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#1 Posted : Tuesday, September 10, 2013 3:39:36 AM(UTC)
Every time I watch a NFL game that comes down to the wire, I wonder to myself, "Why doesn't the clock stop while the guys in the black and white trip all over themselves spotting the ball on a 1st down?"

(I wouldn't mind terribly if they stopped the clock to spot the ball on every down.)

Seems like a reasonable rule change. Are there any other rules
#2 Posted : Tuesday, September 10, 2013 7:17:01 AM(UTC)
I don't think the clock should ever stop. Just keep rolling and get it over with like soccer. I like football as much as the next guy, but there are way too many breaks (and commercials).
#3 Posted : Tuesday, September 10, 2013 11:48:45 AM(UTC)
How true Rabid......the games go on and on. The TV breaks are a pain in the butt.
The ONLY good thing about them is that it gives you a chance to go to the fridge or the bathroom!
#4 Posted : Tuesday, September 10, 2013 1:02:10 PM(UTC)
The clock stopping on a first down would add to commercial breaks?
#5 Posted : Tuesday, September 10, 2013 8:47:45 PM(UTC)
Stopping the clock on first downs would not add breaks, it doesn't in college and the do stop the clock so they can move the chains. It would make Timeouts not as important. Now when they stop the clock with a time out, that does initiate a commercial break.

I don't like the idea of changing though. It would be nothing but another change that would only benefit offenses.
#6 Posted : Wednesday, September 11, 2013 9:17:00 AM(UTC)
Soccer? Argh!

Then we'd have that weird "extra time at the end" thing.

Now rugby...how does time work in rugby?
#7 Posted : Wednesday, September 11, 2013 5:43:44 PM(UTC)
That's the CFL model, but I can tell you the final few minutes can last an enternity under that model. Instead of looking at longer passes you can just chip your way down the field in 10 yard plays so it really limits the defence. On the plus side since we tend to play really shitty prevent defence it actually does make you play a lot tighter as the clock is not on the defence's side like it is under the current model.
#8 Posted : Thursday, September 12, 2013 1:10:49 PM(UTC)
I think they should play all the commercials first, then play the game continuously stopping only for timeouts or vice versa.
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11 Greatest Transformations of Gary Oldman's Career

By Agent Bedhead | Lists | August 29, 2012 | Comments ()

By Agent Bedhead | Lists | August 29, 2012 |

I've already made a huge deal about how much I love Gary Oldman and admire his ability to completely disappear within nearly any role within which Hollywood is smart enough to employ him. It's not even a question of how much time this guy's spent in the makeup chair either. He's just a damn chameleon and a bloody amazing actor. Here's his eleven best transformations:

Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg in The Fifth Element: Some critics have the idea that Oldman was channeling Ross Perot in this role, but seriously, Oldman has more class.

Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy: For anyone who's watched this movie and witnessed the little jig that Oldman does with the children towards the end of this film, I ask you ... why hasn't this guy won an Oscar yet?

Mason Verger in Hannibal: My apologies, but Gary does unspeakable things in this role, and I am so freaked out that I simply cannot speak of them.

Rolfe in Tiptoes: Gary was literally playing a midget in this role by kneeling down during the entirety of his screen time.

Dracula in Bram Stoker's Dracula: Oldman was both knife-licking & finger-licking good in this role.

Drexl Spivey in True Romance: Oldman as a white Jamaican pimp. Enough said.

Lee Harvey Oswald in JFK: He's got only a few minutes of screen time. but Oldman manages to make a serious impression nonetheless.

Beethoven in Immortal Beloved: Greatest performance in the history of everything? I think so.

Jack Grimaldi in Romeo is Bleeding: As mentioned before, Oldman is a master of accents. This role is no exception.

Norman Stansfield in The Professional: Gary fucking loooves to play the villain, and he pulls this one off in a highly exceptional manner.

Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter: Dude banged Demi Moore. The transformation is implicit.

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PANNA: Resource Pointer #210 | Pesticide Action Network
Reclaiming the future of food and farming

PANNA: Resource Pointer #210

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Jun 15, 1999 -- Andrew Olsen

Pesticide Action Network Updates Service (PANUPS)

Resource Pointer #210

June 16, 1999

For copies of the following resources, please contact the appropriate publishers or organizations directly.

*Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings, 1999* J. Routt Reigart, M.D. and James R. Roberts, M.D., M.P.H. Information for health professionals treating acute pesticide poisonings. Covers toxicology, symptoms of poisoning, treatment, and chemical structure of insecticides, herbicides and other pesticides. Includes guidelines for determining exposure history and dosage for antidotes, plus tables on screening questions, interview guidelines, steps in investigating a disease outbreak and more. 236 pp. Free. Contact Certification and Worker Protection Branch, Field and External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street SW (7506C), Washington, DC 20460; phone (703) 305-7666; (703) 308-2962. Electronic copies available at

*Pesticide Safety: A Reference Manual for Private Applicators, 1998* Patrick J. O'Connor-Marer. Outlines safety procedures for pesticide application. Includes questionnaires to determine farm profile and needs. Discusses pesticide labels, mixing and application, ways to recognize and reduce pesticide hazards, and procedures for coping with pesticide emergencies. 120 pp. US$7. Contact University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources - Publications, 6701 San Pablo Ave., Oakland, CA 94608-1239; phone (800) 994-8849 or (510) 642-2431; fax (510) 643-5470; email Request Publication 3383.

*A Guide to Heat Stress in Agriculture, 1993* U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Provides guidelines for pesticide applicators and agricultural employers to protect workers from heat illness. Emphasizes special precautions necessary for agricultural pilots, pesticide handlers and "early entry" workers who are required to wear protective gear. Includes some first aid information. 44 pp. Free. Contact Occupational Safety Branch (7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street SW, Washington, DC 20460; phone (703) 305-7666. Refer to Document #055-000-00474-9.

*Controlling Heat Stress Made Simple/Maneras Sencillas de Controlar la Fatiga Causada por el Calor, 1995* U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Poster. English/Spanish. Covers basic steps for controlling heat stress; symptoms of and treatment for heat illnesses; and symptom comparison between heat exhaustion and organophosphate/carbamate poisoning. US$1.25. Laminated pocket cards summarizing heat stress precautions also available. US$3.25 for 25 English cards, US$4.75 for 25 Spanish cards. Contact U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, Washington, DC 20402; phone (202) 512-1800. Refer to document #055-000-00544-3 for poster, #055-000-00557-5 for English cards, #055-000-558-3 for Spanish cards.

*Environment and Human Health, Inc. (EHHI) Website* Nonprofit organization, founded in 1997, dedicated to protecting public health from environmental hazards. Website includes outline of EHHI's agenda; guidelines for reducing health risks in schools; and text of recent Connecticut legislation on pesticides in schools. Also provides full text of two EHHI reports, "Pesticides and Well Water: A Survey of Private Drinking Water Wells for Lawn and Tree Care Pesticides in a Connecticut Town" and "Pest Control Practices in Connecticut Schools."

We encourage those interested in having resources listed in the PANUPS Resource Pointer to send review copies of publications, videos or other resources to our office.

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NASA’s Next Exoplanet Satellite Arrives at NASA Kennedy

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite arrives at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, where it will undergo final preparations for launch. (Credits: NASA’s Kennedy Space Center)

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. (NASA PR) — NASA’s next planet-hunting mission has arrived in Florida to begin preparations for launch. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station nearby NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida no earlier than April 16, pending range approval.

TESS was delivered Feb. 12 aboard a truck from Orbital ATK in Dulles, Virginia, where it spent 2017 being assembled and tested. Over the next month, the spacecraft will be prepped for launch at Kennedy’s Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF).

TESS is the next step in NASA’s search for planets outside our solar system, known as exoplanets. The mission will scan nearly the entire sky to monitor more than 200,000 of the nearest and brightest stars in search of transit events — periodic dips in a star’s brightness caused by planets passing in front of their stars. TESS is expected to find thousands of exoplanets.

The upcoming James Webb Space Telescope, scheduled for launch in 2019, will provide important follow-up observations of some of the most promising TESS-discovered exoplanets, allowing scientists to study their atmospheres and, in some special cases, to search for signs that these planets could support life.

TESS is a NASA Astrophysics Explorer mission led and operated by MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and managed by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Dr. George Ricker of MIT’s Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research serves as principal investigator for the mission.

Additional partners include Orbital ATK, NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the Space Telescope Science Institute. More than a dozen universities, research institutes and observatories worldwide are participants in the mission.

NASA’s Launch Services Program is responsible for launch management. SpaceX of Hawthorne, California, is the provider of the Falcon 9 launch service.

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    I hope that TESS can find another Earth.

  • duheagle

    If all goes according to current plan, the TESS mission will be one of four that SpaceX intends to launch in April, a new monthly mission record for the company. SpaceX did three missions in a single month twice in 2017 and looks to be doing so again this month if all goes as planned.

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Sal Pagliara was born in Force, Pennsylvania in 1930. He attended elementary school and graduated from technical school in New Jersey. After graduating from school, he served in the Navy Air Division until 1950. He married Dorothy, from Jacksonville, and they had five children--a son and four daughters. He was a carpenter contractor until they moved to Ft. Lauderdale in 1955. In 1968 they moved to Parkland. Sal was an early low density activist in the City. In 1980, he organized a volunteer land planning council of citizens to provide input to the Mayor and Commissioners. He organized the first homeowners association in Parkland [PHO] during Ms. Gerren’s term as Mayor.

Sal served on the newly formed code enforcement board. He was elected the 9th Mayor in 1988. Sal was an important to the growing City of
Parkland and was at the ‘right place at the right time’. He served his city well for 15 years. He attended dozens of meetings of the Broward County Planning Council, not always agreeing with them if it impacted the lifestyle of Parkland. He oversaw public hearings on a multitude of topics important to the population growth of Parkland. Sal always displayed a deep civic love for the City ofParkland. The City Hall was named for him.


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Getting What We All Want

In the crisp morning air, day breaks to the sound of a diesel engine idling as the high school kids get on the school bus. It will be back again in an hour and a half to pick up the elementary kids. The wheels on the bus go round and round, getting kids where they need to go. The long, hot nights of summer have given way to fresh, bright mornings. It’s back to school in Walltown.

Listening and learning from Grandma Ann

I think of my friend and mentor, “Grandma Ann,” who organized Walltown and other neighborhoods like it through the 1960’s and was invited to co-chair the city-wide process that integrated our public schools. The other co-chair was a man named C.P. Ellis, the local leader of the Ku Klux Klan at that time. They were bitter enemies whose tempers had flared through many a hot summer night of civil rights struggle. But, somehow, in those early morning office hours, co-chairing a process that neither of them entirely believed in, they became friends. “We started listening to the children,” Ann says. “And we realized that all our fighting wasn’t helping them one bit.”

The wheels on the bus go round and round Durham because people like Ann and C.P. helped this community imagine an integrated future. But the truth is, bussing did not fix our race problem. People moved. Private schools opened. Economic inequalities continued. Our racial wounds were not healed by the meetings that Ann and C.P. chaired. But we did glimpse a vision of a better Durham, a place more like the kingdom of God.

In a more peaceful neighborhood, that vision might be a dream to celebrate and pass on to our kids once a year on MLK Day–something to sing about on Sundays. But here in Walltown, our need for beloved community feels more urgent. This long, hot summer, we saw over a dozen of the young men who were kids when we came here a decade ago rounded up and carried off to jail in a concentrated “drug bust.” (Almost none of them were convicted, but most spent weeks in jail.) At summer camp, the teenagers spoke frankly about why gang life seems more viable to them that most of the available options. (Why risk your life fighting for a country that doesn’t care about you when a guy in your neighborhood is willing to give you a job and gun—no boot camp required?) Almost every day, young kids—6 to 10 year-olds—came by the house asking for a snack. What they didn’t say (but could have) was, “I haven’t eaten since I woke up. I’m hungry.”

All of this was on my mind last night as we hosted orientation for our Walltown Aspiring Youth (the WAY). I talked to Shamaia, Dante and Junior’s mom who I’d never met because she’s in class when they come to church on Wednesday nights. Across the room, I saw the three youngest kids from a refugee family that resettled across the street from Rutba House eight years ago. The youngest—the only one born here in the US—is in my son’s class this year. His older brother is on a WAY team.

A WAY team, our for ride with their coach.

A few more familiar faces trickled in, but I was drawn to the ones I didn’t know. I introduced myself to a friendly-faced abuelita, a woman who told me that she’s lived about a block and a half from me for the past six years. This is the first time we’ve met. “I go to work and come home, to work and come home,” she says with a smile. But we are here, together, because she cares about her grandson. Across the room, another grandma walks in. This one is white and lives across the street from me. We wave to each other most days. But this is the first time we’ve sat, balancing paper plates on our laps, eating grapes and chips and talking about our kids.

Years ago, when we were first starting School for Conversion, I sat down with Grandma Ann and asked if she would teach me to organize. “It’s simple,” she said. “Find out what people want and start helping them get it. When you get half-way to what they want, tell them what you want.”

No, we’re not where we want to be yet. But last night, sitting here with those families and thinking about the year ahead, it felt like we might be about half-way there with these kids. Black, white, and Latino, they signed on to say that they want to do well in school and in life. What’s more, they want to do it together. Half-way toward their goal, I realize that it is mine, too. We all want a neighborhood where everyone can flourish—a society where it is easier to be good. I want it for these kids, and I want it for my kids, too.

If any of us are going to truly have what we want, we’ll have to have it together. Which is to say, we’ll have to become a community. And this, I suspect, is the most important thing that’s happening here. It’s why there’s nowhere else I’d rather be.

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BE GRATEFUL - Having an Attitude of GRATITUDE as a Path of Presence // Meditation and Mindfulness for Anyone Willing to Return Home to Their Heart // Heat Centered Entrepreneur // Practice of Joyful Mindfulness

I declare every Thursday as Thankful Thursday!!

As I give thanks, I become present to the power of how my attitude sets me up for my experience.  When I practice mindfulness and give thanks for the abundance of the present moment, I become present to the gift that is my life.

Immediately, I remember that I have everything I need to succeed and live happily: oxygen, water, food, shelter, clothing.  Everything else that is present - which is ALWAYS so much more than the basic necessities - is a bonus!

I become present to the abundance that overflows, continuously, creating for me experiences of grace, mercy, and serendipitous fortune!

As a human being, there are times when I forget just how abundant my life is.  (Anyone ever experience this forgetfulness?)

When mindfulness of thanksgiving is absent in consciousness, I notice a less ideal experience.  I might feel it in my body as constriction.  The voice in my head speaks loudly, sometimes shouting.  My breath becomes a bit shallow, and I feel tightness all around.

Come back to your heart.
— Give Thanks

In times like these, when I feel restricted, I get to return to the sticky note on my desktop:  "Come back to the Heart."

My road back is always a change of mind - to the positive!  Rather than anything else, I choose again to cultivate gratitude.

Gratefulness puts me on the right track. Again and again, I return.

Join me in returning back to the heart - give thanks today for 3 things present in your life.

Mine are: My precious children, the love of my husband and gift of sacred friendships.  What are yours?


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God is demonstrating His perfect timing to me again these days...

The farmers around here are plowing their fields in preparation for planting and I cannot drive past those fields without having an attitude adjustment— a needed adjustment. Last week I went from bouncing off the ceiling to sub-basement level within moments. The resulting splatter wasn't pretty, but there was truth to what was being said, and I knew it. My problem wasn't with the truth, it was with the fact that my bubble had been burst. Pierced, actually, and a realm that I had declared mine was being breached...again. Oh, not by God, He'd been invited in as a welcome addition, a necessary addition. This invasion was by someone else and it sent me for a triple loop.

The day after I landed in the sub-basement, we passed the first of the fields that had been plowed. My initial response was, “Lord, I feel like I've been plowed, too.”

His quiet response was so gentle and loving it was hard to hold the tears back. “You have to plow before you can plant.”

I want a bountiful harvest for God, that means I need to be plowed so He can plant a crop in me. Farm discs are sharp and are designed to cut deep and turn the dirt over. They're nothing to mess with but they serve their purpose well. God's discs are nothing to mess with, but He often lets us decide how well they serve their purpose.

God's been plowing me.

It's not been comfortable, but I thank God for it. I also thank Him for His perfect timing. Each time I go to town (which has been more than once a day this week) it seems there are more fields that are plowed and they remind me of what God is doing in my life. If I want a bountiful harvest for my Lord, then I need to submit to His plowing and preparation in my life. Each trip to town I can smell the fragrance of the freshly turned soil. It's a smell that I've always enjoyed— a fragrance that seems to represent new life.

As God plows our lives, may the fragrance of our plowed lives be pleasing to Him. A fragrance with the promise of new life.

May the God of peace... equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. ~Hebrews 13:20-21, NIV

  1. Lord, I pray for Peej today. Work in her heart, only the way that YOU know how. Teach her, guide her, comfort her, love her. In Jesus' Name, Amen

  2. Joining, Yvonne, in praying for you!

    God is so awesome the way He uses ordinary things to speak peace to us.

    {{{Peej}}} Love you, Rita

  3. Thanks so much, ladies!! You're both so special!

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Happy Valentine’s Day! One of the most unique and fun ways to enjoy Valentine’s Day happens tonight at Bardog Tavern at 8 PM. It’s a burlesque show! Performer Kitty Wompas and her troupe of dancers will tantalize the crowd. From what I hear, the windows will have to be blacked out for this performance, if that gives you an idea what you can expect. There will be shot specials during the show.

Electronic dance music legend Paul Oakenfold comes to the New Daisy’s Daisyland Saturday, May 20 from 10 PM to 4 AM. Before you buy your ticket, keep one thing in mind… that’s the Saturday of BBQ Fest.

The Redbirds are hosting a Seasonal Job Fair Monday, February 20 (10 AM-2 PM) and Tuesday, February 21 (1 PM-5 PM) at the Home Plate Club in AutoZone Park. Positions open include bat boys/girls, box office ticket seller, field crew, ushers, and usher supervisors. All positions are part-time and seasonal.

The Downtown Neighborhood Association has announced a Mardi Gras-themed monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 28 at the Center for Southern Folklore, 119 S. Main. Phil Trenary, President and CEO of the Greater Memphis Chamber, will speak on the topic of “The Magic is in the Mix,” the people and places that make Memphis a world-class city. There will be king cakes, compliments of the Center for Southern Folklore. There will also be culinary lagniappes, compliments of Cafe Pontotoc. Of course there will be booze as well, with donations to DNA appreciated. Free for members, $10 non-members. Social at 6:00 with the program starting at 6:30.

The Flying Saucer is having a couples beer dinner ($40) tonight at 7. The appetizer will be cheese fondue, the entree will be braised beef, and there will be chocolate fondue for dessert. Of course, each will be paired with beer. You know the drawing of Disney’s Lady and the Tramp sharing a strand of spaghetti? The Saucer poster advertising the dinner has that drawing… except with Trump and Putin.

Is your favorite restaurant crowded on Tuesday and Wednesday nights? It may be Tinder’s fault. Those are the most popular date nights for people who met on dating apps.

High Cotton is running a couple of specials at their taproom today. Their saison is $1 until the keg is empty. They are also doing a buy two pints, pay only $3 for the second pint special. Hours today are 4 to 9 PM.

Cafe Eclectic has announced that its Harbor Town location will begin closing at 4 PM. The Midtown location still stays open until 9.

Congressman Steve Cohen has been appointed to the House Ethics Committee. An excellent appointment in a year where there may very well be ethics investigations.

That’s it for now. Getting my hair cut after work, then over to the Blind Bear for some Valentine’s Day PBR.


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Review: Malone DownLoader Kayak Carrier

I recently purchased the DownLoader from Malone for my wife's minivan. We've been able to take our kayaks on the van a little over 1,000 miles and put them through the ringer. I'll give you the dish below but first a little from Malone:
The DownLoader™ is the keystone of our J-Style carrier line and features every possible option for low clearance requirements; ease of loading; boat protection and universal fit requirements.
A quick pull on the Release Pins allow the carriers to rotate up for transport or down for garage access. We added thick adjustable foam padding wrapped with tough nylon sleeves to protect the boat's finish. The built-in boarding ramps completely eliminate the need to lift the kayak up and into the carriers. Simply set the boat up against the ramps and slide it in!
The "no tools required" installation is one step with the Jawz universal adapter system that fits round, square or factory oval load bars. For extra thick bars, there are optional length bolts available in the BUY SPARE PARTS section of the website.
Furnished with all hardware, heavy duty load straps and bow & stern safety tie-downs for one kayak.
  • Fold-down design with release pin activation
  • Integrated kayak boarding ramps
  • Three layers of corrosion resistant coating
  • Oversize padding with nylon sleeves
  • Universal fit hardware for round, square and factory oval load bars
  • Lifetime warranty
  • Optional MPG351 Telos Kayak Loading Assist available
  • Capacity: For kayaks up to 36" wide and 75 LB
  • Dimensions: 17" (L) x 6" (W) x 19.5" (H) raised and 6" (H) lowered
  • Frame: Coated steel, Injection molded nylon
  • Weight: 16 LB (set of 2)

The Good

Installation was easy. Everything you need to do the install is right there in the box. I already had Malone crossbars so it wasn't a problem. The approximate install per set was less than five minutes.

I love the ability to lay these hooks down and lock them when not in use. They are pretty low profile and allowed us to get into low clearance areas.

The straps and rope that come with the kit were more than plenty to secure the kayaks. Driving through rain, wind gusts and fields of grasshoppers we still had no issues (other than a dirty car).

The price is right too. At $159 per set, these beat out several other brands selling similar models with fewer features at larger prices.

The Needs Improvement

On the back of the hook is a U that the strap runs through to keep it close to the hook. While strapping up, these came out a couple of times (loading by myself). I'd like to see the U enclosed to become an O so that once threaded, the strap will keep its place.

The locking mechanism is plastic and could be a little more sturdy. It's a push in pull out type secure button that needed a little coaxing the first time I used it. Eventually I was able to figure where to apply pressure to get it to lock. An aluminum interlock would be better here for longevity and more precise fitting.

The padding is still good but seems a bit thin. I worry that in the Texas heat the adhesive might start to give way in the future. It hasn't yet and this is just speculation. Time will tell.

Final Thoughts

Overall, this is a great product that performed well on the fly, is easily installed and removed, and helped us turn mom's minivan into a fun adventuring machine with kayaks. I'd definitely recommend purchasing these to friends and family.

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Additions to save for web dialog

Photoshop 7 adds several new features to the familiar 'save for web' dialog box. Users can now selectively change specific colours in the GIF output of images, to other colours or make them transparent. A dithered transparency option has been added, which allows GIF images to blend better when placed on non-matte backgrounds. This option dithers the edges of a GIF image allowing it to merge into the background more effectively. This simulates the effect of partial transparency at the edges of an image, something which GIF files are not capable of.

The save for web dialog now includes the 'select optimizationion' option to prioritize text and vector graphics, so that they will not lose quality as much as the rest of the image when it is shrunk for web display. Photoshop will selectively vary the compression applied to the image based on the priorities you set. Various similar optimization settings exist for the GIF, JPG, PNG-8, PNG-24, and WBMP image format options.

Adobe ImageReady 7 and the rollover Pallete

For users who design web graphics in Photoshop, the new rollover pallette added to Adobe ImageReady 7 should be a major plus. This allows users to see all their animations, rollovers and image maps in a single place, instead of having to view them one by one. The new pallet displays all animations state-by-state, allowing an easy overall view of the active additions you have made.

Images opened in Photoshop can be directly transferred to ImageReady with a toolbar button, and changes made to that image in ImageReady will be instantly reflected in Photoshop as well.

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 Pg 1.  Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Review
 Pg 2.  Auto Colour and the Healing Brush
 Pg 3.  The Healing Brush and patch tool
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The sides of the unit have no controls or other features. The only thing to comment on here is the lack of a handgrip on either side. While the mPack P800 is pleasing to hold due to its shape, we would have liked to see rubber handgrips, or at least ribbed plastic to make the hold more secure. We'd really hate to drop the mPack.

The top of the mPack P800 holds the various ports. From right to left we have the DC power input, USB port, compact flash card slot (concealed by a rubber cover that is attached to one side of the slot and feels fairly solid), SPDIF out, A/V in and A/V out.

The bottom of the unit is featureless except for a small recessed reset button which will need a pin to activate.

The rear of the device features a small vent for the hard drive (through which you can actually see the drive) and a plastic flap which folds out into a convenient little stand.

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The Monueal LCD display is definitely useful to see at a glance what songs you are playing. There have been times when I would come home and not want to turn the TV on to play my music. A media centre PC is supposed to replace your CD player so not having to turn on your TV is a convenient thing.

The buttons and knobs have a very positive and nice feel. The black metal finish blends in beautifully with my black PC. I love the shortcuts buttons interface - I can quickly hit MUSIC and then PLAY and I'm listening to my music in no time.

The Monueal Ultra Bay also works with Windows MCE as long as you have the IMon Manager running. The only thing you don't get is EQ display compared to when you play music in IMedian.

Software configuration - IMON Manager and IMedian

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The Monueal IMON software is a daemon that sits in between IMedian and the remote control or Ultra Bay interface. Without this running in the background, the Monueal IMON Ultra Bay LCD will not work and neither will you able to interface with any software. The good news is that with this software running, you'll be able to run Windows MCE in conjunction with the Monueal IMON Ultra Bay if the IMedian software is not to your liking.

The setup also allows you to choose the Imon Ultrapad remote control or your MCE remote control if that is your preference. It is also critical in determining what the QUICKLAUNCH button on your remote will launch: IMedian or your choice of media software control such as Microsoft MCE or Windows Media Player.

The LCD display is also configured using this software and controls such LCD settings such as contrast, font size, text scroll speed etc. I found this feature useful as I was able to increase the font size and customize the display since I found it difficult to read the LCD display from afar.

Next up, PCSTATS looks at the usability of the Monueal iMedian software application - the heart of any good media PC.

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Petaluma High School’s girls basketball team was rewarded for an undefeated Sonoma County League championship season by having six of its players receive some sort of All-SCL honors.

The Petaluma All-League contingent was led by Co-Most Valuable Players junior Jaden Krist and sophomore Sheriene Arikat.

Petaluma coach Jon Ratshin was named Coach of the Year after guiding the T-Girls to a 12-0 league record and the post-season SCL Tournament title.

Krist was without question the league’s dominant inside player. Not only was she the league’s most intimidating defensive player in the paint, but the Petaluma offense flowed through her. She averaged 8.3 points per game despite her preference to work the ball back outside to open teammates. She also led the team with 5.4 rebounds per game.

Ratshin used Arikat as the first T-Girl off the bench, bringing her in early in games to give the T-Girls an instant spark of intensity and scoring. She led the team with an 11.1 points-per-game scoring average and was second to Krist with a 3.7 rebounds-per-game average.

Junior Kaileigh Pate was chosen to the first team. On a team that counted on defense and balanced scoring, she averaged 5.3 points per game and was a tenacious defender.

Nichole Costa was named to the second team. The senior not only brought excellent ball-handling skills to the T-Girl lineup, she sacrificed her own scoring totals to set up her teammates. She was still third on the team behind Krist and Arikat with a 5.4 points-per-game scoring average.

Seniors Courtney Temple and Kelsey Martin received honorable mention notice. They exemplified Petaluma’s team approach to the game, moving the ball, playing outstanding defense and unselfishly sharing playing time in Ratshin’s rotating-player approach, an approach that led to a championship season.

Analy senior Alexis Dibene and Sonoma Valley junior Annie Deles were chosen Co-Defensive Most Valuable Players.

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The question of diversity and inclusion in schools is by no means a new one. Some do it well, some refuse and most, I would say, are just not sure where to start.

Preparing a keynote for Auckland Careers and Transition Educators –whose "main focus is on the career education of youth and their transition into the wider world of employment, training and/or further education", I began by reflecting on the question, "Can we get straight from diversity to inclusion?" It occurred to me that, no, we can't.

Something we'd like to think as straight-forward is, in reality, a winding journey. First we have to rethink our ideas of diversity. Then we need to add some complexity, leadership and change. Then, and only then, we need to step back and see where we get to with including people. We may need to go back and start again.

Actually, let's not mince words. School populations are always changing, so we always need to be restarting. Diversity and inclusion are continual journeys – they're not destinations.

Schools, I assume, have some sort of hierarchy of diversity, which would go something like this: age (schools are fundamentally structured around it); gender; culture including ethnicity and race; socio-economic status; religion; sexuality; disability; and learning style.

As I write often, this model of diversity is simply labelling, categorising and representing the former two. We need to rethink it.

Diversity is the synergy of our uniqueness and commonality, or similarities and differences. Diversity exists in all people in all places at all times.

This reframe of diversity is complex for many reasons. Firstly because it is neither simple nor complicated. Diversity is dynamic, paradoxical, uncertain and, to a greater or lesser extent, unknown – at least until you start exploring it. To do this, it's important embrace the questions, rather than seek answers.

Complex situations need good leadership. Good leadership requires the willingness to have courageous conversations; be generous; be authentic and vulnerable; to ask, "What if?"; to have a balanced ego (equal parts confidence and humility) and self-awareness; to seek and give feedback; and to recognise and respond to assumptions.

For diversity to translate into inclusion, change has to happen. It's inevitable. Most people want to change (be diverse and inclusive) without changing (procedures, processes and presumptions. When something grows, something else has to decay – or decay has to make way for growth. This requires adaptivity, acceptance and trust. In essence, change requires an absence of fear, which is one definition of love.

I've always struggled with the notion of inclusion. It's an ironic and paradoxical concept. It can intend harmony, belonging and equality. And it may bring you somewhere near that.

But as history has shown us, the best intentions for inclusion have resulted in assimilation, colonisation and marginalisation. This is why it is a journey, not a destination.

Most people want answers but, as I said earlier, this work brings more questions than answers. The challenge in addressing diversity and inclusion is to inquire, be curious and to generously commit to being wrong; to recognise assumptions and humbly but confidently respond; and to embrace inevitable, constant change with love not fear.


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The first thing you notice about Brett J. Hopkins is his mustache — a striking feature, perfectly sculpted, neatly twirled at the ends, and slightly reminiscent of Salvador Dali. Behind the mustache Brett, or Brettzo, as he’s known on stage, is apart of the roaring Philadelphia subculture known as boylesque.

Boylesque, or the male version of burlesque, has been popping up all over the neo-burlesque scene. Since the art form’s comeback in the mid 90’s, entire festivals and shows have been dedicated to the pursuit of manly thrills and frills, like Burlesque-a-Pades and the New York Boylesque Festival.

Traditionally, burlesque has been a female dominated world filled with busty vixens with seductive hourglass figures, and precisely placed pasties and tassels. The art can be traced back to the early 16th century. After gaining popularity in the late 19th century, the show was carried across seas to America. Since then, burlesque has evolved to include a wide variety of styles and themes, and draws in everything from cabarets to striptease.

Like the art itself, the taboo that surrounds burlesque has changed. The shock of seeing a woman nude on stage has dissolved, at least in comparison to the 18th century, and now it is the men that evoke jaw dropping for unsuspecting audience members.

“We’d get that feeling where you’d come onstage and all the guys were nervously shifting in their seats,” boylesque dancer, James Ferguson told to the New York Times in November of last year, “The guys were so used to seeing the women as the object. But by the end of the show, those same guys were buying us drinks.”

Hopkins, who’s known as one of Philly’s first boylesquers, has experienced a similar hesitancy from audience members while performing. From ass grabbing to being told to put his pants back on, “there have been a variety of reactions from people who haven’t experienced boylesque before,” says Hopkins. But before people accept boylesque dancers a certain stigma about burlesque has to be put to rest. “People think that burlesquers are just glorified strippers. It’s more about titillation then it is about the tits,” Hopkins explains.

Burlesque, is no stranger to Philadelphians. In fact, its roots can be found early in Philly’s history. The Trocadero Theater, located in Chinatown, has served as a host to famed burlesque and vaudeville performers like Mara Gaye who paved the road for the present’s male and female performers.

Today, the tantalizing art has birthed numerous local troupes that are welcomed at mainstream venues like World Café Live and the Kimmel Center for Performing Arts. Troupes like Bravissimo and the Peek-A-Boo Revue have captured Philly’s attention one article of clothing at a time, regardless of gender, because as Hopkins puts it, “burlesque itself has no gender”

Experience the phenomenon of boylesque for yourself at Center City’s The Raven Lounge on August 7th. Performer Keycifer Blakk, Yareli Urbina and Moflow of Fire and Flow, will accompany Brettzo on stage at Beauty + Brains / Burlesque + Variety.


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June 15 – 17, 2017

In 2017, CEPIC will welcome delegates from many countries of the world to the biggest gathering of image professionals, for three intense days of greeting friends and partners around a solid program of seminars and events, in Berlin.

400 delegates from 250 companies and 32 countries will turn the congress venue in the most important networking and information hub for picture agencies.

The CEPIC Congress is attended by CEOs, sales representatives, commercial photographers, videographers, IT industry suppliers, technologist, lawyers and creative minds of the picture industry. Meet them all in one single place, the Maritim proArte Hotel in Berlin, from 15 to 17 June.

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Also on display, and available for orders, you’ll find a curated selection of photobooks – ranging from publications by well-known publishers to independent ones and self-published books.
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Since its foundation CEPIC has been standing to defend the interests of picture libraries and agencies and their photographers against unfair business practice. CEPIC’s imperative is a fair marketplace where creators and copyright holders are recognised and proportionally remunerated for their contribution in the “Value Chain”.

Current issues include:

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This is a site about how to survive life threatening situations in the wilderness. Everything here is based on many years of experience in the outdoors. I have been in some real bad situations over the years and I have survived every time so far. Hopefully the information on this website will help you survive too.

To guarantee your survival under the harshest possible conditions you need to have a few necessary items with you and possess a few basic skills, but mostly you need to keep your mind clear.

Items that you need to bring:

This could be either a Swiss army type knife or a Leatherman type tool. Combined with your brain you can acomplish pretty much anything with a good multi-purpose tool.

You need to be able to make fire. The easiest way is to bring some cheap disposable plastic cigarette lighters with you. Always bring a few for backup eventhough they rarely break, not even if they get wet. I usually bring three but I have never even had to use the backup lighters, but since they weigh practically nothing it's OK. just in case all your lighters break see the next section for info on how to make fire without lighers or matches.

You can cook food and boil water over a fire but you will be wasting precious time and energy. You need to have a good wood powered camp stove. I bought the one to the right from trailstove.com after a friend of mine told me how it had saved his life in a snow storm (here's his website by the way where he tells his story: www.geocities.com/survivalstory/ ). I've been trying to find something like it in stores but I haven't had any luck with that. It's a very simple and fool proof design, no moving parts that can break down. It cooks a bit slower than a gas stove but that's no problem at all. It's pretty cheap too.

In most states you're not legally allowed to fish with a net without a commercial fishing license, but in a life and death emergency who cares. With a fihing pole and a hook you could spend all day and still not get any fish. With a net you will catch fish within minutes, I guess that's why it's illegal.
You need to have a cooking pot with you to boil drinking water, killing any parasites and bacteria that might be in it. A lot of people including myself carry a water filter to take care of this problem but water filters have moving parts and a ceramic filter element that could easily break. It's better to carry a light cooking pot, you will probably not need it but if your water filter breaks the cooking pot will save your life.
You should carry at least 50 feet of high quality very strong string. You can use this to make a shelter or to trap small animals for food. But mostly it's always something you need for the most unforeseen reason.
Rubbing alcohol is great for everything. Get it at your local supermarket or drugstore. Disinfect an open wound. Start a fire real quick. Make sure you get 97% or higher concentration. You can usually get 70% concentration at a bargain price but it's not worth the savings.

Skills you need to have:

Having a fire during a cold night is essential for your survival. Here is how to make a fire using the teepee method, this is the most reliable way of making a fire.
Usually when people get caught in a snow storm they start walking through the deep snow getting about half a mile per day and end up dying in the snow. But you can make your own primitive snowshoes using some string and some branches from a tree.
Just because you're stuck in the woods doesn't mean you have to eat leaves and grass. Here's how to use your fishing net ( one of the necessary items above) to catch squirrels or birds.

Please check back periodically since I will be adding more important survival tips and information as time allows.

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Not One Million Stephanie Otobos Will Stop Apostle Suleman – Actor Leo Mezie

Nollywood actor, Leo Mezie has reacted to the sex scandal Apostle Johnson Suleman, General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries (OFM) Worldwide, is facing.

Leo who shared how he miraculously recovered from a kidney ailment last year, reiterated the cleric’s role in the the recovery process.
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I have been reading different stories from different medium on Apostle (Suleman) and one Stephanie Otobo and the different comments. Some people were even saying why will apostle send money to someone he has never met. My heart bleeds because apostle (Suleman) never met me before he helped me.
I have never heard of him or met him before and immediately he heard my story he verified it and contacted me. This is a man I have never seen or heard of and
he sent me N8million to settle my medical bills in UK. He was also constantly checking on me and even sent members of his church in UK to always check up on me – Pastor Ejiro and Pastor Daniella Williams to mention but a few. Immediately I returned I went to see him to thank him. So saying why must he send money to someone he hasn’t seen doesn’t make sense.
Note, the apostle (Suleman) I know and I’ve met several times doesn’t travel alone, he goes with a large entourage anywhere he goes in the word.
Secondly, Apostle (Suleman) is so proud of his family and his wife in particular is a sermon in his mouth.
Thirdly, apostle (Suleman) maybe friendly and extremely jovial but will never ever take indecent pictures of himself or with anybody as this Stephenie Otobo is claiming.
Fourthly, his generosity and act of giving will not kill him or put him in trouble not one million Stephanie Otobos will stop him because it is his call to service. I Leo mezie is a benefactor of it! Finally, I will rather not curse Stephanie Otobo but I will pray for her that the good Lord will show her mercy in Jesus name Amen.


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Bradenton, FL: The Nesting of a Snow Bird

On this Flashback Friday, I am flashing back to 1983 specifically, but really to the whole '70/'80 years when my beloved Aunt Edna and Uncle Pete would winter in Florida with the famous "Snow Birds."  So many retirees wintering in FL and living back up north during the summer!  Retirement villages around Bradenton popped up everywhere.  Mobile homes, orange trees, three-wheeled bicycles (not a golf cart in sight) and shuffleboard.  Anyone remember those days?.....

But what instantly took me back to this year, '83, was when I just now bit into a Cadbury Egg, which is making it's annual Easter appearance in retail stores.  I think the eggs had just been invented in the Spring of '83 and I went NUTS over them.  Aunt Edna and Uncle Pete stocked up their fridge for me, oh how I miss Aunt Edna and Uncle Pete.

My folks picked me up at Tennessee Temple University where I was doing time in April of '83 and we loaded the car for my very first Spring Break as a college kid.  You got the picture?  First Spring Break ever.  Going with parents in a station wagon.  Destination: Bradenton, FL, a retirement village. Wooo.  That's gonna be a wild one, eh? I'm happy to say that I was thrilled, honestly, I did not think it was dorky or lame, I was very happy.  I think I slept the whole way to Florida with mid-term exams behind me.  We left rainy, cold Chattanooga and woke up in sunny, warm Florida to a fridge full of Cadbury Eggs.

The retirees were always so happy to see me!
Most hot college girls were over on the other FL coast for Spring Break.

Every spring the Pittsburgh Pirates would have their spring training in FL and Uncle Pete would wander over several days and watch them, probably got to know many of them.  Uncle Pete was like that.  We went over and caught a Pirates/Dodger game.  I met Larry McWilliams, pitcher for the Pirates.

Were those Snow Bird villages just a piece of Americana now long gone?
Or do they still exist?
I loved riding or walking through those friendly, quiet streets.  Waving at my Aunt and Uncle's friends, looking for gators, smelling the orange and lemon trees and various things baking in the mobile homes.
Everytime I bite into a Cadbury Egg, I get a headful of memories.
And I try to be the kind of person who would have a home so welcoming to starving college kids that they'll remember it with a smile 30 years later and pass it on.

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Mom said...

Oh how I miss those days too Val, loved those two and they gave so much love. I remember dad and I sneaking down there one weekend and sat on their patio until they noticed us out there, what fun to surprise them. They were never negative people, remarkable!


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A black, rectangular hand towel has been a part of William Gay's ensemble during Steelers offseason workouts. It says "Big play #22," and it was given to the third-year cornerback by veteran safety Ryan Clark -- with the understanding that it can be repossessed at any time.

"I'll wear it just as a reminder that I have to go out there and make plays," Gay said, "because if I don't they're going to take the towel away from me."

Gay has the inside track to the starting job that opened up when Bryant McFadden signed with the Arizona Cardinals in March. What the Steelers have to like about Gay, who showed plenty of promise in 2008 while starting when McFadden was injured, is the approach he is taking to the upcoming season.

The reason: it really isn't any different than the one he took as a rookie when he was simply trying to make the Steelers as a late-round draft pick out of Louisville.

"I'm taking the approach of going out and working hard like I'm a nobody," said Gay, a fifth-round pick in 2007, "and just go out there and take it because I don't want (the starting job) given to me."

McFadden told Gay after he signed with the Cardinals, "There's your opportunity. Take full advantage of it."

Gay plans to do just that, and he will train with starting cornerback Ike Taylor among others in Orlando after the Steelers put a wrap on offseason practices in a couple of weeks.

In the meantime, he'd rather not answer to "Big Play Willie Gay," one of several nicknames with which he has been tagged. The moniker was given to Gay by Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Brandon Johnson while the two were teammates at Louisville.

And Gay's point is that he got the name for what he did in college, not the NFL.

"I don't like to be called that just to be called that," Gay said. "They can call me that after I make a big play."

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    Playing with a lead and playing catch up is a totally different mindset.

    Catch up? They've been within one score until middle of the forth... Not a different mindset unless you are down multiple scores.

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    No pass protection, no running game, no te's = play conservative

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    And that was a home game.

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    Have to agree about the fumble... that and the Decastro fiasco.

    Also have to agree with the Steelers being boring football. Poor eexecution... long delays due to injuries... hard to watch.

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    I thought these players said they had pride.

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    Quote Originally Posted by flippy View Post
    I thought these players said they had pride.
    Pride, yes. Effort? Not so much.

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    when we finally come to grips that tomlin is not a good coach? If we keep making excuses for this guy we will continue to have bad season after bad season. He is clearly the problem. Not pouncey, not haley. The only reason we are still in the game is because of lebeau.
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    With the injury to Pouncy and our ineffective offense, this is going to be a long season for the Steelers. Now that I have ordered Direct TV and the NFL Ticket, I will be able to see every painful and mind numbing snap. <Sigh> Please someone tell me we can turn this around.
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Florence Henderson, Carol Channing and More Comment on Elizabeth Taylor's Death

News   Florence Henderson, Carol Channing and More Comment on Elizabeth Taylor's Death
Several friends and colleagues of Dame Elizabeth Taylor have reacted to the news of the Academy Award winner's death at the age of 79. Their thoughts follow.

Florence Henderson
Florence Henderson

Florence Henderson: "I was saddened to hear about Elizabeth Taylor. Like so many, I grew up with her. As a poor child, her movies like 'Lassie' and 'National Velvet' gave me hope. I had the good fortune to meet Elizabeth and though she was just a lovely person."

Margaret O'Brien: "The world is saddened today, but it is a very personal saddness for me, due to our 60+ years of friendship. We will all remain forever in debt to Elizabeth for her immense contributions as an actress, the efforts to fight AIDS and the countless charities she gave to so selflessly. Life loved Elizabeth and and Elizabeth loved life."

Carol Channing: "I loved her.  She hosted a huge party when Hello, Dolly! first opened in Los Angeles.  I remember the lavender roses and the aura of the personality.  She said when you find the particular love of your life it is never forgotten.  We loved you too Elizabeth."

Rip Taylor: “I was on Broadway with Sugar Babies simultaneously while Elizabeth was appearing in Little Foxes. We would meet occasionally after shows. I will never forget those eyes or that laugh.”

Esther Williams: “How very sad for us all. She was a marker of our time, my time. It seems like yesterday that I taught a beautiful 14 year old Elizabeth how to swim at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, more beautiful, more voluptuous than Miss America. I will miss her.”

Barbra Streisand: "It’s the end of an era. It wasn't just her beauty or her stardom. It was her humanitarianism. She put a face on HIV/AIDS. She was funny. She was generous. She made her life count."

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