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A position as a Physician Assistant in a private practice, clinic, or hospital setting.
EDUCATION and CERTIFICATION
University of Toledo Health Science Campus, Toledo, Ohio, 2007
Master of Biomedical Science in Physician Assistant Studies
University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, 2005 (graduated cum laude)
Bachelor of Science, Biology/Premed
Bachelor of Science, Psychology
• Virginia Physician Assistant Licensure Valid thru Oct. 2013
• Tennessee Physician Assistant Licensure Valid thru Oct. 2012
• Ohio Physician Assistant Certificate to Practice Valid thru Jan. 2012
• Ohio Physician Assistant Certificate to Prescribe Valid thru Jan. 2012
• National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants Valid thru Dec. 2012
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers Valid thru June 2011
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Valid thru June 2011
• Controlled Substance Registration Certificate Valid thru June 2012
Bethel University/ Student Health Center, McKenzie, TN 2010 - 2011
Assistant Professor of PA Studies & Physician Assistant at Student Health Center
• Participated in the development of the mission statement for the Program
• Participated in the selection of applicants for admission to the program
• Provided student instruction & evaluated student performance
• Counseled and advised students regarding academic matters
• Participated in the design, implementation, and evaluation of the curriculum
• Performed clinical site visits
• Assisted with administration and evaluation of the Program
• Worked with the Student Health Director and McKenzie Medical Center to make a smooth transition of care for those patients referred to their service
• Assessed patients medical conditions, diagnosed, planned therapy, and prescribed medications for a variety of non-emergent medical conditions
• Provided a bi-annual educational seminar for the Bethel University Wellness Program
• Participated in the Bethel University annual health fair
• Maintained all records utilizing HIPPA guidelines
• Updated a mission statement, goals/objectives, standing orders and protocols for the Student Health Clinic annually
Community Quick Care/Community Health Partners, Vermilion, Ohio 2009 - 2010
Physician Assistant in Family Medicine & Urgent Care
• Opened Community Health Partners' first Quick Care walk-in clinic. Member of planning committee offering recommendations on necessary supplies and equipment prior to opening.
• Assessed patients medical conditions, diagnosed, planned therapy, and prescribed medications for a variety of non-emergency medical conditions for ages four months and up.
• Initiated and maintained positive relationships while demonstrating a professional demeanor with patients and family members.
• Maintained all medical records using NextGen software including the EMR (electronic medical records) and EPM (enterprise practice management) modules.
The Toledo Clinic, Toledo, Ohio 2008 – 2009
Physician Assistant in Family Medicine
• Performed full range of family medicine services for all age groups. Obtained medical history; performed physical exams; determined need for and ordered appropriate lab tests; interpreted results; and determined diagnosis and prognosis to initiate appropriate treatment and follow up.
• Served as the primary care practitioner for the medical management of patients. Provided complete and appropriate instructions to patients and families regarding medications, therapy, and follow up plans.
• Administered medications and dosages and assessed and documented patient response to medications.
• Documented plan of care and care given in patient's clinical record.
• Consulted with physician as needed when patients returned with the same unresolved complaint.
American Academy of Physician Assistants, Member, 2008 – Present
Tennessee Academy of Physician Assistants, Member, 2010 – Present
Virginia Academy of Physician Assistants, Member 2011 – Present
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• SOAPware • Epocrates Essentials • Microsoft Office Suite
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Judge strikes down Kentucky same-sex marriage ban
Published 6:27 pm, Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Louisville, Ky. --
A federal judge in Kentucky struck down the state's ban on gay marriage on Tuesday, though the ruling was temporarily put on hold and it was not immediately clear when same-sex couples could be issued marriage licenses.
U.S. District Judge John G. Heyburn in Louisville concluded that the state's prohibition on same-sex couples being wed violates the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution by treating gay couples differently than straight couples. The ruling marked the most recent conservative state to have its ban overturned.
Heyburn previously struck down Kentucky's ban on recognizing same-sex marriages from other states and countries, but he put the implementation of that ruling on hold. That decision did not deal with whether Kentucky would have to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Instead, Tuesday's ruling dealt with that question.
"Sometimes, by upholding equal rights for a few, courts necessarily must require others to forebear some prior conduct or restrain some personal instinct," Heyburn wrote. "Here, that would not seem to be the case. Assuring equal protection for same-sex couples does not diminish the freedom of others to any degree."
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Heyburn noted that every federal court to consider a same-sex marriage ban has found it unconstitutional. Gay rights activists have won 18 cases in federal and state courts since the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2013 struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act. During that time, only Judge Paul J. Kelly Jr. of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver has argued for keeping a state ban on same-sex marriages.
A total of 13 gay marriage cases are pending in state and federal appeals courts. Those rulings all are on hold pending appellate court decisions. Also on Tuesday, six couples sued to overturn Colorado's gay marriage ban, a move that comes as the Republican attorney general urged Boulder officials to stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled arguments on rulings from Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee in a single session, on Aug. 6. Although the cases are unique, each deals with whether statewide gay marriage bans violate the Constitution.
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear said the state will appeal Heyburn's decision, though it's not clear if the appeal will be heard alongside the others before the Sixth Circuit.

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When a loved one gets sick, it can be a stressful time for the whole family. There can be loss of income, loss of sleep and plenty of worry. If a doctor or hospital is necessary, then there is additional stress -- bills.
To help alleviate some of the financial stress, there is a new service available to area residents called medical claims assistance, offered by Jeffrey Strait and his associates at StraitRay Corp.
"I watched my parents suffer with medical problems and then have to battle the insurance companies," Strait said.
Employees Jeanne Aman, marketing director, Gwen Ray Larrett, vice president, and Strait were discussing business one day and they discovered that he was not the only one whose family encountered headaches dealing with medical bills. Aman had a similar situation with her mother with medical problems and bills.
While reading The Wall Street Journal last March, the office staff came across an article about dealing with the morass of medical bills. It explained the relatively new idea of medical claims assistance.
According to the article, claims assistance professionals charge an hourly fee to sort through your medical bills, insurance statements, benefit plans and other documents to make sure you don't overpay and that your insurer doesn't under-reimburse.
Strait, who has a master's degree in accounting and teaches at Flagler College and St. Johns River Community College, decided to get his public health adjuster's license to become a medical claims assistance professional.
"This position fits in with my personal mission to help people," Strait said. "While the tax season is limited, the medical claims assistance is year-round."
StraitRay Corp. was founded four years ago as an accounting/bookkeeping business. The employees have recently branched out into human resource work, including employee manuals and QuickBooks training.
Strait obtained his public adjuster's license last month and is ready to help customers who need medical claims assistance.
"With people having higher deductibles on their policies, they have to carefully audit their bills," Strait said. Each company has multiple plans that can make sorting through bills complicated.
Some of the duties of a medical claims assistance professional include reviewing and ensuring the accuracy of medical bills, helping to obtain refunds, negotiating bill discrepancies, and investigating and resolving collection notices.
Depending on the type of work necessary, Strait bills by the hour or on a percentage basis.
For example, people who come in with a sack full of bills will be charged an hourly rate. If someone needs research into a problem, Strait will bill on a percentage basis.
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Pete Carroll vs. Jim Harbaugh, game by game
Pete Carroll's Seahawks have played Jim Harbaugh's 49ers six times but this will be the first playoff meeting.
Dec. 8, 2013
Location: Candlestick Park
Score: 49ers, 19-17
Big play: Frank Gore ran through a big hole for a 51-yard gain in the fourth quarter to set up the winning field goal.
Player of game: Niners WR Anquan Boldin, six catches (five for first downs), 93 yards.
Key stat: San Francisco gained 163 yards on the ground, Seattle had 86.
Notable: Seahawks linebacker K.J. Wright suffered a broken foot.
Quotable: "We just let them get out with the big run and that was it." — Seahawks coach Pete Carroll
Sept. 15, 2013
Location: CenturyLink Field
Score: Seahawks, 29-3
Big play: Richard Sherman intercepted a fourth-quarter pass to help secure the win, then danced with the Sea Gals in celebration.
Player of game: Seattle running back Marshawn Lynch, 135 total yards (98 rushing), three touchdowns.
Key stat: Niners committed five turnovers, four by QB Colin Kaepernick.
Notable: The game was delayed an hour due to lightning.
Quotable: "We have a chance to do something great." — Seahawks safety Earl Thomas
Dec. 23, 2012
Location: CenturyLink Field
Score: Seahawks, 42-13
Big play: Red Bryant blocked a field goal and Richard Sherman returned it 90 yards for a score and a 21-0 lead early in the second quarter.
Player of game: Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson, 15 of 21 passing, four TDs, 115.3 rating.
Key stat: Seahawks converted 11 of 13 third downs (84.6 percent).
Notable: Capped a three-week stretch outscoring teams 150-30 .
Quotable: "Who's been playing better than us the last few weeks?" — Seahawks defensive end Red Bryant
Oct. 18, 2012
Location: Candlestick Park
Score: 49ers, 13-6
Big play: It was more about plays not made. Golden Tate and Robert Turbin combined for three crucial drops.
Player of game: Niners running back Frank Gore, 16 carries, 131 yards (8.2 average).
Key stat: Seahawks ran one play in 49ers' territory in the second half.
Notable: Jim Harbaugh improved to 3-0 in the NFL against Pete Carroll.
Quotable: "That was the most physical 30 minutes of football, in that second half, that I've ever seen our team play." — 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh
Dec. 24, 2011
Location: CenturyLink Field
Score: 49ers, 19-17
Big play: Larry Grant forced a fumble by Seahawks quarterback Tarvaris Jackson to end Seattle's late drive, and playoff chances.
Player of game: Niners linebacker NaVorro Bowman, 12 tackles (seven solo), sack, pass defensed.
Key stat: Visitors ran for 178 yards behind Frank Gore, Kendall Hunter.
Notable: David Akers broke the NFL record for field goals in a season (42).
Quotable: "That's one of those good ol' division games right there." — 49ers defensive lineman Justin Smith
Sept. 11, 2011
Location: Candlestick Park
Score: 49ers, 33-17
Big play: Seahawks closed to 19-17 in fourth quarter before Ted Ginn Jr. ran a kickoff back 102 yards for clinching TD.
Player of game: Ginn Jr., kickoff return and punt return for scores.
Key stat: Teams combined for 640 yards punting, 428 yards of total offense.
Notable: First game between coaches since infamous "What's your deal?" exchange.
Quotable: "We had a chance to finish this game and then we let it get away." — Seahawks coach Pete Carroll


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The Mackie SA1530z is an ultra high-output active system featuring integrated electronics and acoustic design by the EAW loudspeaker team.
The SA1530z features a wide-dispersion, ultra-low distortion, high frequency horn design; and Power On, Signal Present, Limiter and Thermal Protection LEDs. The cabinet is weight-balanced with carrying handles for easy portability.
Mackie SA1530z Active PA Speaker Features
When incredible accuracy and extreme output are a must, Mackie's flagship SAz Series represent the finest active loudspeaker systems on the market.
These four newly developed Super Active loudspeakers improve upon Mackie's award-winning Active designs of the past with maximized power, re-calibrated electronics, high-definition neodymium drivers, and extensive acoustic design and tuning by the world-renowned Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) engineering team.
Re-Engineered for Superior Performance
The new SAz Series Loudspeakers start with maximum power. The range opens with 500 watts RMS total in the SA1521z, and grows to a massive 1300 watts RMS total in the SA1530z, SA1232z, and SA1532z. And Mackie made sure this power was translated into incredible accuracy with completely re-calibrated active electronics — including precision crossovers, thermal and transducer protection, and electronic time-correction. These revamped electronics are coupled with new neodymium mid- and high-frequency drivers, delivering greater accuracy and increased output versus our previous ceramic-magnet models, yet weigh significantly less. And as the only premium active loudspeakers with optimized WaveFront™ horns, the SAz series' natural sound and ultra-wide dispersion are simply unparalleled in its class.
Precision-Tuned by EAW Loudspeaker Engineers
Because a loudspeaker is more than the sum of its parts, the new SAz Series Loudspeakers were developed and tuned exclusively by the EAW loudspeaker engineering team. This is the same team behind high-output loudspeaker systems for the Olympic games, the Super Bowl, and musical tours ranging from Usher to REM to Eric Clapton for over 25 years. The end result of their efforts is that the SAz Series loudspeakers function as highly efficient systems, optimizing acoustic, electronic, and mechanical designs to achieve the highest level of performance and value. Put simply, the new SAz series stand as the finest active loudspeaker systems in Mackie history, rivaling professional passive systems costing thousands more.
Three 3-Way Designs with Patented Wavefront™ High/Mid Horn
Mackie's top-of-the-line SA1530z, SA1232z and SA1532z employ several distinct elements to achieve their amazing accuracy and full, natural sound. For each model, frequencies above 3kHz are produced by a 1.75-inch neodymium compression driver, while a six-inch neodymium mid-range transducer operates between 700Hz and 3kHz— eliminating the placement of a crossover point in the center of critical voice frequencies.
Additionally, all three models feature Mackie's optimized wide-dispersion WaveFront™ horn design - a scientifically developed one-piece 90°x40° horn that combines both mid- and high-frequency drivers. Unlike typical mid/high horn designs, the high-frequency section fires slightly downward into the six-inch mid-range driver's dispersion pattern, creating a focused, single wave front with excellent phase and power response characteristics. The resulting 90° x 40° dispersion pattern provides open, natural sound for the entire audience, even at extreme output levels.
Behind the Grille: The Unique Technology Inside Mackie's SAz and SRz Active Loudspeakers
Bi- and tri-amplified systems always sound better than passive speakers driven by a single power amp. When those components have been hand-selected and designed to work as a complementary system, the sound quality and functionality of that system increases exponentially. Mackie Active electronics take all the guesswork out of system configuration and hookup. Just plug in the power cable and the signal line from your board or snake - Mackie has already done the rest for you. It couldn't be easier.
There is no need for massive racks of amps and processing gear when you've got Mackie Active Loudspeakers. The built-in active crossover divides the incoming signal and sends a sonically optimized, phase-aligned, and time-corrected signal to each of the internal amplifiers, which were designed specifically for their respective transducers. This means all of Mackie's internal amplifiers are perfectly mated with their speakers, eliminating any possibility that transducers will be over or underpowered. With Mackie Active Technology, they take all the hassle out of multi-amp systems.
Active Crossover
All Mackie Active Loudspeaker systems include multiple active electronic EQ stages that perform tasks no coil-and-capacitor crossover could possibly do. Since there is no transducer on earth which has ruler-flat response across its entire frequency bandwidth, Mackie enlisted the gurus at Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) to tune the SAz models' parametric equalization. The brain pool at EAW both optimized the transducer's output, and solved the inherent phasing problems. This same electronic system also makes it possible to create a smooth, precise soundstage with proper, controlled phase response.
Phase Alignment
When the signal is completely in phase, the results are detailed imaging, greater depth of field, and real definition. When the signal is not in phase, you hear inconsistent sound with lots of muddy artifacts, which spoil the listening experience throughout the room. Even typical 2- and 3-way systems, with properly connected components encounter phase anomalies that are too expensive and unwieldy to correct due to the high cost of premium passive crossover components.
The Active onboard electronics inside the SAz and SRz series allow Mackie to refine the phase alignment characteristics to eliminate such anomalies. The result is clear, consistent sound, as well as superior dispersion characteristics. What it all means; every person in your audience will hear the same thing. In the back. In the front. On the sides. The difference will be instantly noticeable.
Time Correction for Even Sound Arrival
Each transducer has a plane of origin where its sound generation begins. The compression driver's plane of origin is deep inside the enclosure. The woofer's sound-producing cone is much closer to the front of the enclosure. The result is bass that arrives at listeners' ears sooner than treble. In the case of a 3-way system, you end up with three staggered time arrivals. To solve this puzzle, you need a method of correctly timing the arrival of electrical impulses at each transducer. In other words, the HF transducer needs a head start over the LF transducer so the differences in sound generation speed can be accounted for, and both signals can arrive at the listeners' ears simultaneously.
Clever electronics inside Mackie's 2- and 3-way systems allow precise alignment among the system components without any audio signal degradation. This is especially important as distance from the loudspeaker increases. The closer you get to the speaker, the greater effect time correction has on the quality of sound.
High-Current, Custom-Designed Power Amplifiers Built-In
Mackie knows power amplifier technology inside and out. In fact, they're one of the few manufacturers of active speaker systems who actually market a very successful line of separate power amps as well.
The high-current amplifiers inside the SAz Super Actives are clean sounding, and ultra-reliable. They're designed specifically for the transducers they're coupled to. This last point is especially important because the amplification requirements of a bass transducer are enormously different from those of a midrange or high frequency driver. To properly control an LF transducer, you need an amp that can deliver specific loads of current to handle the mass of the woofer cone, and can keep it moving in a controlled manner. Moreover, you need to control the interaction between the amplifier and the transducer motor, an impossible task when the amp is at the opposite end of a long speaker cable.
Compression drivers and midranges are highly efficient and need less power to achieve extreme SPL levels. You can substantially improve their accuracy however, by providing high voltage amplification with extremely low intermodulation distortion by-products. With the correct amplification, you can properly equalize a system and still have plenty of headroom.
Since Mackie Active speaker systems integrate application-specific amplifiers, they can achieve the highest possible output from the system's components. Passive systems with standard crossovers and unknown amplifiers are less likely to achieve an ideal, seamless, high-performance system solution.
Low Frequency Transducer Voice Coils That Don't Go Up In Smoke
The 15-inch and 12-inch low frequency transducers in Mackie's SAz Super Actives are virtually burn-out-proof. The motor of their specially designed 15-inch LF transducer uses an extremely high-flux magnet structure and a unique 3-inch high-temperature voice coil. Here is why that is a good thing.
A speaker voice coil is an electromagnet consisting of copper wire wound onto a round former. When you put lots of power through wire, it gets hot. If it gets too hot, the voice coil croaks. The wire can burn out, toast the voice coil, or melt the adhesive attaching it onto the coil.
This happens all too often to conventional subwoofer transducers because of the way their voice coils are designed. As heat builds up unevenly, the wire and former expand at different rates. This can lead to catastrophic failure as the wire separates from the former.
Mackie's proprietary design allows for maximum cooling to take place. The wire and voice coil former expand at the same rate, relieving stress and preventing separation. Mackie LF transducers can withstand running 10 hours, flat-out at a rave, in a sweaty 100° F warehouse - or even worse.
Bottom line: the SAz and SRz 15-inch LF transducers can handle the full power load of their amplifiers continuously without burnout. In fact, they can theoretically handle power up to the point of glowing red-hot (700° F/380° C). In our SA1530z, SA1232z, SA1532z, and SR1530z 3-way systems, generating accurate high and midrange frequencies is only part of the story. They must be delivered to your audience... in the right amounts, in the same place, at the same time.
Resin End Caps for Durability and Handles for Comfortable Carrying
The entire top and bottom sections of the SAz cabinets are one-piece molded resin slabs. In terms of corner protection, this beats the tar out of the little dime store metal caps that Mackie's competition uses. It also lets them build in more carry handles, including on the bottom, so even packing them in and out is an improvement over competing products.
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Featured Organization: America's Outdoor Industry: Voices for Protecting Our Wilderness
Among the most powerful voices speaking up for protection of wilderness and roadless lands are the manufacturers and retailers of America's outdoor recreation industry.
This industry is no small voice. It represents 1,200 suppliers, manufacturers, retailers, and associations. Collectively, the outdoor industry contributes $750 billion annually to the U.S. economy and 6.5 million jobs. During a time of economic challenge, the industry has been growing steadily, recently at a rate of 6% per year--tangible evidence that the American people use and love their public lands.
Outdoor industry leaders fully appreciate that they are dependent on the conservation of public lands and clean waters, healthy wildlife (and the protected habitats on which species live), and the kind of culturally and historically significant landscapes which reflect the rich history of America's pioneer heritage. For this reason, industry leaders often step up to help lead the charge on behalf of strong conservation initiatives—and to oppose those that endanger the wild places where their customers use the products companies make and sell.
This is why you will find long lists of outdoor retailers and manufacturers at the forefront of campaigns to protect wild places. A pertinent example is the local business support for H.R. 163, the bill championed by Idaho's Representative Mike Simpson (R) to protect broad recreational opportunities, including wilderness areas, in the Boulder-White Cloud Mountains of central Idaho. More than 130 Idaho business leaders (outdoor businesses and many other kinds) signed a joint letter to Congress urging enactment of this bill.
Lisa Leff of Trillium Asset Management, said: "My firm manages $750 million for clients who are concerned about investing for both financial return and environmental responsibility. This dual mission provides us with great opportunities, because as investment managers, we know that environmental protection can lead to sustainable and often superior economic outcomes. For Idaho, protecting wilderness is an important component of an economic strategy that will lead to a more diverse, stable, and prosperous state economy."
The national voices for the outdoor industry are the Outdoor Industry Association and The Conservation Alliance, both found in the forefront of campaigns for wilderness and other forms of protection for our public lands.
The most immediate example of this important industry leadership is the way that these industry associations—and the owners and leaders of individual outdoor companies—have stepped up to oppose one of the greatest threats to America's wilderness in the last half century, the proposed "Wilderness and Roadless Area Release Act of 2011." In a nutshell, this legislation proposes to cut-off current protection and block further studies of more than 60 million acres of potential wilderness areas on public lands administered by the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. In the U.S. House of Representatives the bill is H.R. 1581, championed by Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA); in the Senate the identical bill is S. 1087, sponsored by Senator John Barrasso, (R-WY).
As Outdoor Industry Association president Frank Hugelmeyer wrote to Congress in May, this legislation "threatens the sustainability of the resources that ensure our (industry's) economic future." He continued:
"The argument that (this legislation) is needed to promote multiple use management of our public lands does not hold up. Far more acres of federal land are already open to resource extraction and motorized recreation than are preserved for their wilderness qualities. Nonetheless, the Wilderness and Roadless Area Release Act would create an even more uneven playing field by wiping out interim protections for lands with any wilderness potential."
In support of this, Hugelmeyer stressed that the 1960 Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act" explicitly states that "The establishment and maintenance of areas of wilderness are consistent with the purpose and provisions of this Act."
The Conservation Alliance operates by mobilizing the leaders of its members companies to take their conservation message directly to Congress.
Today, the Conservation Alliance's members range from major outdoor equipment and clothing manufacturers and retailers to Backpacker Magazine, Clif Bars, and Burt's Bees. Member companies pay annual dues into a central fund from which the Alliance donates 100 percent to grassroots organizations working to protect wild places. View an online list of members. So, when you next patronize your local or online outdoor retailers, be sure to express your appreciation that they and their associations speak out on behalf of sound protections for the wild places you use and enjoy.
Topics: Land Conservation, Environment
Project: U.S. Public Lands Conservation


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Ok, I'm new to the site so bear with me. I tried looking for an answer on the forums but I couldn't find one. or maybe I did and I didn't understand it.
Here's the thing. A friend of mine gave me his modded Wii that comes with a USB Homebrew channel and a 60GB external HD that comes with 20 games. Some of the games that came with I already had as a CD and I would like to remove them and add new ones.
Another friend of mine directed me to a site where I could get the games through a torrent and I did. But they downloaded differently.
The ones on my Wii's HD are on a wbfs format. They're a single file. The ones I got are several files that are rar format. Now, I'm not very computer savvy so I guess what I'd like to know is how to place all those files on my HD so I can play them. Or a way to convert them without formatting my HD.
I have a vague idea as of how to do it but like I said, I'm no expert. So I'd like to see what an expert would do first, please!
Might want to reread this little page you agreed to. Especially the part about piracy.
Could also be a clue as to why you didn't find info about it in these forums. Not a dead giveaway mind you, but certainly a very large clue.
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I'm reviewing the 3 CDs that come with this set, nothing else (seeing how when I bought it, it was just the CDs by themselves without all the extras)
What can I say about this album? Well, it's everything that's great about live albums, from one of the greats of metal, while still in their prime. This is the live album that everyone should have, not that S&M crap. Sure, the box set is expensive as hell, but if you find the CDs by themselves, you can get it for a very reasonable 25 bucks and I'd highly recommend grabbing it up.
Recorded in Mexico City during Metallica's peak, this album has everything that a live album should. The audience is loud, there's some good fun banter between the band and the audience between songs, a little bit of doodling around and some fun crowd participation and a shitload of classic cuts that make this album flow. Sure there's a bit of an abundance of Black Album material, but considering this was recorded during the tour in support of that album it can be overlooked.
Disc 1 starts things off with the overplayed Enter Sandman, but it's played with a lot of energy and sounds pretty good. After that they blast out the classic Creeping Death and Harvester of Sorrow, both shredding it up. Then they pull out Sanitarium which sounds decent, but just loses something when put in a live atmosphere. Then we get a few more black album tunes… they give a good shot at Sad But True, Of Wolf and Man sounds a bit better live and then they slow things down with The Unforgiven (which I believe translates much better live than I would have thought). To finish the disc off we get The Justice Medley… a medley of just about every song on And Justice that they didn't already play (besides One which is on the next disc). After that they do a 20 minute bass/guitar solo with a lot of fucking around. The Justice Medley is my favorite on the disc, but I wish they'd cut the solos into like 10 minutes and just played 2 or 3 Justice songs all the way through.
Disc 2 starts off with Through the Never which dose a bang up job of sounding better than the studio cut, partly due to being sped the fuck up and having the guitar solo beefed up. Next they pull out For Whom the Bell Tolls which dose a good job at sounding like the studio version. After that they start playing Fade To Black which sounds excellent, you can feel the energy while listening to it. Next is the God like tune of Master of Puppets, and how could you go wrong with it… well Metallica will show you how; but cutting the song short and stopping right before the badass solo. However, the first half of the song that they do play dose kick ass… not to mention the next song gets the royal treatment it deserves. Metallica rips out the oldie Seek and Destroy and do is a helluva lot of justice. And what more could you want after that? Well Whiplash will sure do… and it fuckin' shreds hard.
Disc 3 starts off on the low note of Nothing Else Matters, but gets kicked up a bit by Wherever I May Roam. Next up is Am I Evil? which has a shit load of goofing around on it before they bust the actual song out. Of coarse that's a cover of Diamond Head, but Metallica do a helluva job on it. This disc has a few covers on it, including the next track Last Caress that was originally done by the Misfits. After that Metallica gives us One, which is good… but I always founded it overrated. I'd much rather heard Blackened off And Justice. After that we get a cover of So What? (originally done by Anti Nowhere League) and Battery both stuck on the same track together, with So What replacing Battery's mellow intro. Then they do a commendable job of pulling out some old shit n play The Four Horsemen and Motorbreath in excellent form and close the disc off with a cover of Queen's Stone Cold Crazy.
Overall this 3 Disc set has all the great hits from Metallica before they had a chance to play anything that wasn't good on a live record. I guess the only real complaint is that there were a few too many Black Album songs and the overlong guitar/bass solo. But if you can get around these small bits, you'll see Metallica playing classic material in a very energetic fashion. And with the length of this 3 disc set you can easily get around to the shit you wanna hear. Overall, this album has everything you could really want in a live album.


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- Voodoo Glow Skulls: Nothing says ska like a lucha libre mask!
So, I had this great little bit prepared for the inauguration about how we should all stop calling the letter "W" a "double U," and how it should be forever called a "double V." But now that "he" is gone, I don't even care. "W" is said and done, and "O" what a world it will be!
Speaking of double V's, do you remember the Wheel? No, not the apparatus used to facilitate movement by decreasing friction, but the band the Wheel? You know, the semi-psychedelic, Monument-based, power-grunge trio that moved to California to do a little "soul"-searching? Well it turns out that Colorado ain't so bad after all, and all the boys needed was a new name. And don't think, just because they're now the Orchid Riot, that they aren't still a serious apparatus for facilitating movement and decreasing friction.
You can find out for yourself when they roll into Union Station this Thursday, Jan. 22, joined by Queens Blvd. and Another Door for a CABO (Colorado Artists and Bands Organize) benefit. Or, for that matter, on Friday, Jan. 23, at the Rocket Room with Mike Stephens & the Foxhole Prayers plus a solo set from Mr. Andy Tanner. Welcome home, kids.
Also Friday, the diesel-burning Hot Finks are whipping up some of their potent and patented electric rock 'n roll at the Triple Nickel Tavern in celebration of their second self-produced CD, the inexplicably titled Hot Finks II. Heavily under the influence of the gods of the rock 'n roll glory days (Hendrix, Zeppelin, Beatles, Stones, etc.), the Finks are true conjurers of the glorious days of yester-rock. Also gracing this free bill are local power-pop peddlers Insufficyent Funds.
And speaking of glory days, the last time I shaved my sideburns was sometime around the summer of 1996. I was 17 years old, and life was good. My hair was pointy, my suspenders were checkered, and my ride was a '76 Vespa. That was the year I saw the Voodoo Glow Skulls play in Pueblo to a crowd of about 15, bands included. I also drove to Boulder to see a reunited Toasters at the Fox Theatre, telling my Mom it would be a "once in a lifetime" opportunity. Mustard Plug was just coming into its own, with a jump from the legendary Moon Ska label to the rising Hopeless Records empire, providing me with much promo swag through my job at Toons Music & Film.
Yes, life was good, and now, thanks to a clean shave and the Ska is Dead IV tour featuring the bands aforementioned, as well as a few newbies, Deal's Gone Bad and Monkey, at the Black Sheep on Friday, Jan. 23, I can relive my so-called glory days, my "salad days" if you will. Oh, did I mention I was a vegan?
The Kaiser Cartel is making its semi-annual pilgrimage to Shuga's (702 S. Cascade Ave.) on Sunday, Jan. 25, as part of the venue's new fourth-Sunday "Shuga's Showcase." And to make matters that much more interesting, Vess Ruhtenberg, who happens to play bass for the Lemonheads, will open. And Edith Makes a Paperchain, too? Damn, Shuga, you go girl!
One final heads-up: Next Thursday, Jan. 29, Leftmore is throwing a tour kickoff/CD release at the Black Sheep. The Taylor Project, Andy Henningsen and Abracastabya open. Cool beans? Cool beans.
Smell you next time!
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ALICIA Marcoionni would love nothing more than to get up on stage at the Woolworths Carols by Candlelight concert in Elder Park tonight.
The seven-year-old Cora Barclay Centre ambassador, who suffers hearing loss in both ears, loves to sing and dance at every opportunity, according to her mother, Kylie Marcoionni.
"She just loves anything Christmassy; she's always singing carols around the house and just lights up when she's up on stage," Mrs Marcoionni, of Athelstone, said.
"We've never been to Carols By Candlelight before but she's really looking forward to it." Alicia's hearing loss - mild in one ear and moderate in the other - was only diagnosed two years ago but, thanks to state-of-the-art hearing aids and intensive therapy from the Cora Barclay Centre, the St Joseph's School student has barely missed a beat.
"Alicia's hearing loss was detected quite late and she had fallen a little behind in her schoolwork but the centre has been amazing," Mrs Marcoionni said.
"She's caught up to the other kids in her class and without the extra support, she'd still be struggling."
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DETROIT - Round one brought a good soaking rain to much of the area this morning.
Now, round two poses the threat for stronger storms. Temps will heat up into the mid and upper 80s and an approaching cold front will mix with our warm air mass leading to some dangerous storm potential.
The Storm Prediction Center has placed us and most of Michigan under a Slight Risk for Severe Storms. Gusty winds, hail, flash floods, and lightning are the main concerns. Our storm timeline is mainly between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
It's an extended window for storms but we want to make sure everyone is on alert in case one of these stronger storms takes aim on you. Not everyone will see big storms but we will all likely see more rain this afternoon. Some bouts of moderate rain are possible again late tonight and throughout the overnight. So, watch out for flooded streets and basements tomorrow morning.
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Mark Olson left The Jayhawks when they seemed on the precipice of "next big thing" status, having transitioned from Flying Burrito Brothers-style country rock harmonizing to Crazy Horse fuzz and thump to something both, neither and more.
His decision to bolt for the desert with musical wife Victoria Williams left The Jayhawks in a tailspin that took years to pull out of.
Olson and Williams then recorded a series of low-key, low-fidelity recordings together under the name Original Harmony Ridge Creek Dippers, but the end of the marriage also meant the end of the Creek Dippers, and the beginning of Olson's solo career.
During a soul-searching sojourn in Europe, he wrote his new disc, "The Salvation Blues," which walks the line between The Jayhawks and the Creek Dippers, but Olson also injected a little European flavor into the mix before bringing it all back home.
"I decided if they're going to sing about trains and that sort of Americana, then I'm going to give it back to them," Olson said.
He and his international band will focus on the new album when they play The Blue Door tonight.
"The Europeans are fantastic players. I have a violinist from Italy, a pianist-vocalist from Norway and a drummer from L.A.," he said. "Tory Troutman


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Who Minds the Gate? Comparing the role of non physician providers in the primary care division of labour in Canada & the U.S
The gate-keeping role of primary care has been the most fiercely defended of the health care jurisdictions, but more recently it has become a less attractive form of medical practice. This has created an open market for the expansion of a variety of "substitute providers?. In this paper, I present comparative documentary and interview data from Canada and the U.S. on the changes and composition of the primary health care division of labour. What is revealed from this analysis is that: 1) there is a greater reliance on substitute health labour in the U.S. as evidenced by the greater number of and different kinds of primary care providers; 2) there is also a greater propensity in the U.S. towards specialization even of substitute providers; and 3) in both countries, substitute providers resist that label focusing instead on their own model of practice or niche within the primary care division of labour.
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Following its record-breaking success, the all-singing all-dancing Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story on Stage is returning to Dublin. Niamh Doherty caught up with one of the show's stars, Claire Rogers, ahead of her arrival.
For Claire Rogers, playing Penny Johnson in the musical is very exciting. Penny is the professional dance partner of Johnny Castle (Gareth Bailey), the dance instructor who wins the heart of upper-class Baby (Roseanna Frascona). Throughout this classic story, she goes through a heavy amount of turmoil and heartache as she decides to have an illegal abortion but can't afford it.
Claire feels lucky to be able to play such a big character: "It really is amazing for me because like most people, I grew up with the film. When I got offered the part, it felt more special than any other job I had done. Because I've grown up with it and I know it so well, it's really exciting and I'm really lucky that I get to play Penny Johnson.
"I try to play the character as truthful as possible and portray all of her emotions. I think everyone sympathises with Penny and what she's going through. There is pressure because I want to do the part justice but it's good for me."
Claire Rogers
The show has been a massive success in both the UK and Ireland so far and the cast have had to adapt to life on the road - something Penny really enjoys. "It's kind of a bit of an adventure really and I'm lucky I get to come to places like Dublin, which I've been to once before, and we have a really good time. Coming to different cities keeps it fresh all the time because you've got a different audience."
Dirty Dancing is a classic coming-of-age love story but not just between its leads. It's a spectacular tribute to the style of music and dance of the 60s.
Asked about her favourite part of the show, Claire says without hesitation: "It's got to be the dancing. I never get bored of the dancing that I do every night because they're so exciting but you have to keep focused. I dance with Gareth - we've been dance partners for a year now so we've got a good partnership and it works really nicely. I find it really engaging."
All of the classic hits and dances are performed on stage
Filled to the brim with unforgettable songs such as Hungry Eyes, Hey Baby and the all-time classic, (I've Had) The Time of My Life, Claire reckons the show is guaranteed to have you out of your seats from start to finish.
"If you've never seen it, I think everyone can relate to a love story. The music is fantastic in the show - we've got an 8-piece liveband and our musicians are just incredible and so talented. The dancing is absolutely spectacular and visually, there's a lot going on. You're going to be entertained because you'll find something in the show that you love. With Dirty Dancing, there's a lot to enjoy."
Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story on Stage will be in the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre in Dublin from 8 - 26 July. Tickets are available now.


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And if dude trippin we hit dude up
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Lil wayne is sooper overrated but this shit is banginnn!
There's some damn awesome stuff on here. Couldn't really imagine listening to this whilst not blazin though, unfortunate
And when I was 5, my favorite movie was the gremlins
Aint got shit to do with this, but I just thought that I should mention
Album Rating: 4.5Lol he ate his words when tha carter III came out, but I still love this album.
Album Rating: 3.5best thing wayne has done better than any of his studio albums imo, shows wayne at the top of his game the lyricism on this is just plain out sick.he made these songs his own over other peoples beats and in most cases his version killed the original except on a few songs in which we know are classics in their own right already.
Digging: Young Lay - Black 'n Dangerous
Album Rating: 4.5^agree 100%
It's funny because he said the carter 3 was going to flop.
I guess people don't always know wtf they're talking about.
I've heard nothing but bad things about Lil Wayne, should that deter me from listening to this mixtape?
Album Rating: 4.0no, but it probably will anyway
Album Rating: 4.5This is EASILY Wanye's best work, and the best official mixtape I've ever heard (tied with Re-Up Gang's We Got It For Cheap Vol. 2).
Album Rating: 5.0even deaf bitches say hi to me
intro to this is so good
Album Rating: 5.0also wtf c3 is his best album
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Northland tops UMAC poll
Northland College, winner of the 2008-09 UMAC Women's Basketball Championship, was predicted to win the conference title yet again in 2009-10 according to a poll of the league's coaches. The LumberJills received 46 points and four-first place votes in the poll, besting Northwestern College, who tied for second in last year's season standings, by two points.
While the LumberJills return several key players from last year's conference championship team, one position they'll be replacing is that of the head coach. New coach Bill Wilson assumes the team's reigns after Dan Roiger departed in June. Wilson has a lot of talent to work with including the 2008-09 UMAC Player of the Year in guard Lindsay Hamm and All-UMAC first team forward Chelsea Lundgren.
Northwestern placed second. The Eagles will look to return to their conference championship form of 2007-08 this season having lost to Northland by just a game a year ago. The University of Minnesota, Morris shared second place with Northwestern in the final 2008-09 UMAC standings with an 11-3 record. The Cougars find themselves in third place in this year's pre-season poll. Though coach Tim Grove lost a trio of four-year starters from last year, Morris returns two first-team all-conference players in forward Steph Roggenbuck and guard Nikki Washek. Together, Roggenbuck and Washek return nearly 30 points per game to the Cougars' starting five. They will also receive meaningful veteran help from junior Diane Blommel. First-year player Emily Mehr, the all-time leading scorer at Aitkin High School, was named the Brainerd Dispatch Player of the Year.
Coming in fourth in the poll was the College of St. Scholastica. The Saints return just about everyone from last year's squad that went 6-8 in UMAC play. All-conference guard Kirsten Haukom is one of coach Stacy Deadrick's returners to watch. After finishing 7-7 in UMAC competition last year, Martin Luther College was predicted to finish fifth in the conference. Erica Babinec returns after earning her first team all-conference accolades.
Bethany Lutheran College took sixth place in the poll. Bethany returns a wealth of experience to the court as seven players from a year ago return to the court, five of whom have starting experience.
Presentation College and Crown College, who finished seventh and eighth in the pre-season solicitation, are both under new leadership after 5-9 and 0-14 UMAC records last year. A former UMAC All-Conference player at Morris, Alaina Benson takes over at Presentation this season. Coach Benson returns four of the Saints' starters from last year.
For Crown, Bill Adamson assumes the Storm coaching duties this season.


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Disney released a new poster for its upcoming remake of Pete's Dragon yesterday, teasing a look at the film's eponymous dragon. We suspected more footage of the creature would follow, and the latest trailer for the film has proved our suspicions true.
Disney dropped its official US trailer for Pete's Dragon this morning, introducing audiences to Elliott the dragon in all his glory while also providing a closer look at the beast's human co-stars.
As Disney's official synopsis reads:
For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham (Robert Redford) has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace (Bryce Dallas Howard), who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than tall tales…until she meets Pete (Oakes Fegley). Pete is a mysterious 10-year-old with no family and no home who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliott. And from Pete's descriptions, Elliott seems remarkably similar to the dragon from Mr. Meacham's stories. With the help of Natalie (Oona Laurence), an 11-year-old girl whose father Jack (Wes Bentley) owns the local lumber mill, Grace sets out to determine where Pete came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this dragon.
Pete and Elliott take center stage in this trailer, which shows off the boy's relationship with the gigantic furry creature. Elliott is more like a pet than a monster, romping through the woods with his human companion and caring for him during his time in the wilderness. But the duo will be challenged once Elliott's existence is discovered, mainly by Karl Urban as a lumberjack who leads the charge against the dragon.
As the new trailer and the film's previous teaser trailer have shown, the reimagined Pete's Dragon is swapping out the lighthearted musical style of the original for more of a family adventure feel. There looks to be a healthy mix of action, adventure and drama in the new film, all wrapped in a story that both kids and adults should be able to appreciate.
Pete's Dragon hits theaters on August 12. Are you excited for Disney's latest remake? Let us know in the comments.
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Taking to task the inequitable distribution of America's wealth, "Abundance" raises complex issues, asks provocative questions, and offers some utopian answers. Playwright Marty Pottenger tells us in no uncertain terms that things would be better for all of us if we all knew that everyone would always have "enough."
Also attempting to survey the country's often unspoken attitudes and foibles concerning money, Pottenger has derived her piece from interviews with minimum-wage workers and multimillionaires, as well as community dialogue groups in which people of different backgrounds opened up as to their financial profiles, mishaps, and obsessions. That her show doesn't quite succeed as emotionally engaging drama is not due to a lack of passion and commitment on the part of the author and her five actors.
Pottenger, who co-directed with Steve Bailey, intermingles her findings with her own sentiments, combining short dramatic scenes with choral-like recitations of statistics, buzz words, and aphorisms: "Money doesn't matter...but it does...can't buy happiness."
Dramatic scenes primarily alternate between the group meetings, where participants spew their financial guts, and an ongoing exchange between an aged, wheelchair-bound billionaire and his underpaid black manservant. The format gives the actors -- Cary Barker, Herb Downer, Joe Gioco, Thom Rivera and Nikki E. Walker -- opportunities to display impressive versatility. And production elements -- lights, music, and large projections dominating set design -- exhibit theatrical savvy.
The writing, though, as it moves from one sequence to another, rarely allows a real connection with the onstage characters, and even when they get prolonged time to tell their stories, the concentration on money matters makes the confessions sound like unedited sound bites. The show also takes potshots at such issues as America's heedless consumption, its lack of universal health insurance, and even the immorality of hostile corporate takeovers. This turns a sometimes-stimulating examination of a big topic into a rather arbitrary litany of complaints.


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Iffen they has the bike rack, they intensify X 2. Here in Colorado, Subaru are pretty frickin bad as well.
Iffen they has the bike rack, they intensify X 2. Here in Colorado, Subaru are pretty frickin bad as well.
i love the guys driving a toyota or a hyundai talking smack about BMW's...
This thread seems as good as any to ask this question...Why are the people who drive Smart cars so dumb? These little pieces of crap golf carts holding up traffic in the fast lane drive me nuts, I just want to blast them out of the way with the front end of my Jeep as blow by.
Wife has nice van, Chrysler, Corvette in garage for weekends and $hitty truck I drive weekdays that I give two $hits about. i stand my ground. It is amazing how fast they move when you don't.
About 3 years ago on my way to work I saw some guy in a BMW eating a bowl of cereal while driving, nice size bowl, full with milk and all. Looked like a real a$$ hole, yuppie just ignoring everyone dressed neatly button down shirt with tie. I turned into him so hard barely but not making contact with his car that the bowl of cereal went everywhere. He was lived, I got back up next to him and with a grin on my face I just let him scream, when he was done I said, eat your cereal at home and drove away. One of the happiest days of my life.
BMW and Mercedes are great on the higher-end. But the 3 and C are POS. If you are going entry-level luxury the A4 is a better car.
It's an interesting dichotomy - BMW drivers versus "riders". BMW riders tend to be knowledgeable and conscientious. Some of the more perficient riders I have come across were on a BMW. Don't have any studies to support my conclusion, just anecdotal information based on years of riding a BMW. But would definitely prefer coming across a BMW rider on a back road than a BMW driver!
I agree with this. My boss has an M3 and a X5 and he is a total prick. Drives like a moron too.
Lol I bet SAR 1 came out of the womb attached to one


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Now on view at Louisville's 21c Museum the newest work by local artist and designer Julius Friedman. Friedman explores, for the first time, figurative photography in "Emergence." In this effort, he layers nude portraiture in an attempt to suggest non-representational reading of the image. He incorporates abstract designs, natural scenes, and hieroglyphics lending a sense of mystery.
Friedman is also the owner of the Chapman-Friedman Gallery in Louisville and has exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art and National Gallery of Art.
"Emergence" will remain on view through July, 2010.


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Well, I did a really stupid thing today. I'm doing FMQ on the first quilt ( a throw) that I've tackled to FMQ when I discovered I had stitched one corner up into the stitching. Duuuh. How often have you had to remove those hundreds of tiny stitches? You can bet I was more careful with the rest.
Of course, once I had all of the blocks done, I discovered one more. Rats. Now it's back to the machine.
I have to admit I kept hearing you guys in my head telling me to relax my shoulders, run machine fast & hands slow. You also taught me to use strongers needles so I haven't broken one since. What a smart grp. you are!


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We are a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company discovering and developing novel drug candidates to treat inflammation and cancer. Our primary focus is anti-inflammatory product candidates targeting SH2-containing inositol-5'-phosphatase 1 ("SHIP1"), which is a key regulator of an important cellular signaling pathway in immune cells, known as the PI3K pathway. Our lead product candidate, AQX-1125, is a SHIP1 activator and has demonstrated broad anti-inflammatory activity. AQX-1125 has successfully completed three clinical trials dosed as a once-daily oral product with over 100 subjects having received AQX-1125 to date. We are currently investigating AQX-1125 bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis, or BPS/IC a debilitating chronic inflammatory diseases affecting millions of people worldwide.
Inflammation can be reduced by activation of SHIP1, which is a natural modulator of the PI3K pathway. If the PI3K pathway is overactive, immune cells may produce an abundance of pro-inflammatory signaling molecules and migrate to and concentrate in tissues, resulting in excessive or chronic inflammation. Drugs activating SHIP1 may reduce the function and migration of immune cells and have an anti-inflammatory effect. In addition, because SHIP1 is predominantly present in immune cells, off-tissue toxicities may be minimized. Immune cells with lowered levels of SHIP1 cause abnormal inflammation at mucosal surfaces in response to inflammatory stimuli. Accordingly, we are targeting inflammatory diseases that occur at mucosal surfaces, including those of the respiratory, urinary and gastrointestinal tracts, for which we believe there is broad therapeutic and market potential.
Our longer-term strategy is to broaden our development activities for AQX-1125 and to advance next generation SHIP1 activators for the treatment of additional inflammatory diseases and cancer.


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hey ok guys i obv have a homebrewed wii and i have managed to dl a few emulators from the channel but how exactly do you get/use them to play games
for example i have a snes emulator but no games/roms how would i use the emulator.
Hey Robbyrage. Im afraid if you dont have any legal copies of roms, then you are SOL. You need roms to use the emulator.


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Distant Musings by PinkParasolWatch
©2012-2017 PinkParasol
"Distant Musings"
16x20 oil on wood
April 2012
To see details and a painting video visit my blog here: [link]
16x20 oil on wood
April 2012
To see details and a painting video visit my blog here: [link]
Daily DeviationGiven 2013-02-10
Distant Musings by *PinkParasol Suggested by ~Cravur and =LadyofGaerdon. ( Featured by STelari )
Beautiful! Love the fish!
So beautiful..
Another wonderful masterpiece. I like how the colors flow around the girls body with the blues and the blue goldfish. Very vivid and beautiful
This is absolutely stunning!
I keep thinking I should try out oils....but theyre so expensive! XD
Lovely colours and atmosphere. Your technique is flawless.
Stunning colours. I love how they almost shimmer.
This is oil?!? Holy jeebus! I was thinking it was pastels or something, the lines are so soft and intricate. You definitely deserved the DD!
Very Good!!!
damn, i wasn't really sure if it was a photo or not till I read the tags. Great job, it looks amazing, a well-deserved DD!
your style is supeeerb!
Another brilliant piece with my favorite fish. Congrats Annie!
This is very beautiful.
Absolutely gorgeous work...your DD was well-deserved, congratulations!
So much detail... so much awesomeness.
this is amazing, congrats on the DD
do you make tutorials?
do you make tutorials?
This was traditional? That's amazing it's so beautiful and detailed I didn't think it was possibly for someone to have done this by hand.
The painting is really beautiful. Love it.
...She's really pretty too.
...She's really pretty too.
beautiful piece of work.
Stunningly gorgeous work!
Congratulations on the well-deserved DD!
Congratulations on the well-deserved DD!
Oh my; this is amazing! Gorgeous!
It's very beautiful~!
So pretty...
It is so lovely and what kind of wood did you use.
This is stunning!!!! All that detail must have taken forever,but it was totally worth it!
awesome work... congrats!
Oh wow, you're amazing...
Gorgeous \(^w^)/ <3
I detect hints of Howard Pyle- simply spectacular... thank you for bringing all that beauty into the world.
Very nice work!
So lovely.
Whaao... I have no word to say how pretty it is !!!
This is absolutely breathtaking! Congratulations on the well-earned Daily Deviation!
I.. mmm.. just.. LOVE it!! Great work ^^ I like all the colors, the details, waow!! :3
Very nice!
Beautiful painting, great colours!
Beautiful! I love your gallery!
It'S a dream *w*
really amazing!
really amazing!


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Detroit skates to 2-1 victory over Canucks
Detroit slips by Vancouver, 2-1
Tomas Tatar scored his first goal of the season late in the second period, and the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 on Wednesday.
Daniel Alfredsson had the other goal for the Red Wings (7-4-2), while Jimmy Howard made 19 saves as Detroit snapped a four-game slide.
Daniel Sedin scored for Vancouver (9-5-1), which finished with a season-low 20 shots and had its four-game winning streak end.
Roberto Luongo stopped 25 shots in taking the loss. Henrik Sedin set up Vancouver's first goal to extend his point streak to 10 games (three goals, nine assists).
Trailing 1-0 after the first period, Alfredsson tied the score at 11:37 of the second with his third goal of the season. The former Ottawa Senators captain picked up a loose puck in the slot and fired a shot off the post that rebounded in off Luongo's leg.
Playing just his fifth game of the season, the 22-year-old Tatar then gave Detroit its first lead of the game with 62 seconds left in the period.
Colorado goalie Varlamov surrenders for kidnapping
Colorado Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov surrendered to Denver police on an arrest warrant on charges of kidnapping and third-degree assault in what authorities are calling a domestic violence incident.
Police released few details about the case during a brief news conference and declined to elaborate, other than to say it involved someone who Varlamov was in an intimate relationship with.
Ovechkin out of practice
Alex Ovechkin is nursing an upper-body injury.
The Washington Capitals forward missed practice Wednesday after the team returned from a West Coast trip.
Coach Adam Oates says he thinks Ovechkin was hurt in the first period of Monday's loss to Vancouver. Ovechkin remained in the game.
Women's soccer
Goal in 87th minute nets 1-1 tie for New Zealand against U.S.
It was a tie that felt like a loss to the Americans.
Hannah Wilkinson, twice denied on near goals, chipped in a 15-yard shot in the 87th minute to allow New Zealand to forge a 1-1 draw with the United States in a friendly in Columbus, Ohio.
Sydney Leroux scored in the 42nd minute for the Americans.
"Any time the U.S. women's national team ties, it's a loss for us," Leroux said. "We're very proud. I think we should have won. We're going to be upset about this for a while. But we'll move on."
Wilkinson swooped in from the right side, sidestepped a defender and beat goalie Hope Solo, the former UW Husky.
Solo had three saves for the Americans, 12-0-3 this year and unbeaten in their last 38 games (32-0-6).
College football
Florida Atlantic coach Pelini resigns after admitting drug use
Florida Atlantic coach Carl Pelini and defensive coordinator Pete Rekstis both resigned Wednesday after university officials said they acknowledged using illegal drugs.
FAU received information about the allegations of drug usage by the two coaches on Monday, said athletic director Patrick Chun. An investigation began immediately and Chun confronted the coaches on Wednesday, a day when law enforcement officials also visited the school's athletic offices.
Pelini was the head coach at practice in the morning. By late afternoon, he was gone.
Chun said that as of now, neither Pelini nor Rekstis is facing any charges. The investigation is continuing, and Chun said that was limiting the amount of information he could publicly reveal, other than the drug usage happened off-campus, not at an official school event, not on the team's most recent road trip and that no players were involved.
Neither of the former coaches were permitted to address the team before leaving campus.
Horse racing
Baffert, Game On Dude again favored in Breeders' Cup Classic
There's little Bob Baffert hasn't won in horse racing. The trainer can count nine victories in Triple Crown races, including three Kentucky Derbies, and seven Breeders' Cup wins in his Hall of Fame career.
Game On Dude has been pretty good, too, with a 5-0 record this year.
But neither Baffert nor Game On Dude has won the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic.
They're going to team up for the third straight year on Saturday at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif. Game On Dude is the early 8-5 favorite in the 1¼-mile showcase race of the two-day, $25 million world championships.
Among his rivals are Belmont Stakes winner Palace Malice, last year's runner-up Mucho Macho Man, defending champion Fort Larned, Travers winner Will Take Charge, Jockey Club Gold Cup winner Ron the Greek, and last year's third-place finisher Flat Out.
• Top-seeded Rafael Nadal advanced to the third round of the Paris Masters, and Roger Federer qualified for the ATP Finals for a 12th straight year.
Nadal beat Marcel Granollers 7-5, 7-5 in an all-Spanish meeting, and Federer topped Kevin Anderson 6-4, 6-4.
• Captain Joseph Paulo scored two tries and the United States won its Rugby League World Cup debut, beating the Cook Islands 32-20 at Memorial Stadium in Bristol, England.
Aside from his pair, the NRL-based standoff had a hand in two more tries and made four of his eight goalkicks.
• The NCAA has suspended freshman Kuran Iverson for Memphis' season opener on Nov. 14 for playing in an unauthorized summer-league game in Connecticut
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TV NEWS veteran Peter Meakin always said they'd have to carry him out of Seven in a coffin, but the legendary journalist is set to leave his post very much alive and still kicking heads on his way out.
The controversial boss of Seven's news and current affairs department has confirmed he will step down as network director of news and current affairs, handing the reins for news to the network's Brisbane news boss, Rob Raschke, while Queensland managing director Neil Mooney will extend his role to take up the new position of director of public affairs.
The 70-year-old Meakin said of his stint at Seven: "It's time to pull the plug on this chapter of my life," he said.
"It's been a wonderful nine years and I want to thank everyone who has taken Seven to the top. That includes Kerry Stokes, David Leckie, Tim Worner and all the great people who made me look better than I am.
"The credit for our market leadership belongs to those who host and produce our programs, the reporters, cameramen, sound recordists, editors and hundreds of other dedicated professionals too numerous to name.''
The management transition comes as Seven just hung onto a national news win, but lost its potency to Nine, which claimed the ratings year along the east coast.
Meakin's departure comes a week after reports of changes to Today Tonight and possible redundancies across the network's news division (which have already impacted rivals Ten and Nine).
Staff were told of his plans to leave his full-time role with Seven, but it is understood he will remain on contract in a consulting and mentoring capacity.
He said he was "confident that I leave this division in the very best of hands. The best thing about leaving now is that I can read my obituaries while I'm still alive. And, if they're unflattering, I can sue.''
Seven West Media chairman Kerry Stokes paid tribute to the man he set out to poach nine years ago.
"There's no one quite like Meakin. He has played a most critical role in driving home our leadership and I'm pleased that he'll continue to play a key role as we identify and nurture our future in news and public affairs on the Seven Network."
Seven boss Tim Worner added: "Working alongside Peter has been a great privilege and an experience I'm pleased to report we have both survived.
"Peter's achievements over his stellar career are to be celebrated, in particular his time here where he has played a key role in Seven's success. Because of the sheer volume of news and public affairs programming on Seven, going forward the role will be split into two senior executive positions.
"This change of structure recognises our commitment to what is a critical part of our business. We intend to grow our Seven News and public affairs offering in 2013."
Meakin's tenure at Channel 7, after a 30-year career at Nine, was hugely successful professionally, but mired in personal controversy, after being convicted over three drink-driving incidents, his subsequent disqualification from driving and court order of 250 hours of community service.
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I like where this is going....
I am also located in the CT area. I would like to join this cookout extravaganza. Get me the address and a date and I'll be there with cold beverages.
i would go if there was date, time and address to show up to, i'm all for meeting other landscapers. i'm not far in manchester.
you are funny Joe.. You missed out on some fish and ribs last week.
Yea ribs were wicked good.


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My client has been badly served by a debt factoring company, which is in an unregulated industry. His company was put out of business by a cash flow crisis, reached when the factoring company failed to collect, promptly, a debt for £14,000. My client is unaware of any problems with the debt, and the customer is solvent and still trading.
The debt factoring company purchased the debt of £14,000 from my client. They paid him 65% or so. They have failed to collect the debt - the efforts being occasional half-hearted attempts from the debt manager, who has avoided calls, and refused to provide a log of the debt recovery actions taken - which were minimal, and did not include even the threat of court action. My client's business ran out of cash, as he didn't receive the balance of the debt. The debt factoring company have written off the debt as unrecoverable, although have not provided any evidence for this course of action, other than that "they'd exhausted all recovery measures". They are pursuing my client personally for the 65% advance. They refuse to transfer the original debt back to my client, unless he repays the 65%, which he cannot afford. So "catch 22". If the debt were back in his ownership, I am certain, from the evidence, I could recover it for him, and he could then repay the debt company without having to sell his home and face financial ruin.
Any advice or assistance would be very gratefully received.
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Get the debt transferred back to your client
If the factoring company has written off the debt, then they would presumably be prepared to reassign it to your client for a notional amount. He could then collect the debt (with your help) and repay the 65% advance.


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UPPER DARBY -- Two of the women who were chanting and dancing in their birthday suits in the parking lot of Upper Darby High School on Friday remain hospitalized for evaluation, officials said.
Sara Butler, 43, and her daughter, Bessie Butler, 22, both of the Germantown section of Philadelphia, refused to cooperate with investigators, or get dressed, and were transported to Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby for psychiatric evaluations.
Joanne Butler, 23, of the 100 block of West Manheim Street in Philadelphia, who resides with her mother, sister and 14-year-old brother, was also charged and was arraigned Friday night by Magisterial District Judge David Lang.
According to the affidavit, the four Butlers first arrived at the school on Lansdowne Avenue, shortly after 10 a.m., to have another family member, a 12th-grade male, released from class. They were denied because Sara Butler is not the custodial parent.
"They began chanting and causing a scene in the lobby," Officer Thomas Fitzpatrick wrote in the affidavit.
The family members departed when they were asked to leave by school security officers, but returned an hour later. Again, they complied when ordered off the campus.
At 1 p.m., police were summoned after the group returned and undressed in the parking lot in front of the main entrance to the school. They paraded around naked while calling out prayers to God.
"They disrobed between parked cars and were running around chanting prayers to Jesus," Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood said. "They were running around the lot for five to 10 minutes. When police got there, they were in a van and locked their arms in defiant protest. They were chanting 'Jesus is Lord.'"
Numerous officers entered the van to remove the naked occupants for transport to the police station. The minivan was towed from the scene.
Upper Darby High School Principal Chris Dormer alerted parents of the bizarre incident through a global connect recorded message accessed at www.upperdarbysd.org.
Joanne Butler was arraigned on charges of indecent exposure, criminal trespass, obstructing highways, corruption of minors, open lewdness and disorderly conduct.
Lang set bail at $5,000 unsecured, and she was released from custody pending a preliminary hearing March 21 in district court.


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Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach will co-host the syndicated rock countdown "LA Lloyd's Rock 30" on February 2-3, 2008. The show will feature music from Bach's latest solo CD, "Angel Down"."LA Lloyd's Rock 30" airs in 30 cities across the U.S. To find a station near you, click here. Bach recently released the first video from "Angel Down". The clip for "(Love Is) A Bitchslap", which was completed at Macabre studios in New Jersey, is "a live performance video, filmed at the sold-out Calgary Saddledome and Winnipeg MTS Centre shows," says Sebastian. "The video kicks ass and I can't wait for you all to see it!! The band is rockin' and we played to over 40,000 of you people those two nights, so on behalf of the band, thanks for letting us star in YOUR video, Calgary and Winnipeg!!" "Angel Down" has sold 24,000 copies in the United States since its November 20, 2007 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD was produced by Roy Z (BRUCE DICKINSON, HALFORD, JUDAS PRIEST), and recorded at Sound City Studios and Under City Studios in Los Angeles, CA. Joining Bach in the studio were guitarists "Metal" Mike Chlasciak and Johnny Chromatic, Bobby Jarzombek on drums, and Steve DiGiorgio on bass. GUNS N' ROSES' Axl Rose makes a special guest appearance contributing vocals on three of the album's songs — "(Love is a) Bitchslap", a cover of AEROSMITH's "Back In the Saddle" and "Stuck Inside".
SEBASTIAN BACH To Co-Host 'LA Lloyd's Rock 30' This Weekend
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Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company
First Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 01/09/1997, Docket: RP97-185-000, Status: Effective
Third Revised Sheet No. 295 Third Revised Sheet No. 295 : Superseded
Superseding: Substitute First Revised Sheet No. 295
Buyer/Shipper under Panhandle's First Revised Volume
No. 1 Tariff under Rate Schedules FT, EFT, SCT, IT,
EIT and LFT, various rate schedules under Panhandle's
FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 2 (as shown
thereon), with the exception of volumes redelivered
from a storage field to the extent that the
Volumetric Surcharge was applicable to the
corresponding volume of gas delivered to the storage
field, or if the injection of such gas into storage
occurred prior to the effective date of this tariff
sheet and with the exception of volumes of gas
transported on any portion of Panhandle's System when
title to such gas passes to another Shipper of gas
for immediate redelivery and subsequent
transportation on Panhandle's System. The amount of
the Volumetric Surcharge shall be as stated in Tariff
Sheet No. 19 of Panhandle's FERC Gas Tariff, First
Revised Volume No. 1, and the applicable rate
schedules of Panhandle's FERC Gas Tariff, Original
Volume No. 2. The Volumetric Surcharge shall be
added to and become a part of the stated Minimum
Rates and stated Maximum Rates for transportation
service provided under Rate Schedules FT, EFT, SCT,
IT, EIT and LFT.
(g) Reservations
If the cost recovery procedures set forth in this
Section 18.3 are made applicable to a Buyer/Shipper
which has filed a petition for review of the orders
of the Commission approving the provisions of this
Section 18.3 or to a Buyer/Shipper who has intervened
in such review proceeding in support of such
petition, the right of Panhandle to assess such
additional charges as may be necessary to assure that
Panhandle may recover the fully allocated share of
the costs encompassed by this Section 18.3 and
applicable carrying costs from such party as may
result from any such litigation is reserved and the
right of Panhandle to use such means of collection of
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LGBT Russians ask us to join the Sochi Olympics, not boycott it
From boycotting vodka to snubbing the Winter Olympics, westerners have advanced many strategies to tackle growing hate in Russia. But what do LGBT activists actually want us to do?
In the last few months we have seen growing violence against LGBT people and allies in Russia and the enactment of the Russian law on 'propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations among minors' that renders illegal statements and actions that acknowledge LGBT equality.
As a result, the upcoming Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Sochi have already become a subject of an international debate both over the impact of this context on the athletes, spectators, staff, and volunteers of the games and over compliance of the Sochi Games with the Olympic values of diversity and non-discrimination.
The Russian LGBT Network applauds the actions of individuals and organizations who address the escalating official and societal homophobia in Russia, and we are with them in the commitment to the protection of the rights and freedoms of LGBT people and allies.
Numerous initiatives in regards the 2014 Winter Olympics are successfully garnering support worldwide, with the centerpiece of the debate being the pro- / counter-boycott considerations. We would like to join the momentum and share our vision.
While we value diversity in approaches and welcome all efforts that forward justice and equality, we will contribute the work of the LGBT Network to the promotion of proactive participation in the games instead of a boycott.
We believe calls for the spectators to boycott Sochi, for the Olympians to retreat from competition, and for governments, companies, and national Olympic committees to withdraw from the event risk to transform the powerful potential of the Games in a less powerful gesture that would prevent the rest of the world from joining LGBT people, their families and allies in Russia in solidarity and taking a firm stance against the disgraceful human rights record in this country.
In retrospect, the record of the Olympic boycotts is not utterly promising in regards the potential to bring a change. Look at the 1980 boycott of the Moscow Olympics, the 1984 'retaliation' boycott of the LA games, or at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. What is remembered from 1968 is neither the number nor the names of those who boycotted the games, but the 'human rights salute' by Tommie Smith and John Carlos who rose black-gloved fists and bowed their heads on the victory stand as a sign of resistance to racial injustice and solidarity with everyone who fought for equality and human rights.
The Olympic Games are a unique and powerful occasion for individuals, organizations, diplomatic missions, and governments to come together and voice, in tune with the Olympic ideals, the ideas of human rights, freedoms, equality and justice – regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity.
Participation and attendance of the games in Sochi will not indicate endorsement of injustice and discrimination; they will only if they are silent.
We hope to join forces and succeed in raising everyone's voices for LGBT equality in Russia and elsewhere. We hope together with those who share this vision, we will succeed in sending the strongest message possible by involving athletes, diplomats, sponsors, and spectators to show up and speak up –proclaiming equality in most compelling ways.
We call for organizations and individuals who are attending the games to exercise freedom of expression and freedom of assembly and to not fall accomplices to the homophobic policies by censoring own beliefs, statements, and identities.
We will work for greater visibility of LGBT pride before, during, and after the games in all domains possible, and we hope for the support of national organizations in making sure that the athletes publicly take a stance against violence toward LGBT people and stand strong for LGBT equality.
We want the national houses to fill the gap of the banned Pride House and support LGBT athletes, staff, spectators and their allies on their grounds. We ask sponsors to follow through with their policies and visualize their commitment to justice and observance of human rights in regards LGBT people at the games; and that the broadcasters display all this in a positive and supportive way.
The Olympics in Sochi should embody the ideals and values of the games and should demonstrate to everyone who is watching that the greatest athletes stand strong with their LGBT competitors and partners, out or closeted, and that together they stand strong with LGBT people and allies everywhere.
Do not boycott the Olympics – boycott homophobia! Stand in solidarity with people in Russia and bring LGBT pride and values of human rights and freedoms to the games in Sochi!
Anastasia Smirnova is general project manager of the Interregional Social Movement 'Russian LGBT Network'. You can find out more about their work on their site or Facebook page.


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My Kinda Party – Brantley Gilbert & Jason Aldean
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Brantley Gilbert wrote 'My Kinda Party' and after cutting the song to Jason Aldean, it has become one of the top country songs in the country. Here is your chance to hear the song by both artists!
In this video, Brantley sings his version first. You can tell a difference in the production levels, but he totally kills it. Just to remind you, Brantley Gilbert will be headlining the Taste Of Country Christmas Tour concert at Midnight Rodeo on December 10th.
The song sounds great from both artists, but I think you can definitely tell who wrote the song when listening to it. Brantley is a emerging star in the country music world and you can expect to see him topping the charts for years to come.


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Hi Folks
A quick hello from retirement. I know a lot of my doggy friends have passed on but I also know that a lot of you are still having barkloads of fun!
As you can see, I am going a bit "greybeard" on you all but I'm sure all you other seniors know it just means you are more wise like a wizard!
Happy trails