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The quality of the fat of an animal that has been exposed to pesticides, antibiotics, and hormones is different the fat from grass fed animals as to vitamins, pesticide levels, etc. One fairly easy way to deal with that is to buy lean cuts of those kinds of meats, trim the fat, and then add back in fats you know aren't as contaminated - olive oil, avocado oil, pastured butter, etc., when you prepare them.
Also, it's still illegal to feed pigs hormones, so if someone tries to sell you expensive hormone-free grocery store pork, they're just yanking your chain. :) Grass fed pigs (and really pastured chickens) are a whole other animal, and they will be more expensive.
I am not doubting you but what an odd law, no hormone pork but other meats are fair game
It's not a necessity. Buy and eat the type of produce and meats that you can afford.
Dirlot, I think it all has to do with milk production. BGH was introduced to make the cows produce more milk per cow per day.
That unnatural state led to udder infection (pus in the milk) which led to chronic use of antibiotics.
My use of grass fed for pigs was wrong though, as pigs are omnivores, so I guess there I should have used the terms free range or pastured.
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[QUOTE=feren6;1035748]Like everyone else said, you don't need to sweat it if you can't get grass fed.
But as a student in college, I'm on a pretty strict budget, and I'm able to get grass fed by getting involved in cow shares. I bought an eighth of a grass-fed cow a couple of months ago and I still have a couple cuts left. And it only came out to $7/lb, and included everything from ground beef to filets. Awesome deal, I highly recommend you look around for one in your area.[/QUOTE]
Heh that's [I]only[/I] $2555 a year for dinner.
If you're not getting grass-fed meats, I'd tend toward the leaner cuts and MAKE SURE TO ADD PLENTY OF GOOD FAT. So put grass-fed butter (if you can get it) on your lean, conventional steak, or cook everything in as much coconut oil as possible, etc.
But yeah, to echo the others, don't let the fact that it's not optimal stop you from doing the best you can with what is available to you. You'll be way healthier even eating conventional, corn-fed, CAFO beef than you would eating Twinkies and Pepsi.
I think it's similar buying a car. Sure, you should get the Prius that will get you from A to B and has a great miles-per-gallon value, but right now you only have $500 to spend on a car. You should probably still get the best MPG that you can afford (meaning leaner cuts if grain+hormone fed beef), but a used $500 car can still get you from point A to point B.
The underlying message in all of the articles (and posts) on this site as I understand it is basically "[B]be the best you can be[/B]".
Grass fed, pastured unicorn is probably better than the grain fed beef you have access to right now, but lean grain fed beef with some butter/coconut oil, some veggies and maybe a nice sauce with heavy cream is still better than a sandwich, a pizza or a cookie.
Where do you live? Do you have a Shop Rite near you?
If you do, I recommend the following:
1.) Shop Rite on occasion carries a "Nature's Reserve" brand of beef. It is grassfed/free range from Australia. About once a month, they have whole beef tenderloin on sale for $5.99-$6.99/lb. I just bought two - one for $5.99/lb that I sectioned into about 20 filet mignon steaks a few weeks ago, and another one for $6.99/lb that I'm saving for New Year's dinner. Seriously, $6-7/lb for grassfed filet mignon...and they have it A LOT. Funny thing is, their CAFO USDA whole beef tenderloin goes on sale simultaneously for $10/lb...I don't understand how that pricing structure works out. The USDA ones are 50% larger and way fattier, too.
2.) Shop Rite also carries flash-frozen pastured Australian AND New Zealand lamb shoulder. It retails for $3.99/lb. They're cheap shoulder cuts but they have the marrow in...and again, pastured...for $4/lb. Often, the fresh shoulder goes on sale for $4/lb...also about once a month.
3.) They also sell a Clayton's Organic brand - it is grassfed and sorghum finished. It ain't corn or soy, so that's a big step in the right direction. They have many cuts in the $5-6/lb range.
Look around at your local grocery store. If you can find deals on lamb, it is VERY easy to find lamb that is a "Product of Australia." Australian lamb is usually free range, or at least much better than US lamb. New Zealand is grassfed pretty much 100% of the time. You can always move to lamb and you're getting MUCH better quality meats.
I believe all US chicken is also antibiotic free? It's always fed corn and soy as a rule of thumb - even if it's organic, and even pastured is supplemented with corn or soy.


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STATE COLLEGE - The question might be how much difference is there between the 23rd-ranked wrestling and the top-ranked squad?
After Sunday's dual-meet between the Pitt Panthers and Penn State Nittany Lions, the answer to that question can be summed up in three words: It is huge.
After seeing the team score deadlocked at midway through the dual, the Lions flexed their muscles down the stretch, winning the final five bouts in a 28-9 win.
Not only was it a big win for the Lions, but it also took place before an NCAA dual-meet record crowd of 15,996 in the Bryce Jordan Center.
"I think that is very exciting," said PSU head coach Cael Sanderson about breaking the record. "We were hoping that it would happen because it is a great deal for our program and also a big deal because it happened between two Pennsylvania schools. We really appreciate everybody who came out and supported this team and wrestling in general."
Nico Megaludis got the Lions off and running at 125 when he used an escape and takedown in the middle period to go along with a time point for a 4-1 win over ninth-ranked Anthony Zanetta.
Shelton Mack got the Panthers on the board for the first of only two times in the dual when he was three points better than Jordan Conaway for a 5-2 win at 133 pounds. But true freshman Zain Retherford remained unbeaten for the season at 141 when he used a pair of escapes and 1:49 time advantage for a 3-2 nod over freshman Edgar Bright.
Following the Retherford win came somewhat of a stunner as James English was holding a 4-2 lead over former three-time PIAA state champ Mike Racciato of Pen Argyl when Racciato caught English in the middle of a scramble and pinned the Lion with only eight seconds left in the bout.
With the Racciato fall, Pitt held its only lead in the meet at 9-6, but that would be the final scoring for Pitt.
James Vollrath quickly took care of that when he used three takedowns and an escape for a 7-2 nod over Cole Sheptock to tie the score at 9-9 heading into halftime.
While the Panthers had a few things to holler about in the first half of the meet, they had nothing to call home about in the second half.
David Taylor put State on top for good when he slicked and crunched Geno Morelli for the fall just nine seconds into the middle period.
"I really don't know what happened," Taylor said with a chuckle. "Really, I just shot in and I have a couple of tricks when that happens. I put him on his back and the ref called a pretty quick pin. Maybe it was a little too fast, but I am not really complaining about it. I was in pretty good position and I liked where I was because I am at my best when I am in flurries. Today I was able to create some flurries and action and today good things happened."
Matt Brown followed with a dominating 9-3 win over Tyler Wilps at 174 and former PIAA state champ Wes Phipps from Grove City gave the fans a lot to cheer about when he thumped Aaron Rothwell for a 13-3 major at 184.
"(Ed) Ruth will be coming back here pretty soon, so it was kind of my last little hoorah," said Phipps. " I just wanted to go out there and give it everything I had and have some fun. The coaches said go out there and score (a lot of) points. I just won a match in Boston the same way, kind of getting some takedowns and tried to replicate it."
As for wrestling on the elevated mat, Phipps and his teammates thought it was a lot like the national tournament.
"I thought it was sweet," Phipps said. "It's a lot like NCAAs with the big stage rose up, and it makes a pretty sweet sound whenever you pick a guy up and slam them down on it."
With the Phipps win, the Lions clinched the win with a 22-9 lead with two bouts remaining.
With only the final score to be determined, Morgan McIntosh and Jimmy Lawson picked up decisions to set the final.
Now 5-0 in dual meets, the Lions will next hit the mats when they host Ohio State on Sunday in Rec Hall.
Penn State 28, Pittsburgh 9
125 - Nico Megaludis, PS, dec. Anthony Zanetta, 4-1 (3-0). 133 - Shelton Mack, Pitt, dec. Jordan Conaway, 5-2. (3-3). 141 - Zain Retherford, PS, dec. Edgar Bright, 3-2. (6-3). 149 - Mike Racciato, Pitt, pinned James English, 6:52. (9-6). 157 - James Vollrath, PS, dec. Cole Sheptock,7-2. (9-9). 165 - David Taylor, PS, pinned Geno Morelli, 3:09. (15-9). 174 - Matt Brown, PS, dec. Tyler Wilps, 9-3. (18-9). 184 - Wes Phipps, PS, maj. dec. Aaron Rothwell, 13-3. (22-9). 197 - Morgan McIntosh, PS, dec. Nick Bonaccorsi, 4-3 OT. (25-9). 285 - Jimmy Lawson, PS, dec. P. J. Tasser, 3-1. (28-9)

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By Michael Howell
Commissioner Greg Chilcott started the discussion at last Tuesday's meeting of the Ravalli County Commissioners stating that Ravalli County is only one of three counties to have more than three commissioners. The other two, he said, were the city/county conglomerations of Anaconda/Deerlodge and Butte/Silver Bow. He said the county was spending about $150,000 annually on the two commissioner positions that were added by public initiative back in 2006. He said the public wants to go back to three and it has been a topic of discussion by the board since February 2011. He stated the County Attorney had become "an expert on the matter" of how a transition could occur.
Deputy County Attorney Howard Recht explained that there were only three ways to change the form of local government. One is through the public initiative process. A petition is circulated among the electorate to place the issue on the ballot. This is how the number of commissioners was increased from three to five.
A second way is through the Government Study Commission process. Every ten years state law mandates that the public consider on the ballot whether a government study commission should be created. In a separate decision the electorate votes on the recommendations put forward by the study commission. Recht said that historically the electorate generally approves establishing the study commission but rarely approves the study commission's recommendations.
The third alternative method of placing the issue on the ballot, according to Recht, is that the Board of County Commissioners may adopt an ordinance putting to the public the question of whether the form of local government should be modified.
"If the third option is chosen, "said Recht, "the County Attorney's Office has prepared some ballot wording." He said the ballot language needed to be very precise, avoiding any ambiguities, and that the ballot measure cannot generate any contradictions with other ballot measures.
Recht noted that when changes were last made there were several changes proposed and some people were unsure about how to vote on one issue since it depended on what was chosen by the voters on another issue. Recht said he saw it working with a two part process, first reducing the current commissioner terms to two years and then considering a ballot issue to reduce the number of commissioners to three, each serving six year terms. Following the election the new commission would draw lots to see who got a two-year term, who got a four-year term and who got a six-year term before coming up for future elections. He said it isn't clear when the three-year moratorium on any future changes, required by law, would begin. Recht said that putting both issues on the same ballot could lead to inconsistent responses by the voters.
Commissioners J.R. Iman and Greg Chilcott are both recent winners in the Republican primary races for the November elections. They have both stated that they would not protest having those terms restricted to two years to facilitate putting the possible reduction of the Board before the voters.
Iman said that 30 % of the people he talks to are asking him what the commissioners are going to do about the issue. He said it was not in the board's purview to say yes or no on the issue.
"It needs to be well explained and the public needs to decide," he said.
Commissioner Ron Stoltz expressed concern that if the commissioners put it on the ballot and the number of members was changed and the government study commission was approved in a few years and things were possibly changed back, or changed to some other option, that it would precipitate instability in government and lead to inefficiency.
Commissioner Suzy Foss expressed similar concerns. She wondered if a change of government on the next ballot would actually negate the possibility of making any changes with the government study commission in two years when the law places a three-year moratorium on any changes after one is made.
Recht stated that the study commission might approve making the change after the moratorium expired.
Chilcott said, "We work at this job every day and gain experience in the working of local government." He said all this work is not always apparent to citizens. But it puts the commissioners in the position, he said, to put the best possible language on the ballot. He said the commissioners were in the best position to make recommendations for making government more cost effective and providing more efficient services.
"Reducing the cost of the County Board of Commissioners by 40% is a good thing," said Chilcott, "and six-year terms makes sense."
"I'm not sure we're saving money," said Foss. She said the county's CFO had similar concerns. She said all the things that did not get done by a three-commissioner board need to be considered.
"Look what we've accomplished with five," she said. "We've been so productive and involved." She said that other counties that have only three commissioners also find the need for an Administrator at an additional cost that needs to be considered. She said others have hired a secretary for the Administrator as well. Others report, she said, of having to hire additional Human Resource Officers as well. She said that all of these potential costs need to be considered in the decision.
"I don't know if I can say three commissioners is the best option if its dollars and cents being considered," said Foss.
Chilcott said that he knew of two citizens that were ready to carry a petition to place this on the ballot and they would act if the commission didn't.
"We are better served if we use our expertise to put the best initiative on the ballot," said Chilcott. "In the absence of that I anticipate citizens doing it, and whether or not they contact us to use our experience in this is unknown. I think we'll have a better ballot issue and a more informed public if we put it on the ballot."
Foss expressed concern that the public would interpret it as an endorsement of the three-commissioner option.
Chilcott said that each commissioner could advocate or oppose the ballot issue but that the Board of Commissioners was simply putting it up for public consideration.
Iman said it was the Board's job to put the facts out but not to decide for the people on the issue.
"We organize the public debate so all the facts come out and legal has a chance to word it in the right way," said Iman.
In the public comment period David Hurtt recommended that the Commissioners place the reduction of the number of board members to three on the ballot. He said the county was no longer growing and three commissioners were enough to do the job. He said he knew how Chilcott and Iman stood on the issue but he was disappointed that none of the other commissioners would respond to his inquiries on the matter. He said that the Executive Director of MACO had informed him that no other county in Montana was even considering increasing the size of their local government.
Bill Menager, who is one of the three individuals being recommended by the Ravalli County Central Committee to fill former commissioner Matt Kanenwisher's position on the board, advised waiting for the Government Study Commission process.
"I don't want to see that kind of flip flop in government," he said, "We need stability." He said we don't know if it is going to save money and the study commission was the best process to investigate all those questions.
Foss said that she was "not uncomfortable putting it on the ballot as long as it is clear that the Board is not advocating one form over the other" but simply providing information. "My feeling is it is too much work for three, but I am willing to have the discussion," she said.
Chilcott said he believed it would be on the ballot anyway and that the commissioners are in the best position to provide the best language.
Stoltz said that the process should be delayed to allow the replacement appointment for Kanenwisher's seat to participate.
Chilcott said that delaying it delays the public education process.
If the commissioners decide to pass such an ordinance they would have to hold two public hearings.
The consensus was to move forward but no timeline was established.


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by Tabitha King
Midway through this appealingly diabolical first novel, there is an oblique reference to the horror classic The Shining, written by the author's husband, Stephen. Having noted this connection, the reader should disregard it. For Tabitha clearly has her own style, vivid imagination and pleasantly bitchy turn of phrase. Her story concerns a mad scientist who invents a device that can miniaturize anything (furniture, food, people). Like her husband, King goes on disconcerting simile binges. On one page, a woman puffs a cigarette "as if she were a stoker in hell," someone else feels "like a much-handled grapefruit in a market," and "silence settled like a hundred years." The Incredible Shrinking Woman gimmick wears a bit thin. But King's fascinating folk—suave museum directors, a President's daughters and eccentric artists—maintain interest. (Macmillan, $10.95)
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More than 750,000 people have money invested in a Sipp account. Yet if you asked the average man or woman on the street what a Sipp was you would be greeted with a blank stare.
The public's general lack of knowledge about Sipps is worrying, because more and more of us are going to end up depending on these strangely named investment products to provide us with a decent income in retirement.
So what exactly is a Sipp? How does it work and how do you invest in one? Times Money gives you the facts behind the acronym.
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Here we go!! Welcome to the beginning of the 2010/2011 NHL Season. This summer has been one long strange trip, so much so I feel like linking to a certain song.
The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils vs the Dallas Stars
Where and When: The puck drops at the Prudential Center at 7pm and you can watch it on MSG+ or listen to it on 660 AM WFAN.
Season Series: This is the first of two meetings this season. Last year these two met twice and the home team won each time. Stephane Robidas scored twice and had a career-high 4 points as the Stars won 5-3 on Nov. 21. Patrik Elias had a pair of goals and Martin Brodeur stopped all 28 shots he faced to lead the Devils to a 4-0 victory on Jan. 5.
Devils Notes: Everyone will undoubtedly be focused on Kovalchuk as this is game 1 of his huge 15 year contract but this game also marks the NHL coaching debut of John MacLean. This will also first NHL game for defensemen Matt Taormina and Alexander Urbom. Free-agent acquisitions Henrik Tallinder and Anton Volchenkov also make their debuts with the team. As a result of salary-cap issues caused by Kovalchuk's signing, the team was only carrying 20 players on its roster as of Thursday.
Stars Notes: They are also a very differently looking team this season. Dallas said goodbye to Mike Modano and Marty Turco over the summer and have turned to Kari Lehtonen as the man in between the pipes. The Stars will rely on veterans like Brad Richards and Mike Ribeiro and young guys like Loui Eriksson, James Neal and Jamie Benn to get them back to the post-season.
In Case You Were Wondering: The Devils are 12-1-5 all-time when playing their season opener on home ice. That 1 loss coming against the Flyers last season.
Unless Adam Mair signs a contract prior to tonights game, I think the lines are pretty easy to guess.
Zach Parise – Travis Zajac – Ilya Kovalchuk
Patrik Elias – Jason Arnott – Jamie Langenbrunner
Brian Rolston – Dainius Zubrus – David Clarkson
Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond – Adam Henrique – Rod Pelley
Henrik Tallinder – Andy Greene
Colin White – Alexander Urbom
Mark Fraser – Anton Volchenkov
Martin Brodeur
Johan Hedberg
I'm excited to get this started again. Last season didn't end the way we wanted it to and this summer was probably the craziest summer in the history of the Devils but tonight starts the journey of putting our playoff woes behind us.


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"What exactly is this foreign policy expertise? Was she negotiating treaties? Was she handling crises? The answer is no."
Barack Obama, on introducing her as his secretary of state-designate:
"She is an American of tremendous stature who will have my complete confidence, who knows many of the world's leaders, who will command respect in every capital, and who will clearly have the ability to advance our interests around the world."
Barack Obama on John McCain's support for deregulation, which he said allowed the crisis over derivatives:
"John McCain's newfound support for regulation bears no resemblance to his scornful attitude towards oversight and enforcement. John McCain cannot be trusted to re-establish proper oversight of our financial markets for one simple reason: he has shown time and again that he does not believe in it."
Larry Summers, now designated a chief economic adviser to Obama, on those same derivatives:
"The dramatic growth of the market in recent years is testament not merely to the dynamism of modern financial markets, but to the benefits that derivatives provide for American businesses.
By helping participants manage their risk exposures better and lower their financing costs, derivatives facilitate domestic and international commerce and support a more efficient allocation of capital across the economy. They can also improve the functioning of financial markets themselves by potentially raising liquidity....OTC derivatives directly and indirectly support higher investment and growth in living standards in the United States and around the world."


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LIAN LI PC-90 The Hammer Review
Published: 24th April 2012 | Source: LIAN LI | Price: £155.76 |
So the PC-90, where does it get it right, and where does it get it wrong?
When reviewing a case, or any other component for that matter, one of the most important factors I consider is quality, after all the money we spend is hard earned and we like to know we're getting good quality when we're spending a bit of our hard earned wedge. If you fork out the £155 required for the PC-90 you won't be left disappointed with the quality, or left wondering where your money was spent. With the possible exception of some of the Silverstone cases I've not seen quality like this in a case. The finish and attention to detail is first class. There are no marks, no blemishes, no tool marks, no scratches, no imperfections, no dodgy fits, nothing, absolutely nothing. I like to be picky, I really do, and I can usually find a small something that I can pick up on that lets the side down quality wise. But here....Nothing. When you come to attach the side panels they slide on nicely, the holes at the back then line up perfectly with the thumb bolts, which then proceed to engage their threads perfectly. The front of the case can be eased off with well...ease, without the feeling that you're about to snap something expensive. For Jebus sake they've even put fan guards on the inside of the case. Even the screws and bolts used look to be of engineering grade rather than made out of the usual monkey metal. I think you get the picture.
Thermally the case performs well, despite the amount of wiring potentially dangling around, somehow the case can still move a decent amount of air from front to back. A small concern is the roof mounted PSU especially as it's situated directly over the CPU cooler. That said I've noticed no ill effects during testing.
Continuing with the high quality theme as you would perhaps expect this case is quiet. The front 140 fans spin round at a leisurely 1000rpm, whilst the reat 120 is a little faster at 1200rpm. With the PC-90 sat on the desk next to me, no more than a whisper can be heard from it.
So with such attention to detail and obvious design flair what I really can't understand is why Lian Li made such poor decisions when it came to cable management. Sure there's a small amount of space behind the motherboard, but not enough to really be of any use, and the fact that there's no routing holes makes it kinda pointless running cables back there anyway as there's nowhere to bring them back out. The central cable management strut is another half hearted effort, too small to be of any real use.
Aesthetically the PC-90 is sleek without actually being sexy. Of course, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but for me the fan grill at the front stops the "sexy" that usually accompanies the "sleek". But then, I don't get the feeling that this case is meant to stand proudly on the top of you desk, more likely it's natural habitat is going to be under the desk, quietly going about it's business.
And what exactly is it's business? Lets take a moment to think about what this case is. The PC-90 is really no bigger than a 690 II, yet it's able to accommodate the biggest Motherboards on the market. It's not an in your face gamers case, yet it's clearly built to accommodate high end gear and lots of it. So what is it then.
I've re-written this conclusion a few times trying to get a handle on exactly what Lian Li were trying to do with the PC-90 and what lead them to make the design decisions they did. The only way I've been able to rationalise the decissions is that the design team at Lian Lian Li were given the design spec of coming up with the smallest case possible that would take the very largest Motherboards (HPTX and XL-ATX). In doing so they've made some brave design choices. They've had to think outside the box whilst remaining inside the box.
What we have here is a case that can be used just as an unassuming gamering chassis but is probably more likely to be used as a home office workstation or perhaps with it's decent hard drive capacity a small office server/workstation. A machine for the chap who wants a beast but doesn't necessarily want to have a monster sitting next to him.
A good case, but not a great case. Some genuinely innovative ideas and yet some really glaring omissions. That Lian Li have managed to find a way of accommodating HPTX and XL-ATX in a case this size deserves recognition, it really does, just a shame they let themselves down a little when this case could have been so much better. 8-10 more mm behind the motherboard and a few cable management holes and the PC-90 would have been heading towards a gold, as it is however it scrapes a silver.
Thanks to Lian Li for the case on review today, you can discuss your thoughts in the OC3D Forums.
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Let's take a look at one of the latest offerings from LIAN LI. The PC-90. AKA "The Hammer"
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I think you've been more than generous giving it a silver. I wouldn't pay that kind of money for a case, knowing that no matter how much effort I went to that the cabling is still gonna look like a dogs breakfast. Lian-Li need to take their quality and get more innovative the way Silverstone have.
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Think you are missing the point of this case though fella, its deffo not a show off case, more a compact but still get a huge rig inside kinda case.
It fits HTPX and EBB boards (dual socket) and yet its still midtower!
If they had left sufficient space behind the motherboard tray, and even mounted the hard drives behind it as well - then it'd be a different story.Quote
but if u can look at the results u will see that exactly the price range take the all thing down, ok the performance also.
And yeah, ill still buy the Silverstone Raven 02 (wich i have) 100x more.
Tom u r right with motherboard sizes, the raven does not suport this ones... but hey, for Ivy Bridge its TOP.
10x for a super review again !Quote
How can you not see that FFS?Quote
EDIT: i like the drive mounting personally but how hard would it be to put in some space behind the mobo tray so you can keep the wires for the mobo and stuff AWAY from the cables for the HDD's with them being in that position to make things easyer to swap in/out if something dies.Quote
This is obviously 100% driven towards the workstation side of computing, the big hdd columns are a dead giveaway lmao.
If lian li intend to release a case what should look good then they would include a nice side window with pre drilled cable routing holes.
It's a practical workstation case that is actually executed fairly well.Quote
overall 6.5/10 pre modded.
could be cheaper though...Quote
I agree the cable management is a bit of a pain, however it's not the end of the world having to cut out some cable management holes, especially if you're going to spray the internals anyway (which I know plenty will)....
HDD storage is novel, and frankly it's a huge improvement for them to get so much into so little space.
Review says it scrapes a Silver, which I think is fair. It's probably at the bottom of the silver category, but probably deserves that position.
The PC-100 has a "reversed" motherboard design, where the motherboard IO and the PCI slots lead out the front, then there's a grommeted track for passing the cables out the back, which is mostly a couple of 140mm fans.
This actually makes cable management very easy, since the 24-pin and video card cables get passed around the back of the mobo tray. All the unused cables fit behind the mobo tray, and there's a hole on the bottom where I routed all the cables for the case lights and switches, and the floor-mount SSDs.
The downside of the reversed motherboard is that centrifugal fan graphics cards blow out air that gets sucked back in. But my card has the down-fan style heat sink, so I expect it's not an issue.
The real brilliant aspect of this design is that I will never have an obsolete front IO panel. When I upgrade my motherboard, e.g. to a board with Thunderbolt, my "front" panel will have it.
I could go on. Basically, I think I got the better of the "Hammer Bros," especially on sale for $130.
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No the Mobo tray isn't removable. Not without a Dremel any way Quote
I think it looks ok, the only weird thing is the drive mounting.
The 2x140mm radiator in front support is brilliant tho & the case looks nice from the outside.
it looks very much to me like it would be an easy job to mount a 2x140mm rad and fans in this area. enough room perhaps even for a push pull set up
Looks like there's loads of room in the bottom also for pump etc if you wanted to go watercooling.
The only problem I have had with lian-li brushed aluminium cases is vibration Quote
(edit) my mistake, it's 6 hard drives......... then yes i would say the case is fit for purpose and deserves its scoreQuote
Good review as usual mr Logan......... the build quality is lovely, and being a craftsman myself it makes my heart happy to see the pride they display in their quality of craftsmanship, it's a rare thing these days. The hard drive placement seems counter productive to the purpose of the case though, am i right in thinking that there's only room for 3 hard drives? A 3 drive raid system in a case that can hold a dual cpu board seems a little bit pointless
(edit) my mistake, it's 6 hard drives......... then yes i would say the case is fit for purpose and deserves its score


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text: [Congressional Bills 113th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Printing Office] [H.R. 2164 Introduced in House (IH)] 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2164 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit human cloning. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2013 Mr. Harris (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit human cloning. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2012''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) some individuals have announced that they will attempt to clone human beings using the technique known as somatic cell nuclear transfer already used with limited success in sheep and other animals; (2) nearly all scientists agree that such attempts pose a massive risk of producing children who are stillborn, unhealthy, or severely disabled, and considered opinion is virtually unanimous that such attempts are therefore grossly irresponsible and unethical; (3) efforts to create human beings by cloning mark a new and decisive step toward turning human reproduction into a manufacturing process in which children are made in laboratories to preordained specifications and, potentially, in multiple copies; (4) because it is an asexual form of reproduction, cloning confounds the meaning of ``father'' and ``mother'' and confuses the identity and kinship relations of any cloned child, and thus threatens to weaken existing notions regarding who bears which parental duties and responsibilities for children; (5) because cloning requires no personal involvement by the person whose genetic material is used, cloning could easily be used to reproduce living or deceased persons without their consent; (6) creating cloned live-born human children (sometimes called ``reproductive cloning'') necessarily begins by creating cloned human embryos, a process which some also propose as a way to create embryos for research or as sources of cells and tissues for possible treatment of other humans; (7) the prospect of creating new human life solely to be exploited and destroyed in this way has been condemned on moral grounds by many, including supporters of a right to abortion, as displaying a profound disrespect for life, and recent scientific advances with adult stem cells indicate that there are fruitful and morally unproblematic alternatives to this approach; (8) in order to be effective, a ban on human cloning must stop the cloning process at the beginning because-- (A) cloning would take place within the privacy of a doctor-patient relationship; (B) the transfer of embryos to begin a pregnancy is a simple procedure; and (C) any government effort to prevent the transfer of an existing embryo, or to prevent birth once the transfer has occurred, would raise substantial moral, legal, and practical issues, so that it will be nearly impossible to prevent attempts at ``reproductive cloning'' once cloned human embryos are available in the laboratory; (9) the scientifically and medically useful practices of cloning of DNA fragments, known as molecular cloning, the duplication of somatic cells (or stem cells) in tissue culture, known as cell cloning, and whole-organism or embryo cloning of nonhuman animals are appropriate uses of medical technology; (10) in the preamble to the 1998 Additional Protocol on the Prohibition of Cloning Human Beings the Council of Europe agreed that ``the instrumentalisation of human beings through the deliberate creation of genetically identical human beings is contrary to human dignity and thus constitutes a misuse of biology and medicine''; (11) collaborative efforts to perform human cloning are conducted in ways that affect interstate and even international commerce, and the legal status of cloning will have a great impact on how biotechnology companies direct their resources for research and development; (12) at least 23 countries have banned all human cloning, including Canada, France, and Germany; (13) the United Nations has passed a declaration calling for all human cloning to be banned by member nations; and (14) attempts to create cloned human embryos for development of embryonic stem cell lines have been unsuccessful, including the exploitation of over a hundred women in South Korea to provide over 2,000 human eggs without the production of a single stem cell line. SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON HUMAN CLONING. (a) In General.--Title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 15 the following: ``CHAPTER 16--HUMAN CLONING ``Sec. ``301. Definitions. ``302. Prohibition on human cloning. ``Sec. 301. Definitions ``In this chapter: ``(1) Human cloning.--The term `human cloning' means human asexual reproduction, accomplished by introducing the nuclear material of a human somatic cell into a fertilized or unfertilized oocyte whose nucleus has been removed or inactivated to produce a living organism (at any stage of development) with a human or predominantly human genetic constitution. ``(2) Somatic cell.--The term `somatic cell' means a diploid cell (having a complete set of chromosomes) obtained or derived from a living or deceased human body at any stage of development. ``Sec. 302. Prohibition on human cloning ``(a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for any person or entity, public or private, in or affecting interstate commerce-- ``(1) to perform or attempt to perform human cloning; ``(2) to participate in an attempt to perform human cloning; or ``(3) to ship or receive the product of human cloning for any purpose. ``(b) Importation.--It shall be unlawful for any person or entity, public or private, to import the product of human cloning for any purpose. ``(c) Penalties.-- ``(1) In general.--Any person or entity that is convicted of violating any provision of this section shall be fined under this section or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. ``(2) Civil penalty.--Any person or entity that is convicted of violating any provision of this section shall be subject to, in the case of a violation that involves the derivation of a pecuniary gain, a civil penalty of not less than $1,000,000 and not more than an amount equal to the amount of the gross gain multiplied by 2, if that amount is greater than $1,000,000. ``(d) Scientific Research.--Nothing in this section shall restrict areas of scientific research not specifically prohibited by this section, including research in the use of nuclear transfer or other cloning techniques to produce molecules, DNA, cells other than human embryos, tissues, organs, plants, or animals other than humans.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters for part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 15 the following: ``16. Human Cloning......................................... 301''. <all>


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It was time for the our first band of the day – Hockey (below pic) and the temperature had reached 33 degrees and was climbing. The band played a short, yet sweet set filled with all their hits off their 'Mind Chaos' album. Whilst the crowd seemed to be quite tame and laid back, it certainly wasn't the situation for myself. After wanting to see this band for most of the year, I was happy being the only one singing the words to every song and dancing my socks off. It was a great start to what was to be a tremndous day filled with the next batch of up n coming indie rockers.
The xx hit the indie scene in 2009 and their debut album 'The xx' appeared on many critics Best of 2009 albums lists (including ours). They hit a mini stumbling block towards the end of the year, losing one of their band members. Nevertheless, The xx, with three members, took to the stage in front of one of the biggest crowds of the day. There is a slinking sexiness to their songs, in the smooth bass lines and even smoother voice of Oliver Sim, in the minimalistic riffs of Romy Madley Croft. Kicking off with the ever so delightful and appropriate 'Intro', you knew you were in for something special. On 'Night Time', 'Crystalized' and 'VCR', the duo, supported by the impressive electric drummer, traded verses and choruses with class. The end came and it was quite apparent that we were unlikely to hear or see anything that cool for the rest of the festival.
Wild Beasts (pictured below) were high on our 'to-see' list and we weren't disappointed. Their second album, the epic 'Two Dancers', was one of Music Universe's favourite albums of 2009 and very thankfully their set only included songs off that album. With the temprature soaring to over 35 degrees, Hayden Thorpe and Tom Flemming provided their falsetto-Antony and The Johnsons comparable vocals to their whimsical music and made it one of the more fascinating live performances of the day. The smaller than normal crowd were treated to a very impressive show, one which would have made those that missed out very jealous. Definitely in the top two highlights of the day.


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[edit] Character Detail
Violent, impulsive and indulgent in the extreme, Max is the source of much of the franchise's unique humor. Max is an active member of the Freelance Police along with his long time partner and friend Sam.
He often refers to himself as a lagomorph, though he also sometimes refers to himself as a rabbit. Since a rabbit is a type of lagomorph, these are not mutually exclusive. He enjoys violence in general and solves any difficulties he encounters with as much force as possible, ignoring all other possible solutions. He slightly dislikes the long stories, anecdotes, and sentences that Sam occasionally rambles, and often asks Sam and not to use words which aren't used in everyday speech, such as 'ensue' and 'acumen'. He shares Sam's enthusiasm in crime fighting and adventuring, possibly more so than Sam. He also has poor hygiene; he sometimes tastes his own belly button lint and once had a large "suspicious growth" behind his ear. Sam has commented on his pungent bodily odors more than once. Both Sam and Max have also referenced a metal plate in Max's skull. He is apparently ambidextrous as he is shown in the comics holding weapons with his right hand in some occasions while using his left in others. Max tends to eat or bite anything that gets close to his mouth or whatever he's holding if he does not know what to do with it (the card in What's new, Beelzebub?)
Max always carries a Luger around, and when asked where he keeps it usually responds with "None of your damn business.". He is quite trigger-happy with it in the early comics, but this is rarely seen elsewhere. Like Sam, he has poor aiming skills and is never seen hitting anyone with his Luger. Perhaps because of this, he prefers to get up close and simply leap at his foes and hurt them in whatever way he can come up with. This fails miserably about as often as it works; despite his boundless energy and love for violence, Max isn't particularly good at fighting.
He can be somewhat co-dependent when it comes to their relationship - there are several instances of him and Sam getting each other's names mixed up, but Max does this more often than Sam.
His full name is either Maximilian (in Abe Lincoln Must Die!) or Maxwell (Ruth calls him this in Christmas Bloody Christmas).
Although his eyes look the same color as most other characters (black slits), his are actually brown according to Sam.
As of Abe Lincoln Must Die!, Max is President of the United States of America (moving the oval office to his Office). And as of Moai Better Blues, Max is High Priest of the Oceanchimps.
Max's brain is stolen by General Skun-ka'pe in They Stole Max's Brain!, though it is safely preserved and saved by Sam eventually. It should be noted that the fact that Sam became "Noir Sam" (changing his outfit, attitude and style) over this, Sam and Max's Relationship is ultimately quite strong.
Max's "Death"
At the end of The Devil's Playhouse, Max is killed shortly after performing the first truly unselfish act of his life. After the epilogue, his alternate past self appears by time elevator and for all purposes becomes the "new" Max.
[edit] Psychic Powers
Max has at times displayed latent psychic powers, such as resisting hypnotism in Culture Shock, consciousness transference in Bad Day on the Moon, various manifestations in Beast From the Cereal Aisle and a "lagomorphic mind meld" in The Second Show Ever. His psychic powers play an important part in The Devil's Playhouse, where he can use various toy-shaped artifacts to use specific abilities at will. The player controls Max from a first-person perspective to do this.
The promotional machinima short "Coffee" shows that Max is also capable of using telekinesis on coffee cups.
[edit] Date of Birth
According to the episode Chariots of the Dogs, Max was born on July 10th, presumably somewhere in the 1970s. He seems to be roughly the same age as Sam, though rabbits life expectancy is normally less long than dogs'.
[edit] Family
Max's family were shown in the comic The Damned Don't Dance, but none were named. Other than in Culture Shock where Max implies that most of his (large) family are criminals or in jail, and in Bright Side of the Moon, where he responds to "It's the Lunar Lander" with "So was my aunt Tillie, but they can't prove anything", he doesn't talk much about them. In The Penal Zone he mentions his father's name is Maximus. Another family member is his Great-Grandfather, also named Maximus.
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[edit] Dislikes
[edit] Voiced By
- Nick Jameson (Hit the Road)
- Robert Tinkler (the animated series)
- Andrew Chaikin (Telltale's Season One: Episode 1)
- William Kasten (Telltale episodes from Situation: Comedy onwards)
- David Boat (Poker Night 2)
[edit] Versions
[edit] Young Max
Young Max has been in all three mediums Sam and Max has been in. He is a precarious, bold, and somewhat self-absorbed child. His impulsive behavior is probably a main factor in the dangerous mischief he and young Sam perpetrate, such as setting fire to things. He is always seen with Sam and stands up for him whenever someone truly hurts him.
In the Telltale games, Max isn't above name calling and bullying Sam around like the other kids do. Though this may be viewed as taking Sam's friendship for granted, considering Max's spontaneous nature coupled with the way he will treat Sam as an adult, he doesn't seem to really mean what he says and just wants a reaction from the usually timid Sam.
He's also selfish and addicted to video games. He would rather stay indoors and play them than socialize with anyone except for Sam, because video games are the only things that "really understand" him.
Apparently, a girl named Jennie Tallarico has a crush on him. Max doesn't like her, mostly because she's known to french kiss anyone in school.
Besides being a bit shorter, young Max has a rounder head, is a bit chubbier and has comparatively shorter ears. Interestingly, these last three are also true of the way Max looked in very early comics as compared to later ones.
[edit] Teen Max
Not much is known about Max when he was a teenager. In the Telltale games, he claimed that Sam begged him to club Sam's opponents in the knees so that Sam would be able to win surfing trophies. Max also was about to go into a story in Chariots of the Dogs about something major that happened to him which turned him off on girls indefinitely. However, he decided not to tell it since there was no flashback.
It may have been a reference to a puzzle that was ultimately cut out of the game, in which Max's dislike of girls started during a game of spin the bottle. Max had to kiss Sam's cousin, who resembled Sam, and was so traumatized by the experience that he never developed an interest in girls.
[edit] Old Max/Future Max
Old Max was first seen in the animated series' episode The Dysfunction of the Gods where Sam and Max undergo rapid aging. He suffers from bad back posture, hair loss, and is somewhat overweight, but he still has his destructive tendencies.
In the Telltale episode Chariots of the Dogs, the future Max looks as if he never aged past his current self. He acts somewhat different, though, almost grown up. This is probably because he has the responsibility of taking care of Sam, who is not faring well in his old age. He is very condescending to the present-day Sam and Max, who he sees as primitive. Future Max wears a Geordi La Forge-style visor. He's mastered vulcanology, a reference to earlier in the game and a hint to a puzzle in the room he's in. He and Sam work for Stinky Corp, but suspects that the company is making its popular super-adhesive out of molemen.
[edit] Zombie Max
Being turned into a zombie in Night of the Raving Dead didn't seem to affect Max's personality at first, until he noticed an unnatural desire to eat Flint Paper's brains. Not getting his soul back as easily as Sam forced him to give a presidential address in zombie form, but the two eventually drove back to Stuttgart to reclaim it.
[edit] Max's soul
When Max's soul gets separated from him in Night of the Raving Dead, it shows an uncharacteristically virtuous and calm personality. It is disdainful towards Max and not at all inclined to reunite, but ultimately doesn't have a choice in the matter.
[edit] Max's Brain
When Max's brain is removed and stored in a jar in They Stole Max's Brain!, he retains many of his former traits, despite being physically impossible. Max is shown being able to hold objects like the toys of power given to him by the rebellious Mole People. He also retains his special "hiding spot" since the Toys of Power disappear once they are given to him.
[edit] Psychic Max
Near the end of Beyond the Alley of the Dolls, Yog-Soggoth unlocks Max's full Psychic potential in order to defeat Charlie Ho-Tep. This give Max the ability to use all of his powers without the Toys of Power, and even increase their abilites.
[edit] "Junior" Max
When Max defeats Charlie Ho-Tep at the end of Beyond the Alley of the Dolls,he falls onto Junior, apparently absorbing part or all of him and turns into an Eldritch Monstrosity. "Junior" Max is the main plot point of The City that Dares Not Sleep.
[edit] Spore Max
In The City that Dares Not Sleep "Junior" Max emits spores in the shape of regular Max's head. They fly, are on fire and have all his personality traits. Their purpose is to put people to sleep and give them nightmares, feeding "the host".
Young Max in the animated series.
Kid Sam and Max in Moai Better Blues.
Teenage Max in action in The Final Episode.
Old Max in Chariots of the Dogs.
[edit] Character Design Evolution
Max's characteristic sawtooth grin has undergone various design changes. In the first comics he had eight teeth in each jaw, but this was gradually diminished until it settled on five on the top and four or six on the bottom (varying per appearance, sometimes even per shot) from Beast from the Cereal Aisle onwards. The change from regular rounded teeth to more angular, almost interlocking teeth transpired on roughly the same schedule.
The relative size of Max's ears varies from slightly longer than the size of his head (at some points in the first comics) to almost twice that (mostly in the animated series). Usually it's somewhere in between.


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She certainly goes to extremes. And now, with a little help from Billy Joel, Lindsay Lohan has a new tattoo to celebrate that.
According to a TMZ report, the actress, 25, chose a few choice lines from Joel's 1989 song "I Go to Extremes" for the latest mark, inked on the right side of her rib cage. They read: "Clear as a crystal, sharp as a knife, I feel like I'm in the prime of my life." (See the tattoo here.)
Lohan is notoriously fond of tattoos.
Her many other marks include a pair of Marilyn Monroe quotes: "I restore myself when I'm alone" and "Everyone's a star and deserves the right to twinkle."
She also has the the word "shhh" on one index finger, a small star on her wrist, a heart on her hand, the word "breathe" on her wrist, and the phrase "la bella vita" on her lower back.
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The vouchers will be available this year beginning today.
"The Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program provides eligible low income seniors with coupons to purchase fresh locally grown fruits, vegetables, and fresh cut herbs from certified farmers, and roadside stands," said Freeholder Beth Timberman.
The program is administered through the County Aging and Disability Resource Connection — Office on Aging. The agency will screen senior citizens for eligibility and distribute the senior farm market vouchers at various locations through the county.
"The program reinforces the importance of using locally grown produce and expands the awareness of our local farmers," said Freeholder Director Julie Acton. "The program also promotes the financial growth of our local farmers."
Farmers interested in becoming an authorized vendor in the program should contact the New Jersey WIC office at 609-292-9560.
The vouchers are divided into four $5 checks. Twenty dollars worth of coupons are good for the season which runs from June 10 to Nov. 30. Vouchers will be given out on a first come, first serviced basis.
Eligibility requirements for the program are: 60 years of age or older, live in Salem County, have an annual household income at or below $20,665 per individual and $27,991 for a couple for the period of July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013 and $21,257 for a single person and $28,694 for a married couple for the period of July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014.
"Applicants are requested to show proof of age and residence, such as a driver's license. You must also sign a Self Declaration of Income Statement, which lists monthly or annual income, address and phone number," said Timberman. "So make certain you gather all your information before going to one of the designated sites."
"If you are unable to get to a distribution site," Acton said. "Don't worry you may send a representative." The representative must have the personal identification and the identification items of the senior. They must also have a letter that is signed and dated by the eligible senior which states that the representative (called a proxy) is authorized to pick up the vouchers. If you don't want to write a letter, there is a proxy form that you can complete instead. The proxy form can be picked up at the Office on Aging.
Vouchers can be picked up at the following locations between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.:
• June 10: Carneys Point Municipal Building
• June 11: Salem County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge in Pennsville
• June 12 : Pittsgrove Municipal Building
• June 17: Salem County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge in Pennsville
• June 18: Pilesgrove Municipal Building
• June 19: Pittsgrove Municipal Building
• June 21: Carneys Point Municipal Building
Vouchers will also be available for pickup at the Salem City Farmers Market every Thursday beginning June 13 until the vouchers are gone. The market is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
If you need the Salem County Specialized Transportation please call 856-339-8622. They need 48 hours' (two business days') notice to schedule a trip. The buses will fill fast, so don't delay scheduling your trip.
If you have any other questions regarding the program please call the Aging and Disability Resource Connection — Office on Aging at 856-339-8622 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.


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Presque Isle Downs opens today
Presque Isle Downs begins its seventh full season today, featuring the $100,000 Inaugural Stakes on the first evening of the 100-day meeting.
This is the second straight season the Tapeta-surface track will run Sunday through Thursday. On Monday, the eighth running of the $100,000 Tom Ridge Stakes is scheduled. Monday racing debuted at the Downs in 2013 and was an off-track wagering gold mine.
Pablo Morales, the runaway riding champion for two consecutive seasons, returns along with leading trainer Tim Hamm.
The eighth running of the Inaugural Stakes, the first race at the track that opened September 2007, has a field of 10 entered in the six-furlong race for 3-year-old fillies.
Zensational Bunny, ridden by Gary Boulanger, is the early 5-2 favorite coming off a stakes win at Woodbine in Toronto on April 19. Scott Speith is on Kiss to Remember, the second choice at 3-1.
Others in the field are Shanagarry (Melanie Pinto), Epic Story (Ricardo Feliciano), Henney Jenney (Dylan Davis), Secret Kitten (Antonio Gallardo), Cactus Kris (Huber Villa-Gomez), Norquay (Mario Pino), Cochita Rich (Victor Carrasco), and Paloma P (Deshawn Parker).
Monday's eighth running of the Tom Ridge Stakes, a six-furlong sprint for 3-year-olds, has an eight-horse field headed by 8-5 favorite Jose Sea View (Emma-Jayne Wilson), a two-time stakes winner who captured the Fitz Dixon Jr. Memorial Juvenile Stakes at PID on Sept. 26, the closing night of the 2013 season. Jose Sea View finished second in the Woodbine Stakes in his only race this season on April 20.
Cee'n O (Gallardo) is the second choice at 2-1. Chippewawhitechief (Pino), which won the 2013 Mark McDermott Stakes at PID, is 10-1 in the early line.
Others entered are Choctaw Rick (Taylor Rice), Mister Pollard (Jareth Loveberry), Four More (Arienne Cox), Bray's Secret (no rider named), third in the Fitz Dixon, and Springs R Loaded (Erick Rodriguez).
There is no racing Thursday, but an eight-race card is set for Saturday, May 17, the day of the Preakness Stakes. The other Saturday date is June 7, when the Belmont Stakes will be run.


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A "Get Me Through the Holidays Workshop" and "Blue Christmas" Service will be offered
by Providence Hospice Community Care and St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Beaverton,
Thursday, December 12th from 6:30 - 8:30 pm at the Church, which is located at 12490 SW Butner Rd. off Murray Blvd.
All are welcome.
Many people are filled with happy anticipation as the holidays approach. Thoughts of food and being with family and
friends abound. For those who have experienced a significant loss, this is often not the case. Aware that their loved one
will not be with them, the holiday season can intensify feelings of sadness, isolation and loss. It can be difficult to decide what to do.
The "Get me Through the Holidays" workshop will begin at 6:30 p.m. and be facilitated by trained hospice staff who have had
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practical and meaningful ways to cope during the holidays. Many of these coping strategies can be used for other personal holidays, such as birthdays and anniversaries. In addition, those who want to offer their support will discover tips for how to help someone who is grieving.
The ''Blue Christmas'' service will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the St. Andrew chapel.
The worship service is designed for all who may be feeling blue around the holidays for any reason at all.
For more information, contact Pastor Robyn Hartwig at 503-646-0629 x211 or
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While Dance to Bristol earned an expenses-paid berth into the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint by winning Friday's Grade 1 Ballerina, her connections are playing it one race at a time before committing to running.
On Saturday, trainer Ollie Figgins III said Dance to Bristol came out of her head victory over Book Review "great. Right in her feed tub, cleaned up everything today, and I couldn't be happier with her right now."
On Sunday, Figgins was planning to ship Dance to Bristol back to Bowie, a former racetrack that is now a training center in Anne Arundel County, Md.
Figgins said if the decision is made to run in the Breeders' Cup, then Dance to Bristol would have one more prep, most likely in the Grade 2, $200,000 Gallant Bloom at Belmont Park on Sept. 21.
"That's good timing," Figgins said. "If we were to go to California, that would give her plenty of time before the Breeders' Cup."
The Ballerina was the first Grade 1 victory for Dance to Bristol and her seventh consecutive win this year. Earlier this meet, she also won the Grade 2 Honorable Miss.
"I thought if she could win these two races that's got to put her in Eclipse Award mention, I would say," Figgins said.
Meanwhile, Judy the Beauty, who was scratched from the Ballerina after flipping in the gate prior to the start, appeared to escape the incident unscathed, according to trainer Wesley Ward. Judy the Beauty knocked out a tooth.
"I cannot remember in the thousands of horses I've run, the last one that flipped in the starting gate," Ward said. "I never had her better in her life than yesterday."
On Saturday, Judy the Beauty, accompanied by a pony, went back to the track and "almost got loose from the pony," Ward said.
Ward said that he would like to point Judy the Beauty to the Grade 2, $400,000 Presque Isle Downs Master on Sept. 9.
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While the holiday season may be a time of giving, Hoosiers are being encouraged to look more closely at the "big picture" of a charity before making a donation.
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Choosing The Right Charity: Hoosiers Should Look At The Big Picture
Batesville Making Progress On Non-Profit Center
The City of Batesville is working towards housing several non-profit organizations serving impoverished families all under one roof.
Franklin Co. Receives Special Recognition From Indiana Farm Bureau
Seven county Farm Bureaus, including Franklin County's, were recognized for outstanding achievement during Indiana Farm Bureau's state convention, held Dec. 12 and 13 in French Lick.
Serial Pop Machine Thief Targeted
Police in Osgood are trying to determine who broke into several pop machines.
UPDATE: Fallen Officer's Gravestone Vandalized
UPDATE: While people throughout southeast Indiana, the region, and across the country are outraged that a deceased police officer's grave has been vandalized, there is a positive development in the story to report Monday.
Bill Named For Indiana National Guard Soldier Passes U.S. Senate
An Indiana U.S. Senator's battle for legislation to stem the rate of military and veteran suicides is just one presidential pen stroke from becoming law.
Website: Indiana Has Better Drivers Than Ohio, Kentucky
Kentucky is the best state in the nation for the infrequency of drunk driving deaths, a car insurance website has determined.
Experts Brainstorm Ways To Lift Indiana Families Out Of Poverty
Research finds 22 percent of Indiana's children are poor, and the problem is even greater in the southern part of the state.
Local Gas Prices Are Cheapest Since '09
Tri-state drivers are enjoying an early Christmas gift in the form of some of the lowest gas prices in years.
IN, KY, OH Senators Split On "Cromnibus" Bill
A massive spending bill is headed to President Obama's desk after final passage by the Senate.


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Hyundai TOC in weather delay
January 4, 2013 - Robert Collias
KAPALUA — The 30 PGA Tour winners here for the Hyundai Tournament of Champions were called in from the Plantation Course at 12:46 p.m. because of high winds and inclement weather.
It was the second delay of the first round Friday — the first one stopped play for seven minutes, beginning at 12:27 p.m.
Webb Simpson is the current leader at 3-under par through seven holes.
Three twosomes have yet to tee off, leaving the completion of the first round today in doubt. The event is scheduled to have its second round Saturday, third round on Sunday and conclude with the final round on Mondaty.
The specific reason for the delay, according to PGA Tour officials, was that balls were not resting once they hit the green on the 218-yard par-3 second hole. One official said that some balls had been blown as far as 15 feet after they had previously come to rest on the second green.
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Knockout Qualifying at MIS
June 14, 2014 - Al Stephenson
I ventured up to the Irish Hills yesterday to watch Sprint Cup qualifying at Michigan International Speedway. I have been to MIS on numerous occasions both for Friday qualifying and Sunday races. It is a special place as evidenced by the fact that it is the only place where I actually participate in a wave. One of the stupidest ideas sporting fans ever came up with, at MIS they do it BEFORE the action begins. That makes the Michigan Wave, as it's called, cool.
I have not been to a race for several years, but do like to go up on Friday just to take in the scene. I was there last year. This year I wanted to see if knockout qualifying was all it was cracked up to be. Nascar changes rules frequently and most are either for driver safety or trying to give the fans a better experience. I have watched the new qualifying format on TV, but wanted to see for myself if it enhanced the fan experience.
I arrived in time to see the only Sprint Cup practice before qualifying would take place and the speeds were outstanding from the start. 21 drivers broke the 200 mile barrier in practice with Kasey Kahne leading the way at 203 mph. Kevin Harvick was close behind in practice though he would dominate in qualifying.
The format calls for a 25 minute session to open with and all 44 cars attempting to qualify can run as many laps as they want. The top 24 in speed would advance to round two. The second session would be 10 minutes long. The top 12 would go to the third and final 5 minute session where the top 12 times would win the top 12 spots in the field.
All the cars were lined up with the hood facing the pit wall and when the green flag dropped opening the first session, the fun began. Around 40 of the 44 cars all backed up at once and the race to get on the track began. Drivers wanted to get out and establish a good lap quickly so they could come back to pit road, cool the engine, and make another try or two, if needed, in order to advance.
Kevin Harvick ran one lap in the first session and had the fastest time. That would not win the pole however, it only got him to the next round. Of course he had the fastest time in round two and backed that up with a track record of 204.9 in the last round. That did win him the pole.
Perhaps the most interesting part of the new format is watching cars on or near the bubble in each round try to make one last ditch effort to run another and better lap before each session ended. Joey Logano, not happy with his ninth place time in the third session, took to the track with very little time remaining. He had to reach the start/finish line to take the green flag before the time expired. Unfortunately that time did run out as he went into turn three and he had no recourse but to shut down his engine when he realized the effort would not count.
The view from my seat suggests that the new format is much more interesting than the old way and probably a lot fairer as all cars run at pretty much the same time. Will it make me go back year after year. No, it was not that entertaining. However if you are up at the track for the entire weekend, it does make Fridays a lot more fun than before.
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