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Josh Brolin stars in the upcoming movie, "Milk," which chronicles the life of Harvey Milk, opposite Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch and James Franco — the first openly gay man voted into public office in America.
AccessHollywood.com caught up with Josh, who plays Dan White — the man who shot and killed Harvey Milk and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone in 1978 — earlier this week, to talk about the recent passing of California's Prop. 8, George W. Bush's thoughts on the movie "W," and why he will never star opposite his wife, actress Diane Lane.
Josh said he understands why the media has questioned if "Milk" should have opened prior to the election, but said he is unsure if the movie would have had any effect on voters.
"I understand the [question of] timing… if we had come out earlier, would it have affected [the election] more?" Josh said. "Did 'W' really affect the election? Who knows? You can only speculate. Nobody really knows."
Josh said he was "extremely surprised" that the controversial amendment to California's state constitution passed, and questions why people even care about what others do in their own lives.
"Who gives a s***! Who cares!" Josh said. "Doesn't mean [gay and lesbians people] are going to stop kissing in the streets, just cause they can't get married. And that's the issue for the religious, that it's visible and it's always going to be visible, it ain't going to go away."
"Gay life is more mainstream, but at the same time, things like this happen and you go, 'You got to be kidding me!' especially in California," he continued. " I think it's awful, but I understand it, everybody has their perspective."
Josh, who enjoys playing dark roles, used his understanding of unpopular perspectives to channel the character of Dan White.
"I can sympathize with any human being, in that they're human. I identify with emotions, behavior, frustration," he said.
Josh took on another divisive character in "W," in which he played President George W. Bush. Though the film was met with criticism from supporters of the President, he apparently has a fan in the Oval Office.
"I heard George W. saw the movie and liked it," he said. "I would love to talk to him about the accuracies of what we did."
One role that Josh won't be taking on is anything opposite his wife, actress Diane Lane.
"No, we could never do it." Josh said when asked if would make a movie with the "Nights in Rodanthe" star. "We couldn't look at each in the eye and act. It would be impossible… it would be non-stop laughing. It would be ridiculous."
When it comes to the projects Josh picks, he said it's about being happy with the mark he leaves.
"Does this feel good, do I like this legacy that I'm leaving," he pondered. "I feel really good about my work. I love the filmmakers [I've worked with] and I love the films [I've done]" he said.
Even when asked the hard questions about his career choices.
"What the f*** is up with the ending of 'No Country For Old Men'" Josh said, repeating the recent question of a fan. "Who cares?! We're still talking about it!"


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And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness. (Acts 4:31)
One of the striking features of the post-resurrection disciples is their boldness. Before, as Jesus was arrested and crucified and buried almost all of them had fled and gone into hiding. They were desperately afraid of being associated with Jesus. And now we see them speaking up and talking back in the name of their risen Lord, even when threatened, imprisoned and beaten. This new boldness was an arresting change that made others stop and wonder. Not only was their speech filled with new courage, but their prayer too affected their whole being and everyone with them. Even the place where they prayed shook with this new power.
God grant us to face our own spiritual tests and trials with similar courage, that we too might be willing to stand up for our faith and be bold servants of the Lord.
I'm again at La Guardia airport, this time en route to Kodiak, Alaska for the board meeting and graduation ceremonies at Saint Herman's Seminary. I haven't been back to Kodiak since spending the summer there as a seminarian with fellow seminarian John Shimchick in Old Harbor in 1978. We were part of a group of four classmates who took a Greyhound bus from Port Authority in New York, went cross-country to Seattle and then flew to Alaska. The other two were Eric Wheeler and Paul Jannakos who spent their summer serving Saint Michael's Cathedral in Sitka. We came back together for a very memorable pilgrimage to Spruce Island on August 9th, the feast of Saint Herman.
Father Eric Tosi is also on the road today. He will be in Wheaton, Illinois with Father John Matusiak and the parish there to continue his Doctor of Ministry research on evangelization in the Orthodox Church.
His Beatitude's parents, Francois and Elizabeth Mollard, arrived yesterday for their first visit to the Chancery.

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Ohio coach Aaron Rodgers' return to Lexington, Ky., was a sour one, as he watched his old University of Kentucky team run out to a 3-0 win over his Bobcats on Sunday, Aug. 31.
Rodgers was an assistant coach at UK from 2009 to 2012, where he helped lead the team to a 42-30-5 record over four seasons. And the second-year Ohio coach seemed to be enthralled with beating his old team, shouting orders and urging his team to act with quickness and discipline. But after the game he was full of praise for his former associates and the Wildcat program as a whole.
"I really enjoyed my team here (at Kentucky)," Rodgers said. "Being part of building what they have now. It was a lot of hard work, but John, the head coach, and Michelle have done a really fantastic job.
"And to be able to come to this beautiful stadium, you know a stadium that is deserving of a quality team it has, it was a lot of fun."
The Wildcats proved that they deserved a quality stadium as they dominated the attacking play and didn't allow anything to reach their goalkeeper until the beginning of the second half. Ohio's goalkeeper, Nicole Amari, on the other hand had plenty to deal with all game, registering 13 saves and keeping Ohio competitive for much of the game.
"It feels good to make saves but in the long run, it's not the outcome we needed," Amari said.
The pitch was soaking wet from a non-relenting drizzle and the slickness of the ball looked to play a major factor in the two second-half goals, as Amari struggled to hold on to the ball.
The second goal seemed a sure culprit of this, as Amari seemed to have control of the ball before it popped out of her hands and right to a willing Kentucky forward to drill it home.
But the first goal was due to the pure potency of the Wildcats' attack, as they pushed forward and buried a deflected shot into the net in the 14th minute.
The rest of the first half was rough for the Bobcats, but Amari and the Ohio defense held UK to a 1-0 lead as they went into halftime. But the Wildcats and the crowd could sense more goals were coming in the second half.
But it was Ohio who started the second half as the more dominant team, controlling longer spells of possession and really working to contain the Wildcats' surging runs forward.
And it appeared that the Bobcats would get their reward for their diligent work as redshirt sophomore Carly Manso drove forward in the 48th minute and sent a chipped shot over the Wildcats 'keeper. But the ball hit the far post and rolled on, but not over, the UK goal line before finally being cleared by a defender.
That was Ohio's first shot of the game, and it proved to be one of few as the Bobcats only mustered one more shot before the final whistle.
"For us, this is the level that we are going to have to get to," Rodgers said. "And we have to see that. And I'm not somebody that's gonna go 'oh well they are in the SEC and we're in the MAC.' Yes, the SEC may be conceived as better, but I don't care about that.
"We are going to compete with some of the best teams in the country and we have got to learn from this and be able to say 'what can we do to get to that level?'"
For their next game, the Bobcats will return to Athens to play their home-opener against Xavier University on Friday, Sept. 5 at 4 p.m.
That game will be the first of three held at Chessa Field before Ohio goes to Dayton for the last game before the opening of Mid-American Conference play.


text: Thank you. So the bottom line is that after designating any spam as junk mail (or putting that spam into the junk mail folder), I can immediately delete it and Hotmail got the message. Personally I don't think any of this works as the senders have a way of changing their identities faster than I can designate their mails as junk. --- Harold Steve wrote: > Harold I have a hotmail account in which I get a massive amount of spam. > Once you mark it as spam and it goes to the spam folder, and hopefully it > will continue to do so, you can delete yourself or wait for hotmail to do > it. It makes no difference. I delete mine everyday. Also hotmail nor any > email service that I use or know of notifies anyone that you have marked there mail as spam and are not receiving it. Steve On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Harold B. wrote: >> Hello again ... In Hotmail, when designating email as "Junk" and sending >> that email to the "Junk" folder, what happens? Am I supposed to leave all >> junk mail in that junk folder (although I think after a period of time, >> Hotmail automatically deletes it)? And if I immediately delete it from >> that folder, was some signal immediately sent out to the Hotmail >> organization so alerting them that I am not to receive email from that >> address? In other words, what is the procedure regarding junk mail? --- >> Harold --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: http://www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk OR To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. To unsubscribe send email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject. To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ http://www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join our separate PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------


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The elitism implicit in progressivism makes deceit mandatory.
... Why would you trust them enough to tell them the truth that they won't be able to choose their own health insurance?
The elitism implicit in progressivism makes deceit mandatory.
If Americans are little more than apes who can sorta be trusted to drive cars, but not to pick them out, then they aren't advanced enough to be told the truth. And indeed that is the rationale that was advanced for Obama's plan lie.
It's behind the resistance to the Upton Keep Your Plan Act.
If Americans are too stupid to know what's good for them, then you have to lie to them and lie to them some more. When they lose their plans and get outraged, tell them that their plans were bad substandard scam plans.
Progressives lie casually because they don't view the people whom they are lying to as being advanced enough and evolved enough to be worthy of the truth.
And if they did believe the American people deserved the truth and deserved to make their own choices, they wouldn't lie to them.
That's what this conflict is really about. That's what the clash between Socialism and the Free Market, between slavery and freedom is about.
The left doesn't feel bad about lying, because it doesn't view the people it is lying to as having the same degree of personhood, intelligence and legal rights as they do.


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Hard work pays off with Stewart's first homer
On Thursday, all the extra swings, all the time in the cage, which began with a mini camp in January, paid off as Stewart hit his first spring homer. He didn't hit any in 48 games last season with the Rockies.
"It's satisfying because I haven't hit a ball like that in a big league game -- even though it's Spring Training -- in a while," said Stewart, whose leadoff blast in the sixth was one of four homers by the Cubs in an 11-4 win over the Rangers.
"It felt good to get that out of the way," Stewart said. "I just felt really good at the plate. All the work that I've put in with Rudy has started to pay off and show and it's giving me confidence going into the game and defensively as well. I just feel good."
He showed his glove work in the Rangers' sixth when he threw out speedster Craig Gentry for the final out.
"[Cubs coach Pat] Listach told me before the game that [Gentry] was in [Las Vegas] on that trip and he'd beat out a couple balls in the infield," Stewart said. "[Listach] said, 'Hey, be ready for a bunt and if you get it, get rid of it.' That's what I as thinking on that play was get it out as quick as I could and luckily I got enough air under it to get it there."
Stewart has been hitting early every day with Jaramillo. All the third baseman wants is to stay healthy. He hit 25 homers in 2009. It's possible.
"I feel if I'm healthy, then I expect to play almost every day and get 400, 500 at-bats," Stewart said. "If I get that, I think the numbers will take care of themselves. I'm just trying to stay healthy and get the at-bats and then everything will happen."
Stewart said he sees similarities between the Cubs and the 2007 Rockies, who won the National League pennant but lost in the World Series to the Red Sox. Colorado surged into the postseason with a 20-8 September.
"The expectations are not real high, but there is a lot of optimism there because we have a lot of good young players," Stewart said of the Cubs. "We have good pitching, good defense and some guys are swinging it real well. If we can take that into the season and continue to play the way we have been the last week or so in Spring Training, you never know.
"The extra Wild Card -- all it takes is just getting in, like in 2007 for the Rockies when we made that run," he said. "If we can stay in it by August, early September, we'll be right there and it'll be an exciting time and I look forward to it."


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The marine systems surrounding the Galapagos are unique and fragile. It is imperative then that an encompassing monitoring system be implemented not only to establish a necessary baseline for comparison, but also to provide direct relationships between various external proxies and the health of the aquatic environment. The suggested plan implements multiple devices ranging in use from standard equipment readily available for purchase to fast approaching new technologies. Each sensor identifies the vital role of a specific factor that affects the Galapagos and incorporates it into the overall system.
In order to monitor the marine environment, a system of buoys will be deployed with sensors attached in the ocean areas around the coasts of the islands. These sensor buoys already exist, and are called RUSS (Remote Underwater Sampling Station). They were used for lake monitoring, so several modifications to the original design (Host, George E., Will, Norman R., et. al. - http://wow.nrri.umn.edu/urisa/#_ftn1) will be used. There will be a ring of these buoys placed at a distance of 1 kilometer off the shore and a second ring 5 kilometers beyond the first ring (6 kilometers from shore). Each of the buoys will be 5 kilometers from its nearest neighbor. The buoys will be cylindrical and approximately 2 meters in diameter. The sensors will be attached to the underside and submerged to an appropriate level dependent upon the depth in which the buoy is located . The top surface of the buoy will have a solar panel to generate power in an eco-friendly manner and an RF transmitter to communicate with other buoys and to send its information to the main data collector.
In order to prevent drift, the buoys will be tethered to the ocean floor. However, a second, submerged buoy will be needed. If one of these second buoys is not in place, the tether will be under a large tension and the buoy will drift in a circle with a large radius, which is not optimal. With the submerged buoy attached to the tether, a ten percent slack ratio will be in the tether and the buoy, though still moving in a circle, will not drift too far from the location in which it was set. The surface, or "master" buoy, will carry a separate tether that will hold the sensors, such that they will not be effected by the tensions involved in anchorage.
There will be three different varieties of buoys based upon the locale of the the sensor systems. Those in reef systems will be equipped with the extra equipment necessary to establish the unique health issues that effect this more fragile ecosystem. Also, buoys within reef systems with be on a winch system capable changing the altitude of the sensors for varying levels of measurement. Another non-standard device for monitoring sea level will be employed in areas closer to shore.
The reef system buoys will primarily employ the YSI 6600 sonde, available for purchase from YSI Environmental, capable of measuring temperature, conductivity/salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH and turbidity. YSI systems have been employed in many water quality systems, provide accurate measurements, use low levels of power, have easily replaceable individual sensors, and are easily programmed to communicate within conventional options. The YSI 6600 sonde is not employed in deeper waters as it is functional only to a maximum depth of 200 meters. In addition to the sondes, the buoys will be equipped with sensors for measuring concentrations of dissolved nitrate and iron ions. Current technology does not provide the necessary precision for these measurements; an improved technology would therefore be necessary to conduct these vital marine tests.
Standard/deep water buoys will be less equipped than the reef system; certain measurements will not require the same level of precision as coral reefs and will be taken via other methods. Each buoy will be equipped with the same dissolved ion sensors for iron and nitrate, and the same winch system to adjust the sensor depth. Salinity and Temperature are of importance and will be measured with an electrical conductivity sensor, model EC 250, provided by "Advanced Measurements and Controls, Inc". This sensor monitors conductivity coupled with temperature to provide more accurate data regarding concentration of dissolved salts. Turbidity in deep water systems will be measured via spectroscopic methods from satellite. Chlorophyll-a concentrations in the Galapagos region is already being measured from satellite imaging and should be continued.
Another sensor will be employed on buoys at specific locations. Buoys situated near travel shipping routes or near ports will be equipped with a "Spill Sentry" sensor provided by Applied Microsystems. The spill sentry monitors hydrocarbon levels, taking regular measurements, and would provide an early warning system for even low level petroleum leaks (five microns of sheen) or the gradual pollution of heavily influenced areas. The device could be easily incorporated into the system and is designed to calibrate itself to natural or normal levels at specific locales.
On near-shore stations, a device for measuring sea level will also be employed. The Aquatrak system, provided by the Aquatrak Corporation, is an available and attractive option for this data and monitors levels via a non-contact acoustic ratiometric technique, sending acoustic waves from the surface to the ocean level. It is capable of self calibration and is not affected by wave action. It has a successful history and is a standard tool used by both the Australian National Tidal Facility and the NOAA. In the Galapagos, it will be employed near mangrove regions, which are particularly susceptible to changes in sea level.
Each data element collected is of specific value towards the healthy sustainment of the marine ecosystem surrounding the Galapagos. Temperature and salinity within the region fluctuate seasonally due to the deep sea currents abutting the Galapagos Islands. The Humboldt current, which brings cold water from the antarctic region, keeps the marine temperature much colder than expected (sometimes less than 20 degrees centigrade). During the warmer seasons, changes in currents bathe the region in warmer equatorial cross currents that drastically alter the environment and bring with them massive die offs in populations. The deeper cold water currents are also responsible for the inflow of micronutrients that from the base of the marine food chain. It is therefore critical to monitor the position of these currents which is done most efficiently through temperature and salinity monitoring. The primary nutrients resulting from upwelling in which the galapagos are reliant are nitrates (which are fixed by phytoplankton to form proteins) and dissolved Iron (which facilitates nitrogen fixation). They should subsequently be monitored. In reef systems, the clarity of water is of extreme importance to algal components and turbidity is the most effective method of measurement. Chlorophyll-a concentrations recognize the presence and populations of phytoplankton, which primarily congregate on the ocean surface and are the very foundation of the food chain. Sea level directly affects the health of mangrove ecosystems, which are both fragile and continuously threatened by human interference. Also, sea level directly implicates the interaction between the islands fresh water supply and undrinkable sea water, which is a constant concern. Hydrocarbon concentration directly monitors the drastic human interference to the ecosystem caused by fossil fuels.
In addition to these techniques, the use of spectroscopy could eventually be of value towards evaluating the health of coral reefs. Recent studies using radiometers have been used to establish the light spectra emitted by specific species of coral. When corals are in poor health, they begin to bleach and their subsequent colors change. It is believed that there are direct correlations between these changes in emitted spectra and ecosystem health which could be used to quantify the overall health of the system. Currently, only tethered underwater devices are used to take measurements and baselines on species surrounding the galapagos have not been undertaken. However, with the implementation of spectroscopic devices within the eco-sensor system, the eventual inclusion of this technique is feasible and recommended.
Works Cited:
Palacios, D. M. (2003) Seasonal Patterns of Sea-Surface Temperature and Ocean Color Around the Galapagos: Regional and Local Influences. College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University.
Galapagos Climate and Oceanography (n.d). Retrieved September 17, 2004 from: http://www.geo.cornel.edu/geology/GalapagosWWW/GalapagosClimate.html.
Scandol, J. (2003/2004). Monitoring for Fishery Management Strategies in 2003/2004. Retrieved October 14, 2004 from NSW Department of Primary Industries Web site: http://www.fisheries.nsw.gov.au/sci/projects/fs/scandol-fms.htm.
Olsen, L. D. (2003). Selected Applications of Hydrologic Science and Research in Maryland, Delaware and Washington D.C. 2001-2003. Retrieved October 17, 2004 from USGS web site: http://md.water.usgs.gov/publications/fs-126-03/html/.
PRR Radiometers (n.d). Retrieved November 15, 2004 from http://www.biospherical.com/BSI%20WWW/Products/Aquatic/prr2800.htm.
Aquatrak Products (n.d). Retrieved November 15 2004 from Aquatrak Inc Web site: http://www.aquatrak.com/Products.htm.
The Seaframe Monitoring Sensor (n.d). Retrieved November 15, 2004 from the National Tidal Facility-Australia Web site: http://www.ntf.flinders.edu.au/TEXT/PRJS/PACIFIC/seaframe.html.
Mississippi Headwaters Board. "Water Quality Monitoring Plan: Summary of Water Indicators." http://www.mhbriverwatch.dst.mn.us/river_watch/plan.html.
Host, George E., Will, Norman R., Axler, Richard P., Owen, Christopher J., Munson, Bruce H. Interactive Technologies for Collecting and Visulizing Water Data.
Found Online at: http://wow.nrri.umn.edu/urisa/#_ftn1.
YSI 6600 Sonde. Retrieved November 15, 2004 from YSI Environmental Web site: http://www.ysi.com/extranet/EPGKL.nsf/447554deba0f52f2852569f500696b21/8d9c4f232154feb2852569e7005bf75b!OpenDocument.
Spill Sentry Systems (n.d.). Retrieved November 15, 2004 from Applied Microsystems Web site: http://www.appliedmicrosystems.com/systems/spill-sentry.html.
Electrical Conductivity Sensors (n.d.). Retrieved November 15, 2004 from Advanced Measurements and Controls, Inc Web site: http://www.advmnc.com/greenspan/ec.htm.
Guild, Liane., Ganapol, Barry., Kramer, Philip., Armstrong, Roy., Gleason, Art., Torres, Juan., Johnson, Lee., Garfield, Toby., So, Brian. Clues to Coral Reef Health: Spectral Analysis and Radiative Transfer Modeling of Coral Reef Ecosystem Health. Retrieved November 15, 2004 from NASA Web site: http://geo.arc.nasa.gov/sge/coral-health/.


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- Migration of MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells depends on the availability of exogenous lipids and cholesterol esterificationCaryl J Antalis
Methodist Research Institute, IU Health, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Clin Exp Metastasis 28:733-41. 2011..This data substantiates the association of lipid accumulation with aggressive behavior in an ER-breast cancer cell line...
- High ACAT1 expression in estrogen receptor negative basal-like breast cancer cells is associated with LDL-induced proliferationCaryl J Antalis
Cellular Biochemistry Laboratory, Methodist Research Institute, 1800 N Capitol Ave, E504, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
Breast Cancer Res Treat 122:661-70. 2010..Differences in lipid uptake and storage capability may at least partially explain the differential effect of a low-fat diet on human breast cancer recurrence...


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Colchester in Essex and Barry in south Wales are two of the first four locations in the UK to be given access to Virgin Media's 100Mbps broadband connection.
The service, which was first announced by the ISP in October, costs £35 a month when bought in a bundle, or £45 per month when bought as a sole product. Just days before Virgin's annoucement, the Prime Minister, David Cameron, let slip that the ISP was preparing to launch the service.
During a speech at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) in October covering government plans to improve Britain's infrastructure, Cameron said: "We'll work with utility companies to get more investment in our energy, with construction companies on our roads, with the telecommunications industry on broadband. This collaboration is already working. Virgin Media is rolling out a new superfast broadband service this week."
Heckmondwike, Yorkshire and Farnborough in Hampshire are the other two locations that can access the superfast net connections, which also come with an upload speed of 10Mbps and a new wireless N router, at present. The service will continue to be rolled out across the UK and is expected to reach 12.7 million homes by mid-2012.


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Early age altering of kittens (Proceedings)
While elective gonadectomy is one of the most common veterinary surgeries performed in North America, little data exist to suggest the optimal age (Kustritz 2007). Prepuberal gonadectomy refers to gonadectomy before the onset of puberty, which may occur in female cats between 4 and 21 months of age and in male cats between 8 and 10 months of age. Early age altering (EAA) refers to gonadectomy between 6 and 16 weeks of age and is more commonly practiced as veterinarians gain experience with pediatric anesthesia and surgery. EAA is one useful approach for control of pet overpopulation as it enables shelters and pedigreed breeders to perform pre-adoption altering and avoids the risk of owner non-compliance with altering contracts. Increasingly, it is recognized there are also health benefits to EAA.
Health Issues
Objections to EAA have included concerns about effects on growth, increased femoral fracture risk, obesity, behavioral changes, increased disease risk, and safety of anesthesia and surgery in pediatric patients.Testosterone and estrogen assist maturation of the physes in long bones. Growth stops when physeal closure occurs. Intact cats have distal radial physeal closure at 1 year of age or older. Cats altered at 7 weeks and 7 months of age had distal radial physeal closure about 8 weeks later than intact cats (Stubbs, Bloomberg et al. 1996; Root, Johnston et al. 1997). The effect of this delay in physeal closure is unknown, but adult size in cats is not significantly affected by age of altering. It has been suggested that delayed physeal closure may predispose cats to Salter fractures of the femoral capital physes. The femoral capital physis normally closes between 7.5 and 10 months of age. Other risk factors for this type of fracture include obesity and gender/reproductive status (neutered male) (McNicholas, Wilkens et al. 2002). The risk of fracture would be the same for cats altered at any age that results in delayed physeal closure, not just EAA cats. These fractures appear to be rare in the altered cat population. One large study failed to find any association between EAA and physeal fracture risk in cats (Spain, Scarlett et al. 2004).
Obesity is a multifactorial problem involving diet, exercise, age and other factors. Altered cats have a lower metabolic rate than sexually intact cats regardless of the age at gonadectomy. Altered male cats require 28% less calories than intact male cats and altered female cats require 33% fewer calories than intact female cats (Root, Johnston et al. 1996). Clients should be counseled on the dietary and exercise needs of altered cats to avoid obesity.
Compared to altered cats, sexually intact cats show less affection to humans and more aggression to other cats. One study has shown that EAA male cats are less aggressive to vets, and exhibit fewer problems with urine spraying (Stubbs, Bloomberg et al. 1996). Other long term studies have shown there is no difference in the prevalence of significant behavior problems based on age at altering (Spain, Scarlett et al. 2004; Wright and Amoss 2004).
Lower urinary tract disease in cats is a diverse collection of conditions caused by a wide variety of factors such as diet, water intake and stressors. The diameter of the male urethra is no smaller in EAA cats than in intact cats (Root, Johnston et al. 1996). Age at altering does not influence risk of urinary tract disease; in fact, one study showed a lower risk of urinary tract obstruction in EAA male cats (Spain, Scarlett et al. 2004).
Several long term studies have been performed to assess health risks of EAA. These studies confirm that EAA is not associated with any increased risk of disease, but rather is associated with a lower risk of some diseases, such as asthma, gingivitis, mammary carcinoma (Howe, Slater et al. 2000; Spain, Scarlett et al. 2004; Overley, Shofer et al. 2005).
Anesthesia and Surgery
Pediatric patients have unique perioperative, anesthetic and surgical issues (Kustritz 2002). Kittens should have a complete physical exam as well as the first vaccination and treatment for parasites before surgery; postpone surgery if any illness or abnormality is found (including cryptorchidism). Anesthesia and surgery do not affect response to vaccination so that kittens can be vaccinated at the same time as surgery if required (Levy, Reese et al. 2006).


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How much water to consume during extreme heat?
Wed, 08 Jun 2011 02:19:21 GMT —
For FOX 31's Facebook story of the day, fans wanted to know how much water they should consume during extreme heat?
Officials said activity level is a good way to determine a person's water consumption.
For example, a busy person or someone who participates in strenuous activity should consume extra liquids before and after the event to make sure they stay hydrated.
People who are less active may not have to intake as much water.
One firefighter said in this heat everyone needs a little more water.
"On average we are supposed to be drinking about eight cups a day," said Albany Fire Department Firefighter Robert Phillips, "In this heat, we should at least be drinking at least one and a half that amount. I guess somewhere around twelve cups a day."


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Senator Ritchie Appointed to Budget Subcommittee
The subcommittee will review the Transportation, Motor Vehicles, Environment, Agriculture, Energy, Parks, and Housing sections of the proposed State budget.
"I am very pleased to have this opportunity to offer my ideas during the Senate's budget review. I have been attending as many public budget hearings as possible as well as meeting with individuals and groups back home on their suggestions," Senator Ritchie said. "I think it's important for the Senate to work with the Governor to find ways to streamline government operations without imposing new taxes and burdensome fees."
"Highways, agriculture, housing and the environment are very important issues affecting the people of Central and Northern New York," Senator Ritchie said. "I am looking forward to working with the Governor to develop a common sense approach to allocating our state's priorities."
The panels have been asked to begin meeting soon on an accelerated basis to have recommendations by March 5 so the legislature can adopt an on-time budget for the second year in a row by April 1st.


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As we wrote last week, part of the platform deals exclusively with D.C., notably in opposing statehood and supporting enhanced gun rights. There's more to it, though — Politico got a draft copy of the platform, and a section titled "Preserving the District of Columbia" is included under the scope of "Reforming Government to Serve the People." Below we include the section on D.C. and parse a few of the claims.
The nation's capital city, a special responsibility of the federal government, belongs both to its residents and to all Americans, millions of whom visit it every year. Congressional Republicans have taken the lead in efforts to foster home ownership and open access to higher education for Washington residents. Against the opposition of the current President and leaders of the Democratic Party, they have fought to establish, and now to expand, the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, through which thousands of low-income children have been able to attend a school of their choice and receive a quality education.
Fair points, all similarly made by the D.C. GOP in its own adopted platform recommendations for 2012. Of course, there's no mention of the fact the Republicans blocked the city from spending its own money on needle-exchange programs for years, which could well have slowed the transmission of HIV/AIDS. Or that a 1998 referendum on medical marijuana was held up for a decade, and that same-sex marriage could well be overturned by Congress at any point.
More broadly, this section cuts to the core of an inherent contradiction in the Republican Party when it comes to D.C.: This is the party of states' rights, except when it comes to D.C. residents making decisions for themselves. No, D.C. isn't a state, but that's a pretty thin legal justification to hang some Republican impositions on. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) wants the government out of everone's business, but it's OK for him to use the government to get into D.C.'s business on guns, abortion and labor rights?
[Continue reading Martin Austermuhle's post at DCist.com.]
Martin Austermuhle blogs at DCist . The Local Blog Network is a group of bloggers from around the D.C. region who have agreed to make regular contributions to All Opinions Are Local.


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Holy Light and Black Clouds
07-19-2011, 05:17 AM (This post was last modified: 07-22-2011 07:26 PM by Lustfull_Sin.)
Post: #1
Holy Light and Black Clouds
Please Post your Holy Light and Black Clouds Profiles here.Thank you.
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Post: #2
RE: Domination
Age: 500, looks 18
Path Choosen: Good
Class: Battle Angel
Apperance: Ramina
Bio: Since being born, Ramina has been trained to fight and protect her fellow brethren. She was assigned to be human's angelic body guards against demons who would try to tempt them into the path of sin. Since if has been claimed that a war will finally be upheld against the demons, Ramina will do all she can to ensure not only the lives of her brothers and sisters, but that of the humans as well. No demon shall cross her path, unless they wish to face her weapon of choice. With the grace of a maiden and the strength of a warrior, Ramina is no petite little angel that one should take lightly.Many demons have fallen before her and many more shall keep falling, for this fight will be nothing more than a walk in the park.
Weapon/s of Choice:Claymore
Power/s: -
Ability:Can make multiples of herself.Maximum is six.
Age: Unkwown, looks 20 or so.
Path Choosen: Good
Class: Foretelling Angel.
Apperance: Jewel
Bio:Blinded since birth, Jewel would suffer hellish nightmares of things that would happen to a being, whether they be angel or God, human or demon.She knew what would become of them, but she was not allowed to tell them, instead, she could only warn them of what was to come.Being would heed her words and follow them and others would only see her nothing but a fraud. Worshiped for what she is, Jewel is no Goddess, but Gods have created a templer for her to stay and be protected by magical barriers. No being is given permission unless granted and mostly woman were permitted and not men for Jewel has had unsavory experiences with the male species.
Ever since she foretold about the demons and fallens decision to reign war, the Gods have kept ears on Jewel in order to see what would happen, how it will happen and what will be the outcome.So far, the only thing Jewel can do is guide them and nothing more, for even she cannot see that far into the future.
Weapon/s of Choice:She uses none.
Power/s: She can control the water that runs through out her temple.
Age: Unknown look 28 or so
Path Choosen: Evil
Class: Archdemon
Apperance: Flail
Bio:Flail, like other archdemons, go about and torture other demons just for fun and pleasure and other times business.Close to Satan, Flail watches over the 9 circles of hell and makes sure everything is in tip top order.She even helps in bringing the souls down to their respectful circle whenever King Minos is over swamped with souls. Hearing about the happening War, Flail was over joyed at the fact that not only would she be able to fuck around with already dead beings, but with the angelic and human ones as well.
Flail always has this happy smile on her face, evil while she is disembodying someone or stabbing them multiple times.She finds everything to be joyful and full of fun and games. Torture is one thing she loves and to get her hands on an angel finally would be a dream come true. She may not look like much, but she's a reason why most important humans of the world fell to their knees and faltered in their lives.
Weapon/s of Choice:Her long pointy tail and two black bladed sickles.
Power/s: -
Ability:Can summon dead animal souls from the beyond.
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07-19-2011, 11:55 AM (This post was last modified: 07-19-2011 12:08 PM by Silverknight.)
Post: #3
RE: Domination
Age: 600, looks 23
Path Choosen: Good
Class: Archangel
Apperance: char
Bio: Has been trained since his birth to be a protector of people as well as a defender against all evils. He was almost raised on the battlefield, and has learned much about how to fight, and live from it. As a result thought he is much more at home on one, then away form one. He is somewhat awkward when not in a fighting, not really so sure of himself as others.
Weapon/s of Choice:longsword
Power/s: -flight
Ability:Can move far faster then a normal person. shot energy from sword, to make swordsmanship far more dangerous.
Age: 600, looks 23
Path Choosen: Evil
Class: Fallen
Apperance: Zero
Bio: Once a champion of the good, he worked hard, and had done much for the fight against evil. He questioned it all one day, when he noticed that the harder he battled, the harder the fight was. It seemed to him that the fight was not going to come to an end. He went in search of a power to help him end this fight. Yet as he did so, he lose his desire to defend good. He turned, and became a fallen, with his new power wanting to make himself better only.
Weapon/s of Choice:Rapier
Power/s: -flight, can use electric bolts
Magic:-mostly magic for canceling effects spells, and barriers.
Ability:Extremely dangerous intellect
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RE: Holy Light and Black Clouds
Name: Azrael
Age: 55,555 appears 24
Path Choosen: Good
Class: God
Apperance: CLICK
Bio: Born into the family business of godhood, his caring nature dominating most of his decisions. He had become a fairly powerful god, not nearly the strongest, but strong all the same. Then when he heard of the evil attacking the world which he looked over, he took it upon himself to intervene. He would not let the balance of good and evil tilt in any direction...no matter what the cause was. He decided he would not be able to do this alone, so he went off in search of allies.
Weapon/s of Choice: Usually using his magic, or using a simple sword and shield.
Power/s**: Power of light and fire, able to turn them into tendrils to be fired off or weapons. As well as able to heal major wounds, minor is ineffective. With of course the ability to fly.
Magic***: Able to shape fire into weapons turning it into a red steel-like substance. Able to fire off the flames from the ground or any part of his body.
Ability****: He is a god, making him fast and agile, with a slightly improved strength than that of an average angel. One of the best strategists born.
Orientation: Straight
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GOP wants to repeal Colo. online tax law
DENVER — Republican state lawmakers say a federal judge's decision to block a Colorado law affecting larger out-of-state, online retailers shows it's unconstitutional and should be repealed.
Judge Robert Blackburn said the law places an undue burden on out-of-state retailers and violates interstate commerce laws.
GOP House Majority Leader Amy Stephens says the law should be repealed. Democratic Sen. Rollie Heath said it only enforced a law already on the state's books.
The law requires retailers who don't collect state sales tax to send their customers an annual notice of how much tax the customers should pay Colorado. It also requires retailers to provide the state with a list of customers.


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Devan Downey and Zam Fredrick represent one of the most lethal backcourts in the country.
Those other guys aren't bad, either.
Over the past seven games, USC's starting frontcourt of Dominique Archie, Mike Holmes and Sam Muldrow has played a pivotal role in South Carolina's success. The trio has averaged 31.2 points and 19.3 rebounds over the stretch.
The record in those last seven? 6-1.
"I think maybe we've seen more progress in the bigs because the two guys that stand out the most are younger," coach Darrin Horn said on Monday. "You're going to see a greater learning curve for them and a greater improvement."
That'd be nice.
Archie's status on the block has been one of rotation. His versatility and abilities to play guard, forward and/or swingman made him a natural choice to keep his two-year streak of starting every game intact.
Holmes was the precocious sophomore who stepped into the spotlight in the last 10 games of 2007-08. With a wide, heavy body and long, muscular arms, he was a reliable option low.
Those two were in the starting lineup for almost every game early this season as USC went with a three-guard rotation. Archie and Holmes could score, sure, but Downey, Fredrick and the third man would be the guys to really put the ball in the hole -- everybody knew that.
Downey and Fredrick still shoulder the majority of the scoring.
But with Muldrow reclaiming his spot after missing the first 13 games, the bigs are doing more than their share.
"It was kind of hard watching because I knew I wanted to be out there," Muldrow said, shortly after his return. "Now I'm out there, so ... "
Muldrow started in a 70-69 win over Florida and contributed eight points and six rebounds. It was Holmes and Fredrick who stole the show, though, the former finding the latter on a length-of-the-floor game-winner as time expired.
But then Archie had 12 points against Ole Miss and 17 against Vanderbilt. And Holmes had three straight games of nine points and four more of at least 10. And Muldrow yanked 12 boards at Kentucky and pumped in a career-high 18 points against Georgia. And even though all three of them got in severe foul trouble at Florida (the only loss in the stretch), they combined for 32 points and 18 rebounds in a four-point defeat.
A team could get used to that, as the Gamecocks' 18-5 (7-3 SEC) record clearly attests.
Horn credited much of the bigs' development to assistant coach Cypheus Bunton but also said his entire staff plays a role. Whoever deserves the most credit, it's clear the move is working.
Now comes the hard part. USC's postseason fate rests on the next six games, beginning Wednesday at Mississippi State. In Starkville, the Gamecocks will face one of the nation's premier big men in Jarvis Varnado.
USC's trio can prove its worth -- again -- and perhaps put its name beside Varnado's when it comes to discussing powerful forces in the lane.
No new approach. Just same-old, same-old.
"We just keep believing and playing hard every day," said Holmes, after he beat Alabama on a buzzer-beating tip-in. "Like today."


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Patna, May 22: With a view to revive the lost glory of the ancient seat of learning which once attracted scholars and researchers from all over the world, a university-cum-research centre of international standard would be set up at Nalanda.
The rules on the structure of the proposed university provided for, among others, the inclusion of representatives of donors from abroad in the ''assembly'' of the research-cum-teaching institute, thus giving it an international flavour.
According to official sources, the ''assembly'' would comprise the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, members of the Executive Council, Deans of various faculties, Finance Officer, Controller of examinations, librarians and heads of autonomous institutions of the university.
The assembly would also include one representative of the Ministry of Human Resource Development and two representatives of the state government.
Other members of the assembly would include four nominees of the Academic Council on seniority basis on rotation and two elected or nominated students representing senior and junior groups.
The tenure of the assembly members would be three years and it would meet on a day fixed by the Executive Council to discuss the annual budget of the university.
The Quorum of the assembly would be of 15 members, the sources added.


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The whole world in mourning......
A terrible tradgedy.
A drink in rememberance!
It's a bleak morning in Mission Control. Even the Boss's normal expression of guilty ignorance is replaced by one that could almost be mistaken for loss... "Dead?" he asks quietly. "I'm afraid so," I respond. "But... he was doing so well." "He was, but then that dodgy life support machine switched itself off." "I thought …
A terrible tradgedy.
A drink in rememberance!
Hahah. Nice one.
At last 6 weeks into a new year and finally we get a new BOFH, literally. I have been expecting this for a few years now. Looking forward to how it pans out.
Long live the BOFH.
'nuff said.
Long live the BOFH!
The BOFH is _Probably_ Dead, Long Live the BOFH!
The rise of the PFY to a more ruthless BOFH.
However, one hopes for a Gordon Brittas style return from the grave for the original BOFH!
...and may a flock of angels sing thee to thy rest.
...I have to consider this extremely unlikely.
but then Simon has returned from the dead before.
At the rate they are going through people.
Wouldn't be surprising that it becomes a pool vehicle.
.. The PFY finally did it then been in training long enough!). Nice to see he's keeping the 'old' ways alive^H^H^H^H^Hgoing still. I'm sure the BOFH will live on through him, it's how he would've wanted to go.
gravestone for obvious reasons.
Nobody with "upwards of 15k volts across the nipples" to save him this time. After weeks of speculation, an era ends.
I almost feel humbled.
Beer. Because it's what he would have wanted :)
PFY did for BOFH ! (and made sure of it in the ICU !) or is this the start of an error ?
Say it isn't so.
This must be some previous agreement between the BOFH and the PFY to first milk money from the company for his death (hence the "widow" who may be BOFH in drag), get rid of anyone who knows the BOFH (expect lots of death, especially beancounters) so that the BOFH can be later hired again?
Would not be the first time he faked his own death.
Alternatively the death could be legitimate, as a final retribution by the PFY for years of torment, so that he can become the new BOFH?
Dead?? Dead???
I doubt it...
Did you really kill BOFH i just cant believe it.
That's a backhoe attached to a tractor...
He can't be dead. He must just be in the shower! Wake up PFY, wake up.
Say it ain't so, is this the new breed BOFH for the next generation?
Or some life insurance scam by the old BOFH?
Say it ain't so. It's an insurance scam? A dodge? A wheeze....?
(nice to have you back though, I was starting to think it was no more....)
...that for Simon to have gone this far, he must have some truly epic vengeance in mind.
Is there going to be a Bobby Ewing moment and this is all a dream?
Or is it shades of Reggie Perrin's friend and time to collect the compo.
he's going to turn up in the shower at the end of the series isn't he.
Simon's dead?? As in, actually dead? Not hanging-onto-a-misplaced-Cat5-bundle-in-a-riser dead?
What have you done with the real Simon! Sarah, Im looking at you!
is the master now.
But ... but .... but .... You can't ... he can't be ....
I was starting to think we weren't getting BOFH this year...
a dream sequence? surely the BOFH can't be dead?
or some sort of scam?
Oh No!! Simon Dead!! This can't be happening! Thanks for the laughs old friend, you'll be missed.
*A Pint, In memory of a legend!
2010 just wasn't the same without BOFH - My year has now officially started.
(And, as in a former life I was a backhoe operator, I LOLed at the mention - Brilliant!)
An interesting start to the new year; but one which somehow already looks decidedly final :(
This cannot possibly be right. SIMON DEAD?! I was hoping BOFH to IMPROVE my friday, not make it worse. Killing the Director made little to lift my spirits.
Unless this is setting up some cool back-from-the-afterlife episode. One can only hope.
Not after all this time since his early days in the newsgroups.
This has got to be smoe sneaky bofh ish plan
Mind you did I in fact didnt I recall a B.O In Hell a very long time ago or was that just my alchohol hazed student days playing tricks on me.
WTF because it's now bugging me where Ifirst read BOFH (Nutworks rings a bell)
...see the body?
I was getting worried for a while - BOFH depravation was kicking in...
May I be the first to ask whether the BOFH really dead, or whether the PFY has persuaded his LUG to stage a fake funeral while the BOFH is on his annual pilgrimage?
It's just a cunning ploy to get free beer.
Is this our Illustrious BOFH's swansong? Hope not.
Firstly, I bought a cattleprod from him on his splendid advice for a "knock-down price" - as he strangely described it - and after a brief demonstration or two, I bought it at a mere €2000 and a "Ruby Murry - and as-much-lager-as he-can-drink".
(He told me it was good for reversing cowgirls - or something. I can only vaguely remember.).
Did notice he'd been AWOL for awhile - so I guess the PFY's gonna step into his shoes? Please, NOT the boss!!!
Dead?? Dead???
I don't think so....
Say it ain't so!
Will there be a Jason Vorhees style resurrection? The BOFH demands vengeance!
...than meets the eye.
Look forward to next installment which I hope will not be as long in coming
BOFH cannot die - he just comes back meaner!
…welcome our new pimply-faced overlord.
Simon? Our BOFH? Dead?!?
This has got to be a windup!
On a side note nice episode.
Zombie BOFH neeeds braaaaaaainssssssss
To spend the afterlife wandering PHB- and user-lands hungry for brains. That WOULD be hell.
It can't be true. I sense some truly epic and mephistopholean revenge finding its way towards the PFY a few episodes hence...


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US claims India has put up walls in food trade
According to the USTR's annual report on sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) barriers to trade, India has imposed unwarranted SPS requirements on US dairy imports since 2003, and these have precluded US access to India's large dairy market.
"India has insisted on onerous certification requirements and refused to accept US food safety and animal health standards as effective," the report said.
In grain, the report stated that that even as bilateral talks are on in this space, India maintains zero-tolerance standards for certain plant quarantine pests, such as weed seeds and ergot, which prevent US wheat and barley exports to India.
For pulses, the USTR said that the same zero tolerance standards mean that shipments of all pulses to India be fumigated with at methyl bromide (MB) at the port of origin.
"In August 2004, the US asked India to permit the exportation of US pea and pulse consignments to India without fumigation at the port of origin provided they are inspected and, if necessary, fumigated at the port of arrival," it said.
"India has enacted, but not implemented a requirement that shipments of all pulses to India be fumigated at the point of origin, allowing MB fumigation on arrival, but has offered no permanent solution. The most recent extension expires on March 31, 2014. The US continues to seek a permanent resolution to this issue."
The report also slammed Indian policies on pork, stating that the Indian import certificate for pork requires importers to make an attestation that it does not contain any residues of pesticides and mycotoxins above limits as per global standards.
However, these certificates fail to identify specific compounds and their corresponding international limits, creating uncertainty for importers, the report said.
In a similar vein, India does clearly identify the animal health attestations for pork imports and that its extra inspections of these imports do not appear to be consistent with international standards.
"India also prohibits imports from the US of pork products obtained from animals raised outside the US, notwithstanding the safety of those products. Further, import certificates are valid for only six months and must be obtained for each imported lot," it said.


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The Swan King Eyes Like Knives
The Swan King - Eyes Like Knives
Released: February 22, 2011 Seventh Rule
It's not hard to see Fugazi's influence among a variety of modern punk and hardcore bands, and it's clear that the Swan King (featuring former Planes Mistaken For Stars bassist Jamie Drier) were reared on those aggressive rhythms and guitar riffs. The story doesn't stop there, however. Built into their sharp-edged corners is an alliance with big, '90s-melodic-heavy-metal riffs. Eyes Like Knives is an energetic album, for sure, but certain sections of songs transition through complicated guitar runs and thrashy, palm-muted riffs, carving out new, intellectual territory for both rowdies in the mosh pit and studded-jacket metal fans. While splitting the difference seems to be Swan King's strength, the greatest weakness on Eyes Like Knives is a fierce allegiance to the tone they set early in the album. There's not much sonic diversity within the realm they occupy, but it's hard to fault a band for nailing their sound so distinctly out the gate.


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Happy Friday (smile Ducks, the world didn't end).
The Arizona defense eyeballs UCLA QB Brett Hundley.
Arizona State tight end Chris Coyle is catching fewer passes, in large part because the offense around him is better.
News and notes for California in advance of USC game.
Colorado's true freshman LB Addison Gillam is having a record-setting season.
Oregon QB Marcus Mariota doesn't have time for pain. There are plenty of regrets for the Ducks.
Oregon State needs a young WR to step up.
Stanford just ground down Oregon. The revenge of the nerds was complete.
UCLA DT Ellis McCarthy is starting to reach his potential.
USC might be eyeballing Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin.
Utah will need to slow down Arizona State RB Marion Grice.
Washington's offense needs to pick up the pace.
Washington State has signed a running back.


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Hi all,
I recently got my DX7 setup and controlling my Honeybee FP nicely, so I thought I'd post the details for all to see. I have to acknowledge John Sims, fivecheebs and pudd for pointing me in the right direction.
To fit the Spektrum receiver, read this post:
The Spektrum receiver thread
To setup the DX7 (sorry its a bit blurry and shaky - any questions just ask):
For the original thread concerning the set up of a DX6i:
The DX6i thread
The result:


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TR: A dark night in a city that knows how to keep its secrets but one man is still trying to find the answers to life's persistent questions........Guy Noir, Private Eye.
Cleanliness is divine
I take a swamp and make it shine
I dust your knickknacks with a song
And put them back where they belong
TR: Yes, if your apartment has gone to the dogs (WOOFS), time to call for New York's favorite housecleaner......Katie Green, the Queen of Clean.
We will do a great job forya.
We're in Queens, in Astoria. (GONG) (BRIDGE)
GK: Okay, but just talk to your mother on the phone, okay?
SS (GIRL): (BIG SIGH) Hello.
SS (GIRL): What do you WANT?
SS (GIRL): Get a grip.
SS (MOM): How can you do this to us?
SS (GIRL): Do what? Live? Have a life? Touch another human being??? Is that what offends you? The idea that one person can care about another person????
SS (MOM): No.
SS (GIRL): What is it then?
SS (MOM): It's that you're living with a guitarist. And that means his place is a mess. You're living in filth. (BRIDGE)
GK: So I made peace between them. I told the girl, whose name was Lindsay, and her guitarist boyfriend, whose name was Prairie, that her mom was going to provide them a cleaning lady so they could live in sin but not in squalor.
SS: Right. But I mean Prairie is not like 100% sure this is a good idea. You know?
FN: Yeah. What about my stuff? I gotta lot of stuff, like, music and all that.
GK: You're a cabdriver, kid
FN: I'm writing a lot of music, man. All these, like, ideas keep coming to me
SS: He's very creative.
GK: It's a mess.
SS: That's because he's creative.
GK: Creativity is supposed to create order out of chaos. Not the other way around.
FN: What are you, somebody's junior high teacher? Man. Give me a break.
GK: I'm giving you a break. A big one. A cleaning lady. It's the dream of all New Yorkers. (BRIDGE) So I headed for Astoria, in Queens, where Katie Green lives (TRAFFIC PASSING) in a big house on Moussaka Avenue. (DOORBELL) (BIG DOOR SWINGS OPEN)
TR (BRIT): Yes? May I help you?
GK: I'm looking for Miss Green.
TR (BRIT): Miss Green is not available to be seen.
GK: What do you mean? So you're the go-between?
SS: No, I am the go-between. My name is Irene. And you are Guy Noir.
GK: How'd you know that?
SS: It came up on the computer screen. Care for caffeine? (BRIDGE)
GK: Nice place she's got here. Marble floors. (FOUNTAIN)
SS: Yes. And she worked hard for it.
GK: Love the fountain. (ELEGANT DOG BARK) The wolfhounds. And the peacocks. (SFX)
SS: Here is the pool. (GENTLE WAVES)
GK: My gosh. That is the biggest indoor pool I've ever seen.
SS: Four acres. (DOLPHINS)
GK: And are those?
SS: Those are her dolphins. Constantine and Jean.
GK: I can see the cleaning business has been very good to Miss Green.
SS: She came to New York and started out cleaning apartments and now it's the biggest cleaning service in New York. Oh here she is now
I used to be a Broadway singer
But now I love my mop and my bucket with a wringer.
(SPEAKS) Hello, Mr. Noir.
GK: You know who I am?
KB: Know all about you.
GK: The room was dim except for lighted pictures of her in her starring roles as Maria and Mama Rose and Auntie Mame
KB : I had a vision, Mr. Noir. Late one night. Walked out of the stage door of the Schubert theater and 44th Street was all littered with trash and I saw that my true mission in life is to clean. (SHE SINGS)
You've got to have SOAP
The microscope will show you need some SOAP
Like a man needs a rope as he gropes up the slope
To open the way
In a Utopian world
You could get along on hope
But just call up the Pope and you know he will say, Nope,
You really need soap.
GK: So you left the stage to become a cleaning lady.
KB: We're the only singing cleaning service in New York. You've gotta Be Positive. You can't let filth and disorder get you down. You've got to believe. (SINGS): There is no such thing as an irremovable stain.
TR (SINGS): You scrub and scrub until it goes down the drain.
SS (SINGS): You can use shampoo
Give a little squirt or two (SFX)
KB (SINGS): Rub in gently. Run the vacuum through it.
TR (SINGS): That's all there is to it.
There are other solvents you can use.
The stain determines which you choose.
Cold water for coffee.
Hot water for mud.
TR (SINGS): Club soda for chocolate.
SS (SINGS): Baby wipes for blood.
TR (SINGS): Vegetable oil removes a decal.
SS (SINGS): For gum, egg white is good. And Murphy's Oil Soap works very well on wood.
Windex, Chlorox, Lysol will clean
Over, under, around, between,
But the one that takes the prize
To disinfect and deodorize,
Winter, spring, summer, autumn,
To clean your house from top to bottom
To clean the ship from stern to spinnaker
Yes! it's vinegar. KB (SINGS):
Cleans fast, cleans deep,
And it's incredibly cheap.
It'll disinfect and deodorize
And the smell disappears when it dries.
Teach your son, teach your daughter:
One part vinegar, one part water.
GK: Well, it's inspirational, Miss Green. To meet a woman who was a star and then found her true vocation in cleaning
KB: Excuse me I have to take a call. Hello?
SS (NYER, ON PHONE): Hey, Cinderella, I got a job for ya. My great aunt Millie died last week and now we know why she wouldn't let anybody into her apartment for the past twenty-seven years. It's a horror show.
KB: I'll send somebody right away. Hello?
TR (ON PHONE, GANGSTER): Hey, tell me, how can I remove bloodstains from a carpet?
KB: Bloodstains? What happened?
TR (GANGSTER): I got a friend who bleeds a lot.
KB: Is it just a little spot or a big spot?
TR (GANGSTER): Kind of a big spot. Sort of splattered.
KB: Well, it's best to use cold water or baking soda and start immediately before the stain gets into the fibers of the carpet.
TR (GANGSTER): Immediately, huh? (SIREN OFF) Uh oh. I gotta run. Thanks. Bye. (STING)
GK: Well, I can see you're busy, Miss Green. I can come back.
KB: Hold on, Mr. Noir. I need you to do something for me.
GK: For you??? I don't clean.
KB: I don't need that.
GK: What do you need?
KB: I need what everyone needs.
GK: What's that?
KB: It's springtime, Mr. Noir.
GK: A busy season for you, I'm sure.
KB: It's very lonely when a woman comes home after a day of bringing cleanliness to New York. I run a hot bath and sit and soak and I want someone to scrub my back, Mr. Noir.
GK: You want me to find you a boyfriend?
You've got to have LOVE
It's the thing you need lots of
And when push comes to shove, it fits hand in glove, if the truth be told
I need someone to hold.
GK: What sort of person you looking for? New York is full of men. Take your pick. Old, young, tall, short, smart, not so smart
KB: Needy.
GK: You're not looking for needy?
KB: I get plenty of needy all day. I want to come home and get Strong But Silent.
GK: Silent.
KB: Silent.
GK: How silent?
KB: Real silent.
GK: Not a lot of that going on around here, is there.
TR (NYER, FAST): You would not believe what just happened to me. You would not believe this. I was just coming around the corner you know, by the dry cleaners I mean, what used to be the dry cleaners, there's a Starbucks there now, that one where I like to go in the morning and have a venti latte with vanilla I mean, sometimes I get a mocha, but usually I like vanilla, and always a cranberry scone, O my god I would die for those cranberry scones anyway I am coming around the corner and you know that barista in Starbucks, the one with maroon hair and the safety pin in her ear she comes out of the cafe and she looks at me and I look at her and she says, Jack, and I say, Louise. And its her. I used to know her. We used to ride the No. 101 bus together. We just sat down together and it was like we'd known each other all our lives. Anyway, she's telling me all about her (DOOR SLAM)
KB: See what I mean?
GK: Right.
KB: I want a real quiet guy.
GK: You're sure.....
KB: I just want to put my head against his chest and listen to his heart beat.
GK: Not a talker.
KB: I've heard it all. Believe me.
GK: A quiet man.
KB: Who'll take out dead mice and change lightbulbs and make breakfast in the morning and start the car when its cold and at night he can scrub my back.
GK: I see.
FN (NYER, FAST): Oh my gosh, this has been the most incredible day of my life, I cannot believe what just happened to me, I got off the train at 86th Street, you know, but instead of coming up at 86th, I walked to the end of the platform at 88th, and I was coming up the stairs, and I dropped my Metrocard there at the top of the stairs just as this guy was coming down and he reached for the Metrocard and handed it to me and I come up on the sidewalk and I decide to go over to the Park because it's really really nice out and I cross the street and somebody yells, Hey Josh, and I look and don't see anybody, so I'm in the Park and these skaters go by at top speed and one of them looks just like Laura so I'm walking along and thinking, like, was that her or was that somebody who looks like her you remember what she looks like? Laura, the one I met in improv class? Remember? Improv. I told you all about that (DOOR SLAM)
GK: Miss Green?
KB: Yes, Mr. Noir.
GK: If you want a quiet man, you may have to go to Minnesota.
KB: Where?
GK: It's in the Midwest.
KB: You mean, like Pennsylvania?
GK: Farther west.
KB: What's out there?
GK: Flat country. And quiet men.
KB : Are there cities there? I'm allergic to corn and beans and grass.
GK: There are cities. Some. Minneapolis, for example, is a city.
KB: I've heard of that.How would I meet somebody there?
GK: A quiet man? Just look around until you see one you like and walk up to him and start talking and keep on talking
KB: About what?
GK: About everything and nothing and whatever comes into your head, and after awhile he'll realize that you are the woman of his dreams because you're beautiful and kind and smart and he won't ever have to say another word.
KB: What's his name?
GK: Bob.
KB: (SINGS) I've got to have BOB
He probably can do the JOB
And we will hobnob til we drop to a popular song
When my heartthrob comes bob-bob-bobbin along
When my heartthrob comes bob-bob-bobbin along
GK: Good luck, Miss Green. I hope you find him. (THEME)
TR: A dark night in a city that knows how to keep its secrets, but one man is still trying to find the answers to life's persistent questions.....Guy Noir, Private Eye.


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The full-back believes there is still plenty of time left to slip up, but thinks that maintaining their form through the second half of the season will see them crowned champions
Bayern Munich defender Philipp Lahm believes that there is still everything to play for in the Bundesliga this season.
Die Roten currently lead second-placed Bayer Leverkusen by nine points and are 12 points ahead of last season's champions Borussia Dortmund.
However, the Bayern captain refuses to believe that the title has already been won, and acknowledged that the Bavarians must not get ahead of themselves.
"There are still 17 matchdays [left], and a lot can still happen," he told Bild.
The 29-year-old does, however, think that if their second half of the season matches their first then they will be crowned Bundesliga champions for the first time since the 2009-10 season.
"If we fulfil our potential in the second half of the season, we probably will not be stopped," Lahm added, confidently.
Bayern have currently amassed 42 points from their first 17 league games this season, and will face Arsenal in the last 16 of the Champions League.


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The beat goes on.
Until today. Or next week. Browns coach Mike Pettine hadn't decided yet.
Pettine had a meeting scheduled Tuesday night with his coaching staff to discuss the quarterback competition between Brian Hoyer and rookie Johnny Manziel. They could've decided to name a starter today for the regular-season opener Sept. 7 versus Pittsburgh, or delayed the decision until after the third preseason game Saturday night at home against St. Louis.
"The meeting about the quarterbacks will occur later and we'll decide then if we're ready to name a starter," Pettine said at about 4:30 p.m. on a conference call. "All options are on the table."
That includes going with Manziel versus the Steelers. But Pettine remained upset about Manziel's obscene gesture toward the Washington bench Monday night and said it would be considered in the decision.
"We'll take into account all things quarterbacks A to Z," Pettine said. "So it's body of work, it's everything from the time they set foot in the building back in the spring up until today."
Manziel is subject to a fine from the league, which Tuesday was reviewing plays from the weekend for discipline. The team will also issue a punishment.
"It's extremely disappointing," Pettine said. "We talk about play like a Brown. We want our guys to act like a Brown and we want this to be a first-class organization. We have thousands of kids come to our training camp practices and look up to our players and that type of behavior is unacceptable.
"You have to maintain your poise and your composure, especially at that position, and he should know better than anyone that all eyes are on him. I know it's something that will be addressed by the league and will be addressed internally."
Pettine's goal has always been to have a starter in place by the third preseason game, so the first unit has enough time to work together in preparation for the season. The inconsistent play of Hoyer and Manziel had Pettine reconsidering his plan.
"I'm very clearly on record: I would like to make a decision. And that's still very much a possibility," said Pettine, who's in his first year. "And if we do have to wait until after the next game, so be it."
He values chemistry, but not above everything.
"We want to get the decision right," Pettine said. "So it's the risk-reward with it. I don't want to rush it and make it for the sake of making it and then you're risking the chemistry and the cohesion if you have the wrong guy there."
The hope was for Hoyer or Manziel to distinguish himself Monday night in Washington. It didn't happen.
They struggled with accuracy and to sustain drives in the 24-23 loss, and the first touchdown of the preseason wasn't scored until the fourth quarter when Manziel was in with backups facing Washington's backups. Hoyer was 2-for-6 for 16 yards, Manziel 7-for-16 for 65 yards and a touchdown.
"I think what was disappointing was that the guys around both quarterbacks didn't play particularly well or were inconsistent," Pettine said. "We had guys making mistakes at inopportune times. I just think it was overall inconsistency on the offense.
"So it is tough to evaluate (the quarterbacks) when the overall level of play around them isn't what it should be."
Pettine didn't absolve Hoyer of the blame for missing wide-open receiver Andrew Hawkins in the end zone. But there were other incompletions in which the receivers ran routes at the wrong depth or took the wrong angle.
"Just not being on the same page," Pettine said.
The ugly offensive showing, particularly from the starters, left fans in an awful mood, even if it was the preseason. Sloppy quarterback play, dropped passes and wasted opportunities have been staples of the Browns no matter who's been coaching or quarterbacking.
"We're not anywhere near hitting the panic button here," Pettine said. "We'll discuss it in detail tonight and we'll formulate a plan and move forward with it."
Pettine said it's still a two-horse race between Hoyer and Manziel. The other options would be third-stringer Rex Grossman, who hasn't played since 2011, or a trade.
"No, not at this point," Pettine said when asked if he was considering other options. "We all know what last night looked like, what the appearance was. There were some underlying things that came up on the tape. It's not as bad as it looked in person."
Pettine defended his decision to split first-team reps between Hoyer and Manziel the last two weeks, saying it wasn't the reason for the lack of rhythm. And he doesn't regret not naming a starter before camp to avoid the bright and constant spotlight on the competition.
"I wanted the guys to truly compete," he said. "Brian has been in the league for a good amount of time, but he really doesn't have that many starts. Even though he was a veteran, he was kind of a veteran rookie just given his sample size.
"And then Manziel obviously is a true rookie. There's a reason we drafted him in the first round. And we wanted to see those guys go out there and compete and put them in some adverse situations and see how they reacted."
They didn't inspire confidence Monday night, but Pettine insisted naming a starter today wouldn't be a tough sell to the rest of the locker room.
"Football players, they're a lot more resilient than you think," he said. "You say, 'Here's what we're doing, here's the plan and we're moving forward.'"
If a decision wasn't made Tuesday, Pettine put a cap on how long he's willing to wait.
"If it just goes too late and it goes beyond next week and you wait until after the fourth game, then we have really only one week worth of practice," he said. "You're definitely at risk of somebody not being ready."
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The custom built 24 foot vehicle features a complete interior and exterior vinyl wrap. Large 6x10 and 3x4 windows expose the interior which houses an actual Energence Heating and Air Conditioning display unit and a Prodigy control system by Lennox.
Director of Commercial Marketing Denise Ernst said This is the first of five vehicles we are deploying from North American sales offices as part of a new product roll-out. We were interested in bringing our new rooftop unit line directly to our customers rather than asking them to come to a warehouse, factory or to the top of a commercial building. We can comfortably take 10 12 people through the vehicle with turnkey multi-media presentations available on demand. By designing the mobile demonstration truck to be both a training center and a sales tool on our equipment, the mobile vehicles can be used constantly by our sales force. This campaign helps us target our market while making a lasting impression.
Founder and President Rod Collins launched Bulldog Mobile Billboards in December of 2006 to provide a unique Out-of-Home and Experiential approach to marketing. In addition, he launched Out-of-Home Nationwide.com in the fall of 2009. Bulldog Mobile prefers to offer what Collins calls an active as opposed to the passive approach that legacy media such as radio, newspaper and television offer. The company features glass walled concept trucks for scrolling billboards and 3D showcases, static billboard trucks and now vehicles built to spec for tours and campaigns such as the Lennox Industries project. Collins said, This fleet we are helping build for Lennox is a great extension of our services as there are a lot of companies that have a product that is large, or otherwise unique, and should take advantage of this medium.
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Talking to strangers can be rewarding
Sometimes, something I write touches a button in readers and motivates them to respond. And I never know which thought will bring that response.
That was the case with a past column where I wrote:
"The thought comes to me that 'by myself' is not the same as 'alone.' Somehow, alone sounds lonely, but 'by myself' is just the beginning of exploration."
It was a column about enjoying a dreary day, not about being alone. But that sentence struck a chord with four readers who sent e-mails to share their experiences of being alone.
One woman, who never married but is happily engaged in many aspects of life, said she can and does go everywhere alone. But it's never easy.
Too many times, she wrote, people don't make her feel welcome because she's not part of a couple. She claims that women are the worse offenders.
"I force myself to walk up to people at a party and try to make conversation. There have been times when women have turned their back on me as if I'm not even there. People aren't very welcoming to a woman who is alone,'' she claimed.
Well, she is right about one thing: It's the people around you that make the difference between arriving alone and feeling alone. You can be as outgoing as you possibly can, but if your overtures aren't welcome, you will feel alone.
One reader said she forces herself to go to social gatherings and community events alone, trying to make new friends. "I don't find my efforts to be very successful," she wrote. "What I did find is people go to social events and stay with those they already know. Maybe it's more comfortable for them to stick with familiar people, but in the process, they never get to know anyone else."
Only one man responded to the issue of "by myself is different from alone." Charles said he is divorced for 11 years. During much of that time, he was at home taking care of his elderly parents. When they died, he was quite lonely and began to work at meeting new friends and joining new activities.
"It's hard because I can carry on a good conversation on a one-to-one basis but it's absolutely terrifying for me to walk into an affair when I seem to be the only person who doesn't know anyone," he said.
I am extremely outgoing person and don't have a hard time talking to anyone. But I can relate to his feelings about how hard it is to walk in someplace alone.
Working for a newspaper requires doing exactly that. Whether it's covering a banquet, a meeting, or a big community happening, I've had to go everywhere alone. It's never been hard for me to do that.
But when my husband died, what used to be easy grew difficult. I remember forcing myself to go to a party alone, making a private deal with myself that I could not leave until I talked to six people. Sometimes, that was so hard that I found myself asking a stranger, "What are they serving?" then counting that as conversation.
The point I'm making is that my attitude greatly influenced my social success. When I was relaxed and outgoing, it was easy to make new contacts and people were welcoming. When I changed my attitude and thought social occasions were hard, it turned out to be a self-fulfilling prophecy.
One reader, who said she never has a hard time talking to strangers and doesn't mind going somewhere alone, thinks the hardest part of meeting new people is having others take the time to get to know her.
"People who come in together tend to stay together and talk with each other. It's hard to break into established circles," she said.
That seemed to be the common response from those who responded to the column. But we can all do our part to welcome newcomers.
Friday night, I went to a boating club meeting for the first time and was absolutely amazed at how many people came up to welcome us. One man went so far as to move us from a table where we were sitting alone to one with six friendly members. He knew we were newcomers because the club gives red nametags to newcomers so other members can properly welcome them.
How nice. Wouldn't it be nice if other clubs and organizations had a similar approach?
The next time you're with your friends at a club meeting or social event, remember to make an effort to talk with newcomers, too, especially those who are alone.
After all, Will Rogers was right when he said: "Strangers are just friends we haven't met yet."


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A micro-story about the end of a heat wave...
The heat was oppressive, sweltering. Black clouds towered on the horizon. Thunder rumbled as they poured forth, devouring the sun and clear blue sky with amazing speed. In minutes daylight became twilight. Lightning flashed, momentarily scouring the parched landscape. In the paddock, livestock shifted uneasily, eyes rolling as they snorted and stamped their fear. Lightning seared images on my retinas as I watched the storm's approach.
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Wrapping up a two-day initiative for the promotion of Russian culture and spirituality at the Holy See, a concert featuring Russian and Italian music will be offered for the Pope. The event marks the culmination of events which have exhibited an increased warmth of relations between the Russian Orthodox and Catholic Churches and could lead to an encounter between their leaders.
The evening concert, which is a special gift from Kirill I, Patriarch of Moscow and of All Russia, to Pope Benedict XVI, will be held at the Paul VI Hall just beside St. Peter's Basilica. It is the final item on the schedule of "Days of Russian Culture and Spirituality in the Vatican."
Metropolitan Hilarion Afleyev of Volokolamsk will begin the event with a greeting, which will be followed by orchestral and choral music, and finally, an address from Pope Benedict.
Vatican and Orthodox Church participants in a May 19 press conference spoke of the Russia Days as a further step forward in the relations between the Churches, which have been separated since the "Great Schism" nearly a thousand years ago. Cardinal Walter Kasper of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity called the current climate "a new stage" in relations.
Speaking about the significance of the concert, Metropolitan Hilarion told reporters that "there are things which cannot be transmitted either through theology or through diplomacy but that can be transmitted through 'language of art.'"
He explained that "a very strong language is the language of music."
Art is valuable in bringing about dialogue between cultures: they can "liberate us from prejudices, from negative feelings toward each other that we might have inherited from the past."
"I see many positive signs in the development of this particular type of dialogue," the metropolitan said.
He also mentioned that a landmark meeting between Patriarch Kirill I and Pope Benedict XVI is "possible" in the future. He said that there is still much planning to be done, but "times have changed" and with it, people also change. His idea is that, considering the appreciation of the Orthodox Church for the current Pope, "a meeting should be held between Kirill and Benedict XVI in particular, rather than some patriarch and some pope."
Other events along the course of the two days have been a symposium on Eastern and Western Church history and relations, the inauguration of a photo exhibit and Mass at the local Russian parish of St. Catherine of Alexandria.


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