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Did you know that when you were born, you had 33 vertebrae (the bones that make up your spinal column), but now, you have only 24? That's because the separate bones that make up the sacrum and the coccyx, down at the very bottom of our spine, fuse together as we grow. The back is an amazing piece of nature's engineering, and stepping back to appreciate its many marvels is important for understanding the body as a whole.
Back Facts
Did you know that according to medical professionals, you have not one but two different skeletons, working together? Your skull, neck, back and pelvis form what's called the axial skeleton, while your arms and legs form the appendicular skeleton. The spine of your axial skeleton is actually made up of five sections. From bottom to top, they are
- The coccyx, or tailbone
- The sacrum, connecting your back and your pelvis
- Five heavy lumbar vertebrae, supporting the weight of your body in your lower back
- 12 thoracic vertebrae, holding the ribs that protect your heart and lungs
- Seven cervical vertebrae in the neck, the most flexible part of your spine
How Complex is the Spine?
Very complex. For example, one quarter of its whole length isn't bones at all, but the cartilage pads that cushion the vertebrae. The spine's main function is twofold: it supports your body, allowing you to move and flex, but it also houses the main conduit of your nervous system, the spinal cord. Keeping all of this in order is no small feat. Besides your vertebrae, your back has
- 100 joints
- 23 intervertebral discs
- Over 120 muscles
- Over 220 different ligaments
When a happy, healthy back involves so many parts, it's no wonder that back pain lands us in the doctor's office so often. But at Non-Surgical Orthopaedics, we're here to explain everything you need to know about staying pain-free, and to lend a hand if things go wrong. Schedule an appointment with us today by calling (770) 421-1420 or clicking on our web contact form.


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In our "Yeah, You Right!" interview series, we toss 20 rapid-fire questions at some of the New Orleans music scene's brightest stars. Some of their answers will surprise you, so sit back and enjoy the ride!
This week's guest is trumpeter extraordinaire Leon "Kid Chocolate" Brown, whose classic tone and stunning facility on the horn has delighted audiences at tons of major festivals, on Frenchmen Street, and at clubs like Preservation Hall and Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse. He's worked in many of the greatest bands in New Orleans, including the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Los Hombres Calientes, the Preservation Hall-Stars, and his own Chocolate City.
His talents aren't limited to the trumpet; he sports a vocal style on classics like "All of Me" and "St. James Infirmary" that adds a bit of extra magic to his shows. He's also not shy about mixing traditional jazz, modern jazz, and funk — or about playing his horn while walking the length of a bar! Catch him weekly with his regular working band at the Rusty Nail in New Orleans' warehouse district.
Q: Crystal or Louisiana Hot Sauce?
A: Crystal.
Q: Zapp's or Tater Tots?
A: Zapp's Jalapeno and Crawtators.
Q: Mint Julep or Hurricane?
A:Jose Cuervo Gold shaken violently.
Q: Beach or pool?
A: Pool.
Q: Concert hall or nightclub?
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Q: iTunes or Louisiana Music Factory?
A: iTunes.
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Q: Aretha or Mahalia?
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Q: Lost or the Food Network?
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Olympus E-30 - Evolutionary Expressivity
Descending upon New York City, in less than two hours, we entered the larger than expected Photo Plus East exhibition. Our focus of the show was a one hour meeting with Japans DSLR product manager, Mr. Terada, in which we came prepared to quiz him on the future direction of (Micro) Four Thirds. To our surprise, the meeting began with the signing of an NDA; and thus our silence until now.
This is all probably obvious by now. The meeting was actually about a new product many of you have been excited to learn more about: the Olympus E-30.
Enter The Olympus E-30
Designed to fit the Olympus line up of DSLRs, it sits nicely in between the E-520 and the E-3. Before we get to the juicy bits, here are the primary specifications:
You may now say, how do the E-3 and E-30 differentiate themselves?
The Juicy Bits
As we all heard at Photokina earlier this year, the E-30 was supposed to be a camera for the artistic. It turns out that the meaning behind this is the introduction of several art filters built into the hardware itself. The idea behind this is two-fold.
With this information out of the way, the following contains the list of art filters built into the E-30:
Honestly this is a great idea. Just recently we were discussing with fellow photo enthusiasts the pains of post-processing in the digital world and an almost yearning for the days of dropping off photos at the photo lab for simplicity sake. While this doesnt quite solve that problem entirely, it does allow for some common yet elaborate post-processing steps to take place within the camera itself.
...and while this is a great idea, we hope to see improvements in the future before the competition gets to it. When asked whether these art filters can be applied to RAW files within the camera itself, the answer provided was no because the art filters themselves rely on the camera exposing the images differently depending upon the filter selection. We think they should seriously consider this for this first release of the E-30.
The other area for improvement we caught occurred when we queried whether the E-30 can receive a firmware upgrade that would change or add art filters into the cameras arsenal of productivity. The answer to that was also no because the filters are a part of the hardware itself and therefore not upgradeable via this method. This is truly unfortunate because it expandability would allow Olympus to stay ahead of the competition in this regard.
In any case, this feature is here first and it does get Olympus ahead of the competition in terms of out-of-camera usage of images.
More Juice
Other items of note are also clever and very usable in day-to-day use of the camera. Olympus has built into the E-30 an easy to use leveling gage for both pitch (vertical) and roll (horizontal). Never again will your horizon be anything but horizontal.
Keeping in line with their focus on out-of-camera results, the E-30 also allows you to choose from many different aspect ratios: 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 6:6, 5:4, 7:6, 6:5, 7:5 and 3:4.
Perhaps this last feature of the E-30 should have been included in the art filter section above however we have chosen to give it mention at the end of the article. Olympus has built into the E-30 the ability to create multi-exposure images, of up to four, directly within the camera. You may have to see it to really grasp how well it works but well do our best to describe it here.
After selecting multi-exposure mode, you take your first photo. Once the first photo is taken, you can see it via the Live View screen combined with what you are about to shoot (i.e. the camera overlays the new image on top of original image). Snapping the shutter then seals the deal. While we wished we had examples to show you, were also glad we dont because the Olympus crew used us as models during the demonstration. :-)
In Conclusion
If you like what youve seen and read, and you are in the market for something that competes with the Canon 50D and Nikon D90, or if you are looking to upgrade your current Four Thirds camera, then you may want to check out the Olympus E-30 in stores this January 2009. Some may not yet appreciate all of these new-to-DSLR features but most will find a good portion of these new features useful in day-to-day shooting. This is certainly an evolutionary camera!
Price estimated at $1299 USD
P.S. Micro Four Thirds
We arrived at PPE with the intention to drill Mr. Terada on a list of Micro Four Thirds questions which was mostly sidelined by an unexpected NDA at the beginning of the meeting and a nearly 1 hour demonstration of the forthcoming E-30. In any case, we have the following two tidbits to pass along:
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Thank you very much for this fascinating read. First impressions over my early morning tea before heading to work is congrats and kudos to Olympus for pioneering new ideas and continue to invest in 4/3'rds. I am reassured on this latter point as I must confess to being a little concerned that micro 4/3 may have been adopted as the premier line.
I really like the idea of the leveling gauge and I miss the grid lines in my E1 viewfinder. I know I can have that sorted in the E3 but I wish they had that built in and not to have to sent it off for a major piece of work. I hope they will upgrade the E3 in that regard and I'm sure they will.
With regard to the filters I like the idea of choice and this will bring more people into this form of exploration. Personally I will probably prefer to do my own processing. But, for those who want it straight out of the camera and don't want to have to invest hugely in financial and learning curves in photoshop, this will be attractive for sure - although lightroom offers easy to use features, which are often over-used and not always to good effect imho. It's good to see that protective measures have been built in so that you still have your raw file as well as the filtered jpeg and anti-fringing measures etc etc. It will be interesting to see this tested in the real world of day to day photography.
Anyways, must go to work - thanks again!
Eugene Donohoe HoF Win ♥ ¤1 $ at 02:55 EST on 2008-Nov-05 [Reply]
Some nice improvement indeed. But no weather-proof probably means no purchase for me. Filters are fancy ideas but may not be good ideas for self-improvement for artistry/technique. Constant learning is too important to ignore. Let's hope the high ISO will perform wonderfully.
Jyh-Lurn Chang HoF Win ♥ ¤1 at 13:55 EST on 2008-Nov-05 [Reply]
Excited? you bet ... been waiting for a downsized, downweighted, and downpriced E3 to upgrade my E1 for a while (the d90 tempted me a few times in the process! glad I've been patient
Not that there's anything wrong with the E1 but I can use the flip out LCD for better , more creative shooting positions, the extra resolution for more details in the larger prints, the larger and brighter VF for easier compos, the PS like builtin artwork for quick and dirty 'tricks', wireless flash for weddings and studio portraits ... only thing i wish it could be improved is the LCD res, knowing the Canon g10 I own already sports a 460k dots lcd, and the Nikon d90 a 920K one !
Looking forward to January but I'm afraid my E1 would be jealous for not seeing more actions in 2009 ....I can see the 9-18mm lens perfectly mated to this babe ;-))
Thanks for sharing more details on this marvel from Oly ...cheers ;-))
dee vee HoF Win ♥ ¤ $1 at 21:45 EST on 2008-Nov-05 [Reply]
Thanks Alan and Mario! I'm really surprise no one replied the truly amazing feature that i would love to see in a firmware update in the e3, the multi-exposure feature on the Olympus E30 goes further than most, in that it lets you combine up to four frames into a single image, and you can also choose a RAW file from the memory card to use as the first image of your composite. I mean, this is a truly easy way of doing HDR's in the camera! Imagine the potential to landscape photographers! Am i missing something??? Best wishes!
João Medeiros Win ♥ ¤ ¤1 at 22:09 EST on 2008-Nov-05 [Reply]
I'm with Lewis on this. The lack of water proofing makes this camera a non-starter for me. But, I am sure the pre-set "artsy" buttons will be popular, particularly the "pinhole" option, which will be very popular with those that prefer to produce images that are blurry, out of focus and of a toy camera quality from all those excellent quality Zuiko lenses and high mega pixels!
E. Edwin Ennor ~ (E³) HoF Win ♥ ¤ $1 at 22:37 EST on 2008-Nov-06 [Reply]
WOW very impressive i guess was worth to wait.
Rina Kupfer Win ♥ ¤ at 16:54 EST on 2008-Nov-07 [Reply]
What's the point of making all the new lenses splash-proof but continue to make new camera(s) that are not splash-proof? What is the thinking process?
Would you carry an umbrella without the canopy?
Jyh-Lurn Chang HoF Win ♥ ¤1 at 18:18 EST on 2008-Nov-07 [Reply]
Positive news...
Actually, I find this new info encouraging. If they've made this much improvement for a mid-range body, what will the E-4 bring us? My E-3 has served me well so far and my E-520 has made a reasonable backup, although I agree with some above...no weather proofing will keep me waiting for the time being.
Ken Williams ♥ ¤ $ at 19:32 EST on 2008-Dec-19 [Reply]
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Finally finished my 76x1218mm "Jaegertron"
Started by terraclarke , May 09 2013 01:18 PM
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Posted 10 May 2013 - 11:35 AM
Looks very nice.
Posted 10 May 2013 - 04:32 PM
That was very interesting to see how you went about adapting the larger Jaegers lens to the 3" Unitron tube. Great series of images of the work progress in the two threads of posts too. Mark
Posted 14 May 2013 - 04:18 PM
I had the Jaegertron out for the first time today for some solar observation. Only did white light with a glass inconel over the aperture filter and then with an APM solar wedge. Took it up about 120X with a 9.7mm Plossl ep and the solar wedge, up to just under 100X with the inconel filter and a vintage Royal Astro prism and 12.5mm Kellner ep. I was very pleased at how it performed. That is a pretty high magnification for solar with daytime turbulence. It presented absolutely lovely sharp and contrasty images at between 60 and 80X; nice granulation and lots of penumbral detail in the sunspots, lim darkening and bright white faculae. Even with a 26mm and ~47X the image still showed lots of detail.
Will do the moon, Jupiter and Saturn tonite.
Will do the moon, Jupiter and Saturn tonite.
Posted 15 May 2013 - 06:23 AM
The Jaegertron worked great last night on the Moon, Saturn, and Jupiter. Lots of detail, great contrast, a perfect velvety black sky as their backdrop. Went up to 200X with a 6mm vixen ortho. Some of the best views,of the moon I have ever had. Saturn, nice black inside the rings, Cassini's division easy at 100X. It was beautiful with a 9mm Unitron symmetrical yielding ~130X. Could see faint banding as well. Jupiter was first up. Jupiters's banding and Galilean moons nice in spite of being down in the soup. Nice color on the bands. After Jupiter it was on to Castor which it split nicely. The moon was the main feature, and Saturn rounded out the evening as the last entry. This scope as NO hint of CA what so ever. It would hold its own with the 3 inch Unitron though I didn't have them both set up. I guess I got one of the good Jaeger lenses. I am very pleased.
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Posted 15 May 2013 - 07:03 AM
Great news Terra!
Posted 15 May 2013 - 09:31 AM
That is great. Mine is the best 80mm I have and my others are very good. Yes.. I can't see any color. An aperture ratio of nearly five does that with a well designed achromat. To me, it seems the Jaegers have a little better color correction than the other similar achros. My 6" F10 should have a good bit more color than my 5" F12 D&G but it is only very slight. They are both very well corrected.
Posted 15 May 2013 - 10:21 AM
Great Terra. sounds like you have a lot of very nice scopes now.
Posted 15 May 2013 - 11:46 AM
Thanks guys
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It is with great sadness that I reach out to Cyclone Nation of the death of Father Everett Hemann at 7:50pm on April 24, 2012. Father Ev spent many years at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church and the Iowa State Catholic Student Center. He is an inspirational and influential person who affected many lives in positive manners. I have no doubt that many people on this board, have been affected positively, directly or indirectly by Father Ev. Funeral information, as well as memorials have not yet been announced.
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Sorry to hear that. 94-00, remember them saying that they had 3 priests, one like your brother, one like your father, one like your grandfather...Hemann being the father.
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Sad news indeed.
Good man, great homilist. He will be missed.
"Me not winning isn't important. You do!"
He was from my hometown area, and would come back and give occasional sermons when I was growing up. Seemed like a good guy, excellent speaker, and passionate about what he did.
I first met him in 1999. He was a very caring Priest. He will be missed.
32 years later and I am still riding on the back.
I don't sweat the petty things,... I pet the sweaty things
I guess the only thing I have to say is thanks Fr. and see ya later. Great guy who was great at what he did, and most importantly, had fun doing so.
The Last Sermon: Dying priest teaches others how to live | The Des Moines Register | DesMoinesRegister.com
Here's the video that went with the Easter Sunday story the DM Register did featuring Fr. Ev. Don't cause too much trouble up there Fr. Ev!
Wasn't a member of that church but got to meet him through my wife and pre-cana.....thought very highly of him.
Great man. Great priest. He did an excellent job of talking to people without preaching down to them, and was a huge part of my faith formation. I'm glad for his sake that his suffering has ended, but he will be greatly missed by those that had the opportunity to know him. Thanks for everything Rev Ev!
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Great man. Great priest. He did an excellent job of talking to people without preaching down to them, and was a huge part of my faith formation. I'm glad for his sake that his suffering has ended, but he will be greatly missed by those that had the opportunity to know him. Thanks for everything Rev Ev!
Rev Ev, Father Jon, and Mnsr. Supple were big parts of my growth, both religiously and personally, while at ISU ('92-'97).
RIP Rev Ev
Requiem aeternam dona ei Domine; et lux perpetua luceat ei. Requiescat in pace. Amen
While I attended St. Cecilia's while living in Ames, I got to know Fr. Ev while serving on the Deanery council together. He and I had many great discussions on matters of faith and I will always cherish him and his infectious smile.
Fr Ev married us 15 years ago in July, what a wonderful man. We moved away from Ames for awhile and always made a point to attend St Thomas when we were in town. He always remembered our names and where we were living. We ended up back in Ames about 4 years ago and he was still here for a couple of those years. We had the opportunity to attend a reception for him last year celebrating his years of service. Even though he was sick and weak, he greeted everyone there. He will long be remembered.
I remember coming here for a visit and my mom wanted us to go to mass the night before. (Campus visit was a Monday) He came over and greeted us right away and told me that I would love being a Cyclone. This is sad news to hear.
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A conversation showcasing women's global leadership. Participants included Marian Wright Edelman, president and founder of the Children's Defense Fund; Jane Harman '66, director, president and CEO of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and former U.S. Representative from California; Farah Pandith '90, special representative to Muslim communities, U.S. Department of State; and Julianna Smoot '89, Democratic political adviser.
The panel was moderated by broadcast journalist Soledad O'Brien and introduced by Gregory White, Mary Huggins Gamble Professor of Government at Smith and the Elizabeth Mugar Eveillard '69 Faculty Director of the Lewis Global Studies Center.
A panel discussion featuring Lawrence Bacow, president emeritus, Tufts University, member, Harvard Corporation, and president-in-residence, Harvard Graduate School of Education; Drew Gilpin Faust, president, Harvard University; Juliet García, president, University of Texas at Brownsville; and Peter Salovey, president, Yale University.
The panel was moderated by Tori Murden McClure '85, president of Spalding University, and introduced by Agnes Bundy Scanlan '79, Smith College trustee and senior advisor with Treliant Risk Advisors.
Tim Draper and wife Melissa Parker Draper '77 came to campus to talk to students about the benefits of entrepreneurship. Tim Draper is the founder of the global venture capital firm, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and has been a part of the development of Skype, Overture, Hotmail and PLX Technologies, among many other companies. The Drapers see Smith as a perfect launching pad for women entrepreneurs and created the Draper Business Plan Competition in 2012, an annual event to encourage entrepreneurship among Smith students. First prize is a $10,000 award, plus a full scholarship to Draper University of Heroes, a 10-week program in Silicon Valley that nurtures entrepreneurs through the business-creation process. Here they talk about why they chose to invest in Smith, their hopes for the future of the competition, and what makes a good business plan.
In her capstone project for the Archives Concentration Program, Amanda Ferrara '13 curated a show titled "The Bell Jar Revisited" with the help of Karen V. Kukil, Associate Curator of Special Collections and Plath researcher. The show documents Plath's writing process as well as insightful feminist, political, literary and social commentary in The Bell Jar. It was on display in the Book Arts Gallery from June-September 8, 2013.
Meet just some of the growing number of alumnae drawn to the ideals of small-scale sustainable farming, using their liberal arts education to reimagine the business of growing and selling healthful food and taking care of the land. And they're putting down roots in some of the most scenic farmland around. Read more in the Fall 2013 Smith Alumnae Quarterly.
SmiKPOP and Smith Ukes become official organizations at Smith.
Supported by the Student Government Association and overseen by the Office of Student Engagement, clubs and organizations provide hundreds of educational and social opportunities for members of the Smith, Five College and local communities throughout the year.
Martin Antonetti, curator of rare books, demonstrates the historical craft of printing with metal type. The 19th-century iron handpress was restored by Antonetti and Greg Young, the former director of the Clark Science Center Machine Shop, using a printer's manual they found in the rare book collection. "The Acorn," as it's called, is used in many of the courses in the new Book Studies Concentration.
Kathleen McCartney conferred her first degrees as Smith's 11th president to graduates of the School for Social Work during commencement exercises on August 16, 2013. In her address, President McCartney emphasized her support for the school, noting how closely its mission aligns with her own work and values. It is up to the school's graduates and other social workers, she said, to address the "deep undercurrent of inequality in our society."
Best-selling author J. Courtney Sullivan '03 dropped by to give some writing and publishing tips to students in the Young Women's Writing Workshop held on the Smith campus over the summer. Smith's Young Women's Writing Workshop allows high school girls to explore their writing talents in a variety of mediums, all in a creative and supportive environment. Sullivan is the author of the New York Times bestselling novels Commencement and Maine. Maine was named a "Best Book of the Year" by Time magazine, and a Washington Post "Notable Book for 2011." Her latest novel is The Engagements, which Glamour magazine called "as shiny as a diamond itself." Her work has also appeared in The New York Times Book Review, The Chicago Tribune, New York magazine, Elle, Allure, Men's Vogue and the New York Observer. Here Sullivan explains why she feels it's important to nurture young writers, how writing fit into her life as a teenager and how she honed her writing skills at Smith.
In April, author Ann M. Martin '77 donated her literary papers to Smith College. Martin is the creator of one of the most successful series of all time—"The Baby-sitters Club," which spawned a television show and feature film and was named one of the "Books of the Century" by the New York Times Book Review in 1998. Martin's donated papers include story outlines, illustrations, maps and correspondence from "The Baby-sitters Club," as well as the "The Baby-sitters Club: Little Sister" and "Main Street." Here Martin talks about her days at Smith and why she chose to give her papers to the college, and Rare Book Room staff discuss the cataloging process.


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The land of countless imagination, meditation and innovation. I have laid new paths to unleash the best for the growth and development of women and the youth of Africa.
The land is rich with natural beauty, renowned for its majestic mountains, natural lake, castles and churches. Truely this is a paradise where God's saints come and rest.
I admire the place for its hospitality, cultural and historical heritage. Everyday in Slovenia (Bled) is a new discovery and inspiration. It does not get better than waking up in a fully charge and energetic environment.
My first book in collaboration with other like-minded experts is out (The world I dream of) and hopefully, this place would support the birth of more enriching books to lift up women and youth to take full charge of their destiny.
My studies is going well and I sincere want to thank all those who supported and motivated the course.
Isaac, How wonderful to hear about this new journey of yours and I will seek out your book when it is released. I look forward to hearing more about what you learn and what you can take back with you to Africa. Best wishes to you, Janice
Meanwhile, for those interested in the book, here is an excerpt from Amazon.com where you can pre-order the book:
This book gives hope that many powerful dreamers, from diverse traditions and cultures, are even now dreaming into being a world where all can thrive. (Andrea de Michaelis, Publisher, Horizons Magazine, FL)
"Dreaming humanity's future. There is nothing like the dream to create the future. Victor Hugo. Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil. James Allen. What is it we, as a human race, desire in the world? What dreams do we have to shape our future? Over 100 artists, activists, authors, educators, speakers, environmentalists, scientists, young entrepreneurs, visionaries, and Elders were asked for the following: A written description of your perfect world, or your dream world. This can be one sentence or many pages; a poem or researched essay. Your dream world can be as fantastic and marvelous as you want it to be. There are no rules, no right or wrong descriptions, only the world of your imagination and the world of your dreams."
Hello Jan, great to hear from you and thanks for the directions. I will definately keep you posted when it finally arrives.
Regards to all the women.
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Android App Video Review: Great Little War Game
Great Little War Game has finally been released on Android devices. This turn-based strategy game from Rubicon Development is teeming with content. The graphics are simple and charming, the game play is strategic and balanced, and there is plenty to do in this one.
There aren't very many turn-based strategy games on mobile devices that are really noteworthy, but this is one of them. The campaign mode sets out to teach you the ins and outs of the game, slowly introducing new units and enemies as you go along. Line of sight and differing terrain factor into the grid based maps, and as such the game boasts a lot of variety and depth. You'll need to adjust your strategy to each new map accordingly, setting ambushes, using higher terrain to your advantage, and eventually capturing the enemies base. Other levels are completely defensive as you stave off waves of ambushing enemies. Jeeps, tanks, boats, and helicopters all change the game up as well. Your performance in the game is rated based on how many turns it takes you to succeed.
The game also features a skirmish mode to help you hone your skills. Should you want to play with a friend, pass and play is also supported. This game comes equipped with the extra campaign entitled "Call of Booty" in which The Generalissimo is just trying to impress his date with his battle prowess. The game experienced some slow down on my Nexus One, though tweaking the settings and graphics made it run pretty smoothly. I still had to deal with several force closes, which kept me from making much progress. Though, I've played this game quite a bit on my iPhone, so you can still trust that I know what I'm talking about.
The game is teeming with humor, from the story to the blurbs of dialogue and the tiny models themselves. As a turn-based strategy game, it's obviously very slow and methodical, and will likely only appeal to a certain kind of gamer, so don't say I didn't warn you. That being said, this is a game that can keep you busy for days. There are plenty of OpenFeint achievements to go for, and the game is only three dollars. Join the war effort today.


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Air Lift 25430 - Air Lift SmartAir Automatic Leveling Systems
JEGS Part Number: 022-25430Dual Path SmartAir Automatic Leveling System
Air Lift 25430 Details
Air Lift SmartAir Automatic Leveling Systems
The SmartAir System uses Air Lift's unique non-contact leveling valve to maintain the vehicle's level ride height under any load or road conditions. It is easy and quick to install - no lines or controls in the cab. The leveling valve senses when the vehicle is not level - either too low or too high - and automatically returns it to the desired set ride height. Ideal for situations where the driver does not want to be concerned with controlling the system. Easy to install, the system includes pre-assembled wiring harness and a two year warranty. The SmartAir Automatic Leveling System family consists of two kits - one rear spring kit for most applications and the Dual Sensor Kit for side-to-side control applications. Will not work with Air Lift 1000.


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- Wednesday September 14th, 2011 :: 09:26 a.m. CDT
Olathe Police Department Non-Emergency Telephone Number Change
(OLATHE, KS) – The Non-Emergency telephone number for the Olathe Police Department has changed. The new number is 913-782-0720, which should be called to report non-emergency calls for service. This number replaces 913-971-4455, which has been used as a transitional telephone number following the transfer of dispatch responsibilities to the Johnson County Sheriff's Department in 2009.
Persons needing an emergency response should continue to call 911.
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First of all in placing this page in a public place for all to see, I must state that it is the opinion of Ron that the failure of my IVO Prop was entirely my fault. Since the airborne failure of any prop is significant, I felt that others should know of this failure just in case Ron is not entirely correct. I have no idea who Ron is, but he answered the E-mail that I sent to the address listed on the IVO Prop web site.
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Heritage Oil (LSE: HOIL) releases a significant upgrade to its reserves, due to a proposed acquisition in Nigeria.
Heritage Oil (LSE: HOIL), the FTSE 250-listed oil exploration and production company, today released the latest independent assessment of its reserves.
The main highlight is OML 30 in Nigeria, where Heritage is in the process of acquiring a 45% stake for $850m from the likes of Royal Dutch Shell (LSE: RDSB), Total (NYSE: TOT.US) and Eni (NYSE: E.US). Because of the size of this deal, shares in Heritage are currently suspended until it publishes full details of the transaction.
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Important pre-post disclaimer: I am not The Great Decider, On Whose Review Hangs the Fate of Every Book, and I realize that.
I've been a blogger reviewer for Tiber River for a few years now and enjoy getting to read new titles as they come out. It's an opportunity to read books I may not have heard about otherwise and to think about what audiences would best appreciate a given book.
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Here's my basic approach.
I'm a pretty snobby reader. There are going to be a few books I absolutely love and think should be force-fed to everyone, perhaps while they're waiting on oil changes at car dealerships.
Then there a lot of books that are well-written, enjoyable, but not necessarily my "thing." With these, I try to ask "who would really like this book?" and craft my review accordingly.
On the rare occasion that I can't really recommend a book, I…feel real bad and do nothing. I generally avoid this scenario by requesting review copies of books by authors I'm familiar with and can be fairly confident I'm going to enjoy.
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Right now, I'm so behind on book reviews that I imagine my picture on the bulletin boards of several publishers, with an "IF YOU SEE THIS PERSON, ASK FOR OUR REVIEW COPIES BACK" advisory. And it really has nothing to do with the caliber of the various books in the "to-review" basket. In fact, I've already read some of them – most notably, the works of both Hallie and Dan Lord – and am eager to recommend them. But this is what happens:
1. I read the book, or look at the author's name and think, "hey! I sort of know this person on the Internet! This is going to be great! I'll write the most thorough and insightful review of all time!"
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3. I see the book again. Now, I imagine the author, fretfully clicking over to my site every few weeks, cursing the day that a copy went out to me in the mail when I so clearly don't appreciate the time and effort—the blood, sweat, tears, and soul—that went into the writing of the book.
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Late last week, emcee/producer/Psycho+Logical Records CEO Necro released his sixth album, Die!. The RBC/Fontana nationally-distributed project is entirely self-produced, and finds the Brooklyn veteran experimenting with both a bigger studio sound, as well the lyricist's continuously elevated rhyme schemes.
Speaking with HipHopDX Wednesday evening, the man who's previously produced for Cage, Missin Linx and brother, Ill Bill's Non Phixion group, explained how Wu-Tang Clan's chef broke a self-imposed embargo on producing for artists beyond Necro's label and family circle.
With Die! toying with both lyrical and musical experimentation within Necro's "brutal" Rap sub-genre, the multi-talented veteran explained how this work fits within his cult-acclaimed catalog of albums dating back to 2000's I Need Drugs. "To me, there will never be an end, 'cause I happen to really love makin' Hip Hop," said Necro candidly. "Makin' Hip Hop [is my love] more than the performance or the persona." If Necro explains his adolescence and industry tenure, that "persona" seems to dust the line of his actual lived experience. However, he ellaborated, "I gotta be a persona, 'cause if I'm not a persona, then there's nothing to back up the shit. If I'm gonna rap brutal, I have to be somebody that's willing to punch somebody in the face, or else it holds no weight." Having netted over a million dollars in Rap sales in the last decade - from his self-sufficient operation, Necro also said that persona affects paper. "I gotta go out there and I gotta talk shit and I gotta generate interest. And I gotta back up all that Necro shit that [I'm] saying."
Speaking more specifically about Die!, Necro also said that while he's known for a certain, very precise style, that does not mean he's not challenging himself lyrically. "Slayer makes Thrash, Metalica makes Heavy Metal, Necro raps brutal," he declared, drawing a comparitive analogy from two bands he deeply admires. "That doesn't mean everything I make is going to be the same kind of brutal." Necro's researched verses often touch on war, women, boxing and Horror films. "People tend to avoid that I'm flippin' all the subjects. I might make a brutal war track, but [it's a track about war]. It is a different subject. I am rapping with concept. I do experiment."
"It just so happens I've got my own sound attached to the name Necro," said the Brooklynite producer, who wanted to also explain musical growth. "The Necro sound is what-the-fuck I choose. I happen to be very obscure, and at the same time, do original shit that people haven't really fucked with yet. For example, on my title track, 'Die' , it wasn't the easiest to flow on that. It's a pretty fast, up-tempo track. It's a little obscure, but if you listen to the original [sample], it's a break - and it's never been used. I never heard anybody freak it."
The man who says he makes 30 beats in one sitting stopped to admire his production craftsmanship. "I freaked it! Honestly, shit's a lil' unorthodox. The way I hooked up the drums [Necro copies the percussion], there's snare kicks on every downbeat. Why? It's beautiful. It gave me the chance to do some next shit." Like Large Professor, Diamond D or even newcomer J. Cole, Necro then has to provided lyrics for the tracks he makes. "Plus the flow - when I started rhymin' to it, shit wasn't that easy. It wasn't like I sat down to it with your regular, average flow with a beat that's boom-boom-bap, boom-bap. That wasn't your typical 90 beats-per-measure shit, this shit was like 107. It required some angle to approach. It's even deeper than saying you're just going to rap on shit. You gotta come off! I don't give a fuck what you're trying to experimentally, if you don't come off, and cats hear it and go, 'that's lyrical,' you fuckin' failed! For me, I wouldn't have released that track if I didn't think I fuckin' came off. So I sat down, took me some time, and finally got in the mode, was able to kill it."
Necro analyzed his opening bars, "You never went to jail, you shook from the look of it / I invented Hell when I took the shit," that's not even as technical as other rhymes of mine because you can't put that many words in those phrases to fit that kind of bar-measure. So you kinda just gotta say some really hot shit. You're not really relying on rhyming eight words in one line."
While speaking with HipHopDX, Necro was also asked about producing "Gihad" for Raekwon and Ghostface Killah for last year's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...Pt. II. The 2009 DX Year End Award-winning song (and album) served as a milestone for the respected producer who has slimmed down on credits and placements in the last decade. "I got disgusted," explained Necro on his hiatus. "I'm not givin' people beats no more. I don't want to be that dude that puts the power in the hands of a rapper. [If] I make a banger, I'm gonna rap on the banger. Fuck that." Necro said that he makes exceptions for his Psycho+Logical Records roster of artists, which includes Mr. Hyde and former Arsonists member Q-Unique. Additionally, Necro will always produce for Ill Bill, which he last did on 2008's fan-favorite Hour of Reprisal.
As far as breaking the rules to work with Raekwon, the placemement was hardly by design. "What happened was, I wasn't even lookin' to get beats on [rappers' projects]," repeated Necro. "[Ill] Bill had old beat CDs [of mine], and he started fuckin' with Raekwon on some shit," CD. "Bill called and said, 'Yo Necro, can I give Raekwon a copy of this old beat CD you gave me? He's working on Cuban 2, and he's not looking to pay $50,000 a beat - that don't work for [his budget]. He wants gutter, grime shit, and he heard some of your shit and he likes it.' I said, 'Yeah, why not? What do I got to lose?' And you know what, it wasn't even a new beat CD."
Strangely, the instrumental to "Gihad" was made less than two years after the first Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... "Actually, the beat that Raekwon picked was 13 years old. I made that beat in '97," revealed Necro with a chuckle. "It was two years before Rae called me and picked it. Rae had the beat CD for two years. I got a call two years later, Bill says, 'Rae wants to talk to you; he wants to use a beat.' I'm thinking in my head - kind of excited, this is a pretty good look. At the same time, I'm not really one of these dudes that's trying to get beat [placements]. I'm not like Alchemist, no disrespect to Alchemist. He conquered his lane of being that producer that first producer to have something on everybody's shit. I actually tried - I wanted to do that."
Early in Necro's career, the producer shopped beats to several New York Rap icons and even a multi-platinum superstar (which DX will chronicle later this week), but few were receptive. "I would've stayed up all night by the [Ensoniq] ASR-10 if I could actually get the music to people. I couldn't get it done. I wasn't doing it for major money - I would've taken [$1,000]. I would've done shit for the name." With Necro CDs floating around the industry since the late '90s, Cage and Missin' Linx remained the most receptive clients (besides Non Phixion) prior to last year.
With that history in Hip Hop, Necro said that Bill's passing the old beat CD of his brother's was the only way this relationship could have happened. "I wouldn't have gone into the studio and done a new beat CD - no disrespect to Rae. For nobody would I have gone into the studio and made a new beat CD at that point. That just wasn't what I was doing. The fact that Bill said he had an old beat CD, it was easy for me [to agree]. Go ahead."
When Raekwon and Necro finally spoke on the subject of placing "Gihad," Necro respected his fellow veteran in a truly rare style. "'Tell him he can have the beat for free,'" Necro asked brother Ill Bill to tell Raekwon after inquiries were made to buying the track. "I don't even want the fuckin' money; I'm giving Raekwon the beat for free on spec, 'cause it's [Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...Pt. II] and I know what a big record it is. If he's really 'bout it, and he's really 'bout usin' my beat, then I'm not lookin' to make money off of it, 'cause that's good enough of a payment." A die-hard fan of Hip Hop, Necro felt honored to be included on the highly-touted project, pairing him with producers such as Dr. Dre, RZA, Erick Sermon, J Dilla and Marley Marl. He's complimenting me enough by saying, 'This record is dope, and this [album] has been anticipated for 14 years.'" All Necro wanted was proper credit in the EMI Records release's inserts, which happened to be prominently featured on the back of the six-figure selling release. "Hey, it happened! He dropped it. Much props to Raekwon for [letting me be a part of] a classic album, something Hip Hop really appreciated. I want to thank Bill for that."
The victory however, was bittersweet for Necro. With a 13 year-old beat, the artist would loved proper recognition sooner. "It would have meant so much more to me if when I was trying to get beats out there, mothafuckas showed me love. That's how it works in the game: when you don't care anymore, then [your dream finally happens]."
Stay tuned for more from HipHopDX's 90-minute conversation with Necro. His album Die! is in stores now on Psycho+Logical Records.


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Various polls have consistently shown the public believes foreign aid is a far bigger slice of the spending pie than it actually is.
Foreign aid amounts to loose change, hovering for years at 1 percent or less of the federal budget, compared with defense spending and "entitlement" programs such as Social Security and Medicare. Those are among the biggest deficit drivers and a focal point in Washington, D.C.'s recent budget debates. The survey shows the public is largely opposed to cuts in entitlement programs but tilts toward cuts in the defense budget.
To reach all these conclusions, Smith devised an index that boils down his findings to a single number for each category. If everyone favored more spending for a given program area, the maximum score would be +100; and if everyone wanted less spending, the score would be a negative number, -100.
On this scale, top-ranked "improving education" in 2012 scored +68.4 while bottom-rated foreign aid scored a -60.4.
Support for defense spending has swung back and forth between negative and positive over four decades. It posted a -28.4 in 1973 near the end of the politically divisive Vietnam War, turned positive in 1978 and peaked at +48.9 in 1980. It returned to negative territory from 1983 to 2000.
But after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks and the start of the war in Afghanistan, support for more defense spending again went positive — through 2004. But it turned negative again as U.S. military involvement in Iraq increased and it has been negative ever since.
Conversely, Social Security has always been in positive territory. Most people have favored increased spending on this program since the mid-80s, with the exception of 1993 and 1994.
On other issues: Most Americans in the poll favored increased spending for assistance to the poor (64 percent), improving the nation's health (61 percent) and Social Security (56 percent). Most also favored greater spending on domestic and social issues including education (76 percent), developing alternative energy sources (62 percent), reducing the crime rate (59 percent), improving the environment (57 percent) and dealing with drug addiction (56 percent).
Despite all this support for increasing spending, the survey found that 52 percent believed their own federal income taxes last year were too high, 46 percent said about right and just 3 percent said too low.
Taxes are a sore point in efforts to strike a deficit-reduction deal on Capitol Hill. The president insists any new package must contain a mix of spending cuts and new revenues from limiting tax deductions benefiting the wealthy. Republicans, especially those who control the House, adamantly oppose new taxes on the wealthy and corporations.
Of the 23 categories in the survey, only five received negative scores — foreign aid (-60.4), welfare (-28.5), assistance to big cities (-23.4), space exploration (-9.0) and defense spending (-6.3)
Those surveyed last year also wanted more government spending on: nonwelfare assistance to the poor (+53.8), fighting crime (+51.9), Social Security (+47.6), health programs (+46.3), protecting the environment (+45.9), drug rehabilitation (+43.5), highways and bridges (+29.9), solving problems of big cities (+24.1) and improving the condition of blacks (+21).
"The net numbers have always been positive, meaning they want to spend more on things. And the vast majority of them are things that are pretty good: education, health, highways," Smith said in an interview. "The average — when asked about specific programs — is pro-government spending and always has been. It's gone up and down as to how pro they are. The pro-spending edge is a little weaker now than it was at its peak."
Some changes in national priorities are generationally driven and the aging of baby boomers is an important factor as more and more retire.
"The retirees generally think things are about right. Pre-retirees are the group most likely to say (spending on Social Security) is too low. And the youngest generation is the least concerned about putting money into Social Security," Smith said.
The General Social Survey is conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago with principal funding from the National Science Foundation. Data were collected between March and early September 2012 in face-to-face interviews with 1,974 randomly selected U.S. adults. The margin of sampling error varies for questions within the survey, but for most, it is plus or minus 3 percentage points.


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October 26, 2006
A Marvelous Instrument
When the Guarneri String Quartet recently stopped by, the ensemble's second (and sometimes first) violinist John Dalley joked with Bill McGlaughlin about John's literal game of musical chairs within the group. Bill went on to crack a great off-the-cuff comment that John's violin is "one of those rare and marvelous instruments that can go high as well as low." If you take that line and remove it from the context of their light-hearted repartee, it becomes the perfect description for the Guarneri's visit. The moment their bows hit the strings, they become one rare voice sounding from a marvelous instrument as they perform an engaging repertoire that has both brilliant highs and soft tragic lows.
From the jokey atmosphere at the start, the Guarneri moved straight into the dark, somber beginning of Mozart's Dissonant quartet. That's another impressive thing about them—their ability to be so comfortable, casual, even modest at times and then turn to their instruments and express such strong emotions. With each performance and each conversation I was drawn further in. At one moment, Bill and the quartet would be casually chatting with each other, and the next I heard music played with such varied dynamics that I swayed with sadness and, moments later, was carried away on a joyful romp (that was the Ravel quartet).
The Guarneri's playing carried me away and its memory will stay with me for a long time. I'm curious to hear how you respond to their visit. I hope you enjoy the ride. I know I did.
Posted by Chris Danforth at October 26, 2006 2:54 PM
I enjoyed following along on the scores and my Dvorak cello part. I am an amatuer cellist an have played these pieces with my friends. I was wondering about the differences between my printed edition of Dvorak Opus 61 and the music that the quartet was playing. In the last movement, differences started happening at measure 371 until measure 427 when it resummed again. This is material between M and O in my international music company edition. I have included a website describing a new chamber music concept in its second season this year here in Seattle, WA. It was very well received in their first season last year.
By Bob Edgerton at October 30, 2006 12:35 AM
Dear Bob, Thanks so much for writing. I agree with you that Dvořak's somewhat overlooked 11th quartet is spellbinding; its slow movement, now thanks to the Guarneri one of my favorites, takes us into mystical territory. I can't be absolutely sure which edition the Guarneri played from for this program, but we followed their performance using a score, as we do all Saint Paul Sunday guests, and ours and theirs matched. We used Dover's 1986 reprint of the original N. Simrock edition. Hope that helps.
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OLATHE. Republican precinct committees from House District 26 met Tuesday night in Olathe to elect a replacement for Rob Olson, who recently was elected to the Kansas Senate.
Olson had been elected to the Senate after the resignation of Karin Brownlee, who was appointed the new Kansas Labor Secretary in the Brownback administration.
Three candidates were nominated to replace Olson including Shenon Bone, an Olathe business owner, Larry Campbell, who had served in the Kansas House four terms previously, and Bob Montgomery, an Olathe City Councilman.
Bone admitted she did not have the experience of the other two candidates but asked, "If I cannot represent you in Topeka, who can?" When Bone introduced her family she said "this is why I'm here tonight."
Campbell said his main advantage was experience and that he had been "successful at this job before." According to Campbell his 30 years of banking experience would be helpful in the legislature.
Montgomery said he opposed a secular agenda and "liberal idelogy." "Everything is on the board for cuts." Montgomery said he would vote to repeal the recent 1% sales tax increase in Kansas.
Precinct committee members quizzed the candidates for 30 minutes on a variety of issues.
One person challenged the candidates to "tell me clearly where to make the first cut."
None of the candidates had a specific answer. Bone said she needed more information and would do homework before making such a proposal. Campbell said it was a tough question but he would not raise taxes. Montgomery agreed with his opponents and admitted the tough challenge in KPERS pension reform for state workers.
The decision for the precinct committees was from among three conservative candidates.
In the first round of balloting, Bone received 8 votes, Campbell 10, and Montgomery 15. A second round of balloting was needed since no one had received a majority of the 33 possible votes.
Montgomery prevailed in the second round over Campbell, 20 to 13, and is the new State Rep-Elect. He will take office in Topeka on Wednesday.
Montgomery thanked his opponents. He joked that it was "scary" that many had approached him with various statistics and information to help. "Give me your input about what you'd like to see."
In his farewell address, former State Rep. Rob Olson said the biggest problem in Topeka had been the out-of-control state spending and government growth under a Democratic governor. Olson said there had not been enough votes in the House to stop the annual 5 to 8 percent increases each year. Olson said the increased spending resulted in increased taxes.
Olson said he was looking forward to working with Governor Sam Brownback. "The forecast for the future for this state is very bright, but it's going to take some time," according to Olson.
- Three candidates vie for House seat in Olathe's 26th District, Kansas City Star, Jan. 3, 2011.
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Penguins Game Report 5/19/2013
Providence 0 0 0 - 0
Penguins 2 0 2 - 4
First period - 1, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Dumoulin 1 (Gibbons, Mormina) (pp), 10:55. 2, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Smith 2 (Holzapfel, Nesbitt) (pp), 16:47. Penalties - Exelby, Pro (hooking), 1:01; Button, Pro (roughing), 9:50; Tardif, Pro (slashing), 11:26; Holzapfel, WBS (roughing), 11:26; Robins, Pro, major (fighting), 14:29; Payerl, WBS, major (fighting), 14:29; Miller, Pro (holding), 15:27; Hanson, Pro, double minor (roughing), 16:20; Mormina, WBS (roughing), 16:20; Merth, WBS (cross-checking), 19:29; Cross, Pro (roughing), 20:00.
Second period - No scoring. Penalties - Robins, Pro, major (boarding), 4:09; Gibbons, WBS (interference), 5:21; Mormina, WBS (slashing), 11:45; Mormina, WBS (elbowing), 17:22.
Third period - 3, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Payerl 1 (Dumoulin, Holzapfel), 3:39. 4, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Thompson 4 (Dumoulin, Smith) (pp), 16:44. Penalties - Merth, WBS (delay of game), 9:02; Bourque, Pro (slashing), 11:14; MacDonald, Pro, major (fighting), 14:37; Whitfield, Pro (misconduct), 14:37; Mink, Pro (match penalty), 14:37; Grant, WBS, minor-misconduct (interference), 14:37; McNeill, WBS (misconduct), 14:37; Kolarik, WBS, major (fighting), 14:37; Cunningham, Pro (cross-checking), 15:49; Svedberg, Pro, double minor (slashing, roughing), 16:44; Exelby, Pro, major (fighting), 16:44; Smith, WBS, major (fighting), 16:44; Thompson, WBS (roughing), 16:44; Holzapfel, WBS (cross-checking), 18:22.
Shots on goal - Providence 7-10-13-30. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 11-9-9-29.
Power-play opportunities - Providence 0 of 5; Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 3 of 11.
Goalies - Providence, Svedberg 6-4 (29 shots-25 saves). Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Thiessen 3-1 (30-30).
Referees -Trevor Hanson, Jean Hebert. Linesmen - Tom George, Scott Pomento.
Three stars
1. Penguins G Brad Thiessen - 30 saves
2. Penguins D Brian Dumoulin - goal, 2 assists
3. Penguins LW Riley Holzapfel - 2 assists
By the numbers
11-2 - the Penguins' all-time record with D Peter Merth in the lineup
"We put ourselves in a little better position here. Last two nights, we've done a good job. We've gotten ourselves back in the series. Certainly haven't accomplished anything yet." - RW Paul Thompson
Turning point
One-goal leads have been erased several times in the series so far, but two-goal leads have proven harder to deal with. When C Trevor Smith scored on a 5-on-3 power play late in the first period to make it 2-0, the Penguins were in good shape.
Next game
The Penguins will visit Providence for Game 6 at 7:05 p.m. Monday.
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American Idol Results Shocker: Michael Johns Eliminated
April 10, 2008 06:14 PM by Joe Reality
After the charitable endeavor of Idol Gives Back, it was back to the business of elimination on American Idol. American Idol is never a show to steer away from controversy, which was evidenced by the American Idol finalists performing an encore of "Shout To The Lord." As Reality TV Magazine reported, the song was edited to change "My Jesus" to "My Shepherd" during the Idol Gives Back performance. This time, the finalists sang the "My Jesus, My Savior" line.
After a celebrity dance video, Ryan Seacrest revealed that over thirty-one million votes were cast for the top 8 finalists. First, Seacrest called Brooke White to center stage. Seacrest had Brooke read his card that revealed she was safe. Next, Seacrest called David Cook to center stage and revealed that he was safe. Finally, Seacrest called David Archuleta to center stage and revealed that he was also safe.
After an Idol Gives Back video segment with Forest Whitaker, American Idol 6 winner Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown performed "No Air." For the Ford music video, the American Idol top 8 finalists performed "I Just Want To Celebrate." First, Ryan Seacrest called Jason Castro to center stage and revealed that he was safe. Next, Seacrest called Kristy Lee Cook to center stage and revealed that she was also safe.
Since five finalists had been announced as safe, it meant the bottom three were Michael Johns, Carly Smithson, and Syesha Mercado. After an Idol Gives Back video segment with Bono, Presidential candidates Hilary Clinton, John McCain, and Barack Obama encouraged viewers to donate to Idol Gives Back.
As Michael Johns, Carly Smithson, and Syesha Mercado waited on stage, Randy Jackson said, "Pretty surprising bottom three." Paula Abdul said America got it partly right and partly wrong, while Simon Cowell professed that America had connected with him.
Ryan Seacrest revealed that after the nationwide vote that Carly Smithson and Syesha Mercado were safe. In one of Ryan Seacrest's more cruel teases, he said, "That means Michael has the lowest number of votes this week. Now, last year during Idol Gives Back, we didn't eliminate anybody at this stage of the competition. Tonight, we're going to say goodbye to Michael Johns."
Randy Jackson said, "You've got to keep on rocking, dude." Paula Abdul said, "I'm such a big fan of yours, and you know that." Simon Cowell said, "I'm going to miss you, you're a very, very good singer, and very, very nice guy." Michael Johns closed the show with an encore performance of "Dream On."
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