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CAPE TOWN -- He didn't tell his fans to (bleep) like Wayne Rooney, didn't spit at anyone like Cristiano Ronaldo and didn't whine to the officials after the final whistle like Kaka.
No, Lionel Messi displayed a far more down-to-earth emotion after being eliminated from the World Cup.
He cried.
"To see Messi weeping in the changing room, anyone who says to me he has no feelings for the (Argentina) shirt is stupid," Argentina coach Diego Maradona said after his teams's 4-0 loss to Germany in a World Cup quarterfinal at Green Point Stadium on Saturday.
"(Messi) had a great World Cup. He didn't score because the ball lifted or goalkeepers were their teams' stars."
But the fact remains that Messi and fellow world superstars Kaka of Brazil, Rooney of England and Ronaldo of Portugal combined to score just one goal at South Africa 2010.
One. Incredible.
Some would argue that these are the four best players in the world. Perhaps.
But none have won a World Cup. And until they do, their legacies will be tarnished. And rightly so. This is not about what about a player does for his club team. This is bigger than that. This is the World Cup, the world's biggest sporting tournament on the world's biggest stage.
Up until Saturday, Messi had been one of the best players in the tournament. But the Germans, having studied his tendencies, made certain Argentina's shifty superstar was double- and triple-teamed all afternoon.
"We analyzed their games and expected this lineup, and expected that Messi would drop into midfield," German coach Joachim Loew said. "We managed to take him out of the game, keeping him under pressure without fouling him."
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We have a number of Terraria friends here at GamerTell who loved the original game, so when we heard about the PS3 and Xbox 360 port, we had to find out more. Fortunately, David Welch, 505 Games Producer, was able to take some time out of his busy schedule to talk about Terraria's jump from computers to consoles. We got to get into everything, learning what's new, how the game works on the systems, how mods inspired the console release and more. If you're wondering what Terraria will play on your console, look no further.
GamerTell: Terraria is a very unique game that lends itself perfectly to a mouse and keyboard control scheme. How did you adapt it so it could work on the PS3 and Xbox 360?
David Welch: It took a lot of hard work and experimentation. We're lucky, in that Terraria is deeply rooted in the "Metroidvania" genre, which is native to console, so that gave us a control scheme to work from for basic movement. However, the more advanced actions were definitely a challenge since there are so many items and such a variety of situations we needed to accommodate. Our ultimate solution—having the "manual" and "auto" cursor mode that you can switch between—we think feels very natural, but it took a huge amount of iteration to get there.
GamerTell: How will multiplayer work on consoles with Terraria? Will every player have the same world changing abilities as the host character?
Welch: The multiplayer is pretty straightforward—from the main menu you can either join a friend's game or start a game using one of your worlds. Split-screen players can join
and leave at any time and online friends will see your game show up in their menus – or you can invite them manually. In order to preserve the challenge of the game and keep things fair, console hosts don't get the same god-like powers as they would on PC.
GamerTell: People who've played Terraria on computers have put together an assortment of modprograms to make playing easier. For example, there are extra apps that allow people to zoom out and see a larger view of the map or a program to see which games are available online. Have you considered any of this when creating Terraria's console versions to add similar functions since those players can't access extra programs?
Welch: We definitely took inspiration from the modding community. The in-game world map in particular was very inspired by some of the existing tools. And our redesigned crafting
system was approached with the philosophy that console players can't easily access the online wikis the same way that PC players can.
GamerTell: Will there be any way to share "worlds" you've created with friends, in case someone's particularly proud of what they've built?
Welch: Sure, when you load a world you can choose to make it an online game—then just invite your friends!
GamerTell: What kind of new content has been added into the console versions of Terraria? Are there any new NPCs or events like the Blood Moon?
Welch: In addition to the new controls we've added a whole new inventory and crafting
interface, a tutorial, a world map, new music from the original composer, new items, new monsters, new pets, and a brand new final boss.
GamerTell: Will there eventually be Terraria DLC?
Welch: It's hard to say for sure right now but we're certainly looking into the possibility.
GamerTell: Are there going to be any limits as to how many worlds or players the console Terraria user can create?
Welch: Yes – eight worlds and five characters.
GamerTell: If the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Terraria are successful enough, would a Vita port be considered? I'd think the touch screen would be a natural fit for the building aspects.
Welch: You're not the first one to mention that. We agree that the platform could be a very natural fit and we're certainly looking into it.
Terraria should be coming to a PS3 or Xbox 360 near you very soon. It missed its February 2013 release window, but has been rescheduled to debut in Spring 2013 and should be available on the PlayStation Store and Xbox Live Arcade within the next few weeks.
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For families of deployed military personnel and wounded or disabled veterans, clearing driveways and sidewalks can be a real challenge. To meet that challenge, BOSS Snowplow and Project EverGreen established the SnowCare for Troops program to provide complimentary snow and ice removal services to these deserving individuals.
Since SnowCare for Troops was launched in 2010, more than 3,700 military families across the country have registered for the program and more than 1,400 landscape and snow removal contractors have volunteered to provide these much needed services but there is always room for more as the need grows.
Interested military families and veterans can also register for participation in the SnowCare for Troops program by calling Project EverGreen at 888-611-2955 or registering online at projectevergreen.org/greencare-and-snowcare-for-troops/.


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Five years after San Diego County's office market troughed, rents, occupancy and construction are recovering at a slow, not always steady, pace.
The most-watched indicator is vacancy rates — they were down to 14.7 percent in the fourth quarter, compared with 15.2 percent a year earlier and 18 percent at the end of the recession in 2009.
That slow climb from a deep hole is not a bad thing, considering the office market's history of boom-and-bust cycles.
"The scrutiny on these developments is much more in play than it's ever been in the past," said Duncan Dodd, senior vice president of Cassidy Turley's office division in San Diego.
Other benchmarks revealed conflicting trends:
• The region ranked 10th nationally in posting a 4.3 percent rental increase and is now halfway back from the bottom reached in late 2011.
• Only 887,000 square feet was leased countywide, down 29 percent from 2012 — a "horrible" bottom line, said Cassidy Turley broker Brett Ward.
• Nearly 1.7 million square feet of office space is under construction, 81 percent more than at this time last year.
• The five biggest office sale transactions sold for a combined $772.9 million, including the latest, the AT&T San Diego Data Center in Mira Mesa, which closed escrow last month for $134.5 million.
One thing driving less demand than in past upturns is office use. Todd said companies are getting by with less square feet per person, going from the traditional 250-300 square feet per person to 180 square feet and less.
"Everybody's taken a step back," he said, asking themselves, "Do I really need 25,000 square feet when I could effectively use 17,000 to 18,000 square feet?"
The slimming comes courtesy of technology changes that replace file cabinets with data in the cloud, voicemail for receptionists and "hoteling" — assigning the same desk to multiple employees who do much of their work in the field.
Still, Class A office buildings — the steel and glass skyscrapers with trendy restaurants and slick gyms — remain the gold standard in judging the health of an office market. And at least one developer, the Irvine Co., is moving ahead with a new speculative office building in the University City area without first signing up a key anchor tenant. That's possible because the deep-pocketed Irvine buys and builds office projects and then holds them for the long term.
While the rental rate at such a new building might start at $4 per square foot per month, the overall asking lease rate countywide stood at $2.35 per square foot per month at the end of the 2013. That was 15.2 percent below the peak in 2008 but 5.4 percent higher than a year ago.
While the healthiest markets are in the suburbs, Ward said the new generation in the tech sector doesn't want to be in the areas where their bosses live. They crave the urban core, just like their counterparts in San Francisco.
"They can buy a condo downtown," Ward said. "They want to be downtown."
One other statistic office brokers watch is employment, and Cassidy Turley notes in its year-end report for San Diego that the region has recovered 16,000 of the 27,800 office jobs lost from December 2007 to June 2009.
"That's pretty good, not great," Ward said. "I think everybody feels the economy is still good, but when you look at the numbers from an office standpoint, it was not a good year."
Perhaps the most optimistic in the new year are the developers who have planned or proposed 76 buildings with 17.2 million square feet. Most probably will not be built as quickly as hoped, if ever. But developers will be trolling for tenants — and if they can prelease 50 percent or more of their buildings, they'll announce a ground breaking.
As of the first of the year, Cassidy Turley's San Diego research director Jolanta Campion said, not a single square foot has been leased in any of those buildings.Copyright © 2017, The San Diego Union-Tribune


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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) — A 36-year-old man who told officers that he was a "drug addict" admitted he stole more than $7,000 from his 95-year-old grandmother, court documents state.
Kelly Stewart Taylor appeared in Multnomah County Circuit Court Friday to be arraigned on 33 counts that include first-degree criminal mistreatment and identity theft.
According to a probable cause affidavit, police first learned about the reported theft in November 2013. Another caretaker found several non-sufficient-funds notices from the victim's bank, and believed Taylor was likely stealing from the victim.
Police checked bank records between December 2010 and November 2012 and learned that on an average month expenditures were around $1,700-1,800 a month, court documents state. During a five month period, police learned expenditures were more than $2,000 a month, police said.
When police interviewed Taylor, he reportedly admitted that he was a caretaker for his grandmother and "bit off more than he could crew," court documents state.
He said that "I'm a drug addict, I'm a meth head," court documents state.
A court appointed attorney entered a not guilty plea on Taylor's behalf Friday. His next court date is scheduled for June 16 for a preliminary hearing.


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Well, if you don't remember having issues with the games - then I can see why you think they're equal. I've never played a game I didn't have issues with (as I said, Skyrim is no exception), so I don't really understand that mindset - but it must be a pleasant thing
I'm specifically talking about improved gameplay and design. That said, if all other things were really equal - I'd take the most technically impressive game - but that's just me.


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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania is exempt from all Excise Taxes. This also applies to Pennsylvania Sales Tax, however, any contractor/supplier doing business with the University remains liable for the payment of Sales and Use Tax on all materials and fixtures he/she purchases or uses for the purpose of fulfilling his/her contract, even though the work is being performed for a governmental instrumentality.
Bloomsburg University of PA is part of the State System of Higher Education and is an instrumentality of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The sale at retail to a construction contractor of building machinery and equipment that are transferred to the State System of Higher Education may possibly be excluded from some or all sales tax.
Forms and directions on obtaining exclusions from sales taxes may be obtained from any office of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue.
The University's sales tax exemption number may not be used by a construction contractor to purchase materials for a school contract. A construction contractor, however, is exempt from sales tax on the purchase of certain "building machinery and equipment" that will be transferred to a university in conjunction with a construction contract. Section 201 (pp) of the Tax Reform Code, 82 P.S. 7201 (pp), provides a listing of the exempt "building machinery and equipment." Items that become part of a real estate structure and that do not meet the definition of building machinery and equipment are not exempt from tax even if the items are for a school contract.
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Subject: Linux wireless mini-summit -- Berlin, June 2009
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Date: Friday 3rd April 2009 18:27:25 UTC (over 8 years ago)
Greetings, As you may know, we are planning on having a wireless summit meeting in Berlin, Germany this June. This meeting is in cooperation with the Fedora FUDCon event, which will be accomodating us under the guise of a "hackfest". This event also overlaps (and co-locates) with LinuxTag 2009. Details are available here: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon:Berlin_2009 FUDCon's are typically self-organizing under the BarCamp model. However, I have secured a promise that we will be allocated space for 1-2 dozen people on at least Friday 26 June and Saturday 27 June for our wireless event. I personally encourage everyone not only to attend LinuxTag but also to participate in the rest of FUDCon! So, here I open the floor for discussion of agenda items for our wireless meeting/hackfest. What do we think is important to discuss face-to-face this year? What isn't getting done? What is getting done wrong? What do we need that we didn't realize last year? Also, please consider making some sort of prepared presentation. Especially welcome would be topics that are accessible to those outside of the core wireless developer group, such as current projects on enhancing IBSS support, extended power savings, or any other user-visible topic. I'll be happy to take such proposals in private email or you can post them as part of this thread. Hopefully this gets the discussion started...please comment! John P.S. We are also planning a meeting in Portland this September for those unable or unwilling to travel outside of North America for whatever reason -- stay tuned. -- John W. Linville Someday the world will need a hero, and you [email protected] might be all we have. Be ready. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html


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Moore Sundial stolen from garden
A £500,000 bronze sculpture by the leading British artist Henry Moore has been stolen from the grounds of his former home.
Sundial 1965 was taken some time late on Tuesday or early on Wednesday from the garden at the Henry Moore Foundation in Perry Green, said Hertfordshire Police.
The force said that as yet it is not known whether the 22in (56cm) sundial, which is made up of two interlocking bronze crescents, was stolen by someone wanting to sell it as a work of art or for its scrap value.
Richard Calvocoressi, director of the foundation, said: "We are deeply saddened about the loss of Sundial from the gardens of Henry Moore's former home and are helping the police in the hope it may be recovered.
"We take care of our Henry Moore's sculptures extremely seriously and have installed heightened security measures here in recent years. We would be grateful if anyone with information would contact the police."
It is the latest work by the abstract artist, who died in 1986 aged 88, to be targeted by thieves.
The Foundation carried out a security review following the theft of a Moore bronze in December 2005 from its own estate.
The two ton Reclining Figure 1969-70 - insured for £3 million - was lifted by crane on to a lorry and has not been recovered.
In 2010, Moore's £45,000 painting, Three Reclining Figures On Pedestals, was one of three works of art worth a combined £230,000 stolen from a gallery in Broadway, Worcestershire.
Sundial 1965, which was a working model for much larger sculptures, is believed to have been stolen between 4.30pm on Tuesday July 10 and 11am the following day. It is valued at between £250,000 and £500,000, police said, although its scrap value would be far less.


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I blew the whistle on a woman who befriended me at a cat show two years ago. She and I each, adopted a sphynx from a breeder who was closing her cattery, with the understanding that we'd get them spayed. I kept my end of the bargain. However, Carol did not. I've complained here before about her not caring for her cats properly, i.e., full litterboxes (constantly), no food, no water, dirty nails, ears, etc. Anyway, I texted the breeder to tell her that the cat Carol adopted is now pregnant and she went ballistic!!! I told Sherrie the horror stories. The cat is a Herpes carrier and that's why Sherrie insisted she be spayed. NO MORE BABIES!! I did this in the best interest of Nyla, the cat. Sherrie wants the cat returned. I got a text from Carol asking me why I betrayed our friendship and why I didn't talk to her first. I TRIED talking to her for MONTHS, to no avail. I just wish I had taken pictures of everything. I'm done talking to her. My loyalty is not to this douchebag, but to save Nyla's life.
Sherrie said Carol cried on the phone about how much she loves Nyla. I don't doubt that at all. But, Sherrie can't take Nyla back. She told Carol that once the babies are born and weaned, she has until December to get her fixed and send her proof, or she's taking her to small claims court. Sherrie also expects the pick of the litter.
I felt bad at first, but then realized I did the right thing. I haven't heard from Carol and don't expect to. I just pray that those babies are going to be okay. If she had only gotten both Sinatra and Nyla fixed, it never would've come to this. She's just damn lucky I didn't call the ACO.


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As portrayed by Jeff Goldblum in Taika Waititi's upcoming Thor: Ragnarok, The Grandmaster is not your average character from a blockbuster film.
There are a number of strange things that happen during the end credits of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 -- and they're not all limited to the five extra scenes that James Gunn has peppered in.
This week we've got a crazy theory about Wong Kar-Wai's The Grandmaster that we'd like to float by you, after David watched the original cut, hated it, then watched the American cut (now opening in theaters) and really hated it, then decided the original cut was a masterpiece. How did this happen? Is the new movie from the director of In the Mood for Love and Chungking Express worth your time?
If you think The Grandmaster is a typical biopic you obviously don't know Wong, who in the film infuses even the most average moment-- a button placed on a table, for example-- with stunning beauty. You have to see The Grandmaster for yourself to really understand it, but to get an idea of what to expect, you can also start with a limited edition comic, which is signed by Wong Kar Wai himself


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Olympics ticket designs revealed
LOCOG has unveiled the ticket design s for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Designed by Futurebrand, the tickets incorporate Someone's pictogram designs along with images of the venues
LOCOG has unveiled the ticket design s for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Designed by Futurebrand, the tickets incorporate Someone's pictogram designs along with images of the venues
Each ticket features the relevant sport pictogram (see our story on the design of the pictograms here) with a specific colour scheme for each venue, as well as an image of the venue, to help spectators reach their destination. The tickets also incorporate a number of security measures – a hologram, a barcode and the name of the booker. Supposedly, every ticket can be traced to the person who purchased it.
In this context, Someone's pictograms actually work well and it's interesting to see how the two styles – the silhouette version for high-visibility shown top left on the tickets and the 'dynamic' set – work together. The key information – date, time etc – is clear and easy to find and the use of the venue images and colour coding should help visitors navigate their way effectively (although a lot will depend on the wayfaring system). Interesting that the 2012 typeface has not been used for the information elements – not easy enough to read? (It was, as its designer Gareth Hague has pointed out on Twitter, meant for headline or 'impact' use not information graphics).
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Nicholas Hoult Rose From The Undead As A Zombie In Warm Bodies, Will Continue To Rise As Movie Star
Despite starring in Warm Bodies, Nicholas Hoult is having a Marcia, Marcia, Marcia moment. Only instead of Marcia Brady, everyone's buzzing about his ex-girlfriend Jennifer Lawrence. Jennifer Lawrence the adorable, self-aware actress. Jennifer Lawrence, who is both the blockbuster phenomenon (Hunger Games) and also the critical darling (Winter's Bone and Silver Lining's Playbook). Jennifer Lawrence, the vixen with a snarky tongue, who potentially can call an Oscar her new snuggle buddy. Gosh: Jenny, Jenny, Jenny.
Enter Nicholas Hoult, who is by no means is a struggling actor. He's not some d-lister who hitched himself up to Jennifer Lawrence as a way to get noticed. He's got some cred in his own right. For those of you that remember the days when Hugh Grant was THE Rom-Com guy. The original dreamy-eyed Brit, with the floppy dark hair, the smirk, and the bumbling demeanor. Well, his boy Friday in the movie About a Boy was Nicholas Hoult. Yes, he played the adorably misguided kid with the suicidal mother, who eventually made Hugh Grant's heart grow three times bigger. He's also been in a slew of great movies everything from the X-Men series to A Single Man. He's a real actor too, dammnit.
The purpose of this isn't to compile into words what you can already find out from IMDB. The purpose of this is to shine a spotlight on a rising star, who should already have been noticed ages ago. Okay, sometimes it's hard to differentiate amongst all the broody Brits out there. But, Nicholas Hoult did what Robert Pattinson couldn't, give depth and realness of character to the romantically charged undead. He's currently starring in the zombie flick Warm Bodies. Think of it as a modern day Romeo and Juliet story, but Romeo ACTUALLY died first, and then, well comes back to life, sort of.
Warm Bodies plays out like most romantic comedies. There is a zombie versus humans battle. He kills and eats her boyfriend's (Dave Franco!) brain, he saves her. She gives him the name R. and they begin to trust each other even though they're like totally different. They go on a journey together set to an indie-inspired soundtrack, they get into an argument, they get back together, he gets a makeover to the tune of "Pretty Woman", and then in the end, love conquers all and the walls come down, and they get together.
The movie wasn't necessarily revolutionary in the world of romantic comedies, or even in the realm of zombies.Undead twist aside, Nicholas Hoult made this standard Rom-Com wort while. There's this layer of sophistication that Hoult brings to R., one uncommon for someone playing a zombie. R. becomes this pensive, deadpan hero that couldn't help but break my heart. Maybe I couldn't relate to the whole being, well, dead thing. But, I could relate to Hoult's portrayal of a person frustrated with the monotony of his life. While he moans (literally, he's a zombie, people) about the nothingness of his life, he meets Julie (Teresa Palmer), and she brings everything to him, even life. Even, this sophisticated, existentialist zombie can still come off the gawky teenaged boy.
I couldn't help, but coo at the way R. fumbled and bungled his way through his crush. There was something genuine, almost touching to the portrayal of R. Although, I will say, I wanted him to fall in love with me and not the insipid Julie. C'mon Nicholas, she wasn't worth your time. Julie was irritating and look how quickly she got over her last boyfriend, you know the one you ate?!? Do you really want someone that fickle in your life? That's neither here nor there. Nicholas Hoult was the pulsing, beating heart of the movie, even though he technically doesn't even have one.
Nicholas Hoult gave believable life to a character that was dead. He is the new Hugh Grant. He is the better Robert Pattinson. Maybe after Warm Bodies, we will think of Nicholas Hoult as Nicholas Hoult, and not as the guy who blew it with Jennifer Lawrence.
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I've never been really happy with my charge spoon. I keep sliding forward on it, and my backside aches after a couple of hours riding.
Any suggestions on something a little more comfortable for my rear end?
I've never been really happy with my charge spoon. I keep sliding forward on it, and my backside aches after a couple of hours riding.
Any suggestions on something a little more comfortable for my rear end?
I use san marco rolls on road and mountain bikes, never had a problem with them.
Also used a Spoon in the past & never really got on with it either.
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If you have a Specialized dealer nearby, they should have a rear end jig that measures the distance between your sit bones.
With this measurement, they should have a nice range to choose from in various widths to suit.
I've found the more generous WTB saddles v comfy and not sharp at the back when you get a drop off wrong - unlike the Spoon
I would have said WTB rocket V, but I get on with that just as well as my spoon, so I'm not sure. See if any stores around you have saddle "rental" programs where you can try out a bunch of different ones for free or a small fee.
If you feel that you're sliding forward, try adjusting the saddle angle and possibly raising your bars, you should be supporting your weight on your sit bones, not your hands.
A saddle measurement might help as well.
Took me 4 years before finding the fizik aliante gamma xm. Expensive...but has been great.
Got a Charge Scoop to try out on my second bike...which feels comfy so far but not really tested enough to form a good opinion.
Bizzarely enough I love my charge Spoon saddles. One of them has a matt finish that is actually difficult to move about on and has gone on my general hack bike.
i used to use specialised Phenom Gel saddles but they are so dammed expensive when you bend a rail.
If you havent got on with the minimal nature of the Charge try an SDG sofa they are really comfy too and not to bad a price.
Alternatively change your saddle angle so its flat as it does sound like it may be nose up or you are not sitting on your sit bones properly.
Pro Atherton DH saddle. I've found it comfortable for long hours in the saddle. Much prefer it to my old trusty Bel-Air that 've been using for years
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Listen to the new BMW i8
This is what the upcoming BMW i8 sounds like launching in fully-mechanical Sport Mode. We had no idea three cylinder engines could sound this good…
Yep, that nasty, baritone rumble comes from a 230bhp 1.5-litre turbocharged triple, which is the same engine you'd find in (very) detuned form fitted to the latest Mini Cooper.
Alas, the finished car won't sound quite this good. The bods at bimmerpost.com, who captured this footage, tell us that it's got the Active Sound Design turned off, a system that dampens noises in the cabin. Annoyingly, you won't be able to disable ASD in the production version, even in Sport Mode. Quite why, we're not sure. That said, hopefully BMW will make sure it'll sound this good with their electronic enhancements.
It'll certainly sound tasty from the outside, though. If you click through our first drive gallery (unfortunately, the car is wearing a nauseating prototype disguise wrap), you can just see the two exhaust pipes. But the one on the left is actually a dummy, and houses an external speaker that produces lots of engine rumbles and farts. You can't switch that one off, either…
It's not just for MASSIVE SPORT NOISE though. Because it's a petrol/electric hybrid, it'll run silently (just like Jeremy's current favourite, the McLaren P1). So to warn pedestrians that it's about to slip by, BMW's pedestrian detection system (which uses many clever day and night vision cameras) triggers a speaker fitted to the front right area of its snout, which makes a howling noise along with the rear unit.
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The new season of Duck Dynasty on A&E is now underway. Duck Dynasty is the most watched series on the A&E cable channel and proved it again last week when the premier of season 3 scored huge ratings.
Here is a sneak peek of the two new episodes that will air tonight.
The first episode that will air tonight at 9:00 p.m. Central time is called "Shot Thru The Heart". Here is a preview of what the episode will be about:
The guys learn from Willie that John Luke is going through his first break up. In order to make him feel better the men decide to take John Luke hunting for nutria, and impart their relationship wisdom. Phil and Kay have a famous pet photographer come to their house to take pictures of them and their canine pets. But having a yuppy pet photographer from the city interacting with country born and raised Phil Robertson becomes interesting.
The second new episode that will air tonight at 9:30 p.m. Central time is called "Here Lizard, Lizard". Here is a preview of what the episode will be about:
When the warehouse guys new office pet (a lizard) escapes, they try all they can in order to catch the wily reptile. Proving impossible, the guys finally decide to bring in the big guns to help trap it–Mr. Phil Robertson. On the other side of town, Willie and Si have invited themselves to a ride-along with the West Monroe Police where they try their hand at being law dogs.
Haven't ever seen the show? Well "Duck Dynasty" chronicles the lives of the Robertson's who run a Duck call business called "Duck Commander". What is unique about these North Louisiana folks is their high jinks, big beards along with their hilarious ways which makes the show a big hit!
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I am a Class IX student. The problem I face is tension. I become tensed and tend to forget things. Because of this, I'm not able to participate in stage programs. I don't want this to affect my studies. Please help.
Do not get scared of your own tension. Whenever you are tense, remember there is an energy release in you. Learn to handle that energy by using that as a stimulus to focus on your goals. Also, become aware of your sentence structure and its impact and influence on your stress.
You have mentioned, "I don't want this (tension — unable to participate in stage shows and forgetting things) to affect your studies. The first step to deal with your tension is to convert "Don't want" thinking pattern to "want to" thinking design. When you think in terms of "don't want", it does not help your brain to get a clear direction. This can lead to confusion and tension.
Hence, the focus for you has to be: "I want to be able to study well, I want to participate in stage shows". This want to thinking will give you a direction and an aim. Then convert this 'I want to <your wish> to 'I will <what you want> statement. Eg: I will do well in studies and I will participate in stage performances. The 'I will' statement will give you a sense of power to handle your tension and you will be able to use your energy to transform your wishes into reality.


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It seemed harmless enough at the time. Sitting with Source magazine head David Mays and Source Youth Foundation director Edward DeJesus earlier this summer, Kulchur noticed both men wearing the same distinctive medallion necklaces -- an M set inside a black shield. Was there a third Musketeer missing from our lunch?
"Most of our very close friends have the M," answered DeJesus. It meant they were part of the Made Men.
Excuse me, the Made Men?
"It's a secret-society organization," Mays deadpanned before breaking into a smile. Rolling his eyes at Kulchur's interest, Mays offhandedly explained that the Made Men were simply a rap outfit headed by his close friend and business partner Raymond Scott, who also happened to be DeJesus's nephew. Both Mays and DeJesus appeared bored as Kulchur continued to pepper them with questions about their unique jewelry. After all, with virtually every hip-hop star in America set to descend on South Beach for the Source Hip-Hop Music Awards, there were plenty of other things to talk about. Besides, allusions to mob crews are strictly de rigueur within hip-hop; no self-respecting rapper leaves home without his posse.
Russell Crowe somehow managed to accept his Oscar without dragging his agent, personal trainer, nutritionist, and a passel of boyhood friends onstage with him. But verbal gladiator Ja Rule, striding into the spotlights at the Jackie Gleason Theater on August 20 as he snagged the Source's Single of the Year, had no less than five pals in tow, including producer Irv Gotti. And as Ja Rule grabbed the microphone and bellowed out "It's murder!" (a nod to Gotti's production house, Murder Inc.), no one in the audience so much as flinched. This is hip-hop. Everybody's gotta have a shtick.
David Mays's intimate connection to the Made Men returned with a vengeance at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 21. The bulk of the Source Awards attendees were already at the airport heading home. Both the Miami Beach mayor's office and the police department were congratulating themselves on a relatively trouble-free weekend after two and a half months of "hip-hop invasion" jitters.
Meanwhile in a Beach parking lot off 86th Street, Raymond Scott and Ofcr. Robert Silvagni were rolling around on the ground next to Scott's Ferrari. Scott asserted he'd been attacked without provocation during an unwarranted traffic stop. Silvagni said he had it backward and added felony charges of battery and resisting arrest with violence to those Scott was already facing: reckless driving and driving with a suspended license.
Over the next few days, Mays and Beach police Chief Richard Barreto traded barbs in the media, with Barreto alleging that Mays demanded all charges against Scott be dropped or he'd play the race card and "tear up the city." Mays's response? Barreto was lying. Par for the course considering the pervasive racism Mays believed motivated not only Silvagni's actions but those of the entire Miami Beach Police Department.
By week's end Mays was formulating a federal civil-rights lawsuit on Scott's behalf and planning Beach protests. Needless to say he also declared that the Source Awards and its philanthropic arm, the Youth Foundation, would not be returning to Florida.
This jarring coda to the awards weekend may have left many Miamians scratching their heads, but throughout New York City's hip-hop music industry a collective groan could be heard: "Here we go again!" In a milieu where controversy is a stock-in-trade, few figures inspire as much teeth-gnashing as Raymond Scott, and few relationships have caused as much consternation as the one between Scott and Mays.
As any Hollywood studio executive will tell you, sex sells. With hip-hop that formula is often expressed just as simply this way: A whiff of violence sells. Roughneck authenticity (deserved or not) is a rap marketer's best friend.
In that sense there is no more authentic a rapper than Raymond Scott. Growing up in the hardscrabble Boston neighborhood of Roxbury, Scott and his cohorts in the Almighty RSO had already seen one group member and a bodyguard shot dead before even issuing their major-label debut. That release, 1992's "One in the Chamba," was perceived by the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association (BPPA) to be a call "for the assaulting of police officers" and thus illegal under Massachusetts law. Scott insisted the song was an outpouring of personal frustration over Boston police brutality -- not to mention free speech. Unmoved, BPPA attorney Frank McGee enlisted the help of Oliver North and Jack Thompson's Freedom Alliance in filing a criminal suit against Scott based solely on his lyrics. (Thompson is remembered in South Florida for his crusade against 2 Live Crew.)
"They call Aerosmith the bad boys of Boston, but we're the real bad boys," Scott said at the time. "Nothing against 'em, but the worst Aerosmith probably did was wipe their butts with a million-dollar bill."
On the point of badness at least, law enforcement might agree. Subsequent years would find Scott shuttling between Boston-area court dates, facing charges of reckless driving, driving with a suspended license, disorderly conduct, and assault on police officers.
The Almighty RSO soon morphed into the Made Men, and Scott traded in his Raydog nickname for Benzino, but the song remained the same. Made Men members were implicated in a backstage brawl involving several stabbings at a Ruff Ryders/Cash Money concert. A near-fatal stabbing of Celtic basketball player Paul Pierce inside a nightclub currently has three members of the Made Men entourage on trial for attempted murder. A heated conversation inside a mall with two police officers who suspected Scott of using a stolen credit card would end in a knock-down scuffle.
"Shopping while black" and racial profiling was all Scott claimed he was guilty of in the mall case. That dustup was simply the latest salvo in what he saw as an ongoing war between the Made Men and the "Boston Triangle" -- a conspiracy of police, politicians, and press seeking to slander and imprison an outspoken black artist. "I'm not going to stand here and pretend that myself or the [Made Men] grew up as angels," he said after one court appearance, "but the wreckage of our past should not be used to judge the path of our future."
David Mays has often spoken of hip-hop's power to make connections across cultural divides. In a conversation with Kulchur last week, he invoked his own life as a student attending Harvard University in the late Eighties. While hosting a rap show on the school's radio station, he sought out Scott: "He had the hottest local rap group in Boston. Hip-hop is what brought us together, and it's what's kept us together." The two became roommates, close friends, and eventually business partners. As the Source evolved from a photocopied newsletter into a full-fledged magazine, Scott was at Mays's side.
If this unlikely alliance between middle-class Jew and inner-city black man raised a few eyebrows, it also provided benefits. Racial tension was a leitmotif during the Source's early days, and having someone like Scott at his side certainly didn't hurt Mays when it came to answering critics who questioned why a magazine dedicated to a black art form had an Anglo at the helm.
"I've been conscious of race forever," Mays says. "Some people still try and use it against me as a business tactic. But the magazine speaks for itself. At the end of the day, it's very hard for someone to say, 'Dave's a bad guy because he's white.' Look at the magazine he puts out -- its track record speaks for itself. My track record speaks for itself. I've created a lot of opportunities for people, and at the end of the day, it's not about skin color. It's about character."
Character, however, is precisely what prompted a crisis within the Source in October 1994. Mays's championing of Scott's Almighty RSO -- a group in which he had a financial stake -- represented a serious violation of journalistic ethics in the minds of many magazine staffers. The more Mays pushed for coverage, the more the staff resisted. James Bernard, who was co-owner and co-editor in chief at the time, claims that Scott threatened to "put niggers in body bags" if RSO's new album didn't receive a glowing review. Scott says he was joking, but several employees have attested to a general climate of fear and intimidation between opposing factions at the publication.
As the November 1994 issue of the Source rolled off the presses, editorial staffers were shocked to discover that three pages marked as advertising during layout actually contained an Almighty RSO piece written and surreptitiously inserted by Mays. Outraged at what they considered an ethical breach, Bernard, fellow co-owner and co-editor-in-chief Jon Shecter, music editor Reginald Dennis, and five other staff members resigned in protest.
"They sought to usurp control of the magazine by concocting a media story," Mays says of the staff walkout. And while he chalks up the fissure to a difference in aesthetic direction, he still defends his decision to run the RSO story. "The Almighty RSO -- whether they were my partner or not -- merited some kind of coverage in the magazine, the way any other group that had an album on a major label that was making some kind of noise deserved coverage. Because of their problems with me, [the staffers who quit] refused to cover the group in any way. It was my position as the person in charge of everything that there should be something written on the group. So I made sure there was. That, to me, was fair."
"The magazine's done in my mind," declared Bernard at the time. "You can't rebuild credibility." Actually Mays was just getting started. The Source has since grown to a monthly circulation of 450,000, and along with its multimedia spinoffs grosses some $25 million annually. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter currently is fielding buyout offers from a host of suitors, reportedly including Rolling Stone's Jann Wenner, Vibe and Spin parent Miller Communications, and AOL-Time Warner.
As for Scott, although his musical career has yet to take off, Mays now acknowledges that the rapper has been a co-owner of the magazine for a number of years. Several other figures with Made Men affiliations also have moved in and out of staff positions.
"A lot of times in hip-hop it helps to have street shit covered," explains one person close to the magazine. "When you're running a rap magazine, there's always people pissed off at you. There's always issues, someone with a beef or someone who wants you to do a story on them. You need a layer of people to deal with that -- people like the Made Men."
To Mays's detractors this continuing association only highlights the controversy surrounding 1994's staff fracture. "Nobody cares about Ray Scott's music except David Mays," insists one former staffer. "You open up the magazine and there's article after article, free ad after free ad, all about every project connected to this guy. And the only reason he gets the attention is because of his relationship with Mays. This is Scott's sixth label deal. It's been failure after failure. Yet he keeps getting signed to new deals. How do you think that happens?"
It does seem a bit suspect that an artist who has yet to produce a hit album could keep landing on his feet (this time at Motown) and continually attract a bevy of hip-hop's biggest names to lay down cameos on his songs. Indeed to most hip-hop fans these accusations are much more damning than any tangles with police. And the recent Source awards aren't going to soothe suspicions: There was Scott credited as an executive producer right under Mays, as well as performing a song from his forthcoming Benzino solo album for nationwide UPN-TV broadcast.
"You want to talk about conflict of interest, go look at AOL-Time Warner's magazines, not mine," Mays bristles. "People can dredge up whatever they want. We have the credibility of millions of readers around the world, and that's the most important thing to me."
Which brings us back to the August 21 incident with the speeding Ferrari. Given Scott's past criminal history and his controversial role with the Source, it would be easy to dismiss his accusations of unprovoked police brutality. A thorough review of Ofcr. Robert Silvagni's personnel and internal affairs files reveals no obvious pattern of abuse, though there is the accidental firing of his weapon during a 1994 traffic stop of a suspected stolen car. (According to Chief Barreto, that is one of only two such occurrences in the past seven years.)
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Yet Silvagni's own police report of the incident, as well as onsite testimony from several eyewitnesses, raises troubling questions. Silvagni states that after pulling over Scott and passenger Curtis Williams, an angry conversation immediately ensued. As Silvagni stood at the Ferrari's driver's side window, Scott was reportedly uncooperative and began cursing him and issuing threats.
In that situation -- a lone officer facing a hostile driver and his passenger -- logic would suggest caution: Call for backup and wait before making any moves. Instead an outnumbered Silvagni says he opened the car door, grabbed Scott by the wrist and shoulder, and attempted to physically drag him from the car. It was only while the two were subsequently wrestling on the ground that he called for backup. If as Silvagni feared during this struggle he believed Scott or Williams may have been armed, this move wasn't just foolhardy, it was practically suicidal. Witnesses confirm that both Scott and Williams were resisting arrest, though that doesn't excuse Silvagni's initial rash behavior. Those witnesses also verified Williams's dramatic cell-phone call recorded on David Mays's voice mail, and were able to repeat much of its content.
During an extensive interview with Chief Barreto, Kulchur asked if hauling hostile suspects out of their automobiles was standard operating procedure during solo traffic stops. Barreto said it was each officer's judgment call. In Silvagni's case it was a call the chief stood by, though he added he had yet to discuss the incident with the officer.
At this point only Silvagni, Scott, and Williams know what really happened in that parking lot. So if Scott's past is going to be used to prove his guilt prior to a hearing, then perhaps it's worth recalling Silvagni's history as well. "Silvagni has one problem area that interferes with his ability to perform," states an October 1987 evaluation from his police-academy instructor. "Silvagni cannot accept criticism without becoming defensive. He invariably justifies his actions in lieu of accepting constructive criticism."


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Product ID:CAR2733
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Price: £10.00
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Compete in a friendly tournament to earn Prize Wall TIX that can be traded for prizes you want.
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Flood reinstatement works will be progressively carried out at numerous locations throughout the Rural City of Wangaratta over the next few months.
Works include repairing damaged roads and road shoulders, clearing roadside drains and repairing culverts. Contractors will be carting gravel and operating graders, rollers, backhoes and other equipment on local roads.
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Can we as a nation really scrap affirmative action policies
Inimai Chettiar, Brennan Center for Justice, joins Thom Hartmann. Job Truthers aside - last week's jobs numbers show significant gains in the African American community. While the numbers are still far too high - the unemployment rate for African Americans dropped from 14.5% in August down to 13.4% in September - which is the lowest level since 2009. But there are still enormous challenges facing the African American community. Consider these numbers revealed in a new book titled "Documenting Desegregation" Since 1980 - there has been no improvement whatsoever. in terms of workplace desegregation for African American men - whereas white men have seen their access to managerial jobs increase since 1966 among nearly all sectors. The same holds true among African American women - as segregation of white and black females in the workplace is again on the rise. Clearly - the election of Barack Obama wasn't a cure-all to America's race problems. Segregation is still with us - just not quite as blatant.


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Stranded on an alien planet, light years from home, wandering from blistering heat to searing cold, Nils Kruger was not a happy man. So when he met another being - even though it wasn't human - things seemed to be looking up. The alien might be helpless, or it might be dangerous, but one thing was for sure - they stood a better chance for survival if they worked together.
But as the two creatures overcame their mutual suspicion, as they worked together, as the language barrier was broken down, Nils came to a terrifying conclusion - this alien was more intelligent than a human. And to it, Nils was the alien
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(Movie Review by Bill Paterson) Sad to say, I enjoyed this film the least of the three in the set. I probably shouldn't take points off just because "Ley Lines" is a little less frenetic than its hyperactive predecessors. But I can't help it: This one bored me. Although, I did finally see a connection among all three films in the trilogy: women are bad.
Essentially, this is a buddy movie about three bumbling college guys who get lost on a wacky road trip on spring break, lose all their money and meet a hooker with a heart of gold who…Okay, not really. But it is about three guys, and they do take a road trip. Except they're just trying to get the hell out of Japan, where their Chinese DNA is not appreciated. And the hooker in question is no Hollywood ing'nue. As usual, the only chick of substance in the whole flick is just a real sweetheart. Surprise, she's a prostitute. One who screws the heroes hard in more ways than one.
Once the fellas get the hint that life in Tokyo is going to be less than blissful, they need to figure out a way to get some cash and flee. For those of you playing at home, yes, this is where it happens. All together now: Enter the bad guy.
It's like those horror movies, when you're yelling at the screen for the brainless 'ho with the huge rack to get out of the house. You might find yourself exclaiming: "No. No! Not the kingpin, stay away from the…ah, damn. They did it. Yep, they went ahead and got mixed up with the kingpin. It's gonna hit the fan now."
If you were shot in the ass by the evil character Wang in "Shinjuku Triad Society", wait until you get a load of Wong in this one. This guy is a peach. There just aren't enough therapists in the world to get to the root cause of this freak show's issues. As bizarrely compelling as his storyline is, I found it a littleoff-putting as well.
Maybe this film has more going for it than I'm giving it credit for. Maybe I'm already desensitized after three Miike movies. But this time around, I just didn't feel the shock and awe of the other two.
I'll admit I did connect with the main characters, all played more than admirably. I was pulling for them, feeling their pain, but all the while knowing this wasn't some Joel Schumacher backwash that was gonna end with a big wedding and a sappy ballad.
To be fair, this may have been too much Miike, too soon for a neophyte like myself. It's not that "Ley Lines" is terrible, but the whole drugs + crime + prostitutes theme has worn a touch thin for me. If I'm missing something, feel free to let me know.
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The main Syrian opposition bloc on Monday broadened its ranks to accommodate more activists and political groups from inside the country, officials said, in an apparent nod to international demands for a more representative and cohesive leadership.
However, the Syrian National Council's reforms, approved on the second day of a five-day convention in Doha, may not suffice to counter a US-backed plan to create a new opposition leadership that would greatly dilute the SNC's influence. The US has criticized the SNC, dominated by exiles and academics, as ineffective and out of touch with those fighting in Syria to overthrow President Bashar Assad. (AP)


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The Hearthstone - Curse of Naxxramas expansion is out and with it comes some challenging boss battles. We here at GameZone are ready to give you a couple of pointers to help with your adventure through Naxxramas.
Today, we're focusing on the Arachnid Quarter and its three bosses: Anub'Rekhan, Grand Widow Faerlina, and Maexxna. The decks we are using are either a Paladin or Warlock deck, both of which are mostly free to play with a handful of expensive cards, but nothing too out of the ordinary.
The Warlock deck does have the Nerubian Egg card, whcih you'll receive upon completing of the Arachnid Quarter of Naxxramas. I realize that it's impossible to have the Nerubian Egg card without defeating the Arcahnid Quarter, but it's not necessary to the deck's overall strategy of being aggressive with creatures and dealing massive amounts of damage out of nowhere.


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These scans are not near the quality of my Nextengine 3d scanner, but you get these scans from a video game component?! Not bad, there's a HUGE difference in price. It's probably just the scan, but your rep 2 is able to print better looking quality than this at .04mm. I print my 3d scans at .15mm and you can't even see the layers for the most part. Keep up the good work with the scans, I know my scanner had a learning curve.
If you like DIY projects, look into the David Laser scanner, it's exactly the same as the scanner makerbot is going to release. It's much better than a kinect, and can produce excellent quality scans on par or better than my nextengine, The Nextengine cost $3,000. You can make the david laser scanner with comparable scan quality for around $500.
Thanks good info about 3D scanner. BTW you looks like to have mis-understanding for model size. So I attached two more photos for reference. It is very tiny model. In case of UP Plus at 0.15mm layer, the printing quality is very low on this model size.
How would i go about using this 3d scanner? Is it simple to use?
Hi, It is not a 3D Scanner. The Kinect sensor is a motion capture sensor for xbox360 as I know. But the software ReconstructMe make the kinect sensor to have 3D Scanning ability. Please refer to http://reconstructme.net/http://reconstructme.net/ or http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:30347http://www.thingiverse.com/thi.... You can easily understand how to use them.
Hi, It is not a 3d scanner. The kinect sensor is a motion capture sensor for XBox360 as I know. The software ReconstructMe make the kinect sensor to 3D Scanner. Please refer to http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:30347http://www.thingiverse.com/thi... or http://reconstructme.net/http://reconstructme.net/. You can easily understand how to use.
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'Walking Dead' Stuntman Dies Following On-Set Accident — "Walking Dead" stuntman John Bernecker has died after suffering an accident on the show's set, Variety has confirmed. — According to Coweta County Coroner Richard Hawk, Bernecker died at Atlanta Medical Center on Wednesday evening of blunt force drama due to his fall.
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The Wandering Whistling-Duck is a large duck with rich red-brown plumage overall, with a paler face, front of neck and upper breast. There is a dark stripe on the crown of head, nape and back of neck. The bill and legs are dark. There are elongated flank plumes, which are off-white with chestnut edges. In flight, the dark underwings, cinnamon and chestnut underbody, white undertail and trailing dark legs are seen. This species is also known as the Whistling Tree-Duck, Water Whistling-Duck and the Red Whistler.
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Invasive plant experts battling potentially dangerous 'giant'
MANITOWOC – Looking for: riverfront property, a little bit of shade; Likes: crowding out native plants.
If Giant Hogweed took out a personals ad, Schuette Park, situated along the Manitowoc River in Manitowoc, might be its match.
"About a week ago, somebody showed me a picture, it hadn't headed out yet, and it looked very suspicious," said invasive plant specialist and former Manitowoc County Soil and Water Conservation Department Director Tom Ward, "It's good to have it checked out."
Reports of the invasive plant popping up in the park prompted Ward to head to the park on a blind date.
"They're very similar," said Ward of the suspected plant that turned out to be Cow Parsnip, a native plant. Not the Giant Hogweed, which has been found in Manitowoc County, as well as Waupaca and Iron Counties.
The two come from the same family – the carrot family. However, Giant Hogweed is native to Asia and can sometimes grow to 20 feet tall.
Ward says the sap of both plants is something you don't want to mess with.
"The sap of either one of these plants – Hogweed or Cow Parsnip – is very photosynthetic and photo-reactive."
That means when the sap reacts with bare skin when exposed to sunlight. It can cause burn-like blisters, potentially cause blindness when eye contact is left untreated and the symptoms can persist for several years after exposure.
Ward says it's fairly common for people to mistake Cow Parsnip and its white, flowering head, and the much larger, also white, flowering head of the Giant Hogweed.
Ward says one of the biggest problems is Giant Hogweed is often found on private property, partly because property owners don't know it's there or don't know that it's a problem."
"We've got a week or two and this will turn to a seed," said Ward after changing locations to a homestead, east of Kiel, in the Town of Schleswig in Manitowoc County. Ward's been treating the Giant Hogweed problem there for the past five years.
"This is just the summer's growth," said Ward, standing next to the seven-foot-plus plant. "That's how fast this thing grows."
Ward says other ways to tell Giant Hogweed apart from other similar plants by its large, purplish stalk, and broad, spiked leaves roughly two feet in length.
It's this time of year the plants are most visible. Which is Ward says people should be aware of the problem and be ready to deal with the plant.
"But I would be wearing rubber gloves and definitely a face shield. Not just goggles, but a face shield."
Ward says if you suspect you have Giant Hogweed, to figure out if it's Cow Parsnip first, before contacting the DNR or another invasive species specialist for removal help.


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Cameron Village
Cameron Village, the first shopping center built in the Southeast, opened in Raleigh in 1949. It was part of a 158-acre development that also included single-family residential areas and apartments, mostly constructed between 1948 and 1953 and reflecting postwar economic and demographic changes. By 1954 the shopping center included 40 stores, 38 offices, a movie theater, and parking for 1,500 cars on its 36 acres. Its success symbolized and profited from the rapid westward expansion of Raleigh following World War II. Unlike later shopping centers that brought "downtown" indoors, Cameron Village provided an improved "horizontal" downtown, with unique stores side by side, attractive facades and sidewalks, and convenient parking.
During the 1960s, Cameron Village featured numerous large fashion and clothing retailers, department stores, a supermarket, and dozens of specialty shops and offices. By the early 1970s, the shopping center had to adapt to competition from nearby malls such as North Hills and Crabtree Valley, which featured newer, larger, and often national chain stores and indoor, multilevel parking decks. Cameron Village has remained successful with a mixture of national and local tenants, undergoing a $17 million overhaul in the early 1990s.
Nan Hutchins, Cameron Village: A History, 1949-1999 (2001).
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The second NC shopping center
The second NC shopping center was the New River Shopping Center in Jacksonville.
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Tim Berry was in trouble.
A walk, a hit and his error had loaded the bases.
Protecting a 1-0 lead in the Arizona Fall League championship game Sunday, all the Surprise Saguaros left-hander had to do was retire league MVP Kris Bryant and league batting champion C.J. Cron.
Barry, a 50th-round draft pick out of San Marcos High in 2009 by the Baltimore Orioles, was equal to the task.
Barry got Bryant on a foul pop to first and Cron swinging to preserve the lead as the Saguaros went on to beat the Mesa Solar Sox 2-0 and win the title.
Despite needing Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery, the Orioles took Barry in the final round of the draft in '09.
His progress has been slow, but he was 11-7 with a 3.85 ERA in 27 starts last season at High-A Frederick of the Carolina League.
That earned him a spot in the Arizona Fall League where he was 2-0 with a 1.84 ERA. In seven games, covering 14 2/3 innings, he walked three and struckout 11. He was one of nine pitchers in the league to finish with an ERA under 2.00.
Bryant, the former USD star and 2013 first-round pick of the Chicago Cubs, earned AZL MVP honors by hitting .364 with six homers, 11 doubles and 17 RBIs in 20 games.
Other local players in the AZL included right-hander Kevin Vance (Torrey Pines/UConn), who was 0-0 with a save and a 2.13 in 11 appearances over 12 2/3 innings for Glendale. Vance is in the Chicago White Sox system.
Left-hander Sammy Solis (USD), who is in the Washington Nationals chain, made seven starts for the Mesa Solar Sox, going 5-2 with a 2.17 ERA. He walked seven and had 29 strikeouts in 29 innings.
Left-hander Vidal Nuno (Sweetwater/Baker College), was 0-1 with a 3.20 ERA. In five appearances, covering 19 2/3 innings for the Scottsdale Scorpions, the New York Yankees product had 18 strikeouts and walked three.
Alex Dickerson (Poway/Indiana), a third-round pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates, hit .290 with a homer and 10 RBIs in 69 at-bats.
Cory Vaughn (San Diego State), who plays in the New York Mets system, played with Nuno and Dickerson in Scottsdale and hit .250 with a homer, two doubles and three triples in 88 at-bats.