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Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Kevin Durant scored 24 points and led a fourth-
quarter surge that propelled the Oklahoma City Thunder to a hard-earned 97-91
win over the Chicago Bulls at the United Center. Held largely in check by
Chicago's notoriously tough defense, the NBA's three- time defending scoring
champion poured in 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting over the final 6:35 as the
Thunder overcame a six-point deficit heading into the fourth quarter to record
its second consecutive victory. Six of those points occurred in the last
minute of play. Serge Ibaka added 21 points and nine rebounds and Russell
Westbrook tallied 16 points and 12 assists for an Oklahoma City squad that
outscored the Bulls by a 31-19 margin in the fourth quarter. Luol Deng netted
a game-high 27 points and Richard Hamilton finished with 20 for Chicago, but
the Bulls shot 26.9 percent from the field over the final 12 minutes en route
to their second loss in three tests on a current five-game homestand.
Final Score: LA Clippers 103, Portland 90
Portland, OR (Sports Network) - Jamal Crawford scored 25 points off the bench
and the Los Angeles Clippers held off the Portland Trail Blazers, 103-90, on
Thursday night. DeAndre Jordan and Chris Paul added 21 points apiece for
the Clippers, who have won two in a row to improve to 4-2 on the young
season. Jordan pulled down eight rebounds and Paul dished out six assists.
Nicolas Batum ended with 23 points, nine rebounds and five assists for the
Blazers, who have dropped two straight. Damian Lillard and LaMarcus Aldridge
tallied 16 and 14 points, respectively.
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I liked the review, and having both C1 Pro, and Lr4, and having occasionally tested DxO, I cannot disagree with the conclusions.
I'd add one thing: the default rendering of Lr, which is indeed quite flat, can usually be made much more pleasing by selecting camera maker profiles, when they exist. You can also tweak the look and profiles to your liking, and define them as the new default settings to apply to that camera on later imports.
What is interesting, is how close these three programs are getting. 6y ago, Lr, C1 and DxO were much more different software that they are today.
Finally, RawTherapee is a great converter with leading edge demosaicking algorithms. It is however not as features rich as the above software: it is still primarily a raw converter (even if the compatibility with Adobe's DNG color profiles and lens profiles extends its usefulness). And more importantly, it is still a beta product that has some serious stability and memory management issues.

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Paula Deen Wanted Black Employees to Dress as Slaves (UPDATE)
Paula Deen is falling on her face all over the place today, and we don't think there's a nice cushion of butter waiting there.
Update: After the transcript of Paula's testimony leaked, her rep released a new statement.
"During a deposition where she swore to tell the truth, Ms. Deen recounted having used a racial epithet in the past, speaking largely about a time in American history which was quite different than today," the statement said (via TheWrap).
Yesterday, her rep's statement to E! News was, "Contrary to media reports, Ms. Deen does not condone or find the use of racial epithets acceptable. She is looking forward to her day in court."
Those aren't exactly mutually exclusive, but it does hint a little more toward responsibility. It still, however, doesn't address that Southern plantation wedding everyone's all abuzz about. We'll continue to keep you posted.
Earlier: The report has been confirmed! The transcript of the Paula Deen testimony in question has been made public, and it ain't pretty. Talking Points Memo has the transcript. She says she didn't go through with the all-African American waitstaff dressed in their "theme" uniforms because she was "afraid that somebody would misinterpret." Misinterpret?! Whatever do you mean, Paula? (We're pretty sure someone could interpret that at face value and still take grievous offense.)
Paula still gets her day in court for the behavior that the lawsuit alleges, but as far as things Paula said in the deposition? Nobody made those up except Paula herself, when she was saying them out loud.
White, Southern Food Network star Paula Deen has been gaining a lot of criticism today over reported comments in a video deposition, apparently part of a $1.2 million lawsuit filed against her last year by a former employee over stressful work conditions full of sexual harassment and racial slurs. Reports say that in addition to admitting that "yes, of course" she had used the N-word, it had "been a very long time," adding that she had used the word to describe a black person that held her up at gunpoint in the 1980s, which is not an excuse for using racial slurs.
Even more shocking, though, is the admission that reportedly came next: Paula, when planning an antebellum-themed wedding, wanted her black employees to dress as slaves. She says she got the idea from a restaurant where the servers were all "middle-aged black men, and they had on beautiful black jackets with a black bow tie [...] I mean, it was really impressive. That restaurant represented a certain era in America [...] after the Civil War, during the Civil War, before the Civil War [...] It was not only black men, it was black women…I would say they were slaves."
It appears that, for now, Paula leaving comments about the incident to her reps, who told E! News, "Contrary to media reports, Ms. Deen does not condone or find the use of racial epithets acceptable. She is looking forward to her day in court."
The lawsuit alleges that various employees of the Paula Deen family of companies (in some cases, Paula herself) made multiple racially and sexually offensive comments. The suit even alleges that at one point, Paula requested servers for a Southern wedding by saying "What I would really like is a bunch of little n****s to wear long-sleeve white shirts, black shorts, and black bow ties, you know in the Shirley Temple days, they used to tap dance around."
There is a link to the full text of the lawsuit at the bottom of this post.
It's unclear if this is related to the incident that Paula allegedly mentions in her deposition.
As one would infer from the comments from Paula's camp, the video deposition is still not 100% verified. But this is gaining some long legs, and she'll probably have to respond to this directly eventually.


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Bradley A. Smith holds the Josiah H. Blackmore II/Shirley M. Nault Designated Professor of Law position at Capital University Law School. A 2010 recipient of the Bradley Prize, he is one of the nation's leading authorities on election law and campaign finance.
In 2000, he was nominated by President Clinton to fill a Republican-designated seat on the Federal Election Commission, where he served for five years, including serving as Chairman of the Commission in 2004. Professor Smith has been on the Capital University Law School faculty since 1993. He also has taught law at George Mason University in Virginia.
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May 22, 2009
Friday, May 22, 2009
After a gruelling 73 days each dragging 110kg of equipment in temperatures 40 degrees below zero, polar explorers Pen Hadow, Ann Daniels and Martin Hartley are now safely home in the UK spring sunshine. The aim of their expedition was to produce a comprehensive set of sea ice and snow thickness data in the Arctic, and despite technical problems, their data has already produced some surprising results.
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May 21, 2009
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Debate the big questions of the universe
The response to our International Year of Astronomy project seven things everyone wants to know about the universe has shown that Plus readers are keeping up with the frontiers of theoretical physics. Now you have a chance to debate the Big Questions in person, as the Astrophysics Group at the Physics Department of Imperial College London present a new series of debates on topical themes in modern astrophysics and cosmology.
In each debate a member of the Astrophysics Group will discuss one of the big questions raised by cutting-edge research with a guest, be it the origin of the Universe or the existence of black holes. The series will be accessible to everybody and is aimed at the general public, who will have the opportunity to ask questions in what will be a lively and interactive discussion.
The first topic up for debate is "the Origin of the Universe" at 6-8pm on Thursday 18 June at Imperial College, London. Prof. Michael Rowan-Robinson and Rev. Dr John Polkinghorne, will tackle the fascinating question of what the Big Bang means from both a scientific and a theological perspective. The next event will take place in mid-July and will discuss the existence of the mysterious dark energy.
Attendance is free but registration is essential, you can find out more at the Big questions site.
And for those of you holding out for the answer to our latest question 'Are the constants of nature really constant?', we have just recorded John Barrow's answer to this question, which ranged from how to standardize the widths or wires to alternate universes. We'll publish his answer in a podcast and article next week, as well as launch the next poll for you to choose the third thing everyone wants to know about the universe. Stay tuned....
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May 19, 2009
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Should international travel be banned in the face of swine flu? Should life-saving drugs be withheld because they're too expensive? Should the government ban alcohol? And are bacon sandwiches really that dangerous?
Plus may seem like an unlikely place to look for answers to these questions, but this is about to change. With support from the Wellcome Trust we're launching a new project, called Do you know what's good for you?, which will look at the role of mathematics and statistics in the biomedical sciences.
Labels: Health and medicine, Latest news
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May 13, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Just over two weeks after the outbreak of swine flu, sorry, H1N1, most of us have come round to the idea that a pandemic doesn't always necessitate panic. The infection is spreading steadily, but in most people it's relatively mild and only a very small number of people have died outside Mexico. So were initial media reports just hype?
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May 12, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
100 things you didn't know you didn't know
If you're thirsty for knowledge, then go along to this free Gresham College lecture taking place in London on Wednesday the 13th of May. It marks the publication of John D Barrow's latest book, 100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know, which answers one hundred essential questions of existence. From winning the lottery, placing bets at the races and escaping from bears, to sports, Shakespeare, Google, game theory, drunks, divorce settlements and dodgy accounting; from chaos to infinity and everything in between. Barrow writes a regular column for Plus, so you might be lucky enough to see some maths you've seen in Plus live on stage.
The lecture starts at 6pm and you can find directions on the Gresham College website.
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May 7, 2009
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Thank you for supporting Plus!
Thank you very much to all the Plus readers who have given us such generous donations over the past few months.
Thanks to your generosity, as well as new grants from the Isaac Newton Trust and the Wellcome Trust, the future of Plus is now secure until July 2010.
Your donations arrived in response to a fundraising campaign we launched in December last year. At the time, the future of Plus was looking increasingly insecure, as our core funding was due to run out and the financial climate did not give much cause for optimism. As part of the Millennium Mathematics Project at the University of Cambridge, Plus is non-profit-making, receiving no statutory funding, and is entirely dependent on donations and grants from individuals and organisations committed to the public understanding of mathematics. But thanks to your swift response and generosity, together with the support of our other sponsors, we're able to continue to bring you the usual range of content from the fascinating world of maths, and — very importantly — Plus will remain free of charge for all its readers.
Thank you very much for your support!
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i have been trying to find the best way to get Zimbra to handle mailto links so i decided to try out the Zimbra desktop client for the Mac.
I was able to install it and get it to work for normal email functions except when handling mailto links.
All that happens when I click on a mailto link is a new window pops up but it's blank. there is a blank bar at the top and a big blank window below.
no buttons (get mail, send, cancel, etc), no To, From, CC, or BCC fields, no nothing.
is this function working correctly for anyone else on a mac? i am using an Intel 2.8Ghz Core Duo and 10.5.2.


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Here in Northern Bavaria, Easter Monday also is a holiday, so we're a day later this week. Our 57th Jörðgarð (TM) Map of the Week comes from our forthcoming publication "The Northwest."
This week we remain in Underhill in the Dreadlands, where we look inside the Waterside Tavern.
There is no such thing as a safe haven in the Dreadlands. The closest thing to a safe haven probably is the Waterside Tavern in Underhill. But it still is a far thing from being a safe. One of the first problems adventurers face in the Dreadlands stems from the fact that almost no one travels there. This is a particular problem for outsider adventurers who slip into the Dreadlands. Strangers stand out like a sore thumb, in fact, much moreso than a sore thumb. The only folk of the Dreadlands who tend to travel are government officials, soldiers and merchants. If a stranger appears somewhere who doesn't belong in any of these categories, someone is bound to wonder who he or she is, and someone most likely will ask.
Neither the duke nor the marchioness requires travelers to have a pass to go from one location to another in the duchy and march, as is the case in the North Kingdom. But strange events do raise suspicions in the Dreadlands. If a stranger appears somewhere and can give no believable answer why he or she is there, the military watch doubtless will take an interest too.
The Waterside is the place in Underhill where a stranger is least likely to be questioned, simply because customers are used to strangers being there. The artisans, common laborers and low-ranking human soldiers who work in Underhill frequent the Waterside. Among other customers are low ranking soldiers who accompany officers who come frequently to the town. They wear no armor or insignia in their free time. The guards and commoners who accompany merchants' caravans also tend to come to the Waterside. If other strangers conduct themselves in the tavern in a manner that suggests they belong to one of these two groups, they may go unnoticed.
Finding a place to spend the night is a different matter. If other adventurers simply wander into Underhill, Gunngeir and Láru will offer them no accommodations.
Key to the Waterside Tavern
The cellar contains nothing of particular value or interest, only supplies, extra beer tankards and some full and empty beer barrel from the house brewhouse across the street.
Ground Floor:
1. Washroom. Dirty tankards are washed here.
2. Door to the Jakes, Firewood and Well.
3. Trapdoor to the Cellar Stairs.
4. Stairway to Gunngeir and Láru's apartment on the Second Story.
5. Coat Rack.
6. Bar. The Waterside sells nothing but the house brew.
7. Entrance.
2nd Story:
8. Family Kitchen.
9. Living Room Corner
10. Family Dining Table.
11. Children's Bedroom. This is the room of Gunngeir's and Láru's two children, Andreu, female, 12 years old, and Sigfinni, male, 10 years old. Both are human commoners.
12. Hall.
13. Storage Room. Both preserves that are stored in the cellar and personal items are on the shelves in this room.
14. Stairwell. This is the stairway down to the tavern.
15. Gunngeir's and Láru's bedroom.
The graphics above are reduced in size. You can get the full-sized map of the Waterside Tavern in two versions:
1. The Fractal Mapper (TM) 8 map in FMP format, fully editable, from our Jörðgarð web page (7 MB).
2. As a set of three JPG flat maps of 1360 x 777 Pixels each (2 MB total), available above.
Both versions are released for personal and commercial use under the Open Game License Version 1.0a, which you can read on the Jörðgarð web site.
The Jörðgarð web site:
Next: The Dreadlands: The Village of Northgate
Mark Oliva
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Matt Sturgeon was unanimously approved as Rifle's next city manager by five of the city's seven City Council members at their March 20 meeting.
Councilmembers Jennifer Sanborn and Rich Carter were absent from the meeting.
Sturgeon, now the assistant city manager and previously the city planner, will follow John Hier as the head of Rifle's city government, when Hier retires on May 10.
Sturgeon will be paid an annual salary of $106,000, under the terms of a three-year contract that will expire in 2016, but it can be extended by the council each year.
The city will also contribute 7 percent of Sturgeon's base salary to the city's 401(k) retirement plan, and agreed to increase his salary for cost of living adjustments and merit raises at the same amount as all other city employees.
The city will also provide Sturgeon with employee health, medical and life insurance equal to that provided all other city employees.
Sturgeon will also receive a $250 per month vehicle allowance for the use of his own vehicle for city business. If Sturgeon is required to use his personal vehicle for travel beyond a 100-mile radius, the city will reimburse him at the standard city mileage reimbursement rate.
City Attorney Jim Neu said Sturgeon's contract follows a standard form among municipalities and city managers, including compensation.
"Matt was already here, so it was a little easier," he said. "When you bring in a manager from some place else, it usually takes a while. Matt knew exactly what he was getting into."
The contract calls for Sturgeon's work to be reviewed after seven months, and then annually at the end of January.
The City Council can terminate Sturgeon's contract and employment at any time, but not 90 days before or after a municipal election. And Sturgeon must be given written notice of deficiencies and six months to address those deficiencies.
If Sturgeon is let go, he is entitled to severance pay equal to three times his average gross monthly salary, plus three months of accrued leave time and insurance benefits.
However, the city is under no obligation to give any reason for a termination without cause.
If Sturgeon decides to resign as city manager, he must give the city 30 days written notice, unless the City Council otherwise agrees.


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WASHINGTON--In the first Helsinki Commission hearing in 15 years to feature a head of government, U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S.Helsinki Commission), and Co-Chairman Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) today examined the political impasse in Moldova with Prime Minister Vlad Filat.
For photos, click here.
Opening statement of Chairman Cardin:
I would like to welcome you all to this important hearing on the political impasse in Moldova. In our Commission's 33 years of existence, this is the first full hearing on Moldova's domestic political situation.
This fact, however, should not cause anyone to conclude that Moldova is not important to this Commission or to the United States. Moldova's geographic position between historic empires and modern alliances has been both a curse and a blessing.
Wars have been fought and atrocities committed on your soil, but Moldova's unique location offers tremendous promise to securing the hope of a Europe whole and free. Mr. Prime Minister, we watched the political events of 2009 in your country with great interest.
Elections were held, twice, and Europe's only ruling Communist party left power. Your country is still struggling to find a durable consensus in the aftermath of these events, but that is what democracy is all about – the constant struggle to govern fairly and openly.
I commend you and your fellow citizens on the great progress already achieved and I look forward to hearing your views on the future of Moldova and U.S.-Moldova relations.
Mr. Prime Minister, welcome to the United States Congress, we are honored by your presence and look forward to your testimony.
Opening Statement of Co-Chairman Hastings:
Mr. Chairman, I appreciate your convening today's hearing as part of the Helsinki Commission's ongoing monitoring of developments in the Republic of Moldova. I am particularly pleased to welcome Prime Minister Filat to Washington for his first visit since his selection in September. Welcome.
Much of our attention following independence was focused on the continued presence of foreign troops and military equipment on Moldovan territory. The Commission continually pressed for implementation of related commitments agreed to at the 1999 Istanbul OSCE Summit and remains steadfast in its support for core principles, including territorial integrity and sovereign equality, enshrined in the Helsinki Final Act.
As President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, I was pleased to support the work of the Assembly's Parliamentary Team on Moldova, a group of fellow parliamentarians dedicated to promoting peace, stability and the rule of law in Moldova while encouraging dialogue across a wide spectrum of the Moldovan population.
While Moldova has faced a myriad of external pressures over the years, our focus today is on the current political impasse following last year's parliamentary elections. Popular sentiment of change was evident last spring when thousands of Moldovans took to the streets to have their voices heard following the April balloting. Those protests attracted large numbers of young voters savvy in the use of new technologies and united in their demands for change in their country. The political stalemate and street violence following the spring elections led to a fresh round of parliamentary elections in late July. The result was a coalition of opposition parties led by the Prime Minister's Liberal Democratic Party. The current impasse results from the inability of any party or group in parliament to muster the 61 votes required by the Moldovan constitution to elect a new president. Meanwhile, a host of domestic issues remain largely on hold awaiting a resolution of the deadlock.
Amid a global economic downturn, Moldovans face particular challenges, including a sharp reduction from remittances from relatives previously working abroad. Corruption remains a significant concern along with trafficking in small arms and human beings, mainly for commercial sexual exploitation.
While the United States has been supportive of Moldova's aspirations for further integration into western organizations, especially the European Union, it will be up to country's political leadership to chart a course of action that moves Moldova beyond political and economic stagnation and holds out the prospect for real change.
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WholeFoods Magazine SourceBook: The Natural Products Directory
Milwaukee, WI—Probiotics are synonymous with digestive health, but new data suggest we should take a closer look at their benefits for heart health.
Geneva, Switzerland—Some feel beauty starts from within, especially when antioxidants come into play. New data suggest a powerful antioxidant ingredient may lead to significant benefits in skin health, according to a group from Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine in Germany and Horphag Research (based here).
Denver, CO—Impressive data were published in Carcinogenesis showing grape seed extract killed cancer cells in mice and left healthy ones alone.
Oakland, CA—Fair trade products certifier Fair Trade USA has made some significant changes to its policies. These changes, part of the Fair Trade USA's Multiple Ingredients Product Policy, were made after a two-month evaluation with several stakeholders.
Acquisitions, mergers, awards, charity, certifications, company news and more.
Durban, South Africa—This monthly section devoted to environmental news wrapped up last year's coverage with a preview of the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which was held here from November 28th to December 9th. Now, those talks recede into the past and their results become clearer as we move forward: While averting a disastrous lapse in climate efforts and perhaps laying some important groundwork, the world's nations put off ambitious action on climate change until a later date. Meanwhile, in the aftermath of the talks, Canada has chosen to remove itself from the existing international framework for emissions reduction.
Edwardsville, IL—A hearing has brewed over the accusations of a man who found a mouse in a can of mainstream citrus-flavored-soda in 2009 and sent it to the company who has since offered a bizarre defense.
Lysaker, Norway—Researchers from Maastricht University in the Netherlands have released some preliminary results from a recent trial on a branded natural vitamin K2 ingredient (MenaQ7 from NattoPharma, based here).
Rockville, MD—The U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) has announced some additions to the latest version of its Food Chemicals Codex (FCC).
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now has...
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text: Posted February 16, 2013 And, as expected, you missed the entire fuging point of the post just like I knew you would. Did I ever mention the towel? I don't give a fug about the towel, he puts the towel on whether he just ran a 72-yard TD or threw an INT. He does that regardless if it's a good play or a bad one. Did I ever mention Tom Brady, Drew Brees, or Matt Ryan? I stated that I think he'd be the perfect QB if he could catch 'Eli Syndrome'. I think I made it pretty clear that I believe the media did a damn good job of disparaging Cam's image (mostly due to the massive amount of butt-hurt he dished out his rookie season), but good job overlooking that part. I love Cam's attitude, and I never said he had character/attitude issues. I think he's funny and entertaining as hell. The ONLY thing I mentioned was how he lets negative plays effect him far more than they should, you can tell that by his demeanor just by watching a game. Prior to the second half of 2012 his entire game would drop off if he had a series of bad plays after another. That's not a slight on Cam, it's a genuine analysis, from a genuine Carolina Panthers fan (which you've stated more than enough times to count that you're not) as a room for improvement. Please take off your Cam love goggles long enough to read this post and comprehend it in its entirety. Once again, I love me some Cam (probably more than you do, since he IS the QB of MY team afterall), but I can also look at him objectively. Have u ever seen me start any Cam Newton treads showing my "love?" I've been a member of this site sin 2011 and never have. My team is the Gaints but as I my Sig states, Football is a sport and I LOVE sports. I root for all football teams when I'm not rooting for my own. I don't LOVE Cam I LOVE Eli Manning. I have trememdous respect for Cam because I see a kid who simply ignores the artificially created hate surrounding him and simply be himself, which is obvious a problem with some. When someone tries to make the argument that Cam is immature, i'm looking for something that sets him apart where I can say, yes that is something he really needs to work on in his character or it can be a detriment to his team. I really need to read some concrete evidence of such immaturity that shows him as that. What u're saying about Cam is still clearly coming from a subject place, even if it's an objective observation. Rationalizing it with saying you sit and analyze "Cam's demeanor" during a game, doesn't make it less subjective. I sit and watch my QB also. Come to think of it, Eli is not much different than Cam. He sits on the side line and looks all zoned out when the team isn't playing well. He gets quite pissy when his team loses and quite happy when they win. My QB must be just as immature as Cam then. Come to think of it Cam's demeanor is a reflection of may 50% of the QBs in the NFL. Considering none of the side-line "imaturity" has stopped Eli from winning 2 SB rings in 8 years of his QB career, I seriously doubt that's an issue with anyone. Especially since he's still like that even to this day. As a fan of the sport, I guess my pet peeve is how much you folks sweat the small stuff about your QB to the point where you make it easy for those who hate Cam to pounce on everything he does and spin them into "character issues," when they are clearly are not. Case in point: this NFLN guy pondering on why Cam went back to school and how much of it is a "distraction" and what he should be doing instead. If it catches on, don't be surprised if it then gets added to the whole "reason to concern yourself" list and another sign of his "character issues." See how much you're making these folks job easy. Made it's time for you to stop feeding the trolls in the media also. And stop sweating the small stuff about your QB. U're only making guys like that NFLN Idiot relevant. Maybe it's time to take some of your own advise and catch some "Eli Syndrome." 1 person likes this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Nice refractor... Is that a FS78? or one of those shorty 60's that are kinda rare?
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You are not only a horrible speller, but also a horrible reader!
Just look at the bottom of the page!
It's a GIAND Sky 90!! Yheeeeeee!
I'll add another picture! I hope you can read this one!
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Where did you get that sticker??? Thats awesome
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Where did you get that sticker??? Thats awesome
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Here's my setup:
Hi Mark :
I got the same setup as you(but no wedge yet), all photos using digital rebel and lx200gps 10" f/10(yet i use f/6.3 for deep sky stuff). I need some advice doing deep sky stuff(like M27). What camera settings did you use for M42, such as parameters .... contrast / saturation / sharpness / color tone ALSO what ISO setting did you use and the shutter speed. I am having trouble getting any decent photos.
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Here are mine, I recived my LX200GPS 10" SMT UHTC a week ago! The smaler one is LX90 8" EMC
LET ME GUESS ......... you are gonna piggyback the 8" onto the 10"(as a spotting scope)
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What camera settings did you use for M42, such as parameters .... contrast / saturation / sharpness / color tone ALSO what ISO setting did you use and the shutter speed. I am having trouble getting any decent photos.
The picture of M42 on my website was taken at ISO 1600 with an exposure time of 30". The white balance was on auto, and it probably would have turned out better with a lower ISO and longer exposure time. That picture was actually taken before I had the wedge, and besides reducing its size, I did not alter it.
I've been having problems getting pictures without severe star trails because of the weight of the Digital Rebel, Scopetronix Maxview DSLR, and eyepiece combination. I've ordered a balance kit from Scope Stuff, so I hope to have more luck soon. Also, I know the drift in the photos isn't caused by a bad polar alignment, because I use the drift method each night maintaining a split star for no less than five minutes.
I'm sure you'll be able to get a much better M42 than the one on my site if you fine-tune the parameters you mentioned. Since taking that picture, I've learned that the correct ISO and exposure time is greatly affected by transparency and light pollution of that particular night. It changes pretty often around here because of all the humidity in the summer air.
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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- Tavis Smiley will appear at George Washington University on Thursday for an event called "A Future Without Poverty."
Just days before the Inauguration he's bringing together a bi-partisan dream team of national figures to call on the White House to take a long hard look at poverty in our nation. Smiley wants to cut the poverty numbers in half in 10 years and eradicate poverty in 25 years.
Watch him discuss more about the event and his ambitious goal he's working on with people such as Newt Gingrich and Michael Moore in the video above.
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When you have only your own resources to fund your testing, I find that friends are a great resource :) In the past, if I've built something and want to make sure it works somewhere else, I'll find a friend who has a different setup than I do and send it to them.
The downside is that these folks generally aren't trained software professionals and won't necessarily be able to do proper testing. If I need that, I can simply ask to visit them and use their system for a few hours to so some testing.
Alternatively, you can use the online community to crowd-source your testing and have them find the issues in your software. There are many situations where this isn't possible because you can't release the software into the wild.
Virtual Machines installed on your single PC also allow you to run multiple OS on a single piece of hardware. You can do this with software like VMWare.
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Also, you can try uTest. This is crowdsourced testing, however there is a fee associated with the test cycle. As far as I know, all the testing is manual.
You can make use of Virtual Machines in which many OS/Browser combinations can be covered like Win XP + FF, Win XP + Chrome, Win 7 + IE etc. Obviously you will need higher configuration for you host machine to run the virtual machines properly.
Also giving the system to novice users for just using them will also help you a lot in finding out the bugs in your system.
You could join a testing community, and ask for their help. Sites like Software Testing Club have weekend events for testers to practice their skills.
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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Only on WUSA, we have an awe-inspiring follow up about a local teenager who videotaped the alcohol-fueled car crash which killed two of her friends.
For more than a year now, reporter Andrea McCarren has kept in touch with Desaleen James, and couldn't wait to bring you this update.
Desaleen's life has spiraled through trauma and darkness... to a life filled with laughter and joy. But it took more than a year to get here.
"It's close to perfect," said Desaleen of her life now. "I'm not bragging, but it's close to perfect. It is."
In late December of 2011, Desaleen was just 18, videotaping a night of partying from the front passenger seat of a friend's car, when the life she had known was shattered in a matter of seconds.
Desaleen was the only survivor of a breathtaking crash that killed both friends.
"Where I'm at now, it would have been better off if I had died," said Desaleen.
That was Desaleen last December, less than five months ago, when her life had taken another devastating turn. Her mother threw her out of the house when she learned Desaleen was pregnant.
"Everybody turned their backs on me," she said. "My life has gone completely downhill. It's me alone out here in this world."
After our reports on Desaleen aired, something extraordinary happened. A local woman by the name of Brenda Washington posted a comment on my Facebook page. She wrote "If Desaleen's mother doesn't want her, I do." And through me, the Washingtons made plans to take Desaleen out to dinner.
"I wanted to offer her whatever she needed, if it was a place to stay, we were here for her, if it was money, we were here for her. Just whatever it was she needed," said Brenda Washington.
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"Something clicked," said Mike. "The moment we met her, something clicked. And we let her know if she wanted a family, here we are!"
Not everyone would take in a pregnant teenager they barely knew.
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"I love her like she's my own," said Mike. "She's my daughter. I always say my daughter, Desaleen."
Desaleen's family now includes her Dad, Mike. Mom, Brenda. And sisters, Shakaura and Shelbi. And then, there's the baby Desaleen once told us was her -only- reason for living. Jaiden Odane was born March 15th.
"He's my evening tranquilizer. What I do is I come in and we have man-man time. So he sits on my chest and we talk and he strokes my beard, as he drinks his evening meal," said Mike. "He's a fantastic kid and I see his Mom all in him."
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"I love her. I love him. They're both such a blessing," said Brenda.
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The leg gussets are pretty large but I think there is a good reason for that. By the time you put a fitted diaper or a prefold under a cover there might be a bit of a gap depending on how thick the stuff under it is. These leg gussets fit around the fitted nicely keeping the leg openings nice and snug.
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CHARLESTON (AP) - West Virginia expects to save at least $600,000 a year by switching to flat license plates that are digitally printed rather than embossed.
Division of Motor Vehicles officials say the new plates are cheaper to produce and more legible than the state's existing embossed plates. They're also more environmentally friendly because they don't have to be painted.
The state also is dropping its use of a number or first letter system to identify the expiration month. Instead, a plate's decal will indicate the expiration month. The decal's color will indicate the year, acting DMV Commissioner Steve Dale said.
"West Virginia is unique in using that first letter or number system for identifying the expiration month," Dale said.
When the system was established in the 1960s, "it was supposed to be a nice indicator to people of when the plate expires, although my experience is most people don't pick up on that," he said. "The second thing was, it's a quick indicator for law enforcement because they can say, 'All plates that start with 2 should have a certain color decal.'"
The system requires the DMV to maintain 12 different quantities of standard-issue Class A license plates.
"When we go all-digital, we'll have a supply of generic plates in each office that won't be keyed to a particular month," Dale said. "When those plates are issued they'll be customized with the appropriate decal that indicates the month and year of expiration."
Embossed plates must be ordered in quantities of 10,000 to 15,000 at a time to be economical, said Joe Miller, who retired as DMV commissioner last week.
Plates printed digitally can be produced one at a time.
"Now we normally have a six-month supply of Class A plates in stock," Dale said. "We can reduce quantities - it'll be more like just-in-time delivery."
The new plates will slightly reduce the DMV's mailing cost because they are on a thinner sheet of aluminum that weighs less than the embossed plates, Dale said.
The state's first digitally printed plate was the "Friends of Coal" specialty plate, which the DMV began issuing in May 2011. The second plate, unveiled three months ago by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, celebrates West Virginia's sesquicentennial.
Unlike other specialty plates, there is no additional charge for the sesquicentennial plate. Current plates can be exchanged for it at any DMV regional office or by mail at the time of renewal, or at any other time at a pro-rated fee.
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hitting a $16 million Powerball jackpot is a dream for most people.
But letting those lottery winnings expire is a nightmare — and that's what's set to happen Thursday if someone doesn't claim the ticket bought in May at a suburban Tampa, Fla., convenience store.
The owner of the Carrollwood Market says she wonders whether the winner lost the ticket, is out of state or possibly dead. Nidia Tannous has placed signs in her store's window, urging customers to check their Powerball tickets from Memorial Day.
The store received $25,000 for selling the winning ticket.
Lottery officials say this will be the largest unclaimed jackpot in Florida since 2003.


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(Washington, D.C.) Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) and Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), Co-Chairmen of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission), expressed alarm over reports that Italian authorities are targeting members of the Romani minority for fingerprinting. The program, an initiative spearheaded by the Minister of Interior, extends to Romani individuals living in 700 camps throughout Italy. The government is targeting Italian citizens, non-Italian citizens from European Union countries as well as children.
"We remain concerned about the escalation of anti-Roma and anti-migrant manifestations in Italy. Just last month we wrote to Foreign Minster Frattini, conveying our concern about pogroms carried out in Naples and other cities against Roma" said Co-Chairmen Hastings and Cardin.
"The blatant racial profiling of Roma by the Italian government sets a very dangerous precedent and turns back the clock to one of Europe's darkest times. The government's actions may only exacerbate acts of intolerance by the general public. I urge the government to immediately cease this program of fingerprinting Roma," said Chairman Hastings.
Co-Chairman Cardin noted, "Singling out Roma for fingerprinting is nothing more than an exercise in racism. It was not that long ago when measures like this were a prelude to deportation, imprisonment, torture and death. I remain troubled by the increased violence against minorities in Italy. I urge the Italian government to disband the fingerprinting program and concentrate its efforts on investigating and prosecuting the attacks against Roma and migrants that have already occurred."
The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, is a U.S. Government agency that monitors progress in the implementation of the provisions of the 1975 Helsinki Accords. The Commission consists of nine members from the United States Senate, nine from the House of Representatives, and one member each from the Departments of State, Defense and Commerce.
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Aston Villa, Fulham, Newcastle, Spurs & West Ham target can succeed anywhere claims team-mate
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Huddersfield goalkeeper Nick Colgan has backed Jordan Rhodes to be a success next season, no matter where he is playing
Huddersfield star Jordan Rhodes, who has been linked with Aston Villa, Fulham, Newcastle, Spurs and West Ham can be a success wherever he goes according to his team-mate.
Terriers goalkeeper Nick Colgan believes that the former Brentford loanee's attitude will help him make his mark at any club.
"I've rarely come across someone as nice a guy as Jordan in football who has gone on to succeed," Colgan is quoted as saying in the Daily Record.
"I know the old cliche is that nice guys go nowhere but Jordan is going places.
"And it's lovely to see someone like him do really well. He's a smashing kid with exceptional talent. A lot of footballers who have had the press he's had might start to believe their own hype.
"But if you see him interviewed after any game where he's scored two, three, four or even five he always talks about the team. It shows how level-headed and down to earth he is.
"I know wherever Jordan ends up he'll always be like that and that's a great attribute to have. His
attitude will stand him in good stead going forward. But don't heap pressure on him. It happens all too often that someone has a wonderful season and suddenly they're the next Jimmy Johnstone, Dennis Law, Graeme Souness or Kenny Dalglish.
"Jordan has done well up to now but still has a lot to do. The important thing is he doesn't think he's the finished article.
"Whether he stays at Huddersfield this summer or goes to a Premiership club or Celtic he's the type who will want to improve."
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Hey Frank, I got a question; I know a lot of the products sold are at a direct JPY to USD conversion rate; for example a Solar 1 is $650 USD and in Japan about 52,000 JPY.
Why is the AQUASKY 602 priced at $600 USD when the the direct JPY is 29,000 or $350?
I can't imagine customs/shipping is much different than the Solar series. It would be less I would think because of lower price and weight/materials.
I would also imagine a lot more units would sell at that lower better price, myself included.
This is a great question, and I am happy to explain it.
First, we haven't settled on an official price yet - and the price probably won't be officially set until about a week before arrival.
To fully explain it, I need to discuss the economics of Japan and its relativity to the USA.
Classically, the Japanese market had always needed to sit at an exchange rate of an average of 100 to 110 yen / dollar.
This lends certain advantages to exporting manufacturers in Japan, as they can cover their costs in yen and the importer can match or be lower than Japanese prices while enjoying higher profit margins.
However, especially since the earthquake, the Yen skyrocketed and the dollar has remained weak - setting the exchange on average at 78 Yen to the dollar.
What this means is that, even with prices in Japan staying the same, over the past 2-3 years there has been a de facto price increase of 20% - leading to a typical excess charge in price for the same order of the same size placed three years ago costing another $28,000 per container on average. Again that's without factoring price increases from raw material costs - so the same order of the same product placed today costs another $28,000.
Now this has profound ramifications on the market itself - and it's a little known fact that ADA being provided in North America almost came to a complete stop because of this radical.
It took a lot of hard work and dedication and team building for me to essentially rebuild - and expand - the Nature Aquarium market from a literal point of the entire USA having less than $1,000 available to reinvest due to the massive losses from be earthquake and the recession.
Today, the scene is much different and things are stable and growing beyond demand to the highest reaches its ever been in the States.
But that said, the strategy for ADA in Japan is to sell the AquaSky for a very low margin. Currently retailers in Japan have a 15% profit margin on AquaSky over the price they buy it at.
This is because the Japanese market is over saturated for planted aquariums and the market demands it. They have both the volume and the demand to make the low margin worthwhile.
Now unfortunately, Japan's cost to produce it doesn't change much between Wholesale Japan and distributor worldwide buying price. And it's basically impossible for us to provide the product for the $375 that the exact exchange would say - we would barely cover import costs without factoring for overhead and salary.
The demand simply isn't high enough for us to accept a 5% profit margin - this would completely exclude the retail network we're creating and fostering from ever carrying the product.
Now on AquaSky 361 and 301 the prices work out to appropriately fit margins and not be totally far from Japan prices.
However on the larger sizes there is a massive gap between intended distribution strategy and pricing levels.
Which of course, causes the problem. Sell for too little and there isn't enough money to warrant importing it again. Sell too high and people won't buy.
dollar for dollar, the lighting systems are the least profitable thing in the entire line up - aside from glassware. These items are mainly only carried so that they can be available in the USA.
Now, I'm a hobbyist at heart and this is a very serious issue for me, personally, as I am caught between the right decision as a business man and the right decision as a hobbyist and teacher of nature aquarium.
Unfortunately, when talking money, business Frank must always win for the preservation of the line in the USA among all entities.
Especially now that I have been fostering the growth of retailers who are essentially beginning to carry the baton - my decisions on the import side of things and as the managing director for ADA here means my decision not only affects my livelihood, but also the livelihood of the retailers that have fully embraced the line and are passionate about the hobby itself as well. That's a lot to consider! Unfortunately, we do not have the luxury of simply price matching Japan.
That said, there are very precise mathematics that I deploy to ensure that everyone wins - the hobbyist for the cheapest price possible, the retailer to earn a living and be rewarded and us for expanding and reinvesting into ADA so that one day we can get to a point where it's more universal for spreading this great passion - and that's where business Frank and hobbyist Frank meet in the middle.
That said, I'm proud to say that whomever you buy ADA products from - whether it be me or one of our qualified retailers, you are supporting a cast of people who are first and foremost pioneers and extremely passionate about growing out the planted aquarium hobby - because it's one of those things that deserves being spread, and the uniqueness is everyone from ADA Japan to you, the hobbyist, we're all proud of what we do and in providing inspiration...other companies seem almost cold with their robotic approach to skews. Whether you buy ADA or not, remember, every piece of product passed through the hands of someone who loved it - from the designer to the craftsman, to the ADA staff, to the distributors and retailers and finally...
To You.
And that is why we will continue to work as hard and as fast as we can to give everyone the best square deal on the economics as possible - so we can all get to enjoying the art.
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Including an actual horse (and I suppose a Zebra would count too). Mules, Donkeys and Ponies are probably a tad underpowered though. No offense to them.
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I'm just a hunka hunka burnin' love but can't participate in this one as I have no access to my bike Elvis right now.
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga looks to be recovered from the strained abdominal muscle he picked up in Tokyo - great news for the ATP Tour.
The Frenchie baller made his way to the Spanish capital for the Madrid Masters but made time to stop by the Hugo Boss store first for a photo op and some much needed shopping.
You might be asking why I mentioned it was a "much needed" shopping spree. Well, just check out his "before" outfit:
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There is nothing hotter than a strapping man in a suit.ReplyDelete
yes - he looks so good in the suit, and not the clown suit of course. ick.ReplyDelete
A suit looks good on him!ReplyDelete
Btw, remember the picture of him & Nole together taken from above? Where his feet looked really HUGE? In the one picture before the last his feet look quite big too, so I think they just ARE big :P
Well, if the tennis gig doesn't work out, (and I really, REALLY hope it does) he's a natural at this too!ReplyDelete
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"My God, this is the end of diplomacy." Such was the reported reaction of Lord Palmerston, British Prime Minister, on receiving the first telegraph message in the 1860s. Diplomacy has survived the telegraph as well as subsequent technological innovations, such as the radio, telephone, television, and faxes. Every new major technological device has prompted reactions similar to that of Lord Palmerston. Today, the Internet poses the main challenges for diplomacy.
Diplo focuses on three aspect of an interplay between Internet and diplomacy: Internet driven-changes of environment in which diplomacy is conducted; emergence of new topics on diplomatic agenda (Internet governance); and use of a new Internet tools in the practic of diplomacy (e.g. social media). Cumulatively the Internet is having a profound effect on the two cornerstones of diplomacy, information and communication.
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text: I appreciate the forum and those who willing share their knowledge. I have a son that will be leaving on an LDS mission in the spring of 2014, so I would like to take all three of my sons on an antelope hunt in WY next fall (2013) before he leaves. We use to go out by Saratoga years ago but it's not a guarantee draw any more and I need to find an area with plenty of goats, lots of public land or willing landowners and mostly an area with 100% draw. We're not looking for trophies this time; just time together with a chance of us all getting a goat. I plan on doing my homework and I'll spend lots of time on the Game and Fish website, but I would also appreciate any advice or help you could render. Thank you in advance for your help.


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Hi all
I would like to start over with zimbra installation on FC4 without "reformatting and starting from scratch". Is this possible? I tried to deinstall all RPMs using "rpm -e `rpm -qa | grep zimbra`", delete the "zimbra" user and remove its home directory (/opt/zimbra), but obviously this is not enough. When I try to reinstall, the command "su - zimbra" gives me the error message "could not open session". Odd enough, when I rename the user name "zimbra" to something else using vipw, the su command works again. Cleaning up with visudo does not help either.
Is there a way to remove a zimbra installation and start over without reinstalling everything (including linux) from scratch?


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