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So...we are going to have baby #3 this June. I feel like Im ready to be done and 3 is enough but hubby is thinking we might want more down the road.
I dont know what a good option would be for BC, I originally wanted to do something permanent but since he doesnt know if we should have more I cant do that anymore.
Anytime I've taken birth control...Patch or pills...I have gotten dizzy and light headed often. Plus I honestly have a huge fear of gaining weight (please dont judge, Im a healthy size normally...5'7 125lbs) I just dont want to have that issue because of birth control.
After I had my DD I got the copper IUD and it caused so much pain. My period was crazy heavy, I would have it for 2 weeks straight, off a week, and be on it again for another 2 weeks. So that didnt work. NFP doesnt work because we dont like using condoms and I dont trust us enough to use them everytime Im ovulating and it's too hard to abstain during those times.
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I would look into the mirena IUD. It is low dose hormone and you get shorter lighter periods. Lasts 5 years so you have time to think about more later.
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I wish there was a magic solution too! I've never been on any hormonal BC, and don't plan on it. Currently we use condoms (and WD sometimes, eh, not the best idea, I know). I haven't had a PPAF yet, but I will probably go back to FAM when my cycles regulate (with condoms during fertile times). I HATE condoms though, DH doesn't care at all, but I still feel its the best solution right now. I have been thinking about the paraguard, and then I see stories like yours and think maybe not (along with other reasons). Whats left? Diaphragms? There not as effective as condoms though, and still have to remember to use them. UGH, it just sucks. I hear they are trying to develop a non-permanent vasectomy in India, hope it works out!
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I just started poking around this forum ( my youngest is 2wks now). Op you sound just like me! My Dh feels he is done(we have 4) having babies but I'm not to the point where I feel 100%"done". I won't take anything hormonal anymore (tried pills and the patch). I've had the Mirena before for 2 years and hated it. My cycles were crazy unpredictable. 2wks of bleeding and cramps with leg pain then nothing for 2 months, then 2 AFs in a month I took it out when we decided to try for #3.
I've thought about NFP but hear so many oops stories or ovulating twice in a month out of nowhere, etc... Dh and I hate condoms and I don't want to have to fool with a diaphram.
I'm feeling more like giving in to my Dh getting a Vasectomy. We have used withdrawel successfully many times but I know thats not to smart.
Hopefully others can weigh in some more!
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I had Mirena. I didn't like it. I was trying to loose weight and my weight wouldn't budge for the 5 months of dieting. That is my main reason why I didn't like it but also I would feel false flutters and worried that I might have been pregnant. I looked it up to see if that was possible to become pregnant with the mirena and turns out many women seem to find themselves pregnant and have a high risk pregnancy or they end up miscarrying. Another issue some women have had would be the mirena would embed itself to the uterus.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Salt Lake City pediatrician was arrested and charged with murder Thursday — 18 months after the body of his ex-wife was found in an overflowing bathtub.
John Brickman Wall, 49, was charged in the death of Uta Von Schwedler, also 49, a biologist at the University of Utah.
Police called the death suspicious after it occurred in September 2011, and the couple's oldest son fueled speculation by saying he believed his father did it.
Von Schwedler's family and friends had become increasingly worried that the investigation had hit a dead end. But they welcomed the news of the arrest and thanked police.
"The arrest of John Wall for the murder of Uta von Schwedler is a long-awaited moment for those who loved Uta in their quest for justice," said Margaret Olson, an attorney for Pelle Wall, the 19-year-old son of Von Schwedler and John Wall.
Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill said there wasn't a single piece of evidence that broke the case open. Instead, he said, a combination of factors stacked up, allowing prosecutors to finally charge the doctor.
Some of the key pieces included DNA evidence under the victim's fingernails that didn't rule out Wall; the fact that von Schwedler died in part due to an overdose of Xanax but didn't have a prescription and was not depressed; and Wall's inability to explain his whereabouts the night of her death.
"It was a multiple set of facts that came together to create the mosaic that allowed us to cross that threshold to press these charges," Gill said.
Wall was being held on $1.5 million bail, with his first court appearance expected Tuesday. He was also charged with aggravated burglary.
His attorney, G. Fred Metos, said Wall maintains his innocence.
Charging documents indicate police interviewed about 30 people while investigating the killing.
They found blood stains and overturned objects in the victim's bedroom. The back door had been unlocked, prosecutors say, and a key was missing from its hiding place.
She had cuts on her wrist and leg, but the medical examiner determined she died from drowning and a fatal amount of Xanax, the documents show.
In addition, a family friend told police John Wall was driving in the area at about 7 a.m. on the day of the killing.
Authorities also noted that John Wall had written his mother a prescription for 30 Xanax tablets in May 2011 and filled the prescription himself.
Following an interview with police, the documents state, John Wall told a friend, "Only a monster would do what was done to Uta. If it was me, I don't remember."
The couple married in 1990 in California and moved to Salt Lake City in 1994. Von Schwedler grew up in West Germany, the oldest of four children. Friends say she loved to run, bike, hike and spend time with her children.
After the couple divorced in 2006, they become ensnarled in a bitter custody battle. Pelle Wall, the oldest of their four children, testified at a custody hearing that he was so afraid of his father when he was living with him that he slept with a pellet gun and a knife.
Police say John Wall told people that his ex-wife was ruining the good things in his life and blamed her for his problems.
The couple's other children are 17, 14 and 12. John Wall never lost custody of the two youngest, though they were temporarily placed in another home after Pelle Wall petitioned the court to remove them from his father's house, said Rebecca Skordas, an attorney serving as a spokeswoman for the family.
Now that John Wall is in jail, arrangements are being made to place the two youngest children with family members. The 17-year-old is an emancipated minor who has already moved out, she said.
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Normally Olympic heroes wait a lifetime to be immortalized in bronze or stone. Not in this Olympic-mad year. Lego has immortalized Team Great Britain in plastic with its new full range of minifigure competitors—from boxing champions to swimming superstars.
Although not modeled after specific athletes, the full set of nine figures includes a boxer, swimmer, judo fighter, relay runner, tennis player, gymnast, weightlifter, equestrian, and an archer. All of the figures proudly display their medals (gold, of course), and each comes with a handy accessory to identify them.
Previous Olympics have spawned a host of DIY Lego models by enthusiasts, including a model of the Olympic park from the Beijing games four years ago. For enthusiasts ready to recreate the London Olympic Village, the minifigures of Team GB will be a welcome addition.
This year's Olympics are unique because this is the first time in modern history that they are being hosted by a city for a third time. London hosted the Olympics previously in 1908 and 1947. Lego has developed the line exclusively for the UK market.
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Norwich - The last remaining piece of a historic bronze statue stolen from the Yantic Cemetery and cut into pieces has been recovered, Norwich police said, and local historic preservation advocates are starting to plan how to repair the statue.
Willimantic Police Lt. Mary Beth Curtis said someone walking on an abandoned property found the head of the statue perched on a stone wall at 4 p.m. and reported it Tuesday. Willimantic police brought the piece to Norwich Wednesday afternoon, and there police confirmed that it was the final missing piece of the 120-year-old bronze statue stolen in February from the Sarah Osgood grave at Yantic Cemetery.
Police have made two arrests so far, and further arrests are anticipated, Norwich Police Detective Lt. Stephany Bakoulis said.
Police charged Sean P. McNee, 43, of 182 South Park St., Willimantic, with first-degree larceny, first-degree criminal mischief and desecration of a grave site; and Richard Chamberlain, 46, of 9 West Island Beach Road, Lebanon, with first-degree larceny. McNee is scheduled to appear in Norwich Superior Court again on March 29, while Chamberlain's next court date is April 6.
The statue was reported missing on Feb. 19 by city Public Works Department employees working at the cemetery. On Feb. 24 after seeing news reports about the theft, workers at Willimantic Waste Co. called Norwich police to report that two people brought in pieces of a bronze statue as scrap metal. The company placed the items aside on suspicion that they might have been stolen.
While local preservation officials and Osgood's descendants are anxious to launch an effort to restore the statue, Bakoulis said the pieces will remain in police custody as evidence in the case. He said it would be up to the court to decide when to release the pieces.
By state law, gravestones and grave site monuments belong to the families of descendants.
Janice Harrington, whose husband, Chris Harrington, is a direct descendant of Charles and Sarah Osgood, was thrilled police have recovered the statue's head. She thanked Norwich police for their efforts in the case.
Harrington said the family wants to have the statue restored and has talked to an attorney about possibly seeking restitution upon conviction of those charged with the theft.
But Harrington said the family also is very concerned about placing the statue again at Osgood's grave.
"We were devastated to learn that the statue was stolen," she said. "We're petrified that once we have it restored, we're afraid of theft again … It's like putting a priceless painting out there."
David Oat, cemetery preservation advocate, and Dale Plummer, Norwich city historian, hope to set up a committee to discuss improved oversight of the cemetery. The two also are trying to get the cemetery listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Oat said he has been contacted by one artist and one sculpture-restoration company offering to help restore the statue. He will meet with City Manager Alan Bergren next Tuesday to discuss cemetery oversight and a fundraising drive to restore the statue. Oat hopes to create a "Friends of Yantic Cemetery" group to help keep an eye on the cemetery.
A sign posted at the cemetery cites a 1987 City Council resolution that offers a $500 reward to anyone who provides information that leads to arrest and conviction of someone for vandalism in the cemetery. Oat said the city might have to make what could be the first payment in that offer soon to the Willimantic Waste employees who contacted Norwich police on Feb. 24.
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AVI (Audio Video Interleaved) is a multimedia container format and it's popular video formats on our daily digital life. You may have many videos in AVI format on your Mac. But many iPad users don't know how to import AVI files to iPad for playing. As we know iPad supports some video formats like MP4, but not including AVI format. So, we should convert AVI to iPad.
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A UT Arlington professor will use a new $450,000 National Science Foundation grant to develop new chemical processes and technologies based on a better understanding of the way that metals such as gold, silver, mercury and zinc bind with organic compounds for chemical reactions.
The three-year project involves reactions used widely in industry and research laboratories. The principal investigator is Rasika Dias, distinguished professor and chairman of The University of Texas at Arlington Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
Dias' work will explore the interaction between six metals found in the right section of the Periodic Table of Elements' d-block and what are called pi-acid ligands, which include familiar organic compounds like carbon monoxide, ethylene, acetylene and the related olefins and alkynes. These carbon based molecules bind to metal through interaction of their electrons, becoming what is known scientifically as ligands.
In many cases, the combination of a specific d-block element and pi-acid ligands creates a situation favorable for chemical reactions with molecules like oxygen, hydrogen chloride, and even water. The metals essentially act as a catalyst in the creation of new products.
These reactions can create valuable industrial chemicals such as ethylene oxide, chloroethene and alcohols. Ethylene oxide is used in producing solvents, textiles, detergents, adhesives and pharmaceuticals. Chlorethene is used to make polyvinyl chloride or PVC, a widely used plastic. In other instances, metals like gold provide a way to remove harmful chemicals like carbon monoxide by converting it to carbon dioxide through an oxidation process.
"What we are trying to do is to understand how these metals act as catalysts and create a lower energy pathway for these reactions to occur. If we can understand that, we can control the reaction to obtain better product yields under milder conditions or to eliminate the formation of unnecessary by-products," Dias said. "We may even find a way to direct reactions to a completely new pathway leading to even more useful products and molecules. Overall, through this work, we hope to create more energy efficient, sustainable and selective processes and develop new technology."
Dias will study the bonding and chemistry of zinc, copper, cadmium, silver, mercury and gold with alkene and alkyne compounds and carbon monoxide. The first phase of the lab's work will involve getting a better understanding of the electronic structure - how electrons are exchanged, distributed and shared between the metal and the ligand. They will also observe the structural effects of the interactions.
Some of the metals Dias is working with also facilitate the reaction of pi-acid molecules with each other, such as alkenes reacting with alkynes, leading to very useful and yet more complicated compounds used in pharmaceutical industry.
Dias' lab specializes in stabilizing usually reactive or unstable molecules so that they are stable enough to examine using a method called X-ray crystallography.
"Our dream is to find efficient ways of breaking and making bonds in and between molecules selectively to get what we want," he said.
Dias' team has already experienced noted success, publishing x-ray crystal structures that revealed new information about compounds featuring gold-ethylene and gold-carbon monoxide bonds in journals such as Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, Organometallics, and Inorganic Chemistry, which is based upon work supported by the prior National Science Foundation Grant CHE-0845321.
"Dr. Dias is focused on fueling advances in basic science that will have real effects on the industrial processes we count on each day," Pamela Jansma, dean of the UT Arlington College of Science said. "His previous success in the field has earned him the National Science Foundation's continuous support in unraveling complicated chemistry questions."
Dias new grant will also fund outreach and mentoring for high school students and teachers, as well as strengthening collaborative relationships with foreign universities.
The University of Texas at Arlington is a comprehensive institution of about 33,300 students and more than 2,200 faculty members in the heart of North Texas. It is the second largest school in The University of Texas System. Visit www.uta.edu to learn more.
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: : I'm reading a Kathy Reichs book in which there is a paragraph where the heroine describes her own house. It reads... "Though cramped, the place is perfect for me. Bedroom and bath up. Kitchen, dining room, parlor, guest room/study down. Twelve hundred square feet. What realtors call "cozy"."
: : Does this 'up & down' thing mean up and down stairs?
: : And while I'm at it. Americans often tend to refer to parts of the city as uptown and downtown. I used to think that 'uptown' meant the wealthier part of town and 'downtown' meant the poorer part of town. Only problem with that theory is that sometimes they tend to talk about what seems to be trendy parts of town being 'downtown', so it doesn't equate to my theory.
: : So is this uptown/downtown thing in reference to altitude, geography, wealth, population or something else completely? And is this a U.S. thing?
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: 'Up and Down' does, indeed, refer to up and downstairs.
: As far a 'Downtown' is concerned, this seem to be very much a N American term. I too wondered what it meant until, on a trip to Canada, I saw the French equivalent 'Centre Ville'. In the UK we call it the 'City Centre'. 'Downtown' is never used, except to quote some US or Canadian source, or if the reporter comes from there.
: What about the rest of the English speaking world?
The uptown/downtown thing, at least here in the NYC area, is twofold.
Most of Manhattan, which to most people in the world is NYC, is numbered along a graph paper-like grid.
The streets run east and west while the avenues run north and south.
The lower numbered streets start in the southern part of Manhattan and get higher as you go north.
So downtown is south of uptown.
The idea of uptown or downtown also depends on where you are and where you are going.
So if you are at 14th street and want to go to 43rd street you would take an uptown bus or train.
And if you are at 3rd street and want to go to 14th street you would also take an uptown bus or train.
If you are at 72nd and want to go to 8th you would take a bus downtown etc etc.
The World Trade Center was at a spot that was just about as far downtown you could go.
As in a song from another era says:
"When you're alone and life is making you lonely you can always go........downtown!"
Downtown, as opposed to midtown or uptown, is where the trendy clubs and restarurants always tend to be. Most alternatives exist or start downtown. The Beat Generation existed in Greenwich Village in the late fifties. The anti-war movement/"hippie" movement existed in the East Village back in the mid to late sixties. Many alternative music and other arts started in the downtown areas of NYC. Cheap rents attracted struggling artists to these areas.
So the idea of "downtown" has tended to be associated with "alternative" while "uptown" has become associated with "the establishment".
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- Vernice Armour: In 2004 battle in Iraq, she saved a Marine squad by shooting a missile
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Editor's note: Captain Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour is America's first African-American female combat pilot, having flown AH-1W Super Cobra Attack Helicopters for two tours of duty with the Marines in Iraq. She is author of the book "Zero to Breakthrough: The 7-step, Battle-Tested Method for Accomplishing Goals That Matter." She is a business coach and keynote speaker for corporations and organizations.
(CNN) -- I was sitting in the cockpit of my AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter when my division got a desperate call for help. It was August 2004, and I was a part of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit based in Iraq.
Insurgents were hitting our troops with mortar rounds. The Marine squad was out of ammunition and couldn't shoot back. They had just fought a long and fierce battle, supply reinforcements couldn't reach them and they didn't even have any green smoke to mark their position for us. They needed assistance immediately.
We took out the enemy target with the last remaining missile on our aircraft. Several months later, I was talking to a Marine. When he found out I flew Cobras, he started to recount an experience he had in Iraq in which a Cobra shot a missile and saved his squad. Turned out, it was the same mission; the missile came from my aircraft. He stared at me and said, "Ma'am, you saved my life." Did it matter that the one who fired that missile was a woman, or that she was black and gay? Absolutely not!
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Fast forward almost 10 years to 2013, and history has been made for women in the military. The ban on women in military combat has been lifted, allowing women to apply for jobs in front-line positions and elite commando units.
According to statistics from Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation, as of September 2011, there were 214,098 women serving on active duty in the military. While that might sound like a large number, these women make up only 14.6% of all active-duty service personnel. In the Marine Corps, women make up just a little more than 6%. The Pentagon says women have been barred from roughly 237,000 positions, and they will now start looking to qualified women to fill these roles. This is long overdue.
The debate the move has raised presents an obvious reality check: Our American community needs to be educated that women are capable of taking on military roles and have done so throughout the nation's history.
Women have already proven we can handle ourselves on the front lines. And in recent times, even with the ban on women in combat in place, women have been POWs. The Lioness Program, the Marine Corps all-female search team, is an example of why we can't accomplish our front line missions without women. The reality of modern warfare is that there are no front lines.
Honestly, I am offended by how many times I hear "women in combat" and "lowering standards" used in the same sentence. True, the average man is physically stronger than the average woman. Standards should not be lowered and women don't want them to be. No one should be in a job where he or she doesn't meet the standards -- not every man, for example is fit to be a Navy SEAL.
The argument that women in combat will have a negative impact on unit cohesion and morale is the same argument that was used to keep blacks and gays out of the military. At what point do we bring a stop to these ridiculous arguments and address what really matters?
Having more women on the battlefield will improve the military's ability to carry out its mission. During my two tours flying helicopters in Iraq, my unit experienced many dangerous and potentially life-threatening scenarios. The ultimate sacrifice wasn't meted out by gender.
For those who are against women serving on the front line, know this: Opening up combat roles for women is merely formalizing the reality of what was already happening; it's just opening more roles and opportunities. The bottom line is if you can do the job, you should be out there doing it, whether you're a man or a woman.
The military has been a personal journey for me. My grandfather served in World War II and was a Montford Point Marine. My stepdad was a Marine and served three tours in Vietnam, and my father retired as a major from the Army Reserves after 24 years. I love being part of this legacy, and the legacy of service to our great nation. It's time we give women the same opportunity to serve this great country. We're all in this together.
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With the nice weather and people outdoors, many dogs are also out and about. Dogs are required to be licensed after the age of 4 months. Licenses cost $8 and can be purchased at the town clerk's office. Besides being required by state law, you'll be very glad your dog has its license tag if it runs away from you because the tag insures that the dog is easily returned to you. In order to get a license, the dog needs a rabies vaccination. Free rabies clinics conducted by the Erie County Department of Health will be on May 22, 4 to 7 p.m. at the American Legion Post No. 1041 at 533 Amherst St. in Buffalo. A week later on May 29, also from 4 to 7 p.m., a rabies clinic will be held at Erie Community College South, 4041 Southwestern Blvd. (Building No. 7 Maintenance Garage adjacent to the Erie County Department of Motor Vehicles) in Orchard Park. The shots are available for dogs, cats and ferrets.
The Island's largest amount of e-waste recycling since the program began in January 2012 happened on April 24 when RCR&R took 3,400 pounds! These items are no longer allowed in the garbage, so please remember to take all e-waste to the Town Highway Garage at 1820 Whitehaven Road. The town is paid $.086 per pound for these materials. In a related matter, the AbiBow Paper Recycling Company has 10 green and yellow dumpsters around town to take newsprint and office paper. More than 167 tons of papers were collected in 2012 with the sponsoring churches, schools and Friends of GI Memorial Library being paid by AbiBow for the paper.
May is Older Americans Month, and we were honored to have Grand Island's Golden Age Club lead the Pledge of Allegiance at the Town Board meeting on May 6. Their annual Gram's Garage Sale will take place at the Nike Base, 3278 Whitehaven Road on Saturday, May 18, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Get there early for the best selection at the bake sale. It always sells out!
The Community Center at the Nike Base will see some improvements over the summer as a result of a grant award through the Help Americans Vote Act. New handicap accessible entrance doors, with push button openers, will be installed and lights will be added to the parking lot. The surface of the parking lot and the concrete sidewalk joining the parking lot to the Community Center will be rehabilitated. In addition to being a polling location for voting at least twice a year, the Community Center is used on average 28 days each month for various meetings. These improvements will benefit everyone!
The Drug Drop-Off Day, held on April 27 at the Town Hall, saw 374 pounds of drugs turned in for proper disposal. This was the Island's fourth collection and the largest amount of drugs turned in yet. If you missed the event and have unused or unwanted prescriptions in your home, you'll soon have a very convenient solution. The Sheriff's Drug Drop Box will be installed, likely at Town Hall, very soon. You may also take these items to the Island Prescription Center, 1728 Grand Island Blvd., for proper disposal.
If you would like your assessment reviewed, make an appointment by calling Assessor Judy Tafelski at 773-9600, ext. 648. The Board of Assessment Review will meet on Tuesday, May 28, and Thursday, May 30, but you must have an appointment.
The fourth-graders have been visiting the Town Hall during May as they take their Historical Tour of Grand Island. It's a treat to have them looking around at all of the artifacts housed at Town Hall and asking questions. They learn from the town clerk, the court clerk and this year, a New York State Police officer was present in the substation to talk with the students, answer questions and show them the jail cell. Besides touring Town Hall, the fourth-graders spend time at River Lea, home of the Grand Island Historical Society in Beaver Island State Park. They also drive through Ferry Village, see the ice house on East River Road south of Fix Road and see the smokehouse left from the Whitehaven Settlement near the tennis courts at the Holiday Inn. Each fourth-grader receives a "Historic Grand Island Self-Guided Tour" brochure. You can get a copy in the kiosk in the Town Hall lobby and take the tour at your leisure.
The town's Memorial Day Services will be held on Monday, May 27, at 10 a.m. at DeGlopper Park, on the corner of Baseline Road and Grand Island Boulevard. Gold Star Mothers Shirley Luther and Mary Ann Crowe will be honored, the Roll will be called, the Honor Guard will give a gun salute and a wreath will be placed at the monument in the park. The guest speaker will be Lt. Col. Paul T. Dansereau. The Grand Island High School Wind Ensemble will be treating us to beautiful patriotic music. Hope to see you there! Don't forget the cemetery services that happen at all six Grand Island cemeteries beginning at 7:40 a.m. at Whitehaven Cemetery.
It is a pleasure to see and talk with so many of you. Thanks for all of your ideas and please continue to keep in touch at 716-773-9600, ext. 616, or [email protected].


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Working at the CES show gives one the opportunity to see just what is going on behind-the-scenes with many of the exhibitors. The Pioneer booth, which was located to the right of what many refer to as the 'front door' of the South Hall had lots going on this year. Pioneer chose to dedicate a significant portion of their booth to the new MIXTRAX feature found on about one third of their head units. Let's check out the vehicle they brought to show off this cool new feature.
Having worked closely with Toyota on many projects in the past, it was a natural choice for Pioneer to choose the sleek Sienna mini-van to demo this cool new DJ feature. Fear not folks, we have a mini-van feature happening right here in the pages of PAS! Fear not, we haven't gone all soccer-mom on you, this thing is cool.
The Sienna was taken to the skilled crew at Five Axis for its transformation. They installed an AirRunner TC-5 air suspension. This system includes a Digital Controller to let you make all the settings for the system. You can set 6 different ride height presets and tweak the 5-way adjustable damping and rebound settings on the bagged struts. This is a classy system! The Sienna rolls on FIVE:AD S5:F wheels in a 20x9" size. Those are wrapped in Yokohama S drive tires. The exterior of the Sienna was treated to a custom vinyl wrap designed by ANYONE CCL. The wrap was installed by Sticky Fingers Design to complete the exterior modifications.
In preparation for the greatest personal listening environment possible, the Five Axis crew started by gutting the rear section of the interior and setting rear-facing seats which were created and finished in gloss white. These sit on super-furry white carpet. Centered between the seats is a podium that is home to a Pioneer AVH-P8400BH DVD Receiver. The whole thing has a very 70's sci-fi movie feel to it – very cool.
Audio signals from the Pioneer receiver are sent to a total of 8 Pioneer amplifiers. Three GM-D9500F four-channel amps feed three pairs of TS-D6902R co-axial 6x9 speakers. The speakers are located on the wall in front of the seats, but are hidden from view by a white fabric screen. Five Axis created an awesome light show presentation using LED lighting to add to the night club theme of the vehicle.
Beneath the screen are five TS-W3002D2 12" Champion Series subwoofers. The subwoofers are installed in a ported enclosure that sits right on the floor in front of the listeners. Each sub is powered by its own Pioneer GM-D8500M 600 W Amplifier.
So, what is Mixtrax? With their years of experience in the professional DJ industry, Pioneer has taken some of that know-how and developed a software application that will analyse your music collection for tempo, beat position, vocal position and the overall mood of each track. The software identifies the best locations in each track for transitions and groups your music into customized playlists. You also have the option of making your own playlists. You can also incorporate DJ style effects like a high-pass filter, Flanger, Backspin, Roll and Scratch to name a few. It truly is like having the perfect DJ who can nail every transition, every time... then taking him on the road with you.
The driving area of the Sienna was treated to some upgrades as well. A Pioneer AppRadio2 was mounted in the stock radio location. The factory speakers were upgraded to Pioneer TS-D1320C components to improve the realism and detail of the music.
Once the doors opened to the public at CES, there was always a line up of people waiting to hop into the Sienna and enjoy their own personalized non-stop music experience. That is a sure-fire sign that the Five Axis crew was once-again successful in creating an amazing corporate demo vehicle.


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About KCOM
Mission : Campus : Dean : Osteopathic Medicine
The KCOM campus has grown over its more than 100-year history to accomodate the increasing demands of a 21st century medical education. It features a human patient simulation lab, study rooms for standardized patient encounters, classrooms, and labs. It also houses the Gutensohn Clinic, the Still National Osteopathic Museum, the A.T. Still Memorial Library, the Northeast Missouri Area Health Education Center, and the A.T. Still Research Institute. Also on the campus grounds are the Senior Living Campus, Northeast Regional Medical Center, and the George Rea Cancer Center.
KCOM completed construction on the Connell Information Technologies Center in September 2007.The Connell Center houses six human patient simulators in a state-of-the-art simulation lab, expanded library and OMM lab space, classrooms, and study rooms.


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The Board of Education is the primary governing body for the 1997 and 2001 bond programs.
In this capacity, the Board has selected the construction management structure to facilitate the
implementation of bond programming. The Board of Trustees give final approval of schematic
designs, bids, contracts, and expenditures.
The Superintendent provides oversight, advice and authority in the implementation of the bond
Citizens Oversight Committee
The Citizens Oversight Committee (COC) monitors and observes the plans and processes of the
bond programs to assure the Board and public that the representations made to secure passage
of the bond programs are met. The COC currently has 23 members, representing every district
within SAISD and business and community organizations. COC members are appointed by
District Trustees.
The COC meets monthly to discuss the current status of bond projects. COC meetings are open
to the public, and offer an opportunity for other citizens to share comments with the Committee.
Meeting notifications and summaries can be found in the Bond Calendar on the Reports page of
this site.
Construction Management Department
The Construction Management Department, led by Kamal ElHabr, Associate Superintendent for
Facilities Services, is responsible for the day-to-day implementation of the bond programs, such
as the development and implementation of project delivery strategies and procurement plans,
management of Team Leaders and architects, contract administration, and enforcement of
quality construction and timely progress. As such, the CMD has the authority and responsibility
for all management decisions regarding the bond programs except for that authority specifically
retained by the Board and Superintendent.


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STATEN ISLAND, NY – Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, released today a new e-book called "Vocations: All About Life" in which he highlights the life and ministry of a dozen priests who work full-time for the pro-life cause, and lays out in a succinct fashion why more priests should do so.
"The connections between the priesthood and building a culture of life could not be clearer," Fr. Frank announced. "Doing pro-life work is not a hobby or extra-curricular activity. It flows from the very essence of the priesthood. This book gives an insight both into that theology and into how it is being lived by priests in the Church today."
The chapters of the e-book, which is available at ProLifeProducts.org, highlight priests who serve ministries like Priests for Life, Human Life International, NFP Outreach, the Pope John Paul II Bioethics Commission, Helpers of God's Precious Infants, and more. Their personal vocation stories, and what motivates them to do pro-life work, are the focus of each chapter.
Said Msgr. Philip Reilly: "It's every priest's responsibility to work for life. How he does it can differ, but no one can be indifferent."
The specific page at which to order the e-book is Priestsforlife.org/store/p-337-vocations-all-about-life.aspx.
Priests for Life is the nation's largest Catholic pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia. For more information, visit www.priestsforlife.org.


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New, addicted, and eager to learn
Hey guys, this is my first post on DGCR but it is definitely not my first time on this sight. I have been reading this forum for about a month know and have really learned a lot from you all! As far as my game is concerned, I started playing back in April and have become addicted to DG very quickly. I play about twice a week and am seeing improvements almost every game. My main question at the current moment is, does my bag work well for my skills at this point? I throw RHBH with a 4 finger power grip on my drives and a fan grip for more control on my approach shots. I also throw forehand quite well and they usually fly farther than the backhand throws, but I do not really like any of my discs for that shot at the current moment (I think my FH d comes from a lot of ultimate in my background).
Anyway, here are my discs and approx distances:
167 Groove ~300 i dont really like it, bought it before i knew anything my current FH. can throw it 320ish FH disc
172 Elite-Z Avenger ~300 i usually use this disc for hyzers and wide open holes. Fades hard
175 Champ Beast~ 280 i found this disc and dont like it that well, i have trouble controlling this disc. Might b a snap or weight issue
174 DX Eagle~250 i like this disc pretty well, but i have trouble deciding when to use this disc
173 ESP Buzzz~ 250 this disc is a fun one. I can throw it fairly straight and am comfortable with it
172 DX Shark~ 150-200 on a good day. This was my first disc and i go to it when im really struggling
172 Ion (soft) i love the feel of this putter in my hand. I'm still trying to get used to putting straight instead of a hyzer into the basket, but think i made a good choice on this one
I turn my friends archangel over on a consistent basis but feel i should get an understable driver or fairway. Im currently looking into a river to fill that slot.
I know I have way too many discs for a new player, but I got caught up in the rush before i found this site. Any suggestions would be great and I'm more than happy to answer any questions.
Thanks for the help and sorry for the long post
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First off, welcome to the site and the addiction that is disc golf.
Sounds like you have a pretty good base there, and you know enough to know the Groove sucks, kind of kidding. For the understable driver you might do well with an avenger ss, since you already seem to get good distance out of the regular avenger. Some other great understable and fairway drivers are Leopards, sidewinders, and of course the best disc ever the Valkyrie.
As for turning over the archangel, that could be your form, hard to say without seeing you throw, but there could be some OAT going on there.
If you want a disc to bomb FH with, try an OLF, a Starfire, or a S-PD for example, a driver a that is fairly overstable but not super much and isn't super fast either.
Also, try approaching with that Ion, a lot. They are great for approaches and short drives.
Welcome to your addiction.
^^ Pretty much what BrotherDave said is right on. Those faster drivers are probably way too much for you to handle. Stick with the basics and work your way up to the faster stuff. It took me nearly 3 years to get up to a beast, but worth the practice you put in to get there. Why not just stick with the Eagle, Buzzz and Ion for now. Learn those three well.
Bro D. nailed it. When an Eagle is going 350 you'll see much better results from the faster discs. The Buzzz and Ion are great. Approaches with the Ion are amazing, so definitely try it for more than just putting. Its wonderful for shorter tees. The Avenger should work well for you for hyzers and headwinds for the time being.
Since you don't like the Groove or Beast - just drop them. There's no sense in carrying discs you don't (or can't) trust to do what you want.
I'd keep the Avenger in the bag for now, but only go to it if you encounter a windy situation.
I agree with what's been said already, use fairway drivers to work on form/increase distance. A Leopard, Stalker, TL, or Eagle are good places to start.
use said eagle for distance drives. use the buzzz for everything else. keep shark for falling back onto. And keep the ion for putts. as well, I say keep avenger for wind. Much of the selection depend on the courses you play, especially for me.
The FH disc is definately one I think needs to be added to my bag. I was looking into the Starfire and would like to know your thoughts on the disc as well as plastic type and approx weight for me. I know that many of my discs may be too heavy for me RHBH and honestly dont know how similar weights of BH and FH discs should be.
I tend to make most of my approach shots with my shark, but after the many posts I will have to start throwing the Ion on those shots.
Thanks for all the great info guys!
I was thinking about the avenger ss for use as an understable driver. It seems to me that it would fit nicely with my current skill set and the discs in my bag. However, should I start out learning a slower understable disc before i move up to the faster disc? I have never had doubts before that I could throw the faster discs, but outdriving your friends doesnt really mean you are ready for them yet.
Also what are some good ways to work on fixing OAT?
Once again thanks for all the feedback and help. I appreciate it.
Faster understable discs have a good chance of not having as much turn as you'd expect right now. I'd go with a DX or Pro Leopard for an understable disc. The River looks good stat wise, but I've never thrown one, so I'm not sure if it flies comparatively.
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NFL plays are over in seconds, but you might not believe what goes on in players' heads in that short time. With that mind, RedEye brings takes you Inside the Helmet.
During the first quarter of Thursday's Bears-Packers game, both offenses were locked down. The Packers faced second-and-16 from the Bears 39 when Bears rookie Shea McClellin nabbed his first NFL sack, which he shared with third-year defensive end Corey Wootton. McClellin and Wootton tell the story of sacking Aaron Rodgers.
Corey Wootton: We had a "pirate" called, which is a stunt by myself and the defensive tackle. It's an inside stunt for both of us to go inside the gap. Shea had just a regular rush on the right side, and he had good pressure.
Shea McClellin: I wasn't involved in the line stunt. I have to wrap around and make sure the quarterback doesn't get through. I think it was second-and-long, so I'm thinking screen, draw, something like that. I get off the ball and just kind of give [the left tackle] a little head fake, and I dip my shoulder around the corner and I see Rodgers right there.
Wootton: I'm on the left end, Shea's on the right end, Henry Melton's the left defensive tackle, and [Amobi] Okoye is the right defensive tackle. Henry and myself stunt inside, Okoye comes outside around us for contain from the nose all the way to the outside, and then Shea just has a regular rush. He's a one-on-one against the guy. He beat him, and I was able to beat my guy as well.
McClellin: [Rodgers] actually almost slipped away, so it was good that Corey was there. I would have gotten him anyways, but Corey helped me out because I grabbed his jersey and he almost slipped away. I think one hand got away. But then I pulled him in and Corey was right there too.
Wootton: As I slanted in, there was a little crease in there. The coach always says "gap's going to open up," and it's a matter of one of us getting off because the guys slammed down on Henry. And I was able to push through my guy and get there.
So do you have an increase in heart rate when you get around the first wave of the line and then you realize "Here we go! There he is"?
McClellin: [Laughs.] It's kind of like your eyes get big, I guess. I wouldn't say an increased heart rate. You're thinking, "He's right there. Hopefully he doesn't throw this away." And fortunately it happened. I got to him.
Wootton: I knew we had him. Shea got to him first and I saw him there and got in on it too and was able to get half a sack.
The first half of the game, at least on TV, we were seeing a lot of sacks and then screaming from McClellin and Clay Matthews. Are you a yeller?
Wootton: Me? Not too much. I get excited after plays. After we had that play I got pretty excited. You got a couple seconds to celebrate and then you have to move on to the next snap.
McClellin: I'm a quiet guy right now, but on the field the intensity is up, and the emotion of the game gets you. So you kind of want to scream I guess. [Laughs.]
I like the idea that every play is a contained action, that that was your play, and until the next snap goes, Shea McClellin was the star of that play.
McClellin: I think it's that way for everyone. You know, you make a good play, and that's your play, and the next play you move on.
Special contributor Jack M Silverstein covers the Bears for RedEye. Say hey @readjack.
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Guns in schools: Not in classrooms
There is an argument to be made for having a trained, armed guard at a public school as a protection against invaders. There is none to be made for letting teachers have firearms in public school classrooms.
The hysterical anti-gun lobby need not create any false fears regarding teachers carrying loaded weapons in classrooms. The concerns are real, and obvious, enough. That is not because guns are evil or awful things. They are not. It is because the risks inherent in introducing firearms into that environment outweigh the potential benefits.
Even the best-trained teachers have off days. The classroom is a high-distraction environment. One forgetful moment - setting the gun on the desk, failing to snap the holster or lock the drawer, forgetting to engage the safety - could end in tragedy. The odds of that happening would be far greater than the odds of a teacher stopping an intruder.
A school classroom is not at all like the home. Gun owners can and usually do teach their children to respect firearms and handle them safely. How many children in a public school classroom will have been so instructed? How many teachers, even if trained, will properly store their guns 100 percent of the time?
No, the classroom is no place for loaded firearms. That is not to say that schools should be weapon-free zones. Ensuring that some school personnel are trained and armed is an idea worth pursuing. Letting teachers carry guns in the classroom is not.


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It's virtually impossible to tease EDUN apart from its rock-star provenance. Such is the star power of U2 frontman Bono, who founded the socially conscious label with his wife, Ali Hewson, in 2005. And indeed, the mood at its Fall/Winter 2013 presentation—an "exploration of youth culture," according to show notes—at New York Fashion Week on Thursday was equally charged. Models, both male and female, paced frenetically on the circular runway wearing black leather, black skinny jeans, black lamé, and a studied insouciance.


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Throughout the current mayoral race, Democrats in NYC have expressed their eagerness to take control of the city after 20 years of Republican rule. However, there is one guy that could destroy the dream for the Democratic hopefuls: Ray Kelly.
A new test poll of 600 likely voters in New York City shows the entrance of Police Commissioner Ray Kelly into the mayoral campaign would dramatically shake up the race and catapult him to instant front runner status in both the Republican primary and the general elections.
As an undeclared candidate, Kelly already edges out two leading Democratic candidates tested in head-to-head match-ups in this survey, conducted by the polling company, inc/Woman Trend. As the Republican nominee in the general election, Kelly would likely beat both Christine Quinn (41 to 38) and Bill Thompson (40 to 39).
Against Quinn, Kelly leads in four of the five boroughs and only trails by three points among women . Against Thompson, Kelly leads in three of the five boroughs and has an edge among both men and women, eliminating the gender gap.
Voters were asked if they had a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the candidates: more voters said they were favorable toward Kelly than anyone else tested (49% favorable to 19% unfavorable), including Mayor Michael Bloomberg, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and other announced candidates. His support is wide and deep, with a positive image among every age group, ethnicity, income level, in all five boroughs, even among liberals and Democrats.
To the dismay of John Catsimatidis and Joe Lhota, Ray Kelly is also in a great position to win the Republican nomination, should he enter the race. On the Republican primary ballot, Kelly leads with more than 50% of the vote and is ahead of all other candidates tested. Similarly, 54% of Republican primary voters say that Kelly has the best chance to win in November.
But there is one major barrier standing in Kelly's way, if indeed he decides to shake up the race by running. To get on a major party line, he'd need a Wilson-Pakula, or permission from three out of five county committees from any given party, Azi Paybarah notes.
A critical number of Republican county officials are at the moment committed to John Catsimatidis, who has donated a substantial amount of money to their organizations. That ain't happening.
In a statement responding to the poll, Catsimatidis said, "I think the world of Ray Kelly, and I hope he would stay on as Police Commissioner in a Catsimatidis administration. I'm in this race to stay and, frankly, with petitioning starting next Tuesday, it's really too late in the game to enter the race."
Joe Lhota, in a previous conversation, told this reporter that as far as he was aware, "Ray Kelly is focused on his job as Police commissioner."
NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly would not rule out running for mayor when asked Tuesday about the telephone poll.
Kelly told reporters "I'm not aware of who's behind the polling," and added that he's focused on his job as commissioner and has no plans to run for office.
When pressed on whether he was ruling it out, Kelly would only say: "no plans."
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The Kings are not up for sale, according to AEG.
A New York Post report Thursday morning cited sources that AEG was mulling a sale of the Kings after the Stanley Cup Final. The newspaper cited a banker as its source.
AEG denied the report in a statement by Dan Beckerman, president and CEO of AEG:
"The unsubstantiated rumors printed in the New York Post earlier today about the potential sale of the Los Angeles Kings are false. So I'm clear, the Los Angeles Kings are not for sale, and there are no plans to sell the franchise today, tomorrow or anytime in the future.
"These rumors were started by anonymous sources seeking to create chaos and mischief. We remain solely focused on one goal, winning the Stanley Cup, and we will not be distracted by such irresponsible reports."
The Kings have made the Stanley Cup Final two of the past three years and have a 1-0 series lead against the New York Rangers. Game 2 is 4 p.m. Saturday at Staples Center.
Philip Anschutz's AEG owns Staples Center, the Kings, Galaxy, LA Live and other sports teams and arenas. AEG was put up for sale two years ago but taken off the market.
Any sports franchise owner is likely looking into team worth in the current market after the Dodgers sold for $2.1 billion two years ago and the Clippers are expected to be sold to Steve Ballmer, who recently agreed to buy the team for $2 billion.


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Look Out! Lizards and Snakes Continue to Invade Denver,
This Time at Denver International Airport and Cherry Creek
Snake Carriers and Snakes in Trees from the Denver Museum of
Nature & Science on Display around Town
DENVER - May 3, 2012 -Passengers at Denver
International Airport and shoppers in Cherry Creek North should be
on the lookout for slithering snakes and leaping lizards. Two snake
carrierdisplays have been spotted sitting empty in the baggage
claim areas at the airport, and snakes have been seen hanging from
the trees in Cherry Creek North.
These fun additions are part of an effort to increase awareness
of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science's temporary exhibition
Lizards & Snakes, now open
through July 8, 2012.
The Lizards & Snakes exhibition offers Museum visitors the
opportunity to see more than 60 live lizards and snakes from
diverse habitats in Australia, Cuba, Egypt, Guatemala, Kenya,
Madagascar, Indonesia, Mexico, Sudan, and the United States. The
animals, ranging from the four-inch tropical girdled lizard to
the 14-foot Burmese python, are displayed in terrariums
specifically designed to encourage natural behavior, complete with
ponds, tree limbs, rock ledges, and live plants. Don't worry,
all the animals are behind glass!
Help the Denver Museum of Nature & Science create the
world's longest snake. Feed it tweets. Watch it grow. www.tweetaconda.com
Press Contact
Charlotte Hurley, 303-370-6407, [email protected]
About Lizards & Snakes and the Denver Museum
of Nature & Science
Lizards & Snakes is open through July 8 at the Denver Museum
of Nature & Science. Presented in Denver by Southwest
Generation, the exhibition is free with Museum admission and
includes more than 60 live snakes and lizards from five continents.
Visitors can explore the evolution, movement, and feeding habits of
this ancient group of animals. The Denver Museum of Nature
& Science is the Rocky Mountain Region's leading resource for
informal science education. A variety of engaging exhibits,
discussions and activities help Museum visitors celebrate and
understand the natural wonders of Colorado, Earth and the
Many of the Museum's educational programs and exhibits are made
possible in part by the citizens of the seven-county metro area
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Woman disfigured in lye attack gets new face at Boston hospital
A Vermont woman whose face was disfigured in a lye attack has received a face transplant.
Doctors at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital say 44-year-old Carmen Blandin Tarleton underwent the surgery earlier this month.
A team worked 15 hours to transplant the facial skin, including the neck, nose, lips, facial muscles, arteries and nerves.
The 44-year-old Tarleton, of Thetford, Vt., was attacked by her former husband in 2007. He doused her with industrial strength lye. She suffered chemical burns over 80 percent of her body. The mother of two wrote a book about her experience that describes her recovery.
It was the fifth face transplant at the Boston hospital.
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Farber on Film
The Complete Film Writings
of Manny Farber
Edited by Robert Polito
Library of America: 824 pp., $40
At this year's Academy Awards, the most incongruous moment came during the "In Memoriam" roll call. Among the distinguished deceased was "Manny Farber, Film Critic." Outside of Martin Scorsese and a few other relative old-timers, I wonder how many members of the academy recognized the name, let alone remembered Farber's 1957 assessment of the complicity between the typical good-housekeeping movie reviewer and Hollywood's distribution of those 13 1/2 -inch statuettes: "His choice of best salami is a picture backed by studio build-up, agreement amongst his colleagues . . . and a list of ingredients that anyone's unsophisticated aunt in Oakland can spot as comprising a distinguished film."
On an evening when an over-eager but well-trained "Slumdog" snatched Best Salami from a nutritious skim-"Milk" parade float, acknowledging a flinty heretic like Farber amounted to a cryptic joke on the entire beauty pageant.
For those who appreciated the irony, Farber's Oscar cameo was weirdly bittersweet. When he died in 2008 at 91 -- 20 years after he retired from criticism -- his contrarian brashness still resonated. In its ricocheting momentum, tug-of-war verbal rhythms and slangy, shifting tonalities, Farber's prose often replicated the ravenous electricity of movies themselves.
It echoed the rotogravure cross-talk in "His Girl Friday" and the breathless ensemble arguments of at least six Preston Sturges films (with off-the-wall ideas and imprecations flying as thick and fast as the wisecracks). He championed sneaky-little over big-important, the troublesome over the transcendental, efficient poetic artisans over arrogant narcissist hand wringers. Like Groucho, whatever the grain or the flow, Farber was against it.
Until now, his reputation has rested on a single collection, "Negative Space," first published in 1971 and reissued in an expanded edition in 1998. The Library of America's plush, hefty (irony here too) "Farber on Film: The Complete Film Writings of Manny Farber" supersedes it, or rather subsumes it whole, while adding roughly 400 pages of previously lost treasures, historical artifacts and top-notch apprentice work from the 1940s and early 1950s, when Farber was a weekly reviewer for the New Republic and later the Nation.
Working the terrain pioneered by Otis Ferguson (jazz-informed, conversational, wryly commonsensical) and James Agee (word-drunk, sporadically antic, socially conscious as all get out), Farber established a pared-down, acerbic niche that allowed him to develop his style by careful degrees. Writing as a conventional reviewer -- or disguised as one -- his work during the Second World War gives a marvelous sense of life on the home front even as he gradually finds ways of slicing through the prevailing modes of propaganda, movie and otherwise.
Farber's irreverent fusion of skepticism and affection is already in place as he lists the hokey, gladly secondhand machinery that comprises "Casablanca," gently suggests Elizabeth Taylor's fanatical horse-stirred passion for "galloping in bed" in "National Velvet" has a distinct autoerotic flavor; or damns the self-styled "entertainment film" and "art film" alike as out of touch with the real possibilities of movies. Arranged chronologically, the pieces in "Farber on Film" show him taking an obstinate path away from the straightforward in the direction of an exuberant grappling with contradiction. Whether he's writing about the boisterous Sturges group portraits of American optimism and futility, producer Val Lewton's touchingly uneven "Cat People" movies, latter-day slattern Taylor sloughing through "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" like a caged wildebeest or the "spiritualized braille art" of Ousmane Sembene's "Black Girl," his work is usually about balancing, if not reconciling, dual impulses toward formalized abstraction and unfiltered reality.
The experience of reading Farber can be disorienting because:
1) The notion of what movie to see and what to avoid is secondary to opening up new ways of looking at the familiar and the overlooked.
2) He steadfastly refuses hero worship: "To put Hitchcock either up or down isn't the point; the point is sticking to the material as it is, rather than drooling over behind-the-camera feats of engineering."
3) He has scant interest in narrative, either of plot-driven or symbolic/sociopolitical kinds, and is more taken with spatial dynamics than happy endings or movie martyrdoms.
4) He has a nonchalant way of rolling out a convoluted 20th century landscape in which Godard meets Dick Tracy, Anthony Mann carries more weight than John Ford, and the scummy cesspools of Don Siegel beckon like an old Esther Williams water ballet. Indeed, Farber had a special knack for creating a mental space where everything exists in the same eternal present tense, the 1932 "Scarface" and the 1970 acid gangster trip "Performance," Boris Karloff and Mick Jagger sounding like long-lost brothers-in-arms waving to each other across the Warner Bros. lot.
In boiling down a movie or director or even an era to a few strokes of "personality-revealing motion, the geography of gesture, the building and milking of a signature trait for all it's worth," Farber had the temerity of a Dadaist private eye. John Ashbery, in the more colloquial bits of poems such as "Daffy Duck in Hollywood" -- with its "infantries of the happy-go-nutty" -- sounds curiously similar. But a more approachable touchstone might be the way Chick Hearn called a Lakers game, the serene velocity of that "word's-eye view" of "Magic yo-yoing up and down," "putting Bird in the popcorn machine," firing a shot "King Kong on a ladder couldn't block."
Only, unlike Hearn, Farber never bothered keeping score. Indeed, "Farber on Film" has a terrific demolition job on "scorekeeper critics" Andrew Sarris and Susan Sontag that assails their respective brands of lofty generalization and intellectual fashion-mongering. Neither got inside the films they built up into colossal monuments to their own hubris. Farber's predilections may have been willful and his dislikes a tad unreasonable (he made it sound as if Jeanne Moreau was Dr. Moreau's mutant daughter), but he always threw himself at movies with everything he had. There was no taking cover behind academicism, pinched smugness, politico-aesthetic correctness or demographic pandering: He laid out the struggles inside a film with an awareness that never came off as merely jaded or cynical.
The absence of gush in his work, the refusal to use movies as intellectual capital or status symbols, the sense of discovering hidden compartments and redressing the imbalances enforced by cultural arbiters -- these are all valid reasons for loving his stuff. But what made him the favorite of so many writers was the use of language itself, the compact plasticity, the delight in words, in play, in a kind of serious mischief. His was writing designed to upend your consciousness or at least get it a little drunk on unsuspected possibilities.
In the 1970s, Farber began collaborating with his wife, Patricia Patterson, and their pieces together reflect a certain inevitable mellowing, though they're still quite feisty. But it's easy to see why he would have been nuts about Rainer Werner Fassbinder no matter what, a director who made art films with an irresistible B-movie feel, a one-man studio churning out wildly mortifying gangster sagas and soap operas and cracked social melodramas like some bisexual love child of Robert Aldrich and Ida Lupino. Farber could easily have been writing about Fassbinder's magnificently bleary "Love Is Colder Than Death" when he said of Hollywood's archetypal hoodlums: "The whole population of 'Scarface,' cavemen in quilted smoking jackets, are like the first animals struggling out of the slime and murk toward fresh air."
That, in effect, is the motto of "Farber on Film," though a decent second choice might be Nick Lowe's lovely ode to discomfiture, "I made an American squirm / And it felt so right."
Hampton is the author of "Born in Flames: Termite Dreams, Dialectical Fairy Tales, and Pop Apocalypses."


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Chinese officials recently made the largest pangolin parts bust in the country's history, on Dec. 10, 2016. Authorities in Shanghai seized 3.1 tons of pangolin scales—estimated to represent 5,000 to 7,500 individual animals.
Today, China announced it would ban its domestic ivory trade by the end of 2017. The following is a statement by African Wildlife Foundation CEO Patrick Bergin in response to the news.
Cheetahs may be much closer to extinction than was previously thought, a new study revealed earlier this week.
The giraffe is now vulnerable to extinction, according to the latest update to IUCN's Red List of Threatened Species. The update moves the giraffe from its previous designation of "least concern" to the "vulnerable" category, affirming that one of Africa's most beloved wildlife species is being threatened by extinction. IUCN, a widely recognized authority on the status of the natural world, made the announcement during the 13th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
In recognizing the important economic and social development transition that Africa is making, and the central role that natural resources management and conservation plays, the African Union Commission and the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), have signed a memorandum of understanding.


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Chinese Lentil and Noodle Salad
A chilled noodle salad with lentils is a refreshing and tasty start to a meal. The Asian dressing makes it full of flavor.
1 cup USA lentils, rinsed
2 cups water
1⁄3 cup seasoned rice vinegar
2 tbsp. peanut oil
2 tbsp. soy sauce
1 tbsp. grated fresh ginger
1 tbsp. sesame oil
1 clove garlic, minced
6 oz. cooked linguine
2 qt. boiling water
3⁄4 cup chopped green onions
1 cup sliced water chestnuts
1 cup fresh or thawed frozen peas
1⁄4 cup cilantro, chopped
1. Place lentils in medium saucepan with water; bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 10-12 min., or until lentils are barely tender. Drain, if necessary, and place in medium bowl.
2. Combine vinegar, peanut oil, soy sauce, ginger, sesame oil, and garlic. Pour over lentils. Cover and chill. Combine with linguine and remaining ingredients. Chill several hours to blend flavors.


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IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. (AP) — Several hundred people packed a church Monday to say final goodbyes to Carmen Basilio, who won the world middleweight boxing crown from Sugar Ray Robinson in 1957 before losing a rematch six months later.
Basilio died Wednesday at a Rochester hospital where he was being treated for pneumonia. He was 85.
The Hall of Fame boxer was described as a gentle and kind man at his funeral in his hometown Irondequoit, a Rochester suburb.
"Today, I don't remember Carmen as a fighter. I remember him for being the kindest, gentlest, loyal and great man that he was," said longtime friend David Binzak, according to the Democrat and Chronicle of Rochester. "The Champ lived an exemplary life. He held his family, faith, country and his fans very close."
Basilio grew up on an onion farm in Canastota in central New York as one of 10 children of Italian immigrants. He turned pro in 1948 after a stint in the Marines. At 5-foot-6½, Basilio bored relentlessly into opponents and wore them down with body blows. The two savage, seesaw 15-rounders against Robinson formed the capstone of his fame.
He took the welterweight title from Tony DeMarco in 1955 and added the middleweight belt near the close of a 13-year career.
Basilio is survived by his wife, four children, eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.


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Okay, a former K-Leaguer, but Mota came on as a substitute for Sporting Lisbon in their UEFA Cup tie against Newcastle in midweek.
Rumour has it that last season's top scorer may be coming back to Korea to join Seongnam on loan from Sporting Lisbon.
Seongnam have confirmed the transfer, and it looks as if he'll be featuring for them in the Peace Cup along with their new Brazilian import Fabrizio (previously of Portuguesa in Brazil) who scored against Incheon at the weekend.
I guess Feijao's on his way back to Daegu then.
I guess Feijao's on his way back to Daegu then.
Seongnam beefs up attack line with Brazilian striker Mota
SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean domestic K-league club Seongnam Ilhwa strengthened their attack line by signing Brazilian striker Mota, officials of the club said Tuesday.
Mota left K-league team Chunnam after the end of last season and joined one of the world's top clubs, Sporting Lisbon of the Portuguese Superliga.
The 24-year-old Brazilian clinched the title of top scorer in the K-league last season with 14 goals in 29 games, but failed to score in his five appearances in Superliga matches.
Seongnam and Mota declined to give details of the contract.
Seongnam ranked sixth among the 13 teams in the first stage of the K-league.
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Ten years on and Mota's rejoining Seongnam it would seem...
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Holyjoe wrote:Ten years on and Mota's rejoining Seongnam it would seem...
You've got to love his objective Wikipedia page...
Mota is considered the best striker in K-League. He is nicknamed "Motasin" (in Korean "Mota the god") by his fans.
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If you're going to edit that, you might as well try to figure out what this is trying to say too;
It sounds like he left against his will after being persuaded to stay.
On 28 December 2009, Mota came back to South Korea and joined Pohang Steelers.[1] After spending a two-year at Pohang, he returned to Brazil for his family, whereas Pohang coaches and many fans persuaded him to stay.
It sounds like he left against his will after being persuaded to stay.
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a ruffle and a how toTuesday, March 25, 2008
For some reason, Easter weekend did not provide much knitting time for me. And, can you believe that I forgot to put the birds in their baskets? Yep. I ended up putting them out on the kitchen table for the kids the day after. A little anti-climactic if you ask me, but they did seem to love them.
Since it took me FOREVER to try to figure this out, I thought that I would (try to) show you how it is made.
my assistant, andrew, working the remote
This is where the directions became very confusing for me. The directions have you holding your finger under the needle wrapping yarn, blah blah blah. (They lost me there). What I did was, insert the tip of the right hand needle into the stitches on the left as if to knit normally.
Move it down your needle and knit the stitch normally.
Those few threads on the top of the needle become the yarn.
Slide it down,
and off. If you knit into the same color on every row then your scarf will be the same color on both sides.
If you reverse the color, that you knit into, every row, then your scarf will be reversible. (confused?) I knit one row into the light pink. Then at the end of that row, flipped the yarn and went into the dark pink. This made it light pink on one side, dark pink on the other.
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It looks so pretty and girly! I love it with the jean jacket too. My problem was transitioning from one row to another. I simply could not figure it out. Thanks for the tutorial. You know you've started a trend now, right?ReplyDelete
Oh, and the hands? they look fine! You don't even know how bad hands can look - sent you a picture! Do not be frightened!
i got lost somewhere in there. i think i would've given up!ReplyDelete
looks fabulous, though. like candy. i'm sure libby loves it.
Here are some helpful links for knitting with this kind of yarn...ReplyDelete
I *must* get my hands on some of the yarn. I actually want to knit and that hasn't happened for quite some time.
really beautiful! thanks for the tutorial. hope to give it a try.ReplyDelete
ok. what is it with the old lady hands? i swear mine are awful too!ReplyDelete
but that scarf - gorgeous! libby is a lucky girl.
You are so funny--old lady hands! At least the rest of you looks 21!;)ReplyDelete
The scarf turned out so cute! I love how it is pink on one side and dark pink on the other.ReplyDelete
So glad you posted this project. My LYS has a bunch of this yarn on sale from last Christmas. I think I need to run back there and buy some to start, dare I say, Christmas gifts! I love how yours looks!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the link too.
At least giving the birds to your kids the day after gave the birdies center stage :) Plus, it's always fun to get gifts when you don't expect it!
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That is just so frou-frou fabulous! Now I want one. Yes, you're starting a trend, friend. :o)ReplyDelete
it's beautiful!!!ReplyDelete
You consistently do the prettiest things . . there's not one thing you've knit that I haven't fallen in love with. You make me SO jealous!! ;P This scarf is really, really beautiful. Thanks for the link to the pattern. I can't wait to see what you post next. :DReplyDelete
Your hands look fine Leslie, and the scarf is amazing! Thanks for the tut!ReplyDelete
I think your hands look fine. Certainly not as dry as mine are.ReplyDelete
I love the idea of a fun, girly ruffled scarf. One of my friends would love it (if I can make one a little bit narrow and a little bit short - she's very petite).
Thank you so much for explaining this. I just bought some of this yarn today and the woman in the yarn shop showed the technique to me very quickly. Of course, when I tried it at home my brains turned to scrambled eggs!ReplyDelete
Merci beaucoup!
I think this information about a ruffle is so better.
Wow! I have been wanting to try this yarn and now that I see it's easy, I will definitely try it! Thanks!ReplyDelete


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Testing Ajax Applications with Selenium
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Selenium at a Glance
Q: In a typical online store, many operations require user input in order to complete a purchase. As software developer, how can you ensure the quality and correctness of your implementation?
For those of you who develop web applications for a living, it's a question you might encounter often. It would be really useful to be able to test the functionality of your application. But how?
Selenium is an functional testing tool written by ThoughtWorks specifically for Web applications. Selenium tests run directly in a browser, just like real users do. Selenium works in Internet Explorer, Mozilla, and Firefox on Windows, Linux, and Macintosh.
Take a look at the online demo to see Selenium in action. Click the "All" button in the top-right corner to start the test cases running, and with any luck everything should pass with beautiful green bars. Note that actions are a lighter shade of green than assertions, this is because they don't actually test anything like verify or assert commands. If an assertion fails, the failing command will go red and Selenium will stop executing. If on the other hand a verify command fails, it will go red, but won't bring the test to a grinding halt.
Test suites and cases in Selenium are written in HTML - actually they are just HTML
s. Every row in test suite is a reference to a test case, such as:

MyTest

A test-case is represented by an HTML document written in "Selenese", containing a table with 3 columns, room enough for a command and two arguments. A typical test case looks like:
When you start a test-run (e.g. by pressing "All"), the Selenium TestRunner interprets the HTML test-case document, and drives your web-application, which appears in the bottommost frame.
By simulating user actions, Selenium allows you to test your application through it's user-interface. It most certainly does not replace unit-testing, but we often use it to automate functional acceptance tests for web-applications. It can be integrated into a continuous-integration build, for regular automated regression testing. For an in depth look at Selenium, please refer to the online documentation "Selenium: Usage".
Here Comes Ajax
Ajax, short for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, is a web development technique for creating interactive web applications. The intent is to make web pages feel more responsive by exchanging small amounts of data with the server behind the scenes, so that the entire web page does not have to be reloaded each time the user makes a change. This is meant to increase the web page's interactivity, speed, and usability.
The "Loading" flag is one of the indications of Ajax
That's the technical definition, but to most of us, Ajax means web pages that act like GMail or Flickr. When you click a link, it will not cause a page reload; instead the browser will converse with the server and refresh just a part of current page. The time delay between clicking a link and seeing the results is what makes things tricky.
Let's say we have a web page containing a text field and a button. The initial value of the text field is "oldValue". If you click the button, some Ajax magic will happen and the value of the text field will be changed to "newValue", without reloading the page. How do we go about testing this? The obvious approach approach is to open the page, click the button, then check the value of the text field. However when we did that in Selenium, the test case failed!
The reason for the test failure is perhaps not so obvious. What happens is that the asynchronous nature of the Ajax call means that the result doesn't come back from the server immediately. So the value of the field changed a few seconds after the button click, but Selenium checked the value immediately and got the old value! So if Selenium doesn't know to wait for the result, how can we get the brilliant Ajax effect tested?
Wait For It...
So how do we get Selenium to wait for the result? One way to solve the problem is to use the clickAndWait command instead of click; the "AndWait" suffix indicates that Selenium should wait for a page-reload. This might seem like it would work, but there's a catch: because the page is not reloaded, clickAndWait will make Selenium keep waiting forever. This clearly isn't going to work.
Another possibility is to insert a pause between the click and assertValue. So lets pause for 5 seconds in between, to give the server enough time to respond. This approach works most of the time, but it may fail if the server takes more than 5 seconds. This might happen for any number of reasons, slow network, overloaded test machine, and so on. You can keep increasing the pause before checking the result, but this will make your tests run slower and slower. So this clearly isn't the best solution because it's not guaranteed to work and makes your tests run much slower than necessary.
Fortunately Selenium has provided support for doing exactly what we want. When a field value changes in the current page, you can use the waitForValue command to make Selenium wait until the expected value appears.
So in order to make the failing test pass we need to replace the failing assertValue command with the following:
When executing this command, Selenium will suspend the execution of current test case and wait for the expected value. When the string "newValue" appears in the text field, the suspended test will go on. One thing to note: if you misspelled the expected value, Selenium will wait for 30 seconds before timing out.
As you may have already guessed, there are lots more commands that can be used to test Ajax effects. For example, if you want to check some plain text updated with Ajax, there's waitForText; if you want to check the title of current page, there's waitForTitle; if you want to verify that an HTML element is removed, there's waitForElementNotPresent. Actually, for every Selenium Accessor, there is a waitForXxxx and a waitForNotXxxx commands corresponding. Whenever you use verifyXxxx or assertXxxx to check something, there will always be a waitForXxxx for testing asynchronous effects.
What happens if the predefined waitForXxxx and waitForNotXxxx commands don't meet your needs? Well for this there is the waitForCondition command which allows you to specify a Boolean expression in Javascript which causes Selenium to wait until the expression evaluates to true. The declaration of waitForCondition is:
waitForCondition script timeout (in ms)
This could come in handy when testing more complicated Ajax effects.
Actually if you dig into the source code of Selenium, you'll find that all of the predefined waitForXxxx and waitForNotXxxx cousins are implemented using waitForCondition. Grig Gheorghiu wrote a splendid blog entry on this topic: Ajax testing with Selenium using waitForCondition. When Grig wrote the entry, waitForCondition was just a user extension of Selenium, but now it's part of Selenium core.
In this brief article, we introduced Selenium, a web acceptance testing tool. Also we discussed how to test Ajax applications with waitForXxxx Selenium commands, as well as demonstrated how to test a simple Ajax effect - an asynchronous text update - with Selenium.
If you want to know more about the waitForXxxx commands, Selenium developers provided a few sample test cases which will show you how to test some common Ajax effects, such as in place editing, auto completion and drag-drop. These samples are based on script.aculo.us, a popular Ajax library which you maybe already be familiar with.
Jeff Xiong serves ThoughtWorks as an Application Developer with four years of experience in the creation of large-scale enterprise applications and the integration of disparate systems.
Mike Williams is a Senior Developer with fifteen years of industry experience. Besides his Java experience, Mike is an enthusiastic user of dynamic/scripting languages.
Josh Price serves ThoughtWorks as a Developer. He has eight years of experience building enterprise systems using Java and J2EE.
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very cool feature
Alex Popescu
Now, regarding the new commands I am noticing in the above example that you need to provide twice the future value (the waitForX command and also to the assert). I am wondering what were the reasons behind this decission, instead of having a single command/assertion that does both jobs (wait for result and assert).
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Commercial tool support
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If you find that you like Selenium, but wished it had some additional features (auto deployment of Java/Rails applications and databases, screenshot support, or refactoring features), then it might be worthwhile to check out our stuff. The nice thing is you can use Selenium IDE to import tests and you are free to export your tests at any time. Combine that with a free trial, and it's pretty much no-risk to check out.
The next feature we're going to be pushing back in to the Selenium project is HTTPS support. Up until now, there was no way to test HTTPS applications with Selenium RC, but as of this week we've donated some code to the project that will allow this.
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meenakshi ghosh
I need to know what command we can use to capture that random data generated in a page. Also I need to store the data and pass as a string in some other page.
Can anyone throw some lights on this one?
Good Article
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meilleur site de jeux de casino the IDE? I need to change the sample files where?
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Victor Hugo Saavedra
I don't know de waitForXXX, but i can't know the end httpRequest de ajax???
sorry by my english, I speak and write only spanish, I am from Chile
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Phoenix man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his role in what authorities say is an unprecedented criminal case involving an international cybercrime syndicate with hundreds of thousands of U.S. victims.
A federal judge in Las Vegas imposed the sentence Thursday on David Camez, 22, who already is serving a seven-year term in Arizona for similar crimes.
Camez, who was convicted of racketeering charges late last year, is the first of 55 members of the Las Vegas-based "Carder.su" syndicate to go to trial. They were charged in four separate indictments in 2012.
About 20 defendants have pleaded guilty. Of the handful who have been sentenced so far, all have drawn only two years in prison. Two dozen defendants, including the group's Russian leaders Roman Zolotarev and Konstantin Lopatin, are still at large, authorities said.
The case marks the first time the Justice Department has used federal racketeering statutes to go after a cybercrime syndicate, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported (http://bit.ly/1nWWtxR ).
"As shown in this case, cybercrime has grown into an industry and is rapidly overtaking traditional crime, such as bank robbery," Nevada U.S. Attorney Daniel Bogden said. "Cybercrime was once viewed as the crime wave of the future, but in reality that threat is here now."
The syndicate is accused of victimizing hundreds of thousands of Americans and several financial institutions, and of committing more than $50 million worth of financial fraud.
Prosecutors say its scheme revolved largely around the buying and selling of pilfered debit and credit card information on an Internet site called Carder.su. The secretive criminal organization had more than 7,800 members worldwide.
Camez became involved at the age of 17.
"Camez was a member of a vast criminal organization that facilitated rampant cyberfraud throughout the world," said David O'Neil, acting assistant attorney general of the Justice Department's Criminal Division. "This organization is the new face of organized crime — a highly structured cyber network operated like a business to commit fraud on a global scale."
Michael Adams, a Secret Service agent who infiltrated the crime ring, testified Thursday that federal agents recovered 210,000 stolen credit and debit account numbers in raids.
Camez, whose online nicknames were "Bad Man" and "Doctorsex," had nearly 2,000 compromised account numbers in his possession, Adams said.
He also was ordered to share in restitution of nearly $51 million.
During sentencing, U.S. District Judge Andrew Gordon said he had sympathy for the victims because he also has experienced identity theft.
"You appear to be a pretty smart guy," Gordon told Camez. "It's a shame you used your talents in a bad way. Your history tells me I need to protect the public from you."
Information from: Las Vegas Review-Journal, http://www.lvrj.com