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|Suspense fiction
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Caldwell, Ian, 1976-
Rule of four.
New York : Dial Press, 2004
|Named Person:
|Francesco Colonna; Francesco Colonna
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|Fiction, Internet resource
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|All Authors / Contributors:
Ian Caldwell; Dustin Thomason
|0385337116 9780385337113 9780385337120 0385337124
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|"A Dial Press book"--Title page verso.
|372 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
|Ian Caldwell & Dustin Thomason.
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An ivy league murder, a mysterious coded manuscript, and the secrets of a Renaissance prince collide memorably in THE RULE OF FOUR -- a brilliant work of fiction that weaves together suspense and scholarship, high art and unimaginable treachery. It's Easter at Princeton. Seniors are scrambling to finish their theses. And two students, Tom Sullivan and Paul Harris, are a hair's breadth from solving the mysteries of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili--a renowned text attributed to an Italian nobleman, a work that has baffled scholars since its publication in 1499. For Tom, their research has been a link to his family's past -- and an obstacle to the woman he loves. For Paul, it has become an obsession, the very reason for living. But as their deadline looms, research has stalled -- until a long-lost diary surfaces with a vital clue. And when a fellow researcher is murdered just hours later, Tom and Paul realize that they are not the first to glimpse the Hypnerotomachia 's secrets. Suddenly the stakes are raised, and as the two friends sift through the codes and riddles at the heart of the text, they are beginning to see the manuscript in a new light--not simply as a story of faith, eroticism and pedantry, but as a bizarre, coded mathematical maze. And as they come closer and closer to deciphering the final puzzle of a book that has shattered careers, friendships and families, they know that their own lives are in mortal danger. Because at least one person has been killed for knowing too much. And they know even more. From the streets of fifteenth-century Rome to the rarified realm of the Ivy League, from a shocking 500 year-old murder scene to the drama of a young man's coming of age, THE RULE OF FOUR takes us on an entertaining, illuminating tour of history--as it builds to a pinnacle of nearly unbearable suspense.
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Roxio Toast 11 Titanium W/ Bias Sound Soap - Does It Authorize?
Posted 13 March 2013 - 01:47 PM
I've read some of the other reports on this forum that stated since Bias-Inc closed shop (June 2012), there is no way to authorize the Sound Soap for Toast plug-in.
I never realized that I would still have to authorize the Sound Soap plug-in a month or two after purchasing Toast, because I was only burning Blu-rays, not doing sound editing.
I tried authorizing it, but got the same internet access errors and prompts that are listed in some of the other discussions about this same topic.
I just (March 13, 2013) called Roxio Customer Support to ask if the Sound Soap plug-in is valid and can be authorized (if I were to purchase a copy of Toast 11 Titanium)
and they said 'yes'.
Does anyone know what is the truth? I'm not sure that I'd like to pay $19 to the Corel/Roxio Tech Support dept. to find that Corel/Roxio doesn't consider this a 'supported' product.
Posted 13 March 2013 - 02:28 PM
There are three ways to serialize SoundSoap.
1. By launching SoundSoap from your applications folder
2. By launching the BIAS Authorization software in your applications folder
3. By opening the SoundSoap Toast plug-in by accessing it from within Toast Audio Units
If you launch SoundSoap from your applications folder, the wrong product is selected by default. You have to choose to SHOW ALL PRODUCTS and choose the one at the very bottom of the list.
If you launch the BIAS Authorization app, you do the same thing, select the product at the very bottom of the list.
If you serialize it by accessing it from the Toast plug-in, the correct selection is already made by default.
Edited by tsantee, 13 March 2013 - 02:30 PM.
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Posted 13 March 2013 - 03:38 PM
But Roxio says that it will still authorize.
If Roxio had made a proper installer, then all of this would have been authorized on day 1 - unfortunately my 'ticket' for free support expired 14 days after registration, and I was totally unaware of further authorization requirements. Gee, I registered immediately, what else was required? ha...
Edited by bmcc, 13 March 2013 - 03:38 PM.
Posted 13 March 2013 - 08:17 PM
My sense is Sound Soap cannot be newly authorized. Still, it continues to be included in the Toast Pro bundle long after Bias shut down and you've been told by Corel that it can be authorized. I think they're misinformed. I bite my tongue a lot when commenting about their customer service practices.
Posted 14 March 2013 - 09:53 AM
It's possible that a bundled version of a Bias app uses some different authorization procedure and that may be an extra kink in the procedure.
Edited by david gideon, 14 March 2013 - 09:53 AM.
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Posted 14 March 2013 - 10:18 AM
Great! Thanks for letting us know this.
Bias's authorization servers have gone down for a few relatively brief periods (just recently they were down for a day or two), but they are up now and usually are most of the time. As far as I can tell it's still possible to authorize Bias products via bias-inc.com.
It's possible that a bundled version of a Bias app uses some different authorization procedure and that may be an extra kink in the procedure.
Posted 17 March 2013 - 05:22 AM
Posted 17 March 2013 - 11:22 PM
I'm not hopeful of the bits inside my Sound Soap application ever being able to work the way they were paid for.
I've just gone through and tried to install all the other "extras" I got with Toast 11 Pro in case their authorisation crashes and burns sometime. Photoshop Elements, Sonicfire and the Toast HD/BD plugin all installed and authorised.
I discovered I was never give an authorisation key for FotoMagico (I had assumed I didn't need one). And, of course, the current Sound Soap fiasco.
[eta] Sound Soap is still being advertised as being supplied as part of Toast 11 Pro.
Edited by prl, 17 March 2013 - 11:51 PM.
Posted 28 March 2013 - 05:57 PM
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Posted 29 March 2013 - 08:22 PM
I was able to authorise my SoundSoap today (30 Mar).
It looks like they decided to renew their domain because the bias website is back up as of today. You should be able to authorize your software now, not sure that you even need use the 'alternate authorization' method it might work more smoothly the standard way since the servers appear to be back online.
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Posted 11 April 2013 - 05:00 AM
"BIAS SoundSoap for Toast 2"
Then submit. Then it worked.
Posted 29 July 2014 - 01:21 PM
Thanks, tsantee, for the hint about "Show all products" and going to the bottom of the list.
I wasn't keen to spend more money on Soundsoap 3.
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A school's governing body has been decimated following the sudden resignation of seven of its members.
The majority of governors at St Cuthbert's RC Primary School in Butetown, Cardiff, have walked out amid concerns over standards and leadership.
Drama unfolded at an end-of-term meeting, during which the chairman of governors stood down after 19 years' service, sparking a shock exodus.
Brian Pimbley, a governor at the school for seven years, said he and his colleagues had "had enough".
He added: "We'd been told by various people that the governors were doing too much. We were disillusioned with the poor performance.
"A review of the school was carried out last year, which found a few cracks. Standards had gone right down and nothing had been done about it."
The school caters for children from a wide range of cultural backgrounds and at the time of its last inspection in 2009 was deemed to be providing a good standard of education.
But St Cuthbert's was revealed in January to be one of several Cardiff primaries considered "underperforming with significant weaknesses across a wide range of areas".
The city's monitoring system ranks all schools into one of four categories, A-D, with the 30 in group "A" performing well and displaying many examples of best practice.
St Cuthbert's was in group "D" when the table was collated in December.
Mr Pimbley, a grandfather, said: "It's a lovely little school and I'll miss the children, but we had to make a statement.
"Education-wise, a year ago standards were lower than a worm's belly."
Another governor, who asked to remain anonymous, said the decision to resign had not been taken "on a whim".
Education watchdog Estyn said the school was in no official category, while representative body Governors Wales said a full complement of governors would need to be in place for a board to "undertake its responsibilities effectively".
School governors work together with their headteacher and school staff to make sure their school is providing successful teaching and learning for its children.


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SEMINOLE — Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco take note: Seminole has a couple bash brothers of its own.
Stephen Pedrick and Austin Berry each hit two home runs — giving Seminole 19 home runs in six tournament games — to lead Seminole to a mercy-rule shortened 11-0 victory Wednesday over Northeast and the 11-12 (major) baseball district 5 title.
Pedrick hit his first home run in the first inning and added another in the sixth, giving him eight for the tournament. Berry's second-inning grand slam put Seminole ahead 9-0. Berry also hit a home run in the sixth inning.
Seminole scored seven runs in the second inning, which was more than enough for Berry, who started on the mound for Seminole and was perfect through three. Northeast's Ryan Taylor and Jacob Lynn were able to get back-to-back singles off Berry to open the fourth, but a strikeout and a double play erased Northeast's best scoring opportunity and ended the game.
Berry finished with eight strikeouts. Seminole advances to the sectional tournament that starts July 18 for all classifications.
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Seminole 10, Cross Bayou/Gulf Beaches 3: Behind a team effort, Seminole won its second district title in a row in junior baseball.
Jordan Doyle pitched four solid innings to hold the Cross Bayou/Gulf Beaches offense at bay. It was the second straight day of solid pitching for Seminole; against Pinellas Park on Tuesday, Nick Cangemi threw a no-hit shutout.
District 12 9-10 baseball
Palm Harbor 8, Countryside 3: The following players helped Palm Harbor capture a district championship: Cody Bishop, Jack DelMonte, Riley Degman, Danny Grill, Adam Jurco, Brenden Lee, Clayton Moran, David Morrin, Shane Mullen, Trey Putzel, Jack Schmidt, Dalton Shaw and Ryan Sweet.
10-11 baseball
West Pasco 9, Palm Harbor 2: Blaize Grabowski pitched a complete game, giving up one earned run on four hits to lead West Pasco to the 10-11 district championship.
Grabowski struck out 10 Palm Harbor batters while walking none and went 2-for-3 with two RBIs. West Pasco's Mike Dodson was also 2-for-3 with two RBIs.
West Pasco, which features nine players who won the 9-10 baseball district title last season, broke open the game with four runs in the second inning.
11-12 baseball
East Lake 5, Holiday 0: East Lake finished 3-0 in pool play with a rain-shortened victory over Holiday.
Parker Heckman pitched a no-hitter for East Lake and was near perfect with eight strikeouts and one walk.
David Hall hit a home run in the third inning, Mario Micketti finished 3-for-3 with two RBIs and Tyler Neuhaus was 2-for-2 for East Lake.
East Lake won its three pool play games by a combined 15-2 score.
Today's schedule
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11-12 baseball at West Pasco
Tarpon Springs vs. Clearwater, 7 p.m.
Palm Harbor vs. Largo, 7 p.m.
West Pinellas vs. Dunedin, 7 p.m.
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Duke-Navy football game in limbo due to government shutdown
With the shutdown at 12:01 Tuesday morning, intercollegiate athletics at Army, Navy and Air Force have been suspended by the U.S. Department of Defense. Duke is slated to face Navy Oct. 12 in its next home contest.
Duke has yet to release a statement regarding the status of its game against Navy or potential alternatives that could be scheduled in its place.
Should the Midshipmen be unable to make the trip to Durham, the game would not count as a forfeit victory for the Blue Devils, but rather be dubbed as no contest, which would not count as a victory for Duke or a win toward the six required for bowl eligibility.
The Blue Devils are 2-0 against nonconference opponents this season. Without a game against Navy, Duke's road to a second consecutive bowl appearance for the first time in program history only gets tougher.
The Midshipmen cancelled their men's soccer match against Howard Tuesday night. An official statement regarding the status of this weekend's scheduled football game against Air Force is set to be made Thursday at noon, per the team's press release.
A local NBC affiliate in Denver reported Tuesday afternoon that Air Force had suspended its travel plans to play Navy Saturday. According to an Air Force press release, Saturday's game will be cancelled.
No plans have yet been release to schedule another opponent for Oct. 12 should Navy be unable to make the trip. Army is slated to play Eastern Michigan the same weekend, and Air Force will take on San Diego State.
When the U.S. government last shut down, beginning with a five-day period in November 1995, all three service academies played their games the day before the shutdown ended. The difference that year was that Army, Navy and Air Force all played at home on that weekend.
Road travel is considered nonessential by the Defense Department and could not be funded by a government-run institution during the shutdown. Army and Air Force were both originally slated to play on the road this weekend.
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An inspiring case study for the next generation of start-ups by the unconventional founders of Method. Founded ten years ago by childhood pals Eric Ryan and Adam Lowry, Method has been making headlines and profits with a revolutionary blend of culture and commerce, style and substance. Today, Method's ecofriendly soaps, detergents, and cleaners are ubiquitous in stores, capturing valuable shelf space long dominated by the tired old products of giants P&G and Unilever.
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The Method Method is an irreverent, candid, firsthand case study. Listeners will learn how today's consumers behave, how today's companies compete, and how both groups are acting together to drive profound global change.
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CABARROGUIS, Quirino — The Quirino Electric Cooperative (Quirelco) has disconnected electricity service to the town hall due to unpaid bills since 2004.
Quirelco also cut off the service at the provincial government-assisted Quirino State College here last June 13 for the same reason.
Engineer Ernesto Macato, Quirelco officer-in-charge, said the provincial capitol has accumulated P5.9 million in unpaid electric bills, prompting them to disconnect the service last week.
The capitol allegedly failed to settle its obligations despite the notice of disconnection given last month.
The Quirino provincial hospital was, however, spared from disconnection despite its unsettled electric bills.
Capitol employees said their services have been hampered but could not do anything except wait for the return of Gov. Pedro Bacani, who is reportedly out of the country on official business. They claimed that Quirelco should have been considerate enough not to disconnect their electricity, since it has also P13 million in unpaid real property taxes due the province. — Charlie Lagasca


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Twelve flags embossed with Tibetan text on the lawn in front
of Neilson Library represent part of Tibetan Literary Arts,
an exhibition that opened on May 9 in conjunction with the
campus visit of the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso.
The exhibition aims to introduce Tibetan literature to the
Smith community, with an emphasis on early poetry. It is
displayed in three other locations in addition to the Nielson
Lawn: the Morgan Gallery inside the entrance to Neilson Library;
the Mair Reference Room; and the Hillyer Art Library.
Tibetan Literary Arts was curated by Marit Cranmer, School
of Library and Information Studies, University of Rhode Island.
"This exhibition is a modest attempt to introduce
a few of the treasures within the vast and extraordinary
field of Tibetan literature," said Cranmer in the exhibition
catalog. "Tibet's written tradition has a rich
history full of complexity that is only recently becoming
know in the West. And its poetry, valuing as it does wisdom
and intrinsic awareness, stands with the great world poetry
of the human spirit."
The 12 flags on Neilson Lawn are positioned inside two eternity
knows, one of the eight auspicious Tibetan religious symbols,
Cranmer explains, and accompanied by a Tibetan blessing carved
in stone for the occasion by a member of the local Tibetan
Tibetan Literary Arts
consists of about 80 objects on display spanning hundreds
of years, including excerpts and poems from 300 B.C. to those
written in the 19th century. A free exhibition guide will
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text: Bikers, hikers, joggers, equestrians and swimmers regularly recreate along West Marin's roads and trails and among its open spaces, but they might want to make sure they're not forgetting to apply sunscreen: the county has a significantly higher incidence of melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, than the greater Bay Area, and the mortality rate has increased in recent years, according to a report released last week by the Cancer Prevention Institute of California. Four researchers analyzed data from the California Cancer Registry and found that, though the incidence of melanoma in Marin County was comparable to other regions about a decade ago, the rate has quadrupled in the past decade. That makes it 43 percent higher than the greater Bay Area rate and 60 percent higher than the state average excluding the Bay Area. The high incidence rate and its recent increase can in part be explained by better reporting to the registry, and the data show that a slightly higher percentage of cases in Marin are caught in earlier stages than in the Bay Area, indicating better screening. But the report said it was "unlikely" that changes in reporting could completely explain the shift and that early detection still meant there were more overall cases. "We see some evidence, in a good way, that there is a higher proportion that are caught thinner and earlier. That suggests better access to screening, or better screening itself. But these are all melanoma… these are real diagnoses," said Christina Clarke, an author of the paper and a research scientist at the institute. The five-year mortality rate in the county also rose 18 percent between 2002-2006 and 2007-2011, while the greater Bay Area and California at large did not see a similar increase. Though Marin's small population makes statistical analysis more difficult, the report still said the jump was significant. As for the reasons that Marin's population might be at risk, in addition to age and race (we are largely white and older), Marin's residents are known for being active in the outdoors, and intermittent, intense exposure is a big risk factor. "[People in Marin] probably have a lifelong history of getting exposure," Dr. Clarke said, adding that fog "doesn't mean there's no U.V." Americans have lackluster rates of sunscreen use, with just a third of people reporting that they regularly use the product, according to national surveys funded by the Center for Disease Control. (Fifty-eight percent used at least one of three methods to protect themselves, which also included seeking shade and wearing protective clothing.) Hopefully, too, there will soon be more sunscreen options on the market; this week the House of Representatives passed the Sunscreen Innovation Act, which sets deadlines for the Food and Drug Administration to review new sunscreen ingredients that have been approved for years in Europe.


text: Who's handsome? What's gorgeous? Where does sublime reside? Among our fabulous 50 this year, charisma counts as much as comeliness. Joining such classics as a bonny Mel Gibson, a To Die For Nicole Kidman, a stripped-down Demi Moore and radiant runway goddess Tyra Banks (pictured here and on page 104) are Sandra Bullock, Whose kicky charm has men Speeding; X-Filer David Duchovny, who sends fans to the twilight zone with his geek-chic visage; and Nanny star Fran Drescher, who shares her program for pumping up her assets. So, traveling over the following 78 pages, feel free to sightsee on the main thoroughfares and explore the back roads too. Wherever you end up, you'll be energized—and, perhaps, a little flushed—by the journey.


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The Purdue Boilermakers have just come off a very impressive conference win against the Ohio State Buckeyes. This improves their winning streak to four, three of those being against ranked opponents. While the Boilermakers command a not so impressive 15-8 ranking, they have the second best record in the Big Ten at 7-3.
Purdue continues to be haunted by two out of conference losses against lesser basketball programs, North Florida and Gardner-Webb. When looking at Purdue's entire body of work, those two games are ones that really stick out and bring doubt to the abilities of a team that is defying all odds. Fans have seen the team grow up in front of their eyes and it is clear that this is not the same team that started the season off.
7-foot center, A.J. Hammons has been the difference maker through the four-win streak and has been averaging 11.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.5 blocks throughout the stretch. A.J. is finally reaching, if not exceeding the sky-high expectations that fans have been waiting for him to meet since his recruitment.
The most impressive part of Purdue's game has been their defense, they are locking down offensively driven teams and seem more 'hungry' than their opponents. Their ability to contest shots has been critical to limiting the likes of IU and Ohio State who have built up reputations of being deadly behind the arc. The interior defense controlled by A.J. Hammons and Isaac Haas made it their case not to allow any easy baskets. They have been a spark for the Boilermakers at times when they have most needed it.
These victories have been the turning point of the season and they came at just the right time while Purdue makes its push to make the tournament. Purdue has proven that they can play with anyone and they just seem to be getting better and better. If three ranked-victories and a trap-ranked victory in two weeks with a second best Big Ten play rating isn't enough to convince voters then I don't know what is.


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Prey 2 is not going to make it's originally scheduled 2012 launch, Bethesda announced yesterday, due in part to quality control issues. Apparently, work on the Human Head-development title is not going so well, forcing Bethesda's hands to push the game back to 2013… at the earliest.
However, there might be more to this story than originally detailed. According to an anonymous source within Human Head who approached website Shack News, development on Prey 2 has been on hold since November of last year because the company is dissatisfied with their contract with ZeniMax (the parent company of publisher Bethesda).
According to the source, Human Head ceased development on Prey 2 in hopes that a strike would get the attention of ZeniMax and get new contracts drafted up. A large chunk of Human Head employees were even let go, under the impression that if new contracts with ZeniMax were struck, they would be hired back.
Negotiations have been back and forth for months now, at one point even giving Human Head hope that development on Prey 2 would continue shortly. However, things soured at the beginning of March of this year, and little to no progress has been made since. This leaves the fate of Prey 2 very much in the air.
When reached out to for comment, Bethesda said they "aren't commenting on the game's development beyond what was said in the statement," which simply stated that the game wasn't up to the pedigree of the studio and was therefore being delayed.
It's going to be interesting to see what becomes of Prey 2. Chances are we won't hear about the title for a while now while ZeniMax, Bethesda and Human Head figure out what to do with it. If Human Head refuses to continue working on the title, there's a chance development will be passed along to a different studio. This wouldn't be the first time, as Bethesda handed off development of Rogue Warrior to Rebellion from Zombie Studios in 2009.
We'll be back with more info on Prey 2 when we know it. Here's hoping the game eventually sees the light of day because it was looking really awesome.


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Former State Sen. Tarryl Clark's campaign says her first radio ad, "Fight," began airing Monday morning in northeastern Minnesota and will be on the air on several Iron Range area radio stations for at least two weeks.
On Saturday 8th District Democrats endorsed former Rep. Rick Nolan's campaign for Congress. Now Nolan, Clark and former Duluth City Council Member Jeff Anderson will compete in a DFL primary that will determine which Democrat will run against first term Republican Rep. Chip Cravaack in November.
Clark's ad features the candidate and a retired steelworker and accuses Cravaack of working to end Medicare and Social Security "as we know it." The Clark campaign is not saying how much money it's spending to air the radio ad.


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It wasn't a pretty performance from starter John Lackey. But collectively, the Sox did enough to stop Arizona, beating the D'Backs 8-5 and earning a sweep of the 3-game set. Again, the victory came on a night when the Yankees and Rays both fell, and Boston is now a mere 2 games back in the East.
The win wasn't easy.
Lackey did not have particularly good stuff, allowing 4 runs (3 earned) over 6 innings. He scattered 8 hits and 2 walks while striking out 5. Barely more than half of his pitches went for strikes. But he continually avoided the big inning and got plenty of support, 2 factors that helped Boston take over in the middle innings.
The teams traded runs in the first. Arizona scored following a walk by Justin Upton and a double by Miguel Montero. Boston responded when Dustin Pedroia walked, stole second, advanced to third on an infield single by David Ortiz, and scored after Kevin Youkilis grounded into a fielder's choice.
As an aside, there's really nothing better than watching Big Papi foil the opponent's defensive shift by dropping one down the third base line.
After a scoreless second, runs resumed in the third. Stephen Drew reached on an infield dribbler and took second on Lackey's errant throw. Chris Young doubled him home for a 2-1 D'Backs lead. But the Sox struck back in the bottom of the frame. Darnell McDonald reached after an error by third baseman Mark Reynolds, and David Ortiz made it count with a gargantuan 2-run homer to deep center.
As another aside, here's a correction: Watching Papi launch prodigious home runs is at least as good as watching him outwit the shift.
In the fourth, Gerardo Parra laid down a bunt base hit, and singles by Rusty Ryal and Kelly Johnson tied the game at 3-3. The fifth was a re-run of the first, with Upton walking and Montero doubling him home to put Arizona up by 1 run. But back-to-back doubles by Marco Scutaro and Daniel Nava tied the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the inning.
In the sixth, a ground rule double by Victor Martinez and a single by Adrian Beltre put the Sox ahead for good. They added another following a Nava single, a McDonald HBP, and a sac fly by Scutaro. That ended the night for Arizona starter Dan Haren, who was yanked for Esmerling Vasquez. Vasquez closed out the inning and Haren's line at 5.2 innings, 6 runs (4 earned) on 7 hits and 3 walks, and 4 Ks.
A Beltre walk, Nava double and Scutaro single added a couple of insurance runs in the eighth off of reliever Aaron Heilman. Manny Delcarmen and Hideki Okajima threw scoreless innings to get the game to the ninth, where Jonathan Papelbon took over. Paps allowed an infield single by Stephen Drew, and once again defensive indifference came back to bite the Sox as Drew took second then socred on a double by Young. He did, however, wrap things up from there, keeping the final at 8-5.
Perhaps the most frustrating weakness this season has been Boston's failure to properly handle opposing baserunners. Teams steal with ease, take second late in games without drawing throws, and generally provide plenty of mayhem on the basepaths. It's something that Boston should work on fixing as the season continues.
The win earned the Sox a 3-game sweep, and with that accomplishment and modest winning streak in hand, the team can now turn its attention to the circus that is about to blow into town.
That's right folks: Manny is coming back to Fenway.
For the first time since the trade that moved him to Los Angeles, Manny Ramirez will be back in Boston. Though I'm not one to advocate grudge-holding, I think fans would be justified in giving him a nice healthy booing for the shoddy way he left town and the total lack of effort he displayed prior to his trade. Manny is a hell of a hitter, but he strikes out when it comes to integrity and character.
Boston will seek to keep the wins coming when rookie call-up Felix Doubront takes the hill against 24 year old Caros Monasterios on Friday. On Saturday Tim Wakefield will face Vincente Padilla, and on Sunday Clay Buchholz will square off against Hiroki Kuroda. Monasterios has thrown well over 5 starts this season and Kuroda is sporting a 3.10 ERA. Padilla has been fairly terrible and comes in with questions about his ailing forearm. Depending on how well Doubront can do, all 3 matchups are winnable for the Sox.
This series will wrap up the current home stand as Boston will hit the road to take on the San Francisco Giants and Colorado Rockies in more interleague play.


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St Peter's College, Dunboyne, opened its doors to the community on Sunday, 11th May, to celebrate the school's 20th anniversary.
When the school opened in 1994, there were 70 students on the roll, with the secondary school and Dunboyne College of Further Education now accommodating more than 1400.
Parents, teachers, students past and present, and members of the wider community joined in the festivities. Bouncy castles, face-painting, a games room and a disco entertained the young children and there were food stalls, a cake sale for Aoibheann's Pink Tie charity and a stage with lots musical talent to keep the atmosphere buzzing.
Work was on display in classrooms and the school garden showed off the talents of the horticulture students. Past pupils examined the year group photos on display to see could they recognise their younger selves.
An anniversary book is being published later in the year and a celebration of the school's musical tradition will take place in December.


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Are denominations good? Are they bad? Are they just plain ugly?
The Good
Denominations help people distinguish theological differences. If I am looking for a church that holds to Scripture alone as the highest authority, then I certainly want to stick to a protestant denomination. If I am also looking for one that holds to believer's baptism, then I want to find a free church or a baptist church. If I want one that is paedo-baptist (infant baptism) I will look to the Presbyterian, Methodist, or Congregationalist. If I am Reformed, then usually that means Presbyterian or Congregational. If I want a high-church liturgy, then Anglican or Methodist. You get the idea. Denominations mean we are taking theology seriously. That is a good thing. To water down the message for the sake of unity is a huge mistake.
The Bad
Denominations can also be bad. By that I mean evil. They can be a source of divisiveness and arrogance. When one denomination begins to think that they are the only real Christians who have a full grasp on all the truth, there is a problem. I've seen this in all different denominations. Christ is bigger than any one denomination of Christianity. Sectarianism and divisiveness are flat out evil. This falls into the "I follow Paul" or "I follow Apollos" mentality we read about in 1 Corinthians.
The Ugly
Sometimes denominations can just be plain ugly. People hide away in their denominational traditions and never peek out to see what else is going on in the world. It is not that people don't think there can be Christians outside of their denominations, it's just that they have no association with them. They are "American Baptists" or "Southern Baptists" or "Orthodox Presbyterian" or "Evangelical Presbyterian Church." Think about how this looks to the world. Instead of making much of our unity in Christ, we turn the church into alphabet soup: ABC, SBC, BGC, EPC, OPC, PCA, UCC, CCCC, PCUSA, UMC, CB, ELCA, IFCA, etc. (yes those are all real denominations).
Can we save the good, and get rid of the bad and the ugly? Can we do away with the bad and the ugly, and still keep the good? Only in degrees. We can get better and better.
How about a more radical idea? Be inter-denominational. Be a church that majors on the essentials, is not afraid to talk about and deal with the non-essentials but doesn't divide over them. Welcome folks to join based on the gospel essentials, but still maintain strong theological differences without dividing over them. That's what we are trying at First Baptist. We are a gospel-centered, believer's baptist, complementarian church in practice. However, we have a good handful of paedo-baptists. I'm what would be a labelled a five-point Calvinist, but I would be happy to welcome a Arminian into fellowship and debate. We are covenantal for the most part, yet open to dispensationals at all levels of leadership. We major on the essentials.
Can this be done? We're doing it now.
The lamp-posts are poetical; not merely from accidental, but from essential causes. It is not merely the softening sentimental associations that belong to lamp-posts, the beautiful fact that aristocrats were hanged from them, or that intoxicated old gentlemen embrace them: the lamp-post really has the whole poetry of man, for no other creature can lift a flame so high and guard it so well. --G K Chesterton, London Times July 24, 1909.
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The Hamel, Loretto and Rockford fire departments are cooking up their open houses and educational efforts for National Fire Prevention Week, which begins Sunday, Oct. 6.
The focus this year is on preventing kitchens fires and what to do if one flares up. Both the Loretto and Hamel volunteer fire departments will talk about dangers in kitchens at the open houses.
Hamel Fire's open house will launch Fire Prevention week from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, at the fire station, 92 Hamel Road, Medina. Activities will include a grease fire demonstration from 2-3 p.m., a visit from the North Memorial helicopter from 3-4 p.m. and an auto extrication demonstration from 4-5 p.m. Other activities will be station tours, fire truck rides, hose spraying, tattoos, a photo booth, relay races, a silent auction, food and drink.
Loretto Fire's open house will wrap up Fire Prevention Week from 4-8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 12, at the fire station, 259 N. Medina St. (County Road 19) in Loretto. Visitors are invited to dine on a pig roast (donations accepted), watch demonstrations, take fire truck rides, enter free drawings and compete in a silent auction. Games and inflatable play structures will be available for children. Firefighters will meet the public and provide tours of the fire station.
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Pros: Higher spinning than the SLDR fairway woods, which will help JetSpeed's target audience (golfers who need to hit the ball higher) hold greens. Muted appearance, subdued crown graphics. Consistently long and forgiving fairway woods.
Cons: Absence of a clear aim line/mark will bother some. $229 price tag seems high for a fairway wood with no adjustability.
Bottom Line: TaylorMade packed more forgiveness into a smaller, cleaner package with the JetSpeed. Like last year's RBZ Stage 2, these are the go-to fairway woods for TaylorMade players who need more forgiveness or spin.
TaylorMade's JetSpeed fairway woods are the company's replacement for 2013 RBZ Stage 2 line. They complement TaylorMade's recently released SLDR fairway woods, which replaced the company's 2013 RBZ Stage 2 Tour line.
Like the SLDR fairway woods, JetSpeed fairway woods have a polymer-filled slot in the sole called a "Speed Pocket." The slot cuts all the way through the sole of the clubs, which helps improve spring-like effect on shots hit low on the face, as well as on the toe and the heel.
Its construction also allows the center of gravity of the fairway woods to be moved slightly lower and more forward than the RBZ Stage 2, which reduced spin by 200-to-300 RPM in TaylorMade testing.
TaylorMade claims the JetSpeed woods' low-profile head design helps golfers make contact below the ball's equator, creating the "longest and most playable" fairway woods the company has ever created. The company describes the Speed Pocket "an afterburner for your ball" that maximizes ball speed and (mercifully, if you've had to clean the pocket of your RBZ wood out with a tee 1,000 times) keeps debris out.
Above: TaylorMade's RBZ Stage 2 fairway woods were much more playable than the company's original RBZ models, but the indented slot in their soles still made them a dirt magnet.
For comparison, the JetSpeed fairway wood heads are about 10-cubic-centimeters larger than SLDR models, which is consistent with the company's more-forgiving fairway woods. But they're about 10 cc smaller than RBZ Stage 2 and have shallower faces than their predecessors, another change that dropped the CG lower to help increase launch angle. And regarding the clubface: what would a JetSpeed golf club be without a JetSteel face? TMag has introduced an "ultra-strong" steel alloy that contributes to the JetSpeediness of the face.
JetSpeed fairway woods come in five lofts: 15, 17, 19, 21 and 23 degree models with Matrix's Velox T 69 shaft and retails for $229, which is $30 less than the SLDR fairway woods.
Like SLDR, TaylorMade claims the combination of the JetSpeed's ultra-thin faces and new Speed Pocket promote faster ball speeds and longer total carry distances, and I can't disagree. The clubs do exactly what most golfers need from a new fairway woods; add ball speed and launch angle for longer, higher-flying shots.
No, they're not "spin killers" like SLDR, but they're not supposed to be. For that reason, it makes sense to compare them to a different offering from the TaylorMade/Adams family, the Adams Tight Lies and Tight Lies Tour fairway woods.
On the launch monitor, the JetSpeed fairway woods offer very similar performance to Tight Lies and Tight Lies Pro, which have two slots — one on the sole and on the crown to help increase spring-like effect. The biggest difference is that the Tight Lies have very shallow face heights, which helps them perform better from the rough and other non-fairway lies than JetSpeed.
But the larger, yet still very playable size of the JetSpeed adds a sizable amount of forgiveness that the Tight Lies can't match. They were forgiving to the point that it was legitimately surprising to see how true some balls hit very off center flew. Off the tee, JetSpeed fairway woods should perform better than Tight Lies as well thanks to their taller faces, which will give golfers more room for error on shots hit above and below the sweet spot.
The Matrix Velox T 69 shaft isn't a true aftermarket model, but it was sturdy enough for me to keep the left side of the golf course out of play. Better players will appreciate that the shaft is slightly heavier — around 70 grams, depending on flex — than a lot of comparable stock fairway woods shafts. The shafts also have a reasonably low amount of torque (3.4 degrees in the stiff model) that gives the club a stable feeling during the transition.
Looks and Feel
It was strange to see TaylorMade, the company that seemed to be on a mission to add as much graphic ornamentation to their new blank canvases of club crowns, return to a darker, more subdued (positively barren) club crown. The company continues that trend with the JetSpeed fairway woods.
It's strange, too, to think as recently as five years ago the art dec0-like graphics on the crown would have been profane. Now, they look comparatively minimalist. The sole of the club looks like a vapor trail and suggests something fast, which is apt, and the company continues its "blue period" accenting the club the with color as it did the SLDR.
It's not clear who will complain that the white club heads have disappeared from TaylorMade's current lineup with JetSpeed and SLDR. However, it's likely that some will be less-than-thrilled by the absence of a clear aiming mark: The dark gray "T" near the face of the crown is practically invisible.
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"Feel" is largely a subjective and largely irrational quantity. However, it's enough to say that the JetSpeed fairway woods feel good and offer plenty of feedback. At impact, the club heads feel dense on center hits. But there is a significant difference in the sound of a center-strike compared to those…less so, and overall the club is louder than many of the models on the market.
The Takeaway
Viewing the TaylorMade JetSpeed woods as complements to their SLDR brethren, the company presents consumers with a broad spectrum of fairway wood offerings for 2014. The company's decision to include two 3-woods and two 5-woods (standard and HL) will help fitters dial in golfers, matching them with the club that's right for their swings.
If players want to maximize distance, fitters will push them in the direction of SLDR. If golfers are looking for maximum forgiveness, they're likely to be directed to JetSpeed.
JetSpeed fairway woods nicely round out the company's 2014 fairway woods lineup. They're a nice improvement over the company's previous forgiveness-driven fairway woods, and in conjunction with the SLDR woods demand consideration if you're in the market for a new fairway wood this season.


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Pointe Milou - 4 bedroom, 4 bath. Perched on the outermost tip of Pointe Milou, this charming four bedroom four bathroom villa offers sensational views and complete privacy. The new kitchen overlooks the outdoor dining area and large swimming pool. Each bedroom has an ensuite bath and an ocean view. The comfortable living room was also designed to take advantage of the view. One bedroom features a small gym area with free weights and a Stairmaster. The caretakers live nearby and offer complimentary continental breakfast and laundry service six days a week; as a plus, one of them is an excellent fisherman and a chef! Due to the high quality of service, the occupancy of this villa is limited to a maximum of six guests.
Weekly rates: 1 bedr. 2 bedr. 3 bedr. 4 bedr. April 15 - December 14: $ 9,020 $10,520 $12,020 $14,020 December 15 - April 14: $19,020 $21,570 $23,570 $25,820 Christmas/New Year's: $ ask $ ask $ ask $ ask Four bedroom rate is for 6 persons max. Breakfast & Laundry service included in weekly rate
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5 Wacky and Weird Stories From This Week
- Statues Could Get You Pregnant — More than 2,000 women have reported becoming pregnant after touching fertility statues at Ripley's Believe It or Not.
- Woman Fails Driving Test 771 Times — A South Korean woman has spent $3,000 on fees for the test.
- Man Goes to Jail For Taking 50 cents — India sentenced a 75-year-old Indian man to jail for accepting a $0.50 bribe 24 years ago.
- Israeli Ambassador Latest Target of Shoe Throwing — A Swedish protester threw a shoe at Israel's ambassador this week at Stockholm University. Earlier this week a protester in England aimed a shoe at Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.
- Man Gets 50 Traffic Citations in One Day — After police tried to stop Elvis Alonzo Barret for a traffic violation, he fled from police, running through red lights and crashing into another car and a fence. Police also found crack cocaine and a crack pipe in the car.


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A stirring novel about a woman facing cross-cultural odds and redefining everything she understands about her family, herself, and the country she's never really been able to call home.
Nikki Baltimore was born in Antigua but grew up with her dad in the United States. With each year, she's grown further apart from her mother and maternal siblings, potters in rural Antigua.
Her mother's funeral brings Nikki back to the island, and, at a professional and personal crossroads, she makes the impulsive decision to stay after being offered a job by the ruling government. Soon, Nikki is embroiled in a hurricane of an existence which includes a political hot potato, confusion in her romantic life, and deepening involvement in the lives of the family she left behind. Will Nikki eventually find her place in the chaos and begin to plant the roots that have escaped her all her life?
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A shadowy private security company that has no known clients but claims to have helped foreign governments combat terrorism and will protect anything from cruise ships to Pakistani convoys has taken over a jail in a small Montana town, with plans to build a law enforcement training facility on the property.
The state legislature is looking into the matter and residents of Hardin, MT, were alarmed last week when executives from the firm, American Police Force, showed up in the town, which does not have its own police department, with Mercedes SUVs bearing "City Of Hardin Police Department" decals.
And the town has had to tamp down reports on conspiracy Web sites that APF plans to impose experimental H1N1 vaccines on residents under threat of quarantine in the jail.
Under a lease signed with Hardin, APF, based in Santa Ana, California, and incorporated just six months ago, is now in control of a 400-bed detention facility the town built a few years ago but never used, a town official confirmed to TPMmuckraker today. The town reportedly stands to make over $2 million per year.
Now, this is their hilariously ominous-looking website. You'll note, the PR Director, Becky Shay, also has the byline for this article about the Prison and so on.
So, this is probably a hoax, since I can't imagine a more generically named group, but why? Or, what if it's really real? Do we need to start looking out for anyone named "Wesker"?


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After baring a bit of my soul last time, I would like to talk today about geeky representations of male-male sexuality in Japan. I'll do that by defining some words and concepts that will provide a good background.
Yaoi (やおい): Today in Japan, yaoi has mostly been replaced with the term Boys' Love (ボーイズラブ). Another even older term that is still in circulation in some places is shounen ai (少年愛), which quite literally means boy love. In the US, these terms are used interchangeably in fan communities so they're all pretty much indispensible.
Bara (薔薇): In parallel to the current fashionable term, Boys' Love, bara media in Japan is now often called Men's Love (メンズラブ). While yaoi is primarily produced by and for women, bara generally originates more directly from gay male communities. It also has a particular meaning in terms of the kinds of men being shown. They tend to be bigger, more full-figured, hairier, and all-around "manlier." This is, of course, not unproblematic as femme boys get coded as women and masculine guys become legitimized as gay.
Uke (受け) and Seme (攻め): Another major difference between yaoi and bara production is the assignation of unchanging sexual roles, which is far more likely in yaoi. In a romantic pair, one is often assigned the position of uke, which literally means recipient, and one seme, or attacker. These are roughly correspondent to our terms, top and bottom. The problem comes when these tend to be mapped onto characters by way of gender expression so that femme boys are always bottoms with few exceptions. To be fair, though, it should be stated that in response to this criticism, these categories have become somewhat less fixed. Especially noteworthy is the introduction of the category of the Riba (リバ), for reverse, meaning versatile or switch.
X: In the US, we usually write fan-paired characters with a slash (/), but the Japanese convention is to note it with an x so one thinks of Shinji x Kaworu rather than Shinji/Kaworu for Neon Genesis Evangelion (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン), for example.
Doujinshi (同人誌): Like the tradition of fan-fiction in the United States (and elsewhere), the most common form of fan-produced media in Japan are comic books called doujinshi that are printed by small presses and sold at conventions and in stores for a small amount of money that covers their creation costs. They are typically created by groups of collaborators called doujin circles (サークル). The content ranges from humorous to adventuresome and even pornographic. A doujinshi is considered yaoi (or other related term) if it highlights a romantic or sexual relationship between two male characters from a source work usually whose relationship did not appear in the original. For manga like Fake or XXXHolic where male-male relationships are already present or heavily implied, fan works may simply make them more explicit or bring them into focus. Doujinshi is not just produced taking Japanese anime, manga, and video games as points of departure. I have also seen doujinshi of foreign media including Star Wars, Star Trek, X-Men, Power Puff Girls, House M.D., Torchwood, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Prison Break, CSI, Master and Commander, 300, Teen Titans, Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, Supernatural, Dexter, Chronicles of Narnia, Numbers, Batman, Superman, Spiderman, Iron Man, and, of course, Harry Potter. Part of the fun of doujinshi is the opportunity to play with many different possible pairings and art styles. The example covers from Harry Potter doujinshi below show the diversity.
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Moloch, I don't agree with more velocity or heavier bullets leads to less wind drift which leads to better accuracy, at least for shoulder-fired rifles.
Accuracy is how close together the bullets fall on target in a group as fired by the shooter.
Wind drift is how far the center of that group is from the aiming point if not corrected for.
Rifle shooters will put a bullet closer to their point of aim with a rifle that's 20% more accurate than has 20% less wind drift. They read the wind and make corrections for that but they cannot make corrections for accuracy when they're getting ready to shoot.
More velocity or heavier bullets leads to increased recoil while the bullet goes down the barrel making the rifle jump more off its aiming point before the bullet exits.
This is why folks quit shooting 30 caliber magnums with 190 to 220 grain bullets in long range matches and are now using 26 caliber bullets with the same BC's in standard cartridges.
If one compares the accuracy attained with Palma rifles shooting 155's from .308 cases to what the 30 caliber magnum benchrest rifles get shooting 200's, they're the same. Both type keep their bullets inside 7 inches at 1000 yards properly tested; that's the accuracy level they have. And either one will once in a great while cluster 5 shots under 2 inches.
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Here is a collection of links to various websites & blogs that may be helpful, as always this are just ones that I've come across that I thought might help. Feel free to search for other examples & tutorials.
Quilting is actually the sewing of the 3 layers together. This can be something simple as straight lines all the way to elaborate designs. Here are some examples and tutorials
The raw edges of your project need to be covered. Binding can be put on in several ways, here are some examples.
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Hi there! I am interested in going for light pigmentation therapy in my face. I am seeing a therapist using IPL and am sceptical of what setting should be used. Its measured in Joules right? So would 30 j/cm2 be safe enough to treat this or should it be higher? I dont want blisters etc in my face, I do understand that darkening should occur, what would you suggest? The lense to be used - must that be a specific colour or is a 640 mn lense right? I am a medium skin colour.
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IPL settings are specific to each machine
None of us can answer this question for you because IPL settings are specific to each type of machine. Additionally, some machines have additional settings to consider, so even though sometimes the joules may be lower another type of energy in the machine is higher, which raises the strength of the IPL being done. So, frankly, we can't tell you and you'll need to just make sure you go to a qualified office with a physician whose staff is well-trained.
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You cannot get the right answer without knowing the exact brand and version of laser / IPL that is being used. If anyone gives you a response with a Joule setting , please disregard. All filters , power , energy , spot sizes etc make the difference with lasers so no one can answer your question right now safely. you are right that settings need to be adjusted for skin type and issue being treated. Be sure a dermatologist reviews your settings before being used
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DARLINGTON Mowden Park needed a penalty and a try in the last four minutes to seal the 28-21 win at Birmingham- Solihull which lifted them into third place in National Two North.
The lead changed hands six times in a thrilling second half with Mowden finally pulling clear through a penalty by Gavin Painter and a try by replacement hooker Ross Doneghan.
They had been guilty of switching off after early domination produced a 12-0 lead, with winger Tom Kill continuing his habit of scoring an early try following a good break by Painter.
Full back Henry Robinson then supported a good drive from the forwards to score his tenth try of the season. The conversion was added by Tom Hodgson, who returned at centre after injury.
The home side were allowed back into the game, scoring a penalty and a converted try before another penalty just after the break put them ahead.
As lock Pierce Phillips had been sin-binned for conceding the penalty, which came after a blatant knock-on was missed, Mowden were now up against it.
But they responded through prop Ralph Appleby finishing a series of pick and drives, only for Birmingham to reply with a try.
Painter took over the kicking duties and penalties were exchanged as the lead kept changing hands. But Mowden made sure when Doneghan burrowed over from a driving maul.
Blaydon pulled clear of the basement in National One when they won 30-5 at Hull Ionians, who have one point from six games.
Student Harry Bate was handed a start in the back row and proved Blaydon's best player, while former Consett player Jon Hames impressed when he went on for his debut at No 8.
Andrew Baggett kicked two penalties either side of Blaydon's superior backs creating a try for winger Tom Jeffery, who cut back inside to score.
The 11-0 half-time lead was stretched when a forward drive was finished by Bate handing on for Keith Laughlin to score. Ionians managed a try before Blaydon finished strongly with Bate galloping over from ten metres then making a break for centre Tom Banks to score.
Tynedale came back from 31-20 down at home to Worthing to win 37-21 with Durham School product Craig Willis starring at fly half.
He snatched the lead with a try three minutes from time and replacement Nick Cairns added another in injury time as the south coast visitors ran out of steam after travelling by coach the previous night.
Scrum half Matty Outson scored two tries and Tynedale were also awarded a penalty to stay in touch at 26-17 at the interval. Willis kicked a penalty and added the conversion when full back Jack Harrison set up a try for winger Dan Rundle to spark the late surge.
Billingham suffered a third successive defeat in National Three North, losing 16-13 at home to Sandal, despite winning the try-count 2-1 through Craig Shepherd and Will Turnbull.
West Hartlepool won 29-0 at home to Driffield, defying tricky conditions to produce a good all-round display, highlighted by robust defence.
After 15 minutes a defender slid over the top of the ball following Luke Mallinson's kick towards the corner and Greg Edwards was left with a simple touch down.
Three minutes before the break Davy Tighe took a quick penalty and found Liam Bailey, who stepped inside to score under the posts.
Driffield started the second half brightly but were repelled and after seven minutes Ryan Painter made a sniping break to score.
Mallinson again converted then after 54 minutes he scythed through the Driffield defence and when the ball was recycled Tighe expertly sent Peter Youll over in the left corner. Finally, Bailey supported a move to stretch over for his second.
Middlesbrough are now bottom of North One East after losing 28-13 at Old Crossleyans, although there were signs of improvement after they trailed 21-3 just before half-time.
The front five more than held their own, but the hosts always looked more dangerous on the attack and scored three converted tries.
Centre Matthew Todd landed two penalties for Boro, who had the driving rain behind them in the second half but conceded a fourth try when they were pressing and dropped the ball.
They were on top for the last half hour but their only reward was a converted try by prop Isa Warsama ten minutes from time.
In Durham and Northumberland One Darlington won 27-14 at Ponteland and are one of three teams six points adrift of unbeaten leaders Blyth, who visit Blackwell Meadows this week.
Ex-captain David Glendenning survived the full game on his comeback, as did coach Sean Richardson. Tries were scored by full back Nick Baldwin, winger Andy Robinson, lock Chris Anderson and back row man Colin Rogers. Baldwin added two conversions and a penalty before Ponteland scored two late converted tries.
Stockton won their home derby against Guisborough 15-7 after leading only 3-0 at the interval through a penalty by Jeremy Good.
The defence had held firm under heavy pressure, but ten minutes into the second half a Guisborough lock powered through to score by the posts.
Stockton, now playing into the elements, dug deep and after having what appeared a good try disallowed they were awarded a five-metre scrum and flanker Tom Nelson was driven over. Craig Slaughter added an excellent conversion.
Guisborough tried to hit back but with their scrum coming under pressure Good made a tremendous break and moved the ball right before lock Todd Highfield showed pace and power to score from 40 metres.


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Second Stage Theatre Hosts Post-Show Panel, 'Exploring the Art and Politics of Satire,' This Thursday
On Thursday, October 4, Emmy Award winning writers for The Daily Show, Jo Miller, Daniel Radosh, and Jason Ross, acclaimed comedian Maysoon Zayid, and director Peter DuBois will participate in "Exploring the Art and Politics of Satire," a post-show talk back immediately following the 7pm performance of Jon Kern's MODERN TERRORISM, OR THEY WHO WANT TO KILL US AND HOW WE LEARN TO LOVE THEM. The panelists will explore the use of comedy in controversial subjects, the evolution of political satire in the last decade, and how satire can create an understanding of the world. For tickets to the performance and panel visit www.2ST.com or call (212) 246-4422.
Winner of the 2012 Laurents/Hatcher Foundation Award, MODERN TERRORISM, OR THEY WHO WANT TO KILL US AND HOW WE LEARN TO LOVE THEM began previews on Friday, September 21 and will officially open on Monday, October 15 at Second Stage's Tony Kiser Theatre (305 West 43rd street). For more information, please visit www.2ST.com.
In the spirit of Dr. Strangelove comes MODERN TERRORISM, OR THEY WHO WANT TO KILL US AND HOW WE LEARN TO LOVE THEM, a provocative satire about a rogue group of 21st Century terrorists and their darkly comic misadventures. As a young bomber develops feelings for his beautiful, secretive conspirator, he is torn between his duty and his heart. When his hipster neighbor accidentally gets caught up in the plans, circumstances spiral out of control.


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Gallup Editor's Claim's May Shock You
The Blaze
Gallup's editor-in-chief Frank Newport has been attracting widespread attention over the past few months surrounding his intriguing assessment of the state of faith in America — and his predictions that a religiously-fruitful time may be ahead.
Part of the intrigue surrounding Newport's research comes from his assertion that religion in the U.S. is actually much healthier than many critics allege. In an interview with TheBlaze, he spoke about Gallup's intensive research, as presented in his new book, "God Is Alive and Well."
Considering the rise of the "nones" — a group of religiously-unaffiliated Americans, when asked if religion in America is dying, Newport had an intriguing answer. He argues that faith in the U.S., rather than sputtering out, is actually evolving.
"Faith and religion is very much alive and well — a key point is, it's changing," the researcher told TheBlaze. "The way people manifes
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T3 Advisors completes renovation of LogMeIn's new HQ in the Innovation District
T3 Advisors said it has just helped complete a 12-month renovation of LogMeIn's new corporate headquarters in Boston's Innovation District — a.k.a. the South Boston Waterfront.
T3, which was project manager of the renovations, initially helped LogMeIn relocate from Woburn and negotiate a lease with a new landlord before managing a renovation project that started last year.
Specializing in cloud-based computer services, LogMeIn operates a service that lets people remotely access their computers.
At 100,000 square feet, LogMeIn's new office at 320 Summer St. is about twice as large as it what it occupied in Woburn. Built in 1904, the location at 320 Summer St. was originally a brick-and-beam warehouse.
LogMeIn moved into its Boston office in April while final renovations were ongoing. With space to accommodate additional growth, the Boston office has a headcount of about 250 employees.
"Thanks to the great teamwork and collaboration between T3 Advisors and LogMeIn, we were able to breathe life into a historical building that not only provides the company with a larger space but is a true reflection of the corporate culture,'' Marc Cooperstein, senior vice president at Boston-based T3 Advisors, said in a statement. "Since they have taken occupancy of the new space, you can sense the team's excitement; we're confident that being in this great Boston Seaport location with better opportunities for collaboration will empower LogMeIn's ongoing success.''
LogMeIn is one of many companies to either relocate or expand in the Innovation District.
Accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP recently signed a lease that will trigger construction of a 17-story office building along Seaport Boulevard, a Globe story in August noted.
Among many other firms that have committed to the district are State Street Corp., the financial services company, and the law firm Goodwin Procter LLP.


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U.S. farmers are projected to achieve above-average returns for their crops in 2012, with the exception of wheat, according to PotashCorp in its first quarter analysis of 2012.
In the Upper Plains and the Corn Belt, corn is expected to have the highest returns and acreage is to expand at the expense of wheat and soybeans. In the South, peanuts are expected to provide above-average returns, making acreage of that crop likely to increase at the expense of cotton.
Seeded Acreage of Major Crops to Increase
Seeded acreage for the major U.S. crops is forecast to be up 2 percent in 2012. Approximately 7 million acres are projected to exit the Conservation Reserve Program. Most of that land is likely to be planted to wheat, more than making up for the wheat acres planted to corn.
Strong corn prices and higher returns relative to competing crops continue to encourage increased corn acreage around the world, including in the U.S. As South American soybeans are increasingly competitive in export markets and planted soybean acreage there is rising, U.S. soybean acreage is expected to remain relatively flat in 2012. However, recent deterioration to the South American soybean crop has caused prices to firm, which may mean a small increase in U.S. soybean acreage this spring.
For more information, visit http://www.potashcorp.com/.


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There are ten pictures that meet the eye in the periscope as one looks back on how things have turned out and how we have moved. First, the concept of investment banking has changed and it is no longer sexy to be an investment bank as it is now associated with all kinds of negatives. Several of them have turned into commercial banks with better regulatory oversight. In fact, a recent estimate drawn on the market value to book value for two top banksGoldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley show that this ratio came down from 1.8 times to 1.11 times and 1.4 times to 1.02 times respectively between the onset of the Lehman crisis and the first week of September 2013. The 12- month forward EPS delivered a P-E multiple of less than 12 for both of them. Such has been the moderation.
Second, the world of financial derivatives which came as part of the financial engineering revolution has been looked at with circumspection. The ABS, MBS, CDO, CDS, etc markets have all become less prominent than they were at that time when home loans were multiplied through securitisation. Regulators are putting structures in place before going for them in a big way.
Third, the regulatory world has moved ahead with Dodd Frank talking of single regulators and the Volcker rule distinguishing client trading from proprietary positions. This, combined with the Basel III version where focus is more on liquidity than capital, has meant that the financial world is more cautious than before. The benefit of the crisis has been that we have started putting systems in place before the markets.
Fourth, the credit rating agencies did come in for some criticism, and there has been a fresh set of regulations in place to eschew conflict of interest in their operations. This has been hastened with the sovereign debt crisis where similar questions have been raised. But more importantly, the door appears to have been opened up for more rating agencies to join the fray as it has been felt that oligopolistic structures may not be the best fit in such an industry.
Fifth, the three big names that have been associated with the crisis, who worked towards saving and then reviving the system have or will move onEuropean Central Bank's (ECB) Jean-Claude Trichet was succeeded by Mario Draghi, Bank of England's Mervyn King by Mark Carney and Fed's Ben S Bernanke is likely to be succeeded by either Janet Yellen or Larry Summers. These were the wise men that could not help the Lehman collapse but worked towards getting others like AIG, Morgan Stanley, Fannie Mae, etc back on their feet. They will be known more for their innovative minds and unflinching resolve to ensure that the crisis did not go out of hand.
Sixth, the fiscal stimulus, which was the solution to the crisis, was pursued everywhere in the world with mixed success. The USA ran into trouble with the debt levels reaching unsatisfactory levels which required presidential intervention and came off with a downgrade by a rating agency. Some of the euro nations which had been inflating their budgets ran into a crisis of confidence which led to ECB and IMF action as they came close to default status. India had also inflated its way out of trouble; but now it is believed that we have lost our way somewhere and whatever was done was just too artificial and at the cost of high inflation which we are not able to get out of.
Seventh, banks have become much stronger today with a lot of capital being infused across the world. One estimate says that banks have raised as much as 60% risk-weighted capital in the last 5 years to ensure that they are back on the prudential path. Clearly, banks have gotten their bearing right this time. They have also written off a large proportion of their impaired assets. Curiously, the market estimates that 6 of the largest US banks have become even bigger today in the last 5 years and the old dilemma of too big to fail continues to haunt us.
Eight, banks have become more conscious of risk which has had unintended consequences. They are shy to lend if they are not sure of the quality of assets which has put global growth in jeopardy. Therefore, while liquidity has not been an issue, lending is. Central banks have lowered interest rates across the world to ensure that lending takes place freely. But banks have been more worried about their assetson and off the balance sheets.
Nine, following from the earlier point on risk aversion, banks had stopped trusting one another after the crisis as no one was aware of how rabid the others portfolio was. This compelled the use of non-conventional measures called quantitative easing which went under different names such as QE, LTRO, and Abenomics, etc. This was probably the most significant fallout for the rest of the world because buyback of bonds by the central banks meant more liquidity that was not put to full use in these countries but invested in the emerging markets in a big way which helped to spur the economies of the latter. Just while the analysts discussed the decoupling hypothesis where global growth was largely due to the emerging markets, there has been a reversal of fortunes with all these countries now under pressure from the fear of a withdrawal of these programmes.
Last, while the US economic supremacy was questioned in 2007, and capitalism chided for wanton greed, the cycle seems to have returned to the start with the US economy still calling the shots. As much as central bankers have argued that domestic monetary policy is based on local conditions and is not determined by the Fed, any action here has a deep-rooted impact on such policy framework.
Quite clearly, the world financial order has moved on learning lessons, where the core is on better regulation and stronger institutions. The easing programmes have had a lot of collateral effectsboth positive and negativeand would probably be the last of the vestiges of the sordid episode as we go ahead. Schumpeters creative destruction may have just struck the right cord here.
The author is chief economist, CARE Ratings


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By Jonathan Amburgey
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|Fun route aside from the thorny bush on the first ledge right of the first bolt at the start (as of 8/20/11). Some grit up high but should clean-up after more traffic. Our party pulled off a medium-sized chunk of loose rock around the second to last clip before the anchors.
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Aug 21, 2012
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|One thin move (after the 2nd bolt I think), then good edges to the chains.
By rking101
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Aug 21, 2012
Not a bad climb. All the holds are there at the top just have to look
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Sep 4, 2012
|I climbed this on all gear just to prove I could. I thought the route was super easy to protect and there were plenty of placements. I know, I know, getting people to stop grid bolting gear-protectable lines in the Uintas is a lost cause. Don't worry, I won't chop your bolts.
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A man was arrested hours after leading Unified police on a chase and allegedly ramming a police officer's car.
At 2:26 a.m. Sunday, a Unified Police officer spotted a white Chevy Tahoe at 7800 S. State St. in Midvale matching the description of a vehicle wanted in multiple armed robberies, said Lt. Justin Hoyal. When the officer tried to stop the Tahoe, the driver reportedly fled north and led police on a chase.
Halfway through the pursuit, an officer tried a PIT maneuver to stop the Tahoe, but the driver intentionally rammed the officer's car, Hoyal said. The patrol vehicle was "significantly damaged" from the impact, though the officer was uninjured, the lieutenant said.


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Remember the sunny, positive John Edwards who smiled his way through the 2004 campaign? Neither do we. The former senator, D-N.C., came to last night's Democratic debate in New Hampshire with a new playbook that underscores his campaign's urgency: He needs to tangle with the top two candidates or risks fading into the semi-irrelevancy of the second tier.
And so Edwards unfurled a zinger that navigated around the fact that senators Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., and Barack Obama, D-Ill., shared his position by both voting against Iraq war funding 10 days ago: "There is a difference between leadership and legislating."
You've got to love his willingness to go on offense: The Washington Post's Anne Kornblut and Dan Balz write that Edwards for the first time "played the role of aggressor" in the faces of his opponents. "He has been doing so from a distance throughout the campaign, but on Sunday night he did not shy from calling out his rivals directly."
But where does Edwards go with this campaign message? On his left stands Obama, who shut down Edwards' attack with an icy response that reminded viewers that both Edwards and Clinton voted for the Iraq war: "You're about 4 1/2 years late on leadership on this issue."
On his right stands Clinton, who played front-runner by refusing to engage the other candidates -- except where, in declaring that Edwards is wrong to reject the term "war on terror," the contrast made her look stronger. "Often, she seemed to be looking beyond the Democratic primary and toward the general election," write Robin Toner and Jeff Zeleny of The New York Times.
Other highlights that occupied the hacks and flacks who shut down the bar of the Manchester Radisson in the wee hours:
The consensus opinion: It was Clinton's night. No candidate looked more presidential -- despite (or because of) Edwards' attacks -- and the stage seemed to tip in her direction when she defended the field against Wolf Blitzer's (enemy of enemies!) toughest queries. But Clinton seemed a tad glib in dismissing the importance of a pre-war intelligence report that she never read. And did she open herself up to a new line of attack by saying "we are safer than we were" under President Bush's leadership?
Peter Canellos of The Boston Globe writes that Bill Clinton's "favorite tactic" -- glossing over Democrats' differences to unite against common enemies -- "didn't work for Hillary. The Iraq war is simply too pressing a concern for most Democrats."
Obama was much improved from his first debate performance -- and won the battle for the most airtime -- but such formats may never play to his rhetorical strengths. "For a candidate who has made a name for himself as a stirring orator, Mr. Obama is coming up flat when forced to engage his electoral opponents," writes Seth Gitell of the New York Sun.
Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., did the most to distinguish himself among the rest of the field, and he's calculating that he'll get credit for intellectual consistency by supporting funding for the troops. But the second tier mostly spent last night clamoring for more chances to be heard -- and none of them rocked the stage enough to shake up the race.
Meanwhile, with the Republicans set to shuffle into the same hockey rink on the outskirts of Manchester tomorrow night, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is getting a jump on the field with an immigration speech in Coral Gables, Fla., at 10 am ET today.
Per excerpts released by his campaign, McCain will challenge the other Republicans (attention, Mitt Romney and Fred Thompson) to offer more than slogans as the immigration debate resumes in the Senate this week. "To want the office so badly that you would intentionally make our country's problems worse might prove you can read a poll or take a cheap shot, but it hardly demonstrates presidential leadership," McCain plans to say. Pushing back, one rival campaign points out that McCain explicitly endorsed "amnesty" for undocumented immigrants as recently as 2003 -- conservative heresy that's sure to be hurled back at him soon.
The new ABC News/Washington Post poll out this morning points to the political risks for the Arizona senator. Only 45 percent of Republicans approve of how Bush is handling immigration, down from 61 percent six weeks ago -- a 16-point drop among the president's core supporters since he began touting the Senate immigration bill.
Indeed, the conservative immigration backlash is in full swing even before McCain utters a word. The president's efforts to marginalize opponents of the immigration bill has incited "a vitriol that has at times exceeded anything seen yet between Mr. Bush and his supporters," The New York Times' Jim Rutenberg and Carl Hulse reported yesterday. White House loyalist Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, had this to say about Bush's suggestion that opponents of the plan don't have the nation's best interests in mind: "I think it was uncalled for."
The president is off to Europe for the G8 summit, so he won't have to experience any backlash firsthand -- at least not now.
Also from the weekend:
The ABC News/Washington Post poll confirms the basic dynamics of the campaign: It's a four-man race on the GOP side (with Thompson running third, ahead of Romney), and a three-person field for the Democrats (at least until/unless Al Gore jumps in). Clinton and former mayor Rudolph Giuliani, R-N.Y., are solid front-runners in the national horse race, but the poll reveals "a softening of underlying confidence" in Giuliani, particularly over his stance on abortion, ABC polling director Gary Langer writes.
The immigration bill was Fred Thompson's target Saturday night in Richmond, as he continued his slow walk toward a campaign announcement. "This is our home and we get to decide who comes into our home," Thompson, R-Tenn., said to his biggest applause of the night, ABC's Liz Marlantes and Tom Giusto report.
Romney, R-Mass., is offering free bus rides to any Iowan who wants to show up for him at the August GOP straw poll in Ames. But the Los Angeles Times' Michael Finnegan sees troubles ahead for Romney -- including "the difficulty he has responding to questions that require unscripted answers," troubles that are leaving a trail of "disappointed Iowans."
Two fired McCain aides are sounding off about the senator's outreach to faith communities, saying they were pressured to collect church directories and couldn't get their phone calls returned by key campaign staffers. "In the end, you came away with the strong sense that they had contempt for the faith-based community," one of the fired aides, Marlene Elwell, told Dan Gilgoff of US News & World Report.
Clinton is distancing herself from the Defense of Marriage Act signed by her husband, saying that she wants the federal government to provide benefits to same-sex couples in states that choose to recognize gay marriage, Politico's Ben Smith reports.
For those who are reading tea leaves from Mayor Michael Bloomberg, R-N.Y., witness the sniping between Giuliani and his successor, after Bloomberg suggested that he won't leave the same "enormous deficits" that Giuliani bequeathed to him. "The gloves appear to be coming off between former Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Mayor Bloomberg," writes Michael Saul of the New York Daily News.
The funding fight behind them, congressional Democrats are planning "a summer of repeated Iraq-related votes designed to force Republican lawmakers to abandon the White House before the fall," Noam Levey writes in the Los Angeles Times.
Hustler's Larry Flynt is willing to pay for another DC sex scandal: He's offering up to $1 million for a "verified story" of a sexual relationship with a "prominent officeholder."
The kicker:
"I haven't heard my name associated with it or anything of that nature," Romney, referring to a "disputed prophecy" that a Mormon in the White House will save the Constitution.
"Most of them are, well, you know, they just don't look very American to me," Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, referring to federal airport baggage screeners, and continuing to make things interesting in the GOP presidential race.


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Hotel Les Panoramas isclose to the Côte de Granit Rose in Plestin-les-Grèves, 200 metres from Beg Douar beach and port. It offers rooms overlooking the sea.
Each room is in a contemporary décor and is equipped with free Wi-Fi access, a private bathroom with a bathtub and a TV.
A continental breakfast is served daily in the breakfast room. Guests can enjoy a drink at Les Panoramas's Bar or on the terrace overlooking the garden.
There is access to the GR34 walking paths beside the hotel. Free private parking is provided in the Hotel Les Panoramas. It is a 25-minute drive to Moriaix and 15 minutes to Lannion.


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Two students of the School of Civil Engineering, National Tecnhical University of Athens, used ThanCad to evaluate temperature/humidity measurements for their diploma thesis Bioclimatic assesment of urban places: The case of Kotzia square and Dikeosynis square in Athens (October 2012, in Greek, abstract in English). Special code was added to ThanCad to import the measurements from a spreadsheet (as 3D points). Then triangulation creation and contour lines computation produced isothermal and isohumidity lines.
The National Tecnhical University of Athens, School of Civil Engineering uses ThanCad for educational purposes (lesson "Special topics on urban planning", 8th semester of studies, 2011-2012).
Earlier this year code was added to test if a city plan is designed with bioclimatic criteria. Code was also added to find and highlight all streets in a city plan with less than 5% slope, which are suitable for bicycle lanes. The streets are modeled as polylines and they are digitized from scanned maps imported to ThanCad. The elevations are computed using DTM/DEM which is created by or imported to ThanCad.... read more
The National Tecnhical University of Athens uses ThanCad for educational purposes (1 semester 2010-2011).
Dimitra Vassilaki, a researcher of the Laboratory of Photogrammetry, School of Rural and Surveying Engineering, has contributed code for basic photogrammetry. ThanCad is used as a teaching tool in the laboratory. The students make measurements on real-world aerial images loaded in ThanCad.
The Binary Spatial Partitioning Tree data structure, which is used by ThanCad, was presented in The Sixth International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology, Athens, Greece, 2-5 September, 2008.
The presentation is http://thancad.sf.net/2008ect_bsp.pdf
ThanCad is used for commercial purposes. Specifically, it is used for the production of private cadastre maps.
See http://www.ktim.gr
(Sadly the site is no longer functioning).
ThanCad was presented in the EuroPython conference held in Vilnious, Lithuania, July 9-11, 2007. The presentation is http://thancad.sf.net/thancad10.pdf
A reference to ThanCad was published in the official Python site (August 9, 2004). See The Daily Python URL: