text: The 2012 London Games will feature 26 sports. Some, like swimming and track and field, have been a part of the Summer Games since they began in 1896. Others are relative newcomers: BMX cycling just made its debut at the 2008 Beijing Games. The London Games will draw 10,500 athletes from 204 nations to compete. Get set for the July 27 opening ceremony by clicking the links below to learn more about some of the sports taking place at the 2012 London Games.


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Posted by Richard Fichera on November 9, 2012
On Tuesday November 8, after more than a year of pre-announcement disclosures that eventually left very little to the imagination, Intel finally announced the Itanium 9500, formerly known as Poulson. Added to this was the big surprise of HP announcing a refresh of its current line of Integrity servers, from blades to the large Superdome servers, with the new Itanium 9500.
As noted in an earlier post, the Itanium 9500 offers considerable performance improvements over its predecessors, and instantiated in HP's new Integrity line it is positioned as delivering between 2X and 3X the performance per socket as previous Itanium 9300 (Tukwilla) systems at approximately the same price. For those remaining committed to Itanium and its attendant OS platforms, notably HP-UX, this is unmitigated good news. The fly in the ointment (I have never seen a fly in any ointment, but it does sound gross), of course, is HP's dispute with Oracle. Despite the initial judgment in HP's favor, the trial is a) not over yet, and b) Oracle has already filed for an early appeal of the initial verdict, which would ordinarily have to wait until the second phase of the trial, scheduled for next year, to finish. The net takeaway is that Oracle's future availability on Itanium and HP-UX is not yet assured, so we really cannot advise the large number of Oracle users who will require Oracle 12 and later versions to relax yet.
Posted by Richard Fichera on November 1, 2012
Earlier this week, in conjunction with ARM Holdings plc's announcement of the upcoming Cortex A53 and A57, full 64-bit CPU implementations based on the ARM V8 specification, AMD also announced that it would be designing and selling SOC (System On a Chip) products based on this technology in 2014, roughly coinciding with availability of 64-bit parts from ARM and other partners.
This is a major event in the ARM ecosystem. AMD, while much smaller than Intel, is still a multi-billion-dollar enterprise, and for the second largest vendor of x86 chips to also throw its hat into the ARM ecosystem and potentially compete with its own mainstream server and desktop CPU business is an aggressive move on the part of AMD management that carries some risk and much potential advantage.
Reduced to its essentials, what AMD announced (and in some cases hinted at):

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text: Dealing with child behavior problem Some parents consider physical punishment as the most appropriate style for behavior correction. But it cannot teach him the discipline lesson and how to stay calm in worst situation. Here are some behavior correction tips for the parents that are very effective and give good results.


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AUDIO: Hal Gill | Carey Price | Michael Cammalleri | Mathieu Darche | Jaro Spacek | Jeff Halpern
Photo of Brian Gionta, celebrating his winning goal, by John Mahoney of The Gazette
One more sleep – if anyone can – until Game 7.
"The bounces," Jaro Spacek suggested, "came a little bit our way."
I doubt Spatcho was including the bounce his head took off the side glass, after a second-period hit by Milan Lucic.
After the Bruins' rugged forward was dispatched to an early shower, Patrice Bergeron fired the puck over the glass during the Boston penalty kill and Brian Gionta scored the winning goal during a 5-on-3 power play.
So the hit on Spatcho was the turning point, right?
Well, not really. The game, like this crazy series, was too close to point to a single event that turned the tide.
While I'm writing, lightning bolts are shooting across the Montreal night sky. I don't know whether either team's charter flight will be able to take off, and it will be a bumpy ride and a late check-in at the Boston hotel.
Just another bit of adversity for your Montreal Canadiens to deal with – like the Spacek injury and a first-period hit, by Adam McQuaid, that knocked Lars Eller out of the game for a long stretch.
So tired skaters at the TD Banknorth Garden?
Don't bet on it. The old rivals have played an excellent playoff series to date, and there's no reason to think the finale will be anything but.
"It's a Game 7, Montreal against Boston," said Jeff Halpern, one of the many Game 6 heroes. "I have to believe everyone will have their legs. It will be a special atmosphere."
Hard to top the atmosphere at the Bell Centre, where the fans were FINALLY treated to a home ice win this spring.
Carey Price was overdue. He hadn't won a playoff game on home ice in three years and two days – a frustrating streak that ended with a 31-save performance.
The Canadiens won on the basis of Jacques Martin's frequently-cited – zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz! – keys to victory:
Goaltending and special teams.
The Canadiens got power-play goals from Gionta and Michael Cammalleri.
The penalty kill hung another 0-for on the Bruins, who had four PPs in Game 6. Boston is now 0-for-19 in the series.
Props to the PK guys: P.K. Subban, Hal Gill, Tomas Plekanec, Travis Moen, Halpern, Brent Sopel and Brian Gionta.
Props to Eller, who came back and joined Halpern and Mathieu Darche for a lunch-bucket third-period cycling shift that epitomized the Canadiens' effort in staying alive.
Props to the amazing P.K., who played 27:08 and was on the point – without James Wisniewski – for both PP goals.
Props to Scott Gomez who had five SoG, played well in his own end (which has not always been the case in this series) and won 9 of 15 faceoffs.
The Canadiens were 35-27 on draws (Halpern 6-1!), and as Darche pointed out, it makes a world of difference if you don't start every shift "chasing the puck for 15 seconds."
Some other stuff from the stat sheet:
• Lucic, Nathan Horton (!) and Shawn Thornton were the only Bruins who didn't register shots on goal. The Canadiens' shot-less list included Paul Mara, Moen, Roman Hamrlik, Andrei Kostitsyn (!), Darche, Ryan White, Gill, Yannick Weber and Tom Pyatt.
• Gomez, Cammalleri, Plekanec and Gionta had 20 of the Canadiens' 27 shots.
• The Canadiens outhit the Bruins 23-11. Mara had four, Gill three.
• Canadiens led blocked shots 27-13. Hamrlik had eight.
• Cammalleri and Plekanec played more than 25 minutes. Gionta 24:38. I'm not as worried about how much gas they'll have in the tank in Boston as I am about Hamrlik, who played 22:05.
• Chris Lee and Kevin Pollock were predictably awful: Gionta's disallowed goal, the severity of the call on Lucic (Mike Richard got two minutes for a far worse hit on Tim Connolly), a goaltender interference call on Patrice Bergeron that Price sold effectively.
At least we won't see these particular zebras in Game 7.
More tomorrow.


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A really nice SKS would make a good trade...maybe a Russian. Other than that, I'd keep it.
I picked up a type 99 arisaka a few months ago, mums ground but its not sporterized, late war, peep site, no cleaning rod provisions, but still has a steeel butt plate. Price of ammo is crazy, thinking of throwing it out on backpage to see if I can trade it for a couple of nagant rifles or a SKS.
Does that sound like a trade someone would consider? I know the nagants can be had for 80 bucks from aim surplus.
Im not trying to put a ad here in this post, its strictly a question of is a fair trade if I can find someone willing to swap. Or should I just keep the cool old japanese rifle, even though I'll probably never buy ammo for it? (already have a nagant, and 2 turk mausers for bolt actions and 3 AK's but no SKS's since I traded my last one). jim
A really nice SKS would make a good trade...maybe a Russian. Other than that, I'd keep it.
Keep it if you dont need the cash. I never heard someone say i wish i wouldve sol that. I have heard i wish i would not have sold that
Then save the cash and buy an sks and a nagant
I understand about sellers remorse. I had a 6.5 norwegian krag a few years back, it was sporterized picked it up for 40 bucks. traded it for a marlin .22 papoose (takedown rifle). Sort of wished I would have kept the krag. Traded the papoose to a guy for a 396 big block chevy shortblock which I sold like usual. jim
I second trading for a Russian SKS if you can find one. I have an early one and even though its a refurb (blued bolt and carrier), it shoots amazing.
Semper Fortis, Paratus Et Potens, Non Sibi, Sed Patriae.
I wouldn't trade it for a couple Mosins, I think you'd be better off putting up some good pics and asking for opinion about value and either sell it out right or trade for something of equal value.
But I also agree about keeping it, I know ammo costs a good bit but if you can hand load it's about half the price.
"Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem" Ronald Reagan
I got a offer of 1 nagant for it. Seems nagants are a lot more common not to mention I already have one, so I declined the offer. Im sure the arisaka isnt worth all that much, but i've always liked the mil surplus bolt actions and move variations the better. jim
I bought some ammo for a buddy and there is a guy on Gun Broker who sells it with the correct headstamp , brass shells and boxer primed . It was 20.50 a box plus shipping. Buy a couple of boxes and some dies . If you don't already reload , it may be a good time to start . It pays off on any odd military rifle big time . Now if I could find someone needing some 6.5 Jap he had bought by mistake .
theres a 6.5 arisaka advertised today on backpage tucson for 175 bucks with the mum intact. jim
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Arts Building, 1604 Campus
Gas outage set for July 29 at 1604 Campus
(July 27, 2006)--Natural gas will be turned off in some buildings on the 1604 Campus from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, July 29. Buildings will remain open as testing and any necessary repairs are made to gas lines.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
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Gas will be turned off July 29 only in these buildings:
- Arts Building
- Biosciences Building
- Business Building
- Engineering Building
- Humanities and Social Sciences Building
- John Peace Library Building
- Main Building
- Multidisciplinary Studies Building
- Science Building
- parking garage
There will be planned gas outages each Saturday in August in 1604 Campus buildings as the Office of Facilities Services prepares the campus for required gas line testing by the state fire marshall's office. The deadline for testing is Sept. 1.
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Oct 27, 2012 at 6:49 pm #1295573
Christopher TaggartMember
@penndudeLocale: Western PA
Ticks. They're the worst. In my area, Western Pennsylvania, they've increased over the past ten years by leaps and bounds. Some days, I don't even venture into my own woods if I don't have some clothing treated with Sawyer permethrin. It's the worst in the spring and fall here and those seasons, it is unbearable. I can walk the perimeter of the yard and pick up a half dozen ticks. When I was growing up in the 80's and 90's, I never picked up a tick. Now, it's unavoidable.
Why the drastic change in tick population? Whenever I plan a hike I treat all my clothing with permethrin. It is, unfortunately, a necessity in Pennsylvania. Has anybody else noticed this drastic change in tick populations? How have you battled it?
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Not to mention, the dog is infested with ticks unless I bathe her monthly with a permethrin shampoo and apply a permethrin spray. I've never seen an infestation of ANYTHING so severe.Oct 27, 2012 at 7:05 pm #1924752
Ken T.BPL Member
Are your bird counts down? Seems like less song birds every year. Ticks seem to be somewhat cyclical out here. Some years are terrible and some years I don't see any. Less is better.Oct 28, 2012 at 8:39 am #1924846
Daryl and DarylBPL Member
@lyrad1Locale: Pacific Northwest, USA, Earth
That sounds awful! Ticks and snakes are two things I try to avoid. Fortunately neither are common where I backpack.
Everyone's different. One fellow told me he didn't mind ticks but couldn't stand to be around slugs. Slugs are common in the Pacific Northwest. Maybe he was just trying to get back at me for complaining about his Colorado ticks?
Worst combo for me is very hot weather and bugs (ticks, biting flies, mosquitoes, midges, etc.). My one trick protection from bugs and sun is full coverage with clothes and that can get very uncomfortable in hot weather.
DarylOct 29, 2012 at 12:56 pm #1925137
Harald HopeMember
@hhopeLocale: East Bay
I can't remember the details, but I was reading a history of lyme disease, and it noted that on the east coast there were some pretty major changes that have partially led up to the increase in tick populations there.
I believe one was the east coast forests growing back, expanding, with their deer, and with human residences now increasingly existing right at the edges of these forested areas. In other words, suburbs, to translate that. So that puts deer, a key part of the tick life cycle, in closer proximity to human populations than was the case before. Add in that human fondness for planting perfect deer food in their yards, and you have a formula for a lot more tick/human interaction.
There's also, I believe, a lengthening of the non snow/cold season due to global warming, ie, a longer active season for ticks. Temperature changes are much more extreme the further north you go, so I could easily see tick populations rising / changing dramatically as a result of the warming climate.
I wish I could remember the full details, but that wasn't why I was reading that book so those parts I don't remember that well, but it was something along those lines.
Particularly on the east coast, but also sadly in expanding areas everywhere else, lyme is very prevalent, and is certainly no joke. However, ticks don't jump, so it seems like walking on trails would be helpful, whereas bushwacking is going to invite a lot of ticks. I believe dogs get lyme, by the way.
Sweden, to put matters into some perpective, is seeing a roughly 0.5% annual infection rate with lyme in its population now. It's got a lot of woods, forest, and their people like to go do outdoor's stuff. Big problem with ticks in Scandinavia too, the media there runs front page articles on ticks and lyme now every season I think, it's a pretty major issue in terms of public health. The USA is almost certainly seeing a major underreporting of lyme and other tick borne disease infections due to how our almost non existent health care system works currently, along with some other less savory factors.
These are deer ticks however, not sure if that's the ticks are you are talking about, they are the tiny ones, dot or sesame seed sized, depending on their age. Small ticks carry higher rates of lyme and other co-infections, and are harder to see.
personally, I'd rather eat slugs for breakfast and dinner for a month than get lyme. Sauteed they shouldn't be that bad.Oct 29, 2012 at 2:07 pm #1925154
Ben CBPL Member
@alexdrewreedLocale: Kentucky
Our deer population has exploded since I was a kid; I assume it has there too. I would suspect the increase in hosts likely accounts for the increase in ticks.Oct 29, 2012 at 3:08 pm #1925175
Scott SMember
@sschloss1Locale: New England
Despite the name, deer are not the main host of deer ticks. In the Northeast at least, the real culprit is mice. The number of ticks can go way up or down from year to year based on the mouse population. And mouse populations mainly follow the size of the previous fall's acorn crop.
So, don't go blaming the deer. Blame the oak trees!Oct 29, 2012 at 3:27 pm #1925178
Harald HopeMember
@hhopeLocale: East Bay
Deer Tick Ecology
Two-Year Life Cycle of the Blacklegged Tick (Ixodes scapularis, also known as the Deer Tick or Bear Tick)
Interesting observation about mice and ticks as well. However, you'll note that the nymphs, which are the ones you should really worry about, feed on humans as well as mice. And are hard to see. They also basically eat one time, and wait to do that for a long while, very weird creatures.
The breeding occurs on the deer, or other hosts, so it would appear that an increase in deer population would yield greater breeding hosts.
Each tick female, if those articles are accurate, lays 3000 eggs.
So I'd guess, if there's a shortage of mice, it's even worse for people in general, since the nymphs will go for food sources other than their preferred one.
One weird factoid, deer apparently do not get lyme disease, for some reason. So for them, the ticks are just annoyances.
Don't count on seeing the bull's eye rash, only about 1/2 of lyme infected people get that, also, only half ever even see the tick.
"Nymphs are the size of a poppy seed. They are beige, sometimes appearing transparent with a dark head. Nymphs feed from May through August on larger animals including birds, raccoons, opossum, squirrels, cats, dogs and human beings. "
take a special note of that, the nymphs are basically caucasian skin colored, and tiny.Jul 21, 2013 at 7:57 am #2008010
Richard MockBPL Member
@moxtrLocale: The piney woods
Effin ticks are taking a lot of enjoyment out of the outdoors.Jul 21, 2013 at 7:13 pm #2008223
spelt with a tBPL Member
@speltLocale: SW/C PA
The buggers freak me out. I'm so paranoid of them.Jul 22, 2013 at 10:49 pm #2008612
rowan !Member
@romonsterLocale: SF Bay Area
Maybe this will seem like a strange question, but are there any non-toxic alternatives to permethrin-treated clothing? I have a history of hypersensitivity reactions to even small quantities of pesticides, including pyrethrins. Since permethrin is a synthetic pyrethroid, I am afraid of exposure to it.
My strategy for ticks is to always wear long pants and long sleeves, and often gaiters over the cuffs of my pants. I try to avoid areas with heavy tick infestations, and minimize contact with brush and tall grass. So far this seems to have worked, but I wonder if there is anything to provide some additional defense against ticks for me.Jul 23, 2013 at 6:20 am #2008656
spelt with a tBPL Member
@speltLocale: SW/C PA
Oil of lemon eucalyuptus was approved as a pesticide by the EPA not long ago. You can search here by ingredient and see what brands have been declared effective against ticks:Jul 23, 2013 at 6:38 am #2008666
DougBPL Member
"Maybe this will seem like a strange question, but are there any non-toxic alternatives to permethrin-treated clothing?"
Cedar oil works quite well. See http://www.wondercide.com
I use it on my dog and on myself.Jul 23, 2013 at 8:17 am #2008703
Jerry AdamsBPL Member
@retiredjerryLocale: Oregon and Washington
I tried Cedar oil for mosquitoes and it had no effect, but maybe ticks are different.
If you wear light colored clothing you can see the ticks easier.
Maybe permethrin just on the outside of your clothing wouldn't bother you. Especially on boots, gaiters, and maybe pants. You can buy spray on liquid cheaply and try it.
Yeah, pesticides are toxic and I try to avoid them, but Lyme disease is much worse?Jul 23, 2013 at 8:27 am #2008705
Mark RiesSpectator
@mtmnmarkLocale: IOWAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
The rage on our area right now is absorbing Jr for gnats and mosquitoes has anyone used this and might it work for ticks as a repellant I have not tryed it myself …yetJul 23, 2013 at 9:24 am #2008734
DougBPL Member
"I tried Cedar oil for mosquitoes and it had no effect"
Works for me in my backyard, the back part of which is heavy with mosquitos.
It wears off faster than permethrin, though, FWIW. I spray it on my clothes and myself.Jul 23, 2013 at 9:40 am #2008742
IanBPL Member
"I tried Cedar oil for mosquitoes and it had no effect, but maybe ticks are different."
There are 150 different mosquito species in the U.S. I've found that Deet is effective with some of them and others seem to find it quite tasty. Stands to reason that there may be some regional differences with the cedar oil as well.Jul 23, 2013 at 12:32 pm #2008815
David OlsenSpectator
@owareLocale: Steptoe Butte
"One weird factoid, deer apparently do not get lyme disease, for some reason. So for them, the ticks are just annoyances."
I met researchers in the CA foothills near Fresno, studying arthritis in deer caused by lyme disease.
Met others near point reyes studying the effects of lizards in the lyme cycle. Potentially a sort of "filter" in the environment as the
disease could not survive in cold blooded lizards.
Do not know the results of their studies. Maybe they just had a good time in the wilds.Jul 25, 2013 at 9:34 pm #2009603
rowan !Member
@romonsterLocale: SF Bay Area
Thanks for the suggestions, I will check into them.
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First shutout of the season
Antti Niemei had an easy night.
The Canadiens managed only 22 shots, few of which troubled the Sharks' goaltender.
Carey Price made 33 saves but was beaten twice by Logan Couture.
Actually, beaten once.
The Sharks' young centre tipped one past Price on a power play, then notched his second on a weird bounce off a stanchion, with Price behind the Canadiens net and out of the play.
The better team won, peeps.
Couture again
Logan Coputure got his second of the game on a weird play.
Patrick Marleau shot a puck in along the dasher. Carey Price went behind his net to play it, but the puck hit a stanchion and bounced into the slot, where Couture had a gimme.
Sharks get on the board
On San Jose's thiurd power play of the game, Logan Couture tipped a Joe Thornton pass by Carey Price.
The Canadiens came to life late in the period. They got excellent shifts from the Tomas Plekanec and David Desharnais lines. The flurry finally drew a San Jose penalty late in the period.
Shots were 11-7 for the visitors, 22-15 on the game.
Andrei Markov has FOUR giveaways.
Scoreless 20 mins
San Jose had an 11-8 shot advantage – SOP for them.
The Canadiens killed two penalties.
Good hockey. Up and down the ice.
Toughest yet
Cue that ominous theme music from Jaws.
San Jose brings the NHL's best record to the Bell Centre Saturday night. The Sharks are the most dangerous visitors we've seen since the Leafs opened the season in Montreal.
San Jose is 3-1-1 on the road, 8-1-1 in their last 10. After 10 games,the Sharks's goal differential is an eye-popping plus-23.
The visitors are coming off a game in Boston where they outshot the Bruins 37-19 only to lose on David Krejci's last-second goal. It was San Jose's first setback in regulation time of the young season.
The visitors are a bit banged-up. The Sharks will be without Dan Boyle, Brent Burns, Martin Havlat, Adam Burish, Raffi Torres and possibly Tommy Wingels.
The goaltending duel features two Stéphane Waite pupils: Carey Price and Antti Niemi, whom Waite coached in Chicago.
Puck drops 7:10ish.
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Opening night at the Brainerd Lakes Chamber's Brainerd Lakes Marketplace will include Party in the Park, an after-hours networking opportunity.
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"My daughter won first place in a contest with this candy, which I make at Christmas time. It melts in your mouth!" reports Mary Esther Holloway of Bowerstons, Ohio.
Recommended: 45 Recipes for Peanut Butter Lovers
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 jar (18 ounces) creamy peanut butter, melted
- 1-1/2 pounds milk chocolate candy coating, coarsely chopped
- In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup and water. Cook and stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved; bring to a full rolling boil. Boil, stirring constantly, until a candy thermometer reads 290° (soft-crack stage).
- Meanwhile, place melted peanut butter in a large greased heat- proof bowl. Pour hot syrup over peanut butter; stir quickly until blended. Pour onto a well-buttered baking sheet; cover with a piece of buttered waxed paper. Roll mixture into a 14-in. x 12-in. rectangle. While warm, cut into 1-1/2-in. x 1-in. bars using a buttered pizza cutter or knife. Cool completely.
- Melt candy coating; dip bars and place on waxed paper to harden. Yield: 6 dozen.
Editor's Note: The accuracy of your candy thermometer is very important. Milk chocolate confectionery coating is found in the baking section of most grocery stores. it is sometimes called candy coating and is often sold in bulk packages of 1 to 1-1/2 pounds.
Originally published as Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars in Taste of Home December/January 1999, p67
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Reviewed Oct. 20, 2014
"This is definitely a keeper. I had to work quickly because of the chocolate, but I just kept stirring and dipping!"
Reviewed Jan. 23, 2012
"I make these "butterfinger" like bars every year for Christmas and they are amazing. You have to be fast stirring the hot syrup mixture into the peanut butter and the dipping process is time consuming BUT the compliments you get are well worth your time and effort. Enjoy!!"
Reviewed Sep. 17, 2009
"Melting peanut butter: you can melt it in a bowl inthe microwave (stir about every 20-30 seconds until warmed/softened, sort of like melting chocolate), or in a saucepan over low heat. Melting the peanut butter makes it easier to combine with the other ingredients."
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I've just been working on something recalling the vehicles of the year 1990. They're mostly base models, and I'm sure I've not included each and every vehicle that's been sold in the U.S. in that year. The biggest things I went for in this thread are customer satisfaction, the vehicle's current value, what class it's in, fuel economy, and a couple other things. So here it is, and feel free to leave any comments, add any cars you want. This post is sort of an opinion so I'm not gonna flat out say that this is the way it is. It's long soooo happy reading! Top Consumer Rated Cars for the Compact Coupe Class:Honda CRXSuzuki SwiftNissan PulsarVW GolfBMW M3Honda PreludeBuick ReattaBMW 325iNissan 300ZXToyota SupraTop Valued Cars for the Compact Coupe Class:Honda CRXNissan PulsarToyota CelicaVW GolfVW GTiMazda MX-6BMW M3 (of course)Acura IntegraFord MustangVW CorradoHonda PreludeBuick ReattaNissan 240SXPontiac FirebirdMazda RX-7BMW 325i Nissan 300ZXAudi Coupe quattroChevy Corvette (oh yeah )Toyota SupraTop Fuel Economy for the Compact Coupe Class:Geo MetroHonda CRXSuzuki SwiftFord EscortFord FestivaPontiac LeMansLowest Consumer Rated Compact Coupes:Subaru JustyHyundai ExcelMercury TopazFord Escort Ford Tempo Pontiac Grand Am Lowest Valued Compact Coupes:Geo MetroPontiac LeMans Hyundai ExcelSuzuki SwiftFord FestivaDodge ColtPlymouth ColtTop Consumer Rated Midsize Coupes:Buick Riviera Cadillac Eldorado Volvo 780Top Valued Midsize Coupes:Honda AccordBuick Riviera Chevy Camaro Infiniti M30Cadillac Eldorado Volvo 780Top Fuel Efficient Midsize Coupes:Chevy Beretta Buick Century Honda AccordBuick Regal Lowest Consumer Rated Midsize Coupes:Chevy BerettaBuick CenturyChevy Lumina(Note that many people rated these coupes moderately well so there's no real bad one)Lowest Valued Midsize Coupes:Buick RegalOlds 88Buick CenturyThe Large Coupes did pretty well across the board and were made by Ford, Mercury, Olds, Cadillac, and Lincoln, amongst others I imagine. Top Consumer Rated Compact Sedans:Mitsubishi GalantMercedes Benz 190Top Valued Compact Sedans:Toyota CamryToyota CorollaAudi 80VW PassatSubaru LegacyNissan StanzaMercedes Benz 190Audi 90Lexus ES 250Most Fuel Efficient Compact Sedans:Geo PrizmEagle SummitToyota CamryDodge OmniPlymouth HorizonChevy CorsicaToyota CorollaLowest Consumer Rated Compact Sedans:Saab 9000(Note: For the most part people found their cars to be satisfactory to good)Lowest Valued Compact Sedans:Eagle SummitGeo PrizmPlymouth HorizonPlymouth AcclaimHighest Consumer Rated Midsize Sedans:Olds Cutlass SupremePontiac Grand PrixOlds 98Toyota CressidaLexus LS 400Audi 100BMW 735iVolvo 760Audi V8 quattroTop Valued Midsize Sedans:Mercedes Benz 300DVolvo 240Nissan MaximaBMW 525iCadillac SevilleToyota CressidaAcura LegendLexus LS 400Mazda 929Audi 100Audi 200BMW 735iVolvo 760Audi V8 quattroTop Fuel Economy for Midsize Sedans:Olds Cutlass SupremeMercedes Benz 300DPontiac 6000Olds Cutlass CieraPontiac Grand PrixLowest Consumer Rated Midsize Sedans:Ford Taurus (Note for the most part people rated their cars satisfactory to very good)Lowest Valued Midsize Sedans:Hyundai SonataEagle PremierDodge DynastyLarge Sedans were all over the place made by Chrysler, Lincoln, Chevy, Mercury, Infiniti, and Mercedes Benz, amongst others.I also have a little to some info on convertibles, wagons, minivans, SUVs, and trucks if anyone's interested and if I haven't bored you to death already
What happened to Red Seven?
wow you have alot of time on ur hands! lol j/k
Well, you have the Firebird in the compact class, while the Camaro is in the mid-size class .Other than that, it seems pretty accurate. This is actually very interesting!
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One of the best from 1990 for me:
Supra.:wow you have alot of time on ur hands! lol j/knot really I work 10hrs a day, just making bad use of time after work, LOL! Naw I didn't do it hours on end everyday, that's reserved for playing Forza 2 and enjoying the world outside my boring apartment
What happened to Red Seven?
2002supersport:Well, you have the Firebird in the compact class, while the Camaro is in the mid-size class .Other than that, it seems pretty accurate. This is actually very interesting!I'm not really sure about the Firebird/Camaro disambiguity, I imagine between then and 15+ years later the EPA has changed their charts, I dunno.
What happened to Red Seven?
Mine would have to be the 1990 Ford Taurus SHO:
Zoomin:Mine would have to be the 1990 Ford Taurus SHO:i was drivin behind a white Taurus SHO the other day... gonna take a picture, but couldnt
Too bad they ruined the styling after that
My personal favorite car from 1990:A 1990 Cutlass Ciera with the Iron Duke and 223k miles. And yes, the custom ($2) racing stripes...
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Zoomin:Mine would have to be the 1990 Ford Taurus SHO:NIce!..i like the fox body mustangs...impala ss's camaro's etc..
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FiaSpice wrote:I'm doing a bit of a Melanie C here. I said I wouldn't come back as a mod, but I'm open to the idea. The only thing is I don't wanna be the only active member dealing with arguments, warning and all this.
I've been here since 2003. I've been a mod from 2009 until 2012. I would enforce rules and not turn a blind eye on some situation, like I always did. But I need a team with me, doing it alone would not work.
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Optimizing DBS Electrode Placement and Programming
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has become the primary surgical therapy for the treatment of motor symptoms associated with Parkinson's disease (PD), and for essential tremor (ET). Although an effective and relatively safe procedure with expanding indications, opportunities exist for the optimization of the current procedure.
The investigators therefore propose, in a group of patients undergoing DBS surgery for the treatment of PD or ET, to use a combination of high‐field imaging modalities, intraoperative electrophysiology, external sensor interfaces, and computational modeling, to gather information on the utility of using these techniques to optimize DBS electrode placement and programming.
Parkinson's Disease
Essential Tremor
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|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Optimizing DBS Electrode Placement and Programming Using a Combination of High‐Field MRI, Intraoperative Electrophysiology, and Computational Modeling.
- Distance between Electrophysiology Results and Modeling Predictions (mm) [ Time Frame: 1 week ]A comparison between electrophysiology results and modeling predictions will be made post-operatively.
|Study Start Date:
|March 2013
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2015
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|July 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- A diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease or essential tremor
- Ability to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Claustrophobia or other conditions that prevent undergoing MR imaging
- MMSE score < 23
- Significant neurological diagnosis other than PD or ET.
- Idiopathic dystonia
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01820390
|United States, Colorado
|Department of Neurosurgery, University of Colorado
|Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045
|University of Colorado
|Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045
|Principal Investigator:
|Aviva D Abosch, M.D., Ph.D.
|University of Colorado, Denver
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|University of Colorado, Denver
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|NCT01820390 History of Changes
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|January 14, 2013
|Last Updated:
|February 18, 2014
Keywords provided by University of Colorado, Denver:
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
Parkinson's Disease
Essential Tremor
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Parkinson Disease
Essential Tremor
Parkinsonian Disorders
Basal Ganglia Diseases
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Movement Disorders
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Neurologic Manifestations
Signs and Symptoms
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James Frederick Hanley was born in Rensselaer, Indiana on February 17, 1892.
He attended Champion College and the Chicago Musical College. In 1914, Hanley joined the army and served during World War I in the 82nd division. While overseas, he wrote and produced an army show, Toot Sweet.
Returning to the States, Hanley found work as an accompanist for vaudeville shows. Soon thereafter, Hanley began work on a succession of Broadway stage scores, including Jim Jam Jems, Spice of 1922, Big Boy, Honeymoon Lane and Sidewalks of New York.
Working with collaborators such as B.G. De Sylva, Edward Madden, Eddie Dowling, Percy Wenrich, Theodore Morse and Ballard MacDonald, Hanley produced such hit songs as Back Home in Indiana, The Little White House (At the End of Honeymoon Lane), Gee, But I Hate to Go Home Alone, Rose of Washington Square, Second Hand Rose, No Foolin, Little Log Cabin of Dreams, Just a Cottage Small by a Waterfall, Sleepy Valley, Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart, Breeze (Blow My Baby Back to Me), Dig a Little Deeper, Im a Lonesome Little Raindrop, Half a Moon, Jersey Walk, Mary Dear, Wherever You Are and Dreams for Sale.
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I've tried out my share of iPad cases, and I've yet to find one that doesn't offer good protection to the tablet. My guess is that most tablet manufacturers produce something that they themselves would use. This means that that most iPad owners who choose to invest in a case are more than likely to get something reliable that can offer their iPad at least a bit more protection either from drops or dings or scratches. That said, many folks tend to think of cases as being all alike… a case is a case is a case. And while I've found this to be true with most cases, every now and then I find one that offers something different or unique and warrants a closer look.
I've just spent a week using the new RokLock v3 from RokForm. If you've not visited rockform.com, go ahead and check it out because they've got some of the most unique-looking products you've probably seen for iPhones, iPads, and other devices. One of the first things I noticed about their products was how they used separate pieces that would snap or slide together around a device — it looks cool, but the real question is how well it actually protects. The RokLock v3 has three pieces (four if you count the screen protector sheet). The primary shell consists of two pieces that snap together to form a tight shield around the iPad. The secondary piece is a strong magnet that locks into the back of the shell with a 25 degree twist. You can see these pieces in the first image here. Continue Reading "Solid Mounting/Holding of iPad 2 and New iPad" »


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Last week I wrote about the higher cost of women's goods and services - and the Marie Clare campaign challenging this 'female premium'.
Most of you were more concerned about the fact I don't understand cars ("the hell are you doing operating dangerous machinery you know nothing about?") - and fair enough, it is proving a bit of a handicap.
Nonetheless, it might be a relief to a few of you that ladies really can get a sweet bargain out there if they play their cards right. Like in Southern China, where women get half-price entry into the Guilin Merryland Resort fun park if they wear a mini-skirt shorter than 38 centimetres.
The discount scheme is a marketing campaign called "Love Miniskirt" and will run for two months. Local television showed female visitors in miniskirts queuing at the park's entrance as staff measured their skirts with rulers.
Also, staff had to break the news to women in short shorts and dresses that ONLY MINISKIRTS SORRY.
Li Wenxing, deputy manager of the park, told Shanghai Daily that "The stipulation aims to encourage female visitors to showcase their beauty in summer." He also said that "Love Miniskirt", which has been running every year since 2007, really gets the punters into the park. Which, incidentally, holds a "water splashing festival" at the same time - and throwing water at mini-skirted women is very much a part of that.
It's not the first time a Chinese event has drawn in the women with fruity discounts. Last year, virgins were offered free entry into the Zhouluo Wild Osmanthus Fragrans Festival in Changsha, which celebrates the osmanthus fragrans, or tea olive (and compares it to a "pure and simple female"). The virgins had to be at least 22 years old - and who knows how anyone was supposed to know that they'd never done it - but there you go.
Maybe none of it's so different to Western clubs and pubs with free champagne and/or entry for females? The idea is the same: where the tiny-bit-nude or tiny-bit-tipsy or generally-just-present women are, men will hopefully follow - wallets in tow. Yay for useful ladies!
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It's been more than twenty years since Madonna released Vogue, but that doesn't mean she can't get sued over it. According to E! News, the executives over at VMG are claiming that in the past twenty years it has become technologically possible for them to discover (in Vogue) a hidden sample from a remix they created to the 1977 song Love Break. Apparently the same guy who they hired to make that remix is the guy who worked on Vogue. Uh-oooh! Deets inside.
In the suit, the company claims, "The portions of "Love Break, which have been copied into Vogue and all its various "mixes," "remixes" videos, YouTube versions, etc. are numerous but intentionally hidden. The horn and strings in Vogue are intentionally sampled from "Love Break" throughout."
Music producer Richard "Shep" Pettibone, who was originally hired by VMG to remix various editions of "Love Break" and later worked on "Vogue," is also mentioned in the suit, with the company claiming Pettibone "intentionally disguised the sampling he did in 'Vogue.'"
"The unauthorized sampling was deliberately hidden by [Madonna] within "Vogue" so as to avoid detection. It was only when VMG specifically looked for the sample, with the technology available to it in 2011, that the sampling could be confirmed," VMG said.
The company claims it gave WB Records and Madonna a notice of copyright infringement in July 2011 and again in February 2012.
VMG is seeking damages "in addition to [Madonna's] profits that are attributable to the copyrighted material."
Madonna's reps have not yet responded to requests for comment.
Read more here.
We've heard about some interesting celebrity suits lately– I think we all agreed that the Bieber concert thing sounded totally bogus. But does this seem at all possible to you guys? Madonna has lost some suits over her music in the past; will she be settling out of court with this one as well?
Check out both song below and let me know. Love Break is actually called Ooh, I Love It (Love Break) and it's performed by Salsoul Orchestra. Checkie out:


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They buried Ricky Parker yesterday. A few miles down the road from the cinder block pits where he cooked whole hogs for more than half his life, from the sliding glass window where he sold sandwiches, from the creosote-stained door where he hung the "SOLD OUT" sign every afternoon to let the latecomers know not to bother, they gathered to say they were sorry, to say goodbye, to say that they didn't know what to say.
They dressed him as he dressed himself. In blue Dickies, a tan work shirt with a pack of Swisher Sweets peeking from the breast pocket, and his burgundy and brown ball cap resting on the ledge of coffin, he went to his reward. The only thing missing was his greasy apron. I imagine it hangs on a nail somewhere back by the pits where he left it.
They came to eat at Scott's Barbecue long before I did. For years it was run by its namesake, Early Scott, who grew the business from a roadside stand into a place of pilgrimage. Along the way, he took Ricky in and he raised him as his own son, though he wasn't. Ricky recalled how he came to live and work with Early in an interview I did with him in 2005:
"When I was sixteen, me and my dad got into it and I hit him with a baseball bat because he was whooping up on my momma. I went to school the next morning and when I come back he had all my clothes sitting out on the front porch. So I called Mr. and Mrs. Scott and I've been with them ever since."
"Ever since" lasted thirty-five years. In that time Early taught Ricky how to cook hogs, how to coax smoke and vinegar into every nook and cranny of the carcass, how to burn down the leftover hickory scraps from the local ax-handle factory into the perfect catalyst for their edible alchemy, how to load the shovel, where to put the fire, when to stoke it, and when not to. Mostly, he taught him how to work and how to wait, the only two ingredients that really matter. Somewhere along the way Early faded into the smoke and Zach and Matthew emerged from it. Ricky taught his boys what Early taught him, and through it all they came.
They came to the tiny, glass window and asked for shoulder, and ham, and middlin. They asked for extra slaw and extra sauce. And whether it was Early or Ricky or Zach or Matthew that handed the sandwiches and trays and cans of Coke through the window, it always tasted the same, always smelled the same, and they always came back and came back and came back. And when they ran through one hog, Ricky and the boys would go back and lift another from the pit to take its place.
It was fitting then, and crushing, that it was those same boys who lifted their father's casket and carried him to the front of the sanctuary at the Sand Ridge Baptist Church in Lexington, Tennessee, yesterday, where the parking lot was so full and the lines were so long that you'd swear you were at Scott's.
They filled the church and they sat quietly as the preacher spoke. They bowed their heads when he bowed his head. They amen'ed when he amen'ed. And when there we no more words to say, they stood and came one by one to say goodbye to Ricky Parker.
They filed past his body, looking down at the restless man turned still life. I was with them. He was there and he wasn't, more something ready-made for a wax museum now than the man who roamed the pits, who burned more hickory in his fifty-one years than lightning ever did, who spent his days here transforming hogs, and himself, through an inscrutable transubstantiation of fire and smoke into the embodiment of two of our greatest human virtues, patience and hard work.
I paused over him and noticed that in his right hand someone had placed a single cigar between his index and bird fingers. His thumb rested, anticipatory, on the business end of the Swisher Sweet and in that moment I couldn't help but imagine a scene in which Ricky saunters up to St. Peter, looks him up and down and says, "Well, Pete, you got a light for me or what?"
They will still come to Scott's. The smoke will still rise behind the old wooden store that Early built and passed on to Ricky, that Ricky passed on to his boys. One morning not too long from now, they'll get up before any of us would dream of waking. They'll drive out to the edge of town and light a fire. They'll heave a hog on the pit and shovel a load of coals under it and wait. And when the fire and smoke have done what their daddy told them it would, they'll reach up and grab the greasy apron from the nail where Ricky left it and get to work.


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Eh maybe. I'm all for the 'next man up' mentality, but we have journeymen filling in for arguably our best two defensive players this year. Without Lee and Carter, it would be pretty tough for this mediocre team to beat any playoff contenders not named the Giants (not a shot at you, we just match up well with your team). And who knows when or if the O'line and D'line will get healthy.
I've just seen the Cowboys lay down too many times in situations like these. Or in true Cowboys fashion, fight all the way back just to blow it at the end.


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NFL Preview: The AFC West
No division looks more different than the AFC West. Out with old, in with the new. See how these re-tooled teams stack up in Playboy.com's preview of thew AFC West.
It's been over six months since anything even remotely resembling football has been on television (unless, of course, you live in Canada, where their bastardized rendition of the Great American Game starts in July, has three downs, 10 extra yards and literal acres of end zone). It's August and we're all tired of the 162-game baseball slog; it's time to start talking football again, and this week we're talking AFC West.
Read the rest of the AFC Preview: East, North and South.
Denver Broncos (8-8)
If you want to talk about divergence you need look no further than the Denver Broncos; they've gone from a conservative, run-oriented offense with just a hint of wildcat to an air-'em-out passing game in the span of six months.
The most obvious reason for the departure is under center; where Tim Tebow once stood now stands one of the greatest to ever hold court, Peyton Manning. One lost season and four neck surgeries later, he's probably not the same guy he's been for the past decade, but he has intangibles you just can't teach. On the receiving end (literally) of Manning are wide-outs Eric Decker and Demaryius Thomas, capable receivers who complement each other; while Decker is more a midfield route runner, Thomas is a legitimate downfield, posting 35 receptions and an absurd 106 YPG over the final seven games, an average of 21.3 yards per catch. In the backfield RB Willis McGahee will benefit from more trips to the end zone and fewer TDs taken by Tebow. All in all, things are looking up.
2012 Expectations: Or are they? Fact of the matter is Manning is one bad hit away from the end of his career (luckily he gets rid of the ball better than anybody, being sacked only 40 times in his past 48 games). The Broncos project to have one of the league's toughest schedules (opposing teams going a combined 139-117 last season), and outside a capable pass rush, their defense leaves a lot to be desired. Last year's 8-8 record was enough to win a wild, wild West, but even with Manning we're expecting regression. 6-10, 4th in the AFC West.
Kansas City Chiefs (7-9)
All things being equal, 7-9 is not a terrible record for a team that averaged just above 13 points a game. In fact, one might say it's commendable considering the Chiefs broke off a 1-5 streak in which they were outscored 45-135 and never scored more than 10 points a game. From that perspective, 7-9 is something of an accomplishment.
Maybe we shouldn't be so hard on the Chiefs. They played the entire 2011 season without RB Jamaal Charles, severely limiting their already one dimensional offense. 2012 should be better (it can't really get much worse). Charles is back and he'll be joined by Peyton Hillis, who if you'll remember ran for 1,177 yards and 63 catches a few years ago in Cleveland under the watchful eye of offensive coordinator Brian Daboll. Daboll's in Kansas City now too, so if he can get even half of that production out of Hillis, the Chiefs should have one of the better back combos in the league.
2012 Expectations: The Charles/Hillis tandem gives the Chiefs more options offensively, but it's still very one dimensional. QB Matt Cassel is little more than a game manager, and no wide receiver stands out as a guy who will break 1,000 yards (Dwayne Bowe only did it last year because they had nothing else). The Chiefs will rely heavily on the top five defense to keep them in games and hope Charles and Hillis are talented enough to break through defenses who know they're coming. 8-8, 3rd in the AFC West.
Oakland Raiders (8-8)
Some say the price paid for quarterback Carson Palmer (two premium draft picks) was too high, a king's ransom for a 32-year-old malcontent on the downside of his career. But we're giving him a pass; not only did Palmer have to adapt to a new playbook, he had to do it midseason (no training camp, coming in cold) and without the added benefit of an excellent short yardage pass catcher in RB Darren McFadden. Even after all that, Palmer still managed to pass for 293 yards per game, 13.8 yards per completion (second highest in the league) and 13 TDs in nine starts.
That's not to say it's all coming up roses; Palmer also managed to put more passes into enemy hands than any other QB who started at least half the 2011 season. But that number should come down under new offensive coordinator Greg Knapp. Gone are the days of Hue Jackson's free-wheeling, fire-at-will offense in Oakland; Knapp will put McFadden's excellent hands to good use in short yardage situations and will probably convert WR Denarius Moore into more of a route runner. Outside, he's still got downfield options in Darrius Heyward-Bey and Jacoby Ford, so this is an offensive that could be explosive.
2012 Expectations: Here's the dirty little secret no one wants to admit: Oakland might be the most underrated team in the NFL. Even at 32, Palmer is no slouch under center and we've yet to see him play a full year with Darren McFadden. If the latter stays healthy, he's capable of an Arian Foster–type season, and with a trio of weapons at their disposal downfield they'll be a nightmare for secondaries to keep up with. Seriously, guys, Oakland. 9-7, 2nd in the AFC West.
San Diego Chargers (8-8)
To say things went sideways in San Diego last season would be something of an understatement; no one could have predicted a team as offensively gifted as this one (top five in scoring in the past five years, averaging over 280 yards per game and second only to the Saints last season on third down) would implode so dramatically.
The numbers don't really add up; QB Philip Rivers was uncharacteristically bad over his first 11 games (61 percent pass completion and a league-high 17 picks), but he straightened it out over the last five (67 percent competition and an 11-3 TD to INT ratio). The Chargers did spend most of the season dealing with injuries to RB Ryan Mathews and TE Antonio Gates, their short yardage guys and a huge part of Norv Turner's offense, but they still managed to convert and their defense finished mid-pack so there is no real reason, save the 17 interceptions, that this team underperformed other than maybe a little bit of bad luck.
2012 Expectations: That should change in 2012. Given his track record, Rivers' early season returns in 2011 look more like an anomaly than a trend. With Malcolm Floyd, Vincent Brown and Robert Meachem (replacing Vincent Jackson) downfield, the Chargers look to have just as explosive an air attack as they have in past years. There are injury concerns with Gates and Mathews, who they'll be calling on a lot more as both a runner and a receiver with Mike Tolbert in Carolina, but if they can stay healthy these guys could be real contenders for more than just the West. 11-5, 1st in the AFC West.


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Last month we got to see a couple of really cute photos of Prince William lovin' all up on his pet pooch Lupo at a charity polo match (his wife Kate Middleton, who I love to death, was also in the photos but she wasn't really part of all the cuteness). Today we get to see new photos of Prince Wills but this time he's with his younger brother Prince Harry. While many English folks were bizzy watching the Wimbledon tennis finals this weekend, William and Harry decided to partake in an entirely different sport altogether. The princes suited up in wetsuits and ventured out for some body boarding bonding time together.
When he was offered a coveted seat in the Royal Box for the Wimbledon final, Prince William said an 'existing commitment' would prevent him from attending. And yesterday it became clear just what had been so important – a day of messing around on a surfboard with his younger brother and a group of mates, including their best friends Thomas van Straubenzee and Tom Inskip, at Polzeath on the Cornish coast. Leaving his tennis-mad wife Kate to share in the nation's agony as Roger Federer shattered Murray's hopes of Wimbledon glory, Prince William was snapped on a public beach in Cornwall catching some waves. Dressed in a black wetsuit, he joked with brother Harry as the pair braved the stormy weather and enjoyed some brotherly bonding. Although the royal brothers tackled the waves enthusiastically on their bodyboards, they didn't appear to be hugely successful in mastering them. Still, by the looks on their faces they seemed to be enjoying themselves immensely. Prince William also went surfing for his stag do – although on that occasion he chose to go to Devon. As part of the relaxed weekend in Cornwall they enjoyed an afternoon in they enjoyed a few 'sundowners' on the veranda of their rented holiday home while watching a magnificent sunset.
Wait a damn minute … they have surfing … in England?! I had no idea. It's a shame that William and Harry don't spent more time surfing the waves in Cornwall because I think I could get used to the sight of seeing the young princes wrapped in neoprene wet suits. I'd like to formally invite the young royals back to LA should they ever want to go body boarding for real. We've got the best beaches and I'm certain I could think of a few folks who'd like to show them what real surfing is like ;)


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|Aug 01
|"Skirt The Rules: Kiernan Shipka"
Skirt PR has a fun little questionnaire type interview with Kiernan on their fashion blog. They chat about fashion and beauty.
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|DP/30 Emmy Watch: Mad Men's Kiernan Shipka
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|Jun 22
|Vulture Interview
Vulture.com has posted a new interview with Kiernan entitled Mad Men's Kiernan Shipka on Smoking, Eye Rolls, and What's Next for Poor Sally Draper.
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|"We Rise Like Smoke" Music Video
Kyler England has just released a new music video featuring Kiernan. The song is called We Rise Like Smoke and Kiernan plays the younger version of the singer. You can watch the video below.
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PlayBook: A Stat-Laden, Gunpoint Apology
Many words have been spilled over the postseason play of LeBron James and very few of them have been good. Today, we as sportswriters, apologize to the greatest player of the generation.
"Columnists are jackals and no jackal has been known to live on grass once he has learned about meat — no matter who killed the meat for him." — Ernest Hemingway
It was sometime during the aplitic pause between Games Three and Four that collectively, we sportswriters, an at times closed-minded fraternity hell-bent on human destruction at any cost, came to the impossible yet seemingly inevitable conclusion that our LeBron-bashing days were over. That all the far-fetched, selective stat skewing would have to stop. At some point the resignation set in that perhaps we had pushed the best player in the NBA too far, tried too tirelessly to marginalize his talent behind a veil of carefully culled but not entirely true numbers, figures that failed to tell the whole story. At some point we opted for what was easy over what was right. We chose to perpetuate a negative narrative because it sold more papers, signed on more subscriptions. "If it bleeds, it leads" was our everlasting mantra and the more slash-and-dash journalism we aimed at LeBron James, the more the blood began to pool at our feet.
Indeed, we are jackals, hung up so long on a now-stale kill, a now newly crowned king, that we only saw what we wanted to see in our blind, blood-lusting eyes. We ignored the numbers piling up right in front of us, opting instead for a more damning, sensationalist stat line to keep our story alive, to put as cutting an edge on the word choke as we possibly could. And we're backtracking today. Today, we're all kind words and kudos, the wanton, whimpering dogs of apology. Today, LeBron James is an NBA Champion and we're just the jackals who hijacked the headlines, who juked and jeered and picked the bones clean till there was nothing left to burn, let alone eat.
And so, in the words of Douglas Campbell or Jack Kevorkian or some sacrificial parson from the first century A.D.: "When there's nothing left to burn, you have to set yourself on fire." The following stat lines are as close to an admission of wrongdoing and guilt as I feel comfortable giving as a self-centered sports columnist with a rep to protect:
LeBron James is only the third player in NBA history to lead a title team in points, rebounds and assists (the other two are Tim Duncan and Magic Johnson).
The Heat are the only team to win a title after trailing in three different postseason series.
LeBron James put up a triple double (26/11/13) in last night's title, clinching Game Five. It was his first triple double of the season. In Game Four, he was one rebound shy (26/12/9). No one has put up those kinds of numbers since Larry Bird in 1986.
LeBron James had 12 games this postseason of at least 25 points, five rebounds and five assists, the most ever in a single postseason.
LeBron James had 14 points on 4-for-7 shooting in clutch time (five minutes to play in the fourth or overtime and within five points) in the Finals. Last year, he had zero points and failed to even draw a foul.
Since 2009, LeBron's teams are 9-2 in series-clinching games and he has averaged 27.7 ppg.
James fell just three points short of joining Allen Iverson, Hakeem Olajuwon, Michael Jordan and Shaquille O'Neal as the fifth person with 700+ points in a single postseason.
At 27, LeBron James has made three trips to the Finals, won three MVP awards and won one championship. Michael Jordan didn't make a Finals appearance or win a championship until 28 and at LeBron's age, had only one MVP award.
During the Age of His Airness, Jordan had two postseason triple-doubles and never broke off a streak of 25 points per game over 14 games. LeBron already has eight postseason triple doubles and has managed the 25-over-24 streak twice. He is the only player ever to do it even once.
LeBron is the only player in NBA history with at least 650 points, 200 rebounds and 100 assists in a single postseason.


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This is a pollen trap for Warré hives, designed by Marc Gatineau, a French commercial beekeeper, who kept 900 Warre hives for 35 years, now retired. The trap is available at: http://www.icko-apiculture.com/en/ru...trapollen.html
It is a bit complicated construction. Still you can build it yourself.
The pollen grid can be pulled out to set or unset the pollen trap without removing the floor. Simply pull it out.
The pollen grid is pretty solid. A tin roof hinders debris from fallen into the pollen collected.
View from above. There is a drawer where the pollen falls into.
On the sides - left and right - there is a shutter.
The drawer can be drawn there.
In the front there are holes drilled, pieces of see-through hoses inserted. Incoming bees with pollen land onto the entrance board, outgoing traffic uses the hoses.
View from behind.
A floor board can be used for varroa monitoring.
View from the front into the pollen trap.
The construction of the trap is a little complicated with all the parts and stuff. But works well.


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Just wondering if anyone has experience with the rubies helms and the rembrandt enterprise visors ( http://tinyurl.com/36d38q )
making them fit to each other?
Im not sure if I should trim the black plastic that was behind the standard visor so the viewing distance is actually the width and length of the "T" and then place the visor behind or inside the mask or if I should widen the viewing distance that was already on it and cut the visor to fit the shape of the fett visor?
either way the curvature of the visor and the curvature of the helm aren't exactly a 100% match so another question would be would a heat gun do the trick to get the visor to meet the demands of the helmet?