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The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation
What is the Foundation and what is its aim?
The Ray & Diana Harryhausen Foundation is a charitable Trust set up by
Ray on the 10th April 1986. It is the primary aim of the Foundation to
protect Rays name and body of work as well as archiving, preserving and
restoring Rays extensive collection.
In addition the Foundation is firmly committed to show and exhibit, for educational and enjoyment purposes, all of Rays unique collection and the short films as well and his feature productions.
Since Ray's death on the 7th May 2013, and the acquisition of all of Ray's entire Collection by the Foundation, the Trustees are committed to continuing Ray's hopes for the future and protecting and conserving Ray's name and his unique reputation and contribution to world film history.
It is estimated that there are in excess of 50,000 items in the collection, including original armatured models, hard rubber stand-in models, armatures, original moulds, original artwork, original miniatures, stills, negatives, original equipment, paperwork, screenplays, various test and dailies footage, books and many influences, such as paintings and lithographs by Gustav Dore, John Martin and Willis OBrien. During Rays almost 93 years, it is remarkable and fortunate that he rarely threw anything away, which is why the collection is near complete and contains so much original material.
With such a vast wealth of archive materials it is a difficult, complex and ongoing task to catalogue and preserve as much of it as possible. However, with our new Collection Manager, Phil Boot, the task of cataloguing the archive is well in hand with a schedule of 5 years.
In August 2008 the Foundation recovered a huge cache of items from a garage at Rays house in Los Angeles. Ray always insisted that if there was anything in the garage then it would be 'crap' because he felt it would be unimportant, but what seemed unimportant to Ray, is film history to the rest of us. Discovered there were items from his earliest experiments including a triceratops used in Evolution of the World, which still retained its complete latex covering, which is in remarkably good condition. Also recovered were armatures of the tyrannosaurus rex and the brontosaurus also seen in Evolution, both of which still retain their resin heads and feet. Along side these were armatures for the large tentacles featured in It Came From Beneath the Sea still retaining a small amount of cotton and latex covering, string marionettes and items from the Fairy tale series of short films. These items along with 14 boxes of other materials have now been integrated into the main collection in London.
A programme of preservation has also begun. Some models are in rapid deterioration, for example Talos and Kali, but most are in reasonably good condition and are made available to exhibitions around the world.
In November 2010 it was announced that the Foundation was to work with the National Media Museum in Bradford, England, in cataloguing and storing the collection. This association has now begun and it is the aim of the Foundation to eventually allow access to students and film makers who wish to study original items in the collection and in the foreseeable future build a dedicated exhibition gallery to Ray and his unique work.
Aside from the books written and compiled by Ray and Tony, the Foundation has been working with Frentic Arts in Paris to produce a definitive documentary about Ray's life and work. This has now been completed and is called Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan.
The work of the Foundation continues and it is hoped, with the help of friends and film makers that the world of Ray Harryhausen will not be lost and will retain intact for future generations.
Visit the official foundation website here harryhausenfoundation.
The Memorial Service for Ray, held at St Paul's Church , Covent Garden , London on 12 September 2013 was a fitting celebration of Ray's life and work attended by friends and colleagues from around the world. View More Here.
The service was arranged by the Foundation's Curator and Archivist , and Ray's official biographer , Tony Dalton ,and Ray's family and the Foundation Trustees are immensely grateful to him for all the hard work which went into the service and the reception which followed it at the London Film Museum. The Trustees and family are, however, saddened to hear of allegations and comments which have been made about Mr Dalton's role both during Ray's lifetime and since his death. The family and trustees want to make it very clear that Mr. Dalton enjoys their unqualified support and confidence in his role as the Foundation's Curator and Archivist during an important period of work in securing Ray's legacy through his collection.
The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation is a Scottish Charity No SC001419 and recognised by the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a Tax Exemption Organisation and listed in IRS Publication 78. The registered office of the Foundation is Princes Exchange, 1 Earl Grey Street, Edinburgh EH3 9EE, UK.
It is with the deepest sadness that we announce Rays death in London on the 7th May 2013. Thankfully his passing was quick and painless, but it has of course left a very large void in the lives of Vanessa and everyone at the Foundation. It really is the end of an era and a very bright, irreplaceable light has gone from our lives.
Since first making the announcement we have been overwhelmed by the number of tributes and messages of sympathy from everyone. We feel very humbled by your kind words and would like to extend our most heartfelt thanks to you all.
Needless to say the tributes will continue to come in, and we know you will all understand that we cannot respond to your messages personally.
It goes without saying that the house already feels very quiet without Ray, but thankfully we are surrounded by his creations and so his presence is never far away.
Our sincerest thanks and best wishes to you all,
Diana, Vanessa, Tony, and the Foundation
On Sunday 6th October at 11.35 am Diana Harryhausen passed away very peacefully. Diana Livingstone Bruce Harryhausen had been very ill for some years but her passing will be felt by Vanessa and all who worked with Ray and the family. She was a dear lady and always supported Ray in his unique art and accompanied him on his many travels.
DonationsThe Foundation welcomes any donations from fans and friends. If you wish to make a donation under £1,500 to this charity then please do so via PayPal using our account name firstname.lastname@example.com to do so. For any amounts over £1,500 please contact us at either email@example.com or write to the contact address given in the Contact section. You can nominate a model that you wish the money to go to but we cannot guarantee this although we will attempt to comply with any individuals wish.


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Trading conditions across the Australian and New Zealand building sectors have caused some analysts to question whether Fletcher Building should take an impairment charge on the Tradelink business.
A number of building materials companies including CSR, GWA group and Alesco have recently said earnings will come under pressure as housing building activity declines.
At the Citi investment conference yesterday, Fletcher Building chief financial officer Bill Roest said Crane's pipelines division, which was the second- biggest earnings contributor behind Tradelink and two other Australian trade distributors, would underpin earnings this year given its exposure to coal seam gas (CSG) activity and other buoyant sectors.
"Tradelink is suffering [but] it's very fortunate that it does have some exposure to the multi- residential [building market] which tends to be increasing year on year," he said.
"There will be some decline in new earnings this year [in Crane] and at this point in time we think that most of that will be recovered out of pipelines business."
Fletcher bought Crane earlier this year for more than $NZ1 billion plus assumed $NZ330 million of net debt.
Crane supplies plastic pipes to a range of sectors and has trade distribution business in Australia mostly through Tradelink and in New Zealand via MasterTrade and others.
Tradelink specialises in bathroom and plumbing products and fixtures in Australia.
Despite Crane's pipes business picking up about $180 million in CSG contracts in Queensland recently, it is estimated that Tradelink will account for around 44 per cent of Crane's earnings before interest and tax in the 2012 financial year.
Nomura Australia found approximately 60 per cent of Tradelink's revenue was tied to the beleaguered Australian residential building sector.
Nomura forecast Tradelink revenues to decline by 4.3 per cent in the 2012 financial year as a result of lower volumes and despite cuts to corporate-related costs.
Tradelink faced the risk of impairment given the poor building environment and large earnings before interest and tax targets, said Nomura.
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Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 7:29 pm
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Gatoradus wrote:
One offensive coordinator that I wouldn't mind if Todd Haley actually botch for Cardinals or other gig... Chuck Gailey.
He'd be great for our running backs. Not sure how he'd fit in our passing offense though but and then Bills never really had a good WR corp.
You mean CHAN Gailey?
And yes...he would be possbily my first choice if we lost Haley.
In fact, if I knew we could land Gailey. Id be fine with dismissing Haley.
I could agree with this. Not a huge fan of Haley so far beyond him at least understanding that a bad o-line should mean quicker plays.
Im not going to make excuses for Haley, and I do understand why some people dont like him...but I think this year, poor execution played a bigger part. It always plays a part...even under Arians, it wasnt always his fault, but at least under Arians, our receivers were catching the ball and getting open more. And up until Ben got hurt, he was playing better than I ever saw him play under Arians.
People tend to only remember the present. Does anyone remember when we were saying how good he is in changing up our offense the first 6 or so weeks? I mean, that was the best offensive system I've seen since I've been a fan. We kept defenses guessing, but as injuries and execution started to play a part, then our offense mightily suffered. Never got into the same groove.
I didnt start hearing any really bad criticisms of Haley until Ben went down. There were some before that, but mostly people saying that Haley didnt play to our strengthsm which is complete bunk. His offense still allowed Ben to be Ben despite claims to the contrary...the only difference is it emphasised quicker plays. When we did call plays that had big play potential, our WRs, especially Wallace, werent getting open downfield. But instead of realizing that, some people just decided to blame that all on Haley....which I get, but it was his first year and was working with what he had.
Im still a big Haley supporter....but still, I would probably dump him for Gailey, who was the guy Ive wanted for years now. With a QB like Ben, I think he could work wonders for us. He got the most out of a Buffalo offense with far less talent.
That's why we need Bill Cowher as our WR coach!
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Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 7:58 pm
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i'll say this much. There are at least 6 TDs that either bounced off our WRs fingertips/chests or went flipping out of their butter-covered fingers while they had a clear path to the end zone.
- 3 games without Ben
- inexplicable butterfingers of our WRs and RBs
- worst field position in recent memory
despite that, we still outscored the 2011 Steelers' offense. Get the WRs their hands back, and we score as many points on offense as we've scored since we've had Ben
Haley turtled once Ben got hurt and when Ben came back, he didn't unturtle.
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Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 12:38 am
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I still don't mind Haley coaching this team, but if he leaves, I'd like to give Kirby Wilson the job.
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Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 3:55 am
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Dook wrote:
Some Steeler fans are way too critical.
Whizenhunt got us a super bowl win even though Ben played poorly.
He also got the lowly Cardinals to the super bowl. If Warner doesn't retire the Cardinals probably would have remained one of the top teams in the NFC.
Give the guy the credit that he's due.
You completely contradicted yourself. First, you say he took the lowly Cardinals to the Super Bowl; then mention why they truly went there. Warner and that passing attack was the sole reason they succeeded.
Whisenhunt didn't do anything for us in that Super Bowl, either. Ben sucked, but the offense wasn't exactly booming. The play-calling wasn't special. Outside of the Randel El / Ward trick play; what did Whisenhunt really do that requires him to be given any dues?
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Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 12:24 pm
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[quote/]You mean CHAN Gailey?
And yes...he would be possbily my first choice if we lost Haley.
In fact, if I knew we could land Gailey. Id be fine with dismissing Haley.[/quote]
Wasnt Gailey here in 95.. I believe it was his idea to have slash in the wildcat if im not mistaken... Heck yeah Ill take him back but at the same time I think that we should give haley a real shot.
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Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 2:23 pm
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I just don't completely understand why Haley gets a pass for the way the Steelers finished the season.
You could make just as good an argument that once opposing defenses got film on what Haley was trying to do that our offense was a lot less effective than what they were doing early on in the season. You can't just say "Oh, Ben was hurt" and shush away any criticism of the offense for the last month when Ben actually wasn't hurt at all when he came back. That's a copout for poor performance. The offense finished the season on fumes.
And you can't just look at stats in a vacuum. Last year the Steelers had 10 games against the top 10 scoring defenses in football... this year we only had 3 such games. 10 games this year were against the bottom half of the league's scoring Ds, and we only scored 11 more points than last year (which was a year in which our OC was deservedly fired).
This neutered attrition offense doesn't make sense considering we've got an aging D that can't be depended on to be the dominant unit it has been for over a decade. 6 out of the 7 top teams in passing YPA made the playoffs; only two of the bottom half of the league in passing YPA made the playoffs, both as wildcards and one of those teams depending on one of the best seasons by a RB in modern history to make it. We've got a ball control offense that doesn't necessarily move the ball well and all season was a bottom half scoring unit. Hard to support a system that produces those results.
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I think if you post in this thread, even if you want to bash Halley, you need to mention Dave Toub or Bobby April with every post
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LTF wrote:
I just don't completely understand why Haley gets a pass for the way the Steelers finished the season.
I don't think anyone is giving him a pass. We just aren't making him the scapegoat as many other Steelers fans are.
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LTF wrote:
I just don't completely understand why Haley gets a pass for the way the Steelers finished the season.
I don't think anyone is giving him a pass. We just aren't making him the scapegoat as many other Steelers fans are.
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Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 5:39 pm
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I'm not making Haley a scapegoat... I'm giving him what I feel is warranted criticism. He has a lot of talented pieces to work with on offense -- I definitely feel he not only underperformed but designed an offense that doesn't play to the strengths of his best players. He was brought here to improve execution and scoring -- he didn't, straight simple.
He wasn't even our worst coach on that side of the ball (that honor goes to Sean Kugler, whose linemen either come in underweight like Pouncey or overweight like Colon, and whose unit consistently fails to execute and makes the same mistakes over and over again).
I just have a feeling we're going to be having a similar conversation less than a year from now with Haley... involving many of the same problems I've discussed. Hope I'm wrong, but he's a stubborn OC that is forcing his system on this roster and not adapting to our strengths/weaknesses.
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Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 7:03 pm
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the offense has underperformed, relative to its talent level, for years now.
either our OC's have consistently stunk (possible), or we're not as talented as we think, or the head of the offense on the field is very inconsistent
that said, despite 3 games without Ben, a ridiculous # of drops by our WRs, fumble-itis that struck our pitiful RB corps and our overrated, arrogant Young Fumble Crew, and some ridiculous pitiful field position all season long, we still outscored the 2011 Steelers
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Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 7:08 pm
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LTF wrote:
I'm not making Haley a scapegoat... I'm giving him what I feel is warranted criticism. He has a lot of talented pieces to work with on offense -- I definitely feel he not only underperformed but designed an offense that
doesn't play to the strengths of his best players
. He was brought here to improve execution and scoring -- he didn't, straight simple.
Once again, this is complete bunk.
You continue to post things about Haley and the offense that simply arent true.
Please explain how it doesnt play to our strengths. Youve already ducked that question twice.
Exection? ONCE AGAIN, is Haley supposed to catch balls the WRs are dropping and run their routes so they get open? Is he supposed to throw the ball for Byron and Batch when Ben is out? Is he supposed to run block for a makeshift OLine?
Scoring...once again, I suggest you do some research and look at our scoring this year compared to last. its not much different...plus we were missing Ben for a few games and last years schedule was MUCH easier.
And you say that you arent making Haley the scapegoat, but when trashing him you NEVER mention the other issues.
Haley wasnt perfect. We get that.
If you dont like him...im fine with that..
But please...dont say you arent making him a scapegoat when you clearly are.
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Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 7:33 pm
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You continue to post things about Haley and the offense that simply arent true.
Please explain how it doesnt play to our strengths. Youve already ducked that question twice.
Actually, you've never addressed how Haley's system plays
our strengths. If anyone is dunking the question, it's you. I'm presenting arguments against Haley...you're focusing more on me as a poster for some reason or another.
But to break it down:
1. Ben is not a cerebral under center passer. He doesn't play with great timing or precision in the short passing game. He's not Tom Brady and pretending that's his game is foolish. He's a shotgun gunslinger who depends more on making plays down the field than anticipating plays before they happen. Forcing this sort of style on Ben doesn't play to his strengths as a player, straight simple. The offense for the first six weeks of the season was basically a yard or two on first and second down and then Ben magic on third and long. He excels because he's a dynamic, unique, superstar QB.
2. A West Coast passing attack with a bunch of speedy runts at WR does not play to their strengths either. These are players that operate at their best in space. To handle a WC system you need physical receivers that can hold up to the punishment of consistently taking that 8 yard pass and getting gang tackled by LBs and safeties. Fact is those guys are going to have more ball control issues when they're being asked to take on more punishment.
3. The current offense is designed to get to 3rd and 2. Mike Wallace is the most dynamic deep receiver that's ever come to Pittsburgh. Asking him to block on close to 80% of the first down plays in the biggest game of the season (home against the Bengals) takes away from his strengths as a player. Both Brown and Wallace regressed this season, and part of that is due to playing in a neutered, safe system that doesn't take aggressive shots down the field on early downs. Defenses adjusted as the season went along and put the clamp down on the O.
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Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 7:38 pm
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kethnaab wrote:
we still outscored the 2011 Steelers
In 2011 Shaun Suisham was 23-31 on field goals. He was 6-11 from 40-49 yards.
In 2012 Shaun Suisham was 28-31 on field goals. He was 12-12 from 40-49.
So if you want to keep harping on the fact that the 2012 Steelers outscored the 2011 version by
whole points, have at it. Put that 11 point margin as a feather in your cap. But do so while looking at the simple difference of Suisham from one year to the next and acknowledge had he kicked the same as he did in 2011 we would have scored less points this year than we did in '11. And at least consider the 2011 Steelers played 10 games against the top 10 scoring defenses that season, whereas the 2012 Steelers only played 3 such games.
Acting like this year was a step in the right direction for the offense is nonsense. At best they were spinning tires in the mud. Arians was fired for his performance in 2011. Haley did nothing to improve that performance.
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I think LTF has come out on top this time.
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Ivy, a Gateway High and West Virginia product, and Smith had been on the Steelers' practice squad. Ivy appeared in a game earlier this season when injuries had left the Steelers thin at linebacker. Both Ivy and Smith figure to suit up tonight when the Steelers host the Browns.
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After a fruitful eight-year relationship, Scarlett Johansson and oxfam International have called it quits.
According to oxfam, more than $1 billion has been pledged to support the Horn of Africa.
"They're the ones we're concerned about," Ian Bray, from oxfam, told me.
Jack Lundie, Director of Communications for the British charity oxfam, defended the single to the Daily Beast.
Its harrowing realities were captured in a report released by oxfam.
A large coalition of Palestinian civil society groups is now calling on oxfam to sever ties with her "immediately."
On Thursday, the conflicting viewpoints between oxfam and Johansson finally boiled over.
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The federal government has offered the bureaucracy a slight reprieve from its austerity drive, funding an extra 1300 full-time jobs this financial year.
This week's mid-year budget review set aside an additional $95 million to pay public servant wages compared with the amount unveiled in the budget in May.
Customs and the Taxation Office will receive most of the extra money, as they will need to recruit more staff to beef up their compliance activities.
However, it is unlikely Canberra will benefit much from the change, as most of the two agencies' workforces are based interstate.
The bureaucracy is still expected to shed almost 3000 full-time jobs during 2012-13, although this is far fewer than the 4200 predicted back in May.
The Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook does not report its estimated effects on government staffing, although it does reveal changes to the total wages bill.
Assuming that the average public servant's salary rises 3 per cent this financial year, in line with most wage agreements, the $95 million equates to about an extra 1300 full-time-equivalent jobs.
The government says the extra recruits will improve its bottom line as they will help it catch tax dodgers. Customs will receive about $4.3 million a year to hire border staff, who are expected to net the public an extra $11.4 million a year in duties and excise.
The Tax Office, meanwhile, will gain about $140 million a year, and in return has been asked to track down another $840 million a year in avoided tax.
Tax commissioner Michael D'Ascenzo told his staff yesterday that while the agency had gained funds, ''the additional funding comes with additional work''.
''The overall financial position for the ATO is still very tight and we need to continue to focus on finding efficiencies to be able to manage within our budget,'' he said.
The Community and Public Sector Union's national secretary, Nadine Flood, said the budget review showed that spending on staff could improve the government's financial position.
''With budget pressure likely to continue, a strategic investment like this is a sensible move,'' she said.
''Our members have been pushing the 'cuts hurt' message with politicians and we are glad it appears to be getting through.''
She would now ask the agencies to ensure that any new, skilled recruits were given permanent rather than temporary jobs.
Finance Minister Penny Wong's office said last night the government's focus was on cutting waste, not jobs.
''There are some measures in MYEFO which will add staff in priority areas, and this will be taken into account when agencies produce staffing plans as part of the annual budget process,'' a spokeswoman said.
The extra $95 million is to spent on wages and salaries, and excludes superannuation, equipment and other human-resources costs.
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Evaluation of piezoelectric PVDF polymers for use in space environments. III. Comparison of the effects of vacuum UV and gamma radiation
Dargaville, Tim R., Elliott, Julie M., & Celina, Mathew (2006) Evaluation of piezoelectric PVDF polymers for use in space environments. III. Comparison of the effects of vacuum UV and gamma radiation. Journal of Polymer Science Part B : Polymer Physics, 44(22), pp. 3253-3264.
Films of piezoelectric PVDF and P(VDF-TrFE) were exposed to vacuum UV (115-300 nm VUV) and -radiation to investigate how these two forms of radiation affect the chemical, morphological, and piezoelectric properties of the polymers. The extent of crosslinking was almost identical in both polymers after -irradiation, but surprisingly, was significantly higher for the TrFE copolymer after VUV-irradiation. Changes in the melting behavior were also more significant in the TrFE copolymer after VUV-irradiation due to both surface and bulk crosslinking, compared with only surface crosslinking for the PVDF films. The piezoelectric properties (measured using d33 piezoelectric coefficients and D-E hysteresis loops) were unchanged in the PVDF homopolymer, while the TrFE copolymer exhibited more narrow D-E loops after exposure to either - or VUV-radiation. The more severe damage to the TrFE copolymer in comparison with the PVDF homopolymer after VUV-irradiation is explained by different energy deposition characteristics. The short wavelength, highly energetic photons are undoubtedly absorbed in the surface layers of both polymers, and we propose that while the longer wavelength components of the VUV-radiation are absorbed by the bulk of the TrFE copolymer causing crosslinking, they are transmitted harmlessly in the PVDF homopolymer.
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Rep Paul Ryan is the most ideologically far-from-center vice presidential nominee since at least 1900, according to one statistical analysis of historical Congressional voting records.
Based on the DW-NOMINATE model, Ryan's record makes him the most extreme nominee from either party during that stretch, meaning he is not only ranked as more conservative than any past GOP vice presidential nominee, but also as further from center than any Democratic number two over that same stretch.
That ranking system analyzes all the roll call votes cast by members of Congress and computes a weighted average of how conservatives or liberal elected representatives are based on those votes. For example, the system pegs Congressional Progressive Caucus co-chair Raul Grijalva (D-NM) as the ninth-most liberal member of the House, while Ron Paul (R-TX) ranks as the second-most conservative member (Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) barely beat out Paul for the title of most conservative.)
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Color Munki Display - unplugged error
I have been using a Color Munki Display to calibrate my LED screen for over the past 10 months. Recently I migrate to a new windows 8 pc and installed the Color Munki without any issue.
I used it to calibrate one of my monitors without any issues and then proceeded to calibrate the second monitor. During the operation the USB was accidently unplugged. I plugged it back in and restarted the computer. Ever since it's coming up with a "device unplugged" error within the Color Munki software. The Windows 8 however recognise the device as working probably.
X-rite has a 5 step solution to fix this problem but none of it has helped. I sent them an email requesting assistance but haven't heard back from them for over 10 days.
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Jeff, why is it in big games, you have had so much success?
Well I think, when you break it down, it always comes down to the basics anyway, making pitches, location, and I think whether it's a regular season game, spring training game or a playoff game, that is the bottom line, and that's why I try to keep my focus.
Supp, what does it mean knowing tomorrow you would have the opportunity to clinch the division series for the Cardinals?
It's a great situation to be in. We played hard all year. I think we have had ups and downs during the season, and you know we were able to work our way through it, and to be in this situation is a great feeling for me, and you know, looking forward to it.
Supp, even in the post season, you say it still boils down to basics but emotionally, do you feel any different when you know that there's much more on the line in the playoffs?
I think when you keep it at the basics, you're able to control your emotions a little bit better. Of course, you're going to have different feelings, maybe more adrenalin or more thoughts going in, possibly, and I think when you're able to just do, focus on that bottom line, it takes all those extra distractions away from, away from your thoughts, and puts them on -- (LAUGHING) thanks buddy -- puts them on the task at hand.
Supp, can you describe kind of the opportunity you have had here with the Cardinals over the last three years and maybe some of the things you see where you've improved or maybe matured as a pitcher, kind of in this environment?
Well basically, when you gain, when you gain experience through pitching, you have that knowledge. With experience and knowledge, you have an awareness, and I think the more you are in that awareness state, the better you do, and I think I've been very blessed to play with this organization, and I said when I came here, I always wanted to play here, from a visiting standpoint, from watching the Cardinals and watching how they held themselves, and you know I wanted to be a part of that, so basically, you know, when you go out there as a starting pitcher on this staff, you have great defense and great offense, so basically, you try to keep the ball down, change speeds and work fast.
Supp, you talked about your ups and downs the guys had this season. Now you're playing the best ball of the season. Can you explain the turnaround?
I think whether we were winning eight or losing eight, I think we had the same focus. I think that we were trying to win that game at hand. We weren't trying to carry the previous losses or the previous wins into that one game. Our focus was on that one game and I think when you have a team that's able to focus on one game at a time, your success is usually better.
Supp, do you feel that this outing tomorrow will be the biggest outing of your career so far?
You know, every start is my biggest start, so I guess, yes, this would be my next biggest start. I think that you basically go out and every game is important, so I take every game the same, so keep the same focus, the same preparation that I do in every game, like I'm going to do this next game, so I'm going to keep everything the same and go out and make my pitches.
Supp, having Jim back in center and Eck at short, how does that change your game plan and how does it change you going out there, knowing that they're there with the glove and they're also there with their bat now, versus two or three weeks ago they weren't there?
Yeah, obviously to the team, that's a big boost, and as far as me pitching, I still have to go out and make my pitch, so it doesn't matter who is playing back there. I have to make a pitch to make them hit it on the ground, so I think with Eck and Jimmy being out, obviously is a big boost for our team.
Supp, you always seem to be your best with men on base. What do you attribute that to?
I think being able to relax in those situations, to not try to do more than what you can. I think when you're in bigger situations, you know your best fast ball is your best fast ball, so that being said, it doesn't matter who is up or who is on first or second or third, you have to make that pitch, so I think that's where I put my focus in on that one pitch and let everything happen, because I can only control two things and that is what pitch I throw and where I throw it, so that's where I keep my attention.
Jeff, is there a difference being able to pitch when your team is up 2-0 rather than being down 2- 0, are you more aggressive, more relaxed, or less pressure on your shoulders? Your feelings having a 2-0 lead?
My feelings having a 2-0 lead is that those two games are over with. I mean we have to win tomorrow. And I try to stay the same in any situation, so it doesn't matter if we were down or up. I got to go out and help the team win tomorrow.
Jeff, the start against the Dodgers two years ago in the division series, what do you take from that night? How big was that for you to do in your home town and I mean do you recall much of it? Do you kind of cherish that game in any way?
Well that was my first playoff game. That was -- I hadn't pitched in a while, and it was obviously a big game, and having all my family there and friends, in my home town, was a little different experience, but going through that experience, I didn't take that, all those thoughts into the game. I took my same approach into that game, and it was enjoyable, afterward, obviously, and what is a very good experience for me.
You talk a lot about your process going into games. Maybe the best question then is, is that game different after it than any game you pitched? Was the aftermath of that game a little bit more special than most games, than say a regular season game?
It was definitely way up there. I don't know if I can rate all my games, but it definitely was a great feeling. I mean we were going to the championship series, and I was there with, able to celebrate with my family who I'm sure were more nervous than I was, so obviously that aspect was great, but actually just to celebrate with my teammates was great but I really can't rate. That would be hard for me to do.
Supp, obviously Tony acknowledged that you pitched so well at home, by having you start this game 3, he was open about that. How aware of that are you and is there anything in this first year in this new park that you can attribute to why you've been so successful here?
I didn't even know that. Thanks for letting me know now.
Jinx. Tony obviously said that is why he didn't want you in 2, saving you for 3. Were you fully aware of it before that?
No, I wasn't. I think you have different streaks. There's different things that happen during a season and that is not for me to concern myself with. Obviously, that is for Tony to be aware of and Dunc. I try to not look at it that way. I think one year I had pitched really well on the road, and I won a lot of starts on the road, so I mean like I said, I really just try to bear down and what I have control over, and to focus on what I can control.
It's safe to say you like pitching here?
I enjoy, yeah I enjoy pitching here. Safe to say that.
Supp, you were able to watch these last two games knowing you weren't going to be in the games. Can you reflect on how the team has played all around these last two days, these last two games in San Diego?
I think we played really well. I think Carp came out, and I mentioned to him after the game, way to set the tone and Carp is a bonafide No. 1 starter, Cy Young award winner and he really came out and did the job, and offensively, we were able to score runs and get big hits. Rolen had a great hit right there, and you know and then with the second game, Weaver came out and threw five scoreless and our bullpen finished the game, so I think as a team, we played very well in those first two games.
What do you look at the cause for that, for a team that, of course, over this last two weeks, you guys kind of struggled down the stretch. What do you think was the key point, really turning things around for these last two games? Was it Tony, was it just players that had been in the post season before, combination of factors?
I think once you get to the post season, anything can happen and if you're able to keep your eyes on the task at hand, you're going to have success, so we can't control how we got into the playoffs any more. It's over with. Now we're here and now our focus is here. We're not concerning ourself with what we did leading up to the post season or anything in that manner. I think when you have a team that's been around, played a lot with each other, you know you just really go out there, and I don't know if it's a philosophy or what, or how I feel about our team is that we bear down, we focus on one game at a time.
Kevin Kennedy said you were underrated when you came to the Cardinals. It was a very good choice. Have you changed anything, any new pitches? Do you do anything different since you've joined the Cardinals?
I can't say that I have done anything
different. I could say that I have done things
better. I think my first year coming over here,
being able to throw to Mike Matheny was great for
me, and I think just with the caliber of teammates
that I have, good people on and off the field, I
think that added to my success. I always try to
put the team first and do whatever I can to help to
contribute and so I think when I came over here,
that philosophy was here, and so I think it helped
me become a better pitcher.
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Tony, in the game tomorrow, what will you be looking for out of Supp?
Some shut-down pitching like we had in their place, that would be a great step in the right direction.
Not that you have been back in town long, but have you noticed a difference in A, the mood of your club from late September or B, in the mood of the city?
Well, I haven't been able to see it in person. I know a lot of the players, coaches and myself got messages and phone calls, people are excited. But I think we need to have a realistic view. Somehow some way we got in, and when we play the first series, and see if you can advance.
Tony, how much of a positive have the young guys in the bullpen been for you?
Well they pitched very well. I mean, you know, the first game we had several runs, but there were guys on base that could have gotten away and you put a couple guys on base with the offense they have, yesterday there was no room for error. I mean they pitched very well.
With what Supp has done in big games over the past three or four years, how do you look at that? Do you look at him as the guy that comes up big when he's needed?
Well, he's won 16 games a couple times so those are all big. It's just a continuation. He's just pitched effectively. I know he's had a couple rough games against San Diego, so I'm sure they've got some confidence going in. But Supp, he's been known to rise to the occasion, and you know, we've been such a hit and miss club, we're definitely not overconfident and underestimating what's left ahead of us.
Tony, how huge has it been to have Jim Edmonds back in the starting lineup?
Well he's given us a lift. I mean he's come out, got a couple big hits. His range around the outfield is very well. That ball park is bigger than ours in the outfield, but he stabilizes the outfield and he's very important player, he's been one of our core guys for a long time, so to have him playing and playing well means a lot.
Tony what makes Chris Young so effective and how do you think your lineup stacks up against him?
Well we just saw him recently, and I mean I think everybody's numbers are legitimate. He's got a lot of height, a lot of deception in his delivery. He really moves the ball around the zone and he has good command of offspeed stuff. He's just a pitcher, pitcher with good stuff, very good array of weapons that he mixes up and he's tough to pick up.
Given the troubles you guys had down the stretch, what's happened now, could you have foreseen this? Is this beyond your wildest dreams?
Well, I've been a fan of playoffs for a long time. You get in, only eight clubs playing, so I've seen too often that the club that plays the best wins, and so your challenge is always to be the club that plays better than the opponent. Like I say, we've done two days, and we need to get another win, and not to take anything for granted.
With the way that your team has gone up and down, with these past two games would maybe be the most consistent two games for your pitching, from your pen, from your batting, that you have seen in a while, now with everyone back?
Well definitely a while. The last six weeks, two months, we had trouble winning two games in a row but the first part of the season, we had some real good spurts. Sure potentially everybody is capable of playing, but we have had two solid games. We played the whole thing, pitching, defense and hitting, a lot of energy. Been fun.
Tony, over the last three years, I think most folks would look at your starting rotation and pick out the marquis names like Carpenter and Matt Morris for a while and Mulder. Can you maybe discuss or describe what role Suppan has had in just being able to take the ball every fifth day and gobble up innings and give you the 16 wins you alluded to?
Well each of his first two years, 16 is a big total and you got to give him special credit in '04 when he pitched the clinching game a couple of times. I mean those are all really important for the way those seasons went and this year in the second half, when we struggled so much, and he's one guy that really was a consistent starter who would give us some wins. We need every bit of those wins to get to the finish line, so you know he just goes by it right. Very consistent in his approach, and you know we feel like he'll give us a chance tomorrow.
Were you surprised when Belliard made that double play? What was your reaction?
Well since the first day he's been in our uniform this guy has played an outstanding second base. I'm talking about left, right, back, double plays, smart, awareness of the field, so just those great. We needed it but no surprise, and that's the way he's been play, outstanding.
Do you have any explanation or idea in your head of why you've done so well in the division round? It's almost a lockdown series for you?
You know, not really. I mean I think what the general perception, if you talk to players that have been in this thing and coaches, managers, general managers, they feel this is the most pressurized of the three rounds, because you lose three games and you're out. No matter what your season was like and then the next one, you at least pass that, you got some legitimacy in the post season and if you get to the World Series, then you've got four wins to be the whole thing. So we played really well and we only one won championship series. I don't know how you can claim that, you know, they don't handle one pressure well and they handle the other pressure. It's just -- it's just the way the history shows that it's gone. I haven't seen us really do anything different in any of the rounds.
With what Josh has done over this past six weeks or so, when he came back, and also in game 2, what have you seen from him, versus when he was first up here back in June?
Well he's a pitcher that, in our system, we were getting glowing reports, goes back a couple years to this year, about the movement, on his fast ball, his quality breaking balls, so we were anxious to see him, and we had a look at him, you could see that the potential, and his consistency has gotten better and better as he's gotten more experience.
Being the underdog and the way the team has come out playing, what does that tell you?
Well those are labels, and the only difference, I think, for the team is the questions that you answer. Look, what you think, I mean we went in, when we've been -- when somebody had a higher opinion of us, you realize how tough the competition is. The other side can beat you and you just gear to take your best shot. And now here, you know the label is on the other side, but from our point of view, you gear to take your best shot and you go out and play. I mean I think we've handled it both ways. It hasn't been something, "we'll show them." We'll play our best, we're a dangerous club to play and we've got a shot.
I don't remember if you remember back in the spring, the magazine that said Leyland was one of the worst moves of the offseason. You said that will bite him in the rear end. How often do you talk in the season? What about the past week and how close are you following his team?
I interrupted our celebration the other day to try to watch the last game against Kansas City, watch them very closely. If you watch, we have a 7 o'clock game, and you know in that hour before we go out there, I don't care who is playing whether our division, I've got the Tigers on. We've talked twice today already. I just going way back to the late 70's, just recognize just what a gifted baseball man Jim is, and this is a very dramatic example of what he's capable of doing, to contribute from the manager's side. The players, we said a hundred times, it's a player's game, but he is real special.
Are you for tomorrow, how much different will it be your line up, now that you have Edmonds back. Discuss that.
Well Jim is going to play, but I think most of the core guys, you know, David, as opposed to the lineup that Young face, David will play short, but most of the players will be the same.
When you look at the days off that you have had to this point, how much has the added flexibility in the bullpen helped you?
Well we came in with a lot of life, a lot of freshness in our bullpen. So you play two, take one off, if we would have had two days in a row, and a day off, they would have been fresh, so you know we've gone through this. It just seems like this has been the formula we have been in the most, except for maybe one time, in '01, but if anything, you know you play good, you like to go back out there so it's kind of interrupted when we do. You just got to mentally tough it out. But I mean there's no doubt, we had guys throw 17, 20 pitches today. They will all be ready tomorrow. Where today, they would be a little bit careful, but they were fresh enough, and we're getting close to finish line, man, so this is where you push.
With those young guys in the bullpen, do you almost have to leap in and trust them? It seemed like maybe earlier in the season, you would go longer with starters, and just kind of hold off on the other guys?
No, I can't disagree with that more. I think what you do early in the season is just like with a Wainwright or a Tyler Johnson, you try to be a little bit careful how you break 'em in, but I mean we never pushed our starters all year long. We always had guys that we felt had some experience in the bullpen, Randy Flores had more experience than Tyler but I think just a matter of trying to get guys have some big league experience before you start pushing them. It's just way, I was talking to Jim this morning. He brings in a left-hander, 1-1 count, gets an out. If that guy doesn't do well, use a young guy. A couple years ago, Mike Matthews gave up a homerun, and why in the world would you pick Mike Matthews? Doesn't have experience. It's a brutal job that way.
If it works, it's good. If it doesn't work, you should have done something else. So that is why you don't worry. Try to figure your best and go from there.
The way that your pen is set up for the first two games, is that kind of what you will try to be going with, pitching flow, Josh, Tyler, Adam or do you see maybe a change in the way that you use some of those guys?
Just playing the game. I mean yesterday if one inning would have gone different, Looper would have pitched the eighth. Depends upon the lineup you're facing and first day, we used Tyler and if there had been another chance, Randy would have pitched behind him, so just try to watch and the thing is you you have weapons out there and you can have some. Brad Thompson is throwing as well as anybody in our bullpen, hasn't pitched in two days -- two games, that is a good sign for us.


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The bimonthly meetings of the WBIA have traditionally been one of our most successful and important events. Traditonally held on the second Wednesday of each month, the meetings provide not only a prime networking opportunity, but also allow members to hear directly from industry experts on the latest issues.
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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Secretary Cathy Stepp
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Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Secretary Ben Brancel
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It's "Loss of Freedom" day in New York today, as the blatantly unconstitutional (on both the state and federal levels) NY SAFE Act demands owners of an estimated one million liberty defense arms are told them must register their arms by today… or else.
Of course, the state doesn't have a freaking clue who has these arms, as there has never been a registry before, so there isn't a damn thing they can do but yell and stamp their feet when citizens don't comply.
Only craven cowards will comply with such a blatantly unconstitutional law, just as New York City residents own an estimated two million unregistered arms within the five boroughs, ignoring the tyrant-protecting Sullivan Act.
Governor Cuomo's NY SAFE Act—written by the socialist law weasels of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg—was written with the express intent of forcing New Yorkers to give up their individual sovereignty, and bow to the power of the state.
Will you comply? Or will you retain your sacred liberty?
Update: More signs of resistance from The New American:
Activists involved in the state-wide boycott against the unconstitutional statute who spoke to the Post almost taunted authorities, saying gun owners would essentially dare authorities to "come and take it away." According to the paper, leaders of some of the state's hundreds of gun clubs, dealers, and non-profit organizations, citing the New York Constitution's guarantee that gun rights "cannot be infringed," are currently involved in organizing the resistance. Among the primary concerns is that, with registration, authorities would know where to go for confiscation, an idea already proposed openly by Governor Cuomo himself.
"They're saying, 'F— the governor! F— Cuomo! We're not going to register our guns,' and I think they're serious. People are not going to do it. People are going to resist," explained State Rifle and Pistol Association President Tom King, who also serves on the National Rifle Association board of directors. "They're taking one of our guaranteed civil rights, and they're taking it away."
The NRA itself, while saying that it did not participate in organizing resistance to the law, admitted that it was not surprised by the open defiance among gun owners. "I will say this: Historic experience here and in Canada shows that when you try to force gun owners into a registration and licensing system, there's usually mass opposition and mass noncompliance," NRA President David Keene told the Post. "I think it's going to be very difficult for the governor to get mass compliance with this new law."
Throughout the short discussion on the bill, GOP legislators warned about the prospect of resistance — potentially resulting in violence. Indeed, even some lawmakers have already promised to defy the new unconstitutional statute. Republican state Assemblyman Steve Katz, for example, told his colleagues during the debate that the legislation's attempt to re-define semi-automatic rifles as banned "assault weapons" creates "a new class of criminals overnight." However, he also mentioned that he had no intention of complying with the arbitrary seven-bullet maximum demanded under the legislation.
"I leave my wife and three young daughters home alone for days at a time to represent my constituents here," Katz said on the floor of the Assembly. "After what happened to the young mother in Loganville, Georgia who defended her two young children against an intruder, this bill will turn me into a criminal because you can bet that before I leave to do the people's work, there will be more than seven bullets in the magazine of my wife's firearm."


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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, 46, was found dead in his New York City apartment this afternoon.
The report states: "The New York Police Department is investigating, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to determine exact cause of death."
The actor won an Academy Award for his performance in Capote, and was nominated three more times, for Charlie Wilson's War, Doubt, and, most recently, for Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master.
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Philip Seymour Hoffman was the quietest giant in independent cinema. He'd almost effortlessly take over a film be it in the form of a quirky character part or as the lead in a series of compelling and often challenging works.
For years, I'd know him as "that guy," the rounded guy who was in the van in Twister, discussing Nancy Reagan in The Big Lebowski, or wearing a truly horrific muscle shirt in Boogie Nights. He made opaque independent classics like Synecdoche, New York, and blockbusters like Mission: Impossible III or The Hunger Games.
He had two films at this year's Sundance film festival -- John Slattery's God's Pocket, and Anton Corbijn's A Most Wanted Man. I missed the former, but in the latter he played the role of the sad-sack German spy with the kind of eloquent dishevelment that he was best known for. Chainsmoking throughout the film, he came across as world weary yet piercingly intelligent, something that the majority of his characters would convey.
This is a great loss, not only to fans of independent cinema, but for those of us who would see him around various film festivals, taking times for fans and critics alike.
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Amazon.co.uk is the first port of call for swathes of online shoppers across the country, and the retailer has now revealed its best-selling products to celebrate reaching its landmark 15th anniversary.
Among the top items are the trilogy of the Fifty Shades of Grey books, the Harry Potter novels and video games in the Call of Duty Franchise.
Although Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was tenth in the list of best-selling books, it was nonetheless the fastest-selling product of all-time on Amazon when it was released.
Adele has been the best-selling artist with her physical albums 21 and 19 coming in first and second of the album chart, respectively. Interestingly however, she is fourth on the digital list, which sees Lady Gaga come out on top.
Mamma Mia! has been the biggest selling DVD on Amazon, beating Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 and The Inbetweeners Movie to the top spot.
Xavier Garambois, vice-president of EU Retail at Amazon EU, explained that although the company sells a huge range of products, it is the entertainment category that has been the backbone of its operation.
"It's fascinating to look back at our biggest sellers – it gives a wonderful picture of the icons of entertainment culture which have defined the UK since 1998," he said.


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"Don't blame us for Toyota's demise." That was the strong message from workers contemplating losing their jobs and well aware that their wages and conditions would be fingered as the cause.
The company faced staunch union opposition late last year as it sought to change work arrangements prompting claims the workers were jeopardising Toyota's future.
"I don't think that [changing the Enterprise Bargaining Agreement] would have made a difference at all. There's a lot of other factors at play," worker Lino Arturi said.
Employees at the car markers Altona Plant on Monday afternoon said they were "shocked but not surprised" by the company's decision to cease operations in Australia from 2017, which will see 3900 direct workers without jobs.
"We had suspicions here and there but we all thought we were heading in the right direction," Mr Arturi said.
"[Workers were trying] to save as much money as we could for the company."
He said the management's address to staff was "pretty blunt". "Straight to the point, the decision had been made," he said.
Production worker Jap has been working for Toyota for 10 years and said the news was "very sad".
Engine line worker John said he had "no idea" where he would find work and had a wife and three children to support.
"I guess I will have to start looking at courses," he said.
He has worked for the company for 20 years and said the federal government should have done more to entice it to stay.
But for engine plant worker Robin, who has worked there for seven years, said he "knew it was coming after Ford and Holden".
"When you hear about them [Ford and Holden workers] you feel sorry for them but now it's happened to us, it's just so real," Robin said.
"I'm almost 60 so I'm not sure where I can find work. There is plenty of work I could do, I have the skills."
Another worker Dennis Dinh said the workers and the company had tried "everything" to keep it operating.
"It's a sad day," he said.
He said that even if the workers had agreed to changes to the EBA it wouldn't have change the decision.
"The decision was already made before that," he said.
"It was set in concrete before last year."
But for worker and union rep Michael, pay was not the sole reason the union and workers rejected changes to the EBA.
He claimed the car maker was wanting changes to employee disciplinary action and overtime. He blamed the federal government
"They don't want manufacturing in Australia. If they did they would've done more to save us," he said.
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JOHANNESBURG: Centuries by Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers set up a 34-run victory for South Africa despite a thrilling innings by Pakistan's Shahid Afridi in the third one-day international at the Wanderers Stadium yesterday.
Amla (122) and De Villiers (128) shared a world record third wicket partnership of 238 as South Africa made 343 for five after being sent in.
Pakistan, who were bowled out for 309 to slip 2-1 down in the series, had been in deep trouble when Afridi walked in at 132 for five but he gave his side hope as he thrashed 88 off 48 balls with seven sixes and five fours.
Afridi's innings included some of the biggest sixes seen at the Wanderers.
One, after he had been bowled off a no-ball, was a mighty hit onto the roof of the four-tier Centenary stand which was last seen bouncing towards an adjacent golf course.
Afridi was yorked by Ryan McLaren when he had 73 but a check requested by umpire Billy Bowden showed the bowler had over-stepped.
McLaren then bowled a wide, which meant Afridi still had a free hit to which he committed all his power.
There was one more six before he hit a full toss from Lonwabo Tsotsobe to McLaren at long-off.
There was still a possibility of a reprieve as the umpires checked whether the full toss was above waist height, which would have meant another no-ball, before confirming the dismissal.
Amla and De Villiers batted superbly after South Africa struggled early on, with left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Irfan taking two early wickets.
They beat by one run the previous one-day international third wicket record set by Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar for India against Kenya in 1999, to ensure that Pakistan would have a challenging run chase on a ground renowned for high scoring. De Villiers was quickly into his stride and the pair posted a fifty partnership off 38 balls.
The rate slowed slightly when Pakistan brought their spin bowlers into action.
After 35 overs the total was 115 but the runs came in a torrent towards the end of the innings. The last 15 overs yielded 156 runs.
Amla reached his 11th one-day international century off 99 balls, while De Villiers went to his 14th century in the format off 87 deliveries.


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Hi guys and sorry if my question is stupid, but I am desperate! I created a simple html file on my windows powered system using Dreamweaver and now my client on a Mac system can't open it. Well in fact she can open it, but it fills her page with funny characters. I don't have experience with Mac, so my question is this: is it possible that the .html I created on the pc needs to be converted so that it is recognizable on the mac?
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No, it's not possible. What program your client uses to open the file?
Maybe the file was created with rich text editor somehow?
Thanks for responding!
I used Macromedia Dreamweaver and then she used Dreamweaver also, but a higher version than I have.
Now she is using something else, I just asked her and I am waiting for a response.
Is it possible that this is happening from the difference in versions?
What kind of "funny characters" is she seeing?
Maybe something related to the encoding?
Sounds like something related to encoding to me, double check that you saved it as an HTML file.


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Omar Minaya's phone keeps ringing. And, when it's not, he's dialing. "Lastings Milledge's":http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=7706 name seems to find its way into a lot of those conversations. I don't know what kind of player Milledge will become, but you can see the skills.
The first thing I think of when I hear Milledge's name in trade rumors are the outfield corners Moises Alou and Shawn Green, neither of whom are likely to be with the Mets next year.
Milledge has to fill one of those holes, and Carlos Gomez figures to fill the other. Old and slow will be young and fast. Dealing Milledge would create a void.


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There are several techniques which help to decrease your risk of seroma formation post operatively. The placement of drains and the use of quilting sutures have been shown to decrease seroma formation. Compression garments may also help prevent the fluid build up after tummy tuck.
Is there anything i can do to stop the formation of a seroma post op?
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Prevention of Seroma After Tummy Tuck
Anything I can do to stop formation of seroma post op? #seroma
There may be some things you can do to help reduce the chances that you will get a seroma. If you have a drain placed at the time of surgery be careful not to let it get pulled out! Careful with the kids and the dog!!! Also taking it easy helps in the first few weeks to let your tissues begin to heal in and "stick together"! Binders are kind of plus/minus in my opinion. they make logical sense but may not statistically!!!!
Prevention of Seromas after Tummy Tucks
Drains and compression garments have been used for a long time in plastic surgery and are still used by many plastic surgeons. After doing hundreds and hundreds of tummy tucks each year, I have not found the need to aspirate seromas with these two measures. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
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Prevention of seromas.
Seroma formation is one of the most common complications of abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck). While all plastic surgeons are not in agreement about the cause of seromas, it is our opinion that this fluid collection is due to movement of the healing tissues causing disruption of early healing , inflammation of fluid collect. This is a preventable complication, by use of Progressive Tension suture, which is an innovation of our practice. (similar to "quilting sutures"....) We published our most recent series of nearly 700 abdominoplasties in the Aesthetic Surgry Journal using progressive tension sutures and NO drains, with an incidence of less than 1% (1 case) of seroma formation. Many of our colleagues have adopted this technique .....see a surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgeons.
Seroma after tummy tuck
Seromas do occur sometimes after tummy tucks. They are usually easily treatable and dont cause long term problems, but can be annoying. They are probably more common in heavier patients. Using drains and quilting sutures help reduce the risk. Compression garments and taking it easy the first few weeks also probably help to decrease the risk. Best of luck.
Most of the prevention interventions are things that your surgeon would do, including placement of drains, or use of quilting sutures. Discuss these with your surgeon. Best wishes on your upcoming procedure.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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Optical waveguides in titanium-diffused sapphire are demonstrated, with single mode operation (λ=633nm) observed after 1 hour diffusion at 1950°C. Waveguide characteristics and fabrication conditions are identified for the future development of a channel waveguide laser.
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IM also a huge fan of jazz and blues...Classical is definitely a favorite. I also enjoy some rock.
FOOD: Anything that's grilled. I make a mean Goulaash. Chicken Alfredo.
SHOWS: Scandal. Walking dead. Law and order SVU. Criminal minds. The First 48. Snapped. Family guy. American Dad. Bobs burgers. Love it or list it. The rehab addict. Property brothers. Mysteries at the museum.
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