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The entire TNA locker room, and indeed the whole wrestling world, was saddened to learn of the passing of Chris Candido on Thursday. Chris reportedly died from a blood clot due to complications from his surgery to repair the broken leg he suffered at the TNA Lockdown pay-per-view.
To those who knew him, Chris was a wonderful person, always with a ready smile and a quick wit. He exuded charm and zeal and was one of the few guys with the guts and determination to make it back from an addiction problem that could have lead to his demise if not for his inner strength. It is beyond unfortunate the he was taken from us just as he was coming back into the superstar status he so richly deserved and worked so hard to regain.
I first met Chris during his time with the WWE in 1997. He was part of the crew in Calgary for the In Your House Canadian Stampede PPV that July. I had been in the military and was just about to be released at the end of my contract. After the show I made my way backstage and the first person I ran into was Chris. Aside from a few chance encounters with other stars like Hulk Hogan and Roddy Piper and a lot of the Harts and Bulldogs, Chris was the first guy I talked to about getting into the wrestling business. To show what a class act he was, he listened to me gush -- with patience and genuine interest -- and was extremely helpful with advice and well wishes. It was shortly after talking with Chris that I met Bruce Hart and joined the Dungeon. Thanks to Chris, and bolstered by his words of encouragement, I was able to talk Bruce into letting me come train once out of the army. I owe him much.
I was able to speak with Chris's current prot�g�s, the Naturals, Chase Stevens and Andy Douglas, and get their thoughts on Chris's passing. Both are distraught and wish they would have had more time with Chris as Chris was a joy to be around. They pointed out that as soon as Chris joined TNA, he was one of the boys. He was relaxed and fun, told great road stories, and did fantastic impersonations. Andy and Chase both particularly loved his Tracy Smothers and put it over as bang on. They both said that even though he didn't go out to hang out after the shows, as it was well known about his past, he would go out to eat for a bit and still be one of the boys.
Unlike some of the talent that has come aboard from WWE and ECW, his was an easy fit in the locker room. Some of the valuable things they were able to learn from Chris in their short time together have already become apparent in their work -- as is evident by their recent World Tag Team title win. Chris' influence has been invaluable.
But more valuable than the title win for the Naturals was the praise that Chris gave them after their tag match with AMW. "Chris put our match over as bringing him back to being a fan of wrestling," recalled both Naturals.
"I haven't enjoyed a match from a fan's point of view in a long time, and what you guys did tonight made me a fan again! You guys were fantastic and tore the house down. I am so proud of you," Chris told them. Andy and Chase both said they got goose bumps from the strong words of praise.
Although he will be missed, both Naturals feel the same as Chris's brother Johnny Candido. "He went out the way he wanted to ... on top of the world, blonde, tan, and loving life up until the last minute. Every ounce of my brother loved this sport, and for him to go out 2 or 3 years ago wouldn't have been a fitting end to the life of such a determined, passionate, and benevolent human being. I truly view my brother as an angel as will all who knew him. Thanks to everyone for all your positive press, Chris went out a happy man and will forever live on as the (one of) greatest of all time. He would have had it no other way."
It is always unfortunate when someone of such talent and passion is taken from us prematurely. It's the kind of travesty that makes you appreciate the time you've had with that person immensely. If I could have had one request before Chris was taken it would have been to be able to climb into the ring with a truly great performer and person.
Chris was a gentleman and all-around wonderful human being. I and many others are saddened by his passing and send our deepest condolences to his family at this worst of times. Those of you wishing to can visit www.tnawrestling.com for information on where to send well wishes and donations to the Chris Candido scholarship fund.
Good bye Chris. We didn't have you long enough, but it was enough to have you as long as we did. Bless you and see you one day at the shows in heaven.
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I've been into the gaming scene for as long as I can remember, although I always lacked the knowledge to make games. So, these past 4 years I've been at university studying Computer Science and have been really getting to grips with some game tech. Made a couple of little projects in C++, made a map in the Unreal 3 Map Editor, made a few Farcry 2 maps, and I've recently been reading up on flash with hopes to make a game in it at some point. Anyways, I'm pretty much engrossed in video games most of the time, whether it be playing or developing my own. I joined up here because I thought it would be nice to network with some likeminded people and exchange idea's and such. Anyways, thats me, hope to see you out there in the mod community.
Only registered members can share their thoughts. So come on! Join the community today (totally free - or sign in with your social account on the right) and join in the conversation.
These are a few screenshots of the map I've been recently working on. This is probably the map I've put the most into so far. Its already taken around double the time of Bridge Battle (including the V2 update) and I'm only around halfway done.
The map takes place in the coastal town of Tsunguru. The town is split into two warring factions; the APR and UFLL. The UFLL were the original force in the town and the rebel front has recently arrived, pressing into the town. The battle has become stalemate on the main road right around the dockyard and its up to you to conquer the location for the faction of your choice.
The rebels are holed up in an old residential parking garage. Its been converted hastily into a stronghold with poorly crafted barriers, gun emplacements, and the shambled togethor workings of a command centre. Across the street is a tower with a great overlook of the town, perfect for sniping, but with a lot of volatile chemicals stored on and around the tower its a deathtrap should you be spotted.
The UFLL have dug into an old disused church and quickly made it into a forward base in defense of the town. The tall belltower of the church gives a great place to snipe, or counter-snipe should you need to. However, with every great position comes great disadvantages. Should you be seen in the tower, enemy forces can alert each other to your presence by shooting the large church bell hanging, very visibly, inside the tower. Not only this, but the UFLL use the tower to store a lot of the reserve vehicle fuel; be careful that those cannisters don't get hit or your toast!
The central point of the map contains two major locations that factions will be looking to take. There is the Petrol station directly in the centre of town that gives a great tactical advantage for the multiple routes your team can take in and out of it to confuse and get behind your enemy. The second is the dry-dock a little out of town. With its sub-ground level, its essential for flanking.

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text: Here is Prem!'s own contribution to the memorable hindi dialogues list: -1-- "Khade khade muh kya dekh rahe ho, jaao, ab to sab ka muh meetha karna hai." (standing standing why face you looking, go, now we need to sweeten everyone's face) -2-- "Parameswar ki kripa hai, masterjee" (who cares how the heck it happened, just shut up and take advantage of it.) -3-- Frail girl in white salwar lying on a charpoy, dying of the hindi movie script writer's favourite fatal illness... yes, "Munni ko blood cayncer ho gaya hai" "He bhagwan, meri jaan le le, aur mere beti ki jaan bacha de" (hey god, if it's all the same to you, wanna trade my life for my daughter's?) By this time, everyone is resigned to the fact that the daughter will kick the bucket within the next two minutes, just in time for daaktarjee to come in and check her pulse... as the background singers start clearing their throats for the obligatory "aaa...aaa... chorus" ----------------------------------------------------------------------- From this point on, all of the core material (and the typos) are Asjeet Lamba's. Prem! ([email protected]) has just cleaned it up a bit for presentation and added a few comments here and there... ================================================================================ HINDI MOVIE ONELINERS AND PHATTAS ================================= "SHOLAY" involving GABBAR SINGH (AMZAD KHAN) and his CHAMCHAS. GABBAR - Kitne aadami the ? SAMBHA - Do, Sarkar.. GABBAR - Woh do the aur tum char, Phir bhi tum log wapas aa gaye... Haramzado, Gabbar ka naam mitti main mila diya... Iskee sazaa milegi, jaroor milegee... ---- GABBAR - Tera kya hoga, re Sambha ? SAMBHA - Maine to aapka namak khaaya hai, Sarkar.. GABBAR - To aab goli bhi kha le... ---- How about this classics scene: The Hero has just married a very poor girl ( who later turns out to be his father's friend's long lost daughter ) and has brought her home to introduce to his parents. Hero: Mala (for lack of a better name), Pitaji ke paon chuo. ( Mala, touch father's feet) Mala is bending down to touch the father's feet. Suddenly, THE FATHER MOVES BACK TWO STEPS. Father: Tum is khandan ki bahu kabhi nahi ban sakti. ( You can never become the daughter-in-law of this house). Father to Hero: Kamine, tune hamari ijjat ko mitti me mila diya. Nikalja is ghar se. Aaj se tu mera beta nahin aur me tera baap nahin. Samajh le ki tera baap mar gaya. ( You have mixed my honour in the mud. Get out of the house. From today, you are not my son and neither am I your father. Assume that your father is dead.) ---- My, these cliches from Hindi movies sure are fun. Let's have more of these. And another classic from "Sholay": Dharmendra is up on top of the water tower threatening to commit suicide and is very drunk. Down below there are many villagers watching the drama unfold, and this classic situation involves two of these fine gentlemen - G1, and G2. Dh: Gaon vaalon, mein vahi karoonga jo Heer ne Ranjha ke liye kiya tha, Romeo ne Juliet ke liye kiya tha - sosait, sosait, sossaait (suicide). G1: Arre bhai, yeh sossaait kya hota hai? G2: Arre bhai, jub ungrez marte hain, to usey sossaait kehte hain!!!! Hats off to the genius who wrote the dialogues! ---- I don't remember where this came from, but i really like it. Here is how it goes: The villain has the heroine tied to an electric chair with a long electric wire leading to a switch. The villain throws the switch and the electricity is now shown flowing towards the heroin. The hero is running towards the heroine racing with electricity to save her, and yes he is catching up. The villain at this point shouts to his chamcha: "Charlie voltage baddhao, electicity jaldee jayegi". ---- The villain has just asked his guys to get hold of Mudassar Nazar, who has refused to come to the villain's den. Sidie: Boss, Mudassar Nazar nahin aa raha hai. Villain: Kya? Tumhare ankhe hai ya button? Phir se dhoondo! ---- Ajit is on the phone to Seth Dharam Prashad, played by that insufferable dude, AK Hangal (who, just as an aside, needs to be eliminated along with Nirupa Roy): (translations provided). Ajit: Seth Dharam Prashad, aapki beti hamare kabze mein hai! [Seth Dharam Prashad, your daughter is in my nefarious hands!] Seth: Hullo, hullo, kaun bol raha hai? [Hullo, hullo, who is this?] Ajit: Pyaar se log mujhe tayllipphone kehte hain! [People affectionately call me tayllipphone!] (Damn, it loses a certain charm in the translation.) ==== Amitabh B has got out of jail and is bent on finding and beating up Ajit (who goes by the name JJ in this movie). He calls JJ: (direct translations provided). Amitabh: JJ, main abhi abhi jail se nikla hoon! [JJ, I now now jail from exited have!] Ajit (JJ): Haan, kaho to phir andhar bhijva doon? [Yes, say if again inside I send shall?] ==== Hope you enjoy this TOOTI PHOOTI Hindi / English! The movie is Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro: The funniest line in the film was probably when Naseeruddin Shah takes over the role of Duryodhana in the MABHARATA play and says "Meine Draupadi ka cheer-haran ka idea DROP kar diya hai" (I've dropped the idea of denuding Draupadi ) (Prem!'s officious comment: ) (Personally, I think Om Puri had the best line in that scene. Om Puri ) (has taken over Bhim's role (gada-dhaari Bhim, no less! :-) and is FOR ) (stripping Draupadi, while Duryodhan (Naseeruddin?) is AGAINST it... ) ( ) (When Yudhishtir, played by some sidey actor tries to stop Draupadi ) ((who is played by Satish Shah's dead body, (don't ask me why!)) from ) (being stripped of "her" clothes, and Om Puri (Bhim) roughs up this ) (Yudhishtir dude saying: ) ( "Abey Oy, tu kaun hota hai bolne waala, ) ( ham bhi to Draupadi mein shareholderrr hai!" ) ( *end of Prem!'s comment* ) ==== How about other gems from the movie: 1. Om Puri trying to help Satish Shah's "old car." In fact it is his dead body in a coffin, which Om Puri mistook for an old car which has got its tyre punctured. The best line in the whole episode was "Ek Sharabi sharabi ke kaam nahin ayega to kaun ayega" (If one drunkard doesn't help another drunkard, then who else will?) ( Yetanudder comment from Prem! with prem... ) ( How could your forget the other line by Om Puri (who is totally drunk)) ( "Kaun si modddel hai? Oh ho, Sport car hai, arrey apni ) ( to Austin gaddi hai, eh heh, old ij goldd, eh bhai?" ) 2. Naseeruddin Shah goes to Satish Shah as a photographer from Times. He is eating cake. Ravi Baswani signals Naseeruddin Shah to throw some cake outside so that he can relish it too. Here comes the best one-liner from NS "Amrika mein kehte hein - thoda khao, thoda pheko." (NS is telling Satish Shah that it is said in the USA, one should eat some and throw some) 3. While eulogizing Satish Shah, "Woh gutter ke liye jiye, aur gutter ke liye mare. Woh kaha karte the ki kisi desh ki unnati uske gutter se jani jati hai. Unhone apni sari jindgi gutter mein gujar di." (He lived for gutter, and he died for gutter. He used to say that the progress of a country can be measured by its gutters. He spent all his life in gutters.) 4. Then this scene in which Ravi thinks the heroine (sorry, forgot the name) has come to be photographed, and explained to her that he will take such a good photo that she will instantly become a top model. The dialogue ends with a slap from heroine. Then while Ravi is searching for the photographs she had earlier asked them to develop, Naseeruddin Shah comes in the shop and he also thinks that she wants to be photographed. the whole scene is repeated. It was hilarious. Ravi trying to tell NS that she is not what NS thinks, but everytime NS just shuts him up. 5. The scene in which the two had gone in search of the dead body in the night. Ravi Baswani is terribly afraid. He wants to search in the area where he is sure there is no dead body. ( Prem!'s comments again... ) ( One of the other alltime memorable lines in this movie was when Om Puri ) ( (Ahuja) finds out that Satish Shah (D'Mello) has double crossed him, ) ( he (om puri) storms out of the room with his (om puri's :-) lungi ) ( hitched up, screaming in a thick Panjaabi accent: ) ( "Oye DeeMello, Tu to gaya" ) I would strongly recommend the movie to everyone. Among other comedies, Angoor (Sanjiv Kumar, based on Comedy of Errors) and Shaukeen (Ashok Kumar, Hangal and Utpall Dutt) are recommended. Any other comedies that netters would recommend?? ---- Raaj Kumar: Jaani, hum tumhe aisa nahi karne denge... ---- Amitabh Bachchan: Nazar utha ke dekh Gabbar. Tere sar pe maut mandalaa rahee hai! ---- Ravi : Jitendra Maa : Nirupa Roy Foto : Om prakash Ravi: Maa, Tumhaare aasheervaad se main aaj B.A. FIRST class mein pass ho gaya hoon. [ Mom, your cool_dude son graduated today ] [ Guess what ?! In first class ] Maa : Bahuth khushee ki baath hai beta. Le, yeh parshaad kha le. [ Son, that's really impressive. Thulp this parshaad ] [Roy goes to the Foto of Om prakash, that is hanging on the wall] Dekho ji. Aaj apke beta ne aap ki baath nibhaya hai. [ Look hubby, your son the cool dude, what a shot !] [ Roy to her son ] Beta ... Ek achchi si naukari doond le Aur, Jaldi se ek Bahuraani bhi le aaa [ Son, how about cashing a job and closing on a female ? ] Ravi: Maa ... uummnn ... Bahu rani tho my dhoond hee liya hai. [ Geez, closed on a girl already ] Maa : SSsaachchc?^#[email protected]*&! Kaun hai beta vo khush kismat valee ? [ Really !, who's that babe ? ] Ravi: Seth Gangaram ki beti, Asha. [ ddaannn ...dddaaann .... music in the background and a face full of *%$*( of Nirupa Roy in the foreground ] The rest of it is left to your imagination. The saga continues... Maa: BETAA!!! Yeh mujhse tu kis janam ka badla le raha hai!? (Sonny, whatcha screwing up my happiness for?) Ravi: MAA, tu kyaa keh rahee hai? (Duh?!?!) Maa: Beta, yeh wohi Seth Gangaram hai jisne tere pitaajee kaa khoon karvayaa thaa! (BACKGROUND musicians go CRAZY!) (You little twerp, this was the same jerk who knocked up (errr...off) your daddy-jee) Ravi: Kya!? Member of Audience: Abbe saale, sunaaee nahi deta tereko!? (Oh, brother-in-law, can't you hear?) Ravi: Maa, yeh tu kyaa keh rahi hai? (Writer's Interjection: Our Hero is not exactly PhD material.) Maa: Beta, bees saal pehle ke baat hai... (Son, this happened 20 years ago...) Ravi: Yeh, yeh mom get on with it. I've heard that before... (Haan, haan maa aur kuch bolo. Yeh maine sab suna hua hai...) Maa: (STARTS SOBBING HYSTERICALLY) Beta, beta yeh tu kya keh raha hai... Audience Member 2: Arre yaar yeh to phir rone lagee!!! (Geez man this woman started all over again) Other Members: MAARO MAARO ISSE!!! (Kill her, Kill her) SO we Finally get rid of Ms. Roy. Thanks once again to the mob mentality. Who said mob mentality was all bad!! ---- THE SCENE... Hema malini(Basanthi) on tonga is being chased by four dakaits on ghodes... Basanthi - Chal Dhano! Aaj theri basanthi ki izzhat ka saval hei Dhano - Arain Basanthi agar tere peeche char daku hein to mere peeche bhi char ghode hain.Meri izzhat ka bhi saval hei. ---- From Sholay, Amitabh Bachchan to Hema Malini: "Tera naam kya hai, Basanti?" this should be followed by "Mera naam Basanti hai !!" then amitabh says in his typical style: "Pehli baar suna" ---- How adout the following from the evergreen Prem Chopra (repeated umpteen times in the movie.) "Mein woh bala hu jo sishe se pathar todta hoon." (Prem!'s comment: ) ( ) ( and the other one which I am already quite tired of hearing, ) ( ) ( "Prem... Prem naam hai mera, Prem Chopra" ) ( ) ----------- How about this one from Zanjeer? The hero has just landed in Ajit's (big) 'bungla' to remind him of what happened 20 years ago. And Ajit goes, "Aao Vijay, Baito aur hamaare saath ek iscotch piyo. Hum tumhe kha todi jaayenge. Vaise bhi hum vegetarian hain!!" ------------ The dialogues are from Amitabh movies. AB: Muche ho to nathulal jaisi ho varna na ho. (muche = moustache - Prem!'s translation service) AB: Meri zindagi ka tambu teen bambu pe khada hai sharab, shayari aur aap. AB: Aadmi zindagi mein sirf do hi baar bhagta hai, ya to olympic ka race ho ya police ka case ho. ---- I remember one dialogue from Kalicharan, here goes... Shatrughan Sinha :- [ reacting to unusual nicety by Premnath ] "D.S.P. Saab aaj kya naag panchami hai?" Premnath :- [ Surprised ] Nahi to? Shatrughan Sinha :- To phir aap is naag ko doodh kyo pila rahe hai? ---- (Asjeet seems to have gone back to Sholay here... Prem!) Dh: When I die, Police coming. Police coming, Buddiya going jail. In jail, Buddiya Chakki Peesing and Peesing and Peesing.... G1: Are bhabhi, jara haan kar do nan, Yeh to marne ja raha hai. Basanti's mother: Are kaise haan kar doon, Dinanath ji!!. G1: To phir usay marne dogi kya? B's m: Accha theek hai, Veeru, Main thaiyar hoon. Main thaiyar hoon!!. Dh: Are thumse kown shadhi karega buddiya, main tho Basanti se shadhi karna chahtha hoon. Basanti: Veeru, main bhi thaiyar hoon. Dh: Chalo, Basanti thaiyar hai. Buudiya bhi thaiyar hai, Main neechay uthartha hoon. ---- This dialogue is from the movie Namak Halaal. I hope I do justice to it. The scene is the one in which Amitabh is introduced to Ranjeet by Ram Sethi for the first time in the movie. Ranjeet: Yeh sab to theek hai, magar angrezi vangrezi aati hai ya nahi. Amitabh: E lo kar lo baat. Are aisi angrezi ave hain ke I can leave angrez behind. I can talk english, I can walk english, I can laugh english, because english is a funny language. Bhairon becomes barren and barren becomes Bhairon because their minds are very narrow. In the year 1929 when India was playing Australia at the melbourne stadium Vijay Hazare and Vijay Merchant were at the crease. Vijay Merchant told Vijay Hazare. look Vijay Hazare, this is a very prestigious match and we must consider it very prestigiously. We must take this into consideration, the consideration that this is an important match and ultimately this consideration must end in a run. Ranjeet: O.K., O.K. Amitabh: In the year 1979 when Pakistan was playing against India at the Wankhade stadium Wasim Raja and Wasim Bari were at the crease and they took the same consideration. Wasim Raja told Wasim Bari, look Wasim Bari, we must consider this consideration and considering that this is an important match we must put this consideration into action and ultimately score a run. And both of them considered the consideration and ran and both of them got out. Ranjeet: O shut up. ---- Villian's Hechman: Boss, Rita (the heroine) bhaag gayee... (Boss, Rita's escaped.) Villian: Jaao uska peecha karo! (Go! Follow her!) Gabbar Singh's Twist: Jaao unkaa peechaa karo, aur khaalee haath mut anaa haramzaadon!! (Follow them, and don't come back empty-handed, you bastards.) ---------- Heroine to Villian: Kutte, kameene; chhod de mujhe!! (Dog; Meanie; leave me!) Villian: *Grunt* (Enter) Hero: Haraamzaade, main tera khoon pee jaaungaa!! (Bastard, I'll drink your blood!) ----------------- Hero to Mom (first meeting with heroine): Dekho ma main kisse laya hoon! (Look who I've got to meet you mom!) Hero's mom: Aao betee, mere paas baitho... (Come daughter, sit beside me...) (If that happens to be Lalita Pawaar then we're treated to her awesome natural wink, if you get what I mean @;) Heroine: **BLUSH** **BLUSH** *Quickly pulls ghungat (veil) over her head and touches her feet (the ma-in-law's feet that is!)* ----------------- Old man: Bees saal pehle ki baat hai... (This happened twenty years ago...) *Fade to flashback...* ----------------- On similar lines: Low life goondaa "eve-teasing" the heroine is accosted by a mean- looking crowd. Man 1: Tumhaare ghar mein kyaa maa, behen nahi hai? (Don't you have a mom or sister at home?) Ranjeet's rejoinder: Maa, behen to hai; lekin biwi nahi hai! (Yeh, yeh. I have a mom and sister, but no wife!) Audience Member: Abbe maaro saale ko!! (O you, beat-up the brother-in-law!!) ------- ( ) (We now interrupt this program for some commercial messages --- Prem! :-) ((These are also from Asjeet's collection. Not my creations.) ) Some Indian Commercials: Nirma Washing Powder -------------------- Woman: Nirma! Washing powder Nirma. Dood see safedee Nirma se Aaye. Rangeen kapdon mein khil khil jaaye. Sub ki pasand Nirma! Washing powder Nirma, washing powder Nirma. NIRMA!! (Aurat: Nirma! Dhone ka saabun Nirma. White as milk from Nirma. Colorful clothes blossom blossom. Everyone's choice Nirma! Dhone ka saabun Nirma, blah blah Nirma. NIRMA!) Vicco Vujradunti Ayurvadic Cream -------------------------------- Woman: Badde naazon se paalee hamaaree banno. Tujhe dulhan banaye (sings) re pyaaree banno. Tujhe haldi ka something-or-the-other lagaayen sakheeaan. Teri kaya ko komal banaye sakheeaan. Teri sakheeaan are getting carried away singing and dancing... (Aurat: My daughter, I have raised you with immense care and at great personal sacrifices to me. I have kept you away from all those sleaze-bag boyfriends of yours. So let your pals take this opportunity to put a lot of gooey stuff on your arms, legs and face (since we can't show anything else on Doordarshan (TV)).) O. K. Saabun (Soap) ------------------- Scene 1: Two men cycling together and discussing world affairs.... Man 1 : Arre yeh toe bahut bada hai! Zaroor mehnga hoga! (Hey, this toe is really big @:) (Should be kinda expensive) Man 2: Nahi yaar! Bilkul mehenga nahi hai. Naha ke toe dekh!! (No friend. No way!! It aint expensive. Bathe your toe and see @:) Scene 2: Man 2 in the shower with a gulaabee (pink) OK soap in his hand... Background Music and Voice: Joe OK say nahae kamal sa khil jaaye. OK nahaane ka badaa saabun. (If Joe bathes with OK soap, he'll blossom like no ones business. OK is the BIG bathing soap.) Voiceover: Company's-name-deleted Utpaadan (Product). -------------------------- ( BACK to the dialogues... ) Heroine: Mein tumhaare bachche ki maa banane waalee hun! (I'm going to become your kid's mother) Hero: Kya!? (With a I'm-in-deep-shit-now look) (What?!) Hero's Mother/Father: Yeh lo pachchaas hazaar rupaih aur mere bete ko bhool jao. (Here, take these fifty thousand ruppees and leave our son alone.) Heroine's Father/Mother: Kullachchini, maine tujhe issi liye paal-pos ke badaa kiya thaa ke tu mujhe yeh din dekhaaye?! (Woman-from-a-lousy-family-tree, did I raise you to show me this day?) Mom: Kalmoohi! Maine tujhe issi din dekhne ne liye paidaa kiya thaa! Ke tu mere peeth peechey gulcharrey udhatee phirre!? (Black face! Did I give birth to you to show me this day! That behind my back you fly flower-shots around!?) Girl: Ma! Main Martandya se pyaar kartee hun! (Mother! I love Martandya) Boy: Hum ek doosrey ko jee-jaan se chahatey hain...! (We love one another with our heart-life) Dad: Haraamzaadey! Teri itni himmat! Meri beti par dorey daalta hai! Teri haesiyat he kya hai? (Bastard! Your that many guts! You're putting ropes around my daughter! What is your social standing after all?) Raaj Kumar: Arre jaani, jaane bhi do. Do pyaar bharey dil hain. Gulcharrey nahi udhaengey to kya world affairs discuss karengey kya? (Oh lively one, let it be. Two love filled hearts these are. If they don't fly flower-shots what do you expect them to do -- discuss world affairs?) ================================== Utpal's dialogues too are equally lively!. >Dwaraka >[email protected] "National dress ka mazak nahin uda-oge to broad minded kaise kehloage?" ....in Gol Maal in which Utpal Dutt wants his daughter > in law to be a villager and Deepti Naval (who's a doctor) cons him into > believing that she's an authentic gawar village belle? 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About an hour before Game 2 of the National League Championship series, a rumor began circulating inside the Dodgers dugout that closer Kenley Jensen injured himself while warming up.
Even at the time, the news seemed clumsily off base, but the way things have been going for the Dodgers on the injury front it raised some eyebrows.
Jansen, as it turns out, is fine.
As for the Dodgers, let's just say they've seen better times.
Hanley Ramirez was out of the lineup Saturday after getting drilled in the ribs the night before. He reported to Busch Stadium intending to play, but Dodgers manager Don Mattingly took one look at the way his shortstop was gingerly moving around and had his doubts.
"He's hurting," Mattingly said.
Sure enough, Ramirez was scratched from the lineup.
"All day I expected to play," Ramirez said, but at the last minute …"
At the last minute, he was pulled from the lineup.
And that was on top of Andre Ethier sitting out Saturday after coming out of Friday's 13-inning marathon too sore to play another full game.
So, in as near a must-win as you will find, the Dodgers were down to the back-up to the back-up in center field — Skip Schumaker — and Nick Punto at shortstop rather than Ramirez, the Dodgers' best hitter at the moment.
"It's tough. Hanley's been our best player — every time he's in our lineup he's probably our best player," Dodgers Game 2 starter Clayton Kershaw said. "You can't dwell on it, but it definitely doesn't help your chances too much."
Said Adrian Gonzalez: "Anytime you lose a player like Hanley, you're going to feel it."
And lest we forget Matt Kemp, who was ruled out of the playoffs before they even began.
That is a whole lot of firepower to replace on short notice, and depending on the availability of Ramirez and Ethier moving forward, the Dodgers could be in dire straits the rest of the way.
Any wonder, then, the bats went silent again in a 1-0 loss that buries the Dodgers in an 0-2 hole?
Ramirez underwent X-Rays on his ribs during the game and they came up negative. He will undergo a CT scan today in Los Angeles and is hopeful he can play in Game 3.
"I'm assuming, which I probably shouldn't do, but if it's negative, it's going to be if he can move and be able to swing the bat, then he'd be able to play," Mattingly said. "So I don't know where that's going to go."
The loss of Ramirez, even temporarily, is one the Dodgers are hard-pressed to deal with as evidenced by their 51-26 record with him in the starting lineup and the 41-44 mark without him.
For all the talk about Kershaw being the club's regular-season most valuable player or Yasiel Puig or Adrian Gonzalez, the fact is Ramirez has been as been as invaluable as anyone.
Or, as Atlanta Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said of Ramirez in the NLDS, he the kind of talent that can tilt the field in his team's direction.
If he is out for an extended period, the Dodgers are in trouble.
"Well, it doesn't make us better, that's for sure," Mattingly said. "I've talked about this guy so much, I feel like he's one of the best players in the game. We go from not only losing Hanley, but we really don't have Dre (Ethier) today either.
"So our lineup changes when you take a couple guys out. It leaves Adrian (Gonzalez) vulnerable that they're not going to pitch to him. Obviously, we're not going to be as good without him as we are with him."
Ethier could help pick up the slack, but after playing 13 innings in his return to center field Friday in Game 1, he was too sore to play a full game Saturday afternoon.
The Dodgers hope the day off today will help Ethier's ailing ankle recover sufficiently enough to play Monday in Game 3.
At this point, hope is pretty much all they got
But with the losses and injuries mounting, they need more than hope to make this a series.


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Twenty to twenty five knot thermal winds here in Alaçati gave the race director the perfect chance to put the worlds best to the test. Three exciting races gave the results an interesting twist as the first discard came into play.
In the men's racing Antoine Albeau (JP/NeilPryde) has moved into pole position while yesterday's winner Ross Williams (Tabou/Gaastra) had a disastrous day and dropped back to 13th overall. Former world champions Bjorn Dunkerbeck (Starboard/ Severne) and Micah Buzianis (JP/NeilPryde) have moved up into second and third respectively.
Taking maximum advantage of the discards was Valerie Ghibaudo (Tabou/The Loft) who after a devastating start on day one regained control with three straight bullets. Coming into the event, only a major catastrophe could deny Valerie her first PWA World Title and she will certainly be sleeping easier tonight.
Valerie Ghibaudo, "Yesterday was a bad day for me, but today is my day here. I need to do well here to be World Champion and, if I can win, it is even better. I liked the conditions today and my gear was working well. I hope the wind stays the same all week, but it's not over for sure."
Karin Jaggi (F2/Severne) moved into second place but her body language and attitude demonstrated that hope was disappearing quickly for her chance to win back her PWA World Title.
Karin Jaggi. "I think it's too late for the title. She has been going really well all year and has been super focused. My only chance now is for her to go over early in every round!"
Sarah Hebert (Starboard/Naish Sails) remained consistent and together with yesterdays top performance she holds onto the final podium position. However the standout performance was Sara-Quita Offringa (Starboard/NeilPryde). The freestyle World Champ showed all round skills to mix it with the best on the racecourse. Some costly errors throughout the day held her back, but a second place in race three proves she has what it takes to make the podium.
Local lady, Çagla "Miss Turkey" Kubat (Starboard/North Sails), had a impressive day too, making all three finals and moving into fifth overall, just one point behind the flying French girl Alice Arutkin (Starboard/ North Sails)
It was a mixed bag of results in the men's, but once again Antoine Albeau (JP/NeilPryde) moved into a dominant position with a consistent run including a first place in race three.
At times he showed tremendous skills working his way back from inconceivable bad positions, seemingly enjoying the extra challenge.
Antoine "For me it was a perfect day. I had a 1st and two 2nds and with my 3rd yesterday I am pretty consistent. For sure I am very happy for the beginning of the event."
Bjorn Dunkerbeck (Starboard/Severne) had moments of brilliance today, but could not quite match the consistency of the World Champion. Nevertheless, by winning race three he showed that the terminator lives on and "he'll be back".
Dunkerbeck "I was on my 7.0 pretty powered. I had a good start and managed to round the buoy in first position. After that I made sure Antoine could not pass me. He tried to go above and below, but I had him under control the whole race."
Moving into 3rd place was Micah Buzianis (JP/NeilPryde). A win in the final race of the day saw him sneak ahead of Josh Angulo (Angulo/MauiSails/Dakine) by just 0.3 of a point. Angulo has been racing fantastically so far and joins a queue of sailors desperate for a podium finish.
Finian Maynard (RRD/NeilPryde) also waits in line. Consistency sees him very much in the game. He also has been nominated for the "sailors of the day award" after victoriously winning a quarterfinal heat sailing the final three reaches with no harness. A truly impressive feat when you consider how powered up these guys race.
Kevin Pritchard (Starboard/Gaastra/Dakine) had a better day today, qualifying for every final and unlucky to miss out on a win in Race two. Meanwhile Gaastra team mate Ross
Williams (Tabou/Gaastra) probably had the worst day of anyone. Arriving at the beach this morning in first place, poor Ross walks home in 13th position. A string of disastrous races saw him miss out on an opportunity to challenge for the top.
The Dutch boys were battling it out day. Benny Van Der Steen (Exocet/Simmer Style) and Peter Volwater (F2/MauiSails) seemed to be attacking each other at every opportunity. Best friends off the water, but on the water it is a different story. Twice Van Dar Steen forced Volwater out of the course area, cruelly snatching the final qualifying position meters from the line.
Top of the Turks was Bora Kozanoglu (Starboard/Severne). Fresh from his win at the recent Turkish Championships he is clearly flying, but jumping the gun three times has pushed him well down the rankings. However a win in the race three losers final certainly gave the crowd something to cheer about and let the world know that it is not over yet.
Men's Results after 4 Races
1 Antoine Albeau NeilPryde, JP
2 Björn Dunkerbeck Starboard, Severne Sails
3 Micah Buzianis NeilPryde, JP
4 Josh Angulo Dakine, Angulo, MauiSails
5 Finian Maynard RRD, NeilPryde
6 Kevin Pritchard Starboard, Gaastra, Dakine
7 Ben Van Der Steen Simmer Style, Exocet
8 Cyril Moussilmani Starboard, North Sails
9 Peter Volwater F2, MauiSails
10 Gonzalo Costa Hoevel Exocet, MauiSails
Women's Results after 4 Races
1 Valérie Ghibaudo The Loft, Tabou Boards
2 Karin Jaggi F2, Severne Sails
3 Sarah Hebert Starboard, Naish Sails
4 Alice Arutkin Starboard, North Sails
5 Çagla Kubat Starboard, North Sails


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Edirne (pronounced eh-deer-neh, [7]) is a city in Eastern Thrace, in northwest Turkey.
This city can be your first or last destination in Turkey, depening on the direction of your itinerary, as it's located on an intersection where borders of three countries meet: Turkey, Greece, and Bulgaria. Visiting this city is also feasible as a long day trip from Istanbul.
With the completion of the motorway from Kapıkule, the main borderpost of highways from Europe into Turkey, in early 1990s, the city lost much of its trade evolving around land based travellers heading east and members of Turkish diaspora in Europe heading for their ancestral hometowns in their annual visits. Today most of tourism in the city takes place around daytrippers, Turkish and foreigner alike, from Istanbul and visitors from Balkan countries looking for cheap goods in the market.
The imperial past is what makes Edirne interesting, from huge Ottoman imperial complexes to neo-classical architecture of downtown shops, although at first sight, all you'll see will be concrete apartment blocks when entering the city (and Selimiye Mosque right in front of you).
The area around Edirne, thanks to its strategic position on the major routes towards Istanbul, Bosphorus, and onward to Asia, is one of the spots on earth that was heavily fought for—it has been site of no fewer 16 major battles and sieges since the days of Ancient Greeks.
Edirne's former name is Adrianople (Hadrianoupolis), i.e. "City of Hadrianus", named after the Roman emperor who founded the city on the site of Thracian village of Uskudama.
Then in 14th century, Ottomans captured the city and made it their capital, a situation which lasted until the Fall of Constantinople. Even after the dynasty moved to Constantinople in mid 15th century, Edirne was one of, if not the most, important centres of European part of the Otoman Empire, which once extended all the way well into Hungary, and still was some sort of semi-capital of the empire, with some sultans even favouring the city over Istanbul and mumbling (to no avail) about returning the throne back to the city. Between 1700 and 1750, Edirne was the fourth biggest city in Europe, with an estimated population of about 350,000 people.
However things dramatically changed with the beginning of 19th century and the city suffered heavy depopulation in the context of Russo-Turkish wars of 1829 and 1878 when Russians occupied all the way to western suburbs of Istanbul, Balkan Wars of late 19th/early 20th century, the loss of much of the hinterland and even outer suburbs to north and west when international borders non-existant before (when all was part of Ottoman Empire) were created close to the city in 1910s and 20s, and the Second World War when Nazi armies were only miles away from the city, just on the opposite banks of the rivers and most of the population was evacuated into interior Turkey. Some of whom could not flee died of following famine during this period. This depopulation trend slowly but constantly continued until very recently and the city is now home to barely 140,000 people. Although it is quite a lively city, especially compared to other Turkish cities of this size, however all you see today is just a fraction of its former glory.
Temperate continental — hot and occasionally rainy (as showers which tend to last for 15–20 minutes) summers (expect up to 40º C); cold and rainy, occasionally snowy winters (expect down to -10º C). Spring and autumn months tend to be warmer than the locations on the sea coast (such as Istanbul)—so if day-tripping from a coastal place during those months, especially in May, drink plenty of water to avoid headaches due to dehydration—but winter arrives earlier (in November). Because Edirne lies in a geography that is the entering point of many weather systems from Balkans (Southeastern Europe) into Turkey, a good way of forecasting the weather conditions for the next few days is to follow what other Balkan cities such as Plovdiv, Bulgaria is currently experiencing, as quite the same conditions will be what Edirne is experiencing within a two or three days time.
Get in
By bus
Easiest way to reach to Edirne is by bus from Istanbul. Departures are at any time with a fare of some €10 and a trip of two hours, although stiff competition between the bus companies may sometimes result in fares as low as 10 TL (€5) pp. Bus station in Edirne is located way out of the city but free service midibuses will take you to the city center.
There are no direct buses to Bulgaria. It is, however, possible to take a taxi to Kapikule on the Bulgarian border. From there one can sometimes wave over a bus traveling on to Plovdiv and Sofia. Another approach could be to walk across the border and take a bus or train from Kapitan Andreevo on the Bulgarian side of the border.
By train
There are two daily trains from Istanbul's Sirkeci station (one at 8:30AM in the morning, and the other at 3:50PM in the afternoon. Both arrives in Edirne about four hours later). Trains from Europe to Istanbul also call at the station.
The main station (signed as Edirne Gar on the station building) lies about 4 km east of downtown, close to the main avenue heading eastern suburbs of the city (which is also the main highway to Istanbul). However, all trains to Edirne drive onward west to Kapıkule (main borderpost on Bulgarian border) and call at Edirne Şehir station on the way, too, which is little more than a platform next to the rail tracks, lying less than a kilometre away from downtown to southwest, on the edge of the old quarter (Kaleiçi) and close to the banks of Tundzha.
By car
The city is on the main highways linking Turkey and Europe (road numbers: toll-free D100 and toll-road/motorway O-3/E80). A drive takes no more than two hours from Istanbul (224 km away) to Edirne on the motorway, even less if you drive very fast. The main European-Turkish border post Kapikule/Kapitan Andreevo (between Turkey and Bulgaria, SE of Svilengrad) is about 15-20 km away from the city, while less significant Pazarkule border post (between Turkey and Greece, north of Orestiada) is even nearer.
Get around
Almost entirety of Edirne is in walking distance. However for some relatively distant places you may take taxi which will cost only a few euros.
There are also lots of minibuses heading for outer neighborhoods of the city.
The sights in Edirne can be roughly grouped into those that are in downtown, those in northwestern neighbourhoods (Sarayiçi, and Yeniimaret) across the Tundzha River (Turkish: Tunca), and those in southwestern neighbourhood (Karaağaç) across the Tundzha and the Maritsa Rivers (Turkish: Meriç). A good number of medieval bridges span these rivers.
Main sights in downtown are quite close to the main square and to each other, and can be (hastily) done in half a day.
Across the Tundzha from downtown, in the northwestern outskirts of the city lie Sarayiçi, literally "inside the palace" and Yeniimaret. Both are linked to city centre by their respective medieval bridges.
Most of the monuments around this section of the city were actually located in city's suburbs, however the depopulation of the city resulted much of them now lying in the middle of open fields.
South of Sarayiçi is the neighbourhood of Yeniimaret, which, like Sarayiçi, is connected to the downtown by two bridges with an island on the Tundzha inbetween and is where the Medical Museum is located.
South of Yeniimaret, due west of city centre is Gazi Mihal Bridge (Gazi Mihal Köprüsü), a long arch bridge built during Byzantine period and then repaired in 1420 that spans the Tundzha and lies on the main highway to Kapıkule border post from city centre, and the adjacent Gazi Mihal Mosque (Gazi Mihal Camii), built by Gazi Mihal Pasha, an Ottoman commander of Bulgarian origin. These are better accessible from city centre rather than from Yeniimaret, though a stroll along the dykes along the Tundzha will bring you here too.
Southwest of downtown is the quarter of Karaağaç (pronounced kaa raa aa ach), the only Turkish territory west of Maritsa River, which forms most of Turkish-Greek land border.
Two Ottoman bridges connect Karaağaç to downtown, which are well worth a look—pick these if you don't have time to check out any other bridge around the city. The first and shorter one, just southwest of the edge of old quarter (Kaleiçi) and actually quite close to the Synagogue at the end of Maarif Caddesi, spans the Tundzha. About 250 mt further, you'll arrive at the second one, which spans the Maritsa and is gloriously longer than the first one, as the riverbed is gloriously larger, not much unlike that of Danube. Right at the midpoint of the bridge, there is a lookout in typical Ottoman style.
A two-and-a-half-kilometre long cobbled road through a lush forest links the Maritsa Bridge with Karaağaç. On the way, there is an urban forest named Söğütlük (admission 2 TL pp), a favourite weekend picnic spot of locals which extends along the bank of river.
Karaağaç has an atmosphere more of a town rather than a city neighbourhood, with some charming mansions scattered around its grid plan. At the southwestern end of Karaağaç is the historical building in late Ottoman style of the Presidency of Trakya University (Trakya Üniversitesi Rektörlüğü), placed in a pleasant garden (free admission). The building, which dates back to the final years of 19th century, was originally built as the main train station of the city as the steam locomotive at the backyard still attests, and had that service for years until 1970s when it was abandoned after a new railway straight to the city was laid, due to the increasingly inconvenient operation of former railtracks crisscrossing Turkish-Greek border as the relations between two nations detoriate. The university took over in 1998. At the side of the building is Lausanne Monument (Lozan Anıtı), a metallic structure of three columns symbolizing Turkey (the longest one symbolizes Asian Turkey, the middle-sized symbolizes Eastern Thrace (European Turkey), while the shortest symbolizes Karaağaç itself, being the only Turkish soil west of Maritsa River, in other words west of Eastern Thrace) with a lady in the middle holding a sheet of paper, presumably symbolizing Treaty of Lausanne, in which major western powers recognized newly founded Turkish Republic in 1923. Behind the monument, in the shades of a pine woods is an open air sculpture exhibition (free admission) which contains marble statues chipped in situ by sculptors from neighbouring countries.
Edirne is famous for its fruit-shaped soaps. They are not used for cleaning (although they can clean as well as other soaps do) but for decoration. Within the first months you put them into a room, they also work as natural air fresheners by releasing their fragrances.
Almond paste (badem ezmesi) is a local, soft cookie-like dessert which is made of bitter almond.
Brooms — While it may be a bit strange to buy brooms as a souvenir from a trip, Edirne has a long tradition of broommaking and ornamental brooms (traditionally given to brides as a gift) can be found at numerous stores (especially at those offering tourist souvenirs) around the city.
Edirne has numerous Ottoman covered bazaars.
Liver (ciğer) is a definitely must-try for non-vegetarians. It is prepared in a unique local way (whole pieces, not puree, of liver are fried inside a cauldron full of boiling vegetable oil) and served with an infernally hot dried pepper. If you are one of those who don't like liver because of its distinct smell, you can be pretty sure you won't sense it in Edirne liver. Best to be eaten with ayran, a salty yogurt drink because it's one of two things (the other is bread, which fortunately is served free of charge at liver restaurants) that can suppress the fire the dried pepper leaves on your palate. There are lots of liver-only restaurants (ciğerci) in downtown, especially in the street behind the Old Mosque (Eski Cami). They also order other meals from nearby restaurants for those who are with you and do not want to eat liver.
Compared with most cities of its size in Turkey, Edirne is full of birahanes (pubs) and restaurants that serve alcohol. There are some particuarly nice ones by the river on the road to Karaagac.
Tourism in Edirne is on the rise and hotel scene is improving with many nice hotels to stay.
Stay safe
Avoid hanging around the banks of Tundza and Maritsa Rivers and Karaağaç before/during/after a heavy rainfall, especially in wintertime. Although the downtown is never affected, these areas tend to have a heavy flood during such a time, mainly because of overflowing of dams located upriver in Bulgaria. So if you are in Edirne in winter and plan to visit the aforementioned locations (which you should), stay ahead of weather forecasts. If you see a water rise in the river, be suspicious, call and inform police (telephone number: 155), and quickly go to somewhere far from and higher than riverbed as much as possible. The buildings themselves in Karaağaç are rarely or lightly affected, but the problem is that the quarter is cut off from the rest of the world as the bridges which connect it to downtown Edirne sink underwater. If you are trapped in such a situation, be sure about your distance to the river and wait for evacuation crews. Because affected areas are generally the same in each flood, they are quick to respond with their boats and gear.
City's telephone code is 284 (+90 284 when calling from out of Turkey).
Neighbouring countries of Bulgaria, Greece, and Romania, as well as France and Germany (which are represented by the same person) maintain consulates in the city.
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What Asset Management Can Do for You
CONTROL Editor in Chief, Walt Boyes, takes a look at the latest battleground in process automation: the way we do asset management. What's a poor, confused process engineer to do?
IF YOU'RE one of the thousands of process automation professionals around the world burdened with an older, maybe even antiquated plant—listen up. We're not just talking to you if you live in the U.S., the rest of North America, or Europe, either. There are older, out of date plants everywhere. They exist in Japan, India, and China, too. So in this article, we are talking to YOU!
What's Asset Management?
You may be confused when people use the term, "asset management." It isn't an accident. It's a buzzword like "synergy" or "integrated." Some vendors use it to mean an operations and maintenance function, like predictive maintenance. Others use it to mean process optimization, using a plant's control system and field devices. The term is in serious danger of becoming whatever the vendor wants it to mean, when he's explaining to you why you can no longer get along without it. However, both asset management and asset optimization can make you a lot of money, if you play your cards right. In the next few pages, we'll show you how to draw a full house with asset management.
The simplest way to look at this is as a series of steps to improving your plant's availability (what we used to call "uptime"). Even though it's clear that it's a very costly practice, many plants still operate on reactive maintenance—when it's broken, then they fix it. The reason this is so costly is clear from the "after incident reports" we've all seen. The failure of a $3,000 level sensor shuts down an entire batch reactor train, costing the company $50,000 per hour in lost production, for days, while the device is repaired or a new one is procured.
This has led companies to try predicting where problems will occur, based on history, and allows failure-prone devices (valve, motor, sensor, controller, etc.) to be replaced during scheduled maintenance shutdowns so they don't die during a production run.
This isn't cheap either, and the costs of throwing away perfectly good used equipment because it <ital>might<end ital> fail between two scheduled maintenance periods can run high, especially if you're talking moderately large control valves or devices of that ilk. Auditors and other corporate financial officials have real trouble understanding the economics of this, too.
Predictive Maintenance—The Heart
The most progressive companies are now attempting to apply predictive maintenance, which seeks to determine when a device is likely to fail, based on its operating characteristics, and replace it just before failure. The idea is that if enough data on the performance of the device is available, it becomes relatively simple to determine when it will fail. Data, including vibration, pressure drop, deviation from accuracy, observable wear, increased power consumption and so forth, can be used to determine when pumps, motors, valves, or sensors need to be replaced. This immediately reduces the number of devices that require replacement every shutdown, which saves money that would otherwise be spent unnecessarily. It also reduces unplanned downtime by spotting and correcting potential unplanned shutdowns before they occur.
This is done by collecting a sizeable amount of data, and looking at the trend plots. In Figure 1 below, you can see where the vibration data being collected (by hand or automatically) from a motor train (pump, gear reducer, and motor) goes rapidly up the chart. This indicates that there's an approaching failure point. The ability to see failures before they occur is key to predictive maintenance.
You can see the difference between a worn motor and a new one, and you can see the point at which the vibration trend signals a real problem coming real soon.
Wade Howarth, automation manager for Cargill Health and Food Technologies in Eddyville, Iowa, is saving money with a predictive maintenance program. "We've been able to shift our focus to "prevent" from "correct," and the documented savings are significant," he says. "We intend to keep exploiting the predictive maintenance environment and avoiding unexpected stoppages."
So what's keeping many plants from moving in this direction? Partly, it's the perceived startup cost and time to implement the system. As Howarth says, "Our work practices have certainly changed." Sending already overworked operators and maintenance personnel around the plant with clipboards in a sort of "dance of the human dataloggers" is seen as impossible by most, and incredibly burdensome by the rest.
Top-of-the-line Emerson CSI machinery health monitor crunches the data internally, and sends back reduced data, while other systems send raw data back to the host for processing.
Companies have responded by providing optimized dataloggers, and even locating computing power out in the field to automate the process of datataking. For a look at one of the most comprehensive of these, see the Emerson CSI machinery health monitor in Figure 2. However, at $6,000-$8,000 per motor train, this solution is out of reach for pervasive preventive maintenance, even at very large companies. If you have 500 motors in a plant, it's prohibitive to instrument all of them.
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According to the No Kid Hungry organization, one in five kids across America struggles with hunger. For the past three years, Troup County School System (TCSS) has been putting a dent in this statistic through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program. This national feeding program makes it easier for high-need schools to serve free breakfast and lunch to all students. In Troup County, Franklin Forest Elementary and Hogansville Elementary are two new schools that were recently approved for CEP beginning August 2017.
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by Sarah Cocchimiglio
Fewer than one percent of Americans live to be 100. For Florence Fells, who turned 101 on Sept. 4, it's a blessing and an accomplishment. Fells, of Spring Garden, is an active lady who enjoys games, music and the outdoors. She takes part in Homelink's Adult Day program at the Homelink center at 5 West Mt. Airy Ave., where she loves to play card games like Uno and Skip-Bo, and enjoys spiritual concerns.
Fells is an African American woman, born and raised in Raleigh, N.C. She has outlived two husbands and a daughter. According to a recent study done by the Pew Research Center's Religion and Public Life Project, blacks and Hispanics are statistically more likely than whites to live to be 100. They also tend to look more favorably on the idea of longer life spans as a positive development, the study reported.
The average life span for Americans today is 78.7 years, and according to the Pew study findings, most Americans, 69 percent, hope to live for between 79 and 100 years. The number falls off dramatically after that, with only nine percent wanting to live beyond 100.
Lori Shmukler, president and owner of Homelink, said she admires Fells' love of life and her willingness and interest in trying new things, versus slowing down. Homelink offers Fells and other area seniors a variety of recreational activities, as well as health and social services. "Homelink demonstrates that age does not limit a person's ability to participate," Shmukler said. "[We] take pride in giving people the opportunity to experience and explore new things."
Dan Schiavo, Homelink's director of activities, said Fells still knows how to "cut a rug." According to the director, "She's very pleasant, and she's still able to dance. As a matter of fact we had a luau in August, and she was dancing away."
Schiavo said that sadly many elderly become forgotten, so he makes a point to improve Homelink participants' overall quality of life. "Your environment is everything, and I really like to see the transformation of our participants from their arrival to their integration into the Homelink culture, of actually wanting to be active," Schiavo said. "Their receiving regular human contact here is very holistic."
At the end of each month, Homelink organizes a birthday celebration for all of the Homelink participants whose birthdays fall within that month. At the end of September, a special party was held to honor Fells' 101st birthday.
Asked what she would do with another 100 years, Fells said she is grateful for every day, and will keep moving forward. "I would just accept it and keep on going," Fells said. "God has been good to me."
For over 25 years, Homelink, Inc., has provided services for older adults throughout the Greater Philadelphia area, including its Adult Day Center currently serving 80 older adults, a Meals on Wheels program, consumer and caregiver information and referrals and personal emergency-response systems. Homelink assists more than 1,000 older adults every day who enroll in the Adult Day Center Services because they have difficulty managing everyday activities on their own.
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One thing is clear: That shift is on the side of gay and lesbian equality. More and more gay and lesbian couples are openly committing to each other, having weddings, and even calling it marriage. The word is important. Princesses don't dream about someday "domestically partnering with" the person they love. They dream about marrying him -- or, in a minority of cases, her.Then we'll see the sun break through the clouds and the little birds sing, too, I bet. Sorry. I'm not buying it. The forces of hate are celebrating with vile triumphalism right now. They are metaphorically, at least, tearing up my marriage license and violating the most sacred and joyous experience of my life with their hate-filled words. And I'm supposed to be grateful that Obama even mentioned the word "gay" in his victory speech and hope that someday the smoke clears.
To that minority, a bare majority of California voters sent a discriminatory message: You are not good enough for marriage. Your relationships -- no matter how loving, how committed, how exemplary -- are not "real" marriage.
But "real" marriage transcends state recognition of it. And that's another reason why this debate will continue. Because it's not just about what California should or should not legally recognize. It's also about what sort of relationships are morally valuable, and why. And that's a debate that, slowly but surely, gay-rights advocates are winning.
The path to inclusion is not always direct and the pace of change almost never steady. This setback is by no means a final verdict. In the coming years, gay and lesbian citizens will continue to tell our stories. We will demonstrate that, like everyone else, we are worthy of having someone to have and to hold, for better or for worse. More Americans will realize that such relationships are a good thing -- not just for us but for the community at large.
When the smoke from this battle clears, Americans will realize that gays are not interested in confusing children or in forcing princesses on little girls who don't want them. But they also will realize that, when girls grow up to love princesses, they deserve to live happily ever after too.
Update: many lawyers think that the current challenges will be unsuccessful as a matter of law, and also that they will forcibly annul my marriage. Commentary here.


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If planning to see the new thriller "Hanna" (and you should), then fasten your seat belts. Wow.
Director Joe Wright ("Atonement") once again guides Saoirse Ronan to a stunning performance in this kinetic, demented fairy tale mixing nonstop action, character-driven plot, and a cool The Chemical Brothers score. Indeed, the climactic finale is set in a Brothers Grimm theme park.
Hanna (Ronan) is a literal babe in the woods raised by her father in a remote Finnish cabin. Her home schooling includes fluency in several languages, hunting, shooting and hand-to-hand combat. She's never seen any other human besides her father.
That's because daddy (Eric Bana) is a former covert operative who has trained his angelic-looking daughter with one thought in mind: to kill Marissa Weigler, and to adapt or die. OK, so that's two thoughts.
Cate Blanchett is memorable as the crafty Marissa, a wicked CIA queen so tough she wields her toothbrush like a weapon — on herself.
My only complaint is the "Hanna-cam," the frenetic camera style that has become de rigueur for chase sequences. Yet you'll be so engrossed in the story, there's no choice but to remain seated until the film has come to a complete and satisfying stop.
'Arthur' remake is tedious, annoying
The new version of "Arthur" is as obnoxious and annoying as the title character's wasted life.
Played with dreary ineptitude by Russell Brand, he removes every ounce of charm that Dudley Moore brought to the original role that won him an Oscar nomination in 1981. Helen Mirren's great talents are wasted as Arthur's witty and caring nanny who monitors his inane lifestyle.
Clumsy and incompetent, Brand stumbles across the screen as a wealthy playboy oblivious to the reality of ordinary people. The drunken stupidity he brings to every scene quickly wears thin. Modern awareness of the dreadful effects of alcoholism renders the basic premise unfunny and unwelcome.
The silly attempts by his angry mother to force him into an arranged marriage are unbelievable.
Equally artificial is the sideshow romance with a lower-class woman played with gee-whiz innocence by the lovely Greta Gerwig. The women are the lone bright spots in this lame remake.
But the contrived plot results in a film that is tedious and insipid on every level.
SUSANNE PEREZ lives in Costa Mesa.
JOHN DEPKO is a retired senior investigator for the Orange County public defender's office. He lives in Costa Mesa and works as a licensed private investigator.


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The Tiny Hackable Linux Pogoplug Pro
Installation and SetupThe CloudEngines line of tiny Pogoplug plug computers are fully-hackable little Linux servers. Paul Ferrill shows us what the Pogoplug Pro can do, and how to use it.
The Pogoplug Pro is one of three plug-computer devices offered from CloudEngines. It is the only one of the three to include built-in WiFi. In all other aspects it's virtually identical to the original Pogoplug with the exception of color (black for the Pro, pink for the original). Simplicity is the theme for all Pogoplugs coupled with easy access. CloudEngines includes their My.Pogoplug.com service to provide access to your Pogoplug device from any desktop computer (Linux, Mac OS X and Windows) and a wide range of mobile devices (Android, Blackberry, iPad and iPhone ).
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Installation and Setup
Getting the Pogoplug Pro installed requires two things besides the device itself--at least one USB hard drive and an active connection to the Internet. All configuration and management of Pogoplug devices happens through the My.Pogoplug.com service. Pogoplug devices support multiple disk formats including EXT-2/EXT-3, Mac OS X Extended Journaled and non-Journaled (HFS+), and FAT32/NTFS. Your disk drive does need to be formatted in one of the supported file systems before you connect it to the Pogoplug. Any files on the drive will be indexed and presented on the My.Pogoplug.com website.
Connecting to the Internet is required to initialize the Pogoplug Pro. It will also work through a WiFi connection as long as you have DHCP enabled and it can connect to the Pogoplug service. The first thing it does is check for software updates and immediately downloads and installs them. You should see the LED on the front panel turn green once the connection has been made and firmware updated. At this point you must activate the device on the my.pogoplug.com site. After a short registration process you should see your attached USB drive and any content that was already loaded.
While you can get to everything on the attached USB drive through the web interface, CloudEngines also offers native client applications for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows. Once installed, the Pogoplug appears as an available device from your favorite file browser. Moving files to the Pogoplug from any accessible device then becomes a simple drag-and-drop operation. You will need to execute a few command line instructions to get the Pogoplug client installed on Linux. These instructions come from the pogoplugged site and apply to both Ubuntu 9.04 and 10.04:
Step 1: Download either the 32- or 64-bit pogoplugfs binary file from the download site.
Step 2: Make sure you have FUSE installed on your system. Use Synaptic Package Manager and search for fuse.
Step3: In a terminal window type the following three commands:
sudo usermod -a -G fuse $(id -u -n) sudo mkdir /media/pogoplug sudo chown root:fuse /media/pogoplug sudo chmod 0775 /media/pogoplug
Step 4: Execute the pogoplug app from a terminal window as follows:
./pogoplugfs --user YOUREMAIL --password YOURPASSWORD --mountpoint /media/pogoplug
At this point you should see a drive icon on your desktop labeled pogoplug.
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Stitching or sewing has a history dating back to the prehistoric times. It is believed, with archaeological pieces of evidence, that sewing must have come into being since the stone ages when people had begun to sew to attach pieces of animal skin using needles made of bones, antlers and ivory. They probably must have used threads made of animal parts like veins.
As the times progressed and sewing started to become an integral part of life, not only newer methods of sewing styles developed, but many other materials were tried as needles and threads. For many thousands of years, sewing or stitching was done exclusively by hands. Later, machines which helped to assist sewing and weaving were developed. The invention of sewing machines in the 19th century and computerization in the 20th century led to a revolution in the textile industry with mass production of sewn objects.
Although sewing or stitching is commonly associated with clothing and fabrics, it must not be forgotten that this skill is used in many other craft areas like making shoes, bags, sporting goods and all those things associated with attaching pieces of fabric. Sewing also comprises a wider range of art in the textile industry like embroidery, tapestry, quilting, applique, weaving etc…
Our tutorials deal with one of such arts: hand embroidery, which is very much practiced even today in spite of all the invasion of machine-made,
'perfect' sewn objects. It should be admitted, though, that it is a dying art with hobbyists finding lesser time and patience. On the flip side, hand embroidery is an important means of livelihood to many people in different countries.
There are more than 400 types of different stitches from around the globe and even more types of hand embroideries. When certain stitches are combined in certain ways to create a certain style of stitching, it is known as hand embroidery. The stitches and associated hand embroideries can speak volumes of the history of its people, culture and times.
This section of the tutorial will teach you the various hand embroidery stitches. These stitches are categorized based on certain families they belong to. These families are distinguished based on the nature of the technique used to create a particular stitch. It is possible that some stitches belong to more than one family, but an effort has been made to minimize the confusion.
Hand sewing is an art to be perfected with patience and perseverance. It helps us in creative expression and ultimately gives us a satisfaction that most other hobbies can give. Happy learning…happy stitching. 🙂
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Sarah's Take: Posey's comeback was remarkable
In his first full regular season in the Major Leagues, Posey had the highest batting average in the NL. Serving as the Giants' primary cleanup hitter, he had 24 home runs and 103 RBIs.
Although catchers are the most important players on the diamond, Posey, 25, became only the eighth NL catcher to earn the MVP Award.
In the 2008 First-year Player Draft, the Giants chose Posey from Florida State University with the fifth overall pick. Posey impressed the Giants with his leadership skills and pure athleticism -- he played shortstop as a freshman in college and during the Cape Cod League in 2006.
Rising through the Giants' Minor League system quickly, Posey made his Major League debut in 2009. Despite being in the Majors the previous September, he didn't make the club out of Spring Training in '10. By May, however, Posey was in the Majors to stay.
Immediately, Posey earned the respect from a veteran pitching staff. On the offensively starved Giants, he became their best hitter. His outstanding play allowed the Giants to trade veteran catcher Bengie Molina to the Texas Rangers.
Showing baseball maturity beyond his years, Posey guided the experienced pitching staff to the 2010 World Series while also contributing offensively. He was instrumental in helping the Giants to win their first World Series championship since moving to San Francisco in 1958.
The 2011 regular season began slowly for Posey, but by May he was starting to hit well. In late May, during an extra-inning game against the Marlins, Posey suffered a dislocated ankle and broken leg during a collision at the plate. At the time, many baseball people feared that his promising career had ended abruptly.
The Giants called for a rule change to disallow deliberate collisions at the plate. Although baseball hasn't changed the rule, upon Posey's return to action, Bruce Bochy, the Giants' manager and a former Major League catcher, issued an order to Posey: Under no circumstances should he block the plate.
Although the Giants received criticism from many veteran baseball people for ordering their catcher not to block the plate, they must protect their young star, who is probably the best player within their organization. During the course of the regular season, blocking the plate probably doesn't prevent more than 10 runs from scoring. Furthermore, this practice can seriously injure both players involved. With the greater awareness of what head injuries can do to someone's life, no team should encourage collisions anywhere on the diamond.
After two surgeries to repair the badly damaged leg and ankle and months of intensive rehabilitation therapy, Posey returned to play this past Spring Training. He had no restrictions, and not many people could tell any difference in his play.
Posey's recovery boggles the mind. Since crouching puts unusual stress on the ankles, not many baseball people thought Posey could be an everyday catcher again. This young man proved the skeptics wrong. Although Bochy started Posey at first base 29 times to keep the slugger in the lineup while giving his legs a rest, the Giants used Posey as their main catcher.
Posey handled the Giants' pitching staff expertly. When he caught them, they had a 3.50 ERA. He caught Matt Cain's perfect game against the Houston Astros. He had only two passed balls -- an outstanding feat for an everyday catcher.
Posey's pitchers trust his knowledge of the opposition. Subsequently, they rarely shake him off, because they believe Posey knows what they should throw in a certain situation.
Besides setting a low target, Posey also has a strong, accurate throwing arm that enabled him to throw out 30 percent potential base stealers and prevent many teams from trying to play the running game.
In October, Posey was named as the NL Comeback Player of the Year. Becoming the first catcher to win the NL batting title since Ernie Lombardi in 1942 sealed the MVP Award for Posey.
Since the MVP Award had already been chosen before the postseason began, Posey's grand slam against the Cincinnati Reds in Game 5 of the National League Division Series that allowed his team to advance didn't count in his MVP Award selection.
Posey's remarkable achievements after suffering a devastating injury makes him a player to watch closely in the future to see what else he will accomplish in his career.


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Imagine that you are an asthmatic whose difficulty breathing makes it necessary for you to use an inhaler. Fortunately for asthmatics, rescue inhalers are commonly prescribed, readily accessible, and life-saving, allowing them to breathe a bit easier in both a literal and figurative sense. Life-saving medications also exist for the disease of opiate addiction, but often come with an incredibly heavy stigma.
Imagine that you are an asthmatic whose difficulty breathing makes it necessary for you to use an inhaler. Fortunately for asthmatics, rescue inhalers are commonly prescribed, readily accessible, and life-saving, allowing them to breathe a bit easier in both a literal and figurative sense. Life-saving medications also exist for the disease of opiate addiction, but often come with an incredibly heavy stigma.
Opiate use in Massachusetts has reached epidemic proportions, with overdose deaths tallying in the hundreds since the beginning of this year alone. Despite this frightening trend, there continues to be a shameful haze surrounding the medications most commonly prescribed for opiate dependence: Methadone, Suboxone, and Vivitrol.
Misconceptions about these treatments are commonplace, increasing the stigma associated with them. Methadone is perhaps the most misunderstood of all. Methadone, which has been around since the 1960s, is a medication that acts in the brain similar to an opiate itself. One myth about methadone is that the individuals who take it are getting high from it. Methadone is taken orally and reaches the brain slower than heroin and prescription opiates, so it does not provide that same rush. Many believe that, once methadone is introduced, a person will be on it for life and cannot live without it. While it is true that some patients remain on methadone for up to a decade, the average time is much shorter. Most individuals take methadone for less than two years.
Suboxone is a much newer medication, approved by the FDA in 2002. It is known for curbing opiate cravings and allowing individuals to lead healthy and productive lives, all while taking the medication at home. Like methdone, many feel that individuals use suboxone only to get high or to sell to others on the street while they continue to use opiates. While the potential for abusing it is there, there are safeguards in place in many programs that dispense suboxone. Urine drug screens and random pill counts are often performed to ensure that the individual is taking the medication properly. These safeguards offer structure to patients while they are rebuilding their lives.
The lesser known Vivitrol is a once- monthly injection of a medication that acts as a complete opiate blocker. In other words, those who attempt to use while on Vivitrol will be unable to feel high, which acts as a deterrent to using at all. This medication greatly decreases craving for opiates as well.
Awareness about the many benefits of medication-assisted treatments may help decrease the stigma that surrounds them. For example, these medications have been shown to decrease the risky behaviors associated with addiction that can lead to legal problems, overdoses, and infectious diseases such as HIV and Hepatitis C. Like any other treatment for addiction, these medications will likely be effective only if the individual taking them is serious about their recovery. Participating in other types of treatment, including Narcotics Anonymous and individual and group counseling, only adds to the effectiveness of methadone, Suboxone, and Vivitrol.
Many complain that these medications are merely a crutch, or that they take the place of hard work or will-power. What is so wrong about having a crutch? Crutches support those who have broken a bone or twisted an ankle, giving them time and support to heal so that they can get back to being their very best. Likewise, these medications provide those who have been broken by addiction with time to recover, develop coping skills and social supports, and rebuild their lives so that they emerge stronger and healthier than they were in active addiction.
When an individual and their doctor decide it is time to discontinue these medications, the patient will ideally have a number of supports in place so that they can cope without the medication with everyday life stressors and cravings to use opiates.
For more information about medication-assisted treatment or other treatment for addiction, call SSTAR at 508-679-5222. If you are a family member who is seeking an intervention or simply information about resources, call SSTAR's Family Intervention line at 508-558-0376.
Autumn Froias, LCSW, is an outpatient clinician at SSTAR and the coordinator of SSTAR'S Family Intervention Program.


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|Yellowstone to Yukon: Freedom to Roam
The Burke Museum partners with The Mountaineer Books to launch the first of three wildlife photography exhibits grappling with the greatest conservation issues of our time. Opening June 16, Yellowstone to Yukon: Freedom to Roam features photographs by German-born Florian Schulz of the Rocky Mountain West and documents the ambitious effort to preserve wildlife corridors from Yellowstone National Park to Canada's Yukon Territories.Such corridors would link existing parks and public lands to ensure the survival of one of the world's last intact mountain ecosystems.
An award winning nature photographer, Schulz has dedicated ten years of his life to documenting the drama and beauty of North America's largest wildlife corridor: the Rocky Mountains. His 40 large format color photographs have captured the drama and beauty of this Western ecosystem and its diverse landscapes, wildlife, and people. Schulz has received honors from the BBC's Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition and Nature's Best International Photography Awards.Yellowstone to Yukon: Freedom to Roam is organized by the Burke Museum in collaboration with The Mountaineers Books and the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative. Over the next three years, the Burke Museum is collaborating with The Mountaineers Books and other environmental organizations to produce and present three exhibitions of nature photography, each linked to a critical environmental issue, including corridor protection, biodiversity, and climate change. The exhibits will premiere at the Burke Museum and tour museums throughout the United States and Canada.


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Below are the lists of Estate cars, available for rental in Ushuaia - Malvinas Argentinas Airport [USH], Argentina, as well as nearby locations. These lists contain the models and basic characteristics of cars, as well as their approximate prices. They allow the estimation of the level of prices and the range of the possible options. To learn about the precise prices and availability of the cars for the required dates, please fill in the dates of the beginning and the end of the rental in the search form above and press the "Search" button, or just press the "Check" button below the image of the car you prefer.
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The estate cars are сargo-and-passenger cars with a spacious trunk, which are perfect for a comfortable family trip from Ushuaia - Malvinas Argentinas Airport [USH], Argentina.
The main difference of estate cars is the ability of transforming all seats, except the front ones, for the purpose of increasing the luggage compartment. So if you need a car to transport freight or if you have a big luggage, you need is a wagon car! The estate cars usually have 4 doors and 5 passenger seats. The wagon cars are considered a smart alternative to 6 or 7-seats minivans for in some cars the luggage compartment may be transformed into the additional seats, but these seats are not quite comfortable for distant trips.
The rental of "estate" group cars has some peculiarities concerning the age. The car rental companies don't provide this car group to the drivers under 21. Besides, the drivers between 21 and 24 or 25 (depending on the rules of the specific car rental company) will have to pay a young driver's fee. The age fees are not applied to the drivers over 25 or 26 years old.
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