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April 13, 2013
Race Highlights:
* Richard Childress Racing teammates finished 13th (Kevin Harvick), 17th (Paul Menard) and 23rd (Jeff Burton).
* Menard is 10th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver championship point standings, trailing leader Jimmie Johnson by 63 markers, while Harvick ranks 12th, 77 points back, and Burton sits 23rd, 117 points out of the top position.
* The No. 27 Chevrolet SS team ranks 11th in the Sprint Cup Series owner championship point standings, with the No. 29 team 14th and the No. 31 team 25th.
* According to NASCAR's post-race loop data statistics, Harvick completed 112 Green-Flag Passes, 59 of those were made while running in the top 15 (Quality Passes) positioning him second in both loop data categories.
* Harvick posted two of the Fastest Laps Run during the 334-lap event.
* Menard spent 157 Laps in the Top 15, for 47 percent of the 500-mile affair.
* Burton made 73 Green Flag Passes and 15 Quality Passes during the NRA 500.
* Kyle Busch earned his second victory of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season and was followed to the finish line by Martin Truex Jr., Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle and Joey Logano.
* The next Sprint Cup Series race is the STP 400 at Kansas Speedway on Sunday, April 21. The eighth race of the 2013 season is scheduled to be televised live on FOX beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern Time and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and Sirius XM NASCAR Satellite Radio.
Paul Menard Finishes 17th in the Lone Star State
Paul Menard finished 17th at Texas Motor Speedway Saturday evening after having mechanical issues with two laps remaining in the 334-lap event. The Quaker State/Menards Chevrolet SS driver took the green flag from the 19th position and struggled with handling issues during the early and middle portions of the race. The No. 27 pit crew made an array of chassis adjustments on the ensuing pit stops in an attempt to remedy the loose handing condition on entry and exit of the corners. After a lap-152 pit stop for four fresh tires, fuel, air pressure adjustments and removal of a right-side packer, the 32-year-old driver relayed to the crew that the No. 27 machine was the best it had been all night. Steadily working his way toward the front of the field, Menard was scored 10th at lap 262. With just 19 laps remaining, the caution flag flew and the Eau Claire, Wis., native brought his car into the pits for four fresh tires and fuel. A lightning-fast stop by the crew allowed him to gain two spots, restarting ninth. Looking as though he was going to have his fourth top-10 finish of the season, rear suspension failure with just two laps to go relegated Menard to a 17th-place result in the Lone Star State. Menard now sits 10th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver championship point standings heading into Kansas Speedway.
Start - 19 Finish - 17 Laps Led - 0 Points - 10th
PAUL MENARD QUOTE: "We struggled with the handling of the Quaker State/Menards car early in the race, but the crew never gave up and we were able to work our way inside the top 10. We had a fast Chevrolet SS at the end of the race, and it's unfortunate we had mechanical issues with just a couple of laps to go. We'll keep our heads up and head to Kansas Speedway looking for better results."
Untimely Caution Leaves Harvick with 13th-Place Finish
at Texas Motor Speedway
Kevin Harvick and the No. 29 Rheem Chevrolet SS team finished 13th in the NRA 500 under the lights of Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday evening. Harvick qualified the red and black machine in the 29th position, but was forced to start the 334-lap affair from the back of the field after the team changed engines during the final practice Friday afternoon. The California native was on a mission as soon as the green flag dropped, making a charge toward the front of the field breaking into the top 15 on lap 49. As the race progressed, Harvick informed crew chief Gil Martin that he was battling a tight-handling condition, but continued to work his way closer to the front settling into the top 10 by lap 135. Throughout the course of the race, the Rheem pit crew made chassis and air pressure adjustments during multiple scheduled four-tire pit stops to remedy the handling issues their driver was battling. Harvick continued to race in the top 10 until the caution flag was displayed on lap 282 in the midst of green-flag pit stops, just after the No. 29 team had visited pit road, placing Harvick one lap down to the leader. Harvick took the wave around during the next caution placing the Rheem Chevrolet in the 13th-position for the ensuing restart. The Richard Childress Racing driver remained in the top 15 during the final laps, ultimately crossing the finish line 13th. The top-15 result allowed Harvick to gain two positions, to 12th, in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver championship point standings.
Start - 29 Finish - 13 Laps Led - 0 Points - 12th (+2)
KEVIN HARVICK QUOTE: "It seems like we just can't catch a break these days. All the odds were against us this weekend. We had engine issues that forced us to start from the back of the pack and then went a lap down when the caution came out during green-flag pit stops. Hopefully, our luck will change soon and we can start collecting the finishes this team deserves."
Late-Race Incident Ends Solid Run for Burton, No. 31 Cat Racing Team at TMS
Jeff Burton was making gains on handling issues that plagued the No. 31 Caterpillar Hybrid Excavator Chevrolet SS throughout the first half of the NRA 500, when unexpected contact with another car ended any chance of a good finish.
Burton qualified 21st, lining up on the inside of the 11th row for Saturday evening's 334-lap race. The handling of the Chevy SS was loose from the drop of the green flag, but an early caution allowed crew chief Luke Lambert the opportunity to call for chassis adjustments. Further adjustments during two more stops under caution, and a green-flag stop on lap 130, found Burton holding his ground in 20th but unable to move forward. That move began some 40 laps later with the No. 31 up to 17th place on lap 172, 15th on lap 180 and 13th on lap 197. The Cat team continued to work on the car and, despite the handling still on loose side, Burton was running 13th on lap 275. Lambert kept his driver on the track until the end of a fuel cycle, with hopes of stretching the fuel mileage enough so the next stop would be the last. Unfortunately, on lap 281, Burton was caught up in a wreck on the back straight, just two turns before coming onto pit road. Damage to the left-rear quarter panel was the most visible, but it was front-end chassis damage that caused the biggest problem. Multiple pit stops under caution allowed the Cat crew to make enough repairs to allow Burton back onto the track to finish in the 23rd position; two laps down to eventual winner Kyle Busch.
Start - 21 Finish - 23 Laps Led - 0 Points - 23rd (+1)
JEFF BURTON QUOTE: "It was an unfortunate night for the Cat Racing team. We struggled with the handling through the first half of the race. The crew did a great job making adjustments but, for whatever reason, we'd run good for a few laps and then the handling would go back to real loose all of a sudden. We were actually running okay (in the 13th position) when we got caught up in that wreck late in the race."


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NaruHina child
SasuSaku child
Naruto/Hinata's child:
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NaruSaku child
I despise Sasuke.
Going with Naruta/ Hinato
Naruto and Hinata's.
Sakura brings nothing to the table. She would only dilute sasukes uchiha blood. Naruto and Hinata both bring something big. Uzumakis chakra and byakugan
its unanimous
Yep, as others have said, Naruto and Hinata's child. This is assuming they both have equal mentors though.
They would be trained by their parents
hmm hard to say.. i'll say naruto/hinata cause unless sasuke gives his eyes to his child then he is restricted in power. and narutos child would have a bigger arsenal, sage mode..a better sage mode actually cause he would be able to join with those 2 toads unlike naruto who cant.
uchiha baby
i got to see their fight first.
Hard to say, but I would go with Naru/Hina baby only because with byakugan that child would be able to control their chakra better than Naruto did and would be able to utilize moves a lot better, and with Uzumaki heritage would have a lot more chakra than the average ninja, and they would have Hyuuga family techs.
Naruto and Hinata`s! Plus it would look so darn cute! I don`t think it really matters. Who knows if the children would have all their parents abilities and stuff. Maybe they wouldn't even want to be ninjas and would prefer to sell Ramen. Naruto would never force his child to go a certain path. And Hinata wouldn't either with how badly her father treated her.
Naruto and Hinata's
1.Naruto is Jinchuuriki
2.Naruto has a 'Senju-Type' body(among many achievements, he mastered Sage Mode)
3.His Chakra-Levels are REALLY GOOD.
4.Persistence,Pride,Determination,Spontaneity,.... all naruto
Hinata is into the Rikudou Sennin's 1st son descendance.
She uses taijutsu,softpalms,and can use almost anything Neji does.
Point is Naru-Hina is closest to a Senju-Uchiha union than is Sasu-Saku.
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NaruSaku child
The uchiha child will most likely grow up to get ms and be op anyways..
Sasusaku= a girl/ boy with Sharingan and destructive physical power.
NaruSaku= a retard
Naruhina = a fodder
They're son or daughter would likely be the next Kyuubi Jinchuuriki since he or she fulfill's the requirments needed to be a host. Byakugan is the icing on te cake. Idk mqybe that's just me.
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Sasusaku= a girl/ boy with Sharingan and destructive physical power.
NaruSaku= a retard
Naruhina = a fodder
***** please.. NaruSaku child would be brain smart (Sakura) and good at plans (Naruto.)
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Here at the Institute for Intellectual Stuff (our motto is, "We Research Thorny Problems Such as Poverty and Baldness"), we've recently spent time delving into another timeless issue: Are men and women really different?
Of course they are, dummy. Anyone can see that. Proof can be found in arguments between the sexes. Women always win. There's no middle ground, no compromise, no armistice. If the battle's ever in doubt, they starch your shorts.
Men, on the other hand, gain a temporary upper hand only if they've done something wrong. They're embarrassed to admit it, so they get hostile. That makes folks back off. When he's wrong, a man will start World War III to keep from admitting it.
But let's get down to specifics. Remember when your wife said, "You've got to stop threatening the grandkids"?
You put down your cigar and said, "Well, someone has to police the little … uh … people. No one else does."
And she said, "That's not your job."
That's when a man points to his chin and says, "Well, when it gets up to here, I'm going to say SOMETHING!"
"No, you're not," she says. "You embarrass everyone when you tell the grandkids you'll rip off their faces like cabbage leaves if they don't straighten up. That's evidence of child abuse."
At that point, a man is at a crossroad. He could react as men always do when they're wrong — with anger. He knows his wife is right, because she's smarter than he is.
See the dilemma? When you're right, you're wrong, and often the opposite. You can't walk away, because you might be wrong, but you can't fight because you could be right. Clear?
But enough analyzing. What we're after today are solutions. In my own case, I always remove my hearing aids. That way I don't have to worry about being right or wrong, because I can't hear the argument. Folks think the blank look on my face indicates I'm too shallow to grasp the meaning of life, but I don't bother to explain.
Without my hearing aids, I'm never wrong, so I'm never hostile. I sometimes startle friends with obscure statements in the middle of a conversation, because I misunderstood what someone said. Such as: "Well, I cure my gas problems with soda crackers." But I'm never wrong.
One time when I had my hearing aids off, my wife, Marilyn, said, "I'm happy to see you're not grousing the grandkids anymore."
I nodded. "Yes, I do get sappy around grouse season."
"What happened to your hearing aids?"
"WHO has AIDS?"
"You can't hear a word I'm saying, can you?"
"No, I've never played Fu Manchu."
"This is ridiculous."
"Yes, I suppose a kiss can be supercilious, but it's better than a stick in the eye."
(For those of you without a hearing loss, I offer a set of hand-carved dummy aids, $5.95, no COD orders please. Just stick them in your ears and cock your head, and you'll be ready to avoid any harmful conflict. Just be wary when you put on fresh shorts.)
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It's got a big, sturdy clip that will hang on to anything from a book cover to a laptop to a workbench, and a bright light that will give plenty of illumination for any purpose. The battery lasts for ages, and it even comes with two extras.
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Renaissance Man and Melo came here for the money, not because they wanted to restore pride back to the Knicks franchise and win a title. wake up. silly goose.
That's why nobody never wants to play here!
When everything is going great with our players, ya'll praise them but as soon as things go bad everyone is ready for Stat or Melo to get traded.
Stat and Melo didn't have to come to New York, this is why other teams have better fans because they fans are with them through thick and thin and in New York its off with your head as soon we lose 2 games in a row.
Wake up its the coach not the players!
Please have some damn loyalty and support our players and this team, you don't they want to bring a championship to NY!
If it wasn't for Stat starting things off we wouldn't even have the roster that we have now. With this roster we can win it all but not with this coach and the fans turning on the players, booing them, wanting them to be traded, writing them disrespectful messages on twitter isn't helping it's just a reflection on how horrible the fans are. No Loyalty!
Renaissance Man and Melo came here for the money, not because they wanted to restore pride back to the Knicks franchise and win a title. wake up. silly goose.
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And what about fans who didn't want Amare or/and Carmelo? What about those who thought that uninsured $100M/5y is much too much? Or that we gave up too much for Anthony? How can you accuse someone who didn't want Amare/Carmelo of no loyalty? Not everybody is a bandwagoner who started watching Knicks only because stars signed here...
maybe we'd have more loyalty if our team wasn't always so awful. Is a decent team that isn't scraping to get to .500 and can make it out of the first round or at least win 1 game and not get swept in a decade too much to ask?
I wonder how many registered here during Linsanity, bought a #17 t-shirt and have now since left this place and returned the shirt back to Modells.
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Players show loyalty to team and city; fan loyalty to player follows.
Not the other way around. And def not the other way around when said player(s) haven't shown any.
how about loyalty to the coach? LOL. oh i forget it's only loyalty to the players.
Looks like you got your wish.
Im loyal to the Knicks only. Players and coaches need to show me they care about the team before i show loyalty to them.
Will we ever win a championship again? Id like to think so!
I'm not happy until the Knicks start winning, regardless of the change in coach. Nothing to be happy about D'antoni resigning. If we keep losing who are we going to fire next? Someone buyout Dolan. I h8 that mfer
Is this for real?
SHAT came to New York for his big pay day. The Suns offered him a lot of money, but he wanted 100 million, and the Knicks were the only ones willing to pay him that kind of money.
JELLO came to New York, because he wanted an easy championship. Now he's crying, because he realizes that championships are not bought, they're earned.
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Spring training is underway, folks, and that means it's time for a Chicago Cub to say something outlandishly stupid!
In 2007, Carlos Zambrano predicted the Cubs would win the World Series.
They did not.
In 2008, Ryan Dempster predicted the Cubs would win the World Series.
They did not.
In 2009, Milton Bradley predicted the Cubs would win the World Series.
They did not.
So who will it be this year? Will it be cockfighter extraordinaire Aramis Ramirez? How about Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Soto? What about newcomer Marlon "Gee, I Hope the Bleacher Bums Don't Give Me the" Byrd? And what if everyone keeps their mouths shut?!?
Worry not, dear readers, for staff "ace" (I guess being fat, lazy and hot-headed constitutes as being an "ace" even if you only win nine games) Carlos Zambrano got a head start on the stupid train last September when he vowed he would retire after 2010 if he had yet another poor season.
Uh… yeah. Okay. And Alfonso Soriano can hit a breaking ball low and away.
Something tells me that even if "Z" does have another poor season (and I sincerely hope he does), he still isn't that stupid to leave a guaranteed $55 million on the table, to walk away from the game.
Then again, this is Carlos Zambrano we're talking about.
So hate me haters 'cuz ya love to hate, just don't hate me 'cuz I"m right.
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Jeff, I can only hope that his throwing arm is mauled off by a couple of loose pit bulls in the neighborhood before opening day.
We might not even need pit bulls, Mike. He's certainly capable of mauling off his own appendages… all of them.
I know you'll hate me for saying this, but I like Soriano. He drove me crazy when he was a Yankee for swinging at every pitch, but he seemed like a good kid.
Is Soriano going to be the one this year to forecast that the Cubs will win the WS in 2010? Or is he waiting until Big Z retires? Hmmm… Big Z would be a fool to walk away from $50+ mill. He has a couple screws loose (which may account for his appendages), but I don't think he's THAT off his rocker.
Hatin' is a good way to keep the 'ol blood flowing. It's like havin a gun in Dodge City…keeps people real. Beltran and Wright I believe go to the same speech therapist to correct their 'speakus outus o posteriousis'
Jane — He seems like a nice guy, sure, but I'd hate to have him on my team nowadays as he looks clueless. That hop thing he does is obnoxious, his defense is terrible and he strikes out way too much. Did I mention his lopsided contract? Leave it to the sCrUBS🙂
Greg — I wouldn't put it past Sori… as for Z, yeah, he just might BE that off his rocker.
BTB — I likus yourus stylus.
I think the next Cubs player that says the Cubs will win a World Series this year should be traded at the deadline, like Nomar when he was with Boston in 2004. Maybe then the Cubs will win a World Series.
Holly — Nah, I'd rather they keep him. We're AGAINST the Cubs winning it all, don't ya know!?!🙂
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1. Romney won't say whether he would undo Obama's decision to end deportations of DREAM-eligible immigrants. Romney and his campaign passed up numerous opportunities over the weekend to say whether he agreed with the substance of the Obama administration's order to stop deporting some young undocumented immigrants and whether a President Romney would rescind the order, saying only, "We'll look at that — we'll look at that setting as we– as we reach that."
2. Romney won't say whether he'd support the Paycheck Fairness Act. Romney repeatedly dodged questions about whether he'd support the Paycheck Fairness Act, a bill to crack down on wage discrimination and close the wage gap between men and women. His campaign didn't respond to five requests by the conservative Washington Times seeking his stance on the bill.
3. Romney won't specify which tax loopholes he'd close. Asked yesterday which tax deductions he would eliminate to offset his massive proposed tax-cuts for the rich, Romney refused to offer any specifics on a plan that he has admitted is so vague it cannot even be scored, saying only, "We'll go through that process with Congress."
4. Romney won't say which federal agencies he'd eliminate. At a private fundraiser, Romney reportedly told donors he would eliminate or combine "a lot of departments in Washington," but that he was "probably not going to lay out just exactly which ones are going to go." Why? Because he feared telling the voters his plans before the election might hurt his political chances, just as it did in his 1994 Senate race.
5. Romney won't say whether he supports the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Romney's campaign refused to say whether he would have signed the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, a law that helps women hold employers accountable for discriminating in the pay practices based on gender. Romney said, "I'm not going to go back and look at all the prior laws and say had I been there which ones would I have supported and signed."
6. Romney won't say whether he'd support full reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. Offering only general support for renewal of the Violence Against Women Act, Romney would not specify whether he supported the bipartisan Senate version or the GOP House rolllback bill. His spokeswoman said only that he "hopes [the bill] can be reauthorized without turning it into a political football."
7. Romney won't say whether say whether he'd eliminate the "carried interest" tax break for private equity partners. Romney's campaign has refused to answer questions about whether he supports eliminating the "carried interest" tax break for private equity partners, even when asked directly, saying only that we should probably "take a close look at to see if we're treating capital gains as capital gains or are we treating, in some cases, carried interest as capital gains when it's more like ordinary income."
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A test for Ollie…can he make the children smile?
Tonight we discover if Oliver Perez can manage to dig up the adrenaline and control he so often finds for big-stage games…on a paltry little worst-team-in-baseball stage. The Nats are the one team where 2 out of 3 won't cut it. How many times have we heard about our team's troubles against under .500 teams? That can't continue. With the race this close, we need those games to be gifts, not giveaways. So Ollie, bullpen, offense, let's put this one in the books and take full advantage of facing a .364 team. And then, let's keep up the confidence and crisp play for Pittsburgh and Atlanta, both currently at .458. These are the games, team. These are the ones that could win the division for us.
After all, you don't want to make your children cry, do you? Here are some moments from Sunday's Family Day at Shea. (The first one is Tiny Castro. And do you see Daniel Murphy all smiles with his family?) All together now: Awwww.
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at first i was like "how does daniel murphy have children already?!" and then i realized it was schoeneweis and murphy was with his mom and siblings.
those kids are adorable. and omg baby castro looks exactly like his papa.
Will I'm surprised at you–no mention that HoJo's son is cute!?
[Squeal!] Thanks, Zoe! This all went by too fast on Sunday afternoon.
That's what I figured–but not too fast for pause on the DVR!😉
i dunno, he looks pretty goofy there


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"We did a good job on execution," said Kenedy head coach Lin Havron. "We managed to play a lot of kids and got them some good series. That will help us as we get into district."
The first quarter saw the Lions score three times. With 10:19 on the clock, Eddie Villarreal started the scoring spree with a 3-yard run, followed by the PAT by Weston Hallmark. Hallmark was 8-for-9 on extra point attempts during the game. Later in the quarter, at the 7:58 mark, Jeremy Rodriguez scored on a 14-yard run to put the score at 14-0. The first quarter's final score came with 30 seconds to go as Rolie Zepeda scampered through the Hawkins defense on a 10-yard run to put the lead at 21-0 after a quarter of play.
In the second quarter, both teams scored one touchdown. Kenedy's score came with 5:44 on the clock as Dominic Cruz connected with Weston Hallmark on a 13-yard pass. Coupled with the Wolfpack's only score of the half, an 82-yard pass and a failed two-point conversion with 5:22 left, the halftime lead for the Lions stood at 28-6.
The Lions kept the momentum going in the second half. With 10:55 on the clock in the third quarter, Cedric Mejia took the ball into the end zone on an 8-yard run to make it 35-8. Just eight seconds later, on the ensuing Hawkins possession, Seferino Villarreal intercepted the Wolfpack pass and returned it 27 yards for the pick-six, though the PAT failed. Later in the quarter, at the 8:57 mark, Zepeda ran through the Wolfpack defense on a 58-yard run for the touchdown. The last score of the third quarter came with 1:44 to go as Joey White scored on a 7-yard run to put the lead at 55-6 heading into the fourth quarter.
Both teams, like in the second quarter, scored once in the fourth quarter. The Lions' score came with 10:14 on the clock at White scored on a 28-yard touchdown run. With the Wolfpack scoring one more touchdown, a 9-yard run followed by another failed conversion with 1:43 to go, the final tally stood at 62-12.
Statistically, the Lions had 333 yards of total offense. The Wolfpack, by comparison, were held to 164 yards of total offense.
"We needed that to get back into that frame of mind," said Havron. We wanted to be peaking at this time of year."
This week, the Lions will begin District 15-1A Division I play as they host the Shiner Comanches, who knocked Kenedy out of the playoffs in the Bi-District round last season.
"Whenever they run that veer, it's a high risk, high reward," said Havron. "We've got to get turnovers and control the ball."
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Fifteen years ago, when the star of a popular TV comedy decided to come out of the closet, it was big news. Not just big: It was the cover of Time magazine; a major story on Oprah, Primetime Live, and CNN; and the subject of a New York Times editorial that took her to task for her "ostentatious display of affection with her lover in front of President Clinton." At the time, it scarcely mattered that Ellen DeGeneres protested that she'd "never wanted to be the spokesperson for the gay community." That role was automatically assigned — by both the news media and a gay population desperate for high-visibility representatives — to any famous person who took such a rare public step. It was not to be relinquished for months, or perhaps years. She'd be expected to weigh in on everything from civil unions to "Don't ask, don't tell" until the next willing celebrity came along.
Last month, another star of a popular TV comedy went public with his homosexuality. But the news that The Big Bang Theory's Emmy winner Jim Parsons is gay was reported with such matter-of-fact understatement that my first reaction was a quick Google search to see if maybe he was out already and we'd all just failed to notice. Parsons did not seek out any magazine covers; in fact, he turned down several offers. Instead, the "big reveal" about his sexuality came in the 33rd paragraph of a Times profile about his return to Broadway this summer in Harvey. Nor did he address it in any quoted remarks within that story. The writer simply noted that Parsons' 2011 Broadway appearance in The Normal Heart as a gay activist during the early years of the AIDS pandemic "resonated with him on a few levels: Mr. Parsons is gay and in a 10-year relationship, and working with an ensemble again onstage was like nourishment, he said." The phrasing made it clear that not only was the news that Parsons was gay not the most important thing in the article, it might not even be the most important thing in that sentence.
But sometimes big news arrives quietly. That new blink-and-you'll-miss-it style is an important hallmark of changing times. Fifteen years further into the evolution of gay equality than DeGeneres was, Parsons could make his decision with the comfort of near certainty that The Big Bang Theory, which just ended its fifth season as TV's most watched comedy, wouldn't even feel a ratings twitch as a result. He could also be confident that he wouldn't have to carry the rainbow flag for an entire profession — not with American Horror Story's Zachary Quinto and White Collar's Matt Bomer both having revealed their homosexuality in recent months, and any number of other gay TV personalities, from Modern Family's Jesse Tyler Ferguson to Glee's Jane Lynch to CNN anchor Don Lemon to Bravo's Andy Cohen, having pretty much put to rest any questions about the viability of being out in showbiz.


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WATERLOO Wilfrid Laurier University will play a prominent role in a $100-million initiative to make Waterloo a centre for international public policy and global governance research.
It was announced during a news conference yesterday that Jim Balsillie, co-CEO of Research In Motion Ltd., is donating $50-million to create The Balsillie School of International Affairs in Waterloo and to advance the ongoing research of the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). The new Balsillie school will house Laurier and University of Waterloo graduate programs in Global Governance and International Public Policy.
Laurier and UW will contribute approximately $25 million each to the initiative over the next 10 years.
The Ontario government is also providing $17 million directly to CIGI, according to Premier Dalton McGuinty, who attended yesterdays news conference at the CIGI building in Waterloo.
The Balsillie school is scheduled to open in 2008 and to move into a new building in 2009 at a proposed location at Father David Bauer Drive and Erb Street, next to the existing CIGI building. The City of Waterloo is in the process of considering an agreement that would see the municipality lease the city-owned land to CIGI for the schools new facility, Mayor Brenda Halloran said.
With both an academic and a financial investment, the Balsillie school will be a tangible representation of the strong ties and co-operation that exists between Laurier, UW and CIGI in the area of international governance research.
None of this would be possible without these partnerships, said Laurier president Dr. Bob Rosehart. This ground-breaking commitment will allow us to pursue collaborative research on public policy and Canadian-delivered solutions to governance problems.
Balsillies gift will also increase the number of Balsillie Research Chairs to 12 from three, and the number of Balsillie Fellowships for graduate students in International Studies to 24 from 15.
Approaching the study of international governance from an interdisciplinary perspective, the school will draw from political science, economics, history, geography, global studies, environmental studies and business disciplines. This approach will lead to the creation of multi-disciplinary graduate programs of the highest calibre on international public policy issues, said Rosehart.
This opportunity will bring our research to the next level, added Laurier dean of arts David Docherty. Well house and increase the capacity of our existing programs and be able to compete with the biggest programs in North America.
Its all a natural fit for Laurier, which has been building capacity in this area for the past several years, said Rosehart. This year alone, Laurier announced a number of new programs with an international focus, which not only illustrates the universitys concentration in international affairs research, but also its multi-layered relationship with UW and CIGI.
In fall 2007, Laurier will launch the new Masters in International Public Policy program (under which Balsillie Fellows complete internships at CIGI); a new joint PhD in Global Governance with UW; and a new undergraduate program in North American studies. Laurier already has a Centre for Global Relations, which falls under the directorship of Paul Heinbecker, a former ambassador to the United Nations, a distinguished research fellow at CIGI and now a distinguished cross-appointed fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. Heinbecker is also a board member on the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS), an organization that recently renewed Lauriers prestigious position as the host with the support of CIGI of the ACUNS secretariat. As well, Partricia Goff, a Laurier professor of political science and CIGI senior research fellow, was appointed executive director of ACUNS. She will replace outgoing director Alistair Edgar, also an associate professor in Laurier's political science department, in July 2008.
The Balsillie School of International Affairs will prepare students for careers in national governments, international organizations, the private sector and as teachers or researchers in international affairs.
The issues of today are borderless, Balsillie said in announcing his donation. Its a different world. An accelerated world. One that is adopting change across the globe collectively, aggressively, and irrevocably. Understanding the forces of the climactic times we live in, and anticipating what is to come, means answers must reach beyond borders.
The Waterloo area and Canada have a lot to offer to a deeper understanding of the many areas that impact global governance and international affairs, Balsillie continued. Ideas and creative thinking, the products that arrive naturally in a teaching and research environment, can go a long way in shaping our nation's contribution towards what is to be the world's future.
Read The Record's coverage about the Balsillie school.
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When I was younger, I could not wait to get away from Honesdale, PA. Now that I have come and gone a few times, I'm torn about staying around here. I love this region, the land, the trees, the people. It's my favorite place. As a recent college grad, you might think Northeast Pennsylvania holds little promise for me. I'd have said the same five years ago. But I've been employed around here for a few months, thanks to two local non-profits, Sustainable Energy Education and Development Support (SEEDS) and Transition Honesdale. I have to say, I have been pleasantly surprised by what I have found. There are people around here who are working daily to design and build a lifestyle for the future. If this local passion and action continues to grow, it will make my decision much easier, because along with it will come more practical opportunities for my generation.
At the age of 17, I became determined, for lack of a better phrase, to change the world. Climate change, peak energy, volatile economic systems, injustices around every corner… well, let's just say I am of the belief that we will re-evaluate, re-imagine and re-build the way we live in the next few years. By doing so now, we have a better chance of creating a simpler and more fulfilling future for ourselves and whoever comes next. The changes that I (and many others) envision will require an incredible amount of work. We need to take systems that currently work in a money-based model and redesign them to work in the life-based world that we actually live in.
Don't get the idea that I am overly optimistic. This sort of change is going to take creativity, engineering, planning and networking. We are talking about an enormous logistical puzzle that needs to be sorted out. And of course, it will take a lot of manual labor. When I hear that unemployment rates are rising or that my college-indebted friends can't get a job, I just about lose it. There is so much work to be done!
We are told that individual actions can change the world. It's true, they can, but only when combined with the efforts of others. Collective action on a regional scale: now that is where the real change will happen. When we stop trying to provide only for ourselves and start thinking about the community that surrounds us, that's where the "transition" starts and when profound systematic changes begin. That's when all the work that needs to be done is illuminated and becomes viable. That's when my generation will be able to make a living, while finding inspiration and fulfillment, especially in this beautiful region. I hope.
It's exciting to discover communities and organizations in Northeast Pennsylvania and New York that are facilitating this type of place-based education and community action. Groups that are bringing people together, getting them talking, dreaming, creating and building. Groups like these are changing paradigms, helping people and building the infrastructure for resilient future. If you want to make an impact, join one of these groups. Make your voice heard and challenge yourself and your friends to live a little lighter. Give my friends and me a bit of hope and a reason to stick around.
[Doni Hoffman graduated from Dickinson College with a B.A. in environmental studies. She works on and off for both Sustainable Energy Education Development Support (SEEDS) and Transition Honesdale. Her plans to remain in Honesdale are, as of yet, undecided.]


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Known as "Mate" to his Richard Childress Racing teammates on the No. 31 Quicken Loans Chevrolet SS crew with driver Ryan Newman, Wayne Smith left the comforts of his home in Pearcedale, Victoria, Australia in 1998 for a career in NASCAR.
Growing up, Smith admired Australian racer Peter Brock, the nine-time winner of both the Bathurst 1000 endurance and Sandown 500 touring races. His love for racing turned into a career spanning 20 years including working for race teams in his home country as well as the United States. He joined RCR over two years ago and will celebrate one year with the Luke Lambert-led Sprint Cup Series team in May.
Smith lives in Charlotte, N.C., with his wife, Kate and their two dogs, Howie and Roscoe. When not at the race track, he enjoys spending time at the U.S. National Whitewater Center and cheering on the Carolina Panthers during football season.
What is the key to your job as a shock specialist at Las Vegas Motor Speedway? I think the biggest thing is that place is so rough. It's important to me to build a couple of packages for the driver to run through. With the new rules, it is important to work through springs, bump stops and shocks. We need to find a happy medium, whatever that may be to determine the best package for Ryan Newman.
What goals do you have for this season? My goals are to win races and contend for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship.
What is it like to work with the No. 31 team's new driver, Ryan Newman? He is cool and he is laid back. We've done testing and we've completed two races. I think it's going to be a great year and I think we have a great group of guys. Ryan fits in well with our team so I am looking forward to a good year. It's a very exciting time for this No. 31 team.
What is your most memorable racing moment: Winning both Kentucky Nationwide races with Austin Dillon in 2012. It was my first NASCAR win and to do it with Austin was really cool. It was his first big win and it's so very hard to do. You can win races and you can get lucky. To flat out have the fastest car and dominate was so awesome. That's what you strive for and you want your driver to be in tune with the car and have a great car. That happened in 2012.
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Utah's Senate Bill 96, sponsored by Senator Chris Buttars (R-District 10), was approved by the Senate Education Committee by a 4-2 vote along party lines on January 17, 2006.
L'Osservatore Romano, the official Vatican newspaper, published a piece in its January 16-17, 2006, edition by Fiorenzo Facchini, a professor of evolutionary biology at the University of Bologna, which praised the decision in Kitzmiller v. Dover and described "intelligent design" as unscientific. The New York Times (January 18, 2006) noted, "The article was not presented as an official church position.
House Bill 2526 [Link broken] (RTF) is the second antievolution bill to be introduced in the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2006, and like its predecessor HB 2107, it will presumably be considered after the legislature convenes on February 6, 2006.
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Education 4 Kids has been in existance since 1995. The store opened in 2001. The original store sold all products at 8% below MSRP. That seemed like a good deal for teachers at the time. But over the years we learned that because of manufacturer pricing and distributor pricing, some items at 8% below MSRP were making 60% margin, while some were making less and a few were making more.
For years we kept on attempting to find a way to make things fairer to the customers. A fair margin for us, and a good price for the customer. With over 25,000 products in the store that was becoming impossible to do and we knew that the 8% below MSRP wasn't working well for anyone.
Then we looked around at what others were doing. We looked at where we liked to shop, and looked at what they did. The final word was, we liked to shop at Costco and so we at Education 4 Kids have adopted their model. We don't do sales or specials unless our distributors do them for us. We don't do coupons. What we do is charge a flat 20% margin, and pass on all our costs.
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Common Core resolution introduced in state Senate
After numerous delays, Common Core could soon be implemented in Michigan.
State Sen. Howard Walker, R-Traverse City, introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution 12 on Thursday, which would authorize the state Department of Education to finally move forward with implementing the Common Core State Standards.
The resolution is similar to one overwhelmingly passed by the House last month. The new resolution has been forwarded to the Senate Government Operations Committee for consideration, and then must pass the full Senate and be approved by the state House.
Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville, R-Monroe, has not indicated a timetable for taking up the resolution. The MIRS newsletter reported this week that Richardville is struggling to find enough votes in the Republican caucus to pass it.
Despite three years' of work by school employees and administrators to prepare for the new standards, state lawmakers placed a ban on Common Core when they passed the Department of Education budget earlier this year.
The state would face the following consequences for failing to implement Common Core:
- Michigan will lose its flexibility waiver to the federal No Child Left Behind Act, immediately making every school in Michigan accountable for having 100 percent of students proficient in math and reading.
- Not a single public school will qualify as making AYP, resulting in NCLB sanctions like providing students with choice and transportation to other school districts, costly tutoring services, and much more.
- Local districts will once again have to change learning standards for teachers and students, and be forced to base teacher evaluations on the old MEAP and Michigan Merit Exam.
- School districts will lose untold amounts of federal Title I funds that would have otherwise gone to help underprivileged students.
The Common Core State Standards have strong support from educators, as more than 75 percent of National Education Association members either fully or partially support the standards, according to a poll released earlier this month by the NEA.


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Fishing in Lesotho is one of the more popular activities and not without good reason. As it offers plenty of excitement for the angler and can be undertaken at numerous sites around the mountain Kingdom. The areas are remote, with difficult access and very few people, as a result fishing pressure is very light and you will have unlimited kilometres of rivers all for yourself.
The trout river fishing season opens each year on the 1st of September and closes on the 31st of May. Water levels permitting, the best time to fly fish these waters is at the end of September to the end of November and then again from March to May. Trying to fish during the rainy season (December to February) is possibly the worst time to stalk the river banks, as most of the rivers are clouded with silt and the fishing is badly affected. Continue reading


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Fuze's diyLOD guide [56K!!!]
Not sure where this thread belongs, but I guess this is as good as any related sub-forum ;)
There are more technical discussion on Head-fi if you are interested in this topic...
First, I want to credit 14124all @ Sandisk's forum who first described and built fuze's diyLOD (read here) and waino from the same forum who took his time to do the measurement. This guide is merely a more graphical approach to re-describe the same process of building the diyLOD.
Beware: I can't not guarantee you will find the diyLOD to be better sounding. If you do find it to be better sounding, good for you!
To ensure you are getting the best out of the diyLOD, you'll need to update your Fuze firmware to the latest version!!! The latest firmware are 01.01.22 (for hardware rev.1) and 02.01.17 (for hardware rev.2). You can find more detail on how to update your Fuze here. [EDIT] the current firmware has been updated to 0x.02.26.
As always, this is a Do-It-At-Your-Own-Risk modification.
*Not sure which version of diyLOD you should use? In short, use diyLOD v1 if your amp has input DC filters (i.e. capacitive coupling / AC coupling). Use diyLOD v2 if your amp doesn't have them (or when you can't be sure). See the 2nd to last section on post #2 for more detail.
[diyLOD v1]
- original sync and charge cable mod
1. Taking apart the connector.
The connector is held together mainly by two hooks at the cable end of the connector (where the two holes on each side are). Those hooks shaped differently which make them a lot more difficult to take apart.
I use the small flathead screwdriver for repairing watches to pry open the bottom side of the connector - first I force the screwdriver underneath where the strain relief goes into the connector, than I pry on each side (black arrow) till it is loose - be careful on this part as you don't want to destroy the housing before you even began the mod.
Red circles mark the hooks and green arrow is where the screwdriver goes in / force applied
You can lift this part of the metal shielding once the whole connector is out of the plastic housing. Don't bend the metal too much or it will break.
The complete disassembly of the connector. Note: you are looking at the bottom side of the connector (pin #2, 4, 6, ... , 30)
The bottom, where the USB connections are wired.
The top, same side as the Sandisk logo is.
2. Rewiring.
I de-solder all the USB wires first as I like it that way (except the USB shielding that connect to the connector shielding). There is no reason to pick one color wire over the other for a particular channel - you can pick what ever way you want to solder them, just be sure to remember to solder them in the correct way when you terminate them at the other end with mini jack. It is also a good time to cut the USB cable to your desired length. I left about 4 inches of USB cable attached from the end of connector strain relief - which is about 3 inches left after I put on the mini jack. You might want to leave a bit more depends on your own preference and future usage.
Here is a sum up of what was / is during the rewiring process:
First, you want to jump pin #7 and pin #22. They are located on two different side. I jumped them with the leftover cable on the original USB cable. The reason for jumping the two pins is because it requires a small voltage (1V ~3V) on pin #7 to activate the LO mode, and it just so happens Fuze's pin #22 has 3V supply that can be utilized in this situation. Note that whether other Sandisk player has the same 3V on pin #22 is yet to know. Until we do know about it, you shouldn't use the diyLOD on any other Sandisk player besides Fuze.
Pin #7:
Pin #22: (I marked #10 and #20 red for better recognition)
Once you jump the pins, should check both the connection b/w the pins with multimeter, as well as the neighboring pins (i.e. pin #5 and #9, #20 and #24) to make sure nothing short! Measure every time you finish soldering a pin!!!
A quick test: To see whether you can activate LO at time point, start playing a songs on Fuze and listen to it, than insert the jumped connector in and you will notice the music is silenced (on headphone) but continue to play on the player. You will also notice the scroll wheel no longer able to control the volume. Remove the connector and everything should go back to normal. Note: Your Fuze must be in the latest firmware to perform this test.
I pick red cable as my right channel, black as my left channel, as green as my audio ground. Note that you should also be able to use Pin #3 and 6 (USB ground) as your audio ground as well. Note: be careful on the cable length b/w the strain relief and the pins - you don't want it to come short when you try to put them back together. If you are not sure, extend the cable by wiring an extra length of wire and insulate it properly (you don't want them to short either!)
Since I didn't use the USB shielding for anything, I insulated it as well.
3. Reassembly
Remember to put some tape over the PCB to avoid short circuit,
Terminate the other end with a mini jack and voila, you have yourself a diyLOD!
Fuze - diyLOD - FiiO E5 - Head-Direct RE0
Fuze - diyLOD - iBasso T4 - Head-Direct RE0
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What can I say but GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!
[diyLOD v2]
- Ridax connector with caps
1. Taking apart the connector.
Ridax connector are pretty easy to take apart. Beside the connector and its half metal shield, there are also two small pieces of plastic that are going to be the push buttons of the release mechanism.
An unopened Ridax connector next to Sandisk connector, plus another being disassembled.
Here is a closer look at the pins and its half metal shielding.
Optional: Ridax strain relief
As you can see, Ridax strain relief is actually thicker than the connector housing, you will have to trim it down yourself.
Here is how I trim mine. Make sure you don't over trim yours. BTW. The strain relief only allow cable diameter about 5mm or less to pass. If you are using thick custom cable, you don't need to get this.
2. Wiring.
You can use any cable you find fit. I just use the leftover USB cable of diyLOD v1 mod. Most of the process is identical to diyLOD v1, so read the previous post first.
Here is a sum up of what was / is during the rewiring process:
[IMPORTANT] Notice that the pins on Ridax connector is upside down in compare to the Sandisk connector, so don't mix up!
First, jump pin #7 and #22.
A quick test: To see whether you can activate LO at time point, start playing a songs on Fuze and listen to it, than insert the jumped connector in and you will notice the music is silenced (on headphone) but continue to play on the player. You will also notice the scroll wheel no longer able to control the volume. Remove the connector and everything should go back to normal. Note: Your Fuze must be in the latest firmware to perform this test.
I use a 5 inches pieces of the leftover USB cable as my main cable. I clean up one end and set it up for soldering (like diyLOD v1, red for right channel, black for left, green for ground, and USB shield to connector shield), than I insert the previously prepared strain relief up to that end. To make sure the strain relief will stay in place and does its job, I put a bit of super glue to glue the cable and the strain relief together (see picture). Be sure that the glue is set firmly before you use the cable. On the connector plug, I extend pin #27 (LO right) and #28 (LO left) with two pieces of cable, about one inch should be enough.
Now we can prepare the caps. I use Panasonic audio caps, 220μF, 6.3V. The choice of caps is made because on the similar spec of caps is used in Griffin dock. I strongly advice the use of non-polarized / bi-polar caps (they are more suitable for the purpose). Also, I will advice you to read Tangents' Input Capacitors for Headphone Amps and dsavitsk's Some Notes on Coupling Capacitors articles regarding caps' function and option. The circuit in Griffin dock is a bit more complex (a typical capacitor coupling design). Here is what in Griffin dock (confirmed by 14124all, thanks)
Here is my adaptation:
Note, bi-polar caps are strongly recommended.
First, I punch four small hole on the upper housing with hot needle so the caps can go through. There is not enough space inside the housing for those caps so they have to be place outside. You can place the caps (in series) in any place b/w the amp and the dock, I just choose to do it this way cause I think it is more elegant this way ;)
Note how I bend the legs inside the housing to make sure the caps stay in one place. Apply a tiny bit of super glue on both side to secure the caps' position.
Now the actually wiring following the decouple diagram above. Not an easy job, I can tell you this much (especially in such tight space). Both pin #27 and #28 are coupled to the positive end of one of the caps.
Now you can terminate the other end of the cable with mini jack and test it out before you put everything together.
3. Finish Up
Again, remember to put some tape inside to avoid short circuit. make sure the insulation is perfect!
diyLOD v1, v2, and an empty Ridax connector.
Fuze - diyLOD v2 - 3MOVE
diyLOD v1 vs. v2 - The Difference
So what is the big deal about coupling / decoupling caps that I'll want to make a second LOD just to put two in? The main reason behind diyLOD v2 is to make sure the LO functions as intended. For both the circuit of Griffin dock and AS3525's datasheet, I find out that caps are indeed part of the original design (as DC filter). So what is the main difference b/w v1 (w/o caps) and v2 (w/ caps) beside how caps affect SQ? The differences lie in noise feedback and DC offset problem. First, with out the caps, sometime you can hear distortion caused by turning the potentiometer (volume pot) on the amp. With the caps, it is all silence. Second, There is a ~1.4V DC offset on the line-out signal. When you set the volume too high on some amp (way beyond safe listening volume), you will notice the volume starts to drop out as the volume is going up. I suspect that is DC/AC issue there since not all amp have input filter to deal with DC offset. The 'evil' about DC offset is, amp with no DC filter will amp the DC voltage (along with the music, which is an AC component) and cause it to become too high. The high voltage can kill your headphone transducer, depends on how high the voltage is and how sensitive the transducer to the voltage. Note, some amp do have DC filter as part of the design (i.e. cmoy, Practical Devices' XM3, etc) and there is no need to add more caps in the LOD.
In technical standpoint, I think diyLOD v2 is probably more 'correct' (or 'safer', if you like).
Here is the diyLOD v2i. Same dock, different caps placement.
That looks absolutely stunning, ClieOS!
I wish Cowon players had a proper line out... :/
Thanks, dfkt. I would have bought a D2 if I can find it in stock locally. Than again, I am quite satisfied with Fuze's SQ :D
Whipped up an LOD this evening using a Sansa plug and a Sony cable/molded plug.... works great! A terrific increase in sq. Thanks, ClieOS!! Terrific work and a very easy to follow tutorial. Now if there's a tutorial out there for steadying hands while soldering... :)
Just saw this one on eBay:
Sansa Fuze Line Out Dock Cable For Headphone Amp - eBay (item 290303555722 end time Mar-27-09 09:29:44 PDT)
I probably should build 1 myself before saying that guy is overpriced but, I really think any cable that costs 40$ is overpriced even if it is handmade. I probably will be building one for the car in the future. and maybe then I'll have a different take. btw, nice blog I don't have IEMs yet but I'm lookin.
Just to clarify, I am the guy (who makes the eBay LOD, hence why I didn't commend on HulkSmashNow's post). The reason for the price is mainly because I have to order parts from U.S. (Mouser) and ship them to my hometown (which is on the opposite side of the world), and you will be surpriced how expensive shipping can get (caps are $.25 each in U.S. but >$3 each when they reached my house). Those LOD I sold on eBay is just a way for me to collect back some of the money spent (on experimenting with different parts during the process of writing this guide), and also to use out all the left over parts I don't need anymore. If you are in the U.S., you can easily make one with $10 or less, but it will be twice / three times as expensive for me to build one with just the parts along (not including the time and work it'll take). I am mainly want to be clear that I am not really making a lot of money out of this and it is really unsustainable for me. In any case, I am happy that I have used up all the parts and gain back some of the money in the end, thus I have no plan to make any more of them.
Do check on the Head-fi thread (link on first post, 2nd line), there are a few other who posted their version over there as well.
I figured it was someone getting stuff straight from china and just ripping off a design they found on the internet.....which happens on ebay, sorry if I offended.
Is there any way to make one of these for an e200 series player? It looks like the same plug, but I'm sure the internals are different.
IIRC, someone tried on E200 V2 and it works - but not on V1, probably because V2 series uses the same SoC as Fuze.
good job => Great
Some extra questions from a noob, sorry if this is common knowledge or discussed somewhere else
- is the volume louder compared to just crancking up the volume on the headphone output when using it on an aux-in?
- which version (v1 or v2) should I make to use with the aux-in of my car's headunit?
- can I add a second cable with a USB connector to the sansa connector so that I can charge it as well via e.g. a USB car charger and if so, which pins should I connect how?
Does anyone know if somebody has noodled out a Line INPUT method for the Sansa 30 pin connector?
I don't know if there are signal lines to support such a function -- but I'd almost be surprised if there were NOT Line Input pins on at least some models. Consider how the video out pins on the View were never really "offically" supported/documented, yet, you can buy a third-party video/audio line-out cable for the View.
I'd also like to know if anyone has figured out the protocols for the control signal handling via the cable port. This is something we DO know for certain to exist, a fact made clear to me the first time I dropped my c200 onto my Timex clock radio and found I could control the Sansa via the Timex IR remote control.
With line inputs and the ability control the device via the cable, it would make these things into VERY useful audio recording devices. Think of the potential -- everything from home-made music demo recordings to podcast production, etc., etc., etc. Plug the audio board (mixer) line-output into the Sansa, rig up a switchbox for record/play/stop/rewind etc., and there ya go.
As it rests now, the only way to do STEREO recording (and, at a reasonable bit rate) is to feed a mixer into an FM modulator, and then record off the air. This is kinda Rube Goldberg, and, loses significant audio quality (versus direct line input signal connection), and, there's potential for everything from RF interference to loss of privacy (your FM modulator will have more range than you think -- someone with a receiver with a hot front end and a good yagi antenna can snoop on you from quite a distance).
If there is NOT physical Line-IN hardware support via the connector, then perhaps someone with the right skill set could figure out how to cheat our way in (cut traces, solder in jumpers, etc.)?
About the same as max headphone out. Point is the signal is clean, though there shouldnt be that much difference.
V1 is a prototype, V2 is the one you want. just read the post, it's all explained
Yes. The pinout is shown in the first post. If you can't find out what to do from the info provided here, you shouldn't attempt this because that means you don't have the DIY knowledge needed to do this safely and might end up wireing 5V to audio. Soldering 30 pin connectors is hard enough to do properly so that if you don't have enough experience/knowledge to know WHAT to do without someone telling you, you definitely do't have enough experience to know HOW to do it.
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After falling behind 3-0 early, the Phils tied the game in the fifth on a Chase Utley home run, but gave up the lead the very next inning on a home run by Paul Goldschmidt. Then, in the 8th, they tied the game again on an error, and got the walk-off win in the ninth on a single by Ryan Howard. The win puts the Phillies OUT of the basement in the NL East, as the Marlins lost today.
Cliff Lee, a topic of many trade rumors in the past few days, especially when he was claimed by the Los Angeles Dodgers on waivers, had a tough start Sunday. His line looked like this:
He gave up three home runs as well.
His oppisition, Trevor Cahill, had this line:
Ryan Howard was 0-4 Sunday with three strikeouts until his at-bat in the ninth. Before that at-bat, his August total was 9…in a total of 16 at-bats. Then he hit a big walk-0ff single. Could it be a slumpbuster? We'll see tomorrow.
Domonic Brown had a hit in all three games of the Arizona series, including two on Sunday, which brings his series average to .364. In both last night's game and today's he had a clutch hit that was a big part of the game. Yesterday it was the RBI double, and today it was the single in the 8th that allowed John Mayberry Jr. to score on an error.
Erik Kratz is on fire. Yesterday, he had a solo home run, a walk, and 2 RBI. Today, he had an RBI double, an infield single, and another walk. Surely he won't keep this pace up, but he has done his job and more in these last two games.
The Phillies take on the Braves tomorrow night with Vance Worley (6-6, 3.63 ERA) pitching for the Phils and Ben Sheets (3-1, 1.46 ERA) pitching for the Braves.
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I was looking at Cliff's gopher totals this morning. I don't know what his deal is with that this year. He should easily give up more than the last few years by season's end, putting him as high as the mid 20s.
But earlier in his career, before he was "Cliff Lee", he had 3 seasons where he gave up 30 or close.
Doc was like that his first year here, gave up in the upper teens in that category. Way up from his normal number, as I recall.
I guess it's one of those that's baseball deals. Some years, you just get bit by the long ball..
For quite a number of years after he retired, Hall of Famer Robin Roberts still held the ML record for home runs allowed in a season. I just can't get too worked up about this.
A tight strike zone sometimes means a pitcher has to put the ball more over the plate, which sometimes leads a long ball. It's also quite possible that Kratz is unfamiliar with Cliff, and chose to call a few questionable pitches.
For quite a number of years after he retired, Hall of Famer Robin Roberts still held the ML record for home runs allowed in a season. I just can't get too worked up about this.
…sometimes leads TO a long ball…
It's much simpler than that. He's missing his spots- up. They did a really good job showing that on the lead in to the D-backs broadcast. Lot's of great video showing pitch after pitch, highlighting Chooch's glove, where the pitch went, and what the unfortunate result was.
Much too technical for McCarthy and Wheels to show.
It happens to pitchers, usually because of release point, sometimes 1/32 of an inch off that make a world of difference. It"s nearly impossible to detect, or if you are the pitcher yourself, to control.
Chooch's glove? What game were you watching? Wheels is bad but not because of any technical stuff. He is just annoying and repeats himself. DBacks guys are okay but nothing special.
Actually, McCarthy when realizing the Phils had gotten Cliff off the hook, said Cliff had pitched "well" today. Wheeler agreed, though I can see where he was led into it.
Well, on the whole, seems a stretch.
I assume its Mark Grace who you were crediting with the Zona analysis. He and FP Santangelo, on Nats TV seem real good at providing analysis on the local level.
Moondog- You need to read more closely first before asking disparaging questions, it makes you look foolish.
Try again-
"They did a really good job showing that on the lead in to the D-backs broadcast."
It's obvious his Lee's pitch location has been off sometimes this season. But my point is that sometimes there are reasons for that. I know many times this year there have been complaints about the strike zone, and in a game like today's the catcher and pitcher hadn't worked together much, if at all.
I'm not trying to make excuses, because Lee has been off more this year than most. I still can't get worked up about it, though. I expect he'll be better his next start.
i agree with lefty in that lee was missing his spot at times but i also believe what you indicated george! about the tight strike zone. i can't tell you how many times this year i've seen not just our pitchers but other teams also throw a strike and it should have been a called strike three and on the very next pitch BOOM! HR. it's uncanny.
Did anyone listen to the radio broadcast? Check out Lee's splits for men on bases versus bases empty… opponents are hitting .326 with men on base compared to just .224 with the bases empty. For his career, the splits are much more normal (.249 empty, .259 with men on base) so hopefully this is an isolated fluke-year where he's not focused or he's simply not able to get it done with men on base. My opinion… I think Lee is fine but I suspect that the oblique injury might have a little something to do with his struggles working out of the stretch. Maybe he's not able to get as much torque out of his lower half from the stretch. Maybe he's afraid to really spin those breaking balls. He has had innings this season where his stuff certainly hasn't been as sharp… he has left a ton of breaking balls up and it might be because he's just not spinning them hard enough. It's also tough to bear down and focus when you're not getting run support (which was the case for a while) and when you're not in contention (which is the case right now).
I hope Lee is just having a offseason. He tends to be great but then goes through these periods where he is mediocre.
Exciting game. Dramatic win and it was great to see Dom Brown play smart and clutch baseball, as well as Mayberry and Utley. Lee had a bad first inning, but sucked it up and pitched tough the rest of the game. And, despite looking terrible in his first at bats, Howard got the winning hit. GO PHILS !!!
Okay, This may be the silliest, most ridiculous thought of the day- I have no proof, nor any motivation to go through the labor of proving it.
I just get the feeling that John Mayberry Jr. plays better when Dominic Brown is in the lineup with him. I've felt that way many times in the past, and this year as well. Anyone else notice this?
I agree! Especially when they're back to back! Seemed to work out well last season!
Friendly competition maybe???
I get the feeling that Brown and Mayberry are playing better because lately they've both been getting regular playing time.
Lefty you got me curious and looked it up:
Last year there was little difference (comparing Mayberry's stats when Brown had 0-2 plate appearances, with when he had 3 or more):
Brown w/3+: .848 OPS (22 games)
Brown w/0-2: .851 OPS (81 games)
This year there's not much to go on but again not much difference:
Brown w/3+: .705 OPS (5 games)
Brown w/0-2: .666 OPS (93 games)
If you also count the July 31 game when Brown pinch-hit it helps Mayberry's stats with Brown:
Brown w/1+: .830 OPS (6 games)
Brown w/0: .654 OPS (92 games)
That's interesting. Let's keep an eye on it. Maybe it's the appearance of what Chuck A. suggested.That they are pushing each other, and we can see it- but without tangible results yet. One thing is certain, the lineup looks better with Brown in it.
Actually lefty. no.
It does seem ridiculous Lefty
But at the same time it seems to be holding true – of course, Mayberry could be between slumps?
Nice win today. "Moving' on up …" I'm enjoying the way Kratz is playing. Utley has been swinging well also. I'm sure the competition between Mayberry and Brown could be sparking their performance. I don't care what it is in the end, as long as they keep it up. I'm still hoping they give Cloyd a chance. Go Phillies!
well big ed utley has 7 homers in thirty games! that makes me smile big guy! that project to a 30 + homer season. whatecer he did to get ready for the second half. he better start doing it in january to be ready for april!
Players are having nice ABs and working the pitcher. This team with few more pieces will contend again next year. No dillussions of this season, but I really do like the lineup now despite the lack of a big stick.
joe i really don't like nate shitholes. they can give him back to the gints
Not including today's game, "shitholes" was 4 for 11 with an OBP of .385. The guy he was traded for was 2 for 17 with an OBP of .158.
Small sample size for sure but just sayin'…
Schierholtz isn't the player Pence is, even with the better defense.
But while I haven't done the math to see what a Schierholtz/Mayberry platoon might give you, commenter Joecatz has, and it worked out to about .280/.330/.520. Pence for his career: .289/.341/.480.
David Murphy had the same idea, but with other right-handed batters:
And the guy that was replaced LAST year by the guy that was traded for "shitholes" THIS year is now 5 for 18, with 2 walks and has an OBP of .350.
Again, very small sample but VERY nice to see. I want young Domonic to make a believer out of me again.
Oh, and by the way…he has only one strikeout.
Brown's plate discipline is a continuation of last year. There were 24 players in the majors last year who were 23 or younger and had at least 200 plate appearances.
Out of those 24, Brown ranked…
2nd in BB/K ratio
1st in BB% (walks as a % of plate appearances)
One would think that he's only going to get better as time goes on. I think we are truly witnessing a real "work in progress".
ed i wasn't a big brown fan! i never liked his filding (ie routes to the ball, glove position, throwing to the wrong base, etc.etc.) never liked the position of his bat (too high). however since he's come back it looks like he did work on a few things and i see a good player starting to emerge! i'm pulling for him big time! i like his approach at the plate, he's always had a good eye! i just didn't like that bat up so high where he was vulnerable to that high inside stuff. and as far as his fielding goes? well he looks extremely better! he's actually having better routes to the ball (he goofed a bit on one) but that's ok! you learn from that. and if you notice he's catching the ball with TWO hands now opposed to the one handed side approach! that's very encouraging. and he's thrown a guy out at the plate with a dead accurate bullet! go Dom!
What's encouraging is that Dom is not striking out… he's making contact.
Dom is batting second tonight!!
Schierholtz is a $1.3 million 3/4 OF that plays above average D. The key is what's done with the other $12.7 million in 2013. I believe the Pen will be much better next year. Love Kratz as the backup catcher. Just need upgrades at CF and 3b. It should be interesting.
Rosin had a decent start in the minors this week.
I'm a little surprised there hasn't been any reaction here to a White Sox official reportedly saying that it's "unlikely" the club would exercise the 13 mil option on Kevin Youkilis yesterday.
I figure Youk will have a hard time getting 3 years, but might get 2 plus an option. Maybe around 7-9 mil. Course a strong finish would help his marketability.
You kinda got the impression he was definitely past his prime, which was strong, but he seems to be playing well for the W Sox.
Gonna have to spend SOME money for a third sacker, and he would have some advantages with the Bank's dimensions.
An anonymous scout was quoted as he couldn't hit the fastball anymore, not sure how he's done with that since, but he's shown some power for the Chicago club.
Youkilis is an inverted Placido Polanco (good offensively, defensively limited, and can't keep himself on the field)
He's old, in his declining years, has a history of injury problems, and is going to command more money than he's likely worth. If you can get him for a Polanco-like salary ($4.5 million option in 2013) then sure, pick him up. If he's going to cost upwards of $10 million, you can't pay him that.
If Ruben Amaro Jr signs Kevin Youkilis and pays him $10M a year I will organize a demonstration of Phillies fans at CBP after which we will storm Ruben's office, carry him out and transport him to the airport where he will be placed on a plane to a location that he can't return from.
Of course, all participants will go to jail but it might just be worth it at that point.
I highly doubt that anyone would be willing to give him 10m per year.. Maybe 7-8.. and that would be pushing it. Rather have him than Polanco, that's for sure. Polly is 36, Youkilis 33… with Polanco at 37 you gotta wonder whether he'll be able to play even half of the 162 games.
Can we do that for past blunders or future only? I can be there in a couple hours. And Ed Wade will spring us.
Ain' it jus' wonnerfull !! Phills play the Braves tonight.
First level seats available on StubHub for tonight's game for $12…upper level available for $5.
Original Chuck im not disagreeing with your statement about Lee. However, as a 20 mill+ players even if the Phils only won 10 games this year he better be giving it his all regardless of 1st, last or middle place. I can see though how it can have some sub-conscious effect on him. But still imagine if you told your boss something like that..lol
RAJ said he claimed some players, but I haven't herd anything. The Giants claimed and got Jose Mijaris whose a pretty good lefty making under a million and under team control through 2014. Why let good ieces like that go?
When you need a 3rd baseman and some outfielders, and are still mighty close to the Lux tax, you shouldn't be picking up players you don't need.
Phils don't need a decent Left handed reliever? news to me. That 250K he's owed this year won't get the Phils close to the luxury tax. I admit there's better lefties out there, but Bastardo, Diekman and Valdez aren"t them.
Phils will have about $25 million next year nd they pretty much already acknowledged they'll be over the LT if necessary since it goes up in 2014. RAJ can get some value on the wire and he said he claimed several players, but I guess we lost out or they got pulled back.


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