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SAN JOSE — A man was seriously injured when he was struck by a light-rail train in the area of North 1st Street and E. Gish Road around 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, fire and transit officials said, but his wounds are not considered life-threatening.
Fire crews were called to the scene and found a man who appeared to be in his late 50s trapped underneath the train on the southbound tracks, said San Jose fire Capt. Rob Brown. The man was conscious but badly hurt, Brown said.
The crews were able to pull the man out without lifting the train, and Valley Transit Authority spokeswoman Brandi Childress said he was taken to Valley Medical Center with wounds that are not considered to be life-threatening.
According to Valley Transit Authority spokeswoman Brandi Childress, the man was struck by a train on the Alum Rock to Santa Teresa line. Service was briefly disrupted but they were able to move trains through the area on a single track before 10 p.m. and all was restored to normal by 10:15 p.m.
Childress said transit investigators will be looking at surveillance video to see how the accident occurred. She said the area of tracks near Gish is in between the southbound and northbound stops on N. 1st Street.
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Navy RB faces 'long road' ahead with brain injury
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The family of Navy running back Will McKamey says their son faces a "long road" ahead after he was hospitalized with a brain injury,
McKamey collapsed during spring practice Saturday and was immediately transported to a hospital.
His family said in a statement released through the school on Monday the injury was not the result of a particularly hard hit. The statement said: "Will did not sustain a bad hit or unusual or extreme contact. ... The Navy coaches have poured through the films of practice and seen nothing more than Will carrying the football normally, doing what he truly loves."
The family says, "We are in for a long road."
McKamey was hospitalized in 2012 with a brain injury but was cleared to play after seeing four neurosurgeons and undergoing several CAT scans and MRIs, his family said.

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Martin Tyler Interview: World Cup Buzz Podcast
Martin Tyler will be calling this summer's World Cup for ESPN, serving as the network's lead commentator in South Africa. Earlier this week Martin joined me to talk about last week's FA Cup final, Saturday's Champions League final in Madrid, the 2018 World Cup bid, but mostly, the England national team. Amongst other topics, Martin and I talk about the team's questions in central defense and goal, the importance of Frank Lampard and the central midfielder's strong end to the Premier League season, and the high expectations Fabio Capello has for his squad.
A reminder that tomorrow we will have one of the authors of Soccernomics, Simon Kuper, on the show. Simon is also the author of Ajax, The Dutch, The War and will be joining me to profile the Netherlands' World Cup squad.


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Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26, 1947) is the 67th United States Secretary of State, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama. She was a United States Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009. As the wife of Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, she was the First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001. She was a leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in the 2008 election.
A native of Illinois, Hillary Rodham first attracted national attention in 1969 for her remarks as the first student to deliver the commencement address at Wellesley College. She embarked on a career in law after graduating from Yale Law School in 1973. Following a stint as a Congressional legal counsel, she moved to Arkansas in 1974 and married Bill Clinton in 1975. In 1977, Rodham co-founded the Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. In 1978, she became the first female chair of the Legal Services Corporation. She was named the first female partner at Rose Law Firm in 1979, and was twice listed as one of the one hundred most influential lawyers in America. She was the First Lady of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and 1983 to 1992 and successfully led a task force to reform Arkansas's education system. She sat on the boards of Wal-Mart and several other corporations.


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The Alpenhaus restaurant: a touch of Germany in New Milford
NEW MILFORD -- Beef rindsrouladen, a variety of schnitzels, sauerbraten, and spaetzle are among the authentic offerings at a new German restaurant that opened its doors along Bank Street.
"When people come in I want them to feel they are in The Alps," said Manuela Young, owner of The Alpenhaus, which opened earlier this month. "The smell of the food, the pictures on the wall: My goal is to have my patrons experience Germany with all six senses."
Young's husband, Jeff Yenter, remodeled the restaurant that most recently housed 59 Bank, a popular restaurant for more than a decade until it closed in December. The interior exposed brick walls remain with decor touches that are traditionally Bavarian to complete the transformation.
Young, who grew up in Flensbury, Germany, held a soft opening of the restaurant on May 6 with more than 60 guests, including Mayor Pat Murphy, who had lived in Germany for more than nine years during her service in the U.S. Army.
"Eating there really brought me back to Germany, the flavors of the food there," Murphy said, "even the salad dressing had the taste of Germany. And the butter-dipped cheese curds are amazing."
Young hopes to please new customers like Murphy as well as the customer base she created running the Cafe Litte Europe, a Brookfield eatery that closed in 2012. Young said she opened the new restaurant in New Milford with the urging of customers from the cafe.
The Alpenhaus' chef, Stefan Kappes, and Young created the restaurant's menu that includes many of the favorite dishes from Little Europe.
"If there's something special you like, it is possible to make it," Young said. "Say rusty potatoes with your meal. Tell me when you make your reservation and I can have them for you."
The Alpenhaus, 59 Bank St. New Milford; 860-799-5557 http://alpenhausct.com/
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TED is the latest to directly jump into the education market — offering something for those looking for online learning, open source edu, uncollege, hack edu, or any other angle on disrupting education. They are calling on top educators to step up and join in with a short lesson to share with the world. TED clearly has some understanding of what video learners want (its why I am videoing my research interviews and other events for remixing later into edu assets). From the Wired Campus column at the Chronicle of Higher Education:
The nonprofit group called TED, known for streaming 18-minute video lectures about big ideas, today opened a new YouTube channel designed for teachers and professors, with videos that are even shorter.The new channel, called TED-Ed, was announced a year ago, but its leaders are only now unveiling the project's first videos. There are only 11 as of today, but the goal is to add new ones regularly. Within three months from now, a new video could appear each day, said Chris Anderson, TED's curator, in a conference call with reporters late last week.To produce the new videos, the group is connecting content experts with professional animators to create highly illustrated productions. The average length of these videos is about five minutes, and Mr. Anderson said he envisions a teacher playing one in class at the start of a lesson "to ignite excitement" about the topic.
via TED, Known for Idea Talks, Releases Educational Videos – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education.


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LOS ANGELES, June 10 (UPI) -- "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted," the third installment in the adventures of escaped New York zoo animals, was No. 1 at the U.S. box office.
The animated sequel took in $60.3 million in its first weekend at theatres, followed by the lavish sci-fi flick "Prometheus" with $50 million.
"Snow White and the Huntsman," starring Charlize Theron, fell to the third spot with $23 million.
"Men in Black 3," starring Will Smith, earned $13.5 million for fourth place.
All studio estimates of gross box office receipts are via Box Office Mojo.
"Marvel's The Avengers" was No. 5 with $10.8 million; "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" sixth with $3.2 million; "What to Expect When You're Expecting" seventh with $2.7 million; "Battleship" eighth with $2.28 million; and "The Dictator" ninth with $2.15 million.
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What is a burn?
A burn is tissue damage caused by heat, chemicals, electricity, sunlight or nuclear radiation. The most common burns are those caused by scalds, building fires and flammable liquids and gases.
How does the body react to a severe burn?
The swelling and blistering characteristic of burns is caused by the loss of fluid from damaged blood vessels. In severe cases, such fluid loss can cause shock. Burns often lead to infection, due to damage to the skin's protective barrier.
How are burns treated?
In many cases, topical antibiotics (skin creams or ointments) are used to prevent infection. For third-degree burns and some second-degree ones, immediate blood transfusion and/or extra fluids are needed to maintain blood pressure. Grafting with natural or artificial materials speeds the post-burn healing process.
What is skin grafting?
There are two types of skin grafts. An autologous skin graft transfers skin from one part of the body to another while an allograft transfers skin from another person, sometimes even a cadaver. Scientists typically take cells from the epidermal layer of skin and then grow them into large sheets of cells in the laboratory. They do not yet know how to grow the lower, dermal layer of skin in the lab. For this reason, surgeons, after removing burned skin, first cover the area with an artificial material and then add the cell sheets on top. This procedure helps encourage the growth of new skin
What is the prognosis for severe burn victims?
A few decades ago, burns covering half the body were often fatal. Now, thanks to research, many people with burns covering 90 percent of their bodies can survive, although they often have permanent impairments and scars.
Where are people treated for burns?
Over half of burn patients in the United States are treated in specialized burn centers, and most hospitals have trauma teams that care exclusively for patients with traumatic injuries that may accompany burns.
How has basic research improved burn care?
Remarkable improvements in burn care have resulted from basic research funded by the National Institutes of Health. The results have led to the best approaches for fluid resuscitation, wound cleaning, skin replacement, infection control and nutritional support.
What is on the horizon for burn research?
Improving methods for wound healing and tissue repair offer tremendous opportunities to enhance the quality of life for burn patients and may also help to reduce health care costs.
What kinds of burn research does the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) support?
NIGMS funds research that explores clinical issues involving whole-body responses to burns, and various aspects of the recovery process, such as wound healing and tissue repair. An important goal of this research is to apply basic knowledge to reducing or even preventing complications after injury. NIGMS also supports research on established clinical practices that, in many cases, have arisen as a result of anecdotal evidence rather than rigorous, hypothesis-driven testing.
Where can I find more information about burns?
NIGMS is a part of the National Institutes of Health that supports basic research to increase our understanding of life processes and lay the foundation for advances in disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention. For more information on the Institute's research and training programs, see http://www.nigms.nih.gov.
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Fruited Goat Cheese Stuffing
This sweet and savory side dish incorporates creamy goat cheese for an unexpected twist on a seasonal favorite. Your guests will be impressed! —Jennifer Coduto, Kent, Ohio
Total TimePrep: 20 min. Bake: 30 min.
Makes10 servings
- 1 pound whole wheat bread, cubed
- 1 cup chopped dates
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup minced fresh sage
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary or 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh marjoram or 1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup dried cherries, chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 3 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 3/4 cup crumbled goat cheese
- Place bread cubes in an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes or until toasted; set aside to cool.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute the dates, onion, sage, rosemary and marjoram in butter until onion is tender. Remove from the heat.
- Place bread cubes in a large bowl. Stir in the onion mixture, cherries, salt and pepper. Add broth; toss to coat. Sprinkle with cheese; toss gently.
- Transfer to a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until top is lightly browned.
Nutrition Facts3/4 cup: 299 calories, 10g fat (6g saturated fat), 29mg cholesterol, 665mg sodium, 44g carbohydrate (23g sugars, 6g fiber), 10g protein.
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I wanted to love this recipe - I was so excited to make it. But no one in my house would eat it, including me. I think 3 cups of chicken broth is too much and the whole wheat bread taste is too strong - maybe use white bread or half white half whole wheat. I like the dried fruit and goat cheese but my husband did not. The whole dish was very mushy. It also dirties up a lot of dishes!


text: Love it or hate, and most people love it, Carnaval season is coming in Brazil. In some cities, like Rio de Janeiro, Carnaval is something to live for. It's a bucket list item, bar none. But Brazil's Carnaval is more than just Rio and dressing like a bird and dancing samba, stone drunk on caipirinhas. We asked Dehouche travel in Rio to come up with some ideas on how to do Carnaval right, no matter the age.


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China has accused the United States of human rights violations through its military operations abroad and failing to prevent its own citizens from gun violence, in a rejoinder to a US rights report.
The report, released by China's parliament, the State Council, said Washington has "turned a blind eye to its own woeful human rights situation", despite styling itself as "the world judge of human rights".
China - which officially includes rising living standards in its definition of human rights - released the document in response to a US report published on Friday that said China's rights record has worsened over the past year.
The US report highlighted a Chinese crackdown on ethnic minorities, including Tibetans, the detention of political dissidents, as well as the widespread surveillance of citizens by a huge domestic security apparatus.
China responded by blasting US surveillance of its own citizens, and said that political donations have damaged the country's democracy.
China's report, culled from a variety of sources, including US media, accused US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan of causing "massive civilian casualties".
The report also cited "astonishing" casualties that resulted from mass shootings at a movie theatre in the state of Colorado in July and at an elementary school in Connecticut in December.
"Americans are the most heavily armed people in the world per capita," the report said.
It added that the US had "serious" issues with discrimination of a sexual, racial and religious nature.
The exchange of critical reports between the two nations on human rights has become an annual tradition, while relations between the world's two largest economies remain strained over issues including cyber-hacking and North Korea.
A copy of the report was published by China's official news agency Xinhua.


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Review: Apple's fourth-generation iPod nano
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Apple tells users to expect up to 24 hours of music playback or four hours of video playback; we had no problem listening to music for 30 hours. How much you skip songs, how often you turn the backlight (and how brightly), and how loud you have it set to play back music will all obviously have an impact on real world playback times.
As for video playback, the unit lasted through two hour and a half movies and then another hour and 45 minutes, when set to about half brightness. That's again more than Apple promises, but appears to be an hour less than the previous 3G nano, which stated five hours of playback and typically exceeded that by about 45 minutes as well. Being able to watch two full length movies from this tiny device seems pretty exceptional. When playing video games, the battery is taxed significantly harder, and it lasts roughly half as long, a bit over two hours.
Product Review Rundown
With the latest 4G iPod nano, Apple has delivered a more versatile, ultra thin form factor that should appeal to a broader audience than last year's square 3G nano. It has also polished and enhanced the software, with smart accelerometer integration, a slick Cover Flow view, greater accessibility, a handy Genius function, and audio recording features that the company has seemed too hesitant to add to the iPod line until now.
What's missing? Apple didn't set up a way to have uncompressed audio transcoded on the fly to the new iPods, a feature that would have appealed to audiophiles with time to spare. It cut a few corners such as FireWire charging to make the device even smaller and cheaper. And there's no AM radio feature for people who like to listen to angry static. Finally, it delivers less battery life than last year's larger, square nano in video playback, but its more than four hours of video lifespan seems very reasonable; users who want to watch the Lord of the Rings Trilogy on a transoceanic flight can bring along an external battery pack.
It's simply hard to find much wrong with the new 4G iPod nano, which might be expected given that Apple has put another year's worth of polish on what was already a pretty cool little device. Anyone in the market for a slim, easy to use MP3 player should be extremely satisfied, particularly when they discover a handful of useful new features and twice the storage capacity at the same price as last year's model.
Rating 4.5 out of 5
Thin and compact, scratch resistant, sturdy construction.
High quality, bright, scratch resistant screen.
Great photo playback features for TV slide presentations.
TV output for movie rentals and downloads.
Includes 3 free games, accelerometer support.
Audio recording features using an iPhone-style integrated mic.
New audio menu accessibility feature.
Less battery life that previous model when using video.
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Sunday, May 6, 2012
Househunting in Singapore
I'm just leaving for a househunting - or maybe an apartment hunting - trip in Singapore. On the top of the 'required features' list is a large balcony or terrace for growing orchids. Exotic, and exciting. I'll be back soon with an update from the other side of the world...
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- Gardener in the Distance said...
It sounds like it will all be fun Liisa - good luck!
- May 6, 2012 at 3:20 PM
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Pidetään peukkuja että löydätte jonkun ihanan kämpän:)
- May 8, 2012 at 4:08 PM
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Welcome to the State Department's first-ever blog, Dipnote. As a communicator for the Department, I have the opportunity to do my fair share of talking on a daily basis. With the launch of Dipnote, we are hoping to start a dialogue with the public. More than ever, world events affect our daily lives--what we see and hear, what we do, and how we work. I hope Dipnote will provide you with a window into the work of the people responsible for our foreign policy, and will give you a chance to be active participants in a community focused on some of the great issues of our world today.
With Dipnote we are going to take you behind the scenes at the State Department and bring you closer to the personalities of the Department. We are going to try and break through some of the jargon and talk about how we operate around the world.
We invite you to participate in this community, and I am looking forward to stepping away from my podium every now and then into the blogosphere. Let the conversation begin.
PS - We're new at this. It looks like we broke our own rule and used State jargon in our blog title. "Dipnote" refers to a diplomatic note. It is one of the many ways in which governments formally communicate with each other.
The dictionary definition of a diplomatic note is: "A formal communication between an ambassador and a minister (usually the foreign minister) of this host government or another ambassador."
GenXer from California writes:
Sean: It appears that I am the first commentator on your first entry. I am very interested in how the State Dept. works internally as well as in their communications with foreign governments.
As the Governator has said..."I'll be back"
Your fellow American
Robert from Wisconsin writes:
I am a high school teacher of world affairs and model UN activities. This is great and I will tell my students about it. I hope you bring in questions and activities that would appeal to young people. After all, they are your future.
John from Oregon writes:
Sean, It's great to see some extra sunlight coming into the State Departments long dark corridors with the launch of the new blog today. My hope is that this tried and tested "disinfectant" can help restore some of the luster to the reputation of the U.S.A. here at home and among our friends throughout the world.
Christina in California writes:
Great idea! Welcome to blogging. I'm an ESL teacher, and I plan to visit this site often. I'll be looking for information I can share with my students and readers of my civics blog.
Justin in Washington, DC writes:
Sean, welcome to the blogosphere. I look forward to reading what you and your colleagues write about in the future.
Wes in Michigan writes:
I'm excited about how the State Department is a new media trendsetter with the Library of Congress. I'm anxious to follow your blog and learn more about your important department.
Brent in California writes:
Transparency rules. Thanks for doing this
Joe writes:
We'll see if this is gonna be another partisan hack job.
Cynthia in California writes:
This new blog seems to be an effort at transparency, but given the U.S. State Department's warlike actions, I'm skeptical that this will actually encourage dialogue. I'm curious to know if this will be a two-way conversation; whether postings will reach people in positions of authority at the State Department, in other words, if the public's opinions and concerns will be considered and if they will have any influence; if the Bush Administration's viewpoint will be promoted here to the exclusion of independent and humane thinking, and to the detriment of our country's standing in the world; and whether this blog is simply a PR tool for the Administration disguised as a dialogue. I'm not optimistic for a real exchange of ideas, but I hope I'm wrong. Thanks for reading.
Conrad in Washington, DC writes:
Hi Sean,
Great idea, can't wait to see how this develops. Lots of interested people will be reading!
Alex in Pennsylvania writes:
I am a recently naturalized citizen, and happy to see steps towards all aspects of the federal system using technology to enable more transparency and accountability -- cornerstones of any legitimate government -- in our democracy.
With respect to transparency and accountability, I would personally look forward to reading about how the State Department plans to better manage the increasing use of the private sector in implementing foreign policy (in the forms of Halliburton, Blackwater and other service contractors) -- along with the excesses, abuses, needless violence and other problems which appear to be so prevalent, at this time.
I do worry about our great country being a bad actor around the world. I do also hope that you will see this blog as one among many opportunities to communicate your critical role in rebuilding the respect and international goodwill we once had. Thanks for reading.
Marcus in New York writes:
What an enlightened project - I hope it inspires other Federal departments to use the internet to communicate more directly to the public.
Vanna in Missouri writes:
Lose the site name. Dipnote sounds dopey. But then again, "Dipblog" sounds like something to eat.
Rick in North Dakota writes:
Just a suggestion, could you add RSS feeds for those of us with feed readers?
Rick: The RSS feed is now available. Look at the "Subscribe" heading near the bottom of the right column on the homepage.
Robin in Romania writes:
I believe this is a very good idea and I can only hope that ideas belonging to outsiders are being considered properly.
Moura in Portugal writes:
I'm a undergraduate student at a portuguese university. Both U.S. and U.K. started today their State Departments blogs. It seems to be interesting. Maybe they can talk about IRAQ and Afghanistan, or...what can we do to dominate all oil well?...
I know that this comment its a litle bit absurd and i'm writing on wrong place...but...
Michael in California writes:
echo - this is a very good idea!
David in Connecticut writes:
I'm really afraid to express my feelings here since a recent State Department Ambassador's career came to an abrupt halt for muttering the truth. Now which amendment was it that guaranteed free speech?
Jim in New York writes:
Good Job!
Solemnity in China writes:
Senior U.S. officials look at how to write blog.
Nicole in Washington, DC writes:
I'm looking for a window into your world, something beyond what I read in the newspaper. Let us in, please!
Sean McCormack from the U.S. State Department writes:
I appreciate your comments and encourage you to keep them coming. How the blog develops over time and how useful it becomes as a tool for dialogue will depend in part on you, the readers. We will do our part in opening that window, and I would encourage you to give us feedback on which issues and areas you want to explore. Your comments, ideas, and feedback will also help me generate participation by State Department employees as they start to become comfortable with a new means of conversing with the public. I am pleased thus far with the response internally to our new venture, but there's more work to be done so that blogging becomes part of daily State Department life.
jzdjg from China writes:
Great! I think, the u.s. should be better!
jzdjg from China writes:
we think it is a good idea!
Murat from Turkey writes:
A brilliant idea and a very good job.
Sean in California writes:
I'm really looking forward to how this develops. It is a great idea and really makes the government feel accessible on a daily basis. I wish you the best!
Laura in Uraguay writes:
Realmente una gran idea y esperamos que obtengan optimos resultados. Material interesante de consulta. Mis felicitaciones.
Mihai in Romania writes:
Who should be allowed to possess the nuclear weapon? Technology means weapons, don't tell us stories friends from Iran and North Korea. ...We are one more drink away from a Russian nuclear disaster. It's enough stress for us, please ...remember Chernobyl!
Fernando in Arizona writes:
I appreciate the attempt to make government a little more transparent, especially the government's interaction with the rest of the world. On a personal note, I have always been interested in the role of Diplomatic Courier. If you could get a Courier to volunteer to post to this blog, on their roles, that'd be great. Thanks and Good Job!
Allison in Missouri writes:
I was intrigued at the idea of open forums between the State department and the American public. Unfortunately, the site has barely been up and the America-Bashing has begun by the international community. It's a shame, I was really looking forward to this blog - Now it's just another tool for the lunatics of the world to unite against us. The AP reported this website as being a forum for Americans, obviously they were misinformed. God Bless America.


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KDE 3.2 Released
Today the KDE Project released KDE 3.2. It is the result of a combined year-long effort by hundreds of individuals and corporations from around the globe. For packages, please visit the KDE 3.2 info page. At the moment binary packages for Conectiva Linux, Slackware (9.0, 9.1) and SUSE Linux (8.2, 9.0) are listed. Or compile the source either manually or with the help of Konstruct after reading the KDE 3.2 Requirements list. All changes can be found in the detailed KDE 3.2 change log or continue to read about the highlights.
Some of the highlights in KDE 3.2 at a glance:
More information and why you should use KDE 3.2 can be found in the KDE 3.2 announcement.
Re: Konquer always opens mpeg links with Kaboodle?
Yes... removing the embedded player from the list worked. This still seems to be a major bug. How do I report it?
By Rimmer at Fri, 2004/02/06 - 6:00am
Re: Konquer always opens mpeg links with Kaboodle?
Go in konqueror to menu [help->bug report] Click on the link in the popup dialog and follow the bug wizard on bugs.kde.org
By rinse at Fri, 2004/02/06 - 6:00am
Re: Konquer always opens mpeg links with Kaboodle?
I had the same problem with Firefox 0.9 for viewing web pages. Fixed it by choosing the "Use settings for 'application' group" option on the Embedded page. I think this should be the default option so changes made in the Find filename pattern window is the default option.
Hope this helps.
By steve at Fri, 2004/04/30 - 5:00am
Konqueror Won't Use Seperate Viewer For Anything?
Hmmm... I tried downloading some PDF files. Despite telling Konqueror to "Show file in seperate viewer" it continues to show the PDF files using an embedded viewer.
Anyone else have this problem?
By Rimmer at Thu, 2004/02/05 - 6:00am
Artsd really sucks up CPU
SOmething I've started noticing - my artsd process chews ~30 - 40% CPU time when any app is using it (such as JuK), and my system load rises past 2. This tends to cause some apps to start responding more slowly. Apart from turning artsd off, is there any fix for this?
By Duncan at Thu, 2004/02/05 - 6:00am
Re: Artsd really sucks up CPU
Did you try telling artsd to use ALSA?
By Rimmer at Sun, 2004/02/08 - 6:00am
Re: Artsd really sucks up CPU
I've just found that the Fedora RPMS from kde.org don't have ALSA enabled! Pulled down the source rpm and I'm rebuilding kdemultimedia with alsa enabled. Will see what happens.
By Duncan at Sun, 2004/02/08 - 6:00am
Re: Artsd really sucks up CPU
Well, rebuilts both arts and kdemultimedia - arts to get alsa, kdemultimedia to get mp3 support. Artsd now chews 1 - 2% of my cpu. Yay!
By Duncan at Sun, 2004/02/08 - 6:00am
Edit file type?
The edit-file-type, in context menu (upto 3.1) was really useful, and made the process of associating a file extension with a program very easy.
This feature has been removed in KDE 3.2. Took me quite a while to change the default behavior, searching thru konqi settings.
Is there any easier way to do this ?
Re: Edit file type?
Select "Properties" in the context menu and click an the wrench icon.
By Anonymous at Thu, 2004/02/05 - 6:00am
Re: Edit file type?
Wow! that is almost impossible to figure, unless you already know about it.
Re: Edit file type?
Believe it or not, those responsible for this think that it is a usability improvement. I hope that if they refuse to change it back that they will at leaset make it possible to configure it to work the old way by editing some '*rc' file.
By James Richard Tyrer at Fri, 2004/02/06 - 6:00am
Re: Edit file type?
What where the arguments for putting this under some obscure icon?
By ac at Fri, 2004/02/06 - 6:00am
Re: Edit file type?
I have been using KDE since 1.x, and I could not figure this out... at least they could have a text statement in front of the wrench - "configure file type".
By anon at Fri, 2004/02/06 - 6:00am
Re: Edit file type?
It's right next to the file "Type" text so I guess it was considered as apparent enough. Probably turning the whole text next to "Type:" into a button would be even more apparent?
By Datschge at Fri, 2004/02/06 - 6:00am
Re: Edit file type?
For me the problem is, that in debian it doesn't work, I have no idea what to do with it, as far as I remember I reported it, the only thread with the same problem I found is here:
Anybody experiencing the same problem i.e. the wrench button doesn't trigger any action?
By Dan Hill at Fri, 2004/08/13 - 5:00am
I tip my hat to the developers
Just wanted to chip in with a big congrats to the developers of this amazing DE. Since my laptop is a P4 2.0 MHz with 512 MB of RAM, I wasn't expecting to see much improvement in performance since KDE was fast already. Man, was I mistaken! You guys realy know how to optimize. I haven't finished trying out all the new features, and testing the bugs I knew of, but I have a feeling I won't be disappointed. Keep up the great work.
By Juan I. Guardia at Thu, 2004/02/05 - 6:00am
Re: I tip my hat to the developers
I meant P4 2.0 GHz.
By Juan I. Guardia at Thu, 2004/02/05 - 6:00am
Debug mesages
I installed thru konstruct - works great, except a minor annoyance that if I start an application from konsole, I see a lot of debug messages.
Any way to get rid of them (without having to recompile the whole thing again) ?
Re: Debug mesages
I'm not running 3.2 yet, but I think you can turn them off with the program 'kdebugdialog'.
By AC at Fri, 2004/02/06 - 6:00am
Re: Debug mesages
Cool! Thanks a lot :-)
By anon at Fri, 2004/02/06 - 6:00am
Compiling KDE 3.2 with icc 8.0
Is it possible? Comments?
By tetabiate at Sat, 2004/02/07 - 6:00am
desktop problem - wine gets called device open
i have previously upgraded from 3.15 to 3.2. Now i have a problem when opening device links from the desktop. On click the device is mounted, but konqi doesn't open. Instead the windows emulator wine tries to open the device. I tried to find a configuration to change these wrong association. Does someone know where to change this?
Thanks in advance
By Jochen at Sun, 2004/02/08 - 6:00am
Big Step Backwards For Me
Since installing KDE 3.2:
No sound
PixiePlus doesn't remember its last window position
Kate forgets that I had the terminal window open last time, so I have to re-setup my window layout each and every time I open Kate
Konqueror tabs are really unreliable; sometimes I get a tab and sometimes URLs are opened in the current window
Konqueror context menus hide the action items I used to click a lot in a sub-menu, which takes away a LOT of the convenience of using context menus
Default theme is far uglier than the default for 3.1.4
Login dialog hides other desktop choices in a sub-menu, instead of having it right on the login dialog where it used to be
Plus an endless myriad of little annoyances...I think I'm going back to 3.1.4 and will check out a future release of KDE and upgrade when it's actually BETTER than the last version and not worse.
By Sean O'Dell at Mon, 2004/02/09 - 6:00am
Re: Big Step Backwards For Me
> No sound
You obviously have package problems (eg the default theme didn't change). And this will not change unless you report your problems to the creator of your packages.
By Anonymous at Mon, 2004/02/09 - 6:00am
fail to start kde after konstruct build
After I've built konstruct using gcc 2.96 on redhat 7.3
export KDEDIRS=/usr/local/kde32/
and typed 'startx' to start up kde. Soon I get messages
XFree86 Version 4.2.0 (Red Hat Linux release: 4.2.0-8) / X Window System
Module Loader present
By kde user at Tue, 2004/02/10 - 6:00am
Re: fail to start kde after konstruct build
Try to use KDEDIR instead of KDEDIRS.
By Daniel Alomar i... at Tue, 2004/02/10 - 6:00am
Re: fail to start kde after konstruct build
same problem. Also konstruct's documentation
By no name at Tue, 2004/02/10 - 6:00am
Re: fail to start kde after konstruct build
I had this problem and solve it using KDEDIR instead of KDEDIRS. Sure. Try it.
By Daniel Alomar i... at Wed, 2004/02/11 - 6:00am
Something wrong with qt designer....
Anybody could lunch the "designer" from qt? Everytime I try ot fails qith a "segmention fault". Any idea????
By Daniel Alomar i... at Tue, 2004/02/10 - 6:00am
Re: Something wrong with qt designer....
The idea is to use bugs.kde.org and help to add to the report http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=73843
By Anonymous at Tue, 2004/02/10 - 6:00am
old versions of konstruct
Hi, where I can I get old versions of konstruct
By no name at Wed, 2004/02/11 - 6:00am
Re: old versions of konstruct
Lookup in the README how to get Konstruct via CVS and replace KDE_3_2_BRANCH with KDE_3_1_BRANCH.
By Anonymous at Wed, 2004/02/11 - 6:00am
Applets Missing?
Hmmm.. another thing I've noticed since installing KDE 3.2 - kgpg doesn't work in that the applet is missing, and I can't run it from the command line.. no errors.. just nothing shows up.
Also, Licq no longer has an notify icon in the panel anymore. If I close off the main window of licq, it still runs... but my little licq thingie is no longer around like it used to be.
Anyone know why this would be? Installed KDE 3.2 using Fedora rpm's.
By Laura at Fri, 2004/02/13 - 6:00am
Re: Applets Missing?
Never mind.. I just realized the upgrade removed the system tray. After adding it back again, everything is fine. Doh!
By Laura at Fri, 2004/02/13 - 6:00am
Don't try to compile KDE 3.2.3 using gcc 3.4.1
I built gcc 3.4.1 on my linux development box and tried to build KDE 3.2.3 with it. Doh! There is a bug in that version of gcc which prevents correct compilation of classes which inherit from classes where templates are involved.
I built gcc 3.3.4 and tried again - presto! the compile went through OK.
Sure hope this saves someone the days it has taken me to track this down, after looking in all the wrong places first....sigh!
The gcc 3.4.1 bug showed up when trying to compile libksvgdom_la.all_cc.cc:
By Doug Hutcheson at Wed, 2004/08/18 - 5:00am
Re: Don't try to compile KDE 3.2.3 using gcc 3.4.1
Did you try with gcc 3.4.1 and without --enable-final?
By Anonymous at Wed, 2004/08/18 - 5:00am


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Aus 26 Designs von 12 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
Header logo needed for decathlete Trey Hardee, member of the 2008 Olympic Team - Edit Sunday morning
A close friend of mine recently qualified for the 2008 Olympics in the decathlon as a member of the US Track and Field team.
While his qualifying wasn't a huge shock (his friends knew how good he was).....his ego (or lack thereof) meant he never had a strong web presence prior to making the big time.
I'm helping him pull together a web site ahead of the start of the games next month. I'm looking for a header image to go on his site at treyhardee.com.
- A clean but powerful header image that uses the name 'Trey Hardee' and 'Decathlete' (Web 2.0 is fine by me)
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- Images can be either 440px wide or 920 px wide. I have yet to decide on a final width but those are the two width dimensions I'm working with in the site template.
- Height is fluid but needs to be between 110px and 160px
- Use of Trey's likeness can go either way. Use it or don't use it. It's your choice. I'm working on pulling together images of Trey for use on the site. If you need to see them right now head over to trey.gannonmedia.net
- Since the site is going to be photo-heavy, should you decide to use a photo of Trey, please don't have it be the main aspect of the logo.
- Incorporate some elements of the decathlon: 100m, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400m, pole vault, javelin, discus, 1500m, 110m hurdles
- Feel free to exercise creative license. You guys (and gals) are the talented ones and would prefer to let you create rather than have me dictate.
- Take inspiration from other athlete web sites like michael phelps, tyson gay and bryan clay
- Spoke with Trey after he had a chance to look at some designs
- #1 - He'd like to have his signature include somewhere in the header -
- I'm terrified of the IOC so please stay away from using the Olympic Rings or any variation thereof. Same goes for 'Beijing 2008' or even "Olympics" I'm going to be checking with the USOC soon on use of the word "Olympic Athlete" or "Olympian"
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Impiana KLCC Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
- Free WiFi and free parking
- Collect nights
Impiana KLCC Hotel, Kuala Lumpurfrom $94
- Deluxe Room
- Club Deluxe
- Club Premier Room
- Executive Suite
- Deluxe King Plus
- Superior Twin Plus
More great choices
What's around Impiana KLCC Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
- In Kuala Lumpur City Centre
- Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre - 3 min walk
- Petronas Twin Towers - 5 min walk
- KLCC Park - 8 min walk
- Pavilion Kuala Lumpur - 12 min walk
- Kuala Lumpur Tower - 16 min walk
- Berjaya Times Square - 23 min walk
- Petaling Street - 30 min walk
Getting around
- Kuala Lumpur (KUL-Kuala Lumpur Intl.) - 49 min drive
- Subang (SZB-Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah) - 34 min drive
- Kuala Lumpur Masjid Jamek Station - 27 min walk
- Kuala Lumpur Titiwangsa Station - 11 min drive
- Kuala Lumpur Sultan Ismail Station - 12 min drive
- KLCC Station - 8 min walk
- Bukit Nanas Station - 11 min walk
- Raja Chulan Station - 12 min walk
- Airport shuttle (surcharge)
At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 519 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 25 floors
- Check-in time 2:00 PM-6:00 PM
- Check-out time is noon
Required at check-in
- Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 21
Travelling with others
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Babysitting/childcare *
- No pets or service animals allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
WiFi rated fast
- Great for browsing, email, gaming, and video chat
- Airport shuttle *
- Free self parking
Payment types at the property
- Cash
In the hotel
- Buffet breakfast daily (surcharge)
- 2 restaurants
- Bar/lounge
- Coffee shop/café
- 24-hour room service
- Coffee/tea in a common area
- Outdoor pool
- Spa services on site
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Golfing nearby
- Business center
- Number of meeting rooms - 5
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Hair salon
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Porter/bellhop
- Number of buildings/towers - 2
- Elevator
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
- Accessible bathroom
- English
In the room
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Slippers
- Iron/ironing board
- Pillow menu
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Private bathroom
- 50-inch LCD TV
- Digital TV channels
- Free newspaper
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
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Impiana KLCC Hotel, Kuala Lumpur's small print
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Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
Some facilities may have restricted access. Guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
Reservations are required for massage services and can be made by contacting the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check-in or check-out:
- A tax of MYR 10.00 per accommodation, per night is imposed by the country of Malaysia and collected at the property. Permanent residents and Malaysian nationals are exempt from the tax. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Optional extras
Rollaway beds are available for MYR 120.00 per day
Buffet breakfast is offered for an extra charge of MYR 48 for adults and MYR 24 for children (approximately)
Babysitting/childcare is available for an extra charge
Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge
We have included all charges provided to us by this property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the unit you book.
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Recent reviews
Very Good 8.4 From 942 reviews
Great location, very comfortable room, excellent value
Wonderful Hotel. You can see Patrona twin tower & KL Tower from infinite pool. Price is very reasonable. Best ever. Rooms are amazing with 2 separate rooms. Very clean.
Hotel staff need have more on customers service friendly
The best thing about this hotel is definitely the location. Really close to the Petronas Twin Towers and also good restaurants and bars. The hotel is beginning to show its age, but it's still good value for money.
everything was good until the breakfasttoo hectic no refill and so dissappointing choices
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The following articles are written by and copyright © Zero Dean.
Special thanks from the author: I would like to give special thanks and credit to Hollywood casting director, Bonnie Gillespie, for inspiring my first articles on headshots as well as her generous sharing of information and insight into the world of headshots from a casting director's perspective. For more headshots related goodness, please be sure to see her headshots columns at Showfax, including, "Bad Headshots, Good Headshots" and "Bad Headshots, Good Headshots II".
All About Headshots
- What is a Headshot? The Basics.
- What makes a great headshot?
- When should you update your headshot?
- How much do headshots cost?
- Why hiring a professional headshots photographer matters.
- How to find a good headshots photographer.
- How to choose a good headshots photographer.
- Do you need a hair stylist for headshots?
- Do you need a make-up artist for your headshots?
- How to prepare for your headshots photo shoot.
- What to wear for your headshots shoot.
- How to print your headshots: In color or black & white, with borders or without?
- Where to get headshot critiques and feedback?
- Is it ok to get your headshots retouched?
- What is the difference between model headshots and actor headshots?
Exposing Headshot Photographer Marketing Strategies
How to avoid being manipulated into working with a headshot photographer based on clever marketing tricks rather than the quality of their work and services.
- They imply that not working with them could jeopardize your acting career.
- The photographer claims to have a totally unique "process" to create headshots.
- The photographer claims that studio headshots are better than natural light headshots.
- The headshot photographer claims that their headshots will get you work.
- The photographer highlights the fact that they've worked with celebrities.
- The headshot photographer claims to know casting directors who love their work.
- The photographer has been featured in the media.
- The photographer claims that professionals are the only ones who can get your headshots done right.
- The headshot photographer charges a premium price, but "isn't your career worth it?"
Off-Site Resources:
- Wikipedia article on head shots covering actor headshots, model headhots, and corporate headshots.
- Top 10 Tips for a Perfect Headshot (Women Fitness.net)
Additional Resources:
You may want to consider checking out the following in the Modeling Advice section:
- How to prepare for a photo shoot
- Exposing photographer marketing tactics (How to avoid being manipulated into working with a model or portraits photographer based on clever marketing tricks rather than the quality of their work and services).


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40 Addictive Web Games Powered By HTML5
In the good Ol' days, Flash rules the multimedia application on the web, but the arrival of HTML5 changes everything. Although the web generally agrees that Flash and HTML5 have their own advantages and specialties, in fact we've seen more websites are implementing HTML5 instead of Flash, even for web games. Cool features of HTML5 like Canvas, Audio and Video elements make the web gaming possible without Flash, and you do not even need the plugin to play the game!
To show the true gaming potential of HTML5, we're gonna show you 40 interesting and addictive web games including Angry Birds for you, and they're all powered by HTML5! Get ready to spend few minutes or an hour to have fun with all of them. Free games after jump!
Note: Latest version of Google Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer are strongly recommended for playing the games.
Angry Birds Chrome
Angry Birds online in HD! It can actually be played on the latest version of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer.
Front Invaders
Shoot down the IEvil with your HTML5 jet! I doubt if the authors were the victims of Internet Explorer 6.
An addictive game with only white boxes and other simple shapes on a black background.
Agent 008 Ball
You must sink as many pool balls as possible before the timer runs out. Watch out for time bomb!
Web Snooker
Bored of playing snooker alone? With Web Snooker you can play with your online friend, show them who's boss!
Wanna know how many objects you can detect within 1 second? Here's the game for you.
Biolab Disaster
A quality 2D side scroller game completely built by HTML5 and JavaScript.
Blobby Volley 2
It's the famous blobby volley game, and your objective is to score more points than your opponent.
Chain Reaction – Advanced
Put a bomb into balls to start a chain reaction. Try to find the right moment and place. Higher levels will increase the amount of balls you have to react with only one bomb.
Canvas Rider
Canvas Rider is an addictive game where you ride a bike on tracks drawn by other players.
PAC-MAN – Google
Google version of Pac-Man, originally created as an animated logo for the game's 30th anniversary on May 22, 2010.
Entanglement is a fun HTML5 puzzle game, which you begin the game with a hexagon in the middle of the screen.
Crystal Galaxy
Crystal Galaxy is an action space shooter. It has a unique, mouse based control scheme that allows you to move and aim to any direction.
HTML5 Blackjack
HTML5 Blackjack is a blackjack game in HTML5. You start with $100 and can bet $10 per hand.
Land without crashing! A simple yet fun game developed by Jason Brown using JavaScript and Canvas.
HTML5 Helicopter
The objective is to avoid the wall, but how long can you avoid it?
A fun puzzle game involving different colored orbs. The aim is to slot the orbs into 1 of 4 slots on a rotatable container and try to get all the same colored orbs into the same container.
The objective is simple, you're a tank, and your goal is to destroy other players!
Missile Fleet
Find the right tactic to take out the blue fleet.
PlainChess aims to be a simple yet beautiful alternative to the cluttered chess portals currently existing.
HTML5 Chess Game
A great 3D chess game which 2 human players can play the game on either a 2D or 3D board. You can also play against machine!
Pirates Love Daisies
Pirates Love Daisies is a tower defense game developed using HTML5 and JavaScript features.
A HTML5 canvas game using only mouse input. The goal is to stay alive for as long as possible and gain higher score.
Runfield is a simple yet wacky HTML5 game in which you take the role of a hyper fox. Simply click to jump over the holes and ditches.
A complex and challenging HTML5 platformer. The exit to each level is blocked by enemies that roll, jump, fly, and shoot to prevent escape at all costs.
Swarmation is a multiplayer HTML5 game. It tests your ability to make some quick decisions and requires you to work with all other players playing with you.
Space Cannon 3D
Fly with a cannon in a 3D area and shoot the objects. Move your mouse to aim and click to fire the cannon.
Tower of Wolin
You know about this, conquer and the world is yours!
PaJama is a fish breeding game based on the fundamental laws of the genetics.
Mutant Zombie Monsters
Kill-the-zombie game written purely with HTML5 and JavaScript.
Super Santa Sweep 3D
Collect all the presents before it gets to Christmas Eve!
Manic Spaceman
As with all the retro classics, the game ends you at the deep end of the difficulty scale. Use the cursors to move left and right and the space bar to jump!
JS WARS is a classic shoot'em up written to demonstrate the power of modern web browsers using HTML5 technology.
Not really a game, but it demonstrates how HTML5 can be used to develop First Person Shooting browser game.
Canvas Pinball
A simple pinball game that uses HTML5 along with the Box2D physics engine.
Onslaught! Arena
Fight off the horde with medieval weapons and power-ups, powered by HTML5!
WPilot is a HTML5 space shooter with multiplayer capabilities. It exists as a proof-of-concept project, where authors are trying to push what's possible in browser without Flash.
Looking forward to witness more potential of HTML5, and eventually make something from it? Here are the useful resources for you!


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text: Mike Suchan, OutdoorChannel.com 'Just Hunters With a Camera' Payton's push convinces Cianciarulos to put R.J. in picture Ralph and Vicki Cianciarulo Final of a three-part series on Deer Camp at Archer's Choice with Ralph and VickiClick here for Part I | Part IILANARK, Ill. – Practically resigned to not having children, Ralph and Vicki Cianciarulo are grateful they heeded the sage words of Walter Payton.The Chicago Bears Hall of Fame running back was a friend of the Cianciarulos, meeting them through their Archer's Choice bow shop in Berwyn and becoming the subject of their first video, "The Caribou Epic" in 1986. Ralph made memories on all kinds of hunts with "Sweetness," but Payton's memory lives on with them in their son, R.J. Cianciarulo. "We were selfish," Vicki said. "We weren't thinking about having kids."Click image to see the "Archer's Choice Early Days" photo galleryA successful hunting video series and speaking seminars kept Ralph and Vicki on the go, but Payton woke them up one night near Christmas. They remember he drove over to their house in his Lexus, and Vicki joked it was a nice gift, which received a "Whatever."But Ralph remembers he must have just been in a mood to check out their plans and give them a little push to think about children. " 'You guys going to have kids or what? … You dumb white boy, I gotta teach you how to do it?' That's how he was," said Ralph, explaining to him their hectic schedule. "He goes, 'Forget all of that. I'm probably doing more than you are and I have two kids. I just want to tell you this, look at it this way; Your child could be the one that makes a difference.'"I'm sitting there thinking, Oh my gosh, Walter Payton just told me that."Vicki said Payton's message sunk in. She said they added maternity to their insurance and then "something happened on a Texas turkey hunt." A month later she got verification from a home pregnancy test in true Vicki fashion – over a 55-gallon drum outhouse at an Alberta bear camp. After an initial thought that their world-hopping lifestyle would take a serious hit, Vicki embraced her pregnancy. Her obstetrician told her not to start anything new, or climb trees. And she didn't."OK. I was climbing ladders," she said, adding that stalking and canoeing after moose wasn't new. "I wanted so bad to be pregnant behind a dead animal."She got her moose, while wearing double extra large bibs. The hunt had another interesting anecdote. Traversing water by walking on some willow trees, she fell in, but Ralph caught her by the backpack with one hand and pulled her out in one of those amazing, adrenaline-fueled feats of strength."He asks, 'Are you OK?' 'Yeah,'" she said. "It was a matter of getting really mad or cry. Then Ralph and Fern start laughing at me. Hormones. Midnight. Dead tired. I say, 'What the f#@% are you laughing at?"R.J. was born in 2001. He attended his first Deer Classic at six weeks old, was 10 months old when Vicki carried him to retrieve her first mule deer, and he got his first kill three days shy of his fifth birthday -- a wild hog in Florida.He's since taken enough different species to make an adult jealous, including big game in New Zealand. (See Red Stag for Whole Family) Now 12, he's been getting air time on "The Choice" as well as learning the cameras and filming both his parents on their hunts. (See That Boy Will Hunt)"I personally would like him to take over the business, if he wants to," Ralph said. "I think he has a great personality. He has charisma. He's a little smartass at times -- he gets that from his mother. If he wants to, he has the potential of following in our footsteps."Click image to see the "Prime Choice For Deer Camp" photo galleryLate season tacticsRalph does love whitetail hunting, especially the chase at home. Figuring them out is a big part of it, and he relates some hunts last year that required due diligence."We keep our food plots near the bedding areas for the late season. We love the late season," Ralph said. "If we get a heavy snow, they're going to go to the closest cover that has the best food, period. You can have a lot of transient deer coming into your little honey hole in the late season. That's what happened with me."Last January after the second gun season, Ralph scouted for several days under irregular weather conditions. It was unseasonable warm with south winds. He glassed and found the deer were bedding only 100 yards from the food plot, making it impossible to climb into a stand without busting them.They don't hunt many mornings in late season because the deer are already on or near the food source, so he tries to get to the stand near 1 p.m. to hunt until dark."So what we did, we crawled up over the hill, hugged the fencerow and got close to the food plot and hunkered down," he said. "I had my TenPoint crossbow. All of the sudden, it wasn't long, the deer just started filtering out of their bedding."The nicest buck out of the bunch, he stayed 33, 35 yards. I took my time. It was cool because we were on the ground and had about 15 to 20 deer all around us. We had a little bit of snow cover and it was just awesome. I held on him, released and it was over."The deer, taken for venison, was a nice mid-130s, certainly no monster like R.J. had a chance at earlier that season."We had a really big buck chasing a doe in back of us. She must have been hot because it was just insane," Ralph said. "He never came out all the way, but it got R.J. pumped up. He did get a glimpse of him and it was a big, big buck. A monster."In a way, I'm glad it didn't come out because I don't' think a kid should go out and shoot a Booner their first couple times … what do they have to look forward do in the future?"Several more does came out along with a spike, which R.J. wanted to shoot. Ralph gave him the green light but it never presented a shot."All of a sudden, I look up and a really nice five-point just came out of the Osage, with the winds against its back," Ralph said. "It came right up to us. He's about 75 to 80 yards out. RJ got on him and boom, bada-binged him."Ralph said their scouting, the glassing and determining their movement patterns helped on both those hunts."Normally those deer won't move like that," he said. "For a lot of people, your best thing to do is maybe not pressure the area and keep pounding and hunting it, but get off to a distance and keep on glassing it at those prime times."Then you can see the movement, you see where they're bedding. You know their route is going to that food source. Mark the wind, so you know exactly how they travel, then get in there accordingly."Life-changing momentsRalph says he continues to learn via observation. When Payton succumbed to a rare live disease in 1999, Ralph and Vicki were invited to the closed memorial service."I was raised an Italian catholic. I was yelled at and hit with rulers," Ralph said. "We sat at that service, even though we were sad we lost a dear friend, we didn't feel it. It was a celebration of his life. The pastor that spoke made you feel not like you were a bad person. It made us look at church totally different. It was another change in our lives."Ralph and Vicki are religious but don't push it. They have an antler shaped like the Holy Cross displayed in their home as well as other messages of inspiration. They pray before each meal, sometimes asking the children to say grace.Archer's Choice displays scripture numbers at the end of their shows, challenging viewers to go see the message. The Cianciarulos says they feel truly blessed to be able to do what they do."I thank God we that can make a living doing what we love to do," Ralph said. "For us to be able to do this is such a privilege. We go hunting in places you'd have to be very wealthy to go hunt, and we go year after year."It's not an ego ride for us. I don't give a damn if you see our name in lights. I don't. Today there are too many people who want to be on TV for all the wrong reasons. They want a line to sign autographs, they want to be recognized, but they're not taking the time to put something back. If we don't all, the kids won't have that opportunity."Ralph is concerned for the next generations. He sees threats to the hunting lifestyle and hopes all brand of hunters can unite to make their voices heard. At seminars, he advises everyone to buy their husband, wife or child a hunting license, even if they don't hunt."Our numbers would double. When we have numbers, we have more power in legislation. The strength in the numbers is the only thing the politicians look at," he said. "They would see there is something to this hunting lifestyle. If we all did that one year, we wouldn't have to worry about the future."As for their future, the Cianciarulos are always planning for the next thing. They just drove through the snow storm to attend this week's Archery Trade Association show in Nashville. The week before they were in Mexico hunting Coues deer. Vicki posted a photo of her kill, and razzed Ralph that he "is still Coues-less."That self-deprecating approach is among the reasons they're considered "America's Favorite Hunting Couple," which with R.J. progressing and coming into the fold might soon earn them "Favorite Hunting Family.""There's probably better hunters and better shots who will never be on television," Ralph said. "If you realize that, you will stay level-headed."At the end of the day, we're just hunters, hunters with a camera. That's it."Go to Deer Camp"Archer's Choice" Show Page"The Choice with Ralph & Vicki" Show Page GET THE NEWSLETTER Join the List and Never Miss a Thing. Sign Me Up


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Building Blocks of Science (Nov, 1946)
If you are thinking of making this, keep in mind that 21 new elements have been discovered since it was printed. You can find out more at http://www.webelements…..
Building Blocks of Science
By HOWARD W. BLAKESLEE
Science Editor, The Associated Press
THE periodic table of the elements—the 96 metals, nonmetals and gases that form everything in the material universe— is the blueprint of the atomic future.
This table states a very simple fact: Everything material is made of three kinds of particles; namely, neutrons, protons and electrons. The difference between any two elements, iron and oxygen, for example, is in the number of particles.
On a map, specific places are always at specific points. The periodic table is like that. It tells facts about the elements that never change.
Although the table does not show where to look for uranium, it indicates the likely mineral formations. It shows that the kind of chain reaction that makes uranium bombs cannot be achieved without uranium's aid. It also gives the limits of the uranium reaction and guarantees that it will not explode the earth.
The periodic table points the way to some yet-unachieved human desires. One of these is atomic energy from less costly materials and suited to industrial uses. The table shows that uranium lies in an atom-splitting range. Already the periodic indicators point to another range where unknown atomic energies may be gained by a new process.
The table predicts metals, now nonexistent, that may be produced by transmutation. In fact, its guidance already has produced synthetic metals not known to exist anywhere else in creation.
The table describes the basic physical structure of everything, whether molecule, man, or star, with man at the midpoint in this trio. How can the three little particles on which the table is based tell so much? The answer is in their rhythmic organization into the units called atoms.
Every atom has two sections. One is a center, or nucleus, composed of a knot of neutrons and protons (except hydrogen, whose nucleus is a single proton). The other is a shell, or a series of shells, surrounding this center. There are never more than seven shells, and they are not material, merely zones in which electrons cir- culate in orbits around the nucleus. There are never more than 32 electrons in one zone. They travel hundreds of thousands of miles an hour in their orbits. All atoms are about the same size, the heavier ones merely being more concentrated.
Frame Before Picture
This picture is not guesswork; it is drawn by X-rays and other tools, but it has taken nearly 200 years to fill it in. The first clues were found by using ordinary scales. The early chemists weighed elements and compounds with utmost care, as if realizing that they were dealing with something built of units too small to see. These dimly sensed particles seemed always to be units, never fractions of a unit. More than one chemist said that the compounds behaved like the octaves of a musical scale.
One of the first to interpret the story of the scales was Antoine L. Lavoisier, a French chemist. In 1774, he pointed out that the total weight of elements was never changed by chemical reactions.
Five years later another French chemist, Louis J. Proust, observed that the proportions of each element in a compound never changed, no matter how it was prepared.
In 1808, in England, the first explanation of the numbers puzzle was offered by John Dalton, son of a weaver. He said the unseen units must be atoms, the ultimate particles of matter conceived by a Greek philosopher, Democritus, 2,200 years before. Dalton argued that atoms had to exist to explain the rhythmic way in which a fixed amount of one element always combined with a definite amount of another.
But a different sort of rhythm finally disclosed the periodic table, in 1869, to Dimitri Mendeleyev, Russian chemist and teacher. The rhythm he saw was valence, which means the combining capacity of an atom—its ability to hold or displace other atoms in a compound—measured in multiples of the hydrogen atom, which has the weight of one unit. More simply, valence is the affinity of one element for others.
The Rule of Eight
Mendeleyev arranged the elements by weight, in ascending steps starting with hydrogen, and an astonishing fact became apparent. A rule of eight was at work. Each eighth element, up the scale, had similar affinities. Lithium, for example, is number three in the table. Eight steps up is element 11, sulphur. It has the same valence as lithium. Up eight more steps is element 19, potassium, which again combines like lithium and sulphur. Mendeleyev found eight of these families, each with its own distinctive valence. He then wrote the periodic table classifying these families by weight. The weight differences were fairly regular, but there were gaps. Mendeleyev reasoned that the gaps represented missing elements, and boldly counted the empty spaces as if they existed. He predicted that elements would be found in three of them, and within 17 years all three predictions came true. Since then, all the missing elements but two have been found, and these two have been reported.
The periodic table has been much improved. Today it is known that there are exceptions to the rule of eight, and that as elements become heavier, the interval is likely to be greater. But Mendeleyev's eight families are still there. The reason for the families is in their outer shells of electrons. These outer electrons do the amalgamating when one atom joins a different kind of atom to form a compound. They are the valence electrons; each family has a different number of them. Mendeleyev's lithium family, the alkali group, has one. Group two, the alkaline earths, has two. And so on, up to eight.
Rare Earths' Behavior
There are other groupings based on electron behavior. One group, the rare earths, reverses ordinary atomic procedure. Usually an atom taking on an added electron places it outside. Not the rare earths; they put the new electron in an inside shell.
The periodicity of electrons is now perfect. Their numbers, in each atom, run without a break in sequence from one, for hydrogen, to 96, for the newly synthesized heaviest atom, curium.
The atomic weights rise in rhythmic progression. The building units are neutrons and protons, virtually equal in weight.
Electrons do not count, being almost weightless. The atom weights usually rise by two or three units for each step, although there are exceptions. Add one unit to an atom, and it is either transmuted to a different element or to an isotope of the same element. An isotope has the same chemical properties as the basic element, but a different weight.
This precise chemical similarity is now challenged, however, and the challenge carries vast possibilities. Thanks to the periodic rhythm of weights, scientists can make many isotopes and have already synthesized about 500. By the same periodic rhythm, they are making entirely new elements, all to date being heavy metals. With atomic ovens for transmutation chambers, there is no limit now in sight for this synthesis. The ovens have made two dozen new isotopes and some new elements. For the first time, elements have been synthesized in visible amounts.
The previously mentioned exceptions in the rhythm of atomic weights are caused partly by another rhythm, that of energy itself. Atomic units lose a slight fraction of their mass when they join up to form a new atom. This lost mass changes into energy, used in welding the new atom.
Where Future Energy May Lie
Conversely, a similar amount of energy is required to break the same atom, and it is by this breaking that atomic energy of the future may be gained. The energy rhythm shows itself in a wave that covers the periodic table from end to end. All the middleweight atoms require more energy to break than the light or heavy atoms at either end of the table. This wave is a smooth curve, its hump in the middle.
For this reason, scientists knew that the most likely place to get nuclear energies was at one end of the table or the other —and that was where they got the energy first: in uranium, element 92, then the heaviest known atom.
The energy rhythm tells still more. It says that all the heaviest elements should be radioactive, slowly decaying toward lead. Actually, everything heavier than element 83, bismuth, is radioactive.
Finally, the table shows that millions of years ago there existed on earth elements, heavier than any now known, that decayed into present elements. The periodic table indicates how man may synthesize some of these lost elements. While man advances toward new sources of energy, his atomic blueprint can also turn back the pages to the earth's vanished past.