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Years playing/experience: DG 1 year consistently
Right/left-handed/ambidextrous: right-handed
Throwing Style: RHBH, some FH & OH
Golf Distance (avg/max*) for putter/mid/driver: Magnet: 200/240'; Buzzz: 250/270'; Teebird: 290/300'
Age: 16
Sex: m
Other sport proficiencies?: Waterpolo; Lacrosse
Specific areas of desired feedback: Anything that can help(:
Immediate and long-term goals: I would like to improve my distance (hopefully to 350' this year) and reduce my form flaws.
Drivers (weight/plastic/model/(condition)/use):
171 DX Teebird, (only used a little but has alot of dings) - main driver
*P.S. The TB seems to be turning over for me a little
170 Test Run River, (newish) - annys
169 Z Predator, (new) - overstable/headwind, maybe some FH & OH
174 Z AvengerSS, (used) - Rollers
168 Z Buzzz, (used) - main, holds my lines
167 X Comet (new) - control, approaches.
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Reynolds OK after getting a 'stinger' on Wednesday
PHILADELPHIA -- The Indians had a scare in the fifth on Wednesday when Mark Reynolds got, in the words of Indians manager Terry Francona, a "stinger" during an at-bat against Phillies starter Cole Hamels. Reynolds then left the game more for a defensive switch at first base than any health issue.
"He just needed to get the feeling back," Francona said. "We [took him out because we] wanted to get [Nick Swisher] out of right. [Reynolds] is okay."
Reynolds is hitting .271 this year and had a key double in the third that scored a pair of runs that put the Indians up 2-0. Reynolds importance has been increased after the Indians sent optioned third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall to Triple-A on Monday.
"Just kind of hyperextended it a bit," Reynolds said. "I had to get feeling back because it's tough to hit with a numb arm. Maybe it will shorten my swing a bit."
Michael Radano is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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Topic: Platelets too low for Cis?
Hi all, i'm just emailing with a query re platelets being too low for chemo. My mum had her first dose of chemo last week (Gem/Cis) but has just had her bloods taken and she is only having Gem today as her platelets are too low for the Cis. I'm just wondering if this happens often, and what this means?


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Actor Geoffrey Rush has wound up 12 months as 2012 Australian of the Year.
In his valedictory speech at a lunch in Canberra for this year's Australian of the Year finalists, the Oscar winner said he was often asked what it meant to be an Australian.
Rush told how he gained a sense of Australia's multi-dimensional character while travelling on a train to Melbourne, snaking through the suburbs with ever-changing contours before dropping into the mix of people in Flinders Street.
He didn't talk with the other commuters, but they had much in common.
"We are all texting someone else who is not on that train," he said on Friday.
"Now I stand here with incomprehensible disbelief that I was at this luncheon exactly 12 months ago."
During his time as Australian of the Year, Rush visited schools and institutions throughout Australia, including Brisbane's "Ekka" show, where he sheared sheep, dodged prize bulls and drank beer with legendary barflies.
"It seems we talked with, at and to everybody everywhere on the vast shopfloor of Australia. It was amazing," he said.
Rush said perhaps the greatest moment was a visit to the National Centre for Indigenous Excellence in a resurrected schoolhouse in Redfern, Sydney.
"In the bus on the way there we had passed a giant billboard featuring the towering beautiful faces of my colleagues Jessica Mauboy and Deborah Mailman advertising The Sapphires, just about to open," he said.
"Our host Jason Glanville said simply 'this place endeavours and strives to stimulate a positive image for my people'.
"He said 'you can change perceptions in a flash, you know'. I now knew what he meant."


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This fall, Captain Action returns to toy stores to entertain old and new fans alike. Originally conceived way back in 1966 by the Ideal Toy Company, Captain Action sparked the imagination of a generation with the ability to assume many different identities. The 12-inch many-in-one hero was awesome on his own accord, decked out in his sleek blue and black uniform and armed with a futuristic lightning sword and ray gun. However, the real fun began when fans collected the other costumes and accessories (each sold separately, of course) to transform Captain Action into a true man of action: other amazing heroes. And not just any generic hero. These were renown licensed heroes, such as Captain America, Buck Rogers and The Lone Ranger! It was like owning several remarkable toys in one.
Now, 40 years later, Captain Action is back, and this time he's bringing with him an old friend: Marvel Comics.
To discover more about Captain Action's exciting return, we went to the two companies responsible: Round 2 (licensee for Captain Action) and Captain Action Enterprises (main licensor). Read on as Michael Murphy - Round 2's Creative Director, Joe Ahearn - CAE's Product Development, and Ed Catto - CAE's Licensing Agent, shed light on our burning Captain Action questions...
FIGURES.COM: Tell us a little about your background with Captain Action and how Round 2 and Captain Action Enterprises came about renewing the property this year.
Joe Ahearn (CAE): I've had a pretty long history with the Captain. I brokered the idea to Playing Mantis in the late '90s and was hired as a product consultant to the line. Subsequently I was able to get the rights to Captain Action when they became available, and joined forces with Ed who was already a friend from the online Captain Action Collectors chat group, and thus Captain Action Enterprises was born.Michael Murphy (R2): Tom Lowe, owner of Round 2, LLC, has been able to acquire key licenses to help expand and grow his company. When he started Playing Mantis, he helped relaunch many key properties from the 60s and 70s like Johnny Lightning, Polar Lights (echoing Aroura Model Kits), and was looking for other properties he had when he was a kid. Captain Action was one of those toys he remembered. He Launched the line and it ran for many years with Playing Mantis. During this time Joe was brought on as a consultant due to his vast knowledge of all things Captain Action. When Tom started up Round 2, he recalled what was done during the Playing Mantis days and began investigating Captain Action once again. Thats when he contacted Joe Ahearn, who at this point acquired the Captain Action mark.
What excites you the most about bringing Captain Action back in 2011?
Joe Ahearn (CAE): I think the thing that excites us most about bringing CA back to action figures this year is being able to do it in a big way with great character uniform sets from Marvel which Round 2 are really knocking out of the park. Further, we are also excited to be able to offer Captain Action at your local Toys"R"Us as well as through the specialty collectors market.There has been a huge resurgence of retro toys in recent years., with Mego-style figures, and now Captain Action, "new" again. Why now?Michael Murphy (R2): Knowing that the one key thing that was needed to get Captain Action off the ground again was to get the right licenses. Tom Lowe has been able to acquire several key licenses to help expand and grow the company. (Take a look at the 1960's Batmobiles - model kits & slot cars, Star Trek model kits, Rat Fink diecast cars and many many more.) Banding that experience and clout, Tom was able to acquire the license for Marvel Comics characters. This is absolutely huge news. Being able to tap into the vast array of characters in the Marvel Universe will be a great help to get Captain Action back into the minds of the masses.
Ed Catto (CAE): It's simple: Fans want good toys. Collectors, and casual toy buyers, are attracted to good ideas. Toys like Captain Action are built on a strong core idea and that always attracts people. We're finding that retro aspect attracts long-time fans, but many times they want to share the toy with their kids. And new fans are either saying simply "that looks cool" or "that looks cool and it's also cool there is a history behind it!" I think calling Captain Action "timeless" might be an oversell, but he does seem to have one foot in "retro-land" and the other in the current world of today.Michael Murphy (R2): I have two theories, both are pure speculation on my part. First, with the current economy, people like to think back to happier times. To many, that's thinking of their childhood. Captain Action, Mego, Masters of the Universe, Thundercats, all hold a special place in the heart of consumers.
Second, take a look at the route Hollywood has taken. Reiterating things have come before. Products that have a proven track record and brand equity have a better chance of getting into the marketplace.
Captain Action obviously means a lot to all of you. Did you grow up with Captain Action as a kid and what is it about the character that appeals to you so much?
Joe Ahearn (CAE): I did grow up with Captain Action as a kid. Ed did as well. He was my favorite childhood toy. I discovered him in the Summer of 1967 at age 5 while visiting an older cousin. He had everything that had been released up to that point. I was already a super hero nut watching the Adam West Batman TV show, the George Reeves Adventures of Superman reruns, and of course all the Saturday morning super hero shows from DC and Marvel, not to mention favorites from Hanna-Barbera as well like Space Ghost, The Herculoids, Birdman & Mightor. After seeing an action figure I could make into different super heroes, I was hooked! I had to have one! I was rewarded with Captain Action that Christmas as well as a couple of uniform sets - Batman, The Lone Ranger and Captain America.A lot has changed in the 40 years since Captain Action first played with the Marvel license. What kind of challenges did you face in getting Marvel back onboard?Michael Murphy (R2): Captain Action was a bit before my time. I grew up with 3 ¾" G.I.Joe and Masters of the Universe. But I was able to work with the good Captain briefly towards the end of his run with Playing Mantis. I worked with Bob Plant, also of Playing Mantis, to develop the product when the retro approach was launched. This was when the costume sets were sold as true costume sets (figure sold separately!) and Captain Action was back in the "shoe box" packaging.
Joe Ahearn (CAE): Well, the main challenge was to see if a license to produce Marvel hero uniforms was available and then to convince Marvel the timing was right for a reintroduction. We first approached Toys"R"Us with the whole concept and they were sold on it right away. All of the excitement we have built for the character over the last few years in an ongoing comic book series, a coffee table book from Twomorrow's Publishing, a Collector's Statue from Sideshow and several other very successful collectible projects put us over the top.Michael Murphy (R2): It's tough to get an audience with Marvel, but with Round 2's track record and the excitement building from Captain Action Enterprises activities a deal was struck.
Marvel characters already announced for Captain Action include a string of heavy hitters, including Captain America, Spider-Man, Thor, Loki, The Red Skull and Iron Man. Which of these was the most fun to work on and who would you love to work on next?
Ed Catto (CAE): For each of these figures we've set high fan-focused standards for ourselves. It's a tight collaboration between us and the brilliant designers at Round 2. It's important to us that each of these look authentic. For Captain America and Thor that means they must be spot-on Kirby creations. For Spidey - we've opted towards the classic Romita look. The accessories have been a lot of fun too. We're especially proud of the fact that Round 2 will be including Captain America's original triangular shield in their deluxe costume set.
And we've been very particular about what is being used for packaging artwork too. For the main figure, Captain Action, we've recruited comics great Joe Jusko. He's not only a great talent, but a big fan too. And for each of the Marvel characters' packaging we've been very particular about the images that Round 2 is using. Each had to have the right pose, and the right penciller and inker.
As a kid, I never had a Spider-Man Captain Action outfit. I made my own using paint and my dad's old T-shirts for material. So for me, seeing what Round 2 is doing to create this new Spider-Man outfit is probably the most fun. (And overdue!)
For our next ones? Well, don't forget Hawkeye. He's always been a favorite and we're so excited that Round 2 is including him as part of their "Assemble an Avenger" insert. Each deluxe costume set will have a part of Hawkeye's costume. Fans who purchase the first 6 deluxe sets will have the complete Hawkeye uniform!
But, as to your question of what's next, we're working closely with Round 2 to figure it out and getting some great suggestions. Should we stay in the Avengers family of characters? Or should we branch out to the X-Men, or the FF? Or is it time to focus on Daredevil? We'd love input. And, of course, the Marvel Universe has such great heroines too.
For villains we'd like to get some fan suggestions - but Magneto is probably on the short list.In addition to numerous Marvel characters, the original 1960's Captain Action could also assume the identity of Batman. Any plans to add DC Comics to the new Captain Action mix?Michael Murphy (R2): The initial sets (Captain Action, Spider-Man and Captain America) were designed by Round 2's previous Creative Director, Bob Plant. He's done a fantastic job in creating great accessories and contents. Without his vision, this line may not be shaping up to be as great as it is. I am lucky to complete his vision and must say that Captain America is my favorite. It has the classic Kirby likeness for his Cap mask and in the Deluxe set, he will come with a Kirbyesque Steve Rogers mask. He also has the vintage triangle shield and belt satchels. It's great to see him completely assembled!
Joe Ahearn (CAE): We have had some discussions with DC and would absolutely love to add them back into the Captain Action fold. We are big fans of DC and Marvel both. It would certainly be great to also be able to offer the fans uniform sets of their favorite DC heroes. Beyond that, we're eager to expand and present other great characters that make sense for the line. There are so many options with this type of product.Any other original properties planned for Captain Action's return? Buck Rogers? Flash Gordon? Lone Ranger?Michael Murphy (R2): Tom Lowe is really invested in this line and is looking at various other properties that would work with this line. At this point we are still in the discussion stages with these brands, so we are not at liberty to say more. But when we are able to say something, it will be big news indeed!
Ed Catto (CAE): You know, as we plan, we're careful to strike a balance of looking into the characters' history, and also looking ahead. We love those characters and costume sets too. Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon were two of my favorites. I never could find the Lone Ranger costume, but I did have two Tonto outfits. (Go figure!)
Not to tease, but, regarding the comic adventures, we have a big announcement coming up that might lead to some very cool adventures with all of those characters you mention (and more, like the Green Hornet). Stay tuned!Michael Murphy (R2): At this point, we're going to see how the fans receive the Marvel line and use that to gauge when we may come out with other iterations of the 60's Captain Action line. As noted in the previous question we are currently looking at other properties for the Captain to transform into. It's just a matter of time and primarily consumer interest!
Toy making technology has come a long way since the '60s. What, if any, changes or advancements have you made to the new Captain Action in terms of sculpting and articulation?
Joe Ahearn (CAE): That's a great question and something that Round 2 is taking very seriously. We all felt that it was time to give Captain Action a bit of a makeover, and we believe that Round 2 has done just that while keeping the essence of the classic character very evident. Round 2 has done a new head sculpt, giving Captain Action a more heroic expression and it has received nothing but high praise on the new design from even the most critical of collectors.
Further, they have upgraded the body style increasing his original pose-ability beyond the originally marketed 1001 positions! The torso now bends in the middle and they have added the feature of pop off hands to accommodate different hand styles for CA as well as specific pop on gloved hands contained in the uniform sets. The way the head joins the neck is more realistically done as well. Overall, the designers at Round 2 made sure to keep the body as close as we could to the original figure in stature. The old uniform sets will certainly fit on the new figure.The pop culture event known as San Diego Comic-Con is rapidly approaching. What kind of presence will Captain Action have at the event? Will there be any kind of show exclusives?Michael Murphy (R2): In addition to Joe's comments, we've also strived to keep the packs full of great accessories! These accessories are true to the character. The Deluxe Spider-Man Set includes his belt with a tiny detachable camera so Peter can sell more pictures to the Daily Bugle. He also has his individual web shooters and four gloves giving differing hand gestures.
Round 2 has spent a lot of time developing the figure to bring it up and beyond today's standards for 1/6th scale figures. It has the double elbow and knee joints, multiple hands for the figures, and even ball jointed wrist! Truly, this figure surpasses the 1001 poses the original figure claimed!
Ed Catto (CAE): Captain Action will be at San Diego Comic-Con we're going to be showing off the prototypes from Round 2! Diamond has graciously offered to showcase them at their booth (#2401), so well get maximum exposure.
New York Comic Con, in October, works perfectly to coincide with the actual release of the figures. They'll be on sale there at several venues. And we are looking at a special show exclusive to be on sale at our Captain Action Enterprises booth. We don't have the details nailed down yet, but we can pull it off, this will be very evocative of part the 60's toy experience.Thank you so much for updating our readers on this timeless toy. Anything else we can expect when Captain Action makes his big comeback this fall?Michael Murphy (R2): Captain Action Enterprises has done a great job in promoting this brand and the furthering of his adventures. The San Diego Comic-Con is a perfect venue to launch the initial public viewing of this line of figures. As Joe mentioned, we are working closely with CAE to develop an exclusive in time for New York Comic Con! If all goes well, it will be a door busting item!
Joe Ahearn (CAE): We've got a lot of surprises up our sleeve! As mentioned, Diamond will be exhibiting the deluxe prototypes at their booth at San Diego Comic-Con later this month and we will be premiering finalized product at the Captain Action Enterprises booth at New York Comic Con in early October! Of course we'll also be giving you fans ongoing sneak peeks at our newly revamped website at www.CaptainAction.com and on our Facebook page too! Stay tuned! The action's just beginning!Michael Murphy (R2): Look for Captain Action sets at Toys"R"Us. The Captain Action figure there will include an exclusive Captain Action comic. Also look for the deluxe versions of the characters and costume sets at specialty and comic shops everywhere! The Captain has returned to Action (figures)!
A very special "Thank You" to Joe Ahearn at Captain Action Enterprises for making this interview possible! Extra thanks to Ed Catto and Michael Murphy of Round 2 for taking time out to answer our questions. Keep the "Action" alive!
Interview by Jeff Saylor
Images Courtesy of Round 2/ CAE


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Amadee Wohlschlaeger was an American cartoonist, who drew the 'Weatherbird' newspaper feature for over 50 years. He was a sports cartoonist with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, when he took over the frontpage feature that accompanied the daily weather report, following the death of the former artist, S. Carlisle Martin. He drew the birds from 1932 until his retirement in 1981. Wohlschlaeger was succeeded by Albert Schweitzer. The current artist is Dan Martin.
From 10 April 1946 to 11 October 1953 he also had a Sunday comic in the paper called 'Herkimer'. The artist celebrated his 100th birthday at the Mari de Villa Retirement Community in Town & Country in 2011. He passed away on 24 June 2014, at the age of 102.


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Eaton to get second opinion on elbow
PHOENIX -- D-backs outfielder Adam Eaton will get a second opinion on his ailing left elbow.
Renowned orthopedic surgeon James Andrews will take a look at Eaton's MRI film on Tuesday. Arizona team physician Michael Lee said Wednesday that the discomfort Eaton felt recently in the elbow was the result of fluid buildup, and that the MRI did not show any structural damage.
If Andrews confirms the diagnosis, Eaton will take the next three weeks off to rest and strengthen the elbow before being reevaluated.
Eaton initially felt the discomfort in March and was shut down at that point. He had recently begun playing in the field and was likely just days away from being activated from the disabled list when he experienced discomfort again.
"It is kind of starting all over again, but you're stepping forward, you're not taking any steps back," Eaton said. "It's a three-week period where I can continue to get stronger and learn from this. As tough as it is and as young as I am, I haven't ever tasted any kind of adversity like this before, so it's definitely going to be a learning process for me to kind of take a step back and learn day-to-day how I can be patient and get healthy."
Steve Gilbert is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Inside the D-backs, and follow him on Twitter @SteveGilbertMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Frank L. Graham, a Texas newsman who wrote thousands of in-depth reports on cops, robbers, courtroom disputes and the community of North Platte, moved on Tuesday to a higher place.
He had more than 33 years of experience in the newspaper business as a reporter, editor, publisher, sales director, marketing director and general manager.
He was born on Oct. 6, 1956 to Faye and Jeff Graham in Knox City, Texas.
The family tentatively has set a memorial service later in the year at the 4A Ranch at Oglesby, Texas, near Waco.
Graham launched The North Platte Bulletin in 2003 with the help of his closest friends, achieving the dream of many a newsman having their own newspaper.
He lived in North Platte for 14 years. He left Nebraska in poor health in mid-2011 for his native Texas, to be near his family. There, he recovered over several weeks to become the editor of The Llano County Journal, where he worked for just one week short of a year.
Graham and four friends started The Bulletin in a town with a 100-year-old daily paper owned by the biggest news organization in several states.
He had alread distinguished himself as a lively, award-winning newsman and columnist, a highly energetic, contagiously congenial colleague at the North Platte Telegraph.He and his then-wife Laura Johnston launched The Bulletin in their basement, commanding creaky computers to crank out the first issues.
Graham never seemed to worry. He and Laura didnt even lock the doors.
Im just going to roll it out, he told his friends with an infectious grin. Well see if it goes.
His jauntiness and sincerity attracted friends to join in, including:
retired blue collar worker Bob Gambs.
computer whiz and entrepreneur Greg Hood;
talented, experienced editor Laura Johnston;
award-winning newsman and editor George Lauby;
hard-working, conscientious ad representative Kyle Ferguson;
sports writer Tad Stryker, who also helped run a Bible camp;
award-winning graphic artist Mark Lewis.
Those friends and colleagues as well as many others helped in whatever way they could, opening their lives, hearts and wallets to make the paper fly.
Graham, Hood, Lauby and Johnston also launched a Bulletin website that featured live talkbacks -- where readers tell the world what they think about an article, uncensored and unedited.
Graham loved to cover cops, crimes and investigations. His courageous report of a local cocaine ring stunned the town and generated admiring, grateful comments throughout the community. The town knew The Bulletin had guts, grit and creativity just what they wanted in a newspaper.
The paper became one of the 10 largest weeklies in Nebraska, where it remains today. It swept up 23 industry awards in its first year of eligibility.
Graham wrote about a horse in a car wash, wild storms (nearly wrecking his SUV in a hailstorm), a felon who nearly got a job at the courthouse, a sheriff drinking on duty, stupid misdemeanors, grizzly murders, lawsuits against prominent doctors, a dentist who ran investment scams, medical professionals under investigation for tax evasion, a fireman jailed for spousal abuse, property disputes, railroad accidents and groundwater pollution.
Graham dominated the writing competition at the 2007 Nebraska Press Awards, claiming two of the three top awards.
A judge that year wrote about The Bulletin: Edgy reporting in cover packages, but does not overlook the staples of a community newspaper. This paper dares to be different!
Graham treated everyone the same with courtesy and charm whether they were a convict or a business leader. If they did wrong, his reports antagonized them. When they were right, he held their respect. Often as not, those who resented him later became his friend. He was known for making friends out of sworn enemies. He did exceptional things every day.
At The Llano Journal, Graham was a professional, working in nearly every aspect of the operation, including managing operations, reporting, editing, photography, layout, and occasionally, sales, said Roy Bode, the president and publisher of The Journal.
He made more friends.
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Luis Scola is a vet?
Chicago (full strength), OKC, and Portland aren't flyweights. Losing to them does not make us fool's gold.
Scola's got three fouls - does this mean we get first half Copeland minutes?!
I've lost my damn patience with OJ, I loved him at first but he isn't doing anything as of late
So far our bench + 1 starter is outscoring their bench + 1 starter.
People care about tennis?
Mahinmi playing D again. Pity OJ still can't shoot.
Change is neither good or bad, it simply is.
Gotta be kidding me with that call.
Referees hate Indiana in ****ing everything
Great pass from Lance to West! West had a really slow reaction upon receiving it, though.
I hope dave has one of those games where he just decides we're not going to lose this game
Keep it single digits until the 3rd boys
Ian came to play. Thank you, Ian.
So done with OJ
OJ needs to draw a foul there at least
Of course they give us a call when lance was gonna hit the shot -.-
Ref 1: Crap, Lance made a shot.
Ref 2: Don't worry, I'll call a kick ball to nullify it!
Seriously that's a foul?
I can live with the LeBron favortism, but these other clowns get so many calls just by putting on a black jersey.
****ing seriously
Someone tell these idiots never bite on a headfake from wade
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I know of the mail() function but what I want to do is connect to a SMTP server (using sockets), send the needed commands and then close the socket. Can anyone show me how to do this or maybe give me a link to a site/tutorial that does this?
I also have another question regarding this issue; is it possible to check if an email is valid using sockets? Not just validate the pattern but validate the email itself...
Thanks in advance!
-- lilleman
includes class.smtp.php. works great.
Thanks, I'm gonna download that and take a look at it. The reason to why I started this thread was because I want to get the basics of how to communicate with a SMTP server using PHP and sockets. But thanks anyway!
All you'll need is within this script
As to your other question, yes it is possible to verify if an email address actually exists or not via sockets - just don't ask my how though
It has been brought up before with solutions if it helps
if you haven't already, you'll also want to look at the SMTP RFC
Oh ****, when you said "It has been brought up before" I realized that I havent even tried to search the forum for an answer...
Good Luck Let me know when you find something useful since I was looking earlier this year and didn't turn up the thread I was thinking of
I didn't find anything that was of interest to me. I've tried to use fsockopen() to open a socket to the SMTP server but I just can't make it work. This is what I've tried:
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Unfortunately, that doesn't work. Anyone?
Sorry, I was using the wrong port. It should be port 25, not port 80.
This is how far I've come by following the instructions on this page.
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';
$command = "RCPT TO:<email@example.com> \\r\
writeln( $command );
fputs( $socket, $command );
writeln( fgets( $socket, 128 ) );
echo '
';
The result:
MAIL FROM:<email@example.com>
220 smtp2-1-sn4.m-sp.skanova.net ESMTP Postfix
RCPT TO:<firstname.lastname@example.com>
503 Error: need MAIL command
What might be wrong?
I got a reply on a swedish forum where a member pointed out to me that I haven't logged in into the server. I've also read that the first command that you should send is the "HELO" command. Therefor, I tried this code but instead of getting a "250 OK" reply on the HELO command, I get a "220 smtp2-1-sn4.m-sp.skanova.net ESMTP Postfix". What should I do next?
Here's the code as it is now:
function writeln($input) {
echo htmlentities($input) . '
' . "\
function send_command(&$socket, $command) {
echo '
';
writeln( $command );
fputs( $socket, $command );
writeln( fgets( $socket, 1024 ) );
echo '
' . "\
// open a new socket
$socket = @fsockopen('mail1.telia.com', 25, $errno, $errstr, 30 ) or die( "$errno: $errstr" );
// send the commands
send_command( $socket, "HELO www.telia.com\\r\
" );
#send_command( $socket, "MAIL FROM:<email@example.com>\\r\
" );
send_command( $socket, "QUIT\\r\
" );
try doing it manually from telnet first. this is what it looks like when i just did it:
telnet mailserver.example.com 25220 mailserver.example.com GroupWise Internet Agent 6.5.12003 Novell, Inc. All rights reserved. ReadyHELO mailserver.example.com250 mailserver.example.com OkMAIL FROM:firstname.lastname@example.com OkRCPT TO:firstname.lastname@example.com OkDATA354 Enter mail, end with "." on a line by itselfThis is my mail.I hope I get it..250 OkQUIT221 mailserver.example.com Closing transmission channel
That worked as it should. I recieved the email without any complications.
i'd suggest reading up on the RFC, the basics of mail are as follows though (summarizing what everyone else has stated already):
first, send HELO / EHLO to identify yourself (the latter if you're using ESMTP). then, send the MAIL FROM, then RCPT TO, assuming you're still good, then you can send DATA (which is the full email including headers).
a space after the headers determines the body of the message. finally, a "." on a line by itself signifies the end of the email.
finally, QUIT to terminate the session.
so is it working from your script to?you need to read the response from the server, and then send your command. look at the get_lines function in that phpmailer class.smtp.php file. as pseudo-code:
if(220) send_command('HELO...');
if(250) send_command('MAIL FROM...');
if(250) send_command('RCPT TO...');
if(250) send_command('DATA');
if(354) send_command("THIS IS MY EMAIL...\\R\\N.");
if(250) send_command('QUIT');
You may want to try this class for composing and sending messages that comes with a wrapper function named smtp_mail() . It emulates the mail() function but it always send messages via SMTP regardless of your platform and even provides additional features like SMTP authetication that you may need.
This email validation class does exactly that.


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The diversity of Laindon Holdings lends to its strength – working from the motto: "Without our customers we cease to exist", holding us in good stead since our conception in 1922 to the Present Day.
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Traibhūmikathā/Tebhūmikathā ไตรภูมิกถา/เตภูมิกถา
te/trai = three, triple
bhūmi = plane, level, sphere
kathā = talk, discussion
Note: it should read กถา (kathā) instead of คาถา (gāthā), which means "verses"
ไตรภูมิคาถา (3D animation - very nice)
บันทึก ไตรภูมิ (cartoon, shorter version, also nice)
ไตรภูมิพระร่วง (slideshow of the main contents)
ไตรภูมิพระร่วง ตอน มนุสสภูมิ (overview with text)
ไตรภูมิกถา หรือ ไตรภูมิพระร่วง
English translation:
Frank E. Reynolds: Three Worlds According To King Ruang, a Thai Buddhist Cosmology. Berkeley 1982.
In the 14th century, the heir apparent to the throne of the central Thai kingdom completed the first truly literary work of a Thai author. Phya Lithai entitled his work Sermon on the Three Worlds but it later became known as Three Worlds of King Ruang. It is the culmination of a long history of visionary and cosmological literature within the Theravada tradition, representing in a vivid and concise form, the religious universe within which Thai Buddhists have traditionally lived. In particular, the description of death and the fates which await beings who die in the thirty-one realms of the Three Worlds portray the process of dying and depict the relative absence of suffering and pollution at high levels of attainment.Because of the prestige of its author, its claim to orthodox authority and its strong popular appeal, this text exerted a powerful influence on the religious consciousness of the Thai, on their literary and artistic development and on their social and ethical attitudes. Despite harsh criticisms to which the texts have been subjected by a number of Buddhist modernists in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, this influence has persisted to the present day. Thus, not only from a buddhological point of view, but also from a historical or anthropological perspective, it is no exaggeration to say that the Three Worlds of King Ruang is the most important and fascinating text that has been composed in the Thai language.
http://www.amazon.com/Three-Worlds-Acco ... 0895811537
http://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/ojs/ ... /8586/2493
Creation Myth in 'Three Worlds According to King Ruang': A Teaching of Buddhist Philosophy
by Suchitra Chongstitvatana
The 'creation' myth in the text is found in the chapter concerning the destruction of the Mahakappa, explaining the cosmic destruction by the fire, water and wind. After the destruction, the text describes the cosmic devolution and the devolution of society. It is found that the text explains the 'natural' cycle of creation and destruction. The most interesting aspect is the explanation of the 'origin' of human beings and society. According to the text, human beings have in fact the 'divine' origin. The details of the 'creation myth' in this Buddhist cosmology reflect a significant evidence that the myth is employed ultimately for the purpose of teaching Buddha Dhamma. Firstly, the myth focuses on the 'divine' origin of human beings and nature so as to enhance the faith in the concept of 'merit'. By practising Dhamma, all beings could attain a state of 'divinity' and otherworldly qualities. This reflects the 'humanistic' dimension of Buddhist philosophy. Second, by emphasising 'virtues' as the 'norm' for the status of the leader of kings, the text is functioning as a didactic text for the readers. Thirdly, the myth also serves as enhancement of the faith in the supreme bliss of Enlightenment or Nibbana. The myth obviously illustrated how human defilements are the cause of human suffering and hardship in life and significantly the 'cause' of the loss of their 'divinity' and 'magical power'. Moreover, the myth reflects the impermanence of all the cosmos, the cycle of creations or destructions, and therefore emphasises the most desirable goal of Nibbana where the cycle of impermanence or suffering ends.
Nice PDF presentation with colour paintings from Thai temples illustrating the Three Worlds:
http://apec.ucol.mx/Sem11/ponencias/37/ ... vatana.pdf
The political and social aspect of the text remaining in SE Asia until today:
http://asu.academia.edu/JulianeSchober/ ... tic_Polity
"Cosmology as Described in the Trai Phum Phra Ruang"
By Dr. Sumalai Ganwiboon
The Trai Phum Phra Ruang or the Three Worlds according to King Ruang was the most important element of Thai Buddhism for at least five hundred years.[1] It was regarded to be almost as important as the Pāli Tipitaka.[2] The three worlds are: (i) the sensual worlds, (ii) the form world, and (iii) the formless world.[3] These three worlds may be mentioned as Buddhist cosmology. Generally, cosmology seems to have nothing concerned with Buddhism. However, if we look at the term properly, we may find the connection therein.
Cosmology is the term for the study of cosmic views in general and for the specific view or collection of images concerning the universe held in a religion or cultural tradition. The twofold meaning of the term is reminiscent of the double meaning of mythology, which is at the same time the study of myths and the dominant or representative assemblage of myths in a given tradition. However, the double usage of the term, it relates also to inquiry in the natural science. It is customary in the natural science to associate the term primarily with the first meaning given; more specifically, these science reserve cosmology for the scientific study of the universe considered as a whole. Thus, it is the most encompassing task of astronomy and is distinct from, even if presupposed by, sciences with a comparatively more limited object, such as physics or geology.[4] We may say that, Buddhist cosmology seems to have connection with the myth part. ... Buddhist cosmology is also mentioned in the The Three Worlds according to King Ruang. However, its significant should be mentioned here. The Trai Phum Phra Ruang was written about seven hundred years ago, in Khmer script, ancient Thai language.[11] The original text was based on the Pāli Canon and its Commentaries,[12] by Phya Lithai, a Thai king. Its original title was the Traibhumikathā or the Sermon on the Three Worlds, later on it became well known as theTrai Phum Phra Ruang or the Three Worlds according to King Ruang. King Ruang, Phra Ruang, or Phya Lithai was the name of a son of King Lelithai who reigned in the city of Sri-Sajjanālaya of Sukhothai dynasty.[13]
According to Sulak Sivalaksa,[14] the book has strong political connotations, especially concerning the concept of Kamma. After Sukhothai, Ayudhya was the capital for almost five hundred years. The Three Worlds according to King Ruang still played a significant role in transmitting, and transforming popular Buddhism into the Thai worldview. Indeed, the text also influenced the neighbouring countries of Laos and Cambodia. The Three Worlds according to King Ruang remained the supreme text even after the destruction of Ayudhyaabout two hundred and fifty years ago. As soon as the new dynasty was established at Dhonburi, and laterBangkok, The Three Worlds according to King Ruangwas copied and distributed widely under royal mandate, and mural paintings adorned new royal temples. However, the text pays an important rolled until the modernized of king Rama V who reformed the kingdom improved the western colonial administration under a centralized bureaucracy and absolute monarchy with modern army to suppress its citizens or provincial governors to be totally loyal to the Crown and Bangkok. Western education introduced by the king was entirely secular, with no room for developing Buddhist ethics or meditation. Although Buddhism was taught in the schools, it was taught ineffectively. ...
The concept of the three worlds is also mentioned in the Pāli texts. The Anguttaranikāya[21] mentions about the three Dhātus. The term Dhātu is used in a cosmological sense to mean the three spheres or planes into which the entire universe is analyzed from an ethical and spiritual point of view. This analysis gives the different aggregates (Khandha) or the elements (Dhātu2 or Dhamma 2) that obtain in the three sphere, indicating the different levels of spiritual and ethical progress reached by beings belonging to the three spheres. The spheres are (i) the sensual sphere (Kāma-dhātu), (ii) the material sphere (Rūpa-dhātu), and (iii) the immaterial sphere (Arūpa-dhātu). They are also called the three worlds (Loka): the sensuous world (Kāma-loka), the material world (Rūpa-loka), and the immaterial world (Arūpa-loka), as well as the three regions (Bhūmi): the sensuous region (Kāmāvacara-bhūmi), the material region (Rūpāvacara-bhūmi), and the immaterial region (Arūpāvacara-bhūmi).


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Bomb Blast Outside Yemeni News Agency Office in Aden
A small bomb exploded Tuesday outside the office of the Yemeni news agency (SABA) in Aden, police said, just a day after two other explosions in the southern Yemeni port city.
The bomb blew a hole four meters (13 feet) wide in one of the office's walls, situated in the downtown Tawahi district close to Aden's port. There were no casualties.
The wall of a church was partially destroyed Monday by an explosive charge while a shell fired at a hotel in this southern Yemeni city missed its target and fell harmlessly into the sea.
The two attacks came while Aden's residents celebrated the new year but there were also no casualties.
Yemeni Islamists regularly denounce end of the year celebrations and the selling of alcohol in Yemeni hotels.
Security in Aden has been tight ever since last October's apparent suicide bombing of the destroyer USS Cole in the city's harbor that left 17 US sailors dead and 38 wounded.
Dozens of FBI agents descended on Aden to take part in the joint investigation into that blast, as well as hundreds of US and Yemeni troops.
Armed confrontations are not uncommon in Yemen, where tribal law still dominates in large swathes of the rugged country and the population remains heavily armed -- ADEN (AFP)
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Good morning everyone,
I happened to run across this photo/postcard over the weekend, so I thought I would post it in hopes of getting some info from my fellow members. I received this many, many years ago from my grandmother. The story was that this was a photo of my grandfather when he was in the army, ww1. I was told that it was made into a post card for a soldier to send home with his photo. I have seen other postcards like this. I was wondering if anyone else has had photos of relatives like this. It does look like other photos of my grandfather, so I believe that it is him.I was wondering if it was after boot camp, because of the lack of medals , rank etc. I was also wondering if there was any way to tell a unit he might have been in, or where the photo was taken. Any information will be greatly appreciated. Thanks for looking, ThriftyGypsy


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Wednesday, September 20, 2017
High Blood Pressure
Irregular blood pressure
I am a 31 year old, physically-fit male who has been told I have high blood pressure by my physician. When I monitor my readings at home, I generally take 3 consecutive readings. My first is almost always the highest while the third is almost always the lowest which usually fits within a normal range. It is generally the systolic reading which is so variable while my diastolic consistently stays within normal ranges. My systolic reading can generally fluctuate as much as 25 points within 3 consecutive readings. Is there anyway to explain this phenomenon and are there ways to treat this? Thanks.
The phenomenon that you describe is very common. Most patients show a decrease in blood pressure, especially the systolic, with repeat measurements. This drop in blood pressure is seen regardless of the time interval between measurements and regardless of who takes the blood pressure. The cause of this drop is not well known. It is not related to stress or anxiety, and it is seen in normotensive and hypertensive people.
Some researches think that the higher blood pressure at the first reading is due to an alert reaction which dissipates. Current guidelines suggest that the blood pressure be measured at least three times at one sitting, and that the average of the three readings be calculated as the "true" blood pressure.
It is not known whether larger variations in blood pressure in an otherwise healthy individual correspond to a larger cardiovascular risk. There is no proven treatment to minimize the variation, other than ensuring that the measurements are taken using correct technique.
Max C Reif, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director of Hypertension Section
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati


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I got these japanese paintings and U.S Air force art from a friend whose grandad got them off a japanese officer slain in WWII. Ideas on worth and origin will be greatly appreciated!!! I have 4 paintings on what appears to be silk canvas and no these are not prints they are real paintings Thank You!!!! firstname.lastname@example.com


text: Old steam locomotive chugs back to its roots By Rick Steelhammer October 6, 2012 Story Share Lawrence Pierce Shay No. 5 pushes a caboose and a load of specially designed culvert liner to a brook trout stream along the headwaters of Shavers Fork. Lawrence Pierce Engineer Brad Hoover keeps an eye on the track as Cass Scenic Railroad's Shay No. 5 makes its way up the grade from Whittaker Station. Lawrence Pierce Fireman Jerry Beck keeps the boiler stoked with coal as a 107-year-old Shay No. 5 climbs toward the top of Cheat Mountain. Lawrence Pierce A photographer records the scene as Shay No. 5 approaches the mouth of Oats Run. Lawrence Pierce Sections of plastic culvert liner equipped with baffles that create pools for trout to rest in while passing under a railroad right-of-way ride a Cass Scenic Railroad flat car to the headwaters of Shavers Fork. Lawrence Pierce Specially engineered plastic liners will be placed inside these culverts near the mouth of Oats Run to make it easier for brook trout to travel to spawning grounds. CASS, W.Va. -- Shay No. 5, a steam locomotive built in 1905 to work as a road engine on West Virginia Spruce Lumber Co.'s Greenbrier & Elk River Railroad, returned to its freight-hauling roots earlier this week.On Monday, instead of hauling freshly felled spruce logs off Cheat Mountain to the sawmill at Cass, as it did during the previous century, or transporting passengers to the top of the mountain, as it has for the past several decades, the 107-year-old coal burner pushed a load of specially designed culvert pipe up the steep grade from Cass to a site near the headwaters of Shavers Fork.It was the most practical way to get the three tons of trout-friendly plastic conduit to the mouth of Oats Run, a native brook trout stream rendered virtually impassible to fish attempting to enter it from Shavers Fork.The long, shallow conventional culvert that now passes under the State Railroad Authority's right-of-way near the town site of Spruce, a long-abandoned early 20th-century logging town, makes passage in and out of Oats Run a challenge for brookies seeking food and spawning terrain."There's no place for the trout to rest while traveling through 120 feet of pipe," said Steve Brown, senior planner for the state Division of Natural Resources. During periods of low stream flow, "the trouts' backs are halfway out of the water as they try to swim upstream" through the old culvert, Brown said. During high-water events, the old pipe is even more impassible.The new plastic culvert liners carried to the site by Shay No. 5 are equipped with baffles that serve as in-pipe dams, giving trout a number of pools to rest in as they make their way under the rail bed, which passes over Oats Run near its confluence with Shavers Fork. To travel from pool to pool within the new culvert liner, Brown said, the trout will have to make a 2-inch jump, "which, to them, is more like a wriggle," through a notch in each baffle."Initially, we wanted to build a new bridge," Brown said, "but this system is capable of carrying floodwaters and it's much less expensive."Brown found the basic design for the trout-friendly culvert liner on a Canadian Department of Fisheries website. He brought the idea to Paul Kinder with the Natural Resource Analysis Center at WVU's Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design. Kinder used the Canadian model to determine the depth, rise and length needed to build a similar baffled liner for use at Oats Run. Using that information, "my 14-year-old son helped draw up the plans for this one, using Google Sketchup," Kinder said.Engineers from Snap-Tite, a Louisville, Ky., firm that makes culvert liners, inspected the plans and visited the Oats Run installation site before fabricating the baffled plastic pipe sections that will be fused together and placed inside the existing culvert."It's really thrilling to finally see it here," said Kinder, looking at a rail car laden with the plastic conduits, as Shay No. 5 idled and vented billows of steam and smoke into the crisp October sky. "We'll be doing some telemetry studies later, to see how well the trout are able to pass each way in and out of Oats Run."For the past several years, biologists from the DNR's Wildlife Resources Section and WVU have worked together to return once-pristine mountain streams in the upper Shavers Fork country to their 19th-century status as superb brook trout waters. Grant funding from the Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, as well as mitigation funds from a dam and reservoir project on Elkwater Fork of the Tygart River, are being used to pay for the restoration work.Last year, DNR, WVU and Canaan Valley Institute personnel built a new railroad bridge and fish ladder to allow trout to once again travel up and down Beaver Creek, a Shavers Fork tributary several miles downstream from Oats Run, that had been blocked by a waterfall formed by erosion around a railbed culvert.Assuming the Oats Run project works as expected, a similar baffled culvert liner will be installed next spring a short distance downstream, where Lamothe Run enters Shavers Fork adjacent to a 230-acre piece of private land owned by Steve Callen of Morgantown. "Hopefully, this will once again be the premier brook trout fishery that it once was," said Callen, who was on hand to see Shay No. 5 arrive with its cargo."By reconnecting severed spawning tributaries upstream from Cheat Bridge, this project should make a big difference," Brown said."You don't want to end up with a lot of genetically isolated trout populations," said Keith McGilvray of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. "Projects like this can keep that from happening."Other work planned for the high-altitude watershed includes installing small dams and diversions in Shavers Fork itself to create pools and flush away sediment, and to plant spruce trees along the stream and its tributaries in open areas to provide cooling shade.In return for providing the steam power needed to bring the baffled culverts to Oats Run, the DNR will enlarge and improve a water tank at Oats Run used by Cass Scenic Railroad steam locomotives.In addition to pushing the three tons of culvert pipe to the top of Cheat Mountain, Shay No. 5 pushed a caboose used by adventurous overnight guests to its picturesque siding overlooking Oats Run's confluence with Shavers Fork and the open meadows surrounding the townsite of Spruce. "We think the work going on here will get more people interested in staying at the caboose at Spruce, and getting dropped off up here to fish," said Rob Sovine, superintendent of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park.Shay No. 5 is one of the nation's oldest engines in continuous service on its original line, and the second-oldest operating Shay in existence.Reach Rick Steelhammer at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-5169. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Derek Redd: Marshall thinks outside the cable box for broadcasts 2 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 3 Innerviews: Dual-identity surgeon riding high in horse racing world 4 Philanthropist Betty Schoenbaum of Shoney's fortune turns 100 5 Former State Police captain now chief in Winfield Courts tough on truants Previous Story Chili-cooking couple keeps things spicy Next Story


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December retail sales of electricity showed the second greatest year-over-year decrease for the month since the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) started collecting data in 1973, due in part to a relatively warm winter this season. Despite this 6.1 percent drop in retail sales, natural gas consumed for power generation in December increased 8.2 percent over December 2010 levels. More recent BENTEK Energy LLC (Bentek) estimates show that natural gas consumed in the power sector this February was almost 27 percent greater than the natural gas power burn in February 2011, and 17 percent greater in January 2012 than in the same month in the previous year. In contrast, EIA's estimates of coal consumed for power generation for December of 2011 were 17.4 percent lower than the previous December.
While much of the increase in natural gas-fired generation has been seen in the Southeast United States, Ohio has also experienced large increases over the last several years, as highlighted in EIA's recently released Electric Monthly Update. Traditionally, natural gas-fired power plants in Ohio have been used for peaking purposes (run for a few hours on certain summer days when demand for electricity is high). Recently, these plants are being dispatched more throughout the year and not just a few hours of the day in the summer, at the expense of less efficient coal plants.
In Ohio, the Hanging Rock, Waterford, and Washington power plants are three highly efficient natural gas combined cycle plants with a combined capacity of 2,698 megawatts. These plants have increased their generation significantly since 2008, from 1 percent of the electricity generation in Ohio in 2008 to 13 percent last December. At the same time, seven less efficient coal plants in Ohio, with a combined capacity of 7,113 megawatts, have experienced a significant drop in generation. As seen in the chart, the generation share of these seven sample coal plants, expressed as the share of total generation from both sample coal and natural gas plants, is compared to the corresponding share of the three combined cycle plants. As illustrated in the chart, natural gas generation went from 3 percent of total sample plant generation in January 2008 to 47 percent in December 2011.
(For the Week Ending Wednesday, February 29, 2012)
- The return of warmer-than normal temperatures was likely the catalyst that caused natural gas prices to resume their multi-week downtrend. The Henry Hub price closed at $2.44 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) on February 29, down 16 cents for the week.
- At the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), the April 2012 natural gas contract fell 15.9 cents per MMBtu for the week to close at $2.616 per MMBtu.
- Working natural gas in storage eased slightly last week to 2,513 billion cubic feet (Bcf) as of Friday, February 24, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report (WNGSR). The implied net withdrawal for the week was 82 Bcf, positioning storage volumes 756 Bcf above year-ago levels.
- The natural gas rotary rig count, as reported February 24 by Baker Hughes Incorporated, decreased by 6 to 710 active units. Meanwhile, oil-directed rigs dropped by 7 to 1,265 units.
Movement in the Henry Hub day-ahead price reflected the widespread decrease of market prices in this week's cash market by falling 6.2 percent, from $2.60 per MMBtu the previous Wednesday to $2.44 per MMBtu yesterday. As the Spot Prices tab on the left shows, the Henry Hub cash price peaked last Thursday and then fell every day of the week except yesterday as all end-use natural gas market segments decreased their consumption.
At the NYMEX, the April 2012 contract fell from $2.775 per MMBtu last Wednesday to $2.616 per MMBtu yesterday, a decrease of 15.9 cents (5.7 percent). The April 2012 contract fell 4 of the past 5 trading days on forecasts for milder temperatures in early March against a continuing backdrop of ample storage lingering into spring. The March 2012 contract expired on Monday at $2.446 per MMBtu and generally paralleled the April contract down.
All downstream trading locations responded with lower prices from decreased weather load this week. Spot prices at Transcontinental Pipeline's Zone 6 trading point for delivery into New York City, which started the week at $2.88 per MMBtu , showed a $0.22 per MMBtu price loss over the week (Wednesday to Wednesday) to close at $2.66 per MMBtu (down 7.6 percent). Over the same period, and experiencing similar weather patterns, the Chicago citygate spot price registered a 19 cent per MMBtu price loss (from $2.69 per MMBtu last Wednesday), ending the week at $2.50 per MMBtu (down 7.1 percent).
In the midst of warmer seasonal temperatures, consumption posted an expected decrease for the week. According to estimates from Bentek, domestic natural gas consumption fell by 1.6 percent from last week. The residential/commercial sector led the decrease with a 2.6 percent loss, while the industrial sector tallied a 0.7 percent loss. The power sector posted a 0.5 percent decrease, as weather load diminished.
Total supply was up moderately for the week with an increase in dry gas production. According to Bentek estimates, the week's average total natural gas supply posted a 1.0 percent increase from last week's level led by a small increase in dry gas production. Domestic weekly dry gas production averaged 63.7 Bcf per day, 0.6 percent higher than the previous week and 8.6 percent above this time last year. The slight increase in this week's dry gas production was augmented by a 5.5 percent increase in imports from Canada, which averaged 5.4 Bcf per day over the period. Imports from Canada stand 1.8 percent below year-ago volumes for the same week. There were partially offsetting downward supply losses of 1.2 percent registered in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) arena during the week, where sendout averaged 598 million cubic feet (MMcf) per day, and remains 37.4 percent below year-ago levels.
Working natural gas in storage fell to 2,513 Bcf as of Friday, March 1, according to EIA's WNGSR. This represents an implied net withdrawal of 82 Bcf from the previous week, which is less than both the 5-year average implied net withdrawal of 118 Bcf and the year-ago implied net withdrawal of 85 Bcf. Inventories in all three regions posted declines, with the East Region contributing the most to this week's implied net withdrawal, with a decrease of 58 Bcf (a 4.7 percent decline from the previous week's level).
Stocks were 780 Bcf higher than the 5-year average level of 1,733 Bcf and 756 Bcf higher than last year at this time. Inventories in the Producing Region remain 344 Bcf (54.6 percent) above the region's 5-year average of 630 Bcf . Stocks in the East and West Regions are also above their 5-year averages by 326 Bcf (38.4 percent) and 111 Bcf (43.7 percent), respectively.
Temperatures during the week ending February 23 were 4.4 degrees warmer than the 30-year normal temperature and 1.1 degrees warmer than the same period last year. During the week all regions with the exception of the Pacific Region were warmer than normal. The Northeast was particularly warm, with the New England and Middle Atlantic Regions averaging 8.3 and 7.4 degrees warmer than normal, respectively. The average temperature in the Pacific Region in the West was 0.3 degrees cooler than normal. Heating degree-days nationwide were down 16.3 percent from normal and 5.4 percent from last year.


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Great morning for a flat tire.
I had the rain beat if not for the car sliding off the jack.
I was on more of an incline that I realized and neglected to stick the emergency brake.
So it got a little wet.
**** happens.
It could be worse. I could get a steak knife in the back from an angry girlfriend like Bellisimo or I could be watching Lifetime with DK.
Until January.


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O's prospect Johnson shut down with lat strain
SARASOTA, Fla. -- Orioles pitcher Steve Johnson has been shut down with a strained right latissimus dorsi muscle and he could potentially start the season on the disabled list.
Johnson, the Orioles' No. 14 prospect, is not expected to pitch again this spring, and he said prior to Wednesday night's game that the issue first crept up in the bullpen session he threw in advance of Friday's start.
"I tried throwing [Tuesday]," Johnson said. "Tried taking a couple days off and rest and see how it felt and try to get back into things, but whatever's there is still bothering me. Just taking it day by day and see what happens."
Given how late it is in camp, the injury means Johnson won't head north with the Orioles, although it remains to be seen whether he would stay in Sarasota and rehab.
"Let's just see the next couple days," manager Buck Showalter said of Johnson. "We are going to all sit down after [batting practice] and see where we are."
Johnson was supposed to start on Thursday, and now it will be a combination of a couple different guys, probably some from Minor League camp. The 25-year-old righty said if this were the regular season he could pitch, but the team wants to get in front of the injury, so it's not an issue that creeps back up.
"Hopefully it's a short period of time," Johnson said. "I don't want to miss any time, so as soon as I can get back to throwing without feeling anything, I'm going to try to get back as quick as possible."
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True, but Jefferson could be moved to a 3rd team.
Garbage players get 1st round picks, (WTF)! All of the NBA must hate the Pacers! LOL
Jeez this **** gets old.
I would like to keep Danny. If his play drops off and you can resign him in 2014 for a Hill type contract then great. But if that is not going to work and he is less productive than even last year, what about the Mayo trade does not make sense.
If Danny is a 14ppg/4rpg/41%Fg/36%3pt then the better player is Mayo. And throwing in a late 1st would sweeten the pot. If Lance is better in the longterm, then one of them can come off the bench.
I've talked to other people about this in person but I'll throw this out here right now. Nobody is going to like this but I wonder if Danny isn't plan B if they fail to re-sign David West.
Think about it for a min. Danny frequently over the years has played the 4 and there are very few 4's who can just over power him.
A front court of Danny, Paul & Roy is not the worst thing I've ever heard and this would still allow Lance to stay with the starting 5 (which honestly is probably a good thing). You'd lose low post play without a doubt but if we're being honest here we would improve on defense. Rebounding would probably drop a board or two but not as much as you might think.
I'm not saying this is plan A (signing and keeping West is plan A) but if he demands a really high $$ amount to re-sign then you've already got Danny under contract and you can use that money to tweak other spots on the floor.
Also under no circumstance do I ever want to see or hear about Ed Davis for Danny Granger. This is the only memory I will ever have of the two.
Outsiders have wanted to solve a non-existent problem for years. If Danny comes back good enough to demand high trade value then it will mean that they are a title contender. There is no way a borderline star added to this current squad is not a title contender, which is the F-bombing goal of the whole thing.
If Rose comes back even a little healthy then the Bulls should totally trade him ASAP because the Bulls have done pretty well without him. Oh, when it's another team we don't think like insane people? I forget the rules sometimes.
Ford has had a hard-on for a Danny trade more than anyone. Total speculation on his part.
Yes. You have a couple of lower rookie deals, a couple of Min LE type deals like they had with Young, and can still keep Ian.
You have to let Tyler go, obviously DJ is gone and maybe you end up having to deal Green. That's where you get Paul's extra money. West just stays where he is at.
You DO NOT GO 10 DEEP with that starting 5. It's not been good the last 2 years and we should stop trying to want to see it happen. If you've got Ian, Lance, Orlando + a couple of generic scraps and you are fine.
If you keep West for only 3 years then as he and Danny rotate into the "too old" area you are getting out from under their cost just as it happens. If you have nicely staggered contracts then you always have someone coming off as someone gets added.
Now, if they flame out in the first round with a healthy Danny and feel like the current construction isn't good then all bets are off. But if a Danny Pacers team goes hard in the ECF or Finals then you ain't trading the dude.
If you are trading Danny then you are giving up talent, period. NO ONE IS GIVING YOU A STAR FOR DANNY, not one with a better, cheaper contract. It doesn't work that way. So what we are talking about is the team as we have NOW without Danny, swapped for a variation of DJ at point and a 10-15 pick. That's the only way you move Danny to reduce costs because you obviously can't take back a similar contract and other teams won't do you a favor.
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I could be wrong, but I really get the feeling that West likes it here and he isn't someone I see the front office let walking, but who knows. Either way, I don't like the idea of Granger playing PF. I'm more traditional than most though.
I love the fact, that it is hard for me to name what I'd want in a Granger trade, because I love this team so much. I don't feel like we need to change our starting lineup at all. I love the potential of Stephenson and George. Hibbert has been a monster on defense, and West/Hill bring a lot of leadership and clutch play. Our starting 5 outdoes most teams.
That said, our problem is lying on the bench, but even they have improved greatly lately. I guess I would shoot for a young PF and/or wing player. Ed Davis and Terrence Ross are two people I really like from the Raptors, but I don't think we'd be able to get both. Also, Ross is someone who needs to be a starter down the road, and I don't see that opportunity here with Stephenson and George which makes it tricky. Even Ed Davis, while I love his game/defense/potential - I love what Hansbrough brings to this team off the bench.
The only real holes in our team are Green when he is inconsistent(which is a lot, even if I think he'll get it together) and Augustin(who has started to get it together). I don't know. I love this team though, more than I can remember liking a Pacers team since pre-brawl.
If we do go the Warriors route, I would love to see Brandon Rush be one of the pieces coming back though. :-)
If games are won and lost on a calculator and piece of paper, then why do we bother to play them?
I don't want any part of trading Granger, but if we could some how get Klay Thompson? Oh man, that'd be something to think about.
Im going to say this in both threads.
Isn't it great to have these problems? Such a change of pace for us Pacer fans!
If games are won and lost on a calculator and piece of paper, then why do we bother to play them?
My lord.... that's one of the worst proposals I've seen so far. Zero percent chance GSW even entertains the idea of sending Barnes AND multiple firsts for Danny.
All of those listed teams could use Danny, but we couldn't? How does that make sense?
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Danny is worth more to us than to anyone else UNTIL...
he returns this year, plays well, and then he ALSO comes back next year, plays well, and misses almost no games due to this injury.
The poster "pacertom" since this forum began (and before!). I changed my name here to "Slick Pinkham" in honor of the imaginary player That Bobby "Slick" Leonard picked late in the 1971 ABA draft (true story!).
That is a great point. While based purely in X's and O's playing Danny at the 4 might work, the intangibles lost would IMO be too great to make up - Pacers would suffer.
What is it with that guy? The Pacers should release a statement specifically addressed to Ford saying "We are not gonna trade Granger".
I have no idea how all have you have forgotten that we are the worst offensive team, and could badly use a scorer. This is completely insane.
If Lebron and Wade can somehow play together, I think George and Granger can work it out....
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But with how much GS has been linked to Granger I would ask for the moon.
What I will say is this. You see a ton of star players in the twilights of their careers sign for less money than they could make for other teams because they want to have a chance at a ring.
West has made a ton of money in his career, has stated that he likes it here and likes the make up of this team. Like any player would, I'm sure he wants a decent shot at a ring before his days are done. He's also smart enough to see the handwriting on the wall with respect to the Pacers present situation with players versus re-signings versus dollars. If he wants his best shot at a ring while still getting reasonable money, he will be willing to sign for a little less than he cold make elsewhere. Perhaps 24M for 3 years.
And, I will ditto the same statement for Granger. Maybe Granger will sign for something like 30M for 3 years.
Paul George is entirely different. He has not yet had the big contract and we will have to pay out the rear to keep him. The way that is looking is that George will get his max contract, which probably means he will get Hibbert-type dollars. Depending on how we do in the playoffs this year with a healthy Granger, the Pacers might be willing to go a year or two just into luxury tax land to see where it leads them. By then West would be coming off of his contract and Granger would only have about a year left on his next contract.
Remember when all it took was Brandon Rush, but we F'd up by trying to force Jmac on them. Oops!
If games are won and lost on a calculator and piece of paper, then why do we bother to play them?
The results of the playoffs this year will determine all of this. David West and Danny Granger are the variables on this roster as Hill and Hibbert are locked up and Paul George absolutely MUST stay and it's obvious. If we flame out early in the post-season, there is a definite possibility that one or both of the elders will move on because we are going to have a real chance with the young ones.
If one of them moves on, we'll look to match the collective age of the team, or maybe even go younger and build further into serious Title Contenders.
BUT, the way this team looks, a healthy Granger is going to elevate us into that spot right now. If he's 100% again, I think Simon will break out the checkbook and commit to this roster. As it stands, IMO, we won't make any changes until Danny proves he won't be healthy and we're forced to move on from him AND DWest to get younger and "re-load" on the run.
It's a new day for Pacers Basketball.
No, WE didn't. Some insubordinate dumbass named Morway did.
other way around all it took was Jmac and we tried to force Rush on them which makes it look even worse lol. Try to give away a 6th man of the year type player
then we traded him for Lou FREAKING Almond
I'd think GS would at least consider Barnes + filler for Granger since Granger would easily make them a playoff contender.


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MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Manchester United manager David Moyes has warned his own player Ashley Young to stop diving but said on Monday he could not guarantee the winger would change his ways.
England international Young was booked for tumbling over after a challenge by Crystal Palace's Kagisho Dikgacoi in United's 2-0 win at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Saturday.
Later in the first half, the referee awarded the home side a penalty and sent off Dikgacoi after the pair clashed again, although television replays suggested Young had fallen easily under minimal challenge.
The London club's chairman Steve Parish said Young should have been sent off, while Moyes said he had spoken to the winger over the matter and reiterated his long-held view that there should be retrospective action for diving to clamp down on it.
"You can never be sure it won't happen again, but I've had a word with him privately," Moyes told a news conference on the eve of United's Champions League Group A opener at home to Bayer Leverkusen.
"I've said for many years... we should have retrospective video for diving, I think it would help referees no end."
It will come as little comfort to Parish that even Moyes was unhappy with his own player over diving.
"The only player in the incidents that was honest was Kagisho Dikgacoi and he's sent off and banned for the next match," Parish told the BBC on Sunday.
"Ashley Young has a yellow card and three points and we have no points and one less player to pick from for the next game.
"If preventing a goal-scoring opportunity is a straight red then trying to create one by cheating should be a straight red also. It might have cost us a point that might keep us up.
"(We) need to get some momentum behind a straight red for a dive."
United defender Rio Ferdinand said if there were to be changes to the ways in which diving was handled, the measures would have to be implemented across the world.
"For instance, you go into the Champions League and we're being told in the Premier League that you're not meant to dive but you go in the Champions League and you've got other countries that simulate," he told a news conference.
"It's difficult and obviously as a defender you don't want people to just try and con the referee. If there's contact, in today's game the player has got the right to appreciate that he's been contacted and maybe go down.
"You've got to defend a little bit more with your head and think about how you try and combat the forward because they are cute and know how to do this type of stuff," he added.
"It's a difficult thing for the referee to look at so retrospective viewing and punishments may be the way to go."
Young has gained an unenviable reputation as a player prone to falling over in the penalty area and the latest incident has led to calls for him to be banned.
Former Premier League referee Graham Poll, writing in his column in the Daily Mail, accused Young of cheating.
"He should be banned for five games, then he might stop diving to try and con referees," he said.
Former United manager Alex Ferguson said he had "had a word" with Young last year after several high-profile incidents in which the former Aston Villa player had fallen over.
Last season in the Premier League, 34 yellow cards were shown for diving with former Tottenham Hotspur forward Gareth Bale the worst culprit, picking up six of them.
The Football Association can take retrospective action against players they feel were guilty of simulation, even if the referee deemed nothing was wrong at the time.
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