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The hunt for the killer of FPSRussia's Ballistic Best Friend continues apace. foxnews.com reports that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation has ID'ed the caliber of the weapon used to assassinate Keith Ratliff [above]. That's not as easy as it sounds given the wide variety of firearms Mr. Ratliff and Mr. Myers (a.k.a. FPS) fired in the course of their work. GBI spokesman Mike Ayers told Fox there were guns aplenty near Ratliff's body but "those weapons were not involved in the killing." FWIW Ratliff and Myers were in the process of branching out from shooting other people's stuff to manufacturing suppressors. Ayers said his GBI peeps are "actively interviewing people and seeking leads" and that the case is "progressing." Which is better than passively waiting for leads and calling out for pizza. FPS has said little about the murder; save asking his fans to "show respect to the situation for the family's sake." Which could be the first time in [non]recorded history the faux Russian has practiced the fine art of STFU. In other shocking news . . .
Talk about applicable experience . . . Member of Biden's Gun Control Task Force Has a Son Convicted of Planning School Mass Murder townhall.com
Harvey Levin of TMZ.com launches an on-air rant about gun control. Looking for the clip. So to speak.
Can't find popular calibers? Switch to an unpopular one! metroarms.com's SPS Vista Long Model in .38 Super may not be the ideal bedside gun (the trigger's a bit touchy) but the ammo's out there. $2450 for the gun.
Yes, well, there is that. "The eventual arrest by Ogden police of a soldier on a desertion charge went much more smoothly than the botched attempt at the wrong house about an hour earlier, says the soldier's family." officer.com
Most emailed tip of the day/year/nascent decade: Wyoming bill HB 0104 would nullify any federal restrictions on guns, jailing federal agents attempting to confiscate guns, ammo mags or ammo. washingtonexaminer.com
Second most emailed link [above]. No surprise there—except for the burglars. The lack of national coverage also something less than shocking (I was being ironic in the first paragraph).
Who could have seen this one coming, either? "The Trenton police officer who was photographed for allegedly sleeping inside of his police car over the summer lost his gun in a police station parking lot." foxnews.com
Since mid December NRA's added over 100k members. But who's counting? townhall.com.
Mayor Bloomberg? Mayors Against Illegal Guns Membership Skyrockets After Newtown Shooting To the tune of 400k, apparently. Oh and "We support the Second Amendment and the rights of citizens to own guns." huffingtonpost.com
From the "Whatever Is, Is" School of Willful Ignorance: "After more than 200 years of intense scrutiny by people more versed in The Law than you and I — and in the face of seemingly endless American gun violence — the meaning of the Second Amendment continues to baffle and elude." npr.org
Maybe the Second Amendment has a little something to do with this? "The armored vehicle is also meant to reassure residents, letting them know some heavy artillery is at their disposal." Armored truck patrolling community after break-ins wsbtv.com
Or maybe it's this [via Judge Andrew Napolitano at foxnews.com]:
The historical reality of the Second Amendment's protection of the right to keep and bear arms is not that it protects the right to shoot deer. It protects the right to shoot tyrants, and it protects the right to shoot at them effectively, thus, with the same instruments they would use upon us. If the Jews in the Warsaw ghetto had had the firepower and ammunition that the Nazis did, some of Poland might have stayed free and more persons would have survived the Holocaust.
They say those who can't, teach. Looks like one of the things they're not too good at is investing. pressdemocrat.com
Major Starsky & Hutch policing moment in dramatic video here and here. The cop jumps out of a moving squad car, onto the pavement, no cover, no concealment, and returns fire. And lives!
Piers Morgan just said it to Tony Robbins: "I'd prefer all guns banned." This after asserting that he supports the Second Amendment. "The catalyst for the killing is the gun." No surprise but it's nice to hear PM admit it. Although "nice" doesn't seem like quite the right word.
These Guns Protect My Children What else needs saying? ireport.cnn.com
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"…the meaning of the Second Amendment continues to baffle and elude…"
Mr. Krafft has put that controversy to bed. Quite nicely.
Go equality state!!
Samuel colt made us equal and Wyoming wants to keep it that way.
And there's this…
This is not what we need right now.
Oh yes we do.
I'm not worried about justice being done in the Ogden, Utah case. You see, the mayor is having the assistant chief of police conduct an investigation into whether or not policies were followed. That would certainly help me sleep well knowing that although 6 officers burst into the wrong home and pointed guns at me while I was handcuffed and my daughters watched…. the mayor is letting their assistant boss check for policy violations. Good work there. That is decisive action that will certainly stop this from ever happening again.
Well said. His daughters can rest assured knowing that someone said somebody will look into this matter and speak some words about it.
He did tweet about it.
So some guy did the honorable thing by refusing to serve the empire and the government that wants to disarm me, and he's arrested by local PD for wanting to change jobs????
Welcome to the land of the free, home of the brave!
All you vets who are offended: FO.
Oh about the kid who's father is apart of biden's anti-gun thing? The father is a police officer, his kid decided to use his father's duty weapon in the shooting, AND the kid only served 9 months of his 21 year sentence.
And they say we need more laws…. Enforce the ones we have and keep the bad people in jail, don't let them out with less then 5% of their time served.
Now David, his father was a police officer. Officers and their families are to be treated preferentially for all the sacrifices they make to ensure our safety.
Why is Tony Robbins' head so big? What is he hiding in there?
Not what. Who.
Yeah, piers wants all guns banned, especially that one with the pipe thing on the end of it. Boy, the children would be saved then, Randy
Didn't know where to post this but this was def a DGU that needs some attention here in central California, Madera to be exact if one of you guys would like to post it.
Here's a quick link to the story.
How often does a state give a direct, legal (i.e. written into law) f-you to the Feds? Honestly curious if anyone knows.
Well Montana and Wyoming seem to do it at least once a year but usually in regards to EPA stuff that would effect mineral and oil development but they both have several gun laws on the books that change federal law including an interesting one in Wyoming not requiring an ATF record of the weapon if it is made in state and not transported over state lines
every non-prohibitive marijuana law on the books
"If the Jews in the Warsaw ghetto had had the firepower and ammunition that the Nazis did, some of Poland might have stayed free and more persons would have survived the Holocaust."
Ummmm… I get the sentiment, yereanner, but the ghettos were established by the Nazi occupiers. The ghettos were Phase one of the Holocaust. Prior to that Jews were fairly well integrated into Polish (or Russian, etc) society….
So to join the NRA you have to pay $15.
To join MAIG you just enter your name and e-mail.
Re: Piers Morgan:
I was brought up to be polite and respectful when I went into someone's house as a guest.
Read up on Wyoming:
From Wikipedia:
Wyoming is the 10th most extensive, but the least populous and the second least densely populated of the 50 United States.
The federal government owns about 50% of its landmass, while 6% is controlled by the state.
Wyoming receives more federal tax dollars per capita in aid than any other state except Alaska. The federal aid per capita in Wyoming is more than double the U.S. average.
How do you think HB 0104 will do?
Figures don't lie, but per capita figures do. If a million people in location X received $10 million, and one person in location Y received all of $11, the latter would have received a 10% higher amount per capita even though location Y received almost a million times less in gross. In some of the Western states the per capita analysis is even more skewed since the feds own most of the land.
Guns are a catalyst for violence? PM if that were remotely true there would be 10000 people killed in the US daily. We have more guns than you can shake a stick at you limey prick. My rifle is next to me now by chance. It is not calling out to me to do violence. For someone so sure of himself you certainly have some pretty strange notions about guns, to which you apparently attribute supernatural powers. You are a retard. ESAD you lime bastard. Arrogant British fvcks who, after wrecking almost ever continent on the planet alongside other European powers, now want us to do things THEIR way. RRRRRRIIIIIIIIGHT. Take a look around at the world… MAYBE your way ISN'T. THAT. GREAT.
I'll still be buying assault weapons when your country is overthrown from within by muslims and your entire royal family gets beheaded. Have fun being smug while it lasts. We'll be happy to take the few conservatives you have left who actually care about liberty.
What he meant to say is that he subconsciously knows that if he had a gun, he'd use it for violence. One need only give a cursory glance at his past transcripts to know that.
"No word on any of this from FPS, which could be the first time in [non]recorded history the faux Russian has practiced the fine art of STFU."
I'm surprised you don't follow your mancrush on Facebook. In which case, you'd know he said this last Tuesday:
"As many of you already know I lost a close friend this week, I ask only that you show respect to the situation for the family's sake."
400k new mayors signed up for MAIG? What? They all weren't mayors? How can you be a member of MAYORS Against Illegal Guns if you're not a MAYOR?
Oh and by the way, a more accurate name would be "Illegal Mayors Against All Guns" or IMAAG.
Not for nothing, if there was every someone who needed supressors it's FPS Russia.
I'd love to find out where I can check out the SPS Vista Long Model in .38 Super. The company website is not too forthcoming with dealer locations…


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For many struggling with the loss of a job, foreclosure or bankruptcy, closing the pages on 2009 is a healthy, cathartic exercise. There was plenty of angst and anger to go around. Consider Bernie Madoff's epic, multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, which technically exploded in December of 2008, though the ripple effect for his victims and those of fellow scam artist Art Nadel of Sarasota continued throughout this year. But there were also signs of hope, of an economy turning the corner and of fresh leadership energizing a smattering of bay area companies. Not to mention the entrance of a certain Swedish furniture manufacturer with an intensely loyal local fan base. On to 2010!
ONE: Double-digit unemployment
The jobs crisis was the single biggest drain on economic recovery, forcing foreclosures to rise higher, reining in consumer spending, and putting added stresses on the state budget and social services. Even the state's unemployment insurance trust fund ran dry and needed an emergency federal lifeline. The lack of jobs overshadowed news that economists believe the recession technically ended in the third quarter. Among companies that posted the biggest mass layoffs in Florida this year: Taylor, Bean & Whitaker, Disney, Continental Airlines, Smithfield Packing and cigarmaker Altadis.
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Florida's phenomenal annual growing streak since World War II came to a screeching halt — and at least temporarily reversed. Without the net increase in residents, there was little pressure boosting home sales prices upward, particularly when a surge of foreclosures was pushing net values down. That left more people "underwater," owing more than their house is worth.
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Blackstone Group agreed to buy Busch Gardens and the SeaWorld parks for $2.7 billion, ending brewer Anheuser-Busch's ownership of the Tampa theme park after 50 years. Meanwhile, Cypress Gardens closed again.
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Mortgage lending and mortgage servicing nationwide was shaken up by the dual meltdown of Ocala-based Taylor, Bean & Whitaker and Colonial Bank. Confusion between regulatory agencies and lenders left hundreds of thousands scrambling for months to figure out how to pay their mortgage and why payments they had made were never credited.
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Walter, formerly known as Walter Industries, has been a local touchstone for 63 years as it morphed into one of the area's biggest public companies. But in September, the company decided its heart, along with its headquarters and new CEO, belonged to Birmingham, Ala., where it will be closer to its network of coal mines. Look for the relocation in the first half of 2010.
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Some of Tampa Bay's biggest companies ended the year with new leaders. Jeff Lyash of Progress Energy Florida moved to the parent company's North Carolina headquarters, passing the baton for the Florida operation to Vinny Dolan in St. Petersburg. Raymond James' longtime chief Tom James began a yearlong departure process after anointing Paul Reilly as his heir. Outback Steakhouse hired as its new CEO Liz Smith, a former No. 2 at Avon Products. And GunnAllen Financial chief Gordon Loetz died in a boating accident, compelling his close friend John Sykes to temporarily step in to head the company.
EIGHT: Ikea arrives
To the delight of lovers of Swedish meatballs and inexpensive furniture, Ikea finally opened its first Tampa Bay area location in May. Expectations are the store will take $100 million in sales out of an already intensely competitive retail market.
NINE: Insurance rates spike
After a year of drama, No. 1 property insurer State Farm reversed itself and agreed to stay in Florida … at a price. It's dropping 125,000 policies and raising rates 15 percent. The news comes after Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty approved a raft of rate hikes for insurers still here, some in the double digits. And carriers like Nationwide are dropping tens of thousands of policies.
TEN: Bank failures accelerate
BankUnited of Coral Gables failed. Florida's third-largest credit union, Eastern Financial Florida Credit Union, was placed into conservatorship. And then there's Alabama-based Colonial Bank, a major Florida player whose assets were bought by BB&T after it failed. By year-end, 14 banks based in Florida had failed and dozens more were in critical condition.


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The Apple iPad Air 2 led the way for Apple as the company had a strong 16.1 million units in transit from October through December, thanks in part to what was characterized as "aggressive promotions" on the part of retailers. The Amazon Fire had a strong fourth quarter as the low-priced tablet took business away from the white box manufacturers. Those low-cost tablet producers shipped 20.3 million slates sequentially, down 5% from the third quarter of 2015.
Also notable in the quarter was Huawei's strong showing, as it shipped a large amount of tablets in China and overseas. That allowed it to leapfrog Asus in the quarter for the first time ever. Non-Apple manufacturers shipped 28.94 million tablets in the fourth quarter of 2015, up 6.4% year-over-year. In a rough market, that was an outstanding showing. Don't give Apple rival Samsung the credit though. Sammy focused on its low-priced 7-inch and 9.6-inch tablets during the quarter, a strategy that produced small growth in shipments.
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The Furniture Row Racing team announced Friday that Kurt Busch will take over driving duties beginning with the Oct. 13th Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Busch will replace Regan Smith in the No. 78 Chevrolet.
"In order to get a jump on developing a driver/team chemistry for the 2013 season, both Kurt and Furniture Row Racing felt that this was an important move to make happen," said Joe Garone, Furniture Row Racing's general manager. "While the goal of this decision is to better prepare for 2013, the main focus for the final six races remains the same and that is to compete at a competitive level."
Garone said Smith's Furniture Row Racing contract will be fully honored through the end of the season.
"We want to come out of the chute next year ready and raring to go," said Kurt Busch. "Driving the Furniture Row Chevrolet in the final six races of this season will obviously give us a big advantage in our preparations for 2013. The energy level is quite high and I can't wait to get out to Colorado to meet all the guys and begin this exciting new journey."
Along with the Oct. 13th Charlotte race, Busch will drive the Furniture Row/Farm American Chevrolet in Kansas City, Kan. (Oct. 21), Martinsville, Va. (Oct. 28), Fort Worth, Texas (Nov. 4), Phoenix (Nov. 11) and the season finale in Homestead, Fla. (Nov. 18).


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Ice Cube – "Crowded" [LISTEN]
West Coast OG Ice Cube returns to the rap scene with "Crowded," the leading single from his forthcoming 10th studio album Everythang's Corrupt, due out for release later this year.
Fans will have to get acclimated to O'Shea's newfound sound, as this new track is totally different from what you're accustomed to hearing him on. Nevertheless, the MC is making his full return to Hip-Hop this year, and will appear on the "King of the Mic" tour with LL Cool J, Public Enemy and De La Soul this Summer.
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I've always loved the Robert Abbey Delta Lamp. It comes in a slew of colors, and is so versatile — it can go in a chic office, a living room, or even kids rooms. Inspired by two rooms for the little ones, I've put together two options per room based on four different Robert Abbey Lamps.
Inspired by this pink and yellow little girls' room designed by Erika for her daughter, the items in this feminine yet fresh room for a little girl will be able to grow up with her without seeming childlike. So I started, of course, with the pink and yellow Robert Abbey Delta Lamps. Image via Small Shop Studio by Jennifer Daigle Photography.
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For little boys, I was inspired by this neutral nursery designed by Sissy + Marley. The great thing about neutral pieces is that they can stand the test of time. You can change up the less expensive accessories to change the look of the room throughout the years. For the little boy's rooms I chose the green and taupe Robert Abbey lamps to build each room around. Kids rooms can have color without being overwhelming, and these contemporary table lamps are the perfect way to bring in that color. Image by Marco Ricca for Sissy + Marley, seen on Little Lovely.
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The 23-year-old, who confirmed his move in March, was tipped to make his mark on the international stage after a blistering start to his career but he moves to the Cardiff Arms Park without a senior cap.
He was overlooked for the Welsh side that claimed the RBS 6 Nations and Grand Slam this year but believes he will finally fulfil his potential and force his way into Warren Gatland's reckoning with a change of scenery this season.
"I went a bit stale at the Dragons," he told the South Wales Argus. "I wasn't really pushed out of my comfort zone but this is a fresh start and I have had to come here and work hard.
"I think that I suffered a lack of form but we weren't playing well as a team either and you could see that with all of the boys' performances.
"But this is a new era for me and if we can win a lot of games then hopefully it can push me on to international honours.
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NAOMI House is gearing up for its major annual fundraiser.
The Sutton Scotney hospice is launching the 2013 Clarendon Way Walk at Winchester Cathedral from 2pm on Thursday, (Jan 10) with people are invited to sign up on the day.
With a turn-out of 1,000 last year, the walk, sponsored by trade union GMB, is a fun day out with participants encouraged to make the most of the occasion and dress up for sponsor money.
The route takes walkers 26 miles through the countryside between Winchester and Salisbury cathedrals, although an alternative 13-mile route to Salisbury from Broughton is available.
The hospice needs approximately £7 million each year to provide vital services for free such as respite, end of life, hospice at home and bereavement care to children, young adults and their families across the South.
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BWW Reviews: Quotidian's Luminous, Haunting American Premiere of McPherson's THE VEIL
Conor McPherson is nothing if not haunted; his plays feature everything supernatural up to and including the Devil himself. "I have always felt that the theatre is the perfect place to contemplate the unknown," he once wrote, "I want to invite the darkness that surrounds the stage on to the stage in order to illuminate all that is truly important to us." Small wonder, then, that just a few years ago he wrote and directed The Veil, a play that is haunted by the dead almost from its first moments, and which features a séance as its centerpiece.
Now, nearly three years after its London opening, Washington's own Quotidian Theatre Company offers us the American premiere of a play that should soon find itself in regular rotation nation-wide. Quotidian, with its reputation for understated yet compelling shows, has gone all-out with this production and done Mr. McPherson proud. The period setting alone is worth the ticket; Director Jack Sbarbori has truly outdone himself from the brass door-stops to the lanterns that illuminate this finely-appointed haunted house.
Set in the early 1800's, McPherson portrays an English aristocratic family, the Lambrokes, whose Irish estate is in serious decline. The patriarch of the family hung himself in the very room where the action takes place, and his daughter Hannah (who discovered her father's body when just a girl) has been terrified by spiritual presences ever since. Her mother Lady Madeleine, desperate for financial security, is about to marry her daughter off to a rich Marquis in England; perhaps just as important, she knows it's essential to get her daughter away from the house and its horrors. But instead of her mother, Hannah is to be escorted to her wedding in England by Reverend Berkeley, a priest of dubious spirituality who arrives at the Lambroke estate with an even more dubious companion, the utterly dissolute poet Charles Audelle. Berkeley's interest in spiritual matters takes a very dark turn indeed, and with fatal consequences.
What makes The Veil a real pleasure is that for the first time, McPherson has written substantive roles for women-in fact, the majority of the cast are female, a marked departure from the usual 'buncha guys and their palaver' we have come to expect from him and other Irish playwrights. Michele Osherow gives a strong performance as Lady Madeleine Lambroke, whose cold exterior can barely contain the vulnerability and anxiety within. Chelsea Mayo is luminous as her daughter Hannah, a young woman who has seen entirely too much of life's dark side to ever be truly at peace. Hannah's future, if she doesn't leave soon, is mapped out in the blank, almost child-like stare of "Grandie" her grandmother, played here with quiet fascination by Jane Squier Bruns.
Meanwhile the Irish house staff provides much of the humor for the night-Stephanie Mumford is hilarious as senior housekeeper Mrs. Goulding, with her stew-thick brogue and her talent for fixing truly addictive--i.e., alcohol-laden--punch, which apparently can cure everything (-and if it doesn't, who cares?). The junior servant, Clare Wallace, is played affectingly by Christine Alexander, a young girl of humble origins but-like so many Irish of that day and since-armed with a plan to move away and make a better life for herself. She even has the audacity to court the estate manager William Fingal, played here with dash and earthiness by Michael Avolio. Wallace's pursuit of Fingal provides just the touch of romance we need to keep from falling into the mawkishness we associate with the usual ghost story.
Steve LaRoque, as Reverend Berkeley, is an imposing presence and Berkeley's insistence on investigating-perhaps exorcising-the spirits of the house is the dramatic highlight of the show. As his bibulous companion Charles Audelle, Quotidian regular John Decker gives us the gentle, seemingly mild-mannered drunk of yore, but one who in this case harbors a terrible secret. His addictions and his dark past catch up with him soon enough.
Quotidian, for those who haven't yet been to see them at the Writer's Center in Bethesda, is a small-house operation, and I mean that literally: Jack Sbarbori and his wife Stephanie Mumford not only act and direct, they also do the bulk of the set, sound, prop and even costume designs. In other theatres, this combination of roles would lead to mediocre results but Quotidian audiences know that Sbarbori and Mumford set a very high bar for themselves, and with each production they demonstrate both their love for theatre and their passion for design.
The Veil is fascinating on many levels-not least because, in addition to the ghosts that haunt the stage, the action is haunted by very real people, i.e., the poverty-striken Irish tenants who can barely survive, let alone pay the rent on their crumbling tenement flats. The occasional mention of strikes, violence, and disaster remind us that you don't have to believe in ghosts to be haunted by the misfortunes of others. The time of the play, the 1820's, is not that far from the deadly 1840's, when the Irish were deliberately starved by the British in the wake of a blight that wiped out their domestic potato crop.
This being its first US production, it is fully appropriate that The Veil be heard and seen in its entirety; it will be interesting to see whether future productions will follow Quotidian's lead, because as with so many realistic plays the conversation rambles along chaotically-by design, but chaotically. And some directors may be less patient with the way that McPherson wanders off the mark, even if the wandering is at least half the point.
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If there's more of these DNP - CD, I wonder how Bayless will take it. Naturally, everybody wants to play but we've heard about his attitude over the summer.
Which kind of heart problem? Etan or Tim Thomas?
Also...I only caught a few minutes of that game at a bar last night, but Roger Mason Jr can straight put the ball in the hoop. He's going to be big for them this year.
Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!
Also, 3-0 Raptors - might actually win a playoff series this year?
French swingman Nicolas Batum, projected to be a late first-round NBA draft pick, stopped participating in a workout with the Toronto Raptors earlier this week after a stress echo test -- a treadmill test that measures the health of the heart -- came back in the "borderline" area.
This is the darkest timeline.
Al and SJax combined tonight for 23 points on 25% (9-for-36) shooting, as the Dubs fell to 1-3 on the season.
Biedrins, OTOH, dropped 16 points and 22 boards in 36 minutes.
My fantasy teams all suck. I select players very poorly. By the way, have I mentioned how much I like Stanko Barac?
Jack was fine in the 1st half, okay in the 3rd, and horrendous in the 4th. I wonder if playing the most minutes in the league has something to do with it?
And Biedrins is easily the 2nd best player on the Warriors. Maggette has been atrocious, as I knew he would be.
Biedrins is the best player in the NBA.
Marc Gasol dropped 27 pts 16 rebounds 3 blocks 1 ast and 1 steal.
I love having him on my fantasy team. Jason Thompson too.
from sunday's knicks game
1pt in 31min from a chucker in a d'antoni offense? that takes skill.
Gasol (a real center) did that with only taking 11 shots.
Harrington (a fake PF) and Stephen Jackson combined for something like 9 for 36!
Oh, the memories!
Maybe Memphis didn't get hosed in the Gasol trade like we all thought... everyone forgot Gasol for Gasol was the key piece of the trade. Marc is also a tougher more physical big man than his brother.
I am liking that young Memphis core.
some potential there I think...
"As a bearded man, i was very disappointed in Love. I am gathering other bearded men to discuss the status of Kevin Love's beard. I am motioning that it must be shaved."
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I'll be honsest, I was surprised that Marc looked good in the Olympics, and I had no idea he was capable of that kind of a stat line. I thought his hype was mostly due to his name. I was apparently dead wrong. Good for him.
He certainly impressed tonight, although some of it was due to the Warriors lack of personnel to guard him. Biedrins struggles with physical centers and for some inexplicable - and dumb - reason, Nellie is playing Harrington more than Turiaf. Once Turiaf got into the game, Gasol's efforts were curbed but he still played well. Has some nice offensive moves and as expected, his mentality and grit is the polar opposite of his brother.
Could he end up being better than his brother? I mean, he's only a rookie putting up stats like this. I can't remember if Pau ever did this in his first year. Plus like you said, his mentality is just completely different.
Maybe Memphis will get the last laugh. If only their fans realize it and start buying tickets before it's too late.
And they're only up 10. Gotta play on both ends of the court, boys.
Outlaw For Conley?
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Don't believe the printed report that the Blazers have "offered only" (only?) Travis Outlaw to Memphis for point guard Mike Conley, Greg Oden's running mate at Ohio State.
Management of the Blazers and Grizzlies haven't discussed such a trade. I don't think Kevin Pritchard is looking to move anybody right now, but he surely has enough sense to get more than that for Outlaw, if a deal is made. -- The Portland Tribune
"A man with no belly has no appetite for life."
- Salman Rushdie
Conley's NBA career so far has been underwhelming, to say the least. Pritchard definitely didn't offer Outlaw for him, there are much better trades the Blazers can explore if Outlaw is their key piece.
I thought that rumor would be interesting because I'm sure there are many, myself included, who would think that getting Conley for Outlaw would be a steal for Portland.
On the other hand, I don't think that Conley would be a good fit beside Roy. They need a more Derek Fisher style PG. I'd think someone like Acie Law would be a nice fit.
"A man with no belly has no appetite for life."
- Salman Rushdie
I don't get it....unless they think that Crittenton, Mayo and Rudy can handle the PG duties....why would the Grizzlies want yet another Forward added to their rotation?
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
Spurs have to rely on career games from Tony Parker and Roger Mason in order to squeak past the Wolves in double-overtime. They're now 1-3.
Jesus, Tony Parker put up a 55/10/7. And Duncan put up a 30/16. There is no way they can keep this up.
I'll believe it when I don't see it. Tony Parker is gonna average like 25-28 ppg til Manu gets back. Maybe longer.Jesus, Tony Parker put up a 55/10/7. And Duncan put up a 30/16. There is no way they can keep this up.
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Lyfe Jennings Biography
Chester Jennings, 3 June 1978, Toledo, Ohio, USA. This soul vocalist and multi-instrumentalist undertook a longer life journey than most before completing his 2004 debut album. Growing up in Ohio, Jennings sang in teenage vocal group the Dotsons with his brother and two cousins, but any plans to take his musical career any further were cut short when he was sentenced to 10 years in prison on an arson charge. While incarcerated Jennings began to turn his life around, learning to play the guitar and writing his own songs, drawing particular inspiration from the neo-soul movement that began to flourish in the late 90s.
After being released from prison in December 2002, Jennings immediately began recording and performing live, including a notable stint on the Showtime In Harlem showcase at New Yorks renowned Apollo theatre. His four-song demo attracted the attention of several major labels, leading to a recording contract with Sony Urban Music. The title of Jennings debut, Lyfe 268-192, was the number assigned to him in prison. The albums old-school production style was complemented by Jennings gritty vocals, which drew inspiration from Al Green and Sam Cooke. The slow-burning commercial success of the album, which reached the upper regions of the US mainstream charts the following year, paid testament to the quality of both Jennings songwriting and committed performance style.
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The purpose of this study is to determine whether a special coil designed for magnetic stimulation of areas deep in the brain can affect mood and emotion in healthy volunteers. Researchers hope to better understand how the brain controls mood and motivation and what goes wrong with this process in disease.
For transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a wire coil is held over the scalp. A brief electrical current passes through the coil and creates a magnetic pulse that stimulates the brain.
Eighteen participants, 9 men and 9 women, will be enrolled in this study. They will be assigned to one or both of the following two experiments.
Experiment 1
In this experiment, researchers will test the effectiveness of a new type of wire coil. They will deliver magnetic impulses of varying strength. Approximately 150 stimulations will be given over of about 20 minutes. To determine whether the coil causes any problem with hearing, participants will undergo a hearing test immediately before and after the experiment.
Experiment 2
This experiment, which has two parts, is designed to determine whether TMS can affect mood. In the first part, participants will be asked to report any changes in mood before, during and after the magnetic stimulation. In the second part, they will be asked to choose between sets of 2 identical pictures-choosing one will result in full magnetic stimulation, choosing the other will result in stimulation at 10 percent of full intensity.
Participants will be compensated up to $100 for their involvement in this study.
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History of surgery with metallic implants or known history of metallic particles in the eye, cardiac pacemaker, neurostimulators, cochlear implants, history of drug abuse, psychiatric illness, hypertension, or concurrent medication.
Children are also excluded.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00063245
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A DRIVER who thought he had done everything right when he attended his work's Christmas 'do' ended up being breathalysed after being asked to leave early.
Blackburn magistrates heard that Brendan Cassidy, 26, had stayed over following the celebration at Eaves Hall, near Clitheroe, and had not planned to leave until midday.
But the guests were asked to leave by 10am so that staff could get ready for a wedding.
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Cassidy, of Dalglish Drive, Blackburn, pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol. He was disqualified for 18 months and fined £250 with £110 costs.
Jonathan Taylor, defending, said Cassidy had tried to do everything he could to avoid the situation he found himself in.
He said that as Cassidy left the motorway at junction five, his car skidded and collided with the barrier.
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Bassist Nathan East of the contemporary jazz group Fourplay will be at Guitar Center's North Charlotte location Tuesday, May 13th, 2014, at 7pm. East has performed with Beyoncé, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Michael Jackson, Phil Collins, Whitney Houston, Barbra Streisand and Stevie Wonder. Most recently, East's playing was featured on Daft Punk's Grammy Award-winning single "Get Lucky." There will be a Q&A, a performance, a meet and greet, and a chance to get his solo CD autographed. It will be for sale at the store during the event.
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|From: Doug Orleans (dougorleans at gmail.com)
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Jens Axel Søgaard writes: > Doug Orleans wrote: > > I never quite understood why modules are different from the top-level > > in this respect: > > > > (require (planet "foo.ss" ("cobbe" "foo.plt" 1))) > > (define g (lambda (y) ...)) > > > > If you evaluate these two expressions at the top-level, there are no > > conflicts, and if you later use g, you get the "local" g instead of > > whatever might be imported from the package. Why must this be > > considered an error inside a module? > > Here is one attempt to give a reason: > > <http://list.cs.brown.edu/pipermail/plt-scheme/2005-January/007611.html> That's an answer to a slightly different question, of why requiring the same name twice is an error. (Though I agree these are both subquestions of why module require doesn't work like top-level require.) The particular bug you point out in that message only happens with two implicit requires, and as I discussed further down in my message, I think that should still be an error. But I don't see why a local definition (or an explicit require by name) should conflict with an implicit require. By the way, the original question in that thread was why requiring SRFI 19 doesn't override symbols from the mzscheme language. Perhaps the module language require (i.e. the second argument to "module") should be a fourth level of precedence, lower than all other implicit requires. --dougorleans at gmail.com
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DesktopMan - Monday, February 14, 2011 - linkHow well they manage to improve the performance before launch is key to their success or failure. Nobody will be impressed with an OS that lags on the latest dual core SoC. That said, if they make this as smooth as it should be I might be getting one. Reply
firechiefsta - Monday, February 14, 2011 - linkHardware is forever, software is water under the bridge. In fact, hardware IS the bridge. This hardware is a horrible rinky dink me too concept. Ohh, they have touchstone. Reply
Greenhell6 - Monday, February 14, 2011 - linkAnand, nice job on busting her chops ! I think your questions were a little to geeky for her :) Reply
chomlee - Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - linkWow! All that time developing a great product and one of the first demos to the public is from someone who didn't really know anything about the device. I've seen more knowledgeable staff at radio shack. She didn't even know how much memory was in the device. She was probably really hot which qualifies her to be the premier person to demo HP's flagship device.
They better have a great marketing plan because I would hate to see this fail like the palm pre. WebOS is like the batamax of mobile OS. In a lot of ways, it is better than all the other operating systems. Unfortunately, poor marketing killed palm. Reply
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Delano will be better able to pick up where the girls basketball team left off last year because a bulk of the team leaders return.
The Tigers started strong in the playoffs last season by dominating Big Lake 75-51 before losing to top seed Monticello 61-54. Delano trailed by one at the half but the shots would not fall in the second half.
Coach Amy Gould is optimistic about the new season that starts at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, at Rockford for many reasons. The players have experience, size and athletic ability.
"It was said that one year of maturity equals two years of coaching," notes Gould. "Our young players gained so much from playing on varsity and are much stronger this year."
Delano returns eight varsity letter winners, five who are still only sophomores. The three seniors played key roles last year. There were no sophomores on varsity last year.
The top two scorers from last year were ninth graders. Alex Wittinger, a 6-foot-1 forward, had a breakout season in basketball averaging 13 points and 10 rebounds during the season and 19 points and 15 rebounds in the two playoff games.
Wittinger also went to state in both hurdle events the past two seasons and started in volleyball as a ninth-grader last year. However, ankle surgery kept her out of volleyball this fall.
"Alex is good to go," added Gould. "She is a high impact player as a phenomenal athlete. Now we have strong players around her."
It will help to have back senior captain Darian Sowers, a 6-1 forward who suffered a major knee injury early last season and missed the rest of it.
Sophomore Bria Barfnecht averaged nearly 10 points and seven rebounds as a 5-9 forward during the regular season. Gould said Barfnecht is one of the top rebounders in the state along with Wittinger.
Also providing support under the basket is 6-3 sophomore Tayler Hedtke, who moved up to varsity the second half of last season. Gould said Hedtke also is physically stronger and developed foot skills playing varsity tennis.
Senior captain Katie Emmer averaged 4.4 points and 3.5 rebounds in the regular season, but in the playoffs she averaged 19.5 points and six rebounds.
"Emmer is a gamer and amazing rebounder," said Gould. "Most of her points came when she rebounded and scored off her own shots. Here leadership in practice raises the level of play for everybody."
Senior captain Savanah Bettin returns at guard where "she is strong on defense and is more confident with her ball handling," adds the coach.
Koch said sophomores Brooke Lemke and Kalley Koch worked hard this summer getting confidence in the skills they have.
Role players will be juniors Gabrielle Mielke and Coco Arens, plus sophomores Makenna Giese and Michelle Endersbe.
"Our goal is to be competitive in every single game and have a winning record, which has not happened at Delano in many years," said Gould.
Delano will do something different at Christmas this season. The team will play one game at Southwest State University in Marshall, plus do some team bonding.
After opening against Rockford, Delano heads to play at St. Cloud Apollo at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, and to Mayer Lutheran at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1.


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It was a breezy and sunny morning as we made our way to the Wellington Cable Car Station to catch the ride to the Wellington Botanic Garden (WBG). David Sole, who has been the manager of the WBG for the past ten years, greeted us upon our arrival. WBG has a garden area of about 25 hectares and was established in 1868. It is funded by the City Council and attracts about one million visitors annually. A master tree plan consisting of about 1,800 trees has been in place since 2011, with 40% of the plan dedicated to regeneration of native plants. David explained that native plants would be replanted in place of any deceased exotic plants in order to promote the use of native plants.
Though there are many themed gardens in WBG, the gardens are inter-connected to weave a seamless design and flow for the visitor experience and education. A new Children's Garden with an area of about 1,500m2 is under-going development and is scheduled for opening in 2016. The in-house nursery was recently renovated in 2010 and the roofs of the greenhouses were modified to collect rainwater for irrigating the plants. There are free summer concerts six times a week during January to attract more visitors and a display of about 1,200 Begonias in the Begonia House adds to the attraction.
Rewi Elliot, who has been the curator of Otari-Wilton's Bush (OWB) since 2005, joined us after lunch. OWB has a natural bush area of about 100 hectares and is divided into two separate themes – the forest (or bush) and the garden. The forest was founded by Job Wilton, a farmer, who decided to protect the site and fence off seven hectares to preserve the native plants. Dr. Leonard Cockayne and J.G. McKenzie founded the garden in 1926 to restore and promote the growth of native plants. OWB is the single largest collection of native plants with over 1,200 species and cultivars growing in the garden. An 800-year old, healthy, Dacrydium cupressium can still be seen growing on the steep mountain across OWB. Before the end of the tour, David gave us his enlightening quote of the day – "At the end of the day, gardens are all about the people."
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Simple measuring devices have been necessary from the time humans first started making tools.
The first steel tape measure was introduced in 1865, and for decades, electricians have carried compact measuring tapes for numerous tasks on electrical and datacom projects. Laser measuring tools have become a modern alternative, and sonic devices that compute distance using sound waves are another option.
Beyond basic distance measurements, advanced laser equipment simplifies and speeds layout work for commercial and industrial projects.
Tape measures
Laser and sonic devices have appeal and effectively make fast, accurate measurements in many situations, but the trusty tape measure is holding its own in the marketplace.
Traditional measuring tapes are a staple in every electrician's tool bag, said Bruce Hartranft, product manager of Ideal Industries (www.idealindustries.com).
"This is so because of their durability, simplicity and the comfort level that electricians feel with the manual design, especially when measuring shorter distances in the everyday tasks they're confronted with, such as positioning conduit hangers or wall boxes. Of course, we also can't ignore the economics of a manual tape. Overall, they represent a better value than higher priced laser tools," Hartranft said.
Although available in several lengths, Hartranft said 25-foot models are the most popular with electricians. Features of the latest models make them more versatile and easier to use.
"Ideal lately has made several changes to our standard tape line, mostly based on our outreach to electricians to discover what they would like to see in the design," Hartranft said. "One excellent example is our new two-sided auto-lock model. Bending electrical conduit for overhead installation can be frustrating. It requires frequent measuring to ensure the correct bend length, a job made all the more difficult by standard tape measures that have graphics on only one side—the wrong side for viewing overhead. Bold black numbers on both sides of the blade eliminate the need to twist the tape by hand to read a measurement. This simple enhancement can take several minutes off a multibend conduit job and provide the contractor with more precise fits."
Michael Stephens, Greenlee (www.greenlee.com) senior product manager, said that tapes with hooks on the ends allow for more versatile uses and better holding for typical applications.
"For instance, new designs that include double tangs or magnetic tips hold more securely against electrical boxes, and rubber hooks better grip rounded surfaces, like conduit. Recent emphasis on easier-to-read blades seems to have coincided with the aging baby boomer population, with larger graphics and better defined printing. Other improvements include specialty markings, specific to the application, such as stud and joist increment and coloring corresponding to electrical codes," he said.
Laser distance meters and levels
Laser measuring and/or leveling devices have become must-haves tool for electricians and other trades. Inexpensive models for homeowners are available from various manufacturers at home improvement stores. For professional electricians, manufacturers such as Bosch, Fluke Corp. and Greenlee, have product offerings in the laser category.
Greenlee offers a mini-magnet laser level that projects a bright laser beam for aligning objects, making a variety of applications easier including bending conduit, aligning an electrical panel box or plumbing metal cabinets. The laser target range is just over 240 feet. Three rare-earth magnets hold the tool firmly in place on metal objects.
Bosch (www.boschtools.com) has introduced a digital rangefinder kit and two new laser distance measuring tools to complement two other distance meters.
Fluke Corp. (www.fluke.com) introduced laser distance tools in 2008 and now offers three models that enable quick, accurate distance calculations.
Laser distance meters are used to measure the length of cable and conduit runs to determine material requirements or calculate voltage drops, ceiling height to determine fixture access and calculate light/lumen requirements, distance between machines to estimate heat loading, and room size and duct length, said Brian Sowell, Fluke Corp. manager for service and installation tools.
When the space to be measured is inaccessible—for instance, above a suspended ceiling, behind operating equipment or across a gap—the laser distance meter may be the only safe and practical technology for the job.
"Because they allow fast and accurate measurements and calculations, they help electricians do a better job in less time. Laser distance meters are quickly becoming one of the industry's standard tools," Sowell said. "Electricians know they should carry a good digital multimeter. Many now are realizing that they should also have a reliable laser distance meter on their tool belt. No more tape measures and calculators. Electricians are letting the distance meter do the work and calculations.
"In addition, these tools enable quick calculations of distance formulas such as area and volume and make it easy to perform distance addition and subtraction calculations. Higher end models also offer convenience factors, such as a backlit display for working in unlit ceiling spaces and IP54 environmental protection."
For anyone who has struggled with fractions, today's laser distance meters can do all the complicated math, he said.
Measuring with sound waves
Another option for measuring distances is a sonic device, which calculates distances by the amount of time an ultrasonic pulse takes to bounce off the target.
Zircon (www.zircon.com), perhaps best known for its electronic stud finders, offers a handheld sonic device that uses a laser beam to target the point of measurement for the cone-shaped sonic beam. The device measures up to distances of 50 feet. Simply point the laser at the target, click the "Read" button, and the distance (in either feet and inches or metrics) appears on the easy-to-read LCD screen. When an accurate measurement cannot be made, an error message is shown, rather than a false reading. The tool stores measurements taken for calculating square footage and volume.
Laser layout systems
Laser layout systems have changed the way electrical projects are laid out.
"It would be unusual for an electrical contractor working in commercial and industrial applications to not use a laser layout or measurement tool," said Mike Tramontin, executive vice president of Pacific Laser Systems (PLS) (www.plslaser.com), manufacturer of laser layout tools since 1995.
Tramontin said it is important to distinguish the difference between distance measurement and layouts.
"Distance measurement is used to measure distances and to calculate area for materials," Tramontin said. "Layout lasers are used to determine existing conditions and the layout of critical components such as struts, fixtures and cable. Vertical plumb point-to-point [layout] as well as horizontal layout can be done easily with these products."
Layout laser systems include point-to-point models, continuous-line lasers, rotating lasers and various accessories such as tripods, mounting brackets and targets.
"We estimate at least 25 percent of any job is devoted to layout of materials," Tramontin said. "These laser tools will significantly reduce layout time and speed installation. As costs for these tools have declined, more contractors are finding ways to use this technology. Imagine calculating the materials needed for a large plant or commercial building using historic methods like measuring wheels or tapes."
Trimble Navigation (www.trimble.com) offers a complete laser-based layout system allowing electrical contractors to take designs created in the office to simplify the layout and installation of conduit, pipe, duct and cable trays, said Jarrod Krug, marketing communications manager.
The Trimble system consists of a robotic station, a handheld control device and layout manager software.
"For contractors installing complex electrical systems, the system eliminates conventional tools—such as stationary lasers, string lines and plumb bobs for precise location of duct and cable tray hangers, [and] pipe and electrical conduit sleeves for floor and wall penetrations—throughout the project," Krug said. "With direct office-to-field functionality, the system enables one person to more accurately lay out hundreds of points in a single day. In fact, one person [can] handle layout faster and more accurately than two people using traditional methods. This efficiency results in both a reduction in labor costs and elimination of mistakes that can result in costly rework."
The system accepts 2D CAD-based file formats, enabling designers to work with field crews to export their designs (with attachment points) and load them within the layout software. Once in the field, the system takes the 2D design and extends the specific installation needs to the physical field requirements, increasing productivity by reducing rework by facilitating faster, easier and more accurate layout.
As-built point data is collected as points are laid out in the field and can be imported back into office CAD/mechanical--electrical-plumbing software applications for progress reports or to communicate design updates and as-builts.
Wireless capability in the controller enables transfer of design data and daily progress updates between the office and field, reducing delay associated with traveling to and from the job, Krug said.
GRIFFIN, a construction and tools writer from Oklahoma City, can be reached at email@example.com.


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- 3/4 cup butter
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- 12 ounces white candy coating, coarsely chopped
- 4 cups miniature marshmallows
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- In a large heavy saucepan, combine the butter, sugar and milk. Cook and stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil; boil and stir for 4 minutes. Add dates; boil and stir for 1 minute.
- Remove from the heat; stir in candy coating and marshmallows until melted. Beat until smooth. Add pecans and vanilla; beat with a wooden spoon until glossy.
- Pour into a buttered 13-in. x 9-in. pan. Let stand at room temperature overnight. Cut into squares. Yield: 3 pounds.
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Congratulations – you're pregnant! Now what? Let's just say that during the next nine months (or so), you're going to get to know your obstetrician really, really well. Here's what you can expect…
You'll want to schedule your first appointment with your health practitioner between weeks 8-12 (if you can wait that long!). During the first trimester, you'll see your doctor every three to four weeks.
If your pregnancy is determined to be higher risk (i.e., you've had a difficult previous pregnancy or you have abdominal pain), your doctor may want to schedule earlier and more frequent visits.
This will be the longest office visit. You can expect to:
• Review your medical history with your doctor. Come prepared with information such as the first day of your last period, any medications you take, and any family history related to genetics or birth defects.
• Have a physical exam to determine your overall health.
• Have a pelvic and breast exam.
• Take a blood test to determine your blood type, your Rh factor, and to check for any iron deficiencies (anemia).
• Possibly be tested for diabetes if you have high blood pressure, you're an older mother, you previously gave birth to a large baby, or if you're considerably overweight.
• Have the size of your uterus checked (either measured externally or via ultrasound).
• Have blood drawn for initial lab tests (unless you recently had pre-pregnancy testing) to check for diseases such as syphilis, hepatitis, exposure to the HIV virus, and for immunity to rubella (German measles).
• Have a Pap smear.
• Have vaginal cultures taken to check for chlamydia, gonorrhea and possibly group B strep.
• Give a urine sample to check for a urinary tract infection.
• And the fun part — determine your estimated due date! (It's usually 40 weeks from the first day of your last menstrual period.)
Check your weight.
Note that some doctors may opt against routine weight checks unless you are losing weight due to morning sickness.
• Check your blood pressure.
• Take a urine screen/analysis, checking for sugar (glucose), protein, bacteria, and/or signs of infection.
• Check your ankles and other extremities for swelling.
• Check the size and height of your uterus by examining your abdomen (or via ultrasound).
• Watch the growth of the fetus.
• Possibly do additional blood tests, checking for anemia.
• Listen to the baby's heartbeat. (You might be able to see the fetus and heart motion as early as 6 weeks!)
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Linus Bill isn't really a photographer anymore, which must be disconcerting for the curators currently featuring his work at the New York Photo Festival, the Hyeres Festival of Fashion and Photography in France and the FOAM Fotografiemuseum in Amsterdam.
Asked to present his work at FOAM, the Bienne, Switzerland-based Bill didn't ship the museum a batch of framed glossy color images. He showed up with carpentry tools. "We built a model in the space on a scale of one foot for 10 feet–it was a miniature model of an exhibition," he says. And even though he filled his tiny gallery with postage stamp-sized photos, "It wasn't even about the images." The approach wasn't what he had originally intended for the exhibition, but rather, a solution that appeared to him at the spur of the moment. "I didn't like the room they gave me for my exhibition, but I liked other rooms in the museum. So I built a miniature model of those other rooms. It was such a stupid idea because it was so much work....But when I send people the installation shots, everyone thinks it was a big exhibition. So it worked!"
There was a downside to creating an exhibition intended to confuse the Derek Zoolander in all of us. "Once you do everything small, you have unlimited options because you don't have to worry about the cost of printing," Bill says. But his projects have long had a do-it-yourself ethic: A few years ago, he switched from straightforward documentary photography of his family and friends to abstract images. Bill creates a collage effect by layering mono-color and black-and-white silkscreens and computer print-outs of his photographs, filling the wall a cheery array of images.
Bill says he stumbled across this deliberately unfinished approach in part because he was terrible at printing his own photographs. "My friend had a small printing machine that would only do rough mono-color prints," he recalls. The mimeograph-style printer "Wasn't meant for photographs, but I really liked how it looked. The images were so simple once they had been brought down to one color. It was more superficial, maybe, but it took them away from the real world and more into my own world." Suddenly snowflakes looked like red or blue polka dots and "It was more about the image itself and not so much about the subject [of the photograph]."
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From there, he was off and running, tacking images up on gallery walls and printing a series of deliberately lo-fi zines with Nieves and Rollo Press. "Until I made those silkscreens, I was never satisfied with how my work looked as prints. I always ended up showing laser copies or inkjet prints. With the silkscreens, you really work with color. It's dirty and there's mistakes that sometimes look better than what you planned."
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