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As the manhunt for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, learn more about him and his brother, Tamerlan, who died after a shootout with police early Friday morning.
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"This is dust storm country. It is the saddest land I've ever seen."
Washington Daily News reporter and columnist Ernie Pyle wrote those words in 1936 after a trip across the drought-ravaged Midwest. They could sum up where we're at in eastern New Mexico in 2013.
I knew things were not good on our land in eastern New Mexico and it hadn't been for a long time. A daytrip shocked me as to just how bad the drought has become.
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Home List of Titles The High Time Resolution Universe Pulsar Survey VI: an artificial neural network and timing of 75 pulsars
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- Bates, S. D.; Bailes, M.; Barsdell, B. R.; Bhat, N. D. R.; Burgay, M.; Burke-Spolaor, S.; Champion, D. J.; Coster, P.; D'Amico, N.; Jameson, A.; Johnston, S.; Keith, M. J.; Kramer, M.; Levin, L.; Lyne, A.; Milia, S.; Ng, C.; Nietner, C.; Possenti, A.; Stappers, B.; Thornton, D.; van Straten, W.
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- We present 75 pulsars discovered in the mid-latitude portion of the High Time Resolution Universe survey, 54 of which have full timing solutions. All the pulsars have spin periods greater than 100ms, and none of those with timing solutions is in binaries. Two display particularly interesting behaviour; PSR J1054-5944 is found to be an intermittent pulsar, and PSR J1809-0119 has glitched twice since its discovery. In the second half of the paper we discuss the development and application of an artificial neural network in the data-processing pipeline for the survey. We discuss the tests that were used to generate scores and find that our neural network was able to reject over 99per cent of the candidates produced in the data processing, and able to blindly detect 85per cent of pulsars. We suggest that improvements to the accuracy should be possible if further care is taken when training an artificial neural network; for example, ensuring that a representative sample of the pulsar population is used during the training process, or the use of different artificial neural networks for the detection of different types of pulsars.
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Every time a male is randomly turned into a female in naruto sd. That's when I take my barrel of beer and drink shots.
The award goes to: Hinata!
Now seriously.. most creepy is Orochimaru!
tsunade cutting in half. hidan head fall and he still talking. showing karin ass (ok that was gross and creepy ) sakura in naruto belly Orochimaru.
when sakura showed her face for the first time.
better than your face
There was one really creepy scene in the Forest of Death when Sasuke and Naruto are both completely out of it and Sakura's the only one left. She tries to stay awake, but falls asleep, and has this dream where Sasuke and Naruto wake up and are both fine, but then she sees Orochimaru staring straight at her from a bush less than thirty metres away, with his face peeling off, it was so creepy and disturbing because it plays out just like a paedophile stalking a little girl.
Apart from that, yeah, Orochimaru pretty much covers the entire creepiness section of Naruto all by himself, but there were a few other parts:
-Kankuro vs. that stretchy guy in the Chunin Exams, the part where Dr. Stretch breaks his neck and then the head flips around and it's just the puppet, but it still has half of Kankuro's face and it's grinning; looks nightmarish.
-Gaara killing that team of ninja early on with Sand Coffin, and he uses an umbrella to shield himself from the blood.
-Gaara screaming when Sasuke hits him with the Chidori.
-The thought of NaruSasu...
-The thought of Kakasaku...seriously, he's like 26 and she's like 12 O.o
-Manda demanding 100 human sacrifices for Orochimaru summoning him, and then you realise that Orochimaru summoned him all the time during the 3rd Shinobi War; did he want sacrifices then as well?
-Tsunade's true form when she exhausts all her chakra; she looks so much older than Jiraiya or Orochimaru, probably because she's shortened her life span so much.
-Ancient Madara living all by himself attached to the Gedo Mazo.
-Danzo...just Danzo.
-That ninja from the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist who uses the needle, Kenpachi or whatever his name is...he sews his enemies together!
-Naruto going insane after he thinks Gaara's died and attacking Deidara, you don't see Deidara's body, just Naruto's fist wailing on him with blood all over his knuckles.
-What happens to Naruto when he goes into any sort of Kyuubi forms.
-Giant hairless Kyuubi breaking out of Chibaku Tensei and breathing fire, it's like hell.
-Ibiki's head.
-Shino (and most members of the Aburame Clan) having bugs living inside his body.
-The living conditions of the people Orochimaru's captured.
-Orochimaru having a shower; and that's not because it's Orochimaru having a shower (although that's part of it), it's because he's screaming in agony and his arms are flaking and falling apart. And Kabuto's standing right outside the door, which makes you wonder if he always does that or if it's just a one-off thing. Either way, it's creepy thinking about Kabuto thinking about Orochi having a shower.
-Genjutsu...just Genjutsu...Tsukuyomi in particular.
-Kakuzu's tentacle-string things, whatever the hell they are...
-That scene from the filler episode where that girl connected her heart to Naruto's, pulled it out and squeezed it. To make it worse, it looked exactly like a real heart, not a cartoonish one.
-Pain's summons.
-Obito's massacre of the Kiri-nin. SOOOO MMUUUUUUUCHH BLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD. It was like a fountain, holy crap.
And that's my list of creepiest scenes.
agree but kakasaku is hot lol
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During the chuunin exams when Sasuke broke that sound guy's arms. That was really nothing I like to see.
Originally Posted by Kikki
During the chuunin exams when Sasuke broke that sound guy's arms. That was really nothing I like to see.
it was epic and one of the reason he did it was for sakura how cute and creepy
Originally Posted by Animaster21
-Gaara screaming when Sasuke hits him with the Chidori.
That scream is powerful. I love it, despite it being creepy-ish.
Eh, to be honest, so far I have found nothing to be creepy in Naruto. Could be because I'm used to worse LOL But at the moment nothing comes to mind that I would find creepy in the manga
Originally Posted by Tubbi
Obviously everytime we got to see.. YAMATOS CREEPY FACE.
Ok sorry. xD
I think the scariest was when Orochimaru got into his "true" form (looking like a snake with a weird head) and talked there.. Sheeesh, I can't even look at the picture now..
I agree
Originally Posted by Mosgoved
when sakura showed her face for the first time.
Originally Posted by nightfury028
hmm. i agree with that
Sadly, not a lot of people will get that reference....nii
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John Walker, owner of Tower Mobile Home Park, contends the $117,900 breaks down to a $300 penalty plus an additional hourly fine of $100 for every hour that his park is without a permit. Walker announced he also was informed by the city that failing to comply with the fine will constitute a misdemeanor crime.
The mobile home park owner decried the current annual permit fee for a mobile home park in George West, which he said is $75 park fee plus $40 for each space. RV parks are $50 park plus $20 per space, Walker added.
Walker told the council the situation is frustrating to him because many other local municipalities don't charge annual fees at all. Walker said he pays taxes for the park property, is responsible for the road in the park and any water or sewer problems within the park, and he and his tenants all pay for city utilities.
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WVKO, a left-wing radio station in Columbus, Ohio, is going under. Even after being the dutiful soldiers for team Obama the station can't pay its bills. And as the station goes down the tubes they are pointing fingers. At Obama!
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"In a post at the station's website, Richards spreads the blame around to everyone from the Obama campaign to local advertisers," Talkers says.
Boy did WVKO's Richards "spread the blame," too. On the station's website, it is a veritable whinefest.
It is with great sadness I must inform WVKO's listeners that once again, Progressive Talk will be silenced on the Columbus airwaves. Our one-year lease on the station is about to expire, and at this time there is no way that we can continue operating the station. So as of midnight on Sunday, December 16th, the new operators will be airing a gospel format on WVKO. Once again, we had a good run with the station, and we were happy to in some small way contribute to the success that the Democrats enjoyed in November. Unfortunately, it was not a two-way street, and lack of advertising support from the Obama campaign all the way down to local races ensured that we will be unable to continue into the new year. I put my time, money, heart and soul into doing what I believed to be important for the country, but those who benefited most from our efforts chose to spend their campaign dollars elsewhere. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice….Well, we can't get fooled again. Also, a number of advertisers who supported the station in the past chose to turn their backs on us this time. I can't say why, since they would not return our calls. I want to thank our advertisers, supporters and you the listeners for everything, and i hope that Progressive Talk can somehow return to Columbus in the future.
As conservative talk show host Tony Katz asks,
If a progressive talk station can't get community support after November, when will they ever get support? Or, as they advocate about birth control and abortion, should radio just be free?
Nothing is ever free. Someone must pay to keep the lights on. WVKO proves a key component of Capitalism — where there is no market support, no product can be sold.
Obviously, "progressive radio" thinks it is above capitalism.
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Dear Abby: When my son was 17, he began an on-again, off-again relationship with a 21-year-old woman. Fast-forward two years: He now has a felony and several misdemeanors for fighting with her, and they have a wonderful little baby boy whom neither can take care of. I have been supporting the child.
The woman is schizophrenic and bipolar and won't stay on her meds. I'm torn because I don't want to be raising children at 49, but my son won't take care of the baby because he "isn't ready to be a father."
I can't leave my grandson with a mother who can't take care of him (her other child was taken away from her), and she can't hold a job because she's in and out of the hospital.
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Dear Desperate Grandma: Forgive me if this seems negative, but if you haven't been able to turn your son into a man by now, your grandchild may become a man before he does.
If you aren't strong enough to assume responsibility for raising the little boy, then, as much as I hate to see another child go into "the system," he should be made available for adoption. However, if you think you could manage it, then talk to an attorney about getting formal custody of your grandson so you can raise him without interference from either of his birth parents.
Dear Abby: My fiance and I have been together for four years, and we have yet to set a wedding date because he has "unresolved issues" with my mother. How can I persuade him to talk to her about them, or go to premarital counseling? I'm ready to set the date.
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Dear Unscheduled: Four years is a long time. Are you sure this man still wants to marry you? If his behavior is any indication, this may be how he will deal with disagreements after you are married — and it isn't healthy.
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NARROWSBURG, NY — Three new exhibits will open at the Delaware Arts Center's Alliance Gallery on Friday, July 12 from 7 to 9 p.m.
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"Spatial Pathways" paintings and mixed media works by Edward Evans and Joyce Pommer will be in the LOFT Gallery.
Pommer's mixed media pieces and Evans' paintings complement one another as shapes and colors are re-echoed back and forth. A common thread of colors, shapes and movement binds the paintings as areas are heightened while interacting with each other.
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"Fascinating conversations develop when exhibiting our paintings together," says artist Joyce Pommer. Like Evans, her paintings evolve out of her subconscious in a free flowing process. Pommer brings her pieces to life with a collage of handmade, monoprint and marbled papers, fabrics and other diverse materials onto a surface of canvas or wood panels. Pommer was born in Quincy, MA and studied at The Academy of Art College in San Francisco, The Art Institute of Boston and the Art Students League in New York City. Having owned and operated a gallery in NYC for the past eight years, she recently returned to focusing primarily on painting.
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Simple can be best
As we watch all the happenings in Congress, or perhaps reading a best-seller novel, or the daily news or many other events, including deciphering our own prescription drugs, sometimes we are quite intrigued by the many big words that really we have no idea what they mean.
Could it be that if smaller words with the same meaning were used, we could actually know what they are talking about?
They call this plain language! A good education and a vast vocabulary, indeed, is something to be proud of, but we also reside in an area in our valley where there are common folk that can speak the King's English quite well.
We need not be pounded constantly with intellectual words and facts that make us scratch our heads in amazement. This valley in particular has been champions of the working and labor class and uses the vocabulary best known locally.
You see, the smallest of words can have a big meaning, have the power to heal and even inspire and help many. The smallest of words have giant meanings, too.
Plain language to many categories is so useful instead of words that only confuse and hinder actions to be taken in any given subject. The government itself just loves to let you know what they know as their vocabulary amazes us all.
The word "sequester," for instance, lately has been used extensively. Some of us had no idea what a sequester was and were lost as arguments prevailed on the subject in our own living rooms during the nightly news. We seem to get the grasp after a while about spending cuts and the government budget, but it is never officially explained to common folk.
I believe that the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare was never really explained in simpler terms so, again, the common people seemed to be in the dark as to what it really was and how it could actually help them.
In the world of medicine, there is a major gap between the health information people receive and what they actually understand. You see again that even high-skilled individuals can easily find that the health care system is much too complicated to understand.
It is not just poor literacy skills. Some people, in fact, learn better by listening rather than reading a bunch of big words, especially medically speaking.
As an example, here are just a few words and their simpler meanings that just may be easier to understand:
Ameliorate: improve.
Augment: increase.
Compensation: pay.
Components: parts.
Consequently: so.
Diminutive: small.
Expenditure: cost.
Formulate: plan.
Incombustible: fireproof.
Magnitude: size.
Methodology: methods.
Necessitate: need.
Paradigm: model.
Remunerate: pay.
Substantiate: prove.
Using plain language or smaller, understandable words should become an accepted practice in many fields, including finance, insurance, banking and the many laws that are so misunderstood.
People in high places instead of promoting their vast knowledge of most subjects and their splendid vocabulary should realize that they are talking over the heads of many people who just want to hear it in plain words.
"Dumbing down" is a phrase constantly used in describing making words and definitions a bit simpler to digest. Plain language is not dumbing down! We can say that simpler language creates a much clearer and effective communications as in examples of Abraham Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address, and perhaps another noted American called Mark Twain.
Yes, life could be much simpler if simpler words tend to exist, but a good vocabulary is not bad, either, if you have it.


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2010 Vila Velha PATCO Sprint Triathlon Pan American Championships
Event Location: Vila Velha, Brazil
Date: August 29 2010
Technical Delegate: Roberto Menescal
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Email: Roberto Menescal
Phone: 55 21 82587473
Fax: 55 27 33198659
Mailing Address: Roberto Menescal Street: R. Castelo Branco 2111 - Jaburuna Town: Vila Velha Zipcode: 29100-049 Country:Brazil
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Entry Fee: 100 USD
Prize Money: 5000 USD
Distances: Swim: 750 m Bike: 20 k Run: 5k
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'C'est la vie'
In July and August Thomas Bühner will be enhancing the in-flight service in our First and Business Class as the Lufthansa Star Chef on long-haul flights from Germany.
His years as a trainee and journeyman chef led this multi-award winning top chef through a number of legendary restaurants. The top chefs who worked at them contributed significantly to honing Bühner's culinary skills to perfection and to turning him into the much praised creative chef that he is today.
It was in Osnabrück that he reached what is for now the last stop on his culinary journey. Here he delights his guests with top culinary performances. His restaurant 'La Vie', awarded 3 Michelin stars , is housed in a listed, 18th century building. Here, in elegant surroundings, top-class meals are served, conjured up by Thomas Bühner and his kitchen team. The friendly service also contributes to making the restaurant's guests feel at home.
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Twelve steps to equality
Much like addicts talk their way to recovery, so should women gather and speak about empowerment
By Ellen Snortland 05/27/2010
For six years now, I've had the privilege of attending the annual Eleanor Roosevelt Awards, held by the Feminist Majority Foundation (feminist.org). I need this yearly awards banquet to refuel and stoke my activist fires, but more on that later.
On May 4, the awards were bestowed to three women and one man, who have outstanding — and astounding — records in the furtherance of global women's rights. That night I was drinking in courage and greatness, listening to a panel discussion with the awardees, namely feminist and labor organizer Dolores Huerta, formerly imprisoned Iranian graduate student activist Esha Momeni, novelist ("The Kite Runner") and activist Khaled Hosseini and Ms. magazine co-founder and feminist icon Gloria Steinem.
The discussion, moderated by Katherine Spillar, executive vice president of the Feminist Majority and executive editor of Ms., was riveting and far too short. Spillar asked Steinem if she has hope for the future of feminist activism. Steinem answered yes with her signature witty activist view, "Hope is a form of planning."
Steinem also did a small riff on an idea I've heard her mention before: modeling a women's movement after the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) structure.
If you're not familiar with 12-step programs, I guarantee that if you inquire in your circle of family, friends and acquaintances, you'll find people who are active in one. Of course, they are not obligated to disclose that association; thus the "anonymous" in AA. The program is based on what participants call 12 steps and 12 traditions. It has a remarkable track record, not only for recovery from alcoholism, but for a grass-roots structure that has endured since 1935. It is now used for recovery from all sorts of things — co-dependency, over-eating, drugs, sex, shopping, gambling, etc. Al-Anon was formed to help family members living with a person suffering from any of these compulsions. Meetings for women's empowerment? Yes, yes! Hear! Hear!
I asked Steinem to expand for me her notion of why AA would be a good model for creating a post-patriarchy. She said, via email, "We are all communal animals. Alone, we can easily be made to feel crazy or at fault. Women, who are often second-class citizens or servants in their families and work groups, need to create their own communities. That's why I wish we had a worldwide network of small groups — call them feminist, female empowerment, whatever — somewhat like the free, leaderless network of Alcoholics Anonymous groups. Wherever a woman lived or traveled in the world, she would be able to find a small support group of women to join or to visit, from YWCAs to the banks of rivers where women do laundry, from school basements to the shade of a banyan tree, from corporate cafeterias to local libraries."
If I hear one more time about this being a post-feminist era, I might scream. Really? Look at the stats. We're not "post" anything. Things are better, yes, but as the bumper sticker reads, "I'll be a post-feminist in the post-patriarchy."
The analogy to a recovery/addictive model is apt. One could argue that many of us, to varying degrees, are "addicted" to a patriarchal culture. A few small examples include needing the "man" in the couple to be taller, older, richer; not wanting to reveal one's age; not trusting a female president; hatred of one's body; being harder on yourself or other women than you are on men; saying "yes" when you mean, "no," etc. I don't have enough room in a column to go into the pros and cons of the disease model of addictions. With that said, there are attachments to traditional male approaches that border on addiction.
A compulsion is doing something that is not good for you, over and over, knowing full well it's damaging you and your loved ones … but you can't stop. The first step in the 12 steps is acknowledging that you are powerless. In many cases, even if you know your view of life or behavior is damaging, you may not be able to desist, because we are entangled and enmeshed in a culture that kills us with a thousand little cuts; thus, the powerlessness for one person to change a whole culture by herself. There are "micro" indignities many of us suffer daily that, taken alone, can be called trivial. But the accumulation? Wow. All the "isms" work that way too, whether it's racism, classism, fattism, ageism, or plain ol' sexism. I happen to believe that sexism is the umbrella under which all the "isms" grow, but that's also another column.
Anyway, my name is Ellen. (Hi, Ellen.) I need to meet with other women on a consistent basis, because I sometimes feel overwhelmed with the work there is to do to bring justice to women and girls, here at home and all over the world. Hear, hear! That's why I need the Feminist Majority Eleanor Roosevelt awards meeting. Join us next year.
Ellen is a writing coach for first- time authors and teaches a writing workshop in Altadena. Contact her at snortland.com.
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A family's garage is destroyed by a fire Friday morning. It happened just after 11:00 a.m. at N9108 Dennis Rd. in the Township of Manchester in Jackson County.
When firefighters arrived on scene, the unattached garage was fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading to a nearby home, although some of the home's siding did suffer heat damage.
The owners, Mark and Jennifer Hill, were home at the time and were alerted to the fire by a mail carrier.
The Black River Falls Fire Chief says the fire appears to have started in a burn barrel. The owner had put some paper into the barrel an hour or more earlier, but didn't light it. The fire chief believes smoldering ashes from a fire in the barrel earlier in the week ignited the paper. The wind then blew embers from the barrel into a carport area and started the structure on fire.
No one was injured in the fire. The total amount of damage is unknown, although the owners do have insurance.


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Export, trade and finance related agencies across the federal government are teaming up during World Trade Month - May 2013 - to host a series of Twitter Q&A's for U.S. companies. Businesses can participate by tweeting their questions using the hashtag #TradeChat during the scheduled times.
This Twitter chat series will provide U.S. companies with exporting solutions, including information on the resources available to begin or expand exporting goods and services to overseas markets. The Twitter chats will also provide an opportunity for firms to ask questions and connect directly with the U.S. government agencies that support President Obama's National Export Initiative (NEI) and BusinessUSA.gov – a new one-stop resource for small businesses and exporters.
Schedule and topics:
Thursday, May 9th at 2:00pm EDT: Export Opportunities
Information about export assistance, international business partnership programs, match-making, and market research will be shared. U.S. companies will also learn about the new BusinessUSA.gov website and how this one-stop resource can help businesses begin exporting or increase their exports.
Thursday, May 16th at 2:00pm EDT: Financing
Export financing is often a key factor in a successful sale. U.S. companies should be aware of the many financing options available from U.S. government agencies to assist them with the export and trade process. This Twitter chat will provide firms with more information about the available financing options, including buyer financing, insuring foreign receivables, and working capital loans and guarantees.
Thursday, May 23rd at 2:00pm EDT: Training and Travel Opportunities
U.S. government agencies often host training, webinars, workshops, seminars, trade missions and trade fairs for U.S. companies interested in doing business overseas. This Twitter chat will provide firms with the knowledge they need to utilize these resources and events and connect directly with foreign buyers.
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To participate, at the starting time, sign into your Twitter account and submit a question on the topic using hashtag #TradeChat. Agencies will respond to as many Tweets and questions on the topic as possible. Questions can also be submitted in advance using the online form on http://www.ustda.gov/TradeChat.
For information the Twitter chat series, visit http://www.ustda.gov/TradeChat . A live feed of the chats will be broadcasted and archived on USTDA's website for individuals who are not connected to Twitter.
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By Dave Wagner: CNJ sports writer
It's a long way from NCAA Division II college baseball to the major leagues.
Former Eastern New Mexico University pitcher Gabe DeHoyos recently got a brief taste of life just below the bigs when he was called up to the Kansas City Royals' Triple-A Omaha team for a couple of weeks.
He was promoted from Class A Burlington, Iowa.
A 25-year-old right-hander from Artesia who is in his fourth season of pro ball, DeHoyos got roughed up in two relief outings with Omaha. He was brought in to fill a void when the Royals had to call some players up to the majors.
"It's quite a jump (from Burlington)," the 5-foot-11, 226-pound DeHoyos admitted. "It was just a complete, total surprise, but they needed an extra arm up there and they called me up to fill in."
He's now back at Burlington, where he's had a nice run since Kansas City picked up his contract last summer from Schaumburg (Ill.) of the Class A independent Northern League.
At ENMU, DeHoyos posted a 16-10 record and a 3.86 earned run average from 2000-02, primarily as a starter. He struck out 204 hitters in 193 1/3 innings, including 83 in 2001 to tie the school's single-season record.
When he signed with Schaumburg in 2002, he transformed from starter to reliever.
Last summer at Burlington, DeHoyos went 1-2 with a 2.28 earned run average and five saves in 16 games. He's done even better this year — 3-1 in 13 games, including his first professional start, with a 1.49 ERA, two saves, 42 strikeouts and just 26 hits allowed in 36 1/3 innings.
Shaun McGinn, Kansas City's senior director of player development, said while the Royals knew DeHoyos was making a large jump to go to Omaha, they like the way he carries himself.
"What impressed us with Gabe is his demeanor and his durability," McGinn said. "We can use him in a couple of different (relief) roles. He's got the mental makeup that if he had a bad outing, it wouldn't affect him that much."
It didn't take long for DeHoyos to notice the difference in competition at Omaha.
"(The hitters are) a lot more patient," he said. "There are a lot of guys who have come down (to Triple-A) from the big leagues. They look for that one mistake, and when they get it they hit it.
"It was nice to watch and learn from the guys that were there. It gets me excited, and I definitely want to get back up there."
McGinn said most of the Royals' farm teams are made up of relatively young players, and how quickly DeHoyos advances depends on available spots. He said it's entirely possible DeHoyos will move back up during the second half of this season.
A key to his progress is developing a changeup or a split-finger pitch to go with his fastball and curveball, McGinn said.
"Once you get to Double-A and above, it's all about being able to compete when you don't have your best stuff," McGinn said. "We think he's going to get up there someday.
"He's a guy that, as long a he can keep the ball down and he throws strikes, there's no telling where he'll end up. Now it's just a matter of having a spot."


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Over the Edge and Back is a brochure that explains the actions necessary to recover your vehicle safely when one of its tires drops off a raised pavement edge onto the road's shoulder. This is a potentially deadly situation if the driver panics or takes the wrong immediate actions. Over the Edge and Back details the proper actions to take in various pavement edge drop-off scenarios.
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We support the core principle that an entity should recognize assets and liabilities arising from a lease. Our letter also outlines specific recommendations that we would like the board to consider.
We support the core principle that an entity should recognize assets and liabilities arising from a lease. We agree with the boards' proposal that the economic characteristics of leases take a variety of forms, and, therefore, different types of leases should be treated differently.
However, the boards' decision to classify leases based on a principle of consumption is lessor-focused and is not relevant or intuitive for many lessees. Moreover, classifying leases based on whether or not the underlying asset is 'property' is not neutral, and may not be useful for many users. We should account for leases based on the substance of the transaction, not the nature of the underlying asset. We do not believe that the boards' proposed classification model substantively improves upon the current distinctions in IAS 17.
Accordingly, we propose incorporating IAS 17's classification criteria into the standard, instead of the consumption principle. Using the current 'dividing line' in IAS 17 to classify leases would significantly reduce operational concerns, especially many of the operational difficulties relating to equipment leases that are economically similar to property leases, without sacrificing the boards' principal objectives in terms of balance sheet recognition. We believe that this suggestion would be attractive to many constituents given its familiarity, is less complex and easier to implement for preparers, and would enhance the usefulness of information to users.


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Blueprints is a developer outreach program from Sun Microsystems' Java Software division. This program provides architectural recommendations and design guidelines that help Java developers most effectively use the J2EE platform and its various technologies. This article will explain
Where are the J2EE Blueprints?
The J2EE Blueprints program details and all its offerings are available at Sun's J2EE Blueprints site.
Developers can also send their comments and questions via email to email@example.com.
The J2EE Blueprints program is part of Sun Microsystems' effort to encourage J2EE developer education in the following ways:
Sun knows that if the J2EE development platform is to succeed, the developer community must accept and learn to implement it. Developers need to know how and where to use the J2EE technologies for maximum advantage, as well as the types of architectural and programming models that are the best choice when developing and implementing applications.
The J2EE Blueprints program fulfills the important role of addressing and answering these issues and questions that arise when developing applications on the J2EE platform. Members of the J2EE Blueprints program work closely with the J2EE platform specification and reference implementation groups, so we can support the developer community by offering suggestions on the best architectural and application programming models. The J2EE Blueprints program also offers recommendations and design guidelines for using various technologies and features of the platform, as well as for dealing with issues of scalability, portability, interoperability and other topics related to the platform.
J2EE Blueprints primarily serves experienced Java developers who are already familiar with Enterprise Java and are ready to build applications with the J2EE platform. Such developers can be divided into two categories:
The program helps intermediate developers
The program helps advanced developers by
The program maintains a free J2EE Blueprints web site, where we publish white papers, recommendations, and articles. Develop can ask questions through the site, and we expect to generate discussions between them and the J2EE Blueprints team members.
Since the site's first release, the program has updated the sample code and published a catalog of J2EE design patterns. The site includes a sample application, the Java Pet Store Demo, which we've refined to demonstrate the design guidelines. We've also added modules that show interaction of applications like Sun's Star Office and Microsoft Excel spreadsheets with the J2EE platform.
On the site, we show a sample MIS application by introducing an administrator's view of the Java Pet Store. We also introduce the the concept of componentization, and showcase better packaging methods, as well as better ways of exception handling across application tiers
The J2EE Blueprints program also publishes books. In June 2000, we published Designing Enterprise Applications with the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition. The book explains an application programming model and best practice guidelines based on J2EE Reference Implementation version 1.2.1. This book, along with the Java Pet Store Demo sample code, are available at the web site.
We plan to build a section for intermediate developers showing them how to build and deploy complete applications on the J2EE platform following the design guidelines. This effort will also help intermediate developers with an introduction to J2EE design patterns
Other plans include:
We believe that J2EE Blueprints offers an excellent guide -- complete with sample code -- to understanding, architecting and building better J2EE applications. Since the future of J2EE Blueprints program is driven by the needs of the J2EE application development community, its success depends on the value it provides to that community.
Vijay Ramachandran is a Member of Sun Microsystem's J2EE Blueprints Team.
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Cellphone Cameras 7/15/11
You've got to admit some cellphone cameras take quality photos. Georgette Strobel uses the camera on her cell phone all the time. Georgette Strobel, "The last thing on my mind is carrying a huge camera bag, so when I realize I have my phone, it's perfect." Snapping shots with your phone is a great option because you almost always have it with you. And you can store your favorite ones - like a portable photo album. But can a smart-phone camera take the place of a real one? Consumer Reports' photography expert Terry Sullivan wanted to find out.
Terry Sullivan, "I decided to use a birthday party, since that's a great example of a tricky lighting situation." Terry used two smart phones that perform well in Consumer Reports tests - the iPhone and a T-Mobile G-2-x - to take pictures of the kids singing happy birthday. "Happy Birthday …" For comparison, Terry also took pictures with two top-performing cameras - an S-L-R that costs more than a thousand dollars - and a point-and-shoot that costs about 300 dollars. The results? Well, the pricey S-L-R camera did the best, with vibrant colors and lots of detail in the shadows. The point-and-shoot photos were also pretty good, with nice color. But the camera couldn't get in as many people in the picture because it doesn't have a wide-angle lens. The smart phones didn't have a wide-angle, either - and the zoom and flash were not camera quality. That said, with both of the smart phones, Terry was still able to get some OK shots.
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