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Back in the 1970s I wanted my mom to buy me a real leather jacket. Unfortunately, she was only prepared to spend for one made of synthetic leather. As much as I wanted to believe it looked genuine, it just looked fake. Today's fake - excuse me, faux - leather looks so much more like the real thing. And, not only is faux leather less expensive than genuine leather, it's also easier to sew with. We give you the simple tricks and tools.
On many occasions, I've had trouble telling a faux item was not made from real leather. It just looks and feels so genuine. Sometimes, I've had to twist the item around until I could see the backing before it revealed its secret. Faux leather is also easier to maintain. No need for big drycleaning bills, most options can be cleaned by simply wiping with a damp cloth.
Beyond looking just like top-grain cowhide, the new faux leather comes in a extensive variety of patterns and textures that are so realistically exotic, you might get taken for a poacher if you're not careful. Fabric.com has a wonderful selection in stock and ready to ship for your holiday sewing.
Faux leather has just a few minor challenges: it's a "sticky" fabric under the presser foot, any time you poke it with a pin it's a permanent hole, and it will wear out sewing needles faster than regular fabric.
But if you use a few simple techniques and have a few special notions on hand, faux leather is not at all difficult to work with. If fact, I found it really fun to sew on. Plus, the things you can make with it are very impressive. Stay tuned for our beautiful handbag coming up this week!
Measuring and cutting
Because pins will leave permanent holes, you can only pin faux leather in places where it won't show. This means pins are not your best option for holding your paper pattern pieces onto your material.
The best way to cut out your material is to lay the faux leather flat and face up on a rotary cutting mat. Place your pattern pieces on top of your material and hold them in place with pattern weights.
Using a sharp rotary cutter, cut out your pieces. Use a plastic ruler in places where you need a nice straight edge.
Sewing machine setup
When stitched from the right side, faux leather tends to stick to a regular metal presser feet. Instead, use either a foot that's made from a non-stick substance like Teflon® or use a tractor foot. Your sewing machine dealer can help you find the correct foot for your machine make and model. Fabric.com also has a nice selection of Janome accessories.
This is Janome's Ultra Glide foot
This is Janome's Roller foot
If you don't have access to either of these types of foot, you can try the technique of placing a strip of wax paper under your regular presser foot. The foot will move nicely across the wax paper, and you can see through it to keep track of your seam.
When you're finished, it can be easily torn way from the seam.
Choose a denim sewing needle. It will have a sharper point than a regular needle to minimize the size of the holes in your material. There are actual leather needles, but they are best for genuine leather and not as great for the faux leathers.
Be sure to start each project with a new needle and have several spares on hand, since faux leather can dull them more quickly than regular fabric.
You can use a zigzag or a straight stitch, depending on the look you want. Lengthen your stitch a little because the small stitches can perforate the material and weaken the seam.
As always, test your stitches on a few scraps before sewing your pattern pieces.
Actually sewing the faux leather
I like to use clips to hold my pieces together for sewing.
Other people like to tape their layers together or use glue in the seam allowance. You can use pins but only in the seam allowance, since they make permanent holes (I think I've mentioned this once or twice before).
For the same reason, you have to be very careful about ripping out seams. When re-sewing the seam, you have to make sure your needle goes in exactly the same holes it made the first time.
Sew your faux leather project slowly and carefully and you should do fine. Press your seams when necessary, using the synthetic setting on your iron. To be safe, use a pressing cloth and press from the wrong side whenever possible.
Extra seams add to the real leather look
Genuine leather items tend to have more seams. So for a more authentic look for your faux leather, choose a pattern that has a lot of small sections. Or you can add seams across larger sections for the same effect.
The swatches above are just a few faux leather options
Fabric.com has a huge selection of faux leather in an awesome variety of textures, grains and colors. We've shown just a few samples in the image at the top of the page. To see more fabulous faux leather, go here.
Faux leather is fun to shop for and fun to create with. Try it with a simple project and before you know it you'll be making full faux buckskins for the whole family... or not.


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Baba Wali Kotal
This photograph of Baba Wali Kotal is from an album of rare historical photographs depicting people and places associated with the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The village and pass of Baba Wali were named for a Kandahari holy man whose tomb was nearby. The place was the site of a major battle outside Kandahar in September 1880, between Afghan forces led by Ghazi Mohammad Ayub Khan (1857–1914) and British and Indian forces under Sir Frederick Roberts (1832–1914). The British defeated Ayub Khan, raising his siege of the city and effectively ending the war. Shown here is the site of the battle and the British defensive lines. In the background on the left is the mountain with the Chilzina (a chamber carved out of the rock); another mountain can be seen on the right. Ayub Khan placed his artillery between these two peaks. The Second Anglo-Afghan War began in November 1878 when Great Britain, fearful of what it saw as growing Russian influence in Afghanistan, invaded the country from British India. The first phase of the war ended in May 1879 with the Treaty of Gandamak, which permitted the Afghans to maintain internal sovereignty but forced them to cede control over their foreign policy to the British. Fighting resumed in September 1879 after an anti-British uprising in Kabul, and finally concluded with the decisive Battle of Kandahar. The album includes portraits of British and Afghan leaders and military personnel, portraits of ordinary Afghan people, and depictions of British military camps and activities, structures, landscapes, and cities and towns. The sites shown are all located within the borders of present-day Afghanistan or Pakistan (a part of British India at the time). About a third of the photographs were taken by John Burke (circa 1843–1900), another third by Sir Benjamin Simpson (1831–1923), and the remainder by several other photographers. Some of the photographs are unattributed. The album possibly was compiled by a member of the British Indian government, but this has not been confirmed. How it came to the Library of Congress is not known.
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- "Baba Wali Kotal from Belooch lines [Kandahar]," British Library Online Gallery, March 2009, http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/b/019pho0000050s1u00083000.html.
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"It is Getafe . . . we will announce it in a big way tomorrow," Suleiman al Butti, project manager of Royal Emirates Group, said.
Royal Emirates, an investment firm chaired by Sheikh Butti Bin Suhail Al Maktoum, said in statement on Tuesday the club would be named "Team Dubai", although it was not clear whether that would become the team's official name.
The deal would be the third for a La Liga club involving a non-Spanish buyer in the past year following the sale of Malaga to a member of the Qatari royal family and the purchase of Racing Santander by an Indian businessman.
Royal Emirates Group said Dubai's minister of culture, the Spanish ambassador and "many other corporate icons and members of the ruling family of Dubai" would attend an event scheduled on Thursday to announce the deal.
Getafe president Angel Torres has travelled to Dubai "with the idea of having meetings to look for sponsors that improve the image of Getafe and a new name for the stadium," and is accomapanied by club captain Manuel del Moral.
Getafe are 14th in La Liga with 37 points from 32 games and hovering just above the relegation zone.


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FIGURES within Hampshire's church community have welcomed the decision to allow women to become bishops.
The Church of England's General Synod this afternoon voted in favour of introducing women bishops for the first time.
Bishops, clergy, and laity all voted in favour of the motion.
There was shock in 2012 after the plan collapsed when there were six votes short among lay members.
Now members of the church across the county have reacted positively to the vote.
Rev Clare Downing, moderator of the Wessex Synod of the United Reformed Church, said: "I am looking forward to working with female colleagues in the church of England in the small roles that I have,"I don't know if it's so much a change. It's something that has been on the cards for so long that although there's those that are somewhat upset by it it's not a surprise to anyone any more.
"It's still progression that has taken a while."
Rev Doctor Sarah Hall, of the South West Hants group of the United Reformed Church, said it was a "new era": "I think it is excellent news.
"I remember when the Church of England first ordained female arch deacons.
"The thing about the church is you cannot force people to change their minds."
The venerable Joanne Grenfell, archdeacon of Portsdown, said: "This is fantastic news for the church of England and the country as a whole. To have women and men together in all areas of the ministry is a true witness to a god who created men and women as equals.
"I am really confident the church of England can move forward and find was to make this work and welcome women in the coming months."
Christine Whitehead, newly ordained deacon working in the benefice of Chandler's Ford, said she was pleased with the vote, adding: "I was surprised how personally I felt hurt by the previous vote against."
Rev Stephen Wilkins, of Bitterne Park United Reformed Church, said: "The United Reformed Church has been ordaining women ministers since 1909, and we have female ministers who are pretty much at a similar level of administration for pastoral care as Church of England bishops - it has not been a problem for us for more than 100 years.
"I am perfectly happy for the Church of England to have female bishops.
"I understand there is a theological concern but the church has got a bigger agenda than worrying about who is running it."
Following the vote by the General Synod in favour of women bishops, the Right Reverend Tim Dakin, the Bishop of Winchester, said: "Synod's decision has sent out a clear and joyful message.
"At last, gifted women leaders will be able to serve as bishops. I'm delighted, and I hope this decision will release energy, allow for reconciliation and enable all to flourish in the church's life and mission."
He added: "For so long, including in our own diocese of Winchester, the Church of England has benefited greatly from the outstanding ministry of both women and men working together. Now, we can look forward to working together in our mission as bishops as well.
"This has been an emotional journey for many. That applies as much for those who have campaigned steadfastly for this day, as well as those whose traditional views have been challenged by the process.
"All should continue to have an honoured place both in our Diocese and across the Church. Importantly, this has been properly reflected in the legislation that Synod has passed."
How the three Church of England synod houses voted:
Bishops: 37 in favour, 2 against, 1 abstention.
Clergy: 162 in favour, 25 against, 4 abstentions
Laity: 152 in favour, against 45, 5 abstentions.


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- German Grand Prix
Wheel nut costs Massa fourth
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Felipe Massa said that a sticking wheel nut allowed Sebastian Vettel to overtake him for fourth place in the pits on the final lap of the German Grand Prix.
Massa had been holding off Vettel's challenge for much of the second half of the race and appeared to have done enough when the pair pitted for medium tyres together at the end of the penultimate lap. Vettel, however, left the pits first to take the position and Massa said he had been delayed by a wheel nut problem, but refused to complain about the pit stop error.
"Sure, I would have preferred to have stayed ahead of the World Champion right to the end," Massa said. "But at the final pit stop there was a problem with the wheel nut on the left rear which cost me a few seconds: these things happen and recrimination achieves nothing."
Despite the problem, Massa said he had enjoyed the close battle with Vettel, and believed that losing out to Nico Rosberg at the start of the race cost him the opportunity to stay with the leaders.
"It was a good race, in which I went head to head with Vettel for many laps. A shame about the time lost at the start behind Rosberg: the Mercedes is one of the hardest cars to overtake because it is very quick on the straights. The DRS was not a big help here, to such an extent that I passed him and Vettel under braking for Turn 1 where you cannot use the moveable wing.
"I got away well at the start, but then Vettel closed the line on the inside and I tried to go round the outside, because there was nowhere else to go if I wanted to make up some places. In fact I actually lost one to Rosberg."


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I assumed not, but I am no expert on failures in this gun, learning as I go.
To me that is what appeared to happen because the trigger would not engage, but I guess it could have simply not been set, and the next round manually charged would have corrected that. That actually makes more sense....
Forward assist would not help, no trigger click, so your suggestion could be right on point.
They did extract without issue and no change in feel or additional resistance, with no signs of issue with the round, likewise same rounds had no primer dimple so I reloaded them and they fired without issue on subsequent runs.
So what would be the solution, or mitigation per se, heavier ammo, heavier buffer (My assumption is this would slow it a little, give it more time?), lighter buffer (My assumption here is that it would cycle further? I have a 3oz carbine buffer/spring)
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When will Indus Prius Hybrid Introduced in Pakistan?
Indus Motors intend to release this car to the showrooms during the third quarter of the year 2013. July the 1st will be the start of the new quarter. So as soon as the third quarter starts, we should expect the introduction of Indus Prius Hybrid any moment in Pakistan. If Government of Pakistan is unable to finalize their strategy regarding the implementation of duty on these cars, the company might delay the introduction of Prius Hybrid. If duty is not imposed, then a major drop in price is expected.
Global Popularity of Toyota Prius
It is a fact that attitude of people all around the world towards hybrid cars is very positive. Not only it is fuel efficient but it is environment friendly as well. Toyota Prius is one of the few cars that have been released early when hybrid cars were new in the market and has been appreciated by the people. Celebrities acquired this car in order to show people that they care about the planet and this car has its own place among hybrid cars currently present in the market.
Full Warranty on Imported Hybrid Cars from Toyota Indus
Babar S. Khan who is heading the Corporate Planning department for Indus Motors has revealed that the company has finished the testing phase for Toyota Prius Hybrid keeping in view the driving environment in Pakistan. He expressed the views that Pakistani Toyota customers will now be able to purchase imported and new hybrid cars in Pakistan and company will be providing them with full warranty.
Factors Affecting the Price of Toyota Hybrid in Pakistan
Babar S. Khan mentioned that price of Toyota Hybrid in Pakistan will depend on policy of Government of Pakistan. Last Government reduced the duty on Hybrid cars by 25%. New Government is formed in Pakistan earlier this week. It has been indicated in new Government's policies that complete exemption of duty on Hybrid cars imported in Pakistan might be considered in order to control the on-going energy crisis in the country. So price of Toyota Hybrid cars in Pakistan really is dependent upon the structure of duty imposed on cars by the Government.


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Vitamin A supplementation in HIV-infected infants and children 6–59 months of age
Vitamin A deficiency affects about 190 million preschool-age children, mostly from Africa and South-East Asia. In infants and children, vitamin A is essential to support rapid growth and to help combat infections. Inadequate intakes of vitamin A may lead to vitamin A deficiency which can cause visual impairment in the form of night blindness, may increase the risk of illness and death from childhood infections, and may compound the effects of HIV infection.
Research has shown that vitamin A supplementation in HIV-infected infants and children is safe and effective in reducing illness and death. Vitamin A can be safely provided to children in a large dose, rather than more frequent smaller doses, as it can be stored by the body and released over time as needed.
Many countries have successfully integrated strategies to deliver vitamin A supplements to infants and children in their national health policies, including delivery during routine health visits and immunizations.
WHO recommendations
In settings where vitamin A deficiency is a public health problem (prevalence of night blindness is 1% or higher in children 24–59 months of age or where the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency (serum retinol 0.70 µmol/l or lower) is 20% or higher in infants and children 6–59 months of age), high-dose vitamin A supplementation is recommended in infants and children 6–59 months of age.
The above recommendation can also be applied in populations where infants and children may be infected with HIV.
Additional information for this recommendation, including a suggested scheme for supplementation, can be found in the guidance summary and in the guideline, under 'WHO documents' below.
This is one of several WHO recommendations on vitamin A supplementation. The full set of recommendations can be found in 'Full set of recommendations'.
WHO documents
GRC-approved guidelines
Vitamin A supplementation for infants and children 6 to 59 months of age
Publication date: 2011
Other guidance documents
Global prevalence of vitamin A deficiency in populations at risk 1995-2005: WHO Global Database on Vitamin A Deficiency
Publication date: 2009
Systematic reviews used to develop the guidelines
Micronutrient supplementation in children and adults with HIV infection
Irlam JH, Visser MME, Rollins NN, Siegfried N.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2010; Issue 12. Art. No.: CD003650.
Summary of this review
Vitamin A supplementation for preventing morbidity and mortality in children from 6 months to 5 years of age
Imdad A, Herzer K, Mayo-Wilson E, Yakoob MY, Bhutta ZA.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2010; Issue 12. Art. No.: CD008524.
- Summary of this review
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Related Cochrane reviews
Micronutrient supplementation for children with HIV infection
Irlam JH, Siegfried N, Visser ME, Rollins NC.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2013; Issue 10. Art. No.: CD010666.


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Can i connect a macbook pro equipped with Thunderbolt to an old ADC cinema display? if so, How?
I'm in the market for a new macbook pro, but i can't seem to find any definite information as to whether or not i can use my old cinema display (using ADC). I know there is an ADC-DVI converter, and a Thunderbolt-DVI converter. Is it possible to simply buy both and use the old display?
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The answer is yes. Once the ADC-DVI converter is in place it is, effectively, a DVI plug. After that using the Thunderbolt to DVI converter is what you need.
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There is an ADC-to-DVI adaptor available which when used in conjunction with the MiniDisplay to DVI adaptor, handles the video conversion. This is fine, but you still need to power the ADC display somehow. I looked into the a few years ago and discovered that the very specialised power adaptor was simply far too expensive.
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error / report with eth0 link
I have my LFS running just nice at the moment, There are a few little niggles, I get an error/report just as I log in,
r8169 000000:05:00.0 eth0: link up
The 1 above mentions
The other fix is to do Bruce's fix and also add -g to the second NTPD
and here
the 2nd link mentions putting sleep 3 at the end of start /etc/rc.d/init/network
When I looked at file I was unsure where to put it exactly.
The wired (eth0) is working fine I would just like to tide it up abit.
And a third "fix":
This message is sent to the terminal by klogd. I personally don't like the default log level that is used by klogd. Changing it to a different log level is done by the -c flag (see man klogd).
I have the following line in my /etc/rc.d/init.d/sysklogd file:
start_daemon /sbin/klogd -c 3
I made it a habit to:
a) not to add the -c part until a week or so after a fresh install. Just in case a new one pops up,
b) regularly check my log files (which one should do anyway....).
T address the specific issue: I don't think there is a solution, I've also looked for this and couldn't find one. It is not LFS specific, I also see this on Debian Squeeze and RHEL 6.0/1
I'm using 2 Marvel 88E8056 PCI-E Gigabit cards, so it doesn't seem to be limited to the Intel (82566MM/82573L) Gigabit cards mentioned in the links you posted.
Hope this helps.
Thks druuna worked a treat, I have a few more little niggles to sort out,
Maybe you can help with but thats another thread.
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With a dozen scholarship offers to his credit, Carmel (Ind.) defensive end Langston Newton is already established as a Division 1 football prospect. But the 6-5, 240-pound Newton has also reached an elite tier in track and field, where he is one of the country's top high school throwers.
Newton was the discus national champion last year and has a shot put personal best of close to 60 feet. He is also rated three stars as a football prospect with offers from the likes of Indiana, Kentucky, Marshall, Bowling Green, Northern Illinois and Western Kentucky. Mastering the elusive concept of time management is the challenge that faces Newton heading into his senior year.
"In the spring I would throw, throw, throw and was doing maybe 20 percent football stuff," he said. "At the beginning of summer I was going to these camps, so I was doing maybe 40 percent throwing and 60 percent football. Now, I am trying to get to a nice, even 50-50."
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Camps at LSU and Notre Dame highlighted Newton's month of June, but he immediately has to return his attention to his throwing.
"I will be on the Junior Olympic Circuit for throwing," Newton said. "Later this month I will be in Illinois for the Regional meet, and if I qualify through there I will be going to Wichita, Kan., for the USATF Junior Olympics National Meet sometime in late July or early August."
Newton is also regimenting his contact with college coaches from both sports. He has received, or is planning to host, visits from track and field coaches this month while also following up with the football programs at LSU and Notre Dame following his camp appearances at those schools.
"I have been able to talk with LSU," Newton said. "They are excited about me and their track program is excited about me, so we'll have to see what happens in the next few months."
Having college potential in two sports means Newton has options his fellow football recruits do not have to consider.
"Track is definitely going to be a [consideration] for me," Newton said. "I imagine what will happen is I will start college playing both, then as the years progress I might decide I need to focus on doing one sport."
For now, Newton is taking both sports into consideration when deciding where to play out his college career. He has some help in selecting a college because his brother, current Kentucky quarterback Morgan Newton, has already been through the process.
"He doesn't talk to me as a recruit; he talks to me as a brother," Newton said. "He really makes sure I consider all my options and stay up with everybody. He said organization is one of the most important things."
Kentucky is one of the schools that has offered Newton for football. His familiarity with the school makes them a strong contender.
"It was definitely exciting to get that offer. It was my first SEC offer, and people down there know me," Newton said. "It is definitely interesting because of my brother's situation. He really told me some good things that made me think Kentucky is an interesting place.
Being down in Kentucky almost every other weekend has left an imprint on me. I love the fan base and how crazy they are about football and how crazy they are about basketball. That is a unique place and I am definitely considering them as a place to go to school."
Although he has close connections with Kentucky, Newton said it is too early to name a favorite for his signature. His attention for the next month will be primarily centered on track and field, after which he begins preparation for his senior football season.


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Not holding my breath.
Except that I hope the US don't lose any more players to injury. See Bruce Arena's roster.
And watch the game on your PC if you don't have ESPN2: go to usoccer.com and launch the "matchtracker."
We can talk about how lame the US team is tomorrow… maybe!
On your PC: Venezuela versus the USofA
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Actress and VP of Charity for The New Hollywood Group, Ragan Brooks, challenges us to use the artistic concept of "Negative Space" to help us recenter and give thanks in our busy lives.
I have a brilliant heart and a beautiful mind. I am me, a perfectly flawed, beautyFULL work in progress. I promise to lift other girls up, have their backs, and make it safe for them to be exactly who they are. I'm on a mission to raise the standards for how we treat each other, how we treat ourselves, and how we treat the world. Every time I look in the mirror I'll remind myself that I'm not alone, that I'm beautiful, that my voice matters, and that I am enough.


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The three-masted 'Alva' from Stockholm in the harbour of Vueltas, Valle Gran Rey yesterday. The 44 metres long vessel is crewed by students and operated by the Swedish marine instute. Vueltas harbour is attracting more and more large sailing vessels.
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Carlsbad ArtSplash, a nonprofit organization that supports arts and music education programs, is accepting grant applications from North County teachers and schools for the 2014-15 school year.
The deadline is Aug. 1. For grant guidelines and applications, go to carlsbadartsplash.org/grant.htm. ArtSplash will notify recipients in September.
ArtSplash holds an annual two-day festival that raises money for the grants. This year's celebration will be held Sept. 27 and 28 on Armada Drive in Carlsbad. The organization estimates that at least $5,000 in grants will be awarded for the coming school year.
In the 2013-14 school year, ArtSplash grants totaling $8,154 supported 17 programs for students in the Carlsbad Unified, Encinitas Union, Oceanside Unified, San Dieguito Union High, San Marcos Unified and Vista Unified school districts.
ArtSplash has distributed more than $50,000 to school programs for arts programs since it was founded in 2002.
The Vista High School Band, under Director Ralph Ewell, has received multiple ArtSplash grants, and this past school year its $500 award was put toward the band's April trip to New York to perform at Carnegie Hall.
First-time ArtSplash grant recipient Hilary Rogers used her $300 award to supplement "Life Science Through Storytelling." Rogers, a second-grade teacher at Vista Unified's Alamosa Park Elementary School, helped her students research, understand and share the story of honeybees. The lessons culminated with students creating and performing their own bee-oriented folktales.
"We appreciate the grant, which enabled us to utilize a real-life, problem-based learning approach to the issue, 'How can we as student storytellers inform others about the problem with the honeybee population?' " Rogers told ArtSplash officials.
Neru Taupau, also a first-time recipient, used his $700 grant to buy instruments and materials for an after-school music program he leads at Oceanside's Mission Elementary School. First-, second- and third-graders learn to play an instrument through a fast-paced program.
Art teacher Sue DeWulf of Valley Middle School reached more than 300 students with her most recent grant. The students' acrylic paintings were exhibited recently.
"The grant recipients' commitment to the arts and their students is precisely what our organization is intended to support," ArtSplash Chairwoman Joni Miringoff said in a statement. "We hope to receive many grant applications and continue raising funds to keep the arts alive in North County, especially for our children. We are so pleased to offer these funds and hope to see many students at this year's chalk art and entertainment festival."
This year's ArtSplash theme is "Hats Off to Artists." Planned features include a professional cheese carver, an auction of artist-created palettes, handmade hats, music and additional entertainment. Saturday will include "Taste@ArtSplash," and a car show is scheduled for Sunday.
Returning, too, is ArtSplash's signature attraction: museum-quality chalk art drawings on the pavement.
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Seven Dallas County eighth-grade students will be awarded college scholarships through the Bobby Bragan Youth Foundation, a nonprofit established in 1991 by the late Major League Baseball player and manager Bobby Bragan.
Two Grand Prairie students, Elizabeth Amadasu of Jackson Middle School and Abrianna Rhodes of the Young Women's Learning Academy at Arnold Middle School, will be given $2,500 scholarships at the foundation's annual Scholarship Celebration at 2:30 p.m. April 27 at the University of Texas at Arlington.
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Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) to Roscoe G. Greene re: Grey's Elegy, the Constitution
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Author/Creator: Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848)
Place Written: Washington
Type: Autograph letter signed
Date: 1840/03/04
Pagination: 2 p. 26 x 21 cm
Summary of Content: Adams comments at length upon punctuation in Grey's "Elegy in a Churchyard" (and the powers of Congress as limited or expanded by a semi-colon in the Constitution. He also writes that "No land of slavery could ever have produced Grey's Elegy."
People: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848.
Historical Era: National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Full Transcript: Roscoe G. Greene Esqr. Portland, Maine, Washington 4. March 1840, Sir, Your Letter of the 22d ulto. gave me the first information that a serious question exists in the Court of Poetry and Taste, with regard to the punctuation of the first line of Gray's Elegy. It is not identically the same, but near akin to the famous question between a comma and a semi-colon in the Constitution of the United States, upon which certain profound grammatical politicians have maintained that the limitation of the Powers of the Congress of the United States entirely depends., Between a comma and a semi-colon in the construction of a sentence whether in prose or verse, there may no doubt be an immense difference of meaning-- And in so exquisitely beautiful a poem as Gray's Elegy in a Country Churchyard, every shade of meaning, which addresses itself to the tenderest and most virtuous sensibilities of our nature has its interest-- One of the highest excellencies of that Poem is the elevation to which it raises "the short and simple annals of the poor" -- the deeply affecting imagery with which it contrasts their useful toil, their humble joys and destiny obscure, with the [overwritten: boast] of heraldry; the pomp of power attendant upon worldly grandeur and stimulant of ambition. The graveyard is of all other places upon earth, the spot for demonstrating the natural equality of mankind. No Land of Slavery could ever have produced Gray's Elegy., But as to the various modes of punctuation for the reading of the first line,, The Curfew tolls the knell of parting day,, is that which I have always been accustomed, and with or without the comma after the word tolls, the difference of meaning is so slight, that the saving of time and ink to write down the comma would be a sufficient reason with me for omitting it. [2] The cesural [sic] pause mentioned by the English writers on elocution as incident and peculiar to the English decasyllabic verse, falls in this line at the close of the sixth syllable after the word knell., The curfew tolls the knell . . . of parting day, But if you put a comma after the word tolls, the cesural [sic] pause must be there also, and to my ear [inserted: it] gives a stiffness to the whole line, which has otherwise an easy and natural flow., In the Edition of Gray's works by Matthias, in two large Quarto volumes published in 1814 there is a facsimile of the original manuscript of the Elegy, by Gray himself, in which the line is written, The curfew tolls the knell of parting day,, and so I have no doubt it should always be written., I am very respectfully, Sir, your obed[ien]t serv[an]t, John Quincy Adams
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WILLMAR -- Mike Vosika doesn't oppose plans for a small housing development on Dovre Township's Long Lake, but he wants to make sure the future residents realize they'll be building their new homes in farm country.
Vosika has cattle in the pasture that abuts the proposed Rolling Meadows housing development.
He told the Kandiyohi County Planning Commission he's worried the new country dwellers could object to his agricultural livelihood.
"I know what they're going to say: 'We smell something,'" Vosika said.
A similar concern was expressed by Alvin Ledeboer about a different proposal for a home-based massage therapy and scrapbooking business to be located in an area zoned for agriculture in Holland Township. He wanted to make sure the applicant, Merri Sue Swart, was aware farmers would be actively working around her, which could create dust, odors and noise.
Ledeboer was also seeking assurances that his business of farming wouldn't be affected because a non-farming business was moving next door.
"They were legitimate concerns," said Zoning Administrator Gary Geer during Monday's regular meeting of the Planning Commission.
But Geer said land that's zoned for agriculture is not affected when neighboring land has a different use.
The conditional use permits the applicants sought were for their specific sites and will not affect the neighboring land zone or farm uses, said Geer.
"As long as they know there's going to be cattle there," Vosika said, he had no objections to the plans Ryan Koosman has for building four houses in a 17-acre conservation subdivision near Long Lake.
Ed Huseby, chairman of the Planning Commission, said Vosika's land that's zoned for agriculture would not change with the new housing development. "Your cattle are OK," he said.
Although they are not handed out when building permits are sought, Geer said the county has fliers advising people about the facts of moving to the country and living in areas zoned for agriculture.
Complaints about agricultural odor, noise and traffic are common during public hearings when, for example, a farmer wants to expand a hog operation. But Geer said his office rarely hears complaints about specific farming operations from non-farmers who live in the country.
The Planning Commission voted unanimously Monday to recommend approval of Koosman's housing proposal to create a conservation subdivision, which requires 75 percent of the land to be open space commonly owned by the four homeowners. A preliminary plat of the development was also approved.
Vosika and several other residents from the area, said they liked Koosman's idea of a conservation subdivision because it would preserve a large green space that's currently being farmed.
Pat Roberts had another concern. She asked Geer if the large stand of trees in the proposing housing development would be left alone or cut down.
Geer said certain shoreland alterations would be allowed and some wouldn't and that his staff would try to monitor it. He asked for Robert's help in watching that part of the project to make sure everything remained in compliance.
The commission unanimously approved a conditional use permit for Swart for an extended home business for a massage therapy and scrapbooking retreat center.
A request to rezone land from A-2 general agriculture to commercial industrial was also approved for land in New London Township.
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SCHOOL leaders across the region are being invited to a Darlington conference which will showcase the talents of individuals who have helped make schools top performers.
The 'Inclusively Outstanding' conference organised by North-East company SENtral Consultants Ltd, on Thursday October 23 is bringing to the region some of the country's outstanding school leaders.
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Last year, Sir Michael Wilshaw, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector said, "If they attend a school that focuses relentlessly on the quality of teaching, forges strong links with families, intervenes where necessary and reinforces high expectations, (children) can get really impressive results" and it is this agenda which provides the focus for the day.
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Former Manchester Academy "superhead" Kathy August, who was made a dame for her services to education, is another speaker.
She turned around the failing Ducie High School in Moss Side and steered it to "outstanding". The inspectors reported: " As a result of the principal's outstanding leadership and her leaders' very high expectations, the academy brings about an exceptional improvement in the outcomes for students,"
Speaker Brian Lamb has played a leading role in establishing the agenda for the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities reforms, which come into effect in September 2014. He led the Lamb Inquiry into SEN and wrote an influential report in 2009, identifying many key themes and helping to establish the need for schools to adopt high expectations for all their pupils.
Chris Wain is one of the North-East's own educational stars. As head teacher of Pallister Park Primary School, in Middlesbrough, Chris has seen the school achieve and maintain "outstanding" status, as well as becoming a national teaching school and a school where (Ofsted report) "pupils have excellent educational experiences which enrich their lives". The inspectors add: "The very capable and uncompromising leadership of the headteacher is key to the school's continued success. She provides the school with extremely strong and highly effective leadership. Her high expectations are shared by all staff, ensuring a strong sense of teamwork"
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DIMITAR SERAFIMOVSKI is a proud Macedonian farmer, but when his cow was ready to calve yesterday he did what his family have done for generations and fetched an ethnic Albanian neighbour.
Sitting low on a stool in the dark shed Sami Ganiu, wearing a traditional Albanian skullcap, leant close to the cow's head and whispered an ancient Islamic incantation into her ear. "It's not a problem that I'm a Christian and he's a Muslim," Mr Serafimovski said. "I don't understand the words, but the prayer will stop my cow getting the evil eye."
The ritual complete, Dimitar lifted Sami Ganiu on to a shabby red tractor and they drove together through the dusty village as women beat seeds from sunflowers with wooden sticks. For the tiny frontline village of Romanovce, Macedonia's western-backed peace plan and the deployment of Nato soldiers has come just in time. Although the village has been shared by Macedonians and Albanians for centuries, tensions had begun to gnaw at its social fabric.
On three sides fighting had erupted between ethnic Albanian guerrillas and the Macedonian police and army. When the conflict began six months ago, both ethnic communities were confident that war would never come to them. The village appeared to epitomise the multi-ethnic Yugoslav ideal.
In the centre a Church with peeling red and white paint serves the spiritual needs of Orthodox Macedonians. Barely a hundred yards away is a mosque with a rusty roof. "We have lived together for more than 300 years and will not be divided," said Pero, 64, a Macedonian shopkeeper. "We looked after and protected each other during two world wars."
When the shooting and shelling came to the edge of the village, Albanians and Macedonians called a meeting in the village school and swore to protect each other. "But the trouble around us got worse," said Ramiz, 36, an unemployed ethnic Albanian.
Tension rose when police began recruiting local Macedonians to fight as reservists against Albanians in villages nearby. Then refugees fleeing the fighting began arriving in Romanovce, bringing with them the bitterness of their experiences. "They reminded us that in this country the Macedonians have all the jobs," said Izair, 36.
Albanian and Macedonian children were still together in the school playground, but Macedonians played football at one end, Albanians basketball at the other. Nationalist graffiti appeared on the school wall. But with a shaky ceasefire in place, tensions are subsiding in Romanovce.
Marjan, 36, a Macedonian villager, said: "What is happening is all the fault of the politicians. We don't want war and neither do the Albanians here. This is the tragedy of the Balkans."


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Dell says the Intel Core i7 machine will be able to take up to 24GB of DDR3 RAM running at 1,066MHz and will come with ATI Radeon HD4870 graphics. The graphics capabilities will top out at 1GB of DDR5 memory.
The XPS 435 is designed for expandability and upgrades and has six drive bays that, between them, will allow for up to 4.5 terabytes of storage.
As you might imagine, given the £1,699 base price, most of these headline specifications are optional upgrades.
The base specification of the Dell Studio XPS 435 will be a rather more modest 2.93GHz Intel Core i7 940 processor, 6GB DDR3 SDRAM, 750GB Sata hard drive, 512MB ATI Radeon 4850 graphics, integrated audio and a copy of Microsoft Works 9. The 64bit Windows Vista Home Premium machine comes with a one-year warranty but no monitor.
The Dell Studio XPS 435 is available from today. "Prosumers" who fancy getting their hands on the highest-specification version currently listed on the UK Dell website will need to fork out £2,649 for 12GB of Intel Core i7 processing, 1GB ATI Radeon graphics, and 2TB of storage, still without a screen. Flatpanel displays and Blu-ray drives are also offered as additional options.


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More than 2,000 leaders in the training and certification industry, academia and well known ITSM practitioners will attend what is expected to be the best to date itSMF event in the region. Titled 'Unlock the Secrets of Service Management', the event will focus on how you can leverage service management innovations to bring business value to your organization.
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The flush black chipset fan, very nice imho, just too bad the PCB isn't black to go along with it. ( I have a penchant for black PCBs. :D)
The very packed I/O, with inputs like E-SATA, SPDIF and Firewire connectors all packed here, together with the other standard connectors.
The expansion slots. The Foxconn 975X7AB features the Intel 975X Chipset which is Crossfire enabled.
Internal I/O at the right bottom. The yellow switch is a power on button for diagnostic purposes. This spells convenience for the naked setups.


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Romualdez backs live broadcast of House sessions
HOUSE Independent Bloc leader Rep. Martin Romualdez of Leyte assured the people of transparency in government as a proposed measure seeking for a live media coverage of Congress proceedings was approved by the House Committee on Public Information.
Romualdez is pushing for the enactment into law of House Bill 4049 as it passes the committee level and will be submitted to the plenary for debate and approval by the majority.
"This reform will help promote transparency and accountability in government. Our constituents deserved to be informed for we owe them why we are here," said Romualdez, a lawyer and president of the Philippine Constitution Association.
HB 4049 aims to allow the live broadcast of all proceedings in both houses in Congress proceedings in the state-owned PTV Channel 4. The bill's principal author is Buhay Hayaang Yumabong party-list Rep. Lito Atienza, who is a member of the Romualdez-led House Independent Minority bloc.
Filed on March 2014, HB 4049 seeks to amend Section 9 of Republic Act No. 7306—the law that formally established PTV-4 "defining its powers and functions, providing for its sources of funding and for other purposes."
"The public must witness how members of the House are performing and responding to the call of their legislative duties such as attending sessions to pass laws and attend congressional hearings in aid of legislation," Romualdez said.
Under HB 4049, all proceedings of the sessions and committee hearings of the Senate and House of Representatives from gavel to gavel will be shown live without editing nor commentary over PTV-4.


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Christopher B.wrote a review of Thule Bed Rider Truck Mount on July 21, 2010
Nice, simple install and secure bike transport
The installation took about 30 minutes, it's very solid and the bikes are secure at highway speeds. I prefer this option over the hitch-mount because I can leave it in the truck, there is no shaking over bumps and I don't have to worry about a rear-end collision taking out my bike (this has happened before). For one or two bikes, you can position the mounts near the sides so that you don't have to get in the truck bed to secure the bike or remove it. The only issue is that you need to remove the front wheel and there is no provision for carrying and securing it from Thule. Not a big deal since I can just put it in the cab, but it would be nice to have.


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Expanding The Customer Base
How to Expand Your Customer Base
Spend some time and money on building a marketing infrastructure before you hire new salespeople
Q: I've been hired by a small company to sell low-cost, lightweight stainless steel tubing and to license its proprietary technology. We have been under exclusive contract with Ford Motor, but that contract expired in 2009. We need additional sales reps that are very well connected with buyers. How would I find them, and what else can I do to increase our corporate profile?—D.G., Escondido, Calif.
A: Small companies that rely on long-term, exclusive contracts often find themselves in difficult straits when those contracts expire. They can have the best products and the most innovative technology, but without a coherent marketing strategy, sales infrastructure, and customer relationships, they won't succeed.
Before you hire additional sales staff, build a brief but concise go-to-market strategy, says Joanne Black, a speaker, sales trainer, and founder of NoMoreColdCalling. While automakers struggle, for instance, can you find applications for your products and technology in other markets? Should you think about starting a government division that supplies federal or state agencies with stainless steel tubing? Evaluate your technology's bottom-line value and find a way to demonstrate it to customers.
Next, redefine the profile of your ideal customer and identify half a dozen new industry segments. Rather than bringing in commission-based sales reps who don't know your product or how best to sell it, "your money will be better spent hiring someone who does strategic planning or marketing plans and can help you devise a strategy and implement it," she says.
Barry Trailer, founder of CSO Insights, a research firm that studies sales effectiveness, agrees. "The notion of investing in infrastructure in sales and marketing is not what first comes to mind for small companies, but it is one of the first things they need to address," he says.
Make sure anyone you hire is tech-savvy, so they can take advantage of software that has made customer relations and sales management easier and more affordable for small companies. "Bring automation into your business and start leveraging technology" by using software that is sold as a service and can help you educate, train, and manage your sales team, says Trailer. "The bad news is that in a crowded marketplace you must market even the most incredible technology—but the good news is that small companies can compete on the Internet with much larger players."
Once you've defined your target customers and new markets, you'll know whether you can handle sales in-house, or whether you should expand your sales team with independent reps. You can find them through associations such as the Manufacturers' Agents National Assn. and Web sites such as RepHunter.net.
"Reps are paid commissions based on the amount of sales they make. They will want to know about your existing sales figures to get an idea of the potential market, ultimate sales potential, and hence their commission revenues," says Allison Bliss, a marketing and sales consultant based in Alameda, Calif. Independent sales agents work for many clients at the same time, so yours will need expert training in the specifics of your products and how to sell them.
"What a sales representative or a rep firm should bring to the table is an established base of connections, leads, and likely customers."
Karen E. Klein is a Los Angeles-based writer who covers entrepreneurship and small-business issues.


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Jetstar Gold Coast Titans winger Chris Walker and fullback Preston Campbell are in contention to win the Ken Stephen Medal based on their tireless efforts in the community this season.
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Vaani Kapoor is Shah Rukh Khan's heroine?
The buzz is that 'Shuddh Desi Romance' actress Vaani Kapoor will feature opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Manish Sharma's film, 'Fan'. The Yash Raj production goes on the floors later this year.
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Says a source, "Parineeti Chopra and Anushka Sharma's names did the rounds, but it appears that Vaani has landed the role."
After 'Shuddh Desi Romance', Vaani featured in Aaha Kalyanam, the Tamil remake of 'Band Baaja Baaraat' (2010).
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Videos Critique Twin Cities' Skyways
This piece from MinnPost reviews the videos from the competition and what they have to say about the skyways.
"[I]t was smart of Architecture Minnesota Magazine to launch a video competition aimed at exploring the impact of skyways on urban life. The entries - 24 of them - came from a wide swath of designers, technicians, entertainers and video hobbyists. The top six were featured at an exuberant event at the Walker Art Center on Thursday night.
All six were imaginative and delightful to the eye and ear. The big crowd had a ball, especially during a 3D hip-hop offering from Benjamin Lindau and Keon Chi ("Don't be a hamster / be-be a man"), which, I think, celebrated the sidewalk option. Another favorite was James Tucker's droll archeological spoof, "Urban Mysteries," in which future scientists discover the ruins of skyways and speculate on their function and meaning."


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At Morumbi Stadium, members of Falange Tricolor, a fan club of the Sao Paulo F.C. team, watch a game against another city team in Sao Paulo, Braziil. In Brazil, soccer is not just a game, it's a national drama, best appreciated before or after next year's World Cup. . --
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Far Cry Instincts Single-Player Hands-On
We blast through a few levels of Ubisoft Montreal's reimagined island shooter to find out why it's more than just a simple PC port.
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Last year, German developer Crytek surprised the PC gaming community by releasing its graphics demo-cum-tropical first-person shooter, Far Cry. The release was surprising, first because the game languished so long in development, and second because, well, it was really good. Now Ubisoft's Montreal studio is bringing Crytek's winning debut to the Xbox as Far Cry Instincts, a "reimagining" of the original game with a number of new gameplay elements thrown in for good measure. Based on our time with a few levels of the single-player campaign, it looks like Ubi has made Far Cry into a game that will have something to offer most any fan of console first-person shooters.
Instincts' storyline won't be radically different from what veterans of last year's PC hit have already seen--you're still Jack Carver, marooned on a lush tropical isle and beset by a group of well-trained, heavily armed mercenaries. But the game's presentation of the original Far Cry story seems to have been modified to provide a slightly different experience that will further flesh out some scenes, from what we've seen. For instance, the game's opening sequence, in which Carver is attacked on his small boat off the coast of the island, is now playable; you'll actually have to swim away from the wreckage of your boat, dodging a hail of gunfire from a circling chopper, and make it to safety in the jungle. In the PC original, the gameplay simply began after Carver had already been cast ashore. We're interested to see what other parts of the game have changed in this manner, to put a different spin on Carver's fight for survival.
Of course, many of the differences between Instincts and its PC-based predecessor will stem from the beastly new abilities you'll gain after Carver is captured and cruelly experimented on by the enemy. In the build we played, we had the feral strength upgrade, which simply gives you absurdly great strength with which you can tear your foes asunder. Hitting a merc with a feral-strength-powered punch will send him flying and result in a one-hit kill, and it's obviously empowering to be able to run right up to a rifle-toting enemy and just knock him down with one fist.
Feral strength will also come in handy when you need to interact with the environment. In one section, we used it to smash a siren that was alerting nearby guards to our presence, and in another, we had to punch our way out of a metal container in which we were being held captive. But naturally, hitting the enemies seems to be the best part about feral strength. Once you start receiving your feral abilities, you'll also be able to regenerate your health quickly, which we initially thought would make the game a little too easy. But when the mercenaries' high-powered weapons can take off half your health in the blink of an eye, regenerating health isn't such a big advantage after all.
You won't be doing all your killing by hand, of course, even if it's fun to do so. The heavy arsenal of the PC game is back, including the standard assortment of pistols, assault rifles, shotguns, sniper rifles, and so on. But it seems as though Instincts will deemphasize all-out gun battles to a large extent, given the inclusion of stealth elements that can often get you through an enemy encounter without making you even pull a trigger. You'll start out armed with only a knife, which you can use to do a one-hit stealth kill simply by sneaking up behind an enemy and holding the appropriate button. The catch is not to be seen or make too much noise, which often involves moving crouched or even prone--you'll make a lot of noise creeping through the underbrush. In stickier situations, we found it handy to toss a stone off ahead of an enemy to get his attention, which made it easier to off him silently. And of course, it's always convenient to set a tree-branch whip trap and lure an unsuspecting merc into it, which is as comical as it is useful.
All things considered, Ubi's Montreal studio looks to be doing an admiral job of translating Far Cry's stunning visuals to the Xbox. Granted, Microsoft's box is less capable than a high-end PC, so the focus of the level design here seems to have been shifted accordingly. Whereas the original game featured grand, sweeping vistas, with landscapes stretching on for miles, the levels in Instincts are more constrained and linear, ushering you along a path without as much room to move about freely. But these levels do look surprisingly close to those of the PC game, with lots of lush vegetation, appropriately overbright sunlight effects, and the same tropical color scheme that made the original a joy to look at.
From what we've seen so far, Far Cry Instincts will offer a well-rounded first-person action experience that will provide more than just shooting (though there's plenty of that in there--don't get us wrong). The Xbox is particularly prone to receiving watered-down ports of PC games, so it's nice to see Ubisoft putting in some real effort with this one. Instincts will also ship with a robust multiplayer component with full Live support, as well as a level editor that will let you keep the action raging after you've grown bored of the included maps. Check out our previous coverage of the game for more info on those features, and stay tuned for more before Far Cry Instincts ships.
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Glavine release shows focus on future
Understable for Braves to part ways with veteran hurler
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Tom Glavine was released by Atlanta on Wednesday, just when it appeared that he might be rejoining the team. Glavine, rehabbing from shoulder and elbow injuries, had pitched six shutout innings for Class A Rome on Tuesday. After that performance, he said that he required no more rehab starts and was ready to resume pitching in the Major Leagues.
The Braves have a highly touted prospect, Tommy Hanson, ready to step into their rotation. Glavine's return could have considerably delayed Hanson's shot. In this instance, they are looking straight ahead at the future, rather than peeking over their shoulder at the past.
There is no debate on Glavine's long-term contributions to this franchise. He was one-third of a future Hall of Fame trio that was at the core of the Braves' incredible steak of regular-season dominance. Along with Greg Maddux and John Smoltz, Glavine was a dominant pitching force for Atlanta from the late 1980s all the way into the new millennium.
The left-hander had terrific command and tremendous competitive drive. That talent, that quality, along with considerable durability, has allowed Glavine to win 305 games in the Majors. He is a man of considerable intelligence and carries himself with an inherent dignity. His place in Cooperstown is assured.
Glavine spent five seasons with the Mets after his long Atlanta tenure. He returned to the Braves for the 2008 season, and there was considerable positive sentiment generated by that return.
But the fact was that his season, plagued by injuries, included just 13 starts. The Braves had to be contemplating that number as they pondered Glavine's $1 million bonus for being placed on the 25-man roster. His recent rehab success aside, Glavine is 43 years old. He has made 682 big league starts. The hope that he has something left is still present. But the reality of actually having something left is open to question.
The Braves also made no major push this winter to sign Smoltz, who, like Glavine, has yet to to pitch in the Majors this season due to injury. Smoltz is expected to pitch for the Red Sox in the near future. But for the Braves, he would have been one more link to a popular past, but one more link to a popular past who would not immediately be ready to pitch.
In releasing Glavine, the Braves said the things that must be said in a situation such as this.
"We appreciate and respect everything Tom has done for and brought to the Atlanta Braves organization and our fans," executive vice president and general manager Frank Wren said in a release. "His accomplishments for our club during his Hall of Fame career is a measure of his dedication that we will always respect and admire. We wish him nothing but the very best."
Given the worldwide pitching shortage, it is distinctly possible that another club, if fully convinced of Glavine's renewed health, would take a chance on him. He is beyond commanding major money, and the mere possibility that he could still have an effective two-thirds of a season left could attract some offer.
But the storybook ending, finishing his career in Atlanta with the franchise he helped to such steady and certain success, is apparently not in the cards for the remainder of this lifetime. On the Braves' side of the argument, when they really wanted him to stay, before the 2003 season, he went to the Mets for a better offer. This is not said to blame Glavine for taking more money. It merely reflects the fact that the occasional lack of sentimentality in this relationship is not a one-way street.
The Braves have gone to considerable expense -- the Derek Lowe contract -- to improve their pitching. And it appears that they have, particularly in the case of Lowe and Javier Vazquez. At the other end of the spectrum, Jair Jurrjens is a young pitcher with extraordinary potential. If a legitimate young prospect can be added to this rotation core, this still won't be Maddux, Glavine and Smoltz in their prime, but it will represent the Atlanta club once more having the starting pitching to be a genuine force in the National League East.
This is the Braves' path to the future. That path apparently did not include a detour into past glory with another round of Glavine of the Atlanta Braves. It is unfortunate that such a mutually rewarding relationship had to end, but this outcome in this case is also completely understandable.
Mike Bauman is a national columnist for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.