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Emoting through five hours' worth of heavy makeup requires a super-heroic effort, according to Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, who reprises her role as the blue-hued mutant Mystique in the X-Men sequel, X2. "You don't know if you're actually conveying what you're trying to convey, because you're hidden under layers of paint," says the former model, 30. "It's like, 'Okay, I'm really angry, I'm furrowing my brow. Can anyone tell?' My face was frozen by the silicon forehead piece. It was like Botox without actually being injected."
Crate Expectations
Rapper Nelly is now a trick-dribbling, slam-dunking, Band-Aid-wearing basketball star—thanks to the computer wizardry of NBA Street Vol. 2. "I always wanted to be in a video game," says Nelly, 28, who also wrote the song "Not in My House" for the game. "It's the closest I'll get to actually being a pro. Plus I look a lot taller." Playing hoops as a kid in St. Louis wasn't a high-tech venture for the hip-hop artist. "We didn't have basketball nets. We'd take a milk crate, cut out the bottom and nail it to a tree," says Nelly. "Or we'd take the spokes out of a bicycle wheel and then nail the rim through the little holes the spokes left. We had to be resourceful."
Caution: Mom at Work
Now seven months pregnant, The Practice's Kelli Williams has become an expert at keeping her condition under wraps. "It's now getting comical trying to hide my growing belly," says Williams, 32, who is expecting her third child with writer husband Ajay Sahgal. "My character is looking a little bigger, but our costumer has been covering me up really well using long coats and blouses with a bit more fabric." Williams has also become adept at adjusting the way she stands in relation to the camera. "But there's only so much leaning I can do," she says. "I always have to ask the camera guy, 'Do I have to suck it in?' "
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Despite my earlier posts, even I am a bit surprised at the run-up recently. I suspect it's due to investors starting to appreciate HPTX's situation, summarized here:
- The patent. This really is a game changer. Since it's in the label, the normal 7 years of exclusivity turns into 19 yrs, or long-term revenue from licensing deals if they decide to allow generic competitors. That's a *big* freaking deal.
- The right to buy Buphenyl. I think the literature does show that Ravicti is a better drug than Buphenyl, but assuming HPTX buys Buphenyl, they'll have the ability to control pricing even if patients don't receive insurance approval to switch drugs. Another *big* freaking deal.
- Retention of Ammonul (the IV formulation of NaPBA) by Ucyclyd. Assuming HPTX exercises its option to buy Ammonul from Ucyclyd and Ucyclyd exercises its option to retain the drug, they pay HPTX $13M.
- Promising Phase II hepatic encephalopathy results. There currently aren't other drugs in the HPTX pipeline, but this is a looming 2nd indication for Ravicti. There currently aren't great treatments for HE. Ever had a patient on lactulose? Ask them how much they enjoy having constant diarrhea as a result of their treatment and you'll appreciate how badly a better treatment for HE is needed.
- Good management. They beat their internal deadline for selling Ravicti, and now are raising $$ at the right time.
Upcoming catalysts with expected timing:
- revenue from initial sales of Ravicti (1Q13 and beyond)
- announcement of the purchase of Buphenyl (2Q13)
- announcement of the purchase of Ammonul by HPTX, and subsequent retention of Ammonul by Ucyclyd, resulting in payment to HPTX as above (2Q13)
- announcements related to Phase III HE studies (not sure when this is expected, but I'd guess not earlier than 3Q13)
Most of this is from the S1, which I'd recommend you review:
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...uhhh, let's see....hmmmmm...let me think.....wait, I got it!!!...because there are a lot of really stupid, naive investors?...HAW!...not to mention the small army of brokers looking to mske hefty commissions selling this POS stock!!!...HAW, HAW, HAW!!!!...
Sentiment: Strong Sell
come back rrtzrealmd! It was a lot more fun on here with you antagonizing me. I expect further movement in HPTX, including a possible settle back toward $20, once the float increases. But I suspect you've bought back your short shares already. A 25% loss in a month would be hard for me to stomach as well.
I haven't bought back my short shares if that's any comfort. Just don't buy the hype that hptx all of a sudden should carry @ 1/2 billion market cap for an orphan indication. Market has this priced assuming perfection, and then some. Price action on this ticker is absolutely controlled by the big boys, so riding the wave for now. But market cap prevails more often than not.
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Man accused of stealing copper
An Isabella Street man faces two sets of charges for allegedly stealing scrap copper, according to city police.
Eric Gerald Brown, 22, of 1118 Isabella St., has been charged with allegedly breaking into Markle's Plumbing, 1020 Dewey Ave., on Dec. 21 and stealing a bucket of scrap copper and aluminum piping, valued at $150.
On the same morning, Brown allegedly stole 100 feet of copper from the back of a pickup truck owned by Ruble Shuff while the vehicle was parked in the 800 block of Mulberry Street, police said.
Concerning the break-in at the plumbing business, Brown has been charged with burglary, felony trespassing, theft and receiving stolen property.
He was jailed on those charges by District Judge James Carn after being unable to post $35,000 bail.
Brown has since been arraigned before District Judge Allen P. Page III on additional charges of theft and receiving stolen, and recommitted in lieu of an additional 7,500 bail.
Domestic dispute leads to charges
HUGHESVILLE - A domestic disturbance between two men at their Wolf Township home at 22 Michael Ave. resulted in criminal charges being filed against one of them, according to state police.
Ryan Joseph Brown, 21, allegedly told Edward Joseph Brown Jr. that he was going "to kill him and cut off his head," during the late-afternoon confrontation on Dec. 17.
Ryan Brown was charged with terroristic threats and harassment, and has been sent a summons to appear before District Judge Jon E. Kemp, police said.
The investigating trooper did not say how the Browns were related.
Charges dropped when victim fails to show
City police dropped charges of simple assault and harassment against Karvel Ann Swaby, 37, of 1226 W. Fourth St., after the alleged victim in the case, Joseph E. Thomas, failed to appear for Swaby's preliminary hearing.
Swaby was charged after allegedly striking Thomas in the head with a telephone during disturbance at the couple's home on Dec. 8, police said.
Women accused of shoplifting in Loyalsock Township
Two women are charged with misdemeanor shoplifting while together at Kmart, 1915 E. Third St., about 2:15 p.m. on Oct. 22, according to state police.
Brittany Leigh Dobson, 20, of 678 First Ave., was caught allegedly trying to leave the store with $54 worth of merchandise while Nicole Elizabeth Kiper, 22, of 1625 Catherine St., was caught with $49 worth of merchandise. It is a second offense for both women.
The two were arraigned last week before District Judge Gary A. Whiteman and released on $2,500 bail each.
Alleged bad check to lawyer results in man's arrest
Charles Rudolph Sewell, 50, of Boothwyn, Delaware County, has been charged with theft of services and bad checks for allegedly writing a $500 bad check to the private law firm Miele and Rymsza, 36 W. Fourth St., on Aug. 26, city police said. He is free on $1,500 bail following a preliminary hearing Thursday before District Judge Allen P. Page III.
City man jailed after disturbance on First Avenue
Timothy M. Kelly, 20, of 1247 High St., has been charged by city police with disorderly conduct, criminal trespassing and resisting arrest following a disturbance in the 800 block of First Avenue on Dec. 1.
Following his arraignment before District Judge Allen P. Page III, he is free on $2,500 bail.
Police accuse man of disorderly conduct
William Ernest Rishel, 36, 1140 Grove St., has been charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct following a disturbance outside his home about 4:20 a.m. on Dec. 10, city police said. Initially committed to the Lycoming County Prison, he is free on $10,000 bail.
Man charged with giving alcohol to 20-year-old
MUNCY - Ryan James Braunsburg, 21, of 8 Brunner St., has been charged by state police with furnishing alcohol to an underage person, according to state police.
Braunsburg went into the Wines and Spirits store at 1274 E. Penn St., purchased a bottle of liquor and then gave it to 20-year-old Megan C. Muffly outside the store on Aug. 9, police said. He has been sent a summons to appear before District Judge Jon E. Kemp.
Man jailed for hitting wife
MUNCY - Donald James Baillie, 39, of 125 W. Water St., has been charged with simple assault and harassment for allegedly striking his wife, Heather, during a domestic disturbance at the couple's home about 11:20 p.m. Wednesday.
Baillie claimed Heather "was swinging at him," police said.
The woman was treated at Muncy Valley Hospital while her husband was arraigned before District Judge Gary A. Whiteman and committed to the Lycoming County Prison in lieu of $7,500 bail.
Teen turns in pot-smoking parents
After a teenage girl went to city police headquarters and reported that her parents "had been smoking marijuana around her for as long as she could remember," officers paid a visit to the couple's Newberry home on Arnold Street with a search warrant.
Even before going inside, Cpl. Damon Hagan said, "I could smell the odor of marijuana near the front door."
As a result of the Dec. 8 search of the home of David A. and Angie Umstead at 1025 Arnold St., police seized a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
However, in addition to being charged with possession of a controlled substance, the 39-year-old father and 36-year-old mother each face an additional charge of corrupting the morals of a minor. Angie also has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child because police allege she gave marijuana to her daughter on two occasions in November.
The father, who admitted to smoking marijuana three times a day, told police he smokes with his wife "when the daughter is not home," Hagan said.
The Umsteads each were arraigned before District Judge James Carn. Umstead was released on $18,500 bail while his wife freed on $25,000 bail.
Man on probation arrested for forgery
MUNCY - A Northumberland County man on probation for a drug conviction has been charged by borough police with allegedly forging and cashing two checks from the Nite-Lite Sign Co. in mid-December.
Cody Lee Chestnut, 21, of Sunbury, forged the signature of Ruth King, the company's owner, on the checks, which were written for the amounts of $616 and $655, police said. The checks were cashed at the Muncy Bank and Trust in the borough.
Following his recent arraignment before District Judge Jon E. Kemp on charges of theft, theft by deception on receiving stolen property, Chestnut was committed to the Lycoming County Prison in lieu of $50,000 bail.
Teen charged with theft of iPod
HUGHESVILLE - Ethan Paul Quinn, 18, of 415 Harris Hill Road, Muncy, has been charged with theft for allegedly stealing Nick Yeager's iPod from a gym bag in a locker room at Hughesville High School, 349 Cemetery St., on Nov. 21, according to borough police.
He has been sent a summons to appear before District Judge Jon E. Kemp.
Woman accused of selling stolen item
PENNSDALE - Joleen Anna Hoover, 30, of 642 Second Ave., Williamsport, faces charges for allegedly selling stolen merchandise to FYE at the Lycoming Mall on Oct. 31, according to state police.
Police accused Hoover of bringing into the mall store $239 worth of stolen video games and selling them for a total of $66.
The games were stolen from Kmart in Loyalsock Township, police said. She has been sent a summons to appear before District Judge Jon E. Kemp.
Pleas entered in 2 drug cases
Brandon Sean Martinez, 19, of 2529 Linn St., has pled guilty to a city police charged of possessing marijuana at Washington Boulevard and Railway Street on Oct. 3.
Following his recent guilty plea before District Judge Allen P. Page III, Martinez made arrangements to pay $431 in fines and court costs.
In another drug case, Sandreyah Holli Helt, 20, of 2005 Reach Road, pled guilty before District Judge James Carn to possession of marijuana in the 1700 block of West Fourth Street in the city on May 25 when she was stopped at a county DUI Task Force checkpoint in the 1700 block of West Fourth Street.
She made arrangements to pay $545 in fines and court costs.


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The Santa Clarita STARS Showteam received the highest honor of top scoring overall routine for "Heads Will Roll" as part of the STARS National Dance Program's West Regional Dance Competition on April 16 and 17 in Fountain Valley, Calif.
The team was chosen out of 75 routines for this award in a competition that featured more than 250 dancers from California, Nevada and Oregon
The showteam also received a Judges Specialty Award for Most Sassy Performance for "Shake Senora." The entire showteam of 69 dancers received platinum for their performance of "Time." The team also earned regional sweepstakes champions for highest overall total points.
The team looks forward to their upcoming performances at the local high school dance shows as well as the Showstoppers competition in May and the STARS Grand National Competition held in Las Vegas in June.
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Jim Melton tried to subdue his enthusiasm following the second round of the Region I wrestling tournament.
After all, a trip to the state tourney two weeks from now in Austin can become a fleeting experience in seconds.
But after what the senior heavyweight from Boys Ranch and his teammates did Friday afternoon at the Caprock Activities Center, Melton's subtle bravado was a given.
Besides Melton, the Roughriders sent five of six wrestlers to today's semifinals, leaving all five in a solid position to capture one of the four state tournament bids up for grabs in each division.
"We've just practiced so hard, and our coach got us ready for this," said Melton, who pinned Tascosa freshman Riley Johnson in 3:51 to notch his semifinal appearance. The fifth-ranked Melton will square off against El Paso Fabens' Jose Cereceres today for a berth in tonight's finals. "We're showing it right now."
For most of the season leading up to the district and regional tournaments, the Roughriders were a silent but dangerous opponent.
Boys Ranch boasts one of the best 152-pounders in the state in Caleb Rodgers. Ranked sixth in the state, Rodgers pinned Palo Duro's Coy Grant in 1:37 in the first round, then eliminated Lubbock High's Rocky Hernandez in 36 seconds in the second round.
He will face a familiar nemesis today, though. Rodgers will meet Hereford's Fausto Mendoza, the No. 5-ranked 152-pounder in the state. Mendoza defeated Rodgers at the Texas State Duals last month.
"We've got five going on to the front side, and that's big," Boys Ranch coach Paul Jones said. "I guess we could've asked for one more, but I didn't want to be greedy."
Melton and Rodgers will be joined in the semifinals by teammates Chris Brown (119 pounds), Phillip Ramirez (145) and Josh Murphy (215).
Boys Ranch wasn't the only successful area team on Friday. Randall, which placed a tournament-high 12 wrestlers in the two-day event, also moved five into the semifinals.
Leading the way was 160-pounder J.D. Jones. The senior drew a tough first-round opponent in Caprock's Brandon Thompson, but Jones handled it. Tied 2-2 at the end of regulation, the two went into a second overtime before Jones captured a 3-2 victory by achieving the first takedown.
Then, Jones upset Borger's Tyler Reed in the second round. Down 10-0 early in the match, Jones capitalized on a small Reed miscue and posted a pin at the 3:33 mark. Jones got additional good news following his second-round victory when he found out that El Paso Coronado's Matt Doka and El Paso Burgess' Conroy Henry were disqualified. The two started fighting during the second period of their match and were assessed flagrant misconduct penalties, booting them from the tourney. As a result, Jones heads to the finals and gets his first state tournament berth.
"That was the closest match I've had all year," said Jones of his victory against Thompson. "I don't have to worry as much now that I know I'm going to state."
Along with Jones, No. 4-ranked Michael Gerber (130 pounds), Cody Duffendack (103), Jonathan LeGrand (189) and Feliberto Pedrosa (215) thrust themselves into the semifinals for Randall.
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Today: Session II will start at 10 a.m., with the finals starting at 5:30 p.m. at Caprock Activities Center.
What's Next: The top four in each division advance to the state tournament Feb. 27-28 at the Austin Convention Center.
Amarillo High's No. 10-ranked Adam Baker and 103-pounder Jarrod Williams also will be there. Baker, a 189-pound state qualifier a year ago, pinned his first-round foe in less than 1:30. He will face El Paso Burgess' Josel Carden for a berth in the finals. Williams, who placed second at the District 5 tournament a week ago, will face off against El Paso Franklin's Wes Hall in the semis.
Tascosa and Caprock also put wrestlers into the semifinals.
Led by No. 1-ranked Devin Velasquez at 145 pounds, Tascosa had four move on. Velasquez, who won his 50th match on Thursday, will be joined by 119-pounder Pancho Ruiz, 180-pounder Darrell Young and 140-pounder Elliott Sierra.
Though Thompson and 135-pounder Carlos Ornelas lost early in the tournament, the Caprock team had a decent day. The Longhorns advanced three wrestlers into the semifinals -103-pound freshman Harvey Suarez, Greg Guzman (180) and Jeremiah Smith (215).
"We did pretty well," said Guzman, who handed Dumas' Ivan Graves just his second loss of the season with an 8-4 second-round win. "Things are going good. We're happy."
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I think I may phase out dairy. Grass fed cheeses or not. This is mostly a cost/convienence thing. My roommate will just eat the cheese when I'm looking forward to having some, so why set myself up for disappointment over something that might not even be that great for me? I didn't get greek yogurt this week, which I'm going to have to think about. It's a quick easy source of calories/fats when I can't be bothered to cook, but meh.
Also- mini-rant- (un)whole(some) foods is a fat free-low fat waste land. I was looking for some full fat cottage cheese, just to try it out on my last trip, and nothin'. and they hid the full fat greek yogurt too. BAH!!!
I took a look at the scales yesterday, and there's no change. 280lbs. I'm not going to bother with those again for another month. My belt is a better idication of where I want to be going anyway.
so much for random thoughts. I'm not IFing I just haven't eaten yet...
I deal with the tasty-foods-but-why-bother-with-roommates thing too. I <3 full-fat greek yogurt but my girlroomie does too and she eats it way more often than I do, so it's barely worth it.
The Whole Foods here in Boston stocks plenty of full-fat dairy. Clearly another example of our superiority over NY.
I long ago made my roommates afraid to eat my food - calorie counting will make you very protective of your food :-) The unintended consequence is that now we have stupid things like two jars of oregano!
Bah-ston? seriously? I've never been, don't expect to go either unless there's a super complelling reason. I'm kinda bored with american cities, I suppose I'll have to visit Portland one day, and I'll have bidniss in LA again sooner or later. (If I didn't know some seriously awesome people in LA I'd never ever ever ever even think about that place, I hate california.)
New York is the only place I've ever returned to, I'm originally from the urban midwest, which I can take or leave.
I'm only considering canadia because of my dual citizenship, but I think I could get along quite well in Toronto, I liked Montreal, not sure how long it'd hold my interest though.
Nah, I think when I'm done with NYC I'll have to go somewhere like Shanghai, or Ho Chi Mihn City.
... as for the roommates, I shop for the house, taking requests, and such so the cheese is not exclusively mine I guess, but I do like to imagine that there'll be some left when I get off of work. They're afraid of my Ribeye, and Chili though... ooooh Red Meat, booogah, booogah!
Oh man, I just lamb ribs with garlic. They were so fatty the grease was dripping down my wrists. too tasty.
I did have my first premeditated cheat today. I had four falafel balls drowned in garlic tahini dressing. I'll just keep that in my 20%, not something I plan on repeating soon, but it was tasty. Moshie's falafel cart does a good falafel.
I don't like lamb.
But I have pork ribs. What's your recipe?
"The penis is the male animal-flower, a soft-firm dildo, a warm dream."
-Raymond Peat, PhD
NoSal- Yup, it was lamby. I wouldn't get it again anytime soon, but it was good for this evening.
I cheated my recipie is to go to Virgil's BBQ on 44th st. Their Pork Ribs are dynomite as well.
Well, Wah Fung No.1 Fast Food was closed until the 12th. My roast pig fix looked like a wash, so I went to my favorite Vietnamese place and asked for soup with no rice noodles. Eye of round beef, and Stewed Tendon. They looked at me like I was nuts but brought it out. Amazing beef broth, swimming with tendon, and lean sliced nearly raw beef. I loaded it up with sliced onions, and bean sprouts, and fresh basil leaves, squeezed some lemon juice into it, and started adding sriracha sauce to the eye of round slices like it was ketchup... heavan.
I thought about taking a walk to where I could find some roasted pork, but thought better of it, that would take time away from hanging out in the tea house. As I walked back to the train I saw another place that had roast pig hanging in the window. They also had like a pound of chicken wings for $2, but ZI got the roast pig instead this time. Even on the cheap I've been way over spending on eating out. The pig was alright, not quite as fatty/tasty as Wah Fung No.1, but I'll be fine.
There's a new stall at the Thursday farmer's market, and amish dairy/eggs/bacon/pickles stand. I'm out of eggs, but since I was headed to chinatown $4 a dozen for eggs didn't seem quite the thing, when I could get them for $1.75 down there. (and then I didn't.)
I think after those Lamb Ribs, I could have IFed for the rest of the day. We'll see come dinner time after work.
Right now I'm drinking an Iced Dong Ding Mountain Iced Tea at the tea house.
I've been walking freakin' everywhere now that the weather's changed for the warmer. Well, the weather, and the fact that my subway card ran out. I seriously need to get my spending under control though. Farmer's markets, and rib joints ain't necessarily the cheapest way to live, and here I am broke again the day after pay day. (Paid off some debts, so it wasn't all fast living. Still a boy has to have tea money.)


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Ottawa County officials say there is a belief among some county residents that county levies make up the bulk of residents and business owners' property tax bills; those in cities pay more in county taxes than those in townships; and that only some of the hundreds of services the county provides are available to all residents.
Nothing could be further from the truth, said Ottawa County Assistant Administrator Keith Van Beek, whose department spent six months studying where county taxes go and who pays what.
The results of the study titled "Tracking the Dollar" were released last week.
"We think the results of this study will add to the financial tools the county has already put out to inform taxpayers about their tax dollars and how they are spent," Van Beek said.
The report shows that in 2012 a total of $321.4 million was levied in property taxes across Ottawa County but only $40.1 million -- roughly 13 percent of the total -- went to the county for its general fund and from specific millage levies for the county's 911 dispatch service and parks.
The rest of the property taxes went to support local schools (36 percent), state education (17 percent), intermediate school districts (16 percent), and the remaining 16 percent to local governments.
"Ottawa County's operating millage of 3.6 mills is the lowest operating millage in comparison to other counties of similar size across the state and the fifth lowest operating millage among all counties in Michigan," Van Beek said.
The study also shows that public safety is the largest benefactor from the county's millage.
"The study shows that the vast majority of county services are available to nearly every resident in the county, which was the other good thing this study showed," Van Beek said.
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There is a fundamental difference between Republicans and Democrats that should have jumped out of the spin rooms after Thursday's VP, but didn't. One party is all about intimating voters with scare tactics. Guess which one?
The guilty party repeated the practice on Friday morning, when Republican Eric Cantor faced the cameras on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" and flat-out lied about what was said during the VP debate. The reason I know that is because I saw the debate – and Cantor's statement – live.
Cantor said Joe Biden and the Democrats wanted to raise taxes on small businesses, insisting that the Democrats' rigid position on letting the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy expire is the reason the country is facing a "fiscal cliff."
Biden said nothing even close to what Cantor accused him of, but the mere suggestion of raising taxes sounds scary.
What Romney and Ryan fail to admit is that they have every intention of raising taxes on the 47 percent that Romney claims pay nothing. Buried in the details neither candidate wants to talk about is the repeal of the child tax credit, earned income tax credit, and a rate increase on people living below the poverty line. The new, more compassionate Romney will be giving himself a tax cut paid for by poor people. And according to Romney, that's "fair."
Cantor's pathetic accusation was an attempt to try to make voters forget that the sole reason for the sequester- inspired fiscal cliff, was created out of congressional Republicans' refusal to vote for anything that might help the country. It was a repeat of their debt ceiling stubbornness that threatened the financial stability of world markets in 2011.
But here's what's really scary. Ryan said, "We can grow this economy faster... going with proven, pro- growth policies that we know works to get people back to work."
Those alleged "proven" policies have been called Bush trickle-down economics and deregulation on steroids, and we all know where that lead: The worst financial market collapse in 83 years.
Cantor, Ryan, Romney, and their fellow Republicans, throw around the phrase raising taxes on small business as if meant to conjure-up some tragic looming nightmare. That sound bite might work on low-information voters, which is starting to sound like a polite way of saying dumb people, but for others, it's a tired old scare tactic that has nothing to back it up but more scary-sounding, deliberately misleading scenarios.
The GOP is more than the party of "no," they are the party of negativity. Is there anything about America that these people like? Besides, more tax cuts for the rich that will do the same thing it did under Bush, which was to explode the deficit and create a gaping hole between rich and poor.
More Bush-enomics from Romney and Ryan...now that is something to be frightened of.
Video: Romney: It's fair that I pay lower tax rate than $50,000 earner. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2PTIP_5tIQ
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jlab13 wrote:
> Just built a new desktop and connected it to my network. My whole mp3
> collection is on my laptop. When I make my "music" folder shared on
> the network, it appears to work just fine. The odd part, is that
> some of the folders appear as empty when i look through them on my
> desktop. They are right there though, on the laptop.
> All of the files are the same mp3 format that I made myself. From
> the desktop, certain band folders, say U2, are empty w/0 bytes.
> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
> Both OS's XP Pro SP2. I have all the music in one folder that contains
> lots of subfolders. I shared (full access) the parent folder. All of
> the subfolders show, just not all of the mp3's within.
> I have tried to disable all firewalls, but no effect.
> Thx
It *might* be the sharing. Select the main folder, right-click
properties, sharing tab, check the box relating to all subfolders.
OTOH, it might also be that the destination computer is needing time to
cache the file structure.


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Most weeks, Susan Kastelic spends four hours with a person who is dying, but strangely, these are the times that can make the South Hanover Twp. woman feel the most alive.
"People say, 'Oh I could never do that' because they assume dying people want only to talk about their death and dying. Often we don't talk about that at all. We talk about the rich, full lives they have led," said Kastelic, a 15-year volunteer with Hospice of Central Pa. "I've come away with many lessons over the years, mostly about courage and acceptance."
Hospice provides a unique opportunity for families to care for their loved ones at home in their last days, which can be both an incredible gift and an incredible stress.
Volunteers help alleviate that stress by staying with the patient while caregivers take a break or do needed errands, or they transport the patient to a doctor's appointment or give them some extra help they need around the house, said Jamie Short, director of Crossings Hospice of the Visiting Nurse Association, which has about 20 volunteers.
"Someone is qualified if they are kind and like to talk and have free time," he said. "It really allows the primary caregiver a chance to do their own thing while you give companionship to the patient."
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While the nurses, social workers and spiritual counselors are an integral part of the hospice team, the volunteers are as well, said Barbara Hardy, volunteer coordinator at Hospice of Central Pa.
"We rely very heavily on volunteers because their talents, time, creativity, compassion and dedication really enhance our program," she said.
Some volunteers aren't comfortable getting up close to the dying patients, but that doesn't mean they can't volunteer. "We need clerical and office support, transportation volunteers and people who want to help with special events," Hardy said.
Kastelic, who volunteers for special events as well, said visiting patients is her favorite thing to do.
"Going in, we know there is a terminal diagnosis, but we just try to add whatever we can to the quality of their life," she said. "You do become attached and you're always sad when you hear they have died."
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For people interested in volunteering at hospices in the midstate, the Pennsylvania Hospice Network offers a listing of local hospices on their website, www.pahospice.org. Among the listings are the following:
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That's what you are describing, that you got a model replaced, then changed your mind and sent it back.
But I think it would be better if the Easy Tiger Models people told thier side of the story, I learned today that there is often a very different story on the other side.
I wish you luck with your planes, thanks for sharing your experience, as to me, I have said as much as I can contribute.
United States, CA, Corona
Joined Feb 2006
7,476 Posts
Joined 2010, hardly any posts, mostly defending ET.
Give me a break, who do you think WaltW is?
It's the same BS we have seen before, it's Mr. Easy Tiger himself.
Cloudsplitter: you woke him up and that is who WaltW is, right here defending the typical screwed up situation with ET.
There are loads of posts regarding doing business with Mr. Easy Tiger, the problem is that the posts are often buried within other posts.
You are out of luck, and this is going to cost you plenty. You are just another naive buyer that doesn't know how to play the game. Documentation of conversations goes nowhere in this situation.
Ordering from ET requires the buyer to know how to play the game and what to expect. Participate in RCGroups and you will learn much faster. Good luck with the credit card company, you should have never agreed to a replacement, just sent the original back and ate the shipping. Now you are screwed.
To bad you lost the money, it's bad for the hobby when this happens. it's costly but hopefully you will learn who to do business with, you will learn this by active participation in RCGroups.
Since the orginal model arrived so late, I sent several emails requesting that it be sent to my home address (in GA, which is also my billing address). This were recognized by ETM given that I have an email response regarding the shipping of the replacement model that includes the address immediately below that trail. However, the model was sent to the orginal address in Florida, not the requested address in Georgia (again, my billing address), more than 500 miles away. I have no near term opportunity to retrieve the model, or ascertain it condition, since the first was damaged on receipt.
I emailed ETM and they agreed to accept the model back, refund my payment for the model and the shipping on the return of the second model. After being notified that it was available to them for pickup, ETM refused to honor the agreement we had made. If I knew that they were not going to accept the return, I would never have sent it back. But I did since I had a written agreement (email) that they would abide by this agreement.
I hope that clears it up. Again, this is verifiable and true. If you want to do business with them, by all means, and good luck.
It's too bad if WattW is ETM. I REALLY want to work this out. Until I can, all I can do is let folks know the story, and them decide. I have been working to notify, the magazines in which ETM advertises, EBAY (according to the shipping label ETM is an EBAY seller) and Visa of the issue.
Hmmm...."WaltW" = "Easy Tiger"
Joined 4 days ago, all 11 posts are about how awsome ET's models are, defending the "ET experience"......???
Come on Mods, I smell an old member in new guise; get Mr. Jim T. Graham and his I.T. guru's on this one (takes the pressure off of me)
I do appreciate the info.
United States, CA, Corona
Joined Feb 2006
7,476 Posts
I didn't mean to be so up front with my post, I was just upset putting myself in your place. Any money lost, even 10 bucks, hurts.
Just want you to know that you are just one of many that has had a questionable experience with Mr. Easy Tiger. Ya know, I don't even think that most of the defects are Easy Tigers fault, they are simply crappy workmanship by the factory.
This is what I have read: It seems that the weirdest things happen with dealing with ET, wrong items sent, defective items sent, orders taken and nothing shipped, botched orders. Some guys actually do have a successful transaction, so we know it happens, but it seems to be a case of Russian Roulette. However, when a problem does occur, Mr. Easy Tiger attempts to fix it, but fails, and that causes frustration with the buyer. Mr. Easy Tiger can't handle that and disconnects with the buyer. End result is that everyone is unhappy and both parties end up loosing money.
This is a summary of the ET experiences that have been reported. You are not alone. I hope you can fix it.
Thanks for the feedback. I understand that ETM may have tried, but then again, I shouldn't have had to pay the shipping on the first return for the damaged article, but did make that offer. After the agreement was made (in writing) I would have expected ETM to stand by the agreement. Now I am the injured party as I have paid for shipping both ways, and still do not have an airplane.
I'll let the readers decide what they want to do. Its true, its verifiable.
Fort Worth, Texas
Joined Nov 2007
705 Posts
ET tried to play me for a chump, also. I called PayPal and got my money creditied back to me. He/they also used the "lousy customer" routine on me. Don't feel bad, about it, just get your money back by "contesting" the charge with your CC company. If you have documentation, they will usually take your side even though they allow the other side to respond. LBJ
Canada, NS, Yarmouth
Joined Jul 2006
3,948 Posts
I personally have never done business with ETM, but reading about a kazillion posts on RCGroups, this type of experience seems to be a re-occurring theme. Wanted to order, but was also unsure about doing so, so I didn't. Stuck with guys like EJF, K&A, Models by John and the likes. Never been disapointed with these guys.
Fort Worth, Texas
Joined Nov 2007
705 Posts
Guess I should have added this to my last post. But, if you deal with Robert Wagner at Electric Jet Factory, you will be greatly pleased! I have bought several jets from him (Fly Fly F-22/F-86/Mirage 2000 and HET ME-262) and have not had any problems other than a burnt out ESC that he said he would make good on for my next purchase (discount the next one).
There IS a difference in whom you deal with out there!
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Forgive me for writing yet another speculative piece regarding who the Thunder could/would/should meet in the playoffs depending upon if they grab the such-and-such seed after so-and-so wins or loses but honestly, at this point in the season, the Western Conference from #2 on down is quite literally a giant coin flip based off of who owns the tie-breakers, who the teams are playing (directly influenced by what that team has done against those teams previously) and, of course, what the teams record is going into the last week and a half of the 2010 season so it really does merit further column consideration.
But before we target the Thunder specifically, let's take a snapshot at the Western Conference standings as they are right now and get a good look at just how wonderfully crazy the playoff positions have shaped up thus far, shall we?
1. Lakers – 55-22
2. Dallas – 50-27
3. Denver- 50-27
4. Utah – 50-27
5. Phoenix – 50-27 (see a trend, do you?)
7. San Antonio – 47-29
8. Portland – 47-30
Crazy, huh? I'm not sure I ever remember a season where the second seed and the eighth seed where separated by only 3 games, let alone the second seed and sixth seed being separated by only 1.5 games.
Now then, let's get down to the nitty gritty and have an honest-to-goodness look at the Thunder's most likely playoff match-up after we look at who plays whom the rest of the way, how many games the teams have already played and (here's the hard part) what the outcomes of the remaining games will most likely look like…did I mention all of this can change in one night since there will be seven games in the next ten days that feature two of the bottom seven seeds playing against one another?
First things first, the Los Angeles Lakers are locked in as the #1 seed in the Western Conference with their 55 wins even if they lose all of their remaining games, which is highly unlikely anyway as the Lakers play @Denver, @Minnesota, Portland, Sacramento and an "away" game against the Clippers to close out the season.
The Lakers are 1-2 against the Nuggets, 2-0 against the T-Wolves, 1-1 against the Blazers, 3-0 against the Kings and 2-1 against the Clippers. So at the absolute worst the Lakers go 3-2 the rest of the way, finish with 58 wins and 24 losses and await the team who gets left out of the Western Conference's musical game of chairs with the song, "No matter how they've played of late/no one wants the Lakers for their first round date," echoing in the background.
Secondly, the Dallas Mavericks own enough tie-breakers to currently sit as the #2 seed in the standings, also with 5 games left to play. The Mavericks will play Memphis, @Portland, @Sacramento, @Clippers and then wrap up the season with a home game against San Antonio.
Dallas is 2-1 against the Grizzlies, 0-3 against the Blazers, 3-0 against the Kings, 2-0 against the Clippers, and 2-1 against the Spurs. So if everything holds true to the season thus far, the Mavs would finish 4-1 the rest of the way and end the season with 54 wins and 28 losses.
Thirdly, the Denver Nuggets are the #3 seed right now because they still, BARELY, own the tie-breaker over the Jazz. But as we all know the Nuggets have been hurting lately without George Karl and Kenyon Martin so it's going to be pretty hard to get a fair gauge on how they should finish the season from here on out (I may also reveal some Thunder bias regarding the outcomes of teams facing the Thunder that have been split during the regular season, but you know what, you probably should have seen it coming since you're, you know, reading a Thunder blog…but at least I'm admitting it, right? That's the first step!).
The Nuggets play @Oklahoma City, then host the Lakers, San Antonio, Memphis and close out the season @Phoenix. Hmmm…
The Nuggets are 1-1 against the Thunder, 2-1 against the Lakers, 2-1 against the Spurs, 2-1 against the Grizzlies and 1-2 against the Suns. And with all of the Nuggets recent troubles without Karl and Martin and with the Thunder playing at home on Wednesday night, I'm going to give them the edge in that toss-up game since the Thunder beat an underhanded Nuggets team at home this season (if it was in Denver I'd have gone the other way) and say that the Nuggets finish 3-2, good for 53 wins and 29 losses.
Fourthly, the Utah Jazz are a tie-breaker away from being higher than the #4 seed they currently occupy and are the true wild card of this bunch because with their schedule, I can easily see them winning four or even five of their next five games to sneak into the #2 seed.
The Jazz host the Thunder then play @Houston, @New Orleans, @Golden State and finish off the season against the Phoenix Suns at home.
The Jazz are 0-3 against the Thunder, 2-1 against the Rockets, 2-1 against the Hornets, 2-0 against the Warriors, and 2-1 against the Suns. See what I mean?
The reason I say I can see them winning all five of these games is because, honestly, it's almost impossible to win four times against the same team in a single regular season. As much as the Thunder have given the Jazz fits and owned them this year…the Jazz have rarely been 100% against the Thunder and the Thunder won't be playing at home like they did on New Year's Eve when they did beat a full-strength Jazz team.
So I honestly think the Jazz will finish the season 5-0, ending up with 55 wins and 27 losses. Of course if the Thunder go in and beat the Jazz tomorrow night at Utah…well, then we'll have even more tie-breaker fun, won't we?
Fifthly, the Phoenix Suns have little hope of jumping higher than the fourth seed despite their spot as the #5 seed because they have no hope of winning their division, even with five games remaining.
The Suns face the Spurs, then play @Oklahoma City, Houston, Denver and @Utah.
The Suns are 1-1 against the Spurs, 1-1 against the Thunder, 3-0 against the Rockets, 2-1 against the Nuggets and 1-2 against the Jazz. Honestly, the Suns could do anything the rest of the way and at this point, it wouldn't surprise me. They can win out or they could go 1-4 or 2-3 and I wouldn't be shocked. I'll say the Suns beat the Nuggets, the Rockets and even the Spurs but fall to the Thunder (BIAS ALERT) since the game is in OKC and lose to the Jazz, finishing with 53 wins and 29 losses.
As of right now, that would mean that the standings would look like:
1. Lakers
2. Jazz
3. Mavs
4. Suns
5. Nuggets
That means the Thunder would need to win at least five of the next six to move ahead of the #4 seeded Suns and the #5 seeded Nuggets, and since I currently have them losing to Utah, but beating the Nuggets and the Suns at home, that would mean that they'd only have to beat Golden State and Portland on the road (the latter being a giant ouch) and Memphis at home to accomplish this feat…or, you know, make me eat my words and beat the Jazz in Salt Lake City.
To find out if they will…tune in to tomorrow's article for Part II, The Bottom 3.
Don't you just hate cliffhangers?


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Wednesday, January 8, 2014
The Brookgreen Gardens Creative Education Department has scheduled programs that will educate visitors and students about the influence of Gullah Geechee culture to the rice heritage of the Lowcountry community and America. Sojun tu Gullah Geechee, or Sojourn to Gullah Geechee, a traveling exhibit from the Geechee Kunda Center, Riceboro, GA, will be housed in Learning Lab One of the Lowcountry Center Complex from January 13 through March 16, 2014. The exhibit showcases the Gullah Geechee Rice Culture with storyboards, photographs, artifacts, tools, relics, and implements and is free with Garden admission from Noon to 4:30 p.m. daily. The exhibit and lecture series are free with Garden admission.
Rice production in Georgetown County and throughout the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor greatly shaped and influenced American culture through the technological skills, lifestyles, and culture of Gullah Geechee people and their enslaved West African ancestors, said Ronald Daise, Vice President for Creative Education. This exhibit artfully will allow visitors to engage in a historical journey. Hopefully, it will leave viewers informed and inspired. Daise also is former chairman of the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission. The exhibit will be seen by third graders of Georgetown and Horry counties who visit during Brookgreens annual Gullah Gullah Days field trip event on February 3-7 and 10-14.
Exhibit components include information about the language, spiritual life, enslavement, and resilience of Gullah Geechee people. Viewers will leave with an understanding of the African presence in America and the growth and perpetuation of Africanisms in our country, said Jim Bacote of the Geechee Kunda Center. His family hails from Riceboro, GA. To me, the enslavement tools are the most meaningful artifacts. Theyre a sobering reminder of Gullah Geechee people as a stolen people. Our ancestors had community life, culture, arts, and religion before and after captivity for the enrichment of America. The exhibit documents our technological skills, ingenuity, and endurance.
Complementing the exhibit is The Reign of Rice Lecture Series on one Saturday per month from January to May. The lecture series is designed to educate about the complexity of Gullah Geechee heritage through the production of rice, Daise said. Guests will learn about freshwater tidal rice production in West Africa, rice-related food ways, as well the artistic, sociological and archeological ramifications of rice culture. Featured presenters and topics are:
January 18, Edda Fields-Black, Ph.D., author, researcher, The Work of Our Hands: Mangrove Rice Production in Coastal Guinea.
February 15, Jessica Harris, Ph.D., Queens College/ CUNY, cookbook author and culinary historian, Carolinas Gold: The Rice AND The People. March 15, Louis Nelson, Ph.D., University of Virginia, Carolina Gold.
Brookgreens Gullah Geechee Program Series will feature Priscillas Posse: A (Simulated) Press Conference about Gullah Heritage on January 22, 29; February 19, 26, and March 5. Through songs, lectures and photographs, Ronald Daise, Brookgreens Vice President for Creative Education recounts the historical visit of Thomalind Martin Polite of North Charleston to Sierra Leone, West Africa in May 2005. Polite is the 7th-generation descendant of Priscilla, a 10-year-old Sierra Leonean who was captured as a slave in 1756 and brought to a rice plantation in South Carolina. Cultural links with Gullah and Sierra Leone are explored: language, dietary practices, crafts, rice production, and the Bunce Island Slave Castle. The performance will cite exhibits along the Brookgreen Gardens Lowcountry Trail.
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The 2015 three-star combo guard from local St. Joseph's HS committed to Northwestern on Wednesday, cementing the Wildcats' backcourt.
The Sun-Times jumped the gun with its Wednesday report that Ash had already committed. Upon hearing this, Ash tweeted that he had yet to make a decision, and used the Chicago Tribune as a microphone to refute the (generally correct) claims.
He texted PurpleWildcats.com the same night and said: "Maybe [I'll commit] in the next couple of days." He waited a week, but it all went according to plan. This one was over for a long time.
When Ash closed the process, he joined the budding Chicago-to-Northwestern pipeline. It was exactly as Chris Collins planned when he accepted the job. The head coach reeled in three local prospects in the span of eight months.
Ash was familiar with the NU program early in his high school career. The Wildcats' then-associate head coach Tavaras Hardy identified Ash as a priority. When Chris Collins re-extended the offer in October, the staff worked to land another local target.
Some close to the program have said that Collins intends to use a two-point guard system in future years, or to have Bryant McIntosh play the "lead guard" role à la Jon Scheyer. So this makes sense. Ash plays both guard positions, can be a vocal on-court leader and joins an impressive collection of ones and twos.
Ash also hails from the Illinois Wolves program, which carried guys like John Shurna, Dave Sobolewski and Nathan Taphorn to NU already.
With Ash, Scott Lindsey, Bryant McIntosh and Johnnie Vassar, Collins can now shift his focus to the frontcourt. All of his current remaining 2015 and 2016 targets are 6-7 or taller—a promising sign for NU fans.
Ash also hails from the Illinois Wolves program, which carried guys like John Shurna, Dave Sobolewski and Nathan Taphorn to NU already.
For now, the staff can celebrate landing Ash. After seeing him six or seven times, I'll make the following observations. Keep in mind those six or seven games are a small representation of his abilities:
1) He's a willing defender. Ash is physical enough to guard larger players, and needed to do so on the AAU circuit and in high school games. His work on Kentucky-bound Charles Matthews—at the very least—disrupted the top prospect.
2) He's smooth in transition, like all NU recruits under Collins. He makes quick decisions, and can rise for highlight dunks. That might be his best skill as a scorer; he'll want to get out and run.
3) These are all nice guys. McIntosh and Ash, though, should serve as the more vocal leaders. On a skilled team with Glynn Watson and Nick Rakocevic, Ash is intense, competitive and passionate.
4) Perhaps the only negative with Ash, who I believe to be a sure-thing contributor: He'll never light you up. Don't expect many 20-point outbursts or huge scoring games, but his perimeter game has improved enough to make him a threat.
5) As for development, I expect NU to use Ash flexibly. He's now the third able point guard—out of six total commits—and will be an important shooting guard in Collins' offense. Especially with Tre Demps in place for two more years, this backcourt is set.


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A song that's easy and fun to dance to, or a band with a lot of such songs.
The last track was fully danceable.
The festival was so danceable, it was stacks of fun.
The festival was so danceable, it was stacks of fun.
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Adjective for audiophile products: completely indistinguishable from other products that are literally a million times cheaper. Absolutely absurd description used when the marketer saying it has run out of words to say.
"... way better than anything I have heard...Simply put these are very danceable cables. Music playing through them results in the proverbial foot-tapping scene with the need or desire to get up and move.
από jimworm 14 Σεπτέμβριος 2009
ok so it means like a song that might be lame or old but is very easy to move to, even if its sucky dancing
bustamove is such a danceable song.
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text: New Delhi: Less than three days after the drama of day five at the Wankhede, India and West Indies get back to business in Cuttack, for the first of five ODIs. India will believe they have the momentum after winning the Tests 2-0, but West Indies can take plenty of pride and confidence from the way they fought on Sunday at the Wankhede. That draw will have felt like a win and how they channel that feeling into the ODIs could prove pivotal as West Indies aim to depart India with a share of the silverware. While we can assume several key match-ups between the two sides, what could prove interesting is the way in which Indiaâs young middle-order batsmen compete within themselves. Yuvraj Singhâs exclusion from the Test squad means that in Australia, three men will be vying for one spot. Virat Kohli has put himself into pole position after twin fifties in the Mumbai Test, but there is plenty of healthy competition from two of his team-mates, Rohit Sharma and Ajinyka Rahane. Should the pair make the most of their opportunities in the ODIs, they could present Indiaâs management with a few dilemmas. The selectors have made it clear through their decision-making that form, not the past, is their guiding factor even if it is the 50-over format. Kohli has forced his way into the Test squad on the basis of a stellar run in ODIs this year â 1138 at 45.52 â while Rahaneâs success in the same format â 340 runs from ten innings â was surely a factor in his selection. Rohit, was in the ODI squad for the England tour after a Man-of-the-Series role in the West Indies this summer before injury cut short his trip. He is back in the frame after consecutive centuries for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy, but no doubt his ODI pedigree would have counted. Of the three, Kohli and Rohit are almost certain to be in the playing XI on Tuesday, while Rahane can expect to get his chance later in the series. Right now, Kohli is seen as a No. 6 Test batsman with the ability to absorb pressure and change gears. His innings of 63 on day five in Mumbai showed this and though he failed to see his team home, he and India can derive much from his temperament. The speed with which he has cemented his place in the limited-overs team and now grabbed his Test opportunity speak of his desire and commitment. Rohit, 24, has made strides in showing his detractors that he is almost the complete batsman his talent shows he can be. Now he is one step closer to fulfilling his dream of playing in a Test. This is his third appearance in the Test squad, after touring Sri Lanka in 2008 and as a replacement for VVS Laxman against South Africa in February 2010. He was due to debut in Nagpur but injured an ankle while playing football on the morning of the match. Rohit has, in between chances in Indiaâs limited-overs squad, enhanced his reputation with consistent scores in domestic cricket. In 2009-10 he scored 527 runs at 87.33 and last season he made 732 at 122. In 2009 he achieved an unbeaten triple-century and in 2010 an unbeaten double. He appears to have shed the cloak of inconsistency and a string of consistent shows heâs back in line for a Test debut. Rahane, 23, made his limited-overs debut after four solid seasons for Mumbai. Despite consistent returns he saw several players leapfrog him into the national side on the basis of meteoric IPL performances. In 2010 he piled up 809 Ranji runs only to see the selectors pick Cheteshwar Pujara - Rahane's closest competitor in scorching the domestic run-charts - for the home Test series against Australia in 2010. Undeterred, Rahane plugged away and was called up for the Twenty20 and ODIs in England this year. He has done enough to merit a place in the Test squad. With Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir present it is unlikely that India will push Kohli down from No. 3 to accommodate Rahane in the upcoming ODIs. But they will want him to get a hit before Australia, so itâs safe to say Rahane will come into the picture at some point. The other contender, Suresh Raina, was part of the Test squad in England but was dropped after managing just 105 runs in eight innings. Having lost his place, he will hope that a recall in the near future will help him state his case again. Raina has always looked more comfortable in India blues, a batsman who believes he is on top of his game and able to get the best out of himself. In whites he has often appeared like a player unsure of what the best way forward is, and this has been mostly because of problems against short-pitched bowling. Rainaâs challengers are as much in the head as technical. Raised on a diet of limited-overs matches, he has struggled to cope with the red ball in testing conditions. He now needs to score plenty of runs in limited-overs cricket and in domestic cricket to get back into the Test squad. His returns against England in ten ODIs â five home, five away â will have given him some confidence and a solid series here is the way forward. Pujara, who sparked on Test debut against Australia, is not in the reckoning for Australia after not proving his match fitness, but he is definitely in content_cnion to replace Dravid or Laxman in Tests. Some ways down the line, there is Bengalâs Manoj Tiwary who has been in good form this Ranji season â two centuries, including a career-best double - and is a part of the ODI squad. Among themselves Kohli, Rohit, Raina, Rahane, Pujara and Tiwary have strong and talented competition. That can only be good for India.


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Hey all. I tried searching the forums but couldn't find any information about it.
Here in KLGB we have various military A/C coming and going nearly every day. We've had Harriers or F18's come in for a day or two then leave. I was curious if these A/C have stowage for a pilot's personal belongings. I would assume that they would have a flight suit or two as well as a standard uniform or other personal belongings. Is there stowage bins in the cockpit or is there a bin somewhere on the outside where they can stow this type of stuff.
I look forward to hearing your answers.


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Three independent spacecraft teams reported the presence of infrared absorptions consistent with molecular water (10-1000 ppm) and hydroxyl (OH) on the sunlit lunar surface at latitudes too warm for water-ice to be stable [1-3]; a possible mechanism for retaining molecular water at these latitudes is molecular chemisorption. The LCROSS impact experiment at Cabeus crater showed the presence of up to 6% concentration (by mass) of water and ice in the ejecta plume [4]. Understanding where the water came from and where else it is expected to be trapped requires sophisticated computer modeling. Monte Carlo models [5] track water molecules as they migrate about the lunar surface, however, existing models neglect molecular chemisorption and may be significantly underestimating the time a migrating water molecule spends on the surface between each migration step. Similarly, the accuracy of models examining migration of water vertically within the regolith would be improved by including molecular chemisorption.
Temperature program desorption (TPD) measurements of water adsorbed on lunar materials provide values for the energy required to desorb chemisorbed water molecules from the regolith surface, which can be related back to thermal stability and minimum water lifetimes for a given temperature profile. TPD experiments were performed under Ultra-High Vacuum (UHV) conditions. The general procedure involves mounting the sample in UHV, cooling to the desired dosing temperature, dosing the adsorbate, and heating the sample at a constant temperature ramp while recording the rate of desorption versus temperature [6].
Proof-of-concept TPD experiments were conducted with the mineral albite and the lunar simulant JSC-1A [6]. While these simulants are mineralogically similar to lunar samples, the space-weathering environment of the lunar surface leads to significantly modified surface structure compared to terrestrial materials. Thus, an examination of five lunar soil samples is underway to better address the thermal stability of water on lunar materials. The lunar samples are low and high-Ti mare soils, KREEPy soil, highland soil, and a mixed lot. Preliminary data from the low-Ti mare soil show molecular chemisorption on the order of a few 10's of ppm by mass, depending on the assumptions used in the calculation. While this is higher than was reported for the simulants, the highest binding energy sites are weaker than those seen on the simulants, resulting in lowered ability of the regolith to retain water through the lunar noon and a net decrease in persisting water molecules compared to the simulants. TPD experiments on the lunar samples are currently underway and the latest results and interpretations will be presented at the Forum.
[1] Clark, R. N. (2009) Science, 326, 562.
[2] Pieters, C. M., et al. (2009) Science, 326, 568.
[3] Sunshine, J. M., et al. (2009) Science, 326, 565.
[4] Colaprete, A., et al. (2010) Science, 330, 463.
[5] Crider, D. H. and R. R. Vondrak (2000) JGR, 105 (E11), 26773.
[6] Poston, M. J., et al. (2013) JGR, 118(105), doi: 10.1002/jgre.20025.


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know meat
- 1) A porterhouse steak is a New York strip and fillet mignon joined by a t-bone shaped bone. A t-bone and porterhouse are cut from the same loin, just the porterhouse has more tenderloin on the fillet side than the t-bone does. 2) The way the meat is cut or aged does matter. If the meat isn't cut at the right angle, that can make all the difference. Get your meat cut by a professionally trained person that really knows what's good and how to select and cut it properly.
- 1. Steaks to be cooked quickly in a skillet, on a grill or under the broiler need to be tender cuts. Choose rib eye, filet mignon (tenderloin), strip loin, T-bone and porterhouse varieties.
- 2. For optimum tenderness, choose steaks that have plenty of marbled fat (don't worry, most of this fat renders out as the steak cooks, leaving only flavour and moisture behind, not extra calories) in the flesh and a modest amount of white fat (known as leaf fat) surrounding the flesh.
- 3. Avoid buying steaks that are cut thinner than 3/4-inch (1.5-cm) thick since they are often dry and difficult to sear without overcooking.
- 4. If steaks are very thick (more than 1 1/2 inches/4 cm) cut notches in the surrounding fat so that the steak doesn't curl as it cooks.
- 5. Bring steak to room temperature before cooking.
- 6. Preheat pan, grill, or broiling tray until almost smoking before adding meat.
- 7. Although marinating tender steaks is optional, all steaks taste better if lightly brushed with oil and sprinkled generously with salt and pepper just before cooking.
- 8. Place a 1-inch (2.5-cm) rib eye, porterhouse or T-bone steak on a hot pan or grill. Reduce heat to medium-high and cook, turning only once, for 6 to 7 minutes for rare, 9 to 12 minutes for medium and (I'm cringing, but if you must), 12 to 15 minutes for well-done (160?F/70?C).
- 9. Flank steaks benefit from being marinated overnight and should never be cooked beyond medium. Place a flank steak on a preheated pan and cook for 7 to 10 minutes, turning once. After resting, cut across the grain into thin strips.
- 10. Tenderloin or filet steaks should not be marinated for longer than 1 hour and, because they are so lean, should not be cooked beyond medium doneness. Place a 1-inch (2.5-cm) medallion of tenderloin on a preheated pan and cook, turning once, for about 5 minutes for rare or 6 to 7 minutes for medium.
Instructions3) Freshly cut steaks are not as flavorful and tender as those that are aged. Christine from Tennessee
My next rule is to never buy the pre-made hamburger in the store. Whoa, I think I'm having an attack of deja vu. Either that or I've done all this before. Maybe I was a butcher in another life. Whether you live in this century and or the one before, the advice is still good. Next time you want some nice hamburger cheap, look over the ads and find the cheapest cut of beef available. Give the butcher a call and ask him if he would be so kind as to grind up a mess of whatever it is that's on sale and then go to the store and just pick it up without waiting or anything. Boneless chucks or rounds are often on sale cheap and make outstanding lean hamburger. Actually my favorite cheap meat for outstanding hamburger is pork butts, which can be as low as 99 cents a pound and can be used in any recipe calling for ground beef. Talking about saving money! Ground pork butts add a whole new thrifty dimension to your Saturday night wonders. Mom would be so proud


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Editor's note: Journal Junction offers the public a forum to applaud successes, discuss issues, point out problems and review the events of the day in a constructive manner. Journal Junction comments should be limited to two to four sentences. Longer comments should be submitted as "Letters to the Editor," which is a separate forum. The Journal's classified ads section offers help to those with lost or found items. This is a sampling of comments received today. All others, subject to editing, are published in the online Journal Junction at www.journal-news.net under opinions.
From Charles Town:
City Council members Reinhart and Clark promised to bring jobs to our city. Where are they? And for those who think the new CVS will offer jobs, these positions have already been promised to current CVS employees.
From Martinsburg:
To the online comment about the Japanese and their life expectancy: Guess what kind of health care they have? Yep, universal health care, though everyone pays 30 percent of the bills while the government pays 70 percent. Sorry, your corporate brainwashing got it wrong again.
From Gerrardstown:
Yes, indeed! We should all expect a high standard of performance from our institutions, newspapers, etc. Just because we know what is meant, it does not excuse the mistakes. That is like trashing your environment to know the grass is still green underneath. Not very pretty.
From Charles Town:
We need someone who will deliver mulch to our home in the Charles Town area. We need approximately 20 yards. If you know someone who delivers bulk mulch, please respond to Journal Junction.
From Martinsburg:
It stands to reason that two expensive, decade-old wars; excessive military expansion; and a bloated homeland security bureaucracy are putting a lot more pressure on the federal budget than the arts people and a few AMTRAK runs. So I'll be voting against the folks who created this disaster. I'll be voting against George Bush.
From Martinsburg:
To the Harpers Ferry caller: If you check your figures, President Bush said in August that we were going to drill because gas prices were around the $4 mark, and by July 2009 prices were down to $1.50 a gallon and when Obama took over the prices started back up.
From Jefferson County:
Why shouldn't there be a house in a cornfield and what business is it of yours? Freedom means being able to live where you like.
From Charles Town:
As a Republican, I should have the freedom to make somebody else pay for my visit to the hospital.
From Hedgesville:
To the caller wanting the DHHR to get involved with the situation on Albert Street: I can assure you that it is all OK. If it allows a mother to have her children around a convicted sex offender and does nothing, then it won't do anything about the drug house. As long as the children have a place to sleep and their frozen TV dinners, they are considered taken care of. What a sick system we have.
From Martinsburg:
Why is it that a person who has a felony from years ago cannot be employed today after having paid for their mistakes? Being unemployed will only lead to more crime and drugs. Why not give these people a break? They might be the best you have employed.
From Martinsburg:
Please stop calling it a "free market." When the taxpayers and governments have to bail the stock market out, it is no longer a free market.
From Ranson:
The AAA championship game that Hedgesville won 33-32, in the lowest-scoring game in state tournament history, is a true indication the shot clock is needed. Not necessarily a 30-second or a 45-second shot clock, but a 60-second shot clock would allow teams to run their offense.
From Martinsburg:
The way Potomac Edison is estimating electric bills, it's really putting a hardship on people, especially this winter. They were getting estimated bills for several months. It's just not fair, something needs to be done about it.
From North Berkeley County:
Kudos to the group who picked up much trash on Harlan Springs Road recently. It's such a beautiful area thanks to all of you. Good job!
From Martinsburg:
It's a shame that Vicky Bullett has to go to HCC to coach when there is a perfectly good spot for her as the varsity coach of the Martinsburg girls basketball team.


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The rover Curiosity is expected to transmit a huge scientific payload from Mars, and the mission may also heavily influence how lawmakers in Washington, D.C., decide to spend money on the space race.
Supporters hope a successful landing Sunday night and an avalanche of data about whether Mars ever supported life will generate support for planetary projects. NASA's planetary exploration budget was cut by nearly $300 million in President Obama's proposed 2013 budget, while NASA's overall budget remained flat.
Scott Hubbard, a Stanford University professor and a former "Mars czar" who led NASA's Spirit and Opportunity missions to Mars, said he believes a loss of funding would cause a brain drain at Jet Propulsion Laboratory and give other countries an edge in an important field.
"I hope with the success of Curiosity that people will rethink their position" on funding, he said.
The announced reduction in funding prompted a vigorous response earlier this year from Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank). He convened a meeting with JPL employees to underscore his concerns, grilled NASA Administrator Charles Bolden at a hearing in March, and then led an effort in the House Appropriations Committee to add money back to the 2013 planetary science budget.
A similar effort took place in the Senate, and pending NASA appropriations bills now call for the restoration of $100 million of the money removed in the president's proposal.
But Schiff said this week that election-year politics mean the smoke won't clear on the budget until after Nov. 6, when voters will decide whether to reelect Obama or replace him with Republican nominee Mitt Romney. In the interim, Congress is likely to pass a continuing resolution that will fund all federal programs at current levels, he said.
The cost for the craft, launch and operation of the Mars Science Laboratory, as Curiosity is formally known, is $2.5 billion, according to NASA. That is $1 billion more than the budget officials had originally set, but Schiff said another expensive NASA mission gives him greater concern.
The $8.8-billion James Webb Space Telescope, designed to replace the Hubble Space Telescope in the search for early galaxies, has gone more than $6 billion over its first budget estimate and "sucked all the oxygen out of the room," Schiff said.
Schiff said NASA officials should look to trim other programs before they reduce spending on planetary exploration.
He named the deep-space heavy-lift rocket as one program that has received "funding levels substantially above the past." The project, currently in an initial design phase, is expected to carry astronauts to asteroids and as far as Mars, according to NASA. This year, the program's budget is $1.8 billion.
The only Mars mission planned after Curiosity is the orbiter MAVEN, expected to launch next year to study the Red Planet's atmosphere. But Curiosity could be the last NASA Mars mission for a decade or longer if funding is cut.
Hubbard said that would sideline scientists and engineers at JPL and elsewhere, and would hamper planetary efforts whenever funding is restored.
"You can't turn this kind of capability on and off like a water tap," he said.
"The most precious thing at JPL are the talented people who work there," Schiff said. "They are the only people in the world to figure out how to enter a Martian atmosphere and land on the surface."


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In Chinese. Organization does work and legal consulting around citizens' rights.
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Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra / Landless Rural Workers' Movement [Brazil]
In Portuguese. MST's main areas of focus are agrarian reform and community development. The MST has been peacefully occupying unused land since 1985 and distributing it among landless peasants for them to work it, develop education projects etc. MST members have been criminalized, prosecuted and investigated illegally by the Judiciary and military police of the Rio Grande do Sul State. The Prosecutor has declared the movement illegal and their members have been incarcerated and investigated. Site contains mp3s of MST music, posters from events, political graphics, videos, interviews, forum, and news.
NISGUA: Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala
In English. NISGUA is a U.S. based non-governmental organization that links people in the U.S. with the Guatemalan people and their grassroots struggles for justice, human rights, environmental protection, and dignity. The website includes coverage of news pertaining to Guatemala and Central America more generally, and information regarding campaigns on trade and development, impunity, land rights and militarization.
Survival International: The Movement for Tribal Peoples
In Spanish, French, English, Italian and Dutch. Offices in Spain, France, United Kingdom, Italy and the Netherlands. Formed in 1969, Survival is an international organization supporting tribal peoples worldwide. Site contains news (sorted by tribe and country), videos, blogs, media kits, photographs, downloads of publications, and online store.
Taiwan Association for Human Rights
In Chinese and English. Formed in 1994, TAHR focuses on all areas related to human rights and is the longest-running human rights organization in Taiwan. Contains news on latest campaigns and projects.
University Teachers for Human Rights (Jaffna) [Sri Lanka]
In English. Formed in 1988 with the aim to challenge the human rights violations experienced by the Tamil community and hold perpetrators accountable as well as create and humanize a social and political space for the community. Activities came to a standstill when a key founding member was assassinated in 1989. Contains briefings, statements, reports, and publications.