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|October 2, 2006, 08:33 PM
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Thinking about building my own load
I know this goes against the basic rules of reloading, but I am thinking about trying a load that I don't have any direct data for. here's the deal: I have gotten hold of a powder that is not made anymore (Win 630), but had been used in 38 special, 357 mag, 45 auto rim, and 44 mag. Loads for those (8 to 10 grains for a 160 gr 38 special load to 20 grains for a 215 gr cast bullet 44 mag load).
Based on burn rate charts, Win 630 is between Win 571 and AA#7, and very close to both. In the .40 S&W, for a 180 grain bullet, there are loadings for both those powders between 7 and 8 grains. My thinking is that a load of 7 grains of 630 would be ok to try. Is this reasonable or a reaally bad idea?
|October 2, 2006, 09:00 PM
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Do you have any older
reloading manuals that list those powders and the 630 for the same cartridge (ie those powder and the 630 for say, .38 special and 750 fps)?
Check a few combinations like that to give you a better idea of whether or not you can use the same quantity. I would think attempting to extrapolate a load would work better than simply finding two powders with similar burn rates. Remember, not all powders weigh the same that burn the same, so a similar charge weight might blow your gun up. Not a pleasant thought.
Note that I am not saying "go ahead and try". I have a similar question regarding a different powder/caliber combination, for which no one here was able to come up with a published load, and the solution I am currently following is to ask the powder manufacturer. So that is what I would suggest to you: Ask Winchester if they ever developed any loads for the .40 S&W using 630. They might surprise you with an affirmative answer.
|October 2, 2006, 11:19 PM
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Win 630
Hey Charley,
I've got two load books that have 630 powder in it and it seems to fall in between AA7 and Blue Dot. So if you load for BD and ad one to two grains you will be OK.
Happy shooting
|October 3, 2006, 07:39 AM
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Thanks for the comments! I'll try contacting Winchester. I had another idea as well. I'll check my old American rifleman magazines to see if there are any loadings published from back then, although I'm not sure if there was a gap between the time 630 stopped being produced and the invention of the 40 smith.
|October 3, 2006, 09:42 AM
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Winchester powder has been bought by Hodgdons. Hodgdons has a number listed ((913) 362-9455 ) on their web page to call regarding Winchester powder. They may be able to give you some data.
|October 3, 2006, 01:43 PM
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Charlie, It's not a bad idea at all if you have enough of the powder on hand to
justify your time expended in working up the loads you want. Be safe.
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|October 3, 2006, 02:31 PM
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Hank - yep, I got 8 pounds of it, so at 7 grains per load, that's about 8000 shots.
I am going to research more before I decide.
|October 3, 2006, 03:25 PM
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Doing the Math
Cpaspr's point that the energy density of different powders isn't necessarily the same, is a good one. This number is usually given in joules of energy per gram of powder or in foot-pounds of energy per pound of powder. It has a range in commercial cannister powders over which the highest number is about 1.5 times the lowest number. So, if you take or interpolate a load from other powder of a matching burning rate, then reduce the charge you are guessing at by 1/3, you should have a safe starting load.
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|October 3, 2006, 06:47 PM
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your question had brought intrest as i have an unopened can of HighVel#2 ..just above 3031 [ more rifle then pistol], it has some corrosive characters thow , i would check your 630. while searching i came across a site that i never saw before, an they may give more info on your quest ,, http://groups.msn.com/THEGUNROOM/homepage1.msnw
in the mean time here is what i did come up with..
there are two 630's - W630 an W630P both are just above Blue Dot on the burning chart [ http://home.hiwaay.net/~stargate/powder/powder.htm ]
some loads i've found for the 40 Auto..
Powder Chg Bullet Weight Primer COL Velocity S/D Energy
Blue Dot 12.2 Nosler JHP 135 WSP 1.125 1337 N/A 536
Blue Dot 11.5 Nosler JHP 150 WSP 1.125 1229 N/A 503
IMR 800x 8.8** Golden Saber 165 WSP 1.125 1111* 22 452
Blue Dot 10.1 Speer Gold Dot 165 WSP 1.125 1176/1060* 31 507/412
AA #7 10.4 Speer Gold Dot 165 WSP 1.125 1166 N/A 498
Blue Dot 8.9 Speer Gold Dot 180 WSP 1.125 1065 N/A 453
Blue Dot 7.6 LSWC 175 WSP 1.120 1000 N/A 389
Note: Out of the JHP loads tested, these yeilded the best velocities. Accuracy was good with all loads.
*Shot from G23.
**Exceeds recommended load data.
Ps/ those old empty 1lb.cans of W630 have some value ...
|October 3, 2006, 09:09 PM
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I was wondering if this was a sealed 8 pound keg when you got it?? If not, there is an article in this month's Handloading Magazine that you should read before you use it.
|October 4, 2006, 06:43 AM
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G- Thanks for your info and the link. I'll check it out.
Fluted - I'll look for the magazine and get the article.
|October 4, 2006, 01:24 PM
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630-a good powder
I used a LOT of it back in the 70's. Mostly in my SBH, for handgun silhouette.
It did have a drawback though. it's burn rate and the fact that it's a fine grained ball powder, resulted in it burning very hot right at the cykinder gap of most revolvers. It would destroy the back of the barrel and forcing cone after extensive use. It did mine! As soon as I noticed it, I sent the gun to Ruger to have a 10.5 bbl. installed.
Use of it in a closed chamber such as all auto pistols, would negate the problem. I still have a pound of it somewhere in my stockpile, if you come up with a load, I'll be interested. I'd say it would work good in 40 S&W with heavier bullets. Best use would be 357 sig or 38 super!
Hmmm, gotta go see if I can find that pound of 630, sounds like a project brewing!
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|October 5, 2006, 05:04 PM
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I was kinda thinking about doing the same thing with power pistol in .41 magnum.
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|October 6, 2006, 02:37 PM
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Caz, I've been testing Power Pistol in .44 magnum and have been very happy so far for loads in the 900 - 1200 fps range. For me, it's basically going to replace Unique for those loads.
|October 7, 2006, 06:40 PM
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progress report
I loaded up 5 cartridges each, 7.0, 7.2, and 7.4 grains of 630.
Good news is that they fired, no pressure signs. And they hit the target.
Bad news is that none of the loads cycled the gun (BHP) properly.
Now I've loaded up 5 more each at 7.7, 7.9 and 8.1 grains. I should be able to test those on Monday.
Will let you know what happens.
|October 9, 2006, 06:26 PM
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Got back to the range today. With a 180 grain bullet, here's what happened:
7.7 grains of Winchester 630 - cycled 4 out of 5 (clise, but too light)
7.9 grains - every round (5) cycled,
8.1 grains - every round (5) cycled,
8.3 grains - every round (3) cycled
No signs of excessive pressure in any of the loads.
Thanks for all the info and advice!
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DL police, fire departments were kept very busy in 2006
Like most years, the Detroit Lakes fire and police departments attended training, answered numerous calls and went through some changes with retirements in 2006.
The Detroit Lakes Police Department fielded about the same amount of complaints as in 2005, which was up from the previous four years.
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Is Green Pen is Mandatory during the course of Audit on Vouching & Verification........... who should use the green pen......... wat is the importance of Greeeeeeeeen Pen.plz Reply.Thanx in Advance
As per my understanding the Green pen is adopted in general cases as in Accounting most of the accounts were either written under Blue or Black pen.The Green pen in the same case can easily highlight the bills/vouchers or ledgers that they have been vouched or not.
The main purpose is to differentiate the use of pen ink colour by Accounatnt and auditor.
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There is no any restiction on using Green or Red colour pen... As per my opinion if a company is undergoing Satutory as well as Internal Audit then seperate colour ink pens r to be used by auditors...
In my case I use Green for Statutory Audit & Red for Internal Audit..
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Its not an Mandate to use this Green Pen in Stat Audit & Red Pen in Int Audit.
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In Audit, I have always used Red Pen for Workpaper referencing and Green pen for vouching and other "key codes" within the workpapers. I use Blue or Black pen for all writing on the workpapers.
As long as you NEVER use pencil, you should be alright, as there is only an auditing standard saying you should not use pencil.


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Not now. Right now theyre kicking themselves for waiting so long to make their charge.
Were making a good run over here, but if we would have played like this all year wed have 120 points, said Flames centre Olli Jokinen. But you know what, its an 82-game schedule and after 82 games you see where youre going to be. Either you get in or youre not good enough.
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Bleb assembly involves phases of Initiation, Expansion, Repolymerization and Retraction.
Under normal circumstances, the plasma membrane remains tightly bound to the cell cortex. This close association is maintained by interactions with the actin cytoskeleton, myosin and other associated proteins. Hydrostatic pressure is exerted on the plasma membrane via cortical tension generated by myosin [1]. However, during blebbing myosin contracts the cortical actin cytoskeleton, detaching it from the plasma membrane. Depending on whether the cortex remains intact or ruptures during detachment, this process is referred to as local membrane detachment ([2], e.g., zebrafish primordial germ cells [3], Walker carcinoma cells [4]) or local cortex rupture ([5][6], e.g., Walker carcinosarcona [4]).
Importantly, the initiation of bleb formation is a result of a local increase in hydrostatic pressure, rather than actin polymerization, as is the case for other cellular structures including lamellipodia and filopodia [7].
The frequency at which blebs are formed is determined by several factors [8], including:
Hydrostatic pressure: increased extracellular osmolarity decreases the number of blebs formed.
Membrane-cortex adhesion: increased membrane-cortex adhesion decreases the number of blebs formed, as evidenced by the overexpression of the membrane-actin crosslinker ezrin.
Membrane tension: increasing membrane tension decreases the number of blebs formed, as evidenced by treating cells with the polysaccharide crosslinker WGA (wheat germ agglutinin).
Cortex contractility: decreased cortical contractility decreases the number of blebs formed, as evidenced by treating cells with the myosin II inhibitor, blebbistatin.
Expansion lasts between 5 to 30 seconds, following bleb initiation and preceding reformation of the cortical actomyosin cytoskeleton just beneath the membrane [9]. During this time, the bleb proceeds to grow as a result of actomyosin driven pressure, resulting in the influx of cytoplasm into the bleb. Cytoplasmic flow within the cell follows a fountain-like pattern through the inner and outer regions [10].
The cytoplasmic volume of the bleb increases in concert with its membrane surface area [11]. Expansion of the membrane surface area is enabled by lipid flow through the neck of the bleb [12][13]. If the growth of the bleb is too rapid to be facilitated by lipid flow alone, the membrane-cortex connection adjacent to the neck of the bleb can get further disrupted due to increased membrane tension [8].
Growing blebs are generally devoid of cortical actin, both in non-motile [2][6][14] and motile cells [3] [15] [16]. Instead, they possess a spectrin-based cytoskeleton, such as that observed in red blood cells [17]. The maximal size of the bleb is determined by its initial growth rate, membrane tension and the time required for repolymerization of the cortical cytoskeleton [2].
Motile blebbing (as opposed to non-motile) occurs primarily at the leading edge. The stimulus and subsequent downstream signaling that initiates this polarization is not yet clear. However, two polarization models have been proposed, one based on the local membrane detachment (1) and the other based on the local cortex rupture scenario (2) [9]:
Local membrane detachment (1)
In this case, polarization may result from discrete, local weakening of membrane-cortex attachments. This may may be the consequence of uneven distribution of the actin-membrane linker ERM (ezrin, radixin and moesin) to the rear of the cell. This model is supported by fixed Walker carcinosarcoma cells [18].
Local cortex rupture (2)
In this case, preferential tearing at the leading edge may result from higher contractility at the rupture point [6]f, without the need for asymmetry in membrane-cortex attachments.
In both models, old cortex is disassembled at leading edge and new cortex is formed under the growing bleb. Since the leading edge cortex is always younger and more fragile, once the symmetry is broken, polarization continues.
In motile blebbing, cells move by exerting a force against the underlying substrate. In lamellipodial motility, this is achieved through adherence of lamellipodia to the substrate. However, in blebbing motility, the mechanism is still unknown. Two models have been proposed [9]:
Weak substrate adhesion (1)
The blebbing cell creates weak adhesions to the substrate. This model is supported by findings from Walker carcinosarcoma cells, showing loose cell-substrate contacts during motile blebbing [19]. Loose cell-cell contacts have also been observed, with contacts spanning a greater distance than that of tight or adherens junctions [20].
Perpendicular force generation (2)
If a motile, blebbing cell is in a confined environment, such as between two glass cover slips, it is able to migrate without the use of cell-substrate adhesions. This is due to the generation of forces perpendicular to the substrate that push the cell forward, squeezing it through the confined space, in a process termed 'chimneying' [21]. This is supported by findings in adhesion-deficient leukocytes that are nonetheless able to migrate efficiently [22].
As expansion of the bleb begins to slow, cortical actin just beneath the bleb membrane begins to repolymerize. This mechanims of actin nucleation is unclear, as two of the most common actin nucleaters, the Arp2/3 complex and the formin mDia1, are not present beneath the membrane of filamin-deficient cells [17]. Studies have, however, shown the sequential recruitment of proteins to the bleb membrane, including F-actin, membrane-linker proteins, actin, actin-bundling proteins, and contractile proteins. The resultant bleb cytoskeleton underlying the membrane comprises multiple layers of F-actin tethered together by actin bundling proteins. During this process of repolymerization in the main cortical body of the bleb, F-actin at the base of the neck of the bleb disassembles due to actin turnover and redistribution [9].
Retraction generally lasts between 60 to 120 seconds [9]. When the cells membrane lacks the stability afforded, for example, by cell-substrate contacts, the primary cascade involved in retraction is that of mysoin-RhoA-ROCK [23]. In this cascade, myosin is recruited to the bleb lumen, GTP-loaded Rho activates ROCK, which directly phosphorylates myosin light chain and so generates actomyosin contraction [6][24][25][26][27].
This process can be regulated at multiple levels, both extracellularly and intracellularly, such as in the case of RhoA, its activity can be regulated by both extracellular signals and intracellular cascades [25].
Indirect regulation of this cascade may also occur via members of the Rac subfamily of Rho GTPases, such as Rac1 [28][29] or Dictyostelium discoideum RacB [30]. The cascade can also be regulated through inhibition of its effector ROCK [26]. In addition, the formins, Dia1 and mDia2 have been shown to be crucial in regulating retraction [5][31].
Circus movements have been mainly observed in embryonic blastomeres, neuroectoderm and paraxial mesoderm [32], where a single bleb repeatedly propagates around the circumference of the cell with a period of 1–2 minutes. The cortical actin network reforms asymmetrically during the repolymerization phase of circus movements [8]. This movement requires actomyosin contractility [32][33][34].


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VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Canada toughened safety inspections of food imported from areas near the stricken Japanese reactors on Wednesday to make sure it has not been contaminated with radiation.
Milk, fruit and vegetables from four prefectures near the reactor will require documents verifying their safety before it can be allowed into Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said.
The new rules cover food imports from the Japanese prefectures of Fukishima, Gunma, Ibaraki and Tochigi.
The agency said "given the evolving nature of the Japanese situation" the import rules may be adjusted in the future. It said Canada recognizes Japan is taking steps to address the safety issue.
Canada is one of a number of countries that have either stepped up testing requirements or blocked produce from being imported from Japan's radiation zone.
Above-safety radiation levels have been discovered in 11 types of vegetables from the Fukishima area in northeast Japan where a six-reactor nuclear plant was battered by a March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the Japanese government has said.
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NHL Playoffs: Philadelphia Flyers Again Have Offensive Depth, No GoaltendingMay 2, 2011
Nothing seems to have changed for the Philadelphia Flyers after overcoming a 3-2 series deficit against the Buffalo Sabres. Scoring isn't a problem, but stopping the other team from doing so is.
They lost the opening game in their second round series with the Boston Bruins 7-3. Once again the offense showed up at times. Three different Flyers (Danny Briere, Mike Richards and James van Riemsdyk ) scored in the game.
Two of the goals came after Philadelphia was trailing 5-1 late in the second period. Brian Boucher let in several soft goals and wasn't taken out of the game quick enough.
Even when Sergei Bobrovsky came, he didn't play much better by letting in two goals in 23 minutes. Once again the Flyers' musical chair goalie philosophy could cause the team to fall short of the ultimate goal.
Philadelphia used three goalies in their first-round series with Sabres and it's not out of the question that the same could happen against the Bruins.
The lack of great Philadelphia Flyers goalies of the post-Bernie Parent era is well documented. However, there were Vezina winners like the late Pelle Lindbergh and Ron Hextall.
Hextall helped the Flyers reach the Stanley Cup Finals in 1987 and 1997, both losing occasions. His play was inconsistent during his two stints in Philadelphia, but he fared much better than others who have guarded the net at the Spectrum or Wells Fargo Center in recent years.
The list includes standouts (some for all the wrong reasons) like Garth Snow, Sean Burke (twice), John Vanbiesbrouck, Brian Boucher (twice), Roman Cechmanek (underatted), Robert Esche, Jeff Hackett, Antero Niittymaki, Martin Biron, Michael Leighton and Sergei Bobrovsky.
This is a far from a group of standout netminders and stark contrast from the offensive depth the Flyers have had over the last 20 years.
The Legion of Doom got a lot of attention in the 1990s with a scoring line that featured two rising superstars in Eric Lindros and John Leclair, and Mikael Renberg, who quickly faded after his stellar rookie season.
While that trio got a lot of attention, Rod Brind'Amour was one of the league's best second line centers, despite having new linemates nearly every season.
Peter Laviolette's Flyers get a lot of attention for their center trio of Danny Briere, Mike Richards and Jeff Carter. Any one could be the first line center on most teams. It wasn't too long ago when Ken Hitchcock's Flyers had a great center trio of their own at the end of the dead puck era.
Having Jeremy Roenick, Keith Primeau and Michal Handzus anchor different scoring lines was not an easy task for the opposing teams.
Phiadelphia never won a Stanley Cup with Bobby Clarke as general manager, but the team was never short on talented forwards. In addition to those talented centers, their linemates included the likes of John Leclair (past his prime), Mark Recchi, Simon Gagne and Tony Amonte.
They weren't exactly a superteam like the Colorado Avalanche, Detroit Red Wings,and New Jersey Devils, but they spent money like one during the pre-salary cap era.
That money was never spent on a top-notch goaltender, something that could have made them a superteam.
Bobby Clarke failed on several occasions to bring in a superstar netminder.
Terry Murray was fired as head coach after the Flyers got swept in the 1997 finals against the Detroit Red Wings, even though a goaltending change was needed more.
Ed Belfour was traded to the San Jose Sharks midway through the 1996-1997 season, after a potential deal fell through with Philadelphia. After the season, Belfour signed with the Dallas Stars and helped them win a Stanley Cup two years later.
The following offseason, the Flyers finally had brought in a free-agent goaltender, but not the one they were hoping for. Curtis Joseph was at the top of their free-agent wishlist, but instead they got John Vanbiesbrouck.
Curtis Joseph signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs and helped them beat the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round during the 1999 playoffs.
These weren't the only times that Bobby Clarke could have signed Eddie the Eagle or Cujo. Both them were free agents after the 2002 season and signed elsewhere. Belfour replaced Joseph in Toronto, who replaced Dominik Hasek in Detroit.
Roman Cechmanek was the starter at the time, but their wasn't much faith in him at that point. After all the team would cut ties with him after the conclusion of the 2003-2003 season.
During that the same time period the division rival New Jersey Devils won three Stanley Cups behind the stellar play of Martin Brodeur. Those Flyers teams of the late 1990s and early 2000s were equally as talented as those Devils, in every aspect except the goalie position.
Signing Ed Belfour or Curtis Joseph would not have guaranteed the Flyers a Stanley Cup (or Stanley Cups), but it would have put them in a better position to be a contender. Perhaps Game 7 of the 2000 and 2004 Eastern Conference Finals may have been in their favor. Both of those games were lost to teams that eventually won the Stanley Cup.
Maybe their wouldn't have been as many early playoff exits to the Ottawa Senators or close series with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Despite of all that has changed for the Philadelphia Flyers over the years, they a team with a lot of lots of offensive depth and without a established netminder.
A goalie for the Philadelphia Flyers remains what rosebud was for Charles Foster Kane.


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'Light Totem' sculpture to regain permanent home outside IU Art Museum
June 11, 2014
After nearly a year, Indiana University's iconic "Light Totem" sculpture will be restored to its home outside the IU Art Museum on Saturday, June 21, as a highlight of IU's Summer Festival of the Arts.
The light extravaganza will be in action for the first time since April 2013 from 7:30 to 10 p.m. June 21 during Midsummer Night at the art museum, accompanied by the music of funk-rock band the Dynamics along with complementary desserts, local food vendors and a cash bar. All three permanent collection galleries will be open, and a self-guided gallery tour will be available featuring works of art that evoke the power of light.
The "Light Totem" was created by Rob Shakespeare, IU professor of lighting design in the IU Department of Theatre, Drama and Contemporary Dance in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Shakespeare says the sculpture has to be seen to be understood.
"If I describe 'Light Totem' as, 'It's an aluminum structure that's self-standing in front of a famous piece of architecture' -- that's pretty dull," Shakespeare said. "'It lights up' -- that's still dull. I think 'Light Totem,' like any theatrical performance, is really designed to be experienced. You read a play, but it's so much different than when you have it pour over you and you get tied into the emotional context of it."
The work was originally built as a temporary structure to celebrate the museum; after a few months, and then a year, the piece had become a campus institution, and the Board of Trustees voted to make it a permanent public art piece. But frozen, expanding water inside the sculpture caused enough damage that it needed to be taken down in April 2013 for repair. During that time, Linda Baden, associate director of marketing services at the IU Art Museum, was flooded with emails from disappointed students who had "Light Totem" on their campus bucket lists.
"This is unusual, because we've done some very spectacular things, but very rarely do people -- when something is not there -- notice the absence and seek it out," Baden said.
The restored piece will look highly similar to the original, Shakespeare said, but is more robust. And instead of a yearly inspection, it will have an inspection every 10 years, which conveys confidence in the re-engineering of the piece and its new drainage system.
"To me, the Summer Festival of the Arts is a chance for IU to show its great strengths in the arts and humanities across all the disciplines, and we have so much to offer every summer," said Heidi Gealt, director of the IU Art Museum who announced her retirement May 19. "To have the 'Light Totem' -- which is all about the one element that we can all relate to: light; we all live by light, and we enjoy light; and this sculpture, which is all about light -- really celebrates the whole universality of the summer arts festival."
Shakespeare said he knew when he created "Light Totem" that it would attract people unlike anything else on campus with its huge "screen" -- the 70-foot wall of the IU Art Museum that has a half-mile visual broadcast range.
What he didn't expect was people lingering at the sculpture and creating their own traditions surrounding the piece -- notably, people line up and lay by the wall with their feet up under the light bath of the rotating rainbow of lights. "It's had people propose in front of it, we've had orchestras present, dance concerts working with it, a marriage took place in front of it – it's far more than just a light tower."


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Going to the Device Manager, under Ports (COM & LPT), the USB adapter is showing up as USB Serial Port (COM4), regardless of which USB port it's in, if that matters. I went to the properties, Port Settings tab, and there was no option to change it. Hit Advanced button, and it had a little box to switch the Port Number, but the only options were COM1 through COM256.
Is there something else I have to do to make LPTs an option? or do I just not know the difference between COM and LPT
Okay I'm kind of stupid, I really should've mentioned this. It's actually two adapters stuck together. One is an older looking piece without any serial number make or model, taking the parallel port and converting it to most likely a COM port (they're screwed together in such a way I can't really remove them to double check). The second adapter is a "USBGear", taking that COM and going into USB. When I plugged it in, it read it as "FT232R USB UART".
That might be more what you're looking for. Connect everything as normal and let the software translate from LPT to USB. Try it.
But if it's not a serial25 connector, you need a straight LTP connector like this:
baudattitude wrote: »Anyway, what I'm getting at is that any device sending data to a PC over a parallel port is using something that was a bit of a hack back in the day and probably isn't supported by USB-parallel adapters.
And, as other people have mentioned, if what you need is a parallel port, a serial port with or without 25 pins isn't the same thing, no matter how many adapters or gender-changers you put on it. It sounds like you have a USB to serial adapter, and that just won't do.
And, as other people have mentioned, if what you need is a parallel port, a serial port with or without 25 pins isn't the same thing, no matter how many adapters or gender-changers you put on it. It sounds like you have a USB to serial adapter, and that just won't do.
Parallel and serial ports are fundamentally different, and there's no adapter from one to the other that's going to work for you. You need to figure out if your device is really hooking up through a parallel port or a serial port. Most serial ports are 9-pin (DB9) but some used to be 25-pin (DB25) in the bad old days. Parallel ports are DB25 also, but the opposite gender so you don't accidentally plug one into the other.
So, in the lab I'm working in, we're replacing a bunch of equipment, adding new computers, etc. I just set up a new computer, and need to attach it to a certain piece of equipment to read in some data. However, the equipment only outputs using a parallel printer port cable. The new computer has no printer port, only USB ports. I got my hands on a parallel port to USB port adapter, plugged that in, and installed the drivers. Here's where the problem comes in - the computer program that actively reads in the data only has 3 choices for which port to read from - LPT1, LPT2, and LPT3. There's no way to add any more, and this is the ONLY program which can do what I need (it's specific to the equipment).
So my question is, is there any way to get the computer to treat this USB port as "LPT1"? So that when this program looks at LPT1, it just goes to the USB port I'm using? Any help on this would be great. Thanks


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spoonman:I wonder why open display sexual orientation is sought out to the degree it is. Homosexuality is after all a choice to have relations with one's own sex. The defining characteristic is sexual/sex. It is ALL about their inclination to the same sex. I DO NOT CARE. Why are gays so special? Keep it to yourself as far as I'm concerned.The Right Stuff:They want to be defined by their sexual choices, even though those choices are not inalienable and not protected rights under the US Constitution.
In other words, they want 'special' rights for their choices.
me:Wrong - the primary and defining characteristic of same sex relationships is who you love not who you screw. The sex is important but secondary to that love. And that love and the loving relationship it engenders require no permission from the constitution nor any other source.
Whether or not the opinions of some who assert such relationships are a matter of choice is completely irrelevant to the reality of the relationship and should have zero bearing on the issue. Love does not require a rationale.
All that is required from other people and the government is recognition that there exists a committed relationship deserving the same respect and legal rights and responsibilities as any other involving consenting adults.


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"I'm sure [Jimmy Toner, trainer of Winter Memories] has the
same game plan I do, and hopefully neither of us have to vary off it,"
said Hall of Famer Shug McGaughey, conditioner of Hungry Island.
"I'm sure we're going to see each other [after the Just a
Game]. That could be fun."
The Longines Just a Game, a one-mile turf race for fillies and mares, serves
as race 8 on the 13-race Belmont Stakes card and the first leg of the $1
Million Guaranteed All Graded Stakes Pick 4.
Phillips Racing Partnership's Winter Memories is a perfect 4-for-4
at Belmont and will be making her second start
in a Grade 1 at the Elmont oval, having closed with a rush to take Garden City
for 3-year-olds in which Hungry
Island was fourth last
September. In her two previous meetings with Hungry
Island, Winter Memories debuted a 1
½-length winner in a 2010 Saratoga Race Course maiden race, in which her rival
was third, and was fourth as the 2-5 favorite in the 2011 Grade 2 Woodford
Reserve Lake Placid won by Hungry
Freshened following a disappointing fourth in the Grade 1 Queen
Elizabeth II Challenge Cup last October, Winter Memories made a winning
4-year-old debut in her most recent start, a 2 ¼-length decision in Belmont's
1 1/16-mile, Grade 3 Beaugay on May 5.
"She came out of the [Beaugay] very well, and she's coming
into the race as well as can be expected," said Toner. "I think
we'll be OK with the [Just a Game's one-mile] distance. We started
out at a mile and a sixteenth at Belmont
around 1 ½ turns [in the Beaugay]. So basically we've been pointing to
this race, the Just a Game. I know the race is a mile, and that's why we didn't
want to do two turns right off the bat with her. I don't think cutting
back to a mile will be a drawback."
Despite Winter Memories' and Hungry Island's
credentials, Toner did not concede the race to either filly.
"It's a good rivalry. They're two top fillies, but
there are other fillies in the race who are just as competitive," said
Toner. "But I do know Winter Memories and Hungry Island
have a little something going with each other. Grade 1s are tough races, and
hopefully we'll be there."
Javier Castellano will be reunited with Winter Memories, who drew post
position 4 and was made the 6-5 morning-line favorite.
Like Winter Memories, Hungry
Island enters Saturday's
race off a victory, having won the Grade 2 Distaff Turf Mile on May 5 at
Churchill Downs. It marked a return to winning form for Hungry Island,
who was fourth in the Garden City, third in the Grade 2 Mrs. Revere last November
at Churchill Downs, and third behind stakes winners Marketing Mix and
Inglorious in April allowance at Keeneland.
"I think part of her deal last fall was my fault," admitted
McGaughey, who trains Hungry
Island for Emory A.
Hamilton. "I think I ran her back too quickly in the Garden City and
should have waited for the Queen Elizabeth. So I got backed up on her, and then
we had bad luck in Louisville.
Marketing Mix is a good filly, and she beat us [in the Mrs. Revere]. Our plan
was to give her the winter off, and then the [allowance] race came up in Lexington. It was like a
stakes race, but it was an allowance race and it was the first time Johnny
[Velazquez] had ridden her. I think the second time [in the Distaff Turf Mile]
he really knew her."
While the Distaff Turf Mile was at the Longines Just a Game's
one-mile distance, McGaughey thinks Hungry
Island is better going
"I don't think a mile is her best distance, but I'm
looking forward to running her Saturday and I'm looking forward to
stretching her out," said McGaughey.
Velazquez will once again ride 5-2 second choice Hungry Island,
who drew post 5.
Also exiting the Distaff Turf Mile is Frank L. Jones, Jr.'s Tapitsfly,
who was second that day. The 2009 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf heroine
annexed her first graded stakes earlier in 2012, taking Gulfstream Park's
Grade 2 Honey Fox in March and going on to finish third in Keeneland's
Grade 1 Jenny Wiley in April.
Tapitsfly, 3-1, will depart from the rail with Ramon Dominguez aboard.
The Longines Just a Game field also includes Sylvestris, a seven-length
winner of a May 11 optional claimer at Belmont; Wallis, who took last
year's Spice Island overnight stakes at Aqueduct; Dancinginherdreams, a
Grade 2 winner on dirt who enters Saturday's race off an optional
claiming score on turf at Churchill Downs; and Up In Time, who has won multiple
graded stakes on grass in California.
The field for the Grade 1, $500,000 Longines
Just a Game:
Tapitsfly (KY)
R A Dominguez
D L Romans
Sylvestris (IRE)
M E Smith
R Barbara
Wallis (GB)
J Lezcano
C Clement
Winter Memories (KY)
J Castellano
J J Toner
Hungry Island (KY)
J R Velazquez
C R McGaughey III
Dancinginherdreams (KY)
C S Nakatani
W I Mott
Up In Time (GB)
J Rosario
S Callaghan
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The following post contains images of thread stitched into the beautiful shape of a woman's body. Now you know.
I stitched these for my SO. He used to keep them on his desk, but when we moved in together, he wanted them mounted in the bathroom where they are today.
I wanted to make a special gift for my SO. As most of you know, crafting for a man can be a daunting task, but I was determined. After cruising around online and looking through books for inspiration, I decided I would embroider a self portrait. This was my first time making an embroidery pattern and my first time embroidering a portrait.
Luckily for me, my SO is a photographer and has taken quite a few pictures of me. First, I made line drawings of two of his favorite pictures in Illustrator(a vector based computer graphic design program). Then, I printed two copies, one with bold black outlines to trace onto the fabric, and one with thiner colored lines to reference. Finally, I got to stitching! It probably took me about 10 hours total, to make the patterns, trace them, then stitch and frame them.
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Numbers Don't Lie, Part II
Almost a year ago, I wrote a column explaining how publishers live in a world of numbers. As a credit union executive, your numbers are designed to show how your business is pacing and help identify trouble if the ranges get of synch.
As a publishing exec, my numbers not only show my business valuation. but they tell a story. These numbers show if our editorial content is on track, if our advertisers are seeing response and if new media is resonating with our younger readers. And like most numbers, there is often good news and bad news.
I like showing bad news first. We are getting older and the younger generations are taking over the business. Yes, as hard as it is to believe, we are getting older every year, and our succession planning is working just as it should. CEO and senior executive retirements are up and new blood is coming into the C-suite.
So how do I react to this insightful knowledge as a publisher? How will this nugget help me build my business and maintain share of readership? Instead of wishing I was 35 again, I look at the 20- and 30-something readers with the same value we place on all age groups. We put social media in our mix and make a concerted effort to address the needs of digital media readers.
As of yesterday, March 1, you should have noticed a new Web interface on www.cutimes.com.
This is a news-centric site designed to provide more news and more updates than ever before. The marketing messages are unobtrusive, yet effective.
The redesigned site makes news searches faster and more relevant. The reduced advertising inventory puts more emphasis on news.
Google Analytics, an important tool for benchmarking website traffic, indicates our 50,000+ unique visitors per month generated 27% more page views, 26% more time on the site and 9% more total visits than in the same 30 days in 2010. This is due to your need for news and understanding where to get it.
So what's new for 2011? Sarah Cooke's blog page is growing stronger. Check out the Blog Talk Radio program every Tuesday at noon. Are you a techie? You will enjoy The CUTting Edge, our new monthly technology e-newsletter. Our Daily News Alerts, Breaking News Alerts, Conference News Alerts and e-Blasts continue to keep you informed every day.
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This is a summary of Patrick M. Lencioni's The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else in Business
There is a competitive advantage out there, arguably more powerful than any other. Is it superior strategy? Faster innovation? Smarter employees? No. New York Times best-selling author Patrick Lencioni argues that the seminal difference between successful companies and mediocre ones has little to do with what they know and how smart they are and more to do with how healthy they are. In this book, Lencioni brings together his vast experience and many of the themes cultivated in his other best-selling books and delivers a first: a cohesive and comprehensive exploration of the unique advantage organizational health provides.
Simply put, an organization is healthy when it is whole, consistent, and complete; and when its management, operations, and culture are unified. Healthy organizations outperform their counterparts, are free of politics and confusion, and provide environments where star performers never want to leave. Lencioni's first nonfiction book provides leaders with a groundbreaking, approachable model for achieving organizational health - complete with stories, tips, and anecdotes from his experiences consulting to some of the nation's leading organizations. In this age of informational ubiquity and nanosecond change, it is no longer enough to build a competitive advantage based on intelligence alone. The Advantage provides a foundational construct for conducting business in a new way - one that maximizes human potential and aligns the organization around a common set of principles.
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Lego Ninjago kicks its way onto consoles, but is it just more of the same?
LEGO Ninjago Nindroids review: It's good but sadly we've seen it all before
ANOTHER day, another Lego game.
There seems to be endless takes on the toy firm's favourite franchises nowadays.
Lego Batman, Lego Marvel, Lego blah blah blah.
There's a growing argument that we're reaching saturation point when it comes to the block-themed video games.
But, while formulaic, they all tend to be decent little titles.
And Ninjago Nindroids is no different.
If you've ever played a Lego computer game you'll know exactly how this goes.
A 3D-looking platformer full of cutesy characters, plenty of cinematic cut-scenes and a bonkers storyline where you'll be mostly shooting your way past baddies to get from A to B.
This game is based on the popular original Lego Ninjago Rebooted kiddies' telly series.
You get to switch between four ninjas, fighting to defend New Ninjago City from a "technological threat by the evil Overlord and his robot army of Nindroids".
The fighting mechanic is all combo attacks and broken blocks flying everywhere.
It's good fun, especially if you've never tried a Lego game before, and runs lovely on the Vita version we tried.
This is very much geared to a young audience as opposed to something like Lego Marvel, which throws in more adult jokes from time to time to keep older fans entertained.
There are 30-odd levels, so plenty of game to get through.
And you even get to jump into giant mechs from time to time to break up the constant run-and-gun.
What's not to like. But ultimately, this is easily missable if you've played a Lego game before though.
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Lady Gaga, Wyclef Jean, Jay-Z and dozens of other top music artists are rerecording the 1985 'We Are the World' hit single written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie in an effort to raise money to help Haiti after the Jan. 12 earthquake.
Prime Minister Max Bellerive said Monday that Haiti is open to having the American Baptist group tried in US courts for child trafficking. Haiti's judicial system has been left in tatters by the Jan. 12 earthquake.
The USS Vinson, which arrived in Haiti days after the earthquake, is the largest US naval contribution to relief efforts. It will leave behind more than 15 other naval ships.
This weekend's arrest of 10 members of an Idaho-based Baptist charity for trying to take 33 Haitian children across the border with the Dominican Republic without proper paperwork has become an international incident.
The soft green grass, swimming pool, barbecue pit, and heat lamps all feel a bit surreal compared to life outside the gates, but I like what Ambassador Ken Merten has to say.
Small groups have taken it upon themselves to establish security, organize aid deliveries, and maintain a minimum of sanitation in the sprawling 'tent cities' that cropped up in the wake of the Jan. 12 earthquake.
We visit the "new" government offices, and there's someone I know around every corner.
Over the past two weeks, the disaster-relief soundtrack at night has shifted with my locations in Port-au-Prince.
I track down baby Jenny's mother, Nadine, in Canapé Vert. She's desperate to be reunited with her two-month old daughter in Miami.
Haitians need work. But a visit to a clothing factory in Port-au-Prince, shows no signs of life yet.
Five young women stand outside an Port-au-Prince industrial park, waiting to start work, and talk about the challenges of daily life.
Time spent with medics of the International Medical Corps offers an inspiring window on those still working hard two weeks after the quake.
The Haiti government, concerned about child trafficking, has stalled adoptions of orphans in the wake of the earthquake.
ESPN fired former professional basketball player and current blogger Paul Shirley on Wednesday after he wrote a long piece arguing that Haiti doesn't deserve aid following the Jan. 12 earthquake.
Outlines of hope emerge from the country's earthquake disaster. When experts think outside the box – what do they believe would really save the nation?
Port-au-Prince's General Hospital is now kind of a mini United Nations with all the foreign medical volunteers who traveled here on their own dime to help out, but foreign bossiness is getting on some Haitian doctors' nerves.
Across Port-au-Prince, indicators of a renascent economy after the Haiti earthquake are unmistakable: bustling street markets, reopened clothing shops, and long lines at cellphone providers, remittance-receiving agencies, and banks.
US kids are launching fundraisers, holding bake sales, and emptying their own piggy banks to help those affected by the Haiti earthquake.
Jens Kristensen, the senior humanitarian officer with the United Nations stabilization mission in Haiti, tells what it was like to be trapped for five days and saved by a search-and-rescue team from Fairfax, Va.
Three to six months after the Haiti earthquake, the US military may transition its support operations to other agencies and relief organizations.
Banks are reopening, police are getting back to work, gas stations are once again becoming operational. Oh, and soft drink distribution should be at 100 percent by the end of next week.
The celebrity-studded 'Hope for Haiti Now' telethon has helped spur donations to Haitian earthquake relief, raising $61 million so far.
More than $1 billion in aid to Haiti has been pledged so far by governments from Guatemala to Greece. The UN and other groups are increasing food distribution by the day.
At the Plaza Hotel, people are watching tennis on television. I love tennis, but can no sooner think of watching it than I can imagine spending a day at the spa.
Two weeks after the 7.0 earthquake rocked Haiti, relief workers are shifting from emergency aid to a second wave of challenges, such as providing safer, cleaner shelter for the more than 1 million people left homeless.


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WASHINGTON, April 26 (UPI) -- A federal government report suggests the Bush administration is not providing adequate or timely data on the subject of global climate change as required by Congress.
The report, "Climate Change Assessment," which was prepared by the Government Accountability Office and submitted to two members of Congress last Friday, said the administration "did not submit an assessment in 2004, as required."
John Stephenson, the GAO's director of natural resources and environment, said in his cover letter to Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and John Kerry, D-Mass., "it is unclear" how the administration will "explicitly address all required assessment topics."
The Global Change Research Act requires the White House to prepare a summary of federal climate-change research at least every four years. The first of these summaries, "Climate Change Impacts on the United States," was released in November 2000.
In 2002, President George W. Bush established the Climate Change Science Program to produce the report, but the group failed to meet last November's deadline. Instead, the White House has said the CCSP would issue 21 shorter reports between 2005 and 2007.
"Thus, by the time the last of these reports is published, about seven years will have elapsed since the publication of the 2000 report -- nearly twice the interval specified in the act," Stephenson said.
The CCSP is tasked with assessing the effects of global change in eight key areas: the natural environment, agriculture, energy production and use, land and water resources, transportation, human health and welfare, human social systems, and biological diversity. The GAO report said the group's approach to reporting the impact of climate change on society "contrasts with its more structured approach for addressing scientific uncertainties and trends" that question whether there is any link between climate change and human activity.
"This White House bases its policies on selective science, not the 'sound science' President Bush so often postures about," said Philip Clapp, head of the non-profit National Environment Trust in a statement following the release of the report. "The Bush administration's climate science program is so distorted that it belongs in the same file drawer as the tobacco industry's studies denying the link between smoking and cancer."
Those who have been working with the CCSP, however, have defended their research efforts to date.
James Mahoney, the Commerce Department official in charge of climate research at his agency, told the GAO, in a statement included in the report, the delay in reporting was not deliberate nor misguided, but rather the result of the complexity of the issue.
"The effort envisioned by Congress cannot be reasonably accomplished within four years," Mahoney said, and added the revised plan to produce the 21 reports until 2007 was "an essential and prudent balance of quality and timeliness."
Meanwhile, efforts are underway elsewhere to study the global effects of pollution and climate change.
Earlier this month, the United Nations, along with a number of other international institutions from both the public and private sectors, unveiled a report, "Millennium Ecosystem Assessment," which is the product of 1,360 experts from 95 countries working together during the past five years. The report found humans are damaging the planet at an unprecedented rate and causing irreversible changes to the world's ecosystems. It also warned the global economy would suffer should environmental destruction continue at its current pace.
"Any progress achieved in addressing the goals of poverty ... and environmental protection is unlikely to be sustained if most of the ecosystem services on which humanity relies continue to be degraded," the report said.
Robert Watson, chief scientist at the World Bank who was environmental adviser to President Bill Clinton and a former chief environmental scientist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, said climate change "may become the most dominant threat to ecological systems over the next hundred years."
Speaking at a news briefing on the U.N. report, Watson said: "We've clearly got to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, change our energy policies, use our energy more wisely. We can develop technologies for much more sustainable agriculture, sustainable energy, and we can use technology also to restore our ecosystem."
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(Sorry for the late post. I work in retail and it's the Friday after Thanksgiving. I had a busy morning. Also, be sure to stop by the Daily Dime Live tonight on ESPN.com to chat with me during the Bucks-Thunder game.)
Milwaukee Bucks (Scott Skiles) 8-5
(Likely) Inactives: Andrew Bogut, Joe Alexander and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute
Oklahoma City Thunder (Scott Brooks) 8-7
(Likely) Inactives: Shaun Livingston, Kyle Weaver and Kevin Ollie
Game time: 8:30 (CST)
TV: ESPN (No big deal)
Point Guard
Brandon Jennings vs. Russell Westbrook
Two of the bright young point guards in the game today square off in this one. Westbrook had a strong rookie season last year and has picked up where he left off this year. He's improved his field goal percentage, three-point percentage and assists. His most significant weakness is his penchant for turning the ball over. It probably has a lot to do with his incredible athleticism. He was in the dunk contest last year and has had to make the transition to point guard from off-guard in college with relative ease. When someone is as athletic as Westbrook they can find a way to have success wherever they are on the court if they put in the work. He should be a real handful on both ends for Jennings, who's had his share of struggles in his last two games. As Jennings goes, so go the Bucks, so if Westbrook is able to corral him, expect another long night for the Bucks.
Advantage: Thunder
Shooting Guard
Charlie Bell vs. Thabo Sefolosha
Sefolosha is a spell-check problem and gritty defender. He's one of a growing crop of hard defending, annoying European players. The mold that says Euro's are soft, three-point shooting only has been broken thanks to guys like Sefolosha. I'd actually expect him to get some time on Jennings and then see a lot of Michael Redd when he comes in too. Bell's role has been reduced a tad since Redd has returned and with the strong play of Luke Ridnour, but the Bucks still need him to hit shots when he's given the opportunity.
Advantage: Thunder
Small Forward
Carlos Delfino vs. Kevin Durant
Sigh. What to do about Durant? No LRMAM means he could give the Bucks fits all evening. Delfino is the best answer for the silky smooth scorer Durant, but he's going to give anyone the Bucks throw at him trouble. When the Bucks played the Nuggets they more or less let Carmelo Anthony get shots, they just tried to give him trouble and frustrate him as much as they could. They'll likely try to bother Durant as much as possible, but I'd expect him to make a lot of trips to the line and tally up a lot of points. He doesn't seem to get as frustrated as 'Melo is prone to do, so he may have an even bigger day than Anthony did. Durant has scored 25 or more points in 10 of the 12 games — including five games of more than 30 points — largely the result of his new found ability to attack the rim. And if the Bucks choose to play Redd at the three with Ridnour and Jennings or Bell and Jennings, the defense really takes a hit. It could be a field day for Durant then.
Advantage: Thunder
Power Forward
Ersan Ilyasova vs. Jeff Green
Green is a three/four, though not with the same range Ilyasova has. He has better ball skills, is a better passer and as good a defender, but lacks bulk. His well rounded game shows up in his averages: only nine NBA players averaged at least 16 points, six rebounds, two assists and one steal last season, Green was one of them. The Bucks rely on Ilyasova mainly as a perimeter threat rather than a post up player, so they may not be able to take full advantage of Green's smaller stature. Not that Ilyasova won't go to the rim, he's been pump-faking and driving quite a bit this year. Either way, Ilyasova should be able to get back to rebounding against a smaller Green. He had trouble trying to get in the paint for boards against New Orleans and San Antonio's much larger front courts. The Bucks need Ilyasova to grab double digit rebounds if they want to compete in this one. They simply can't give away boards and free throws and expect to win many games.
Advantage: Thunder
Dan Gadzuric vs. Nenad Kristic
Kristic is a crafty scorer and can hit the jumper out to 15 feet. That means he can pull Gadzuric away from the basket and drive on him, which could result in some quick fouls on Gadz. Gadz has been struggling as a starter, his minutes haven't been very consistent all year and he seems to be losing ground to Kurt Thomas with every passing game. Gadz has started the past three games for the injured Andrew Bogut, but even in those three starts, he's averaged less than 15 minutes a game. Neither team has a center that will impact the game a great deal, but at the very least, Kristic can get 15-10 on a very good night. He's a warmer body than is Dan Gadzuric.
Advantage: Thunder
Ridnour, Redd, Thomas and Hakim Warrick
Nick Collison, James Harden, Etan Thomas and Serge Ibaka
This is the Bucks biggest (and practically only) edge. The Thunder don't go very deep and haven't gotten much scoring out of James Harden, 3rd overall pick in the draft, but he's been playing smart and within himself. Thomas is often a thorn in the Bucks side and can block a lot of shots and score a little bit. An advanced Gadzuric. Collison may not play due to a hamstring injury and Ibaka is a very very raw center in the shot blocking, athletic mold. They don't get a lot of scoring, so if the Bucks starters struggle early, it could be up to the bench to bring them back in this one.
Advantage: Bucks
Prediction: Thunder 105 – Bucks 97
It's not easy to win on the road, but I think Bucks fans at least want to see a crisply played game from the Bucks after a few rough games in a row. The integration of Redd back into the lineup has not gone well, so if he can get it going tonight that would put a lot of minds at ease. If he's able to get going, this score could end up a lot different, but there has barely been glimpses of positive contributions from Redd at this point.
This isn't a must win for the Bucks, but it'd be nice to play well against a good team. The doubters are beginning to return in full force and they do have some reason:
The Bucks have played only three games against .500+ teams this season, fewest in the NBA. (Via ESPN Stats and Information)
Easiest Schedules Played
2009-2010 Season
Opp. Win Pct.
Bucks .374
Blazers .403
Cavaliers .416
Celtics .436
Magic .438
Nuggets .438
If the Bucks can sneak out a win against a team over .500, on the road, on national TV and even this road trip up at 2-2, it will be a huge leap in the right direction. But it may be a bit much to hope for at this stage in the Bucks development.


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LONDON, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- There is no "plan B" alternative to cutting more than $130 billion in spending from Britain's budget by 2015, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne says.
Osborne's four-year plan cuts spending for services, welfare, the military and elsewhere, while extending the retirement age to 66 for many workers, The Daily Telegraph reported.
"I have chosen in part to pay for that (cuts) by trying to curb the rise in the benefits bill," Osborne said. "That has involved some hard choices but I think they are fair choices. We have got to put the welfare state on a sustainable footing."
A report by The Institute for Fiscal Studies warned Great Britain's deficit could be larger than expected, and said Osborne's budget-cutting efforts should be examined after two years.
In an interview with BBC radio, Osborne said he would stick with the plan he has set out.
"People say 'Where's your plan B?'" Osborne said. I've got a Plan A, which is a pretty good situation. We've got the plan … the country needs a decisive plan."
Osborne said he made a "conscious choice" to protect spending on health and schools, and that forced him to cut welfare spending by more than $20 billion by 2015, the report said.


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We provide a two period model of political competition in which voters imperfectly observe the electoral promises made to other voters. Imperfect observability generates an incentive for candidates to offer excessive transfers even if voters are homogeneous and taxation is distortionary. Government spending is larger than in a world of perfect observability. Transfers are partly financed through government debt, and the size of the debt is higher in less transparent political systems. The model provides an explanation of fiscal churning; it also predicts that groups whose transfers are less visible to others receive higher transfers, and that imperfect transparency of transfers may lead to underprovision of public goods. From the policy perspective, the main novelty of our analysis is a separate evaluation of the transparency of spending and the transparency of revenues. We show that the transparency of the political system does not unambiguously improve efficiency: transparency of spending is beneficial, but transparency of revenues can be counterproductive because it endogenously leads to increased wasteful spending. Copyright , Wiley-Blackwell.
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Free For All Tuesday No. 18
21 comments:
If the Filofax US reps are still reading our comments . . . when will we see the rest of the 2011 line up on the US site? What about the gray Malden? And I vaguely remember something about the City Dweller and Travel Diary packs coming stateside this summer . . . any news on that front?ReplyDelete
Was too late for the FFAF, so I'm here sharing my love for the Malden with dpp plus month tabbed system. Finally a system that works for me. I'm still tempted to use the wo1p with it, so I can see the week view. We'll see. The Malden is superful already.ReplyDelete
Also, hole punch love. Bought one for 15 euros which works for pocket, personal AND A5.
Only the philofaxy crowd will understand my happiness.
Just wanted to say. I love my Filofaxes! :-)ReplyDelete
@ CP - me too :o)ReplyDelete
I just bought Domino mini - it`s sooooooo cute.
Also manage to get Domino pocket for bargain from ebay.
Very happy filofax week for me :o)
@ femke - I'd be interested to know which hole punch you bought - sounds ideal if it services all sizes.ReplyDelete
I'm still an unhappy bunny as I keep swapping between A4 and A5. The personal is just too small (although portable). I still use my pocket to carry around for overview diary and notes, but I want a bigger 'planner' for daily use and managing my work and everything I like to have to hand.
This means that I will most probably now sell my personal binders - I have a Personal Panama in Pearl (very pretty as it shimmers and has gold rings etc) which I love to 'stroke' (only fellow philofaxy people will understand this). I also have a glamorous Deco in Ivory which is still in it's box (I was unsure if I would use it so I have kept it pristine in case I decided to sell). I'm just coming to realise that although it is nice to own these things, I just don't need them and I have too much 'stuff' anyway. I would still have my red classic leather A4, my snake bronze domino in A5 and my black leather Amazona in A5. (Not to mention my Special Edition pocket). Also have a pocket Amazona in cream which I am debating what to do with! So I have plenty of filofax toys to play with still! No wonder I can't make up my mind!
@ Allison: I bought the same one Jotje has (photo is from her flickr). http://www.flickr.com/photos/50053159@N02/4818068638/ReplyDelete
Very sturdy!
@Femke...talk to me about your day per page with month tabbed system?? Are these Filofax inserts??ReplyDelete
I am currently using Franklin Covey inserts in order to get the monthly tabbed feature in my Malden...
Please enlighten me ; )
@Yvotchka: I use these: http://www.filofax.de/store/diaryrefillsdetails.asp?productId=2521 from the German Filofax site. I know they're not available everywhere, which sucks. I find them better than the month tabs Filofax UK has (which are just the names of the months).ReplyDelete
Did you know that filofax.co.uk has gone live today with all the Flex by Filofax items? That is except the diaries which are all shown as "out of stock"?ReplyDelete
@Yvotchka- Butting in- I'm not using Filo tabbed months, but I found Day Timer tabbed months that I've been using and love them! They sound a lot like your montlies: full to-do sheet before the month, full month on two pages w/ action list and notes, and notes and memos on the back.ReplyDelete
I got them at Office Depot in store but here is the link!
Thank you @Femke & @J...you are right J, those are extremely similar to my FC inserts. I think next year I will try DayTimer since they are the same width as FF pages.ReplyDelete
@femke- I was going to ask about your inserts.ReplyDelete
Yvotchka - I am using these monthly tabbed (personal size) http://www.filofaxusa.com/store/diaryrefillsdetails.asp?productId=2382 I like them because it also sort of gives you a week view. I find the monthly calendars with the little squares for the days don't give me enough room. It just took a little getting used to seeing the different layout.
I am using the day per page FF inserts and have the pages bracketed between the two pages of the "month on two pages". I should get a pic of it sometime.
I think the city dwellers and travel diary and family inserts are going to be removed soon, they haven't been very successful here in the UK, and they are no longer in the catalogueReplyDelete
@femke - I sort of derailed my train of thought in my last comment but I was going to ask: What sort of refill/insert is that with the pink ink, http://www.flickr.com/photos/femkepemke/5342443419/in/set-72157624948785860 (I stalked your flickr set).ReplyDelete
does anyone have any posts/tips on colour coding? do you use highlighter? Different colour ink? I use both, but don't really have a system. I just like a lot of colour on my pages.ReplyDelete
@terriknits, see the comments on this post:ReplyDelete
I and a few other people gave some details on how we use different colors of pen to code for different things.
Basically it's classification and whatever ink color catches your eye. ;)
@terriknits unfortunately, its from a Dutch shop, called Hema! I bought them last year, but dont use them any longer (& threw them away, otherwise i couldve send them to you!). I dont think they're available any longer.ReplyDelete
I become desperate.ReplyDelete
I have used so long the personal size. But somehow the Filofax stayed home more often because it is simply too big/large. Finally, it only came with to university. Now I bought a pocket and I've it always with me since I've bought. But the "test" I made last year too and I was back to personal.
What size do you have always with you? Do you have several sizes? A size for "on the go", one for home?
@femke - I was just curious as it was something I've never seen before! It's interesting to see different formats/styles available in different parts of the world.ReplyDelete
@Julia - I switched from a Desk size DayTimer to a Personal Filofax and am loving the size. I do more often than not take it with me in my bag, but if I'm not taking it, I have a small notebook and always have my BlackBerry that has my calendar and contacts. But I am still looking at a mini or pocket FF to throw in my bag.
Thanks for your answer!ReplyDelete
For you is personal also too big to have it everytime with you.
I have thought I'm the only one who think its to big ;)
@Julia - no, actually it's the perfect size for me. I have a large bag, so usually I do take it with me. If I'm just dashing out to get some groceries or something, one or two stops, I may leave it at home and just have my small notebook with my shopping list in it.ReplyDelete