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Lincoln Issues Emancipation Proclamation
When the American Civil War (1861-65) began, President Abraham Lincoln (1809-65) carefully framed the conflict as concerning the preservation of the Union rather than the abolition of slavery. Although he personally found the practice of slavery abhorrent, he knew that neither Northerners nor the residents of the border slave states would support abolition as a war aim. However, by mid-1862, as thousands of slaves fled to join the invading Northern armies, Lincoln was convinced that abolition had become a sound military strategy, as well as the morally correct path. On September 22, soon after the Union victory at the Battle of Antietam in Maryland, he issued a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that as of January 1, 1863, all slaves in the rebellious states "shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free." While the Emancipation Proclamation did not free a single slave (there were an estimated 800,000 slaves in border states and some 3 million more in Confederate states), it was an important turning point in the war, transforming the fight to preserve the nation into a battle for human freedom.
The 13th Amendment: Ratification
The president and his fellow Republicans knew that the Emancipation Proclamation might be viewed as a temporary war measure and not outlaw slavery once the Civil War ended, so they focused on passing a constitutional amendment that would do so. The 13th Amendment was passed by the U.S. Senate (which was dominated by Republicans) on April 8, 1864. However, the amendment died in the U.S. House of Representatives as Democrats rallied in the name of states' rights.
The presidential election of 1864 brought Lincoln back to the White Housealong withRepublican majorities in both legislative bodies. On January 31, 1865, the amendment passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 119 to 56, seven votes above the necessary two-thirds majority. Several Democrats abstained, but the 13th Amendment was sent to the states for ratification, which came on December 6, 1865. With the passage of the amendment, the "peculiar institution" that had indelibly shaped American history was eradicated.
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HAMMOND, Ind., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A movie extra working on "Transformers 3" in Hammond, Ind., was seriously injured by a flying metal object during a stunt, Indiana State Police said.
Police said Gabriela Cedillo, 24, of Chicago, was driving on a closed set when the object crashed through the windshield of her car and struck her, WGN-TV, Chicago, reported Thursday.
Cedillo, who was driving her own vehicle in the scene, was an extra and not a stunt crew member, police said. The vehicle kept moving and striking a concrete barrier wall for nearly a mile before stopping.
Cedillo sustained a serious head injury, police said, and was taken to a hospital.

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Nick Joeckel laughed, sort of, in telling how customs agents shook him down for two brand-new pairs of sunglasses in the Jakarta airport on the way back from a 10-day odyssey during which he surfed some of the best waves on the planet with 10 friends who had dreamed of surfing Indonesia together since they were kids.
They returned on June 22 bruised and cut from bouncing off the reefs of the Mentawai chain of islands, but with surfing batteries fully charged.
Except for Java Bailey from Southampton, Matt Clark, a well-known surf photographer, and Joe Mata, a rep for Oakley sunglasses — the company that puts Joeckel in the category of sponsored surfer — the trip was made up of friends, now in their mid-20s, who caught the surf bug at Atlantic Terrace, Ditch Plain, Turtle Cove, and their other hometown Montauk breaks.
Joeckel, his brother, Jesse (who owns the Whalebone Creative shop on Fort Pond Bay), Tyler Maguire, Charlie Weimar, Patrick Havlik, Kevin Becker, Jason Hewitt, John Wade, Bailey, and Mata are experienced surfers who, for years, had traveled beyond their hometown spots to juicier waves in the Caribbean and Hawaii. Nick Joeckel, Weimar, and Bailey had surfed Indonesia before.
This time, Joeckel, Maguire, Havlik, Wade, and Becker flew to Bali two weeks before the boat trip. Wade is still in Bali, "gone rogue," Joeckel said. Wade is a commercial fisherman out of Montauk by trade, as are Joeckel and Weimar.
"As a group, we all talked about a boat trip to Indo," Joeckel said, referring to the preferred way to taste the wide variety of waves offered by the reefs located over 50 miles off the coast of Sumatra. Beginning in the 1970s, the area was pioneered by Australian surfers who risked malaria and worse to experience wave perfection.
The Mentawais are a vast tropical paradise with Indian Ocean temperatures in the mid-80s, equatorial sun, and, other than a few island villagers paddling dugout canoes, little else but natural beauty. A surfari to the islands has become a pilgrimage of sorts for very good surfers, but the islands are in the middle of proverbial nowhere. A serious injury is serious indeed. These days a few resorts that cater to surfers have sprouted up, but boats, some with first-class accommodations, Indonesian crews, excellent food, and bottomless supplies of Bintang beer for apres-surf sunsets, are the way to go.
"Our boat was the Meleleuca, a 70-foot Indo yacht, first-class with an Australian guide," Joeckel said. "Yogurt and fruit before our first session, then eggs, then a second session, and lunch, then surf again in the afternoon. Three sessions per day."
He said the Meleleuca first called at the area known as Playgrounds, named for the number and variety of waves in close proximity, including Rifles, so-called for the cracking sound a wave makes when its perfectly formed lip hits the reef. Not far away, they caught the wave known as Bank Vaults — "double overhead barrels, a loomy peak," Joeckel said.
The boat stayed at Playgrounds for the first three days, then headed south to the infamous wave known as Macaroni's, perhaps because of the way a surfer can get twisted there. The Montaukers were taken to Greenbush, a wave that's been surfed for only a few years.
"Heavy reef-break barrels. You come out of a barrel practically onto dry reef. We had it by ourselves for two days, a big, dredging, spitting barrel. No room for errors, no turns, just go. It's more of a wedge."
Joeckel said that Montauk alone could not prepare a surfer for Indonesia and its particular Indian Ocean long-period pulse. "It's mellow for a half-hour, and then the pulse" — a big set of waves generated by storms raging near the Antarctic.
Surfing "front-side" can be a great advantage when waves are steep and barreling, as they are in the most iconic of Indonesian surf spots. The boat visited both lefts and rights, waves that break left-to-right and give goofy-footed surfers (standing with right foot forward and facing the wave) the front-side advantage, and right-to-left breaking waves more comfortable for surfers with the opposite stance. There were seven regular foots, and only three goofys.
"The name spots like Macaroni's were crowded, maybe 35 guys in the water, but you still get so many waves. Everyone wanted to surf Lance's Right, but the winds didn't agree. Inside, farther into a cove from Lance's Left, is a spot called Bintangs [after the beer], a novelty wave, a draining right-hand barrel. We had it all to ourselves, every wave a barrel, not giant, real fun. It was at the end of the trip."
The heavy waves and sharp coral reefs took their toll, but there were no serious injuries. Wade got his "back ripped like tiger claws on his back," Joeckel said. "Charlie Weimar hit the reef hard on the second-to-last day at Macaroni's. We had a first-aid kit on the boat. We went through three bottles of Chinese iodine."
The trip to the surf almost exactly on the other side of the world is a two-day affair: New York to Singapore via Frankfurt, Germany, then from Singapore to Jakarta, and finally Jakarta to Padang, Sumatra. Joeckel was the trip organizer, no small task. Getting the group's money together and making the visa, flight, and boat arrangements was a challenge. And then there was Jakarta.
"I missed the flight from Indo to Singapore. Got stuck in the Jakarta airport for 12 hours by myself. Got detained by customs. My visa was expired by one day. I had $15 in cash and my credit card. They took me to a back room and closed the doors. They said $15 was not enough. There was no way to get cash from my card. All I had was two new pairs of Oakley sunglasses."
Today, there are two customs agents wearing very cool shades, and Nick Joeckel and the boys are already talking about the next surfari to Indonesia.


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Tiny Pa. borough of Roseto gets 2nd brush with fame
EASTON, Pa. - For the second time in 30 years, the tiny Slate Belt borough of Roseto is getting national attention.
The new book "Outliers," which has been No. 1 on the New York Times best-seller list for the last few weeks, uses the story of Roseto as its introduction.
Author Malcolm Gladwell - who wrote the previous best-sellers "Blink" and "The Tipping Point" - said he needed a community that exemplifies part of the thesis of "Outliers," that sometimes the place makes people special.
"I needed an illustration for the idea of my book," Gladwell said, speaking on the phone from New York City. "Immediately, Roseto came to mind."
In the book, Gladwell argues that most people think about success the wrong way. Of course, people like Bill Gates, the Beatles and Robert Oppenheimer - to pick some of the examples from "Outliers" - had talent and drive. But Gladwell says there are things in people's backgrounds - when and where they were born, whom they were born to - that can greatly influence success.
How does Roseto fit in? It goes back to "The Roseto Story," a book published in 1979 about the unusually healthy hearts of its residents.
Roseto, a community of fewer than 1,700 people, was founded by Italian immigrants who named their new home for their former village. It's one of the most Italian communities in the United States.
But that's not the only thing that makes it unique. For a time, it was the town where seemingly nobody ever had a heart attack. Well, maybe some people in Roseto had heart problems, but the rates there were much, much lower than nearby communities such as Bangor and Nazareth.
In the 1960s and '70s, researchers Stewart Wolf and John Bruhn - who would later write "The Roseto Story" - set out to solve this mystery. They found that almost no one under 55 died from heart attacks or showed signs of heart disease. For people over 65, the death rate for heart attacks was half the rate of the rest of the country.
Wolf and Bruhn offered this theory: Rosetans looked out for each other. Their eating habits weren't that different from their neighbors, but they lived a stress-free, Old World lifestyle, which made for healthy hearts.
"The Rosetans were healthy because of where they were from," Gladwell writes, "because of the world they had created for themselves in their tiny little town in the hills."
Ralph Stampone, 81, said his family was one of the many involved in the health study. Wolf visited the Stampone family restaurant, Tony's Cafe on Garibaldi Avenue.
"He wanted to know what we were eating," Stampone said. (For some reason, people in Roseto tend to talk about the "Wolf study," even though there are two names on it.)
"A lot of lard, a lot of bread," Stampone continued. It wasn't the food. It was the people eating it.
"What he found was happiness ... togetherness," Stampone recalled.
Stampone, like many Roseto residents, hadn't heard of - let alone read - "Outliers."
At Ruggiero's Market - a corner store that serves as a sort of time capsule of the old Roseto - shoppers weren't aware of the book. Co-owner Elena Ruggiero said she was: She'd heard about "Outliers" from customer Nathan Kanofsky.
Kanofsky hadn't yet read all of "Outliers," but had gotten through enough of it to have seen the introduction.
"That part stuck out like a sore thumb," he said.
Still, most native Rosetans seem unmoved by their brush with fame in Gladwell's book. Many of them stand by Wolf's basic thesis: Rosetans are happy, healthy and neighborly.
True, Wolf later did a follow-up that showed that people in Roseto got less healthy as traditions faded. But the signs of the old Roseto still persist, said resident Joanne Viglione.
She belongs to "Sodality," a Catholic women's organization, and many of its members are in their 70s and 80s.
"They're quite healthy. We have one woman who's been a member for 68 years," Viglione said as she shopped in Ruggiero's Market.
It was the day before a winter storm was predicted to arrive, but Viglione said the armload of groceries she carried had nothing to do with fear of being snowed in.
"I cook every night," she said. "Don't forget, we're Italian."
Not forgetting that fact is what makes Rosetans outliers, Gladwell said. In many communities, embracing the American dream can mean shedding who you were before you arrived.
"Roseto didn't," he said. "They retained what was best and beautiful about them."


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Day 1 Welcome to LISBON , upon arrival in LISBON meet your Driver at the airport /or Cruise port and proceed to hotel. Check in at Hotel as per standard hotel policy of check in timings. overnight at Hotel.
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Fergus Henderson's Bicyclette Cocktail Recipe
Happy Hour: Bicyclette
Whether it's unseasonably cold or hot, the silver lining of wonky weather is the chance to cook outside the norm. Before a front of wet and cold blew into San Francisco yesterday, the city was undeniably hotter and sunnier than usual. That was all the excuse I needed to whip up a simple cocktail of white wine and the bitter apéritif Campari over crushed ice.
The bicyclette, a favorite of famed chef Fergus Henderson, is easy on the stomach, but boozy enough to lift the mood on the damper known as daytime tax filing. My mind was busy filling out those 1040s, but my inner spirit was channeling the drink's native Italy. For the no-recipe recipe, keep on reading.
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ATLANTA - The Atlanta Hawks have signed swingman Damien Wilkins for the rest of the season.
The former Georgia player is a seven-year veteran who originally signed with the team Dec. 3. He was waived Jan. 5 before
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The 31-year-old Wilkins is the son of former NBA
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Wilkins has averaged 2.6 points and 1.8 rebounds in 20 games with the Hawks.
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Begin by breathing normally, but paying attention to each breath. After several breaths, begin to breathe more deeply - longer inhalations and longer exhalations. With deep breathing, you breathe from your diaphragm, from your gut. Notice the three parts to your breathing - your chest rises, your ribs expand, and your belly rises as you breathe in. Place your hands for several breaths on your chest, then your ribs, and finally your belly, to feel the breath moving through you. Breathe deeply and slowly, focusing all of your attention on each breath. Don't rush it or breathe quickly. As you exhale naturally, allow any tension to leave you with the breath. Imagine the tension draining from your body and mind as you exhale. Notice the feeling of calm and relaxation that comes with exhalation.
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The drive was long, about two hours. Two whole hours stuck next to James. Now dont get me wrong, Im so grateful that James has given me a chance to get away from my horrid sister, that he has made room for me to hang out with his friends. But James and I have such a nasty history.
When Im with him I feel so confused, I hated him with such passion, but now I feel (most of the time) another passion, a passion I cant quite place.
James bullied me relentlessly at Hogwarts, I often ended up going to the hospital wing to change my hair back to its normal colour or to have the boils removed form my face, he has only ever seriously hurt me twice, first when he got peeves to drop twelve books on my head, and second when he pushed me off of my skate board and I split my head open.
I know that from now on he wont ever purposely hurt me, he can be a dick sometimes but he never sets out to hurt me, he wont anymore that I can be certain. Its weird how I know that but I do. Hell never hurt me.
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The limo pulled up to a large house, it was about four stories, defiantly not your average house size.
Welcome to the Potter Cottage. Bridget said opening the front door to Lilys new home.
Oh wow! Lily gushed as she stepped into the house. She was standing in a gorgeous entrance, painted in warm yellow. All along the wall were pictures of James, Sirius, Remus and Peter, a few of just James, some of James and Sirius, some of Bridget and a man Lily assumed to be Harold, and a few of other people Lily didnt know.
Its lovely. Lily said to Bridget.
Aw thank you honey, you know its your home too now. Bridget said. Let me show you to your room. She said and led Lily up some stairs onto the first floor.
This is the same floor that James and Sirius sleep on, but unfortunately for you, youll be sleeping on this floor too. Bridget said with a chuckle as Lily grinned.
Harold and I sleep on the second floor. Theres a library on this floor and your bathroom is to the left of your room, and well here we are. The two stopped in front of a light green door, Lily turned the handle and opened the door revealing a cream room, the carpet was a darkish cream and the walls a light cream, there was a wardrobe and a dressing table, and there werent any pictures in this room however.
Harold and I were going to get the camera out this summer, take a few pictures, for you mainly. Im sorry we didnt have any to put in here. Bridget said sensing Lily realizing there werent any pictures.
Thanks Bridget. Lily said and smiled brightly at the woman.
Why dont you unpack and make this room a bit more homely? Bridget suggested. Dinner will be in an hour. But you can come down when youre ready. With that Bridget left.
An hour later Lily wandered down to the kitchen, Bridget, James, Sirius and another man were sitting at the table. The man Lily didnt know had black messy hair, just like James however he had blue eyes rather then hazel eyes.
Ah you must be Lily. The man said.
Yes Sir. Lily said.
The man chuckled.
Please call me Harold. He said and then continued eating.
Lily sat down next to Bridget as that was the only space at the table left. She looked around, there was no food on the table and her plate was empty. Sensing Lilys confusion Bridget spoke up.
Just tell the plate what you want. We werent too sure what you would like so we went for the easy option. Bridget said with a kind smile.
Lily looked down at her plate and ordered pasta. The meal was lovely, though it felt strange to be sitting and eating with the Potters and Sirius.
After dinner Lily found herself sitting in the living room with James and Sirius.
Ok so the arrows didnt play their best last game; however the Arrows are the best! James declared.
No way! Puddlemere united is the best. They win next all their matches, and have beaten the Arrows! Sirius argued.
Lily laughed and the two boys turned to her.
What's so funny Lilykins? Sirius asked.
Boys and quidditch you have been arguing for the last twenty minutes about who the best team is why dont you just say that they are equal? Lily said still chuckling lightly.
The boys grinned.
Because that way, we would never figure out who the best team is. Sirius answered.
Ok how many games has the Arrows won this season? Lily asked James.
Three. James muttered.
And Puddlemere? Lily asked Sirius.
Four. Sirius said proudly.
Well it seems Puddlemere is the better team. Lily announced as James groaned.
Thats not fair! He complained.
How? Lily asked smirking at James.
Because it just isnt! James exclaimed pouting.
Lily laughed at James; he could so childish at times.
Thats it! James bellowed as Lily laughed at him. He lunged at her and tickled her mercilessly. Sirius joined him as they had Lily pinned to the floor screaming for mercy. However the two boys would not give up. They continued to tickle Lily for ten minutes, the whole time Lily screaming and laughing.
That night Lily went up to bed, hugging both boys good night, and for once she fell asleep feeling no other emotion then happiness.
The next day when Lily awoke she wandered down stairs, fully prepared for the day when she was ambushed by James and Sirius. Sirius had of course thrown Lily over his shoulder. The three of them walked, or in Lilys case carried, into the Kitchen where Bridget and Harold were sitting sipping on coffee.
Morning kids. Bridget said smiling. Lily Its my day off today and I was wondering if you were up to a bit of shopping? Bridget asked as Lily sat beside her.
Thats sounds cool, is there anything in particular you were after? Lily asked.
Yes, a ball gown for you. Bridget said as Lily choked on the toast she was eating.
Ball gown, what for? Lily asked shocked, she was not the type to dress up.
Our annual summer ball. Harold answered for his wife.
Oh. Was all Lily could say.
James and Sirius smirked, this would be amusing.
Later that day Lily found herself standing in a circular room; the walls however were covered in rail after rail of dresses.
Well Lily this is the best place to come for dresses. I have a few colours in mind that would look stunning with your hair and eyes. Bridget said to Lily.
Mrs. Potter, lovely to see your back, another ball I assume. Said a lady from behind Lily, Lily whirled around to come face to face with an aging lady with brown hair streaked with grey and blue eyes.
Oh and oo, may I ask, is zis little beauty? The lady asked eyeing Lily with a smile.
Madame LeFay Lily Evans, shes come to live with us. Bridget answered looking at Lily fondly.
You ave the most exquisite air and eye colour, ruby air and emerald eyes. Green vould be an obvious choice in colour for a dress, but I think something a little less bright, owever well ave a few colours out for you to try. Madame LeFay said, then with a flick of her wand there appeared a rack holding about twenty dresses, all different colours and styles and materials.
Wow. Lily gasped, she may not like to dress up but she knew a beautiful dress when she saw one, and about now she saw twenty.
Well lets stay safe to start off. Emerald green of course. Madame LeFay said and picked out three emerald green dresses.
The first was very simple. It was sleeveless/strapless and tight around the bust, there was a little bit of beading around the top of the dress, and it was fitted until it reached the hips where the dress flared out and reached the ground.
The second dress was the one Lily fell in love with.
Lily it looks gorgeous on you! Bridget exclaimed. Lily smiled and looked down at her self, her pale skin looked paler against the green, and you could clearly see the freckles that graced her shoulders. Lily looked truly stunning.
Of course the other dresses were tried, but none looked half as pretty.
Pink, orange, Yellow, red, lime green, bright blue, black, silver, gold and white dresses were all tried some with corset tops, some showing a lot of cleavage, some with flower decoration, all of them were beautiful but not half as beautiful as the second dress Lily tried so it was decided that it would be the dress Lily got.
Now for shoes. Bridget said smiling.
Really Bridget, the dress was really expensive, you dont have to get me shoes too. Lily said.
Oh Lily, I never had a daughter and James doesnt like shopping for dresses. I like doing this, plus we can afford it. Now lets get those shoes. Bridget chuckled.
Lily smiled and walked with Bridget to a stack of shoes and chose a pair of flat emerald green pumps.
Lily smiled; she knew she would look really pretty on the night of the ball.
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Training Bangladeshi Journalists to Report on Climate Change
A five-day national workshop was held in Bangladesh from 29 June to 3 July 2013, to train 20 journalists from the print, broadcast and electronic media to report more competently on issues related to climate change (CC).
The event was a part of UNESCO New Delhi's inter-sectoral project 'Combating Climate Change in South Asia: Media Interventions for Public Awareness and Action'. The workshop, implemented by News Network Bangladesh, combined the acquisition of knowledge about CC with the development of practical skills on reporting CC. The central theme of the training programme was the impact of CC on the Hindu Kush Himalayan ecosystem as it affects Bangladesh.
The event began with a keynote address titled 'The Hindu Kush Himalayas and the Bengal Basin: The Highland–Lowland Link', delivered by Prof. D.K. Datta of the Department of Environmental Sciences at Khulna University. The opening session – an overview of CC and its impact, global warming and environmental governance – was conducted by Hossain Shahriar, the eminent Bangladeshi ecologist. Subsequent sessions dealt with the effect of CC in Bangladesh (including the specific challenges posed to certain sectors and services; CC's effect on the Hindu Kush Himalayan region; community-based mitigation and adaptation measures; the Government's policy initiatives and inter-governmental cooperation to control the effects of CC).
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Ad page counts for the September issues of magazines are in, and they're looking less promising.
Condé Nast reports that ad pages in W are down 53% from last year, Allure saw a decline of 52%, Self fell 51%, Glamour lost 42%, Vogue's down 37%, Details gave up 35%, and GQ and Teen Vogue each lost 32%.
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Elle, published by Hachette Filipacchi, lost 21%, Hearst's Harper's Bazaar is down between 23 and 26 percent.
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PORTLAND, Ore.—Freescale Semiconductor Inc.'s new Xtrinsic family of smart MEMS sensors combine a 32-bit ColdFire microcontroller with on-chip algorithms for all the common operations like tap, touch, tilt and orientation, thereby streamlining designs and offloading the application processor, the company said Tuesday (June 22).
"We are supplying a smart system-in-package that gives you both an inertial sensor along with the intelligent algorithms designers need to craft an application," said Bryce Osoinach, touch sensor systems and applications engineer at Freescale.
The system-in-package combines a ColdFire 32-bit microcontroller die alongside a three-axis MEMS accelerometer die. The same 3-by-3 millimeter package also contains on-chip power management and dual I2C/SPI connectivity buses—one for communicating with the host application processor, and the other for communicating with up to 12 other sensors needed in a design, such as MEMS gyroscopes, pressure sensors, magentometors, or touch sensors.
Besides off-loading the application processor in a design from reading out sensor data, the on-chip firmware that is supplied with every Xtrinsic sensor provides many of the common algorithms that would otherwise have to be executed by the application processor, as well as the sensor fusion operations needed to use multiple sensors. On-chip flash can also accommodate custom sensor fusion operations, such as to emulate Wii-like gaming controllers with MotionPlus. For instance, the on-chip accelerometer can be used together with an external MEMS gyroscope to achieve ultra-precise motion tracking for 3-D mice and MotionPlus fuctionality. A barometric pressure sensor can also be added for altitude along with a magnetometer, and sensor fusion algorithms can perform indoor navigation tasks.
Besides claiming the highest resolution output in the industry—14-bits—every member of Freescale's new Xtrinsic family of smart system-in-package sensors includes on-chip capacitive touch sensing and suite of software to manage most functions like buttons, sliders and rotary dials, according to Freescale.
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After dressing as Renamon and Kazu, Digimon Tamers ended. The joy was gone from my life. I've started watching Digimon Frontier, but it's just not the same. However, I thought Takuya's shirt was really nifty. I went out and got a shirt of that color, whipped up the design in Photoshop, and printed it on iron-on paper. I wore it to work the next day. (I work for a major dotcom company.) I made the red shirt myself. The sneakers look stupid, so I didn't bother recreating those. He wears shorts, so I didn't want to wear those in the winter. ...and I hate the way the goggles turned out. Ugh. I hated them so much, I didn't even wear them. Oh, I also hated that I'm 3 or 4 times the age of Takuya...so this just looked stupid and I'm not dressing as him ever again. The only photo known to exist was part of me as I walked by in the background.
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I'm really sad that Martina's gone. I'm particularly sad that she had to wear that awful costume for her final dance.
I wish the pros and celebs were paired randomly. Maybe Tony would have a chance.
Glad Gavin made it through this week. I sure hope he improves a lot by next week. Sorry to see Martina go, but she really was the worst of them all.
Boob Wrinkles - it is not a myth
As much as I enjoy William, it's really getting unbearable with all the 'how hot is he' references. Nobody rioted over Gilles, although I certainly felt like it. Gilles was a better dancer (and better looking, imo). At least he can dance, because I'd be annoyed if he got by solely on the sex factor. Which is what I think the judges are paying attention to most. And will they have canned screams if the audience gets tired one week and doesn't cheer for him?
I missed the earlier seasons. He needs to start being mean! He is such a sweetie. It seems that both Maks and Tony stay more within the confines of the required elements of the dances, and I'm surprised that Len doesn't appreciate that more than he does.
I am just now watching M & M's cha cha, and cheez, Maks' body is to die for. His skin is beautiful.
I used to love Jack Wagner on GH during those WSB days. I was a huge Frisco and Felicia fan. Jack has not aged well though. He looks a little rough around the edges. I do want to see if he can manage to hang around a while.
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Believe it or not, the tail-end of April can be a make-it-or-break-it time for a number of fantasy owners. We all talk about how it's still so early in the year and that the fantasy baseball season is a marathon and not a sprint, but ownership frustration is usually at its highest point right now and you're going to start to see who's really in it to win it and who is likely to fade into the background. For some, early season struggles present a challenge that inspires them to work harder and study the nuances of their league to seek out an edge, but for many, it's far too easy to use early-season struggles and injuries as an excuse to give up and not put in the necessary work it takes to be a champion.
They say that when running a marathon, you come to a certain point where you hit a wall and those who push through it are the ones who find the most success. You have to look at this part of your fantasy season as that wall and there are a number of bricks in place that make it incredibly difficult for you to push through. You've got the cold starts from so many of your star players, the hot starts from the nobodies on your competition's roster, the massive pile-up of injuries to contend with, and worst of all, you've got Mother Nature laughing at you as she repeatedly kicks your pitching staff in the fantasy groin with all of these weather postponements. You may have thought you drafted one of the most formidable rosters in your league, yet you sit there helplessly watching your team languish near the bottom of the standings.
Well, this is where you show the league what you're made of. The weather will eventually turn and your starters who keep getting shellacked after their outings get pushed back a few days will level off. With that turn of the weather, you'll also start to see fewer conditioning injuries such as hamstring and groin problems that keep putting your guys on the bench every other game. The hot starts will soon wear off and those who are cold (Jason Heyward, I'm looking in your direction right now) will eventually have that one big game that eventually kick-starts their season. You may be hitting that wall right now, but your knowledge and experience in fantasy allows you to see what is beyond, and a last-place finish with a talented roster is not what's on the other side.
Stay the course. Don't panic. Take a look at your waiver wire and use the help that's out there appropriately. For example, you may be dying in the power categories with Giancarlo Stanton's vanishing act, but rather than try to patch that up with lesser power guys who are sitting on your waiver wire for obvious reasons, build up elsewhere. Grab some speed guys if they're available and dominate in runs and steals for a short while until Stanton comes back.� Once he does, you can dish off that extra speed and really go crazy building up your power. It's just a matter of using what you've got. Be a MacGuyver and see the possibilities. Don't be a Magoo and remain blinded by your obstacles.
Now here's a look at some potential and some pitfalls that may require your attention�
On the Rise
Devin Mesoraco, C CIN - There are many out there who were probably drooling when they heard the news that Reds catcher Ryan Hanigan was heading for the disabled list. He was dealing with a thumb injury at first, but now has an oblique strain which could increase the amount of time lost and Mesoraco fans everywhere are now champing at the bit. They have been waiting in earnest for their prized, young backstop to get the opportunity to play every day and gain Dusty Baker's trust and that day has finally come. With light-hitting veteran Corky Miller getting the call as the back-up, the Reds are pushing all-in with Mesoraco right now. Let's just hope he can show some improvement against right-handed pitching.
Anthony Rendon, 3B WAS - Sigh. Another year, another trip to the DL for Nationals' third baseman Ryan Zimmerman. This time, it's a hamstring problem and while results of the MRI haven't been released, the team obviously saw something that they didn't like as the decision to place him on the DL was fairly quick. Given the woes at the hot corner this year, Rendon, though unproven, becomes an immediate add. He's had troubles with injuries in his past as well and there's not a whole lot of data to go on because of that, but the scouts like to talk about his advanced hitting instincts and above-average power potential. He's obviously talented enough that the Nationals are throwing him into the deep end of the pool with no floaties on, so he's obviously worth the risk.
Jarrod Parker, SP OAK - If there was ever a time to buy low on a good, young starting pitcher, that time is now with respect to Parker. He was completely ineffective in his first two starts and was absolutely annihilated in his third outing when he coughed up eight runs in just 3.1 innings. But sometimes a struggling offense is just what the doctor ordered and his last outing against Tampa proved to be a success. Not only did he bump up his strikeout rate, but he seemed to be much more comfortable with his changeup which is usually his best pitch. With stronger command and his go-to pitch back in the arsenal, Parker can regain that rookie-season magic we fell in love with last year and bring back that delicious 3.43 FIP and 9.9-percent swinging strike rate. He's a grab-and-stash right now with a start against hard-hitting Baltimore up next, but should he continue this path, he's going to be a very highly-sought after commodity. Best to be pro-active now than get left out in the cold later.
Carlos Ruiz, C PHI - Mark it down on your calendar, folks - April 28 is the day for all those in Choochville to celebrate the return of their fallen hero. The 25-game suspension, Ruiz received for a positive test for amphetamines is just about to end and help fantasy help behind the dish is on its way. Obviously there's going to be a lot of skepticism as a breakout season in 2012 was marred by a drug suspension, but we're not talking PEDs use which would easily cast a much darker cloud (right, Melky?). If you're looking for a quick boost behind the plate and Chooch is available on your waiver wire, he should be considered an immediate add. He'll start right out of the gate and be inserted into the middle of the lineup. The RBI chances should be abundant, and if he can simply replace what he was using with a much more socially-acceptable case of Red Bull, then you've got your number one backstop for the season.
Daniel Nava, OF BOS - As expected, when David Ortiz came off the disabled list Friday, the Sox sent struggling rookie Jackie Bradley, Jr. back to the minors to hone his skills and Nava is the primary beneficiary of the whole move. Sure, Big Papi's return to the DH spot pushes Jonny Gomes back out to left field, but between his inability to consistently hit right-handed pitching and Nava's continued success this season, it's not too difficult to see who will get the bulk of the playing time. We may be looking at a small sample size of plate appearances, but Nava has looked outstanding thus far, posting an impressive 14-percent walk rate and a .342 average that is based on strong contact rates and fantastic pitch selection as opposed to excessive luck from an over-inflated BABIP. He's a sneaky one to own right now and could pan out to be one of the better value pick-ups this season.
Fading Fast
Gio Gonzalez, SP WAS - Though it wasn't very highly publicized during the spring, there were a number of pundits who expressed concern with Gonzalez' decline in the second half of last year and noted that changes in his arm angles could indicate trouble ahead. That speculation had its flames fanned when a connection to Biogenesis was made and suddenly Gio was losing a bit of his luster. Now we've seen a drop in velocity this season and he's allowed 12 runs over his last two starts, neither of which did he make it past the fifth inning. There seem to be a lot of forces in play right now that don't bode well for Gonzalez' immediate future, so it might be time to see what you can get for him before it's too late. It's still early enough where some owner will overpay based on last year's totals, so if you can land yourself a nice deal, you may want to explore the possibilities.
Chad Billingsley, SP LAD - It looks like more elbow troubles for Billingsley as he lands on the DL this week, and while the move is retroactive to the 16th of April, owners shouldn't expect to see him for some time. Billingsley has had issues with his elbow in the past and at one point, it was recommended that he undergo Tommy John surgery. He opted for rest and rehab and now it might all be catching up with him. He is out indefinitely and the Dodgers made some corresponding roster moves to try and bolster their already hurting pitching staff, but you'll likely want to look elsewhere to get some help.
Evan Gattis, C ATL - The handwriting is on the wall and while it may be easy to be blinded by a rich and delicious stat line that includes five home runs and 12 RBI, you're going to have to be sensible about this one. Incumbent catcher Brian McCann is due back very shortly, as is first baseman Freddie Freeman. That leaves Gattis as a man without a starting job and someone whose fantasy value is heading into a steep decline. Given his early-season success and the fact that McCann is a free agent after this season, keeper league owners may want to stash him away, if possible, and hold him for next year. But those in re-draft leagues should be attempting to trade him or get ready to cut bait completely as it will take another long-term injury to McCann for him to see any extra time.
Derek Jeter, SS NYY - News for those stashing Jeter goes from bad to worse as it was revealed this week that The Captain has a crack in his ankle that still hasn't healed and that he won't be back until the second half of the season. While that's probably not an issue for owners with an array of DL spots, those who have a limited number might be in trouble given the rash of injuries we've seen around MLB lately. Without added DL spots, your bench is going to look like a fantasy graveyard soon and the flexibility you once had with your roster will be gone. If you don't have a deep bench, you just might have to cut Jeter loose and hope to grab him later in the year after the rest of your team heals. You run a serious risk losing him, but you have to do what's right for your team both now and in the long run.
Scott Kazmir, SP CLE - Well how's this for everybody's feel good story of the season and early prediction for AL Comeback Player of the Year? Let this be a lesson to those suckered in by a strong spring and the re-emergence of scouting reports from 10 years ago. It only took the 29-year old three weeks to make it back from a rib injury and the results were a brutal six earned runs in 3.1 innings against the woeful Astros. There wasn't a single positive thing you could take away from his first outing and you'd really have to be some sort of delusional Kazmir fan to think that there is much in the way of hope on the horizon. Save your ratios from an unnecessary beating and part ways before it's too late.