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Download Odin 3.07 here
Download: VRUAMDK No-Wipe.tar.zip
Download: VRUFNC5 Full-Wipe Verizon SCH-I545 4.2.2 562219 Stock Restore.tar.md5
1. Download and install if needed the Samsung USB v1.5x Drivers and reboot if prompted.(If phone isn't recognized you can try the v1.4x drivers.)
2. Download and extract ODIN v3.07.
3. Download and extract with winzip or my favorite winrar the VRUAMDK_NoWipe.tar.zip Factory Image (modified with No-Wipe).
4. Boot phone into ODIN mode (power off the phone, then press and hold Vol Down + Power then press Vol Up).
5. Connect your device using the provided USB cable and wait till the ID:COM port at Odin turns blue and you see "Added!!" on the message box. This shows that the connection between Odin and your device has been established.
6. Flash the VRUAMDK_NoWipe.tar.md5 Factory Image using ODIN v3.07 ***in PDA section only***.
7. You should now be able to boot back to Android and all your data should be intact exactly as it was.
Full Wipe ( AKA Emeregency Repair)
1. Download the full wipe files in the downloads section.
2. Download Odin 3.07
3. Download and install if needed the Samsung USB v1.5x Drivers (If phone isn't recognized you can try the v1.4x drivers.)
4. Turn off the device and boot it into Download/Odin Mode. Here is the method: press and hold the Volume Down+Home+Power buttons simultaneously for 2-3 seconds till you see a warning screen. Now press Volume Up key to enter Download Mode
5. Go to your Odin folder and launch Odin 3.07.
6. Connect your device using the provided USB cable and wait till the ID:COM port at Odin turns blue and you see "Added!!" on the message box. This shows that the connection between Odin and your device has been established
7. Now click on the PDA button, navigate to the firmware folder and select the file SCH-I545_MDK_562219_Stock_Restore.tar.md5.gz
8. Then click on the PIT button, navigate to the PIT folder and select the file SCH-I545.pit
9. Make sure that Re-Partition and F Reset Time is selected on Odin. Also, do not forget to uncheck the Auto Reboot options
10. When you are sure that everything has been done correctly, click the Start button on Odin
11. Doing this will start the installation and it might take about 5-10 minutes to complete
12. When you see the PASS! message on Odin, disconnect the USB cable and close Odin
13. Now remove the back cover on your device and pull out the battery. Wait for about 1 minute and then place the battery back to its place.
14. Boot your Galaxy S4 into Android System Recovery mode: hold Volume Up+Home+Power keys together till the screen turns up and the Samsung logo blinks twice. Then release the Power button but keep Volume Up and Home keys pressed till you see the recovery menu. In recovery mode use the volume keys to scroll and power button to select options
15. Go to "wipe data/factory reset" option and wipe it
16. Then "wipe cache partition"
17. Finally, go to "reboot system now" and select it
18. Your Galaxy S4 will boot now. Usually, it takes a longer time than usual to boot the device, so wait patiently till you see the Welcome Set Up screen. You know well what to do here.


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The difference comes in X-Size's personally tailored exercise plan that specifically targets your body's needs. The X-Size software is like having a virtual personal trainer accompany you throughout your entire workout. The computer becomes your best friend once you begin to see the fat drop off and that's just the beginning. Once you've completed just a few months using this system, your body is going to be unrecognizable and the envy of the gym.
If you're taking nutritional supplements, X-Size works great in conjunction with them to speed up muscle development and recovery. The system will still work without supplements, but if you do the system while taking them, you reduce the time it takes to muscle up almost by half! Of course, it goes without saying that sticking to a healthy diet will also help you burn fat much quicker than if you eat unhealthily.
Take it from me, once you build up your ideal body your confidence is going to grow by leaps and bounds. You will not only feel and look great, but others around you are going to begin noticing the new you, and when they do, make sure you let them know about the software that made it all possible, and from the comfort of your own home. I believe in X-Size so much, that I even think it would make a perfect gift for anyone interested in fitness.
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IU Bloomington panel to discuss race, policing and justice
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A panel at Indiana University Bloomington featuring widely known historian and writer William Jelani Cobb will discuss issues involving race, discrimination and the series of 2014 police shootings that sparked "black lives matter" protests across the nation.
The discussion will be part of an event titled "It's Not So Black and White: Talking Race, From Ferguson to Bloomington," which will also include music and spoken-word performances by IU students and a social justice fair involving dozens of campus and community organizations.
It will take place at 7 p.m. March 26 at the Indiana Memorial Union, with the panel discussion in Alumni Hall and the social justice fair next door in the Solarium.
"We really wanted to offer something that's going to engage students, engage the community and create a real conversation and dialogue," said Amrita Myers, associate professor of history. "We hope to foster understanding, highlight issues that are causing friction and initiate strategies and solutions that will implement real change on campus, in our city and across the nation."
Myers chairs the diversity committee of the Department of History in the College of Arts and Sciences, which took the lead in organizing the event. More than 20 IU and community organizations, offices and academic units are helping organize and sponsor it.
In addition to Cobb, who writes for The New Yorker and other publications, the panel will include Monroe Circuit Judge Valeri Haughton and Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, assistant professor in the IU Bloomington Department of Criminal Justice in the College of Arts and Sciences.
A town-hall session with questions and comments from the audience will follow the panel discussion. Jeannine Bell, professor and Louis F. Neizer Faculty Fellow in the Maurer School of Law, will moderate.
The event comes just three weeks after the U.S. Justice Department issued a report finding that police in Ferguson, Mo., routinely engaged in unconstitutional practices with a disproportionate impact on African-American residents of the St. Louis suburb.
Last summer's fatal shooting in Ferguson of Michael Brown, an unarmed black 19-year-old, touched off widespread protests. Police killings of African-Americans in Staten Island, N.Y., Cleveland and Beavercreek, Ohio, also contributed to a wave of national outrage.
Cobb, an associate professor of history at the University of Connecticut, visited Ferguson several times and wrote multiple articles about the city and the protests for The New Yorker, to which he has been a contributor since 2013. His writings also appear in The New York Times, Al-Jazeera America, ESPN and other publications.
Haughton has been a judge of the Monroe Circuit Court in Bloomington since 2009. She has been a deputy prosecutor, a deputy public defender, a board member of the Community Kitchen and the Community Justice and Mediation Center and a member of the Bloomington Commission on the Status of Black Males and the Bloomington Human Rights Commission.
Owusu-Bempah joined the IU Bloomington criminal justice faculty in 2014. His research focuses primarily on the intersections of race, crime and criminal justice. He is currently completing a project that examines the views and experiences of black police officers in Toronto, Canada.
Other sponsors of the event include Union Board; the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Multicultural Affairs; the Office of First Year Experiences; the School of Education; and the School of Public Health-Bloomington. A video of the panel discussion and town-hall meeting will be streamed live and archived at broadcast.iu.edu.
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Shoulder bag of Dainippon Kokubo Fujinkai very rare
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This is a shoulder bag that the mark of Greter Japanese Women 's Association for Protection of the Country(Dainippon Kokubo Fujinkai) entered.
Dainippon Kokubo Fujinkai was established in 1942. Patriotic Women 's Association(Aikoku Fujinkai) that was since before and some woman groups amalgamated and it was founded. It is for strengthening of war footing by government.
It is the very unusual one. Please add to your collection by all means at this chance.
Age : 1942-1945
Size : 8.46inch X 11.22inch
Condition : T is no big fault. Please confirm it in the photograph.
SHIPMENT Shipment is EMS(express, safe) or SAL(economy)
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EMS;T are insurance and tracking service. It arrives on 5days-7days. I repay payment for the accident and no arrival.
I recommend EMS though it is a little expensive.
SAL;T are neither insurance nor tracking service. It takes arrive 2 weeks - 5 weeks. It takes two months most slowly. I do not take the responsibility of no arrival and the accident. I ... read more


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Photos of an arena filled to the brim and vast lines of supporters waiting to see GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump is "absolutely mind-boggling," according to a Washington Post reporter.
Chris Cillizza speculated that the photos of the colossal number of supporters at the Lowell, Massachusetts, rally Monday night could be evidence that the assumption held by many observers that Trump's supporters won't turn out to actually vote could be erroneous.
Thousands and thousands packed into arena in Lowell, MA, for Donald Trump's rally. pic.twitter.com/OQ3It53lXL
— Jenna Johnson (@wpjenna) January 5, 2016
The line to get in for Trump stretches to the Post Office #TrumpInLowell pic.twitter.com/ndap2g82Ue
— Rick Sobey (@rsobeyLSun) January 4, 2016
"[T]he willingness of so many people to wait so long in such cold temperatures simply for the chance to see Trump speak would suggest that the idea that his supporters won't be the sort of people to sit through the long caucus process of Iowa or turn out to vote in the frigid cold of New Hampshire might be misguided," Cillizza wrote.
"Ditto the idea that Trump's bubble would burst or the ardor with which his backers regard him would fade," Cillizza said, adding that the "Trump phenomena isn't going away."
According to Cillizza, Trump's Massachusetts rally Monday night was held at the Tsongas Center, which can seat 8,000 people. Local officials said the building was filled, at least, to capacity.
The high temperature in Lowell for Monday barely hovered above freezing.


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The Farm
April 2010. Poolside at a Tennessee lakehouse. Three musicians and a songwriting friend were toying with a fiddle riff, just to see where it might lead. It became the hook for a song, and once they launched into the "Home Sweet Home" chorus, the three voices fell into place with an unexpected, other-worldly sound. Instant harmony. Almost-instant band.
The Farm is in many ways a hybrid act – a trio deeply rooted in Country Music, that folds in sonic elements from a variety of popular-music genres – but the core is built around a solid, identifiable vocal harmony.
Interlocking voices have been an important thread in country's history, from the Sons of the Pioneers through Alabama through Restless Heart through Lady Antebellum. The Farm – Nick Hoffman, Damien Horne and Krista Marie – puts its own distinct spin on the sound, a tightly woven mesh that relies on the synthesis of three musicians who found their way to Nashville from different parts of the U.S. with different sets of musical influences.
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Okay, okay, I get it: I'm the worst (and only?) robot blogger in the world. "Where have you been?" you probably have not been asking. I'm ashamed to admit that I actually made this recipe several weeks ago. Oops.
If I can defend myself, I struggled with sharing this recipe. The cake batter chips (which are freaking awesome, can we all agree on that) are a bit of pain to work with, so I didn't know if I should spread the recipe around. Well, I guess it's obvious that I decided to finally share it, but it comes with a PSA.
I'm treating these chips as if they were candy corn – they have a very similar consistency. Have you ever baked with candy corn? If it touches the pan, the candy corn melts out of the cookie and creates a gooey burned mess. The cake batter chips react the same way, so when I formed the cookies, I rolled the dough into balls before I baked them – and I didn't have any problems.
I will admit that since these cookies are so delectably chocolate-ly, the cake batter flavor is very subtle. It adds just a hint of sweetness and color to an already rich cookie. If you don't feel like spending an hour making the cake batter chips, go ahead and leave them out. These cookies are amazing on their own. Soft as a pillow and richer than Mark Zuckerburg. (Well…)
If you do want to put in the extra effort for the cake batter chips, once you're ready to form the chips, plop yourself in front of the TV or listen to an audio book to make it go faster. It's tedious, long work for such a small amount of chips. Hey, I'm just warning you!
And of course, you don't have to use the chips for this particular recipe only. Use them in cupcakes, brownies, bark, whatever! Just always remember the cautionary acronym: WTWWCC? (Would This Work With Candy Corn?)
Cake Batter Chips
makes approximately 3/4 cup (depending on size of chips)
adapted from Cupcake Project
2/3 cup granulated sugar
3 tbsp white cake batter
2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
2 tbsp light corn syrup
1/4 tsp almond extract
1/2 cup nonpareil sprinkles
1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper (or Silpat!).
2. Mix all ingredients together until completely combined. Spread the mixture onto the cookie sheet until it's about 1/4 inch thick. Bake for 30 minutes or until the mixture is bubbly around the edges. When you remove it from the oven, it should be translucent. Let cool completely before tearing little bits off and rolling into balls. (You may have to discard some dry edges.)
3. Store in a sealed bag and use within a week.
Chocolate Cookies
makes 3 dozen
slightly adapted from allrecipes
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup cocoa
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
2 cups chocolate chips
3/4 cup cake batter chips (optional)
1/2 cup sprinkles (also optional… or add more!)
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper (or Silpat!).
2. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla extract.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture until just combined. Gently fold in chocolate chips, cake batter chips, and sprinkles.
4. Roll cookie dough in balls (I made mine about 2 tablespoons in size). Place cookies on cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. (Do not press down on cookies!) Bake for 8-10 minutes or until cookies are set. Let cookies cool for a few minutes before moving to a wire rack and cooling completely.
LOVE LOVE this idea! So fun! Sorry it didn't work quite like you expected. Bet they'd be awesome on ice cream!
wow this is a genius idea 😀 gonna try it next week; I bet it'd be delicious!
Oh my goodness these look delicious! I love the idea of cake batter mixed in. The pictures are amazing too! : )


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The Prosecutor General's office of Ukraine by results of the analysis of the data, e-declarations, established that 7 people's deputies violated the law, engaged in parallel with the parliamentary, in other paid activities. About it reported in a press-Department service.
"Despite the acquisition of parliamentary powers, these persons continued to engage in other paid activities, to be part of the Board, other Executive or controlling bodies, enterprises, organizations, with the aim of making a profit", – specify to the GPU, adding that one of the deputies of the Declaration stated the income from such activities.
Related news: In NACP don't know when will be checked all the declarations
It is noted that failure to comply with these restrictions is an offence related to corruption and entail administrative liability under part 1 and part 2 of article 172-4 of the code of Ukraine on administrative offences.
The Prosecutor General's office sent the collected materials to NACP for appropriate action by the Agency.
Related news: the Committee recommends the Parliament to reject the bill on toughening the punishment for lying in e-declarations
Earlier, the GPU on the audit information from the Single registry of electronic declarations of officials found evidence of failure to provide or untimely provision of information about significant changes in the property status of people's deputies and other entities Declaration. The Prosecutor said that the four parliamentarians who, after September 1 of the current year purchased a vehicle or received income from the alienation of property, within ten days has not reported to the national Agency for prevention of corruption (NACP) by submission in the Register of declarations.
As reported, the NAB will publish the first results of inspections of e-declarations of the officials at the end of November.
We will remind, on October 31, the first stage of submission of electronic declarations for the subjects of declaring, who is responsible and very responsible position. The head of the NACP Natalia Korchak said that checking e-declarations can take months.
Recently, NACP presented the draft of the procedure for monitoring the lifestyle of the declarants. In particular, the representatives of NACP want to participate in searches from the declarants for monitoring lifestyle.


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Instead the embattled Mr Sterling will pursue his $1bn (£595m) federal lawsuit against the NBA, his lawyer said.
"From the onset, I did not want to sell the Los Angeles Clippers," the 80-year-old Mr Sterling said.
The sale was negotiated by his estranged wife Shelly Sterling, co-owner of the franchise, after Mr Sterling's racist remarks to a girlfriend were publicised and the NBA banned him for life.
But he says in his lawsuit that the league violated his constitutional rights because the racist remarks came from an "illegal" recording that publicised comments he made to a girlfriend.
The lawsuit also said the league violated antitrust laws by trying to force a sale.
"I have decided that I must fight to protect my rights," Mr Sterling said.
"While my position may not be popular, I believe that my rights to privacy and the preservation of my rights to due process should not be trampled.
"I love the team and have dedicated 33 years of my life to the organisation. I intend to fight to keep the team."
Mr Sterling had agreed to ink the deal and drop the suit last week assuming "all their differences had been resolved", his lawyer said.
But the AP news agency said he decided to not sign the papers after learning the NBA would not revoke its lifetime ban and fine.
"There was never a discussion involving the NBA in which we would modify Mr Sterling's penalty in any way whatsoever. Any suggestion otherwise is complete fabrication," NBA spokesman Mike Bass said.


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Diversity of Contract Law and the European Internal Market
This contribution discusses the question whether diversity of contract law among the European member states is a barrier to cross-border trade. This question is important in view of the ongoing debate about the need for a unified European private law. It has tried to answer the question by building upon insights from psychology, economics and law. It turns out that no definitive answer can be given to the question whether the savings in transaction costs through the removal of legal diversity are greater than the losses caused by the termination of competition of legal systems.
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- Charles M. Tiebout, 1956. "A Pure Theory of Local Expenditures," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 64, pages 416-416.
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im an athletic above average looking college kid and i only get compliments from dudes...i hate it
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im an athletic above average looking college kid and i only get compliments from dudes...i hate it
which is best for
overall smell
yea, i thought it was a fake when i first got it, i had some vials and they are way heavier smelling, this new stuff i dont like
I just got this stuff and it doesnt work on my skin at all..i will happily sell the 4.2 oz for 40 bucks shipped! or trade it for a 1.7 of chanel platinum egoist
chanel allure sport
John varvatos
john varvtos
u have a youtube channel? can u send me link please im curious
Really love Allure, Varvatos, and le male...
Absolutely love this scent, but looking for an alternative
yes but i already have chanel Allure and i love it! do they smell the same?
keep in mind im in college! heard it was good for older peeps
im a college kid, not a mature working adult- keep in mind
- best value for money
- longest lasting/sillage
- overall smell
- versatility
which one wins?
which is the better scent
-overall smell
-most liked by females?
what is it?
only gotten a couple and it was on drakkar noir
about to go to a party, le male or john varvatos?
i hate this scent!
yea, the only way im buying a tester bottle is if its my signature scent and i plan on buying 4-5 more bottles haha
is it the same or different? i know testers dont have a cap
Whcih is best, both are around the same price...
overall smell
what do you think?
my opinion is platinum egoist
Cannot find anything in stock!!! driving me crazy, or if you have a bottle you would like to donate thatd be great as well :D
what does it smell like in your opinion..i got alot of cinnamon out of it
cannot believe you people wear female fragrances...
Smelled it the other day and was very impressed, unforunatly couldnt get it on my skin only on the strip...how is longevity, projection? It is an expensive fragrance (almost as much as chanel!!) but...
so could a college kid wear the dreamer? i can get it cheap online but no stores near me have it
what does it smell like?
is it similiar to issey miyake at all??
issey miyake smells too much like a flower for me
chanel allure sport..cant go wrong with it
aqua di gio
versace man eau fraiche
chrome azzaro
bvlgari aqua
issey miyake homme
lacoste essential
dkny be delicious
estee lauder beyond paradise
chanel allure homme sport
im going to party tonite...sportin the le male :D
la nuit de lhomme
check this kid out rate and subscribe...he has other videos that are pretty accurate...
i wore mine today... (bought this stuff 5 years ago and barely any left in the bottle) projection isnt great but drydown isnt bad...we'll see how long it lasts...
ARE YOU KIDDING? one of the best smelling colognes i think, great for clubbing or going out for a casual night
One of my first fragrances...has a good sweet smell to and in my opinion projects ok, longevity is average with this as well , not to mention I loved the bottle...it was Escada's best fragrance for...
chrome, eau fraiche, auqa di gio, polo blue, chanel allure sport, lasocste essential
anybody know how the chanel allure sport compares to original Allure? the reason i ask is because I can get a 3.4 oz of Allure unboxed for the same price as a 1.7 of sport..
If you havent noticed, I have made several threads these past few days because I am about to expand to my little collection (6 bottles) and i dont have much experience with colognes...I am in...
definitly! but when a cologne has great longevity and projection i feel better about spending the extra buck, i dont know whether to get the 1.7 or 3.4 (would be a tester bottle) of 1 million...and...
why? i heard one million smells feminine, how does YSL frag smell?
do all these project well?
no haha, cnt decide which one to get!
which fragrance is better overall..
value for price
sorry if this has already been posted but I have not seen a thread on this...my top 3 have to be...
Le Male
Issey miyake
calvin klein eternity
JV is my fav scent so far ive ever smelled (havent smelled many haha) but i agree i wish it last longer on my skin
i have no problems spending the money its more about choosing the right one for me...i analyze like crazy
which is better aqua or aqua marine?? how is the longevity, i am torn between chrome, aqua, and bulgari homme,, which has best projection and longevity
For me it has to be pleasing to women and leave an impression...my top 3 in order
1- Paco rabonne 1 million
2- La nuit de l'homme
3- Le Male
all project very well and last a long time
hey thats actually in my shopping cart right now along with versace the dreamer and la nuit de l'homme by YSL...i needed a nice summer fragrance along with a nice romantic scent (the dreamer) and a...
yea the only reason i want to add artisan to my collection is because of the bottle
heard great things about egoiste and bvlgari pour homme...check out this price on bvlgari PH...would you say it is better than Eternity?
hey, currently i only have 5 scents
- escada magnetism
- aqua di gio
- versace man eau fraiche
- john varvatos original
- le male by Jaun Paul Gualtier
i just ordered these 2 weeks ago and I...
are these scents liked by most people? i wasnt really aiming for a love/hate scents such as A men
I know its not much yet, but im ordering 3 bottles next week!
nice recomendation but unfortuantly i dont want to spend that much on a fragrance i cant smell beforehand...i wanted to spend about 50 bucks max...i was thinking either one of these...but i wanted...
In my opinion it has to be the original, but I have heard good things about Vintage...I am only going straight on smell but please include longevity and projection in your votes as well..Anyone tried...
A little bit about me...I am athletic/average looking
My typical wardrobe consists of polo shirt or track jacket along with nice dark jeans and white shoes
I like fresh scents as well as sweet...


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Reviewed by Karl Levett
Presented by Kings Road Entertainment in association with Tim Ranney at the 47th Street Theatre, 304 W. 47th St., NYC. Opened Nov. 9 for an open run.
There's a scene that opens Act II of Chuck Ranberg's new comedy, "End of the World Party," that augurs well for this playwright's stage debut. Three male couples, unromantically attached, at night on a Fire Island beach, sit looking at the stars and ruminating on their lives. It is a simple scene that is theatrically complex—quietly delineating character while being poignantly bittersweet. If not all of the play aspires to this summit, there's enough evidence here that playwright Ranberg's continued writing for the theatre should definitely be encouraged. Add to this Ranberg's ability to provide volley after volley of hilarious one-liners (as befits a writer for TV's "Frasier"). This is a playwright who should not be allowed to get away.
This most entertaining play about six gay men sharing a Fire Island summer home is essentially conventional, even if some of the content may not be deemed so. And if you think you've already seen that play, you'll find that Ranberg has redeemed the genre with wit and genuine feeling for character that places this several notches above most gay ghetto theatre. The linchpin of the house is Hunter (Jim J. Bullock), he of the ever-ready comeback. His friends are age-conscious Roger (Christopher Durham), mourning-his-dead-lover Travis (David Drake), sexually compulsive Will (Anthony Barrile), hard-bitten, drug-taking Nick (Russell Scott Lewis), and neophyte Phil (Brian Cooper). Add to the mix young Chip (Adam Simmons) and stir vigorously. The inevitable party of the title is, in Hunter's words, "Long Labor Day's Journey Into Night."
Under Matthew Lombardo's sympathetic directon, the production has been superbly cast. Not a weakness in sight, and if Durham's Roger lingers in the mind, it's probably because Ranberg has provided him with the play's most fully rounded character. Assisted by Michael Gilliam's evocative lighting, Christopher Pickart's set for the small stage is inventive, including the inspiration to turn the aisle into a Fire Island boardwalk. Finally, for flavor, a quote from Hunter, emerging with a massive hangover, "I feel like Marilyn Monroe—had she lived!"


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Travel regulations for Tibet change every year. This post will keep you up-to-date with the current travel rules for foreign travelers.
Check the 2016 Tibet Travel Regulations Here: 2016 Tibet Travel Regulations
Each year I do my best to keep up-to-date on the various travel regulations and restrictions across the Tibetan Plateau. Tibet, including the regions of Amdo and Kham, can sometimes be politically unstable. When areas and regions are unstable, the government (not travel agencies) either closes specific areas or imposes travel regulations, such as group travel. It is important to remember that it is not the travel agencies who impose or even want these regulations, but rather it is the Chinese government who hands down these travel restrictions. Travel agencies must abide by the regulations given to them by the Chinese government.
Lhasa and the Tibet Autonomous Region
Currently, Lhasa is OPEN to most foreign tourists! Permits began being accepted again on 24 March 2014. The current regulations state that no group travel is required. Solo travelers can apply for travel permits. Also, mixed nationality groups can also apply for permits. The only exception are travelers from Norway. Currently, travel permits are NOT being given to Norwegians.
Remember….permits are just 1 thing that you need in order to travel to the Tibet Autonomous Region! You also need a tour guide, a private vehicle and driver….no exceptions. Only a travel agency can arrange these for you. For recommendations on which travel agency to use, please send me an email at: firstname.lastname@example.com
As they did for most of last year, the Tibet Tourism Bureau (TTB) is requiring all foreign travelers going to Lhasa to pay a tour deposit in advance before they will process travel permits. The deposit depends on the length of your tour and ranges between $500 USD and $1000 USD per person. This sounds strange (and is!), but this deposit is required before your permit can be applied for. This deposit goes towards your tour cost and must be sent to the travel agency you use at least a few weeks before you plan to arrive in Lhasa. This is NOT a rule the travel agencies are making, but rather is a rule handed down to travel agencies from the Tibet Tourism Bureau. So, when your travel agency asks for this deposit, please understand why they are doing it.
Everest Base Camp is open to foreign travelers. There is road construction going on between the village of Chay (located just north of the Pang La/Geu La Pass) all the way to the village of Chodzom. Because of this construction, all vehicles going to EBC are being rerouted through Old Tingri. The road from Old Tingri to EBC is 60 kilometers long. It is still a dirt road, however the condition of the road has improved over the past year. It is possible to go to the Pang La Pass, but no further. Road construction should be finished by Summer 2015.
Western Tibet and the Kailash Region (all of Ngari Prefecture) will be closed for the rest of 2014 starting on 1 October. No real reason has been given on this closure. This means that not only Kailash will be closed, but also Lake Manasarovar, the overland route to Xinjiang, Guge Kingdom and all other areas of Ngari Prefecture. Expect Kailash and the rest of Ngari Prefecture to reopen in April 2015.
The holy lake of Lhamo Lha Tso is temporarily closed due to road construction. Lhamo Lha Tso will most likely be closed until at least early to mid autumn while the road is worked on.
All of Chamdo prefecture, with the exception of Rawok Lake (which is only 8 kilometers inside Chamdo prefecture), has been closed to foreign travelers since 2008 and remains closed for 2014. It is unlikely that this area will reopen this year or anytime soon. This means that the overland routes from Sichuan (Chengdu) and Yunnan (Kunming and Shangri La) will not be able to take place again this year. Coming from Yunnan and Sichuan, you will only be able to travel as far as the border of the eastern Tibet Autonomous Region. You will not be allowed to cross into the TAR. Other closed areas in the Tibet Autonomous Region include some of the ultra-remote counties of Nagchu Prefecture that are east of Amdo county (not to be confused with the Amdo region located in the far northeast corner of the Tibetan Plateau).
The Tibetan Regions in Qinghai Province
Over 95% of the land mass of Qinghai is designated as "Tibetan Autonomous Prefectures". Qinghai is divided into 6 Tibetan Autonomous Prefectures while one other prefecture has a large amount of Tibetans as well. Over the past 3 years, there have been numerous self-immolations and small protests throughout the province, especially in and around the town of Rebkong, known as Tongren in Chinese. It seems that foreigners can go there right now, but the situation could change at anytime.
The Amdo regions of to the south of Qinghai lake (Tsolho / Hainan prefecture) are all open as are all counties in Golok prefecture. While open to foreign travelers, some counties in Golok require travel permits that are inexpensive and easy to arrange. The counties in Golok that require travel permits are Darlag (Dari), Gabde (Gande) and (Padme) Banma, though at times Banma county is completely closed. Permits for these 3 counties can be easily obtained from the main Public Security Bureau office in the prefecture capital of Machen (Dawu) for around 60 RMB per person. The two counties that lie along the north shore of Qinghai Lake, Gangtsa (Gangca) and Haiyan are both open to foreign travelers, while the two counties that lie to the north of those 2 counties, Menyuan and Qilian, remain closed as they have been for the past 20 years.
In November 2013, government officials from Beijing traveled to Yushu to officially announce that the area had been rebuilt. Jyekundo, the capital city of Yushu prefecture, is now finished being rebuilt from the April 2010 earthquake that destroyed the region. There are now many good hotels and restaurants to choose from. All 6 counties of Yushu prefecture are open to foreign travelers. This remote and isolate prefecture, at 97% Tibetan, has some of the best preserved Tibetan culture remaining in Tibet.
The large prefecture of Tsochang / Haixi in far western Qinghai has had some closures in place for more than 20 years. The small city of Golmud is open, but the counties of Delingha and Wulan are permanently closed to foreigners.
The Tibetan Regions in Sichuan Province
Western and Northern Sichuan each contain a Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Ngawa / Aba prefecture, part of the traditional Tibetan region of Amdo, is located in northern Sichuan and has had some areas of major unrest the past 2 years. Ngawa / Aba county, one of 13 counties within the prefecture, has been closed for most of the past 4 years, but I heard a few reports of foreigners being able to stay here for 1 night this year. I recently drove through here and saw no checkpoints in town and had no problems driving through. However, stay here at your own risk as things can change without notice. Heshui county, for unknown reasons, is closed and has been for several years. The counties of Dzamtang (Rangtang), Marthang (Hongyuan) and Zoige (Ruo'ergai) have also had political unrest recently, but are currently open to foreigners. Often times the only way of finding out if these counties are open, are to go there and find out first hand. Local police will always say the area is "open", even if it is closed. If the area is unexpectedly closed, the police will not fine you or detain you, but kindly ask you to leave. Some guidebooks report that all of Ngawa / Aba prefecture is closed and that simply isn't true. While Aba county has had some issues in the past and has been closed for most of the past 4 years, the majority of Aba prefecture is open.
Garze prefecture, part of the traditional Tibetan region of Kham located in western Sichuan, is currently all open to foreign travelers, including Sertar. However, even though this area is open, sometimes (though not often) the bus stations in Chengdu and Shangri La (Yunnan province) refuse to sell foreigners bus tickets going to counties within this prefecture. This is usually because the bus station attendant is not sure whether the region is open or not and since they don't know, refuse to sell tickets to foreigners to be on the safe side. There is a small bus station in the Tibetan District of Chengdu, known as Wu Hou Ci. In front of the Kangding Hotel, there is a small bus station that has 2 daily buses leaving each morning to Kangding. This bus station will almost always sell tickets to foreigners even when the other bus stations will not.
The remote Tibetan Autonomous County of Muli, located in southwest Sichuan province, also is open at this time to foreign travelers.
The Tibetan Regions in Gansu Province
Gansu province has one Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture that is part of the traditional Tibetan region of Amdo. Gannan prefecture has been a hot-spot for political unrest for more than 6 years. Along with several small protests, there have been more than 2 dozen self-immolations in this area. However, this region (including Xiahe and Labrang Monastery) remained open to foreign travelers all year in 2013. This area is also open to foreign tourists for 2014. The only exception is the seldom visited county of Drugchu (Zhouqu) in the far eastern region of Gannan prefecture. All other counties are open.
The Tibetan Regions in Yunnan Province
Yunnan province has one small Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Dechen (Diqing) prefecture is part of the traditional Tibetan region of Kham and is centered around the large town of Shangri La (Gyelthang in Tibetan). A devastating fire destroyed the Old Town in Shangri La in January 2014, which was the main tourism draw for the area. It will take at least 1 or 2 years for the Old Town to be rebuilt.
This prefecture is currently open and only very rarely closes to foreign travelers. However, sometimes (though not often) the bus station in Shangri La will refuse to sell bus tickets to foreigners going north to Xiangcheng or Daocheng counties located in western Sichuan even when these areas are open to foreign travelers. This is usually because no one has notified the bus station that western Sichuan is open and in order to be on the safe side, the bus station attendant won't sell tickets to foreigners. So far this year, I have not heard of anyone having issued buying bus tickets from Shangri La to western Sichuan, so hopefully this problem won't happen anymore.
The travel regulations for all areas of the Tibetan Plateau could change at anytime without any notice. There is no official website or other reliable source of information that posts the travel regulations and closures in Tibetan areas. I will do my best to keep this post updated throughout 2014. Do keep in mind that it is not the travel agencies who make the travel regulations or close specific regions. These decisions are all made by the higher level government of each specific area.
If you have any questions regarding travel regulations or anything else travel related to Tibet, send an email to email@example.com


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PC makers have begun beefing up their notebooks with a trio of new mobile processors from Intel. The chipmaker on Wednesday launched a new 2.5GHz Pentium 4-M processor and two new Celerons running at 2.2GHz and 1.26GHz, respectively. The chips address several categories of notebook PCs and are the latest mobile processors from Intel since its new Pentium M debuted in March.
Gateway is among the first PC makers to adopt one of the chips. The Poway, Calif., company's new 600XL computer incorporates the 2.5GHz Pentium 4-M and sports a 15.7-inch screen and a DVD burner for a starting price of $2,499.
The 600XL is Gateway's first notebook to offer a DVD burner, a DVD-RW drive. Sony and Toshiba have been offering a similar drive since late last year, and Hewlett-Packard introduced a new Pavilion notebook with a DVD+RW format drive earlier this month. The Gateway notebook also includes 512MB of RAM, a 60GB hard drive and built-in 802.11b wireless networking. Dell Computer plans to include the 2.5GHz chip in a high-end notebook, a company representative said. Intel expects Hewlett-Packard, Sony and Toshiba to adopt the chip as well.
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OMAHA—Fifteen years ago, this College World Series Finals matchup would have been inconceivable.
But over the last decade, it seemed inevitable that Vanderbilt and Virginia—who will face off in the best-of-three championship series starting Monday night—would eventually reach the pinnacle of college baseball.
When Vanderbilt hired Tim Corbin to take over its baseball program after the 2002 season, the Commodores had been to just three regionals ever, and none since 1980. They had never sniffed Omaha.
Virginia had been on the verge of dissolving its baseball program two years before it hired Brian O'Connor in the summer of 2003. It had been to regionals just three times in its history, in 1972, 1985 and 1996.
The two programs have made 21 combined trips to regionals since 2004, and five trips to the College World Series.
"I think the programs have been built along the same lines, to be honest with you," Corbin said. "Very similar timeline to when Brian became a head coach and I became a head coach. We both had great mentors. We took academic institutions as our place of teaching and coaching, and we both have done our best to maintain high academic standards while trying to reach the pinnacle of baseball."
Corbin said the two programs run into each other regularly on the recruiting trail, because both pursue the same type of players—high academic achievers, including many from the Northeast. As a result, their rosters are annually stacked with thoughtful, articulate players with intelligence on and off the baseball field.
"I love coaching at a great academic institution," O'Connor said. "The young men that we're responsible for, I believe are at both of our universities for more than just great baseball and more than winning championships. They're there to get an unbelievable education at both schools. They're there to learn to grow up and become men and be the best baseball players that they can be. So I think there's a lot of similarities. Wouldn't you know it that both of us are here in the Finals for the first time ever. I think it really speaks to the fact that you can have a top-notch baseball program and not have to sacrifice anything."
College baseball coaches aren't like major league managers, whose job is to get the most out of talent procured for them by other men. College coaches are CEOs and program builders. They must hire the right assistants, recruit the right players, maintain relationships with alumni and supporters and administrators, teach fundamental and advanced baseball skills, and foster nurturing environments to allow the impressionable young men in their charge to mature. Vanderbilt players constantly talk about the family atmosphere Corbin has created in Nashville, and second baseman Dansby Swanson spoke Sunday about that "brotherhood," which has kept prominent alumni like David Price and Pedro Alvarez close to the program.
Corbin and O'Connor are model program builders, universally respected by their peers and even by the often-critical scouts and front-office officials who work in pro ball. Both have made the perfect hires for their coaching staffs; Karl Kuhn and Kevin McMullan have been with O'Connor since he took over at Virginia, while Corbin has worked with one star assistant after another, from Erik Bakich and Derek Johnson to Josh Holliday, Travis Jewett and Scott Brown.
Both coaches hit the ground running, elevating their respective programs to national prominence in a hurry. For Vanderbilt, the turning point came in 2003, Corbin's first year. The Commodores hadn't reached the Southeastern Conference tournament in 12 years. Heading into the season, they talked about wanting to win their last game at Tennessee. Heading into that series, they needed a sweep to make the SEC tournament, while the Volunteers needed to win just one game.
"We won Friday night, we won Saturday, and we were losing by two runs in the bottom of the ninth Sunday," Corbin recalled. "This kid named Worth Scott—who was hitting .176 at the time who I was considering pinch-hitting for with a runner on first base, we had gotten the lead down to one run—comes up, and off of Luke Hochevar hits a ball over the right-field fence to win the game, and they celebrated at home plate like we had talked about. I do think that was the kickoff moment. It got our program going. It was the one moment that everyone who was tied with Vanderbilt baseball knew that, 'OK, these guys can do something. It can move forward.'"
O'Connor inherited three future big league infielders on his first team (Ryan Zimmerman, Mark Reynolds and Joe Koshansky) and finished just a half-game out of first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2004. He said a hallmark moment for the program was sweeping a series at Georgia Tech that March; the Cavaliers had never won a series against the Yellow Jackets before that.
"I think it really opened the players' eyes to understand that, this can really happen. That the University of Virginia, if we put in the hard work and dedication and commitment to each other to do what it takes, we can be successful at the highest level of baseball."
Virginia went on to host a regional that season, and Vanderbilt was the No. 2 seed in Charlottesville. The Commodores beat the Cavaliers 7-3 in the regional final to advance to their first super regional.
For both programs, winning bred more winning. Fans started showing up to watch the teams play; the combination of success and fan support attracted better players, which led to more winning and more fans. Both administrations committed to the baseball programs, which both have the advantage of supplementing their 11.7 athletic scholarships with generous financial aid packages.
Finally, in 2009, Virginia got over the hump and made it to Omaha for the first time. The Cavaliers got back in 2011, when Vanderbilt also broke through for the first time. Now these programs are well-oiled machines, loaded with premier talent every single year. Still, getting all the way to the summit was difficult.
"The journey here is not easy," O'Connor said. "I don't think that you can script it out. We've certainly had years that we've felt like we've had really great ballclubs and haven't been able to get here. You just can't explain that sometimes. Sometimes you just don't get that hit, you can't make that pitch. That's how hard it is to get here. There are so many great programs in this country that care about their baseball programs. You have two schools sitting here that 11, 12 years ago would not have been in this conversation about getting to Omaha. Now Vanderbilt and Virginia are in the conversation every year, potentially, to get here."
It's a big jump from the conversation to the Finals, but the Cavs and Commodores have made it.
Here's a look at how the teams match up:
Starting Pitching
Virginia's rotation is lined up perfectly for the Finals, with ace Nathan Kirby slated to go in the opener on seven days of rest, and fellow lefty Brandon Waddell in line to start Tuesday on six days' rest. Kirby, a first-team All-American and sure-fire first-round pick in the 2015 draft, limited Mississippi's potent offense to just one hit over seven strong innings in Virginia's CWS opener last Sunday. Waddell followed with another strong start Tuesday, holding TCU to two runs (one earned) over seven innings.
Both lefties are proven front-of-the-rotation aces (Waddell held the role as a freshman last year, and Kirby was the Friday starter this year). Kirby's stuff is more overpowering, with a low-90s fastball that reaches 94 and a wipeout slider. But Waddell sits at 90 and has a quality 81-84 slider of his own. Both are formidable, and No. 3 starter Josh Sborz has the most explosive stuff of all, with a fastball that reaches the mid-90s and a devastating 85-87 slider. But Sborz would have to come back on three days of rest to start in a potential third game Wednesday, making Artie Lewicki or Whit Mayberry potential starting options Wednesday if they don't get bullpen work in the first two games of the series.
Vanderbilt is loaded with power arms of its own in the rotation and the bullpen, but its starters are less consistent with their control. First-round pick Tyler Beede (owner of a 91-95 mph fastball and filthy changeup) could not get out of the fourth inning due to shaky control Monday against UC Irvine, and Tyler Ferguson (who uses a fastball that sits at 93-95 and a power slider) was chased in the first inning Friday against Texas for his own strike-throwing woes. Even ace Carson Fulmer walked six Saturday against Texas, exiting in the fifth inning. The Commodores used Walker Buehler out of the bullpen after Beede struggled, and he responded with 5 1/3 hitless innings. Buehler is 12-2, 2.27 in 15 starts on the year, and he and Beede both have a week of rest heading into Monday.
Vanderbilt coach Tim Corbin said Sunday that he and his staff were still debating between starting Beede or Buehler in the opener, but they figure to start the first two games, in some order. Beede can beat anyone if he pitches like he did in the regional against Xavier, when he struck out 14 and walked just two over eight shutout innings. But he has struggled in each of his last two outings, and it's impossible to predict which Beede will show up.
Edge: Virginia
Relief Pitching
Both bullpens are deep and very talented, but Virginia's bullpen has been taxed less because its starters have gone deeper and it won its bracket in three games, rather than having to play a fourth game like Vanderbilt did. That gives Virginia a significant edge here.
The UVa. bullpen has yet to allow a run in 14 innings in Omaha and owns a 0.90 ERA in the NCAA tournament. Lewicki and Nick Howard give the Cavaliers two power righties with strikeout stuff at the back of the 'pen, and the veteran Mayberry is an ultra-experienced, versatile long relief/setup man. Connor Jones is yet another power righthander who hasn't even pitched yet in Omaha; he struggled with his control down the stretch, but he was excellent for most of the season, and he gives the Cavs another stopgap option. Austin Young is the key matchup lefthander.
Vanderbilt leaned heavily on its two bullpen stalwarts in its last two games, as sidewinder Brian Miller threw 117 pitches over 7 1/3 innings in relief of Ferguson on Friday, and slider specialist Hayden Stone threw 72 pitches in 5 2/3 innings Saturday against Texas. Neither will be available before Wednesday, leaving hard-throwing Adam Ravenelle as the key bullpen arm Monday, along with lefthanders John Killichowski and Jared Miller. If Vanderbilt's Game One starter struggles, it could also turn to one of its other starters in a long relief role, as it did with Buehler last Monday.
Edge: Virginia
The Commodores have been the best offensive team in Omaha, leading the field in the triple-slash categories (.259/.365/.319) and scoring (an explosive 3.75 runs per game). Virginia is second in batting (.239), OBP (.315) and scoring (three runs per game). Over a season-long sample size, the Cavs rank 84th in the nation in batting (.279) and 90th in scoring (5.5 runs per game), while the Commodores are 73rd in batting (.281) and 68th in scoring (5.7).
These are two evenly matched offenses, but Virginia gets the slight edge in talent, with a more formidable heart of the lineup (Mike Papi, Joe McCarthy, Kenny Towns and Derek Fisher) and more firepower at the bottom of the lineup (Brandon Downes and John La Prise).
The Commodores have struggled to get production from the bottom third of their lineup, but the top two hitters (Dansby Swanson and Bryan Reynolds) are very good hitters who made the 'Dores go. No. 3 hitter Vince Conde (.154 in Omaha) and cleanup man Zander Wiel (.214) have struggled of late, but Johnny Norwood (.333) and Rhett Wiseman (.429) have provided a boost behind them, which is particularly important after the loss of Xavier Turner for a violation of NCAA rules after two CWS games, thinning out the lineup some. Tyler Campbell is 3-for-8 in two games since taking over for Turner, providing a spark in the No. 9 hole. The Commodores have done a very good job throughout their lineup working counts, fouling off pitches and driving up pitch counts. They have had the best offensive approach of any team in Omaha.
But Virginia still gets the slight edge here based on talent and track records.
Slight Edge: Virginia
Both teams have outstanding defense, and both have fielded well in Omaha, making a combined errors (Vandy is fielding .980, Virginia .986). On the season, the Commodores are fielding .975 (24th in the nation), while the Cavaliers are fielding .982 (third). Both teams have sterling middle-infield duos (Conde and Swanson for Vandy, Daniel Pinero and Branden Cogswell for Virginia). The Cavs get the edge behind the plate (Nate Irving/Robbie Coman) and in center field (Brandon Downes), while the four corners are a push.
Slight Edge: Virginia
Virginia is the older club, with six upperclassmen in its starting lineup compared to just two for Vanderbilt. UVa.'s rotation is all underclassmen, but Mayberry, Lewicki, Howard and Young give the bullpen a veteran core. Beede is the lone upperclassman in Vandy's rotation, while Brian Miller and Ravenelle are juniors in the bullpen.
But by this point in the season, freshmen aren't freshmen anymore; both teams are battle-tested, tough and confident. Virginia, the preseason No. 1, has been a bit more consistent from start to finish this year. The Cavaliers have played like a veteran team on a mission, and their focus has never really wavered. Vanderbilt had more growing pains with its younger team, though the group that has reached the Finals has certainly proven itself.
"This season, from the beginning to the middle part, it's certainly a progression," Corbin said. "There's maturity issues you work through. And I'm not talking about large issues, I'm just talking about baseball issues, school issues, social issues, things you have to work through when kids are 18, 19 years old. But as the season has progressed, we've come across experiences that have enabled us and moved us forward, and we've gained confidence through it. Last year, it was like flying a plane that was on autopilot. And you'd come to the ballpark, and your sons, who are now 21, 22 years old, have everything in order for you . . . We just ran out of gas at the wrong time.
"This team has gained energy as the season progressed. It's two completely different units, which is great, because they're always different. We find ourselves in a spot that we may have should have been last year. Not that either team didn't earn their way here; we have. We've just done it in a different way."
Virginia, with an older team that compares with Vanderbilt's 2013 club that set a record for SEC wins in the regular season, managed to never run out of gas.
"Watching him and his group do what they've done this year, a very difficult thing," Corbin said of O'Connor and the Cavs. "We've tried to do that, and we weren't very good at it. Last year we were perfect for a long period of time, then at the end of the year we faltered. They've done it the entire year. To win 52 games while being that team, means they've had a lot of connectivity, played very consistent, and they've stayed in the moment."
"We've got a special group of guys that, you are able to, as a coach, back off a little bit and let them play because of the veteran leadership we do have," O'Connor said. "Over the last four or five weeks it's been a very loose and aggressive bunch that's hat a lot of fun together and been able to manage themselves."
Slight Edge: Virginia


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REDWOOD CITY – A 41-year-old San Francisco Bay area man faces more than three years in jail for using credit cards and gift cards that a friend who worked as a postal carrier stole from residential mailboxes.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday (http://bit.ly/13RsZcR) that the sentence was part of a plea deal with prosecutors under which Marlo Lacsamana of Pacifica pleaded no contest to felony commercial burglary, identity theft and credit card fraud.
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Beginners Questions on Honey Bee MK2
I am brand new to RC and to helicopters of course. Just got the Honey Bee II from Hobby-Lobby for $99. Looks very nice but the manual leaves alot to be desired. The translated english is funny at spots and unhelpful in others. I have a few questions I need to get answered:
1. CG - mounting the battery and moving it as far forward as possible in the battery holder still doesn't allow me to balance the copter. It still leans backward. Is this normal or ok and how balanced must it be?
2. Main rotor blade setting - is there an easy way to set the main rotor blades. Everytime I tried to learn to fly it, I have a mishap and the blades get swept out of alignment. I have been setting them by sight, so they are perpendiclar to the fly bar but if I don't get them close, it vibrates alot. The manual is completely messed up here. It shows someone twisting the blades and pulling in and out, my blades don't move that way. They only rotate around the screw that holds them in place.
3. I know this is a pipe dream but someday if I ever learn to fly it, I would like to mount a wireless video transmitter on it. How much weight can the Honey Bee lift?
4. The manual mentions a web site (www.esky-sz.com) but when I tried to acces it, I get an error. Have they gone out of business?
5. There is made mention of a LiPo battery but no part numbers, specs or price anywhere I can find.
6. I have only been able to try to take off with a few times because of the weather. Once I did manage to get it off the ground and it flew away from and at about 50' away I saw the light on the mixer go red and by that time it ran into a wall. I didn't have the antenna unwrapped from the skids (the manula didn't say too) so I am wondering what is the range of the transmitter?
Thanks for your help.
Hi and welcome to the joys of the HoneyBee. You don't say whether its a Fp or CP but judging from the price I'm guessing FP (also as I think you have NMh batteries)
Re the CoG. The battery holder isn't very good and with the wires coming out of the battery pack, not a nice fit either. You need to slide the hanger as far forward as possible and put the battery up to the front edge and then slide up the back hanger. If that doesn't work, you may have to resort to just using rubber bands, as it is important to get that bird balanced.
Main blades - put them as perpendicular as you can. I used to square off on the bit nearest the head, as it is at a slightly different angle to the rest of the blade. If the securing screw is loose enough, they should spin out on spool up, but there will be wobbles to start with that should disappear. The twisting in the manual is if they don't track correctly (when looked at edge on there should be a narrow edge, showing the blades at the same plain. They should be ok from new, and I neer touched them in this repsect)
In it's current form, I doubt the FP would carry any significant weight like a camera.
Re Lipos, again I'm not sure what heli you've got. The FP can't handle the 11.5v liPos the CP uses, and needs the E-Sky Lama 7.4V Li-Poly Battery - EK1-0181
re the antenna, I was told it didn't need unwinding and 50 ft should've been ok. If the light on the mixer had gone red, you probably had no juice left for control.
Hope this helps
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It's the Honey Bee II FP owner's thread, and there is a LOT of helpful information there about this fun little bird.
I pulled the LG frame apart and removed the front battery holder allowing the battery to be moved forward. I use a rubber band to keep the battery in the rear holder and the front of the battery pulled upward. (probably need a picture and I never can seem to get a good one of this)
The canopy needs the bottom trimmed to allow it to fit on with the battery far enough forward to ballance the heli. Go ahead and trim it using any convenient pair of scissors.
You can make passable practice bladed from egg carton foam covered with clear packing tape. Heli-fever.com sells PE blades at appx $3.75 which are better than the Honeybee FP's originals.
You CAN go to LiPos on the HoneyBee FP, but you have to change the pinion gear on the motor. (I don't remember the tooth count of the originbal and the replacement) With the correct gear the 11 to 12.5 v will spin the motor faster and with the original gear you will draw excess current, burning up the 4-in-1. With the correct gear you will draw LESS current using the LiPo. Again heli-fever.com has appropriate 1200 mah LiPos at a good price. (not the best grade LiPos... they are NOT good for over 8 amp current, but the heli will draw much less than that.)
Find Sarge's info thread about the Honeybee helis. Some of it references the CP2, some references the FP. Note that anything which does not require you to have the CP head which works on the CP2 will work on the FP. Same frame, same tail motor, (I am not sure if there's a difference in the main motors other than the gear... you can swap the CP2 motor into the FP) the 4-in-1 from the FP will work in the CP2.
Regarding the main blade angles, see my post and picture here:
I would also highly recommend the lessons for rc helicopters here:
Thanks everyone for your help. BTW, it is the $99 HB FP MkII from Hobby Lobby.
As I posted in another thread, since I was having problems with the transmitter going dead, I have a replacement Honey Bee coming so I haven't been doing anything with the HB other than to pack it up to send back.
I will effectively be starting from scratch again with the new one with the adjustments and the like. What I don't understand is the balance. I don't understand how the same helicopter from the same company built the same way with the same parts can for some people balance with the battery as far forward as the mounts will allow and some people like me can't balance unless we move the battery alot closer to the mixer.
Anyway, I plan to take the new one right from the box and use it w/o any adjustments first so I can't screw it up in case the factory adjustments are right on.
Try to avoid adding weight to your heli. It's harder to fly when she's heavy. I don't know why the battery keepers are desighed like that on the HB FP. You can't get the battery foward enough to balance the heli. If you can, get a battery tray from a Blade CP or HB CP2 and use velcro on the tray/battery, with a velcro strap around the whole thing. She'll never move and you can get the balance right.
Definately check out the main thread.
If you order the battery mount for the HB King, it puts your battery right up under the 4 in 1. You can adjust from there, forward or back. I have one coming for my HB fp2.
Well, Hobby Looby came through! They are a great company to deal with. I received my new replacement Honey Bee FP yesterday. I took it out of the box and without doing any adjustments, I tried to fly it. I actuall y got it to fly for a few seconds before crashing (no damage). Then I looked at the balance and just like the old one, it was aft heavy. So I removed the front battery holder and slide the rear holder forward and mounted the battery half under the mixer and half under the frame. I used the rear battery holder to suport the rear of the battery and a rubber brand around the mixer to hold the front of the battery. Now it balances! Unfortunately it was too late last night for me to try to fly it after balancing. As I stated before I am brand new to flying anything so I need all the help I can get, having it out of balance would make it even harder to learn.
I fly mine with the stock battery in the installed holders without any serious issues. There is a balance? When I am using a 2 cell lipo I rubberband it right under the 4n1 unit. The only bad habit I can point to is when the throttle is reduced to lose altitude, it tends to pitch a bit back and I need to hold some forward stick while decending and as soon as I am back up on power, its back to normal. With this reduced headspeed its almosy uncontrollable anyway so I think its a "feature"
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Efficient information technology (IT) has become a necessity at hospitals nationwide. Patient records, diagnostic images, prescriptions, and financial information must be protected. At Rush University Medical Center in Chicago , the capacity to handle and process such data has increased 20-fold over the past 20 years. Erected in 1986, the hospital's data center manages the critical IT infrastructure in a building adjacent to the hospital. The data center needed an upgraded protection system for its servers, data storage drives, and backup tape system.
Wil Raske, director of data center operations at Rush, chose to replace the data center's outdated, Halon-based fire detection and suppression system with the Sinorix fire suppression system from Siemens Building Technologies , Inc. (SBT), which is designed to protect all of the data and network systems required to deliver patient information to caregivers.
The 600-bed hospital and research facility is committed to employing green standards whenever possible. Therefore, the selected equipment had to be environmentally friendly and not create health risks when discharged. The Sinorix system meets the challenge; it suppresses fire and leaves no residue behind. Interacting at the molecular level, the system differentiates the harmful from the harmless, and removes the heat from the fire triangle. The system operates with Fireprint early warning smoke detection hardware, and a clean agent, HFC-227ea, which has zero ozone depletion potential (ODP). The zero-ODP agent makes the environment safer for inhabitants. Used in inhalers as the propellant to deliver medicine to an asthmatic's lungs, the clean agent's benign nature makes it eligible for credit toward LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council .
In discussing Rush's previous system, Raske said, "Our legacy systems were well past their anticipated service life, and we were very concerned about them becoming prone to false discharges. Our service contractors were having trouble finding spare parts, plus the environmental impact of Halon was an obvious consideration. We also knew the consequences of an accidental discharge."
The data at Rush is maintained by Unix-based servers in tandem with 400 Intel-based blade and nonblade servers, which manage an average of 26 terabytes of data. The routers and network controls rest next to the servers and an automated, robotic system manages backup data storage routines. Additionally, the automated system readies data storage tapes for interim on-site, then eventual off-site, storage.
"At one time, our data mounting took two and half minutes; now that task is done in six seconds. We have a triple-redundant system whereby everyday, every bit of data from all systems in our network is redundantly recorded. With over 14,000 workstations across the campus, that's a considerable task," said Raske.
Comprised of Siemens Fireprint cross-zone smoke detectors and Sinorix discharge nozzles, the 11,000-sq-ft system includes the data center, test center, and data storage vault. The dispensing tanks hold 4,480 lbs of clean agent and rest just off the main floor of the data center, tape vault, and test room. SBT provided total flooding, which includes the three-level floor/subfloor configuration, where low-and high-voltage wiring and networking cabling are separated by an 18-inch air-cooled space. The two Fireprint smoke detectors operate only when smoke particles are present. The programmable detectors have 11 application-specific settings and perform a self-diagnostic check every four seconds.
Siemens provided Rush with key-actuated fail-safe switches that physically lock out the Sinorix suppressant discharge system during detector networking testing and maintenance routines. A keyed switch interrupts the emergency power off actuating circuit, which sends a signal to the main power distribution circuit breakers. The interruption causes the circuits to shut down the power to the data center in the event of a fire.
"We have zero tolerance for false alarms. Our former conventional systems would engage an EPO condition via relays in the panel in the event of an alarm. Every 20 minutes of EPO time translates into 48 to 72 hours of downtime to recover the facility's operational status," Raske said.
The data center represents a substantial and ongoing investment, one whose contents must be preserved and protected. Critical data, network system integrity, and security are at the heart of Rush University's ability to operate effectively, safely, and efficiently.
Information provided by Siemens Building Technologies.
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At Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, the capacity to handle and process data has increased 20-fold over the past 20 years. Erected in 1986, the hospital's data center manages the critical IT infrastructure in a building adjacent to the hospital.
Rush selected the Sinorix fire suppression system from Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. (SBT) to replace the 20-year old, Halon-based system. The Sinorix system protects the data and network systems required to deliver patient information to caregivers. The system operates with Fireprint early warning smoke detection hardware, and a clean agent, HFC-227ea.
The data at Rush is maintained by Unix-based servers in tandem with 400 Intel-based blade and nonblade servers. The 11,000-sq ft system includes the data center, test center, and data storage vault. The dispensing tanks hold 4,480 lbs of clean agent and rest just off the main floor of the data center, tape vault, and test room.
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As the 2010 regular season winds down and we reflect on what has been a successful season for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, you have to wonder if perhaps the 2010 draft of the Buccaneers wasn't the best in team history. It generally takes several seasons to analyze a draft, but this season, rookies from the 2010 made a major impact on the team this season. Each of this year's draft selections made the active roster at some point and contributed. That is an amazing feat.
Sure, the Buccaneers have had successful drafts in the past. 1995 the team selected DT Warren Sapp and Derrick Brooks. In 1996, there was RB Mike Alstott and Donnie Abraham. In 1997 the Buccaneers selected RB Warrick Dunn and Ronde Barber, but I don't believe there has ever been a more complete draft where every player which was selected contributed to the team.
Let's look back at the 2010 draft class.
Rd 1- DT Gerald McCoy. McCoy grew up idolizing former Buccaneers DT Warren Sapp and came into Tampa with high expectations. While he started out slow, McCoy was starting to figure the game out before his season ending injury which landed him on injured reserve.
Rd 2 (1)-DT Brian Price-Price showed a few flashes of why he was picked in the second round. Price also landed on IR after week 6, and figures to be a mainstay on the Buccaneers defensive line for years to come.
Rd 2 (2)-WR Arrelious Benn- Benn also struggled early on in the season, but showed what he is capable of doing on the field in week 14 with his first career 100 yard game against the Washington Redskins. Benn also landed on IR with a torn ACL. Hopefully he will be able to regain his speed when he returns.
Rd 3-CB Myron Lewis- Lewis struggled with injuries through training camp and part of the season. He has found his role in the Buccaneers defense increased due to injuries and figures to play a bigger role in 2011 with the club.
Rd 4- WR Mike Williams- Williams is proving to be one of the steals of the 2010 draft. It took little time for QB Josh Freeman to make Williams his favorite target and he responded by scoring a rookie record 10 touchdowns with a game remaining.
Rd 6- P Brett Bowden-The only serious disappointment for the Buccaneers. I did not like the selection of Bowden here, I wanted the Buccaneers to draft RB LeGarrette Blount (it worked out anyway) Bowden started the season with Tampa but was eventually released.
Rd 7 (1)- S Cody Grimm- Grimm made significant strides in the secondary before being lost to a season ending injury. Grimm figures to be an inetrgal part of the Buccaneers secondary for several seasons.
Rd 7 (2)- LB Dekoda Watson- The speedy linebacker has contributed significantly for the Buccaneers in his rookie season recording 26 tackles in limited play.
Rd 7 (3)- DE Erik Lorig- The athletic Stanford player was switched from defense to offense where he contributes as a blocking tight end.
These players have made a splash for the Buccaneers this season. It is a shame that so many of them suffered season ending injuries. These rookie will have all had a regular season under their belt in 2011, and when they are all healthy, it will be exciting to watch this team. As the years progress, we might just look back at 2010 and consider this the best draft class in Buccaneers team history.


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Antony Beevor's magisterial survey of the Second World War is like that great conflict itself: utterly out of scale in length and complexity, emotionally shattering in examples of suffering and cruelty, and yet an achievement for those who persevere, knowing that they have reached the end and may be the better for it.
"No other period of history offers so rich a source for the study of dilemmas, individual and mass tragedy, the corruption of power politics, ideological hypocrisy, the egomania of commanders, betrayal, perversity, self-sacrifice, unbelievable sadism and unpredictable compassion," Beevor writes. We remain in that war's shadow – even in the tendency to use it mistakenly as a reference point for present-day crises.
Educated at Sandhurst, Beevor, a former serving officer in the British army, has written distinguished histories of the Battle of Normandy, Stalingrad and the fall of Berlin, books acclaimed for seasoned understandings of both grand strategy and the experiences of ordinary soldiers and civilians.
The Second World War, he explains, was an effort to stand back from his previous books in "an attempt to understand how the whole jigsaw fits together."
This is a huge challenge. The scope is nearly beyond comprehension. The war caused more than 60 million military and civilian deaths, untold destruction and mass suffering. The Nazis' "Hunger Plan," concocted in 1941, entailed starving 30 million Soviet citizens. That year alone, the Germans caused the deaths of more than two million Soviet prisoners through terrible mistreatment. The Holocaust, killing six million Jews, was unprecedented not only in its exterminatory vision but in its inauguration of assembly-line killing.
As one result of the fighting, at least 1.5 million people starved in Bengal, a direct result of the Imperial Japanese Army blocking rice supplies from Burma in 1942 – accompanied by British neglect. Rampaging Soviet soldiers raped an estimated two million German women and girls in the final, vengeful days of the war. And in those last weeks of combat, when everyone knew the collapse of the Reich was only weeks away, the same Soviet troops suffered more than 350,000 casualties in and around Berlin.
Beevor's way to encompass this mayhem is to proceed chronologically, in 50 chapters framed by sometimes slightly overlapping time periods. He is ever aware of the war as "an amalgamation of conflicts," and this directs him, for example, to devote many pages to the war in the Far East, the Japanese attempt to conquer the former colonies of the British, Dutch and the French as well as taking on the Americans. For Beevor, the conflict really began in 1937, when the Japanese attacked the Nationalist Chinese army of Chiang Kai-shek, leading to their entanglement with the Soviets and their unexpected defeat at the hands of an army led by Georgi Zhukov, the eventually victorious marshal who captured Berlin.
Beevor is constantly on the lookout for linkages. The Japanese battering at the hands of the Soviets made them reluctant to take on the latter in the winter of 1941, assisting Stalin's eventual recovery from the near-death experience of German invasion.
Hundreds of pages later, he offers another connection: the British Bomber Command's devastating raid on German military industry in the spring of 1942, particularly its destruction of production in Essen, "delayed the production of both Tiger and Panther tanks, thus contributing to the postponement of the great Kursk Offensive" and providing crucial assistance to Stalin.
And again: Hermann Göring's Luftwaffe, "just like the Imperial Japanese Navy, had failed to send their best pilots back as flying and serial combat instructors. Instead, they had kept them on a relentless round of sorties until they were very exhausted and made fatal mistakes. By the time the Allied invasion came in June, the Luftwaffe was a spent force."
Ever-present is Beevor's skill in blending the strategizing of military chiefs with the ordinary soldiers they ordered about and purported to lead. Stalin, like Hitler at the end of the conflict, could be delusional when it came to ordering troops to attack, and not even dream of retreat. A result: "One divisional commander ordered a colonel whose regiment had been slow in the advance to shoot somebody. … The colonel selected Lieutenant Alexandr Obodov, the much admired commander of their mortar company. … 'Comrade commissar, I've always been a good man,' said Obadov, unable to believe his fate. 'The two arresting officers wound themselves up into an anger,' and began to shoot him,' a friend of his recorded. 'Sasha was trying to brush the bullets off with his arms as if they were flies. After the third volley, he collapsed on the ground.'"
Beevor provides a well-informed, measured evaluation of Allied aerial bombardment of Germany, to take another example. But he also gives us pages on the air crews' terrible trials. "The freezing winds, especially for the waist gunners at open doors, were numbing . … In the first year of operations, more men suffered from frostbite injuries than from combat wounds. Turret gunners, unable to leave their cramped positions for several hours over enemy territory had to urinate in their trousers. The damp patches soon froze. If a gun jammed, men would tear off their gloves to clear the obstruction, and skin from their fingers would stick hard to the frozen metal. And any man badly wounded by flak splinters or cannon fire was likely to die of hypothermia before the stricken aircraft reached base."
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Tributes have been paid to the former Newmarket MP Sir Eldon Griffiths who has died aged 89 less than a year after he became one of Britain's oldest bridegrooms.
Sir Eldon, who was Conservative MP for the Bury St Edmunds constituency, which included Newmarket, from 1964 to 1992, died in the early hours of Tuesday.
Last July he married for the third time at the age of 88 to American authoress Susan Donnell. He had a son and a daughter with his first wife, Sigrid and in 1985 he married Betty Stannard, who predeceased him. During his political career he was a junior minister for environment and sport in Edward Heath's government and was a Parliamentary spokesman for the Police Federation. His son, Cllr John Griffiths, leader of St Edmundsbury Borough Council, said: "My father was an exceptional man and enjoyed an extraordinarily full, and active life to the very end."
Current Newmarket MP Matthew Hancock said: "For nearly 30 years, Sir Eldon was an extraordinary political figure who made his mark both here in West Suffolk and elsewhere in the world. He has left behind a great legacy.


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GameSpot is hosting a live Zelda marathon on May 23 at 11 p.m. PT. Be sure to check it out!
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Mainly because my sister has a concert that goes to who knows when…
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I went to local crafter Shaun Deller's website to find out about the perfect bike hats he makes. Instead, I got a schooling in post-apocalyptic survival.
We here at the Mercury take the apocalypse very seriously and Deller has some good tips. He recommends:
1. Possum wool clothes. Apparently these are already for sale.
2. Killing nutria for food. It's worth watching this amazing video of Deller and friends biking along the Sprinwater corridor, setting nutria traps, and then strapping the dead nutria to his bike rack for easy transportation home.
Here's how Deller describes the experience of eating nutria on his blog:
We then returned with our catch and skinned them, prepared the hides for tanning and butchered the carcass and cooked up a bit of the meat. Most folks seemed pleasantly surprised at the "chicken- like" taste of the meat... These mammals are plentiful in Portland and sometimes even overpopulated, and I think could offer a healthy source of meat for humans. Think of it as free-range sources of meat, fat, and fur. : )
In case you're feeling sorry for the rodents, read this press release from the U.S. Geological Survey imploring folks to kill nutria because they're "eating out" the Gulf Coast. Their release honestly begins: "'Eating-out' might be a term you associate with a pleasant experience..."


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Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a marathon press conference Thursday in which he discussed the economy, the collapse of the ruble, Ukraine, China, tensions with the West, talk of a "new Cold War," and more.
Over the course of the three-and-a-half-hour press conference, Putin also made quite a few witty remarks. We've picked out some of the best ones.
He compared Russia to a bear that the West wants to chain up and subdue:
Today's animal-based metaphor: "Perhaps the Russian bear should
quietly eat berries & not chase piglets in the taiga"
— Shaun Walker (@shaunwalker7) December
18, 2014
To finish that metaphor, Putin's point was that if the bear
*did* quietly eat berries, West would CHAIN IT UP AND SAW OFF
ITS TEETH (really)
— Shaun Walker (@shaunwalker7) December
18, 2014
He compared Russia's invasion of the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea to taking Texas from Mexico:
Putin on Crimea: "Was it fair to snatch away Texas from
— max seddon (@maxseddon) December
18, 2014
He dismissed the notion of a coup in Russia:
Q: Is there a chance of a palace coup? A: Relax, we don't have
any palaces.
— Shaun Walker (@shaunwalker7) December
18, 2014
And then got a little silly:
Putin really enjoying himself now. Cackled at one of his own jokes, giggles "Circus!" My prediction of a short, surly press conf totally off— Shaun Walker (@shaunwalker7) December 18, 2014
Voronezh journo: "My aunt's friend asks if you have time for
personal life, wink wink" New Kremlin star being born? pic.twitter.com/0Juo4bl3Ti
— Oliver Carroll (@olliecarroll) December
18, 2014
Putin: I was asked if I love someone? I said well - yes. I
haven't turned into a monster.
— Leonid Ragozin (@leonidragozin) December
18, 2014
He bashed NATO, comparing it to the Berlin Wall:
Question about fall of Berlin Wall anniversary Putin complains about Nato expansion, again. "What, that's not a wall?"— Shaun Walker (@shaunwalker7) December 18, 2014
Reuters journalist tells Putin there are people close to you
who blame you for Ukraine, rouble crisis etc as leader "Name
them!" Putin jokes
— Tom Parfitt (@parfitt_tom) December
18, 2014
Putin said he doesn't even know how much money he makes in his role as president:
Putin: I don't know what (Rosneft chairman) Sechin receives as an annual wage. I don't even know my wage.— Tomas Hirst (@tomashirstecon) December 18, 2014
Journalist says Khodorkovsky now wants to run for president.
"Of what country?" #Putin asks,
deadpan. Journalists chuckle. Ha. Ha. Ha.
— RAGreeneCNN (@RAGreeneCNN) December
18, 2014
He insisted that there are no elites in Russia and thanks the country's "peasants" who live in poverty:
Putin talking about peasants again. "You can't do without
peasants. Let's congratulate them on this year's harvest."
— max seddon (@maxseddon) December
18, 2014
He made a joke about a reporter who was asking a question being drunk. It later emerged that the man had survived multiple strokes:
Apparently drunk journalist asks #Putin about
drink - 'You've already had yours' quips President http://t.co/7I0ksTYKhs #PutinPresser
— RT (@RT_com) December
18, 2014
Correction: Kirov journo who asked #Putin about
NOT drunk - survived multiple strokes
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Saturday, May 24, 2014 | 5:06 p.m.
PHILADELPHIA — David Buchanan threw five effective innings in his major league debut, Chase Utley hit a two-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 Saturday.
Filling in for injured ace Cliff Lee, Buchanan (1-0) gave the struggling Phillies a lift. The 25-year-old righty allowed two runs and five hits, striking out two.
Ben Revere went 4 for 4 in his first game leading off since May 14 and Jimmy Rollins drove in two runs to help the Phillies snap a three-game losing streak.
Jonathan Papelbon tossed a scoreless ninth for his 13th save in 14 tries.
Dodgers starter Dan Haren (5-3) gave up five runs — two earned — and six hits, striking out seven in six innings.
Buchanan retired the first three batters he faced on grounders before the Phillies gave him a quick lead in the bottom half.
One pitch after catcher A.J. Ellis dropped his foul pop, Utley drove one out to right field for a 2-0 lead. Utley ended a homerless drought of 127 at-bats, dating to April 13.
Revere started Philadelphia's first with his first double since last July 8. One out later, Utley connected. Revere and Rollins hit consecutive RBI singles with two outs in the second to make it 4-0.
Rollins hit .308 with two homers and had a .438 on-base percentage in eight games batting first, which used to be his spot throughout his career. But manager Ryne Sandberg put Revere back atop the order after benching him a couple games.
Carl Crawford's RBI groundout in the fourth cut it to 4-1. Dee Gordon hit an RBI single with two outs in the fifth to get the Dodgers within 4-2.
Revere reached on an infield single and went to third when Haren's throw to first sailed down the right field line. He scored on Rollins' groundout to extend the lead to 5-2 in the fifth.
Yasiel Puig led off the sixth with a triple off Jake Diekman. Two outs later, he scored on Carlos Ruiz's passed ball.