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CROWLEY – The Rotary Club of Crowley is proud to announce its collaboration with the Community Outreach Corporation and the Crowley Christian Care Center as they join together to present "Dancing with the Stars, in a Caring Way" May 4, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. the Grand Opera House of the South.
The focus of this combined effort of fundraising is to provide for the needs of this area's small portion of the world through the efforts of the Community Outreach Corporation and the Crowley Christian Care Center.
These organizations fit together like the pieces of a beautiful puzzle and together they invite you to join them in a "caring way" as they present their very own version of "Dancing with the Stars."
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Ronnie Petree: Petree is employed by St. Martin Bank & Trust as senior vice president and western division leader. He is married to Bonnie Fontenot, and they are the parents of Levi, Hannah, Whitney, Marshall, Erin and Phillip and the grandparents of Ethan. Petree attended LSU-Eunice and USL (now ULL) and is a graduate of the LSU School of Banking of the South. Petree is very involved in community service.
Holly Broussard: Broussard is married to Kevin and is the mother of Ashton and Kelsey. She is a graduate of LSU and is employed by St. Michael School. Broussard loves to dance and danced on high school and college teams.
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The success of this worthwhile event is based on raising money through sponsorship, ticket sales and voting for the couple of your choice to win the highly sought after mirrored ball and the title of inaugural "Dancing with the Stars" winner.
Tickets for the fundraiser, which will benefit the three organizations, can be purchased through the Grand Opera House of the South by contacting Kim Gattle at 785-0440. Tickets are $100 per seat. The ticket cost includes a cocktail party from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., attendance at the actual event and a silent auction. Tickets will be sold on a first-come basis.
Sponsorship levels are also available. They are:
Platinum Caring Heart, $5,000. This includes box seats with six tickets, reserved parking in front of the opera house, a full page ad in the program, a logo or ad on the website, wine and beer with six mugs and 5,000 votes for your favorite couple(s).
Gold Caring Heart, $2,500. This includes two front row seats, reserved parking in the back parking lot, a half-page ad in the program, a logo or ad on the website and 2,500 votes for your favorite couple(s).
Silver Caring Heart, $1,000. This includes a quarter-page ad in the program and 1,000 votes for your favorite couple(s).
Caring Heart, $100. This is for one ticket to the event.
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Studio and Year: Paramount - 2012
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Feature running time: 95 minutes
Genre: Comedy
Disc Format: BD-50
Encoding: AVC (MPEG-4)
Video Aspect: 2.35:1
Resolution: 1080p/24
Audio Format(s): English DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio, French/Spanish/Portuguese Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese
Starring: Seth Rogan, Barbra Streisand
Directed by: Anne Fletcher
Music by: Christophe Beck
Written by: Dan Fogelman
Region Code: A,B,C
Blu-ray Disc release Date: April 30, 2013
"Get ready for one mother of a road trip"
Film Synopsis:
The plan for a quick stop at Mom's takes a sudden turn when an impulse compels Andy (Seth Rogen) to invite his mother, Joyce (Barbra Streisand), on an 8-day, 3,000 mile, journey across the country. But the farther they go, the closer they get and Andy may realize that they have more in common than he ever imagined.
My Take:
I honestly can't say that I am a Seth Rogan fan. I have nothing against him and essentially take his films on a case by case basis. I don't care for Barbra Streisand's ego but do find her to be appealing onscreen (The Mirror has two faces is a personal favorite). The trailer for this one looked downright silly but when Paramount sent it I tried to go in with an open mind. As it turns out Guilt Trip is a mildly entertaining road trip comedy that revolves around a doting mother and her docile son who take a cross country trip and make a few mother/son discoveries that help them better understand one another. Along the way are some intermittent laughs, solid chemistry between Rogan/Streisand, and a sentimental twist that may or may not warm your heart. At the end of the day Guilt Trip will probably appeal more to mothers with sons but I didn't find it to be a bad way to spend 90 minutes.
Parental Guide:
The rating is for language and some risqué material.
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REFERENCE = 92-100 / EXCELLENT = 83-91 / GOOD = 74-82 / AVERAGE = 65-73 / BELOW AVERAGE = under 65
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Guilt Trip comes to Blu-ray Disc from Paramount Home Entertainment featuring 1080p AVC encoded video that has an average bitrate of 28 Mbps and lossless DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio sound that has an average bitrate of 3 Mbps.
This is an excellent high definition presentation that is on par with most newer release films that come to Blu-ray disc. It boasts plenty of high level detail, stable contrast, warm, well saturated colors, and excellent dimension. Blacks are stable with good dynamic range and punch when onscreen with mixed light/dark elements. Visual perspective in low/uneven lighting is estimable which enhances depth. Images onscreen are dynamic, clearly drawn, eye catching and perfectly suited for the film's thematic tone.
The lossless DTS-HD MA soundtrack has good dynamic range and detail rich clarity that enables the detection of subtle background sounds within the acoustic environment created by the surround mix. The soundstage is wonderfully balanced as it realistically replicates the various settings depicted in the film. Dialogue is firmly planted in the center channel which clearly renders voices and effects with appropriate distinction and tonal balance across the front of the room. Low frequency effects aren't intense but the subwoofer is kept busy as it works in tandem with the rest of the system to appropriately convey the low level bass associated with the film's recorded elements and music.
Bonus Features:
- (HD) Barbra and Seth – 7 minute featurette
- (HD) Barbra's world – 8 minute featurette
- (HD) Guilt Trip: Real mother of a road trip – 5 minute featurette
- (HD) In the driver's seat – 7 minute featurette
- (HD) Not really a road trip movie – 5 minute featurette
- (HD) 2 Alternate openings
- (HD) Alternate ending – 2 minutes
- (HD) Gag reel – 5 minutes
- (HD) 12 deleted scenes
- Bonus DVD
- Digital Copy
- Ultraviolet Digital Copy
Final Thoughts:
Guilt Trip doesn't break new ground but is a mildly entertaining road trip comedy that revolves around a doting mother and her docile son played effectively by co-stars Barbra Streisand and Seth Rogan. I enjoyed it more than expected and appreciated its excellent high definition video, crystal clear lossless sound and worthwhile supplemental package from Paramount Blu-ray. Toss it in your rental queue and give it a spin when you're in the mood for a light hearted familial comedy.
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's stylistic reach in his own compositions eventually became omnivorous, embracing bop, gospel, blues, rock, funk, contemporary classical elements, electronic music, and African rhythms in his ambitious extended works -- most apparent in his large-scale 1983 suite for an enlarged big band,
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's first instrument was the drums, which he played in the Boy Scout Drum and Bugle Corps and at local clubs when he was in high school. At 19, he was hospitalized with tuberculosis, but he used the enforced inactivity to learn the craft of arranging from a fellow patient. Once back on his feet, he played with
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's connection with
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resulted in the commission of "All About Rosie" for the 1957 Brandeis University jazz festival, and he also taught at the Lenox School of Jazz that
co-founded. He formed a rehearsal sextet in the mid-'50s that became known as
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Barry Galbraith
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continued to record intriguing LPs for Decca in the late '50s and Riverside in the early '60s. Another key album from this period,
, featured two important progressive players,
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Finding the American jazz scene too confining for his music,
left for Europe in 1963, living in Sweden for five years. From his new base, he toured Scandinavia with a new sextet of European players and received numerous commissions -- including a ballet based on
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stopped composing from 1972 to 1978 in order to finish a second volume on the Lydian Chromatic Concept. He led a 19-piece big band at the Village Vanguard for six weeks in 1978, played the Newport Jazz Festival when it was based in New York City, and made tours of Italy, the U.S. West Coast, and England in the '80s.
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made recordings for Soul Note in the '70s and '80s and Label Bleu in the '90s, while continuing to teach at the New England Conservatory and leading his Living Time Orchestra big band into the 21st century. In 2005 George Russell & the Living Time Orchestra's The 80th Birthday Concert, released on the Concept label, celebrated the legendary octogenarian's contributions to the art of jazz with performances of some of his most groundbreaking extended compositions and arrangements.
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Lawmakers will refer to the related existing regulations on volunteering while deliberating the legislation, said Zhang Xuecheng, an official from the Central Committee of Communist Youth League of China, in an interview with Xinhua recently.
Zhang said his organization is working with the country's top lawmaking body, the National People's Congress, to speed up the legislation.
"The initiative and rights of volunteers need to be protected by law," Zhang said at a workshop on volunteer service legislation in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. "In fact, disputes have been reported in some Chinese cities in relation to the rights and obligations of volunteers."
Twenty officials, legal experts and volunteers joined the discussion, focusing on touchy issues such as who should bear the consequence in case of an injury during voluntary work.
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Jonesboro- Formally of Biggers, Johnny Winfred Williams, passed away February 23, 2013 at the age of 82.
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There were signs of life after the largest fire in state history.
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Taylor Peucker of Agawam had 10 points and 12 rebounds for Suffield. Teammate Janetta Arnold led all scorers with 14 points, and Camille Fantini added 12.
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How light is it now?
August 6, 2007, 08:08 PM
Is it reliable, will it fire?
August 6, 2007, 08:08 PM
From when i remember dry firing his, its on par with a glock with a stock trigger. or a little better.
August 6, 2007, 08:11 PM
Is it reliable, will it fire?
Yes, Hes taken it to the range and it shoots better now he claims, very accurate once he got rid of the trigger pull.
I just IM'd him, and he responded.
Has it been reliable sence modding?
a cubic s-load of thousands of rounds
I had to replace the recoil spring
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August 6, 2007, 08:52 PM
We are all in awe of folks who find and remove all those useless gadgets gun designers put in just to annoy shooters. It just shows how an ordinary gun owner can be a lot smarter than factory engineers who have spent years working out gun designs.
FWIW, that '"useless" spring is what ensures sear reset after disconnect. I am not sure how to make a Sigma go full auto or fire out of battery, but tossing that spring might be a good place to start.
August 6, 2007, 09:17 PM
Which spring, Im going by what he said, he hasnt reported any problems with his going full auto. Of course, with any of the WECSOG gunsmithing techniques, you are to use and try at your own risk, with this one, if something like that does happen, you could put the spring back in.
August 6, 2007, 09:45 PM
Hi. I am the nutcase with the spring removal issues. :neener:
the sigma had its trigger pull intentionally increased to make the 'kids can fire that" people happy from all the research i have done on the gun. This was also about the same time they were given grief by Glock for the 1st gen being a clone. (mine is actualy using a G19 captive guide rod)
The "pigtail" spring I removed is redundant and does nothing but increase the sear/trigger pressure. My trigger pull with it removed is sub 5lbs. sorry but I don't have a trigger scale being the cheap bastard I am :D
I have well in excess of 5k of rounds through it. from high end JHP and LC ball to the most craptacular surplus 9mm I could find. It is also the "beater" gun that I let people learn on at it has little recoil and is more accurate than I am.
No issues, no FTF, no bursts, hell I only had issues when I had to replace the recoil spring at like 3k of MY ammo as I got the gun used.
Also neat note: the "silver" 1st gen Sigma ca be Rit dyed to just about any color. Mine is a neat OD/Brown. the only other mod I would do to the sigma is polish the trigger block button in the slide, this cuts a LOT of friction. DO NOT mess with the sear/striker engagement as that is asking for you to be pissed off. I also replaced my plastic "striker spring tube" or whatever its called with one made of brass.
You can search google with my screen name and you can see that I am not just some random hack doing nasty things to poor pistols.
I am a well educated hack doing nasty things to poor pistols :p
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Finally here :).
Mainly bugfixes
New release, contains bugfixes.
A bit late - thanks to me not having done any work in Pears in the last three weeks - but here it is.
Another week, another beta. Couple of new features, tweaks and fixes.
Some people have pointed out that they have strong feelings of dislike for the term "topics" as used in Pears to denote one piece of information inside a feed. Since I'm already breaking compatibility with previous Pears versions, it looks like the right time to change it if there's enough support for it. So, what's what:
- entry: used in the Atom spec
- item: used in the RSS spec
- posting: used in the blogging community (I've been told)
- topic: generic term invented by yours truly in order to not have to choose between the alternatives above :) ... read more
Bugfix for 1.7b11.
New and improved. I recommend you empty your entire cache after installing this, just to avoid any problems.
Plugin support, improved safety.
New features:
- menu entry for removing etag/modified data from all feeds
- more feedback in the Add window
Also some small very tweaks to get rid of some redundant console messages introduced in 1.7b8.
Forgot to post news item on 1.7b7 :), but 1.7b8 is here already. Improved unicode situation (problems due to new parser should hopefully be solved).
More bugs fixed
Small bugfix
Fixed one extra bug.
Bunch of fixes, mainly to improve the integration of the latest feedparser version.
And here it is then. I don't have new features planned for 1.7, just that I want to have some time to test b2, since I intend to try and release a standalone (MacMillan/Py2exe) version of 1.7 final.
If you're getting an error about Hamsters from Pears 1.7 b1, you should open pearsapp.py in some
plain text editor (like Notepad) and search for "if pearsdebug.HAMSTERMODE:". A few lines below it,
you'll see "except ImportError:". Delete the word "ImportError". That's it!
By the way, for those who didn't know: HAMSTERMODE is a great storage engine contributed by
Mark Moraes. Unlike the default engine, it doesn't keep everything in-memory, but loads feed contents
on demand from the HD. You should use this engine if you have a large cache and find the performance
of Pears lacking. For more details on how to enable it, search FAQ file that comes with your Pears
distro for "Hamstermode".
Beta version of 1.7. For 1.7 final I want to upgrate to Mark Pilgrim's latest feedparser.
New release. Seems to solve all problems which appeared in the 1.5 series.
Well, they aren't in bugs, requests and patches because I sometimes need to contact the original poster - since you can contact me, I should be able to contact you too. Seems fair enough :).
I've noticed yet another encoding bug in this release after I uploaded it, so I removed it.
Another release with a focus on encoding issues. Mostly fixed, I only noticed a problem with special chars in the topics list when using non-unicode Python (special chars are displayed just fine in the feeds list and the HTML pane, so I'm completely puzzled by this).
Also some fixes in the HAMSTERMODE.
If this 1.5 release won't kill me, nothing will. Yet another attempt to fix character encoding problems.
Second release today. Concentrates on trying to fix the annoying text encoding problems. Everything seems to work here. So far. YMMV...
If three releases in two days won't boost the Pears activity rating on Sourceforge, nothing will :).
New release, focus on encoding issues. Problems are still quite likely to exist.


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Washington County head volleyball coach John Rogers said his team has lacked it in recent matches, and it was something he wanted to focus on fixing in practice last week.
Those efforts paid off in a district match on Thursday against the Thomas Nelson Generals (10-15, 0-6), a contest in which the Commanderettes (16-10, 4-3) dominated from the beginning and took in three straight sets, winning by scores of 25-18, 25-8 and 25-23.
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I am a Freelance Knitwear Desigher who has worked in the knitting industry for many years. I absolutely love knitting with a passion. I get a lot of my ideas by walking and exploring looking at texture and colour.
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Aspley Guise Lower School have a massive 80,000 to raise so I have joined forces with Cascade Yarns and Rico Design in producing The Aspley Collection Book 1 charity e book and mini e books .
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by nell from washington ,DC | September 27, 2012
Bought this vehicle with 128,000 on dash got rid of it at 142,000.. very well truck only did oil change, ride was very bumpy i got rid of it because the Cadillac converter went out and did not want to fix it.. very good overall... repairs are expensive... oil change is 100... so think about the price you paying compare to the competition and maintenance
Purchased a new car
Uses car for Commuting
Does recommend this car
Best dependable car for the dollar
by sheialex from gainesville, FL | September 22, 2011
This car is excllent for children who need a full view from the back seat. Hauling groceries, luggage, cargo and other things you must keep out of the weather is a pleasure with this car. My four wheel drive makes it a piece a cake to leave the road and endure mud and high water. Super vehicle! Great on gas! An interstate dream!
Purchased a new car
Uses car for Transporting family
Does recommend this car
Tremendous value in used SUV
by Jim B. from Salt Lake City, Ut | July 29, 2010
I've owned an identical car for the past five years. It had 136K miles when I bought it and 202K now. Repairs have been modest, parts are expensive but I have a good mechanic who keeps it to a minimum. It is tight, reasonably quiet and solid on the road. Full time 4-wheel drive is amazing in the snow and in everyday handling. The finish of this car is gorgeous. (original) Ten minutes at the car wash and it is like new. I totally recommend the 1998 M-class MB.
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Trading Down
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The end of my car lease was coming up and I made up my mind that I didn't want any more car payments. So I took my savings and went searching for the best car I could find for $5000 or less. This is what I came up with and I'm pretty satisfied. There are a couple of problems with it but given the age, that's to be expected. The one thing I would caution anyone about who was considering the vehicle? Make sure you can deal with the poor cup holder situation.
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DETROIT - The same global economic crisis that has sacked the automotive industry and led to budget cutbacks for the 2009 North American International Auto Show is also leading to heightened news media interest in Detroit's best-known annual event.
More than 4,000 journalists had applied for credentials for this year's event as of last Sunday, auto show organizers said. That's about 50 more than last year at that time. Typically, there is a flurry of reservations in the final two-week lead-up to the event, and about 6,000 journalists attend.
Maintaining news media interest is critical for the Detroit auto show because organizers bill the event as the most newsworthy of all auto shows.
Joe Serra, senior co-chairman of this year's auto show, suspects the heightened interest is due to an industrywide sales meltdown that led the Detroit Three to travel to Washington, D.C., and plead for government aid.
"Because of that ... the media is making it a point to be here this year," Serra said.
The Detroit Auto Dealers Association, which produces the auto show, now expects that automotive manufacturers will reveal 49 new production or concept vehicles to the news media during three days starting Sunday. Of those, 85 percent are worldwide debuts, Serra said. The show is open to the public from today through Jan. 25.
This year's expected highlights include an all-new Ford Taurus large sedan, a redesigned Toyota Prius hybrid, an all-new Buick LaCrosse large sedan and the production version of the Honda Insight, a new hybrid vehicle.
But while news media interest is up, show organizers are struggling to adjust and adapt to economic conditions that have caused some manufacturers to pull out of the show and are causing slower ticket sales for the Charity Preview - the annual black-tie gala that typically raises about $6 million for 12 children's charities in a one-night event.
At $400 a piece, ticket prices are steep. But organizers are trying to make it a better deal by adding entertainment options. This year, the event will include two internationally known music groups - the Doobie Brothers and the Jonas Brothers - who will perform in separate concerts.
Despite the entertainment options, Serra said ticket sales for the Charity Preview have still slowed. So far, the dealers association has sold about two-thirds of the tickets normally sold by now.
"That's about as good as I anticipated, but not as good as I had hoped," Serra said.
Total capacity for the event is about 15,000.
The biggest blow for auto show organizers came in November when Nissan announced its decision to pull out of the event. Several other smaller manufacturers previously announced decisions to skip Detroit.
Since then, some Detroit-area Nissan dealers have banded together to pay for and staff a Nissan display at the show, but other manufacturers have scaled back on display costs and other marketing events.
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SUNRAY - Romelio Rodrigues Mendoza, 28, died Monday, July 2, 2001, near Morse.
Graveside service will be today in Salitre, Cienaga de Ortiz in Chihuahua, Mexico. Local arrangements are by Brown Funeral Directors of Borger.
Mr. Mendoza was a laborer of a cattle feedlot. He was a Catholic.
Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Elisa and Salvador Gallegos of El Paso; a brother, Daniel Gallegos of El Paso; and a sister, Sandra Gallegos of El Paso.
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thanks canuck416; I hope others who have a lot of weight to lose feel inspired - when I started out, I absolutely scoured the internet looking for stories of women (ideally over 35) who had lost 100 pounds or more, there were a few out there and I really held onto that to keep me going. I honestly never imagined I would lose more than maybe 30 or 40 pounds. The first 8 months I lost 90 pounds. I've maintained for almost a year now.
I posted these over in the B&A thread but I forgot to post them here:
me at a wedding, 240+ pounds
me at a wedding this past July, with the gorgeous bride


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This review is from: Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-750 750W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Intel Haswell Fully Compatible
Pros: I now own two of these. The first one I purchased a couple of years ago for an inexpensive i3 build with a single discreet video card, HDD, etc. The most recent one purchased is powering a new 4th Gen i5 Haswell with no problems. Includes all of the connections you would ever need.
Cons: None.
Other Thoughts: Without being modular there are alot of extra wires stuffed into the bottom of the case but as I am not putting the PC on display it is not a concern. Note: Some may find this issue to be a CON but I knew what I was buying beforehand...an excellent power supply at a great price.READ FULL REVIEW
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Pros: This is my second build and second Biostar motherboard. Both have been painless. This board worked wonderfully right out of the box and has many features that the more expensive boards tout but at a better price. Fit nicely into the Rosewill Challenger Case with no issues.
My build specs:
-i5 - 4670k
-G Skill Ripjaws X series 8GB (2x4GB)
-Antec HCG-750 power supply
-Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX case
-Intel 335 series 240GB SSD
Cons: My previous Biostar motherboard came with the SATA ports facing directly towards you as you look at it. This board has the SATA ports facing out the side of the board directly towards the front of the case where the hard drive(s) go making it a challenge to make the connections blindly (which I think is a current trend with some other manufacturers boards as well). SATA Connectors with a 90 degree angle would be recommended for use with this board but only straight connectors were supplied.
Other Thoughts: With my only complaint being the direction that the SATA ports are facing I would still recommend this board. Admittedly, I knew the direction of the SATA ports before purchasing this board. For the money, I would buy it again if I need to build another PC in the near future. I have not attached a HDD or a discreet video card yet so I can't attest to the boards compatability with those items.READ FULL REVIEW
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Pros: Worked out of the box with no problem with my Biostar TH67B mobo. (listed as compatible from Biostar)
I think these are easier to handle compared to some other models of ram because of the aesthetic enclosure (big red jaws)
Cons: None.
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"The blues had a baby and they called it rock and roll." For decades now, a particular story of popular music, with rock and the baby boom generation at its core, has grabbed the center of most histories. Similarly, from bluegrass to reggae to hip-hop, there's often a "golden age" associated with a specific style of music. What accounts for particular moments achieving greatness? Why have certain narratives assumed such power? What effect do these valorizations have on the making, marketing, consumption, or longevity of music?
For this year's Pop Conference, we invite papers from any perspective that look toward a new interpretive synthesis or a better justification of the old one. The hope is that, rather than critiquing the longing for authenticity, participants will suggest alternate viewpoints. Possible topics include, but are by no means limited to, the ideas mentioned above as well as:
The Pop Conference is an annual event, sponsored by the Seattle museum Experience Music Project, that connects academics, journalists, musicians, industry figures, and anyone else interested in ambitious music writing that crosses disciplinary walls. Our first conference featured keynotes by Robert Christgau and Simon Frith, as well as papers by Gary Giddins, Deena Weinstein, Luc Sante, Simon Reynolds, Jon Pareles, Jason Toynbee, Sarah Dougher, Geoffrey O'Brien, Susan Fast, and many others. A volume of the proceedings is currently being readied for publication, most likely with Harvard Press. The program committee for this year's conference includes Daphne Brooks (Princeton), Robert Christgau (Village Voice), Shannon Duddley (University of Washington), critic Greil Marcus, Ann Powers (EMP), Kelefa Sanneh (New York Times), Steve Waksman (Smith), Gayle Wald (George Washington), Robert Walser (UCLA), and Eric Weisbard (EMP).
The conference will feature a variety of panels, keynotes, and performances. We welcome maverick suggestions and can accommodate nearly any form of technological presentation. Proposals should include a 250-word-or-fewer abstract of the paper, a 50-word biography of the presenter, preferred affiliation/title, and complete contact info.


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In the theatrical motion picture division, the SAG/AFTRA nominated the following for outstanding performance for a cast (SAG's version of the best picture prize):
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Les Misérables
Silver Linings Playbook
The nominees for outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role are:
Bradley Cooper in Silver Linings Playbook
Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln
John Hawkes in The Sessions
Hugh Jackman in Les Misérables
Denzel Washington in Flight
Nominees for outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role are:
Jessica Chastain in Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard in Rust and Bone
Jennifer Lawrence in Silver Linings Playbook
Helen Mirren in Hitchcock
Naomi Watts in The Impossible
In the TV divisions, the shows in the running for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series are:
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Mad Men
In a comedy series (a tie in the balloting resulted in six nominees):
30 Rock
The Big Bang Theory
Modern Family
Nurse Jackie
The Office
For a complete list of nominees, go to sagawards.org.
On Thursday morning, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will name its nominees for the Golden Globes. Oscar nominations will be announced Tues., Jan. 15, 2013.
The 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will air live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013, at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT) from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. PEOPLE Magazine and the Entertainment Industry Foundation are sponsors of the event.


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The Fairhope-based group Smart Coast asked council members to consider adopting a resolution to support what it termed "complete streets."
The resolution wouldn't require any immediate action or money, said Wendy Allen, a Smart Coast official and former Baldwin County commissioner. It would be more like a mission statement, she said, so that whenever the city builds or repaves a road, it considers the needs of pedestrians, bikers and public transit as well as cars.
"All citizens need to be able to access roads safely and conveniently," Allen said.
For example, she said, Azalea Road is a five-lane highway right now. It has sidewalks alongside it, but it's difficult to cross. In December, an 11-year-old boy was hit by a sedan while trying to cross the road on his way to Fonde Elementary School.
Azalea should be put on a "road diet," Allen said. The city could install bike lanes on the side and plant grass in the median, so people have a place to stop halfway across it, she said. The narrower lanes forced by the bike paths will make drivers slow down, she said.
Several council members responded enthusiastically to the idea. Fred Richardson said Mobile Street is about to be widened in his district, and he will push to have a bicycle lane included.
Gina Gregory and Connie Hudson also said they were interested applying the principles to roads in their districts.
Mobile Mayor Sam Jones said the city has considered such ideas in recent road projects and almost implemented them when it repaved Dauphin Street and Broad Street.
But when the city tried to make Dauphin Street three lanes, officials realized that garbage trucks going down the road would bring traffic to a complete halt because there are so many residences, Jones said.
Broad was repaved with federal money, and the project originally was designed to include bike lanes. But city officials have said the bike lanes were replaced by additional car lanes when officials thought a new aircraft manufacturing facility would be built at Brookley Field Industrial Complex at the south end of the street.
Other cities, such as Fairhope, Daphne and Chickasaw, have already passed a complete streets resolution, Allen said.
She asked council members to set up a committee meeting in February to discuss Mobile doing the same.


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Local residents graduated from Clemson University May 10.
They are:
Lee Timothy Peters of Bernardsville, who graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Economics
Dana Ashley Schoenbach of Warren, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management (Community Recreation, Sport and Camp Management)
They were among 3,053 students who received degrees at three commencement ceremonies at Littlejohn Coliseum.
Graduates in the College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities and the College of Business and Behavioral Science received their degrees at a morning ceremony. Those from the colleges of Agricultural Forestry and Life Science; and Health, Education and Human Development received theirs in an afternoon ceremony. College of Engineering and Science graduates received theirs in an evening ceremony.


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Name of website or photo Ireland Poncho
What materials did you use? Yarn: Smooth yarn will show off texture patterns best. Choose a tightly spun yarn for a wind-resistant poncho with excellent cable definition, and a loosely spun yarn for a softer poncho with more relaxed cables. Any weight of yarn will work, but for practice I suggest a chunky-weight yarn and US size 9 or 10 (5.5 or 6 mm) knitting needles.
This is gorgeous!! Is there a pattern for it??
Hi. It's from my book Ethnic Knitting Exploration. It's not quite a pattern, but instructions for you to make up your own poncho. Of course you can make it just like it is in the photo if you prefer. http://sheeptoshawl.com/knitting-books/ethnic-knitting/
Donna, I like the design that keeps your arms free. The ponchos I used to wear in the 60s had me flipping the material off my arms to do anything. I love both patterns on your ponchos, and these can be made from a bulky or lightweight yarn. The possibilities are endless! Yeah!


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|Deluge of rabbits turns shelter into Bunnyland
For some reason, the bunny floodgates have opened up and we are inundated with stray and unwanted rabbits right now. In fact, we are at an all-time high of 23 rabbits in the shelter as of this writing – everything from a litter of 8-week old babies to a very old looking stray rabbit. We're not alone – recently there were emails from both the Sacramento shelter and the San Jose shelter asking for help with an unusually high number of rabbits coming in. It's surprising and makes you wonder what is going on?
The litter of six 8-week old bunnies we received was owner-surrendered along with the mom. It's amazing what people don't know about animals (and biology) and this story proves it. These people rescued the mom from a feed store where she was in a cage giving birth. They went up to inform the clerks of what was happening, and they said the couple could just have the rabbit if they took all the babies too. That they rescued this rabbit is the good part. The sad part is they kept the family all together and was shocked when six months later mom gave birth to another litter.
They didn't realize the son could impregnate the mom (oh, he wouldn't! – um, yes, he would… and he did!). FYI – moms can mate with sons, dads with daughters, brothers with sisters, etc. This is true for most animals – cats, dogs, rats, rabbits and so on. With a gestation period of approximately 31 days, it's no surprise that people find themselves in trouble in no time. That's often how these hoarding situations you hear about get started . Good intentions gone awry.
Needless to say, this couple was overwhelmed, so with a second litter quickly coming of age and still struggling to place all of the first litter, they surrendered the newly weaned babies and mom to the shelter. They are beautiful Dutch mixes and a couple Himalayan mixes and are already up in adoptions, along with many others.
If you are at all interested in rabbits, come by the shelter during our monthly bunny day event, the second Saturday of each month – the next one is Saturday, Sept. 14, from 1-5 p.m. We showcase our rabbits on the lawn, have knowledgeable bunny volunteers available to answer your questions and offer free nail trims, as well as sell toys and supplies at our Bunny Boutique to support our small animals at the shelter. We are doing a "Name your own Price" adoption special through September, so this is the perfect time to add a rabbit to your family. And boy, do we have the selection right now to choose from!
Upcoming events
Registration is now open for the Mutt Strut – a dog walk and pet fair on Saturday, Sept. 28. Start getting pledges and winning prizes for raising the most money for our shelter. Register online at animalshelterleaguerp.org or stop by the shelter.
• Free pet ID tags and microchips for all Rohnert Park and Cotati pets are available for those who stop by the shelter during our open hours. The hours are Wednesday 1-6:30 p.m., Thursday through Saturday 1-5:30 p.m. and Sunday 1-4:30 p.m.
Mickey Zeldes is the supervisor at the Rohnert Park Animal Shelter. She can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com.