had a ready made universe of characters and places to make it happen with.
It worked. Star Trek II is generally now regarded not just as the best Star Trek movie, but also simply a great movie in its own right. It's a standard in science fiction filmmaking, and whenever a moviemaker says he's trying to make his own "Wrath of Khan", we know exactly what he's talking about.
For J.J. Abrams' Star Trek XI to re-energize Trekdom, he needs to get back to that. The franchise needs to shake free all the baggage that comes with being a Star Trek movie, and simply focus on being a great science fiction movie, in a broader sense. That doesn't mean he needs to toss out continuity or resort to bringing in hot, young, "Dawson's Creek" actors to put in his spaceships. Far from it. Instead, this is an opportunity to make something great with all the pieces that are already there. Use the basics of what Star Trek is to craft something fresh, inspired, and unique. Explore new realms of Science Fiction, avoid the technobabble and get right down to the basics of smart, otherworldly storytelling. Don't make a Star Trek movie. Make a great science fiction movie that uses the pieces and parts of Star Trek to movie it. It worked for Star Trek II.
By taking things back in time to the era of the original series, Abrams has made it a lot easier to do all of that. Kirk and Spock's time is a simpler one, with more to explore, more wonders to be discovered, and with the weight of fewer years on their shoulders. The question is, how will Abrams use the era he's decided to set his movie in? Will he trample all over established continuity and weight that simpler time down in the excess technical jargon of the future, or will he cut right to the story's human element and find a unique, interesting science fiction, character driven adventure to set Star Trek XI's heroes (whoever they might be) on? It's up to him. But by bringing in someone from the outside, Paramount and Star Trek have at least given us the possibility of a fresh, faithful perspective. After so many years of botched handling from people on the inside, a talented outsider with vision and a little Hollywood clout is the best any Star Trek fan could have hoped for to properly resurrect Roddenberry's dream.
A Letter To JJ Abrams On Behalf Of Star Trek Fans
Star Trek Release Date
In Theaters May 8, 2009
Star Trek Credits
Starring: Eric Bana (Nero), Chris Pine (James T. Kirk), Zachary Quinto (Spock), Leonard Nimoy (Spock), Simon Pegg (Montgomery Scott), John Cho (Hikaru Sulu), Anton Yelchin (Pavel Chekov), Zoë Saldana (Uhura), Bruce Greenwood (Christopher Pike), Winona Ryder (Amanda Grayson), Jennifer Morrison, Chris Hemsworth (George Kirk), Clifton Collins Jr. (Ayel), Ben Cross (Sarek), Greg Ellis (Chief Engineer Olsen), Rachel Nichols, Tyler Perry
Written by: Alex Kurtzman, Robert Orci
Directed by: J.J. Abrams
Produced by: J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof
MPAA Rating: [ PG-13 ]
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
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MOUNDSVILLE - Wheeling Central bolstered its playoff positioning Friday night, building a 28-0 halftime lead and then holding off Bishop Donahue, 28-18, in another physical chapter between the two West Virginia Class A powers at Monarch Stadium.
There were plenty of questions surrounding the two-time defending state champion Maroon Knights when the season began. How would they cope with the loss of quarterback/defensive stalwart Parker Henry? How would they deal with the rugged schedule?
Central coach Mike Young points to his team's 7-3 regular-season record as the answer.
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LeMasters (56) has a handful of jersey from Wheeling Central
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''A lot of people counted us out this year,'' he said. ''We're 7-3 and I'm very proud of that.
''We came upon a lot of adverse situations. We lost Parker Henry, kids were banged up all year and we played a tough schedule. Now we have to get ready to play in two weeks and we're glad for that.''
The Maroon Knights, winners of three straight, will likely begin their playoff march on the road.
Bishop Donahue, which turned the ball over eight times, including five times during the first half, saw its playoff hopes take a hit. The Bishops (6-3), 14th in the latest SSAC computer ratings, finish the regular season Friday at Tyler Consolidated.
''Central's a great team, and I think we gave them everything they wanted,'' Bishops coach John Durdines said. ''Hopefully, we'll see them again.
''You have eight turnovers and only lose by 10? That's pretty good.''
Only two of the miscues resulted in Central scores, but the others stalled Bishops drives in Wheeling Central territory and put Durdines' team behind the 8-ball in a big way early.
''If we wouldn't have given them great field position on a lot of those turnovers early, who knows?,'' he said.
The first three Bishop Donahue drives ended in turnovers, but the second one really stung.
Trailing 7-0, the Bishops used seven running plays, including one on fourth down, to get to the Maroon Knights 3. On second-and-goal, Jordan Bonar fumbled trying to get in the end zone.
''If we get that ball in from there, that's a huge score,'' Durdines said, ''because we can either tie the game or take the lead on a 2-point conversion.''
On Donahue's next possession, quarterback Jesse Padlow threw the second of what would be five picks on the evening.
Central quickly took advantage, scoring on the next play on a 34-yard strike from C.J. Burch to Michael Pleva. The second of four Bradley Cottrell PAT's made the score 14-0.
Padlow endured a rough night, but he completed 50 percent of his passes for 236 yards and two touchdowns.
''Things just started snowballing,'' Durdines said. ''Things got away from us. Jesse's a young quarterback and he's going to make mistakes. But he never stopped trying and never stopped trying to compete.
''He came up with some big throws. You have to live by the sword and die by the sword. He's our quarterback and he's going to be really good. He's growing and correcting things as he goes along.''
The Bishops won the yardage battle - 397-250. But the Maroon Knights didn't need as many yards to do their damage, scoring their four touchdowns on 13 plays.
Burch hit Pleva for a 34-yard touchdown on the second play from scrimmage. Then, later in the first half, Burch scored on runs of 1 and 4 yards.
Burch completed four passes for 136 yards - all to Pleva.
''I thought defensively we played outstanding,'' Durdines said.
The Bishops got on the board in the third when Padlow hit Bonar for a 37-yard touchdown. Then, in the fourth quarter, Padlow found Lavonte Hampton for a 20-yard touchdown.
Hampton had a big night, finishing with 117 yards rushing and 102 receiving. He helped shoulder the load missing from Saquan Hill, who sustained an ankle injury early and was limited to playing defense most of the night.


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(USA TODAY) -- An experimental vaccine prevented breast cancer in genetically engineered mice, according to a preliminary study in the June 10 issue of Nature Medicine. The vaccine has not been tested in humans.
Though the approach is intriguing, it is far too early to know whether a vaccine could also help women avoid breast cancer, says Massimo Cristofanilli, chair of medical oncology at Philadelphia's Fox Chase Cancer Center, who wasn't involved in the experiment.
Many drugs appear promising in mice, but very few succeed in humans, Cristofanilli says.
On average, only one out of every 250 drugs in lab studies or animal models get approved, according to Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.
In the new experiment, immunologist Vincent Tuohy at the Cleveland Clinic's Lerner Research Institute tested the vaccine against a protein, called alpha-lactalbumin, found on many breast cancer cells. Mice in the experiment had been genetically modified to lead them to develop breast cancer.
Though none of the 50 vaccinated mice developed cancer, all of the others did.
The protein is not found on normal breast cells, except when women are breast-feeding, the study says. That gives researchers hope that the vaccine would not harm ordinary cells.
But Cristofanilli says testing such a vaccine in humans would be difficult, largely because women at high risk of breast cancer already have several proven options for prevention.
Women who inherit genetic mutations in the BRCA genes - which give women a very high risk of breast cancer - can virtually eliminate their risk through a preventive mastectomy.
Other high-risk women, such as those with a close relative with breast cancer, also can take the drugs tamoxifen or raloxifene to sharply cut their risk.


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In Austen Arnaud's chat, He seems pretty certain Jerome is our QB next year.
so my question is:
What is wrong with Austen? Is he such good friends with Tiller that he would blatantly ignore Steele "the second coming of ******" Jantz as the frontrunner? Or is he really that crazy?
Oh yeah
hehehehe. Seneca Wallace.
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lol, I think Tiller will ultimately win the job as well. But thats not to say Jantz doesn't play quite a bit as well. I think the Tiller hate as of late is pretty unwarrented. give him the wr's that can get open and catch the ball, and you will see a whole new player. Not to mention the man takes care of the ball for the most part. I am obviously pulling for whoever wins out, but imo, Tiller takes the reins. But then again, it's all about the work ethic in the offseason and spring camp. Can't wait to see how it all goes.
I think AA knows as much about Jantz as we do. Tiller is his buddy and has been his backup for three years so he probably is pulling for the guy a bit. I think its safe to say that it is Tillers job to lose.
Although the coaches going out and picking up a Juco late certainly tells us something.
I don't care who wins out but whoever it is means that they beat out some competition and it isn't because they were the backup the previous year or they were a hyped up newcomer.
Originally Posted by Matt92x
In Austen Arnaud's chat, He seems pretty certain Jerome is our QB next year.
so my question is:
What is wrong with Austen? Is he such good friends with Tiller that he would blatantly ignore Steele "the second coming of ******" Jantz as the frontrunner? Or is he really that crazy?
Oh yeah
I personally think it's the least controversial answer to a hot-button question. He's probably buddies with Tiller, and nobody will take offense if you predict him to start next year. I don't see it happening, though, but that's just my opinion.
I am a patient boy. I wait, I wait, I wait, I wait...
Tiller is the man to beat with his experience in our offense. Jantz may do that, and even if he doesn't, it's nice to have options.
Tiller has the game experience, so all else being equal, the job is his until someone else proves theyre more worthy. The chance to do that will come soon enough.
Well, I"m sure that when they line up on the first day of spring practice, Tiller will take the first snap. Beyond that, who knows.
nom nom nom
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Accept the truth
Tiller will be the #1 when spring starts. Who's #1 when spring ends is another story.
If Tiller is #1 great. If he isn't 1 or 2 (unlikely) the coaches should try him at WR. Look what KU did with that on guy, Meier(wrong spelling right?)
Originally Posted by Judoka
Well, I"m sure that when they line up on the first day of spring practice, Tiller will take the first snap. Beyond that, who knows.
This is correct.
AA is right when he says that Tiller will be the guy. Tiller will be the guy... going into spring. After that, nobody knows. Not even Paul Rhoads... or AA for that matter.
There will have been an entire offseason for all the QB's to work on their games. Who knows will show up this spring and take the job?
The only thing we do know... it should be one heck of a competition.
Did anyone expect him to say anything different?
Originally Posted by dabears32
Did anyone expect him to say anything different?
I was expecting him to tell us that Capello is the most underrated QB to ever grace this side of the Mississippi.
He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.
Tiller already lost the job, thus a JUCO quarterback. AA is being a nice guy..
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Two that I can remember vividly:
1. When i used the Can on the train in the second movie(I had to go back in time to get the can because I didn't have it, ie I finished two of the movies before getting to that part) The can placed itself below the floor so it looked like they got sucked into the floor. It got back into place after the animation was done.
1.5 When I used the can of nuts in front of the daughter and father molemen on the train it did not play it's sound effect.
2. Do not and I repeat do not get the Opposite sex curse and then the bad luck curse at the same and then wait for the Opposite sex curse to die out. Even though it said the curse was gone the animation was still there and when I got the bad luck curse removed I still had the opposite curse animation floating around. When I clicked the Grampa Moleman dialog option Benny's Curse I got a dialog circle with no dialog(ie I had no choice and could not right click out). Have to go back and do it again.


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An ectopic pregnancy is a pregnancy that occurs outside of the uterus. Most ectopic pregnancies occur within a fallopian tube. Other, less common locations may include the cervix, an ovary, or the abdominal cavity. This type of pregnancy cannot survive. Only the uterus can support the growth of a fetus and its placenta.
Risk Factors
Ectopic pregnancies are more common in women over 35 years old and those who are non-Caucasian. Other factors that may increase your chance of ectopic pregnancy include:
- Previous ectopic pregnancies
- History of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
- Endometriosis
- Prior surgery on fallopian tubes or uterus
- Fertility treatments
- Abnormally-shaped uterus and/or fallopian tubes
- Presence of an intrauterine device (IUD)
- Pregnancy that occurs after a sterilization procedure—tubal ligation
- Smoking
Ectopic pregnancy may cause:
- Missed or abnormal menstrual period
- Abdominal pain
- Spotty vaginal bleeding
- Pain in the shoulder
- Fainting
The doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be also be done.
Tests may include:
- Pregnancy test
- Pelvic exam
- Blood tests
- Transvaginal ultrasound to check the uterus and fallopian tubes for the presence or absence of a pregnancy
Treatment options include:
If the ectopic pregnancy is small and has not ruptured (burst), your doctor will recommend the a medication that prevents further growth of the ectopic pregnancy.
Surgery may be needed, especially if the ectopic pregnancy has ruptured or if it is not in the fallopian tube. During the surgery, the pregnancy will be removed.
If the pregnancy is in the fallopian tube, the doctor may be able to repair the tube. In severe cases, the fallopian tube may need to be removed.
To help reduce your chance of an ectopic pregnancy:
- Maintain safe sexual practices to avoid sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) , which can damage to the fallopian tubes and ovaries.
- Get early diagnosis and treatment of STDs.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama thinks his health care law makes states an offer they can't refuse.
Whether to expand Medicaid, the federal-state program for the poor and disabled, could be the most important decision facing governors and legislatures this year. The repercussions go beyond their budgets, directly affecting the well-being of residents and the finances of critical hospitals.
Here's the offer:
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Part-time home health care provider Debra Walker had a good job with health insurance until she was laid off in 2007.
If states expand their Medicaid programs to cover millions of low-income people now left out, the federal government will pick up the full cost for the first three years and 90 percent over the long haul.
About 21 million uninsured people, most of them adults, eventually would gain health coverage if all the states agree.
Adding up the Medicaid costs under the law, less than $100 billion in state spending could trigger nearly $1 trillion in federal dollars over a decade, according to the nonpartisan Urban Institute.
"It's the biggest expansion of Medicaid in a long time, and the biggest ever in terms of adults covered," said Mark McClellan, who ran Medicare and Medicaid when George W. Bush was president.
"Although the federal government is on the hook for most of the cost, Medicaid on the whole is one of the biggest items in state budgets and the fastest growing. So there are some understandable concerns about the financial implications and how implementation would work," McClellan said.
A major worry for states is that deficit-burdened Washington sooner or later will renege on the 90-percent deal. The regular Medicaid match rate averages closer to 50 percent. That would represent a significant cost shift to the states.
Many Republicans also are unwilling to keep expanding government programs, particularly one as complicated as Medicaid, which has a reputation for being inefficient and unwieldy.
Awaiting decisions are people such as Debra Walker of Houston, a part-time home health care provider. She had a good job with health insurance until she got laid off in 2007.
Walker was recently diagnosed with diabetes, and she's trying to manage by getting discounted medications through a county program for low-income uninsured people.
Walker estimates she earned about $10,000 last year, which means she would qualify under the income cutoff for the Medicaid expansion. But that could happen only if Gov. Rick Perry reconsiders his opposition.
"I think that would be awesome if the governor would allow that program to come into the state," Walker said. "That would be a help for me, robbing Paul to pay Peter for my medicines."
She seems determined to deal with her diabetes problem. "I don't want to lose a limb later on in life," said Walker, 58. "I want to beat this. I don't want to carry this around forever."
As Obama's law was originally written, low-income people such as Walker would not have had to worry or wait. Roughly half the uninsured people gaining coverage under the law were expected to go into Medicaid. The middle-class uninsured would get taxpayer-subsidized private coverage in new insurance markets called exchanges.
But last year the Supreme Court gave states the right to opt out of the Medicaid expansion. The court upheld the rest of the law, including insurance exchanges and a mandate that virtually everyone in the United States have health coverage, or face a fine.
The health care law will go into full effect next Jan. 1, and states are scrambling to crunch the numbers and understand the Medicaid trade-offs.
States can refuse the expansion outright or indefinitely postpone a decision. But if states think they'll ultimately end up taking the deal, there's a big incentive to act now: The three years of full federal funding for newly eligible enrollees are only available from 2014 through 2016.
So far, 17 states and the District of Columbia have said they'll take it. That group includes three Republican-led states, Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico. Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer was prominent among GOP leaders who had tried get the law overturned.
An additional 11 states, all led by Republicans, say they want no part of it. Perry says it tramples states' rights.
The remaining states are considering options.
In some cases, GOP governors are trying to persuade balky legislatures led by Republicans. Hospitals treating the uninsured are pressing for the expansion, as are advocates for the poor and some chambers of commerce, which see an economic multiplier from the infusion of federal dollars.


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