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TUCSON, Ariz. ?- Behind timely two-out hitting and a season-high in strikeouts by the pitching staff, the ninth-ranked Arizona baseball team (13-5) handed Mississippi State (8-1) its first loss of the season with a 9-3 decision at Kindall Field at Sancet Stadium on Friday.
The Wildcats scored eight of their nine runs in the contest with two outs in an inning and John Meloan, Sean Jarrett and Mark Melancon teamed up to fan 16 Bulldog hitters to win the opening game of a series for the first time in three weeks.
Meloan, who struck out nine over six innings, picked up his 13th straight win dating back to last season. He gave up three runs on seven hits on Friday to bump his record to 3-0 for the year.
Jarrett came on with runners on first and second and no outs in the seventh and struck out the first two hitters he faced in the frame and got an inning-ending fly out to end the MSU scoring threat.
Melancon struck out three in the ninth, but had to work an extra batter after a wild pitch on what would have been a game-ending strikeout allowed MSU's Jeff Butts to reach first base. Melancon bounced back to strikeout Brad Corley in the next at bat to end the contest.
MSU's Alan Johnson (1-1) was charged with the loss after giving up eight runs, only four which were earned, on nine hits in four innings of work
Offensively, the Wildcats finished with 12 hits in the game, eight of which came with two outs.
The top four hitters in the UA batting order, Trevor Crowe, Jeff Van Houten, Jordan Brown and Nick Hundley, went a combined 10 for 18 (.556) with six runs scored and five RBI. Van Houten (3 for 5, 2 R, RBI) and Brown (3 for 5, 2 R, RBI) extended their hitting streaks to 24 and 18 straight games, respectively.
Chris Frey chipped in with a 2 for 3-night with two RBI and a run scored.
Trailing 1-0 after the first half of an inning, Hundley hit a two-out triple to right center to score Jordan Brown from first to tie the game at 1-1.
Aided by the first of three MSU errors in the game, the Wildcats tacked on four more two-out runs to take a 5-1 lead in the second on Crowe's two-run triple and run-scoring singles by Van Houten and Brown.
After MSU pulled within three with a run in the third, a fielder's choice RBI by Bill Rhinehart and a two-out, two-run single in the fourth by Frey pushed the Arizona advantage to 8-2.
Crowe manufactured Arizona's final run in fifth after tagging up at first on a fly ball to center, stealing third base and scoring on throwing error on a failed pickoff attempt by Bulldog catcher Thomas Berkery.
Arizona and Mississippi State will meet up for the second game of the three-game set at 4 p.m. on Saturday. UA's Kevin Guyette is slated to make the start on the mound.
Friday's game was delayed for 13 minutes after the automated sprinkler system came on in the top of the sixth inning. After rain delays last Saturday and Sunday against Texas, it marked the third straight contest that water of some sort has delayed an Arizona game ... Arizona's eight two-out runs on Friday pushed its season total to 73 two-out runs for the year. The Wildcats have scored 46 percent of their runs with two outs this year ... The 16 strikeouts on Friday eclipsed the previous season high of 15 set by Kevin Guyette in a complete game loss against UC Riverside on Feb. 26 ... Arizona is averaging 10.9 strikeouts per nine innings this season ... Mississippi State's three errors marked the 12th game this season that an Arizona opponent has committed multiple defensive miscues. The Wildcats played error-free for seventh time this year.


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Stem Cell Transplants Help Repair Spinal Cord Injuries in Rats
The researchers also looked at the motor skills of transplanted rats vs. the controls. One month after the surgery, the control rats were not able to move their hind limbs in a coordinated fashion and the limbs could not support their bodies. The hind limbs of the treated animals had regained some movement and were able to partially support the weight of the rats' bodies.
"Their walking certainly wasn't normal," says McDonald. "But this functional recovery was especially encouraging because the cells were transplanted nine days after the spinal cord injury -- a time period that had not yet been explored."
W. Dalton Dietrich, PhD, tells WebMD that he thinks the well done study reports new data regarding strategies to promote recovery of function following spinal cord injury in rats. Dietrich is the scientific director of the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis at the University of Miami School of Medicine.
"Strategies including stem cell transplantation may some day be used to treat paralysis after spinal cord injury," says Dietrich, who was not involved in the study. "The behavioral improvement seen with delayed transplantation is extremely important from the clinical perspective. Whether stem cells or other transplantation strategies represent the best strategy to enhance recovery after spinal cord injury remains to be determined."
Dennis J. Maiman, MD, PhD, stresses that these results are preliminary. While very exciting, he notes that there are still many problems that could arise. Maiman is the medical director of the Spinal Cord Injury Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.
"The biggest issue of all may be that human motor behavior is more complicated," says Maiman. "Even if cells grow, it does not mean they will work. Also, in the real world, you often have to contend with blood, scarring, and other problems that were not mimicked in this model."
Vital Information:
- In a preliminary study, researchers have transplanted the embryonic stem cells of mice into rats with spinal cord injuries.
- The transplanted cells did survive and grow, improving movement in the injured rats.
- In humans, transplanting stem successfully does not guarantee the cells will function normally.

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|May 16, 2008
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|Richard F. Zarr
|Original Assignee
|National Semiconductor Corporation
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|Patent Citations (10), Non-Patent Citations (9), Referenced by (6), Classifications (11), Legal Events (2)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
The present invention relates to control of power supplied to various devices such as LEDs using a frequency spreading technique.
Various circuits are known to control the supply of power, voltage, and/or current to electrical devices such as light sources of the LED and incandescent type. The supply of power is controlled for various reasons, such as dimming the light output of the light source. One technique used to control dimming of these types of light sources is pulse width modulation (PWM). In implementing the PWM technique the power supply produces a pulse whose time duration (width) is controlled during a fixed period of time. This is done repetitively. The pulse width relative to the fixed time is referred to as the duty cycle. This is shown in
In the control of the lighting devices using PWM, the longer the duration of the power pulse P (that is, the larger its duty cycle), the brighter the light output will be. For example, if the pulse duty cycle is 50% of the fixed time period, the source light output will be about 50% of its rated value or, conversely, dimmed by 50%. By selecting the pulse P duty cycle using PWM, the dimming of the light source can be controlled to any desired level.
While control of the light source output can be successfully accomplished using PWM, a significant disadvantage exists. This is due to the fact that repetitive production of the power pulse P is often at a frequency such that its harmonics can cause interference with the radio frequency spectrum. Accordingly, a need exists to be able to supply power to devices (such as light sources, as well as other devices) in a manner such that the output of the devices can be controlled (such as dimming of a light source output), but without having the problem of possibly producing interference with the radio frequency spectrum.
In accordance with the invention, a method and apparatus are provided for producing output power in a variable manner to control various types of devices, such as light sources. The method and apparatus of the invention operate to control the total energy delivered to the device during a fixed time period in a pseudo random manner. In a preferred embodiment a pseudo random code is used to control the energy supplied to the device during a fixed time period. A binary type pseudo random code is defined as one that produces a series of one and zero bits in a random manner but is deterministic. In the invention, the pseudo random code is used so that when a one bit occurs the device is supplied power. Of course, the opposite approach can be used in that a zero bit will cause supply of power to the device. In operation, over a fixed time period or cycle, the pseudo random code will have a number of one bits whose total time of occurrence over a cycle will be equal to that of a duty cycle corresponding to the desired power output. For example, assuming that a light source such as an TED is being powered and a 50% light output or dimming is required, the number of one bits in the pseudo random code sequence will have a time duration that would correspond to the 50% duty cycle obtained using the PWM technique. The pseudo random code sequence is repeated over time at a rate such that there is no flicker perceived by the human. The invention can produce power output over a range corresponding to 0-100% by applying a pseudo random code sequence for each selected step within the range. For example, if the power output is to be selected in increments of 1%, there would be one hundred different pseudo random code sequences. Using PWM, this would correspond to different duty cycles from 1 to 100%. The different code sequences can be produced by algorithms that are stored in a memory (such as a ROM or read only memory) and then individually selected from the ROM and used to operate a circuit (such as a serial feedback shift register) that produces the one and zero bits that control the supply of the power to the device.
Supplying power in accordance with the invention significantly reduces or even eliminates the problem of interference with the radio frequency spectrum since the one bits that apply the power are normally spread out over the entire time of a power cycle and are of a shorter time duration than that of the single pulse produced using the PWM technique.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention become more apparent upon reference to the following specification and annexed drawings in which:
Different levels of power can be produced by selecting different codes. For example, if a power level of 60% is desired, then a code having 60% of one bits over a cycle would be selected. Different pseudo random codes can be produced using different algorithms as is well-known to a person of ordinary skill in the art. In one embodiment of the invention the code sequences can be stored in a ROM and selected depending upon the output power that is desired. For example, if there are to be one hundred selectable levels of power, then that would be one hundred different pseudo random codes. The degree of power level selection can be made as fine or coarse as desired by providing more or fewer of the different code sequences.
The code sequence is repeated at a rate high enough to satisfy the power delivery application. For example, if the device that is supplied the power is a light source, the repetition rate, or frequency, of the code sequence is made sufficiently high so that there will be no flicker of the light. Considering that the light source to be supplied the power is an LED, a repetition frequency of about 30 KHz appears to be acceptable.
The output bits of the selected code sequence from the circuit 34 are supplied to the modulation input of a digitally controlled power supply 40. The power supply 40 turns on and off in response to the modulation input and is designed to provide either constant current or constant voltage depending on the requirements of the load when on. The output of the power supply 40 is connected to the load and, by repetitive application of the bits from the selected code sequence, the load is supplied power at the level corresponding to the selected pseudo random code sequence.
The load can be any type of device to whose input the power level is to be selected and controlled in order to control its output or operation. For example, the load can be one or more incandescent lamps or one or more LEDs. Here, selection and control of the input power controls the light output. The load also can be a motor, such as those used for operating hand tools like drills and saws to control operating speed. Particular utility is found with respect to control of LEDs, which are finding increasing use when a number are assembled together to be used as a light source, used for backlighting of an electronic device such as an LED television receiver display, lighting for the control panel of an automobile or aircraft, heaters or Peltier thermoelectric coolers that are used in many different applications including electronics, etc.
Specific features of the invention are shown in one or more of the drawings for convenience only, as each feature may be combined with other features in accordance with the invention. Alternative embodiments will be recognized by those skilled in the art and are intended to be included within the scope of the claims. Accordingly, the above description should be construed as illustrating and not limiting the scope of the invention. All such obvious changes and modifications are within the patented scope of the appended claims.
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Atlanta intercepted New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees five times and ended his NFL-record touchdown streak in a 23-13 win over the Saints on Thursday.
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Title: Mobile GIS In Your Pocket
Philip Hanley, GISP, ERGIS
Abstract:Mobile GIS has gone from the professional level and expensive field data collectors to simple easy to use applications that you can place on your Smartphone. Several application developers have now come out with free or very inexpensive applications that allow the user to bring in maps and aerial imagery on your device and they in turn can be used in a verity of ways. You can now not only use maps and imagery as a base map but also collect data in the form of geographical location points, collect information about what is at those points and even take photographs that are geo-tagged so the user can publishing desktop maps and reports. This collected information can also be sent out to social media sites as well as your office or place of work and home.
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Mike Sharp, Oklahoma Office of Geographic Information
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Title: OKSCAUG: Membership Has Its Privileges
Shellie Willoughby, GISP, Oklahoma Office of Geographic Information / Oklahoma Conservation Commission and Vice President of OKSCAUG
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Shellie Willoughby is the current Vice President for SCAUG. Shellie is the GIS Specialist for the Oklahoma Conservation Commission for which she has worked for the past 12years. She also serves as the Assistant State Geographic Information Coordinator for the Oklahoma Office of Geographic Information. While working for the Oklahoma Conservation Commission she has been involved in the coordination efforts of the Oklahoma GI Council, the Oklahoma Office of Geographic Information and has coordinated the nationally recognized GIS Day at Capitol for the past 8 years. She has a Bachelor and Masters of Science degree in Geography from Oklahoma State University.
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Title: Using ArcGIS Online to Extend Your Company's Reach
Meredith Reeder, GISP, Willbros
Abstract: ArcGIS Onlineis a cloud-based geospatial content management system for storing and managing maps, data, and other geospatial information. With ArcGIS Online you can create, access, manage and share your content. Willbros is currently using ArcGIS Online to port projects to the iPad. We will look at the steps to get your project from your desktop to an iPad or other mobile device. As well as, what is coming in the future with ArcGIS Online.
Presenter Bio: Meredith Reeder, GISP
Ms. Reeder is the GIS Coordinator for Willbros Engineering Inc., with over 30 years of experience in mapping and GIS work. Her farsighted approach to technology has kept her in tune with the rapid changes in software and equipment. This attention to detail and forward thinking has kept her in leadership positions throughouther career. She has taught GIS classes at TCC since 1997. Her current duties include overseeing the development of projects, as well as overseeing the GIS staff and coordinating efforts between remote offices. Initiating feasibility studies for bids. Analyzing routes to see where modifications need to be made for increased the ease of construction. Creation of route books for use in the field for both field reconnaissance and discussions with clients.
Title: US Topo: The New Generation of Topographic Maps
Darryl S. Williams, USGS Geospatial Liaison for Oklahoma , U.S. Geological Survey, South Central Area
Abstract:The US Topo is the new generation of digital topographic maps from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Arranged in the traditional 7.5-minute quadrangle format, digital US Topo maps look and feel like the traditional paper topographic maps. However, US Topo maps provide modern technical advantages that support wider and faster public distribution and enable basic, on-screen geographic analysis.
US Topo maps are available free on the Web through the USGS Store. Each map quadrangle is constructed in PDF format with geospatial extensions (GeoPDF®) format from key layers of geographic data: orthoimagery, roads, geographic names, contours and hydrographic features, found in The National Map. The National Map is a nationwide collection of integrated geospatial data from local, State, Federal, and other sources. As the US Topo product evolves, the USGS will incorporate additional data layers from The National Map.
Presenter Bio: Darryl S. Williams
Darryl Williams is a Cartographer with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), South Central Area, and is located at the USGS Oklahoma Water Science Center in Oklahoma City, OK. Darryl has been with the USGS for 33 years and during his years of service he has held a variety of programmatic and production related jobs in mapping and geospatial data program activities.
During the past five years, Darryl has worked as a member of the USGS Geospatial Liaisons nationwide network as the USGS Geospatial Liaison for Oklahoma. Darryl served at different times of his career as the USGS Liaison for the States of Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. Darryl has a BS degree in Mathematics from Langston University in Langston, OK.


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Liberal senior golfer Alex Colvin seems to be saving his best for last. Colvin shot a 78 for fifth place Tuesday at Willow Tree Golf Course. Last week Colvin shot a 77 at Great Bend. Colvin and the Redskins compete at the regional golf tournament Monday at Smoky Hills in Hays. Hays, Great Bend, McPherson, Newton, Salina Central, Salina South, and Liberal will compete. The top three teams and the top five indiduals not on those three teams qualify for state. Colvin's interiview aired during the Sportsguys last week.
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L.A. folk duo, HoneyHoney, embarked on a co-headlining tour, with singer/songwriter Joshua James, September 21 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The "Ten Buck Tour" made a stop at Austin's famous Stubb's BBQ Sunday, September 25. If you weren't able to make it, here is a recap of the night.
Kicking of the night was Americana artist, Levi Lowery. Lowrey was a perfect start to the evening with an intimate set filled with emotion and heart. His time on stage was short and sweet, holding everyone captive with each story told through the songs Lowrey played. This kind of start was a great hook/line/sinker into the rest of the evening.
Next on stage was co-headliner Joshua James. To put Joshua's set in a word; it would be "passionate." Every song James performed was delivered with charisma and soul. Between Levi Lowrey and Joshua James, the night was shaping up to a perfectly matched up marriage of bands spanning the folk/singer/songwriter genres.
Finally, HoneyHoney takes the stage. starting off with a song titled "Back To You", and sprinkling the set with songs from the band's previous release, "First Rodeo", and giving the fans a taste of what's to come in the release of their upcoming release, "Billy Jack", and even throwing a Hank Williams Jr. cover. Every tune HoneyHoney played was done with the incredible energy that is characteristic of the duo. The party never stopped between songs with the hilarious banter between Suzanne Santos and Ben Jaffe began. The highlight of the night was hearing the favorite, "Little Toy Gun" revised, and seeing a dance party break out among the audience members.
Santos and Jaffe did not fail to give Austin a stellar show in every way; from the openers to their own set. HoneyHoney puts their heart and soul into every song and it becomes very obvious when they take the stage, and because of this it causes every song the band writes to translate nearly flawlessly live. If you have not seen HoneyHoney's live set, check out the band's website and facebook to find out when they are playing a venue near you, and catch them live.


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Costumed interpreters will bring history to life as you tour and engage with the different houses on the property. You'll start with the 1830s Jones Stock Farm, the homestead of Henry and Nancy Jones, where you can help harvest crops, grind corn and feed livestock, as well as learn about the hardships of the time. Next move on the 1860s Ryon Prairie Home, where you'll meet Colonel Ryon and learn about what it was like on the ranch when it was rapidly expanding. In the grand 1890s Davis Victorian Mansion you'll discover a working blacksmith shop, an exhibit on the transportation of longhorn cattle to market, high tea on the porch and what like was life for a freed slave after the Civil War. The tour concludes with the 1930s George Ranch House, with original barns, cattle-roping and crafts demonstrations and interactive programs showcasing ranch life during the 30s and 40s.
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With the signing of K Olindo Mare, K John Kasay became expendable.
Kasay, 41, has been with the Panthers since the team's inception.
"If I know John, he's an extremely competitive individual and will want to continue kicking in this league," Panthers GM Marty Hurney said of Kasay's release.
Last year, Carolina cut it's Quarterback Jake Delhomme. Cutting Kasay is something that many Panther fans never thought would happen. Most thought that Kasay would retire on his own terms, however, that appears to not be the case.
Kasay is by far the leading scorer in Panthers team history with 1,482 points. The next closest Panther is Steve Smith with 362.
Kasay will be replaced by Olindo Mare, signed today to a 4-year, $12 million deal. Mare, unlike Kasay, can still both kick field goals and kickoff -- something Kasay hasn't done in several years.


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Hi, I am trying to learn about stacks and heaps but everywhere I look examples of this are really basic with maybe two integers and one class in the program. I want to understand how the stack and heap works with multiple classes and objects. I have this sample program could someone explain what goes in the stack and what goes in the heap? What would the stack and heap look like by point A?
If you could help me understand this I would much appreciate this
using System; using System.Collections; namespace stackHeap { //--- Application entry class. class SelectionListExample { public static void Main () { Console.WriteLine ("SelectionList Examples. "); SelectionList list = new SelectionList (); list.Add ("February.", "June.", "July.", "October.", "November."); //>>> POINT A <<< int result = list.Display (); Console.WriteLine ("You selected item {0}.", result); Console.WriteLine ("=== end of program. "); } // end Main method } // end SelectionListExample class //--- A class for displaying a list of options and returning the user's selection. public class SelectionList { private ArrayList items; public SelectionList () { this.items = new ArrayList (); } //--- Add one or more list items. public void Add (params String[] items) { this.items.AddRange (items); } // end Add method //--- Display the list to the user, get a valid list item selection //--- and return the number of the item selected. //--- Returns 0 if list is exited with no selection. public int Display () { // Display list of items to the user. Console.WriteLine (); Console.WriteLine (" 0. No selection."); for (int i=1; i<=items.Count; i++) { Console.WriteLine (" {0}. {1}", i, (String)items[i-1]); } // Get a valid list selection. int selection = 0; bool ok = false; while (!ok) try { Console.Write (" Enter selection : "); selection = Convert.ToInt32 (Console.ReadLine()); if (selection>=0 && selection<=items.Count) ok = true; // Valid input selection made. else Console.WriteLine ("*** Invalid selection, try again. "); } catch (Exception) { Console.WriteLine ("*** Invalid selection, try again. "); } // End of input selection loop. return selection; } // end display method } // end Selectionlist class } // end namespace.
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Except for The Carpenter's Christmas Portrait, and I only like that because I once made out to it in its entirety as it played on the radio, the snow falling silently outside, my boyfriend and I kissing and kissing, nestled together in the warm back seat of a police cruiser.
It's the kind of a moment a girl just never forgets.
As I have confessed previously, in general, I enjoy the younger man. The vast majority of my boyfriends have been younger, and I started dating younger men as soon as they could be younger and not be significantly jailbait. My very first younger man, the man who snogged with me in the prowler that cold wintry night in Vermont, was Ben; he was sixteen; I was twenty.
I met him the fall I turned twenty with the express purpose of taking his virginity. We had been thrown together by fate and my sluttiness and the guiding hand of Ben's older brother's bossy sister, Cindy, who was in a play with me. I met Ben, I thought he was hott, and Cindy suggested that not only was his cherry ripe for the plucking, but that I was the slut to pluck it.
I did. We spent a night together in Cindy and Big Brother's big bed. I don't remember much of it, other than I faked an orgasm, which I did a lot until my rich but unpleasant lover taught me to use my hand to come, but I liked Ben a lot. We took a shower together the morning after we slept together, and I remember this moment when I looked at him as I was rinsing my hair, and he just had this look like he could not believe that he had fallen awake into this fantasy—that moment I remember distinctly.
We fell in love rather quickly, and I really did love him a lot, though as it turned out not as much as I'd thought I did. One very good thing about having a boyfriend who's still high school while you're in college is that it's pretty easy to continue to fuck whomever you want, which I did, with abandon. So I suppose I discovered my leanings toward polyamory, as well as my leanings toward younger men, synchronically in my falling for baby Ben.
Just before Christmas, the day I'd come home from college and the day before my family and I were to drive to Philly to celebrate the holiday as we did every year, Ben called me and told me he had a wrestling match at my old high school. It was snowing lightly, but I convinced my parents to let me take the car to go see Ben wrestle, even though we were driving that same newly-tuned vehicle eight hours to Philly the next day.
I drove, I saw him wrestle in his singlet, I think he lost his match. (Is there anything cuter than a white boy in a wrestling singlet? I think not.) We made out. He had to leave. His bus was filling up with his teammates.
Impetuously, I offered to drive him home, back to St. Johnsbury, all the way on the other side of the state of Vermont, about two hours away. I had no idea how far it was. I had never driven there, but love makes you do the wacky, and I offered and he said yes.
We drove, and the air and the roads got whiter and whiter. I always feel when I'm driving into snow that I'm driving into the ends of a giant pom-pom, like God's great cheerleaders are eternally shaking their pom-poms at me, cheering me on into this deaf oblivion. The snow fell silent around us, and we talked and tried to find something New Wave to listen to on the radio.
I remember that I was driving with one hand on the steering wheel; my other was holding Ben's. I lifted his hand to my mouth and I kissed it, tenderly. Just then the car took a sudden lurch off the side of the road, the right wheels seemed to be stuck in a right-veering groove, and slowly, balletically, gently, the car went down a ditch, up a hill, and came to rest full stop when it crashed into a stand of firs.
The engine still ran, but the car wouldn't move. We sat there, completely fine, but stunned, the full enormity of the issue hovering above apparitional and not yet settling upon us. This strange kind of post-apocalyptic snowy hush muffled everything around us, and there was nothing but the dark and the white and the black outline of trees as far as we could see.
It was 1982, well before cellphones. We were stuck in the middle of nowhere, Vermont, in a car that wouldn't move. We stayed in the car with the engine running and the heat going.
After a very short time, a cop showed up. I'm not sure how he knew we were there—maybe had some kind of weird cop psychic power, maybe someone in a house we couldn't see heard or saw the crash and called him. The cop was this fiftyish looking guy; he had white hair and the busdriver green uniform of the Vermont State Police. He asked us our names, he got my license and registration, he looked at me closely to see if I'd been drinking or smoking pot—I had not—and then he put me and Ben in the back of the cruiser while he figured out what to do.
It was very toasty in the back of the cruiser. Officer Psychic liked his heat on high. And he, unlike me, seemed to like Christmas music. We sat in the warm cruiser, completely aware that our lives were severely fucked once our parents found out what we had done—especially me and mine—and naturally we started making out.
Ben looked a lot like Emilio Estevez in RepoMan. He had that black spiky gelled hair, that pallid skin, those rose-tinted lips, that pale pink of blush over his cheeks, that unsuccessful attempt at bad attitude. He had tiny brown moles on his milky skin, the skin of a person who should not spend a lot of time out in the sun. He wore a lot of thermal weave shirts with the necks cut off. He smelled like acrid pine.
He was a fantastic kisser, and we would make out for hours, even though we had the full consenting adult permission to fuck. For hours and hours, drunk with spit and hormones, we would lie together, our tongues making languid circles around each other. And then we'd fuck and suck but we always went back to making out. In a lot of ways, Ben was my last teenage love because we expressed our love with our mouths and our hands, even if we fucked like muskrats when we had the opportunity. Which was often.
So there in the back of the prowler was no exception. Our mouths found each others and we kissed and kissed, the dread and the doom of our respective parents' reactions held at bay in this snowy limbo, the metal cage separating us from Officer Psychic, who once he had made whatever arrangements for someone to call our families returned to the car and sat in the front seat, a mute and long-suffering witness to our committed face sucking.
Just us. Just kissing. Just Karen Carpenter singing, telling us that thought it had been said, many times, many ways, merry Christmas, to us. Just us, the hot cruiser, and our teenage love burning like sweet wine in our mouths.


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Five Other Embarrassing Answers to the 'Age of the Earth' Question
From Rand Paul to Rick Perry, and a bunch of other people also!
Marco Rubio may have provided the world with the most recent embarrassing explanation for the age of the Earth — which, thanks to radiometric dating, and regardless of what some religious fanatics may claim, is about 4.54 billion years old — but he's, sadly, in good company. Here are five other political office-holders who were recently asked the same question and failed miserably with their response.
During a talk on climate change in October of 2006, Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer polled the audience on whether it though the Earth was "hundreds of millions of years old" or "less than a million years old." He then declared that he needed the support of lawmakers who didn't think the "Earth is 4,000 years old." Well, Roger Kooperman, a state representative who was in audience, was one of "at least two people" who raised a hand for the "less than a million" option. He later told a newspaper that Schweitzer's comments "insulted many Christian people and other people of faith that arrived at that position other than the way I arrived at it." And whose evidence is just as good, we're sure.
Speaking of state legislators: Arizona State Senator Sylvia Allen, while making the case from uranium mining in a June 2009 hearing, said, "The Earth's been here for six thousand years ... long before anybody had environmental laws and somehow it hasn't been done away with." The irony is that the moronic point she was trying to make could have been even more persuasive with a more accurate figure!
Another rising star in the GOP, Rand Paul, refused to answer when he was asked how old the world is during a question and answer session at a meeting of the Christian Homeschool Educators of Kentucky in June of 2010. "I forgot to say I was only taking easy questions," Paul joked ... except he was serious. "I'm gonna pass on the age of the Earth. I think I'm just gonna have to pass on that one."
During an October 2010 debate, Alaska Governor Sean Parnell was asked whether the Earth was closer to 6,000 years old or 6 billion years old. Parnell responded, "Only God knows." When pressed, he insisted, "I really don't know. For either one of us to do it is quite speculative." Not really though: His opponent quickly answered 6 billion, and he was correct. No speculation necessary.
Finally, on August 18, 2011, Texas Governor and brand-new presidential candidate Rick Perry was asked by an unbearably manipulative woman, via her helpless child, how old the Earth is. "I don't have any idea," Perry said to the mother, though talking to her child-puppet. "I know it's pretty old. Um, so it goes back a long long ways. I'm not sure anybody actually knows completely and absolutely how long, uh, the Earth is." Hey, at least he admitted it's "pretty old."


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Calling all gamers! Moraine Park Technical College's third LAN party will take place this month, with the
main attraction being Microsoft's recently released Halo 3.
The free gaming event runs from 4 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25, in the Cyber Center cafeteria on Moraine Park's Fond du Lac campus.
The Halo 3 Tournament is for experienced gamers. It begins with a warm-up from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., with the competition running from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Participants are required to bring their own controller and a play and charge kit. If that isn't possible, submit a request when registering and gear will be supplied at no cost if available.
Free-for-all PC gaming takes place from 4 p.m. until the Halo 3 tournament starts. Refreshments will be available from 6 to 6:30 p.m., with proceeds going to the Moraine Park Computer Club. PC users are asked to arrive before 4 p.m. to set up their equipment. They need to bring their monitor, tower, keyboard, mouse, headphones, power cables and an Ethernet cable at least seven feet long, plus original copies of games they wish to play. (Copies of games will not be provided.)
Sponsors of the LAN party are Game Crazy of Fond du Lac, NewEgg, Ideazon, Bawls, Vroom Foods Inc. and K107.1 FM of Fond du Lac.
Registration is required by Oct. 22 and space is limited with a few left. Gamers must be ages 18 and up. To register, contact Zach Wagner at (920) 960-2663 or email@example.com, or sign up with Adam Ninmann in Room A-107 at Moraine Park's Fond du Lac campus or at Game Crazy, 459 W. Johnson St., Fond du Lac.
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Fighting between rival militias in DR Congo makes it impossible for officials to find out how many Grauer's gorillas are left.
14:57, UK, Tuesday 25 September 2012
The rescue of two baby gorillas from poachers in the Democratic Republic of Congo has highlighted the threat they are under from ongoing violence in the region, wildlife officials have said.
The two apes were saved in the space of a week, but Emmanuel de Merode, the director of the Virunga National Park, said it was likely several other gorillas were killed in the abduction.
"Baby gorilla trafficking is terribly damaging for endangered gorilla populations because many members of the gorilla's family will probably have been killed to obtain the infant," he said.
The first baby gorilla, a nine-month-old female now named Isangi, was brought to wildlife authorities on September 13 by a community conservation group that said it had rescued the infant from a local militia group called Raiya Mutomboko, which means Angry People in Swahili.
The second was seized in a sting operation in the city of Goma on September 20 by rangers and local officials acting on a tip-off.
"Posing as a buyer, a park contact went to the house to see what information he could gather. A man produced a small backpack with a baby gorilla inside that he was hoping to sell," park officials said on their blog.
The four-month-old female has been named Baraka, which means Blessing in Swahili.
Baraka's captors claimed they had rescued the infant gorilla from the Walikale area where several armed groups compete for control of mines.
The two infants are now being cared for at the Senkwekwe sanctuary in the park, which is also home to three mountain gorilla orphans whose parents were killed in 2007.
They will spend three-months in quarantine together under the care of three wardens.
Vet Eddy Kambale said in a statement that Isangi was in good shape but Baraka was weak and dehydrated.
Fighting between rival militia groups in the region has made it impossible for the authorities to find out how many Grauer's gorillas, also known as eastern lowland gorillas, have been killed.
The species only exists in eastern DR Congo and experts estimate that fewer than 4,000 remain, down from about 17,000 in 1995.
Virunga has a small family of Grauer's gorillas but most of the apes live in Kahuzi Biega national park and forests, including the Walikale area.
Officials fear a recent decision to allow oil exploration in the Unesco World Heritage Site could put the apes at further risk but the country's hydrocarbons minister says it could bring much needed security.
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Anna Karenina
by Leo Tolstoy
Anna Karenina Part 2, Chapter 19 Summary
- On the day of the races mentioned in the previous chapter, Vronsky comes a bit earlier than usual to eat lunch in the regimental mess. He's leaning over a French novel, but he's not really reading—he just doesn't want anyone coming up and talking to him.
- He's preoccupied (as usual) with thoughts of Anna, who he hasn't seen in three days.
- He thinks up an excuse to visit her by saying that Betsy sent him to see if she would be going to the races.
- Two officers go over and try to talk to Vronsky about his eating and drinking before the race. They irritate him.
- Next, Yashvin, a captain, goes over to Vronsky and is well received, by contrast.
- Yashvin is Vronsky's best friend in the regiment. He's also a man who doesn't seem to have any morals. He's described as a gambler and a rake. (A rake is an old-fashioned term for a "player." Yashvin is a player who enjoys breaking ladies' hearts without ever getting tied down.)
- Vronsky likes Yashvin for a lot of reasons: he's strong, he's a great drinker, he's got a lot of character, and he can do any number of things with great skill in spite of all his drinking. Most of all, Vronsky believes that Yashvin likes Vronsky for who he really is.
- Vronsky also feels that Yashvin would be the only friend he has who could possibly understand his desperate love for Anna.
- The two men chat about Yashvin's gambling and Vronsky's chances for winning the steeplechase, and then the two head over to Vronsky's place for a bit of drinking.
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An alien entity was captured in the photograph of a government worker. It was observed standing next to it, as reported by a UFO magazine. This incident took place in Bacolod City, Philippines on March 1, 2013 at 4pm. The incident was also reported by a leading newspaper in the Philippines. The UFO magazine also included a report from that newspaper.
The report begins by describing the alien, and how it appeared in a photo of the government employee.
"An employee of the Bacolod City Treasurer's Office was surprised to see a 2-feet tall figure that looked like an extra terrestrial creature standing beside her in her photo taken by a fellow city employee in front of the Bacolod City Government Center at about 4 p.m. yesterday."
The report then mentions the name of the employee and also describes how the photo was taken. It also describes what the employee saw, when she looked at her photo.
"The employee, identified as a certain Emily Santodelsis, had requested her co-worker, Arian Ponce, to take a solo picture of her using her cell phone. When she looked at the photo later, she saw a strange looking creature that looked like an alien from outer space standing beside her.
The report also mentions another photo of the same employee, in which she appeared to have been hit by lightning.
"In another photo of Santodelsis, taken on the same day, there appeared a streak that looked as if she was being hit by lightning in the head."
The report further describes how the employee was disturbed by this incident. It also tells us how her colleague tried to help her with prayers.
"One of her co-workers prayed over her after the experience because she was scared and shaken by what she saw on her cell phone."
The report then describes how several other government employees saw her, while her picture was being taken, and how they could not see the alien.
"Several personnel of the Public Order and Safety Office, who were on duty to secure the vicinity of the government center for the arrival of the Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines, as well as other city employees who were preparing to go home, saw Emily while her picture was being taken but did not see any creature beside her."
The report finally describes how other government employees have also claimed observing such aliens in the recent past.
"Some employees have claimed that they had seen about four of these extra terrestrial beings in the area."
Only additional research will help us understanding the nature of these sightings.
The Canadian is willing to do more research in this field, and inform the people about these sightings. However, we do not have the required funds for supporting such research. UFO readers have donated less than $30 to such research out of a needed $5000, and that until there is much more support, there will continue to be a lack of financial resources.


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How Are Those Toxic Contracts Coming Along, Guys?
Anyway, along come the politicians who quite frankly know nothing about derivatives and risk management and they propose this plan that on the face of it looks reasonable. But to the quant it's a very similar game to the one that they'd played before. All you have to do is invent new contracts that are sufficiently complicated that they might pose a danger, they don't even have to be contracts with any meaningful economic justification anymore. The contract has to be 'difficult to value.' But what's difficult to a government accountant is going to be easy for you guys! Once you've come up with a suitable contract, just sell it to a friend at another bank. Pocket the money. And then your friends says "Ohmigod, what have I bought?" And he puts it into the troubled-asset depository. Then you swap roles so he gets to trouser the cash. Result…everyone's a winner. I leave you to work out the details. You may want to speak to a lawyer first.
There are a couple of plans on the table. Which do you think is better?
Plan A: Put all toxic contracts into separate banks/vehicles. Winners: Bankers. Losers: Taxpayer.
Plan B: Nationalize banks and change accountancy rules. Winners: Taxpayer. Losers: Bankers. (See Moral Hazard for the Masses.)
I think I can guess which one the UK government will go for, judging by their past record!


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I think as a Miami resident, I am probably not alone in ordering online health products. With more than five million residents, a large part of us are deeply concerned about toxins, heavy metals and radiation in our foods. So is E3Live, my provider of Blue Green Algae.
As such, I requested testing criteria from one of the suppliers of super-foods I eat daily. The radiation results from December of 2013 are at the end.
Testing procedures and the detection of toxins
An important step in E3Live's continual testing procedures is the detection of toxins.
Professor Fun Sun Chu is a member and scientific associate of the Food Research Institute and Dept. of Food Microbiology and Toxicology, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison.
Dr. Chu has worked for more than 25 years with some of the most potent toxins known, and is recognized internationally for tests he has developed which allow scientists to detect extremely low levels of natural toxins in foods, plant and animal tissues, as well as environmental samples.
One test that Dr. Chu developed, which is conducted on every batch of algae that is harvested, is an antibody test, specifically a sensitive enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay (ELISA) test.
Another test, high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) is also conducted on each batch of algae that is harvested. Every batch of algae must fall BELOW the acceptable established limit, which is set by Oregon State and Federal Dept of Agriculture, and their respective food safety divisions. That limit is less than 1 part per million (ppm); Earth's Essential Elements Aphanizomenon flos-aquae products test as non-detectable or less than 1 part per million for toxin.
Klamath Algae Products have a certificate on file for every batch of algae that is processed and bottled.
They are frequently asked about water quality and testing that they do as a harvester of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae coming from Upper Klamath Lake located in Southern Oregon.
The following is information to address these concerns.
The water quality of Klamath Lake is monitored by state and federal agencies including the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The results are a matter of public record.
As a harvester and supplier of AFA blue green algae, they monitor water quality throughout the year. Firstly, they have access to test results from Federal and State agencies, and during the harvest season they perform heavy metals and pesticide residue tests on the water and in their products.
They use standards and guidelines that are set for drinking water. This is done by approved independent laboratories specializing in food and water quality.
At the harvest site, they use all food grade equipment, and stainless steel cooling tanks. During harvesting, they immediately chill the algae to preserve the chlorophyll and nutritional content. They then immediately filter the algae to remove everything but the Aphanizomenon flos-aquae, thus ensuring a pure product. This all takes place before they transport the algae to a land-based site for transport to the freezers.
AFA products are tested for standard food safety. They do aerobic plate counts checking for bacteria, and test for E.Coli, Coliforms, S. Aureus, Yeast and Molds, and Listeria.
As with all food products, there are standard limits set by FDA and the Dept. of Agriculture, which they must meet for basic food safety. Seemingly, they meet or exceed all of these standards.
The standard tests are Mycrocycstis, Anatoxin, Saxotoxin and Neurotoxin.
Radiation test results from December 2013
Maxxam Job# B3L5163
First, let me be clear about radiation of all kinds. There is no safe level in that it is cumulative. However, finding any food without some trace of radiation is near impossible these days. The results from E3Live are impressive, however.
Gamma testing results for Cesium 134, 137 and Iodine 131 came in at less than 0.0010 per million. (<0.0010 Reportable Detection Limit – according to Becquerel, an independent testing agency)
This should apply to all of their extensive line of products. So:
In closing, the finest Blue Green Algae in the world comes from Klamath Lake. E3Live is doing its utmost to ensure the product is quality and safe. You guys rock.
And the rest of you guys and gals stay safe and stay informed.


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Quick Hi
By Tor Norbye on Nov 21, 2007
No screenshot-of-the-week this time; I'm taking the week off since the kids are out of school for whole the week. I'm having a lot of fun!
Meanwhile, Cindy Church has been busy creating more demo videos on netbeans.tv:
First, there's the classical
weblog tutorial,
and then there's showing how to
write and run unit tests in the IDE (where I'm incidentally also
using the Dark Pastels color theme I've discussed previously on this blog). We recently met and
recorded more material, so there are more screencasts in the pipeline. P.S.: Both screencasts are also available in higher definition as downloadable Quicktime files - see the "QuickTime format of this screencast" hyperlinks near the bottom.
Ok, back to vacation!


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One of the more notable oddities with "DayZ" stand-alone on Steam Early Access is the tendency of the zombies to find ways to get stuck in walls or floors. If you think it's because they act like walls aren't there, you'd be right. Zombie AI pathfinding is one of the things that Dean Hall and the rest of Bohemia Interactive plan to address, according to an update Saturday.
The "ArmA II" engine was never designed to handle the type of behaviors and situations that crop up in a zombie survival games like "DayZ." Bohemia Interactive has attempted to alter and upgrade the AI and pathfinding to better accommodate zombies with separate systems to handle outside and inside buildings but it never bore fruit. As a result, Hall announced on the official Tumblr that the team is scrapping the current system and going with a new approach that uses navigation meshes instead.
"A small program was developed to read through the world, load all the objects, and then work its way through tracing billions of lines to calculate the ability to move," Hall explained. "This then works out not only where outside you can walk, but inside as well. It gives great precision while still working for a very large scale world both indoor and outdoor."
You can see examples of the navigation meshes in the slideshow gallery but there's a potential performance impact here as Hall says the new meshes will eat up about 600mb of extra memory. The plan though is to mitigate this by upgrading the "DayZ" servers to 64-bit.
In addition to the navigation meshes, the "DayZ" team is working on a new rendering system for the game along with removing the action system that is activated by the mouse scroll wheel and replacing it with something simpler. There's also new content coming to the experimental severs including buildings and animals plus a new large-capacity police vest. Fireplaces are on their way as well which means allowing players to not only "craft" fireplaces but chop down wood trees to obtain wood as well.
There's no word on when all these changes will make their way into "DayZ" other than to say that the team is committed to monthly stable updates to the game. In between, there will be experimental releases to help with the release of stable releases.


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Electric Franklin Guestbook Archives: 2011
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Benjamin Franklin was a remarkable man. Since I was a young lady and read much about him and his contemporaries, I have always wondered about one thing. How did his son William get the middle name of Temple? I am a Temple and it is a couriousness that I have always had about his son's name but cannot find any reasoning at all, anywhere.
Sherry A. Temple [12-26-2011] »»»
This helps a lot since I'm learning about American revolution in school
Cuti123 [12-26-2011] »»»
Thank you for putting up this site.
David Watts, Purple Heart recipient, from Maine [12-18-2011] »»»
aloha ballesteros [12-13-2011] »»»
this is my second time doing a project on Benjamin Franklin. He was a very interesting man. I am doing a powerpoint for my 10th grade U.S. history I class, hopefully it turns out well. (:
krysta parrell [12-10-2011] »»»
Thanks sooo much, doing a paper on Ben for my big bro.
Elaina Trulock, nj [12-03-2011] »»»
Your cool Ben that's my brothers name but it's benny
Lily [12-03-2011] »»»
we love you we all said that in our school
Emily, 15 new jersey [12-01-2011] »»»
i love him so much
kiara, 13 new jersey [12-01-2011] »»»
Doing a research paper on him.
Amber, 14 [11-23-2011]
i love to learn knew things.
mackenzie, 9 years old [11-22-2011] »»»
i would like to take info about ben so please send me info.
sally, 12 [11-22-2011] »»»
i used it for a research project.
Sarah, New Jersey [11-21-2011]
I love this websight
chrisbrickel, Ny York [11-21-2011] »»»
We used this in school and now I'm using it for another school report. There is better information here because I being in sixth grade understand everything.
Peter [11-16-2011] »»»
i like this site
someone, los angles [11-12-2011] »»»
It was helpful for my homework thz
blaise, 13 [11-07-2011] »»»
Very helpful, thank you!
Lauren [11-07-2011] »»»
franklin rocks the world duuuuuuudddeeeee
Kay Anne and Orion [11-02-2011] »»»
its awsomeeeeee
Kelsi Naylor [11-01-2011] »»»
As history lovers, we search for life enriching information for ourselves and for those we Home School. Wonderful site! Thanks for sharing.
Rodger & Dawn McPherson, Ozark Mountains (Retired) [11-01-2011] »»»
It was helpful for my project
Nuala Glasheen, 10 Years Old [11-01-2011] »»»
in doing some genealogy research I discovered your website. I believe that there is an inconsistency in the date of Elizabeth Franklin, the first daughter of Josiah Franklin. You indicate that she was born 1638. I believe that it was actually 1678, which is in keeping with the ages of the other siblings of Benjamin Franklin. I don't believe that 1638 is correct, on the other account that her father wasn't born until 1657.
Darryl Brown, Kenneth City, FL [10-31-2011] »»»
Great website!
Lauren, az [10-31-2011] »»»
i love to read about ben but there are so long passages.
kairacatrer, 10 [10-30-2011] »»»
kenny highfield, 42 m al [10-28-2011] »»»
The life of Benjamin Franklin is a fascinating read. May we be so lucky to have men like him now that our country needs guidance! Minedga Archilla/St.Petersburg,Fl./D.C./Culebra,Puerto Rico
Mrs. Minedga Archilla-McNamee, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico/Old-Town,Alexandria,Va./St.Pete,Fl. [10-27-2011] »»»
were do u go to school
anonymous [10-25-2011]
I am researching Ben Franklin for Mrs. Bailey's class at WT Lewis in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Peyton Sims, age 10 [10-21-2011] »»»
This website rocks! I love the way you guys at ushistory put the learning into a new dimension!
Nathaniel Hartman [10-21-2011] »»»
a man of great sprit to succeed before or after failure
john bankroll beasley [10-18-2011] »»»
Yinjuan Chen, qingdao China [10-16-2011]
i like benjamin franklin
ms.love, i love benjamin franklin [10-13-2011] »»»
We love Ben Franklin! We are presently writing biographies and timelines about his wonderful inventions at school.
Mrs. Naquin's 4th grade class, Houma, LA 70363 [10-12-2011]
Wonderful tribute to Ben Franklin.
Roland Robustelli, Wake Forest, NC [10-12-2011] »»»
Please add more [detailed] information about Franklin's experiments using the Leyden jars, electrocuting a turkey, and meeting Mesmer in Paris. Thanks.
Kitty Wills [10-12-2011] »»»
loring [10-07-2011] »»»
essence, age 8 [10-07-2011] »»»
i love this place its awesome :)
trent j, winder [10-05-2011] »»»
i am doing a reasrearch paper and can not find the person or people whoi published this site. ot would be helpful to know so i can site this as a source. it has a ton of good usable i9nformation i need to be able to cite it!
Anna [10-03-2011] »»»
Wish you'd fix the game so if you had a jump you'd be required to take it. That's the way real checkers are played. Love the site otherwise.
Lena [10-03-2011] »»»
Ben Franklin Was A Great Man That Accomplished Many Great Things. Wish He Was Alive Today!
Ryan Perkins, Age 16, Mercer Co. Wv [09-30-2011] »»»
Reading Walter Isaacson's bio on Ben Franklin currently..this site provides great supplemental insight for those that are looking for additional info on Ben's life.
David Fabel, Long Island [09-29-2011] »»»
Ben Franklin had a very boring life
Erin [09-25-2011]
i love this site
Steven Rhodes, 20 years old at patriot academy [09-25-2011] »»»
I love benjamin franklins stuff because they help us live wat good mind god gave benjamin.
mylin mania, i live in texas [09-22-2011] »»»
Was trying to find family history of ben franklin. Was told he was related to my childrens father
Sonndra Foster, 64.Cameron, Mo [09-16-2011] »»»
Ben Franklin would have made a great a president.
Tyer Rasmussen [09-13-2011]
Michael Tomczak [09-12-2011] »»»
It a pity Franklin is not alive today.We could all do with some wisdom !
Ralph Batchelor [09-09-2011] »»»
Never to be remembered any more he cast my record of sinfulness into the sea of forgetfulness
lbsmith [09-08-2011] »»»
JAMES SMITH, ogden utah [09-05-2011] »»»
I love Benjamin Franklins Autobiography, its a little difficult to read but it is really good. I definetely recommend it!
AshleyGirl, Alaska [08-17-2011] »»»
I was given a coin from a fellow mason who wanted me to research it.The coin was the 250th yr of the co.
Walter McMartin, my uncles came from phily [08-14-2011] »»»
Life is not measured by valuables but by one's value and impact to his generation. Great men are been remembered not by the possessions acquired but by their legacy of Great works just like Ben Frank.
Uckings Bobo, Nigeria, Onitsha [07-08-2011]
ben did a good job for us all. he found electric.thank you, scott w. hanggeli
SCOTT HANGGELI, United States [07-05-2011] »»»
Me agian! I love ben the qoute talker.
christin, 8 cedarlane corydon [06-28-2011] »»»
He is fantastic,this website is fantastic.It adds up!
christin, 8 cedarlane corydon [06-28-2011] »»»
I read his autobiography. He really teaches so well 250 years later?! I enjoy the website. I can't wait to get to Philadelphia! Thanks for all your hard work. :)
dorothy [06-15-2011] »»»
what happened in paris
matt, 13,nevada,mo [06-15-2011] »»»
need your book
maher, it manager [06-13-2011] »»»
I like to read history on people and how the US became about.
Cheryl Pierson [06-07-2011] »»»
I really enjoy
B.Meena, 16 years [06-07-2011] »»»
He is so respected He was so cool and awsome.
coraima martinez [06-03-2011] »»»
i want sum books
daisy, comfort tx. 78103 [05-28-2011] »»»
In this day and age, we could use a man like Benjamin Franklin.
Priscilla P Seay, 73 years old, Springfield, IL [05-28-2011] »»»
hola, hey [05-26-2011] »»»
i like eggs
fishie mctrout [05-25-2011] »»»
Daisha, 11 years old [05-24-2011] »»»
Ben Franklin is a nice and cool man.he is so kind to everyone and he loves printing he worked with his his brother James.he loved printing a lot and have a nice day
diva, 9 [05-20-2011] »»»
Ben Franlkine waz a wonderfulle mann whoo createdd the litebulb and the metel rode that kept litening frum hiting housez
anonymous [05-17-2011] »»»
katti, 9 treton [05-17-2011] »»»
Aubrey [05-15-2011] »»»
can you send books of benjamin franklin
javier, massachusetts [05-15-2011] »»»
his childhood
anonymous [05-12-2011] »»»
if it wernt for you there would be no tv at all.
Markie, 11 years [05-12-2011] »»»
faye [05-11-2011] »»»
anonymous [05-10-2011]
well hi my name is memorie middleton and i go to hastings intermediate school......i live in new zealand and need to know eveything about benjamin franklin for my homework....:]YOUR SINCERLY,........ MEMORIE MAXINE NELA RERE JANE TEMMIRREMUKEANA MIDDLETON
memorie, new zealand/hastings intermediate school/doing home work and need some ben franklin timelines/im 12 years old [05-10-2011] »»»
menjamin died of 1790 geoge died to
Aliyah, 11 new york [05-07-2011] »»»
he saved my life
aaron [05-04-2011] »»»
beth shanahan, 33 [05-02-2011] »»»
me [05-02-2011] »»»
Ben is probably one of the most influential men in Americas history. He has changed all of our lives up till today, and sadly enough, there are few who see this! He was a man who truly opened up his eyes to the problems in the world, and i wish there could be more people like him! Azalea
Azalea, Gothenburg, Sweden, 15 [05-01-2011] »»»
i think he is cool
casey [04-28-2011] »»»
I love Benjamin Franklin, I have read all he has written, he was just everything, our country owes so much to him. To bad most of them will never read or understand "Poor Richards Almanac." Nor will they care about all of his accomplishments. S. Walker
Sonja Walker, Omaha Nebraska [04-26-2011] »»»
Jerry D Adcock [04-26-2011] »»»
Great website!
Greg Temmer [04-23-2011] »»»
cool i didn"t know that he dead at 84
ashley sponie [04-20-2011] »»»
ashley sponie, 12,nothplatte,ne [04-20-2011] »»»
Ben was so awesome! This site is pretty sweet! Thanks, Ben!
emma [04-14-2011] »»»
Ben Franklin biography
ariadne [04-13-2011] »»»
This web site helps. Thank you Ben. U rock.
Allison, age 9 [04-12-2011] »»»
it sticks
anonymous [04-12-2011] »»»
i would like to print the word searches
This website really helped with my reprt. Ben is awesome! :)
emma [04-08-2011] »»»
i like his inventions
brian, age [04-08-2011] »»»
ben is creative
isaiah, 10 [04-06-2011] »»»
i am learning about him for my english project. i am doing this project with my mentor.
brittany keel, age=16 grade=10th [04-06-2011]
Thank You Ben, for being who you were and for the chance to have Thomas Paine.
Seyed Abbas Seyedian, 61/Y Male, Loudoun County/Va [04-02-2011] »»»
How old is ben
isaiah, 10 pa [04-01-2011] »»»
Great thinker.
Michael Harris, Morganton,NC [03-31-2011] »»»
its a great website
william [03-31-2011] »»»
Awsome site! I found everything i needed
Erin, 10 [03-31-2011]
I am a big fan of history.
Hannah [03-31-2011] »»»
Charmayne Clay [03-24-2011] »»»
did ben frankiln study any thng in his life.
ladia [03-24-2011]
ben franklin
wafa, 18 [03-23-2011] »»»
Was always proud to bear the same last name!
Julia Franklin Johnson, Oklahoma [03-22-2011]
joe [03-22-2011] »»»
aers [03-17-2011]
WANDA RIVERA, i just love the fact the this guys its still a big blessing to all of us... we should learn from him and always be an example to others. [03-15-2011] »»»
all of your info. was very helpful, thank you
jose melendez [03-11-2011] »»»
hope, no [03-11-2011] »»»
do ben frankiln have any kids
ladoa [03-11-2011]
it was a great site i had to look up information on ben franklin for my school work.
you should tell us who created this website!1
Joe, i fish [03-09-2011] »»»
I Think You Did Really Good With It . From Corey Escamilla .
Corey Escamilla, Not Really [03-09-2011] »»»
Joshua Nama, age 15 [03-09-2011] »»»
when did you get maried did you have childern
victoria, morlbro [03-09-2011] »»»
German: Furnifrass English: Heatmor
Clian and Iris, Göttingen [03-04-2011]
Great site http://www.artezanal.com/
Classicos do Design, Brasil [03-04-2011]
hannah [03-04-2011] »»»
me, texas [03-04-2011] »»»
wayne [02-24-2011] »»»
waz up
lius lopez [02-24-2011] »»»
I think Benjermin Franklin is an important man.He did many things that are in our histery now.Like he figerd out how electricity works.He invented bifocles.And he invented swim fins without that we coudnt go scoobidiveing.
kayla, ?????????????????????????????????? [02-22-2011] »»»
i really love this site it teaches you so much important stuff
melissa, 11 [02-19-2011] »»»
layne [02-19-2011]
all I know is that he was an amazing man and will always be in American history, for many many more generations.!(:
jazz vera [02-19-2011]
rebeccamorgan, 13 taylor Mi [02-18-2011] »»»
anonymous [02-15-2011]
What have you invented?
Evelyn Altschuler, Dallas [02-14-2011]
sheena [02-12-2011] »»»
He was acool man
rmp, Mwahhaaa [02-12-2011] »»»
love u
shyre, 21 hannibal [02-11-2011] »»»
very cool panoramas
jamile ramsey [02-11-2011] »»»
gathering information for a school report. thank you so much.
mary ellen mckenzie, 9yrs old, homeschooled [02-09-2011] »»»
ben franklin is a really awsome man.
anonymous [02-09-2011] »»»
matthew [02-06-2011]
taegen, 8 kanas [02-04-2011] »»»
German: Schallquap English: Tympole
Clian and Iris, Göttingen [02-04-2011] »»»
I really enjoyed learning about Benjamin Franklin. He was an AMAZING MAN! He made me think about that you don't have to have one career, you can do anything you enjoy doing!
Julia [02-04-2011] »»»
Interesting site.. very informative
Deborah Silliman [02-02-2011]
I Have a report i need to do on Ben and i need some help can Electic Franklin Help?
Allison Buckless, 11, A History Lover [02-02-2011] »»»
andy lusk [02-01-2011] »»»
shaykra, im black [02-01-2011] »»»
I absolutely love him
Katherine, 13 [01-31-2011] »»»
email@example.com [01-31-2011] »»»
I just started reading Benjamin Franklin's autobiography and wanted to find more out about him, especially Poor Richards Almanack
Lori Godwin, 44, Mobile, Alabama [01-29-2011] »»»
Temple was a good read for my 11 year old son and I. He really enjoyed it but was disappointed at the end to find out it was not real. Thank you for this very fun website.We loved every minute of it!
Mervet [01-29-2011] »»»
angel vang [01-29-2011] »»»
Hello its me again I want to talk about the book it is my faverite book in the hole wide world.It doesn't just teach you about electricity but it is also really funny,cute and also FUN very FUN take my word for it.I started the book a little while ago I LOVE THE BOOK! ALWAYS KYLEE HENRY
kylee henry, 9/12 years old Phelan CA [01-28-2011] »»»
Thank for the elcricity
Ali Shah, No [01-27-2011]
I am doing a school project.I am reading the book Ben and Me I jest started it I am really liking it.It is really cool I love it so much I never want to stop reading it.But that's good right? You need to read the book Ben and Me trust me I know. Always Kylee.
kylee Henry, 91/2 years old Phelan CA [01-27-2011] »»»
I began to research Benjamin for a school project, and have since fallin' in love with amazing, diverse man he was. Thank you so much for sharing.
Jacqueline Borrowman [01-26-2011]
my daughter has to do a project and she chose ben franklin. i am very pleased when i found your web site lots of info that is very usable and some things i didnt even know. thank you so very much and keep up the good work.
jeanell terhune [01-23-2011] »»»
Aristotle 145 Pascal 140 Mark Hilbert/Rossetti 137 Think on these things.
Mark Hilbert, Glen Ellyn, Illinois [01-22-2011] »»»
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anonymous [01-22-2011] »»»
He was a great man in American history. I loved the book Walter Isaacson "Benjamin Franklin". We need more people like him in todays world.
Mike Little, Colbert, WA [01-18-2011] »»»
Tamela Worthen, Excellent site for historical and autobiography for students whose in school,I have to do biography on a historical celebrity. [01-17-2011] »»»
ben franklin still rules 2 this day!
jenna houle, boston 57 [01-15-2011] »»»
Thank You! My class had to do a skit on an inventor and my group chose Benjamin Franklin so this website has proven very awwwesome so thanks as I already said!
Paige Taylor, 10 yrs, Albany MN [01-11-2011] »»»
Intersting article in the Providence Gazette June 20, 1778 at page 3 - April 2, Dr. Franklin with his son paid a vist to Mr. Voltaire and in the course of conversation asked him what he thought of the American confederacy? The poet answered him that he had so good an opinion of it, that if it had taken place forty years ago, he would have established himself in so free a country.
Brian Stephens [01-06-2011] »»»
Nice website. Using videos as part of a Master's course on leadership, portraying self-chosen leader, autobiography, and an actor's depiction of the man.
Sincere [01-05-2011]
Haley jones, no [01-05-2011] »»»
i would like more information as to what year did ben franklin invented the thermometer.
Nice website. Using videos as part of a Master's course on leadership, portraying self-chosen leader, autobiography, and an actor's depiction of the man.
Alan Reed [01-03-2011] »»»
Ol' Ben looks like a classical composer
Paul W, 31, Ottawa IL [01-03-2011] »»»
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What Can You Learn From Stretching?
These are totally different teams that have been acting differently all week — the Cardinals quiet and workmanlike, the Steelers boisterous and cocky. Form is holding during warmups.
The Cards stretched like a high school freshman team, in orderly rows and following the captain at the front of the pack. The Steelers meanwhile were all over the place. No order, no system, just a bunch of guys getting loose. If they win, people will say the Steelers were loose. If they lose, people will say they didn't take the game or their opponents seriously. As for the Cards, depending on whether they win or lose they are either businesslike (win) or tight (lose).


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I have a broadband connection, which is being served via a D-Link Router. On the same system I have installed two operating systems, both windows 7, but one on SSD Drive and the other on normal hard drive.
When I open the windows 7 installed on SSD drive, I don't even wait for more than 10 seconds and I can see the connection in the right side of task bar, but when I boot up with windows 7 on normal hard drive, it takes more than 5-6 minutes to establish. I know, normal hard drive will be slow, but this much slow???
Is there any way to improve this connection establishment time?