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Murphy finding success against lefties
Murphy finding success against lefties
ARLINGTON -- When this season began, outfielder David Murphy came to the ballpark knowing that he would not be in the lineup if the Rangers were facing a team that featured a left-handed starting pitcher. Now that Murphy is an everyday player, he starts against right-handers and left-handers alike. Despite being a left-handed batter, he is batting .408 with four doubles and five RBIs against southpaws entering Thursday's series opener with the Twins, who sent lefty Scott Diamond to the mound. Murphy's .408 mark against lefties is the fifth-best in the Majors among players with at least 49 at-bats against southpaws and the best among left-handed batters. "I'm definitely content with the performance and the results right now," Murphy said. "If I want to play every day, I need to show some results. I think it's all about the approach. Right now, it's been pretty consistent. Mechanically, everything is good."
Murphy went 3-for-3 with a walk in a 12-3 win over the Orioles Wednesday, his third three-hit effort in his past seven games. His .387 batting average this month is the second-best in the American League, and his .315 batting average this season would be the fifth-best in the AL if he qualified, his .394 on-base percentage would be the fourth-highest in the AL.

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Man in road rage incident insists he's a police detective
A Watertown, Minn. man was arrested and charged in a road rage incident in which he allegedly brandished a handgun and asserted he was a police detective.
On Jan. 2 around 9 p.m., a man and passenger were apparently being followed by Charles Robert Christie, 30, who was brandishing a handgun and then proceeded to block the road in Mound, Minn., preventing the man from passing. The man drove around him and Christie "aggressively" followed the man to Watertown, Carver County Sheriff Jim Olson reported.
The man pulled over to allow Christie to pass, but he stopped, got out of his pickup and pointed a handgun toward the two inside the car. Christie apparently whipped out a black wallet with a white ID badge and claimed he was a detective from the Minnetrista Police Department.
Christie admitted to his involvement in a "road rage" incident, but denied waving the gun and identifying himself as a police officer. Deputies recovered a handgun from Christie's car, and he was charged with second-degree felony assault and impersonating a police officer. Police did not reveal how the incident started in the first place.
Christie posted $20,000 bond and was released from Carver County Jail. He will appear again in court on Jan. 30.


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CAMARILLO, Calif. SnoreStop is introducing a new look for its line of natural anti-snoring medicine that feature three delivery systems—a throat spray, chewable tablets and a nasal spray.
The contemporary see-through packaging is environmentally friendly, the company reported.
Television spots featuring the new packaging will be placed against several nationally televised programs this winter, including CNN, Divorce Court, Inside Edition, Jeopardy and Live with Regis and Kelly.
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Lufthansa offers iPhone 4G loser free beer
Gray Powell invited to Munich to drown his sorrows
German airline Lufthansa has invited iPhone 4G loser Gray Powell to Munich to drown his sorrows after the poor chap apparently left the next manifestation of the Jesus Phone in the Gourmet Haus Staudt, a "German Specialty Store and Beer Garden" in Redwood City, California.
The airline's director of marketing and customer relations for the Americas, Nicola C Lange, posted the invite on Twitter. Lange sympathises with "how frustrating it can be to lose personal items, especially when it is such a unique item", and noting Powell's "passion for German beer and culture", offers to fly him Business Class to Munich. Here, she says, "you can literally pick up where you last left off".
According to CBS, Powell hasn't yet taken up the offer. Lufthansa spokesman Martin Riecken said: "We got some hints so far from people who know him but we haven't heard from him as well." Riecken assured Powell a "happy time" should he wish to put some distance between himself and the wrath of Jobs. ®


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Are you aware that you were named after Ted Kennedy?She explains that my father wanted to name me Edward while she preferred the name Jeffrey. But she was convinced when he explained that his choice of Edward was not about him (although that was his middle name) but that my name would be after Edward Kennedy - called Ted... and she even gave me a middle name with the initial M since his name was Edward M. Kennedy. And that was how I became Edward M. Shelton but have, since birth, been called simply "Ted." And now back to your regularly scheduled programming.
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Now I have another reason to be sad that an era has come to an end with the passing of Edward Kennedy. My mother writes:
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BOB MOON: It was a weekend of war protests in cities around the country. And this week, Senate Democrats hope to start debate on a non-binding measure opposing President Bush's planned troop increase in Iraq. Tomorrow, the Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on whether Congress has the constitutional authority to cut off funding for the war. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
NANCY MARSHALL GENZER: Wisconsin Democrat Russ Feingold set the stage for tomorrow's hearing last week.
RUSS FEINGOLD: The latest taboo is that we can't talk about using the power of the purse, that somehow we're going to endanger the troops.
Feingold says it's possible to safely draw down troops. But Steve Kosiak of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment says it's too late to be playing with the power of the purse.
STEVE KOSIAK: It's not a choice of between sending the troops or not sending the troops. It's between providing funding for the troops that are already there or not supporting the troops.
But Lawrence Korb of the Center for American Progress says Congress has other options.
LAWRENCE KORB: What they would say is that after a date certain you can't have more than so many troops in Iraq unless you get permission from us to raise the cap.
Korb says nuanced measures like that are popular because many lawmakers fear even the appearance of not supporting the troops is political suicide.
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Hi, I am new here so take it easy on me! I bought a used truck 2007 Ford Expedition with this unit in it. The Navigation CD was no good so I bought a copy of the West disc off of Ebay and it would not work? I think I have a wiring issue as someone has done some crazy stuff with the wiring. Looks like they did the hack but cut the wires to unhack it? What I am looking for is a schematic or illustration on what color wires are suppose to be where on a "stock" harness. From there I think I can do the hack correctly and maybe the disc will work??? Any help is most appreciated!
AVIC-D1 Wiring information and bypass, need help.
Started by rlemere, Feb 25 2009 08:54 AM
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Posted 25 February 2009 - 08:54 AM
Posted 25 February 2009 - 10:01 AM
Second question......I have searched all 14 pages and see that some use the white plug and others the black plug.... Which plug is used (black or white) to do the bypass?? Ihave the AVIC-D1 unit.
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!
Posted 26 February 2009 - 05:39 PM
Can anyone help me here?
Posted 26 February 2009 - 05:53 PM
Nothing like a google search to find the info:
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Posted 26 February 2009 - 06:11 PM
Thanks for the links, but I have been there already. The manuals do not tell me which wire color is in what location, especially if my plugs have been messed with. If you have information on colored wires and where they belong (from the factory) that would be helpful.
Posted 26 February 2009 - 06:17 PM
Ah- I understand. Have you called Pioneer tech support and asked them?
Posted 27 February 2009 - 06:45 AM
FYI, fiqured it out......Found a picture of the plug on here with where the bypass wire needs to be. It is off the black plug and inserts above the factory black ground wire. Thanks again for your comments. Looking forward to doing the same thing when I upgrade to the F90BT.
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The effect of moisture transport variability on Ethiopian summer precipitation
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The main rainy season in Ethiopia occurs during the northern hemisphere summer, when air masses carrying moisture from the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Guinea, the African continent, the Red Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, ...
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The ocean surface is a complex boundary where air-sea fluxes of mass, momentum and energy take place. The processes at this dynamic interface are of great importance in the coupled atmosphere-ocean system. The coupling ...
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Ein enkel orografisk nedbørsmodell for Vestlandet
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I denne oppgåva er det undersøkt om ein enkel orografisk nedbørsmodell vil kunne gje gode estimat for nedbøren på Vestlandet. Ein del av oppgåva har vore å finne ut om ein slik modell er eit eigna verktøy til å forklare ...
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Legal Question in Business Law in India
i intended to write a book...so can i write words,thought,line,song lyrics or any dialogue during the story of my book which are copyrighted(or trademarked or patented) by any company or person
.....and can i explain them in my way (either good or bad).....please define the criterion and limit to use(write).......
in my book their are many lines and symbol which are unique(i think because i never see them before),so can any company or person use them for advertising or for business purpose without my permission.........if yes then please give me idea to stop them(if any)........
is copyright is sufficient to prevent my innovation from others........
and one more thing i don't know under which law all this thing come,so pls help me......
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Dear Sir / Madam,
Put intentions to reality ... bring out all that you have in your mind on paper. Write the whole book with the Preface on plain ruled paper ... when it's completed ... get a design for Cover and back page. While going to the publisher, obtain the copyrights.
YES, Copyright is sufficient to protect your book.
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[SPORTS] Yankees Signs Japan's Matsui
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- Matsui Agrees to 3-Year Contract With Yankees
By TYLER KEPNER
Long before the message flashed across the screen, the Yankees were
very interested in Matsui. As the most famous player in Japan, he
needed no introduction. The Yankees wanted him badly, for his skills
on the field and his appeal off it. Yesterday, they got him.
Matsui agreed to a three-year, $21 million contract, contingent on
his passing a physical next month. Matsui, a 28-year-old outfielder
known as Godzilla, will be paid $6 million next season, $7 million in
2004 and $8 million in 2005.
In choosing the Yankees over the Baltimore Orioles and the Mets,
Matsui leaves the most storied Japanese franchise, the Yomiuri
Giants, for its American equivalent. The Yankees were his first
choice all along, but he had conditions.
According to a person familiar with the negotiations, Matsui insisted
on having the contract be for only three years. The Yankees wanted to
include an option year but abandoned the idea late in the talks
because of Matsui's desire to be a free agent after three years.
Matsui was even willing to give up potential bonuses in return for
the Yankees' allowing him to be a free agent after three years.
For Matsui to do that instead of waiting six years, as the rules
require the Yankees could take other steps, including not tendering
him a contract after the third season.
Matsui is not the first elite Japanese hitter to sign with a major
league team, but he is the first power hitter to make the jump. The
Yankees believe he can do it.
"From our viewpoint, he's one of the few people over there that
swings the bat similar to what we teach over here, and what we're
looking for," said John Cox, the Yankees' coordinator of Pacific Rim
scouting. "He uses his hands, keeps his right shoulder in, and he's
not flying off the ball like you see Ichiro do. He's not that type of
Those who have seen Matsui stress how different he is from Ichiro
Suzuki, who has had great success with a more traditional Japanese
hitting technique. In 2001, his first season with the Seattle
Mariners, Suzuki won the American League Most Valuable Player award,
slashing singles and doubles and almost stepping out of the batter's
box when swinging the bat while dashing to first.
Matsui is a far more disciplined hitter. At 6 feet 1 inch and 209
pounds, he is a thick masher who led Japan's Central League in on-
base percentage (.461) and slugging percentage (.692).
"He's definitely more of a U.S. hitter," said Mark Johnson, the
former Mets first baseman who played against Matsui in Japan. "He
doesn't drift. He stays back and rotates, a lot like Barry Bonds. He
really lets the ball come to him. He's not like Ichiro, who glides
into the ball and slaps it around."
Shortly after leading the Giants to the Japan Series championship,
Matsui declared his free agency and said he wanted to play for an
American team. He might have earned $10 million a year in Japan, but
his Yankees contract does give him a raise from last season, when he
made $5 million.
It is an expensive commitment for the Yankees, who were burned by
their last foray into Japan the overweight, underachieving pitcher
Hideki Irabu and are trying to cut payroll. Matsui will displace
Rondell White in left field or Raul Mondesi in right, and the Yankees
were comfortable making the deal before trading those players.
The Yankees owe $5 million to White, $7 million to Mondesi. They
would gladly trade either, but it may make more sense to keep Mondesi
than White. Mondesi has a strong arm and could stay in right while
Matsui, whose arm is only average, plays left.
Cox said Matsui has excellent instincts in the field and a quick
release when he throws. But offense is his strength.
"He makes contact," Cox said. "He's got plus power and he can take a
pitch. He's got a good idea of the strike zone. He's just a very good
The deal goes beyond baseball. The Yankees and the Giants have a new
working agreement, an informal arrangement in which the teams
exchange ideas and scouting information and share facilities.
The Yankees maintained that their association with the Giants would
not give them an edge in negotiations with Matsui, and yesterday they
emphasized that there were no inherent financial gains by signing him.
Lonn Trost, the Yankees' chief operating officer, said that the
Yankees and the YES Network could not make side deals to broadcast
games in Japan, and that any revenues from the sales of Yankees
merchandise would go into a central fund split by all teams. But the
Yankees clearly expect Matsui to broaden their fan base and
attractiveness to advertisers.
"When you look at how small the world has become, you look at
Atlantic City and Las Vegas and you see a substantial number of
people from foreign countries," Trost said.
"I would hope that we would be a destination for more people, and our
ticket sales would go up. When ticket sales go up, I would hope that
companies dedicated to Japanese customers would have advertising here
that we'd be able to benefit from."
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It's easy to imagine curly-haired Canadian Ron Sexsmith writing and recording little neoclassical-pop masterpieces for the rest of his life, long after the modest critical and commercial rewards he's won have faded. His songs sport hooks within hooks, highlight his slightly pinched regular-schlub voice and come wrapped in the kind of warm production values the editorial staff of Magnet will never tire of; it's a formula a gifted craftsman like Sexsmith can keep turning over infinitely, discovering new variations to tweak. Retriever, Sexsmith's seventh album, doesn't break terribly with that pattern: "I'm a bit run-down," he sings over opener "Hard Bargain"'s mild Lou Reed shuffle, "but I'm OK." The pretty piano ballad "Tomorrow in Her Eyes" has Sexsmith holding onto the words we say whenever life tears us away, and in the acoustic "Dandelion Wine," he thinks of her with the warmest thoughts (though, thanks to some lazy enunciation, I initially thought it was "warmish thoughts," which is better). But there's a topical urgency to Retriever's center--"From Now On," in which the singer observes, "We live in times where choice is frowned upon," and "Wishing Wells," with people lining up to sell their dignity--that juices Sexsmith's songwriting, giving his sculpted melodies real zing. Keep tweaking in this direction, Ron. Magnet will learn to love it.
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The 2014 NBA draft is on Thursday and the rumor mill is heating up as we get closer to the event.
Here is the latest scuttlebutt from around the NBA:
From John Reid of The Times-Picayune: "According to league sources, the Pelicans are still having conversations with several teams about trying to trade into the first round to select a center or small forward, their two greatest need areas. ... But a league source confirmed Tuesday afternoon that Jrue Holiday has not been included in any trade discussions by the Pelicans to secure a draft pick."


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I had ordered a dashboard cover but sent it back. Ordered the one I have now and love it, fits great. I took it to a embroidery shop and had an emblem put on it, lot of compliments. The current dashboard cover lays much better and has a more custom fit look. It is true the dashboard cover does help with glare from the windshield, I have noticed my eyes are not as tired from squinting. Will enjoy for years.


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If you have never approached a woman through a lack of confidence, or just because you are generally introverted, what are you ever going to do about getting married?
Irrespective of who you are, the first date is a whole kettle of writhing snakes slithering away in your brain, belly, just about everywhere. But we all have to get through that initial liaison to truly put a stake in the heart of those dating nerves.
Extroverts usually pile in, get the experience under their belt before they've had their first shave and, due to the amount of shy people, or people who are more guarded about approaching the opposite sex, they have the playing field for themselves for years. Oh, yes…
The good news is for those who've stood on the sidelines wishing that they had the same level of bravado as being exhibitted by their peers is that women, once they get to serious dating age, have had a belly-full of finger-clicking, trophy-toting boyfriends and, like on that very first date, want to get the snakes out of the way for someone a whole lot more settled.
So, all you shy mothers, get on out there and dance (sorry, couldn't resist)!
Dating sites were just made for the more retiring personality. If you stick your oar in and don't get a peep (which is unlikely – there's usually someone who says 'Hi!', especially if you post a pleasant dating site profile photo), but if you don't, no harm done. Who's ever going to know that you're sitting there blushing because you've spoken up, for once, but your request has fell on deaf ears? Over a dating site forum, as long as you're articulate and stick within the guidelines of the site, your voice will be as loud as everyone else's.
In fact, if you utilise that stealth, that strength gained from standing back in the past, whilst the rest of your chosen online dating community rip each other to shreds and then time your well-rehearsed response to devastating effect, you will suddenly find you have a whole host of new admirers.
As your relationships grow, so will your confidence. Before you know it, you'll be leading the conversations in the chat rooms, approaching other singles on the dating site and, well, when you get to that stage, you'll need no more advice from me.
To get you on your way, we've chosen a whole host of top-class dating sites for you to begin that journey, shed that skin of shyness and leap, head first, into the world of online dating!
p.s. – if you do get rejections, and everyone does (even I had one or two) don't let it bother you; they're the ones losing out and will never know the opportunity they missed!


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This paper describes five problem areas of communication that occur during crisis response. These areas are communication infrastructure, situation awareness, individual and organizational common ground, form and content of messages, and communication paths through organizations. Five focus groups with Swedish field personnel from national and international crises were performed. The main contribution of this paper is a hypothesis, based on the outcomes of the focus groups, about the relation between communication problems and how they interact with crisis response work.
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Hellgate London - CES 07 Updated Impressions @ GameSpot, IGN
A very short Hellgate: London impressions article from CES 07 can be found at GameSpot. The big news in the article is the freshly revealed Summer release window, although the revelation of "subscription-based multiplayer" was news to me:
Subscription based?
I find it hard to believe the men who brought us the pioneering landmark of free multiplayer gaming (Battle.net) are going to start charging money.
Gamespot must be misinformed.
Say it ain't so Joe…
As far as I know, Battle.net is Blizzards online gaming solution. Hellgate: London is not being developed, or published, by Blizzard.
"The mission we were dropped into required us to find some poor kid's missing leg (don't worry, he has a prosthetic peg to tide him over..)"
Do you think the missing leg is a little reference back to Diablo2??(--I recall a pegleg that opened the door to a certain secret level…..)
I think Reyla thought (as did I) they would have a similar philosophy to when they were at Blizzard.
I don't know how accurate this is. Interesting.
Most likely Magerette. Wirts leg has become famous over the years.
Whether they follow the same way of thinking or not remains to be seen - keep in mind that they don't have the financial backing that Blizzard does. Also, after Oblivions successful sales of various small mods, developers trying to make money on online services is bound to boom.
Not much a news to me. There is rumor that 9C(one of the largest publisher in China) had paid 63M RMB(~7.5M USD) for publishing Hellgate: London in China. If Hellgate: London isn't subscription-based, 9C can't earn back that much. Still, it's a confirmation for that.
I was hoping to play this one in co-op with hubbie, since the game looks rather scary and i'm a big chicken :)
But this quote here:
Maybe I'll just sit next to hubbie and watch him while he plays and hide behind his back at the scary parts :D
I don't think we're talking MMORPG style here, but a coop mode is most likely ruled out as well.
Well, pay-to-play MP is confirmed on the front page now …
I wonder if that means no co-op or local multi modes?
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Hello, I'm Alexander Harkness, and I'm a Software Engineer working in the transportation team of SimCity. I've primarily been working on implementing the behaviors for the vehicles, rail, boats, and helicopters during my amazing time here at Maxis. I wanted to take some time out of my usual duties to explain to you all how the traffic system works and how you can make the most of it.
Vehicle Behaviors
Basic Information
Every vehicle in the game has a basic set of performance characteristics such as top speed, acceleration, and deceleration. The values assigned to each vehicle vary on the type of vehicle (scooter, car, and truck), the wealth value of the vehicle, or where the weight has changed after a delivery is made.
Lane Changing
Vehicles will always try and get into the correct lane for the next turn they are required to make. So when turning right, they will attempt to get into the right lane. And when turning left, they will attempt to be in the left lane. Vehicles travelling straight through an intersection can be in any lane. Vehicles will also overtake vehicles in front using the lane to the left if the vehicle in front is travelling slower and there is space for them to do so. Emergency vehicles can undertake and overtake using any available lane. When the vehicle is expecting to enter a building on the current section of road, the vehicle will always try and be in the right most lanes, they will only move out of that lane if there is an obstruction such as a stationary fire truck.
We tend to be quite strict in cases such as U-turning where we found very early on that letting vehicles U-turn wherever they thought was best caused so many traffic problems that we had to restrict them to U-turns at intersections only. Other limitations imposed are vehicles not being allowed to cross the median to enter buildings on avenues and emergency/service vehicles stopping outside of building only. This means vehicles must travel much farther when their destination is on the opposite side of the road, since they will need to U-turn at the next available intersection. Of course, from this you can see that it is not always wise to immediately upgrade all your roads to avenues in an attempt to solve congestion.
Emergency Vehicles
Driving to emergency
All emergency vehicles have the ability to change the traffic lights in their path to green. This is so by the time they reach those lights, they should have changed, and any traffic at the set of lights should have started to flow. During periods of heavy traffic, it could be that there is some gridlock where traffic is not moving, even after the emergency vehicle has changed the light to green. In this case, it will remove the lock on the green light, as this can potentially be the cause of the gridlock.
Stopping outside buildings
All emergency vehicles will stop outside their destination while they are attending to the situation at hand. This causes a temporary blockage on the lane immediately outside the building and can last a variable amount of time depending on the emergency. On two lane roads, this causes an issue with traffic being permanently blocked until the emergency is over, however, on four or six lane roads, the vehicles should flow around unless they are interested in entering the building that the emergency is at.
New additions
In a recent update, we added some new functionality that prioritizes emergency vehicles over all other vehicles. The first change was to ensure that these vehicles could exit their garages and get onto the road as quickly as possible and deal with the emergency. This means that they will immediately reserve a spot on the lane outside the garage and drive straight onto it. Previously they would have to wait for a spot to open up which may never have happened during times of congestion. The second change was allowing them to use any lane on the road regardless of whether they were required to turn left/right at the next intersection, which as previously mentioned, would normally force the vehicle to attempt to get into that lane.
All way stops
At these types of intersections, vehicles obey the rules of first to arrive is the first to move. This rule is broken for two different scenarios. The first is where we can improve traffic flow by allowing multiple vehicles that will not cross paths to move at the same time. And the second is where the vehicle is unable to move because the road is blocked. In the latter case, the next vehicle to arrive is promoted to the top of the queue and the blocked vehicle is moved to the back.
Traffic lights
Traffic lights can be used to improve the flow of traffic at intersections dramatically over all way stops. During testing, it was seen that there was a 4-5x improvement in the amount of traffic travelling through the intersection. Traffic lights also have knowledge of traffic whether it is vehicles or pedestrians that are waiting at the lights. In the case where there is zero traffic waiting or approaching, the intersection light will switch to allow traffic from the opposite set of lights to proceed. The traffic light will then stay green in that direction until traffic from the crossing direction approaches/arrives at the intersection. When there is traffic from both crossing directions, the lights work on a timer countdown. This countdown is differs in length depending on the combination of the joining roads at the intersection, but the length the light stays green is longer the wider and higher density the road is.
Side street stops
This setup can be incredibly useful to create corridors through the city where traffic can flow freely without interruption from stop signs or traffic lights (vehicles will only stop to let pedestrians cross). These can be created by using any four lane road or greater in combination with a two lane street or dirt road as the side roads.
Creating intersections
To achieve better flow through the city it is much better to use T-Junctions than four way intersections. This is simply because there will be fewer vehicles trying to cross the path of oncoming traffic for which they have to wait until it passed. You may have noticed that often queues will form where traffic is waiting to turn left across the path of traffic. Intersections that are too close together are another thing to avoid. This is because the flow of traffic during the green phase of one of the intersections towards the next intersection will be very small due to the area available for the vehicles to wait and most of the green phase will have been wasted as no cars are moving.
To understand how the routing system works, I'll talk a bit about how roads are created, how routing propagates values through it, and how you can influence these values.
Roads are constructed from many paths and paths are constructed from one or more segments. A path is the road between two intersections. Each path is made from segments and the number of these can vary depending on the curvature of the path or the terrain the path is crossing. So flat areas paths will tend to be only one single segment.
Assigning weights
Where there is any capacity on a segment, we assign a value to that segment based on the capacity. In this example, the work place has ten open jobs so we assign a base value of ten at each point on the ends of segment four. This value then propagates out through the network adding on the length of the segment that the vehicle will have to traverse. So in this case we say that segment two and three are fifty meters in length, and segment one is two hundred meters long.
In addition to this, we also add on congestion values that are calculated continuously. These values are only applied to the network when they reach certain thresholds that we have set at 25%, 50%, and 75% of road capacity. We do this to avoid the overhead in continually updating the complete network of paths. You have to know that we have many hundreds of these networks to update to cover the many different destinations vehicles have. As an example, say that segment 2 becomes 50% congested. We would then take the length of that segment and multiply it by a set amount, say 10 times. This would mean that the values would then become 10, 10, 510, 560 and 760.
Influencing the values
Let us look at the scenario below which has been seen in a video posted on YouTube. I marked each of the segments and the values at each end of the segment as before. With this layout, the vehicles will all initially exit their houses and use segments 5, 6, 2, and 1 to get to their jobs. As segment 6 becomes congested due to the traffic, the additional congestion weight will be applied to influence the value so that vehicles will route around using segments 4 and 3. However, in this case, because there is only one segment on the path where segment 6 is, and the value at the end is shared between segment 2, 3, and 6, the value will not actually change from its current value of 60 since the distance from segment 3 to segment 2 is still only an additional 50 meters and during the propagation the lowest value is always applied.
You can however influence the network by forcing a path to split into multiple segments. The cheapest way to do this is by drawing a dirt road midway along the path and then bulldozing this path. This then changes how the values are applied and would make the vehicles take the alternative longer but less congested route.
Obviously, this is not an ideal solution for you as a player since you can't see how the paths are split up, so we are of course working hard at improving the routing.
Final Tips
Mass Transit
Traffic should generally be at an absolute minimum around an hour before the shift changes start at 6am and 6pm. When I start to see the congestion building up and lasting closer to this point I start to plan ahead and think about my mass transit options. Remember, when picking stops, the green overlays show you how far Sims are willing to walk to the bus stop, which can be a handy guide to helping space them out. This is important when strategically placing bus stops. Since busses don't follow set routes, it's a good idea to place them closely spaced in lines on the same side of the road to encourage the busses to go to the next stop in the line. This way, they won't have to make a U-turn to reach the next stop.
In addition to busses, you can also upgrade your avenues to allow for street cars. Street cars are always my preference as it can't get stuck in traffic jams like the buses can, however don't go crazy with lots of avenues as this can cause extra traffic itself as I mentioned before. Plan out a route that will cover your highest density population areas and places of work then place rail stops that will allow those Sims to get out of their car and walk to the nearest stop instead.
Thanks for listening everyone. I really hope these tips help you out in designing your perfect city and getting that traffic flowing. Just remember, avenues won't solve all your traffic woes. And look out for those telltale signs your road network can no longer cope with current volume of vehicles.
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Alexander, study Transport Tycoon and Locomotion and redesign the transportation systems to allow us to really build a working infrastructure that functions and really does something.
I'm sorry, but the transportation in Sim City just doesn't work. Nothing goes to where you want it and the traffic just builds until your city is paralyzed. Suggesting that we use "T" intersections just proves that normal 4-way intersections don't work and the game is flawed.
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I support this statement and
I support this statement and also suggest that maybe having the Sims a permanent place of work would help the traffic issue more, than just letting first come first served rules apply everyday. That way at the very least, we can figure out which areas are the cause of traffic, instead of the ENTIRE CITY being one big clusterf***
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According to this post, the
According to this post, the base value assigned to nodes is equal to the number of jobs available on that segment. If that's true, then a segment with a million available jobs 1 meter away would have the same weight as a segment with 1 job that is a million meters away? I assume that is not how the game actually operates (though it sure would explain all the traffic problems). Please clarify/elaborate on how this "base value" is actually calculated.
Also, I find it completely absurd that your proposed solution in section "Influencing the values" is to add and remove a dirt road so that some hidden internal values are calculated correctly. I would classify that as a bug, since Sims are choosing to take one path based on the weights assigned to an unrelated path. Has this bug been fixed since this article was released?
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I have added code to the site that will recognize eBay auction links in forum posts (new posts moving forward), then go out and grab the primary image for that auction, save a copy locally, and attach it to the forum post.
All automatic, just works from (pretty much any) eBay auction link that you include in your post.
It is still a wee bit buggy so just let me know if you see any funny stuff.
I now need to grab more images (a lot of times the first image is not the best to save away) if I can figure out a good way to do that. So please still attach images to your forum posts if you think of it.
In the meantime, this should help us moving forward. :)


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bought today the wireless NFC charging stand. Problem is that when "weather and calendar" is selected for NFC to activate, it doesn't show the weather. The big clock is there and also the calendar marking shows but no weather?
Anyone sharing same problems. Any solutions what is wrong or do I miss particular weather app or so. That I noticed that there is no "weather and calendar" app anywhere so it must take the weather info somewhere (that I might have deleted). Was there original weather app that came with Lumia 920?
Thanks in advance
PS. One extra question. The swipe up and down is really nice (was disappointed at first because the screen was so bright), but is there anything that could dimm the capacitive buttons also? Or is just because the display back light is that bright always what ever you do? Because I think that these buttons are also too bright for me.
PPS. Okay, one more question. Everytime I tap the NFC, the phone asks if I want to download the content (or something like that, I have finnish language on my phone) and every time you have to accept it. Is there anyway to disable this feature?


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Officials in charge of a Duluth airport have to decide how many old trees to sacrifice in a biologically valuable forest for the sake of safety.
The trees are crowding the airspace for a small city airport on Duluth's Park Point. There are alternatives that could spare most of the trees, but the leading options are costly, and still don't please everyone
Duluth's Sky Harbor airport provides a single runway for small airplanes, and facilities for float planes, just within sight of the city's downtown. It's at the far end of Park Point; a natural sand bar that juts across the entrance to the Duluth Superior harbor. The airport's been there since 1939; but some of the trees were already very old back then.
John Hippchen, a consultant for the Duluth Airport Authority, said a state inspection found that a lot of the trees would have to go because there's a risk planes would crash into them.
"Over the years, trees have grown in the approaches to the airport, and on the inspections that MnDot has done they've discovered that trees had grown up directly on the approach to the runway," Hippchen said.
Younger trees in the approach path caught the inspectors' attention, but that led to an additional problem.
"When they started looking at the approaches to the runway it was discovered that there were some other trees, some of the old trees that needed to be cleared per the MnDot requirements," Hippchen said.
The older trees were beside the runway and flight path. The trees aren't just old; they're in a biologically unique and legally protected forest. Plans to cut down 500 or more trees caused a public outcry two years ago.
"Over the years, trees have grown in the approaches to the airport."John Hippchen
In 2007, the FAA funded a study to find a compromise that would keep airplanes safe and spare as many trees as possible.
At this point there are two leading alternatives. Each shortens the runway, pulling it away from the forest, but in different ways. One changes the direction of the runway a few degrees; the other pulls the runway closer to downtown Duluth. One plan would take193 trees; the other would take 43.
Either way it still rankles Christine Penney, who heads the city's tree commission. The problem isn't trees, she said, the problem is the airport.
"I'd like to see it moved, myself," Penney said. "I think it's ugly. I think it's an eyesore. I'd like to see it moved someplace where it doesn't impact the natural area [and] where it doesn't impact the residents."
The old trees live in a lake-cooled climate on a sand bar with plants including a rare species of fern. Tree commission member Ethan Perry said some of the trees have been here since before settlement times.
"I don't remember exactly how old, but there are trees up at least in the range of 250 years old here," Perry said. "It's a forest of all different age pines, which is unusual in the state."
Perry said this is not place to be cutting trees.
"In terms of forest, in Duluth in particular, this is as prime as it gets," he said.
The plan that would take the most trees also pushes the runway closer to the point's residential area. But Park Point resident Scott Wolff said noise is already a huge issue. As if on cue, he was quickly drowned out by a passing helicopter.
"That is precisely why I can't have a conversation with friends on the telephone or over at my house without being interrupted by noise like that," Wolff said. "If that runway is closer to my house, how much louder is it going to be."
To Wolff, the answer is simple. Don't move the runway. Don't cut the trees.
"I'd be in favor of the status quo," he said. "Why don't we just get along like we have for the last 25 years, and call it a day?"
Tree Commission member Jim Larson isn't thrilled with either of the leading plans, but he said he is encouraged that they've greatly reduced the number of trees likely to lost.
"Yeah, it's looking a lot better, so, we still need to talk and kind of develop our opinions in terms of what we have right now, but alternative 13 looks fairly promising," Larson said. "But, we have to see."
An environmental assessment of the two alternatives will take until early next year. The Duluth Airport Authority will make the final call, late next spring or summer. Then they just have to figure out how to pay for the plan, which could cost between $4 million and $5.5 million dollars.


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Scalescenes have worked with Brassmasters to develop great range of compatible fine-scale etched windows and detailing elements in both N and OO scales. A usage, quantity and installation guide is available here.
Installing Brassmasters windows
Spray paint the windows (both sides if visible on the finished model) on the fret. White aerosol model primer works well.
Position the windows into structure. Ensure that you don't apply the tape too far toward the centre of the windows otherwise it maybe visible when the windows are in place.
A free 'grime-covered' window sheet designed to be printed on to inkjet or laser compatible film and placed behind the etched industrial windows is available here.
All Scalescenes structures include interior wall, ceiling and floor surface detail and generally create 'light-proof' rooms as a by-product of our extremely sturdy construction method. This represents a great foundation to easily take your structures to the next level with additional interior detailing.
An easy way to achieve this is using Scalescenes Interior Detail pack, it includes numerous simple to build elements that will really bring your structures to life:
- Cookers and washing machines (rusty versions also supplied)
- Armchairs, sofas, paintings, rugs and fireplaces
- Wardrobes, drawers, bookshelves and clocks
- Televisions, stereo unit and speakers
- Beds, mattresses, kitchen and wall units
- Wall and floor surfaces
- Selection of interior doors
The inclusion of one or two figures also adds another layer of interest to any scene.
Interior lighting
Whilst some of the interior detailing can usually be glimpsed under good layout lighting, to really finish the scene I recommend micro pre-soldered SMD Warm white LEDs. These can be picked up relatively cheaply online and are fantastic for squeezing into even small N scale structures. Black Cat Technology produce a range of handy LED lighting systems that include adjustable current limiters.
Adding texture to stoneworkA simple method to add surface texture to stonework is to carefully peel away the print on the base layers once the glue has dried. This generally leaves a uneven surface and delaminates the smooth top layer of the card. Once the cover layers are applied it should result in a subtle roughening of the stone surface.
Missing bricksThe odd 'missing brick' can really add character to an older structure. To successfully cut and pick out an individual brick takes a steady hand and more importantly a sharp blade (I recommend a No. 11 blade with a No. 3 handle). Once the brick has been prised out you'll need to mix up a small amount of matching paint and very carefully paint in the recess with a fine brush. With thanks to Doug Dickson for images and tips.
GrimeAs all the textures used in my kits are photographically based, most of the surfaces are 'pre-weathered' to a certain extent, so only a light application is really necessary for most scenes. Both weathering powders and black and brown artist pastel dust work well. A very soft make-up brush is ideal to gently work the powder into the corners where grime usually accumulates. As with all good things it's pretty easy to over do it, so build up thin layers slowly, don't over do it! Test the technique on a piece of scrap wall first.
LimescaleLimescale is always very evident along retaining walls, around tunnels and under bridges. It can be easily added by gently running a soft white pastel or chalk over the surface of the wall, carefully following a brick course. Next use a cotton bud to lightly smear the pastel down the wall. Repeat the the process a few of times in each spot to add depth and then apply a light coat of artist's spray matt varnish (shake the can well prior to application).
StreakingStreaking can also be easily added by very lightly working blunt black and brown coloured pencils over the surface of the print in a downward motion. These streaks are then gently worked over using Tamiya Weathering Master pack B. It's another quick and easy way to 'tone down' the richness of the print surface.
An often overlooked aspect of weathering is the addition of moss and lichen. This is particularly evident along the top of wall coping and over roof tiles.
Lichen and moss are surprisingly easy to add to structures, all that is required is an old 'OO' or 'O' brush and tubes of pale green and yellow ochre watercolour or gouache. Firstly stub the bristles to get a dappled patten then just lightly dab very small amounts of paint straight from the tube on to the surface of the structure. Test the technique on a piece of scrap first.
With thanks to Doug Dickson for images and tips.
Very small strips of medium and light green foliage can be worked along ledges, into the corners and along the base of structures.
This really helps to conceal any 'slightly dodgy' joins as well as softening the structure and 'grounding' it to the baseboard.


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I think that Twilight and food pretty much sum up my blog! Sad, I know! However, I found this on another blog and thought it was a fabulous idea. Shelly is inspiring us to share our holiday recipes. Check out her blog for details for the Recipe Extravaganza!
My mom found this recipe years ago in a magazine and we would make them every Christmas for quite a few years. It's a favorite!
Bon Bon Cookies
3/4 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp almon extract
1 3/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 bag Hershey's Chocolate kisses
Preheat oven to 350. Cream together shortening and sugars. Add egg and extracts and mix well. Mix in flour, baking powder and salt. Place 1 unwrapped kiss in the center of small amount of dough and roll into a ball. Place in cookie sheet and bake for 12 minutes. You don't want the dough to be golden brown, just cooked all the way through so watch carefully.
**I think it would be fun to try them with the caramel kisses…YUM!


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Roy Keane has told Wayne Rooney to look after 'number one' after he reportedly decided not to renew his contract.
Last Updated: 19/10/10 7:04am
Manchester United legend Roy Keane has told unsettled striker Wayne Rooney to look after 'number one' after he reportedly decided not to renew his contract.
The 39-year-old Ipswich Town manager helped the Red Devils win seven Premier League titles before he left in 2005 after falling out with manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
It now seems Rooney is following a similar trail and leaving before his time after publically contradicting Ferguson by stating he has not been suffering from an ankle injury as previously claimed.
It is now understood that Rooney is against signing a new contract at Old Trafford meaning the club's hierarchy could decide to cash in on his services sooner rather than later.
Falling out
"Players and managers fall out all the time," said Keane. "It's part of life.
"If I was to offer advice to Wayne, who is a good lad, I would tell him to make sure he looks after number one.
"Players are pieces of meat - that's how I look at it. When your time's up, your time's up.
"Luckily for Wayne he's at a good age and he's fit."
Along with Keane, David Beckham and Jaap Stam are other players who have left Old Trafford after falling foul of Ferguson, although he does not believe Rooney's exit is inevitable.
"It depends on the situation and whether you have been lied to or not," he said. "But, as usual, we are second guessing what has gone on at the club, which is dangerous."


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The biggest question I have about this particular type of supernatural thriller is one that movies of this ilk never address: Why do these hauntings only happen to the more upscale among us?
Do the spirits of those who have gone beyond the veil think that folks living in Architectural Digest photo-spread houses are the only ones who can afford to put their lives on hold for months on end while they futz around with paranormal hoo-ha? Is there some kind of hidden message here? Are we supposed to see how lucky we are that supernatural manifestations are likely to pass us by for ritzier neighborhoods? At any rate, I sense some kind of upper-class conspiracy at work.
In this case we have a hero, Jonathan Rivers (Michael Keaton), who becomes obsessed with listening to the spirit of his late wife, Anna (Chandra West, The Salton Sea), as she natters away in recordings of "white noise" taken from untuned TV sets. Supposedly, in this manner the dead — who evidently never heard of AT&T or Western Union — are trying to contact us.
Luckily for Jonathan, he's a filthy rich architect and the expired missus was a best-selling author, so not only can he stop going to work in order to record snowy TV signals, he can shell out a few thou to set himself up for this peculiar hobby.
(I'm not sure just why he feels the need for a state of the art, wide-screen TV for this endeavor. I used to get images like the ones in this film back in the 1960s and '70s, whenever the channel drifted or when I woke up after the station signed off. I think an old Philco with rabbit ears would fit the bill — maybe even a Muntz.)
Jonathan is informed about the technique by a Mysterious Man, Raymond Price (Ian McNeice, Around the World in 80 Days), who specializes in "electronic voice phenomenon" — a technical term for this jazz about voices from beyond buried in white noise. It's obvious that Price is aware that there are more spirits in heaven and earth than one might imagine, but when something nasty attempts to come through, he merely dismisses it by saying that all dead folks can't be nice.
He's right, and it's not long before more and more evidence appears to back him up. Of course, any moderately rational person (who wasn't following the dictates of clever writing) would take the hint and stop fooling around with white noise, but Jonathan soldiers away at his obsession with the same kind of uber-dimness that afflicts the police, who seem remarkably uninterested in his tendency to be on hand whenever a new corpse shows up.
Logic is in short supply here, and what little there is runs out long before the spectacularly silly climax, which involves a "surprise" killer, Anna's ghost offering the sage advice, "Go now," and three spectral creatures I like to think of as the Patty, Laverne and Maxene of mayhem. The best I can say about them is that they're marginally more impressive than the "whispering larvae" in the recently released Darkness. Alas, that's not saying all that much.
The worst thing about White Noise is that 90 percent of it isn't bad enough to be funny, while 100 percent of it isn't good enough to be good. It doesn't help that the film has a severe case of Ring envy; in fact, seeing it drove me to watch Gore Verbinski's film again, which only demonstrated how much White Noise wanted to be The Ring — and how pathetically it failed.
The movie's last act — that's the 10 percent that is bad enough to be funny — looks and plays more like a bad copy of William Malone's style-over-substance Ring rip-off, FearDotCom. (Yes, I know that movie came out a few weeks before The Ring, but it obviously borrowed from the Japanese source film that The Ring remade.) As soon as Jonathan enters a building where it's raining inside (though no rain was in evidence outside), you know White Noise has entered the realm of desperation from which no film returns.
The three specters and Anna all look like images projected on a wall in some dank disco. And I was never sure whether Anna was telling Jonathan — or us hapless viewers — to "go now." Or maybe she was just stuck in an endless loop, repeating the punch line to the old joke about the guy who's been at the Chinese buffet for four hours. The sad thing is it hardly matters.
Is White Noise a strong early contender for the worst film of 2005, as some have claimed? No, it's too indifferent to attain that accolade, and after all, this is just the beginning of the studios' annual white sale of movies that they expect to tank. In a few weeks, we may be longing for movies this good. And that is truly the saddest thing of all here. Rated PG-13 for violence, disturbing images and language.
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Well it's Christmas Eve, 2010. Just 36 hours from now, Christmas will have come and gone. The extra ham or turkey will now go between two pieces of bread and the mashed potatoes and Jello salad will be nibbled 'til they're gone. So with the holiday season's end in site, I wanted to make sure I sampled this Christmas brew before it was too late.
Last year, right about this time, my journey into the world of craft beer began in earnest. With one of my first great purchases (that included 2009 Surly Darkness among others), the fine store's purveyor threw in an extra for me. This bottle of Anchor Christmas Ale, aged for three years at the time, was from his personal cellar and he was more than generous to part with a single.
The holiday season seems to be all about surprises and this brew followed suit. A bursting head was solid, almost styrofoam, barely swaying with the swirl of the glass. It settled in after a few, to a nice half finger, light tan covering the rich, earthy brown like a fleece blanket. There were huge scents of malt coming from the glass, mixed with slight hints of brown sugar. A slightly sweet liqueur smell, root beer and vanilla made me eager to sip. The sweet liqueur smell (I'm a novice with spirits) was definite on the taste, creating an almost candy-like quality. The roasted malts were there as well, followed by an earthy, bark-like, slightly bitter finish. Mouthfeel was great, very smooth, but balanced with a carbonation in a mysterious way. Its a heavy brew, bigger than it appears at the outset and lingering in a bold way.
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The winning numbers in the EuroMillions draw were 16, 18, 22, 28 and 46. The Lucky Star numbers were 09 and 11.
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In April, Neil Trotter scooped the UK's fourth-largest ever amount with a £107.9m jackpot.
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Truett Seminary Announces Summer GraduationAug. 13, 1999
Baylor University's George W. Truett Theological Seminary will confer degrees upon 11 graduates during commencement on Saturday, Aug. 14, at the Ferrell Center.
Since its establishment in 1994, Truett Seminary has graduated 72 students, according to Dr. J. Bradley Creed, dean of the seminary.
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Hills, who is originally from San Salvador, El Salvador, received his bachelor of science degree in chemistry from Baylor in 1979 and later completed his master of science degree in teleprocessing science from the University of Colorado. After retiring as a major in the U.S. Air Force in 1996, Hills returned to Baylor to pursue a master of divinity degree at Truett. He has maintained a 4.0 grade point average during his three years at Truett while serving as a bi-vocational pastor to three churches and as a graduate assistant. After graduation, Hills plans to teach computer classes at McLennan Community College while pursuing a church position.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) -- A joint law enforcement team formed in 2010 to investigate a string of Lowcountry restaurant robberies announced two arrests on Tuesday.
Christopher Donnell Simmons, 31, and Raynard Christopher Eady, 28, have been arrested and charged with the armed robbery of two cash advance offices in the tri-county area.
But, as of 6 p.m. on Tuesday officials with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division were unable to confirm that the two are also suspects in the Asian restaurant robberies. While SLED did share that the two will be looked at as persons of interest in other robberies, officials were unable to provide specifics.
Simmons was arrested and charged with a February 18 armed robbery and kidnapping at the Cash Advance on N. Frazier Street in Georgetown. Officials say that a warrant states Simmons forced a store employee from the front of the store to the bathroom before robbing the business.
Eady was arrested and charged in a January 31 robbery of US Money Shops on South Highway 52 in Moncks Corner. Investigators say Eady held two individuals at gunpoint while removing approximately $2,200.
SLED announced the formation of the Joint Enforcement Team on December 16, 2010.