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To the website of Chicago Blues singer Mud Morganfield, son of Muddy Waters and Mildred McGhee. Mud tours the UK in May 2016.
Mud's latest album is 'For Pops', a tribute to his father, by Fabulous Thunderbirds frontman, Kim Wilson. See the video below of a song from the new album. The album is a winner at the 2015 Blues Music Awards, winning the Traditional Blues Album category. Blues Summit have also made the album their best of 2014.
Mud is proud to have won the Living Blues Album of the Year award – see here.
In August 2012, Mud appeared on stage in Chicago with British actor and Blues icon Hugh Laurie. Recently, footage appeared in the television show "Hugh Laurie – Copper Bottom Blues" – here. Mud 's live dates are here.
Mud was honoured to have been nominated in the Best Album and the Traditional Blues Male Artist Album categories of the 2013 Blues Foundation Blues Music Awards here. On this occasion, Mud didn't win – but he will be back! Mud would like to congratulate the winners of the awards.
Mud was featured in Classic Rock The Blues magazine and it referred to Mud's "excellent" Son of the Seventh Son album and says his "intense but seemingly effortless delivery makes the material feel fresh and vital."
Mud capped a great 2012 with appearances on the iconic British music show Later… with Jools Holland on 20th and 23rd November 2012 – see the video page, plus being featured in Clash Music here (with an exclusive video).
Mud's album 'Son of the Seventh Son' made the Top 50 albums of 2012 for Classic Rock – the Blues magazine and About.com's best Blues albums of 2012 in addition to its two Blues Blast awards.

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Their powers involve the usage of invisible arms, known as "vectors" that can grasp and impact things as if they are solid, but also become insubstantial and pass through objects. They can slice objects as well, which is how Diclonius kill their victims. Vectors usually have a limited range of a few meters, but the length varies between Diclonius; Lucy's vectors are able to extend to 2 meters; Nana's can reach 5 meters , and Mariko's are the longest, with a range of 11 meters. Diclonius also have the ability to detect the location of others of their kind, such as when Kurama releases Nana from the offshore laboratory to search for and retrieve Lucy. However, when Lucy reverts to her "Nyu" state, Nana is unable to sense her; in the manga, Nana is also unable to sense Mariko when she is injured and reverts to a personality similar to Nyu.
A key dispute throughout the series is the Diclonius' propensity towards violence. Many have a vendetta against humans, and have ambitions to wipe out the human race and populate the world with their own species. If a Diclonius vector penetrates a human body, the "vector virus" is transferred to the human, causing their children to be born as Diclonius. An incident involving the escape of a child Diclonius during Kurama's early years where the Diclonius' vectors penetrated him resulted in Mariko being born a Diclonius, and Kurama takes precautions against a recurrence by attempting to sterilize Bando.[6]
According to the manga, all Diclonius ("Silpelits") born from human parents are sterile and female (there were a few in the anime that were male), resulting in a structure resembling a beehive. There is only one Diclonius that is actually capable of reproducing: Lucy, the "queen".
It is disputed and contradicted during the series as to how Diclonius develop their violent behavior, whether it is part of their personality or whether it stems from abuse by humans, and both conclusions are supported by significant evidence. Kurama explains to Bandou that Diclonius are born with the intention of populating the world, and Lucy has implied to be directed by Diclonius instincts when she kills humans as a child.[
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Nevertheless, the researchers at the experimental facility believe the Diclonius to be nothing less than an existential threat. The Diclonius there are kept in isolation, where they are heavily restrained to the point of being unable to move and fed through tubes. Lucy mentions the danger to the human race to Kohta in the final episode of the anime: "Given just five years, I can ensure that there are more babies of our kind born in the world than there are normal humans."
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For the better part of a year, Kelly Ripa has gone without a permanent co-host on her syndicated morning talk sow, currently titled Live! with Kelly. In less than a month, the new season gets going and Ripa will be hosting solo for the premiere, but the next day, viewers will learn who is joining her to become the new permanent co-host on the series.
Since Regis Philbin left the talk show last November, Ripa has been joined by a number of guest stars, who've aided her in her hosting duties. According to USA Today, there've been a total of 59 different men and women guest-hosting with Ripa on Live! with Kelly. And while that certainly helps in adding a bit of variety to the mix, I'm sure plenty of people would like to see Ripa settled down with a trusted co-host to call her own.
It looks like they found someone and the big name will be announced on September 4. To answer the question: Who will be Kelly Ripa's new co-host? Ripa will take the stage with her new partner the day after the season premiere. Who will it be? We have a couple of weeks to speculate, but it's certainly big news for the series. Guest hosts are fun to change things up once in a while, but if the format of the show is set up for two hosts, it's probably hard to get the series settled into a natural groove when the person sitting in the second seat is constantly changing. I'm sure fans will be eager to see who's joining Kelly on the series, which premieres for its new season September 3.
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THE enigmatic multi-monikered beginnings of The Phantom Band has obscured whether any of them actually went to art school, but they do seem like the most art school of the current crop of Scottish bands. So launching their third Chemikal Underground album, Strange Friend, in the reborn Vic seemed highly appropriate.
It would also have been odd if frontman Rick Anthony, on relatively garrulous form, ignored the tragedy of the fire across the road, and his suggestion that the Mackintosh building was "bruised but beautiful" brought a heartfelt round of applause.
The return of the band won its fair share of cheers too, not least because they do seem firmly back on track, after the band's admired but less commercially successful second set, The Wants.
I was unsure of the lighter tone and dominance of Andy Wake's retro-keyboard noises on Strange Friend at first, but I've come round to it.
It rightly dominated proceedings on Tuesday evening, with album opener The Wind That Cried The World in the same slot in the set and Clapshot and Sweatbox selling the Phantom Band's new pop goods as well live as they do on disc.
New drummer Iain Stewart's powerful playing is also a valuable asset.
There is a real contrast with the earlier music though, and understandably the loudest acclaim comes for a terse and punchy Folk Song Oblivion and The Howling, from debut Checkmate Savage. It is those songs that require the three-guitar frontline of Duncan Marquiss, Greg Sinclair and Anthony and pack the biggest punch.
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Alliance Overview.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Pittsburgh Area Office, the Pennsylvania OSHA Consultation Program at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and the SMC Business Councils aligned to promote safe and healthful working conditions at small business facilities/worksites, by better educating the smaller business community on the resources and support available to them through OSHA and PA/OSHA Consultation. The SMC Business Councils is the largest small business trade association in the state of Pennsylvania.
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Eileen Patrone Director of Human Resources, SMC
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Dave Rhodes Project Manager, PA/OSHA Consultation
Robert Szymanski Area Director, OSHA Pittsburgh Area Office
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March 11, 2009 Conference Call
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September 9, 2009 Conference Call
October 27, 2009 In-person Churchill PA
January 11, 2010 Conference Call
February 5, 2010 Conference Call
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February 24, 2009 to February 12, 2010
Alliance Activity.
Outreach and Communication
March 2009 A newsletter article was placed in the SMC newsletter (HRM Update) on Working Safely with Electricity.
April 2009 - A newsletter article was placed in the SMC newsletter (HRM Update) on Fire Safety in the Work Place.
August 2009 - A newsletter article was placed in the SMC newsletter (HRM Update) on Safety Tips for Pneumatic Nail Guns. In addition, a section of the newsletter listed the fatality statistics and causes out of the Pittsburgh Area Office for both general industry and construction covering the last five years. A promotional conference update was placed in the newsletter promoting a conference where Rich Fairfax (Directorate of Enforcement programs) was the keynote speaker presenting an OSHA update under the new administration.
September 2009 A newsletter article was placed in the SMC newsletter (HRM Update) on Safety Tips on Aerial Lifts. In addition, another newsletter article was placed in the newsletter on Preparing for the Flu: A Communication Toolkit for Businesses and Employers. A link to the CDC website to download the PDF toolkit was made available. The promotional update for the conference where Rich Fairfax was the keynote speaker continued to be in the newsletter. The conference was scheduled for October 1, 2009.
November 2009 - A newsletter article was placed in the SMC newsletter (HRM Update) on Basic Questions About OSHA Recordkeeping Standards.
January 2010 - A newsletter article was placed in the SMC newsletter (HRM Update) on OSHA Injury & Illness Recordkeeping Requirements.
SMC representatives have called throughout the year to discuss various relevant compliance/policy issues and request a variety of OSHA publications. SMC members call throughout the year to voice questions and concerns relating to applicable OSHA standards to include more detailed discussion on some of the newsletter articles.
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The SMC Councils electronic newsletter (HR Update) is utilized for OSHA related articles and promoting safety and health. In addition, the newsletter contained electronic links to OSHA and CDC websites.
The information provided was well received. The members of the association found the information to be valuable in assisting them in promoting and providing improved safety and health at the facilities they work at or consult for.
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March 2009 Newsletter (Working Safely with Electricity)
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April 2009 Newsletter (Fire Safety in the Work Place )
2500 (Business members)
August 2009 Newsletter (Safety Tips for Pneumatic Nail Guns, Fatality Statistics & Promotion of Conference where Rich Fairfax was the Keynote Speaker)
2500 (Business members)
September 2009 Newsletter (Safety Tips on Aerial Lifts, Preparing for the Flu: A Communication Toolkit for Businesses and Employers, & Promotion of Conference where Rich Fairfax was the Keynote Speaker)
2500 (Business members)
November 2009 Newsletter (Basic Questions About OSHA Recordkeeping Standards)
2500 (Business members)
January 2010 Newsletter (OSHA Injury & Illness Recordkeeping Requirements)
2500 (Business members)
2500 (Business members)
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The Oconee County Sheriff's Office released the following incidents:
Arrest: On Nov. 17, deputy Laura Teet was dispatched about 6:15 a.m. to an Ashland Drive home for a report of an assault on a woman. When Teet and Cpl. Robert Elder approached the house, they were met by a large black dog, which the woman took by the collar. The suspect, identified as Luke Wanager, walked into the living room and was asked to sit down. He was cursing and complained that his girlfriend hit him in the eye, which was swelling. Wanager denied hitting the 23-year-old woman. The couple had returned from a concert at Wild Bill's in Duluth, and Wanager accused her of cheating on him and began calling her foul names, then shoved her to the ground, hitting and kicking her and throwing her about the house. She admitted she hit him in the eye, but only because he had her by the neck. A witness in the house said she was awakened by the assault and that she entered the room and pulled Wanager off the woman. Teet arrested Wanager, who takes anger management classes, for battery. As he was being led to the patrol car, Wanager, 24, became verbally abusive, and Teet radioed the jail to have officers waiting. At the jail, Wanager expressed fear at being placed in a cell full of Fulton County inmates, so he was placed in a cell by himself. Deputies are investigating Wanager for allegedly destroying items that belonged to the woman and witness.
Vandalism: On Oct. 23, a deputy was dispatched to the Bogart City Pool on East Thompson Street, Bogart, where derogatory comments about law enforcement were written on the walls and a mural in green marker. A large number of chairs, tables, umbrellas and other items were thrown into the pool.
Damage: On Oct. 23, a deputy was dispatched to Laurel Chase Run, Bishop, where a 44-year-old woman reported damage to her car tires. The woman said she heard a sound like air rushing from a tire about 1 a.m., so she turned on the porch light and saw a white man bending over a tire. The man stood up, saw her, then ran down the street toward the cul-de-sac. Three tires on the woman's car were punctured. There also was broken glass at the scene, which the woman wanted fingerprinted. The glass was collected and turned over to deputy Dale Brown to dust for prints.
Assault: On Oct. 23, a deputy was dispatched about 3 p.m. to Shady Acres Mobile Home Park on North Burson Avenue, Bogart. A 43-year-old woman said she had been assaulted by a 69-year-old man, grabbing her by the wrist and shaking her. The man denied the allegation. A young witness at the park said she saw the man chasing the woman through the trailer park with an ax three weeks ago, then with a fillet knife two weeks ago. The witness said she didn't call law enforcement on either occasion because she didn't want to get involved. The man denied both incidents, but when the deputy looked into the man's vehicle, he saw an ax and fillet knife inside. The woman was informed on how to obtain a warrant. Later that night, the man called to report someone had threatened him with a stick. The responding deputy investigated and determined the man with the stick was some distance away and may have directed his threat at the trailer park's owner. The suspect in that incident was identified as a 50-year-old trailer park resident.
Burglary: On Oct. 23, a deputy was dispatched to Branch Road, Watkinsville. A woman said someone kicked in a door to her home and stole 10 rifles and pistols from a gun cabinet. Some jewelry, a jar of change and a bed spread also were missing. Muddy footprints were found in the house.
Fraud: On Oct. 23, a Rocky Branch Road resident reported that a company called her to verify that someone tried to open an account in her name.
Theft: On Oct. 23, an Eaglewood Drive resident reported a leaf blower was stolen from her carport.
Arrest: On Oct. 24, a deputy was dispatched to Snows Mill Road on an accident call, but dispatch relayed that the driver did not want law enforcement involved. The deputy arrived to find a man wearing white shorts and shirt with strong odor of alcohol. The man refused medical treatment and said he was traveling to his grandfather's house when he fell asleep, then overcorrected, causing his car to run into a field and turn over. He was taken to jail, where his blood-alcohol level registered 0.10. Christopher M. Bannister, 22, of Calls Creek Drive, Watkinsville, was charged with DUI and failing to maintain a lane.
Arrest: On Oct. 24, a deputy was dispatched about 2 a.m. to Echo Trail, Watkinsville. The deputy found a man with a significant cut on his head being treated by emergency medical personnel. He appeared to be under the influence and was combative. An investigation revealed he hit his wife in the face and when she later tried to leave the house, she found her husband lying in the driveway. She called for an ambulance, but he was verbally abusive while being prepped for transport to a hospital. Haston Edwin Salmon, 75, was arrested for battery when was released from treatment.
Arrest: On Oct. 24, deputy David Burchett was dispatched to Kohl's department store on Epps Bridge Parkway, where Graciana Solis Rivera, 29, of Jefferson and a juvenile were detained for suspicion of shoplifting. Rivera was taken to jail, and the juvenile was released to his father.
Fraud: On Oct. 24, a Twin Lakes, Athens, woman reported that two people came to her door asking for money for a fundraiser that purchased books for children. The woman said she gave the pair a check for $25, but later felt the fundraiser was bogus, so she had payment on the check stopped.
Damage: On Oct. 25, a resident of Pinewood Mobile Home Park off Old Epps Bridge Road reported that someone damaged the wheels on his Chevrolet Tahoe.
Complaint: On Oct. 25, a deputy met with a Bogart man who said his elementary school-age boys had stolen his cell phone charger. The man said the boys have been acting up since his ex-wife enrolled the boys in the Barrow County school system. The man said he wants to press charges.
Fraud: On Oct. 21, a woman told a deputy someone accessed her mother's checking account and took $1,288 during a period from May 15 to the present.
Burglary: On Oct. 26, a deputy was dispatched to Oconee Mini Storage on Mars Hill Road, where a number of units had been entered and items stolen. A list of stolen items was not available.
Burglary: On Oct. 24, an Old Epps Bridge Road resident reported someone stole a Homelite chain saw from his garage.
Fraud: On Oct. 26, a deputy met with a 22-year-old Watkinsville man who said his grandmother had completed his tax returns for last year and had his personal information. He recently received notice that he was behind on his MasterCard payments, but the man said he never opened such an account. Upon checking, he found the account used his grandmother's home in Commerce and that the card had been maxed out.
Theft: On Oct. 26, two men were seen stealing items inside Bell's supermarket at Butler's Crossing. One man was seen putting a loaf of bread and pork chops under his shirt before they left. An employee went outside, but the men backed their pickup away in an effort to keep the employee from getting the license plate number. They were in an older-model black Chevrolet S-10 with custom bed rails. The driver was a black man about 6 feet 6 inches tall, 220 to 250 pounds, with a scar on the left side of his face. He was wearing a black T-shirt and blue jeans. The accomplice was described only as a black man.
Theft: On Oct. 27, someone stole five laptop computers from Plum Creek Timber Co., 2500 Daniells Bridge Road, between 5 p.m. Oct. 26 and 5 a.m. the next morning. There was no sign of forced entry.
The Oconee County Fire Department responded to the following incidents:
Oct. 19: Power line arching off Mars Hill Road near Burr Harris Road; alarm activation at Spring Hill Suites, Daniells Bridge Road; house fire at 1431 Station Drive.
Oct. 20: Alarm activation at Athens Academy; alarm activation at 1061 Gunter Circle; truck leaking fuel on Epps Bridge Parkway near Jennings Mill Parkway.
Oct. 21: Alarm activation at 1070 Scarlet Oak Circle.
Oct. 23: Natural gas odor at 2190 Pete Dickens Road.
Oct. 24: Auto wreck at Snows Mill Road/Hog Mountain Road; tree down on High Shoals Road/Brown Chapel Road; auto wreck on Atlanta Highway near South Burson Avenue, Bogart; alarm activation at North Oconee High School.
Oct. 25: Alarm activation at 1031 Jade St.
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Upon its release, Battlefield 4's multiplayer -- the main draw for the series -- featured server instability, inexplicable crashes and lock-ups, bizarre sound issues, and very short stretches of fun. The early going sparked a rant from this writer about how anyone could possibly review Battlefield 4 (at launch) with any honesty because, although it wasn't unplayable, it was close enough that any writer should have had second thoughts about slapping a score on the game and calling it a day.
In my experience, even the single-player campaign featured a plethora of random lock-ups until a few weeks had passed since the launch. Since the single-player campaign is so inconsequential and acts as a training ground for multiplayer -- glimpses of the gadgets, the scope of the conflict, etc. -- the last time it crashed out was the last time I spent any time with it. As much as the campaign is a cool graphical showcase the story is limp with almost no charm and characters I couldn't care less about.
Online -- as awful as my early experience was after the honeymoon period (see Diagram 1) -- has been slowly picking up steam. Stability is much better, disconnects don't happen as often, and the game has started to deliver on the large scale mayhem that marks the series.
There are still hills and valleys as we get further from the original launch date (the PlayStation 4 version notwithstanding), and right now there's a real issue with automatic team balancing between rounds and regular encounters with players that would appear to be utilizing hacks of some kind.
It's not uncommon to get steam-rolled by a stacked team of Level 50 - 70 players against a roster of beginners up to about Level 20 round after round, across any of the different modes with no hint that the game is going to make an attempt at spreading the skill out over two teams. It's definitely a frustrating experience being on McDonald's Fun Land side of things, getting hammered, but it's rage inducing to get laid out time and again by some guy halfway across the map and through an entire building. This has happened to me too many times to be a random hiccup, where lines of code overlapped in a confluence of chance and ping-based data transfer. Developer DICE is constantly updating and tweaking things for a better experience -- and they've made some good strides lately -- but it's still not in a state where I'd wholeheartedly recommend Battlefield 4.
That said, I'll be the first to admit that when the game is fired up and you're working with a squad across a map to plant a charge or grab a control point, Battlefield 4 is phenomenal!
Those times when you knife and opponent that just landed a helicopter, take the controls of the whirly-bird, take it straight up while your squad spawns on your position and shoot rooftop snipers, then leap out of the machine with three guys, pulling the parachute rip cord moments before landing on a building awning, obliterating three opponents that didn't expect anyone in that position, planting a charge, then defending the objective from being defused -- that's phenomenal. Situations like that happen far more often now that the game is more stable.
It also lends itself to playing around with the character classes and levelling them up along the way, earning new gear, and combat options since you're not constantly on the edge of your seat that any experience points you've earned during a match will vanish if the game disconnects. (I would let out an audible sigh of relief when the end of round stats screen appeared -- it meant I got to keep all my hard-earned experience points.)
Like previous Battlefield games, I've spent almost all my time playing as an Engineer for the simple fact that they get access to the really heavy ordinance, like Stinger missiles, the old standby rocket-propelled grenade, and anti-vehicle mines. I'm also attracted to being able to earn experience points (XP) by repairing vehicles. I'm not the best shot in the world so the chance to earn XP by being Mr. Fixit and blowing out huge sections of buildings with a rocket launcher to expose enemy positions makes the game more fun for me.
If you don't want to take the slow route to levelling-up, for real money players have the option to purchase "Battlepacks." The Battlepacks can also be earned by crossing various XP milestones. The contents of these packs appear to be random for the most part. Gun skins, XP bonuses, equipment, and so on, are the rewards.
The game fumbles when it comes to telling the player how to activate the XP bonuses, for example, bumping XP earned in an hour by 50%. I had to turn to an outside source to figure it out. Why do I have to turn to YouTube for this? If the information could be gleaned from the various menus and options in the web interface -- the game's front end is a window in your web browser -- I wasn't able to locate it. For something you can spend actual money on, it's odd that DICE didn't make it clear how to activate the XP bonuses.
I found myself gravitating toward the old standbys of "Rush" and "Conquest" because they're so familiar. And maybe because of that I haven't even given "CR Air Superiority" a whirl because I can't fathom how anyone would eke out any enjoyment capturing and holding objectives with only aircraft.
At this moment in time, Battlefield 4 is less of a work in progress than it was at launch. It's enjoyable for long stretches, which is a lot more than I could say for it a few weeks ago. It has yet to reach its final form but at least Battlefield 4 isn't a train wreck any longer (at least on PC).
I'll have to revisit Battlefield 4 a month or two from now to see how things move forward but as it is right at this very moment I'm having quite a bit of fun with it.
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The Good:
- Looks so, so good
- When everything's working right, it's a great multiplayer experience
- Lots of carrots in the form of upgrades
The Bad:
- What a horrible, horrible launch
- Single player was stab in the right direction but still flat and unappealing
- Why do I need to consult YouTube to figure out how to use some of the basic features?
- Still amazes me how much offensive language a shooter can produce
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I know what you're all thinking. You're sitting there on this Monday after the divisional round of the NFL playoffs, and you're saying to yourself, "You know, there's been so, SO much Tebow coverage lately. It seems like almost every single, possible angle of his story has been covered. That said, you know what I could really go for? A columnist telling me I'm not allowed to dislike him, and invoking 9/11 in the process. That would be a real treat."
Well don't worry, fictional With Leather reader. Stu Bykofsky of the Philadelphia Daily News has you covered:
People of science, who are rational and therefore never wrong, in 1987 told Tim Tebow's mother, Pam, to abort him because her pregnancy threatened her life, and they expected her son to be stillborn. A woman of faith, and therefore "irrational," Pam said "no" and carried him to term.
Some 20 years later, Pam and Tim infuriated some people by appearing in an anti-abortion commercial aired during the Super Bowl. That's where America first heard his story. Pro-choicers went bananas.
Christian conservatives were accused of trying to shove their religion down our throats. Some do, just like hard-left secularists. They also want to shove their "religion" down our throats – and their religion is atheism.
That's a hard sell in America, the most "believing" industrialized democracy. And those beliefs paved the road to 9/11.
America's strong Christian beliefs, writes Lawrence Wright in his Pulitzer Prize-winning The Looming Tower, is what inflamed al Qaeda. Not so much because of America's actions, as some (Ron Paul) believe, but "because they saw America as the locus of Christian power."
I think we can all agree that was incredibly necessary and reasonable.
Look, there's not much I can add to the discussion about why it's okay to dislike Tim Tebow that wasn't said more eloquently by Andrew Sharp at SB Nation, but I will say this: if your argument for why I shouldn't dislike the guy includes "BECAUSE ATHEISM AND CHRISTIANITY AND SO ON. IN CONCLUSION, 9/11," then you can go jump straight into a lake.


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hi all
With all the great lawgiver projects coming to life on here, i have decided to have a crack at one myself.
i am building it around a WE gen 4 glock 18c airsoft pistol, which although is not screen accurate due to the fire selector, the full auto option was a must.
hopefully all the parts will be made from aluminium and i have started on the fron magwell area, which im happy with at the moment. i still have some finishing bits to do on it, and i have machined some rails on the inside so it slides straight on to the glock rail.
i must say with all the great project i have seen on here from some very talented people, it is very inspirational to a prop building noob like me.
keep up the great work guys and girls.


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Hill leads Lakers to rout of Pelicans
The Los Angeles Lakers' sixth starting lineup in nine games clicked from the opening tip, and Jordan Hill was the biggest reason for the flow.
Hill had a career-high 21 points and 11 rebounds in his first start of the season, and Pau Gasol added 14 points and eight rebounds in the Lakers' 116-95 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night.
Nick Young scored 17 points for Los Angeles, which lost five of its last seven before trouncing the Pelicans, who beat them handily last week. The Lakers left New Orleans embarrassed by their effort, but they made up for it back home with likely their best all-around performance since a season-opening win over the Clippers.
"We've just got to do this every night, because we're not good enough to take any plays off," Hill said. "We've got to have that energy every time we step on the floor. That's what I try to bring whenever I'm there. I don't care if I'm starting."
With both members of the Lakers' decorated backcourt sidelined, Hill shined in his chance to join the Lakers' latest starting lineup. Steve Nash is out for at least two weeks with nerve problems in his back, while Kobe Bryant still hasn't returned to practice after surgery on his torn Achilles' tendon in April.
Jodie Meeks and Xavier Henry scored 15 points apiece for the Lakers, who led by 20 in the first half before coasting to their 12th win in their past 13 regular-season meetings with New Orleans. Los Angeles' current lineup isn't festooned with stars, but coach Mike D'Antoni is hopeful his collection of role players will stay competitive in Kobe's absence.
"This is a good group of guys, (and) I think today they realized what it's going to take to win," D'Antoni said. "And they did it. I think Jordan Hill being in that first group helped everybody with his energy … and then everybody picked it up."
After missing much of last season with hip woes, Hill seized his chance to contribute to the Lakers, surpassing his previous career high in points early in the third quarter. The fifth-year big man provided his usual energy and rebounding determination to Los Angeles, but supplemented it with an accurate shot and constant rolls to the basket, where his teammates repeatedly found him for scores.
"He's a good guy to lean on if you want a jolt of energy," D'Antoni said.
Los Angeles outrebounded New Orleans 53-31 and had 33 assists, including 10 from new starting point guard Steve Blake.
Eric Gordon scored 17 points for the Pelicans, who have lost on the first two stops of their three-game West Coast road trip. New Orleans' struggles practically mirrored the Lakers' poor effort in Louisiana last week, leaving coach Monty Williams frustrated.
"We just didn't go out there and play as hard as we had been playing," Williams said. "We had the same game plan against that team last week and held them to 85 points, but we just didn't execute tonight. When we got down, and as a young team, I think we let our offensive game affect our defense. It was just too easy for them."
Tyreke Evans had 11 points on 4-of-13 shooting after nearly sitting out with an ankle injury for the Pelicans, who snapped an 11-game losing streak in this series Friday. Anthony Davis, who scored a career-high 32 points in that win, had just 15 points in the rematch, with nine in the fourth quarter.
"They just played harder than us," Davis said. "We were kind of slow and didn't have a lot of energy out there. I got in foul trouble early, and it's hard to play like that. I never got going."
Two days after giving up 47 first-quarter points to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a blowout home loss, the Lakers fared much better early on against New Orleans. Los Angeles opened the second quarter with a 22-5 run to take a 20-point lead, pushing it to 28 in the second half.
Lou Amundson debuted for the Pelicans, scoring three points while playing in a No. 17 jersey that didn't have his name on the back. New Orleans boosted its frontcourt depth by signing the UNLV product Tuesday along with Josh Childress, who didn't play.
NOTES: Henry threw down an exhilarating one-handed dunk late in the third quarter right on top of New Orleans rookie 7-footer Jeff Withey. Henry and Withey were teammates with the Kansas Jayhawks during the 2009-10 season. "That's my guy, but he shouldn't have been under there," Henry said with a laugh. … Backup C Greg Stiemsma sprained his knee in the first half and didn't return for the Pelicans. … Dodgers slugger Yasiel Puig and Aerosmith's Steven Tyler watched the game at courtside. Clippers coach Doc Rivers sat in the fifth row in a black cap watching his son, New Orleans G Austin Rivers, who scored seven points in 15 minutes.


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When you're paddling along at 5km an hour, you're moving at the very speed humans were designed to go. Scenery doesn't blur. Road signs don't fight for your attention. Your eyeballs don't have to dart around like a rubber ball trapped in a paint mixer.
It can be nice to have a commanding view of the water ahead, perched up high on a fishing boat or the deck of a cruise ship, but I'm rather enjoying my seat precisely at water level where I'd have to look up slightly even to address a passing canoeist. Trees, rock outcrops, even small waves appear mighty from this perspective. The effect is humbling.
This four-day sea-kayaking trip in Stockholm's 24,000-island archipelago, my first without a guide, is largely about snakes, sharks, bears, hurricanes and dangerous ocean currents. More specifically, the lack of them. When it's your first DIY in a new discipline, you want to avoid at least some of the more treacherous elements. In the Stockholm archipelago, your most serious foes are mosquitoes at dusk and the occasional rogue tick. The only time you're likely to feel out of your element is stepping out of the kayak in populated areas, where the spray-skirt that looks so natural while in the boat looks more like a bad comic's prop - as though you've stepped through a soggy sombrero then pulled it up around your waist for a cheap laugh.
But the real draw of the Swedish archipelago is the scenery. From above, it must look like someone dumped a bag of giant green potatoes into the sea. Lumpy, round, weathered isles with tufts of green pines standing up like a spiked haircut. Some islands are several kilometres around, some are the size of Ikea dinette sets, some are dotted with birds, other with small cabins or multi-million pound homes. Some are completely uninhabited. Few have excellent beaches, but that's where the kayak comes in handy. You can paddle right up to your own private sandbar and spread out a picnic, follow that with a nap, then a swim. Nordic paradise.
When I kayaked along the glaciers of Patagonia some years ago, there was a small group of fellow kayakers, two guides, and one powerboat carrying extra supplies. The guides brought along and prepared all the meals.
Here, we just have a map, two mobile phones in waterproof cases, a GPS, a tent that Swedish law dictates we can put up just about anywhere, even on private property, and, for our own instant catering, a 4kg bag of peanuts, raisins and M&Ms. The kayaks and boating accessories can be rented at several places around Stockholm for £15-£25 per day; our double kayak cost £100 for the week. The two-seater moves slightly faster than the solo model and, more importantly, allows both of us to paddle at our own pace without any waiting.
Our entire plan is not to have one. Just paddle in whichever direction looks appealing for as long as our arms will take us. Then, once tired, we'll check the map and cross-reference it with a free brochure of cabin listings from the tourist office, ring up the nearest one, and see if they can accommodate us. (The entire archipelago has mobile phone coverage.)
The tent is good to have along, but we refer to it only by its code name: Plan B. As we reason, when you're paddling six to 10 hours a day, it's nice to get a bit of sleep. The archipelago has a few nice hotels and B&Bs, but we are trying to find that middle ground to keep the budget under control. At about £15 per night for a basic cabin with a little kitchen, we manage just fine. At each cabin, we are the only ones there. This is part luck and part design. If you can avoid paddling from late June to early August, you miss the peak season. No matter how many guests the owners may have hosted, they don't let it show. We are treated like visiting dignitaries at each stop. Sometimes, the owner walks down to the beach to greet us upon arrival.
We pack along enough food for the entire trip, mostly pasta, with a rather unappetising assortment of canned tomatoes, beans, tuna and such. Then we pleasantly discover we can supplement our selection with stops at waterside grocery stores and marinas. When lucky, we happen upon locally grown strawberries and fresh fish (the local catch includes herring and, our favourite, turbot) to accompany the pasta for our evenings in the cabins. There are a number of excellent restaurants in the archipelago, including Oaxen, listed as one of the top 50 in the world by Restaurant magazine, but we give most a miss in favour of more secluded picnics on our own private islands.
The clear water seldom stretches more than a kilometre in any direction before lapping up on the shore of an island. They're so close, you can use them strategically to block the wind no matter which direction you're paddling.
There were a few tense moments - darting across a channel between two ferries and getting caught in the turbulent wake of the first one as the second approached - but the panic was nothing we couldn't remedy with a few beers at the end of the day.
Getting there
Scandinavian Airlines (020-8990 7159, flysas.com) flies to Stockholm from Edinburgh from £134 rtn inc tax, Heathrow (£99) and Manchester (£108). DFDS Seaways (08705 333000, dfds.co.uk) sails Newcastle-Gothenburg from £300 rtn for two with a car. For rail connections, see Rail Europe (0870 5848848, raileurope.co.uk) or seat61.com.
Kayak rental: Skärgårdens Kanotcenter, Vaxholm (+854 137790, kanotcenter.com), on an island 40 minutes from central Stockholm by ferry, so starting here allows you to skip the part of the archipelago with the most boat traffic; guided tours available. Dalarö Kajak, Dalarö (+739 741034, dalarokajak.se), 1hr south of Stockholm by train/bus, ideal for exploring the southern part of the archipelago; guided tours available. Svima Sport (+873 02210, svima.se), 5 minutes by bus or subway from central Stockholm; prices are slightly higher, but you can also rent for a few hours and paddle around central Stockholm.
Where to stay
Stockholm Tourist Centre (+850 828508, stockholmtown.com) has a list of cabins.
Where to eat
There are a number of excellent restaurants in the archipelago including Oaxen (oaxenkrog.se) in the southern archipelago, Grinda (grindawardshus.se) in the central archipelago, and Smådalarö Gård (smadalarogard.se), just a short paddle from Dalarö Kajak.
Further information
Swedish Tourist Board (020-7108 6168, visitsweden.com).
Country code: 00 46.
Flight time: London-Stockholm 2½hrs.
£1 = 13.06 kronor.


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Syllabus (Updated 2/16)
- January 6: Class Overview
- January 8: Molecular Motions in the Cell B
- January 13: Molecular Motions in the Cell C
- January 15: No class
- January 20: Fluid Flow on the Scale of a Cell A
- January 22: Fluid Flow on the Scale of a Cell B
- January 27: Reaction Kinetics
- January 29: No class
- February 3: Single Molecule Kinetics
- February 5: Stability and Simple Bifurcations
- February 10: Kinetics of Gene Regulation
- February 12: Numerical Methods
- February 17: Bifurcations of 2-Dimensional Systems
- February 19: Multistability
- February 24: Oscillations A
- February 26: Oscillations B
- March 3: Reaction-Diffusion
- March 5: Metabolic Flux Analysis A
- March 10: Metabolic Flux Analysis B
- March 12: Guest Lecture
- March 12: Project Help / Support
- March 13: Project Help / Support
- March 13: Final Report DUE by 5pm email PDF to firstname.lastname@example.com
Abstract (less than 500 words)
Background and Prior Work 1 single-spaced page
The Model 1/2 page
Results and Discussion 2 pages
Figure 1 Draw a diagram of your system that includes the key interactions in your model, mark on the diagram your parameters
Table 1 Parameter symbol, name of parameter, value, and reference
Figure 2 Temporal behavior of your system - demonstrate different parameter regimes
Figure 3Bistability analysis
BP205 Molecular Dynamics of the Cell
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10 weeks / 2 lectures per week
Room S204 Genentech Hall
January 6 - March 12, 2009
Tuesday 9:00 - 10:00am
Thursday 10:30 - 12:00pm
Monica Tremont (Biophysics) email@example.com (MATLAB)
David Burkhardt (Biophysics) firstname.lastname@example.com (Programming)
4 Homework Sets (40%) Group Work OK
Midterm (20%) Individual
- 4 hour continuous time limit
- 1 week to complete
- no collaboration
- open everything except web
- no computer necessary
Homework and midterm handed out one week before they are due
- hand out on Tuesday / due next Tuesday
Final Report (40%)
- 4 page / form of a journal letter
Molecular Motions in the Cell A
Brownian Motion
Random walks and 1-D diffusion
Calculation of a probability distribution from a random walk
Single molecule studies of repressor diffusion on DNA and Dynein on a microtubule
Fick's Law and the diffusion equation
Steady-state and time-dependent (Gaussian) solutions
Coordinate Systems (Cartesian, Cylindrical, Spherical)
Diffusion-limited binding in solution
Binding to membrane receptors on the cell surface
Flux as an external force
Lateral diffusion in a membrane (Saffman-Delbruck)
Single molecule measurement of lateral diffusion
Diffusion-limited binding on a cell surface
Brownian ratchets
Protein translocation as a Brownian ratchet
HOMEWORK #1 handed out (Monica)
Scaling arguments and dimensionless numbers
Life at low Reynold's Number
Turbulent versus laminar (time-reversible) flow
Why can't a bacterium swim like Flipper?
HOMEWORK #2 handed out (Monica)
Diffusion-advection equation
Peclet Number: convection versus advection
Can a bacteria get more food by swimming?
Can a cilia enhance food uptake by sweeping fluid against the cell surface?
Evolution of the volvocine green algae flagellum
Cilia and embriogenesis (Hensen's node and symmetry breaking)
Elementary mass action kinetics
De-dimensionalizing equations: protein dimerization example
Timescales: protein degradation example
Using timescales to simplify equations
Michaelis-Menton kinetics revisited
HOMEWORK #3 handed out (David) - include 1 MATLAB problem
Michaelis-Menton kinetics for a single enzyme
Kinetic rates and probabilities
Opening and closing single ion channels
Monica runs MATLAB tutorial on Friday, January 30
HOMEWORK #4 handed out (David) - include 1 AUTO problem
Steady-state analysis
Stability of the steady-state
Timescale for the response from perturbation
Autocatalysis example
Bifurcations / Autocatalysis II example
Network dynamics
Shea-Ackers formulation
Binding polynomials and cooperativity
Positive and Negative autoregulation
Biphasic response
David runs AUTO tutorial on Friday, Feb 6
Euler's Method
Improved Euler's Method
Runge-Kutta Method - adaptive step size
Stiff Equations
Numerical methods for bifurcation analysis (AUTO)
Jacobian, eigenvalues,
In vivo HIV dynamics
Spread of disease epidemics
Cell-cell communication
Negative autoregulation
Null clines and cooperativity
The appearance of multiple steady-states
Competition models
Positive feedback and bistability
Project Topic (Title, equations, 1 paragraph summary) DUE
Mass balance and steady-state analysis
Linear algebra
Inferring unknown fluxes from measured fluxes
Analysis of citric acid production in Candida
Objective functions and linear programming
Catabolic metabolism in lactic acid producing bacteria
Phenotype phase plane analysis
Evolution of glycerol utilization in E. col
Project Background and Prior Work (1 page) DUE
Format of Final Report (4 pages of text + figures):
- Build a system of equations using ideas from the paper you were assigned, but not exactly the system in the paper
- Like a short "letter" format for an actual journal
- If your paper has multiple concepts, pick one
- Need to simplify to (at least) a 2-D system if your paper does not
- Some papers may have concepts to references to models and not an actual model
- Statement of conclusions
- Describe your system and perform a literature search and summarize
- Roughly 10 references
- Write differential equations
- Describe assumptions and any simplifications (timescales, etc)
- Describe where the parameters are from (or basis of approximations or ranges that make physical sense)
- What is different between your model and other models?
- If you need to reduce the number of equations, make a timescale argument
- De-dimensionalize equations (if the paper you are assigned already has dedimensionalized equations, show the derivation of how they were obtained)
- Analytically solve for the steady-states and determine the range of possible behaviors
- Use MATLAB to identify parameter regions that produce each of the possible behaviors - make graphs showing how the parameters affect the time trajectories
- Use AUTO or other bifurcation analysis tool to perform a bifurcation analysis for one parameter that changes the behavior of the system
- Propose a "Reynolds' Number" or dimensionless parameter that dictates the behavior of your system


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In a recent letter to his faithful, Archbishop John F. Donoghue of Atlanta said he cannot tell Catholics who to vote for but he has responsibility to teach them how they must decide for whom to vote.
Citing from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and Pope John Paul II, the archbishop said Catholics must embrace their citizenship to create a culture of life and reject all practices that violate human life.
Even in light of the upcoming election, "the Church holds her members to acceptance, complete acceptance of her teaching on matters of faith and morals," said the archbishop.
Citing Colin B. Donovan, who appeared on an EWTN program, called Moral Duties Concerning Voting, the archbishop explained that there are two kinds of cooperation involved in this moral question.
Quoting from Donovan, he wrote, "formal cooperation is that degree of cooperation in which my will embraces the evil object of another's will. Thus, to vote for a candidate because he favors abortion is formal cooperation in his evil political acts."
The Archbishop also included Donovan's explanation of material cooperation, which Donovan says, "is permitted for a serious reason, such as preventing the election of a worse candidate."
It involves voting for someone "in order to limit a greater evil, that is, to restrict in so far as possible the evil that another candidate might do if elected."
Although the distinction may sound subtle or technical, it is actually one of "profound consequence and must be accounted when we decide, in conscience, how we are to vote in a given election," he said.
"Only action that is right and true will in the end rescue our country," he concluded. "This is a critical moment and to do nothing would be a great tragedy."


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We're in the thick of the holiday season, and for a lot of us, things are getting pretty stressful. Not only do the holidays involve expensive travel, shopping at crowded stores, preparing unfamiliar recipes for large groups of people and dealing with relatives who may not be your favorite, but on top of all that, you're probably fretting over what kind of gifts your family and friends might like. We've put together a slew of gift guides to help you answer those questions, but in the meantime, we think you should consider a gift for yourself.
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Self harming warning to Paralympians
Athletes who self-harm at the London Paralympics will be disqualified, officials said yesterday.
The crackdown on "boosting" — raising blood pressure to enhance performance — comes amid fears that athletes could endanger their lives by putting undue strain on their bodies.
Some athletes with severe spinal cord injuries go to extraordinary lengths to get an edge over their rivals and win medals, including breaking their own toes and sitting on sharp objects. The self-mutilation increases the heart rate and blood pressure, a natural response to physical effort that is absent in tetraplegics and quadraplegics.
By "hurting" parts of their bodies where they have no feeling, athletes can stimulate blood flow to muscles and improve performance.
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Alexei Mailybaev
Alexei Mailybaev obtained an M.S. degree, a Ph.D. degreee, and a D.S. degree from the Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, in 1997 (with honors), 1999, and 2009, respectively. Currently, he is a Professor of IMPA (Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mailybaev's research interests are stability theory and dynamical systems, singularity and bifurcation theory, and nonlinear waves in conservation laws with applications in problems of mechanical engineering and physics. He received the Young Scientist Prize of the EUROMECH Nonlinear Oscillation Conference, Eindhoven, The Netherlands in 2005, the Elsevier Science Publishers Award for the best paper of the year in the Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics in 2001, and the Second Prize of the All-Russian Young Scientists Competition on Mechanics and Control dedicated to the 100th Anniversary of A. I. Lurie in 2000. He published over 50 papers in scientific journals and 2 books.
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" If We Only Had More Reps To Rep Us "
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- "If We Only Had More Reps To Rep Us"J.A.I.L. consistently receives ideas expressed by others as to what J.A.I.L. should focus upon. Just a couple days ago a recommended cure for America's woes was made to our Oregon JIC, Sherree Lowe, that we should focus on getting more Reps to rep us.Sherree Lowe is to be commended for her excellent response. I deemed it appropriate to reproduce in part for the benefit of all.-Ron Branson~ ~ ~... [I]f we had more elected offices, more representatives, would this not require more office space, more secretaries, more "lawyers" sitting in offices next to each new legislator? Would it not mean massive expense to the people to provide this office space, and salaries? Because even though the legislator who was elected to serve, the lawyers and secretaries have to have salaries. And then what about the aids, who are supposed to do all the research for the elected? they also have to be paid.You see, every good idea comes back to "compensation", and who picks up the tab?We haven't even touched on the office furnishings, computers, and other items that each legislator gets to take with them when they leave office, and this flows over to the secretary and lawyers, just little perks of the job! Oh, let us not forget, the petty cash funds, for the cocktail parties, and the bands and dancing girls in the court areas.Would not a smaller government, with all new members, who have to think for themselves and who serve on a voluntary basis, and take directions from the people, be more effective?IF, there were no lifetime payments to legislators, judiciary, and executive officers, and their spouses. would this not be more in line of the best interest of the people? Have you done the research and math on this issue? I have! Take away all this expense, and our nation would be solvent in no time!IF, we were not required to keep an attorney on payroll, a dentist, a doctor, an insurance company, and a social worker in every home, permits, licenses, would we not have back freedom of choice? The ability to think, instead of fear of breaking the law?The way the system now works, we are slaves, working, getting nowhere, to feed and house the ones who do not work, to pay for space programs, research, grants, and vacations and perks for those already in government, and simply asking a police officer a question can result in serving a stretch in one of the correction facilities, built by foreign funding, and guaranteed to be kept full by our judiciary!I really did not want to get into this, because from my experience, I could write a book, in fact volumes of books, but I am not interested in "compensation." I support freedom, the right to pursue happiness, mom and pop businesses, and those who do not work shall not eat!We need to dump the present system, and get back to the basics, living on and off the land, not government handouts! We need land, freedom, clean air, not stock markets, huge bank buildings, embassies, multi-million dollar court houses, and law firms and insurance companies, we need to stay out of space, and stop polluting the air we breath, the water we drink, and stop the wars, to control and take over the world, we need to stop messing with other countries and their governments, we need to let the people of the world, live under the governments they create, and let them fight their own wars.Have you taken the square miles of this nation, and divided it by the population? Very interesting thing to do, but then the government can better control a population when they are confined within a "city", and not permitted to raise their own meat, vegetables, and teach their own children. Forced to live under rules and regulations, the government owns the children, through the welfare and numbering system. The permission to marry, gives the government a 3rd party interest in a family, and total control of everyone, how they think, act, where they work, live, raise the children, and charges them a fee for all these "privileges" called taxation!When we get our county under control, and our freedom back, then we can be a role model for other countries, not the machine that rolls in and murders and kills the people of other nations and countries.We can settle the national debt, and be self sustaining, when we stop spending what we do not have, instead of looking for ways to spend even more, and provide for more of the wealthy to join the ranks of the already corrupt.Have you ever watched the movie for children " The never ending story" where the nothing is coming? Well, you should, because with the course we are following, the "nothing" is bearing down on us.[NAME], I am very, accurately aware of the Federalist papers, ever seen the site "Constitutional Guardian"? www.ConstitutionalguardiancomEver heard of Mary Webster, ever been to the AVALON PROJECT? Ever read completely the "articles of Confederation"? I have!Sorry, I do not mean to dampen your spirits, but before you can engage in a venture, you need to research all avenues, know the answers before the questions are asked, and be ready to answer without hesitation, or "I will have to get back with you on that".When you focus on one issue, one thought, and lose sight of the big picture, you box yourself in, and we are not dealing with the past, we are dealing with NOW, and tomorrow, and tomorrow is fast vanishing for all of us, unless we do something NOW! Short of civil war, or the coming together of the American common man, woman and every able bodied person over the age of 18, we are doomed. Everyone has great ideas, but no common denominator to pull the forces together.Web sites are a tool, an aid, but they are small in the equation, because of getting the attention to get the traffic to the sites, it takes people working together for a common goal, and educating the public masses, and at this point in time, we do not have media support, except for public broadcasting stations, and everyone is too busy watching the sports channels, lifting the beer bottle or wine glass, or going to Wallyworld, to listen to the ones who are trying to tell them we are in a crisis.Sherree Lowe
Ron Branson's Response:It never amazes me the ignorance of People. They are constantly looking for an answer, but can never recognize the answer when it is staring them in the face. I like to give the illustration of the BridgeBuilders.A man comes up with a great idea, we need to build a bridge across the river for the public good. He sells the idea and gathers support for the cause. A work crew arrives and the work is begun.Someone else comes along and thinks the objective is meritorious, and decides to begin the work on his own bridge just a 100 feet from the first at a slightly different angle. Then yet another gentleman comes along and decides to start a third bridge project, claiming he can do the job cheaper and faster. And lastly yet another thinks he can compete with the former three projects and winds up recruiting workers from the other jobsites.In due time, weather conditions and a job strike interrupts the work with the workers leaving town. Eventually, everyone of the four projects went bankrupt leaving four concrete abutments standing with bridges a various stages of completion, and the results is that there exists no bridge across the river serving the public good.Years later a new gentleman arrives in town and comes up with a bright idea that the town needs a bridge over the river, but can find no interest from the community.People are still surveying for a remedy to the direction the judges are taking our country.- Ron
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May 2, 2013
MEMBERS OF The Dalles Dance Team (pictured from left), Aubrey Hansen, Alejandra Pena and Meli Avila (far right) pose for a photo with instructor Mia Michaels while in Portland last weekend for the Jump Dance Convention.
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My husband and I are planing a 23day trip to Turkey in August.
As we will be flying from Sydney-Australia I feel we may need a few days in Istanbul at both the beginning and end of the hoilday. Looking at pervious threads, most people suggest more than 3-4 days. So I thought maybe 3 days at the start and another 3 days at the end.
Will this be enough, if we want to also do a food tour around Istanbul (can anyone suggest a good tour) and also a day on the Bosphorus (again are there any suggestions)?
This will leave us with 17 days to see as much of Turkey as we can.
Most people seem to spend time along the west coast and then up though the middle via Cappadocia area. There is so much to see, it is hard to decide which areas to rule out and the ones we cannot miss. Is Pamukkale a must?
I have also noticed that few people include the area along the Black Sea. I like the look of Safranbolu and Trabzon, are these worth trying to include?
Should we try to drive everywhere or include some flights to help cover the vast area in a short time.
Looking forward to some helpful suggestion.
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My husband and I are planing a 23day trip to Turkey in August.
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We spent a week in Istanbul and it was not enough and one of the highlights was clearly Cappadocia.
Here a few photos that include Cappadocia and Pamukkale
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Sandwiching 17 days between 3 each of Istanbul seems to be a good idea. You try to see most popular sights first few days (like Yestravel earlier this year) and then fill in the gaps when you get back.
The 17 daya is good for the standard tour of Ephesus, Cappadocia and the Lykian Way antique cities, beaches and natural sights.
However, you cannot do the Black Sea at the same time.
Safranbolu can actually be combined with the Hittite sites of Hattusas and Alacahoyuk, ending in Cappadocia if you take rental car from Istanbul and leave early, staying the night at Safranbolu and doing the Hittite sites the next day, arriving in Goreme or Urgup late evening the day after.
Take the Mengen, Devrek route to Safranboulu, visiting Bartin and Amasra, buying a unique cherry wood walking stick at Devrek.
These two days will be long but you have long daylight hours and these regions have temperate weather.
Many travelers recommend longer than 3 days in Cappadocia but that depends on your priorities. (I would spend only two full days and not even visit any underground cities) On the other hand, few have seen Yazilikaya near Hattusas which was the place that my childhood imagination always pointed to me as the den of long lost horrible pagan gods who could walk out of the cul de sac any moment.
If you are willing to leave Safranbolu out, you can fly to Trabzon from Istanbul, rent a car, visit Sumela Monastery, which is an incredibly interesting location and structure, visit at least one other valley up the mountains and fly to Ankara tha same evening to take another rental car to Cappadocia.
The Lykian Way and Ephesus region will be very very hot in August and quite likely very humid also. Consider 35-40 degrees C daytime 24-30 C night temperatures and 80-90% humidity.
Ephesus and points North, including the upscale resort of Alacati (near Cesme, Izmir), the antique towns of Sardis, Pergamom, Assos Troy, the chill out beaches near Assos, the early Byzantine and Ottoman town of Iznik (Nicea) where I am writing this, are also good alternatives to the Lykian way, after visiting Ephesus and that area.
Finally, if you think you are very different from run-of the-mill tourist. You can continue with your rental car from Trabzon, after you have seen Sumela, to Hopa, to Batumi Georgia and back, then up the mountains to Macahel, to Borcka, to Savsat, to Kars, Ani ruins, to Mount Ararat and then to Dogu Beyazit seeing the fabulous fortress and the Ishak Pasa Palace, returning to Trabzon on the overland route through Bayburt and Erzurum, visiting some very little visited churches, mosques, lakes, waterfalls and mountain sites.
This is one part of our 2007 trip to the region, you can reach the other three parts from here easily :
we have other blogs of some of the other areas as :
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You might want to take a look at my trip report which includes driving from Izmir to Kayseri; click on my name to find it.
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Other really knows his stuff, I would consider his recommendations carefully.
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Thank you Other, I will sit down and work my way through your suggestions and blogs. I am thinking that we need to realise we cann't see everything and plan for another visit in the further to visit the Black Sea area.
Off to work now, but will sit down with a cup of coffee this afternoon to enjoy reading Other's and Michael's report.
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We spent a month in Turkey. You can check out out TR also. And OC definitely knows his stuff when it comes to Turkey.
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FWIW, I prefer to avoid splitting my time in any one location if possible (why add an extra change of hotels and time for the transportation to/from the hotel unnecessarily) and was glad to spend all my time in Istanbul at the end of my trip. That said, I know it isn't always possible. Turkey is wonderful -- enjoy!
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I agree with Kja about preferring not to split time in a city. However in this case I was glad to have the opportunity. It allowed me to stay in Sultanahmet on the front end and easily visit the major sites. But I was ever so happy to stay away from that area on our return before we flew home. Gave us the chance to explore a totally different area and away from the hordes of tourists in Sultanhamet.
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OT & Michael- thanks for all the suggestions.
My husband has made the comment, being "Aussie" maybe we should visit Gallipoli.
So I am thinking to spend time along the coast from Canakkale to Selcuk then head inland to Pamukkale and straight across to Urgup maybe stopping overnight at Beysehir. This will mean that we won't get down to the Lycian way (although the area looks fasinating and I would like to walk along the Saklikent Gorge)- considering the temp you say it may be.
Looking at Michaels report and a map, it looks like along way through mountanous areas, is the drive Ok and are the roads good?
Yestravel - I like the idea of seeing two different sides of Istanbul.
Everyones report sound fantastic
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You'll find a number of comments on driving, the roads, and even Beysehir in my trip report - just click on my name to find it. Bottom line - roads are generally good, but be sure you know which ones you intend to take because signage near Beysehir may not be clear, GPS systems may not have complete info, and some of the routes through the mountains near Beysehir are very scenic if decidedly mountainous (translation: twisting, turning, narrow, local) roads. Beysehir has some interesting sites, but is much more urban than my research led me to expect.
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The drive to Gallipoli is fast on motorway.
Gallipoli to the battlefields around Eceabat is quite scenic.
You can take ferry from Eceabat to Canakkale and continue to Troy and then spend night or two as Assos village or port.
Bergama next and then you may consider the longer route to Selcuk through Sardis-Bozdag-Birgi, or the highway to Izmir and then the Aydin motorway.
I suggest that you leave Pamukkale early in the morning and do Urgup that day without overnighting.
This is the shortcut to one of our Assos trips through Gallipoli and Canakkale :
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You've got quite a bit of good advice here, but I would like to add something more here.
With 17 days, I would keep about 3-4 days for South East Turkey, because it's really exotic,there's a lot to see and it's so different from all other areas in Turkey.
You can have a look at my blog, have been to Cappadocia,Istanbul, Ephesus, SE Turkey in 14 days.
I did skip Pamukkale, but with 17 days I think you could spend atleast a day.
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And spend nothing less than 4 days in Cappadocia!! It is absolutely worth it.
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Thank you everyone for your advice, I have got lots of reports to read and work my way through.
There are so many options, I'm sure which every we choice will be great.
Has anyone looked at or used the Konya Blue train??
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I like Stan James and use them frequently. Markets and matches can be a bit slow being put on the site but have seen prices better in here than other sites. I would recommend them just because the site is easy to use and is laid out well. Never had any problems with withdrawls or limits but i'm not a huge staker anyway.
If you are a small betting punter I would recommend Stan James as a potential bookmaker that you should be betting with as they have a great customer service, decent prices available and they can sometimes throw in the odd special offer every week which may be bet £5 on two big races on the weekend card and in return they might give you a £5 free bet to use. So all round a good betting company
I only just joined Stan James. I was straight away shocked by the limited number of markets they have available in the football market compared to the other betting sites available out there. Additionally, when they do offer a market they pick and choose the games and not offer all the games available in a particular league. So far i prefer William Hill and Bet365
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I recently updated my graphic drivers to the latest. (ATI Catalyst 10.9)
I restarted my computer and noticed that my sound is acting strange.
When I play a game, for example Oblivion or Fallout 3, and talk to a character their voice is very low volume. I can barely hear what they're saying.
When I stand next to them and they are talking (without me engaging in a conversation with them) I can hear them just fine.
I can also hear all other sounds just fine.
I checked the audio settings for Fallout 3 and the voice option is set to 100%.
I believe that while playing Dirt2 the voice that tells me 'easy right', 'hard left', 'don't cut', etc is "muted" as well. (I'm not sure, though - haven't tried it enough to be sure.)
I also checked my audio drivers, and it's set to 5.1 (I thought it might've reset to 2.0 or something.)
I have a 5.1 audio system, so that's not the problem.
I also checked the audio advanced options for "communications" (which can 'set all other sound' to: 1. 50% 2. 80% 3. Turn off completely. 4. Do nothing.)
-I tried doing nothing, but I still can't hear the voices properly. (It was set to 80% by default.)
I tried to automatically search for audio driver updates, but found nothing.
I haven't tried re-installing them.
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Analog Devices AD2000B @ Intel 82801JB ICH10 - High Definition Audio Controller
ATI Radeon HD 5870
Windows 7 Pro x64
When I run the "check each speaker" -thing; I get clear sound from all speakers, except the Center speaker.
It sounds just as the others, but it is really low. (Like 15% volume, compared to all the others.)
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|19 Sep 2010
Did you reboot after selecting "Do Nothing" under the communications tab?
Here's some ideas.
Right click the MS speaker icon in the task bar, select playback devices.
"Speakers" should have the green check mark as the default communications device.
Single left click "speakers", the configure and properties buttons should become active.
Select properties... go to the levels tab and make sure all of your levels (Center...etc) are up, you will have to scroll down to see all of the level settings. Also look at the enhancements tab, select Immediate mode first then try disabling the "Loudness Equalization" enhancement. Again, you may have to scroll down the list.
Back up and select the "Configure" tab, make sure it's set for your speaker system.
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Go into speaker 'properties' > 'Advanced' tab and make sure it's set to CD quality
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|19 Sep 2010
I'm curious, besides the obvious of changing the bit-depth and possibly the sample rate... (Cd's can only be 44.1) what else does this do?
I'm taking a guess that with anything higher (24-bit 48 or 96kHz) there's some software interpolation that converts everything to the level that the hardware is natively capable of?
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Thanks... appreciated.
Interesting, that's for SB Audigy... I wonder if it's the same for internal (Realtek...etc) audio.
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Identifying Cell Class Specific Losses from Serially Generated Electroretinogram Components
Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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Purpose. Processing of information through the cellular layers of the retina occurs in a serial manner. In the electroretinogram (ERG), this complicates interpretation of inner retinal changes as dysfunction may arise from "upstream" neurons or may indicate a direct loss to that neural generator. We propose an approach that addresses this issue by defining ERG gain relationships. Methods. Regression analyses between two serial ERG parameters in a control cohort of rats are used to define gain relationships. These gains are then applied to two models of retinal disease. Results. The to gain is unity whereas the to and to gains are greater than unity, indicating "amplification" (). Timing relationships show amplification between to and compression for to and to , (). Application of these gains to -3-deficiency indicates that all timing changes are downstream of photoreceptor changes, but a direct pSTR amplitude loss occurs (). Application to diabetes indicates widespread inner retinal dysfunction which cannot be attributed to outer retinal changes (). Conclusions. This simple approach aids in the interpretation of inner retinal ERG changes by taking into account gain characteristics found between successive ERG components of normal animals.