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Discussion in 'Games Forum' started by bry2500, Oct 24, 2008.
I scored the best score in darts 29 and it didn't get recorded. I need redemption:grrrrrr:
Forgot the evidence. Look at the best score in the upper left corner.Ignore the current score
Vengence is mine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Did it record?
yes the second one recorded.
Dang! You stole my 1st place spot!
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I'd go with the steel guide rod for both... I replaced the plastic guide rod that was in my 92 with a steel one. You can order your 92 steel guide rods from this guy, David Olhasso...Originally Posted by Ancman
I've ordered Steel Guide Rods and D-Springs from him...for my 92FS and Cougar 8000F. Top notch guy.
As for which better, I personally think that the steel guide rod is better. That plastic guide rod is pretty weak and feels cheap.

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Best Mopeds For Summer
Playboy.com gives you the coolest scooters to cruise around on in the heat.
As you finish off that second (or third) case of beer left over from Memorial Day, inspect the newly burned skin from passing out on the dock and hear the giggle of the hot girls next door engaging in a wet t-shirt contest, it starts to hit you: it's finally summer! In Europe, summer is the ultimate time to impress the ladies by cruising by on your Vespa and taking them on an adventure which will inevitable lead to wine, cheese, and straight to the bedroom.
Here in America, the two-wheeled complement on the street comprises the delivery or city bike, the hardcore or sports bike and, of course, the motorcycle. Now we believe there is more than enough room in this category for a speedy ride that comes off as sexy, good on miles and doesn't break the bank.
Sounds great, right? But where do you start? We've scoured the pavement and have put together our list of the coolest mopeds and scooters for you to hit the open road this summer. From expensive to practical and vintage to high tech, there's a sick ride for all.
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Designed as an homage to the vintage Vespas of Italia, the GTV 300's eye-catching good looks are both classy and sophisticated. While the modest 22 horses may seem low, the 80 mph top speed is more than enough for a trip into the country or exploring a new corner of the city. More than any other choice on this list, this model is the lady-killer.
Engine: Single cylinder four-stroke, four-valve (278cc)
Horsepower: 22 hp
Range:168 miles
Coolest Feature: Headlamp on front mudguard; throwback to the first Vespa Prototype
Check it out here.
HONDA Silver Wing ABS ($9,270)
In contrast to the GTV, the Silver Wing is a testament to the versatility of scooters as both a fun day ride and something you can pack up with your girl and head away for the weekend. With almost 200 miles between fill-ups, this twin-cylinder behemoth (don't rib on this, we're talking scooters here), has a 582cc capacity to play with. Extra points for the full extra seat for longer journeys.
Engine: Liquid-cooled four-stroke parallel-twin cylinder (582cc)
Horsepower: 50 hp
Range:193.2 miles
Coolest Feature: Programmed fuel-injection for all-weather usage
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PIAGGIO Typhoon 125 ($2,699)
Boasting the legendary European scooter name of Piaggio, the Typhoon 125 is not only the brand's best seller but the most fun you can have for under $3000. This fun two-wheeled roadster with its sporty, semi-military styling is the newest companion to the brand's classic 150cc variant. We love the chubby tires, which offer a smooth ride on hills or straights, perfect for pick up and go. Hitting speeds of up to 60 mph at this price is impressive; the fact that you've got 150+ miles makes it golden.
Engine: Single cylinder, 4-stroke carburetor-fed engine (125cc)
Horsepower: TBA
Range:162 miles
Coolest Feature: No-bullshit, ready-to-ride functionality
Check it out here.
HONDA Metropolitian ($1,999)
It may be small and quirky, but this nimble little moped packs an unbelievable mileage of 117 mpg, giving the rider 140 miles between fill-ups. While we would heed the name and keep this junior to city streets, we would be more than happy to have this as our urban explorer for those days of hot, grimy gridlock you'd care to zoom out of. An easy choice for heading out to dinner and a movie, and all for under two grand.
Engine:Single cylinder four-stroke (49cc)
Horsepower: TBA
Range:140 miles (smaller, but at 117 MPG you can't go wrong)
Coolest Feature: 22 liters of under-seat storage makes this ride an errand pro
Check it out here.
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A Web-based survey offers clues
Greg Wilson
Computers are now essential tools in every branch of science, but we know remarkably little about how—or how well—scientists use them. Do most scientists use off-the-shelf software or write their own? Do they really need state-of-the-art supercomputers to solve their problems, or can they do most of what they need to on desktop machines? And how much time do grad students really spend patching their supervisors' crusty old Fortran programs?
To answer these questions, Jo Erskine Hannay, Hans Petter Langtangen, Carolyn MacLeod, Dietmar Pfahl, Janice Singer and I ran a Web-based survey during the last two months of 2008. We were surprised and gratified that almost 2,000 people took the time to tell us what they were doing. We were equally surprised by what they told us.
First, a few facts about who answered. Thirty-one percent told us they were from the United States, 20 percent from Canada, and 8 percent from the United Kingdom. Germany and Norway came next with 7 percent and 6 percent respectively, while the rest of the world made up the remaining 28 percent. The high representation from Canada and Norway reflects the fact that my colleagues and I are based there, while the low response rate from areas such as Russia and East Asia is undoubtedly due to the fact that we only advertised the survey in English-language channels.
Thirty-three percent of respondents were 18 to 30 years old; 35 percent were 30 to 40, and 17 percent were 40 to 50. The remaining 15 percent were over 50 or, in the case of 15 respondents, didn't answer. These figures are consistent with reports about degrees: Seventy-one percent had a Ph.D. or equivalent, with 18 percent reporting at least an M.Sc.
When asked to identify their roles, over half of our 1,972 respondents chose more than one category (right)—which is probably an accurate reflection of how many jobs working scientists actually do.
Respondents' descriptions of their disciplines were much more diverse. Roughly 150 identified themselves as physicists, but no other discipline made up more than 5 percent of the sample. These figures are necessarily imprecise, since we had to make a lot of judgment calls when coding them. For example, should astrophysics be classified as a separate discipline from astronomy and physics? If so, what about plasma physics? And how exactly do we count "theological engineering"? (In the end, we discarded that response entirely.)
So what did these people tell us? First, respondents work an average of 48 hours a week, of which 30 percent is spent developing software and 40 percent is spent using it. They also report that these proportions are going up—45 percent of respondents say that scientists spend more or much more of their time developing scientific software than they did 5 years ago, and 70 percent say that they spend more or much more time using it. These answers are much higher than we expected, and probably signal that our (self-selected) respondents use computers more than the "average" scientist (if in fact there is such a thing).
Second, most scientists generate and archive a few gigabytes of data each year. This answer was more popular than all the others together, which were "a few megabytes," "a few terabytes" and "more than a few terabytes." One thing we didn't ask (but should have) was how that data is archived: Is it stored in a Web-accessible database with searchable metadata, or on a DVD stuck in the bottom drawer of someone's desk? Personal experience tells us the latter is far more likely….
Third, most of the software that scientists work with is widely used: Only 10 percent reported that the programs they rely on are used by three or fewer people. When we asked where that software comes from, though, they reported "commercial off-the-shelf software," "open source" and "we build it ourselves" in almost equal numbers.
It's interesting to compare the latter answers with those given for another question. Fifty-eight percent of scientists reported that they do development on their own; 17 percent work with one other person, and 18 percent work in teams of 3 to 5 people, while only 9 percent work in larger groups. These numbers are the reverse of what would be expected for professional software developers, who usually work in teams. They also explain the relatively low uptake among scientists of collaborative tools like version control, which most professional software developers consider essential: If you expect to work alone, why invest in tools for working with others?
The prevalence of solo and small-team work is consistent with another finding. Roughly 38 percent of the programs scientists write are between 500 and 5,000 lines long; smaller programs, and programs between 5,000 and 50,000 lines long, each make up about a quarter of the total, while larger programs account for the remaining 12 to 15 percent. To look at it another way, two thirds of the programs used by these scientists are less than 5,000 lines long.
The hardware scientists use is just as interesting. Eighty-one percent primarily use desktop machines; only 13 percent use intermediate-sized machines such as departmental Linux clusters, and a mere 6 percent use supercomputers. This is consistent with their reports about how they use computers: Most said that interactive use was most common, followed by preparing and reformatting data, preparing things for batch processing, and finally systems administration.
As for what occupied the most of our respondents' time, coding and debugging took first place. Planning and quality assurance tied for second place, reading/reviewing code came third, documenting fourth, and packaging software came last. It is ironic to compare this complaint with answers to another question: What "pain points" hurt you most? Lack of documentation was the number-one answer for more than 40 percent of respondents, and was in the top three for 80 percent.
Where do scientists learn how to develop software and use computers in their research? Almost all said that informal self-study had been most important. Peer mentoring came second, with formal instruction at school or on the job trailing well behind.
To close off, we wanted to find out how good scientists are at developing and using software. However, self-assessment is notoriously unreliable, and administering a proficiency test over the web would have been impractical. We therefore asked our respondents to rate how well they felt they understood various aspects of software development, and how important those aspects are.
The results were consistent with answers given to other questions. In most areas—requirements, design, maintenance, product management and project management—scientists reported that they knew as much as they felt they needed to know. This isn't surprising: Scientists are usually their own customers, and as our findings about team and program size suggest, those who develop software are creating small programs for their own use. Skills relevant to large projects done for other people are therefore unlikely to loom large in their minds.
The three areas in which respondents felt they didn't know as much as they should were, in order of increasing gap, software construction, verification and testing. Again, this isn't surprising, since the whole point of science is to be able to prove that your answers are valid—and that requires confidence in the methods and tools used to get them. The necessity of keeping test tubes clean and calibrating equipment is drilled into students from high school onward, but most are uncomfortably aware that we know a lot less about how to ensure that software is correct. The fact that there always seems to be one more bug to fix only reinforces the feeling.
Our results can be interpreted in many ways, but I think two things are clear. The first is that if funding agencies, vendors and computer science researchers really want to help working scientists do more science, they should invest more in conventional small-scale computing. Big-budget supercomputing projects and e-science grids are more likely to capture magazine covers, but improvements to mundane desktop applications, and to the ways scientists use them, will have more real impact.
My second conclusion is that we're not doing nearly enough to teach scientists how to use computers effectively as research tools. One reason for this failure is that commercial software development tools and practices often don't fit the needs of people doing exploratory research in domains where years of training are required to understand the problems being solved. At the same time, university science and engineering departments feel their curricula are already overfull. As a physicist said to me some years ago, "What should we take out to make room for more programming—thermodynamics or quantum mechanics?" Figuring out how to square these circles is, in my opinion, the only grand challenge in scientific computing that really matters.
This work was made possible by a grant from The MathWorks, Inc. I'd like to thank my co-investigators, as well as Jon Pipitone and Laurel Duquette, who helped with data coding and analysis.
You can find this online at http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/num2/how-do-scientists-really-use-computers/1
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Thx....I am going to do Forecast Fox right now.

FF keeps saying I am timed out...so I know I am doing something wrong. When I am in IE...I just sail through all of my banking stuff. But in FF, they say the bank web site took too long & they timed me out???!!!!

That makes no sense....?? FF always performs better than IE, I wonder what your Dell is doing?
I am hoping this will help. I took off the Windows Defender that comes with the computer.

I like the free AVG better for virus, the free Spybot, the free Ad-Aware and then I use the freeCCleaner to clean my computer, always. So I am hoping that by getting rid of Windows Defender, I was able to get rid of any duplicates...goofing things up.


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Source: Tony Pauline on TwitterDraft insider Tony Pauline says the Giants are being "very coy" with their interest in Alabama T D.J. Fluker.
Pauline adds that Fluker is visiting the Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Giants have rarely spent early picks along the offensive line, but Fluker would instantly upgrade their physical mentality at the right tackle position. He does struggle to get back in his pass drop, but Fluker could have a future inside at guard if tackle doe snot work out.


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This may be the shortest of Shakespeare's tragedies, but the Bard didn't stint on mayhem. Pressured by his wife, military stalwart Macbeth murders the king and seats himself on the throne of Scotland. His guilt turns into unwarranted suspicion, so other murders or attempts at such follow, as does his inevitable demise. The play is a cautionary tale about the wages of ambition, the corruption of power, and the overcompensation of masculine pride. (I don't think it's just my bawdy imagination that made me laugh at Lady Macbeth's belt extending down between her legs. Shakespeare was not above dick jokes. Kudos to costume designers Joy Thibodeau and Christina Shea.)
The playwright was clever to not rely solely on Macbeth's innate condition or his wife's prodding to trigger such a horrific act as regicide. Things begin with Macbeth (Mark Corkins) and friend Banquo (Enrique Bravo) coming across a trio of witches chanting over a potion they are preparing ("Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble"). Among other things, they predict that Macbeth will become king. When their addressing him as thane of Glamis and Cawdor soon proves accurate, they gain credibility. Most cleverly, Shakespeare gives Macbeth a quasi-rational sense being untouchable, as the witches tell him he will never be vanquished until Birnam Woods come to Dunsinane hill and that "none of woman born shall harm Macbeth." How he is tricked provides amusing satisfaction.
Though the expression "milk of human kindness" originated here, it was only by negative example, as the passionately cruel lady Macbeth berates her husband for having too much of it. Corkins is coupled with Emily Trask, and they make for deliciously dastardly villains. As a tragic figure, Macbeth is as unsure of himself before and shortly after his murderous act, although once in power he plunges forth as heedless as a hurricane. Corkins provides the proper regal bearing and an underlying vulnerability; when the time comes for his "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow" soliloquy of despair, Macbeth has gained our empathy if not earned our sympathy.
As the usurping king's wheedling and even more ambitious wife, Trask is a formidable presence. Lady Macbeth has a single-track mind on which she speeds her husband to the throne, so she can be performed with uninteresting directness, but not here. The actress makes her shrewd and cunning, sexuality both masking her savage intentions and providing Macbeth further motivation. When this intense Lady Macbeth tells her husband, who is vacillating about murdering the king, that she would sooner bash out the brains of her suckling babe than not carry through such a serious promise, we believe her.
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Peter Aerts - interview
There are not many men who epitomize an entire sport or way of life quite like Peter Aerts does for K-1. In the world of Kickboxing, Aerts is a legend with a whopping three K-1 World Grand Prix victories under his belt and out of all of the years of the WGP happening, only missing one year. It is safe to say that Peter Aerts is cut from a different cloth than everyone else is, and that he was born to be a fighter. To say that Aerts does not like to give interviews is an understatement, especially when it comes to interviews to international media, so when we got the green light from Peter's wife, Esther, it came almost as a shock to us.
We caught up with Peter Aerts after he landed in Japan last week, in preparation for last week's Inoki Genome Federation professional wrestling event. We were lucky enough to discuss some current events with him, on a wide range of topics from his retirement, the state of kickboxing all the way to pro wrestling. Peter's whole career has been full of hefty challenges, and in his final fight it will be no different, as he challenges the young and dangerous Tyrone Spong. The question was burning in my mind, why would Peter Aerts take such a tough opponent for his last fight, although he made the answer sound so simple.
"Because he's a good fighter," Aerts simply stated. "I prefer to fight my last fight against a good fighter." It was incredibly simple, yet so incredibly Aerts. There have been many doubting Aerts over the past few years, wondering why he is competing against the best still, but his 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix run showed what he was made of and why, even when faced with retirement, Peter Aerts will be challenging himself. It almost feels surreal to imagine Kickboxing without Mr. K-1, and a part of me wondered if K-1 were to announce that they were back and running a Heavyweight World Grand Prix, would you he in?
"Yes!" Aerts replied with enthusiasm, which really kind of makes his retirement look like it is out of necessity and not because of age alone catching up with him. Aerts is tired of waiting for K-1, and had to make the tough call to opt to retire instead of waiting around for them to make good on their promises. While he would not go into detail on the amount or what was discussed, Aerts did confirm with us that K-1 officials have been in contact with him, but that there is still a significant sum of money owed to him and for him to fight under the K-1 banner again, there would need to be some reparations made.
Of course, those aren't the only problems that the sport of Kickboxing is facing, as his retirement fight had to be moved to a new location thanks to the Dutch government who are putting the pressure on larger Martial Arts organizations. The BIBOB law has especially upset It's Showtime's management, with them even talking about relocating their offices.
"It's a big shame for the sport!" Aerts commented on the topic of BIBOB, as he was looking forward to having his retirement fight in his home of the Netherlands. "The government has no respect for our sport." There are many who agree with Aerts, as the main reason that has been cited to the public has been criminals purchasing VIP tickets to events and basically making it look cool to be an outlaw. For someone like Aerts, he has a vested interest in the sport of Kickboxing in his home of the Netherlands, as he has a new state-of-the-art gym and has been focusing more on training fighters than training himself.
"I want to teach my students from my knowledge and experience in fighting," he adds. If Kickboxing events aren't happening in the Netherlands, a gym like Peter's might become less of a destination for fighters looking to hone their skills or young and eager potential fighters looking to learn from a master.
There has also been a lot of talk about fighters leaving Kickboxing for other sports, such as Boxing or Mixed Martial Arts, but Aerts doesn't see it as a threat to Kickboxing as some do.
"It's their own choice," he states. "When they can make good money in other sports, why not?" This, of course is not shocking as Aerts himself has dabbled in MMA when the money was right, sporting a 1-1 record in MMA. Of course, there is also IGF professional wrestling, where Aerts has been the most active over the past year or so. Aerts never imagined that he would end up in professional wrestling, but he did. It was a bit of a fascination for him in his youth, though.
"Sure, when I was young I liked to watch it," he joked with us, but he seems comfortable with it now as it pays the bills and brings him back to Japan where he is still wildly popular amongst fans who know and love him as Mr. K-1. Even as popular as he is, the K-1 name has taken a hit over the past few years. We asked him if K-1 could possibly see the same level of popularity that it did in the past, as well as if Kickboxing itself could be popular without the K-1 name.
"I don't know," he responds to the idea of it being as popular as it was before. "I hope so." As for the idea of how important the K-1 name and brand are, he still feels strongly for the brand that he is so closely associated with.
"I think that Kickboxing needs K-1," he posits, and it might be hard to disagree with the man whose name is intertwined with the legacy of the name K-1. K-1 helped make Peter a global superstar, just like he did with the company itself over many years of competition. So many fights, that when prompted to choose just one as his favorite, he found it impossible to choose, although he did have one memory that really stood out to him as a career-defining moment.
"When I became champion in 1998, that was my favorite moment," he answered.
We had one more question for him before we let him go, and that was a loaded question, which he handled with ease. We asked him if he was leaving behind the Kickboxing world with any regrets, if there were any fighters that he wished he could have fought or that he would like to fight again to prove something. His answer was simple, to the point, earnest and very Peter Aerts.
"No, I fought all of the best," he responds, before quickly adding in, "I think."
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thanks nice read ..
And hell yeah its a damn shame he needs to fight his last fight in belguim and not in his
home country !!!
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How to: Carve a Turkey

Need a crash course on cutting that bird? We've got you covered.

Earlier this week Taylor Seinturier taught you how to baste a turkey and now it's time for the main event. If you need a last-minute crash course on carving your Thanksgiving turkey, you've come to the right place. We at Playboy believe we have a leg up on Martha Stewart's plans; wouldn't you agree? Not only is the lovely Natalia Barulich easy on the eyes, she can carve a bird like a pro.
Wishing you a happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Playboy!
STEP ONE You'll need a knife, a carving fork and a cutting board. Before you start, make sure your bird is breast side up with its legs facing away from you. Keep it steady with the carving fork.
STEP TWO Cutting as close to the leg as possible, pierce through the skin that connects the leg to the bird, exposing the leg's second joint. Apply pressure at the joint and twist the knife until the drumstick is released. Repeat for the other side.
STEP THREE Slice the thigh meat from the bone, keeping your bird steady with your carving fork.
STEP FOUR Place the knife under the breast and slice from the top down alongside the ribcage.
Cut vertically through the breast meat to create medallion slices. Try to keep the skin intact on each slice.
STEP FIVE Once you've finished carving, dispose of the excess and arrange your turkey on the platter. Feel free do a victory dance.
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Johan Ernst Nilson is an explorer. His 32 expeditions in 100 countries include biking from northern Europe to Africa, hiking across Alaska and climbing the highest mountain on each of the seven continents. This summer, Nilson completed his most challenging journey—the Pole2Pole Expedition. He traveled about 21,750 miles through 17 countries, from the North Pole to the South Pole. "I go to remote areas where no person has ever set foot," Nilson told TFK.
Nilson walked, sailed, skied, biked, and dogsledded. Known as the "environmental explorer," Nilson used forms of transportation that are not harmful to the environment. Nilson hopes the expedition, which will be featured in a movie and book, both due out this winter, will inspire others to protect the planet. "This gives me insight into nature. Together with scientists and politicians, we might be able to change things."
A Historic Start
Nilson began Pole2Pole on April 6, 2011. On that same day in 1909, American explorers Robert Peary and Matthew Henson and their guide Ootah reached what they believed was the North Pole. Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen was the first explorer to get to the South Pole, in 1911.
"Peary and Amundsen were big inspirations. We lived in different times and with different backgrounds," says Nilson, who is from Sweden. "But what all explorers have in common is the will to reach a goal—the fight against what others think is impossible."
On the Trail
It took Nilson about 18 months to complete the expedition. He faced dangerous situations, just as the early polar explorers did. He traveled through hurricanes. He endured extreme heat and cold. He fell through ice. He suffered cracked ribs and frostbite. He was even chased by bears.
Eating properly was a constant challenge. The explorer, who covered about 60 miles a day, ate a variety of foods, such as fruit, meat, fish and vegetables. At one point, Nilson ran out of food. He wrote on his blog: "The North Pole is a different story. On an expedition on the ice, you have to eat anything you can find."
In spite of the many challenges, Nilson insists that the expedition was well worth it. He was able to visit with groups such as UNICEF and the American Red Cross, to take part in the work that they do to help people all over the world. He is hopeful that his adventure will inspire others to take action to protect the planet.
Nilson says his big expedition days are now over, but he will continue to explore in other ways. "Exploration is reaching for the unknown, learning how to play the piano, learning a new language," he says. Are you an explorer too?
This story first ran in TIME FOR KIDS, September 28, 2012.


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Real Photos of Nikki's SideboobsSunday, June 27th, 2010
Holy Gazongas! Take a look these photos featuring Nikki Cox's juicy mamaries. Nikki Cox is known mostly for her roles on the television series Unhappily Ever After and Las Vegas wherein she displays her gorgeous rack every now and then. She made appearances is Baywatch, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Eerie, Indiana, and Blossom; she also starred in General Hospital and California Dreams.
After being romantically linked to Kevin Connolly, who played her brother on Unhappily Ever After, this yummy actress was engaged in 1999 to Bobcat Goldthwait. Eventually, she married comedian/ actor Jay Mohr in Los Angeles. After they were married, Jay Mohr petitioned a Los Angeles court to allow him to legally add Nikki's last name to his, changing his name to Jay Ferguson Cox Mohr.
And what's the secret behind Nikki Cox's perky knockers? Well, several wardrobe people from the show Las Vegas have recently said that she is a 38D cup but wears a 38C bra to look fuller and that her breast are natural. If you want to see more Nikki Cox naked pics, just click on the link.


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Scammers target public fears amid NSA scandal
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - As Americans learn more about government surveillance programs, the Better Business Bureau said it gives computer hackers a good opportunity to strike.
Imagine you're surfing the Web and you receive a message, claiming to be from the FBI. The message accuses you of committing a crime (usually illegal downloads or looking at child pornography). It says you've been caught, and you must pay a fine or go to jail.
"They call it 'hostageware' because they're actually asking for a ransom of sorts," said Gary Watson, a computer repair expert at Computech in Idaho Falls.
Watson said it's not just the FBI seal on the message that makes the threat look official. Hackers can gain access to a user's webcam, take a picture of the user and mount it on the fake warning.
"It basically is a scare tactic to scare people into paying the money," Watson said.
Watson said since word of the National Security Agency's confidential surveillance programs got out, he's had to fix more cases of hostageware than he did in the six months prior to that.
"Scam artists love to take advantage of what's hot in the news," said Dale Dixon, a spokesman for the Better Business Bureau. "If the FBI really wanted to capture you, they're not going to give you a warning and they're not going to give you an opportunity -- in fact, no government agency gives you an opportunity to pay a fine upfront to avoid being arrested."
Even if a user does not wire the hundreds of dollars the hackers ask for, it doesn't meant the hackers still can't get into a computer that user's computer.
"We tell people to safe search," Watson said, warning everyone to avoid sites that would lead to the malicious pop-ups. "Go to your reputable websites; your Yahoos, your Bings -- things like that."
If your computer gets infected with hostageware, the Better Business Bureau said you should disconnect it from the Internet and take it to a trusted computer specialist.


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Halloween-Related Fines in Isla Vista
ISLA VISTA, Calif. - Students planning to party in Isla Vista for Halloween might want to start saving up. Especially those hoping to break the rules.
"The majority of our crimes are alcohol related," said Lt. Rob Plastino with the Isla Vista Foot Patrol Unit. "Drunk in public types of arrests, urinating in public. Hopefully those will be on the decrease. The Associated Student Body stepped up to the plate to provide porta potties on Del Playa in Capps park so people can actually use a restroom as opposed to trying to find a dark space and end up getting a ticket."
And the fine is often steeper than the line is long at the keg. For example, if you're caught drunk in public expect a fine of at least $260 dollars.
Maybe you're so intoxicated, you forgot to put on your pants or blouse. Tack on another $305 dollars for public nudity.
If you drink heavily and need to relieve yourself, find a restroom. That "urinating in public" Plastino mentioned will also cost you $260 dollars.
Another common sight: Walking around with an open container. That will set the offender back $260 dollars.
And those are estimates. Court fees and other fines could be higher.
Plastino cites the biggest number of tickets handed out last year: 136 people were arrested for being drunk in public, 93 minors were arrested for possession of alcohol, and 87 people landed behind bars for having an open container.
Law enforcement officials expect those numbers to be higher this year since Halloween falls on a Thursday. They're expecting big crowds to follow, Friday and Saturday nights.
Hundreds of officers from within the U-C system have been recruited to help patrol the streets of Isla Vista during the long holiday weekend.


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Fish oil, folic acid, vitamin C. Find out if these supplements are heart-healthy or overhyped.
In this latest Missouri Medicine article, Richard J Weachter, MD, details the pros and cons of new blood thinner drug Dabigatran (Pradaxa).
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Tuesday's Daily Wrangle: The Magnificent Ambersons uncut
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Last week Kurt Loder talked with the Underwire about some of his personal favorite pieces of lost pop cultures. One item he brought up was the 1942 film, The Magnificent Ambersons, and his hope that an uncut version could be out there, somewhere.
Sounds like a challenge for the Relic Wranglers community: find reliable evidence that this footage simply exists (and hopefully we can help it from there).


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Track and Rail lighting have found their way into many homes. Their designs have changed dramatically over the years. These lights serve as ambient lighting and focused or task lighting. They are versatile lighting fixtures that can illuminate and set the mood of a room effectively. This may be just what you need to improve the ambience in your home. Track and rail lights have that soft glow to help reduce eyestrain.
The Many Ways to Use Track and Rail Lighting
You can use track lights or rail lighting in different ways. They are the preferred lighting system in art galleries for display lighting. The flexible types are particularly very useful in art shows and galleries because you can adjust the track heads any way you want, to achieve the best light effects. You do not even need tools to bend them. You can easily loosen the fixture and rearrange it along the rail. Do not make any tight twists to avoid damaging it.
This lighting system provides a great solution in homes where it is difficult to run wires through the ceilings, such as apartment units. One rail can have several fixtures placed on it.
Track and Rail Lighting is also useful in bars. You can hang these lights a few feet from the ceiling. You can use bulbs of the same color for all track heads or use different colors for a trendier look. Mix and match according to your own preference and your décor. In homes, track lights will look great in kitchens and bathrooms. In your kitchen, you can use them over your countertops or island bar for an impression of a trendy café.
You can arrange the lights in a straight line or in any geometrical shape that you want. All you have to do is choose from the wide selection of pendant lights and track heads available on the market.
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Fred Williams is one of Australia's greatest painters. He created a highly original and distinctive way of seeing the Australian landscape and was passionate about the painting process itself. This is the first major retrospective of Williams' work in over 25 years. It highlights Williams' strength as a painter including important large oil paintings and luminous gouaches to reveal his distinctive approach, often combining a feeling for place with a strong abstract emphasis.
Williams' inspiration often emerged from the unique qualities of landscapes around Australia, from Upwey in Victoria to the Bass Strait in Tasmania and the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Although Williams is most often associated with dry environments, some of the surprises in the exhibition are the works that reveal his fascination with water – ponds, rivers, waterfalls and seascapes. The show uncovers other unexpected elements, such as portraits of his family and friends, and delicate studies in gouache of plants and animals.
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From July 3-5, activists, academics, government and private sector representatives are gathered together at the sixth WAIFG in Abidjan, Cote d' Ivoire. APC is presenting its work on TV White Spaces and innovative use of spectrum. Follow it on Twitter: #WAIGFFull article at http://www.waigf.org/


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I have a question that I hope someone can answer. I have a colony which lost thier queen. By the time I noticed that their numbers had dwindled down to only a few frames of bees, I figured that a new queen would not do much. So I opted for a new package. Only Problem now is that what do I do with the couple hundred of hold outs left in the queenless Hive?
This is the first post I have made on this board, so i would like to say hello and that I really appreciate the information that you all input to this board. And am looking forward this year to using Dr Rodriguez's Fgmo approach to controlling our mite problems.
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All Blacks hooker Andrew Hore has been cited this morning for his swinging arm hit on Welsh lock Bradley Davies in Sunday's test in Cardiff.
The date of the hearing before an International Rugby Board judicial officer has yet to be set but it doesn't look good for the 74-test veteran who will likely miss this week's test against England and the start of next season.
Not even one minute into the game and Hore clobbered Davies when the big lock strayed in front of him at a breakdown. Davies had no idea it was coming - the attack arriving from behind and he left the field dazed, a condition he sustained until well after the game.
Only Hore will know what he was really up to but multiple replays only confirm the impression there was intent and purpose.
"To be honest, all we have seen is the one replay of it and he looks like he is going into cleanout the Welshman in front of him," said All Blacks coach Steve Hansen. "He looked like he went to get him out of the way and clearly something has happened during that.
Until I see it properly I can't really say...but it is unfortunate it has happened."
Davies, who two years ago on the same ground, was legally pole-axed by a thunderous Jerome Kaino hit, was helped off and looked shaken by the impact.
"We are taking him to hospital, he doesn't know exactly where he is right now," confirmed Wales coach Warren Gatland.
"It didn't look great. From the initial look at the video, Bradley's been hit from behind and he's gone down. That's something the citing commissioner can have a look at, but I haven't had a good look at it. I'll be disappointed [if it was foul play] because he's a key player for us. He's not in great shape at the moment but fingers crossed it's not too bad."
- nzherald.co.nz/Herald on Sunday


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Tida is a Hawaiian word for an agressive female personality who will fight with you. Very similar to Tita, only spelled phonetically like a Haole with a mainland education would spell it.
Shakespeare proved to us that he could tame a shrew, but Eslynne Smith will prove to you that you do not tame a Tida, the Tida tames you.
by TamingTheTida February 01, 2015
1. Often associated with speed and agility, a Tida is best described in one word: Steeze. Rare among third world countries due to hazzardous circumstances, Tidas strive in warm climates and river-side habitats. 2. Tom Schaaf 3. The butt-end of a pool stick. Rarely recognized as a piece in itself, it is detachable from a pool stick and can be used in self defense against angry, drunken, and often fairy-boyesque opponents.
In a state of shock and confusion, I gently detached my tida from my pool stick and threw it at Bob.
by Tom Schaaf September 27, 2005
I wish i had a tida to suck my dick.
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by Rachellie February 21, 2007
a druggie.
your such a tida
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Leviathan #3, 2008
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National Gallery of Canada (no. 43256.3)
Since the 1970s, Robert Fones has explored systems of industrial communication, graphic design, cultural symbolism, signs and letterforms. He investigates how they shift from markers of meaning to individual objects when isolated from their original contexts. The "Leviathan Series" was inspired by the complexity of British philosopher Thomas Hobbes' 1651 publication "Leviathan" and its focus on artificial life. Fones carved the first two sentences into 168 bulbous forms then flattened them by photographing each set digitally. Their syntactical function removed, the letters exist as independent entities, while the series as a whole parallels and contradicts Hobbes' sentiments, collapsing the space between nature and artifice, industry and craft, history and technology.
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so, for the past couple of days every time i open clubwrx from computer this pops up:
then it pops up this fake screen that looks like "my computer" folder on my computer. (similar to what trojan viruses do) i click the back button & sometimes it takes me back to clubwrx & sometimes it takes me back to the fake virus thing.
i've checked my computer & i dont have any viruses. it only happens when i come to this website.
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Thanks for taking a few moments to view our online annual report. Here, you'll see firsthand how our dedicated team of health care professionals is making a difference for patients and their families in communities throughout Northern California.
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Committed to enhancing the health of our communities, we continued partnering with local organizations to better understand and serve the diverse needs of our neighbors. In addition, our Sutter Health network donated an average of more than $2.3 million per week in charity care for those in need.
On the national front, 2010 will long be remembered as the year when federal health care reform was signed into law. This set into motion a series of changes designed to make high-quality medical care more accessible for patients. At Sutter Health, this has long been our mission. We're committed to providing our patients with the safest, highest quality and most accessible carewhile doing our part to manage health care costs.
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By Michael E. Smith and Dulcinea Grantham
The police contact your school district as part of a criminal investigation -- a student has alleged that a volunteer coach for one of the district's sports teams repeatedly groped the student during practices. In another case, parents file a lawsuit alleging negligent supervision because their child suffered a concussion during a team practice.
Scenarios like these unfortunately are not uncommon in school districts. In recent years, allegations of inappropriate conduct by coaches who supervise interscholastic sports have increased, resulting in devastating consequences for students and school communities. In addition, inappropriate conduct has resulted in numerous claims being filed against school districts.
Also, the number of cases involving student athletes who suffer severe injury or death during sporting events or practices is on the rise, as are claims against school districts for negligent supervision of student athletes and athletic coaches.
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For some kids, watching the news on TV can be confusing or even scary. But never fear, Linda Ellerbee is here! She's the award-winning journalist behind Nickelodeon's Nick News, a current-events TV program made specifically for kids. As the show's creator and anchor, Ellerbee presents the news in a way that's easy for children to understand.
This month, Nick News celebrated its 20th anniversary. It is the longest running TV news program for kids. To commemorate the big milestone, Today show host Ann Curry interviewed Ellerbee at an event at the Paley Center for Media, in New York City. Ellerbee wore her trademark bright orange Converse sneakers—the same pair she sports on the show—for the special occasion.
Making Sense of the World
First things first: Why did Ellerbee start Nick News? Her answer is simple. "Kids have a right to know," she says. "And they already do know, but maybe not all the facts." The veteran reporter looks at her job on Nick News as more then just an average news anchor. She says she has an obligation to explain the news and help children understand what really happened. After all, Ellerbee says, "the more information you have, the better choices you make."
Ellerbee tries to balance out the bad news with good news, too. "After every tragedy, there's always someone or something trying to make it better," she explains.
Aside from current events, Nick News also covers issues that are going on in the world of kids, including stories about middle school or bullying. When deciding what topics to feature, Ellerbee says, "We think: What current events are kids unable to avoid? What are they already hearing about? What can we help them understand better?"
One recent episode, called "What Happened?: The Story of September 11, 2001," is an example of that. The special episode explained the tragic events of the September 11 terror attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C. Other episodes, like "Inside Outsiders," about kids who are outsides by choice, aim to let viewers know that "you're not alone, and you're not crazy," Ellerbee told TFK.
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Linda Ellerbee has been a journalist for more than 30 years and has won many awards. What's her advice for budding young journalists? "Never forget newspapers!" Ellerbee said. "Read the newspaper everyday!"


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How goes it folks, I have been reading and looking and after a couple days I have decided to to the planning stages of a custom mando bounty hunter.
I have been reading on here and mando mercs for a few days and it didn't take much for me to be convinced to make a custom mando.
The one person that inspired me the most was Jax's white armor and generally the style he brought to the custom scene, his armor and getup to me was the most unique and screamed I just walked off the set.
I am much into props but am still waiting for my acceptance to TRPF but not to worried about it. My first prop is a saber from Thecustomsabershop.com and currently reworking the 3rd stage of my saber. I own a plecter labs crystal focus saber core version 2.5, which is the holy grail of luxeon led driver/soundboards for the saber prop community.
Plecterlabs.com Dudes name is Erv and is french and is cool as hell. Erv also is designing a control module called Blaster core and as soon as I could I went out and bought me a Nerf longshot dart gun that iam gonna turn into a custom blaster.
I checked out the Nerf forums Nerf haven and nerfhq and found alot of cool mods to make them shoot darts farther and whatnot. But Iam more into the prop aspect of what this toy gun can become. I plan on integrating the front gun into where the bipod originally sits then hit it with krylon fusion camo black and green paints in a tiger stripe pattern. But need to wait on that when I decide what color pattern iam going with for the costume.
Iam still in the planning stages of my Jedi costume and have been for over a year or so now, so I imagine iam gonna be planning my mando costume for a couple years and figuring out exactly what I want to do.
I put an immense amount of planning into something before I just head in, except for the Nerf gun but I wanted one of them for a while anyway just never had an plan for it, but when I seen the videos of the blaster core I just had to have one.
If you want to check out ervs youtube videos here's the link to his channel.
Now remember he is french so your gonna have to listen carefully as his accent is very french but his english is good, some things he has trouble taking a french phrase and making it the english version but hes pretty good.
This guy is an electronic genius and knows alot about electronics and devices.
When I originally got the nerf toy I was going thru many ideas I had in my head for a while, one in particular was doom guy from well the original doom games but images and resources are very limited and would require alot of one off parts. But finding TDH site and eventually finding this site the decision was made. Many moons ago I was a huge boba fan but boba wasn't me as I wasn't a fan of the jet pack but everything else about him I was sold on, I got several action figures of him and his slave 1 from the shadows of the empire line of action figs, and my action fig collection is huge if you want to check it out here's the link to my photobucket.
All of it resides in the wooden chest I made in high school, My vehicles are setting on the chest, its 4' long 2' wide and 2' deep. cost me approximately $300 to make.
I have been a starwars fan ever since I can remember, I was in awestruck when I first saw Luke in ROTJ chipping the stabilizer off the speeder bike in the forest chase.
And every time it was on TV I was glued and my parents had to let me watch it, if they attempted to change the channel I threw a fit, Yeah I was a deamon spawn when I was a kid, Iam 24 years old now and will be 25 4 months so I feel old with all the **** I've gone thru in my life. But my love for star wars is stronger than most peoples, Iam not one of them mega nerds that knows everything and has everything. Iam a true fan and collector but don't try to go out and get everything there is, to me that's just kinda lame and when you start mega collection you lose touch with why you started in the first place.
Iam not that great of an drawer so I do alot of planning in my head and wordpads on the pc, and saving pics of peoples costumes then making notes in the wordpad are a lifesaver to my planning stages. I even plan to the last detail like where lrg to med details and and the small ones are done when putting things togeather to assemble.
Thats about all I guess, largest introduction ive ever made and I hope I dident bore you. I hope to learn alot from you guys and hope to be part of the mando family someday.


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Hello moleman,
Yes, there are lots of bad Sten mags. They were a real problem for the Brits in WW-II. The mags are a copy of the German Schmeiser MP-28. The mags can be tuned-up to work with some care.
Wow, I think I would check the mag spring first. Maybe put a block or try to shim it up for more push up on the mag follower. Cheap and easy experiment...
Do it before it is too late!
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Hello moleman,
Yes, there are lots of bad Sten mags. They were a real problem for the Brits in WW-II. The mags are a copy of the German Schmeiser MP-28. The mags can be tuned-up to work with some care.
Viper Dude,
I ended up bending the feed lips on the bad mag to match the mag that would feed. That seems to of fixed that mag. I tried it out and it feeds well now. I tried some of my 124gr lrn bullets with a 4.0gr charge of 321. That light load wouldn't cycle the action, but a 115gr fmj with 5.2gr of 231 (which is a starting load) cycles it just fine. The +p ranger ammo that I initially was using is noticably louder with a more energetic case ejection. I think I have a good cartridge load range that'll work the action. After the last gas port adjustment I was getting some bullet jacket in the gas system which was beginning to disappear. I had no copper in the gas system today, but I did have some lead dust stuck to the bolt tail where the key dumps the gas. If I'm going to work up a lead plinking load I think I'll have to debur the gas port first.
Some .50BMG guys load turned steel bullets and report no abnormal barrel wear, I'm thinking something like that would deburr a gas port pretty well. Turn a few bullets right at .355, anneal them, load them up with a minimum load and see if it knocks the burrs off.
Oh and remember that the gas key might restrict a bit of gas flow too, what with the bend in the gas channel. Might want to look at the insides of it and maybe port it out.
Hello moleman,
There must be a neet way to deburr the gas port on the inside of the 9mm barrel. A tiny dental burr ??? A Burrquick" tool ??? A stainless bore brush ??? A cable with some grinding compound ???
Viper Dude, Yes I was planning on using a small dental burr to do it! I got lazy the last time I drilled the gas port and just used a cordless drill instead of squaring it up in the mill. I think I have the gas port canted slightly. Before that there were no bullet shavings in the gas system and I enlarged it several times. Not a big deal and it seems fine now with fmj. I'm cheap though and like to shoot cast bullets. The gas port is around .108"-.110" so a slightly modified 1/8" shank dremmel bit would also work.
[486], You're thinking this through! When I was working on the bolt I measured a gas key and the inside after the turn is around .122". The gas tube is a little under 1/8" (.118"ish) and is really the choke point for gas getting from the barrel to the bolt at the 90 degree turn in the gas block. The gas port is about as it should be and I don't think a bigger one would improve things. The upper seems to be working fine at starting loads all the way up to +p loads. I really don't want to overgas it more so it'll work with very light plinking loads. The upper worked fine with +P loads with a gas port of .100". I opened it up some so I could use slightly lighter loads than standard. The light plinking loads don't even break 900fps but work in some of my other 9mm builds so I'll just use them up and increase the powder till they work in this upper. It shouldn't take much.
Maybe try drilling the gas hole after the bend in the key larger, then when making the turn the gas doesn't meet a restriction, because they probably just run a drill bit in from each end to make it, where the 2 holes meet [where the bend is] might not be full bore of either drill size.
With a little googling [as I've never had an AR gas key off of the bolt carrier] I found a pic that shows the hole sizes. You might also want to take a small round file to the bolt carrier's gas hole and elongate it to the front to make for a more gradual radius there with the larger hole in the gas key.
Ar 15 gas key image by Phil_in_CS on Photobucket
Might get the nice light loads cycle. That'll save you a bit in powder if you shoot as much as I know making a 9mm AR would let me shoot! 8D
[486] The photo of the guys messed up carrier you linked to shows how the gas passage is angled in the photo and since it is an angled cut across the 1/8" hole the hole is actually .123"x.178" (still an 1/8" hole as far as a passage goes). I can stick an 1/8" bit through both ends of the gas key and see it in the hole of the other side which means the same funky .123"x.178" hole is inside the key as well (still a 1/8" passage as far as the gas goes). I measured a gas tube as I was pulling the .118" measurement from memory. It turns out its closer to .113"-.114" I just remembered it was smaller than 1/8" as I had to turn down some 1/8" drill rod to cap the gas tube so I could press it in. That means the passage in the key is still around .010" larger than the gas tube and probably .015" larger than the gas port.
The 4gr of win 231 just isn't powerful enough to cycle the action. Not the guns fault it is a very light load. I typically load lead plinking rounds as slow as possible as it uses less powder and you don't get much leading to speak of compared to driving them faster. The 4gr loading is maybe going somewhere around 870fps and I was using as it cycled my sgn-9 and suomi, plus you get 1750 rounds out of a pound of powder occording to the math. Even if I go up to 4.6gr I'll still be right at a starting load for some of the reloading books I have and will get 1500+ rounds out of a pound of powder. I can live with that.
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One more nice build. At work now so look for a pm tomarow. Muttman.
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I see the OB as the electronic version of the old locally owned sportsman's store that s now so hard to find and so dearly remembered by most of us.
The old regulars are always there. Knowledgeable, but more importantly experienced, they are willing to lend advice whenever they can but are not prone to speak up with conjecture unless no valuable information is to be had. Each is known and respected for being as close to an authority about a specific subject or subjects as is available. They aren't easily excitable and are rarely verbose, but can be fiercely loyal to their ways and friends.
Then there are the frequent visitors. They share ideals, values, and passions with the old regulars but may lack the breadth experiences. They usually walk the walk and talk the talk. They are comfortable exposing some degree of ignorance in the search to gain experienced information. This group is more capable of fostering excitement, debate, and ambition about a particular subject amongst themselves and the regulars than the regulars are capable of alone.
From the outside the discourse may seem glib, short, or harsh but those involved understand the brevity. They realize that these often harsh words said with a smile and a chuckle are a sign of endearment and common ground.
Of course there are a variety of others that wander in. The lost and in need of help, the misguided or ill informed, the damsel in distress, the outsider with strange and different methods and values, the spectator just wanting to catch a glimpse, the salesman, the politician, the sheriff, and even an activist or two have all been known to drop by.
Those smart enough to show some minimal respect and courtesy are universally accepted and helped. Conflicts in ethics and values are even rationally debated and discussed as long as certain unwritten lines are not crossed. But those with thin skin, closed minds, malicious intent or blatant disrespect are either ignored or confronted by the frequent visitors noted above. And rarely when the truly egregious occurs it can cause the old regulars to rise from their seat and spit a stream of chew on the floor at your feet.
( an action likely universally understood here but few other places)
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Welcome to the Quilting Board!
I live only 20 minutes away, but I won't be there. I will be working at Caroline's Cottage Cottons in Rome City, IN. We are also having a sale that day, since we have tons of gals stopping in on their way home from Shipshe. Stop in and see me if you have the chance!
Curator of an 1889 Singer model 27 Fiddlebase Treadle, a 1951 Singer Centennial Featherweight, a 1956 Singer 401A, and a 1982 Bernina 830 Record.
Sounds like fun, unfortunately, I live in Southern Indiana 4 hours away. I had no idea there were so many quilters on here from Indiana like me!
I live 30 miles from Lolly's and go often. The sale is crowded, but not a mad house. However the parking can become a problem. At 9:00 (when the sale ends) they lock the doors so no one else can enter, but you will get the sale price even if it takes awhile to wait on you. They are closed until 10, they "restore" the shop and reopen at 10. Lots of fun.
Did you know there is another store called "A Little Bit of Lolly's" in the basement? It is where they sell the older bolts when the new stuff comes in. The 3 hour sale isn't happening there because it is at a discount price all the time.
The first Saturday of February of EVERY year is their only sale.


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Lunelle Anderson
ITC development board chair earns service award
By Alison Behsur
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(May 12, 2006)--Lunelle Anderson, chairwoman of the development board for UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures (ITC), recently received a distinguished service award from Sam Houston State University (SHSU) in Huntsville.
Anderson, who earned a master's degree from SHSU, was one of six recipients selected for this year's award. According to the SHSU Office of Alumni Relations, the alumni association honored recipients for personifying the university's motto, "The Measure of a Life is its Service."
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Anderson also has served ITC as the chairwoman of a 13-member development board. She was named to that leadership post in December 2004.
Since she became chairwoman, Anderson has provided gracious, steadfast leadership during a time of change and growth for UTSA's ITC, said Juli Favor, ITC associate executive director of advancement.
"Lunelle is the quintessential chairwoman, always championing ITC," Favor said. "Her commitment to community service and volunteerism sets a fine example."
Before joining the development board at ITC, Anderson was involved with the Preservation Texas Alliance and the Texas Historical Commission. She also has earned honors from the Board of Regents of the Texas State University System for four decades of teaching and university administrative service.
UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures is one of the university's three campuses. Each year the museum attracts more than 70,000 schoolchildren and another 200,000 visitors to view its permanent and special exhibits on Texas history, culture, science and technology.


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But the governor was careful to reiterate his stance against a full expansion of the current program as prescribed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), as Medicaid continues to consume "a ballooning portion of state budgets – already a quarter of our budget in Texas."
The reforms Governor Perry says he would like to implement include promoting the use of:
"States have innovative ideas for providing accessible and affordable health care for those in need, but lack the flexibility to implement any meaningful reforms," Governor Perry wrote.
The Senate Finance Committee attached a rider to its version of the 2014-15 budget that seeks to test the waters of a Medicaid expansion but first requires the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to seek legislative approval. The rider specifically says that "no amount may be expended to modify Medicaid eligibility unless the commission develops a plan to create more efficient health care coverage options for all existing and newly eligible populations."
That plan also must pass certain muster and meet several principles spelled out in the rider that include those outlined by the governor, as well as:
The proposals echo those made by TMA to first fix the current broken Medicaid system by increasing physician payments and reducing hassles, and then use expansion money in a way that makes care available to more Texas patients.
The April issue of Texas Medicine has more information on TMA's plan to fix the state's Medicaid system.
Action, April 1, 2013


text: We all remember that season. It is kind of playing out like this one in a way. Hit a slump where everyone counted us out, even we did. Then we got fire and hit a stride. It started with the Saints game on Saturday night when they were still 13-0. That win took us all the way to our first playoff win since 96. We had the teams ahead of us as well lose the games we needed them to do put our destiny right back in our hands with 2 games left. Giants losing to Falcons did just that. What do you think our chances are of repeating that season? Maybe ride this to another playoff run of some sort. This right now feels a little different than 2008 and 2011 because we were slumping down the stretch those years. We have won, what 5 of 6 or something? It's just going to be tough with all the injruies on the defensive side. Facing 2 really good QBs the next 2 weeks.


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I am growing in numbers of hives this year and need help. I have been looking for a dolly or something that would help me move my hives around this year. I am by my self and would like to save my back. What does everybody else use.
I am growing in numbers of hives this year and need help. I have been looking for a dolly or something that would help me move my hives around this year. I am by my self and would like to save my back. What does everybody else use.
Trucks with Fork lifts or Booms. Or on the cheap you could do this http://www.bushfarms.com/beescarts.htm
Just my thoughts here.
*****WARNING: I have never use any of these methods personally yet. So try and use at your own risks! ******
Test the methods that is well suited in your situation. Moving the bees are dangerous if not handle properly.
So far I think the best way is to use a forklift and put the bee hives on pallets. The pallets can be made of woods, metal, and plastic with hard inner foam fillings. If you have flat land like a concrete area then use a hand jack to lift the entire pallets. Then slowly dragging the pallet using your car on a flat hard land. Strap your bees so they will not fall off. The second way is to build a ramp that match the level of your bee hive table (if you use one at all) and use a dolly to lift the hive. But you have to create a small raised gap by cushioning up the hive a little from the bottom board. Maybe I am thinking to screw the big black wheels the one you can buy (some have locks too) onto the pallets and use a car or truck to drag the pallets away. On the flat land of course. This is for short distance moving within hive yard only. But have to strap them tight so they will not fall off while moving at low gear or maybe give it a little bit of gas to start the moving process. Another way is to buy a small flat trailer that can hook up to your car from behind. Load up all your bees there and not have to move the hives at all unless you are taking them onto another bee yard far away. Then you can take the entire trailer with you with the bee hives on. They do have movable hand dolly for you to buy as well. Not sure of the price though.
I think you might get better exposure to your question by asking at the main forum above. Also, let us know how you would like to move your hives at? How far or close by the distance? What hives body do you have now? Light weight plastic hives, small nuc hives, or standard deep, mediium, or shallow, etc? How many hive are you intend to move at the same time? If you have many hives like 20-50 then it is better to set them on pallets for better moving. Over here I met a 70 year old beekeeper that he uses smaller medium 8 frame nucs for better carrying. I am thinking if he can use the 8 narrow frames then even better for him. But I don't think he know about the narrower frames yet. All his frames are standard equipments.
In my situation I would screw the big black plastic wheels onto the pallets and then use my truck to drag the pallets away in short distance. For long distance moving I would put them on pallets onto a flat trailer and use my truck to drag it away. Hope this help you with an idea or two. The more clear you are about what your plan of moving is the better other people can help you here. My example is: I have a hive stand 16" tall with 2 mediums one on top of the other. I want to move my top medium hive 10 feet away to make a split without much disturbance to the bees as possible. What is the recommendation for a safe move so I that I would like to save my back? My answer would be: First get another empty medium box with a screen top and bottom board to fit tightly. Open the top medium hive and put 4 frames of bees into the empty medium. Cover the box up with a screen top. Then take the medium to the new location 10 feet away. Come back and pry loose the top medium and move this to the new location as well. Then open up the screened medium and transferred the 4 frames back to the last medium you just moved. Then closed everything back to normal again with a new queen added in to the new hive of course. Or let them make their new queen assuming the condition is ideal for it.
What actually works well for me is to screw two pieces of 2X2 to the bottom boards. Whenever I need to move the hives, I use a long nosed hand cart sold by Walter Kelly. For moves to other properties, I roll them up a ramp onto a 12' low flat trailer
Be sure to ratchet strap the hive parts together before you go to move them. I've used Kelley's nose truck with great success also.
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Sorry to hear about the bikes but glad you are taking it a bit easier - must say 50 miles still seems a lot to me!!!
Hope all goes well with the bike repairs and enjoy some more leisurely days
Love Lindy
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Packed up we agreed that we would stick with the 50 mile limit and free camp tonight as well. We didn't really have any other option, there is nothing out here in North New Mexico. It was looking good after 15 miles, we knew that there was a small town called Springer where we could probably get online and refill our water supplies. But then we hit bike problems. We were now heavily punished for not splashing out on new tyres back in Santa Fe
Here we consoled ourselves with a slap up lunch at the beautiful Brown Hotel. The BLT was a deep fried pig out accompanied by chips and coke, we are becoming very USA! We then managed to get online at the local library (even though they were closed on Mondays) and here we ordered 4 new tyres and have shipped them by 2 day Fedex Air to our next campsite in Clayton. It may mean a day off waiting but we have no choice. There are no bike shops for 5 days until we reach Dodge City.
After 4 hours in Springer and another drink at The Brown Hotel (the lovely waitress gave us this round on the house) we were ready to set off again into the middle of nowhere. The lovely waitress also told her that her father is the local Fedex man so will probably be driving our tyres to Clayton in a couple of days time.
We put in 20 miles more before finding another beautiful spot on the prairie. We are now waiting for the sun to go down before putting up our tent. Another cyclist's salad did the trick for supper and we look forward to 60 smooth miles to Clayton tomorrow.
Miles Cycled: 47 miles and the bikes are on their last legs
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Sorry to hear about the bikes but glad you are taking it a bit easier - must say 50 miles still seems a lot to me!!!
I agree with Lindy - it must be a good thing to take thins a bit easier! You also seem to be meeting much nicer people and friendlier places. Dodge City has got to be full of cowbays - it always was on the telly and I assume you will both be sining 'the Witchata Linesman' for the next few days then is it Kansas City?
We gave Mandy her birthday supper here last night in the conservatory, E having previously given her a tour of Fairfield Close building site. Amanda and George are preparing for the Triathalon on Sunday and neither of them are looking forward to it - in fact they swear they will never do it again!
LOL Jojo
I've found Clayton - which presumably - you've reached by now and notice you'll shortly be going through another time line - ever closer to us. Looking forward to hearing about Dodge City - just sounds interesting. Sun's out here this morning, so may get on the bike myself. Keep it up xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Peter has just taken your bike for a test run Polly and the back tyre was as flat as a pancake - so with any luck she'll conquer those hill no problem on Sunday!
Those salads look amazing and scenery is stunning. But....need you back sooner rather than later as your mother has decided to give up chocolate until you return. This makes playing bridge very tense as les and I haven't given up and your mum looks very fierce as we sit and scoff. Have seen the new neighbours house - it's fantastic to have them here. Am deeply impressed with Amanda's triathlon training programme - which seemed to have started on Monday. We sat at bridge last night and sang songs about Amarillo and Santa Fe. We raced in Senior week and I got a cup for being old. Looking forward to another wet weekend's racing. Am still loving the blog so much. Take care. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I think a night on the Prarie sounds realy inviting - I've had a tough time at the gym, then drinks at BSC where there seemed to be lots of your family (including Giles and Charlotte) plus Stortons senior (therefrore Olaf was there on parade after his bath as well) CJB cooked fillet steak for me, Peter and Edith. Eand G have just got back from club and supper with in-laws as we finished our quick game of dominoes and I am definitely off to bed!!!!!
My geography of the States is improving by the day!!! Hope that by now you have the bikes sorted and are maybe even in Dodge City. I had not heard the song Wichita etc however John gave me a sample of it - still did not recognise it!!!
I am off to Brussels today until Wednesday to do the Granny bit - problem is that Louis'' main language is French and I am not allowed!! to speak to him in French (according to Neil). Ella not yet speaking (only 10 months!) - will miss my fix but it will be good to catch up next week - hope all goes well and that you keep to 50 miles a day.
Jojo - are you still off the cigs? - how did you do it? - the blog is a great way of communicating and hearing about all that goes on in Bosham
Polly & Mikey - love to you both Lindy


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well then that bothered me as well because you act like your offer was legit too. It may of been better than mine but it was still in that same realm of bad deals. Espeically since it doesn't address the positions he was asking for
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Hundreds of first-year Washburn students will gather on campus Saturday to package meals for Topekans facing food insecurity and hunger.
The WU 101 Day of Service begins at 9 a.m. in the Washburn Room, on the main level of the Memorial Union on the Washburn campus. Each student will spend two hours working with the meal packing project, with the ultimate goal of packaging 50,000 meals by 4 p.m.
Community members who work with a variety of organizations that address food insecurity in Topeka will speak to students about hunger where they live. Then the students will join one of 20 six-person assembly lines. The lines are set up to package a dehydrated meal mix provided by Outreach, Inc. After an hour of filling meal mix bags, the students will discuss what they've done and how to continue their service to Topeka and beyond.
"The most important part of this event is the pre- and post-reflection educational component, with the ultimate goal of creating community-minded citizens," said Rick Ellis, professor and director of Washburn's Center for Community and Civic Engagement, also known as Learning in the Community or LinC.
Getting students engaged early in their college careers, Ellis said, will enable them to continue to serve throughout their time at Washburn and their post-college lives.
Micaela Sands, a sophomore social work major from Ozawkie, Kan., is an intern with Learning in the Community. She said the event will show students, particularly those from small communities, that they can have a positive impact.
Sands arranged the event's speakers and researched food insecurity and hunger in Topeka to prepare materials for the students. She will lead reflection after the food packaging event.
"I think it will open a lot of kids' eyes to see that this is happening in our community," she said. "It doesn't just happen in the big cities. Hunger is everywhere."
Washburn students will work assembly lines with stations for adding rice, pinto beans, soy flour, dried vegetables and a vitamin and seasoning packet into bags, sealed on site at the final stage. Each bag of meal mix needs only hot water to prepare and provides six servings of a 220 calorie meal with 20 different vitamins and minerals.
Angelique Flinn, a senior biology and human services major from Topeka, also will lead a student reflection at the end of the experience. While she recognized some students may not appreciate that the service activity is required, she said most will get a good feeling from the effort.
"When you get there, you forget it's required," she said. "You want to be there and you want to help."
Flinn organized a similar meal packaging activity at the Kansas Expocentre two years ago. That food was sent to families in Somalia.
"I think there's definitely more to it than packaging food," Flinn said. "It really touches you."
WU 101, the Washburn Experience, is a course designed to help new students transition to college. This is the first year the course has been required.
Outreach, Inc. was started by an Iowa couple and delivers food to hungry children in 15 countries. In July, Outreach, Inc. received President George Bush's 5,000th "Daily Points of Light" award. It was bestowed in a White House ceremony by Presidents Bush and Barack Obama. Outreach, Inc. is recognized by Charity Navigator as a four-star charity, a rating related to management and the proportion of contributions that go directly to the cause.


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Florida House votes to ban Internet cafes in a landslide
With little opposition, the Florida House on Friday approved a measure to outlaw the electronic games played in strip malls across Florida at Internet Cafes and adult arcades.
The 108-7 vote came a little more than a week after the state's lieutenant governor resigned due to ties with an Internet cafe group at the center of a multi-state racketeering investigation. It is likely the first step in closing the businesses, which have been popping across the state with more frequency in recent years.
"It's about time we actually shut down something that has clearly been illegal in my opinion," said Rep. Carl Zimmerman, R-Palm Harbor. "Recently people in my district have come to me and told me about some of these establishments that don't pay out the $3,000 win that a person gets in one day. Instead they pay out $599 per day to avoid taxes. If this is true I think they have other problems yet to be faced."
The measure (HB 155) is by some of the major pro-business advocates in Tallahassee, including the Florida Chamber of Commerce, but became almost inevitable after the investigation into the cafes was announced earlier this month.
The House approved a similar proposal last year, but the measure never reached the Senate floor.
This year the Senate version of the proposal (SB 1030) is expected to appear before the Rules Committee, chaired by Sen. John Thrasher, R-St. Augustine, who sponsored the bill, before going before the full Senate.
Opponents questioned the hasty effort to close businesses that they say employ about 1,300 and could generate up to $13 million a year in revenue to the state.
Rep. Elaine Schwartz, D-Hollywood, also said the proposal is taking away an activity that is enjoyed by the elderly.
"Why jump to making it illegal, when the standard is simply to regulate and tax it and having it be in the same world as other gambling?" Schwartz said. "I don't see why we have to jump to make it a crime when it is something that is very pleasurable, something that can be enjoyed. There is no reason that it should be a criminal activity."
But Rep. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, said the arcades were a "predatory" industry that prey on people with gambling addictions. He also said the cafes have proliferated in poor neighborhoods and the cafe owners amass millions of dollars in profit at the expense of poor people who can't afford to lose money.
Backers also say the measure simply clarifies existing rules that prohibit the games of chance — and that the places should have been illegal all along. They also dismissed the fiscal impact numbers, saying the total could include amusement games found in businesses such as Chuck E. Cheese and Dave & Buster's that aren't impacted by the prohibition — because their offerings are games of skill.
While legislators have been critical of the arcades for several years, the bill has rapidly made its way through both sides of the Legislature in response to the statewide investigation into alleged illegal gaming by a charity, Allied Veterans of the World.
The probe already has led to 57 arrests. The investigation also resulted in the resignation on March 12 of Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, who had consulted for Allied while in the Legislature.


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Marianne Cwalina is the senior vice president for finance and chief financial officer (CFO) at Brandeis serving as the chief business officer of the university, with responsibility for establishing and maintaining financial infrastructure and policies for the university.
She is responsible for the university's relationships with lending institutions, the external financial community, and with external financial consultants. The CFO is responsible for issuance of management and board financial reports, and the university's financial statements. She advises senior leaders across the university in the development of long-range financial policy and on debt policy and capacity, analyzes the university's financial and accounting operations and serves as a leader in developing opportunities and initiatives to enhance organizational efficiencies that serve the long-term mission of the university.
Prior to joining Brandeis in 2011, Cwalina was the executive director of financial operations at Bentley University where she collaborated with trustees, officers, faculty and senior management on financial and operational problems and on the efficiencies or inconsistencies of departmental financial plans with strategic plans. Cwalina worked at Bentley for more than 23 years in positions of budget director and controller before being promoted to executive director.
During her tenure at Bentley, she and her team identified business process improvement opportunities and led financial system and process design changes. She led the review and assessment of systems and processes associated with accounts payable and purchasing; student receivables, loan management and financial aid; cash management; and general accounting for improved efficiencies and opportunities to use the latest technology to improve customer service and reduce costs.
She began her career in health services as business manager for Ambulatory Radiology Center at Massachusetts General Hospital followed by working as the director of financial planning & systems support at Carney Hospital.
Cwalina earned a BS in accounting at Northeastern University and a MS in finance at Bentley University.


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Fair Dinkum Families on Narcissism
09/11/2012 , 1:14 PM by Helen Clare
They have a grandiose sense of self (in other words they're a bit full of themselves!), they usually lack empathy and it's often hard for anyone else to get a word in!
Living with a narcissist can be hard going as you'll hear in this two part discussion with Sunday Morning special guests Linden Green and Tarnya Davis.
Linden is a family counsellor and relationship specialist from Interrelate Family Centres and Tarnya is a clinical and forensic psychologist from Newspych .
By the way, there is a long list of Fair Dinkum Families discussions on various personal problems and family situations if you scroll through the list of blog posts on this site.
Part 1 ( as broadcast on 1233ABC Newcastle and ABC NSW on Sunday November 4, 2012)
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'Batman vs. Superman' Trailer From Comic-Con 2014 Won't Be Officially Released
What happens in Hall H stays in Hall H ... at least when it comes to 'Batman vs. Superman.'
During Comic-Con 2014, fans at the Warner Bros. panel got to see the first 'Batman vs. Superman' teaser trailer, featuring a suited up Ben Affleck with glowing blue eyes glaring at Henry Cavill's hovering Superman, ready to do battle. However, if fans were hoping to see this same footage online shortly after, you're out of luck.


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