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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Indians manager Terry Francona watched Corey Kluber breeze through the first inning on seven pitches Tuesday night, then need all of 10 pitches to put away Kansas City in the second.
"Oh, boy," Francona said later, "I thought his stuff was good."
Until the third inning, at least.
The Royals promptly put up four runs, helped along by an error after a replay review, and then pounded out three homers in a 9-5 victory.
Kluber (6-4), who had dominated the Royals earlier this season, was tagged for six runs — half of them earned — and six hits over five innings. He struck out five and walked two.
"I wasn't at my best, but I wasn't terrible," he said. "I think I did a decent enough job of making some good pitches when we needed to, but unfortunately there were some soft hits that kind of fell in. The home run was still a pretty good pitch, but he went out and got it."
The home run was Eric Hosmer's two-run shot in the fifth. Alex Gordon went deep in the eighth against the Cleveland bullpen, and Mike Moustakas added a two-run shot later that inning as the Royals (32-32) moved back to .500 by matching their second-best run total of the season.
That was plenty of support for Jason Vargas (6-2), who gave up six hits and hit three batters with pitches but somehow managed to carry a shutout into the eighth inning against a team that scored 17 runs the previous night in Texas.
Jason Kipnis broke up the shutout with a two-out, two-run double in the eighth, and Carlos Santana drove in another run off Aaron Crow later in the inning. Cleveland got three more runs in the ninth, but they proved to be moot.
"I guess I'm glad I didn't know they scored 17 runs last night," Vargas said. "You just have to get ahead and execute and let the defense do what they do."
Both pitchers were dazzling through the first couple of innings, but things changed in the third.
Moustakas walked to start things off, and Alcides Escobar followed with a single. Jarrod Dyson then hit a grounder that Kipnis fielded and tossed to Asdrubal Cabrera covering second.
But Cabrera dropped the ball. He was still granted an out initially, but replay overturned the umpire's call and he was given an error.
"Obviously, nobody is perfect," Kluber said. "Errors are part of the game."
That one loaded the bases for Omar Infante, in the throes of a 1-for-21 slump, and he dropped a single into center field for a 1-0 lead. Hosmer followed with his RBI groundout, and Billy Butler added a two-run single moments later to make it 4-0.
"If we don't win that challenge," Royals manager Ned Yost said, "we lose out on three runs."
Hosmer homered in the fifth, his third of the season, and Kluber was yanked after the inning. It was a marked contrast to his last outing against Kansas City, when the right-hander tossed his first career complete game in a 5-1 victory on April 24.
Meanwhile, Vargas was mowing down an Indians order that included the scorching Lonnie Chisenhall, who went 5-for-5 with three homers and nine RBIs the previous night in Texas. Chisenhall was 2-4 with a double and a run scored against Vargas, who helped himself, by snaring a liner in the sixth to start an inning-ending double play.
It wasn't until Vargas left the game that the Indians started to rally, and the hole they had dug themselves proved to be far too deep.
- Indians RHP Zach McAllister (strained lower back) allowed two runs in six innings during a rehab start for Triple-A Columbus. He will join the team later this week in Boston, though it's unclear when he'll slot back into the rotation.
- Indians OF Nick Swisher (left knee) went 0-for-2 while playing five innings for Double-A Akron. He also plans to join the Indians in Boston.
WHO: Cleveland vs. Kansas City
TIME: 2:10 p.m.
WHERE: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Mo.
PITCHERS: Bauer (1-2, 4.08 ERA) vs. Ventura (3-5, 3.41)
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The Naked City [1948] [Criterion] (DVD)
Jules Dassin
"There are eight million stories in the Naked City," as the narrator immortally states at the close of this breathtakingly vivid film-and this is one of them. Master noir craftsman Jules Dassin and newspaperman-cum-producer Mark Hellinger's dazzling police procedural was shot entirely on location in New York City, as influenced by Italian neorealism as American crime fiction. A double Academy Award®-winner, The Naked City remains a benchmark for naturalism in noir, living and breathing in the promises and perils of the Big Apple, from its lowest depths to its highest skyscrapers.
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- Starring: Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart, Don Taylor, Frank Conroy
- Format: Black & White, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
- Language: English
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of Discs: 1
- Rating: Not Rated
- Label: The Criterion Collection
- Release Date: 03/20/2007
- Run Time: 96 minutes
- Catalogue #: 380
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- A new video interview with NYU film professor Dana Polan
- An analysis of the film's NY locations by Celluloid Skyline author James Sanders
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The son of best-selling writer Jack Canfield, who penned the touchy-feely "Chicken Soup for the Soul" series, has opened a can of worms with his own scalding memoir of a cold-hearted dad and a dysfunctional upbringing.
"He was the lying, cheating, conniving, manipulative inhuman son of a bitch who had left my mom when I was one and she was six months pregnant," Oran Canfield spews in "Long Past Stopping," which hits the shelves Tuesday.
He said his dad abandoned his mom and brother to shack up with a young blond masseuse.
After trouble with drugs and stealing, Oran eventually cleaned himself up. Now he lives in Brooklyn and is a drummer in a band called Child Abuse.
Surprisingly, he said his father, who couldn't be reached for comment, loved the memoir.
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3i has been forced to write down £14 million after a dismal Christmas period at Hobbs, the women's clothing retailer.
The listed private equity group said that it had lowered its valuation for the clothes chain "due to trading weakness over the last quarter of 2013". However, overall profits for the owner of Agent Provocateur and Go Outdoors jumped by 75 per cent to £557 million in the nine months to December 31.
It also revealed that plans to raise a new fund targeting investments in Brazil had been abandoned, in response to a slowdown in emerging markets. The group will instead sit on its £34 million of assets in the country .
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Empirical modeling of the impact factor distribution
The distribution of impact factors has been modeled in the recent informetric literature using two-exponent law proposed by Mansilla et al. (2007). This paper shows that two distributions widely-used in economics, namely the Dagum and Singh-Maddala models, possess several advantages over the two-exponent model. Compared to the latter, the former give as good as or slightly better fit to data on impact factors in eight important scientific fields. In contrast to the two-exponent model, both proposed distributions have closed-from probability density functions and cumulative distribution functions, which facilitates fitting these distributions to data and deriving their statistical properties.
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- Mishra, SK, 2010. "A note on empirical sample distribution of journal impact factors in major discipline groups," MPRA Paper 20747, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Wilfling, Bernd & Kramer, Walter, 1993. "The Lorenz-ordering of Singh-Maddala income distributions," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 43(1), pages 53-57.
- Stephen P. Jenkins, 2009. "Distributionally-Sensitive Inequality Indices And The Gb2 Income Distribution," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 55(2), pages 392-398, June.
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Bill Moyers Journal: Ethics Reform in Congress
Former Democratic senator Bob Kerrey is making his case for a refocused mission in Iraq. Joan Claybrook discusses ethical reforms under consideration in Congress. In addition, Bill Moyers shares his perspective on the Vietnam war in an essay featuring archival audio of a conversation between President Lyndon Johnson and U.S. National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy.
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Bath have confirmed that they have signed fly-half George Ford for the start of next season.
The move has been mooted for a number of months, but both parties remained tight-lipped when the subject of the switch from Leicester Tigers came up.
"I'm really excited by the move to Bath," Ford said. "It's a club building for the long-term, focusing on developing young players like myself and I can't wait to be part of that environment."
Ford came to prominence for England at the 2011 U20 Junior World Cup where he put in a number of dominant displays despite being the youngest player in the squad. At the end of the year he won the IRB Junior Player of the Year award, the youngster player to do so.
At 16 years and 237 days he became the youngest player to make a professional club debut and he has gone on to make 33 first team appearances for the Tigers and has scored 220 points. For England he played 14 times at U18 level and 11 at U20.
At Bath he will come under the direction of his father Mike Ford, who is part of director of rugby Gary Gold's coaching team at The Recreation Ground. He will fill the gap left once Stephen Donald departs for Japan in the summer and compete with Tom Heathcote for the starting fly-half role.
"George is an exceptionally talented young player, and we are very much looking forward to him joining us here in Bath," Gold said. "He has already shown a tremendous range of skills, and at just 19 we know he will only grow as a player and further develop those skills."
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GOP congressman Duncan Hunter is set to hit the road to Orange County for a fundraising "Laguna Beach Trip" this coming August 10 through 12 at the oceanfront Montage Hotel, according to an invitation posted online by PoliticalPartyTime.org.
The tab is said to be $2500 for each political action committee and $1500 per individual. The Montage touts itself on its website as "a seaside destination unlike any other, pairing extraordinary amenities with the genuine warmth of a cozy, Craftsman-style estate." ... Rady Childrens' Hospital has come up with $602,060 for a political action committee backing a pending California ballot measure on so-called Medi-Cal funding.
If qualified for the ballot and passed by voters, the initiative would prohibit "state fees on community hospitals imposed for the purpose of obtaining federal Medi-Cal matching funds unless the fee proceeds, any matching federal funds, and their earnings are used only to supplement, and not supplant, existing community hospital Medi-Cal funding," according to its official state summary.


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JACKSON, Miss. – Today the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reports one new human case of West Nile virus (WNV) for 2013. The case was reported in Hinds County, bringing the state total for 2013 to 40 human cases, including two deaths.
So far this year, cases have been reported in Adams, Bolivar, Forrest (5), Harrison, Hinds (12), Jones (2), Lamar (4), Leflore (2), Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison (3), Marion, Pike, Rankin (4) and Wayne counties. The MSDH only reports laboratory-confirmed cases to the public.
In 2012, Mississippi had 247 WNV cases and five deaths.
Mississippians should take appropriate precautions to reduce the risk of contracting WNV and other mosquito-borne illnesses year-round: remove sources of standing water, especially after rainfall; and if you will be in mosquito-prone areas, wear protective clothing (such as long-sleeved shirts and pants) during peak times from dusk until dawn, and use a recommended mosquito repellent according to manufacturer's directions.
Symptoms of WNV infection are often mild and may include fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, a rash, muscle weakness or swollen lymph nodes. In a small number of cases, infection can result in encephalitis or meningitis, which can lead to paralysis, coma and possibly death.
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What kind if sunglasses are best for fly fishing? This is a question that I've been asked many times. First of all, they must be polarized. The polarization allows you see beneath the surface and deeper into the water to spot fish.
You usually get what you pay for when it comes to quality polarized sunglasses. The degree of optical quality in the lenses is usually apparent in the price. The cheep polarized sunglasses will usually have very thin lenses that warp very easily. The thicker the lenses are the less likely to have waves due to warpage. The waves caused by warpage will certainly decrees visual acuity and comfort. The amount of polarization is greater in higher quality lenses.
You should stick with a trustworthy brand. Good fishing sunglass names include, but are certainly not limited to, Action Optics, Costa DelMar, Maui Jim, Hobie, Flying Fisherman, Oakly, etc...
You can easily pay more than $200 for some of these super high quality sunglasses. However, you can get a very good polarized sunglass for around $50. Seldom will you find an off the rack sunglass for $9.99 that is worth very much.
OK, What about lens color? The biggest selling color in fly fishing sunglasses is in the brown/amber range. This color seems to work best for spotting trout in medium to shallow streams. The lake fishermen seem to prefer gray polarized lenses. My favorite sunglass lens for low light conditions is a yellow polarized lens. They are not very dark but the contrast, visual acuity and ability to spot fish in the streams are fantastic. So, I stick to the brownish/amber/yellow range. Finally, make sure they fit and feel comfortable. I recommend taking your new sunglasses to a certified optician and ask then to custom fit the frames to your face. Most opticians will do this for you at no charge.


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The most important statutes and rules regulating the activities in the labour market are the Constitution of Estonia, Conventions of International Organization of Labour, Employment Contracts Act, Collective Agreements Act, Trade Unions Act and several enactments of the Government and Ministries of Estonia.
Remuneration and wages in Estonia
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"I think if you really want something you should go for it," Lacey Aldridge advised after receiving her GED in March of 2016. She continued with the reason she chose to pursue her GED, "I wanted to further my education and have peace within myself knowing I just didn't give up. Now, I know I can keep going and add on it to it."
By Robert Stewart
Special to The Trimble Banner
The historical societies of five Kentucky counties and one Indiana county gather together annually for a potluck picnic, program and report of accomplishments.
On Thursday, Sept. 22, Henry County hosted the group of about 75 with representatives present from only Carroll, Henry, Owen and Trimble. Only one young person was noted in the group. The Carroll society reported they were composed only of elderly folks, and several others said the same thing.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. — During National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, the American Red Cross urges eligible donors to give blood to help ensure a stable and diverse blood supply for patients in need. Trimble County residents may donate blood at Mt. Byrd Christian Church, 68 Peck Pike, Milton, on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 from 2:30-6:30 p.m.
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After graduating from Trimble County High School Teresa Ashby attended Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green where the daughter of the late Thurston and Violet Ashby met the love of her life, Bob Stivers. They were married and had two beautiful children, Scott and Trina. She completed her Bachelor's in Elementary Education and has been educating children for over fifty years!
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Millions of children all over the world face adversity, including right here in Trimble County. The Big Brothers Big Sisters programs offers mentoring to these children through two different programs. "The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters is provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported 1-to-1 relationships that change their lives for the better, forever."
The Oldham County History Center will be hosting an Archaeology Investigation from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016. This is a continuing investigation at the Gatewood Plantation, located west of Bedford at the end of Fairgrounds Road, in Trimble County. The Gatewood Plantation was the last place where Henry Bibb was a slave before gaining freedom by escaping north. He later moved to Ipswich, Canada, where he became the first black editor of a Canadian newspaper.
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PITTSBURGH - The Orioles will extend Dylan Bundy to two innings and around 30 pitches in his next extended spring training start Saturday against the Rays. He threw 18 pitches in one inning today against the Twins and allowed two home runs.
I'm told that a strong wind was blowing out to right-center field, carrying four balls over the fence in the game.
Edgmer Escalona threw one inning today at extended spring training and faced two extra batters to reach his pitch count.
Johan Santana will pitch Thursday, and Showalter said the left-hander has "a couple more starts at extended" before pitching for an affiliate. His opt-out clause can be exercised at the end of the month, but he could agree to move it back.
Nolan Reimold hasn't played in any extended spring games, but he's performing every baseball activity.
"There's nothing he isn't doing," said manager Buck Showalter. "He's played in some sim games."
Showalter told pitchers Ubaldo Jimenez and Bud Norris to "keep their spikes nearby" in case they're needed to pinch-hit late in the game. Perhaps lay down a bunt.
Zach Britton is 5-for-8 with a double and home run lifetime in the majors, but he's probably going to be saved for the ninth inning in a possible save situation, which takes the bat out of his hands.
"Everybody talks about Britton, but am I going to pinch-hit him in the sixth inning and then he can't pitch?" Showalter said. "That's like a triple switch."
Asked whether Britton's ability to hit could change how he's used in these two games, Showalter replied, "No."
"I hope we have the lead in the ninth," he added.
Showalter wants to pitch Britton and Darren O'Day tonight because they need the work.
"Of course, Miguel (Gonzalez) won't cooperate and pitch a shutout," Showalter said. "We'll be all right with that."
None of the other relievers are taking batting practice despite Britton's new role in the bullpen.
"For two days right now, we didn't think that was worth the risk," Showalter said. "If it happens, it happens. We picked one reliever and it was Zach, and we picked two starters who weren't pitching here, instead of putting everybody through that."
The forecast for Wednesday calls for heavy rain throughout the day and night. A postponement would force the teams to find a mutual off-day later in the summer.


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NEWNAN, Ga. — Former state Sen. Connie Stokes said Saturday that she will run for governor in 2014, the first Democratic candidate to enter the race as the field of challengers to Gov. Nathan Deal continues to grow.
Stokes, who served as floor leader for former Gov. Roy Barnes, said in an interview that she will be making a formal announcement in a few weeks and plans to campaign on improving education and creating high-paying jobs.
"I feel like now is the time," said Stokes, 59, now a business management consultant from Lithonia. "I don't think we can stand on the sidelines. We need a Democratic agenda, one that will create jobs that pay well, that focuses on our children and promotes a transparent and open government."
Democrats have been searching for a candidate to challenge Deal, who already has two primary challengers. On Friday, state schools Superintendent John Barge, a Republican, announced he will be running for governor. Earlier, Dalton Mayor David Pennington said he would be challenging Deal.
Stokes served 10 years in the state Senate, and later was a DeKalb County commissioner. Senate Minority Leader Steve Henson, D-Tucker, said Stokes will be a knowledgeable and experienced candidate, but added he wouldn't be surprised if other Democrats enter the race as well.
"A lot of people know Governor Deal is leading the state in the wrong direction, but I certainly feel that Connie will be a good candidate," Henson said.
Henson also hinted that Barge's campaign, which is expected to criticize Deal on education funding, could be a benefit.
"Bringing forth the governor's lack of concern in improving public education will be helpful whether it's from a Republican opponent or Democratic candidates," Henson said.


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Forums > Digital Art and Retouching > How do you edit out...camel toe?
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Ok so I have a client who wants the cameltoe taken out of their engagement photos. To be honest I didn't even notice it when editing.
Perfect example is the second photo on the left.
Any suggestions! I've tried a few times and it just ends up making him look like....he has a big package. Which I guess isn't horrible but it looks edited.
Any help?
Nov 30 12 06:26 pm Link
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Lynchburg, Virginia, US
Content-aware fill should do it, but a tip for the future: never shoot straight into anybody's crotch. All you really need to remove is the shadow of the crease.
Nov 30 12 07:06 pm Link
Well aside from the prior poster's reply....why do you need to edit that out?
It's not a fashion shoot.
Nov 30 12 07:42 pm Link
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Erica Velasco Photog wrote:
Don't eliminate the crease entirely. There is a seam in the cloth of the pants that should remain.
Illuminate wrote:
Because the client ASKED HER TO.
Nov 30 12 07:44 pm Link
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That was not what I was expecting to see.
The first respondent seems to have the correct answer.
Nov 30 12 08:18 pm Link
Designit - Edward Olson wrote:
Erica Velasco Photog wrote:
Don't eliminate the crease entirely. There is a seam in the cloth of the pants that should remain. I achieved this:
Thanks I read that BUT doing that on a significant number of images is not cost effective unless she is paying!
Nov 30 12 08:32 pm Link
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Illuminate wrote:
+1. I thought it was supposed to be a good thing
Nov 30 12 08:35 pm Link
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Erica Velasco Photog wrote:
You're posting a public link to someone's proofs, and making comments about their crotch?
Nov 30 12 08:50 pm Link
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Art of the nude wrote:
Is that any worse than all the "how do I fix this persons awful skin/nose hairs/bloodshot eyes/bald spot/etc?" threads?
Nov 30 12 08:51 pm Link
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That's moose knuckle... not camel toe.
Posts: 2288
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i don't see any camel toe... ohhhh, you mean moose knuckle.
edit: DAMN YOU WILLIAM KIOUS!!!!
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Moose knuckle? MOOSE KNUCKLE??????
I'm just so outta the loop when it comes to current names of "things".
Nov 30 12 09:19 pm Link
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Erica Velasco Photog wrote:
Ya know.....you MIGHT get a bonus for doing that.
Nov 30 12 09:23 pm Link
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I was looking for the girl, when you mentioned camel toe.
Nov 30 12 09:25 pm Link
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i think they're called moose knuckles
Nov 30 12 10:16 pm Link
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I got a camel toe on model under her arms! seems the skin folded up into that dreaded look when she lowered her arms. luckily i managed to edit it out cropped her from the shoulder up!
Nov 30 12 11:03 pm Link
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Erica Velasco Photog wrote:
Since the client is sensitive about this, you would have been wise to crop their heads out of the shot. Imagine if one his friends sees this thread - not good for your reputation ... just sayin ..
Nov 30 12 11:16 pm Link
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Illuminate wrote:
My thoughts exactly.
Nov 30 12 11:48 pm Link
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Art of the nude wrote:
Yes I wonder how that will be for business
Dec 01 12 12:10 am Link
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Dec 01 12 12:58 am Link
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Erica Velasco Photog wrote:
If there is not a hidded agenda for this question, and you "really do not have the ability to take care of this simple correction" Hire someone that knows how to do simple retouching...I am sure that your client ok'ed the publ;ishing of these photos... especially if it ends up as a facebook feature...
Dec 01 12 01:08 am Link
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While I saw it was shot at a zoo I was looking for a real camel, but didn't find any.
If you are describing the folds around his * nuts, well you can just clone stamp in lighten mode until you smooth that out. Leave a hint though of depth so do it at a reasonable opacity and or flow.
Dec 01 12 01:28 am Link
Erica Velasco Photog wrote:
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Mnemosyne Photography wrote:
Haha!!! lol
Dec 01 12 01:46 am Link
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Some of you are being pretty negative, rude if I may add. She's simply seeking advice on fixing an issue with these images at her client's request. If she hadn't posted any pictures this thread would have been spammed with "got any samples to show your problem?" for comments.
To OP, you can clone from the nearby fabric at a low opacity and go over the folds. To erase them completely would look unnatural, but you can make it less bold. And be aware of fabrics that crease like that for future shootings. This could have been dealt with during the shooting by having the guy even his trousers when he sat down
Dec 01 12 03:13 am Link
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Sometimes I worry about people who think MM is the centre of the Universe and everyone knows about it and looks through every forum every day. I doubt the OP's clients even know MM exists, and they probably wouldn't give a damn about the posting of the pics here if they did know. Some people just have to negative.
I would clone nearby areas to lighten the crease, although it might look odd and draw attention to the area. I'd do the "worst" shots and offer them to the clients for approval. The clients might have unrealistic expectations about what can be done with Photoshop.
Dec 01 12 03:42 am Link
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New York, New York, US
Have you tried to Liquify that sloppy sack ?
>Forward Warp Tool
(and maybe a little bit of)
Dec 01 12 04:12 am Link
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Lynchburg, Virginia, US
Erica Velasco Photog wrote:
Probably the clone stamp. Can't tell for sure without seeing a 100% crop of the problem.
Dec 01 12 05:53 am Link
Kent Art Photography wrote:
You can't really believe that...
Dec 01 12 06:25 am Link
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San Diego, California, US
Peano wrote:
Illuminate wrote:
The OP should take the opportunity to edit the OP.
Dec 01 12 06:44 am Link
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Peano wrote:
Dec 01 12 10:08 am Link
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Peano wrote:
Please enlarge that package for Peano.
Dec 01 12 10:16 am Link
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Denver, Colorado, US
Moose knuckle haha! Never heard that either
Dec 01 12 01:08 pm Link
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Sofia, Sofija grad, Bulgaria
Clone stamp, clone stamp + painting + reduced opacity, paint over it + noise + reduced opacity, new layer + healing brush + reduced opacity, choose one but as some people said - don't remove it completely because it will look weird.
Dec 03 12 12:49 pm Link
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One. It's photos on my blog and they have been up there for a while. So I'm not posting proofs no one hasn't already seen.
Two. I thought you couldn't see posts unless you had an account here. So I didn't think it was a danger since why would my clients have an account here.
Three. I would hire someone to edit it, I don't have a problem doing that. But some of the people's help here did assist.
Four. It wasn't something I was looking for during shooting, as I've never had an issue like this ever come up.
Five. I don't feel it's necessary to be rude when someone is posting an honest question. It's unprofessional. I didn't realize this post had gone on and on as I had gotten help and then haven't checked back. I felt I was being professional as this is a private forum and didn't fear my clients would ever see this post. Some of you take yourselves much too seriously.
Six. Thank you to those who were actually trying to be helpful.
Jan 02 13 07:52 pm Link
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The first poster I think had the solution. I think it's wrong to take away his manhood myself!
WTF? Why does he want his package removed... Just to prove she now has junk in her pocket?
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(For previous posts in this series, see here.)
In the previous post, we saw how religious believer try to absolve god for his failure to stop wars and genocide by arguing that god gives us free will and that it is therefore our fault when things like that happens. This is a weak argument at best but it does not address another problem of theodicy: how to explain away the massive suffering caused by natural disasters and disease, where no human agency is involved.
Just this week we have immense death and destruction due to the cyclone in Myanmar and the earthquake in China. A few years ago we had the Asian tsunami. And we have had hundreds of millions of deaths over the centuries due to diseases like the plague, malaria, and typhoid. We have horrible diseases even now, afflicting all kinds of people down to the youngest children.
Why does an all-powerful and loving god allow such cruel things to happen? No convincing answer has ever been given for this, though some radical clerics like Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell are quick to say that these calamities are deliberate punishments by god for people's sins. Of course they mean the sins of people they disapprove of (like gays) and not their own.
But such weird attitudes do not come just from well-known crackpots like Robertson. Even high dignitaries of so-called mainstream liberal churches like the Church of England are not immune from this kind of childish thinking. Take for example the remarks of some Church of England bishops after floods devastated large parts of England a little over a year ago.
The floods that have devastated swathes of the country are God's judgment on the immorality and greed of modern society, according to senior Church of England bishops.
One diocesan bishop has even claimed that laws that have undermined marriage, including the introduction of pro-gay legislation, have provoked God to act by sending the storms that have left thousands of people homeless.
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The bishop [of Carlisle], who is a leading evangelical, said that people should heed the stories of the Bible, which described the downfall of the Roman empire as a result of its immorality.
"We are in serious moral trouble because every type of lifestyle is now regarded as legitimate," he said.
"In the Bible, institutional power is referred to as 'the beast', which sets itself up to control people and their morals. Our government has been playing the role of God in saying that people are free to act as they want," he said, adding that the introduction of recent pro-gay laws highlighted its determination to undermine marriage.
"The sexual orientation regulations [which give greater rights to gays] are part of a general scene of permissiveness. We are in a situation where we are liable for God's judgment, which is intended to call us to repentance."
In some sense, radical clerics like Robertson and Falwell and the bishop of Carlisle are only following to their logical conclusion where a belief in an all-powerful god leads them. If god is omnipotent, then he can prevent any natural disaster and if he does not do so, he must have a reason. The only reason they can think of is that this must be an act of retributive justice. Of course, earthquake, tsunamis, and floods that kill vast numbers of people indiscriminately do not look like the acts of a loving god, but these people tend to favor 'tough love' doctrines, as long as that tough love is applied to other people and not to them. Jerry Falwell died suddenly while in his office last year but I did not hear his good buddy Robertson suggesting that god had killed him because he thought Falwell was a major sinner in addition to being an annoying pest.
While one can think of many possible social and economic reasons why god might get mad, for some reason radical clerics tend to get really worked up by the thought of sexual (particularly homosexual) activities, and this is usually the reason they bring forward to explain any natural disaster.
Those people for whom the god-is-love idea is more important than the god-is-just idea have a harder time explaining natural catastrophes. They tend to have to resort to saying that god must be having some plan that we mere mortals cannot comprehend. When confronted with the problem of explaining massive numbers of deaths of even infants, believers shrug their shoulders and say the equivalent of "Well, stuff happens, and we don't know why. We have to just assume god has a good reason for letting it happen even though he could prevent it."
Some resort to saying that god created the universe and its laws and has simply decided to allow events to unfold according to those laws whatever the consequences (i.e., they invoke the God of the Ultimate Gaps when it is convenient to do so), and that the reasons for his leave-alone policy are inscrutable. This is the infamous 'mysterious ways clause', the get-out-jail-free card that religious people play when they are faced with something they cannot explain away.
They do not seem to realize that such a statement of ignorance of god's intent is in direct contrast to their assured statements at other times: that they know that god is loving and just, cares for each one of us, wants us to be good and join him in heaven, and that it pains him when we stray from the path of righteousness. How could they know all that about the mind of god and yet not know why he allows droughts and floods and earthquakes?
In other words, popular religious apologists try to sidestep the theodicy problem by shifting between the contradictory beliefs of saying they know and understand the mind of god and god's intentions and nature, while at the same time saying that the reasons for his actions are utterly inscrutable.
One cannot avoid the conclusion that these are the justifications of people who desperately want to believe. Some people have a deep emotional need to believe that there is a mysterious, invisible, father figure looking out for just them, and they will make up any story that allows them to cling to that, however irrational it may be.
Although the model of god-as-loving-father may look superficially more sophisticated than the god-as-authoritarian-puppeteer believed by the woman in Kansas, they both ultimately spring from the same source. First you decide what you want or need to believe, and then you make up some story that allows you to believe just that.
The only way that such people will abandon their beliefs is if they realize for themselves that their beliefs are divorced from reality and that a reality-based belief structure can be far more satisfying.
Next: What the more sophisticated apologists are saying.
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Hey guys! A friend of mine has a Mosin Nagant 91/30 that has seen some neglect, the bore is essentially destroyed. He and I are curious about the possibility of rebarreling the action in a different caliber, since its in more or less great shape.
We would like to do this as a home project, mostly just for kicks, so we are looking to keep expense to a minimum. We also don't want this to turn into a huge PITA, so anything that will require serious modification to the action/magazine/bolt is right out unless it's easily doable at the 'hobbyist' level.
What caliber and barrel manufacturer would you guys recommend? I've done some simple poking around and was considering something like .260 Remington, or all the way down to 22-250. I think we should be able to use those with almost no real changes to the action/magazine, may need to turn down the bolt to match rim thickness though.
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A November day is closing in as Marianne makes her way to Hope Grange and a job as a maid in the household of Hugo Lacey. But instead of the grand house she is expecting, Hope Grange is a crumbling wreck and a house of ghosts, whispers and secrets. Living there are seven-year-old Gerald and his grandmother. Forced to sell his home, Hugo's behaviour becomes more irrational and descends into madness. Marianne finds herself in a perilous situation and fearing for her safety decides to leave. Then Franz, a German prisoner of war comes to work in the garden and everything is changed.
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Earlier in the year, Oakley signed Eric Koston to their skate team further solidifying an already stellar team. As part of this amazing signing, Oakley will be releasing product influenced by the legendary skater beginning this Holiday season.
For the initial release, Koston hit the Oakley design lab to provide some valuable insight and design ideas, which were utilized to create three unique pieces: a rugged ballistic nylon backpack in all black; a simple and handy military inspired daypack; and a pair of wood grain Oakley Frogskins.
The ballistic nylon backpack possesses all the features needed to carry around the goods with functional compartments for your laptop and any other things you need for life on the go. Its spacious capacity is masked by all black styling giving the bag a slim and serious look. Textured synthetic leather can be found throughout the exterior and the interior features a grey and black wood grain print, which is found throughout this collection. Subtle Square O branding as well as the newly designed EK logo are tastefully placed as to not distract from the simplicity of the bag.
The military inspired daypack is about as simple as it gets without sacrificing functionality. A standard rectangular shape comprised of a sturdy canvas and high quality synthetic, tumbled leather sums up its outer makeup with the grey wood grain print adorning the inner lining. A drawstring closing system a top the main compartment makes it easy to pack and seal it in and a simple snap front pouch in the front adds a bit more storage space.
Now, last, but not least, are the special edition Frogskins. The striking wood grain pattern used in both bags is found prominently on these sunglasses accompanied by dark grey lenses. Another interesting feature found is the texture itself, which feels as if someone whittled a piece of wood into these amazing frames. A pouch bearing the same print and EK logo round it out for what promises to be one of the most sought after Frogskins of the year. More on this collaboration very soon.
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At IKEA a few weeks ago, I picked up a few things. Candles, a few Beskuren, some replacement Ivrig—you know, the usual essentials. And AA batteries, better known as Aklalisk in IKEAland. When I got those home, I took a closer look at the label where, to my surprise, I found that it listed "0% Mercury." Do most other batteries contain mercury—and if so, what else? I decided to find out. [Read more…]
Mommy Greenest Approved: Vital Proteins Anti-Aging Marine Collagen
I never thought I would be the kind of woman who fought aging. I envisioned myself as aging gracefully, following in the footsteps of women like my aunt, who still practices daily yoga at 70. But then one day I looked in the mirror and the person staring back at me was…different. Her eyes had changed shape; her mouth tilted down. Even her ears had shifted, somehow. She looked like me, but…deflated. I know now that many of these changes happened because of collagen. As we age, the collagen levels in our skin drop, leaving it thinner and less elastic–what I've been experiencing, as I get older. But I discovered a way to boost those levels for anti-aging. It's natural, non-invasive and pescatarian. Want to try? I've got some to give away, of course! [Read more…]
Healing Heartbreak Through Yoga: Mandy Ingber
Like all of us, I'm no stranger to heartbreak. And I've always used exercise—particularly yoga, over the last 20 years—to get me through. So when I read about yogi-to-the-stars Mandy Ingber's new book, Yogalosophy for Inner Strength: 12 Weeks to Heal Your Heart and Embrace Joy, I knew I had to talk to her. "Heartbreak is a universal experience," she writes in this amazing book, the second in her New York Times best-selling Yogalosophy series. "In this moment of truth lies the opportunity to find action-oriented ways to love yourself." This idea—that events which challenge us can also inspire critical growth—really resonated with me. With surprising perspective provided by yoga clients like Jennifer Aniston and Brooke Shields, Yogalosophy for Inner Strength is a twelve-week program that focuses on physical and emotional health with the goal of transitioning through grief to joy. Mandy took time out to connect with me in this exclusive interview. [Read more…]
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We've talked about the environmental impact of fast fashion. Plus, how to sell your used clothes—and make money. But what will you do with that cash in hand? Please don't turn around and drop it at the mall, where it's difficult to find brands that don't wreak environmental havoc. Save your closet—and the planet—and buy preloved! I've been buying used clothes since high school and at this point 95% of my closet is from a thrift shop, consignment store or swap party. But for a lot of people, just the idea of shopping preloved gives them the heebie jeebies. Fear not, friends! You can save yourself a ton of money and time if you learn how to thrift shop properly. Here's how. [Read more…]
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I'm so thrilled to share this guest post from author Angela England, whose Gardening Like a Ninja: A Guide to Sneaking Delicious Edibles into Your Landscape book is on shelves now. Don't know how to garden? Angela shows how container gardening lets you grow food and foliage anywhere—from indoor pot or window shelf to a front stoop. I've got the scoop on Angela's world-famous "salsa garden," and you can also enter to win a copy of her amazing new book! [Read more…]
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Worried about allergies? I do. My husband is especially allergic, so I've learned how to take the triggers out of our home. We have lots of houseplants, air purifiers, no synthetically perfumed products, and hardwood floors in much of the house. For those, I use Bona® which makes non-toxic cleaners that really work! Want to try? Enter to win a $50 package: Bona® Hardwood Floor Mop and Free & Simple Hardwood Floor Cleaner, which was recently certified as asthma & allergy friendly™ by the Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America. With May being Asthma & Allergy Month, this is just in time! [Read more…]
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A Chrismukkah Wish from Bella
Nothing but class here, right?! I got Bella to wear the antlers for about .0002 seconds at Christmas last year and voila - an official Chrisumkkah wish/greeting/message from the Crafty Scientist, boyfriend, and puppies!
(We celebrate Chrismukkah here, but hope you have fun celebrating whatever you choose - even if it's just time off work or football on Saturday, which both qualify as reasons to be excited in my book!)
Hope you all are having wonderful holidays with your friends, families, and fur-babies!
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Christmukkah... lol! I hope you, your boyfriend and your fur-babies have a wonderful holiday.ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah (though a bit belated). I love that we both posted dog pictures as holiday greeting. Merry Christmas Bella and Max too!ReplyDelete
so cute. as much as I try I cannot get my pups to wear cute things. :(ReplyDelete
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In 1953, Mr. Reed became conductor of the Baylor Symphony Orchestra at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, at the same time completing his academic work. His Masters thesis was the Rhapsody for Viola and Orchestra, which later was to win the Luria Prize. It received its first performance in 1959, and was subsequently published in 1966. During his two years at Baylor, he also became interested in the problems of educational music at all levels, especially in the development of repertoire materials for school bands, orchestras, and choruses. This led, in 1955, to his accepting the post of editor in a major publishing firm in New York
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Losing My Profession / Sarit Chen-Yadegar, Matchmaker
Since the dawn of humanity we have been calling upon all manner of witches and soothsayers and coffee-ground readers for assistance. And some of those practitioners are better known today as matchmakers.
The path to the office of matchmaker Sarit Chen-Yadegar goes past a bridal shop. For a minute I can't find the office, but I am too embarrassed to ask, lest someone think that I am seeking a match. Afterward, I am embarrassed that I was so sensitive about that.
Throughout our meeting, Yadegar (she added the name Chen after a consultation with a kabbalist) giggles shyly as if she herself is on a first date. She giggles when she explains how her business works (for a fee of NIS 10,000 a year, a client is set up with about 20 dates), and continues to do so when she tries to explain what a girl like her is doing in a place like this (Yadegar is an architect by vocation, who used to work at the upscale Kastiel home-furnishings store, in Tel Aviv).
She grew up in Ramat Hasharon in a home where, she says, her parents "did not get along, let's put it that way" − although they continue to live together until this very day. "This could have shattered my notion of true, pure love, but that didn't happen. When I was 16, I even wrote down, 'If there is no love, there is no life.'"
Following 10 years of dating, Yadegar felt the time had come for reality to confront fantasy: "When I was 30, I said, it's enough already. I looked for my husband ... I'm not religious, but ... [I] simply felt a sort of cry from within: I needed this thing to happen to me. I suffered. And after reaching this point, I had a different sort of year; I met other people. I believe that because of the decision I reached, to be serious, I met men who did indeed want me. So it was that in the course of that year, I met my husband."
Not long afterward Yadegar gave birth to her first child and left her work as an architect. It took a while to find her way back into the working world. She began her matchmaking business only a few years ago, indifferent to the eyebrows being raised around her. "As an independent architect I can earn four times what I do now. Also, people told me, there are an awful lot of websites these days − as if asking, what are you doing?"
But Yadegar trusted some inner sense. Like Weight Watchers counselors who once suffered from being overweight themselves, Yadegar also believes that the tribulations of her life as a single woman enable her to identify with her clientele, and "also to give them hope that it will happen to them."
Her clients include men and women, people who have never married as well as divorcees, most of whom do not have children, between the ages of 30 and 45. These are people who have grown weary of matchmaking websites and attempts to find dates through Facebook. All of her clients, Yadegar says, are busy with careers and are pleasant people and good-looking, she explains, since, "because I don't show photos, it wouldn't be fair for me to stick one of my women with someone unattractive."
Most of the women come to Yadegar at their own initiative, but she finds most of the men herself by going to what she calls "masculine" gatherings, like high-tech conferences where she says she zeroes in on nice, likable-looking men without wedding rings, and enlists them. "The responses are positive," she explains, "because these men seem to have a high regard for initiative."
After a new candidate completes a questionnaire and meets with Yadegar for an initial conversation of about an hour and a half, she will sign him or her up as a client, "but only if I have in mind at least 10 people that seem suitable to me for them."
Only when I ask how she matches these people up and Yadegar begins to reveal her intuitive powers does the packaging around this north Tel Aviv woman with the straightened hair begin to unravel. Through the holes I get a glimpse of a young woman with Sephardi roots whose grandmother on one side read coffee grounds and cards, and whose grandfather on the other side had what she calls extrasensory powers. Plus Yadegar herself, as early as age 14, used her own intuitive powers to tell a family friend how her relatives in Iran were doing.
"I was afraid of this," relates Yadegar, explaining her circuitous route to the business of matchmaking. "I didn't want to be one of these scary mediums. That's not me, I said. Who am I to tell people what their future will be? So I completely abandoned [my powers]. But actually, what happened with the matchmaking is that I am now setting them free. Do you understand that?"
Yadegar sees that I understand and yet don't understand. "During the first few minutes when I sit with someone, I already get a picture in my mind of someone else who is the same type," she says, "and I start working from there."
With her intuitive system, Yadegar challenges my rationalism. At the end of our conversation, on my way out of her office, I again pass by the bridal shop. The figure of a pregnant woman is reflected in the display window. A slight movement, deep in my own body, abruptly reminds me that the woman in the window is me. I place a hand on my stomach to feel the movement. I wait for another one, for another signal in this secret language from the world that isn't yet.
And I think how simultaneously unusual and yet natural the decision is to bundle our life together with that of an absolute stranger. In order to do so, one needs to believe in alchemy. The same alchemy that can bring together two people, each of whom is like a simple metal − and from the contact between them a noble metal, gold, can be created.
Only then do I realize that since the dawn of humanity we have been calling upon all manner of witches and soothsayers and coffee-ground readers for assistance. And some of those practitioners are better known today as matchmakers.
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Memory of a LifetimeBy Greg Harris
A Disneyland worker turned a hum-drum day
Eeyore, the gloomy Winnie-the-Pooh donkey, is not what I would consider to be one of Disney's top characters, but after half an hour with my family at Disneyland's Character Breakfast, it was the only character we saw.
into something spectacular.
"Where are the other characters Daddy?" the boys wanted to know. The pancakes had long been consumed, the orange juice gone, the sticky fingers cleaned and the lines were starting to build. Should we wait for someone else to show up?
I expressed our disappointment to the food service manager and he quickly offered a solution, "How about a private visit with Mickey Mouse?" The manager did what all Disney "cast members" are trained to do. Solve the problem and keep the guests entertained.
The boys were thrilled (and frankly so were their parents) as the young employee began to escort us to Toon Town (where Mickey lives), but he quickly ran into problems. Overnight, a large crane making repairs fell and injured an employee and as a result, Toon Town access was blocked.
Again, Disney employees are empowered to fix problems and the kitchen staff was apparently no exception. He told us he knew another way to Toon Town and escorted us "back stage." We emerged into an empty Toon Town. Not only did we get to meet and take pictures with Mickey, but we were encouraged to experience the fully staffed, but empty Toon Town area. We literally had the place to ourselves.
Too often companies look for the minimum that they can do to resolve a problem, but Disney clearly takes the approach of over-compensating for any guest's disappointment. Disney was able to convert a "complainer" into a rabid fan.
Admittedly, Jameco doesn't have everything that Disney has to offer, but the philosophy that tries to leave every customer thrilled is exactly the same.


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The Patricia McInnes Station is a community station, located on the west edge of Fort McMurray's Timberlea subdivision (56.751378, -111.476694). This station was built in the fall of 1997.
The Patricia McInnes station contains analyzers that continuously measure SO2, TRS, THC, O3, NO, NO2, NOX, PM2.5, NH3, wind speed and direction, and temperature. Non-continuous measurement devices include a PM10, VOCs, chemical analysis of precipitation, semi-volatile organic compounds and several passives.
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There are things that go together well; steak and eggs, kebabs and drunks, Scottish musicians and heroin, yet nothing makes a finer combination that substantial firearms and the undead.
Those of you whom have pre-ordered your copy of Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City will be receiving a nice bit of complimentary DLC which will include two devastating bits of kit. The first of these is a a double barreled shotgun know as the Perforator which deals extreme amounts of damage at close range, while the second is a Combat SMG offering a quick fire rate as well as a compact shell. Enough talk, check out the trailer below to see these bad boys in action.
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City arrives on PS3, PC and Xbox 360 in late March.


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Police: Glen Head man dies in car crash
A Glen Head man died in a single-car crash in Brookville early Saturday, Nassau County police said.
According to detectives, Ryan G. Supper, 27, was driving a 2010 Lexus southbound on Route 107 when he lost control of the vehicle and it left the roadway. He was taken to Glen Cove Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 5:53 a.m.
Police said the investigation is continuing, but no criminality is suspected.