text: Photo Gallery Photos: World's Biggest, Strongest Spider Webs Found A new spider species in Madagascar weaves 80-foot webs out of the world's toughest biological material, new studies say. PUBLISHED September 19, 2010 0 1 / 8 River-Spanning Spider Web A river-spanning spider web dwarfs a park ranger in Madagascar in 2008. Made of the world's strongest known biological material, the web is the product of a new species, the Darwin's bark spider, which makes the world's largest webs of any single spider, new studies say.Zoologist Ingi Agnarsson and colleagues have found Darwin's bark spider webs as wide as 82 feet (25 meters)—about as long as two city buses.In Andasibe-Mantadia National Park (pictured), "the park rangers knew about them, and I think they've shown them to tourists for a while," said Agnarsson, of the University of Puerto Rico.But the Darwin's bark spider and its record-breaking webs were unknown to science until they were documented by the team, whose findings appear this week in the Journal of Arachnology and PLoS ONE.(Related: "Largest Web-Spinning Spider Found.")—Ker Than Photograph courtesy Matjaz Kuntner Darwin's Bark Spider Web An approximately three-foot-wide (meter-wide) Darwin's bark spider web hangs above a river in Madagascar.Though the new species' webs are overall the world's largest, other spiders might exist that create larger orbs—the spiral at the center of the web—according to study co-author Todd Blackledge, a biologist at the University of Akron in Ohio. Despite spinning webs of Spider-Man-like size and strength, the Darwin's bark spider uses them to feed mainly on small fry—insects such as mayflies and dragonflies, according to the team, which included Blackledge, the University of Puerto Rico's Agnarsson, and Matjaž Kuntner of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts. "In our dreams, we were hoping for bats or birds or something," Agnarsson joked.(Also see "Spiders, Carnivorous Plants Compete for Food—A First.") Photograph courtesy Matjaz Kuntner Female Darwin's Bark Spider The weavers of the largest Darwin's bark spider webs are almost always female, such as this spider pictured in 2008, said Agnarsson, a grantee of the National Geographic Society's Committee for Research and Exploration. Juvenile males also weave spider webs, but once they become adults, they abandon this behavior and instead direct their energies solely to sex.For survival, the Darwin's bark spider relies in part on its mottled, jagged appearance, which camouflages the spider against trees and—along with Charles Darwin—inspired its name. The species is known to exist only on the island of Madagascar, off Africa's southeastern coast. (See National Geographic magazine Madagascar pictures.)(The National Geographic Society owns National Geographic News.) Photograph courtesy Matjaz Kuntner Giant Web, Snack-Size Fare Dozens of mayflies hang helpless in a Darwin's bark spider's web in 2008. Darwin's bark spider webs are made out of two basic kinds of silk, Agnarsson explained. "Dragline" silk is used to create the supporting strands that anchor the endpoints of an orb web to tree branches overhanging rivers or lakes and forms the radial threads in the web. Stretchier, stickier silk is used to create the spiral that captures prey. When an insect flies into the web, it becomes stuck, and its struggles causes the silk lines to vibrate, alerting the Darwin's bark spider. The spider then crawls to the captured insect, and envelops it in a silk cocoon to eat at its leisure. Unlike most spiders, Darwin's bark spiders will sometimes wrap several insect corpses into a single cocoon, creating a snack pack for later consumption.(Related: "Spider 'Resurrections' Take Scientists by Surprise.") Photograph courtesy Matjaz Kuntner Towering Achievement Earlier this year, study team member Matjaž Kuntner, of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, uses a tape measure to determine how high up the center of a Darwin's bark spider web is. Unlike their webs, Darwin's bark spiders aren't very big: Not counting its legs, an adult is usually less than 0.8 inch (2 centimeters) long, Agnarsson said. An analysis of the Darwin's bark spider's silk indicates it's the toughest biological material discovered to date. "'Tough' means the ability to absorb energy before breaking, and results from a combination of strength and elasticity," Agnarsson explained.The Darwin's bark spider's silk "is about the strength of steel but much, much tougher, because it also stretches. It's many times tougher than even Kevlar, which is one of the best man-made materials."(See "Spiders Make Stronger Silk to Catch Bigger Prey.") Photograph courtesy Matjaz Kuntner Behind the Web Scientists in 2010 observe the web of an unnamed species that may be a close relative of the Darwin's bark spider and also happens to live in Madagascar's Andasibe-Mantadia National Park. The central orb structure of this spider's web is about three feet (one meter) wide. By contrast, the orb of a Darwin's bark spider web can be nearly seven feet (two meters) across, though most are much smaller. (Related: "'Artistic' Spiders Trap Prey With Light.") Photograph courtesy Matjaz Kuntner Darwin's Bark Booby Trap One of the first things Agnarsson's team wondered after learning about the Darwin's bark spider was exactly how it creates webs wide enough to span bodies of water, such as this river in Madagascar's Andasibe National Park, pictured in 2010. One of the rangers "said the spiders do a Tarzan swing, like they hang down on the silk and swing over," Agnarsson said. "We really, really tried to verify that, but it turned out to be false." Since then, team member Matjaz Gregorič has discovered the spider's trick and will describe it in a future science paper. Photograph courtesy Matjaz Kuntner Bull's-Eye Agnarsson, shown behind a Darwin's bark spider web in 2010, hopes that studies of the species will help shed light on mysteries of spider silk. "Almost all of the spider-silk research has focused on one or two spider species," he said, referring to golden orb weavers and spiders of the Agriope genus. "Our interest is in looking much more broadly across the diversity of spiders."There's no reason to think that the two exemplar species that most researchers happen to be studying are among those that make the best silk of all the spiders." Photograph courtesy Matjaz Kuntner Related Stories This Snake Pretends to Be a Spider—and Catches a Bird Watch Spider Jaws Move as Quickly as World's Fastest Runner For These Trickster Animals, Every Day is April Fools


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Cooler ChevelleWritten by on December 1, 2001 Bulletproofing The Powertrain By Installing A Transmission Cooler And An Oil Cooler
One of the recent car crafting trends is something wed never have predicted if youd have asked us 10 years ago. That trend is making mods that dont necessarily make your car go any fastersuch as brakes, safety equipment, and reliability equipment. Thats because our street machines have to share the road with todays cars, which stop better, protect their riders better, and are more reliable than much of the old iron we drive.
And those are the standards that we plan to meet with our beloved Cheap Street Chevelle. Its hard to divert our money away from making performance-improving mods, but considering the cars recent reliability record, we felt it was time to optimize the equipment weve already got. Since the car often gets used on long road trips through the desert, we thought wed begin bulletproofing the powertrain by installing a transmission cooler and an oil cooler, both from Perma-Cool. In a diversion from the bare-minimum installation you might expect from Car Craft, we opted to go a step further and plumb both coolers with braided-stainless hose from Goodridge, and monitor the temperature of the engine oil and trans fluid with a duo of Ultra-Lite gauges from Auto Meter to quantify any improvement. As youll see, it got real expensive in the process.
We anticipate the letters complaining of the relatively high cost of doing a quality cooler installation. Were certain that others will question the need for any oil cooler at all. Thats why we conducted tests and collected data to substantiate the need for the coolers. And to be perfectly frank, its still good insurance for a $6,500 motor and a $4,000 transmission.
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We chose electric gauges to facilitate the installation. The first step was locating the sending units. We could have welded a bung into the stamped steel trans pan on our brutish 4L80E, but JET Performance offered up an alternative in its beefy deep-sump cast aluminum pan. It's necessary to drill and tap a 1/8-inch NPT (tapered pipe thread) hole to accommodate the sender. We dabbed a small amount of Teflon thread sealant on the sender's threads before screwing it into the side of the pan.We wanted to keep the factory "idiot light" low oil pressure warning, so we headed to the hardware store to buy a two-way tee. The sending unit was screwed into one of the female ports, and the factory oil light sender was screwed into the other port, shown plugged in this pic.Ah, just when you think you're good to go, Murphy's Law strikes in full force. For reasons unbeknownst to us, GM used square-head pipe plugs to block the oil pressure port on our ZZ502 motor. The inset square head is 5/16x5/16-inch in size—what to do? We headed to a good industrial supply shop and bought an 8-point 5/16 socket and a small length of 5/16-inch square key stock. Insert the stock in the socket, and the plug comes out flawlessly with a ratchet handle. We hope this saves you the 2-plus hours of scouring the city for a 5/16-inch square drive socket. With the plug removed, we screwed the sending units in this port (located above the oil filter on a Chevy big-block).Once the sending units are screwed in place, it's a matter of running three wires per gauge—one to the sending unit, one to +12V, and the last to ground. We powered the gauge lights via the "ILLUM" terminal on the fuse block so the dimmer controlled their brightness. Installed under the dash, just left of the steering column, we've got an uninterrupted view of the compact 2-inch gauges.We ordered Perma Cool's PN 40189 oil cooler and PN 13515 Maxi-Cool Jr. electric-fan–assisted transmission cooler for the Chevelle. The trans cooler was already fitted with male AN-6 ends, but we had to install adapters to convert the oil cooler's 3/8 NPT fittings to male AN-10 ends.Our Chevelle has a reasonably large radiator opening, but that space looked awfully cramped when we mocked up fitment of the oil and trans coolers. We settled on installing the oil cooler horizontally, with the hose fittings toward the driver side. Perma-Cool furnished sturdy push-through plastic hold-downs to secure the cooler to the radiator.Perma-Cool supplied this adapter that spins on the engine block where the oil filter would reside. We fitted AN-10 male ends to the adapter, spun it on the block, and found the cooler lines cleared the header with ample room using 90-degree hose ends.Braided stainless hose is pretty easy to work with, provided the hose is of good quality like our top-notch Goodridge stuff. Wrap the hose ends with a few turns of masking tape (electrical tape works OK), and cut straight through the hose. The tape should keep the braids from unraveling, whether you use a hacksaw or a cutoff wheel. We had good results using a hacksaw, but make sure to install a sharp new fine-tooth blade before attempting to saw through the braids.Installing the hose ends is a breeze if the hose has been cut cleanly and squarely. We found it easier to tighten the hose ends with the crimping nut secured in a vise. Cover the vise jaws to prevent scoring or scratching the hose ends (the finish is fragile). Properly installed, the hose shouldn't back out of the crimping nut as the fitting is tightened.
The remote oil filter adapter was installed on the Chevelle's core support with an aluminum bracket, which was rescued from the scrap bin and painted black. Make sure there's adequate space to install and remove the filter element! This adapter accepts a big-block Chevy–style filter so we don't have to restock our parts bin. It's got ports on both sides to accommodate any installation orientation. We blocked off the extra ports with the supplied pipe plugs and installed AN-10 ends on the remaining two. We found that straight hose ends allowed for a comfortable radius to snake the AN-10 lines along the top of the radiator. We needed 45-degree hose ends in and out of the oil cooler to keep the lines from kinking. Snaking the cooler lines between the fender and fenderwell kept them secure and out of view. The lines were then terminated at the engine block adapter using 90-degree hose ends to keep them away from the headers. Now, the oil leaves the engine block, passes through the relocated filter, traverses the cooler, and returns to the engine, cleaned and chilled.The Maxi-Cool Jr. enlisted to cool the 4L80E is a pretty serious piece. It's factory fitted with AN-6 hose ends and incorporates a slick electric fan to keep a healthy supply of air flowing through the core. Space constraints pretty much forced us to mount it directly in front of the oil cooler. Not optimal, but the Perma-Cool techs thought the "stacked" coolers wouldn't pose any problem. The Maxi-Cool weighs more than a typical cooler, due to its tough construction and electric fan, and bracketry isn't furnished. We cut and bent some 1/16-inch–thick steel strap, and drilled holes for nuts and bolts to "sandwich" the cooler ends between the straps.We attached our mounting straps to the trans cooler and drilled two holes in the core support and in the top of each strap. After bolting the straps to the core support (using nylon locking nuts to keep the bolts tight), the cooler was plenty secure. We wired up the cooler's fan to a 30-amp relay and mounted a switch under the dash (although Perma-Cool recommends running the fan at all times). Keep in mind that the motor's polarity must be reversed in this mounting orientation so it "pushes" air through the core. Attach the black lead to +12V; red goes to ground.The 45-degree hose ends allowed the braided lines to clear the floorboards. We made sure to leave some slack in the cooler lines to allow transmission-to-chassis flex without hose failure. The hoses were cable-tied together for security after exiting the framerail. On GM A-body cars, we found routing the lines through the frame rail is easiest, and does a good job of protecting them. Just make sure to keep the lines away from the front coil spring.Converting the transmission case cooler ports to AN-6 isn't hard with the correct parts. We purchased a pair of these fittings from a local shop. They convert the O-ringed nontaper-threaded transmission ports to a male AN-6 end. While the factory used metal crush washers to seal this type of fitting, we substituted robust Viton O-rings which are effective through 400 degrees F. The fittings were carefully tightened a quarter-turn past snug.

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Curran statement after passing gun bill
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"With the passage of the NY Safe Act, I feel it is very important to point out that there were many factors that contributed to the tragic events of Newtown, Connecticut, Aurora, Colorado and Portland, Oregon. We as a country and as a state should heed these tragedies as warning signs of the violence we have allowed to consume our culture. Our children are being bombarded on a daily basis with violent images to a point they are numb to the realistic effects of violent acts. In addition to taking responsible action, we as a society must also start to acknowledge and reduce the unacceptable level of violence and violent images that pervades our present day culture.
"I am the father of three children, and their safety is at the forefront of my thoughts on this issue. We took a leap in regard to gun control today; but that leap will make tomorrow safer for our children and our communities."
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Mr Curran ,,, you need to have your head examined . The mentally unstable and the criminal minded will always find a way to get a weapon and it makes no difference what type it is . The only thing they are interested in is getting any type of weapon from whatever source , be it off the street , via a criminal act of theft or any way they can . The law abiding citizen who might want to purchase a weapon for his collection or use can only go to a licensed dealer and after paperwork and a NICS (criminal/mental background check) is allowed to make the purchase . These people are usually very serious about the security of their collection and lock it up . These are the people that are affected by the SAFE act ,,,, not the criminals .
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I installed the Virtual appliance (version 6) and it created a user called "vmware" along with an admin account for the domain.
I see loads of documentation referring to this "zimbra" user, but have no idea what the password is. I have seen the article on resetting the password, but those commands do not work for the "vmware" account.
This product has been so frustrating so far. Nothing should be this difficult to setup. I hated Exchange 2010 setup, but it is a piece of cake compared to this.


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Once again, Halloween is bringing out the bad taste in trick-or-treaters.
Beyond Walking Dead zombies, Ariel Castros, twerking Cyruses, even bloodsoaked Jackie and John Kennedys making the holiday party rounds, there are some get-ups that have reached social media's definition of crossing the line: offensive Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman costumes and celebrities in blackface.
Julianne Hough, the actress/singer elevated to stardom as a professional dancer on ABC's Dancing With the Stars, was hammered on social media after she appeared at a Friday night Halloween part wearing black face and a prison jumpsuit, imitating Crazy Eyes, a character on Netflix series Orange is the New Black. The getup drew rebukes from the NAACP and actress Martha Plimpton, who called Hough a "moron."
Deluged by other negative tweets, Hough apologized on Twitter.
"I am a huge fan of the show Orange is the New Black, actress Uzo Aduba, and the character she has created. It certainly was never my intention to be disrespectful or demeaning to anyone in any way. I realize my costume hurt and offended people and I truly apologize," Hough tweeted.
Floridians Greg Cimeno and William Filene have yet to issue any apologies for their get-ups as Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman, however.
In a photo since pulled from Facebook, Filene, in blackface and a blood-soaked hoodie, is dressed as Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old shot to death during a tussle with Zimmerman outside a Sanford, Fla., townhouse complex in February 2012. The 25-year-old posed with Cimeno, wearing a neighborhood watch T-shirt and pointing two fingers, gun-like, at the blackfaced Cimeno's head. Zimmerman was acquitted of second-degree murder earlier this year.
"Anything for a laugh," Cimeno, 22, commented before the picture's removal. In another comment he said, "Not too funny. It's f****** hilarious!!!"
The photo went viral after appearing on Instagram, drawing the ire of civic activists and the Twitter universe.
Barry Cunningham, a social media director based in Fort Lauderdale, says social media can serve as a tool to rid the Internet of offensive comments and photos, but only to a point.
"It brings about notoriety and attention you can get for free -- and instead of maybe being an isolated incident, you may see more people doing it,'' Cunningham says. "With the Internet, there are no boundaries any more, and we don't know what the next boundary is going to be."
Cunningham has been curating Halloween costumes on Twitter at #halloween. The Trayvon Martin costume is about the most offensive he's seen.
"People are sick,'' he says. "(Trayvon's) dead. His parents are going to seen this picture. You can't get much lower than this."


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Serena Williams - surprise, surprise - lost her opening round match in Marbella 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 to Czech Klara Zakopalova. The 10-time Grand Slammer was clearly still struggling with the left leg injury she sustained in Miami as she was broken seven times in the match.
Click here to listen as ReRe discusses the reasons why she made the long trip despite the injury.
So I believe, based on this result, Dinara Safina will officially take the keys to the WTA Penthouse on April 20th after Charleston. ReRe needed to win in Marbella and defend her title in the southern city to keep her set.
Congrats to Dinara but I still think it's crap.
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Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Serena beaten in Marbella, will lose keys to WTA Penthouse
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- AnonymousApril 8, 2009 at 2:26 PM
can you say "tanked"?ReplyDelete
i love Ms ReRe, but c'mon, seriously girl?
i hope JJ wins now, she could do with putting an end to her Serbian Slide. I know I sound crazy, but I think JJ might actually win RG this year, just for irony's sake.
Booo! Hiss! That's MY shirt she's wearing in the pic (except I got mine in two different colors.) Natch no likey.ReplyDelete
- johanneApril 8, 2009 at 3:12 PM
It's going to be really interesting to see what happens with the ladies at the French. Seems everything's up for grabs these days!!ReplyDelete
Rich, did you hear Curlbis dumped his coach??
anon: I'd LURVE JJ to win RG. Now will it happen? Completely different story.ReplyDelete
natch: That's the one Alexa wore in their match - I remember you said you had it. I'm sure you can still work it out. Just don't wear any bottoms. You know, change it up.
johanne: NO! I did not hear that one. Any more deets?
- johanneApril 8, 2009 at 3:30 PM
I feel like Serena wore a similar 3/4 length shirt when she played doubles with V at Wimby last year, no?ReplyDelete
Rich: this is all I got via tennis.com:
"Latvian sensation Ernests Gulbis, a quarterfinalist at last year's French Open, has parted ways with his coach following a recent run of dismal results."
- AnonymousApril 8, 2009 at 3:32 PM
Good for Gulbis, I really expected him to come up with better results late 2008 and early 2009.ReplyDelete
johanne: thanks for the info - def needed. too much talent to waste. curlbis was dangerous (love the rhyme) last year at RG so let's hope he gets his marbles together before then. we NEED him in the mix - if only to see those bouncy red locks against the clay backdrop. picturesque.ReplyDelete
Hell, I'd lurv to see JJ win ANYTHING. But yep, it ain't gonna happen anytime soon.ReplyDelete
I got the shirt in blue and dark obsidian. I got the low rise shorts in scarlet to wear at our Wimby warm-up. Do you think Rafa will be able to spot me?
Forgot to say, Yay, Curlbis! He knows when to dump a coach. Bonus points to him.ReplyDelete
- johanneApril 8, 2009 at 4:04 PM
I would love to see JJ bag a title (Slam would be great) and some seriously glitter, but I'm not holding my breath.ReplyDelete
Curlbis was def a dark horse last year. I was wondering where he was. Good for him, I hope the change helps.
- AnonymousApril 9, 2009 at 7:53 AM
I personally just ignore the ranking system because we all know it's crap. I think the WTA suffers because of it's constant crap. The ATP is more smoothly run.ReplyDelete


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I put up a post about reinstalling 1.04 on my Mac on 1/20.
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I copied all the Zimbra files to another location, and then deleted all Zimbra files using AppCleaner for the Mac. But something was evidentally missed.
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handicapping MLB- the sabermetrician version, and approach....
the system, the formulas, connected to a 70% winning ratio-
I want to take a moment to thank you. I came across this thread a little while ago and it was my favourite read to date on the covers forum! Wish I had been around when it was current. Great idea in giving it a bump maybe it will come alive again!
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Originally Posted by ERBATIZ: wow HE WAS good ,anybody using his formula?
If anybody has the formula - I am more than willing to put it in a spreadsheet - and totally automate it.
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Corny Mac & Cheese Casserole
From the kitchen of Barbara Bobal
1 14 ½ ounce can whole kernel corn, undrained
1 14 ½ ounce can creamed corn
1 cup elbow macaroni (uncooked)
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese or Velveeta cheese, cubed
½ cup melted butter
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Mix all ingredients and pour into buttered casserole dish.
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It would have a toilet... (c'mon you knew that was comin' )
If money was no object what would your ultimate gaming room look like?
No poll as such, but do you think it would be a good idea for a challenge (it would be indulgent and fun!)
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It would have a toilet... (c'mon you knew that was comin' )
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I've already got mine...I'm single so I can get away with it. Leather easy chair, computer, tv, fridge is like 5 steps away, microwave is three steps from that, stereo, a big couch to sleep on while watching tv, plenty of windows for breezes, air conditioning, and a fan. I spend 90% of my time in this room so I don't even bother with the rest of the house. The other 10% is the kitchen.
If the radiance of a thousand suns was to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One...I am become Death, the Shatterer of worlds.
-J. Robert Oppenheimer (father of the atom bomb) alluding to The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 11, Verse 32)
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Mine was 18 feet by 30 feet, kitchen at one end, overhead lights, an 8 foot by 5 foot gaming table with chairs all around except for the couch on one side of the table, several vinyl battlemats, and a small table to the side for the DM. For 7 glorious years it regularly served eight or more people during game sessions (it was nice to be the only person living in a 4 bedroom, 2000 square foot house). The toilet was down the hall from the game room with an industrial-strength exhaust fan - putting it IN the game area would be a bad idea because we all know how gamers get after an evening of snacking.
Then I got married and now all my gaming stuff lives in boxes under stuff in an unused room and I don't game anymore. My workspace has been reduced to a 3 foot by 5 foot table with my computer on it and a bookshelf behind me. This is not a tale of woe, just an observation of change.
It would be made of gold.
This is more practical than it first sounds, as I could just break off a piece now and then to fund the purchase of new games.
Mine would have a home-made version of one those dining/gaming tables that Ravs pointed out earlier in the General Forum. Home-made because those tables are missing elements that I would need. Mainly an LCD projector mounted underneath pointing upward to a frosted quality acrylic tabletop. I would use a VTT app, probably MapTools displaying my encounter maps, but the image would have to be in reverse, so it would appear properly looking at it from the other side.
Plus those expensive tables in that other thread had dice rolling boxes underneath, except nobody but you can see the results, which wouldn't work for me. I'd need a clear acrylic box that you could roll your dice and everyone could see the results. The box would be attached to a swivel arm so you could roll it under the table edge and out of the way, when you're not needing it. Of course, every chair position would have their own acrylic box.
At one edge of the table would be the DMs chair (of course, the most comfortable leather easy chair, unlike the players -heh). Overhead would be two or three flat sceen monitors, attached to ceiling mounted swivel arms, that I could pull down to just over my head, so I could view PDFs of the adventure, as well as access to PDF for rules of all the splats being used in play. A keyboard and mouse would sit just beneath the DM's side table edge so I could place map objects for PCs/NPCs/Monsters, or change the overhead screens to different books.
On one side of the room would be a kitchen sink and counter, fridge, microwave and a snack cabinet. On the other side would be shelves for the minis, books, dice boxes, item cards, etc, etc. The entry way would be on the opposite wall from the DM's chair, with a bathroom in the hall just beyond the entry with a powerful fan to keep the PCs from smelling up the game room. There would be some windows on one or more walls, but then curtains to close them, since we mostly play at night - to keep the snoopy next door neighbors from looking in and freaking out at our late night activities. Behind the DMs chair would be a couch, and a wall mounted TV, and a phone.
I would sound proof the room to cut down some of the mayhem, and possible have an exterior back door, so you can enter and leave without disturbing the rest of the house...
That would be my ultimate game room!
PS: if I can get my most recent publication to have any kind of real success, we'll see if I can make this dream game room into a reality! (I'm single, so got no wife to tell me "NO!")
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Argh dammit.... my whole post dissapeared due to flicking between windows...
I'll sum up ... I agree with GP, although I'd like a real screen game table - like that microsoft-touch-screen-table-thingy ... computerscreens discreetly placed for scenario info, but not in the way for leaning in and playing
snacks, small kitchen, fridge.
Maps on walls
cosy and game inspirering environment
Nice soft chairs that you can sit in for days
Unfortunatly I don't have room for that at home - so I need more than being able to pay for the room - I need a bigger house to get the room in the first place ... luckily my wife is a roleplayer too - so with a bigger house, I'm guessing I could get that room
But ultimately I should need even more money - cause you gotta have money enough that you have time for playing all day scenarios at least once a week... and perhaps pay your friends jobs to let them have game day off *lol*
yep - one can dream...
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Worried about infant choking? Find out the common causes of infant choking and what you can do to help protect your baby from choking hazards.
Choking is a common cause of injury and death in young children, primarily because their small airways are easily obstructed. It takes time for babies to master the ability to chew and swallow food, and babies might not be able to cough forcefully enough to dislodge an airway obstruction. As babies explore their environments, they also commonly put objects into their mouths — which can easily lead to infant choking.
Sometimes health conditions increase the risk of choking as well. Children who have swallowing disorders, neuromuscular disorders, developmental delays and traumatic brain injury, for example, have a higher risk of choking than do other children.
Food is the most common cause of infant choking. However, small objects, small parts from toys and certain types of behavior during eating — such as eating while distracted — also can cause infant choking.
You can take simple steps to prevent infant choking. For example:
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To be prepared in case of an emergency, take a class on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and choking first aid for children. Encourage everyone who cares for your child to do the same.
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Royals claim pitcher Gaby Hernandez from Red Sox
The Royals announced today that the club has claimed right-handed pitcher Gaby Hernandez off waivers from the Boston Red Sox. To make room on the 40-man roster, the Royals placed right-handed pitcher Henry Barrera on the 60-day D.L. as he continues to rehab from "Tommy John" surgery on his right elbow. Barrera will be eligible for reinstatement on June 3.
The 23-year old Hernandez was 10-9 with a 5.23 ERA in 26 starts for Tacoma (AAA) in the Seattle Mariners organization in 2009. He was claimed off waivers by the Red Sox on February 10, 2010 before being designated for assignment on March 1. The 6-foot-3, 215-pounder is 46-45 with a 4.27 ERA in a six-year professional career after being selected by the New York Mets in the third round of the 2004 June Draft. He was dealt to the Florida Marlins on December 9, 2005 for All-Star catcher Paul LoDuca. Born and raised in Miami, Hernandez pitched in the Marlins chain for two and a half seasons. He was a Southern League All-Star (Double-A) in 2007. The Marlins traded him to the Mariners for veteran pitcher Arthur Rhodes on July 31, 2008.
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Refreshing W.Va. Vocational Classes
January 27, 2013
In both the business community and among school officials, there seems to be agreement vocational education should be one of the keys to school reform in West Virginia....
WVNCC and "excellent" in the same sentence is laughable. Their vo-tech courses are a joke and bring nothing of value to the hiring table.
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The Editor is correct.It is a national problem.Germany as an example values and promotes tech/trades education.They have retained a strong manufacturing base.They will dominate Europe accordingly. WV is way way overdone with higher ed.80% of grads leave.
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Ogden, UT (Sports Network) - Led by Scott Bamforth with 18 points, the Weber
State Wildcats handed a 65-57 defeat to the Eastern Washington Eagles in a
Big Sky Conference battle at the Dee Events Center.
For the Wildcats (24-5, 18-2 Big Sky), Joel Bolomboy added 11 points and four
blocked shots and Frank Otis pulled down 11 rebounds. Weber State will now
enter the Big Sky Conference Tournament as the No. 2 seed and will face No. 7
seed Northern Arizona Thursday afternoon.
Tyler Harvey led the Eagles (10-21, 7-13) with 17 points and Venky Jois
chipped in with 10 points and nine boards. Eastern Washington finished ninth
in the conference and failed to qualify for the league tournament.
Both teams struggled from the field to open the contest. Weber State shot just
37.9 percent from the field, but did connect on 4-of-10 from 3-point range, as
they took a 35-30 into intermission. Eastern Washington made only 36.7 percent
of their field goal attempts but did hit on 3-of-10 from 3-point distance.
The Wildcats improved to 43.5 percent shooting after halftime, including 2-
of-5 from 3-point range. The Eagles continued their shooting woes, making only
33.3 percent of their field goal tries and just 2-of-11 from beyond the 3-
point arc.
Though it led for the entire second half, Weber State saw their advantage
shrink to one, 51-50, with just over six minutes to play. The Wildcats
responded with five straight points and the Eagles never got closer than three
the rest of the way, as the hosts held on for the victory.
Weber State had the edge on the boards, 42-34, and outscored the Eagles at the
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) – With 1 billion posts, likes and comments in just the first half of the World Cup, the soccer tournament is already the most talked-about event in Facebook Inc's decade-long history, data obtained by Reuters showed.
The soccer conversation measured between June 12 and June 29 involved 220 million people and 1 billion interactions, the Facebook data showed. And since the ball will be rolling for another two weeks, the tournament is set to break new records as the biggest social media event to date.
"People are having conversations on Facebook about what they watch in a really unprecedented scale," Nick Grudin, the company's director of partnerships, told Reuters.
"In addition to sharing and connecting with friends, people are engaging in real time with the media and the public voices they care about most."
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Facebook is the latest social media company to capitalize on TV-related traffic around big events like the World Cup, a trend started years ago by the microblog website Twitter Inc.
People use Facebook to comment about things they watch live, an interaction that could turn into a source of ad revenue for the company.
Facebook's record numbers were possible because of widespread mobile penetration. Seven out of 10 users globally connect to the network from mobile devices, which represent roughly 60 percent of the company's ad revenue.
There is also soccer's global appeal. The first week of the World Cup alone saw 459 million interactions on Facebook, more than this year's Super Bowl, the Sochi Winter Olympic Games and the Academy Awards combined.
EXTRA: U.S. prepares to battle Belgium | World Cup sets Facebook, Twitter records
The 1 billion mark was reached after traffic accelerated as the World Cup moved into the knockout round. On Saturday, more than 31 million people put up 75 million posts, likes and comments about Brazil's nail-biting victory over Chile, which propelled the home team to the quarter-finals.
"This Cup has been a catalyzing cultural moment for people around the world," Grudin said, "and we see it reflected on Facebook."
Brazil's victory over Chile in an agonizing penalty shootout that sent the hosts into the World Cup quarter-finals was more frantically tweeted than the Super Bowl, the social media company said on Saturday.
Traffic reached a record pace of 388,985 tweets per minute during the game, beating the 381,605 messages per minute fired during this year's NFL final, Twitter Inc said in a statement.
The peak came when Chile missed their last penalty, propelling Brazil into the round of 16.
A total of 16.4 million tweets were sent during the match, surpassing the 12.2 million sent for the opening game in which Brazil beat Croatia 3-1. In absolute numbers the Super Bowl was, however a bigger event, with more than 24.9 million tweets.
People like to use social media to comment on what they watch on TV, making global sports events like the World Cup enormous business opportunities for companies like Twitter.
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Ok, another questian about a PS3 Blu-ray drive. I have a drive that has been tested on another CECH-G01 and it works, but when connected into troubled PS3 results vary. I have put in a disc with and nothing happens, but sometimes the loading wheel spins without playing disc.
The only exception is with regular music CD's. The loading wheel will spin for longer than normal, then it will display CD with song 1, song 2 ect... (without song lengths) It will not play any of the songs and when you back out of the CD it will say "data corrupt". I have also had the music CD fail to load with an error message "An error occurred while obtaining CD information. Go to [Network Settings] and check your settings."
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|Oltjenbruns joins other vets in Honor Flight
|Written by Jes-c Brandt
"There is a special comradeship among men who have been shot at."
Get a business card from Holyoke's Elton Oltjenbruns and it professes this quotation by an unknown person, lending insight into the character of this World War II veteran.
April 28-29 Oltjenbruns was one of 134 WWII veterans who participated in the Honor Flight Northern Colorado trip to Washington D.C. There he was able to visit the WWII Memorial with other men who served.
Honor Flight Northern Colorado is part of a large network dedicated to sending WWII veterans to Washington to visit the memorials erected in their honor. This is the organization's second trip, and to date, they have sent over 300 veterans to Washington.
For this trip, a grand send off was arranged to get the veterans on their way from Loveland to Denver, and finally to Baltimore, Md. Oltjenbruns shared it was truly an honor to have the police and firefighters saluting them and escorting them to their destination. Commanders of the American Legion, mayors from 12 area cities, local military personnel and many others were present to offer their thanks and appreciation as well.
Oltjenbruns noted the pipe band playing at the airport was an especially exciting aspect of the send off. He recalled the first time he heard a pipe band at the end of the war and ever since then he has loved the sound of those bagpipes.
Once in Washington, the men traveled by bus to visit the World War II Memorial. The group all wore matching caps and shirts, letting everyone know they are WWII veterans. Being there, said Oltjenbruns, brought back many memories. His time as a medic in the army, was of course, memorable, but he also noted other trips he has made to the capital.
In 1944, before being shipped overseas from Fort Dix, N.J., Oltjenbruns wished to see the country's capital. His request was granted, and he spent a day in Washington for the first time. Since then, he has made the trip multiple times, and he says it has certainly changed over the years.
One of the other trips Oltjenbruns made was in 2004 for the dedication of the WWII Memorial. That trip in particular was a great experience because it coincided with the reunion of the 102nd infantry division, and his family was able to be together for the dedication. Surrounded by the people he cares about, Oltjenbruns finally had the satisfaction of seeing a memorial dedicated to the time he and countless others spent serving their country.
On the Honor Flight trip, the veterans were busy chatting with one another about their time in the military and the exciting trip they were all taking together. Oltjenbruns was fortunate to know one of the other veterans already. The two met in 1962, and the trip to Washington offered them a chance to reunite.
It was a long two days, says Oltjenbruns, but it was a very rewarding experience. It is his opinion that Washington D.C. is a place every American should go at least once, and he has been lucky to make that trip more than once.
As a day important to all veterans approaches, Oltjenbruns shared he will be participating in the memorial day services at the Holyoke Cemetery Monday, May 25.
On that day, let us remember Winston Churchill's quotation the veterans wore proudly on their shirts in Washington: "Never... was so much owed by so many to so few."


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An Alabama business group has created an education reform foundation.
Al.com reports the Business Council of Alabama on Saturday introduced the nonprofit Business and Education Alliance at its annual governmental affairs conference in Point Clear. Organizers say it's meant to unite the business and public education communities in the state.
The new organization is to be headed by former state Superintendent of Education Joe Morton and former state Rep. Jay Love.
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More broadly, ….those who donated the most to Mr. Obama and the Democratic Party ….were far more likely to visit the White House than others. Among donors who gave $30,000 or less, about 20 percent visited the White House, according to a New York Times analysis that matched names in the visitor logs with donor records. But among those who donated $100,000 or more, the | Read More »


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Racing West with the Pacific Street Car AssociationWritten by on June 21, 2002 Contributors: Mike Petralia Fastest Street Car Racing Has Come Back To California
It's strange how history tends to repeat itself. More than 50 years ago, drag racing flourished on the West Coast. Then, due to the overwhelming backlash from the general public, drag racers were summarily driven from the state, moving eastward in search of acceptance. It's not that drag racers are bad people, it's just that West Coast residents would rather spend their leisure time shopping than watching cars race down a quarter-mile strip of asphalt. The '80s almost killed street-legal drag racing on the West Coast entirely when California state environmental legislation made it all but impossible to build any type of horsepower into new cars.
Then the Big Three automakers got smart, figuring out how to make power while still burning clean. With the Big Three offering powerful, new EFI'd V-8s, supercharged V-6s, and Turbocharged 4s, it was inevitable that street cars would make it back to the track. With all the hot aftermarket parts coming out, it didn't take long for people to begin adapting new technology to older cars and making them run quicker than ever before. Today we use the term "Street Car" very liberally around here, and the Pacific Street Car Association (PSCA) is the West Coast's new sanctioning body governing the latest drag racing phenomena to move west.
It's been happening for several years back East, beginning with the NMCA Fastest Street Car Shootouts that are still popular today. While the "Street Car" aspect quickly got out of hand, it's still cool to watch cars that mostly resemble the ones in our garage haul ass down the quarter-mile. When you boil out their personality differences, West Coast racers want the same thing East Coast racers do, to beat everyone else and have fun doing it. When this all began back East it was intended to be an affordable heads-up racing series where the average Joe could bring his car and race all weekend. It quickly turned into a pro-level event with big-time sponsors eager to get their names on successful cars and put major dollars on the line. That certainly hasn't ruined it for the fans or competitors; it's just further distanced it from its original intentions. Now that this phenomena has moved west, and it's our turn to run. In slightly over four years, the racers out West have pushed the envelope in the pursuit of ultimate street car speed.
The PSCA runs several different classes. The fastest being Pro Street and the slowest (that's not really the most accurate description for this class, but it fits the text), being the Drag Radial/EFI Challenge. In between are the most popular classes, like Real Street and True Street, with stock-bodied cars running in the mid-8s to 9.50s. These two classes get the majority of the popular vote. That's not to give the other classes (like Xtreme Street, Outlaw 10.5, or Hot Street) any less credit because the XS and Outlaw 10.5 cars were running in the 7s their first year out. Remember, Hot Street is a motor-only class where competitors are running 9.50s in normally aspirated, 3,300-pound cars! Unlike the NMCA, there are no pounds-per-cubic-inch rules in the PSCA--only minimum weights are specified for your engine/power-adder combo. All classes, with the exception of Pro Street and Outlaw 10.5, must run on narrow spec DOT-approved tires (such as the Mickey Thompson 28x12.5 ET Street, or an even smaller slick), so navigating all that power down the track is the main attraction.
Some of the more affordable classes like Limited Street and Drag Radial/EFI Challenge limit engines to small-blocks only and specify what mods you can make and how you can add power. Nitrous is still the king in almost all classes, and even what type of cam you can run is legislated into the rules. For example, in Limited Street you can only run a hydraulic camshaft (Ironically similar to our Engine Master's Challenge rules, hmmm?), and there's a 412ci limit with no big-blocks allowed. They even limit the carb size you can run to an 800-cfm maximum, but how they intend to check this without a trackside flow bench, we don't know. There's plenty of innovative thinking involved in making even the slower cars run the numbers they do.
The PSCA is scheduled to run about eight races this year in Southern California, Las Vegas, and Phoenix, and they're planning some races further up the West Coast, as well. So, if you're interested in Street car racing and what it'll take to run competitively, visit the PSCA's Web site (www.pscaracing.com) and then plan to make the fastest trip in the West.
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Real Street is really fun, just ask Matt Schmidt. He was low qualifier in the class, running 8.45 at 160.97 mph. His '66 Nova, like many PSCA racers, relies on a nitrous-fed big-block.Our favorite car at the PSCA digs is Mike Pritchards '57 Chevy. Mike's friends call him "stickman," since he weighs about 43 pounds soaking wet. We figure he's not a driver, he's a jockey. The all-steel '57 (except the hood) is no joker, posting an 8.60-second pass in qualifying after carrying the front wheels to almost half-track. Mike has been racing this car for years, and it always looks great and runs hard. Look for a feature soon.Carrying the torch for Mopar fans nationwide is Blake Reynolds. The '69 Charger is still being dialed in, but looked great in the lanes among the Chevy-heavy field of PSCA racers.Regular readers will remember Joe DellaMaggiore's beautiful, black Chevelle Pro Streeter as being one of the West Coast's fastest rides. Joe has stepped up to this '99 Firebird, now pushing 813 cubes of fat-block Chevy. No nitrous here folks--Joe is relying on the big cubes to pull him down the track without help. This naturally aspirated killer ran a 6.857-second pass at Pomona, pushing 203.11 mph--good enough to be top qualifier in Pro Street.Ford fans--you're not forgotten on the West Coast! Lafayette Williams brought his '89 pony out and went 8.54 with a proven 416-inch small-block Ford on squeeze. The next round he ran an 8.20 at 161 mph--his new personal best with the freshly assembled combo.Fans may remember this bright orange and wildly-striped car as being another West Coast hitter when it belonged to Don St. Ours. Now owned by all-around good guy Ed Thornton, another Californian familiar to heads-up fans, the gorgeous '69 has been changed over to a twin-turbo/small-block arrangement. Ed is still dialing in the combo, but when he posted a 6.967-second pass at 194 after a backfire on the top end, we knew the setup had "giant killer" potential.
Lots of Chevys at a drag race means lots of Camaros. This is Enrique Soto's '68, and it also relies on a big-block with nitrous. His 8.75-second dash got him the seventh qualifying slot in Real Street.Want more wheels-up action? PSCA has plenty in every class. How about Bill Dunaway's '70 Nova in Real Street? It's a beautifully built and well-detailed car that ran 8.50 at 161.57 after launching like this on every pass.Early Mustang fastbacks are still regarded for their beautiful lines, and Jim Cullen's '66 backs up the looks with cooks! Running in Outlaw Street, Cullen went 8.20 at 166.69 with a nitrous-fed big-block Ford.Doug Sikora plans to assault the Chevy guys in Outlaw with his big-block Ford on juice. His 7.70-second runs might be enough to do it! The beautiful silver 'Stang plans to keep that big number "1" on the windshield, but it won't be easy. Good luck to Doug, and all the PSCA racers!


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(SportsNetwork.com) - The Indiana Pacers don't always need Paul George to
light it up every night because they have other options.
George and the Pacers will try to become the first team in the Eastern
Conference with 30 wins when they continue a four-game homestand Tuesday
versus the Sacramento Kings at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
San Antonio became the first team in the NBA to 30 wins Monday night.
The Pacers opened the homestand with Friday's 93-66 bashing of the Washington
Wizards and were led by David West's game-high 20 points. George scored a
season-low eight points on just 2-of-14 shooting, but grabbed a game-best 14
rebounds for the Pacers, who had a commanding 61-41 advantage on the glass.
George is among the top 10 in scoring with 22.6 points per game.
Indiana also outscored the Wizards 38-18 in the paint
"You want to see a team come out and play as hard as any team you've ever seen
on the defensive end, come out and watch our basketball team," Pacers head
coach Frank Vogel said.
Indiana shot 44.6 percent (37-of-83) from the floor and 46.2 percent (6-of-13)
from beyond the arc. C.J. Watson and Roy Hibbert ended with 16 and 12 points,
respectively, while Lance Stephenson posted 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
The Pacers will also host New York and the Los Angeles Clippers on the stay,
have won seven in a row in Indy and own an 18-1 record at home. They are 4-0
against the West at Bankers Life Fieldhouse and first in opponents' scoring at
87.9 points allowed.
Sacramento went 3-2 on a recent homestand and will start a six-game road trip
Tuesday against Indiana, Minnesota, Memphis, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and
Houston. It is only 4-9 away from Sleep Train Arena this season.
The Kings won their last three games on the homestand and demolished the
Cleveland Cavaliers, 124-80, on Sunday. Isaiah Thomas scored a game-high 26
points and is averaging 20.9 ppg in the last 17 games -- all starts. DeMarcus
Cousins posted his 10th straight double and had 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Rudy Gay scored 20 points and both Derrick Williams and Jimmer Fredette added
13 for Sacramento, which is riding a season-high winning streak. The Kings had
a 50-32 advantage in rebounds and scored 24 points off 15 Cleveland turnovers.
"We've been executing really well on the defensive end," said Kings forward
Jason Thompson, who had eight points and a game-high 16 boards.
The Kings recorded season-highs in points (124), 3-pointers (15-of-30),
largest lead in a game (46) and largest margin of victory (44). They have
scored 100 or more points in 18 of the last 19 games, including the last 12.
Cousins is averaging 24.5 points and 13.5 rebounds during his double-double
run, while Gay has shot 60 percent or better from the field in three straight
and four of the last five games. Gay is averaging 20.5 ppg since joining the
Kings in a trade with Toronto.
Sacramento and Indiana will play the first of two meetings this season and are
scheduled to clash again Jan. 24 in California. Indiana swept a two-game
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From EatingWell: September/October 2007, EatingWell for a Healthy Heart Cookbook (2008)
Very finely chopping onion, mushrooms and carrots in the food processor is not only fast—it makes the vegetables hard to detect for picky eaters. They also form the base for the sauce of this ground beef skillet supper. Make it a meal: Serve with a green salad.
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I have NEVER had a recipe that I just threw in the garbage after tasting it. Waaaaay too much Thyme. The meat and veggies turned into a big mushy mess. The whole dish had zero flavor to it. GROSS GROSS GROSS!!!
I had high hopes for this dish. It looked and sounded scrumptious but the result was just sub-par. The taste was just not really held on together with the meat and the veggies. I can't describe it well but my husband said it was the result of trying to make a meal too healthy. It sure looked wonderful as I took it out of the oven...
This was a great meal however I made a few additions... I added finely pureed fresh spinach and pureed fresh tomatoes - no mushrooms! I also substituted the noodles for quinoa noodles...this dish came out awesome however it was low on flavor - next time I may add crushed red pepper and extra fresh pepper, maybe even some jalapeño juice to give it a little kick but overall it was delicious and a big hit with the hubby! Get creative and enjoy...
I followed many of the other reviewers suggestions to tweak this recipe. I omitted the thyme (i don't enjoy the flavor) and added a cajun season we use in the family. I used all low sodium beef stock instead of water, I chopped my veggies instead of using the food processor and I used greek yogurt instead of sour cream. The recipe turned out thick and flavorful. I wish i would have remember to throw in some frozen peas as some of the other reviewer had suggested. I will definitely make this again.


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I am trying to access my ZCS (50309_GA_2500, over WAN, not on my LAN) with Outlook Connector (5.0.2706.9) but whenever, I try I keep receive the error message above:
"Invalid Account GUID. Reconfiguration Failed"
To be noted that such a ZCS is running not on port 80 but on another port to which I have fully access when I use Zimbra via web client. Pls note that there is no firewall running on the PC with the Zimbra Outlook Connector...
And pls note that on the same PC, with the same Outlook Connector, when trying to access another ZCS (on a LAN machine, running on port 80), I have no issue at all....
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Do not suggest me to redirect ZCS on the WAN to port 80 becuase I simply can't!
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Special Issue | Deborah Jacobs is no ordinary librarian, and her Seattle masterpiece is no ordinary library
"Books, books, books" Continued...
SEATTLE- Massive concrete pillars jut up diagonally in various directions from the bamboo floor of a 10,000-square-foot children's zone at Seattle's Central Library. Walls of lipstick pink, lime green, and sunflower yellow contrast those stark beams with a playful backdrop to an asymmetrical maze of thousands of shelved books.
In the center of it all stands city librarian Deborah Jacobs, a 55-year-old kid in a book-lover's candy shop. An hour before doors open on this overcast Friday morning, she wanders through the empty area pointing out a story-time reading room and banks of child-friendly computers. "This is the biggest children's room in the country," she says proudly. "It's a magnet for kids from throughout the city."
In a decade on the job in Seattle, Jacobs has built the nation's most magnetic public library for people of all ages. The impressive children's space fills only one first-floor wing of the artistically daring, 11-level building. Similarly, this award-winning librarian's infectious, child-like enthusiasm represents merely one layer of her bold and politically gifted personality.
In 1997, Jacobs inherited an outdated library system and a public that had voted down funding measures to fix it. Neighborhood by neighborhood, she set out to change minds. Under the banner of "Libraries for All," she packed her nights with public forums to convince the city's diverse local communities that strong and functional libraries are central to civic health. In less than a year, her impassioned vision and straightforward talk guided a $196 million bond levy to an overwhelming 69 percent voter approval mark.
David Brewster, a longtime Seattle journalist and civic observer, believes the campaign's equal emphasis on rebuilding and renovating neighborhood branches proved critical to its success. "A lot of efforts to build a new library had come to nothing before Deborah came to town," he said. "This wasn't just a downtown project. She inspired a sense that the whole community was participating. There are very few people in town that could pull that off."
A day after the election, with no time to catch her breath, Jacobs fielded a continuous stream of calls from invigorated donors and neighborhood branch librarians eager to break ground. Such momentum helped push the pot of private funds to $48 million. The city was ready to build.
Jacobs has had few moments of rest since, though much of her work turned to pleasure when the Central Library opened in May 2004. She has conducted hundreds of building tours, delighting reporters, politicians, librarians, and architects with every intentioned detail of a crowning achievement.
On this morning, Jacobs turns from the children's space and makes her way to the building's third floor, the clicks of her heeled boots echoing off imposing walls of angled glass and exposed concrete. She takes a seat on a large metal planter box brimming with exotic foliage. The library's outer lattice of structural steel and diamond-shaped windows towers behind her, soaking the massive foyer's nine-story atrium with natural light and cityscape views.
In less than an hour, the room's stylish couches and chairs will fill with people, some stopping in for a quick coffee or glance at the newspaper, others to warm their bones after a cold, wet night on the streets. Jacobs believes such town-square-like mixing of class, age, and ethnicity is a critical part of a library's import. "It's about community building," she says. "In today's world, it can be so alienating to spend all your time working on a computer, and then the only places to be with people are retail places, Starbucks or a shopping mall. What about a library?"
But can such sociological benefits truly justify $290 million in mostly public money for citywide libraries, $169 million of which poured into a risky architectural experiment? Jacobs has no doubt: "I hold the public trust by being responsible with their money. I am a fiscal conservative," she says, seemingly unaware of the reaction such a claim might invoke from many advocates for limited government.
To Jacobs, libraries are more than functional buildings; they are monuments to the values of education and democracy. "They are a symbol for the community that we're investing in our children and investing in our immigrants and refugees," she says, boarding one of the structure's many chartreuse green escalators for a ride up to floor five.
Jacobs boasts of more measurable community benefits, too. As she steps off the escalator onto a floor of checkered stainless steel, she points toward a field of 148 computer stations. Such access to technology helps attract 2 million visitors per year through the Central Library doors. And circulation has increased 60 percent from checkout levels in the old facility.
With about 1.1 million books and 400 computers speckled throughout 363,000 square feet of space, the building is an indefatigable Mecca for research and learning. But Jacobs admits, without apology, that many of the library's visitors have more interest in beams, floor plans, and structural designs than books. The building is a destination tourist attraction on par with Seattle's Space Needle and Pike Place Market.
"We are bringing money into the community, regularly," she says before turning to point through the library's southern wall of glass. "That building across the street was originally going to be offices, but when they saw the impact of this building, they turned it into condos." The marketing materials for those new high-rise residences promise a rarely highlighted feature in real estate-library views.
Cities nationwide have largely embraced a more modern image of libraries-technologically advanced, architecturally stylish, and self-consciously multicultural. But Seattle's house of books exceeds even its freshest rivals on all three counts, an achievement Brewster says underscores the city's values: "It's a very high book-readership community, one of the highest in the country. And Seattle has a populist heritage of providing good, free public services."
New York Times architectural critic Herbert Muschamp called the library the most exciting new building he'd reviewed in his 30 years of writing on the subject. Most critics lavished the completed structure with similar superlatives, a stark departure from the local grumbling over initial exterior drawings from Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas.
Jacobs took considerable heat initially for her bold and risky selection of Koolhaas to design the building. "A lot of people, when they saw the plans and saw it going up thought, 'Oh, just a typical boondoggle,'" Jacobs recalls. But when more than 25,000 people spilled through the doors on opening day, the complaining ceased.
Committed to furthering such wide-spread satisfaction with the library, Jacobs spurns job offers from other cities or organizations. Her professional devotion to this building represents a departure from a life of personal instability. Twice divorced, Jacobs lived with a lesbian partner in Corvallis, Ore., before coming to Seattle. Since her move north, she has marched alongside other area librarians in the city's gay pride parade, but is now romantically involved with a single father, a man she relates to, given her experience of raising a son alone.
Jacobs hitches another escalator ride to the 10th-floor reading room, the library's highest point of public access. Here, at the top of her world, personal shortcomings and difficulties give way to vocational triumphs: "I have a job that allows me to do two things: One is to make the world a better place, and the other is to restore faith in government."
She leans into a horizontal steel beam, peering out a sloped bank of windows at the busy street more than 150 feet below. "I love the library," Jacobs says. At $169 million, she'd better.


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NEW YORK (AP) — No one's found Bigfoot yet, so maybe a $10 million-dollar prize will give people more incentive.
A reality show called "10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty" will air on Spike TV.
Dean Cain will host the show that premieres Jan. 10.
Nine teams of "lifelong Bigfoot hunters" and big game hunters will be searching for Sasquatch.
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2009 Amsoil/Mopar Muscle Engine Challenge Mid America Racing Engines & JD Engine and MachineWritten by on May 4, 2010 Contributors: Randy Bolig The 2009 Amsoil/Mopar Muscle Engine Challenge
The Amsoil/Mopar Muscle Engine Challenge
Whether shopping for groceries, clothing, or parts for our next project car, we all want to get the most for the money we spend. Since the engine is one of the most expensive pieces of the puzzle when building a classic Mopar, we decided several years ago that a dyno contest would be a good way to show our readers what they could get for their money when it came to building a Mopar engine. Each year our contest features a different Chrysler V-8 engine, and we vary the rules slightly from year to year to keep things interesting. This year the rules of the Amsoil/Mopar Muscle Engine Challenge exemplified cost-effectiveness, as the price of the parts used to build these big-blocks was factored into their combined peak horsepower and peak torque to determine the winner.
Mid America Racing Engines of Washington, Iowa, and J D Engine and Machine of Columbia, Missouri, placed fifth and sixth respectively this year, building two of the most powerful big-blocks in our contest. These engines each utilized a 400 block, and both engines featured aftermarket forged stroker crankshafts for nearly 500 cubic inches of displacement. On the dyno at Comp Cam's facility in Memphis, the J D Engine and Machine entry made the most horsepower at 724.5 and the most torque at 610.2 lb/ft, for the best combined power score of the contest. The Mid-America engine wasn't far behind at just under 700 horsepower and 619.3 lb/ft of torque, for the second highest combined power score of 1316.7. This month we'll go inside each of these powerful big-blocks and see just how they did it.
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Located in Washington, Iowa, Mid-America Racing Engines is accustomed to performing all kinds of high-performance engine and machine work, and especially likes Mopar projects because of their power potential. Engine builder David Bruns had dyno tuned his entry in-house prior to our contest, and tuned the engine to additional power with each dyno pull while at Comp's facility.
David, of Mid America Racing Engines, wasted no time tuning his engine to the atmospheric conditions of Comp's dyno cell, placing fifth in the 2009 Amsoil/Mopar Muscle Engine Challenge.
Since our rules dictated a low-deck big-block for the 2009 contest, Mid America chose a factory 400 block for its relatively large bore size. All of the necessary machine work was performed in-house to accommodate a 4.150-inch stroke RPM crankshaft, RPM connecting rods, and forged Keith Black pistons. A 440 Source windage tray was combined with a Moroso PN 20760 oil pan and Melling high-volume oil pump to keep the engine lubricated. A Cam Motion solid-roller camshaft was matched with PBM lifters, and spun by a JP Performance double roller timing set.
Edelbrock's Performer RPM cylinder heads were required by our rules this year, and Mid America ported their heads in-house. The cylinder heads were then treated to a race valve job, and assembled with PBM stainless valves, PAC PN 1243-16 valvesprings, and PRW stainless steel adjustable roller rocker arms. Topping his combination, David chose an Edelbrock PN 2886 single-plane intake manifold and a Holley Dominator four-barrel carburetor. At nearly 700 horsepower, this engine would be a blast in a race car, but it actually made these numbers running on 93 octane Rockett Brand unleaded. We congratulate Mid America on their fifth place finish and thank them for being such loyal participants in our contest.
J D Engine and Machine
Columbia, Missouri
Engine builder Jeff Dickey of J D Engine and Machine is always very competitive in our dyno contests, but we're not so sure he's in it to win so much as to make a statement. Consistently finishing well overall, the J D Engine and Machine entries are always at the top of the list in terms of horsepower and torque. This year was no different, as Jeff's nearly 500 cubic inch big-block scored 724.5 horsepower and 610.2 lb/ft of torque for the highest power score of the contest at 1334.7.
Starting with a '77 Chrysler 400 block, J D Engine and Machine machined the block to the necessary tolerances, installing an Eagle forged 4.15 inch stroke crankshaft, Eagle connecting rods, and Diamond forged pistons. A main girdle from Chenoweth Speed and Machine was installed for additional bottom end support, and a stock oil pan was modified and matched with a Milodon oil pump, fabricated windage tray, and external pickup to handle the oiling duties.
Topping the stout short-block, engine builder Jeff utilized the Edelbrock Performer RPM heads required by the rules, along with the Edelbrock stainless steel valves that came with the heads. The cylinder heads were ported for maximum flow, and assembled with Comp Cams PN 947-16 valvesprings. Harland Sharp 1.7 ratio aluminum roller rockers were utilized to actuate the valves, and an Indy 400-3 intake manifold combined with a 1050-cfm Holley Dominator carb handled induction. Resulting in nearly 725 horsepower and well over 600 lb/ft of torque, this impressive engine scored the highest combined peak power of the 2009 contest.
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|Chenoweth Speed and Machine
|JD Engine and Machine
|Mike Chenoweth
|Jeff Dickey
|Morton, IL, 61550
|Columbia, MO, 65203
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|R.M. Competition
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|Randy Malik
|Indianapolis, IN
|Roseville, MI, 48066
|Schurbon Engine and Machine
|Scott Schurbon
|Maquoketa, IA, 52060
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David wasted no time tuning his engine to the atmospheric conditions of Comp's dyno cell, placing fifth in the 2009 Amsoil/Mopar Muscle Engine Challenge.Mid America started with a factory 400 block, machining it to accommodate a 4.150 stroke crankshaft and stiffening the bottom end with a main girdle.RPM forged connecting rods were combined with Keith Black forged pistons, forming a stout rotating assembly.David modified the windage tray himself, combining it with an internal pickup, Moroso pan, and Melling high-volume oil pump to keep things lubricated.Mid America ported their Edelbrock Performer RPM heads using their flow-bench, achieving impressive results. PBM valves were used along with valvesprings from PAC.Mid America had the highest torque of the contest, and the second highest combined power score. We congratulate them for their hard work, resulting in a fifth place finish in the 2009 Amsoil/Mopar Muscle Engine Challenge.
A Comp solid roller camshaft was utilized, and the block's lifter bores were bushed for improved valve timing accuracy.An Eagle forged crankshaft was combined with Eagle H-beam connecting rods and Diamond forged pistons, for a displacement of just under 500 cubic inches.J D Engine and Machine fitted their Edelbrock heads with Comp roller valvesprings, utilizing the factory Edelbrock stainless steel valves.Jeff ported the cylinder heads at his Columbia, Missouri, engine shop and the results speak for themselves. This engine achieved the highest power numbers of the contest, setting the standard in terms of power.Harland Sharp 1.7 ratio rockers were used with a Comp solid roller cam, Comp lifters, and hardened pushrods.


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June 14, 2011 09:00 AM by Lisa Princ
If you have been following Million Dollar Decorators on Bravo, then you have seen Sharon Osbourne put them to the test, but tonight things get even crazier as the decorators newest client goes wild! Literally, Martyn tackles Joe Francis, CEO of "Girls Gone Wild" on tonight's episode! Keep reading for all the details and preview videos!
On tonight's episode of Million Dollar Decorators, Joe Francis will be spotlighted, but will he be more trouble than he is worth? Bravo says: "Notorious for having a past of firing his staff, Girls Gone Wild CEO –and Martyn's latest client– Joe Francis is found dissatisfied at the estate in Mexico. Will Martyn's staff be able to make all the necessary adjustments to fit his needs and desires, or will the project ends before it begins? Meanwhile, Kathryn is busy trying to design Shannon Factor's Malibu home. Will Kathryn's ideas be viewed optimistically, or will her disagreement regarding some pieces reflect poorly on her? Will she gain the necessary trust, or has this 'Million Dollar Decorator' crossed too many boundaries?" Take a look at the following preview videos and judge for yourself!
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Disgraced former Illinois congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., once one of the most promising black politicians in the United States, was sentenced on Wednesday to 2-1/2 years in prison for misuse of campaign funds, several media sources reported.
Jackson, a former Democratic representative and the son of civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., apologized before U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson sentenced him on Wednesday.
Jackson, 48, had pleaded guilty in February to misusing about $750,000 in campaign funds on luxuries such as fur capes, celebrity memorabilia, mounted elk heads and a Rolex watch.


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Outfield Wall Gone
As of this week, Joey Gathright has no wall to scale when robbing those homers (Do you remember the leaping catches on Aug. 11 and 12?).
The entire outfield wall has been removed as renovation construction continues this offseason. The walls are being removed for a couple of reasons including the restructuring of the bullpens and the complete remodeling of the outfield plaza seats.
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I think it'd be kinda cool if the fountain wall WAS the outfield fence, that'd make for some interesting wall climbs.
Love the updates, keep 'em coming.
Thanks for the updates! Please keep adding pictures as the project progresses! I'm really anxious to see the scoreboard come down and the new one go up.
Have you thought about putting in a webcam? Thanks!
I agree!!! Use the fountain wall as part of the outfield fence!!! That would be awesome!


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