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TUSCALOOSA | A woman was transported to DCH Regional Medical Center Saturday afternoon after being knocked to the ground in a purse-snatching incident in the parking lot at University Mall, a Tuscaloosa police spokesman said Saturday.
"A female was leaving the University Mall and was walking through the parking lot when an unknown male suspect came up from behind and grabbed her purse, knocking her to the ground," Sgt. Brent P. Blankley said.
The incident occurred about 2 p.m.
No further information was available on the condition of the victim or a description of the suspect.
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If nothing else, Oscar night is good for gawking at stars' dresses and adding movies to your Netflix list.
To celebrate it locally, Karin Litzmann, owner of Speakeasy Theatre in Breckenridge, invites people to watch it on her theater's big screen, beginning at 5 p.m. Sunday.
This weekend, the Speakeasy shows "The Artist" - the film Litzmann thinks will "win it all this year," since it's snagged 10 Oscar nominations, she said. (Shows start tonight and play daily at 5 and 7 p.m., with additional matinees at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; however, evening shows are canceled Sunday due to the Oscar party.)
Sunday's bash includes champagne, snacks, prizes, games and raffles for $20 - or $15 if you email Litzmann at firstname.lastname@example.com and print out her invitation, which entitles you to $5 off.
"Mix, mingle, holler at the bad dresses and hairdos (and) play along with Oscar Bingo," she said, adding that costumes or fancy dresses are encouraged.
"Thanks for supporting us all year long," she said. "Now let's get to know each other and have some fun."


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The biopharmaceutical manufacturing community is heavily focused on productivity and efficiency. That focus continues in 2013 as a primary driver in the analysis of value in outsourcing of non-core activities. Over the past several years, studies conducted by BioPlan Associates have shown that an increasing number of biomanufacturers, up to 70%, are outsourcing at least some of their bioprocessing activities. While the recent rate of growth in outsourcing can't sustain its rapid pace indefinitely, there's no doubt that outsourcing has become a strategic element of manufacturing planning for most companies.
TODAY'S MOST COMMONLY OUTSOURCED ACTIVITIESBioPlan tested 24 key areas of bioprocess outsourcing in their 2013 global study of biomanufacturing. Preliminary results from the study indicate that the most commonly outsourced activity is analytical testing: other bioassays, by 89% of respondents. Other hot areas include toxicology testing (66%), fill/finish operations (64%), and validation services (63%).
At the other end of the spectrum, there is less interest in outsourcing for design of experiments (DoE) and certain process development tasks. These areas may still be considered by many to be too core to the corporation to be outsourced. Yet even these core capabilities not yet seeing widespread outsourcing activity aren't completely off the map, with as much as one-quarter of respondents or more outsourcing them to some degree.
To put in perspective the extent to which companies are leveraging outsourcing as part of their strategies, it's worth noting that of the 24 areas studied, 15 are being outsourced by at least 40% of study respondents.
The fore-runner in terms of outsourcing trends is clearly analytical methods, with nearly 89% reporting outsourcing, including all sorts of quality control-related (sometimes highly specialized) assays for product release. The reason for this situation is related to the need for highly specialized staff to run these assays and to have the expensive, high-maintenance equipment in constant operation. This percentage has increased from 83% last year and will likely increase in the future, with regulatory agencies wanting more and more characterization and other data about products.
A traditional field for outsourcing is fill-finish operations, and outsourcing of this activity appears to be holding steady so far this year. We might expect to see more outsourcing of this activity in the future, as more high-end fill-finish operations will be used, such as prefilled syringes, cartridge systems, and multi-use adjustable syringes. Indeed, demand for outsourcing of fill/finish operations is expected to rise: according to separate results from the study, 20% of respondents believe that their facility will outsource fill/finish operations to a much greater degree over the next two years. That makes it the second-biggest growth area among the 24 identified.
Meanwhile, some areas traditionally kept in-house, such as upstream and downstream process development and cell-line development have flattened out or decreased this year after having seen an upward shift last year. Study data also indicate that most companies so far are using their internal capacity for quality activities such as DoE and quality by design (QbD) rather than outsourcing, and that does not appear to be changing for the moment. With increasing importance, complexity, and new requirements coming from regulatory agencies, though, there may be more business need for these types of services in the future.
Overall, compared with 2012 data, the percentage of respondents outsourcing the activities identified remains for the most part relatively steady. Some of the biggest changes seen from last year (noting that this remains preliminary data) relate to the following activities:


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ElcomSoft has pioneered many software innovations that have made it easier to recover passwords protecting various types of resources. For the first time in the industry, the company's patent-pending GPU acceleration makes its way into Wi-Fi password recovery, reducing the time required to recover Wi-Fi passwords up to a hundred times.
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NEW ORLEANS -- The Baltimore Ravens aren't sure what they are going to see from the 49ers offense in the Super Bowl based on the disparity between how often quarterback Colin Kaepernick ran the ball out of the read-option in the 49ers two playoff games.
Kaepernick ran the ball 13 times out of the read-option in a victory over the Green Bay Packers. However, he refrained from calling his own number altogether in a victory over the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Championship Game on Jan. 20.
The 49ers still enjoyed great success with the read-option, with running backs Frank Gore and LaMichael James doing the heavy lifting.
Therefore, the Baltimore Ravens approach the Super Bowl on Sunday unsure what to expect.
"Their coaches game plan well," Ravens cornerback Corey Graham said Tuesday. "You got to prepare for both things because you never know what you're going to get.
"But it doesn't really change much for our defense. We know that they're going to do either a traditional offense or a read-option defense. We got to prepare for both of them."
A large part of that preparation comes from breaking down the video from the Ravens game against the Washington Redskins in Week 14.
During that game, the Redskins averaged 6.2 yards on their 15 runs out of the read-option. Quarterback Robert Griffin III managed 34 of those 93 yards on seven carries.
Graham said he considers Kaepernick and Griffin III as comparable players because of their ability to succeed passing or using their feet. He said going back and watching how Griffin III performed that game helps "dramatically" in preparing for Kaepernick.
"We know some of the things that they'll try to do against us to counteract what we're doing," Graham said. "We went against RGIII, who arguably is very similar to (Kaepernick).
"It helps a whole lot. We watched that film, we see what they try to do against us and we're trying to determine what San Francisco will try to do against us. It definitely helps us a whole lot.
The Ravens also enlisted the help of practice-squad quarterback Dennis Dixon as the stand-in for Kaepernick during practice.
"He basically ran this offense in Oregon," Graham said. "Before he got hurt, he was a Heisman candidate. He does a great job with it. ... He has done an amazing job for us all week, he'll continue to do that, and we're blessed to have him."


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Set 1: 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train, Satin Doll, McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird, Fluffhead, Cities > DEGDave's Energy Guide > Cities, SuzySuzy Greenberg, LizardsThe Lizards
Average Song Gap: 7.36
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: Satin Doll was dedicated to Fish's t-shirt. McGrupp featured Fish on trombone. Mockingbird featured a "Paul Languedoc/Duct Tape Rap." Fluffhead was preceded by "Sailor in Jeopardy," which included Popeye and Jeopardy! themes. "Sailor" was then played as a jazz version. Fluffhead was introduced as "Lunkhead" and was dedicated to Mike (and his new mountain bike) and to Fish's newly-shaved beard. The songs listed here are believed to be just one set. The setlist for set II (and set III if three sets were played) is unknown. The source of this setlist is phish.com.
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Fort Leonard Wood: All non-critical & essential personnel are granted administrative leave due to inclement weather
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City of Waynesville MO Municipal Government: No trash today. reschedule will be announced.
The regular monthly City Council meeting is cancelled for tonight, Feb 21. It has been rescheduled for Thursday, Feb. 28th, at 6:30 at City Hall.
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Cisco's Chuck Robbins On Q3 Networking Declines, Springpath, Intercloud's Future And Forging Tighter Ties With VMware
In an interview with CRN, Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins talks about the company's future around hyper-convergence and storage as well as relationships with VMware and Springpath.
Women Of The Channel 2016: Advice For The Next Generation
CRN asked the Women of the Channel honorees of today to offer some advice for the female channel leaders of tomorrow.
25 Great Gifts For Your Techie Graduate
Graduation season is upon us -- and whether it's Microsoft's Surface Pro 4 or a digital photo album, CRN has the perfect gadgets catalogued for graduates of all ages.
Survey: Networking Partners Weigh In On Cisco's Hyper-Converged, SDN, Software And Security Strategies
Fifty networking solution providers shared their market growth expectations and view of Cisco in segments such as hyper-converged, software, security and software-defined networking in a survey from financial adviser and researcher UBS.
Review: Dell Latitude 13 7370 Laptop Is Worth A Look
The CRN Test Center finds that Dell's new ultraportable laptop has a lot going for it. Here's a breakdown of the Dell Latitude 13 7370.
Rock & Roll, Servers And Hyper-Converged: 6 Scenes From Lenovo's Accelerate Partner Forum
Lenovo does about 85 percent of its business through the channel, and its recent Accelerate Partner Forum in Orlando, Fla., attracted about 1,200 channel partners eager to learn about enhancements to Lenovo's programs and products.
2016 Women Of The Channel: Female Role Models I Admire
CRN asked this year's Women of the Channel to identify their female role models, and their answers were as varied as the honorees themselves.
WOTC: How To Position Yourself For Your Future Career
Luanne Tierney of Proofpoint and Wendy Beecham of Korn Ferry shared eight game-changing skills that women must develop to help shape their future careers at The Channel Company's Women of the Channel West event.
CRN Exclusive: D&H's Dan Schwab Talks Growth, New Partner Support, Recurring Revenue For SMB Partners
Coming off another year of growth for his company, Dan Schwab, co-president of distributor giant D&H, tells how it got there and what it's doing to help its partners grow.
Q&A: EMC's Jeremy Burton On Dell's EMC Buy, VCE, Cisco And NetApp
Jeremy Burton talks about the hits and misses at EMC since he took over the product portfolio, hints at a bigger role for VCE as his company becomes part of the future Dell Technologies, and dismisses competition with NetApp and Lenovo.
Cisco Earnings Preview: Partners Seeking Hyper-Converged, Security Traction
Channel partners will be watching closely at Cisco's hyper-converged and cybersecurity figures during Cisco's third-quarter earnings call Wednesday.
5 Marketing 'Growth Hacks' To Implement Right Now
IBM executive Sandy Carter offers five small-scale marketing activities that can have a big growth impact at companies of all sizes.
2016 Women Of The Channel: Up-And-Comers
As part of the 2016 Women Of The Channel, CRN gives special recognition to 23 rising-star female executives.
HP's 3D Printing Business President On The JetFusion 3D Launch, Channel Economics, Restricted Distribution And The 'Radical Shift' Ahead
Stephen Nigro spoke with CRN about the launch of HP JetFusion 3D Printing Solutions and how he's leading the leading the charge on 3D printing.
Women Of The Channel 2016: Power 30 Solution Providers
As part of the 2016 Women of the Channel, CRN is highlighting 30 female executives at solution provider organizations whose insight and influence in their respective companies help drive channel success.
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The issue of abortion is center stage in Washington Wednesday.
It is the 30th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, people are speaking out on both sides of the issue.
At the Washington Convention Center, about 8,000 young people from across the nation turned out for a morning anti-abortion rally and Mass hosted by Roman Catholic bishops from the region.
They heard from a Franciscan priest who rapped a message against abortion.
The mostly Roman Catholic crowd is expected to join a huge non-denominational group of demonstrators on the National Mall later Wednesday for the annual March for Life.
Several Democratic presidential candidates joined abortion-rights supporters for a dinner Tuesday night.
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NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW) -- The North Augusta City Council has decided to postpone next week's hearing on Project Jackson.
The council released the following statement:
"The North Augusta City Council has decided to postpone the public hearing scheduled for its March 18th meeting during which it was to hear public comments regarding the proposed adoption of amendments that would, in part, provide Tax Increment Financing for 'Project Jackson.'
The amendments are part of an overall public-private development plan that include a hotel and convention center, retail and commercial space, apartments and townhomes, a new minor league baseball stadium and parking to support the project.
City Council also decided to postpone its request for approval of such amendments by the Aiken County Public School District. The decision to postpone these events was made after giving consideration to Aiken County Council's decision last week to object to the City's proposed amendments.
The City will meet with developers this week to consider alternate structures and next steps.
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WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve's second-highest ranking official says the economy is not strong enough for the Fed to begin tightening credit, countering a vocal minority of members who argue the central bank's stimulus programs are contributing to higher inflation.
Janet Yellen, the Fed's vice chairwoman, says the Fed's $600 billion Treasury bond-purchase program and record-low interest rates are necessary to help lower unemployment, which was 8.8 percent last month. She is part of a majority of members, including Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, who feel those programs are essential, even with oil and food prices surging.
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Saints head coach Sean Payton mingled, posed and signed gift bags for troops Friday night at the Playboy Party Presented by Crown Royal.
The recently reinstated coach shared the celebrity spotlight, appearing alongside actors Neil Patrick Harris and Anna Faris, Rascal Flatts guitarist Joe Don Rooney and others.
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- Need an M4? Here's Your Choice.So for the past 2 weeks, i've been eyeing down at getting a new gun. Couldn't decide what to pick, New Sidearm? New Primary? More Accessories? But wait, i remembered that I'd been wanting an M4 for the longest time. So after some shopping, i had found the Echo 1 Stag Arms MOD15. Basically, the same model as this gun, but different brand, lower price, or else this gun. Well, a local Surplus store opened up in town, and i had helped them pick out their starting selection of what to sell, and this gun here, the Cybergun/King Arms Colt M4A1 Ultra Grade AEG Softair Rifle was in their stock. After checking it out, and getting the feel for it, i had to buy it. So, bought it today, tested it out right afterwards at the store, and instantly fell in love. This gun is somewhat loud, has a really nice distinctive "pop" when fired, and hits damn hard. Sure, i was using .2's at the time, but they gave me a bag of free King Arms Premium 4000 count .25's, which i'll run thru in the morning, but from what i tested, this gun is pretty much what you want to get if you want a really good M4, for a really good price. Highly Recommended, and if i could, i'd pick a way better number them 5. :) Plus, i KNOW i'm going to customize the crap out of this gun, which is another great Advantage.
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- great m4! I just got this gun and it's my new primary gun..... here are some pros and cons
king arms
rarely jams
the only thing i could think of it's hard to get the battery in and out.
overall i say buy it. it matches up to any gun and blows away my sig 552.
- way beter than JG and Echo m4swell it's not ABS plastic. i bet a lot of us are tired of that, so this gun is nylon fiber which is like 2X as strong and looks better i think.
KWA accurate lol
Colt trade marks (i love colt guns)
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plastic flash hider
Delta ring is fucking tight (but a good thing cause it doesn't loosen up over time)
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- Best M4A1 out thereThis will be my 5 Assault Rifle I have bought and is the best so for! Can not find anything wrong with this gun it fits a person of any size or shape and is a monster on the battlefield!
- this is best m4a1 for 200This gun far surpasses any other m4a1 within the 180 to 250 m4a1 gun. It hits hard great length easy to move with and shoots straight it is a great gun if you are looking for a new gun this is the gun to go with
- Solid M4Picked up one of these last week due to some issues with my current AEG. Construction is very solid, with no creaks or bending. high quality as you would expect from King Arms. fires reliably with a crisp kick over each shot on semi-automatic. have not played around with it much on fully automatic since it really is not my cup of tea, but appears reliable as well.
what really sold me on one of these is the price. High quality reliable AEG for only $199. now that is a great deal. I myself hate the colt carbine platform but I just had to have one. King Arms Makes great equipment.
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- Great M4, but some Discrepancies from Shorty's descriptionI just purchased one of these from shorty. No question it is a nice gun and solidly constructed. It has a nice distinctive pop when you fire it and it seems very accurate. ...
Another interesting thing is that the box says that it comes with KA 2000mAh 9.6V Twins Type battery. Shorty's site says it comes with the 8.4v 1100mah battery pack. It actually comes with the battery listed on Shorty's site and not the one listed on the box. I kind of wonder if maybe Shorty opens the box and puts in a better spring and a lessor battery. I have sent an email to Shorty asking about this, and will update my review when I find out what they have to say. Shorty is supposed to be the best so let's see what they come back with.
- wowthis gun not only hurts like hell but is full metal, shoots really fast, is durable, the battery is very good and it's almost flawless. It would send people running for the hills. For some reason i would always get ak-47s but when i seen this it beat them all. (And by the way ak 47s are not the best airsoft guns. M4/16s are better)
battery, durable, built amazing, fps, rpm, the mag is really good and charges in a good amount of time
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- SturdyI got this gun at a store and played with it the very same day. For those of you who are wondering, I didnt order mine off the net and it came with a 8.4, shorty is right in the description. Great durability and looks, extremely sturdy. Easy to take apart, just hammer out two dis assembly pins, pull the charging handle back and push the upper receiver up and forward. The charging handle is functional, pull it back to reveal the hop up. Makes a great noise when you pull the charging handle back and let it go. The D ring was hard to pull like what everybody says, but it gets easier after a while. It used to take two people to install the battery because of the d ring, but its easy after you break it in. The magazine that came with mine began misfeeding after the first few days, but the gun itself functions well and i expect it will for a while. Im not worried about the mag. I just got rid of it and bought a new one. This thing sound great in the distance. I havent played any large games yet, but i played with two other people, one of which who also had this same gun, and was winning constantly. Good ROF, great sound, great construction,and above all, great performance. totally worth 200 dollars
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Harbaugh didn't defend Williams as much as he mocked the idea of publicly debating a return-specialist position.
"We don't need to talk about a controversy of who the returner is," Harbaugh said. "There's no returner controversy or anything like that. Really, the fair one is quarterback. If there's ever a quarterback controversy, I could understand talking about that."
After Williams' first-half gaffes, Anthony Dixon handled the 49ers' only return of the second half, that resulting in a 47-yard dash on a third-quarter kickoff. The Jaguars didn't punt in the second half.
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Williams' night started with him recovering his own fumble on the opening kickoff. After muffing a punt return out of bounds, Williams later fielded a kickoff dangerously near the right pylon and promptly returned it out of bounds at the 3. That last mistake came nine seconds before halftime, and the 49ers avoided any damage by kneeling on the next snap to end the half.
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IM # 3 "death is a toy...go play with it" 7/8/02
Im Da Game87: sage
Im Da Game87: im bout to kill myself
Im Da Game87: got any lasst words for me?
Im Da Game87: comin live from my own funeral
SAGEkillz: you dead yet?
Im Da Game87: not yet
Im Da Game87: u got anything to say to me?
Im Da Game87: i told him ima kill myself
Im Da Game87: u
Im Da Game87: and do u hav anything else too say??
Im Da Game87: anything for me too think about?
Im Da Game87: just too let u kno
Im Da Game87: im a rapper
Im Da Game87: a white one
Im Da Game87: and you are my biggest influence
Im Da Game87: my two favorites are
Im Da Game87: makesshift patriot
Im Da Game87: and crackpipes
Im Da Game87: well anyways
Im Da Game87: bye
Mon Jul 08, 2002 1:19 am
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What in the fuck?Why would you be on the internet talking to an MC that you've probably never met before saying shit like "makeshift patriot" and "crackpipes"?Is that why this lonely bastard is killing himself?Some people.
Mon Jul 08, 2002 1:43 am
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The first five lines are classic. After that it goes downhill into the same old one-sided SageKillz "conversation." It still had some good bits, though.
Keep 'em coming.
Mon Jul 08, 2002 3:53 am
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Is he dead
this "white guy who raps" just proved some people will say anything. This is just silly telling someone you are gonna kill your self just for attention. Death is not a tool, but Im Da Game87 is.
Mon Jul 08, 2002 7:02 am
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Buck, weren't you in another conversation that Sage posted?
Mon Jul 08, 2002 11:12 am
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buck's convo with sage is by far the best and most spontaneous of the convos sage has posted....so fucking funny and unexpected...this one is quite comedic too...
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Buck gets the fame/shame (however you see it) of being IM #1.
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thought pauper wrote:
Buck gets the fame/shame (however you see it) of being IM #1.
maybe on THIS board.
Tue Jul 09, 2002 4:31 pm
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You dead yet?
...SageKillz "You dead yet?"
Sage Francis is..."The MC Psychiatrist"
Sat Jul 13, 2002 3:12 pm
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lmao...people are funny wanting sympathy and shit...peace
Sat Jul 13, 2002 4:55 pm
Sage Francis
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Joined: 30 Jun 2002
Posts: 21790
Im Da Game87: i send my sis an email?
Im Da Game87: crookedprincess?
SAGEkillz: why are you such a moron?
SAGEkillz: seriously
SAGEkillz: don't IM me. don't email me. this is the LAST time I will ever even READ something with your name on it. i will never respond again
Im Da Game87: ok sorry
Im Da Game87: i mean
Im Da Game87: its just
Im Da Game87: you are such a big influence
Im Da Game87: and it hurts hearin that from u
Im Da Game87: but anyways
Im Da Game87: lata
Mon Jul 15, 2002 3:32 am
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Location: Woonsocket, RI
sage how can i get down on one of these they are so tight we can like talk then you post it.. people will love it... actually sales of no need to wank have jumped drastically in europe it must be the buzz here... on the board that i love.. ok get back to me this will be the best a grand finale then we can prove that you are not me even though you might want to be sometimes
Mon Jul 15, 2002 10:54 am
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this is imdagame87 hey saggie!!!!
hey sage,
your soo fucking dumb.i said what i needed to say to get u too reply too me. you really thinkn that you were gonna be the person i told before i told my self??? srry sagie noo.But ur non Album sellin ass wants too tell me not to talk to you and then puts our convos on this 2-bit site?You dont know how stupid it makes u look.but anyways maybe you could make a song bout this? too bad no one would listen it if you did(exept DeadBizKit22 ur only fan).well ive said my peace and by the way im only 14.
Sagie does not kill,Hes just very ignorant and swears that the ants in his frigde count.
Thu Jul 18, 2002 12:00 am
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Posts: 2
one more thing
GO BACK TO BEING A DOCTER!!!!!!!! maybe ur diagnoses could kill?
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Was this what El P meant by "Little Johnny From the Hospital"?
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101 Fundamentals of Inorganic Chemistry
An introduction to the structural and functional relationships of matter and energy at the molecular level emphasizing atomic structure, bonding, chemical periodicity, stoichiometry, reaction rates and equilibria, the states of matter, and acid and base behavior and including laboratory experience. Prerequisite: A grade of "C" or higher in MTH 100 or High School Algebra I and II.
Six hours, four credits.
103, 104 General Chemistry
Introduction to the structure of atoms and molecules, stressing molecular electronic properties, periodic behavior, solutions, gas laws, chemical equilibrium, thermochemistry, and chemical properties. Mathematical relations are stressed throughout.
Prerequisite: A grade of "C" or higher in MTH 100 or High School Algebra I and II. Additional prerequisite for 104: CHM 103.
Six hours, four credits each.
105 Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry
An introduction to the structural and functional relationship of organic and biological molecules including hydrocarbons and their derivatives, aldehydes, ketones, amines, carboxylic acids, esters, amides, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and enzymes, and DNA and RNA.
Prerequisites: CHM 101 or CHM 103, or a "C" or higher in High School Chemistry.
Six hours, four credits.
180, 181, 280, 281, 380, 381, 480, 481 Practicum
Allows the student to gain firsthand experience and knowledge of procedures and practices common to the field by providing service to program, college, business, and/or the community. Repeated for up to 8 credits, assuming a range of experiences. Pass/Fail.
Forty-five service hours, one credit.
195, 196, 295, 296, 395, 396, 495, 496 Independent Research
Under faculty supervision, a student will design and carry out a rigorous scientific study of a specific problem in chemistry. Written and oral presentations of the research are required. The course must be approved by the supervising faculty member and the School Dean.
Prerequisites: Prerequisite coursework and skills determined by individual instructors.
One to three credits.
301, 302 Organic Chemistry
A comprehensive, two-semester study of the compounds of carbon using the functional group approach and emphasizing reactions, mechanisms, synthesis, and spectroscopy. Three-hour laboratory each week.
Prerequisite for CHM 301: CHM 103 and 104 or CHM 101 and 105. Prerequisite for 302: CHM 301.
Six hours, four credits each.
305 Analytical Chemistry
A theoretical base for the analytical process is developed in the classroom and applied in the laboratory. Techniques for sample collection and preparation, data evaluation and the theory and methodology of the major chemical and instrumental techniques of analysis are presented.
Prerequisite: CHM 103 and 104 or CHM 101 and 105.
Seven hours, four credits.
315 Biochemistry
A study of the catabolic, anabolic, and energetic processes in living systems. Emphasis is on the relationships between the molecular structure and the interactions of biological molecules.
Prerequisite: CHM 105 or 301.
Seven hours, four credits.
331 Forensic Science
Laboratory-oriented course to develop a practical understanding of the scientific techniques used in forensic investigations. Students receive hands-on experience working with techniques used in modern forensic laboratories as well as an understanding of the scientific principles involved in using and developing those techniques. Emphasis is placed on the chain of evidence and appropriate statistical analysis of results obtained.
Prerequisites: CJU 335 and CHM 105 or 301.
Six hours, four credits.
341 Physical Chemistry
An introduction to physical chemistry for students in the life sciences. Physical chemistry is the analysis and modeling of physical aspects of chemical systems. Topics covered will include thermodynamics, physical behavior or matter, chemical equilibrium, chemical structure and dynamics, chemical kinetics, and spectroscopy.
Prerequisites: CHM 104 and MTH 103 or 112.
Three hours, three credits.
342 Physical Chemistry II
A continued study of physical chemistry for advanced students. Physical chemistry is the analysis and modeling of physical aspects of chemical systems. Topics covered will include electrochemistry, quantum mechanics, statistical thermodynamics, advanced chemical kinetics, and surface phenomena.
Prerequisites: CHM 341 and MTH 203 or 212.
Three hours, three credits.
390, 490 Special Topics
A course that allows the chemistry faculty, in response to student interest, to offer a class not normally in the schedule.
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
One to four credits.
405 Advanced Chemistry Laboratory
This 3-week, interdisciplinary chemistry laboratory provides students with laboratory experience using biochemistry, environmental chemistry, inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry, and instructional analysis through a laboratory rotation, intensive research projects, formal laboratory reports, and in-class presentations. Trips to regional laboratories will provide exposure to the usage of equipment not available at Ferrum College.
Prerequisites: CHM 301 and CHM 341.
Six hours, two credits.
412 Environmental Chemistry
Important concepts of chemodynamics (the science concerned with the movement and fate of chemicals within the three geospheres) are developed and applied in case studies. Description of chemical movement from the site of release and their tendency to be transformed in the environment is emphasized, rather than pollution analysis, control, and health effects.
Prerequisite: CHM 103 and 104 or CHM 101 and 105.
Three hours, three credits.
425 Inorganic Chemistry
A presentation of chemical structure, bonding, and reactions emphasizing elements other than carbon. Alternative theoretical approaches to bonding and structure are surveyed. Non-metal and coordination chemistry, organometallics, catalysis, and biochemical inorganic systems are studied.
Prerequisites: CHM 104 and 105 or 301.
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In the interim, Carradine is finding other ways to assimilate to the NFL as he waits for his right knee to recover from a torn anterior cruciate ligament he suffered at Florida State.
Carradine said he is following doctors' orders right now, learning the playbook, doing his rehab work and bonding with his teammates. Just the same, he is eager to show what he can do on the field.
"Yeah, I'm very anxious, because I'm also coming off the injury and people want to know would he really be back?" Carradine said after his fellow rookies went through an on-field workout Friday. He said he can't wait for his "opportunity to show them."
The 49ers selected Carradine in the second round of the NFL draft in late April in hopes of his developing into a vital cog in their defensive line rotation.
Carradine, 6-foot-4 and 276 pounds, recorded 11 sacks before his season-ending injury. He also notched 26 sacks at Butler Community College (Kansas) before he signed with Florida State.
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"That's the first step of the process, really knowing what we're dealing with," Harbaugh said. "Everything looks good structurally with all the guys we drafted. ... Now we set a plan in place."
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ATLANTA -- Golden State made history Saturday night with a 115-93 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. The Warriors finished their road trip 6-1, marking the first time in franchise history they have won six games on a trip.
"I think it does wonders for our confidence," guard Jarrett Jack said. "It makes us battle tested. None of these teams gave us any of these games. We had to come out here and work for each and every game as soon as we stepped between the lines."
Anyone associated with the Warriors would have been happy with a 4-3 trip. Golden State's five wins on the trip entering Saturday was only the fourth time that had been done in team history.
But the Warriors (16-8) emphatically declared they wanted more. They beat the Hawks in convincing fashion, an exclamation point to a trip that produced quality wins over Brooklyn, Miami and Atlanta (combined 41-21 records entering Saturday).
"I'm tired, so I know they're tired," coach Mark Jackson said after the win. "Physically beat up and ready to get home. But that's no excuse: 6-1 sounds much better than 5-2. It's important for us because the good teams make sure they finish the course. I'm proud of my guys once again."
The Warriors proved Friday's loss at Orlando was much more a hiccup than a drift back to reality. They returned to their scrappy, rebounding, sharpshooting selves Saturday against an Atlanta team that had won 11 of 13.
"Confidence isn't a problem with this team," forward David Lee said after totaling 20 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and three steals. "At the same time, we also know we can lose to anybody. So this team stays humble and keeps working hard. ... We're going to keep battling."
Golden State limited the Hawks to 36.9 percent shooting, the lowest percentage by any Warriors opponent this season. Atlanta star forward Josh Smith totaled three points on 1-of-12 shooting in 24 minutes.
The Warriors outrebounded the Hawks 54-45, led by Lee's 11. It was the fifth time this season Golden State has grabbed 50 rebounds or more.
And, most noticeably, the Warriors were again making shots. They were shooting at a 50 percent clip before Jackson cleared the bench. Golden State finished at 49.5 percent shooting while posting a season-high in points and assists (32). And that was with point guard Stephen Curry having a rough night offensively: 18 points on 6-of-20 shooting.
"That Golden State team was a very talented team," Hawks coach Larry Drew said. "They're fast. They're quick. They have guys that can make shots. They're good passers. They beat us in every phase."
The Warriors looked like a completely different team Saturday -- especially in the second quarter -- from the one that lost Friday in Orlando.
The score was tied at 26 after the first quarter. But the Warriors took control of the game by piecing together a 16-5 run, powered by rookie forward Harrison Barnes.
He started the spurt with consecutive 3-pointers, the latter putting Golden State ahead 32-28. Realizing Barnes was feeling it, the Warriors started feeding him. On consecutive possessions minutes later, Barnes knocked down jumpers off isolations. A Lee jumper with 6:29 left put the Warriors ahead 42-31, prompting an Atlanta timeout.
Now firing on all cylinders, the Warriors went on to post 36 points on 56 percent shooting in the second quarter. Of their 14 baskets in the quarter, 11 were assisted (seven by Curry). Their 62 first-half points was a season-high and they led by 13 heading into the locker room.
They put the game away in the third quarter, pushing the lead as high as 24. Finally, at the end of the season's most-grueling trip, Jackson was able to clear his bench and rest his starters.
The Warriors come home eight games over .500. Their next four games are against teams with losing records, three at home (one against the Los Angeles Lakers). Golden State is in prime position to solidify its status among the best in the Western Conference.
"Having a 6-1 road trip is big for us," said Curry, who finished with 18 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds. "We played so well the first five games, and then didn't show up last night in Orlando. So to come out on the road, on a back-to-back set, when you're tired, and to play this well, it's big for us. Now we can look forward to getting home and playing in front of our own fans."
Ezeli banged his right knee in Friday's loss in Orlando and did not return. He said he tried to give it a go Saturday, but pregame warm-ups revealed he wasn't ready. Ezeli said he will have his knee checked out when the team returns home. He said he doesn't expect to be out long. Biedrins had seven rebounds and a block in 14 minutes.
2012-13: 6-1
2010-11: 2-5
2004-05: 4-4
1974-75: 3-4
1970-71: 4-3
1966-67: 3-4
1965-66: 5-4
1964-65: 0-9
1962-63: 5-2
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SAN JOSE -- For the first time, San Jose residents know exactly how much of their city has been paved over and how much is shaded by trees.
According to a new study that used lasers to map trees from the air, 58 percent of San Jose's urbanized area is covered with buildings, asphalt or concrete. And 15.4 percent is covered by trees.
Although leafier than San Francisco and Los Angeles, San Jose lagged behind Sacramento and Pasadena in terms of tree cover. And out of the six other California cities compared in the new report, San Jose's preponderance of pavement was topped only by Los Angeles.
Scientists from the U.S. Forest Service, UC Davis, Cal Fire and the University of Vermont used lasers and other imaging techniques to count and map out the city's trees. In a first-of-its-kind twist to the "urban canopy" study, the scientists then calculated the economic value the trees provide to the city's residents, both in terms of property value and ecological benefits such as cleaning the air and making hot summer days a bit cooler.
The city's arborist, Ralph Mize, welcomed the aerial intrusion. "We were very happy to be the guinea pigs in this type of study," Mize said. "Total canopy coverage was something we never really had a way of determining -- until now."
The study also found:
The 6-year-old Green Vision plan aims to plant 100,000 trees by 2022 as part of an effort to reduce the city's carbon footprint. But at the current rate of 2,000 trees per year, the city won't reach that goal for another half-century. The city, however, is now in the process of conducting an on-the-ground assessment of the city's street trees and has plans to ramp up tree planting when it's complete, arborist Mize said.
To do the study, scientists used a technology called LiDAR, or Light Detection and Ranging, which uses a laser beam to measure the height of objects on the ground, allowing researchers to distinguish between trees, shrubs and grass. The scientists then used the resulting tree-canopy map to pinpoint the spots in each district that need more greening, said Forest Service researcher Greg McPherson, the study's leader.
Each district's tree planting potential was affected by its proportion of "impervious surfaces" -- areas occupied by buildings or covered with pavement. The number varied widely between districts, but San Jose has fewer spots to plant trees than most other cities studied.
"I was surprised with the amount of impervious surface that San Jose has -- and not a lot of plantable space," McPherson said. "The only city that has less is Los Angeles," with 61 percent.
Even densely packed San Francisco, with 54 percent, had less impervious space than San Jose.
Still, just because an area is paved shouldn't mean you can't carve out planting strips, said Rhonda Berry, the CEO of Our City Forest. The San Jose nonprofit has coordinated the planting of 65,000 trees along San Jose's streets and in schools and parks.
Rather than labeling parking lots and other paved areas as "unplantable," Berry said, "it's about changing that paradigm to taking out as much cement as possible."
For a few decades in the postwar period, San Jose earned a reputation as the poster city for higgledy-piggledy sprawl -- which could account for its large amount of impervious surface. But according to Joe Horwedel, San Jose's planning director, the city began requiring builders and property owners to plant a lot more trees beginning in the late 1980s.
"We are focused on improving the number and quality of trees throughout the city," Horwedel said.
The overwhelming majority of the 2 million potential planting sites exist on private land, out of reach from the city's street tree plan. This means that property owners have an extraordinary opportunity to boost the city's tree cover, Berry said.
Our City Forest receives 20 percent of its funding from the city of San Jose, but it mostly relies on support from state and federal grants. Berry said that funding issues have forced the nonprofit to reduce its staff by 20 percent this year, adding that she hopes that Silicon Valley corporations will step up to provide some more funding.
Despite the setbacks, Berry said she remains optimistic that local leaders will respond to the city's need for more greenery.
"People recognize that trees bring character -- and make a neighborhood," said city Councilman Pierluigi Oliverio, who represents leafy District 6.
The upscale district has the benefit of older, established neighborhoods with heritage trees. But the story is different in District 7, known for its tightly packed, working-class neighborhoods.
Vice Mayor Madison Nguyen, who represents District 7, said her constituents hunger for more greenery.
"I've been advocating for more trees in the district for several years," she said. "I hope that moving forward, we'll see more."
Contact Jessica Shugart at 408-920-5782. Follow her at Twitter.com/jessicashugart.
Since acquiring a barren patch of land by Mineta San Jose International Airport four years ago, Our City Forest volunteers have transformed it into a thriving nursery that boasts a diverse collection of 5,000 native trees and shrubs.
The trees are available for purchase. For details, go to www.ourcityforest.org.


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Commenter Make.Sense gets sick while playing Diver: Deep Water Adventures, which makes perfect sense. He also gets sick while playing Half-Life 2, which is reason enough to appear in today's Speak Up on Kotaku.
Kotaku, have you ever played a game that made you feel ill? Not the "Oh this game is so bloody awful it's making my eyes hurt oh I got to throw up"-feeling but the "Oh, I'm playing an average game, damn it what a headache, I got to throw up"-feeling?
It has happened to me with two games, and it's not because of the computer, the place and my health status since I've tried these games at several occasions. Diver: Deep Water Adventures and Half-Life 2 give me a headache and make me feel ill, every time.
In Diver I've blamed the fact that you're under water and what's up and what's down isn't always that clear, and for some reason that makes my head hurt and want to throw up.
In Half-Life 2 I don't know, but I get the exact same feeling.
Anyway, has anyone else ever experienced this thing? You're playing a game and you start to feel very ill, you try the game at another time, same thing, but when you change game it goes away?
Just out of curiosity, because I don't know what's causing this on me or why it is just those two games of all games I've played, and it feels a bit odd.


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Library to host Carnival Night
Published: Monday, October 28, 2013 at 8:51 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, October 28, 2013 at 8:51 p.m.
Step right up!
The Terrebonne Main Library, 151 Library Drive, will host its first Carnival Night from 6 to 7:30 p.m. today in the Story Time Room.
The free party will feature games, traditional carnival cuisine and prizes.
Tameka Mart, children's clerk, said the event is open to the public.
"We want everybody to feel welcome to spend time at the library," she said.
The library hosts small themed parties throughout the year, but Mart said staff members wanted to try something different.
While the party is not Halloween-themed, Mart said children are welcome to wear their costumes. Kids will have the chance to get their faces painted.
Mart said she hopes to kick off the party at 6 p.m. with a short story time. Afterward, guests will be able to walk around and play games such as a ring toss, basketball shooting and a fishing game.
Mart said staff members built most of the games and the carnival's photo booth themselves.
A PlayStation will be set up so kids can play the video game "Dance Dance Revolution."
Guests can snack on hot dogs, popcorn and other treats.
Mart said she expects many of the library's regular visitors to stop by the party. Several patrons have already expressed interest in attending, she said.
"It's been spreading like wildfire," Mart said.
Mart said the carnival is intended to draw in more local children.
"Once they come in, we're hoping they will stay and pick up a book," she said.
Children's clerk Gretchen Avet said she's excited to offer something new to draw in more people from the area.
"It's something different that we really haven't done before," she said. "It's just something to reach out to the community."
Avet said library staff members have been planning the carnival since August, but she believes it's worth the effort.
"It helped that we were all working together," she said. "As long as the kids have fun, that's what matters."
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text: Indoor rock climbing has become a major sport in the United States; a great way to work out, develop skills, and enjoy focused coaching in a safe, dedicated environment. But how safe is that environment, really? That's a question coming up more and more with injuries at rock climbing gyms, like that of Susan Lynn Mailloux, a gym regular who died after a fall at a gym in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. See full article.


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5.188The Defendants' case is that this note, despite its camouflaged language, raises the strong suspicion that Himmler proposed to discuss with Hitler at their meeting the mass annihilation of Jews. The background to the note is that the killing of Jews had (on the Defendants' case) commenced in November 1941 at Chelmno and some months later at Belzec, Sobibor and Treblinka. During the summer of 1942 there was a wish to accelerate the extermination process but it met with resistance. Himmler, who was in overall charge of the programme, needed the support of Hitler.
5.189Evans interpreted the agenda note made by Himmler as meaning that he intended to discuss with Hitler the extermination of Jews (for which auswanderung or "emigration" was a euphemism). Evans interpreted the note in the following way: "Globus" was the nickname of Globocnik, the Lublin Chief of Police to whom, according to the Defendants, was delegated the executive responsibility for both deportation and extermination in the General Government area. Two months earlier, just before the mass killings started at Treblinka, Globocnik had welcomed the order recently issued by Himmler saying that with it "all our most secret wishes are to be fulfilled". Evans interpreted Himmler's agenda note as contemplating the repopulation of Lublin with Lorrainers, Germans and Bessarabians. The Jews were to be deported to make way for them and then executed. That was Globocnik's "most secret wish". The significance of Himmler's note, so the Defendants contend, is that it implicates Hitler in the extermination policy.
5.190The Defendants allege that Irving glosses over this significant note and perverts its true sense. Indeed at p467 of the 1991 edition of Hitler's War Irving uses it to support his thesis that Himmler did not enlighten Hitler about the true fate of the Jews. He prefaced his reference to Himmler's note of 17 September with these words: "Himmler meanwhile continued to pull the wool over Hitler's eyes". According to the Defendants, there is no evidence that Himmler did any such thing. Evans argued that the euphemistic reference in the note to "emigration of Jews" is not indicative of a wish to keep Hitler in the dark but rather a reflection of the common Nazi practice of camouflaging references to the policy of exterminating Jews. The Defendants contend that it is inconceivable that Himmler should have prepared an agenda for a discussion with Hitler about these matters in the knowledge that Hitler knew nothing about them and with the intention of concealing them from him.
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Topic: WAY off suggestions!
I think I have been spending too much time dreaming about my garden but how about this for a wacky, but interesting suggestion...
How about having our own rose? New roses are developed all the time. We could contact a rose company and see if they would be willing to sponsor our rose and name it something like CF Hope (CF for Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation) and see if they would donate something like 25% of the profits to the foundation. I think the Loch Lomand Park in Scotland has something similar. I know that I always try to buy things that support cancer now that I have cancer so I am sure people with lung or skin or whatever cancer would be interested in buying it too...particularly if the rose was as beautiful as this organization.
I think a nice yellow rose (wasnt yellow one of "our" colors) would be nice. And one of those roses that keep coming back and offering HOPE all season long.
I told you it was an out there suggestion!
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NAPA -- Veteran defensive end Justin Tuck knows he's being watched. By Raiders coaches, players and fans. That's just fine with Tuck, too, because he knows what he's doing works.
"The biggest thing is just coming here and going about your business, like I always have done," Tuck said.
For Tuck, that means showing teammates, especially the younger players, how to comport themselves in meetings and practices, walking the walk and backing it up on a daily basis.
"That's what people watch," Tuck said. "They don't (listen to) what you say, or rah-rah this or whatever. They watch you by example and how you walk every day."
Hence, Tuck went about his business Friday in the first training camp practice without saying much.
In time, he is hopeful that much of what he has learned during his 10-year NFL career will rub off on his teammates.
That will take time, just as it's going to be awhile before Tuck gets a sense for how good the Raiders are going to be this season.
"The only things you can tell is how excited they are to play the game and if they're in shape or not," Tuck said of the first practice in more than a month. "You really find out what kind of team you're going to have when you throw the pads on. Right now, we're in jerseys and shorts, so everybody's flying around, everybody looks like all-stars."
If Tuck gets his way, the Raiders are going to go from 4-12 each of the past two seasons to playoff contender in short order.
And, it won't be for lack of trying. Tuck said one of his missions is to change the mindset of a Raiders franchise that has gone 11 straight seasons without a winning record or a playoff berth.
"I'm an underdog story guy, man," Tuck said. "I've always rooted for the underdogs in movies and all this stuff. They act like we don't get paid to play football for some reason.
"We've got a lot of talent on this team. We've got to put it together, obviously, and we've got to exorcise some demons that have been here, some thought processes of some guys that are used to having 4-12 seasons. The mindset has to change. We hear it. I hear all the things that people say and I'm in the business of proving people wrong."


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TRACY -- Plans for a new, larger animal shelter that could open by late 2014 have been approved by the city.
At 6,000 square feet, the new shelter will be almost three times the size of the current one. That new building would be phase one of the project. In years to come, phase two calls for a doubling of space to 12,000 square feet.
The total cost for the completed project is estimated at $4,723,000.
"(The) Council heard the community's need for the new animal shelter," said Councilman Charles Mann. "... Personally, I know my family is looking forward to visiting the new shelter when it opens and maybe there will be a new puppy in our future."
The council voted 4-0 on April 2 to approve a $402,000 contract with Indigo Hammond + Playle Architects of Davis to design the new shelter. Mayor Brent Ives was absent from the meeting.
The new shelter, to be built at the southwest corner of West Grant Line Road and South Paradise Avenue would replace the current one at 370 Arbor Road. The existing shelter was built more than 30 years ago as a temporary facility. Animal groups and local activists have lobbied for years for a new shelter, citing the quality of care and euthanasia rates.
"This shelter is long over due," said Rhonda Kooy, a shelter volunteer and board member of Noah's Ark Foundation. "Our current animal shelter is archaic in design and doesn't showcase the animals well. With the new design, these animals will have a better chance at being adopted.
"The new shelter will be more welcoming to visitors, opposed to our current one which sits right next to the wastewater treatment plant. The smell during the summer is too much for many people to handle and so they don't visit," she said.
The new facility will include a cat play room, where visitors can interact with them; a meet-and-greet play yard for dogs, indoor and outdoor dog kennels, an updated drainage system and modern equipment.
"We are mostly looking forward to more space to house more animals for longer periods of time," said Animal Control Officer Beth Palacios. "When we run out of space currently, we have to euthanize."
"This is a very exciting time for us," said Ben Miller, head of Animal Services. "We are really looking forward to more space. There are many benefits here to the new animal shelter and I think this will be good for the families in our community. The new shelter will be a much more pleasant place to visit."


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SAN FRANCISCO -- On Aug. 1, the day Hunter Pence arrived at AT&T Park to become a Giant, he announced, "I have to be honest, every now and then, I do things you don't see very often."
Monday night, Pence did something maybe nobody's ever seen in baseball history. With the bases loaded in the third inning and the score 2-0, he hit a ball not once, not twice, but three times on one mighty swing of a shattered bat.
More astounding yet, Pence squirreled the ball past dumbfounded St. Louis shortstop Pete Kozma into left-center field and broke open the Giants' eventual 9-0 romp in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series.
Quite appropriately, three runs scored on the play, two as RBIs and a third on Jon Jay's misplay in center field. Suddenly, it was 5-0, and one of San Francisco's grandest sports celebrations was on.
How best to describe the hit? As might be expected, injured closer Brian Wilson had the best assessment.
"That had a lot of high powers involved in that one," Wilson said. "That's a two-stroke penalty in golf. But here it's worth three steaks (runs)."
Hunter's wacky hit was the talk of the Giants' wild clubhouse in the wake of the victory. Most everybody had made a point of watching it on replay. Few could believe it.
"That was a big hit, regardless of how many times he hit it," Sergio Romo said. "Three runs came out of that."
"It was pretty ridiculous," winning pitcher Matt Cain said. "That's probably something you'll never see again. But it went our way, and that's all that counts."
And Pence's reaction to a blow that won't exactly inspire memories of Bobby Thomson?
"Interesting," he said. "I just swung really hard. It broke my bat and apparently it hit the ball three times. I can't explain what happened after that."
Pence jumped on the first pitch of his second at-bat against Cardinals starter Kyle Lohse. He said he wasn't looking for any particular pitch. He just wanted to attack the first thing he saw.
"See the ball, hit the ball," he said. "I just wanted to catch something out front. It was a sinker in, I got jammed on something in at 95. I'm just glad it got through."
"When Hunter came off the field, I told him, 'I've never seen a double up the middle before, let alone a three-run double,' " said Barry Zito.
Just a few days ago, Pence was calling himself "the goat" after a miserable Game 3 performance in St. Louis. He wound up hitting just .179 in the NLCS -- 5 for 28 with eight strikeouts. But his miraculous cue shot made up for a lot.
"He's unique in his style of hitting," said manager Bruce Bochy. "And that ball kind of sliced. I was glad for Hunter, too, because he's done so much to inspire these guys with his little talks."
"Hunter knows that we all believe in him in this clubhouse, whether he's getting his hits or not," pitcher Ryan Vogelsong said. "We knew he was going to come up with a big hit eventually. It's not what you would map out. I envisioned a double in the gap or a homer, but we'll take it."


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How to replace the ATOMA diamond pads is a question that I get asked often yet we never have anyone buy the replacements - LOL. I suspect that people might be hesitant to take this on themselves without knowing what to expect so I decided to do a quick tutorial on how to do this.
First we have to have an old busted plate that needs replacing. This is my shop use 140x ATOMA that's flattened countless amounts of stones over the last couple of years and sharpened a fair amount of knives recently too. This plate isn't dead yet though, it's just too slow for my liking so I'm putting a brand new replacement 140x ATOMA pad on the base. *BTW - these ATOMAS outlast DMT's by at least 2.5x!!!
Here's the old busted pad. Not bad condition considering that I've never once dried it after use.
Here's the kit needed to get the job done. Well I left out some cleaning products but you can get by without seeing that. We have the old busted pad, the new ATOMA replacement pad, a putty knife, and a hammer.
Now we see the back side of the new replacement pad showing the location of the tape strips. Note these locations for the next step.
The way to remove the old pad is to use the putty knife to severe the grip that the sticky tape has between the old pad and base plate. Here you can see how I will do this although you should note that I'm showing that I picked a bad spot to attack the tape, I'm showing that I'm going in at a spot where there is no tape, I'll have to re-position.
Now we see what lies beneath the old busted pad and it doesn't look too bad really. Remember that I said that I never dried this plate off ever and look Mom no rust or damage what-so-ever.
This is the step that I didn't capture - the cleaning. I used WD-40 and some green Scothrbite to remove the residual adhesive and then followed by alcohol to clean up that mess and make sure that we had a nice fresh surface to adhere the replacement pad to.
Here we now have our replacement pad all lined up and ready to go.
I now peel away the little tape backing strip bits (whatever they're called).
Now to adhere the new ATOMA diamond replacement pad to the base plate and we're back in business.
I hope that this helps with your upcoming ATOMA diamond pad replacements.


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Well I'm not sure what has happened but ever since getting back from our trip to Africa Mr. T. has caught a major cooking bug – not that I'm complaining! I'm loving it! His reasoning: not wanting to do dishes anymore because in our house the rule is whoever cooks the other cleans So we have been treated to some really yummy healthy dinners!
One thing that Mr. T. has always loved to do is BBQ, as most men do. Over the last couple years he has been perfecting his very own made-from-scratch BBQ sauce and anyone who tries it loves it!
We have been trying to eat much healthier lately and have been choosing less processed foods of late. So as our homemade BBQ sauce is running low,
MR. T. decided that for this batch he would use homemade Ketchup as the base instead of a preservative filled store bought concoction.
So off he went to the local market and wouldn't you know it roma tomatoes were on sale – score for us!
What I've noticed with sauce making – it takes a long time in the crock pot, but so worth it to have the homemade taste knowing there's no nasty preservatives in there.
So first things first washing and chopping of a whole lot of tomatoes and throw everything in the crock pot…
And then let it all simmer for about 4 hours stirring very occasionally.
Then Puree in the blender and strain through a mesh strainer
I will say that it has a very different taste to the store bought variety, but knowing it had good fresh ingredients makes it an easy choice. I wouldn't necessarily use it with eggs and bacon, but substituting it in recipes that call for ketchup or tomato sauce would be perfect.
Here is the recipe:
- 6 large tomatoes, quartered
- 1 bulb fennel, chopped or use 2 tbsp ground fennel
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 10 whole cloves
- 1 whole star anise pod
- 1 tablespoon salt
- In a large saucepan or crockpot combine tomatoes, fennel, onion, garlic, sugar, molasses, vinegar, cloves, anise pods and salt. Reduce over low heat until mixture becomes very thick. If using the crockpot set to low for 4-5 hours.
- Remove star anise. Puree mixture in a blender and strain through a mesh strainer. Chill and store in refrigerator.


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Member Sally Allcorn recently presented a scrapbooking and genealogy program to the Forever Young Activity Center in Quitman. Following the meeting, Sally met with some of the participants of that meeting in our Genealogy Research Room and helped them get started with their family history searches.
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