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Tony Blair's staff wander in and out, taking plums from his fruitbowl as he puts the finishing touches to a speech; and the whooping of party loyalists, as the Prime Minister entered the Caird Hall in Dundee minutes earlier, did not quite drown out the protesters booing outside the gates. If Blair was under any illusions about the death of deference to politicians, he must have shed them last week.
The surprise is that the Prime Minister seems to be not so much ducking his punishment as actively enjoying it. In the 24 hours before speaking to The Observer , his anti-terrorism measures had been compared by a schoolboy to the excesses of Nazi Germany; he had been upbraided for his treatment of stay-at-home mothers; and then barracked by Black Watch soldiers over the amalgamation of their regiment. But the blunter the public conversation, he suggests, the better.
'That's the way it should be: I mean, I encourage that,' he said, settling back in his seat on the plane to London after delivering his speech to the Scottish Labour Party conference.
'It's not rude. In the vast majority of cases, people want to know . It's not that the public are not interested in politics. They're just not interested in a lot of what they see politics represented [as]. That's why it's important.'
This is Downing Street's vaunted 'masochism strategy' in action: tackling political apathy by pitching Blair into direct combat with grumpy voters. It has, he says, given him a new perspective on Westminster.
'What it has done is reinforce how much there are just two different worlds going on.
'One is very basic things that people want help with in pressured and difficult lives, and that's their concern - and they really don't have a lot of interest in things about which I am continually forced to answer questions.'
On the ground, he says, worries range from juggling work and family to rises in council tax. With this year's bills hitting doormats days before the election is expected to be called, resentment over the tax is weighing on his mind.
'We are committed to the review of the council tax and certainly the system can't stay as it is now,' he says. 'It has got to change. The question is: what can it change to? The Tories are for just freezing the local authority budget, which would put up the council tax, and the Liberal Democrats' local income tax is not really very sensible.' The answer, he hints, could lie in changing the complex gearing mechanism that underpins local government funding.
But if the voters are getting tough, Blair is increasingly bold in returning fire. He told the schoolboy critic of his terrorism proposals that his words were frankly 'over the top': in two days of question and answer sessions, he has cheerfully rejected demands for everything from lowering the voting age to stopping British firms outsourcing work overseas.
It is, he says, about treating people 'as grown-ups', not mouthing platitudes. 'The first test of leadership is being able to say no to people as well as yes.
'Most politicians, me included, would prefer to say yes. [But] when you are talking about priorities, about decisions, when there's strongly held opposing views, you can't just become a Lib Dem.'
Aides say that every session with the public prompts a flood of notes from Blair, querying grievances raised, demanding to see the advice behind a decision. He admits that the encounters have shaped his thinking on unexpected issues - including the fear of a litigation-happy 'compensation culture' that faces public servants.
'I was very struck with how, when you talk to teachers and others out in the field, there are a lot of worries that they have - and the same in the health service, I think - that they are going to be subject to unfair legal action,' he says.
'It's a real problem. We have got to look at a way to give people protection.'
Wrapped up in that, he suggests, is an increasingly distorted perception of the nature of risk in daily life - from panic over the food additive Sudan-1, to arguments over whether mobile phones cause brain tumours.
'What we need at some point - it is probably best not to do this in the heat of an election campaign - but at some point we need a real debate about risk,' he says. 'We are in danger of - depending on whatever is the media campaign of the day - ending up spending literally hundreds, sometimes millions, of pounds meeting quite a small risk, when actually that money would be far better used in other ways.'
But what about the greatest risk of all: his disputed suggestion last week that there are hundreds of potential terrorists loose in Britain?
Last Thursday, Blair warned a question and answer session in Kirkintilloch, a few miles north of Glasgow, that 700 people had been arrested under terrorism laws - even if half had been subsequently released - adding: 'Some of these people, I'm afraid, would kill an awful lot of innocent people. If they did, [people] wouldn't be asking me about civil liberties.'
But by Friday, with Downing Street worried about the politically corrosive terror bill working its way through Parliament and wiping its ideas on health or education off the airwaves, Blair is rebuffing all questions on terrorism.
He is, however, keen to expand on the other dominant issue of the week: the Battle of Margaret's Shoulder, fought over a 69-year-old pensioner whose operation was repeatedly cancelled until Michael Howard championed her cause in the Commons.
The Tory leader, Blair retorts, is treating voters 'as if they were daft' by suggesting that one bad case symbolises an entire NHS in decline.
'You could find someone every day who has had bad treatment: but for that person, you will also find a lot who have had superb treatment,' he says. And while there were shortcomings in Mrs Dixon's treatment, he insists there were 'exceptional circumstances', adding: 'I am not disputing the fact there will be people who get poor treatment from time to time. That shouldn't run down the whole service.'
FOR ALL THE LURID headlines, Labour appears remarkably undismayed by the row - for one reason. Just as battles over immigration suit the Tories, with most voters assuming that they will automatically be toughest on the issue, Blair's private polling suggests he still gets the benefit of the doubt over the NHS. By spotlighting health, Blair suggests, the Conservatives 'have given us an opportunity now to go back into this argument repeatedly, and ask: is the health service better than it was eight years ago? And I think the answer, on any objective basis, is yes.'
The row may also relieve MPs anxious to hear more about touchstone public service issues such as health. Blair, however, dismisses as 'nonsense' criticism that the campaign so far has been too negative and driven by Tory themes.
'It's always different when you're a government: when you're a government you're under a constant barrage of attack,' he says. 'It's just nonsense for people to say that the campaign is not positive. We have published the five-year plans for the government; we have just published the education mini-manifesto; we will be publishing further ones on health and law and order.'
If he sounds a little defensive, it is unsurprising. He dismisses suggestions that the confrontational strategy is personally tough on him - although in Kirkintilloch he seemed tired, fluffing a line he often uses about school discipline - but rumblings about his personal popularity comparing unfavourably with Gordon Brown's are harder to dismiss. Would he go on if he felt he was hindering his party?
Blair pauses, before answering, slowly and deliberately: 'I think that really it's important always not to do the job unless you have feel you have got something to contribute, and that's the best way to do it.' And only the voters, he suggests, can decide what he still has to give. 'That's a judgment that people make. There's no point me going on about it myself.'
And that is what, of course, these meetings are partly about: not just letting angry voters extract what one official calls their 'pound of flesh', but also highlighting his greatest strength - his relaxed and informal relationship with the electorate.
One close aide describes him as 'probably one of the best political communicators in the world today', one of the few who could pull off this display of public humility: his self-deprecating sense of humour is much on display.
Openness, however, only goes so far. Asked about the diaries of former tabloid editor Piers Morgan - which included a string of reported conversations with the Blairs, over topics from suppressed pictures of Cherie Blair topless to the way the news of her pregnancy with their fourth child found its way into the papers - the shutters come down. 'I have not read a word of it. I have got absolutely inured to whatever pops up in some of these papers. It just does not figure.'
But Blair is cheerfully unembarrassed about revelations last week from his former student bandmate, music journalist Mark Ellen, of how he once cavorted Mick-Jagger style on stage in a midriff-revealing top: he groans only when reminded of a much-hated university snapshot of him sporting a boater.
His critics mutter that he does the froth well, but that the manifesto lacks substance, with last week's education initiative consisting largely of previously trailed plans.
But Blair insists there cannot be constant novelty. 'You don't stay in government for eight years and then suddenly come along and say, "Here's a completely new departure". You're building on the progress you've made,' he says. 'We are getting real solid changes in our public services, in a welfare state that is encouraging people off benefit and into work. We have got to keep on with that.'
He does, however, recognise the next big challenge ahead: raising the battle over the economy to the same pitch as that over the NHS.
Sitting at the kitchen table in a tidy house just outside the centre of Dundee on Friday morning, Blair is taking a valiant interest in Thomas the Tank Engine and friends.
Four-year-old Jack Duff's parents, who struggled to buy their own home until they discovered a shared equity scheme with the local housing association, are meant to be providing him with a photo opportunity to illustrate rising prosperity. Jack, however, is triumphantly upstaging it by insisting on introducing his train set to the stranger: as Blair begins chatting about the housing market, he is right on cue. 'That's Gordon!' he announces, waving the blue engine.
After weeks of charges from the Chancellor that he has been marginalised and squeezed out, Brown and Blair are finally understood to have thrashed out an agreement to work more closely together.
They need to: the next task, says Blair, is to persuade people that economic stability 'isn't something that would survive' a Tory administration.
WHAT OF SPECULATION that Brown will use the Budget to cut stamp duty for first-time buyers such as the Duffs of Dundee? Blair will say only that 'you can't rule it in or out': but with both the Liberal Democrats and Tories signalling that they would cut the duty, he risks becoming the only leader without such a commitment. 'Yes, but we are also the only party offering economic stability as a realistic possibility - and also help for first-time buyers,' he insists.
He is also careful to echo Brown's emphasis on raising British skills - rather than just providing jobs - as the next step forward for economic reform.
'It's preparing the country for the future,' says Blair, arguing that tomorrow's expected announcement of an investment in science will be 'a major part of building the infrastructure of our economic future'. Britain will need to specialise in high-value, high-skilled jobs to compete against the emerging nations of China and India, with their vast pools of cheap labour, he suggests.
The second key task, he says, is to 'take apart the Conservative alterna tive', based on supposed Whitehall savings that would free them to cut taxes by up to £4 billion.
Until then, he will keep ploughing ahead with meeting the voters: tomorrow, he hosts a reception for veterans of the wartime Arctic Convoy, who have been angered by the refusal to grant them service medals, while next Sunday brings a showdown with disillusioned women live on ITV.
Is it working? Only the polls will tell. But Downing Street believes it is pioneering more than a way of winning this election: Blair, say his aides, is groping after a genuine change in the nature of the governing elite and its relationship with the governed.
But the night before, facing yet another public panel in St Andrews, the questions came thick and fast: why was he letting call centre jobs go overseas, why should soldiers serve in Iraq for less than £3 an hour, why not scrap council tax?
Happily interrupting and contradicting the Prime Minister, the Dundee panel appeared utterly unawed: as one aide says afterwards, this is the 'Kilroy generation', raised on confrontational daytime television and too blasé about Blair being beamed daily into their living-rooms to stand on ceremony.'It's the modern equivalent of Gladstone doing his public meetings - it's what people are used to now. There is no real sense of deference any more.'
And yet, when it was all over, despite not having extracted the commitments they had wanted, at least two of them sidled up to request Tony Blair's autograph. It seems the not-so-VIP has a little stardust left in him yet.


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text: For me this failed. I selected the PC-BSD bootloader which may have been a mistake. It took hours to install. I woke up about 2 hours later and it was still at 2%. I then woke up at about 5 hours after the install and it was done. When I clicked on finish I got the below error after the reboot. Mounting local file systems mount:/compat/linux/proc: No such file or directory. Mounting /etc/fstab filesystems failed, startup aborted ERROR: ABORTING BOOT (sending SIGTERM to parent)! Mar 29 12:07:22 init: /bin/sh on /etc/rc terminated abnormally, going to single user mode Enter full path name of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh: On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 12:43 PM, Kris Moore <kris at pcbsd.org> wrote: > > Another 9-Current 64bit snapshot has been uploaded to the FTP server: > > ftp://ftp.pcbsd.org/pub/snapshots/ > > This snapshot includes the following changes: > > * Disabled AHCI by default, to fix some bugs working with Optical / Disk > media > * PBI's are now able to be installed as regular user accounts, for those in > the "operators" group. > * Updates to the AppCafe GUI to enhance usability > * WIFI configuration GUI enhancements to auto-detect encryption type and > make connection more streamlined > * Fixed a bug in the LXDE menus, causing it to refresh every 3 seconds > > We are currently working on fixing up the i386 builds, and hope to have a > new 32bit snapshot with the next batch. > > Known Issues: > > * The system installer has a bug that prevents loading vanilla FreeBSD, will > be fixed for next snapshot > > As usual, please let us know of problems here at the -testing mailing list. > > Thanks! > > -- > Kris Moore > PC-BSD Software > iXsystems > > _______________________________________________ > Testing mailing list > Testing at lists.pcbsd.org > http://lists.pcbsd.org/mailman/listinfo/testing >


text: A computer worm is a term used to describe an unwanted program that uses system or application vulnerabilities to infect a computer without the user doing anything but connecting to an infected network A computer worm spreads without the user taking any action and usually exploits a bug (or vulnerability) in an operating system or some other program that may be running on a computer. The computer worm requires a computer software vulnerability to spread. The computer worm attacks at the network and application layers.


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Perhaps I stupid question, but...
Just got my Alfa 500mw and it rocks.
In monitor mode I'm seeing 50-60 APs but in managed mode I'm seeing like 15 max.
When I say monitor I mean using kismet on BT4 and kismac on my OSX.
And managed is the regular client mode on Ubuntu and OSX.
Any ideas?


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Nouveau Carré
Absinthe Brasserie & Bar • San Francisco
This riff on the classic rye-based Vieux Carré cocktail is mixologist Jonny Raglin's tribute to New Orleans: "I chose an aged tequila to replace the rye because it has a spicy backbone that can stand up to the sweet Bénédictine and Lillet."
Slideshow: New Orleans Cocktails
- Servings: Makes 1 drink
- Ice
- 1 1/2 ounces añejo tequila
- 1/2 ounce Bénédictine (golden herbal liqueur)
- 3/4 ounce Lillet Blanc
- 5 dashes of Peychaud's Bitters
- 1 lemon twist
How to make this recipe
Fill a pint glass with ice. Add all of the remaining ingredients except the lemon twist and stir well. Strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with the lemon twist.
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Helpless President, Hopeless Congressby
The president proposes and Congress disposes. Or so generations of schoolchildren have been taught. As events this week in Washington confirm, it doesn't work that way, if only for the simple reason that it doesn't work at all.
President Barack Obama on Monday proposed an extension of the Bush tax cuts for Americans earning less than $250,000 a year. The plan would allow taxes on the rich to rise to Clinton-era levels, a move justified by the historically low tax rates paid by the wealthy and by the limited economic stimulus those rates provide.
But the president didn't offer the proposal because it is sensible, or rather only because it is sensible. There is little chance that Congress will adopt it -- or perhaps any other sensible proposal Obama might suggest. He offered it because it is politically advantageous.
With a few exceptions, such as his directive limiting deportations of the young and undocumented, the president appears very close to helpless on the domestic front. He is still able to use his office and his rhetorical skills to highlight a campaign contrast. But to the extent that Obama is "fired up and ready to go," his combativeness and guile are in the service of politics, not policy.
He is not alone in this regard. On Wednesday, the House will vote on repealing the Affordable Care Act. There is no chance this vote -- the House's 31st such effort -- will be any more successful than the previous 30. The Senate won't even consider it.
Although opinion on the health-care law remains divided, more than half of Americans have said they would like to move on and leave the bruising battle behind, a sentiment we fervently share. According to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll taken after the Supreme Court's June 28 ruling upholding the law, roughly one-quarter of Americans want to keep the law, and another quarter want to expand it. Only 38 percent support either repealing the law outright or "repeal and replace" -- the slogan Republicans have brandished but never bothered to explain.
The House will vote for repeal not because the vote will achieve that aim, or even because it plays to independent voters, but simply because so many members of the Republican caucus thrill to repeating the same bankrupt exercise. If the executive branch is helpless in the face of hyperpartisanship, the House is simply hopeless.
In 2008, another presidential election year, the Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi joined Republican leader John Boehner in passing President George W. Bush's stimulus package -- $152 billion in tax breaks for taxpayers and businesses. The impetus? What Boehner called "the unsettled economic situation." Growth was slowing, the housing bubble had grown precarious and the unemployment rate had risen to -- brace yourselves -- 5 percent.
Now Boehner is House speaker and he and his Republican colleagues see things very differently. Yes, the federal government spent more than $800 billion on stimulus in the last three years. But the economic chasm from which the nation still struggles to emerge is deep. Europe remains in constant crisis, and U.S. unemployment is stuck at 8.2 percent.
In response, the Republicans have offered contractionary policies, purportedly aimed at reducing debt, which threaten recovery and are opposed by the vast majority of professional economists.
Do-nothing government is not always bad government. But with high, long-term unemployment ruining careers, life savings, families and hopes, coordinated action is necessary. Weighing the helpless versus the hopeless, there is a balance in the two branches' respective humiliations. It is not, however, the balance of power Americans are looking for. It's a check on the ambitions of a nation.
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Discussion in 'Wasteland' started by iphonepiephone, Jul 5, 2011.
Interpretative session, I guess?
Going forward is not an option, but you can't design which way to go?
Or is it meant for pupils, to look right and left?
Or should the iPhone stop propagating?
Or is it you not knowing what life means?
what the hell is this crap


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The on-again, off-again couple took their separate Instagram accounts to post some steamy pictures that have everyone staring and causing me to wonder if they have anything to do with one another…
Gomez posted a scandalous photo wearing a sexy black getup, showing lots of back, leg and even a hint of booty.
She captioned the photo, "… Secret project," which looks like it was snapped behind-the-scenes of a new shoot as she gazes at herself in an old-school Hollywood-esq mirror.
Meanwhile, Bieber shared his own sexy selfie, baring his toned abs, tattoos and a peek at his undies, captioning the snap, "What if I do a Calvin Klein campaign? Comment below yes or no."
Of course his fans left many a NSFW comment, because obviously ^ .
But now I'm wondering… Do the two photos have anything to do with each other? Are they purposefully using their sexy snaps to make each other jealous? Or perhaps they're planning a provocative project… TOGETHER?!
So many possibilities, but all we can do is wait and see! And while you're waiting, feel free to check out some photos from their complicated relationship below.
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Making boat ramps safer and more accessible.
Users of boat ramps without mooring provision face a number of access and safety problems. If any mooring is provided it is usually a stepped jetty or short jetty with a gangway and pontoon. A Tire-Link Floating Jetty is superior to these systems.
Users of boat ramps without mooring provision face the following problems:
Jetties and Pontoons provide boat users with a place to secure boats and reduce some of the access and safety problems, but they are far from ideal.
The Jetty
A rigid structure built out from the land over the water at a convenient height. Usually the whole deck is at the same level although some may be stepped, or sloped. The length is usually such as to ensure at low tide there is water at the end.
Often there is a series of steps and landings near the end to make all tide access to boats possible. The lower levels of these are usually marine growth covered, slippery or sharp, this poses a serious safety hazard. A jetty may have a pontoon moored at its end when used at a boat ramp.
A fixed jetty mooring facility, sloping at the end.
Photo Courtesy of the Shire of Roebourne, WA.
The Pontoon
A rigid floating structure moored in a fixed position able to rise and fall with the tide and accessed by a gangway from some point above the high water mark, often a short jetty. On a boat ramp, the area between the pontoon and shore is exposed to weather, waves and boat wakes, which can make securing and boarding the boat difficult, especially in rough weather.
Loading and unloading a boat from a trailer can be difficult at a traditional jetty and pontoon mooring facility.
Photo Courtesy of the Bemm River Angling Club, VIC.
Pontoon gangways often become very steep, making them hazardous to walk up and down, especially for the elderly or less-abled.
Photo Courtesy of Petr Baum, Rowville VIC
The Floating Jetty
A continuous flexible structure beginning above the high water mark and extending down the ramp and onto the water to a point beyond the end of the ramp. As the tide rises and falls, more or less of the jetty is afloat.
When a boat is launched from a trailer it is always adjacent to jetty that is floating, making mooring the boat easier. The deck of a floating jetty is always above water so it does not become slippery or sharp due to marine growth.
A floating jetty is a barrier against the prevailing weather - all the length of the ramp is sheltered at all tides offering increased protection and safety for both people and boats.
Floating jetties are safer and more accessible than jetties and pontoons.
This video shows how a Tire-Link Floating Jetty reacts to tidal movement.
Structurally, a Tire-Link Floating Jetty is immune to the marine environment as it is built primarily from tyres and recycled plastic.
View the full list of Tire-Links benefits.


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SETI Institute Senior Astronomer
Seth is an astronomer with a BA in physics from Princeton and a PhD in astronomy from Caltech, and is involved with the Institute's SETI research. But he's also responsible for much of the outreach activities of the Institute. He is science editor for "The Explorer", gives more than 50 talks annually for both academic and general audiences, and writes magazine articles (and books) about SETI. He also teaches informal education classes on astronomy and other topics in the Bay Area, and is the inventor of the electrical banana, a circumstance he claims has had little positive effect on his life. He is the host for the SETI Institute's weekly radio program Are We Alone?
Before coming to SETI, Seth did research work on galaxies using radio telescopes at observatories and universities in America and Europe. His avocations include photography, filmmaking, and electronics.
Seth has produced a series of lectures on tape and video on the subject of SETI. For more information visit the Teaching Company website.
Seth Shostak is Senior Astronomer at the SETI Institute, and has been an observer for Project Phoenix as well as an active participant in various international forums for SETI research. He is a frequent presenter of the Institute's work in the media, through lectures, and via the Institute's weekly radio show, Are We Alone?, for which he's the host. Each Sunday night, Shostak interviews guests who are on the bleeding edge of science discovery and technological advance. The show gives callers the opportunity to ask questions of the world's foremost experts in astrobiology and space exploration.
Shostak readily translates the most complex scientific discoveries into terms accessible to the non-scientist. He has written hundreds of articles for newspapers, magazines, and the SPACE.com web site, as well as three books, including a popular textbook on astrobiology. Recently awarded the Klumpke-Roberts Award by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the public understanding and appreciation of astronomy, Shostak is also Chair of the International Academy of Astronautics SETI Permanent Study Group. As a practicing scientist personally engaged in SETI observations, his technical expertise—combined with his quick wit and engaging personality—make him a sought-after speaker and writer.
- SETI Institute Explorer, Special Edition 2005
SETI Institute Feature Articles and Announcements
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Saturday Morning Recap: Scott Hentges, Sartell
The Sartell-St. Stephen Sabres lost 31-24 to Bemidji in a back-and-forth game Friday night. Details and video from the game can be found HERE. Audio highlights can be found HERE.
Head coach Scott Hentges stopped by the AM 1390 The Fan studios Saturday morning to recap the game with Bemidji and assess his team's performance at the season's halfway point.
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Jon Secada, Liz Callaway and More to Appear on LOVING THE SILENT TEARS Album
Just in time for the heartwarming holiday season, music enthusiasts can welcome the highly anticipated release of the Loving the Silent Tears: The Musical album to recreate the magic of the new musical exploring humanity's universal search for inner peace.
Vocalists include: Jon Secada (Just Another Day), Jody Watley (Real Love), Jamaican reggae group Black Uhuru (Anthem),Patti Cohenour (Phantom of the Opera), Liz Callaway (Miss Saigon), Kiril Kulish (Billy Elliot the Musical), Debbie Gravitte (Jerome Robbins' Broadway), Flo Ankah, Kay Tse (Hong Kong), Brian Joo (Korea), Siavash Shams (Iran), H? Qu?nh H??ng (Vietnam).
Loving the Silent Tears: The Musical was a unique celebration combining a talented team who collectively hold over two dozen Academy, Grammy, Tony and Emmy Awards. Oscar-winning composer Al Kasha (The Poseidon Adventure) was inspired to create and write music for the musical after reading the poetry anthology Silent Tears written by Supreme Master Ching Hai during her own spiritual quest. Mr. Kasha stated "Silent Tears...has touched my heart so greatly, that I saw the potential it had to affect people's lives by being turned into a musical."
As MTV noted, the composers are "titans in their musicAl Fields" who include Jorge Calandrelli (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon), Doug Katsaros (Footloose), Henry Krieger (Dreamgirls), Don Pippin (La Cage aux Folles), Nan Schwartz (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) and David Shire (Saturday Night Fever).
Directed by Tony nominee Vincent Paterson (Michael Jackson's and Madonna's world tours) and choreographed by Emmy-winner Bonnie Story (High School Musical 1, 2, 3), Loving the Silent Tears transformed Supreme Master Ching Hai's profound and engaging poems into a musical sensation that takes listeners across six continents, with glorious Africa represented by platinum artist Jody Watley. The one-time only benefit show was held on October 27, 2012 at the 6,300-seat Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.


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Queensland Reds star halfback Will Genia has signed with the Western Force and will move to Perth for the 2013 season.
Queensland rugby has confirmed the stunning move after smoke had been building late in the week, culminating in a tweet from former Red Tim Horan tonight that a deal was essentially complete.
Genia will now link with close friend David Pocock, the Wallaby flanker, in a move that will send shockwaves through the Reds after the Force cleaned out their ranks at the end of 2005.
It was revealed during the week that Genia's new management had demanded a figure of $400,000 per season from the Reds, not including any top-up from the ARU. That figure was always going to be a bridge too far for the Super Rugby champions, who are fighting to retain the core of their title-winning roster.
Reports yesterday also said Pocock had been actively courting Genia, who will now walk away from Ewen McKenzie's side to head to the Force. It will be a sweet retort for the Force, who had coach Richard Graham poached by the Reds earlier this month.
The loss of Genia could make it more difficult for the Reds to retain close friend with Quade Cooper, who is also off contract next season.
Reds chief executive Jim Carmichael said the QRU fought for his signature but couldn't prevent his departure.
"I believe Queensland Rugby made the best offer we could to retain Will's services in Queensland, however the opportunity presented to head west was ultimately more appealong," Carmichael said.
"We wish Will all the best next year at the Force and thank him for all he has given to the Reds and Queensland Rugby throughout the last six seasons."


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Rosella 'Rose' O'neill1
Rosella 'Rose' O'neill was born in 1865 at Burgessville, Oxford County, Ontario.1 She married Charles Henry Moe, son of John Wesley Moe and Sophia Augusta Lawrason, on 28 January 1882 at Stratford, Perth County, Ontario. (notes: Charles and Rose's marriage registration, 009828-82, is registered atStratford in Perth County. His residence at the time of marriage is given as Toronto and his birth place is shown as Berlin. His age is given as 27. His parents are Sophia and John. Rose's parents are said to be Edward and Eliza. The witnesses are Agnes Wright and Mary Campbell,both of Stratford. The marriage was performed by Rev. P. Wright. Charles is said to be Methodist and Rose is said to be Catholic. One of the witnesses is evidently a member of the family of the minister, so Rev. Wright was likely Methodist.).1 She died on 25 March 1938 at Brantford, Brant County, Ontario.1 She was buried on 28 March 1938 at Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, Ontario.1 Rose's last name shown as O'Neill is likely correct. It isn't legiblywritten on their marriage registration.1
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The actress was so scared that she called the police, and LAPD came to the scene for a further investigation.
Halle Berry is the latest celebrity to find a stranger trespassing her property. The Oscar-winning actress had an unwelcome visitor on Saturday, July 9, an unidentified man who jumped over her wall and lurked around her front lawn.
Halle reportedly saw the guy and so did her security. Some people from inside the house ran outside but the intruder scaled the wall and ran. LAPD, who arrived at the scene after getting a call from the actress, is said investigating this case. The man could well be a stalker or a paparazzi who has been hounding her every move.
Halle's rep has not yet made a comment of the incident.
On another dose of Halle news, Aretha Franklin once again uttered her desire for Halle to portray her in an upcoming biopic. "Ms. [Jennifer] Hudson and Fantasia are two of the people being considered but Halle Berry is back in the game!" Aretha told Macleans. "I just saw her at the curtain of Oprah's farewell event and she let me know that she still wants to play the role and she didn't know that she wasn't expected to sing. I told her, 'No, we never expected you to sing, we already knew you weren't a singer!' However, I do think she could pull it off."


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|Document Type:
|Master's Thesis
|Zafar A. Ansari
|Email address:
|Limited Memory Space Dilation and Reduction Algorithms
|Master of Science
|Industrial and Systems Engineering
|Committee Chair:
|Dr. Hanif D. Sherali
|Chair's email:
|Committee Members:
|Dr. S C. Sarin
|Dr. G. V. Loganathan
|Nondifferentiable Optimization, Space Dilation, r-algorithm, Subgradient Optimization
|Date of defense:
|July 13, 1998
|Release the entire work immediately worldwide.
abstractLimited Memory Space Dilation and Reduction Algorithms
Zafar A. Ansari
Dr. Hanif D. Sherali, Chairman
Industrial and Systems Engineering
In this thesis, we present variants of Shor and Zhurbenkos r-algorithm, motivated by the
memoryless and limited memory updates for differentiable quasi-Newton methods. This well
known r-algorithm, which employs a space dilation strategy in the direction of the difference
between two successive subgradients, is recognized as being one of the most effective procedures
for solving nondifferentiable optimization problems. However, the method needs to store the
space dilation matrix and update it at every iteration, resulting in a substantial computational
burden for large-sized problems. To circumvent this difficulty, we first develop a memoryless
update scheme. In the space transformation sense, the new update scheme can be viewed as a
combination of space dilation and reduction operations. We prove convergence of this new
algorithm, and demonstrate how it can be used in conjunction with a variable target value method
that allows a practical, convergent implementation of the method. For performance comparisons
we examine other memoryless and limited memory variants, and also prove a modification of a
related algorithm due to Polyak that employs a projection on a pair of Kelleys cutting planes.
These variants are tested along with Shors r-algorithm on a set of standard test problems from
the literature as well as on randomly generated dual transportation and assignment problems. Our
computational experiments reveal that the proposed memoryless space dilation and reduction
algorithm (VT-MSDR) and the proposed modification of the Polyak-Kelly cutting plane method
(VT-PKC) provide an overall competitive performance relative to the other methods tested with
respect to solution quality and computational effort. The r-Algorithm becomes increasingly more
expensive with an increase in problem size, while not providing any gain in solution quality. The
fixed dilation (with no reduction) strategy (VT-MSD) provides a comparable, though second-
choice, alternative to VT-MSDR. Employing a two-step limited memory extension over VT-
MSD sometimes helps in improving the solution quality, although it adds to computational
effort, and is not as robust a procedure.
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My friend, David Boonin, a philosopher at the University of Colorado (where he also serves as the department chair), has recently put together a philosophically serious blog, What's Wrong?. Self-identified as "the not quite official blog of cu-boulder's center for values and social policy," it includes on its advisory board not only your truly but also Elizabeth Brake (Arizona State), John Corvino (Wayne State), Robert George (Princeton), Dale Jamieson (NYU), Christopher Kaczor (Loyola Marymount) … [Read more...]
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My Baylor colleague, Trent Dougherty, has posted a brief entry at The Prosoblogion, "Ethics without God, Aristotle style." His post, as well as some of the comments, reminded me of an exchange at First Things I had four years ago with Villanova law professor, Robert T. Miller:Francis J. Beckwith, "The Irrationality of Richard Dawkins. " First Things On the Square (20 June 2007) Robert T. Miller, "Response to Francis Beckwith." First Things On the Square (25 June 2007) Francis J. Beckwith, "R … [Read more...]


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by Nate Wooley | December 12, 2012 10:26 am
[1]Pope Benedict XVI sent his first official tweet Wednesday.
The pope sent the tweet after his general audience at the Vatican. It read, "Dear friends, I am pleased to get in touch with you through Twitter. Thank you for your generous response. I bless all of you from my heart," The Associated Press reports[2].
Benedict followed up his initial tweet by responding to a question about how to be faithful in daily life. "By speaking with Jesus in prayer, listening to what he tells you in the Gospel and looking for him in those in need," was his reply.
The pope's Twitter account is @pontifex. Response to the news that the pope would begin tweeting with his own account spurred great interest around the world. At the time that the pope sent the tweet, he already had more than 1 million followers.
The 85-year-old pontiff does not type the tweets himself. An assistant types them and he just taps the "send" button. He has previously tweeted via the Vatican's account.
Interested readers can follow the Pope Benedict XVI here[3].
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Spas & Yoga Retreats: Costa Rica & Mexico
Latin America is full of luxurious hotels but when it comes to spa hotels and yoga retreats, two destinations clearly stand out - Mexico and Costa Rica. In South America itself, there are very few genuine yoga retreats. For the ultimate relaxing vacation, here's a few suggestions for those looking for a yoga retreat or spa in Central America.
Hotel Lagunita (Mexico) - set amidst lush rainforest and accessible only by boat, this is a peaceful beach retreat that's just 40 minutes from Puerto Vallarta on Mexico's Pacific coast. There are a range of spa treatments such as an aloe vera wrap and sea salt scrub on offer. Other than relaxing, birdwatching, horseback riding, kayaking and fishing are a few other possible activities.
Maroma Resort (Mexico) - The Maroma is a luxury hotel on the Maya Riviera that I regularly used to book for clients when I worked for JLA - I never got any complaints about this fine small spa hotel. It's a fantastic beach hotel, with an equally excellent spa. The Kinan Spa's design (Kinan in the Maya word for healing energy of the sun) is based on Mayan sacred geometry and many of the treatments offered are based on ancient Mayan healing practices. Per night, the Maroma resort costs from $510 for a double.
San Blas Yoga Retreats (Mexico) - offer retreats at the off the beaten track Paraiso Miramar Hotel on Mexico's Pacific coast. There are daily yoga classes in addition to all types of other activitis such as whale watching, hikes and visits to indigenous villages. The San Blas Yoga retreat is north of Puerto Vallarta, and a weeks package costs from $1200, based on double occupancy.
Panacea de la Montana (Costa Rica) - this is an intimate Yoga retreat amidst the mountains of Guanacaste peninsula on the Pacific coast. Panacea is located near to Tamarindo beach where you can participate in more traditional vacation activities such as deep sea fishing, windsurfing and kayaking in addition to relaxing and meditating at this peaceful retreat. Three night packages are from $325 per person, based on double occupancy.
Finca Ipe (Costa Rica) - an organic farm hotel offering meditation packages (as well as internships) close to the small beach town of Dominical, on Costa Rica's Pacific Coast. Finca Ipe is all about peace and sustainable living.
Samasati Yoga Retreat (Costa Rica) - an exquisite eco resort set amidst tropical rainforest on Costa Rica's Caribbean coastline (there's not many upmarket hotels on Costa Rica's Caribbean - this is one of the few). Whether you're a nature lover, or keen to relax and practice yoga, this could be a great retreat for you. Other activities include surfing, birdwatching, rainforest tours, visits to indigenous communities, visits to local shamans, horseback riding, rafting and more. Packages cost from $115 per person per day (based on double occupancy).
Sat Yoga Institute (Costa Rica) - offers healing and wellness retreats, seminars and teachings, therapeutic sessions in clinical atmanology, classes in gourmet vegetarian cooking and more. The institution is dedicated to helping all people achieve liberation and enlightenment.


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Windsor Castle
Kevin Airs, The Sun-Herald October 4, 2005
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You'll need:
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Genki Video Games
There's nothing quite like a good strategy game. Managing resources, shuffling units around, trying to find out the best build order and the sweet, sweet payoff of seeing your enemies beg for mercy. It's not easy to do a good strategy game, much less one set during World War II, one of the most overused and abused settings this side of a rebellion trying to overthrow a galactic empire. But when one comes out that manages to keep me glued to my seat for hours at a time, I know it's something special. R.U.S.E., from Paris-based Eugen Systems, is just such a game.
With that said, I'm going to have to go against the grain in how I write this review because I would otherwise be doing the game and its potential fans a great disservice. Reviews typically follow the formula of discussing the story or campaign first, and then moving on to the rest of the single- and multiplayer features. It's a simple system and helps to ensure that the basics are covered, since most campaigns are used as tutorials, before delving into modes that expect some familiarity with the mechanics. That approach simply wouldn't work here, for reasons that will become very obvious in a few paragraphs.
R.U.S.E. is different from the outset, being a real-time game with the look of a turn-based one. Unlike most of its contemporaries, R.U.S.E. breaks up its battlefields into clearly defined sectors, giving the map the appearance of a traditional hex-based wargame. Its mechanics, however, are of a more traditional real-time ilk, with resources that must be harvested and bases built and secured. To that end, each sector is dotted with towns, supply depots, and patches of forest. Construction trucks haul building material from the pre-built headquarters to nearby depots to ship out supplies while soldiers set up in town squares and forests to defend chokepoints. Since roads are the preferred surfaces of all land units, securing a base by holding crossroads and towns (nightmares for trapped tanks) becomes a key defensive strategy. With the ability to construct secondary headquarters, these set-ups spring up all over the map, covering multiple sectors and creating multiple theaters of operation.
Getting a hold on all this is made easier by the ability to view the action at the ground level or from a commander's perspective. This is one of the game's more interesting features, as it goes beyond such similar approaches found in World in Conflict and Supreme Commander by having a view that pulls so far out that the world itself becomes abstracted to a map covered with figurines. It even goes further than Hegemony: Philip of Macedon by literally showing a map on a table inside of a commander's war room.
The commander's view just doesn't look cool but is a key component in operating in multiple sectors without becoming overwhelmed. As skirmishes start to flare up into full-blown battles, units will have to be moved from one sector to another while those engaged managed effectively so that they are still around when the reinforcements arrive and here, the system performs marvelously. A few flicks back on the mouse wheel pulls the view out far enough for the sectors to become defined areas, units become combined into grouped icons while a large arrow points to where they are ordered to go; similarly, zooming forward separates units into individual models and brings the nearby area into greater detail. It's not only highly functional, but it looks downright cool: dozens of tanks and infantry can be sent across multiple sectors from a war room, complete with workers manning their posts in the background, and zoomed in to see units recoiling when firing, retreating when ambushed, and the screen blurring and shaking from explosions. I would've liked for multiple units to have been easier to select at mid view, but the board view works great while the zoomed view, though not as detailed or nerve-racking as World in Conflict's, provides a more exhilarating experience.
Within these exchanges are a variety of infantry, tanks, planes, and defense structures. The campaign largely focuses on the American forces, but Battles and multiplayer open up Germany, UK, France, Italy, and USSR. Each faction differs slightly in what they excel at, such as France in defense, with their exceptional bunkers, and UK in air, with ready-to-go paratroopers and sturdy bombers. Although the game encompasses three eras 1939, 1942, and 1945 the units are largely the same: anti infantry, armor, and air bunkers and armor, infantry, and recon. Using the units is actually a joy, largely due to the fact that they respond appropriately to situations attacking when enemies enter their firing range and retreating when hurt and have an appropriate sense of speed and power. Learning how the units interact with the terrain and their general traits becomes vital, as an area largely forested is perfect for units that can enter them and terrible for those that can't; also, sending the wrong tank can be a costly mistake as it can arrive too late or too underpowered to counteract an enemy's assault. The visible firing ranges are a blessing, and the interaction between the units is great: only identified enemies can be fired upon by most units, so a quick solution is to send a recon unit near an artillery piece to extend its line of sight. Being able to zoom out and make sweeping decisions and then go in to tweak placement allows for total control, and the ability to make macro and micro decisions so quickly keeps the pace fast without being overwhelming. But contending with the enemy's units isn't the only danger on the battlefield, thanks to ruses.
In R.U.S.E., it's not only the tank and infantry squad roaring towards your poorly defended flank that is cause for alarm, but what preceded their arrival. As its name implies kind of, as I don't think it's actual an acronym for anything there are ruses that can be played during combat. Headquarters supplies one ruse every minute, though the selection of which will depend on the map. The ruses can do anything from camouflage your headquarters, making it impossible for planes to bomb or infantry to capture; to demand radio silence, so that your units can move undetected; to send a spy to a sector to reveal all enemy units. Some of the more interesting abilities include the ability to send a wave of decoy units to invade a sector, scaring the daylights out of your enemy, and confusing the enemy into thinking non-scouted light units are heavies. It's one thing to read this, but it's something else entirely to realize that a few wooden tanks are what left your headquarters exposed and your hidden units revealed. Being revealed is practically a death sentence, and it's especially painful because hidden units receive a significant attack modifier: an ambush can turn a squad of infantry from tank fodder to nightmares with bazookas. The potency of the ambush ability becomes even more pronounced whenever forest hopping comes into play, as infantry from forest patch to patch, undetected by most units, until they come upon an unguarded supply depot or structure to capture. Capturing a structure is the quickest way to cripple an enemy's economy and is a bit too easy to do. But to work a squad around a battlefield for 10 minutes to take a factory and then pump out tanks inside the enemy's base is very satisfying.
So there's light base building, the traditional mix of light and heavy units, and a heavy emphasis on chicanery through ambushing and ruses. Everything's sounding pretty good so far. And it actually is pretty good. No, it's very good. That is, except for the campaign. R.U.S.E. has one of the worst campaigns in recent memory. It's not just that it's bad, it's flat-out terrible.
It's tough to know where to begin since it falls flat in every aspect. Even its function as an elaborate tutorial is tinged with problems because of how obnoxious information is presented. I'll just start with the main characters, who are led by the unlikable American Joseph 'Joe' Sheridan and his there-there-old-boy British counterpart. There is just so much wrong with all of the character interactions that nearly every scene is an example of what not to do. Ignoring the very strange and nearly alien-like character models and mannerisms, there is the fact that the subtitles are littered with problems, the dialog is ridiculous, and the voice acting is equally bad. The story is supposed to be about a man's transformation from a lowly soldier to a general, but it's instead a story of a man going from being a jerk to a bigger jerk and then back to a regular jerk.
The missions themselves vary greatly in quality, thanks to some heavy scripting, though all suffer from the same excruciatingly irritating design decisions. Whenever a mission does nothing more than introduce a new unit or ruse and let you play, it's fine; better yet, you really get a solid feel for the game and can feel it grow on you. Most of the time, though, you're screaming at your monitor as the game removes all control again or clogs the screen with cutscenes or information panels again as the action continues to unfold during your helpless state. Not only that, but the camera also stays put after it pans, leaving you scrambling to reorient the view. Oh, and the game isn't paused for any of this: the computer goes about its business of killing your soldiers the entire time. Then, as if by some cruel test of the player's mental fortitude, all three things will happen at once: a cutscene taking up about a fifth of the screen drops from the top, an information panel showing a new unit and its attributes slides in from the side, and the camera pans around the battlefield for whatever reason. It is, by far, the most disorienting thing I have ever experienced in a strategy game. The payoff for all of this? Genuinely unlikeable characters and later missions that are so scripted they are just thinly disguised trial-and-error puzzles.
In short: skip the campaign.
To get the most enjoyment out of R.U.S.E., just go to Battle (the game's version of skirmish mode), set the computer on 'easy' and experiment. Getting straight into the mechanics is a lot less aggravating, and it'll get you to the good stuff much faster. Fortunately, there are several Battle maps, in addition to Operations and Multiplayer, to enjoy. The Battles come in sets of 2-, 3-4-, 5-6-, and 6-8-player maps, with the ability to set the AI as any of the factions (or random), one of three difficulty levels, and to a Profile that that favors a certain style of play - artillery, air, defense, etc. Operations are battles based on various conflicts throughout the war and allow for 1 versus 1, 1 versus all, and co-op play in a variety of scenarios, such as France's defense during the German invasion in 'The Maginot Line'. Online play also has a built-in ranking system using the game's experience points mechanic to don titles for bragging rights, and has options for ranked and unranked matches for up to eight players. The ruses really spice up competitive play, and are a great compliment to the solid unit balance. Ubisoft's uPlay is also supported, which offers some interesting perks, such as a special tank upgrade and an unlocked D-Day map, to purchase with their points earned in-game whenever certain objectives are met they are achievements with an actual benefit. There are a lot of reasons to go back to R.U.S.E., and I fully intend on doing so.
Overall: 8/10
Despite the disappointing campaign, R.U.S.E. is a largely enjoyable, exciting, and downright interesting game. There are a few things here and there that I remain iffy on, but they won't keep me from leaving R.U.S.E. installed. It's as if someone zoomed up on a section of a Panzer General map, sped things up, and tossed in some cloak and dagger options an interesting blend of old and new. In all, a surprisingly good title.
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April 5 marks the National Maritime Day of India. On this day in 1919 navigation history was created when SS Loyalty, the first ship of the Scindia Steam Navigation Company,
Gold Coast City Marina in Queensland, Australia accommodates superyachts seeking refits, blasting, paintwork and maintenance and features superyacht facilities,
Mid Ocean Tanker Company, a joint venture of private equity firm Alterna Capital Partners and Mid Ocean Marine, has contracted with BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards in Mobile, Ala.
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Danaos Corporation (NYSE: DAC), international owner of containerships, announced the formal completion of its previously announced Comprehensive Financing Plan,
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Road to Dubai ends in silverware for the new European and Russian GT Academy winners
Emirate of Dubai (12th January,2013) - The Nissan PlayStation® GT Academy again demonstrated the strength and depth of its driver discovery and development program this weekend when the four newest graduates took their prize drive at the Dubai 24 Hours. Two of the latest PlayStation®3 gaming experts turned real Nissan racing drivers took the checkered flag in an exceptional second place in class, while the second Nissan 370Z Nismo GT4 car crossed the line in ninth position after some dramas during the night.
The #127 Nissan 370Z Nismo, raced by Wolfgang Reip and Mark Shulzhitskiy, with their pro teammates Lucas Ordonez and Roman Rusinov, finished the race in second position. Lucas gave them the best possible start by qualifying the car on pole position in the SP3 class and then getting the race underway before handing over to Roman. Next it was the turn of Wolfie, who beat 830,000 Gran Turismo®5 gamers to the 2012 GT Academy Europe title, to take the wheel for his first stint in an international race. True to form with endurance racing, the Belgian had a baptism of fire!
"It was a great feeling to get out there on a very busy track with the best drivers and cars we have ever raced against," he said. "I had a good, clean run and took the class lead just before the end of my stint. Unfortunately on my in-lap another car lost a wheel and the first I knew about it was when I hit it at full speed. I realized exactly what had happened and hoped the damage to the front of the Nissan wasn't too bad. I then got to witness the RJN boys at work and they repaired my car in less than an hour."
This incident put the #127 car right back to ninth place in class and meant that for Mark's first stint he was under pressure to make sure all was well with the car by venturing out at a slower pace and building up to full racing speed. Like Wolfie, he did a great job and started the fight-back that would continue through the night. By first light they were up to third place and after steadily chipping away at the leaders throughout Saturday morning, it was Russian driver Mark who crossed the line in a well-deserved second place.
Across the garage in the #147 car it was a tougher race. German winner Peter Pyzera and his mentor Sabine Schmitz teamed up with U.S. winner Steve Doherty and Nissan regular Alex Buncombe. They had a great getaway when Alex took the class lead but at the start of the night Sabine had an off when running on cold tires straight after a 'Code 60' period (note: there are no Safety Cars at the Dubai 24 Hours, just a Code 60 where cars must slow to 60kmh). At first the rear end damage to the car looked terminal but just over one and a half hours later the RJN team got the car back on track, this time in the hands of Peter.
"This has been a really great experience and I hope it is just the first step in a long racing career for me," said Pyzera. "We lost a lot of time last night but kept our focus and pushed on all the way to the flag. It was actually good for me that we lost time as I was very nervous before the race but when we lost time it made me want to get in there and fight to get it back. All we had to do today is remember everything we have been taught. It was a great experience and I want to do it again now."
Despite the setbacks, after 24 hours of racing the #147 Nissan crossed the line in ninth place with American winner Steve Doherty at the wheel.
"This has been another great event where a big group of people, both behind the scenes and in front, have pulled together to turn dreams into reality," commented Nissan's Director of Global Motorsport, Darren Cox. "It was great to hear that Radio Le Mans listeners voted to give the 'Spirit of Le Mans' award to the RJN boys. They deserve that. As well as the race team we have driver coaches, media trainers, film crews and agencies who all work hard to make this happen. The level that the four new drivers have achieved in just five months is testament to all that work and the reality is that 'you ain't seen nothin' yet'!"
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There are losses that are more palatable than others, simply because the opponent was better.
Then there was Colorado Springs' 12-5 victory that temporarily cooled off hot Salt Lake on Monday night at Spring Mobile Ballpark.
Bees pitching didn't do the job. Part of it could have been starter Greg Smith's attempted barehanded stab at a grounder the inning before the Sky Sox exploded for six in the sixth.
"We thought he was OK, but I probably left him in there a little longer than I should have," Bees manager Keith Johnson said. "But I mean, he has been a workhorse for us and got himself in and out of those situations all year for us, but tonight he wasn't able to do it."
Colorado Springs' big inning negated what would have been a spirited comeback from four runs down as Salt Lake batted around in the fourth inning to take a 5-4 lead.
Then the hottest team in the PCL, one that moved to within five games of the Pacific Northern leader Reno with 15 to play, fell apart on the mound.
"I mean we made a few mistakes, and they capitalized," Johnson said. "That team over there, they are a good hitting ballclub, and when we make a mistake regardless of how small it is, they take advantage of it. They did a good job tonight and hit the ball in places where they were able to score guys from second base. So hats off to them but we have to get back out there tomorrow."
The Sky Sox, who entered Monday's contest one game in front of the hard-charging Bees 13-5 in August prior to the loss put the game on ice with six in the sixth.
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David Carpenter replaced Russell and two more runners scored thanks to a single and walk before the inning mercifully came to a close.
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: Ughh.. smoker :(
I feel like smoking is what makes my hair grow slow, thin, frizz.. & all that. heck.. its the reason for a lot of the problems in my life, lol. I'm preparing myself to quit tho; cutting back, gaining support, eating more (which is actually helping cravings & making me feel better in general). I wanna be healthy & age beautifully, put sum weight on, lol. I've been smoking about a half pack, or a sliver more a day (sometimes a lot more :/ ) since I was 14. I'm 19.
Simply put, I'm a real routine smoker.
When I wake up.
After any meal.
In the car.
Once every hour, maybe two if I can resist.
Before work-after work (the first after a long day, u kno)
Before I go to bed. I will have such bad insomnia if I don't have one before bed. Thankfully, since cutting back (& picking up more hrs at work) some nights I won't feel the need & sleep peacefully.
I need a change of pace in my life, baby steps, small changes. Like waking up earlier & going to bed at a decent time. Making sure I'm actually eating three meals a day. Interestingly enough, I'm craving different things like sugars & caffeine, things I never paid much attention to while eating but probably needed in my diet. Drinking more water.
At one point I began taking a prenatal (for vitamins) every day & got the WORST migraines, come to find out it was just harshly detoxing my intoxicated system, LOL. Not funny, I kno :/
Getting into better habits is helping tho. Even making cigarettes a lot less tasteful & appealing.
I've gotten down to about 7 or less a day.. that's pretty good for me. I use smoking to deal with anxiety, I think.. I grew up in a pretty stressful home & my mother & I didn't/dont have much of a relationship. I'm rly trying to move out lol
I plan on cutting back more & more before I set a "quit date". I want to ready my body, learn to cope with daily cravings. I may even try an electronic cigarette for occasional use.. sad thing is I can't get the feel for them.
There's breathing exercises, & other types of exercises I want to try. I'm meaning to invest in a gym membership with my man
<3. Pick up on an old hobby or a new one.
I just kno its really important to have a lot of support in various areas. So if anyone is interested in trying to quit with me, we definitely should quit! Lol.
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Posted 08-21-07
Submitted by John Carder
Location: Nederland, CO
Level: Amateur
Avg Drive: 225
Disc Weights: 175gr
Review: First, I LOVE this disc. The Champion Gator is the most expensive disc I've bought, but it works beautifully for me. If I throw it hard and well, it will fly in an "S" curve, breaking left and then right for a forehand, or right and then left for a backhand. With a moderate throw, you don't get the first break, just the break at the end of the throw. You don't even get much of that, unless you throw it level at a steep angle of attack (kill shot?). Then, when it dies, it will break more, but still less than most of my discs. It's not a driver, and I don't throw it on holes that demand distance over accuracy. I will use it as a driver on some of the tight narrow holes that we have to deal with. When you're shooting 150' through a 15' alley in the trees, it works for me, unless I throw off line (that's my fault, not the discs).
Posted 05-22-07
Submitted by dmdimmer Disc Weights: 173-175
Review: I love this disc. The champion gator is a true life saver for those shots when it's hard to tell how far the basket is because of elevatioin or out in the field. You can let it rip like a driver and get a perfectly straight line for 200 to 250 feet before it dives hard left. This disc is great in the wind, hyzer approaches, sidearm and line drives. The dx gator beats in pretty quickly and looses the big fade it starts out with. It even gets flippy. This is not the case with the champion gator at the higher weights. If you want a disc that you know that you know what it will do every time your throw it, this is the disc. If you come across a champion gator grab it! I know I would.
Posted 05-17-07
Submitted by Shreevish email@example.com
Location: Louisville
Level: Adv. Am
Avg Drive: 400
Disc Weights: max
Review: I'm not much of a "mid-range" fan, but I love this disc. It flies very, VERY straight at high speeds. It won't turn over unless you release it nose down. Even if you do, it'll s-curve anyway. The end of it's flight is amazing. It hyzers so sharply, that you could say it almost dives into the ground. When you take into consideration the lack of "distance" or skip from the hyzer portion of the flight, you could almost say it flies straight. Of course its great in the wind and could probably be related to throwing a bowling ball. I can throw over 400 ft with a wraith or any other similar driver. I use this when I don't want to worry about "touch" or taming my snap. I usually get about 300-325 with the same kind of snap. It also comes in handy for a short forehand or a short s-curve shot. I could live without it, but I would have use my firebird in its stead, and probably skip past a couple baskets in the process. I haven't tried to putt with it too much, but it has worked pretty good when I've putted in the wind with it. I should probably work on wind putting more with this disc. If you have a good arm and have trouble, or simply don't want to tame it, I recommend the gator.
Posted 09-27-05
Submitted by synchrosystem firstname.lastname@example.com
Disc Weights: 175
Review: The gator is super overstable with little glide. It's a great combo for not blowing past the basket when trouble lurks. I use it for big fade shots when i need to get around something. The lip is very square (reminds me of a midrange version of a monster) and it just plows through headwind. It also feels great in the hand! I use my champion roc as an overstable midrange and my gator for super overstable midrange shots, trick shots, windy shots, and safe lay ups. It hasn't left my bag since I got it... there's nothing else like it!
Posted 07-22-05
Submitted by sidearm grandpa firstname.lastname@example.com
Location: citrus heights, ca
Level: Amateur
Avg Drive: 275-300
Disc Weights: max weight
Review: the champion gator is the best sidearm approach disc i have every used. it flies low to the ground and skips alittle bit after landing and always about 10' from basket or throw it up and out and let it die hard next to the basket. i can throw it 250' dead straight. the champion gator holds a straight line or it will go straight and right at the end or can curved it back to the left (rh sidearm). i got a 150' birdie around a tree today. love this disc for sidearming. will always carry one.
Posted: 4-08-05
Submitted by Robb
I'm an intermediate RHBH right-handed player. I've been playing for about 10 mo. now, but play nearly every day. I've bought a lot of discs...and have given a lot of discs away, trying to find what works for me. I've gone through a lot of mid-range discs, and have it narrowed to 2 that work really well for me: a 180g KC pro Roc, which I use for a bit longer shots which need a perfectly straight line, and a 175g champion Gator. I picked up a first run Gator this spring and immediately fell in love (relatively speaking). It's a great disc in all wind conditions. It's flight is so predictable. When I throw the disc, I'm rarely further than 10 feet from the basket, which makes the putting game a breeze. It's glide is so low it seems to fall to the ground like a brick. This gives the disc a great feel for me. The best way I can explain it is like this: I try to imagine throwing a ball, or rock, or something with no glide, toward the basket. To me, a midrange with a lot of glide will tend to carry too far beyond the basket, and will probably skip 10-20 feet past where it initally hits the ground. I just throw the gator exactly how hard I think I should throw a ball, and the distance is almost always perfect. It's quite overstable, which makes it good into the wind, and for putting a good amount of hyzer on it. The disc is touted by Innova and others as good for big-arm throwers, which I'm sure it is. But I think that's misguided. I'm not particularly big-armed (I max out about 350'), but the disc works extremely well for me. I also agree with other reviewers who said it's great for putting. I have 2 Rhynos, which are supposed to be the best putters for windy situations. They are good, but for strong headwinds, the Gator can work even better. One last thing: I also agree that if you only buy one disc, buy the Gator. I played about 9 holes using only this disc shortly after I bought it to get used to it. I was 2 strokes off my best-ever score. No you don't get huge distance, but you get amazing predictability. I have a shrine to the Gator, which I have set up in my living room. I worship the disc.....OK, that was too far, but it's an awesome disc.
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