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I'm using a Tt Frio on my Phenom II x4 965 Black Edition. It keeps the CPU nice and cool, but it is a bit too loud for my tastes, even when the fans are turned down to their slowest. I would go as far as to say that it's as loud as the desk fan I use during the summer.
Dear Thermaltake, Please send me a shiny Level 10 Case. I have been a good boy this year and would really appreciate the new case. Thanks in advance, Craigo.
Upon testing with the armor series chassis with a Gigabyte X58A-OC board the chassis would line up fine with the IO panel holes but however if I loosened the screws retaining the motherboard and allowed the motherboard to shift to the rightmost corner of the standoffs then re-tightened it I could see the same issue. Can you try adjusting your motherboard slightly to see if that helps correct the fitment issue.
I can check this but not sure it would be possible to offer this for the older chassis models. but on future models I can definitely work on implementing it.
Im sorry you were disappointed with the chassis and seeing that issue. I attached a quote above can you please try that to see if it helps?
Thats odd. are you using both fans installed? Both the Frio and the Frio OCK when turned completely down are not audible above any other case fan unless possibly the airflow coming from the cooler is causing a disturbance with the rear case fan which may be creating the air noise you are hearing.
One of the 1st things i tried you just end up with the motherboard to high up and no chance at all being able to screw it back in. Tried that and that's how it is when that is done.
that would be the only way to adjust this sort of thing unless something maybe got bent during shipping. Please email our support line and they should be back to you promptly. If they are not please pm me the details of the email correspondence and I will be happy to assist with getting it resolved. Thank you
TT, can you by any chance tell me why this has such a bad review? http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Thermaltake/TPG-1200M/8.html What can thermaltake do? what the conclusion tells you to do would be a good start No longer sure about buying a lower end thermaltake either if that's what your high end's are like...
Remake the Kandalf with black interior, cable management holes and room for larger diameter piping. Case is epic.
What can you do ? Less plastic, more metal and less "shiney" on your cases. Sure, I own a V3 Black and a pair of Xaser VIs, but the only reason I got the Xasers was because they were dirt cheap on sale and I needed large cases, while the V3 is a cheap case and I needed a cheap case. Internally the Xaser VI is still an amazing case, even so many years after it was launched, but externally? Lets just say mine are getting modded the second I get the free time to do it. The newer cases aren't much better, and the CPU coolers with all those plastic shrouds are just ugly. What happened to simplicity being beautiful, anyway?
+ 1 to this, all the products have TT been releasing been since I've been part of TPU have been horrible and plastic, it makes them look cheap and like toys. I think companies are forgetting that most of the PC enthusiast crowd are actually adults. You see the rubbish g1 sniper that some motherboard company has made? This is the kind of stuff people don't want Tacky = unfavorable. Simple/elegant/durable is what you should go for.
We are working on making products more like what you are asking for. That is why we are asking for this feedback. It helps us better meet your needs if we know what your needs are we can better understand the direction we need to go.
I would love a case that can hold dual 360 water cooling radiators... Think Xigamatek's Elysium, but with a different design cue for the front/top and a little longer so you can fit a 240 in the bottom with longer PSU's like the AX1200. I have fond memories of the first bigwater SE... that got me all into water cooling everything!
We are looking into watercooling fitment options in future case designs, but remember that fitment of dual 360 rads is not easy without the case growing substantially in size.
any chance Thermaltake will add a game controller to their eSports lineup? a lot of console ports these days...
TT's been great to me Hey TT, just wanted to put my 2 cents in. I have had lots of TT products, but my Xaser V Damier case is still my #1. I changed out all the orange fans for your blue ones, and always wondered why this wasn't done at the factory, how much could it cost ya? I accidently broke one of the big knob fan controllers on the front of the case( but totally my fault) E mailed TT about where I could get a replacement, lo and behold a new one was shipped to me from TT @ no charge... pronto even though it was my fauilt and not a faulty item. I've pretty much had good luck with all your stuff, but wish you guys would make a newer version of your old X view, it had a lot of potential then and a new cooler version could be great!
New cooler we are always trying to introduce as we come up with new designs or more efficient designs. have you looked at the frio line? it performs very well. as for the X line of cases I know as of now there are no plans for a return but there are always new designs on the horizon were just looking to find what you guys want from them.
Not sure about the ones you got but found the issue ( read below ) Just thought i would update you. Well TT did get back in touch with me about the issue and it's the actual back plate that is interchangeable to make it a BTX case. They asked me to take the plate of ( WOW that was fun to do ) and bent it back in place. I had a closer look what they were on about and noticed a gap in the spray painting of the case were the back panel used to be and clearly showed that it's bent more over time. However after taking it off and bending it back it still was some what off and screwing the stuff back in the case is re bending it again so only a temp fix as it's just going back out of line again.

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Remaking the Church in the World's image isn't working. In order to build the Church, we need to go back to the original "blueprint."
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In George MacDonald's novel Robert Falconer, there is a bit of dialog which highlights the folly of today's conundrum regarding "spiritual, not religious" ideas. The segment is taken from Chapter 8 "My Own Acquaintance." 'We are a church, if you like. There!''Who is your clergyman?''Nobody.''Where do you meet?''Nowhere.''What are your rules, then?''We have none.''What makes you a church?''Divine Service.''What do you mean by that?''The sort of thing you have seen to-night.''What is your creed?''Christ Jesus.''But what do you believe about him?''What we can. We count any belief in him—the smallest—better than any belief about him—the greatest—or about anything else besides. But we exclude no one.''How do you manage without?''By admitting no one.''I cannot understand you.''Well, then: we are an undefined company of people, who have grown into human relations with each other naturally, through one attractive force—love for human beings, regarding them as human beings only in virtue of the divine in them.''But you must have some rules,' I insisted.'None whatever. They would cause us only trouble. ...'"
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Miriam lands nearby around 2101
Yang lands 2101
Miriam lands nearby around 2101
The other factions land elsewhere on planet, communications severed...
"The Hive" founded 2102, and named official capital and headquarters for Chairman Yang.
"New Jerusalem" founded near "The Hive", named official headquaters for Miriam.
Hive has achieved Centuri Ecology
Miriam has achieved doctrine: mobility
Spies report that the University of planet have been eraticated by the Spartans!
Hive founds "Yaga Minions"
Mind worms spotted near believing terroritory
Spies report that spartans power is unsurpassed...
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Believers found "Finite Wisdom" in 2112
Yang announces he has come in contact with morgan of the morganites.
Technology has been traded...
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Believers declare war on morganites
Hive founds "Seat on inadequate thought" in 2114
Believers found "Praise the lord" in 2115 and "He walks on water" in 2117
Morganites invade believing territory with surprising force
Believers use probe team to steal top secret hive technology, believeing probe's were caught in the act and yang has declared vendetta on the believers
Hive and Morgan join forces against the believers
Believers seize "Seat of inadequate thought" in 2130
Morgan forces attempt attacks on "New Jerusalem" however they were met with strong defense. Morganic invasion failed miserably.
Believeing foil catches morganic transport in high seas, and obliterates it. 3 units lost.
Hive have captured "Seat of inadequate thought" from believeing control and commissioned synthmetal garrison to protect their strongholds.
Hive impact rovers and impact squads production has been completed, forces have been assimilated on the hive-believer territorial boundry. Generals await signal for attack.
Believeing recon rovers attempt pre-emptive attack, 3 of 5 impact rovers destroyed, 2 impact squads remain prepared for attack.
Generals withdraw the two remaining impact rovers for repairs.
Yang desides to cancel mission and negotiate truce with miriam.
Miriam demands 70 energy credits.
Yang declines.
Fresh morganic troops land near "He walked on water". Base obliterated in 2152.
Hive founds "Anthrax halls" and "Sewers of filth" both in 2153.
Morganic troops amass outside of "finite wisdom"... believeing forces prepare for battle...
morganic forces annihalated.
believeing impact rovers quickly follow morganic retreating forces and slaughter them.
believeing forces meet morganic forces in the hills near "He walked on water"... brutal battle pursues...
Believeing forces achiever narrow victory, however siege on "He walked on water" is not possible.
Believers found "Holy Messiah" and "God Almighty" in 2168.
Yang founds "War Path" in 2168 near believeing territory.
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Tonight's Videopolis is a fun take on a Disney classic. One man sings all four parts of this barbershop style a capella version of I Want To Be Like You from Disney's Jungle Book:
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Ghoul Interrupted
A Ghost Hunter Mystery
Victoria Laurie - Author
M.J. Holliday and her crew interrupt the frantic schedule of their reality TV show, Ghoul Getters, and hotfoot it to New Mexico, where a dreadful demon is waging tribal warfare. Same Whitefeather- M.J.'s spirit guide-urgently needs her help to stop this evil spirit from wiping out the descendants of his tribe. It doesn't take a psychic to predict that M.J.'s going to have a devil of a time making New Mexico a demon-free zone.
Chapter 1 I've always believed in ghosts. Actually, I had no choice in the matter. My childhood was full of encounters with disembodied voices, strange blue flashes, flickering shadows at the edge of my peripheral vision, and odd-looking orbs appearing right over my head. And then, of course, my mother died and her ghost came to see me. I was eleven going on twelve when her cancer finally won the war it'd waged so savagely against her. I knew the instant that she passed, even though every adult in my world had tried to shield me from the knowledge that it was coming. I remember playing with my new best friend, Gilley Gillespie, on the back porch of his house in beautiful Valdosta, Georgia. The memory of that day is as clear as if it happened yesterday. Even back then his mother had indulged Gilley's rather effeminate tastes. Gil had one of the best collections of Barbie and Ken dolls you've ever seen and we played with those dolls almost constantly. In fact, on that beautiful early fall morning twenty-odd years ago, that's exactly what we were doing. While Gilley was setting Ken up on a blind date with G.I. Joe, I'd been happily working Barbie into a new pencil skirt, and just like that, I knew my mother was gone. I remember dropping the Barbie and getting to my feet, the shock from the certainty of Mama's passing crushing something fragile inside of me. I couldn't breathe, couldn't move, and I certainly couldn't think past the terrible heartache building inside me. My vision had clouded and stars had begun to dance in front of my eyes and I felt myself sway on wobbly knees. Somewhere nearby, I could sense that Gilley had noticed my strange posture and was calling my name, but I was unable to reply, or even acknowledge him. I felt like I was dying, and I didn't know how I would ever be able to live in a world without my mother. My only thought was to pray that she'd somehow find a way to stay with me. And then, as if by some miracle, my silent prayer had been answered and my mother appeared standing in the doorway right in front of me. "Breathe, Mary Jane," she'd said softly, coming quickly to my side. "It's okay, dumplin'. Just breathe." I'd managed to take a very ragged breath, and with it my vision had cleared. I'd blinked and she hadn't vanished and that crushing heartache inside me eased. Maybe I'd gotten it wrong? Maybe she hadn't died after all? "I have to go away for a spell, sweetheart," she'd said, that Southern lilt in her speech so sweet and caring. "Mama?" I'd said as she'd knelt down in front of me and placed her warm hands on the sides of my cheeks. "I'm so sorry I couldn't stay with you, Mary Jane," she'd whispered tenderly, bending in to kiss my forehead. And then she'd looked me right in the eyes and added, "I know what you can see, and I know what you can hear. I also know that your daddy and your nanny, Miss Tallulah, don't want to believe that you're a special gifted child, and not just imaginin' things. But you are special, dumplin'. I've known it from the day you were born. And during this whole time I been fightin' the cancer, I've known in my heart that if I couldn't beat it, then you'd still be able to hear me when I come round to visit with you. "I'll never really leave you, puddin'," she'd assured me when I'd started to cry. "Anytime you need me, you just call out to your mama and I'll come, so don't be scared and don't be sad, you hear?" I'd nodded with a loud sniffle, trying hard to be brave for her, and she'd let go of me and stood up. I'd noticed then how beautiful she'd looked. How radiant and gloriously healthy she'd seemed. Such a far cry from the bone-thin pale woman who'd occupied her bed for the last year. A little gasp from behind me had told me that Gilley could see her too. She'd looked at him then, and she'd said, "Now, Gilley Gillespie, you don't be afraid neither. I need you to stay close to my Mary Jane, you hear? You be a good friend to her, 'cause I believe she'll be needin' a real good friend for a spell." "Yes, ma'am," Gil had squeaked obediently. And then my mother had looked one last time at me with such tenderness and love that I'd nearly shattered inside. She'd blown me a kiss, mouthed, "I love you," and then she'd vanished into thin air. Gilley and I had never once spoken about that morning, and I carried the memory of it like a safely guarded secret. It was such a bittersweet memory that to tell anyone about it might forever taint it in some way, which is why I told no one, and I pushed it to the back of my thoughts to keep it safe and pure. So, I couldn't imagine why, after all these years, I'd be dreaming about it on the eve of leaving Ireland for Dunkirk to film the next segment of our reality-TV show, Ghoul Getters, but here I was all grown up now having a dream about visiting that same porch back in Valdosta, which was once again scattered with Barbies, Ken dolls, and tiny clothes, and there was my mother, standing in the doorway, looking every bit as lovely as I remembered. "Hello, Mary Jane," she said softly, almost shyly. I blinked—just like when I was eleven. "Mama?" My mother stepped forward, her smile filling up the room and my heart. "I've been watchin' you," she said, with a twinkle in her eye. "My, what a lovely lady you've turned into!" I opened my mouth to speak, but the emotion of seeing her was too much and the words just wouldn't come. Mama was kind enough to ignore that and simply stepped closer. Taking my hand, she said, "I am so proud of you, Mary Jane. You just light me up with how smart you are and how courageous you've become. Why, I remember when you were afraid of your own shadow!" I swallowed hard and attempted a smile. In recent years I'd played on my natural psychic-medium talents, and become a credible ghostbuster. While working on the Ghoul Getters show, I'd faced and fought back against some of the most fearsome poltergeists you could ever imagine. "Lord, Mary Jane!" my mother exclaimed knowingly. "I've watched you tackle murderous spirits, and vengeful witches, and now even a phantom!" My chest filled with the pride and love from my mother. But just then her beaming face turned serious, and she seemed to hesitate—as if she was about to choose her next words carefully. "There is a mission about to be offered to you that I know you'll accept, honey child. One that involves the most horrendous evil imaginable." I blinked again. Was she talking about the ghosts in the haunted village in Dunkirk—the next place on the Ghoul Getters agenda? "I've already read the literature," I said, trying to reassure her. "This time I'm going in prepared, and honestly, Mama, I don't think it's anything we can't handle." My mother squeezed my hand, however, and sighed heavily. "Nothing can prepare you for this, Mary Jane. But I know better than to try and talk you out of it. Sam has come to me, you know." I shook my head, utterly confused. Was she talking about the deceased grandfather of my fellow ghostbuster and current boyfriend, Heath? "You mean, Sam Whitefeather?" My mother nodded. "He's tellin' me he's your new spirit guide." I smiled. Sam had made himself noticeable to me shortly after I'd met his grandson, and since then he'd worked hard to keep me from getting too beat up during our ghost hunts. "He needs your help," my mother continued. "He wants my blessin' before he asks you to help his people. I've seen how Sam's been lookin' out for you, and how he's even saved your life a time or two. For that, I'm truly grateful, but I just don't know that I can give my blessin' on this." "Mama," I said, trying to sort through this cryptic bundle of information and decipher why my mother looked so uncharacteristically worried. "I don't understand. Are you telling me Sam won't be coming with us to Dunkirk?" My mother didn't answer me. Instead she stroked my hair, stared deep into my eyes as if she was considering telling me more, and then abruptly looked over her shoulder. I followed her gaze and saw that Sam Whitefeather was now standing in the doorway. He seemed to be waiting for something like an invitation or permission to enter the room. "May I, Maddie?" he asked, bowing formally to my mother. Without answering him, my mother turned back to me and cupped my face in those familiar warm hands. "Stay safe, Mary Jane," she whispered, leaning in to kiss me on the forehead. "And under no circumstances are you to even think about joining me for a very, very long time, you hear?" I nodded, still wondering what this was all about, but my mother turned then and moved away from me. "Mama, wait!" I called after her, but she simply walked over to Sam, placed a gentle hand on his arm, and said, "Protect her as much as possible or you'll have me to answer to, Samuel Whitefeather." And then she was gone. It was another moment before I could tear my eyes away from the place where she'd been standing to look directly into Sam Whitefeather's grim-looking face. "What's this all about?" I managed to ask. Sam studied me for several moments, as if he was privately weighing whether or not to fill me in. "My grandson is about to receive a call. His uncle has been murdered." I gasped. "Oh, no!" Sam's shoulders sagged a little. "I didn't know until it was too late, M. J. The demon used dark magic to obscure itself from us, and by the time we understood that it was free, my son was dead." My hand flew to my mouth. "Oh, Sam! I'm so, so sorry!" Vaguely I remembered Heath talking at length about his three uncles, and I wondered which one of them had been murdered. I knew his favorite uncle was Milton, who'd been like a second father to Heath, and I held my breath hoping that it wasn't him. "He's stuck," Sam said sadly, referring to the murdered man. "I've tried with our ancestors to reach out to him, but he's been through a terrible trauma and he's trapped now by his own fear." I opened my mouth to assure him that Heath and I would certainly do what we could to help the poor man's soul cross over, but Sam held up his hand. "I know you're going to volunteer to do what you can," he said to me. "But I want you to know what you're getting into by volunteering." "What am I getting into, Sam?" My spirit guide sighed, as if the weight of the spirit world now rested on his shoulders. "There's a terrible evil afoot amongst my people. It'll kill again. And it'll keep killing until every last descendant from my tribe is wiped from your world." "Sounds serious." "It is." "How do we stop it?" "You must find the person who now controls it, and you must kill them." I sucked in a breath. What had he just asked me to do? "You're joking!" And when Sam's serious expression didn't falter, I backed away from him. "Sam!" I said. "I can't kill someone! That's murder!" "No, M. J., in this case it's definitely not murder. This demon can only be summoned by a willing and evil soul. Sending the person to jail won't stop the killings, and if you don't do as I say, then the demon will rise again and again until it kills all my children and grandchildren." I was shaking my head vehemently. I wouldn't do it. Hell, I couldn't do it. "And," Sam added, "once it's killed all of my family, it will come after you." "Me?!" I squeaked. "Why me?!" "Because I'm your spirit guide, and like it or not, M. J., you are now a member of my tribe." Sam seemed to gather himself then and he began to move over to the doorway. "Tell my grandson what I've told you," he said over his shoulder. "He's about to have a terrible morning. Heath and his uncle Milton were very close. Heath won't be much help to you as you work to change your plans, but he must participate in bringing down the demon and the person who controls it." My mouth fell open. Sam was assuming a lot right now, but my mind was so muddled with his statements and the visit from my mother that I was having a hard time coming up with a reply. Sam paused then in the doorway and turned back to me. "The others may choose not to come along," he said. "But Gilley must accompany you. Your mother was right all those years ago when she left you in his care. He'll do what's necessary to help keep you safe. And so will I." With that, Sam disappeared and I woke up to a ringing telephone. Climbing out of my slumber with the dream still very much in my thoughts, I heard Heath's hand drop heavily on the phone and a moment later his throaty voice said, "Yeah?" My eyes flew open and my heart began to hammer hard in my chest. Heath was lying on his side with his back to me. I sat up and leaned over him to try to get his attention. "Heath!" I whispered urgently, knowing what he was about to learn. Heath's eyes were closed; he was clearly still half-asleep. "Ari?" Heath said, his eyes blinking a little. "Ari, is that you? Why're you crying?" I squeezed his arm. "Please, honey! Give me the phone!" I didn't want him to hear the terrible news like this—half-asleep and jarred awake. I wanted him to have a minute to brace himself. But it was too late. In the next moment I heard Heath suck in a breath and he sat up so fast that I was tossed to the side. "No!" he gasped into the phone. "Ari, there's got to be a mistake! Not Milton!" I watched with pain in my heart as the caller repeated the information and Heath's handsome face seemed to crumple in on itself. His grief was quick and total. I eased the phone out of his hand and spoke to the caller, but Ari—whoever that was—wasn't there. I could hear the phone being passed to someone else, a man who didn't identify himself but asked me who I was. I told him and then said that Heath couldn't talk right now, but that we'd call back soon for more details. After hanging up the phone, I just hugged Heath for a very long time. I know about losing a loved one better than most people my age, and I also know what a hug from someone you care about can do to ease the terrible grief. Later, while Heath packed, I went in search of Gilley, our Ghoul Getters producer, and the rest of the crew, already bracing myself for the argument to follow. They wouldn't be happy that we'd have to put Dunkirk on hold, but I'd make sure they knew they had little choice in the matter. I was going with Heath to New Mexico to attend his uncle's funeral and figure out who or what had killed him. And if the other members of my special team wanted to tag along while we kicked some demon butt, all the better. Heath, Gilley, and I landed at the tiny Santa Fe airport around midnight. I couldn't tell you the day; I'd lost all sense of time. I know only that when I looked at the clock on the airport wall and saw that both hands were pointing straight north, I felt a shiver of foreboding go through me. Next to me, Gilley checked his pulse, then reached for my hand to lift it to his forehead. "Do I feel hot to you?" In our struggle west to Santa Fe, we'd had the misfortune of spending forty-eight solid hours at Chicago O'Hare, stranded by a snowstorm. As all the local hotels were booked to the rafters, Gilley had been sent out as a scout in the jam-packed terminal to find us a spot to settle down for the long wait until we could get a flight out. He'd come back triumphantly announcing that he'd found room for the three of us at the back of the terminal right next to four businessmen. I wondered what the catch was and soon discovered why there was available space in such a coveted section of the airport. The four businessmen were all sick with the flu and each of them was sneezing, coughing, wheezing, and hacking, creating a wide berth around them. Of course we discovered this only after we'd collapsed on the floor exhausted and spent, too tired to get up and look for something else. We kept as much distance from the men as we could, but I have to admit that it was like hanging out with four of the seven dwarfs, Hackey, Wheezy, Coughy, and Sneezy. Gil, of course, had positioned himself as far away from the dwarfs as he could get—using me as a human shield—and oddly, Heath and I had suffered no ill effects, but Gil now had a headache and a slight temperature. "I'm sure you're fine," I told him. I'm a pretty good liar when I need to be. "I don't feel warm?" he asked. I eyed Gilley's pale face and the dark circles under his eyes. "You feel and look just fine." Gil rubbed at his temples again. "Then this is bad," he whispered. "What's bad?" "A headache this killer isn't normal, M. J." "You're probably just dehydrated." "I had two bottles of water on the plane." "Then it's probably exhaustion," I told him, willing the baggage carousel to start moving so we could get our bags and be on our way. "I slept at the airport and the last three hours of our flight," he said, more to himself than to me. I tensed. I had a feeling where this was headed. Sure enough, a moment later Gilley got right up into my personal space. "Do you think I'm having a stroke?" I tried not to laugh. Really I did . . . but it was impossible not to. "Gil," I said once I'd gotten control of myself. "You're not having a stroke." "How do you know?" he demanded, inching his face closer to me. He then raised one eyebrow, lowered it, and did the same with his other eyebrow. "Did both my eyebrows move?" he asked me. Before I could even answer, he gasped again, "Ohmigod! Is my speech slurred?" "Gil," I said levelly. He slapped his cheeks one at a time. "I think my face is going numb!" "Gil," I repeated a little more firmly. Gilley extended both arms and wiggled his fingers. "It's my right side!" he squeaked. "It's losing feeling!" "Gil!" Heath came up next to me after visiting the restroom, and Gilley nearly jumped him. Grabbing him by the lapels of his coat, he cried, "Heath! Heath!" Heath pulled his head back and mimicked, "Gilley, Gilley." "Brace yourself," I muttered. Gil pulled Heath closer. "Is one side of my mouth sagging?" Heath eyed me in a "What the . . . what?" kind of way. "He thinks he's having a stroke," I said. "My speech is slurred," Gilley told him. "And I can't feel one side of my face! And my right eyebrow won't go up!" "It's up now," Heath told him. "Both of 'em are up, actually." Gilley's brow plummeted into a deep furrow. "Gah!" he spat, and stomped off to the restroom, likely to have a look in the mirror and see for himself. "What was that about?" Heath asked while we watched Gilley's dash to the men's room. "Or don't I want to know?" "He's got a headache," I said. Like that would explain everything. "Ahhh," Heath said. "And he went with stroke over tumor?" "Yeah, I know. It could've gone either way with him." "Heath!" someone behind us called. We turned to see a couple hurrying toward us. The woman was tall and lean with beautiful angular features. I knew right away she and Heath were related, especially when she launched herself into his arms and hugged him fiercely. I stood there awkwardly with the man who'd accompanied her—he was also tall, with dark hair, black eyes, and a warm smile. He was dressed in surgical scrubs and a thick sheepskin coat. "Hi," he said, extending his hand to me. "I'm Brody Perez." I returned his smile and extended my own hand. "M. J. Holliday." Heath and the woman stepped back from each other and I was touched to see both of them crying a little. "It's been too long!" she said to him, still holding his hand tightly. Heath turned to me. "Em," he said, using his new nickname for me. "This is Arianna Perez. My cousin, but really more like my sister." Arianna let go of Heath's hand and stepped forward to greet me with a hug. "I've heard so much about you, M. J.!" she gushed. "And I'm so glad to finally meet you!" I'm not really a hugger, and I'd heard almost nothing about Arianna other than she was the one who'd broken the news about Milton to Heath. Still, I went with it, patting her on the back and saying something like, "Yes, but what a shame we had to meet under such sad circumstances." She stepped away from me and nodded somberly, wiping at another tear. Just then Gilley joined our little group. "What'd I miss?" he asked. "Gilley," Heath said, "meet Ari and Brody Perez. My cousins." Gilley shook Ari's hand first, and when he swiveled to take Brody's, he must have caught sight of the surgical scrubs. "Are you a doctor?" he asked abruptly. I barely held in a groan. "Here we go," I muttered to Heath. Brody chuckled. "I am. I work at Santa Fe Indian Hospital." Gilley sagged against him dramatically. "Oh, thank you, Baby Jesus!" he said. "Dr. Brody, I'm having a stroke." Positioning myself behind Gilley, I shook my head vigorously to gain Brody's attention, then made swirling motions with my finger near my ear. Poor Brody looked like a deer caught in headlights. "Uh . . . ," he said. "No, really, Doctor," Gilley insisted. "I am. My speech is slurred and I think my right side is going numb." "Your speech is slurred?" Brody asked, looking from Gilley to me (still shaking my head and making the "He's crazy!" sign), then back to Gil again. "Yes, my speech is slurred!" Gilley said, like it was obvious. "Can't you tell?" "No." "Well, I have a headache too," Gil said, like that was the defining symptom for a stroke. Brody appeared to be a nice guy, because he put on his serious face and said, "What other symptoms are you having?" Gilley rattled off about twenty, including the foot cramp he'd gotten that morning. Brody said, "Well, you do look a little pale to me." Gilley turned to glare pointedly at me, before returning his attention back to the good doctor. "I have a good test for patients who think they might be having a stroke, though," he said. "A CT scan?" Gil asked hopefully. I shook my head vigorously behind Gilley's back again. "Uh . . . no," Brody said. "It's more like, can you smile and say your name at the same time?" "Of course I can." The corners of Brody's mouth quirked. "No, I mean, can you do that for me right now?" I couldn't see Gil, but I knew he was flashing his pearly whites in a tight smile as he said, "Gilley Gilleshpie." Brody pointed at him. "Well, Gilley Gilleshpie, I feel confident that you're not having a stroke." "Gillespie," Gil corrected. "What's that?" "My last name. It's Gillespie, not Gilleshpie." "Okay, then," Brody said, and I could tell he was quickly tiring of my neurotic best friend. Blissfully, at that moment the baggage carousel began to turn. We got our bags and gear and wearily headed for the exit. Looking around the largely empty terminal, Ari asked Heath, "Aren't there more of you?" "Our producer and the rest of the TV crew had to fly back to L.A. to iron out some contract stuff now that we're switching networks," Heath explained. "And they didn't want to come to a funeral," Gilley muttered under his breath so that only I could hear. I was about to elbow him, but the poor guy really did look pale. I knew he was likely coming down with the same flu that had plagued the dwarfs in Chicago. A bit later when we were all piled in Brody's roomy SUV, Ari turned in her seat to peer at us and asked, "Where to?" I looked at Heath expectantly. "Aren't we staying at your place?" Even in the dim light I could see him redden. "It's being remodeled. My cousin's been working on it while I've been away, and he sent me a text right before we boarded that it isn't ready yet." "Which is Ray's way of saying he hasn't touched it since you left," Ari quipped. Heath's eyes darted to her. "You've seen it?" Ari nodded. "He's taken it down to the studs, Heath, but he's done nothing else." Heath's mouth pressed into a thin line. "That idiot," he grumbled. "I told you not to hire him," Ari said. "He's family," Heath told her. "I had to hire him." "Yeah, well, your poor mom hasn't had a space to call her own since October." "I thought your mom had her own place?" I said. Heath rubbed his eyes tiredly. "She sold it and we thought it would only take a month or two for Ray to finish. She's been staying in Phoenix with my stepdad's sister." I thought it odd that none of the Whitefeathers had offered Heath's mom a place to stay, but I had an inkling that Heath's family had quite a few lines of contention within it, so I didn't ask. Heath would probably tell me when he was ready. "Is there a hotel or something close by?" Gil asked. I knew he just wanted to get somewhere so that he could lie down. I fished around in my purse and came up with some headache medicine for him along with the last of my bottled water. "Take two," I instructed. "I guess we could stay anywhere close," Heath said while I tended to Gil. "There's that Holiday Inn on Cerrillos, right?" "Holiday Inn it is," Brody said, placing the car in drive. "When's the funeral?" Gilley asked abruptly, handing me back the empty water bottle. "The day after tomorrow, Gil," Heath said. Clearing his throat uncomfortably, he added, "But it's for tribal members only." Gilley's eyes widened and he opened his mouth to say something (probably something inappropriate), so I quickly said, "Of course, Heath. We understand. Don't we, Gil?" Gil's eyes glared at me, but his mouth formed a toothy smile. "Gilley Gilleshpie," he said softly. I focused back on Heath and took his hand. "Will that give your mom enough time to get here?" Heath nodded. "She's still trying to find a cheap fare, but, yeah, come hell or high water, she'll be here." Out of the corner of my eye, I caught Ari and her husband exchanging a look. "What?" Heath asked, obviously catching it too. Ari tucked a long lock behind her ear. "My dad doesn't want your mom to come," she said meekly. Heath reflexively tightened his grip on my hand and I winced. "I expected as much from Uncle Vernon. What does Rex say?" he asked. Ari lifted her eyes then and smiled. "He says my dad's a mule and of course both you and your mom should be there." The tension of Heath's hand around mine lessened. "Oh, we'll be there," he said stubbornly. Ari's smile widened. "We want you there. And my dad's only got one vote. Aunt Bev's is the important vote and she definitely wants you and Aunt Serena there. I think if your mom just shows up, no one in the tribe is gonna complain. I mean, it's her brother after all." Heath nodded, but there was still a stiff set to his shoulders. I didn't know what had happened within the Whitefeather family to cause such a rift, and I didn't really feel it was my place to ask about it. I wanted to give Heath time to tell me for himself. And I also knew that tonight was not the time to talk about such things. We needed to get some shut-eye before we all fell over from exhaustion. At that moment Ari's cell phone chirped. I tried not to listen as she took the call, but the rest of the car was quiet and there was no avoiding it. "Hi, Ma," she said. "Yeah. We just picked him up. We're taking him to the Holiday Inn for the night so that he and his friends can get some sleep. What's that?" I turned my head and looked out the window. The terrain was very dark, not even a hint of moonlight to give any description to the land we traveled past. "No . . . ," I heard Arianna say. "When was the last time Molly heard from her?" Heath took my hand again and brought it to his lips. "I'm glad you're here," he said. I leaned in and gave him a quick kiss. "Me too." "Has anyone called her work?" Arianna said. My attention swiveled to the front of the car. Something seemed off. "Maybe she stopped off for a drink or something and she can't hear her phone in the bar," Arianna said next. I nudged my chin in her direction. "What's up?" I mouthed. Heath turned his head and focused on his cousin. "Ari?" he whispered, and she looked over her shoulder at him. "Something wrong?" She held up a finger and said, "Yeah, okay, Ma. Let me know when you hear from her, okay?" "What's up?" Brody asked the moment she'd tucked her cell away. "Beverly isn't home yet and Molly's worried." Heath leaned over and whispered, "Bev's Milton's ex-wife, but the two were talking about reconciling right before Milton died. Molly is their daughter." "Ah," I said. Brody put on his turn signal and the bright lights of the Holiday Inn lit up the car's interior with an unflattering glow. I could only imagine how fetching I must be in the harsh light after three straight days of traveling, airports, and only about seven hours' sleep total. Brody helped us with our bags, and while Heath hugged and said good night to his cousin and her husband, I got us two rooms and a wake-up call for ten. 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Report: D-backs, Mariners talk Justin Upton trade
Unfortunately for the Diamondbacks, the Seattle Mariners are on Upton's no-trade list.
The Diamondbacks have felt they have a good potential trade match with Seattle for Justin Upton. But remember: They're on his no-trade list.
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) January 7, 2013
For the last few seasons, Upton has been on and off the trade block. Whether or not to keep the 25-year-old outfielder has been the main discussion surrounding the organization.
The addition of outfielder Cody Ross to an already crowded depth chart that includes Jason Kubel, Gerardo Parra and up-and-comer Adam Eaton -- along with Upton -- likely led to an increased probability of the D-backs parting with one of their outfielders.
Kubel was then thrown into the trade rumors along with Upton, catching the eye of the New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles. However, the D-backs know Upton provides the better return value of the two.
The latest Upton rumors point to the two-time All-Star being moved to either the Mariners, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves or Texas Rangers, with the Mariners being the latest front-runner.
The Padres trade rumors involved third baseman Chase Headley for Upton, though talks failed to progress.
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Twenty-nine pairs of muscles make up the core. They are sometimes described as a muscular box. The roof is the diaphragm, the large muscle below the lungs. The base includes the pelvic floor and girdle of muscles around the hips. The abdominal muscles are the front of the core box. At the back are the paraspinal muscles that support the spine, and the large gluteal muscles.
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The Cumberland County commissioners want to discuss Monday changing their travel policy after one of them repeatedly violated it.
Marshall Faircloth, chairman of the Board of Commissioners, has added the item to the meeting agenda. The meeting starts at 6:45 p.m. at the Cumberland County Courthouse.
His action came after The Fayetteville Observer reported Tuesday that Commissioner Charles Evans did not promptly return unspent travel expenses.
The county policy requires the commissioners and other employees to reimburse unused advance travel expenses within 10 days. Evans has exceeded the deadline six times since he took office in December 2010, records show.
Evans has said he wasn't aware of the policy until recently, and he always eventually repaid the county. He has signed off on having a total of $650.87 withheld from his paycheck as a county commissioner to repay money owed since he took office.
Faircloth, a certified public accountant running for re-election in November, told the commissioners in an email Thursday that a change was needed in light of revelations that the travel policy had been abused.
Faircloth has proposed that people who get an advance for travel expenses sign a statement authorizing the county finance office to begin deducting any unreturned expenses past the 10-day deadline from their county paychecks.
"This requirement will serve employees and elected officials from the 'same spoon,' as was the intent of the present policy," his email said.
Faircloth said Friday that his first choice is to do away with travel advances altogether, but he's not sure yet whether a majority of the seven-member Board of Commissioners agrees with his idea. If he can't get that change passed, he said, he would ask the board to approve requiring the signed statement authorizing paycheck deductions for any unspent funds past the 10-day deadline.
Commissioner Ed Melvin said he wouldn't object to the signed statements, but he wanted to discuss the matter further with the board Monday.
"I think the commissioners should set high standards, and we should know what the policy is and abide by the policy," Melvin said.
Evans said he would support the signed statements, but he would not support doing away with advance travel.
"Advance travel has always been the norm for county commissioners," Evans said. "I think it would be a travesty to do away with advance travel for people such as myself and others who might want to seek office."
Most of the commissioners who travel on public business use their credit cards and file paperwork for reimbursement after their trips. But county policy also allows travel advances, in which it writes a check for expected costs for hotel rooms and most meals.
Evans, whose personal income is made up of disability payments and his $20,492 salary as a commissioner, has said that without such travel advances, he and other lower-income people couldn't afford to travel on county business.
Evans said he first learned of the 10-day limit after the county Finance Office contacted him in August, following the National Association of Counties' annual conference he attended in Pittsburgh in July.
Faircloth said the Alcoholic Beverage Control board might want to consider adopting his proposed travel policy change, too.
Records shows that Evans was reimbursed for one extra day that he did not attend at an ABC conference in July in Asheville.
The ABC board on Tuesday said it wanted Evans to repay $240 for expenses related to the Asheville conference. Evans paid the ABC on Friday.
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I have been thinking about how to improve as an individual and how the church I pastor can improve. In thinking about this I wondered so how do you get better at doing something? The only way we can get better at anything is by doing it. The only way to ever accomplish a goal is to get started on it. With that in mind I can up with three goals for me to work on personally. If all those in the church work on these three as well I believe the power of God will be moving.
Here are the goals I and the church need to be working on:
1) We need to be seeing how we can serve others – regardless of age – younger need to serve the older – the older serve the younger – it is all about everyone serving one another. It is about serving and not taking note that you served someone else because that is not love as you can read in 1 Corinthians 13. We need to be 1 Corinthian 13 Christians – selfless and loving!
2) We need to be friendly to every person that we come in contact with regardless of who they are or what they have done. We always need to keep in mind that love begins with a smile and a kind word.
3) Find those who are hurting and help them out. It might just be something as simple as sending a card or a phone call but all of us need to be doing this with those we know really well and those who we hardly know. We need to step outside the comfort areas of our lives.
These are three goals I have for me and the church I pastor.
Which of these three do you need to work on? What is a different goal that you would add to this list for you or the church you attend?


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My project involves a quad copter, with a UDB4, GPS and XBeePro to send/receive piloting data.
I've read a lot in the website, but I didn't find any guide/tutorial concerning the electronic connections between the board and other components. I'm a newbie on electronics, sorry if my questions are quite stupid:
I would like to avoid soldering as I haven't got a lot of experience with electronics soldering scales...
Thank you very much,
Tags: UDB4, XBeePro, connection
I'm developing as you, a Quadcopter with de UDB4.
The XbeePro you can only connect via the TX2 and RX2 ports. You can changes de configuration about speed or add DMA for the UART as I have done.
The GPS is suposed to use the UART1 port, but it depends on the conection of your GPS and if this GPS is already supported or you have to write and specific library for it.
Ask any question, or send me a message if you have other questions.
I am also interested by having the quad code running on UDB4.
I still have the old green UDB1 . but i think the gyro are not good enough regarding the vibration issue.
I am waiting from the UDB4 to come from the UK. I still didn't look at the code but it can surely be ported on the UDB4.
Is the DCM performing well on hovering without the velocity direction vector from the GPS.
I suppose this has been compensated by the use of the compass on board of the UDB4
Thanks Sandra Bee
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