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American Gods television series coming to Starz
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Last month, HBO's president of programming Michael Lombardo revealed why the network couldn't pick up the small-screen adaptation of Neil Gaiman's American Gods (more on that in a moment). This week, an announcement has been made that the series has found a place to nest.
See also: The dark night returns for Neil Gaiman [Cover Story]
Back in February, it was announced that FremantleMedia would take the reigns on the show rather than Tom Hanks's production company Playtone, which has an exclusive contract with HBO and had been in talks to bring American Gods to the screen for quite some time.
"Even though we love the book, we love the idea, we love the hope of what it could be, we just couldn't get it right," HBO's Lombardo told Vulture earlier last month.
Well, Mercury is finally out of retrograde, and it's time for some good, celestial news: Starz is picking up the American Gods television series.
In a July 1 press release executives proclaim that "American Gods is a project that deserves to be made." Do we detect a thinly veiled dig at HBO? Maybe. But Starz is holding the cards now, and they've got some ace writers on board for the series.
Bryan Fuller and Michael Green will pen the pilot and act as showrunners on the series while also joining Gaiman as executive producers. Fuller is known for his work on Hannibal and Pushing Daisies while Green has worked on The River and Kings. Both were also part of the team that brought Heroes to NBC.
What does this mean for American Gods? Well, with both showrunners accustomed to diving into semi-realistic, semi-fantastic worlds on television (see: Pushing Daisies and Heroes), we hope they'll be able to recreate that believable-yet-magical atmosphere again for Gaiman's story. Plus, Fuller's already worked on Hannibal, another book-to-television series, so that doesn't hurt.
"Neil Gaiman has created the holiest of holy toy boxes with American Gods and filled it with all manner of magical thing, born of new gods and old," said Fuller in a press release. "Michael Green and I are thrilled to crack this toy box wide open and unleash the fantastical titans of heaven and earth and Neil's vividly prolific imagination."
In Gaiman's 2001 novel, old gods brought over to the United States by centuries-worth of immigrants are pitted against the new gods on the block, the technological corps. Imagine wizened ancient folks versus snotty millennial upstarts (not that hard to imagine, right?), sprinkle in some magic, and you've got the general gist of the rivalry between the deities. Caught in the middle of the brewing storm between the gods is an ex-con named Shadow, taken under the wing of the mysterious Mr. Wednesday. The pair road trip around the United States, rallying the troops and learning how to survive some harsh Midwestern winters.
Gaiman posted the news on Facebook yesterday, including his thoughts on the future collaboration between Fuller, Green, and himself from Starz's press release:
Commented Gaimain, "When you create something like American Gods, which attracts fans and obsessives and people who tattoo quotes from it on themselves or each other, and who all, tattooed or not, just care about it deeply, it's really important to pick your team carefully: you don't want to let the fans down, or the people who care and have been casting it online since the dawn of recorded history. What I love most about the team who I trust to take it out to the world, is that they are the same kind of fanatics that American Gods has attracted since the start. I haven't actually checked Bryan Fuller or Michael Green for quote tattoos, but I would not be surprised if they have them. The people at Fremantle are the kinds of people who have copies of American Gods in the bottom of their backpacks after going around the world, and who press them on their friends. And the team at Starz have been quite certain that they wanted to give Shadow, Wednesday and Laura a home since they first heard that the book was out there. I can't wait to see what they do to bring the story to the widest possible audience able to cope with it." (I cannot believe they put what I wrote in the press release. Normally someone rewrites it into Press Release Speak and then I have to explain to people that, no, I didn't actually say that at all. Not this time.)
The network's choice to actually share Gaiman's words so fully -- even in this press release -- probably bodes well for the show itself.
However, don't look for the series to stream on Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon Instant Video anytime soon after its release. Starz owns all the network pay TV and SVOD (subscription video on demand) rights to the show. Gaiman fans, you might want to make the appropriate offering to the cable gods and pony up a little cash if you want to keep up with the show each week à la HBO's powerhouse book-to-tv-show staple Game of Thrones.
There's still no word yet on when the program will debut on Starz, nor when filming will start. But that means you've got ample time to start trucking through the book itself. With source material this rich, you're going to want to pick this up, be it for the first time, or again before it hits the small screen.
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This time of year, when straw-colored bunches of fine-textured native grass wave over a thin layer of snow in my yard, along with silver-gray and chocolate brown seed heads of last year's wildflowers, people often ask me how I maintain my eye-catching "unlawn."
"It's easy," I say cheerfully, "I pronghorn it."
And then I grin at the puzzled looks.
"Pronghorn?" someone asks.
"Yup," I reply. "I act like a pronghorn antelope, and graze the whole yard by hand in late winter."
I wait respectfully for mouths to close and astonishment to pass. Someone inevitably asks what else I do to maintain the yard, and that gives me my opening.
"Nothing," I say cheerfully, and then explain that my yard is a restored native dryland meadow, a self-sustaining natural community of the very species of bunchgrasses, wildflowers and naturally dwarf shrubs that would have grown in what is now my yard before the westward-expanding railroad established this small town in 1879, platting streets and lots across the wind-swept mountain prairie.
I don't mow my my native wildflower-grassland: in our high-desert environment, with ten inches of precipitation in a good year, the blue grama and other native grasses are naturally short, their fine leaves growing no more than six to eight inches tall and their feathery flower stalks reaching a foot or so high.
I don't apply Weed-N-Feed or Scotts MiracleGro either. Native plants do best in unamended native soil–it's what they've adapted to over millennia, so why wouldn't they? Fertilizer and other amendments cause them to grow bigger, but die sooner.
Ditto for pesticides: I take care of any weed problems by hand, using a dandelion digger for deep-rooted perennials or old-fashioned yanking for annuals. The hummingbirds, butterflies, and other pollinators that visit the wildflowers in droves in summer thank me for not poisoning their food.
I explain that I only water rarely, in serious droughts (like the year we received just over two inches of moisture all year long), or if a national garden tour is coming to visit.
At about that point, the questions usually circle back to, "What's pronghorning?"
To "pronghorn": verb Maintain a native grassland the way the native grazers did.
In my case, I explain, that means acting like a grazing pronghorn antelope. When I researched the ecological history of this formerly blighted industrial place, before my late husband and I restored its sparse native mountain bunchgrass with the dotting of wildflowers, I found that it was a windswept grassland favored by pronghorn antelope for winter and early spring grazing.
These skittish wildlings no longer graze in town, so every spring, I pretend I'm a herd of pronghorn and "graze" our restored grassland to keep it healthy, cutting back last year's dried grass flowers and wildflower stalks clump by clump, and hand-thatching the bunches of grass with a small rake. Without that annual cutting-back, the grass bunches get too dense and the wildflowers get buried.
It's a lot of hand work, a lot of squatting and clipping and hand-thatching, but it only takes me a couple of days once a year. And my effort is rewarded by the treasures I find as I cut back last year's dried flower stalks and seed heads, and save them to spread on other parts of our property still in need of restoration.
Treasures like the tiny native nipple cactus (Mammalaria species), revealing its crown of pink flowers. Or the early blooming pasque flower, with their parabolic-reflector-shaped blossoms that concentrate the sun's rays and reward early-flying pollinators with a dose of warmth.
So if you see me sitting out in the midst of my native dryland meadow yard this time of year, hand-raking my blue grama clumps and grinning foolishly at a wildflower I've just discovered hiding in a dense clump of grass, don't worry. I'm just happily pronghorning my yard, anticipating delights to come.
Want to know more? Check out these two great resources for designing and maintaining your own native "unlawn":
John Greenlee's The American Meadow Garden and Native Plant & Wildlife Garden's own Catherine Zimmerman's The Meadow Project
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Oh, you're pleased that I am doing a non-white Shelved Doll? I'm sorry. I don't see skin color. I ONLY SEE SOUL COLOR.
Souls are the color of assorted skittles. The tropical flavor kind. The weird kind nobody likes. Nobody except God. So, there are a lot of turquoise, and that sherbet shade of orange that is hard to look at for a long time, and a really nice shade of blue that is inexplicably labeled "melon berry burst". I guess it was labeled by someone more color-blind than I, or someone who had never seen a melon nor read a book about melons.
Josephine Baker's soul? Her soul is mauve.
Now, you might be thinking that's just because I like the color mauve – which I do – but it's also because mauve dye (the color, really) was discovered in 1856. It was the first synthetic organic chemical dye. In my story Josephine Baker is going to represent a lot of firsts for a lot of people.
She is our first Shelved Doll of color. Which is going to be different than when American Girls made Addy because, thank Goodness, Josephine Baker isn't going to be all wholesome and spouting inspirational quotes like "If you fill your heart with hate, there's no room for love."
Instead, she's going to take her top off, wear some bananas as a skirt and spy on the Nazis. Not all at the same time. Still. And she's going to live in a chateau. And adopt a bajillion and four children. Approximately.
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Anyway, I tried to get an API key for my desktop application. I filled out the whole form but nothing happens. After I click on "Create Project", the form stays the same, except that the Terms of Use gets un-checked. When filling out the form, even though it's a desktop application, it is still asking for my Application Domain and Home Page URL.
I found this link on the forum from 2010.
It says desktop keys don't need a domain name, however, it's still a field in the form. Did something change between 2010 and now? Is there something else I need to do to get an API key or do I need to have a domain in order to get a key for my desktop app? Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.
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August 7, 2013
Moultrie, GA - According to Moultrie Police, shortly after 9:00 p.m. Monday a man barged into Packer's Food Mart #2 along Highway 319, demanding money.
Corporal Dave Underwood with the Moultrie Police Department said the suspect was brandishing a firearm, walked over the counter with a bag and told the cashier to put the money inside the bag.
"She wasn't moving fast enough so he then comes behind the counter and walks her back over to the cash register, holding her at gunpoint and then makes her hold the bag while he puts the cash in," Corporal Underwood said.
After about 90 seconds, the gunman took off with an undisclosed amount of money.
"There were no customers inside at time thankfully and thankfully she was uninjured," Corporal Underwood said. "She cooperated with him. She didn't try to fight him."
Investigators say because the suspect was almost fully covered, they don't have a lot of information to go off of as far as who they're looking for, but they're hoping someone will recognize a characteristic about the gunman that could possibly lead to an arrest.
"See if there's anything about the guy they might recognize in how he moves. There's one shot of part of his face; maybe that'll stick out to someone."
Police say the gunman is facing armed robbery and possible aggravated assault charges.
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By using zmlocalconfig -e postfix_<variable_name>=<value>
To set the values (since main.cf) doesn't exist in Zimbra 8. When I look at the posfix configuration, it appears correct, but testing has proven that it is not blocking faked FROM addresses.
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In a recent Elie Tahari ad, a model in a slinky dress poses with an orange lounge chair wearing a pair of the designer's heeled sandals. The chair is no random, ordinary prop.
Mr. Tahari says he is a big fan of that style of chair, made by Danish furniture designer Hans J. Wegner (1914-2007). The one in the ad is a Wegner "Papa Bear" chair, so called in part because its armrests have been compared to paws embracing the person seated.
Mr. Tahari, a designer best known for polished, urbane clothing, first fell for one of the chairs back in the 1970s at a vintage furniture store in Paris.
Two Papa Bear chairs sit in Mr. Tahari's design center in midtown Manhattan. The one in the ad is normally housed in an Elie Tahari men's shop within Bloomingdale's New York flagship store. Another chair usually sits in a shop at Saks Fifth Avenue but is in storage as the store conducts renovations. Those four are reproductions. An original, in black leather, now has occupancy in Mr. Tahari's sprawling Manhattan apartment.
Last year, "when my son was 10 years old, he said to me 'Daddy, can you bring the chair into my room?' " recalled Mr. Tahari. His son was referring to the chair he had seen in his father's office. So last year, Mr. Tahari moved it into his son Jeremey's bedroom.
Reproductions of the chair can cost in the $5,000 range, while originals can cost around $12,000. Mr. Tahari paid between $8,000 and $12,000 for an original. As for the others, "I am a cheapskate, and I look for bargains," he said.
He couldn't afford that first vintage-store chair he saw. Then 20 years later, a member of his staff mentioned the chair to Mr. Tahari during a discussion of company décor, not knowing Mr. Tahari was a fan. "I said 'wow, I can afford it now,' even though it was 30 times more."
Mr. Tahari was initially attracted to "the look and structure of it" and Mr. Wegner's use of natural materials. He knew nothing of Mr. Wegner back then. "I couldn't even pronounce his name. I'm not a maven of history or of art. I just go by feel." It was the feel that sold him. "You feel like it's hugging you. You feel like you're protected. It feels good."
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Think Global, Travel Local: Using the Internet to Book Direct with Local Tour Operators
By Kristin Johannsen
Alex, our travel agent, had failed us. For the first time ever, he had drawn a blank. "I have scuba diving in Egypt," he said. "And I have Nile cruises with a tour of Cairo. But I can't find a way to combine all that in only 12 days," he apologized.
It seemed like a simple request. We had always dreamed of seeing Egypt, of sailing the Nile and walking the Valley of the Kings.
And, having just earned our scuba certification, we wanted to dive the coral reefs of the Red Sea. We hoped to see the country's ancient treasures, and its underwater treasures as well. But we had just 12 days for vacation, and it was turning out to be an impossible dream.
A few days later, I ran across a tiny notice in a scuba diving magazine. A company in Cairo advertised dive packages, cultural tours, and air tickets -- followed by an odd-looking fax number. Intrigued, I sent off a message in very simple English.
And that was the start of a memorable trip, at an astonishing price. We sailed the Nile for five days, guided by an Egyptologist; explored the brilliant coral reefs of the Red Sea while staying at a newly-opened resort (and feasting nightly on Egyptian delicacies); and then spent a day touring Cairo with our own car, driver, and guide. Our customized trip arranged by a local operator cost less than half the daily rate of an ordinary off-the-shelf tour.
Direct booking of travel, especially through the Internet, is booming. Direct booking of travel, especially through the Internet, is booming. The on-line travel market accounts for more than $919 million per month in 2004 according to a report by Goldman Sachs, Harris Interative and Nielsen/NetRatings, up 11 percent from the previous year.
Since our Egyptian adventure, I've booked numerous overseas trips direct-- even easier since the spread of the Internet. Dealing directly with local companies, I've arranged everything from a hotel room in Fiji to a sailboat cruise in Thailand. Our most recent trip: a month-long rail journey through Vietnam, accompanied every step of the way by our own interpreter-guide. The all-inclusive price? Less than $50 a day.
Besides saving you money, direct booking with local tour companies has some intangible advantages. For one thing, you benefit from inside knowledge that only the locals have. Think of the pleasure you take in showing out-of-town friends around your city. Local tour companies feel the same hometown pride for Bali and Bangkok.
More importantly, by cutting out layers of middlemen, you can put more money into the pockets of hard-working people in developing countries. Online booking has proven a boon for small local travel businesses. "The Internet has allowed even the smallest mom-and-pop company the opportunity to look as good, and offer the same online facilities, as the largest international
company," says Steven Venter, Africa For Visitors guide at about.com.
The process of arranging a trip is quite straightforward. Here are the steps:
- Brainstorm a detailed wish list, including places, activities, and special requests. Do you want your own guide? Hotels on the beach? Travel only by train? See the GoNOMAD MINI GUIDE TO FINDING AND CHOOSING A TOUR for further questions to help you define your trip.
- Search the Internet for companies located in your destination country. This
is much easier with a specialized travel directory, such as GoNOMAD's, that lists companies by country.
- Don't overlook the humble printed page as a source of information--particularly special-interest publications. For example, scuba magazines often have listings of overseas dive clubs.
- Look through the offerings of various companies. E-mail them with your wish-list. Most local tour operators are delighted to show off their expertise by putting together customized itineraries for foreign clients.
- If your e-mail goes unanswered, try sending a fax. Not all companies with websites have their own e-mail accounts, but fax machines are everywhere these days. Problems connecting? Try removing any "0's" included in the fax number, which indicate area codes in many countries. For example, if 45-06-12345 doesn't work, 45-6-12345 probably will.
- Apply your common sense. "Hone your brain's `scam detector' to detect obvious rip-offs," says Durant Imboden, author of Buying Travel Services on the Internet. "If a website is heavy on gush and light on details, let skepticism be your guide."
- Check the company's reputation. "Ask for references, when possible," suggests Imboden. You can also try online travelers' message boards. You may find rave reviews (or warnings!) from recent customers. Posting a query may bring you the information you need.
Is it really safe to entrust your travels to unknown local companies? In seven years of booking this way, I haven't encountered a single problem.
Here are some points to ensure a smooth trip:
- Start early. Everything takes longer in the developing world, so allow plenty of time for the company to make arrangements. Begin your search 3-4 months before departure, if possible.
- Put it in writing. To avoid language problems, use fax and e-mail in preference to the phone. Many foreign users of English are much stronger in reading and writing than they are in speaking.
- Pay by credit card-- it's amazing how many places accept them now. If that's not possible, send the smallest deposit that you can, with an international check or wire transfer from a big bank. (But remember, the tour company needs this money to secure reservations for hotels, domestic flights, etc.)
- Before departure, be sure to get the address and phone number of a contact person from the company in your arrival city.
There are situations when booking direct may not be the best way to go. If time is really tight--for instance, you're leaving two weeks from today--this approach may become a nerve-wracking exercise. One traveler was fretting recently on an Internet message board that she had e-mailed five airlines about fares to the Middle East, and was still waiting for replies.
Direct booking is also iffy in places that restrict tourism, such as many countries of the former Soviet Union. And it's better to leave planning to the pros if you want to do a multi-country trip. Local tour companies naturally specialize in their own nation, and may have little expertise in
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But with the Internet reaching more remote locations every year, direct booking of even the most exotic trip with a local operator is increasingly possible--and practical. By giving travelers a direct link to developing countries, the Internet will truly fulfill its potential to bring the world together.
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Supermodel HEIDI KLUM is set to divorce her soul singer husband SEAL, according to a U.S. report.
The German beauty married Seal in 2005 and they have three children together – daughter Lou and sons Henry and Johan. The Kiss From a Rose hitmaker also adopted Klum's eldest daughter Leni from a previous relationship.
The couple is famous for renewing its wedding vows every year with a romantic ceremony, but now editors at TMZ.com claim Klum is preparing to file divorce papers amid rumours the pair has split.
The runway star is allegedly expected to file a petition at Los Angeles Superior Court as early as next week (beg23Jan12), citing irreconcilable differences for the break-up.
Klum and Seal were last pictured together on vacation in Aspen, Colorado after Christmas (Dec11).
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After the islands, we returned to shore for a bus to the other side of Paracas Peninsula. Here, we visited the Paracas museum where we saw skulls baring evidence of one of the first cultures to perform head trepinations and deformations. The museum also has one mummy and a sample woven burial cloth. Though the Paracas people were most famous for their weavings, the conditions at the small museum are not suitable to protect these 1500 yr old cloths so most have been shipped to the Archaelogical Museum in Lima for proper care. In the evening, we took another 3 hour Royal Class bus ride to Nazca. We arrived at a secluded hacienda, Hostal de la Borda, draped with flowers, and complete with a swimming pool.


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text: What a great learning experience. I love this sport and MMTC is such a great group! I was using this race as a training run for my nutrition and the heat for Ironman Louisville. Thanks Coach Mike for making me do this!Race morning: Being a Type A person, I needed to be on site at 4:30. Needed to make sure of good parking, etc. Good news is being that early, transition is not even open but there are no lines for the bathrooms! I got to use them about 4 times before I waited in any line! Of course, Heather was already there setting up and getting the tent ready. I easily determined that she and the volunteers had a much tougher job then anyone actually racing! I spent a lot of time debating what to wear on the swim. I had gotten my Team ASA uniform the day before from David and was not sure how it would do in the water. But even though the rule is don't try anything new on race day, I figured why not! I am proud to be part of the team and was honored that he brought it for me to wear so I decided that I would give it a go! I also debated wearing my garmin for the swim so that I could track my overall time. I usually put my garmin directly on my bike but then I don't have any idea what my overall time is. I decided to go without my watch which you will see was a mistake in the end.SWIM (37:55): I am a swimmer and love to swim in a pool. Open water has always been a problem for me. I don't understand why there has to be so much contact and it really freaks me out. However, this year was much better. I was able to get out to the far side and there were not many people. But, I had lost my normal goggles at Columbia and spent some time on this swim getting the water out of my goggles, I could not sight when they filled up and the water was hurting my eyes. But I would rather that then being hit all of the time. I finally felt good by the first turn buoy and really enjoyed the rest of the swim.T1 (2:06): I decided to try no socks for the bike since they are always wet before the run – from the water and sweat (YUCK!). It was nice to not take off a wetsuit so tried to make quick work of getting on my shoes and helmet and getting out! Lots of traffic at the bike start point so it look me a minute to get on my bike.BIKE (2:54:41 – 19.24miles/hr): My goal was to do this bike in under 3 hrs. The last two years I have been just over 3 hours so I wanted to prove I could do it. The no socks was fine. I have changed my nutrition and was only using Infinite and water. I also had SCaps for extra sodium in the heat. The first few miles were great but there was the normal wind on this course. I was also surprised by the heat. You don't really feel how much you are sweating because of the heat and the wind. However, one lesson learned, if you need new bike cleats, do it before the race. I spent time during several portions of this course reclipping my left foot as the cleat was worn down way too far. Several times I almost fell off as my foot slipped out. I had been having trouble with my aero position and thanks to Mike and Bike Doctor in Crofton, it was great. No issues with my shoulder and stayed in aero the entire time, except when my foot slipped out of my clip and I had to get my balance and reclip. I had also promised David Slomkowski that I would catch him and Shane (the athlete that was racing for ASA). He challenged me and said not a chance; they started about 50 minutes before me. So around mile 35, I saw them ahead and gave a big yell to Shane! What inspiration to keep pushing. I was tracking closely to less than 3 hours so just had to keep pushing and not let wind or anyone else slow me down. One lesson learned, the SCaps need to be in a baggy. I had just put them in my bento box but as water and sweat fell on the box, the Scaps dissolved, along with my extra sodium. I ended up running my finger through the box to try and get some of the powder. Not recommended and really just gross! Just as I was finishing the bike, Lisa Faris caught me. I had been waiting for her for the entire bike course. We had a good talk and I told her to go get 'um! Great to see and cheer for others along the way.T2 (2:51): All was going quickly until I started to run out of the transition area only to realize I did not have my watch. So back I went to get it off my bike. Glad I did as I needed it during the run just to watch my heart rate and get my pace. Lost time there and lesson learned!RUN (1:56:12): Unlike most, I love this run. I like the sun and heat. I felt great off the bike and really starting running too fast. I had planned to just take water and Gatorade and Pepsi from the course and brought my sports beans and some SCaps for sodium. My first two miles were 8 min. miles. I was glad I had my watch and my heart rate was way too high and I knew I could not keep up that pace so I had to slow down and watch my pace and heart rate. I kept the water/ice/Gatorade at each aid station and put ice down my bra at every stop. It was great to keep cool as well as eat along the way. I was really thirsty between the mile 2 stop and the one just before mile 4. I think they needed another stop along this open stretch. I know it would be tough in that area but it was way too long in that heat and I was really off by the time I got to the aid station. I was more prepared along the way back but I am sure this stretch caused lots of pain for many. I learned again that the SCaps must be in a baggie to stay dry and gave up on trying to get any sodium from them. Between mile 4 ½ and the turn around I had a hard time. I was getting the chills and really struggling to see clearly. I stopped and walked the aid stations and tried to keep my heart rate down.The best part of the run is that it is an out and back so you can see all of your friends along the way and cheer them on. I learned last year that it is best to just keep smiling! No one wants to see misery and if you smile you feel better (or at least you think you do!). The last mile was the best. You know you are home free and I really enjoyed that last long stretch along the water. I was running with another girl and she was struggling, I offered her some ice (yes, from my bra) and she was just happy to have something to help cool her down and get her to the finish. That is what I love about this sport! People are always there to help when needed! No sure any other sport would talk about or do some of the things we do!Nothing like crossing the finish line at Eagleman. The course is mentally challenging but so worth it. I had a few friends who did not make it due to injury and one who passed out at mile 4 and spent the rest of the day in the hospital so the conditions are tough and you have to learn how your body will react.I did not have any idea what my overall time was but figured it was around 5:40. My best time at EM was two years ago when it was perfect conditions – 80 degrees and cloudy – 5:31. Now I realize, you need a watch to track overall time. Had I known that I was that close to a PR, I might have pushed it a bit harder on the last few miles of the run. Who knows, either way, very happy with my finish and the fact that I am able to do things like this race!I definitely learned a lot that will help me survive hopefully Ironman Louisville but I can tell you the entire run all I could think is "If you think this is bad, just wait until August when you get to go twice the distance in similar conditions!" Well, at least I have a few months to prepare!Thank you to the club and Heather and the tent volunteers and the MILLER LITE! I think this was the best beer I have ever had! It is so nice to have a place to call home, especially when your husband and kids can't be there. And thanks to Lisa's mom who made the trip that day to cheer everyone on! Great to see and hear her along the way!


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Bassist Tony Montana (GREAT WHITE) will fill in for Todd Kerns as a member of Slash's (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) touring band during the group's upcoming Asia/Australia tour.Kerns, who also plays guitar and sings for SIN CITY SINNERS, underwent surgery on July 16 for a retinal detachment in his right eye and will be out of commission for the next several weeks. He previously stated, "I have been playing almost every night for God knows how many years now and the idea of not doing so for a while is a bit unnerving. I plan to make the best of it." Slash's Asian tour is scheduled to kick off on July 29 at the Asia World Expo in Hong Kong. Slash is incorporating songs from his entire career into his solo tour, including material from GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER, SLASH'S SNAKEPIT and his new solo album. The guitarist told The Pulse of Radio he can do that thanks to the man who's handling lead vocals on the trek, ALTER BRIDGE's Myles Kennedy. "The tour's . . . comprised of some GUNS stuff and some VELVET stuff and some SNAKEPIT, and then also songs off the record. He's such an amazing vocalist, so he can cover all that, he can handle all that 'cause he's got a great range." Slash's all-star collaborations album, simply titled "Slash", scored the highest new entry on The Billboard 200 chart in early April, with first-week U.S. sales of around 60,000 copies. "Slash" was released in North America on April 6 via EMI Label Services. The album features an all-star roster of guest musicians, including Ian Astbury, Chris Cornell, Rocco DeLuca, Fergie, Dave Grohl, Myles Kennedy, Kid Rock, Lemmy Kilmister, Adam Levine, Duff McKagan, M. Shadows of AVENGED SEVENFOLD, Ozzy Osbourne, Iggy Pop, and Andrew Stockdale of WOLFMOTHER. "Slash" was produced by Eric Valentine (QUEENS OF STONE AGE, THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS) and was completed with the rhythm section of bassist Chris Chaney (JANE'S ADDICTION) and drummer Josh Freese (NINE INCH NAILS). Slash handled the majority of arranging and songwriting duties and hand-picked each guest artist. The album's guests worked collaboratively with Slash to round out the song.
SLASH Taps Ex-GREAT WHITE Bassist For Upcoming Tour
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How to Value Your Pokemon Cards
Two Parts:Identifying Valuable Pokémon CardsPricing or Selling Your CollectionCommunity Q&A
Want to sell your Pokémon cards? Or are you just curious what your collection is worth? Looking up individual card sales online is often the best way to find a reasonable price, but find out which ones are worth your time before you start the process. If a card looks shiny, has an odd name, or is just plain weird, you might need some guidance just to find out what to call it in your online search. Cross your fingers and remember: the most valuable Pokémon card in the world sold for 90,000 dollars.[1]
Part 1
Identifying Valuable Pokémon Cards
1Check card rarity. Each Pokémon card has a rarity that determines how likely you are to open it in a booster pack. While this isn't the only thing that determines a card's a value, it's probably the biggest. Look in the bottom right corner of the card to find the rarity symbol, next to the card number:[2]
- A circle means the card is common, while a diamond marks uncommon cards. These are easy to find, and not usually worth much unless the card was printed in 1999 or 2000.
- A star means the card is rare, while a star H or three stars are special, extra-rare cards.[3] These rarities have the highest potential to be valuable, so separate them from the rest of your collection.
- Other symbols typically mean the card was sold as part of a special product, not a booster pack. Try looking up the card as a "Promo", "Deck Kit", or "Boxtopper" version to check the price. These can range in price from a few cents to over $100, depending on the product.
2Look for holographic cards. "Holo" cards have a shiny, foil layer over the Pokémon artwork, while "Reverse Holo" cards are shiny everywhere around the artwork. This doesn't automatically make it valuable, but a rare holo (or reverse holo) is definitely worth setting aside.
- Some special cards have a holographic border around the whole card, but no other holographic portion.[4] These are also potentially valuable, and can be identified more closely using the guidelines below.
3Check for extra symbols or words after the name. Most Pokémon cards display the Pokémon level after the name in the top right, such as "Pikachu LV.12." Some Pokémon have a special symbol instead, and these tend to be worth anything from a few dollars to a few hundred dollars.[5] Check for card names followed by ex, ☆, LV.X, or LEGEND. Other extra-rare cards called "SP" for "Special Pokémon" have names followed by a stylized G, GL, 4, C, FB, or M. This last group is also easily identified by the "SP" logo at the bottom left corner of the artwork.[6]
- LEGEND Pokémon are printed across two cards, that need to be laid side by side to display the full art and mechanics.
4Investigate early cards closely. Cards printed soon after the game was released are especially valuable, and even commons and uncommons might be worth $5 each or more.[7] Any card that says "Wizards of the Coast" at the bottom of the card is from 1999 or early 2000, and is worth investigating closely. If one or both of the following features are present, and the card is a rare, it could potentially sell for $100 or more:
5Check the collector number. Look at the collector number at the bottom right corner. This is another way to identify a card, and can also clue you in to some special, often valuable cards:
- Secret rares have a collector number higher than the total # of cards (supposedly) printed in that set, for instance "65/64" or "110/105."
- If the collector number begins with "SH," the card is one type of "Shining Pokémon," with different art than the regular version. These are all also reverse holographic cards.[10]
- If there is no collector number, the card is probably an early printing, although Japanese cards continued to not display the number for a while longer.[11] Not all of these are worth anything, but it's worth checking.
6Look for other signs of value. Pokémon has released many special, extra-rare, and promotional cards over the years. Most of these are identified by one of the features above, but a few cards are unusual, and sometimes valuable, for other reasons:
- Full art cards have a picture that extends over the entire card, with the text printed on top of it. These are referred to as "FA" cards by collectors.[12]
- World Championship cards have a different back than regular cards. These are not legal to play in tournaments, but some are worth $10 or more as collector's items.
Part 2
Pricing or Selling Your Collection
1Look up card prices using online card-selling websites. There are thousands of unique Pokémon trading cards, and prices change over time as people sell, buy, and speculate. Recently printed cards may drop in price once they are no longer legal in tournaments. Because of these factors, looking up a card actually for sale is more likely to give you an accurate number than a price guide, which may not be up to date.
- Try Cards Online or eBay, or search online for (your card name) + "selling". Remember to include any special features, using the terms described in the identification section.
- Most online listings show how much a company is selling cards for. Look for a "buylist" to see how much the company will pay to buy your cards. If selling to another player, the price you'll get will typically fall between these two numbers.
2Ask Pokémon players or collectors. It's often difficult to find a price online, especially for extra-rare cards that do not trade hands often. Search for a Pokémon trading card game forum online, and post a picture or description of your card for advice. You could also look for a hobby or gaming store in your area.
- Be wary of scams. Get a second opinion on your cards' value before selling them to a stranger.
3Note the card's condition. If a card has no visible marks on either side, except perhaps small white marks at the edges, it is considered Mint or Near Mint, and will sell for full price. Different companies have different condition guidelines for damaged cards, but typically a card will be worth significantly less if it is whitened, scratched, or stamped. Many people will not buy cards that are written on, water damaged, or torn.[13]
4Sell low-value cards in bulk. Any card that does not have one of the defining features in the identification section is unlikely to be worth more than a few cents. As you probably discovered if you looked up your individual rares, many of those are worth less than a dollar. The same online stores that sell individual Pokémon cards often buy bulk orders as well, and this is probably your best bet at making some money off these cards.
Community Q&A
How can I detect a fake card?
- If the back of the card's color is light, if the card is more flexible than normal, if the attacks are outrageous, and if the packs the cards come in are sealed with regular glue, instead of the kind of sealing the Pokemon company uses, then it's likely that the cards are fakes.
How much is a complete collection of all Pokemon cards first edition Europe (including Charizard and Blastoise foil card in good condition) worth?
- You've got yourself quite a collection there. It cannot be appraised without seeing if any cards are foil, reverse holo, etc., so your best bet is to google the price of each individual card (grueling, but worth it) for a total sum, then slightly raise that total price for the lot, since it is a complete set.
My Marowak Break card has a white star outline for the rarity value. What does it mean?
- It means that your card is an ultra rare. The same symbol can be found on such cards as Victini 98/101 of the Noble Victories set. Your particular card (in case you're wondering) is valued at about US$2.25 if it's near mint or mint.
- Sell recently printed cards before they stop being legal in tournaments to get maximum price.
- Try to keep your cards in mint to near mint condition as much as possible. This way, there will be a higher chance that they will sell more in the near future.
- Brick-and-mortar stores that sell cards typically do not allow people to sell cards on their property.
Sources and Citations
- ↑ http://www.ebay.com/itm/POKEMON-PIKACHU-ILLUSTRATOR-PROMO-GRADED-PSA-9-MINT-RAREST-CARD-HIGHEST-GRADE-/181320628113?
- ↑ http://www.warsawpokemon.com/PDF/Determine_Rarity.pdf
- ↑ http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Rarity
- ↑ https://www.professor-oak.com/Guide.asp
- ↑ https://games.yahoo.com/photos/the-10-most-expensive-pokemon-cards-slideshow/
- ↑ http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_SP_%28TCG%29
- ↑ https://www.professor-oak.com/Guide.asp
- ↑ https://www.professor-oak.com/Guide.asp
- ↑ https://sites.google.com/site/virginiapokemon/rarity/shadowless
- ↑ https://sites.google.com/site/virginiapokemon/rarity/sh
- ↑ https://www.professor-oak.com/Guide.asp
- ↑ https://sites.google.com/site/virginiapokemon/rarity/fullart
- ↑ http://www.trollandtoad.com/productconditionguide.php?gclid=Cj0KEQjwtvihBRCd8fyrtfHRlJEBEiQAQcubtLpWcyQfSi4tixoL5M9WZVdwKH20zKRT-2F7v2_B3TgaAlSj8P8HAQ
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A few weeks ago nDreams (the Xi Team) hinted that they were working on some new PlayStation Home spaces.
Today, Patrick O'Luanaigh's Twitter account revealed one of their next projects, titled Pirate Galleon.
Below is an image for the upcoming Home space, and to quote:
"Argh. Our server just went down.... seems the pirate shot was quite popular :)"
"Preview of an exciting forthcoming nDreams Home space ONLY on this Twitter feed next week... *drum roll*"
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A 'bro' at my gym just called me "Lance". One of the drawbacks of coming to these places I guess.
A 'bro' at my gym just called me "Lance". One of the drawbacks of coming to these places I guess.
You told him it was clever and asked him if he thought that one up all by his self, right?
Actually I politely asked if he was calling me a doper.
I'm not getting the Lance joke??
And as a former bro, what a dick.
Dalai, how are you feeling? Is there much pain?
I started working on speed today. I took note of how fast I can go on flat ground for one minute. I'll work on improving that. I rode my road bike for the first time in a long time. I think I was cruising at 23.5. Don't laugh; a person has to start somewhere.
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was he a Bro? or a Brah?
Hah! I didn't get it until the bib bit. Aren't I silly.
If it was a friendly jab, no harm no foul. I have two Muslims and Jews that train together. Hilarity regularly ensues. They're all light hearted about things. And if they can be... who can't?
With my tan lines I hope people realize Im a cyclist at the gym, and not just a crazy person (assuming there is a difference). My girlfriend says I look like someone dipped me in caramel.
One more pic from this Saturday's race. How many races have a CAVE?!
Did a standing start workout today at the track. I didn't fall of the bike.
I think I saw jmikami on the road today as I left the track. Was that you in a Lanrover/Orbea kit riding a Veloforma road bike? That dude is built like a runningback. Like Emmitt Smith!
Yep that was me finishing up my ride today, rest week is over and time to get some more hours. Hoping to get more track time in next month, still mostly road work for me.
Long weekend of racing has left me with a pretty sore back. I think the cobblestone racing I did saturday on my track bike is the culprit. The redbull race was awesome though, one of the best events I've been to. And the winner of the race was actually on a fixed gear!
Does anyone here race at IVBP in Detroit? Racing is finished in Ontario now so looking to start riding the outdoor tracks and have never been.
5 days til Nats! Can't wait. Already starting to pack my stuff like a little kid
Track session at Hellyer this AM and we had 8 racers attending. After the 30 lap warmup, I did three standing starts and two 10 lap efforts behind the motor. I start the efforts with 2 laps behind the motor and then do one lap in the pole lane by myself. The motor pulls behind me and I swing up and the motor goes underneath. I end up doing a kilo by myself at race pace in race gears. Today, everything was amazingly easy and I had to check to see if I had a chain. Between efforts, I was on the rollers for recovery.
Tonight is another workout at my coaches' cycling gym on the rollers.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. Aristotle
Cat: Killer
I am at one of those critical junctures in training and just waiting to burst out some more hard work. I finished up a really hard 3 week interval block, with a full rest week after and was planning to go hard this week and start another block ... but something is just not right yet. Listening to your body is so important, especially since my A race is so far away (August), but it is so hard to rest up another week when it was not in my schedule (self inflicted).
Help keep me away from intervals for another week so that I can put in the work when it matters more and rest now when it appears obvious that my body is asking for it.
Just a 75 minute zone 2/3 spin for me today ... intervals scratched for a second time this week.
My season just got a serious kick in the ass!
the past 5 months i trained exclusively in my garage- averaging 3 gym sessions a week and 8hrs of saddle time made up of Rollers, track workouts on the Ergo and my saturday 2hr group ride.
a couple weeks ago i committed to my first race of the season, which is in 2 weeks...
I managed to hold on to some solid power with the ergo training- but i need to re-learn how to lay it down on the track!
so my new race prep schedule is:
mon- Hard Gym (5x5 squats and deads) 45min Rollers
tue- (AM) Ergo 2.5hrs of my longer Kilo type efforts
(PM) 40-min Criterium and warm-up
wed- Easy Gym/45min rollers
thur- Track- moto-paced session focused on 500m efforts and some flying 200's
fri- Gym/45min Ergo- short stacked intervals
sat- Track- Stacked 500's/Flying 100's/Moto lead-in 200's
sun- BBQ!
Its looking like a solid 9hrs of saddle time this week- This is actually pretty different than my training in the past, since i don't have a Kilo coming up soon.. so efforts are shorter.
I tend to respond well to high volume and short tapers-
we'll see if this alt-off-season plan paid off this year...
Today I drove the two hours into T-town. Definitely a nice track there, too bad it's about 100 miles away....
Weather sucks. Need to get on the bike but a high of 8C and rain all weekend is starting to sound like it might not happen much. It is almost May right? Spring happened at some point?


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Anti-tax conservatives say no to tax-increase deal
BOSTON In the city where a protest over tax policy sparked a revolution, modern day tea party activists are cheering the recent Republican revolt in Washington that embarrassed House Speaker John Boehner and pushed the country closer to a "fiscal cliff" that forces tax increases and massive spending cuts on virtually every American.
"I want conservatives to stay strong," says Christine Morabito, president of the Greater Boston Tea Party. "Sometimes things have to get a lot worse before they get better."
Anti-tax conservatives from every corner of the nation echo her sentiment.
In more than a dozen interviews with The Associated Press, activists said they would rather the nation fall off the cliff than agree to a compromise that includes tax increases for any Americans, no matter how high their income. They dismiss economists' warnings that the automatic tax increases and deep spending cuts set to take effect Jan. 1 could trigger a fresh recession, and they overlook the fact that most people would see their taxes increase if President Barack Obama and Boehner, R-Ohio, fail to reach a year-end agreement.
The strong opposition among tea party activists and Republican leaders from New Hampshire to Wyoming and South Carolina highlights divisions within the GOP as well as the challenge that Obama and Boehner face in trying to get a deal done.
On Capitol Hill, some Republicans worry about the practical and political implications should the GOP block a compromise designed to avoid tax increases for most Americans and cut the nation's deficit.
"It weakens the entire Republican Party, the Republican majority," Rep. Steven LaTourette, R-Ohio, said Thursday night shortly after rank-and-file Republicans rejected Boehner's "Plan B" - a measure that would have prevented tax increases on all Americans but million-dollar earners.
"I mean it's the continuing dumbing down of the Republican Party and we are going to be seen more and more as a bunch of extremists that can't even get a majority of our own people to support policies that we're putting forward," LaTourette said. "If you're not a governing majority, you're not going to be a majority very long."
It's a concern that does not seem to resonate with conservatives such as tea party activist Frank Smith of Cheyenne, Wyo. He cheered Boehner's failure as a victory for anti-tax conservatives and a setback for Obama, just six weeks after the president won re-election on a promise to cut the deficit in part by raising taxes on incomes exceeding $250,000.
Smith said his "hat's off" to those Republicans in Congress who rejected their own leader's plan.
"Let's go over the cliff and see what's on the other side," the blacksmith said. "On the other side" are tax increases for most Americans, not just the top earners, though that point seemed lost on Smith, who added: "We have a day of reckoning coming, whether it's next week or next year. Sooner or later the chickens are coming home to roost. Let's let them roost next week."
It's not just tea party activists who want Republicans in Washington to stand firm.
In conservative states such as South Carolina and Louisiana, party leaders are encouraging members of their congressional delegations to oppose any deal that includes tax increases. Elected officials from those states have little political incentive to cooperate with the Democratic president, given that most of their constituents voted for Obama's Republican opponent, Mitt Romney.
"If it takes us going off a cliff to convince people we're in a mess, then so be it," South Carolina GOP Chairman Chad Connelly said. "We have a president who is a whiner. He has done nothing but blame President Bush. It's time to make President Obama own this economy."


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Recent comments
back on the Run Differential hunt... (aka The Hunt for Blue October)
These are the 2016 Cubs I know and love. Also digging that Cardinals OF (lack of) defense.
Another day, another eight runs
I'm not sure there was another team in baseball that would flip a Dansby Swanson type of prospect (plus Inciarte, plus Toussaint) for Miller. That trade was just comically bad from the start, and getting worse...
Zobrist just keeps squaring up - and Soler goes yard!
Pirates jumping all over Shelby Miller tonight - so glad the Cubs didn't flip a Dansby Swanson type prospect to the Braves for him. Two years of Lackey looking like a good alternative.
3rd inning...soler walked twice in the game...first time since aug 4th last year in the regular season (2 times in the playoffs, amazingly).
Good gravy, was that a much-appreciated top of the first.
That's a good analogy, bb... Nice to see tonight's game start with a 104 yard kickoff return TD.
Grichuk won the game last night but a decent CF would have caught that drive by Ross. Good Cubbery!
this game is WAY better than last night.
6 run 1st for the cubs...
Very bizarre game -- as you say, both Cubs pitchers were dominant until the one fatal pitch. It was like watching the Bears defense shut down a team, and then lose on 2 punt returns. Some better hitting with RISP would be a good idea, too.
Trouble Boys, the Replacements bio, is a great option. I'm sure Chad loved it.
Amen Brick. What's the point of following early-season games if you can't over-react to them? What, we should be reading books now?
"Weren't the National considered a near lock last year?"
No, I think you're thinking of Radiohead, The 1975, or Bowie's last album.
Although The National's Greatful Dead tribute is pretty cool.
I don't think they're any kind of lock, though I do expect they'll make the playoffs.
It's not like I'm glad they've gone 4-8. I just don't think it's time to be all that worried -- just like I didn't think they were going to keep playing .730 ball.


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Wagering is open on the penultimate weekend of the NFL's regular season. Here are the opening point spreads posted at the LVH SuperBook. Lines from other Las Vegas bet shops are noted when there are differences.
Sunday, December 22
Dolphins (-3 even) at Bills
Miami remains a big part of the playoff conversation, improving to 8-6 with a 24-20 win at home over New England. The Dolphins have now covered in five straight games. Buffalo won and covered as a short favorite in Jacksonville. In the Week 7 meeting between these AFC East foes, the Bills won straight up, 23-21, as 6-point road underdogs. William Hill opened Miami -3 flat for next week's contest.
Saints at Panthers (-3)
A horrific performance in St. Louis did nothing to quell the concerns about New Orleans playing the road. The Saints have lost four of their last five games away from the Superdome, and are 1-6 ATS on the road this season. Carolina hasn't lost at home since Week 1 against Seattle, but managed just a push as a 10-point favorite in Sunday's 30-20 win over the Jets. At William Hill, bettors laid the field early for next week's huge NFC South clash, bumping the spread momentarily to -3.5, but the hook drew Saints money, and the number dropped back to -3 (-120). The Wynn opened Carolina -3.5.
Cowboys (-3) at Redskins
Dallas' defense was ripped up and Tony Romo threw some untimely interceptions in a loss at home to the Matt Flynn-led Packers. Washington, with Kirk Cousins replacing Robert Griffin III, was a two-point conversion away from winning in Atlanta.
Bucs at Rams (-4)
There was some range in the opening numbers posted on this game around Las Vegas, as the Wynn opened St. Louis -5.5, and William Hill hung -5. The LVH moved to -4.5 shortly after opening. The Rams put a beatdown on the Saints on Sunday, while Tampa couldn't hang with the 49ers
Bears at Eagles (-3.5)
Philly had a five-game winning streak snapped with a 48-30 loss in Minnesota. Chicago, with Jay Cutler back on the field, won in Cleveland, marking the first time the Bears' have won back-to-back games since Weeks 2 and 3. This game has been flexed into NBC's primetime broadcast next week.
Browns at Jets (-2.5)
While the Wynn and William Hill both opened the Jets -1.5, the Wynn adjusted to -2.5 within about 15 minutes of opening.
Colts at Chiefs (-5)
Bettors laid this early price, pushing the LVH to -6 shortly after opening numbers went up. The Wynn and William Hill both opened Kansas City -6.5. K.C.'s offense continued to impress, as Alex Smith threw for five TDs and Jamaal Charles found paydirt five times in a 53-31 win at Oakland. Indy made quick work of Houston on Sunday. Both of these squads have already clinched a spot in the playoffs and still have outside chances at a first-round bye.
Vikings at Bengals (-8.5)
Minnesota continued to reward its backers, covering for the fourth time in a row and the sixth time in its last seven games. Cincy has yet to lose at home this season – and has covered every spread there, too.
Broncos (-10.5) at Texans
Denver has a few extra days to shake off a disappointing performance at home Thursday night against San Diego and still has plenty to play for with the AFC West title not yet secured. Houston wasn't anything close to competitive in a 25-3 loss in Indy, the Texans' 12th straight defeat..
Titans (-5) at Jaguars
Tennessee lost in overtime, 37-34, at home to Arizona. Jacksonville's three-game winning streak was broken by Buffalo.
Cardinals at Seahawks (-10)
Both of these NFC West clubs continued their torrid paces on Sunday. Arizona is on a 6-1 run, both SU and ATS. Seattle has just two losses on the season and has covered five in a row. In the season's first meeting between these teams, on the Thursday night of Week 7, the Seahawks won in Arizona, 34-22, as 4.5-point favorites.
Giants at Lions (-9.5)
The Giants' embarrassing showing in a shutout loss to Seattle had a profound impact on the rating for this game. Detroit, which hosts Baltimore on Monday night, was just -7.5 when the LVH posted Week 16 lines a week ahead of time.
Raiders at Chargers (-10)
San Diego garnered some attention with a win in Denver Thursday night, while Oakland dropped its fourth in a row and six of its last seven. The Chargers were just -7.5 in the LVH's week-ahead lines.
Steelers at Packers (no line)
Green Bay won its second consecutive game without Aaron Rodgers and broke a six-game ATS losing streak. Books will wait to hear more about Rodgers' status before hanging a number on this game.
Patriots at Ravens (-1.5)
William Hill opened Baltimore a 1-point favorite. New England did nothing to silence its doubters with its 24-20 loss in Miami.
Monday, December 23
Falcons at 49ers (-13)
San Francisco keeps cashing tickets, winning 33-14 as a 4.5-point dog in Tampa Bay. Atlanta held on for the one-point win, but missed out on the money, at home against Washington. William Hill opened the Niners -12.5 for the last Monday nighter of the season.
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- "Residents in parts of the Old Louisville neighborhood are being asked to be patient as the city prepares to convert two major thoroughfares into two-way streets. In April, Councilman David James, D-6, introduced an ordinance converting portions of First and Brooks streets into two-way strips. The Louisville Metro Department of Public Works and Assets is now moving forward with the change, which is scheduled to take place over the weekend of July 29." [WFPL]
- "The board of the Kentucky Capital Development Corporation voted to remove its director, Ralph Tharp, for undisclosed reasons last week. Tharp was the man behind the recent push to construct a commuter rail line running between Lexington and Louisville." [Barefoot and Progressive]
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Sheckler And Pierre Get Their Coverage On!
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Jan 24 2006 / Tuesday
Check out the January issue of For The Krew magazine if you can. You might not be able to find it so easily if you aren't from Florida though. However, you'll find some Sheckler coverage and an interview with etnies' owner/founder/president/skate legend Pierre Andre Senizergues. Good stuff fo' sure.
Also, the March issue of Skateboarder magazine has a Sheckler Hollywood Horror Story that you might be into checking out


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I have just been asked if there was a way to mount a probe in a model 67 5 axis thermwood, probe a series of avk holes, and then shift the trimming program for any variation that may be found in the avk hole locations. I don't know if this is possible just wanting to know if anything is out there that might be able to do something like this.
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That's flooding...on Gray Highway in Macon today...as drivers navigated their way through standing water and cruised carefully down slick roads.
Hello everyone. Thank you for joining us.
I'm Frank Malloy.
The conditions...even more hazardous for those driving on dirt roads.
That's why all Laurens County Schools and Johnson County Schools will be closed tomorrow.
In Laurens...students and staff will be staying home.
Superintendent Rob Johnson said the Georgia Emergency Management Agency asked them to shut-down... Because dirt roads easily hold standing water...and become too soft to travel.
Several buses got stuck today...on dirt roads where students live.
Again... No school tomorrow ...Friday... For students or staff In the Laurens County school system.
In Johnson County, Patrice Tanner with the school system says... All students will stay home. But staff will report at nine.
Tanner told 13WMAZ...drivers there also had problems with buses getting bogged down.
School spokeswoman Beth McLaughlin says six children were on the bus.
One had a bloody nose and another said his arm hurt.
All six children, the bus driver, and bus monitor were taken to the Houston Medical Center for observation.
Witnesses say the bus skidded off the road. When the bus driver over-corrected ... The bus spun around.
<once the nose of the bus hit, the bus turned completely up, tilted up on the nose, axel in the air and then flipped over into the ditch>
<because of the softness of the accident, slow motion, I feel like it was nothing more than a ride to them>
The Georgia State Patrol says they're still investigating...and no one has been charged. But they say the bus was travelling below the speed limit...which is 45.
Houston school officials say the rain probably helped to cause the accident.
A Houston County teacher at Lake Joy Elementary... says she's innocent of the child cruelty charge filed against her.
Warner Robins Police accused 40-year-old Theresa Umbarger of leaving her granddaughter unattended... because she was drunk.
Lorra Lynch explains both sides of the story.
Theresa Umbarger spent one night in the Houston County jail... After being released on a 5-thousand dollar bond.
She's says she believes the charge will eventually be dropped.
The trouble started last Thursday night... when a police report says a neighbor found Umbarger's three-year-old granddaughter wandering down Wallace Drive.... screaming for her mother.
It was about 11:30 at night... and the child was not wearing clothes.
The report says the neighbor brought the child home... Without seeing an adult.
When police arrived... They found Umbarger asleep.. With alcohol by the bed.
They had hard time waking her up... But when they did... They say Umbarger was highly intoxicated and beligerent.
That's when they arrested her.
Theresa Umbarger and her daughter... Amber.. Told a different story.. To us Thursday.
Neither wanted to talk on camera... But Amber called the case "ridiculous".
She says she was at a movie... While her mom babysat her two children.
Her three year old was asleep... Woke up and when she realized her mom wasn't home... wandered out the door.
Theresa Umbarger said she was drinking that night... but wasn't drunk.
She said she had difficulty waking up when police arrived because she's a sound sleeper.
Umbarger said she wants the charges dropped... And to return to work.
<houston County Superintendent Robin Hines says Umbarger has not been back on the job since her arrest. She's not been fired, but he says they are looking for a permanent replacement for her classroom.>
In Warner Robins.. Lorra Lynch... 13WMAZ.. Eyewitness News>
Umbarger said she's been with the Houston County school system for seven years.
As a condition of her bond... She cannot be alone with her grandchildren.
Come January 1st, there will be big changes in law enforcement once the Macon Police Department is dissolved and merges with the Bibb County Sheriff's Office...
They've already changed uniforms, and the logos on their squad cars.
But more importantly, Tom George sat down with Sheriff David Davis, the new top cop, to find out who will be in charge of key departments and how pay will work...
If you take a look behind me, you'll see a Greyhound bus with the word consolidation written on the side...
It sits on Sheriff David Davis' desk as a reminder that in less than five months, a new Macon-Bibb merged government will be here.
And as he says... everyone needs to get on board the bus.
For his office, that means merging the Sheriff's Office with the Macon Police Department to create a new law enforcement agency.
He's been working to fill different slots with people from both departments.
For example...for filling jobs in investigations....that included calling the district attorney and even crime victims to find out who's doing the best job.
< Some instances we've had investigators that have been investigators for quite a while and the District Attorney looks at us and says we don't even know who that person is. So you can imagine if an investigator has not made themselves know to a D.A., then obviously they haven't done too many cases that have gone to prosecution.>
Davis says Macon Police outnumber Sheriff's deputies 2 to 1, and leaders from both departments will take some of the top roles.
People from the Sheriff's Department will be in charge of property crimes, the gang and sex offenders units, forensics ... And the important Internal Affairs Department.
That's the office that handles officer discipline and follows up on public complaints.
Some big names from Macon Police will run other departments.
Former Internal Affairs Director Jimmy Barbee will run the persons crimes division.
Other MPD officers will runh special investigations, warrants, and the training division.
Leaders from both departments will head up squads in the Violent Crime Unit.
But in some cases, there may be a difference in pay.
For patrol officers, right now the starting salaries are about the same in each department....around $30,000.
But Bibb County has a pay scale that goes up based on service, while Macon police do not.
Take a look at one example ... A 25-year veteran private from Macon police is still making just over $30,000 ... On the Bibb pay scale he would been made $57,000.
Davis says there's an average disparity across the two departments of $5,000 per person.
The grand total for what it would cost to fix that.....1 point 4 million dollars.
And he wants the new government to address it.
< It's a give and take, we need to work together in this because it's not only just a Sheriff's office issue, it's a county issue, it's a community because you want to have the best-trained, the best paid officers to go out there and serve the public.>
While Davis says for the first few months, they may be some division between ex-MPD and former Sheriff's people.
But he wants to remind them that come January, they're all serving one community.
Tom George, 13WMAZ Eyewitness News.
Davis says he can't guarantee that county officials will work to balance the two department's salaries...or that anyone will get a raise.
But he said no one's pay will be cut.
The six men seeking the top spot of the new Macon-Bibb government met today at the Douglass Theatre to talk about how to move the community forward.
The Macon-Bibb Chamber of Commerce hosted the forum and members submitted the questions.
Candidates discussed a variety of topics... such as how to reduce crime.
<allen: we've got to get out in this community. There's a lot of black on black crime in this community. We've got to get to the people. We've got to find a way to get those individuals to start working with the children. A lot of these kids, they don't want to get involved in the crimes, they want to make money. the best way to make money is with education, find a job.
Bishop: there are some things we can do also, besides support the sheriff. it's our duty to fund him. it's our duty to make sure he has the opportunity to maintain and train and keep a good workforce. we dont want bottom of the barrel. we've got to put incentive packages together for public safety. that will make us have to top law enforcement unit in the southeast.
cousino: when you have the sheriffs out there and they're walking the path talking to the people in the streets, talking to the people in their homes, what do you have? community awareness. the thugs, whoever is out there, when they see the sheriffs that are out there on the streets and actually getting out of their cars and talking to the people, they're going to be evading from that neighborhood.
ellis: you can put an overlay of any part of this town and see where crimes are committed and poverty is rampant and they will so hand in hand. let's not paint this with a black face. Having said that, what we must do is have early intervention and prevention by afterschool programs and things of that nature.
hart: what we are doing with the juvenile justice center is we are creating a campus-like atmosphere so we can bring teens together and intervene very quickly to get them back into productive situations as quickly as we can. so we have to be proactive there. we also have too look and see if we can't do something about those people who have dropped out of school.
reichert: intervention first, prevention second, and rehabilitation third. By intervention you have your neighborhood watch programs, you try to prevent crime, you have your youth programs, you try to steer kids away from drugs and gangs and violence. But then you have your prevention and that's your active police enforcement.>
To find out more about the candidates' responses during the hour and a half session... Look for this story on our website... 13WMAZ dot-com.
Macon-Bibb voters can choose their picks for the new government on September 17th. Early voting begins Monday, August 26th.
More video from earlier today...that's facing downtown Macon...as heavy rains flooded ditches and saturated streets.
Ben's in to show us how long this is going to continue.
Bears in Africa?
You bet!
Suzanne Lawler has some pictures to show off.
< suzanne ad libs >
You can find more pictures in our photo gallery... Just look for slideshows at 13WMAZ-dot-com.


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This is Beta version for coming RubyMine 2.0 version.
New Features and Improvements
IDE General
- Copy/paste files between RubyMine and Explorer/Finder
- Allow using multiple live templates with the same abbreviation (as long as they're in different groups)
- Special highlighting for calls for which RM provides arguments values autocompletion (e.g. require, render, has_many, etc.)
- Spell checker inspection allows to choose inspected parts of languages: comments, string literals, code
- [RubyMine]/rb/api folder added to loadpath thus RubyMine extensions scripts should use relative paths in requires
Ruby Support
- Support codeinsight for Struct
- Calls to Struct.new within superclass notation is supported
- Autocompletion and resolve for fields
- Support for type annotations for local variables using #:type:=>Type notation
- Method up/down action supports rspec/test unit/should/test-spec test closures
- Better breakpoints handling while debugging several projects simultaneously
- Improvements in codestyle and unused local variables inspection
- Ignore overridden methods names
- Ignore overriding methods unused local variables
- Allow multiline brace block calls
- Increased default IRB/Rails console history with ability to increase it even more if you ran out of size
Ruby on Rails Support
- Model Dependency Diagram revisited:
- System default DB fields (id, created_at, updated_at) are now hidden by default and can be shown if needed
- Models Inheritance support
- Performance improvements
- db/schema.rb support. Now RubyMine parses schema.rb and all pending migrations
- Show all migrations in Rails Project View in descending order
- Improved Rails Generators support:
- autocompletion for db fields for Model/Scaffold dialogs (including rspec and nifty generators)
- additional generators options support for model, scaffold, rspec_model, rspec_scaffold, nifty_scaffold
- Ability to launch Glassfish server from RubyMine
- Reworked Rails I18n support
- Better handling of localization declared in several files
- Support for cucumber 0.3.104 - 0.4.0
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Staff Report
Published Nov. 28, 2012
Southeast Frozen Foods announced Wednesday that it will invest $4.5 million to expand its existing operations in Calhoun County - the company's second expansion in the last five years.
This expansion is expected to create 10 additional new jobs.
"We are pleased to be able to increase capacity at our operations in Calhoun County to keep pace with our growing customer base. We have operated in South Carolina for over 30 years and the state has long provided us with an excellent business environment and skilled workforce," said Rich Bauer, president and CEO of Southeast Frozen Foods. The company distributes and provides cold storage for to retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers in the food industry.
Southeast Frozen Foods will add new freezer capacity to its Gaston facility. The new equipment will include state-of-the-art blast freezing technology that will increase productivity and be more energy efficient.
Along with supplying customers throughout the Southeast, the company also exports about 10 percent of its products as well. Southeast Frozen Foods expects the expansion to be completed in 2013.
"The expansion of Southeast Frozen Foods speaks to the increasing potential of agribusiness in South Carolina. Not only will this expansion create new jobs on-site, but it also has the potential to open the door to more opportunities for local food producers," South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Hugh Weathers said.
In 2007, Southeast Frozen Foods expanded this facility by 32,000 square feet, adding 1.2 million cubic feet of space, four loading dock doors and 3,500 pallet positions. The company also added 30 new jobs.
Anyone interested in employment opportunities with Southeast Frozen Foods should visit the company's careers page at http://126.96.36.199/employment/.


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American Idol
Watch Jen Hirsh Perform "Georgia on My Mind" in American Idol 2012 Hollywood Week Round 3 on February 15
California native Jen Hirsh keeps the incredibly solo performance streak on a roll with her version of Ray Charles' "Georgia On My Mind"... and she earns herself a much-deserved standing ovation.
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