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Rally Cats fall short
The comeback was impressive and taking the lead was amazing, but the De Soto boys basketball team couldn't convert either bouncing back from a 20-7 first-quarter deficit or taking its first lead midway through the fourth quarter into a win.
The Wildcats saw their effort wasted and their season ended in a 55-46 loss at Bonner Springs in the first round of the sub-state tournament.
"They came out hot and hit some shots, then I think the pressure of knowing it's a one and down situation hit us a little bit early," De Soto coach Jim Bonar said. "It got away from us early, but I knew my boys would come back."
De Soto did come back, in a big way.
Bonner opened the game as if shot out of a cannon. The Braves were nearly flawless in extending a 15-3 lead and had stretched the advantage to 13 by the end of the first period.
"Coach really didn't flip out or any-thing," senior Scott McElvain said. "Everything was falling for them. That wasn't the team we expected to come out and play that way.
"We're actually pretty good because we don't freak out. We've been down a lot and we've had to pull ourselves back a lot."
De Soto scored just seven points in the first quarter and six in the second, more than doubling that total in the third quarter alone, but it was defense that allowed the Cats to make a run.
After being mauled inside and out, De Soto opted for a zone in the second quarter. The Braves shooters finally cooled, scoring just one basket in the period. With six minutes gone in the third quarter, Bonner had scored just nine points over a 14-minute span.
A Jake Morse 3-pointer one minute into the third quarter brought the Cats within eight, as close as they'd been since the game's opening minutes.
Taylor Burnett and JT Thompson each added two points and McElvain scored twice. He drew a foul on his second bucket -- a falling-away attempt the senior hurled from 15 feet that hung on the rim longer than seemed physically possible -- and after making the free throw, the Cats were just four points down.
"Even down four points I thought the momentum was totally our way," McElvain said. "They were having trouble with the 2-3 zone. As soon as our offense kicked in, that lead disappeared."
A Colby Childers-to-Burnett alley-oop cut the gap to two and another Thompson bucket -- this one a layup squeezed past a pair of Bonner defenders -- tied the score with six minutes, twenty seconds to play.
When Andre Linzy canned a 3-pointer at the 4:10 mark, De Soto claimed its first lead of the game.
"When it came time to make a move, everyone was passing, cutting, getting rebounds, getting free throws and they brought us back into this game," Bonar said. "It wasn't an individual effort."
Bonner eventually found a way to reignite its scoring engines, an effort that began and ended with Nick White.
A big, thick, 6-foot-4 senior, White was dominant in the first quarter, then held relatively in check. He took over in the fourth, however, breaking a 36-36 tie with 4:30 remaining, then grabbing an offensive rebound to give the Braves the lead for good, 41-39 with 3:01 left.
Anthony Brown splashed a 3-pointer with 1:35 remaining, the Braves' first successful trey since the first quarter, and De Soto couldn't match the rejuvenated Bonner attack.
McElvain led the Cats with 13 and Burnett had nine. White dominated center stage, however, scoring 28 points and grabbing 15 rebounds.
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Bruins vs. Capitals
Some thoughts, as the Bruins take on the Capitals in their fourth preseason game.
Second period, 1-1 Looks like the Bruins could have something on the power play after struggling for the last five or so years. The B's scored their goal on the PP, on a Dennis Seidenberg shot from the point that was redirected by Zdeno Chara. Chara was camped in front of the net as he has been throughout the preseason. There's an indication that it could work.
The Capitals scored their goal on just their third shot of the game, with Connor Carrick connecting on a slap shot. The Bruins are still leading in that department, with a 23-6 advantage.
First period, 0-0 So far we've seen highlights come from two young guys, Ryan Spooner and Nick Johnson. Spooner, blocked in Boston by David Krejci and Patrice Bergeron, came out skating with his usual speed. He can definitely create chances. Johnson has continued his strong play in the preseason. The forward has three goals in the preseason and had a near miss tonight on the fourth.
Couple of fights, with Milan Lucic taking on Joel Rechlicz in the main event. (Kevan Miller and Aaron Volpatti on the undercard.) Rechlicz took some serious punches from Lucic, but remained upright with his helmet eventually flying off. I'd score that one Lucic, no question. Of course, Lucic probably shouldn't be risking injury in the preseason, but that's another matter entirely.
Tuukka Rask stood strong, not allowing a goal by the Capitals in the first 20 minutes. Of course, he wasn't tested much, facing only two shots in the period. Shots are 9-2, Bruins.

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The Cleveland Indians skillfully demonstrated patience last offseason. Could they do it again in their effort to retain Ubaldo Jimenez?
Last winter, the Indians were late entrants in the race for Michael Bourn, who agreed to a four-year, $48 million deal with the Tribe in late February after seeing his value on the free agent market decline. While his numbers were not spectacular (.263/.316/.360), Bourn did help the Tribe to their first playoff berth in six seasons.
The Indians have not been mentioned as a suitor for Masahiro Tanaka, but they could be contenders for pitchers who have seen their own free agent process stalled as teams pursue the Japanese sensation. Jimenez, Matt Garza or Bronson Arroyo could lower their demands as spring training approaches, and the Tribe could get another bargain.
"If it gets to the point where a one- or two-year contract is possible, then the Indians might again be players to re-sign Big U," wrote MLB.com's Jordan Bastian on Monday.
Over the holidays, our Jim Bowden felt Jimenez could stay in Cleveland:
Jim Bowden
Best fits for remaining free agents
"Jimenez had his best year since 2010 when he posted a 3.30 ERA and a career-high 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings. However, his career inconsistency in both performance and mechanics have most teams lukewarm, considering his high asking price. Therefore, many in the industry believe he will return to the Indians on a short-term 'pillow' deal, which would allow him to prove that he's truly turned the corner."


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The lights are on
The Elder Scrolls series is known for its breathtaking worlds and expansive role-playing game options, but now it may be known for something more: grilled cheese.
A food truck for The Elder Scrolls Online will be at SXSW (South by Southwest Conferences and Festivals) 2013 to serve free food and provide giveaways to fans of the role-playing game series. On the menu is Pressed Eidarmelt, a Nordic Jarlsberg grilled cheese sandwich, with the choice of three dipping sauces: Fire Petal Dip (spicy, homemade marinara sauce), Emperor's Garden (Chef's special pesto), or Tomato-Mammoth (classic Bolognese).
In addition to sandwiches, hungry fans can get Tangy Ninroot (pickles), Corkbulb Crisps (kettle chips), and Alocasia Fruit Juice (fruit punch spritzer).
Singer and composer Malukah, made popular via a YouTube cover of The Dragonborn Comes Skyrim theme, will debut a new song at noon during the March 10 event taking place from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. CST.
The interactive focus of SXSW 2013 takes place in Austin, Texas on March 8-12. You can follow the food truck happenings on Facebook or on Twitter via the #ESOFoodtruck hashtag. The food truck's 11 destinations for the year are listed below.


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A Mexican blogger just released his video blog showing off his Samsung Galaxy S III Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean update. And before I go any further, I wanted to say that the Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean update sure does looks AMAZING and the Smartphone was still responsive and pretty fast. I've mentioned last month that Samsung was already testing the "Project Butter" or Jelly Bean update for Samsung Galaxy S II and Galaxy S III. And reports says that before this month ends (tentatively August 29, 2012), the latest Android update will be served for those Samsung Galaxy S III GT-i9300 owners.
On the other hand, we still haven't got reports if Samsung Galaxy S II will still have the latest Android dessert. All we know as of to-date is that the company is still testing it for the said Smartphone. Hopefully Samsung would release either the Jelly Bean update or at least a value pack for Samsung Galaxy S II.
Here's the video entailing how your Samsung Galaxy S III GT-i9300 would look like with Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean update. Enjoy! ~[Source: Mexico Android]


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A Las Vegas casino has shut down its topless pool after police made arrests for prostitution-related activity.
Las Vegas police spokesman Bill Cassell said the arrests came Saturday after plainclothes officers conducted a routine check on operations at the Sapphire Pool at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.
The pool was a partnership between the casino and Sapphire Gentlemen's Club, which provided dancers who appeared at the pool topless during the day.
Cassell said it was unclear whether anyone arrested on Saturday worked for the club.
Casino officials say they plan to reopen the pool area, but not as a tops-optional pool.
Police say no charges will be filed against the casino or the club.
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Living in Hawaii I am in a time warp, and most of you are posting during the middle of our night. I am usually behind in all the threads...
I would like to say "Aloha" and welcome to all the new folks who have joined us, so happy to have you here!
Beam me up Scotty....
Aloha to all new friends...
Living in Hawaii I am in a time warp, and most of you are posting during the middle of our night. I am usually behind in all the threads...
Hi guys!!
Shari, if I knew I could keep that ginger alive outside I would come down there and sneak that away from you!! I need more fragrant white in my gardens.
Jenny, are you near or on the same island that Ty Pennington was on for Extreme Makeover?
Gingers can be finicky no matter where they are. But I do love this one. Keep it by the patio to scent the air when we are sitting out there, and it is so pretty against all the dark green.
yep, time warp. About the time you are really in the spirit....I am all winding down. During the early morning and afternoon.....very quiet..everybody's at work.
And when I want to pick up a conversation cuz JB's out playing darts or night diving...everyone is asleep! Oh well, that's when I do my best writing, so I guess it works out okay.
Pepper, don't know the show....give me some clues on the location.....I do know of one show that has a rather buff man called Roger and a pretty young girl with long dark hair (can't remember her name) who do over houses in order to sell them., one of the houses they did was my neighbor's...
Love, love, love white ginger! I bought a root last year and it seemed to stand still. I was really dissapointed as we are so used to fast growth here.
Must have been doing it's thing underground because this year it has multiplied into a huge clump and has been blooming for the past two months. Anyone know if you cut off the stalks that have bloomed? Can't get enough of that sweet smell....
Where we have seasons the white ginger dies down in the Winter but ...yours would be always in flower ......if it were mine I would cut the flower stalk right down after the bloom has finished.......looooove white ginger! can certainly relate to talking to sleeping people.......some how it all works out in the end..... I use the quiet time to explore the forums that I haven't visited yet....good night.....getting toward midnight.:)
I have a white butterfly ginger that I bought last year. Over the winter it died back, but I remembered the pot that it was in and just left it out there exposed. This spring, the green started coming back up. It's been getting taller and taller and finally last week, I saw the beginning of the buds on 2 of the stalks. Late last week the bloom opened up. The plant is against my white vinyl siding and I almost missed it. As a matter of fact, I would have missed it had I not walked by and smelled it. Even though it was at the end of it's bloom cycle last year when I bought it, I don't remember it smelling so heavenly. I just remember how pretty the bloom was.
I moved the plant to get some photos last week. Then moved it back where it was when at the end of the day, the bloom looked worse for my actions. My granddaughter loved the smell of it and wanted to pluck off the bloom.
Jenny, isnt' it funny - you started this thread to welcome all the new-comers to TGF, yet here we are....the die-hard, regular circle! Must be true - great minds think alike!
And as can be depended on....OT. It would be great if we were all face to face in a conversation.....bet we would all talk at once about something different.
Oooops ok.......*doing a hula * and a great big smile on my dial*
WELCOME.......each and everyone......come have a cyber adventure in paradise!
Unique - what a little cutie!
Janet, she is a doll! So cute!
Hi everyone! Welcome to all of the newbies out there! Aloha from Texas!
You all make me wish I lived in a tropical area! Especially since it seems tropicals are my favorite! I am running out of room in my teeny tiny house! Guess I can't rush the kids out so I can have their rooms, huh?! Just kidding! Misty
Yokwe Misty and Cathy! Welcome to our happy TG Forum! So glad to have you come by! Cathy - looks like you have a great start to a tropical garden there! You sure couldn't pick a nicer bunch of folks that the one on this forum to chat -a-day with....we have a lot of fun!
Thanks for the warm welcome Shari!
This is a lovely forum with beautiful pictures of plants, both above and below the water, I never would have guessed.
Looking forward to seeing (and acquiring) more new stuff!
Thank you Shari! I just went outside for the first time today and realized that our first frost hit, so I had to cut my Cannas down. :( Burnt the leaves, but stems are good, gave them more protection and hoping I have good luck like my neighbor across the street! I love the tropical plants, and want MORE! LOL Glad to have found all of you nice people! Misty
Welcome, girls. My PC has been down for 3 days and I thought I was dying. This is truly some of the greatest people ever. I'm in the middle of drydock and love, love, love the tropicals.You wouldn't believe the details if I were to tell you. Suffice it to say..this is paradise.
Thanks, LouC! Thankfully, we have a back-up PC if something happens to this one! I agree, the people on all the forums here at DG are awesome. Maybe you will get some awesome pics and post them for those of us that are no where near the tropics! Misty
Cold weather stinks! We had our first frost last night and I had to cut my Cannas down and protect them from further damage. :( Also, the frost just ate my poor little begonias all to pieces. Although, I do have a MINI greenhouse that I have some of my annuals in, and the begonias in it look just as pretty as ever! I just love the tropical plants and hate it that our weather doesn't allow us to have more! But I do now have MANY house plants to keep me busy. Someday I will have a green house on my back deck and be able to keep more of the tropicals alive! Think of all of us feeling the cold while you are sitting there viewing all of your beautiful tropical plants! :) Misty
Aloha Misty and Cathy, welcome! I am late to the party as usual!
Wondered where you went, Christi! And Chrissy! Lovely to see your sprintime garden!
Been working long hours this week , got to catch up!
Thanks for the welcome Jenny, and Shari that white butterfly ginger is gorgeous. I ordered a few gingers from a seller in HI, and my box of rhizomes got pulled over by the plant police! I was wondering why it seemed to be taking so long to get here, it was shipped Priority Mail, and when it finally did arrive, I opened it, worried that the gingers might be unhappy after sitting in a box for 9 days. The gingers were in great shape and so was the paperwork for the warrant to inspect the package! My DH and I had an interesting read over lunch that day. Guess the 8 lbs. of roots was a little suspicious....
We are having a lovely cool morning here in SW Florida, about 62 this morning. Took some pictures, had to put on long pants and shirt because I am such a sissy, to share with you all. Misty, just the thought of a freeze makes me reach for a cup of hot tea! I'm crossing my fingers for your cannas!
Here's a view of the south side of the yard, it's not the best shot, I think I was shivering...
Aloha Jenny and all.
My work schedule fits in to the Hawaiin and Marshall Island time warp, Mon thru Wed I go into work at 3pm which works out good for chat time there.
This morning I'm working overtime though...early..it's 7:30 here..got in at 5:30AM...lets see..7:30 makes it..oh...2:30 in the morning there....Rapid Eye Movement time!
Here is a pict of my Hawaiin wood rose vine. I bought some seeds at the Botanical Gardens in Kauai when I was there a couple of years ago. Now before you think some of the leaves are pretty huge for wood rose, I have it disguised in the Castor bean tree, who's leaves are pretty similar looking. It has not yet bloomed. Some days you can see me on a ladder searching....for a bloom...not yet..
Rj, that Hawaiian Wood Rose is so neat. I found a picture of its flowers and I can see why you would be searching for them. Another plant for my wishlist.
Can hardly wait to see Paradise in Houston.
Aloha all!
Morning time for me, I was so tired last night I couldn't even read straight!
Enjoyed looking at your pics Cathy, the bananas look great - are you frost free in South Venice? We are suposed to have everything inspected by AG before we mail - do you know that at our airport we have the cutest little beagle pup whose job it is to sniff luggage for fruit and vegetables as people land?
RJ, that woodrose is huge (just like everything else in your beautiful garden!) I am not sure, but I rather think that woodrose is one of those plants that escape rather easily into the wild here. Probably not so much in my area because we are so dry, but on the wetter side of the islands. It sure has a pretty unusual flower, so well named! Haven't see you around for a couple of days, been busy in your paradise?
That's right Christi, only 11 days - Hope this weather holds. I see a cold front coming through on tue/wed 60's 40's.., and then it looks like it bounces back to 80's high 70's, and lows in the high 50's thru the 12th. Make sure theres room in your vehicle to take some plants! :)
Hey Jenny,
boy I did see those wood roses runaway on Kauai! They drapped the trees. I must say that I was surprised that the vines came back after the cold and freezing this last spring. They are definately more vigorous this year, but don't seem to be ready to bloom yet. They seem to be a bit more finicky here than the Islands. They are robbed of the humidity this time of year, and it coincides with their bloom time. Lets see what else do I plant that I don't have snails chance in seeing blooms..oh yes..jade vine...It's just like playing the lottery, those 1 in a million odds some how can be manipulated into a palatable and reasonable goal.
We have been busy! Did you read Jeremys article about plant a holic obsession? I did, and it keeps haunting me as I dance around waist high Papaya trees, erythnias, clerodendrums, powder puff trees, palm trees, hibiscus, banana trees and yes..even a banyan tree looking for any landing place to relocate other plants.
Cathy - I have a couple extra seeds. This vine seems ideal to cover an ugly area like chain link or something, but it is stretching all over the place.
This is a post from Edric, also in Florida 9b - see how much it covers!
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Jenny, we have had only a couple of bad freezes since I moved here in 1991. We do get some frost occasionally, but I guess since I'm only about 1 mile from the Gulf of Mexico as the crow flies, that ocean buffer really helps. There's generally a 3-4 degree difference in temp at my work, about 6 miles inland. I've been pretty lax over the years about protecting the really sensitive plants, and luckily everything seems to do pretty well. The one thing that died really quick was the poor little noni I got. We hit the high 40's and it was a goner. Poor little thing.
Jeremy's article was dancing through my head today as I hit 2 nurseries that I haven't been to for a while. To show my incredible willpower, I only came home with 2 plants and some new acid fertilizer for my grumpy miracle fruit bush. It's a miracle!
rj, I would love to try a couple of those woodrose seeds. I'm sending you a d-mail.
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Timeline of events according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office in the Aug. 4 stabbing in El Sobrante that left one man dead.
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9:42 a.m., AMR arrives at John Muir Medical Center and transfers patient.
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County Supervisor John Gioia, who moderated the community meeting Wednesday night in El Sobrante, stressed that emergency personnel must secure a scene before administering aid.
"They don't know who has got a gun in their hand," when they first arrive, Gioia said.
Some residents said it was inexcusable that paramedics were near the scene for five minutes before assisting Stone. The AMR ambulance arrived at 9:07 a.m. and staged at a liquor store across the street according to dispatch records.
A county fire engine staged at a fire station a few blocks away at 9:05 a.m. At 9:09 a.m. a deputy notified dispatch to send in the fire unit, and dispatch relayed that message at 9:11 a.m., notifying AMR one minute later.
While the crowd at the special meeting at the El Sobrante Library was initially skeptical, officials seemed to persuade many with the timeline.
"By the end of the night, we were getting a lot of thank yous and congratulatory applauses," said Jason Sampson, an operations manager for American Medical Response. "People were receptive to accurate, clear information."
Mechanics Bank in El Sobrante has a fund in Stone's honor to benefit his mother, Dorothy Pinto, whom he supported. Donations can be made in person or mailed to the branch in the name of Dorothy Pinto, attention Brandy Buras, 3884 San Pablo Dam Rd., El Sobrante, CA 94803. The account number is #4181-8423, or call 510-243-9620 for more details.
A community memorial and potluck event for Stone is scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday at Richmond Elks Lodge, 3931 San Pablo Dam Road, in El Sobrante.


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After 40 years, Daffodil Days are going away
ANDREW LEIBENGUTH/TIMES NEWS Volunteer Susan Choy and 8-year chairman Robert Stevenson hold daffodils and this year's Daffodil Bear for the last time. This year's bear is named Ray O. Hope.
After 40 years of packing flowers, volunteers with the Carbon/Tamaqua Chapter of the American Cancer Society will no longer be holding their Daffodil Days springtime fundraiser.
The daffodil is the first flower of spring and has been the symbol of hope for cancer patients for the past 40 years.
Robert Stevenson, who has chaired the local Daffodil Days committee for 8 years, stated that the national American Cancer Society has decided to pull the program to focus on more cost effective activities.
"It is difficult to see the daffodil program to go away," said Stevenson, who stressed the local chapter's long success in the program.
In addition to the support of over 75 pre-sale coordinators, Stevenson added that on average, the local chapter sells over 24,000 daffodils and 500 bears every year.
The late Robert C. Sim, a former national vice president of the American Cancer Society, spearheaded the program. In the program's first years, the flowers were delivered to his house, and the whole family was called in to help seperate and deliver them. His daughter Andrea Young is now the manager of the Hope Lodge of Central Pennsylvania. "My father was always interested in how to better serve patients," said Young. "He would be honored to see Daffodils Days at 40."
Stevenson added that volunteers will be selling daffodils from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at a number of businesses in our area today and Saturday. Some of which are Boyers Market in Tamaqua, Redner's Warehouse Market in Nesquehoning, Jim Thorpe Market, Mallard Market in Lehighton and Country Harvest in Palmerton.
Stevenson stated his appreciation to all the volunteers, community members, businesses, organizations and other supporters that kept the program going strong for all these years.
"Its been a long, but worthwhile ride to support the ACS," said Stevenson.


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Millions for defense but not a penny (or $20) in tribute!
Due to circumstances beyond my control, I was born in Port Washington. This means to get a copy of my birth certificate I had to make the long and arduous journey to the Ozaukee County courthouse in Port Washington. It's a pain-in-the-neck drive complete with the hazards of getting lost and finding the state highway patrol the hard way. When I finally arrived I found out they do not take Visa. Okay, I wrote a check.
On Friday my wife was informed by the treasurer's office in Ozaukee that the bank could not identify the account number on the check, that they want $12 in cash for the birth certificate and a $20 fee for the returned check. Again, the check was not returned due to non-sufficient funds; the check was returned because at some point in the banking process the account number entered for the check did not match the bank's records.
My wife explained to the clerk the difference, told the clerk she was not going to pay the $20 fee, and told the clerk that if they would call a 1-800# the bank would certainly clear up that the check was indeed written on a valid bank account. My wife even confirmed the bank account number by helping the clerk find where on the check she could find the routing number and the account number.
Instead of calling the bank the clerk, apparently on instructs from the County Treasurer, told my wife that I would have to drive up there again and pay in cash for the birth certificate. The only way I could avoid paying the $20 penalty fee according to the clerk was to bring a letter from my bank stating it was a bank error, complete with an explanation of why the error took place. We asked for a copy of the check that did not go through and they waited until 3:00pm in the afternoon to fax it over.
Of course, to these petty insignificant bureaucrats in their own little fiefdom of ignorance, it seems perfectly reasonable that someone two counties away is going to make the long trip again. But because they did not fax over the check that did not go through until late Friday, I considered the issue postponed until Monday (today).
Today I tried to reach the clerk my wife dealt with, but she was out for the day. So I was put over to the voice mail of the County Treasurer Karen Makoutz (up for election in 2007).
I'm a little less reasonable than my wife. I left a message for the treasurer stating that since Ozaukee County is so far away from me, that it would really just make more sense to put a replacement check for $12 today. I then left a number for her to call me.
Now I don't know what is the experience of most people in Ozaukee County when dealing with their treasurer. But Ms. Makoutz has a lot to learn about customer service and good manners when it comes to dealing with people from outside her little fiefdom.
When Makoutz called me back, she had the tone in her voice that I was some sort of deadbeat trying to cheat Ozaukee County out of $12. She complained that I was not sending her a check from a different bank account. I pointed out to her that as far as I am concerned the check she had in her hand was good, but that I was willing to send her another check today. She complained we promised to come in person Friday. When I pointed out to her that I didn't get the fax until late Friday, and that I am not planning on making any trips to Ozaukee County until November, and that it was her bank's error, she reluctantly agreed to take the check.
Then she started getting snotty with me about expecting to see it tomorrow. I pointed out that I'm mailing it today. She said that if she didn't get the check tomorrow she would call me back and that she might have to consider some "alternative way" of collecting. At which point I almost lost it when I said, "I'm not trying to cheat your county out of $12."
She and I went back and forth a couple of more times before I got disgusted, announced that she'll just have to depend on the Post Office, and hung up.
So here's my advice to Ozaukee County. Find someone competent. Find someone who isn't sitting on a thumbtack all day waiting to take it out on the public. It's an elective office. Somebody in all of Ozaukee County has to be better suited for dealing with the public than her. In the meantime, the check for $12 is in the mail.


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Cassini snaps icy moon Dione
Like a wrinkled dowager, Saturn's small moon Dione has a heavily cratered and fractured surface. The first close-up portrait of this moon, recorded by the Cassini spacecraft on Oct. 11 when it passed within
500 kilometers, shows that Dione's surface bears the scars of multiple generations of fractures that haven't been erased by any relatively recent upheavals.
That's in marked contrast to Saturn's more youthful moon Enceladus, which lies nearby in the planet's E ring and was probed earlier this year by Cassini. Some of the most striking fractures on Enceladus may be only a decade old, testimony to large-scale geologic motions.


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THE prize money for this summer's Wimbledon tennis tournament has just been announced – the winners of the men's and women's singles titles will receive the same amount.
However, the men have to play a maximum of five sets while the women have to secure the best of three.
Perhaps the distribution of money should be reviewed – after all, everybody would like value for money.
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Network safety standard: European standard EN 50325-5
A new safety protocol is published as a European standard and is available as EN 50325-5.
The CANopen Safety protocol (CiA 304) developed by CAN in Automation (CiA), international users' and manufacturers group, is published as an European standard and available as EN 50325–5 from the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) and any National body, CiA announced from Nuremberg, Germany on Sept. 9. The CANopen Safety protocol is an addition to the CANopen protocol standardized in EN 50325–4, also known as CiA 301.
CANopen Safety is designed to allow safety-related communication based on CAN according to IEC/EN 61508. The German TÜV has approved the protocol for use for systems requiring Safety Integrity Level 3 (SIL 3). Safety-related devices use the Safety-related Data Object (SRDO) service, which allows one-to-many communication relations. The SRDO messages are periodically broadcast in the network and any other safety-related device interested in the data can use it without the need of a centralized master. An SRDO consists of two CAN messages where the first CAN message contains the regular data and second CAN message is transmitted on a different identifier with the data content bit-wise inverted. This makes the protocol very efficient as it allows the use of small and cheap micro-controllers as no complicated CRC is used, CiA said.
The first ready-to-use implementations of CANopen Safety are available: The TÜV approved CANopen Safety Chip (CSC02) available from CiA implements the CANopen Safety protocol in a single chip.
The CSC02 allows easy integration of the CANopen Safety protocol into safety-related devices. The first commercial product available that uses the CSC02 is the safety-related encoder family by Posital.
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After I submitted my latest column, in which I prognosticated with great relish about my visions for the upcoming year, my editors asked if I could do a year-end/year-ahead piece and, well, maybe this time ask some professionals. So I did.
Here is the landscape from the smartest event people I know (who still take my calls):
1. Liz Neumark, C.E.O., Great Performances, New York
Did you get a lot of holiday party business?
Our holiday party business was better, but not back. We had a few mailroom-to-boardroom parties from the financial industry, but that business is still way off from years ago. I'm not sure it will ever come back.
What's strong? What's weak?
All our business is better, except for corporate. Bridal is back, private entertaining is strong. A lot of companies deferred their holiday party to the first quarter. I did too. We're bullish on the future, but that's a reserved bullish. How would you feel after two years of being beaten up by the economy and shrinking profits for two years?
So what's there to be bullish about?
Well bookings are ahead of last year, so that's good. And Great Performances owns a farm, Katchkie in Kinderhook, New York, and we are launching a community-supported agriculture service this spring. C.S.A. and what it means—local, sustainable—is really all of a sudden hugely important to our customers, and we've been there a long time. We have a program where big clients—Edelman PR is one—can sign up for monthly deliveries of fresh seasonal produce, and we send in a chef to tell them what to do with it.
Sounds smart. How else do you use the farm to market yourselves?
When things quiet down in the summer, we do two huge dinners: one in the city in our courtyard for 160 people and one on the farm. We roast a pig. And we use all our own product and produce, and use the forum to explain how sustainable agriculture can be a real part of the business. This will be our second year. You should cover it.
I'll think about it. What's your plan for the holidays?
Reading and seeing movies. That's it. Can't wait.
What's on your list?
Black Swan, The Fighter, Tron Legacy, everything. I haven't seen a movie in so long.
2. Bentley Meeker, owner, Bentley Meeker Lighting and Staging Inc., New York
How did 2010 play out for you?
2010 started out O.K. Just O.K. But we ended up with a great year, up about 40 percent over 2009. 2009 was a drag. But budgets are back up. Our margins are being heavily squeezed, but volume is making up for it.
Impressive. How do you celebrate with your team?
We've been doing the same thing for 15 years now. We take over a friend's restaurant in the East Village, Essex. All 40 full-time employees. No clients. It has brick walls and concrete floors, so we know the place will still be standing when we leave.
Give me a highlight of last year.
Well there were a lot, but the upfront party for Cartoon Network's Adult Swim series was a standout. We projected a custom show, continuously in 360 degrees. It's where we're going for the last three years or so, mixing lighting with audiovisual services. We make video tapestries, immersive environments.
I also loved the work we did for the Food Allergy Initiative at the Waldorf-Astoria.
I heard that was good too. What distinguished your company from others in the last year?
First of all, we're really the only major lighting company left that keeps all its inventory in New York. Big Apple Lighting got bought and moved to New Jersey. So we can solve a big problem in 20 minutes. Look, we like to think we run a tight ship, but we forget things and break things like everybody else. But the solution is only a cab ride away.
And we're really trying to raise the bar in audiovisual services. So many companies show up with their bulky equipment and the standard pipe and drape. We either bring beautiful equipment, or we make the equipment disappear.
How are things looking ahead?
Things are really clicking now. It feels like a real recovery finally. Plus I've got a book coming out, Light x Design, in March, published by Glitterati. It's a huge coffee-table book.
Congratulations, what are your launch plans?
Who knows? For us, March is a long way off.
3. Mary Micucci, founder and proprietor, Along Came Mary, Los Angeles
I remember you telling me about your great big holiday party. Doing it this year?
No, and I didn't do it last year either. It just didn't feel right. But next year, definitely. This year I'm staying home with my daughter and appreciating what we've got.
How's business?
Better than last year. Thank goodness for that. People are a little less hesitant. There's more on the books than last year. I couldn't give you a percentage. It's no gold rush.
What were the highlights?
Well we did the Museum of Contemporary Art event. That was a big deal this year; Eli Broad was the client. Then we did something called the Trevor Project, which I'm really proud of. And we christened a new cultural institution, the Valley Center for the Performing Arts, which is bringing culture to the valley.
At last.
Well we're thrilled. They've already asked us back, and it's a big new center, and I can see it becoming an important new player on the whole scene out here. We're glad to be in on the ground floor.
How's the premiere business?
Well it's a passion of mine and will always be a part of this business. But it is still not what it once was. Not at all. So many movies now open with a party at a restaurant, or just do the red carpet. But we're seeing some companies starting to get creative again. I should mention that the television industry is starting to get more active and we're doing more of that. Lots of Emmy parties. The television business isn't so backseat anymore. We're doing stuff with CBS.
You're known for clever presentation. Give me some new ideas.
We're now doing passed meals lounge-style. Lounge furniture has been big at events forever, but now we're grouping around a big low coffee table and serving meals there. We're doing custom picnic baskets. Not a basket that you buy at the market, but really imaginative and carefully designed baskets with compartments. But then we learned guests like to walk off with them!
4. Carla Ruben, owner, Creative Edge Parties, New York
What is Creative Edge doing for the holidays?
When does this come out? If it comes out before December 22, I can't say. But I'm taking everyone to trapeze school.
Don't worry—it won't. What about you?
I go to Turks and Caicos and do nothing but beach and sleep and relax. We just did 43 parties in one week, some of them huge, with 500 to 800 people, and still have like 18 to 20 to go.
Sounds hectic. How was your year, business-wise?
It has been a huge year for us. We're up 30 percent. I know that is not the industry norm. And trust me, we're getting squeezed on profitability like everyone else. But things are really in place for us. Oh, you should know that I just bought out my partner and am sole owner of this business, so that will allow us to do more things this year.
Congratulations on all. Any weak spots?
The fashion industry is still not what it used to be, and that makes me sad. We love the fashion business. They are tough clients in every way, but they make you do great work.
What's working now?
Well I'm into mixing different ethnicities at events. Like if someone wants pasta, we'll do it, but we'll also do a Middle Eastern grain and maybe an Asian takeoff. Anything to get away from comfort food. Also, I love anything that is interactive. Getting the chefs out from a little tent and having them cook in front of the guests.
What's not working now?
I'm so tired of specialty drinks, 80 percent of which are vodka. I mean, we'll do them if we have to. But there are always new things to try. How about flights of sake? Or flights of beer? They're bringing back moonshine—remember, from Prohibition? We'll try it.
What's the mood out there?
Clients are still very scared. There's all this fear about "perception" and not wanting to appear ostentatious. Decor, for example, is down across the board.
5. Chuck Garelick, vice president of special event services, Elite Investigations, New York
Chuck, I'm taking people's temperature for last year. What's yours?
Our numbers aren't done yet, but I think we're 10 to 15 percent ahead. We love that. It's very good compared with 2009, and getting better.
What was your most challenging event of the year?
Well, we love working on it, but the Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum gets bigger and more demanding every year. There's more celebrities, and more media, and more spectators who just show up. But there's only so much space on those steps.
The problem is not the invited media—they get in and taped off on their spots like clockwork. It's all the uninvited media. Everybody's got a camera. And you have to handle spectators very gently. Plus now with the tweeting and Twittering, if there's a good party, people are telling their friends to show up. Social media is not helpful to security.
I know you do a lot of celebrity security. Who were the best and worst to work with last year?
You won't believe it, but this year everybody behaved wonderfully. We did the Rainforest Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall with Sting and Bruce Springsteen and Lady Gaga.
How is Lady Gaga to work with?
A delight. You know, I should point out that the artists themselves and their management are usually not the problem. It's the unannounced entourages that behave the worst. And half the time the artists don't even want or need them there.
What's big for next year?
Well, we've just signed on to do event security for the Setai hotel. Have you seen it yet?
No, I'm dying to.
It is amazing, on 36th Street, and the venues for events are the absolute best. It opened in November, and I expect we'll be doing a number of great projects with them.
What else?
Let's see, the M.A.C. at Milk Studios fashion shows are becoming a real alternative to Lincoln Center Fashion Week, and we handle all the shows. About 25 to 26 last year and their surrounding parties, so that is a really good project. Fashion events, as you know, keep security teams on their toes.
Oh, yeah. Well, good luck.
It's gonna be a great year, I think. Clients are starting to do big things again, and that means more complex events and big-name entertainment. I've got a good feeling.


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KYIV: England manager Roy Hodgson has vowed to pick Wayne Rooney for his side's crucial final group game against Ukraine next week despite a pulsating 3-2 victory over Sweden on Friday.
A night of high drama at the Olympic Stadium saw England's youthful side haul themselves back from the brink of a potentially catastrophic defeat to leave them only a point away from the quarter-finals.
The win came courtesy of three goals scored by the new generation of England players, with Andy Carroll, Theo Walcott and Danny Welbeck all netting.
However while Hodgson admitted the form of Carroll and Welbeck had given him a welcome selection dilemma, he acknowledged there was no chance that Rooney would be left out against Ukraine now his two-match suspension has ended.
"I welcome those kinds of selection problems — I was really pleased with the performance of the two front players and Theo's contribution was enormous today," Hodgson said.
"To come on as sub and score such a good goal and then set up a winner means he got to be very happy with his night's work.
"But Wayne Rooney is a very special player and it would be very difficult for me to leave him out of the team.
"I'm afraid that if you're a member of a team that has Wayne Rooney sitting out with suspension you probably expect him to get back in the team when the suspension is served."
Rooney will take up a deep-lying striker role working off either Carroll or Welbeck for what is certain to be a demanding assignment against the Ukrainians at Donetsk's Donbass Arena, with Ashley Young moving left.
"I think with Wayne Rooney coming back into the team he will play in his position which is as a striker who drops deep and receives the ball.
"Ashley Young, who did the job for us in Wayne's absence, I'm thinking of more as a wide player, which is his natural position," Hodgson said.
Hodgson declined to elaborate on how he plans to approach the game, which could see England afford to play for the draw in the knowledge they will advance.
"I'm really happy to be going into it knowing that a positive result — a draw or a win — will see us through the group," Hodgson said.
"If we do that I shall be more than satisfied because we've had a very difficult game. There are no easy pickings for us in the group.
"Our goal is that we don't slip from the standard that we've shown in the matches so far and hopefully the addition of a player of Rooney's class will take a bit of pressure off us."


text: Here's my delima, first my new nook hd+ is slow, its annoying. I have all the apps I want thanks to nooks update with google play, but its still slow as hell. Is putting android on it going to make it much faster, or is it just the limited hardware the nook hd+ has? Is it better to root the nook or run from SD (better being safer). Finally is it any safer to just by a N2A card. While I'm no programmer, I worked IT and know how to follow directions, and there is plenty of guides on XDA. I heard that the Nook hd + was pron to bricking when loading android, is it different now?


text: i have been learning to sing and play the bass lately so i was going back to all the bass lines i learnt when i first started playing, one of those being come together. when playing the main riff, i used to slide from the 7th fret on the D string to the 12th fret on the D string using my ring finger, which then puts me into position to play the 10th fret on the G string with my index finger. but it sounds slightly off. what notes does/did everyone else start the slide from and finish the slide at when playing the main riff of come together.


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text: Perhaps I haven't found the amazing treasure trove of open NNTP servers you appear to have, but in my experience I've yet to find a single good (read: access to most groups and quick about it) and free NNTP server (read: not from my ISP, employer, or university - which, if provided at all, have always been quite limited in which groups they serve), so I can completely understand where the others are coming from in this regard. Perhaps those of you who have found good, free NNTP servers would care to share these well kept secrets? -----Original Message----- From: haskell-cafe-bounces at haskell.org [mailto:haskell-cafe-bounces at haskell.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Coppin Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 5:04 PM To: haskell-cafe at haskell.org Subject: Re: [Haskell-cafe] Maintaining the community Mark T.B. Carroll wrote: > Andrew Coppin <andrewcoppin at btinternet.com> writes: > > >> ...and when you view a web page, your web browser has to connect to a >> web server somewhere. >> >> I don't see your point... >> > > Very many news servers will only serve news to people on the network > of whoever's running the server: i.e. a rather restricted 'customer' base. > Really? Most web servers will accept a connection from anybody. (Unless it's *intended* to be an Intranet.) I'm not quite sure why somebody would configure their NNTP server differently... _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe at haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe -------------------------------------------------------- NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and notify sender. Sender does not intend to waive confidentiality or privilege. Use of this email is prohibited when received in error.


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Sort of back on topic, replying to some earlier posts. The Jack station in Greensboro NC played "Satisfaction" by The Stones, which of course is from the 60s. With no full-power classic hits station, 98.7 Simon is the de facto oldies station.
95% of measured indoor listening... which is the majority of listening still... takes place within the 10 mV/m signal area.
Stations just below "local strength" just don't get any listening.
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Then stations wanted to include significant listening ares, such as KZZZ Dallas-Ft. Worth or KWWW McAllen-Brownsville and even KVVV Los Angles-Orange County.
One of the most common ones, besides the Dallas-Ft Worth example, is to identify as Miami-Ft. Lauderdale or Ft. Lauderdale-Miami.
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I am trying to recreate that sound WCBS had with the 50s/60s and early 70s songs it used to play. Can you help by listing tracks/artists that were played?
Be great if you could give us some feedback too! www.nonstopoldies.com
Many thanks!
which is also in Palm Beach county, identified thusly:
"WRMF, Palm Beach-Broward-Dade"
Ai4i has Always Been on the Trailing Edge of Technology!
(Was that the 1060 station, ai4i ?)
* Somewhat * associated might be the time I was re-doing my house up here.
By the time I got done re-arranging the house there wasn't a single inside wall panel remaining, and you know how it is; once you start a repetitive task that you aren't that familiar with, you do work up a fluency of sorts and don't wanna compromise the momentum.
So I turned on the GE SR II and tuned it to 99.1, for some jazz around the fitful lunchtime.
99.1 out of Pottsville, about 7 miles south of here, is a translator for WRTI 90.1 in Philly. Good signal. At the time WRTI was all-jazz 24/7. The midday host was a gal DJ.
I'm tinkering and puttering and eating and drilling and sometimes cursing, when the gal comes out of some Maynard Ferguson song. Life is full.
Then she says something about 'Jazz 99'. I go, 'Wait a second. You're not supposed to be saying Jazz 99. WRTI's frequency is 90.1! Yeah, okay -- I'm LISTENING to 99.1, but your frequency is 90.1, Missy.'
She then goes into some lunchtime request promo, and gives out two phone numbers. One was for Dade County and one was for Broward County.
Then it hit me. Duh, Green.
A check with information turned up a Jazz 99.1 in Miami FL and I called them. The gal DJ answered the phone and probably thought I was just some honky nut from Pennsylvania. She wasn't impressed. But I was getting my wonderful lunchtime jazz -- not from Pottsville but from a thousand miles farther on. And I'm sure that the E-Skip would've brought in Jazz 99 from Miami on a radio of even lesser quality. I didn't scour the dial for more DX catches. I went back to work on the house.
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There are many stations who obliterate their actual COL under a blizzard of other, more prestigious communities. The one that comes first to mind through any of my actual sustained listening listen-at-work was the Modern Rock WJSE, 102.7, Petersburg NJ. Who the devil ever heard of 'Petersburg' New Jersey' ? And I guess the owners weren't all that thrilled with the local tissue paper stuck to their shoes, either.
Their TOH ID went a quick 'WJSE (petersb ...) ATLANTIC CITY's Howard Stern and modern rock digital 102 - 7 !!!'
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The Yes camp is closing the gap. That is the clear message from two new opinion polls published this morning.
Both polls – ICM for Scotland on Sunday and Panelbase for the Sunday Herald – show that the undecideds are, at last, starting to make up their minds. But in doing so, the undecideds are going to Yes in greater numbers than they are to No.
That trend is clear, it is helping Yes to close the gap but it has not, as yet, given Yes anything like the support it needs to win the referendum in a month's time. In the ICM poll, the undecideds are down from 21 per cent in July to just 14 per cent now.
That change has boosted the No camp by two percentage points, from 45 per cent to 47 per cent, but increased the Yes vote by four points, from 34 per cent to 38 per cent.
In total, the figures are: Yes 38 per cent, No 47 per cent, don't know 14 per cent. If the undecideds are taken out, the overall figures are Yes 45 per cent (up two) and No 55 per cent (down two).
There is clearly movement here but, with a month to go, Yes Scotland managers will be hoping this trend will increase over the next couple of weeks to give them any chance of winning.
The Panelbase pollsters found Yes on 42 per cent, No on 46 per cent with 12 per cent undecided. When the don't knows were excluded, the figures were Yes 48 per cent, No 52 per cent – a much, much tighter gap than that found by ICM. The last Panelbase poll, at the end of July, found Yes 46 per cent and No 54 per cent, a gap of eight points, which has been cut in half in the last month.
Panelbase also asked specific questions about the NHS and the Sunday Herald concluded that Alex Salmond's long-term problem of winning over the female vote could be solved if he managed to persuade them that the NHS would only be saved by independence. Yes Scotland rhetoric started hammering away at the NHS at the end of last week so we can probably expect much more of that in the days and weeks to come.
So, here we have two polls, one giving the No camp a ten point lead and the other giving No a four point lead. It means that the referendum is still there to be won by either side but it also confirms the No camp's position in the lead – where it has been all campaign.
If the undecideds keep moving to Yes in greater numbers than to No over the next four weeks, then the result is going to be tighter than many in the No camp would like. But it remains the case that the No camp has never been behind in this campaign and it is unlikely to lose its lead unless something happens to change the dynamics of the campaign.
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IN an era when Santa's erectile dysfunction can be men tioned in an alleged family comedy like "Fred Claus," there is a modest case to be made for "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium," at least for very young audiences.
There isn't anything terribly exciting or original on offer in the somewhat poky directing debut of screenwriter Zach Helm, whose "Stranger Than Fiction" was too clever by half.
But there's nothing offensive either, and even toddlers shouldn't have a hard time following the very simple story, rendered utterly without hip or ironic asides for parents.
Much better than its frighteningly whimsical trailer, this good-natured fantasy stars Dustin Hoffman with flyaway hair and eyebrows.
He plays the vaguely Wonka-esque Edward Magorium, a spry 243-year-old who has operated the titular establishment for the past 113 years in an American city that looks an awful lot like Los Angeles.
One day, Mr. Magorium announces to his 22-year-old assistant Molly Mahoney (Natalie Portman) that he is planning to depart this world and leave her the Emporium.
Molly isn't crazy about the idea and has Mr. Magorium taken to the hospital, where he is pronounced in perfect health despite his insistence that his death is imminent because he has used up his last pair of shoes.
The Emporium is even less crazy about Mr. Magorium's departure and starts throwing a "tantrum" during which all of the toys turn various shades of black and gray.
Helping Molly in her journey is Henry (Jason Bateman), a skeptical accountant hired by Mr. Magorium, who is a lot less nasty than the accountant played by Kevin Spacey in "Fred Claus."
Henry doesn't get the girl, but he does get to impart to her the gentle moral, "What you need to believe in is you."
As is customary in films of this sort, the surrogate for the young audience is a lonely but enthusiastic 9-year-old named Eric Applebaum (Zach Mills) who works in the store.
A pointedly nondenominational holiday offering, "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium" is not exactly a notable addition to the résumés of the stars of "Midnight Cowboy" and "Closer." But neither do Hoffman and Portman embarrass themselves.
Running time: 93 minutes. Rated G (nothing offensive). At the Chelsea West, the Village East, the 64th and Second, others.


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Genetic Basis of Gait Variation Uncovered in HorsesBy Kentucky Equine Research Staff · December 14, 2012
The walk, trot (or jog), and canter (or lope) are referred to as the three natural gaits of horses. Many horses have a preferred mid-speed gait that is different from the diagonally patterned trot. This may be a laterally patterned pace, a four-beat gait such as the amble, or one of a number of variations on these gaits.
Recent research has identified a premature codon stop in the DMRT3 gene that has a major effect on gait styles. This mutation allows some horses to show alternate movement patterns that may be enhanced by training methods, and gadgets. Horses without the mutation are unable to perform these gaits, regardless of training.
The pattern of locomotion is established by a circuitry of spinal interneurons developed in the fetus before birth. This nerve network produces left-right alternation of limbs and coordinates flexion and relaxation of muscles used in walking and the faster gaits. The mutation changes these stride-controlling nerves, allowing different sequences of limb movement.
Horses that have one or more alternate gaits are known collectively as gaited horses. Their patterns of leg movement are not all the same, and minor variations of movement have led to the development of different horse breeds known for their unique gaits. The Icelandic Horse performs the tolt, a single-foot gait that is fast and smooth. Some Icelandic Horses also pace in addition to being able to walk, trot, tolt, and canter. When 352 five-gaited Icelandic horses were genotyped, all but one were found to be homozygous (received the gaited mutation from both parents) for the change in the affected gene. Horses can also be heterozygous (receiving the mutation from only one parent), in which case they may or may not be able to produce alternate gaits.
Standardbred horses in America are bred for harness racing, a sport in which horses pull a lightweight sulky at high speeds. Some Standardbreds prefer to trot, while others have a tendency to pace. Testing showed that a high percentage of Standardbreds are homozygous for the DMRT3 mutation, which allows but does not mandate the ability to pace.
Swedish Standardbreds were developed mostly from American Standardbreds, but the breed has also been influenced by crossing with horses that have French Trotter pedigrees, most of which do not have the gait mutation. In one blind test, 61 Swedish Standardbreds were asked to perform a trot at high speed. Two of the horses had difficulty in sustaining the fast trot. These proved to be heterozygous, while the horses that trotted more easily at high speeds were all homozygous. This illustrates the fact that the mutation not only allows various alternate gaits, but also influences coordination of the gaits, especially at faster speeds.
The discovery of the DMRT3 gene does not completely explain why some horses only trot while others are able to perform varied gaits. In some horses, the mutation may be incompletely expressed because of other genetic determinants that are not yet known. Gaitedness, the exact pattern of limb movements, and the skill and speed with which a gaited horse moves may also be strongly influenced by training, maturity, and other factors.


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Nicats and HABS were tasty, but I am still hungry. And fair warning to all who remain- I do not like having my mistakes pointed out to me! Good luck finding me...most of my zombie bretheren would certainly not be able to form a complete sentence, much less write out these colourful memos! And I guarantee you, I am the most handsome zombie you have ever seen; I guess that is why I blend in amongst you so well. *derisive chuckle*
Psych Question: Do you watch movies, if so what is your favourite genre and movie?
I do enjoy periodic visits to the theatre, but you cannot imagine the annoyances from the other zombies- moaning, shifting, and smacking! And it is nearly impossible to get a date! However, I am thoroughly looking forward to World War Z. The uninfected will get their comeuppance!


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In January this year we ran a survey among our customers and thanks to you being so active, we collected very useful information about how you use RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX and how you would like the product to evolve in the future. For example, these few important facts were confirmed:
Modern browsers, i.e. the ones that support HTML5, are already adopted by most of your end users. 9 out of 10 users browse through the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, etc.
Leveraging HTML5 features is getting more important for you. The adoption of the "modern browsers" naturally unties our hands to use more and more HTML5 and CSS3 features and makes us all want to gain all the benefits from the new technologies.
Performance in terms of stability, as well as faster server and client responsiveness is as important for you, if not more, than having new features and controls.
The new features and controls suggested are also interesting. Some of them have been already requested a few times through different channels. Others we learned about for the first time and included in our backlog. These include controls like Wizard, Client DataSource, FormView, Syntax Highlighter, Lightbox, etc.
What I was surprised to see was the multiple requests for different stuff that we already have, such as listbox with checkboxes, progress indicator, accordion, control that makes it easy to change skins, gauges, date picker, lookup field.
Anyways, the important thing is that your feedback and answers helped us make a few important decisions and shape the next release roadmap. Thank you all for being so kind to participate in the survey and spend a few minutes of your time to help us build a better product.
A list of all major items scheduled for Q2 2013 is already available on our roadmap page, but here are the highlights.
We will not stop supporting old IE versions like IE6, IE7, and IE8. Although a very small number, some of your clients are still using these browsers and we will make sure we provide the same experience for them as for the people using modern browsers.
Performance, in all its aspects, will be the focus of our efforts. We will do our best to provide controls that are more and more stable. We plan to improve the components so they react faster both on the server and the client. We are also working on a new rendering mode to leverage HTML5 and load some HTML and CSS burden off.
Mobile/Touch devices support. It's been around 3 years since we first started adding improvements here and there to provide support for mobile devices. Ever since then we have been including this as a story in every single roadmap and it's been so long that it's almost became funny. As if we don't have anything else to do and we are just filling the time till the next release with it ;) What we were filling actually was the gap between desktop and touch devices to make your app work both places without you writing any further code.
New controls and new features for existing controls requested by you. As for the new control we are going to develop next Q, this will be the highly-anticipated TileList that will help you leverage the modern Windows 8 look and feel.
Our roadmap was always driven by our customers and most of the features are in the suite because you needed them and suggested them. We already have a decent list of new suggestions, but I would like to encourage you to share your needs at our feedback portal. And vote for the items there to climb them up ;)
Iana Tsolova is Product Manager at Telerik's DevTools division. She joined the company back in the beginning of 2008 as a Support Officer and has since occupied various positions at Telerik, including Senior Support Officer, Team Lead at one of the ASP.NET AJAX teams and Technical Support Director. Iana's main interests are web development, reading articles related to geography, wild nature and latest renewable energy technologies.


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A pacifier is a plastic or rubber device for a baby to chew or suck on. Babies often need to suck for satisfaction rather than for food.
Most babies don't need as much sucking time by about 6 months of age. It's pretty easy to take the pacifier away from your baby at that age, before your baby gets too accustomed to using it for comfort. You can give your baby a blanket or toy for comfort instead.
Pacifiers can be a source of injury if they are not used as intended or if the wrong size is given to a child. A child can choke on a pacifier that's too small for his or her mouth. A pacifier can be dangerous to a child if it is attached to a string that may get tangled around the baby's neck. And an unsteady toddler who walks or runs with a pacifier in his or her mouth is at risk for mouth and face injuries.
Long-term use of a pacifier may cause permanent teeth to come in crooked or to get out of alignment as your child gets older.
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|21 Oct 2009
Connecting Vista HD (NTFS) to 7
I have a system with this config:
C: 120GB Vista 32-bit install (boot drive)
D: 250GB data storage (NTFS, no encryption)
Tomorrow I plan on installing the release version of Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit on a new 750GB HD. My new config will be
C: 750GB Win7 64-bit install (boot drive)
D: 250GB data storage (NTFS, no encryption)
All drives are SATA. Will Win 7 be able to find and read the 250GB HD or is there something I need to do/consider....hoping I don't have to find a way to back this sucker up first.
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|21 Oct 2009
Windows 7 ultimate 64 bit / XP Home sp3
You shouldn't have any problems. I would first suggest you run the windows 7 upgrade advisor to make sure your system can run 7. Are you going to 64 bit or staying with 32 bit? I would install 7 on the drive you want it on with the other disconnected. To avoid any boot mngr issues. Formatt the disc and away you go.Turn off and unplugg ,then plug in your data drive and reboot. Everything should be fine as long as your hardware is 7 compatible. Win 7 upgrade advisor download. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...1-2497c146af15 good luck welcome to 7 forum. Fabe One more thing would you please go to your user CP top of page and fill in your system specs? It will help other help you in the future.
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|21 Oct 2009
Thanks. I ran the advisor. No issues.
I also added my system spec.
I plan on installing Win 7 fresh on the new 750GB HD. I will disconnect the 250GB drive until I am done. After it's installed, I will re-connect the 250GB and hope it comes up as drive D:
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|21 Oct 2009
....and I am installing the 64-bit version of Win 7.
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|22 Oct 2009
7600.20510 x86
No need to disconnect the HD. It will be well and good after an install.
If you don't want the 100 MB boot partition and would rather your boot files be included on the same partition as the Windows, Program Files and Users folders, format the drive first before installing Windows and create at least one NTFS partition.
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Spending more time on the road bike and finding that the old mt500 shorts aren't quite up to the job.
What bib shorts are good for 100 miles or so on a road bike? Not decided on a budget but don't mind paying for quality that will last but do find myself wondering if Assos or the like can really justify the price.


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12 in '12
2012 is coming up quickly, and I am preparing for a busy year. One thing I think would be cool to accomplish is 12 web apps in 12 months. I am not thinking full amazing apps, but simple ( Proof of Concept (POC)) apps that can later be tuned into better and more complete apps. Here is a list of what I am thinking so far:
- Ticket System
- Invoice System
- PingFM Replacement
- Something with Twilio
- Project Manager
- Customer Relation Manager (CRM)
- Linode Management Tools
That's only 7, so I need to work on some more app ideas, but as of this morning I am stuck, at least I have 7 months worth of POCs to build. I am sure in that time I will come up with 5 more.
Why only POCs
These apps are projected at the POC level only because I have a day job, a family I love and want to be with, and other responsibilities. However, I think if I limit myself to POC level apps I can easily create 12 apps in 12 the months of 2012 and build a small portfolio of apps to work on in the coming years.
So Why Do It At All?
I strongly believe in learning through doing. I think that building things from scratch can give an appreciation for things that are already pre-built and can lend some insight into the way things are.
Extending the Challenge
Although I would be just as content to do this all alone, I think it would be cool to get a community together of people to push each other to 12 apps in 12 months, so here is the official start of the challenge. Get together your preliminary list of 12 apps to create in 2012. Don't worry about the details too much, and don't start on the actual apps until 2012! Leave me a comment with a link to your list of apps you want to create and I will create a page for all of the people participating.
Sidenote: If 167+ people sign up there would be over 2012 new apps in 2012... just saying.


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July 12, 2013
Latvia will become the common currency area's newest member in January 2014 — the same time that new tax laws go into effect allowing the country to compete with the likes of Cyprus and Malta. This could further destabilize the European economy.
Rietumu Bank isn't in Riga's best neighborhood. The streets are dusty, and graffiti on one building reads: "If Jesus comes back, we'll kill him again." The city's biggest soccer stadium — which opens onto a meadow on one side — is right next door.
This is the scene that bank manager Ilya Suharenko surveys from his top-floor office in the Rietumu Capital Centre. But Suharenko, 30, is optimistic about Latvia's future nonetheless. European finance ministers on Tuesday gave the Baltic country the go-ahead to join the common currency union on January 1 next year. Furthermore, new tax laws are set to go into effect at the same time. These laws, says Suharenko, will put his country "on a level with Ireland, Malta and Cyprus."