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HOLT � Locals are flocking to Country Christmas, a nursery�s month-long fundraiser to benefit a church youth group.
HOLT � Locals are flocking to Country Christmas, a nursery�s month-long fundraiser to benefit a church youth group.
Last weekend, kids could meet Santa Claus, watch an outdoor Christmas movie, and participate in face painting and ornament making at Oliver�s Nursery. Many patrons walked through the lighted Christmas displays while kids played in the snow pit, which stayed occupied the entire night.
Many families were from Holt, but some came from neighboring communities Crestview and Baker.
�We saw the ad in the paper,� said Larry Laux of Baker, who with his wife Debra brought granddaughter Shayla Hampton, 3, to visit Santa.
�She wouldn�t have anything to do with it,� Laux said.
Still, Laux was grateful the nursery organized the event.
�There are not a whole lot of things to take kids to around here,� he said.
The inaugural event already has one family planning for more.
"Were starting a family tradition here," said Penny Waltman, who with husband Ben and her stepdaughter Elizabeth, 13, visited from Crestview.
The Waltmans � who also visited the nursery�s pumpkin patch in October � hope the nursery will add more family friendly events to its calendar.
"Hopefully, they will do something for Easter," Ben Waltman said.
First Baptist Church of Holt�s youth group will get a financial boost from Oliver's Nursery, which will donate profits from its December Christmas tree and wreath sales.
Proceeds will benefit an upcoming youth Bible study at Camp Whispering Pines in Citronelle, Ala., according to Youth Minister Eric Reid, who expects admission fees of $195 per student.
Youth group members volunteer at Country Christmas, which runs 4-8 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays this month, through Dec. 22.
For $6, kids can have an armband, which covers unlimited playtime in a snow pit and haystack.
Parents and kids can take a nighttime hayride around the nursery for $2; kids 3 and under ride free.
The armband also allows kids to make Christmas ornaments and sand art and have their faces painted. Individual prices for these events are also available.
Food and drinks, including homemade chili, hotdogs and funnel cakes, will be available.
Last weekend, Hannah Lindsay and Alanna Reid were in charge of the face-painting booth, which drew a number of children.
"We've probably seen about 50 kids (come to the booth)," Hannah Lindsay said.
Boys and girls of different ages, and some adults, stopped by for the facial treatment.
"A 64-year-old woman had me do it," Hannah said. "I gave her a Christmas tree on one cheek and a snow flake on the other."
Many of the boys wanted Spiderman painted on their faces.
"I had a little boy come up to me and say 'spiders.� His mom told me he was still in Halloween mode," Alanna said.
The youth group members expressed gratitude for the fundraiser.
"Oliver's is really good about working with the community," Lindsay said.
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BELMONT, N.C. – Niko Tirkkonen netted his seventh goal of the season in Coker's 1-0 win over Belmont Abbey in Conference Carolinas men's soccer action on Wednesday. The win improves the regionally ranked No. 9 Cobras to 8-3 overall and 4-1 in league play.
An evenly matched affair, neither team was able to tickle the twine through the first 84 minutes of play. Finally, Tirkkonen found a hole in the defense and sent a header off a cross from Matt Taylor into the back on the net, giving Coker the 1-0 lead and the eventual win. Tirkkonen's goal was his fourth game-winner of the season.
James Sweeney was magnificent between the posts for the Cobras, as he turned away six Crusader shots en route to his third shut out of the season.
Coker returns to the pitch for a match at home on Saturday (Oct. 13) against Erskine College. Kick-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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- England v Australia, NatWest Series, The Oval
Finn: England bowlers hunt as a pack
Steven Finn benefits from support rather more advanced than a helpful pat on the back whenever he makes his way back to his mark. England's choice of five front-line bowlers has not only granted them a formidable range of options - their assortment of intellectual property is just as valuable.
Finn was the sharpest of the home attack at Lord's, topping 90 miles per hour on the way to a tidy 2 for 47 as England beat Australia by 15 runs in the first ODI. But he gained much from the advice afforded him by others who looked less fresh, namely Jimmy Anderson, Tim Bresnan and Stuart Broad.
Where once England cricketers kept to themselves, having a greater affinity for county teammates than national ones, now the team shares information freely, on the field as well as off it. Finn was helped by the presence of David Hussey's fellow Nottinghamshire representative Stuart Broad, who among others had the opportunity to suggest the short ball that brought about Hussey's downfall midway through Finn's spell.
"At the end of our marks everyone talks to each other," Finn said ahead of Sunday's second ODI against Australia at the Oval. "Everyone passes on their own information that they have found has worked for them in the over before, and it is a great unit to be involved in because everyone shares their own information. You have to hunt as a pack and bowl as a unit to get results.
"It is the same principle bowling at the death. You find a method that the team has thought has worked in that game on that wicket and we stick to it and we bowl it. We make them hit our best balls. I can learn off anyone. I learn a lot from talking to Jimmy, Broady and Bres because they have played a lot of one-day cricket and I don't think the pace necessarily matters too much. You can get away with a bit more if you're faster but the ball has to be hard to hit on that length. You have to find a method that works on that wicket and stick to it."
Finn's rhythm was exceptional on the day, leading Warner to say he was the best of England's bowlers "by far". "His pace, his line and lengths were fantastic. When I was out, he started swinging the ball away from the right-handers. He was the best by far," Warner said. "With his pace and his accuracy to hit those right lines, he's fantastic for them -- and yesterday I felt Anderson and Broad were a little bit tired."
The sight of the speed gun passing the 90 mark was pleasing to Finn, but less important to his progress than the fact he was putting the ball where he wanted to and moving it either way. "The more important thing is what you do with the ball and where you put it, especially in Test match cricket," Finn said. "If I can get quicker then great but it is not something that occupies my mind. It is nice that that has developed over the last 12 to 18 months and has come on leaps and bounds from where I was 18 months ago. I will keep doing the work behind the scenes that hopefully will keep me going in that fashion."
Another to enjoy the series opener was Eoin Morgan, who Finn has watched closely at Middlesex. He was unsurprised to see Morgan's blazing efforts at the end of England's innings, having seen a similar range of strokeplay before.
"I have played a lot of cricket with Eoin, since we were 16 years old, and I have seen him do it lots of time before," Finn said. "It is no surprise he is doing it in international cricket - he is one of the best players in the world especially in the sort of situation he played in at Lord's.
"He played himself in and then let loose and to have him around and in the team with his experience - he has played a lot of one-day cricket with Ireland, Middlesex and England - and to have someone like that in those situations is fantastic. How he comes up with some of those shots I have got no idea. He is a little wizard."
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Microsoft teases users with Windows 8 preview
It has been about three years since Microsoft released its very popular Windows 7, intended both as a full release product and as an upgrade for the problem-prone and controversial Windows Vista. Now, Microsoft has simultaneously released a free "Microsoft Windows 8 Release Preview," as well as a nominally priced Windows 8 upgrade offer for anyone purchasing a new Windows 7 PC, as of June 2.
While there are always users who want to be early adopters and be among the first to use something new, there are always laggards who want to wait until a new software product or operating system has been out for a while. The new Windows 8 is not a simple upgrade of Windows 7, but as stated by Wikipedia, "Windows 8 has been 're-imagined from the chipset to the user experience' to connect more with the user. It features the Metro interface that is designed for touch screen input similar to that in Windows Phone and on the Xbox 360." A companion version of Windows 8, currently named Windows RT, is explicitly designed to support the ARM processor, the primary processor used in many smartphones, tablets and other portable computing devices.
Windows 8 will offer a lot of features that are not currently available in Windows 7 and earlier versions of Windows. According to a Wikipedia posting "Features New to Windows 8" (wikipedia.org/wiki/Features_new_to_Windows_8), "Windows 8 is expected to include several new features, including native USB 3.0 support, Microsoft Account Integration, the Windows Store, the ability to run from USB Flash drives with Windows To Go, and easier system restore options, among others." The video display on Windows 8 is explicitly designed for the newer wide screen 16:9 monitors. Another feature currently common on Apple and Android powered devices is an "App Store" where users can purchase and directly download software for their devices; Microsoft, seeing a potential massive and continuous revenue stream, will be offering a "Windows Store" where developers can publish their new "Metro Style" (optimized for Windows 8) applications for machines running Windows 8. According to Ted Dworkin, a Partner Director of Program Management on the Windows Web Services team (quoted in Wikipedia), " ... the Windows Store will be the only means of distributing Metro-style apps to users to allow Microsoft to scan apps for security flaws and malware."
This new "Metro Style" desktop is designed to work equally well using the more traditional mice and keyboards, as well as the newer touch screen technology. Rather than the traditional Windows Orb or start button, traditionally displayed in the bottom left corner of the monitor screen, Windows 8 will offer a "Start Screen" with live icons, called application tiles. This new start screen is opened by pressing the Windows key, or a start button. One of the application tiles will be "Desktop" which will open up a traditional appearing desktop on the screen. When configured, the new start screen will display the registered user's name and photo (or avatar).
Enhanced security is one of the benefits cited for users of Windows 8. Possibly the first security enhancement that users may notice is that the user can access the computer via a four digit PIN, rather than a more traditional password. While currently used on many smart phones and tablets, the PIN logon will also be available on laptop and desktop computers. Another method of enhanced security and authentication is what Microsoft is calling a "Picture Password," where users perform manual gestures, such as tapping on a selected picture or image, or tracing common shapes (lines or circles) on the screen. An incorrect gesture will refuse access to the computer, and the user will be locked out of the computer after five consecutive unsuccessful Picture Password attempts; access can be restored by correctly entering the correct password as text.In Windows 8, major changes have been made to common Windows features that many of us are currently familiar with. The new taskbar on Windows is fully configurable and can selectively span multiple monitors, now that users with multiple monitors have become common. While connected to a single computer, multiple monitors can share the same wallpaper or each have different wallpaper. While there is no orb or start button on the taskbar, clicking on the bottom left corner of the screen will open the start menu, just as if there was a start button at that location. Windows Explorer, the ubiquitous file manager, will have a command ribbon at the top, similar to the ribbon used on newer versions of Microsoft Office, but each selection will display a selection of context sensitive choices. The Windows Task Manager has been changed in Windows 8 to include color coding of running processes, improved monitoring and display of hardware performance, a new tab displaying the applications loaded at startup (similar to the old msconfig - startup feature), and other improvements. Windows 8 will offer native support to the latest USB 3.0 devices, offering much faster transfer speeds and improved functionality. This will include an option for the operating system and key files to be installed on a bootable USB 3.0 device. Many current Windows users complain about the long boot times in the legacy versions of Windows, but Windows 8 will offer a quicker and faster boot. The latest version saves the kernel's memory to the hard drive when the computer is shut down, similar to what current computers do when the "hibernate" option is selected, reloading it when the computer is booted.
Some of the other features and enhancements in Windows 8 include a variety of applications that are powered by Microsoft's Bing and include real-time news and sports, as well as travel information. The new version of Windows also offers improved apps for managing e-mail, photos, and social apps, as well as more parental controls for increased family computing safety and security. The newly-released version of Internet Explorer 10 offers enhanced touch support for devices equipped with touch-screen input.
If anyone would like to try Windows 8 for free, the Windows 8 Release Preview is currently available for download from Microsoft at windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/download. The download is huge, several gigabytes in size. Gizmo, on TechSupportAlert.com warns, " It's still a multi-gigabyte download. It's still best kept off your main PC, if only because it'll destroy your recovery partition and thus make it difficult to return to your previous OS when you've finished trying it. So don't bother with the download unless you have a spare machine to try it on, or you know how to create virtual machines." Also, prior to installing the Windows 8 Release preview, be sure to do a full backup of all programs and data on your computer. There have been reports published that the Release Preview wiped out installed programs and other applications, but did not delete any data files. If I were to install this Release Preview, I would create an image backup of my current hard drive, such that I can restore my computer to its current state if need be. Because this is a pre-release version, it still may be bug-infested, and not all features may be fully implemented or functional. Good practice says that pre-release and beta software should never be used on a production computer, as there is a dearth of information on reliability and compatibility.
While this Release Preview is free, it does have a finite life, with an expiration date of Jan. 16, 2013. Any user of this Release Preview will either have to purchase and install Windows 8 prior to that date, or reinstall the previous operating system by Jan. 16. That is when the Windows 8 Release Preview will cease to function. The system requirements for this Release Preview are modest, with most modern PCs being capable of running Windows 8. Windows 8 requires a minimum of a 1 gigahertz processor, 1 gigabyte of RAM for the 32-bit version and 2 gigabytes for the 64-bit version, 16 to 20 GB of available hard drive space, and a graphics card that supports DirectX 9 with a WDDM driver.
Microsoft is offering anyone who purchases a new PC with Windows 7 between June 2, 2012 and Jan. 31, 2013, an opportunity to purchase a Windows 8 upgrade when it becomes available, which will probably be later this year. For a fee of $15, those with an eligible Windows 7 PC, regardless of the version of Windows 7 installed (other than Windows 7 Starter Edition), will be able to purchase and download an upgrade to Windows 8 Pro. This upgrade version must be purchased and downloaded by Feb. 28, 2013. In order to take advantage of the many new features and power of Windows 8, the major PC manufacturers are starting to produce desktops, laptops, tablets, and other devices that can better utilize Windows 8. Many of the current crop of Windows 7 PCs will be able to upgrade to Windows 8, but may be lacking the hardware features to fully benefit from the program. Some industry pundits write that if you really want Windows 8 to wait a while for the next generation of hardware; but if you cannot wait and want a proven and mature operating system, get a Windows 7 device now. I fully concur with this logic.


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Whoops, sorry, didn't realize that that entry was protected when I linked to it.
Of course, this is one nice little scam, as none of the files are unique. There's a set of six or seven different lengths - which is sent to everyone, resulting in everyone using this having the same filesizes and MD5 hash signatures.
Anonymous editing isn't the problem with Wikipedia. It's the righteous 'holier-than-thou' attitude that's spread throughout the project in the past two years and sucked out everything that made Wikipedia fun. Everyone argues and argues about the silliest things, deletes good articles simply because they're based on a fictional universe (which I think is in opposition to the 'Not a Paper Encyclopedia' guideline), and just makes the whole place feel elitist.


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Now This is How You Celebrate National Taco Day: 14 Tacos to Gobble Up
Tacos just might be the most perfect food on the planet. They are there for you when you don't have time to cook, they are there for you when you're trying to get rid of leftovers, and they are there for you when you have people of all type of dietary restrictions come over for a dinner party.
Today for National Taco day, we honor these soldiers the best and only way we know how –– by gobblin' them all up.
Go forth, and eat your heart out!
1. Roasted Shrimp Tacos with Mango-Avocado Salsa - The Kitchn
2. Fire-Roasted Garden Salsa + Skirt Steak Tacos - Up Close & Tasty
3. Miso-Maple Sweet Potato Tacos with Coconut-Cilantro Sauce - The Kitchn
4. Kale and Black Bean Tacos with Chimichurri - The Kitchn
5. Potato, Poblano, and Chorizo Tacos - Handle the Heat
1. Breakfast Tacos with Avocado Radish Salsa - The Year In Food
2. Roasted Goat Tacos - The Kitchn
3. Pulled Pork Tacos - The Kitchn
4. Squash and Corn Tacos - Apple a Day
5. Mahi Mahi Fish Tacos with Chipotle Mango Salsa - Half Baked Harvest
1. Slow Roasted Barbacoa Beef Tacos - The Kitchn
2. Moroccan Chicken Tacos With Harissa Salsa and Goat Cheese - The Partial Ingredients
3. Roasted Asparagus and Cherry Tacos - The Kitchn
4. Beer Battered Fish Tacos with Cilantro Crema - Kitchenette
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Ducks make changes, take down Kings
Ryan Getzlaf of the Anaheim Ducks comes out for a shot in front of Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick during the third period in Game 3 of their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series at Staples Center on Thursday night in Los Angeles.
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LOS ANGELES — Two lineup changes. A rookie in goal.
It was either going to look like genius, or reek of desperation. Then again, who's kidding whom? Anaheim Ducks head coach Bruce Boudreau (italics) was (end italics) desperate, so he sat a couple, dressed a couple of others, and hoped for the best.
What he got, after two narrow home-ice losses, was a heartening night's labour from up and down his lineup, stout work by goalie Freddie Andersen until he went down with an injury midway through the third period --– and a 3-2 road victory over the Los Angeles Kings that turned this California Cup from a potential sweep into a for-real hockey series.
Defenceman Ben Lovejoy's goal with three minutes left proved to be the winner, giving the Ducks a 3-1 lead before Mike Richards whacked a knee-high rebound past Jonas Hiller at 19:29 to make the finish at least a little interesting.
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The Kings still lead the series 2-1, but it no longer looks like a foregone conclusion.
Boudreau sprang the first real roster surprise of the series when he named Andersen to start in goal over veteran Jonas Hiller, who had played the first two games.
Maybe it shouldn't have been such a shock –-- Hiller is winless in seven lifetime starts at Staples Center (he does have one win in L.A., but it was at Dodger Stadium), while Andersen was 2-0 here as a rookie, but the Dallas Stars made him look bad enough in the first round that he was twice pulled in favour of Hiller.
"Quite frankly, I looked at the records of both guys at the Staples Center. So I just went with the baseball manager thing, looked at the stats and … Hilly got the save," Boudreau said.
In fact, Hiller got the win, because he was in goal when Lovejoy scored what looked like the insurance goal, but ended up as the game-winner.
"We have a lot of confidence in both of those guys. We defend with six guys. They are there to bail out our mistakes," said Lovejoy.
Boudreau also started Finnish rookie Sami Vatanen on defence, in place of Mark Fistric, and Kyle Palmieri up front, replacing Emerson Etem.
Vatanen, who had flown nine hours from Newfoundland on Wednesday after being called up from the Ducks' farm club, was like a shot of adrenaline, starting the offence with his skating and sharp passing.
"I thought Sami was great, I gotta tell you I thought he was the best player on the ice, either team tonight," Boudreau said. "So that was a good change. And Freddie was good. I thought Palmieri had some good chances and gave some life to that other line. So those were good changes that worked, at least for tonight."
Whether it was roster moves, the choice of Andersen in goal, or the simple realization that their season was either going to be over or re-started, the Ducks didn't waste any time getting going.
Unlike Game 2, when they were bitten in the first minute by a Marian Gaborik breakaway, the Ducks took an early lead on Corey Perry's power play goal, nicely set up by Patrick Maroon, and had the best of the play and of the scoring chances.
The Kings equalized early in the second, on a nearly identical power play marker –-- Anze Kopitar, who has scored in all 10 L.A. playoff games, to Marian Gaborik to Jeff Carter in the slot. But the Ducks, who won a lot more puck battles, continued to hold their own, and when Perry needled L.A. rearguard Drew Doughty into a weak hooking call, the visitors capitalized just before the penalty expired, Teemu Selanne converting a neat flip-pass from Nick Bonino at the edge of the crease with five minutes left in the period after the Kings turned the puck over in the neutral zone.
"The reason Selanne's got 700 goals is because he goes to the net and stops," said Boudreau.
"I thought we played really well. I'm sure they're going to say that, too," said Kings coach Darryl Sutter. "The difference in the game was a little turnover when it's 1-1, when you have a penalty kill. They're a high-scoring team. If you allow them to get guys easy, fast opportunities toward our goaltender, they're going to beat us. That's what they did tonight."
Doughty was caught gambling up-ice on Lovejoy's goal, when the Anaheim blueliner picked the corner high on Jonathan Quick's glove side after a pass from Andrew Cogliano.
Doughty earlier had been dumped heels-over-head into the Ducks' bench by forward Matt Beleskey, who later fell awkwardly into the boards –-- helped along by a shove from Kings' Dustin Brown --- and was lost for the remainder of the game. The team said both he and Andersen had suffered lower-body injuries.
But those are worries for another day.
The big worry has been put to rest for now.
"We knew this was a must-win game. To go down 3-0 is almost a death wish," Lovejoy said. "We knew they'd come out and play their best hockey because that's a borderline knockout punch. We wanted to come out and play a complete game and tonight we did. It feels good to, hopefully, put a seed of doubt in their mind that the Ducks are coming."
The road team has won all three games, and Game 4 goes Saturday at the home of the Kings.
"So far, (home ice) hasn't meant anything," said Boudreau. "Hopefully it lasts for at least one more game."
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Hm, a resistor at the gate? I have the 4.5Volt at the LED even with the gate not connected to the Arduino.
Source voltage? You mean the 12Volt that go to the LED? The IRLU8726PBF is made for up to 30Volt.
But if you look at eldoLED POWERdrive they write 3 meters to the LEDs.And they write 0.2mm2 per 1 ampere.


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What we do in the winter Part I: A Drowsy Water Ranch Date
You know you've been livin' in the boonies for a while when you decide you want to go on a date with your husband and you are not talking about dinner and a movie. You're not thinking a nice stroll in the park. Your not even thinking a concert might sound fun. You know you're a bonafide country girl when you want to go on a date with your husband and you want to go feed.
What do I mean when I say "go feed"? Well, around here the term "feed" is a verb meaning "to distribute hay to horses and/or cows". Ranchers feed hay, generally, and they feed it via multiple means. Some toss small bales from the back of a truck. Others might pitchfork out loose hay from a wagon. We feed our hay using a tractor pulling a haybuster and large round bales.
And really, the event is the perfect rancher date. Look at that tractor. Two people don't really fit comfortably in there. You have to sit REEEAAAALLLYYY close. You load up the hay at the ranch then you drive in the tractor, nice and slow, the few miles to the feed pasture. Along the drive, there is time to talk and laugh. And did I mention how close you have to sit?
Once you get to the pasture, the cows and horses come running for some food.
Next, the teamwork begins. Two people make feeding easier. You both have specific jobs to complete that work towards meeting the same goal. Isn't that just a fun date component right there? One of us will hop out of the cab and feed pellets to the horses and cows while the other one fires up the haybuster and starts feeding piles of hay. The haybuster is controlled from inside the tractor cab. It takes a full round bale of hay and and spits out smaller piles of hay on the ground.The horses usually get the first pick of hay piles.
Once all the horses get situated at their hay piles, the cows get their own hay piles. The horses pick through the hay, only eating what is green and good. The cows aren't so picky. They eat it all. Even if it has a touch of brown or mold, they don't seem to mind. The cows eat their piles then hang around until the horses have picked through and eaten the good stuff out of the other piles. Then the cows eat all that is left of the horse hay piles, too.
Next, we break the ice. This is tough work and usually makes you sweat. Again, a good date component, wouldn't you say? Below, Justin, in his attractive new muck boots, chips away at the water hole that is along the Colorado River.
Finally we get to the entertainment part of the date. Here, Justin shovels ice chunks out of the other water hole. Aspen, the dog, does incredible acrobatics everyday while trying to catch the ice chunks. It's really hilarious. She gets soaking wet, does back flips, jumps and turns. It's quite the show.
After the ice is broken, our work is done. We load back up in the tractor for our nice, slow, close drive home.


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Andrus' five-hit night lights Rangers' fuse
ARLINGTON -- There will be no Wally Pipping in Texas, no matter how many hits Elvis Andrus gets while keeping Ian Kinsler's leadoff spot warm until he recovers from a strained side.
At least that's what Rangers manager Ron Washington is saying now. A few more five-hit games from Andrus and who knows, he might be singing a different tune.View Full Game Coverage
ARLINGTON -- There will be no Wally Pipping in Texas, no matter how many hits Elvis Andrus gets while keeping Ian Kinsler's leadoff spot warm until he recovers from a strained side.
At least that's what Rangers manager Ron Washington is saying now. A few more five-hit games from Andrus and who knows, he might be singing a different tune.View Full Game Coverage
Andrus spent his second straight game hitting leadoff in Kinsler's absence Saturday night and ignited the offense in a 7-2 drilling of the Tigers in front of a sellout throng at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.
"He was getting hits all over the field," Tigers' manager Jim Leyland said. "They decided to sit Kinsler and Andrus just took over for them."
Andrus had the kind of night leadoff hitters dream about: 5-for-5 at the plate, three runs scored, a couple of stolen bases. He came to the plate to lead off the eighth needing only a home run to hit for the cycle and with Adrian Beltre's admonition ringing in his ears.
"He told me to take three hard swings and try to go yard," Andrus said. He did, and wound up floating his fifth hit, a single, to right.
"I was happy with the base hit," he said.
"He stayed in the big part of the field," Washington said. "When he does that, he's a tremendous hitter."
But when Kinsler returns, he goes back into the leadoff spot and Andrus will drop back into the two-hole.
That said, Andrus' exceptional speed put immediate pressure on the Tigers' defense. He singled in the first, stole second, raced to third when catcher Alex Avila's throw sailed into center and scored on a passed ball.
Andrus tripled in a run and scored in the second, singled in a run and stole second in the third, doubled and scored in the sixth and singled in the eighth.
"I just wanted to keep playing," said the effervescent shortstop. "I didn't want to quit. And tomorrow I want to wake up and go out there and continue what I started today."
For the second time in three games, the Rangers knocked a Tigers ace out of the game in the third inning. On Thursday night, it was 2011 MVP and Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander. Saturday night, it was Detroit's prized offseason free-agent acquisition Anibal Sanchez, who came in with a 2.05 ERA, seven quality starts and a 17-strikeout game already under his belt this season.
"Knocking him out early was huge," Andrus said. "You cannot give those guys opportunities. In the first game [of the series] and in this one, we really stepped up and took them out."
Meanwhile, Washington was getting the attention of rookie right-hander Justin Grimm in the Texas dugout with not only a pep talk but a playful slap across the face. Grimm had dodged some early bullets but retired 11 of the final 13 hitters he faced and pitched into the seventh inning.
"Wash pulled me over in the dugout and said, 'Hey, trust your stuff, you got it, go at 'em and quit getting behind [in the count]. Then he kind of slapped me in the face and it kind of caught me off guard," Grimm said."It helped, him showing confidence in me, too."
Noted Washington, "Early in the game, he was getting behind hitters. When he went out for the fourth, he started getting the ball down in the zone. He was using all his pitches, fastball, curveball, changeup."
With relievers Jason Frasor, Tanner Scheppers and Joe Nathan all turning in perfect stints, the Tigers didn't have a baserunner after Victor Martinez's one-out double in the sixth.
But the night truly belonged to Andrus, who basked in the afterglow.
"I've been looking for this feeling for a while now," he said.
As for Kinsler, there's no Wally Pip in sight ... at least not yet.
Said Andrus, "I just told him, 'Hurry up and get back.'"
Jim Reeves is a contributor to MLB.com.


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BRONX, N.Y. - The Sacred Heart cross country teams wrapped-up the 2009 season running at the ECAC / IC4A Championships. The Pioneer women finished fifth overall while the men took 15th, both running in the University Division race. Sacred Heart's Kimberly DeLoreto (Hillsdale, NJ) wrapped up a stellar fall with a third place finish to earn All-East honors.
DeLoreto clocked in at 17:39.2 to earn her sixth top-five finish this fall and seventh of her career. She became the first Sacred Heart athlete to earn All-New England, All-Northeast Conference and All-East honors twice in her career, matching the feat set during her freshman year in 2007. Katie Wrinkle (2003), Katie Duffy (2005), and Kathleen Henry (2006) each achieved the milestone one time in their careers. DeLoreto is also the only SHU athlete to run under 18 minutes in three straight 5K races, not counting the NCAA Regionals, a 6000 meter race.
The Pioneers totalled 188 points to take fifth place overall.
Senior Sarah Tencza (Succasunna, NJ) finished 44th overall with a time of 19:21.6 on the Van Cortlandt Park course. Sophomore Sara Pollock (Sandy Hook, CT) was right on her heels in 46th with a time of 19:22.9. Freshman Alyssa Selmquist (Northford, CT), junior Samantha Troy (Lebanon, CT), sophomore Johanna Acosta (Hartford, CT) and sophomore Brigid Paddock (Stony Brook, NY) rounded out the SHU top-seven and also recorded sub 20 minute races.
Selmquist finished 48th (19:27.4), Troy took 55th (19:34.3), Acosta was 67th (19:44.9) and Paddock finished 73rd (19:51.9).
On the men's side, SHU finished with 372 points for 15th in a 24 team field. Freshman Kent Harlow (Burnt Hills, NY) was the Pioners top finisher with a 27:18.2 clocking for 54th overall.
Fellow freshman Christopher Connelly (Medford, NY) finished 67th with a time of 27:30.1. Senior Ryan Murdoch (Salem, CT) placed 71st overall with a time of 27:31.9.
Rounding out the SHU top seven was senior Matthew Chorney (Bristol, NH) in 75th (27:34.1), freshman Colin Seidl (Cochecton, NY) in 119th (28:20.2), freshman Timothy Calcagni (Bradford, RI) in 132nd (28:38.3) and senior Matthew Miller (Blauvelt, NY) in 166th (29:35.0).


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Her "Star Wars" appearances have continued into the 21st century, including Star Wars Celebration VI, an extensive, four-day fan gathering that begins today at the Orange County Convention Center.
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Analysis of potential attack plans published on supreme leader's website
by Paul Joseph Watson
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A candid analysis published on the official website of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, contends that the United States is highly unlikely to support an attack on Iran in the short term due to the upcoming presidential elections in 2012.
YNet News describes the publication of a piece written by Dr. Amir Mohebian, a senior political commentator, as "unusual," in that it details three different scenarios under which Iran could face a US/Israeli attack.
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3. A war on specific targets with the aim of destroying the regime's assault capabilities, especially against the "Zionist regime."
Taking into account next year's US presidential elections, Mohebian concludes that "the chances of an all out war against Iran are close to nothing."
Although Iran believes that the presidential elections are a roadblock to US involvement in an attack, the opposite could just as easily be true. After all, the prospect of the 2004 presidential election did not stop the Bush administration from invading Iraq in 2003.
Given that virtually all of the Republican frontrunners support war with Iran, Obama adopting the same policy is hardly going to harm his re-election chances. Indeed, neo-conservatives have consistently lobbied Obama to attack Iran, advising him that it's the only way to rescue his political legacy.
In addition, Mitt Romney's criticism that a nuclear Iran would be the consequence of Obama's re-election would be completely nullified if his administration was to green light the attack. Establishment Republicans hoping to defeat Obama by posing as being tougher on foreign policy would have the rug pulled out from under them if Obama was to sign off on an assault on Iran which is supported by roughly half of Americans.
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I was first introduced to the Dictador Rums about six months ago when I convinced Paul Charabin of PB Beverages to drop in on one of the monthly gatherings of The Edmonton Rum Chums . He brought a couple of bottles of the new Dictador Rum (The 12-year-old and the 20-year-old).
Dictador is a product which melds European style with Colombian rum, and crowns the presentation in elegant Japanese bottles. The product exudes class and luxury and practically has your mouth-watering before you even open the bottle.
Of course this begs the question, did the crafters of the rum pay as much attention to the contents, as they did to the container? In a nutshell, the answer is undeniably…Yes! Oh My Yes!
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"Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is with some sadness that we report the following news: For some months now Research and Development teams at GE/Colt of New Caledonia have been working on a Weapons Upgrade for the Stingray Class fighter, In cooperation with Our Scientists, under contract number 543xtn229990x, also known as the Mark 2 Heavy Lazer Cannon(portable). This morning, This contract was cancelled officially, our Scientists have been recalled home, and a formal note of protest was filed by the Minister of State. The reasons for this:
1. Test Data was Altered to make the system appear to function as the Contract Specified.
2. The Weapons, when brought to full power in a static Ground Test, failed Catastrophically at the... Testing Range...,
The Scientists involved in this Crime are to be questioned by the Ministry of Justice. As for the Company men at GE/Colt of New Caledonia, Their Own Justice Department has assured our Minister of State, that whatever mortal remains are left, will be "happily Extradited to Exedran custody, as soon as (the NCJD) has finished their Interrogation."
We do not, at this time, anticipate recieving Live Prisoners to try.
it is with Great Sadness, that I announce the end of (the project) in such a manner.
More news to follow..."
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Third and fourth grade
The third and fourth grade team traveled to Dawson last Thursday night to battle in the first ever Little Sioux Little League Championship.
The young men were poised to do well. All of the hard nights of practice and regular season games lead up to this moment.
Third and fourth grade
The third and fourth grade team traveled to Dawson last Thursday night to battle in the first ever Little Sioux Little League Championship.
The young men were poised to do well. All of the hard nights of practice and regular season games lead up to this moment.
Game one
Minneota 7, Granite Falls 6
Granite started off with a bang in the first inning, all four batters in the top of the order reached base. Ty Schulte's double drove in two runs to give Granite the lead.
The boys then went out into the field with solid defense. It was a quick 1-2-3 inning.
Minneota gained some momentum of their own in the top of the second by holding Granite with out a run. Then in the bottom of their home half of the second they plated four runs. And Granite found themselves down 4-2.
Granite rallied in the top of the third. They managed to get the base loaded for Nikson Knapper, who came through with a huge hit to drive in Daniel Blue. Cody Dahlager hit one deep in the gap, only to have the Minneota fielder come up with a great catch to end the inning.
Now Granite was just down a run. Holding Minneota scoreless in the home half, they started another rally in the top of the 4th.
Taylor Mortiz sent a double in the gap scoring Dexter Pardick. Later in the inning, Tyler Syring singled home Mortiz.
The back and forth game continued into the bottom of the fourth: Minneota plates two more runs.
Going into the fifth and final inning, Granite needed a run to stay alive. Down one run Tyler Nordaune came up big, hitting a double in the gap, Daniel Blue's great hustle scored the tying run.
After the play at the plate, the Minneota catcher threw out Nordaune at 3rd to end the Granite threat.
Tied going to the bottom of the fifth and final inning, Minneota was just too much. Minneota eventually scored the winning run. It was a hard fought emotional game for the young team.
Game two
Third place game
Granite Falls 13, LqPV 2
Granite picked themselves up after an emotional game and brought the bats to earn third place in the tournament.
Tyler Syring lead off the game with a solid single, followed by a Nikson Knapper double. Then Cody Dahlager hit a double, followed by a Caleb Jans deep double to right field. Jaden Gorres then capped off the inning with a double to invoke the five-run max per inning rule.
The Granite team found themselves up five after the first inning.
The hitting continued in the second inning as Austin Canatsy lead off with a double. He later scored when the hot bat of Ty Schulte brought him in on a single.
Granite was up 6-2 after three innings of play. Then the Granite team put on insurance runs, as Dahlager hit a home run, while Pardick tripled and scored on another Jans double.
Another stop in the field and Granite piled on four more runs in the fourth. Lead by Schulte, Blue, Syring, and Dahlager, Granite held Lac qui Parle Valley scoreless in the fifth inning to earn the third place medals.
Third and fourth grade stats
Tyler Nordaune 4-for-5, Nikson Knapper 4-for-5 (3B), Cody Dahlager 4-for-5 (HR, 2B), Caleb Jans 3-for-5 (2-2B), Ty Schulte 4-for-4 (2-2B), Daniel Blue 3-for-4 (3 runs)


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With more than 20 years of international experience in the telecommunication and technology sectors, AVG is pleased to have James leading their Global Marketing initiatives. He is focused on building and leading his team to exceed business objectives in the internet security market. His duties involve all global marketing activities including Brand, Social Media, Customer Insights, Pricing, Propositions and Channel Marketing.
Prior to joining AVG, James worked at Research in Motion as their Senior Marketing Director, EMEA. Here he was responsible for the marketing strategy, programmes, product, pricing and channel marketing activities across EMEA. James also spent time at T-Mobile as their VP of Business Marketing and as the General Manager and Business Partner for mmO2, plc.
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. & SUZHOU, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 20,2004--Artisan Components, Inc., (Nasdaq:ARTI), a leading provider of physical intellectual property (IP), and HeJian Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., one of China's leading foundry service providers, today announced a license agreement for Artisan to support HeJian's advanced 0.18-micron CMOS process. The agreement provides for the development of IP products by Artisan for use by designers developing IC products for manufacture using HeJian's advanced 0.18-micron processes.
HeJian Technology was founded in November 2001 and is a member of the China Semiconductor Committee. Its first wafer pilot run and initial capacity ramp up was in March 2003, with 200mm wafers delivered in May of the same year. The company offers a wide range of process technologies including 0.5-micron non-volatile memory, 0.35 to 0.18-micron logic and mixed signal, 0.35 to 0.25-micron high voltage and 0.35-micron flash memory. HeJian is now in volume production for 0.25- and 0.18-micron products with world-class yield. Manufacturing capacity currently exceeds 25,000 wafers per month.
The Artisan IP products licensed to HeJian include advanced memory generators for single- and dual-port SRAM, as well as Artisan's SAGE-X(TM) Standard Cell Library and general-purpose I/O cells. The 0.18-micron IP conforms to the Artisan design standard including Artisan's extensive set of views and models in support of industry leading EDA tools. Additionally, the agreement provides for Artisan to distribute HeJian-based IP under its Access Library Program on a worldwide basis at no charge to licensed design teams.
"Artisan is a recognized leader in providing silicon-proven IP solutions that have a track record for quality, performance and ease-of-use," said Terry Tsao, vice-president of marketing and sales division, HeJian. "Artisan's leading-edge IP technology coupled with its worldwide user base make Artisan an ideal choice for HeJian as we continue to strengthen our design related support for our growing customer base."
"HeJian has emerged as one of China's formidable foundry providers and is preparing itself to further take advantage of the country's tremendous market potential," said Mark Templeton, president and chief executive officer of Artisan. "We are pleased HeJian's advanced 0.18-micron process technology will benefit from Artisan's IP solutions and we look forward to working with HeJian to help ensure the best possible results for our mutual customers' design-to-silicon requirements."
Product Availability
Front-end and complete views of Artisan's memory generators, SAGE-X Standard Cell Library and general-purpose I/O cells for HeJian's 0.18-micron process are expected to be available on Artisan's website for licensed design teams to download at no charge in the fourth quarter of 2004.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding the availability, features and performance of Artisan's products for HeJian's 0.18-micron processes, statements regarding the HeJian's impact on the worldwide market for integrated circuits, statements regarding growth in HeJian's customer base and statements regarding the potential of China's markets. These statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, technical or other difficulties that delay or prevent the availability of such 0.18-micron library products or otherwise affect the performance of such products; and market acceptance of such 0.18-micron library products. We refer you also to the documents that Artisan files from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in particular the section entitled "Factors Affecting Future Operating Results" in Artisan's annual report on Form 10-K and its quarterly reports on Forms 10-Q.
About HeJian
HeJian Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. (www.hjtc.com.cn) is a leading pure-play foundry service provider with a focus on the production of logic, mixed-signal, high-voltage, non-volatile embedded memory and SRAM semiconductors using CMOS technology. Its processes range from 0.18-micron to 0.5-micron feature sizes. The company targets the communications, computing, and consumer markets shipped in China. It has been certificated ISO/TS 16949:2002 and Customer Specific Requirements Semiconductor Commodity in June, 2004.
About Artisan Components
Artisan Components, Inc. is a leading provider of physical intellectual property (IP) components for the design and manufacture of complex system-on-a-chip integrated circuits. Artisan's products include embedded memory, standard cell, input/output, analog and mixed-signal components, which are designed to achieve the best combination of performance, density, power and yield. Artisan has licensed its IP components to over 2,000 companies involved in integrated circuit design. Artisan is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. More information about Artisan Components, including free library access, can be found at access.arm.com.
Artisan Components and Artisan are registered trademarks and SAGE-X is a trademark of Artisan Components, Inc.All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Contact details
HeJian Technology
Tao Song, +86 512 6593 1299 (Corporate Communications)
Artisan Components, Inc.


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BRISTOL — Before the Mount Abraham Union High School boys' soccer team's Saturday morning home game, the players, parents, fans, school officials and family members of the late Levi Duclos watched as a plaque in the 2009 Mount Abe captain's memory was unveiled on the home team's bench.
Mount Abe coach Mike Corey spoke about Duclos, a standout player and team leader who perished in a tragic hiking incident this past winter.
His speech, which includes the plaque's inscription, went as follows:
"Today we pause to remember and celebrate Levi Duclos, a 2010 graduate of Mount Abraham. Levi is remembered as a very special young man, a terrific soccer player and friend to all who had the honor and privilege of knowing him. Levi Duclos was a team captain and all-star soccer player in 2009.
"Levi left us this past January. His example as a competitor exemplified his love for the game of soccer, a commitment to his teammates and a willingness to lead with distinction. Levi's play demonstrated the highest example of sportsmanship.
"In 2009 Levi received the team's Coaches Award. (I said then) of Levi, 'Levi was the anchor of our back four ... Levi has many talents as a player and team leader. The most important may be his calm, focused approach to the game ... As a defender he is tough as nails ... Levi never lost his composure or clear focus on the task at hand ... Levi is a talented player who is the model of what is a true sportsman.'
"These memories of Levi will always remain with us and his spirit will always be present on this field. His memory will be sustained by those of us who new him and by the presence of the team benches that now sit on this field. Through the generosity of many, we now have these team benches and the attached plaque to honor Levi.
"The plaque attached reads:
'In Loving Memory of Levi Duclos
"A great player and a true sportsman"
2009 Lake Division All-Star
Addison Independent All-Star
Captain of the Mount Abraham Eagles'
"We also have a sturdy red oak planted in his honor and growing at the south end of the field. This red oak … will eventually provide shade to the many athletes who we hope will follow his example.
"Thank you to all who supported the effort to remember Levi with their contributions to provide the team benches and those who provided the tree and the labor to establish its new home here on the soccer field."


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Among the hills of northern Kentucky, where the sun kisses the ridges, and the wind whispers a soft lullaby, a haven without a sense of time or urgency slowly emerges. This is Owen County and Ragtime Lodge. The quiet winding roads give way to spectacular views, rushing creeks, vineyards and the pageantry and tradition of the local foxhunt.
Ragtime Lodge's Bed, Barn and Breakfast is nestled in an area that enjoys a strong arts and crafts movement, Kentucky's largest winery, the famous Kentucky Horse Park, Keenland Race Track, antiques shops, sporting clays, golf and fox hunting. There is easy access to airports in Cincinnati and Lexington.
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Anheuser-Busch Announces Super Bowl XLVIII Ad Lineup
Bud Light Debuts New Creative Campaign; Budweiser Clydesdales in the Game
Jan 15, 2014, 10:00 ET
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Anheuser-Busch today announced it will debut five new ads during the Super Bowl XLVIII broadcast on FOX on Sunday, Feb. 2. Iconic brands, Bud Light and Budweiser will represent Anheuser-Busch in 3.5 minutes of creative.
"The Super Bowl is the biggest moment in sports and advertising," said Paul Chibe, vice president, U.S. marketing. "With the largest television audience of the year, it's an unprecedented opportunity and we make the most of it. We have a game plan in place this year to deliver creative that celebrates Bud Light and Budweiser while reaching loyal beer drinkers and new generations."
Super Bowl XLVIII marks the launch of Bud Light's new creative campaign, "The Perfect Beer for Whatever Happens." The campaign kicks off with two corresponding "Epic Night" units— totaling 90 seconds and telling one cohesive story across two ad blocks—featuring top celebrity surprises when they are least expected. The Bud Light "Epic Night" spots were created by BBDO.
"'The Perfect Beer for Whatever Happens' will be the most robust and digitally integrated campaign in Bud Light history," said Rob McCarthy, vice president, Bud Light. AKQA is the lead agency for Bud Light digital.
The official beer sponsor of the NFL will also use advertising's biggest stage to debut the new Bud Light reclosable aluminum bottle with a 30-second spot title "So Cool." Holding the coveted 1A position in the game, "So Cool" will feature the world debut of a new song from a well-known artist. The spot was created by Cannonball.
Budweiser will be in the game with a 60-second and a 30-second spot—both featuring the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales. Budweiser will continue its long-standing support of the U.S. military and celebrate returning troops with "Hero's Welcome."
"The Budweiser Clydesdales are an icon of the brand and have become an icon of the Super Bowl as well," said Brian Perkins, vice president, Budweiser. "These majestic horses represent the values of the brand and universal values of trust, quality and nobility that appeal to audiences of all ages."
The beloved Budweiser Clydesdales will also be featured prominently in "Puppy Love," which continues the story of 2013's celebrated "Brotherhood" spot and focuses on the connections animals share with one another at Warm Springs Ranch, Budweiser's Clydesdale breeding ranch. The ad features Don Jeanes reprising his role as Budweiser Clydesdale trainer and introduces a new, young star – a 10-week old puppy that forges a bond with the Clydesdales and, through tenacity, ultimately earns a place on the team. The creative agency for these spots is Anomaly, with AKQA as the lead agency for Budweiser digital.
For more information on Anheuser-Busch's Super Bowl XLVIII ad campaign, visit newsroom.anheuser-busch.com.
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At the Rhea Hirsch School of Education, we combine ancient wisdom with up-to-the-moment innovation. We revel in inquiry and experimentation and while we revere the past, we recognize that nothing can remain still, so we always seek to create new ideas for engaging Jews in Jewish learning and living.
Our Master of Arts in Jewish Education students seek creative breakthrough solutions to the challenges we face as a Jewish people and a global society. HUC-JIR is unlike any other school because here your education will uniquely focus on both innovation and tradition. We believe the best solutions for the future will be deeply rooted in an understanding of the past — and a respect for it. That's why we've created the field's most intellectually rigorous course of study into Jewish tradition and Jewish education.
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The sounds of battle echo across a desolate stretch of land just east of Bagram Air Base, America's biggest base in Afghanistan. As it turns out, it's just battle practice.
"Training exercises on our big weapons to include our small arms," explains Sergeant 1st Class Steve Cunningham, of the 381st Military Police Unit. "Just put some ammo down range. The Afghan people let us do this to make sure our weapons stay functional for future missions."
He says rehearsals like this help his troops keep their skills sharp, adding that they're skills U.S. troops need to keep Afghans safe.
But villagers living around the East River Range couldn't disagree more -- they argue U.S. military exercises here are putting them in danger.
"Kids wander around and touch what they find," says Wali Muhammad Kuchi, a nomadic shepherd who is sitting across the road watching soldiers fire volleys of rounds into the mountainside. "These kids, they don't know what is and isn't full of explosives."
A handful of boys standing around him are waiting for the soldiers to leave. They'll scavenge for left over metal casings and fragments to sell for much needed cash for their families.
One boy tells us one kilogram, or about 2.2 pounds, of scrap metal will earn him roughly 150 Afghanis, or $3.
Wali Muhammad lost a leg and an arm to Soviet landmines in the 1980s, and he worries for the safety of his 13 year-old son, Esakhil -- one of the boys who will soon be out in the range searching for metal.
According to Mohammed Sediq Rashid, Chief of Operations of the Mine Action Coordination Centre of Afghanistan (or MACCA), at least 12 civilians from villages surrounding the range area have been maimed by unexploded ordnance, or UXOs, in the last four years. At least one was killed.
The shepherds are also at risk. They graze their sheep on slopes littered with bullets, grenades, and in a recent case, an anti-aircraft rocket, according to the U.S. military.
In a frayed cloth tent next to the range, we find 17 year-old Abdul Rahman. He winces from pain as he tells us how he lost part of his left arm.
"We are nomads. We take our herds to the mountain site for feeding. I saw something there," describes Abdul Rahman. "When I picked it up and then hit it with a stone it exploded."
His father, Zayar Gul, recounts how he rushed his son to nearby Bagram Air Base for emergency treatment. He says they were turned away by local guards at the gate. A U.S. military official at the base said he wasn't aware of the case.
Abdul Rahman was eventually taken to the Kabul Emergency Surgical Center, and then transferred to an eye hospital to save his sight. Four weeks after the explosion, he's still wearing sunglasses to protect his injured eyes.
The 17-year-old also lost part of his other arm in a similar explosion several years ago. He believes that in both incidents he was hurt by unexploded U.S. ordnance.
As Gul describes what happened to his son, his anger grows.
"It wasn't just something thrown from the sky. If it wasn't for the Americans doing their military exercises here, why would my son have been blown up?"
Gul's leg was severed by a Soviet era landmine, but he says it's U.S. forces who are now sowing destruction.
"We can't do any other kind of work," says Gul, "We don't have houses and we can't go to the cities. But they, the Americans, have made this place like fire for us."
If it wasn't for the Americans doing their military exercises here, why would my son have been blown up?
Afghan shepherd Zayar Gul
Afghan shepherd Zayar Gul
All along the 20 kilometer (12.4 mile) stretch of flat terrain at East River Range is wide open land, with very little to indicate there's any danger. Fencing is nonexistent, and the few signs there warning that this area is a firing range are in faded English. For a largely illiterate population that speaks mostly Dari and Pashto, it's almost impossible for them to understand their lives are at risk.
Three decades of successive wars made Afghanistan one of the most heavily mined countries in the world. But now, UXOs account for three times as many casualties as mines -- and most of them are children, according to MACCA.
United Nations estimates that roughly 10 million landmines still remain in Afghanistan. Most of them are Soviet made, the deadly legacy left over from Afghanistan's war with that country.
But these days, Mohammad Sediq Rashid, MACCA's Chief of Operations says U.S. forces need to fully recognize their responsibility -- and that to a degree, they have failed in their duty to protect Afghan civilians.
"They should do something to make sure that the civilians are protected after the war is finished or after the training is finished," says Rashid.
Bagram's Deputy Garrison Commander, Michael Hartman, is in charge of the range. He acknowledges the U.S. military needs to do more at various sites throughout the country, and says he empathizes with the local population.
"I'm a grandfather and I'm hearing these stories of kids out there getting injured," he says. "I have seven grandkids. My oldest is 13, my youngest is seven. So, in addition to being a concerned grandparent, I know how I'd feel if my kids got injured. I think we have to do a better job of marking."
To that end, he says the military plans to soon place big concrete blocks about 200 meters apart on the flat terrain part of the range -- and intends to mark them with the international symbols that indicate a minefield.
"We think using those markings, red on one side, white on the other, is something they'll recognize," Hartman explains.
"The second part of that would be to have a warning or safety warnings," adds Hartman, "'unexploded ordnance or impact area' -- written in there in three languages -- English, Pashto and Dari -- because that's the languages that are understood here."
He adds that people in the area know it's a firing range, "but usually economics drive them to go out there and scavenge metals."
As members of the 381st Military Police Unit finish up their exercises, they pick up spent shell casings from the road. Cunningham says his unit does the right thing.
"I'd say that we're really big on picking up the metal that we lay down," he explains.
"We pick up the trash and we pick up after ourselves. We brought it with us, we're taking it back with us."
I know how I'd feel if my kids got injured. I think we have to do a better job of marking.
Michael Hartman, Bagram Deputy Garrison Commander
Michael Hartman, Bagram Deputy Garrison Commander
Still, these troops won't venture far beyond the road because they know there are decades worth of explosive remnants of war out there.
But Wali Muhamad has other worries.
"The remains from the foot solders aren't that dangerous," he says, "it's the things that are dropped first from the helicopters -- those things are very dangerous and lots of people have lost body parts because of that."
The range is used to test fire everything from 40mm grenades to 2.75-inch rockets fired by helicopters, all the way up to Hellfire missiles, says Hartman. 20mm rounds are fired off A-10 jets, and 30mm rounds are fired off the Apache helicopters.
We asked what posed the greatest risk to civilians in the area. Hartman said that while he's not an explosive ordnance disposal expert, it's "usually the 40mm rounds, 40mm grenades that are usually fired with a shoulder, a rifle, Mark 19, or some other weapons system."
Casualty reports from East River Range started coming in to MACCA in 2008. Rashid says it's been tough to communicate with the Americans. Ahead of the troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by the end of 2014, he's worried about UXOs that will be left behind by coalition forces.
"We need to know the possible location of unexploded ordnance," says a somewhat frustrated Rashid. "We need to know the possible areas that are affected by improvised explosive devices. We need to have information ... before the international community forces leave -- they should pass it on to us so that the mine action program of Afghanistan is aware of these problems and able to address those legacies of the war in the years to come."
The U.S. military says it is aware of the dangers.
"We're at war," explains Hartman, "and you know, war is an inherently dangerous business. And we try to mitigate that danger by consolidating those routine, so to speak, firing and expenditure of weapon munitions into a controlled area as best we can."
Hartman, who arrived in Afghanistan in February, says he's not sure exactly what will be done to clean up UXOs from the East River Range, but says a concerted effort is now being made to minimize future casualties.
But for Abdul Rahman and others living close to the range, it's too late. They say this is their land, and they have nowhere else to go.


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Instagram is where we go to post photos of everything we find interesting, from pictures of our friends and family members, right down to what delicious foods we are eating for lunch. This social network encourages us to capture moments, no matter how big or small they may be, and enables us to share them with the world in hopes of connecting with others through a little red heart.