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What they said: Nick PriceMarch 15, 2012
PGA TOUR staff
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DAVE SENKO: Nick, thanks for joining us. Coming in as the defending champion last year, and the prior year you had, I believe a ninth-place finish here, you have had some success here. Maybe just talk about the golf course and what kind of challenges it presents for guys??
NICK PRICE: Well, you know, the course is playing fast. The ball is running, it's firm and fast, I guess. I don't know when the last time you guys had rain here, but it's evident the ball is releasing on the fairway. So it's playing a little shorter than it has done in the past, or last year, so shorter than it did last year. The greens are good. They are not as good as they were last year. But again with the warm weather, poa annua likes the cool, and that's when it always seems to do the best. In the warm weather, they are little sparse in parts and patches. But they are still good. Don't get me wrong, there is no criticism of the superintendent. I think the weather conditions contributed to that. But I think the big thing on this golf course, you got to get ball in play off the tee and it's because the fairways are a little faster than they have been, that obviously narrows the fairways a little bit, so it's going to be key to drive the ball well again this year.
DAVE SENKO: How about your year so far??
NICK PRICE: Some good, some bad. It's been inconsistent again. You know, when I've played well I've played really well. When I haven't played well, I shot over par on courses that I really shouldn't shoot over par, but a slow start.
And a couple of weeks back, I was playing down at Mayakoba on the regular TOUR, which was the same time as the WGC Match Play, I played really well the first round and then I got sick. I got some stomach virus. So that took me like a week to get over. So I was a little weak coming back off that. But the last two weeks or so I have really worked hard trying to get my game into shape. One day I go out and I shoot 65 and the next day I shoot 72, so I'm trying to figure it out here.
DAVE SENKO: Anything that's been troublesome??
NICK PRICE: Just the consistency more than anything else. It's not one particular thing. When I feel like I lose my swing a little, I hit some wayward shots. But when it's good, it's really good. So I'm hoping that I could have three good days here. I think we are all hoping that we could have three good days here with the weather forecast.
DAVE SENKO: Questions??
Q. Do you feel you go about it the same way you did last year here at Toshiba Classic??
NICK PRICE: Yes, golf is a fickle game, and you try and go out with a positive attitude. You know, I've got to focus on hitting the fairways and hitting the greens tomorrow and try not to think of the big picture but think of each shot and play each shot as it comes. Invariably when you play well, that's what you do well. You don't think ahead of yourself, and you don't think of what's happened. You start with a clean state and you just try and go.
But I wish my form was a little more consistent going into this week. To be honest, I feel like I can shoot anywhere from really low tomorrow to not a very good score. So I wish I could tell you more. I don't know. It has been getting better I will say. It seems like my poor golf and good golf is getting a little bit closer together which is when you play your best. So that consistency, it is never how good your good golf is, it's what the bottom end is and how much that drags you down.
Q. Especially with what they are saying weather-wise, tomorrow's round is going to be crucial, it's going to be huge.
NICK PRICE: It is. If the weather forecasts are right, we will be lucky to get in 18 holes over the weekend. So tomorrow you have to come out with guns a'blazing. Sunday looks foul. And Saturday doesn't look a hell of a lot better right now. It's such a tragedy because it's very sad because the weather has been so good out here for the last two weeks. Anyway, c'est la vie, you can't do anything about it.
Q. Talk a little if you would about Brad Faxon, he obviously came out last year and made a big impression. Is it tough to follow that up as far as sophomore slump, as they call it, or do you get into a groove and everything just kind of comes naturally??
NICK PRICE: I think when you look at Brad, Brad has always been one of those players that his short game is phenomenal. He has always been a great putter, a great chipper and a great bunker player. When his long game is solid, that's when he plays well. So if his long game is a little loose, he will finish in the 20's or Top 10 or whatever. But when he starts hitting the ball solidly, that's when his putting and short game really comes to the fore. And I think Brad is going to have a similar sort of career that he had on the regular TOUR, when he plays well, he's going to win. I remember asking him one time, man, I wish I could have putted like you. He said, well, I wish I could have driven the ball like you. So it works both ways.
Q. Amen Corner, what do these holes mean and how special are they??
NICK PRICE: I've always said it shouldn't be Amen Corner, it should be 'our father' corner because you start saying your prayers when you get on 11. Obviously 13 is a par-5. But of the three, it's the easiest hole. But if you are playing well you can play those holes in 4-under par or 3-under par. If you are not playing so well, you play them at 5-over par. So it's a very difficult stretch there if the wind is blowing. If it is benign and flat, calm, that's when you will see guys take advantage of that. But you play 11 very defensively as you do 12. You try not to shoot at the pin on 11 if it's anywhere center left of the green.
Q. Isn't that what Hogan said??
NICK PRICE: Yes. He said if you can't be on line on that hole. But the back right hand pin, or the middle right hand pin, you can go at those. You can aim to miss the green right. Most guys try to hit a draw, or a cut that will start at the hole.
And then 12 is one of those holes where there is a spot in the middle of the green over the bunker that I think every time, irrespective of where the pin is, you aim for that spot.
The front left pin is a little easier because there is a bit more depth behind the hole. It's just one of those holes that you know if you don't get it on the green, you are really going to struggle to make par.
13 is a great risk reward hole. If you drive it around the corner, and you got an iron in there, you feel like you can make 3. But if you don't hit a good drive, you got to lay up, and depending on where the pin is, it's a really hard wedge shot.
I really like what they've done. Billy Payne has dome a phenomenal job of setting up the course and making it exciting again because there was a time where there was no theater there. It was very boring on the back nine. And Augusta, for me, was the tournament that's made for TV. Golf on TV is great because we had those huge swings.
I always felt like when you got on the back 9, on the 10th tee, and you were within five or six shots of the leader, you would have a good chance to win it. If you could post like a 32, 31 or 33, and the leader had to pull the trigger on a lot of tough shots. So when you got that 7, 8 shot swing on nine holes, it really lends itself to an exciting event.
Q. Do you ever, in a practice round, do you ever kind of sit and take in the beauty of Amen Corner??
NICK PRICE: Oh, yes, even when you are playing, it's really to get sucked into that lull of the beautiful surroundings. It's such a most beautiful place. I always describe it to my friends, it's like playing golf in a botanical garden. When you think about the links courses that they have in Scotland and Ireland, it's the total opposite to Augusta.
I always say Augusta kind of ruined golf for a lot of people, or for a lot of golf courses because everyone wants to see their courses so well manicured now. And golf is not about that. Golf is about getting a bad lie, a brown fairway, brown shoulder on the green, or whatever. They always make that course so perfect. Have their course so perfect which is wonderful to play in. But unless you got a $5 million budget each year for your agronomy or for your superintendent it's hard to do.
DAVE SENKO: And they do.
NICK PRICE: And probably more than that. I just hope it's exciting again. Me, I watch the majors normally on Saturday. I watch a little bit on Thursday and Friday. I'm not a huge TV person. But normally Friday or Saturday you can tell whether it's going to be an exciting finish or not the way the course is set up, and I don't even bother watching on Sunday if it doesn't entertain me. I think I'm pretty much like the average guy watching. I may know a little bit more about the courses. But it's still the same feeling. You don't want to see anything one sided, the guy that pokes himself in front and just plods around. Billy Payne has done a great job of turning that around.
DAVE SENKO: Thank you.


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Corresponding with the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, The National Pet Press, a newspaper devoted to All Pets & The People Who Love Them, made its national debut this week.
Tails and tongues are already wagging, as The National Pet Press is expected to attract an unusually large readership. According to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association, more than 70 % of all U.S. households own a pet.
The publication is the first and only national news publication geared to reach all pet owners. Previous pet-friendly news has been targeted to individual species. The National Pet Press may be on the verge of breaking that mold, driving even more growth in the field.
The newspaper is the brainchild of Barbara J. Andrews, a publishing industry veteran and CEO/Editor-In-Chief, of The Dog Press, a website devoted to dogs. An international figure amongst dog and horse fanciers, Ms. Andrews is also a breeder of champion Miniature Bull Terriers with over 30 years in the dog world.
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for people in need.
Nursing Student Inspired to Clothe Needy Boys and Girls
Understanding a need is one thing but responding to that need in a tangible way can make a world of difference in the lives of those less fortunate. Leigh-Anne Parrish is a University of Louisville nursing student who, from time to time, serves as a volunteer in the Mission's Child Development Center on East Jefferson Street. Noting the tattered clothing worn by some of the kids and knowing, too, that cold weather is on its way, Leigh-Anne organized a winter clothing drive for kids. "I visited the child care center previously and was made aware of a need for clothing and shoes for the children. That is when I decided to step up and reach out to the community about this need!" Thanks to her good efforts and the kind generosity of others, Leigh-Anne Parrish delivered a sizable quantity of suitable clothing for the kids enrolled in the Mission's Child Development Center. "I got a great response and was happy to donate warm winter clothing!" People often wonder what they can do to help those in need. The answer is really quite simple: find a need and then work to alleviate that need. Leigh-Anne accomplished all this without a committee, without board members, without a swelling budget, and without endless meetings. So the next question is obvious: what can you do to help?


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Rainfall totals this week reached more than double the average for July, but the numbers have done little to replenish area lakes.
Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport recorded 5.62 inches of rain between 10 a.m. Sunday and 10 a.m. Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.
The measurements are well above July's average total of 2.45 inches.
NWS meteorologist Joe Harris said dry soil in the area absorbed most of the water before it had a chance to accumulate into runoff and reach area lakes.
Levels on Stillhouse Hollow and Belton lakes rose only about half a foot after three days of slow soaking, according to the Brazos River Authority.
Trees, bushes and grass will receive the most benefit of the rain — not the lakes, Harris said.
Both lakes are about 80 percent full; Belton Lake is 7.9 feet below normal and Stillhouse Hollow Lake is 7.6 feet below normal.
"With the rainfall totals that we had, I am surprised we didn't have more runoff," said Brad Brunett, water services manager for the Brazos River Authority.
At 80 percent full, the drought will not affect water suppliers and only has minimal effect on recreational lake users.
"In terms of water supply, there really aren't any adverse effects at this level," Brunett said.
All boat ramps are open at both lakes, said Ronnie Bruggman, lake manager of Belton and Stillhouse Hollow lakes for the Army Corps of Engineers.
Drought recovery
Though still almost 8 feet below normal, Belton and Stillhouse Hollow lakes recovered quicker than many Texas lakes since the 2011 drought.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture declared the historic drought a natural disaster after it devastated crops and fresh water sources in Texas.
Lake Travis, located northwest of Austin, is one of the area's worst-hit lakes. On Thursday, it registered 42.9 feet below normal, according to the Lower Colorado River Authority.
Brunett said the major difference between Lake Travis and Belton Lake is the location of storms over the past two years.
"When you get rain, it doesn't matter how much it rains; if it is not in the right spot, it is not going to fill the lake up," Brunett said.
Three-day rainfall totals
Location Total
Lake Belton 3.42 inches
Stillhouse Hollow Lake 5.25 inches
Killeen-Fort Hood Airport 5.62 inches
Gray Army Airfield 5.04 inches
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Local labour market performance through different activation rates, input and economic returns to human capital
Abstract Efficient and instant matching of demand and supply of competent labour is one of the most important elements in territorial competitiveness. Well-functioning regions are expected to become net receivers of labour from other regions. In addition these regions are also expected to attract the most qualified labour and thus be the winners in the competition of the best human capital. On the other hand the most qualified labour expect to achieve as much returns to their human capital investments as possible, searching their careers in direction of those regions and sectors which actually gives the best return. The performance of local labour markets is thus analysed as the ability to increase the input of and the returns to human capital investments by using changes in average educational level and changes in incomes. The performance of regional labour markets is further analysed through activation rates to employment by different status groups. In a well functioning and strong growing regional labour market there might be room for a high activation from most groups. In reality the situation may be different, where several of the included activation rates may be in competition with each other. In many regions high net in-migration to jobs may function as an obstacle to high transition from local unemployment to job or from local education to job, while in other regions the situation may be opposite. In the end we thus include an analysis comparing the local activation to jobs in the local labour markets with activation through net in-migration to jobs. The purpose is to explore, describe and analyse the gross flows of labour within and between some chosen local labour markets, which represent different categories according to size and structure of the regional economy. The analysis is broken down on two periods representing recession and economic upswing respectively. Labour market mobility is analysed by measuring regional labour market change by using gross-streams in and out of different regions, sectors and segments, and to what extent and in which way vacancies are opened up and filled in the regional labour markets, by a concise regional vacancy-account.
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- Greenwood, Michael J. & Mueser, Peter R. & Plane, David A. & Schlottmann, Alan M., 1991. "New Directions in Migration Research: Perspectives from Some North American Regional Science Disciplines," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 25(4), pages 237-270.
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Thoroughly Modern Millie – RicNic Oxford 2016
Help fund a unique company in their latest production. Each penny goes directly into the show: a fast, funny, tale fuelled by young talent..
What is RicNic?
We're a registered charity dedicated to providing people aged between 16 and 21 with the chance to put on a show – all for free.
Every single role is filled out by someone within this age range – including the more demanding positions such as Director and Producer!
The charity was established in 2004 and has been steadily growing since, with branches opening in Hampshire, Bristol, and Oxford.
Please do visit our website for more information
What's the show this year?
The hilarious (yet moving) story of Thoroughly Modern Millie. Written by Dick Scanlan & Richard Morris, with music by Jeanine Tesori: we follow a young girl who moves to New York in order to fulfil her modern dreams, only to find that things don't quite go to plan…
When is it?
The show will run from 24th to 27th August at the Pegasus Theatre in Oxford
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RicNic does not receive any funding from the Arts Council; it also has no participation fees meaning that we rely heavily on donations for support. Your donation goes directly into the budget of the current show, and will most likely help to fund succeeding shows.


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An amendment to the Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act approved last week will allow the aviation industry to review and provide input on TSA security proposals. The amendment to H.R.2200 limits the TSA's ability to use Security Directives to circumvent the normal rulemaking process without taking into account operational impact or economic burden. It requires the TSA to operate within the framework of the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) when issuing new security proposals unless the agency determines that an imminent threat requires the agency to bypass the APA through the use of a Security Directive, as was done with security badging at commercial service airports that went into effect last week. One provision of H.R.2200 creates an Aviation Security Advisory Committee (ASAC) for aviation stakeholders and a "General Aviation Working Group" within the ASAC to give the GA community a forum to make recommendations on GA security proposals for TSA consideration. Another provision prohibits the TSA from outsourcing terror-watch list reviews to third parties, as proposed in the agency's Large Aircraft Security Program, which would affect GA aircraft with an mtow of more than 12,500 pounds.
House Gives Aviation More Say In TSA Proposals
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Southwest Airlines Opens New Flight Crew Bases And Line Maintenance At Denver International Airport
Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) today officially opens the carrier's newest Pilot and Flight Attendant crew bases at Denver International Airport (DIA). The new crew domiciles, which will be the airline's ninth, will be home to nearly 400 Pilots and 400 Flight Attendants, with potential to grow as needed. The lounges will be located on the third level of concourse C at Denver International Airport (DIA). Southwest Airlines is also starting line maintenance in Denver today, which will be the first time the carrier has had this function at its operation at DIA.
"The new Crew bases and our line maintenance demonstrate our long-term commitment to Colorado and our successful operation at DIA," said Mike Van de Ven, Southwest's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. "Our expansion reflects the increasing demand among Mile High Customers for Southwest's low fares and frequent flights, and our Pilots, Flight Attendants, and Maintenance Employees will be proud to call Denver home."
"We'd like to welcome the Southwest Airlines pilots, flight attendants and maintenance employees to their new home at Denver International Airport," Aviation Manager Kim Day said. "Southwest Airlines is a great partner, and this long-term commitment to our community and airport speaks volumes about their dedication to the Denver market."
The crew bases will serve as offices on the ground for Southwest's Pilots and Flight Attendants. Flight Crews stationed in Denver may use these offices before and after trips to receive briefings, access required reading material, learn about changes in policies or schedules, and catch up on Southwest news.
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Senator Bingaman Urges Continued US Involvement
On Tuesday, delegates convened for the final meetings of the subsidiary
bodies at their twenty-third sessions. Informal consultations also took
place on such issues as the financial mechanism, mitigation, adaptation,
compliance, joint implementation (JI), deforestation in developing
countries, and Article 3.9 of the Kyoto Protocol (future commitments).
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afternoon in support of a December 5 bipartisan open letter by 24
prominent US Senators which, inter alia, reminds the US
Administration of its "legal obligation to participate in the COP
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Public Lecture with Jeff Evans & Sylvia Koelling
Event Date / Time: 12/02/2014 @ 7:00pm
Event Summary: Stretford Library welcome you to celebrate LGBT History month at this special public lecture!
Venue: Stretford Library
Price per Person: Free
Event Full Details: Local Historians Jeff Evans & Sylvia Koelling present a talk to celebrate LGBT History Month and tell the remarkable story of one of the biggest C19 police raids in a social peaceful social gathering in England.
It happened in Stretford!
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Dotz Days @ Merchzillaposted: 07.07.2011
by: Christian Horvath
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Dotz co-operation partner Merchzilla declared Dotz Days at his shop in Vienna. The concept store offered a conglomeration from the merchandise of the tuning brand.
Merchzilla, Vienna-based textile and design agency, reliable partner for the Dotz clothing series for five years now, transformed the concept store next to Viennas main shopping street, the Mariahilfer Street, into a Dotz pilot project.
This had some surprising effect, cause nobody around here expected something like this, says Merchzilla-boss Milan Simic.
The Dotz merchandise is designed, high quality printed at an in-house textile printing press and distributed by Merchzilla for some years now.
The fashion allrounder – design, production and marketing exist under one umbrella – is promoting labels on a high quality level.
And at Dotz the whole label just fits, says Milan. "People get in touch to the Dotz design by getting to know the clothing." Merchzilla got a good load and a good load of good feedback for the Dotz Days at the concept store.
This way the rims of the tuning brand become generally known to customers not fully acquainted to the tuning scene.
And on top of that the "clothing line is just cool", states the Merchzilla-boss, who can offer an added value with his company for every customer as Dotz is.


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A lot of change is going to happen between now and Thursday morning. Strong southerly winds are pumping warm and increasingly humid air northward over Central New York.
Many of us woke up to temperatures in the 40s and 50s, already nearly 20 degrees above average for this time of year and as long as the rain holds off until later this afternoon, some of us may come close to 60.
A flood watch is in effect for small streams and minor river flooding from 4 PM today through Thursday morning. That may have to be extended into Thursday. There is plenty of humidity in the air, and that is still increasing. This is setting the stage for some locally heavy rain later today (perhaps thunder).
A strong cold front will blow though here just before midnight bringing in colder weather and some snow.
Here is how the day will likely play out:
Through 3 PM: Warm weather on gusty southerly winds.
3 PM Until midnight: Rain, heavy at times, maybe some thunder.
Midnight through 7 AM Thursday: Wind and colder, widespread rain changes to snow before ending.
7 AM Thursday through Noon Thursday: Lake effect sets up straight east of Lake Ontario. Sun and clouds in Syracuse. Blustery temps falling through the 20s.


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Logan knows trouble, and knows he should avoid it. But his best friend's just been killed by a monster wave, and the surfer code he's tried to live by doesn't seem to be holding up. So when he and his screwup of a buddy, Z-boy, are offered a job and his college fund is obliterated by his shiftless father, there seems to be just one answer.
The assignment is simple enough: Drive a car from California to Florida. Don't stop for anything but fast food and gas. Oh, and lose the surfer persona and pretend to be Young Republicans because there's a really large delivery of drugs hidden in your car.
Since Z-boy's options are limited and Logan's earning potential has been severely constrained by his newly broken ankle, the teens accept the drug dealer's offer. And then the wild ride really begins.
Neri, a Tampa writer, knows his audience, and surfing. He spent most of his life in Southern California, and Surf Mules is the better for it. His first middle grade novel, Chess Rumble, was named a Best Book of the Year by Bank Street College and a Notable Book by the American Library Association. Surf Mules is aimed at older teens, especially boys, who Neri feels have been overlooked as readers.
The surf scene and the drug culture will certainly draw these new readers in. A lot happens in this novel, and if it sounds like a paean to illegal drugs, it isn't. Logan respects his mother, a hard-working nurse determined not to let her son turn into his deadbeat dad. There's a sweet love interest, a surfer girl with soul.
And when bad decisions are made, there are consequences. At heart, Logan's a good kid, likable, the kind of vulnerable character you cheer for. If his actions play out against a backdrop of surfing slang, drugs and rock 'n' roll, after all, this is an adolescent coming-of-age story. And, in the end, doesn't everybody learn something from that?
Augusta Scattergood is a writer and former librarian who lives in St. Pete Beach.


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Today we are reviewing Swiftech's latest and greatest in air cooling, the Polaris 120. The Polaris 120 is Swiftech's comeback to the mainstream air cooling market. Swiftech had its very successful debut into the air cooling market in 2001, and the company became public in 2005. Swiftech was founded in 1994 by Gabriel Rouchon or "Gabe" as many might know him on the various forums in which he frequents. In the last few years, the company has focused on water cooling products with great success and recorded a record sales year for 2010. Aside from its headquarters in Long Beach, CA, Swiftech also has two master distribution centers located in France and Australia as well as a manufacturing plant in Shenzhen, China. The Polaris design was created in-house by Swiftech's Lead Thermal Engineer, a Mr. Stephen Mounioloux. The Polaris itself is packed with a pretty decent feature set and looks promising. Some of the primary features are the five 8mm heat pipes, H.D.T. Design and more. Please read on for a thorough analysis of Swiftech's latest foray into the air cooling market.
Other features of the Polaris 120 cooler are the center section of the fins, which form an enclosure in front of the fan hub where air flow is at its lowest. The edges of the fins are closed, which creates two wind tunnels maximizing airflow around the heat pipes. The shape of the fins and central enclosure create a calculated restriction towards the exit to regulate the air velocity across the entire fin length. The Polaris 120 has a good set of features and Swiftech selected a good candidate to make its re-entry into this market segment. This is the first and we are sure not the last air cooler that will be released by Swiftech. We will take the Polaris apart and inspect it in detail before we analyze and finally put it to the test. Time to take a look at the Polaris in detail.
The Polaris 120 high performance heat pipe heatsink marks Swiftech re-entry into the mainstream air-cooling arena. The lead concept for this product is value: packing the maximum performance and broadest range of utilizations in an affordable yet qualitative offering.
- Five 8mm heat pipes – the hottest heat pipes (directly above the CPU) are arranged to receive the maximum amount of air-flow for optimized thermal performance.
- Fins form wind tunnels for optimum air-flow, resulting in more efficient use of the fan, therefore better cooling.
- H.D.T. Direct-touch base technology provides an optimized transfer of the heat to the pipes.
- A single high Power (84CFM) PWM controlled 120mm PWM fan
- Relatively compact footprint
- Mounting system includes retention brackets for all popular processors
- Competitively priced, yet with a broader range of operations compared to other high-end coolers
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I often cook peas with a similar recipe, but never used mint and butter….I use parsley and EVO oil….I have to try your recipe next time..thanks and have a wonderful weekend, blessings, Flavia
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Generous donors helped swell the proceeds of a coffee morning held in Rushall in memory of six-year-old Finlay Connor, who was killed by a school bus 18 months ago.
Monday's event raised £400 – two and a half times what his mother Niki had hoped to raise for Wiltshire Air Ambulance, as part of National Air Ambulance Week. Mrs Connor said: "I was thinking we would raise perhaps £150, especially as it was quite quiet and there was torrential rain.
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Need to chroot to install lilo on a USB installed Slackware
I've Partitioned & Formatted a 32G CENTON USB Flash Drive with Gparted with Debian.
I also made it Bootable and Created a Mount Point of /media/CENTON with
a Label of CENTON.
I then installed Slackware32 Ver 14 on /dev/sdb1 from the Booted Slackware DVD.
But, when Lilo was installed to the MBR it corrupted my /dev/sda1 Debian 6.0
(Squeeze) install. I've re-installed Grub2, did a grub-update and now have
Debian booting again.
I need to Boot from the DVD and somehow make the Centon USB Flash Drive Bootable via chroot. But I'm so far unable to get that done.
I need some specific directions on how to get Lilo installed on the /dev/sdx
USB Flash drive, so I can boot directly from the USB Drive to play with Slackware.
Any help would be appreciated. My searches haven't located an easy way to make the USB Drive Boot via lilo.
And Plop along with UBCD won't boot the USB Flash Drive of Slackware.
Hi. Not sure to be helpful with the following.
What you write suggests the problem arises after the installation of Lilo to the MBR.
The computer also booted from the Slackware DVD, and thus the main hard disk was mounted as slave, as well as the Flash drive you're trying to install to. I guess that to avoid the installer to be confused it would be safer to disconnect the main hard disk, leaving thus the Flash drive as only accessible disk to install to. Assuming your machine allows to boot from a Flash drive my idea is to boot from the Slackware DVD and leaving no other choice for the installer than the Flashdrive to install to the new system according the normal procedure. Worth a try.
Also, if Lilo isn't working correctly there's still indeed Grub, and vice versa of course.
I had some systems refusing Grub (why???) and had to install Lilo (Debian 6 Squeeze), but then I had no need for double booting. With PCLinuxOS the problem was the other way round by refusing Lilo... Anyway, good luck. Paul
man lilo
It looks like the -A and -M options both
let you specify a master device.
(make sure, but e.g. /dev/sdb for the usb stick
in your case??)
Is /dev/sdb1 your usb flash drive with Slackware installed?
I can't remember right now but when you boot from
Slackware dvd, you can enter some parameters.
Read the message, yout can boot like this (in 13.37 version)
Once in Slackware you can edit lilo.conf and record a new lilo
Be sure that /dev/sdb1 is the flash drive and not your hard drive :D
To make this work you must change the bios to boot usb flash drive first.
I hope this will help :)
colinesegers, bokr, Paulo2:
Thanks for your response. I've tried everything except removing the Hard Drive. It doesn't work.
I've removed my Debian 6.0 Drive, and installed on a new Hard drive, but now I can't get my Wifi
working. It's loading the ath9K driver, but I can't get Slackware to detect my Wifi Card, and there are
no AP's listed. So, once again I give up. I just don't understand why I have this much trouble trying
Debian finds my Laptop's Wifi Hardware just fine:
About wireless config, it's a new topic :D
but you can try 'iwconfig' as root to see if
Slackware has found the wireless interface.
About Debin/Slackware install, you can install both
in the same hard drive, don't you?
Hard drives are very large nowadays, making three
partitions, one for Debian, one for Slackware and
one swap that can be shared by both.
Slackware can be installed in a small partition (maybe 10GB),
and you can mount other partitions to access or write files.
To boot one or another you can choose lilo or grub, both will
find and boot Debian and Slackware.
Assuming you have booted with /dev/sda1 and also mounted your USB stick as /dev/sdb1 on /media/CENTON, you also need to mount the /dev and the /proc filesystems on /media/CENTON with
mount --bind /dev /media/CENTON/dev
Just check beforehand to make sure that you have an initrd image on /media/CENTON/boot (assuming 14.0 uses initrd as 13.37 did) before rebooting. (You probably do have one if this is a new installation on /media/CENTON.) Also, as Paulo2 mentions, you might need to change the BIOS to ensure the USB stick boots first.
See my notes here:
Re wireless, probably best to open a new post, but 14.0 introduces a new way of handling wifi scripts which I'm not familiar with as I haven't installed 14.0 yet. The old way is to follow Alien_Bob's method of using wpa_supplicant. There is a lot, almost too much, information here: http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/...ckware:network
In general, Slackware doesn't hold your hand. You're expected to be reasonably experienced and know how to use and edit config files and scripts. Those of us who want to avoid unnecessary cruft and gimmicks (without picking on anything in particular, viz. Ubuntu, Unity) like it because we can have a lean, tight machine with the *nix ethos. If you prefer or need GUI wizards, you may be better off with a different distro.
multi booting
The easiest approach to multibooting is to install each os to a separate partition including the default boot loader (lilo), then use your main system as the boot manager and chainload each system with the debian grub2. This way each system is completely separate and you leave yout mbr in tact, so do not risk messing up your main os. Less confusing and faster than running from flash drives and dvds. Stick with slackware!!
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In his version of a CPA firm, the four-year-old Wendroff & Associates in Arlington, Va., is modeled more on the strengths of a technology company than a traditional professional services firm. In his firm, he's working on the kind of new product development, speed to market and customer feedback loops employed by the best software developers. In his mind, he'd rather be less like a KPMG and more like a Microsoft.
"Like a software company," he says, "we've got to come out with upgrades every year, new versions with features that the customer tells us they want to see."
So far, Wendroff & Associates LLC of Arlington, Va., may only be on version 1.1. But for a young firm, that's not bad. From a book of business starting with ads on Craigslist and energetic networking through BNI, Brian Wendroff now counts seven accountants and two interns in his firm, plus his brother Darren, who manages marketing and communications. The firm is doubling in size every year. "The Web is our number two source of leads," says Darren, "right behind client referrals."
Together, Brian and Darren Wendroff are working to innovate every aspect of how an accounting firm works. Take just five examples of their leading edge strategies:
It wasn't always this way. When Brian first started the firm, he admits his fees were set too low and he was attracting the wrong clients. Today, fees are set to cover overhead and salaries, plus enough to plow back into the business. And the firm is now getting the right kind of clients the kinds who want more than just bookkeeping or tax prep, but want and need strategic services.
The proof? Wendroff says, "Nearly every company we worked with last year grew through the recession."
NOW IT'S YOUR TURN: Wendroff & Associates isn't the only firm pioneering new techniques and strategies. What's working at your firm? Tell me and we'll share the best ideas. E-mail Rick Telberg.
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Neil Adams is loving the pressure of Premier League management as he strives to plot Norwich City's escape.
Adams still awaits his first points since replacing Chris Hughton but the FA Youth Cup winning coach has underlined his ruthless streak with the likes of Seb Bassong, Anthony Pilkington and Johan Elmander all yet to feature. Wes Hoolahan has also had a limited chance to impress under the new boss but Adams is confident the entire squad are desperate to achieve the same objective.
"I think I am coping with it really well. Obviously you wait to see what you get back in training and games and what I have had from the players has been fantastic," he said. "We would have swapped the performances for wins and points but people can see we are going to give it a good go. Your man-management is key. You can't just pick 11 players and ignore the rest. You need them all.
"One thing those players not involved deserve is respect. If they are not being picked you tell them why and give them that respect. That is what I wanted as a player. It is more than picking a team, you are dealing with lads not involved, lads who might be injured and so on. Players are never going to be happy if they are not playing. In that respect you can only keep 11 happy every week, but if you keep them informed and the reasons why – whether they agree with them or not – then you have done it the right way."
Adams has opted to hold back Elliott Bennett following his recovery from knee ligament surgery but the midfielder is now a frontline option ahead of this weekend's trip to Manchester United.
"He is as good as there now. He is a fantastic young man, but he had a terrible injury," said Adams. "An ACL rupture is one of the worst injuries you can get. He would have told you he felt ready as soon as he was back out training, but you have to be careful. They have to get the minutes in and he has had nearly three-and-a-half games at development level so he is available now. There are no worries at all with his fitness."
Adams' focus may be on first team matters and City's relegation battle but he is also heavily involved in decisions affecting the club's academy talent. Cameron McGeehan has been part of Luton Town's promotion success in the Conference Premier, but Adams insisted yesterday reports the Hatters want to keep McGeehan have yet to reach him.
"I'm sure they would be keen to keep him on a longer term basis. He was my captain for the FA Youth Cup win and he was fantastic," he said. "He went to the right club in Luton. We didn't pitch him into a Championship or League One club but instead he joined a really good side on the up and it has benefited him. He has had a good season, won promotion, has a medal so I believe Luton would be interested in him. I have not had any contact with Luton. Whether that is the way they want to go remains to be seen but he has certainly not done himself any harm by going out and playing regularly and doing well."


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Patrick Swayze, whose battle with pancreatic cancer was first announced last year, has not died, contrary to a false rumor that was widely circulated Tuesday morning, the actor's rep said.
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CECIL – Cecil Township residents are pushing for costly repairs to be made to Coleman Road, which is collapsing along the edges in some sections.
Several residents complained about the road connecting Route 50 to Route 980 during a regular supervisors meeting Tuesday. The board passed a motion to take core samples along Coleman Road to determine if groundwater or another factor is causing problems.
Some edges of the road are cracked and caving in, and there are no guardrails to protect motorists from a steep drop. In April, a 20-foot section of the road collapsed and fell into the creek below, leaving a drop-off of about 18 feet and prompting emergency repairs.
Bob Bedner, who owns Bedner's Farm and Greenhouse on Coleman Road, said he is concerned about the safety of his customers, family and others who travel the road.
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Bill Bottorff, public works director, said he thinks groundwater underneath the road is contributing to the road caving in. The problem potentially could be fixed with drainage improvements, depending on the elevation of the bedrock and where water is coming from on the hillside.
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Our pediatrician has some good information regarding children and cholesterol.
By now, many of you have heard the recommendations that children be screened for high cholesterol. But many parents wonder "Should my child be screened? Is my child really at risk? What if it comes back high?"
Unfortunately, cholesterol problems in childhood are becoming more and more common. And just screening children with a family history of high cholesterol and heart disease is not effective in finding all children with high cholesterol.
The good news is in the majority of cases, children can improve their cholesterol by making some simple, healthy changes to their diet. By getting specific nutritional advice from a physician or registered dietician, very few children will require medications!
Cholesterol problems can be apparent as young as age two with a high LDL ("bad" cholesterol). This can be a genetic disorder, meaning that it runs in the family and is passed down from one generation to the next. If a parent has genetically high cholesterol, there is a 50 percent chance that a child will inherit this. This type of cholesterol can lead to early heart disease if not found and treated early.
Other types of cholesterol problems can relate to a child's weight. If children go through a period where they gain too much weight, they are at risk for a different type of high cholesterol (high triglycerides). They can also have low levels of HDL, the "good" cholesterol, which should be high. These problems can also be fixed early with specific nutritional counseling and weight management. The longer these problems continue, the harder they are to treat.
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License plate numbers are recorded in any number of circumstances on a "daily basis," Sen. Jose Rodriguez, D-El Paso, noted during a committee hearing Wednesday. From border crossings to airports, toll booths to bank buildings, vehicle plates are monitored – and the ability to check and to confirm plate numbers is a routine part of law enforcement.
And that is why the state needs to outlaw the so-called license plate "flipper," a device that allows a driver to switch between two different license plates in less than two seconds, offering criminals a perfect get-away: "One-point-two seconds, flip over and they're gone," Bexar County Assistant District Attorney Steven Tays told the Senate Criminal Justice Committee. "There is no legitimate use for this item." (Perhaps, but Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, the committee chair, quipped that he might not mind having one, to change out his state official plates.)
The bill, Senate Bill 1757, by Sen. Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio, would criminalize possession of a flipper, making it a class B misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail; distributing or selling a flipper would become a class A misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in jail.
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Goodwill Games; Twin Swimmers in Harmony
By MICHAEL JANOFSKY, Special to The New York Times
Published: July 30, 1990
FEDERAL WAY, Wash., July 29— Sarah is more ambitious, wears more conservative clothes and feels more inhibited in large groups. She also has more freckles. Karen has a more sarcastic sense of humor, takes a more casual approach to life and is less sure about her future. Her haircut is funkier.
That about sums up the major differences these days between the Josephson sisters, 26-year-old identical twins known as ''the J's'' on the synchronized-swimming circuit. They were national duet champions for four years through 1988 before winning the silver medal at the Seoul Olympics. Within the next six months they retired, then unretired when they realized they had a few splits, cranes and flamingos left in them.
They won another national title this year, and that's how they reached the Goodwill Games, in which they are the favorites to win the duet title here Monday night.
Two Decades of Competition
These are twins in the closest sense, roommates since birth, best friends but now increasingly more curious to discover life without each other sometime after the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, their planned final stop as athletes. They have been competing for 20 years.
''Sometimes it's a little scary to think about,'' Sarah said of the future. ''I know I depend on her a lot. But I also know I will survive by myself. I know there will be times when we call each other every day for a while, we're so used to talking to each other. So that will be a challenge, too.'' ''It'll be good for us,'' Karen agreed, as they do on most things. ''We do rely on each other a lot. When I don't feel like doing something, I say, 'You do it.' If I don't feel like talking to someone, I say, 'You get the phone.' So it will be good.''
Their closeness has been forged over a virtual lifetime of togetherness, as grade-school classmates in Bristol, Conn., and as college roommates at Ohio State, where Sarah earned a degree in genetics and Karen in biochemistry.
Since graduating in 1985, they have lived in Concord, Calif., a small community northeast of Oakland, where they share a two-bedroom apartment and earn money as substitute teachers.
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They also share political views on most issues (''We're conservatives but pro-choice,'' Sarah said) and taste in books (suspense novels) though not clothes. And they seldom argue about anything more important than who is going to carry the tape recorder to the pool for practice. ''Stupid things like that,'' said Karen. And through the years, they pulled off the usual twins trickery, like taking each other's place, though ''never on dates,'' Sarah insisted.
As near-mirror images of each other at 5 feet 4 inches and 116 pounds, the twins said their likeness also enhanced their performance through size and symmetry.
''They definitely have a twin karma,'' said Betty Watanabe, the executive director of the United States synchronized-swimming federation, who remembered their appearance on the ''Tonight'' show a month before the Seoul Games. ''They sat down at the same time, turned to Johnny Carson at the same time and crossed their legs at the same time, and it was completely unrehearsed. Carson thought it was hilarious.''
The Down Side
While it all might sound cozy and cute, their closeness has affected other aspects of their lives in less desirable ways, which they recognize and kid about, sort of.
''Neither of us has had a serious relationship,'' Sarah said.
''We're so close, a lot of people are intimidated,'' said Karen. ''We're together so much, a guy might think he has to take both of us, instead of one.''
They also have been slow to develop friendships separate and apart from each other, as they were able to do briefly in college, when they shared a dormitory room with other women after their freshman year. They miss that, they said.
Swimming Is No. 1
Yet by design, friendships, dates and most other commitments have played a secondary role in their lives because of swimming. As the years passed and competition intensified, they learned they needed to devote more time to training and practice, six or seven hours a day, as they prepared for the Olympics in South Korea.
That was to be the end of their careers, ''the natural stopping place,'' Karen said. As Pan American Games and World Cup duet champions the year before, they fully expected to win the gold medal. But they suffered a major disappointment, finishing second behind the Canadian team of Carolyn Waldo and Michelle Cameron.
Even after losing, just a month into retirement, the Josephsons were finding the transition to normal life difficult. Separately, they began to wonder if they had made the right decision.
''We had all this time on our hands,'' Karen said, ''and we didn't know what to do with it.''
Knew They Weren't Done
''Each of us knew inside we still have the drive, motivation and energy to continue,'' said Sarah. ''We felt we could get better. We didn't talk about it as much as thought about it. But we knew.''
At the 1989 national championships in North Carolina, they sat and watched Kristen Babb and Tracy Long win the title. It was all the inspiration they needed.
''We both wanted to be out there,'' Sarah said. ''We decided right then and there we wanted to come back. We thought we could be better.'' With a firm commitment to continue through the 1992 Olympics, they returned to training, won back their title this year and agreed to delay the future once more - but for the last time.
Both have ideas about graduate school. Sarah, who wants to practice law, specializing in environmental issues, swam with dolphins off the Bahamas last year and became interested in animal rights.
''It was an incredible experience,'' she said. ''It made me realize how much we need to protect the environment so things aren't lost for future generations.''
Karen, who also swam with the dolphins, vacillates between law school and medical school.
Whatever they do for a living, it won't be in a swimming pool, they agreed. And for the first time in their lives, it won't be with each other.
Photo: Karen Josephson and Sarah Josephson practicing their synchronized-swimming routine yesterday at the Goodwill Games. (Reuters for The New York Times)


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Have you sewn 144 quarter-circles? Now the hard work is done and it's time to make your quilt top!
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1. CUT SQUARES, 3″ each from various fabrics. For the 72″ quilt, you'll need a total of 36 squares.
2. Next, place a square on the background fabric corner of one of the quarter-circles, as shown. STITCH along the diagonal. You may choose to mark the line with chalk or a fabric marker, or just eyeball it.
3. TRIM off the excess fabric, leaving a 1/4″ seam allowance.
4. Then PRESS the seam open from the back, flip it over and press again from the front.
5. You can decide to sew all of the triangle pieces at once, or choose fabrics as you assemble the blocks. JOIN two quarter-circles together as shown, forming a half circle. Then join another quarter circle with a quarter-circle and triangle piece, as shown.
6. Finally, FINISH the block by sewing these two sets of quarter-circles together as shown.
You'll need to make 36 of these blocks, but I worked in sets, sewing four blocks together at a time so I could make sure I liked the colors and patterns in each larger section. Once you have nine sets of four blocks, lay them out and sew them together in rows of three, then sew those rows together to finish your quilt top.
I hope you'll join me for this sew-along! I'm excited to see your interpretation of this quilt pattern. Thanks to Sew Mama Sew for having me!
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I love the pattern and the fun look of this quilt!
Love the Lone Star quilt bag, and thanks for the clear instructions in the sew along.
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How nice to see a lovely bright and modern book.
I can't wait to see inside!
I think the secondary design that is created by putting the blocks together is awesome.
This pattern has the potential for a riot of color! Thanks for a chance at Ellen's great book!
What a exquisite quilt!! Love the book too!
Just look at that lone star bag… I need to make that!
Love the modern twist to the Drunkard's Path. Your photos & explanations seem simple & easy to follow, especially if you are a beginner. Love how it can be made for either a male or female friend with it's gender neutrality.
Such a lovely quilt with great instructions too! Thanks for the giveaway ~ I'd love to win the book!
Intricate and beautiful. Step-by-step makes it doable and worth the effort.
Anticipating stunning results.
LOVE the gray background!
This is such an interesting quilt. I am positive this book will be great. I have her first book.
This looks like a great book!
Just got my background fabric today. Excited about this pattern!
my gramma made a circular quilt, sge said one of her hardest 🙂
Wow. That quilt is stunning. I also like the coaster pattern.
I just love the Garden collection and it works so well with the Kokka.
This quilt is white hot!
Ah! I love Ellen so much! And, I was just admiring this quilt. Don't know how I missed part 1!! Bad me! I'm going to have to catch up. I have her 1,2,3 Sew and it's so beautiful. I better get going.
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When drinking this tea, I taste the sweetness of the cinnamon and undertones of heat from the chili peppers. It's pretty good, but I wish there was more green tea flavor coming through.
The second steep was also good— very similar to the first steep. I didn't fancy drinking a third cup, but I imagine that the third steep would have also been good.