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Royal Ramblings
Just a few random thoughts as the Royals have jumped out to a 6-0 lead over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays after scoring in each of the first four innings on Thursday night.
BREAK OUT THE CIGARS! First of all, congratulations to Jimmy Gobble and his wife, Julie, who welcomed their first child into the world on Wednesday. Porter James Gobble was born at 4:14 p.m. and weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces.
DID YOU KNOW? KC is now 12-6 since June 16 after taking 2 of 3 games against the Astros, Brewers, Cardinals and Twins and sweeping 3 from the Pirates.
HOT HANDS: The Royals have raised their team batting average to a season-high .265 after a long, sustained stretch of success beginning on May 23. Since then, KC is hitting .281 (3999-1,418) as a team and has recorded double-digit hits in 22 of those 41 games. The Royals .281 average ranks ninth in baseball over that span. No surprice that KC is 19-22 in that stretch to follow a 10-32 start.
DOUBLE TROUBLE: Despite ranking just 11th in the A.L. with a .265 average, the Royals rank sixth in the Majors and fourth in the American League with 171 doubles. More recently, KC has 57 doubles in its last 22 games since June 12, second-most in baseball behind the Detroit Tigers (61) over that stretch. KC has recorded at least 1 double in 27 straight games, the longest such streak in the Majors. Mark Grudzielanek (21), Emil Brown (20) and Doug Mientkiewicz (19) all rank in the top 20 in the A.L. in two-baggers. By the way, KC has already added five more doubles in this game.
PRESSURE COOKER: The Royals are hitting .331 (55-166) with runners in scoring position over the past 15 games. Emil Brown leads the way since May 29, hitting .412 (14-34) in those clutch situations.
DON'T JINX ME: If Mark Redman can hold on for the victory tonight (has allowed 1 hit through six innings and holds a 6-0 lead), he would be the first pitcher to win six straight decisions since Jose Lima won seven straight starts from June 20-July 27, 2003. Wouldn't you know it. I get done writing that sentence and he has walked a batter and given up a second hit (Sorry Mark).
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Hey Glass,
Sell the Royals.
"Welcome to the first official blog about the Royals, by the Royals! The Royals are committed to using Royals.com to educate, inform and entertain our fans. In response to fans wanting to know the real stories behind a number of issues, we have created Around the Horn in KC just for you. Make sure to check this space frequently as we will be providing inside information into the Royals organization on a regular basis. We will use this forum to share our insight, thoughts and opinions, while helping separate fact from fiction on the Royals and other pertinent issues to the ball club. Be sure to share your thoughts and let us know what you think"
That's not inside information. That's obvious information. Anyone who follows the Royals knows that they have been playing extraordinary as of late. Tell us some information that we can't pick up from the box score.
When are we going to get guys like Luke Hochevar, and Derrick Robinson signed, and what is in the cards for Jeffrey Bianchi.
Doubles are not enough. Currently, the Royals are 3rd in the league in 2B hits (178) That is a great stat, but in other stats we are not good.
2B 178, rank 3rd
OBP .330, rank 21st
SLG .407, rank 26th
Runs 388, rank 26th
HR 66, rank 30 out of 30 teams, 9 behind the next team and two teams have over twice as many.
Now some of those have actually gone up because of recent good play. In the last 30 days lets see what we have done.
2B 69, rank 4th
OBP .363, rank 4th
SLG .444, rank 11th
Runs 173, rank 2nd
HR 24, rank 23rd
This means we have been drawing more walks and hitting more HR (doubles have remained steady) and have scored more, a lot more.
I am not saying we need to become a HR hitting team, but we need to be able to compete with teams. We can hit all the doubles we want, but if our HR totals are dwarfed by everyone else, we are not going to win. Remember Cincinnati, we lost a game due to the fact they hit HR's, but we also won a game becasue we hit 4 HR's. The rubber game was decided by other means. We won two of three instead of losing two of three because we competed in the HR catagory.
This is true historically. From 1975-1985 (glory years)minus 1981, you would not consider us a HR team but we competed. Let's take a look.
1975-1985 ranking out of 26 teams (not including 1981)
HR 15th
OBP 8th
SLG 5th
AVE 2nd
SB 2nd
Yes, we did have speed and good pitching, but we also hit well and we were a force offensively, lots of doubles, some HR's.
Let's keep hitting doubles, increase team speed, pitch a whole lot better and hit more HR's. How many HR's is the question. Where in the league do the Royals need to be to compete? Top third, middle third, or the high end of bottom third?
Middle third would be fine with me, plus I do not think we could payroll a top third HR team over the long term.
Yes, we definitely need to increase our offensive production, but a few quality arms would not hurt…when is mcdougal back? I hate the feeling of going into the 9th with only two or three run lead, and Burgos coming in. Anxiety! I know he is young, but, wow! Also, I am encouraged by DeJesus , Teahen and Buck, with how they have been turning things around at the plate. These are young guys that could be a part of the future of KC's turnaround, but must continue the climb. Where's Hochevar?
From what I've heard, look for McDougall after the All Star break. After "cbors" excellent post above, let's boil things down a bit, your pitching staff and defense has to give up less runs than the other team, and your offense has to score more than the other team. In 100% of the games, if you do that you'll win!
Please guys! Let's not rush anymore kids to the majors….. I'm personally tired of watching A and double A ballers learn the game at the major league level.
One other note, the Royals in thier "Glory Years" won a lot of 1 and 2 run low scoring games. Our pitchers could pitch, not just throw hard. We had Gold Glovers at second, and third, always at least solid at short, and behind the plate, I think even Willie Wilson and Amos Otis had Gold Gloves, if not they should have. The teams were fundimentally sound.
The Royals have never been a HR hitting team. First of all the park doesn't lend to it. If the Royals led the league in doubles, and triples, had 4 players about .295, one hovering around .298 to .300 the other 4 hitting between .250 and .270, and a pitching staff that could pitch, they would be competetive…… some speed thrown in there wouldn't hurt a thing either! HR's are indeed entertaining, and necessary if you're playing from behind all the time!
I personally would like to see this team stay pretty much the same next year as it is this year, with a few different (better) pitchers maybe. Let the prospects stay in the minors another year, or maybe bring them up the middle of next year.
By the way, I heard that they are still talking to Borras regarding Hochevar…. supposedly, that's a good sign. Who really knows???
What are we going to do with the upcoming problem of Teahen and Gordon playing third? In my opinion we should be grooming one of them up the middle since we have NOTHING there. Berroa and German up the middle for the next couple years is ok, but a little sub par. It sounds like we might put Gordon at first, but what about Huber, are we giving up on him? By the end of next year, I guess our lineup would be C: Buck, 1st: Gordon? 2nd: German?, SS: Berroa, 3rd: Teahen, LF: DeJesus, CF: Gathright, RF: Butler, DH: Sweeney. I envision the batting lineup by the end of the year being:
1. Gathright
2. Dejesus (better in this spot)
3. Gordon
4. Sweeney
5. Butler
6. Teahen
7. Insert SS here (hopefully not still Berroa)
8. Buck
9. German
This is a very respectable lineup. I would go to battle with that team for the next few years, as long as we get someone to play the middle infield eventually.
Ok, time for midterm grades.
DeJesus–improvement over last year. Teams pitch to him every which way and he gets it done.
Grade–The Boy Scout Handbook
Teahen–improvement over last year for defense and the bat. Developing some power.
Grade–A Passage to India
Brown–A fall off of last years production but improved defensively, then we moved him.
Grade–Hubble Space Telescope
Berroa–Production down significantly but I think he is attempting to control his bat. I know the clamor is to get rid of him, but the Royals are not becasue he plays good defense and he has the quickest hands swinging the bat on the team–by far. He hits .270 in pitchers counts. If he learns to work counts he will easily hit .300 and pop 20 HR's.
Grade–The Running Man
Sanders–Underperforming from last year. Sanders, if you get hot for the next month you would have trade value and might play for a contender.
Grade–Tuesdays with Morrie
Stairs–Does his job and earns playing time. He will stop playing when someone shows they are better than he is.
Grade–The Old Man and the Sea
Mientkiewicz–Hitting 5th early on hurt his average as he was trying to hit for power, but now fills the #3 spot the best he can. Can not ask for anything more except to clean your bat. I bet their is 2oz extra you swing around.
Grade–The Power and the Glory
Grudzielanek–Don't worry, you will get 500 AB's and the performance bonus that goes with it. Legitimate trade bait with the Angles.
Grade–A Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Buck–The same little "o" as last year. Seems mentally tired on defense sometimes, but hey wouldn't you?
Grade–Schindler's List
I will do pitching when, you know, we have some. ok, ok, here we are–We have 4 legitamate number 5 starters.
Starters' Grade–To have and Have Not
Dessens and Gobble performing relatively well in the pen.
Grade–Pride and Prejudice
Burgos–May I say, not a closer. Set-up man good, closing bad.
Grade–It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
It looks to me like the Royals are turning things around for the long run. That futures game was just what us fans needed to see… some hope on the horizon. I think if Butler, Huber,and Gordon win spots on the team next year that we could have a legitimate, 3rd place-in-the-central team.
Then we can start working in some of the other prospects (Lubanski, Maier, Bianchi, Costa, Robinson, Tupman, Blanco, Sanchez) into the lineup, we could have a strong team for the next 5-7 years.
We just need to develop and sing some pitching and i think we have a legitimate "Team for the Future".
Interesting… It looks like the Royals are making some changes in the Public Relations area as well…
Royals name vice president of public relations
Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Royals on Thursday named Toby Cook, a local TV anchor, vice president of public relations.
Cook, who has worked for WDAF-TV in Kansas City since 1998 and co-hosted the station's weekday morning newscasts, will report Aug. 7.
"I always said the one thing that would get me out of television would be an opportunity to promote an organization I believe in," Cook said. "There is no organization that fits the bill like the Royals."
Royals president Dan Glass said Cook will oversee the club's community and charitable efforts.
Before moving to Kansas City, Cook worked at WSET-TV in Lynchburg, Va., and co-hosted a morning news broadcast in Pittsburg, Kan. He has also taught classes at Pittsburg State University, his alma mater.
I am one who believes that what the Royals are currently doing is good for the future of the game in Kansas City. Dayton Moore comes from a team that has been successful now for over 15 years, under the tutoring of John Schuerholz. Looking back at Schuerholz and his Kansas City days, I can't help but be excited about the product that will be on the field in the near future. It's not difficult also to look at the future of the team when you look down in Wichita. Granted, the Royals brass have done a tremendous job at publicizing the players of the future, but you can't help to get a little pumped when you see the offense being assembled. The likes of Alex Gordon, Billy Butler, Chris Lubanski, and remember that Zack Greinke is polishing what could be a tremendous future with the team. Kudos to the Glass family for finally realizing what this town needs, hope for the future!
What costs more money on the free agent market? power or speed? power costs money. the royals need to focus on speed. quality players could be added in the next couple of years that would not cost us alot of money. speed would improve our defense, and increase our offensive output. speed NEVER goes into slumps. power does. moderate power is all we need. I like to see the improvement in the double production. with the increase in double production our Win Lose total has improved. Speed is where we can make up the gap.
bottom line pitching overcomes all. bullpen pitching is the place where we must improve to get back into the playoff race in 07!


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Vienna, Austria (Sports Network) - Top seed Juan Martin del Potro defeated
qualifier Grega Zemlja in Sunday's final at the Erste Bank Open.
Del Potro beat Zemlja by a 7-5, 6-3 margin to capture his third title of 2012.
The Argentine lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in last year's Vienna final.
The former U.S. Open champ also won in Marseille and Estoril this year, while
losing in the Rotterdam final to Roger Federer. Del Potro was also the bronze
medalist at the London Olympics.
Del Potro now has 12 career singles titles.
Zemlja beat three seeds -- No. 8 Xavier Malisse, No. 3 Tommy Haas and No. 2
Janko Tipsarevic -- to reach his first ATP Tour final.
Del Potro and Zemlja met for the first time on Sunday.
With the win, del Potro collected $113,795.
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When more than half the jobs at your company require expertise so specialized that in some cases only one or two employees possess it, retaining workers becomes a unique challenge requiring an innovative approach. For weapons-maker Alliant Techsystems Inc., the answer is in the data.
The company, which is also known as ATK, has developed a flight-risk model using human resources data such as an employee's age, tenure and marital status to predict which workers might leave because of retirement or for other opportunities. The initiative began in January 2010 at ATK's Radford, Virginia, location, which employs about 1,200 people. In 2012 the program was rolled out to the company's three divisions: aerospace, defense and sporting, says Cory Edmonds, manager of compensation and workforce analytics for the Minnesota-based firm's 15,000 employees.
ATK is teaching managers and HR team members how to use the data to address talent management challenges. ATK is a leader in this area and was profiled in the March 2011 issue of Workforce Management. Edmonds says that the publicity generated some interest among the company's HR professionals, but some managers were skeptical.
"The impression was that this is too theoretical," he says. "Some got it right away, but others could not see that this had a direct impact on the business. We're trying to educate managers and make the results more available to the HR community so they can start using it."
Edmonds says that the system is fully automated and refreshed daily.
The information is also used to create a quarterly flight-risk report alerting managers to the number of employees who might leave during a specific time period. The goal of the project is to reduce costs through more effective talent management.
"You can get information on why people are leaving, but at that point they're already gone," Edmonds says. "The next step is predicting employee engagement. It's about trying to make the correlation between engagement and business outcomes."
For its pioneering work in using analytics to manage workforce issues, ATK is the 2012 winner of the Optimas Award for Innovation.
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I have a user who is getting "Local Failure Notice" emails generated by the outlook connector, about 8-10 times a day
The body of these emails has something like:
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and there is a sync_message.mime attachment that contains the raw email.
There are also several cases where they are seeing the raw email in the body of the message, including the full message headers, and because it's the raw email it can be very hard for them to read because HTML is not being converted to its pretty happy state.
Has anyone seen this?


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Rail and intermodal growth to be addressed at upcoming NARS conference
March 22, 2011
More than 20 railroad and shipping experts are slated to predict their industry's futures at the 2011 North American Rail Shippers annual meeting at the Wyndham Parc 55 Hotel in San Francisco, May 25-27.
This year's theme is "Forecasts for the Future: What the Experts are Saying."
"We're seeing a resurgence in rail shipping – particularly domestic intermodal, as a result of driver shortages, shorter hours of service, and increasing fuel prices," said NARS President Allan Roach. "Meanwhile, short-line railroads are looking at shortened intermodal hauls of less than 500 miles."
Another hot agenda topic is how railroads are tapping into the Bakken oil boom.
"It's growing by leaps and bounds, due to insufficient pipeline capacity and the flexibility that the rail network provides to crude oil shippers. Couple that with the low capital outlay to build a new unit train facility that pipelines take years to build, versus months for a new rail facility, and you have a winning combination," noted Roach.
Class I's and short-lines are delivering unit trains of crude oil to Oklahoma and the Gulf, according to Roach, and also bringing in trainloads of pipe and frac sand. Reuters reports as many as 10 crude-by-rail terminals are planned in the Bakken area.
Richard Thompson, executive vice president, global supply chain practice for Jones Lang LaSalle in Chicago, told LM that rail and intermodal will continue take market share away from trucks.
"One need only look at the rail hubs being built all over the country to come to this conclusion," he said.
Instead of the customary top marketing officers, NARS attendees will hear from the chief operating officers of all major North American railroads. Their presentations will be followed by breakout sessions where attendees can converse with officials from individual railroads.
Joseph C. Szabo, administrator, Federal Railroad Administration, will provide the welcoming address. Association of American Railroads and BNSF Chairman Matt Rose will offer AAR's perspective of the rail industry. Other headliners include U.S. Surface Transportation Board Chairman Daniel R. Elliott III and AAR President Edward Hamberger. Eric Starks, president of FTR Associates, will offer an economic outlook on carload traffic. An intermodal perspective will be provided by Mark Yaeger, president of Hub Group; Steve Palmer, VP Transportation of Lowe's; and Terry Matthews, executive VP Sales and Marketing at J. B. Hunt.
Friday's meeting begins with a short-line panel featuring Watco CEO Rick Webb, Reilly McCarren, president of Arkansas & Missouri, and Charles Patterson, senior vice president and chief operating officer of RailAmerica.
Additional panelists will discuss legislative issues, equipment and rail stock performance.
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Severe weather brings the threat of fallen trees landing onto your home. 11Alive's Help Desk found that the most common question is if the tree is in your neighbors yard, who is responsible, you or the neighbor?
RELATED | Severe storms rip through the metro Tuesday
The Georgia Insurance Commissioner's office says the most misunderstood coverage in a homeowner's insurance policy is property damage caused by fallen trees. The coverage depends on the circumstances and where the tree fell; however, if your tree falls onto your neighbor's home it is their responsibility, not yours.
RESOURCE GUIDE | Dealing with fallen trees
Georgia law states that if your tree was not dead or dying before it fell, you are not liable for your neighbor's damage and you are not legally responsible to give them any money or support.
However, there are some loop holes, but it requires some prep work. According to Glen Allen, Public Information Officer for the Georgia Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner, if you notify your neighbor in writing that you are concerned about the safety of your home and they do nothing about it, your neighbors could be considered negligent.
Also, Georgia adopted the "visibly dead or diseased" rule for fallen trees. This rule states that if the tree that fell onto your house showed visible signs that it was dead, dying or diseased, then the responsibility would be theirs and not yours.
Taking pictures of your neighbors suspicious tree is a good way to prove your case if the tree falls. Most insurance companies will also make trips to your home to investigate if a tree is dying, which would also be a way to keep you protected.


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Please take a moment to complete the poll and to say a few words about the software that you use. This will be of help to people new to digital cartography.
There are broadly four types of software which are used to create maps;
a. Raster paint programmes (like photoshop, Gimp and PSP)
b. Vector programmes (like inkscape, Campaign Cartographer and Xara)
c. Automatic map generating programmes (like Fractal Terrains and some others which can be found online - see the software discussion section in this site).
d. 3d modelling applications like Bryce.
All of them have their strengths and weaknesses:
Vector: Very easy to edit shapes and colours but difficult to make complex and in depth textures.
Raster: the opposite of vector.
Automatic map generators: Beautiful maps, but very little control over style and difficult to edit.
3d modelling: very photorealistic, weaknesses: can be hard to edit, texture and it's hard to get a visual which is not photorealistic.
There are also hybrid dedicated map making programmes like Dunjinni, for making smaller scale maps.
I suggest that if you are just starting out using software to make maps that you have a look at the tutorials for GIMP and Inscape in the tutorial section. Don't forget that many of the photoshop tutorials can be applied to GIMP.
If you have a scanner, then you can do what many here do (and IMHO produce some of the most beautiful maps) which is to scan in your handdrawn artwork and tart it up in GIMP or a similar package.
Personally, I mostly use a vector application in occasional conjuntion with a raster paint program.
If it's ease of use that you're after then be warned that CC3, although it has a lot of amazing symbols dedicated to mapping, does have quite a steep initial learning curve, but once you get past that, the results you can get from it can be stunning.
The real trick is to keep dabbling until you find software that you are comfortable with and stick with that. Have a look at the headings in the tutorial sections (which generally say what software has been used) to get an idea of what software produces what sort of results.
Hope this was helpful, but if you have any questions, please ask away!


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Related Media: Cataract Surgery
A cataract is a clouding of the eye's lens. It leads to decreased vision. The lens of the eye focuses an image onto the retina at the back of the eye. This is where an image is processed, and then sent to the brain.
As the cataract matures, it often causes glare, and decreased vision, contrast, and color sensitivity.
The lens of the eye is made of mostly water and protein. The protein is arranged in a way that keeps the lens clear so light can pass through it. A cataract forms when some of the protein clumps together and starts to cloud an area of the lens. A cataract won't spread from one eye to the other, although most people develop cataracts in both eyes at similar times.
There are several causes of cataracts, including:
A risk factor is something that increases your chance of getting a disease or condition.
Risk factors for cataracts include:
When a cataract is in the early stages, you may not notice any changes in your vision. Cataracts tend to mature slowly. Vision gets worse gradually. Some people with a cataract find that their close-up vision suddenly improves. This is only temporary. Vision is likely to get worse as the cataract becomes cloudier. Because the decrease in vision is gradual, many people do not realize that they have a cataract until it is discovered during a routine eye examination.
Symptoms include:
These symptoms can also be signs of other eye problems. If you have any of these symptoms, check with your eye care professional immediately.
Although you might think you have a cataract, the only way to know for sure is to have an eye examination. To detect a cataract, an ophthalmologist or optometrist examines the lens and may do other tests to learn more about the structure and health of your eye.
A comprehensive eye examination for cataracts usually includes:
For an early cataract, vision may be improved by using different eyeglasses, magnifying lenses, or stronger lighting. If these measures don't help, or if vision loss interferes with daily activities such as driving, reading, or watching TV, surgery is the only effective treatment.
Cataract surgery
is almost never an emergency. Therefore, in most cases, waiting until you are ready to have cataract surgery will not harm your eye. However, your cataract will only get cloudier with time.
Cataract surgery is almost always performed in one eye at a time. After the cloudy lens is removed, the eye surgeon (ophthalmologist) places an intraocular lens (IOL) in its place. An IOL is a clear lens that requires no care and becomes a permanent part of your eye.
After cataract surgery, most people need reading glasses, and many people need glasses for distance vision. There is a relatively new option, multifocal intraocular lenses, which focus for both near and far distances in the same lens. Many patients who receive multifocal intraocular lenses see well at both a distance and nearby without glasses.
Although every surgery has risks, the majority of patients who have cataract surgery have better vision afterward.
If you are diagnosed with cataracts, follow your doctor's
Although there is no way to completely prevent cataracts, the following precautions may help:
It is also important to get a comprehensive eye examination regularly. Since vision problems increase with age, if you are aged 60 or older, you should have a comprehensive eye examination once a year.
American Academy of Ophthalmology
National Eye Institute, NIH
The College of Family Physicians of Canada
Canadian Ophthalmological Society
Cataracts. National Eye Institute. National Institutes of Health website. Available at:
http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/cataract. Updated May 2009. Accessed July 13, 2009.
National Institutes of Health.
Ophthalmic Genetics Newsletter. 2000 Summer;1(2).
Last reviewed June 2013 by Michael Woods, MD
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Cyclones Fall To Lady Bears 70-54 On Senior Night
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State women's basketball team (20-9, 9-9 Big 12) lost by a score of 70-54 to No. 9 Baylor (26-4, 16-2 Big 12) Tuesday evening. The loss is Iowa State's first on senior night since 2001-02 (Baylor).
How It Happened
The Cyclones started off slow offensively, shooting just 2-13 to start the game, and were pitted in an early 11-1 hole. Things started heating up after a three-pointer from Brynn Williamson, and Iowa State spread the ball around in the first. Williamson led the team with six points in the first stanza, with Nikki Moody, Seanna Johnson and Hallie Christofferson each tacking on five of their own. The Cyclones were able to narrow the margin to seven on a 5-0 run from Christofferson and maintained that margin heading into the intermission.
Iowa State came out firing in the second, trading baskets with the Lady Bears in a stretch that was highlighted by two three-pointers from Moody in the first four minutes of the half. The squad narrowed the deficit to five, but was unable to come any closer. The Cyclones struggled to protect the ball, turning it over 14 times in the game.
Moody and Christofferson were the only Cyclones to score in double figures, with 17 and 14, respectively. Iowa State couldn't find an answer for Baylor freshman Nina Davis, who scored 26 points on the evening to lead all scorers.
Cyclone Game Ball Goes To…
Nikki Moody. Moody led the Cyclones in scoring with 17 points, while dishing 5 assists and grabbing 5 rebounds. Tonight was Moody's sixth game this season with 10+ points, 5+ assists and 5+ rebounds.
Cyclone Notes
*Iowa State has hit a three-pointer in 610 consecutive games, a streak that started in 1995. The Cyclones have hit 4,752 three-pointers over that span.
*Seanna Johnson notched her ninth game with 10+ rebounds, grabbing 11 boards.
*Johnson has grabbed 235 rebounds this season, which is third all-time on ISU's freshman chart, passing Angie Welle (224).
*Nikki Moody scored 17 points for her 17th game in double figures this season.
*Moody dished 5 assists tonight, marking her 19th game this season with 5+ dimes.
*Hallie Christofferson scored in double figures (14) for the 27th time this season.
Next Up
Iowa State heads to Oklahoma City, Okla. to compete in the Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship. The tournament starts Friday, Mar. 7, and runs through Monday, Mar. 10. All games will be played at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. The Cyclones earned the No. 5 seed and will face No. 4 Oklahoma State at 11 a.m. on Saturday.
Fan Tweet of the Game
Watching the @CycloneWBB game in class via Cyclones.TV because BEAT BAYLOR!
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So what is a tennis superstar supposed to do when you've just raked in an estimated $35 million in earnings?
If you're Roger Federer, you purchase new digs in your home country. The 13-time Grand Slammer, who already owns homes in Wollerau overlooking Lake Zurich and Dubai, recently settled on a vacation home in the ski resort town of Valbella.
I wonder when Fed will actually have time to spend here. I guess with his semi-slimmed down schedule he might have time to go skiing, or maybe it's just another tax haven. I'll go with the latter.
But if I were Mirka, I'd REALLY be wondering where my ring was after the third house...
(image via Getty)
Friday, December 5, 2008
Fed can hide some of his $35 million in new Valbella digs
Labels: celebrity, gossip, Roger Federer, tennis
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hahahah good one at the end!Maybe skiing part is because of Mirka, you know skiing, physical activity and stuff....bad, we're bad!ReplyDelete
Tessa: Skiing could be good for her but not for Fed, at least not right now because of his career I think.ReplyDelete
But maybe they don't, as a couple, believe in marriage or something. Or maybe they're waiting until after he retires. They never really talk about it (not that I've read) but I'd love to hear Mirka discuss their relationship. It seems pretty solid where it's at - maybe they're superstitious and don't want to jinx anything.
- johanneDecember 5, 2008 at 9:31 AM
Ahh to be rich...ReplyDelete
Fed & Mirka have always been a bit of a mystery to me. I mean I don't doubt that they'll be together for a long time (hell they've already been together for a long time!) but I don't really know anything about them other than the fact that they're dating and she goes to every one of his matches. Maybe they've just perfected not revealing too much to the media. Good for them. Bad for us :(
- AnonymousDecember 5, 2008 at 9:56 AM
My reading of Mirka is that she's a mother figure there. She's a bit older of the two and heavily involved in his day-to-day management of hotels, transportation, practice scheduling and such.ReplyDelete
He explained once that he chose to stay at a hotel in Beijing instead of the Olympic Village because he needs his rest and his calm sleeping arrangements with gf. Sounds like they're 80.
The way she was walking behind him at the Olympics opening ceremony, while he was carrying a Swiss flag! All the Swiss wore their official jackets, and Fed removed his because of the flag strap, so Mirka was carrying the jacket on her arm behind him like a fussy mom, snapping pictures of him all the time. Ewww.
johanne: Very bad for us! I agree, they've been together for a while, keep a low profile, and will most likely stay together for the long haul.ReplyDelete
It amazes me that celebs of Fed's stature can avoid the pap lens and other gossip hounds. Either they're good at hiding what they do, which these days seems pretty tough with technology the way it is, or they actually don't do anything that would land them in the rags. In other words, are they just more homebodies? I guess I might be if I had three houses in great locales to hang in.
anon 12:56 - Ha! Calm sleeping arrangements? They're in their mid to late twenties! Hello - if anyone should be swinging from chandeliers it's RoKa. Plus, they haven't been together SO long that the "fire" would have simmered down too much. As you said, they're not 80 celebrating a 50+ year marriage anniversary.
And, aren't athletes notoriously hyper sexual because of being in great shape physically and they have to abstain from sex before big matches, games, etc. to preserve energy? Maybe Fed uses that as an excuse!
- uvijek argenDecember 5, 2008 at 10:45 AM
Mirka is married with her BLACKBERRY. : T You guys havent seeing her with that thing?? AddictiveReplyDelete
kaj znači argen??haha :)ReplyDelete
Well, yeah , she does type on it during eeeevery match, maybe she's bored with the game, playing some supermario on it stuff...not.It is addiction, for that matter, ANY gadget, super expensive one she probably has, would be in my claws as well.I know, it's some help-release stress gadget!aha!or for exercise...
- AnonymousDecember 5, 2008 at 11:21 AM
And what's with Mirka's constant texting during matches, like she's 12? She's a thirty-year-old woman, FFS!ReplyDelete
She's not bored, she's boring.
uvijek: true very true. maybe she's betting. if so, she's made SERIOUS bank on her man.ReplyDelete
it really is a crack-berry. as whitney houston famously said: "crack is whack"
and then she proceeded to hit the pipe.
- AnonymousDecember 6, 2008 at 2:47 AM
Roger won't skiing. It's too dangerous. He said it a while ago.ReplyDelete
I don't think that Mirka is texting, she is playing games, when she is nervous.
btw. Nadal isn't a party animal neither.
- Tennis ObserverDecember 6, 2008 at 3:47 AM
All tennis players are gay, these are just cover-ups.ReplyDelete
Come on!Stop spamming with that comment.If you would want them to be, cause that would mean more studs for you mate, doesn't mean they are!Sorry.You gotta look outside the tennis court to find a boyfriend, mate!ReplyDelete
not ALL tennis player are gay..just Verdasco(closeted) and Federer..ReplyDelete
I've been suspecting he's gay(not that i have a problem with it), and fat Mirka is a cover up. I can almost bet on it.
- AnonymousDecember 7, 2008 at 4:58 AM
The fact he's loving fat lady only means he's gay in shallow minds!You're talking about man who eats you all for breakfast, and little reality would be appritiated....they're not gay!you wish them to be evidently, cause you are!federer has a still realationship for years, do you?you couln't have it even if you're covering smth up with it!and leave verdasco, he couldn't be more straight!he's a hunk to wish for, handsome, talented, rich and wtf are you haters?ReplyDelete
irene.s - i'm intrigued! i'd love to hear you're reasoning on both. what made you suspect?ReplyDelete
anon 7:58 - the technical term for a "fat lady" dating a gay man to help him hide his sexuality is a 'beard'.
now, do i think she's a beard? i've had my doubts about RoKa but I too think fed's straight. he's just a metro - he loves finer things, fashion, his hair, etc - and loves himself a lot. he wants to be the 'pretty' one in the relationship and mirka is (obvs) fine with it. i mean, someone has to be and might as well be the one who's bringing home the bacon.
i haven't heard any rumors questioning nando's sexuality. i've heard he's a total man-whore with the ladies. that's about it.
but there have to be gay men on the tour. c'mon! they're gay people everywhere and openly gay ladies on the wta tour.
i've always thought dominik hrbaty was gay and not just because of that awful shirt he wore at the us open with the holes on the back. i mean we have better taste than that (well most of us). who else?
Well ofcourse there are gay man on tour,God, gay man are everywhere, naturally, BUT, I don't like people being sarcastic just because, without any motive to think that!Federer for example has a lady that's with him 24/7 for years, they're a team, partners, and it's great!But all people are saying is bickering about her balckberry habits, or her being fat!So negative!Their exceptional people, and show some respect for people that are doing nothing wrong, but opposite!And Nando for Gods sake, is a man-whore exactly, so just gets on my nerves reading bickering that comes from no motive.I don't know who can be gay, and it doesn't really matter, to suspect I mean!If they're in the closet, their thing, if they're open their right, but putting champions and workers down for no background is just baaaad man.ReplyDelete


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Aztecs' Escobar, McFadden working toward NFL dream
TE Gavin Escobar and CB Leon McFadden are both hoping to impress NFL scouts
Even though the Aztecs lost their bowl game, senior cornerback Leon McFadden got closure in the sense that he knew, going into the Poinsettia Bowl, that this would be his final game for San Diego State.
Tight end Gavin Escobar didn't have that luxury.
When he walked off the field at Qualcomm Stadium on Dec. 20, Escobar didn't realize that his college career was over.
The junior tight end went into the game undecided about whether he wanted to forgo his senior year to declare for the NFL draft, or whether he would return for one final season.
He picked the former, and while he says he has no regrets about his decision, it's a little bittersweet too.
"It kinda didn't hit me," Escobar said Thursday from Bradenton, Fla., where he's training for the NFL Scouting Combine. "I feel like it hasn't hit me all the way."
It'll probably sink in later, after February's NFL Combine, when Escobar returns to San Diego to finish up some classes and bide his time until April's NFL Draft.
"When I come back to San Diego and I'm not around my teammates, and just on my own, it's going to hit me that I'm not going to spend another season with them," Escobar said.
This year, Escobar and McFadden are the two most draftable former Aztecs.
At 5-foot-10, 190 pounds, McFadden is considered a hair short for the cornerback position, but he more than makes up for that with sound fundamentals.
ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper estimates that McFadden is a potential second or third rounder.
"He's got good feet, turns and runs effectively and has good ball skills," Kiper said.
McFadden's ball skills also jump out at CBS Sports' Rob Rang.
"I'm very impressed by him. I like the fact that – at least on tape – he's a physically well-built enough player," Rang said. "He's not someone who has to play inside as a nickel corner. He's big and stout enough against the run that he can play outside.
That assessment would be music to McFadden's ears.
The biggest piece of advice the NFL's college advisory committee gave him last season when he asked for their feedback on whether he should come out early for the draft was that they wanted to see McFadden get more physical in the run game.
Now, a year later, it appears as if he's done just that.
Staying in school for another year sometimes pays dividends. For one, it meant that McFadden is eligible for the senior all-star games that scouts flock to in the leadup to the combine.
He scored an invite to the most prestigious of the lot – the Under Armor Senior Bowl – and will head to Mobile, Ala. this Saturday to begin a week of practice and interviews with prospective employers.
McFadden said Thursday that he's already set up interviews with three NFL teams.
This week of bowl practice is invaluable for any player hoping to catch a scout's eye, but it's especially valuable for players who didn't play in one of the five major conferences.
"The biggest question I have on (McFadden) is his straight line speed," Rang said, explaining that the level of competition McFadden will be up against at the Senior Bowl is far superior to the competition he faced playing in the Mountain West. "He'll face true 4.4 (40-yard dash) guys in Mobile. Can he handle that snap after snap, after snap?"
That's the same reason why Rang wonders if Escobar might have been better off staying in school for one more year.
Kiper and Rang concur that Escobar is probably the fifth-best tight end on the board this year. They like his athletic ability and good hands, and project that he'll likely go in the fourth or fifth rounds.


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Nice to pick up a close win tonight.
Have fun!
Great job, can't complain about a win! This team and fanbase (and coach) needed it.
Glad they won, needed that this weekend. Still look really sloppy at times though...it's frustrating to watch.
We needed this win, we got it. Let's enjoy the hell out of it because if Colorado can take us to the wire at HOME we are fubared lol!
Ugly but a W...It seems like we say that after every win...
"The greatest risk in life is not taking one"
its a win.
we do know that brackins can score if he is guarded by guys 6'6" or shorter
-I'm glad we won.
-Nice to see Brackins carry the load with Gilstrap having an off night.
Horrible game.
Huge? Really? I'd just call it a win. That's all.
Wherever the real Craig Brackins was, I hope he stays.
Nice win for the Cyclones! We'll take it. And Brackins looked great
What happened the last 16 seconds?
We'll take the win!
A win is a win.
Should have been a loss, but a win is a win...I'll take it.
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I'm trying to setup an IMAP account on my Android phone. I have tried with the Native Android app and K-9 and all I get is that it couldn't connect to server.
I opened Thunderbird (just to test) and entered the same settings and it connects and syncs without a problem.
I'm lost, can't figure this out. At first I thought it was an issues because of the self-signed certificate but then I did some googling and found that K-9 supports self-signed certificates under (SSL if available).
Could someone please help me debug this.


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I think of butterflies as weak, poor flying insects but did you know that they migrate 3000 miles every year?
They winter in central Mexico in only about a dozen mountain tops. Millions and millions of monarchs cover these few areas in Mexico and attract ornithologists and tourists alike. New generations of monarchs return to the same location every year.
This year's northward migration has begun. Monarchs have been sighted in Texas already. The monarchs will get about halfway through the migration route and then lay its eggs on milkweed plants. The new generation will continue the migration to the north. We should begin to see them in early April. There are reports this year of a thirty percent decline in the number of monarchs that wintered in Mexico. Pesticides are believed to be the reason.
On this date way back in 1867, the Eastern Shore was digging out from a monster snow storm. On the twentieth and twenty first of March in 1867 a severe snowstorm hit our Eastern Shore. A big snow in the dead of winter would be a big deal for that area, let alone late in March. What a way for spring to greet the DelMarVa. Snow began around six PM on the twentieth and continued until ten AM on the twenty first. In Georgetown, Delaware, you know the town you pass through every year on the way to the beach recorded an unbelievable thirty two inches in just sixteen hours. Milford measured twenty seven inches with drifts of fifteen feet.


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Standing majestically at the western coast of Makassar, Fort Rotterdam is recognized as the city's most iconic landmark. With historical traces dating back to the Kingom of Gowa from the 16thth century to colonization by the Dutch, this Fort has silently witnessed many episodes in Makassar's history, playing a most essential role in its development.
Its magnificence and authenticity has always captivated those who set eyes on it. A journalist from New York Times, Barbara Crossette even described it as "the best preserved Dutch Fort in Asia".
Originally called Benteng or Fort Jumpandang or Ujung Pandang, the huge complex was first built in 1545 in the era of Imanrigau Daeng Bonto Karaeng Lakiung or Karaeng Tunipalangga Ulaweng, the tenth King of Gowa. Initially, the fort was made from a mixture of Stone and burnt clay, and took the shape of a typical square Portuguese architectural style.
During the reign of Sultan Alauddin, the 14th king of Gowa, the fort's construction material was replaced with black Karst, rocks from the mountain sides of the district of Maros. The fort was also expanded and took on a new shape resembling a sea turtle, thus the fort gained a new name, namely : Benteng Pannyua (Penyu) or Fort Sea turtle. The shape is not only unique, but also contains deep meaning. For just as a sea turtle lives both on land and at sea, the glory of the Gowa Kingdom also stretched on land as well as over the seas.
Indeed, the Bugis were then a recognized and respected power all across the Indonesian seas even to the Straits of Malacca
Between 1655 to 1669, Dutch forces attacked the Gowa Sultanate, which at the time was under the rule of Sultan Hasanuddin. The city's strategic location made it an ideal place to fully control the spice trade passage, and to become the starting point that would eventually open up the route to the seas of Banda and Maluku, the original Spice Islands.
Led by Dutch Governor General Admiral Cornelis Janszoon Speelman, Dutch forces launched a massive attack on Makassar for a full year. At this time, major parts of the Fort were devastated as the Dutch began to occupy the land. As a result of the defeat, the Sultan of Gowa was forced to sign the Bongaya treaty that gave the Dutch authorities full control over Makassar's trade.
Governor General Speelman subsequently rebuilt parts of the fort that were destroyed. Not only applying Dutch distinct style to the structure, but Speelman added another bastion at its west side. The fort was later renamed after Speelman's hometown: Rotterdam. The fort grew to be the center for stockpiling of spices and an important Entrepot. Eventually this led to Makassar becoming the center of the Dutch Colonial government in Eastern Indonesia.
In 1938 Dutch authorities established the first ever Museum in South Sulawesi, namely the Celebes Museum, located within the complex of Fort Rotterdam itself. Initially the museum occupied building no. 2 only, which was once the residence of Admiral Speelman. Its collection came from various excavations that included ceramics, currencies, gold and jewelries, and others.
By the time of the Japanese occupied Makassar during World War II, the Celebes Museum already occupied three buildings of the complex. To its collection were added wooden tools, several types of ships, farming equipment, house ware, musical instruments, weaponry, and many others.
After the War, the museum was officially re-established in 1970, bearing the name by which it is known today, namely: Museum La Galigo. La Galigo was the Pajung Lolo or Prince of the Luwu Kingdom in the 14th century who was also the son of Sawerigading Opunna Ware, a legendary Bugis hero. The name also refers to the famous I La Galigo, the world's longest epic poem. Exhibiting various collections from the early Celebes Museum as well as other additions including the collection of the kingdom of Sawito, Wajo, Mandar, Luwu, Bone and others, the present Museum occupies building no.2 and no.10 within the Fort Rotterdam complex.
For Information contact:
FORT ROTTERDAM and MUSEUM LA GALIGO
Jl. Ujung Pandang no.2 Makassar
Phone: 0411-321305
There are various accommodation options spread out in Makassar, for a complete list of hotels in Makasar, please refer to our Find a Hotel. Below are a number of hotels you can find near Fort Rotterdam and Losari Beach:
Hotel Imperial Aryaduta Makassar Jl. Somba Opu No 297 Makassar 90111 South Sulawesi Phone. +62 411 870555 Fax. +62 411 870222 web: aryaduta.com
Hotel pantai Gapura Makassar Jl. Pasar Ikan No 10 Makassar - South Sulawesi Phone: +62 411 3680222 Fax: +62 411 3616303 web: pantaigapura.com
Makassar Golden Hotel (Hotel Makassar Golden) J1. Pasar Ikan 50-52 Makassar 90111 South Sulawesi Phone: +62 411 3633000 Fax: +62 411 3620951 web: makassargolden.com
d'Bugis Ocean Hotel Makassar Jl Penghibur No 51 Pantai Losari Makassar - South Sulawesi Telephone: +62 411 3636433
Losari Beach Hotel Makassar Jl. Penghibur No 10 Makassar 90111 Indonesia Telephone: +62 411 3626062 Faximile: +62 411 3613978 web: losarihotels.co.id
Losari Beach Inn Makassar Jl. Penghibur No 3 Makasar 90111 South Sulawesi Indonesia Telephone: +62 411 3622115 / +62 411 3623609 Fax: +62 411 3613978 web: losarihotels.co.id
Located right in the heart of Makassar, it is not difficult to get to Fort Rotterdam. You can take the local public transportation or pete-pete, or taxi to get to the fort. If you are happen to be in Losari Beach, you can simply stroll down the boulevard and enjoy the scenery before you reach Fort Rotterdam.


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Hi all,
I have recently overhauled my Zimbra setup, but after doing so run into a rather large and annoying problem. Here are the details about my new setup; a description and specific error message pertaining to my problem follows.
- I am running ZCS 6.0.8 GA (see my profile info for additional details about the version).
- I have two servers that I want to use with Zimbra, one that I am hosting myself which runs RHEL 6, and another (my friend's machine) hosted by Linode and running Debian 5. Both are 32-bit.
- I have the Red Hat server, hostname ms1c.mydomain.com, set up as the main Zimbra server. All components are installed except SNMP, logger, and the MTA.
- The second server, es2d.zcs.mydomain.com, is running the MTA and logger components. I want to use it as the mail transfer part of the Zimbra multi-server setup.
So basically I've installed Zimbra onto both machines without encountering any problems. I have LDAP set up on both servers, with the RHEL 6 server being the master LDAP and the Debian 5 server being the only replica. I also installed the zimbra-proxy and zimbra-memcached packages because I heard they were required if running a multi-server environment.
Everything is working fine except for the fact that I can't get any mail clients to connect via POP3 to Zimbra and download e-mail. I always get a prompt to enter my account password, but I have verified that the password and username are correct.
Here is the output from a POP3 server test I ran this morning. The error message I'm getting is at the end. Note that "mail.mydomain.com" is the only MX record I have configured for my domain, and it points to the IP address of the Debian 5 server.
Is there any way that I can get this error fixed so I can successfully connect to Zimbra POP3? I haven't done anything to the IMAP and POP3 proxy component after installing it, but am not sure if this is what is causing the problem or not. I'm not sure exactly how to configure it though, and read on the Zimbra documentation that it needed no configuration once installed.Code:Resolving hostname... Connecting... S:+OK mail.mydomain.com Zimbra POP3 server ready C: CAPA S:+OK Capability list follows S:TOP S:USER S:UIDL S:STLS S:SASL PLAIN X-ZIMBRA S:EXPIRE 31 USER S:XOIP S:IMPLEMENTATION ZimbraInc S:. C: USER firstname.lastname@example.com S:+OK hello email@example.com, please enter your password C: PASS ******** S:-ERR operation sent to wrong host (you want 'ms1c.mydomain.com') ERROR: Login failed -ERR operation sent to wrong host (you want 'ms1c.mydomain.com') POP3 test failed.
I would really appreciate any assistance provided by the Zimbra community.
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National Alliance on Mental Illness
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(800) 950-NAMI; firstname.lastname@example.com
I Am Not Sick, I Don't Need Help! Helping the Seriously Mentally Ill Accept Treatment: A Practical Guide for Families and Therapists
by Xavier Amador, Ph.D., with Anna-Lisa JohansonReview by Judith Paterson, Ph.D., James A. Marley, Ph.D., and Mary Beth Heiskell, NAMI Literature Committee
(Vida Press, 2000, 1-800-431-1579 or www.vidapress.com. 240 pages. Paperback: $17.95)
Dr. Xavier Amador has a brother, Henry, who has schizophrenia. Like so many of the seriously mentally ill, Henry Amador did not think he was ill and saw treatment as punishment. Dr. Amador's experience with his brother mirrors the frustration and despair of all who must deal with seriously mentally ill family members and clients who reject treatment.
In response to his brother's illness, Xavier Amador became a doctor and a world-renowned researcher on the problem of poor insight into illness in individuals with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Drawing on his own research, he presents convincing evidence that "deficit in self-awareness" and consequent rejection of treatment stem from the same sort of brain dysfunction that produces the other symptoms of the disease-rather than from stubbornness or any other character flaw. He uses that knowledge to suggest sensible and practical new approaches to persuading people with serious mental illnesses to cooperate in their own recovery.
Dr. Amador has written a practical and user-friendly handbook for family members and professionals. The format is straightforward and handy. It answers questions directly and offers specific suggestions for handling common situations.
The research presented in the book will be intriguing to many NAMI members. As an approach to the stubborn problems of recognition of illness and treatment adherence, it could be a Godsend.


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Whoopee...............UPS just delivered my new T/C Pro Hunter. This is really a big improvement over my old T/C Black Diamond. I can't wait to shoot it. First I am going to find out what size the barrel is with the Thor kit I have. Then might get to shoot it this week. Depends on the weather, wind is blowing like hell, supposed to blow tomorrow also.
Just did the bullet thing and barrel is good at .501 and i just happen to have a pack of .501 Thor bullets!


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By Jerry O'Brien
Proctor, MN
The first really nice day of the summer saw a nice contingent of race cars
descend on the Proctor Speedway during the Memorial Day weekend.
Seventy-four cars competed on the three eighth oval before a good crowd of
Elk Mound's John Kaanta decided to make a northern swing with the
number 85 WISSOTA Late Model. The results of his visit to the Hibbing
Raceway had him wondering if that had been the wisest decision. After his
Sunday visit to the Proctor Speedway his outlook took a turn for the positive.
A fourth place finish in his heat race placed him to the outside of the third


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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) - The 12-year-old Benton girl that continues to improve after being diagnosed with the usually-fatal parasitic meningitis is making big strides.
Her facebook page 'Prayers for Kali Le Ann' had the following update Tuesday night:
"Kali continues to amaze her mom and dad every day. She walked across the room with a person on each side holding her arms and then back to the other side. Then she threw the basketball in the goal and swung a bat at blocks! She set up in bed and watch T.V. and really enjoyed the show! Plus she looked so pretty as always!!"
This previous post that said:
"Kali said "Hi Mama" I was so happy that tears just started falling down my checks! Kali is doing so amazing and we are so proud if her! She just does something everyday that blows us away. I have such an amazing little girl and she has big things to do!!"
Kali was infected by the parasite that causes parasitic meningitis at a Little Rock water park, which has since closed, in July. She is the third survivor in the world from this infection.
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If a program stops working or responding, Windows can automatically report the problem and check for a solution.
Open Problem Reports and Solutions by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, and then clicking Problem Reports and Solutions.
In the left pane, click Change settings.
Select Check for solutions automatically (recommended), and then click OK. You'll be notified if there are steps you can take to prevent or solve the problem, or if Microsoft needs more information to find or create a solution.


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It's All in the DIY Details: Small Projects that Complete a Room
Best of 2013
Sometimes we make things that "make" a room — small additions or updates that have a large impact and really customize a space in the end. Here are ten best posts about little details are impossible not to notice.
- It's All in the Details: DIY Touches to Complete a Room
- Five Ways to Customize Kitchen Cabinets with Colored Contact Paper
- Try This: Create an Inexpensive Floor Covering with Cheap Round Rugs
- 9 Easy Projects to Upgrade Open Shelving
- Make It Your Own: 10 Sources for Customizing IKEA Furniture
- Weekend DIYs: 10 Wood Molding Projects for the Home
- DIY Idea: Colorful Lighting Cord Covers
- 5 Ways to Update Thrift Store Art
- Easy Upgrade: 3 Ways to Customize Plain Lampshades with Drawings
- 10 Ways to Update & Decorate a Basic Cork Board
Welcome to Apartment Therapy's Best of 2013 roundup! From December 21 through January 1 we are rounding up our favorite (and your favorite) posts from the past year.
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JENKINS: Only-child myth slips into Poway threat case
One of the most stubborn prejudices about human behavior surfaced at the very end of a North County crime story that ran online Sunday and Monday morning in print editions.
As you know, a Poway seventh-grader allegedly sent an email to a school administrator vowing to kill a teacher and "at least" 23 fellow students. Authorities traced the threat to the boy's computer and swooped in Saturday evening.
The legitimacy of the alleged threat was heightened by the fact that the boy's father owns a small arsenal of weapons, including an M-16.
Of course, it's standard police procedure to parcel out the bare minimum of facts about a juvenile suspect. As a compassionate rule, minors are sheltered from media exposure that could disfigure their lives.
Maybe it's a reflection of my own sensitivity on the subject, but one domestic detail, reported at the end of the U-T San Diego story, struck me as remarkably out of step with what we know, or should know, about children.
As is routine, the Sheriff's Department released facts that would inform the public about the where, what and when of the alleged crime, but the "who" was handled with customary discretion.
Here's what was deemed too essential not to release:
• Gender: History aside, the odds of the suspect being a girl are 50-50. However, a male suspect was taken into custody for medical evaluation.
Brenda Spencer may have shot her way into infamy on a Monday in 1979, but the Sheriff's Department had no qualms about revealing that the suspect belongs to the typically more violent sex.
• Age and Grade: The focus of police investigation will no doubt be the suspect's teachers and classmates. Within the Twin Peaks school community, it's probably well-known who the suspect is. (Whose seventh-grade desk is empty?)
Speculation may run wild about the suspect's mental state, but his age and grade are dispassionate facts that cannot be distorted in the press. Joe Friday would approve of this basic disclosure.
So far so good. I was reading the story, making mental notes of what gaps might be filled in by follow-up stories. We may never get a complete psychological portrait of the preteen suspect, but in the aftermath of Sandy Hook, we're looking for any clues as to why some young men go off the deep end — and take innocents with them.
Then, in the penultimate paragraph, I was brought up short by this sentence:
"Few details were released about the boy other than his grade level, age and the fact that he is an only child."
That last bit of information, disclosed by an officer while answering a question at a news conference, leapt off the page.
Of all the freighted facts the Sheriff's Department could have released — ethnicity of the family, the boy's psychological history, marriage history of parents, and so on — authorities allowed that the suspect is a single child.
On a subtextual level, the sentence reads: "Few details were released about the boy other than his grade level, age and the fact that he is very likely a lonely, selfish child prone to instability."
You think I'm overreacting? As the parent of an only child (and the son of a mother who was an only child), I'm acutely aware of the tradition of singling out only children as inherently damaged. One in five households today have single children, but a deeply ingrained stigma persists.
One of the most influential child psychologists of the 1890s, Granville Hall, proclaimed: "Being an only child is a disease in itself."
Though study after study has debunked the pervasive widely held view that only children are often maladjusted, the cultural view persists that single children are in some way peculiar, misfit loners in the making.


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Cory Gabrielson, VP of Elk Mountain Gear, put the smack on this bird on Saturday in Northern California, using the SLIP System with the Dark Timber Cover for a Successful stalk and ambush.
I got the story firsthand yesterday, as Cory and I hunted the same property unsuccessfully in the pouring rain
Apparently, he was able to run around and get in front of the bird, spiked down the blind, and almost immediately saw the bird's head appear, bobbing up the skid road toward him at a brisk pace
He was able to successfully draw from behind the blind,and get off a 20 yard shot, smacking the bird hard. The bird proceeded to flop over the edge of a steep face, and rolled down toward the river.
Fortunately, the bird piled up about 10 yards shy of the Sacramento River. Cory was able to climb down, and come in underneath the bird, with the idea that if he flushed, he would head up away from the river.
The bird was piled up in a bunch of brush, with all his tailfeathers in a cone sticking straight up. Cory made the mistake of grabbing the tailfeathers, and the bird squawked and flapped his way back up the bank, leaving Cory with a handful of feathers. After 10 minutes of chasing the bird around, he was finally able to dive on it, and put a strangle hold on it, while the bird gave him a beating with his wings.
When he sent me the picture on my phone, I was in Sacramento with my family for a music competition. I called him immediately, and I was busting a gut laughing in the car with my family when he told the story.
Anyway, I wanted to post this for my buddy, because I know how hard he has worked to get this first bow bird.
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When you think about it, probably one of the most asked questions we get every day has to do with health.
How are you? How you feeling?
It's even part of many wedding vows: in sickness and in health.
It's also helped coin a word that can easily start an argument: Obamacare.
But there may not be a more important part of every community than its health care system. And that system has a long and interesting story behind it in many communities, including Rifle.
As you can read in this Citizen Telegram, the Grand River Hospital District has produced a 50th anniversary DVD that tells the story of how Rifle's health care system, doctors and facilities came to be and changed over the last half century.
And what a story. Or stories, as the case may be.
From the start, it was an uphill battle. And it was one of peaks and valleys, mirroring the Rifle community over time. There were a couple of times when it looked like our hospital would shut its doors.
That's the inspiring part of the story. Local folks who served on the district's board of directors stood their ground and leaders in the community, including a banker who extended lines of credit to keep the hospital open, stepped up. Something you might have a hard time finding in these economic times.
Speaking of current times, did you know the hospital district was formed without a vote of the people? A tax collecting entity is among us, and we didn't get to vote on it.
Never happen in this day and age, but back in 1959, the state Legislature passed a law allowing such districts to form through local petition efforts, followed by an election.
As longtime hospital district attorney Tom Stuver explained in comments he made at the 2009 unveiling of the current hospital addition, "1,730 qualified electors from the communities of Silt, Divide Creek, Mamm Creek, Antlers, Silt Mesa, Cactus Valley, Rifle, Taughenbaugh Mesa, Battlement Mesa, Rulison, Grand Valley, Wallace Creek, Holmes Mesa, Anvil Points and Morrisania Mesa petitioned the district court of Garfield County to establish the Grand River Hospital District.
"At this time, Rifle had fewer than 2,000 citizens, neither Grand Valley (since renamed Parachute) nor Silt had a population exceeding 500, and the idea of Battlement Mesa planned unit development had not yet been conceived. Yet 1,730 out of 2,248 registered voters signed the petition for organization.
"With that number of signatories, the outcome of a court-supervised election was a forgone conclusion, and therefore the organizational election was dispensed with."
We've been among the beneficiaries of that judges' wisdom over the last 50 years. Health care is such a huge part of our lives, where would Rifle be without its own hospital? Certainly not the same city it is now. And think of all the people - our friends, relatives and neighbors - who work at Grand River: doctors, nurses, specialists, receptionists, housekeepers. I'm sure I'm forgetting many others.
They likely wouldn't be part our lives without the district and that hospital.
Our community has been blessed to have the caring, compassionate people at Grand River take care of us for 50 years. Here's to the next 50.
Happy anniversary, Grand River Hospital District.
Mike McKibbin is the editor of The Citizen Telegram.


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Application ID: 14045
This model simulates the dynamics of the shock absorber used in a landing gear mechanism of an aircraft.
It analyses the stresses, as well as the heat generated in the landing gear components due to the energy dissipated in the shock absorber. A prismatic joint, with spring and damper, is used to model the shock absorber assembly.


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Nice bag, The pocket is just a tad bit small for the Aeris Ai computer. I can get it in but it always feels like Im going to rip it. The Aeris ai with the attached compas has an odd shape, it would probably fit other computers perfectly.
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This is a very large bag and can hold everything you could ever think of. I have used this for a few weeks now.Strong material, seems like it will last a very long time. The down side is that it lacks handles at the correct spots. The regulator compartment is large enough to place the optional reglator bag with room to spare, However once the regulator is paked in it the bag is very difficult to carry. Using the shoulder strap, you still need grab the end of the bag with your hands. A handle there would make it much easier to handle. One at each end would make it a breeze for two people to carry it. I did not want a roller bag, just wanted a large mesh bag. But because it is so clummsy to carry I have been thinking about buying one of those small wheeled carriers for it. This could have been the perfect bag to carry everything.
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Hi, I've mentioned this before that I'm a game maker for years
I've actually haven't any big success in those years
I' worked on lots of projects and I have some experience
In the past ten years I've been almost worked on every parts of a 3d game
Like 3d design-rig-animate-skin-texturing-programing (Not pro in this one)
I'm not pro in any of these parts but I've worked alot on each of these parts and I know how it works
First of all I should say I know it isn't an easy work at all, I'm going to create a game like TWD! but not quite like that
And I'm pretty sure it's a terrible hard work especially for an online group
But we can do this! How ? So we should find 6 or 7 people to work with and we must swear no one will leaves the work until the game is complete
I know it's looks kind of crazy and it's much harder than what it looks but we can do that!
We need to create a strong alliance, No one is the boss! We just work together and everyone are same( We can speak more about this later)
I say again that creating a game like TWD is a lot harder than what it looks and It coulde take years (depends on how we'll work!)
We can speak more later but for now who will accompany me in this long road ?
(If you have any skills in these parts)
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Our company has a number of users that are running old PPC macs on OSX 10.3.9, I'm trying to set them up so they can also have syncronised Calendar, Contacts and e-mails to a 5.0.8 pro installation.
The big question is... How do I do it? when all Zimbra seems to provide are for 10.4+ Intel based builds....?


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AP 900 or AP 1600? Please Help Me Decide
Posted 10 February 2013 - 06:52 PM
But first, let me describe my setup. I plan to defork my Nexstar 11 and use it. The weight of it and the various other equipment mounted on it would be about 57 lbs. Both mounts could handle that. I would like to someday get a C14 Edge, so the maximum weight of it and accessories would be around 77 lbs. This comes to the upper limit of the 900's recommended payload, although I have read that some people have put as much as 100 lbs on a 900. Of course, the 1600 could easily handle the C14.
Now comes the problem with my pier. I have a Pier Tech 2 pier with a lift capacity of 215 lbs. An AP 900, C11, accessories, and counterweights comes in at around 156 lbs. The PT2 can handle that. A 900, C14, accessories, and counterweights comes in at about 192 lbs. I'm still ok there. Now, the AP 1600, C14, accessories, and counterweights weigh 216 lbs. That's the max lift capacity of the PT2, but the 1600 with the C14 and everything else weigh 252 lbs, over the capacity of the PT2.
Here's my dilemma. I could go ahead and get the 1600 and use it, and if I ever get the C14, then I could deal with the pier issue. But, would getting a 1600 really be a wise choice? Would a 1600 be too big for my observatory. I have an 8' Exploradome on a 10'x10' building, but the realistic inside space is more like 8'x8'. Since I don't know how big a 1600 really is, would it overpower the small space I have? The only reason I'm considering a 1600 is because this will most likely be my last mount purchase, and I would like to allow room to grow, or at least the option to. Also, since this will be a permanent setup, portability is not really an issue.
I see advantages and disadvantages to both mounts, but I can't decide which way to go. Please help me!!
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Have you thought of trying to find a very recent, like new, preowned AP1200? There have been a few recently on AstroMart. In your case the 1200 may meet ALL your requirements. -Tim
Thanks, Mark. I've looked at the AP 1600 dimensions on AP's web site, and it looks like it will work. It will be a little tight, but since I'm not much of a visual observer any more, I don't really need a lot of walk around space. Does anyone know if there any photos of a 900 next to a 1600 so I could get an idea of difference in sizes of both?
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You are in almost exactly the position I was in, back in October 2011. At the time, I was on the fence between the 900 and the 1200. I'd spoken to a number of AP owners, and most of them said that the 900 would carry the C14 well...but that the 1200 would be better. I spoke to the folks at AP and they said the same thing.
So I put myself on the notification list for the 1200. A few months after that, AP notified me that the 1200 was discontinued and that they would be putting me on the 1600 list. This triggered a whole new round of thinking about the 900 - especially, since the delay would put my past the 2012 star party season. Ultimately, I figured that, since this was my dream mount, I would just wait and get the 1600.
Boy am I glad that I waited. I've got the 1600 set up in my basement right now, waiting for decent enough weather to get a couple of clear nights. This thing is a work of art (of course, so is the 900). It's more than just a bigger brother to the 900. It has an improved design for the azimuth adjuster. It's got well thought out through the mount cabling (I didn't know how important that was until I set up my imaging rig on it. The cables just get out of the way).
It seems that your major concern is with the size of the mount relative to your observatory. This won't be a problem at all. It is much bigger than a 900, but it's mainly just bulkier. The space needed is still dominated by where the scope and counterweights swing around, and I don't think it takes much more space in that regard.
I am mainly going to use it as a transportable mount. Where I live, we get pretty much a handful of decent imaging nights a year. To get some time under the stars, I do at least 3 dark sky star parties over the summer and fall. Two of the events are on public land, where I can set up for 9 or 10 nights at a time. The others are 4 nights each. This gets me 20 or so decent nights a year, which is more than I get at home. When I set up, I use a Kendrick observing tent. I had to get the shortest AP field pier (32" tall) to clear the roof when closed, but there is still room for the mount to move inside.
I hope that this is helpful,
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Peter, yes I saw that about the through the mount cabling, and with my present tangled mess of cables, that feature is very appealing.
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The older pier-tech 3's single columns were Linak LP2's.
This topic was discussed back and 08 .. Here is a link:
Linak DL2 compared to a Pier-Tech 2
I have both a Pier-Tech 2 and single Pier-Tech 3. Your pier-tech 2 will handle the load with the mount you choose without issue..
Posted 11 February 2013 - 07:14 AM
The 1200 is tight in my 8' dome and POD walls. With your 10' building I think you will be OK.
Posted 11 February 2013 - 09:53 AM
The encoders can be installed after the fact, but if you get it with them, you would really have a future-proof setup.
It is a large mount, but not ridiculously so. The main thing you would be buying is the ability to carry anything you're likely to buy.
For reference, my deforked Nexstar 11 is going on a Mach 1 GTO at the moment- well lit skies are a problem at my place, so I need portability.
Posted 11 February 2013 - 01:02 PM
Rich, I saw the AP encoder info on their website, but adding another $7000 (for both encoders) is more than I can afford right now. However, knowing that there is that option on the 1600 is another plus for that mount.
Posted 11 February 2013 - 02:37 PM
The AP1600 is completely encoder-compatible without them installed (e.g. they are just a bolt-in retrofit for future use). The mount is fully operational with none, one (for RA), or both installed. The AP command suite software will do a full mount model automatically, though, and even with a Mach 1 GTO that alone is showing non-guided tracking in the .3 arsecond class.
So, you could get an AP1600 slick (no encoders) and use your onboard camera to feed AP command suite data to build a mount model and get good results. Some point in the future, if/ when it is feasible or still sounds like a useful upgrade, encoders can be added.
I did ask about smaller mounts getting encoders (like maybe an AP 1000 repacing the AP 900, or Mach 2 BOSS replacing the Mach 1 GTO :-D), and the AP 1600 is just big enough for them to fit. Something has to give before that capability shows up in the smaller mounts.
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For the OP, if you can afford an AP mount you won't be disappointed. The upgrade in capacity from 900 to 1600 is much greater that the price differential. When I got mine, I chose the 1200 for that reason. For an observatory, the 1600 would be a dream, last ever mount needed for a large number of possible telescopes.
Posted 13 February 2013 - 12:43 AM
Nobody has said anything about the Mach 1 being phased out yet. Traveling Mach 2 lowers your drag coefficient considerably however the sonic boom is much stronger than at Mach 1. The Mach 1 is loud enough, I hope they don't take it up to mach 2 yet.
Posted 13 February 2013 - 08:39 AM
Their home page still says that they have 900s in stock. These would be from the last production run.
They've also said that they are working on the replacement mount, but have not given any details.
Posted 13 February 2013 - 02:13 PM
They were showing the AP command suite running on a Mach 1 at ASAE, which suggests to me they plan on making them for a while yet.
The larger ones are far less exciting, apparenetly.
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A look at some of the biggest entertainment industry events of 2013 and its most talked-about images.
Beyonce performing during her Mrs. Carter Show World Tour 2013 on June 29, in Las Vegas.
Robin Thicke and Miley Cyrus onstage during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25 in New York.
Lady Gaga promoting her album "ARTPOP" in Tokyo on Dec. 1.
Justin Bieber performs during his Believe world tour in Paraguay, Nov. 6.
Jennifer Lawrence, with her award for best actress in a leading role for "Silver Linings Playbook," and Anne Hathaway with her award for best actress in a supporting role for "Les Miserables," pose during the Oscars on Feb. 24 in Los Angeles.
TV personality Kim Kardashian leaves Los Angeles County Superior Court after a hearing in her divorce from Kris Humphries on April 12. The reality star eventually obtained a divorce to end her 72-day marriage to Humphries.
Edie Falco presents a tribute to the late James Gandolfini at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre on Sept. 22 in Los Angeles.
Actress Jennifer Lawrence stumbles as she walks on stage to accept the award for best actress in a leading role for "Silver Linings Playbook" during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Feb. 24 in Los Angeles.
Psy performs on NBC's "Today" show on May 3 in New York.
Katy Perry performs at the American Music Awards at the Nokia Theatre on Nov. 24 in Los Angeles.
Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones performs on the Pyramid main stage at Glastonbury, England on June 29. Thousands of music fans have arrived for the festival to see headliners, Arctic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones.
Colombian actress Sofia Vergara poses for a portrait on April 17, in New York. Vergara is currently on hiatus from "Modern Family," but has several films coming out , including a starring role in the Robert Rodriguez thriller, "Machete Kills." She was named the highest paid actor on TV in 2013 by Forbes magazine.
Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, both of "Breaking Bad," in the audience at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre on Sept. 22 in Los Angeles.
Chris Brown performs onstage at the BET Awards at the Nokia Theatre on June 30 in Los Angeles.
Kid Rock walks past the rocking chair left for George Jones after performing at the tribute concert for the late George Jones on Nov. 22, in Nashville, Tenn. Jones died April 26.
Actor Alec Baldwin leaves court in New York on Nov. 12 after testifying that he never had a sexual or romantic relationship with Canadian actress Genevieve Sabourin, who was later convicted of stalking him.
Actor and director Ben Affleck reacts as he receives an honorary degree at Brown University's commencement in Providence, R.I., on May 26.
Pink performs in concert at the Staples Center on Oct. 13 in Los Angeles.
Actresses Quvenzhane Wallis, left, and Halle Berry arrive at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Feb. 24 in Los Angeles.
Taylor Swift performs at the 2013 CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena on June 5, in Nashville, Tenn.
Thomas Bangalter, right, and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, from the group Daft Punk pose for a portrait on April 17, in Los Angeles.
Justin Timberlake performs at his Post Grammy Concert at the Palladium, Feb. 10 in Los Angeles.
In this April 30 photo, Leonardo DiCaprio, left, and Tobey McGuire pose for a portrait in promotion of their upcoming film, "The Great Gatsby" in New York.


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Bob Welch in-store performance at Eat Records tomorrow!!By Memphis Meateater on Friday, October 31st, 2008
Brooklyn's Eat Records will host former Fleetwood Mac guitarist/songwriter and chart-topping solo artist Bob Welch tomorrow afternoon (Nov. 1st) as he reads from his recently-published autobiography Blood on the Wicker: Bob Welch on Bob Welch. He will also perform covers of the rerecordings of "Sentimental Lady" and "Ebony Eyes." Things will kick off promptly at noon.


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I don't know if this technique has been posted here before, my search didn't bring any results. So I'll come up with a little tutorial for photoshop, how to create trees in a very easy and quick way. As my english is not the best, I hope you will understand, what I'm going to try to explain you.
If you would like to fill a map with a lot of trees in nearly no time, but not even with a pattern of any stylized trees, here is how it goes.
1: Create a new file, draw some trees or use some trees from your favorated brushset. Match the trees as shown in the screenshot (1a). It is important, that there are at least one or two pixels space between the trees. Then go to Filter -> Other -> Offset and accept with a value for horizontal and vertical, which is half the size of your document. Be sure, 'Wrap Around' is selected (1b). Fill the resulting gap with trees, so the pattern won't have any gap later (1c). Edit -> Define Pattern -> will let us finish this step.
For this example I'd choose very small trees, but size doesn't matter in this case. Important is only, that the trees don't border on each other and the contour is continuous.
2: Go into your map document, select those areas with the lasso tool (L), that have to become a forest, and fill them with your pattern. Don't deselect now! Invert the selection (Shift, Ctrl + I) and fill it with color (same color as the trees have). Deselect now (Ctrl + D), choose the magic wand tool (W) and click into the filled area (Tolerance: 30, Anti-Alias and Contigous selected). Press delete (Del).
3: The trees now stand alone without leaving any annoying half chopped trees. No more post editing required. Wasn't that quick? And the result is, as I think, quite handsome. If you want to fill the trees with a color (and not only the stroke), select the pixels by ctrl-clicking the thumbnail in the layer-window, go to Selection -> Modify -> Expand (1-2 px), do the same with Contract, both a few times, and you will have a full selection of the trees and can choose a backgroundcolor. For this example I'd use a matt green (mode: multiply, 50% opacity) for the background and the same color with the same adjustment by 100% opacity for the contour.


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Mustache March!
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Mar 4 2009 / Wednesday
You have Adam Baker to thank for this quick bit of hotness:
To all that do not know it is Mustache March! I know that Brett and Morgan are pumped up. I have also seen Badger with a nice mustache. When I think about it Dillawade does too.
Ruben, Sergio - how about a Spanish mustache?
Povah, Dave and Jamie - you are all Dads. Dads should always have mustaches!
Joe, Sandy, Garrett and Danny - you should all have terrible mustaches (it's a lame pun. I had to). Aaron should have a mustache because he is from Texas. Brian plays hockey, that requires a mustache. I am forgetting a lot of the team sorry, grow a mustache! I am well on my way to a sweet mustache.
Here are a few sweet mustaches I have had over the years. Here is also a link to the mustache march site for all the rules.


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Hi again Steve, I know I just bombarded you with some fun facts about Perth, but I also want to inform you of the awesome vacation your sister and I are going to take. We're planning a trip to London.
It is going to be so much fun, too bad you're stuck in class and can't come with us. I know it won't be as fun as we went hostel hopping through Europe, but I think it will still be a lovely time. Jane has been doing a ton of research and is trying to organize everyday with the most sightseeing opportunities possible.
As you know, I would personally just enjoy watch the sea come and go all day, but this might be fun too. It will be more exhausting I can tell you that much.
There are some things that she is planning that I'm very excited about. I think they will make my sea look just like muddy water. We're going to be going to the British Museum. Did you know that this is where they house the Rosetta Stone? I love seeing history in person.
We're also going to be going to Trafalgar Square and visiting the National Gallery. Ugh, National Gallery, this is one of the times that I would prefer the sea. You know how I feel about art.
Another day we'll be going to the Natural History Museum. I am proper excited about this. Their dinosaur exhibit looks amazing. There is a life sized blue whale! Can you imagine, it is going to brilliant.
With the good, comes the bad. I will be once again dragged to a art museum, but unlike the National Gallery which museum is filled with eye-bleeding modern and contemporary art. It's called Tate Modern and it is located on the Thames, so at least I'll be able to look out the windows and see my beloved water.
I'm also excited about going up in the London Eye, it's going to be proper fun, and the Science Museum. They claim that the Science Museum will make your brain perform Olympic-standard mental gymnastics. I'm not sure how they plan on achieving that, but I'm ready for it.
I convince Jane to go to the Tower of London with me. You know how much that sort of thing scares her, but it was her punishment for planning a trip to Tate Modern. The Tower of London even as a "zoo." I wonder if there are going to be real animals there.
I'm sure we'll be planning much more, but we're only going to be there for two weeks so we'll see how much we can fit in during that time.