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PHILADELPHIA – Penn gave No. 9 Penn State everything it could handle in its final nonconference match of the season, taking the 2013 Big Ten champions into the match's final stages before suffering a 2-1 defeat at Rhodes Field.
After conceding a goal to the Nittany Lions in the 62' on a Eli Dennis one-touch goal following a Connor Maloney pass, Penn pushed forward to find an equalizer it felt it deserved.
In the 71', freshman Alec Neumann jumped into an Alex Reddy pass, heading in the serve to bring the Quakers level in the match. It was the fourth goal of the season for Neumann, and the fourth assist of 2013 for Reddy.
Just over a minute later, Duke Lacroix had a chance to give Penn the lead, but his offering was just high to the right.
In the 74', Penn State gave a good effort to retake the lead, Jordan Tyler sending a shot to goal. Penn keeper Tyler Kinn was up to the challenge, though, leaping to his left for a point-blank save – one of a career-high eight for Kinn in the match.
After another shot from Lacroix was denied by Penn State's Andrew Wolverton, the Nittany Lions came down the field in the 84' and found the winning goal. Mason Klerks took a shot from just inside the top of the 18-yard box which was stopped by another Kinn save. However, the rebound went right to the foot of Shane Campbell who was able to quickly knock the second ball in for the eventual game-winner.
The Quakers had one last push in them to hunt a second comeback in four days, Stephen Baker getting two shots off in the final 2:13 of play. His first was stopped by a Wolverton save, the second just outside the right post on a turning shot from 20 yards out.
The Quakers had the edge in shots over their Keystone State rivals, 15-14, but the Nittany Lions were better in terms of shots on target, 10-6. Baker led all players with four shots, while Lacroix and Sam Hayward each had three.
The Quakers played 22 players over the course of the match, keeping players fresh for an important Ivy match at Brown on Saturday at 4 p.m. The Quakers enter the weekend with sole possession of first place in the Ivy League with 10 points, one ahead of second-place Harvard and three ahead of Princeton and Yale.
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There you go dude.
There you go dude.
No longer playing World of Warcraft. Goodbye fond memories
Hate him, hasn't fought anyone yet and his chin is made of china.
Oh and he runs old ladies over in his 4x4
I know Amir through working with him and he is seriously talented and a really nice bloke too. I wish him every success
hes got quick hands no doubt. but i thought as soon as he came up against someone who had power he would get knocked out and he did. dont really like him either.
amir khan is a good boxer, fast and a good hitter, but not very strong. Speed isn't everything in the game you need to make a good connection with power, which he doesnt do very often. The fact that when he comes up against good boxers he gets beat shows that there are better boxers in his class, and i dont think he will ever be on the same level as Ricky hatton, brejdis prescott, manny pacqiao or Floyd Mayweather jr. But all the same he is a good, talented boxer.
I think its a shame people have this attitude towards some fighters, Ricky hatton being another, the whole country was behind him in his fight against mayweather, as soon as he lost they hated him and he was a "rubbish" boxer. He only lost a fight and people changed their minds overnight about him. There should be some respect towards sporting professionals, win or lose, because unless you are yourself at the professional level, you cannot judge.
Nobody hated Hatton after losing to Mayweather we all still love him lol
Taking this shit, one day at a time.
well when i said everyone i meant a lot of people lol. it was the impression i got after everyone jumped on the band wagon slagging him off for being a "shit boxer" I still love him and some people do. But it is split, some people do, some don. Just like this thread, split down the middle on opinions.
Everyone in the north and especially up near me in Manchester he is still considered a God just because of the pure nature of the man. He is a guy they can embrace as their own because he is how some people say 'cool'.
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Washington, DC - Kimberly A. Douglass has been named Acting Associate Administrator for the Office of Performance Improvement (OPI). Ms. Douglass also will continue to serve as Deputy Chief of Staff.
"Kim has been an excellent Deputy Chief of Staff, and I'm thrilled that someone of her professional stature will be taking on this very important role," Administrator Lurita Doan of the U.S. General Services Administration said today. "Starting with her work at the White House, Kim has continued to be a standout at GSA."
As OPI Acting Associate Administrator, Ms. Douglass will report directly to the Administrator and will work as part of GSA's senior management team to drive the process for successful implementation of major performance improvement initiatives throughout all areas of GSA.
"I am eager to take on this exciting opportunity, and I look forward to supporting the Agency in this important role," Ms. Douglass said.
Ms. Douglass arrived at GSA in September 2006 after serving five years with the White House Management Office, most recently as that office's director. She also managed the White House budget and additional appropriated funds in the Executive Office of the President.
Previously, Ms. Douglass was director of corporate services at Greater Philadelphia First (GPF), a Philadelphia, Pa., civic and business leadership organization of chief executives. While at GPF, Ms. Douglass was responsible for the implementation of a new GPF recruitment initiative and events program. Ms. Douglass holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Villanova University in Villanova, Pa. She replaces former OPI Associate Administrator Vince Warrick.
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COLUMBIA, Ky. -- Area residents can enjoy
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A 90g Pentax pancake to the test: SMC DA 40mm F2.8 LimitedMonday March 19 2012
After the 15mm, 21mm and 70mm pancakes by Pentax, here are the measurements for the SMC DA 40mm F2.8 Limited. Pretty nice for such a compact lens.
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Charlotte, N.C. - Brevard started the second half with a 16-6 run and Josh Roper, Jonathan Whitson and Jacques Dovonou each scored double figures as the Tornados defeated Erskine College on Tuesday afternoon at Time Warner Cable Arena, 64-46.
The Tornados (3-1) were led by Whitson's 17 points and eight rebounds as the senior forward went six of seven from the field and five of six from the free throw line to go with four assists. Roper added 15 points, connecting from behind the arc three times to go with four assists and Dovonou added 11 points and four rebounds in 19 minutes playing time as Brevard connected on 51.0 percent (26-51) of their attempts from the floor, while out-rebounding the Flying Fleet 40-27.
Dejan Nedelkovski and Jay Boulware each led the Flying Fleet (0-2) with 11 points with Nedelkovski dishing out three assists and Boulware pulling down a team-high four rebounds.
Brevard opened the game with an 11-2 run spanning the first 6:22 of the game as Dovonou connected on a three-pointer on the Tornados opening possession and Whitson added four points in the span. Erskine would come back to cut the game back to within two at 13-11 with 7:40 remaining in the first half as Nedelkovski drove into the lane for a layup and make the subsequent free throw after being fouled by Tornados Cody Siniard.
Brevard's lead would increase to eight at 21-13 after Roper's second three-pointer of the opening half, but a comeback by Erskine capped by Boulware's layup with 56 seconds left on the clock sent the teams into the locker room with the Tornados holding the slight 23-20 edge.
Brevard opened up the second half with an 10-0 run as Whitson put in four more points and Dovonou drove the length of the court before finishing off with an acrobatic lay-in as the Tornados went up 33-20 with 16:29 to play before a three-pointer by Boulware put Erskine on the board in the second half.
The Tornados were able to retain a double-digit lead in the second half the rest of the way, going up by 24 with 1:39 remaining in the game as redshirt sophomore Whitney Galloway pulled down an offensive rebound and went back up for two for his first collegiate points to put the score at 64-40 before the Flying Fleet went on a 6-0 run to end the game as Matt Herring, Donovan Smalls and Brandon Quarls all drove in for layups.
Brevard returns home as the Tornados open the 2009-2010 South Atlantic Conference season in Boshamer Gymnasium on Saturday, December 5th, against Tusculum College. Tipoff for the game is set for 4 p.m. and fans are encouraged to join in the Brevard College Athletic Training Staff's Toys-For-Tots drive, as each fan who brings a new, unwrapped toy to the gate will receive free admission to the game between the Tornados and Pioneers.


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a while a go i injured my neck which resulted in me having pain on the top of my left scapula which sent pain and pins and needles down my left arm all the way tomy fingers.
it also caused muscle weakness on my left side that means i can't bench or press heavy as my arm shakes and can't take the load.
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Report: Saudi Arabia warned U.S. about Boston bombers in 2012
UPDATE: The Saudi government has denied the reports. According to The Blaze the Saudi goverment released the following statement:
"The Saudi government had no prior information about the Boston bombers. Therefore, it is not true that any information, written or otherwise, was passed to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or any other US agency in this regard," a statement issued by the embassy reads. "The Saudi government also does not have any record of any application by Tamerlan Tsarnaev for any visa to Saudi Arabia."
(Billy Hallowell) As news about the Tsarnaev brothers continues to emerge, it seems Russia may not have been the only foreign nation to warn the United States that the older brother, Tamerlan, was a potential security risk. A senior Saudi government official told Daily Mail that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia sent a written warning to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in 2012. According to the source, the letter was pertaining to Tsarnaev and potential terror threats.
This information was allegedly separate from warnings that Russia sounded and was apparently predicated upon intelligence that was collected in Yemen, Daily Mail reports. In addition to sending the warning to America, the Saudi government also denied an entry visa to Tsarnaev in Dec. 2011 when he purportedly sought to take the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, the individual claimed. This is the first time that alleged plans to visit Islam's most holy city have been divulged.
The source went on to say that, although the letter, which purportedly came from the Saudi Ministry of Interior, did not name Boston specifically, it did cite Tsarnaev and it was "very specific." The Saudi official also told the outlet that the notice warned the U.S. government that "something was going to happen in a major U.S. city."
According to the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, the information-gathering was not fully developed, but the Middle Eastern nation allegedly sent it to offer help to the U.S. government. In addition to sounding the alarm, the document was also apparently intended to urge U.S. officials to search packages that reached Tsarnaev in the mail (to see if they contained bomb-making materials).
These are bold claims that, if true, would put pressure on U.S. officials to explain why greater actions were not taken to stop the brothers before their brutal Boston Marathon attack. But rather than embrace the notion that the Saudi government delivered a warning at the highest levels of Homeland Security, the U.S. government is denying that such a communication was received. Daily Mail explains:
A DHS official denied, however, that the agency received any such warning from Saudi intelligence about Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
'DHS has no knowledge of any communication from the Saudi government regarding information on the suspects in the Boston Marathon Bombing prior to the attack,' MailOnline learned from one Homeland Security official who declined to be named in this report.
The White House took a similar view. 'We and other relevant U.S. government agencies have no record of such a letter being received,' said Caitlin Hayden, a spokesperson for the president's National Security Council.


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Friday, February 16, 2007
A Girl Like Me Video: Blacks Bleaching Skin, Hating Ourselves
I just watched this amazing "A Girl Like Me" video clip of the award-winning documentary by Kiri Davis, a 17-year-old New York high school student. (Thanks, dreah, for the heads up.)
Kiri Davis conducted a modern-day "doll study" wherein she asked black children to choose between the black and white dolls. Most of them selected the white dolls.
But skin bleaching tales caught my ear the most.
One black woman spoke of friends who actually pour bleach in their baths in sad attempts to lighten their skin.
I understand the mentality.
Even though some blacks consider me light-skinned, my biracial friends and whites are quicker to call me dark-skinned. All depends on your perspective.
Anyhoo, I still use the skin lightening cream sold in grocery stores.
I tell myself it's just to even out my skin tone. But I feel a little weird at times as it moves down the conveyor belt toward the register.
I snickered at my mom when she used beauty products like this. She was browner skinned than me and my sister and our dad. Skin color was always an issue lurking in the background.
The book The Color Complex gives great insight about these issues of being color struck. Something so ingrained in us, I won't give a pat ending that we should all just get over it.
I know people consider lighter-skinned black females prettier, in the same way that whites are held as the standard of beauty in our society.
One time this comedian on stage called me out in a room full of people -- he was picking out the so-called pretty and fair-skinned women in the black crowd.
I can't lie and say that attention like that on the surface didn't speak to some innate, temporal and base part of my being.
But at home, later, I realized how sad it was that the brotha thought he was complimenting me.
So watch the A Girl Like Me video. Talk amongst yourselves...
Amazing, huh?
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There are other "body fashions" I find mystifying, too. What's up with the popularity of the "gothic" look these days? I've noticed a lot of young women with a very pale complexion dying their hair black, wearing black lipstick and nail polish, and adorning themselves with tattoos and jewelry in morbid shapes like spiders and skulls. I think the end result is hideous.
For that matter, I don't understand the appeal of tattoos or body piercing at all. Would someone like to attempt to demystify this for me?
- Friday, February 16, 2007 10:46:00 AM
- That Journalist said...
I used to be considered a "light-skinned" girl. But my problem has never been my skin. I have ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS hated my hair. ALWAYS.
I would frown and cringe whenever it was "touch-up" time, and I would be beaming ear-to-ear whenever I got my relaxer. I contemplated cutting all my relaxed hair off so I could rock a natural style, but I chickened out as soon as I got into the chair at the salon.
I hope my daughter doesn't grow up with the same issues I have....
- Friday, February 16, 2007 11:03:00 AM
- Paula Neal Mooney said...
Yes, Daniel, the way we sometimes denigrate ourselves can be confusing.
I know I rock the black nail polish now and again, though. Only because it became trendy and fashionable. But I've never been into the goth thing...
Hey Tara - I feel you.
You're speaking to a woman who right now has extenstions with blonde highlighted braided into her hair!
- Friday, February 16, 2007 11:34:00 AM
Oh my, this does bring back the teen years with a vengeance!
There is such a tendency during those years to hold one's self up to impossible and ridiculous standards. For me, it was body image. I had curves in an era when curves weren't very popular. I thought I was fat and dieted my 5' 7" self down to 88 pounds one year.
What we self-haters forget and need to be reminded of is that beauty comes from the inside out. The longer I live, the more I realize that it's true.
This doesn't even take into account the fact that Christ thought each of us important enough to die for and self-hatred is like slapping Him in the face.
Excellent post Paula!
- Friday, February 16, 2007 12:13:00 PM
- Paula Neal Mooney said...
That is so true, Laura.
Jesus does see us as beautiful, though all the world may not.
And I'm so glad you survived from being down to 88 lbs.
Starvation is even more trendy these days, unfortunately with three models dying last year from it.
- Friday, February 16, 2007 12:19:00 PM
- NtycnBoricua said...
I actually wrote a post about that video on NtycnBoricua. When I first saw the video, I was just saddened, but at the same time, not really surprised at the outcomes of her study.
- Friday, February 16, 2007 1:01:00 PM
- notfearingchange said...
Lightening creams!?! seriously...wow.
- Saturday, February 17, 2007 10:00:00 PM
- Jose said...
Hi Paula,
This is poignant post. As a people we are still suffering the external and internal trauma of slavery and racism (which is the code word for hatred). The trouble is healing the psyche is a difficult task one person, much less a whole people. But it is very necessary!
Believe it or not, I'm on the phone with a friend of mine discussing this very post right now. I wanted to tell him about it, but he found it before I could get to him. Hopefully, you will meet him soon. He and his wife plan to start blogs of their own.
I hope you had a good weekend!
- Sunday, February 18, 2007 7:42:00 PM
- Paula Neal Mooney said...
Hi Mami Dearest - The video is sad. I'm gonna head on over to your blog and read your post about it.
And yes, NotFearingChange (How I wish I could find your real name on your blog), I confess. I've used the lightening creams, which more so just even out my skin tone.
Have you seen them?
Hey Jose - I guess I didn't realize you were black. Are you? No pics on your blog of you that I've seen.
But thank you so much for discussing this post with your friend. It's amazing that he found it himself!
Thanks all and love,
- Monday, February 19, 2007 10:02:00 AM
- Jennifer said...
This is something that has always been foreign to me. My grandmother is about your shade, Paula; my mother is quite lighter. I never grew up thinking that light skin made a woman prettier, and I never recall wanting lighter skin, not even to look like my mother. I don't know if it was conscious effort on my family's part to make sure I never grew up color conscious, or if I just never paid any attention (my aunt and great-grandmother are brown-skinned women). It makes me so, so sad when I read things like this is so rampant in not only the black community, but apparently darn near every minority group that exists! What do we do to combat such a thing? Where do we even start? Maybe we can't save our generation, but we sure as hell can fight to save the next one from the kind of pain that you apparently have felt before.
- Wednesday, February 28, 2007 9:24:00 PM
- Paula Neal Mooney said...
I cried and cried watching Oprah's Memorial Day episode, which featured Kiri Davis, the black girl who -- along with her mother, sat on Oprah's couch discussing this new race doll study and matters of light-skin versus dark-skin.
Oprah recounted the story of when she knew she was brown-skinned when she went to live with a very fair-skinned woman and the woman made Oprah sleep on the porch, while the lighter-skinned child got to sleep in the house.
This Oprah show was so touching.
It featured a dark-skinned young man and his mother, who had prayed that her son not be born dark-skinned because of all the pain she herself had encountered.
I could relate to her pleas in a way, because for all my enlightenment, I do find myself checking out the gorgeous darker skin of my son and daughter as we tan in the summer.
Thank God for Dr. Robin, ironically herself very light, for saying that the mom needed to deal with her own skin-color issues.
Of course she's right, but it probably would've sat better coming from the very dark and gorgeous producer Oprah said she has that has a wonderful attitude about herself.
Hope Op brings her on the next show.
Oh well, today's show should be good too, cause Robin Thicke is coming back to Oprah for the 2nd time for a second appearance!
Viewer demand brought Robin Thicke back to Oprah...
- Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:21:00 AM


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WASHINGTON -- The National Restaurant Association has named Matt Walker vice-president of government affairs. He will lead the association's advocacy strategy in the Senate, and support efforts directed at the House of Representatives and the Obama administration.
Prior to joining the association, Walker worked in Congress for 14 years, most recently as the deputy staff director and chief counsel of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and senior aide to former Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine).
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LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. — The Pentagon for the first time is considering scaling back the massive buildup of drones it has overseen in the past few years. It would be both to save money and to adapt to changing security threats and new areas of operation — such as east Asia — where drones are more likely to be detected and shot down.
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Air Force leaders are saying the military may already have enough unmanned aircraft systems to wage the wars of the future — and the current number may be more than the service can afford to maintain.
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Nice to see your progress, would love to know how it's working.
I have a Advent Vega my self and I might give this a go
This is a post in progress, this post will be updated with my install experience and notes for getting BT5 working on the Advent Vega
errr no idea wtf happened, my whole post got NUKED! 31/05/2011 ~ 21:00 BST, In short nothing I have yet tried has worked so I am looking at shrinking the image <= 4GB to fit on a fat32 /sdcard/ (could not get a single rom to accept none fat32)
Using your favorite linux distro uncompress and mount the image file
gunzip bt5.img.gz
mkdir /mnt/bt5 && mount -o loop bt5.img /mnt/bt5
You will notice there is a fair amount of free space in the img file,
So we have 43% free space causing the image to be > 4GBCode:/home/oneiroi/bt5/bt5.img 4.9G 2.6G 2.0G 57% /mnt/bt5
Create a new 4GB img file
Yeh this is a lazy image atm it crates a 3.7GB IMG I may re-visit this later to get as near 4GB as much as poss.
mount the new image and mkfsCode:dd if=/dev/zero of=./bt5_new.img seek=4000999999 bs=1 count=1
setup a loop devices on loop1 (loop0 will be used by the bt5.img, you can check if you don't believe me! this is a ext2 filesystem, check using parted if you like)
I have removed this but if you want you can
losetup /dev/loop1
mkfs.ext2 /dev/loop1
mount /dev/loop1 /mnt/bt5_new
Use rsync to copy everything with the right user/groups and permissionsCode:mke2fs -F bt5_new.img mkdir /mnt/bt5_new && mount -o loop bt5_new.img /mnt/bt5_new
and go grab a beer this will take a while, add --progress if you like (267097 files based on what I am running now 31/05/2011 ~21:28)Code:rsync -gioprtuv /mnt/bt5/* /mnt/bt5_new/
Follow the instructions in the README file, with one difference copy bt5_new.img to /sdcard/BT5/bt5.img
The 2.2 rom I am running does not come with the "cut" binaryCode:# sh bootbt This Script Needs Root! Type : su
So replace the top line
perm=$(id|cut -b 5)
perm=$(id | busybox cut -b 5)
For the same effect
Now working through these ...
/dev/block/mmcblk0p5 needs to be replaced with /dev/block/mtdblock3
Constantly getting ioctl LOOP_SET_FD failed: Device or resource busy when trying to mount the image ...
OK here's where I am at
yup got bt5.img assigned to block device /dev/block/loop2, working through each step now with these new paths crossing my fingers to get this working before I fall asleep at my damn keyboardCode:busybox losetup /dev/block/loop2 /sdcard/BT5/bt5.img losetup: /dev/block/loop2
(*!&^&*!£%!!!!Code:busybox mount /dev/block/loop2 /data/local/mnt mount: mounting /dev/block/loop2 on /data/local/mnt failed: Device or resource busy
As per Muts' post, any apps running on the sdcard can cause this issue, moving all my apps back to the device has gotted around this issue and presented a new one
hmmmCode:# sh bootbt mkdir failed for /data/local/mnt, File exists net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1 chroot: can't execute '/bin/bash': No such file or directory Shutting down BackTrack ARM For Xoom
Update 02/06/2011 ~ 12:48 BST
Mnaully stepped through each step up to the chroot in the boot bt script
This got me an "ash" shell inside a new chroot of /data/local/mntCode:busybox chroot /data/local/mnt sh
clearly need to spend more time on this and figure out why it can't execute bash even though it is there :SCode:/bin # which bash /bin/bash /bin # bash sh: bash: not found /bin # /bin/bash sh: /bin/bash: not found /bin # ls -la /bin/bash -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 617344 Apr 19 2010 /bin/bash /bin # id uid=0(root) gid=0(root) /bin # whoami root
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Advent Vega (Tegra 250)
Working on getting BT5 working on the Vega
Nice to see your progress, would love to know how it's working.
I have a Advent Vega my self and I might give this a go
Make sure you dont have any apps stored on the "external" storage... this solved the issue for me.
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Hilton Head, S.C.- The Brevard College men's tennis team closed out their annual Spring Break trip to Hilton Head with a 5-4 win over Findlay on Friday, adding to a 7-2 win over Ashford on Tuesday to put BC at 2-2 for the week.
The Tornados defeated the University of Findlay on Friday to cap the trip thanks in part to wins in doubles and singles by George Finch, who defeated Findlay's Matt Smith 6-4 and 6-1 before teaming with Rory Northam to defeat Josh Smedley and Yannick Mohring 9-8 on the no. 2 doubles court.
BC also benefitted from singles wins from Johannes Kloster on the no. 1 court, David Taggart on the no. 2 court, and Stefano Giovanolli on court no. 4 in the win over Findlay.
On Wednesday the Tornados lost a hard-fought 6-3 match to Florida Tech. The Tornados performed well in singles competition as Taggart, Northam and Finch each picked up individual wins, but the Panthers swept doubles competition.
In the commanding 7-2 victory over Ashford on Tuesday, Taggart and Kloster handled Kyle Deckard and Carlos 8-2 on doubles court no. 1, while Finch and Northam defeated Alvaro Merino and Diego Aviles 9-7 on doubles court no. 2.
Kloster, Taggart, Northam, Finch and Giovanolli all clinched victories in their individual matches against Ashford.
BC dropped their opener to Palm Beach Atlantic 7-2 on Monday despite a pair of wins from Taggart, who beat Giuseppe Guarnieri 6-4 and 6-2 on singles court no. 2 before teaming with Kloster to edge Mark Heimberger and Matt Leeds 8-6 on doubles court no. 1.
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By Gale Fiege Herald Writer
MARYSVILLE — Happy isn't a word Denise Gallardo typically uses to describe herself.
In fact, she feels the emotion only cautiously.
It's been a rough life.
Gallardo, 51, is the mother of eight children, ages 32 to 8. She moved to Marysville from Portland, Ore., in 2005 pregnant, with 1-year-old twins, following the end of an abusive relationship. Three years ago she learned she had breast cancer. Within two weeks, she had a double mastectomy. The surgery left deep scars.
Now her favorite flower — a gardenia — is tattooed across her chest.
"I've aged so much since I had the surgical biopsy that found my breast cancer," said Gallardo, who wears a size 2. "After the surgery, I looked like a young boy who'd been in an accident. The scars were deep. Now I feel like a girl again."
Because she had no support system, and with young children in the house, Gallardo decided against reconstructive surgery. It was out of the question, she said.
"I couldn't handle any more," Gallardo said. "I had kept to myself for so long, I had no one to care for my kids."
Financially, she couldn't afford the surgery anyway. Gallardo suffers from a curvature of the spine and lives on a disability check.
"I really felt bad about myself," she said.
One thing that helped, however, was that Gallardo got involved in volunteering in three classrooms at her children's elementary school in Marysville. She also serves as a PTA officer.
"It's been great therapy for me," Gallardo said. "I'm always trying to get people to volunteer in the schools. It makes such a big difference."
In March, Gallardo's cousin Maureen Snow talked about a photo circulating on Facebook. In the picture, a woman with a mastectomy shows off her new chest tattoo.
"I told Maureen that I would feel so much better about myself if I had something like that," Gallardo said. "But, again, tattoos are expensive and not something that I could consider getting for myself."
Earlier this month, Gene Fagerlie, owner of Geno's All About the Ink studio on State Street in north Marysville, phoned Gallardo.
"I told her that I had been contacted by her cousin and that we wanted her to come in and get a tattoo, free of charge," Fagerlie said. "I bought the studio in January and I want to be part of our community. I donate to services for kids. I make people feel welcome here. That we help other people is important to me."
Gallardo couldn't believe the offer.
"I kept saying, 'Are you sure?' I didn't want to take advantage of anybody," she said. "I am not used to good things happening to me."
Fagerlie's friend and business partner Addison Carver volunteered to give Gallardo her tattoo. Carver, 49, a longtime artist, had training in cosmetic tattoos. He and Gallardo met to decide on the theme for the artwork Carver would design.
"I couldn't even look at myself," Gallardo said. "So I wondered how this guy was going to deal with the scars. He was so sweet. I can still hear Addison saying, 'There's no such thing as an ugly canvas.' He was the first person to see me without a shirt since my surgery."
On April 8, Carver locked the door, shut the shop blinds and turned off the 'Open' sign. Gallardo was his only client for the day.
"He didn't give me a chance to get up and run," Gallardo said. "He just kept working."
It took almost six hours to do the job, which would have cost a paying customer about $400.
"Every now and then a person like Denise deserves a break," Carver said. "She has already been through so much in her life."
Gallardo said she is pleased with the results.
"The tattoo is bigger and prettier than I hoped for and it's hard to see the scars," she said. "I am so thankful to Geno and Addison. It is good to know that our world is filled with good people."
Gallardo said her mood is vastly improved.
"Happy is still a word that scares me," she said. "But I am getting there, especially now."
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On the August 15 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Rush Limbaugh referred to Rep. Marty Meehan (D-MA) as a "no-growth socialist." After criticizing Meehan's opposition to the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Limbaugh blamed "a whole bunch of no-growth socialists like him" for the recent surge in oil prices.
From the August 15 broadcast of The Rush Limbaugh Show:
LIMBAUGH: At any rate, here's Marty Meehan and he's all worried, Bush didn't sign -- how many of your people in the party, Marty, opposed the energy bill from Day One? How many of you still oppose? Can I give you the height of absurdity? Let me just give you the height of absurdity. Literally, the height of absurdity, and there are countless other examples of this. The gasoline price is up anywhere from 40 to 50 percent over what it was this time last year. The oil price is up now, what? Over $65 a barrel, right? And we've got people whining and moaning about it, as I'm sure they are justified in doing. It's a huge percentage increase in the price of any one commodity. If anything went up 40-50 percent in one year, it would cause the same reaction. Be it housing or whatever. Some cases, housing is going up that much.
We complain to the president or members of Congress for not being able to do anything to get the gasoline price down, like Marty Meehan's doing. Marty Meehan is a no-growth socialist, and a whole bunch of no-growth socialists like him are responsible for the price hikes. These no-growth socialists who will not allow development of any kind, particularly oil, are responsible for this, more so than the president. Yeah, even more so than OPEC [the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries], because their no-growth socialist policy is what makes us a prisoner to the world price of oil. It's just that simple. It's absurd to get upset about this while at the same time maintaining this rigid opposition to producing our own supply.
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After fighting on the On Top promotion here in the UK, Super Fight League in India and most recently in America with Invicta, she is quickly becoming a household name to MMA fans. With her aggressive style of, in her words winging it, she brings it all to the cage with 3 of 4 wins coming from T/KO as proof of that.
We managed to grab a few words from Jo Jo in an interview that actually made me chuckle a few times reading it myself. Heres what she had to say;


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The Goal Of This Page.
This page is here to look at key albums from the 70's & I feel that I've done a nice job of introducing the world to a few gems from this lovely movement. In truth, I was ready to stop at volume 12, but I listened to my inner guidance which informed me that there is nothing wrong with focusing on the LP's which I enjoy the most. This page is devoted to the LP & one's I like to call a "SOLID LISTEN". So why would I not draw heavily from the LP's that I post? This series is nothing more then an experiment in continuity. I hope you've enjoyed discovering a few great albums of the 70's in Brasil. Thanks for tuning in & hey, hop on a plane and go visit sunny Rio or Bahia.
P.S. I'm sitting on in the area of 3000 Brasilian discs & trust me when I tell you that it takes time to sort through that many titles.
I can only digest so many discs at a time and I will not lie when I say that I may study a group of discs very deeply over a few year period. It's taken me several years of study before a disc like "E Lá Vou Eu" by João Nogueira will suddenly open up like a flower & reveal its profound beauty & brilliance. So please know that there's an organic rhythm to my efforts here. It takes time for a gringo like me to fully discover this lush, tropical landscape.
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of course we love it...! more more!ReplyDelete
King Megatrip, I received an email from one DJ Moos from Holland that my compilations over the past year have failed to introduce anything new to fans of Samba & MPB. I do not agree, but there are only so many LP's recorded in the 70's & I feel I've gone as far as I can go. Were volumes 13 through 21 that unlistenable?ReplyDelete
Don't worry about moos,ReplyDelete
What is new:)
All best,
Cheers bro!
Thanks Flageolette. I'm baffled that DJ Moos thinks he's some authority on Samba, since he posts African music. Just because he posted a few Samba LP's that he owns, does not mean that he deeply understands MPB or has a clue as to how to present a Samba page.ReplyDelete
The goal is not to make something new, but to hold the quality from Day 1. And that, my friend, you surely have done. Can't wait for your next post, no need to be another showdown, mate! ;-)ReplyDelete
- Thanks a lot for your time. Greetz from Germany.
Thank you Jörn. The most that I can offer at this time is to spotlight great LP's on other pages. Abracadabra LP's do Brasil 2 & Toque Musical are two of the better pages with Flabbergasted Vibes coming up nicely.ReplyDelete
- DutchieJuly 21, 2009 at 5:00 PM
It's good to end series if you think you've done what you can. I enjoyed them anyway and found some samba etc I didn't know yet.ReplyDelete
I think it's a bit strange from someone like Moos to mail such a thing.. I wouldn't care much about it, trash it and move on, forget about it. I haven't been to his blog for a long time :) I thought you got along fine, maybe he was in a critique mode though, I dont believe he would mean anything harsh with it.
ANYWAY- keep "spotlighting" stuff on other pages and keep this as an archive or something!
Dear Justin,ReplyDelete
I wish you keep doing this very nice work. Jorn said: "The goal is not to make something new, but to hold the quality from Day 1." and I agree!
Anyway, your Samba showdowns are something nobody had done before! Thank you!
Best regards,
Bruxa, Thank you for your kind words.ReplyDelete
Justin, you've introduced me to some AMAZING new friends that have been and will continue to be lifelong companions (Giovana, Candeia, Leci Brandao, Burnier and Cartier, come immediately to mind but the list goes on) and my life is better as a result! I stumbled onto your site trying to track down some old Jorginho do Imperio and Martinho da Vila sides that I had lost as broken cassette tapes years ago.. and what do I find but all this magical stuff! Opened new doors to my deepest love, deep samba, but all this other sublime sounds too. I didn't drop as many thank yous as I should have, but I'd like to say right now that should you stop, your work has and will continue to be VERY MUCH APPRECIATED! I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels this way. Please accept a very sincere thank you from the heart. Sarava!ReplyDelete
of course, the best result would be that you decide to stay! but we must respect your wishes.ReplyDelete
By the way, even if you didn't post any more compilations, but just commented on recordings that you find interesting, that would be nice too. I've learned many things from your comments. Once again, thank you!
Bombolino, offered from the heart & felt at the heart. Thank you.ReplyDelete
Thank you for everything! Much appreciated! Farewell!ReplyDelete
Before I moved to Korea I bought an ipod, and the first thing I felt was MANDATORY to throw on there were your compilations. Much thanks for all the long hours at the computer and tedium you've gone through to blow our minds with this music. Lovin' every bit of it. Won't ever be forgotten.ReplyDelete
Justin, man, you've introduced me to tons of great stuff. I hadn't heard Jorginho do Imperio before finding him here, and hearing that incredible samba record with funky clavinet parts tucked away on it changed my musical orientation. Your Samba Showdowns have been the soundtrack for road trips and other excursions. And your enthusiasm for the material and thoroughness in presenting it is more catching than Pig Flu, it's hard not to come away with a hunger to know and hear more. You've even inspired some of us out here to aspire with our own meager efforts towards the same level of bad-assness that your blog achieves. It's easier to critique most anything in life than it is to create. But you already know this...ReplyDelete
Thank you DB & Flabbergast. I've tried to sustain a fairly consistent level of both focus & consistency from volume to volume, but some volumes will be better then others. I feel that my heart was poured into every Showdown that I posted.ReplyDelete
Hey DJ MOOS, That I haven't presented anything new on my page over the past year is a joke. The love that I pour into my understanding of the genre IS NEW. If you think you can put together a better 504 song playlist, then please step up to the plate & take a swing. You'd soon find out that there are only so many great records in the 70's & after a few volumes you too would be reaching for any good disc to round out a volume. At least I took a chance. What have you done?ReplyDelete
I'm listening to your Showdown 21 while writing this and I can say that with this latest Showdown you really surpassed yourself. It's a great compilation of great tunes and it really flows (or to use one of your nice expressions the whole thing "spins well").ReplyDelete
Thank you Goofy, but as we speak I've pulled Volume 21. I feel that I lost pace towards the end of the disc & would like to see if I can correct the later part of the set.ReplyDelete
Justin, if you are realy sure that you have reached your goal, then it is honest to finish, but if you are taking other people's malicious comments seriously, then ending the good work you have been doing all these years is not a good idea.ReplyDelete
Anyway I am shure that after a period of time you will come back with a new concept that will be as unique as this one was.
My highest regards
- Vee from LondonJuly 25, 2009 at 3:57 PM
Justin, a million thanks for your amazing output over the years. Until I discovered your blog I was very much a bossa nova and MPB fan. Listening to your Samba recommendations forced my to reconsider my position big time! From a purely selfish point of view, I really hope you'll keep the blog intact as a kind of archive, firstly because I haven't checked out all of the Samba Throwdown series, and secondly, for future reference in my ongoing Brasilian love affair. I can assure you that you've raised my spirits by spreading sunshine and happiness into some very grey London days.ReplyDelete
Love and total respect to you.
Milan, Thank you for your regards. I personally think there is simply too much music being offered on the WWW. There are only so many hours in a day. It takes time to let any particular genre sink in. It also takes many, many listens of any LP before it opens up. I think a little time off from posting anything & a little more time to sort through my already gigantic collection is in order.ReplyDelete
Vee, I intend to keep this page up. Yes, like you I first came to the music of Brasil via Bossa Nova, but soon discovered that there is more to this amazingly talented musical culture then "Dinner Jazz". In fact, if one reads "The Story Of Bossa Nova" we discover many things about the development of Musica Popular Brasileira. Mainly, that the regional artists felt very left out of Bossa Nova & that the Samba Revival movement was a protest to the supremacy of North American Jazz.ReplyDelete
The turn around moment is MULTI-TRACK RECORDING. Once the arrangers & recording engineers figure out how to record the carnival sounds more faithfully, then the HEAVENS OPEN for this glorious form called Samba. This type of recording really starts to hit is stride by the late 60's/early 70's. I'm more interested to talk about the recording art of MPB then posting a lot of LP's that most people don't even have time to listen to.
- Vee from LondonJuly 25, 2009 at 8:20 PM
Justin; Well, bless you and thank you for your reply, I'm totally in agreement with your thoughts and opinions on this wonderful and life-affirming music. I'd like to add to your comments, and I'm sure you'll agree with me here. Apart from the 8 and 16 track recording techniques which you quite rightly reference, the sound of 70's Brasilian music has an awful lot to do with the saturated sound of the old analogue tape technology, which is something you've certainly mentioned before, if I'm not very much mistaken. The advent of digital recording technology, whilst perhaps having a beneficial effect on the democratisation of musical production, has nevertheless been absolutely disasterous in terms of overall sound quality. For example, can you imagine how nasty the "Cravo E Canela" LP would sound were it to have been put through the panoply of a digital mixing desk, with the sterile separation of individual sound which is the end result of that process, rather than the squelchy mulch and blending of tones and harmonics which makes the LP an item of individual sonic beauty? The mind boggles. Anyway, I feel very much in tune with your appreciation of recording quality in tandem with musical genius. I'm delighted that you intend to keep going, and was prompted to write in order to assure you, in my small voice, that you have a silent majority of afficionados who very much appreciate the work which you selflessly carry out. In my humble opinion, those who knock your work are not even worth mentioning.ReplyDelete
Keep spreading the sunshine my friend.
Well Vee, I can see that we HEAR some of the same RECORDED FACTS correctly. I agree with what you say about the digital age just not quite being able to cut it in terms of sonic depth & subtlety.ReplyDelete
It's one thing to be able get great saturation with an electric bass to tape, but try recording all of the variety of percussion & well, that's ART.
Speaking of that "Cravo E Canela". What a sleeper! A big, fat feather in the cap of it's producer Sivuca & by my clock, one of the greatest sessions for bass guitar. The yardstick I use when I compare other records. Thanks for your kind words.
- fakkanguyApril 3, 2011 at 5:36 PM
Hullo there J Thyme. I just stumbled across this blog of yours. I wandered here looking for a recording of Moacir Santos' 'Saudade' since I'd heard good things about it. That link doesn't work but boy, this looks like some amazing work you've done here.ReplyDelete
I haven't really heard much samba music at all but even to someone completely unfamiliar like me, it is obvious that a huge deal of love and care have gone into this work you've done here. I'm going to start from your first showdown and see how I like it and then maybe work my way through. Regardless of how that pans out, I'd just like to thank you for making the effort you've put in here. You may just turn someone like me on to this music.
Fakkanguy, I reupped that Saudade. Enjoy!ReplyDelete
I am a Brazilian music DJ and producer of a podcast Brazilian Beatz and I want you to know that the care and love you put into this has been felt. I feel sorry for anyone who gets nothing from your amazing work and it sais absolutely nothing about you. I have just discovered this and after researching Brazilian music on the internet for 2 years I can feel this will be a major source of great music. Keep up the great work, its much appreciatedReplyDelete
DJ Vivo, Thank you for your support. I love thank you's from Brasil. Perhaps you could leave a few words on any of the Samba Showdowns that you're enjoying?ReplyDelete
I've just started your collections from volume 40. These are just amazing.ReplyDelete
Now I'm seriously considering of learning samba music. Thanks from South Korea.Replies
Welcome South Korea! Have fun exploring the series.Delete


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Topic: Ultra sound ,CT Scan,MRI and PET/CT-a reprint message
Hi, The following is a reprinted message about CT and MRI scan,it may be easier and of value to those new members who try to search for this info if I duplicated it here again.
Ultrasound (US)of the liver or abdominal area provide the most inexpensive way to check on the hepatobiliary system.It is of great value too when it is used intraoperatively to detect tumors that the liver surgeon cannot see with his/her naked eyes during surgery.But its result is depended on the person who performs the US as well as the interpretation of the image; when the US result is inconclusive,CT scan or MRI is recommended.
Cat Scan is for diagnosis purpose.(including initial diagnosis and follow up after resection or chemo treatment for CC. Both MRI and Cat Scan are used to look for structural changes.PET scan is used to look for functional changes(activity) of the tumor.
According to one study compared 20 intrahepatic patients images ,the extent of the tumor enhancement was similar with both MRI and CT methods,however the relationship of the tumor to the vessels and surrounding organs was more easily evaluated on CT scan as opposed to MRI.But for perihilar tumors CT also has limited sensitivity for extra regional nodal disease(ie metastases to the periaortic,pericaval or celiac artery lymph nodes.)---from uptodate .com.
(My own experience told me that MRI with contrast is a good "follow-up" alternative to use right after initial CT with contrast shown inconclusive report in the early stages of CC development .Using MRI or PET to rule out recurrence or give the patient an early and more options to treat the recurrence while the CC is smaller than 2-3cm.MRI can also find additional small lesions which CAT SCAN missed.
I will recommend PET scan right after CAT or MRI if recurrence is confirmed or small lesions detected by MRI but not sure whether they are cancerous or not.This will give the doctor more info about the lesion such as whether the lesion has metastasized or give the doctor a more informed idea what he/she saw on the M R I or CAT scan indeed is a tumor that has metabolic activity(maxSUV) value and required immediate attention such as chemo therapy or resection,RFA,chemoembolization, radioembrolization, PDT,SBRT .
By doing so,the doctors will not be confused with and discard the lesion as being part of the artery or hepatic vein or other forms of lesions and ask the patient to return in 3 months to repeat the scans to make sure.As you all know, 3months is a lot of valuable time for patients as well as caregivers. Who wants to wait for another three months? I think this is the part of early detection that we,ourselves, can monitor and provide the early benefit of more treatment options to the patient.
PET can find or confirm cancer metastasized activities in the other parts of the body.PET may not be a good choice to locate NEARBY metastasized cancer activity such as the lymph nodes that are very close to the primary site of CC because the closest distances between the lymph nodes and the CC.)
However the result of PET may be also related to inflammation status of the organ systems rather than indications tumor activities .(such as infections that is not related to the cancer)
PET Scan allows visualization of CC because of the high glucose uptake(SUV) of the bile duct epithelium(the lining )-- the "Hot spots" will light up on the PET scan and show the relative cancer activity of the lesion by the SUVmax value.
A PET scan therefore can help to tell if the bile duct obstruction is caused by a cancer or benign lesions.PET scan can be useful in determining the cancer may have spread or return after treatment.
In general SUVmax value>3.9 is an indication of cancer activity of the lesion while value<3.9 may not.In general, the more aggressive cancer,the higher the FDG uptake it will be.But the diagnosis must also be made in conjunction with the size or the volume of the lesion that shows the SUV max activity. (the SUVmax range that I saw so far is between 2.0-36.4 in CC);and PET is more accurate when using in intrahepatic lesions than extrahepatic lesions in cholangiocarcinoma diagnosis.
Check the link below for additional information about PET (#5 item of the message)
http://www.cholangiocarcinoma.org/punbb … p?id=61437
Some hospitals equipped with machine that is able to perform both A PET and CT scan at the same time(PET/CT scan) ;this allows the radiologist to compare areas of higher radioactivity on the PET with the appearance of the affected area on the Cat scan. But according to the radiologist I talk to , A (PET/CT scan ) is not the SAME as if you take them SEPARATELY;(PET/CT scan is PET plus CT scan WITHOUT contrast).
Remember Ct scan is for structural and PET is for functional (activity) visualization of the lesion. That is why sometimes doctors order a PET scan on this 3 month checkup and on the next checkup, he/she orders a CAT Scan with contrast or MRI instead.
The current recommendation from NCCN in the States for extrahepatic and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma are the same for re-sected patients(R0 )with clear margin-for surveillance purposes--consider imaging every 6 months for 2 years.(But based on my personal experience EVERY 3-4MONTH is more realistic and it can provide more early options for treating the recurrence since the sizes and extended involvement of the tumor is still relatively small.It is because in general,the tumor lesion will be double in size every 3 months ,some are slower,some are faster in grow. depend on the type of cancer cells.)
Additional info. from uptodate.com
MRI and CAT SCAN (CT) have similar resolution for liver lesions.
CT has been considered to be superior to MRI for evaluating extrahepatic organs and calcifications. MRI is more specific than CT for differentiating cavernous hemangiomas,diffuse hepatic steatosis and focal fatty infiltration.
Also MRI should be reserved for the evaluation of lesions less than 2 cm,or lesions located adjacent to the heart or to major intrahepatic vessels.
If you are allergic to the IV iodinated contrast agent used for CT,then MRI is the alternative because the contrast agent used is different than CT. and MRI is not involved radiation .
I hope the above info. helps.
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31st Annual Tchoupitoulas Barathon
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Friday, May 17, 2013 at 6:05 PM (CDT)
31st Tchoupitoulas Barathon
Friday, May 17, 2013
plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
Other than the average length of the participants' shorts and a couple changes in bars, this thing hasn't changed much since 1983. Simple concept. You run or walk (or something) 6 miles, you visit 6 bars, and you drink 6 cold beers. You can do it fast, slow, something in between, you can improvise, and there are really only a few basic rules.
May 10, 2013: pre-registration closed at 11:55PM; no tshirts and other extras for those not pre-registered
May 16, 2013: packet pickup (for those preregistered) at Le Bon Temps Roule (5PM-9PM); La Cocinita food truck, beer specials, never-before giveaways, and free admission to Soul Rebels Brass Band concert afterward
May 17, 2013: packet pickup (for those preregistered) at Le Bon Temps Roule starting at lunchtime (11AM); La Cocinita food truck and more beer specials
Late registration starts at 4PM at Le Bon Temps.
Race begins at 6:05PM sharp! Make sure you have a full beer (we'll give you one) for the start.
Oysters shucked after the race.Beer specials and La Cocinita food truck will meet your needs.
Awards begin in the back bar at 8PM.
Watermelon sacrifice sometime before 9PM.
Band begins after watermelon sacrifice.
Go home when you're no longer any fun.
Already told you. 6 miles, 6 bars, 6 beers.
1. LE BON TEMPS ROULE (4801 Magazine)
2. REGINELLI'S (741 State)
3. TJ QUILL'S (7600 Maple) - now called "the Annex"
4. PATOIS RESTAURANT (6078 Laurel)
5. DOS JEFES UPTOWN CIGAR BAR (5535 Tchoupitoulas)
6. F&M PATIO BAR (4841 Tchoupitoulas)
-finish down Bordeaux toward Le Bon Temps (don't cross Magazine)
Visiting the bars in this order, drinking your free ABITA BEER at each bar, and getting to the finish line gets you the coveted FINISHER'S KOOZIE.
Afterward, some weird old guys will shout into a megaphone and make you do things that you'll regret for a while, but if you're one of the "winners", you can expect a custom-crafted metal creation from local artist LUIS COLMENARES. These awards have gone over so well that the idea has been jocked by other clubs and races.
DIRTY SOUTH/PURPLE MONKEY DESIGNS will assist in a new look for the shirts this year. Guaranteed - creative and a must-have.
Last year we gave you a teaser with a Vic 'n Nat'ly print. This year we have Vance Kelly on board doing a play on the "6 6 6" motif. Vance does a lot of artwork for metal bands and events - he's one of the best. Everyone will get a digital print of Vance's 2013 Barathon poster.
Bottom line - a very good band and a new approach toward tshirts for 2013. Get on board.
Email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 504-812-6388 if you're confused.
Since 1983...6 bars, 6 beers, 6 miles.
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Iggy Azalea debuted her music video for "Black Widow" on Wednesday.
Rita Ora also stars in the Kill Bill-inspired clip.
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Hollywood star Anne Hathaway looks set for her first chart hit after her version of I Dreamed A Dream from the film version of Les Miserables climbed into the British top 40.
Midweek sales figures released by the official UK charts company show the actress is at number 21 in the single charts, with her co-star Samantha Barks, who plays Eponine in the film, at number 38 with her performance of On My Own.
The whole cast have another hit on their hands with the film's soundtrack topping the midweek album charts ahead of Emeli Sande's Our Version of Events.
The film has been a massive critical and commercial success, with an Oscar nomination for best picture, while Hathaway, who plays Fantine, is nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actress and her co-star Hugh Jackman is nominated for the best actor award.
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These are the grilling utensils with authentic golf club grips that ensure a confident hold while flipping lamb chops or turning a swordfish steak. The rubber handles have subtle ridges and a soft, tacky feel, enabling a proper Vardon grip and helping prevent hand slippage when reaching perilously over the coals to flip a foursome of burgers. The stainless-steel tongs and fork have 18"-long shafts, helping cooks organize food while keeping hands away from heat, and the sand wedge-shaped slotted spatula allows marinades to drain away before placing food on the grill. The tools store in a woven nylon 14"-high golf bag, allowing your caddy to carry the clubs with ease. 14" H x 5 1/4" Diam. (5 lbs.)
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Brevard, N.C. - Randy O'Dell and Kramer Clark had four hits apiece and Zack Merriken drove in Derek Ham with a bouncing single up the middle in the bottom of the ninth as the Tornados used a three-run final inning to complete the come-from-behind 12-11 victory over the visiting Erskine Flying Fleet on Wednesday afternoon.
Kevin Hamilton (2-1) picked up the win for the Tornados (10-13), pitching a scoreless two-thirds of an inning in escaping a jam in the top of the ninth, while Atlee Pearson (2-1) suffers the loss for Erskine (17-8).
Erskine opened the scoring in the first inning as John Bolding drove a 1-1 pitch from BC starter Jacob White over the left centerfield fence to put the Flying Fleet up 1-0.
The Tornados answered in the bottom half of the inning as Randy O'Dell hit a one-out double into the right centerfield gap, scoring Ron Patterson from first to even up the game. Brevard's offense continued in the second inning as Patterson was picked off first base and caught in a rundown, allowing Kramer Clark to score from third ahead of the throw to give the Tornados the 2-1 lead.
Zack Smith singled home Zach McCarthy to tie the game up in the third for Erskine and the Flying Fleet went back ahead in the fourth as McCarthy doubled down the right field line, scoring Drew Willingham, but Derek Ham's relay into the plate caught Casey Winckowski trying to score at the plate, ending the inning.
Brevard and Erskine swapped runs in the bottom of the fourth and top of the fifth as Clark scored on a wild pitch from Erskine starter Heath Gray and Kameron Armacost dropped a bunt down, scoring Steele Myers. The Flying Fleet took advantage of two Brevard errors in the top of the fifth as Phillip Herring and Smith scored to hold the 5-4 advantage at the midway point of the game.
The Tornados blew the game open in the bottom of the fifth as the first seven batters of the inning all reached base, with five coming around to score. O'Dell, Merriken and Pressley all recorded RBIs, while Clark and Myers greeted Flying Fleet relief pitcher Carlton Watts with run-scoring base hits to push the score at 9-5.
Erskine battled back in the eighth as Herring drew a walk to lead off the inning. Brian Laznik was plunked by a pitch, putting runners on first and second, but Dustin Haithcox retired the next batter on an infield pop fly. A base hit by Bolding loaded the bases and Willingham brought home the first run with an infield single. Luke Danielewicz followed with a single through the left side of the infield, scoring two to bring the Flying Fleet back to within one, but Michael Bradley entered the game and retired the side to end the threat.
After an intentional walk was issued to Smith, loading the bases with one out in the ninth, Bolding drove a double to the fence in right center, scoring all three runs to put Erskine up 11-9. Hamilton entered the game and after a wild pitch advanced Bolding to third, the right-hander retired the side to end the threat.
Pearson entered the game in an attempt to close out the victory, but he was greeted by three straight hits as Clark reached on an infield single, Myers doubled to left center advancing Clark to third and Champ Stuart reached on a slow infield chopper, scoring Clark to put the score at 11-10. Atlee retired the next BC batter on strikes and Ham grounded into a fielder's choice as Myers was thrown out trying to tie the game up, setting the stage for O'Dell and he delivered, driving the pitch into centerfield scoring Stuart from second to tie the game up. Merriken worked Atlee to a 2-1 count before hitting a seeing-eye single up the middle, past a diving shortstop, scoring Ham to end the game.
White recorded the no decision on the day, pitching 5.2 innings, scattering four hits while striking out three. His opponent, Gray went four innings in allowing nine earned runs in also receiving the no decision.
Myers added three hits for Brevard as the Tornados recorded a season-high 19 hits in the victory. Bolding led the way for the Flying Fleet, driving in four runs while going 3-for-6 on the evening.
The Tornados remain at home this weekend as they host Mars Hill College in a South Atlantic Conference weekend series. First game of the series is on Friday, March 18th, with first pitch at Gil Coan Field coming at 3 p.m.


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Petzl Am'D Ball-Lock Carabiner
ThePetzl Am D Ball Lock Carabiner is a multi-purpose carabiner for connecting devices to harnesses or to use at the end of a lanyard. This carabiner has an excellent strength-to-weight ratio with a Keylock system that helps prevent snagging of the device during maneuvers. A very reliable item that never fails and is mostly used in belays, it's really easy to use and very safe, you can open it with one hand once you get a hold of it and it closes by itself, it never jams! Three quick and simple motions are required for the gate to open, which greatly increases the level of safety, while the red indicator provides a visual warning when the carabiner is unlocked to leave you climbing or caving confidently when you go to double-check your gear. All Petzl carabiners are fitted with the patented anti-snag Keylock concept, which makes it easy to clip.


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Retailers installing tracking cameras in eyes of manequins
Big Brother could be at your favorite store.
As CBS 2′s Don Champion reported, a growing number of stores are using discrete and sophisticated technology — including mannequins with facial-recognition cameras hidden in their eyes — to track shopper demographics in an effort to boost sales. Retailers say the marketing data technology allows them to cater their business to customers better, but it's also raising privacy concerns.


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Photoshop pushes a machine harder than most programs. It's part of squeezing out as much performance from a machine as possible. Sometimes that means marginal hardware can show problems that look an awful lot like software bugs but aren't. Or, even worse, cause a machine to mysteriously reboot (it's happened). In other words, we take performance seriously, but that can sometimes tickle machine weaknesses.
So, as we've heard the occasional reports of mysterious pauses or bad slowdowns with CS2, we have really been paying attention. Trying to find a reproducible case can be very hard, though – and it's hard to fix a performance issue if you can't reproduce it (or at least have enough information to simulate it). And sometimes, through the course of dealing with a helpful user, it can become clear that there is something very weird or particular about the machine they have, and boy, at that point, do you really want to get your hands on that machine and take a good, deep look.
Well, through a series of events, we got lucky enough to find a user in the local area with a slowdown issue. So Seetha and I packed up his laptop in the car and headed out yesterday afternoon. When we got there, our user was so happy to have us.
We started with a demonstration of the problem. It took a while to happen. But when things started going "funny", it was pretty clear that something was not normal. Ah, good, we thought. Not intermittent or one of those funny bugs that can simply disappear when two senior engineers walk in the room (you'd be surprised at how often *that* happens), but a repeatable problem that just happened to be tied to a specific machine.
I had us do the thing I always do when starting to try and figure out a bug – we pulled up Performance Monitor (on a Windows box – I pull up Activity Monitor on Macs, or install X Resource Monitor) and repeated the problem. Our user once again showed us the problem as Performance Monitor was watching CPU, disk activity, and free RAM. I have a set of colors I tend to use for these things, so that I can glance at Performance Monitor and know quickly what is going on. So we tried to reproduce the problem quickly. And the lines in Performance Monitor looked OK. So we sat back to think about what things might be going on – and after a short bit, I noticed that the blue line I use for free RAM was making a steady march downwards. With Photoshop idle. Ugh. And we watched the memory go to near-zero, at which point disk activity started going up, and we started poking around, and it now became clear why performance on this machine was getting so bad so quickly – a memory leak. A bad one. One that we had never seen before. So now the hunt was on for why…
We started up Task Manager and went to the Performance tab. Yup, available RAM was sitting at 3MB. On Windows XP, if your machine every has less than about 15MB of free RAM, you know you're going to be in for trouble performance-wise. Ugh. So we quit Photoshop – which took a bit, since there was so much of Photoshop paged out due to the leak. I switch Task Manager to the Processes tab, added Virtual Memory Size, and started Photoshop, and didn't touch it. Yup, there, plain as day. Munch, munch, munch went memory.
We did some first-step debugging – restarting without plug-ins, without scripting. No good. Still leaking memory. With all the easy answers gone, we hooked Seetha's laptop up to our user's network, installed the remote debugging stubs on the user's machine, and started up a debug build. When the debug build started up, with all of it's extra asserts and checks and paranoia built in, the smoking gun showed up right away. Aha. Bad font. And the light bulb went off in my head… The font preview menu. You see, I implemented the font preview menu to take absolutely zero extra time at startup. It generates all the previews on the fly, in the background, at idle time. Works really well, especially as most machines can read in a font and generate a preview just about as fast as they could read in a cache. We can usually generate all your previews in the first 20 seconds or so while the app is up, while some other programs that have WYSIWYG menus take more than twice as long to read in their cache.
Anyway, it matched the idle-time symptom of the memory leak we saw. And it struck me that if – **if** – a font failed in a certain way that caused our font rasterizer component to let the failure leak out (which isn't supposed to happen) we could not only drop our memory on the floor but not remember that we tried that font. Bad news. So, we tried the workaround of turning off the preview menu, and of course, no memory leak. Now, both Seetha and I are eager to figure out which font it is, so we can bring the sucker back with us and dissect what went wrong. So, we bring up the debug build again, catch the problems, read the indicators, and get the font name. Cool. We turn on the preview menus and remove those fonts from the system, and start Photoshop and watch. Shoot. The memory leak is still happening. Seetha posits that it could be more than one font. So, we start a full-on search for the bad font (yup, the very same binary search-for-the-bad-font that we ask users to do when we suspect the problem is related to a bad font). Sure enough, with nothing but the minimal font set installed, Photoshop starts up fine – no leak. So we start moving fonts back, chunks at a time. No leak. We move more No leak. We're back down to the one font we thought was bad, and moved it back. No leak. Huh?
At this point, we've actually completely solved the user's problem with no workaround (all their fonts are back in place and the program is performing great). And we have enough information to simulate the bug back in the lab (which I've now done). So we pack up and head out, thanking our user for their time (I hope we conveyed how immensely we appreciated it – we really did). Our best guess is that some pre-caching or performance mechanism in the operating system somehow got a bad shadow copy of the font and that bad shadow copy was causing the issue, and that re-installing all the fonts (which is what we essentially ended up doing) force the bad shadow copy to be refreshed from the good copy. But that's a guess.
Now, while I'd really like to know what actually went wrong, we ended the day with a happy user, information that might help some other users, and a cornered bug to be fixed for the next release. And both Seetha and I reflected on our way back to Adobe about all the bad software we deal with and programmers who wouldn't even think of going to a user's site to debug an issue (and certainly not 2 senior engineers like us).
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Do they make a board 54 inches or less that could float 250lbs?
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Do they make a board 54 inches or less that could float 250lbs?
local shapers can make anything you want.
k00k ? for sure
No just sponger looking for soft top options. Don't worry, I'm not anywhere nearby
Are you just getting into surfing? Only asking because of the "soft top" comment. If so, I would go for a bigger board than a < 54". If you have already made up your mind, I would not take the chance on a shop search for a board that will float 250.
Shout out to A2TallI would get with a local shaper and construct some mind blowing shape that will have you throwing buckets in a month or less.Quote:
local shapers can make anything you want.
If you are looking for something like a beater board that is a little bit bigger and better i would highly suggest Congo Bodyboards. I sell them at the shop i work at and they are definitely high quality. He makes a 54 and a 56 which feature three graphite stringers so they are more durable than the beaters. The boards are handmade over in California and the guy that owns the company is super nice. Might be worth checking into them if that is something you are looking for. www.congoboards.com
Yeah I'm a beginner/k00k. I may invest in something larger later in the off-season, but for right now I'd like to bypass the surf beaches and stay out of the way.
The OCMD blackball rule says 54 or less, but a local company Willey, has a 58 that he says should pass by the lifeguards: http://www.willeysurfboards.com/answer.html
Although, it only has 1 stringer
I'm looking for something cheapo in case I break it, which is likely.
Abbey.....try a Beater by Catch Surf.....get the finless 54.....I think you will be surprised.
On the site they say 175 or less, that's why I haven't picked one up. I also haven't seen anybody real big on one. Know anyone who has had an experience w/ one that's around 250?


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RANCHO CUCAMONGA - The West Valley Republican Assembly will host a program on the 2nd Amendment on Tuesday.
The guest speaker will be Steve Gomez, a National Rifle Association Benefactor Life Member.
The meeting begins with dinner at 6:30 p.m., with the program at 7 p.m. at Carrow's Restaurant, 11669 Foothill Blvd.
To RSVP: 909-985-5045 or email: firstname.lastname@example.com


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I have a general question about making a Soft AP/Fake AP. If a client A is connected with an AP B, and the connection between them is using WPA2 (preshared key). Is it possible for me to act as AP B (with the mac and SSID belonging to AP B) and downgrade the connection in somehow?
With downgrade I mean making the connection use no encryption at all or using a weaker form of encryption.
Let's assume that I can use airdrop-ng to eliminate AP B.
/ Alex


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