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[edit] Automated fiber quantification (AFQ)
AFQ is designed to automatically identify major fiber tracts and quantify tissue properties along their trajectories. The result is a "Tract Profile" of MRI parameters that can be used to study white matter tissue properties in healthy brains or quantify abnormalities in diseased brains. In the future we hope to be able to automatically identify abnormalities in an individual and quantify that individual's risk for various functional consequences. AFQ is based on the main mrDiffusion software package but hopefully at some point will be written as a standalone routine. The main contributors to this project are Jason Yeatman, Bob Dougherty and Brian Wandell, however many others have contributed along the way. The software is described in:
Yeatman JD, Dougherty RF, Myall NJ, Wandell BA, Feldman HM (2012) Tract Profiles of White Matter Properties: Automating Fiber-Tract Quantification. PLoS ONE 7(11): e49790. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0049790
The main steps in the AFQ analysis pipeline are briefly described below and each one is linked to a detailed description of the function. AFQ requires that the data be preprocessed in mrDiffusion with dtiInit to create a dt6.mat file (or processed in another software program and imported into mrDiffusion format). A detailed guide to all the AFQ functions can be found here along with an example of how to analyze a dataset with AFQ. AFQ_run is the main routine that will analyze a group of subjects. The example that is described in the help for AFQ_run will analyze an example data set that is provided with AFQ. Inputs into AFQ_run are a cell array of paths to subject's DTI data and if there are two groups of subjects a vector of 0s and 1s identifying subjects as patients (1) or controls (0). If two groups are provided AFQ_run will output plots of the normal range of the desired diffusion measurement (FA, RD etc.) along each of 20 major fiber tracts. Each subject that is outside this normal range on a given tract will be flagged and plotted with respect to the controls. It will also automatically perform group comparisons for each Tract Profile and plot out the results. If only one group of subjects is provided then the segmented fiber groups and Tract Profiles will be returned.
[edit] Download AFQ
To run AFQ you must download AFQ, vistasoft, and spm (spm5 or spm8 works) and add them to your MATLAB search path. There are several options for downloading the software off of Jason's github site. v0.1 is the current stable release.
Another (highly recommended) option is to clone AFQ using git. Git can easily be installed on macs or windows and is already installed on most linux machines.The benefit to using git is that you can track changes to the AFQ software and make sure you are working with the most up to date version. To get AFQ with git open your terminal window, then type:
git clone https://github.com/jyeatman/AFQ.git
This will download the current version of the repository. To switch to the most recent stable release (v0.1), change into the AFQ directory and use the checkout command:
git checkout v0.1
Each time there is a new stable release I will tag it in the repository. To list all the tags use the tag command
git tag -l
To update the AFQ software, change into the AFQ directory and type:
git pull
I'm am constantly adding more function to improve the AFQ software. I do not necessarily commit these changes to master branch on github because I do not want to change functionality for current users. I use a separate development branch (called "devo") for ongoing software development and maintain the "master" branch as a stable release. You can switch from: the "master" branch and the "devo" branch by typing
git checkout --track origin/devo
This command will tell git to switch over to the "devo" branch so whenever you update the software with git pull, git will pull any changes that I have made to the development branch. You can now switch back and forth between the branches by typing either:
git checkout master git checkout devo
And you can check which branch you are running by typing:
git branch
For more information on how branches work see the git help page for remote branches.
[edit] AFQ Tutorials
I am working on writing a set of matlab tutorials demonstrating the different features of AFQ. They will be posted as they are written.
1. To run the full AFQ pipeline on one or 2 groups of subjects see help AFQ_run
2. For an example of how to track, segment, clean, analyze and visualize fiber groups in an individual subject see AFQ_example
3 Statistical tests can be rendered on a fiber groups Tract Profile. For an example of how to do an independent samples T-test and visualize the T statistics along the Tract Profiles see AFQ_example_GroupComparison
4 Here is a complete list of AFQ functions
[edit] AFQ Options
There are a number of options that can be changed in AFQ (however the defaults are most likely fine). All the options for running AFQ are saved in the afq structure that is created with AFQ_Create. To change any of the options define the parameter to be changed and the value that it should be changed to using AFQ_Create. All the parameters are described in AFQ_Create. In a matlab command window type
edit AFQ_Create
[edit] 3D Visualization
AFQ contains a number of functions for rendering meshses of fiber tracts and cortical surfaces. The below video was created using the code in the CortexAndFibersMovie.m tutorial which is included in the AFQ software release.
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AFQ contains a number of tools to visualize data on a mesh of the cortical surface. See the page of AFQ Cortical Meshes for some examples of the tools.
[edit] AFQ Pipeline
Run the full AFQ analysis pipeline on a group of subjects. The following sections describe the AFQ pipeline. An example of how to use AFQ can be found here
1. AFQ_WholebrainTractography
Perform whole brain tractography for a subject. All fibers will be tracked from a white matter mask using deterministic tractography (STT)
2. AFQ_SegmentFiberGroups
This function will segment a whole brain fiber group into the 20 fascicles that are defined in the Wakana et al. (2007) white matter atlas. Candidate fibers for each fascicle are defined with an automated 2 ROI approach. Then fiber tracts are refined by comparing each fiber within the fascicle to a probabilistic fiber tract atlas.
3. AFQ_removeFiberOutliers
This function will clean stray fibers that deviate substantially from the core of a fiber group. It does this by representing a fiber group as a 3-D gaussian and removing fibers that deviate substantially from the fiber group center.
4. AFQ_ComputeTractProperties
Define the core of the tract and calculate diffusion measurements along the trajectory of the fiber group weighting each fibers contribution to the measurement based on its distance from the tract core
4. AFQ_ComputeNorms
Compute norms for each tract based on the control group.
5. AFQ_ComparePatientsToNorms
Compare each patient to the norms and identify ones that deviate from the standardized Tract Profiles
6. AFQ_plot
Visualize the results. This contains a variety of functions for plotting either groups or individual subjects.
7. AFQ_RenderFibers
Render a fiber group and Tract Profile in 3-D.
8. AFQ_exportData
Export all the tract profiles as a .csv file that can be read into MS Excel or SPSS
[edit] User Notes
Discussion ongoing in the AFQ Google Group
1. Function for coregistering Tract Profiles is in development but has not been fully tested yet
2. Making Tract Profiles for the full tract is not yet recommended. To do this Tract Profiles need to be coregistered across subjects and some subjects tracts must be flipped to make sure that their start and endpoints are consistent. This will be implemented soon.
3. Tract volume calculations are currently being done based on the covariance matrix at each point. This method is noisy and will be improved in subsequent releases.
[edit] Analyzing quantitative MRI data with AFQ
AFQ will generate Tract Profiles of tissue properties for any data type that is saved as a nifti image and coregistered to the DWI data. To add aditional maps to your AFQ analysis you must add paths to the relevant image for each subject. First you have to create an afq structure with a cell array of paths to each subject's dt6.mat directory (sub_dirs) and a binary vector defining patients and controls (sub_group). This is where all the subsequent computations will be saved.
afq = AFQ_Create( 'sub_dirs', sub_dirs, 'sub_group', sub_group);
Then you can use the AFQ_set command to add additional maps to the structure. You first need to create a cell array of paths to each subjects image.
for ii = 1:length(sub_dirs), t1Path{ii} = fullfile(sub_dirs{ii}, 't1_map.nii.gz'), end afq = AFQ_set(afq, 'images', t1Path);
Now when you run AFQ Tract Profiles for these maps will automatically be computed and added to the AFQ structure:
afq = AFQ_run(sub_dirs, sub_group, afq);
The values of the tract profiles will be saved based on the name of the image (eg. t1_map). They can be accessed in the afq structure using the AFQ_get command:
vals = AFQ_get(afq, 'Left Arcuate' , 't1_map')
[edit] Using AFQ to analyze fiber groups from mrTrix
The default in AFQ is to use tensor based deterministic tractograpy. While this is approach sufficient for many applications, there are other instances where a more complicated diffusion model (e.g., CSD) or tractography algorithm (e.g., probabilistic) is desirable. Many of us like to work with mrtrix, and now vistasoft includes a set of tools to interface with mrtrix through MATLAB. mrtrix_init can be used to fit the CSD model and mrtrix_track can be used to estimate a whole-brain connectome with the algorithms included in mrtrix.
If you use mrtrix to track a whole-brain connectome for each subject, rename the file properly ('WholeBrainFG') and place it in each subject's fibers directory, then AFQ will automatically use these fibers. You can also point AFQ to wholebrain fiber groups with another name by editing the paths within the afq structure (afq.files.fibers.wholebrain).
Also see here for importing fibers already tracked in mrTrix.

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Rain gardens comprise shallow vegetated depressions designed to collect storm-water runoff and enable it to infiltrate within roughly 24 hours, said Rusty Schmidt, a landscape ecologist in the Minneapolis office of URS Corp. Rapid infiltration is crucial to avoiding mosquitoes and other problems associated with standing water. "We're not making wetlands," he said.
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For 10 years, the city of Maplewood, Minn., has been implementing rain gardens as part of its ongoing street reconstruction program. Each year, Maplewood reconstructs approximately 3 to 4 miles of local streets in older neighborhoods that typically lack storm sewers and have limited space for managing stormwater. Rain gardens have enabled Maplewood to treat stormwater runoff in these areas, said assistant city engineer Erin Laberee.
As part of the street reconstruction process, the city builds rain gardens on private property—but in the street right of way—for homeowners who agree to maintain them, said Laberee. To date, the city has constructed approximately 370 rain gardens for homeowners and has built an additional 25 rain gardens on city property, according to horticulturist Virginia Gaynor. Unlike the residential gardens, the city maintains the rain gardens it owns.
Residents can choose from three sizes of rain gardens: 8x16 feet, 10x20 feet, or 12x24 feet. Laberee said that depending on the size, a rain garden usually costs $300 to $500 to install. Rain gardens on city property tend to be significantly larger, depending on the availability of land. Maplewood also has developed seven different rain garden designs featuring low-maintenance plants suitable for Minnesota. Different design styles include gardens for sun or shade, gardens that feature certain plants such as shrubs or daylilies, and gardens that attract butterflies.


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On Oct. 22, the Russian opposition will come out under the slogan: "Let's put an end to this regime!"
The poster in question features the slogan "Liberty or Islam?"
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The cry Cotton is king was not always spoken above a whisper, but as a slogan it caused some fierce struggling.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton gave us the slogan "The pen is mightier than the sword."
It was, too, the slogan of the Crawford party to rally for a new conflict.
The Land of a Million Shacks—that was the slogan of the frontier.
We ought to make profuse use of the slogan which is bound to unite the army with the revolutionary people, Away with the War!
1670s, earlier slogorne (1510s), "battle cry," from Gaelic sluagh-ghairm "battle cry used by Scottish Highland or Irish clans," from sluagh "army, host, slew," from Celtic and Balto-Slavic *slough- "help, service." Second element is gairm "a cry" (see garrulous). Metaphoric sense of "distinctive word or phrase used by a political or other group" is first attested 1704.


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One misty autumn morning I was taking a walk around a pond next to a retreat center. I let my intellect take a vacation and just gazed at what was before me. The clear water, the thick woods beyond, the steep, grassy hill, each took me in and held me until I was transported to an easy peace. I felt a trace of that "thin veil" Celtic lore uses to describe situations when the visible and the invisible mesh.
I began pondering the difference between gazing and gawking. Gawking has a negative connotation, like prying, but isn't always so. Sometimes it's just plain curiosity about what is going on. Gawking, however, is radically opposed to gazing. When we look around in church to find out who's there and what they're wearing, or when we drive slowly past an auto accident to see how badly the vehicles are damaged, that's inquisitiveness. We intend nothing more than to glean information.
Gazing is the opposite. It begins with an external look but ends with an internal stirring. Gazing is soul seeing.
A silent bond gradually occurs when we gaze. John O'Donohue writes in Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom, "When you really look deeply at something, it becomes a part of you." He relates the story of a journalist going to interview the chief of an indigenous tribe in South America. The journalist presumes they will spend the time conversing about the chief's life and beliefs. Instead, the chief sits quietly and gazes upon him. Gradually the journalist is drawn to return the gaze. They sit this way, gazing at one another, for two hours. O'Donohue writes, "After this time it seemed as if they had known each other all their lives."
That is the beauty of gazing. We come with an attitude of openness and receptivity. We slow down, pause. This way of looking with soft eyes and nonjudgment moves us to a quiet place of respect and awe. We can gawk at a person, a bird or a flowering bush and miss the inherent beauty, but when we change our looking into gazing that beauty comes home to our soul. It moves us toward a wordless knowing. The reality of the oneness we discover in gazing both humbles and exalts us.
Gazing is at the heart of contemplation. I was reminded of this in a letter I received yesterday from a former participant in a retreat. Mary Jo described "an ordinary drive, on an ordinary day" when she was "blessed with a view that was anything but ordinary." Without her knowing it she moved into a contemplative experience which she described as "resting inside that moment." (Such a lovely way to speak of gazing.) She told me that simple wildflowers on the side of the road caught her attention and drew her to a halt. As she gazed upon the flowers she "felt sideswiped by their loveliness. … All the nagging little concerns within me were whisked away."
Something similar happened for me two weeks earlier, only it was a person, not flowers, who drew me deeper. I was at a hospice facility visiting Jane, who was days away from death. The weakness of her body was overtaking her and she barely had strength to whisper. I sat by her bedside gazing with kindness while she, with the luminescent radiance of the dying, looked into my face with such love in her eyes that I nearly crumpled.
Deep, deep went our two souls. No words. Just a mutuality that echoed the great love that embraces the world. In that space by the bedside we met the divine in one another. I knew then what Macrina Wiederkehr suggests in Abide: Keeping Vigil With the Word of God: "You do not have to surrender the beauty of the earth to know God. You need only to look at the things of this earth with the eyes of the Beloved." Jane and I never spoke a word about God, but we experienced God's loving presence as we gazed at one another.
In our world of hostility and fear, the peoples of our earth, and the planet itself, cry out for respect, kindness, tenderness. We will have peace and prosperity only if we learn to gaze rather than gawk at one another. If we can look toward the other with the intention of receiving rather than judging, we will be moved deeper into our soul space, where divine love transforms harshness and revenge into compassion.
[Joyce Rupp (www.joycerupp.com) is a Servite sister, retreat and conference speaker, and author of numerous best-selling books.]
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J has released Custom MIDI Auto-Harmonizer, a new tool designed with composers and live performers in mind. It allows you to generate harmonized notes in real time, according to the scale specified by the played chord. You can define your own harmonization tables, according to your needs.
- Hold last detected chord: If checked, the last selected chord harmonizing table will be kept when the current chord is released, until a new chord is played.
- Output incoming right hand notes: If unchecked, only the harmonized notes will be played (the original note will be filtered).
- Output incoming left hand notes: If checked, left hand notes will be outputted.
- Correct harmonized notes if chord changes: If checked, current sounding harmonized notes will be corrected and re-triggered on a new chord, if they do not match the new harmonizing table for that chord.
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- L/R split: defines the split point between the left hand (chords) and the right hand (notes to harmonize).
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- DestCH: Converts the resulting harmonized note's channel into the specified channel (if "same", the channel will be equal to the channel of the note that originated it).
- HarmonizedVelOffset: It allows you to specify a velocity offset which will be summed to the harmonized notes velocities. (i.e. If you play a note with a velocity of 100, and have this parameter set to -25, the generated harmonized note will have a velocity of 100-25). If set to 0, the harmonized note will have the same velocity as the note that originated it.
Harmonizing tables:
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Alan Gottlieb cooked this up, and he's got "sensyuma" :haha:
SAF declares war on Bloombergs mayors group
The Second Amendment Foundation today came out swinging in a blistering new effort designed raise public awareness about ironies involving Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the organization of mayors organized more than six years ago by anti-gun New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
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Donnie Fletcher, CB, Boston College
Fletcher has been at least a part-time starter at cornerback for four years at Boston College. He started four games as a freshman, three as a sophomore, and he has been a full-time starter ever since. Fletcher led the team with five interceptions in 2010. His numbers have dropped off in 2011 as part of a woeful Golden Eagle squad whose defense is dominated by star linebacker Luke Kuechly. Fletcher has 33 tackles, one interception, and four pass breakups through 10 games in his senior campaign.
The Cleveland, OH native has good size at 6'1'' and 195 pounds. He can contend with the biggest wide receivers in the business and he is not afraid to be physical at the line of scrimmage. Fletcher generally runs around a 4.5 in the 40-yard dash and has been clocked as fast as 4.42 from that distance. His speed is adequate but not elite. He probably won't be a shutdown corner at the next level and he needs to become more consistent if wants to be a full-time starter, but Fletcher's size (and relatively impressive speed) will earn him plenty of interest from NFL squads. He should be a third or fourth-round selection in the 2012 draft.
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Walter Offutt (26 points) drilled five 3-pointers after the break to spur a 20-9 run and give the Bobcats their first lead of the game at 47-46. D.J. Cooper (10 points on 3-of-20 shooting) extended that lead to 57-53 with a pair of free throws with 3:49 to play. There were three lead changes and three ties after that point.
Reggie Bullock (17 points, 10 rebounds) connected on a 3-pointer with 40 seconds remaining to give UNC a 63-61 lead. Offhut tied the game 15 seconds later on a driving basket, but missed his foul shot. North Carolina ran an isolation play for Harrison Barnes (12 points) as time wound down, but he lost the ball as he pulled up just inside the left elbow.
Bullock opened the extra period with a 3-pointer and that proved to be all the Tar Heels needed. UNC outscored Ohio 10-2 in overtime as the Bobcats missed all six of their field goal attempts.
Tyler Zeller delivered the first 20-20 performance in North Carolina NCAA Tournament history with 20 points and a career-high 22 rebounds. John Henson added 14 points and 10 rebounds. Friday marked the first time UNC has had three players with double-doubles in the NCAA Tournament.
North Carolina shot 40.0 percent (26-of-65, 7-of-22 on 3's) while holding Ohio to 32.4 percent (23-of-71, 12-of-32 on 3's). UNC's plus-33 rebounding edge (63-30) is the school's largest in the NCAA Tournament by seven.
Going Away from the Bigs
North Carolina's size advantage was glaring as the teams took the floor for the opening tip. UNC's frontline stands 6-8, 6-11, 7-0, compared to Ohio's 6-3, 6-7, 6-8. And the Tar Heels took advantage of that discrepancy for roughly 30 minutes.
With 8:06 remaining in regulation, the UNC trio of Zeller, Henson and James Michael McAdoo had combined for 33 points on 14-of-24 shooting. They would attempt just four total shots over the final 13:06.
"You've got to give Ohio a lot of credit," Zeller said. "They did a great job of packing it in and trying to make us shoot from the outside. We kind of fell into it a little bit, but you've got to give them credit for changing their game plan."
Barnes provided his perspective from the perimeter on why UNC stopped going inside.
"We started making some shots," Barnes said. "Reggie stepped up big. He started hitting threes. I made one or two, so we just made a few shots, I guess. Fell in love with the jump shot."
The Tar Heels ultimately got enough clutch shooting from Bullock and Barnes to persevere, but their willingness to accept what the smaller Bobcats wanted them to do is troubling.
Perimeter Defense Ups and Downs
The Bobcats missed 17 of their first 20 field goal attempts, including their first five 3-pointers, in digging a 15-point first-half hole. Ohio tried its luck inside with minimal success, but failed to convert on the few open looks from the perimeter. That is, until Nick Kellogg (14 points) drained a 3-ball with 8:13 left to cut UNC's lead to 12.
Over the next 21 minutes and 37 seconds, the Bobcats connected on 12-of-22 3-pointers, including a 7-of-9 stretch out of halftime.
"We knew they were going to shoot it," UNC head coach Roy Williams said. "We wanted to get out there and we didn't do as good a job as we wanted to. They kept helping instead of getting out and guarding the threes."
The Tar Heels tightened up after Offutt hit a 3-pointer with 6:36 remaining in regulation. The Bobcats missed their final six treys over the last 11:36 of play.
Surviving the Turnovers
If Tar Heel fans had been told on Thursday that White would churn out six assists in 32 minutes without committing a turnover, the Vegas sports books would have been overwhelmed with cash for UNC to cover its 10.5-point spread.
But the other seven Tar Heels that played on Friday committed at least two turnovers, led by Zeller (6) and Barnes (5). Ohio's 13 steals were a season-high for a UNC opponent.
While White was efficient in protecting the ball, there was a noticeable lack of cohesion on the offensive end of the floor without Marshall running the point.
"I know that I felt open a couple times, but it was something that Kendall's been able to make a spectacular pass to get it there, whereas Stilman and Justin Watts haven't played with me as long and don't necessarily see it," Zeller said. "So you got to just be able to adjust. And it is difficult, but at the same time, I think we can do much better than we did tonight."
The Tar Heels' 24 turnovers are the most in the NCAA Tournament since posting 26 against Loyola Marymount in 1988.
Where is Black Falcon?
North Carolina needed a complete game from Barnes on Friday night. What it got was a 3-of-16 shooting display (2-of-9 3-pointers), five turnovers and spotty defensive play.
The sophomore forward has showcased his ability to hit clutch shots throughout his career, and he did it again on Friday, knocking down a 3-pointer to tie the game with 3:22 left in regulation. And despite the aforementioned size discrepancy, Williams elected to go to Barnes for the game-winner at the end of regulation instead of pounding the ball inside to Zeller or Henson.
"He's 3-for-16, I think, and I'm the coach and I'm dumb enough to put the ball in the guy's hand at the end of regulation because I felt like he would make a play," Williams said.
To Barnes's credit, he told reporters that poor shooting nights never affect him.
"You can be 0-for-25, but if you hit a big three down the stretch, that's all that matters at the end of the day," Barnes said.
Except that it does matter. For North Carolina to have any chance against Kansas on Sunday, Barnes has to have a much better performance, one that Tar Heel fans will talk about for years to come. If he just counts on hitting one clutch shot, then that opportunity may never present itself.
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My mother used to serve this to our family as a one-dish meal by adding sliced potatoes with the carrots. I've updated it by substituting mushrooms for the potatoes and adding chili sauce. It's also good over rice or mashed potatoes.
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- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper, divided
- 3/4 pound boneless beef round steak, cut into thin strips
- 1 large onion, sliced and separated into rings
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup water
- 3/4 cup red wine or beef broth
- 1 to 2 tablespoons chili sauce
- 2 Jones Dairy Farm Dry-Aged Bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- Dash dried thyme
- 3/4 cupsliced carrots
- 3/4 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
- Hot cooked noodles
- In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the flour, salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add beef, a few pieces at a time, and shake to coat.
- In a large skillet, saute beef and onion in oil over medium heat until meat is browned and onion is tender. Add the water, wine or broth, chili sauce, bacon, garlic, oregano, thyme and remaining pepper; mix well. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Add carrots and mushrooms; cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until carrots and meat are tender. Serve over noodles. Yield: 2 servings.
Originally published as Beef Ragout in Cooking for One or Two Cookbook 2003, p145
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Rider 64, Marist 58
Men's College Basketball
Rider University 64, Marist College 58
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY- Back in the Saddle Again.
The bucking Broncs were thrown for three consecutive losses, ending a five-game winning streak, but Rider is back in the saddle again after defeating Marist in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game Sunday afternoon.
Senior Jonathon Thompson (Orlando, Fla./Jones) scored 23 points, tying his career-high, to lead Rider victory. "I can't say enough about what Jon Thompson means to this program," said Rider head coach Kevin Baggett.
On Super Sunday, Thompson seemed to trade in his number 5 for an S on his shirt, making nine of 11 shots, including a career-high five of six three-pointers and grabbed six rebounds in 38 minutes of action.
The victory snapped a three-game losing streak for Rider (12-12, 7-5 MAAC) and extended Marist's losing streak to four. "Marist played hard," Baggett said. "I'm just happy this streak is over."
In the 1960s and '70s, the practice of streaking was popular on college campuses throughout the country. Thankfully, the fad seems to have faded away.
Thankfully, Rider's streak has also come to an end.
Rider junior Anthony Myles (Dover, DE/Poly-Tech) had his dunk blocked but got his own rebound and scored a reverse lay-up with 2:25 left to give Rider a 60-55 lead. Myles struggled from the field, making just two of 11 shots, but dished out a career-high five assists and grabbed seven rebounds.
Myles was just one for six from three-point range but the one he made with 9:40 remaining broke a 47-47 tie. That was the sixth and final tie of the game.
"Anthony hit a big three for us there," Baggett said.
Myles made two foul shots with 4.6 seconds left for the final score.
For Marist (5-18, 2-10 MAAC), Chavaughn Lewis scored a game-high 24 points, including a layup with 10:30 remaining that tied the score at 47-47.
Rider sophomore Junior Fortunat (Montreal, Quebec/Roman Catholic), who missed the last two games with a concussion, played 22 minutes off the bench and finished with 10 points and six rebounds.
Rider junior Daniel Stewart (Philadelphia, PA/Neumann-Goretti) added 12 points and seven rebounds. Stewart's two foul shots with 12.6 seconds left gave Rider a 62-57 lead.
Marist out-scored Rider 7-3 over the final 3:20 of the first half to tie the score at 30-30.
Marist used a 10-0 run, eight points by Lewis, to take its first lead of the game, 23-22 with 5:00 left in the first half.
Rider jumped out to a 9-2 lead, five points by Thompson, and Rider led 16-6 after six minutes of play.
Rider out-rebounded Marist 37-24, six by Thompson
Rider has won six of its last 10 games. In the six victories, Rider has out-rebounded its opponents. In all three losses, Rider was out-rebounded.
Rider and Marist have now met 47 times since the series began in 1980-81, with Rider winning 25, including 10 of the last 11 and 16 of the last 23.
The Broncs made nine of 10 foul shots and seven of 17 three-pointers.
Rider lost by 20 points at Marist last year but came back to defeat the Red Foxes by 13 points at Rider.
Since joining the MAAC, Rider is 20-13 against Marist, which includes 1-1 in postseason play.
Rider and Marist were Northeast Conference rivals for five years (1993-97) and both teams joined the MAAC for the 1997-98 season.
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Any oppinoins on what a 4.9 straight six might sound like with a set of headers and straight pipes?
Also, when looking for headers, all i could find were a set for a 1988 ford f-150, and mine is a '92. I went to the local ford place and they said they should still bolt right up, correct?
any replies to either question would be much appreciated.
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the 88 headers will bolt up, as far as the sound i cant describe, mabey like the old split manifold chevy ops i said the no no word to a BLUE OVEL, sorry . good luck.
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Hello all! Here are the huge metal sales and auctions as a result of purchasing various lots to get the metal figures I wanted. There are over a hundred figures, in a wide assortment of colors and some in better condition than others. I hope you can find something that you are missing and be closer to completing your own collection of metal figures too. :D
Auctions are now over, everything is now up for direct sale!
Please be sure to read my Rules and Guidelines before bidding or commenting on sales.
They can be found HERE!
All figures are labeled from top to bottom, left to right. Please be specific of exactly which color you'd like, especially when there are similar colors of a certain figure.
A few of the figures don't actually stand on their own and were propped up for the photo, please inquire if this is a concern!
Anything purchased here can be combined with things from my other sales post or the in-case figures!
Anything else, just ask. :)
Metal Sales!
Voltorb, Onix, Wartortle, Pidgeotto: $8 each
Metal Figures
Rapidash $15
Butterfree: $10
Arcanine, Dragonite and Eevee are sold.
Purple Golbat: $6
Spinarak sold.
Gold, Bronze Gengar: $6 each
Green Gengar is $8
Gastly, Haunter, Blue & Gunmetal Gengars are sold.
Keshimon! Ivysaur, Clefairy, Hypno: $4 each
Bulbasaur and Machop are sold.
Gunmetal Pidgeot: $5
Orange Pidgeot: $4
Fearow: $7
Both Farfetch'd are sold.
Fuschia Abra: $6
The rest are sold.
Bronze Paras: $6
Blue Paras: $8
Bronze Exeggutor: $8
Copper Ledyba: $5
The rest are sold.
Lickilicky: $10
Silver Regirock: $7
Gold Regirock: $7
Snover, Charmander and Kingler are sold.
Raticate: $6
Gold Togepi: $6
Fuschia Togepi: $8
Gunmetal Togepi is sold.
Copper,Gunmetal Staryus: $6 each
Green Staryu: $8
Gold and Copper Starmie: $6 each
Gold Staryu sold.
Bronze Kabuto: $2
Gunmetal Kabuto sold.
Gold Porygon: $5
Copper Lickitung: $4
Blue Lickitung: $6
Gunmetal Lickitung: $4
Darker pink Porygon: $5
Gunmetal Caterpie: $8
Copper Caterpie: $8
Gunmetal Pinsir: $4
Bronze Pinsir: $4
Blue Caterpie: $10
Gunmetal Kakuna: $5
Green Kakuna: $7
Weedle and Copper Kakuna are sold.
Venomoth: $3 each. Choose from: Grey, Gold,
Orange, Copper, Brown, Bronze, Gunmetal
Orange Venonat (middle): $5 each
Gold and Copper Venonats sold.
Green Voltorb: $8
Blue Electrode: $2
Gunmetal Electrode: $6
Purple Voltorb and Copper Electrode are sold.
All Magnemite: $3 each. Choose from Bronze, Gunmetal, Copper, Gold, Brown.
Magneton sold.
Pignite: $2
Croagunk: $8
Alomomola: $3
Piplup & Turtwig sold.
Donphan: $5
Blue Onix: $6
Gold & Gunmetal Onix and Rhydon are sold.
Dark PInk & Blue Golem: $3 each
Copper & Gunmetal Geodude: $2 each
Green Geodude: $4
Graveler and blue Golem are sold.
Fuschia, Dark Pink, Red Sandshrew: $5 each
Green Marowak: $5
Copper Marowak is sold.
Green Koffing: $1
Everything else is sold.
Clefairy: $4
Gold Chansey: $2 each
Copper Chansey and Meowths are sold.
Brown (center), Gold Jigglypuff: $2 each
Green Jigglypuff: $4
Gunmetal and Copper Jigglypuffs and Gunmetal Wigglytuff are sold.
Gunmetal, Brown, Dark Pink Machoke: $2 each
Green Machop: $5
Copper Machoke and Gold Machop are sold.
All Machamps are $3 each~
Sitting Pikas with arms up!
Fuschia, Blue,
Lime, Light Yellow: $5 each
Gunmetal, Copper, and Gold Pikachu sold.
Smiling Pikachu!
Gold: $3 each
Lime, Emerald: $5 each
Copper Pikachu (left) is sold.
The silver one on the right is meant to be a pendant (has a hoop on his head, would make a good necklace, bracelet charm, or keychain), he's $3.
Pikachu leaning forward with ears back:
Green, Copper, Gold: $5 each
Fat, sitting Pikachu:
Gold, Copper: $3 each
Everything here is $2 each!
Brown Poliwag, Copper Poliwag, Bronze Seel, Gunmetal Poliwhirl, Dark Pink Poliwhirl
Both Psyducks and both Grimer are sold.
Palkia Coin: $2


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Manchester United-bound Javier Hernandez sent 2006 finalists France to the brink of World Cup elimination last night as Mexico pulled off the latest upset in this most unpredictable of World Cups.
Eighty years on from the first game ever staged in the competition, a 4-1 win for France in 1930, the Mexicans gained sweet revenge as they heaped humiliation on Les Bleus and their under-fire coach Raymond Domenech.
Hernandez, who moves to Old Trafford next month in a reported £10m deal, came off the bench in the second half to give his side the lead, then saw veteran Cuahtemoc Blanco rub salt in France's wounds with a late penalty.
"I feel extremely happy," said Hernandez, the third generation of Mexican internationals whose grandfather was also 22 when he scored against France in the 1954 finals. "This is a great step forward and it will give us great confidence. I've always said I'm very happy to be going to United but right now I'm focusing 100 percent on my team here. After the World Cup I'll think more about my move."
The result means Raymond Domenech's side, who rarely looked up for the fight, face a second successive tournament exit after a disastrous Euro 2008 campaign. The French will be on the plane home unless they beat South Africa comfortably in their final group game. And even that won't be enough if Mexico and Uruguay draw.
Even though he guided France to the final four years ago, the charge against Domenech is that, with the rich talent at his disposal, his team have gone backwards amid rumours of dressing room tension and lack of cohesion.
Nothing illustrated that better than last night. After controversially squeezing into the finals via the playoffs, courtesy of Thierry Henry's handball against the Irish, Domenech's side were second best against a Mexican side who showed greater commitment, looked fitter and created far more openings. Conversely the likes of Franck Ribéry, Nicolas Anelka and Florent Malouda once again failed to reproduce their club form at international level.
Hernandez opened the score when he beat the offside trap, rounded Hugo Lloris and planted the ball in the net. And the French capitulation was complete when Eric Abidal, who had a torrid night at full-back and is clearly on borrowed time, was adjudged to have fouled Pablo Barrera in the box. The veteran Blanco, who has now scored in three World Cups, doubled the lead by firing the spot-kick hard and true into the corner.
"I'll have to digest what has happened," said Domenech. "I'm disappointed for the whole of France. We have another match to play but I'm searching for words. I'm sure it's going to take two or three days for us to recover our pride."
He refused to explain why he resisted the temptation to give 51-goal Henry a chance. The Barcelona and former Arsenal striker remained on the bench throughout as France, who haven't found the net in a major international since November, again fired blanks.
"He's part of the group but not today," said Domenech who clearly took defeat personally and admitted his tactics had been a failure. "It's not up to us whether we qualify or not and that's a very sad situation but I'm not here to condemn anyone. We must be proud enough to try and go for victory in the next match. That's all I can say at the moment. I wasn't forecasting this result and we'll have to find motivation for the next game."
The Mexico coach, Javier Aguirre, heaped praise on his players: "We knew we needed to play really well tonight if we wanted to keep a chance of going through. We've been preparing for 13 months. We always try to be audacious, to make the most of our offensive potential to get the ball in the back of the net even if we do take risks."
France (4-2-3-1): Lloris; Sagna, Abidal, Gallas, Evra; Toulalan, Diaby; Govou (Valbuena, 69), Ribéry, Malouda; Anelka (Gignac, h-t).
Mexico (4-3-3): Perez; Osario, Morno, Rodriguez, Salcido; Juarez (Hernandez, 55), Marquez, Torrado; Vela (Barrera 31), Franco (Blanco, 62), Dos Santos.
Referee K al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia).
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The hotel was born out of the dream to create a hotel property that would complement the residential area of Kebayoran Baru in terms of architecture, scale and utility. The concept of the architecture was thus conceived as a new and contemporary interpretation. Renovated in 2009, the 100-room hotel is fully air-conditioned and comprises a lobby with 24-hour reception and check-out service, hotel safe, currency exchange facilities and lift access. Hairdressing salons, children's playground, kids' club, bar and restaurant are also available. The conference facilities and WLAN Internet access (for a fee) may be of use to business guests, whilst room service, a laundry service (for a fee) and a car park are further conveniences.
Each of guest rooms and suites are generously capacious. Every guest has at his personal butler service, each a master of the Javanese art of gracious hospitality. The rooms feature a rich Indonesian influence, large, marble en suite bathroom with a separate shower and bath, vanity basin, an executive desk, telephone, satellite/cable TV and an in-room minibar. Additionally, the rooms are appointed with a hairdryer, double or king-size bed, radio, hi-fi, Internet access, safe, tea and coffee making facilities and ironing set. The air conditioning is individually regulated, and guests may take advantage of their own private terrace.
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Home? What is home? To me, home is sitting on a couch with a hot cup of coffee warming in my hands. Even if I've just walked in the door, it's that feeling of comfort, a sigh of relaxation. Home is a place to let your hair down, get out of your street clothes, be yourself and be safe. Dyer says you can work towards that feeling no matter where you are. I think in order to do that you must have amazing self-confidence. However, I find that no matter where I'm sleeping, I can acquire that feeling, and rather quickly.
From infancy I have found myself in new homes, tents, hotel rooms, family and friend guest rooms, camper vans, all kinds of places to lay my head. Yet I can immediately adopt that new place as my home, someplace to feel warm and comfortable. In fact, I do this without thinking. For example, we recently spent the weekend in Prague. Now, I don't speak Czech, and I had never been to that particular hotel before, but by the end of the first evening of walking around and getting to know the city, I turned to Jim and said, "I'm tired. Let's go home." By home, of course, I meant the hotel, a place to rest, a place to relax. We will typically shed our gear, freshen up, then head downstairs for a coffee or beer. There we sit, talk, and watch the world go by. It feels like home.
I remember living in my mother's home town, Canaan, Connecticut. We had a couple of chairs on the porch, and we would sit there watching everyone parade by. They would honk or wave if they were in the car, or stop by if they were walking the dog. I try to bring that feeling with me wherever I go, that feeling of having time to sit and put your feet up, greet the world.
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by Brent Turner, DCM President
Drum Corps Midwest would like to thank all organizations involved in its championships on July 10 with 12 great corps in competition and two in exhibition (Chicago Royal Airs and "The Commandant's Own" U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps). DCM would also like to thank the major event sponsors: Yamaha Corporation, Dynasty USA, Bateman Photography and the city of De Kalb.
The Renegades from San Franciso sacrificed much time, effort and monetary resources to partner with DCM and its member corps. This drum and bugle corps is redefining the drum and bugle corps activity by its crowd-centered show design and its powerful horn sound.
"This is what drum and bugle corps has been missing for a long time" was overheard in the crowd on Saturday night. The Renegades are a wonderfully entertaining and passionate drum and bugle corps. A special thank you to Lee Rudnicki and Chris Nalls for their leadership to push the boundaries of collaboration, competition and entertainment in drum corps; the fans truly win.
The Royal Airs continue to be integral part of the drum corps community and DCM. Their exhibition was truly outstanding on Saturday evening. Thank you, Royal Airs, your support of DCM and its circuit shows with your performances and presence; reminding us of the big sound, the precision marching and maneuvering and the pageantry that should remain a part of the drum corps tradition.
Another group that deserves a wonderful round of applause and your support is the U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps. According to one of their members, this group always "turns it up a notch" when they get in front of a drum corps crowd. Not only did they turn it up a notch, they overwhelmed this large venue with precision marching and powerful music.
Drum Corp Midwest's Executive Director, Roman Blenski, recognized the Marine's performance and support of DCM with a presentation of two sabers in honor of their 70th Anniversary. The fans loved the music and precision of this awe-inspiring ensemble.
DCM and the community of De Kalb, IL, partnered in many ways to make this weekend successful at all levels. Mike Embry took on the task of involving the community through a concert in Hopkins Park on Friday evening and having the Mayor of De Kalb declare July 9-10 "A Weekend of Drum and Bugle Corps." A free meal was provided by the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce on Friday during the concert while Mike Embry hosted the evening's events. This was a celebration of our armed forces; honor guards, the playing of Taps and military sing-alongs were an integral part of the evening.
The tribute was coordinated through all the weekend's events as DCM and the De Kalb community celebrated the service and sacrifice of our personnel in the armed forces.
As far as the competition and review of the individual corps shows, you can read reviews and other articles. The corps performances were all quite outstanding. DCM has positioned itself to entertain new, present and experienced drum corps fans alike.
To continue the "Armed Forces Tribute" into Saturday evening, Tom Day (Bugles Across America) and Mike Phillips (Kilties executive director) presented 65 flags representing 65 conflicts in which our armed forces have participated. The flags covered the entire field as we thanked all the veterans in our audience for serving in all divisions of the armed forces.
The grand finale was 50 corps members presenting an American flag that covered the whole back stands of Husky Stadium during the musical hit of America the Beautiful. It was an emotional and meaningful moment for all involved in the event. "What a sound, what a flag and what a show!"
It truly was a great weekend of events for Drum Corps Midwest and the DeKalb area. Thank you to the De Kalb Chamber of Commerce, the Mayor of De Kalb, the De Kalb area schools, Northern Illinois University staff and the whole De Kalb area for their hospitality. And especially, thank you, the fans, for your continued support of drum corps and DCM. We will see you again in DeKalb on July 8-9, 2005 for another weekend of community events and championship level competition.


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Reducing the causes of friction and choosing the proper pump will increase efficiency and cost-savings.
Imagine a major-league pitcher standing on the mound. He looks for the signal, nods in agreement, starts his windup, rears back and propels the baseball toward home plate. The pitch's maximum velocity is reached at the moment the ball leaves the pitcher's hand. From that point, studies have shown that the velocity decreases by one mile-per-hour (mph) for every 7 feet traveled. If a pitch leaves the pitcher's hand at 100 mph, by the time it covers the 60 feet, 6 inches to home plate, it will be traveling at around 92 mph.
Conversely, if the mound were only 30 feet from home plate, a 100-mph pitch would be moving at 96 mph upon arrival at the plate, making the pitch much more efficient and harder to hit. A 100-mph pitch thrown from second base to home plate—a distance of approximately 128 feet—would have a velocity of only 82 mph when it crossed home plate, making it much less efficient and easier to hit.
The pitched ball slows because of air resistance, or drag, that it encounters upon leaving the pitcher's hand. Many variables contribute to the drag imparted on the ball. Among them are air density, gravity, altitude, temperature, wind velocity and direction and barometric pressure. If the pitch were delivered on the Moon, for comparison's sake, it would travel much farther—due to the Moon's gravitational pull being one-sixth that of the Earth's—and maintain its initial velocity because the Moon has no atmosphere (air) to slow it down.
Imagine a piping system, and the medium travelling through it is propelled by a mechanical pump. Much like the thrown ball, the pumping systems that operate most efficiently are those designed to have the media—which can range from water to more viscous fluids to semi-solids such as concrete—travel the shortest, most unobstructed path possible.
The Challenge
The challenge during fluid-pumping operations is the unavoidable fact that energy and efficiency losses are inevitable. The culprit in this scenario is friction. As fluids flow through pumps, pipes and fittings, there is resistance, resulting in a decrease in pumping pressure and velocity, which adversely affects pumping efficiency.
The amount of energy lost due to friction depends on a number of factors. The losses are caused by the following:
- Friction between the fluid and piping walls
- Friction between the adjacent fluids (higher viscosity fluids have higher losses)
- Amount of surface roughness on the interior of the pipes
- Turbulence created when redirecting the fluid, via a bend in the pipe or a restriction, such as a valve, fitting or reducer
Physics also play a role in the amount of friction that is created. The higher the flow rate and the smaller the pipe, the higher the resistance—and the higher the friction and its resultant affects on energy loss. System design is also a major consideration when limiting friction and increasing efficiency. The longer the pipe in which the fluid must travel, the more energy-robbing friction is produced. Also, bends, kinks, sharp turns or anything that changes the flowing fluid's course of motion in the piping create more friction, so they must be minimized.
The Solution
Basically, four possible methods are available to reduce friction losses in a piping system:
- Increase the pipe diameter of the system.
- Minimize the length of the piping within the system.
- Minimize the number of elbows, tees, valves, fittings and other obstructions in the piping system, while simplifying the layout as much as possible. If a corner must be turned, a gentle bend is better than a sharp, 90-degree turn.
- Reduce the surface roughness of the piping in the system.
One other vital consideration is the type of pump used to move the fluid. Through the years, positive displacement pumps that use air-operated, double-diaphragm (AODD) technology have proven to be one of the most versatile for pumping fluids, regardless of viscosity.
Diaphragm pumps can only develop a certain amount of head pressure, or pressure energy, to move a fluid from one place to another. The more efficient the piping and pumping system, the more the pressure energy can be used to actually move the fluid. If the piping system is restrictive in some way (undersized and/or excessively long with unnecessary turns or valves) much of the pump's energy is wasted attempting to overcome these limitations.
At some point, the excessive restrictions will cause the pump to dead head, meaning that it will no longer have enough pressure energy to move the fluid, causing it to stall. This can damage the pump. The design of AODD pumps allows them to handle dead-heading without being damaged, which is not the case for all positive displacement pumps.
Taking into account all the factors that contribute to friction loss and the ways to combat it, advances in AODD pumping technology have led to the creation of pumps that have been designed with the priority of minimizing friction losses. These pumps have been designed with a larger flow/wetted path that reduces internal friction and maximizes output and efficiency.
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After last Wednesday's 4-0 loss to Louisville, Indiana coach Mike Freitag said his team didn't show up. Not for the first time, he blasted his players' lackluster play. The Hoosiers played better at Northwestern on Sunday, outshooting the Wildcats, 8-2, in the first half, but they came out flat after halftime and lost the key Big Ten match, 2-0. "This is a very difficult loss," said Freitag. "It is indicative of the season at this point and time. For whatever reason, we have not come together as a team and we have very little time left to do that."
IU has only three regular-season games left, all at home, beginning with a match against long-time rival Evansville in Bloomington. The Aces (10-5-1) have lost the last seven games in the series with IU that was resumed two years ago, but they are having a strong season. After that, IU closes out Big Ten play with matches against Ohio State and No. 25 Penn State, both tough teams. Then comes the Big Ten, which will be held in Bloomington Nov. 12-15.
To be considered for the NCAA Tournament, Indiana will need a record of .500 for better. If it finishes around .500, it should get in. It's played one of the strongest schedules in the country. Six of its losses have been to teams ranked in this week's top 13 -- No. 1 Akron, No. 2 Wake Forest, No. 7 UC Santa Barbara, No. 9 Louisville, No. 10 Northwestern and No. 13 Butler.
* CROWD COUNT. UC Santa Barbara is on course to break the modern-day men's soccer attendance record. The Gauchos are averaging 4,836 fans a game and should top the NCAA record of 3,629 fans a game set by New Mexico in 2005. The unofficial record is held by Connecticut, which averaged 4,297 fans a game in 1982. UCSB has led the nation in average attendance the last two years.
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Does anyone else have nightmares about their e46?
So this has happened to me SEVERAL times, WAY over 15 times (that I have remembered at least). Usually they involve my breaks going out and me being in my car. However, its not like I'm speeding and then they go out and I slam into a wall, its more like I'm going under 5 MPH and I'm mashing on the breaks, but the car is still moving very slowly, then I pull the E-brake but It doesn't help, and I hear the slow crunch of my front bumper as I roll into the car in front of me.
Last night though, it was even worse... In said dream, I went to visit a friend in Chicago, and parked my car in a parking garage for his building or some shiz. I spend about 2 hours in his house/apt and on my way back to the car, I realize I forgot to lock it. I get to my car and the first thing I notice is there is a HUGE mfing dent on the passenger side near the back wheel. Then I notice, sure enough, my glovebox is open, my ipod is gone, my trunk is open also. Then I notice (cuz dreams dont really make sense) that EVERYTHING on my car is totally ****ed. Like tires slashed, headlights, side mirrors, etc smashed in, my seats are ripped up, even my godamn shift knob is gone. Then I open the engine compartment and see mfing moss all over my engine bay. So apparently a gang of like 6 people had to butrape the crap out of my car while i was gone (and then plant moss into my engine bay???). I started screaming and cursing at the top of my lungs and legit thought this was real and started raging and crying (kinda) at the same time. Car ran (somehow) but I couldnt drive it anywhere ovbiously.
But what the **** man, This **** happens to me >>>AT LEAST<<< once a month, usually way more than that. Does anyone else suffer from this BS? I can't take this anymore :( Am I insane?
So i guess that means that I'm definitely a fanatic eh?
You know you're an e46fanatics when you constantly have nightmares about your car breaking and/or being hit.
It's good to see that I am not the only one who has terrible nightmares about my E46
Same here about a runaway car without brakes, careening around turns trying to slow down, narrowly avoiding crashing into other cars running through intersections.
So relieved to wake up with heart pounding
keep having this nightmare about one of the roads I take on my route to work. Its an extremely steep hill, and I always imagine a large truck in front of me stopped and then rolling backwards towards me, crushing me and my car...
Ya know, I have dreams about my car too, but they are all good dreams! Flying along twisty roads or race tracks having a good ole time! Sounds like you guys need to cut down on the caffeine or something! ;)
Omg, I thought I was the only one !!
I once had a nightmare that my car was stanced and had a bike rack on it :(
atleast non of your nightmares come true!:ben:
yikes are those your cars
My car nightmares usually involve me driving some supercar - but the car accelerates like a Corolla and is limited to like 3k rpm, has slow steering response and no grip.
I'm a pretty big worry wort when it comes to my car too. Every time i walk away from her i always like to take an extra look back because it might be the last time i see her in such great condition.
I had nightmares where the cooling system blew up.
Sounds like you're stressed about things in your life that aren't under your control, or you're experiencing anxiety about a risky decision.
Nightmares frequently about having my car ticketed/towed/grille candy stolen (again).
Hooray city living!
My transmission light went on last week and I had a dream the night before last that I parked my car on a hill and got out and it got stuck in neutral or something and started rolling down the hill towards a bunch of people and I had to chase it down and jump in the passenger side and push the brake pedal with my hands. Only nightmare so far but a bad one lol.
I've had my brakes go out in my ranger before, rear caliper blew a seal and I was screwed. 50 mph toward a T-junction and a red light, put it in gear and killed the engine.
Had to pull a hard right, 90 degree turn at 35, Truck did it beautifully! No skidding that I remember, I was more interested in not hitting the car that had the green light. Got into the ditch, and rolled to a stop.
Ended up bouncing it off the brick front of Orileys Autoparts about 30 seconds later though. Never want to do that again!
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Kentucky Gymnastics Selected to NCAA Morgantown Regional
By Jacob Most
March 25, 2013 -
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LEXINGTON, Ky. – The nineteenth-ranked Kentucky gymnastics team earned a National Women's Gymnastics Championship bid, and will compete at the Morgantown regional on April 6, the NCAA announced Monday. The Wildcats will be making their 25th NCAA Regional appearance.
The Wildcats will be making their ninth-consecutive and 25th overall NCAA Regional appearance.
Kentucky will join top-seeded Michigan, No. 2-seed Nebraska, No. 3-seed Illinois, as well as host West Virginia and North Carolina seeded fifth and sixth respectively.
"After a disappointing performance at the SEC Championships we are looking forward to our next opportunity to compete," head coach Tim Garrison said. "The Morgantown regional will be a tough competition, but the team will be ready."
Six teams, five all-around competitors (who are not on a qualifying team) and one individual event specialist per event [who has a minimum Regional Qualifying Score (RQS) of 9.4] were named to each of the six predetermined host sites.
The top-18 teams are seeded nationally, based on RQS. Teams 19-36 are organized into three pods (19-24, 25-30 and 31-36) and placed geographically at one of the six sites, beginning with teams 19-24 followed by teams 25-30 and then finally teams 31-36.
Kentucky owns the No. 19 RQS in the nation. UK's RQS of 196.060 is highest in school history as the previous program-record was 195.6.
Kentucky has broken the total team score school-record twice this season, most recently two weeks ago at Penn State.
The Wildcats scored 196.775 at Penn State to top the previous record, which they set two weeks earlier at Ball State.
Kentucky scored 196.5 at Ball State, breaking the previous school-record mark of 196.375 set 11 years earlier.
Competing in the nation's top gymnastics conference, Kentucky finished the Southeastern Conference schedule with three wins, the most in school history, highlighted by a home-opening victory over then-No. 9 Arkansas. UK also beat then-No. 13 Auburn twice, and tied then-No. 6 Georgia at home.
Kentucky also scored more than 196 four-consecutive weeks leading up to the SEC Championship. UK had never topped a 196 team score two meets in a row before this season.
Audrey Harrison has enjoyed a breakout season with seven individual all-around titles, with a league-high six coming in SEC competition. Harrison has the second-most individual all-around wins in Division I this season.
Tickets for the Morgantown Regional are $12 each when purchased in advance online at WVUGAME.com or by calling the Mountaineer Ticket Office at 1-800-WVU-GAME. Groups of 10 or more can receive a special group rate of $9 per person at WVUGAME.com or by calling 1-800-WVU-GAME. Group tickets must be purchased in advance. Tickets will be available at the door for $15 each on the meet day.
Morgantown Regional (West Virginia University, host) – 6 p.m.
1. Michigan
2. Nebraska
3. Illinois
4. Kentucky
5. West Virginia
6. North Carolina
All-Around Competitors
1. Austyn Fobes, New Hampshire
2. Luisa Leal, Rutgers
3. Kirsten Strausbaugh, Pennsylvania
4. Alexis Gunzelman, Rutgers
5. Kayla Gray, New Hampshire
Alt. – Joyce Li, Yale
Individual Event Specialists
Vault – Hannah Barile, New Hampshire
Alt. – Jenna Williams, Rutgers
Uneven Bars – Jenna Williams, Rutgers
Alt. – Jen Aucoin, New Hampshire
Balance Beam – Claudia Salinas, Rutgers
Alt. – Megan Milavec, Pennsylvania
Floor Exercise – Hannah Barile, New Hampshire
Alt. – Danielle D'Elia, Rutgers
The Cats are back in the gym joined by two special guests beginning Regional prep. vine.co/v/bDVL7nDzVge— UK Gymnastics (@UKGymnastics) March 25, 2013


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• Aug. 3: 9 and younger, 11 and younger, 13 and younger and 15 and younger, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and 8 and younger, 10 and younger, 12 and younger and 14 and younger, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Tryouts are set to take place at Akron Springfield JEDD Park, 2300 Pickle Road, Akron.
• Aug. 10: 8 and younger, 10 and younger, 12 and younger and 14 and younger, 3-5 p.m.; and 9 and younger, 11 and younger, 13 and younger and 15 and younger, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tryouts are set to take place at Allerton Sports Complex, 1 Campus Center Drive, Kent.
Player's age will be what they are May 1, 2015. Preregister online and check for softball tryouts, dates and times at www.ohiobombers.org.
For details, call Dave Watson at 330-592-0302.
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Play Ball Sports Academy is scheduled to host its fourth annual baseball "Competition Camp" during the week of July 28th for ages 7 to 14.
Campers will learn defense, hitting and baserunning skills and will compete over the course of the camp for the title of "Competition King."
For more information and to register online visit www.playballohio.com/competitioncamp or call 330-928-1551.
Try out for Akron A's
The Akron A's 16-and younger and 17-and-younger tryouts are scheduled to take place July 26 at Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy from 9 a.m. to noon.
The Akron A's are a committed to developing college level players.
Both teams will be looking for four to six players to complete their 2015 rosters.
The teams are expected to play in the Ohio Prospects or Diamond League, plus various local tournaments and up to three out-of-town showcase tournaments.
Preregister by contacting 17-and-younger coach Scott Koenig at 440-596-7153 or 16-and-younger coach Rob Beahne at 330-858-1376.
Softball offered
Brownlee Lady Lookouts Softball is offering tryouts Aug. 9 for age 10-and-younger (8:45 a.m. at Mogadore Lion's Park, 194 Hale Ave.), 11-and-younger (11 a.m.), 12-and-younger (11 a.m.), 14-and-younger (1 p.m.) and 16-and-younger (3 p.m.) players.
Pitchers and catchers are required to be ready to go 15 minutes before start time. For details, call Alanna Barker at 740-319-1727.
Referees needed
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Carpenter bees !!
How do I get rid of carpenter bees they are making holes in my kids swing set made from cedar how do I get rid of them or can I just seal the holes ??
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Wait till night when they are all in the nest. Spray the nest CAREFULLY inside with killer.
In a day or two, see if any are around there. If not, put some wood filler in the holes. :thumbsup:
Not sure you can buy anything strong enough over the counter so you may want to call a pest control expert. They are often cheaper in the long run when yo finally sit down and add up receipts for bottles of stuff that did not work and that you cannot even dispose of legally.
Carpenter bees are nasty and aggressive but from my experience and that of others, it takes a lot for them to sting. This doesn't mean your kids should enjoy having them around though.
And definitely fill the holes they made.
Prevention is the best way I've found to deal with these pests. Paint the wood. They will not chew through paint.
use droine dust and shoot it in bees hole be generous wait 1 or 2 days recheck seal hole with silicone
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An excellent survey covering the entirety of US-China relations. Cohen posits that the US entered China on the coattails of the British for commercial reasons. The US perceived itself as China's protector because it did directly intervene in Chinese affairs. It simply benefited from other countries (mainly Britain) gunboat diplomacy. China sort of acknowledged the US as the least bad exploiter, but still imperialist. US policy of non-direct-intervention (which was largely because US interests were never very strong there) continued until the CCP victory in 1949, when "the great anomaly" of blatant hostility occurred until the early 1970's, when Chinese hostility to the Soviets made raproachement more palatable.
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Given the many important developments in Sino-American relations in the past decade, there is a desperate need for a succinct, historically grounded assessment of the increasingly contentious and complicated relationship between these two giants of the world stage. This classic text by one of America's leading diplomatic historians analyzes the concerns and conceptions that have shaped U.S.--China policy -- as well as of their important consequences.
In its first three editions, America's Response to China set the standard for introductions to this important topic. This 4th Edition is the most up-to-date work on the subject. Starting with a discussion of the mercantile interests of the newly independent American colonies and ranging through the dramatic causes and effects of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, America's Response to China, 4th Edition continues into the Bush and Clinton years, utilizing material available only in the last five to ten years. With equal parts trenchant analysis and insightful synthesis, Warren I. Cohen provides an excellent summary of U.S.--China relations on the eve of the twenty-first century.
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Re: Strange newbie problem
Thank you all for your kind hints. The problem was that kernel has been
stucked-up, by my opinion. After the restart of kernel, as dimitris
suggested, and including the package load as the first statement,
everything went fine.
Thank you all, have a nice-math day.


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