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For some of us a laptop is so tightly integrated in our daily lives that it almost feels like an organ. I probably spend a good two-digit number of hours on most days with a laptop for both work-related and personal purposes. So these days I see the laptop as being an integral part of me. And I can only imagine that it will be more so for more people in the future—more reliance on devices like laptops, smartphones, and in general, technology. Evolution as it turns out in terms of our biology is slow—maybe not in cosmic terms, but certainly in human life terms. In the last few decades, technology—especially computing related, like microprocessors, memory support, etc.—tends to improve in an exponential manner. It's interesting if not mind-blowing to see what some people predict in terms of the relationship between humans and machines/technology in the very near future (decades). See Rey Kurzweil's The Singularity Is Near as an example.
But I'm digressing… back to laptops, I actually find it nice that this piece of technology is not an inseparable physical part of my body but rather a separate unit. This means that I can benefit from the rapid technological advancements by replacing it every two or three years with a better one. So what I wanted to do here is describe the laptop I'm using these days; what I like about it and what I don't. And invite you to do the same.
I do want to note that I'm no hardware guru, and so far I've used probably 10 different laptops, so obviously there are many that I haven't had a chance to experience. This entry is not a professional one, but rather a very personal, subjective description from my experience. That's also what I hope to hear from you—more than just the technical specifications, why it works or doesn't work for you. I can only hope that this platform won't be abused by people with marketing interests; rather, this is a call for geeks like me to express your honest and unbiased opinion.
My main line of work is teaching and speaking about T-SQL, and for this I travel probably more than 50 percent of the time. So as you can imagine, factors that are integral for me are size, weight, durability, reliability, battery life, and performance.
When it's time to choose a new laptop—and such time is always an exciting time!—it's very easy to get carried away focusing on impressive specs and not think about the implications to you and your daily life. I fell into this trap already in the past and ended up with a very powerful brick that spends most of its time connected to the TV since it isn't very mobile.
Out of all of the laptops that I used, my favorite so far is my main companion for the last year—the Lenovo ThinkPad T410s. Note that recently Lenovo introduced a newer model – T420s; I'll describe the main differences between the two later.
The Specs
First, the specs of some of the main parts of my laptop, briefly:
CPU: Intel Core i5-520M (3M cache, 2.40 GHz), 2 cores, 4 logical CPUs
Memory: 8 GB (self-installed; replaced original 2 GB)
Main Hard Drive: 256 GB Crucial RealSSD C300 1.8" SATA 6GB/s (self-installed; replaced original 250 GB rotating drive)
Second Hard Drive: 750 GB Western Digital Scorpio 2.5" rotating drive (self-installed; replaced original optical drive with HDD Ultrabay Adapter III with second hard drive)
Weight: 3.91 lbs
Screen: 14.1", Resolution: 1440 × 900
What I Like About My Laptop
I admire the engineering of the Lenovo ThinkPads in general, and specifically mine. The laptop is very robust and durable.
The T410s is both thinner and lighter than the T410. It weighs 3.91 lbs. The shape and weight make the laptop very convenient to handle when I need to move from one room to another or from one continent to another.
One of the things I like best about it is the support for the HDD ultrabay. I travel most of the time and I want all of my digital media, including music and movies, with me. It can be awkward and annoying to need to connect an external drive whenever you want to consume media (think airplanes). The T410s, as well as several other ThinkPads, support replacing the optical drive with a hard drive ultrabay adapter with a secondary standard 2.5" 9.5mm hard drive. This allows you to use a very fast, comparatively small SSD as your main drive, and store all of the media on the much bigger, secondary, rotating drive. I also store in the secondary drive all the virtual machines with the beta/CTP software that I don't dare to install on my main working environment. An example would be SQL Server Denali CTPs.
Initially I thought that not having an optical drive constantly available in my laptop would be a problem, but it isn't. I use an optical drive probably once a month in average. These days most of the content is available in digital form anyway. I have an external optical drive in my backpack, and in the rare occasions that I need it, I pull it out of the bag, use, and return it. Not a problem when I need it so infrequently. But having the secondary hard drive option, to me, is a huge advantage.
As mentioned, it's convenient to be able to use a comparatively smaller SSD as the main drive. I replaced the original 250 GB rotating drive with a separately purchased 256 GB Crucial RealSSD C300 1.8" SATA 6GB/s—this was the single most dramatic performance difference that I ever realized from a hardware upgrade. Boot time is now reduced from minutes to 35 seconds or so. I did have a few blue-screens initially after installing the drive, but after downloading and installing the latest firmware from the Crucial SSD website a few weeks ago it's all good. In the don't likes section I'll talk more about the drive dimensions, which I happen to not like very much—an area that was addressed in the newer version of the laptop—T420s.
Traveling most of the time pretty much around the world makes the international warranty coverage an important factor. Never had to use it so far (which is another plus), so I can't comment on the quality of their support. But it is comforting to know it's available outside the US as well.
I often have work-related online meetings, as well as video chats with family and friends. The built-in video camera and dual microphone is a big plus. Also, I love the combined headphones and microphone socket, since it allows me to use the same headphones with microphone that I use for my smartphone. This is a big plus when I'm in a noisy area like a pub abroad and want to have a voice or combined video and voice conversation.
I love the Lenovo ThinkVantage System Update utility. You load it and with one click it figures out for you which updates are available for your system. It reduces a lot of the hassle when you need to erase and reinstall your environment. Recently I had to erase and reinstall my wife's two-year old Lenovo ThinkPad X301 in order to switch from a 32-bit OS to a 64-bit one. The ThinkVantage System Update utility made the driver installation a breeze. Just went to the Lenovo website, downloaded and installed the utility, and it took care of the rest.
What I Don't Like
I'd actually like to start with an issue that is not specific to my laptop, but rather is a common theme with laptops in general. Parts like memory and hard drives tend to be more expensive if you buy them as part of the laptop from the laptop vendor—sometimes two or three times compared with buying and installing yourself. Unfortunately, though, the laptop's warranty won't cover you for parts that are not theirs. I wish that the laptop vendors realized that what they're asking is often exaggerated. Of course people would naturally prefer to buy the parts from them in order to have one address to deal with, but that's as long as the prices were more reasonable.
As for my specific laptop, there are a few things I don't like about it.
The Fn and Ctrl keys in the Lenovo keyboard appear in the opposite order compared with most keyboards. In the Lenovo keyboard the Fn key appears to the left of the Ctrl key whereas in most keyboards it's the other way around. I often work on more than one machine simultaneously, and I can tell you that it can be very confusing when you switch between keyboards.
Speaking of keyboards, the smaller Sony Vaio's like the Z series—though with very impressive specs—haven't worked for me due to a keyboard design aspect. It might seem like a silly thing, but it is a big one to me. I spend a lot of time writing batches of code in SQL Server Management Studio. I often need to highlight everything from the current point to the beginning (Shift+Ctrl+Home) or to the end (Shift+Ctrl+End). With some of the smaller Sony Vaio laptops you need to use a combination of the Fn plus one of the arrow keys to hit Home or End. This means that to achieve what I want I need to press four keys simultaneously.
Back to the don't likes in the T410s; this laptop supports a 1.8" main drive. In most laptops the standard is a 2.5" 9.5mm drive. Granted, some consider the 1.8" to be an advantage with SSDs because usually the 2.5" and 1.8" versions have the same performance, but the latter is smaller, weighs less, and uses less energy. My problem with the 1.8" is that usually it takes several months longer for the SSD vendors to release the 1.8" version of a drive, if at all. I much prefer to have the standard 2.5" and have the newest hardware available to me. BTW, the T420s changes this aspect and comes with a 2.5" 9.5mm main drive.
I'm not very happy with my laptop's battery life. I have the original 6-cell Li Ion battery, and even early on I got perhaps a bit over two hours of battery life with normal use. These days I get under two hours. I'm sure the second hard drive doesn't help, but still, I had hoped for more. The specs for the T420s look more promising.
I sometimes need to connect my laptop to an HD TV. The T410s supports a DisplyPort connector and if your TV doesn't support one, you need to use a DisplayPort to HDMI adapter. It's really not such a big deal since such an adapter exists, but I wish my laptop supported both DisplayPort and HDMI. For example, the Dell Alienware M11x supports both. But I can understand engineering challenges when you're focusing on thin and light, so if I had to choose between the two, I'd rather have HDMI support since it's much more common. More than once when I asked a sales rep in a retail store whether a certain TV supports a DisplayPort connector or whether they had a DisplayPort to HDMI adapter, most didn't know what a DisplayPort was, or even thought I was talking about the VGA port.
About T420s—the Newer Version of the T410s
Recently Lenovo released newer versions of several of the ThinkPads. The one replacing the T410s is T420s. If I were to buy a new one today, I'd buy this one. The new version has several improvements:
My biggest issue with the current laptop is the dimensions of the main hard drive, and that's resolved—the T420s supports the standard 2.5" 9.5mm drive. Again, for some the support for a 1.8" drive is actually considered an advantage due to weight and energy consumption, but I prefer the 2.5". For example, say that you wanted to buy today the new 256 GB Intel 510 SSD, or the 600 GB Intel 320 SSD, these are only available at the moment in a 2.5" form.
What's more, the T420s supports a SATA III (6 Gb/s) specification for the hard drive. The T410s supports SATA II (3 Gb/s).
The T420s supports a Core i7-second generation processor (Sandy Bridge microarchitecture) with integrated graphics vs. the maximum Core i5-first generation that the T410s supports. A point on the CPU, though; of course I like things to be faster; but for what I do, including a lot of querying and query tuning related work and research, the hard drive performance and memory size are much more important factors than the CPU. The Core i5 CPU still gives me two cores and four logical CPUs, which is very reasonable for my needs. Of course, if I bought a new laptop today and had the option, I'd go for the Core i7, but that's just because I can—not because I really, really need it.
The T420s supports the newer USB 3.0 interface.
The T420s supports improved integrated graphics performance.
The T420s has a smaller 14" screen with a 16:9 aspect ratio compared with the T410s, which has a 14.1" screen with a 16:10 aspect ratio. Some prefer the latter and see it as a disadvantage of the new version.
ThinkPad W520
Another very tempting laptop is the new ThinkPad W520. It's bigger (15") and heavier (starting at 5.95 lbs) than the T420s. But then again, considering the specs, you might think of the dimensions and weight as being more than adequate. What I especially like about it is that it has four memory slots, and according to the specs supports up to 32 GB RAM (talking about exponential advancement of technology). Though it will probably take some time before 8GB memory modules will be available and affordable. Still, 4 GB modules are fairly cheap these days, and for a reasonable cost you can have 16 GB RAM in your laptop today; that's something! This is one of those laptops that sound great because of the sheer power that they can harness. In practical terms, I think that what works best for my needs is the T410s. I'm dying to put my hands on the newer T420s, but I hope I can resist it for another year or two, so that I can justify the expense on my existing one—which I do love.
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CSG _ 000116 ( KU ) - Following the principle that more is less and less is more, Max Kong leaves his artworks in an illusory state of inadequacy to invite the viewers to fill in more details through their imagination, concealing to better reveal. Constantly in search of new expressions, Max Kong's curiosity brings him to diverse horizons: he explores instinctive painting as well as calculated, precise, almost mathematical artworks. When the artist releases his subconscious on the canvas, he uses a spontaneous process close to action painting, letting his inspiration fill up the surface of the toile, feverishly. Accidental effects and hidden images create surprising properties that give additional attributes of life to the painting. His artworks use color, brightness, balance, and contrast to convey unique visual aesthetics.
Born in 1974 in Singapore, Max Kong graduated
from RMIT University, Australia with a degree in Fine Arts and a Masters of
Fine Arts degree from LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore. Highly acclaimed
for his process and innovation, he is a recipient of many awards including the Platinum Award of the 28th UOB Painting of the
Year Competition and Certificate of Distinction from Philippe Charriol Foundation. Max's works have been featured in international
art fairs in Singapore, Korea and Japan and are part of prominent private and public collections including the
Singapore Art Museum and K.K. Women and Children's Hospital. Over the last 15 years, the artist has
exhibited his works extensively in Singapore, Korea, Japan, Thailand, China and
New York.
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The Art of Max Kong - Dr. Sian E. Jay, Art Critic
Max is one of Singapore's fastest emerging artists, his work popping up in the most unexpected places - probably because his work 'speaks' to so many people on so many levels. Ironically Max is not altogether interested in the finished product, working instead from the premise that it is of greater relevance to focus on "How to Paint" instead of "What to Paint". And the painting technique is indeed unusual.
Using a series of customized tools and painting media, Max embarks on the creation of abstract imagery that is quickly and almost subconsciously executed. It is his fascination with his process that has led to him embarking on his ongoing exploration of "how to paint" using process-oriented tools.
In many ways it could be argued that the methodology employed by the artist, is induced by the fast-paced society in which he lives - it reflects the way he responds to the world around him. His works are purely spontaneous, unplanned. They are the outcome of dragging and overlapping paint media across a surface using one of his customized tools. The resulting canvas invariably leaves the 'scars' of the process as evidence of 'how' it was painted. The results are remarkably open, leaving the viewer to deconstruct and decode the artist's method.
Working as a full time artist, spending weeks on end in his studio, Max finds that the continuous process of painting influences and informs the way he works - series after series of imagery emerges, always different, always evolving. His process of working challenges the paradigms of conventional painting through his exploration of alternative methodologies and materials. The process inevitably introduces elements of chance as the surfaces that become the paintings emerge.
One of his favorite media is cement; he took his inspiration from the cement screeds used on the walls of architecture. What is so startling about the cement paintings is the way they convey a sense of movement and fluidity, and have continued to inspire the artist. When working with cement, Max confesses that the material dominates the process through the creation of rhythm and spontaneity as he applies cement to the surface of the canvas. It is the material and process that define the final aesthetics.
If the form and outline of the painting is the result of unconscious process, the finish is very much one of conscious control. He applies hundreds of white dots to the surface as a rational, almost mathematical process. Placed in ordered, regular intervals across the surface of the image, the final painting emerges, the artist creates regularity and order to an otherwise chaotic process.
Notion of Light, Gallery Shimada, Kobe, Japan
Circle of Light, +case Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
35° of Light, Art-2 Gallery, Singapore
Rising Sun, Gallery Edel, Takarazuka, Japan
Max Kong Solo Exhibition at Gallery Edel, Gallery Edel, Takarazuka, Japan
One Day Forest, Tanglin Camp, Singapore
A Solo Exhibition by Max Kong, Galerie Dauphin, Singapore
Max Kong Solo Exhibition, Ishida Teisensha Hall, Kyoto, Japan
Rain, Studio Miu Window Gallery, Singapore
Systematic Inspired Paintings, Studio Miu Window Gallery, L'escalier Artist's loft, Singapore
Max Kong Solo Exhibition, Ode to Art Gallery, Singapore
Enigmatic Inspired Paintings, Studio Miu Window Gallery, Singapore
Max Kong Solo Exhibition, Sentosa Artist Village Gallery, Singapore
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Missouri Valley Tournament PreviewPosted by rtmsf on March 3rd, 2010
Patrick Marshall of White & Blue Review is the RTC correspondent for the Missouri Valley Conference.
PRESEASON vs. ACTUAL RESULTS
As you can see from the preseason predictions I made on the Missouri Valley conference back in October versus how things ended up, the MVC turned out to be difficult to predict this year as none of the teams performed as expected other than Northern Iowa and Wichita State.
I originally was not sold on the Panthers, but as the season wore on, I could see the cohesiveness and all the little things this group of players do to win games. Even with the suspension of Jordan Eglseder in three of the final four games, they were able to rally for the most part and continue their dominance in the Valley. Wichita State may have surprised some, but the Shockers appear to be back in the Valley picture after a few year absence from relevance. The work Gregg Marshall has done to build this team back up from scratch has paid off. The question now is whether it is enough to get to an NCAA Tournament postseason.
The Missouri Valley Conference tournament will take place this coming week at the Scottrade Center in downtown Saint Louis. Rush the Court will be live in St. Louis this week to keep you updated on the things going on at Arch Madness. Here is how the bracket shapes up:


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how to install an .ISO file
You're supposed to burn a CD from that image. You don't have to, there are various tools around that let you access the .iso file contents. I use MSFT's Virtual CD drive tool, it lets you mount a .iso image as a drive. For something more polished, check out IsoBuster or Deamon tools.
- Marked as answer by nobugzModerator Thursday, June 5, 2008 8:08 PM
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Are you talking about the Express editions? if so, the instructions were given:
You're supposed to burn a CD from that image. You don't have to, there are various tools around that let you access the .iso file contents. I use MSFT's Virtual CD drive tool, it lets you mount a .iso image as a drive. For something more polished, check out IsoBuster or Deamon tools.
- Marked as answer by nobugzModerator Thursday, June 5, 2008 8:08 PM
I don;t want to be critical but I am spending wayy too much time rying to unwind an ISO I downloaded from my expensive MSDN subscription. I tried the MSFT tool listed in this forum on Vista Ultimate. I am amazed that Microsoft, the maker of operating systems most used in the world distributes files in ISO format yet does not imbed a tool into their latest most expensive OS that reads the format. Anyone have a link to a SUPPORTED solution from the maker of the largest operatin system in the world?
Ernest D Cook
There is two ways to install the .ISO file system
1. To burn the .ISO file to any CD/DVD using the CD/DVD burning software like Nero, Roxio etc. then run the CD/DVD to install.
2. Use a Virtual CD/DVD Drive Software which can be useful to use the .ISO file without burning to the CD/DVD ROM. These are gives a extra Virtual CD/DVD option in which we can place the .ISO file and use as the normal CD we use.
Some of the Virtual CD Software like
1. Virtrual CD
2. ISO Buster
Thanks nobugz for your reply. Very helpful I was wondering if I could get an easy tool that could let me install Visual Studio 2008 ISO without burning it first to a DVD.
- Proposed as answer by Madapati Sivanandam Saturday, February 23, 2013 4:21 PM
- Unproposed as answer by nobugzModerator Friday, December 27, 2013 8:17 AM
yes theres a freeware program called undisker 1.6 that i used i google and found it but if u need a link email me firstname.lastname@example.com
- Proposed as answer by aejiii Tuesday, June 7, 2011 8:25 PM
- Unproposed as answer by nobugzModerator Friday, December 27, 2013 8:17 AM
Download the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool
Follow the instructions. For more details, you can go to http://store.microsoft.com/Help/ISO-Tool
Good luck!
-Andrew Guitarte, PMP
- Proposed as answer by Andrew Guitarte, PMP, PMI-ACP, CBAP, CIP Monday, January 17, 2011 5:24 PM
Use MagicISO tool.You can extract the ISO file easily using trail version.But the ISO file should be less than 300MB.
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- Proposed as answer by Sures Ramasamy Wednesday, February 16, 2011 9:28 AM
Installing .iso files seems to be a universal problem. I read the replies in this forum. I think using tools like ISO Buster and similar seems to be overkill. I don't have experience with them. The proposed 'Windows 7 USB/DVD Download' looks like a good suggestion. However, when I tried to open an .iso file downloaded from MS sight (specifically, Web Expressions), the tool complained that it is not a valid .ISO format. Maybe the tool is not well tested. Anyway, the answer to the question that has worked well for me is to use a tool like 7-Zip (http://www.7-zip.org/download.html) that can be downloaded it from the web. You can open .ISO file with this tool. Then Extract the files. Then run the setup.exe (or similar) to install the software.
an .iso file is nothing more than an image of a CD or DVD. It doesn't necessarily have to have an INSTALL file in it, nor is it something that actually "Get's Installed"
The best program I have found to deal with .iso files, is a program called Virtual CloneDrive. Virtual CloneDrive is freeware, you may use it at no cost. I've been using it for years on my Windows Vista laptop.
It simply mounts the .iso file and you can then access it the same as if you had burned a CD and inserted it into your CD Rom drive. It's simple & easy to use.
I use WinZip to extract ISO's. Open the ISO using WinZip and extract the file(s) to any folder you want then you can generally run the Setup.exe and place the program and contents anywhere you have access to (usually the C-drive under program files). If you need WinZip you can Google it on the internet and download it. The trial period should be enough to let you install your ISO. Good luck!
- Proposed as answer by jslush Sunday, November 20, 2011 5:43 PM
yes i am agree with jslush. It is the most easy way to install an iso file using winzip/winrar as this software is very common. You just have to right click on the iso file and then extract it or if there is no option to extract like this then open winzip and/or winrar and then from file menue click on 'open archive' and then give the path and select the iso file u want to install. i hope it will work. Good luck
I used 7-zip to extract and install Visual Studio 2010 Express from an iso image. It was simple and easy. 7-zip extracted the files from iso image then run the setup.exe file from extracted files. 7-zip (open source Windows utility) can be used to extract other types of files, e.g., zip, tar, etc.
Some people already mentioned it..but any compressed tool can work. WinRAR, 7-zip , I even used win-zip to get the job done. No need to ISO tool to mount them anymore.
- Proposed as answer by Tim Marsden Friday, April 12, 2013 10:43 AM
I used Virtual CD drive. Works great. Downloaded Virtual CD Drive, opened the program, selected "manage images", "task and tools" tab, "convert", browsed to my iso file(already in my download folder), in options select "convert source to VCD". Upon completion, double clicked the virtual cd of my iso file, virtual cd opened like a hard copy cd with the files in a directory, selected the "setup" file and installed my program. Better than burning an iso file to a cd. Thanks.
Extract the .ISO files to your hard drive and then you can install visual studio 2005.
Contents of .ISO image files can be accessed directly using third-party tools that allow file extraction from the file to a temporary folder on your hard drive (similar to .zip files). As with the virtual drive, this approach is advisable to install application software or system upgrades. An example of this approach is the creation of an installation thumb drive to install software on netbooks or other devices with no optical drive.
The following tools offer .ISO file support:
- IsoBuster
- CDmage
- Daemon Tools
- Winrar
There are no instructions on that link.
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Lily Collins jumped on the dark lipstick bandwagon last night. Yup, this lip move has been gaining more and more momentum, showing up on a bunch of folks at the Met Ball a few weeks ago and now on the red carpet right and left. Is the trend growing on you? And how do you feel about this look on Lily here?
She's got such a creamy, smooth complexion, that I think she can pull off a rich color like this in theory. But the problem with dark lipstick is that if it's not applied, like, one second before you take a picture, it can look patchy. Even here she's got lighter and darker spots, and I'm assuming she had just gotten out of a car and stepped on the red carpet.
Therefore, I'm going with no, I will not be wearing a shade like this. At least not for now.
How about you?
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New Release Announcements in May 2002 (2002-05-03)New WA Para-Ordnance P14-45
While hoping that WA would release the 14-45 LDA pistol (2000 Hand-Gun of the Year), it chose instead to release the P series 14-45, which lacks the double action trigger of the LDA series. With similar functionalities to the traditional 1911, WA made this P series release special by designing with high powered Hi-cap mechanism - making this the most powerful 1911 Government frame pistol on the airsoft market today - punching out 1.2 Joules (or 360fps) using HFC22! With 25 rounds in the magazine and heavy-weight slide, this pistol is a joy to shoot...and without the bulkiness of an Infinity SV! Comes in silver, black, or olive black dual-tone.
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Promised to be released in November last year, Classic Army kept delaying its release of its much anticipated series of full metal M4's...until now. It has finally announced delivery of their rifles to us by the end of this month. You'll be sure that we will write a review of this much anticipated line as soon as we get our hands on one. This time, we think Classic Army is going to keep their promise!
WA to release it's version of the 93R Auto Pistol
With KSC as the only quality manufacturer of the 93R automatic pistol (discounting all other lesser manufacturers), WA is set to break the monopoly with its imminent release of the 93R. Few details are available as of yet, though you can be assured of WA's high quality engineering. Also in the works will be a metal folding stock to make full auto shooting a more controllable affair.
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ZeekLTK wrote:Edit: hmmmm, read above, didn't know you had to have towns for bonus, so guess I don't have all green.
Still, it's not clear what the 6 means, 6+2+3 or 6 instead of 2+3...
ender516 wrote:You caught me on a good night -- I had time to make this change (Gotland and Visby moved):
ender516 wrote:I think the real problem is the legend. East Prussia is the northeastern part of the Order State, while the Teutonic Order occupies the southwest, just as BOB is telling you. We just need to swap the colours of the little green shields.
thenobodies80 wrote:(althought I don't get why people continue to assume things that are not written )
Greta Thunberg wrote:"Fairy tales of eternal economic growth" are devastating the planet
thenobodies80 wrote:Yes, usually. But it's not a rule. Nothing says you need to use colors to define bonus group.
And shape matters too in this case...anyway I think it's pretty clear now.
thenobodies80 wrote:East Prussia is the bonus that has sudovia into it and gives you +3. I have to swap the shields into the legend.
Btw this topic belongs to the foundry, can a mod move it there?
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DogFenceDirect.com is a website that sells in ground and wireless fences for dogs. These are not actual wooden or metal fences but work with a dog collar that is attached to the dog to help let the dog no where the boundaries are.
Demographic of Buyer:
Slightly more female than male.
Ages 35 and up
No Kids/Kids ratio- 60% do and 40% do not
Generally White
Family dog is important to them.
Logo should match the overall theme of the website. I have included a picture of the website look below. I would like the logo to possibly living things up a bit here. Preferably with the inclusion of red or orange in the logo.
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Top 10 stories of 2013
10. Kinston/Parrott historic soccer seasons
Two area soccer teams made history for their schools this year.
In the fall, Arendell Parrott Academy boys� soccer won its first conference title for the school. The Patriots defeated rival St. David�s Academy on Oct. 8, 3-1, to win the Eastern Plains Independence Conference title.
The teams were tied at 1 going into halftime, with Parrott coming back for the win. Alexander Henderson, Wyatt Webster and Oscar Avila scored for the Patriots, while APA goal keeper Tripp Combs had six saves.
Earlier in the year, the Kinston girls� soccer team also completed a KHS first.
With a 1-0 win over Tarboro on May 1, the Vikings claimed a share of the Eastern Plains 2A Conference title, something that hadn�t been done by a girls� soccer team at the school before then.
9. Cornwell ends season right
It was hard to forget a 0-6 start, but coach Paul Cornwell�s year-end honors made it easy to move past.
During the Carolina Panthers versus New York Jets game on Dec. 15, he was named the Carolina Panthers High School Coach of the Year. He was in the running after being Coach of the Week in October.
He was selected from a group of 10 coaches from North and South Carolina in a ceremony at the game.
8. Learning experience for Keyes
Kinston athlete Denzel Keyes had a choice to make between which All-Star game in which he wanted to participate: basketball or football.
Because his college football season was closer, he chose to compete on the gridiron for the 2013 North Carolina Coaches Association East-West football game. He was the only player in the area to compete in the football game this year.
But the West came out with a 14-7 victory on July 24 after West cornerback Tyriek Able beat out Keyes to the grab the game�s final throw � a game-ending interception.
Before he began his athletic career at North Carolina A&T, he said he realized you have to get out and get better if you want success. He went on to play Aggies football alongside his older brother, Angelo.
7. Kinston-Lenoir crushes New Bern in championship game
The 12-U Kinston-Lenoir County National League All-Stars were called the best hitters in Lenoir County after beating the New Bern All-Stars for the Cal Ripken District 6 Championship on July 8.
All ten started reached base for the Nationals, with seven players having a multi-hit game. Nine of the starters scored at least one run, as the team had 19 hits for a 20-7 victory.
Four Kinston-Lenoir pitchers combined to hold New Bern to three hits over six innings, striking out eight hitters.
6. UNC offers Ingram
The state�s top-ranked recruit had six scholarship offers before he turned 16. Brandon Ingram�s sixth one came from UNC on July 30, having offers from several other schools.
The 6-foot-7 junior forward is a Kinston basketball standout with another entire year left to develop. He said he will make his decision his senior year and had one more offer (Clemson) since the Tar Heels� bid.
5. Bound for Broncos
The most decorated player at Kinston High signed with Fayetteville State University basketball on May 15.
During his four-year Kinston career, Josh Dawson won three state championships. The 6-foot-1 point guard went on to start for the Broncos, playing in his first home game on Nov. 12.
The two-time area player of the year said FSU seemed to want him the most � which the institution lived up to as Dawson became a starting freshman.
4. Ayden-Grifton dismantles Kinston
Kinston football was the top team in the Eastern Carolina 2A conference until it met Ayden-Grifton on Nov. 1.
The Chargers were successfully recovering from a 0-6 start of the 2013 season by sweeping the first three conference opponents before the Kinston contest. While Ayden-Grifton would go on to win the title and defeat all teams in the EC2A, the Chargers wouldn�t do so without dishing the Vikings a historic 76-0 loss.
The shutout was the worst loss in Kinston football history and kept the Chargers perfect in their amazing conference run.
Ayden-Grifton scored on each of their 10 drives, finishing the game with 568 yards on 64 rushes without ever attempting a pass. Two Chargers running backs had more than 200 yards, respectively, while five different players found the end zone.
The show became the Performance of the Year in the 2013 All-Free Press honors.
3. �Came up short�
The New York Jets� loss to the Carolina Panthers on Dec. 15 spoiled Quinton Coples historic return to North Carolina.
The Jets linebacker from Kinston became the first professional football player from the town to compete professionally in North Carolina.
Coples recorded five tackles and a sack in the loss against a Cam Newton-powered offense, while a group of Kinstonians went to Charlotte�s Bank of America Stadium to support.
Though the linebacker made Kinston history that Sunday, the loss hovered over the accomplishment.
2. We won BOTH of them
The Kinston boys� basketball team two-peating as state champions was one grand feat, but the girls� doing it was downright history.
Both Kinston basketball squads emerged from the 2012-13 season as 2A state champions on March 16� the fourth in five years for the boys and the first for the girls in school history.
The boys defeated their 2012 matchupWaxhaw Cutherberson, 63-56, for the second consecutive time on the championship stage. It was the one of the only two teams the Vikings had lost to during the regular season.
Earlier that day, the girls beat Canton Pisgah, 51-40, for their first championship.
Lydia Rivers took home MVP honors for the girls with 13 points and nine blocks, while Denzel Keyes won MVP for 18 points and 10 rebounds.
1. Overcoming the odds
Kinston standout Reggie Bullock forewent his final season at UNC to declare for the NBA draft.
The 6-foot-7 swingman�s life changed when NBA commissionerDavid Stern called his name on June 27. Bullock was selected 25th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers.
Bullock threw his draft party in Kinston, where his closest friends and family shared the moment with him.
He reflected on how the hardships of his growing up in East Kinston were the center of his strength, courage and drive, as he �finally made it� to the league.
The Clippers chose Bullock with their only draft pick of 2013, who were taken over by former Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers.
�It�s a blessing to be in this position, making it to the NBA,� Bullock said, �but the work doesn�t stop here. I still got a long way to go to prove to myself that I belong there. I�m ready for the challenge.�
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Closing arguments heard for Matthew Bent's new trial
Bent convicted for role in fiery attack on Michael Brewer in 2009
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A judge heard closing arguments for whether a teenager, convicted for his role in the fiery attack on Michael Brewer, will receive a new trial.
Broward Circuit Judge Matthew Destry listened to closing arguments from prosecutors and attorneys representing Matthew Bent for an hour on Wednesday.
"There's a problem, judge, and we should not let this verdict stand," said Perry Thurston, Bent's attorney.
"These jurors didn't do anything wrong," said prosecutor Scott Raft.
Bent was found guilty of aggravated assault in June for inciting the burning attack on Michael Brewer on October 12, 2009. Police said Brewer was severely burned when one of Bent's friends doused Brewer with paint thinner and set him on fire, nearly killing the teenager.
Following the verdict, one juror came forward and told the court she felt she was pressured into her decision because other jurors were racists, alleging her fellow jurors began discussing the facts of the case and reached a conclusion before closing arguments.
"There were improper deliberations, improper comments regarding racial animosity, and it's certainly has prejudiced our client in terms of having a fair trial," said Thurston.
Raft countered by saying there was no evidence that jurors deliberated early or that the verdict was based on race.
"We know that every individual has prejudices of their own, that resides in their own internal thought process, whether it be racial bias, ethnic bias, religious," said Raft. "We are not going to do a quote 'witch hunt scenario' where we start asking questions about the individual thought process of jurors."
Last week, the judge ordered the six jurors back to court to answer questions about their deliberations before delivering their verdict. Their testimony failed to verify whether jurors reached a conclusion before deliberations began.
"Clearly everyone does have prejudice, but it can't become a part of the deliberation. If we let it become part of the deliberation, then that's injustice," said Thurston.
Bent faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison.
The judge is expected to decide on whether Bent will receive on new trial on Monday.
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A recreational revolution is sweeping the nation that provides an opportunity for revenue growth. If you have not heard of or participated in an obstacle course race, it is only a matter of time before you receive an invitation to run, crawl and climb over obstacles and through the mud.
Traditionally, road runs and triathlons have been the measure of fitness among friends. Now, obstacle races like Tough Mudder have emerged as the preferred sporting arena for weekend warriors, general fitness seekers and former athletes. Instead of participating in a local 5k as a means of getting fit or socializing with friends, an increasing number of people are turning to obstacle racing for their fitness and amusement fix.
As participation in obstacle racing continues to rise, so too does the demand for training programs to help prepare for them. Following this step-by-step guide will help you corner the market for the obstacle race training niche and help generate new revenue streams, attract new members and increase member participation in fitness programs.
Obstacle racing is different than the average 5k, 10k or marathon. They are adventure races with mud, muck and military style obstacles. Participants sprint, climb, jump, crawl and, in some instances, swim. There is a race out there for everyone with varied levels of difficulty with respect to distance, obstacles and competitiveness. Depending on goals and fitness level, some of the races are simply parties among friends while others are grueling tests of physical and mental toughness.
Before putting together a training team for a local event, familiarize yourself with the type of event it will be along with the race course, various obstacles and components of the event. Preparing yourself with the appropriate knowledge of events and obstacles allows you to guide clients through the entire obstacle course race process from registration, to training and on to competition.
Next, conduct an inventory of the exercise equipment you have available for your training program. Make sure you have some non-traditional training tools, such as kettlebells, weighted sandbags, tractor tires, a weighted vest and a push/pull sled. If space and ceiling height are not issues, consider adding a pair of gymnastics rings and/or a climbing rope.
Try to secure a location outside of the gym to conduct training sessions, perhaps with an off-road running and hiking trail or a local park. Training outdoors prepares clients for the elements they will encounter during obstacle course races.
Here is how to make it work:
Logistics: Once you have secured training equipment and found an outdoor training site, choose an upcoming obstacle course race in the area. Contact the race promoter to create a team or group for the race. This will help with organization and could lead to a discount code or rebates for group registration. Once the registration process is in place, create a detailed training plan that is easily followed and understood by potential participants. Create some excitement around the facility by promoting the race and your training program and then hosting a launch party. Hold free demonstration workouts that allow members to sample the type of training you will be conducting. After this introductory period, develop small group, boot camp or circuit style trainings of five to 10 individuals. Training sessions should be planned over the course of 8 to 10 weeks leading up to the race.
Training: A successful training program for obstacle course racing should include running and strength training, while addressing skills specific to the race. Focus on functional and dynamic movements that will assist in building relative strength. Competitors need to be able to move their own bodyweight over, under, around or through obstacles. Bodyweight exercises, such as push-ups, triceps dips, pull-ups and squats, can be used to create a foundation of strength. Next, kettlebell swings and explosive movements like jump squats, burpees and box jumps will help improve balance and leg strength.
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For runners, training during the winter months is simply about maintenance. Every run you manage is a bonus, as you battle the cold, ice and winter blahs, all of which combine to derail most serious training plans.
Spring, on the other hand, is the time to get busy. For anyone planning on completing an early fall marathon or half-marathon, it's time to get your training plans in order. Even for those who stay away from the race circuit, spring is the time to leave your lacklustre winter workouts behind and add some oomph to your runs.
As divergent as those two sets of goals might seem, they can actually be accomplished with very similar strategies. Whether you have big goals or modest ones, changing up your running habit should become an annual spring tradition.
Before you panic and think I'm going to completely alter your running routine, rest assured that you won't have to move too far out of your comfort zone. All I'm asking is that one workout a week be devoted to self-improvement.
Pushing yourself to get better is what keeps running interesting. Without a regular set of challenges, it's too easy to fall into a routine that chips away at your speed and endurance, and lets complacency take their place.
So in an attempt to shake off the blahs that have set in during this long, tough winter, here are a few drills designed to put the spring back into your step:
Go faster
Every runner dreams of more foot speed. Fortunately, getting faster is an attainable goal for everyone, even those who are more inclined to shuffle than sprint. All you need to do is pick up the pace during your training runs.
Fortunately, that boost in speed doesn't need to last the whole run. Speed should be added in spurts short enough to guarantee you can maintain your pace from start to finish.
For beginners, that means 30-second sprints performed in the middle of your run when you're well warmed up. Start with three sprint intervals followed by a one-minute recovery walk or jog after each sprint. For more advanced runners, lengthen your pickup to 60-90 seconds and follow it with one or two minutes of easy recovery in between speed intervals.
How fast is a sprint? Try maintaining a speed equal to 80 per cent of your maximum effort for the length of your sprint. Work up to sustaining that same level of effort for all your intervals before increasing the length of your sprint or adding more intervals.
Once you've mastered three pickups in the middle of your run, add one more every week until you're doing six to eight pickups once a week.
Go longer
Improving your endurance means more than just being able to brag about the length of your long run. The best benefit of going longer is how easy the rest of your weekly runs feel once your overall stamina improves.
The first step to boosting endurance is setting a goal. If your longest run is 30 minutes, then consider adding another 15 minutes to your workout. Or maybe you want to work up to 10 kilometres, which means adding another 30 or 40 minutes to your longest run.
Whatever your goal, inch, don't race, your way there.
Adding five minutes a week to your longest run will allow your body a chance to adapt to the extra distance without stressing it to the point of injury. Going too long too soon is a classic mistake regardless of whether you're a novice or experienced runner.
Go uphill
Hills build much needed leg strength, which comes in handy during runs when you need to dig deep. Hills also build aerobic power, which allows you an extra gear when you need to get 'er done.
There are a few ways to tackle hills, most of which depend on the topography of your neighbourhood. If you're lucky to run in an area that has a long gradual hill taking anywhere from five or more minutes to climb, then find a way to fit it into one workout a week.
If your neighbourhood lacks a single big hill, but has lots of small ones, plan your route to include up to six hills.
Or, if it's easier, choose one medium-size hill and repeat the same climb several times, walking or jogging slowly back down after each ascent.
As for your style on the hills, try to maintain the same speed for the full length of the incline leaning slightly forward from your ankles, not from the hips or waist. Look ahead, not down, and keep your chest lifted throughout the climb.
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The MainStage Auto Sampler makes it easy to create your own custom instruments for the EXS24 mkII sampler. You can then use your custom instruments in MainStage and Logic Pro X. The Round Robin and the Velocity Editor features in the MainStage 3.3 Auto Sampler can help you create more dynamic sampler instruments.
Round Robin
If the sample source provides sound variations you want to include in the instrument, use Round Robin to capture up to eight of these variations per note. In the Auto Sampler, select the number of variations you wish to create by clicking the Round Robin pop-up menu.
When you consecutively play a note on the instrument in the sampler, the variations captured in the Auto Sampler allow for a more expressive, natural sounding performances.
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You can use the Velocity Editor to customize velocity layers when sampling a source. Hold the pointer over either the Velocity Layers or Velocity Response pop-up menu to view the editor in the bottom of the window.
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Salesforce.com is expanding its presence in Japan with a series of new investments and partnerships, the on-demand software vendor announced Tuesday.
For one, a new data center Salesforce.com built with NTT Communications is now in testing, and is planned to open in November, according to a statement.
The company has also invested in Netyear Group Corporation, a Japanese company that provides consulting and marketing services to enterprises. The move follows Salesforce.com's investments in Japanese startups such as marketing automation vendor Synergy Marketing and Uhuru, a systems integrator focused on cloud services.
Salesforce.com has also aligned itself closely with the Ruby programming language developed by Japanese programmer Yukihiro Matsumoto, through the recent purchase of Heroku, a cloud-based platform for developing Ruby applications. Heroku "will lend support to [Matsumoto's] efforts to further develop the Ruby programming language," Salesforce.com said.
Earlier this week, Salesforce.com announced that it would work with Toyota to build a private social network, Toyota Friend, for the car maker's customers. The platform will be based on Salesforce.com's Chatter technology.
While Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff shares a love of Japanese culture with his former boss, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, there are concrete business reasons for the vendor's aggressive push into the market.
"Japan's a market ripe for innovation," said analyst Ray Wang, CEO of Constellation Research, via e-mail. "Most of the top Nikkei listed companies continue to run their systems on outdated mainframe applications. These applications stifle and strangle many organizations' ability to innovate. Cloud based development platforms on newer languages provide the platforms for growth and breathe new life into an otherwise staid enterprise software market."
The market for cloud services in Japan is set to hit
Earlier this year, Amazon Web Services announced the opening of a new data center in Japan.
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Foundation HistorySusie Tompkins Buell was the founder and co-owner of the Esprit clothing company, which was known for its revolutionary fusion of corporate mission with social responsibility. The Esprit Foundation was created in 1990 and supported a variety of organizations in areas such as at-risk youth, AIDS awareness and direct care, women's issues and the environment.
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I am back from my little heaven called the Danube Delta. This little corner of the world, the newest land of Europe is my "place". I just love the peacefulness that surrounds it, the endless blue sky, the lonely birds flying high and the permanent taste of vast amounts of water and green plants that get you dizzy with their freshness.
The Danube Delta is the reason why I abandoned my blog lately. For the past weeks I went back home, to Romania for a short holiday. Luckily enough I went on a small trip to the Danube Delta, very close to Murighiol on a charming and welcoming floating hotel (http://www.sageata-apei.ro/) , in the middle of the running waters of the Danube. I will not start telling you about the amazing food I had during this trip, it consisted of various fish dishes, all married with home-grown veggies in a perfect harmony that matched the gorgeousness of this place.
And because I abandoned my blog for so long, I decided to make a little coming back cake that reminds me of the summer and of fresh sunny days.
vanilla sponge with blackberry and lime curd mousse
Vanilla sponge
3 eggs, separated
125 gr sugar
80 gr flour
50 ml milk
Separate the eggs and set the whites aside. Mix the egg yolks with the sugar and vanilla until thick, creamy and it doubles in volume. Add the flour and mix it gently with a spatula until the flour is totally incorporated.
Beat the egg whites until it forms stiff peaks. Gently incorporate the egg whites into the batter.
Bake the sponge into a baking pan lined with parchment paper in the oven at 170C for about 15-20 minutes. The sponge is ready when the testing stick comes out clean or the cake returns to its shape when softy pressed. Set the sponge aside and let it cool down.
Lime curd mousse
4 egg yolks
1/4 cups lime juice
120 gr sugar
150 gr butter
200 ml whipped cream
Mix the egg yolks with sugar and lime juice in a bowl. Place the bowl over simmering water and boil the mixture whisking continuously until it starts thickening and coats the back of a spoon (about 10 minutes). Do not overcook the curd, otherwise it would become scrambled eggs and it will start smelling of bad omelet. Set aside and start incorporating gradually the cold butter. Transfer in a clean bowl, cover it with cling film and let it cool down in a freezer.
To make the mousse – mix 2/3 or the entire quantity of curd with 200 ml of whipped cream.
Blackberry mousse
200 grams blackberry
5 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons of water
350 ml whipped cream
3 sheets of gelatine
Place the gelatine for 10 minutes in cold water. Meanwhile mix the blackberries with water and sugar and boil them over slow fire until the mixture reaches a syrupy consistency. Set aside and let it cool down for few minutes and then incorporate the gelatine into the mixture. When it cools down mix it throughly with the whipped cream.
To assemble the cake just use your imagination, I cut my sponges in two equal disks, placed the blackberry mouse in between the two halves and covered everything with the lime curd and decorated it with tempered chocolate, strawberries and blueberries.


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Modelling social interactions to improve collective decision-making
How are we affected by other peoples' opinions? To answer this question, scientists1 at CNRS, INRA and Université Toulouse 1 Capitole conducted a study in France and Japan, quantifying this impact on our decisions. They identified five behaviours common to both countries: a majority of subjects make a compromise between their opinion and that of others (59% of people in France), some hold to their opinion (29% in France), whereas others follow faithfully, amplify or contradict the information they receive.


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If you're young and using Facebook or Twitter, chances are that you have encountered racial slurs, sexist language and images -- or you're the one making them.
More than half of 1,355 young people aged 14-24 reported seeing derogatory language aimed at women, African-Americans and other groups on social networking sites such as Facebook, according to the Associated Press which conducted the poll in conjunction with MTV.
Some are offended by the pejoratives, but only about half of those polled will tell someone to stop using offensive language.
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"It's so derogatory to women and demeaning, it just makes you feel gross," Lori Pletka, 22, says about "slut" and more vulgar words aimed at women. The Southeast Missouri State University senior said other terms regularly offend her online, too - slurs for black people, Hispanics, and gays or lesbians.
The poll also reports that 57 percent see the slurs as people "trying to be funny," rather than holding hatred for those groups. Thirty-five percent of those polled said use of the "n-word" didn't bother them much and 26 percent weren't bothered at all -- only 44 percent said they would be offended. Those numbers are at odds with 60 percent of the African-American youth polled who said they would be offended.
Are young people more forgiving for "trying to be funny" rather than racist or sexist? Or are we, as a society, forgetting to make our children treat people the same way online as we would face-to-face? The poll was taken as part of MTV "A Thin Line" campaign, which targets online abuse and bullying, and it highlights how easy it is for someone online to spew offensive remarks. Unfortunately, this behavior will only lessen when more than half of all people stand up against it.


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The parents of former child TV star Gary Coleman are seeking custody of his body and want it returned to the star's boyhood home in Illinois, his former manager said Thursday. Coleman died Friday in Utah from a brain hemorrhage at age 42.
His former manager and family spokesman Victor Perillo said Coleman's parents are the legal custodians of his body because he was divorced from his wife, Shannon Price, in 2008. It was Price who ordered that Coleman be taken off of life support.
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"The arrangement we're working on now is to get Gary back to his next of kin, which is his parents. The funeral home has been notified, the sheriff's office, we've notified them that there is to be no communication on where the body is to go unless its dealt with legally with Gary's next of kin, and that's the way it stands right now," Perillo told The Associated Press in a telephone interview from British Columbia.
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Perillo helped launch Coleman's career from Chicago in about 1977 and worked with him for 15 years. Coleman is originally from Zion, Ill., a small town about 50 miles north of Chicago near the Wisconsin border. Perillo said Coleman's parents have discussed having a small, private ceremony and that his body could be returned to Illinois as soon as Friday.
Frederick Jackman, a Utah estate attorney that Perillo said is representing the Colemans, did not immediately return a message Thursday.
It's unclear whether Price and Coleman ever remarried after their divorce.
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On the 911 call from May 26, the day Coleman apparently had a seizure or hit his head and fell, Price refers to Coleman as her husband.
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"I just don't want him to die," Price said in the call. "I'm freaking out like really bad."
Coleman was conscious at the hospital the day of the 911 call, but slipped into unconsciousness the next day and was taken off life support Friday with family at his side.
Police records show Coleman and Price had a tumultuous relationship from the very beginning of their courtship, which started when they met on the set of the 2006 comedy, "Church Ball."
In January 2007, Coleman called police because he was worried Price was going to bring her three brothers to confront him following an argument they had. Then in July of that year, he exploded at Price in a clinic parking lot in Provo.
"Coleman was yelling that he could not take it anymore," the police report states.
The report says Price felt threatened and was worried things were going to "get out of control they way they did earlier." The actor was charged with disorderly conduct and eventually placed on probation.
One month later, Coleman whisked Price to a Nevada mountaintop to wed.
By August 2008, the two had divorced, but they remained close and their legal problems continued. In February, Coleman pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor criminal mischief charge related to a domestic violence incident in April 2009.
No details are in court documents, but defense attorney Randy Kester told The Associated Press that Coleman and Price had an argument which got out of hand.
"No one was injured and no ambulances were called," Kester said at the time. "It was just a disagreement."
Coleman starred for eight seasons on the sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes," starting in 1978. The tiny 10-year-old's "Whachu talkin' 'bout?" was a staple in the show about two African-American brothers adopted by a wealthy white man. Coleman played Arnold Jackson, the younger of the two brothers.
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First and foremost, I'd like to welcome everyone to my blog. I appreciate you taking the time to read this, and I hope that you enjoy it! I am going to use this first entry as a means of introducing myself. My name is Michael Schlact. I am from Marietta, Georgia where I was born and raised. I attended Wheeler High in Marietta, and was signed to a baseball scholarship at the University of South Carolina. I was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2004 MLB Amateur Draft by the Texas Rangers, and decided to forego college. I am currently in my sixth professional season with the Texas Rangers organization, having played at almost every level. Most recently I was playing for the Frisco RoughRiders when I was injured. More on that in a little while. I am married to a wonderful woman who fully supports my dream chasing, and has been with me every step of the way. We met in high school, did the long-distance dating, and now we're fortunate enough to be together as I chase my dream of becoming a big leaguer.
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Great blog man. I hope to more from you in the near future.
Great blog. I wish you the best of luck as you go on your journey. If you are interested, check out my blogs as well.
Best of luck in the future.
God bless.
Great blog. I wish you the best of luck as you go on your journey. If you are interested, check out my blogs as well.
Best of luck in the future.
God bless.
Hey Michael! Im glad u finally have a blog! 🙂 its well written and i hope that you'll fully recover & get back in the game. Good luck! -Nikki
YAY!! Welcome to the world of blogging and MLBlogs. I'm definitely looking forward to reading more from you. And I'm sure this will be just as interesting as Twitter, but now you have more than 140 characters to work with. Good luck with the blogging ventures.
I have really enjoyed following you on Twitter, and I look forward to hear from you in more than 140 characters. I have a question about you playing for Frisco during the end of 2007. You had mentioned to me on Twitter how you had played for them with Scott Coolbaugh as the hitting coach, and I remember that 2007 was when Mike Coolbaugh's tragic death had occurred. Were you on the Frisco team when that happened or when Tino Sanchez returned to the game, against Frisco with Scott coaching.
Good luck Michael. Hope you make it to the Majors soon. Keep chasing your dream and don't give up.
Welcome! Angel fan here and I am glad that you have decided to blog! It's a great way to keep fans updated not to mention spill some secrets about teammates 😉 ehh? how bout it?
All jokes aside, best of luck this season! Please keep us updated!
Glad to see you have a blog now! I LOVE your tweets and I'm sure your blog will be just as good! 🙂
Glad to see you have a blog! I LOVE your tweets and I'm sure your blog will be just as fun to read! 🙂
Glad to see you have a blog! I LOVE your tweets and I'm sure your blog will be just as fun to read! 🙂
Glad to see you have a blog! I LOVE your tweets and I'm sure your blog will be just as fun to read! 🙂
love it, Michael! can't wait to see you pitch! p.s. gotulo2 didn't mean to post a bunch of times, internet's acting up over here.
Mercy sake is the best thing that ever happened being live in the limelight
Good Luck Michael,
I always told Alyssa Milano that hers (Touch Em All) was the only blog I ever read (since Oct 07), but I will sneak yours into my mix.
Keep us posted like you do on Twitter,
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Hey buddy, its Paden Brown, been a long time figured I'd say whats up since it's been a few years man. That sucks to hear about your shoulder surgery man but hope ya bounce back. I'm out here in Colorado still and if you ever come play the Sky Sox or anything let me know dude, my girl and I will definitely come down and check that game out. Tell Jill I said hey also man and hope everything else is goin good. Hit me up sometime if ya got a chance (720-935-3573) (firstname.lastname@example.com). Good luck this season dude.
Great Blog and Twitter posts.
I too grew up and was raised in Marietta, GA. I graduated from Walton in 1996. Sorry to hear about your shoulder and I hope all is well and that you are doing better now.
I look forward to reading more about you on your quest through life.
Good luck,
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Aradia Ensemble
Saturday, 5 December 2015 from 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM (EST)
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In the Holiday Spirit, he orchestra and choir of the Aradia Ensemble are joined by Hélène Brunet, Soprano and Vicky St. Pierre, Contralto as we continue our exploration of Vivaldi's sacred music in one of Toronto's most iconic of sacred spaces; St Anne's Anglican Church. Surrounded by the murals of the Group of Seven we will perform Beatus Vir RV 795 Vos Aurae, per Montes: RV 634 and Cur Sagittas RV 637. We are also very excited to be launching our newest CD in our Naxos Vivaldi Sacred Music Collection!
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Saturday, 5 December 2015 from 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM (EST)
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Aradia Ensemble
Aradia was the daughter of Apollo's twin sisters, who was sent by the gods to teach humankind to order the music of the natural world into song.
Aradia Ensemble is a not-for-profit music group that specializes in the performance of Baroque music and also performs classical chamber, orchestral and vocal repertoire on period instruments. Aradia endeavours to advance an appreciation and greater public understanding of these repertoires through an annual concert series, tours and recordings.
Aradia is committed to developing and presenting fresh approaches to baroque music by engaging young musicians and embracing creative partnerships that highlight the baroque style through juxtapositions and complementarities with a range of art forms.
The Aradia Ensemble was formed in 1996 as a musicians' collective, becoming fully professional in 1999. Aradia has worked tirelessly to develop new talent and interest in Baroque music. Under the dynamic leadership of music director Kevin Mallon, Aradia presents a regular concert series in Toronto, and has toured extensively across Ontario, Canada and internationally (New Zealand, the USA, Ireland and Italy). From 2010-2014, Aradia was Orchestra in Residence for COSI (The Centre for Opera Studies in Italy) in Sulmona, Italy. Aradia performed in Newfoundland (2011) and performed with the Halifax Summer Opera Festival in Nova Scotia in 2014.
Aradia has a long history of involvement with education and outreach activities. The ensemble is the mentor group for The Kingsway Conservatory Strings founded by Aradia violinist Elyssa Lefurgey Smith, which often performs alongside Aradia.
Aradia has a major recording contract with Naxos records, with over 50 CDs, some of which have won or been nominated for international prizes, including a JUNO nomination in 2009. This has helped the ensemble gain a strong presence in the Canadian musical landscape, as Aradia receives significant airtime on CBC and other classical music stations. Aradia has benefitted from positive reviews that stand as markers of the ensemble's artistic excellence. Aradia's most recent recording, a 3CD set of Handel concerti grossi opus 6 to be released in April 2013, has garnered interest in the international press (BBC Music Magazine feature, Gramophone magazine review etc.) Aradia has recently negotiated an ambitious recording program with Naxos for the coming years and will release a new CD in December of 2015.


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t�s been awhile � since 2001, to be exact � since White Oak beat Southwest.
It�s been awhile � since 2001, to be exact � since White Oak beat Southwest.
Not anymore.
In a game with a horde of heroes for White Oak on both sides of the ball and special teams to boot, the Vikings pulled off a stunner � to those outside the program, although not inside it � in defeating the Stallions 14-12 in a nonconference game Friday night.
�It�s a big win, but as I told the kids we don�t get five victories for this one, just like we wouldn�t get five losses,� WOHS second-year coach Chad Ashley said. �Excited for the kids; I�m just really happy for them because going from not winning a game (last year), nobody�s with them when they�re in their weight room and putting in so much work.
�Obviously, Southwest is the premier football school in Jacksonville right now and has been for quite some time. They�re like the New York Yankees of this county because they either win championships or they play for it.�
A year ago the game was a mismatch, with the Stallions winning 41-0 en route to their fourth state title. And White Oak? The Vikings didn�t win a game, although they were later credited with a win thanks to a forfeit.
But White Oak is a different team this year � and the Vikings (3-2) proved it with an exclamation point against the Stallions (3-2), who came in ranked No. 4 in the state in the 2-A classification by The Associated Press.
With quarterback Elijah Harris, who came into the game leading the area with 699 yards rushing, being held to 10 yards on 7 carries before being hurt in the third quarter, senior Camara Rawls carried the load out of WOHS� option-oriented attack. Rawls rushed for 171 yards on 21 carries, including fourth-quarter touchdown runs of 11 and 38 yards.
The Vikings also came up with four turnovers while committing just one.
�I knew we could do it,� said senior Walter McClendon, who came on when Harris hurt his shoulder after a 23-yard run. �We�ve been working hard since coach Ashley got here. Last year it was a down year, but I knew it was going to get better this year.�
Ashley said this was the first week since he�s been at WOHS that the Vikings �practiced like you have to practice if you�re going to be a championship-caliber team.� And the work paid off.
Southwest coach Phil Padgett had a different take on his team�s preparations.
�With the week we had of practice it�s what I thought could happen,� he said. �We didn�t practice well all week, and I knew White Oak would be prepared and they did a good job. So credit White Oak. That�s just how it is.�
And there was plenty of credit to go around, starting with one of the biggest plays of the game by junior safety Brian Goodwin to stop a two-point conversion with 12 seconds left that would likely have sent the game into overtime.
After quarterback Tyler Smith�s 1-yard sneak pulled Southwest within 14-12, Smith hit DaMonta Winbush in the flat with a swing pass, but Goodwin came up and stopped Winbush shy of the goal to preserve the two-point lead.
�I just saw the guy come out of the backfield and I just picked him up,� Goodwin said. �I was just saying, �Make a play, make a play.� � That�s pretty much it. It was one of my better ones (tackles). It was big for us.�
The Vikings recovered the ensuing onside kick to clinch the win � not that they made it easy on Ashley and their fans.
After a scoreless first half that saw WOHS stop SWO on fourth-and-1 at the Vikings� 12-yard line and White Oak�s Geovanni Graham�s 35-yard field goal hit the crossbar, Southwest grabbed a 6-0 lead on a 16-yard pass from Smith to J�Veon Walker on its first possession of the second half.
But Tristan Hartley�s extra point was blocked.
White Oak had it first-and-goal at the SWO 10 on its first second-half series, but on fourth down at the 4, Xavier Wells stopped Kendall White for a 1-yard loss with1:42 left in the third quarter. On the series, Harris was hurt, but McLendon came in and the transition was seamless.
�I didn�t see a difference,� Padgett said.
After the defense held SWO to a three-and-out, the Vikings got the ball back at the Stallions 46. Two plays later WOHS had it at the SWO 20 on a 24-yard pass from McLendon to Goodwin, and four plays later Rawls spun out of a tackle for an 11-yard TD with 10:01 left. Graham added the PAT to make it 7-6.
The Stallions fumbled on their next two possessions, with McClendon recovering the first one and Elijah Faulk the second at the WOHS 30 � after a 36-yard gain by Emmitt Johnson, who lost the ball as he struggled for additional yards for the Stallions with 3:05 left in the game.
On the ensuing drive, WOHS faced fourth-and-1 at its 39 with 2:35 left. Ashley had a decision to make. Actually, he didn�t. He didn�t hesitate, saying he trusted his offensive line to get the job done when it counted most.
Ditto for McLendon, who picked up 2 yards for the first down.
�I knew my O-line could push their D-line back,� McLendon said.
Two plays later Rawls bolted for a 38-yard touchdown to give WOHS a 14-6 lead with 1:39 left with Graham�s PAT.
And while SWO made it interesting in the final moments, the Vikings refused to give up the hard-fought win.
�Obviously we made it very interesting there at the end,� Ashley said. �We had some hiccups. � We obviously did some things there at the end to make it fun for the fans, not fun for the coaches.�
But WOHS won � and that was fun for Ashley and the Vikings.
Southwest 0 0 6 6 � 12
White Oak 0 0 0 14 � 14
Third Quarter
SW � Walker 16 pass from Smith (kick blocked) 8:50
Fourth Quarter
WO � Rawls 11 run (Graham kick) 10:01
WO � Rawls 38 runs (Graham kick) 1:39
SW � Smith 1 run (pass failed) 0:12
First downs 14 15
Rushes-yards 36-185 48-259
Passing 96 14
Comp-Att-Int 8-14-2 2-4-0
Punts-Avg. 2-36.0 3-36.6
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 3-1
Penalties-Yards 4-40 8-60
RUSHING�SW: Ottey 3-(-4), Humphries 1-4, Winbush 10-49, Walkers 1-12, Smith 11-33, Johnson 7-51, Williams 3-40. WO: Rawls 21-171, McClendon 5-8, White 7-32, Harris 7-10, Smith 6-26, Aviles 2-12
PASSING�SW: Smith 8-13-1 96, Harden 1-1-0 24 Walker 0-1-1 0. WO: Harris 1-2-0 -10, McLendon 1-2-0 24.
RECEIVING�SW: Walker 3-33, Pouncey 1-49, Williams 1-2, Winbush 1-8, Johnson 1-5, Ottey 1-(-1),. WO: White 1-(-10).


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Former Manchester United and Wales star Mickey Thomas has vowed to beat stomach cancer after being diagnosed with the disease.
Thomas, 64, announced on Twitter that he was beginning treatment on Monday after receiving the diagnosis in January.
"Hi everyone, today is the day I start my treatment and my fight back against the big C," Thomas posted on his personal Twitter account.
"I aim to beat this in 90 minutes with no extra time and penalties.
"I have been blown away by the love, kindness and support I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart."
A crowdfunding page has been set up to help Thomas, with over £13,000 raised within three days of being established.
Thomas won 51 caps for Wales and spent three years at United between 1978 and 1981, making over 100 appearances for the Red Devils.
The winger also played for Everton, Brighton, Stoke, Chelsea, West Brom, Derby, Shrewsbury and Leeds, as well as spending nine seasons with Wrexham across two spells.
Thomas famously scored the equaliser with a superb free-kick when Wrexham, then of the fourth tier, knocked out league champions Arsenal in the 1992 FA Cup third round.
He made his final appearance as a 38-year-old in 1993.
Thomas has worked in the media since retiring and is still a regular presence at United games.


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