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The drab comic melodrama ''The Battle of Shaker Heights'' may lead to a new axiom: success has many fathers, but failure has ''Project Greenlight.''
This film is the latest result of that HBO series, in which competitors win a chance to make a low-budget movie, financed by Miramax, on the condition that their behind-the-scenes travails be filmed for a making-of series detailing the squalling and the squabbling. ''Shaker Heights'' isn't nearly as earnest an undercooked disaster as last year's winner, ''Stolen Summer,'' but it is another bleached photocopy, a coming-of-age nugget set in the Midwest. This time the locale is Shaker Heights, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb that's the home of Kelly Ernswiler (Shia LaBeouf), a bright teenager obsessed with historic American battles and their re-enactments.
He meets Bart (Elden Henson) after saving his life in a mock World War I battle, and the two become fast pals, even though the comfortably upper-middle-class Bart zooms around town in a BMW, and Kelly drives a temperamental vintage Jeep. The rebel Kelly is also armed with what's supposed to be a quick wit. He's given to lines like ''I feel you're never more alive than when you're facing simulated death.''
The dewy, likable Mr. LaBeouf is facing more than simulated death in ''Shaker Heights.'' Even his off-center boy-toy equipment -- his cranky line delivery, an addled timing that makes him sound like someone roused from a particularly good daydream, and his bed-head white-boy Afro -- can't supply enough charm to keep this wobbly film alive.
That's because it tries to stumble in several different directions at once. The nonconformist Kelly's mouth constantly gets him into trouble; he humiliates a history teacher for a simplistic take on the Civil War. Apparently copies of ''Gangs of New York'' weren't made available to these characters.Continue reading the main story
Kelly develops a relationship with Bart's parents and, more important, a crush on Bart's older sister, Tabby (Amy Smart), a Yale graduate student engaged to marry Miner Weber (Anson Mount). Their names sound as if they came from an all-kitten version of ''Caddyshack.''
Things are rougher at Kelly's own house. His mother (Kathleen Quinlan) employs a group of immigrants to make paintings that support the household. And his father (William Sadler), a recovering addict, treats their place as crash pad for the homeless and other less fortunates.
Yes, Kelly is sitting on a pile of rage. That's why he spouts the kind of precocious drivel that in real life would get him beaten up by even the victims of bullies. But in ''Shaker Heights'' this self-aware sub-John Hughes dialogue -- sub-''Dawson's Creek'' for that matter -- is intended to make him darling and hyper-articulate.
It turns out there's nothing different about all the directions in which the film sprawls. After about an hour, it's as if you were sitting through one of those smarmy 80's teenage comedies with Jon Cryer that make up the programming on those third-tier Cinemax offshoots.
The weekly cable disgorgement of the machinations behind ''Shaker Heights,'' with the directors, Kyle Rankin and Efram Potelle, trying to make their way past a military strongman of a producer, Chris Moore, does the film a disservice. Unless it was an outright failure or a sparkling triumph -- and it's neither -- the movie can't hope to compete with the backbiting and psychodramas that it takes to get a picture made. The television series addresses the struggle between the dramatic intentions of Erica Beeney's script and the less than subtle desire by the studio and Mr. Moore to play up the comedy.
Of course a movie with such pitiful approximations of WASP style as are in view in ''Shaker Heights,'' which opens today nationwide, unintentionally emphasizes the comedy. Bart's family sits around the dinner table drinking what is supposed to be wine but looks more like goblets full of strawberry Kool-Aid, while the requisite classical music trills in the background.
The flash card assemblage of clichés does enough damage to the film without its being dumbed down even further by Mr. Moore, who often rushes away from the ''Greenlight'' action to keep one of his other projects, ''American Wedding,'' afloat. That's not really a film you want your producer using as an object lesson, unless the point is to object to it.
''The Battle of Shaker Heights'' is rated PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned). It has strong language, mild violence and alcohol consumption.
Directed by Kyle Rankin and Efram Potelle; written by Erica Beeney; director of photography, Thomas E. Ackerman; edited by Richard Nord; music by Richard Marvin; production designer, Lisa K. Sessions; produced by Chris Moore and Jeff Balis; released by Miramax Films. Running time: 90 minutes. This film is rated PG-13.
WITH: Shia LaBeouf (Kelly Ernswiler), Amy Smart (Tabby Bowland), Elden Hensen (Bart Bowland), Anson Mount (Miner Weber), Shiri Appleby (Sarah), Billy Kay (Lance), Kathleen Quinlan (Eve Ernswiler) and William Sadler (Abe Ernswiler).Continue reading the main story


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In contrast to the now-traditional fanfare of an Apple gadget launch, the long-awaited arrival of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1, rival to the iPad, largely failed to register on Christmas shoppers yesterday.
The legal stoush between Apple and Samsung over the sale of the tablet has played out on the nation's front pages, and Samsung ultimately won the right to sell in local stores.
The case provided all the free publicity any electronics maker could dream of before a product launch.
But as shoppers finalise their gift buying, confusion about when the Galaxy will arrive in stores has limited its impact.
Shoppers ducking out in their lunch hours yesterday to pick up last-minute gifts found there was still no word on the device as store managers kept an expectant eye out for the arrival of delivery drivers.
The first telco to start selling the tablet, Vodafone, also had empty shelves yesterday, but a spokesman said the Galaxy would start to appear in selected Vodafone stores from today, while others would receive stock tomorrow "due to time in transit".
During the recent court proceedings, much importance was placed on Samsung's ability to get its tablet into stores in time for the Christmas rush, and expectations had been raised that the gadget would be in stores for the start of trading this week.
Mr Smart said that limited supply from Samsung meant JB Hi-Fi would not have as many units to sell as it would like, but he still expected to sell out by New Year.
"The only positive to draw out of the court case between Samsung and Apple was that it educated people about the Galaxy Tab, and raised awareness of it to the general market," Mr Smart said.
Sales staff at other big-name retailers such as Harvey Norman and Dick Smith Electronics were unable to advise customers yesterday about whether they would be able to buy the Galaxy Tab in time for Christmas.
Shoppers have been greeted by shelves full of iPad 2s, Motorola Xooms, and Sony Tablets, but little or no indication that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 even exists.
The manager of one Vodafone store said he had "no idea" when it would be available.
The manager, who declined to be named, said they had been given no indication when to expect the devices, but would "make a big deal" about them when they turned up.
"It was the same with the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone," he said. "That just turned up at the store out of the blue on Friday, so we rushed it straight on to the shelves."
The Galaxy Nexus phone is being pitched as the most serious Android operating system challenger to the iPhone 4S. Some reviewers say it outclasses the Apple device in many ways.
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At first glance it would appear that these are two competing concepts (routine vs. change). But they're not. In fact, being open and ready to change are critical for moving toward your goals. When it comes to getting in shape, the idea is to recognize your current "routines" or "patterns," (e.g., eating chips in front of the TV), change things up and then develop new, healthier patterns and routines.
Let's start by looking at how to create new opportunities. Opportunities are all around us. If we make a point to be aware of and open to the world we're familiar with, we might find long-overlooked answers to problems that have plagued us.
The failure to see these opportunities to arrive at new solutions has sometimes been called "resource myopia," meaning that we don't see what's under our noses because we're so close to it.
So, how can you change it up? Many people come up with great ideas or solutions to problems by changing their physical environment. Some examples include simply sitting in a room for 30 minutes with no distractions, taking a long walk or hike, or even a quick day trip.
Give yourself the time to take a look at the routines in your life and think about whether you're following the path you want to follow. Remember, behavior often becomes automatic — meaning you develop patterns you follow without even considering whether or not they are serving you well. Examples include: 1) taking people or situations too much for granted; 2) not truly observing what's going on in your life; 3) assuming you've seen it all or can predict what will happen.
You need to get a fresh perspective on yourself, so ask for feedback from trusted sources. The idea is to monitor your own behavior, keep tabs on yourself and keep yourself on track.
Many therapists and psychologists call this ability to look at your own behavior an "observing ego." By taking a step back from your everyday interactions with others, you become aware of the role you play in shaping your own behavior and circumstances.
The observing ego should help you monitor your goals and aspirations, and keep you operating on a path that will lead to success.
What will you do differently to break out of the mold? Here are a few suggestions:
1. Start a blog about your weight-loss or fitness goals. Go to www.typepad.com, www.wordpress.com, www.Blogger.com (Google's blogger site), or maybe start micro blogging on www.twitter.com about eating healthier and working out and/or create a Facebook page.
2. Go on a walking tour right where you live.
3. Go for a hike. Here are a few sites to visit: Try www.Localhikes.com. Recreation.gov ( www.recreation.gov) is the U.S. government's one-stop shop for information on everything from monuments, hiking, canoeing, kayaking, waterskiing and rock climbing to wildlife observation and caving. It lists 388 National Park Service areas, 3,200 federal recreation areas and 16,741 miles of trails.
4. Take a few yoga classes. Find a class at www.yogafinder.com or do yoga using your computer with www.yogatoday.com, which offers free daily classes online.
5. Hire a personal trainer or take a lesson. Once you make an appointment, there is a high likelihood you'll show up (especially if you're committed to pay). Look for trainers certified by the American College of Sports Medicine ( www.acsm.org), the National Strength and Conditioning Association ( www.nsca-lift.org) or The American Council on Exercise ( www.acefitness.org). Or take lessons in activities such as tennis, volleyball or horseback riding.
Here are a few other activities to explore:
•Go for a bike ride. Don't own a bike? Rent one. Just type "bike rental and X (your location)" into google.com or yahoo.com.
•Try kayaking, canoeing or surf paddling.
•Try cooking a new healthy recipe. To find one, go to www.Eatingwell.com, www.Cookinglight.com, www.AllRecipes.com or www.Food.com.
•Go to healthy cooking school and learn spa cuisine. If there are no schools in your area, maybe plan a vacation around taking healthy cooking classes.
•Plan an overnight trip. Make sure there are fitness activities for you to take part in, but also take time to think about and plan a new, healthier future. Bring a pad and pen, computer or some way to jot down your ideas.
Charles Stuart Platkin is a nutrition and public health advocate and founder of www.DietDetective.com.


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For 10 years Colin Hardgrave has witnessed the effects of child abuse from the frontline in New Zealand.
As a full-time foster parent, Colin's Tauranga home – shared with his wife Angela – is a revolving door for damaged children who have suffered at the hands of their biological parents.
For some children, Colin and his wife simply offer a warm and safe home for the night. In the morning the children move on, taken back by Child Youth and Family or Youth Justice, and he often never sees them again.
Other children stay for weeks, months and even years. Colin has cared for around 40 kids over the last decade, with other pursuits in his life gradually taking a backseat.
"I've actually given my golf up. I've given up golf to make more time available for the kids…and I love my golf," says the 62-year-old.
"I walk past the cupboard in the garage and I open the door and I look at my golf clubs, and my trundler, and my golf gear, and think…I will get back one day."
A former banker, Colin retired from the corporate world after a minor heart attack and was drawn to foster care following a chance encounter with a CYF psychologist.
Ten years later he is the board chairman of Fostering Kids, a non-profit organisation that specialises in training and support for around 1500 New Zealand foster families.
Fostering Kids was among a strong voice of criticism last week towards the Government's Green Paper on child abuse, calling it "underwhelming and" "nothing new".
Colin says action is needed now, not three years down the track, and says the plan must include funding and resources for the actual foster parents themselves.
"I just feel that sometimes we tend to focus on the child alone, but what you're trying to do is create a normal family environment when you match a child with a caregiver," he says.
"The reality is good supported caregivers will provide a better loving and enriching environment for these kids."
The Government currently funds a three-day workshop to give basic training for foster parents and has budgeted $230,000 for additional caregiver training next year.
Fostering Kids received around $430,000 from the Government this year, but chief executive Iris Clanachan says the organisation needs another $180,000 for proper training.
There are currently around 6000 foster families in New Zealand, but with more than 10,000 kids in need of foster care, many parents are undertrained and ill-equipped for the demands of a troubled child.
Colin says turnover is high for foster parents, especially in the first year of signing up. He says greater support networks and help lines are needed to assist parents.
"You have to accept that you're not getting normal, well-behaved children generally, you're getting children that have been abused physically, mentally, so they need extra special care."
He thought foster parenting would be a "piece of cake" when he first started but quickly realised that much of the training came on the job.
Over the years Colin and his wife have had to chase after the odd runaway and admit even now they get the occasional runner.
"These kids don't know any different, it's the way they've been treated and they tend to act the same: 'I've had a crappy life so why should I [treat you well]?'"
It takes about three months for most children to open up and trust their foster parents, says Colin, but all kids are different and tend to reflect what they've been through.
He says it is important to be consistent and slowly build their trust.
"We don't have a lot of rules and we try to say to children that come into our care that we have one main rule and that is that we respect one another, we respect you and you respect us."
The hardest thing, he says, is finally bonding with a child only to have them taken back to their parents for a short time.
"It's hard work bonding with some of these children but when it happens, as a caregiver, you really get quite upset when they are taken back to mum and dad, [and then] that doesn't work out, the child comes back, they've regressed and you're back to square one."
He says the foster care system looks to reunite families when the parents show improvements, but the tough reality is some children are better off permanently in foster families.
Other children move on after making progress, but Colin says not all make contact again later.
"The reality is that some of them like to put that part of their life behind them when they move on."
He says it's always nice running into children they've cared for, whether it's out in the shopping mall or a personal visit.
But his favourite guest by far is their 21-year-old foster daughter, who they've looked after since she was 13.
"She's left home now and she's gone flatting but every time she walks in the door I say to my wife, 'She lights up the doorway'."
Void of any capable family, she was shy and withdrawn when she first arrived at Colin's house, but eight years later he says she is an outgoing, successful university grad with a full time job.
And Colin couldn't be happier.
"I think what that highlights to me as a foster parent, is you that put the children in the right environment and these kids can flourish."
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The Flag-bearer of the People's National Convention (PNC), Mr Hassan Ayariga, received a rousing welcome to his traditional birth place of Bawku in the Upper East Region. This was after the PNC presidential candidate extended his campaign tour to the region after touring the Northern and Upper West regions.
Scores of supporters clad in T-shirts embossed with his photograph came to meet Mr Ayariga as he entered the town last Tuesday.
The supporters, mostly youth, were on motorbikes, in and on top of vehicles shouting the famous slogan of the party, "Two Sure, Two Direct", as the convoy carrying the flag bearer entered the town.
The warm reception began at Tilli where Mr Ayariga made his first stop.
The PNC presidential candidate was mobbed as he descended from his vehicle to shake hands with people in the area.
At the Zebilla Market and Bazua, Mr Ayariga was again mobbed as he shook hands with traders and other pedestrians. At Bazua especially, there were shouts of "we want peace" by the youth that escorted Mr Ayariga along the street.
As his convoy drove through the main Bawku township, the tooting horns of vehicles and motorbikes became deafening.
Standing at the back of one of his campaign pick-up vehicles, Mr Ayariga waved at the people along the street as he made his first stop at the Bawku Naba's Palace, where he went to greet the chief, Asigri Abugrago Azoka.
He then proceeded to the Naa Zangbeo Lab Pussa Palace to greet Naa Ibrahim Adam Zangbeo.
Here, Mr Ayariga asked for the blessing of the traditional ruler, as he contests the presidency. He introduced the PNC parliamentary candidate for Bawku Central, Awuni Aguuda Joseph, to the chief and people.
Later at a mini rally at the community centre, Mr Ayariga thanked the people for the warm reception accorded him and his entourage.
"I am grateful for the love you have shown me," he told them, adding that whatever they did was for the betterment of the town and the country at large.
He said he was happy to be in Bawku, his place of birth. Mr Ayariga, therefore, told the people to believe in him as he was capable of delivering the presidency, saying that he was in the race to inspire them, no matter the difficulties.
"I shall go to the Castle with all of youth. I am not leaving any stone unturned until we make it to the Castle," he told the enthusiastic supporters.
Leadership, he said, was about commitment and discipline and the transformation of the lives of the people.
Mr Ayariga said he knew the problems of the people and that when given the nod, he would make those problems things of the past.
"Hassan Ayariga believes in the politics of tolerance, love and transparency," he said.
He later introduced Alhassan Karim, who he said was a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) who had defected to the PNC.
Mr Karim in his address asked the people to vote for Mr Ayariga and the PNC. Before going to Bawku, Mr Ayariga wrapped up his tour of the Upper West Region by visiting some villages in the region.
They included Sakai, Kong and Wellembelle.
He told the people that the PNC would transform their lives when voted into the power.


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Mandela, 93, hospitalized with stomach ailment
CTVNews.ca Staff
Published Saturday, February 25, 2012 12:17PM EST
Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa and champion of racial equality, has been hospitalized for an ongoing stomach problem.
The 93-year-old "has had a long-standing abdominal complaint and doctors feel it needs proper specialist medical attention," current president Jacob Zuma wrote in a statement issued Saturday.
Further details about Mandela's condition are unclear. The Nelson Mandela Foundation hasn't elaborated on the Nobel Peace prize winner's health.
Unnamed sources told BBC News that Mandela underwent surgery and is now in stable condition. He is reportedly expected to leave the hospital on Sunday.
Quoting a "family member," CNN is reporting that Mandela underwent a planned hernia surgery.
Mandela was hospitalized last year with an acute respiratory infection and released after a few days. During that time, a doctor acknowledged that Mandela took medication for a chronic, unnamed condition.
His recent hospitalization has renewed concern that the revered anti-apartheid icon's health is failing. Speculation over how serious Mandela's abdominal condition may be has flooded social networks.
In a message posted to Twitter, ITV News correspondent Rohit Kachroo said he's been told that Mandela's hospitalization is "really not an emergency."
The South African Military, which handled Mandela's health when he was hospitalized last year, has not issued a statement.
Mandela is revered as an influential force in the fight against racist apartheid rule in South Africa. Regarded by some as a martyr, he became president of the country in 1994 after spending 27 years in prison for championing the cause.
He once said he'd be prepared to die for "the ideal of a democratic and free society."
In his statement, Zuma gave Mandela his regards and requested that the public respect his privacy during this time.
"We wish him a speedy recovery and assure him of the love and good wishes of all South Africans and people throughout the world," he wrote.
Mandela has been increasingly absent from the public eye. He missed the African National Congress' 100th anniversary celebrations in January, reportedly because he was too frail to attend.
He did, however, meet with United States first lady Michelle Obama when she travelled to South Africa last year. He also attended the closing ceremony of the World Cup in July 2010.


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ST. PETERSBURG — Frustrated and desperate for leads, police on Wednesday issued an unusual public plea for eyewitnesses to Saturday night's shooting of a teenager by a police officer outside a chaotic graduation party.
More than 250 teenagers attended the party, but not one has stepped forward to say what happened to Javon Dawson. Even the victim's brother has refused to cooperate, police said.
Police have spoken to the officer who pulled the trigger. But they have not been able to talk to any teenager who saw the shooting.
So police plan to distribute fliers in neighborhoods, appeal for help from black ministers and set up automated phone calls to every family with a child who attends Gibbs High. They also might set up a booth at Gibbs for people to talk to police.
"A significant number of people must have seen some aspect of this," said police Maj. Michael Puetz, who is overseeing the department's criminal investigation. "Obviously, we want to try to talk to those individuals."
The reluctance of witnesses to cooperate in police investigations stems from complex issues of race and culture. While the "stop snitching" ethos has figured prominently in criminal investigations in St. Petersburg and other cities, it has frustrated investigators in this case.
Police say Dawson's 14-year-old brother, Keon, refused several times to talk to investigators about the shooting.
Keon told the St. Petersburg Times on Tuesday that he was with Dawson when he was shot and that his brother did not point a gun at police.
Police say they found a revolver near Dawson's body after the shooting with three spent shell casings. They released a photograph of the gun Monday.
Puetz declined to discuss other physical evidence because he wants to wait until the department's investigation is complete. The Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney's Office, which conducts its own review, also declined to comment.
Dawson's girlfriend, Uniquekwa Burrowes, 15, said teenagers don't want to get involved with police.
"People don't want to put their name in it," she said. "It's probably because they don't like the police; what they did was real messed up. … They just don't want to talk about it."
Bob Dekle, a former prosecutor and legal skills professor at the University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law, said it has always been difficult for police to get teenage witnesses to cooperate in investigations, calling it "par for the course."
"When you're talking about teenagers, you're talking about kids," Dekle said. "When something bad happens, a kid doesn't want anybody to know."
The "stop snitching" movement has gained national prominence in recent years, fueled by underground videos and hip-hop songs. The rap star Cam'ron said on 60 Minutes that he wouldn't call authorities even if he knew a serial killer lived next door.
Officer Terrence Nemeth told police he shot and killed Dawson on Saturday night in the 3100 block of Freemont Terrace S after Dawson pointed a gun at him. Nemeth and seven other officers went to the area after neighbors complained about noise and said youths were blocking traffic.
Police say Nemeth fired twice and struck Dawson both times, in the shoulder and lower back. He said Dawson was trying to run away as he pointed a gun at the officer. Police also say Nemeth saw Dawson, 17, fire a gun in the air several times.
Puetz said it is common for a group of officers who arrive at a loud party to split up and walk through a crowd to get people to leave.
Maj. J.R. Thompson, who heads the department's internal affairs unit, said it could take weeks to finish the investigation. Speaking generally, Thompson said investigators have to interview witnesses, take statements and often do re-enactments of shootings.
"You've got to be thorough," Thompson said. "I don't think we should cut corners."
The International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement has said it found witnesses to the shooting who contradict the police account but has refused to identify them.
Uhuru officials called a news conference for today to discuss the shooting and plan a demonstration Sunday. On a recent craigslist.org event notice, the group said Dawson's death was connected to plans for a new Tampa Bay Rays waterfront stadium.
The notice says the ballpark plans and the shooting are "part of efforts to gentrify and disperse the historically African community and turn St. Petersburg into an enclave for wealthy white people."
Times staff writers Cristina Silva and Casey Cora contributed to this report. Abhi Raghunathan can be reached at email@example.com or (727) 893-8472.


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Modesto police arrested 12 people at two businesses that authorities say were fronts for illegal gambling operations.
The Modesto Bee reports ( http://bit.ly/14tyj6v ) that local and state authorities on Thursday raided the businesses, Andthen.com and LinkNet, which had advertised as an Internet cafe and a computer services company.
Sgt. Ivan Valencia told the newspaper that neither business was offering the services they advertised, and were instead allowing people to gamble at all hours.
Detectives seized 63 computers and $8,000 in cash.
The raid came after neighbors complained about public intoxication, fights and gang activity around the businesses.
Neighbor Nancy Breshears applauded the police, saying people were afraid to go to nearby businesses because of the people who hung out at the alleged gambling parlors.
Information from: The Modesto Bee, http://www.modbee.com


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text: Edit: All the guns are sold except for the Kimber 223 and the Rem 40X 22BR. Thank you so much for helping me price these things. I sold most of them through Calguns.net and did the paperwork at Evans Gun World in Orange. OK Heres the deal. My brother died and I need to sell off his guns to help pay his medical bills. Ive been a shooter for 40 years, but I dont have a handle on what this stuff sells for used, so I thought Id ask you guyswith blessing from the mods. Can you help me out and suggest asking prices for selling this stuff? Theyll end up on the classifieds and Calguns.net. All gun transfers will be through Evans Gun World in Orange. Thanks, Kurt Custom rifles Guns 1 thru 4. I wish I had all the juicy details on them, but I don't. I do know my bro used legendary gunsmiths in Oregon and South Carolina to build these and he spared no expense on them. All barrels are top-of-the-line air gauge, the triggers are fully adjustable, and the scopes are the best. Gun #1 SOLD Gun #2 Stainless Rem 40X action, 22BR w/253 neck, fluted and ported stainless barrel, synthetic stock, custom, adjustable trigger. Harris bipod ready. Lapped rings, but no scope. Built by one of the best gunsmiths around. 181 sized brass (will fit in the 40X). 281 partially sized brass (bolt wont close) needs more sizing. 300 6mm BR new brassto be necked down to 22. Redding 22BR body die Redding 22BR full length die Redding 22BR Neck sizing die. Gun #3 SOLD Gun #4 Kimber model 84. 223 bolt action. Synthetic stock, custom, adjustable trigger. Leupold VX3 3.5X10 w/40mm AO scopeduplex reticle. Harris bipod ready. This is a really cool lightweight squirrel blaster. 471 fired brass. Hand-loaded ammo:218 various hand loads all with moly-coated varmint bullets. Redding 223 full length die Redding 223 neck sizing die Gun#5 SOLD Gun #6 SOLD Gun #7 SOLD Gun #8 SOLD Gun #9 SOLD Gun #10 SOLD Gun #11 SOLD Gun #12 SOLD Gun #13 SOLD Gun #14 SOLD Gun #15 SOLD Loose scopes Leupold BR 36X target scope w/40mm AO and dot reticle. Model 43879. Leupold VX3 6.5X20 w/40mm AO. Duplex reticle. Ive had a scope like this one on my varmint rifle (22-250 Ackley) for years, and it is a stellar performer. Other Tipton gun vise Bald Eagle adjustable heavy duty bench rest Harris bipods 1 9 extended 1 12 extended RCBS 110V Trim Mate Case Prep Center w/ neck deburring & primer pocket cleaner RCBS Case Master Gauging Tool #87310. New, in box. Measures: Case neck concentricity Case neck thickness Case length Bullet run-out Detects case head separations Dial indicator included RCBS #10-10 510 Grain scale. Capacity can be increased to 1010 grains by adding the included attachment weight. Perfect condition. Makes sense, since he used an electronic scale. I see these list for $200. Bullet cases. 30 50-round cases and one 100 round case. The ones on the left are for small rounds like .223 while the ones on the right will handle larger rounds like 22-250. Ammo 22-250 Ackley Improved 137 fire-formed brass 30 Hand loadsmoly-coated varmint bullets Redding 22-250 Ackley Improved full-length die Redding 22-250 Ackley Improved neck sizing die 50 Pounds of assorted varmint bullets. Want to sell as one lot. Sierra 1500 50gr spitzer Blitz 400 50 gr spitzer 200 55 gr spitzer boattail 100 53 gr HP Match Berger 200 50gr HP spitzer, moly 100 52gr HP spitzer 100 52gr Hp spitzer, moly 200 55gr HP spitzer, moly Speer 500 50gr HP TNT Hornady 300 40gr V-MAX, moly Nosler 900 40gr Ballistic Tip Boattail (BTBT) 100 40gr BTBT, moly 600 50gr BTBT 500 50gr BTBT, moly 700 55gr BTBT Thanks for helping me price these things. Thanks again.


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Redbridge residents 'put up with' the Central Line - despite its faults
PUBLISHED: 11:57 09 January 2013 | UPDATED: 11:58 09 January 2013
For many Redbridge residents, the Central Line is the lifeline to central London for work and leisure.
Nearly half of respondents to a Recorder poll said they put up with the busy Tube line, despite its faults.
Only 17 per cent said they "hated" the Central Line and a happy 36 per cent said they "loved it".
The most common gripes with the line included overcrowding and delays but passengers liked the frequent and fast service to central London.
Ilford South MP Mike Gapes said his experience of the busy line depends where he gets on.
He added: "If I get on at Gants Hill I can get a seat but it's impossible at Stratford if you change from the mainline.
"I'm looking forward to Crossrail because it should take a lot of the pressure off when it opens."
Between August and September last year, more than 99 per cent of the planned service operated on the Central Line.
There were 10 delays of more than two minutes caused by signal and point problems and four delays caused by the track.
Overall, 109,000 customer hours were lost because of delays – an improvement on 557,000 the month before and the lowest ever on the line.


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"The Haven works to end homelessness. We do this by incubating collaborative efforts across the system of care and operating a multi-resource day shelter for the homeless in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia. We facilitate transformation for the ready and provide respite for the weary. We exist because everyone needs a place to start.
The Haven is a dynamic, multi-purpose community space. It enhances our city by providing a centralized location for resource providers, a commercial kitchen, a day haven, a community garden, and a cultural and arts space in downtown Charlottesville. The Haven is in a beautifully renovated church and annex building, across from Lee Park and one block from the public library."


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Mouth Diseases
Small red bump (papilla) at the tip of tongue
This small red bump (papilla) at the tip of tongue gets irritated and a bit swollen when eating something hard (like cold cereal flakes or something hard to bite) when eating,it cuts into it and it bleeds. It also happens, when brushing teeth or just going over my teeth with tip of my tongue. This happened twice in a year. Is this serious ? It should be noted that most of the time it is healed and it doen`t bother me. However, it`s still there. Do I need to get rid of it ? Use laser ? Please advise. Thank You
In this area, the little bump could be one of the normal fungiform papillae of the tongue. These are less numerous and somewhat larger than the filiform papillae that cover most of the top of the tongue. Or it could be a small fibroma, which is a common benign bump of what is basically scar tissue. It is not unusual for either one of these to get its mucosa ("skin") scraped off while eating.
In the South, this condition is sometimes known as a "lie bump" because it presumably occurs as punishment when the affected person tells a lie! In any event, this is a harmless, but annoying, problem that could be treated by removal of the little bump (but the treatment might be worse than the disease in this case).
Carl M Allen, DDS, MSD
Professor Emeritus of Oral Pathology
College of Dentistry
The Ohio State University


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star Snooki tweeted a photo of her face yesterday. The catch? She rocked a fresh mug sans makeup, eyelashes and an orange-tinge skin.
She wrote:
Although, we love watching the miniature guidette all dolled up on TV, it's nice to see just an au naturale Nicole Polizzi.
You can spot the reality star "meatball" on Season 5 of the popular MTV series every Thursday at 10pm.


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The Goleta City Council wants to educate residents about the city's revenue neutrality agreement with the county, but it won't fund a $25,000 contract with a public relations firm to do it.
When Goleta incorporated in 2002, cityhood advocates agreed to give Santa Barbara County a portion of city revenues to offset the financial impacts of incorporation. Some of the provisions expired after 10 years, but the county gets 30 percent of sales tax revenues and half of property tax revenues every year — forever. The city has paid $87 million to the county under this agreement so far.
Council members have been torn about funding a full-blown outreach campaign given the timing and doubts that it would be effective. They did fund a public opinion survey, which mostly confirmed their guesses: Most people aren't very knowledgeable about the RNA, but once they're informed, they said it was unfair and payments needed to phase out or just end outright.
At a January meeting, the City Council voted to wait for survey results before funding any kind of outreach campaign.
There is a community coalition forming, which is being driven partly by Councilman Jim Farr's efforts.
Private citizens can do — and say — what city staff can't, which could help get the message out.
"For me, the RNA has become not an obsession, but certainly a focal point of my attempts to approve the welfare, if you will, of Goleta," Farr said at Tuesday's council meeting.
Despite his fervor, he didn't support funding a public relations campaign. He argued that it's a fight for Goleta's residents, and the city doesn't need to spend money on an outside firm.
"This battle will be won door to door, neighbor to neighbor," he said.
Mayor Michael Bennett said it's the worst agreement in the state since it lasts forever.
It doesn't compare to any other RNA in existence, he said, and there are 14 with which to compare with. If it was a fair contract, he said, the city wouldn't keep having this discussion.
He said he supported the community coalition idea, but added that the city never intended to bring this up during an election season. The council asked to negotiate with the county at the end of last summer but couldn't sit down to the table until October.
"That's a sad commentary: We can't do any business because of upcoming elections," Bennett said, adding that he doesn't buy it, saying it's appropriate and proper for city staff to do apolitical educational outreach.
Only Councilwoman Paula Perotte disagreed, saying the timing was too political. She's heard negative feedback about the survey and outreach since people are concerned the outreach could impact the Second District county supervisor race. Incumbent Janet Wolf is being challenged by Goleta Councilman Roger Aceves, so the issue of revenue neutrality inevitably will be coming up during the campaigns.
Perotte argued that there is no reason to risk impacting the county election, even unintentionally, and that the survey information will be just as useful in a few months.
The few people who spoke at public comment agreed, including former mayor Margaret Connell. She said the informational campaign should only have accurate facts and start after the June election so there's no bias to the conversation.
Soon after Goleta first discussed launching an educational campaign, Santa Barbara County posted a revenue neutrality agreement information page on its website's main page. It explains the countywide services that are available to Goleta residents, and says the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) would not have allowed incorporation without a revenue neutrality agreement. It can only be changed by mutual agreement, which hasn't happened, or perhaps if Goleta was willing to take on Isla Vista, described as a "high density and more cost-intensive" area, according to the county.
The RNA doesn't limit how any funds are used by the county, and there is no documentation to show that the money is used to provide services for Goleta, City Attorney Tim Giles said. All other cities within the county that don't have an agreement get the same services that Goleta does, he noted. Those are services such as fire, courts and jails, public health and social services.
Goleta contracts with the Sheriff's Department for police services, but pays separately for those services with a price tag of $7.4 million for the current fiscal year.
It's probably fair to say that some of that RNA revenue is going to things that benefit Goleta and other areas, not exclusively Goleta, Giles said.
While the county has an "enormous budget" of $850 million, Goleta's is "miniscule" by comparison at $22 million, Farr said. He argued that the county could easily cut the $5 million per year given under the revenue neutrality agreement.
Goleta has paid about $80 million in its first 10 years under this agreement; Giles said the people of Goleta probably have ideas about what to do with the next $80 million.
When he said the city would be willing to sit down with the county anytime, if they called, he glanced down at his phone and saw that First District Supervisor Salud Carbajal was calling.
"Is that a joke?" he said.
He called back after the meeting, but only got voicemail, he told Noozhawk. Farr wasn't sure if Carbajal was watching Goleta's meeting, since the Board of Supervisors also meet on Tuesdays, or if it was a timely coincidence.
"My guess is he thought it would be amusing," Farr said.


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During a public hearing on March 9, the Vista City Council reviewed an appeal of the planning commission's approval for a proposed ARCO AM/PM at the North Santa Fe Village shopping center located on the 1200 block of N. Santa Fe Avenue.
On February 2, the planning commission approved the retail sale of beer and wine at the proposed gas station. Shortly thereafter, an appeal was filed by a neighbor representing residents known as Vista Residents for Compatible Development.
According to the community group, the area is known for having a high crime rate. The site was formerly occupied by an independent gas operation and it is part of a shopping center with a vacancy rate of nearly 50 percent.
Mo Rosenberg, who spoke on behalf of the community group, said, "The health, welfare, and safety of Vista's citizens cannot and must not be sacrificed for convenience."
Hy Sao, owner of the business, argued that leaving the site abandoned would have a worse impact on crime and the community. Sao stated that obtaining a license to sell alcohol is an integral part in bringing the franchise to Vista. He also mentioned that his ability to finance the project is dependent on bringing the ARCO brand.
"We feel that it's the best intended use for this now-closed site," said Sao. "We'd help attract future tenants and adjacent businesses and therefore increase land values."
According to the city clerk, 212 signatures were submitted opposing the project; 609 signatures were submitted by the applicant in favor of the gas station and the sale of alcohol. The city council voted unanimously to approve the gas station and allow for the sale of beer and wine, despite loud protests from some members of the audience.
Mayor Morris Vance said, "I am not a particular fan of alcohol, but I believe the blight that's caused there and the nuisances there would lead to a greater problem for the community than what this [gas station] will do."
That location is fairly new, and always looked out of place in the area of town. It opened as an independent gasoline retailer, yet never appeared to compete on price, carrying a price higher than almost all the other stations along North Santa Fe. The rest of the little center appeared to lack occupants or at least occupants that survived.
The part of Vista to which this refers is older and poorer than most of the city. As far as sales of alcoholic beverages, there are already so many outlets in that area that one more won't make a big difference. If it can get the operation viable, it will generate sales tax for the city.
When I got to "I am not a particular fan of alcohol..." I laughed, the word choice cracks me up. So mayor-like. I am a particular fan of alcohol, which I reckon means that I'll never be mayor of anywhere.
"..it will generate sales tax for the city." And, amen, the mayor is certainly a fan of that, Visduh. You from up that way? You certainly have a lot of insight into the NC doings. Quite enlightening.
Gotta love the disclaimer. Lest he be accused of being an alcohol-loving, Godless heathen and promoter of all things debaucherous. Which we know no self-respecting politician would engage in.......
We have a name for those certain individuals who feel the need to bring to market all the negative reasons for not moving forward with something that is obviously good for the community - the progress opposition team. This happens in the work environment all the time. People don't like change.
Nice reporting.
Yeah, this Uy person gets it. There are so many little things about a story that make it good, and it's tough when you play reporter because it can be overwhelming, so many things going on at the same time. But yes, I appreciate the one or two small things that leave an impression, often moreso than the big story.
Good job indeed, Nathaniel Uy.
I really liked this story as well, because it is an excellent example of reporting. I took a journalism class, and my teacher was always on my case about taking myself out of the story. She would tell me I was coming across as op-ed, which I was. It's extremely difficult to write an unbiased, clean article, which is what Nathaniel did.


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Yesterday we heard that the Celtics/Clippers deal involving Doc Rivers was dead, only to later come across reports that such trade talks would continue. More continues to come in about the on-again, off-again saga, much of it courtesy Mark Murphy of the Boston Herald and Baxter Holmes of the Boston Globe. Here's what we know:
- A source tells Murphy that the deal is dead, despite insistence from the Clippers camp that it will be revived. Discussion about a Kevin Garnett-for-DeAndre Jordan trade is probably dead as well, Murphy writes.
- Rivers is still in contact with Danny Ainge and deliberating over whether he'll return to Boston for next season, and the decision is not necessarily tied to whether the Celtics will rebuild, Murphy says.
- The Celtics postponed Friday's press conference with Rivers and Ainge until Monday because the Clippers wanted to discuss a deal again, according to Holmes.
- Holmes hears that Rivers wants to continue coaching in the NBA, despite his well-documented misgivings about doing so with a rebuilding team. Yet sources tell Holmes that Rivers could wind up returning to broadcasting, where his salary would not match what he could get as a coach, because it might be too awkward to go back to the Boston bench at this point. Even so, Celtics management maintains that they would welcome him back.
- As Holmes points out, the Clippers were prepared to give up a first-round pick for Rivers earlier this week when it appeared there was a second, separate deal involving Garnett. Now that the two sides have pushed the Garnett talk to the backburner under pressure from the league, the Clippers only seem willing to relinquish a second-rounder for Rivers.
- Holmes hears from sources who believe the Clippers never intended to pull of a deal with the C's, and were merely trying to make it seem as though they were to appease Chris Paul.
- A source tells Chris Sheridan of SheridanHoops.com that Rivers and Rajon Rondo had a locker-room altercation that nearly turned into a physical confrontation. "An intense dislike" for Rondo is part of Rivers' motivation for leaving the Celtics, Sheridan writes. Rich Levine of CSNNE.com tweets his doubts that such an incident took place, and believes that if it did, it may have happened as far back as 2010.
- In a separate piece, Holmes notes that Celtics assistant coach Mike Longabardi has accepted a position on Jeff Hornacek's coaching staff with the Suns. He's the only Celtics assistant to have depared the team this offseason.
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Staying alive over Easter
How do we limit the risk of accidents on our roads?
With all the recalls, it's tempting to say don't buy a new Toyota ... or a GM product ... or a VW. But then every manufacturer has recalls at some time; only those with their eye on the wrong prize seem to have more recalls than anyone else. The wrong prize would be global number one bragging rights and each of the three mentioned is in the running to be number one. Each has had a major recall programme recently - that seems to happen when you produce the most vehicles. It also suggests that when the end game is being top of the podium for global new vehicle sales, quality is the first casualty.
But we're not really here to talk about what goes wrong when big business gets big aspirations.
No, we're here to think about staying alive over the Easter weekend holiday period. Traditionally it is thought of as the last long weekend of summer, but that's often not the case; it's usually the first torrential weekend of sutumn. And that looks to be the situation for this year. Wet slippery roads, and lots of impatient Kiwi drivers; not a great combination.
There's plenty you can do to reduce the accident odds and keep yourself alive on the roads, aside from just the expected of obeying the road rules.
In no particular order:
If you don't like being in a long line of slow moving traffic, you don't actually have to be there. Pick an alternate route that the masses might not be taking. It's so much more relaxing driving where everyone else isn't, even if takes slightly longer. It probably won't if you're not held up. With less traffic it will almost certainly be safer.
Don't drive tired. Get plenty of sleep before a big trip. Too many working folk nowadays are doing the jobs of more than one person, and they're paying the price with sleep deprivation. Falling asleep at the wheel is an important cause of motor vehicle death. If you're feeling tired do yourself and everyone else on the road a favour and pull over in a shady spot and take a power nap. These work; you only have to doze for about 10-15min to get the full effect of revitalisation. Try it if you haven't already. Whatever you do, do not soldier on in the hope the sleepiness will evaporate. You might before it does.
Too many people on our roads are injured or worse because their tyres are worn or bald. You've only four contact patches and each supports about 300kg of weight, and that's before anyone climbs aboard.
If your tyres are shot, braking distances increase dramatically, grip in slippery conditions becomes next to non-existent and a crash is much more likely.
New tyres don't need to be expensive; better to put fresh rubber on that's cheap than to have useless contact patches. Better yet - buy the best rubber you can afford.
If your brakes don't seem quite up to it, then they're clearly not. Brakes are a service item; it's not necessarily pads that need replacing and often as not the brakes will just need bleeding. Brake fluid is hydroscopic (attracts water) and a simple bleed with new brake fluid takes next to no time, is inexpensive and can improve brake function significantly.
These days virtually no car is without ABS or antilock braking system.
If your vehicle doesn't have ABS brakes, you should ditch it and get something that has. No, really, you should. You only need to use them once to avoid a smash and realise how valuable they are as a safety item. ABS could save your life.
Buying a vehicle with ABS does not necessarily involve a big outlay either because all used imports nowadays have this feature, as do most older used imports.
If you haven't used antilock brakes or don't know how to you should learn. In an emergency situation most people will stand on the brakes automatically. Without ABS control, you immediately lose steering because the wheels lock up; no matter what you do with the wheel, the vehicle will continue to track straight ahead (often towards what you don't want to hit) with the wheels locked and skidding. With ABS you have maximum stopping power, but retain steering so you can actually steer away from the impediment you're heading towards.
Practice looking for escape paths on a regular basis. When there's an emergency you'll then know almost by instinct which way to steer. Practice using the ABS brakes too. Make sure your car is fitted with them first; you should see a warning light come up with ABS when you turn on the ignition. Find a long straight section of tarmac road somewhere with no traffic around. Be sure to check in your rear view mirror first. I realise that will be a novelty for some of you. When it's all clear, accelerate up to speed, say 50kmh if you're nervy, and stand on the brake pedal, full force. You won't break it. The car should quickly come to a stop without skidding. Check for traffic again, and this time try from a higher speed, say 80kmh. Work your way up to 100kmh. Then repeat this exercise and try changing direction slightly while doing so. Best to try this in a big empty carpark at lower speeds, around 50kmh. The car should obey your steering inputs while braking maximally.
ABS isn't foolproof. It can malfunction as the car ages. If the wheels lock up during any of these exercises, stop and take your car to a service centre for a diagnostic check.
Hope you all have a swell and safe Easter break.


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NASHVILLE - One lucky $250,000 instant ticket winner from Newport helped kick off the holiday season at the Tennessee Lottery as the first grand prize winner in the Lottery's new "Holiday Treasures" game. The game, introduced this week, is the first of what will be several holiday-themed instant games the Lottery will continue to unveil.
"It was the only ticket I bought," said Thomas Ramsey, 69, of Newport, Tenn. John Ramsey—no relation—owns the Eastport BP & Deli where Thomas purchased his ticket Wednesday night and drove the winner to claim his prize at the Lottery's Nashville headquarters office this morning. The store owner says the ticket was the 19th of that game he sold this week.
Thomas Ramsey, retired, is undecided about what he will do with his winnings.
Holiday Treasures is the Lottery's first $10 instant ticket game. The dark blue ticket offers players up to 25 chances to win instantly on each ticket, with the top prize of $250,000. To play Holiday Treasures, players scratch the face of the ticket to reveal a variety of holiday-themed symbols. Get 2 like symbols in the same game and win the prize shown for that game. Get a "2X" symbol and win double the prize shown for that game. Get a "25X" symbol and win 25 times the prize shown for that game. The overall odds are 1 in 2.41.
The Tennessee Lottery began selling its first instant tickets on Jan. 20, 2004. As of Oct. 15, the Lottery had transferred more than $174 million to the Tennessee Lottery for Education account, as well as more than $2 million for after-school programs. All Lottery profits will go to pay for specific education programs in Tennessee, which initially include HOPE Scholarships.
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using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Data; using System.Drawing; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.Windows.Forms; using System.IO; using OutLook = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook; namespace Access_Honeywell_V8 { public partial class email : Form { public email(TextBox t) { InitializeComponent(); this.mailto.Text = t.Text; mailto.Focus(); } public email() { InitializeComponent(); } private string ReadSignature() { string appDataDir = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData) + "\\Microsoft\\Signatures"; string signature = string.Empty; DirectoryInfo diInfo = new DirectoryInfo(appDataDir); if (diInfo.Exists) { FileInfo[] fiSignature = diInfo.GetFiles("*.htm"); if (fiSignature.Length > 0) { StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(fiSignature[0].FullName, Encoding.Default); signature = sr.ReadToEnd(); if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(signature)) { string fileName = fiSignature[0].Name.Replace(fiSignature[0].Extension, string.Empty); signature = signature.Replace(fileName + "_files/", appDataDir + "/" + fileName + "_files/"); } } } return signature; } private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { OutLook.Application mailApp = new OutLook.Application(); OutLook.NameSpace myNam = mailApp.GetNamespace("MAPI"); myNam.Logon(null, null, true, true); OutLook.MAPIFolder ofold = myNam.GetDefaultFolder(OutLook.OlDefaultFolders.olFolderSentMail); OutLook._MailItem mi = (OutLook._MailItem)mailApp.CreateItem(OutLook.OlItemType.olMailItem); mi.To = mailto.Text; mi.CC = emailcc.Text; mi.CC = emailcc.Text; mi.CC = emailcc.Text; mi.CC = emailcc.Text; mi.CC = emailcc.Text; mi.CC = emailcc.Text; mi.CC = emailcc.Text; mi.CC = emailcc.Text; mi.SentOnBehalfOfName = "mycompany.com"; mi.Subject = subject.Text; mi.HTMLBody = body.Text; mi.Display(true); mi.SaveSentMessageFolder = ofold; mi.Send(); }
Im trying to add a signature to an outlook email.....(ive asked a thousand times in the outlook forum...and no answer) Please just take a look...i can send the mail just fine...and all works great...just no signature!!
HELP Please this one has been eating me for a week!!
Loving life since 1981 Preston Lambeth
You should assign signature to the HTMLBody property.
mi.HTMLBody = body.Text + "

" + ReadSignature();
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Please Debug the ReadSignature() method and check if its returning Signature in expected format.
Secondly... I dont see a Call to this ReadSignature method any where in the posted code... Check if you missed it.
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You should assign signature to the HTMLBody property.
mi.HTMLBody = body.Text + "

" + ReadSignature();
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- Marked as answer by Ptiwstp1 Wednesday, April 20, 2011 2:30 PM
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH YOU HAVE HELPED ME OUT!!!! Its amazaing how much a second set of eyes can help....wow is all i can say...thank you so much for helping me out with the problem that has been killing me for weeks!!!!! It was hard enough to get the the files with the signature...then emplimenting it was a whole other story......thank you!!!!!!!
Loving life since 1981 Preston Lambeth
By the way, depending on exactly how you're emailing this, another "gotcha" with sending e-mails can be virus scan software. I see you're using Outlook here, so that shouldn't be a problem, but keep in mind that if you ever change architectures and try to access the e-mail port directly to send outgoing e-mail that most virus scan software will prevent that from functioning unless you give your application "permission" to use that port. (I learned this the hard way; I had an application that would periodically generate and send e-mails - couldn't get it to work, even though the code looked OK - turned out that the problem was with my virus scan software).
I obviously don't have enough information to determine if this will be an issue for your particular application, but it's definitely worth taking the time to make sure you're not going to accidentally run afoul of some kind of security measure (e.g. firewall, OS security measures, Outlook security measures, virus scan/anti-malware software, etc.).


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code coverage browserify transform
Suppose we have a test.js:
var test = ;var foo = ; ;
and a foo.js:
module { var i = 0; var iv = ;};
Now with browserify just do:
$ browserify -t coverify example/test.js --bare | node | coverifyTAP version 13# beep boopok 1 should be equal 1..1# tests 1# pass 1 # ok # /home/substack/projects/coverify/example/test.js: line 7, column 16-28 if (err) deadCode(); ^^^^^^^^^^^ # /home/substack/projects/coverify/example/foo.js: line 3, column 35-48 if (i++ === 10 || (false && neverFires())) { ^^^^^^^^^^^^ # coverage: 34/36 (94.4400%)
browserify compiled our
test.js file, then
testling ran our code in a
local headless browser (we also could have used
node), and then
parsed the test output for code coverage data and printed some nicely formatted
results on stderr. Hooray!
and the exit code is non-zero because the coverage wasn't 100%:
$ echo $?1
If you want to run code coverage for browser tests, you can use the testling command:
$ browserify -t coverify example/test.js | testling | coverify
and the output and exit codes work exactly the same, except the code is running in a browser instead of node.
var coverify = var parse =
Usually you can just do
browserify -t coverify to get code coverage but you
can also use the api directly if you want to use this code directly.
Return a transform stream for
file that will instrument the input source file
To use a different function from
console.log(), pass in
Return a transform stream that accepts test output as input and looks for lines
starting with
COVERAGE and
COVERED to generate a coverage report in
cb(err, coverage, counts).
coverage is an object that maps filenames from the bundle files to arrays of
coverage data.
counts is an object mapping filenames to objects with
expr and
fields for how many expressions were covered and how many expressions were
All of the non-
/^(COVERAGE|COVERED)\s/ lines are passed through from the input
to the output.
Here is some example coverage data that you can generate with
coverify --json:
{ "/home/substack/projects/coverify/example/test.js": [ { "range": [ 158, 169 ], "lineNum": 7, "column": [ 16, 28 ], "line": " if (err) deadCode();", "code": "deadCode();" } ], "/home/substack/projects/coverify/example/foo.js": [ { "range": [ 123, 135 ], "lineNum": 3, "column": [ 35, 48 ], "line": " if (i++ === 10 || (false && neverFires())) {", "code": "neverFires()" } ]}
usage: coverify OPTIONS OPTIONS are: --json Suppress normal output and print json coverage data to stdout. -q, --quiet Don't print non-coverage input back out to stdout and print coverage output to stdout instead of stderr. -c, --color Use color in the output. Default: true if stdout is a TTY. --stdout Always print non-coverage input back out to stdout. -o FILE, --output FILE Print coverage data to FILE. Use "@2" for stderr (the default) and "@1" or "-" for stdout.
With npm do:
npm install coverify
to get the browserify transform module.
When you compile your tests with browserify you can just do:
browserify -t coverify ...
You will also need the
coverify command for parsing the test output:
npm install -g coverify


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Aquarium - Gundam 00
This is my aquascaped aquarium with ruined 00 gundams inspired by the 2nd ED of Gundam 00 2nd Season.
Basically its a 40gallon long tank (4ft wide x 1.5ft tall) stocked with:
- Neon Tetras
- Glowlight Tetras
- Black Gold Tetras
- Angel Fish
- Siamese Algae Eaters
- Guppies
- A molly
- A platy
- Cherry Red Shrimp
As for gundams, the ones in the tank are:
- 00 Qant
- Harute
- Zabanya
I started this project back in August 2010 and it has taken me a long time to grow everything to this point. I'm still having some trouble maintaining the plants as my fish love to dig my plants out.
I have still yet to add Raphael Gundam as I haven't gotten around to building it. I get really lazy when I think about building a gundam, then destroying it.
This project is just a little time waster and I am probably gonna redo it somewhere down the road.
At first I thought it'd be really retarded to put gundams in an aquarium and a lot of people have discouraged me from doing so. In the end, I'm glad I did it as I gained a good amount of experience and had a lot of fun playing around with this.
If you have an idea for something, try it out! You 'll never know what you can achieve.


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Split high court now holds fate of Obama immigration actions
Posted April 18, 2016
WASHINGTON — Conservative Supreme Court justices expressed sharp skepticism about President Barack Obama's immigration efforts Monday, leaving his actions to help millions of people who are in the country illegally in the hands of a seemingly divided court.
As hundreds of pro-immigration demonstrators and a smaller number of opponents filled the sidewalk outside the court, the justices appeared to split along ideological and partisan lines over a case that pits Republican governors and members of Congress against the Democratic administration.
President Barack Obama's administration is asking the justices to allow it to put in place two programs that could shield roughly 4 million people from deportation and make them eligible to work in the United States.
Texas is leading 26 states led by Republicans in challenging the programs that Obama announced in 2014 and that have been put on hold by lower courts. Those states say the administration usurped power that belongs to Congress, and Justice Anthony Kennedy indicated some support for that view.
"It's as if ... the president is setting the policy, and the Congress is executing it. That's just upside down," Kennedy said.
Chief Justice John Roberts also aggressively questioned Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr., suggesting there are few limits to the president's power under the administration's view of immigration law.
"Under your argument, could the president grant deferred removal to every ... unlawfully present alien in the United States right now?" Roberts asked.
"Definitely not," Verrilli said.
But it was not clear Roberts was satisfied with the answer and subsequent explanation.
The programs would apply to parents of children who are citizens or are living in the country legally. Eligibility also would be expanded for the president's 2012 effort that applies to people who were brought here illegally as children. More than 700,000 people have taken advantage of that earlier program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The new program for parents, known as Deferred Action for Parents of Americans, and the expanded program for children could reach as many as 4 million people, according to the nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute.
Group protests outside NC Executive Mansion
A small group of immigrants protested North Carolina's participation in the lawsuit, rallying outside the Executive Mansion in downtown Raleigh with signs that stated, "We Also Have a Dream."
Jorge Ramos said he worries that his family will be torn apart if the Supreme Court invalidates Obama's programs. Ramos' parents came to the U.S. illegally from Mexico more than a decade ago.
"My parents, along with millions of others, deserve to have DAPA," he said. "They break their backs every day at this risk of being exploited, abused, discriminated against, being taken advantage of just to make sure their kids have enough to eat and an opportunity to live, not just survive.
"The millions eligible for DACA and DAPA, along with millions that aren't, live in constant fear of being ripped away from their families by an unjust system that seems to only care about their labor, not their humanity," he said.
But many people point out those stories aren't at the heart of the Supreme Court case. It's about how Obama tried to put the programs in place.
"The concern is this was not the president's call to make," said Mitch Kokai, senior policy analyst for the conservative John Locke Foundation. "What was supposed to happen with immigration policy is that it should go through the legislative branch, through the normal political process, and not be a case where the president says, 'Congress, you're not going to deal with this. I'm doing it myself.'"
Court wary of tie vote
If the court is split ideologically, the case could end in a 4-4 tie following Justice Antonin Scalia's death in February. That would leave the programs in limbo, almost certainly through the end of Obama's presidency.
Both sides acknowledge that the outcome of the presidential election ultimately could determine the programs' fates, even if the Supreme Court rules for the administration. Republican candidates have pledged to roll back Obama's actions, and Republican candidate Donald Trump has proposed deporting the roughly 11 million people who are living in the U.S. illegally.
Several justices remarked how Congress provides enough money to deport only about 400,000 people annually.
The bulk of immigrants who live in the U.S. illegally "are here whether we want them or not," Justice Sonia Sotomayor said.
The high court is expected to decide by late June whether the efforts can move forward in the waning months of Obama's presidency.
Roberts and his colleagues might have an incentive to avoid a tie vote that would not set a nationwide precedent and also point to the short-handed court's difficulty in getting its work done. If that's the case, the fate of the programs could hang on a two-word phrase the administration used to describe the status of immigrants under the programs: lawful presence. Texas and congressional Republicans who back the state say the phrase is important because it gives the immigrants more rights than federal law allows.
Verrilli told the justices that they could get rid of the phrase and essentially leave the programs unchanged.
"If the court thinks it's a problem and wants to put a red pencil through it, it's totally fine," he said.
Roberts sounded interested in that idea, asking lawyer Erin Murphy if the court could, in fact, just "cross out the phrase."
Murphy, representing House Republicans, said it wasn't that simple.
In fact, it was not clear from the arguments whether such an outcome would affect immigrants' ability to work or receive other benefits, including Social Security.
One way for the court to avoid dipping into the complex details of immigration law would be to adopt the administration's argument that Texas has no right to challenge the programs in federal court.
But Roberts did not seem interested in that idea, noting that a ruling on the technical issue of standing would put Texas in a "Catch-22."
Republican governors and members of Congress have argued that Obama doesn't have the power to effectively change immigration law. When he announced the measures 17 months ago, Obama said he was acting under his own authority because Congress had failed to overhaul the immigration system. The Senate had passed legislation on a bipartisan vote, but House Republicans refused to put the matter to a vote.
The administration and immigration advocates say Obama's orders are neither unprecedented nor even unusual. Rather, they say, the programs build on past efforts by Democratic and Republican administrations to use discretion in deciding whom to deport.
The protection from deportation is "discretionary, temporary and revocable relief from the daily fear that they will be separated from their families," Thomas Saenz, arguing on behalf of three mothers of U.S. citizen children, told the court.


text: I was initially set on a droid pro, coming over from a blackberry. It was this device that made me even consider android. As most of you were as well, I could type on my BB without looking at it, dial numbers too of course. When I saw the shape of the droid pro keyboard, loved the execution ... on paper. I was willing to overlook the non-standard number key layout cause most number use is with the phone and I'd be using the voice command feature to dial more than anything else. BUT... when I went to the store and tried it i simply could not type on it. responsiveness was mushy, e.g. the keys didn't resist sharply enough. that I can overlook. there is no 'shelf' under the keyboard, even that I didn't care about since I didn't even notice this till I saw a youtube review. BUT the space bar: I realized I was missing it almost every time. and then I saw why. It's simply not raised enough. The rest of the keyboard is a dead bb ringer, but the space bar is almost flat. as a result, I've all but dropped droid pro as a contender. too many compromises. the large 4.3" screen on some droid devices make typing on them a little easier than I thought, plus with swype and voice command, I may be able to ditch the physical keyboard. anyone else feel this way? I still havent made the leap yet as the droid pro would be free for me now, whereas the TB would be 170$.


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quote:Originally posted by BhamBabeBlue Plate Real Mayonnaise (since I can't buy BAMA mayo here) Both sides please, salt and pepper. If you love me you will then cut it in 4ths into little triangles. I also like to add extra pepper to my plate to dip the crust of the bread in when that's all that's left. I make sure to get all the juice too. At least that more dignified than licking my plate lol
quote:Originally posted by johnreedYou're talking my language. Tomato sandwiches with a glass of iced tea are a summer must here in the South: a large, ripe slice of tomato with a thin layer of JFG Mayonnaise on Wonder Bread. I also dust the tomato with RealSalt Gourmet All Natural Sea Salt. Mercy, it's good! JFG mayo is a wonderful Southern brand made in Knoxville. Sadly, I haven't used Hellmann's since they started diluting it with water several years ago.


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