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GADSDEN, Ala. — Reid Carter and Ryan Parks won the Alabama B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Junior State Championship on Neely Henry Lake, Sept. 15. The pair will represent their state at the 2013 Cabela's Bassmaster Federation Nation Southern Divisional on Douglas Lake in Tennessee next spring.
Carter, a member of the Birmingham Junior Bass Club, caught a three-fish limit of 7.71 pounds, winning the 15- to 18-year-olds age division. It was a close finish; just behind him were Seth Butts, who brought in 7.68 pounds, and Zeke Gossett, 7.62 pounds.
Parks, a member of the Young Southerners Bass Club, weighed in a three-fish limit of 9.91 pounds to win the 11- to 14-year-olds age group. Competition was not as tight in this age bracket. Second-place finisher Jacob Brown was more than 3 1/2 pounds behind with 6.31 pounds, and Tucker Vernon, third, had 5.83 pounds.
Timmy Horton, Bassmaster Elite Series pro, served as emcee for the event.
In total, 19 three-fish limits were brought to the scales. The biggest fish of the tournament, a 4.05-pounder, was caught by Dylan Brown of the Young Southerners Bass Club.
Nine youth clubs were represented at the championship.
According to Ron McDonald of Southern Fishing News, shakey heads were the real favorite among competitors, followed by topwaters, swimbaits, worms, jigs and crankbaits. Anglers caught mixed bags of spots and largemouth.
During the weigh-in, Bobby McDonald of the Alabama B.A.S.S. Federation Nation presented a thank-you plaque to Academy Sports+Outdoors, accepted by Academy's regional promotions manager, Rick Burleson. Recognition was also given to Eulon Lee and Phillip Peters, the boat captains for winners Carter and Parks.
"They were just two of many adults who volunteered their time and usually a boat to sit and watch young bass fishermen fish all day," said McDonald. "They are the quiet heroes of youth tournament fishing."

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Due to changes in hunting laws across the country, the crossbow's popularity has surged since 2013. In the past few years, lots of hunting companies have devoted lots of energy to producing the best crossbows on the market. However, as the selection of weapons grows wider and wider, it has become increasingly difficult to determine which are really worth the money, let alone which one is the best for your needs.
We've come to the rescue to help you make an informed decision. We put serious time and effort into researching all the options on the market today. After studying the features, specs, and technical info for countless bows,we undertook a huge analysis of reviews from previous buyers, to find out how these models stack up in the real world.
In the end, we've narrowed down our list to the top 3 ultimate shooters, based on features, price, and user reviews. Read on to find out what you should consider before purchasing your own!
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Overall Top 3 Crossbows Reviewed
1. Barnett Ghost 410
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With a shooting speed of 410 FPS, the Barnett Ghost 410 is one of the most powerful crossbows you can own. This, combined with its superb accuracy, 180 lb. draw weight, light weight of 7.3 lbs., and short axle-to-axle length of 19-7/8"making it the best crossbow for hunting, especially when stuck in a small place looking for large game. It has a flawless string latch and trigger system, which gives you a very fast and smooth release with each shot. includes everything needed for quick assembly, and allows for such a high level of speed that you are certain to hit your target before they ever hear a sound. Priced at $999.99 on cabelas.com, it includes a 3×32 scope, talon sling, quiver, rope cocking device, and 3 arrows.
Reviewers have nothing but good things to say about this bow. Hunters reported that it's easy to carry, feels rugged and durable, and is super easy to set up and take down for tuneups. Many reviewers wrote that with a bit or regular maintenance, they firmly expected this weapon to last indefinitely.
In the field, it performs far above its price class. This bow can take down rabbits and other small game past 200 yards, and it's powerful enough to take larger game at close range. Many hunters remarked that one of the most important hunting feature on this bow isn't actually a specific component, but the overall weight, which makes carrying this through the woods and getting set up for your shot a cinch.
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2. Excalibur Matrix 355
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Featuring Excalibur's Ergo-Grip technology, as well as Compact Recurve Technology, the Matrix 355 is comfortable to hold and doesn't leave you with aching shoulders after a long day. Recently redesigned for improved performance, it is lightweight (5.4 lbs.), compact, and produces less noise than older versions. It is easy to use, accurate, and deadly at distances well over 70 ft. It has a shooting speed of 355 FPS and a high draw weight of 240 lbs. However, it can be easily and smoothly cocked using the included rope cocking aid. It is priced at slightly less than $900 and includes "Kolorfusion" applied Realtree Xtra Camo, four arrows, a Quad-Loc riser, and the rope cocking aid.
We like it because it's very smooth and easy to draw, especially given the higher draw weight. It's also a compact, simple design like the Barnett. That means very little risk of breakages, and a lifetime of low maintenance operation.
Previous buyers had lots of praise for the Matrix 355. Many raved about the accuracy of this weapon, and said it made an ideal target practice choice, as well as a very reliable hunting companion. That accuracy comes from the combination of excellent balance, a high-end scope, and the simple firing mechanism. It's easy to find and hold your target, and the smooth release makes it easier to fire without disrupting your angle. Like the Barnett, it's relatively lightweight and small, which made it a popular choice among smaller shooters and women.
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3. Barnett Jackal Crossbow
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Considered to be one of the best crossbows for those new to the sport looking for an affordable option, the Barnett Jackal is comfortable to use and features a cool design reminiscent of the military. We're impressed by the power factor, more than anything else. Although it has a lower draw weight (150 lbs.) than many other models, it has a FPS of 315. As a result, it can be easily used for target practice, but it is also quite apt at taking out large game from distances of 50 ft. or more! Previous buyers who took the Jackal hunting reported taking 250lb game with ease.
It can be assembled in less than 10 minutes, features an automatic safety to prevent dry firing, and is constructed from high-quality materials. We're also impressed by the price, which is less than $3o0. The package includes a detachable quiver, quiver attachment platform, a tube of wax, and three arrows. With all its great features, we consider it to be the number one high-value for the money choice from Barnett in our best barnett crossbow reviews article. Plus, since it's so durable, many reviewers said that after years of use, it still fired like when they first bought it.
The Jackal receives high praise from reviewers for being an affordable option in a high-priced market. Novice reviewers said that while they bought it with modest expectations, they were surprised to find that it was actually quite a good weapon. While it's marketed for affordability, it's a light, maneuverable model with good performance and solid construction. Plus, it looks great!
Read Full Barnett Jackal Review –>
The Top 3 Best Cheap Crossbows Under $500
Finding a high-quality, durable and affordable option for less than $500 can be a challenge. With so many different models to choose from, it's hard to know exactly which ones are the best and which ones just cheapos.
We've done the work for you, and weeded out the ones that are a waste of time and money, resulting in our list of The Top 3 Best Cheap Crossbows Under $500!
3. Jaguar CR-013 Series Crossbow 175 lbs. Spring
Priced under $300, the Jaguar CR-013 Series Crossbow 175 lbs. Spring is our #3 choice for The Top 3 Best Cheap Crossbows Under $500. This one is a great value at this price, and includes a 30 millimeter red dot sight, as well as a shoulder strap for comfort and stability when shooting.
This powerhouse fires at speeds of 245 ft. per second, and has a 34.5 inch length. The Jaguar CR-013 Series includes a total of four 16 inch bolts, seven level brightness adjustment, and is a composite stock rifle style model made from fiberglass. The Jaguar CR-013 Series is available in your choice of black or camo finishes.
This one makes a great bow for beginners or for those on a budget. We highly recommend it.
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2. Barnett Penetrator Crossbow
With a full five-star rating, the Barnett Penetrator Crossbow is highly recommended by its owners, and is available as a package that includes a Quiver, 3-20-Inch Arrows and a 4x32mm Scope. Typically priced under $500, we feel that this one is a great value.
The Barnett Penetrator is powerful, and provides an easy to use, accurate shot. Its innovative design delivers a shoot-through foot stirrup, in addition to a 12-inch power stroke that's capable of firing at speeds as high as 350 ft. per second.
The Penetrator delivers a 175 lb. draw weight, and uses 20-inch arrows. It provides 116 foot pounds of energy, and measures 37 inches long by 24 inches wide. You'll also receive a manufacturer's limited five-year warranty with your purchase.
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1. Barnett Quad 400 Crossbow
Our #1 pick for The Best Cheap Crossbow Under $500 is the Barnett Quad 400 Crossbow. This one comes as a package that includes a Quiver, 3 – 22-Inch Arrows and your choice of a 4x32mm Scope or a premium 3 Dot Red Dot Scope, usually $400.
The Quad 400 was redesigned to include new features in order to maintain its reputation as one of shooters' favorite bows. The Barnett Quad 400 shoots at a speed of 345 ft. per second, has a 150 lbs. draw weight, and 112 ft. pounds of energy with a 15.5 inch power stroke. The Quad 400 features a 9 lb. weight, 37 inch length, and a 26.75 inch width.
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The Best Mid Price Range Crossbows
Whether you love hunting or you are an avid archer, the wide range of crossbows available in the market only make it more difficult for you to choose the right crossbow that meets your requirements. In case you have no constraint on the budget, you might decide to follow the reviews and just go with the best crossbow available. However, the situation becomes doubly confusing when you add the budget aspect to the decision making matrix. If you are looking for a beginners level (low price range) or super-expert level (high price range) crossbows, then this is not the right article for you, as we have done thorough research and in-depth analysis to help you find the best mid price range crossbows for intermediate to expert level use.
Barnett BCX Buck Commander Extreme CRT Crossbow
Looks like Barnett have put all of their 50 years experience in the making of this champion crossbow which combines high accuracy with compact design. The Barnett BCX shoots with same results at all temperatures and weather conditions. The ergonomic design makes it super-comfortable for use. This crossbow also boasts speeds of up to 365 FPS giving it the lethal touch, so that your game has no chance, and crank integration is possible, thereby enhancing the utility and versatility of the crossbow. Useful in box accessories include a Rope Cocking Device (RCD), 3 bolts, and 3×32 Scope. The RCD reduces the draw weight to almost half and the scope lets you take precision shots at high range.
- Anti Dry Fire System. It prevents the crossbow from shooting without an arrow
- Automatic Safety Latch. The safety latch automatically changes to load position on charging the bolt in the bow
- It is very light, durable and compact owing to its ergonomic design.
- Its a little louder than desired, thereby necessitating a dampener, which is not part of the package
- Quiver quality can be better.
Overall Verdict – Barnett BCX. With loads of features and a winning design, Barnett BCX definitely packs a punch. The accuracy was tested and found very good in all weather conditions. The light weight and ergonomic design make it extremely comfortable to use. It scores a high 4.6 points out of 5 on our scale and is therefore the best crossbow for the mid range category.
Excalibur Matrix Grizzly SMF Crossbow
The quality of an Excalibur crossbow is never under question, it is the price which normally puts away a prospective buyer. However, the ace crossbow manufacturing company seems to have decoded the price reduction formula while maintaining all the great features of a Excalibur Matrix crossbow. The Grizzly SMF comes at a very affordable price. The beautifully balanced layout and the light weight of the crossbow render it very comfortable to handle. Some key features are: Rope Cocking Mechanism – it eases the loading of arrows on the bow and reduces the draw weight, a Vary-Zone Scope, which gives you the ability to aim and shoot accurately in one go, and a Shorter Power Stroke, which makes the bow easy and comfortable to use even for younger shooters. This crossbow also comes with 4 Diablo Bolts, which are some of the best quality arrows you can get.
- Weighs only 5.5lbs and is very compact while maintaining the strength and balance required for hunting
- Very accurate crossbow, especially using the included scope
- Four bolts and attachable quiver included in the package.
- Experienced archers will take some time to get used to the shorter power stroke
- Speed of 305 FPS is alright for most hunting scenarios, but it could be higher.
Overall Verdict – Grizzly. The Excalibur have taken a very important step by manufacturing a mid price range crossbow so that everyone gets to experience their superior quality of bows at affordable prices. There are a few minor differences from the higher end bows, but those are not easily noticed. Grizzly is a great choice for a mid price range crossbow as it offers most of the features of a professional high price range bow.
The Best Beginner Crossbow
After searching through a ton of options for beginning shooters, we've finally come up with the absolute best option for a beginning archer:Carbon Express 20254 Black, CX-3 SL+Crossbow Kit
This Carbon Express package was rated best for beginners by Field and Stream in 2015, and we're still loving it in 2017. It combines elements of a crossbow and a rifle, for a simple, easy-to-learn design.
We love the compact spread which is only 13.5″ wide when cocked. It's also a lighter weapon, at 7 pounds. Both the size and the weight make it an ideal choice for people who aren't used to hauling around crossbows or aiming with something this wide.
We love the hybrid barrel, which uses a picatinny trail like you'd find on a modular rifle. It allows for a custom grip, and the trigger assembly provides the strength of a bow assembly with the feel of a handgun.
It also comes with a rope-pull tool for getting things cocked and ready to go. That's super helpful for new shooters, who won't be used to a 175 pound pull weight.
We especially like that although it's designed to be used by new shooters, it doesn't skimp on the power. This is a weapon you can actually take hunting. It's powerful enough to achieve a 355 feet per second flight speed, which is enough to bring down serious game. Unlike lots of other entry-level options, this one will grow with you from the practice yard to the field.
Best of all, it's covered by a 5-year warranty. That's more than enough to protect your investment through the learning curve.
The Ultimate Buying Guide: How to Choose
Now that you have narrowed down your options, it is time to decide which option is the best one for you.
According to expert archers, there are several things to consider prior to making your final decision. The most important factors are cost, draw weight, arrow speed, and the power of the scope. Let's explore these features more closely to see how they impact your final decision.
*Remember that if you are purchasing one of these for the first time, you will need more than just the weapon. Arrows, a cocking device, a quiver, and a target are essential. The products we've listed above include all these things with the exception of a target.
•Draw weight is the amount of pull that is required to get ready to fire. Most states have established regulations regarding which draw weights are acceptable for hunting. While this amount varies, it is typically between 75 and 200 lbs. This is an adequate range for hunting small deer to larger bucks. In addition, several states have considered enforcing a maximum draw weight. (Ohio already has a 200 lb. limit in place.) Most high-quality choices used for hunting have a draw weight range of 150 to 175 lbs. As the draw weight increases, the bow's power and speed improves. Most manufacturers incorporate cocking devices to assist hunters in drawing the bow. They can halve the effort required to cock the weapon.
•Measured in FPS, flight or arrow speed affects the size of the game you can take down and improves your accuracy. For hunting with a bow, it is recommended that you have at least 300 FPS. This is adequate for taking out large game and makes it much easier to get off an accurate shot. For a more detailed explanation of choosing the right speed for your needs, check out this video:
•A good scope is imperative if you want to have an accurate shot and position yourself far enough away that you cannot be detected by your prey. When looking at scopes, determine the range you will need. Smaller game are best tracked when a short- or mid-range distance scope is used. Make certain that the scope fits properly and does not get in your way. For a detailed account of how to choose the best scope, check this out:
The Ultimate Crossbow
As we did our research, we kept searching for the model we could dub "The Ultimate Crossbow." After looking at dozens of models from different brands, offshoots, and special makers, we think we've found the ultimate choice!TenPoint Venom Crossbow with ACU50
The Ten Point Venom has made the top of the Editor's Choice list in Petersen's Hunting, Fish and Game, and other periodicals for the past few years. It's a smart, technical crossbow with some truly fantastic features. It has a carbon-fiber barrel, for the ideal balance of strength and light weight. It has a modified cable system that produces over 370 fps arrow speed, which is one of the best on the market. And even with all that power, it's incredibly compact and maneuverable. The whole thing is less than 36″ long, and has a very manageable 13.3″ width when it's cocked. It also comes with a deluxe scope, carbon fiber arrows, adn an onboard crank-cock system. Overall, previous buyers and professional reviewers simply raved about what a pleasure this one is to shoot. We don't think you can do any better!
While this is a premium-priced bow, it's loaded with premium features and premium performance. It's also backed up by a lifetime warranty, from a company that has an excellent reputation for customer service. Our take: If you can make it happen, go for it! You'd be hard pressed to find a better investment!
See more of our favorite Ten Point models, and learn more about why the brand is consistently rated best on the market in our special guide of TenPoint crossbow reviews !
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Spring is here, the weather is beginning to get warmer, and I'm ready to kick back and relax!
Wait, there are some things around the house that need to be tended to first. After all, I'd rather kick back and relax on a nice patio than the dirt/mud area in my backyard.
Wait, I don't have the money to pay a contractor to come out to my house, design and build me a patio. Wait, I'll do it myself. Seriously, how hard can it be? I mean it's not like my husband and I work full time and have small children running around getting into as much as they possibly can…sure, we have the free time to build a patio (if we don't sleep at night). But, do we have the "know-how?!"
Google says- YES!
I decided to get this patio started while my darling husband was at work one day. The kids were running around the yard and I walked past a pile of patio pavers that we had lying around from our fire pit project (another DIY), LAST YEAR. I was tired of looking at them lying there and decided I'd fill up the wheel barrel, take them around the house to where I wanted my "patio" unload, and get to work.
I use quotes around patio because my patio and your patio are not the same. There are some elaborate patios that are fantastic, but would that be practical for me to do myself? No. (I didn't have to Google that one.)
Setting realistic goals (based on the small amount of patio pavers I had and the small amount of money I had to purchase more), I grabbed our pic axe and began loosening the ground. Then I started throwing the patio pavers down, until I realized they were completely uneven. At this point, the kids were done entertaining themselves and were now "assisting" me in building the patio (a.k.a. digging in the dirt to find worms and "cool" insects).
About 10 patio pavers in, my husband arrives home J "Wow!" he says. From there, he got on his smartphone, Googled "make your own patio," went to the hardware store to buy rocks and sand, leveled the ground and put the patio in! In the end, it took about a week's time (could have been one day but again, we work full-time and have crazy kids), and $450 for a 150 square foot patio (I told you it was small) vs. $2,500 to have someone else do it for us.
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As a homeowner you need to realize that there are some home improvements that will boost your home's value and some improvements that are probably not worth it. One general rule of thumb is that luxury-type renovations and renovations that conform to your specific lifestyle might not always improve value. Things like a pool, in-home studio, or extravagant landscaping do not always add value to your home. The majority of buyers find the following items to be more appealing:
The kitchen of a home is typically the centerpiece, and people gravitate to that room when looking to buy a home. However, extensive renovations are not always needed. Refinishing your cabinet doors and drawers can make a world of difference. Add a fresh coat of paint to your cabinets and your entire kitchen will have a completely new look. Replacing old appliances can also make your kitchen look much fresher.
The next renovation that adds value to your home is a bathroom renovation. Again, you do not have to completely gut everything and start from scratch to get a fresh new look. In the bathroom you can focus specifically on fixtures like sink faucet, sink, shower faucet, shower door, etc. These minor improvements can make a bathroom look almost brand new. Re-grouting tile and laying new vinyl tiles is another cost-effective way to make a huge impact on the look of the entire bathroom. Oftentimes new vinyl floor tiles can be laid right over the old floor.
Hardwood floors are very appealing to a wide range of buyers. Some people are tempted to replace damaged or worn hardwood floors or even cover them up with carpet. You can instead rejuvenate those worn hardwood floors by simply refinishing them. Replacing any damaged boards, sanding, and refinishing them will make them look brand new again. Refinishing a hardwood floor makes it more aesthetically pleasing and makes it really stand out.
Making your home appealing from the curb with your landscaping or siding can make your home stand out from others. Homes are just like anything else - you want them to make a good first impression. One important thing to remember is that although buyers want appealing landscaping, many don't want the burden and responsibility of maintenance. So avoiding overly elaborate landscaping or high-maintenance plants can be important. Finally, adding a patio or deck is a good way to spruce up the appearance of your home. An area where guests can be entertained outdoors is always a good thing.
It is very important to know what market the house lies in. Be sure to renovate your home to the standards of the area. You don't want to renovate your kitchen with granite countertops and the bathroom floor with marble tile if your home is worth $150,000. The value you are adding will not be seen by prospective buyers in that particular marketplace. The same goes for higher-end neighborhoods; your renovations might have to be a bit more involved in a more upscale neighborhood. You want to offer features and improvements that are consistent with your neighborhood.
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Graduation is on the horizon for many high school and college students. That means there are many things to look forward to - one being graduation money! Having been a broke college student not too long ago, I know of the desire to blow it all on a summer vacation, a new car, or partying. Graduation marks many peoples' entrance into the "real world," and that can be a scary thing. We have to start thinking about our mounting debt, finding a job, and becoming financially independent. Although the smart things to do with graduation money are not always the most attractive or fun options, they can help ease your mind and provide some comfort. Below you will find some suggestions as to what to do with your graduation money.
Graduating from high school is often the first time we receive a large sum of money, and it can be very tempting to blow it all on fun things. However, before you do anything else, this is a great time to open your first "adult" bank accounts. Personally, this was when I opened my first bank accounts; I opened both a checking and a savings account after my high school graduation party. Banks often have some good account options for people newly entering adulthood. Parents, this is a good opportunity to teach your new graduate about earning interest and the importance of beginning to save at a young age.
Graduating from college means you are entering the "real world" and you need to be more aware of the uncertainty that could lie in your future. Having an emergency fund is very important in order to be financially secure. No one can predict the future, so having money set aside just in case is definitely a good thing. Losing a job, medical issues, or car troubles are all examples of things that could potentially happen that we should be financially prepared for. These are all stressful situations, so having an emergency fund set aside to provide a financial cushion is both comforting and important for the future.
Graduating from high school is a big accomplishment, but it is not the end of everyone's educational career. In the fall you may be going off to college, so why not use some of the money to purchase something useful for this next chapter in your life? Spending money on something you will need in college can be important as well as fun - like a laptop or tablet. Some less fun (yet important) suggestions are textbooks or a new suit for job interviews.
I think we can all agree - receiving money as a college graduation gift is one of the most needed gifts anyone could give you. One of the best things to do with the money is pay off your most expensive debt. When I say expensive, I mean the debt that has the highest interest rate - not necessarily the highest balance. Typically the most expensive debt college students have is credit card debt followed by private student loans. Paying off a large sum of debt can be very relieving which can energize you to want to pay off the rest sooner!
This is another option that really promotes the importance of saving money. A Roth IRA is a good option for younger individuals to start saving for retirement. Now I know most of you are thinking, "I JUST graduated…why do I need to think about retirement?" Well, the best answer I can give you is two words: compound interest. Investing $100 at age 18 at an expected return of 8%, your $100 investment will be worth over $3,300 when you're 65 years old. See why it's so beneficial to start saving early for retirement? Opening a Roth IRA is a good idea for high school graduates or current college students. The contribution limit makes it a good investment for younger people.
Yes, it is recommended to get in the habit of saving early and saving often, but that doesn't mean that you shouldn't be allowed to spend ANY money on yourself right now. So take a percentage of the money you receive from graduation (maybe 10-20%) and use it on whatever you want! Go out with your friends who will soon be moving on in different directions, or go on a shopping spree. Using some of the money for something fun will hopefully show that you can have a good balance of having fun and being responsible. Saving money for the future does not mean you have to sacrifice enjoying life today; just remember - you don't need to enjoy life too much!
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I had my lift and implants done 2 days ago. And I'm worried I'm going to get symmastia. The skin between my breasts doesn't seem to be attached to chest bone.. Is that just swelling?? Or am I just paranoid?
Does It Look Like I Will Get Symmastia? (photo)
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Acute post-op recovery
You have marked swelling but it will improve and diminish with time. Your surgeon knows he/she did not make one pocket so it should be fine. Your mounds will be close together but they pockets should still be separate. Keep your surgeon informed of your concerns so your surgeon can reassure you it will be good.
Breast implants close together is not synmastia.
Your implants are very close together but synmastia means that the two pockets have to be joined. I see no evidence for this.
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You are only 2 days postop. You have swelling which is totally normal. Based on your photo, I do not see any synmastia. Be patient as it takes at least 4-6 weeks to see your final results. Please followup with your PS. I'm sure you will love your results once you are all healed.
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Symmastia at two days after surgery?
it does not look like you are developing symmastia. It is best to wait and allow for the swelling to go down and the breast to settle.
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As always, your plastic surgeon will be your best resource when it comes to more specific input and/or or reassurance.
Best wishes.
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The year in databases saw its share of technology advances. The rise of commodity 64-bit hardware, native XML storage in relational databases, configuration wizards, auto-tuning … all these developments are making databases more powerful, flexible, and easy to manage. Perhaps the biggest trend, however, in terms of what will drive the direction of databases and related products in 2005, is to demonstrate compliance with the likes of HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley, and other regulations.
Database activity auditing is a standard component of internal and external audits, and we're already seeing products designed to make these exams easier. Lumigent stepped up to the plate in 2004 with a new version of Entegra that tracks all database activity, including changes to stored procedures, database schema, and access permissions.
Promising the ultimate safeguard for sensitive data, data-level encryption products are also big right now. Raising the bar for third-party vendors (as always), Microsoft is incorporating cell- and column-level encryption into SQL Server 2005. Meanwhile, solutions such as Application Security's DbEncrypt make it very easy to encrypt column- or table-level data. DbEncrypt only works for SQL Server and Oracle databases, however. Ingrian's DataSecure appliance takes a broader sweep, encrypting data in applications, databases, and storage systems all over the network. Whether you want easy global management or minimal network overhead, there's an approach that's right for you.
Among the database vendors themselves, the race is on to produce the most automated RDBMS. IBM's DB2 8.2 broke new ground in multiquery optimization and introduced other important self-tuning capabilities. The stated goal, self-healing, is in sight, but today, admins must script the fixes. Nevertheless, the health monitoring capabilities are there, and IBM is clearly positioned to be the leader in this emerging area of database technology.
Formerly the palace of the rich, 64-bit computing has finally broken through, thanks to AMD's Opteron and Intel's EM64T. More midsize businesses are starting to invest in this technology, and it will very soon become the standard by which we measure third-party applications. Oracle and DB2 were among the first applications to run on 64-bit Linux, and they'll be among the first to climb on 64-bit Windows when it arrives in Q1 2005.
Open source databases created some buzz this year, with MySQL finally adding stored procedures and Ingres being offered by Computer Associates under an open source license. Not only are these databases gaining popularity, but they are finally being legitimized by vendors who are writing applications for them. In 2005, expect to see not only applications that use these databases but also third-party tools for monitoring and administering them.
As open source databases become more functional and manageable, shops will begin jumping off Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, and Sybase. This likelihood is already forcing Oracle to reduce its prices, and it will force the big four commercial players to increase functionality to justify their costs.
Finally, expect to see a big push for process-modeling tools, as compliance controls come forward this year. Ensuring the integrity of information in the database will only get harder, as products such as IBM's DB2 Information Integrator make it easier to query and load data from many different sources. Auditors will want to know where this data is coming from, whether you can track it, and whether you know how to troubleshoot integrity problems. The cat is out of the bag.


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Jim Cornette, Kevin Nash and Billy Kidman posted the following today, commenting on Spike TV's decision not to renew TNA's TV deal…
Can we at least wait to see how this tna stuff plays out before everyone starts telling us who we need.
— Billy Kidman (@WWEKidman) July 28, 2014
And I personally hope they get a deal. There are not many places to work in the wrestling business these days. In ring or out of ring.
— Billy Kidman (@WWEKidman) July 28, 2014
Let's be honest, they are another place for guys to work and that is a good thing. But they are not competition. #NoOffense
— Billy Kidman (@WWEKidman) July 28, 2014
Sorry to my friends at TNA. .Hope the office can get a TV deal.
— Kevin Nash (@RealKevinNash) July 28, 2014
The best comedy writes itself, but the worst writers repeat the same outcomes– #OopsHeDidItAgain
— Jim Cornette (@TheJimCornette) July 28, 2014
Kidman and Nash showed a lot of class in their comment – Cornette just shot his mouth off and lost some credibility…..
That's what Cornette does…
Didn't think he had any credibility left to lose either…
I like Kidman and although TNA might not be serious competion to W.W.E, it's still better than your PG shit! #NoOffense
It's not tho, there's a lot of better matches more often over there, it's just a fact.
No theres not. WWE is so PG image conscious its pathetic. The only people that mark out for that sh*t are kids. The only thing WWE has on TNA is money, history and nostalgia.
I think Kidman meant there are other places to work (referring to the indies) and they're not competition. Wasn't dissing TNA in any way.
He was referring to TNA. And he's really correct – when you have 10% of the market, you're really not "competition". He just said it in a very classy way, and wished TNA the best. I agree with you though – he wasn't dissing TNA in any way.
Right. I think Kidman was taking a light weight shot at TNA.
Kidman and Nash showing some class while Cornette continues to be a bitter and angry man. Let it go Jim.
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Finca Allende 2005
Tempranillo from Rioja, Spain
Winemaker's Notes
The wine is stainless-steel fermented for approximately 22 days, then transferred to 98% new French Allier and 2% American Oak barrels, where it undergoes malolactic fermentation. It is then aged for 14 months. The wine is lightly fined, and then bottled unfiltered.
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The Wine Advocate - "The 2005 Allende has an opulent, licorice and cured meat-tinged nose that is complex and vibrant. The palate is well-balanced with an attractive edginess on the entry. The tannins are ripe and bold, with the finish packed full of blackberry, raspberry, soy and dried herbs that show fine persistency. Drink 2014-2020+."
International Wine Cellar - "Ruby-red. Sexy cherry and roasted meat aromas are complicated by dried orange peel and licorice. Bitter cherry and anise flavors develop a smoky quality with air and are framed by silky tannins. Gains sweetness on the long, spicy finish, which echoes the exotic orange quality. This is extremely suave."
Finca Allende Winery
Records from 1672 prove that the De Gregorio family has been involved in viticulture and winemaking for several centuries. In fact, Nicholas De Gregorio was for almost 40 years the vineyard manager for the oldest winery in Rioja, Marques de Murrieta. He is a zealous defender of the traditional Rioja grape varieties such as Graciano and Malvasia. Miguel Angel De Gregorio graduated from the University of Madrid with degrees in Agricultural Engineering and Enology. He has proven in his short career as winemaker to several other wineries to be an innovator in Rioja. Vineyards are located in Briones, Rioja Alta, on the right bank of Ebro River. Grapes are sourced on the family's estate of 60 acres (25 ha) in Briones. Vineyards are situated on both slopes on the hill. Some vineyards face north/northeast, others face south/southeast. The grapes are multi-clonal selections of old Tempranillo which produce smaller berries and yields. The vineyards are 1,440-1,680 feet in elevation(480 to 560 m). The soil has a top layer of calcareous clay over gravel which dates from the quaternary period, located on the 2nd and 3rd terraces of the Ebro River. The climate is typical of Rioja Alta, continental with Atlantic influences. Rains are normally in the winter and spring, with the prevailing winds from the north/northeast. Therefore, this creates two distinct microclimates for the vineyards because of their different exposures. View all Finca Allende Wines
About RiojaView a map of Rioja wineries (ree-OH-hah) Spain makes some of the best Tempranillo-based wines in the world. Once the only DOCa (recently joined by Priorat in 2001), Rioja is divided into 3 sub-regions: Rioja Baja, Rioja Alta, Rioja Alavesa. There are 4 red varieties and 3 white varieties allowed in the Rioja DOC. Tempranillo definitely takes center stage, followed by Garnacha (Grenache), which is sometimes added for body, then Graciano and Mazuelo (Carignan). The region also makes roses. For whites, the main grape is Viura (or Macebo), producing fresh, early-drinking wines. Malvasia, the grape that was once the most planted white, is found less often.
Notable FactsThe Rioja wine trade is somewhat confusing. Grapes are typically brought to a merchant's bodega from one of the 20,000+ growers in the region, or via a cooperative. The wine is then bottled and labelled by that bodega. Rioja's Consejo Regulador keeps track of all vineyards and bodegas to make sure they are following the DOCa regulations. Put in place to ensure quality, the system also controls prices.
As with the rest of Spain, the wine label may state Crianza, Reserva or Gran Reserva, depending on barrel & bottle maturation. Crianzas are usually found within two years of the vintage and offer fresh, ripe wines. Reserva and Gran Reserva will be found a few years after the vintage, as the bodega will be aging the wines in barrel and bottle before release. Both typically show more secondary characteristics of spice and oak ageing.
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The most popular red varieties of Spain include Tempranillo and Garnacha (Grenache). Whites don't garner quite as much recognition, but there are some regional varieties not to be missed, like Albarino and Verdejo. The popular red regions of Spain include Rioja, known for its outstanding wines of the Tempranillo grape; Ribera del Duero, producing high quality reds from Tempranillo and Garnacha; Galacia, with the sub-region of Rias Baixas, home to the deliciously crisp and floral Albarino grape; and Priorat, a region increasing in popularity with its high-quality cult reds. Other regions of note are Rueda, growing the Verdejo grape, La Mancha, a wide desert region, covered in the most planted white variety in the world, Airen, and Jumilla, making wines based on Monastrell (Mourvedre).
Spain's wine laws are based on the Denominacion de Origen (DO) classification system, devised in the 1930's. A four tiered system, the most basic level is Vina de Mesa (table wine) followed by Vino de la Tierra (country wine), DO and at the top DOC. Currently, only Rioja and Priorat have DOC status, while over 65 DO's scatter the country.
Most DO regions are classified and regulated by how long they age the wines. On a red wine label, one may find the terms Crianza, Reserva or Gran Reserva, denoting the wine's barrel and bottle time. Crianza is usually two years between barrel and bottle (the time in each depends on the DO and/or the winemaker), Reserva up to 4 years and Gran Reserva 5 – 6 years. Classifications of each region and wine are controlled by the region's Consejo Regulador.
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2010 Leadership Dinner: Recognizing GPS Heroes, Grand Game
GPS World's seventh annual Leadership Dinner, which took place during the ION-GNSS conference in Portland, Oregon, and was sponsored by Rockwell Collins, this year honored some of the surviving GPS Heroes (see May and June 2010 issues). PLUS: We invited 120 dinner guests to find out by walking a mile in someone else's shoes, in the Grand Game of GNSS, a role-playing and negotiation exercise. Learn who won!
Recognition for the GPS Heroes
Leadership Dinner Speech by Brad Parkinson
Good evening. It is good to see you all. Particularly it is wonderful to see some of the surviving heroes of the Phase One Brotherhood who helped make GPS possible against desperate odds. We came together in 1972, and by 1978 had proven the dream. We could not fail. It is now hard to believe that it started 38 years ago.
Would the Phase One Heroes please stand and be recognized?
Engineers are usually destined to be forgotten. I wrote the two articles that many of you have seen in an attempt to remember the wonderful officers, aerospace engineers, and supporting contractors who made GPS a reality. All of you were needed.
I want to acknowledge my co-author, Steve Powers, my roommate as a midshipman back at the the Naval Academy and now a professional historian, for his help.
Unfortunately, both memory and space limited the numbers of early contributors to whom I could give credit. Alan Cameron has been extremely
helpful in publishing those articles and helping compile a list of the heroes. I would urge you to scratch your heads and add to the list of names.
And thanks to GPS World for this great dinner and gathering.
We could foresee many of the early uses of GPS. But we could not foresee hundreds of other uses. Perhaps most astonishing, the best GPS receivers now routinely resolve position in real time with accuracies better than a centimeter. This has opened up a whole new world of robotic control and tracking. It is a credit to the engineers who succeeded us and invented the techniques of real-time kinematic positioning.
The burden for maintaining and improving GPS has now been passed to yet another generation of leadership. I am particularly pleased that the JPO Director, or GPS Wing Commander, Colonel Bernie Gruber is here this evening. He is a worthy successor to the many fine program directors that GPS has had since I retired in 1978. He will have his hands full with keeping the torch lit, in particular with maintaining the size of the GPS constellation to ensure its availability for all users.
Bernie, we are very pleased to see you back with the GPS brotherhood. For those who are not aware of it, Bernie served in the user equipment area of GPS about 18 years ago. He certainly qualifies as a veteran of this program.
I propose three toasts:
- To those who are now carrying the burden of GPS: the Joint Program Office, Aerospace, and the supporting contractors.
- To those still alive who could not be here but who were the brotherhood of heroes who started it all, from 1972 to 1978.
- Last, to those who are now dead, and gave so much to make GPS possible. The names of those that I know who are no longer with us: Mel Birnbaum, Val Denninger, Ivan Getting, Don Henderson, Gary Hahn, Ernst Jechart, Ken Schultz, Werner Weidemann, and Jack Barry.
If you know of others who have passed away, please tell me or e-mail me.
I would like to close with a paraphrase from Shakespeare: Henry V's speech just prior to the Battle of Agincourt.
And a New Year shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
When we in it, we engineers shall be
But we few, we band of brothers,
We shall remember that brotherhood and the sacrifices we all made.
For he that stood with me,
He that labored with us in the desperate early days of the GPS,
Shall be our brother.
Thank you all.
GPS World magazine and dinner sponsor Rockwell Collins, represented by Gary McGraw, then joined Dr. Parkinson to present small mementoes to these attending GPS Heroes:
- Hugo Fruehauf, chief engineer at Rockwell International for design and development of the first GPS satellites, whose oversight was essential to producing the first GPS atomic clocks;
- Gaylord Green, the first officer then-Colonel Parkinson brought onboard the new Joint Program Office, and who succeeded him as a JPO director several years later;
- Ed Lassiter, who had extensive space-flight experience and led the early Aerospace contingent of engineers working on the system;
- Ed Martin, who made significant contributions, collaborating on the early, important decision that the carrier, code, and data of the GPS signal would all be phase-coherent;
- Brad Parkinson, first GPS JPO director;
- Tom Stansell, a Transit expert who helped design the first GPS civil receivers at Magnavox;
- Joe Strada, a key leader in the extensive test program, developing test environment and analysis setup;
- AJ Van Dierendonck, who helped define GPS time and developed a modified Kalman filter for near-real-time orbital prediction;
- Chuck Wheatley of Rockwell's Autonetics Division, part of a team that built a space-qualified clock for the first GPS launch, February 1978.
- Phil Ward, developer of Texas Instruments' TI-140, an early commercial high-precision receiver;
- Paul Weber, GPS JPO deputy program manager from the U.S. Army.
The Grand Game of GNSS
How difficult can it be to build a satellite system, sustain an industry, or equip users? We invited 120 dinner guests to find out by walking a mile in someone else's shoes, in the Grand Game of GNSS, a role-playing and negotiation exercise. Twelve teams represented system operators, industries, and user groups from the United States, Russia, Europe, and China. Operators and Users had money. Industries had satellites and receivers. Each wanted what the other had. For rules and results see www.gpsworld.com/wideawake.


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By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | February 16, 2011 6:34 AM ET
The newest member of the Wisconsin Timber
Rattlers coaching staff is Dusty Rhodes. He takes over as the hitting
coach of the Midwest League affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. One of his
first acts with the Rattlers is to step into The Interrogation Room.
He answers questions about college, players, Kyle Heckathorn, and which Dusty
Rhodes is a relation of his.
The Interrogation Room: Would you tell our fans a little bit about how you built a baseball program at the University of North Florida from NAIA all the way up to NCAA Division I?
Rhodes: I had already been a head coach in Junior college for 7 years and
been an assistant at the University of Florida for 4 years, and also had worked
in the minor leagues for the New York Yankees. I had an idea of what
kind of program I wanted to build. When I got the opportunity to build
a baseball program at UNF, including building everything from the field,
stadium, dugouts, batting cages, and I knew I had to have help from
the community and the university itself in order to accomplish all of that.
were lucky, we had a great booster organization and the City of Jacksonville was
tremendous. Within a year we had built a stadium that seated over
1,000, a beautiful field, batting cages, locker room facilities, and were ready
to bring in the first team.
was probably the tough part, because we had to bring in players that could see
the vision of us becoming a college baseball program. Over the next couple of
years, we had good programs. We competed in two NAIA National Championships,
finishing third each time and made the move to Division II. We continued to have
success, eventually going to three National Championship contests in Division
II. Over the years I had opportunities to go to other places, but every day I
would see the field and the teams and realize I had the opportunity to create
this, which many coaches do not have. It was always a goal of mine to take this
program to Division I and compete at the highest level. That happened when
we got a new President, John Delaney, who had the vision to move a state
university in Florida into Division I.
accomplish this transition over the years, it took a lot of time, effort and
cooperation from everyone involved - the university, players and the city. The
fact that I had the opportunity to do that kept me at the university for 23
What was the biggest highlight of your time at UNF?
The first time our team was ranked Number 1 in the country by the coaches' poll.
I realized that our university had gained the notoriety through baseball. Not
only our players but also our university benefited from it.
TIR: What went into your decision to stop coaching at the college level?
I had accomplished my goal of taking our program from NAIA to Division I.
NCAA rules were getting tougher each year and the restriction of practice times
and game limitations I felt was hurting the game of college baseball.
Players need to have the option to work at what they love to do without
restrictions. Decisions were being made at the NCAA level by people that never
played the game.
How long did it take before you accepted the
job with the Brewers?
It was an easy decision, having worked for the organization before and knowing
the people I know with the Brewers. Seeing the success they have
had at developing players over the past couple years and advancing them to the
big leagues was a major consideration. Reid Nichols and this development
group have done an outstanding job. Tony Diggs played for me in college and his
first year in professional baseball. I have known Charlie Greene
since he was a player and I felt like I wanted to be a part of what they were
TIR: This is not your first time in the Brewers organization or even the Midwest League. Who were some of the players you worked with in your first time with the Milwaukee organization?
Two names that come to mind are Jeff Cirillo and Mike Matheny. There were a
lot of players that came through at that time that made it to the big leagues.
Those two players had quite an impact on the Brewer organization.
currently Mike and Sandy Guerrero and Tony Diggs were players that I managed,
and all are managers or coaches in the Brewers' minor league organization.
We spoke shortly after the start of 2011. You mentioned that you really
liked Cody Hawn. We know that it is not a guarantee that Hawn will be a
Timber Rattler to start the season, but could you let Brewers fans in on why you
like him?
DR: I never met him but I've watched his approach to the game and to me he is a big moment type player. He drove in runs when he had to. When pitchers made adjustments, so did he and kept right on hitting. He used the whole field to hit and like I said, he seemed like a money player. When runs were out there, he drove them in.
TIR: Would you share your theory of hitting and some of the instructional techniques that you use?
DR: To be a great hitter, you have to be consistent over a period of time. The most consistent hitters are guys that work hard, get good pitches to hit, and don't mis-hit their pitch.
Brewers have set up a system for their young hitters to follow to prepare each
day to be a better hitter. That includes cage work, on the field work, and
learning to adjust.
Looking back at some old schedules on the UNF
baseball site, we noticed that your Ospreys had some battles with former Timber
Rattlers pitcher Kyle Heckathorn when he was with Kennesaw State. What do
you remember about Heck's games against you?
DR: I watched him get better every year we played them. He had a tremendous arm and some of the best games he pitched in college were against us. He was always a competitor. His last year at Kennesaw State there was no question he was one of the best pitchers in the nation.
Is there anyone else currently playing in the Milwaukee system that you remember
from College.
Not so much from college, but on the USA Team I coached in 2001 we had Ricky
Weeks and Jeremy Reed on the team. Also in the 2004 Olympics I managed the
Greek National Team and we had George Kottaras as our catcher. In 1996 in the
Atlanta Olympics I was working with former Brewer minor league manager Rob
Derksen. We were coaching the Australian team and on the USA Team was Mark
Kotsay and Randy Wolf and we got to see them play often. Also we played the
University of Miami and Ryan Braun was there. I also saw a lot of current
Brewers when they played in high school including Jonathan Lucroy, Prince
Fielder and Zack Greinke.
TIR: You mentioned that you are related to another Dusty Rhodes, the baseball player for the New York/San Francisco Giants in the 1950's. He hit a game winning home run in the 10th inning of Game One of the 1954 World Series off Bob Lemon. Willie Mays called him a fabulous hitter and Leo Durocher said, "boy, could he hit!" Do you have any stories about him that you could share with the readers?
DR: My great-grandfather had a large family and we grew up in Alabama. I met him, but I never got to know him. That's the great thing about baseball, one swing of the bat can change your life. He was a great example of that.
What excites you the most about the upcoming baseball season?
I'm really looking forward to coming to Appleton and working with Matt
Erickson and Chris Hook. It's good to be able to go to work with guys that
not only know the league but in Matt's case, it's his community. Also I think
Appleton will be getting some of the players that won the league in Arizona and
also the Pioneer league. Hopefully we can keep that tradition moving and give
Appleton a chance to win the Midwest League.
Previous Interrogation Rooms:
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Can I order a Garmin 210 without HRM and still use my HRM from an old 305?
Will the new device pick up the signal?
Pretty sure that's a YES. My 305 HRM works with my 310XT.
"I want you to pray as if everything depends on it, but I want you to prepare yourself as if everything depends on you."
-- Dick LeBeau
Yes. you just need to pair the new watch with the old HRM.
Thank you for the input. I ordered the 210 without and will receive in few days.....
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A county sheriff in South Carolina is urging women to get concealed weapons permits and carry guns.
GoUpstate.com reports that Spartanburg Sheriff Chuck Wright made the statements while discussing an attempted rape at a local park. Wright suggested a .45-caliber weapon, because "you don't have to be accurate, you just have to be close" to a target, the website reports.
Wright even displayed a fanny pack with a gun that women could wear while jogging.
Walter Lance, 46, is charged with kidnapping, first-degree criminal sexual conduct and grand larceny in connection with the assault. Wright says Lance was fortunate someone with a gun didn't hear the victim's screams and put the "animal" down, the website reports.
"That would have fixed this," Wright says. "Ladies, walk in groups. ... I don't want you to go for the Mace; I want you to go for the concealed weapons permit. Gun control to me is when you can get your barrel back on the target quick."
Doug is an unrepentant news junkie who loves breaking news and has been known to watch C-SPAN even on vacation. He has covered a wide range of domestic and international news stories, from prison riots in Oklahoma to the Moscow coup against Mikhail Gorbachev. Doug previously served as foreign editor at USA TODAY. More about Doug
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From: firstname.lastname@example.com
Date: Tue Aug 29 2000 - 04:10:55 PDT
> > > Hallo,
> > >
> > > does anybody know a converter for MS powerpoint anc MS excel documents
> > > or some other trick to index this document types.
> > >
> > > Thank you.
> > >
> > > Herbert Hölzlwimmer
> >
> > David J Adams wrote:
> >
> > Recent versions of the catdoc MS Word to text converter come with a
> program
> > for converting MS excel files into .CSV files which should do what you
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> >
> > I too would like to know of a MS powerpoint converter for Unix.
> Hi,
> just having gone through the same problem, I used xlHtml to index Excel
> files. For this I had to change the parse_doc file, it can be found together
> with the instructions at the adress below:
> http://www.haberer-online.de/htdig/default.htm
> xlHtml also has an option to convert MS powerpoint, but I did not take a
> look at this.
> Hope that helps,
> Sven
Thanks for this very useful tip.
I've tried xlHtml (version 0.2.7.2) and it seems at least as good
xls2csv, the converter that comes with catdoc, though it could be
option handling seems flaky.
HTML output can be generated, but hyperlinks in spread sheets
are not marked up as links.
I've also tried ppHtml which converts PowerPoint files to HTML, and it
seems adequate as a converter. While indexing our web pages using
doc2html.pl it processed about a hundred .ppt files ok, and failed on
three with the message "Not enough space". (As I'm using a sizable IRIX
system with plenty of memory and disk space I don't know why I should
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The next version of doc2html.pl will include examples of using both
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I asked franken whether he believes the location-tracking practice might be the result of a software bug.
franken's prominence comes at a time in which Republicans have struggled to find an easy Democratic bogeyman.
If Obama's strategy is to dial back the blue/red civil war to a detente, franken's is to escalate it to World War III.
It took a lawsuit to force Comcast to do the right thing, franken wrote.
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Sydney (AFP) May 30, 2014
The head of Australia's transport safety bureau has defended the fruitless hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, saying he is confident that search teams are targeting the right area.
Satellite analysis in the days after the Boeing 777 went missing on March 8 with 239 people onboard placed the jet somewhere in a huge tract of the Indian Ocean stretching from near Indonesia south towards Antarctica.
But in a setback, the area believed to be the jet's most likely resting place based on the detection of acoustic "pings" was Thursday ruled out after an extensive underwater search.
Australia's Transport Safety Bureau chief commissioner Martin Dolan told AFP the source of the acoustic transmissions, thought to be man-made, was still a mystery.
"To be frank, we don't know. We like to be the experts but sometimes we just don't know the answer," he said, refusing to speculate on whether they came from the Australian vessel hunting for signals from the aircraft's black boxes.
Dolan, whose organisation is playing a key role in the search effort, said the four signals detected in April were then the best lead in the hunt for the plane, which mysteriously diverted from its Kuala Lumpur to Beijing route.
"This was the best area to look at the time. We still don't have anything that confirms that it's the wrong place. But we will do our analysis and we will determine the best search area for the next phase."
Dolan said while experts were reassessing the satellite data that led the search to the southern Indian Ocean, the linear arc produced by analysis of this information still likely represented the plane's flight path.
"That arc is definite. We know that somewhere close to that very long arc is where the aircraft will be found," he said in an interview late Thursday.
The arc was produced by analysing satellite signalling messages, also referred to as "handshakes", between the ground station, the satellite and the aircraft's satellite communication system.
Dolan said experts believed the aircraft would be found near the area representing the last of these signals, thought to be have been sent when the plane ran out of fuel.
"The thing that we're absolutely confident of is somewhere on that long arc we will find the aircraft," he said.
"But because it's so long we have to be able to find a much smaller segment of the arc to concentrate our search and that's what our analysis is looking at defining.
"So we are reanalysing all the satellite data and aircraft performance information and everything else to define an area of up to 60,000 square kilometres, which is the most likely one for the location of the aircraft."
The next phase will focus on using the satellite data to confirm a search area, completing mapping of the sea floor and getting towable sonar and other equipment to carry out an intensive deep water search, which could take up to a year.
Dolan voiced confidence that investigators had been given all the information available, but said he could understand the anger of relatives still looking for answers almost three months after the plane went missing.
"We're conscious that people don't have a particular confidence in the analysis," he said. "We have a much higher confidence. But we are nevertheless doing a cross check to verify it."
Dolan said the search was considered unique because there was so little information to go on, likening it to a worst-case scenario for aviation safety authorities.
"In an organisation like mine you work out what's the worst thing that will ever happen and hope that it never does," he said.
"And Australia has been very good at managing the safety of aviation, but our worst case scenario is a widebody passenger aircraft in mid-ocean.
"We've actually got plans to deal with this sort of thing, we just hoped we would never have to use those plans for real."
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Analysis and Digital Portfolio of Major Oil Reservoirs
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Researchers at the Bureau of Economic Geology and the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources have completed a new digital oil-play portfolio of the prolific Permian Basin of west Texas and southeast New Mexico. The Permian Basin has produced oil for more than 80 years, and it is still one of the largest petroleum-producing basins in the United States. In 2002, it accounted for 17 percent of the total U.S. oil production. Because of the substantial amount of oil remaining in the basin, this new oil-play portfolio was developed as part of DOE's Preferred Upstream Management Practices program (PUMP).
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