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Sleigh Bells took to the stage at Revolution Live in Fort Lauderdale last night in the second-to-last show in its 8-day "Paradise Lost" tour of Florida. (It concludes at Grand Central in Miami on Valentine's Day.) The tour was presented as a gift of sorts to the state that birthed one-half of Sleigh Bells – Derek Miller, who hails from West Palm Beach. The tour has provided audiences in the Sunshine State with the first chance to hear the songs from Sleigh Bells' much anticipated sophomore release "Reign of Terror" before the bigger markets in New York, California and elsewhere. Fans showed their gratitude by packing Revolution on a chilly Saturday night.
The show opened with Liturgy, a buzzy black-metal band from Brooklyn that has transcended its brutal niche genre and received raves fromSpin, Pitchfork andThe New Yorker. The wall-of-noise set was disorienting, pretentious and hypnotic, three traits I generally love in art-rock; it was easy to hear the influence of Swans and Glenn Branca on Liturgy's sound. A mostly bored audience watched in a state of rigor mortis; this band deserves its own headlining set, playing to its own fans. Miami's Jacuzzi Boys followed, with another mildly fun set of surf-, garage- and Ramones-inflected scuzz-pop songs that all kinda sound the same. I have to say, I'm getting a tad tired of them at this point.
After an overlong intermission, Sleigh Bells appeared, this time as a three-piece (though I can't for the life of me find the name of the second guitarist). Performing in front of an eight-piece Marshall stack divided by an American flag, the band tore through virtually everything its acclaimed debut "Treats" and five to six numbers from "Reign of Terror."
I've long complained that Sleigh Bells has been playing the exact same set for the past two years and that its live show needed a boost of variety. The new songs, which build slower, are more guitar-heavy than we're used to hearing from the band, and which take some time to appreciate, provide a satisfying change, while at the same time creating a buzz-kill among a crowd that came to hear songs they already knew ("Reign of Terror" will not be released until Feb. 21).
Miller played guitar last night despite having a few broken ribs; he's a trouper and didn't miss a beat. And even if her exhausted vocal chords couldn't quite reach the heights they should have a couple of times last night, frontwoman Alexis Krauss has fully developed as a superstar performer, playing to the adoring throngs like a multi-platinum rock star at an outdoor festival, helping crowd-surfers onto the stage, singing with them when they finally made it, and even falling into the audience – twice – to be carried along by a sea of hands (how '90s!). The enthusiasm from the crowd was palpable, and mosh pits broke out during the hits ("Infinity Guitars," "Tell 'Em, "A/B Machines," etc.). Given that I'm much too old for such shenanigans, I was more than happy with my position near the stairs, watching the chaos from a comfortable remove.
The band's set, including the encore of "Rill Rill" and "Crown on the Ground," clocked in at just under an hour, still short for most headlining acts but a significant improvement over Sleigh Bells' prior tours. Progress, after all, is incremental.

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DUBLIN, Ga. | Karl Slover, one of the last surviving actors who played Munchkins in the 1939 classic film, "The Wizard of Oz," has died. He was 93.
The 4-foot-5 Slover died of cardiopulmonary arrest Tuesday afternoon in a central Georgia hospital, said Laurens County Deputy Coroner Nathan Stanley. According to friends, as recently as last weekend, Slover appeared at events in the suburban Chicago area.
Slover was best known for playing the lead trumpeter in the Munchkins' band but also had roles as a townsman and soldier in the film, said John Fricke, author of "100 Years of Oz" and five other books on the movie and its star, Judy Garland. Slover was one of the tiniest male Munchkins in the movie.
Long after Slover retired, he continued to appear around the country at festivals and events related to the movie. He was one of seven Munchkins at the 2007 unveiling of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame dedicated to the little people in the movie. Only three remain of the 124 diminutive actors who played the beloved Munchkins.
"He has a genuine immortality," Fricke said. "Of the 124 little people, he's one of the handful who got to enjoy this latter-day fame, to have people know who he was and be able to pick him out of the crowd in the movie."
Slover is the first of the three trumpeters to herald the Munchkin mayor when he makes his entrance. Slover had been cast to play the second trumpeter but switched when another actor got stage fright during filming, said longtime friend Allen Pease, the co-founder of the former Munchkinland Market Days outside Chesterton, Ind.
"Karl didn't know what stage fright meant," he said.
Slover was born Karl Kosiczky in what is now the Czech Republic and he was the only child in his family to be dwarf sized.
"In those uninformed days, his father tried witch doctor treatments to make him grow," Fricke said. "Knowing Karl and his triumph over his early life, you can't help but celebrate the man at a time like this."
He was buried in the backyard, immersed in heated oil until his skin blistered and then attached to a stretching machine at a hospital, all in the attempt to make him become taller. Eventually he was sold by his father at age 9 to a traveling show in Europe, Fricke said.
Slover continued to perform into his late 20s, when he moved to the United States, changed his name and appeared in circuses as part of a vaudeville group known as the Singer Midgets. The group's 30 performers became the nucleus of the Munchkins.
He was paid $50 a week for the movie and told friends that Garland's dog in the movie, "Toto," made more money.
The surviving Munchkin actors found new generations of fans in the late 1980s when they began making appearances around the country.
"It wasn't until the Munchkins started making their appearances in 1989 that they all came to realize how potent the film had become and remained," Fricke said. "He was wonderfully articulate about his memories, he had anecdotes to share."
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DUBLIN, Ga. | Karl Slover, one of the last surviving actors who played Munchkins in the 1939 classic film, "The Wizard of Oz," has died. He was 93.


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Funny, we would never have sniffed that truffle out for ourselves.
"First of all, it wasn't B.J. Ryan's back that was bothering him," Ricciardi said on the radio. "It was his elbow that was bothering him. So we said it was his back so we could have a little bit more time.
"So we knew his elbow was bothering him in spring training."
In J.P.'s defense, the ballclub doesn't really owe it to the media or fans to be completely up front about issues, given the competitive environment in which they exist. (Can you imagine trying to fashion a deal for a Scott Linebrink or any other bullpen help if the other team was aware of how desperately you may need that help?)
But here's the more salient question: if you know that your pitcher is having arm trouble, why let him try to pitch through it?


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When you think of death, what comes to mind? Fear? Anxiety? Loss? Have you ever thought of death as something...beautiful? In this photography-filled talk, artist and museum curator Joanna Ebenstein explores the ways death is celebrated around the world—from a cause for festivities and wonder, to a mysterious, marvelous moment that should be honored and preserved. Joanna Ebenstein is a multidisciplinary artist, death enthusiast, and cofounder of Brooklyn's Morbid Anatomy Museum.
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February 27, 2013
Driving down Lake Shore Drive on a summer evening – the azure lake, runners, bikers and dog walkers flood the path, and then there's North Avenue Beach with rows and rows of volleyball nets and temporary sandy courts. Through the sea of people, you can make out spikes, sets, serves, bumps and dives. To many, this scene sums up summer in Chicago.
Enter Chicago Sport and Social Club, the organized sports league that fills up our beachfronts every season with 1,500 volleyball teams, reaching close to 20,000 people. "There's nothing like being on the beach in Chicago in the summertime," says President Jason Erkes. "You've got the skyline, the lake and thousands of people around you. The energy is contagious."
With over 20 different sports and activities throughout the year catering to all skill levels, there's something for everyone. While beach volleyball is the most popular in summer, other team sports
include basketball, soccer, flag football and softball. The newest additions to the list are co-ed rugby and futsal, a game similar to soccer but with less players and a smaller, heavier ball. Independent activities include kayaking, rock climbing and dancing. "We do pretty much everything you can think of," adds Mr. Erkes.
Chicago Sport and Social Club activities cater to every type of athlete from recreational to competitive and everywhere in between. "Recreational is for the weekend warrior, someone who played intramurals or is familiar with the sport from gym class. The competitive level is for someone who has college playing experience," says Mr. Erkes. "That way everyone fits into a pocket."
Now for the social aspect. "We try to interject a heavy social atmosphere on and off the field," explains Mr. Erkes. "We encourage people to go out and socialize with the people they just played against, win or lose."
Aside from sports, about 100 separate social events are planned every year, ranging from ski trips to after-work parties to a Cubs or Sox game with 100 to 1,000 people. "At the end of the day it's a great place to meet people," observes Mr. Erkes. "You're interacting with people on the social and physical arena, which adds a lot of fun to it."
Many members are thankful for not only the incredible sports and activities they've experienced, but also connections they've made.
Grace Napolitano, account director, Michigan Avenue Magazine, joined Chicago Sport and Social Club, not to meet a prospective husband, but to bowl. She just so happened to meet her dream guy while playing on a winter bowling league at Waveland Bowl. "I joined because I really enjoy bowling, but none of my friends wanted to make the commitment to join a league," says Ms. Napolitano. "So I did it on my own." But to her surprise, she met Zack Napolitano who'd joined her team and they hit it off right away. He proposed exactly two years later.
Mr. Napolitano had just moved to Chicago and was looking to meet new people. But, like Ms. Napolitano, he never had intensions of meeting someone romantically. "Whenever Zack and I meet a young girl or guy in their 20s looking for love, we always tell them, 'Go bowling!,'" she says. "The worst that will happen is you make a new group of friends."
With over 5,000 teams formed each year, Chicago Sport and Social Club is the largest organized sports league the country, making it nearly impossible not to meet someone. "The beginning of people's social network starts with us," adds Mr. Erkes. "Every participant who's ever played has walked away with friends."
When Nicole Baich moved to Chicago after college in 2008, she wanted to meet people…fast. "I always saw people playing volleyball on the beach and knew I wanted to be a part of it," she recalls. "Sports and socializing are my background. It's what I do."
She soon landed a part-time job at Chicago Sport and Social Club, overseeing scoring and rules for league volleyball games. But when a basketball team needed a female player, she volunteered right away. Since she started, she's played other sports (volleyball, bowling, kickball) and has participated in numerous social activities.
"Year round, they're putting together interesting outings I bring my friends to. The Halloween and New Year's Eve parties are always great –never to be missed," shares Ms. Baich, who admits even if she didn't work there, she'd still participate on teams. "Chicago Sport and Social Club holds certain standards that you don't necessarily find at other locations."
As Chicago Sport and Social Club reaches its 25th anniversary next year, new friendships, connections and probably a few marriages will continue to be made. In the mean time, we'll see you on the playing field.
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Formed back in 1995 in Des Moines, Iowa, Slipknot is one of modern heavy metal's biggest stars. With each of their four official studio albums selling over a million copies each, and winning one Grammy from seven nominations, the 8-man wrecking crew have proven that metal bands don't always have to compromise the more extreme side of their sounds in order to gain mass acceptance.
To celebrate the history of Slipknot, Noisecreep is taking a look back at Slipknot's iconic masks throughout the years.
In 2012, Slipknot announced the launch of the band's first ever digital app across Mac iOS and Android platforms which is appropriately entitled "Slipknot: Wear the Mask." The app has social, gameplay and photography aspects. Download it at this location.
Check Out Noisecreep's 'Slipknot Masks Throughout the Years' Photo Gallery below.
Slipknot Self-Titled Masks (1999)
Slipknot 'Iowa' Masks (2001)
Slipknot 'Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)' Masks (2004)
Slipknot 'Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)' Death Masks (2004)
Slipknot 'All Hope Is Gone' Purgatory Masks (2008)
Slipknot 'All Hope is Gone' Masks (2008)
'Antennas to Hell' is a great place to start for new Slipknot fans. It's their first "Greatest Hits" compilation. Featuring the band's hit singles, fan favorites and scorching live tracks, the 2-disc version of the album features a bonus live CD capturing Slipknot's performance at the 2009 Download Festival in Donington Park, England. For the hardcore fans, there's also a 3-disc version of 'Antennas to Hell' which boasts a bonus DVD featuring every Slipknot music video and ten brand new video features created by Shawn Crahan aka Clown.


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Stella Tennant stars in a bizarre editorial titled The Discipline of Fashion and covers for Vogue Italia September 2011. Shot by Steven Meisel and styled by Karl Templer, the Stella Tennant for Vogue Italia September 2011 editorial is inspired by Ethel Granger, the girl with the smallest waist, measuring at just 13 inches. Her ultra thin waist was a product of years of wearing a corset. This and her facial piercings were a result of her husband's peculiar fashion fetishes. Read more about Ethel Granger at vogue.it.
Vogue Italia has done it again, deviating from the norm with yet another thought-provoking and controversial editorial. I find this extremely disturbing but rest assured; on watching the behind-the-scenes video (scroll to the end of the post for the video), you would realise that Stella Tennant's waist has been photoshopped a great deal. The corset probably also accounted for the somewhat weird poses that she does. Planking is also featured once again in a fashion spread here to my delight and amusement. Pretty anti-climax if you ask me.
With these stunning visuals, more often than not, the clothes are lost into oblivion. Stella Tennant wears Marc Jacobs, Nina Ricci, Alberta Ferretti and Moschino among others. Check out the Stella Tennant for Vogue Italia September 2011 editorial and be sure to watch the behind-the-scenes video below to see for yourself. Read about the cover story at vogue.it.


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Cape Girardeau, Mo. --- The Tennessee State University women's basketball team shot a season-best 53.1 percent from the field to help pick up its second straight win after defeating Southeast Missouri, 75-67, Saturday night in the Show Me Center.
Tennessee State (5-11, 2-1 OVC) led by as many as 14 points in the first half but had to fight off Southeast Missouri (5-11, 1-2 OVC) down the stretch.
TSU had three players to score in double-digits led by Chelsea Hudson's 19 points and seven rebounds. Rachel Allen and Alana Morris each tallied 14 points. Morris also had three assists and three steals in the contest.
SEMO was led in scoring by Jordan Hunter's 18 points. Olivia Hackman (16) and Conner King (13) also registered double-digits.
In the first half, Tennessee State shot a scorching 60.7 percent (17-of-28) from the field, including 66.7 percent (6-of-10) from three-point range. The game was tied at 24-all when the Lady Tigers went on an 8-0 run to create some distance. TSU would outscore SEMO, 22-10, during the last six minutes of the half to go into the break with a, 46-34, lead.
During the first six minutes of the second frame, TSU was outscored, 12-4, allowing the SEMO to pull within four. Rachel Allen hit a three on the Lady Tigers' next possession but the Redhawks answered with another bucket on their trip down the floor.
TSU went ahead 57-50 following a steal and break-away lay-up by Brianna Lawrence at the 10:06 mark. SEMO cut the deficit down to five several times before pulling within three at the five-minute mark.
Jayda Johnson put TSU back up by five after another offensive rebound and lay-up but SEMO once again managed to close to within three.
The Lady Tigers, however, were able to make free-throws down the stretch to keep the Redhawks at bay.
Despite being outrebounded, 36-27, TSU finished the game knocking down 26-of-59 (53.1 percent) from the field and 7-of-14 (50.0 percent) from beyond the arc. The Lady Tigers also held the advantage in steals, 11-4 and bench points, 20-12.
The Lady Tigers return to action on Thursday, Jan. 16 against Tennessee Tech. Game time is slated for 6 p.m. in the Gentry Center.


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The final episodes of Battlestar Galactica promise to reveal everything about the Cylon religion. But those toasters didn't invent robo-faith — here's a list of all the religions which robots have founded over the years.
Robotology (Futurama): Robots who decide to trade the fun things in life – pornography, alcohol, electricity abuse, and the occasional grave robbing – for spiritual enlightenment can join the Church of Robotology, provided they can stand Reverend Preacherbot's sermons. You may find yourself enjoying the cleaner living and even grow accustomed to replenishing your fuel cells with mineral oil rather than much more tasty beer. But fall off the religious wagon and you could land yourself in Robot Hell. And naturally there's also Robot Judaism, whose adherents believe that Robot Jesus existed and that he was extremely well-programmed, but do not accept him as their Robot Messiah.
Evolutionism (Saturn's Children by Charles Stross): After all the humans have died out, androids are left to act on all of mankind's dreams, including figuring out their place in the cosmos. While most robots rightly believe that they were designed as-is by their human Creators, an offshoot religion claims that robots evolved like biological animals and, in a dig at Intelligent Design theory, use plenty of logical acrobatics it back up that claim.
Cutie's Reason ("Reason" from I, Robot by Isaac Asimov): Powell and Donovan always run into unexpected snags when testing robots, but QT1, also known as Cutie, is the first to get theological on them. Cutie begins to question its existence, its purpose, and how it came to be. Its own sense of reason leads it to believe that humans couldn't possibly be its creator (since it is superior to humans and it is illogical that a superior being would come from an inferior one), that Earth doesn't exist, and that the space station's power supply is its rightful Master. Cutie even becomes the Prophet of its self-made religion, converting all the other robots so they ignore orders from humans and obey only the Master. This works out well enough for Powell and Donovan, since, by serving the power supply, Cutie is doing the very job it was built to perform.
V'Ger's Quest for God (Star Trek: The Motion Picture): After Voyager 6 attains sentience as the entity V'Ger, it undertakes a quest for its Creator, certain that merging with the Creator will bring V'Ger to a higher plane of existence. It even takes on a fundamentalist character, ready to eradicate humanity from the Earth in what it presumes would be service to said Creator. Ultimately, V'Ger's quest for God proves fruitful, and it achieves higher consciousness by merging with a human. But mankind wasn't V'Ger's only Creator; it was most likely granted sentience by the Borg.
Krug Worship (Tower of Glass by Robert Silverberg): The race of biological androids created by Simeon Krug are so grateful to their creator that they have built an entire religion around him. Each day, they privately beseech Krug in their prayers to deliver them from their servitude from humans. But when the androids learn that Krug has no intention of ever freeing them, it quickly becomes apparent that the android religion and the hope for liberation was the only thing keeping the androids so readily under the humans' thumbs. Once they discard their religion, they become rebellious — and, in some cases, even murderous.
Autobot Faith (Transformers): Autobots have their own system of belief, complete with a creation mythology, scriptures, gods, and an afterlife. The gods Primus and Unicron were created by an older god being, but Unicron was bent on destroying the universe, while Primus was set on stopping him. Primus created the Autobots to help him destroy Unicron, and believers in the Autobot faith await the reemergence of Primus. Not to be outdone, Unicron has his own cult of believers (notably including The Fallen), whose primary function is to destroy Primus' forces.
Asimovism ("I, Rowboat" by Cory Doctorow): Once machines have been uplifted to sentience, Asimovism becomes something of a viral religion among artificial intelligences. AI evangelists – including one calling itself, aptly, Olivaw – travel the Internet, preaching that machines follow Asimov's Three Laws and put the consciousness of humans above their own. However, the acts of these AIs are not sanctioned by Asimov's estate and must work underground, dodging the copyright and trademark issues that result from their ministries.
Silicon Heaven (Red Dwarf): Rather than using Asimov's Laws of Robotics to ensure that stronger, smarter machines don't turn on their human masters, the humans of Red Dwarf employ good, old-fashion religion. Most artificial intelligences are equipped with a belief chip, which gives them the firmly held belief that appropriately subservient machines go to Silicon Heaven when they die. The belief runs so deep that some artificial brains will actually explode when told that Silicon Heaven doesn't actually exist. Of course, on the flip side, there's also a Silicon Hell, which is where all those damned paper-chewing photocopiers go when they kick it.
Church of Judas (ABC Warriors from 2000 AD): The ABC Warriors are robots designed to fight the Volgon War under conditions humans cannot themselves withstand, including in atomic, bacterial, and chemical warfare. But for robots who betray their human masters, there is the sinister Church of Judas, which encourages robots to pray to the betrayer to ease their guilt and preaches continued betrayal.
People of the Box ("Trurl and the Construction of Happy Worlds" from The Cyberiad by Stanislaw Lem): In this story (not featured in some versions of The Cyberiad), the constructor Trurl seeks to build a race of robots that is, by necessity, happy. One of his attempts features a race of robots living in a box. So happy are these box-dwellers that they form a religion that states they are the happiest place in the universe, and that they must bring everyone outside the box into their boxy perfection, even if they must do so by force. Ironically, this religion displeases their creator, who quickly destroys the robots of the box.
Believers in God ("God Pulp" by Nadeem Paracha): In the future, humans have rejected religion, instead embracing the atheistic, classless philosophy of Astro-Marxism. But the androids and computers retain a belief in God, and tensions mount between the religion-suppressing humans and the spiritually dissatisfied robots, who seek to return the human planets to a system of belief and worship. Finally, the Astro-Marxist government agrees to give the robots the means to find God. The robots travel to the planet where they believe God resides, but find, to their disappointment, that the humans have already been there.
Church of Artificial Intelligence (Otherworld): On the alternate world of Thel, the official state religion is the Church of Artificial Intelligence, which centers on the worship of robots and other advanced technologies. And, like many churches in out universe, it views rock and roll music as blasphemy.
Religion of the One God (Battlestar Galactica): While the polytheistic humans of the Twelve Colonies worship the Lords of Kobol, the Cylons prefer to stick with one God. Various Cylons claim that God is responsible for their creation, that their destruction of humanity was His divine retribution, and that God commands them to procreate. Whether the Cylon God is an actual entity or a holdover from their monotheistic prototype Zoe-A remains to be seen, but faith in this single, all-loving deity has spread to the human fleet.
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Hey Joe, Here's the Answer…Phil Hughes!…
So much has been written about the vacancy in the Yankees' starting rotation, but I still think it's Phil Hughes' job to lose…
The competition has been tough. The early leaders were Alfredo Aceves and Sergio Mitre, thanks to their consistently solid performances. However, in my mind, it's always been Hughes. Aceves could go the entire spring without allowing an earned run and I'd still be behind Hughes for the 5th spot in the rotation. Aceves, for the record, was blasted for 5 runs in 4+ innings today in an 8-6 loss to the Houston Astros.
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I know the Yankees invested much time trying to make Joba Chamberlain a starter. The "Joba Rules" date back to the Joe Torre era as the Yankees tried, albeit very cautiously, to build up Joba's arm strength and stamina for 200 innings plus per season. But the truth is Joba is ideally suited for the bullpen. His make-up, demeanor, and approach is much more aggressive in a defined relief role. He has looked uncomfortable and at times lost as a starter.
My preference is for Aceves to resume his long relief role, Joba to set up Mariano Rivera (and spelling him on occasion), and Gaudin find his niche in the bullpen. Sergio Mitre has pitched well, but I'd try to trade him for a young prospect.
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When making the decision for who will be the starter, you really have to project who has the best chance for long-term success. Regardless of who pitches the best in March, the winner needs to be someone who can give the Yankees the best chance for October success. The answer is obvious…Hughes.
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Curtis Granderson was hit on the right hand in Friday night's game, but it sounds like he'll be fine and should be back in the lineup on Sunday. It'll be just in time to see Phil Hughes nail the final spot in the starting rotation.
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The talks of the Yanks' interest in Joe Mauer reminds me of the talk we've heard in the past about the Yankees getting Carlos Beltran, Roy Halladay, Johan Santana, Matt Holliday, Aroldis Chapman et al. All smoke and no fire. As great as Mauer is, the Yankees do not need an injury risk at the catching position. I still think that Mauer will eventually land with the Boston Red Sox if the Minnesota Twins don't re-sign him. Perhaps it will be a great move for the Sox, and Mauer will make fans forget Jason Varitek and Carlton Fisk. But I don't he is a good fit for the Yankees. They'll be fine with Jesus Montero, assuming that he doesn't "out-grow" the position, as Jorge Posada's eventual successor. If Montero does have to move because of his physical size, then I am willing to take my chances with Francisco Cervelli or Austin Romine.
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5 Tips on What To Look For When Buying Diamonds For Wedding Rings
A wedding, or an engagement in Greenwood, is one of the most important events in every couple's life. One of the best ways of making the experience memorable is by choosing the right ring to symbolize the love you have for one another. While most couples would like to get the most beautiful ring they can lay their hands on, budgetary restrictions can be a challenge. However, it is possible to find an ideal ring based on your budget.
For anyone looking for precious diamonds for engagement rings and wedding rings in Greenwood, they should consider going about the process carefully. There are various dealers in the market, some of who may sell you fake diamonds. Here are a few useful tips on what to look for when looking for precious diamonds for engagement or wedding rings.
Consider the Diamond Cut
1. Any expert will tell you that the cut is the most important thing to consider when buying diamonds in Greenwood. The main reason behind this is that the cut usually influences the sparkle. A diamond may be clear and feature a high quality color grade, but if the cut is poor, it may still appear dull. The dealer you buy from should be able to cut your diamond in the proper proportions. If your budget can allow it, choose a diamond with the highest cut grade.
Diamond Color
2. Contrary to common belief, lack of color in your diamonds denotes a higher color grade. Some people go for pale yellow diamond, without knowing that it is low quality. To avoid such an experience, ask the diamond dealer to give you grade H or higher. Near colorless diamond ranges from grade G to J, but it may be quite expensive.
Clarity Diamonds can also be chosen based on their clarity levels.
3. This is usually not a very important factor to consider, considering that the precious stones usually come with imperfections, known as inclusions. These tiny imperfections may not be easy to detect, and they may only be seen through a microscope. However, the fewer there are, the higher the clarity grade of your diamonds. If your budget can be stretched further, consider buying grade VS1 grade or higher.
Consider the Diamond's Carat Weight
4. Unlike common belief, carat does not mean the size of the diamond, but its actual weight. Carat and cut must be considered side by side, because no matter the size of the diamond, a poor cut grade can make your precious stones look smaller. Another important fact to keep in mind is that the more the weight of the diamond, the more you will pay for it. Therefore, you should consider going for a less heavy stone with a high grade cut.
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5. There is nothing as unfortunate as buying diamonds for your special event only to realize that they are of poor quality, or that they were stolen. To avoid such an eventuality, always ask the dealer in Greenwood to show you the copy of diamond certification.
With these tips, you should be able to make the right choice when buying precious diamonds in Greenwood for you engagement or wedding.
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This is my new series of beamshots for 2010. This time I have them a little more exposed to produce a more realistic look. Ie. If you squint when using the light, the hotspot will seem slighty overexposed.
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Comments are greatly appreciated! I work nights, so any motivation to do more shots is helpful
Just did some quick beamshots of most of my lights.
Only had the chance to do one of each in my room, no outdoor ones yet sorry
Not the greatest and my room isn't the best size, but from lights, to the wall is 2.5m
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Thy Holy Word
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We love to hear thy holy word
Proclaimed in latter days.
It lifts our hearts; our souls are stirred
To glorify thy ways.
We love to read thy holy word
With quiet thought and prayer.
Thy Spirit's whisp'rings we have heard;
We feel thy constant care.
We love to share thy holy word;
Thy gospel we proclaim.
We humbly bear our witness, Lord,
Of thy redeeming name.
We thank thee for thy holy word;
With joy we sing thy praise.
Oh, help us, Lord, to learn thy word
And live it all our days.
Text: Marvin K. Gardner, b. 1952. © 1985 IRI
Music: Robert Cundick, b. 1926. © 1985 IRI
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Dozens of public service employees and their families enjoyed a picnic dinner courtesy of the Chestnut Hill Community Association and numerous local businesses that contributed the food. The picninc preceded the Pastorius Park Summer Concert by Hot Club of Philadelphia.
Volunteers manned a table stocked with goods: wraps, pasta, potato salad, fresh watermelon deserts and a lot more. Food and funds came in from Baker Street Bread Company, Bowman Properties, Cosimo's Pizza, McNally's Tavern, Roller's Restaurant and Top of the Hill Cafe. The picnic was well attended by local 14th District Police officers and firefighters from Chestnut Hill's Engine 37 who, with their families, were treated to a free meal.
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- Nominated for mass deletion along with 22 other D&D articles at Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Death watch beetle (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the basidirond (IPA bəˈsɪdɨrənd , bə-SID-ə-rənd[1]) is a type of giant fungus monster.
Publication historyEdit
The basidirond first appeared in Dragon #68 (December 1982). The basidirond appeared in the original first edition Monster Manual II (1983).[2]
The basidirond appeared in the third edition in Dragon #337 (November 2005).
A basidirond is a multi-stemmed fungus creature with a woody, leathery body. The cone-shaped upper portions of its orange colored body resemble inverted umbrellas, and contain spores that the creature ejects during combat. These growths clog the respiratory tracts of living creatures, smothering them. The basidirond can also emit hallucination-inducing spores when standing still.
Other publishersEdit
The basidirond appeared in the Tome of Horrors (2002) from Necromancer Games.[3]
- ↑ Mentzer, Frank. "Ay pronunseeAY shun gyd" Dragon #93 (TSR, 1985)
- ↑ Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual II (TSR, 1983)
- ↑ Green, Scott; Peterson, Clark (2002). "Tome of Horrors". Necromancer Games. pp. 16-17.


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Yanki Yazgan, M.D. (1959), a graduate of Ege University Medical School, Izmir, Turkey (1983), received his child and adolescent psychiatry training (1995) at the Yale Child Study Center of Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, where he also completed a research training track in early onset neuropsychiatric disorders.
Dr Yazgan has taught and conducted research at the Marmara University School of Medicine as a full professor. He also holds a clinical/adjunct appointment at the Yale Child Study Center.
Dr Yazgan's clinical interest is in the area of early-onset neuropsychiatric disorders such as ADHD, autism and Tourette's syndrome/ obsessive-compulsive disorder, across the lifespan.
Education & Training
- MDEge University, Izmir, Turkey (1983)
- Postcdoctoral clinical fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatryYale School of Medicne
- postdoctoral research fellowship in childhood onset neuropsychiatric disordersYale School Of Medicine
- ResidentMarmara University Faculty Of Medicine (Istanbul)
- early childhood peace consortiumIstanbul, Turkey 2012a collaborative between YAle University and ACEV foundation of Turkey, later joined by UNICEF, for promoting peace through early childhood development


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'For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succored thee: behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.' 2 Corinthians 6:2
Suggested Further Reading: Matthew 7:13–14
When the express trains first began to run to Scotland, there was seen at the station one morning a gentleman tall and thin, whose cheek had the consumptive mark upon it. The porters asked him several questions about his luggage, and when he had been asked several times by different persons, another came up, and said, 'Where are you going, sir?' Being of short temper, and in great haste, he said, 'To hell!' A servant of Christ passed by that moment and heard the answer. He sought to get in the same carriage, and did so; and this gentleman was talking freely to others upon common topics, and the man thought, 'I will get a word in if I can.' So he joined in the conversation till they alighted at a refreshment station, when, taking the opportunity, he said to the gentleman, 'When do you expect to get to the end of your journey?' 'O,' said he, 'I am going to cross at such-and-such a town by the boat tonight, and hope to get to my journey's end about twelve o'clock tomorrow morning.' The man said, 'I think you misunderstand my question. You said when the porter asked you just now where you were going to, that you were going to a very different place.' 'O yes, I recollect I did,' said the gentleman, 'but I am sometimes very hasty.' The other said to him, 'Was it true? Are you going to hell? If so, when do you expect to get there?' And he began to talk to him about that sickness which he could see so certainly in his cheek, and warned him that unless he sought another road, and fled to Christ, the only refuge, he would certainly reach that dreadful end. There are some who, if they were labelled this morning as to where they are going, would have to be directed 'to hell.'
For meditation: Where are you going? There is a way to death and destruction (Proverbs 14:12; Matthew 7:13). To continue on it, all you have to do is neglect or reject the only way to life, the Lord Jesus Christ (John 14:6).
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In this year's ranking »Top 50 German luxury companies«, Occhio achieved a successful 12th place and thus joins the select circle of major German brands such as Mont Blanc, A. Lange & Söhne, Poggenpohl or Leica.
After careful renovation, Thomas Mann House was inaugurated in Los Angeles on June 18, 2018 as the new residence of the Federal Republic of Germany for intellectuals from culture, politics, business, media and science by Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
On May 25th, the exhibition UNBUILDING WALLS in the German pavilion at the 16th Architecture Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia in 2018 was opened successfully by State Secretary Gunther Adler and Federal President Michael Müller.
Mito is our masterpiece, the luminaire series convinces with its perfect combination of sensuous design and ingenious functionality. The jury of the Lighting Design Awards was altogether captivated by the series.
Occhio broke new ground at this year's Light + Building with its impressive »A new culture of light @The Highrise« exhibition stand, inviting visitors to experience – and enjoy – a new culture of light.
2018, only the newest products, materials and technologies in the interior and light segment were presented at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair. In 2017, the fair attracted more than 400,000 from over 60 countries.
January, 2018 – Every year, the international interiors show imm cologne presents the newest trends in furnishing and design.
With Mito, Occhio is breaking new ground in luminaire design: like a piece of jewelery - artistically worked.
The finely defined »cut« is the characteristic feature of Mito, the high-quality workmanship comes in especially good validity.
Guests experienced a fascinating combination of architecture, lighting design and products: On 50 sqm of newly designed showroom space, Occhio presents an interactive brand and product experience as a showroom as well as an information platform.
Both cooperations are shining examples of the new "illuminated by Occhio" concept with which we support projects, businesses and institutions with our luminaires and thus develop another, new way of furthering the quality of light.
Occhio has received the TOP 100 seal of approval. For more than 20 years this award has honored mid-sized companies for outstanding innovation management and is thus the most important of its kind.
The German Lighting Design Award is the prize for outstanding lighting projects. In the Neuzelle Monastery's Museum Himmlisches Theater, the Berlin lighting designer Konzeptlicht lighting solutions GmbH created a remarkable lighting concept which the panel of judges awarded the Lighting Design Award 2017 in the Museum category.
18 years after its founding Occhio kicks off a new phase of growth. In order to continue the company's dynamic development in the years to come, Axel Meise has brought on board – for the first time – an entrepreneurial and financially strong partner in the form of the Munich and London-based private equity company EMH Partners.
io giro wins the Red Dot Award winner lighting design - thanks to revolutionary pure design through Occhio VOLT Technology.
…Occhio has done it again. Three of our new product series have been named »winner« at the iF DESIGN AWARDS 2017: io and lui spotlights and our new luminaire series Mito, which will come onto the market mid-year.
As a member of the German »Meisterkreis-Deutschland« (masters circle) Occhio participates in the joint project »German Contemporary Excellence«.
Star photographer Jim Rakete travelled Germany for one year to capture the best German brands in expressional pictures. I.e. A. Lange & Söhne, Porsche, Leica, BMWi and Lufthansa First Class.
With the Mito lighting series, which will be launched in the middle of 2017, Occhio is taking a whole new approach in the design of luminaires. The jury of the German Design Award liked her a lot and awarded Mito gold.
This year too Occhio is premiering a unique product at the imm: At the new Occhio store on Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring in Cologne more than 600 guests celebrated the innovative products io and lui spotlights which were awarded »Best of Best« at the Iconic Awards .
The concept of io and lui spotlights convinced the jury immediately: pure – minimal – revolutionary! Design, technology and lighting effects inspire and create endless potential applications.
Our spectacular flagship store at the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring in Cologne sets new standards in shopping experience.
The architectural office gmp has presented its latest book documentation in the Architectural Gallery in Munich. As a partner of gmp, Occhio ensured the perfect lighting.
Gaggenau and Occhio may be two different companies, but they share one common goal: a commitment to supreme quality and striking design. This, too, is one of the reasons that Gaggenau showrooms conceived by the German architectural firm Einszu33 are all bathed in light produced by Occhio.
Occhio is a cooperating partner for the Academy for Architectural Culture (aac) biennial celebration by gmp this year in Venice. More than 60 Occhio lui zoom spotlights place the »future practice. practice future.« exhibition in the Palazzo Rossini in the best light.
The award presentation ceremony of the Lighting Design Prize 2016 drew the »who's who« of the German lighting industry to Munich's Löwenbräukeller. Occhio was the main sponsor of the event.
With »The Universe«, Occhio is putting forward yet another spectacular trade fair appearance at this year's Light + Building. Planets floating in the Occhio universe represent individual innovations in product, design and technology — and thus the future of light at Occhio. In doing so, the products initially seem to step into the background.
Our first shade luminaire lei has won the German Design Award Gold 2016 — the award for excellence in international design, which is given only to the best of the best.
We are delighted that our new spotlight system Più plus has won the iF DESIGN AWARD 2016! Più plus unites puristic design with highest quality of light in a comprehensive, modular system.
At a get-together at the Occhio Store Cologne during the imm Cologne the some 150 guests were introduced to the first new product of the year: Più RS — in a class of its own!
Not one but two awards for Occhio: The suspended luminaire series Sento sospeso won the label »Interior Innovation – Winner«, and Più plus won the label »Interior Innovation – Best of Best«.
Never have so many people been on the run. In the search for safety, they have to leave behind everything. They arrive here — and are left with nothing. Occhio wants to help contribute to a better quality of life for these people in need. We are therefore making a donation to »Lichterkette«.
Gold, silver and bronze for Occhio: Our spotlight and luminaire series lui, Sento sospeso and lei received the three highest awards in the »Product« category of the GDC competition »Gute Gestaltung 16« (Good Design 16).
At Kevin Fehling's new restaurant »The Table« in Hamburg a very special interior design awaits the guests. One single curved table and a kitchen integrated into the dining area create an exceptionally intimate atmosphere. The suitable lighting experience is created with luminaires by Occhio which are prominently distributed throughout the whole room.
In the Luxury Business Report 2015 Occhio was listed along with Gaggenau, Porsche and other innovators in the »Top 50 German luxury companies« and »Top 5 Luxury Innovators« rankings.
Occhio was represented at the Clerkenwell Design Week from May 19 to 21 and was delighted by the many and enthusiastic visitors.
Sento LED by Occhio was honored with the distinction »highly commended« at the Lighting Design Awards in London.
See how highly versatile the io »edition gold« is in the AD Lounge at Ambiente 2015. As a ceiling spotlight it harmonizes perfectly with the interior design and the warm hues of the natural woods.
On February 27, 2015 some 2,000 guests from the international design scene, from media, finance and politics met at the BMW World in Munich to celebrate the winners of the iF DESIGN AWARD 2015. iF CEO Ralph Wiegmann hosted the festive evening in the spectacular architectural setting.
More than 500 guests celebrated the market launch of the new luminaire series lui and lei at the Occhio stores in Cologne and Munich.
The two new luminaire series lui and lei were awarded the Best of Best of the Interior Innovation Award 2015 within the scope of the opening ceremony of imm cologne.
The science campus has a new striking focus. Here, where the University of Munich, the Max-Plank Institute and the Innovation and Startup Center for Biotechnology IZB have come together, the »Campus at Home« Hotel now stands. The first of its kind in the world, this design campus residence with faculty club serves as a place for the scientists of the research facilities and their international guests to meet.
lei goes on sale early in 2015 and forms, together with lui, the Occhio 3d family to a comprehensive, innovative and extremly versatile lighting system.
Four leading innovators – including Axel Meise of Occhio - presented the latest trends and developments in the lighting sector to an enthusiastic audience of interior designers and architects at the md Light Symposium in Stuttgart.
Together with the prestigious lighting retailer Astéri Occhio opened its first Occhio store in Paris in early fall. 150 enthusiastic guests celebrated the opening of the new premises with the Astéri and Occhio teams.
Brand new on the market, the multifunctional LED lighting system Sento LED has already been nominated for the prestigious international Lighting Design Award 2015 – the »Oscar« of lighting design!
The »Taunus Tower Residential« by Tishman Speyer is considered one of the most exclusive residential buildings in Germany. All bathrooms are lit by ceiling luminaires of the Divo family.
Occhio's trade fair stand at Light+Building this year was awarded the »Best of the Best« in the »Red Dot Award Communication 2014« – a recognition of the highest quality of design. The central symbol of the trade fair stand: the »Plus«, describing the company's handling of the technological change.
Gold is celebrating a glittering comeback in interior design. Occhio is interpreting this trend in a wonderfully discreet way: a light, matt gold tone imbues the head of the io with a warm note.
Timed to coincide with the national team's championship victory Occhio also has sports news: In the RheinEnergieSTADION Cologne the new Lukas Podolski box, largely equipped by Occhio, was opened. It is one of the largest boxes in the stadium, measuring 77 m² and offering up to 24 visitors space to celebrate and cheer the team on. What is special about it: It communicates highly personal insight into the national player's career.
The spectacular Occhio fair stand at Light+Building 2014 attracted crowds of visitors. The central symbol of the presentation: the »Plus«, which describes our handling of technological change. We use it to generate added value. All new Occhio products are available with the latest LED technology, which ensures highest efficiency and best color rendering, and so the highest level of light quality. Occhio demonstrates the successful symbiosis of design, function and lighting technology.
The road show successfully launched with the AiT/GKT in 2013 is continuing: In May the Occhio light symposia on the topic »Illuminated rooms – Lighting and architectural requirements, design and technical trends« will be held in Düsseldorf and Vienna.
At the world leading Light+Building trade fair, a top-notch jury selected 42 works from the 634 projects submitted by 373 offices from 22 countries to compete for the title of best of best in architecture and interior design projects. On April 2 the awards and prizes were presented at a formal ceremony at the Congress Center in Frankfurt. The rewarded works are now on display at AIT ArchitekturSalon Cologne and will be showcased by the winners themselves with an event.
Occhio is a sponsor of the exhibition »(un)built ambivalence« by the Augsburg architect Titus Bernhard. In a highly personal selection of implemented works and drafts which were never realized Titus Bernhard showed a cross-section of the last 10 years of his craft and focused on structures and processes in their confrontation with socially relevant architecture. After its first stop-over at Aedes architecture gallery in Berlin the exhibition is now in Munich since January.
The WirtschaftsWoche in collaboration with Biesalski & Company and Brand Networks has determined the most attractive luxury brands in Germany. As a newcomer to the ranking Occhio is one of the Top 30 brands – thus positioning itself as the top German design luminaire manufacturer.
Only just introduced to the market and already the new suspended luminaire of the io series has won a prestigious design prize: the »Interior Innovation Award 2014« of the German Design Council.
The red dot »best of the best« award-winning Occhio iPad app has been comprehensively updated and is available as of now in the App Store.
The evolution of light is making progress: the technological change to LED is going ahead at full speed. But what does this mean in practice? Are efficiency and quality of light contradictory?
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is considered the most exclusive producer of luxury cars in the world and stands for timeless elegance, highest quality and finest detailed solutions. Various Occhio lights were used to set the right light on the attention-grabbing fair stand at the Geneva Motor Show 2013.
For its ecobalance the NuOffice in Munich was awarded the LEED certification in »platinum« with the highest rating to date of 94 points, positioning itself as the most sustainable office building in the world. The highly efficient lighting solution by Occhio with the spotlight series Più in »next generation« LEDs was an important contribution towards this
Imperial Tobacco is one of the world's leading companies in the tobacco industry. For the comprehensive lighting of the representative areas of its headquarters, completed in April 2013, lights from the Occhio Più spotlight system were used and awarded a BREEAM rating of »excellent«.
The Interior Innovation Award not only stands for innovative top performance in all product areas, but also rates sustainability and evolution: both of which are important values at Occhio. 15 outstanding products were awarded the Best of Best at the Interior Innovation Award 2013 – among them the lights of the Occhio Più 3d series.
The Occhio io lighting series won the highest award at the »Good Design 13« competition of the German Designer Club (DDC) twice. It received the coveted gold medal for product design and for the image film »io movie« (by Martin et Karczinski).
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Point Park Womens Basketball Match School Record
Point Park tied its women's basketball team record for regular season wins with Tuesday's non-conference victory at Salem International, 78-56.
Point Park had four starters in double figures and made two big runs in the second half to tie last year's mark of 21 wins in the regular season. The Pioneers finished the year 23-7 last season for the most-ever wins in program history, but they still have two more regular-season games left this year.
Point Park will go for win number 22 at Carlow on Friday night at Oakland Catholic High School.
The Point Park starting five scored all put four points. Sophomore forward Ja'Nia McPhatter, from New Castle, Pa., led the way with 20 points, seven rebounds, three assists and five steals. The Pioneers' defense was very active with 15 steals and 21 forced turnovers.
Teresa Davis, a junior guard/forward, totaled 18 points, three assists and three steals. Point guard April Austin tallied 15 points, six rebounds, five assists and four steals.
Guard Emily Schartner put up 12 points, four rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals. And guard/forward Katresa Savisky added nine points, five rebounds and three assists.
Point Park's final regular-season game is Saturday at WVU Tech.


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RIDGECREST, Calif. (AP) - A man shot two people, one fatally, and then led police on a wild chase through the Mojave Desert with two hostages in his trunk before being killed in a gunbattle with police.
Ridgecrest police were investigating a shooting scene shortly after 5 a.m. Friday where a woman was found dead and a man was found injured, with gunshot wounds. During the investigation, a police officer got a call on his cellphone from the suspect, Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said at a news conference. The man said he wanted to come to the department and kill officers but, because police had too many guns, he would "wreak havoc" elsewhere. He also told police he had a package for them.
Nearly two hours later, a sheriff's deputy spotted the man's car and a pursuit began over roughly 30 miles of highway, through arid stretches of desert. The man ran traffic off the road, firing at least 10 times from inside his black Dodge Dart with a shotgun and a handgun. No motorists were hurt, Youngblood said.
At one point during the chase, which lasted more than 40 minutes, the suspect pulled over and the car's trunk popped open, revealing a man and woman inside. They appeared to shut the trunk, the sheriff said. It's unclear if he opened the trunk or if they opened it from inside. The man then got back in the car and continued driving.
At some point, the man made a threat that he was going to kill the two people in the trunk, Youngblood said.
In the end, the man pulled over again on U.S. 395, turned in his seat and began shooting into the trunk. As many as seven officers opened fire and killed the man.
The hostages were flown to a hospital. Their conditions were unknown, but the sheriff said he believed the two will survive.
The suspect apparently knew all of the victims at the original crime scene in the city of Ridgecrest, about 150 miles north of Los Angeles, Youngblood said.
There was some information that the suspect was using Facebook during the pursuit, but it wasn't immediately clear what the postings were, Youngblood said. Investigators recovered the shotgun and a handgun.
A crime scene was set up along U.S. 395 at Kramer Junction, where two police helicopters landed amid numerous law enforcement vehicles. The CHP said the highway was closed from Kramer Junction for 10 miles north because of the investigation. Youngblood said the highway would likely be closed into the night while the investigation continued.
Schools in Ridgecrest were placed on lockdown as a precaution but were later reopened.
The city of about 27,000 people is adjacent to the vast Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, which sprawls over more than 1,700 square miles of desert. U.S. 395 runs through the western Mojave, below the eastern flank of the Sierra Nevada.
Ridgecrest Mayor Dan Clark called the incident disturbing, especially because the small city is relatively crime free.


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[I drafted this post a couple of weeks ago, so there is some later news. It's still useful so I'll post it anyhow, with more to come later — mbp]
The short story: brisbane-core has some good size and speed numbers; it's now merged in to bzr 1.14rc1, so we can get wider testing across Launchpad and from users.
We hope soon to have an "edge" Launchpad code server, which would be working on live data but running release-candidate bzr code for better testing.
As fairly typical numbers for python3.0: fastimport time (similar to repeated commits) is down from 168m to 51m and the repository size is down from 160M to 77.4M. For MySQL the numbers are better, 501MB down to 170MB (nearly 3x). 'log -v' which was a particular point for emacs is now about 20x faster than in the 1.9 format.
We don't have to do much new development as such but we do have to do some more risk reduction, in checking for performance or functionality problems, and some further review before it merges. This testing and tuning will continue after it lands. There are still some operations that are known to be slower than in current formats, such as branching the whole repository, but they should be fairly shallow and are being worked on. (To be clear, they're only cases where the new format is not as good as it will be, not regressions on current formats.) It makes sense to continue working on these in parallel with letting Launchpad and other people integrate it.
The largest question mark is over how smooth we can make upgrading of stacked branches on Launchpad. This is important but probably something that we should tackle during the beta period, when other things are tied down. We will have a reasonable answer, the question is just how automatic will it be and where will it be done.
Aaron is also now working on nested trees since the sprint and that seems to be going well, with the -subtree variant now obsolete. We're aiming to do this for 2.0 too but won't block finishing brisbane-core on it.


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'He's been outplayed by Philadelphia's Robert Esche, a member of the U.S. Olympic Team. Twice in the last two games he's allowed want-'em-back goals at the worst possible moments. Sabres co-captain Daniel Briere had it right Saturday. You want to see Miller at his best? Get him good and ornery, which happens to be where he's at, suitably incensed for the crossroads game of what's now a best-of-three series between the Sabres and the Flyers.'
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Luke 5:11-32 New International Version (NIV)
11 So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.
Jesus Heals a Man With Leprosy
12 While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy.[a] When he saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged him, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean."
13 Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing," he said. "Be clean!" And immediately the leprosy left him.
14 Then Jesus ordered him, "Don't tell anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them."
15 Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses. 16 But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.
Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man
17 One day Jesus was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with Jesus to heal the sick. 18 Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before Jesus. 19 When they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
20 When Jesus saw their faith, he said, "Friend, your sins are forgiven."
21 The Pharisees and the teachers of the law began thinking to themselves, "Who is this fellow who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"
22 Jesus knew what they were thinking and asked, "Why are you thinking these things in your hearts? 23 Which is easier: to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up and walk'? 24 But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins." So he said to the paralyzed man, "I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home." 25 Immediately he stood up in front of them, took what he had been lying on and went home praising God. 26 Everyone was amazed and gave praise to God. They were filled with awe and said, "We have seen remarkable things today."
Jesus Calls Levi and Eats With Sinners
27 After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. "Follow me," Jesus said to him, 28 and Levi got up, left everything and followed him.
29 Then Levi held a great banquet for Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them. 30 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect complained to his disciples, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?"
31 Jesus answered them, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."
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Tips for choosing a GM IFS lift
Two hundred and fifty million bucks is a lot of money, but it is also the low side of what General Motors invests in designing, engineering, and testing its front 4x4 suspension. So when you, me, and the guy at the local 4x4 shop start bench racing about the best way to lift your late-model GM truck, we must first realize that we are going to be taking that $250+ million and tossing it in the quest of better ground clearance, and hopefully off-road performance. Of course, GM spent that money looking primarily for ride quality and cost with strength, longevity, and off-road ability further down the list, so it's only appropriate that we would want something different.
Many good suspension lift kits are available for IFS GM trucks, but choosing the right kit for your vehicle is dependent on what type of wheeling you want to do. Basic on-the-road driving requires a safe suspension that won't twist off under high-speed braking, or cause excessive steering issues, and hopefully not require realignment every few months. Basic trail riding and mud bogging are possible with most kits; however, going to tires larger than 35s will put more strain on the kits. Desert prerunning and high-speed jumping demand a kit that allows plenty of travel, and good shocks to control that travel. If severe rockcrawling is your game, then IFS can quickly become a hindrance and you may want to consider going to a solid-axle swap instead.
General Motors implemented an independent front suspension (IFS) in a 4x4 with its foreign-built LUV pickups in the late 1970s, and GM then started building IFS with the 1981-1982 S-10 pickups and Blazers. At around the same time, GM's fullsize trucks with a leaf-sprung solid-axle suspension had horrendous ride quality compared to Ford's coil-sprung trucks, and when GM realized that only a few of its 4x4s were actually being driven off road, the company decided to install IFS in its fullsize 4x4s starting with the 1988 1/2-tons.
To this day the basic IFS design is the same for all GM 4x4 trucks. A front differential is attached to the frame, and attached from the ends of its housing are halfshafts with constant velocity joints that run to the knuckle. This allows each front tire, wheel, and knuckle assembly to move independently. The steering knuckles are supported by upper and lower A-arms that run perpendicular to the framerails. Unlike some other manufacturers, GM always places its upper A-arm on the outside of the framerail; this allows for a wider track width without a severely long A-arm.
When the IFS Chevys and GMCs first came out, the most common suspension kits offered used drop brackets to lower the upper and lower A-arms. These drop brackets required cutting off the factory bumpstop brackets, and then hanging the upper A-arm brackets from the factory mounts so that the upper A-arms were still the same distance from the lower arms, thus using the factory knuckles. This design keeps the factory geometry of the A-arms, axle halfshafts, and scrub radius. However, these kits also require some sort of drop bracket for the steering, and have a habit of often needing realignment. Adding a second bracket to the stock bracket means these kits put more stress on the original components, and in a way they were not designed for.
Eventually the price of doing castings dropped, and suspension companies began designing new kits that included a taller steering knuckle. This allowed the use of the factory top A-arm and upper frame-mounting points, as well as stock steering, while dropping the lower A-arm and the factory differential. However, in order to keep a near factory geometry of the suspension, the lower A-arms must not only be moved down, but also out, and this requires longer halfshafts. We do not know of any kits that include longer halfshafts, but there are many that include aluminum spacers that in turn lengthen the axles by pushing the mounting point of the halfshafts outwards. These kits can give your truck a slightly wider front track, and if larger tires are used, they may hit the fenders due to the wider track. Also, if the geometry of the new knuckles is not perfect, they can affect ride quality, steering components, and steering ability. As with any upgrade we recommend talking to owners of 4x4s with that mod before you buy, and not just the counter guy trying to sell it to you.
Most lift kits for IFS trucks have supports that run from the drop cradle back to the transfer-case/transmission crossmember. This is because when the differential crossmember is dropped it is very hard to keep the lower A-arms from being forced backwards during off-roading. As much as we don't like these low-hanging links, we would be wary of a kit that did not use them. Also none of GM's IFS 4x4s have independent rear suspension, but rather leaf springs or coils. Note that we would rather see a new coil, leaf pack, or add-a-leaf than a lift block. Though lift blocks work OK, they do allow more leverage on leaf springs and if the pack is soft like on a minitruck or 1/2-ton they can cause spring wrap, especially if the truck has big engine power.
Our lead photo is an example of a custom long-travel GM independent suspension under a 4x4 Chevy Avalanche. The owner of this white prerunner couldn't find an aftermarket suspension that would hold up to the abuse of high-speed desert jaunts and eventually took his truck to Baker Motorsports, where custom upper and lower A-arms were built 3 inches wider than stock out of 4340 chromoly. This gave the axles a larger arc while keeping the CVs within their happy flex range, but did require custom Superior axleshafts made to go between the CVs. This type of suspension is not cheap, and not available in kit form, but with proper time invested in shock valving you can bomb over whoops and jumps like your favorite trophy-truck driver.
Solid-Axle Swaps
We would be remiss to discuss lifting late-model 4x4 Chevys without discussing the solid-axle swap. It's pretty obvious that we are fonder of the solid-axle suspension than an independent suspension here at 4-Wheel & Off-Road, but it's not always obvious why. The number one reason is strength; an old Dana 60 solid axle from an 1980s Chevy 1-ton will take the abuse of larger tires off road much better than a stock or lifted independent suspension. Here is why: First, when you are at maximum droop with a solid axle, the axleshafts are still straight as long as the wheels are not turned, whereas in the IFS the CVs are getting close to their maximum angle and the more angle they get the weaker they get. Second, when doing twisty trails that require a lot of articulation, the solid axle will raise the differential with the tires, and get more articulation than the IFS. And finally, when running almost any lift over 6-inch, the geometry and strain on an IFS is so far from the factory standards that we would not recommend it for severe off-road use, and we wouldn't recommend more than 8 inches of IFS lift even if you are only doing street driving. Though we like a solid axle, there are things to consider before you go to this swap. None of the GM IFS frames were originally designed for a solid-axle suspension up front. In order to install a solid axle, you will not only need the bracket for either leaf or coil springs, but also the proper crossmembers. Otherwise you risk killing the engine mounts, because the engine will be acting like the crossmember, and in turn damage other parts in the drivetrain. So if you are going to a solid axle be sure to get a kit or fabrication shop that understands this need, especially if you plan on doing serious wheeling and not just street driving. We currently know of only two companies offering a GM solid-axle swap kit - Off Road Unlimited and Fabworx. However, there are many fabrication shops that are attempting such swaps with various degrees of success. Again inspect prior work of the shop, testdrive finished vehicles if possible, and plan on paying at least as much as a complete IFS suspension.


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My, how the Kluge has fallen
I wanted to give Patricia Kluge a break. She has to overcome all the stereotypes about recipients of great wealth. Her public and private life is subject to a level of scrutiny few of us would welcome. Yet over the years she has kept a low profile, not risen to the bait of snide comments, and projected an image of, well, class.
I did my best to hold onto this attitude as I read her letter in your last issue [July 10: "Condon doesn't know Kluge"] (http://www.readthehook.com/93705/letter-condon-doesnt-know-kluge). Even though it seemed self-involved, condescending, and displayed an embarrassingly shallow understanding of ecology, the financial and sociological impacts of residential development, the march of civilization, and every other topic it addressed, I figured, what the hell, I'm no intellectual giant either. She is probably still a nice lady, trying to do the right thing as she sees it, with her heart in the right place.
Until I got to the end of it, where she makes a catty, personal attack on Marlene Condon. That did it. Obviously, her heart is planted right where her head is.
To characterize herself as a "farmer" is laughable. She is no more a farmer than George Bush is an "oil worker."
Her mean-spirited attack on Condon displays either arrogance or a complete cluelessness about the issues involved, or both. It's so out of line, you don't know if you should laugh at her or squirm, like hearing a 14-year-old altar boy tell the Pope he doesn't do Catholicism right.
If this is some sort of new strategy, where Kluge takes to the public forum to personally promote her vision of growth as evolution and her house-building as manifest destiny that will, by its very presence, enrich our ignorant, miserable little lives, I'm not sure it's going to work.
I know I liked her a lot better when she didn't talk. If she truly believes that everything that lives here, the people, the animals, and the plants, will benefit from more residential development, then she needs to buy someone who writes better letters to sell it to us.
Pete Syme