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"All they are going to find is a body."
My longtime fishing partner, the late Harold Dotson, summed it up pretty accurately that beautiful summer day many years ago. A police boat, followed by a boat from TWRA had gone by us on J. Percy Priest at a high rate of speed. They were not chasing anyone so we knew it was a different situation.
It was the Fourth of July weekend years ago and what we were doing on Priest, I have no idea. It has long been a practice of mine and of many anglers to stay off the water on holidays and for me, even weekends during the summer. Too many idiots trying to see how fast their boat can run or how big a rooster tail they can throw. Then, add in the snow mobile looking things they put on water skis and the skiers and add alcohol. You have the perfect recipe for disaster.
In the case of Harold's prediction, it was a young man who decided he could jump off the bluff near one of the picnic areas. It did not matter that he could not swim all that well. More than several cold beers, according to his friends, made him bullet proof. Unfortunately, he was not immune to drowning.
I am 100% in favor of having a good time and in the past, on more than one occasion, I have mixed an adult beverage or six with my boating. However, in a boat, I have never been a speed demon. My current boat from Marine Sales may run 40-mph. I don't know. I have never opened it up to see. I am not in that much of a hurry.
But over the years, I have just about seen it all when it comes to idiocy on the water. Now and then, the end result is tragedy and so often it is the result of someone not wearing a life jacket. Many of the launching ramps have signs that give the number of people who have drowned on that water. Then, it lists the number that drowned wearing life jackets. Usually, that second number is zero.
If you have an I.Q. higher than room temperature, surely you realize the value of wearing a personal flotation device-PFD. I have always had one in the boat because the law requires it. However, for many years now, I have been wearing it and wearing it zipped or fastened. Mine, when driving the boat, is attached via a cord to the kill switch on the engine. That way, if thrown out or just thrown away from the steering wheel, the boat dies. Kinda keeps you from getting cut all to pieces by a spinning prop.
Water safety has become more important to me in recent years. I don't know if it is maturity or just because I have seen so many idiots running boats and jet skis. Some of the things I have seen done are a sheer lack of common sense or purposefully to make an angler mad. I once had guy on a jet ski, run between me and the bank just to get my goat. I am ashamed to admit, he got that and more. Back then, no jet ski could outrun my bass boat.
But the purpose of this column is to hopefully make boaters aware of a few simple safety precautions that can save lives. First of course, is the PFD. If the craft is moving or if you are in the water, have one on and fastened. It really can save your life. Add to that, a fire extinguisher in your boat. I can't count the number of boat fires I have seen and don't recall ever seeing a fire extinguisher available. It is also the law on most crafts. No matter what size or type of watercraft you are in, wear a PFD.
Second, don't be stupid. Don't do stupid things like jumping out of a moving boat or jumping into water of which you don't know the depth or what is under the surface. Don't run full speed by some angler just see if your wake will slosh over the side of his boat. You never know, he may have a shotgun laying handy in the bottom. Or what if he was standing up and fell out? I have just exactly that done a number of times. Some guy in a speed demon "waking" a fisherman.
Act like you have relatives. That is an old Native American saying that basically means, don't do things most folks would be ashamed of. Don't drive the boat under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Not only is it dangerous, it is against the law and you can bet the boys will be out this weekend checking. The penalty is the same as with a car.
Have some courtesy. There are going to be crowds at the ramps. Don't back your boat down and block the whole ramp while you fiddle around taking the tie downs off. Have your boat ready to launch, back down, launch and get out of the way. With two people, one in the boat and one in the car or truck, there is no way it should take more than a couple minutes to launch. The same holds when taking out.
So enjoy the holidays, enjoy the water and all TN has to offer. I won't be there. I don't get away from home on holidays. But I don't want to be writing a column about you next week unless you caught something really big.
These are among the deadliest days on the water.
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On Friday, Dirk Nowitzki practiced with the Mavs' starters for the first time since offseason knee surgery.
This marks a major step into his eventual return to Dallas' starting lineup.
Dirk had his most effective game on Wednesday night against the Miami Heat, scoring a season-high 19 points, including a game-tying one-legged fade-away to send the game into overtime, where the Mavs eventually lost.
"Whether I'm starting or not really doesn't matter," Nowitzki said after Friday's practice. "I guess we'll make that decision tomorrow. We didn't talk about it today."
If Dirk can keep building up his stamina, we will soon see him where he belongs, in the starting lineup.
"We'll let you know," head coach Rick Carlisle said. "It's an important step, but he's got to be ready for it."Tags: Basketball, Dallas, Dallas Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki, NBA, Rick Carlisle

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Brother Jaden and famous parents, Will and Jada Pinkett, make their way to an awaiting car after the 'Whip My Hair' hitmaker is done with her soundcheck for the White House Easter Egg Roll.
Willow Smith is expected to make merry the 2011 White House Easter Egg Roll. Before she takes the outdoor stage on Monday, April 25, the 10-year-old singing sensation first made a visit to the White House to complete a soundcheck for her performance, and was snapped leaving the U.S. president's residence grounds.
The "Whip My Hair" hitmaker, who wore a sleeveless leopard-printed shirt with a rolled-up tan pants for the soundcheck, was accompanied by her famous family. Her 12-year-old actor brother Jaden Smith was spotted making his exit followed by their star father Will Smith. Also being caught on camera about to hop into an awaiting car was their mother Jada Pinkett Smith.
Willow is one of the performers having been invited by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama to perform at the 133rd annual event held on the South Lawn. She is joining a list that includes Internet sensation Greyson Chance and "Bubbly" singer Colbie Caillat. The latter has been set to sing the National Anthem.
Also set to take part in this Easter Egg Roll, which theme is "Get Up and Go!", are morning show hosts Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos. They read to the children after they finish their search for the hidden eggs. About 14,500 hard-boiled and dyed eggs will be used for the egg roll and hunt, while an additional 83,000 eggs made from American wood will be given to children.


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For centuries, people have been tunneling into the landscape, which proved especially adept at hiding those fleeing persecution.
It was this single factor, one of application rather than invention, that made the mechanical drill feasible for tunneling.
tunneling has been carried on quite extensively in the mining region.
Though the Spitfire was tunneling through the blue at 350 miles an hour, he suddenly found he was impatient for even more speed.
After the decision is finally made the tunneling is a rapid process.
It was manifest that though we might succeed in tunneling past one Stockade, we could not go beyond the second one.
Here the stream which has done all this carving and tunneling has got to the end of its tether.
"Brick and Jerry are tunneling this way," said Hamp, to himself.
Many lives were sacrificed in the hazardous work of tunneling.
Closely connected with tunneling machines are the machines for "getting" coal.
mid-15c., "funnel-shaped net for catching birds," from Middle French tonnelle "net," or tonel "cask," diminutive of Old French tonne "tun, cask for liquids," possibly from the same source as Old English tunne (see tun).
Sense of "tube, pipe" (1540s) developed in English and led to sense of "underground passage," which is first attested 1765, about five years after the first modern tunnel was built (on the Grand Trunk Canal in England). This sense subsequently has been borrowed into French (1878). The earlier native word for this was mine. Meaning "burrow of an animal" is from 1873. Tunnel vision first recorded 1949. The figurative phrase light at the end of the tunnel is attested from 1922.
"excavate underground," 1795, from tunnel (n.).
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Glenn Donaire (right) and his father Nonito Sr. celebrate after their last win. (Team Donaire)
Glenn "Filipino Bomber" Donaire (19-4-1, 10 KOs) has injured his left knee and has pulled out of a June 15 Telemundo main event against Daniel Lozano (11-0, 8 KOs).
"I was supposed to defend my belt in Florida," the regional flyweight titleholder said. "It would have been a good fight, and I was training hard, but I got hurt. I was doing my sprints running up a hill, and then I was jogging back down the hill I just felt something twist. It hurt so bad. When I got home, it got swollen for three or four days."
A trip to the doctor confirmed his concerns. "He examined my knee, and he said nothing was torn, but there was some major swelling. He told me not to do anything for two weeks, so I couldn't go through with the fight," Donaire added. "I'll probably be back to 100 percent by August. I can move around in the ring a little bit, but I can't run."
In the meantime, he touched on a few subjects, namely his dream fight that would vindicate his comeback from a three-year layoff—a move back down to 108 pounds to face explosive WBA junior flyweight titlist Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez of Nicaragua (32-0, 27 KOs).
"If there's nobody that wants to fight him, I'll fight him," Donaire said. "I don't run from nobody. The guys he fought are scared of him. They go down in their mind before he's even hit them. If you don't know how to move with him, you're done, because he can really punch. But I want that fight if he's listening. I can go down to 108. I hope he picks me, and if not, I'll fight anyone."
Before his injury, Donaire was getting some quality sparring at the Kennel Gym in his hometown of San Leandro, Calif., from a pair of Filipino bantamweights, Glenn Porras (27-3, 17 KOs) and Jundy Maraon (14-0-1, 11 KOs), both of whom train with his father, Nonito Sr.
In addition, Olympic Trials light flyweight champion Eros Correa from nearby San Jose has given Donaire a few rounds and has definitely caught the pro's attention.
"That kid's going to be a good pro one day," Donaire said. "He has a big right hand a lot of heart. He kind of reminds me of my brother [Nonito Jr.] a little bit how he was in the amateurs, with that in-and-out [movement]. He's real smooth, real quick."
Nonito Jr. has a big fight of his own to look forward to on July 7, a junior featherweight unification battle with Jeffrey Mathebula. Older brother Glenn gave his take.
"I haven't seen any film on [Mathebula], but if you can't catch my brother in the first round, forget it," he said. "Good fighters don't get hit. Look at Nonito. And if you can't match Nonito's speed, you're done for. Speed kills, like when I watch Andre Ward. With his handspeed, he can beat you with one hand. Great fighters can wear you down with that speed."
All this talk about the sweet science has made Glenn anxious to get back in the gym.
"You know, it's funny, but sometimes I shake with excitement when I see good fighters do their thing," Donaire said. "I'm so into this. I didn't have this same enthusiasm about boxing when I was younger. This is a new me. It just makes me want to get back out there and start preparing for my next challenge. Watch out for me. I'll be back."
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Learn about publication design, digital photography, illustration, package design, motion graphics, 3D modelling and animation! Get a solid foundation in drawing and design process. LEVEL 5
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Become a graphic designer or specialise in motion. Learn about publication design, digital photography, illustration, package design, motion graphics, 3D modeling and animation. Get a solid foundation in the drawing and design process.
See examples of student work on the Digital Media page of the Whitireia Media gallery.
This one year programme provides a solid grounding and hands-on experience in design and technical ability for print, web, packaging, and the moving image. There are a number of possible pathways - print, illustration, packaging, web design, animation and post-production in both 2D and 3D.
Students can graduate with the Diploma in Digital Design, or continue to do years 2 and 3 of the Bachelor of Applied Arts (Visual Arts and Design).
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Students are provided with a small printing allowance but should allow for additional costs for printing ($60). Digital file storage and backup is essential as the course proceeds so students are advised to purchase a portable hard drive or similar (up to $200).
A minimum of 42 credits at NCEA Level 3 or higher made up of:
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Networking and educational opportunities, to be held September 16-17, will be tailored for emerging professionals in the design industry
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) introduces GO PRO: NYC, a weekend of events tailored specifically for emerging professionals in the interior design industry. The two-day event will kick-off on Friday, Sept. 16 with a tour of the New York Times Building and continue through Saturday, Sept. 17 with a series of expert panels on topics including professional advancement, product development and pro bono work.
The full schedule is as follows:
PROject – New York Times Building Tour
Attendees will have the opportunity to tour the environmentally sustainable New York Times Building with FXFOWLE Architects. A reception will follow in the offices of Covington & Burling, featuring 360-degree panoramic views of Manhattan. Hosted by the ASID New York Metro Chapter.
Speaker: Guy Geier, Managing Partner, FXFOWLE Architects
Friday, September 16 from 4-7 p.m.
PROduct – Joe Carini of CariniLang
Famed carpet designer Joe Carini of CariniLang will share his experience working with Nepalese weavers and creating innovative maps of New York at his exquisite showroom.
Speaker: Joe Carini, Founder of CariniLang
Saturday, September 17 from 9-10:30 a.m.
PRO Bono Work – The Role of the Design Community
John Cary, author of The Power of Pro Bono will lead a discussion on the responsibility of the design community to take an activist stance and embrace pro bono work. A case study will be explored on the Harlem-based Girls Educational and Mentoring Services (GEMS) facility—an organization that empowers young women who have been sexually exploited.
Speakers: John Cary, president and CEO of The Next American City and author of The Power of Pro Bono; Sonya Dufner, FASID, associate principal, director of workplace at Perkins + Will NYC; Rachel Lloyd, founder and executive director of New York-based Girls Educational and Mentoring Services (GEMS); Courtney E. Martin, author of DO IT ANYWAY: the New Generation of Activists
Saturday, September 17 from 1:30-3:30 p.m.
PROfessional Advancement – Networking Reception
The event will close with an opportunity to mingle, dance and dine with design professionals from across all sectors.
Saturday, September 17 from 6-10 p.m.
GO PRO: NYC expects to attract emerging designers from Northeast and Mid-Atlantic and unite like-minded professionals for a weekend of inspirational and celebratory programs. Space is limited to attend. For detailed information on GO PRO: NYC and to register online, visit www.asid.org/gopro. ASID's sponsors of this event include Ambiente, CariniLang and ASID Industry Partner Hangsgrohe.


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Annual Lunar Gala shows CMU students' fashionable side
The clock strikes midnight as models finish their walk on the runway.
They've been practicing their struts since October at University Center in Rangos Hall at Carnegie Mellon University in Oakland.
The students will be wearing clothing designed by their peers, most of whom are not studying fashion. They are focusing on other curriculums, such as engineering, computer science and robotics.
But for a short time, they create apparel for the annual Lunar Gala on Feb. 15. It's a fashion show that draws 1,200 spectators. This annual event is a collaboration of student producers, designers, models and dancers, brought together to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
Lunar Gala produces a showcase for the students' work in fashion, dance and modeling. The show brings together designers, programmers, artists and technicians.
This year's theme is Hypnose. It will incorporate kaleidoscopic videos, a Red Bull unusual materials competition and wearable technology.
Organizers invite attendees to become lost in the fluctuation between simplicity and intricacy, clarity and ambiguity.
The show will feature 18 student-designer collections combined with dancers and live entertainment.
One of those collections is Errorz, created by Aya Demler of New York City, who is studying human computer interaction, and Rick Shanor, a mechanical engineering and robotics student from Atlanta.
"I feel honored and proud to have our designs in the show and hope the people who see them will like them," says Demler, who was a model in the show her freshman year. "It's a chance for us to do something outside of school and a chance to be creative through our fashion designs."
This is Shanor's first time working on Lunar Gala.
"What is fun about this show is it is completely different from anything we do in class, so we invite everyone to come out and see it," he says.
The two will feature nine designs worn by five male and four female models.
"We had a lot of errors along the way, lots of trial and error in creating the collection, so the name fits perfectly," Demler says. "We did a lot of experimenting with our collection."
The two juniors chose materials such as acrylics, plastics and LED lighting, including a heart design that appears to beat on the model's chest like the real thing.
Helping students during the creation process is the job of fellow designer Rachel Ciavarella, a junior from northern New Jersey, who is also design coordinator for the event. The industrial-design major created Spectral Discord, which uses black-and-white with other colorful patterns.
For the event, 40 designers applied, beginning with a portfolio, followed by interviews to decide on whose designs will make the cut.
Ciavarella assisted with everything from the concept of what designers wanted to create to the actual sewing.
"There are a lot of creative designs in this show," Ciavarella says. "Most of the designers are self-taught, and participating in Lunar Gala might be a once-in-a-lifetime event for them. The entire evening is a unique experience. You won't get to see anything else like this anywhere else. It's a wonderful combination of fashion, dancing and art. It also showcases a diverse group of individuals."
Senior industrial-design major Alanna Fusaro, from Reading, is co-executive producer of the event with CeeCee Chang, a senior biology and psychology major from Chicago.
"This is such a great organization," Fusarao says. "It's a wonderful community of individuals, and it is so exciting to see what the students come up with in their designs. And they do it all outside of the course work. They really enjoy working on their collections and seeing them come to life on the models as they walk the runway."
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About Me
- About Ken Smith
- Musical Background
- Manufacturer of Ken Smith Basses but also back part time playing Double Bass in Local Symphony Orchestras (and other Gigs as well including a Smith Bass as needed) using one of the Basses from my personal collection; http://www.kensmithbasses.com/doublebasses
I Retired in 1988 after playing both Electric Bass and Double Bass in & around NYC for 20 years as well as some traveling in my earlier days. I did mostly studio work from 1975 and curtailed most travel. I taught about 450 Students privately on both Electric Bass and Double Bass from about 1974-1986 but retired from that as well. In 1978 I started Ken Smith Basses,Ltd. and continued to play as the Business grew. Now I'm back working the Bow in a few local Symphony Orchestras and a few other Gigs as time allows.
- Location
- Perkasie, PA
- Additional Information
- Just ask me if you are curious..
- Your Gear
- My Orchestra Double Bass is a full cut Louis Lowendall Strad model made in Berlin 1910, Germany. My other Bass for rehearsals and amplified gigs like shows, jazz gigs and Pops concerts with Orchestra is an Italian style Bass by Josef Kreutzer from Brno, 1953. Both Basses with custom made Ebony C-Extensions. For Bows I have an early Roger Lotte, a Vigneron model by Slaviero of Cremona, a bow by A.Proietti (Cesena, Italy) and a Sartory model by Peter Eibert.
For Electric work (which is rare for me these days) I have a '99 Burner Deluxe 4-string that I take out when needed.
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- Is this a trick question? Mike?
Like I had a choice in the matter.. lol
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I can imagine how confusing and distressing this situation must be for you. You are clearly a good man and have good values. You are also a man and recognize the temptations of this world exist. And now you know the temptations are actually very tempting.
I want you to recognize that feeling guilt is a good thing. You are treating guilt as something bad and overpowering. But it is not; it is something that we are granted (if you are a religious man like your fiance, then by G-d) to help us recognize what our values really are and how to return to them.
Remember: the purpose of temptation is to be tempting. Sexual temptation is one of the strongest in the world (with food, money, etc.). And human sexuality is almost all in our fantasy, in our brains. That's why if we are sad, anxious, etc. we have no sexual desire: because our brain's pleasure center is completely on shut-off status when these emotions override it.
Therefore, it's most important that you not turn this into an issue between the two of you. There is no reason for her to know what occurred if she will not find out from others. You were tempted by these pleasures of the world and you tried them.
You have come out from them now feeling guilt. That means that you recognize now what your values really are even more than you did before. So, remember:
To let the guilt turn into shame and depression is to lose the real spiritual purpose of the guilt: if you let it become shame and depression, you will only be tempted even more to repeat this type of behavior because you will keep telling yourself you are unworthy, you're not really a good person, you're a fake, etc.
But if you use guilt the way it was intended, to clarify your values, then you can commit even more strongly to your values and your fiance. You can say that you really, really do believe in these values and in your loyalty to her. This is the truly religious way to treat guilt. The other way is to turn it into shame and depression, and that's not healthy.


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Just to mention that MadMax, whom I respect as much as you other writers, has already enjoyed this article, and has also edited it. So I'm hoping this can make it to VFH. I like the style as is, honestly, but rules say it must pass a Pee. So rules will be rules, and friends will be friends (remember Freddy? - he was everyones friend). Any way, it's no turning back now. AAAAHHHH H H H...!!!
Regarding a review, I don't plan on listening to anyone, nor changing a single word. So if you want to edit go right ahead. Otherwise don't Pee for GLEE! Cause I don't even want a Pee Review - which will simply be another writers version of paradise. Thanks all...
- Ok, I'll get to it tonight--DirectorWILLYOU 333Talk IF YOU DARE 02:45, January 18, 2010 (UTC)
Funnybony 17:24, January 15, 2010 (UTC)
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|There isn't much to talk about, but here it goes.
Ok, this isn't a bad article and I had some good giggles. However I like to point out that much of your paragraphs are on the short side. Like some sections have no more than two sentences, and some have one. You have a good idea going, but you need more info on some of the sections. They don't have to be too long but they should be longer than just two sentences. Also be careful with quotes, as people tend to get bitchy with quotes as they can be unfunny. Remember, only put up a quote if it is actually funny. And please get rid of that facts template, as I see no humor in using it.
|Not Bad. A concept about a dinosaur that is larger than life is a great idea. However, it would be better instead of stating it's a fictional creature that was made up, you should make it appear real.
|Prose and formatting:
|your grammar and spelling are good, although I did find one mistake, but I fixed it.
|Awesome images, although you should compare a G-rex compared to a human being. (which sounds stupid, cause they're like freaking big)
|My overall grade of this article.
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|Nice article, good concept, short paragraphs, stupid template. That much sums it up. You are probably going to ignore this, but let me point out one thing; VFH can be a bitch. Even though one person would like it, others may not. I learned that the hard way myself. Remember, Pee review isn't just for getting articles nominated for VFH, it is used to help you out, to point to your mistakes and give you tips to help make your article be good, and even help you to win VFH. If you fail at VFH, remember this review will help you fix your mistakes. You can also get someone else's opinion, that helps too. Good Luck!
|--DirectorWILLYOU 333Talk IF YOU DARE 03:13, January 18, 2010 (UTC)


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Removing Starter from 525i
Do you remove the starter from the top of the engine or the bottom of a 2001 525i?
From the top. Remove the intake manifold for access.
The search button is your friend but here you go this might help. http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=336745 i have the M52 engine and I removed my starter from the bottom otherwise your pulling the intake manifold.
This might help with the DIY:
- Where is the starter motor located (1) & an M52 starter motor DIY (1) (2) & removing the 540i starter motor in one hour (1) & the BMW TIS (1) and an E38 740iL starter motor DIY (1) (2) & how to remove the M52 starter motor without removing the intake manifold (1) (2) & what special tools are needed (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) & where is the starter motor relay (1) (2)
Thanks. I did confirm that the starter is good. I did some more searching and found that my ignition key could be the problem for no start/no crank/ no nothing. I went ahead and purchased another key. They told me to try my original key first, wait 10 seconds and try the new key. I did just that...my original key did not start the car. However, after waiting 10 seconds I used the new key and it did start. After this I turned the car off and tried the new key multiple times and it continued to work.
After this, I tried the original key and it started the car. Why is this? Did the original key become inactivated somehow and after the new key was used, it then activated the original key again?
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On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 22:12:57 -0500, Ed Lentz <elentz at gmail dot com> wrote:
> I'm running ver 1.11 at the office with a 5 static IP over PPPoE from
> SBC. I have everytihing running except with a VPN from the office to
> my Linksys VPN router. Everytime I try to get the tunnel setup the
> m0n0wall crashes. Just stops responding. I have read on the list
> that this didn't work a few months ago.
I've gotten one working before but it was *ugly*. Wasn't very stable
to say the least. Barely worked at all before a firmware upgrade, but
it worked half decent after upgrading to the latest version. I'd make
sure you have the latest firmware from Linksys on it.
PPTP would be a good option for 98 and XP compatibility (just use the
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All your tires are now monitored. For those worried about Big Brother, look no further than the RFID devices now being implated into many products. Michelin will start embedding this in your tires, so all your car's movements can be tracked. These cheap little devices send out a radio frequency with their embedded ID number. A monitor station can be set up to query and track ID passing by. So, pretty soon, YOU will be able to be monitored by any monitor station! I will have to walk past my RFID sensor sweep everymorning soon.
Tech in the country. Programming & Technology inovations.
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Wednesday, January 15, 2003
Looking for something better than the Tivo? I think that MythTV, an open source project, may be the answer! Full internet, PVR, music, gaming and more. Looks like I should rig up my set top box asap. Anyone know of a good linux compatible TV tuner card?
Sunday, January 12, 2003
MyTheme.com has added Custom Away Messages to created themes. Now, along with buddy icons and othere images, you can attach a custom Away message list to your theme! Pretty cool.
Tuesday, January 07, 2003
Find Cheap Computers and Digital Cameras at newly launched DealFreak.com. Search for Cool new electronics for discount prices. Submit your own deals and become a deal freak yourself!
We (cd buyers) won the Anti Trust settlement with the music industry Get back the money owed to you by the pricefixing on music done between 1995 and 2000 (upto $20 per person) Submit your claim here! It's easy!
Sunday, January 05, 2003
Surprise!!! Wow, my gf and friends threw a surprise birthday party for me last night. I was completely shocked and surprised! I was a very weird feeling seeing all those people there, but it was really great. Thanks everyone for coming, and for those of you who weren't invited, sorry, but, I didn't make the guest list! Anyway, thanks for coming Dan, Erin, Pete, Gayle, Matt, Jay, Carrie, Serge, Vadim, Sue, Ken, Gloria, Betsy, Anne, Joel, David, David, Valerie and everyone else!
Wednesday, January 01, 2003
The Midnight Run was last night. It was quite a blast running through central park in the middle of the night. To kick off the race, they had a very nice, very loud fireworks display right next to the start line. It was also a costume contest race, I wore my werewolf wig, which managed to scare a few people in the darker parts of the park. Anyway, since this is the year of running, I though it would be good to start it off right. Happy New Year everyone!!!!


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Eastern Mennonite University set a new high for student-athletes named to the annual Old Dominion Athletic Conference All-Academic Team, as 80 Royals were honored. Last year EMU landed 61 on ... read more about Royals Set New High For ODAC All-Academic Team
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EMU "Honors" 53 Incoming Students
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While standing in the middle of a local plant nursery, it hits you, you know little to nothing about plants. You have spent months planning the perfect garden wedding. Your day, the day you've dreamed of since childhood is getting closer, but the garden does not yet have the 'look' you dreamed it would.
Everything else is in place. The one thing left to do is choose plants that will give the best color for your fall wedding. Which plants? There are so many to choose from.
Hopefully, you have planned far enough in advance so that you can plant them in the ground, giving them plenty of time to settle into their new home. If you do not have time for that or if your ceremony will be held on property that does not belong to you, choose plants that will live in pots.
The variety of decorative urns, pots, pedestals and hanging baskets are endless. You are certain to find something that will work with the tone of your wedding. Using something as simple as a plastic five gallon bucket turned upside down, covered with pretty fabric and wrapped in a ribbon. Perhaps, use two buckets, a smaller one on top of the five gallon bucket to make it taller and set a potted plant on top. No one will ever know that your pretty pedestal is a cheap bucket wrapped in beautiful fabric. Use your imagination. For inspiration, take a walk around the barn or a junk store in your area.
Setting potted plants on rocks around the garden will also work. If there are no rocks in your garden, they are easily created. Yes, you can build a rock that is perfectly sized for the area you will set it in. Many knowledgeable people can be found in the Hypertufa and Cement forum at Dave's Garden.
Below is a sampling of plants that climb, spread, hang and mound. Plants listed have lovely blooms or foliage color in the fall. A few plants have both, colorful blooms and interesting foliage.
Japanese Climbing Hydrangea
Variegated Virginia Creeper
Blue Oat Grass Helictotrichon sempervirens
|Feather Reed Grass Calamagrostis x acutiflora
Zones 4-9 Height: 4-6 ft.
Seed heads turn a golden color in the fall.
Grass has a pink hue and is 'wispy' in appearance.
Maiden Grass Miscanthus sinensis 'Puenktchen'
Left: Blue Oat Grass
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|Autumn Crocus Colchicum speciosum
Zones 4-9
Height: 6-12 in
Bloom: Pale Pink, White/Near White
|Black Snakeroot
Cimicifuga ramosa
'Pink Spike'
Zones 4-8
Height:4-8 ft
Bloom: Pale Pink
|False Aster
Boltonia asteroides
Zones 3-9
Height: 36-48 in.
Bloom: White/Near White
|Frickart's Aster
Aster x frikartii
Zones 5-8
Height:24-36 in.
Bloom: Violet/Lavender
|Garden Mum
Chrysanthemum morifolium 'Sunny Reagan'
Zones 4-9
Height: 12-36in.
Bloom: Bright Yellow
|Goldenrod Solidago 'Golden Baby' Solidago
Zones 3-8 Height:12-24in
Bloom: Gold, Yellow-Orange, Bright Yellow
|Helmet Flower
Aconite napellus
Zones 3-7
Height: 24-48 in.
Bloom: Dark Blue, Blue-Violet, Lavender
|Heath Aster
Aster ericoides
Zones 3-9
Height:18-24 in
Bloom: Violet/Lavender, White/Near White
|Italian Aster
Aster amellus
'Violet Queen'
Zones 4-7
Height: 24-36 in.
Bloom: Violet, Lavender
|Japanese Anemone Anemone x hybrida
Zones 5-8
Height: 36-48 in.
Bloom: Magenta, Pink-Purple
|Joe Pye Weed
Eupatorium purpureum
Zones 2-8
Height: 36-48 in.
Bloom: Pink, Purple, White/Near White
|Lyon's Turtlehead Chelone lyonii
Zones 3-9 Height:24-36 in.
Bloom: Pink
|New England Aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Zones 3-8
Height: 36-48 in.
Bloom: Blue-Violet
|Russian Sage
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Zones 4-9
Height:24-36 in.
Bloom: Blue-Violet
|Showy Stonecrop Sedum spectabile
Zones 4-9
Height: 18-24in.
Bloom: Pink, Red
|Tree Mallow
Lavatera thuringiaca 'Barnsley Baby'
Zones 5-9
Height: 24-36 in.
Bloom: Pale Pink, Pink Rose, Mauve
|Variegated Garden Phlox Phlox paniculata
'Frosted Elegance'
Zones 3-8
Height: 24-36 in.
Bloom: Pale Pink, Rose-Mauve
Verbena x hybrida 'Peaches & Cream' -
Zones-Annual Height: 6-12 in.
Bloom: Pink, Coral, Apricot, Orange, Cream-Tan
|White Mugwort
Artemisia lactiflora 'Guizhou'
Zones 3-8 Height: 4ft.
Bloom: White/Near White, Cream/Tan
|Wild Sunflower Elecampane Inula helenium
Zones 5-8
Height: 4-6 ft.
Bloom: Bright Yellow
|Yellow Wax Bells Kirengeshoma palmata
Zones 5-8
Height: 24-48 in.
Bloom: Pale Yellow
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Garden member, 'sanannie'
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Happy Gardening~
Research for this plant list was done entirely in the PlantFiles at Dave's Garden and also by speaking with gardeners that have grown these plants in their own gardens.
Japanese Climbing Hydrangea photo by Dave's Garden member 'growin'
Thumbnail photo courtesy of Kevin Rosseel and can be found at Morgue File , along with many more of his wonderful photo's.


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Hi, just thought if would let you all see an example of my work since I have been on this forum many times. Ebay item 7127923529 is a skull i just did from a fresh African lion. By the way, any of you selling items on ebay just see the H U G E increases for sellers starting sometime in Feb? Maybe you taxidermist need to increase your pricing about 50 to 60%. I know you can't do that because of competition. MAYBE thats what ebay needs now. Thanks for looking. Skullery.....Jeff
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They suck! All the sudden their take goes from 5.25% at list and 5.25%+/- some at FVF to 5.25% at list and 8% AND UP at fvf! Plus now buyers can hose you with a stolen credit card on PayPal, you can no longer decline credit card payments on there. Store price increases, buy it now price increases, gallery price increases of almost 100% and an image size increase of about 30x20 pixels - barely perceptible to the eye (56%)... just ridiculous. That's why I run 1-2 auctions a week. I used to run 50. It just sucks. No other auction site brings in as many shoppers though so it's a necessary evil, like the yellowpages but worse. Don't you love inflation?
Looks great.
read it , the prices are going up fo those with ebay stores, except for the gallery increase, which is an option anyway. Looks like normal taxidermy related sales costs are not being raised.
Looks as if greedy Ebay has got what it deserves now.....we can get a bit of satisfaction from seeing how their stocks have taken a dive and Wall Street is not happy. Part of this may be due to people trying to take advantage of Ebay by selling an item for a penny and then charging a $20.00 shipping fee in order to get out of paying Ebay a percentage of the final price. Now we are all for some people trying to get around/cheat the system. There are always those people.


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El Salvador accedes to TLT
By TLT Notification No. 49 the World Intellectual Property Organization has announced the deposit by the Government of the Republic of El Salvador, on 14 August 2008, of its instrument of accession to the Trademark Law Treaty (TLT). This treaty enters into force, with respect to El Salvador, on 14 November 2008.
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Professor Michael Keller
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Biography/ Background
Prof. Mike Keller is Dean of the Waite Campus, Head of the School of Agriculture, Food & Wine, and Director of the Waite Research Institute.
Mike is an entomologist who joined the University of Adelaide in 1987. His research largely focuses on insect natural enemies and their role in biological control of insect pests. His research on predators and parasitic wasps aims to provide ecological strategies for the enhancement of biological control in agricultural systems through a combination of experimental and theoretical advances. He also contributes to research on the pollination.
MSc (Entomology), The University of Florida 1980
PhD (Entomology), North Carolina State University 1985
Teaching Interests
Biology (Evolution), Pest Management, Biosecurity, Viticulture, Teaching Methology and Curriculum Development
*Hosseini, R., O. Schmidt and M. A. Keller. 2008. Factors affecting detectability of prey DNA in the gut contents of invertebrate predators: a polymerase chain reaction-based method. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 126(3): 194-202.
Hosseini, R., M. A. Keller, O. Schmidt, and V. W. Framenau. 2007. Molecular identification of wolf spiders (Araneae : Lycosidae) by multiplex polymerase chain reaction. Biological Control 40 (1): 128-135.
Hogendoorn, K., S. Coventry S, and M. A. Keller. 2007. Foraging behaviour of a blue banded bee, Amegilla chlorocyanea in greenhouses: implications for use as tomato pollinators Apidologie 38 (1): 86-92.
Carne-Cavagnaro, V. L., M. A. Keller, and G. H. Baker. 2006. Soil moisture and soil type influence the breeding behavior of the pest snail Cernuella virgata (da Costa). Applied Soil Ecology 33 (3): 235-242.
Hogendoorn, K., C. L. Gross, M. Sedgley and M. A. Keller. 2006. Increased tomato yield through pollination by native Australian Amegilla chlorocyanea (Hymenoptera : Anthophoridae). Journal of Economic Entomology 99 (3): 828-833.
Roberts, H. L., M. Keller and O. Schmidt. 2006. An empirical model of the sympatric coexistence of two strains of the endoparasitoid wasp Venturia canescens. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology 61(3): 184-194.
Tenhumberg, B., G. Siekmann and M. A. Keller. 2006. Optimal time allocation in parasitic wasps searching for hosts and food. Oikos 113 (1): 121-131.
Gurr, G. M., S. D. Wratten, J. Tylianakis, J. Kean and M. Keller. 2005. Providing plant foods for insect natural enemies in farming systems: balancing practicalities and theory. Pp. 326-347 In F. L. Wackers, P.C.J. van Rijn and J. Bruin (eds.), Plant-Provided Food for Carnivorous Insects: a protective mutualism and its applications. Cambridge University Press.
Ma, J., D. Li, M. Keller, O Schmidt and X. Feng. 2005. A DNA marker to identify predation of Plutella xylostella (Lep., Plutellidae) by Nabis kinbergii (Hem., Nabidae) and Lycosa sp. (Aranaea, Lycosidae). Journal of Applied Entomology 129(6): 330-335.
Wang, X.G. and Keller, M.A. 2005. Patch time allocation by the parasitoid Diadegma semiclausum (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). II. Effects of host density and distribution. Journal of Insect Behavior 18 (2): 171-186.
Wang, X.G., and M. A. Keller. 2004. Patch time allocation by the parasitoid Diadegma semiclausum (Hymenoptera : Ichneumonidae). III. Effects of kairomone sources and previous parasitism. Journal of Insect Behavior 17(6): 761-776.
Wang, X. G., J. Duff, M. A. Keller, M. P. Zalucki, S. S. Liu and P. Bailey. 2004. Role of Diadegma semiclausum (Hymenoptera : Ichneumonidae) in controlling Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera : Plutellidae): Cage exclusion experiments and direct observation. Biocontrol Science and Technology 14 (6): 571-586.
Siekmann, G, M. A. Keller and B. Tenhumberg. 2004. The sweet tooth of adult parasitoid Cotesia rubecula: Ignoring hosts for nectar? Journal of Insect Behavior 17 (4): 459-476.
Keller, M. A. 1999. Understanding host selection behaviour: the key to more effective host specificity testing. pp. 105-116 In T. M. Withers, L. Barton Browne and J. Stanley (eds.), Host specificity testing in Australasia: towards improved assays for biological control. CRC for Tropical Pest Management, Brisbane.
Keller, M. A., and B. Tenhumberg. 1999. New insights into the foraging behaviour of parasitic wasps. pp. 247-257 In A. D. Austin and M. Dowton (eds.), Hymenoptera: Evolution, Biodiversity and Biological Control. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood Victoria, Australia.
Keller, M. A. 1990. Responses of the parasitoid Cotesia rubecula to its host Pieris rapae in a flight tunnel. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 57: 243-249.
Professional Interests
The behaviour and ecology of parasitic wasps and predatory arthropods that serve as agents of biological control.
Biological control of insect pests and weeds.
Pollination biology.
Mike also contributes to the Cooperative Research Centre for National Plant Biosecurity
|Agriculture & Farming, Environment
|Plant protection (insects and weeds); biological control; integrated pest management; insect behaviour; pest control; weeds; pollination
|Board Memberships: Eyre Penninsula Agricultural Research Foundation
To link to this page, please use the following URL: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/directory/mike.keller


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Nude photos of Prince Harry partying in a Las Vegas hotel room are causing another royal headache for the British monarchy.
Buckingham Palace confirmed on Wednesday that the pictures of the 27-year-old naked prince playing pool in a hotel suite, posted by TMZ.com on Tuesday, are real.
Nude photos of Prince Harry in Vegas cause royal hangover for Buckingham Palace
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Be sure to keep your e-mail address current on our site, this is the main way we communicate with you about inquiries and purchases.
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Artwork that is not permitted on our website includes, but is not limited to: Any artwork containing full or frontal nudity, genitals, female nipples, naked butts or butt cracks, sex/erotic/pornographic artwork of any kind, extreme gore or any other artwork that may be considered adult/mature/offensive in nature.
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Tata AIA Life Insurance Company is a joint venture between the Tata Group (74%) and American International Group (AIA) (26%). The company started its life insurance business in India in April, 2001.
Tata Group is one of India's most respected business names with more than a century old history in India. The group has diversified businesses interests in India from manufacturing steel, automobiles, IT services, financial services, power and telecom to name a few. The group has operations and businesses in more than 80 countries across. AIA Group Limited and its subsidiaries (collectively "AIA" or "the Group") comprise the largest independent publicly listed pan-Asian life insurance group in the world. AIA is a market leader in the Asia Pacific region (ex-Japan) based on life insurance premiums and holds leading positions across the majority of its markets.
Tata has entered into both the life Insurance and non-life Insurance business in India as separate businesses. With Tata's brand name the business automatically inspires a lot of trust. The life insurancebusiness has a strong distribution network of branches, agents and bancassurance channels which are present throughout the length and breadth of India. The company has an excellent array of protection, savings and ulips which help them serve the different needs to customers.
Naveen Tahiliyani is the CEO & Managing Director of Tata AIA Life Insurance Company.
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Let's say you have a static page called `hello.html` and you wish to turn it into a Blog. Here is one way to do it. [HERE YOU CAN RUN AN INTERACTIVE DEMO ONLINE](https://mdp.cti.depaul.edu/demo_admin) For the sake of the argument we will assume that the `hello.html` contains <title>Hello World</title>   Please say something here!   Here is what you do: ##Part I 1) Download and start [web2py](http://mdp.cti.depaul.edu) from [here](http://mdp.cti.depaul.edu/examples/default/download) (no need to install) 2) Choose an admin password and click on [start server] ![](http://mdp.cti.depaul.edu/AlterEgo/default/download/document.file.488882199915.png) 3) When the browser pops up (automatically) click on [administrative interface] 4) Login with the password you have chosen before. 5) At the bottom fill the form to create a new app, let's call it "MyBlog", and press [submit] ![](http://mdp.cti.depaul.edu/AlterEgo/default/download/document.file.258867449426.png) 6) Click on MyBlog [design] 7) edit the controller default.py, delete everything in there are add, def hello(): return dict() 8) go back to [design] and create a view `default/hello.html`, paste your `hello.html` code in there. 9) if your page contains links to static files, for example  upload the files under "static files" and edit the `hello.html` so that links look like this  At this point you should be able to view the page by visiting clicking on *hello* under Controllers or visit http://127.0.0.1:8000/MyBlog/default/hello You are already using web2py server and your page is no longer static. ##Part II 10) Go back to http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/default/design/MyBlog 11) Under [Models] create a new model called db and edit the newly created file `db.py` db=SQLDB('sqlite://db.db') db.define_table('message', SQLField('title',requires=IS_NOT_EMPTY()), SQLField('author',requires=IS_NOT_EMPTY()), SQLField('email',requires=IS_EMAIL()), SQLField('body','text',requires=IS_NOT_EMPTY())) 12) Go back to [design] and edit controller `default.py` def hello(): form=SQLFORM(db.message) if form.accepts(request.vars): response.flash='message posted' messages=db().select(db.message.ALL) return dict(form=form,messages=messages) 13) Go back to [design] and edit the view `hello.html` and add the lines starting with {{ <title>Hello World</title>   {{if response.flash:}}
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By Steve Wieberg, USA TODAY
ANADARKO, Okla. Sam Bradford's a genuine star now. Saturday, the Oklahoma quarterback will join college football's glitterati in New York for the televised presentation of the Heisman Trophy. He's favored to win it. At 6-4, with smarts and cool and an uncannily accurate right arm, he's beginning to generate talk of going first in the NFL draft — whenever the third-year sophomore might choose to enter it.
"The guy's unbelievable," says Bob Stoops, who declares him better than both the Heisman winner and Heisman runner-up he previously coached at OU.
But it's in places like this little town an hour's drive west of Norman, at the edge of Oklahoma's Great Plains Country, that each touchdown pass, each win, each TV close up of Bradford's 21-year-old face resonates loudest.
This is Native American land, home to seven western Oklahoma Indian tribes, where life is hardscrabble and optimism and inspiration can be scarce. Anadarko's Riverside Indian School, the nation's oldest federally operated Indian boarding school, doles out both to some 600 students from 25 states enrolled in fourth grade through high school. Its football program has struggled and was dropped for a couple of seasons, but restarted this year and drew more than 40 boys who suited up for the varsity team.
Their inspiration is Bradford.
The Sooners' star is four generations removed from the last full-blooded Native American in his family, and his suburban rearing came with little exposure to American Indian culture. But he's Indian nonetheless, a registered Cherokee. And Saturday's prospective Heisman coronation — near the end of a season in which Bradford has led No. 1-ranked Oklahoma to the cusp of a national championship — is momentous and moving for many Native Americans.
"It opens everything up for us," says Ray Brady, a Riverside junior and tight end on the football team. "Like Obama becoming President."
Nearly a century has passed since Jim Thorpe, a Sac and Fox Indian also born in Oklahoma, began shaping his legend as the greatest all-around athlete the modern world has seen. It has been 44 years since Billy Mills, a Sioux, ran to a 10,000-meter gold medal in the 1964 Olympics. They remain the standards of Native American athletic excellence.
Elders like J.R. Cook, a Cherokee who heads United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY), an Oklahoma City-based agency designed "to foster the spiritual, mental, physical, and social development" of young American Indians and Alaska Natives, rank Bradford right behind them.
"It's not just that he's a college football player," Cook says. "He's the quarterback, a team leader. He's admired by his peers and coaches. They speak very highly of him. … And being a serious contender for the Heisman, that's not happened before."
He adds, "It's a little sad that you have to go back 40-some years to find a role model of this quality."
Cook takes out his Blackberry and pulls up a text message he has saved for a couple of weeks. It's from an acquaintance in Arizona, a Sioux woman who caught the nationally televised, 61-41 victory against Oklahoma State in which Bradford passed for four TDs and made a now-famous, cart wheeling dive for the end zone to set up a short scoring run.
"Bradford for President," she'd typed.
Cook slips the Blackberry back into his pocket.
"It's all over the country," he says. "I really don't think Sam realizes."
'A perfectionist'
Bradford, whose dad, Kent, is a former OU offensive lineman, is something of a conflicted hero. Kent's great-grandmother, Susie Walkingstick, was Cherokee and he's of one-eighth descent. Sam, whose mother, Martha, is white, is one-sixteenth. But until Oklahoma publicized his lineage a year ago, it was incidental to the family's life. They're aware of their heritage, Kent says, but unattuned to its customs.
"When people ask me questions about it, I have to be careful with how I answer," Sam says. "It's something I'm definitely proud of, and I'll never shy away from it. But I don't know probably as much as I should know or as much as some people may think I know."
At the same time, he says, "God has blessed me with a great platform. If I can use that in a positive way and be a role model for younger kids, set a good example for them, I think it's a really good thing."
His appeal starts, of course, with his performance. Throwing for 4,464 yards and a nation-high 48 touchdowns, Bradford has been the centerpiece of a ridiculously prolific Oklahoma offense that scored 60-plus points in each of its last five regular-season games — something no team had done since 1919.
He throws a TD pass every nine or so attempts, an interception just once every 74 attempts, and is on pace to break the major-college efficiency record set two years ago by Hawaii's Colt Brennan. Bradford's already all over the OU record book, supplanting 2003 Heisman winner Jason White and 2000 runner-up Josh Heupel in just about every relevant single-season passing category and setting a career mark with 84 TD passes in just two seasons.
Turn in a typical game Jan. 8 in Miami, where he and the Sooners (12-1) will play Florida (12-1) for the national championship, and Bradford also will surpass White's career record of 7,922 passing yards. He needs 338.
It's his precision — the 68.3% accuracy, a single interception in OU's last six games — that wows people.
"If it's not a good ball, it's probably for a reason. He's putting it in a place where you don't have a chance to get your head knocked off," says the Sooners' All-Big 12 Conference tight end, Jermaine Gresham. "Wherever he puts the football, just roll with it."
That hasn't come by accident.
"He's a perfectionist by nature," says Heupel, now the Sooners' quarterbacks coach. "That's why he comes in on Monday afternoon (to pore over film) after going 23-of-26 — nearly perfect — finding flaws and finding ways to get better."
"The best coaching tool," offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson says, "is to look at (him) and say, 'That's what it looks like. That's how you practice. That's how you prepare.'It's better than sitting at the board and drawing circles. A picture's worth thousands of words.
"Whether he's the greatest now or will ever be or where he ranks doesn't really matter. It's just nice in this day and age to see a great player bust his tail every day and buy in."
'Danged-near perfect'
A finance major, Bradford carries a 3.95 grade-point average. Post-football, he plans to become a corporate attorney. As Heupel puts it, "He's the total package." It's not hard to see how an Indian populace thirsting for positive role models has latched onto him.
Some 4.1 million U.S. residents consider themselves Native Americans, including 281,000 Cherokees and more than 729,000 who claim some Cherokee ancestry. Close to 11.4% of Oklahoma's population — almost 392,000 — has Cherokee ancestry, according to the 2000 census.
The difficulties of Native American life are well documented: higher-than-normal rates of poverty, alcoholism, suicide.
"It's getting a little better," says Riverside Indian School's co-superintendent, Milton Noel. "But there are so many places where there's not enough to go around."
Precious few make it big in sports. Charles Albert "Chief" Bender and Allie "Superchief" Reynolds found fame in baseball. Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench, who grew up 21 miles north of Anadarko in Binger, Okla., is one-eighth Choctaw, though he never has been popularly identified or celebrated as an American Indian star.
Eyes today are on a couple of young major-leaguers in baseball: Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain, a Winnebago from Nebraska, and Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury, who's Navaho.
Bradford, however, is a supernova.
"Usually, what you see about Native American people is something bad. They're drunk. In bar fights. It seems like there's always a negative image," says Brady, the 17-year-old tight end from El Reno, Okla., who's in his second year at Riverside. "That's not always the case as of now."
James Sutteer, Riverside's coach, suggests the number of players who came out for his rebuilding program — 70 in junior high and high school — was that high, in part, because of him.
"They see him perform, and people tend to think they can do the same thing. Or at least want to try," he says.
"He'd be a role model for anybody. The guy's carrying a 3.95. Never gets in trouble. Is well-spoken. Puts off the impression that he's danged-near perfect. … Something we hopefully can inspire these kids to do is not only look at him but look at good people like that in general."
Bradford gets numerous requests for appearances at Native American events but hasn't, as yet, made one. The timing just hasn't worked, he says. But as Native America's interest in him grows, he says he finds his interest in his Indian background growing in turn.
Chad "Corntassel" Smith, principal Chief of the Tahlequah, Okla.-based Cherokee Nation, has expressed an interest in sitting down with the athlete, and Bradford says he's looking forward to it.
"I think that's awesome," he says. "Hopefully, it's something we can do as soon as possible."
More immediately, there's his trip to New York City.
Of more than 306,000 athletes in Divisions I, II and III in 2006-07, the most recent year tracked by the NCAA, just one-half of 1% were Native American. In major-college football, the percentage drops to 0.4%. Bradford is believed to be the first to start at quarterback for a major program since Washington's Sonny Sixkiller in the early '70s.
Saturday's step is potentially far bigger. Seventy-four Heismans have been handed out since 1935. If it's Bradford's name that is called, he'll be the first Native American to win.
"I can hear all the Indian kids, at Riverside or wherever, hollering when that happens. And the community," Noel says. "Lots of whoops."
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A Chain of Miracles
As we stated at the beginning, these examples of miracles from the world of living beings are only a few links of an infinite chain of miracles. Whichever creations of God we regard, we are always examining a great miracle. But what's really important is that we notice and comprehend these miracles, because regardless of how clear and great a miracle is, only believers will see God's existence and infinite greatness therein.
Unbelievers will never acknowledge even a clear-cut miracle and will deny it because of their prejudices, pride, and worldly ambitions. Also, they make irrational and nonsensical comments, trying to bury miracles or portray them as common and normal, or even irrelevant. In reality, even just one of the miracles related in this book is enough to persuade any conscientious person of normal intelligence. But since deniers are devoid of logic and awareness, they cannot comprehend God's miracles all around them. These verses of the Qur'an describe the deniers' attitude towards miracles:
If they see a Sign they turn away, saying "There is no end to this witchcraft!" They have denied the truth and followed their whims and desires, but everything has its time. (Qur'an, 54:2-3)
As these verses show, deniers' disinterest of towards miracles is caused by their egotism and desire to satisfy selfish ambitions. Acknowledging miracles would mean that they would also have to accept the existence of God and Judgment Day, which in turn would mean they must accept that they must submit to His will, and will account to Him for their actions.
This is unacceptable to unbelievers, however, which is why they do not believe. But whether or not they choose to believe the truth, everything bides its time and meets its fate. Their denying miracles will not alter the truth, nor what they will receive in the Hereafter for what they have done.
In reality, for unbelievers of all eras, it is God's eternally valid law that they cannot see the undisputable miracles in His creation. The verses say:
They have sworn by God with their most earnest oaths that if a Sign comes to them they will believe in it. Say: "The Signs are in God's control alone." What will make you realize that even if a Sign did come, they would still not believe? We will overturn their hearts and sight, just as when they did not believe in it at first, and We will abandon them to wander blindly in their excessive insolence. Even if We sent down angels to them, and the dead spoke to them, and We gathered together everything in front of them right before their eyes, they would still not believe unless God willed. The truth is that most of them are ignorant. (Qur'an, 6:109-111)
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HAMMOND — The Hammond Police and Fire Civil Service Board on Monday found there is enough evidence for the city to proceed with a disciplinary hearing against Police Chief Roddy Devall and Public Information Officer Vince Giannobile for violating the rights of a police officer by issuing personal information about her in a news release following her arrest on drug charges.
But the Civil Service Board itself came under fire from Devall's attorney, Jill Craft, who said she is prepared to quickly file a brief in federal court in New Orleans asking that the board be held in contempt for violating a temporary restraining order.
U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier had previously ruled that the board violated Devall's rights when it placed him on paid administrative leave in the matter.
Devall, who was not present at Monday's daylong hearing, regained his position after two months when Barbier ordered his reinstatement following a suit Craft filed on the police chief's behalf.
Despite that ruling, Craft said, the board proceeded with the hearing Monday.
"My client should have been given the right to be heard. His name is not even on the agenda this board followed today, and yet they reached their conclusions without his even being listed as part of this hearing," Craft, of Baton Rouge, said after the hearing Monday. "This entire case is ludicrous and it's unfortunate that Chief Duvall, who has served this city for more than 30 years, now finds himself the target of a witch hunt."
The five-member Civil Service Board voted unanimously to set a disciplinary hearing for 9 a.m. July 14 in the City Council Chambers. At that time, Devall and Giannobile will have the opportunity to present their cases before city administrators. Board attorney Henry C. H. Olinde Jr., of Baton Rouge, said Mayor Mayson Foster can be part of the hearing board or he can name city administrators such as the personnel director or city administrator to conduct the hearings.
At the outset of Monday's Civil Service Board hearing, Craft asked the board to recuse itself from the case and to end the proceedings before they were even underway. Craft contended the board had no right to proceed because the agenda was "devoid of Devall's name" and the board was operating under the temporary restraining order.
Craft also said Devall could not be found guilty of violating police Officer Jennifer Payne's rights because police arrest reports are a matter of public record and, therefore, Devall had the right to release them.
Nevertheless, the Civil Service Board found that Giannobile, with Devall's knowledge, released on April 28 an account of the arrest of Payne, who was accused of allegedly "doctor shopping" to obtain prescription drugs. The release included Payne's address and her photograph. Payne subsequently lodged a complaint with the Civil Service Board contending her rights under the state's "police bill of rights" had been violated.
The Civil Service Board on Monday found that Giannobile, who has served as the Police Department's spokesman for seven years, had never been properly trained for his duties.
The board also found that the release of Payne's picture to the news media was a violation of state statutes that give police special protection if they are arrested.
Mark A. Waniewski, chief executive officer of PMI Resource, a Shreveport firm specializing in civil service law, said police officers, much like juvenile offenders, are given special privacy treatment under state laws. Waniewski was retained by the city of Hammond to assist the Civil Service Board in the Payne proceedings and in other matters handled by the board.
The board also found evidence that Devall gave Giannobile instructions to release information about Payne following her arrest and that had Giannobile not complied, he could have faced disciplinary action from the police chief.
Finally, the board, on a 3-2 vote, found that the administration had at least some role in the matter because of a lack of communication between city administrators and the Police Department about rules and regulations.
"The problem is the chief of police doesn't respect the authority of the administration," said John Pearson, one of the two board members voting no on that finding.
"We heard the evidence in the case and we have made our recommendations," board Chairman David Danel said. "We are not here today to discipline anybody, just to tell the administration what we found from our investigation. And I think that we did a thorough job."


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This was a very sloppy game tonight through the first 2 periods. It's very un-Ranger like for the Rangers to just try to go toe-to-toe offensively with a team and hope their guns can put in more than they give up. Tonight, they did just that….for 2 periods anyway. Henrik Lundqvist was flat out brilliant, but Johan Hedberg was as well. Hedberg had at LEAST 6 game breaking type saves or misses. However, the Rangers did tighten up their game and I felt played a fantastic 3rd period. They gave up a few chances here and there, but for the most part played the Rangers hockey of last season to a T. Get a win, play hard on the puck, hit, forecheck, move around, grind out a win.
Oh, and it doesn't hurt when, for once, you can say that both Marian Gaborik and Brad Richards played phenomenal games. When your big guys are playing well, it makes everything else a hell of a lot easier. Sure, Richards and Gaborik may not have scored, but they had numerous chances, created all sorts of havoc, and looked to finally get their games back on the right track. By the way, I proposed re-uniting this trio WEEKS ago, but, I digress…
There are 2 things that are becoming ever-so-clear to us Ranger fans. First, Michael Del Zotto has the ability to be a top pair defenseman. He's not always that good, but the last 2 nights he's been downright incredible. His defensive plays has been superb (ignore the Zajac goal, it happens), and he's been jumping into the play offensively far more often, and been pro-active rather than re-active, which is what Torts wants. Keep that up MDZ!
The other thing that has slowly become apparent is that Anton Stralman was an absolute gem of a steal by Glen Sather. It's been a process, but slowly but surely Torts, Schoenfeld and Sullivan have turned Stralman into a legitimate top 4 defenseman, and a borderline ELITE #5 defenseman. I can say this without any hesitation, but when Stralman is out there, I pretty much expect him to have a good shift, when he doesn't I'm shocked. Stralman has been incredible, we're really lucky to have him.
Rangers now need to make sure they bury the Panthers on Thursday, turn this into a legitimate winning streak…we need to start gaining some ground so we can avoid playing Pittsburgh, Montreal, or Boston in the first round if at all possible.


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"Outside the Lines" examines the Grambling State players' dramatic boycott, which has already led to the administration addressing the players' concerns and improving the weight room.
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