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TV's scariest series is back!
"The Walking Dead" returns for a second season of zombiriffic horror on AMC Monday, Oct. 3rd, and executive producer Robert Kirkman – who also created and writes the Image comic book series the show is derived from – gives PopcornBiz the pre-mortum.
"The tone on the first season was dark, and I think we're going a little darker for our second season," says Kirkman, "so there's more danger; it's more intense – I think that it's going to be pretty rough! Our characters have a hard life ahead of them."
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Sheriff Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and his group of zombie apocalypse survivors will continue to try to stay one step ahead of the Walkers, and their journey will lead them, as it does in the comics, to Greene family farm in the remote Atlanta countryside.
"We've got Lauren Cohan and Scott Wilson coming in playing Maggie and Herchel," says Kirkman. "They're coming in as our new characters that are on Herchel's farm, and it's a new place that the characters are coming to live for a while and the kind of wreck their lives in the process, so it'll be a fun thing to watch."
The writer/producer won't get too specific about which story beats from the acclaimed comics the story will follow and where it will depart, like the first season did. "It's hard to peg it down to like, 'Oh, it's this issue to this issue,' just because that kind of gives a lot away," he says. "But much like the first season, the comic book will act as a roadmap and then we'll be dancing in and out of that narrative as we move foreword in the television show. An interesting thing to note is that this largely covers the second volume of the comic book series, but there are plot elements from the first volume that weren't handled in the first season that'll actually be slipping in to this season. So there's just stuff like that that they're popping in there, but it's never a direct translation."
Kirkman also said all the dust has settled from the past summer's surprise departure of executive producer Frank Darabont, the noted film director who developed the series for televison (the precise reasons for the exit continue to be debated), and that the creative team has been hard at work to equal – and possible exceed – last season's creative standards.
"Everyone from the cast to the crew to the producers, everyone has just kind of buckled down in the wake of that and gotten behind Glen Mazzara, who's our new show runner, and just really put the pedal to the metal," says Kirkman. "We're trying to make the show as good as we can. And I think that because everyone is working so hard to honor Frank's legacy on this show and make this show as good as it can be what's coming out now, I think, is actually going to be better. So the show is actually improving, I believe."


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Next White Center Block Party set for June 14th
(Dancing in the street outside Center Studio during 8/2013 Block Party)
From Vy Nguyen at the White Center Community Development Association:
Downtown White Center will be kicking off summer with a block party on June 14th, Saturday, going from 3 p.m. until dusk with many activities for attendees of all ages. The June event boasts pop up shopping with Maker's Market at Center Studio, a beer garden at Big Al Brewing, Metal Skate Night at Southgate Skating Rink along with live bands at several other local favorite establishments (Triangle Pub, Company Bar, Rat City Records, and Full Tilt to name a few), and the most delicious way to enjoy White Center with a $2 food walk.
Local non-profits White Center Community Development Association (WCCDA) and White Center Chamber of Commerce (WCCC) along with local business owners hope to build upon last year's block party in August 2013, which was organized as part of National Night Out. The neighborhood was busier than many had ever seen with hundreds of attendees on a warm summer evening coming to White Center for the first time, or with residents who wanted to come, support their neighbors' business or be part of something fun in their neighborhood.
Lead organizer this year is WCCC Board member and business owner of Herban Legends, Chris Cody, says, "I just think folks should come out and see what all the great businesses here in White Center have to offer." Cody, along with the rest of the WCCC, the WCCDA, and local business owners hope to organize another – bigger and better — block party in White Center later this summer in August.
Stay updated with the June Block Party on their event page or by connecting with the White Center Chamber of Commerce on Facebook. All inquiries can also be directed to Vy Nguyen of WCCDA via e-mail (email@example.com).
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27th Week After Pentecost – Thursday
1 Timothy 6:17-20 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate1; Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.
Luke 18:31-34 Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem2, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished. For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on: And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again. And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
1Some translations render "communicate" as "share"
2"Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem." Is it not fitting that at or near the beginning of the Nativity Fast, when we prepare for the beginning of Our Lord Jesus Christ's earthly life, He speaks of its end? If one reads the gospels carefully, it is clear that all of His life, our Lord was "going to Jerusalem". He knew that He was born to die, that we might live. All that He did was towards this goal.
These words are an important reminder for us, as we begin the fast. This season has many distractions, but one thing is needful. Our Lord was born to "go to Jerusalem". If we are to imitate His example as we are called to do, since He commanded us to "take up our cross and follow him", then we are to "go to Jerusalem". Our Lord went to die and give us life. Let us therefore go to die, that we may have life. Let us die to our self will and all things that lead away from life. Let us die to our self-centeredness and pride. Let us with great force make all that is within us that is not holy die. And let us go to Jerusalem and live.
Jerusalem is the Holy City, the city of the Great King. It represents all that is holy and good. Our Lord's path to Jerusalem was not for Himself, as He is already holy and good, but for us. We must retrace his steps to the Holy City. We must take His yoke upon us, and learn of Him, and carry our personal cross with forbearance and faith. There is no other way to reach Jerusalem, our salvation, because it is the Lord's way, and what He accomplished in Jerusalem enables us to walk this path and be victorious over sin and death.
It is always good to be reminded of things that are good, even if we already have heard about them. Let us be reminded now that the purpose of our Lord's Nativity was so that He would "go to Jerusalem" and accomplish our regeneration. We must daily remember that we are also born to "go to Jerusalem".
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A couple of things for your consideration after the Phils swept San Diego and won their sixth straight:
--J.A. Happ was excellent, pitching aggressively, mixing in more breaking balls than he had in the past, and lasting deep into the game. This guy does not have the nastiest raw stuff you ever saw, but he certainly makes the most of what he does have. "Our starting pitching is getting more consistent," said Charlie Manuel. "Happ tonight, when he can give you what he did, that's very good. I'm very happy with him." The Phillies received excellent outings from Joe Blanton, Antonio Bastardo and Happ during this series.
--Greg Dobbs' second inning catch with the bases loaded was a true turning point, and Happ knew it. After Dobbs snagged Chris Young's shot to right field, the pitcher waited in front of the dugout to thank Dobbs, who was making his first outfield start of the year.
After the game, Happ hugged Dobbs, smiled broadly and said , "Great catch." It was just about the most excited I've ever seen J.A. Happ.
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"Dobber really turned the game around there," he said. "Gave me some confidence and made me focus in a little more."
--You may be seeing more of ol' Dobber in right field in the near future. Shane Victorino left in the sixth with a left hip strain. The team said he would be re-evaluated tomorrow (Thursday). Manuel said that Victorino's back had been bothering him, but he hadn't heard about the hip until tonight. The man himself was in no mood to provide answers, grumbling "I'm fine" as he breezed past me and that other guy who covers the team. If Victorino misses any time, Werth will play center with Dobbs and Matt Stairs in right (though not at the same time).
--J.C. Romero pitched 1 1/3 innings and allowed two hits and one unearned run in his 2009 debut.


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Romulo Yanes
These rich cheese puffs resemble gougères, with tangy Stilton taking the place of Gruyère.
- Yield
- Makes about 40 hors d'oeuvres
- Active Time
- 30 min
- Total Time
- 55 min
- 1/2 cup ale such as Bass (pour beer slowly into measuring cup; do not measure foam)
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Rounded 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup crumbled Stilton cheese (from a 4-oz piece; rind discarded)
- Special Equipment
- a pastry bag fitted with a plain 1/2-inch tip; parchment paper
- Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 400°F.
- Combine beer, butter, and salt in a 1 1/2- to 2-quart heavy saucepan and bring to a full boil over high heat, stirring until butter is melted. Reduce heat to moderate and add flour all at once, then cook, stirring vigorously with a wooden spoon, until mixture pulls away from side of pan, about 30 seconds. Continue to cook, stirring and flattening batter against bottom of pan, until excess moisture is evaporated and a film forms on bottom of pan. Remove from heat and cool 5 minutes.
- Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well with wooden spoon after each addition. (Batter will appear to separate initially but will become smooth once beaten.) Add cheese and stir until combined well.
- Spoon batter into pastry bag. Line a large baking sheet with a sheet of parchment paper, then secure parchment by piping a dab of batter under each corner. Pipe approximately 3-inch lengths of batter 1 inch apart on baking sheet, making about 40 total.
- Bake until puffed, golden, and crisp, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool slightly before serving.
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Cheese puffs are best when freshly baked but can be made 4 hours ahead and reheated in a 350°F oven 10 minutes.
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Nutritional Info
- Calories32
- Carbohydrates2 g(1%)
- Fat2 g(3%)
- Protein1 g(3%)
- Saturated Fat1 g(5%)
- Sodium28 mg(1%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat0 g
- Fiber0 g(0%)
- Monounsaturated Fat1 g
- Cholesterol15 mg(5%)


text: It was a Sunday afternoon, and we had done all the things that needed to be done for the day. I helped move some furniture to another house, and even helped move some furniture in another house. When I got home my wife said that I should be on a pond until it got dark. That meant and had just over an hour to be out. Not the longest time, but much better than nothing.


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If you asked me a month ago if I liked beets I would have made a stink face and let you know how absolutely disgusting I thought they were. Then I received a few beets in my basket and realized I would have to get over my groused out opinion of beets. The truth was I had never actually tried beets. I was just being 5 and sticking my nose in the air at something new. Yes even us adults can bring out a 5 year old attitude sometimes. I tried beet chips first and realized I actually liked them. Hubby and Bubba did too. Since my stink face towards beets was softening, I decided to try them again this wek. I cooked them in the pressure cooker. I paired them with some yummy pasta and they were actually yummy. Who knew! So what is the moral of my story today? Try it and you just might like it. It worked for me. Want to try some beets of your own?
Here's how I did mine.....with the pressure cooker
Give your beets a good wash under the faucet. Slice both ends off of the beets. Leave the skin on if you want. I did, but I kind of have this thing..... I hate peeling veggies and I hear it is good to keep the skin on your veggies.You know extra nutrients and all :) Cut your beets into chunks and place into your pressure cooker. Use your cooking rack. Add 2 cups of water. Place your lid on your pressure cooker and turn your stove onto a high heat setting. Once your vent pipe begins rocking gently, set your timer for 15 minutes. Once beets are cooked, turn off the heat. Quickly cool down your beets, sprinkle with a pinch or two of salt. Enjoy!
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Let me start by saying that I've had it up to here with logic. I learned it just fine during Math A back in 9th grade, and the "Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science" course (a requirement for my ill-fated computational linguistics minor) I took last year was plenty refresher. Now I'm taking two logic courses this semester, and I'm relearning the same thing—twice! Well, actually, one of them is supposed to be Semantics and Pragmatics, but it's pretty much all been logic up until this point. We don't actually have a Semantics textbook; we're using Logic in Linguistics. But I'm also taking Modern Logic (PHIL 109), at the insistence of my "advisor". And that's where my story starts.
Unfortunately, perhaps, this Modern Logic course is a philosophy course, rather than a linguistics or computer science course. That means it's run out of the philosophy department and, in my case, taught by a philosophy grad student. This particular grad student has rubbed me the wrong way since the first day of class, as he puts on an air of "I know everything and you're all idiots". (Unless, of course, he's saying something about philosophy or philosophers; then you're expected to know what he's talking about. Which I don't.) But there are at least a couple of students in the class (besides me) that have brains that function just fine and who are able to understand and discuss the subject matter we are learning. And the discussion does come up—though it doesn't last.
And that leads me to my story. Today, we had a quiz in class. Once the quiz ended, we went over it as a group. The first question on the quiz had you create, basically, this:
- You have cake or ice cream for dessert.
- If you have cake for dessert, you may not have ice cream.
- You do not have ice cream.
- You have cake.
The second question had you translate that into formal notation. With P = "You have cake for dessert" and Q = "You have ice cream for dessert", it comes out like this:
All of this is fine and dandy, and I wasn't arguing with it. (It was, after all, what I put on my quiz.) However, when the instructor wrote the English version of (2) on the board, he wrote "cannot" instead of "may not". I don't remember who commented on the difference, but I raised my hand and stated that it would have been better (i.e. less ambiguous) if "cannot" had been written on the quiz instead of "may not", because "may not" has the possibility of being interpreted in two different ways. One is the way he intended, specifically ¬Q. But the other is one that would have made (2) essentially equivalent to (1). That is, because of "may", there would have still remained the possibility of having ice cream for dessert, even if you had cake for dessert. Formally, there would be a possibility, however remote, to translate English (2) into P→(Q∨¬Q).
He didn't particularly care for this assertion. This surprised me, as I was taking it for granted—the reason I raised my hand was to point it out and suggest that "cannot" was the better option; I didn't expect him to disagree that the possibility existed. But he did. And he was quite firm about it. He wasn't at all open to the possibility that I could be right. He didn't even consider it, except to try to explain to me how I was wrong.
But I knew I was right. I've had plenty of experience in this area. In addition to my pet peeve of people writing "can not" when they mean "cannot" (they don't mean the same thing!), words such as MAY, SHOULD, and MUST are important in the world of Internet standards. Most standards out there today, including those by the W3C, start off by saying that they intend to use such words as defined by RFC 2119 (BCP 14). Here's what it says for the definition of MAY:
MAY This word, or the adjective "OPTIONAL", mean that an item is truly optional. One vendor may choose to include the item because a particular marketplace requires it or because the vendor feels that it enhances the product while another vendor may omit the same item. An implementation which does not include a particular option MUST be prepared to interoperate with another implementation which does include the option, though perhaps with reduced functionality. In the same vein an implementation which does include a particular option MUST be prepared to interoperate with another implementation which does not include the option (except, of course, for the feature the option provides.)
Thus, the word "may" indicates that something is optional. In the case of "may not have ice cream", it means that, according to the standard, it is optional for you to not have ice cream. When combined with the common meaning of "may not" that forbids, you have two possible options: [ [ may ] [ not have ice cream ] ] or [ [ may not ] [ have ice cream] ]. The former means that there is a possibility that you will have ice cream (and also that you will not have ice cream); the latter means you are forbidden from having ice cream.
To combine this issue with the "cannot" vs. "can not" one, you have these four options:
- You can have ice cream.
- You cannot have ice cream.
- You can not have ice cream.
- You cannot not have ice cream.
Of these, sentence (1) means you are allowed to (or have the ability to) have ice cream; (2) means you are not allowed to (or do not have the ability to) have ice cream. Sentence (3) is letting you know that no one is forcing you to have ice cream; sentence (4) tells you the exact opposite (or someone is trying to express that they really want you to have ice cream). Thus, sentence (2) here corresponds with the colloquial usage of "may not" that forbids (¬Q); sentence (3) corresponds with the other possibility I suggested ((Q∨¬Q)).
My raising of this matter caused quite a twitter on Twitter among my colleagues, and Twitoaster has attempted to keep track of it for you here. As my tweeps have noted, this is an issue of both prosody and scope.
This type of ambiguity and confusion has gotten other people in trouble before, too. Take a look at Ben Zimmer's On Language column about the issue, as well as some corresponding Language Log articles here and here.


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Ariz. Police to Search Lake for Body of Missing Woman
Arizona police comb lake for the body of woman who disappeared on Father's Day.
June 18, 2013 -- Tonight Arizona police are considering conducting a sonar search of the bottom of a community lake for the body of a Tempe college student whose car was found with two punctured tires, according to police.
"Unfortunately, we have been down this road too many times before, where we have found bodies of young people in the lake. Nothing indicates that she is down there, but we are trying to eliminate everything we can," Sgt. Mike Pooley of the Tempe Police Department told ABCNews.com.
Divers Monday night searched for clues in the man-made reservoir but found nothing. They are hoping that a search using sonar equipment will prove more fruitful.
Adrienne Salinas, 19, was reported missing by her father, Rick Salinas, on Father's Day, according to police.
"We got the call from her father on Sunday afternoon," Pooley said.
Salinas was last seen on Friday night at her home near Gateway Community College, where she is a student.
"She was seen early Saturday morning by her roommate. Salinas told her roommate she was going to her boyfriend's house. She had taken a change of clothes with her," said Pooley.
Salinas never made it to her boyfriend's house.
"We got a call at 3:44 in the morning about a car accident almost a mile away from her house," Pooley said.
"A vehicle had hit the median and then sped away. By the time we found the car, it was was a block away from Salinas' house with two flat tires."
Police believe Salinas was driving the vehicle.
"We think that when Salinas hit the median on her way to her boyfriend's house, she turned around to drive back home. She couldn't go all the way, because her two tires were punctured, so she got out of the car," said Pooley.
That is when police believe the woman disappeared.
"The last text Salinas sent was to her boyfriend at 4:43 Saturday morning. She told him she was on her way," said Pooley. "Her phone went dead at 5:07 later that morning."
Investigators have interviewed Salinas' boyfriend, roommates, family members and classmates.
"We have done a pretty large canvas of the entire neighborhood," Pooley said. "Detectives are following up and looking at her cellphone records, emails and social media accounts."
Pooley would not get into specific details regarding the case but told ABCNews.com the police had no leads.


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H1303 A: King's council handling of a papal provision to Wolverhampton. [1]
H1303 B: Ireland case before king's council in parliament: Geoffrey de Geynvill lord of the liberty of Trym & Matilda his wife concerning the taking of their liberty. [2]
M1303 A: Order to Richard Oysel, custos of Kingston upon Hull on the part of Eustace de Hatche: Eustace had bought a hip at Tinmouth for transport of coal and other goods to Gascony by Thomas de Trumflete of Barton on Humber; Richard Pellesone then asserted that the ship was his and had been taken by wrongdoers at sea so that the ship was arrested; resolution now to be by ordinance of king's council. Richard was unable to prove the ship was his, so that Oysel was to release the ship to Eustace. [3]
M1304 A: Complaints of Richard, prior of Durham against the bishop of Durham before the king's council on the king's return from Scotland. [4]
M1304 B: Controversy between Brother William de la More, master of the Knights Templar and merchants of Florence concerning a bill of exchange payable in Paris that was not paid. [5]
H1305 A: Quare non admisit. Rex v. Master Walter de Thorp, dean of the consistory of the Arches, London & Master Gilbert de Middelton, concerning the advowson of Dodderhill, Worcestershire; the king had recovered that advowson against Robert, archbishop of Canterbury, the bishop of Worcester, the Prior of Worcester, and John de Middelton cleric. [6]
E1305 A: Petition of Henry de la Pomeray and Peter Corbet concerning the castle and manor of Tremington. [7]
E1305 B: Petition of the bishop of Worcester. [8]
M1305 A: Complaint before king's council by Roger de Hegham against William Brewes for contempt and scurrilous words in response to an adverse judgment made against him in the exchequer. [9]
T1306 A: Scire facias to have William de Lewes explain why he intrudes into the chaplaincy of the castle of Hastings. [10]
M1306 A: Inquest into release of prisoners from the jail of the Archbishop of Canterbury, whose temporalities had been taken into the king's hands. [11]
E1307 A: Petition of William le Latymer. [12]
E1307 B: Quare impedit. Parson of South Creake. [13]
M1307 A: Petition to king's council by men of Carburton manor against abbot of Welbeck. [14]
M1307 B: Bill presented by sheriff concerning rescue from sheriff and his bailiffs of sheep distrained to compel payment of debts owed the king by Thomas Foleiaumbe; hue and cry raised in Tideswell. [15]
E1308 A: An ordinance in king's council of Edward I that the Prior of Gisburn owed Gilbert de Luda; enforced now after Gilbert's death. [16]
T1308 A: A final concord before king's council. [17]
H1309 A: Petition to king's council by John son of John de Durham. [18]
T1311 A: Petition to king's council by the prior of Rochester against John le Engleys jr, Thomas atte Boure, Henry de Bolescombe chaplain, Thomas le Gam, Adam Brid, and many other named parties. Kent. Besieging the priory. [19]; [20]: verdict indicated that the men of Rochester had an altar in the cathedral church customarily; men of the priory (without the prior's knowledge) broke and removed that altar. When some of those who had been at the breaking of the altar went into town, heated words were exchanged and they were beaten, but no blood was spilled.
H1314 A: Tenure of John Giffard. [21]
M1314 A: Petition of Richard son of Richard Boillond. [22]
T1315 A: Dilapidation of Bardney Abbey, in part before king's council. [23]
T1315 B: Petition of Joan who was the wife of John Wakeman of Corfe Castle concerning her free maritagium. [24]
T1315 C: Petition of John de Abyndon for execution of a judgment debt of 1,600 p.s. for conspiracy. [25]
E1316 A: Petition of Thomas de Multon de Egermond and Anthony de Lucy. [26]
H1317 A: Presentment to William de Burton of the prebend of Cannockbury in the free chapel of Pencrich; consideration before the king's council. [27]
E1317 A: Petition of William le Clerk de Kyme. Lincolnshire. [28]
E1318 A: Petition of Hugh de Curtenay. Devon. [29], [30], [31]
T1318 A: Council decision regarding mainprise in trespass for "rape" of wife and taking of goods. [32]
H1319 A: Petition of John de Ferilye. [33]
T1319 A: Petition of Boniface de Ledes cleric. [34]
M1319 A: Petition of William de Wellop cleric. [35]
H1347A: Rex v. Prior of Drax for rebellious refusal to receive or open the king's letters under the privy seal. [55]
E1347 A: Bills against Stephen de Bassyngbourne. Hertfordshire. [56] rcp
E1347 B: Northamptonshire. Order to produce before the council Hugh Hardel of Brackele concerning counterfeit money. [57] rcp
T1347 C: Essex. Petition of the commons of Barking. [58]
T1347 D: Surrey. Order to bring Richard de Somerbury, William atte Sydenye, John de Shakelford, and John de Rokewyk before the council; now sent before king's bench. [59] rcp
T1347 E: Herefordshire. Order to bring Richar de Penbrugge chivaler and Hugh de Tyberton before king's council. [60] rcp
T1347 E:' Buckingamshire. Order to bring John son of John Syward, John le Baillif de Neuport Paynel, Henry Neweman chaplain, William Noneys, John Kaisho, John Herner, Geoffrey Gunnes, John Rodom, John Osbarn, John de Wollaston, Richard Broun, Laurence Bakere, Reginald Lucas, John Neweman, and Richard Jordan before the king's council. [61] rcp
M1347 A: Roger de Boudon had been convicted before the king's justices for wrongs perpetrated before the justices at Northampton. He had been delivered to the sheriff to convey him to appear before the king's council under a penalty of 1000 p.s. The prisoner was now delivered to the Marshalsea, so that the sheriff was relieved of the liability. [62] rcp
M1347 B: Northumberland. William Russel was ordered to appear before the king's council to treat and speak there about the war with France and the defence of the country. When the writ was delivered to him, he threw the writ back in the face of the royal messenger and refused to receive it. [63],[64] rcp
M1347 C: London. Order to have Richard de Burneby before the king's council; delivery of Burneby. [65] rcp
M1347 D: Essex. Procedure against John son of Henry Helyoun de Bumstead for default before the king's council. [66] rcp
E1348 A: Case in chancery brought into king's council: Rex v. John Lucas shipman and master of the Leotheonard of Colchester and Roger Welche owner of the ship. For taking the king's goods (listed and worth 81 p.s., 12s 9d) in the possession of Master Richard de Saham and Robert de Stratton, messengers of the king sent to the ports and to Spain. [68]
E1348 B: Controversy concerning the annual rent from Aylesbury. [69]
M1348 A:Wiltshire. Rex v. William le Clerk de Newton Tony. Refusal to receive orders to appear before king's council to answer for certain contempts and trespasses. [70]
T1350 A: Bill of Thomas Pampeden relating to statutes merchant in Newcastle upon Tyne. [71] rcp
M1350 A: Petition of John Maleweyn. [72] rcp
M1350 B: Memorandum. Thomas Fychet chivaler was found wandering armed with plate and cuirass in Westminster Hall while the king's council, chancery, and treasury and the justices of both benches were sitting; he threatened litigants there. This was attested before king's council, which turned him over to king's bench. He forfeited his armor and was put in Marshalsea until the king should order otherwise. [73] rcp
H1351 A: Commission to arrest George Selyman. [74] rcp
H1351 B: Those taken and delivered to the sheriff of Hampshire and kept at the prison in Southampton to be brought before the king's council. [75] rcp
E1351 A: Petition of Henry son of Henry Ravensworth and John Courcy concerning John le Conestable de Halsham. [76] rcp
E1351 B: London. John Hervy to return to England to be before council; he refused. [77] rcp
M1353 A: Enrollment in king's bench of "ordinances" made in the last "king's council." [78] rcp
E1354 A: Indictment of William Duraunt warden of Merton Hall, Oxford, and Reginald Whithod de Lambourn and William Stykelyng clerics. [79] rcp
E1354 B: Indictment of John Broun for death of Edward de Alleton. [80] rcp
1375: H1376 A: John de Assheton brought into King's Bench by marshal on the order of the king's council to find sureties of the peace because he threatened John Biron, knight [99] SJ


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There's tremendous passion surrounding the burgeoning DevOps movement, which aspires to address the longstanding bottleneck between development and operations. It's no surprise, because the cause is worthwhile: This bottleneck is the primary barrier to agility, responsiveness, and delivering business value.
DevOps is a reaction against the dysfunction in most enterprises today: Code is "thrown over the wall," and IT is left to figure out how to construct, provision and maintain resulting systems. Dependencies are poorly documented, systems often fall over at deployment, and change is avoided at all costs. In the meantime, deadlines are missed, lines of business wait, and blame is assigned:
IT operations: "The application folks handed me a poorly documented pile of goo that has dependencies beyond our supported OS and middleware platforms."
App dev: "The platform version we built this against supported all of our dependencies. IT never makes us aware of platform changes. It's their issue."
But more than a few have raised the question: How in the world is this new? It's a fair question; dev and ops have long been divided by conflicting cultures, goals, processes, and tools. And the motivation to bridge this gap is far from new. What is new is an organized movement to shine a light on the problem space and emerging solution patterns. A community is finally organizing around the issue.
But why now? Because the time is right -- for several reasons:
- Lean mandates. Last year's crushing recession forced us to do more with less. Automation became the necessary alternative to headcount. It also made us smarter and more efficient at scaling without adding people. This is one of the reasons that economists are predicting a "jobless recovery" in 2010. Automation remains necessary and very much in vogue.
- The need for speed. IT as competitive advantage is nothing new, but many companies are realizing that the velocity created by Agile hits a brick wall when it comes time to deploy an application -- which is when business value is realized. That's why agility needs to be extended into the operational context. At the same time, emerging self-service and elastic computing initiatives dictate the need for zero-latency provisioning -- automated, policy-driven and conflict-free.
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I think, like me, you would have faced a lot of situations, where you wanted to delete all the files or directories in a location, leaving only the required files/directories. So, I have a directory containing lots of files/directories and I want to delete most of them except some 5/10 of them, how to I do it.
I finally wrote a small script to do that. First save list of files that you do not want to delete in file called "listnames" and then execute the below script. This will give you the rm commands that you need to execute. If you want you can execute the rm command from the script, but to be able to review, I just have the commands echoed.
#!/bin/bash - #=============================================================================== # # FILE: del_all_logs.sh # # USAGE: ./del_all_logs.sh # # DESCRIPTION: # # OPTIONS: --- # REQUIREMENTS: --- # BUGS: --- # NOTES: --- # AUTHOR: Amit Agarwal (aka) # REVISION: --- #=============================================================================== all_runs=$(echo *) while read line do all_runs=$(echo $all_runs |sed 's/'"$line"'//') done all_runs=$(echo $all_runs |sed 's/'"$0"'//') all_runs=$(echo $all_runs |sed 's/'"listnames"'//') echo rm -rf $all_runs
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•Hector Estrada, 26, Fort Morgan, driving under the influence, DUI Per Se, drove vehicle when license revoked as a habitual offender, exterior placement of mirrors, 14000 blk MCR I, November 26, 11:11 p.m. Held without bond.
•Sonya Barron, 24, Fort Morgan, warrant arrest for controlled substance/distribute schedule II and theft of $500-$1,000, 801 E. Beaver Ave., November 28, 8:20 p.m. Held on $100,000 and $40,000 bond.
•Tira Tinhorn, warrant arrest for failure to appear on assault and battery and breach of peace charges, 400 Warner, November 29, 10:29 a.m. Held on $3,000 bond.
•Krystal Jade Sullivan, 26, Fort Morgan, warrant for violation of bail bond conditions, 801 E. Beaver Ave., November 29, 7:30 p.m. Held without bond.
•Tiffany Windsheimer, 21, Littleton, warrant arrest, Morgan County Sheriff's Office, November 30, 7:00 p.m. Held on $1,000 bond.
•AT&T, Mead, CO, reported second degree criminal trespass, theft and criminal mischief, MCR F and MCR 15, November 28, 2:33 a.m. Property stolen, 150-ft, 4-0 copper cable. Property damaged, fence, door, light, 2 locks. Case open.
•Richard Ruppel, 46, Fort Morgan, reported third degree criminal trespass and criminal attempt of theft, 15470 MCR 11, November 27, 1:35 a.m. Case open.
•Maria Rubalcaba, 53, Wiggins, reported theft, forgery, possession of a forged instrument, 4490 Hwy 34, Wiggins, November 7, 9:30 a.m. Property stolen, check. Value, $1,800. Case open.
•70 Ranch LLC, Fort Morgan, reported theft, second degree criminal trespass, 17000 clock of CR 14, between November 28 and November 30. Property stolen, sprinkler wire. Property damaged, sprinkler. Total value, $7,000. Case open.
•Deb Schauermann, Brush, reported criminal mischief, second degree criminal trespass, 30147 MCR G, November 28. Property damaged, lock to fifth wheel camper. Value, $100. Case open.
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Fusion Coconut Milk Soup Recipe
When I made my list of superstar vegan ingredients, I forgot another secret weapon in the vegan chef's arsenal : coconut milk. Coconut milk just makes everything taste better, even if you don't like the taste of coconut (like me!). Because it doesn't taste particularly coconut-y, it's actually quite versatile.
One of my favorite quick recipes is using coconut milk as well as garam masala or Thai curry paste as the base for a soup. I toss in whatever vegetables I have at hand, adding noodles and tofu if I have them around.
For today's lunch I made one of these fusion soups.
coconut oil
onion, chopped up
garam masala* / Thai curry paste
3 small carrots, chopped
half a bell pepper, chopped
7 stalks of chard (my CSA won't stop sending me these, so I've been featuring chard shows up in my recipes a lot), chopped
whole-grain noodles
coconut milk and water
salt and freshly ground pepper
1. Heat coconut oil in a large pot until it melts.
2. Add onions and garam masala* or a Thai curry paste.
3. When the onions have browned, add the carrots, bell pepper, chard, and noodles. I like whole-grain because you can boil them a bit more than white noodles, and they still retain their texture.
4. Add coconut milk and water to taste as well as salt and freshly ground pepper.
What I love about this recipe is that you can eat it hot or cold.
* Garam masala just means a mix of Indian spices. You can find these spices pre-mixed at your local Indian grocery.
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text: When you stop to think about it, it's pretty crazy what technology lets us do everyday. We all have tiny super computers in our pockets. We send people to do crazy science in space like it ain't no thang. So why can't we just make MacBook power adapters a little bit smaller. It's a question worth asking. Again and again and again and again.


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Zach Parise scored 27 seconds into overtime to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.
With the Wild sputtering on offense once again, Jason Zucker scored for Minnesota with 4:19 left in regulation to send it to overtime.
Calgary's Mark Giordano was then given a delay-of-game penalty with 43 seconds to go. The penalty carried over into the extra period, and Parise beat goalie Joey MacDonald for the 4-on-3 winner. Parise's goal was only Minnesota's fourth in its last 41 power-play opportunities.
Alex Tanguay scored for the Flames and MacDonald stopped 28 shots.
Niklas Backstrom made 20 saves for the Wild.
The Flames took nine of the game's first 10 shots and led 1-0 after Tanguay batted in a shot that popped up and out of Backstrom's glove.
Parise appeared to tie it later in the first period, but replays showed that Giordano stopped the puck before it completely crossed the red line and the goal was waived off.
The Wild's tough luck continued in the second.
Mikko Koivu had two power-play shots ring off the pipe and Minnesota didn't score despite controlling play most of the period.
Things went from bad to worse for the Wild when Charlie Coyle was given a five-minute major for elbowing Matt Stajan with just over five minutes left in the second. But the Flames didn't generate a shot on the ensuing power play, and the Wild took some momentum into the second intermission.
Minnesota had an early power-play opportunity in the third, but didn't score. In fact, Stajan had a short-handed breakaway, but was turned away by Backstrom.
Minnesota's Jonas Brodin took a four-minute penalty for high-sticking later in the third, but once again Calgary failed to score and let the Wild hang around.
Calgary failed to go over .500 for the first time this season.
NOTES: Cal Clutterbuck was placed on injured reserve with a thigh contusion. The Wild forward missed his second consecutive game and will not travel on Minnesota's upcoming two-game road trip. ... Tanguay is fifth all-time with 46 points against the Wild. Teammate Jarome Iginla is first with 65. ... One of the loudest cheers of the night from the Wild home crowd came in the second period, when it was announced that the Minnesota Gophers upset No. 1 Indiana in men's basketball.


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Welcome to Watch List, where we identify five things on TV to watch while you stay at home and pick the sand out of your bubble gum. LET'S GO!
BREAKING IN – 9:30PM (FOX) After fizzling on NBC's short-lived "My Own Worst Enemy," Christian Slater is back again on network television for another go round. This time, he's running a security firm that helps clients find their vulnerabilities by… you guessed it… robbing them. This is not to be confused with the movie "Breaking In," which was made in 1989 and starred Burt Reynolds as a bank robber and Casey Siemaszko as his young apprentice. I never saw that film, and yet I think back on it fondly. Likely because I never saw it. Anyway, tune in to see if Christian can break into a safe by getting drunk and trying to bite through the door. ANTICIPATION: SLATER!
TOP CHEF MASTERS – 11:00PM (Bravo – an NBC/Universal network) One week after Richard Blais won the marathon "All Stars" season, there's a whole other "Top Chef" ready to go. Former hostess Kelly Choi is out, now replaced by Curtis Stone of "America's Next Great Restaurant." And new to the judging panel this time is Ruth Reichl, who is a very good writer but can be… very… slow… on… camera. Anyway, as food porn goes, you'd be hard pressed to beat this show. Or even emulsify it. ANTICIPATION: FOODIES!
GLAMOUR BELLES – 10:00PM (Lifetime) Lifetime's new reality show documents the comings and goings at a pageant dress shop in Tennessee. And you always want to be wary of living anywhere that can eagerly support a pageant dress economy. ANTICIPATION: CREEPY!
EXTREME COUPONING – 9:00PM (TLC) Another new show! Can we make it five for five today? This one profiles people who go to great lengths to find bargains, including a Maryland woman who got $2,000 worth of groceries for just $100. Unfortunately, those groceries consist entirely of the little decorative pickled pepper jars they sell at TJ Maxx. You ever see those things? I wouldn't eat those peppers in a zillion years. ANTICIPATION: GREAT DEALS ON PAGEANT DRESSES!
TORI & DEAN: sTORIbook WEDDINGS – 10:00PM (Oxygen) And we're a perfect five-for-five with series premieres this evening. I hope you're excited to watch Tori Spelling and her husband plan dreams weddings for people who clearly couldn't afford a wedding planner. And yes, the capitalization of the show above is correct. I'd like to declare a moraTORIum on such desecrations of the common tongue. ANTICIPATION: TORI-IFFIC!
Wednesday Watch List: Slater! OH YEAH!
Welcome to Watch List, where we identify five things on TV to watch while you stay at home and pick the sand out of your bubble gum. LET'S GO!


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A report by CBS' "60 Minutes" is amplifying sensational charges that members of Congress are garnering private profits from their privileged access to information about legislation affection corporations and the economy.
The CBS report, based on a forthcoming book by Hoover Institution scholar Peter Schweizer called Throw Them All Out, suggests that congressmen are making far more than the $174,000 a year salary they are paid to make the nation's laws.
Among the most riveting claims that CBS aired Sunday night is the suggestion that former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and her husband cashed in on a lucrative Visa (NYSE:V) IPO by ensuring the defeat of a bill regulating credit card interchange fees. The Pelosis' investment–which ranged between $1 million and $4 million (congressional disclosure forms require only that a certain dollar range be checked off)–soared 203% during a period when stock market returns were down 15%. A credit card reform bill that eventually made its way out of Congress with Pelosi's support did not address interchange fees included in previous versions of the bill.
Pelosi responded to the CBS report through a spokesman, who said "Congress has never done more for consumers nor has the Congress passed more critical reforms of the credit card industry than under the Speakership of Nancy Pelosi." The spokesman added that the charges were based on a book by a politically conservative author "who has made a career of out attacking Democrats."
But both the book and the CBS report take aim at members of both parties, including Republican Rep. Spencer Bachus of Alabama. Bachus in 2008 was the ranking Republican on the House Financial Services Committee when he attended a sensitive high-level briefing by then Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and Fed chairman Ben Bernanke on the economic crisis. The next day Bachus bought contract options on ProShares Ultra-Short QQQ (NYSE: QID), nearly doubling his $7,846 trade when he sold a few days later.
A 2004 study of congressional members' investment returns showed a huge informational advantage for legislators, with members of the House of Representatives earning a 6% premium over market returns between 1985 and 2001 and U.S. Senators besting the market by 12.3% per year between 1993 and 1998.
A new study published this year in the journal Business and Politics finds a 6.6% annual market-beating advantage for members of the House between 1985 and 2001. Economic blogger University of Michigan professor Mark Perry shows a House member investing $1,000 in 1985 would have $16,172 in 2001 vs. the same investment in the S&P 500 returning just $6,043.
A Wall Street Journal analysis published last year showed that not just congressmen and senators, but congressional staffers too have been making money on stock trades tied to privileged information. The report cited Chris Miller, the top energy policy advisor to Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev, nearly doubling his money on a renewable energy stock that stood to benefit from congressional action. "At least 72 aides on both sides of the aisle traded shares of companies that their bosses help oversee," The Journal concluded from its 2010 analysis of more than 3,000 disclosure forms.
The "60 Minutes" report drew renewed attention to a little known piece of legislation called the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act. First introduced nearly three years ago by Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., former Rep. Brian Baird, D-Wash., the bill, which would make it illegal for members of Congress to trade on privileged information, has never attracted more than a handful of co-sponsors and has never been reported out of committee.


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Awesome! I remember visiting St Albans as a kid and being mesmerized by the Rose Window on a sunny day.
Last year, I let it all go, to see what stayed.
I believe a lot of people are trying to decide what they want to do with their life. I asked a friend, "What were you doing, and at what point in your life were you doing it, that made your heart happy?" We can go back and see what's there.
My most favorite job was working in a custom frame shop.
It was my first real job, in my 20's, and I loved cutting glass.
In my 30's, I was visiting a friend, and she took me on a tour of her stained glass studio. She has just begun making it, and had a few pieces hanging in her home. I loved the way the light came through, and became colored light.
She was a good bit older than me, and her kids were grown.
I admired her for doing this later in life, like there were no rules on when to begin. Visiting with her that day planted a seed in my heart. Now, some twenty years later, I have taken my first stained glass class. It was a basic cutting class, and there I was, loving the sound of the glass being scored. Breaking it into desired the pieces.
The teacher strolled by and said, "You are a natural at this."
There was a next level class to take, but it had a waiting list. The teacher put my name on the list, but I didn't think much about it. As life would have it, I forgot about it until they called with an opening, asking if I was interested.
The class starts next week, so I went in yesterday to choose a pattern of what to make. This class walks you through from start to finish. There are four classes total. One a week, with practice in between. I get to practice breaking things.
Letting go of the pieces of me that have accumulated over the years, revealed a piece lost, and forgotten. Here's to making something beautiful with the broken pieces.


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LOS ANGELES (CNS) – A magnitude-2.7 earthquake struck this morning near Agoura and Malibu, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The temblor struck at 6:10 a.m. The epicenter was five miles south of Agoura and four miles northwest of Malibu, according to the USGS.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.


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Flow control is one of the most critical functions in the hydraulic industry. Traditionally, flow control is implemented via a proportional or servo valve. When current is applied into the coil of a solenoid (proportional valve) or a torque motor (servo valve), a corresponding electromagnetic force is generated. These forces could either directly stroke the spool (single-stage configuration) or indirectly move the main stage spool via regulating the hydraulic pressures on each end of the main stage spool (multiple-stage configuration).
The motion of the main stage spool leads to the variation of the orifice area. With a given pressure drop, the orifice area is directly associated with the flow rate. Most proportional and servo valves on the market are incapable of providing accurate flow rate control without feedback from the power elements, or without the addition of mechanical pressure compensators. For example, consider a double-ended hydraulic cylinder with the piston area equal to 1 [unit]. If the required speed is 1 [unit], then the required flow rate is actually 1 [unit]. Without knowing the displacement/speed information from the hydraulic cylinder, neither the servo valve nor the proportional valve can correctly provide the desired flow. The reason for this is because the flow rate is related not only to the spool displacement (orifice area) but also to the pressure drop across the orifice. Therefore, feedback from the power elements is often required to achieve accurate flow control.
In real-world applications, the sensors in the power elements are not often available or are too costly to implement. However, accurate flow control is still required for several applications. For example, in a mobile excavator application, the operators are in the loop controlling the motion of machine. The operators use a human-machine interface device (like a joystick) to send the flow command to each individual cylinder. By controlling the angle of the joystick on each axis, one may also control the speed of multiple cylinders. Despite the variance in supply pressure of the system and the changing loads on the power elements, it is preferred that a joystick angle provides a corresponding velocity of the cylinder/motor consistently.
The traditional solution for this problem is to regulate the pressure drop across the metering orifice to be constant, so that the flow rate is essentially only dependent on the orifice area. This is the principle of a pressure-compensated flow control valve. Figure 1 illustrates a typical restrictor-type pressure-compensated flow control valve. The compensator spool has to be added to implement pressure regulation functionality. This methodology adds additional cost and complexity to the system.
The Electronic Flow Control Valve (EFCV) is an innovative flow control valve with pressure-compensation capability. The EFCV distinguishes itself from other traditional flow control valves because of its embedded sensors and microcontroller that have been integrated into the valve. These integrated components make the EFCV "smart" so it can achieve flow control without the need for feedback from the power elements, or the addition of a complicated mechanical system to regulate the pressure drop across the metering orifice. The Electronic Pressure Compensated Flow Control Valve is more cost-effective and scalable compared to its mechanical counterparts.
Figure 2 illustrates the system design of the EFCV. A supervisory controller, which is implemented by an ECU, processes the input from the human as the set point for the flow rate. An EFCV, as well as a Pressure Regulation Valve (PRV), are connected to the supervisory controller via CAN communication. The embedded sensors in the PRV can provide the value of the supply pressure (Ps), and the tank pressure (Pt). The PRV can also control the supply pressure according to the load requirement. The embedded sensors in the EFCV include the LVDTs, which measure the main stage spool displacement, and the pressure sensors, which measure the port pressures P1 and P2. The ports P1 and P2 are connected with hydraulic power elements. It is worth mentioning that the system is designed so that multiple EFCVs may be connected with multiple power elements. Finally, the entire valve stack, including PRV and EFCVs, is connected to the hydraulic source (pump and a relief valve).


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BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. – Wells Thompson said it was simply time for him to move on.
The veteran midfielder started only five games in Colorado this season under new head coach Oscar Pareja after he made 24 starts in 2011. The sixth-year pro asked the Rapids to trade him, and they obliged on Monday, sending him to the Chicago Fire for a conditional draft pick.
"I don't think I was in the coach's plans for the long-term," Thompson told MLSsoccer.com. "I just felt that out, and I thought it was in my best interest and my family's best interest to see about somewhere else.
"It's been a tough year for the club in general, but also for me personally, playing time and that sort of thing. Everybody wants to play, you know? I was just looking for a team I thought I could do that at."
Thompson, a member of the MLS Cup 2010 champion Rapids, didn't think that quest for playing time would end in Chicago.
The Fire don't have an immediate opening in the starting lineup and, before this weekend, Thompson had never heard the team was interested in him.
"Chicago just wasn't in my mind, so I was surprised," he said. "They've got a great team. I didn't think Chicago was in the cards, just thinking about the possibility of being traded … I'm just excited to be on a team pushing to make the playoffs and hopefully get a second MLS Cup here."
After Marco Pappa's sudden transfer to SC Heerenveen of the Dutch Eredivisie two weeks ago, the Fire were left without much veteran depth in the midfield.
Attacking midfielder Patrick Nyarko has struggled with injuries all season, so Thompson may have a chance to make a few spot starts. Head coach Frank Klopas plans on using Thompson on the left side, and not in defensive midfield, a position he played at times in Colorado.
"He brings us some good depth out wide," Klopas told reporters on Monday. "He's another veteran guy who's been a consistent player in New England and Colorado, and brings experience. He's technically a very good player and he's a guy that you can count on."
Thompson probably won't find the starting spot that he covets right way, but Klopas said he'd be given a chance to fight for playing time.
"We've talked to him, we brought him in, he knows the position he's in," Klopas said. "You've got to come in with an attitude that you want to be a guy that starting the next game in the way you train, and when you get opportunity to play, making an impact and making those decisions harder for the coaches."


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MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB MINI-ITX Gaming OC Video Card Review (Page 11)
Metro Last Light
Version and / or Patch Used: Latest Steam Update
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Metro: Last Light takes place one year after the events of Metro 2033, proceeding from the ending where Artyom chose to call down the missile strike on the Dark Ones. The Rangers have since occupied the D6 military facility, with Artyom having become an official member of the group. Khan, the nomad mystic, arrives at D6 to inform Artyom and the Rangers that a single Dark One survived the missile strike. Khan believes the Dark One is the key to humanity's future and wants to make peace with it, while Ranger leader Colonel Miller wants to kill the creature due to its potential threat. Miller sends Artyom to the surface with a mission to kill the Dark One; he is accompanied by Anna, Miller's sarcastic daughter and the Rangers' best sniper.
While 53 FPS at 1680 x 1050 is a good solid number, it is ultimately below that 60 FPS number we're always-on the hunt for. Of course, falling short at 1680 x 1050 means that everything above that isn't an option.
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I have used Pocomail since before Poco 2 but finally had to revert to Outlook in June of this year because I just kept having too many problems with 3.4 that I just didn't have time to try and resolve. I was very excited to see that version 4 is now out and am quite anxious to try it out. I am also now in need of a calendar/organizer and am going to be looking at Barca as well.
After looking over the upgrade options, I am a little confused about the relationship between Poco and Barca. I noticed that an option to buy both Poco and Barca at a reduced rate together exists and therein lies my confusion. If you get Barca, would you need to also purchase Poco for the mail functions in Barca to work? I always thought it was an independent program that used Poco's "mail engine" so to speak. If you don't need to purchase Poco for the mail functions in Barca to work, then what would be the advantage of buying both programs? Are there email features in Poco that don't exist in Barca?


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What We Do
KCTCS is Kentucky's primary provider of workforce education, delivering programs and services that address the full spectrum of needs faced by business and industry, as well as, programs for individuals who want to upgrade their skills. We are training Kentucky's workforce today for the jobs of tomorrow.
Our statewide system of colleges provide anytime, anyplace customized training and support services for business and industry, which will:
- develop a better workforce with the knowledge and skills for the jobs of the future.
- assist the Commonwealth of Kentucky in competing for and sustaining businesses and industries that thrive on innovative ideas and technologies.
- provide Kentucky workers with world-class transferable, portable skills.
- increase the productivity of Kentucky's workforce.
- improve the employability of Kentucky citizens.
- strengthen and improve state and local economies.
Statewide Results
We are a results-oriented training provider, with a track record of success in providing workforce solutions to 5,300 Kentucky companies annually. KCTCS colleges provide training in multiple formats, making it easy to find the solutions that work for you. Additionally, through the KCTCS-TRAINS program, KCTCS can provide funding for companies to offset the cost of training their employees.
Customized Training
Across the state, KCTCS colleges deliver high-quality, cost-effective customized training and assessment services that are designed to improve the performance and efficiency of your company. KCTCS Workforce Solutions staff will work with you to design training programs to meet the specific needs of your company and bring them directly to your location at a time convenient for you. In addition, KCTCS colleges offer open enrollment classes for hundreds of topics to help individuals and companies meet their workforce training goals.
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Glowing Guardian: The consensus seems to be that he's too good, but I'm not convinced that the problem is with Rogues instead of GG. Absolution taxes your inventory and 'soft' xp in a very interesting way and I'd hate to see it go.
I'd say the real issue is that GG is too good if found at 1st level and approaches uselessness if found at 4th or higher.
Earthmother: I like Earthmother, but can't justify using her for anything but novelty trick shots. She stone cold does not work on VICIOUS dungeons. They seem to be designed to thwart her. They feature long straight corridors where even a single plant can completely cut you off (Clearance does not help, because you need to clear a specific plant, not ten random ones). The mutliple screens means that Greenblood will never be useful. Her best power, the Clearance mana spike, cannot be used on any of the VICIOUS dungeons, either because you get cut off from your plants or because the boss has Retaliate: Fireball.
It would be nice if she had some kind of 'portable' power that you could take with you without needing constant access to her altar (Vineform doesn't count because it doesn't scale hard enough for VICIOUS, believe me I've tried). But I think she also needs a more precise way to deal with blockages. No other deity is so completely shut out by map design the way that she is.
Also, could we have some kind of indicator on how much piety we stand to gain from Plantation? Counting bloodpools is no fun but is required for optimal play.
JJ: I'm just not feeling it. Petition is too expensive and is just not interesting. I've tried ignoring it and it is never worth it. There isn't any sense of choice like you have with the other gods. Maybe if Petition gave you some kind of minor bonus for every punishment that you've endured, a la Patches? That way, the longer you let yourself suffer, the more power you get rewarded with.
JJ also has a similar problem to GG in that he is so completely dependent on early discovery. It's even worse because you can't just find him a first level, you have to find him within the first quarter of the map or so. What if JJ rolled the punishment/piety dice for every discovered item when you join, all in one glorious burst of chaos? The piety gain should probably be scaled down to correct for overlapping punishments, but it would be nice for a last minute JJ to actually do something.
Binlor: Stone Heart really needs to go back to affecting hidden monsters. The changes to how Binlor uses walls has really brought this boon in line and now it is over nerfed. I've tried to use it and I've always regretted it.
We could also really use some kind of wall-o-meter so we can tell how close we are to qualifying for the next boon.
Pactmaker: Does anyone use Spirit Pact? I thought it would be awesome for my punchomancer build but oh my god the piety cost is outrageous. I can get one complete conversion for the same cost as Blood Shield? No thanks. It's not even a good deal for Earthmother, who is the queen of cheap piety and over priced boons.


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It's been a few weeks since we've surreptitiously instituted our new laissez-faire policy of ODeck moderation.
Basically, after much feedback and debate, we've decided to just let things be and see how things evolved from there.
I should have asked for feedback earlier but I was insanely busy with some incredibly demanding clients the last couple of weeks, and didn't actually do anything but visit breweries on the weekends, so, err. Yeah. Anyway!
So basically, we'd like to know how everyone feels about how the ODeck's been in the last month. We've done almost no moderation whatsoever, except for removing two posts that contained zero actual content.


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Earth from Space: Kliuchevskoi volcano, Russia
At 4835 metres high, the snow-dusted peak of the Kliuchevskoi volcano casts a clear shadow in this Proba satellite image. The mountain is the tallest as well as one of the most active volcanoes in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.
Located in the Russian Far East, the Kamchatka Peninsula is a landscape covered with volcanoes, part of the Pacific 'Ring of Fire'. This strikingly symmetrical peak has a summit crater measuring 700 metres across. It lies northeast of the jagged, extinct Kamen volcano, which rises 4585 metres tall to cast a shadow of its own.
Kliuchevskoi is a basaltic stratovolcano that has undergone more than 80 recorded eruptions since 1697. In October 1994 a giant eruption took place and a column of ash rose up 15-20 kilometres into the air, at the same time as lava rolled down its flanks.
The vicinity of Kliuchevskoi is largely uninhabited, but its eruptions do present danger to air traffic, with international routes extending over the Kamchatka Peninsula. Ash can obscure pilot vision, contaminate onboard oxygen supplies and damage jet engines. During the 1994 event aircraft needed to divert around Kliuchevskoi.
Satellite imagery is used to help provide early warning of potentially risky eruptions to aviation controllers, so aircraft can be diverted. The Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Chartography (SCIAMACHY) instrument on ESA's Envisat is being employed to develop a warning service as part of a project called Tropospheric Emission Monitoring Internet Service (TEMIS).
This image was acquired on 18 November 2005 by the Compact High Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (CHRIS). Built by UK-based Sira Technology, CHRIS is the main payload on ESA's Proba microsatellite, designed to acquire hyperspectral images with a spatial resolution of 18 metres across a swath of 14 kilometres.
The size of a washing machine, Proba was originally launched in 2001 as a technology demonstrator, but is now operated as an ESA Earth Observation Third Party Mission.


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Lines of Distribution
If you spread many granular chemicals, you already know that it's important to keep your walk-behind spreader properly calibrated. Many calibration instructions place the emphasis on achieving the correct application rate, which is important. But just as important is achieving uniform distribution of the granules. If the distribution pattern isn't fairly uniform, you'll end up with application flaws despite having a correct application rate.
Walk-behind spreaders are offered in two types: drop and broadcast (rotary). Each has its distinct advantages and disadvantages for application and distribution uniformity.
- Drop spreaders
These spreaders typically are designed with small, adjustable holes underneath the hopper that allow the product to "drop" through and fall onto turfgrass. Advantages: Drop spreaders offer a more uniform pattern and more consistency, naturally. They demonstrate low drift potential and more precise control. Disadvantages: They sometimes skip or overlap and provide non-uniform spread when you're turning corners. Ground clearance is also a potential problem
- Rotary spreaders
These spreaders generally feature a hopper that includes an impeller underneath that spins to throw particles in a semi-circle arc. The speed of the impeller is directly correlated to the speed you push the spreader. Advantages: Rotary spreaders can cover a much wider area than drop spreaders, saving you a lot of time. They also are better on uneven terrain. Disadvantages: Many outside factors can influence their distribution uniformity, including the speed and direction of the wind and the characteristics of the granules you're applying (different sizes and weights do not spread uniformly).
Techniques for ensuring a uniform distribution pattern depend on the type of spreader you have. Because drop spreaders offer fairly consistent uniformity, the best way to maintain that uniformity is to maintain the spreader. Keep the metering holes in the bottom of the hopper clean and unobstructed. Also to ensure even distribution, check your application methods. The particles fall within the wheelbase, so you should slightly overlap each pass with the spreader.
For rotary spreaders, ensuring a uniform distribution is more difficult. The method for checking distribution uniformity is very much like checking for application rate, except that you don't weigh the product for results. To measure distribution, follow these steps:
Lay out a row of collection pans or boxes at regular intervals (about every 1 or 2 feet) on each side, perpendicular to direction of spreader travel. How you space the pans depends on the overall width you expect from the spreader, but be sure the pans cover the entire throwing width. The collection trays should be the same size and shape, at least 1 square foot and a few inches deep. Note: Granules will sometimes bounce out of trays, affecting results; James Robbins at the University of Arkansas recommends placing a piece of artificial turf on the bottom of collection trays to minimize this.
Select the manufacturer-suggested setting for calibration, and load the spreader with the material you'll be applying. If you don't have manufacturer's suggestions, choose a setting as a starting point and work from there.
The key to achieving the most accurate distribution measurement is walking at a uniform speed. About three miles an hour is a good average, but as long as you walk at the same rate you'll later use for application, your reading should be accurate.
Make several passes (at least three), traveling in the same direction.
Visually access the pans. The distribution should be relatively similar on both sides. If it's not, adjust the controls and try again until it is.
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For the week ending 14 July 2007 / 28 Tammuz 5767
Gentle Reproof
The profound wisdom and the love for all of his fellow Jews which characterized Rabbi Meir Simcha Hakohen, rabbi of Dvinsk and the author of the "Ohr Somayach", find expression in this story.
On his way to the synagogue one Shabbat morning he came upon the son of one of the communal leaders smoking a cigarette. The youngster was shocked to be discovered in his Shabbat desecration by the revered rabbi and failed to even remove the cigarette.
"Good Shabbat," said the sage in a gentle tone. "You probably forgot that today is Shabbat. Yes, Meir, today is Shabbat. Remember the Shabbat to keep it holy!"
The rabbi continued on his way as if nothing had happened but the rebuked youngster never forgot the lesson he learned from this gentle reproof.


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Phobos LIFE Ready to Launch (November 7, 2011)
Can living organisms survive a terribly harsh, years-long trek to Mars� moon Phobos and then back to Earth? That's the question asked by the Planetary Society's Living Interplanetary Flight Experiment (LIFE) as it prepares to leave for the Red Planet later this month.
Capitol Hill Forum: NASA at a Turning Point (October 27, 2011)
On November 3, 2011, the Planetary Society and the Mars Society are co-sponsoring a Capitol Hill forum titled "NASA at a Turning Point: Vibrant Future or Close Up Shop?" to cast light on decisions being made today that may well darken the future of space exploration.
Planetary Society President and Popular Blogger Win Awards (October 3, 2011)
Mars Explorer Jim Bell and New Media Journalist Emily Lakdawalla were Honored by the American Astronomical Society�s Division of Planetary Sciences at Annual Meeting.
Bill Nye Storms Congress (September 9, 2011)
Bill Nye, Executive Director of the Planetary Society, delivered more than 20,000 signed petitions supporting space exploration to Congress and the White House. The signatures came from Planetary Society members and supporters around the world.
The End of the Space Shuttle Program (July 21, 2011)
Today, as the Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down and returned its crew to Earth, the 30-year-long space shuttle program came to its end.
Planetary Society Welcomes Home Shuttle LIFE Passengers (June 1, 2011)
The Planetary Society welcomes home space shuttle Endeavour and the microscopic passengers it carried in Shuttle LIFE, an experiment designed to test aspects of the transpermia hypothesis -- the ability of microbial life to survive an interplanetary voyage.
Planetary Society Has Role with OSIRIS-REx Mission (May 25, 2011)
NASA has selected the OSIRIS-REx mission as the next New Frontiers mission, and the Planetary Society is excited to announce that it will be involved with many public outreach activities connected with the mission.
Jim Bell and Emily Lakdawalla Win DPS Awards (May 19, 2011)
Two of the Planetary Society's own have won prestigious awards from the Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) of the American Astronomical Society (AAS).
LIFE Ready to Launch on Endeavour's Last Flight (May 13, 2011)
Shuttle LIFE will add a host of microscopic space travelers to Endeavour's passenger manifest when the Planetary Society experiment launches aboard the space shuttle on May 16.
Shuttle LIFE Ready to Launch (April 27, 2011)
In addition to astronauts, Endeavour will carry a legion of microscopic passengers in the Planetary Society's Shuttle LIFE experiment when the space shuttle launches on its last flight on April 29.
Great News About Messenger (March 17, 2011)
The Planetary Society has issued a statement regarding MESSENGER's successful orbital insertion at Mercury.
Planetary Society Statement on the Planetary Science Decadal Survey for 2013-2022 (March 7, 2011)
The Planetary Science Decadal Survey committee faced a nearly impossible task: to set priorities for NASA�s robotic exploration within a tight budget. They did a great job in laying out a plan for space missions over the next decade and reached consensus on their recommendations�no small achievement in itself.
Planetary Society Weighs in on NASA Budget (February 14, 2011)
NASA today announced its budget request for fiscal year 2012. The Planetary Society issued the a statement on it.
LightSail-1 on NASA Short List for Upcoming Launch (February 9, 2011)
NASA announced this week that the Planetary Society�s LightSail-1 solar sail mission is on their short list for upcoming launch opportunities. The missions selected are Cubesats destined for piggyback launches as part of NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative.
Bill Nye Thanks Kepler Team for Planetary Bonanza (February 2, 2011)
NASA announced today that the Kepler mission has discovered an astounding number of new potential planets -- over 1000 worlds, 54 of them in solar system regions where liquid water might exist.
Measure Stardust's Journey (February 1, 2011)
NASA's Stardust spacecraft will fly past Comet Tempel 1 on February 15 (4:00 UTC), which will be February 14 here in the United States. Stardust left Earth 12 years ago, an odyssey that has carried it past a comet, back to Earth, and on a course to a second comet under a new name � Stardust-NExT (New Exploration of Tempel 1).
Planetary Society Congratulates NanoSail-D Team (January 21, 2011)
NASA has now confirmed that their NanoSail-D satellite has deployed its 100-square-foot sail in low-Earth orbit.
Planetary Society Statement Regarding Representative Giffords (January 10, 2011)
The Planetary Society offers a statement regarding the attempted assassination of Representative Gabrielle Giffords.


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This site lists antique agricultural hand tools collected by P.C. Dorrington (e.g., chaff cutters, dibbers, flails, etc.) originating mainly from England, Wales and Scotland. Some other tools, mainly from the USA, sent-in by viewers of this website are also included.
Peter Charles Dorrington collected and restored over 750 antique farm tools between 1985 and 2001. Most of these tools were agricultural hand implements and fenland tools that were used in England, Wales and Scotland, dating from about 1600 to 1940, for example: "chaff cutters", "flails", scythes", "dibbers" and "breast ploughs". Photographs of roughly half of the tools that are still in the collection are included here. Information and notes on some of the tools are also included.
In pre-industrial societies, throughout the world, most people worked as agricultural labourers. Indeed many of the types of hand farm tools on this website might have been used by your own ancestors...
Detail from David Teniers The Younger's , "The Chaff Cutter" 1610-1630