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Stacey Nuveman Deniz
Nuveman Deniz Named Head Coach of Chicago Bandits
Nuveman Deniz named HC of NPF's Bandits
SDSU Softball to Hold June 22 Camp
SDSU Softball to hold June 22 camp
Erica Romero Receives NCAA Plaque for Most Wins in '15
SB: Romero earns NCAA plaque for most wins in '15
Two Aztecs to Compete at World Cup of Softball X
Two Aztecs to compete at World Cup of Softball X
Jenavee Peres Named to 2015 USA Softball Junior WNT
SB: Peres named to 2015 USA Softball Junior WNT
Stacey Nuveman Deniz enters her ninth season at San Diego State, serving as the recruiting coordinator and the hitting instructor. Nuveman Deniz was promoted to assistant head coach from an assistant coach in 2010 and was moved to associate head coach in 2013.
Nuveman Deniz, a three-time U.S. Olympian, brings a host of softball experience and accolades to The Mesa.
In addition to her two Olympic gold medals (2000 and 2004) and silver medal in 2008, Nuveman Deniz has helped the United States National Team to a World Cup championship (2006), two World Championships (2002 and 2006) and two Pan American gold medals (1999 and 2003).
Most recently, her 2004 Olympic gold medal team was inducted into the U.S. Olympic hall of fame in July 2012, while Nuveman Deniz was inducted into the UCLA hall of fame in October 2012.
In the spring of 2010, Nuveman Deniz served as an assistant coach for the Women's National Team Selection Camp, at the Canadian Open Fast Pitch Women's International Championship and at the World Cup of Softball VI.
"It's a tremendous honor to be named to the USA Softball coaching pool," Nuveman Deniz said. "I've had the pleasure of representing my country on the national and international stage as a player and it was an incredible experience. To have an opportunity to do it as a coach would be quite humbling."
She was also named to the USA Softball Coaching Pool in 2014 and was an assistant coach at the USA Softball Junior Women's (19-Under) National Team (JWNT) Selection Camp in January 2015.
Nuveman Deniz helped SDSU to seven straight NCAA Regional bids from 2009-15 and a combined 277-162 (.631) record in her eight seasons on The Mesa. Over her eight seasons as an assistant and associate coach, the Aztecs have improved their batting average from .275 in 2008 (the year before she arrived) to a school-record .312 mark in 2015 (.299 in 2016), and also in runs per game (3.98 to 5.59 (4.92 in 2016)), home runs per game (0.23 to 1.09 (0.48 in 2016)) and slugging percentage (.348 to .486 (.408 in 2016)).
Last year, San Diego State missed the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2007, despite posting a 30-22 record.
Samantha Camello led the way with a .359 average to go along with 13 doubles, two triples, two homers, 25 RBIs, 32 run, 12 walks, five stolen bases, a .486 slugging percentage and a .400 on-base percentage. For her efforts, she was chosen as a first-team all-MW selection and also became the first Aztec softball player ever to be named a CoSIDA Academic All-America pick after earning second-team honors. She was also a CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 first-team pick, posting a 3.98 cumulative GPA.
Sydnee Cable also earned second-team all-MW honors.
Jenavee Peres, catcher like Nuveman Deniz was during her playing career, also had a solid overall season, batting .451 with nine homers, 23 RBIs, 26 runs, four doubles and a triple, logging a .915 slugging percentage and a .535 on-base mark. However, Peres missed 25 games with a concussion, sprained ankle and a fractured fibula.
In 2015, San Diego State set seven school records, including batting average (.310), slugging percentage (.486), runs (324), home runs (63), RBIs (293), total bases (758) and hits (484).
SDSU had three offensive players named all-NFCA West Region, including Kayla Jordan (.414, 9 HR, 33 RBI, 63 R) and Peres (.347, 9 HR, 48 RBI) on the second team, and Lorena Bauer (.415, 19 HR, 67 RBI, 15 2B) on the third team.
Jordan (63 runs) and Bauer (67 RBIs) each set respective season records as well and were joined by Peres as all-MW first-team picks. Bauer (.519, 13 HR, 37 RBI in league play) and Peres (.384, 5 HR, 26 RBI) were named the MW Player and Freshman of the Year, respectively.
In 2014, San Diego State set seven school records, including batting average (.301), on-base percentage (.397), runs (301), hits (467), RBIs (270), walks (226) and times hit by pitch (30). The Aztecs went onto to finish 40-19, winning their third straight MW championship at 16-8.
SDSU had three players named all-NFCA West Region, including Patrice Jackson (.338, 17 HR, 49 RBI) on the first team and Cable (.356, 1 HR, 32 RBI) on the third team. Jackson set three school records, including on-base percentage (.523), RBIs (49, tied) and walks (59), while Cable was hit by a pitch a program-best 14 times.
Jaylene Ignacio (.322, 5 HR, 17 RBI) and Jackson (.339, 5 HR, 16 RBI) also earned all-MW first-team honors (stats are for league games only) in the first year that the league had a first and second team, while Dominique Dinner (.391, 1 HR, 15 RBI) and Katie Mathis (.355, 0 HR, 10 RBI) each garnered second-team accolades.
In 2013, San Diego State batted .290 with 45 home runs, 67 doubles and 13 triples as the Aztecs finished with a 36-20 record and 13-5 Mountain West mark.
Nuveman Deniz helped Bauer (first team) and Jackson (second-team) earn Easton All-American honors. Bauer hit a team-high .401 with 13 homers and 49 RBIs, while Jackson hit .366 with a team-high 18 home runs and 48 RBIs.
Bauer (first team), Jackson (first team) and Kamerin May (second team) (.305, 3 HR, 24 RBI) also earned all-NFCA West Region honors. Additionally, Jackson was named the MW Player of the Year and joined Bauer on the all-conference team.
In 2012, SDSU set five school records, including slugging percentage (.466), doubles (79), home runs (58), RBIs (237) and total bases (692).
Under Nuveman Deniz' tutelage, sophomore Hayley Miles was named a third-team NFCA All-American after shattering 11 single-season school records and setting five career records after just two seasons. Some of the records weren't even close, such as batting average (.429, previous best was .389), on-base percentage (.519, previous best was .467), slugging percentage (.909, previous best was .633), OPS percentage (1.428, previous best was 1.053), runs (62, previous best was 41), extra-base hits (42, previous best was 25), doubles (20, previous best was 14), home runs (20, previous best was 15), RBIs (49, previous best was 48), total bases (159, previous best was 102) and walks (34, previous best was 28).
Other offensive players who made the all-conference team were Justeen Maeva (.327, 7 HR, 42 RBI), Jordan (.324, 14 RBI, 12 SB) and Jackson (.311, 11 HR, 39 RBI).
In 2011, the Aztecs set six program records, including slugging percentage (.440), runs (266), doubles (74), home runs (42), RBIs (236) and total bases (630) (all which were eclipsed in 2012).
San Diego State, which hit .284 as a team, also put Maeva (.348, 7 HR, 39 RBI), Jessica Camello (.321) and Miles (.344, 5 HR, 29 RBI) on the all-conference team.
In 2010, SDSU hit .294 as a team, its highest average since the program's record setting year in 2007 (.296). The squad hit 25 home runs in 2010, one less than the team hit the two previous years combined.
Camello hit .387, the then third-highest average in school history, after batting .257 (2007) and .248 (2008) in her first two seasons on The Mesa. Meanwhile, senior Brittany Knudsen (.384, 34 R, 27 RBI) and Maeva (.362, 4 HR, 36 RBI) each were honored as NFCA All-Far West Region selections and all-Mountain West picks.
In her first season as the hitting coach in 2009, San Diego State had three .300 hitters, led by senior Erin Floros. Floros batted .357 with four home runs and 30 RBIs, despite missing 14 of the team's 53 games with an injury. Floros earned all-league recognition and was joined by senior Tonye McCorkle (.319) and Knudsen (.317, 13 2B).
Nuveman was hired at SDSU following her stint with the U.S. team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
"We could not be more excited to have Stacey on our coaching staff," Van Wyk said at the time. "She brings a wealth of experience at every level of our game and will help us continue our rise up the rankings."
"I am thrilled with the opportunity to work at San Diego State University," Nuveman said. "Coach Van Wyk and her staff have done an incredible job with the program and I look forward to helping to continue that trend. I feel privileged and honored to be an Aztec."
Nuveman has worked at a variety of camps and clinics, and is highlighted in the instructional video entitled, "The Fundamentals of Catching." In addition, Nuveman has worked color commentary for ESPN, CSTV (now CBS Sports) and FOX Sports.
Nuveman was a standout at UCLA, finishing her four-year career with four NCAA records - 90 home runs, .945 slugging percentage, 240 walks and 81 intentional walks. She was a four-time first-team NFCA All-American (1997, 1999, 2001-02) and a three-time Pac-10 Player of the Year (1999, 2001-02). Nuveman is also ranked first in school history in games played (264), total bases (653) and on-base percentage (.600).
Among the current all-time NCAA leaders, Nuveman ranks first in home runs (90), first in slugging percentage (.945), first in intentional walks (81), second in walks (240), fourth in batting average (.466), fourth in RBIs (299) and 24th in hits (322).
In 1999, Nuveman led the Bruins to a national championship, batting .446 during the season with 31 home runs and 91 RBI. For her efforts in the national title run, Nuveman was named to the all-Women's College World Series team.
In addition to her on-field accomplishments, Nuveman also works with several organizations, including the Visalia Miracle League, the Women's Sports Foundation, and the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
Nuveman graduated from UCLA in 2002 with a degree in sociology and public policy and later earned her master's in kinesiology from Texas Women's University in 2012.
Nuveman, 38, is married to Mark Deniz, and has a son, Chase, who turned 10 on June 6 and Dylan, who is three heading into the season.


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You've no doubt heard by now that Bayou City Theatre is abandoning its live music format. As far as we know, a 104-KRBE party featuring the timeless music of The Knack is still on for May 7, but that's the last one. Anthrax, scheduled for the 5th, and Phish, on the 6th, have been moved to the less roomy confines of the Tower Theatre while BCT undergoes some sort of as-yet-unspecified transformation. And since that transformation remains as-yet unspecified, I've got a suggestion. As much as I've enjoyed a good many shows at that hall, I haven't been able to walk through the doors into that cavernous, balcony-lined room without wishing I were entering a genuine '40s-style supper club with candlelit tables, full food service, lively bar, and Louis Armstrong on the bandstand. I understand that Armstrong may be difficult to book these days, but anything in the jazz/blues big-band vein will do. And while you're at it, give me some fedora-wearing gangsters sitting on that roped-off corner ledge at stageside. It's just an idea.
The closing of BCT leaves a hole in the city's venue infrastructure that you could drive a large band through, and it remains to be seen whether a venue of comparable size -- aside from the shabby former supermarket cattle-call of the International Ballroom -- will open to fill it. In the meantime, you may have noticed that European Tavern and Gardens has been working overtime to pick up the slack.
On the other end of the size spectrum, you've no doubt also noticed that Epstein's has finally closed its doors. After several weeks of running borderline hysterical ads in Public News ("Epstein's is for sale. Call for details!"), the much-loved hangout succumbed and merged its equipment and staff with that of sister club Harvey's, which'll be operating on an expanded schedule. The straw that broke the camel's back? A call from the city Health Department, which wanted to come out and inspect the place. Epstein's management estimated that at least $1,000 was needed to bring the place up to snuff, and rather than make the investment, they decided to go ahead and fold. Just hope the Health Department folks don't go calling on Harvey's any time soon.
The world may not know Houston as a music town yet, but the video kudos just keep coming. Last week's WorldFest-Houston film festival jury awarded a Gold Medal in the category of Music Video: New Artist to Sat--Smooth's clip for the "Mamma Never Told Me" single. R. Scott Budge directed for Sovereign Films, and Doug King, also responsible for the groundbreaking Geto Boys clip for "Mind Playing Tricks on Me," produced.
Local Stuff... I try to be timely, but it doesn't always work out that way. Must have been three weeks ago that the Press ran a favorable review of Atomic Opera's For Madmen Only, but as it happens, the disk's street date isn't until May 10. You could go digging through back issues (yeah, right), or you could just show up at Fitzgerald's Thursday night, May 5, when Atomic Opera themselves jump the gun with a CD release/celebration show. AO's employers at Giant Records recently mailed me a cassette of the band's vid for the "Justice" single, and it's growing on me. I know there must be a quality metal crowd somewhere in Houston, and why you're not showing up for these guys is beyond me.
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The Hadden Sayers Band sets an, er, odd tone for the weekend when it opens a free show for Kansas (if all we are is dust in the wind, why haven't these people blown away by now?) at FridayFest in Old Market Square, and things aren't likely to get any less strange with Dyn@mutt, Lozenge and Woody's Jukebox lined up to open for Pop Defect at Harvey's. The Blunt Family, Face Down and Backyard Epics play Goat's Head Soup, also Friday, and big-breast cover-art boys Beef Masters crowd into Laveau's. Manhole -- MIA these last months while polishing off a CD and teaching yet another new drummer all the songs -- headlines an it's-been-too-long show at Fitzgerald's with Deth Kultur BBQ. Over at the Abyss, Closet Bulgarians are plugging the release of their self-titled four-song cassette, a rough, AOR rock affair with moody vocals.
Saturday night looks slower than usual on the local front, but you can catch Stratus' jazzy fusion at the Ale House, and Beat Temple will celebrate the release of a six-song cassette called Lemon and Honey at the Pig Live.
Sunday, Man or God kicks off at least two months of Sunday night rock at the Blue Iguana with the aural equivalent of a jackboot. Also Sunday is an opportunity to benefit Bleachbath, who took a $5,000 equipment loss about a month back when some schmuck(s) decided to rip off the band's rehearsal space. Path, Clover, Rose Bud, Man or God, Resin Day, Laughing Boy, Philo Beddo, David Rice, Smile and Beef Masters are lined up to play Goat's Head Soup. One of the most common complaints I hear in this town is that the bands don't come out to support each other often enough. This is a better opportunity than most to start turning that around.
King's X returns to Houston for a showcase at the Tower on Tuesday the 10th, and Wednesday marks the kickoff of four days of Beans Barton and the Bi-Peds' "Kitchens of the Karankawas III," a rock/performance/ kitchen-sink hybrid running through the 14th at European Tavern and Gardens.

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Ethnic San (Baroa) Family from Kalahari Desert in Namibia relaxing on the field as they feed their children. The San,or derogatory called Bushmen, along with their cousins Khoekhoe (Hottentots) are the old oldest inhabitants. They were the first homo erectus to migrate out of Africa to Asia and spread across the world. Both San and Khoekhoe are known as Khoisans. San people are first human beings to migrate out of Africa to populate Asia, Europe and other parts of the world.
Genetic study challenges theory that modern humans came from just one place in Africa
The theory that modern humans came from one place in Africa has been challenged by new research.
A study showed the Khoe and San peoples of the sub-Sahara are descendants of the earliest diversification event in the history of all humans, some 100,000 years ago.
The findings, involving 220 participants representing 11 populations across southern Africa , revealed around 2.3 million DNA variants per individual, according to the journal Science
This was thought to be due to interbreeding and genetic stratification – non-random mating between groups.
A group of international scientists from Sweden and South Africa conducted the largest genomic study ever among the click-speaking Khoe and San groups.
Researchers estimate that the San populations from northern Namibia and Angola separated from the Khoe and San populations living in South Africa as early as 25,000 — 40,000 years ago.
Dr Carina Schlebusch, of Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg, told Science: 'There is astonishing ethnic diversity among the Khoe-San group.
'We were able to see many aspects of the colorful history that gave rise to this diversity in their DNA.'
Many scientists believe modern humans originated from one region in Africa before spreading into Europe and Asia about 60,000 years ago.
Others theorise there were several 'movements' out of Africa.
'It is possible that modern humans emerged from a non-homogeneous group,' said Mattias Jakobsson from Sweden's Uppsala University, one of the authors.
The genetic data also showed how generations of Khoe-San adapted to their environment which involved muscle function, immune response, and UV-light protection.
Farming skills developed and spread across southern Africa with genetic contributions between a southern San group and people in east Africa.
The Science journal reported how researchers focused on signals across the genome of ancient adaptations that happened before the historical separation of the Khoe-San lineage from other humans.
Co-author Pontus Skoglund, from Uppsala, said: 'Although all humans today carry similar variants in these genes, the early divergence between Khoe-San and other human groups allowed us to zoom-in on genes that have been fast-evolving in the ancestors of all of us living on the planet today.'
The study is to be made freely available for future disease-related studies
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Voodoo had his friends so loose in the VIP. Pussy was getting eaten in the limo before the club was even near by. When they did get into the club everything happened from kissing to ass licking. Voodoo got just about every girl in the VIP area to suck him off. Capri was the one to get filled with it though. Her pussy was all puffed up from excitement. She had that sexy look in her eyes while she asked to get cum all over her face.


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Deep in the Himalayas, the daughter of an English earl is kidnapped by a huge hairy monster. Agatha Farlingham is introduced to a family of motherless yetis and devotes her life to their upbringing. She teaches them to talk, tells them stories and insists on polite manners. But as time passes, tourists and yeti-hunters arrive in to the mountains. Agatha knows that there is one place where they would be protected - at her home in England. So begins a hugely entertaining road trip half way across the world...
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Victor Buono is the owner of Nicantoni's New York Style Pizza, 1430 W. Warner Road, Gilbert
(480) 892-2234 or Nicantonis.com
Q: Where do you and your family like to eat out?
A: I love The Salt Cellar (in Scottsdale). That is my favorite.
Q: What are some of your favorite things to order when you're there?
A: For entrees, it's got to be that 5-lb. lobster. If I died and went to heaven, that would be a close second. And for appetizers, we always get the escargot and the oysters Rockefeller. I love those things.
Q: What's so good about that lobster?
A: Oh, the sheer size of it. And the whole thing's just full of meat. You don't have just the tail and the claws; you kind of get to kill the whole beast.
Q: What else do you like about the place?
A: The service has always been good there, and the food's always been good. I try to make it my special treat, so we've been going maybe once or twice a year for probably 15 years.
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text: On Saturday, May 15th Shannah graduated from New Tribes Bible Institute! Her parents flew up from El Paso, TX & some friends from our church in Jackson (Cascades) were there to celebrate with us as well. Good job Shannah!! We'll be headed to Texas for a few weeks & then Idaho for the summer & fall. Here's a few pictures from Shannah's Graduation:


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I freely and unapologetically admit that I am not a fan of sword-and-sandals movies, and have never quite gotten their appeal beyond the beefcake level. They tend to bore me after a very short time, and their tendency toward irredeemably bad dialogue loses its amusement value in an even shorter one. So you might want to bear this in mind in considering my underwhelmed reaction to Troy, which struck me as nothing more than a bigger, louder, glossier and possibly even sillier film than all those cheesy Italian cheapies with U.S. titles like Mole Men Vs. the Son of Hercules.
I do remember that when I was about 10 years old, I liked such things. I thought Silvio Amadio's The Minotaur was the ne plus ultra of cinematic excellence — mostly, I think, because we got to see the heroine's father run through with a sword. (Critical sensibilities are simpler at 10.) Yet if I saw that same film today, I'd probably be less impressed — though at least it still would have the good sense to be 90 minutes long and not 165. And even with a badly dubbed English soundtrack, I find it unlikely that The Minotaur has anything nearly as unintentionally funny as the answer to the question raised by King Menelaus (Brendan Gleeson) as to the whereabouts of Mrs. Menelaus (Diane Kruger): "She left — with the Trojans!" (I was hoping Menelaus would get huffy and say, "Damn! And I was all set for a jazzy weekend on Crete. Run down to Nia Vardolos-Mart and get me some more." But no such luck.)
There are a lot of things wrong with Troy. We could start with Brad Pitt's wavering efforts to sound like a recent graduate from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (we all know, of course, that characters in this kind of historical drama have English accents). We could, in fact, start with the idea of casting the invincibly modern Pitt in the film at all, since he looks far more like he's ready for a photo spread in Vanity Fair than for battle. We might also question the historical accuracy of having ancient-Greek soldiers comport themselves like spectators at a WWF Smackdown event, or like the audience on The Jerry Springer Show.
However, I think the film's greatest sin lies in its ponderously serious tone. Instead of a silly Hercules picture, we're given something more like a 1950s Biblical epic. You know, one of those unintentionally campy things where ancient civilizations have exceedingly well-trained dancing girls executing Busby Berkeley production numbers on shiny bakelite floors and incurring the wrath of God and the effects department. But even those at least had the wrath of God going for them.
The great idea of screenwriter David Benioff (25th Hour) and director Wolfgang Petersen (here more in Outbreak mode than Das Boot) was to adapt Homer's epic poem, The Iliad, and take out the gods. Maybe they thought gods were passe and might make people laugh at their oh-so-serious film. I guess that's not unreasonable, but it leaves us with a story where everything revolves around the dubiously motivated antics of two of the most vapid characters imaginable — Paris (Orlando Bloom) and Helen of Sparta/Troy (German model/actress Kruger).
As written by Benioff and played by Bloom and Kruger, these are about the most worthless, spoiled, self-absorbed characters in history. Their great love — spawned, it seems, from a one-night stand — is never believable for a moment, not in the least because it's hard to imagine either one of them tearing him or herself away from a mirror for long enough to notice anyone else. But this undercooked teenage love story is all we have to go on for the launching of a thousand CGI ships, the slaughter of thousands of people and the destruction an entire country.
That even the most doting father (Peter O'Toole) and the most tolerant brother (Eric Bana) could possibly fall in line with this rather than pack Helen off back home and send Paris to his room for a few days ("No more peace missions for you, my lad!") is far harder to swallow than the idea of all this being the result of the machinations of constantly bickering gods and godesses. There's a certain aptness in having Paris come across as the ancient-world variant on one of those useless leading men often found in old horror movies — the ones who spend most of the climax lying unconscious in a corner only to get up just in time to shoot the wrong person.
But even within these confines, what we get is a very mixed bag of performances and concepts that never quite mix. Eric Bana and Sean Bean (playing Odysseus) treat it all very seriously, and actually bring some weight to the proceedings. O'Toole as King Priam retains his dignity and even manages to be quite moving in an otherwise badly conceived scene where he comes to reclaim his elder son's body from Achilles, who has been dragging the corpse around behind his chariot. (Is this the ancient-Greek equivalent of tying a raccoon tail to your car's radio aerial?) The scene is underwritten (it sidesteps the question of how Priam just waltzed into the enemy camp to talk to Achilles), and Pitt is out of his element playing against O'Toole (I kept expecting him to call Priam "dude"). O'Toole, however, is in fine form.
The only person who seems to understand that this is big-budget junk is Brian Cox as the perfidious King Agamemnon. He storms, he blusters, he bullies, he rants, he raves, he chews the scenery to bits and steals every scene he's in. In fact, Cox is by far the liveliest thing about the movie; he leaves the preening Pitt in the dust. The latter seems less concerned with acting than with showing off the results of his six- or eight-month (depending on which P.R. source you read) buffing-up sessions and having a hot time with a romance invented for the film just so nobody gets the "wrong" idea about Achilles' relationship with Patroclus (newcomer Garret Hedlund).
OK, so the battles are huge (though it's often hard to tell who's fighting whom in the big scenes), the sets are magnificent and the CGI is generally impeccable. Still, none of that's surprising, and it hardly makes up for the scripting problems and the film's strained seriousness. If only Troy had some sense of fun, of action, of adventure, and wasn't so bogged down in the belief of its own importance and significance, it might be a pretty good popcorn flick (albeit a torturously overlong one).
As it is … well, if all that matters to you is the prospect of seeing nearly three hours of hunky guys in leather miniskirts, then this is the film for you.
— reviewed by Ken Hanke


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Why do people grimace at the sight of them? With their patchy fur and odd proportions, maybe they flout our shallow standards for beauty in animals. "Our obsession with looks doesn't take into account how well their bodies and brains are adapted to an ecosystem," says Anup Shah, who, with his brother, Manoj, photographed hyenas in Kenya, their homeland, and Tanzania. Among Africans, hyenas arouse humor and horror—the former because the genitals of the females inexplicably mimic those of males, giving rise to the myth that hyenas are hermaphrodites, and the latter because of a link with death. The Masai leave corpses in the bush for hyenas to dispose of. Indeed, hyenas eat almost anything, which makes them valuable. "They are very important to the health of the ecosystem," says Marion East of the Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research in Berlin. "As scavengers, they clean up a huge amount of dead matter. As hunters, they probably help maintain the genetic health of the great herds."
Cheetahs are usually too smart to tangle with hyenas. But someone forgot to tell these cubs, and a rare showdown ensues on the savanna. Soon after bringing down a gazelle, a mother cheetah and her three nearly grown cubs get an unwelcome dinner guest—a lone female hyena. The cats know hyenas will steal any food they can, so they often time their hunts to coincide with hyenas' midday naps, from about 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sometimes the strategy fails. With the wisdom of age, the mother cat immediately gives way to the more aggressive hyena. Her brash youngsters, however, mount a challenge. One cub makes a frontal charge before flitting away. The second buzzes the slower hyena. "They must have been really hungry," says Michigan State's Kay Holekamp. "I've never seen a cheetah go after a hyena. It's a dangerous thing to do." Though the confrontation may have been unusual, the outcome was not. The hyena eats its fill in peace, while a young cheetah can only glare and hope for some leftovers.
Returning home with fast food—a chunk of speedy Thomson's gazelle—this young hyena has no intention of sharing. It could lose its lunch entirely, however, if a dominant hyena challenges it. That's why animals that rank low in a clan's hierarchy learn to eat fast and eat alone. This gazelle head isn't a prime cut, but the spotted hyena is adapted perhaps better than any other predator to making do with rougher fare. Vise-grip jaws and specialized teeth help slice through thick skin and stubborn tendons with ease. Hyenas will even crunch up bone, digesting the organic content and excreting calcium.
A growl and bared fangs signal that this voracious predator is fed up with the vultures vying for a wildebeest carcass it wants to devour single-handedly—an impossibility even for the hungriest hyena. Unsure of when they will next feed, hyenas will gorge themselves whenever they can. Although they often snap at vultures in the process, they rarely harm the rival scavengers. The relationship between the species is mutually beneficial: The birds often eat at hyena kills, and the sight of vultures alerts the hyenas to nearby dead meat. This hyena, disturbed by the swarm of scavengers, finally tore off a hunk of wildebeest meat and went looking for a more peaceful spot.


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OCEANSIDE ---- A pedestrian suffered critical injuries and two Marines were hurt Friday in a traffic crash in which a sport utility vehicle crashed through the wall of a building in Oceanside, police said.
The SUV, a Dodge Durango, was being driven west on Highway 76 when it rear-ended a car and a pickup truck at North Coast Highway at 11:48 a.m., according to police. The Durango then swerved off the road, hit a 59-year-old man walking south and smashed into an unoccupied building that once housed a restaurant, Lt. Leonard Mata said.
Medics airlifted the pedestrian to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla for treatment of serious injuries. Two Marines in the sedan were taken to the naval hospital at Camp Pendleton with minor injuries, Mata said.
The 21-year-old man driving the Durango seemed unhurt but was taken to Tri-City Medical Center for evaluation, authorities said. The driver of the truck was not injured, Mata said.
Maria Uriostegui of Fallbrook said she and a friend were headed west on Highway 76 when the SUV passed their vehicle.
"He was driving like crazy. He was definitely over the speed limit and he was swerving back and forth all over the place," she said. "We just couldn't believe how fast he was going."
After seeing the vehicle plow into the building, Uriostegui stopped, she said, and saw the pedestrian laying near the spot where the SUV punched the wall.
"He was lying down there on the ground and it looked like his ear had been cut in half, there was a lot of blood," she said. "It was sad, very sad."
Intoxication did not appear to be a factor in the crash, Mata said.
The damaged building has been vacant for many years, Mata said.


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CLARKESVILLE - Habersham County's Fiscal Year 2013 audit again pointed out several accounting issues in various departments, especially those managed by elected constitutional officers.
Still, Rushton & Company returned a clean opinion.
"It looks a little different than it used to look," said Chris Hollifield of Rushton & Company during a recent county commission meeting. "Our profession has changed the layout of that. It really says the same thing, except you'll see the terminology in there that says 'unmodified' now instead of 'unqualified,' which was used to refer to a clean opinion. We have a good clean opinion."
In its Report on Internal Control and Other Matters, Rushton & Company identified several material weaknesses and three significant deficiencies in the internal controls of Habersham County, as well as two instances of material noncompliance or other matters.
"We did have some comments in there that management has addressed on how those will be corrected going forward," Hollifield said.
Several of the auditors' comments were directed to accounts that are controlled by constitutional (elected) officers outside the county commission. Those include the probate court, sheriff's department, and tax commissioner.
Current year audit comments include:
* "There is a lack of sufficient internal controls in the probate court, which is due to inadequate segregation of duties. The result is that the probate judge maintains the checkbook, prepares and makes deposits, writes and signs all checks, and prepares all bank reconciliations."
Management response: Management advised the judge to properly segregate duties immediately upon receipt of the comment from the county auditors.
* Due to incorrect software entries in the tax commissioner's office, the subsequent payouts of the current period's receipts exceeded the ending reconciled cash balances.
Management response: Management advised the tax commissioner to implement a monthly review process to reconcile subsequent payouts with ending reconciled cash balances.
* Bank reconciliations were not completed for five bank accounts at the sheriff's office.
Management response: Management advised the sheriff that monthly reconciliations for all bank accounts should be completed.
* Receipts for the sheriff's department are not being deposited in a timely manner, but rather once or twice per month on average.
Management response: Management advised the sheriff to make at least weekly deposits.
* Receipts for county transit are not being deposited in a timely manner, but rather are being made once a month on average.
Management response: Management advised the department head to implement at least weekly deposits.
* There were instances where deposits for occupational tax were not made timely. Receipts were held for seven or more days before depositing in nine of 25 (36 percent) of receipts tested.
Management response: Management advised the department head to make at least weekly deposits.
* Capital asset additions and dispositions were not reconciled from the capital asset listing to the general ledger.
Management response: Management advised the department head to have the capital asset listing reconciled to the general ledger on a monthly basis.
* County personnel may require additional training in the application of generally accepted accounting principles and the preparation of financial statements. Currently, the county relies on the external auditors for technical assistance, but future changes to auditing standards could state that providing technical assistance would impair the independence of the external auditor. "This does not indicate that the finance director is not trained to perform the daily accounting functions, but that the county has elected as a cost benefit to outsource this expertise to their auditors," the audit report states. "As required, we have indicated this as a significant deficiency in our letter on internal control and compliance."
Management response: "Habersham County management agrees with this finding and understands the requirement ... to issue this statement as a significant deficiency," the report states. "All employees of the board of commissioners finance office will continue to seek training in the application of generally-accepted accounting principles in the preparation of the county's financial statements. Until such time as it is financially feasible for the county finance staff to prepare the county's financial statements, the finance office will continue to rely on an independent auditor to prepare them."
* Three out of 25 (12 percent) of building permit receipts tested involved permit fees that were incorrectly calculated; and 10 out of the 25 (40 percent) of the permits recalculated required inquiry of permit office staff to determine how the fees were calculated.
Management response: Management advised the department head to place supporting documentation for the calculation of the fees in the permit files, with someone reviewing the calculation before the permit is issued.
* Tag and title back-outs in the tax commissioner's office did not have the original supporting documentation to explain the reason for the adjustment and to show proper review and authorization. Five out of the 20 transactions (25 percent) tested lacked original supporting documentation.
Management response: Management advised the tax commissioner that original supporting documentation should be retained for all back-outs, documenting the reason for the adjustment.
* The county experienced a material excess of expenditures over appropriations in the general fund, jail special revenue fund, emergency 9-1-1 special revenue fund, hotel/motel tax special revenue fund, and Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax debt service fund.
Management response: The county manager continuously reviews the comparative financial statements to budget and recommends any necessary budget revisions to the board of commissioners.
* The county used SPLOST proceeds for a project that was not specified as an approved purpose in the SPLOST 4 referendum.
Management response: Finance personnel will review all proposed SPLOST projects for compliance with the appropriate referendum and state law prior to presentation to the board of commissioners for approval.
"It certainly was not without a few challenges this year with the staff turnover and things, trying to put some hands on some things and get things tallied, but we got a good audit for here," Hollifield said. "But we've got a clean opinion, just like we always have."
Mike Barden was named Habersham County chief financial officer in early August, while Phil Sutton was named county manager in late August and began work in September.
"It was a little bit of a slow go this year because of the new personnel, and Mike just getting in and trying to get his feet wet," Hollifield said. "He did a super job, and all the staff did in getting us everything we needed. It just took a little bit longer here and there to put our hand on it."
Barden discussed one item disallowed by auditors, who said it was an ineligible sales tax purchase.
"There were repairs and maintenance on the DFCS building that were inadvertently charged to the SPLOST 4 account," Barden said. "Since this activity had not been specified in SPLOST 4 referendum, the SPLOST account was reimbursed by the county's general fund."
Barden said Rushton & Company does a compliance audit of the SPLOST accounts as a part of the overall audit.
In Habersham County, 48 percent of revenue is derived from property taxes, while 23 percent is received in the form of sales tax. The remainder of revenue is as follows: 12 percent in charges for services; 7 percent in grants and contributions; 6 percent is insurance premium tax; 3 percent from other tax; and 1 percent each in intangible tax and other miscellaneous revenue.


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The Kentucky Derby winner has settled in at Pimlico while his trainer faces some questions — both easy and tough.
I'll Have Another is working out well, according to trainer Doug O'Neill, in preparation for Saturday's running of the Preakness. The horse is a champion, one O'Neill compares to another thoroughbred.
"I guess it'd be like being part of LeBron James' family," O'Neill said of training the horse (via the Baltimore Sun). "Watching him run around out there, it's just like, 'Holy mackerel.' "
I'll Have Another has it easy, though. He doesn't have to answer questions. O'Neill, who threw out the first pitch before the Yankees-Orioles game Tuesday and has been keeping a busy schedule since the Derby victory, knows that his training record is under increased scrutiny.
"You win the big one and then people want to kind of go after you," he said (via Philly.com).
Three times, he has been accused of — and denied — "milkshaking" horses, giving them a mixture of baking soda, sugar and electrolytes through a tube inserted in a horse's nose. The practice is believed to combat fatigue.
"This particular horse [I'll Have Another] has been through every possible physical exam, blood exams, urine exams,"O'Neill said. "I mean, they've done everything but pick him up by the hooves and shake his ears."
Obviously, the trainer would prefer to talk about the Derby and the Preakness.
"I would love to sit down when everything calms down and address all the stuff from the past," O'Neill said. "For right now, we're just pumped and excited about the Preakness."
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RAID 5 problem
I'm going to go insane over this!
Here's my problem. I originally set up 5 ssd's in a RAID 5 array. It worked. I set up the RAID config, popped in the Win7 install disk and loaded the RAID drivers, Win7 installed, all good. Then about a week later a drive screws up. It still showed as a single disk in both Windows and BIOS, and even the RAID config. It was unaccessable until I formatted, which I did. When the drive first screwed up, I had no data loss thanks to the RAID, but formatting this caused Windows from being able to reboot. So I decided to start from scratch, following the same steps as I originally did, and added all 5 disk (including that screwy one) in to the RAID config, popped in the Win7 install disk and I get the Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system partition error. No matter what I did I would always get this error. I made a new topic about this cause I have no idea how this error works with RAID.
So after trying about 5 different times, I finally just installed Win7 on to just one ssd for the time being, until I get this under wraps. I checked in the "Common install problems" thread for this error and it said to make sure they are all formatted, active, and maked as primary. But does that matter with RAID? Any help would be grand. In the meantime, I am going to try on more thing, hopefully it will work. I have a second computer so I can check back here if anyone got any ideas.
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That was a really bad idea that I just tried. I followed the instructions explained in the common install problems thread made everything active and primary and formatted them all. I then remade the RAID config and put in the Win7 install disk and what came up perplexes me more than a clown eating tacos on a Tuesday night in Dallas. I saw 1 line of charactors, including a music symbol, a smiley face, greater than or equal, something that looks like the Aztec sun god symbol, an arrow and a few other things that I haven't the slightest idea what to call them. This was not an error from the Win7 setup, it was before it even got to the loading files part at the very beginging of setup. It was a black screen, white text, looks like something the computer or BIOS spit out. Ideas?
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Beyond running the wires, installation of a W.H.E.N. system is a two-part process. The first step: connecting the AVR21EN receiver, the central component of the system. It provides six A/V source inputs (five of which accept component-video signals), an eight-channel analog input for a decoded multichannel source (such as a Blu-ray Disc or HD DVD player), and four digital audio inputs (two optical, two coaxial). I was impressed to find a full complement of front-panel connections, including component video and both optical and coaxial digital audio, making it so much easier to quick-connect things such as videogame systems or camcorders for temporary use. Oddly, while there is an HDMI output for the primary home theater display, there are no HDMI inputs - a big disappointment in a late-generation receiver priced at more than $2,000.
The AVR21EN has several connections that let you know it's no everyday receiver. Seven IR output jacks enable the system to control connected source components. Six Flag-In jacks can detect the power state of connected components using the optional Source Power Flag Kit (SPFKIT). This is key for reliable system control of components that don't offer discrete power commands.
Then there are the three RS-232 ports. These are labeled "DVD Changer Interface," but they're really reserved for advanced control and metadata feedback from special components. Currently, the only such component is Audioaccess's iPod docking station/controller, the aDock. But due shortly are interfaces for Russound's ST2 tuners (both Sirius and XM) and an upcoming Harman Kardon hard-disc server/DVD player. Interestingly, the jacks are device-specific. For example, the aDock control and metadata function only when connected to the Disc 3 input. Although this simplifies programming, it also limits the system to supporting only a single iPod (or XM tuner, etc.) with metadata feedback.
Finally, there are the connections for unleashing the W.H.E.N.'s multiroom functionality, including two RJ45 jacks and six Video Source Out connections. Pull Cat5 and RG-6 cabling from the AVR21EN receiver to the AVH21 distribution hub, all audio, video, and control signals are then routed around your home.


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I am a stay at home mother of three little girls, and to make a little extra spending money I decided to sell some things on Etsy and possibly at craft shows too. I understand this can be difficult as people like to compare crafts to items mass produced and found at Walmart which only cost pennies to make. I am testing the water a bit here as far as pricing and what to make, but I was wondering if anyone here has had success with this and what kind of prices they ask? I have a crib/toddler bed quilt 51" x 31.5" listed for $92. I have researched similar quilts on Etsy and my prices seem to be comparable, but I think the quilting on some of mine make the items unique, and I use very good materials for all of my quilts - which does add to the price a bit.
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Pennsylvania is located in the Northeastern part of the United States. At one point in time, Philadelphia was the nation's capital until Washington D.C. was built later on. The well-known city of Philadelphia is not only known for its Philly cheese steaks. It is also known for holding the Constitutional Convention where the congressmen met and wrote out what is today the United States Constitution.
The state now has a population of 12 million people. It contains big urban areas and relaxing country land for those that do not want fast pace life. Pennsylvania has the Pocono Mountains that bring many people to the state to enjoy hiking up the mountains or skiing down the mountains. The state also has lakes by the mountains, so you can go boating or fishing. There are also campsites for you to enjoy.
If you do not want to enjoy the outdoors there are historical site you can go visit such as the Brandywine Battlefield Park that captures where the battles took place and Eckleys' Miner Village. The village shows you how the miners had to mine and even show some of the tunnels they crawled into in order to get the job done.
According to the United States Census, approximately 87% of residents have graduated from high school and 26% went on to obtain a Bachelor's degree. This in turn leads to the median household income to be approximately $50,000 per year. The major ethnic groups in the state are Caucasian Americans, African Americans, Hispanics and Asians.
The Department of Justice in Pennsylvania reported many arrests over the year, while most of the crimes are property theft and violent crimes. Although the drug arrests are still pretty steep, there are 437 arrests for every 100,000 persons. While the rates are going down for most crimes in the state, drug arrests went up 12% until 2007. Since 2007 the rates have slowly been decreasing by 4% in the past 5 years.
Important Facts About Drug Abuse Issues In Pennsylvania
According to the White House Drug Policy approximately 6% report using an illicit drug in the past month, which is lower than the national average of 8%. In addition to this it is reported that barely 3% used an illicit drug other than marijuana in the past month, which is almost equal with the national average that is at 3.5%. Some of the primary drugs used in the state are:
- Heroin: It is the most abused drug in Pennsylvania. The drug is a depressant that slows down bodily functions and delays responses. Heroin is a serious epidemic in this state and is sending over 7,000 people into treatment centers every year.
- Marijuana: While this is the most widely abused drug across the nation, it comes in second in Pennsylvania. Many think it helps them perform better, but it actually slows your response time. Marijuana is sending over 6,000 people into treatment centers every year.
- Other Opiates: This category includes prescription pain killers and opium products. The drugs are similar to the effects of heroin, but sometimes much easier to obtain than heroin. Opiates are sending nearly 4,500 persons into rehabilitation centers each year for help to overcome addiction.
- Cocaine: This is a kind of stimulant that increases activity in the body. While it is the least used drug in Pennsylvania, the use of it can still be detrimental to you if you end up getting caught in its web. Cocaine is sending approximately 3,500 persons to treatment centers each year.
Due to the unfortunate abuse of drugs in the state there are a large number of drug induced deaths. It is estimated there are 15 per every 100,000, which exceeds the national average of 12 per every 100,000. In Pennsylvania the amounts of drug induced deaths, which are over 1,800 last year are higher than motor vehicle death and firearm related deaths.
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Pennsylvania has a number of prevention programs in the state to help prevent drug use from ever starting at a very early age. The Division of Prevention allocates the funds throughout communities in the state and those communities are responsible for creating the prevention programs. The programs put in place are ones that give adolescents a safe place to go and they learn the effects and consequences of drugs to try and deter them from using in the first place.
The state also has many rehabilitation facilities to suit your needs. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration Services, there are approximately 466 treatment centers across the state of Pennsylvania. This gives you a large number of facilities to choose from. To find the facility that best suits your needs call a qualified counselor today at 800-208-4701.


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Ahmed M. Afifi, MD, joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin's Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery in 2011, after completing subspecialty fellowships at the Cleveland Clinic (cosmetic and body contouring surgery), the University of New Mexico (hand and microsurgery), and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (craniofacial surgery). His research interests include breast reconstruction, cosmetic surgery and the use of qualitative methods to evaluate outcomes of migraine and headache surgery.
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January 21, 2010
China is full of booming consumer markets, from car sales growing at 50 per cent a year to top-end apartments that developers sell within days of putting them on the market. But one of the most interesting is urban China's craze for the English language, says the Financial Times.
According to industry analysts, there are as many as 30,000 organizations or companies that offer English lessons outside school in China and the market has nearly doubled in the last five years to around $3.5 billion.
The proliferation of language schools says a lot about the ambitions of modern China, says the Times:
- For many individual Chinese, mastering English is a central part of their seemingly boundless aspirations, a tool to engage with the rest of the world in a way that their parents could never imagine and a path to a more interesting and lucrative career.
- China's government, meanwhile, has made teaching English in primary schools one of its priorities - a reflection of its desire for China to play a much bigger role in the global economy.
According to the British Council:
- The primary school emphasis on English means that there are 20 million new English speakers in the country each year.
- More remarkably still, it estimated in a recent report that China may already have more English speakers than India.
Source: Geoff Dyer, "English craze highlights Chinese ambitions," Financial Times, January 20, 2010.
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Licensed by Sentai Filmworks, Brighter than the Dawning Blue is the latest example of an anime title that originated as a PC game. This adult visual novel was very successful in Japan with several iterations including a version on the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. There was later a series of novels, some manga, and in 2006 a 12 episode animation was broadcast in Japan. It may have taken a few years, but we finally have this series in hand. Was it worth the wait?
Brighter than the Dawning Blue takes place in a world where humanity has colonized the moon. The problem here is that a rift formed between the folks on Earth and the people on the Sphere Kingdom. A war (named the Oedipus War) erupted and needless to say it was a while until peace between both worlds was made. The United Nations eventually worked out a deal that opened diplomacy to the Lunar Kingdom.
The show focuses on Feena Fam Earthlight (yes, that's actually her name), who comes from Sphere Kingdom. Well, she doesn't so much as come from there, but she's the princess of the place. Unfortunately for the poor girl, her mother passed away. In light of this Feena has decided to move to Earth to see what it's all about. She winds up staying with Asagiri Tatsuya, whose father is first assistant to the president.
Considering Tatsuya is a teenage boy, having a cute princess move into your house is naturally the cause for some problems. Making matters worse for the kid is the fact that Feena also joins his school. Traditional humor applies in this respect, and for the most part it feels quite generic. In case you're unfamiliar with anime that set up a situation such as this, the class is intimidated by Feena, however, Tatsuya knows her personally. Making matters worse is the fact that she's a princess and he's a commoner.
As one might expect, considering the two are thrust into this situation, love begins to blossom soon enough. The show follows Tatsuya and Feena as they get to know each other, and eventually it addresses the relationship issue head-on. Feena is apparently betrothed to someone back on the moon, and the folks back home aren't too thrilled about her hooking up with a commoner earthling. There's a certain Romeo and Juliet mentality to it all, though those parts aren't played quite as strongly as they could have been.
Aside from the shoujo elements, Brighter than the Dawning Blue also contains a fair amount of comedy as well. Feena's reactions to the new world around here are very charming, and in many cases she overreacts. Tatsuya is quite funny himself and his friend Natsuki is the cause for much grief. They work together at her father's restaurant and in particular her brother, Jin, will give viewers plenty of laughs.
All the pieces come together to make a rather interesting show, however, I can't say that Brighter than the Dawning Blue is a highly recommended title. The show tends to drag at times, and in all fairness it's not the most original anime out there. Characters fit generic roles and some elements of the story just don't rise above mediocrity. Anyone who may have imported the game will want to give this one a whirl, but it's a rather obscure title for the uninitiated.
Brighter than the Dawning Blue is presented on DVD with a 1.78:1 aspect ratio and has been enhanced for anamorphic widescreen. The show is bright and colorful, and quite frankly it lives up to its namesake. Grain is present here, though it's very light, and all around there were really no digital artifacts to point out. The show features attractive character designs and decent animation. Overall it's a solid looking series, even if it's not the most impressive from a content standpoint.
As is the case with every other Sentai Filmworks release Brighter than the Dawning Blue hits DVD with Japanese 2.0 stereo as its only audio source. For what it is it's not bad, but don't come expecting a robust, engrossing experience. The sound quality is clear with sharp dialogue and a good soundtrack, but it's just flat. Then again this isn't exactly the kind of show where a bombastic presentation would be required. English subtitles are included.
Clean animations and trailers are included for bonus features.
Brighter than the Dawning Blue is a rather peculiar release. I mean, it's not like this title is going to have a huge audience in the States, because it's from a PC game very few have probably even heard of. With that being said the 12 episode anime is self-contained and endearing in its own way. Fans of shoujo comedies will want to check it out, but anyone looking for something with original characters or fresher situations will be left wanting. It's not bad by any stretch of the imagination; it's just not great either. Consider it lightly recommended.
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As a family we've had T-Mobile for 3 months and since the inception we've had problems. These problems include:
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2) Returning a phone to T-Mobile, getting an email that the phone has been received then still being billed for the phone and its service.
3) Spoke to about 20 different reps in various departments alone with supervisors but were told T-Mobile has no records of the phone being received, as they continued to bill us. Although we had email proving this phone was received by T-Mobile, they even suggested we must have sent back an empty box and still have the phone. Finally we got an email address to forward the email we got from their warehouse that the phone was received. A collective time of about 10 hours over a period of 2 months, problem is fixed and for our troubles we got a credit of $50
4) Although the T-Mobile representatives and their supervisors sounded sympathetic to our plight and even sounding sincere as they would promise to investigate and calling us back, staying with you until the problem is resolved, they never followed through. You won't have to explain this to anyone else they would say, and then transfer to another department where we'll have to start our story all over again.
My wife has not had any service on her phone for the past 5 days. She needs this phone for school (getting her Double Master's degree), for her Job as a nurse and to communicate with my son's school, in case of an emergency.
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This took one listen to get into because it's so damn good.
I like CotE alot, so I'll be getting this soon.
Album Rating: 4.5
Album Rating: 4.5I'm liking this more than Cote
From what I heard, this sounds pretty intresting. I don't care for Maudlin Of The Well so much.
Album Rating: 4.5I like this better than CoTE now... or really anything else Driver has done.
Album Rating: 4.0I prefer Choirs to this, but it's growing on me.
Album Rating: 3.5less ambition would have been great.
first off starting with Gemini: nice start but there is like no end of the track, it's not finished yet.
maybe the worst kayo dot track
Immortelle and Paper Caravelle:
ok, this is like the best kayo dot song.
aura on an asylum wall is ok, only the violine mid section annoys me a little because the song does not step forward it's like repetitive, but "good" last section.
On limpid form is just a monster, nothing left to say.
amaranth the peddler starts very good but imho not good direction to the end, it's getting nowhere, compared to Toby Drivers solo Work: Brown Light Upon Us which annoyed some peoplez here, where the hole story makes sense and you get it at the end of the 18 Minutes.
So, Dowsing's songs are no competition for the choirs of the eye songs, but dowsing sounds more interesting and challenging, but maybe too ambitious to be really good, there is definetely something missing on this album. This Message Edited On 10.03.07
Album Rating: 4.5Ace review, I love this album.
Album Rating: 4.5Okay, I finally 'get' this album.
as much as i love kayo dot, for some reason, i dont like them as much as maudlin of the well.
Album Rating: 4.0
Gemini: ...
maybe the worst kayo dot track
Dude you got be fucking kidding me. What the fuck. Nigger.
Album Rating: 4.5This has now finally completely clicked with me. I feel fulfilled guys!
I can safely say that I will never like Kayo Dot as much as I'm supposed to.
Wow I neeeeeeeeeed this
Album Rating: 4.0You need Choirs first, if you don't already have it.
I was a lil disappointed tbh with this album. It's still good, but CotE is much better.
Album Rating: 4.0They're different true enough. I'm waiting till I get sick of Choirs to give this a real spin. Gemini is awesome though.
I like ___On Limpid Form the most so far.
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Tek 465 repair
Tek 465 inputs stopped working. Not showing any waveform. Not the probes. aNy ideas where to look?
Both channel 1 and channel 2 dead?
A few ideas:
Try punching the Trig View button a few times. Sometimes those contacts at the rear end of the vert pre-amp board get nasty. Also, if you do get a signal displayed when you engage the Trig View, then the vertical deflection amp must be working and the fault will be ahead of it.
Check the connections on both ends of the delay line. They go into Peltola connectors on the PCB.
Check power supplies, especially on the vertical preamp board. Those dipped tantalum caps are famous for taking out power rails.
I was almost certain that I had the service manual for this one, and that was the case. It´s for SN B250000 and up. If you want something from this manual scanned and sent to you by E-mail I could certainly assist you. Actually it´s a thick book with the complete documentation
Thank you both. I have read about the contact issue. Just hopinf for some trails to follow, as iam sure itis going to be interesting.
You want the 465 {nothing} manual. The 465M or 465B are not the same. I don't have the correct manual, but I have the other two.
I'm assuming you have just one bad channel. The would localize the problem to before the channel switch (1,2,alt,chop,add)that is before the delay line and deflection amp.
Do you have what seems like normal operation of the vertical position control on the affected channel? That would be a good sign.
The signal goes from the input connector through the AC/DC/Gnd switch, then optionally through passive attenuators controlled by the Volts/Div switch. Then it gets to the first JFET, usually a TO-99 cased dual part with one side setup as a Source follower the other as a current source. There is usually a 470K resistor paralleled by a 0.01uF cap in series with the gate as protection. If the signal gets that far, all is good with the attenuators but you need to check all the positions.
Once the signal gets that far it probably goes to a Tek made unobtainium IC where the position control DC is summed in. Some scopes have the 1-2-5 gain change at this point.
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Good. I've been working on my collection on/offfor years, with very limited time. Now that I'm almost done, something like epic stones would be way too overwhelming. I'd probably just give up. As they said, new pe are much better!
Just *had* to name it "Shame" :)
Another interesting fact about Erris and her horde counterpart: she will appear in your Garrison as soon as you pick up the quest! So just picking it up in someone else's Garrison and completing it later works too if you're in a hurry.
i've spend an afternoon trying to get a rare 5 breed (S/S) to no avail. best i could get was an untommon 5 or several 3 or 12's. it seems that the 5 is by far the rarest that can occur. i might just throw a flawless critter stone at my uncommon next time i get one, because finding a rare is pretty troublesome.
Any info on whether it is cageable or not?
There should definetely be a more satisfying way to obtain seasonal pets like this one. I'm not talking of increased drop-rates here - rather, I'd love to see something only the dedicated collectors do (read: us), but isn't that RNG-dependent. Something that takes a fair amout of time (or skill!), and no one that doesn't appreciate pets (read: is in their right mind) would ever do.
Thanks for the great work! It is very much appreciated.
as the owner was a hunter, it might have been a hunter pet with some sort of size debuff on it.
edit: oh, just saw the comment above me. as i'm on that server too, this can be deleted!


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Named Weatherly student of the month
Matthew Caccese, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Caccese, Weatherly, has been named Senior of the Month for September at Weatherly Area High School.
Matthew is a member of the Weatherly Area High School chapter of the National Honor Society, the Cross Country and Track teams, and the Scholastic Scrimmage team. He is active in CAN-DO activities, Partners in Education, the Citizen Bee, Science Olympiad, and the Regional Computer Fair, in which he placed first in the multimedia category last year. Matthew is also a graduate of the Junior Leadership program.
For his graduation project, Matthew collected food and toiletry items for Marines serving in Afghanistan and packed and shipped the items to a Marine Force Recon platoon. Matthew received the title of "distinguished," the highest honor, for his project.
In the community, Matthew is a United Way Allocation member, and a blood donor for the American Red Cross. He is employed at Weatherly Area High School as a Student Technician Assistant, and at Weis Food Markets in Hazleton as a cashier. Matthew is a member of Holy Rosary Parish, where he assists as an altar server.
Sponsors for the month of September are the Weatherly Education Association and the Weatherly Area High School Alumni Association.


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The officer - who had only been in the PSNI force for two years - was travelling in a police car on routine patrol at the time of the smash in Londonderry.
Constable Reynolds - one of three sisters - worked as a teacher before joining the PSNI in February 2011.
Two other officers in the patrol car were hurt in the crash, which happened at around 3.40am on Saturday morning, but their injuries are not life-threatening.
Police have arrested two men in connection with the crash on the Limavady Road in the Ebrington area of the city.
The Limavady Road has remained closed at its junction with Glendermott Road and Clooney Terrace while investigations were carried out.
PSNI Chief Constable Matt Baggott said: "It is with great sadness that I learned of the death of our colleague. This is a personal tragedy for her family and also for the whole Police Service.
"She was out on duty, working to keep people safe, when she died. My thoughts and prayers are with her family at this time.
"I and my colleagues will ensure that no stone remains unturned as we work to bring to justice those who perpetrated this crime."
Ulster Unionist member of the Northern Ireland Policing Board Ross Hussey said he was "shocked and saddened" by the officer's death.
"I would like to pass on my heartfelt sympathies to the family, friends and colleagues of this officer," he said.
"We can only imagine the pain that they must be feeling. I hope that her injured colleagues make a speedy recovery.
"This young woman's death in the line of duty serves to re-emphasise the dangers faced by the officers of the Police Service of Northern Ireland on a daily basis, as they put themselves in harm's way to protect the whole community. They deserve our full support."
The Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman's office has been informed.
Police are appealing for witnesses.


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Why is Email Marketing so bad?Posted: June 1, 2010 Filed under: Basics of Email Marketing | Tags: Email Marketing Leave a comment
I came across a very inspirational post by Avinash Kaushik today which got me thinking: Online Marketing Still A Faith Based Initiative. Why? What's The Fix? I am quoting from his blog "… if you look around you on the web you'll see that we swim in a sea of mediocrity. We still see irrelevant blinking banner ads. You'll see astonishingly sucky websites, belonging to come of the best companies in the world. You'll bump into advertising that is remarkable in how irrelevant it is to customer intent. You'll see horrid landing pages. You'll experience missing calls to action, rambling text, and water boarding through Adobe Flash. So in a channel that is so full of promise, so full of data, so empowering when it comes to relevance and creativity… why is it that we suck so much?"
True indeed! Why do we suck so much? Take the example of Email Marketing in India today. Why are marketing messages via emails so bad? Is it that hard to convert a marketing flyer received as a PDF/ huge JPEG into a simple HTML? Company stores, showrooms and offices probably have the best salesmen who patiently show us sizes, shoes, sarees, fish out numerous books, in short do a hundred other things and even help us when we ask "bhaiyya paani milega? (Can I get some water?)" Why then are the same company emails so rude to us? Reputed companies don't bother to create a text or html format of the email and are content sending huge images in my inbox. They don't bother to include the name of their company or identify themselves, not include an unsubscribe link. There is no thought given to email sign up form or content nor frequency. Zilch. Why? If this were a television ad or a print campaign would it have been as bad?
Why is it that the moment we search for email marketing India we are only flooded with "bulk email services" (cringe) companies? Say you have a list of 50,000 a quality list of emails that you have built in various ways. If I tell you now that those 50,000 leads are lottery tickets and one of them is sure to get you a jackpot in about 6 months time, will you throw your lottery tickets away? I don't think so. But that is exactly what you do when you use a blast and forget tactic.
Email Marketing is a dialog you build over a period of time. Email marketing is an art and science. It requires skill, it patience, and analysis. In fact everything in life does. You can't reap unless you sow. As Avinash says in his blog, "Our bar for accountability is less than low. It is almost non existent." Its time we changed that.


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San Francisco's Board of Supervisors and Mayor Gavin Newsom are facing a showdown over how the city deals with illegal immigrant minors arrested on felony charges.
Newsom has vetoed a measure that supervisors passed Tuesday that would prohibit local authorities from turning over minors to immigration officials until the minors have been convicted.
Supervisors have vowed to overturn the veto.
The mayor had ordered a change in the city's sanctuary policy in 2008 after Edwin Ramos, an illegal immigrant, was charged with the fatal shootings of a man and his two sons.
Ramos had been charged with felonies as a minor, but the sanctuary policy prevented him from being deported to his native El Salvador.


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to help you quilt with pain and/or arthritis issues? I have arthritis in my hands, back and hips, so I have to pace myself when I quilt. I was wondering if anyone has any tips for me and the rest of us who have chronic pain issues.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
to help you quilt with pain and/or arthritis issues? I have arthritis in my hands, back and hips, so I have to pace myself when I quilt. I was wondering if anyone has any tips for me and the rest of us who have chronic pain issues.
I have the same issues and I'm only 62 so it is going to be ongoing for me also. I get up and move around alot. I usually don't sit for longer than 30-40 minutes. I also make sure that my chair is at the right height, my cutting and ironing stations are sized for me.
I,too, have chronic pain issues. One of the things I did,I bought bed risers for my dining room table. I use the table for cutting and lifting the table 5 inches has helped. Another thing, don't sit for longer than 20 minutes at a time. My chiropractor suggests sitting a short time then get up and move around. I have my sewing setup like this, I have my cutting table in one room, then walk to the sewing machine which is in another room. I have my ironing board next to the wall, so that I have to get up and walk a few steps to do the tasks needed to make a quilt. Quilting is very painful for me to do, but, I don't want to give quilting up. So, I have to make adjustments. I also have a timer, I set it and work on my quilt for 15-20 minutes, then go and walk for a few minutes. It takes time away from sewing, but, you can get quite a lot done. Good Luck!
Like the others have said, make sure your machine is the right height. And get up and MOVE on a regular basis. It helps a lot with pain and stiffness. If you have problems with your hands, I use tweezers for a lot of things. I have a hard time grasping threads and small items.
I also have joint issues (Psoriatic Arthritis) and nerve impingement in my neck and shoulders from a car accident 25 years ago. I love the look of my bindings sewn by hand (just can't get that machine binding thing to work for me!). When it is time for me to sew my bindings on I thread several needles. I then sew until I can't hold the needle anymore. I leave the quilt and needles out on my cutting table. Every time I go by my sewing room I sew a threaded needle's worth of binding. It eventually gets finished!
No one has ever become poor by giving. - Anne Frank
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. - Martin Luther King, Jr.
I don't have arthritis but I've got a lot of old sports injuries (on top of being heavier than I should be...). I get up on a regular basis and refill my coffee or grab some water, maybe iron something really quick... My husband appreciates that I come out of my hole for 5 minutes to give him a kiss every 40 minutes or so and I don't get so stiff. I heard of one gal that used a digital timer to make sure she spent some time with her family and didn't just let her day run away with her. I watch Netflix while I'm working so, when an episode of whatever is over, I know it's time to take a short break if I haven't recently.
I have arthritis in my back and ra in my hands. I have l earned to have projects in different stages so that when I can't stand and cut any longer I sit and sew a bit. When can't do that I have fabric to pull for the next project. When my whole system is really bad I collapse in my recliner!
Seriously, raising my cutting table, getting a cutter I like (Martelli is good for me) , and getting one of those pub height stools for sitting while ironing or cutting all help. I also have a pair of compression gloves I put on for sewing when days are bad. Hang in there and do your best. And don't overdo - that is really not good for arthritis.
I got an ergonomic rotary cutter which helps with my wrist pain. Having the station set up with proper body alignment is crucial. Taking lots of breaks helps too. When the mind is willing but the body is weak, the mind has to regroup and accept that some things have limitations. Enjoy what you CAN do.
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Fabric!
I have rather severe arthritis, esp in my hands.
1] I have a cutting table at the right height for me.
2] I bought a mushroom chair (?) - the Swopper for my sewing machine. It encourages good posture.
3] I have my ironing board, cutting table, and sewing machine in different places, so I get to move around more.
4] I do a bit of cutting, sewing, and ironing at a time. I almost rotate the different things so I can do more. When I am tired I can go over my quilting books and magazines.
5] I have a rotary cutter that fits my needs. This is different for each of us.
6] Years ago I bought an Alto's QuiltCut2. It makes cutting strips and such faster and easier.
7] I have a Martelli cutting mat as it is easier on me and the rotary cutter.
8] I am back to sandpaper dots for my rulers.
9] If necessary I premedicate before I start quilting so I don't have as much pain afterwards.
10] I have a flloor Ott-like lamp that I can use if needed.
11] Not because of arthritis, but I scan what I want to keep from magazines and book to save on clutter. Then I can recycle and let someone else store them. I have a file with just the pictures of the quilts so I can look at a slide show. Then another file with the pictures and directions both.
Have fun quilting! If it isn't fun, you will miss a lot.
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Tiger girls soccer wins opener
New Richmond's girls soccer team finally got to play its 2008 season opener on Tuesday.
The Tigers made it a successful debut, beating Osceola 2-1.
Senior forward Brianna Richter scored twice in the first period for the Tigers. Osceola scored its goal late in the second half.
Richter leads a strong group of returning players for the Tigers. She is one of four returning all-Middle Border Conference players for the Tigers. Lea LeMire, Tasia Kelley and Danica Alvarez are also returning first team all-MBC selections.
The Tigers are constructed with a defense-first attitude. Coach Charles Conley ranked the top strength of his team as the group of four defenders that includes Kelley, Kelly Grandt, Courtney Jenderny and Ariel Berres-Green. Conley said Josie Wold could move into that group of defenders, with Jenderny a possibility to move up to play forward.
One of the changes with the team this season is the shift of senior Maddie Frank from defense to midfield. Conley is looking for a strong two-way player who can create scoring chances for the forwards to fill this position. He said he thinks Frank has the skills to grow into that position.
Alvarez returns to the other midfield position for the Tigers.
Richter is the proven scorer among the forwards. The Tigers will be looking for more players who can contribute to the scoring. Among those who'll see considerable time at forward are Laura Troftgruben, Shelby Brown, Jade Klemmenson, Anna Zietlow and Anna Junko.
Richter scored about 10 minutes into the game. She took a long lead pass from Meghan Frank, deked around one Osceola defender, then dodged the Osceola goalie who came out to try to play the ball.
Richter scored again minutes later on a penalty kick. She was going in on a good scoring chance when she was taken down from behind, resulting in the penalty shot.
Osceola got its goal late in the game by winning a race to the ball in the corner. The Chieftains were able to get a centering pass to an open player in front of the net for the goal.
Conley said the Osceola goal came because the Tigers were getting tired at the end of the game. Conley said the team will focus on conditioning once they can begin practicing outdoors on a regular basis. He said he was hesitant to have the girls do a great deal of running in the halls of the high school, because he didn't want to trigger any leg injuries from running on the unforgiving surface.
Weather continues to foil the Tigers' attempts to get some momentum started. Their game Saturday at Eau Claire North was postponed because of last week's storm.
Monday at Hudson
The Tigers keep trying to show they are just as good as the bigger schools they face, but they are still struggling to get wins against those bigger schools.
The Tigers were hoping to get a win when they played at Hudson on Monday, but they came away with a 3-1 defeat.
Conley told the girls they would have to play within their system and play well defensively to stay with the quicker Hudson team. That burned the Tigers early in the game. A Hudson player sped past two Tiger defenders to score five minutes into the game.
The Tigers tied the score 20 minutes into the game on the first varsity goal by freshman Laura Troftgruben. She drew the Hudson goalie out from the net and popped a shot over the goalie's head and into the far corner of the net.
Hudson took a 2-1 lead with five minutes left in the first half. The Raiders scored their third goal midway through the second half. The Tigers played much of the second half without several players who had to leave for the National Honor Society banquet. The Tigers played much of the game without defender Tasia Kelley, who sprained an ankle early in the first half.
Next on schedule
This week the Tigers are scheduled to play at home on Thursday against Spooner. On Monday the Tigers will play at Baldwin-Woodville, followed by a home game against Superior next Tuesday.


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State health officials have fined 14 hospitals $850,000 for mistakes that endangered patients.
The California Department of Public Health announced the fines Thursday for hospitals in Fresno, Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Solano and Ventura counties.
Half of the fines involved incidents where patients had objects left inside them after operations and had to undergo additional surgery. Others involved wrongly administered medications.
The fines ranged from $25,000 to $100,000.


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The lap of luxury at Jackson Hole…
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming is well-branded (cowboy joke) for its butt kicking terrain, garnering #1 for challenging terrain in annual ski surveys. In addition to the 2,500 acres of inbounds terrain, 50% of which is expert, there is another 3,000 accessible backcountry of snowy bowls, steeps chutes and gullies. But there is a softer side to Jackson Hole – specifically the luxurious lodging at the base of the lifts in the swank Teton Village.
Staying at the slopeside Four Seasons Jackson Hole we felt absolutely spoiled. Perhaps it was the ski concierge offering to buckle my ski boots (really!) then placing my skis on the snow for me, or maybe it was the spa attendant keeping our fluffy towels and robes in a warmer while we soaked in the outdoor hot-springs style heated pools with views of the ski slopes.
Yes, the Four Seasons Jackson Hole is first class, five-star and the finest ski hotel in my extensive travels. Our spacious suite had an incredible view of the slopes, at night we could see the groomers' lights sweeping over the slopes prepping for our first tracks (no excuse not to make first lift when you are a snowball's toss from the gondola and someone is going to buckle your boots).
The high altitude skiing at Jackson can exhaust an eastern skier, so we indulged in an afternoon off the slopes for a wilderness safari. The Four Seasons Concierge arranged our private tour with the on-staff biologist,Tenley, who toured us around the National Elk Refuge and Grand Teton National Park in a Mercedes SUV equipped with Swarovski binoculars for each of us. We saw herds of elk, moose, deer bison, (the bear were hibernating), and bighorn sheep grazing amid the incredible backdrop of the Grand Tetons. Elegant white trumpeter swan bobbed in the Snake River while we snacked on our delicious car picnic created by the Four Seasons chef.
That evening, we stretched out in sumptuous cowhide chairs in the lovely fireside lobby bar, enjoying artfully prepared game on a plate, toasting our good fortune to be back at the Four Seasons at Jackson Hole.
Stay tuned for tomorrow's take on skiing the biggest small ski resort – Grand Targhee.
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In the Guardian, British docu maker John Brownlow tells about the tricky business of writing a screenplay about Sylvia Plath, one of the most fought-over writers of the modern era. With duelling critics, conflicting biographies, testy literary estates controlling the rights to Plath's and Ted Hughes' poetry, and an ending even Hollywood can't spin, it sounds like an impossible task. Oh, and "there had to be humor." Humor and a head in the oven.
Brownlow ended up completely re-researching Plath's and Hughes' stories to find a bearable story, and, after realizing the couple didn't "speak in verse" with each other, he says, "[I] cut dialogue and if I couldn't cut it I made it as banal as I could, while ensuring the situations were dramatic."
His writing war story is long, maybe not really of general interest, but if you write, you won't want to miss it. Two good lessons: 1) Brownlow is a huge fan of treatments and outlines and the discipline they impose on the writer's story, and 2) he wants to direct.
Interestingly, I just rewatched Steven Soderbergh's Solaris on DVD, and in his commentary (with the deeply shallow James Cameron), he talks about cutting and cutting dialogue, too, in order to reveal the characters' emotional subtexts. From what he says, I think he greatly improved the movie (which I liked better the second time, btw). Soderbergh tells people if they don't like the pacing of the first ten minutes, they should leave, "because it's not getting any better."