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I kinda figured as much, that's why I drew it more Verpish (is that even a word?).
lol how true... it makes everything more interesting! BTW... check out my WIP thread, I have plates now!
I wanted to give a quick update... I know I'm backordered to sometime next year (joking) on sketches, and I apologize. However, I have good news! I'll be starting back up with the sketches within the next week or so. I am also working on about seven sets of armor right now, and enduring some training setbacks at work... so my apologies for the slow speed of sketching... but it will get done. Apparently, my friends for whom I designed custom mandos are now wanting me to make their armor... so they will be receiving their armor within a few months. These people are like family to me, quite literally my clan. Since they're going mando... I guess Kal'ika is more like Kal'buir now! lol Anyhow... more updates to come, sketching will resume soon!
Here is another masterpiece by myself... produced for one Mr. Snakeyes. Here ya go ner vod, hope you like it!
Also, here's one for Vencu... hope it suits you ner vod, definately need to make sure I get to see the finished model!
when you have time would you draw my mando too.
heres a close up of the chest armor
the leds on the range finder are green sorry they are not on in that pic.
is the undersuit green or grey? weapons?
the jumpsuit is greenish grey and I don't have any weapons now but I plan on making a bowcaster.
YES! It's about time somebody did a mando with a bowcaster! lol What about gauntlets? By greenish grey do you mean... maybe sage or foilage green?
its an old slitly faded army green. I don't have gauntlets i like the way the roled up sleeves look. oh but if you would draw red knee armor mine broke before all the pics were taken. i kinda need to get a cod peice so if you would just add one in on the costume. color it black for all i care
Okay, will do.
Here's your mando BAMfett! Hope you like it. http://fc08.deviantart.com/fs43/f/20...y_sigpro54.jpg
Here's a mando from over at Deviantart... she calls herself CorellianDawn
Nice drawings!
thanks rex!
It just keeps getting more and more awesome!!! GREAT work vod!!! :cheers
thanks a'den!
*picks her jaw up off the keyboard* :eek
you're and amazingly talented artist!!! those drawing are awesome! :)
Thanks Ord'ika! Thank you as well Nah'ima! I merely do what I can, I plan on trying to add backgrounds and different posings soon.


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SYDNEY ROSENFIELD, DRAMATIST, IS DEAD; Author of Many Noted Plays Succumbs in His Sleep at the Age of 75. WAS FIRST EDITOR OF PUCK Wrote Boys' Stories at 15--Born in Richmond, He Ran Northern Blockade in Civil War.
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Big pharma is in big trouble, with looming patent expirations and drug generic competition weighing on health care stocks. While many health care companies are still soundly profitable, there's no doubt that investors are thinking twice about drugmakers and pharmaceutical stocks in the long term.
Looking at the fundamentals, there are 7 big pharma health care stocks that I see as big losers in the weeks and months ahead. These drug stocks should be sold immediately.
Abbott Laboratories: The first big pharma stock worth selling is Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT), which has dropped -14% in the last year, compared to gains by the broader markets. The stock may have rebounded in October, but has since dropped -10%, putting it right above its 52-week low of $44.59
Bristol-Myers Squibb: Global pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) has watched its stock price fall -6% since the start of October. Analysts are also projecting a three cent drop in earnings this quarter compared to last year. Ignore this stock until it proves it can turn it around.
GlaxoSmithKline: Vaccine and OTC medicine producer GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) posted a dismal quarterly revenue growth of -11% in its last income statement, year-over-year. Not helping matters is GSK's dwindling stock price, down -9% since mid-October.
Johnson & Johnson: Consumer staple Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is in the midst of its second large stock swoon of the past calendar year, down -5% since November. Earnings wise, analysts are expecting a four cent drop in EPS compared to this quarter last year. Just because you own JNJ products doesn't mean you should own this stock.
Merck & Co: Over the past 12 months, Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK) has dropped -13% overall, and the stock is down -11% since the start of 2011. Stockholders can't be pleased with the company's net profit margin, which sat at -4% last quarter.
Novartis: Switzerland-based Novartis AG (NYSE: NVS) may have had a nice finish to 2010, but is down -3% since the start of 2011. Experts predict that NVS will also miss its EPS from last year by 12 cents this quarter.
Teva Pharmaceutical: Last on the list is Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NASDAQ: TEVA) which has posted a loss of -15% in the last 52 weeks. After bouncing back towards the end of 2010, TEVA has since declined another -2%.
As of this writing, Louis Navellier did not own a position in any of the stocks named here.


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Avi Resort & Casino places you next to Kids Quest and within a 15-minute drive of Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area. This 456-room, 3.5-star hotel welcomes business and leisure travelers with a private beach, a golf course, and a marina. Desert Lakes Golf Course and Big Bend State Recreation Area are also within a 15-minute drive.
Enjoy dining at The Native Harvest, one of 7 onsite restaurants. For your convenience, breakfast is available for a fee.
All 456 air-conditioned rooms feature safes. Guests can enjoy free WiFi and cable TV. Free toiletries are also included.
Avi Resort & Casino features a private beach, a golf course, and a marina. If you drive, take advantage of free valet parking. The 24-hour front desk has staff standing by to help with luggage storage and securing valuables. Other amenities at this beach hotel include a casino, an outdoor pool, and a fitness center.
Property features
- Free WiFi in rooms and public areas
- Free valet and self parking
- Onsite dining
- Marina
Avi Resort & Casino
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Simply step outside to unwind on the hotel's beach. Summer fun is a breeze at Avi Resort & Casino, where you can play a round of golf at the golf course and enjoy amenities like a marina and an outdoor pool.
Dining is available at one of the hotel's 7 restaurants. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include 3 bars/lounges and a poolside bar. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. This beach hotel also offers a spa tub and a fitness center. Complimentary self parking and valet parking are available on site.
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- Total number of rooms - 456
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Avi Resort & Casino offers 456 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary toiletries. Televisions come with cable channels and pay movies.
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MoonShadow - This restaurant serves dinner only.
Ristorante Aviano - This restaurant specializes in Italian cuisine and serves dinner only.
The Native Harvest - This buffet restaurant serves breakfast and dinner. Open daily.
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New data from research firm Nielsen reveals U.S users spent 45% more time watching online video compared to 2010, and streamed 28% more video. The number of unique video viewers only increased by 3.1% compared to Jan 2010, but a drastic spike in activity means something big has happened during the past year – the personal cloud. One example is Netflix, who enables subscribers to stream full-length movies and TV shows from their PCs and laptops, and also seen a tremendous amount of growth lately.
"When looking at the most engaging video brands as measured by time spent, Netflix was the top destination as the average US video viewer spent more than 11 hours watching video on the site from home and work locations, about four-and-a-half hours more than the runner up, Chinese video site Tudou.com."
Nielsen also reports that MSN/Windows Live/Bing was the fastest-growing video brand month-over-month, and that YouTube easily topped the US online video list with 112.8 million unique viewers.
Massive growth in demand pushed the industry very far throughout the past year, and the next game changer may just be the freshly unveiled iPad 2. Reuters called the device a "think video powerhouse," and for good reason. The iPad 2's ability to stream content from apps to Apple TV (including FaceTime and iMovie) make it look like Apple has put a special emphasis on video, but definitely not on Flash. The consumer electronics giant refuses to support the format, claiming it's very power-consuming and even outdated. But its product line-up does support HTML5, which is probably a good call.
CNET reports video sharing site Medfeedia indicated a whopping g 63% of all videos on the web are HTML5-compatible, compared to a mere 10% in the same period last year. This piece of news represents a huge leap forward for the language due to be complete in 2014, and one that will further boosts it towards becoming a dominant cross-platform format.


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August 14th, 2007: Hey, TCAF is coming up this weekend! That's the Toronto Comics Arts Festival, August 18th and 19th, and it is a great two-day celebration of comics right here in Toronto. There's a ton of great authors coming, AND it's free, AND I hope to see you there! It will seriously be fun times.
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The Race Between John McCain and Mitch Daniels
Is John McCain beating Mitch Daniels? Now wait, you say, John McCain isn't running against Mitch Daniels. McCain is running for president and Daniels is ...
Is John McCain beating Mitch Daniels? Now wait, you say, John McCain isn't running against Mitch Daniels. McCain is running for president and Daniels is running for reelection as governor of Indiana. They're both Republicans.
But this is one of my favorite games to play. I had a good sense that John Kerry was in trouble early on Election Night in 2004 when he was running a few points behind the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Florida, Betty Castor (who's race was expected to be very close). Kerry ended up losing Florida by 5% and Castor lost by 1%.
This type of comparison isn't just interesting on Election Night, however. Who is running ahead of whom influences campaign strategy. If Daniels' numbers are better, then McCain will try to link himself to Daniels, but the governor might try to show some indepedence from the national ticket. At the extreme, a governor might pull a Freudenthal and openly mull not backing his party's nominees.
Even when the candidates have enough partisan devotion to support their party mates regardless of self-interest, this is a fun way to think about who is overperforming and who is underperforming. With all of that in mind, here's an analysis of how gubernatorial candidates are performing in comparison to the presidential nominees, relying heavily on pollster.com averages.
There's no recent presidential polling in Delaware, a state that Democratic presidential nominees have won comfortably in four consecutive presidential elections. I also know of no polling in the gubernatorial race, although the Democrat, be he State Treasurer Jack Markell or Lieutenant Governor John Carney, will start out as a favorite. I do wonder how much name recognition and favorability Republican Bill Lee retains from his 2004 campaign, but, regardless, the Democratic nominee will want to be as closely associated with Barack Obama as possible, especially given that more than 20% of the state's population is African-American.
Here's the surprising answer for you: Daniels is ahead of McCain. This is surprising because Indiana has been really Republican in presidential politics. Bush was stronger in Indiana than Mississippi in 2004. Yet one recent poll actually had Obama ahead by a point. Daniels leads Democrat Jill Long Thompson 50.6% to 42.5% in the pollster.com average. Based on the state's voting history, though, I bet if you told Daniels he could get the same percentage of the vote as McCain, he'd take it in a heartbeat. Don't expect Daniels to run away from McCain anytime soon.
Missouri is known for its close elections, but right now the gubernatorial race is only a barnburner if the Republican Party is the barn. Democrat Jay Nixon leads both of his potential Republican opponents by 20 points. The pollster.com average gives McCain a 47% to 43.5% edge. Nixon can afford to help Obama for now, but I expect the gubernatorial race to tighten.
Will Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer expend political capital on Barack Obama? Schweitzer appears to be in good shape, up 55%-30%. Obama is running T.V. ads in Montana (a traditionally Republican state) and, believe it or not, he's spending his 4th of July at a parade in Butte. In a poll that's now three months old, McCain only led by 5%.
New Hampshire was the one state that voted for Bush in 2000 and Kerry in 2004. Despite McCain's two presidential primary wins in the state, Obama seems likely to keep it blue. He leads 50%-39.4% in the pollster.com average. Democratic Gov. John Lynch is in even better shape than Obama, though, so expect the Illinois senator to campaign heavily with the governor.
Now here's an intriguing one. North Carolina should be in the bag for McCain. John Kerry couldn't even make it competitive with John Edwards as his running mate. Yet McCain's lead in the pollster.com average is only 44%-41.1%. If anything, though, McCain's weakness creates a dilemma not for Republican nominee Pat McCrory, but for Democrat Bev Perdue. Perdue leads by a near mirror image 44.7%-41%. Perdue endorsed Obama in the Democratic primary over Hillary Clinton, but will she want to be closely associated with him if he's coming up a few points short? North Carolina looks as though it just might be close enough that Obama will be spending time in the state in October.
North Dakota, like Montana, is a traditionally Republican state that Obama is trying to put in play (hoping, perhaps, to expand the playing field and stretch McCain's inferior war chest thin). No one has polled the state in months. The long-shot Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Tim Mathern, probably will not have a high enough profile for Obama's relationship with him to matter.
Nothing to see in Utah. Republican Gov. Jon Huntsman is running somewhat ahead of McCain, but both will win easily.
Vermont, one of the most Democratic states in the country in presidential politics, is home to a potentially competitive gubernatorial race between Republican Gov. Jim Douglas and House Speaker Gaye Symington (I don't think it has been polled). You might think that Symington would want to run on a platform of Obama, Obama, Obama (or Bush, Bush, Bush), but efforts to nationalize Douglas' elections have never worked before for Democrats. Regardless, Obama and McCain won't be spending any time here.
John McCain seems to have designs on making inroads in the Pacific Northwest, but if he does it will be in Oregon, not Washington. Obama's edge in the pollster.com average is 54.8% to 37.6%. This might explain why Gov. Christine Gregoire endorsed Obama at the last moment before Washington's Democratic caucuses. Gregoire's pollster.com advantage over Republican Dino Rossi is somewhat smaller at 49.8% to 41.6%. Will Rossi seek distance from McCain?
Given that West Virginia was the epicenter of the whole "working class whites won't vote for Obama" discussion, it comes as a bit of a surprise that one post-primary poll showed McCain with only an eight-point lead. Democratic Gov. Joe Manchin shouldn't have any problem winning reelection, unless the diploma scandal is a much bigger deal than I realize. It will be interesting to see how hard Manchin works for Obama -- and may say something about whether the governor has national ambitions.
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There is evidence that Australia is not meeting its obligations to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for their right to the "highest attainable standard" of health, required under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).
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Equality in health between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians is achievable, but not until the shortfall in health services expenditure for Indigenous Australians is addressed.
Article 12 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) recognises the "right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health".1 The ICESCR entered into force in Australia in 1976 and provides the principal framework for the universal right to health.2 As a State party to the ICESCR, Australia is obliged to submit 5-yearly reports to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) on how these and other rights are being implemented. The CESCR, established to monitor the ICESCR, examines each report and addresses its concerns and recommendations to the State party in the form of "concluding observations".3
There is evidence that Australia's reports to the UN neglect valid and meaningful reference to efforts required under Article 12 to enhance the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, given that this population has worse health than other Australians and indigenous peoples in other developed countries.4 In view of the evidence that primary health care services influence improvements in population health standards,5-9 even despite the continued existence of social inequalities,10 is there sufficient expenditure on non-hospital health systems for this population to bridge the gap in health standards? Has Australia committed to using "the maximum of its available resources" to realise this population's right to health? Fulfilling the right to health requires governments to allocate sufficient resources to ensure health services are available, accessible, affordable, acceptable, and of good quality.1
While there are no examples of international human rights instruments having enhanced political commitment towards better health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and despite all its limitations, reporting to the UN allows Australians to take stock of the nation's approach towards ensuring equality of health status and may help in influencing health policy agendas.
Australia submitted its Third Report to the CESCR in 1998,11 and the Fourth Report was due in 2005. However, by March 2007, the Attorney-General's Department was still coordinating an Australian response. The draft Fourth Report simply asserts that, although "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the most disadvantaged group within the Australian community, Australian governments are making headway in addressing social and economic disadvantage", followed by a short list of various government strategies. It states that Indigenous-specific programs "are in addition to other social benefits such as universal health coverage and income support, which are available to all Australians, and Indigenous programs and services funded by State and Territory governments". The annexed statistical data summarise the usual statistics on health inequity but provide no quantitative information on relative health expenditure.12
According to the ICESCR, among the steps required from Australia (as a party to the Covenant) is the "creation of conditions which would assure to all medical service and medical attention in the event of sickness" (our italics). In 2000, the CESCR, in order to assist parties with implementation and reporting obligations, clarified that this refers to the provision of community-level preventive and curative care, screening programs, and essential drugs; and the participation of the population in these health services. Access to primary health care is identified as a core obligation under the ICESCR. The CESCR also stated that "indigenous peoples have the right to specific measures to improve their access to health services and care ... States should provide resources for indigenous peoples to design, deliver and control such services so that they may enjoy the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health".1
The CESCR clarified that violations of the ICESCR include "insufficient expenditure or misallocation of public resources which results in the non-enjoyment of the right to health by individuals or groups, particularly the vulnerable or marginalized; the failure to monitor the realization of the right to health at the national level, for example by identifying right to health indicators and benchmarks; [and] the failure to take measures to reduce the inequitable distribution of health facilities, goods and services".1
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' share of the universal health coverage offered to all Australians is less per person than for other Australians: in the 2001–02 financial year, their Medicare expenditure was only 39% of that for other Australians; for dental services it was 24%; and for pharmaceuticals, 33%.13 Per-capita spending on medicines through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in 2001–02 was $73.23 overall for Indigenous Australians, and only $59.82 in urban and regional areas, compared with $220.29 for other Australians.13 This conservatively amounts to a $67 million annual underspend, based on the national average, or a significantly higher shortfall if based on need. Aboriginal peoples have reduced access to medicines for a range of reasons similar to those for their overall poor access to primary health care.14
For a population with three times the rate of morbidity, and social, educational and economic disadvantage, overall spending on primary health care per person was only 23% higher for Indigenous Australians compared with other Australians in 2001–02.13 This included spending from all governments on state-run community health services, Aboriginal community controlled health services (ACCHSs), public health activities, non-admitted hospital services, Medicare, pharmaceuticals, patient transport, dental services, and aids and appliances. Federal and state/territory government commitment to ACCHSs, in their critical role as providers of culturally appropriate, comprehensive primary health care services to Aboriginal peoples,15 is not of sufficient scale to offset this inequitable expenditure.16,17
Analysts commissioned by the Australian Government in 2004 reported that funding for Indigenous-specific primary health care services should be around $1244 per capita.18 In reality, only $306 per capita was expended through such services by the Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH) in 2001–02.13 While the budget for these services has been growing,19 the gap has not closed (increases in annual expenditure to 2002 approximate those for health services used by non-Indigenous Australians),13 nor has growth been of a proportion commensurate with addressing inequity. Of Australia's federal health expenditure of $38.4 billion in the 2005–06 financial year, the OATSIH budget comprised only 0.8%.20
Recently, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework (HPF)19 and indicators of Indigenous disadvantage21 were developed to gauge Aboriginal peoples' health improvements over time, based on select health determinants and health systems. While important, and an improvement on earlier indicators, they lack "right to health" indicators (designed to monitor the realisation of specific right to health norms, to hold duty-bearers to account),22 and targets and benchmarks to assess the health system's responsiveness to Aboriginal peoples.5 For example, while the burden of Aboriginal children's hearing loss is a measure in the HPF, proportionate federal government expenditure towards provision of hearing services in response to this problem is not. Differential access to the PBS is measured, but not efforts to enhance the quality use of medicines by Aboriginal peoples.23 Per-capita expenditure on primary health care disaggregated by Indigenous status is identified, but targets for the optimal level of expenditure are not.19
There is also an inability to report on the mainstream health sector's relative expenditure on Aboriginal and other Australians under the bilateral Public Health Outcome Funding Agreements, which support schemes such as the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and the National Cervical Screening Program. Financial incentives for general practice and Divisions of General Practice initiatives also lack targets for proportionate funding to help address the excess disease burden in the Aboriginal population. Consequently, where data exist, they indicate that Aboriginal peoples are "locked out" of such programs, as shown below.
Overall spending per person on health services was only 18% higher for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples than non-Indigenous Australians in 2001–02 (making up 2.8% of national health expenditure for 2.4% of the population), but nearly half of this expenditure was for use of hospital services, which was proportionately greater than hospital utilisation by other Australians.13 The two times higher rate of hospitalisation largely reflects Aboriginal peoples' poor access to primary health care causing otherwise avoidable admissions, the use of emergency departments for primary care needs, and their need for renal dialysis.19
There is evidence of an inequitable distribution of health-related goods and services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, including poorer access to: hospital procedures,24-26 population health programs developed for all Australians (eg, screening for breast and cervical cancer),27,28 rehabilitation services (eg, Commonwealth Hearing Services Program,29 cardiac rehabilitation programs30), immunisation,31 and general practice programs.32 As yet more frameworks designed to enhance health service delivery to Indigenous Australians33,34 are added to existing ones,15,35 an impression is created that action is being taken. Since duty-bearers are not held accountable in the provision of these services to Aboriginal peoples, and with few health policy reforms, there is little progress to report.
It has been argued that the Australian and global commitment to the UN's Millennium Development Goals, which have a strong focus on rights to health for those in underdeveloped nations,36 may be harnessed in a set of development goals for the Indigenous Australian population.37 The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner also called for all governments to commit to achieving equality of health status between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians within 25 years,5 but to do so requires a genuine commitment to the intent of the ICESCR. This is not evident in Australia's draft Fourth Report to the UN, nor in the Australian National Framework for Human Rights.38
It is clear that Aboriginal peoples have substantially worse health than is enjoyed by other Australians (defined as the highest attainable), and they still have a long way to go before reaching an equal standard of health.5 Given current expenditure relativities, the Australian Government cannot be confident that adequate resources are being directed towards enhancing the health system's responsiveness to Aboriginal peoples' health needs.
Under the ICECSR, a "State which is unwilling to use the maximum of its available resources for the realization of the right to health is in violation of its obligations".1 There is ample evidence that this is the case in Australia — a situation that is far from equity-generating. Unless efforts are made to address this funding shortfall, the gap in health standards will not be bridged and Australia will remain in violation of Aboriginal peoples' right to health by a systematic failure to make health services accessible to them.


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STORRS, Conn. — The University of Pittsburgh baseball team dropped its second straight Big East Conference game to the University of Connecticut, falling 8-5 here today at J.O. Christian Field in Storrs, Conn.
David Kaye was charged with the loss after giving up nine hits and six runs – five earned – in six innings of work. Chris Tonte finished 3-for-4 at the plate with a game-high three RBI while Kevan Smith extended his hitting streak to 18 straight games with a single to right center in the second inning.
Connecticut (29-22, 12-12 Big East) jumped out to a 5-0 lead after three innings of play. George Springer hit his first of two home runs on the day to lead off the bottom of the second and jumpstart the Huskies four-run inning. Pete Fatse then doubled to left center and scored on a Mike Olt single down the right-field line to make it 2-0 UConn. A Harold Brantley bunt single scored Olt before Pierre LaPage's groundout to first allowed Joe Pavone to score from third, rounding out the inning.
In the third, Connecticut increased its lead to 5-0 with a sacrifice fly from Matt Burnett, scoring Springer who had singled to start the inning.
The Pitt (26-18, 11-12 Big East) offense awoke in the fifth, scoring two to cut the lead to three at 5-2. Joe Leonard doubled to start the inning and Matt Litzinger drew a walk to put Panthers on first and second with no outs. After Nathan Hood struck out swinging, Zach Duggan's groundout to third allowed both base runners to advance. Tonte then singled through the left side, scoring both Leonard and Litzinger.
UConn added one in the sixth off a Pavone base hit to right center, bringing the score to 6-2.
Litzinger and Hood each singled in the seventh to put runners to put runners on first and second. Tonte picked up his third RBI of the game, turning Matt McDonald's first-pitch offering in to a double. A failed pickoff attempt from McDonald allowed Hood to score and cut the lead to two at 6-4.
The Huskies increased the lead to 8-4 in the seventh and eighth thanks to Springer's second home run of the game, a solo shot to center field off relief pitcher Kevin Dooley in the seventh and an RBI single from LaPage in the eighth.
Pitt's ninth-inning comeback attempt started off with a solo home run from Leonard to make it 8-5, but that was as close as the Panthers would come. David Erickson entered in relief and got Litzinger to fly out to center field before Hood struck out swinging and Duggan grounded out to short to end the game.
The Panthers enter the final week of regular-season play this week, hosting archrival West Virginia University May 14-16. First pitch for Thursday night's game is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Trees Field.
Amos Lands on ACC All-Freshman Team
No. 20 Wake Forest Defeats Pitt in Finale
Ninth Inning Comeback Lifts Pitt over No. 20 Wake Forest
No. 20 Wake Forest Outlasts Pitt, 7-4
Pitt Concludes Regular Season at No. 20 Wake Forest


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Center of NZ
Trip Start Oct 29, 2009
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This gave me just enough time for a hike through town to a spot said to be the geographical center of New Zealand. I'm a little skeptical that the exact center is on a hill, rather than, say, fifty meters to the left of the peak, but it did offer great views of the surrounding area. I also walked through the park where the first ever game of rugby was played in New Zealand.


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The Exodus According to G: A Unique View of the Biblical Story HTML version
And Moses—an old man, who has apparently wandered in from the eastern desert with a
message for Pharaoh.
It opens within the brooding atmosphere of an unknown environmental catastrophe that has
just begun far to the north of the land of Egypt, the effects of which will devastate all the
civilizations of the Eastern Mediterranean Basin.
It takes us through the several environmental disruptions known in the biblical account as the
Ten Plagues of Moses. It also attempts to make sense of the initial southern direction of the
Exodus, the parting of the waters, and the Sinain Sojourn.
While most of the characters in this story are fictional, the geological events have been
The Island
Far to the north of the Egyptian delta, an island was entering its terminal agony. What had
gone before had only been prelude to this, the final act of geologically visceral violence. It had
started as an ordinary volcanic eruption, if anything of this nature can be described as
ordinary. Then something changed.
The first puffs of steam and ash had alerted the island's inhabitants to the displeasure of their
gods. Gifts and sacrifices were offered to no avail. Ever larger exhalations of steam and ash
followed, accompanied by increasingly frenzied offerings of larger and more precious
In a final desperate effort at mollification, the most prized possession of all was offered. The
future of the island community, heaped upon the altar of survival, was given up as a ransom.
The answer was plainly felt as well as heard. Earthquakes shook the island in rapid
succession. With the ground buckling under their feet and new fire-belching fissures opening
up on all sides of their beloved sacred mountain, spewing ash over everything and everyone, it
became clear to all, including those who had offered up such a precious ransom, that their
island was dying. Their awful sacrifice had been in vain.
Civil order collapsed as all means of escape from this great sea-faring island nation were
sought and fought over.
A backward glance from the desperately struggling survivors, fleeing in all directions, brought
the gristly vision of their homeland rapidly being converted to a gigantic pillar of fire.
Several times the angry seas rose up behind them as if to swallow them in midflight, then
cascading through their midst, those crashing crests brutally shoved those who had survived
each swelling rush, onward ever more swiftly.
The now almost-vacant island began to swell visibly as magma welled up from the bowels of
the earth, pouring up the roots of the mountain to refill the partially emptied vent chamber.
Ground fractures radiating from the shore allowed large volumes of the sea to pour in.
At first it immediately exploded into steam as it descended into the heat above the up-welling
magma. As the pulses of explosions were repeated, the surface of the liquid rock cooled and
became solid, forming a plug that stopped the upward advance. Pressure built up until the plug
could no longer resist.
With the force of a huge explosion driving it, this mass of volcanic rock was flung into the
heavens taking a large piece of the island with it. The explosion pushed the seas back from a


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Location: Corn Insects and Crop Genetics ResearchTitle: Genetic and Sequence Analysis of Genes Controlling Natural Variation of Seed-Coat and Flower Colors in Soybean) Author
|Yang, Namhee
|Moon, J
|Lee, Y
|Lee, S
|Kim, H
|Hwang, C
|Back, K
|Palmer, Reid
|Jeong, S
Submitted to: Journal of Heredity
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 5/31/2010
Publication Date: 11/1/2010
Citation: Yang, N., Moon, J., Lee, Y., Lee, S., Kim, H., Hwang, C., Back, K., Palmer, R.G., Jeong, S. 2010. Genetic and sequence analysis of genes controlling natural variation of seed-coat and flower colors in soybean. Journal of Heredity. 101(6):757-768. Interpretive Summary: Plants have many genetic traits (genes) controlling flower color and seed-coat color. In soybean, eight flower color and seed-coat color genes have been identified, but the genetics and molecular biology of these genes are not complete. Our objectives were to: 1) study the genetics and determine the molecular organization (gene sequence); and 2) to obtain the physical location of the genes on their respective chromosome. Our studies determined the identification of the enzymes in the biochemical pathways of the flower color and seed-coat color genes. The physical location of these genes will assist breeders in selection for desirable seed-coat color (yellow), or against self-colored seed-coat (brown, black, buff, etc.). Self-colored seeds tend to stain the oil extracted from seed, which adds further costs to remove the color from the oil.
Technical Abstract: The soybean exhibits natural variation in flower and seed-coat colors via the deposition of various anthocyanin pigments in the respective tissues. Although pigmentation in seeds or flowers has been well dissected at molecular level in several plant species, the genes controlling natural variation in anthocyanin traits in the soybean are not completely understood. To evaluate the genetic correlation between genetic loci and genes, eight enzyme-encoding gene families and a transcription factor were localized in a soybean genome-wide genetic map. Among the seed-coat color-controlling loci, the genetic location of the gene encoding for W1 was substantiated in the context of the current soybean molecular genetic map and O was postulated to correspond to anthocyanidin reductase. Among the genetic loci that regulate flower pigmentation, the genetic locations of the genes encoding for W1, W4, and Wp were identified, W3 was mapped on soybean linkage group B2 (chromosome 14), and W2 was postulated to correspond to a MYB transcription factor. Correlation studies between the developed markers and three color-controlling loci provided important empirical data that should prove useful in the design of marker-assisted breeding schemes as well as future association studies involving soybean.


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Basketball Tournament
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Let me just say that I always try to think of some interesting heading (instead of just "Family and Friends") but alas my creative juices just aren't flowing today, and it seems cheesy to write something in Spanish, so please pardon my mundane introduction. With that disclaimer stated, allow me to continue.
Last Sunday (October 30) the much anticipated baskbetball tournament went down. My fellow Coordinator Randy and I arrived at the courts around 8:15 to clean the courts and await the arrival of our donated water. (We had previously solicited 5 jugs of water from a local vendor and she agreed to not only donate them, but deliver them to the courts at 8:30am). So we busted out the brooms and started sweeping the courts, while a small army of 4-7 year old boys in various colored briefs soaked up looming puddles with scraps of sponge. It was actually quite a site to see these little guys running around in only their unmentionables, sponging up the court. There was even one little MVP who filled up his golashes with stagnant rain water and hauled it off the court! By about 9:15 the courts were clean but our water was nowhere to be seen, so we went ahead and started forming teams.
This my friends, is quite a challenge, because everyone is jostling around, trying to make sure their friends are on their team, and that the token, overweight, uncoordinated child is not. Randy and I tried to be diplomatic and form teams of equal caliber, but we were only moderately successful. (We had spent the past two weeks passing out registration forms in an effort to avoid this problem, but of course none of the children brought them the day of the tournament, so we reverted to the aformentioned "Plan B") Then comes the even more cumbersome task of distributing head pans for the various teams. Everyone wants a head-band or a particular color, and one little boy even recieved a blow to the temple for his refusal to relinquesh a head-band. But thankfully, by about 9:45 we had 6 teams of youngsters and bracket (however, we were still without water, ice or cups. Thank you very little "AguaBoy") so we commenced play.
Watching 10 year old boys play basketball is about the equivalent of watching a swarm of seagulls on a lone piece of bread. There is squawking, and flailing and complete disorganization. It's wonderful! We played two 8 minute halves with a 2 minute halftime and were thoroughly entertained the entire time. Everytime a child missed a shot, he would shriek "Diantre!" "Concho!" or my personal favorite, "Santisima!"
At about 11 (two and a half hours later than scheduled) the water, ice and cups finally arrived so we halted play while the dehydrated participants sucked down the refreshments like it was the fountain of youth. It was about this time, that the music also arrived. And by music I most certainly mean a huge flatbed truck with about four 5-foot speakers in the back. So now, not only do we have a figurative flock of seagulls on the court, but a crowd of rowdy adolescents salsa-ing and gyrating to Marc Anthony and Thalia. Again, it was wonderful!
This melee of music, arguments over head-bands, and rag-tag basketball continued until about 1 when we finally finished the tournament. In reflection, Randy and I both agreed that almost nothing went as planned, and yet somehow everything worked out. Our refreshments and music eventually showed up, everyone got to play, no major arguments or fights erupted and both participants and spectators had a good time. Even our internship supervisors from La Fundacion Maximo Gomez commented on how well it went. Apparently, this is quite typical of Peace Corps events. You plan, plan, plan. The nothing goes according to these plans. And then everyone agrees things were successful. It's ironic but satisfying.
This past week has been pretty relaxed as we have been wrapping up things here in Nagua. We return to Santo Domingo tomorrow (Nov. 5) and then head out to our actual service sites on Nov. 27 which is very exciting. I think everyone is ready to finish training and start working.
We did go to a cock fight on Thursday which was a little cultural adventure. One of the Spanish teachers told us that if a fight broke out, we should grab out stuff and get out. Apparently the combination of alcohol, gambling and machismo doesnt mix well. Who knew?
Thankfully a fight didnt break out so we were able to enjoy the cock-fight. It wasnt as violent as I thought it would be, mainly because they dont let the birds fight to the death. (Although, one did get his eye pecked out and was twitching on the mat before they scooped him up so I think death is quite common; it just doesnt happen in front of the spectators.) And the best part of it all was that I took my fellow volunteer, one Matt Haygood of Atlanta, for forty pesos, and was 2-0 on the day. Unfortunately, Matt quickly won his 40 pesos back in a game of dominoes, but I still felt like a winner.
Oh, and my host family gave me a surprise going away party! It was an incredibly nice gesture, and they even invited fellow volunteers, spanish teachers and a slew of other neighborhood characters. And, it actually was quite a surprise to me. I am definitely going to miss them, and the enitre city of Nagua, but I hope to return in the future.
I miss all y'all and hope you guys enjoyed Halloween and are preparing for Thanksgiving. Hope its cooler in the states than it is here,


text: Update – Missing hiker on North Shore found Vancouver, BC, Canada / News Talk 980 CKNW | Vancouver's News. Vancouver's Talk Matt Lee Posted: June 16, 2014 04:26 am A 24-year-old hiker missing on the North Shore has been located in a shelter at Magnesia Meadows. He'd gone missing yesterday afternoon from the Howe Sound Crest Trail near Lions Bay.


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Hi everyone,
I've just bought myself a metallic orange tiptronic bug eye WRX. I'm going to have tons of questions on how to service my car and stuff like that, but I can see the site has so much information on it that I should be able to find everything I need. Here are some pics of my car. it's still in Japan, I should have it by the end of next month.


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Open Forum: A glimmer of hope at St. Joe's
My wife and I spend a considerable amount of time on the fifth floor of St Joe's these days, where she is receiving treatment for cancer. Long hours just sitting and watching those drips from the chemo bags. As pensive as that thought is, that isn't what I am writing about. It just brings me to this.
They have this tradition at the hospital, whenever a baby is born, to play chimes over the P.A. system in a musical rendition of the Happy Birthday sound. It is especially poignant for those on the oncology floor that are dealing with end of life issues, to know a new life is just starting, somewhere in that facility. It kind of takes the edge off of our troubles. The birth of a baby has always been to me a joyous occasion. It's a start of a new life and hopefully a life that will do a better job then we did taking care of our country.
Then you think of the impossible task we have forced upon them and the luster of that new life suddenly gets grimmer. I remember when our children were born and how happy we were to bring them into a world where they had so much hope and opportunity for a good life, but they became enablers just like us and look where we are today.
There is always a glimmer of hope that the new generation will say enough and not follow our example, but recognize the problems that exist and correct them. My gut says it's a long shot. To the new baby born the other day at St. Joe's. Happy birthday little one, and sorry for the mess.
Mike Holst


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Audio Speakers - External or Recessed?
Just thought I would ask you guys (I don't feel like signing up over on one of those audio sites....those guys tend to be anal....)
Trying to pre-plan the audio for the family room...i.e., running speaker wire in the ceiling before I drywall it.
I like good sound but I'm not anal about it....in reality, the average person can't tell the difference between a Bose or Yamaha speaker....
So...for the surround sound in the family room....I can do the typical 'bricks' that you mount up in each corner...or I can do recessed speakers.
I like the idea of the recessed speakers due to the clean install...neighbor next door did 2 rooms that way....sounds great....in fact, I believe they are Bose speakers....they just happen to be recessed.
I have seen it both ways, and with my tin ear I couldn't tell the difference.
I guess it comes down to a matter of taste.
Actually when I went to buy a stereo many moons ago, I did not look at the "names", rather I listened to the sound. And a Sony stereo sounded the best! (Better then all those "names"!)
Anyway I don't need to "blast" my stereo*. And I installed outdoor water resistant recessed speakers (good quality) in my bathroom which sound just as good to me as external speakers.
*My hearing is still good because I use ear plugs when working with loud construction equipment (PPE).
FYI - I like to have fun with stereos, speakers, speaker wire, "names", and those "audio experts". That is blindfold the "audio expert", then switch various things around. Ask them which sounds best. :)
With anything you recess you should think about servicing. Hopefully you would never have to service a speaker but if you did, or if you had to replace one, would you be able to get one the same size.
Seems like speakers---since we got past the nonsense of the 60s/70s thinkin huge things were better sounding and symbols of status---are expected to be seen in a room. The smaller ones, externally mounted, don't bother me so much.
I would run your speaker wire to wall or ceiling jacks if you have the option. Speaker wire well insulated from interference can make a difference. Don't buy the cheapest out there. I am not enough of an audiophile to think you have to run audio cable though. Even more than not being able to distinguish between speakers, most residential rooms are simply not designed acoustically to maximize the potential anyhow.
When we put a room addition on our home I purchased a pair of recessed speakers from Radio Shack...not very expensive but very satisfied with the performance. The recessed speakers actually make the wall part of the bass sound, but in a very nice way. The grills can be painted to match if you so desire. The ones I bought were just two way and I believe they had an 8" woofer. I was fortunate enough to have a cathederal ceiling in the room, and mounted the speakers on on of the walls approximately 11 feet off the floor. I will do it again!:yes:
Speaking of anal...I found these speakers online and thought they were a great idea. Until I checked into the price. Good grief Charlie Brown! http://youtu.be/iyqcUqL_u-o
I can tell you from what I have read and experience, you will get better sound from speakers mounted on the wall. They don't have to be huge. Sony and Bose make nice, small speakers that aren't obtrusive.
If you simply want sound in a room then pipe them into the ceiling. If you want some level of good sound then go with the surface wall mount. The difference is, depending on your surround sound system, you can tune the speakers for the best surround sound if they are mounted on the wall, but not in the ceiling. So, depends on what you're looking for.
The sound of wall recessed open backed speakers can vary depending on the shape and size of the wall cavity and the kind of insulation if any. When in a speaker cabinet outside the wall, the sound quality is controlled by the cabinet.
Some mid-range and high frequency speakers have closed backs in which case the wall cavity does not matter.
For speaker wire all that counts is the gauge and length of run versus the speaker impedance and amplifier wattage to be used. The brand and whether it is oxygenated does not matter at all. Some experts recommend 12 gauge copper for 4 ohm speakers with more than 30 feet of cable to the amplifier, when fairly loud volumes will be experienced (including theater sound levels).
Allan....I think I need one of these power cords....only $1999
"From day-1 there was a significant improvement relative to the stock cables. The sound became cleaner empowering more of the music to flow through. The soundstage opened and greater transparency became evident. The noise floor lowered, bass tightened, with the sound becoming more liquid. The Essence products bring me pleasure every time I listen."[/quote]
Yep....$1999.00 for a 'power cord'...sounds like a bargin.
Google "Monster Cables vs. Coat Hangers" for a good laugh.
I just put in-wall speakers in for my rear surround. I have not really tested them yet as I am still in disaster mode with painting, new floor, etc. but they got good reviews at monoprice. You don't need great power for rear surround so I expect they will be fine, especially for only $40 a pair. Grills can be painted so they blend in, and no horizontal surface means less dust collection up in the corners.
As my 52" TV is in a corner by a window, the wall setup does not really lend itself to wall speakers. I have been using a cheap pair of generic bookshelves with a 10 year old center and $99 powered sub-woofer. Sounds as good as my 1998 era Bose acoustamass.
If you have not drywalled yet, look at adding plenty of extra outlets and in wall cables. I just added two dual gang boxes below the TV for the stereo, blu-ray, and all the other components so I don't need miles of plug strips. I put a single gang high, next to the TV mounting plate, for the TV to plug into so I don't have cords dropping to the floor. I put the rear speaker wire in the wall to banana jack plates. I also ran HDMI cables in the wall with wall plates to keep more cables hidden. Last I put Ethernet and the cable coax into wall plates instead of through holes in the floor. Should be much neater once I get stuff put back together.
Monoprice.com is a great place to get all of the wire, wall plates, etc. Prices are much better than your local big box or even Amazon. Shipping is same day and inexpensive via ground.
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Funding under the Intelligent Energy – Europe (IEE) programme was available for different types of actions furthering the EU's efforts towards clean and sustainable energy. The main areas covered were energy efficiency, new and renewable resources and energy in transport as well as integrated initiatives which combine several of these or address more than one economic sector at the same time.
Each annual call for proposal sets its own priority areas for funding. Consult the relevant call in the 'Call for proposals' section of the site.
Funding in this area mainly targets the improvement of energy efficiency and the rational use of resources in the industry, products and building sectors.
Examples of supported actions:
In this area, funding is provided to increase the share of renewables in the production of electricity, heat and cooling, and to integrate them in the local energy systems.
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O'Brien's reporting has received the highest accolades of both the legal and journalism professions. The National Academy of Arts and Sciences awarded Mr. O'Brien an Emmy for his contributions to CNN's coverage of the September 11thterrorism attacks. His television documentaries on the criminal justice system received the American Bar Association's highest award (The Silver Gavel Award) as well as a Columbia-DuPont Award for Excellence in journalism. He also received a Columbia-DuPont Award for Human Rights Reporting for "Escape From Justice—Nazi War Criminals in America," an ABC News documentary.
O'Brien's reporting on the death penalty and alternative dispute resolution have also been recognized by the American Bar Association for journalism excellence. He is currently a contributing correspondent to the PBS Broadcast, "Religion and Ethics Newsweekly." His opinions on issues ranging from the death penalty to broadcast coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court have appeared on the Op Ed pages of The New York Times, The Washington Post and other major newspapers around the U.S.
O'Brien is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and the Bar of the Supreme Court of the U.S. Active in the Washington legal community, he is an elected member of the American Law Institute, a former Director of the American Judicature Society and a current board member of the National Legal Center for the Public Interest.
O'Brien is a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and has held similar positions at Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans (2003, 2005), St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami (2001) and Hofstra University School of Law, Hempstead, NY. (2000)
He is a "Distinguished Alumnus" of Michigan State University and a member of the Board of Visitors of the Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans. A frequent lecturer on the Supreme Court and legal issues generally, he was the keynote speaker at the D.C. Judicial Circuit Conference for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia meeting at Williamsburg, Virginia in 2002. In 2009, he was the keynote speaker for annual meetings of the state bar associations of Michigan and Kentucky.
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Plane makes emergency landing near Ashland
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. - A Cessna plane made an emergency landing just west of Ashland Thursday afternoon.
Boone County emergency crews were first called around 2:30 p.m., near Route M and Highway DD.
Early reports blame double engine failure. Four people were on board, but nobody was hurt.
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Beware the talking cat wrote:I'd be willing to do the job.
I haven't recently edited the books, but, in exchange for mod-powers, I'd be happy to do so.
I'm pretty sure my name is the same for editing.
And, most importantly, I come with A+++ English skills--at no extra price.
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Just don't go changing my title on the forum.
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Hello, and welcome to this tutorial! Here, you will encounter a series of general instructions for enabling yourself to program the BeagleBone Black board from Ubuntu using the Eclipse Integrated Development Environment, the Eclipse C++ Development Tools and the Angstrom Distribution Toolchain, all which are available free of charge thanks to our open source community.
Part 1: Downloading and Installing Components
Part 2: Configuring the Development Environment
Part 3: A Simple Example
Materials Needed
1x BeagleBone Black
1x Computer
1x Set of eyeballs
1x Very smart brain
1. Let's Get The Parts
a. Install Eclipse
Open up the Ubuntu Dash bar and type in "Ubuntu Software Center" and click on the icon as it looks above.
Type "eclipse" into the top right hand side search box. And install the Eclipse IDE by clicking "Install".
b. Install Eclipse C++ Development Tools
Type "eclipse-cdt" into the searchbox and click the "Install" button for the "C/C++ Development Tools for Eclipse" package.
OK, so now you have successfully installed Eclipse and the C/C++ Dev Tools, now we need to download the toolchain that will allow us to compile C/C++ programs in Ubuntu, that can actually execute in the Angstrom Distribution natively.
c. Download And Install The Angstrom Distribution Toolchain
For this step, take note wether you have a 64bit or 32bit version of Ubuntu. If you have 32bit, then pick a package with "i686" somewhere in the name, but if you have a 64bit version, you must find one with "X86_64" somewhere in the name.
Navigate to www.angstrom-distribution.org/toolchains/ and download the package that matches your version of Ubuntu as described before to the location of your choosing, take note of the directory where the file was downloaded to so we can install it next.
Open up a terminal window by clicking on the Dash menu button and typing in "terminal" click the terminal icon as above.
Now we have to navigate to the folder containing the toolchain from the terminal. You can do it by simply typing "cd PATH" where PATH is the path to the toolchain from the previous step as shown above. In our case, we use the default Downloads folder for Ubuntu.
Type "ls" and hit enter, and a list of all the files in your download folder will come up. You want to use your mouse and copy the name of the toolchain package you just downloaded. As in my case i'ts the file name in red above. The red means it's read-only
you can make it readable by typing "chmod +rwx FILENAME" where "FILENAME" is the angstrom toolchain package name in red and hitting enter. Then you can type "ls" and the file will now be green
which means it's readable.
Now to install it, we have to decompress the archive by typing "tar -xjvf FILENAME" where "FILENAME" is the name in green from the previous step. Finally type "exit" and hit enter and the terminal will close.
Now we have the meat and bones of the development environment. Next we will focus on the configuration bit of the pie.
2. Configure The New Tools
a. Configure Eclipse's C++ Development Tools
Start Eclipse, which should be installed in your system, find it by the Ubuntu Dash as you did for the Ubuntu Software Center and the Terminal application.
Click on the "Help" main menu option click Install New Software from the options available
On the software sources dropdown menu, select the Helios source and the contents of the listbox will change
Expland the "Programming Languages" category and checkmark the "C/C++ Development Tools" package, then click next. Accept the dialog and license agreement and you got the development tools, let's move on to the Angstrom toolchain setup.
b. Configure Eclipse to Use the Angstrom Toolchain
Start a new project by clicking File->New->Project
When the New Project dialog pops up, expand the "C/C++" category and select "C Project" on the list, then click Next.
Type in a name for your project, in this example we will do the infamous hello world. Then click "Finish"
Right click on the name of your project in the Project Explorer tab, select click on "Build Configurations" and select "Manage"
When the manage configurations dialog appeas, click New... to create a new configuration that we will use to cross compile for our Beagle Bone Black from our computer.
On the following dialog , type in the name of the configuration in the textbox labeled "Name". In this case "bb_debug" and click Ok.
Open up the project's properties by right clicking on the project name in the Project Explorer and selecting "Properties" at the bottom. Or, you can use the shortcut [Alt+Enter].
On the menu on the left, expand "C/C++ Build" and select "Settings". On the "Configuration" dropdown box, select the "bb_debug" that we created before.
Under the settings list, click on "GCC C Compiler" and enter "/usr/local/angstrom/arm/bin/arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi-gcc" into the "Command" textbox. Now click on "Includes" in the Settings list.
On the "Include paths (-l)" list, the top one, add "/usr/local/angstrom/arm/arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi/usr/include" as a directory path and click OK. Now click on the "Linker Settings" settings option.
Enter "/usr/local/angstrom/arm/bin/arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi-gcc" in the textbox labeled "Command". Now click the "Libraries" option under GCC Linker.
Add the path "/usr/local/angstrom/arm/bin/arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi-gcc" as a "Library seach path(-L)" entry on the bottom. Now click on GCC Assembler.
Enter "/usr/local/angstrom/arm/bin/arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi-as" into the "Command" textbox, click OK and we are done with the configuration.
Now we need to activate this configuration.
Right click on the project name in the Project Explorer, go down to "Build Configurations" and click on "Set Active". You should see the "bb_debug" configuration on the list. Select it. Now let's code.
3. Let's Bring It All Together
Now we have everything we need to compile native applications for the BeagleBone Black on Eclipse from our Ubuntu distribution on our computer. Let's do hello world.
Add a source file to the project by clicking on File->New->Source File
On the "New Source File" dialog enter "hello_world.c" as the name of the source file and click Finish..
On the code editor enter the following code.
//////////////////BBB HelloWorld GarageLab/////////////////////
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
printf("Hello, world!, from GarageLab!\n");
return 0;
Save the file by clicking on File->Save or using the keyboard shortcut [Ctrl+S]
Now, all we have to do is build the project and transfer our executable to the BeagleBone Black.
When the compilation is complete, an executable called "hello_world" will be located in the "bb_debug" folder within
your project's directory. For example the path to the location of your executable should look like
This is also the location of the Makefile. If there were any problems with the compilation, they will show up within
the "Problems" tab bellow the code editor.
Now that you have an executable, you can follow [LINK TO TRANSFER TUTORIAL HERE] link to
follow the instructions on loading transfering it to the BeagleBone Black.
Congratulations, you now have a rich programming environment for your BeagleBone Black, I hope this tutorial was
insightful and if you have any questions, comments or concerns I encourage you to leave your feedback bellow.
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GIRLS HOCKEY: Flying Warriors shut out by Alexandria
ALEXANDRIA — Goalies Sara Wennerstrand and Natalie Berens combined for 22 saves as the Brainerd-Little Falls Flying Warriors were shut out by Alexandria 8-0 in Tuesday's Central Lakes Conference game.
The loss was the Flying Warriors' 10th straight. B/LF's only win of the season was 3-1 Dec. 6 against Alexandria in Brainerd
Taylor Ellingson scored two goals for Alexandria while Becca Illies added a goal and assist.
Conference: BLF 1-7-0. Overall: BLF 1-17-1. Next: Brainerd/Little Falls vs. River Lakes at Richmond 7:15 p.m. Thursday.


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- Two Activities Per Person
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They say that the preservation of precious lands from Acadia to Yosemite—through the founding of the National Parks, that is—was America's best idea. But we've got some pretty good ideas, too, like this week's Escape to the base camp of Yellowstone National Park.
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"They grow their mammals and geysers big up in Yellowstone, America's first national park," says Lonely Planet. "It's home to half the world's geysers. And when you factor in the plethora of alpine lakes, rivers, and waterfalls, you'll quickly realize you've stumbled across one of Mother Nature's most fabulous creations."
And just when you think you've pretty well covered those 3,000 square miles, you'll happen upon a wooly bear or massive bison that leaves you speechless. Now that sounds like a great idea.
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text: Welp, I finally did it. I've wanted a WRX for the better part of the last decade and this past weekend I finally took the plunge and went to the lot. Mine is a 2013 WRX in dark gray (cant remember what the factory name of the color is) with the SPT exhaust, short throw shifter, and a Perrin rear sway bar....so far. I've been lurking around these forums for a few months, researching and just gathering information, so thanks for helping me out already! I look forward to learning from and chatting with all you lovely WRX owners. Mod suggestions, advice, and the like are all welcome and appreciated. Any DC area members feel free to hit me up for meet ups, ride alongs, etc. And to answer the inevitable questions on my handle; no my name isn't Ryan, and NO I'm not a Jets fan . My buddy came up with the name as a nickname for my car and it just kinda stuck. Here's a few shots of my new baby.


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We have an old Sears Canister that I use to pick up big stuff and my regular vac for everything else.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
We have an old Sears Canister that I use to pick up big stuff and my regular vac for everything else.
I try notice I said try to keep threads up as I go. A friend gave me several empty folgers plastic coffee containers (I don't drink coffee) and I have one sitting on the floor next to my chair. I try to drop threads and scraps into that. If I have a lot of threads loose on the floor, or when I move my project, I use a wad of blue painters tape and a little exercise of bending over or squatting and picking up the threads with that, really works good for me, then I vacumn. I have a small magnetic wand I use sometimes for the pins.
my son bought me a Dyson to use because it is lightweight and I could no longer use a heavier machine to to physical problems that thing works great I love it and it maneuvers anywhere I need it to
this is me :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :lol:Originally Posted by Kat Sews
I use an old canister vacuum. Like the idea of the shop vac though and being able to open it up and get things out easliy if they get sucked up by mistake.
I use the hose attachment from my vacuum so that it is not using the beater.
I use both shop vac and regular household vacuum depending on the depth of cleaning being done
I just realized that threads in the sewing room are like weeds in a garden - the more you pull them up - the more come back! Happy quilting/gardening
wow never thought of that-I have 2 shop vacs-a big one for woodworking in garage and a small one in the house for the dog room.now I have another use for it.thread does cause havoc on the beater bar.
First I use an extendable magnet to pick up stray pins, then I use a canister vacuum. There's not beater bar or roller to get threads wrapped up around it. Many times I use the vacuum wand alone to pick things in small places.


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When I was in high school I took up bird watching and found lots of rare birds. I would go to places and habitats at times of years where a rare bird might occur. There would be a flock of thousands of birds and I'd pick through every one, on many occasions, on the off chance that one time I'd find something out of the ordinary. And I would often find something that didn't belong--a bird from Argentina in Arkansas, for instance.I'm no longer the serious birder I once was, but I still look … [Read more...]
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Training in Christianity
Several years ago I started doing triathlons. It was a completely new sport, with lots of challenges, but I was ready to get in shape and this seemed like a good way to do it. I signed up for a sprint triathlon and found a training plan online to get me to the finish line. Since that time I've used many trainging plans and mixed and matched them as I've come to understand how the different elements are meant to interact in creating more endurance, more speed, greater aerobic capacity, etc. Th … [Read more...]
Rest Day
We sometimes need rest, even from the work of spiritual disciplines. Athletes know that to get stronger and faster we have to have a balance of effort and rest, but does not the same happen for the spiritual life? Today, don't try to do anything to achieve Christlikeness. Don't read your bible, spend special time in prayer, or do any meditation. Instead, simply rest in God and let God to the work of recovering you to the self God intended. … [Read more...]
Memorize Monday: 1 John 4:7-21
Part of the purpose of spiritual disciplines is to make right actions automatic. When we are faced with someone who we can respond to with love or hate, we should not have to decide, we should be so formed that love is our default. Spiritual disciplines are a way of returning our lives to the "factory settings" of God's Kingdom.Reading and meditating on scripture is a particularly power way to achieve such a reset. Today read, reread, and work on memorizing 1 John 4:7-21. Carry the verse … [Read more...]
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The clutter of our stuff often reflects the clutter of our souls. Clear your stuff away to create space for God. Begin with one shelf, one desk, one cabinet or closet. … [Read more...]
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Pleasure can be a difficult thing. Often we distract ourselves from true, deep pleasures by flitting from one small pleasure to the next. For instance I love to buy books or look through them rather than enjoying the deeper, more difficult pleasure of actually sitting down to read. The Sabbath was given as an invitation to take the time for true, deep pleasure. So take today to truly enjoy the pleasures with which God has filled creation. … [Read more...]


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After taking a break from hosting speed dating events, Six Rivers Brewery is back to inviting single men and women to their establishment to get to know one another.
Talia Nachshon, co-owner of the brewery, began the speed dating events, which she also facilitates, in 2006. After about seven months though, fewer couples began attending, Nachshon said.
"I brought it back because there seems to be an overwhelming need for people in the area to meet each other," Nachshon said. "People have asked me, 'remember when you had the speed dating?' It can be hard to meet people up here."
Nachshon said attendees must register ahead of time for $25, which includes a drink ticket and appetizers. When they arrive, Nachshon has individual name tags ready and everyone plays a game to break the ice. There are an equal number of men and women at each event and Nachshon tells them when to move on to the next attendee, breaking in the middle to serve appetizers and facilitate a mingling session for everyone.
Each attendee has a score card, Nachshon said, where they either check "yes" or "no" for each mini date they had. Nachshon is the only one who sees this card. Both attendees have to check "yes" for each other in order for Nachshon to email them both and inform them of their match.
"I think its great," Meredith Maier, co-owner of the brewery said. "Talia loves to matchmake, she's really good at it and sets up a really comfortable environment."
The events, which consist of at least 10 men and 10 women, will take place at the brewery the first and third Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. and are grouped by age. The next event for 45- to 55-year-olds is Feb. 6, for 23- to 33-year-olds it's Feb. 20, and for 40- to 50-year-olds, it's March 6.
"I want to make sure the events involve singles who are within 10 years of each other," Nachshon said. "I've heard 50-year-olds say, 'I want to date a 25 year-old' and I say, 'This isn't going to be the place you do that.'
"A couple recently came into the bar who met at our speed dating six years ago," Nachshon said. "You never know."
For more information about speed dating at Six Rivers Brewery and to register, visit sixriversbrewery.com
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