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I've seen various opinions of what 'fill flash' is . My thoughts are that it is when the ambient is the main light source and you only want to lift the shadows with a small amount of flash .
As you underexpose the ambient and use more flash you start tending toward 'fill ambient' where the flash is the main light source and you 'drag the shutter' to expose some of the background as well .
So I just thought I'd share the graph I just made showing the relationship between exposure , TTL flash and TTL-BL flash since Nikon defines TTL-BL as "Balanced fill flash" .
As we see TTL flash maintains the same output regardless of where you have the ambient exposed - it doesn't know or care how well you have the ambient exposed - it thinks it is the only light source .
This is why we need to dial in more negative flash compensation when we use TTL flash and the subject is already properly exposed .
TTL-BL on the other hand 'watches the meter' and in situations where they meter evenly [ a centralized subject filling the middle of the frame ] TTL-BL will back off to the equivalent of TTL -1.7 stops to simply act as 'fill flash' .
As we under-expose the ambient TTL-BL steps in and starts to take over control of the exposure of the subject .
The graph I've shown is the result of some controlled tests I did using a flash meter to determine the difference in their output in varying situations .

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The most critical part of a page's load time is the time before rendering starts. During this time, users may be tempted to bail, or try a different search result. For this reason, it is critical to optimize the <head> of your HTML to maximum performance, as nothing will be visible until it finishes loading the objects inside.
One easy way to speed up rendering during this crucial time is to combine your CSS and JavaScript, saving the performance tax associated with every outbound request. While easy in theory, in practice this can be difficult, especially for large organizations.
For example, say your ad provider wants you to include their script in a separate file so they can make updates whenever they choose. So much for combining it into your site's global JS to reduce the request, eh?
mod_concat makes combining shared libraries easy by providing a way to dynamically concatenate many files into one.
See mod_concat in Action
We created a couple test pages to show the benefits here. In our first example without mod_concat, we see a typical large scale website with many shared CSS and JavaScript files loaded in the <head> of the HTML. There are scripts for shared widgets (two of them video players), ad code, and more that typically plague many major web sites.
You can check out the Pagetest results here, and check out the time to start render (green bar):
In the test page, we have 12 JavaScript files and 2 CSS files, a total of 14 HTTP requests in the <head>. I have seen worse. The green vertical bar is our Start Render time, or the time it took for the user to see something, at 4 seconds!
We can see that the time spent downloading is typically the green time, or the time to first byte. This happens on every object, simply for existing! A way to make this not happen, is to combine those files into one, larger file. Page weight (bytes) stay the same, but Requests are reduced significantly.
Let's take a look at our Pagetest results of a second example with mod_concat enabled.
Notice our the number of Requests went from 14 to 5, and we saved 1.5 seconds! We probably could have made an even faster example by moving to just 2 requests (one for CSS and one for JS), but the speed win here is clear.
How mod_concat Works
mod_concat is a module for Apache built by Ian Holsman, my manager at AOL and a contributor to Apache. Ian gives credit in the mod_concat documentation to David Davis, who did it while working at Vox, and perlbal.
The idea is straightforward, and you can pretty much figure out how it works by viewing the source code of our second example:
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" ← href="http://lemon.holsman.net:8001/cdn/??music2.css,common.css" /> <script type="text/javascript" ← src="http://lemon.holsman.net:8001/cdn/??music2.js,mp.js,dalai_llama.js,ratings_widget.js,widget_config.js,common.js"></script> <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" ← src="http://tangerine.holsman.net:8001/o/??journals_blog_this.js,adsWrapper.js,flashtag.js,feeds_subscribe.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" ← src="http://orange.holsman.net:8001/digital/??dm_client_aol.js,cannae.js"></script>
You can see in the highlighted code above that a single request is referencing multiple files, and the server is returning the concatenated version. The URL takes the following format:
Let's break it down.
The first bit should be straight forward, it's the host name.
Next comes the optional path to the files. This is important, because you can't concatenate files above this directory if you include it. However, it allows you to optimize a bit so you don't need to keep referencing the same path for files below this directory.
The ?? then triggers the magic for the files that come next. It's a special signal to Apache that it's time to combine files!
If the file is in the current directory, you can simply include it next, followed by a comma ",".
If you need to go a bit further in the directory hierarchy, you can do that too.
You can include as many files as you wish as long as they fall within the same server directory path defined early on in your optional/path/.
Performance and Caching Considerations
mod_concat uses the Last-Modified date of the most recently modified file when it generates the concatenated version. It should honor any max-age or expires Cache Control headers you set for the path in your server or htaccess configuration.
If you have a far future expires or max-age header, to bust the cache you will need to rename one of the files or directory names in the string, and then the user will download the entire concatenated version again.
Because mod_concat is an Apache module, performance is near instantaneous. Performance is improved further still if the server happens to be an origin point for a CDN, as it gets cached on the edge like an ordinary text file for as long as you tell it to, rarely hitting your servers.
Same Idea, Different Platforms
For regular folks like myself who don't have the ability to install Apache modules with their hosting provider (cough, Lunarpages, cough), mod_concat is not the best option. The idea of concatenating JavaScript and CSS has been implemented on other platforms, and I will briefly call out those I found in my brief Googling – feel free to list more that you know of.
Rakaz's PHP Combine Solution
Niels Leenheer of rakaz.nl has a nice solution for PHP. Niels writes:
Take for example the following URLs: http://www.creatype.nl/javascript/prototype.js http://www.creatype.nl/javascript/builder.js http://www.creatype.nl/javascript/effects.js http://www.creatype.nl/javascript/dragdrop.js http://www.creatype.nl/javascript/slider.js You can combine all these files to a single file by simply changing the URL to: http://www.creatype.nl/javascript/prototype.js,builder.js,effects.js,dragdrop.js,slider.js
Niels takes advantage of Apache's Rewrite rules as such to make the combine PHP script transparent to the template designer:
RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteRule ^css/(.*\.css) /combine.php?type=css&files=$1 RewriteRule ^javascript/(.*\.js) /combine.php?type=javascript&files=$1
This is nice because it keeps the PHP script and HTML template separate from each other, just like mod_concat.
Ed Elliot's PHP Combine Solution
Ed's solution for combining CSS and JavaScript is less flexible from a front-end template designer's perspective, as you'll need to touch PHP code to update the files being merged together. However, the advantages I see to his take on the problem are:
- He masks the actual file names being combined, and/li>
- A new version number is automatically generated to automatically bust the cache
For folks who don't mind digging into PHP, the above benefits may be worth the effort. I especially like the cache-busting, as it allows me to put a far future expires header without worrying if my users will get the update or not.
Finally among the PHP scripts I found is PHPSpeedy. Also available as a plug-in for WordPress, PHPSpeedy appears to get the job done like the others, with the added benefit of automatic minification.
This might be useful for folks, but I'm the obfuscator type and promote that for production build processes. I'd love to see a safe obfuscator like YUICompressor written in C so we could turn it into a module for Apache.
Lighthttpd and mod_magnet
For users of Lighthttpd, mod_magnet can be used to do the concatenation. It appears similar in nature to Rakaz's solution, though I will leave it to you to dig in further as it seems to be fairly involved. This blog post by Christian Winther should help get you started.
ASP.Net Combiner Control
Cozi has developed an ASP.net control to combine multiple JS and CSS into a single file, and includes a cool versioning feature much like Ed Elliot's script. It's very easy to use; you simply wrap the script with the control tag in the template:
<WebClientCode:CombinerControl ID="CombineScript" runat="server"><script src=" ← script/third-party/jquery.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script src=" ← script/third-party/sifr.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script src=" ← script/third-party/soundmanager.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script src=" ← script/cozi_date.js" type="text/javascript"></script></WebClientCode:CombinerControl>
It then outputs the following code at runtime:
<script src="../Combiner/Combiner.ashx?ext=js ← &ver=59169b00 ← &type=text%2fjavascript ← &files=!script'third-party*jquery*sifr*soundmanager*!script*cozi_date*" ← type="text/javascript"></script>
The only problem I see with their approach is that since the output file has query parameters, Safari and Opera won't honor cache control headers as it assumes it is a dynamic file. This is why simply adding ?ver=123 to bust the cache is not a good idea for those browsers.
Java JSP Taglib – pack:tag
Daniel Galán y Martins developed a combine solution for Java called packtag. It follows in the spirit of PHPSpeedy and provides additional optimizations such as minification, GZIP, and caching.
It's not obvious from the documentation what the output of the combined script looks like, but in a flow graphic it seems to include a version number, which would be cool.
The code to do the combination goes right in the JSP template, and looks like this:
<pack:script> <src>/js/validation.js</src> <src>/js/tracking.js</src> <src>/js/edges.js</src> </pack:script>
CSS can be combined too. The syntax appears to be quite flexible:
<pack:style> <src>/main.css</src> <src>../logout/logout.css</src> <src>/css/**</src> <src>http://www.example.com/css/browserfixes.css</src> <src>/WEB-INF/css/hidden.css</src> </pack:style>
As you can see this idea has been implemented in many languages, some with additional innovations worth considering, so if you can't leverage mod_concat, at least use something similar as the benefits are well worth it.
Final Thoughts
mod_concat is a performant, cross-language, high-scale way to build concatenation into your build process while maintaining files separately. While it lacks automatic versioning (Ian, can we do this?), it provides a clean way to dynamically merge JS and CSS together without touching a bit of server-side code, and it works across server-side languages.
One feature I'd like to see added is a debug mode. For example, if the code throws an error it may not be apparent based on line number what file is having issues. Perhaps the filename could be included in comments at the start.
Remember, improving the time to start rendering the page is critical and you should focus on this first. With tools like mod_concat and the others mentioned here, there should be little excuse to implement this into your routine. Little pain, a lot to gain.


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Sharon Stone has slammed a "salacious" and "unkind" report suggesting she has embarked on a new romance with Antonio Banderas following his split from her close pal Melanie Griffith.
The Hollywood couple, which had been dogged by break-up claims for years, announced its 18-year marriage was over earlier this month, when Griffith filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.
Just days later, sources told editors at Britain's Grazia magazine the Basic Instinct beauty has grown "closer than ever" to Banderas, suggesting the two friends were allegedly "making plans for a getaway together in July."
However, Stone has fired off a statement blasting the claims, and she has attacked Grazia reporters for spreading lies.
A statement issued to the DailyMail.co.uk reads: "Antonio is a brother to me and Melanie has been with me for each and every birth of my three children.
"They are my family. I find this salacious, unkind, unfounded reporting to be the typical pretense of what passes as 'journalism' today."
Stone isn't the only one who has been falsely linked to the newly-single Banderas – Bollywood beauty Mallika Sherawat has also dismissed rumors suggesting she played a part in Banderas' marriage breakdown after video footage of the pair dancing at an event in Cannes, France, in 2012 surfaced online days after news of the split broke, leading to reports suggesting the Indian actress had enjoyed a romantic vacation with the 53 year old.
Denying the story, the Sherawat, 37, tells Eonline.com: "Antonio Banderas is a wonderful man, a great dancer and an acquaintance of mine. I did not go on any vacation with him, and I'm sorry he's going through a divorce."


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Jtupy necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 118 diseños de 19 diseñadores freelance.
Developed by Honza
We are a new property development company, vibrant, modern and innovative. We're about pumping up value in our land, through development approvals and then co-ordinating projects which deliver value to the market, in highly sort after growth areas.
The work we do with engineers, town planners and architect's (planning, designing, documents) is just as important as the work done with the vendors or clients buying the end product (the structure).
Our target audience are the people we work with from woe to go (as mentioned above). Be it the technical expertise of an engineer or the creative design of an architect to the everyday mum and dad that are selling their principal place of residence for 40years.
These projects are of high value and this logo needs to incorporate qualities of professionalism, reliability and consistency.
This logo is to be simple, flowing, visually aesthetic and meaningful.
I'm open to your creative flare here. My thoughts for the important elements I would like covered are a building or structure of your choice, plus incorporated with that, be it in the background, foundation or foreground (whatever suits your style) an elevation architectural drawing and/or paperwork/documents design.....One example is having the thin lines of a blue print/plan or some similar styled layers which appear to be documents/paperwork as the ground, with a simple structure of 2 lines (1 line as say the right wall, other line as the roof) and a simple window in place of the left wall.... The 'lines' could be made from building materials like schist and log wood (but thin profile please). That is just a sample of my expectation, though am open to being wowed by something visually striking, stylish, yet simple....
It is to contain the company name of Developed by Honza and the colours are to be bold. Initially I'm thinking black background, but again open to your creativity. I am also intersted in using the acronym DBH in the design and would like for these letters to be designed in a way that appears modern, stylish and stands out.. This will all go on to clear/frosted plastic business cards, so something tangible with that please.
Thank you for your time and participation in this contest.
Good luck!!!
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For 15 years, there did not seem to be light at the end of the tunnel for US Navy veteran Lou Ann McPaul.
She was addicted to alcohol and drugs, but she pretended to others that she didn't have a problem – even when she was not properly there for her three children and when she was arrested for possession.
Today, things are different. The drug and alcohol problems are behind her, and she has a home and a job – all thanks to a program run by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
"I was so overwhelmed and amazed by the help that was available to me," she says.
With women now accounting for 14 percent of active-duty military personnel and 17 percent of the Reserve and National Guard, the need is increasing for programs specifically tailored for women, as the program for Ms. McPaul was. Yet health and welfare services for veterans have traditionally been male-oriented, and they've struggled to keep up with the military's changing face.
Anxious to start closing the gap, the VA and Florida's Department of Children and Families are jointly funding the creation of Operation Home Front. It's a $1.6 million transitional housing facility in Cocoa, where 28 women veterans at a time could reside while undergoing substance-abuse and mental-health programs.
In a unique twist, their children will be allowed to live there alongside them. That's something McPaul says she would have taken advantage of, had there been a rehabilitation program that accepted children back when she needed help.
"This will be the only facility of its kind in the state of Florida, if not the only one in the nation," says Todd Dixon, director of community affairs at the Center for Drug-Free Living, a behavioral health-services organization that will run Operation Home Front.
The reasons that women veterans might need such a place are wide-ranging. A common one is domestic strife: That was the case for McPaul, who turned to alcohol and cocaine "to kill the pain" after an unexpected divorce. In other cases, women need help with the physical and emotional stress of having served on the front lines in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Another potential factor: Sexual abuse in the military is on the rise. According to a Defense Department report in March, such incidents had increased by 11 percent over the previous year, and 87 percent of the victims were female.
Operation Home Front is designed to help female vets surmount their problems – through specialist counseling, rehabilitation services, and health and psychological support.
"In terms of their treatment needs, it's completely individualized," Mr. Dixon says. "Some may be [there] 60 to 90 days. Some may be involved in treatment for a year."
The housing facility is expected to open around next spring and will include seven two-bedroom residential units, plus common living and dining areas.
A key component of the program is room for the children.
"The motivation and engagement of women is difficult if the children are elsewhere," says Dixon. "If they are with her, that helps keep her in treatment. And it's important for the child because the bonding and attachment and all those critical nurturing things ... aren't being broken."
The children – generally expected to be under 5 years old – will share their mothers' quarters. Residents will be encouraged to help look after one another's kids, but the nine-strong staff will also include qualified child-care providers.
Florida is home to some 139,000 female veterans – a number that is rising. Larri Gerson, women veterans coordinator for the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs, served in the US Air Force in the 1970s, when women accounted for 3 percent of the military. Today, that proportion is five times greater.
"This has been a man's place for many years, the VA.... Now, it's having to change," she says.
Perhaps having learned the lessons of the Vietnam era, the military now places more emphasis on helping members with psychological needs. But drugs prescribed to ease anxiety, depression, or pain from injuries have sometimes led to addiction problems, while some vets turn to illegal drugs and alcohol.
"For women who joined the Reserve or Guard, it started as a little extra money in their pocket – and then it became a war," Mrs. Gerson says.
"Before they left, they had a job and a relationship. They come back, and they're no longer in a relationship, no longer have a job – and can't find one – and family members who have been looking after their children want to give them back.... They are facing a big transition, and they are left fending for themselves. And that's why they need this facility."
McPaul, the Navy veteran, is now working for the VA herself, as a housekeeper at the Orlando VA Medical Center. Her children are grown up, have successful lives and families, and harbor no bitterness over their mother's "lost" years.
"It really took a bottom, a hard rock bottom, for me to get it through my head that drugs and drinking were forces of evil," she says. "This kind of program gives women a roof over their head and an opportunity to be surrounded by people that have solutions."
[Editor's note: One of the original paragraphs in this story, as well as the original photo caption, mischaracterized the program that Lou Ann McPaul used to get back on her feet.]


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Wooo I do come on discord sometime but im only in hyunsdojo lol. Where else should I be at
Yo zero my man. You still active around here? I just had a sudden thought about stickpage in the middle of the night. Brings back memories except almost everything when I was here was erased XD
what does your sig represent?
so I remember around Sept. you said the university was paying you to draw a comic, is it done?
hey, so where can I the Video Game Parody animations if the competition has ended?
That black username color. Mmm, someone's getting a special place, I see.
Basically, you asked Jeff.
also, why is name black all of a sudden instead of blue?
^proof. No photoshop or anything. Clicked on other people's profiles, your name is their Friends list is also black, not blue.
ah, so that's the reason behind you changing your avatar? It has the same style as your picture, with the little dots in black and white. Not really into manga but would like to see the finished product.
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text: National Aquarium announced the return of their 7-Day Ticket, allowing guests to visit the Baltimore facility as many times as they like for seven consecutive days to encourage visitation to the downtown area during the weeks surrounding the Grand Prix of Baltimore presented by SRT. Guests visiting between Monday, August 26, and Monday, September 2, can purchase the special ticket and visit the National Aquarium as many times as they like for seven consecutive days beginning with their first admission. The seven-day ticket is just one of several special offers for ticket buyers during the week. "We want to take this opportunity to do our part by encouraging visitors to enjoy all Downtown Baltimore has to offer during the Grand Prix," said Steven Schindler, SVP/CMO of National Aquarium. "There is so much to see at National Aquarium, including our brand new and breathtaking Blacktip Reef exhibit, and the Inner Harbor and with this special National Aquarium seven-day ticket, our guests will have the opportunity to leisurely explore it all." The seven-day ticket offer is available to purchase online at aqua.org or onsite at National Aquarium, Baltimore. All tickets issued for August 26 through September 2 will be valid for seven full days. No special promotion code or coupon is required. Tickets are non-transferable and guests will need to present identification for re-entry. Access may be limited depending on availability. Grand Prix of Baltimore ticket holders can enjoy the additional benefit of accelerated entry by presenting their valid Grand Prix of Baltimore entry (e.g., pass, hand stamp, wristband) and a valid National Aquarium entry ticket between Friday, August 30, and Sunday, September 1. Accelerated entry enables these ticket holders to bypass the general admission line. Entry is subject to timed and maximum building capacity restrictions. "We're pleased to once again join with National Aquarium to offer Grand Prix ticketholders the opportunity to enjoy multiple visits to one of the country's premier attractions during Race Week," said Grand Prix of Baltimore General Manager Tim Mayer. "With so much to see and do at this world-class facility, the seven-day ticket offer ensures people can experience the aquarium at their own pace, without missing a single point of interest." One of the many things visitors will be able to experience during their visit to National Aquarium is Blacktip Reef, the $12.5 million coral-filled exhibit replicating Indo-Pacific reefs that opened earlier this month. The exhibit is active with life that guests can experience from many vantage points, including a floor-to-ceiling pop-out viewing window that allows guests to virtually come face-to-face with the 20 fast-moving blacktip reef sharks; Calypso, the 500+-pound sea turtle and more than 700 other animals. To further encourage downtown visitors, the Grand Prix of Baltimore presented by SRT will offer 10% off all adult race tickets (except Andretti Club and Kona Grill Turn 1 Club tickets) with purchase of a National Aquarium ticket through Sunday, September 1. National Aquarium tickets can be purchased at aqua.org. Customers will receive a promotional code from the Aquarium that can be redeemed online via Mission Tix by entering the code on the "Promotions and Special Offers" tab or at any Grand Prix of Baltimore box office location. Code must be presented to redeem discount. For tickets and event information, visit the official event website at RaceOnBaltimore.com. Those planning to visit National Aquarium during the Grand Prix can learn more about parking opportunities and discounts through a special race week page on the Aquarium website at: aqua.org/grandprix. About the Grand Prix of Baltimore presented by SRT The third annual Grand Prix of Baltimore presented by SRT is one of only two events in the United States to feature the IZOD IndyCar Series and the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) presented by Tequila Patron in the same weekend. The IZOD IndyCar Series runs 75 laps around the Grand Prix's 12-turn, two-mile street course adjacent to the famed Inner Harbor in downtown Baltimore. The ALMS race is a timed competition, with the team completing the most laps in 2 hours and 45 minutes taking the victory. The Grand Prix of Baltimore presented by SRT also includes Firestone Indy Lights racing and, for the first time in 2013, the largest single-make series in North America: the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge by Yokohama. Beyond the racing action, the Grand Prix of Baltimore presented by SRT offers a full range of food and beverage offerings and dynamic live musical entertainment, including multi-platinum recording artists LIVE. The Esskay Family Fun Zone houses a wealth of interactive games and activities for parents and children of all ages in an indoor, climate-controlled environment. The Budweiser Party Zone offers a range of great food offerings, live radio broadcasts with 98 Rock (WIYY-FM) and more great music for event-goers 21 and older. The 2013 Grand Prix of Baltimore presented by SRT will take place Labor Day weekend, Aug. 30 to Sept. 1, 2013. For more information, please visit www.grandprixofbaltimore.com. About SRT The Chrysler Group's SRT (Street and Racing Technology) brand uses a successful product development formula featuring five proven hallmarks: awe-inspiring powertrains; outstanding ride, handling and capability; benchmark braking; aggressive and functional exteriors and race-inspired and high-performance interiors to remain true to its performance roots. The SRT vehicle lineup features five vehicles that are world-class performance contenders and bring the latest in safety technologies and creature comforts. The 2013 Chrysler 300 SRT8, Dodge Challenger SRT8, Dodge Charger SRT8 are joined by the new 2014 Jeep® Grand Cherokee SRT and the SRT flagship 2013 Viper and Viper GTS models which are making their highly anticipated return to the high-performance sports car market. Categories:


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Monday, June 21st, 2010
Studying perceived performance of Firefox and Chrome
"A man's got to do what a man's got to do." said the cowboy John Wayne. Mozilla's new intern with the same name knows that Mozilla needs to do… and it needs to do performance. It isn't just about JavaScript performance though, the battle for the hearts and minds is perceived performance. This is a Read the rest…
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Travis Kvapil, one of Sunday's many victims of the seemingly bizarre (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
By Mike Mulhern
It was a madhouse Sunday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway, with an increasingly bizarre turn of events that created one of the weirdest nights of racing in quite some time on the NASCAR tour.
Kevin Harvick wound up winning, almost by being the last man standing, in a night of brutal action, over Kasey Kahne and Kurt Busch.
The winning move came during a yellow, for debris, with only 16 laps left in the 400-lapper, well over five hours after the 6:23 p.m. ET start, under brilliant, warm spring skies.
The move was simple -- crew chief Gil Martin, as at Richmond earlier this month, calling Harvick to pit road for two fresh tires, though giving up second spot on the track.
Kahne, the leader at that point, didn't pit, feeling he could hold track position the last 12 laps of the race, even though his tires had some 30 miles on them.
Harvick got a good start, quickly took the lead, and Kahne couldn't fight back to his rear bumper.
But the action on the track and Harvick's win and Kahne's loss and Kurt Busch's bitter disappointment weren't the heart of the story of the night.
Rather the heart of this story was the wildly chaotic atmosphere of the race, which enveloped drivers like some heavy fog, dragging them from one disaster into the next.
As the nightcap event to a day long of racing, starting with the Grand Prix of Monaco, and then continuing with one of the most emotional and exciting Indy 500s ever, this Coke 600 was, well, like one of the heavyweight boxing showdowns where they simply pummel the hell out of each other.
The 600 turned again and again -- not because of great racing, because there really wasn't much of that, but rather because of the wild sequence of events, which left drivers and fans dazed, even confused at times.
Victory! Kevin Harvick is riding high with team owner Richard Childress and crew chief Gil Martin. Wonder if he's having any second thoughts about leaving at the end of the season? (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
The incident that seemed to trigger the bizarreness was the failure of one of Fox TV's high-wire moving cameras. The camera itself didn't fall down (two years ago, in a similar incident, such a camera did fall on a football playing field), but one of the half-mile long nylon transport cables collapsed on to the track itself.
That cable entangle race cars, which hit it at 195 mph, and the cable injured at least 10 fans.
Kahne was stunned at the cable collapsing: "I came off turn four and saw it wrapped around Kyle's car. Then it hit mine.
"I thought I had to be seeing things. There was no way there could be a cable on the race track.
"But by the time we got to turn one, I saw it again. And I saw Kyle's fender and the side of his car go down (ripped open by the cable). I've never seen anything like that.
"Then we went down the backstretch and when we came back around people were still hitting it.
"I was definitely surprised there wasn't a caution any quicker, for something like that."
"The first time I went by I said 'Well, I guess my career is over, because my eyes are taking a crap,'" Harvick said with a laugh.
"I was hoping this wasn't my last race. I was looking for that black thing laying across the track the next time by, and there it was.
"This is one of the night you going into knowing you're just going to have to grind it out and keep yourself in position."
Safety crews picking up the spider's web of nylon TV cable that collapsed onto the track and ensnariing drivers at 195 mph (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
Harvick didn't have the best car on the track, by far. But it was a night of survival, and he and Martin were the best at that.
The race started with four men head-and-shoulders above the rest: Kahne, Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch and Kurt Busch.
Jimmie Johnson was trying to charge into contention late but crashed with 70 laps to go, taking out Kenseth. That was just one of many almost surreal moments.
Harvick's first words in victory lane: "I hope everybody is okay from that cable. That was a weird incident.
"Gil made a great call at the end. And we were able to survive until it was time to go at the end."
"We had 12 different scenarios we were trying to play out," Gil Martin said. "I thought coming for tires was a no-brainer. And it worked out good."
Danica Patrick (10) body slams Brad Keselowski into the wall (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
Kahne had one of the cars to beat, and knew it: "It was definitely our race to lose.
"We thought some guys would stay out, and we could get away. But that didn't happen; they all pitted.
"I knew Kevin would be good. We raced all day, and I thought we were in good position, but at the end we didn't get it done."
While Kahne was disappointed, not nearly as much as Kurt Busch, who showed hard, mixed emotions. Again Busch had a car that was easily strong enough to win....and yet didn't.
Busch was leading late, with a little over 100 miles to go in the 600-miler, when Danica Patrick and Brad Keselowski crashed hard. NASCAR held the field while cleaning up the debris. But during that pause Busch's engine went dead, with battery trouble.
Busch needed a push from a wrecker to get a jump start and he fell to 15th as he headed to pit road for his crew to replace the battery.
Busch charged hard back into contention.
"It's still a tough slog. We got the lead...and then the battery went dead. I don't know what to think about that.
"I'm still shell-shocked."
It was a beautiful night for racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway....but it quickly turned downright bizarre (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
(This is the earlier report on the TV cable.)
A high-wire TV camera cable snapped midway through Sunday night's Coca Cola 600, in a bizarre failure, dropping the nylon cable onto the track at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Several cars ran over the cable and suffered significant damage, and track officials reported 10 fans were injured in the incident. Three of those fans were taken to a local hospital with unnamed injuries; seven were treated at the track.
The cable is used by Fox for a fast-moving camera high above the race track, a camera that can travel much of the front straight.
NASCAR red-flagged the race for about 30 minutes while dealing with the highly unusual situation. Usually teams are not allowed to work on their cars during red flags, but NASCAR waved that rule this time and gave them 15 minutes to repair any damage.
Fox issued a short press release:
"At this time, we do not have a cause for the failure of the camera drive line that interrupted tonight's Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and our immediate concern is with the injured fans.
"The camera system consists of three ropes -- a drive rope which moves the camera back and forth, and two guide ropes on either side. The drive rope failed near the Turn 1 connection and fell to the track. The camera itself did not come down because guide ropes acted as designed. A full investigation is planned, and use of the camera is suspended indefinitely.
"This camera system had been used successfully at this year's Daytona 500, last week's NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race and other major events around the world. We certainly regret that the system failure affected tonight's event, we apologize to the racers whose cars were damaged, and our immediate concern is for the race fans. We also offer a sincere 'thank you' to the staff at CMS for attending to the injuries and keeping us informed on this developing situation.
"When we have more information on the cause of the equipment failure, we will share it with you immediately."
The TV camera in question (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
I hope those injured recover quickly. New technology has its glitches. Hopefully it is engineered to not do that again.
Just another reason to stay away!!! If they don't slow the cup cars down and create better racing you will just see more empty seats. Very SAD!!! The new cars don't race as good as last season's cars!!!!
I have said for the last few years watching a NASCAR race is dangerous: the bs and watching the race could bore one to death. Not to mention DW
The cars are too fast nascar.
They have been for 10 yrs.
The answer is not in the new car.
The answer is not in fuel injection from 1971.
The answer is in the heads and valve springs.
Limit that back to about half of what teams can run now.
No more 9200 rpm.
Limit the head and valve springs and you can also do away with the plate.
simply done and cost efficient.
On another note why in the hell is nascar promoting danica beside the king in there nascar commercials.Petty is the king and always will be and danica is a novelty act like a weird circus show. Nascar stop it!!!!!!!!!
she has won nothing and never will so stop trying to say she's one of the stars.
The 600 was another snooze fest except for the weird chain of events.Dover will probably be the same way, as will the rest of the season. until nascar does something to slow the cars down to make better racing it's not going to get better just worse.
Nascar, get your head out of your arse and address the real issues and quit trying to make danica a living legend.You do realize you are making the sport look stupid by doing so don't you.It's like the nfl trying to make the waterboy the star, golf giving the green jacket to the caddy, or baseball letting the batboy bat clean up.
Let me say this i'm a huge Dale Jarrett fan but in no way does waltrip, wallace or jarrett belong in the hall of fame yet. There are too many deserving people who should have been inducted far ahead of them.
will drivers who gave it everything they had, such as buddy arrington, dave marcis, wendell scott, jd, elmo langley and others ever have a shot at getting in? No they didn't win championships but they helped shape nascar into what it was.
I got home just in time to see Gordon get caught in the Martin/Amirola wreck. Glad that I had fun doing something else before I got home and saw the race. Happy for Harvick, sad for Gordon that once again, decisions made on pit road cost him a decent finish.
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WASHINGTON The House voted on Thursday to offer what amounts to a free college education to the new generation of military veterans as part of a costly legislative package that finances the war in Iraq through the end of President Bushs tenure and into the early months of the next administration.
In allowing approval of about $162 billion for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, Democrats essentially stopped trying to use Pentagon spending as a tool to force Mr. Bush to withdraw combat troops or impose other conditions on his handling of the war.
The president simply will not sign such legislation, said Speaker Nancy Pelosi, an opponent of the war. Our troops are in harms way. They need to be taken care of.
Under an arrangement that allowed separate votes on the war money and a series of domestic initiatives, the war money was approved 268 to 155, with mainly Republicans backing it. Ms. Pelosi and 150 other Democrats opposed the unrestricted war money.
A separate package of domestic initiatives including the new G.I. benefits, a 13-week extension of unemployment aid for millions of Americans and $2.6 billion for Midwestern flood relief was approved 416 to 12.
The overall measure included $186.5 billion in spending along with the estimated $8 billion costs of the unemployment benefits and almost $63 billion for the college aid for veterans over the next decade.
Frustrated in their efforts to win a troop pullout, Democrats pushed the plan to grant military personnel new rewards once they leave the service, advocating a substantial expansion of college aid for those who have experienced especially arduous duty in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Under the program, those who serve at least three years on active duty will qualify for educational assistance equivalent to tuition and fees at a leading public university in their state along with housing assistance, money for books, school supplies and tutorial assistance.
At the request of the administration, which initially opposed the veterans plan, the bill would also allow those who serve longer in the military to transfer unused education aid to immediate family members: a provision that added about $10 billion to the estimated costs.
This legislation will build upon the G.I. Bills historic legacy of ensuring brighter futures for service members and their families, the White House said in a statement. We urge both the House and Senate to immediately pass this bipartisan agreement.
The deal, fashioned quickly Wednesday by House leaders with White House support, must still be approved by the Senate, which will consider it next week. Senators in both parties said initial indications were that most of their colleagues were prepared to back it even though some spending initiatives they favored had been dropped.
The bill includes $5.8 billion for levee construction in Louisiana, $210 million to cover additional costs for the 2010 census, $400 million for science programs and about $10 billion for foreign aid programs. The costs, coming at the time of a mounting federal deficit, drew objections from fiscal conservatives in both parties, particularly since the veterans program was not paid for.
In allocating enough money to continue the war into the summer of 2009, Republicans and Democrats showed they were eager to dispose of the politically charged issue before the November elections.
The money will also give the next president time to settle into office before being confronted with the financing issue.
But some Democrats were clearly disappointed that they had come up short in repeated efforts to force a troop withdrawal. For me this is one compromise too many, one cave-in too many, said Representative Jim McGovern, Democrat of Massachusetts.
Other Democrats feared a backlash from voters who supported Democrats in 2006 in hopes of ending the war. I am concerned that some people out there might be angry, said Representative José E. Serrano, Democrat of New York.
Ms. Pelosi said House Democrats had done what they could. She blamed Senate Republicans for thwarting the anti-war push, saying that most Republicans stood solidly with Mr. Bush and denied Democrats the 60 votes needed to overcome filibusters.
The 60-vote requirement to bring up legislation in the Senate has prolonged this war, said Ms. Pelosi, who called the result a tragedy.
Republicans said that improving conditions in Iraq validated their decision to back the president in continuing the war. Unilateral defeat, unilateral surrender, which is what the Democrats have wanted, will leave us with an unstable Iraq, a place where Al Qaeda would have had free access and a base of operations, said Representative John A. Boehner of Ohio, the Republican leader.
He and fellow Republicans came to the negotiating table in response to growing unease in the party ranks over being seen as blocking added jobless aid when economic anxiety is running high back home. Dozens of Republicans joined House Democrats last week in backing the unemployment money in a separate bill and the veterans plan had broad support as well.
While conceding the inability to set a withdrawal date, Democrats said they had won significant concessions in the bill, noting that Mr. Bush had not only initially opposed the veterans education plan, but also faulted the extension of unemployment benefits and vowed to oppose additional domestic spending.


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The power needs will be made up by the reduced demand for refining gasoline. That trade-off is almost break-even.
Not to mention the increased grid efficiency that will have occurred by then. We're talking many decades out in the future anyway.
Brian - maybe require gas refiners to formulate from 11pm to 8am :)
EVs will some day be able to get signals from the Grid that says "cut your charge rate by 50% for 1/2 hour". That is fine since many EVs do not require full charges to get home - but all charge events tend to be "to a full charge".
EV makers do not do it yet but need to do what we used to do when we were a kid. Remember putting in $5 of gas to get around for the evening? Well, how about an EV charging choice to "Add 20 kWh and stop".
I can see a power grid revolution happening in parallel. As the solar tech becomes cheaper and more efficient, people will be utilizing locally generated power. This will reduce the load on the power companies and also the inefficiencies of transferring power over the lines for long distances.
Once the batteries improve (cost, density, etc.), that could help completely take you off of the grid, for a cost effecitve option.
To put it in simple terms, the 85kWh has enough power to run my house for 3 days.
Even without local power generation, the toughest you would see, is the power companies will implement time-of-day rates like they do in California, and a few other states. They will charge the most for power at peak hours, and the least at off-peak. Every mass-produced plug-in vehicle I have seen has the ability to schedule when it starts charging, so you will not be over-taxing the grid, as everyone will simply charge in off-peak hours, making the power generation for a power plant no more taxing that it currently is.


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In his first start back with Triple-A Columbus since making a spot start for the Indians last week, right-hander Trevor Bauer threw six scoreless innings on Wednesday. The Indians' No. 3 prospect -- No. 71 on MLB.com's Top 100 Prospects list -- helped lead Columbus to a 3-1 victory at Toledo.
Making his case for a full-time spot in the Indians' rotation, Bauer struck out nine and allowed five hits. He earned the win and threw 99 pitches.
Bauer's first Triple-A victory of the season comes on the heels of his solid showing with the Indians last Wednesday. Pitching in the second game of a doubleheader against the Padres, he struck out eight and allowed two runs (one earned) in six innings.
Between Triple-A and the Major Leagues this season, Bauer has a 1.00 ERA and a 26-to-5 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 18 innings.
The Clipper's offense was supplied by the three position players in the lineup ranked on the Indians' Top 20 Prospects list. Second baseman Jose Ramirez (8), right fielder Carlos Moncrief (10) and first baseman Jesus Aguilar (19) each drove in a run. Ramirez added a stolen base and scored a run.


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Imperious All Blacks fly-half Dan Carter regained the world record for the highest points scorer in Tests in their 40-7 win over South Africa on Saturday.
The 29-year-old needed just two points to surpass the total of 1,195 held by Jonny Wilkinson going into the game. And he achieved the feat by slotting a penalty three minutes into the contest with the Springboks in Wellington.
Carter also broke Wilkinson's previous world record of 1,178 in November 2010, but the England international took the record back three months later.
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Passive skill
Every character in Path of Exile has access to the passive skill tree poe:passive. The passive skill 'tree' is a large network of stats and raw attributes increases for the player's character. All classes use the same tree, but start in different places. When a character levels up or completes certain quests, he or she gains one skill point. A skill point allows the player to allocate a node on the skill tree, provided that it is already connected to an allocated node. This is how the character's passive 'path' is formed.
Characters can accrue 99 passive skill points from levels and 22 or 24 skill points from quests, depending on the choices a player makes in the quest Deal with the Bandits and 20 skill refund points.
Players that choose the Scion as their character may also gain up to 5 additional passive skill points, depending on the choices they make in their Ascendancy.
While the passive tree (sometimes referred to in-game as the Skilldrasil or Skill Web) may seem complicated, it actually only has two parts. It can be thought of as a map, with suburbs and roads.
The clusters of related passive nodes that boost a specific area (swords, maces, archery, damage types, evasion, and so on) are like suburbs. These will form the bulk of a character's build. The pathways between these clusters, comprised entirely of nodes that give +10 to a certain attribute, are like roads. Some of these roads can cover a great distance much quicker than if the player detours through the suburbs: what may look like a short path with passive boosts could in fact be much longer than taking the +10 to attribute path.
Pressing 'c' in-game and hovering over each of the three attributes will show what these do. Anything the attributes don't do, such as increase ranged damage or attack speed, will likely be handled by passive nodes on the skill 'tree'.
- The tree can be divided into three primary sectors of equal size, one third of the relatively circular tree, surrounding a central wheel. They are the north or blue sector, the southwest or red sector and the southeast or green sector.
- The north or blue sector is also known as the magic sector; passives there boost intelligence, elemental damage, energy shield, wand damage, minion stats, etc...everything related to magic, and the skills normally found on blue gems.
- The southwest or red sector is also known as the melee sector; passives there boost strength, armor, physical damage and nearly every known aspect of melee combat, as well as all skills normally found on red gems.
- The southeast or green sector is also known as the Ranged sector; passives there boost dexterity, ranged projectile damage, evasion, most known aspects of ranged combat and all skills normally found on green gems.
- As the player moves to the borders between sectors the passive skills available there become more hybridized between the two.
- When a new game is started, each character starts at the border of the inner wheel of the tree at a different location; the Witch for example starts at the due-north border of the inner wheel, smack in the middle of the blue sector showing her preference for magic. The wheel of character images (on the right) shows which position each class starts in and therefore their preferred method of combat; the Marauder starts in the middle of the red sector showing a preference for melee combat and the Ranger starts in the middle of the green sector for ranged combat, with the other characters starting in a position to put them in more of a hybrid role to start.
- Although it takes some extra skill points to do this, there is nothing stopping the player from choosing passives to quickly get into a different sector than his or her character started out with to, for example, make a melee-combat Witch, given that there are no set equipment limits on which character can equip what, other than what their passive stats allow. However, keep in mind that the campaign quests that give skill gems as rewards, gives gems related to the natural preference of that character, i.e. the Witch will usually only see magic-type gems, and shops that sell skill gems typically mostly show gems of a similar preference. So even though making a non-standard character is possible it REALLY isn't recommended other than for show.
Passive nodes
There are several types of passive skills.
Basic passives
Basic passive skills only grants minor improvements to the character.
Notable passives
Notable passive skills grants notable improvements to the character.
Keystone passives
Keystone passive skills significantly alters how the character functions.
Jewel sockets
Jewel sockets are passives that can be filled with jewels. By default, they are empty and don't grant any bonuses. There are currently 21 sockets distributed around the tree. There is no cap on the amount of sockets the player can allocate.
Ascendancy passives
Every character has an opportunity to gain a subclass called Ascendancy class that grants access to an Ascendancy skill tree specific for the character class chosen.
Passive skill points as quest rewards
Several quests in the storyline reward characters with points to spend on the passive tree. Players can use the command /passives in-game to get a list of passives quests they have already received on that character.
Listed below are all the quests that reward passive tree points.
- Act 1 : The Dweller of the Deep
- Act 1 : The Marooned Mariner
- Act 1 : The Way Forward
- Act 2 : Deal With The Bandits (+2 if the player kills all bandits)
- Act 3 : Victario's Secrets
- Act 3 : Piety's Pets
- Act 4 : An Indomitable Spirit
- Act 5 : In Service to Science
- Act 5 : Kitava's Torments
- Act 6 : The Father of War
- Act 6 : The Puppet Mistress
- Act 6 : The Cloven One
- Act 7 : The Master of a Million Faces
- Act 7 : Queen of Despair
- Act 7 : Kishara's Star
- Act 8 : Love is Dead
- Act 8 : Reflection of Terror
- Act 8 : The Gemling Legion
- Act 9 : Queen of the Sands
- Act 9 : The Ruler of Highgate
- Act 10 : Vilenta's Vengeance
- Act 10 : An End to Hunger (+2)
Passive skill respec points as quest rewards
Several quests in the storyline reward characters with passive respec points which allows the character to deallocate passive points in a similar fashion to Orb of RegretOrb of RegretStack Size: 40Grants a passive skill refund pointRight click on this item to use it.
Shift click to unstack..
Listed below are all the quests that reward passive respec points.
- Act 1: A Dirty Job (+2)
- Act 2: Through Sacred Ground (+2)
- Act 3: Victario's Secrets (+2)
- Act 4: An Indomitable Spirit (+2)
- Act 5: Kitava's Torments (+2)
- Act 6: Fallen from Grace (+2)
- Act 7: Kishara's Star (+2)
- Act 8: Love is Dead (+2)
- Act 9: Fastis Fortuna (+2)
- Act 10: No Love for Old Ghosts (+2)
See also
Version history
With the removal of the difficulty system meant that most quest rewards got reworked. Characters that killed Merciless Malachai prior to the release of 3.0 will typically have 10-12 of the possible 22-24 available passive quest points.
Certain quests from part two were already "completed" for legacy characters created before 3.0. These are:


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When you starting a business which is not that big, buying a big and heavy printer will be a waste of money for you. You need to know what your requirements are and what you need then select according to it. Printers can be used almost anywhere and the market of printers keep getting bigger and bigger. The printers are getting smarter and letting you choose from a variety of options too. So let's look at all of them.
Brother HL-L6200: Brother HL-L6200 is one of the best options for your small office or business. As the printer give you multifunction purpose and let you copy, scan, and print easily. The printer also gives you a great printing speed of 48 pages per minute and it rotates the main tray can hold up to 560 sheets and make it easier for you. The printer comes with the smart Wi-Fi connectivity technology also lets you connect through google cloud print app, Apple Air print, and other apps too for directly printing through them.
Epson WorkForce ETET-4750: Next, we have your Epson WorkForce ET-4750 is an inkjet printer the option which people don't usually consider buying when using for office purposes. But the Epson WorkForce ET-4750 printer gives you a great and easy way to print as many pages as you want. It can print up to 11,000 pages color and 14,000 pages in black before the ink tank runs out and you need to replace them. So that is why it won't cost too much and will not be the way of your office printer. The printer also connects with the smart app like the previous one and gives you Wi-Fi support.
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Brother HL-L3210CW: Brother HL-L3210CW is a great option for your small business if your budget is low. The printer is low cost and affordable than the rest of the printers, it also lets you use photocopy, scanner, and printer with its multipurpose printer technology. The printer can print up to 19 pages per minute which is a great and good speed when you talk about printers. Comes with a duplex printing, It also has wireless connection. Which lets you connect to your smartphone or other device and let you print from them directly. The printer also lets you connect with the device by wired connection if wireless doesn't suit you well.
Xerox Phaser 6510/DNI: The Xerox Phaser 6510/DNI lets you print with the speed of 30 pages per minute and is a very compatible printer for your office use. The price is good too and you can really place it anywhere in your office great printer to start. The printer just like others can photocopy, scan and print for you. It comes with the storage tray capacity of 250 sheets, it also lets you use the duplex printing for double-sided printing saving your pages. The Xerox Phaser 6510/DNI can be connected with your phone or any device by its Wi-Fi connectivity and lets you connect with its USB ports too.
Samsung Xpress M2885FW: The last one on our list is the Samsung Xpress M2885FW letting your printer connect to the device with its Wi-Fi connectivity and other USB port connectivity. The printer is a multipurpose printer that lets you photocopy your documents, scan your documents, and print your documents easily with one go. It can give you the printing speed of 29 pages per minute and also let you store 250 sheets at once in its storage tray. The printer also lets you fax from your device and it lets you do duplex side dual printing. The printer is really great to look at and will be a great option for your small business.


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TEAM FABER'S JOE PROCTOR vs. TEAM CRUZ'S CHRIS TICKLE
Friday, April 13, LIVE on FX at 10 p.m. ET/PT
The Ultimate Fighter Live on FX continues this Friday, live on FX at 10 p.m. ET/PT (Delayed on the West Coast) when Team Faber's Joe Proctor (8-1), of Pembroke, Mass., takes on Team Cruz's Chris Tickle (8-4), of Bloomington, Ill., for a spot in the quarterfinals.
With Team Faber's Michael Chiesa notching a victory over Team Cruz's Jeremy Larsen last week, the two coaches and bitter rivals' squads are tied at two wins apiece.
Below is a description of the upcoming "Dogs With No Bark" episode:
"Tempers flare between Mike Rio and Justin Lawrence during sparring. Both teams enjoy a relaxing Easter Sunday. Then, house loudmouth Chris Tickle faces tough guy Joe Proctor in the fifth preliminary fight."
Proctor and Tickle are looking to move into the quarterfinals along with previous winners James Vick, Justin Lawrence, Al Iaquinta and Chiesa.
The 13-week season will culminate with a championship fight and three-hour finale on June 1. The coaches will then meet on July 7 when Cruz defends his title against Faber in the rubber match of their epic rivalry.
Q: How did it feel when your name was called on to fight Friday?
A: When my name was called on Friday I was excited. I've been waiting four or five weeks to get in there and show everybody what I've been training for.
Q: What have you been doing since then to prepare for the fight?
A: Since my name was called, I've just been taking it light by hitting a lot of mitts, working my strength, and critiquing everything for a good game plan.
Q: How has the support of the Team Faber coaching staff been?
A: The Team Faber coaching staff is unbelievable. They're behind me a hundred percent and constantly motivating me and constantly pushing me. They've got me ready for this fight and I can't wait for it.
Q: What do you think your strength is going into this fight?
A: I think my strength going into this fight is everything. I'm well rounded. If it goes to the ground I'm good, and I'm more than happy to stand up too. I can finish anyway I feel like.
Q: How's life in the house?
Life in the house is hectic. As much as I love being here and having this great opportunity, I really can't wait to get back home and see all my friends and my family.
Q: What's the first thing you're going to do when you get home?
A: The first thing I'm going to do when I leave the show is hug my girlfriend.
Q: How is everything going so far?
A: Training's going great. Dom's been busting our butts pretty hard every day. I'm happy and in good shape so I'm ready to fight.
Q: How did it feel when your name was called on to fight Friday?
A: I was happy when Faber called me out. I get to shut his mouth and whoop some ass, so I'm ready to go.
Q: What do you think about your opponent Joe Proctor?
A: Proctor is a tough guy. I think he's the best fighter on Team Faber. He's well rounded and we'll see what he can do.
Q: Do you think you've improved since joining the show?
A: Definitely, my cardio is up and I've learned a lot– I'm the best fighter I've ever been.
Q: What's the first thing you're going to do when you get home?
A: I'm going to go home and cuddle with my fiancé.


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Information printed as received from the Prowers County Sheriff's office.
Feb. 11
8:10 a.m. Detective T Weisenhorn responded to the 7000 Blk of Cnty Rd LL on a criminal mischief and trespassing. Water was turned on at the property and an item was stolen.
3:06 p.m. Marco Mungaray turned himself in at the Prowers County Jail to serve a 30 day Prowers County court Mittimus for Possession of Controlled Substance.
8:33 p.m. Deputy Palacios contacted Christopher Weber in the 4000 blk of Hwy 196. Weber was arrest on a Prowers County Warrant for contempt of court failure to comply. Weber was transported and being held at the Prowers County Jail on a $4000.00 bond.
9:23 p.m. Deputy Palacios assisted Lamar Police Department on apprehending an adult male in the 100 blk of south 12th street that had two felony warrant. Deputy transported the subject to the Prowers County Jail.


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Happy Spring!
It's official, it's here, it's wonderful and I'm blissfully excited. I hope those who live somewhere close to where I do enjoyed the sweet pleasures of Spring last week as much as I did. It was spectacular! The weather's been incredibly warm and each day felt a little more like Summer, than Spring.
Mother nature's busy working her magic, transforming everything into a lush green, including the field of spring wheat behind our house, which my husband is awfully excited about. My tulips and daffodils are on notice that it's time to rise and shine, the buds are on my lilac bushes and the apple blossoms are coming to life. Each day I get a little more excited about all of the wonderful transformations that are taking place. Each one offers up a gift for those who pause to take notice. So I encourage you to take a moment and slip outside. Oh I know, if you're a blogger like me, you've got pictures to take, posting and editing to do. There's always food waiting to be cooked and laundry piling up, people to email and research to do. It will wait, but mother nature won't. She takes direction from no one and she waits for no one. She beats to the sound of her own drum and as good as your intentions are, if you don't take a moment right now, to look, and to listen, and breath deeply, and feel it on your skin and in your lungs, you will miss it. The promises of spring before it truly delivers. The promise of what's to come but isn't quite here yet. The mystery of tiny seeds sprouting into their destiny … Hhh hem, okay, I'm coming down off my soapbox now. Truly, I am.
Over the course of the past year, I've devoted some serious time and some serious ingredients into trying to achieve some sort of
mastery competency making cake pops. While learning to bake and decorate cakes, I always found that I had large bowls of cake and buttercream left over at the end of the day. Not one to waste good cake, I delved into the quintessential world of Bakerella to get some advice on her adorable cake pops. Bakerella has some serious off-the-charts talent and there are no limits to the imaginative ways she can dream up to use cake and icing or any dessert ingredient for that matter. This week , however, when I decided that I was going to bring all of my excitement about spring into an awesome baking post, I wasn't really thinking about Bakerella or cake pops.
I rose at dawn and the first thing I did was whip up a half batch of Rice Krispie Marshmallow Treats. Are you thinking what I'm thinking? That's right. There's absolutely no baking involved in making marshmallow treats. You don't even have to preheat the oven. What can I say, I'm a simple girl. The truth is, the first thing I saw in my pantry was a stockpile of marshmallows that needed to be used and I did what I always do with marshmallows. Once I was done, I stared at those marshmallow treats and
searched racked my brain for ideas about how to transfer my love of spring to you. I pressed them into cookie cutters, I sprinkled them with stars, rolled them into eggs, I ate some between two wafers of white chocolate. And that's when I knew what to do.
Oh Krispie Pops.
Where have you been all my life? And why have I never thought of you before?
Harbor no hard feeling. We now have a serious attraction and I promise I will never stray again. You satisfy every sweet tooth I have.
I have to be fair and let you know that these Rice Krispie Pops come with a serious warning. They are quick, easy and highly addictive. Your kids will want them, your friends will want them, your husband, your neighbours, the cat, the dog and everyone in between. They are especially great for kids and parties and I imagine Halloween treats for spooks you know, gift-giving or just plain brightening up someone's day.
So there you have it my friends, I hope that these wonderful treats will bring a little bit of Spring and pop some sweetness into your life, the way it has mine this week. This Easter, why not pop them in a bag, tie it with a bow and spread a little sweetness in your part of the world.
Rice Krispie Marshmallow Treats
1/4 cup (15 ml) butter
1/2 teaspoon (2 ml) real vanilla
6 cups Rice Krispies cereal
8 cups (1 Qt.) marshmallows, feel free to use either large or small
1. In a large pot melt butter over low heat. Once the butter has melted, add the marshmallows and stir until melted. Immediately remove from heat.
2. Add vanilla and stir.
3. Add 3 cups of the Rice Krispie's cereal and fold with a buttered spatula or large spoon. Add the last 3 cups of cereal and fold again, making sure all of the cereal is coated in the gooey marshmallow coating.
Once the Rice Krispie Marshmallow Treats are mixed, do not press them into a pan, leave them in the pot, away from the heat or pile them loosely in a bowl.
If you would like a full picture tutorial for making the Rice Krispie Marshmallow Treats on the stove top, you can find it here. Note that for this project I halved the recipe and it's listed above.
Microwave Directions:
In a microwave safe bowl heat butter and marshmallows on HIGH for 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute. Stir until smooth. Follow steps 2 and 3 above. Please note that not all microwaves are equal and the cooking time may vary.
Notes for making Rice Krispie Marshmallow Treats:
}} For best results, use fresh marshmallows.
}} Marshmallow crème can be substitued for the marshmallows.
}} Diet, reduced calorie or tub margarine is not recommended.
This is what you will need to make the Rice Krispie Pops:
1 Recipe of Rice Krispie Marshmallow Treats (see above)
1 lb. of white chocolate ( I've used both Mercken's White Chocolate Moulding Wafers, available at the Bulk Barn in Canada, or Callebaut Pure White Chocolate, available at Golda's kitchen, also in Canada, with success. Both melt easily and have good flavour. I prefer Callebaut because it's made from 100 % pure cocoa butter. Another alternative is to use candy melts by Wilton.
Coloured chocolate coating melts (if you would like to add colour to the chocolate coating).
White lollipop sticks (I used Wilton 6″ lollipop sticks)
Coloured sugar, quinns, stars, or sprinkles
How to make Rice Krispie Pops:
1. Prepare a cookie sheet lined with waxed paper or parchment.
2. Smear both your hands with a small amount of butter and rub together. Using your hands, tear off small pieces of the Rice Krispie Marshmallow mixture and roll it into a ball between both hands until it is round and smooth.
3. Melt a small amount of the chocolate in the microwave (10 second intervals, stopping to stir in-between). Dip one end of the lollipop stick in the chocolate and insert it into the Krispie ball. Repeat until you have a stick in every ball. Allow to set at room temperature for 20 minutes or refrigerate for 10 minutes.
4. In a small microwave-safe bowl, or these candy melt bowls by Wilton, melt your chocolate in the microwave (30 second intervals, stopping to stir in-between). You can colour your chocolate by adding coloured pieces of chocolate along with the white.
5. Dip each ball into the chocolate and indirectly tap off the excess by repeatedly placing two fingers on the wrist of the hand holding the lollipop stick. Place the lollipop sticks into a brick of styrofoam or florist foam to dry. An alternative (and the one I used) is to place them down on a clean piece of waxed paper or parchment to dry.
6. When to add the glitter and/or sprinkles and/or quinns will depend on the temperature of your chocolate. You want to add them before the chocolate sets but not while it is still drippy so that they don't slide to the bottom, if you wanted them at the top. This may take some practice to get it just right.
Notes for making Krispie Pops:
}} You can weigh the marshmallow treat mixture on a scale but I found that you need to be very precise or your balls will still be different sizes depending on how tight or loose you roll them. With practise it will get easier to make them all the same size.
}} Never let water come in direct contact with your chocolate or candy coating.
}} Be careful not to over-microwave your chocolate or candy coating because it will seize or burn.
}} If you do not have a microwave, you can use a double-boiler as an alternative for melting.
}} These make great Easter treats~!
}} The possibilities for decorating Rice Krispie Pops are endless. Use your imagination and you will be amazed at all of the ways you can put your own personal signature on them.
}} Most of all, have fun sharing these treats with your family and friends.


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Chemical Biologists Discover New Characteristic of Progeria Protein Linked to Premature Aging Disease
Dr. Joseph Glavy at Stevens Institute of Technology studies the smallest and most basic elements of life. The Assistant Professor of Chemical Biology runs the Glavy Lab, where advanced student scientists study the nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) in cells, observing the minutest mechanisms of life as they unfold during mitosis. The Glavy Lab's formal purpose is to study the NPC at the molecular level in the pursuit of the unknown or unexpected in the well-studied but not always well-understood nuclei of living cells.
His team has uncovered a disease-related protein outside of its known range and published the results in the August 2010 issue of Cell Cycle. The article's co-authors, Dr. Simarna Kaur, Tommy White, and Amanda DiGuilio are current or recent students of Stevens Institute of Technology. For these scientists, being a student was no barrier to impacting ground-breaking medical science research.
The NPC is a supramolecular assembly that provides gateways for molecular trafficking between DNA with a cell's nucleus and the cytoplasm within the cell membrane walls in eukaryotic cells. Protein, RNA, ions, and other small molecules are transported through the NPC on their way into the nucleus. The composition of the NPC is about thirty proteins, called nucleoporins (Nups), which are arranged quasi-symmetrically and in subcomplexes that break apart during mitosis in some cells.
Dr. Glavy investigated interactions within the NPC of mammalian cells while a post-doctoral researcher at Rockefeller University in New York City. Unlike other living cells, the mammalian cell NPC breaks down around DNA during mitosis, allowing specific Nup subcomplexes to be isolated and studied in the lab, but also leaving room for something to go wrong in the reorganization of the nucleus . Focused on the very specific Nup 107-160 subcomplex, the Glavy Lab had been looking for what might go wrong during mitosis.
But rather than genetic mutations, the lab discovered something far more important within Nup 107-160: the Werner Helicase Interacting Protein 1 (WHIP). WHIP's moniker derives from its interaction with Werner protein, which maintains genome stability and conversely is responsible for the progeria disease Werner's Syndrome. This adult-onset disease causes premature aging and increased susceptibility to other old-age diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and diabetes.
The initial discovery of WHIP within the NPC, when it had been associated with the Werner protein, prompted further exploration to deduce the role of WHIP during mitosis. The scientists isolated the NPC subcomplex and used immunofluorescence and immunoblotting to detect the presence and movement of WHIP during mitosis. They discovered WHIP interacting within the NPC autonomous of Werner protein, demonstrating a novel relation.
In addition to its connection with gene-stabilizing Werner protein, WHIP may play an independent, unique role in the cell cycle. Beyond supporting DNA replication, WHIP may also function to detect genetic damage. The authors look forward to future work that will further understanding of this protein's role in maintaining genome stability, and in completing some of that important work themselves.
Life in the Glavy Lab
The Glavy Lab hosts undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral research at Stevens in the field of biochemistry and chemical biology. Dr. Kaur, now a research scientist with Johnson & Johnson, was conducting post-doc work at her alma mater and managing students in the Glavy Lab during the period of discovery. Tommy White is a Ph.D. candidate in Chemical Biology and Amanda DiGuilio is an undergraduate Chemistry major at Stevens.
Dr. Kaur earned her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. at Stevens, at every step taking advantage of the amalgamation of chemistry and biology that the school offers. She points to this unique approach as fuel for her lasting interest in science and a platform for opportunities as a professional in multiple industries. Dr. Kaur also brought junior scientists up-to-speed on processes in the Glavy Lab, enabling them to perform high-level research.
"The experience of training new students has come in handy for my professional life," reports Dr. Kaur. "At Johnson & Johnson, I'm supervising the work of another researcher in addition to managing multiple projects of my own. My experiences in graduate school and especially in the lab have prepared me for the demands of an industrial career."
Tommy and Amanda, the tireless student research scientists, share crowded desk space in the lab with petri dishes, beakers, perpetually-nodding sample rockers, and sheets of western blot membranes. Formerly a laboratory diagnostic technician for Siemens, Tommy started his Ph.D. program at Stevens as a part-time student. The flexible yet challenging program allowed Tommy to transition from industry professional to professor-in-training with the full support of both his Siemens VP and the faculty at Stevens. Rather than run patient tests for doctors and hospitals, Tommy now studies the most basic components and cause of disease as a full-time Ph.D. candidate with dreams of becoming an academic.
As an undergrad, Amanda has already had a productive research career. She has participated twice in the Stevens Technogenesis summer program and traveled on scholarship to the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany, where she worked in the lab of Dr. Martin Beck, a leading expert in cryo-electron tomography. This process allowed the researchers to analyze samples without destroying their structure. Amanda continues to work in the Glavy Lab and has been invited for future training with Dr. Beck.
Their success in the lab has come at a price: Tommy spends 14-15 hours there every day. But like Dr. Glavy's commitment to basic science, Tommy recognizes the importance of this fundamental labor.
"Everyone has good ideas, but nothing works the first time at the bench," Tommy says. "Ninety percent of the hard science is problem solving—doing everything required to go from idea to experiment to article about the results."
"Even though our discovery is new, the process is not a novelty," adds Dr. Glavy. "Original exploration is the result of good biochemists looking at specific interactions."
Dr. Glavy reiterates his simple but powerful message. "If you do the basics well, then you'll have opportunities like this emerge."
The dedication to science has paid off for everyone involved. Tommy and Amanda will be published scientists before receiving their intended degrees; Amanda as an undergrad. Dr. Kaur's post-doc was a mere six months long, yet also earned her an author credit; this is in addition to her other peer-reviewed papers and book, Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator: Regulation by Rab GTPases, published by Lambert.
"I learned how to transition from a graduate student to an independent researcher by working with Dr. Glavy," reports Dr. Kaur. "He strongly encourages his students and post-docs to think independently and develop their own ideas. This transitional experience of doing independent research has helped me in my industrial career."
The Next Steps for the Glavy Lab
It may be years before the Glavy Lab's insights into WHIP can be turned into therapies for sufferers of Werner Syndrome and other progeria diseases, but this new look into the workings of the body creates hope for future treatments and other advances in biology and medicine.
"Cell biology is a growing, multi-disciplinary field that is establishing a foundation of knowledge for the future," says Dr. Glavy. "We are beginning to establish tangible relations between biology and disease and advancing towards an understanding of gene repair and expression that might help with drug development in the future."


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