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While I think it is a "service" to the casual player, it is also a disservice. I am a firm believer of working hard to get your rewards, and I feel that if people start to do this "service" then those people that pay will begin to think that they can buy thier way through anything.
"working hard" in a game, not everyone can or wants to "work hard". I pay somebody to fertilize my lawn, I pay somebody to paint the interior of my house, guess i don't work hard enough. Oh wait I had to work in order to earn that money. Same thing, this guy was smart and found a way to earn money for his guild for their hard work, smart imo.
Liel, I think you got your analogy a little mixed up. This isn't like paying someone simply for a service like lawn work or painting. It's like paying others to do work you are supposed to do.
A better analogy would be to pay someone else to do your homework for you. Sure, it gets the job done and you worked to have the money to spend it however you wish, but there is something inherently wrong with relieving oneself of such responsibility... especially when that responsibility is FUN and makes you a better player too.
Now don't get me wrong. I do not think less of people who take this individual up on his offer. However, I do believe that they are selling themselves short.
If Bliz agrees, they'll nerf it like they did the Chess event loot chest in Karazhan.
Jagoex got what I was trying to say, but I think Liel missed the point. Its one thing to buy a piece of crafted gear because you have the money to do something. But this is a quest. The bag is a perk for at least clearing the first boss.
@Algorithm: I dont think there is any issue with bringing YOUR alts into the place to farm the ore/plant nodes because it was you that cleared the raid in the first place.
All I was trying to make a point of was that doing this is telling people that they can buy anything: quest rewards, arena points, raid drops, literally anything. And at least on my server, tier 4 raid gear is being sold easy by the upper lvl guilds. I personally have an issue with this, and have said so. People need to earn their gear, not get by easy.


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Fox 5's "Good Day Atlanta" is adding a fourth member to its "Good Day Atlanta" team: former Atlanta Brave Ron Gant.
He starts next month, joining Gurvir Dhindsa, Karen Graham and Buck Lanford.
[UPDATE 10/22/12: The start date for Gant is Thursday, October 25.]
Gant had been a Braves analyst the past four years for Fox Sports South.
" He is a good communicator, with an engaging personality and will be a refreshing addition to morning news," said Bill Schneider, general manager, in a statement.
Gant effectively replaces long-time "Good Day Atlanta" host Mark Hayes, who joined an NBC affiliate in Dallas in April.
The press release does not specifically state what Gant's role will be on the show, which airs from 4:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. A spokeswoman said he will mostly co anchor from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. with Lanford and Dhindsa but will have other roles as well possibly during the other times.
Gant has been a studio analyst for the MLB Network for "Hot Stove" and "MLB Tonight" and a commentator for the Atlanta Braves on TBS. His 16-year Major League Baseball career included stops with the Cardinals, the Phillies and six years with the Braves.
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September 24th, 2012
1:17 pm
my favorite braves player growing up, good for him.
September 24th, 2012
1:22 pm
Will miss seeing him of FSS! Really good guy and good for him.
September 24th, 2012
1:41 pm
They need help on that show. I like Ron Gant but am not sure He can save them. He is soft spoken when I have seen him but maybe we will see him more excitable on GDA.
September 24th, 2012
1:50 pm
Glad to hear. I always enjoyed him on Sports South.
September 24th, 2012
2:10 pm
i manage a local ATL area golf course,ron gant used to come by and play a lot,a really super nice guy
September 24th, 2012
2:10 pm
Will be interesting to see how they fit him in. Love Ron Gant the player, but not impressed with Ron Gant the commentator. Buck Lanford does a great job so not sure why they decided to make it more crowded.
September 24th, 2012
2:13 pm
Will he still be doing MLB Network and Braves TV coverage?
September 24th, 2012
2:17 pm
September 24th, 2012
2:18 pm
Will Mr. Gant be doing any dirt bike stunts on the air for GOOD DAY ATLANTA?
September 24th, 2012
3:08 pm
Hey Tina, if you're still out there….
September 24th, 2012
3:26 pm
That show definitely needs all the help it can get. It has been so bad since they cleaned house last year. I've tried to watch but it's just awful. Good luck Ron.
September 24th, 2012
3:33 pm
How does this affect the Dawgs' 2013 recruiting class?
September 24th, 2012
3:49 pm
Leave to channel 5 to use atheletes to boost ratings..As a kid in 70's I remember them calling the sports segment Superstar Sports.They would rotate Lou Hudson from the Hawks,Phil Niekro from the Braves,Curt Bennet from the Flames and Alfred Jenkins from the Falcons as anchors.Awful!! But I guess people watched.Best of luck to Ron.
September 24th, 2012
4:06 pm
great move ! get him off the Braves pregame/post game shows. he is so repetitive and expounds nothing but clichés' that it's painful. he is not comfortable on camera….
September 24th, 2012
4:28 pm
Happy to see Atlanta use some of the great talent that surrounded the Braves Team from back in the day! Good Luck Ron!!!
September 24th, 2012
4:46 pm
How will this addition to the morning show help us get back the ATLANTA THRASHERS?
September 24th, 2012
5:34 pm
The cast of characters they have had hosting the show since Mark Hayes and Suchita left has made the show almost as tough to watch as The View. Buck does a good job, but when he's not there, it's painful to listen to three women talking over each other. Good luck, Ron.
September 24th, 2012
5:41 pm
He's too plain Jane. Why can't Atlanta bring in morning eye candy for us female viewers for once?
September 24th, 2012
5:42 pm
Hope Fox 5 put a clause in his contract that keeps him off motorcycles..Maybe he learned his lesson with the Braves.
September 24th, 2012
5:54 pm
Buck, "plain Jane?" Compared to whom? The Mark guy who left would be considered plain. I think most would consider Gant an attractive guy.
September 24th, 2012
6:19 pm
Congrats Ron Gant! Nice move Fox5!
I would love to see Buck and Karen go back to sports – where they belong. They both do a great job with sports.
September 24th, 2012
6:25 pm
Good luck Ron Gant with this new opportunity.
September 24th, 2012
7:53 pm
This guy is an athlete moving to some panzy brown nosing news job.
Shame on your manhood Ronnie!
Lol… Moving on up!
September 24th, 2012
8:04 pm
This is great news….. Congratulations, Ron!
September 24th, 2012
8:14 pm
Good move for Gant. Loved him on FSS with the Bravos now I hope he does well at Good Day. I miss Stacy, she was real easy on the eyes.
September 24th, 2012
8:15 pm
Eye candy for the morning! I am loving it,
September 24th, 2012
8:18 pm
Why is Gant working broadcasting gigs? He is a retired baseball player from the big money years. He must be broke. All those white women from his playing days took the money and ran.
September 24th, 2012
9:01 pm
I'm very much a Ron Gant fan and will tune in to see what he does. Good call Fox 5. Not a blanket endorsement of the show because it's not that good, but I will give it a look-see with Mr. Gant.
September 24th, 2012
11:06 pm
Curious George
September 24th, 2012
2:18 pm
Will Mr. Gant be doing any dirt bike stunts on the air for GOOD DAY ATLANTA?
Always loved Ron Gant, I have to admit.
He had one of the best home run swings.
Didn't love his clutch hitting in October cause it didn't exist.
The guy had a chance to win a World Series with one swing of the bat and send the '92 WS to a Game 7 with another but came up empty both times.
But I still like him.
Best of luck to him.
September 25th, 2012
8:04 am
So enough about Ron Gant. Where da heck is Joanne at this morning? Now THAT is some eye candy for us guys! Yeah come on!
September 25th, 2012
10:46 am
[...] Atlanta Braves broadcaster and sometimes-pregame/postgame show host Ron Gant will be joining a different kind of show: [...]
September 25th, 2012
11:36 am
very nice on the eyes
September 25th, 2012
12:58 pm
ron gant was one of the nice guys off the early 90's braves teams,had their share of pricks also,like that old washed up has been a-hole tom glavine
September 25th, 2012
1:27 pm
Our ratings are slipping. Panic setting in. Ohhhhhhhhhh !! Noooo!!!!
September 25th, 2012
4:40 pm
Looking forward to Ron joining the show. I hope he has a sense of humor like Mark Hayes. I miss Mark!!
September 25th, 2012
7:07 pm
i have to admit he was one of favorite braves actually met him one night while out grabbing a bite to eat once and hewas very nice to me and my guest god luck ron we are sure you gonna do great we look forward to seeing you
September 26th, 2012
5:20 pm
sorry for getting on here so much after the initial story. I've been a FOX 5 listener for a long time. I LOVED the messiness of the morning group – the laughing, the stories, the way you felt that they actually liked each other. Now Jeff is on at night, Suchita is gone, and I didn't realize just how much I missed Mark until I saw him this summer while on a business trip. I keep expecting to turn it on and find that Cheryl is gone now too. For that 20 minutes I watched in the morning, I got my traffic and weather and left my home more often than not in a better state of mind. So, good luck to the next new addition – hope he has better luck at finding a way to join the family and stick around.

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She may be from Nashville, but she's not carrying a guitar.
The Michaud for Governor Campaign has hired Carol Andrews, vice president and senior editor for the Nashville-based firm Grindstone Research, to conduct opposition research and devise negative attacks against Republican Gov. Paul LePage and unaffiliated liberal candidate Eliot Cutler.
Andrew previously served as communications director for Democrat Tom Allen's 2008 campaign against U.S. Sen. Susan Collins. And Grindstone lists failed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Libby Mitchell as a client. Also on Grindstone's client list? U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud.
Now, according to a Democratic source who asked to remain anonymous, Michaud has hired Andrews to manage his campaign's negative attacks.
Andrews' brash style and focus on mudslinging seems oddly out of touch with Michaud's ostensible desire to elevate political rhetoric. In the edited version of Michaud's first campaign ad, the Democrat said, "I believe now, right now, is the time to set aside the attacks…"
Andrews' track record, however, reveals a cut-throat consultant unwilling to set aside attacks; indeed, mudslinging is her specialty.
Her former firm, the Nashville-based Fletcher & Rowley, Inc., offered the following courses at a 2006 Campaigns and Elections seminar in Washington, D.C.:
Ready, Aim, FIRE!
Going negative: when, why and how
A campaign would not be a campaign without some negativity. This session teaches you when it's appropriate to "go negative," how negative to be, and what to say.
Diggin' for Dirt!
How to find and use oppostion research
Nothing says "gotcha" to an opponent like finding good dirt. In this session learn how to find invaluable information about the opposition and how to best use it to boost your candidate's campaign.
Although recent experience – i.e. Romney v. Obama – and a deal of campaign research shows that negative attacks can succeed, many Maine Democrats credit Andrew's with turning Tom Allen's 2008 campaign into a train wreck – the sort of mudslinging affair that has never jived with Maine voters.
Michaud's first ad did not contain any overt attacks and the candidate has thus far resisted going after his liberal and conservative opponents. But given the particular skill set of its newest addition, Team Michaud may be contemplating a sharp turn negative.
S.E. Robinson
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Beer is the main theme for the Saturday event with a range of 20 real ales, plus continental lagers and ciders. Food will be available all day and there will be music from mid afternoon.
Sunday's music event will begin at 1pm and bands will be on stage all afternoon and well into the evening. Food and drink will be available.
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Changing its appearance depending on the angle of approach, this proposal for the meadows salford bridge competition by designers Alexander Daxböck and Chris Precht of penda features a strong elliptical shape. the project offers a dominant visual landmark that when viewed from its side looks like a regular suspended bridge, but as one gets closer the structure opens up to a rounded volume, engulfing pedestrians as they cross over to the meadows. the multifaceted object is in contrast to its surrounding harmonious green spaces.
The crossing is presented as a disco-like object when viewed from the south and north, whereas from the western and eastern sides it looks slim and elegant, almost two-dimensional. constructed using a truss system that supports a wooden pathway with glazed semi-transparent handrails with both of its endings generously widened, inviting pedestrians on its platform. the walkway merges onto a terraced landscape, which can be used for lounging and as an open air theater. the main structural element is made using a welded steel tube that rests on two concrete bearings, supporting and carrying the weight at the same time. during the day the suspension cables reflect the sunlight, while the sun's energy is stored in energy saving LED's, allowing the bridge to glow during the night making it a 24/7 landmark for the Salford Meadows.
Approaching from the main street, the bridge looks like a common swing bridge suspended from a pylon. Getting closer the bridge is opening up and the ellipse turns into a full circle and invites the visitors to the Meadow.
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Tomorrow is Cal Day, the University of California Berkeley's annual open house, which runs from 9:00 a.m. to a closing concert at 4:00 p.m. Honestly, if you can't find something to interest you among the 370-odd events, consult your doctor. As the university's Twitter account declared the other day, "Like the universe, Cal Day continues to expand."
That expanding universe is itself one of the features of this year's Cal Day, with Berkeley's 2011 Nobel Laureate in Physics Saul Perlmutter interviewed by Chancellor Robert Birgeneau at 11 a.m. at Pimentel Hall. If your interests are more grounded in the here-and-now, perhaps you'd prefer Robert Reich's 1 p.m. talk on Political Civility Should Not Be An Oxymoron, at Dwinelle Hall.
Don't want to be stuck inside on what promises to be a beautiful, sunny day? Wander down to the Cal Golden Bears football scrimmage at Edwards Stadium — apparently the first time the team has ever played in the stadium, which opened in 1932. Coach Jeff Tedford has promised appearances by some of the Cal alumni who are in the NFL, as well as an autograph session. … Continue reading »
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Berkeley's Latino community and allies came together Thursday evening to celebrate the 50-year anniversary of the farm worker movement, memorialize United Farmworkers Co-Founder Cesar Chavez, and honor Dolores Huerta, the other UFW co-founder, a guest of honor in front of a capacity crowd at the Berkeley Adult School auditorium.
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Latinos comprise just under 11% of the city's population, but the community is underrepresented in its governance and overrepresented in impoverishment, speakers said.
"We're here to celebrate the life and legacy of Cesar Chavez and reflect on what his legacy may mean to each of us," Berkeley Councilmember Jesse Arreguìn told the crowd. "Cesar's legacy was a legacy of service, fighting for social change….While Cesar made a huge difference, many of the struggles he fought for are still with us today." … Continue reading »
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Established in 1963 by Isamu and Tazuye Fujita, the grocery store, on San Pablo Avenue in north-west Berkeley, has been a mainstay in the Japanese and Japanese-American community for decades and, increasingly, a popular place to shop for both Asians and non-Asian customers who enjoy Japanese food.
The store is an East Bay institution with legions of loyal customers who flock there for sushi-grade fish, soy sauce and rice, as well as other staples of Japanese cuisine. The market is now run by the former owners' son Larry Fujita, and Lee Nakamura, who can frequently be found behind the seafood counter that dominates one side of the shop. … Continue reading »
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Residential Burglary/Stolen Auto – 30 block of Fairlawn Drive – #2012-18494
On Sunday, April 15, 2012 between 1:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., an unknown suspect or suspects pried a sliding door off its tracks and burglarized a home in the 30 block of Fairlawn Drive. The two roommates went out the night before and came home at about 12:30 a.m., then went to sleep. They discovered the crime in the morning. The suspects stole many items from the home including laptops, cameras and musical instruments totaling over $15, 000. The suspect(s) also used car keys to steal a car and entered another unlocked car to take a few items.
Theft of Two Bicycles – 2900 block of Florence Street - #2012-19852
On Sunday, April 15, 2012 between 7:00 p.m. and 10:40 p.m. an unknown suspect or suspects entered the backyard of a home in the 2900 Florence Street and stole two bicycles. The two men's mountain bikes, a Nishiki and Marin brand, were not secured. The owner gave the BPD officer the serial numbers of the bikes. The officer entered the descriptions and the serial numbers into the Automated Property database as stolen property. … Continue reading »


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Diagnosing And Treating Common Baseball Injuries
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As spring yields to summer, more baseball players may present to your office with injuries sustained while batting, sprinting around the bases or sliding into home. Accordingly, this author presents a guide to treating common forefoot, midfoot and rearfoot injuries as well as contusions and dermatological conditions.
Springtime brings warmer temperatures, the anticipation of summer and the start of a new baseball season. We welcome spring baseball with the crack of the bat but it can also lead to an unwelcomed crack of the bones and other baseball-related injuries. As sports medicine specialists of the lower extremity, we should be able to accurately diagnose and appropriately treat lower extremity injuries in order to return the injured baseball player to the diamond as quickly and safely as possible.
We should also recognize the full scope of baseball's popularity and trends. Organized baseball in the United States is now among the most popular and safest sports. Over 20 million people play annually. The majority of baseball players are children and adolescents with an estimated 8.6 million children ages 6 to 17 participating.1,2 Baseball is one of the safest high school sports in the United States with a reported injury rate of 1.26 injuries per 1,000 athletic exposures.1 Although baseball is a relatively safe sport in comparison to many other athletic activities, highly publicized occasional catastrophic injuries (such as commotio cordis) from the direct impact of a ball or bat frequently raise safety concerns.1
The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission reports that in 2012 more than 400,000 Americans had treatment in hospitals, doctors' offices and hospital emergency rooms for baseball-related injuries.1 Nearly 300,000 of the players treated were 18 years old or younger. Although baseball is a non-contact sport, most serious injuries are due to contact — either with a ball, bat, or another player. Eleven- to 14-year-old children represent the majority of those injured and the most frequent areas of the body injured are the head and face, including the eyes and nose. Nearly 20 percent of baseball injuries occur at the lower extremities and injuries to the foot and ankle can cause significant disability if one does not diagnose and treat them appropriately.1
Many young athletes are now focusing on just one sport and are training year round, causing an increase in overuse injuries at younger and younger ages. We should encourage youth athletes to play multiple sports and activities, and to take time off from only playing one single activity year round. Safety of the athlete is a constant focus of attention among rule-making officials and governing bodies. Subsequently, youth baseball rules control the maximum pitch count, required rest periods and age recommendations for throwing various types of pitches. Additionally, important factors in minimizing the risk of injury include appropriate field maintenance and awareness of environmental conditions such as extreme heat, thunderstorms and lightning.3
Injury patterns may change with the level of competition from youth to high school, and college to minor and major leagues. It is critical for sports medicine physicians to identify and appropriately treat baseball injuries in a timely manner. Youth baseball injuries need evaluation with special concern for open growth plates whereas minor and major league injuries are often more chronic due to the overuse from extensive daily repetitive training regimens.
Sunny greetings! Excellent article. Timely, informative and inspiring to PLAY BALL!
Congratulations, Dr. Matt and to the fabulous picture of our sliding into home safe athlete, Matthew! Wow, what a coup to land on the front cover and looking handsome as ever!
What a grand, thorough and scholarly article. It hits the mark for a perfect score. A blue ribbon winner. Very interesting to know the high safety records of playing baseball and the various types of treatable accidents.
Emphasizing diversity in sports for young athletes ranks as high importance. Great to see this highlight along with many other interesting points. The x-rays were fascinating as well. Being aware of the environment, field conditions and general heat conditions remains overlooked in the zeal of the day.
Sending all a very HAPPY SUMMER indeed with safe play and lots of fun. Again, a solid home run hit with the article! To the top surgeon: CONGRATULATIONS!Reply to this comment »


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Sssh! Be verrwee verrwee quiet, so you don't disturb the giraffes.... They're timid creatures who don't like to be photographed or even watched....
Who am I kidding.....looook it's me! And I have a new hairdo....and I do Wallace & Gromit impressions...."Cheeeese Gromit":
Have you seen all the fabulous animal print creations being showcased all month on Anne's Pretty Grievances blog for the Jungle January sew-along?
If not you really need to check them out. An incredible array of creatures and their creations! I'm going to be diving back through all the posts tomorrow because there are sewists who took part who I hadn't met before and definitely some new blogs I need to be following. What a fabulous way to expand my knowledge of the fun sewing community! THANK YOU FOR JUNGLE JANUARY ANNE!!
Anyway, this is my contribution:
It has pocketses :)
Never let it be said that I leave things till last minute! Or at least the last day of the month. Oh, ok then, go on, say it.
I got out of the habit of sewing something each week after finishing the Sew Weekly challenge at New Year, and then took a while getting back into it. I got distracted by decorating plans, watching Oscar nominated movies, a birthday which shall not be named and as per usual EastEnders.
Annoyingly, I'd already made something for the final weeks of the Sew Weekly challenges that would be perfect for Jungle January....in December.....my leopard print party dress. But that was indeed in December.
So I needed something new.
And as the only coat I possess is my Sherlock Inverness cape made last year for the Sew Weekly Literary challenge...I needed something a little less eccentric.....something that wouldn't make me stand out......something I could hide from the paparazzi in....
A giraffe hoodie with a cerise hood lining and cerise pockets and blinging gold zip obviously!
The Facts
Fabric: 2.25 yds giraffe velboa faux fur from Jo-Anns in New Year sale $17.96 (£11.33); the very last of my cerise satin from stash; cuffs and bottom edge ribbing from a knit dress from Goodwill charity shop $7.99 (£5.04).
Pattern: McCalls 6614 view C (fitted pullover with princess seams and hood) but made front piece wider at centre to accomodate splitting it for a zip. Also added horns....as you do.
Year: 2012.
Notions: 24" gold separating zip $4.99 (£3.15), 4 small black tassles from stash, thread.
Time to complete: 22 hours (with loads of procrastination in between).
First worn: 31st January 2013.
Wear again? Yes, yes, yes. Please don't get hot yet Phoenix....
Total Cost: $30.94 (£19.51) but it was worth it.
The pattern was a beauty to make....and would be ok for a beginner (although weirdly they don't state basics like sewing right sides together).....but I took the pullover semi-fitted version with princess seams (view C) and added 2" to the centre fold....then split it to include a zip and the appropriate seam allowances.
As you can see I also made giraffe 'horns', making 2 5"x2" tubes, turning top to the inside and sewing 2 small black tassles in the end. I then made 2 tiny slits in the main fabric of the hood, popped them through and before sewing the cerise lining to the hood, hand sewing the 'horn' to the wrong side of the hood.
By the way, as per usual I put up the progress shots above on Fanbloomingtastic's sister site: Absobloominglutely during the make and if you ever want to see what I'm making or what I'm up to sewing and non-sewing, that's the place to look. Though I do hope to be combining the two sites in some way later this year.
And that's it for this make I think, other than to leave you with me doing an impression of either a giraffe or a very oddly shaped teapot:
Oooh, ooh, ooh (Mr. Peevley), one more thing....I didn't mention that the reason I chose giraffe 'fur' for the hoodie, is that in my family we have a thing for giraffes....or garffs as Goth Child and Melchett used to call them. We've got quite a few cuddly ones. And ones with just 2 legs for some reason. Somewhere I have a photo of a tiny Goth Child, (Goth Toddler) who'd just fallen over after looking up and up and up and up and toppling over backwards to look at a giraffe at Twycross Zoo.....and they're always the animals we make a bee line, ok, a giraffe line, for in zoos.....so for the birthday that shall not be named I used my birthday money to sponsor a giraffe at Phoenix Zoo. A certificate is winging its way to me and I can't wait to go and say hello to my friend in the near future.
OK, that is all. Move along now.
(I wonder if I should dedicate myself to Scruffy Badger Time's Polka Dot Frock Fest.....)


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You could not make it up. Ever since the New Year our politicians have been arguing furiously about how an independence referendum should be conducted, while claiming what they really wanted to do was to debate the merits and demerits of independence. So what has happened – well, a row has broken out about how the public has been consulted and about how the referendum should be held. In short, politicians have now been arguing about the process by which people have been asked about the process! At this rate, one must wonder who will manage to be ready for the referendum in 2014, let alone earlier!
At the heart of this row has been a preoccupation with numbers. The UK Government's rather hasty consultation secured a little under 3,000 responses, far short of the near 12,000 responses that the Scottish Government's still continuing consultation has received. So to overcome the perception that bigger might be thought to be better, Labour sought to undermine the credibility of the Scottish Government's exercise by raising questions about the ease with which people – and especially perhaps a whole host of cybernats – could respond anonymously to the Scottish Government's consultation.
In practice, if the figures produced by the two governments are to be believed, both exercises seem to have attracted more or less the same proportion of anonymous responses. But Labour got its attack in first, and the SNP, unusually finding itself on the back foot, soon moved to make it impossible for any more submissions to be made anonymously.
Numbers too were at the forefront when a few days later the Scottish Secretary, Michael Moore, proudly brandished the 'results' of the UK Government's consultation. He declared that as many as 75 per cent of respondents said that the referendum should only include a single question about independence, and not one about 'devo max' as well. At the same time, he noted that 70 per cent felt the referendum should be held sooner rather than later. The Scotland Office duly declared game, set and match to itself on the big questions in the referendum debate.
But the row about anonymous submissions had already served to point up the weakness of such numerical claims. For who indeed can ever be sure that those who take the trouble to respond to a consultation, be it run by the UK Government or its Scottish counterpart, are in any sense representative of public opinion? The answer of course is that they cannot.
To focus on the total number of responses or how many of them expressed one view rather than another is to misrepresent the point of such exercises. Their aim is to secure the wisdom of the crowd rather than ascertain the balance of opinion amongst its members.
Can those with expertise on a subject – or even those without – bring to bear on the matter in hand considerations or arguments either for or against a particular course of action that neither ministers nor their officials had taken into account in developing their policy?
In truth, in this respect it is far from clear that the UK consultation did take matters forward. As summarised by the Scotland Office, at least, the arguments were largely ones with which we are already very familiar. But then the Government seems to have been primarily concerned to highlight how far its existing arguments were echoed by those who had taken the trouble to write to them rather than to learn anything new.
Above all, however, any consultation, however analysed and reported, can only be as good as the questions that it asks. And it is perhaps in this respect that the value of the UK Government's consultation is most open to doubt.
Consider, first of all that 70 per cent of respondents state that the referendum should be held 'sooner rather than later'. You might presume this means there was a clarion call for the referendum to be held in 2013, as proposed by the UK Government, rather than in 2014, as suggested by the Scottish Government.
However, the consultation failed to define what it meant by 'sooner', while a glance at the five responses that are quoted as examples of responses arguing for sooner rather than later reveals that three of them failed to name any date at all. Exactly what the 70 per cent want is not necessarily clear at all.
Equally, the discovery that 75 per cent think there should only be a single question needs to be evaluated carefully too. In presenting the possibility that there might be two questions rather than one on the referendum ballot paper, the UK consultation focused in particular on the proposal for a two-question referendum put by the Scottish Government in February 2010.
However, that proposal, which could have led to independence being declared the winner even though many more people had voted in favour of 'devo max', had long been widely criticised and was effectively dropped by the Scottish Government when it launched its referendum consultation earlier this year. Whether alternative ways of holding such a multi-option referendum could prove more acceptable still remains unclear.
Still, the UK consultation has helped take matters forward in one respect. When it launched the exercise the Coalition raised the possibility that clauses might be added to the Scotland Bill or to another piece of legislation that would empower the UK Government to hold its own referendum on Scottish independence. After having received very little support amongst respondents to the UK consultation, that option has now effectively been ruled out.
Instead the UK Government is firmly set on using the existing powers under Schedule 30 of the Scotland Act to grant Holyrood the legal power to hold an independence referendum.
But such a measure can only be passed into law if both Westminster and Holyrood give their consent. And there seems little reason to anticipate that harmony will break out any time soon.
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Christian Wright
Inexplicably, John Curtice fails to mention that a quarter of the UK government consultation responses were identical, written by the Labour Party, and were sent from Labour Party servers. Additionally another quarter of responses not identical, also originated from the same Labour Party servers.
That is to say, fully half of all responses received by the UK government consultation were sent from the Labour Party servers. The UK Government has refused to allow an outside organization to audit THE 2,800+ submissions.
This of course makes its comparison with the Scottish Government audited consultation a joke. This was a ham-fisted attempt by the Tory led government aided and abetted by the Labour Party, to rig the consultation, then to present it as if it were a poll. They did so to legitimize their position.
My concern is that, as of the date of publication of this article, this disqualifying information was in the public domain, yet John Curtice completely fails to consider it. Why is that?


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Malacañang set to push tougher sanctions against corruption
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ALL three branches of government, including constitutional bodies like the Ombudsman, are closing ranks to push in 2014 long-awaited remedial legislation on pending reforms and the operationalization of mechanisms that will further boost the drive against corruption.
Among the priority legislation the Palace is set to endorse for early enactment when Congress resumes regular sessions in January are the Freedom of Information bill, the proposed Whistleblower Act and tougher anti-bribery sanctions.
Affirming Malacañang's determination to curb corruption in public office, Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma on Thursday recalled the Aquino government's commitment conveyed earlier to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC).
In a news briefing at the Palace on Thursday, Coloma said "our people [during the entire year] spoke the loudest against corruption and the misuse of public funds."
He said just last week, "the leaders of the three branches of government—Executive, Legislative and Judiciary—stood on the same platform with the Ombudsman to declare a unified stand in support of the UNCAC."
The Palace official confirmed a resolution containing the government's commitment on the UNCAC was presented and submitted by Senate President Franklin Drilon, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr., Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales and Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa to President Aquino.
Coloma said among the significant actions they agreed to implement are the creation by Congress of more divisions in the Sandiganbayan to unclog its dockets and hasten the disposition of pending anti-graft cases; strengthening the witness protection law; enactment of the Whistleblowers Act; strengthening the anti-money laundering law; codification of anti-corruption laws criminalizing bribery in the private sector; active and passive trading of influence; amendments to forfeiture law, the extradition law, and the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty; and passage of the freedom of information law.
He said Carpio-Morales had reported an 85-percent the country on international cooperation agreements and 65 percent compliance on criminalization and law enforcement.
He said the UNCAC was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2003 as the first legally binding international anti-corruption instrument that requires states and parties to implement, through laws, institutions, programs and practices, a wide range of measures to prevent, detect, prosecute and sanction corruption and recover its proceeds.
The UNCAC was signed on December 9, 2003, by 140 states, including the Philippines, and was ratified by the Philippine Senate on November 8, 2006. At that time, he said, the Philippines was only the second country in Southeast Asia and the fifth country in Asia to have done so.
"After this so-called lost decade, President Aquino said last week that "our first actions were not to build on what has been achieved, but to fill the fissures in our public institutions," Coloma said. Butch Fernandez
Coloma said Mr. Aquino also acknowledged important elements in the fight against corruption, including the "vigorous implementation of the concept that no one can be above the law, as exemplified by the filing of cases against a former president, and the impeachment of a chief justice, and the relentless prosecution of smugglers and tax evaders through the filing of 423 cases to date."
He also cited on-going efforts to "remove inefficiencies in government systems," as exemplified by the top-level revamp in the Bureau of Customs, accompanied by systems and policy reforms.
Coloma likewise listed the need to empower the bureaucracy to serve the public better through the "adoption of zero-based budgeting systems and enhanced transparency and accountability measures."


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Exercise July 11 ~ July 21
Keep on keeping on. So thankful to be able to move at all.
Walk and workout upper and lower body. Saw a few deer this am.
:newbie: Stay with it folks. Don't let it get away from you.
I *hate* exercising and didn't do it while losing the weight. Although I did become more active as I lost the weight.
Now, just because I feel so good not dragging around 170 excess pounds, I've started working out. Three days a week I go into the fitness center at the college where my husband works cuz I have free access and I use the weights...free weights and the exercise machines. Right now I'm focusing on keeping my leg and butt muscles toned (lots of muscle already from dragging around what was essentially a full grown man :eek: and I'm working on building upper body muscle...which is almost nonexistent...along with strengthening my abs to help eliminate back pain.
Two days I go to an old people's :hyst: aerobics class where the aerobics and step are interspersed with walking/jogging (personal preference). Then, depending on the weather, I'll go out on weekends or evenings and walk with my husband. Nothing strenuous...about 3 miles per hour.
So in total I'm doing about 1.5 hours of something per day, 6 days a week, at the minimum.
Thanks for starting this thread out again, Loretta!! I appreciate it!
We have been walking, pacing, up and down, and all around, that big IKEA store is quite a place, if you lived near one, you could walk your legs up into your neck!! Wish my ankle felt better. We walked the whole store, looking at couches, tables, and tables to hold the tv on. Didn't buy anything, yet.
Did a lot of walking in the Costco this morning. I wanted to go out this evening but my heel won't let me. I'll give it a rest and get the dogs walked in the morning. They don't mind. Will do some wall push ups before bed.
Nice walk this am in cooler temps, 60s/
Workout upper and lower body 30 min.
Nice walk sighting several deers. 3.6 miles
Workout upper and lower body 30 min.
Exercise was great! I did a 35 min. walk and weather was lovely. Later will do some upper body.
Day off today.
Only about an hour and a half in air conditioned store. It was extremely hot and humid.
That is it for today. Tomorrow it won't be much either. We are going to an RV Resort and they don't have an air conditioned , large store around there.
Glad to see you guys are still getting your "stuff" done, outside, inside, or whatever. Sometimes we miss a day or so, but at least we are in the ballpark.
I've been on the feet for hours, we are unpacking and there are tons of boxes.....then, once unpacked, trying to figure out where to put it all, lol. Just wearing us out, dh says he feels like he did after a day of work, and he worked outside all the time building roads, hanging from the dams, and so forth. I'm pooped, my back is bent out of sight, ankle and heel sore, but oh well. Sharon, do you ever have to wear one of those boots on your heel area? Wondering if they help or not.
See you later in the week, internet might be on at the weekend or something like that, but not sure yet. Had to buy a modem though.
Safe travels, Linda.
No Doris so far I'm not wearing a protection boot. I have been wearing open back shoes that seem to help. Mine is a hard area that doesn't like to be closed in. :)
Doris and Sharon sure hope you problems with your feet get resolved soon.
Just a usual walk this am. In the 70 degree range at 6 this am.
Walking back and forth, up and down our larger house, it seems so BIG to us, and the hallway is so long, lol. Also, the house sits on an upgrade, so you have to walk like a small hill to get from the street to the house. :)
That's it, I haven't unpacked my weights yet, but I know they packed them though.
Ditto to yesterday's post, we are tuckered out, still.
Making room for the exercise bike, but no tv hooked up yet.
Sounds like you are getting things together Doris. You might be able to keep your old phone # if it is a cell phone. I use straight talk and transferred my number from my tracfone to it.
early morning walk and exercise upper and lower body.
My new shoes came today. We'll be out in the morning with a spring in my step. Love Asics gel.
Sounds good, Sharon, how long do they last? Are they expensive?
Too hot and humid today to do a thing outside. We are away in the Motor home.
I think I understand what you northeasterners and southerners are talking about a lot clearer now, when you talk about the heat and humidity.....my goodness! dh and I could shower several times a day if we had the time, lol. We have been trying out the shower at the house already, even though we won't sleep there until Thursday or Friday.
Sticky heat, damp heat, making you want to drink anything iced, and not want to cook with an oven that heats up the house.:dunno:
Thanks, Sharon, I'll look them up. My dh would be interested, too. He likes to go to stores to try shoes on first, but has been looking lately, and has bought those gel inserts for his older shoes.
Walk and workout today. Busy with "things".
Thanks, I'm happy to say I have Kohl's in several areas near where we live now :) Just came back with daughter in law from shopping at Target, I was so surprised to see all kinds of people out shopping there after 9 pm, including people with small kids and babies, lol. Where we lived before, the store closed at 8 pm.
Didn't exercise except staying on my feet all day emptying boxes and putting stuff away, and that's it.
Walk and workout upper and lower body 30 min.
Same old unpacking, walking from one end of the house to the other, over and over, and in this house, it makes a difference, lol. We shopped at Sam's after having dinner out this evening, now we are tuckered out, back is sore, hands are sore, etc. Need a vacation! ;)
Walk and workout, maybe some grass cutting this afternoon.
Exercise was good today. We took the dogs to the lake walk. We know know where the R. fair is being held. Not going but good it won't interfere with the walking paths.
Hope you find something after you put it somewhere Doris.
Walk over 4 miles, hot and humid.
Exercise workout upper and lower body.
Still no sign of the cool front but I'm heading out to Walk in the air conditioned comfort of Lowe's.
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Come to DOGMA in Hayes Valley This Sunday, Sept. 30!
We're getting pet-centric this Sunday at our second annual DOGMA event, in conjunction with our pals at the SF SPCA. It's a daytime celebration on Patricia Green in Hayes Valley that is equal parts adoptathon, pet talent contest (more on that in a minute!), and pet fair. Pet lovers and owners come to meetup, catchup—and possibly pickup a new furry friend, to save a life, change the world, have a ball!
There will be adoptions available from the San Francisco SPCA (FREE from 12-4 pm!), San Francisco Animal Care and Control, Muttville Senior Dog Rescue, Loup Garou, SaveABunny, MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue, and more. As for the talent show, any pet can enter (dogs, cats, moneys, birds, you name it!). If they've got a special skill–or just a rad costume–we want to see it. There are amazing prizes (not to mention bragging rights) to be had.
And there is a ton to see and learn, from the folks at Happy Hounds Massage, to the adorable clothes and accessories from Mijo & Bambi and Wildebeest, and everything in between! Click here for all the details.
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Traffic was a mess as the intense California sun beat down through my old car's windshield and onto my already sunburned and sweaty skin. I sighed, leaning my head back and trying to block out all the obscenities and honks being emitted from annoyed drivers' cars. I had assumed there was an accident but didn't think twice about it, instead rummaged through my glove compartment in the midst of the stand still traffic until I found my '3 Cheers for Sweet Revenge' CD. Popping it into the player in my car, my ears were immediately filled with Gerard's voice, drowning out any unwanted traffic sounds.
Just as I was flipping to my favorite song, "I'm Not Okay," I got a sudden flashback, and I could feel my heart tear in two. It was the day that Ana and I were at a concert in a small club when they had played this. It was the first time I had heard it, or heard of the band for that matter.
I was sitting on a barstool in an extremely crowded, dark club when Ana came running up behind me, her golden blonde tresses swinging behind her.
"Where'd you go? You know I have places like this and you didn't eve-" she interrupted me by placing a finger on my lips and she began to speak.
"Hey, chill." She said over the sound of the band warming up. Glancing over at the stage I saw about four or five guys in strategic locations, lights beaming down on them in hues of red. I looked back at Ana who was now meeting gaze with someone who I assumed to be a member of the band about to play, long black hair hanging in his face. He was cute, I guess, but he didn't seem like her kind of guy.
"Why did you drag me here?" I sighed, placing my hand on my hip in annoyance. She pointed at the band, and I just looked at her in confusion.
"So you brought me here when I have work tomorrow at six in the morning just so I could see some half-ass band play some cheap music?" I said to her and she shook her head. Grabbing my bare wrist with her ring clad hand, she pulled me up to the front of the stage as their set began.
"I know you all know us, and love us to death" the guy with jet black hair laughed into the microphone. Man, that had to be the vainest sentence I have ever heard. Ana didn't seem to notice and started to bob her head with the beat of the song that started to play. "This is called "I'm not Okay"," he screamed into the microphone before starting with the lyrics. 'This has to be some of the worst music I have ever heard' I thought to myself as I stood in the midst of the crowd that was now thrashing to the tune of the guitar.
I started to move my head to the beat, but immediately stopped myself. I wasn't supposed to like this kind of stuff. I mean, there were sweaty guys rubbing up against me and spazzing out like they were having a seizure to the music. I crossed my arms and made my way through the wild crowd and into a small, deserted booth in the back of the room, sliding into the sticky old seat. After about twenty minutes the set was done and Ana came back to the booth, spotting me easily as I was the only one in bootleg jeans and the only one without eyeliner.
"Why did you leave?" she asked, looking at me as though I had committed a crime. I shrugged and moved over, letting her sit in the seat beside me. "Oh, and we're going to hang out with the band for a little bit." She said, oblivious to the fact that I hated being here. I sighed and leaned forward, rubbing my temples with my index fingers.
"How about you just stay here and I go home and go to bed? I have to get up early." I told her and she shook her head.
"Just come on, call in sick. And I want you to meet Gee..." She said, her voice trailing off as the guy who had been singing approached our table, surrounded by the rest of the band that had been playing.
"Hey, Ana," two guys said at the same time, looking at her longingly. They looked slightly similar in facial features but one had shorter, brownish hair and glasses. She got up, as to introduce them.
"Kris, this is Gerard," she told me, swinging her arm around his waist. He kissed her neck in desire, she moaned a little before motioning for him to stop long enough to tell me the rest of their names. "This is Mikey, Frankie, Bob, and Ray," she said, pointing to each one as she said their names.
"Hi," I whispered shyly. Gee and Ana went over to the bar and got as intimate as you can get without showing too much skin. Mikey and Bob walked off and started talking in the corner of the room and Frankie looked around for a moment until finding what he was looking for.
"Cynara," he said, happy to see her.
I, at the same time was shocked. "Cynara?!" I gasped, and she looked over at me. Immediately coming over to pull me into a hug, I was confused. "I didn't know you listened to...this..." I said. She nodded and smiled before retreating back to Frankie's arms. Ray slid into the seat opposite me on the booth, flashing a genuine smile.
"Don't worry about those guys. Just ignore them, they don't have any manners," he laughed and I just nodded, my gaze quickly drifting back to where Ana was now kissing him on the lips with the utmost passion. How I longed to have a relationship like that. I got up, grabbing my purse and walking over to Ana.
"Are you coming up for air any time soon?' I asked impatiently. She immediately pulled away from him and he turned around, looking extremely embarrassed. "I'm going home, okay?" I asked and she nodded, I guess she finally gave up.
Pushing open the graffiti covered door and breathing in the cool October air, I thought to myself. 'Okay, maybe he is cute. But he's Ana's. Oh well.' And with that I walked out into my car.
Looking back on it now, I laugh. Ana and Gerard were meant for each other, and I knew it, contrary to what I wanted to believe. I guess I still had a puppy crush. But I couldn't help it. The traffic finally started to move and I realized that I never told Gerard that I was going to work, didn't even leave a note. 'Shit!' I thought to myself as I started moving forward. My curiosity got the better of me and when I got to the part of the road where an accident had happened, I looked over. 'Oh my god.' I said, realizing who had been in the car that had run off the road and into a tree laden path. There he was, too, sitting o the back of a cop car, rubbing his leg and holding back tears. "Gerard." I whispered, pulling my car over and hopping out to run over to him.


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I never expected such a response! Thank you all so much for your warmth and congratulations!
WHOVIANS! Here is another very special message from Matt Smith, The Eleventh Doctor that just aired on BBC America during the pre-show for the encore airing of 'Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor'.
Happy Doctor Who 50th Anniversary, everyone!
So… we were just reading all of the amazing reaction Tweets and Tumblr posts after the 50th Anniversary and then we were just checking our email and then we noticed that MATT SMITH SENT US A SPECIAL VIDEO FOR ALL OF THE WHOVIANS ALL AROUND THE WORLD WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY DOCTOR WHO 50TH ANNIVERSARY
Matt also sent us a second video that you guise can see in the 7pm ET pre-show for the encore airing of Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor.
Today is the start of the Doctor Who Celebration at the ExCeL center in London! We'll be posting updates all weekend.
Here are a bunch of photos of some people who happened to be in attendance.
ARTHUR DARVILL, KAREN GILLAN, ALEX KINGSTON & More Wish a Happy 50th Anniversary, DOCTOR WHO! (by BBC America)
And while we're at it, The Guardian also has a new series of photos of Jenna by photographer Lara Jade.
Click through for the full set.
Read the interview with Jenna Coleman here.
Coleman does not come from a long line of performers. She was born in Blackpool ("a great place for a Doctor Who episode: it's weird, quite romantic, but it's not found what it's supposed to be now") and her dad – who has a business, with her brother, fitting the interiors of bars and shops – would watch her in school productions and wonder where the acting bug had come from. Aged 11, Coleman appeared as a bridesmaid in the musical Summer Holiday with Darren Day, and the singer gave her a Debenhams voucher as a thank you.
I never ever considered myself a sci fi geek, but the more I talk about it with people I've worked with, I think I am!
My mum watched Star Trek a lot and I watched it growing up so I know a lot about it. I worked with Kate Mulgrew recently, she played Captain Kathryn Janeway, the only female captain on Voyager, and I was so starstruck - that was when I realised I am actually a nerd.
I went to the dubbing of one of the Star Trek films - I went to listen to the music being recorded by the orchestra, it was the coolest thing ever. OK, yes, I'm definitely a nerd!
Behind the scenes of Jenna Coleman's GLAMOUR UK Shoot
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You are a cursor. The CPU wants to get rid of you sadistically by forcing you through an increasingly difficult and endless maze until you hit the walls and is eliminated. You must survive the maze for as long as possible.
The maze is randomly generated, no two are the same.
Mouse - Move the cursor
Space - Cloak the cursor to move through walls
ESC - Pause
My first professionally made game.
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars December 11, 2011
very good
3/5 very good I managed to get very far.
I liked how each level was different, and it got harder and harder.
however there are some cons,
-lag/freezing sometimes (makes very difficult).
-after the cursor died I didnt see any score?? if there was a score I would try to beat it.
other than that its a nice minigame.
Rated 3 / 5 stars December 10, 2011
Nice first attempt :)
I liked it. A great first effort - very playable. Look forward to seeing more.
Rated 2 / 5 stars December 9, 2011
Well, uhm...
...it's playable. And the implemented highscore gives it a bit of a competitive mood.
But as the game was lagging on my pc (for unknown reasons) I did randomly from finding the cursor somewhere where I didn't want it to be.
...maybe try to make it less hardware hungry?


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I'm getting a little over-excited poring through Kroll's rather Max Ernst-inspired collages, cobbled together like eerie anatomical palimpsests from a frequently whimsical, sometimes fragile-looking range of antique ephemera. From the artist's statement:
I use antique books as my main source material and for the past seven years, I have devoted myself to the technique of cut-paper collage.
In these works, either the book covers themselves, or the antique blank paper found in old books serve as the 'canvas' upon which I assemble the intricately cut-out images.
Culled from a wide range of sources, my visual lexicon is composed of diverse images gleaned from old encyclopedias, medical texts, children's books, popular science, technical manuals, paper dolls and antique photographs to name a few. Because of the high quality of the color plates and lithography found in the actual printings, I prefer to use original found materials. Copied or scanned images cannot come close to the originals in terms of overall visual impact. The aged paper offers a beautiful natural patina and a muted palette I find particularly attractive. I feel that these older books and photographs are especially compelling as they each possess their own unique history, having passed through many hands before coming into my possession.


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2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, sleeps 4.
Welcome to Casa Vista Grande located in the lovely condominium complex of La Casa Que ve Al Mar in Zihuatanejo, Mexico. Designed by renowned architect Enrique Zozaya, La Casa Que Ve al Mar is a 39 unit complex located on a hillside overlooking beautiful Playa La Ropa and Zihuatanejo Bay. Though not located on the beach, access to Playa La Ropa is just a 3-5 minute walk.
Casa Vista Grande is a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom contemporary condo just completed in January, 2006, giving it a very clean and fresh feeling and appearance. It is located on the 5th floor of the most recently completed third phase of La Casa Que Ve al Mar complex and has elevator access. It has magnificent views of the bay, spectacular sunsets and the blue Pacific Ocean. Casa Vista Grande is tastefully furnished with native Mexican art and pottery and has marble floors with intricate inlaid stone throughout. Satellite TV and private wireless internet access is included at no charge.
- Suitability:
- pets not allowed
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- Long-term Renters Welcome
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About Jack
We found Zihuatanejo about 15 years ago. At first we stayed in Hotels but became so completely entranced with the area we had to buy a condo to be able to spend more time there each year. The complex and our condo reflects our love of peace and tranquility.
Jack purchased this condo in 2008
Why Jack chose Zihuatanejo
Zihuatanejo is a real, live, working Mexican fishing village. Our wonderful Mexican neighbors are just that, our neighbors and Friends. We always feel welcome and part of the Zihua. family when we are there. Having traveled much of the world I must say that Zihua. is very special and inviting to guests.


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Actin Segmentation
The software provided on this page is an implementation of the actin segmentation methods described in [1]. The software was developed at Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB) and Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry (MPI). The actin segmentation software is based on Amira 5.4.5. For users without Amira 5.4.5, a trial version of Amira 5.4.5 together with a time-limited license can be obtained from FEI Visualization Sciences Group.
In order to obtain the software, you need to register. Registering requires that you read and accept the software license. After registration, we will send you an email containing all necessary information for downloading and installing the software.
A commercial add-on to Amira with equivalent features, simplified usage, and greater stability is now also available. Contact FEI Visualization Sciences Group for details.
System Requirements
In order to use the software, you need an NVIDIA graphics card supporting CUDA 1.2. To find out whether your graphics card supports CUDA 1.2, click here. We recommend using a graphics card with at least 256MB of memory. Concerning the CPU, a standard CPU should be sufficient. The software should work properly with 4GB of main memory, but we recommend 8GB or more. Furthermore, a 64-bit system is recommended and in fact is needed for Linux and Windows. On MacX, unfortunately, there is only a 32-bit version available.
Note: A new module enabling the detection of branching point candidates has been added to the package. The step by step instructions on how to use this module can be found in the tutorial.
A step by step tutorial shows you how to use the software for automated segmentation of actin filaments. The results of the step by step tutorial can be seen in a demo network.
Below you can find a series of tutorial videos covering the steps shown in the tutorial.
- Loading and Filtering
- Comparing the Results
- Create Cylinder Reference
- Computing Cross Correlation
- Results and Extract Line Module
- Visualization using the LineSetView Module
- Obtaining Geometry Data of Filaments
- Coloring the Filament Orientations
[1] Alexander Rigort, David Günther, Reiner Hegerl, Daniel Baum, Britta Weber, Steffen Prohaska, Ohad Medalia, Wolfgang Baumeister, and Hans-Christian Hege, Automated segmentation of electron tomograms for a quantitative description of actin filament networks, Journal of Structural Biology, 2011, doi:10.1016/j.jsb.2011.08.012


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Tag Archives: SAFETY
In The Studio: December 2013
Tom Hauck is continuing to evolve into a one man band. Litehouse are finishing their three latest audio transmissions. Safety are breaking in a new member in Studio B. Bang-A-Song is hosting a holiday soiree. Rob Garfield is wrapping up his next A/B side. Anna Rae's 5 next song ep will be completed.
Next Weekend: SAFETY on Friday, CCQ on Saturday
No rest for the Halloweenies: SAFETY will be at Mile Marker One to kick off Halloween weekend on Friday, October 25th starting at 8pm. The Cripple Cove Quintet featuring The Goddesses will be plugging back in for three electric sets at The Rhumb Line on Saturday, October 26th starting at 9:30pm.
SAFETY at Mile Marker One tonight (08/24)
SAFETY will be at Mile Marker One in Gloucester tonight, Saturday, August 24th starting at 8pm-11:30pm for three sets of eighties covers out on the deck.
Dine, dance, dig it.
SAFETY: Saturday (June 22nd) at Mile Marker One
SAFETY will be performing three sets at Mile Marker One on Saturday night starting at 8pm. Special Guest: Ricky Diamond. Bring your dancing shoes. And a few rubber bracelets, just to be safe.
Friday November 30th at Minglewood with SAFETY
SAFETY will be hosting a Winter Dance Party at Minglewood this Friday, November 30th, starting at 9pm. Whip it good.
SAFETY Friday 10/26 at Mile Marker One
SAFETY will be rocking Mile Marker One for a HALLOWEEN bash starting early (7pm) tomorrow night, Friday, October 26th. Boooooooooo…..?
SAFETY Saturday 09/29 at Captain Carlos
SAFETY will be at Captain Carlo's tomorrow night (Saturday, September 28th) for the "NEON" "SEMIFORMAL" "EIGHTIES" "DANCE" "PARTY". If that's not too much for you, then three sets starts at 9pm will put you over the edge.
SAFETY at Mile Marker One tonight (9/8)
SAFETY will be performing three sets (starting early at 7:30pm) at Mile Marker One tonight. Come dance on the deck. (Wasn't that an Eighties hit? DANCE ON THE DECK?)
SAFETY at The Madfish Grille Sat. 5/26
It must be a holiday weekend because SAFETY is at The Madfish Grille this Saturday, May 26th for three sets starting at 9:30pm. Join us on Rocky Neck for the first of only *two* SAFETY gigs this summer!