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D.C. to test Chivas' home-field dominance
A wager that D.C. United and Chivas USA would contest this year's MLS Cup final would have received plenty of takers back in March. While D.C. was everyone's favorite to win the championship, the Goats were a solid but by no means overwhelming side. Chivas was also a team in transition, with new head coach Preki taking over from Bob Bradley and with questions surrounding new striker Maykel Galindo.
Yet with September now upon us, both teams have firmly established their championship credentials, making this week's edition of "MLS Primetime Thursday" (10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2) a tantalizing matchup. D.C. is currently tied with New England atop the Eastern Conference standings, and while Chivas is tied for second in the West, that's due mostly to a lighter league schedule. The Goats have accumulated more points per game than any of their Western Conference rivals and are well-positioned to claim the conference crown.
Five story lines to follow
1. The race for the Supporters' Shield
The trophy, which goes to the team with the best regular-season record, remains a wide-open affair, with several teams still in contention. D.C. is tied for the lead with 42 points, and while Chivas is six points back, the Goats have played two fewer games and would make up some ground on United with a win Thursday.
Of course, given the apparent hex that has befallen the shield winners in recent years, both teams might want to avoid claiming the regular-season crown. Case in point is United, which won the Supporters' Shield last year only to be dumped out of the playoffs by New England. The last team to claim both the shield and the MLS Cup was the 2002 Los Angeles Galaxy.
2. United's surge
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Remember when United went 0-for-April? Of course not, so it's worth noting that since starting 0-3-0, the Black-and-Red has enjoyed a 13-3-3 record. That they've done it without the usual monster season from midfielder Christian Gomez makes their run even more remarkable.
"Everything has been a lot better," said D.C. head coach Tom Soehn. "We've obviously had time to grow together, and the coaching staff has put a lot of work in to make sure everybody understands what the whole thing is about. It helps that we've got some talented guys, too."
3. Chivas' stealthy climb to the top
It seems that the Goats' lot in life is to be forever in the shadow of crosstown rival Los Angeles. Never mind that the Galaxy are set to endure the worst season in their history, while Chivas is enjoying its best. The Goats can't seem to get any love in their hometown, not that Preki and his side are losing much sleep over it.
"[The attention] is something that we can't control," Preki said. "It's not in our hands. The only thing we can control is our performance on the field and how we apply ourselves in the game."
4. Changing of the guard in D.C.?
While United's run to the top of the Eastern Conference isn't a surprise, the personnel they've used has raised some eyebrows. Reigning MLS Defender of the Year Bobby Boswell has found himself on the bench in some recent games, as has nominal holding midfielder Brian Carroll. Into the breach have stepped the likes of Clyde Simms and Devon McTavish, who have given United a spark.
"It forces guys to hold themselves accountable, and I think that's a good thing," said Soehn of his team's depth. "Just because a guy sits out doesn't mean he's out of the picture. We've injected [Boswell and Carroll] back in, and that's helped them grow as players and helped them appreciate their roles."
5. Fortress HDC
With a record of 7-0-1, the Goats are the only team in the league with an unbeaten home mark, although purists will point out that they did drop a "road" match to L.A. at the Home Depot Center earlier this year. Still, Chivas has been plenty formidable on its home turf, having conceded just two goals in eight home matches. Yet Preki is still not satisfied.
"I think our overall mentality can get even better," Preki said. "I still feel we have a notch [higher] to go in terms of mentality, the way we start the game, the way we finish the game."
United should pose the biggest threat so far to the Goats' home dominance. The Black-and-Red have won four consecutive road contests and six in a row overall.
Five players to watch
1. Fred, M, D.C. United
While forward Luciano Emilio has carried United's offense for much of the season, the Black-and-Red's "other" Brazilian, Fred, has been heating up in recent weeks, scoring three goals in his past four games. Yet for Soehn, it's a case of goals telling only part of Fred's story.
"I think there were so many things that Fred has done on both sides of the ball that really went unnoticed," Soehn said. "It's only now that he's scoring that people are recognizing all of the other things he does."
2. Maykel Galindo, F, Chivas USA
Given his two injury-plagued seasons with USL-1 side Seattle, there were plenty of questions heading into this year about Galindo's durability. But the Cuban-born forward has already logged more minutes this season than in his two years with the Sounders combined, and his 10 goals have made Preki look like a genius. With United's back line not exactly the fleetest of foot, look for Chivas to make extensive use of Galindo's pace.
3. Ben Olsen, M, D.C. United
While Olsen has long possessed plenty of good qualities, scoring goals was not among them. Until this year, that is -- his seven goals rank second on United behind Emilio. Add the usual grit and determination that have long been hallmarks of Olsen's game, and the level of play that the Virginia product has given United in midfield -- especially since Soehn went to a 4-4-2 -- has been outstanding.
4. Jesse Marsch, M, Chivas USA
Much like his team, Marsch's contributions have been largely overshadowed by the Beckham effect. This was especially true following the Chivas midfielder's infamous set-to with Beckham two weeks ago, when he hauled down the English midfielder from behind. But Marsch has been the backbone of the Chivas side, providing plenty of steel and even scoring the game's only goal in the Goats' 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake on Aug. 26.
"Marsch is a guy who comes to work every day, sets a good tone and a good mentality," Preki said. "The young guys on the team, they respond to him pretty good, so you can't ask for more."
5. Greg Vanney, D, D.C. United
Acquired in a midseason trade with Colorado, an ankle injury saw Vanney struggle to settle in at first, but recently he has provided a steadying presence along United's back line. Vanney relies on veteran smarts to get the job done, and he'll need every bit of guile to contend with the likes of Galindo and Ante Razov.
Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPNsoccernet. He can be reached at email@example.com.


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J.J. Redick is okay with being second.
In the past few months, as it became more apparent that Oakland University's Travis Bader was likely to break Redick's NCAA 3-point record, Redick said he wasn't "losing any sleep over it."
He was happy for Bader, the redshirt senior who grew up a Redick fan and somehow a fan of the University of North Carolina. And if nothing else, he knew what Bader may have been going through chasing history.
It was around this time eight years ago that Redick himself was closing in on the record then held by former Virginia standout Curtis Staples.
He was on a roll. Really, he had been for weeks, making 30-point games seem as likely for him as Duke's Cameron Indoor is crazy.
The records for Redick began tumbling in February, beginning on Valentine's Day when his four 3-pointers broke Staples' NCAA record for most career 3-pointers made.
"It was interesting because it was like a two-week period where there was the 3-point record, then the Duke record, then the ACC record," Redick said. "By the end of it I was just mentally exhausted, and looking back, I probably shouldn't have been. But when you're in the moment, it's all you think about. Mentally it fatigues you a little bit."
Staples held the record for eight years (1998 to 2006). Eight years later, Bader surpassed Redick's record of 457 by converting a 3-pointer from the right corner in the first half of Oakland's 86-64 loss to Milwaukee.
"I just found an article the other day about him so I learned a little bit about him, a skinny little kid coming into college and he works his butt off, that he's a good representation of his school," said Redick, who recorded a video message for Bader and planned to send him a congratulatory text message Sunday.
Redick said when he came into Duke as a highly touted prep star out of Cave Spring High in Virginia, he never imagined his name among the all-time greats and he imagined Bader had a similar sentiment.
"I don't think Travis started his career thinking 'Hey, I'm going to break the all-time 3-point record,'" Redick said. "I don't know many people that set out to do things like that. Most people think about 'I want to win a championship at this school,' or if you're a mid-major 'I want to get to the NCAA, or the Sweet 16.' So, to have something happen and have it become a reality, it takes a lot out of you."

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Which Do You Fear More: Losing Customers–or Your Whole Business?
The loss of customers is at the top of the worry list for small business owners, says a new report from small business insurer Hiscox USA. Losing the business entirely tied for second place with fear for one's health.
The insurer surveyed about a thousand small business owners for the study and discovered–not surprisingly–that they're a pretty stressed lot.
The report states 49 percent of entrepreneurs fear losing their customers, while 47 percent fretted about losing the business entirely. Forty-three percent said they feared repayments on existing personal debt, and just over a third (36 percent) said they feared their work situation affecting their family life or close personal relationships. Laying off staff caused the least angst: 29 percent said they feared it, but 41 percent said it caused no fear.
Fear, longer hours and working harder to win and keep new business have led 43 percent of small business owners to say they are more stressed than they were a year ago. (They're not, however, particularly stressed about having to work hard; just over a third, or 38 percent, listed being on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as a stressor.)
"Businesses are operating under extraordinarily stressful circumstances. Stress is an important biological process in dealing with difficult situations. But the stress reaction is intended to be temporary," David Bull, a medical doctor and an entrepreneur who founded strategic brand communication company IncrediBull, tells the OC Register.
Nearly 40 percent of owners said they're working harder to look after new and existing clients, and 27 percent said they were struggling to keep their businesses afloat.
"Managing a small business can be liberating and rewarding, but over the last few years it has become increasingly stressful," says Hiscox small business expert Kevin Kerridge. "It is clear that small business owners remain determined, focused and flexible, but are also working harder to keep up with pressures facing them and their teams."
Despite increased stress, 69 percent feel mentally prepared to tackle the business challenges of the year ahead, and 57 percent expect their businesses to grow in the coming year. This is a much sunnier outlook than the National Federation of Independent Business's report, which showed optimism had dipped for the first time in six months.
What keeps you up at night? And which do you fear more: losing customers or losing your business?
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Life with space. In balace between reverb, delay and guitar.Posted on Oct 21, 2013
Mr. Saaran wrote me and asked what I think about having too much reverb or delay.
Like in life, it's all about the balance. How much effects, reverb or delay you want depends what you're after. You want that in your face punchy sound or wish to go out of this world and all over the space with your guitar? Too much delay or reverb can be just the thing you need at times. But maybe not all the time!
And how do you get that guitar god like echo delay without getting too messy?
The right amount of delay or reverb is just a matter of your taste. But even more matter of the music and what's happening there. When it comes to overall mix of music I really like to have in your face kind of mix where Guitar, Bass Drums really sit in the front. But for the contrast I'll happily go overboard with reverb and delay when the right moment comes.
Try to see delay and reverb as musical instruments. These should blend with the music. What kind of tone and rhythm, length settings will work best? Delay pedals with tap tempo can help you make your delay settings match the music. If you have the tempo set to go along the song tempo, it's most likely going to fit in there more musically.
Delay and reverb should elevate the music. What kind of visua… I mean aural scenery are you tryint to build?
When we were mixing In Motion album with my old friend Mauro, he started calling me a reverbphobic (as well as treble phobic) as most of the time the rhythm guitars and even lead guitars have only just a little bit of short ambience reverb to give the tone little air and space.
In general I've been using longer reverbs with clean guitars and delays with lead guitars. It usually work like this, atleas for me, but of course there are always exceptions.
On the other side, I might want to go crazy with delay or echo. If you listen closely to the mix of Epic (The Way of the Exploding Guitar). It's generally quite punchy and dry, but there's an incredible amount of delays and echoes with the lead guitar . Especially in the end. If you only heard the lead guitar + delays isolated you would hear it all. It blends nicely in the overall mix and turns everything more…epic.
When I was mixing the track I actually took Nova Delay and recorded a delay track while tweaking tone and feedback knobs with my fingers. Sort of treating delay like an instrument. When the time comes I can have tons of feedback and go back to more subtle when there's no need for it. I then even hand adjusted the velocity volume curve for the delay. In my live G-System set up I have an expression pedal to adjust the feedback and mix of delay in my lead guitar preset. I can play busy leads with little echo behind there, but when I want that guitar god moment with long sustained note I can just rock the pedal and smoothly mix in more of that delay!
With mixing music, finding the right balance of dry and effect can be very tricky. It's good to have some reference recording and to listen to your mixes with well rested ears too.
Reverb and Delay are usually called as effects. For a reason. You might want to treat them as effects. What does this mean? If you have the same effect on all the time, it might become the standard for the ears and it will loose it's effect. Usually effects are best when they are only used in right spots, giving the right song and or song part the wanted … effect! . For example Listen Zing Zing (The Way of the Exploding Guitar) part at 3:00. The suddenly chords with long reverb and echo gives the overall punchy song a needed change. The musical moment takes you to somewhere else for a while before turns back for hard rock attack! It's like having ginger while eating sushi. Refreshing your ears!
Try playing with your guitar for a minute or five minutes with tons of delay and/or reverb. Then suddenly cut it out and continue playing totally dry. What a great dramatic shock effect! How can you use this effect in a song?
In general slower tempo music has more space and room for you to fill in with effects. Fast tracks will easily go messy with effects as they are already filled with actually played notes.
When mixing recordings, ambience reverbs are very good for giving the mix more air. But you might not need them live as the room you play probably has a natural ambience or reverb to begin with.
Also if you play in a venue that already has a lot of messy echo and space, you might want to skip the reverbs as they will only add extra mess to your tone.
Plate reverb simulations can sound very musical in many places. In old times before digital reverbs, the Plate was the only way to get reverbs. Many classic albums and recordings has plate reverbs. They can sound great and musical!
Listen closely to to some well mixed albums, how reverb / delay has been used with the guitar and other instuments. Try headphones!
Check and listen how your favourite guitarists are using these effects live.
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We're back in our favorite American locale, with NOLA brass band kings, Rebirth Brass Band, and their new tune "Rebirth Groove" from the upcoming Move Your Body. This is NOLA at it's best: soulful, jazzy, bangin' horns, delicious syncopation, infectious spirit and grooves that you'd like to go on for days. Just from this track alone, Move Your Body is sounding like the band's best ever and the rest of the album is just as great. Time for some real funky stew… dig in with a huge spoon and enjoy.
Move Your Body releases June 24th via Basin Street Records.
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Bank of America-Merrill Lynch analyst Sameer Chopra highlights The Australian Financial Review's report over the weekend that Fairfax Media is likely to announce the sale of the remaining 51 per cent of Trade Me for $3.05 per share.
"We estimate the proposed deal could be 16 to 21 per cent earnings per share accretive to our current 2013 financial year NPAT estimate of $145 million," Chopra wrote in a research note to clients on Monday.
Meanwhile, he reckons net debt is likely to come down to $130 million alongside pro forma EBITDA in 2013 financial year of $407 million. This implies gearing of 0.4 times net debt to EBITDA.
Chopra also thinks the Metro radio sale process might be re-ignited. "Our 2013 financial year Radio segment EBITDA is $13 million and (we have a) valuation of $80 million (6 times EV/EBITDA)".
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Dell® A920 All-in-One Printer Drivers for Windows® XP PC
What are the various problems that may occur with Dell A920 All-in-One printer drivers on a Windows XP PC?
Dell A920 printers are the all-in-one devices that are capable of providing better options to the users along with the printing solutions. The printer devices that are connected to the user computers should possess driver software for the working of the hardware component with the system. The driver software that are installed upon the Windows XP Operating Systems cause certain issues with the users while running the printer device. The driver software that are incompatible with the Windows XP systems prevent the Operating System from responding to the printer device and thus cause "device cannot be recognized" issue. The printer driver software that is absent upon the system also causes the issue. The corruptions upon the printer driver are yet another cause for various printer problems. The printing process would become a failure or the output of the printing process would be damaged or blurred ones while the printer driver software is affected with any kind of issues.
Discussed below are some ways to fix the issues in Dell A920 All-in-One printer with Windows XP:
- Install compatible drivers
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Install compatible drivers
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by Jason_Kennedy on 2010-11-21 15:05:57.3280
I've had the HD500 for about a month now and I've finally nailed a great tone. And I have to say, the HD500 sounds AWESOME! I previously had an X3 Live and for what I use the gear for, the HD500 blows it waaayyyy out of the water.
What I found finally helped me get that perfect tone, and the reason I'm posting this discussion, was by panning both left and right outputs to the centre. I'm only running a single amp setup so I don't really have any need for stereo.
I just thought I'd share this as doing this simple thing really improved the sound I was getting. When it was panned hard left-right the sound was a little thin and even a little distant; but when they are both centred it sounds really full and sweet.
So if you are struggling with a thin-ish sound, give this a go and see if it helps!
Here's to a great piece of kit!! Well done Line 6!!
by ozbadman on 2010-11-21 15:14:38.4160
Congrats, and interesting.
I would expect the 1/4" mono out should sound identical, as the HD500 is supposed to combine the left and right when just a single plug is connected. It sounds like you're saying Line 6's mixer colours the sound under these conditions. I'll have to look into that.
by Jason_Kennedy on 2010-11-21 15:27:04.8420
Sorry, just to confirm: I'm not coming out the mono 1/4" but XLR right and left direct to the PA.
I use stereo in-ear mix with UE4 pros and the HD500 sounds incredible through them, especially after this little tweak I mentioned. As I said I don't really use stereo effects much, but like to have the option there just incase I want to us a stereo delay or the like.
by ozbadman on 2010-11-21 15:48:51.8110
Ahhh. That explains that. I think going out a single Mono out automatically combines the signals so should be the equivalent of panning middle for those of us doing this for some circumstances.
by Pstrat on 2010-11-21 17:13:18.4090
Actually thanks this is very helpful. I go direct to the board and never bothered to pan my single amp patches back to center, and I will now.
by MickSlick on 2010-11-21 17:18:47.2240
Also try panning the left all the way to the right and the right all the way to the left, seems counterintuitive, but really improved a number of my patches.
by ozbadman on 2010-11-21 18:04:52.3680
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Also try panning the left all the way to the right and the right all the way to the left, seems counterintuitive, but really improved a number of my patches.
Hmmm. Sounds like you have your real mixer set up oddly. This should make no difference in sound quality if your actual mixer has equal settings on both left and right channels.
by MickSlick on 2010-11-21 19:20:00.6930
My main monitoring / patch set up rig is studio monitors / sub hooked up via computer, straightforward stereo mix.
Regarding setting the patches up this way, some of the factory presets are actually set up this way by line 6, check it out.
by xxrix on 2010-11-22 09:41:13.7380
Yes, setting the pan control to the centre makes a huge improvement to the sound, I've also discover this point last week and i've got amazing results!!!!
It has been like the end of the saint graal reserch....or maybe the beginning......
by guitars69 on 2010-11-22 12:46:23.1150
Are you guys sure this isn't just the natural volume change when panning center? Panned center the volume would be a few db louder and in general, louder always sounds better...
Could be that some comb filtering or something pops up when mono and that this is the sound you were hoping for.
I pan center anyways since I use a single output to our headphone mix and my other guitarist takes the other side. Stereo effects sound cool alone but are useless live for me at least.
by ozbadman on 2010-11-22 12:53:01.6400
Or, perhaps there's actually different signals going out the different channels through a dual path setup, which would create different interference patterns depending on what's coming out where?
by Jason_Kennedy on 2010-11-22 12:56:11.5310
I'm fairly sure it's not a volume thing. It, of course, is louder panned centre rather than left-right - but I got our sound guy to pull me back in my mix to compensate and it still sounded great.
by John_BlisterTip on 2010-11-22 15:20:12.7900
In Mixing....whenever someone describes something as thin and distant it is almost always Phase Cancelation. I would suggest always using a single mono source--as is done on almost every guitar recording we have ever heard--no chance of phasing that way.
by Jason_Kennedy on 2010-11-23 00:45:14.8740
I'm familiar with phasing, but I don't think it's that. Surely it would get worse by putting the L and R signals on top of one another rather than them being panned wide left and right?
Unless there is some weird phasing happening on the internals of the HD500?
by Andy_Mack on 2010-11-23 07:28:09.0610
Hey Jason,
I am also NOT interested in getting a stereo signal, so I need to try this out tonight. I originally had lots of trouble finding "my sound" on the HD500 and was initially disappointed, but it's coming together now. Maybe this will push it over the top in terms of awesomeness.
by songwaters on 2010-11-23 10:02:22.7130
hey! no! i just tried it...and im using mono out for 1/4" mono out.... theres a difference! quite noticable... its stronger in tone, and slightly thicker... maybe not just louder! just play your low e string and pan from side to centre while it is ringing... ull gear a slight swell
by ozbadman on 2010-11-23 10:04:34.0060
I'll give it a go, although not ideal for me to hear the differences with my current setup.
by Lespaulidas on 2010-11-23 11:01:12.2870
Do you guys think this is something I should try with a DT50 LINK connection as well? I guess I'll gie it a try, but was wondering what some of you more knowledgeble Line 6 guys have to say about this issue and the LINK connection. Thanks.
by Nick_Mattocks on 2010-11-23 11:11:13.7980
If you have a DT50, yes go for it. The L6 Link is your best route to the DT50 really. A single DT50 will sum both L + R channels when using L6 Link. The amp models to use ideally with a DT50 are reckoned to be the PRE models as they, in partnership with the power amp section and mode/NFL switching should give you the closest possible emulation of the amp that was originally modelled BUT you can of course use whatever amp models you wish
by Lespaulidas on 2010-11-23 11:17:10.1240
Thanks for the quick response Nick! Yes I do use all the PRE models, and I am very happy with my tone I have created via HD500 /LINK /DT50. But reading this post, I was thinking that if I could get it better by panning (as suggested by the op), then I think for me, it would put my sound over the top! I'll report back when I finally get home to try this. Thanks again.
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ill be 21 soon im stationed in SC and ill be buying my first hand gun soon. ive look at a bunch of options and im unsure of wat to get...it will be my first handgun but i have been shootin all my life... im set on a .40 cal. between a 1911, xd-40, glock...each has nice attributes but im not sure...if anyone has some suggestions it would really help me. thanks
Pick a 9mm.......they're cheaper to shoot.
I prefer .45's, but get what your comfortable with.
Consider the features you like. Big difference in a GLOCK and a 1911.
Check out CZ's.
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I go with the 9mm also. It is a good round and will do anything you want it to do.
I am in Charleston, sc. If I can help, just let me know.
i qualified with the nine and i know its capabilities but ammo was another concern and here lately .40 was easier to find and was cheaper than .45...what is a CZ and how does it compare... also i am really interested in the xd-40 package but i feel it has too many safeties...do they make a similar package without the beever tail safety?
My first handgun was a 40, so I'm not going to say must be a 9. 9's are typically less expensive to shoot, but 40 is all I can find on the shelves right now.
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But beyond the cultural damages, the political fallout from the widening crisis has seen over 320,000 people flee their homes since the military coup d'etat in March. Now the north of Mali, the size of France, could host a radical Islamic emirate.
Following the disarray of the central government, both Tuareg rebels and Islamic jihadi warriors briefly joined forces. Most Tuareg sought an independent but secular state. Yet the al-Qaida-linked Ansar Dine movement stress radical Islam. This group has imposed Islamic Shariah law and calls ancient Muslim shrines sacrilegious.
Professor Abdelmajid Charfi, a Tunisian scholar, warns that "In Mali, Ansar Dine is under the direct influence of Wahhabism." In an interview in Jeune Afrique magazine published in Paris, he stated, "I think that Wahhabi influence is the work of Ansar Dine in Mali." The austere Saudi-inspired group dates to the 18th century and opposes the veneration of saints.
Tuareg rebels seeking a secular state have condemned the attacks on historic sites in Timbuktu. Al-Qaida in the Maghreb and its Ansar Dine allies are striving to put all Mali under Islamic law. France sees the separatist movements as an emerging threat and wants to stop new "international terror bases."
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If you can wait -- I received an announcement today (June 4, 2013) that there will be a Mac OS X release (Beta) in spring, 2014. From the ACD email:
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been using Canvas 9 and X on an old G5 running 0S 10.5 for years. It crashed and I installed OS 10.4 on one drive and OS 10.5 on another drive. The machine runs fine. I have tried to reinstall both Canvas 9 and Canvas X with the same result. On booting the program it loads up to TWAIN and then crashes.
Help needed. They ran on OS 10.4 and OS 10.5 before.
All the assignments/worksheets/exams for my classes are Canvas files and I need them before the semester starts. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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The Burchfield Penney Art Center will open its 12th craft art biennial on Saturday, marking the 25th anniversary of the pioneering exhibition. The accomplished Buffalo craft artist Sylvia Rosen and her husband, Nathan, initiated the show in 1988 to bring attention to the underexposed craft artists of Western New York.
"Art in Craft Media" features work by 55 emerging and established artists in media typically associated with craft, including ceramics, glass, wood, paper, clay and fiber.
"When I moved to Buffalo from Ohio in 1943, museums here did not exhibit this realm of creativity and I found this difficult to accept," Sylvia Rosen said in a Burchfield Penney release. "My husband and I presented [the idea of] starting an endowment for an exhibition and programming to Anthony Bannon, he accepted and it's been successful ever since." The exhibition will open with a reception at 6 p.m. Saturday and runs through Jan. 19. Call 878-6011 or visit burchfieldpenney.org.
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FLW has made some significant changes to its Fantasy Fishing game for 2014. Under the new format, players will build a roster of 10 pro anglers at predetermined values within a $200 salary cap for every FLW Tour event. The value of each angler will change for each event, so players will have to adjust – not just to the fishery as in the past, but also to the valuation of each angler.
The format will force players to choose more than just the local favorites and perennial top finishers; the best-performing players will dig deep for high-value anglers.
Fifty prizes are awarded for each of the seven individual tournaments, including a $5,000 top prize. In addition, 10 cumulative prizes, including the $10,000 grand prize, will be awarded to the top-scoring teams from all seven tournaments combined.
FLW Fantasy Fishing is free to play and FLW members receive access to fantasy tools to aid in angler selection.
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Ralph E. Long
1925 - 2000
Ralph Edward Long, 75, of Franklin, died Friday, Dec. 29, 2000, at Passavant Area Hospital in Jacksonville.
He was born Feb 17, 1925, in Morgan County, the son of Javan Julius and Jennie E. Preston Long.
He is survived by two sons, Lawrence Joseph (wife, Nancy) of Franklin and Terry Wayne (wife, Edith) of Chatham; two daughters, Carol Ann (husband, Larry Dale) Coats of Jacksonville and Sharon Lea Johnek of Winthrop Harbor; one former daughter-in-law, Marie Long of Franklin, with whom he made his home for awhile; seven grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; two brothers, Harvey of Jacksonville and Roy of Waverly; and two sisters, Myrtle Henderson of Shelbina, Mo., and Marjorie White of Franklin. He was preceded in death by one brother, Julius "Bud" Long; and four sisters, Bonnie, Betty, Mary and Martha.
Mr. Long was a bus driver and mechanic for School District No. 1 for more than 20 years. He was instrumental in initiating the use of citizen band radios for the buses. Because of his interest in CBs, he was a member of a CB club in Jacksonville for some time. He worked as a welder for awhile, farmed and worked at land tiling for several years. He also worked for Stone brothers Implement in Waverly at one time. He was a member of the Franklin Volunteer Fire Department for many years and was a member of the Franklin Village Board for several years. He helped with the Fourth of July fireworks display for many years. He enjoyed camping and was a member of Good Sam Camping Club.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday at Neece Funeral Home in Waverly, with burial at Youngblood Cemetery in Nortonville. The family will meet friends 2:30-5:30 pm. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the Franklin Volunteer Fire Department.


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Air Power in the Gulf War
Air Power in the Gulf War - The RAF Contribution
By Group Captain Andrew Vallance - Director of Defence Studies for the Royal Air Force
When the Iraqis invaded Kuwait on 2 August, the air power was the only instrument at the disposal of the British Government which could get to the Gulf in time - and sufficient force - to deter the threatened Iraqi invasion of Saudi Arabia. Because of that, the RAF was from the outset at the forefront of the British effort and remained there throughout.
Moreover, the RAF's contribution to Allied air power in the Gulf - in both crisis and conflict - was second only in importance to that of the United States.
Within 48 hours of the Governments decision to send large-scale forces to the Gulf, a squadron of RAF Tornado F3s arrived in Saudi Arabia and two hours later they flew their first operational sorties. Within a further two days, a squadron of Jaguar fighters-bombers arrived, together with half a squadron of VC10 tanker aircraft and soon after they were joined by half a squadron of Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft.
The RAF build-up continued throughout the closing months of 1990 and by mid-January 1991 our strength in the Gulf stood at some 18 Tornado F3 fighters, about 46 Tornado GR1/1A strike/attack and recce aircraft, 17 tankers, three Nimrods, 12 Chinooks, 19 Pumas, seven Hercules and one BAe125. It continued to increase during the conflict as Buccaneers and further Tornado GR1s arrived in theatre. Other RAF operational units deployed to the Gulf included two RAF Regiment Wing HQ, two Rapier Squadrons and four Light Armour/Field Squadrons. All told (and including those based in Cyprus) some 7,000 RAF personnel were directly involved in operations in the Gulf. Overall, we flew over 6,100 sorties in the conflict, the largest number mounted by any nation except the United States and more than two and a half times that flown by our French friends.
Tornado GR1 and Buccaneer Operations
The Tornado GR1s - thanks to their uniquely effective JP233 airfield denial munition - made a particularly distinguished contribution to the counter-air element of the campaign. The offensive counter-air task facing the coalition was daunting. There were only two anti-runway weapons available; the F-111s armed with the French Durandal and the Tornado/JP233 combination. Because of the known limitations of the Durandal, it fell to the Tornados to take on the Iraqi runways.
The Tornados were tasked to attack over a dozen Iraqi main operating bases at low-level supported by F-15 fighters, F-4G 'Wild Weasels' and EF-111A 'Raven' electronic countermeasures aircraft. The F-15s, flying in the fighter sweep and escort roles cleared away Iraqi fighters, the 'Wild Weasels' fired HARM anti-radiation missiles to close down enemy SAM and anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) radars, whilst the EF-111s suppressed the Iraqi early warning radars.
Nevertheless, the Tornado crews still had to fly through intense AAA fire to reach their targets, and it was soon realised that simultaneous toss attacks against AAA clusters by other Tornados using 1,000lb bombs would help further to clear the way for the JP233-armed aircraft. After four nights the air opposition had been effectively neutralised, for the loss of four Tornados. Eight Iraqi main operating bases had been closed while the operations of several others had been markedly reduced.
The severe dislocation inflicted on the Iraqi surface-to-air defence system and air defence fighter force by the Allies, allowed the majority of subsequent Tornado sorties to be flown in daylight and above the reach of Iraqi AAA, the Iraqis one remaining anti-air strength. Initially, the medium-level Tornado GR1 sorties used free-fall bombs to attack large area-type targets such as fuel storage dumps and airfields. But after ten days of battle, Buccaneers equipped with Pave Spike laser designators started arriving in the theatre, and thereafter attacks using laser-guided bombs (LGBs) rapidly became the norm.
By 2 February, and with air supremacy firmly established, the priority for Tornado tasking shifted to interdicting the supply lines to the Iraqi Army in the KTO. The valley of the Euphrates and Tigris ricers provided a natural funnel feature into Kuwait. Between Baghdad and Basrah a major highway had been built which spanned the rivers with some thirty bridges, all of which had to be dropped if interdiction was to be effective. Thus, for the next three weeks, packages of Tornados carrying LGBs supported by Buccaneers with Pave Spike laser designators bombed these bridges.
As the success of the interdiction effort grew, and the number of bridges left to destroy decreased, the focus of Allied air attacks began to shift back again onto the enemy air assets. Hence from 12 February onwards the Tornados and Buccaneers were tasked to attack enemy hardened aircraft shelters (HAS) and subsequently weapon and POL storage dumps, maintenance hangars and other elements of air base infrastructure.
By this time it was clear that the weapon-carrying capability of the Buccaneers was being under-utilised and that mixed Buccaneer and Tornado formations raised some inevitable coordination problems. Thus, in the last ten days of the war, Buccaneers using Pave Spike and Tornados using the newly arrived thermal imaging airborne laser designators (TIALD) increasingly carried out self-designating attacks. A brand new system, TIALD offered important advantages over the day-only, manually controlled Pave Spike laser designator used by the Buccaneers. TIALD was more reliable, fully integrated into the Tornado's navigation and bombing system and could be used at night. As a result of this newly acquired night/LGB capability, the Tornados were tasked to help the US F-117A Stealth fighter with its attacks on Iraqi HASs, and thus for the next two weeks Tornado packages hit Iraqi HASs by night and bridges by day. At this stage of the war over 60% of Tornado sorties were using laser-guided bombs.
As G Day approached, the Allied planners once again addressed the possibility that the Iraqi Air Force might try to make one last concerted effort to support its Army. To make absolutely sure that this did not happen, the southern airfields had to be closed. The job naturally fell to the Tornado/Buccaneer team, and for four days waves of Buccaneers and Tornados revisited Shaibah, Talill, Amarah New, Jalibah and other main bases near to the battlefront, names now imprinted on the memories of many RAF aircrew. In spite of the bad weather, the bombing was generally successful, particularly at Shaibah where, in a matter of minutes, ten designated mean points of impact were hit with two LGBs each. All twenty 1,000lb bombs landed precisely on target, only one failed to explode and ten massive holes appeared in the runways and taxiways cutting these operating areas into strips too small for takeoffs and landings. This final effort put paid to the last possibility of the Iraqi Air Force appearing over the battlefield.
The war saw many 'firsts' for the Tornado GR1s. For example, they used the ALARM air launched anti-radiation missile for the first time in action, the ALARM was accelerated into RAF service just before the war began, and the one hundred plus rounds fired during the war achieved a very creditable 75% success rate. Another 'first' was the operational use of the Tornado GR1A recce variant. Also a very new system when the war began, the GR1A demonstrated impressive capabilities. Although small in comparison with the rest of the Tornado GR1 force, the GR1A recce flight provided coalition air forces with an important night recce capability. Six GR1As were based at Dhahran from 14 January, the final modifications to the aircraft's brand new kit being completed only a week before. Flying deep over Iraq, single and unarmed aircraft were employed on a variety of tasks. Most notably these included post-attack recce, line searches and Scud hunting sorties. Missions were flown by night at two hundred feet and six hundred knots over routes chosen to avoid known defences. The GR1As sideways-looking infra-red and infra-red linescan systems provided up to one hours' worth of recorded material for analysis.
In all, over 1,500 Tornado GR1 and some one hundred and forty GR1A sorties were flown during the war, together with a further two hundred plus Buccaneer sorties. Six Tornados were lost in action during these operations, with a further Tornado destroyed in a flying accident. Five RAF Tornado aircrew were killed in action. In relation to what was achieved, such losses were remarkably - and mercifully - light. It is also significant that no Tornado was lost during a JP233 attack (although one Tornado crashed some ten miles after releasing its JP233).
Jaguar Operations
While Tornados flew by night, the Jaguars flew by day. Tasked initially with attacking interdiction targets, supply dumps, surface-to-air missile sites and artillery, the Jaguars distinguished themselves particularly in the maritime arena. Using the newly introduced CRV 7 weapon - a high velocity rocket with a very flat and thus accurate trajectory - the Jaguars proved extremely effective in attacks against Iraqi naval targets.
After some ten days of fighting and already credited with sinking or damaging fifteen ships, the Jaguars turned their attention to clearing the Silkworm missile site, SAM sites and artillery batteries deployed along the Kuwaiti coast. It was obvious that an area-effect weapon was needed for such tasks, one which could be released above the ceiling of Iraqi AAA. The weapon chosen was the American CBU87 combined effects munition. Released from up to 17,000 feet CBU87 remains ballistic until bomblet deployment at 1,200 feet thus retaining good levels of accuracy and an effective footprint over the target. The Jaguar was rapidly cleared to carry CBU87 and used the weapon with spectacular results. In all, over six hundred Jaguar sorties were launched during the conflict, remarkably without any loss.
Nimrod Operations
Also operating in the maritime arena were the three RAF Nimrods based at Seeb. Flying two sorties each day, the Nimrods had at the end of the conflict 'clocked up' eighty five wartime sorties to add to the well over three hundred flown in the Gulf area between 11 August 1990 and 15 January 1991. During some ten years of peacetime operations in the Gulf, the Nimrods had been largely confined to the Arabian Sea.
Now they found themselves operating in the far north of the Gulf very much in the front line and potentially vulnerable to attack. However, their highly capable Searchwater radar proved a unique asset, one on which the coalition maritime forces cam to depend almost as much as they did on the AWACSs radar. The Nimrods' principal tasks were to pass maritime surface picture information to the US aircraft carrier Midway and provide tactical direction for the Royal Navy's Sea Skua-armed Lynx helicopters. The Nimrod/Lynx/Sea Skua combination proved to be a particularly productive team, accounting for several Iraq patrol boats.
Like all other RAF aircraft in the Gulf, the Nimrod received valuable system upgrades before the shooting started. These included a comprehensive self-defence suite, a turret-mounted infra-red system for night-time identification and classification of surface ships and a partial Link 11 system which allowed the Nimrod to receive surface picture data from US warships. Software changes to radar and electronic support measure equipment were also made to meet the demands of operations in the Gulf.
Tornado F3 Operations
The air defence effort mounted by the coalition during crisis and conflict was unprecedented in history. Never before have so many fighters been airborne for so long on constant patrol. Our contribution - eighteen Tornado F3s - formed part of the integrated, tri-national Saudi/US/UK overland air defence system; air defence protection for naval units in the Persian Gulf falling to the US Navy and US Marine Corps. Although very small in relation to the overall Allied air defence effort, the contribution of the RAF F3s was by no means insignificant and - in proportion to their numbers - they flew more hours than any other type. Flying fourteen operational sorties per day and usually 'capping' west of the tri-border area in defence of the Central and Eastern AWACS, the F3s protected these very-high-value targets against the anticipated high speed attacks from Iraqi Foxbats. In the event, the Foxbat attacks never materialised, nor did Iraqi aircraft penetrate Saudi airspace. And although our F3s made numerous forays into Iraq to identify tracks, those that turned out to be hostile were always too far away to be intercepted.
The majority of the thirty nine Allied air-to-air kills, were made by US F-15s roaming far into Iraq on fighter sweeps. With its onboard ECM and high cruising altitude, the F-15 was the best Allied aircraft for such tasks. However, by manning the vital air defence CAPS, the F3s allowed the F-15s to be released for these offensive operations and thus performed valuable service. In all our Tornado F3s flew nearly seven hundred and seventy sorties in the Gulf during the conflict, plus another 1,800 sorties during the pre-conflict period of crisis.
Air Transport Operations
The efforts made by the RAF's air transport force (ATF) during Desert Storm were enormous and unprecedented. Even before conflict broke out it had exceeded the achievements of the Berlin Airlift of 1948; by the end of the conflict the ATF had flown 50,000 hours and carried 26,000 personnel and 54,000 tonnes of freight in support of Granby alone.
Almost from the outset of Granby, a small force of Hercules operated from King Khalid International Airport near Riyadh to provide resupply and communications flights within the theatre. A daily 'milk run' was set up between Riyadh, Dhahran, Al Jubail, Bahrain and Seeb, and when the war started the in-theatre Hercules force was increased to seven. To this must be added the Pumas and Chinooks based at Jubail which spent most of their time forward with Army units carrying out resupply, troop insertion, special forces operations, airlifting equipment and casualty and prisoner evacuation. Between them the Pumas and Chinooks based in the Gulf flew some 700 sorties during Granby.
Tanker Operations
The efforts of the tanker force were no less great than those of the air transport force. Flying at nearly four times the normal peacetime rate, the RAF tankers in the Gulf refuelled not only RAF aircraft, but also those from virtually all the other nations of the multi-national force. Equipment modifications carried out to the tankers have been hardly less extensive than those to other RAF aircraft. These include fitting secure radios, new IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) systems and improved defensive aids.
Admittedly, the seventeen RAF tankers operating in the Gulf were tine in relation to the hundreds of KC-135 and KC-10 tankers of the USAF. Yet our tankers gained renown throughout the theatre for their great flexibility, their achievement of the task and their eagerness to refuel anything that possessed a probe. This applied equally to Tristars, VC10Ks and Victors; the Victor detachment for example - despite having ancient aircraft - completed every one of the two hundred and ninety nine tasks that it was allocated. Indeed it was not unusual for out tankers to fly across the border to ensure their receivers had all the fuel they needed to reach their targets and return safely. And they did this in spite of the considerable potential threat posed by Iraqi SAMs and fighters against which they had virtually no defence.
The Gulf War was first and foremost an air power war and the RAF's contribution to the Allied air effort was significant and distinguished. The Service can take just pride in a remarkable feat of arms and a splendid professional achievement. However, that does not mean to say that we can learn nothing of significance from the conflict. On the contrary, it is already clear that many lessons can be learned which could be of key importance to the future.


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City council holds firm on catering permit numberFeb 9, 2012 By Emily Etheredge Staff Writer
Catering permits and problems associated with alcohol use sparked another lengthy discussion at the Riverton City Council meeting Tuesday.
City residents expressed mixed feelings on whether the council should increase the number of catering permits from the original six per licensee per year to the state level of 24 per venue.
Michelle DesEnfants first voiced her concern in raising the number of permits to 24 during the city council meeting Jan. 17. DesEnfants said she is in support of local business, but she is concerned about the problem alcohol has in the community. On Tuesday she challenged the council to consider increasing the permits after alcohol problems settle down in Riverton.
"I wanted to add to the comments I made last time that I am not against alcohol, nor am I against the limits that are already in place, but I understand the new wording isn't a limitation," DesEnfants said. "We are trying to change it from having a limit of six to having no limits as long as the locations are changed, so I ask the council to please vote no in increasing the permits at this time."
Resident DJ Sweet said 700 people get arrested for driving under the influence every year in the county and that this is nothing to be proud of.
"I know we can't legislate morality, but I know for a fact that someone who went to the PAWS party received a DUI," Sweet said. "No matter how great the caterers train everyone, the more parties we throw with alcohol, the more problems we will have."
Tauna GroomSmith from Fremont Counseling Service gave a staggering account of the number of suicides committed in Fremont County as a result of alcohol. She said that alcohol is a natural depressant, and the more alcohol that is available, the more it costs the community in the way of suicidal tendencies.
GroomSmith said that one out of 20 people think about suicide in a two-week period and drinking a natural depressant can increase the number of suicidal thoughts.
"Everyone in this room look around? One of us in this room has more than likely thought about suicide, and if you mix alcohol into that equation you have a lot of people thinking and drinking irresponsibly," GroomSmith said.
Howard Johnson approached the council as the chairman of Ducks Unlimited and said that his event has grown considerably over the years.
"I moved to Riverton in 1976, and our event was probably only about 100 to 150 people, and we would host the event at the Elks or Eagles club where we had fairly tight control over the alcohol," Johnson said. "Now, our events host 400 to 500 guests, and the only venue that really holds that amount of people is the fairgrounds. We don't have the tight-knit control we normally did so therefore entrust the caterers to enforce that control."
He said that the caterers in the community are trained professionals, and employing them to dispense the alcohol at functions that a large number of people attend is the only way an event in the community can be successful.
"We are happy to see our event grow to the size that it has, and I can only remember a few times where someone had a problem and had to be asked to leave," Johnson said.
"I don't disagree that we have an alcohol problem in this town, but one of my questions would be how many of those folks came from one of these kinds of events and got in that kind of trouble? I would like to make sure people attending my event are the people that don't get in the kind of trouble we think they would. I guess now would be the time for me to make a plug for a recreation center in this town."
Johnson said the council should allow the caterers more permits because they are not at the heart of the alcohol issues in the community.
Jason Hawk, owner of Bar 10, asked the council to consider the effect that not increasing the number of permits has on his business. He said he agreed with everyone that the community has problems and asked everyone to take on the perspective of a small business owner who is trying to stay alive in a community in which he has invested time and money.
"I am coming to the council because I want the opportunity to work these events," Hawk said. "I hear the statistics and recognize the problems, but I also think these events that we are talking about here are the ones where people get babysitters, put on their best dressed, and I think they monitor themselves. I think people would be embarrassed if they were the ones showing up to these events and being escorted to leave."
Hawk said that bar owners don't enjoy seeing people get hurt, and they try really hard to regulate the events. He also suggested that the council consider funding a free taxi service to take event participants home.
"I would be the first to throw money at something like that and would be happy to move forward in that sense or any other ideas that are out there to help out with the alcohol problem," Hawk said. "Just let me cater these events and run them responsibly."
Councilwoman Mary Ellen Christensen said she was sympathetic toward the comments being discussed during the meeting and said she has been to events where designated drivers are present to make sure everyone gets home safely.
After researching the prohibition, Christensen said that when people were trying to stop drinking it brought about numerous social problems.
"People will drink if they want to drink, and I would like to have people like Jason, who I know is responsible, to be in charge at these events," Christensen said. "If I drink and I get in a car and drive away, then I deserve to be arrested, but we shouldn't punish the caterers who are trying to expand their businesses by keeping the permits at six per venue."
Christensen made a motion to amend the current ordinance, passed on first reading of six permits per venue, to raise the catering permits to 24 per venue. Councilmen Todd Smith, Lars Baker and Richard Gard and Mayor Warpness voted down the measure. Councilwomen Christensen and Diana Mahoney and councilman Eric Heiser voted yes. Christensen then made a motion for the permits to be raised to 18 per venue, and the move was again outvoted.
Warpness suggested that the council may never get unanimity on the issue. The second reading, the original ordinance of six catering events per venue, was passed.
The move increases the number of catering permits from six per license holder per year to six per venue per year. The State of Wyoming allows more, setting the limit at 24 permits per venue per year.
The third reading is set for Feb. 21.


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I have long been fascinated with optical illusions. Recently I have started seeing them as great examples of how our minds are continuously deceiving us and our intuition is often very wrong. Take the optical illusion below, for example. Stare at the center of the image (blinking is okay, just keep focused on one point).
If the illusion worked for you the colored image disappeared. This illusion is an example of Troxler's fading, which was first described by Ignaz Paul Vital Troxler in his 1804 paper "On the disappearance of given objects from our visual field". The effect happens because any stimulus that is unchanging is eventually ignored by the neurons receiving the stimulus. An even cooler example of Troxler's fading is this illusion.
At first you see pink dots that are disappearing in order around the circle. Focus on the cross, though, and the pink dots will disappear. In their place you will see a green dot circling the cross. Look very closely, that green dot doesn't actually exist. I expect the reason you see a green dot is because green is the negative color of pink. When your brain begins ignoring the pink dot stimuli it will still need to process when the stimuli change. That's tough though, your brain is already ignoring the pink dot, so how can it interpret something disappearing that it was already ignoring?The solution is to interpret the lack of a pink dot as a green dot - the negative of pink.


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It had to come to an end. It just had to come to an end.
Three days traveling in southern Utah brought temperatures in the 50s and 60s, blue, sunny skies, and parks I felt I personally owned, there were so few visitors during this, the mid-winter shoulder season.
Sadly, all good things must come to an end. I returned home, traveling at times through a white out, to steady snow. Granted, it is February and I do live in the Rockies at almost 7,000 feet, but after such a gorgeous reprieve, you kinda think spring would have arrived everywhere, no?
Anyway, in the days ahead I'll let you in on some of my travels, particularly to Arches and Natural Bridges National Monument. In the meantime, if you're thinking of a place to visit this spring or fall, you might want to start studying up on these two.
Back in the Saddle
It had to come to an end. It just had to come to an end.