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Sun International Limited was incorporated in South Africa on 11 July 1967. Following a scheme of arrangement Kersaf Investments Limited ("Kersaf") came into being on 28 June 1984, subsequently listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in the same year. This enabled Kersaf to acquire an interest in the Sun International Group, which had been established on 1 October 1983.
Kersaf's original interests were in shipping, leisure, cinemas and restaurants. Over the next 20 years the group's hotel and casino interests grew significantly under the Sun International brand. During this time Kersaf gradually disposed of its other investments and acquired the minority interests of its then listed subsidiary, Sun International (South Africa) Limited, culminating in Kersaf being renamed Sun International Limited (SIL) on 6 August 2004.
With a market capitalisation of approximately US$1.4-billion, Sun International is the leading casino operator in the southern hemisphere and enjoys a 42.5% share of the South African casino market. As one of Africa's most significant tourism and leisure groups, Sun International owns and operates internationally acclaimed tourism resorts, luxury hotels and urban entertainment operations in eight countries, including South Africa, Zambia, Nigeria, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland and Chile. More than half of this portfolio has been developed in the last 15 years, with new projects having been launched in West Africa and South America.
Sun International has pioneered the development of tourism industries in a number of jurisdictions, but notably South Africa from the 1970s, Mauritius in the mid-1970s, at the inception of its tourism industry development; and in the Bahamas, where a major development was undertaken on Paradise Island, transforming the island and establishing the Bahamas as a major tourism destination.
Every day, over 50,000 customers from over 50 countries visit a Sun International property.
Over a period of three decades in South Africa alone, the group has invested more than US$1.5-billion in new tourism infrastructure. It employs some 10,000 people, has indirectly created 50,000 new employment opportunities in the broader tourism industry, and it has been estimated that its business has a direct impact on the livelihood of more than 500,000 people in southern Africa.
Sun International's track record and history as a globally-significant tourism, leisure and casino group, its stated commitment to a mutually beneficial partnership with regional and local government, and its experience in respect of advancing the public interest through regeneration and other transformation projects, provides evidence that the group is well placed to make an appropriate and substantial contribution to the further evolution of a stable, growing, accountable, reliable and responsible tourism industry wherever it operates.
Sun International Limited invests in and manages businesses in the hotel, resort and casino industry.
The group is specifically focused on the development, operation and management of hotels, resorts and casinos. We will continue to position ourselves to take advantage of opportunities in those markets where we can achieve a strong market position benefiting from our innovation and depth of experience.


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The Free and Open Source GIS Ramblings Blog has a series of posts on visualizing Boston's bike sharing program data in QGIS. One question: do people ride downhill more than uphill? I live in Somerville, we must do both. I wrote about the Hubway Visualization Challenge earlier this month (APB coverage).
- Free and Open Source GIS Ramblings Blog
Digital Mapping Solutions (DMS) recently announced the introduction of commercial training and support packages for the free Quantum GIS (QGIS) package, throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Steve Coast introduced the new OSM Commercial Users Conference: http://signup.osmcuc.com
The OSM Commercial Users Conference will be an intimate event to discuss the opportunities & challenges when using OpenStreetMap in a commercial setting with others in a similar position.

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Black Hills Solitaire
The February morning in South Dakota's Black Hills dawned clear and cold. I had two options for the day: Peer into a hole on Pactola Lake alongside some buddies on an ice-fishing mission or check a hike to Harney Peak off my bucket list. The fishing had been slow to this point, so I headed for the Sylvan Lake trailhead and set out.
The stone fire tower atop Harney marks America's highest point east of the Rockies (7,242 feet above sea level). From that granite perch, you can survey the Black Hills, including the squarish backside of a certain mountain with presidents' faces carved out of site from Harney. It was on this summit that the Oglala medicine man Black Elk had his epic vision [1] popularized by Nebraska poet John Neihardt. Black Elk was only 9 years old when he made this climb, after which he said, "I saw more than I can tell and I understood more than I saw."
I wasn't aiming for a vision quest, but striking off into the snowy woods alone certainly heightens one's awareness. Much of the 7-mile round-trip hike from Sylvan Lake is inside the Black Elk Wilderness, where all motorized traffic is prohibited. On this weekday, my tracks were the only human ones in the snow, and few sounds hung in the backcountry insulated by snow and thick pines. Occasionally a jay would call through a glen as I passed, or a pine bough would dump its load of snow with a sigh, crystals glittering in the sun.
It was as alone as I'd been in recent memory, and survival tales were heavy on my mind. My phone had no signal here, and if I were to slip, injure a leg, get stuck under a log, help would be a very long time coming. In the open spaces of the trail, the wind was erasing my steps almost as quickly as I left them. In summer, this trail would be busy with casual hikers, but today, no one walked with me but the shadow matching my pace on the granite walls. All of this, I must admit, gave the day a delicious edge.
When I reached the base of Harney Peak proper, I lost the trail in deep snow and floundered up to my hips toward metal stairs leading to the tower. At the summit, I sat low against the stone wall built by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Depression and ate a lunch of a Snickers bar frozen nearly solid. The wind blew strong here, and its moan through the open windows added to the mystique of the snow-dusted hills and prairie and four states spread before me. It was cold, and I was mindful of getting back to the car before dark, but I lingered against the stones, hoping for a moment when I might understand even more than I saw.
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Islanders stars step up to help keep series competitive
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — The New York Islanders have authored an unmistakably clear message to the Penguins.
The Eastern Conference quarterfinal series will not be a coronation.
"It takes four to win the series," coach Jack Capuano said after the Islanders fell behind the Penguins two games to one in the best-of-seven series by dropping a 5-4 overtime decision Sunday afternoon at Nassau Coliseum. "The sun is going to come up tomorrow."
Despite the loss, the Islanders stressed confidence, pointing to the fact that they outshot the Penguins, 36-25, and that they scored two goals in the third period to force overtime.
"We played (well). We played a good game," Islanders center John Tavares said.
Tavares scored his first goal of the series to tie the score, 4-4.
"We need to regroup and know that we're playing some good hockey," he added. "We're creating opportunities and believe in ourselves."
That belief in each other has been sustained by the play of their stars. Along with Tavares, Kyle Okposo finished Game 3 with two points (a goal and an assist), and Matt Moulson scored a goal. Okposo and Moulson have three points (two goals and an assist) each in the three games. Tavares has tallied two points.
"Your best players are going to be your best players for us to have a chance," Capuano said.
Whereas Tavares and Moulson are known commodities, Okposo is bit of a wild card. The seventh overall pick in the 2006 draft has had a stilted career. He suffered a concussion following a hit from then-Calgary Flames defenseman Dion Phaneuf in a 2009 preseason game. More recently, he missed 44 games in the 2010-11 season after tearing his labrum in training camp.
"I remember my first year Kyle was really playing well," Tavares said. "Obviously, the shoulder injury was really tough for him at that point. He was really a dominant player then and, obviously, (it took) a little longer than he wanted to get a lot of things back. But he did some good things towards the end of last season and same with this year toward the end of the season. You can just see he's taken it to another level.
"(Okposo is) one of our leaders and has a great skill set. We need him going like that."
Along with the statistical production, Okposo has played a mean-edged game when matched up against Penguins defenseman Kris Letang.
The Islanders right winger was credited with two hits and consistently was able to win battles along the boards and carry the puck into the offensive zone.
"Especially the last two months and a half of the year, he's playing a lot more physical. He's playing, obviously, a lot more poised and confident with the puck. He's playing (the way he did) at the end of the year last year," Capuano said. "He's been a big reason for our success down the stretch, and his play has continued to be that way."
Denis Gorman is a freelance writer.
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SAN DIEGO - 2009: Norv Turner of the San Diego Chargers poses for his 2009 NFL headshot at photo day in San Diego, California. (Photo by NFL Photos)
Looks possible that Norv Turner may not be the only former Chargers coach joining Rod Chudzinski in Cleveland. ESPN's Adam Schefter reports: Browns HC Rob Chudzinski targeting SD's John Pagano as his defensive coordinator. KC also did, but Chargers wouldn't let him out of deal yet — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 12, 2013 Ohio.com's Nate Ulrich adds: Pagano was a defensive coordinator for the first time during the 2012 season. The Chargers ranked 24th with 326.4 yards allowed per game and 17th with 21.9 points allowed per game. On Friday, Chudzinski, an offensive coach, and CEO Joe Banner indicated they like hybrid defenses that use 3-4 and 4-3 alignments, but the defensive coordinator will ultimately decide the type of scheme the Browns use. The Browns have used a 4-3 system for the past two seasons under defensive coordinator Dick Jauron, who's not expected to return. Pagano ran a 3-4 base defense in San Diego, but the Chargers also used multiple looks. Outside linebackers would often move up to the line and get into a three-point stance to create a four-man front. Pagano is the younger brother of Colts coach Chuck Pagano. [Related: WFNY Debate: Do NFL coaches even matter?]
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Jefferson County inundated
The intersection of Graffius Avenue and Elk Run Avenue was closed due to flooding there and the surrounding area Thursday in Punxsutawney.
Numerous road closures were reported there and many areas in north central Pennsylvania due to heavy rains over the course of the afternoon.
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Da'Sean Butler scored 26 points to lead No. 8 West Virginia to an 83-60 victory over Loyola, Md., Sunday afternoon at the WVU Coliseum.
|Da'Sean Butler scored a game-high 26 points Sunday against Loyola.
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Butler's 15 second-half points and some energetic play by freshman Danny Jennings jumpstarted a sluggish West Virginia team playing without forward Devin Ebanks, who was not on the bench for the game.
"He's got some personal issues to work through," said Huggins of Ebanks. "That's all I'm going to say."
Jennings nearly had a double-double in his first college game, scoring 9 points and grabbing 12 rebounds in 16 minutes of action off the bench.
"Danny changed a bunch of shots," said Huggins. "He got a couple but he changed a whole bunch of shots when they took it to the basket."
Jennings' 12 rebounds were the most ever by a Mountaineer freshman playing in his first game. Six others in WVU history have pulled down at least 12 rebounds in their first game but not as a freshman (the last to do it was junior college transfer Carey Bailey against East Carolina on Nov. 30, 1968).
Huggins used 11 different players in search of some defensive stops and offensive rhythm. At one point, Loyola was shooting better than 70 percent from the floor and had a 20-13 lead after a Shane Walker dunk with 9:56 left in the first half.
At halftime, West Virginia's numbers were not very impressive: 32.4 percent field goal percentage including 2 of 17 from 3, 22-14 disadvantage in the paint and a 16-6 deficit in bench scoring that led to a 31-31 score.
But the Mountaineers scored the first 11 points of the second half on back-to-back 3s by Truck Bryant and Wellington Smith, a short jumper by Butler and another 3 by Bryant.
The closest Loyola could get was six on a Julius Brooks dunk.
"What we do is take people out of what they want to run and in the second half we took them out of what we want to run," said Huggins.
Bryant contributed 15 points and five assists, Kevin Jones scored 14 points and seven rebounds and Casey Mitchell added 13 points.
"Hopefully we do have some more guys that can score although I'm not convinced of that today," said Huggins. "We still have to play the way we've been playing in that we have to share the ball and we have to take good shots."
Loyola (1-1) finished the game shooting 52 percent, just ninth time since Huggins has coached at WVU that the opponent has shot better than 50 percent for the game.
"We took them out of things for a while and then we would have a breakdown," said Huggins. "You get four guys doing the right thing and one guy doesn't do the right thing and they throw it to this guy and they score."
The Mountaineers were 29 of 70 from the floor for 41.4 percent and 16 of 27 from the line for 58.3 percent.
"For us to have three jump shots blocked from beyond the arc in the first half that just means you are taking bad shots," said Huggins. "That means you are forcing shots and you are not doing things within the framework of what is supposed to happen."
John Flowers sat out the second half with a foot injury. Huggins said after the game that Flowers was able to walk on it and should be fine.
"He got an X-ray and it was negative so he'll be ready to go," Huggins said.
Guard Joe Mazzulla also didn't play.
"I didn't want to push it," said Huggins.
West Virginia had a 45-30 advantage on the glass that led to a 27-6 advantage in second chance points.
"The one thing that I can promise you is that we will get significantly better," said Huggins. "Now we've finally played somebody. We will go in and look at tape tomorrow, we'll break tape down and they will see where we are and we've got over a week until our next game. So we will get significantly better before our next game."
The Mountaineers have nine days until their next game against Citadel on Tuesday, Nov. 24, in Charleston.
Tickets for that game are on sale through the Mountaineer Ticket office online at WVUGAME.com or by calling toll-free 1-800-WVU GAME.


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FRANKLIN REGIONAL (1-0) at INDIANA (1-0)
Kickoff: 7 p.m. Friday
Matchup: Indiana faces a much stiffer test in its home opener than it did on the road in Week 1 in a WPIAL Greater Allegheny Conference game.
Team statistics
180 Rushing offense 208
73 Passing offense 155
253 Total offense 363
111 Rushing defense 30
207 Passing defense 156
318 Total defense 186
20 Scoring offense 33
13 Scoring defense 7
+3 Turnover margin +3
About Franklin Regional: The Panthers got a key win in the conference, beating defending champ Mars, 20-13, on the road last week in a game between two of the section's top contenders. Brett Zanotto gained 68 yards rushing, and Paul Emanuele ran for 67. Zanotto scored twice, and Colin Jonov added a 33-yard interception return for a score. Jonov had three interceptions.
About Indiana: The Indians breezed by Hampton, 33-7, on the road. Riley Stapleton had two interceptions and caught four passes for 94 yards, including two touchdowns, and Darrious Carter added five catches for 61 yards and a score. Sean Thompson was 9 of 14 for 155 yards, and DeQuan West gained 116 yards on 20 carries. Indiana forced three turnovers in the first half.
Last year: Franklin Regional won 35-0 in Week 2.
Next week: Indiana travels to Mars on Friday.
HOMER-CENTER (1-0) at N.CAMBRIA (0-1)
Kickoff: 7 p.m. Friday
Matchup: Homer-Center gets a road challenge against a Northern Cambria team coming off a last-minute loss.
Team statistics
266 Rushing offense 224
56 Passing offense 0
322 Total offense 224
120 Rushing defense 304
48 Passing defense 0
168 Total defense 304
48 Scoring offense 20
6 Scoring defense 21
+2 Turnover margin +2
About Homer-Center: The Wildcats rolled over Saltsburg, 48-6, at home. Homer-Center nearly doubled Saltsburg in total yards, 322-168. Mike Newhouse gained 93 yards on eight carries, and Mark Coleman and Ean Lee combined for 143. Aaron Berezansky finished 2 of 2 for 56 yards. Lee scored three times, two rushing and one on a punt return, and Newhouse ran for two scores. The Wildcats are 4-1 in their last five meetings with Northern Cambria.
About Northern Cambria: The Colts led by seven points going into the fourth quarter but lost, 21-20, at Penns Manor in Week 1. Dartagnan Suchar gained 93 yards on 20 carries in his first start at quarterback, though he was stuffed at the goal line on a two point conversion attempt for the win late in the fourth quarter. Nolan Paronish added 86 yards rushing. Suchar was 0-for-4 passing. Northern Cambria was 5-1 at home last season.
Last year: Homer-Center won 25-12 in Week 2.
Next week: Both teams play Friday. Homer-Center travels to Marion Center, and Northern Cambria welcomes United.
LIGONIER VALLEY (1-0) at UNITED (0-1)
Kickoff: 7 p.m. Friday
Matchup: The Heritage Conference favorite faces another lower-level opponent, while United gets its second straight tough game.
Team statistics
221 Rushing offense 107
108 Passing offense 45
329 Total offense 152
66 Rushing defense 226
17 Passing defense 56
83 Total defense 282
35 Scoring offense 3
0 Scoring defense 31
+5 Turnover margin -2
About Ligonier Valley: The Rams pulled away in the second half, polishing off a 35-0 victory over Purchase Line at home last week. Ligonier Valley led just 8-0 at halftime. Tight end Alec Bloom caught four passes for 70 yards and gained 57 yards on seven carries. He scored on a 49-yard run and a 40-yard pass. Scott Fennell went 7 of 9 for 108 yards. Dereck Croyle rushed for 73 yards.
About United: The Lions fell 31-3 in a hastily scheduled opener with Bishop Canevin at home last week. Rockwood, United's original opponent, canceled its season earlier in the week, as did Imani Christian, which was to play Canevin, so the two teams scheduled a Saturday opener. Jake Beacker nailed a 29-yard field goal to give the Lions a 3-0 first-quarter lead. Tyler Mack gained 42 yards on eight carries, and Weylon McGeary added 31 yards rushing and went 4 of 7 for 36 yards with an interception.
Last year: Ligonier Valley won 63-0 in Week 2.
Next week: Both teams play Friday. Ligonier Valley travels to Blairsville, and United visits Northern Cambria.
BLAIRSVILLE (1-0) at PURCHASE LINE (0-1)
Kickoff: 7 p.m. Friday
Matchup: New coach Rick Artley looks to keep Blairsville going strong out of the gate, while Purchase Line aims to rebound from a shutout.
Team statistics
227 Rushing offense 66
110 Passing offense 17
337 Total offense 83
112 Rushing defense 221
98 Passing defense 108
210 Total defense 329
20 Scoring offense 0
14 Scoring defense 35
E Turnover margin -5
About Blairsville: The Bobcats won 20-14 at Marion Center last week, overcoming three Scott Thompson interceptions with 192 yards rushing and two touchdowns by Deion Robinson. Thompson added 35 yards on 16 carries and a rushing touchdown. He went 9 of 15 for 110 yards. Robinson led the receivers with four catches for 43 yards and also was big on defense with a fumble recovery and two sacks. Blairsville looks to start 2-0 on the road after going 1-4 away from home last year.
About Purchase Line: The Red Dragons managed just 83 yards of total offense in a 35-0 loss at Ligonier Valley last week. Gavin Ewing, who in the preseason was slated to play receiver, stepped in at quarterback and was 3-for-6 for 17 yards with two interceptions. Alec Sunderlin, originally considered the starter, was 0-for-3 with an interception. Grant Syster rushed for 55 yards on 13 carries.
Last year: Blairsville won 36-20 in Week 2.
Next week: Both teams play home games on Friday. Blairsville welcomes Ligonier Valley, and Purchase Line plays host to Blacklick Valley.
MARION CENTER (0-1) at SALTSBURG (0-1)
Kickoff: 7 p.m. Friday
Matchup: Both teams look for better results in the only matchup of winless teams this week in the Heritage Conference.
Team statistics
112 Rushing offense 120
98 Passing offense 48
210 Total offense 168
227 Rushing defense 266
110 Passing defense 56
337 Total defense 322
14 Scoring offense 6
20 Scoring defense 48
E Turnover margin -2
About Marion Center: The Stingers couldn't contain Blairsville for long enough, falling 20-14 at home last week. John Lucas rushed for 76 yards on 11 carries. Blake Orr was 2 of 9 passing for 98 yards with an interception. Orr threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Noah Hoover and ran for a 4-yard score. Marion Center nabbed three interceptions but was done in by 227 yards rushing allowed.
About Saltsburg: The Trojans lost 48-6 at Homer-Center last week and also lost their starting quarterback, Tyler Frassenei, to injury. Frassenei was 2 of 4 for three yards when he exited, and Frankie Plowman went 5 of 8 for 45 yards. Tanner Yard rushed for 46 yards and scored the only touchdown on a 41-yard trot. Saltsburg has lost its first two games in six of the last seven seasons. All three of the Trojans' wins last year came at home.
Last year: Marion Center won 20-14 in Week 2.
Next week: Both teams play Friday. Marion Center welcomes Homer-Center, and Saltsburg plays host to Penns Manor.
PENNS MANOR (1-0) at CONEMAUGH VALLEY (1-0)
Kickoff: 1 p.m. Saturday
Matchup: Penns Manor looks to open 2-0 in a non-conference game.
Team statistics
304 Rushing offense n/a
0 Passing offense n/a
304 Total offense n/a
224 Rushing defense n/a
0 Passing defense n/a
224 Total defense n/a
21 Scoring offense 40
20 Scoring defense 6
-2 Turnover margin n/a
About Penns Manor: The Comets came back to defeat Northern Cambria 21-20 at home last week. They scored twice in the fourth quarter and held off a Northern Cambria 2-point conversion attempt for the win in the closing minutes. Quarterback Lucas Kowalski gained 157 yards on 21 carries and scored on runs of 62 and 17 yards in the fourth. Louie Tate finished with 70 yards and scored the other touchdown.
About Conemaugh Valley: The Bluejays romped over rival Ferndale 40-6 on the road last week. Brandon Galasso rushed for 157 yards rushing and three touchdowns. Tony Hutzel ran for 76 yards and scored two TDs, and Trenton Curtis caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from Adam Gephart. Tom Gearhart, who coached in 2002-08 and was 32-32, returned this season.
Last year: Penns Manor won 53-6 in Week 2.
Next week: Penns Manor plays at Saltsburg on Friday.
APOLLO-RIDGE (0-1) at WILKINSBURG (1-0)
Kickoff: 1 p.m. Saturday
Matchup: Apollo-Ridge looks to rebound from a tough loss in a WPIAL Eastern Conference game.
Team statistics
73 Rushing offense n/a
126 Passing offense n/a
199 Total offense n/a
179 Rushing defense n/a
71 Passing defense n/a
250 Total defense n/a
21 Scoring offense 14
22 Scoring defense 13
+1 Turnover margin n/a
About Apollo-Ridge: The Vikings were done in last week by a 2-point conversion in double overtime of a 22-21 loss at North Catholic in a battle between conference contenders. Jesse Zelonka was 10 of 15 for 126 yards, and Alex Smith caught four passes for 73 yards, including a 23-yard touchdown to open the scoring. Tre Tipton scored on an 11-yard pass, and Zelonka ran for a 13-yard score. The Vikings rushed for only 73 yards, were outgained 250-199 and were penalized 12 times for 95 yards.
About Wilkinsburg: The Tigers won their first season opener since 2006, defeating Leechburg, 14-13, at home last week. Montay Clancy scored on a 2-yard run, and Ramere Brown returned a fumble 4 yards for the other score. The Tigers are 0-7 all-time against Apollo-Ridge.
Last year: Apollo-Ridge won 41-0 in Week 2.
Next week: Apollo-Ridge plays host to Western Beaver on Friday.
MARS (0-1) at DERRY (0-1)
Kickoff: 7 p.m. Friday
Matchup: Derry, coming off a blowout loss to lowly Albert Gallatin, faces a WPIAL Greater Allegheny Conference power.
Team statistics
111 Rushing offense 69
207 Passing offense 62
318 Total offense 131
180 Rushing defense 369
73 Passing defense 170
253 Total defense 539
13 Scoring offense 0
20 Scoring defense 52
-3 Turnover margin -3
About Mars: The Planets lost to fellow conference title contender Franklin Regional 20-13 at home last week. Owen Nearhoof passed for 207 yards but threw three interceptions. Josh Schultheis ran for 92 yards. Jason Lozzi scored on a 14-yard run, and Travis Ganter caught a 10-yard TD pass. Mars hasn't started 0-2 since 2005.
About Derry: The Trojans were blown out last week 52-0 by Albert Gallatin, which had gone 0-9 in its last two seasons and lost 29 of its previous 30 games. Kyle Holmes was 6 of 19 for 62 yards with three interceptions. Derry was outgained 539-131. The Trojans haven't won since defeating Albert Gallatin in the opening game last season.
Last year: Mars won 56-0 in Week 2.
Next week: Derry plays at Knoch on Friday.
NORTHGATE (1-0) at WEST SHAMOKIN (1-0)
Kickoff: 7 p.m. Friday
Matchup: West Shamokin looks to start out 2-0 for the first time in school history in a WPIAL Eastern Conference game.
Team statistics
n/a Rushing offense 128
n/a Passing offense 16
n/a Total offense 144
188 Rushing defense 139
24 Passing defense 45
212 Total defense 184
18 Scoring offense 12
13 Scoring defense 7
n/a Turnover margin 0
About Northgate: The Flames bested Riverview 18-13 in a conference road game last week, the first under coach Brandon LeDonne. Alex Marusic's 2-yard run put Northgate ahead with 11 seconds to play. Johnny Camello ran 14 yards for a score and hit Romello Snyder for an 86-yard TD pass.
About West Shamokin: The Wolves defeated Springdale 12-7 on the road last week and won consecutive games for the first time in school history, which dates to 2000. West Shamokin beat A-C Valley to close last season. Zac Horner scored both touchdowns, on runs of 6 and 4 yards, in Jon McCullough's first game as head coach. Horner led the Wolves with 80 yards on 18 carries. Alex Lasslo was 2 of 6 for 16 yards. Springdale's only score came on a 2-yard fumble return.
Last year: Northgate won 42-12 in Week 2.
Next week: West Shamokin plays at Riverview on Saturday.
UNION (1-0) at PUNXSUTAWNEY (0-1)
Kickoff: 7 p.m. Friday
Matchup: Punxsutawney returns home to face a Small School Division opponent in the Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference.
Team statistics
220 Rushing offense 165
107 Passing offense 133
327 Total offense 298
n/a Rushing defense n/a
n/a Passing defense n/a
n/a Total defense n/a
36 Scoring offense 22
7 Scoring defense 25
+4 Turnover margin 0
About Union: The Knights won 36-7 at A-C Valley last week. Lane Cicciarelli hit Shane Murphy for three touchdown passes, and Dylan Shirey ran for two scores. Shirey gained 124 yards on 10 carries, and Cicciarelli was 4 of 8 for 104 yards. Union came up with six turnovers. The Knights went 9-2 last season and lost to Elk County Catholic in the District 9 playoffs.
About Punxsutawney: The Chucks took a 25-22 loss at rival Brookville last week. Matt Burkett completed 10 of 19 passes for 133 yards, including five to Clayton Dale for 85 yards. Christian Falgout gained 97 yards on 15 carries. Punxsutawney has lost six of its last seven dating to last season.
Last year: Union won 21-6 in Week 2.
Next week: Punxsutawney plays at DuBois on Friday.


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Edna Grace Bennett, 87, of Perry, died May 2, 2013, at Marshall Health & Rehabilitation Center in Perry.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, May 5, at 3 p.m. at Joe P. Burns Funeral Home in Perry with Pastor Jack Anderson officiating. Interment will follow in Pineview Memorial Cemetery in Perry.
Family members will receive friends from 2 until 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 5, at Joe P. Burns Funeral Home, which is in charge of arrangements.
Memorial contributions can be made to Alzheimer's Association.
You may send condolences to the family at www.joepburnsfuneralhomes.com.


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Robinson two-way lineman Bruce Hector, who committed to USF last summer but has re-opened his options since the Bulls' coaching change, told the Times on Monday he'll visit Buffalo in two weeks.
"I'm still committed (to USF) but I'm still looking at other schools," Hector said in a text message.
A first-team member of the Times' all-Suncoast team (encompassing four counties), Hector (6-foot-2, 270 pounds) already has an offer from Buffalo. Other offers include FAU, Akron, Bowling Green, Ball State and Tennessee State. He received an in-home visit from new Bulls coach Willie Taggart earlier this month, shortly after Taggart was hired to replace Skip Holtz.
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/// Oracle Hires Pearl Jam to Play Openworld
Summer is almost over and like the days of "back-to-school" when you were a kid, tech companies are readying their slate of fall events, where they woo customers and developers and generally show off how great they are. One of the bigger ones is Oracle's Openworld, which runs from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4 in San Francisco. The software giant just announced on its Web site that it has hired Pearl Jam to play an event on Oct. 3 with Kings of Leon also on the bill. They join acts like Sting, who played at Openworld in May of 2011. That makes the fall start to look like a battle of the bands from the early 1990′s. Salesforce.com has its own Dreamforce event running Sept. 18 to 22. Salesforce has hired the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who follows Metallica from last year and Stevie Wonder the year before that. If last year's Openworld is any indicator, there may be some fireworks. Remember that Oracle booted Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff from its keynote stage during last October's Openworld. The kerfuffle was high profile blip in a complicated, slowly simmering feud between Benioff and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. Though later Benioff made it sound like an argument in a high school cafeteria, saying it had something to do with something he said about Ellison on Facebook . Given how close the events are on the calendar, they'll probably find ways to tweak each other in public.
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|Sesame Street
|Oscar writes a story
|Air date
|February 15, 1996
|Season 27 (1995-1996)
|This page has been compiled from a Japanese episode guide, and may or may not be equivalent to the American PBS broadcast.
|Elmo and Rosita greet the viewer, and reveal that they're going to play with Oscar today. Oscar denies them the chance to do so, even when they offer to play a grouchy game with him. Gordon intervenes, and tells them that Grouches usually like to be left alone. Oscar wants to be alone today, because he's trying to write a story for a contest held by True Grouch magazine (the prize is a dumptruck full of trash). Knowing this, Elmo and Rosita decide to help him, and run off to think of a way to do so.
| A girl reads a book, a magazine, a newspaper, and a letter.
(First: Episode 3142)
| "ABC Disco"
(EKA: Episode 1957)
| A monster named Doc has trouble getting to sleep at night, until the teeth in his dream remind him to brush his own.
(EKA: Episode 3145)
| Cookie Monster and Diana talk about ideas.
(EKA: Episode 2990)
| A baby bird falls from a tree. A boy puts him back, and in return, the mother bird saves the boy from embarrassment.
(EKA: Episode 0824)
|Elmo and Rosita pitch an idea for the beginning of Oscar's story, which involves a happy princess. Oscar reminds them that he is a Grouch, and they go off to think of another way to help him.
| "Beginning, Middle, End"
Artist: Sally Cruikshank
(EKA: Episode 2609)
| Kids in Jamaica play bongo drums.
(EKA: Episode 3160)
| Tony Danza and Big Bird play tennis without a ball, and count twenty hits, while Kevin Clash announces.
(EKA: Episode 2255)
|Rory, the green-belt aged 6, goes to karate class and learns under his sensei, where he does toe touches, kicking, stretches, jumping jacks, and an unnamed move consisting of tumbling, then posing. Not only do they practice inside, but they also practice outside in the park.
| Savion sings the "Rhyming Tap Rap."
(EKA: Episode 3355)
| Name That Food ("Will You Eat It?")
(EKA: Episode 2096)
|The sign flashes WALK and DON'T WALK.
| Animals walk.
(EKA: Episode 0926)
| Snuffy sings "Bubble on My Snuffle."
(EKA: Episode 3338)
| A girl likes to pretend she can fly.
(EKA: Episode 2902)
| Norris Walnut recites a poem about clouds.
Artist: ArtistMike
(EKA: Episode 3449)
| Leon Redbone sings "Blueberry Mouth"
(EKA: Episode 3300)
| A spider refuses to give up spinning a web, no matter how badly injured he becomes.
(EKA: Episode 2238)
|Elmo and Rosita have recruited some Grouchketeers (including Telly and Lexine) to help him write a grouchy story. Lexine suggests a story idea about some old sneakers, which Oscar sort of likes, but he wants to work on one himself, so he tells them to go away. Elmo and Rosita are unsure of what to do next.
| Mi kat iz ... gone
(EKA: Episode 2059)
| The Squirrelles sing "Nuts About Nuts"
(First: Episode 3156)
| Wegman's dogs form the letter H.
(EKA: Episode 3291)
| Planet H/h
(EKA: Episode 2885)
| The floating kids form H.
(EKA: Episode 3118)
| Anansi the spider tells a story of how he helped the monkey and the baboon reach a compromise.
(EKA: Episode 3361)
|Elmo and Rosita ask Oscar if he's sick, then ask him if he's almost finished. They soon learn that he hasn't even started writing, because of all the interruptions that he's had today. Thus, they decide to leave.
|Once they leave, Gordon and Susan come home from grocery shopping, and Gordon decides to check on Oscar. When he asks Oscar if he's finished, Oscar has become so irritated that he blows off some steam.
| A mad scientist invents the capital letter H.
(EKA: Episode 0887)
| Alphabet Chat: H.
(EKA: Episode 3195)
| H is for horseshoe.
(First: Episode 0020)
|The Count encounters Elmo and Rosita, waiting for Oscar to finish his story. The Count decides to find out how many pages Oscar has written so far. It's not one, not two, nor twenty pages, but still zero. The Count tells Oscar he should stop wasting his time and get back to writing.
| Counting 10 shells.
(EKA: Episode 3037)
| Kermit and Tracy count to 10.
(First: Episode 0120)
| Pinball #10
Artist: Jeff Hale
(EKA: Episode 2494)
| Oranges are peeled and sliced in stop motion, and some kids eat them.
(EKA: Episode 2283)
|Elmo, Rosita, Susan and Gordon witness as the judge from True Grouch magazine arrives to hear Oscar's grouchy story. Oscar still doesn't have one yet, but after he pleads his case, the judge decides that Oscar's explanation is grouchy enough to qualify for the magazine, so he wins the contest! The Count announces the sponsors, as Elmo and Rosita feel proud that they got to help Oscar anyway.
|Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Bob promotes Oscar's newsstand with a song, attracting some Grouch customers.
- This episode was written by Christine Ferraro.
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Unless you have lived under a rock for the last month, you cannot have failed to notice that the second series of Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard is currently in Channel 4 on weekday lunchtimes. Before the series started, I was lucky enough to be given a sneak preview of some of the recipes from this series and have the opportunity to make one myself. I chose the toffee and apple sauce muffins as I do not usually make muffins and these sounded super yummy!
The series is sponsored by BakingMad.com, an online community of over 100,000 members sharing a wealth of information, recipes, hints, tips and advice on baking. They very kindly provided me with some of the ingredients to make the muffins. I only altered from the recipe once as I saved the caramel that the apples were cooked in and poured it over the warm muffins to serve. The ladies at my work loved them when I visited with Thomas a couple of weeks ago! 🙂
Toffee and Apple Sauce Muffins
Ingredients (makes 12)
- 275g plain flour
- 100g golden caster sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 75g unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 125ml whole milk
- 100g fudge pieces
- Approx. 2 tbsp cinnamon sugar (2 tbsp light muscovado sugar mixed with 1 tsp ground cinnamon)
For the apple sauce
- 300g Bramley apples (approximately 2 medium apples)
- 150g light muscovado sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp calvados
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/ gas mark 6. Line a 12 cup muffin tin with muffin papers.
- To make the apple sauce, peel and core the apples and cut into small cubes. Place the diced apple in a saucepan with the sugar, cinnamon, calvados and 1 teaspoon of water. Cook over a low heat until the apples are tender and of a compote consistency. Drain the apples and leave to cool.
- Sieve the flour, sugar and baking powder into a large mixing bowl. In a separate bowl beat the butter and eggs together then add the milk. Stir the flour mixture into the egg mixture until just incorporated and smooth. Put on a high speed and beat for 2-3 minutes until light. Finally, add the fudge pieces and mix.
- Spoon half the mixture into the muffin cases then spoon over the apple sauce. Ensure that the sauce is the same consistency as the batter so that it doesn't sink into the cakes. Cover with the remaining muffin batter and sprinkle with lots of cinnamon sugar.
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Solving for Sum element
I want to solve for one element in an equation involving long sums. The
actual equation is of course complicated, but a very simplified example
would be
where I want to solve for a[0]. The solution should be something like
Solve[Sum[a[i], {i, 0, n}] == x, a[0]]
works fine if, for example, n=3, but it returns an empty result for
symbolic n. Is there a way to tell Solve to assume that n>1 and to solve
accordingly? The best I've been able to do so far is to explicitly remove
the element I'm interested in from the sum:
In: Solve[a[0] + Sum[a[i], {i, 1, n}] == x, a[0]]
Out: {{a[0] -> x - Sum[a[i], {i, 1, n}]}}
This works nicely, but becomes awkward when I try to solve for more
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This was a very good selection of translations of Tang tales. However, it's another one I'm glad I got from the library instead of buying my own copy. The annotated notes for each tale are very good b ...continue
This was a very good selection of translations of Tang tales. However, it's another one I'm glad I got from the library instead of buying my own copy. The annotated notes for each tale are very good but have more to do with the technical process of translation than they do literature or cultural or social history. The tales are all very good though. Hongxian is the story of a very competent woman who "was originally a man in a previous incarnation" who was punished for killing people and therefore born a woman(19) and after performing her meritous service was able to return to her original male body (21). Likewise in the next tale Du Zichun was reborn as a woman as punishment and was not able to speak (57). He lived happily as a woman but when his husband killed their child he cried out and so lost his chance of immortality. Record within a pillow has the character start his career in the palace library (only later to discover his successful life was just a dream that brought no happiness). The Governor of the Southern Branch is about a man who has a reputation for drunkness gets very drunk passes out and becomes an honored guest at a palace. He has lots of success but then awakens to learn that the palace he was with was a colony of ants. He ends up giving up his drinking and following the Dao. The Tale of the curly beared guest has the guest disguise the competent serving girl as a man to help her escape with him. The last tale is the tale of Huo XiaoYu was about a scholar who swore his love to a girl but once he had became successful forgot his vows to her and betrayed her and she ended up killing herself and haunting him for awhile. I hope that one day I will get this collection and be able to use it for studying the original tales. The tales that were chosen were all familiar to me yet it was interesting to read this translations and see them in more depth. Once more I'm struck by the gender transformations and the cross dressing element of these stories.
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Most of us have seen the results of moving a PowerPoint presentation to a computer that doesn't contain the fonts that were used in its creation.
To accommodate the missing font, the program will substitute with the default.
Not ideal at all since all your spacing and other settings were built with the font you chose… we all know that different fonts do not take up the same space.
The way around this problem is to embed your font into the presentation.
It makes the file larger, but it prevents the problem of font substitution when you open it on a different computer.
Well, the same dilemma is possible with a Word document.
Fortunately for us, we can fix this problem too.
In the Word Options dialog box (Office Button / File tab, Options choice) we can choose to have the font embedded into the file.
Find the Save category of options. You need the "Preserve fidelity when sharing this document" section.
As you can see, once the embedding option is turned on you have a couple of choices to make as to what should be embedded… all characters or only what was used (depends upon what the need would be of whoever you've shared it with) as well as the option to not have Word embed the common fonts.
Keep in mind when you make your decision, embedded fonts do increase file size which in some instances could become a factor.
You also have the choice of exactly what Word should apply these options to…
the current file or all new documents.
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Looking for a promotion? January is best month
By Patricia Reaney
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - If you are looking to boost your career and get a promotion, January is the best month of the year in many countries to get it.
An analysis of data on the professional networking site LinkedIn showed January, June and July are the top months for professionals to move up the corporate ladder within their companies in the U.S.
January is also a good month for promotions in India, along with April, July and October, and in France, Australia, Canada, Germany, Brazil, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Britain.
LinkedIn, which has 90 million members worldwide, speculated that one reason why January is so popular for career advancement is that is coincides with the financial year.
"We looked at 12 countries, including the U.S.," said Krista Canfield, a spokeswoman for LinkedIn. "If you look at India's data we also see a spike in April and it turns out that April is when India's fiscal year is."
Another theory is that it is easier for companies to deal with promotions after the winter or summer holidays.
"September comes up as a really good time for people in France to go and try for a promotion, besides January, which is also a good month," she added.
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While every parent is different and not all methods of communicating work for every parent or physician, below is a brief review of parental immunization attitudes and communication methods that have worked to reassure parents in some circumstances. To begin:Listen to parents' concerns and acknowledge them in a non-confrontational manner. Allowing parents to express their concerns will increase their willingness to listen to the pediatrician's views. Promote partnerships with parents in decision-making and personalize these relationships. Provide the important information first. Make sure the parent understands the information. Clarify and reaffirm parents' correct beliefs about immunization and modify misconceptions. Discuss the benefits of vaccines and the possibility of adverse events. Be open about what is known about immunizations and what is not known. Provide parents with Vaccine Information Statements, educational resources, and reliable Web sites. Personalize the information provided to parents based on cultural beliefs, vaccine concerns, and literacy level.Stress the number of lives saved by immunization, as a positive approach, rather than focusing on the number of deaths from not immunizing. Discuss state laws for school entry and the rationale for them. Some parents disagree with mandatory immunization and resist immunization because they believe their rights as parents are being taken away. Explain that vaccines benefit individual children and communities through herd immunity. Provider attitudes and beliefs about vaccine safety have been linked to vaccination coverage in preschool children. The majority of parents believe immunization is important and trust pediatricians as the most important source of immunization information. Kimmel SR, Wolfe RM. Communicating the benefits and risks of vaccines. The Journal of Family Practice. 2005; 54:S51-S57Zhang J, Yu KF. What's the relative risk? A method of correcting the odds ratio in cohort studies of common outcomes. JAMA. 1998; 280:1690-1691 Types of parental immunization attitudes:Parent TypeBelief about vaccinesPercentage of ParentsImmunization AdvocatesStrongly agree vaccines are necessary and safe33%Go Along to Get AlongsAgree vaccines are necessary and safe26%Health AdvocateAgree vaccines are necessary but are less sure about their safety25%Fence-sittersWho slightly agree that vaccines are necessary and safe13%WorriedsSlightly disagree that vaccines are necessary and strongly disagree that vaccines are safe3% Gust, et al. American Journal of Health Behavior, 2005. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15604052 Key points to consider:Parents from all groups include their health care provider as a source of information to help decide about their child's health care.Most parents still vaccinate their children, despite concerns. Strategies for Talking to Parents: Presumptive Vs. Participatory RecommendationsResearchers found that pediatricians who provided a "presumptive recommendation" – informed parents that shots were due, rather than a "participatory recommendation" – asking what the parent thought about shots, were more likely to see parents accept vaccines. Opel, et al. The Architecture of Provider-Parent Vaccine Discussions at Health Supervision Visits. 2013. Pediatrics, 134, 139, 2013-2037. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2013/10/30/peds.2013-2037.abstract. ExamplesParticipatory:"Do you want to vaccinate your child today?""What do you think about vaccines?""Would you like to hear about the vaccines we offer for today's visit?" Presumptive:"Today your child is due for 2 vaccines. We will be giving MMR and Varicella.""It's time for an annual influenza vaccine. Your child is old enough to receive either the inactivated shot or the live nasal spray." CASE* CASE is an acronym for Corroborate, About Me, Science, Explain/Advise. Corroborate: Acknowledge the parents' concern and find some point on which you can agree. Set the tone for a respectful, successful talk. About Me: Describe what you have done to build your knowledge base and expertise. Science: Describe what the science says. Explain/Advise: Give your advice to patient, based on the science.*Developed by Alison Singer, MBA, Autism Science Foundation. Example:Parent Question: Do vaccines cause autism?CASE Response: Corroborate: I understand why you might think this. There is a lot of information online and in the news about vaccines and autism. About Me: I like to make sure that I always have the most up-to-date information on this topic so I can inform families about what we do know about vaccines and autism, so I've researched this thoroughly. Science: The scientific evidence does not show any link between vaccines and autism. There have been several studies that have looked for a connection, but none has been seen. The CDC, the AAP, the National Institutes for Health, and the Institute of Medicine agree that vaccines do not cause autism. Explain/Advise: But vaccines are critical to maintaining health and wellbeing. They prevent diseases that cause real harm. Choosing not to vaccinate does not protect children from autism, but does leave them open to diseases. I would recommend that your child receive these vaccines today. View videos demonstrating this model: Motivational InterviewingThis has been shown to be an effective technique when working with adolescents. It is defined as, "a collaborative, person-centered form of guiding to elicit and strengthen motivation for change." If a strong recommendation for adolescents to receive vaccines is met with hesitation, try using motivational interviewing to encourage a parent's own desires for his or her adolescent to be healthy and protected from disease to influence his or her decision about vaccines. Learn more about Motivational Interviewing. 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Amber Carrington had a little trouble with Skid Row's "I'll Remember You" on Monday's "The Voice," so she decided to fake it.
In her opening verse on NBC's live broadcast, the young singer, who admitted to coach Adam Levine in rehearsals that she had never heard the song, missed a few of the lyrics and replaced them with a few made up on the spot. Backstage after the show she said not everyone noticed.
"People, they don't know that song and so they were like, 'No, I didn't notice it, but I totally forgot the freaking words, and I made up something," Amber told AccessHollywood.com's Laura Saltman, backstage. "I don't know how that happened. But, the words spilled out of me and I think they rhymed."
WATCH IT NOW: Amber Carrington Laughs Over Forgetting The Lyrics To Skid Row's 'I Remember You'
Amber admitted she was nervous before she even performed the song.
"I was like, 'This is a live show and I'm about to like stand here and not know the words,'" she said.
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The singer, the lone member left standing on Team Adam, admitted that her placement on stage during her performance of the number left her a little unnerved.
"I think it was being in the mosh pit around everyone. It was kind of scary," she said.
It was only her second and third line from "I'll Remember You" that differed from the original song, made famous in 1989 by Sebastian Bach and company. (Amber was born in the 1990s.)
While her young friends didn't notice the lyrics snafu because they too weren't familiar with the number, Amber said Adam picked up on it.
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"Adam noticed. I talked to his friend backstage and he had noticed, but I haven't talked to him yet, so we'll what he has to say. And it's one of his favorite songs, so I was like, 'Dang it!'"
"The Voice" returns with an elimination night, tonight at 8/7c on NBC.
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The Nektar Panorama P6 is 61 note USB MIDI controller keyboard with the same deep Reason integration as their acclaimed Panorama P4. Panorama P4 first shipped in June 2012 and has already become a favorite among Reason users who are looking for great integration with hardware and workflow that allows uninterrupted creative freedom.
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Like the P4, the Panorama P6 features 4 modes that allow the user to switch between Mixer, Instrument and Transport mode and a 4th Internal mode with 20 user presets each configurable for control of external MIDI hardware, ReWired DAW's or other MIDI controllable software.
A motorized fader, solo and mute buttons give mix channel control in every mode as does the extended transport buttons with no less than 11 functions a button push away. 16 encoders, 9 faders and 9 LED buttons do most of the controlling with parameters and values displayed on the TFT display. All assignable buttons including the 11 function keys and 12 pads can be setup to send MIDI messages or QWERTY macros, a unique Panorama idea where up to 8 computer keyboard shortcuts can be sent with just one button press. In addition the Panorama P6 features a 61 note velocity sensitive semi-weighted keyboard with after touch, pitch bend, modulation wheel, MIDI out, foot switch and expression pedal sockets.
- Re-designed Kong, ReDrum and Dr OctoRex interfaces for improved beat creation including colored graphic pads on the TFT display and drum parameters selectable by hitting the corresponding pad.
- Kong pad 1 and ReDrum channel 1 can now be triggered via the foot switch socket.
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well it happens since backtrack 4 actually, same as in another thread of the forum.
i didnt find any useful answer for this one and i just dunno what to do...
i have created a short video showing the whole thing and uploaded it
i am using a usb dongle called levelone wua-0605 which is working on a realtek chipset...
on my windows drivers folder the driver is "RTL8192su", on the vmware it says "RTL8191S", and on the backtrack the name is shown in the video (from airmon-ng).
other then that... most of the info is on the vid, and anything else you need just tell me ill try to respond quickly.
my router is a netgear DGN2200 and i am using a WPA encryption.
i dont really see anything that could block backtrack from the router like an access list or something i dunno...
if there are any other names for something that could block please tell me.
i am running the VMware image of backtrack 5(GNOME 32 bit) on VMware workstation.
and if you think the dongle is just not supported or something please say i am thinking of buying another cuz of this but i dunno if thats the problem.
tell me if you need any other info and sorry for my english and the long boring post :p
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Tech-savvy Indian Railways:
Free wi-fi facilities at railway stations - 60 more 'adarsh' stations.
Next-generation e-ticketing system to improve end user experience. The system will support 7,200 users per minute.
Induction of e-ticketing through mobile phones, SMS alerts to passengers. [Read: Railways enters mobile age, fare hike trick in budget]
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It was a very interesting and different start to the show, but it was incredibly effective. Showing Finlay so angry instantly got our attention and made us take him and his actions very seriously. The match itself was fantastic, and I couldn't believe the length of it either. First I wasn't sure about whether it was a good idea to spoil the Belfast Brawl before Saturday Night's Main Event, but it gave everyone the chance to see how brutal the match will be, and of course it gave Smackdown a brilliant match. I particularly loved the counter from Super Crazy of the Celtic Cross on to the steel chair. That was awesome, and the fight Crazy put up really put him over too. Putting in that much effort to a TV match shows real commitment, so props to you sir. As for Lashley & JBL's involvement, I was surprised to see both of them. I thought that maybe we'd see JBL wait for his revenge at Saturday Night's Main Event to make a real impact as here it didn't have as much. I guess it allows Lashley to get the win at Saturday Night's Main Event, but if JBL was to get revenge, he would do it on the biggest possible stage for him being the vengeful son of a bitch that he is. Putting that to the side, it was a terrific start to the show in the sense that it wasn't just a great match but it was something different.
JBL's promo after the break was terrific too. It was great to see him so angry after being so smug last week, mixing it up and getting to see how his mood's changed. You could understand and believe his frustration when he talked about beating The Undertaker and his typical 'wrestling god' speech, and it all built up well when he got to talking about Lashley. That definitely worked as it helped sell the beginning of that rivalry and the anger he's feeling towards Lashley's actions last week.
I didn't see the preview for this show, and I'm not sure if you mentioned this or not but I'm surprised to see Paul London & Brian Kendrick going at it for a spot in the Money in the Bank match at WrestleMania. I would've expected they'd be challenging for the tag team titles as there's no other face team that can match up to them. Mr. Kennedy's promo before was okay, and now he's in Money in the Bank, I can understand his mood here, but I'm still not a fan of how the loss to Rey Mysterio has been swept under the floor. Anyway, moving on. Kennedy's comments on commentary also offered some humour to what was a great match, and you really went all out on these first two matches when you didn't really need to. Like I said before, it shows commitment to the thread and that you're passionate about what you're doing, which is great. The match was brilliant throughout, and it didn't really matter who won, well maybe. I'm only assuming here, but if a turn is coming which I believe it may well be my putting one of them in the Money in the Bank, Kendrick would probably be the one to turn heel, so London winning is probably the better option. I'm a London fan too and think he would be great to watch in Money in the Bank. Another great match and this show is already at an incredibly high standard. It's a pity I've got to take a break from it now!
Quit with the CM Punk hype. Get him on Smackdown already!
Matt Hardy's interview was very good, really emphasising how personal MNM have made it between them and him & Shannon Moore. I forgot to say in my brief Smackdown comments last time with the Raw review that I felt Matt posing as a cameraman was unnecessary as there was no reason to disguise himself when he could've just run down the ramp. That was more calculated than the actions of someone who's angry and out for revenge. What stood out in this interview was the challenge of a handicap match, and with Shannon out it's going to be difficult. I think that there may just be a set up with Shannon coming back to embarrass MNM.
Chris Benoit's win was emphatic as it could be going in to Saturday Night's Main Event and the match with Booker T. I maybe would've liked to have seen him use the Crippler Crossface instead of the Sharpshooter, but that's just me being picky. It put him over as a real machine, and that's all you needed to do. It's a pity that Booker's not here to make a statement as I would've liked to have seen him do something to stop Benoit's momentum. It's all been about Benoit looking hot, and Jordan's role's been more important than Booker's. With Jordan stood on the stage at the end, I couldn't help but wonder if he's going to have a big say in the outcome of the title match. It was a good idea to have him there as it only makes us speculate what could happen even more.
The Edge interview was good, really pushing his bitter side. Slagging off Smackdown and Batista is a sure fire way to piss off the fans and generate some heat for later on. His character was great and it sold the main event and his match with Batista at Saturday Night's Main Event well too.
I'm pretty sure I've said this before, but you do like your interviews don't you. By my count, this is four so far and we're halfway through the show, and this is like three back to back if you take out the Benoit squashing a Dick. The more interviews you do, the less important they seem, especially when they're one after another like this. It was modified slightly, but I can't help but think you'd have been better off doing in this ring, not just to cut the amount of interviews but to make it more personal by having them face to face. It would've come off better had MNM confronted Matt and made everyone sit up and take note even more. With it being a new match for Saturday Night's Main Event, and quite an important one, it would've got far more attention had it been done in the ring. Despite that, Melina's comments were very insulting and personal, something which would also have had more effect if it was said to Matt's face and in front of a live crowd.
Rey Mysterio picked up an impressive yet predictable victory over Simon Dean, but what was important was what he said afterwards. It still seems odd to me that after beating Mr. Kennedy at No Way Out that you're going down this road when he's finally getting some big success away from the cruiserweight division. I like the idea of an open challenge at Saturday Night's Main Event, and any attempt to raise the attention on the division is all fine by me. It will be interesting to see who takes up the challenge tomorrow night. I hope that The Notorious K.I.D isn't far away.
I liked the promo between Batista & Randy Orton as the intrigue in to their characters is developing nicely. I'm loving Orton's approach to it by promising to keep his hands off of Batista, and Batista's refusal to buy in to it. It's a very interesting situation that's for sure, and this promo only helped that along even further.
The Saturday Night's Main Event card does look very inviting for sure, and it's far better that you've given it far more significance by holding some very important matches. It's going to be a very good show and I can't wait to read it.
Another interview. We've reached overkill. It was a decent follow up to Rey's promo earlier and his comments last week. It seemed like the same kind of Kash promo we got last week by talking himself up as the greatest cruiserweight ever but a bit more personal at times. It wasn't all that necessary and seemed like you maybe had Kash appear just so you didn't have to leave him off the show.
The main event was very good and the individual storylines within it played put perfectly. Having Cena & Angle flip at each other and go at it, leaving Edge to it was very sensible with their truly massive match at Saturday Night's Main Event. The tension between Batista & Orton will reach new limits now it would seem after their clash, albeit an accidental one, giving Edge the ultimate opportunity that he always seems to get to sneak a win. It was good booking all round there.
It was a good show overall, and I don't think I've said this before, but the show started so well that the second half suffered a bit. The main event saved it in that respect, and it would've been different had the London/Kendrick match swapped spots with Mysterio/Dean for example. All the interviews were in the later part of the show too with three practically back to back, and that didn't help it. There were way too many of them, and if you scrapped the Matt Hardy & MNM ones to put them together in to an in-ring promo, that too would've created more excitement in the second half of the show. Still though it was a good build up for Saturday Night's Main Event.
Your shows are coming at us quick now! Anyway, predictions.
Clash of the Champions
WWE Champion Edge vs.
World Heavyweight Champion Batista
Edge won't pin Batista again after beating him on Smackdown. I don't see you having Batista job twice, and I think you'll have Orton keep to his word for now about not touching him.
Street Fight
Shawn Michaels vs.
Shane McMahon
I just think Shawn'll go over at WrestleMania and that the McMahon's will keep him & Triple H waiting until then for the ultimate pay off. With no rules, it can happen.
Number One Contender to the WWE Championship
Kurt Angle
vs. John Cena
Unless there's a swerve and it ends up being a triple threat at WrestleMania, it'll be Angle as it's all been about him & Edge. Formality.
Number One Contender to the World Tag Team Championships; Fatal Four Way Tag Team Match
Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin
vs. V-Squared vs. The Basham Brothers vs. The Redneck Wrecking Crew
Has to be because of the storyline with The World's Strongest Tag Team and that none of the other teams should be anywhere near the titles.
United States Championship
Booker T ©
vs. Chris Benoit
I'm taking a shot here and saying that Booker will have Jordan help him win and set up a rematch for WrestleMania when Benoit finally takes the title.
Belfast Brawl
Bobby Lashley
vs. Finlay
Unless JBL gets involved again, he will beat Finlay. I was expecting JBL to save the interference until this show. That's why I think Lashley will get the rub, and let's face it, Finlay doesn't need it.
Rey Mysterio Cruiserweight Invitational
Rey Mysterio
vs. ???
I honestly don't know who will take him up on it, maybe Jamie Noble as he would make sense, but I'm not sure where he fits in in this thread.
Handicap Match
Matt Hardy
vs. MNM
Shannon Moore will help Matt to the upset win, and the severity of his unjury will be revealed as a set up.
Bonus Questions
1) What will the match order be?
Rey's Invitational, Raw Fatal 4 Way Tag, Handicap Tag, Belfast Brawl, HBK vs Shane, Benoit vs Booker, Angle vs Cena, Champion vs Champion.
2) What will be the longest match?
Benoit vs Booker.
3) What will be the shortest match?
Rey's Individual
4) Who will accept Rey Mysterio's open cruiserweight challenge?
Jamie Noble
5) How many matches will end in a pinfall? Submission? Other?
5 pinfall, 1 submission, 2 other.
6) Will we have any surprise appearances from someone not listed on the rosters? If yes, then by who?
7) Will both of the advertised promos result in WrestleMania matches being made?
No, just one perhaps.
8) Will be there any face/heel turns? If yes, then by who?
Is this here because of Orlando Jordan? I might have to change my prediction above. Sod it, I'll cheat a bit and say one, Jordan will turn face.
Looking forward to the show.
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Getting onto the software, unfortunately the usual Express Gate instant-on OS needs to be installed on a hard drive rather than included on a memory chip as with more expensive Asus boards such as the P7P55D Deluxe. Hence, if you try enabling Express Gate without installing it to the hard drive first the board will throw up an error message (though on our first boot-up it just crashed completely, but this was a once-off). Once activated though, it will allow you to perform basic tasks like web-browsing, chat, Skype and multimedia functions almost from the moment you press the power button.
The included CD is rather disappointing in that it refused to work, though ideally you should always get the latest drivers and applications from the manufacturer's website anyway.
Getting onto the BIOS, it's not as clear and logically laid out as we're used to from Asus. Things are all over the place and sometimes unintuitively named; for example, most of the overclocking settings are found under the heading of JumperFree Configuration, though a few settings have snuck in under CPU Configuration.
Time to find out how this board performs when the pedal is put to the metal in the hardware department. As ever with AMD-based systems, overclocking is a piece of cake. Though the Phenom II processor we used was a 2600MHz X4 810 rather than one of the famed Black Edition CPUs, all you need to do for hassle-free overclocking is to raise the CPU/HT clock. On air cooling and without raising the voltage we got as far as 237 (up from the default 200) before the system started showing signs of instability, but everything ran rock solid at 235, which returned clock speeds of 3,065GHz for all the 810's four cores.
This is quite decent, and certainly not bad for what by all appearances should be a budget board - especially as it soundly thrashes Gigabyte's MA785GMT-UD2H microATX board based on the same AMD 785G chipset. As the Asus also offers a cleaner layout and supports higher O.C. memory speeds it would seem we have a clear winner here. Thankfully it's a reasonably priced board to boot, and can be yours for £68.20. At a mere £4 premium over its Gigabyte rival, it deserves serious consideration in the affordable Micro-ATX motherboard segment.
Despite a few flaws, a sparce bundle and slightly confusing BIOS, Asus' M4A785TD-M EVO delivers in the performance stakes and looks good doing it. For the price, we really can't complain.
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Title has the model number wrong.
And the newer BIOS versions allow "unleashing mode" which unlocks deactivated cores :D
I got my Athlon II x3 405e overclocked from tri-core 2.3GHz to quad-core 2.76GHz without any additional voltage at all.
Cheers, fixed.
But surely its madness at this point in time to buy a motherboard without usb 3.0 and sata 600?
Only if you're an early adopter. It's not like there are hundreds of compatible devices. Usb 3.0 and sata 600 are both still in their infancy.
Review fails to mention that the board supports ECC memory, which is a great feature for people like myself that want to a build media servers that runs 24/7, and don't want it falling over randomly due to memory errors.
I would have would have liked to have seen what the greater than 2TB RAID array support was like on this board, with 1TB HDDs going for chump change these days and 1.5TB drives following close behind, Support for RAID arrays greater than 2TB is increasingly important feature for onboard RAID, but it still seems to be extremely hit and miss affair.
A)Do you shop at OYYY a lot?
B)Thanks for the feedback!
Personally I wouldn't be too fussed about SATA 3 - USB 3.0 on the other hand is definitely worth waiting for, IF you use large external storage devices. In fact we have a test of the first USB3 drive coming soon, so keep an eye out.
Cheers about the ECC feedback, tbh it's not something we had considered but will try to keep an eye on it for future reviews.
What CPU are people using on this board? I tried a Phenom 4 and it fell over constantly...
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The latest word on the removal of the browser comes from Skyfire. The software company says it is not Apple's fault, but that the $2.99 app was "Sold Out". The official statement says that Skyfire is "temporarily not accepting new purchases" and will report on its Facebook and Twitter sites when sales of the Skyfire browser for the iPhone will resume.
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What is dorzolamide, and how does it work (mechanism of action)?
Dorzolamide is an ophthalmic solution (a liquid that is placed in the eyes) that is used for treating glaucoma. It is in a class of drugs called carbonic anhydrase inhibitors which also includes brinzolamide (Azopt). Many parts of the body, including the eye, contain the enzyme carbonic anhydrase. Carbonic anhydrase controls secretion of fluid within the eye and thereby determines the pressure within the eye (intraocular pressure); the greater the amount of fluid that is secreted, the higher the pressure. Patients with glaucoma have increased intraocular pressure. Dorzolamide blocks carbonic anhydrase thereby decreasing secretion of fluid and intraocular pressure. This reduces the risk of nerve damage and loss of vision that is caused by increased intraocular pressure in patients with glaucoma. The FDA approved dorzolamide in December 1994.
What brand names are available for dorzolamide?
Is dorzolamide available as a generic drug?
GENERIC AVAILABLE: Yes
Do I need a prescription for dorzolamide?
What are the side effects of dorzolamide?
The most common side effects of dorzolamide include:
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These effects generally are temporary and occur immediately after administration. Approximately 1 in 4 patients complain of a bitter taste, and 1 in 10 patients experience an allergic eye reaction or eye inflammation (superficial punctate keratitis).
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More new CDs include the latest from Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, Andrew Bird, and Mark Lanegan; as well as the snythy soundtrack for the arty action flick 'Drive'…
Break it yourself / Andrew Bird
Blues funeral / Mark Lanegan Band.
Drive : original motion picture soundtrack / score by Cliff Martinez.
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We spent a week at the Hotel Alte Post on a half board basis which also included soup & salad buffet at lunchtime and cake buffet in the afternoon. We had a very comfortable quiet room and the food was very good. Leisure facilities were excellent. We had a very enjoyable holiday and are happy to recommend the Hotel.
surroundings, services, style Too exquisite food.100% gourmet, not suitable for a relaxing ski holiday. The hotel owns three restaurants. At least one could serve typical Austrian food. I understand luxury, but the hotel takes it to extreme, lacking a relaxed atmosphere. Excellent services, though sometimes too invasive. Probably appropriate for a certain customers segment, not for me.
calm and relaxing place, same time elegant, make you feel at home , and on vacation too, room and elevator locations
spa is so good, massage, pool, sauna, relax area. near ski area. the taste of restaurant is not so good and too expensive for me, Asian person, though the atmosphere is good. there is no free transportation service but public bus going almost every hour.
We (two adults and a toddler) stayed in the Himmelhof for two nights and even that I spent many nights in hotels in the alpine region, I cant remember one place being so pleasant like the himmelhof. Many of them were made like an "ancient" western austrian country house, but in no case it was so harmonious and so intend on the details. The personell and the owners were overwhelming friendly, and it seemed not as a must on the customers but also on a cheerful disposition.
A truly fantastic hotel in a great location. My wife and I stayed a week at the Himmlhof it was absolutely wonderful, the only negative was having to leave! The hotel owners Margherita & Sebastian could not be more welcoming, friendly and helpful. Our room was spacious, clean and beautifully decorated in Tyrolean style. The breakfast is excellent and served by a the ever smiling and laughing Susanna. Downstairs the hotel possess an Aladdin's cave in the form of a fantastic spa, the perfect place to rest and relax after another invigorating day in the Austrian Alps.
Position of hotel is excelent, close but still quiet. Quality is standard everyday. Breakfast is excelent. Welness could have been a little bigger and better equiped and maintained.
Overall a very good value stay. Modern, well presented hotel with pool and sauna facilities. Excellent breakfast buffet with full continental and hot selection. The room was not made up, numerous light globes in the room had blown, parking was crowded at this time and required some car shuffling to get out.
The excellent personal service. Also the daily breakfast inclusion was one of the best I have experienced. During a 12 day stay it would have been great to have the amenities replenished.
We were welcomed warmly at the hotel Post and had a lovely room. Although it was right at the end of the season standards did not slip.
Excellent location. Good food. Attentive service. Good spa facilities.
The service was very nice and the staff very friendly
Staff veryu friendly. Room was excellent. Value for money was excellent.Breakfast was a bit minimal, but considering what I paid I cant complain. Situation was perfect as well, and less than 10 mins walk from station.
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Beyonce Has a Thrill-Seeking Good Time at Coney Island in 'XO' Video
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As expected, Beyonce has officially released 'Drunk in Love' (featuring Jay Z) and 'XO' as the first singles from her record-breaking self-titled album. The latter soaring ballad gets a fun-filled clip directed by famed photographer Terry Richardson.
In the video, Beyonce and her fans play games and ride the Wonder Wheel roller coaster at Coney Island in Brooklyn, N.Y. In between Bey's thrill-seeking good time, we get to watch scenes of embracing couples who are madly in love with each other.
The visual matches perfectly with the song, which is an ode to love and the wonderment that comes along with it.
"In the darkest night I'll / I'll search through the crowd / Your face is all that I see / I'll give you everything / Baby love me, lights out," Beyonce sings.
Beyonce "XO" video makes Coney Island look like Disney World……
— Charlamagne Tha God (@cthagod) December 14, 2013
We couldn't agree more.