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I created an area of rectangles and added horizontal and vertical dimensions.
I then selected the area and duplicated it using Modify-Mirror.
The rectangles and vertical dimensions mirrored just fine, but the horizontal dimensions turned into vertical dimensions.
I have a pdf of the area if you need it, or the whole drawing if you prefer.


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Holocaust Denial on Trial, Trial Judgment: Electronic Edition, by Charles GrayTable of Contents
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5.241In relation to Mme Vaillant-Couturier the criticism directed at Irving by van Pelt relates, not to his published work, but to his claim, made on occasions, including a press conference in 1989 to celebrate the English publication of the Leuchter report (with which I shall deal in the section VII relating to Auschwitz), that:Irving made a similar statement earlier, on 13 August 1988, at Toronto, when he claimed that the Judge had written "All this I doubt" (emphasis added).
"she gave a heart-breaking testimony about what she had survived and in his diary at the end of the day, Judge Biddle privately wrote 'I don't believe a word of what she is saying, I think she is a bloody liar' ".
5.242The Defendants contend that these statements wholly misrepresent the view which the Judge took of Vaillant-Couturier's evidence. The Judge's contemporaneous note of her evidence reveal that he inserted in parentheses the words "This I doubt" at the end of a paragraph in which he noted her claim that all camps had a system of selecting prostitutes for SS officers. That does not appear to have been a claim that she made of her own knowledge. There is no reason whatever, say the Defendants, for supposing that Judge Biddle disbelieved any other aspect of her testimony. The statement made by Irving at the press conference was a disreputable attempt by him to discredit the witness on a basis which, as he must have appreciated, was utterly untenable. The addition of the word "all" in the Toronto speech was, say the Defendants, deliberate distortion.


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On Sun, 14 Dec 1997, Jason Cowles wrote:
> That's all fine and dandy, but the FIRST glowstick war acually took place
> during the 11/25/94 Harpua when the green love beams battled the evil red
> beam of vocal hatred (or something like that... it was some time ago). So,
> the Went glowstick war was actually kind of a recreation of a past event
> in its own right...
I never even thought of that one. 11/25/94 was my first show, and that
moment was neat. But by no means does it compare to the power and majesty
of the Went. For those of you who weren't there on 11/25/94, during
Harpua, Trey began talking about angry red beams of vocal hatred coming
down from the mountain where Harpua and his mean, nasty owner lived [this
was a special Thanksgiving Harpua Story] and Poster Nutbag emmitted Green
Love Beams to combat the Giant Angry Red Beam of Vocal Hatred. Very funny
story. I had no idea at the time what I was witnessing. Anyway, during
the story, Trey paused (which makes me at times think this was planed) and
someone from the upper balcony of the UIC Pavillion chucked what seemed to
be about 50-100 green glowsticks down onto the floor right in front of
Page. It appeared to be a vendor who was carring them around in a box or
something, because they just *showered* down. Trey responded with "Look
at all the green love beams!" It was really cool.
At the Great Went, however, the entire theme of that second set was to
focus on the synergism between the audience and the band. That's what the
2001 jam was all about. That's what I (and many other people) felt during
the Bathtub Gin, and that's why I went bonkers (quite literally) when he
started talking about that mutual energy. When that glorious Hood came
on, and the lights were turned out at Trey's request so that we could look
at the "moon and our sculpture" it was like everything about Phish's
music was exemplified, right there for that brief moment. When one person
threw their glowstick, then two, then twenty, until it was raining "Green
Love Beams" it was, for me, the epitomie of the Phish experience. Here
was the audience, participating in and playing an active role in the
atmosphere, life, and direction of the music; just what Trey had finished
talking about.
I was very worried when I saw there had been a glowstick war at Albany. I
haven't seen many positive comments about it, only those who have said
"the band approved, so it must be ok." Now I wasn't there, so take this
with a grain of salt, but I cannot imagine that the experience there was
intense as it was at the Went. In fact, the only comments on the music
that I've heard was that the Hood was "ok."
I can understand those of you who think this could become a truly great
tradition, to throw glowsticks during the lightsless jam in Harry Hood at
the close of each tour, but I'd rather not see that happen again. Like
someone said, the last thing we want is for Phish to become predictable.


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In other Terrebonne Parish School Board action: Oct. 21, 2013
Published: Monday, October 21, 2013 at 10:19 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, October 21, 2013 at 10:27 p.m.
The following is a rundown of action taken by the Terrebonne Parish School Board Monday night. All members were present and all votes were unanimous.
ACTION: Authorized the submission of a grant application with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development for money for the rural public transit program.
ACTION: Authorized $1.6 million to build a levee between the Thompson Road Extension and St. Louis Canal.
ACTION: Authorized $110,000 to repair Buquet Bridge in Dulac.
ACTION: Authorized $455,293 to repair damage caused by Hurricane Isaac along the shoulder of Island Road.
RESOLUTION: Authorized the parish president to submit an application for one-time money to the administration for children and families for the Head Start Program in Terrebonne Parish to be used to install security cameras/systems.
ACTION: Authorized the parish president to submit an application for refunding to the administration for children and families for the Head Start Program in Terrebonne Parish.
ACTION: Authorized $26,671 to install security cameras for the Head Start Program.
ACTION: Authorized $1.2 million to refund the Head Start Program.
ACTION: Authorized a $78,255 agreement with START Corp. to manage the Beautiful Beginnings Center.
ACTION: Approved the elevation of 108 Arcement St., Montegut, under the parish severe repetitive loss program.
ACTION: Approved the elevation of 1428 Doctor Beatrous Road under the parish hazard mitigation grant program.
ACTION: Approved a contract for professional services between Leidos consulting firm and the parish to advise about the Community Development Block Grant buyout program.
ACTION: Gave notice about a change to an ordinance about fire hydrants and scheduled a public hearing about the changed ordinance at 6:30 p.m Nov. 6.
ACTION: Gave notice about a change to the storm water drainage and detention manual. A public hearing about the changed ordinance will be held at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 6.
ACTION: Granted $85,740 to add bus shelters with solar lights to the public transit division.
ACTION: Approved $135,000 for a processing agreement with Southwest Computer Bureau to Mele Printing.
ACTION: Authorized a partnership between the Port of Terrebonne and the parish economic development corporation to develop policy for economic stimulus.
ACTION: Authorized a $600 co-sponsorship of the Autumn Rush 5K Race for Grant a Wish for Nov. 9.
ACTION: Scheduled the dates of the regular council meetings for 2014.
ACTION: Agreed with the parish attorney in regards to Kim Bourdier and Aimee Bourdier vs. The Parish and Vernon Bourgeois. Council member John Navy abstained from the vote.
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1995 Ford Thunderbird Antilock Brakes / Traction Control Systems: Testing and Inspection Displaying and Reading Trouble Codes
Filed Under (Ford) by admin on 14-08-2010
NOTE: Ford DOES NOT provide procedures to retrieve or clear trouble codes without the Super Star II tester. The anti-lock brake/traction assist system has on-board diagnostic capabilities. However, the module as received from manufacturing is equipped with a stored error code (61). This will affect the service procedure. The error codes can be retrieved from the ABS module in the following manner. 1. 2. 3. 4. Connect Super STAR II tester to connector located in engine compartment on the power distribution box. Turn on Super STAR II tester and latch button down in TEST position. Turn ignition switch to RUN position. Read first code output. After approximately 15 seconds, the next code will be output. Leave button latched until all codes are output. NOTE: Make sure that all codes are written down. 5. The diagnostic procedure should be as follows provided that the CHECK ANTI-LOCK BRAKE indicator stays on all the time or flashes intermittently. NOTE: If the BRAKE warning indicator is on or intermittently comes on, refer to the Warning Indicator Symptom Chart. NOTE: If there are more codes stored in the anti-lock brake control module memory, no codes will erase until all codes have been output by the Super STAR II tester, all malfunctions have been serviced and the vehicle is driven about 40 km/h (25 mph). This means that if a 20s code originally existed and was serviced, it can be ignored when running the on-board diagnostic the second time. If the first code received is 18, 19 or in the 20s and no other code is received, service the indicated component. No other codes can be output if a 20s code exists. After servicing the indicated 18, 19, or 20s code, repeat the procedure for retrieving error codes. 6. If a code 61 is received with any other code, ignore the code 61 and service the other indicated components. If, after correcting all other indicated malfunctions, the CHECK ANTI-LOCK BRAKE indicator is still on, service the Fluid Level Switch (FLS) circuit. 7. If a code 61 is received and no other codes are received, service the FLS circuit. 8. If no code, or only a code 10 is received, use the Anti-Lock Quick Check Sheet since some possibilities are not recognized and retained in the anti-lock brake control module memory. See: Trouble Code Descriptions/Quick Check Sheet 9. When dealing with intermittent ABS warning light ON concern, make certain to visually inspect all wiring related to the component associated with the code received.


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I Supermanned with Nuts in My Mouth
Dear Diary,
I supermanned with salty nuts in my mouth.
Some textual vomit cannot be foreseen.
I tripped over a curb at State and flew triumphantly while chewing the remnants of some prematurely dis-enjoyed macadamia nuts. Both hands stretched towards the unforgiving heavens, the gods laughed as I pierced the air with my tense talons. While in the air, the words "I look like Superman" actually scrolled through my brain. I think on my feet...er...whatever.
Needless to say, the nuts really complicated things. The falsely sympathetic eyes of onlookers were begging for answers that I couldn't dole out. I failed them as a communicator who communicates too much. I wanted to explain, "Wow, there was a curb there and I tripped!" or something clever to redeem myself like, "I should never have invented raised concrete slabs in the first place. Bring me my CHOPPA!" But no, fucking nuts. I couldn't open my mouth because then in addition to parasailing I would be evenly distributing nuts throughout the crowd, even to those who had requested crackerjacks or cotton candy instead. If nuts could talk.
My brother and I sing "My Chocolate Salty Balls" a la Chef from South Park regularly, so I like to think that I'm well-versed in the many facets of nuts. In turn, I never thought nuts would betray me like that. So I ask...what went wrong? Did you think there were other nuts? There weren't. Was I going too fast? I could have slowed down but it wouldn't have been beneficial for me. It's not my fault you prematurely ejacu- evacuated...blame the curb. Take solace in knowing that you're not alone, surely there are plenty of nuts that can sympathize.
So I recovered (mildly), yet filed this experience away under "suppressed childhood/young adult traumas." It was the later confession of my "supermanning with nuts in my mouth" to my family that did it for me. My mom's probably been on Urbandict 6 times this week. . .and I bet she has learned nothing. That hoe.
omg...this is the funniest article I've ever read on this site! props to the budding young artist.
Lolzzz I Superman with Nuts in My Mouth all day, everyday. Of course, they aren't the kind you buy at the store. Unless, of course, you're talking about a Male Prostitute Ring, if that's even considered a store.
Soooo, by supermanning you mean you shot him with eye lasers?punched a whole in his face?
I've read many a comic book in my day Young lady,and I know this is a Spiderman reference but "with great power comes great responsibility!"
Do not use your super powers with other peoples sex organs in your mouth!
You're very pretty but if you don't learn to harness these abilities soon you'll be hanging out with Darkseid and Brainiac plotting against the Justice League.
I'll let it slide this time, but I have my eye on you!
Nick Moose-
I nominate your post for most idiotic of the day. Congratulations. Maybe you should take some advice from Nate and take a break for a while.
good sir, I'm just getting started.
And always remember,hot super powered girls with testicles in their mouths are not to be taken lightly.
you are sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
Carolina, you're kinda my hero right now.
(I guess women CAN be funny.)
Nick Moose-
You realize the funny part was her play on "nuts in my mouth", right? By saying testicles you completely ruin the joke.
Subtle man, subtle.
but you just said testicles again! Now the joke is doubly ruined!
We better squash this debate before any more damage is done.
This made me giggle, followed directly by my brain reminding me I am hung over.
Way too funny, keep it up
Nicely done. How can you not click on something with a title like that. Keep it up. We're expecting big things from you, as long as you keep producing high-quality funny work every week. No pressure. Not really pressure at all.
Frank: I'm actually a man. The kind with a penis. Aren't all women illiterate or something?
Hurst-Moose: "FIIIIIIGGHTTT!!!" -the frazzled fat kid from all movies.
Anony1: I heard that Wal-mart is buying out all our Male Prostitute Rings. There goes the Mom and Pops.
Now I really want to know what it said before.
Shit. This.. is embarassing. Maybe I should have left the emoticon. It was high school. I was excitable.
Haha. Sorry. I totally understand. I would have liked to edit most of what I said in high school.
Thanks for clearing that up, Carolina. Hopefully our country's Male Prostitute Rings will retain their vitality in a foreign country, preferably China. All our shit's made there. Or Taiwan. I've seen Asian movies too many times & I know the truth. Frankly I'm surprised such unsurpassed beauty even registers on film. It's like trying to lasso a rainbow. Who even knows what the fuck I'm trying to say, but I like it.
............I would be evenly distributing nuts throughout the crowd, even to those who had requested crackerjacks or cotton candy instead.......
Pure-unadulterated genius, groin-grabbingly funny...
Good on ya, lass!!
Not bad, not bad at all.


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DSM in $250m cellulosic ethanol joint venture
Amsterdam – Two elephants in the biofuels business join forces. Dutch food and chemicals group Royal DSM and POET, LLC, a US-based ethanol producer, announced a plan to build a commercial cellulosic ethanol plant. POET–DSM Advanced Biofuels, LLC, is scheduled to start production in the second half of 2013. DSM's CEO Feike Sijbesma speaks of a "milestone" for the company. "Together we shall deliver the key to unlock the cellulosic bio-ethanol opportunity." Maize crop residue such as husks and stalks will be processed by enzymatic hydrolysis followed by fermentation. DSM and POET will each hold a 50% share in the joint venture, which will be headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The two partners estimate that it will cost US-$250m to build the plant with a capacity of 20m gallons in the first year, rising to about 25m thereafter. Money should come out as well, with profitability expected from the first full year of production. The joint venture POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels, LLC, wants to license the technology to the other 26 maize ethanol facilities managed by POET and to other producers in the United States and the rest of the world.


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STOCKTON - Primary Years Academy, a Stockton Unified K-5 school that prepares students for the district's 6-12 International Baccalaureate program at Franklin High, will host an open house next month for parents interested in enrolling their children.
The event is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m. and will last one hour. The school shares the campus of El Dorado Elementary, 1540 N. Lincoln Street. For those unable to attend the open house, the school offers tours. For information, call (209) 933-7355.
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STANFORD -- Spring practice has provided answers for Stanford on multiple fronts, with the offensive line standing as the greatest example: Despite losing four starters up front, the Cardinal has its quintet for 2014 essentially set.
But several positions remain in flux, including tailback, inside linebacker and free safety. The Cardinal and White spring game Saturday (1 p.m. at Stanford Stadium) could add a heaping spoonful of clarity.
The scrimmage will feature an offense against defense format, with live tackling (except for the quarterbacks), game officials and a scoring system for the defense designed to create competition.
It's the closest Stanford will get to game conditions in an eight-month span from the Rose Bowl to the Aug. 30 season opener.
"We'll see if guys who haven't had a lot of game experience can play well,'' coach David Shaw said.
Of particular interest to Shaw is the tailback position, where the competition remains fierce, and resolution is not expected until training camp, at the earliest.
Remound Wright won't play because an undisclosed disciplinary violation. Barry Sanders, Ricky Seale and Kelsey Young will receive the majority of the carries, with each getting a turn (or two) behind the first-team offensive line.
"Every day, somebody does something special,'' Shaw said of the tailbacks. "It's not a competition so much as a showcase.''
The 205-pound Olugbode is physical enough to handle run-support duty that usually falls on strong safety Jordan Richards.
"We could just have right and left safeties instead of making a distinction between free and strong,'' defensive coordinator Lance Anderson said.
"That would make it easier to get lined up. A lot of teams in our league like to play fast.''
Kodi Whitfield, who switched to safety from receiver, "has made major strides,'' Anderson said.
Junior Kevin Hogan will operate the first-team offense, with redshirt freshman Ryan Burns leading the second team.
That doesn't mean Burns is ready to challenge Crower for the backup role -- yet.
"(Burns) is still learning, and it's not a competition until you know it all,'' Shaw said. "He's right where all our guys have been at the end of their freshman year."
After the game, all current Stanford players and departed members of last year's team, including linebacker Shayne Skov and tailback Tyler Gaffney, will be available for autographs.
The game will be televised nationally by the Pac-12 Networks.
For more on college sports, see Jon Wilner's College Hotline at blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com or 408-920-5716.
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This week, two dearly departed comedians were honored by the TV industry at large:�Billy Crystal�paid tribute to his friend�Robin Williams�at the�Emmy Awards, and former�Saturday Night Live�cast member�Phil Hartman�finally received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (as well as an entire day dedicated to him). Elsewhere,�Jeff Bridges�— or was it The Dude? — stopped by�The Colbert Report, a new trailer for�Gone Girl�debuted, and a pair of elephants rocked out to violin music. Check out those clips and more in our weekly roundup of the best online�videos:
Emmy Photos: Hits and misses on the red carpet
Robin Williams Emmys tribute:�Seth Meyers�may have�brought the laughs�at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards�Monday, but Billy Crystal had everyone reaching for a tissue with his heartfelt homage to Robin Williams. Make sure you've got some Kleenex handy, then check out the tearjerker:
Twitch:�Amazon announced this week that it would pay more than $1 billion to purchase Twitch, a website that allows people to watch other people play�video�games. No, really. The concept may sound like a head-scratcher, but at its peak viewing times, the size of Twitch's audience rivals that of many cable networks. Watch gamers in real time here, and check out an informational�video�about Twitch below:
Phil Hartman Day:�On Tuesday, which was officially dubbed Phil Hartman Day in Hollywood, comedian Phil Hartman posthumously received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. During the ceremony, Hartman's former�SNL�colleagues�Kevin Nealon�and�Jon Lovitz, along with other friends and family members, paid tribute to the�NewsRadio�star, who was killed by his wife Brynn in 1998. Here's a full replay of the ceremony:
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Jeff Bridges on�Colbert:�A couple of weeks ago, Stephen Colbert (or "Col-bort," if you're Gwen Stefani) taped an introduction to the post-Emmys episode of�The Colbert Report. And it begs the question: Was Bridges in character as The Dude from�The Big Lebowski�at the time, or is this just his natural demeanor? Or a little bit of both? We may never know.
Always Sunny�"G--damn It!" supercut:�Here's a supercut of every "G--damn it!" from�It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, in chronological order. Because why not?
New�Gone Girl�trailer:�The most revealing�Gone Girl�trailer yet debuted during the Emmy Awards�on Monday�night, offering a deeper look into the twisted marriage of Nick (Ben Affleck) and Amy (Rosamund Pike), as well as a glimpse at�Neil Patrick Harris' Desi. The movie hits theaters on�October 3.
Dancing elephants:�Who said animals don't have discerning tastes? Meet Kelly and Viola, a pair of elephants in their mid-40s who have lived together for most of their lives. When violinist Eleanor Bartsch decided to practice a Bach concerto outside their pen at the Circus World Museum in Baraboo, Wisconsin, she received a�very�enthusiastic response.
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IPO and Now: Facebook by the Numbers
Today marks the one-year anniversary of Facebook's historic IPO, one of the largest — and arguably one of the most flawed — offerings of all time.
As WSJ's Evelyn Rusli reported this week, Facebook has matured greatly when it comes to making money. For eight years up until the IPO it focused on user growth, but now it is making revenue a priority, bolstering its ad business and experimenting with more than 10 ways to generate sales (from its e-commerce store called Gifts to fees charged to users for sending chat messages to strangers).
So how much has Facebook changed a year later? Here's a by-the-numbers look:
Stock Price – Down 31%
Friday's close: $26.25
Facebook has a long way to go to recapture its IPO glory. Comparing Facebook's stock with other major Internet peers in the past 12 months, it's certainly not the poorest performer — Zynga and Groupon fared far worse. And in the past six months, it's actually up 12%. Facebook's market capitalization now sits at about $68 billion, well below the roughly $100 billion figure a year ago.
If you bet $10,000 in the IPO, here's what you would have in Facebook versus a few other choice investments:
Revenue – Up 38%
1Q 2012: $1.46 billion
1Q 2013:$1.06 billion
Facebook's revenue is still growing at a healthy clip, but the growth from the most recent quarter is down from the 45% reported a year ago. Before the IPO, Facebook had revenue growth of 154% from 2009 and 2010 and 88% from 2010 to 2011.
One reason Facebook's revenue growth will stall in the near-term: the company's push to improve its presence on mobile, long a weakness, and to sell more ads on smartphones and tablets. That strategy is working – nearly $1 of every $3 in ad sales now comes from mobile, compared with virtually nil a year earlier – but mobile ads command lower rates than desktop ads.
Profit – Up 7%
1Q 2013:$219 million
1Q 2012:$205 million
The shift to mobile is crimping profit growth a bit, but Facebook's costs in the latest quarter also skyrocketed 60% as it spent money on building out its platform and on hiring.
Monthly Active Users – Up 18%
1Q 2013: 1.1 billion
1Q 2012: 901 billion
How many businesses can claim they have more than a billion customers coming back each month? Facebook passed the billion mark in October, and if it were a country, its population would be close behind India (1.2 billion) and China (1.3 billion).
Another way to look at its growth rate: Facebook added 54 million users in the first quarter, meaning it added one user about every 7 seconds. The world's population is growing at a rate of about one person every 15 seconds, according to the Census Bureau.
But a better gauge for Facebook than membership growth is engagement – how many of these users are logging in each day, and how much time are they spending on the site or app.
That brings us to…
Daily Active Users – Up 26%
1Q 2013: 665 million
1Q 2012: 526 million
So the percentage of those logging in daily to Facebook is rising faster than overall membership growth, a positive trend. Taken as a ratio, those checking in daily made up 60% of the user base at the end of the most recent quarter, up from 58% a year earlier and 55% two year ago.
As for time spent…
Desktop Site Engagement – Down 6%
March 2013: 6 hours, 44 minutes per user
March 2012: 7 hours, 9 minutes per user
This data is from Nielsen, and is U.S. only – Facebook unfortunately doesn't disclose how many hours the average user spends on the site each month. And Nielsen's data on desktop engagement only tells part of the story. A fast-growing share of Facebook's users are now accessing the site from their mobile phone, or using Facebook's mobile app. Nielsen says U.S. users spent an average of 6 hours and 49 minutes on the app in March – so five minutes more than on the desktop site – but Nielsen doesn't provide a year-ago number, so we don't know if Facebook's engagement overall is falling or rising.
That didn't stop media mogul Rupert Murdoch, chairman and CEO of News Corp., publisher of WSJ, from making an unwelcome comparison to MySpace on Twitter:
Mobile Users – Up 54%
1Q 2013: 751 million
1Q 2012: 488 million
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg's new mantra for the company is "mobile first," so we should continue to see strong growth in the number of people that access Facebook from a smartphone or tablet. These mobile users account for 68% of the total membership base, and 17% are now mobile-only users, up from 9% last year.
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76 million
The phonies represent about 7% of Facebook's membership base, as of Dec. 31. These are accounts Facebook labels as either fake (2.2%) or duplicate (5%). That rate is falling — six months before at June 30 (the earliest date reported by Facebook), it was at 8.7% of the total.


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I'm new to running and have a few questions. I was going to the gym prior to running and I was doing weight training three days a week. I was having a lot of knee pain while doing lunges. I read that its good to incorporate weight training with running? And if so, what exactly do I need to be doing? I know I need to strengthen my legs but Im unsure of exactly how to do it. I have a 5K May 12th. Any and All advice is needed and greatly appreciated. Thanks, Terri
It may be that the lunge motion is causing you pain in your knees. I have bad knees and lunges are often difficult for my knees. You may want to stick to squats or work on modifying your form in lunges. You have to make sure your knees line up with your toes when you do your lunges.
Weight training is good to mix with running, you just need to make sure you don't over do. Listen to your body, if you are having pain, modify or take some time off. If you are building up to a 5K and you have not run before, make sure you are taking plenty of walk breaks as you need it. After I completed couch to 5K, I found that running continuously was not good for my knees, so I decided to change to the Jeff Galloway method and I encorporate walk breaks throughout my runs. It has made all the difference in the length of time I can run and the way I feel afterward.
Good luck to you!
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I started out not being a runner, but now I can say I really enjoy it. I use the Jeff Galloway method.
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Kendra, May of last year I joined a gym and lost 20lbs and 42 plus inches all over. My trainer talked me into running my first 5K. It was very hilly but I finished it in less than 33 minutes, which made me happy because at 45yrs old I never dreamed I'd be running. I noticed the knee pain while working out before I started running but my trainer thought I was just complaining. I have a running coach/trainer now and he thinks I should run hills to strengthen my legs and not to necessarily to go the gym. I have started training to run again. My plans are to run three 5K's, three 10K's, a half marathon and depending on how my body reacts to the half I'd like to run a marathon in March of next year. Thanks for your advise
Hi momma. I'm a newbie too that has been dealing with knee pain too. My shoes were well past replacement time at 2 years old. New shoes were cheaper than an MRI. I spent 2 hours at a running store, drove 30 minutes across town to another that had my size, and exchanged them for a different model 2 weeks later. My knee pain is 70% better. Treadmill running can cause knee pain too. Make sure it is cushioned with a forgiving deck and keep the incline below 3%. I do a run walk on the treadmill at 4mph and 6.5 mph for 30 minutes 2 or 3 times a week. Weight training or squats on weak knees are dangerous so be careful. Spin classes are what works for me. Sprinting, hill climbing, up down hover...really blasts the quads and hamstrings which helps to support and stabilze the knees. Also, our bodies are lazy and adjust to the same routine so you need to switch it up once in awhile. Lastly, time and patience! I spent decades creating this weak mass of jello so fixing it overnight isn't going to happen. Good luck and keep going.
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Hi DallMike! My knees were giving me a lil trouble before I started running and buying the right shoe made a Huge difference!! I just started running on Monday. I ran 2 miles without stopping on Mon, rested on Tues, ran 2 miles on Wed, rested on Thurs, ran 2.20 miles on Fri, ran 2.53 on Sat and 2.75 this morning. Trying to work up to 3 miles without stopping. I ran my first 5k last sept right after my 45th bday. I loved it! I want to run the Little Rock marathon next year. I have a marathon runner helping me but its nice to get opinions from other runners as well. Thanks for your advice, Terri
I'm still a walk/runner and probably always will be from 30 years of smoking:( I just finished my 3rd 5K Sat. (started running this year) and ran the first mile, run/walk after that. One of the race monitors trotted up and asked if I was ok, I think (headphones blasting some Rush). I gave him a thumbs up and ran a little faster. I'm a huffer...very noisy runner! My knee pain is almost gone. I don't see myself ever doing a marathon, but maybe a half someday. Good luck with your's! Btw, I grew up around LR. Loved the western part.
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3/17/12 - Dash Down Greenville 5K 31:58
Yeah that smoking is bad news!! I can say I'm a Lifetime Non Smoker!! Love me some Rush too!! Well good luck and keep intouch!!
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New York City Police have charged a 24-year-old man with assaulting a journalist outside a Midtown theater earlier this month.
Leighton Jennings of Queens was charged in the assault that left 46-year-old Randy Gener with serious head injuries, police said.
The NYPD hate crimes unit had looked into the assault because Mr. Gener is openly gay and Asian, but determined there was nothing to indicate that bias was a motivation for the attack, a law-enforcement official said.
Mr. Jennings was in police custody awaiting arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court on a second-degree assault charge and could not be reached for comment. It was unclear if he had retained an attorney.
The assault occurred outside a theater, the official said. Mr. Gener had just left the theater and was involved in a physical altercation with a woman who bumped into him outside, the official said.
Mr. Jennings, who was allegedly in a nearby car, got out and came to the aid of the woman, who is a friend, and during a fight kicked Mr. Gener and punched him in the face, the official said.
The suspect then fled in the four-door silver vehicle, police said.
Mr. Gener was taken to St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, where he underwent surgery for a fractured skull and swelling in his brain, according to friends.
Mr. Gener is a writer, performer and active member of the Filipino community. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including the New York Times and the New York Daily News, according to his website.
His husband and sister released a statement thanking the NYPD for its investigation. "We are pleased and relieved that a suspect has finally been apprehended and trust that the NYPD and District Attorney will make all efforts to bring justice for Randy," they said in a statement. "At this time, we are focusing on Randy's healing and moving forward together as a family."


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Twice a week, a crew armed with thumb drives loaded up with the Windows 7 operating system enters administrative offices at UC -rvine and gets to work upgrading some 1,500 computers from the decade-old Windows XP program.
With an April 8 deadline and 300 machines to go, they're not going to make it.
XP, first released by Microsoft in 2001, is approaching a retirement date of sorts. After April 8, Microsoft says it will stop providing technical assistance for XP and will no longer issue the security updates that protect the astounding number of PCs still running XP from yet-to-be-seen hack attacks.
Windows XP and its applications will continue working without Microsoft's support. The risk is that they could fall prey to "zero day" threats -- that is, hackers who use a new method of accessing a system that hadn't been publicly revealed before.
"We wanted to hit all of the offices that may have dealt with restricted or confidential information -- HR, accounting," said Jeremy Paje, a desktop support manager at the university. "The ones we left for last were the departments that didn't deal with confidential information or they had a (secondary) firewall."
XP wasn't supposed to last this long. But its immediate successor, Windows Vista, was a bug-filled disaster in 2006. Windows 7 in 2009 fixed many complaints, but it didn't offer enough for most people to upgrade or swap out old hardware.
Windows 8 came out in 2012 as a touch-screen/PC hybrid; it was just recently revised to answer criticism that it confused people by hiding the familiar desktop display.
So many just stuck with old, reliable XP. As one indication of how ancient the program is in operating-system years, Apple also released its OS X version 10 in 2001; it's now on the ninth update.
The upshot is that XP still runs on countless older machines in businesses and organizations across Southern California. According to some reported numbers, between 20 percent and 30 percent of all PCs worldwide still run XP, including half the machines in China and more than 10 percent in the U.S.
XP also runs on many automated teller machines -- up to 95 percent of the 420,000 ATMs in the U.S., according to Bloomberg News.
Microsoft itself is under intense pressure from rivals, with Apple at the high end and Google at the low end, each eating at the company's longtime software dominance.
Depending how you categorize today's iPhones, iPads and Androids -- which receive over-the-air software and security updates periodically -- Microsoft could already be considered in the minority of computer systems.
"Very few older computers will be able to run Windows 8.1," Microsoft warns on its website, "it might be time to consider shopping for a new one."
The April 8 deadline isn't being received like the Y2K bug, which threatened to cripple computers when dates went from "99" for 1999 to "00" for the year 2000, and drove frantic upgrading of hardware and software. Businesses and organizations just need to decide whether they'd rather invest in costly new machines, coding and training, or risk security by sticking to aging systems that might become more vulnerable to attacks.
UCI began its updates in August; it expects to be done in June. Contractors upgrade 25 to 30 computers twice a week. About one-quarter of the machines Paje is responsible for are more than four years old and not upgradeable to Windows 7; each one of those needs to be replaced with a new Dell system, at a cost of $625.


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Soooo, 0.30 mph is about equivalent to %1 inclination, at a fixed intensity.
There was probably some drift in HR because of fatigue but I can account for that by running the sequence in reverse later this week and averaging out.
Vigil said that you have to change the stimulus every 6 weeks, so I'm going to try faster recovery workouts for the hard days.
Monday - 8 miles easy, humid
Tuesday - 3 mile warmup @ around 7:30, 2 min. and 12 seconds @ mile? pace, 2 miles @ half marathon? pace, 2 min and 12
seconds @ mile ? pace, 1 mile @ 15 mile? race pace, 64F and 87%
Wednesday - 7 miles untimed, 68F and 94%
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Hiya Ribz - got rain? Hi sierra and Fred
12 moh this morning in typical weather. Between the quality workouts I've been doing these past couple weeks and the weather; I'm a bit tired. Ran an avg of 7:56 miles this morning. Not hard/not ez. Just wet.
Tomorrow have 2 ez 5.75 mile runs. Fri. 10 miles ez moh. Sat. will attempt 18 miles at marathon plus 10% or 7:35 avg pace. It's blowing harder than ever this week and my long run course is out and back so may have to be satisfied with effort instead of time. We shall see.
The error made by younger runners training in the heat and humidity, is not being able to judge their progress and pushing
even harder to see results. If you push too hard the body will peak in August and not October for the good racing weather.
Been there, done that.
Jim Spivey:
"Has Alan Webb been running 200's in 24 in practice over the last 3 weeks? Or, running 26.5-27.5? I used to think (1981-1986) that you had to run 24's in practice, or 51's for the 400, to be ready to race. Problem, the system you are working is lactic acid tolerance/speed, and your body then moves to peak. In 1992, I did not run a 200 under 26 until after the Olympic Trials on June 20th, and I think the date was in early July. And was I sore after this workout in London, which carried into the Nice 1500 where I was 5th in 3:33.
When I trained fast, I started my peak, and raced fast early in the season. When I trained for pace in a mile race (57 400 pace), I was able to race well early on, and most important to me, peak at the right time of the season. The concern is that you will not be as sharp to qualify, and like 1988, I did not make the team. 4th in the US champs in 1991, 3rd in 1993 US champs, etc. "
A guy who use to post in the Competitive Wire ( 5000 m. = 13:48 ):
"After our race in Ottawa a handful of us went out for some refreshments. It was this hodge podge of young guys and old guys, but everyone was a running a geek. Part of the conversation got into a the concept of change of pace training and race preparations workouts. During my SFU days we did a weekend workout during the track season where you did 5 x 1000m off 3mins rest but you alternated hard 200s under or around 800m pace with 200m float. Back then it was a tough strength workout. The biggest thing I found was that you got very good speed development and great kicking abilties, without being totally beaten up the next day.
I think that since these sessions cannot be measured very well by science they often get overlooked in many modern day training ideas, but in the real world they can be the have a major impact. I am not saying ignore the shorter harder intervals, but rather that either doing more of these will help one's tactical abilties and also lead to less injuries and breakdown.
As I moved up to the 5-10km I kept on doing the session, but now it was more speed. We also shortened the interval break to 2mins, slowed down the hard 200s to mile or just under mile pace and sped up the floats to the 35-40 sec range."
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Moving up from 3000 steeple and the future greatest distance runner from my city:
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Same workout as Monday, twenty minutes warmup on elliptical followed by treadmill running, but in the opposite order this time, every half mile increasing inclination and decreasing speed, all the while maintaining about 80% HRR. At the end of the workout today and Monday, I try to run fast for a quarter mile at the highest inclination to get a measure of max HR.
Combined data sets give me a more accurate figure: 1% inclination is equivalent to about 0.38 MPH in terms of exertion.
This is kind of a fun for a treadmill workout. You end up with over 5 miles without hammering yourself too much or getting too bored at one pace.
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Ribs, to open the garage door at 6 am and feel a 85 degree heat, is....hot. Seriously hot. To get in 8 mile is an accomplishment.
Sunday for me was 10 miles. The tentative plan was for 8 but found that to run back to the car would bring me to 9.5 and decided to go the extra half mile. 10:50 pace, just slow and easy. I kept thinking how, a month ago, I wasn't sure I'd run that distance again anytime soon due to the hip. So glad to get that in. Monday, a 2 1/2 mile walk. Tuesday, 4 mile run with my friends from work--I love running with them. We always pick up the pace a bit. 4.6 today at work with 4 hours sleep. I've gotten some much needed naps in, KS. Today as well. I REALLY needed them today. Glad I was awake enough to run, if only I could remember where I went
I hope everyone is well. --SierraLauren
5:46 AM 90 minutes total - 60F and low humidity
5 miles @ sub 7 with one 40 second surge,
8 times 40 seconds hard with a 20 second float = HR 162
800 m. walk ( heartrate dropping to 88 after 5 minutes ),
47 minutes jog, most of it with Bill,
90 minutes later HR 51
Fred, I am assuming you are speaking of picking up the pace during the recovery portions of a speed workout, as opposed to running faster on recovery days. The latter is kind of dangerous I would think.
I'm running well, if not fast. Yesterday was 7 easy and today 8.3 brisk. With tomorrow and Saturday to go this week I have over 37 miles. Today was a cakewalk: 72 degrees and a light drizzle. Spareribs
Today is my one year anniversary!of open heart surgery. I am working now with a new aortic valve and three new coronary arteries, an entire washing machine motor, to quote Tigger! I've been looking back over the year to consider what I've accomplished so far, and the highlights are:
--I'm running about 30-35 miles per week, not great, but about all I can do right now.
--I've run 5-6 races, including a half, and have gotten my fiveK time down to a 7:57 mile. Still working on it and expect it to come down a lot in the fall.
--Ran a 52.6 mile week, and will probably have 50+ this week too.
--Ran a 20 miler, not because I was training for anything, but just to see if I could, and that worked out okay.
--Other than an occasional muscle pain here and there, I have had no significant injuries since coming back. I do flexibility and core work faithfully.
--Am signed up to run Hood to Coast end of August. Should be fun, and I was flattered to be invited.
So this year has been kind of a recovery, and I am hoping that next year I can build on it for better race performance. It's all new to me of course, so time will tell. Spareribs
Ribs - that list is a good reminder for you and us. We often take for granted every day, month, and year.
Last night was to be ez but training partner wanted to mix it up. W.U. mile 7:22 and it was the slowest. 2nd mile 5:51 with balance making the o.a. avg 6:40 for 5.75 miles.
Legs a bit rebellious this morning but covered 9.75 miles of hills at avg pace of 7:48. Tomorrow is the big workout for the week. Starting at 5:30 as it's the coolest and darkest part of the day. Hope to be mostly done shortly afer sun up.
Have good day all.
Ribs, I'm happy for your accomplishment, and yes, recovery can be as slow as possible. When people go by, I let them go.
Nice workout, KS.
Friday - 8 miles very slow, 64F and 73%.
Temps were mild today so I had no weather complaints, but legs were tired. 6.7 slow followed by a flex workout. I need a 6 miler tomorrow for a 50 mile week.
Fred, don't forget to start a new thread tomorrow, and all you new folks look for a new thread for August. Spareribs
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If you're not familiar with quinoa, allow me to give you a little information on this very nutritional whole grain. I'll start out with its pronunciation, keen-wah. By being able to pronounce it correctly, you'll be saved the embarrassment of walking up to a grocery store clerk and asking where they keep the quin-noah. Yeah, it really happened.
Quinoa is a grain that comes from the Andes Mountains of South America. It is still relatively unknown here in America but is gaining popularity because of its nutritional value. Considered a super food, quinoa has more protein than any other grain and is the only grain to contain all the essential amino acids, making it a complete protein. (That's great news for you vegetarians out there!) Quinoa is also high in fiber and low on the glycemic index, making it a wonderful food for helping keep blood sugar levels stable.
This recipe is written for one acorn squash. Double if using two squash.
Acorn Squash Stuffed With Quinoa And Sausage
For the squash:
Cut squash in half and remove seeds and any stringy pulp. Brush squash halves with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place squash halves, cut side up, on a baking sheet and add 1/4" of water to pan. Roast squash in 375 degree oven for 45-50 minutes, or until fork tender.
For the stuffing:
1/2 cup quinoa cooked per package directions in chicken broth
1/2 cup dried cranberries (I tossed them in with the quinoa while it was cooking to soften them up a bit.)
1/2 lb. ground turkey sausage
1 TBSP olive oil
1/2 onion, diced
1 stalk celery, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
salt and pepper
1 TBSP all-purpose flour
1/2 cup chicken broth
2 tsp fresh sage, chopped
1 tsp fresh thyme, chopped
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1/4 cup sunflower seed kernels
1/4 cup Panko breadcrumbs
2 TBSP parmesan cheese,grated
Brown turkey sausage in large skillet. Drain sausage and set aside.
Return skillet to stove and add olive oil. Add onion and celery and season with salt and pepper. Saute until onion is softened and translucent then add the garlic and saute for another minute or two. Sprinkle the flour over the vegetables and cook for a few minutes to ensure that flour loses its raw taste. Whisk in chicken broth and cook/stir until smooth and bubbly. Stir in sage, thyme and parsley and remove pan from heat. Add the sunflower kernels, the quinoa/cranberries, and the turkey sausage to the skillet, stirring to combine well.
Stir Panko and parmesan together in a small bowl.
Stuff each half of the acorn squash with the sausage/quinoa mixture. Sprinkle the tops with the Panko crumbs. Place squash back into oven for 10-15 minutes to heat through and brown the breadcrumbs.


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Creators | Stan Lee, characterized by CNN as "the Godfather of comic book heroes," is modest about his own achievements in a new interview: "If my publisher hadn't said 'let's do superhero stories' I'd probably still be doing A Kid Called Outlaw, The Two Gun Kid or Millie the Model or whatever I was doing at the time." He reflects on the increased female audience for comics and discusses some new projects, including a new superhero, The Annihilator, created specifically for a Chinese audience. [CNN]
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|Traded by Detroit to N.Y. Rangers in exchange for Jordan Owens on March 3, 2010.
2011-12: Made his season debut on Oct. 18 at Vancouver. 2010-11: Made his Rangers debut on Jan. 15 at Montreal. ... Recorded his first point as a Ranger with an assist on Jan. 22 at Atlanta. 2009-10: Notched a goal in his season debut with Detroit on Dec. 14 vs. Phoenix. 2008-09: Was assessed two penalty minutes in his only appearance of the season with Toronto on Jan. 3 vs. Ottawa. 2007-08: Established career-highs in games played (28) and penalty minutes (32). 2006-07: Established career-highs in goals (two), assists (two), points (four), shots (30) and plus/minus rating (plus-four) ... Tallied his first career NHL goal on Jan. 1 vs. Boston (Thomas) ... Made his NHL debut for Toronto on Dec. 23 vs Washington.
2011-12: Established career-highs in goals (25), points (64), shots (221), and power play goals (seven). ... Tied for 10th in the AHL in points. ... Led the Whale in goals and multi-point performances (18), tied for the team lead in points, ranked second in assists, shots, and penalty minutes (130), and fourth in power play goals. ... Posted his first career hat trick on Oct. 8 at Adirondack. ... Ranked fourth on the team in playoff points (four) and fifth in assists (three). 2010-11: Established an AHL career-high in assists (44) and tied his career-high with five game-winning goals. ... Tied for 11th in the league in assists. ... Led Connecticut in points and assists, ranked second in shots, fourth in goals (17) and fifth in penalty minutes (139). ... Posted a career-high eight-game assist streak from Nov. 28 vs. Adirondack to Dec. 17 vs. Worcester (three goals, 12 assists). ... Registered 15 multi-point performances, including a three-assist effort on Oct. 17 at Providence. ... In addition, ranked fourth on Connecticut in playoff scoring with four points, and tied for third with two goals and two assists in six contests. ... Registered three points (two goals, one assist) on Apr. 21 in Game 5 at Portland. 2009-10: Made his Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) debut on Mar. 6 at Hamilton. ... Tied for the Wolf Pack lead in scoring with 18 points (four goals and 14 assists) in 18 games after joining the team. ... Led Grand Rapids and tied for 19th in the AHL in penalty minutes (144), and ranked third on the Griffins in points, tied for third in assists, fifth in power play goals (three), and ranked eighth in goals at the time of his trade to Hartford. ... Registered 10 multi-point performances. ... Posted a season-high, eight-game point streak from Mar. 21 vs. Providence to Apr. 7 vs. Worcester, registering 11 points (one goal and 10 assists) over the span. 2008-09: Tied for fourth on the Toronto Marlies (AHL) in assists (23) and ranked seventh in points (29), along with six goals and 72 penalty minutes in 33 games. ... Registered seven multi-point games, including his only multiple goal game on Oct. 18 vs. Hartford with two goals and an assists. ... Tallied three assists on Oct. 22 against Hamilton Recorded at least one point in five consecutive AHL games from Nov. 26 to Jan. 2 (one goal and six assists). 2007-08: Tied for fifth on the Marlies in goals (16), tied for sixth in assists (27) and ranked sixth in points (43) in 54 games. … Ranked third on the team in penalty minutes (101). … Posted 11 multi-point games, including two goals and two assists on Dec. 7 against Rochester. … Skated in 19 playoff games, ranking second on the team in points (13), third in assists (nine) and tied for fourth in goals (four). 2006-07: Skated in 27 games for the Marlies, tied for fifth on the team in goals (12), ranked third in assists (24) and tied for fourth in points (36), along with 87 penalty minutes. … Recorded 11 multi-point efforts, including his only multi-goal game on Oct. 27 at Grand Rapids with two goals. … Posted an eight-game scoring streak from Dec. 9 to Jan. 21, registering five goals and 10 assists over the span. 2005-06: Established career-highs in goals (22) and penalty minutes (215). ... Ranked fourth on the team in goals, third in assists and third in points. … Recorded multiple points in a career-high 18 games. … Registed a goal in three consecutive games from Dec. 29 to Jan. 7. … Posted a season-high six game scoring streak from Dec. 20 to Jan. 13 (four goals and five assists). … Tallied a season-high three assists on Apr. 14 vs. Hamilton. 2004-05: Skated if 55 games for the St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL), registering four goals and nine assists for 13 points, along with 103 penalty minutes. ... Also skated in six games for the Pensacola Ice Pilots (ECHL), recording two goals and four assists for six points, along with 20 penalty minutes. 2003-04: Appeared in 72 games for St. John's, tallying five goals and 15 assists for 20 points, along with a team-leading 153 penalty minutes.
2004-05: Skated in six games for the Pensacola Ice Pilots, recording two goals and four assists for six points, along with 20 penalty minutes.
Played five seasons in the OHL with Belleville and Sarnia. ... Played 306 career OHL games, collecting 306 points (122 goals, 184 assists) with 621 penalty minutes. 2002-03: Ranked second on the team in goals (34), assists (58) and points (92), in 64 games for the Sarnia Sting. … Tallied 26 multi-point performances, including three four-point performances. … Ranked eighth in the OHL in assists and ninth in points. … Posted two season-high, six-game scoring streaks, from Nov. 8 to Nov. 22 (two goals and six assists) and from Dec. 20 to Jan. 5 (four goals and seven assists). … Tied for the team lead in goals (four) and assists (four) and lead the team in scoring during the 2002-03 OHL Playoffs. 2001-02: Established OHL career-highs in goals (42), assists (62) and points (104) in 66 games for Sarnia … Lead the team in assists and points, and ranked second in goals. … Ranked fourth in OHL in scoring, tied for sixth in assists and eighth in points. … Posted 32 multi-point games, including a career-high six points (four goals and two assists) on Oct. 14 against Windsor. … Tallied his second hat-trick of the season on Dec. 1 at Belleville. … Posted a season-high seven-game scoring streak from Nov. to Nov. 16 (four goals and eight assists). … Recorded a goal and four assists on Jan. 10 against Sault Ste. Marie. 2000-01: Tied for third on Sarnia in goals (28), ranked fifth in assists (30) and fourth in points (58), along with 126 penalty minutes in 64 games. … Posted the fourth longest scoring streak in the OHL with 15 games (15 goals and 12 assists). … Recorded 14 multi-point games, along with five multi-goal games. 1999-00: Split time between the Belleville Bulls and Sarnia Sting, skating in 63 games, tallying 12 goals and 24 assists for 36 points, along with 116 penalty minutes. … Recorded 10 multi-point games. … 1999-98: Skated in 51 games for the Belleville Bulls, notching six goals and eight assists for 14 points, along with 89 penalty minutes. … Tallied four goals and six assists for 10 points in 21 games in helping the Bulls to the 1999 OHL Championship.
June 23, 2002 - Selected by San Jose Sharks with a fourth-round choice, No. 139 overall, in 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Oct. 2, 2003 -- Signed with St. John's (AHL) (Toronto Maple Leafs organization) as an unrestricted free agent. July 17, 2006 -- Signed with Toronto as an unrestricted free agent. July 6, 2009 -- Signed with Detroit as an unrestricted free agent. March 3, 2010 -- Traded by Detroit to N.Y. Rangers in exchange for Jordan Owens.
LONGEST POINT STREAK: 3 from Jan. 1, 2007, to Jan. 6, 2007 (two goals and two assists)
LONGEST GOAL STREAK: 2 from Jan. 1, 2007, to Jan. 4, 2007 (two goals)
LONGEST ASSIST STREAK: 2 from Jan. 4, 2007, to Jan. 6, 2007 (two assists)
MOST GOALS, GAME: 1, (four times) (last -- Dec. 14, 2009) (Detroit vs. Phoenix) (Bryzgalov)
MOST ASSISTS, GAME: 1, (four times) (last -- Jan. 22, 2011, at Atlanta)
MOST POINTS, GAME: 2 on Jan 4, 2007 (Toronto at Boston) (one goal and one assist)
MOST PIM, GAME: 17 on Jan. 19, 2011, vs. Toronto
MOST SHOTS, GAME: 5 on Jan 4, 2007 (Toronto at Boston)
FIRST NHL GAME: Dec. 23, 2006 (Toronto vs. Washington)
FIRST NHL GOAL: Jan. 1, 2007 (Toronto vs. Boston) (Thomas)
FIRST NHL ASSIST: Jan 4, 2007 (Toronto at Boston)


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Officials optimistic about Public Debt's future in region
Huffman: Parkersburg has proven itself in the workforce
January 5, 2013
PARKERSBURG — While the relocation of nearly 450 jobs to the U.S....
Let's just face it,those jobs with THAT entity aren't coming,not in 6 nor 60 years.When Byrd died,so did the power and influence of WV in Senate. He had the ultimate power to smooze,grease palms and do WHATEVER it took to make things happen for WV.;A lesson lost to our reps. now.Seems as though ONE pupil was paying attention,and not from here,Mikulski.Cost effective is a foreign work to this days Gov't,and it would'nt be surprising if the entire shebang landed in Maryland.
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DrSmart, obviously isn't smart at all. You're about as smart as you are literate and rich.
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A fire needs lit under the voters,they voted back in the same bunch that's done nothing for the last 4 years
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we need to hope and pray that this anti WV administration does not try to drive another stake through our heart by trying to move public debt out of parkersburg. It has been tried several tims in the past, including an attempt by Senator Frisk to move them to Tenn.
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Marvin is absolutely right.
People complain because their jobs are not coming back. Our country has a shortage of personnel to fill jobs in certain areas but none of the people complaining about not having jobs go enroll in school to get qualified. The mean old nasty government will even help you go to school. Get your sht together
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I sincerely believe since we have lost senator Byrd. We will no longer see the creation of federal jobs in our state, and possibly the exodus of current federal jobs.
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Not transferring the approximately 450 employees from Maryland is merely a political act demanded by the Senate Appropriations Committee chairwoman,Senator Barbara Mikulski. The purpose is to increase pork spending leverage. Our great Senator Bob Byrd did likewise. WV is going to*****financially in a bread basket since his death.
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That,s a good one "marvinlewis26101"
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I was told by a good source that the delay in moving the jobs to Parkersburg is due to Pothole Bob gettig re-elected. They are afraid of what new taxes he will dream up next.
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I wonder what our fine Congressman, David Mckinley, thinks about all this??
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At least Rockefeller is trying to do something to save jobs in downtown Parkersburg.
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This bunch is the FIRST ones to rush to the microphones when prospective jobs are announced but the LAST to explain why they don't materialize
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The fact that this story was printed probably means something's up.Plus,since when did the federal government worry about cost savings or a reliable workforce?I would take more stock in Geezer's comments,
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"Cam Huffman, president and CEO of the Area Roundtable, said he has not been involved in the most recent discussions involving Public Debt..........."
So when will this "roundtable" actually accomplish something. They are constantly quoted about the jobs situation or announce they are going on a trip but never have any news about any actual new jobs coming to our area. No more speculations, or rumors from this group. How about some results.
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I have said it before, we need to step back and see the big picture... we should not be expanding Gov. "business". Total gov. (fed, state, local, etc) employment is growing as a part of total employment. This is unsustainable. Can we not privatize BPD?
Also, public officials saying that the job movement is just delayed. Baloney, the pork minded Congress will either artificially create duplicate jobs or the person "in charge" will do what is best for his/her back yard. Politicians are in perpetual election mode, therefore, no backbone to do what is best for the country as a whole and our future generations.
I pray our "leaders" wise up soon or we will be going as Greece is going..
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Plus its the government 'nuff said. Do they normally do things that make 'sense' and save money? Wasn't worried about BPD before but I am now.
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For those who are not familiar with the Senate Appropriations Committee, the chairperson is the second most powerful person in United States government, especially when it comes to doling out the pork. When Senator Byrd was chairman of the committee he used his power to bring the BPD, FBI, and many other agencies to our state. Why would we expect Senator Mikulski to be any different?
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It would certainly be more cost-effective for both operations to be consolidated here. The Hyattsville employees are paid an additional 22.44% 'locality adjustment' which they would no longer receive if working in Parkersburg. What most people don't realize is that Barbara Mikulski was just named chairwomen of the Senate Appropriations Committee, taking over from Daniel Inouye, who passed away. This committee has the power to control many aspects of this consolidation. Who is Barbara Mikulski? The senior Senator from Maryland.
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On Monday, April 1, Randolph County Prosecuting Attorney Mike Fusselman filed charges of First Degree Murder on Jeffrey Jay Nichols and Christopher D. Lewis. Bond has been set at $1 million by Judge Cynthia Suter. Both subjects are currently being held in Chariton and Randolph County Jails, awaiting arraignment.
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Regan Andrew 'Red' Constant, Jr.
Published: Monday, November 19, 2012 at 8:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, November 19, 2012 at 8:00 a.m.
Regan Andrew "Red" Constant, Jr., 55, a native of Henderson County and recent resident of Mt Holly, was called home to be with his Lord on Friday November 16, 2012 at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
He was a son of the late Regan Constant, Sr., and Thursal Holbert.
He is survived by a son, Regan A. Constant, III and his wife, Karri; a daughter, Heather M. Constant; three sisters, Vera, Darlene, and Linda; five brothers, Harold, James, Raleigh, Marvin and Sherman; four grandchildren, Keeran, Gabrielle, Chanler and Kaiden; numerous nieces and nephews and two canine companions, "Scottie" and "Cocoa."
A funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel at Forest Lawn Funeral Home. The Reverend Billy Wooten will officiate. Burial will follow the service at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
A guestbook and sympathy card is available at www.forestlawnhendersonville.com.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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October 18, 2006
Overcrowding in Columbia County schools will continue for at least one extra year.
The school board says the new high school won't be ready until at least 2009.
The county gets hundreds of new students every year.
That means the longer it takes to build the new school, the more overcrowded classes will become.
Smaller numbers and more personal attention means students spend more time learning and less time socializing.
"The kids get along well, even if it's crowded," parent Terry Knight told News 12. "But as far as the teaching, it's always going to be better if you have a small class."
Knight says keeping classes right at or under the state requirement of around 30 is ideal for her children. Teacher Debbie Daniels agrees...and studies show a direct link between smaller classes and better standardized test scores.
"I can determine what they need better, I can help on a regular basis better, there are all kinds of advantages for having smaller classes...and no disadvantages," Daniels said.
But she won't be able to enjoy those advantages until at least 2009, when the fifth high school is set to open.
Each Columbia County High School has roughly 2000 students. Things can get pretty crowded. The new school will reduce the number of students per school by several hundred. That's equivalent to ten classrooms.
The reductions will mean a decrease in class sizes and the use of portables...a welcome change for teacher Susan Bell, who spent some time without a permanent classroom because there weren't enough to go around.
"Not only was it inconvenient for us to float from room to room, but the teacher who was in that room never had time to plan or organize, because someone was always in her room," Bell said.
For teachers, and mothers like knight, the new school means more planning, more learning, and more space in the classroom.
"It can't help alleviate the crowding, but that's five years down the road, and we'll be more crowded than we are now," Daniels said.
Associate superintendent Charles Nagle says the board plans to buy the land for the new high school in the next two months.
That will likely be near Columbia and Chamberlain Roads.
The delay happened because of problems with the land. Apparently there is a layer of rock underground which will take time and money to dig up. That's why construction will need at least another year.


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A new outfit, new shoes, paper, pencils and the rest of the items on the school supply list ~ there is a great deal to have ready for the start of school. In our house, one of the greatest preparations for the new school year is changing our sleep habits. With the sun shining longer in the summertime, we generally get to bed later, and definitely sleep in longer. It's an adjustment to get back into an early morning routine.
A wonderful book on sleep is Sleepless in America, by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka. She says, "a good nights sleep begins in the morning." I've heard many parents discuss how their child isn't ready to sleep at night. Every child is different, but we can set the stage as best we can. All day long we make decisions that can help or hinder a child's ability to sleep at night. Little decisions like allowing a child a caffeine-filled beverage, skipping a nap for a special activity, overscheduling, having a rushed breakfast or a late dinner, staying up late for a movie, can all make it more difficult for a child to fall asleep.
Encouraging an active lifestyle, getting fresh air, limiting exposure to electronics (that actually stimulate the brain), listening to what may cause stress for a child (traveling parent, major life changes, changes in bedroom, etc.) can aid a more restful sleep.
Having patience and responding sensitively to a child's needs at bedtime is also key. In order to sleep well, a child needs to feel calm and safe. It may be a night-light, a special blanket or something else that offers comfort. For young children, bedtime routines may last up to 45 minutes; perhaps beginning with a warm bath or shower, a story, a refreshing healthy snack, brushing teeth, reflecting on the day, and ending with a comforting tuck-in. The routine offers the opportunity for the child to wind down and prepare for a good nights sleep.
How much sleep is needed? According to the National Sleep Foundation, in a 24-hour period, for a healthy active individual to experience optimal performance they need the following:
- Newborns (0-2months) 12-18 hours
- Infants (3-11 months) 14-15 hours
- Toddlers (1-3 years) 12-14 hours
- Preschoolers (3-5 years) 11-13 hours
- School-age children (5-10 years) 10-11 hours
- Teens (10-17years) 8.5-9.25 hours
- Adults - 7-9 hours
Sound sleep is key to good behavior! "Without sufficient sleep, your child's performance, mood, focus and ability to work with others deteriorate rapidly." (Sleepless in America) Children will rarely tell you that they are tired. Please help children be prepared for the new school year by creating an environment that protects their sleep!
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Donald Faison starred as Dr. Christopher Turk for nine years on the Emmy® Award-nominated hit series "Scrubs." Faison has received five NAACP Image Award nominations for "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series" and was awarded the "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series" award at the first annual BET Comedy Awards. In TV Land's original sitcom, 'The Exes,' Faison plays ladies' man Phil, who lives with roommates Haskell (Wayne Knight) and Stuart (David Alan Basche) in an apartment that his divorce attorney Holly (Kristen Johnston) owns.
Faison recently starred in "Skyline" for Universal Pictures and Relativity media, as well as Benny Boom's "Next Day Air" opposite Mos Def and Mike Epps. His additional film credits include Amy Heckerling's classic cult comedy "Clueless," "Something New," "Remember The Titans," "Waiting to Exhale," "King's Ransom," "Uptown Girls," "Josie and The Pussycats," "Can't Hardly Wait," "Big Fat Liar" and "Juice." Faison's additional television credits include two seasons as Tracy on the JJ Abrams drama "Felicity," "Clueless" on which he reprised his role as Murray from the feature film of the same name, "Party of Five," "Sister, Sister and "New York Undercover." Faison also hosted the Spike series, "The Playbook," the ultimate guide for guys, designed to show them how to navigate the trickiest situations, scenarios and circumstances. Faison has also lent his voice to the Cartoon Network's animated series "Titan Maximum" and "Robot Chicken."
A New York City native, Faison began his acting career as an enthusiastic five year old attending the Children's School of Intuitive and God-Conscious Art, and went on to study theatre at the Professional Children's School.


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Venice settles demotion suit
Published: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at 1:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at 12:03 a.m.
VENICE - For slightly more than $20,000, the Venice City Council on Tuesday settled a lawsuit filed by city Finance Director Jeffery Snyder.
On Tuesday, the Venice City Council discussed or voted on the following:
• Utility work gets OK
The Utilities Department received authorization for two major upgrades.
The city will spend $6.7 million to replace its water treatment plant's 23-year-old reverse osmosis system, for which replacement parts now must be custom made, with a more efficient system.
It will also spend up to $512,751 for replacement of a 54-year-old force main that removes sewage from the island.
• 10 finalists for job
A selection committee of planning experts from other local governments selected 10 finalists to interview for the position of Venice's director of community development. After those interviews, it will make a recommendation to City Manager Ed Lavallee.
Chad Minor, the former director of community development, and Kellie Bricker, the former planning coordinator, resigned May 31 after a police officer reported finding them engaged in sexual activity in a parked car near Caspersen Beach Park.
Council members are anxious to get a new director hired because the department is understaffed and they want to proceed with an extensive overhaul of the city's comprehensive land use plan.
Senior planner Scott Pickett serves as interim director.
• Honoring an officer
The council presented a U.S. Army flag to Police Officer Joshua Rizzo in appreciation of his deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan.
• Advisers reappointed
James Middleton and CeCe O'Connor are reappointed to three-year terms on the Historic Preservation Board.
The lawsuit stemmed from Mayor John Holic's demotion of Snyder in February 2012 from a charter officer who answers directly to the City Council to a department head who answers to City Manager Ed Lavallee.
Holic said he had no choice because previous administrations failed to act on a decision made by the electorate. In a 2006 referendum, 56 percent of more than 9,000 voters revised the city charter to change the finance director's job description.
About four months later, Snyder sued — citing his February 2006 employment contract. He claimed that, because the city voided that contract, it owed him $65,520 in severance pay as well as any lost benefits.
The settlement does not call for any severance pay but does require the city to put $20,008 into a retirement account for Snyder established under his contract. The city did not make those payments during the 15 months of litigation because it considered the contract terminated.
Council members approved the agreement 6-0. Holic could not attend because of a death in his family.
Snyder declined to comment.
Council member Emilio Carlesimo noted that defending the case cost the city's insurer $24,000 and the city more than $6,700 in attorney fees.
Carlesimo said the lawsuit stemmed from "a unilateral action by the mayor" and that Holic probably should have consulted the council before he demoted Snyder.
"We're talking about procedure here," Carlesimo said.
Other council members agreed with him that they should schedule an informal discussion about what decisions should be made collectively and the elected officials' duties as described in the city charter.
The change in job description allowed Snyder to keep his salary, which for the coming fiscal year will be $132,350. He lost his reserved parking spot and his seat on the dais with the council, city manager and city attorney.
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Louisiana DOTD has announced that the Belle Chasse Tunnel on LA Hwy. 23, will be closed from March 15 at 7 p.m. to March 17 at noon to complete the installation of roller gates.
The operation is to stop groundwater from leaking into the tunnel.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced earlier this week that the tunnel wouldn't reopen until 5 a.m. on Monday, March 18.
During the closure, two-way traffic will be routed on the Perez Bridge or Behrman Highway (LA Hwy. 428) to Gen. DeGaulle (LA Highway 428) to Algiers Highrise (LA Highway 407) to Woodland Highway (LA Highway 406).
DOTD would like to remind drivers to use caution while passing through the maintenance/construction site and be on the lookout for work crews and their equipment.


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Honesdale High School will hold their annual curriculum night on Wednesday, Jan. 9 at 7 p.m. in the high school large group room.
Parents and students who plan to attend Honesdale High School in the fall of 2013 are encouraged to attend. Students may also attend with their parents.
A snow date is set for Thursday, Jan. 10.
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About the Book
You can tell a lot about somebody in a minute. If you choose the right minute. Here are 228 of them.
Join Neil Strauss, "The Mike Tyson of interviewers," (Dave Pirner, Soul Asylum), as he
- Makes Lady Gaga cry, tries to keep Mötley Crüe out of jail & gets kidnapped by Courtney Love
Shoots guns with Ludacris, takes a ride with Neil Young & goes to church with Tom Cruise and his mother
Spends the night with Trent Reznor, reads the mind of Britney Spears & finds religion with Stephen Colbert
Gets picked on by Led Zeppelin, threatened by the mafia & serenaded by Leonard Cohen
Picks up psychic clues with the CIA, diapers with Snoop Dog & prison survival tips from Rick James
Goes drinking with Bruce Springsteen, dining with Gwen Stefani & hot tubbing with Marilyn Manson
Talks glam with David Bowie, drugs with Madonna, death with Johnny Cash & sex with Chuck Berry
Gets molested by the Strokes, in trouble with Prince & in bed with… you'll find out who inside
And many, many more awkward moments and accidental adventures with the world's number one stars in Everyone Love You When You're Dead.
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Critical Praise
"We might as well have had sex now." — Lady Gaga
"If you were a girl, I'd f*ck you." — Bo Diddley
"We could do fifteen minutes in Vegas." — Chuck Berry
"One of the longest and greatest interviews I've ever had." — Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys
"The best interview of my life." — Britney Spears
"Well Neil, f*ck you." — Phil Collins, Angry Letter to Neil Strauss
"The best and most honest daily newspaper reporter rock has ever seen." — Dave Marsh, Author
"This excellent bathroom read is boiled down like little rocks of crack." — Library Journal
"Gonzo interviewing at its best." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"A terrific look at the dysfunctional livelihoods of stardom." — Publishers Weekly
"God bless the demons—and Neil Strauss too." — Nikki Sixx, Mötley Crüe
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- Imprint: Dey Street Books
- On Sale: 03/15/2011
- Trimsize: 6 in (w) x 9 in (h) x 1.36 in (d)
- Pages: 544
- List Price: 16.99 USD
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Umm sage, I was just wondering, when did you write those lyrics?
Thu Oct 10, 2002 10:25 pm
mike fields
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so smooth, dope metaphors man.
sage francis is to music
as i am to analogies
Thu Oct 10, 2002 10:59 pm
JiggyFresh EMCEE
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this was very dope, but what I am wondering is where is that one poem you performed in san jose not too long ago. I can't really remember it but for some reason I recall several references to condoms and such craziness. Anyways, any clarification on this would be appreciated.
Thu Oct 10, 2002 11:13 pm
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Thu Oct 10, 2002 11:51 pm
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Sorry if you feel I attacked you, I think I misunderstood you the first time.
But it's nice to see that we agree on the subject. And your right about the rich being the biggest thieves. But goverments rather do a usesless war on drugs than trying to catch some real corperate(?) crimanals.(don't mind the spelling you'll know what I mean).
Fri Oct 11, 2002 6:37 am
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I was just a little annoyed... and governments are controlled by those people
Fri Oct 11, 2002 12:49 pm
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Damn Sage, if you ever get it in you to release a full album of politics . . . dont hesitate. Your one of the few I can stomach on the bigger issues (Chuck D, Krs, Dylan and Springsteen are the only others that come to mind right now).
Will the EP come to CD, or vinyl only? And will we ever be blessed with a replayable snippet of Underbite Ben?
Fri Oct 11, 2002 2:06 pm
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this is impressive.
i wish i could see or hear it.
Fri Oct 11, 2002 3:41 pm
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its not what you do its how you do
how you do it is very important but if what you're doing is sht then it's never going to be anything but sht
Sun Oct 20, 2002 7:34 pm
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sage, your awareness brings light to the darkness.
Mon Oct 21, 2002 2:01 pm
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Sage When will we see you again up here in the redwoods??
That shit is dope!! I am pretty sure you rocked that when you came to my town. Eureka Ca where you , Grand Buffet, and Edan tore a little sit-down theater up! That show was well wierd yet the dopest shit i've seen!! Talk about an "intamate environment"
When will we see you again up here in the redwoods??
Phil,phillis,phillip, where is the line drawn. When do you become the filler, percieved by another gazing upon and into your life. Are we to chose who becomes this lost entity or is the entity merely society as a whole. Filler is merely a perception or judgment of the being who's existance becomes merely justifiable by anothers actions ,yet is this random depiction personified by a immense social structure set by upbringings ,values, morals. When does the watcher become the filler? One who is paying attention to the behavior of another, yet not their own. And then who is to say that in the filler's eyes the watcher is the one lost in space and time filling that void lost by judgment.
want to check some dope art??
!! J.E. Cruise@!
Dusty S
Tue Oct 22, 2002 2:12 pm
Joined: 31 Jul 2002
Posts: 19
Location: south cali
yessssss... the lyrics. i was wondering where i could find the 'bobby' lyrics i had been thinking about. i love that song.
sage, stuff like this makes me feel like such a piece of crap writer.
thanks for posting the lyrics and otherwise. good work.
Tue Oct 22, 2002 9:44 pm
Joined: 09 Jul 2002
Posts: 15
Location: Finland
that was nice to put the text up here, but if possible, could you sage (or some other) maybe record it live from some show and put as an audio? that sucks when I can't see you live, and would like really to
Sat Nov 02, 2002 2:49 am
Cru Jones
Joined: 09 Jul 2002
Posts: 236
Location: tinsel town
very happy to see the lyrics.
this is great live.
it was performed with such graceful hostility at the last la show.
pure emotion oozes out of sage's skin during spoken word pieces.
sage- who was the guest you brought on stage to do that great piece at the anticon "10 year" in SF?
he was amazing.
Sat Nov 02, 2002 4:20 am
Joined: 20 Oct 2002
Posts: 1
Location: Portland, MAINE
this was amazing. I caught on to some of your 1984 refrences and just related totally to the message you're conveying.
Big Brother is watching.
Sat Nov 02, 2002 1:49 pm
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Briton Scott Jamieson, who also recorded a 64, was one behind on 11-under 133 alongside overnight leader Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand (68).
Six shots adrift in a share of fourth place on 139 were British pair Paul Lawrie (70) and Danny Willett (70), Frenchman Julien Quesne (67), Ireland's Shane Lowry (69), Dane Thomas Bjorn (70) and Jeev Milkha Singh of India (70).
Oosthuizen, the 2010 Open champion, got his round going by holing a 15-foot putt for birdie at the third.
The South African picked up another shot at the fourth before he rattled off three consecutive birdies from the seventh to go out in 31.
The 30-year-old Oosthuizen then missed a short birdie chance at the 16th before sinking birdie putts of 45 and 25 feet at the 17th and 18th.
"Today was much better in terms of ball-striking," he said. "I hit the ball really well and I putted beautifully.
"I missed a few short ones when I didn't have the right line but I generally seemed to have the speed of the greens and so I was able to make longer putts than usual. It's always nice when you know the putter is working."
Oosthuizen said he took a pragmatic approach to his eight-under round at the Durban Country Club.
"My main goal was to hit as many greens as I could," he explained. "A lot of times I didn't even go close to the pins - I just decided to hit the centre of the greens and it worked.
"You get those days when the putts won't go in and you shoot one or two-under but today the putts went in."
The second round offered something a little different, the professionals competing in a pro-am alongside the main event.
Oosthuizen and playing partner Thongchai were victorious and the sponsors agreed to exchange the South African's prize of a car for the mechanical digger he has coveted for the last two years.
"I'm walking away with a nice gift for my farm. It's going to be a lot of fun to be playing around with it," said Oosthuizen.
Jamieson, who clinched his maiden European Tour victory in Durban at the Nelson Mandela Championship last month, propelled himself into contention with five birdies on the front nine.
Ernie Els, Nicolas Colsaerts and Francesco Molinari were eight strokes off the lead while Padraig Harrington was a further shot adrift on 141.
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Also provides a global equalizer which is useful, as afaik iTunes and Spotify don't include one.
Installer failed when app was in /Applications/ Audio folder. Worked (on the second try) after having moved it to /Applications.
(Version 1.1)
BOOM cpu use is now below 5% which is great. I see no use to turn it off and even recommend the Start at Login option.
I can't listen songs nor watch movies without Boom. Thanks for creating such nice (very useful) software.
The latest update v1.1 reduces the CPU and memory consumption by more than 50%. Moreover, if you keep the Volume Boost and Presets Off, then the app will not use the CPU and memory.
Very useful for increasing the volume in movies and improving the audio (like SRS iWow and VolumeLogic). The only reason I don't keep it running 100% of the time is because it uses cpu @ 18% (constantly) in my Core2duo 2.4 Ghz.