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WIGuy - Fantastic time. I also picked up a timex watch to record my miles. Much easier.
Today was a tough run, thighs are still sore, and heels are still tender. Could only run 2 miles today at 14 minutes each mile. Had to walk the remaining two miles knowing I still had to mow the grass, rake the yard and pull weeds. I'm soooooo tired! I may do a little on the stationary bike tomorrow, but it will be easy. No running for me tomorrow.
Hope you all do well today. Keep up the great work.
Starting weight - 238
Weight 09/24/10 - 201.2
5K - Hailey Rath Event, Beloit, WI 08/21/2010 (Time 40.52)
5K - On the Waterfront, Rockford, IL.09/04/2010 (39.30)
5K - Foundation FundRACEr (Historic Woman's Club), Janesville, WI 10/2/2010 (42.00)
Starting weight, 04/10/11 since the winter gain 211. Current weight - 209. Goal 175 by 09/04/11
5K - 05/15/11 Annual Spring Run, Janesville, WI.
10K - 06/18/11 Strawberry Fest Run, Sun Prairie, WI. (Time 1.27.??)
Half-Marathon 09/03/11 Lake Country, Oconomowoc, WI
I will start the C25K program tomorrow (8/16). I am well over 200 lbs but refuse to let my weight stop me from living my life. I will be 36 in October and have decided I only get one life and I should live it! My i-/pod is charging and I am ready to run...well ok I am ready to walk/jog/huff/puff...but I am ready none the less.
C25K start date: 8/16/2010
Penguin Run/Walk/Waddle : 10/16/2010
5K Mitten Run : 12/05/2010
Haven't checked in here lately. Just got back from the gym where I attempted W5D3 - the 20 minute monster. Sadly, I was not able to go all 20 minutes non-stop. I did so good on W5D2 I even ran 5 extra minutes. But today I ran 10 minutes, then had to walk for a few and stretch out my calves. Then I ran 5 more minutes, walked another 2, then ran 5 minutes. So I got 20 minutes of running in, just not all together.
Should I continue on to W6? Or try to master W5D3 again? My first thought was to just power on to W6 but the 25 min run at the end of the week has me nervous since I couldn't even do 20. Thoughts? Advice? General cheering on?
Started C25K - 07/13/10
Finish date - 09/12/10
Denver Panerathon 5K - 09/26/10
WIGuy.............good job! I had a Timex Ironman......then went to a Garmin 305 Forerunner.........my running life changed.....no matter where I went I did not have to guess at my distance or pace....it was all there for you.....best investment (after shoes) I have made......Has a bunch of stuff for the up and coming runner....Auto Lap....Pace and distance alarms....virtual pacing partner......the 305 or 405....MONEY IN THE BANK! It has extra stuff like a footpod for indoor running.....heart rate belt to record HR......and you can download all this into the training software that comes with it........I have every run for the year mapped....recorded for analysis (elevation, Pace, Speed, Grade)....it help me in my Half training....I had 4 zones on my screen (Total Time, Lap Pace, Current Pace, Distance)....it told me during my first half that I was going too fast at the beginning and half way through the 1rst and 2nd miles I dialed it down....not having to find out too late like at the mile marker....saved me and I beat my goal time by 5 minutes.....it is a life saver....
16 miles today....11:08 pace......only walked 4 times.....I am soaking in the tub.....cause I hurt sumptin' wicked
Started C25K August 2nd, 2010.
Starting weight 267 lbs, 5'5"
I also have a Garmin 305 Forerunner and I don't use it to the potential it has but I do love it and it has helped me tremendously. It is my second best purchase after my running shoes too.
I do have one problem; my heart rate strap was "dirty" and I tried to wash it by taking a damp paper towel and cleaning it; well after that it has never calculated my heart rate right; I have tried a few times and used the gel to put on the contacts before using and it still is way too low to be my correct heart-rate; any ideas?
Wow 11 miles; that is awesome!
Love your attitude freespirit!
2 miles is great! Sounds likes a busy day after. I am taking a rest day today too; might go for a walk with the dog and then jazzercise later after work.
I am not sure what I would recommend. Maybe try just the day over W5D3; just days out there are just tougher. Some time I feel I could run forever and other days can hardly make it around the block. I finished the program twice and could run 30 min straight and did a 5K and ran 50 min straight but now I usually only run 20 min and walk a few and then run another 15-20 and do it that way. It doesn't matter; my time is usually better when I break it up this way and I can go longer.
You are doing it!! So just enjoy and do what you feel. Good luck!
You are doing this!! Great job!
I run on asphalt roads around my neighborhood; I used to have to run really early and was embarrassed if seen. Now I run all times and in front of all even school buses picking up high schoolers. No one has said anything mean that I have hear. I just keep plugging along and they wave and give me thumbs up. I think they are saying "go donna go". LOL
HI. I started out this year 2010 with having to get off of my anti depressants and found myself in a lot of pain. I researched how to get my own feel good chemistry going and found that working out was the way to go. I also weighted 207 pounds - although everyone said I didn't look like it - I sure felt like it. I am normally a thin person and knew it was time to take charge of my life and health.
So, I signed up with a personal trainer - circumstances being what they were - I spent about $500 for 15 total hours of personal training time, worked out 3 times a week, Feb and March of 2010, lost 17 lbs, did clean eating from Tosca Reno's books and I dropped from a size 18 to 14. It was amazing to actually see this happen for me.
I got a job and going to school for my master's degree - I didn't have time to work out for May and June. Now it is August and I really need to get back on track. I am not using a trainer this time, but am using what I can at my gym for working out, sweating, and being aerobic and lifting weights. This Saturday I am trying my first ladies 5K. We will see how that goes. Having a goal to work towards really helps my motivation.
My overall goal is to weigh 130, and to wear a size 10 again!!
The best to you,
Good morning from NW Oklahoma! I started W1D1 today and I am feelin okay about it. I had a hard time dragging myself outta bed and then when I got outside to go, it was dark.....and....there was lightning all around me. The negative thoughts in me had me thinking that I was in the middles of a horror movie and I was about to get whacked by some faceless monster. The positive side in me had me thinking this could be beautiful, doing this in the middle of watching the lightning show. I trudged through my negative and went to my positive thoughts. It was beautiful! Instead of the 80-90 degree weather we have been having, it was probably between 65-70 degrees this morning. I started my run and look down and I have a running buddy! We have a stray cat that landed at our house a few years ago that I felt sorry enough to feed and then was sorry I did it. We call her "Slutty Sue" so you all can figure out the rest. BTW does anyone need a kitten? LOL Anyway, she was running right along with me. Now if Jason jumped out from behind a weed, I know she would have protected me! I had a harder time towards the end of the run and I may need to go see the chiropractor tomorrow. I still did it and looking forward to D2W2 on Wednesday! I did not eat/drink too well over the weekend; okay, my habits were abhorrent! Went to Tulsa with friends to check out the Hard Rock Casino there and I don't like them. As a matter of fact, I wonder if they will refund ALL the damn money I lost there.
Haha! I drank way tooooo much beer. Hey I wonder if they will refund that too.......Y'all have a wonderful week!
Jaychi, WAY TO GO!! I also did my first day of week one today. I had a hard time getting out of bed today too...after all it is a Monday. When I stepped outside I started with all the doubt and negative talk and it was starting to rain. However, I then snapped out of it and told myself what a perfect day for a walk/jog. The temps were cool, it was cloudy, and a light mist was falling...so I trudged over to the park and instead of focusing on my negative thoughts and heavy breathing I took in the gorgeous scenery and enjoyed the cool mist that was falling on my sweaty face! Today was day one in the new active/healthy life we are creating for ourselves! Hope your day 2 run goes well.
C25K start date: 8/16/2010
Penguin Run/Walk/Waddle : 10/16/2010
5K Mitten Run : 12/05/2010
@wg : To the question of running for time and distance, for me I started to run for distance after I discovered I could run for 20+ minutes.. I would say that if you have enough energy to go the full distance and you overshoot the time by a bit then you should just go for it. At week 8 I think I was running 30 minutes at a shot at any rate, so technically it was beyond what C25K was suggesting.. If one day you're feeling like you can just push the time but not the distance, then do that.. I think I started working on speed during week 9 and ever since then I'll do some fartlek once a week. I'm noticing that if I focus more on my posture and relaxing, I can keep a faster pace naturally...and even then, it's maybe 15 to 20 seconds faster per mile.
@4beanandtwinkles : You ran 20 minutes straight! Awesome, that is a really cool feeling huh?! Congrats!
@babsalotta : Congratulations on graduating the C25K, that's really awesome! I'm definitely interested to hear what you've got in mind for the post-C25K running!
@donna914 : 4 miles in the bag, that's awesome.. great feeling to see what mile post go by huh!
@jondot : Congratulations on your 5k, that's a nice quick pace you've got going there.. is that just under 11min/mile? Nice! Hey, I'm curious if you might share with me the stretches that has helped your IT band tightness and knee pain?
@wiguy : Dang, those are some impressive stats for a week of running! Congratulations, wow!!
Everyone, keep up the great work and enjoy your successes along the way! Thank you all for sharing your success and challenges along the way, it's so much help to be able to learn from everyone and share our experiences!
Had a great weekend on a sailboat in the San Juan islands this past weekend so it turned out to be a few rest days, but did sneak just a little bit of barefooting in there. We did a brewery tour on the Schooner Zodiac (schoonerzodiac.com) which I highly recommend.. wow, what an experience! I set my alarm to 3am this morning and was up and at it.. I felt a little odd at first but broke the rust off my bones and was right back into my rhythm finishing 5k in just under 35 minutes. I used my Vibrams this morning along with a pair of Injini toe-socks to help avoid blistering. This combination was surprisingly comfortable and I certainly did not get any new blisters!
Happy and safe running to you all!
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325lb @ 2/1/2010 to 211lb @ 7/4/2011
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The almighty Black Sabbath were allegedly group drugged (involuntarily) by drinking from a communal punchbowl in an Oslo hotel bar and taken to a subterranean laboratory (under a log cabin, obviously) embedded deep in the darkened layers of Norwegian forestry. This was where the extraction of their respective DNA took place, followed by a rinsing with various active chemicals of the most potent in mind-altering substances on the planet. The plan was to place this concoction into an organic microchip implant, thus ushering in a wave of death proof superhumans, but alas, technological resources were just too meager at the time.
Cut forward some decades to December 2012…perhaps the last week of any December, ever. After a series of set-backs and plenty of mind gouging epiphanies, I find no better time than 9pm on the 17th day of the month to make my attempt at interpreting the legendary Sabbath-DNA-meets-drugs-and-digital-age formula for world domination. I brought along my potna dem, Alex of Steady Bloggin', to help host this venture as he has been one of the most active and forward-thinking purveyors of projects directly taking after DJ Screw's style of music play. I wanted to pay my respects by creating this mix primarily on turntable and mixer, to keep it as human as possible (as the featured musicians were also playing live – not quantized machinery).
Without anymore sleep-deprived banter spewed, PTP and Steady Bloggin' are fucking delighted to present this collage of heavy metal sludge omnipotence with a Houston, Texas lean (no pun?). All we ask is that you enjoy this responsibly and watch out for those portals that may open up.
Start Screwing Yourself To Live
Huge thanks to Alex, John Turner Jr., and Gila Monsta for believing in this enough to have invested their own time and talent into it.

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- Dora the Explorer (7)
- Team Umizoomi (8)
- Bubble Guppies (4)
- Peter Rabbit (2)
- Max & Ruby (2)
- Go, Diego, Go! (2)
- Ni Hao, Kai-lan (4)
- The Backyardigans (2)
- Wonder Pets! (3)
- Olivia (1)
- Yo Gabba Gabba! (3)
- Seasonal (145)
Keep your little bunnies busy with a paper craft they can help create and use to put on their very own show. Print these templates to begin making a Max action figure, a 3D wagon and a snowy scene.
Weekdays on Nick Jr.
Print out the templates on card stock paper and help kids cut out all the pieces (keeping the action figure, wagon and background template pieces in three separate piles).
Create slits where indicated on the body template. Apply glue to the tab and curl the template to create the body. Have kids insert the arms into the slits created. Fold the feet accordion style, cut where indicated and glue to the base of the body template (inserting the base into the fold created).
Cut along the dotted lines. Fold all the solid lines back. Once folded, flip the template over. Fold in the flaps located along the cut lines, and then fold the side flaps in over them, this will hold the wagon in place without the need for glue.

 Press brass fasteners into the center of each of the wheels. Affix the wheels to the wagon.
Attach the two background images together and attach to a wall.

 Your child's winter-themed play set is complete--help him put on a show!
Make a new memory game in minutes with our easy printable templates
Little bunnies will hop away happy with these party parting gifts!
Transform cellophane bags into personalized party favors!
It's surprisingly simple to make a winter scene with your little bunny!
Kids will love wearing this easy-to-make hare accessory!
"Dress up" empty containers and get organized!
Invite Max & Ruby to the dinner table!
Winter is hare! Celebrate & decorate with the help of your favorite pair of snow bunnies
These oversized tags make it easy for little hands to zip up coats and jackets
Turn a shoe box into a new home for Max & Ruby!
Celebrate Mom's special day with an extra special card
Make a do-together craft kids can proudly display on their door
A picture-perfect present for you and your little bunny!
Make an indoor winter wonderland that somebunny will love!
Turn paper bags into your favorite math-loving team!
Kids can hop on over to the Christmas tree to hang this charming decoration!
Peter & pals are dashing through the snow-- carrying something sweet, you should know!
Rabbits are brave and he�s no exception! Add Benjamin to your x-mas collection.
Spread holiday cheer with these "sweet" messages.
Peter has a new gift for you to see. It's round, and blue, and hangs on a tree.
Everyone wins when you make your own spinning tops!
This print-and-fold craft is an umirrific way to make your tree look spectacular!
Extend-o the holiday cheer with this special craft for UmiFriends
Welcome guests during the holidays--or any day--with this easy-to-make decoration.
Create a SUPER shaped ornament to hang on your tree this year
Make VROOM, VROOM on your tree this year for UmiCar!
It's surprisingly simple to make a winter scene with your little bunny!
This paper gingerbread house is all bark and no bite!
Milli spins her pattern powers into a string of dreidels this holiday season
Santa's little helpers can make a sweet sled for Dora and Swiper!
Your preschooler can give a special holiday treat to everyone on her list!
Kids can turn recyclables into beautiful Dora decorations!
Make a festive tree that won't wilt or wither!
Your preschooler will love prowling around the house in toasty Baby Jaguar slippers!
When the weather outside is frightful, a Diego scarf is delightful!
A snow day? Hurray! Grab a shoebox and create a scene starring your favorite explorer!
Wish everyone a WONDERful holiday with this tree topper!
Here's a simple and stylish Kwanzaa craft kids can fashion!
Let sweet holiday wishes bloom with these simple, customized cookie boxes.
Create the cutest footwear to warm up little toes!
We've got the goods on some slick Wonder Pets goody bags


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The first handful of county residents have started benefiting from the implementation of county-wide broadband Internet access.
Several groups and officials responsible for the project gathered Thursday at the Marietta Knights of Columbus facility to celebrate the deployment of the long-awaited project.
"Our goal was to provide affordable broadband service to every citizen," said Washington County Commissioner Cora Marshall.
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JASMINE ROGERS The Marietta Times
Officials and community members took part in a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday, celebrating the first stage of deployment of broadband Internet access that will service unserved and underserved parts of the county.
Marshall became involved in the project after visiting Coshocton County and seeing the positive effects that wide-scale Internet access had for communities there.
A surprising amount of homes in Washington County have no access to anything other than dial-up Internet. An estimated 6,000 homes and businesses could not previously have high-speed Internet access if they wanted it, said Amanda Murphy, public relations specialist for Connect Ohio, a nonprofit organization that works as a liaison between communities and broadband providers.
"Washington County was high on the priority list. It's such a large number of homes and businesses that don't have access to the Internet," she said.
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Broadband access
Washington County Commissioners, along with representatives from Smart Networks and Connect Ohio, celebrated the initial stages of deployment of county-wide broadband access Thursday.
Currently, service provider Smart Networks has equipment on a downtown building and a Multi-Agency Radio Communication System (MARCS) tower and are servicing a handful of customers.
An estimated 6,000 Washington County homes and businesses will now have access to high-speed Internet.
Smart Networks hopes to have the countywide expansion project completed by the end of 2013.
The three main goals of the project are to improve educational opportunities, attract business and provide better Internet access for first responders in the county.
After several years of trying to find a provider, the project leaped forward in August when the Washington County Commissioners signed an agreement with a local service provider. Marietta-based Smart Networks has already installed equipment on one downtown building and on one Multi-Agency Radio Communication System (MARCS) tower, said Chad Henson, co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Smart Networks.
The tower with equipment on it now, near Jackson Park in Marietta, reaches some customers with its 20-mile radius that had access previously but wanted improved service as well as some that had no access.
"We have countless queues of people calling in asking when they can get service," said Henson.
The next tower to receive equipment is expected to be in Beverly. He estimated that all of the equipment will be installed by the end of 2013.
Smart Networks is currently charging $49.95/month and up for Metro Ethernet business service and $29.95 to $59.95 for 4G WiMax residential service, but those prices are subject to change.
One person who is eagerly awaiting access to the faster Internet is Marietta Middle School eighth grader Jarod Knight.
Knight's family, who live in Ludlow Township, had no Internet access during his seventh grade year. Knight stayed with his grandmother three nights a week so he could complete his homework assignments with the help of her Internet service.
"Now we have Internet, but it's not very fast," he said.
Knight said he is excited to get faster Internet service because he will be able to complete his school assignments more quickly.
"I'll be able to spend more time with my family because it takes less time to research," he added.
Small business owner Eric Griffiths is one of the handful of customers already benefiting from the new broadband service. Griffiths' company, Ohio Web Pro Design, relies heavily on high-speed Internet to conduct its business.
"As a tech company, my main decision on where to locate was Internet access," he said.
Griffith added that having high-speed Internet access will give him the edge in attracting potential employees.
Knight and Griffith represent two of the three main goals of the program, improving the educational opportunities for our local youth and helping our economic development by attracting new businesses, said Marshall.
The third goal is to provide a more reliable system for first responders, she added.
Part of the project will include providing county-wide Internet hot spots that can be used by first responders such as sheriff's deputies, police and fire and EMS employees.
Those hot spots would allow for more efficiency and quicker responses in emergency situations, said Washington County Sheriff Larry Mincks.
Connect Ohio Executive Director Stu Johnson also announced a partnership with Washington-Morgan Community Action which will offer computers and discounted broadband access to qualifying low-income families.
That program is funded in part by the $100,000 grant awarded to the county by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), said Marshall.
Those interested in the assistance should contact Community Action at 373-3745.


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The sad-booted Marissa makes her way to Redemption Island. She is heated; they blindsided her thinking the vote was for Katie. She quickly informs Rupert and Candice on the challenge and why she got voted out. Candice shed light that the reason she is here is because she called out Brad in front of everyone.
The returning tribe is a kumbaya-ing, giving shoulder massages to everyone. It is a peaceful tribe. Colton is having none of it. He came to play the game not be zen. The thing about Colton is that he plays too strong, too fast. He throws everyone under the bus. His game is to fabricate a story to person B then go to person A and say person B is going after them.
Colton on the tribe: [mockingly] "We are unity, we are peace, we are zen, we are stupid!"
- that phrase almost reminded me of 'The Help's' "You is kind, you is smart, you is important." Oh, the irony!
Alpha-male Brad feels great right now. His male alliance is running the game. He shows off his prowess by catching fish for the tribe. Rachel takes note of the men's alliance. Her strategy is to play it cool and get close to John. Ciera notices that Rachel never strategizes with the girls which makes her fishy to her. She thinks Rachel and John are working together.
Redemption Island Duel
The loved ones tribe walk into the arena as the returning tribe look with anticipation. Their faces wonder if their loved-one was voted out. Jeff informs them that Marissa was voted out and Aras immediately puts his hands on Gervase's shoulder. Brad grins like he won.
The competitors come out and tears flow. Marissa gives the tribe a huge glare. She tells Gervase that he is the reason why she is there. Gervase doesn't switch with her in the duel
For this challenge, the players will maneuver a long pole through a channel grasping a wooden spool. they have to stack ten spools on the top without it falling over. The first two to finish are safe. The first one to stack their spools can give a hint to the hidden immunity idol to anyone they choose.
Candice and Rupert are doing a great job. Marissa takes her time while the experienced players lap her. Rupert and Candice place their 7th spool while Marissa is still on her 6th. Rupert places his 8th spool uneven and it causes his stack to fall. Candice ends up winning the whole challenge. It is down to Marissa and Rupert. Gervase gives his niece advice on how to place her last spool. She needs to raise her shoulders to get the pole even with her stack. It works, she survives. Rupert is the first one gone from Blood vs. Water.
The tribe congratulates John on his wife's victory. Are we seriously going to forget that Marissa was a part of this tribe? Vytas overplays the Redemption Island scenario. Whoever gets voted to Redemption Island can swap with their loved one. Who is more willing to swap? Tyson! The plan is to vote out Rachel next. This raises a flag in John's head because Tyson is stiffer competition for Candice to face against.
John looks for the idol but can't find it. He is in an alliance but he is finding the idol by himself. Will his tribe trust him?
Laura is doing fine without Rupert. Colton is fed up with this. He again rattles the cage with everyone. He wants to create chaos. Kat doesn't want to play against Colton. So she tries to throw Tina under the bus to Colton. Colton calls Kat out for being shady. He makes a big scene to camp and the rest are sick of it. He said a funny line " people need to realize this is a game not National Lampoon's Horrible Vacation."
The next morning, Colton feels the heat from the night before. Tyson, Monica, Tina, Aras and Gervase form a 5 person alliance. Aras calls Colton a gay Russell Hantz.
Immunity Challenge
Three members of each tribe are tied together pushing another tribemate in a barrel. There are 3 flagpoles the tribes must roll their barrel to. The person inside the barrel must untie the rope to release a bag full of balls. Once all the balls are collected, a tribe member will roll the balls into a slot. the first to land all 6 of their balls in the slot will win immunity and fishing gear.
The returnees sit out Kat and Hayden takes note. Katie and Laura are in the barrel. The tribes are neck and neck. Hayden vs Gervase in the ball rolling station. Hayden lands two before Gervase rolls one. Gervase starts to catch up to Hayden; they tie at 3. Garvase then takes the lead and doesn't look back. Galang wins and Gervase shouts that win is for Marissa. Kat cries and gives Hayden a look. Apparently, Kat says on Twitter that Hayden threw the challenge because he sensed Kat was in trouble.
Brad is upset at Gervase. He wants to throw him in the water. The girls are in trouble knowing its 5-3. The guys tells Katie and Ciera that the vote is Rachel. Both girls doubt John will vote out Rachel and he might have the idol. They think its a trick play and Ciera might get voted out. Ciera and Katie come up with a plan to vote out John just in case he plays the idol for Rachel.
Tribal Council
The men vote out Rachel. Rachel votes out Ciera. Ciera and Katie vote out John. Rachel is sent to Redemption Island.
LaRell's Winners Pick
1. Monica
2. Tina
3. Vytas
4. Caleb
5. Aras
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2011 Annual Report
This research project will evaluate the effects of controlled release and stabilized nitrogen sources on nitrous oxide emissions in rainfed and irrigated cropping systems at several ARS research locations compared with the commonly used urea and urea-ammonium nitrate fertilizer sources.
5402-11000-008-00L: GRACEnet: An Assessment of Soil Carbon Sequestration and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation by Agricultural Management
Cross Location Participants listed under 5402-11000-008-00L/411610:
3625-11000-005-00D/418814: Trace Gas Exchanges in Midwest Cropping Systems --Dr. Jerry Hatfield (Log 36454): National Soil Tilth Res. Lab (Ames, IA)
3640-12000-007-00D/410684: Farming Practices for the Northern Corn Belt to Protect Soil Resources, Support Biofuel Production and Reduce Global Warming Potential --Dr. Rod Venterea (Log 36446): Soil and Water Mgmnt. Res. (St. Paul, MN)
5348-11000-006-00D/419046: Quantifying and Predicting Emission of PM10 and Greenhouse Gases from Agricultural Soils --Dr. Jeff Smith (Log 36639): Land Mgmt. & Water Conservation Res. (Pullman, WA)
5402-12130-008-00D/410759: Improving Soil and Nutrient Management Systems for Sustained Productivity and Environmental Quality --Dr. Ardell Halvorson (Log 36366): Soil, Plant, Nutrient Res. (Fort Collins, CO)
6420-12610-003-00D/410823: Conservation Systems Research for Improving Environmental Quality and Producer Profitability --Dr. Allen Torbert (Log 36463): Soil Dynamics Res. (Auburn, AL)
6445-12630-003-00D/408828: Efficient Management and Use of Animal Manure to Protect Human Health and Environmental Quality --Dr. Karamat Sistani (Log 38541): Animal Waste Mgmnt Res. (Bowling Green, KY)
1902-13000-001-00D/412004: Integrated Management of Land and Water Resources for Environmental and Economic Sustainability in the Northeast U.S. --Dr. Curtis Dell (Log 38490): Pasture Systems & Watershed Mgmnt Res. (Univ. Park, PA)


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- Jan 11:
- Wolverton: Your home could soon be like the Jetsons'
- Jan 10:
- CES 2014: iPhone case gives you 'Predator' vision
- CES 2014: Former Apple engineer introduces a smart desk
- 5 things you missed at CES: Connect your devices on the go
- Jan 9:
- CES 2014: Cars powered by solar, hydrogen roll into Las Vegas
- Netflix adds 4K streaming for new, ultra high-definition TVs
- CES 2014: Driverless cars need legal framework, automakers say
- CES 2014: Toothbrush tracks use, uses bluetooth to share with phone
- Jan 8:
- CES 2014: Troy's picks for best of show
- CES 2014: Few 'wearables' balance fashion and function
- CES 2014: Cisco CEO pegs 'Internet of Things' as $19 trillion opportunity
- Jan 7:
- CES 2014: Will your next TV be Ultra HD?
- CES 2014: Yahoo's Marissa Mayer brings out stars to tout firm's media business
- CES 2014: Sony launches PlayStation Now streaming game service
- PlayStation 4 easily outselling Xbox One so far, Sony says
- CES 2014: Michael Bay says 'I guess live shows aren't my thing'
- CES 2014: T-Mobile CEO crashes AT&T party, gets thrown out
- Intel says its processors are now 'conflict-free'
- Jan 6:
- CES 2014: Intel CEO says company will play a key role in computing revolution
- CES 2014: TV industry puts its hope in curves and pretty screens
- CES 2014: Panasonic to help make smart-TV Firefox software
- CES 2014: Dish's new Hopper can record 8 shows at once
- CES 2014: AT&T to sell toll-free service for wireless data
- CES 2014: Sharp unveils TV positioned between HD and 4K
- CES 2014: LG jumps into wearable fitness gadget market
- CES 2014: Roku TV will stream video without set-top box
- CES 2014: Dolby unveils technology to improve TV brightness
- CES 2014: LG to use Palm's mobile software for smart TVs
- CES 2014: GM to outfit Chevy vehicles with 4G from AT&T
- Nvidia admits Monterey County crop circle was a publicity stunt
- Jan 5:
- CES preview: Tech sales expected to fall in 2014, industry group says
- Jan 3:
- Wolverton: Excited for CES 2014, for a change
- Jan 2:
- Ford to unveil solar hybrid concept car at CES
Everywhere you went at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week you saw ultra high definition TVs (UHD). Also known as "4K," these sets can display content at four times the resolution of today's top-of-the-line 1080p high-definition sets.
As I walked around the show looking at the screens, I wondered three things: Will people be able to perceive and appreciate the difference between these and today's sets? Will there be content available to watch at this higher resolution? Will people be willing to pay a premium for UHD sets?
The price issue is the easiest to solve. Right now 4K sets are considerably more expensive than the 1080p high-definition sets many of us bought in the past few years, but that will get better over time. A better version of the set I bought for $1,800 five years ago now costs about $800. Ten years ago it would have cost $5,000
The issue of perception and value is a tougher one. When I first saw an HD set playing HD content I was blown away by how good it was compared to standard definition TVs. My question at the time wasn't if I wanted one, but when they'd be affordable. But the difference between HDTV and UHD isn't nearly as dramatic.
Regarding content, it took until 2008 for the industry to standardize on a high-resolution format for DVD. It also took a while for broadcasters to start offering HDTV content.
But once HD content became ubiquitous and the sets became affordable, the public flocked to HDTV, which was a boon for TV manufacturers. But now the TV industry has a problem. With market saturation, demand has tapered off just as lower prices are squeezing profits. For a while, the industry's response was to push 3-D TVs, but that didn't pan out. Consumers weren't inclined to pay a premium for 3-D sets, and without big consumer demand, content companies weren't inclined to invest in 3-D programming. Four years ago, 3-D was all the rage at CES; now hardly anyone is talking about it.
Now that it's clear that 3-D isn't the industry's savior, companies are pushing UHD, promising a far more immersive experience without really answering the question as to when enough programs will be available to convince customers that they really want to have one.
As a tech journalist, it's my job to be skeptical about bleeding edge technology and I have plenty of hesitation when it comes to recommending UHD. I don't to want count it out but I can't buy into the hype just because the industry is heavily invested in it. However, if they can solve the content issue, there could very well be a demand for these sets.
But solving the content issue won't be easy. TV networks will have to make an enormous investment in cameras and control room technology, and cable and satellite providers will have to figure out how to upgrade their networks to carry the signals. For now, the best hope comes from delivering the content online. At the LG news conference at CES, Netflix (NFLX) CEO Reed Hastings announced that his company will start streaming UHD content this year. Comcast and Samsung also announced a partnership to stream UHD programs to Samsung TVs.
These partnerships are a good start, but there is one more issue. UHD takes up a lot more bandwidth than high-definition content, which will put a lot more strain on the Internet infrastructure required to deliver all the data necessary to watch these shows.
Cambridge, Mass.-based Akamai, which specializes in delivering high-speed Internet content, is working on the problem. In an interview, Akamai CEO Tom Leighton said that the Internet can support limited 4K today, but it "takes a lot more gigabytes to show a 4K video." He said that the capacity at the local level -- the "last mile," so to speak -- is less of a problem than at the data centers.
Akamai's solution is to bring the content closer to the consumer. "We want to get that video into the neighborhood once only, even if a thousand people are watching it," he said. By way of an analogy, imagine if you were buying a potato grown in Idaho. The grower could dispatch a vehicle to deliver a single potato at great cost in time and resources, or could send a truckload of potatoes to your local grocery store, which could get them quickly and cheaply to your house.
And to stretch the analogy, you could buy a bag of potatoes and store them in your kitchen. To that end, Akamai has teamed up with Qualcomm to develop technology to store ultra high definition in your home. When possible, instead of streaming it live on demand, it can anticipate your interest in watching the show and stream it ahead of time -- perhaps in the middle of the night -- so it's on your device when you want to watch it.
Contact Larry Magid at email@example.com. Listen for his technology chats on KCBS-AM (740) weekdays at 3:50 p.m.


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A Minnesota high school hockey goalie, apparently upset with his playing time, is no longer on the team after intentionally scoring for the opponent and then flipping an obscene gesture at his team bench.
The act of defiance, recorded by a schoolmate and posted online, has gotten tens of thousands of hits on You Tube (http://bit.ly/VWEVlK) since it was posted Tuesday.
Farmington High School senior goaltender Austin Krause slid the puck in his own team's net Tuesday night to tie the game, which Chaska went on to win 3-2. The 13-second video then shows Krause removing his hockey glove, pointing his middle finger at his team's bench and skating off the ice.
The Star Tribune (http://bit.ly/XONUaa) reported Krause was apparently angry with his coaches over his playing time. A school district spokesman says Krause is off the team.
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(WEAU) – Snowflake after snowflake fell in the Chippewa Valley, leaving a lot of main roads covered with snow, making conditions extremely slippery.
Student Transit says a number of Eau Claire Area School District buses were about 30-45 minutes late.
Snowblowers and snowplows were out in full force early as people tried to get a quick plow in before work.
"My lovely wife woke me up and said hey Jim guess what you get to do. I said no I'm not doing that and then I got up and did it like I always do," said James Erdman of Eau Claire.
But traveling on slippery roads left some to stay home from work, like one truck driver who got up early to shovel.
"I do it by the garage and stuff first and then I get the snow blower out. Just get it away from the house a little bit," said Mike Gullerud of Eau Claire.
"All roads are really bad in the northwest region, particularly from Eau Claire south and east. We've been dealing with a lot of highway issues; a lot of semis off and vehicles off. We really encourage people to re-adjust their travel," said Captain Jeffrey Frenette of the Wisconsin State Patrol.
While Frenette recommends not traveling, if you do in fact have to get in your car, and go on the roads, he says you should add a little bit of extra time because of slippery conditions.
The Eau Claire Streets Department says they started plowing the slippery roads at 2:30am. They say they can't plow neighborhoods until it stops.
"The city does a great job but they'll put a bank up two feet in front of my driveway. I've got a suburban and I can drive over it if I want to. I did that once, the problem is, then you have a perpetual hump of ice there forever," said Erdman.
"Plow operators and our people and rec operators need to do some cleanup. Less traffic out there, it'll be a little easier for us to do that. But again monitor the conditions, if you have to go somewhere be prepared," said Frenette.
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Look at that Lizardman, from Soulcalibur III. Just look at him. That's not a statue. That's cosplay. Is there a word we can use that goes beyond cosplay? Because that's what this would be.
Apparently, the right arm on the thing was "fake"; instead, the wearer's actual right arm was inside the suit, and was used to animate the face.
Other highlights this week include some pre-release Brave cosplay, a reflective Zelda trio and some amazing Diablo III outfits, meaning that in a rarity I can showcase more than one male in the main image up top. Well done, lads, well done.
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It's a home designed to help criminals get back in society.
But here's the problem: it's on the same block of Broad Street as the old Martha Lester School, a home for after-school activities for Richmond County students.
Tuesday, parents asked the Augusta Commission not to approve the zoning for the home.
The halfway house would be the home of four ex-convicts just released from prison.
But just two doors down is a school for special needs children...and as you might expect, parents and the school board are saying that's too close for comfort.
Safety is the major concern of these parents and the school board...urging city leaders to rethink a decision.
In April, commissioners made a special rezoning exception, allowing this house on the 1600 block of Broad Street to become a re-entry home for former criminals.
And it's not the home itself but its location that concerns parents and the school board. It's located feet from the Martha Lester School, a school teaching special needs children during the day and orchestra students at night.
Harietta Blount lives in the house between the school and the halfway house. She says she won't have a problem with her new neighbors.
"Everybody needs a second chance," she says.
The ex-felons that would be staying at the house would be required to wear an ankle bracelet, and they'd have to be in by dark...but many parents say it's still not enough to guarantee safety.
Commissioner Joe Bowles says he understands the concerns, but in what he calls a "suspect" area, safety should have already been a concern.
"I think if the BOE is willing to put children down there, they should provide some sort of protection for these children," he says.
Commissioner Marion Williams says it's the wrong time to fight it.
"Nobody came down and opposed it when it was there and I asked was any opposition," he says.
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We are only a few days into competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, and in this time U.S. bobsledder Johnny Quinn has managed to get locked in a bathroom and now stuck in an elevator.
Quinn and teammate David Cripps posted photos on Twitter.
It's unclear how they got out, but we are assuming Quinn didn't punch his way through the door.
The four-men U.S. bobsled team will compete on Feb. 22
Now we're stuck in the elevator! Can @JohnnyQuinnUSA get us out ? pic.twitter.com/sVbyksEXlc— David Cripps (@Crippsee) February 10, 2014
...With no phone to call for help, I used my bobsled push training to break out. #SochiJailBreak pic.twitter.com/apZRefgvCO— Johnny Quinn (@JohnnyQuinnUSA) February 8, 2014


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Many critics and readers have long felt that John Grisham's 1989 debut, "A Time to Kill," is still his best novel. The hero of that work, lawyer Jake Brigance, takes center stage once again in Grisham's newest best seller "Sycamore Row." It begins as wealthy, cancer-stricken Seth Hubbard hangs himself after leaving detailed instructions for his funeral along with a hand written will. The unwitnessed document creates havoc — Seth left 90 percent of his vast estate to his African-American maid, virtually disinheriting his children, and that puts Jake in the thick of a rousing legal battle.
A phone call in the middle of the night takes Massachusetts Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta to the rugby field at MIT. There she joins the police in the investigation of a disturbing crime scene. The body of computer engineer Gail Shipton lies in the middle of the field — draped in linen, covered with a strange powder, and grotesquely posed. Kay is grimly familiar with this modus operandi — it strangely echoes recent cases her husband, Benton Wesley, is working in Washington, D.C. "Dust" (M) is Kay's 21st investigation, deftly imagined by Patricia Cornwell.
Perhaps forgotten, certainly unknown by recent generations, Dag Hammarskjold is a name that deserves to be remembered. Roger Lipsey presents a detailed and thoroughly engaging biography of the man who succeeded Trygve Lie as the second secretary general of the United Nations. A staunch humanitarian, "Hammarskjold" (921.000), was posthumously awarded the Nobel Peace Prize after his untimely death in an airplane crash over Africa — a crash Lipsey believes was no accident.
At a time when rock stars, athletes, and actors are considered heroes, Eric Mextaxas offers up seven men whose lives are truly worth emulating. "7 Men and the Secret of Their Greatness" (303.340) profiles an unlikely group — George Washington, William Wilberforce, Eric Liddell, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Jackie Robinson, John Paul II and Charles Colson — to show the choices and sacrifices they made in putting the greater good above their own personal desires — acts Metaxas believes are truly heroic.
Southerner Lee Smith likes to take her time between novels, which makes the publication of each one much more exciting. In her newest, Smith takes us to Asheville, N.C., in 1936 when orphaned Evalina Touissaint is given over to the care of Dr. Robert and Mrs. Grace Potter Carroll, who run the Highland Hospital for the mentally ill. Evalina is happy there, for the Carrolls are caring people, and soon she comes to know and befriend some of the patients — including the mercurial Zelda Fitzgerald. Smith recreates this special time and place in "Guests on Earth."
Remote, rustic McCarthy, Alaska, became home to the Hale family — Robert "Papa Pilgrim," his wife, and their 15 children. The townspeople were enchanted with their old-style frontier spirit, code of honor, and religious piety. But Papa stirred up a lot of trouble when he bulldozed a road to his property through land owned by the Park Service. The ensuing controversy was unsettling for the residents and brought Tom Kizzia to town to cover the story for the Anchorage Daily News. He also began digging into Bobby Hale's past and uncovered some surprising and unsavory facts. He reveals it all in "Pilgrim's Wilderness: the True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaskan Frontier" (979.800).
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Fiction — "Fingal O'Reilly, Irish Doctor: an Irish Country Novel," by Patrick Taylor;
"Police: a New Harry Hole Novel," by Jo Nesbo;
"Cross and Burn" (M), by Val McDermid;
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Strain Measurement Methodology for Circuit Board Assembly: Guide
Most manufacturers now use strain gauges to monitor board flexure. There are many different strain measurement methods in use. The results from different methods usually cannot be compared. Intel has published its strain method, and is determining strain guidance for many of its ball grid array (BGA) components and sockets. This will help manufacturers know what strain levels show a risk for BGA components and sockets.
This document will enable manufacturers to compare strain results to the Intel strain guidance by creating a strain report. Several steps are required to make a reliable strain report and are explained in detail:
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A soccer ball for everyone Nov 14 2012
Frustrated by the lack of durability of traditional soccer balls and encouraged by an investment by Sting, Tim Jahnigen invented and is selling a more durable ball made out of hard foam.
Tim Jahnigen has always followed his heart, whether as a carpenter, a chef, a lyricist or now as an entrepreneur. So in 2006, when he saw a documentary about children in Darfur who found solace playing soccer with balls made out of garbage and string, he was inspired to do something about it.
The children, he learned, used trash because the balls donated by relief agencies and sporting goods companies quickly ripped or deflated on the rocky dirt that doubled as soccer fields. Kicking a ball around provided such joy in otherwise stressful and trying conditions that the children would play with practically anything that approximated a ball.
"The only thing that sustained these kids is play," said Mr. Jahnigen of Berkeley, Calif. "Yet the millions of balls that are donated go flat within 24 hours."
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I've seen plenty of times women playing on Baseball Teams at the little league and high school level. I wonder if there is any state rules about this? And why cant young men play on the softball team..hmmm? Maybe they should make two teams for each gender?? I have no problem with this issue, I say if she can play ball...SHE CAN PLAY BALL!! But Remember....THERE'S NO CRYING IN BASEBALL!http://community.active.com/images/emoticons/cry.gif! ....Tell me what ya think??
I played Little League baseball as a kid and loved it. I liked that it was coed and could play on the same team with mine & my brother's friends. As sad as it is, I think it would be more accepting for a girl to play baseball than a boy to play softball, at least at the young school age. I believe with LLB, a girl can play baseball but a boy can't play softball. Unless it's an all boys softball team.
p.s. are you calling girls cry babies? he he
I don't see why they should not allow boys to play on softball teams, alongside the girls. Wouldn't that be more in line with LLB's policy that allows girls? Now, the big question is whether there any boys that want to play softball instead of baseball?
Are there women who could play baseball at a high school level? Definitely. Should they be allowed to play baseball? Why not? But what about college? Maybe. I grew up with a girl who was as good or better than any of the boys at baseball...and she went on to a full ride in softball at a D-1 school. Perhaps she could have played NCAA baseball, but instead she parlayed her baseball experience into a definite scholarship. I'd say baseball worked out just fine for her.
If women wanted to play baseball, then so be it. I tried softball before and was more intimidated with the closer mounds than the faster baseball pitches from the mound.
If a girl can compete then why not? A player is a player. And since softball is a different sport than baseball I feel like it could work both ways with guys playing softball with girls.
men do play softball, there is a usa mens softball team beleive it or not
I'm going to follow with what jbrowshsptv said. I think they should make more softball club teams in the high school for the young men and women. A high school student male or female who didnt make their school teams in softball or baseball, and still want to play something related. They should be able to play on a slow pitch Co-Op club softball team just for fun. It just not promotes Team work, it also helps with health and recreation. Hey.. and maybe teachers would join too?
P.S. I'm not calling girls cry babies...ha....Just a classic quote from the movie "A League of Their Own"-Tom Hanks
School districts don't have sufficient funding for the baseball and softball teams that they do have; therefore, it is not likely that they can add a softball team for guys and a baseball team for girls. My sons played baseball with plenty of girls in Little League. Some of them were pretty good. But, by the time they were in juniors, most of the girls couldn't keep up. There was one girl who did play on a high school freshman team but after that year, she switched to softball. When she was 10 and 11 she was a standout player. She did okay on the freshman team but she definitely was not as good as the boys.
I asked my son what he thinks and he says " Bottom line, guys want to have some activities which do not include girls. Baseball is more fun with the girls in the stands and the guys on the field."
Who cares what your son says. Bottom line, a capable women should be able to play any sport she wants. Maybe your son is gay since he only wants to play with the boys.
It's bad enough they drive and vote.They were put on this earth to reproduce and cook.
How sad it was in the 80's when we had to start cleaning so it was done right.We have
to stop this madness now befor they want to coach our boys.Now go make me a steak.
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If a girl can play fast pitch softball she can play youth baseball. I coach fastpitch softball, I got 9 & 10 year olds that can throw a 11 inch softball 40-50 mph anytime & anywhere on the field, my pitchers know a minimum of 4 pitches and throw 45 to 50+ mph depending on the pitch, there are other girls at 10 yeras old throwing mid to high 50s from 35 away, thats smokin, that like hitting a 100mph fastball in baseball. My 9 year old pitcher throws 85 to 90%, meaning she can throw 9 out of 10 aroud the plate for strikes ANYTIME, my ( year 9 year old pitcher struck out 6 boys only a couple of weeks ago off a 13U select baseball team, so Yes a girl can play ball with boys but why would a girl want to play baseball when she can play fastpitch softball. Why do they call it softball ??? DON'T KNOW there is nothing soft about FASTPITCH softball plus they use a 11 to 12 inch softball depending on there age, were the boys use a 9 inch baseball. Look it does not matter if it is baseball or softball they are both great sports and the sport is a great experience for young boys and girls no matter the age. Baseball and softball is one of the greatest american past times. NOW, That is youth sports, if we talk about adult sports, there is fastpitch men & women softball, slowpitch men & women plus there is coed slowpitch softball. Girls can play sports with goys but men vs. women there is a strength difference, now if you take one of the best hitters in girls softball like Crystal Bustos on the USA team, I am sure she can crank a baseball just as far as most average guys but your average woman can not compete, not from a talent stand point it is because typically men are stronger than women. Now I said typically, I did not say women are not strong they are genetically engineered to be different from men. I know that girls and boys can play together in youth sports because the strength at a young age is not all that different but in my opinion girls should play fastpitch softball and boys should play baseball. I wonder just how fast a boy could pitch an 11 to 12 inch softball vs. a girl pitching a 9 inch baseball....huh!
Over here in Australia, we have both Male and Female Softball Leagues, and, although there is more coverage for the Female Leagues, the guys get a fair run as well.
Australia recently won the Mens World u19 Championships in Canada, and are consistently in the top 3 in all catorgories contested.
Most local competions have mixed teams for TBall (u8 & U10 11" softcore ball) and ModBall u12 (11"). The Representative Competitions (similar to US Travelling teams) are single gender, but mixed gender teams compete in the Boys Division at this level.
Some regions play female only, but base their levels more on standard of play, rather than age.
These areas usually have an Open Mens fastpitch comp as well, but it is usually fairly small.
u14, u16 and u19 play same gender at a local level if there are sufficient numbers in the comp, or mixed gender if not. There is a "Duty of Care" issue from time to time, such as player selected in a State team (u16, u19, u23, Open) is directed to play at a level that will be appropiate for his or her skill, not his or her age.
My local comp (700 odd players - quite small, really) has Open Mens, 5 Open Womens grades, mixed Youth (u19), Mixed u16, Mixed u14, Mixed u12, Mixed Tball (u8 & U10 combined). (Some comps have 1500 or so registered players)
It is fairly standard that a good junior female player will be playing in the mixed u19 comp, and then at least 1 open womens grade in the afternoon.
Virtually all the boys that play u19 also play Open Mens.
The benefit is that the girls get to bat against boys that can pitch at up to 60/65 mph, (but usually only chuck the quick ones at the other boys), or girls that are also capable of pitching to big hitters (most of the boys). The outfield is always involved as a result, and the girls have to work hard in both the field and with the bat. When they back up to play grade in the afternoon, it seems like a walk in the park by comparison!
At the junior levels, u16 is the only grade where there are sometimes problems, with stronger players dominating the weaker ones (male and female), but that is where the Duty of Care policy comes in.
My 9yo son plays in the u12 Boys Rep team, but we don't have a Girls Rep team this year. Therefore, the girls trialed for places in the side, with 3 girls making it, and an equal number of boys and girls not.
These 3 girls are our standout best players, and dominated most teams at our first "Inter League" event, playing in the Boys Division. One of the girl, a pitcher, was probably the fastest pitcher of all teams on the day, and left plenty of boys standing at the plate swinging at air! None of our boys want to Catch to her, so guess who Catches? Yep. One of the girls! 1st Base? You Guessed it - the other girl. These 3 basically rotated positions all day (5 games), with only a token appearance here and there in one of these key positions by one of the boys - and no one cared, because we were winning games! (12 bat at this level, but only 9 on the diamond, but all must be used at some stage, or the game is forfieted)
my 15yo daughter actually hates playing in all-girl teams, because she thrives on the challenge of playing against the boys. Her current boyfriend is a guy from a neihboring Asscotiation, who she met through playing Rep Softball, and training camps etc.
We have many different sports competing for our kids to play in summer - Cricket, Baseball, Surfing/swimming, Track & Field, Tennis etc, and most kids will be fairly good at all of them, because they are exposed to this variety of sports through out school. Baseball and softball are a long way behind Cricket in popularity, but are still top 5 team sports. Soccer is a winter sport,and played mixed gender until u14s, then the girls have female comps as well as mixed, until u17s.After that, they play single gender.
A lot of kids (Boys and Girls) will play Baseball in the winter and Softball in the summer, and the Summer Junior Baseball comps are mid week, to encourage this through the summer as well, rather than compete against each other for players.
Junior Baseball here sounds the same as what happens in the US - the girls get pushed away by the time they are 14 or 15.
So, yes, there is softball outside of the US!
We will always be able to say Australia pushed the eventual Olympic Champions, Japan, to 11 innings, and gave them the match practice they needed to beat USA!
I've seen plenty of times women playing on Baseball Teams at the little league and high school level. I wonder if there is any state rules about this? And why cant young men play on the softball team..hmmm? Maybe they should make two teams for each gender?? I have no problem with this issue, I say if she can play ball...SHE CAN PLAY BALL!! But Remember....THERE'S NO CRYING IN BASEBALL!http://community.active.com/images/emoticons/cry.gif! ....Tell me what ya think??
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Author Rachael Herron spins a delightful yarn in her wonderful debut novel How to Knit a Love Song. The first in her Cypress Hollow Yarn series of smart, witty, and wonderful love stories woven around a knitting theme, How to Knit a Love Song is a delightful indulgence certain to charm every reader who loved The Friday Night Knitting Club, as well as devoted fans of the heartwarming fiction of Debbie Macomber, Sheryl Woods, and Susan Wiggs.
Abigail is more than ready for a change when she inherits a cottage from her beloved mentor, knitting guru Eliza Carpenter. Leaving the oppressive city for the greener pastures of a small California beach town, she intends to turn her cozy little windfall into a knitting shop and spend her days spinning, designing, and purling. But she's not going to be welcomed with open arms by her new neighbor. Eliza's disgruntled nephew, the gorgeous Cade, now owns everything surrounding Abigail's ramshackle new home, and he views this sexy city girl as an unwanted interloper.
But chemistry working overtime is drawing two very different people closerthan they ever thought possible. And when the past that Abigail thought she'dleft behind comes calling, she'll have to somehow learn to trust her handsome adversary with much more than just her heart.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Senior southpaw Jerad Grundy worked eight two-run innings with 10 strikeouts and A.J. Reed belted a first-inning, two-run homer to lead No. 8 Kentucky to a 3-2 series-evening win over No. 14 Mississippi State in the first game of a doubleheader, on a sunny Saturday afternoon at Cliff Hagan Stadium.
Kentucky (17-5, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) rebounded from an 8-4 series-opening loss on Friday night to even the series with a 3-2 win in the first game of a doubleheader and set up the rubber match in the finale on Saturday. Due to inclement weather forecast for Sunday, the teams are concluding the series on Saturday afternoon.
Grundy (4-1) worked eight innings, allowed five singles, one homer and two runs, not issuing a walk and striking out 10. The Johnsburg, Ill., native threw first-pitch strikes to 20-of-30 hitters faced, including striking out the side in the second and fourth innings.
Junior Trevor Gott took over in the ninth after a Hunter Renfroe solo homer to leadoff vs. Gott, worked the final three outs for his seventh save of 2013 and the school-record 18th of his career. Gott allowed a single and struck out two to seal the UK win.
UK collected nine hits in the game and drew three walks, with Reed, Zac Zellers and Max Kuhn each totaling two-hit games. Reed belted his sixth homer of the year, a two-run job in the first inning, with Kuhn and Zellers each singling twice. UK also got hits from J.T. Riddle, Kyle Barrett and Matt Reida.
Mississippi State (21-5, 2-3 SEC) starter Kendall Graveman (2-2) worked five innings, allowing seven hits and three runs, walking one and striking out six. Chad Girodo and Ben Bracewell took over for Graveman in the sixth, getting out of the inning. Bracewell worked 2.2 strong innings, allowing one hit and no runs, walking two and striking out four.
The series will conclude later on Saturday, with first pitch 45 minutes following the first game. The game will be broadcast live on the UK IMG Radio Network, with Dick Gabriel calling the action. Fans in Central Kentucky can hear the game live on WLAP 630-AM, in Louisville on WKJK 1080-AM and online at UKathletics.com. UK will send junior southpaw Corey Littrell (3-0, 2.84 ERA) to the mound to face junior righty Evan Mitchell (0-1, 2.75 ERA).
After a scoreless first half of the inning for Mississippi State, Reed knocked a two-run home run to give Kentucky an early 2-0 lead. With one out, Zellers singled into rightfield. Reed followed with a blast over the old scoreboard in rightfield, the sophomore's sixth home run of the year.
The game went scoreless after the first inning until Mississippi State scored its first run of the afternoon in the top of the sixth. Adam Frazier singled with one out to open the inning and C.T. Bradford followed with a single into rightfield, advancing Frazier to third. Frazier was able to tag and score on a Hunter Renfroe fly out into centerfield.
Kentucky matched Mississippi State's run in the top half of the inning, going up 3-1 through six. Zellers led off the inning with a single into left field. Reed followed with a double into left center, giving Kentucky runners on first and second. A single from Kuhn brought home Zellers.
Renfroe led off the inning with a solo home run over the leftfield wall, his second homer of the series. The solo shot brought the score to 3-1, forcing UK to bring Gott in to close the game. Gott struck out the first batter he faced but Demarcus Henderson reached on an infield single, before the UK junior closed the door.
GAME NOTES: Junior J.T. Riddle made his team-leading 88th consecutive start … Zac Zellers extended his hitting streak to five games … A.J. Reed hit his sixth homer of the year … Max Kuhn doubled for the team-leading seventh time in 2013 … Kuhn has reached base safely in 21 of 22 games this year … UK hit its third homer in the first inning … Reed extended his hitting streak to eight games with the first-inning homer … A steal from MSU in the fifth snapped a streak of 176 consecutive plate appearances without UK allowing a stolen base and was just the third steal in the last 582 plate appearances … Matt Reida recorded his fifth two-out hit of the year … Reed doubled for the fourth time of 2013 in the sixth … Jerad Grundy struck out 10, his second 10+ strikeout outing of the year … Grundy worked his fifth quality start of the year and the 11th of his two-year UK career … Riddle was hit by his fifth pitch of the year in the eighth … Trevor Gott made his team-high 11th appearance of the year … Gott recorded his school-record 18th career save and his seventh of the year … Gott's seven saves are just two shy of his own single-season record and ties him for fourth place in UK season history … UK is now 5-1 in Grundy's 2013 starts … UK improved to 5-1 in 2013 when Reed homers … UK is now 3-2 in blue and white uniforms … UK improved to 7-0 when scoring in the first inning and 14-1 when scoring first … UK is now 16-2 in day games … UK trails the all-time series with Mississippi State, 56-32, including an 18-17 mark in games played in Lexington.


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- Apr 19:
- Recovery fund established for Martinez boy injured in Boston Marathon bombings
- Boston bombings: TV networks plan prime-time coverage
- Boston bombings: Television can only 'hurry up and wait'
- Boston bombing suspects: Who are the two brothers?
- Police: Suspect who killed MIT cop is dead; second suspect tied to Boston bombing
- Apr 18:
- Boston Marathon bombings: Martinez boy takes 'huge step forward' in his recovery
- Boston bombing suspect on video sought; Obama at memorial: 'You will run again'
- Apr 17:
- Fremont manufacturer's battery was used in Boston bombings
- Boston Marathon bombing: Martinez boy's surgery a success
- Source: Authorities recover pressure cooker lid
- Apr 16:
- Oakland: Vigil, run planned to to honor Boston Marathon victims
- Restaurant manager Krystle Campbell, 29, ID'd as victim in Boston bombing
- Boston Marathon bombs were packed into pressure cookers filled with shrapnel
- Apr 15:
- Boston Marathon bombings: Martinez boy, 12, injured by shrapnel, expected to recover
- Purdy: Remember Boston bombing next time in line
- Google helping friends, family locate Boston Marathon runners
- At least one from Bay Area wounded at Boston Marathon
- Boston Marathon explosions: Bay Area marathon runners describe chaotic scene after detonations
- Boston Marathon explosion: Early photos from the scene
- Boston Marathon explosions: BART, San Francisco step up police presence
- Boston Marathon explosion: Other cities beef up security in response to explosions
- Security beefed up worldwide after bombs at Boston Marathon
- Boston Marathon bombing kills 3, injures over 140
- Boston Marathon: Ethiopia's Desisa, Kenya's Jeptoo win in Boston
While it remains too early to fully place blame for Monday's sinister bomb attack at the Boston Marathon, it is abundantly clear that this was an act of terror against the United States.
Whether the perpetrators of this evil act turn out to be foreign or domestic, the fact remains that they are, indeed, terrorists.
At last count there were three dead -- including an 8-year-old boy -- and more than 170 injured, some of them severely. There were a number of the injured who suffered amputation of limbs.
The bomb did not inflict the kind of carnage that occurred during 9/11, nor does it seem to have been that well organized, but it does serve as a painful reminder to our nation of that horrible day nearly 13 years ago. We would surmise that those responsible for this act had exactly that in mind from the outset.
Placing a bomb at a public event such as the marathon usually is designed to serve two purposes: first to do maximum damage and second to scare the victims into changing their lifestyle. The primary purpose of such terror attacks is, in fact, to make people feel unsafe and unprotected.
The chill created by the notion of dead children and severed body parts strewed about the streets of Boston has done just that. At least temporarily.
But we are certain that Americans will not be cowed. As it did after 9/11 and the Oklahoma City bombing, the nation will survive this and we will carry on.
We are glad that the FBI is leading the investigation of this bombing. While other law enforcement agencies love to privately complain about the FBI being glory hogs, the agency has the kind of resources needed to effectively conduct such a monumental investigation. Leads on this matter could stretch halfway around the world.
It was two explosions 16 seconds apart at about 2:50 p.m. that rocked the finish-line area at Monday's marathon. The marathon is one of America's most iconic and interactive sporting events, which may explain why it was chosen in the first place.
It seems to us that the initial response by authorities to the crisis was excellent. For example, air traffic at Boston's Logan Airport was quickly halted, police told motorists to evacuate the city, and cellphone service was temporarily silenced to prevent remote detonation of devices.
Those all seem like prudent and proper steps.
President Barack Obama was right to remind the nation not to jump to specific conclusions about who may have been responsible for this act or why.
But he did say Tuesday it was an act of terrorism. We agree. As we said, what we know for certain about the perpetrators is that they are cowardly terrorists.
It may take a while, but we have every confidence that the FBI will pursue the bomber or bombers and they will be punished to the fullest extent of the law. In the meantime, our hearts and prayers go out to the blast's victims and their families.


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ALAMEDA -- There won't be a quarterback guessing game in Oakland this week.
Raiders coach Dennis Allen confirmed the expected Monday, declaring Terrelle Pryor the starter for Sunday's home opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars after Pryor's strong performance Sunday in Indianapolis.
Meanwhile, the Jaguars' starting quarterback job grew less stable. The team announced that starter Blaine Gabbert won't play because of a hand injury suffered in his team's opener. Instead, Jacksonville will go with Chad Henne, who relieved an injured Gabbert early in a game against the Raiders in Oakland last season.
Pryor passed for 217 yards and rushed for 112 yards in the Raiders' 21-17 loss to the Colts. He was intercepted twice, including on the Raiders' final play deep in Colts territory.
"The great ones find a way to get in the end zone in the clutch," Pryor said Monday. "I missed out on that. I wasn't so great (Sunday)."
Pryor started only one game his first two NFL seasons. He received the nod against the Colts based on the fact he outperformed Matt Flynn during exhibition games.
He called his performance Sunday "awful." Allen said that shows Pryor's passion and dedication. Just the same, there's plenty of room for improvement.
"I wouldn't go so far as to say that he was awful," Allen said Monday, "but he also understands that there's some critical mistakes in the game that we got to get corrected because we can't have those."
Even so, Allen said he remains convinced that McFadden is on the verge of a breakout season.
"I'm not concerned with who gets the yards," Allen said. "We were able to run and run effectively. Darren's going to get his touches. Darren's going to get his yards."
Allen said there were some "opportunities" for the Raiders to spring McFadden for long runs. That failed to materialize, for whatever reason.
Last season, McFadden averaged a career-low 3.3 yards rushing. A switch from a zone-blocking scheme to a power-blocking scheme is expected to benefit McFadden.
"I'm still pleased with where Darren is." Allen said. "I still think he's going to have a good year."
Kicker Sebastian Janikowski worked from 2000-12 exclusively with Lechler, now with the Houston Texans. Janikowski said he and King concentrated on getting in sync during the offseason.
On Sunday, Janikowski missed a 48-yard field-goal attempt. King after the game accepted blame.
Not so fast, Allen said.
"The hold was fine," Allen said. "SeaBass just missed the kick. That's something he doesn't do often."
To that end, Allen said, King and Janikowski will spend more time working together to lessen the likelihood of any issues cropping up.
"All things considered, a pretty good overall performance for the O-line in the first (game)," center Stefen Wisniewski said.
Allen said the offensive line held up its end.
"For mixing and matching some guys and moving some guys around ... I was pleased with the way the offensive line played," Allen said.
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Converting InnoDB Tables to MySQL Cluster
By Jeremy Smyth-Oracle on Apr 11, 2013
If you're considering using MySQL Cluster, you might be tempted to try it out on one of your existing databases. MySQL Cluster 7.3 (available as a development release at the time of this post) supports foreign keys, so it seems sensible to try migrating an InnoDB database with foreign keys to MySQL Cluster.
What won't work
So, you might try something like this:
ALTER TABLE Country ENGINE=NDB; ALTER TABLE City ENGINE=NDB; ALTER TABLE CountryLanguage ENGINE=NDB;
Sadly, this won't work; InnoDB won't let you convert a table from InnoDB to another engine if the table is at either end of a foreign key, to avoid dangling constraints. If you try to convert an InnoDB table to NDB using one of the above statements, this happens:
mysql> ALTER TABLE Country ENGINE=NDB; ERROR 1217 (23000): Cannot delete or update a parent row: a foreign key constraint fails
Now, the clever among you might be aware of the foreign_key_checks variable, which disables InnoDB's foreign key constraint checking when you turn it off. It's useful when you're importing data from a script and don't want to check constraints until the import has finished. However, you can't use it to switch off contraints when changing a table's storage engine; it's designed to be used temporarily, for data, so it won't allow dangling constraints. Similarly, the ndb_deferred_constraints variable can't be used for this purpose either, because it doesn't affect InnoDB's constraint protection.
So how do I do it?
There are two ways to migrate InnoDB tables with foreign keys to NDB.
- Dump the database and edit the script so each table specifies ENGINE=NDB before re-importing the script to a new database
- Drop the constraints, alter the tables to use the NDB engine, and recreate the constraints
Dumping the database and editing the script is a straightforward use of mysqldump and a text editor.
Dropping and recreating the constraints is more interesting, so I'll walk through that.
First, I use SHOW CREATE TABLE to see the constraints' definitions, and particularly their names:
mysql> SHOW CREATE TABLE City\G *************************** 1. row *************************** Table: City Create Table: CREATE TABLE `City` ( `ID` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, `Name` char(35) NOT NULL DEFAULT '', `CountryCode` char(3) NOT NULL DEFAULT '', `District` char(20) NOT NULL DEFAULT '', `Population` int(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0', PRIMARY KEY (`ID`), KEY `CountryCode` (`CountryCode`), CONSTRAINT `city_ibfk_1` FOREIGN KEY (`CountryCode`) REFERENCES `Country` (`Code`) ) ENGINE=InnoDB AUTO_INCREMENT=4080 DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 1 row in set (0.02 sec)
Running the same command for the CountryLanguage table gives me the following constraint (the Country table does not have any foreign keys defined):
CONSTRAINT `countryLanguage_ibfk_1` FOREIGN KEY (`CountryCode`) REFERENCES `Country` (`Code`)
Now I know what they're called, I can drop them:
mysql> ALTER TABLE City -> DROP FOREIGN KEY city_ibfk_1; Query OK, 4079 rows affected (0.95 sec) Records: 4079 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0 mysql> ALTER TABLE CountryLanguage -> DROP FOREIGN KEY countryLanguage_ibfk_1; Query OK, 984 rows affected (0.58 sec) Records: 984 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
Then I can run the ALTER TABLE statements shown at the top of this post:
mysql> ALTER TABLE Country ENGINE=NDB; Query OK, 239 rows affected (4.15 sec) Records: 239 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
mysql> ALTER TABLE City ENGINE=NDB; Query OK, 4079 rows affected (4.02 sec) Records: 4079 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0 mysql> ALTER TABLE CountryLanguage ENGINE=NDB; Query OK, 984 rows affected (4.32 sec) Records: 984 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
Finally, I can recreate the constraints based on their definitions from the output of the SHOW CREATE TABLE statements above:
mysql> ALTER TABLE City -> ADD CONSTRAINT `city_ibfk_1` -> FOREIGN KEY (`CountryCode`) -> REFERENCES `Country` (`Code`); Query OK, 0 rows affected (1.46 sec) Records: 0 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0 mysql> ALTER TABLE CountryLanguage -> ADD CONSTRAINT `countryLanguage_ibfk_1` -> FOREIGN KEY (`CountryCode`) -> REFERENCES `Country` (`Code`); Query OK, 0 rows affected (1.01 sec) Records: 0 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
Now that we have our constraints back, I can see if they work:
mysql> DELETE FROM Country WHERE Code='IRL'; ERROR 1451 (23000): Cannot delete or update a parent row: a foreign key constraint fails (Unknown error code)
All is as expected, and now my InnoDB data is working in my cluster.


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A three-car collision in southern Camden County Tuesday evening sent three people to the hospital with serious injuries. Logan Alexander, 19, of Richland, was driving a 1969 Chevrolet on Highway 7 south when he attempted to pass southbound in a no-passing zone. The car struck the side of a northbound 2013 Chevrolet driven by Joseph Musso, 56, of St. Louis and then struck a northbound 2004 Chevrolet driven by Stephen Harrison, 53, of Richland, head on.
Alexander was taken by Staff for Life helicopter to Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Harrison was taken by Pulaski County Ambulance to Mercy Hospital in Springfield. A passenger in Alexander's car, Cody Fitzpatrick, 18, of Richland, also sustained serious injuries and was taken by ambulance to Mercy Hospital in Lebanon. Musso did not receive treatment.
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Eight days ago BMC team rider Tejay van Garderen told a room full of reporters, "We're definitely taking this race seriously. We brought a really strong team, and yeah we'd like to win it. That's the goal."
And after seven days and 593.1 miles in the saddle, he did just that, finishing first overall in the general classification (GC) after the final stage of the 2013 USA Pro Challenge Sunday in Denver.
World No. 2 ranked Cannondale pro, 23-year-old Slovakian rider Peter Sagan kept his stranglehold on the green sprint-leader jersey with style, adding a fourth stage win with another thrilling finish.
Boulder native Matt Cooke held on to the King of the Mountain (KOM) competition and the red polka-dotted jersey.
Cooke said it took a "little bit of luck and some hard work. You really have to go for it, pin yourself to the wall."
For Cooke it was especially satisfying since his former team fell apart at the end of last year.
"A couple months ago I was thinking about watching this on TV," he said. But earlier in the year he was signed by the Jamis-Hagens Berman Team.
For van Garderen, it was a proud moment to finish first in his home state after second and third place finishes in the first two years of the Pro Challenge.
"Man I felt like it was a long time coming because I was so close the other two times," he said after the race. "With this race on the calendar, it wasn't a question of if I was going to stay motivated."
With a 1 minute 30 second lead on his closest GC competition, van Garderen had the win all but wrapped up going into Sunday's circuit race in Denver
"It feels amazing," the Colorado native said prior to the start of Stage 7. "I'm hoping to stay out of trouble and have a little fun out there," he said of the final stage.
Van Garderen took that GC lead in Stage 4 Thursday in Beaver Creek and didn't look back. On Friday he added a stage win at the Vail Time Trial and built his lead to 1 minute 30 seconds. Teammate Mathias Frank finished second in the GC.
Fellow Boulder resident and Garmin-Sharp rider Tom Danielson took third.
"I wanted to win, but I think I've done a great performance. I was aggressive where I needed to be. The team was fantastic. For me third and being up on the podium in Denver is a win," he said.
Danielson was coming from a first place GC finish in the GC at the Tour of Utah, after an injury and a disappointing finish in the Tour de France.
It was a tough fight all week between the BMC and Garmin-Sharp teams, with BMC pulling ahead after Vail.
While the final stage may have been more of a formality, Sunday's seven lap, 72.4-mile Denver circuit course drew crowds early and still made for an exciting finish.
One California couple staked claim to front row spot near the finish line at 6:30 a.m. Sitting right next to them, Joe Massey of Denver thought he came early when he arrived at 9 a.m.
"We're just big cycling fans," he told the Daily.
By the start of the race, downtown Denver was packed with race enthusiasts and temperatures climbed into the 90-degree range.
The peloton still put on a strong show for the gathered masses, averaging speeds of around 30 miles per hour on the relatively flat course.
With no breakaway the entire peloton started the final lap together as a tight pack led by Garmin Sharpe's Christian Vande Velde .
While Vande Velde was unable to hold the lead, it was an appropriate send off for the American who won the race last year and plans to retire at the end of the year.
"It was a little more emotional than I thought it would be. I'd be lying if I wasn't a little choked up," Vande Velde said after the race.
Riders stayed tight for the entire final lap. In the last mile van Garderen briefly took the lead in an attempt to help a teammate win the stage.
But the move was not successful.
Just as he did in three other stages, Sagan came from behind and surged ahead in the final sprint to the finish, crossing the line first for his fourth stage win.
Also of note on the day, Tour de France winner Chris Froome left the race after the first lap of the final stage.
Prior to the start of Stage 7, he commented on racing at altitude this week.
"It feels like riding with a 10 kilo backpack on your back."
Before the start of the Pro Challenge, both he and Sky teammate Richie Porte implied that they would be riding in more of a supporting role for other members of the team. American teammate Joe Dombrowski was an early favorite to compete in the GC, but left the race prior to the start of Stage 3, with what was reported as altitude-related complications. He suffered nosebleeds during Stage 1.
On the race as a whole Froome said, "I didn't have any expectations other than getting through the race. It's been a great experience coming up here and seeing Colorado and getting a feel of what it's like racing up here."
While he hasn't decided, he said he would like to return for the race next year.


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Hi !
My problem is the following :
I've created some blocs representing objects. When creating these blocs, I've filled the "layer" fields for each geometric element of the bloc (for example, I choosed the layer named "A").
When editing the global plan, I put an instance of this bloc in the layer "A".
How can I insert an instance of my bloc in another layer ? When I try inserting in a "B" layer, the behavior after the operation is the following :
- when I mask the "B" layer, the second instance becomes unvisible and the first one is still visible (it's ok for me)
- when I mask the "A" layer, the two instances become unvisible ... And it's not the behavior I'm waiting for (I would like that only the first instance became unvisible).
So I think there is something I did not understood about blocs and layers ... Can somebody help me ?
Thanks a lot !


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- 1 x DisplayPort , 1 x HDMI , 1 x LAN (Gigabit Ethernet) , 6 x USB 3.0 , 1 x DVI-D , 1 x VGA , 1 x PS/2 keyboard / mouse , 1 x TOSLINK , 1 x audio line-in - mini-jack , 1 x audio line-out - mini-jack , 1 x microphone - mini-jack , 1 x audio line-out (center/subwoofer) - mini-jack , 1 x audio line-out (rear) - mini-jack , 1 x audio line-out (side surround) - mini-jack
- Internal Interfaces
- 6 x USB 2.0 - header , 4 x USB 3.0 - header , 1 x serial - header , 1 x audio - header , 1 x SPDIF in - header , 1 x SPDIF out - header
- Power Connectors
- 24-pin main power connector, 8-pin ATX12V connector
- BIOS Type
- BIOS Features
- DMI 2.0 support, ACPI 2.0a support, SMBIOS 2.6 support, UEFI BIOS
- Hardware Monitoring
- CPU core temperature, chassis temperature, CPU fan tachometer, chassis fan tachometer, system voltage, CPU overheating protection, CPU core voltage
- Hardware Features
- DualBIOS, Q-Flash, V-Check Points, ASUS Smart Fan II, Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) support, NVIDIA 2-way SLI Technology Support, Onboard Quick Switches, Intel Smart Response Technology, One Port One Fuse, GIGABYTE 3D Power, AMD CrossFireX technology support, Intel Rapid Start Technology, Intel Smart Connect Technology, Front Audio Headphone Amplifier, ESD Protection, Ultra Durable 5 Plus, All IR digital power design, CFOS Speed Internet Accelerator Software support, GIGABYTE OPT Fan Support, On/Off Charge 2, 2x Copper PCB, Black Solid Capacitors
- Software Included
- Norton Internet Security, @BIOS, EasyTune, GIGABYTE EZ Setup, Xpress Install, GIGABYTE USB Blocker, GIGABYTE App Center, cFosSpeed
- Compatible with Windows 7
- "Compatible with Windows 7" software and devices carry Microsoft's assurance that these products have passed tests for compatibility and reliability with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7.
- Compliant Standards
- Plug and Play, ACPI 2.0a
- Width
- 30.5 cm
- Depth
- 24.4 cm