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Rollins, ss
Werth, rf
Utley, 2b
Howard, 1b
Burrell, lf
Victorino, cf
Feliz, 3b
Ruiz, c
Blanton, p
Batting 10th: noisy, towel-waiving fans.
Game 3
What a night. Rain delay, home runs, stolen bases, mental and physical errors, a missed call by an umpire (proving again they are human), great pitching and a swinging bunt that trickles down the third base line for a 45-foot, game-winning hit. The game had everything.
Everyone will remember the swinging bunt by Ruiz but years from now it will just be registered as his second hit of the game when you look at the box score.
By winning, we got a couple of monkeys off our back. We were 0-5 in Game 3 of World Series going into last night. In World Series history, there are four teams that won the first game and when lost the next four. We are two of the four (1915 and 1983). Didn't want to live through that one. Media would have carried that for the next thousand years.
Check out Shane Victorino's thoughts.
Robin's Nest
Hall of Fame pitcher Robin Roberts offers his views on Game 3:
"If I told you I was at the ballpark until 2:30 in the morning, you may have worried about me. You have to realize it was a World Series game and the home team won. So, there's no problem.
"Jamie pitched a strong game. He didn't get the win but he had things under control for most of the game. The Phillies home run bats came alive with three reaching the seats.
"In the ninth, the Rays employed a strange strategy with five infielders and two outfielders but Ruiz dribbled the ball down the third base line and that was the game. Longoria almost made a miracle play on the ball.
"B.J. showed when he considered one of the best young talents in the game. A couple of hits, three stolen bases and a great catch. He's a special talent.
"We're up 2-1 and still at home for two more games.
"Maybe tonight's game will finish before midnight. Who cares if the home team wins."
Kerfeld's Korner
Charley Kerfeld, Special Assistant to GM Pat Gillick, provides a scouting report on Sonnanstine:
"Andy is not a power guy but a guy with a great feel for pitching. Uses a five-pitch mix: sinking fast ball (87-91); slower curve (72-74), a cutter (86-89), change (79-80) and slider (76-80). Cutter is his out pitch. Doesn't throw the change much. He can throw all five pitches at any time."
Sonnastine is 2-0 for 2 postseason starts, both on the road. Beat Boston in Game 4 (ALCS) and won clincher (Game 4) against Chicago in the NLDS. 4-for-10 as a hitter over last 2 seasons. Facing Phillies for the first time. Only Phillie to have faced him is Matt Stairs (4-for-12, .333).
Here and there
Tim McGraw, who delivered the ball for Steve Carlton to toss as the ceremonial first pitch, sprinkled some of Tug McGraw's ashes on the mound. Tug now as the distinction of having ashes on mounds at the Vet and Citizens Bank Park. Prior to that, Lefty threw some BP to Tim in the Phillies indoor cages. Hitting coach Milt Thompson joined the group: "Tim, can you get a runner in from third with less that two outs?" . . . Albert Pujols is the 2008 Roberto Clemente Award winner. He received his award in the Media Interview Room and then went to the batting cage to chat with Ryan Howard about hitting . . . Phillies Alumni here tonight: Greg Gross, Jerry Martin, Gene Schall, Tommy Greene, Dallas Green and Jim Thome.
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Jamie Moyer for POTUS 2008! Write him in!! :-}
The crowd was nuts yesterday! I have no voice this morning and am dizzy from getting hit in the head with rally towels :o) But I don't mind….one game to go!
IF the Phils win tonight, any idea when the parade would be? Thanks


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Cleanup is going well, officials said Thursday, after a tornado ripped through Atlantic Beach and Morehead City this week.
Cleanup is going well, officials said Thursday, after a tornado ripped through Atlantic Beach and Morehead City this week.
�Everything went along really well (Wednesday),� Morehead City Manager David Whitlow said Thanksgiving morning.
The tornado raked through the city after first doing some major damage to the Ocean Sands and Island Beach and Racquet Club condominiums and a street in Atlantic Beach. The storm caused significant structural damage to some buildings on the Carteret Community College campus before doing some damage to Carteret General Hospital and uprooting trees and damaging homes in the residential areas of Mandy Farms, Country Club East and Crab Point.
Whitlow said all the roads were completely open in Morehead City by Wednesday though he warned debris clearance would �still take a few days,� because crews will have to saw trees and larger pieces of the wreckage.
Duke Energy spokesman Randy Wheeless said Thursday the remaining customers of the 6,000 who lost power from the storm had it restored by 2 p.m. Wednesday.
The storm left in its wake 12 broken poles and 50 spans of wires that were down, according to Wheeless , all of which was replaced by 2 p.m. Wednesday as well.
Atlantic Beach Mayor Trace Cooper said Thursday afternoon that the town �made a whole lot of progress,� with clean up Wednesday adding they basically �got everything done on the municipal side.�
Cooper said by Wednesday, the town�s crews had all the roads cleared, all the power lines up, and a majority of the debris cleared from the public right of ways.
�Crews did an amazing job yesterday,� he said Thursday. �They were out clearing the streets at dawn.�
Though Cooper said there is still some evidence of the tornado, such as insulation stuck in trees which they will be getting help from the DOT to get rid of, he said they have made a lot of progress.
Though some contractors were out working on the condominiums Thanksgiving, Cooper said most town employees had the day off from working.
The American Red Cross said Thursday they provided Thanksgiving dinner at the DoubleTree Hotel to the families who were evacuated due to the storm.
Red Cross organizers said they were providing immediate emergency assistance to 15 families that were displaced after the tornado, including shelter, clothing, food, minor medical care, and supplies. Also, according to Red Cross officials, teams of disaster workers also went through the damaged areas Thursday asking if people if they needed assistance.
�Everyone I talked to has been positive about how the situation was handled,� said Red Cross volunteer Genevieve Studer . �They seemed to be feeling a lot better about their prospects after talking to them.�
For more information about the Coastal Carolina Chapter of the American Red Cross or to seek assistance after the week�s storms, call 252-637-3405.
The National Weather Service released a damage report on the tornado Wednesday afternoon. The report�s findings stated that the tornado moved 5.25 miles, though �likely slightly longer as the tornado started as a waterspout over the Atlantic Ocean and continued into the Newport River before lifting.�
The width of the tornado remained at a constant 150 to 200 yard wide, according to the report, and the estimated maximum wind speed was 125 mph.
To view the damage report from the National Weather Service on the tornado, visit .
Onslow Drive re-opened Wednesday afternoon after crews repaired a sewer line and put a temporary patch on the street from a cave-in resulting from the storms and heavy rains this week.
The cave-in was reported around 7 a.m. Wednesday, according to a release from the City of Jacksonville. Four cars were reported as damaged when they drove over the pothole-sized cave-in, according to city officials. Crews repaired the sewer line and hole, reopening the street shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday.

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"The face of war has changed," begins this trailer for Warface. And yet the name of Warface has not changed. It is still Warface. And thank god, really.
Crytek's absurdly monikered free-to-play multiplayer shooter will be coming to Xbox 360 in 2014. It's a remarkably dour, serious game, considering that it's basically impossible to take a game called "Warface" seriously. This trailer introduces us to the good guys, who are called—what else?—"Team Warface." The bad guys are called "Blackwood."
So, starting sometime next year, Xbox 360 owners will get to experience the face… of war. The more time passes, the more I'm beginning to think that this whole thing is an elaborate troll, that they know that we can't help but mock the game's name, but at least that means we'll keep writing about it. But I just don't know anymore. When Crytek's head guy tells the press that the game is called Warface because, "I think it's very personal. I think it's a very social experience," like… is this guy for real?
Okay, what do you think? Warface, as a name: Troll, or for real?


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Disclosing details of behind-the-scenes discussions about tales of melting banknotes could endanger national security or international relations, says Canada's central bank.
In response to a formal request from The Canadian Press, the Bank of Canada released 134 pages of internal records – almost completely blanked out – concerning allegations its new polymer bills melted in the scorching summer sun.
The bank began issuing $100 polymer banknotes in late 2011, saying they were harder to counterfeit than paper notes and would last much longer. It has since released $50 and $20 notes, with $10 and $5 ones due this year.
Unconfirmed reports of cooked currency emerged in July when a Kelowna, B.C., bank teller said she had heard of cases in which several bills had melted together inside a car. Soon after, a photo of scorched $100 bills surfaced in Ontario – purportedly after they were stored in a metal can next to a baseboard heater. The bank swiftly denied that its new bills could be affected by heat in these ways. The records released under the Access to Information Act show the reports stirred up not only a flurry of media interest but a series of e-mails over more than a week among bank officials, including Gerry Gaetz, the chief of currency, and Erik Balodis, a scientific adviser. The bank declined to make Mr. Gaetz available for an interview. In an e-mailed response to questions, bank spokesman Jeremy Harrison said the institution has seen nothing since the reports first emerged to change its initial assessment.
"The Bank stands by its statements made this summer that polymer bank notes cannot be affected by the types and levels of heat as has been suggested in last summer's news reports, and has seen no evidence to the contrary," Mr. Harrison said.
He said he bank had performed "extensive and rigorous tests" prior to issuing the notes, including exposing them to extremes of 140 C and –75 C.
But the bank isn't willing to reveal much about its internal deliberations concerning the allegedly baked bills. Almost all of the pages released under the access law – with the exception of some e-mail headers and previously processed media lines – were blank. The bank invoked eight sections of the access act to withhold this material, invoking exemptions relating to: confidences obtained from another government; injury to international relations, defence or security; facilitation of an offence; injury to the financial interests of a government institution or the ability of the government to manage the economy, or provision of an undue benefit to someone; personal privacy; confidential information supplied by a third party; advice from officials or accounts of deliberations; testing and auditing procedures.
Mr. Harrison would not say how release of the information might endanger national security or international relations, or how it could interfere with the government's ability to manage the economy.
"That information is confidential," he said. "I cannot provide you any more detail than the explanation for the exemption applied."
The bank acknowledges that notes can be mutilated or damaged, including through exposure to fire or water, and offers a redemption service. "The notes are carefully examined by a specially equipped team at our Ottawa laboratory, and all claims are assessed in accordance with the Bank's reimbursement policy," Mr. Harrison said.
Since the polymer series began circulating in November, 2011, there were 232 cases of mutilated polymer notes submitted to the bank through last October, says the bank. That compares to an average of 3,000 total cases of mutilated notes per year.
"While we do not provide a breakdown of those 232 cases as to the type of damage or mutilation, number of notes, or denominations, we have seen nothing from experience with the new notes that challenges our previous statements," Mr. Harrison said.
"For context, as of October, 2012, there were more than 220 million polymer notes in circulation," he added.
Mr. Harrison refused to say whether the bank consulted another government in response to reports of melting currency, as suggested by the exemptions applied to the records.
"What I can tell you is that bank notes printed on polymer material have been used successfully in many other countries for years – places like Australia, Mexico, Nigeria and Singapore, all of which have climates far hotter than in Canada."


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Scotty McCreery has been keeping busy on his 2013 Weekend Road Trip Tour, but he's not too busy to have a bit of fun. While he was performing in Pittsburgh, he showed everyone how to 'Rock This Night,' by breaking out the popular 'Harlem Shake' with his band members and all of his fans.
The well-planned video begins with McCreery and his band members innocently tuning their instruments (along with one member dancing around in a wolf mask), when all of a sudden, the whole band and the fans — who appear out of thin air — are shakin' it with all they've got.
McCreery, a North Carolina native who found his success through winning Season 10 of 'American Idol,' continues to make huge strides ahead in his music career with the promise of an upcoming sophomore album.
It seems that despite his fast rise in stardom, the 19-year-old manages to keep a lighthearted perspective toward it all, portrayed through his spontaneous concert-turned-dance party.


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The Penn State DuBois Men's Wrestling Team brought home the 2013 Penn State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC) Championship Feb. 16 at the USCAA (United State Collegiate Athletic Association) -PSUAC National Wrestling Invitational. The DuBois men came in second overall in the tournament, with Apprentice School claiming the top spot in the team championship for the USCAA. Apprentice finished with 176 team points, followed closely by Penn State DuBois with 168.
Outstanding wrestlers for DuBois were the Terwilliger brothers. At 174 pounds, Ryan Terwilliger defeated previously undefeated Logan Gresock of Penn College 11-8 in the finals. Stephen Terwilliger, at 184 pounds, defeated Josh Rodriguez in the semis 8-5 and won by technical fall in the finals 17-2 over Genkie Stoutamire of Penn State Greater Allegheny. The other title winners for DuBois were 165 pound Jake Himes and 197 pound Cliff Hill.
Penn College finished in third place with two champions: 133-pound Ryan Hart and 157-pound Tyler Myers. Penn College entered the tournament with several starters not able to wrestle with injuries, which prevented the Wildcats from challenging for the team title. Penn State Greater Allegheny showed the most improvement from the PSUAC schools, finishing fourth with 69.5 team points and having six wrestlers place in the Top 6 in their weights and claim a title at 141 pounds with Eric Rayman defeating Tyler Warner (Mont Alto) 7-4 in the finals.
Team standings and championship results are as follows:
Team scores first place: Apprentice School 176 points, second: PSU DuBois 168, third: Penn College 95.5, fourth: PSU Greater Allegheny 69.5, fifth: Southern Virginia University 50.5, sixth: PSU New Kensington 41, seventh: PSU Beaver 38, eigth: PSU Fayette 30.5, ninth: PSU Mont Alto 30 and 10th: Williamson Trade 24.
Individual results for first place matches:
125. Ty Ford (A) WBMaj. Dec 14-5 Jake Michael (A)
133. Ryan Hart (PC) WBDEc. 1-0 Shane Smith (A)
141. Eric Rayman (GA) WBDec. 7-4 Tyler Warner (MA)
149. Kyle Spruill (A) WBDec. 7-3 Kasey Haines (Du)
157. Tyler Myers (PC) WBDec. 6-1 Shane Alterio (Du)
165. Jake Hikes (Du) WBDec. 7-2 Austin Clark (PC)
174. Ryan Terwilliger (Du) WBDec. 11-8 Logan Gresock (PC)
184. Stephen Terwilliger (Du) WBTFall 17-2 Genkie Stoutamire (GA)
197. Cliff Hill (Du) WBFall 3:51 Lule Hanson (A)
235. Kevin Gray (A) WBFall 1:47 Manny Aguilar (Du)
285. Ian Jones (A) WBFall 4:34 Randy Keehn (WT)


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Justin Bieber isn't the only young music star expanding an empire by going into cosmetics.
While the young Canadian pop star is making a move into nail polish, country music darling Taylor Swift is teaming with Elizabeth Arden to release her own line of perfume and fragrance products, reports ABC.
Swift, 20, plans to be involved with all aspects of developing the product, from the packaging to the marketing. As of now, no name has been selected for the perfume.
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"I have always loved how fragrance can shape a memory, the way certain scents remind you of events and people that are imprinted in your thoughts," she said in a statement.
Elizabeth Arden has worked on perfumes for other well-known stars like Britney Spears and Elizabeth Taylor. The company's executive vice-president, Ronald Rolleston, called Swift a "role model who inspires her fan base every day."
The announcement comes just a week after Swift's latest record, "Speak Now," came out to critical acclaim.


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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer kicked off the company's annual Build developer conference emphasizing the momentum of the company's new Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 operating systems.
"In just the last three days, we have sold 4 million Windows 8 upgrades," Ballmer said Tuesday at the conference in Redmond, Washington. "The level of embrace from enthusiasts is very, very high."
Ballmer noted that Microsoft has also sold "tens of millions" of corporate licenses for Windows 8 as well. Organizations "can upgrade when they want to but have no time pressure to do that anytime soon," he said.
In conveying the success, Ballmer mentioned some of the retailers and OEMs that expressed enthusiasm for the new release. U.K. retail electronics purveyor Dixons noted that laptop sales were 20 percent ahead of the forecasted sales for the weekend, thanks to Windows 8, Ballmer relayed. U.S. office supply store Staples has also reported customer excitement for the new OS, Ballmer noted. Hewlett-Packard is also "excited about what [it] see[s] from initial sales," Ballmer said.
"The level of enthusiasm and desire to learn about the new Windows 8 computers has really been remarkable," Ballmer said. "Hundreds of millions of Windows systems [will be] sold in the next year."
Microsoft's Build conference is aimed toward developers using Microsoft technologies to write applications, ones that run on Microsoft platforms, such as the Windows desktop and server operating systems, and Windows Phone.
This year, Microsoft has much to convey to its developers. Last week, the company has just launched Windows 8, which features a new interface that developers will need to understand. At the conference, the company plans to introduce to developers the new user interface design guidelines.
Yesterday, the company also launched the latest version of its mobile operating systems, Windows Phone 8, which Ballmer called Microsoft's first mobile OS to be a full-fledged member of the Windows family. The conference will provide developers with the chance to learn the new SDK (software development kit) for this OS.
Ballmer likened the launch of Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 to other momentous times in the history of the personal computer, such as the launch of the IBM PC and the launch of Windows 95, which "was really brought computing into the mainstream and opened up the Internet."
"Our industry is rebuilding itself around new [hardware] classes and services, and you, the developers in this room, are in the forefront of seizing that opportunity and being able to make it into something that is absolutely fantastic," Ballmer said.
The new OSes will cover a wider range of form factors -- such as tablets, convertibles and all-in-ones -- and offer more personalized experiences, through the integration with social networking sites, cloud storage, and live data feeds. Ballmer tied Windows 8 closely with Windows Phone 8. "If you want the best experience with your new Windows experience, you will own a Windows Phone," he said.
Joab Jackson covers enterprise software and general technology breaking news for The IDG News Service. Follow Joab on Twitter at @Joab_Jackson. Joab's e-mail address is email@example.com


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Arles, between art and history 80 km away from Marseille, you will find the southern city of Arles, in France. At the heart of the wild and splendid Camargue region, this little 50.000 inhabitants town mainly lived thanks to tourism, you will soon understand why. Learn more about Arles
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Hi all, I am having some thoughts about cars and could use some advice from Z8 owners.
I have a sub 19k mile, late 02 model with all the handling and performance add ons to help enhance the "drivers" set up for the car w/ Dinan, Quaife, Eisenmann, Brembo and HRE. I have documents from new and service has always been consistent and complete as well as all the oem goodies, book, hardtop w/stand, covers etc. No accidents or paint, early application of the performance strut package.
I have always lusted after the very limited edition 09 SL65 MB. My question is, would you trade my Z8 for a low miles, no stories SL65, straight up?
I know maintenance costs are higher for the 12cyl twin turbo car, and I would be trading the open road feel(I do have another convertible in the garage) for the thrill of a boosted 12cyl. I love the looks and feel of both cars, just looking for some friendly advice, thanks.


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Wheel of the Year
Greeting cards related to the pagan Wheel of the Year.
If you're looking for Yule / Winter Solstice cards, view our full Yule/Winter Solstice category.
Did you know? Artists with work featured on Moondragon receive royalties when their cards and prints are sold. All our cards and prints are produced in the UK, and in some instances we're buying directly from the artist themselves. By buying from us, not only are you helping us put food on our table, but you're putting food on the table of our artists too!


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NEWTON, Mass., May 13 (UPI) -- Gasoline and chemicals formed by combustion from vehicles, lawn equipment, smoking and charred food are among the largest sources of mammary carcinogens in the environment.
Ruthann A. Rudel, Janet M. Ackerman and Julia Green Brody of the Silent Spring Institute and Kathleen R. Attfield of Harvard School of Public Health identified the highest priority chemicals to target for breast cancer prevention.
"Every woman in America has been exposed to chemicals that may increase her risk of getting breast cancer. Unfortunately, the link between toxic chemicals and breast cancer has largely been ignored," study author Julia Brody, executive director at Silent Spring Institute, said in a statement.
The study found other mammary carcinogens included:
"Reducing chemical exposures could save many, many women's lives. When you talk to people about breast cancer prevention, chemical exposure often isn't even on their radar. Studies that address toxic chemical exposure account for just a drop in the bucket of money spent on breast cancer."
-- Solvents, such as methylene chloride and other halogenated organic solvents used in spot removers, specialty cleaners and industrial degreasers.
-- Pharmaceutical hormones such as hormone replacement therapy; certain flame retardants used in furniture; a chemical used in stain-resistant textiles and non-stick coatings; and styrene found in tobacco smoke and also used to make Styrofoam.
-- Drinking water. It can contain mammary carcinogens, such disinfection by-products or solvents.
The findings were published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.


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MEDWAY, MA -- Cybex International, Medway, MA, recently donated $25,000 to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF). The donation came from an October-long promotion in which Cybex pink treadmills ran at varying speeds in fitness clubs and YMCAs across the country for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Cybex pledged a donation to the BCRF for every mile logged on the pink treadmills and, in doing so, promoted the importance of exercise and its impact in reducing the risk of breast cancer and preventing recurrence, according to the company.


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Supermans Pubes wrote:Hello I am new my Hello thread got locked unsure why but Hello to everyone.
Serenagold wrote:you know this thread is never going to work, right? the large majority of n00bs never read the rules and/or have a complete disregard for common sense.
JTorch wrote:Supermans Pubes wrote:Hello I am new my Hello thread got locked unsure why but Hello to everyone.
Because you came with three or four other accounts and had a conversation with yourself.
Seriously, thank you for finally making a thread for this. Both because there will be less clutter on the board, and because it will be easier to find new people to eat when they're all in one place. Like a roach motel, but for newbies.
Supermans Pubes wrote:Wow glad to see you had time to step away from whatever you do all day to break out the home CSI kit and come to a wrong conclusion of me being all 3 or 4 of the names you speak of, dig deeper Grissom the truth is out there.
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An NBC DFW series about a daughter's love for her mother and a story about the challenges of racial integration garnered two national journalism awards on Saturday night.
The National Association of Black Journalists honored NBC DFW at its annual Salute To Excellence Awards during NABJ's national convention in New Orleans, Louisiana.
NBC DFW Reporter Randy McIlwain won in the Television/General Assignment News: Short Form category for the story "Two Years of Hell." McIlwain profiled the challenges faced by the first African-American women to integrate the University of North Texas. You can see the story here.
The latest news from around North Texas.
NBC DFW Anchor/Reporter Kristi Nelson won in Television/Feature: Long Form category for the series "Kristi's Gift." Last year, Nelson donated a kidney to her mother Helen. The series explored the point of view of both Nelson, her mother and factors that contribute to the epidemic of Kidney Disease in North Texas. NBC DFW Anchor/Reporter Deborah Ferguson, Photojournalist Noah Bullard and Executive Producer Reginald Hardwick also contributed to the series. We've provided a link to the series here.


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Motorcyclist dies in crash involving police cruiser
Jammes Road at Wilson Boulevard closed during investigation
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – An officer responding to a suicide attempt early Tuesday morning was involved in a crash that killed a motorcyclist, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
JSO Chief Annie Smith said two officers were heading westbound on Wilson Boulevard about 3:15 a.m. with their lights and sirens activated. Midday Tuesday, police identified the victim as 56-year-old Ray Bullard (pictured, below)
"The information that we received from the witness officer that was traveling behind the involved officer about a quarter of a mile behind did indicate that both had their emergency lights and sirens activated at the time," Smith said.
She said investigators will be able to gather more information from the black boxes in the police cars the capture those details.
"That will all be determined later once we pull the information from the vehicle," Smith said. "That determines what exactly, what was on, what was off when the brakes were applied, the speed and all that information."
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Smith said Officer J.T. Kramarsic's cruiser slowed as it traveled through the intersection at Jammes Road when the southbound motorcycle struck the rear passenger side of the police car.
Bullard died at the scene. Kramarsic was taken to UF Health Jacksonville unconscious, but his injuries were later said to be not serious.
The intersection was closed while the investigation was ongoing.
Smith said she was unsure whether the officer had a red or green light when the police cruiser entered the intersection.
She said the motorcyclist was being followed by another motorcycle at the time of the crash and that there were a couple of witnesses. The witnesses were being questioned by investigators at the scene, and Smith said investigators were getting conflicting information from them about the traffic lights.
Police are also investigating if alcohol was a factor in this crash.
Bullard's daughter, Annie Bullard, said she heard about the crash on the news and was devastated to find out her father had died.
"On the news, I woke up this morning and prayed to God it wasn't my dad because he always comes this way at night. He was going home," she said.
Family members said Bullard owned two businesses, including a bar on Jammes and San Juan Avenue, less than a mile from the crash site, and he was heading home after getting off from work there.
The bar was closed Tuesday, with a sign that read "In memory of Ray Bullard. Rest in peace."
Annie said her father, who had six children, rode motorcycles for as long as she could remember and said he was always safe on the bike.
"He was a good man. He was a safe motorcycle rider," Annie said. "He wouldn't harm nobody when they're on bikes. People have to watch for motorcyclists, for real. Literally. They have to look out for motorcyclists."
Annie said the police officers may have been in the wrong.
"They didn't do their job right," she said. "When they go up there and they go to an intersection, they're supposed to have what on? They had their lights on. They didn't have their sirens on. I have witnesses that seen they didn't have their sirens on."
Warren Minton said he was Bullard's best friend and knew him for years. He said Annie called him when she found out her father had died in the crash.
"We were close. Very close. Closer than most anybody I know," he said. "We went on a lot of rides together. He was a good man. That's about all I can say."
Johnnie Lee Bullard said he was heartbroken to learn that his brother had died in the crash.
"We weren't very close when he was alive. Now that he's passed away, I miss him," he said. "He was great. He looked out for everybody. He'd give you the shirt off his back if you needed it."
Johnnie Lee Bullard said his the family is now preparing for Ray's funeral. He says he wants to get to the bottom about exactly what happened with the crash, but for now, what matters is honoring his brother.
"I have to go on for him and for myself, too," he said. "I know if I ever have any situations with a living person, I will speak to them again and let them know before they die that I love them."
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- 11.30am – Time to say goodbye. Meeting closes, exchange business cards and badges are returned
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== About IMPACT ==
== About IMPACT ==
IMPACT was a series of high-end graphics cards from [[Wikipedia:SGI]]. Two families of machines used those cards: [[IP28|Indigo2 IMPACT]] and [[IP30|Octane]]. These cards feature both geometry and rasterization units. Some models possess hardware texturing capability.
IMPACT was a series of high-end graphics cards from [[Wikipedia:SGI]]. Two families of machines used those cards: [[IP28|Indigo2 IMPACT]] and [[IP30|Octane]]. These cards feature both geometry and rasterization units. Some models possess hardware texturing capability.
The boards were also internally known as the MGRAS or Mardi Gras family.
The boards were also internally known as the MGRAS or Mardi Gras family.
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About IMPACT
IMPACT was a series of high-end graphics cards from SGI. Two families of machines used those cards: Indigo2 IMPACT and Octane. These cards feature both geometry and rasterization units. Some models possess hardware texturing capability.
The boards were also internally known as the MGRAS or Mardi Gras family.
Because much more is known about the Octane IMPACT cards, also known as IMPACTSR (for Speedracer, Octane's internal name), in this entry we are going to focus on this family.
IMPACTSR Models
The IMPACTSR cards came originally in three versions: SI, SSI, MXI. A SI+T version was also possible. Later, the "E-series" cards were introduced, with vastly improved performance figures: SE, SSE and MXE (SGI is unclear on the correct naming, since the Octane PROM uses the names ESI, ESSI and EMXI and most documents use SE, SSE and MXE). By adding a texture module to an SE card, you got a SE+T.
The SS? and MX? cards are double-size while the S? and S?+T cards are single-size. The size matters here, because the double-size cards possess twice as many of each processing element, providing nearly twice the rendering power.
The S?+T and MX? support hardware texturing by the virtue of having an appropriate number of texture modules (one for S?+T and two for MX?). Adding texture modules (different modules are required for the I and E series cards) to a S? or SS? will convert them into respectively S?+T or MX?.
The cards are apparently mostly software-compatible, with few exceptions regarding mostly initialization and microcode loading, and obviously the hardware texturing functionality.
The Pipeline
Let us follow the graphics primitive as it travels down the graphics pipeline inside the IMPACT cards.
HQ4 command processor
After an OpenGL command is issued by the program running on the host processor, the command is passed as a short series of writes to the Command FIFO. The Command FIFO resides in the HQ4 chip. It has a fixed capacity (probably 64 commands) and the processor must be careful not to exceed this number. The HEART flow control mechanism is designed to help with this.
The HQ4 chip performs a number of important functions. It performs DMA operations, interfaces to the XIO host bus and finally also distributes graphics primitives to the Geometry Engines. It also controls the DCB (Display Control Bus), which is a very simple 8-bit bus that is used to set up other graphics chips (program colormaps, set operational register values etc.).
In this case, with an OpenGL command, the command token is passed to the first free Geometry Engine (on double-size boards, of course, only they have more than one GE).
GE11 geometry engine
The geometry engine is responsible for interpreting OpenGL command tokens, (unsurprisingly) geometry processing and (surprisingly) also OpenGL imaging operations (filtering and so on). It is basically a high performance floating-point unit.
The GE11 consists of three floating-point multiply-or-accumulate style datapaths. They are operated by the control microcode in a SIMD fashion (Single Instruction Multiple Data - all units execute the same operation simultaneously). There are also 32 registers for each datapath, and an internal multiport SRAM for result caching and (probably) also GL context storage.
The microcode (which uses 95 bits per operation) memory is huge, totaling well over 1 MB. This is not surprising, as the GE11 is an almost complete OpenGL implementation.
After processing lighting, transformations and triangle setup the GE11 performs a series of writes to the RSS (Rendering Subsystem) via the RE.
RE4 rendering engine
The rendering engine rasterizes the graphics primitives, forming the key part of the raster subsystem (RSS). It is responsible primarily for generating fragments (small clusters of pixels, two pixels wide and one high in case of RE4, but often two by two on other cards, like Onyx2 InfiniteReality), and also Gouraud interpolation of colors.
On cards with two REs (double-width cards), the REs operate in the Scan Line Interleave mode, i.e. each of the REs processes only even (or odd) picture lines.
The RE4 passes the generated fragments to the Pixel Pipes via a Rambus link.
TE1 texture engine
The texture engine receives coordinates from the RE4 and cooperates closely with the RE4, providing it with interpolated texture data. Each TE1 is associated with a TM (Texture Module) that performs the interpolation. The TM contains an amount of Rambus DRAM to cache the texture data.
PP1 pixel pipe
A pixel pipe controls the Rambus DRAM framebuffer. It performs alpha blending, Z buffering and logic operations. Another functional block inside the PP1 is the XMAP which performs pixel format translation and outputs the data to the colormap chips.
Each RE4 controls two PP1s, because a fragment consists of two pixels. A PP1 controls three 2Mx9 Rambus DRAMs. Lots of possible blending modes, Z buffer checking modes and other are possible.
The XMAP takes a 5-bit DID (Display ID) from the video controller. This indexes a pixel format table. This way, different pixel formats can be simultaneously displayed on the screen. The output pixels from the XMAP are passed to the CMAP by a parallel interface.
CMAP colormap
This is frankly the very same colormap as used on Indy machines in Newport graphics boards. Apparently, it was a good design. The colormap translates colors in palette modes to RGB components. Thanks to DIDs, many colormaps may be simultaneously active on the screen (like pixel formats).
There are two CMAP chips (for two pixels of each fragment).
VC3 video controller
This chip is responsible for generating video synchronization signals. Because these signals are often quite complex, the VC3 executes a program from external memory that describes them in a RLE-like encoding form.
A similar program contains the DIDs. Each DID describes a set of windows that use a common pixel format and palette.
The VC3 is also used to generate a hardware cursor.
The VC3 is a slightly updated version of VC2.
This chip is a high-quality video DAC from Analog Devices, Inc. However, in IMPACT boards all of its internal video processing features (like colormaps or hardware cursor - note that IMPACT contains two hardware cursors because of this) are discarded and it is used as a simple triple DAC with a 2:1 multiplexer (to finally join the two pixels of each fragment into one stream).
There is however nothing that would prevent anyone from using the hardware cursor of ADV7160 to provide a text cursor for instance.
VIO1 video I/O
This chip is probably used to stream video from video add-on cards to the screen.
Programming the IMPACTSR
In Linux, the IMPACT is visible as a framebuffer device. However, its framebuffer is not direct-mapped, so using a fbdev-type application will not yield any useful results. Indeed, a board crash is possible as the area at 0x00000000 gives access to the IMPACT register file when mmap(2)ed.
Mapping other areas of the video device causes allocating and setting up DMA buffers. This makes DMA programming on IMPACT relatively easy under Linux.
Much remains unknown about this card... Any information is appreciated.


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Born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, Thatcher studied chemistry at Somerville College, Oxford before qualifying as a barrister. In the 1959 general election she became MP for Finchley. Edward Heath appointed Thatcher Secretary of State for Education and Science in his 1970 government. In 1975 she was elected Leader of the Conservative Party, the first woman to head a major UK political party, and in 1979 she became the UK's first female Prime Minister.
After entering 10 Downing Street Thatcher was determined to reverse what she perceived as a precipitous national decline. Her political philosophy and economic policies emphasised deregulation, particularly of the financial sector, flexible labour markets, the sale or closure of state-owned companies, and the withdrawal of subsidies to others. Thatcher's popularity waned amid recession and high unemployment, until economic recovery and the 1982 Falklands War brought a resurgence of support resulting in her re-election in 1983.


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COLUMBIA - With credit card fraud on the rise, banks are starting to create more ways for their customers to protect themselves. Frank La Mantia thought he did everything possible to protect his money.
"I save all of my receipts, I only use secure websites, and when the customer service person asked me if I knew the last three places I used my card, I knew exactly," said La Mantia, a retired New York University computer science faculty member.
It came as a surprise one late January afternoon when La Mantia received a flood of about ten emails from Discover congratulating him on his withdrawal from his bonus cashback fund. A withdrawal he didn't make.
"Within 15 minutes they took more than $600 from my account," La Mantia said. ""I immediately called the Discover help number on the emails."
He said Discover verified five withdrawals of $90 to a Dell Electronic Certificate, and four withdrawals of $45 for an Overstock.com Electronic Certificate - all from an individual he said Discover thinks hacked into their system to access La Mantia's account. The thieves were able to take all but $37 from the cashback bonus fund he had been saving for many years, all without making a single charge to his account.
Discover was unable to comment on La Mantia's specific case, but they confirmed they have a zero no fraud policy so he will get all of his money back. La Mantia also said Discover has assigned an investigator to his case in hopes of finding those responsible for the fraud.
"It was such a blessing when they told me I didn't have to worry and all of the money would be replaced," La Mantia said. "It's like when someone breaks into your house...it's a panic, you kinda think, 'Oh my gosh if they can do that what else can they do?'"
La Mantia said he wants to use his situation to warn other credit card users.
"Keep your eyes open, look at your statements, look at your emails," La Mantia said. "And look at it carefully, don't just assume your bill is an amount of your purchases so you're going to pay it. Go through it with a fine tooth comb and match it up with your receipts."
Jessica Johnson, of Central Bank of Missouri, echoes that advice.
"Keep a check register," Johnson said. "Checking your account through your bank's online system is not the same. I know people don't like to hear it, but computers make mistakes. You need to know what has hit your account, what hasn't hit your account, and what has hit your account two or three times by mistake."
Johnson also stressed the importance of verifying the source of a call, email or website before giving out personal information.
"Never give out information over the phone or online unless you are 100 percent positive of who is on the other end of that transaction," Johnson said. "Central Bank of Missouri has a third-party fraud monitoring department that will call customers if they see suspicious activity on their cards. They will never ask for your card number and it will always be a real person. It's very important for consumers to ask their bank its steps for fraud prevention and monitoring. There's also nothing wrong with hanging up and calling them back, you can normally tell if it's fraud or not by just doing that simple step. If it is fraud, a lot of times the phone will just continuously ring or someone may answer the phone like it's a personal line, or sometimes there's even a fake recording that will play and you will never be able to get in contact with an actual live person."
La Mantia's story is one that is being told more and more.
The 2012 Annual Card Issuers' Safety Scorecard Report by Javelin Strategy & Research said credit card fraud is up 87 percent since 2010. The report also said while the chance you will be a victim of credit card fraud is up, the rate at which banks are discovering fraud is increasing.
In the report, Bank of America ranked best overall and also best in prevention. Capitol One was the best in detection, and American Express, Bank of America, BB&T and Discover tied for best in resolving fraud problems.
Johnson said Central Bank of Missouri has a third-party 24/7 fraud-monitoring department that tracks accounts for suspicious activity. She said they also have limits on ATM and point-of-sale transactions in order to keep the loss down in the event your card was stolen. Johnson advises customers who know they will be making large purchases they wouldn't normally make, or will be going out of town and using their card, should let their banks know right away so your card doesn't get blocked while you are out of reach from the fraud department.
Tigers Credit Union Member Services Consultant Garrett Daniels said checking your bill once a month is not enough.
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Daniels also said he recommends keeping your monthly receipts.
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The Federal Trade Commission also recommends you start integrating these practices into your daily life to avoid fraud:
• Carry your cards separately from your wallet to help minimize your losses if someone steals your wallet. When you do go out, only carry the one card you may need for that occasion.
• Never sign a blank receipt — make sure to draw a line through any blank spaces above the total.
• Open your bills and/or check your online statements as soon as you get them, and compare them with your recent purchases.
• Make sure to let your card issuer know if your address changes or if you will be traveling
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On 6 February 2013 the Working Party on Customs Questions affecting Transport (WP.30) hosted a live demonstration to test, whether or not, a new design for trucks with sliding sheets and roofs is Customs secure. The test, performed by Danish expert Bent Rasmussen, showed that the new sliding roofs are indeed secure, and it showed also that some technical changes have to be made to the sliding sheets, as the expert was able to breach them and put his hand through the sheets.
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With the approach of Lent, I've been pondering whether I would give something up this year or add a daily habit as I have done in the past. I thought about blogging every day for Lent, like I did in 2010, but I have a lot going on right now and have been enjoying the freedom of not feeling like I have to post something every day. Then I thought about taking an extended break from blogging, including not checking my blog stats or reading other blogs, so that I would have more time to focus on the new Bible Study Fellowship study I am starting tonight. I was leaning towards the latter option.
Then yesterday in church the sermon was based on Acts 17:16-34 (NIV) about Paul's missionary efforts in Athens. Verse 17 says "So he [Paul] reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there." I decided then that I would blog every day instead of giving up blogging for Lent.
But still I was concerned about how I was going to accomplish this. Then last night as I was trying to go to sleep a poem started forming in my mind, keeping me awake. I recently placed a small notebook and pen next to my bed to write down poems or other blog ideas so that they would not get lost like the poem that was the subject of a recent poem of mine titled A Poem Lost. So I flipped on the light, scribbled down the beginning and ending of this poem so that I could finish it later (I will be posting it tomorrow). I turned out the light and as I again tried to sleep it occurred to me that I could write a short poem every day for Lent. It will require the power and inspiration of the Holy Spirit to accomplish this task, but with His help I can.
So beginning on Wednesday, which is Ash Wednesday and the first day of Lent, I will be posting 40 new poems, one for each day of Lent (not counting Sundays). As Paul did, I will be sharing God's love day by day as we approach Holy Week and the blessed death and resurrection of Jesus.


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Yanks named Club Retailer of Year for 2012
The Yankees were named the 2012 MLB "Club Retailer of the Year" by Major League Baseball Properties for the Club's commitment to driving merchandise sales. The Yankees and Legends Hospitality, led by Legends general manager of retail Michael Loparo, earned the honor based on significant improvements to the Yankee Stadium clubhouse store as well as consistent product innovation and reinvention.
Since its inception in 2005, the MLB "Club Retailer of the Year" Award has been awarded based on a combination of sales, vendor/customer feedback and creative marketing and merchandising efforts. In 2012, the Yankees focused on advancing the retail experience of their fans and customer base. A New Era Tajima embroidery machine was added to the Great Hall at the Stadium to offer fans a personalized experience, resulting in increased interest in headwear. The team store was completely redesigned, including a restructuring of the floor plan to create a streamlined approach for the customer. The Yankees also worked with MLB to place Astroturf in the store to feature the Authentic Collection On-field Areas.
The Yankees and Legends Hospitality worked with MLB's design services department to create new graphics for three key locations to add dimension and consistent branding. Other areas of innovation and development were the addition of the MLB and Victoria's Secret PINK co-branded line and a Yankees Knievel Motorcycle in front of the store.
"The demand among fans for Yankees merchandise and other licensed products is always strong given the iconic nature of the team and their brand, but the Yankees deserve special praise for not resting on their laurels and continuing to innovate and provide creative new ways for fans to express their team pride," MLB senior vice president for licensing Howard Smith said. "The clubhouse store at Yankee Stadium has evolved considerably just in the four years since the new ballpark opened. Mike Loparo and the Yankees are especially deserving of this honor."
"This honor is a great compliment to the talented people we have working at Legends Hospitality," Yankees chief operating officer Lonn Trost said. "The Yankees and Legends Hospitality have always tried to provide fans with products that reflect a variety of tastes while remaining respectful of Yankees tradition. We appreciate the recognition and look forward to building on our success by continuing to provide the best possible products and experience at Yankee Stadium."
"We are extremely honored to be recognized by Major League Baseball," Legends Hospitality president Dan Smith said. "Mike Loparo and his team work with great passion to develop new and original retail offerings that complement the culture and enthusiasm of the Yankees and their fan base. We are fortunate to be able to work closely with the Yankees in developing these innovations and share their unmatched devotion to delivering an unsurpassed customer service experience for their fans each and every time they come to the ballpark."
Previous recipients of the award have been the Mariners in 2005, Mets in 2006, Phillies in 2007, Brewers in 2008, Reds in 2010 and Tigers in 2011.


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