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BEIJING (AP) — In a corner of old Beijing, the government may soon be both destroying history and remaking it.
District officials want to re-create a piece of China's glorious dynastic past by rebuilding a square near the Drum and Bell towers in 18th-century Qing Dynasty fashion. To do it, they will demolish dozens of scuffed courtyard homes that preservationists say have themselves become a part of a cultural history that is fast disappearing as construction transforms the capital.
Because of relatively recent renovation, few of the homes can claim to be more than a few decades old. But they are in crooked alleyways known as "hutongs," which formed around courtyard houses and date back centuries.
Along their lanes and within their mended walls, an old way of life is still visible — mahjong rooms, shared courtyards, clothes hanging to dry — against a more distant backdrop of skyscrapers.
The plan to redo the neighborhood has raised the ire of those who see it as swapping a real and living piece of Beijing's history with something static and fake.
"They want to restore the Drum and Bell Tower square to the time of the prosperous Qing Dynasty," but in doing so they will destroy a "rich accumulation of cultural heritage," said He Shuzhong, founder of Beijing Cultural Heritage Protection Center, a nongovernmental organization.
"We believe that protecting cultural heritage is about inheriting, accumulation. It is a process of history. It shouldn't look like the prosperous time now," he said.
Dominic Johnson-Hill, a British entrepreneur who spent nine years living in the Drum and Bell neighborhood, said the hutongs "are kind of the living museums of China, or Beijing at least."
"If you go to the Forbidden City it feels quite empty, as do a lot of cultural spots. But when you go to a hutong, you feel like you are in some of the best surviving parts of Beijing," Johnson-Hill said.
The Drum and Bell towers were first built in 1272 to announce the time, and at various points in history, the square served as a lively marketplace. Today, it is different.
The homes are dilapidated and the hutongs lined with rubble. A handful of tourists meander through while locals carry home shopping bags, some of them stopping to read pasted signs advising which properties will be knocked down. At one home, pigeons warble in coops on the corrugated iron roof.
A previous plan in 2009 to demolish the courtyard houses and build an underground mall was shelved after opposition from civic groups and some residents. Now a less ambitious plan is on the table.
The Dongcheng district government says the new plan is about preserving history. It says it will restore the square "to its original appearance" by using maps of the Qianlong period in the Qing dynasty in the 18th century and other unspecified periods, though they are still working out designs and details are vague. Residents, however, were given notice to move in December.
The oldest houses to be demolished date from the Republic of China, 1911-1949, but most were either renovated or rebuilt after the 1970s, said Liu Jingdi, who works for the Dongcheng district Historical Appearance Protection Office.
These houses are of "no historical value. There is absolutely no cultural heritage in the 4,700-square-meter area" to be demolished, Liu said.
The neighborhood's average living space per household is just 20 square meters (24 square yards) and is rife with fire hazards, officials say. Many houses are made of wood, and the 3-meter-wide (3-yard-wide) hutongs are too narrow for fire trucks to navigate.
Those displaced will be relocated to bigger apartments farther from the city center. Residents of illegally added second and third stories won't be compensated, said Li Guanghui, deputy chief of Dongcheng housing administration.
Officials say the project will raise residents' living standards and safeguard the area's historical appearance. Heritage experts disagree, saying the existing homes should be renovated, not destroyed.
"We respect this place because it has so many histories, so many stories, so many imaginations," said He, of the Beijing Cultural Heritage Protection Center. "They think this is a dilapidated place, the dirtiest, messiest place of Beijing, which is hindering Beijing's development. They think Beijing should be big, sparkling and new."
China's breakneck economic growth and real estate explosion over the past three decades have transformed its big cities at the expense of history. A third of Beijing's narrow hutongs have disappeared since the early 1990s and another third have lost their original appearance after renovation, He's group estimates.
One hutong community south of the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square was bulldozed to make way for new shops modeled on old architecture, rebuilt in 2008 with new materials rather than reusing what was there before, to the horror of heritage buffs. It is now filled with Chinese and Western brand stores.
Dongcheng officials say the Drum and Bell square won't become a commercial street and that the surrounding area will remain residential. But those in the immediate vicinity will have to leave.
Many aren't sorry, and are looking forward to newer and bigger houses.
"I wanted to move 30 years ago," said one woman, who would only give her surname, Wang.
Liu Fengying, 64, is more wistful. Liu, who remembers three earlier generations of her family living in the neighborhood, hosted visitors while wearing a winter coat and sitting on a bed that took up about half of one of her two drafty rooms. A washing line was strung across the room, and a calendar with a drawing of a young Mao Zedong hung on the wall.
"I'm not willing to leave," she said. "But if the state needs this land, then we have no choice. They will give us a bigger house, but it's just a little far out."
Johnson-Hill, the British entrepreneur, said he chose to live on a hutong because he wanted to bring up his children in a community, rather than in neighborhoods where "people live a meter apart but don't even know each other." His family lived on a courtyard with four Chinese families and wild ferrets in the roof.
"Those families are now like family to us. Our children would come home and would go to our neighbors' home before they came to our home," he said. "The best days of my life have been spent living on hutongs."
AP researchers Henry Hou and Flora Ji contributed to this report.


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Barcelona: Benfica failed to ensure it was they who followed Barcelona into the last 16 of the Champions League as the two sides played out a 0-0 draw at Camp Nou.
The Portuguese paid the price for wasting an abundance of chances that could have seen them take a memorable three points against a largely second-string Blaugrana team, as a win for Celtic in Group G`s other fixture meant they would have to settle for a spot in the Europa League.
Tito Vilanova sprung a number of surprises with his Barcelona line-up, but the biggest came as Lionel Messi, one strike away from equalling Gerd Muller`s record of 85 goals in a calendar year, began the game on the bench.
After a brief attempt from Adriano to fill the Argentine`s shoes with a scything run through the visitors` back line, a defensive lapse enabled Rodrigo to race through on goal at the other end.
The former Real Madrid youngster had Nolito in support but went alone and failed to bend his shot into the corner, instead watching it skip wide.
It proved not to be a momentary slip as the Blaugrana defence looked extremely disorganised. In the 21st minute they did not pick up Nolito on the left and his cross found an unmarked Lima in the box. The Brazilian, however, was unable to direct his diving header on target and Pinto was untroubled.
Moments later, it was almost the Eagles who were punished, as Luisao`s attempt to intercept Alexandre Song`s pass ended up gifting Christian Tello a chance. He seized on the ball but his touch was heavy and Artur managed to do enough to put the youngster off.
Benfica continued to look more threatening but their was no end in sight to their profligacy in front of goal. Lima`s shot came back off the post after the slightest of touches from Pinto, and John shot into the side netting after cutting inside Carles Planas with ease in the 35th minute.
The second half looked to be heading the same way as the first when, within the first minute of the re-start, Nolito saw his curling effort from Lima`s cross sail narrowly wide of the target.
The Catalan giants finally began to create some chances through David Villa but when those were not taken, Vilanova introduced Messi in the 58th minute.
However, the Argentine did not quite have the desired game-altering impact. After a rather tame 79th-minute free kick, he was denied the fabled 85th goal following a great recovery save from Artur at the death, though he seemed to do himself some serious damage in attempting to find the net and was promptly withdrawn.
For Benfica, the point was not enough to book their spot in the next round as they finished third, two points adrift of Celtic, while Barcelona had long since ensured that they would progress in first place.

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1. Re: Premiere Pro Error: Time.cpp-209Harm Millaard Sep 24, 2009 12:34 AM (in response to MedInv)
Your source material.
2. Re: Premiere Pro Error: Time.cpp-209John T Smith Sep 24, 2009 7:23 AM (in response to MedInv)
First, work through all of the steps here http://ppro.wikia.com/wiki/Troubleshooting
If your problem isn't fixed after you follow all of the steps, report back with the DETAILS asked for in the questions at the end of that link
3. Re: Premiere Pro Error: Time.cpp-209the_wine_snob Sep 24, 2009 2:34 PM (in response to MedInv)
Per Harm's reply, tell us all about your source material. It is likely the cause of your problem.
Good luck,
4. Re: Premiere Pro Error: Time.cpp-209Jim_Simon Sep 25, 2009 9:10 AM (in response to MedInv)
If I import a video file
The fact that you're "importing" suggests one of two things. First, you're not a professional editor, but just a guy (or gal) who has a downloaded or ripped video they want to edit. If this is the case, I recommend using consumer software. You'll have better luck.
Second, you may well have some clue about video editing, but are tying to use media from an AVCHD or XDCAM EX camera. In which case, the trial does not support anything MPEG for licensing reasons. You'll have to test with DV, or purchase the program to get full support.
5. Re: Premiere Pro Error: Time.cpp-209Geematic Oct 11, 2009 6:29 PM (in response to Jim_Simon)
I have also had exactly the same problem with fully licensed and updated software.
I also get it previewing or importing a wav file produced by the default settings of Windows XP Sound recorder.
Premiere Pro has encountered an error.
then it crashes the whole product.
This is certainly not a very graceful way for a supposedly professional application to fail to import or preview something.
I have not had anything like these problems with any other Adobe product - including earlier versions of Premiere.
6. Re: Premiere Pro Error: Time.cpp-209Harm Millaard Oct 11, 2009 11:55 PM (in response to Geematic)
A supposedly professional application requires supposedly professional video material from a video camera.
7. Re: Premiere Pro Error: Time.cpp-209MvBriemen Feb 25, 2010 2:17 AM (in response to Harm Millaard)
I got a licensed and fully updated version of Premiere Pro CS4 (4.2.1). We recorded some audio in an older version of Premiere Pro 2.0 on another PC, because i'm running Windows 7 and my PreSonus Firebox isn't working on it. We recorded in wav format. When importing the audio, Premiere Pro CS4 gives an error [..\Time.cpp-209] and shuts down. Some help would be great!
8. Re: Premiere Pro Error: Time.cpp-209Jeff Bellune Feb 25, 2010 3:09 AM (in response to MvBriemen)
MvBriemen wrote:
I got a licensed and fully updated version of Premiere Pro CS4 (4.2.1). We recorded some audio in an older version of Premiere Pro 2.0 on another PC, because i'm running Windows 7 and my PreSonus Firebox isn't working on it. We recorded in wav format. When importing the audio, Premiere Pro CS4 gives an error [..\Time.cpp-209] and shuts down. Some help would be great!
Try deleting any Premiere cache files associated with the .wav file. They have file extensions like .pek, .cfa, .xmp, .xmpses and have the same name as the .wav file. Make sure to delete both 2.0 and CS4 cache files. They may be in different locations.
Did you add any metadata to the .wav file when you exported it? Did you change the timecode or sample rate? Have you processed it in any other application besides Premiere between then and now?
9. Re: Premiere Pro Error: Time.cpp-209the_wine_snob Feb 25, 2010 7:01 AM (in response to Jeff Bellune)
Also, what are the Sample-rate and Bit-depth of the WAV file - 48KHz 16-bit? Also, is it PCM/WAV (uncompressed)?
Good luck,
10. Re: Premiere Pro Error: Time.cpp-209Wil Renczes Feb 25, 2010 2:25 PM (in response to the_wine_snob)
Ditto for Bill's question. What are format specifics of the file?
Also, are you importing the wave file into a new project, or are you trying to import an old project that's referencing that file?
(The time - 209 error msg you're referencing pertains to doing a time alignment operation with a framerate of zero, which is illegal. I've never seen this happen with importing audio files, but I have seen things like this when loading older projects that have some kind of data corruption.)
11. Re: Premiere Pro Error: Time.cpp-209Matt Petersen Feb 25, 2010 2:35 PM (in response to MedInv)
Are you by any chance using Cineform? The two times I have experienced that error, one was Cineform related, the other was Quicktime related.
12. Re: Premiere Pro Error: THey all,ime.cpp-209mr_norris May 19, 2011 3:26 AM (in response to MedInv)
Hey all,
I'd like to dust this off as I'm hitting the same issues, I wonder if any progress has been made so far?
I can reproduce the bug from several different audio sources, including extracting audio tracks from video. But we'll concentrate on the simplest form now to help debug. I'm importing a wav file, either windows generated or VLC (ffmpeg) extracted, it is PCM, stereo, 16 bit and 48kHz sample rate. I can import it into any project new or old & I've tried clobbering the "My Documents\Adobe\Premiere Pro" directory.
Possibly related, but if I try and import an mp3 version of this track I get an "Error compiling movie. Unknown error." message, after which the file does appear in the project but won't output any sound.
It seems in fact that the only way I'm able to get Premiere to output sound is by creating a "Bars & Tone" object, I've tried a host of other audio formats which all either crash or error. Sort of suggests to me that it's not so much related to the content, but as the Bars & Tone track plays I'm not sure what to do.
13. Re: Premiere Pro Error: Time.cpp-209mr_norris May 19, 2011 7:37 AM (in response to MedInv)
OK we have found a workaround, which I'll put here for others that may hit the same issue. In the lab here we map some standard windows directories to network drives along with our user accounts. This includes things like "My Documents" and some temporary windows caching directories. Other than the bug I've described there don't seem to be any other symptoms of this causing a problem, but as soon as we add and use a local user account the issue goes away. So make sure all cached, project and installation resources are on the local system.
14. Re: Premiere Pro Error: Time.cpp-209the_wine_snob May 19, 2011 8:29 AM (in response to mr_norris)
Unfortunately, PrPro has never performed well in a networked environment. Especially in corporate and academic situations, networking is commonplace. I would strongly suggest filing a Feature Request for more networking support. As it appears that you have documented the issue for you, I would share all of those data with Adobe.
Good luck, and thanks for reporting your workaround.
15. Re: Premiere Pro Error: Time.cpp-209nazaartanoli Jun 7, 2012 6:51 AM (in response to MedInv)
16. Re: Premiere Pro Error: Time.cpp-209Jeff Bellune Jun 7, 2012 8:02 AM (in response to nazaartanoli)
Welcome to the forum.
Please read here:
Adobe Forums: "could not find any capable video play modules" error with HP Pavillon DV7
If you have more questions about this issue, please start your own discussion. This discussion is about a different error. Thanks.
17. Re: Premiere Pro Error: Time.cpp-209nazaartanoli Jun 7, 2012 8:30 AM (in response to Jeff Bellune)
Thanks.. i will check that and come back you
18. Re: Premiere Pro Error: Time.cpp-209nazaartanoli Jun 7, 2012 9:22 AM (in response to nazaartanoli)
Thanks for the help.


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Christian Gerard (Gary) Nienkamp was born June 17, 1935, in St. Louis, MO, the son of Robert and Lorene (Sickmeier) Nienkamp. Pastor Gary served Bethel U.C.C. in Nebraska City from 1970-1992. He died April 29, 2013 at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Lincoln, NE at the age of 77 years.
Christian Gerard (Gary) Nienkamp was born June 17, 1935, in St. Louis, MO, the son of Robert and Lorene (Sickmeier) Nienkamp.
He died April 29, 2013 at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Lincoln, NE at the age of 77 years.
He married Arlyce Ann Schuknecht June 8, 1958 at the Wayland Christian Congregational Church in rural Gresham, NE. Gary was a 1952 graduate of Western High School, a 1957 graduate of Doane College in Crete, NE, and received his Divinity Degree from Oberlin Seminary in Oberlin, OH in 1961. Gary was ordained at St. John's U.C.C. in Genoa, OH on June 15, 1961. Gary and Ann lived near Milford, NE where he served at Goehner and West Blue U.C.C. churches from 1961 – 1966; Belle Fourche, SD from 1966 – 1970 where he served at First Congregational U.C.C. before moving to Nebraska City in 1970. Pastor Gary served Bethel U.C.C. from 1970-1992. While at Bethel, he was an active member in the senior choir and touched many lives in the community with officiating weddings, baptisms, and funerals during his 22 years in Nebraska City. Gary was at the Congregational U.C.C. in Harlan, IA from 1992 until retiring October 1, 2000. Gary then returned to Nebraska City and became Pastor Emeritus at Bethel U.C.C. in 2006. Gary and Ann owned The Sewing Basket from 1975 to present. Gary played an excellent hand of pinochle and cribbage, enjoyed gardening, fishing, watching sports, and was a member of the Post Mark Collectors Club for 56 years. Survivors include his daughter Judy Nienkamp of Nebraska City, NE; daughter Betty and husband Todd Mason, and grandchildren Jacob and Emily Mason of Charles City, IA; and daughter Meredith Nienkamp of Marietta, GA; brother Robert and Joan Nienkamp of Columbus, NE; brother David and Sandra Nienkamp of Edgar, NE; sisters-in-law Bonnie Nienkamp of Crete, NE and Jane Wilcox of York, NE; many other relatives, neighbors, and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife, his parents, his brother William Nienkamp, and his father and mother-in-law Elmer and Eleanora Schuknecht. Funeral services are 11:00 AM Thursday at Bethel United Church of Christ in Nebraska City with burial in Wyuka Cemetery, Nebraska City. Visitations are 1:00 – 9:00 P.M. Wednesday, with the family greeting friends from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Gary's family would like to thank each and every one of you for your prayers and support during this special time in their lives. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Bethel United Church of Christ Memorial Elevator Fund or the Emmaus Home near Marthasville, MO. Online condolences may be expressed at marshallfuneral.com. Marshall Funeral Chapel in Nebraska City is in charge of arrangements.


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By Myke Chambers
If you're familiar with 19th century American history then you should know a little about the westward expansion of the Euro-American and the ensuing American Indian wars leading to the near extinction of all Native American culture.
Now I'm not going to go into all the horrific atrocities committed by the Euro-American against the American Indians, all the countless promises broken and massacres of women and children. Please understand I'm in no way saying the mass genocide and all the horrors done to the Native American in the past and in the present in any way compares. That wasn't the purpose of this at all. I myself am part Cherokee. What is happening with tattooing is obviously nowhere near as horrific as what happened to the native tribes. No, I have another purpose for bringing this bit of history up. You may be asking yourself where the hell is he going with this and what the hell does American history have to do with tattooing… Bear with me, and while you do look for history repeating itself… though not on such a horrific scale…
"Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
-George Santayana
In the 1800s the Euro-American's were mostly confined to the territory east of the Mississippi. With the dawn of the Industrial Revolution and mass emigration from Europe the Westward Expansion was initiated. In Europe at the time there was mass famine and disease due to the Great Famine, or Irish Potato Famine, when over 1 million Irish families immigrated to America after hearing tales of free land and prosperity for all. What they actually found were cities already busting at the seams with conditions not much better than what they left. The only other option they had was… head west. The only problem was the West was designated Indian Territory with peace treaties already signed between the new US Government and the Great Plains tribes. Manifest Destiny was then employed.
The American Indian at that time had no desire to adopt the "white man's ways." They were perfectly content living within their highly structured culture, living at one with nature. The Native American had an extreme reverence for nature, their culture and their spiritual beliefs. Beliefs the Euro-American's saw as heathen and savage. These "savages" had to go. They were on good fertile land so little by little settlers started moving into Indian Territory. Some of the tribal chiefs saw what was happening and knew it wasn't a good thing. They had foresight to see that the end was coming soon if they didn't do something and fast, though other chiefs believed the promises of the US Government. Even after countless broken treaties they still insisted on trusting in the good of man. Honor and truth were an integral part of Indian life and culture. Tradition was the glue that held the Indian way of life together. Tradition and reverence for the Great Spirit, which in essence was everything. They believed everything was One and connected. (Something our scientists are just now discovering to be true.)
By the time all the Indian nations realized there was a flood of Euro-Americans coming it was too late. Westward Expansion was in full motion. Had the all the nations banded together in one solid front instead of warring with each other and fighting the settlers and US Army separately it might have been different, but as it was there were just too many factors against them by the time they decided they needed to pull together and fight. The Indians were still living in the late Stone Age with their weapons while the Industrial Revolution was in full swing giving the Euro-Americans the advantage of mass-produced bolt-action breech-loading rifles capable of killing at a thousand yards. Not to mention solders by the thousands.
There's gold in them thar hills!
Now not only were settlers moving westward but then with the discovery of gold in the Black Hills that brought the flood of people even stronger, bringing out a different type of intruder onto Indian land. Gold diggers.
Gold fever was spreading like wildfire and every Tom, Dick and Harry looking for a quick fortune wanted in on the action. Yeah a few people got rich but it wasn't the guys digging in the mines or panning in the stream… It was the guys selling them their supplies and then big money came in and started strip mining and destroying the land. Land that the Native Americans held sacred.
Now before I get off on another rant I need to pull this all together. Okay, so if you haven't found the similarities yet let me point a few out to you.
The Westward Expansion is here and I'm sorry to say but the flood gates are open.
With the declining economy, high unemployment rate and the boom of tattooing in the media, tattooing has now become big business and big corporations are starting to take notice. A zillion tattoo magazines, a ton of TV shows and the internet has young kids thinking it's okay to get their hands, neck and faces tattooed leaving them virtually unemployable with no other option, they think, other than to learn to tattoo. I also see people wanting to get into tattooing because they think there's good money in it and it would be easy. As a tattooer that's been tattooing over 17 years I promise you that is false.
There are a ton of reasons the masses are wanting to get into tattooing but it all comes down to two things.
A. Easy money
B. It's cool
The way I see it we're past the point where we could've banded together and stopped it like the Native Americans could have in the beginning when the Europeans first stepped foot on shore, but it's not too late to pull together on one united front to save our traditions and culture. This includes those of you that don't tattoo but love it all the same, because we as tattooers wouldn't be anything without someone to tattoo. I know that seems pretty obvious but a lot of tattooers don't seem to think the clients matter much. The real tattooers know the fallacy in that statement. It seems even TV shows like Ink Master and Best Ink don't think much of clients when they refer to them as "canvases" or "skins." This is where the moral thread starts to unravel and our culture will start to get lost.
When a tattoo is crafted it's crafted for that person and leaves a lasting bond between that tattooer and the client that got the tattoo. It's a memory. Whether the tattoo was a spur of the moment flash piece that really has no meaning other than it was cool and fun or it was a well thought out memorial tattoo for a lost loved one, they both still hold meaning. The tattooer may forget about that tattoo after time passes but the person wearing it never will. Our job is to not only give the best tattoo we can but also the best experience for that person we can. These are values that should be passed down and instilled in every new tattooer. Tattooers have a chance to positively impact people's lives on a daily basis.
Imagine the things that could be done to improve the world just through tattooing. I know that sounds grand and we're just tattooers but look around. People look up to tattooers. It's strange I know, but it's true. We can all make a difference. Not only tattooers but the entire community…. a huge community. United we can help change the world for the better, but the only way to do it is to stop fighting change and start working with it. We must integrate it into our lives if we want to keep our culture intact. If we don't a tattoo will soon never be a tattoo again… It will be a "tat," also "ink" won't be what a tattooer puts in the skin to make a tattoo, but what someone wears on their skin… formerly known as a tattoo.
We can sit around and bitch about the doom and gloom of the future of tattooing and get jaded to the whole ordeal or we can unite and actually make difference like the Great War Chiefs could have. Their braves knew the land better, could survive the harsh winter and were better warriors than the invading Euro-Americans, yet they couldn't put aside their differences for a common threat to their way of life, that ultimately was their undoing. Of course they would've had to adapt to the changing time the same we all will. There is no turning back so we have to take it from here… into a new future.
The uncertainty of the future is always frightening. No one I have ever met has liked change.
"When we are no longer able to change a situation – we are challenged to change ourselves."
-Viktor E. Frankl
This change must start with ourselves… individually. Then we can move into a untied effort. But where does it start?
Public education… And that's where the Think Tank movement of Tattoo Culture comes in. I'm honored to be asked to contribute to this movement and brought into the fold from its infancy. It's been nothing short of amazing to watch tattooers come together and brainstorm for this movement… and this is only the beginning. Making the public aware of quality tattooing and moral ethics is the only real way to keep this ship afloat. Once they know the difference between a good tattoo and a bad one the bad tattooers will have to grow or go so to speak, because less and less people will be paying their bills.
Here are a few key obstacles we are facing. The first and foremost being tattoo TV shows and the poor representation of the craft in the mainstream media. When a TV show called "Ink Master" claims 10 or 12 of "the best tattoo artists in the world" competing against each other and at least 1 to 3 of these so-called "best" really have no business tattooing because they're so bad, you know something is wrong. And they're telling the public they're the best. What is this really saying to the average potential client? It's saying, "Oh that guy down the street must be good because he's better than that guy on TV," when in fact he's just as bad. The only saving grace to Ink Master is that the judges actually call the tattoos for what they are. When they see crap they don't hold back so there's some public education. The only problem is they're telling "12 of the best in the world" that they suck. This line in the show's promo needs to be petitioned to be changed. That, or really get 12 of the best which leads me to…
Okay, so I'm gonna say it… You might not like it but the only way to do some damage control is for solid tattooers to step up to the mainstream media plate. The problem is no one wants to do it. I'll admit I've been asked to be on every one of these contest shows and I've turned them down countless times. I did tell one show I'd be a judge. Now I'm not saying I'd ever go on TV and compete because I won't. Tattooing is not a competition for me. The only tattoo I want to beat is the one I did the day before. That said, I would however do a TV show that was more true to real life, promoted public education/awareness and positivity, perhaps about the history of the craft.
Today my goal is to remove all negativity from my life and spread as much positivity into the world as I can. It's a path I've been on for some time but I believe it's starting to take hold. This is a path I'd like to encourage every chance I can in others.
I understand there will be people who don't agree with my point of views. That's fine. I'm always open to civil discussion.
(Myke can be found on the road and at Freaks & Geeks Tattoo in Asheville, NC and Northern Liberty Tattoo, in Philadelphia, PA.)
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This giant poster, which at full size is 24" x 36", was commissioned by Ecotrust, a really amazing organization dedicated to lobbying for better sustainable economic and environmental practices in the Pacific Northwest. They sent me a long list of jobs that would be found in a better, more sustainable economy. These jobs ranged from manual to technical and in all different kinds of terrain. The challenge became how to create a space that would allow me to demonstrate all these different jobs in their appropriate location- while also helping a viewer understand their benefit.
It was a challenge drawing that large and also keeping the figures playful and clear.
A few small details from the big image above. Thanks to Howard Silverman for the great project.


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Separated sutures are abnormally wide spaces in the bony joints of the skull in an infant.
Alternative Names
Separation of the sutures
The skull of an infant or young child is made up of bony plates that allow for growth. The borders at which these plates come together are called sutures or suture lines.
In an infant only a few minutes old, the pressure from delivery may compress the head, making the bony plates overlap at the sutures and creating a small ridge. This is normal in newborns. In the next few days the head expands, the overlapping disappears, and the edges of the bony plates meet edge to edge. This is the normal position.
Diseases or conditions that cause an abnormal increase in the pressure within the head can cause the sutures to spread apart. These separated sutures can be a sign of pressure within the skull (
Separated sutures may be associated with
Common Causes
- Arnold-Chiari malformation
Battered child syndrome
- Bleeding inside the brain (intraventricular hemorrhage)
Brain tumor
- Certain vitamin deficiencies
- Dandy-Walker malformation
- Down syndrome
- Infections that are present at birth (congenital infections)
Lead poisoning Meningitis Subdural hematomaor subdural effusion
- Underactive thyroid gland (
Call your health care provider if
Contact your health care provider if your child has:
- Separated sutures,
bulging fontanelles, or very obvious scalp veins
- Redness, swelling, or discharge from the area of the sutures
What to expect at your health care providers office
The health care provider will perform a physical exam. This will including examining the fontanelles and scalp veins and feeling (palpating) the sutures to find out how far they are separated.
The health care provider will ask questions about the childs medical history and symptoms, including:
- Does the child have other symptoms (such as abnormal
head circumference)?
- When did you first notice the separated sutures?
- Does it seem to be getting worse?
- Is the child otherwise well? (For example, are eating and activity patterns normal?)
The following tests may be performed:
MRI of the head CT scan of the head Ultrasoundof the head
- Infectious disease work-up, including
blood culturesand possible spinal tap
- Metabolic work-up, such as blood tests to look at
electrolytelevels Standard eye exam
Although your health care provider keeps records from routine examinations, you might find it helpful to keep your own records of your childs development. You will want to bring these records to your health care providers attention if you notice anything unusual.
Carlo WA. Physical Examination of the Newborn Infant. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds.N elson Textbook of Pediatrics.19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 88.2
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The Ravens will distribute their Super Bowl XLVII rings to players and coaches at a private ring ceremony June 7, according to a news release.
Jostens, which also designed the Ravens' Super Bowl XXXV rings, stated that the "design of the ring celebrates the 2012 season, while also paying tribute to the rich tradition of one of football's most successful franchises. Elements from the season and the franchise's history will be incorporated into the ring's final design, truly symbolizing the success of the team and the Ravens organization."
In a statement, Ravens team president Dick Cass said: "We've enjoyed working with Jostens on the creation of our Super Bowl XLVII Championship Rings. We have created a beautiful ring that I believe everyone in the organization will be proud to wear, and we look forward to presenting them and seeing our team's reactions."
The Ravens defeated the San Francisco 49ers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans as quarterback Joe Flacco was named the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player after delivering three touchdown passes.
Flacco and middle linebacker Ray Lewis, who retired after the Super Bowl, were consulted on the design, according to Jostens.
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The Ravens announced that they are working with Jostens to create a jewelry collection for Ravens fans, a limited edition of jewelry to debut June 7 that will be inspired by the Super Bowl XLVII championship ring.


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|2010-10-03, 23:10
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Balanced Diet
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It is really odd because when I heard of Obama championing a neutral and free internet I felt quite happy. This secret alliance/coalition is frightening. While I immediately focus on Anime (essentially my small world) there is a lot I worry about. My mother lives in China and she is unable to see a lot of the pages and links I send her because they are on blacklists. They also filter content a lot and often take a page down only to put it up- then take it down again on a whim.
Something as free and available as the internet should never be regulated... I share Synaesthetic's sentiment in that I am really angry. It's a mixture of hysterical laughter seeded with annoyance. Because of black lists with the internet my mother can't upload or see videos I send her. She can't even find out information about what the government is doing that she should be warned about. She is completely in the dark in regards to many things.
If we make what is happening in China possible in other countries it's basically dumping on the whole proud talks of "globe village" and that we were evolving to a more "free social international society" governments can easily just present us with whatever they want barring us from figuring out what is really going on. Getting the "other side" of a debate could be come more difficult with governmental control over the internet.
|2010-10-04, 00:07
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|2010-10-04, 00:31
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Balanced Diet
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I'll be counting on the EU then~ I hope that things will simply die as you say. The attempts are a bit nerve racking as it is quite effective in China. There of course are attempts to fight the "Great Firewall of China" but the results of being caught is nasty. I thank you for your sympathies it's really hampered our communication since she's been there so it is distressing to hear of such regulations being talked about by "free" countries.
|2010-10-04, 10:55
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|2010-10-04, 10:58
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The Internet treats censorship as a malfunction and routes around it.
Edit: This thread has inspired me. My English class has a central theme--free speech--and this thread has inspired me to do my final research project on COICA and ACTA and how they endanger free speech and the First Amendment on the Internet.
I will, of course, publish it online afterwards.
|2010-10-04, 14:11
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|2010-10-04, 20:04
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China is often programmed their free will and given illusions of freedom, while being told that they shouldn't desire what other countries have because it's not "Harmonious." The economy is interesting too as you can have people pursuing riches, but you have others who simply do not do well. Yet the poor or mistreated can't really complain, rally or gather, without the authorities already knowing and shutting it down.
Protests can quickly be labeled as rebellion and lead to extremely brutal responses. Sites that seemingly critizise or degrade can be easily taken down by the government. Things are censored a lot and others are even believed to be hacked in an attempt to eliminate opposition. The systems placed and proposed in COIC and ACTA is the same kind of control that China has over it's people. The only difference is the extent in which they will use it- or so they say.
I'd also be interested in your research project, please by all means post it I wouldn't mind reading it at all~
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|2010-10-05, 02:43
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That said, the Chinese are not the wealthiest on average rather the opposit considering those numbers. So there is a potential risk that a large number of them becomes very unhappy. This is counteracted with a moderate propaganda and patriotism machine. Still, the chinese economy and state business is driven by the same capitalist forces that are lobbying/driving (state) business in the west. In contrast to the west they are just more blunt and direct at it.
Imagine a China with unhappy people. People who never lived in a democracy, who are used to theocracy suddenly developping their own source of power driven by the growing economy - overthrowing their current system. What likely follows then threatening in my oppinion in contrast to the status quo now. What kind of system could emerge then is something like the Weimarer Republik - the Germany before it became the 3rd Reich. There will be people who are not too convinced about the new system, they grew up in a theocratic system. And chances are that things will not develop quite as expected with the new freedoms. And many wishing the old system back... and people who use the new free speech to feed on the fears and sorrows making propaganda far worse than what is currently going on.... (that is enough hypothetical stuff for now, but my point is I rather want to see the chinese system eveolve into democracy not revolt into it, and their current status quo is the best they can do considering their past and current economic strength.)
|2010-10-05, 03:10
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There are revolts and things, but these riots are put down quite effectively by their legal forces. The population of government officials and law enforcement is much larger than what most western countries have and controlling the populance is not that difficult for them. There will be no over throwing for sure, as the entire doctrine of their communist movement went against rebels or chance of rebellion. The people that are unhappy tend to be quickly censored and hopes of democratic change is very unlikely as it is now. There has been some easing on their policies since the Olympics though, but not enough to warrent my moving there to stay with my mother.
While things are progressing in China there has been a forward movement with little conciousness towards the populance's health, so they are facing much of the same problems we had during the industrial revolution. My mother spoke of smog warnings and an article saying that it was better for you to not jog outside in Tianjin.
You are quite right about the population situaton as well as the vision of wealthiness, but Tianjin and other places like that will have you believe that things were different than the stats tell you. A simple drive out can reveal a much poorer conditioned environment. They've also moved smog detecting beacons to cleaner areas to have the apperance of more "blue days" than normal. It is all really interesting, but I worry when countries like the west who are supposed to be more free are setting up a system that we used to critizise China for having.
I shall have faith in what Highman says and try to count on the EU to put the cap on this before it gets out of hand. China's situation and much of the things that go on out here are unknown to the people I would hate us to lose our ability to access what we can now.
@Highman, if you do start a blog I would love to have a link I would love to read it and keep track.~
|2010-10-05, 13:12
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
The US bill COICA was tabled til after elections due, in part, to a write-in campaign by the EFF and harumph-ing from the ACLU. Unfortunately, that also means it is still lurking about waiting for people to be distracted by something else.
|2010-10-05, 15:20
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|2010-10-05, 21:10
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I consider myself an average computer users so I suppose it is why I frown over the potential difficulties. I can't thrive well without the internet. So I'm glad it has been put on hold because it gives people more time to think twice about their decisions. Whether it's good or bad I am not sure though, but typically when I second guess it's usually contradictory to what I wanted initially.
Another system and a better way to govern people? I'm curious. Anarchy doesn't appeal to me because I wouldn't survive that.
You are most correct ChainLegacy as it has occured in the past, but from what I gathered there it would be most likely an intellectual revolt than anything physical. My time there has proven the difficulty of that. I couldn't stay long due to the air making me ill though so I couldn't look into things very far.
|2010-10-05, 23:11
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
Age: 29
Tomorrow we will see if the Free World is about to crash down on us and bring us to a Brave New (Old) World of our corporate overlords.
Anyway, a link to the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs website tells much by telling so little. No mention of any real criticisms, public participation, or any such democratic nonsense. Just the simple, celebratory "mission successful" kind of statements. The symbolism of Japan being the center of the "final" negotiations is also important. It -- alongside the USA -- are leading the negotiations. Both major world economies are plagued by deep interrelationships between the business establishment and the governmental apparatii, and both are under heavy recessions which seem to encourage scapegoating. It's the filthy pirates' fault, not, oh, the system.
Also utterly missing is any mention of this intensely controversial treaty-to-be within mainstream Japanese media. They're busy day and night with "reporting" the Floppy Disk Scandal and the "ascension" of Kim whateverthefuckhisnameis in North Korea. Oh and the yen-dollar exchange rate maelstrom, but that's actually something of a real issue. Even the major diplomatic incident surrounding the Senkaku Islands dispute is receiving less media attention than I expected.
I have always been a little guilty about pirating, thinking that once I've started to earn real income that I would "pay back" some of it. But if this indeed passes and comes into effect it will wash away the last of my guilt and convince me to happily pirate away the rest of my days, and the moral copyrighters can fuck off. The less easily regulated parts of the Internet will indeed "reroute" around it, albeit with higher risks, but the higher stakes are also worth taking. Self-righteous, perhaps (though again moral copyrighters can fuck off), but the simple and selfish act of consuming entertainment for free will become something far more -- a form of passive civil protest -- if one is doing it in spite of the efforts to suppress rights and liberties associated with modern liberal democracy and human rights.
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|2010-10-06, 12:48
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Pilot in Training
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Earth
Yes there will be ways around it, but they will be ways you have to be very tech savvy to understand and operate. I get myself banned from IRC, once torrenting and such is gone, I'm out of the anime game(Pretty much am anyways, but you get what I'm saying).
We need a Karl Marx of the internet, lol.
|2010-10-07, 00:19
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Mexican Senate Unanimously Votes To Remove Mexico From ACTA Negotations
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The US is pretty transparently owned and driven by a few large corporations for the benefit of their executives/owner-barons via Congress. Mexico has similar problems but, like the EU, their legislature seems to have a better handle on the negative long term ramifications of the short-term-think greed dripping out of this activity.
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Petrice Sams-Abiodun, Ph.D., executive director of the Lindy Boggs National Center for Community Literacy, will join President Barack Obama and other community activists in honoring 12 "Champions of Change" on June 13 at the White House in Washington, D.C. The event will recognize the achievements of individuals who have worked to empower struggling fathers and low-income men to become better parents.
"I am excited about this work because it is so important to rebuilding New Orleans," Sams-Abiodun said. "The Boggs Center understands the role that fathers play in child and family development. Many poor men, especially in the African-American community, struggle with literacy. If we are going to rebuild our community, we need to focus on these poor men and provide them the literacy skills needed to get better jobs and have better economic opportunities. To be invited to the White House and to be a part of this conversation is truly an honor."
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White Plains, NY, 27 August 2012 – The Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers (SMPTE), the worldwide leader in motion-imaging standards and education for the media, entertainment, communications, and technology industries, today detailed a series of key papers at the SMPTE 2012 Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition that will focus on online closed captioning, 3D, and ultra high-definition TV – including the participation of the Chief Engineer of the U.S. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Media Bureau and the presentation of a new surround sound format for cinema.
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SMPTE 2012 lives up to this standard, with scheduled presentations from the BBC, Belden, Cisco, Dolby Laboratories, Ericsson, FUJIFILM, Harmonic, Harris, HBO, IBM, Microsoft, NHK, NVIDIA, Motorola Mobility, Qualcomm, Snell, Skywalker Sound, Sony Electronics, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Technicolor, and Verizon. Also participating will be leading vision-science researchers from around the world – as well as representatives from the European Broadcasting Union and the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Online Captioning Sessions Includes FCC Media Bureau's Chief Engineer
Earlier this year, the FCC issued new regulations requiring closed captions for Internet-delivered video programming and adopted SMPTE Timed Text as the "safe harbor" captioning standard. To help companies meet these new requirements, the Society will welcome Alison Neplokh, the Chief Engineer of the FCC's Media Bureau to SMPTE 2012. Neplokh will describe the rules, compliance, and status of SMPTE Timed Text, as well as the status of ongoing FCC accessibility initiatives.
Other Timed Text sessions will feature papers that describe best practices for using it, a review of its deployment by HBO, its use in UltraViolet movies and TV programs, and an update on efforts to create an industry supported captioning implementation for consumer electronics devices.
Key 3D, UHDTV, Audio Updates
Papers at SMPTE 2012 will also showcase key advances stereoscopic 3D (S3D) workflows, including academic research into these areas: semi-automatic 2D-to-3D conversion to enable faster and more accurate conversion and to slash a studio's time to release 3D content; image enhancements to compensate for inconsistencies in left and right eyes during the filming of S3D movies in challenging environments; and perception and the human visual system.
Meanwhile, as ultra high-definition HD (UHDTV) makes its way from the lab to the airwaves, researchers from NHK, Japan's national broadcaster, will report on the results of its decision – announced at last year's SMPTE 2011 – to double the frame rate of its Super Hi-Vision (SHV) system's video to 120 Hz to improve its quality of motion portrayal. The paper will include a description of the 120-Hz devices developed by NHK.
In the area of audio, Dolby will present a paper on a new surround sound format designed to dramatically advance the capabilities of cinema sound. SMPTE 2012 attendees will also hear about several efforts to improve the audio experience in the cinema environment.


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So, I guess the next step is to start contacting matches and seeing if we have any common names in our maternal lines. A few matches contacted me as soon as my results were ready, but sadly we haven't found any connections yet. But there are plenty left to try; I have 144 matches that match in HVR1, HVR2, and the coding region, and 45 of them are exact matches! Since apparently those have a 50% chance of being related to me within 6 generations, surely I must find something.
What I'd really like would be if everyone in my haplogroup had their maternal lines on WikiTree, so we could all easily compare and connect our trees together! I think I'll mention that idea to the people I talk to, and see if they'll either join and put up their tree, or give me a GEDCOM of their maternal lines that I could manage on WikiTree for them. A DNA project like that could be really interesting!
In the meantime, for the sake of anyone who finds this post when googling H1c1 because it's also their haplogroup, here's my direct maternal line. Do let me know if you see any names from your tree here!


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Carefree does away with A-frame/sidewalk signs
'We feel these signs are more aesthetically pleasing'
By Linda Bentley | January 13, 2010
CAREFREE – With Councilman Bob Gemmill recusing himself, Town Administrator/Planning Director Gary Neiss and Assistant Planner DJ Stapley presented text amendments to the sign ordinance during the Jan. 5 town council meeting.
Councilman Bob Coady questioned whether specific width and height dimensions for some signs were too restrictive and asked whether it wouldn't be better to have a maximum number of square feet.
Councilman Peter Koteas was concerned over tenant directory signs being limited to buildings with five or more tenants.
However, responding to Vice Mayor Glenn Miller's question, Neiss stated the directory signs were in addition to, not in lieu of, individual tenant's signs.
Stapley showed pictures of signs that would not be allowed, using some examples in Cave Creek, such as a directory on a "monument sign," stating only the name of the complex is allowed on monument signs.
He said they were recommending a 60-day transition period for tenants to modify their signs.
Neiss clarified that existing signs were fine but any changes would need to comply with the new ordinance.
"We feel these signs are more aesthetically pleasing," said Neiss, adding it would eliminate A-frame/sidewalk signs.
Councilman Doug Stavoe asked if the ordinance pertaining to A-frame signs could be suspended during special events.
Neiss said it would not be enforced during special events and there would be no fee to shop owners for the temporary signs.
Koteas asked how many merchants attended meetings when the new ordinance was being discusses.
Neiss said attendance by merchants was sparce – one or two business owners.
Stavoe asked, "If someone wants to have a sign that's not allowed, would they go through the variance process?"
Neiss explained that a variance must meet statutory requirements and could not be self imposed.
During public comment, John Packham, government affairs director for the Scottsdale Area Association of Realtors, asked to increase the number of directional "Open House" signs at intersections by two more directional signs and said, "We're not asking to go crazy."
Packham stated Scottsdale amended its sign ordinance to allow for as many signs as needed so long as a directional change is required.
Neiss said Carefree is not on a grid and has curvilinear streets, adding, "The quicker a house sells the quicker the signs are gone."
The current ordinance allows for a total of three directional signs, including one at the residence.
Council agreed to amend the ordinance to allow for two additional directional signs.
Responding to whether signs can remain overnight, Neiss said the signs can only remain out while the agent is at the property.
Gary Hayward wanted to know whose liability it was if a person tripped and fell over an A-frame sign.
The ordinance also addressed flags, which states they must be taken down at night since it does not allow for upward lighting that causes light pollution.
As council was getting ready to vote on the amendments, Town Clerk Betsy Wise interrupted to say, "Excuse me. This is not an action item but a discussion item."
After some further discussion on the ordinance, Wise stated, "Our attorney just said because this is a text amendment it qualifies for an action item."
Regarding the change to total square feet, instead of width and height dimensions, Councilwoman Susan Vanik said she liked the more uniform dimensions that were more in keeping with the "village look."
Council voted unanimously (with Gemmill recused) in favor of the amendments including the change allowing two more "Open House" signs.
Since the new ordinance would not go into effect for 30 days, Neiss suggested extending the moratorium expiration date to coincide with that date.


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Although tools like Windows Remote Assistance, LogMeIn, CrossLoop, and VNC are probably the best way to see exactly what's happening with a remote system, there are times when connecting directly to a machine just isn't possible or practical. In these situations, the end user is often left trying to explain the events that led up to their problem over the phone. And depending on how tech savvy they are, these conversations can be extremely frustrating for both the user and IT.
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Martin Kaymer made a 30-foot par putt on the 17th hole and held on to win The Players Championship by one shot over Jim Furyk.
Kaymer appeared to have this elite tournament in the bag until a 90-minute rain delay. He made double bogey on the 15th hole and was in trouble in the island-green 17th hole. His ball stopped a foot from going into the water. His chip was weak and came up 30 feet short. He made the par putt to stay one shot ahead, and then got up-and-down for par on the 18th.
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A $144 million plan approved by the Charlotte City Council is aimed at keeping the Carolina Panthers for at least another 15 years.
The Charlotte Observer reported that the bulk of the package approved in a 3-hour-long closed-door meeting Friday night would go toward upgrades at Bank of America Stadium, the uptown home of the team since 1996. Other money would go toward stadium maintenance and paying for traffic control on game days.
The new deal would help meet demands made by Panthers owner Jerry Richardson. In exchange for money, the team must agree to not leave Charlotte through the 2027 season.
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The epic battle between Arthas and the BoondockSaints continues. Yesterday, after our amazing Cubby kitty DPS called for just one more try before we called it for the night, we downed him. It had taken us a lot of wipes, more than I would like to remember or pay for, but it was all worth it. We got something a lot more important out of the process than the Kingslayer title, teamwork.
Before I recount the downing of The Lich King I want to share something with you. Recently, a couple of our younger players decided to give hardcore raiding a try. One of them was up front about his desire which I fully supported. While it sucks to have any player leave your raiding group for greener pastures, I think it is great experience for people to see how hardcore really feels. After killing The King last night I got a whisper. The pastures were not greener, the hardcore raiding is too much, and he was wondering if he could come back to raid with us. I said "of course, you were honest with me about leaving and the door is always open for people that communicate their intentions."
He stated that we do just the right amount of raiding, and even though we don't raid as much as hardcore people do, nobody feels forced to raid like he is feeling right now. He also said that our family atmosphere is just where he feels at "home." I replied "well, let me know when you are ready to come home." I added the following: "The Lick King kill tonight felt awesome because I as able to hear my wife scream out loud in excitement and kiss her while congratulating her as a new Kingslayer." What feels more amazing as a raid leader is that we accomplished it without having to "OMGNERDRAGE" on anyone and stuck to positive criticism through building the skills of this new 10 man group.
Also, before we continue to talk about the kill, I wanted to thank all the people that helped this group through Sindragosa and many LK attempts. Star, Moon, Froto, Berim, Mel, Juanca, Isa, Jess, Leon (on I think everyone of his toons) and many others made it possible for this second group to get there, and I think they are ahead of the curve on being part of the third group since they have clocked some "flight time" hours already.
Here was our raid composition:
Rextor – Prot Paladin
Theydrin – Blood DK
Hollogos – Disc Priest
Killerkain – Holy Paladin
Stanker – Resto Shaman
Cubby – Kitty
Mime – BM Hunter
Partygirl – Ret Paladin
Stompx – Elem Shaman
Trizilla – Destro Warlock
For the first LK kill I was a part of, we worked on the fight for about a month. We worked on that fight sometimes 4 days a week and the group was pretty consistent. Our healers for that fight were the same classes except that we had a resto druid instead of a paladin. This composition felt a lot easier for the initial phases and a lot more hectic for the later ones.
DK tanks rule this fight because of their "remote" AOE add gathering ability so necessary for many of the phases. If your group has not felt the pain of adds turning around one shooting people or silencing your healers, you have to give tons of props to your tanks.
DPS was actually too high for some of the phases, and as crazy as that sounds the 30% buff now makes this fight a little harder to time properly. You DPS too fast in the initial phase and you might end up with too many adds. You DPS too quickly and you will pull aggro from the tank not so much when he is tanking the LK but when tanking the adds. Our DPS quickly learned to actually stop DPS altogether during some periods of the fight. Its nice to say "guys slow down the DPS" instead of "we cannot do this we just don't have enough DPS." You guys do amazing damage.
Most of our wipes came in the toilet bowl frustration filled ability called Defile. The only way to get past this is to practice and get everyone to do their job. There is really no other way to do it. Even if you have a 12K DPS in the fight, when your lose one person you pretty much call it a wipe unless you are in the final phase.
Thinking back on it, we only had one true wipe in the final phase. We had arrived at it before with one player down, even during some of the earlier attempts but the second time we all got there alive we downed him. The timing of the Valks and positioning of where you drop the defile is what makes second phase a roadblock for most raids.
As a team we pushed through many obstacles and adjusted the strategy to serve the group. We started to back each other up and take responsibilities during the fight. In the end the execution felt almost "easy" because we had been preparing so well for it. While there is certainly a little luck as to who gets picked up by the Valks and also who goes into the sword, we managed to work our cooldowns to maximize not DPS but survivability.
I still don't find this fight "easy mode", even with a 30% buff. It still requires a lot of teamwork and plenty of skill in every single position of the raid. Again, this accomplishment feels amazing, not just because the end result of getting more people in the guild with the title, but because we did it as a group of casual raiders that don't have world fame aspiration, nor even fame in our own server. We just want to have fun killing bosses and accomplishing things to share with our guildies that will ultimately strengthen our guild. Today, I am extremely proud to be BoondockSaint.


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153 and 2.63?! seriously?
I know this is said on the board way to much, and I generally believe if you want to be a lawyer badly you can suck up the excess debt (to a degree) but...TJ is not really a school you should consider. I have lived in San Diego a number of years and I have meet 0 successful attorney's from the school. Its rep in San Diego is abysmal. If you are desperate to go to a law school in sd, try to raise your lsat a bit and go to Cal Western.
Wow, well maybe someone who has interacted with people in SD legal market might have a better idea of the rep of a school like TJ than you . It is impressive that you drove by the school (near the Old town area btw) and you know feel that you can comment on the validity of my advice...Besides the fact the DA went to Thomas Jefferson, the repuatation in San Diego of the school is absolutely abysmal. Maybe, just maybe, that might be useful information to prospective law students... If you are going to 4th tier in San Diego, make sure it is Cal Western. No, I'm not a Cal Western troll (I'm going to Davis), but it at least has a higher respect than its US News Ranking. Of course this is the internet and people can take my post at what it's worth, but I strongly suggest anyone going to TJ to talk to 3l about their job prospects. The whole point of this board is to give advice. I also dont get why you're knocking down people who have actually interacted with a number of lawyers in the San Diego legal market. I'm sorry I haven't been able to survey EVERY lawyer for the purposes of posting on the internet, but it should be known the prospects for students in this school are only in San Diego. I DARE you to find a successfull attorney in San Diego that is not the DA that sees Thomas Jefferson as a solid school. Of course there are bound to be 1 or 2 successful attorneys from anywhere, but a VAST MAJORITY of grads are not going to be such a position. Also, Going to a law school with the intent to transfer is not even close to as easy when comparing transfering from Undergrad to Undergrad. I can't believe your spewing such garbage. If you think this is a good idea, I challenge you to talk to any t1/t2 adcomm and ask what they think of your transfer theory. You knock OL advice yet you apparently know very little of the law school process. Transfering from a bottom forth tier to a T2 is doable, but I highly doubt you are in a position to know the prospects for this. For anyone who is seriously considering this, look at the numbers on the Yahoo transfer apps group to get a look at what you're in for. I'm gland you know ONE person who went to the said school and transfered out...wow , you must be an expert on law school job prospects in the San Diego area then...and if you're not, maybe you should just stay out of this thread since you've obviously done NO reserach on the said school.


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ADP Lightspeed, a premier provider of automated dealer solutions, announced a 12-part study of a dealer customer's life cycle.
This study will focus on four main parts of a dealer's customer strategy, which include customer: Acquisition, Experience, Growth and Loyalty to demonstrate how improving a customer's experience at a dealership can increase dealer profitability.
A recent study from ADP Lightspeed found that six out of 10 first-time parts customers never returned to the dealership after their first purchase. This customer loss could be attributed to the fact that often the majority of a dealership's marketing efforts, communication and investment is placed on new customer acquisitions. Few dealers have created effective processes for retaining customers after they buy.
"With people holding onto units longer coupled with heavy price competition online, dealers must rethink the way they engage customers," said Greg Smith General Manager, vice president of the Salt Lake City-based company. "Dealers need to look at the lifetime value of every customer and create a plan that captures that entire value. Our hope with this series is to help dealers recognize and take advantage of their full customer portfolio."
Using best practices and industry data, each article in the series will discuss specific ways to implement aspects of a complete customer lifecycle marketing plan. The goal of the articles is to help dealers build successful communications that engage their customers and create more loyal customers.
The twelve white paper series will be available in July 2011 on the company's website, adplightspeed.com, under the "Knowledge" tab. Those interested in the series can also sign up for automatic email updates at adplightspeed.com in the "Knowledge" section of the site or by following @adplightspeed on Twitter.
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Orlando Evans defensive end Traevon Sharp has committed to Marshall. The 6-foot-4, 240-pound Sharp picked the Thundering Herd over offers from Cincinnati and Louisville and contingency offers from the likes of Florida State, Miami and Auburn.
"It's a good fit for me in their program … both athletically and academically," Sharp said. "Marshall can get me in and I'll be working on my qualifying, but I don't want to take any chances. They can fit me in with where I'm at right now … I have about a 2.3 [GPA] and I still need four classes.
"I feel good and I can just stay focused on my senior year now."
Sharp, who has started at defensive end since his sophomore season for the Trojans, will be working toward his NCAA core requirements, and his ACT score was just shy of where he needs to be on the NCAA sliding scale, so Marshall offers a good fit while he makes sure his academics are in order.
Sharp, the No. 32 prospect in the Sentinel's 2014 Central Florida Super60, said that while he's committed to Marshall, there remains the slight chance that improvement in the classroom could mean more concerted recruiting efforts from schools like Florida State, where former Evans teammate Ro'Derrick Hoskins is a freshman this season.
He still plans on taking a few official recruiting visits and his first trip will be to Marshall on Aug. 31 for the Herd's opener against Miami (Ohio). He is being recruited by Marshall defensive ends coach Sean Cronin, who likes what he sees in Sharp at the next level.
"I think I can get on the field real fast," Sharp said. "[Coach Cronin] said he likes that I'm fast and that I'm quick off the ball and he also likes that I'm a Florida boy. He says that a lot. I also think it will help me with him being my position coach at Marshall."
In his first two years as a starter, Sharp has almost 100 tackles and 15 sacks. He has similar goals this season, which will be Evans first in Class 8A. The Trojans were Class 7A district champions the past two years, but they will have 8A state champion Apopka among the district foes this year.
"Yeah, we're excited about playing Apopka. It just gives us a chance to show what we're really all about," Sharp said. "Everybody thinks we're only good because we play 7A. Now we get to show what we got ... so we are very excited about it, but we're still just going game by game, one game at a time."
Evans starts things off this season with a kickoff classic jamboree at home against Sanford Seminole and Jacksonville Sandalwood. The regular season will start Aug. 30 at Orlando Edgewater.
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