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Look, this is a problem. Can those people play? Yes. Is the production of a high level? Sure. Is this album enjoyable? Fuck no. This is the first album of Meshuggah I hear, and hopefully the last. What the hell are those guys smoking? It is not because you can do something that you should. Randomly copy-pasting powerchords and putting a drum pattern under it, yeah I can do this shit too. Even with words, look:
"Meshuggah sucksuggah suMeshcksuuggah suM"
See? This is art. This is progressive art. NO this is progressive technical art! All joking aside, I have great respect for the musicians that play this music, it's truly difficult and technical. It's a pity that it's worthless… Technicality and difficulty for the sake of it is very wrong. Look, Outworld is technical, progressive and whatnot. But there's a bigger plan behind every song and each has individuality and identity. That's a concept the guys from Meshuggah have never heard about I'm afraid. Why so many people carry them on their hands is a mystery to me. Is it elitism? Snobbism? Or are all of those people drummers? I can see why drummers could enjoy this.
The album sounds like some kind of machine falling down the stairs. Repeatedly. As a result, all songs kind of blend into one long boring random song. I'm sure they could fix a lot of things with a better singer, now it sounds like every vocal line is interchangeable within the album. That's the case for most of the guitar parts as well actually, it's like Lego metal. Wait, Lego comes from Denmark right? I guess it's a Scandinavian thing.
Now look, if you like aimless math-metal already, or you don't care about melody or structure, or you have the urge to be "different", or you are a drummer: you probably will enjoy this album. I didn't. So I gave mine to a drummer I know. He was happy.


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FORT MYERS, Fla. � Every team wants a shortstop with range to both sides and a strong arm. Every team would like a shortstop who can hit at least as often so as not to be an automatic out at the plate. The trick is finding a shortstop who can do a little bit of both.
The rise and fall � or, at least, the rise and plateau � of Jose Iglesias as a top prospect exemplifies the difficulty in quantifying the various contributions of shortstops. Some have suggested that a defensive whiz up the middle can make up for an anemic bat.
That Stephen Drew and not Iglesias will be the Red Sox shortstop on Opening Day is an indication that the team doesn�t wholeheartedly buy into that philosophy.
�You can measure it out, how many runs a given shortstop will contribute,� Boston manager John Farrell said. �Then it�s going to be reliant on the remainder of the offense to produce an offense that�s in the top five � which is our goal � in the American League.�
By choosing Drew over Iglesias, the Red Sox implicitly have made it clear they believe Drew will produce more runs at the plate and save more runs in the field than Iglesias will.
It�s all quantifiable.
According to statistician John Dewan, the publisher of �The Fielding Bible,� shortstops perform routine plays about 50 percent of the time and are asked to make difficult plays about 15 percent of the time. The plus-minus system Dewan developed rewards defensive players who make plays others wouldn�t make and, naturally, penalizes them for failing to make plays others would.
Plus-minus film analysts last season judged Seattle�s Brendan Ryan to be the best defensive shortstop in the major leagues, giving him a plus-28. That�s roughly the upper end of the scale.
An average shortstop last season had a .310 on-base percentage. If an out saved in the field counts as much as an out avoided at the plate, a plus-28 defender can make 28 more outs at the plate and still come out the same. Over 600 plate appearances, that would be a .263 on-base percentage.
Iglesias had a .200 on-base percentage in limited exposure to the major leagues last season. Baseball Prospectus projects him to post a .280 on-base percentage if he plays full-time in the major leagues this season. Just to be an average all-around shortstop, Iglesias would have to be a plus-18 shortstop.
Contrast that to Drew, who has a career .328 on-base percentage. Baseball Prospectus projects a .326 on-base percentage from him this season. To be just an average shortstop, he�d have to be at worst a minus-10 shortstop � and he�s been minus-5 or better in all but one of his seasons in the major leagues. He was a plus-1 shortstop two years ago.
All of that doesn�t even take into consideration extra-base hits. Even the best plays a shortstop makes tend only to rob singles. Drew hits for extra bases � he has a lifetime slugging percentage of .433 � while Iglesias does not. Extra bases are not worth as much as extra outs, but they�re certainly worth something in this equation, another point in the Drew column.
What it all means is that Iglesias � unless he takes a huge step forward at the plate � would have to be a transcendent defensive shortstop to match the all-around production one could expect from Drew.
Advocates for Iglesias sometimes point to Earl Weaver favorite Belanger, a shortstop who barely hit his weight but nonetheless played a key role on three straight World Series teams. He received MVP votes during a season he hit .225.
But the problem for Belangers-to-be is that the game has changed since then. In those days, batters were putting the ball into play more than 75 percent of the time and the average shortstop made around five outs per game. These days, batters are putting the ball into play less than 70 percent of the time and the average shortstop is making fewer than 4.5 outs per game � and the numbers are going down all the time.
If difficult plays occur about 15 percent of the time, as Dewan has calculated, Belanger was asked to make about 50 more difficult plays in his heyday than Iglesias would be in today�s game. That�s tantamount to giving a star hitter an extra 50 at-bats. It changes everything about what one might be able to expect from that player � and about how much a defensive whiz might be able to make up for deficiencies at the plate.
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Past and Featured Events
Open Meetings
These meetings are open to all graduate students in the department and provide an opportunity to voice concerns and share ideas. The goal of these meeting is to ensure that everyone is heard and has a chance to contribute to the development of a sense of community and professionalism in the department. We meet every other week. Check the calendar on the home page to find out the dates and location!
Coffee Hour
This event is one of the most popular events hosted by RLGSA! Graduate students and faculty members are invited to come and mingle over (free) coffee and tea. It is held every other week at the Mills International Center. Check the calendar for dates and time.
The Romance Languages Graduate Conference
The RL graduate students organize and host a biannual Romance Languages Graduate Student Conference. This two-day academic event is made possible with the help of the Romance Language Department, but is largely organized and managed by Graduate Students: catering, hosting, keynote speakers, fund raising, managing, organizing and delegating. The conference aims to appealing to a broad base of disciplines; graduate students from various department and from around the country and abroad present and voice their ideas among peers; and respected faculty and researchers share their work related to issues within the Romance Language world. Undergraduate students from the Honors College are also highly encouraged to attend the conference and participate in the roundtable discussions. The RL Graduate Student Conference took place on November 19th and 20th 2010, and has was an inspiring and successful event. One goal of the RLGSA, in particular, is to foster collaborative efforts among RL Graduate students in order to make the conference organization process more efficient, and to ensure that it maintains high standards and continues to promote the educational quality of the University of Oregon.
Faculty and Students Works-in-progress
The RLGSA organizes Works-in-Progress events with faculty members and students alike, in order to develop mentorship and a sense of community in the RL department, as well as to encourage the exchange of ideas and professional growth and collaboration. These events feature three to four faculty members or graduate students who present their work in a friendly and supportive environment, so that ideas and feedback can be shared. Furthermore, the WIP events toallow the RL community to learn about the interests and projects undertaken by RL faculty and students beyond the classroom (conferences, publications, etc).
Romance Languages Cultural Event
The RLGSA is hosting this social event for the first time in the Spring of 2012, with the help of the RL Department. The event will unite faculty and graduate students on the basis of shared cultural and linguistic interests. RL graduate students, faculty, and staff will share food and musical performances in an informal environment.


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I installed a new (to me) drivetrain on my road bike. It's an Ultegra 53/39 crank, Rival Front Derailleur, Rival rear derailleur, Shimano 10-speed cassette (12-25) and an Ultegra chain.
The chain is (obviously) for 10-speed road bikes and when I fit it to the big ring on the crank and the largest cog on the cassette, the fit was just as it should be. However, as I shift down the cassette, the rear derailleur doesn't pick up the slack and the chain sags. I installed this thing myself and I'm wondering what I did wrong or what I need to adjust to get it to take up the slack.
FWIW, I had the derailleur running temporarily on a Shimano 9-sp cassette with no problems (except for the screwed-up shift increments, of course) before I bought the 10-speed.
Thanks for any light you might be able to shed on my situation.


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About the Show
Epic dramatisation of the Arthurian legend starring Eva Green, Joseph Fiennes, Jamie Campbell Bower and Tamsin Egerton
Series 1 Summary
Arthur is pitched headlong into an unforgiving world. Can he bring hope to such a brutal kingdom? If Merlin has a vision of the future, why is Arthur's life continually in jeopardy?
Episode 1 - Homecoming/The Sword and the Crown Premiere
Merlin orders King Uther's secret son Arthur to claim the throne after Uther is killed
Episode 2 - Guinevere
After her home is ransacked, Guinevere flees to Camelot to be with her fiancé Leontes. Morgan invites Arthur to Castle Pendragon so they can get to know each other better.
Episode 3 - Lady of the Lake
Arthur is upset that he can't be with Guinevere, and in his grief, neglects his duties to the warriors. Angry with Arthur's lack of direction, Gawain shatters his sword.
Episode 4 - Justice
Arthur learns that the villagers are trying to take the law into their own hands and hang a man they accuse of murder. So he tries to establish the rule of law and begins a trial.
Episode 5 - Three Journeys
Arthur and Guinevere bond with each other; Merlin goes to Ector's house to retrieve an essential tool for Arthur; and Morgan gains support with the people
Episode 6 - The Long Night
Morgan invites the people of Arthur's court to Castle Pendragon for a feast, with a view of showing loyalty to her half brother. Later, an attack at the castle tests loyalties.
Episode 7 - Igraine
Morgan shapeshifts into Igraine while the real Igraine is held captive at Castle Pendragon. The men have a successful day hunting, and Leontes has a disturbing dream.
Episode 8 - The Battle of Bardon Pass
Harwel attacks one of Arthur's outposts, hoping to draw him out from Camelot to defend it. Meanwhile, Leontes is furious with Guinevere and Arthur.
Episode 9 - Reckoning
In the series finale, Arthur is left alone to fight Harwel's men. Morgan has taken over Camelot and is stoking the rumour about Arthur and Guinevere.


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OK guys, I think that we need to create a new website dedicated solely to Harper and David Beckham being adorable at sporting events. Because they are seriously so good at it!
The father/daughter duo brought the cute yesterday (August 27) in Los Angeles as they watched the Chicago Cubs beat the LA Dodgers. I mean, look at Harper putting David's hat on him. Look at the cuteness!!!
Also, there are a bunch of pictures of Harper trying to feed David that are basically here to melt your heart.
And is anyone else entertained by the fact that Harper's pacifier has Dodgers colors? Loving it. So how come Victoria Beckham didn't join them for some baseball fun? She seemed all down for a trip to Disneyland last week. Guess sports just aren't her thing.
Launch the gallery to check out all the lovely photos of David and Harper. Think that girl is going to be spoiled rotten by all the love? Let us know in the comments!


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48 Hrs. [Blu-ray]
Before watching the Blu-ray copy of 48 Hrs., the Nick Nolte/Eddie Murphy buddy action film, I dont think Id watched it all the way through in nearly 20 years. I was curious to see how it had held up over time. Its still a good action movie, and Eddie Murphy is pretty funny, but I didnt remember it being so damn loud.
The Movie:
Its pretty easy (and unoriginal) to start a review of a 1980s Eddie Murphy movie by saying, It reminds you that the guy who made Norbit and Pluto Nash was actually once a funny guy. Unfortunately, thats the thought that goes through your mind when you watch 1982s 48 Hrs., starring a very young Murphy and Nick Nolte. Eddie Murphy used to be a very funny guy.
Murphy stars as Reggie Hammond, a con who is released from prison for the titular time period to help Jack Cates (Nick Nolte), a cop trying to run down a couple of psychos who shot two other cops and took Cates gun. The psychos (James Remar and Sonny Landham) are Reggies former partners, and Cates thinks Reggie will be able to lead him to the duo before they kill everyone they meet, which seems to be their M.O. A cop teaming with a con? Its comic gold!
Prior to Cates heading to prison to pick up Reggie, which features a memorable introduction to Murphys screen career as he sings The Polices Roxanne while listening to a Walkman, the movie seems like a typical renegade/alcoholic cop action film. Nolte plays him to perfection, with a screaming boss (Frank McRae), irritated girlfriend (Annette OToole), and a sense that hes smarter, tougher, and righter than anyone else in the room. Unfortunately, up against Murphys obvious star power and comic timing, he doesnt stand a chance.
Murphy steals every comic scene hes in, and while the movie goes hard on the action, it doesnt skimp on the funny lines. When he uses Cates badge to bluff his way into information at a cowboy bar, you still get the feeling that youre watching a star being born. Nolte gets his own funny lines, but he just cant keep up. His gruff cop starts to wear a little thin near the end, much as Murphys attempts to be a tough guy dont ring quite true.
Its a mistake to think of 48 Hrs. as a comedy, though. Its first and foremost an action movie. Director Walter Hill is primarily known for action and Westerns, and he loves to have a shoot em up. There are lots of them in this movie, including an unintentionally hilarious car chase/gun battle between a car and bus on the streets of San Francisco. Hill likes his gunshots LOUD, as well. Every other scene is punctuated by very, very loud shots as the main characters unload on each other with handguns time and time again.
In addition to the heavy emphasis on action, the movie is also rife with the most un-PC dialogue I can remember. Cates is a racist, and neither Cates nor Hammond have much use for women beyond a place to release pent-up sexual frustration. Im not sure a current movie would make the two heroes so incredibly racist and sexist without giving them some learning moment late in the movie. This one doesnt have one, other than the grudging respect you expect the two leads to show each other by the end. Spoiler alert: They do.
I find it hard to rate 48 Hrs. a classic, but its very well made and Murphy is as good as he was ever going to be. Nolte was right on the money in his part, and the combination of humor and action fits right into any 14- to 45-year-old male's wheelhouse. If it was a little less violent and a little less loud, Id probably like it a lot more.
The Disc:
If big fans of 48 Hrs. have been waiting for its HD release, they are likely going to be disappointed. I dont think Ive ever seen the DVD version of the movie, but I cant imagine there is enough of an upgrade to move from that version to the HD version. This is a pretty lousy disc.
The biggest problem is the picture, which is just not great. Its not as bad as when you see a 30-year-old movie on television and it looks like someone drove over the film with a sand truck, but its not the usual HD quality you expect. Ive seen better pictures in much older films, and this was a big hit, so was it the quality of the print or did they just do a half-assed job with the transfer? Who knows. There are some scenes that give the crispness and deep look you expect, but there are just as many that are either pretty SD looking or even have the dreaded VHS feel. Im surprised, frankly, that whoever releases the HD product at Paramount didnt do some quality control on this thing.
Of course, I guess they were spending all their time and money on the extras. In addition to the movie, the disc boasts loads of things any 48 Hrs. fan would want. Like a trailer and uh nothing else. The original trailer is included, but thats the only extra. Its interesting to watch a trailer from 1982, since they made them a lot differently back then. Of course, the trailer was run over by a sand truck, at least 50 times. It looks horrible.
Despite the fact that the movie is pretty good, I cant really recommend getting the Blu-ray. The transfer is weak and the extras are non-existent. This is the movie that made Eddie Murphy an almost star (before Beverly Hills Cop launched him into orbit). Doesnt it deserve any better than this?
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I have had lots of cramping,more than anything else today,like a tightening cramping.
The horrible taste,yep still there,to be honest I am pretty much getting used to it.
no diarrea tonight,it felt like it was going to happen,but then didn't,just got the cramps.
The cramps I had the last times felt more like period cramps,these feel more tightening,and I get waves of nausea with them too.
my appetite is pretty good,glad to have that back,really into mashed potatoes at the moment with creamy gravy.The dairy free stuff seems to be working out,I have gone totally off dairy,even eggs :(I will miss you eggs :(


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Unveils New EF540 Flash Array and Previews New Purpose-Built FlashRay™ Product Architecture for the Next-Generation of Enterprise Infrastructure
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — In a move that extends its leadership in the industry, NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) today announced the availability of the EF540 all-flash array for today's extreme performance-driven enterprise applications, and previewed the architecture of its new, purpose-built FlashRay™ product family, which will deliver rich scale-out and storage efficiency features to maximize the benefits of all-flash arrays. The new product introductions extend the comprehensive NetApp® enterprise flash portfolio, which maximizes the value of flash across the entire compute, network and storage stack, enabling the flexibility to choose the best approach to unique workloads.
With the strongest and broadest flash portfolio in the industry, in a complete line of products, including intelligent caching technologies Flash Cache™, Flash Pool™, and Flash Accel™, the new EF540 flash array and the forthcoming FlashRay family provide flexibility and choice and maximize the value of flash across the entire compute, network, and storage stack. NetApp has deployed more than 36PB of flash in the market to date. These new product introductions will further extend that leadership.
"Flash changes everything by transforming the speed of business," said Manish Goel, executive vice president, Product Operations, NetApp. "However, enterprise imperatives for global scale, efficiency, and reliability remain the same. NetApp's approach to flash removes the compromise from consideration, offering customers the best of all worlds."
Watch Brendon Howe, vice president, Product and Solutions Marketing, talk about NetApp's comprehensive flash storage strategy and how customers can take advantage of it.
NetApp EF540 Flash Array Heads to the Top of the Enterprise-Class
The EF540, built on the proven SANtricity® operating system, is the industry's first flash array to combine consistent extreme performance with enterprise-class high availability, reliability, manageability, and worldwide support. Designed for performance-driven applications, the EF540 delivers over 300,000 IOPS and submillisecond data access in a highly available, fault-tolerant architecture. It can eliminate storage over-provisioning and dramatically reduces costs by cutting space utilization, power, and cooling. Business-critical database applications can run up to 500% faster than in traditional storage environments, delivering instant response times and enterprise-class reliability.
The EF540 features intuitive storage management and advanced tuning functions, enabling efficient management with minimal effort. The storage system maximizes application value and has a fully redundant architecture designed to eliminate downtime.
NetApp FlashRay Family Defines the Future of Flash Storage
With the introduction of the FlashRay family, NetApp is extending its storage and data management leadership by developing a new, purpose-built all-flash storage architecture. The FlashRay™ product architecture is founded on rich scale-out and efficiency capabilities to maximize the benefits of flash arrays. The new product line will combine consistent, low-latency performance, high availability, and integrated data protection with enterprise storage efficiency features such as inline deduplication and compression.
FlashRay will be available in limited beta in the middle of 2013 and will be generally available in 2014. The product line is designed from the ground up to maximize the value of flash. FlashRay continues to execute against a strategy to deliver an intelligent and integrated architecture that is optimized for flash.
Today, NetApp also announced the release of three new platforms within its FAS6200 storage systems family. The FAS6220, FAS6250, and FAS6290 increase the performance and value of its high-end product line for the most stringent workloads.
The NetApp EF540 flash array is available today. The FlashRay product line will be generally available early in 2014.
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"NetApp's all-flash array offering would help us improve the user-experience for high-performance workloads. Currently, we are experiencing 25% annual data growth using NetApp's Virtual Storage Tier; this combines NetApp efficiency technologies with Flash Cache intelligent caching to prioritize I/O data requests. Hospital staff members can access the right data at the right time, while IT can deliver a more dynamic and cost-effective infrastructure."
"The NetApp storage solution—in particular, their flash solutions—means we can take full advantage of our new software environment for enhanced decision making, unhampered by data transfer delays. Apache can make more accurate and profitable drilling decisions with the NetApp storage as our IT foundation."
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Pediatric Clinic
Pediatric Dentistry is the dental specialty that provides care for infants and children through adolescence including those with special health care needs.
Patient Care Services
Dental students, under the supervision of licensed faculty dentists, provide comprehensive and emergency treatment for children ages 1 to 15. Services offered include exams and cleanings, sealants, fillings, extractions, and space maintainers. When indicated, sedation with nitrous oxide (laughing gas) is available.
Clinic Hours and Appointments
The Pediatric Dentistry Clinic is open 10:00am to 1:00pm and 2:00pm to 5:00pm, Monday through Friday. It is closed for major holidays and at other times throughout the year for conferences, meetings and academic related events and breaks.
A referral is not needed to be seen in the Pediatric Dentistry Clinic. To schedule an appointment please call (313) 494-6701.


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Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Academy Award® Nominee
86 year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companions, his 8 year-old Grandson Billy in "Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa". This October, the signature Jackass... View more >
strong crude and sexual content throughout, language, some graphic nudity and brief drug use
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Grandpa meets world. "Jackass presents Bad Grandpa," is not bad; it just not good either. Warren Beatty quoted in "Bonnie and Clyde," We rob banks!" Irving Zisman clould have quoted "We punk'd people!" That's the theme of the movie as Johnny Knoxville who plays Zusman wh takes his grandson to live with his father; who looks like he should be in jail than behind a computer. Along the way he met peoiple and punks them with stupid stiff. I was urprise by the stuff, but I didn't get enough ;laughs to recommned. In one scene Irving told his grandson the reason why he was taken away from his mother and a moment later, he crap his pants against the wall oi a restraunt. I wanted to like thgis movie, but too many gross-out stuff kept me from doing that.
Are there ever going to be any good movies out again.
This movie was ridiculous.
The previews looked funny, they were, the movie isn't
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Fucking Machine 1000
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There are all sorts of sex toys on the Web and I thought that I'd heard of them all. However, I've never quite come across a 400 RPM toy like they promise on Fucking Machine 1000. The site is actually named after this newest innovation in fuck toys. You could say that in a world filled with Fords, this is the Ferrari of the sex toy world.
Even though updates on FuckingMachine1000 ended long ago, there are a sufficient number of scenes to keep your motor running for a while. The 59 videos give you stellar-quality playback and also can be downloaded in a format that will work on various mobile devices. The only thing lacking are photos, but you can still preview the flicks in blurry vid caps.
One of the website's scenes has a mysterious creature with a gas mask over his face protruding from the hood of long black PVC robe. It's really quite the sinister-looking costume. He makes a babe suck on a drill-powered dildo and rubs it over her nipples and clit, before finally inserting it deep into her wet pussy. That's the warm up before she takes on the actual FM 1000.
After being around so many machines at the gym, I can see how these chicks get a wild workout with the 1000 model. In my favorite shoot, Johanne Hadley is a funky-looking chick in fetish gear and surrounded by a collage of pistons and foreboding industrial-revolution images, she takes the 1000 down the throat before ramming it into her pink pussy and creating a gaping crater out of her ass. The great thing about machines is that they always do what they're told.
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Buildings sector model
The buildings sector model is modelled using a global simulation stock accounting model, split into residential and services sub-sectors and applied across 31 countries or regions (Figure A.6). The residential sub-sector includes those activities related to individual dwellings. It covers all energy-using activities in apartments and houses, including space and water heating, cooling, lighting, and the use of appliances and electronics. The services sub-sector includes activities related to trade, finance, real estate, public administration, health, food and lodging, education, and commercial services. This is also referred to as the commercial and public service sector. It covers energy used for space heating, cooling and ventilation, water heating, lighting, and a number of other miscellaneous energy-using equipment, such as commercial appliances and cooking devices or office equipment.
For both sub-sectors, the model uses socio-economic drivers, such as income and population, to project floor space per capita and appliance ownership. As far as possible country statistics are used for floor area and appliance ownership rates in the base year. But especially for non-member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), these data are more difficult to obtain, so in several cases these parameters have been estimated for the base year. The buildings floor area is differentiated by vintage, approximations based on other indicators (e.g. historical population) are used to estimate the vintage distributions if no statistical data are available for a country or region.
Based on the projections for floor area and appliance ownership, the model determines the useful energy demands, such as space or water heating, applying useful energy intensities, which take into account the vintage of the buildings as well as the ageing or refurbishment of the buildings through corresponding degradation and improvement rates for the useful energy intensities.
For each of these derived useful energy demands (e.g. space heating), a suite of different technology and fuel options are represented in the model, reflecting their current techno-economic characteristics (e.g. efficiencies) as well as their future improvement potential. Depending on the current technology stock as well as assumptions on the penetration and market shares of new technologies, the buildings sector model allows exploration of strategies for different useful energy demands and the quantification of the resulting developments for final energy consumption and related CO2 emissions.
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NASCAR keeps wrenching with the rules
Richard Childress Racing (Chevy): And this might be the best Chevy team. Kevin Harvick, who finished third in points last year, is much like Busch, lightning in a car. Clint Bowyer finished 10th in the final standings in 2010 and Jeff Burton was 12th. Burton is a cool customer but has never run well in the Chase. Paul Menard joins the team and becomes a Chase candidate.
Roush Fenway Racing (Ford): This team has been on-and-off the last four seasons and ran very well with its new engines in the second half of last year's Chase. Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth and Greg Biffle finished fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively, in the final 2010 standings. Kenseth won the title in 2003 and all three drivers have finished second over the last six years.
Stewart-Haas Racing (Chevy): Tony Stewart won the title in 2005 but faded badly in last year's Chase and finished seventh as an owner-driver. Ryan Newman should be better.
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing (Chevy): Jamie McMurray (won the Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400) and Juan Pablo Montoya can be spectacular at times. But neither made the Chase last season. Disappointing.
Penske Racing (Dodge): Kurt Busch won the championship in 2004 and finished 11th last season in his fifth Chase in seven years. Brad Keselowski is one of the few newcomers who is making a mark. Two-time IndyCar champion Sam Hornish is gone.
Red Bull (Toyota): Kasey Kahne races with this team on a one-year contract before replacing Martin at Hendrick. Kahne is talented and could put Red Bull in the Chase.
The season opens this weekend with qualifying for the Daytona 500 and the Bud Shootout. The Daytona 500 is Feb. 20.
Local note
The San Diego Karting Association will open its 2011 season with a two-day meet in the west parking lot of Qualcomm Stadium from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.


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This week, Tech N9ne spoke with HipHopDX about the perception that his brand of music doesn't reach black fans. Meanwhile, Scarface said that the decision-making power in music labels has been taken away from the black community. Finally, Nicki Minaj hopes someone can help save Gucci Mane from himself.
Tech N9ne Says There Is A "Big" Disconnect Between His Music And Black Culture
Tech N9ne's brand of music has a diverse following. However, the king of independent Hip Hop believes that he needed, and needs, help reaching black fans.
"Even on my new song with T-Pain, the first single we released off Something Else, it's called 'B.I.T.C.H.' Breaking In To Colored Houses," he said to HipHopDX. "That's what I needed T-Pain to do. Give me a chorus that'll help me break into black folk's house through that TV. They see me on that TV like, 'Woah, that's that Tech N9ne dude!' The first thing I said on that song was, 'Putting all the facepaint I can put on.' I'm not changing even on the song where I'm breaking into colored houses. It's me. I'm breaking into your house like me. Not something that you're used to—something else."
Tech N9ne admitted to a disconnect between his music and black culture. "Yeah, a big one. But you got a lot of black folks coming to my show now and saying, 'Not all us are missing you.' And I am a lot different than the regular rapper. That artwork? No, not a regular rapper. They say that looks like Rock N' Roll, Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeath, Alice Cooper shit. I have those influences. I'm not going to change that. I'm not the everyday run-of-the-mill. So just imagine how everyone felt when they saw me on the BET Cypher, 'That's the same motherfucker?' That's so beautiful to me. You can't stop it no matter how much you talk shit about it, saying, 'That's the devil shit.' Here I am. I'm going to keep on popping up."
Scarface Believes "Hip Hop Is White Now"
Scarface had an outspoken week as well, as the legendary Southern rapper explained his believe that Hip Hop is no longer in the hands of the communities that started it.
"I feel like we losing it," said Face. "I feel like the people that are in control of what Hip Hop does is so fucking White and so fucking Jewish and so they don't give a fuck about what the culture and the craft really is about."
Uncle Face continued, providing no qualifications for his inflammatory words. "Let me say this shit right because I want this to be as offensive as I can fuckin' make it for these old-ass punks that's running these record labels that's in the powerful positions to dictate what the Black community hears and listens to. I fucking hate that shit. That shit pisses me off," he said.
Scarface explained that the lack of diversity in the decision-making positions at labels is not an accident. "There's no fucking way that you can tell me that it's not a conspiracy against the Blacks in Hip Hop. You put out fucking records that make us look stupid. You make us look dumb. You brainwash a generation of Hip Hoppers with this fucking crud and then when these other rappers come out, splitting it down the middle, these other rappers' shit sound like 'Wow!' Y'all look great!' 'Y'all look stupid!' ... Then mothafuckers start going over here and pretty soon, Hip Hop is White now."
Nicki Minaj Calls For Gucci Mane Intervention
Nicki Minaj can be counted among those concerned about Gucci Mane's well-being. After beefing with Waka Flocka Flame and ending up in prison, Gucci has had a trying year. Nicki spoke on the matter, highlighting her belief that Gucci needs help.
"So, it's like I separate Gucci the artist from Gucci the person. Gucci the person is a sweet, loving, carefree, funny, hardworking dude. And so I never really paid attention to anything he said," Nicki explained. "In terms of intervention, I think about how talented he is and I kind of wish there was somebody that could step in and say 'Gucci, if you only knew how special you were. You would take a moment to really just get centered.' I just think he really needs to center himself and not to point fingers because I've had moments when I needed to center myself. Sometimes you just need to be alone in a meditating type of place and to just kinda block out all the other noise."
Other items of note:
- Wyclef Jean Reflects On His Haitian Presidency Bid
- Killer Mike Says Black People Should "Demand Reciprocity" From The Democratic Party
- Lauryn Hill Pens Letter Addressing Tax Problems, Clarifies Sony Deal


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Rome's station churches revive ancient tradition
ROME Every morning during the 40 days of Lent, a band of worshippers walk literally in the footsteps of early, persecuted Christians, visiting some of the world's oldest churches in preparation for the most solemn week on the church calendar.
On Thursday as the sun rose over the cupolas and rooftops of Rome, fresh-faced American seminarians made their pilgrimage over the Tiber river and through the alleyways of Rome's historic center to revive this ancient tradition that today draws ambassadors, college kids and ordinary folk alike.
They were heading to Sant'Apollinare, one of the "station churches" of Rome, the nearly 40 ancient churches that centuries ago were designated to hold a rotating daily Mass during Lent, the period leading to Holy Week and Easter when the faithful mark the death and resurrection of Jesus.
The dawn processions take place every morning, a different church slated for worship each day.
At a time when most churches in Italy are empty - evidence of the dwindling Catholic faith in much of Europe - the seminarians of the Pontifical North American College pack these 7 a.m. English services on a regular basis.
Starting in the mid-1970s, they began reviving the tradition and making a daily pilgrimage to each church on the Lenten circuit, paying tribute to early Christians who risked their lives to worship.
The tradition caught on with a wider group. And today, the Masses are often standing room only events.
"You think: 'on this day for 1,300 years Christians have been going to this church on this day,'" said Deacon Riley Williams, of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, who is in his fourth year at the North American College. "Going to this place where the saints died, it joins us to Christ."
Poland's ambassador to the Holy See, Hanna Suchocka, has been a regular for years, a dean of sorts of the lay crowd who flock to the Masses and attend the de rigueur cappuccino and cornetti run afterward at a nearby cafe. The breakfast - the Roman equivalent of coffee and doughnuts in the church hall after Mass - has in recent years become almost as much of a tradition as the service itself.
"I started eight years ago with the Italian Mass in the afternoons, but only five people would come, old people," Suchocka said Thursday. "I decided to join the (American) group because it is a young church, it gave me hope that the church is not descending but is growing."
She was joined Thursday by Canada's ambassador to the Holy See, Anne Leahy. (The American and Irish ambassadors often round out the diplomatic set but missed Thursday's Mass because of travel and other engagements.)
College kids on their junior year abroad, seminarians, nuns and priests and a handful of English-speaking expats and visitors filled the pews - in all well over 200 people plus the 50-odd priests who concelebrated with American Cardinal Raymond Burke, head of the Vatican's supreme court.
Author and commentator George Weigel was in church as well, as he has been every day this Lent; he's writing a book on the station churches due out in 2013.
"I think the whole notion of Lent as itself a pilgrimage is embodied in this walk through these historic churches, where you can touch the origins of Christianity in the West," he said.
Faith aside, the 40-day itinerary is a great way to see Rome, with daily pre-dawn walks through the Eternal City's silent streets to visit some of the world's oldest and most beautiful places of Christian worship, some of which aren't open except on their station days.


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The FM set (64 cards mfg by Rosan in 1963) was cheaply produced on thin card stock and suffered from poor centering. It can often be found in complete sets (as that's how they were sold) and individual cards sell for $2.50 - $3.50.
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1. Konga
2. The (Angry) Red Planet
3. I Was A Teenage Frankenstein
4. (The) Amazing Colossal Man
5. Invasion of the Saucermen
6. Konga
7. Night of the Blood Beast
8. The Undead
9. Goliath and the Dragon
10. The Blood of Dracula
11. War of the Colossal Beast
12. The Blood of Dracula
13. Konga
14. Terror From (The) Year 5,000
15. Return of Saucerman (Invasion of the Saucermen)
16. (The) Headless Ghost
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Famous Monsters Series 1-16
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I never noticed all the retouching on these when I had them as a kid.Thanks for posting these!ReplyDelete
Thanks for mentioning that, since I neglected to do so.ReplyDelete
Yes, that outlining of everything is annoying. About as bad as the card set where they replaced all the recognizable actor heads with the same 3 card co. staff heads.
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I'm a cager for 30 years, and a cyclist for only 3 months.
But I really do not understand these hatred of other cagers.
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I have a concealed weapons permit and have had one of my guns concealed on my person during EVERY ride for over 10 years. If you do this to me I will do my best to kill you. If I stop your vehicle with my gunfire after your assault you will not survive when I catch up with you. This is a promise."


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European Union Ambassador Guy Ledoux (4th from left), hands over the P312 million cheque intended for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Central Mindanao to DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman (3rd from left) and UN-WFP Country Director Stephen Anderson (5th from left). Also in photo are: (from left) Ms. Luisa Carvalho, UN Resident Coordinator; ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman; OPAPP Secretary Teresita Quintos-Deles and Mr. Mike Pasigan, Member, Peace Panel, Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
"For peace dividends to be felt in conflict-affected communities in Muslim Mindanao, developmental assistance should be extended to give the internally displaced persons the opportunity to rebuild and reconstruct their lives."
This was the part of the message of DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman during the ceremonial signing of the Statement of Cooperation for the implementation of the European Union-funded project "Enhancing the Resilience of Internally Displaced Persons in Central Mindanao by Strengthening Livelihoods."
The Signatories to the Statement are: Ambassador Guy Ledoux, Head of Delegation of the European Union (EU) Delegation to the Philippines; Mr. Stephen Anderson, Country Director of the United Nations-World Food Programme (UN-WFP)-Philippines; Secretary Soliman; Secretary Teresita Quintos-Deles, Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process; Governor Mujiv Hataman, Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao; and Mr. Mohagher Iqbal, Chairman of the Negotiation Panel-Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
The signing of the Statement of Cooperation follows the recent historic signing of the peace framework agreement. Under the Statement of Cooperation, the European Union provided P312 million to the UN-WFP to boost the livelihood recovery of 50,000 families or 300,000 persons displaced by the past conflict in Central Mindanao.
Ambassador Ledoux said that the partnership with WFP, DSWD and other stakeholders aims to address the challenge of bringing normalcy back to the lives of the people affected by armed-conflict. He also commended the Philippines for the signing of the peace framework agreement which signifies that development is now at hand in Central Mindanao.
Ambassador Ledoux added that the first step towards rebuilding the lives of internally displaced persons is to regain confidence regarding security, and the second step is finding livelihood. The peace framework agreement is the first step while the provision of EU of more than P300 million responds to the second step.
Ambassador Ledoux also said that the EU is acting fast with the provision of more than P300 million for those affected by conflict because "we know that the people of Mindanao want and need to see that their lives are improving as a result of the peace agreement."
On the other hand, UN-WFP Country Director Anderson said that this Statement of Cooperation will plant the seeds of development in Mindanao, connect people to sustainable programs and maintain peace in the region. He added that the livelihood assistance from EU "builds on and complements the partnership we have with DSWD for the continuous implementation of cash for work and food for work programs for internally displaced persons."
The UN-WFP and DSWD will be jointly implementing the program. According to Mr. Anderson, there are 70 UN-WFP staff in Central Mindanao to coordinate with the local and national governments. Secretary Soliman added that DSWD-ARMM and DSWD Field Office XII will help implement the program.
Mr. Anderson further said that community participation is one of the key components of the program wherein families will be consulted on the types of livelihood activities that will be implemented in their localities.
Meanwhile, ARMM Governor Hataman expressed their gratitude for this project which will bring more programs to Mindanao. He also expressed that the local government is willing to support developmental programs anytime and to educate the people of Mindanao towards peace and progress.
Secretary Soliman emphasized that the partnership with EU and WFP, with the support of the ARMM government and other national government agencies, means that hard-to-reach communities can now be provided with developmental programs saying that the cash-for-work and food-for-work programs will ensure that food is available to families affected by conflict and help them reconstruct their lives.
Secretary Soliman stressed that for peace to work and for developmental programs to succeed, all stakeholders at the national and local levels must work together. "The peace framework paves the path for peace to work," Secretary Soliman concluded. ###


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"We Are Opposed To Cunning And Deceit"
Despite the disinformation campaign performed by the British government to quell public interest in crop circles in 1990, the formations continued to appear throughout southern England in greater numbers, larger dimensions and intricate designs.
It was the summer of 1991 when serious contamination of formations began to take place. Some of the hoaxing was done by pranksters looking for attention, some by mischief makers. But, more sinisterly, it was also carried out by known government infiltrators who purposely added man-made features to genuine formations in a attempt to throw the researchers into total confusion. At the height of the hoaxing, an American tourist etched out huge letters on the side of a hill, 'Talk to us'. A reply came back a few days later when a most bizarre-looking formation resembling Hebrew script appeared at Milk Hill. Thought to be a hoax at first but since confirmed to be genuine, it was deciphered as a form of post-Augustan Latin and etched in Freemasonic script, creating two words: APPONO ASTOS "We are opposed to cunning and deceit." How appropriate given the circumstances. To this day this formation represents the closest the Circlemakers have come to communicating in recognizable script.


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Charter schools continue to grow
Alternative choices, increasing familiarity and budget concerns cited for trend
Charter schools by the numbers
• 10 new charter schools opened in San Diego County this year, bringing the total to 104.
• San Diego County charter school enrollment increased by 1,715 students, for a total of 55,316.
• Statewide, 109 new charters opened this year, bringing the total to 1,065.
• Charter enrollment grew by more than 17 percent in California this year, with 484,083 students attending charters.
There is one tucked into a bustling Mission Valley mall, across from the food court. Another occupies portions of an old Navy boot camp. Many others operate in traditional neighborhood schools.
Once a novelty on the landscape of public education, independent public charter schools have become the choice for more families locally and nationwide.
For the first time, more than 100 school districts nationwide have at least 10 percent of all students enrolled in charter schools, according to a study by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.
California claimed 16 of those districts in the 2011-12 school year. Four of the districts are in San Diego County, where 104 charters — up from 70 in 2007-08 — are serving 55,316 students this year:
• Grossmont Union High School District, with 21 percent, or 4,884 students, attending charters.
• Chula Vista Elementary, 18 percent, or 9,975 students.
• Vista Unified, 13 percent, or 3,298 students.
• San Diego Unified, with more than 10 percent of students, or about 13,215.
"This growth is a sign that the public charter school movement is responding to what parents want… by providing alternatives," said David Hoff of the National Alliance, the nonprofit organization that conducted the enrollment research.
Charter schools celebrated their 20-year anniversary in California this year.
The Legislature authorized charters in 1992, granting them freedom from some local and state education code requirements in exchange for the promise of raising test scores through education innovations.
Charters have a mixed record when it comes to academic performance. Some have become academic powerhouses and leaders of innovation, while others have been plagued by mismanagement and low test scores. In the San Diego Unified School District, for example, charters overall do not perform as well as district-run schools.
In the early years, charters were largely unknown or misunderstood by the general public. But as the schools have spread, charters have become more familiar to parents and educators.
Some experts say charter enrollment was helped by the 2010 documentary "Waiting for Superman," a film that touts charters and paints a grim picture of traditional public schools. Others say the promise of a more personalized education, word of mouth and dissatisfaction with mainstream schools has helped charters.
A public-opinion poll conducted this year shows that 67.6 percent of respondents knew something or quite a bit about charters, up from 50.8 percent two years ago and 48 percent three years ago, according to the California Charter School Association.
Charter enrollment in San Diego County continues to grow. This year, 10 new charters opened and overall enrollment is up by 1,715 students from last year.
Statewide, 109 new charters opened, pushing the total to 1,065 — the most of any state in the country. Charter enrollment grew by more than 17 percent this year, with 484,083 students attending charters.
Charters have seen a spike in enrollment during a time when traditional schools have been hurt by ongoing state funding reductions. Frustration with annual rounds of teacher pink slips and program cuts has hurt public confidence in traditional schools and could have prompted parents to seek out better options at charters, said Bernie Rhinerson, San Diego Unified's chief of staff.
"Partly, it could be that charters offer the perception of stability while over the past six years, traditional public schools had the instability of budget cuts," Rhinerson said.


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Judge rejects challenge to transfer of Dulles Toll Road from VDOT to metro airports
A Judge in Richmond VA has rejected claims that Virginia DOT doesn't have the power to transfer control of the Dulles Toll Road to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA). Transfer of the state toll road to MWAA - a US/DC/MD/VA joint powers agency that runs Dulles and Reagan National airports - is part of a scheme to use road tolls to cover expected losses on financing of a Metro rail extension located in the median of the Dulles Toll Road and Dulles Greenway with diversions to Tysons Corner and Dulles Washington Airport.
Judge Margaret P Spencer, judge of the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond granted summary judgment to VDOT, other Virginia agencies and MWAA against Patrick R Gray and James W Nagle two Dulles Toll Road users and opponents of the Toll RoadĀ transfer.
Judge Spencer issued a very short "Order" (see below) with little explanation for her ruling. She said the summary judgment was ordered for reasons stated by the state, and in a court letter. Then she said the Court holds that the MWAA "is a necessary and indispensable party, and this action should be dismissed."
Objection on constitutional grounds to the transfer to the majority non-Virginia airports authority was "without merit" the Judge said even though there has never been any legislative approval for what has been a purely executive act of the Governor and VDOT.
Tolls on the Dulles Toll Road "are neither taxes nor revenue" of the state of Virginia, the Judge asserted without explanation.
The Dulles Toll Road was built by the state of Virginia and has been operated by its department of transportation and the tolls have gone into state funds.
Here is Judge Spencer's order:
COMMENT: the Judge's notion that the tolls are not state revenue is bizarre. Whose revenue are they then? The Judge doesn't say.
MWAA is obviously not an indispensable party to the financing because the state had a bunch of proposals worth billions of dollars from the private sector which were dumped mid-procurement when Governor Kaine decided on a non-competed transfer of the Dulles Toll Road to the metro area airports authority - an agency with no experience or competence in running a tollroad or a railroad, but a stellar record for political patronage and inside connections.
This Judge's terse counterintuitive comments makes one wonder about the quality of "justice" in Virginia.
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Man rents car for drug money
Published: Monday, September 29, 2008 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at 12:59 p.m.
An Archer man reportedly stole a womans Mercedes from outside a Gainesville bar, then charged people to drive the car in order to make money to buy crack cocaine.
According to Gainesville Police, Rosemarie Blair of Bronson parked her 2005, four-door Mercedes Benz outside the Backstage Lounge at 1315 S. Main St. around 8:45 p.m. Sunday.
When Blair reported the Mercedes stolen, she told investigators that she let Mark Woodrow Lester, 35, of 10811 NE 105th Ave. in Archer, borrow the car and that he promptly returned. Blair said she let Lester hang onto her car keys while both were at the lounge. However, a short time later Blair said she could not find Lester or her car and that Lester did not answer at the telephone number she had for him.
At 5:23 p.m. Monday officers saw the car being driven in the 400 block of NW 8th Ave. The driver reportedly told officers he did not know the car was a stolen vehicle. The driver also told officers he had borrowed it from Lester and offered to lead police to Lester.
Police said Lester agreed to be questioned about the Mercedes and he allegedly confessed to stealing it while Blair was at the lounge. In their arrest report, investigators said Lester claimed he had been lending the car to people for $20 to $40 apiece to make money to buy crack cocaine.
Lester was charged with grand theft and dealing in stolen property. He was being held at the Alachua County Jail on a $30,000 bond on Tuesday.
Karen Voyles
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Stanford Women Fifth At Pac-12 Championships
Cardinal I and II Eights each take fifth
No. 9 Stanford Ties For Third At Lake Natoma Invite
Cardinal competed in final group against No. 1 USC and No. 2 California
Stanford Women Complete Day One On Lake Natoma
Cardinal I Eight picks up pair of wins
Stanford Eights Go Unbeaten At Pac-12 Women's Challenge
Cardinal eight nabs wins over Clemson, Northeastern and Oklahoma
Women's Rowing Hosts Pac-12 Women's Challenge Sponsored By Recology
Cardinal women open 2013 spring campaign
2012: Part of Stanford I Eight that finished eighth at NCAA Championships and fifth at Pac-12 Championships ... earned nods to CRCA All-America and West Region Teams ... named Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention and a CRCA Scholar-Athlete.
2011: Won gold at the NCAA Championships and Pac-10 Championships with the Cardinal II Eight ... recorded an undefeated weekend at the Lake Natoma Invitational.
High School: A 2010 graduate of The Branson School ... four-year letterwinner in crew ... 2009 Regional and National Champion 8+ ... 2009 Women's U.S. Junior National Champion 8+ at Worlds in France ... 2009 U.S. Junior National 8+ Undefeated boats all year ... team captain and middle blocker for volleyball team.
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By Derek Liebig It may be summer, but it doesn't feel that way for local businesses and organizations that depend on tourism. Despite the passing of the Fourth of July Weekend two weeks ago and Canal Fest this past weekend, local business owners have said business is lagging behind previous years. That lack of […]
Summer Concert fireworks
To the 1812 Overture, the finale' of the Granville Summer Concert Series Fourth of July fireworks.
Lions Kids Day July 4
After a quirk of the calendar that only happens once every six years, the Lion's Club Kids Day will return to the Fourth of July this year. The annual field day of fun and competition presented by the Granville Lions Club welcomes kids to this fun, active event starting at 9:30 a.m. at the Granville […]
Fireworks, concert Thursday
Events postponed by bad weather Continued heavy rains and an uncertain but bleak forecast forced the postponement of Fourth of July festivities in Granville Thursday. (more…)


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Adding an Avatar to a Profile in 2012
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Re: Adding an Avatar to a Profile in 2012
Hi Jake,
Apols for the delay, I don't login all the time and DPR's email notification of thread updates seems to be a bit hit and miss at the moment.
1) What browser are you using (and version)?
2) Just to make sure that it's not the image you are using, go to my gallery and download my profile picture (Dog with ball in mouth).
How to do this:
Click on my name (Michael-2012), then go to my gallery click on the 'dog with ball' picture and then view as 'Original' image.
When thats displayed, right click on the image and save it your pc.
Try to use this picture as a test avatar for yourself.
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Polls suggest over 60% of Egyptians back president's controversial laws amid fears of new riots; rights groups report irregularities
Roi Kais, Reuters
Published: 12.23.12, 08:39 / Israel News
Roi Kais, Reuters
A constitution drafted by an Islamist-dominated assembly was approved by a majority of Egyptians in a referendum,
rival camps said on Sunday, after a vote the opposition said drove a wedge through the Arab world's most populous nation.
The Muslim Brotherhood,
which propelled President Mohamed Morsi
Mursi to power in a June election, said 64% of voters backed the charter after two rounds of voting that ended with a final ballot on Saturday. It cited an unofficial tally.
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BERKELEY, CA - Former Golden Bear goalie (1991-94) and 2000 Olympian Sean Nolan, 33, has been named assistant men's water polo coach at the University of California, head coach Kirk Everist announced.
Nolan, a native of Palo Alto, joins the Bears' coaching staff after a successful national and international water polo career. A member of the USA Senior National Team from 1994-2000, he competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, helping the United States to sixth place finish along with other former Cal stars Gavin Arroyo, Chris Humbert and Chris Oeding. Nolan was also on Team USA's gold medal-winning squad at the 1993 World University Games in Buffalo, NY; was named Goalie of the Tournament at the 1997 Unicon Cup in Budapest, Hungary; and helped the United States to a gold medal at the 1999 PanAm Games in Winnipeg, Ontario, Canada. He played professionally in Greece for the club team, Naok, in the town of Corfu from 1996-97.
A two-time All-American (1992 and 1994) at Cal, Nolan graduated in 1995 with a degree in political economies of industrial societies. He led the Bears to NCAA titles in 1991 and 1992, including making two match-saving blocks at the end of regulation in the '92 title match against Stanford. The 1992 NCAA championship match is considered by many to be the greatest title match in NCAA water polo history as Cal went on to win 12-11 in sudden death overtime to finish with a perfect 31-0 season record. Nolan was the recipient of the Peter J. Cutino Water Polo Trophy in 1992 as the team's most improved player, and was the team's Most Valuable Player in 1994.
Most recently, Nolan had been the junior varsity boy's coach at The Menlo School in Atherton from 2003-04, and helped coached Cal's water polo club team this past summer.


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By Mark Barnes Brochures, flyers, signs and gossip are circulating around in the community regarding school district funding and spending. There are a lot of numbers being said. Some of these are righ [...]Read More
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text: Home Politics Breitbart's Site Got Barack and Bell Wrong Let's hope they have more video, because hug-gate just shows that once upon a time, Obama was black. By: David Swerdlick Posted: March 8 2012 10:59 AM 0 I have a confession to make to the folks at Breitbart.com: I'm a biracial lawyer married to a black woman who is both better looking and more popular than I am. I've never served in the Illinois state Legislature, but I was in North Carolina on Wednesday. I've never hugged, or even met, the late former Harvard Law professor Derrick Bell. But I have heard of him. Sound familiar? If I were taller, richer and smarter and killed Osama bin Laden last year, I could be Barack Obama. Alas, I'm not. But if you factor in attendance at a few college diversity rallies in the '90s, I could be almost any middle-class black person you know. Which is where Breitbart.com went wrong this week with its breathless release of archival video showing then-law student, now-President Obama introducing the controversial but well-respected Bell at a campus protest in 1990. The question isn't "What's Obama doing there?" -- it's "If you weren't there, then what were you doing?" The video, which shows Obama warmly praising Bell and later hugging him, is meant to reignite a Rev. Jeremiah Wright-like controversy -- portraying Obama as the closet radical and reverse racist that the far right always told you he was. After all, Bell, a tenured Harvard professor, once wrote a civil rights parable (later made into an HBO short film) that had space aliens, Jews and slaves in it. Surely, then, Obama is racist. Forward to the 6:33 mark and judge for yourself. Watch Obama Speaks at Harvard Law in '90 on PBS. See more from FRONTLINE. For now I'll let someone else critique Bell's oeuvre. Although I once took a seminar in critical race theory, the discipline for which Bell was known, I'm not exactly an expert. I took an incomplete and turned the paper in a whole semester late (true story). The point here is that if you were a black student at a major university in the '90s, you were in or around these kinds of debates all the time. That's even true of black conservatives. If former Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele had been at my school back then, I'm guessing he would have been at those sit-ins, too, way in the back, checking out the girls while pretending to read Shelby Steele's The Content of Our Character. Add in "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and Amistad, and you've pretty much got the 1990s covered. Even for those who think that demonstrating for faculty diversity is an overwrought, politically correct and possibly elitist endeavor, you'd really have to strain to turn the issue into some sort of indictment of Obama. Presumably the folks at Breitbart.com -- and Fox News' Sean Hannity, who gave the video a prime-time airing -- aren't against free speech. And presumably they don't believe in guilt by association. Obama and Bell were friends, but that doesn't mean Obama's worldview involves space aliens, Jews and slaves. Maybe the best way to understand just how unnewsworthy the hug video is is to imagine how Obama's two best-known liberal black detractors, Tavis Smiley and Cornel West, might react to it. I can't say for sure, but they'd probably rip Obama for showing up to give a speech without having demonstrated any genuine commitment to the issue of faculty diversity. After all, Obama was busy studying and editing the Harvard Law Review. Surely, then, Obama is a sellout. Again, judge for yourself. Knowing the way that Breitbart.com slowly brings along its scoops, you can expect me to have egg on my face later on when they release videos of Obama cussing out his mother, reading The Autobiography of Malcolm X, voting for Michael Dukakis and eating well-spiced Pakistani food while drinking -- James O'Keefe style -- from a ruby-encrusted pimp chalice. Which, apparently, makes him -- and me -- un-American. You see, I've done all those things, too. David Swerdlick is a contributing editor to The Root. Follow him on Twitter. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. David Swerdlick is an associate editor at The Root. Follow him on Twitter. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Get what we're watching delivered to your inbox everyday! Sign up for our daily video newsletter below. Powered by Livefyre 0


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Ms. Melodie (a/k/a Romona Parker) of Boogie Down Productions fame has been confirmed dead this afternoon. Anonymous sources confirmed the tragic news to TheUrbanDaily.com, although the cause and details are still unknown.
In addition to releasing 1989's Diva on Jive/Zomba Records, Melodie, a Brooklyn, New York native, appeared on "Self Destruction" from the Stop The Violence Movement. She also appeared on Queen Latifah's hit "Ladies First." A longtime affiliate of B.D.P., Melodie was also the first wife of the group's front-man, KRS-One. When the pair split in the early 1990s, Melodie stepped away from Hip Hop, as Boogie Down Productions spawned the solo careers of KRS, D-Nice and others.
Melodie was mentioned in Nas' 2006 song "Where Are They Now?" as the Queens, New York emcee stated, "I hope she packin' a bankroll."
Melodie's passing comes less than two weeks after another late 1980s alum, KMG from Above The Law, also died.
Singer Monifah tweeted that the rapper, also a mother, died Tuesday (July 17).
"@ScorpioTheOne76: @THEMONIFAH Wait!!, wasnt she married to KRS One? She passed away? When?" A friend of ours told me she went last nite.
— MONIFAH (@THEMONIFAH) July 18, 2012
HipHopDX extends our condolences to the family, friends and fans of Ms. Melodie.


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My daughter has a little top that she loves to play with. It's one of those cheap plastic ones in a bright lime green that she received as part of a Birthday Party goodie bag. One of those pre-packaged, Oriental Trading Company type party favor bags. Parents, they tend to hate them (except for the convenience) but kids? They love them. But sadly most of the items that are included in the bags end up in broken, lost or end up in the land full. But not this top. She's cared for it since she got it. But seeing this set of ten carved wooden tops from Japan, I think she's really due for an upgrade.
This set included ten meticulously carved wooden tops made from a variety of woods. Each one is perfectly balanced so that they will have max-spinage. I can just see spin-offs with my daughter and her friends, hours spent with the tops seeing how long they'll spin, and trying to decide which of the ten is the best. To get you or your kids spinning, you can pick up this set from Curiosity Shoppe right here for $60 for the set.


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Hi Ian - thanks so much for your detailed posts in response to my questions about your comparative cable testing. It sounds like you and your friend have gone to great lengths to study these effects by ear. Am I correctly understanding that you think he may still have some or all of this data available, in the form of the recordings you made? If so, and if there is a way to compare, chart and graph it, you might be in a pretty unique position in terms of shedding some light on the great cable debate. If it is possible, and if you ever have a chance to publish this in some form, I know a lot of us cable agnostics would love to see it. (Maybe I just spent too much time reading Hume as an undergrad (thus the handle), but absent measurements, I just see post-purchase justification phenomena and/or confirmation bias as better explanations for perceived changes, as compared to audible improvements based on headphone cables. Factors you pointed out, like earwax, one ear possibly being better than the other, atmospheric pressure, low level background noise etc. only further complicate matters.)
Also, thank you for clarifying that there is no issue in so far as ports are concerned with respect to direct wiring. I hadn't realized that the connectors were sealed off. I do wonder about possible vibrations though from the new hardware you installed. Sennheiser used several patented plastics in the housing of these headphones to eliminate resonances and vibrations. Introducing metal fixtures into the equation in order to secure the silver wires seems as though it might have its own problems. Thoughts?
Honestly, there is no more debate in my mind. I could hear cable differences from the outset, but as my setup has improved, these differences have only become more pronounced. It has gotten to the point where I can easily point out which cable material is being used on my HD800s and HE6s blind. 10/10 times.
The trick is to learn the sound of the cable so you know what to look for in comparison to other cables.
Crucially, I have found cable differences to be far clearer when switching materials. Almost every aftermarket copper cable of decent quality I've tried sounds nearly identical, and produces nearly identical improvements over mediocre stock cords. It's when I switch from copper to silver or vice versa that I can really pick out variations reliably and consistently. IME, wire material has the greatest effect on its sound. More than geometry, gauge etc.


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Decades ago, a group of men came together and created the two most powerful documents in American history. These men did not follow a political party (Democrat, Republican, etc.). They were influenced by their convictions and common sense of their beliefs. Today we know these two documents as the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
Recently, the "no labels" group has suggested all persons running for public office run on their own personal qualifications and credentials, rather than that of party affiliation. Political parties and PACs could still contribute to any candidate without strings attached. We should all wean ourselves of voting along party lines.
Following the lead of Washington state's top two primary, all persons running for elected office (city, county, state and federal) would run in the primary, with the top two finishers running for each position advancing to the general election.
This system should allow for greater cooperation in government while eliminating gridlock.
Maybe those elected within both state and federal office would decide that all bills should stand alone without attached riders adding unwanted pork that only benefits a few. Also, there would be no need for the line-item veto at the federal level.
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I installed apache2,mysql and phpmyadmin at the same zimbra server, I went to phpmyadmin and I deleted all the records except the root user from the users table.
When I restart the mysql service it gives an error, the error related to the users debian-sys-maint, I'm trying the remove or purge the mysql but it return faild, I went to synaptic for the same reason, I got the following error:
I have another qustion related to zimbra, How do I restart the mysql connection of zimbra? and what is the service name, do you recommend to restart it directly or through zmsomthing?Code:(Reading database ... 150135 files and directories currently installed.) Removing mysql-server-5.0 ... * Stoping mysql datanase server mysqld ...fail! invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql action "stop" failed. dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.0 (--purge): subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 *stopping mysql database server mysqld ...fail! invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql action "stop" failed. *starting mysql database server mysqld ...Done. /user.bin/mysqladmin: connect to server ar 'localhost' failded error: 'Access denied for user 'debian-sys-maint'@localhost' (using password: Yes)' Errors were ecountered while processing: mysql-server-5.0 E: Sub-process /user/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
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Save the words! Language lovers campaign to revive old-timey terms
Is buncombe the black rhino of the dictionary? A group of university academics thinks so, and they're duly campaigning for its conservation.
The old-timey word – sometimes spelled bunkum – refers to talk that's rubbish, nonsensical or empty. And it's one of the Top 10 terms Wayne State University is advocating for revival in its annual roundup of vocabulary on the brink of obsolescence.
Wayne's team of self-described Word Warriors, who've been likened to a linguistic search-and-rescue team, describe 2013's picks as some of the English language's most expressive but neglected terms. Just as the U.S. presidential election retrieved "malarkey" from the depths, the scholars hope their selections can be spared for future generations.
"We want people to take full advantage of the extraordinary richness of the English language," says Jerry Herron, a professor of English at the Michigan-based university. "The world of our experience is only as interesting as our capability to communicate it, to describe it."
Some of the Warriors' picks are more recognizable than others. Cerulean, for example, enjoyed an unlikely cameo in the 2006 movie The Devil Wear's Prada, with Meryl Streep's character waxing poetic about the blue hue's role in fashion.
Others, such as persiflage – a term for frivolous banter – or fantods, which denotes extreme anxiety, stress or nervousness, aren't likely to ring as many bells.
Herron loves the utility of these words, noting that they allow people to be more intentional with their language.
"It's like (lending a jack) to a guy who's trying to change a tire with a pair of pliers," says Herron. "A word that precisely describes a part of your experience, and brings it back in vivid ways, is useful, not pretentious."
Also in the Top 10: chelonian, which refers to a turtle (for instance, "the plot moved at a chelonian pace"); dragoon, meaning to compel by coercion; natter, meaning 'to talk aimlessly at length;' mawkish, which denotes insipid sentimentality; troglodyte, referring to someone exhibiting outmoded or caveman-like behaviour; and winkle, defined as removing or drawing out by effort.
Lexicographer Erin McKean, who has no ties to the effort, says she supports anything that keeps language diversity alive – particularly when it comes to words with a restricted range of uses.
"Your favourite holiday outfit probably isn't appropriate to wear every day to work. Well, these words are covered in sequins; they don't fit in everywhere," says McKean, founder of Wordnik.com.
"You can always say something is super because super is one size fits all. But you can't always say something is effervescent."
Mark Liberman, a professor in the University of Pennsylvania's department of linguistics, says the challenge is that most of the Top 10 words were never hugely popular to begin with.
"Buncombe, for example, was only a few times more common in the 1920s than it is now," he observes.
Jesse Sheidlower, editor-at-large of the Oxford English Dictionary, perceives the exercise as "well-intentioned" but unlikely to result in any significant changes in the way we talk.
"It's hard enough to get people to use regular words in language without having to dig up ones they've never heard of," says Sheidlower, president of the American Dialect Society.
As for why some words stick and others pull a Houdini, he says there's no simple answer except to say that language isn't ruled by common sense.
"If language were perfectly logical, you'd say, 'We don't need any more words for 'drunk.' But it doesn't work that way," says Sheidlower. "You can't just point to some cute older word that expresses something interesting and say, 'We should use this.'"


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Mary Olive Smith's "A Walk to Beautiful" won the top prize at the International Documentary Association (IDA) Distinguished Documentary Achievement Awards on Friday night in Los Angeles. It is described as the story of "five courageous women in Ethiopia who have suffered from devastating childbirth injuries and have been shunned by their family and villages." Yoni Brook's "A Son's Sacrifice" won the short documentary award, Paul Taylor's "We Are Together" won the inaugural Alan Ett Music Documentary Award, and Ken Burns' longtime collaborator Buddy Squires received the IDA Outstanding Documentary Cinematography Award. Producer/Director Spike Lee and producer Sam Pollard won the Pare Lorentz Award for "When The Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts" and Showtime's "This American Life" from Ira Glass and Chris Wilcha won the IDA Award for a Continuing Series. The David L. Wolper Student Documentary Award went to Erin Hudson for "Long Haul," her thesis film at Stanford. [Eugene Hernandez]
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According to information from Karnes County Sheriff Dwayne Villanueva, lightning struck, not just once, but twice at a saltwater disposal facility located on the outskirts of Kenedy near the intersection of State Highway 72 and State Highway 239.
The lightning strikes, which happened in the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 4, set fire to two fiberglass storage tanks and a small office building located at the site.
No injuries were reported and Kenedy and Karnes City volunteer firefighters worked together to bring the fires under control.
On Saturday night, March 8, an 18-wheeler jackknifed on U.S. Highway 181 at a location north of Karnes City due to slick pavement resulting from local rainfall. The highway was shut down for one to two hours before the 18-wheeler could be moved from the scene allowing traffic to pass safely.
At about the exact same time, State Highway 239 was shut down due to an 18-wheeler who attempted to make a U-turn and became stuck in the mud, blocking traffic in both directions. The highway was closed for about 90 minutes before emergency crews could move the 18-wheeler, allowing traffic to pass.


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