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I think they're fine, to be honest. Your cross hatching and line weight is a strong point, I like the way you do eyes, and you know how to create costume pieces (I'm gonna say costume in the loosest way). I like the first piece the most, but you'll see why in a second.
The second drawing, I'd go with the first version of the character. It might be a contrast bias, but I do think that I like it aesthetically better as well. I also like the armor parts on the 3rd to last, and I love the way the woman looks on the 2nd to last. I like her expression, it's muted, but it's cute.
Now, everything following this is part of a suggestion. It's subjective, not of any real consequence, I probably don't know what I'm talking about and unironically everyone else probably won't notice it, but I think everything is too dark.
What I mean is that if you could adjust the levels just a touch towards the lighter side of things, I can see the details a lot better without feeling overwhelmed with so much black. For example, aim for what you have in your first picture. I can see everything clearly in that one. The 3rd picture is very bold and busy near the bottom. The danger is that it may be too late to adjust levels or curves to get softness in your lighter lines. I don't want them to wash out into nothing, either. Play around with that if you can.
If you're going to go for extreme contrast, like if you're doing a comic, you'll have to clean up what looks like drafting residue to show more clarity, and make sure your lines are really smooth and flowing. I remember seeing an independant comic where the guy crosshatched the ever living heck out of that sucker, and it was busy there too, no doubt. But he made it work as well, because there were only two clear colors, black and white. It probably helped that his drawing style was juvenile to a degree (most indy comic art is, that's
a bad thing). I'd still say it was an eye strain after a while, though, but maybe that's just me.
And that's also why I dunno if I'm all wet on this one.
Yeesh, what's wrong with me today? I'm usually never this critical. Must be because the neighbors returned. >_< Life was good, once... D:
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An Essay from the Online Library of Shelomo Alfassa
Thoughts Relating to Falsities Attributed to Shim'on bar Yohai
This essay has been written from a rabbinical halakhic perspective
by Shelomo Alfassa
May 9, 2012
Immediately after the holiday of Pessah, starts the annual semi-mourning period which coincides with the period of the 'Omer,' which was traditionally a happy agricultural period. A Talmudic legend has it that a Jewish sage (Rabbi Akiba) and his students were murdered during this period, and ever since, it has evolved into a period of semi-mourning.
The custom of mourning during the Omer itself is an interesting one. Mourning is not in the Talmud and both Alfassi (HaRIF) and later Maimonides (HaRaMBaM) make no mention whatsoever of the custom of mourning, thus, it can be conjectured that this custom came to Spain from Germany or France with the arrival of Rabbi Asher (HaRosh) in the 14th century.
The period of semi-mourning lasts for 33 days, which is said to coincide with the day in which Rabbi Akiba's students were no longer being murdered by the Romans. Thus, every year on the 33rd day of the period of the counting of the Omer, Jews no longer avoid music, avoid parties or hold back from celebrations. This joyful day also is associated with the anniversary of the death of one of the Tannaim (teachers), of the Mishnah period sage known as Shim'on bar Yohai (c.220 CE)-the supposed author of the kabbalistic work, the Sefer Zohar. This kabbalistic work, as well as Shim'on bar Yohai, have long been associated with the concept and paradigm of 'goodness' and 'light.' In modern times, the idea of light, has since evolved into one of fire. And in Israel, where Shim'on bar Yohai is said to be buried, they celebrate on Lag La'Omer with tremendous music, fanfare and fire.
"Bon Fires" & the Erroneous Connection Linking Lag La'Omer & Shim'on bar Yohai
On Lag La'Omer, the custom in Israel and across the world, is to make huge bonfires and to celebrate in proximity to them (which is not unlike what Zoroastrian fire-worshipers do). In Israel, slaughtered sheep will have gasoline or other flammable liquids poured on them, they will be set on fire, and tens if not hundreds of thousands of Jews will dance around the pyres all night "in honor of Shim'on bar Yohai."
This begs the question, why do these Jews do this? We have no national memory or history as to when this rabbi even died, let alone a source for celebrating the anniversary of his death-or any one else's death-in this manner. The sages of the Talmud, nor any of the Rishonim (early rabbinical leaders), ever mention Shim'on bar Yohai dying on Lag La'Omer; and, as a general rule, Jews do not make a Yom Tov on a day that is not mentioned by the sages.
Rabbi Eliezer Brodt, a contemporary Judaic scholar of Jerusalem, writes that "the Ari," Rabbi Yishak ben Shelomo Luria Ashkenazi (1534-1572), a Spanish speaking rabbi of Jerusalem, does not mention the death of Shim'on bar Yohai in his writings, nor anything connecting Shim'on bar Yohai's death and Lag La'Omer. He says that what does exist however, is a printing mistake-one that can be found in the first edition of Luria's Peri Ess Hayyim (1785). The error is found where it says, "Instead of saying 'she-meit' (that he died) it has a very similar, but entirely different word, samach (was joyous). The letter chet was apparently confused for a tav in the later version, causing the whole mistake!"
He goes on to explain that the "Hida," Rabbi Hayyim Yosef David Azulai (1724 Jerusalem - 1806 Livorno) in his work Ma'aret Ayin (1805), writes that the Peri Ess Hayyim is "full of mistakes," including the relation between that of Shim'on bar Yohai's death and Lag La'Omer. In regard to mistakes in this book, other rabbis have agreed that the Peri Ess Hayyim contains errors, including the late Lubavitch leader, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson who wrote in a letter that there is a printing mistake in the Peri Ess Hayyim. Brodt says Rabbi Yaakov Hillel of Jerusalem has confirmed, "based on many early manuscripts" of Rabbi Hayyim Vital (1543 Damascus -1620 Safed), nothing shows Shim'on bar Yohai died on Lag La'Omer.
Erroneous Attribution of the Zohar
While popular culture among religious Jews is to attribute the writing of the Zohar to Shim'on bar Yohai, both secular and religious scholars of ancient Biblical studies have proven beyond a doubt that the Zohar was not of ancient Mishnaic origin, but was actually written near Barcelona in the 14th century by Moshe ben Shem-Tov DeLeon (1250-1305) of Guadalajara, Spain. He was a philosopher, and practitioner of kabbalah, who had ascribed his work to Shim'on bar Yohai, most likely for pecuniary interests.
We know the Zohar was written in 14th century Western Europe and not in ancient Palestine, as it contains numerous inaccuracies in language, personalities, place names, topography of Palestine, and the inclusion of Spanish colloquial and familiar Iberian Arabic phrases have been translated into a pseudo-Aramaic. Further, it includes vowel-points and cantillation marks which did not even exist during the period of the Mishnah, and those cantillation marks which were used, were written according to the Spanish Sephardic custom, not Yemenite or other earlier tradition which would have been the norm-considering the 'Sephardic people' hadn't even been in existence during the period of the Mishnah. Judaic philosopher Ephraim Rubin says:
The Zohar even mentions the saying of the Kol Nidrei prayer on the eve of the Day of Atonement. We know that the first to say Kol Nidrei with that timing were the 9th century Babylonians [700 years after the life of Shim'on bar Yohai], and even then many Jewish leaders fervently opposed the practice. The Talmud mentions a specific text for the abolishing of the next years' vows, to be said on Rosh haShana. Therefore, Rabbi Shim'on bar Yohai did not write this…
Almost immediately from the time it was released, rabbis of the period questioned the authenticity of the Zohar, this includes the famous Rabbi Isaac of Acre, a man in which circumstances had taken him to flee Palestine to Spain where he met DeLeon. Questioning DeLeon's authorship, DeLeon took an oath that he had a copy of the Zohar written by Shim'on bar Yohai in his house at Ávila. However, DeLeon died before he could return to Ávila and obtain it. Rabbi Isaac then spoke with a man who had advised him DeLeon's wife and daughter had revealed to the wife of a certain Rabbi Yosef, the fact that Moses DeLeon had written the book himself in an effort to earn money for his family.
Over the centuries several prominent rabbis, including Rabbi Elijah DelMedigo (1458-1493), of Crete, later director of the Yeshiva of Padua, Italy; Rabbi Yehudah Aryeh Mi-Modena (1571-1648), of Venice; and the prominent German rabbi, Jacob Emden (1697-1776), all wrote extensively on the erroneous attribution of the Zohar as the work of Shim'on bar Yohai.
The Ever Increasing Trend to Make Shim'on 'ben' Yohai a Saint
Over the centuries, while many have called the Zohar what it is-a book of Medieval Spanish origin, others have attempted (and continue to attempt) to essentially canonize it. The printed works by rabbis and scholars who have questioned or shown that the Zohar had been invented in Spain, have had their works censored. Whether in a 17th century yeshiva in Europe, or a Jewish bookstore in an Orthodox section of Brooklyn in 2012, their names are often tarnished, belittled or marginalized. This is done by those who feel it is more important to go along with the "popular idea" that the Zohar is from the period of the Mishnah, when it has been proven otherwise, several times over.
The truth is, the Zohar is a post-Mishnaic work, that was published during a period which ushered in the beginning of the Renaissance period in Europe-and not during ancient Temple-period Jerusalem. Therefore, the Zohar (then as now), should have little authority in a halakhic (Jewish legal) sense when compared to the Talmud. Yet, those who have blinders on and continue to perpetuate the myth that the Zohar was written by Shim'on bar Yohai, also frequently ascribe great authority to it. These people are blindly following a tradition which is based upon one of
the longest running false 'urban rumors' in the history of post-Biblical Jewish history.
Menachem Kellner, Professor of Jewish Thought at the University of Haifa states how most of those who perpetuate the Zohar origins as being from the Mishnah period see the issue: "If the Zohar represents the work of Rabbi Shim'on bar Yohai…then the teachings of the Zohar must be seen as part of the body of normative rabbinic Judaism, carrying at least as much authority as other Midrashic compilations such as the Mishnah and the Talmud…" Yet, he goes on to explain the truth-which is that the Zohar has no authority over that which is in either the Mishnah or Gemara (the Talmud): "If the Zohar, on the other hand, is the brilliant work of the Spanish kabbalist Moses de Leon…then the ideas and values embodied in [it] have much less normative import for subsequent Judaism."
It completely goes against the corpus of Judaism and halakhah that the Mishnah nor the Gemara (the Oral Law, the Torah shebbe'al peh) would ever be superseded by the Zohar--but sadly, it is done more frequently than people think, just like the custom of dancing around a large fire in the street.
Note: All the websites which talk about bonfires and show men dancing around--all the websites which state as fact that Shim'on 'ben' Yohai died on a certain date--all the websites which people turn to and see organizations such as the OU, AISH, the Star-K and others repeating that Shim'on 'ben' Yohai died on a certain date--they are all wrong.
That is not a personal opinion, that is truth. Their large emotional investment and parroting of the same message, does not make the message true. Judaism is from Torah and Torah is law, and legal examination is required when analyzing a purported historic truth related to the law--Torah--the Oral Torah in this case. Sadly, the old time process of seeking and raising funds from the public (donations toward a community or yeshiva), are often linked with a "holiday" or other "special day." This custom was very very popular in the Holy Land in the 19th century. Today, if in fact no one is seeking to raise funds on certain occasions--this does not change the fact that most of the worshiping of men such as Shim'on 'ben' Yohai and Baal Ha Ness, originated with such process and for such reason.


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Study to Assess the Safety & Tolerability of a PARP Inhibitor in Combination With Gemcitabine in Pancreatic Cancer
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The purpose of this study is to identify a safe and tolerable dose of the drug KU-0059436 that can be given in combination with gemcitabine chemotherapy for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.
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Bendell J, O'Reilly EM, Middleton MR, Chau I, Hochster H, Fielding A, Burke W, Burris H 3rd. Phase I study of olaparib plus gemcitabine in patients with advanced solid tumours and comparison with gemcitabine alone in patients with locally advanced/metastatic pancreatic cancer. Ann Oncol. 2015 Apr;26(4):804-11. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdu581. Epub 2015 Jan 7.
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Advanced pancreatic cancer
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A suspected drunken driver who killed five people when his car slammed into a group of motorcyclists has been released from custody in Southern California.
Lance Heath, 43 and Amy Heath, 36, of Alpine, Bill Miller, 57, of Ramona and Tonya Trayer, 37, of El Cajon died on Highway 98 just west of El Centro when they were hit head-on Saturday by a Dodge Avenger.
Carlos Ramirez Bobadilla, 36, of Mexicali, Mexico, was arrested Saturday at a hospital for investigation of misdemeanor drunken driving, but he was not booked into a jail.
The California Highway Patrol says he's not considered at fault for the Saturday crash on a highway 80 miles east of San Diego. Authorities are still looking for the driver of a gold Honda Civic The driver was trying to pass the line of motorcycles on two-lane, state Route 98 about 80 miles east of San Diego but lacked clearance to get back into the right lane and wound up driving head-on toward Bobadilla's car, according to investigators.
The members of the Saddletramps motorcycle club of Lakeside held painfully somber prayers outside the San Diego Harley-Davidson Store in Kearny Mesa on Sunday. The club was on the ride to Yuma, Ariz. to celebrate the club's 10th anniversary.
Club president Carl Smith said the crash sent one bike, "probably 10 foot in the air totally engulfed in flames."
The collision also killed a passenger inside the Avenger, 31-year-old Ana Lilia Gonzalez of Mexicali, Mexico. But witnesses say that sedan is also a victim of the crash. They say the true culprit was a gold Honda Civic that tried to get around them on the eastbound lanes by driving into on-coming traffic. The Dodge was going in the opposite direction and lost control as its driver tried to avoid the Honda, plowing into the pack that was 12 choppers deep.
"An idiot, trying to pass 12 bikes at a time. I mean we were riding the speed limit," the Saddle Tramps Vice President said about the driver of the Honda.
"We know what car you were driving. We know you were wearing a baseball cap. Some of them even saw your face," said the victims' friend Monica Smith.
The Honda escaped the wreck and simply drove away, according to the CHP.
Club members say the driver left more than five lifeless bodies on the highway.
"You've left some children without their parents and their mother and you wouldn't want that happening to you. Okay? Whatever your penalty is be a man."
Carl Smith is asking the driver to turn himself in and be responsible.
Club members believe Bobadilla, the driver of the Avenger, is not to blame for the crash. They say the wreck would have been impossible to avoid.
Bobadilla remained hospitalized in San Diego with a fractured head and leg and a scalp laceration, California Highway Patrol Officer DeAnn Goudie said.
John Lombardo, 55, of Lakeside, who was treated for a leg injury and released, said the crash was like a bomb going off.
"The other car, all I remember is seeing that thing skidding right at us, and I thought, I'm dead," Lombardo told the Union-Tribune.
Tonya Trayer's husband, Wilson Trayer, 39 was in a coma Monday after suffering a broken jaw, crushed pelvis, broken leg, spinal and other injuries.
Melanie Barnes, 46, of San Diego suffered a crushed pelvis and was in a medically induced coma as doctors tried to reduce swelling from a brain hemorrhage, Smith said.
Her husband, William Barnes, 57, suffered a punctured lung, broken hip and broken ankle but was alert and doing well, Smith said
Bobadilla's speedometer was found stuck at 60 mph, 5 mph below the speed limit, Goudie said.
A motorcyclist reported the gold Honda appeared to be traveling around 95 mph, she added.
The crash happened on Saturday around 1 p.m. on State Route 98 near Ocotillo, a few miles north of the Mexico border and 80 miles east of San Diego.


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Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ[1]), the world's largest publicly traded winery, took an absolute beating Thursday when the U.S. Department of Justice torpedoed a merger between Grupo Modelo (PINK:GPMCF[2]) and Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE:BUD[3]) on anti-competitive grounds.
And rightfully so.
Given the wide variety of alcoholic beverage choices, the government's move seems a little absurd. Yes, roughly 80% of all beer drunk in the United States is sold by just three mega-brewers … but I hardly see this as being risky or detrimental to the well-being of American consumers.
It reminds me of a (perhaps apocryphal) quote from the baseball player John Kruk. When told by his doctor that he needed to stop drinking so much beer, Kruk smiled and said he would switch to whiskey.
If beer became too expensive due to monopolistic pricing, U.S. consumers might do the same.
But whatever you think of the government's decision, Constellation was the biggest loser here. Under the planned merger, STZ would have had exclusive distribution and marketing rights for Corona and Modelo's other beer brands in the United States (Anheuser-Busch InBev would have acted as the supplier).
Constellation needed this. As I wrote in July of last year when the deal was initially announced, whiskey and beer are better long-term bets than wine[4]. While wine is more popular than ever among American drinkers, it's not the best business to be in at the mass-market level. Think about it. Off the top of your head, how many beer brands can you name? A dozen or more without even having to strain?
Now … how many wine labels can you name?
Unless you are a true connoisseur, you would have a hard time naming more than one or two. Outside of the elite Château Lafite Rothschilds of the world, the vast majority of wines have very little in the way of name recognition. As I wrote in July:
"Outside of, say, Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO[5]), beer and spirits are probably the most recognizable and valuable brand names in existence. Not surprisingly, premium beer and spirits businesses tend to enjoy high margins and high returns on equity relative to their peers. (As a case in point, Diageo (NYSE:DEO[6]) enjoys a return on equity roughly double that of Constellation.)
"Wine is a different story. The attractiveness of a given vineyard varies from year to year, and few have national or international brand awareness. Wine connoisseurs know their favorite vintages, but there is little brand loyalty at the mass-market level. For a company of Constellation's size, wine is a much harder business to operate."
After yesterday's 17% drubbing, Constellation trades for 15 times earnings and 2 times sales. This is not expensive by today's market standards, but it's far from cheap.
Before the Modelo-Bud merger was announced last summer, Constellation was a $20 stock. The merger announcement caused the stock to nearly double in the six months that followed. So without Modelo, is Constellation a $20 stock again?
Probably not. But without Modelo, it's certainly not a $40 stock, either.
I would recommend staying avoiding Constellation for now. In the world of booze stocks, there are better values out there.
My favorite today? Dutch megabrewer Heineken (PINK:HEINY[7]). At 20 times earnings, Heineken is far from cheap. But it's one of the best options today for getting exposure to the rise of the emerging market consumer, and particularly the rise of the up-and-coming African middle class.
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Last week we gave you a glimpse of the Brazilian street painting twins known as Os Gemeos' work on the street, now here's some images from their new exhibit 'Too Far Too Close' that just opened this weekend at the Deitch Projects and runs through August 9th. The massive installation features their signature characters in various forms, including this homage to old school New York City graffiti. Some of the tags on the insides of this bombed out subway car are the real deal, with the Brazilians encouraging some of their favorite writers to enhance the painting with authentic handstyles. They also created a dope lay up scene that is also chock full of classic tags, see it and some other gilded samples of their work after the jump.
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One loan isn't the same as another when borrowing money to build or sustain a business. Bank loan agents act as matchmakers, fitting business owners with the type of credit they need for specific business needs.
Most banks offer a menu of loan options tailored to an entrepreneur's individual circumstances — his or her credit history, cash flow, collateral, capacity and capital. The loans can be conventional, or they can be guaranteed with backing from the U.S. Small Business Administration if the business would otherwise have a hard time qualifying for a conventional loan and the owner needs more flexible loan terms, such as a longer repayment schedule and less stringent collateral requirements.
Different Strokes
If a business needs money for working capital, an ideal product is a revolving line of credit, said David Valdez, a small business/commercial lender at Century Bank's Santa Fe office. "The business uses the line when cash coming in is slow and pays it down when the cash is flush."
Working capital covers seasonal expenses, such as the purchase of inventory, supplies and materials, and it can be used to bridge timing gaps when accounts receivable aren't keeping up with payroll, urgent bills and unexpected expenses.
This loan type usually ranges from $10,000 to $200,000, but the amount can be higher. The typical line of credit matures every year and is renewed if it re-qualifies. "The line should revolve, meaning that it's paid down with the receipt of account receivables or sale of inventory," Valdez said.
Banks also lend money to businesses to purchase essential equipment. Banks require a down payment for this loan type, which is repaid through a manageable monthly payment, Valdez said.
Many small businesses seek loans to consolidate business debt and simplify repayment. Debt consolidation loans are repaid on a monthly plan at a rate that's considerably less than a business credit card would carry, Valdez said.
Banks also offer loans to businesses that need to buy commercial real estate, to construct a commercial building, to expand or to pursue other costly business opportunities.
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Century Bank is one of many New Mexico banks that are approved SBA lenders, so many of its most popular loan products have this federal guaranty. "The SBA does not make loans itself but rather guarantees loans made by participating lending institutions," Valdez said. "In this way, taxpayer funds are only used in the event of borrower default. This reduces the risk to the lender, but not to the borrower, who remains obligated for the full debt."
While most businesses are eligible for financial assistance from the SBA, some are not. The business must operate for profit, have reasonable owner equity to invest and exhaust alternative financial resources before seeking financial assistance. SBA loan programs include the 7A for loans up to $5 million, the Express Program, which funds up to $350,000, and the Patriot Express Program, which underwrites up to $500,000 for veterans, their spouses and service members mustering out into a private sector venture.
"We will look for the best product for the small business and do our best in trying to help the small business succeed," Valdez said.
For more information about Century Bank's small business loans, call or visit one of nine branch offices in Las Cruces, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Española and Rio Rancho; numbers and addresses are available at https://www.mycenturybank.com/.
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Mentor Graphics inFact Tool provides plug-and-play interoperability with OVM
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The folks at Mentor Graphics say that the inFact intelligent testbench automation tool, which applies universally to FPGA and ASIC designs, now provides full support for the Open Verification Methodology (OVM 2.0).
The inFact tool uses systematic algorithms, which allow it to rapidly produce unique, non-redundant test cases. When broad test coverage is important, the inFact tool's ability to move linearly towards coverage closure can reduce test repetition by 10x, providing more complete test, more quickly.
The inFact tool provides plug-and-play interoperability with OVM compliant verification components and sequences, allowing easy creation of intelligent testbenches. OVM sequences provide a powerful modular mechanism for users to describe interesting series of stimulus transactions in a reusable way. Sequences are defined outside the component hierarchy, presenting a straightforward way to develop both directed and constrained-random test cases, without the test writer needing to know the details of how the underlying testbench was developed. Sequences are also hierarchical, so they easily model layered protocols and can also control the interactions of other sequences.
Using an approach such as the graph-based intelligent testbench automation found in the inFact tool to efficiently create verification scenarios and stimuli is a powerful way to enhance advanced verification environments. The inFact tool sequences may be used to augment or replace user-developed sequences in OVM, adding even more horsepower to your verification. When coupled with a proven methodology like OVM, that ties all the tools together, inFact accelerates coverage closure, reduces common verification headaches, and frees up resources to focus on more ambitious verification plans and higher levels of functional coverage. Ultimately, this enables the verification team to exercise the device in a far more comprehensive manner, thereby reducing defects.
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The OVM is based on the IEEE 1800 SystemVerilog standard and supports design and verification engineers developing advanced verification environments that offer higher levels of integration and portability of Verification IP.
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Abit KG7-RAID AMD 760 Motherboard Review
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This content was originally featured on Amdmb.com and has been converted to PC Perspective's website. Some color changes and flaws may appear.Just as we'd expect from the company that invented SoftMenu Technology, Abit offers users the full range of overclocking options. In the SoftMenu III Setup in the BIOS, the user can select multipliers from 5.5x to 14.5x (you must have the latest bios for this option), front-side bus up to 200 MHz in single MHz increments, and Vcore/Vio voltage modifications. Also, you can edit the memory voltage as well up to 3v.
I mentioned earlier that this board was very stable during my testing and this carried over into my overclocking tests as well. I was able to push the FSB of the system to 169 MHz, by far the fastest of any AMD 760 chipset motherboard I have tested, but not the highest overall (that title is shared by many KT266A motherboards). The highest speed I was able to reach overall, including both tweaks of the FSB and multipliers was 1.69 GHz, coming in just slightly behind the top contender, the Soyo Dragon Plus.
As you can guess, the Abit KG7-RAID features an on-board IDE RAID controller. The HighPoint 370A chip powers the additional two IDE channels and offer support for RAID 0, 1 and 0+1 (mirroring, striping, mirroring+striping). This HPT controller will soon be a part of motherboard history as the newer 372A model that supports ATA133 will soon become the norm. While that may not be of importance to most of you, what you will find interesting is the HPT 370A has support for running the IDE channels as ATA100 ports. That means you will be able to simply install some additional hard drives on IDE3 and IDE4, without having to worry about RAID installations at all.
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Real Salt Lake (3-5-2, 11 pts.) remains home this week to host Western Conference leaders FC Dallas (6-1-3, 21 pts.) at Rice-Eccles Stadium at 8:00 p.m. MT on Saturday, June 4, live on Fox Sports Rocky Mountain, which is the second game of the historic doubleheader.
RSL and Utah's soccer community continues its countdown for the Saturday, June 4 doubleheader at Rice-Eccles Stadium, the biggest international event to hit the Beehive State since the 2002 Winter Olympics. The United States Men's National Team hosts Costa Rica in a World Cup Qualifier match on the newly-installed Rice-Eccles grass surface at 5:30 p.m. MT, followed by the RSL- FC Dallas kickoff.
As the five-day period counts down and with only 10,000 tickets remaining, time is running out to purchase available seats. Individual ticket prices are $25 for endlines, $36 for corners, $48 for sidelines and $68 for midfield. Individual game tickets can be purchased by logging onto www.utahtickets.com or by contacting the Ticket Office at (801) 581-UTIX (available Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. MT). The Rice-Eccles Stadium Box Office opens on gameday at 10:00 a.m. MT.
Just four days later, RSL battles South American powerhouse Universidad Católica on Wednesday, June 8, at 7:30 p.m. MT at home. RSL's next League game will be at the Home Depot Center against the Los Angeles Galaxy (6-2-1, 19 pts.) on Saturday, June 11, at 8:00 p.m. MT, live on Fox Sports Rocky Mountain.
RSL's first meeting against FC Dallas at the Cotton Bowl was the team's second loss of the season and ended in a 3-0 loss on April 23. FC Dallas took the lead four minutes into the game when MF Richard Mulrooney sent a direct kick past RSL goalkeeper DJ Countess. In the 29th minute Dallas doubled the lead as FW Eddie Johnson blasted a low left-footed drive home. The final goal came in the 63rd minute after FW Carlos Ruiz was fouled in the area and took his own penalty. RSL was reduced to 10 men in the 72nd minute when DF Eddie Pope was ejected from the game when he picked up his second-ever red card for a questionable foul.
On Saturday, Real suffered its first loss at home against the Chicago Fire and dropped to 3-1-1 at home this season, where it has earned 10 of its 11 points this year. The FC Dallas game concludes a run where four of five RSL games have been at home. Beginning with the June 11 game at Los Angeles, RSL plays six of nine games on the road leading into the July 30 Sierra Mist MLS All-Star Game in Columbus.
CHILEAN POWERHOUSE EN ROUTE TO SLC: RSL will host its first-ever international friendly in a week and half against South American powerhouse Universidad Católica on Wednesday, June 8, at 7:30 p.m. MT at Rice-Eccles Stadium. La Católica ended its regular season in a 3-1 victory over Rangers on Sunday and currently holds the top spot in the Chilean First Division with a 14-2-3 record, outscoring its opponents 39-13.
The game is included in RSL's 2005 full season ticket plan and is marked as "Bonus Game A" in season ticket packages. Ticket prices for this international match are consistent with single-game ($14 for north goal, $18 for corner flag, $25 for premier east and $32 for VIP west). Tickets can be purchased by visiting the Utah Ticket Office at 451 South 1400 East, logging onto www.utahtickets.com or by contacting the Rice-Eccles Ticket Office at (801) 581-UTIX. Groups of 20 or more should contact Real Salt Lake by calling (866) 9-SOCCER.
JOIN THE JUNIOR LOYALISTS: RSL invites local youth fans ages 14 and under to join the RSL Kids Club, known as the Chevron Junior Loyalists! The next replica giveaway will be on Wednesday, June 22 where kids 14 and younger who will receive FREE replica Real Salt Lake shorts! The Los Angeles Galaxy game represents the second of five Junior Loyalist "build-a-uniform" dates, with the other RSL memorabilia nights as follows:
DAY/DATE GIVEAWAY Wednesday, June 22 Replica shorts Saturday, Aug. 13 Replica socks / shinguards Saturday, Sept. 3 RSL soccer ball Saturday, Sept. 24 RSL uniform / bag
Pickup a registration form at any of the 90 Wasatch Front Chevron locations.
POPE WITH USMNT FOR U.S.-COSTA RICA WCQ: RSL DF Eddie Pope played 73 minutes for the U.S. Men's National Team in the 2-1 loss against England at Soldier Field in Chicago on Saturday and continues his preparation with the national team starting Tuesday, May 31, in Utah for the World Cup Qualifier against Costa Rica on Saturday, June 4. Pope is a veteran of two U.S. World Cup teams and has 65 caps with the national team scoring six goals. The North Carolina native made his debut with national team in 1996 in a 2-0 win over Trinidad & Tobago. The U.S.-Costa Rica match kicks off at 5:30 p.m. MT on Saturday, June 4 live on ESPN2.
TRINI DUO BACK ON INTERNATIONAL DUTY: RSL MF Leslie "Tiger" Fitzpatrick and DF Marlon Rojas return to international duty after being called into Trinidad & Tobago's National Team camp this week in preparation for CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers on June 4 (Panama) and June 8 (@ Mexico). Fitzpatrick and Rojas will miss RSL's rematch against FC Dallas on Saturday, June 4 and will rejoin their RSL teammates in time for the team's third game against the Los Angeles Galaxy at the Home Depot Center on Saturday, June 11 at 8:00 p.m. MT live on Fox Sports Rocky Mountain.
RSL INJURY/NATIONAL TEAM DUTY REPORT: PLAYER STATUS INJURY DF Rustin Pierce PROBABLE L hamstring tightness MF Leslie Fitzpatrick PROBABLE L groin strain GK DJ Countess PROBABLE L shoulder subluxation DF Eddie Pope OUT USMNT Camp MF Leslie Fitzpatrick OUT T&T National Team Camp DF Marlon Rojas OUT T&T National Team Camp
VOTING FOR 2005 MLS ALL-STAR GAME NOW LIVE ON MLSNET.COM: Fans can now cast their votes for the MLS All-Stars who will take the field against English Premier League club Fulham FC in the 2005 Sierra Mist MLS All-Star Game. On July 30, "MLS All-Stars Take on the World" as Major League Soccer's best take on Fulham FC at Crew Stadium in Columbus, OH in a game televised nationally on ABC Sports (1:30 p.m. MT). Fans can vote for the starting XI by filling out the online ballot on the League's official website www.MLSnet.com until Friday, July 8, 2005. Fans can vote for 11 starting players from a pool of 144 total candidates via the online ballot - one goalkeeper, three defenders, five midfielders and two forwards. A maximum of 10 ballots may be submitted per person per day and there are no limits on how many days fans can vote. The online fan balloting will comprise 25 percent of the total, with MLS coaches and GMs (25 percent), media (25 percent) and players (25 percent) accounting for the remainder. The following eight RSL players are under consideration for the midseason game:
POSITION PLAYER GK DJ Countess DF Eddie Pope DF Rustin Pierce MF Chris Brown MF Brian Kamler MF Clint Mathis MF Andy Williams FW Jason Kreis
USMNT-COSTA RICA MEDIA ACCREDITATION: Members of the media only have one more week to apply for credentials to the World Cup Qualifier Doubleheader at Rice-Eccles Stadium featuring U.S. vs. Costa Rica and Real Salt Lake vs. FC Dallas. Members of the media should note that this game will have a unique credential, and that MLS credentials will not be valid for the event. Applications will be accepted until 3:00 p.m. MT on Tuesday, May 31, 2005. To apply for credentials fill out the attached application or email David Applegate with U.S. Soccer Communications at firstname.lastname@example.com or Ronell Hugh, RSL Media Relations Coordinator, at email@example.com.
SEASON TICKETS STILL SELLING BRISKLY: Real Salt Lake season ticket packages, now pro-rated following the first five games, remain on sale. The RSL 2005 season ticket package now features 16 games, including the remaining 11 MLS regular season games, four special bonus games and the highly-anticipated U.S.-Costa Rica World Cup Qualifier on June 4. Tickets can be purchased by visiting the RSL Ticket Office at 515 South 700 East, #2R, SLC, UT 84102, by logging onto www.RealSaltLake.com or by contacting the Real Salt Lake Ticket Office at (866) 9-SOCCER.
GET YOUR FLEX ON WITH NEW SEASON TICKET OPTION: To add more options for fans, RSL now offers the Flex Season Ticket Package, which is comprised of twenty vouchers of the same price category (North Goal, Corner Flag, Premium and VIP) that allows the purchaser to determine which games they would like to see in the regular season and how many tickets needed for that game. Prices for the 2005 Flex Package are $260 for the North Goal, $320 for the Corner Flag, $440 for the East Sideline and $560 for the VIP seats. Tickets can be redeemed in the following way: one could use all the vouchers and bring 20 people to one game or 4 people could attend five games. Flex vouchers are discounted from the day of game pricing making it an even greater value. Vouchers can be redeemed in advance through the Real Salt Lake Front Office by mail or in person or on the day of the game at the Real Salt Lake Customer Service Window. Seating is best available per price category at the time of redemption. The June 4th US-Costa Rica and RSL-FC Dallas doubleheader is not included in the flex package.
SINGLE-GAME TICKETS ON SALE: Real Salt Lake single-game tickets for its inaugural 2005 season at Rice-Eccles Stadium continue to be on sale both online and at the University of Utah Ticket Office, located at the Stadium's south end. Individual game prices are $14 for north goal, $18 for corner flag, $25 for premier east and $32 for VIP west. Individual game tickets can be purchased by visiting the Utah Ticket Office at 451 South 1400 East, by logging onto www.utahtickets.com or by contacting the Ticket Office at (801) 581-UTIX. Fans are continued to be encouraged to purchase in advance.
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Aaron Curry's rookie season with the Seattle Seahawks is a classic example.
For years, the Seahawks were the dominant team in an easily winnable NFC West. But age and attrition caught up to them. The Seahawks kept drafting smaller defenders to augment their Cover 2 defense during their playoff runs and neglected their offense. Left tackle Walter Jones was injury prone and unreliable. The offensive line never successfully replaced guard Steve Hutchinson, who defected to the Minnesota Vikings as a free agent. The Seahawks fell.
Enter Curry, the fourth pick in the 2009 draft. The former Wake Forest star was arguably the best pure player in that draft. He's 6-foot-2, weighs 255 pounds and can do just about everything, including rushing the passer.
In a league in which linebackers usually win Defensive Rookie of the Year honors, Curry was the best linebacker in the draft and potentially the most likely candidate for that award.
His rookie season didn't come close to that.
"I didn't know what I was doing exactly," Curry said. "You do things in training camp but when you get into the regular season, you feel as though you don't have any techniques to get the job done."
Curry was lost in a monsoon of expectation and a downpour of misfortune. He was supposed to complete what was billed as the best linebacking corps in football. After the season opener, outside linebacker Leroy Hill was lost for two months because of injury. Three-time Pro Bowl linebacker Lofa Tatupu's season was over after six weeks because of injury.
Suddenly, the prized rookie was asked to be a leader before he was ready on a defense that had too many holes.
"I was the first-rounder; I was supposed to be the so-called star," Curry said. "My biggest problem was that I got flustered. I was flooded with a lot of information [and] I tried so hard to do everything."
As a result, by trying to do too much, little got done. Curry ended up with 61 tackles and two sacks in 14 games, and the Seahawks went 5-11. It was a lost season for all involved, including first-year coach Jim Mora, who was replaced by Pete Carroll.
The story has been mostly the same for so many of the defensive players selected in the top five. Bad teams get the choice picks in the draft, but none of those teams are one player away from winning.
Five of the past seven Defensive Rookie of the Year winners came from teams that won nine or more games. The last time an Offensive Rookie of the Year came from a losing team was in 2003, when Anquan Boldin caught 101 passes for the 4-12 Arizona Cardinals.
The Curry story appears to be much more positive this season. Expectations for the Seahawks may not be great, but Curry is entering the season on a more stable front. Carroll has plenty of great plans for Curry and the defensive scheme could allow him to be the star he was projected to be.
First and foremost, Curry's head isn't spinning like it was last season. Each day in offseason workouts, Curry's role is becoming defined. Though he's primarily a strongside linebacker, Curry might be asked to move from side to side if needed. With an uncertain future for Hill, who has been away from the team because of a domestic dispute, Curry may need to be flexible, and more will be asked of him as a pass-rusher.
"The biggest mistake I made last year was chasing the big play instead of making the big play," Curry said.
Carroll and his staff have settled Curry into techniques that should allow him to make big plays.
The most interesting change involves the placement of his hands. Last season, Curry rushed the quarterback from his linebacker position. This spring, Curry has been asked to try a three-point stance on some plays as a pass-rushing defensive end. He loves it.
"Everything I did in the past has been from a two-point stance," Curry said. "Coach Carroll wanted to challenge me and he did that by trying me in some three-point stances. I found out I can rush better from a three-point stance than a two-point stance. It's like that rattlesnake. In the three-point stance, the snake is curled up and if you blink, you're bit."
Curry will rush the quarterback as a linebacker in some 3-4 looks. He'll put his hand down and rush the quarterback in some passing situations. He'll be given the chance to make big plays.
While he can be a difference-maker, the key to any season is improving the surrounding cast. Curry and most players on losing teams learn they can't do it alone.


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Senator Johnson Speaks At Bay Shore Summit
State Senator Owen H. Johnson (4th Senate District, Babylon), Chairman of the Finance Committee, recently addressed the community at the annual Bay Shore/Brightwaters Community Summit. Senator Johnson spoke to the community about the additional money he was able to secure for Bay Shore Schools this year's budget. The budget provided Bay Shore with more than $36 million in total aid -- an increase of more than $1.8 million over last year and $1.4 million than was proposed by Governor Spitzer.
In addition to his support of Bay Schools in the 2006 state budget, Senator Johnson secured an $25,000 in bullet said for the school district in 2006, as well as $100,000 for the Library's expansion, $1.6 million for the Bay Shore Train Station pedestrian overpass/underpass closure project and $1.5 million for the Bay Shore Marina Renovation Project.


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[USS Archer] Double Jeopardy - SD 241008.02 SD:241108.02 ||Duty Log || AEO , Various NPC's - Ensign Stanely, Lt. Sol (NPC), Hespeth (NPC) "Farewell Fair winds"
A Mission Post by Captain Korath & Commander Kestiana Sahal & Ensign Julian Stanley
Mission: Double Jeopardy
Location: Engineering NSC Fair Winds
Timeline: Current
Haspeth was waist deep in injector port cowlings, as she tried to siphon power from the impulse reactors to augment the damaged warp core to shore up the structural integrity field so that the Starfleet ship could tractor the damaged freighter to a starbase for repairs. She looked to Alyssa and Stanley. "I have some power siphoning off, what are the levels your showing on your board?" she asked.
"Structural integrity is increasing by 5% per hour at the current rate of transfer. Power levels at 65%," Julian replied.
"That's good. I don't want to tax the systems too much, this old bucket has seen better days if you know what I mean. That and your Starfleet tech doesn't really understand this girl's language." Haspeth nodded.
Alyssa could understand the ship fairly hummed with what little was known of it. Alyssa chose engineering because she wasn't just good at it. She felt she communicated with the ship it self, this old bucket was telling her exactly what was wrong with her. She moved one component and switched two different wires giving it a good thump and the life support gauge went from red and rose towards the green slowly. "I've got life support coming back on to full kilt," Alyssa said with a soft smile.
No sooner did she say that, that one of the monitoring stations erupted in a rather impressive display of sparks. Haspeth jumped away, barely escaping being burned. "What the hell is wrong now?" she asked.
"Check the rate of increase in the power flow." Alyssa suggested backing away from it slightly. "Come on baby work for momma." She said under her breath before reaching for the coolant container under the core and put out the sparks so she could get close enough to see what happened. "There's a leak in the in eps conduit junction alpha 13 deck 5. I'm trying to by pass it so it can be isolated for working on." Alyssa said her fingers moving confidently over the barely functioning console.
"Mister Stanley, what happened over there?" Korath asked. over the comm.
"Sir, it seems like we had a feedback in the structural integrity generators. Not sure what caused the feedback, but from my initial scans, the ship is severely damaged, and may break apart if we try to move it."
"I'm going to try a trick I know to boost the structural integrity by passing the generators so there's no more stress on them." Alyssa said her fingers already moving. "Come on baby talk to me." She said under her breath talking to the freighter...
"Structural integrity is increasing, slowly."
"We may still have some mining explosives in one of the holds. It may be tricky, but we could set up a delayed timer to each and have the ship implode in on itself" Hespeth suggested.
Hearing that they were actually hoping for the ship to implode Alyssa looked a little puzzled. Wait so you want the ship to implode?" She asked confused.
"It would allow the ship to be destroyed and the debris to safely implode into a single mass that can be collected by your ship and removed from the space lanes safely." Hespeth said.
"So you don't expect this ship can be repaired?" Alyssa asked, that would explain why she wasn't getting much from the ship system..
"This ship was barely holding together as it was, we had been pushing back upgrades."
"Then we better start beaming people over to the Archer, if you don't think there's any hope of salvaging the ship and the vitals are getting weaker, I can barely feel her now." Alyssa said starting to worry.
"I estimate that if we just leave the ship in it's current state, that she'll have broken apart and started to fall towards the nearby planetary body," Julian said.
"That would be pretty, i can see someone now, 'Oh look mama, it's raining starship!" Hespeth replied.
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Ensign Julian Stanely
Asst Engineering Officer
Lieutenant. Alyssa Sol
Engineering Officer
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Check out the new HDR video camera dev kit and reference design from Lattice
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The folks at Lattice Semiconductor seem to be bouncing along from strength-to-strength at the moment. I'm sure you remember the announcement of their rather cool Mixed-Signal Platform Manager devices. And who could forget the recent launch of their 65nm flash-based MachXO2 Family (the "Do-It-All PLD")?
Actually I heard that their income was up 53% in 2010 compared to 2009, which was significantly higher than the 40% increase enjoyed by the programmable logic market as a whole.
It just seems to me that the guys and gals at Lattice are on a roll – they seem to be doing a lot of things right – and that includes today's announcement about the release of their HDR-60 Video Camera Development Kit. This is a production-ready High Definition (HD) video camera development system based on the LatticeECP3 FPGA family.
Pre-loaded with a plug and play evaluation Image Signal Processing (ISP) pipeline based on Intellectual Property (IP) Cores from Lattice partner Helion GmbH, the Kit works right out of the box. The IP is capable of delivering 1080p performance at 60 frames per second with 2D noise reduction and High Dynamic Range (HDR). Designed with a form factor to fit into commercially available camera housings and capable of supporting two sensors simultaneously, the Kit enables rapid evaluation and prototyping of high-definition HDR video cameras for security and surveillance, traffic control, video conferencing and automotive applications. Schematics and layout files are available free to all purchasers, further accelerating time to market.
The Lattice HDR-60 Video Camera Development Kit is priced at $399. Before we go further, you might wish to check out the following video on YouTube:
About the Lattice HDR-60 Video Camera Development Kit
The Lattice HDR-60 Video Camera Development Kit has been designed using a LatticeECP3-70 FPGA; however, the ISP IP pipeline needed to implement a complete 1080p60 HDR camera requires only a 33K LUT LatticeECP3-35 device. The Development Kit offers camera manufacturers several unique benefits, including a fully integrated HDR image signal processing pipeline from sensor to HDMI/DVI display.
Equipped with an Aptina 720p HDR sensor, with a 1080p HDR sensor planned in Q2 2011, the Kit also offers the industry's fastest auto-exposure, greater than 120dB system dynamic range, a highly efficient Auto White Balance algorithm and 2D noise reduction – all in streaming mode through the FPGA without the need for an external frame buffer, enabling extremely low latency and further reducing system cost. On-board DDR2 memory also enables applications such as 3D noise reduction, image stitching from multiple sensors, image rotation and de-warping.
As an example, consider the image shown below. This is the way the development kit demo works out of the box – you literally connect the board to the power supply and the monitor and you're up and running. What they've done is to take the entire image captured by the camera, chopped it in half, and replicated one of the halves. On the left-hand side we see the version without all of the image processing algorithms – what happens is that the bright light in the scene tends to wash everything else out with regard to color, contrast, and so forth. By comparison, on the right-hand side we see the same image with all of the image processing algorithms performing their magic – you have to admit that this is rather impressive.
In addition to two USB ports, the Kit features a RJ45 Ethernet port, a Broadcom Broadreach PHY and a built-in BNC connector, offering support for Ethernet over RG6 coaxial cable for distances up to 700 meters at 100Mbps for customers incorporating compression encoders into their designs. The Development Kit also supports easy programming over standard low-cost USB cable.
"The Lattice HDR-60 Video Camera Development Kit enables us to accelerate our camera design cycles and gives us significant advantages in time to market," said Tian Guang, Chief Technical Officer of BOCOM Digital Technology, a leading innovative products and solution provider in urban surveillance, ITS and telematics systems in China. "The image quality and HDR performance offered by the IP are of a very high order, while its small footprint, fitting inside a LatticeECP3-35, allows us to offer our customers high quality, truly differentiated HD cameras with HDR at very low system cost." For more information about BOCOM, please visit www.bocom.cn.
The pre-loaded, production ready evaluation camera reference design included with the Kit is future-proof, containing IP capable of being parameterized to support sensors up to 16 megapixels to protect the customer's investment. In addition to the on-board HDR ISP pipeline reference design, the Kit is supported by a comprehensive ISP library. The ISP IP is available for licensing either standalone or bundled with devices from the award-winning, low-power LatticeECP3 FPGA family, depending on customer requirements.
"Our goal with the Lattice HDR-60 Video Camera Development Kit is to enable camera manufacturers to jump start their FPGA-based high definition camera programs by providing a high quality HDR Video Camera reference design engineered to minimize system BOM, while addressing both legacy infrastructure and future-proofing the customer's investment," said Niladri Roy, Senior Manager of product marketing at Lattice Semiconductor. "With full 1080p60 support and the ability to scale up to 16MP sensors, as well as support for Ethernet over coaxial cable, the Lattice HDR-60 Development Kit offers nearly twice the functionality at less than half the price of any comparable kit currently available."
Video demonstrations of the HDR Video Camera Development Kit can be viewed as follows:
- English: www.latticesemi.com/hdr60videoen
- Chinese: www.latticesemi.com/hdr60videocn
- Japanese: www.latticesemi.com/hdr60videojp
For more information and how to order, please visit: www.latticesemi.com/hdr60.


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Browser Explorer – Easily Set Browser Defaults
PC Tools Browser Explorer is an advanced standalone tool that provides a central location where you can manage and customize all of your Internet browsers with ease. Currently, with Browser Explorer, you can conveniently set your browser defaults and adjust your browsers' settings for Mozilla Firefox, Opera, and Internet Explorer.
Among other things, Browser Explorer displays important information related to the Internet browsers installed on your PC. It serves as a privileged vantage point considering that some of the information that you can see using Browser Explorer is not easily visible by other means.
We all seem to relish the ability to customize our life experiences, whether it be the clothes we wear or the ringtones on our phone. Browser Explorer caters to our customizing needs by allowing us to personalize our browsing experience. Items that can be tailored include the following:
- Helper objects
- Toolbars
- Extensions
- Explorer bars
- Shell extensions
- URL search hooks
- Mozilla Firefox plugins
- Opera plugins
While these items are configurable from individual browsers, having to dig through each browser application in order to find and change its default browser settings can be a convoluted task to say the least. Browser Explorer makes things infinitely easier by providing one central, convenient interface.
Currently, Browser Explorer supports Microsoft® Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Opera browsers.


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KWU Stadium, Scoreboard Taking Shape
Jeff Garretson - September 2, 2015 2:30 pm
Crews work Wednesday on hanging panels on the scoreboard at KWU's new sports complex
Before the Coyotes can light up the scoreboard with touchdowns on Saturdays – crews are working to put the finishing touches on the Graves Family Sports Complex at Kansas Wesleyan.
Workmen from B.J. Koetting Inc. of Salina were busy Wednesday morning hanging panels on the 25-foot x 25-foot scoreboard that dominates the southeast corner of the football field.
Richard Koetting tells KSAL News its the first scoreboard he's ever built, "It's going great," he said despite some gusty south winds.
"Hey it's Kansas we work in the wind everyday," Koetting said.
The project which began in January of 2014 with the demolition of the 73-year-old sandstone stadium is in its final phase with the completion of the field house and locker rooms.
The dedication of the new Gene Bissell Field will take place Saturday, October 3rd as part of KWU's Homecoming festivities prior to a 6pm kickoff between the Coyotes and McPherson College.
KWU beat Waldorf College 34-9 to open their season on the road and will host Midland University at Salina Stadium on September 5th.
The field looks great but from that point the project goes downhill. Why put the scoreboard back where it was originally. It has always been placed in the wrong position for over 55 years. Secondly why is there not seating across the field for visiting teams? Evidently they feel everyone should sit on the same side of the field. Like many of us want to sit next to some idiot cheering for the other team. Sometimes educators just are not smart enough to anything simple effecting ordinary people.


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"Yeah, it's a lot of pressure," said actress Christian Serratos, who played 'Angela' in the movie. "I mean nobody really wants to disappoint these fans."
Organizers say the event was a way to thank the military families for all they go through.
"It's really geared towards the military families, the active duty and their dependents, "Robin Joseph, General Manager of the Navy Exchange Oceana Complex told WAVY News 10. "And it's just a great opportunity for the stars to give back to the military community."
That goal wasn't lost on Serratos.
"One, you're getting to see some really cool stuff and on the other hand you're grateful to these people who are risking their lives," she said. "It's awesome."
After their appearance at the Exchange, the cast members toured the base, visited a squadron and saw a F/A-18 Super Hornet."
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Lawrence has been vice president, publisher, at W magazine, the monthly women's title published by Condé Nast, since 2005.
In her new role, Lawrence is briefed with overseeing the global ad sales team across print, digital and events and the expansion of its creative and custom advertising.
She will replace Andy Sippel, who recently left for USA Today, and will report to Michael Rooney, chief revenue officer at the Journal.
Prior to joining Condé Nast, Lawrence served as president of Family Publishing Concepts and held advertising sales roles with Hearst Publishing and Time Inc. She began her career in advertising sales with Time magazine in 1986 after working as a media planner for Benton & Bowles.
During her tenure as publisher of Brides from 1999 to 2002, the magazine maintained the highest circulation among its competitors, experienced record-breaking gains in ad pages, and was awarded four consecutive Guinness World Records for publishing "the largest magazine in the world".
While with Condé Nast, she has also served as publisher of Mademoiselle magazine and held roles with Modern Bride, Disney Adventures Magazine and Discover Magazine.
Rooney said: "Working with our clients to create exclusive, custom opportunities is critical to driving our business forward. Nina's experience and proven track record of success will greatly benefit the Journal franchise and our advertisers as they seek to further distinguish themselves with our high-quality, discerning audience."
Lawrence said: "I believe that world-class content is king – and a key differentiator for publications that rise to the top with both readers and advertisers. It's why I've spent 15 years of my career at Condé Nast and why I am joining The Wall Street Journal."
In September, the Wall Street Journal hosted a pop-up café in London's Tech City which aimed to showcase its technology coverage to entrepreneurs, developers and venture capitalists in the area.


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Manager Pastoral Care Department
Staff chaplain at Norman Regional Health System since 1998; B.A. Psychology, the University of Oklahoma; M.Div. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Nine units of Clinical Pastoral Education at Methodist Hospital, Arcadia, Calif., Presbyterian Hospital, Oklahoma City and V.A. Medical Center, Oklahoma City.
Ordained Southern Baptist minister, endorsed as a healthcare chaplain by the North American Mission Board, Southern Baptist Convention.
Staff Chaplain at Norman Regional Health System since July 2004; On-call Chaplain at Norman Regional since 1986.
BA Religion, Wayland Baptist University, Plainview, Texas; M. Div. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas.
Ordained 1981 First Baptist, Columbia, SC; Clinical Pastoral Education: Baptist Medical Center, Columbia, South Carolina, June 1980 to August 1982; Endorsed as a healthcare chaplain by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship; Board Certified Chaplain, Association of Professional Chaplains.
Staff Chaplain at Norman Regional Health System since February, 2016. On-call Chaplain at Norman Regional since September, 2015. Education: BSN, University of Oklahoma School of Nursing. Master of Divinity, Saint Paul School of Theology, United Methodist Seminary, Kansas City, Missouri. Ordained by the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma. Clinical Pastoral Education (C.P.E.), 4 units, St. John's Regional Health Center, Springfield, Missouri; Iowa Lutheran Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa; and Integris Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.


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The Best Venues to See Live Music in Toronto
When you live in a city like Toronto and you enjoy live music, you are blessed with some of the best bands and venues, in the world. I have been to countless bars and seen hundreds of bands over the years and I am never amazed at what this city has to offer.
Depending on your genre of music, there really is a multitude of venues. The following is a list of my top 5 in Toronto:
The Horseshoe: I've probably seen more shows here than any other place. It probably isn't the best laid out with the low ceilings and long narrow shape, but the soundsystem sounds pretty good. The stage isn't too high off the dance floor which promotes musicians to jump down into the crowd, or zealots a perfect launch pad for 'crowd surfing'.
One of the dislikes for me is that they have started the shows later. Main acts going on at 12:30 a.m. is pretty late especially for those who need to catch the TTC.
Lee's Palace: Another excellent venue. Lee's is a real club for bands. The dance area sits down deep in front of the stage and is surrounded by a narrow strip of a table top, each with it's own bar stool. I think the sound in there is fantatsic. Many a great band has graced the stage and the acoustics really resonant from the stage.
The back row behind the mixer, sports another table row with stools and plenyy of standing room. The bar is at the very back. Depending how busy it is, it can be difficult to get a drink.
Mod Club: This bar is really a quaint rock n' roll shop. Its basically an open area with the bar down the left side and some seating on the right. You probably want to be on the floor as the seating to the right makes it difficult to see anything. But who wants to be sitting down when a band like 'Sloan' start cranking 'Money City Maniacs'.
There are two big stacks of speakers so be weary of as it can get deafening, if you're directlly in front of them. I'm not sure about the upstairs, as I haven't been. Again, a cool place to see that upcoming Indie band.
The Opera House: This old venue dates back to 1909 and was once a live theatre venue. Today, it is mainly used for live music and has hosted a wide variety of acts world wide. The inside architecture is truly beautiful. It was built for projecting sound when P.A. systems didn't exist and the acoustics are fantastic.
The best part is the balconey. You can see everything and it gives a great vantage point with the acts on stage. You'd better have a good zoom camera if you want to take video/photos. It really makes you fall back in time sittting in the wooden benches, almost like royalty.
Danforth Music Hall: This is a newish venue for me having only been there twice. The echo in the hall is fantasic. Depending on the type of music it really adds it's own natural reverb to the mix and who doesn't love reverb! Now that the seats are gone there's plenty of standing room and there are bars on both sides as well as the main one in the front entrance.
The fact that it is sloping downward toward the stage, is the deal sealer. If you're not terribly tall, which I am not, it makes it much easier to see the stage when the guy with the 'fro' decides to stand in front of you.
Honourable mention, but in no particular order:
Silver Dollar: not a great arrangement for the stage with the audience but it has character and I've seen some cool bands. Not to mention some 'Blues' greats as well.
Sneaky Dees: Divey and trashy. Many a punk act has screamed out 3 chord melodies there. It has it's own charm.
El Mocambo: The Rolling Stones recorded part of their live album "Love You Live" there. Need I say more?
Echo Beach: Nothing better than drinking a 'king can' with your sandals on, down by Lake Ontario, in the biggest sand box in Toronto. They even have volley ball nets setup. Oh ya, and stage is pretty cool too.
So there you have it. I know I've missed a few more venues, actually a lot more, as there are so many in Toronto. But again these are just a few of my personal favs.


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I am fairly new to taxidermy, and have only been mounting birds for the last two years as a hobby. This morning a friend brought in a huge timber rattler. He asked me if I wanted to mount it but it has no head. I told him that I would try to tan it out and that is about all I could do since it had no head. Now for the dumb question. I know a dead snake can be dangerous but, is there anything I should know about a headless one. I plan to buy some snake tan from Van Dykes and simply follow the directions. I already know the answer to the dumb question just need a little reassurance bc I am A liitle paranoid.
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A dead rattler can bite up to a half hour after it is dead. After a half hour you need to make sure you don't poke yourself on the fangs. Without a head your preety safe. A rattler has a poison vien in it so skin it with rubber gloves on and you will be fine. it is the poison in the mouth sakes that you need to worry about but since that is gone no worries.
It can't bite or talk out the back end. No head no danger. Seriously, make sure and scrape every bit of fat off the skin. It is sometimes hard to see. It wont let the tan penetrate. A tea spoon works great for scraping.


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Charles Nelson Tolbert, 68, of 461 Ethridge Road, died Sunday, June 2, 2002.
A native of Jackson County, Mr. Tolbert was a son of the late Charlie Almond Tolbert and Ruby Louise Dalton Tolbert. He a retired, self-employee floor-covering businessman and was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Galilee Christian Church.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Evans Funeral Home with the Rev. Tom Miles and Minister Tom Plank officiating. Burial will be in Woodbine Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Peggy Tolbert; two daughters, Pam Loggins and Kaye Reynolds, both of Jefferson; a son, Chuck Tolbert, Jefferson; a sister, Janie T. Cotton, Jefferson; and four grandchildren.
Athens Banner-Herald, Tuesday, June 4, 2002
Published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Tuesday, June 4, 2002.
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