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Crunch time for candidates
Newly announced debate rules could spell disaster for Rand Paul and several other high-profile campaigns.
By HADAS GOLD and ALEX ISENSTADT
Updated 09/30/2015 07:25 PM EDT
Rand Paul has a place on the GOP debate stage -- for now.
But the debate rules announced Wednesday by CNBC could end up spelling disaster for the Kentucky senator and several other high-profile candidates -- including Gov. Chris Christie and former Gov. Mike Huckabee.
All three would qualify for the all-important primetime debate if it were held today, but just barely -- thanks to a rounding provision in the rules, Paul's current polling average would meet the 3 percent threshold set by the cable network. The other two are slightly above the 3 percent cut-off.
Their positions are tenuous: Even the slightest fade in the polls over the next few weeks could remove them from the main 8 p.m. debate stage, sending a warning signal to donors and supporters about the vitality of their campaigns.
Failing to qualify for the primetime debate would be a catastrophic outcome for Paul, whose fundraising has lagged far behind his rivals and has seen his polling – both nationally and in early primary states – plummet. Paul has been dealt a series of blows in recent weeks, including the news that one of the super PACs supporting him stopped raising money over the summer. Paul has also emerged as a favorite punching bag of Donald Trump, who on Tuesday tweeted a prediction: The senator would be the next to drop out of the presidential race.
Paul's predicament isn't the only repercussion of the newly-announced debate rules. By setting a floor of a 3 percent average in polls conducted by NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox, CNN and Bloomberg -- released between Sept. 17 and Oct. 21 -- CNBC will also be denying several other low-performing campaigns the oxygen of a nationally-televised primetime debate performance.
Paul's campaign expressed confidence Wednesday.
"We look forward to seeing Senator Rand Paul on the main stage in Colorado," Paul spokesperson Sergio Gor said in an email.
If nothing else, the debate rules have highlighted how the outsiders have become the insiders. A CNBC spokesperson confirmed that candidates will be placed in order of their poll numbers, meaning the top three GOP candidates at the moment – none of whom have ever held public office – could be center stage. Donald Trump would be at the center, flanked by Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina.
Fiorina faces tough slog on Capitol Hill
By BURGESS EVERETT and LAUREN FRENCH
If polling averages remain constant, the rest of the 8 p.m. stage would feature Sen. Marco Rubio, former Gov. Jeb Bush, Sen. Ted Cruz, Gov. John Kasich, Gov. Chris Christie, former Gov. Mike Huckabee and Paul.
Any candidate who has reached 1 percent in at least one of the polls recognized by CNBC is invited to participate in a 6 p.m. EDT undercard debate. According to current polls, that stage would feature Gov. Bobby Jindal, former Gov. George Pataki and former Sen. Rick Santorum. Sen. Lindsey Graham and former Gov. Jim Gilmore would need to notch at least 1 percent in any upcoming polls recognized by CNBC over the next three weeks in order to make the stage.
In recent days, several campaignshave lashed out at the RNCand expressed concern the RNC was working with the networks to winnow the field through the debate criteria. In a letter sent this week to RNC Chairman Reince Priebus, the Graham campaign complained that the RNC was breaking their own rules by trying to shrink the candidate pool.
On Wednesday morning, Ben Ginsberg, a veteran election attorney, sent a memo to Republican campaigns excoriating the handling of the GOP primary debate details and logistics, and charging that "showing our presidential candidates in the best light is not a priority for anyone organizing and planning" them.
"A few things are clear and, for the benefit of everyone in the field, need to be corrected," Ginsberg, who worked for the campaign of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker until he dropped out last week, wrote in a six-page, 1800-word memo. "This won't change unless the campaigns as a group do something about it."
In the memo, titled "The Debates Thus Far – Who's Looking Out for the Candidates?" Ginsberg outlines a multitude of complaints about the oversight of the first two debates of the Republican primary season. He raises concerns about the length of the second debate – which at three hours, he argues, was "too long for anyone to be consistently at their best (i.e. Presidential)." He also describes "overall difficulty in getting basic information in advance about either debate's format and logistics" and provides a checklist of 39 items – such as clarification of who the debate moderators are and how long the debates will be - that should be provided to the campaigns at least 15 days before each debate.
Despite the fears that the RNC and CNBC were colluding to reduce the number of candidates on the primetime stage or eliminate the undercard debate, the third debate may not look significantly different than the first two. At the moment, the debate would include 10 candidates -- the same number as the first debate and just one less than the second debate.
Hispanic Chamber chief on defensive over Trump invite
By ELIZA COLLINS
In a statement, RNC Priebus commended the CNBC criteria.
"We have the most diverse and experienced field of candidates in history and we applaud CNBC's efforts to ensure that all of our top candidates will have an opportunity to share their views with the American people," Priebus said.
The debate has been branded as the "Your Money, Your Vote" debate, with a focus on the economy, job growth, taxes, technology, retirement and the health of our national economy. CNBC anchors John Harwood, Carl Quintanilla and Becky Quick will moderate, with Rick Santelli, Sharon Epperson and Jim Cramer asking additional questions.
Correction: An earlier version of this story stated former Gov. George Pataki would not make the undercard debate stage. He won 1 percent in a Fox News poll released Sept. 23.
2016 Presidential Debates


There is not like getting a whole bunch of friends together, packing into one of your cars, and heading over to the area movie theater acquire which of most of the new movie releases is going to be the movie for this night. You can almost hear the groans mixed around the cheers, but even if the movie ends up as being a dud, there's nothing greater than spending time with your little motley crew of other people.
The problem is in actually getting after dark whole choosing with the movie part in this scenario. People tend to be a little picky about the movies they watch, and along with the prices you face at the box office, no one wants to purchase a bad film. You know there might be a whole other thing when you're getting inside and look at concessions, so even if you aren't 100% down for the movie of choice, you decide to with it an individual just don't want the argument. Still, even the democratic vote can cause turmoil. Movie night with your friends is quickly becoming drama central, an individual need help.
Recommendation Engines on the internet – At this point, you're probably convinced that you can find anything online, in addition to the true spirit of this statement, you can get a number of movie recommendation engines that will a person decide on a movie to watch. Each asks for slightly different information from you with the aim of getting you past read the full story decision phase.
Social Interaction and Input – Vehicle felt a little out of place at school or at the office because you're not up on only using the best movie? It seems as though all of the cool kids are typically the know a really cool movie, but you're externally looking in. If you are hoping to be a part of the conversation, why not take a shot with movie that's quite different? Who knows? You might actually dig it.
Let Your Mood Be Your Guide – Depending as part of your mood, you will choose a vastly different movie to look after. Comedies are big for those that need to lessen stress and learn more decompress from a long week. Laughter, it seems, is good medicine.
Apps (of course) – There are apps that are employed much the same manner that the online recommendation engines work. Simply input certain information, and now your mobile device can check something else off the report on things it does for us.
Check Out Kid Reviews – Some of the interesting places to look online for movie reviews is by looking into websites that feature reviews from kids of all gets older. Their honesty and less-than-subtle critiques are refreshing & don't feel heavy with droll humor & pretentiousness.
New movie releases would be perfect time get yourself over for one's local cinema and possess a bit of a typical break in the world for only a few hours. At this time if you're really bad at choosing your favorite shows to the look at. Today's technology and some slightly outside-the-box thinking may just be the ticket to getting you movie-ready.


rate: 100I'm worried about Minnie, but it's a good buy.
I thought it took about 5 days to ship it. The packaging is strong, and the product is more than expected to be crisp. I was worried about the new iPad mini 5th generation in the 8-inch range, but it seems to be a good choice for my purposes (Youtube, Watche, Internet, North Korea, simple game).
I bought it with a half-siblings.
rate: 100Arrive quickly and safely.


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title: Presets
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Gantry makes use of a powerful Preset system that allows developers and site builders to create preset styles and configurations.

[plugin:youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6FsulE58lU)

>>> Creating a custom preset is a very simple task with Gantry. Check out this short video on how to customize your layout then create a custom preset based on your configuration options.

Gantry Presets are a combination of Gantry features and configuration settings which allow you to create predefined groupings for the entire template, as well as on a per-menu item basis. Presets can consist of any Gantry configuration option such css style, link color, background, body graphic levels, font settings, and much more.

Creating a new Preset
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{% set tab1 %}

To configure a new preset, go to **Extensions → Template Manager → gantry — Default (Master) → Style**. Configure any style settings for the template such as Link Color.

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Once configured, click **Save Preset** from the Save button dropdown.

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The Gantry **Presets Saver** modal dialog box will appear. Enter your **Preset Name**, and the **Key Name** will be generated automatically. Then click **Save**.

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{% endset %}
{% set tab2 %}

To configure a new preset, go to **Admin Dashboard → Gantry Theme → Style**. From here, you can configure style settings for the template. In the example below, we'll change the link color.

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Once configured, click **Save Preset** from the Save button dropdown.

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The Gantry **Presets Saver** modal dialog box will appear. Enter your **Preset Name**, and the **Key Name** will be generated automatically. Then click **Save**.

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{% endset %}
{{ gravui_tabs({'Joomla':tab1, 'WordPress':tab2}) }}

Select your new Preset
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Click on the **Presets** button to display all available presets. Your new preset will display in the preset slider. Click on the preset to load your custom style settings. Select **Save** to load the preset.

After a preset is created, you can create a thumbnail image in the `admin/presets/` folder with the filename structure **keyname.png**, where keyname is the Keyname from the modal dialog box.

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Full Circle 2021 Club Interviews
Dimitri Vandenbussche
"When those first party tracks are unleashed on the audience, you get a massive reaction. That is the moment of the night!"
Ask any Antwerp resident where you should go for a proper night out, and this is your answer. Ampere has been a piece of Berlin for almost eight years, right under the train tracks next to the Central Station. With its sleek concrete interior and overwhelming sound system, this is the place to be dance the night away to some solid techno or hypnotic house. So when the biggest DJs pass through our city, they are most likely to be booked here.
What did you notice most when the audience was allowed back into your club after being closed for more than a year?
"During the first 10 minutes, it took some getting used to. After all, you are confronted with an overload of the senses for the first time in years. It felt like a kind of tension we hadn't experienced in a long time. Throughout the night, it became clear that everyone in the team missed those moments."
What makes Antwerp nightlife unique?
"The advantage of our city is that everything you need is close by, even other clubs. At Full Circle, this becomes even more clear. All the good venues are within walking distance from each other, so some of us visited 3 or 4 clubs in one evening. That is something we underestimate in Antwerp."
What moment of the night do you find most memorable?
"A good warm-up DJ is essential for a good start to the evening; they have to know how to build up the atmosphere in the right way. That's not easy because you really have to know your craft. The atmosphere evolves from quiet, slow and deep in the beginning to a heavier beat that is only unleashed once the club is almost full. When those first party tracks are unleashed on the crowd, you get a massive reaction! That's the moment of the night."
What's the most punishing thing you've ever experienced at your club?
"There was this one event where we found a full set of false teeth on the dance floor the next morning. Until today, it has not been claimed by anyone"!
What does the future of our Antwerp scene look like?
"We don't make any statements about the future anymore. The future is uncertain; we've learned that in the by now."
CLUB CAPITAL
CLUB VAAG
PEKFABRIK

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Q: Change the .net framework with visual studios 2013 and the xamarin plug in I am trying to change the .net framework for a android c# app in visual studios 2013. I tried to create a new project with .net framework 4.0 but I still get an error saying that my application is targeting the 4.5 framework. Does anyone know how to force this? The reason I am doing this is that I have a nuget package that uses the 4.0 framework, however if there is a way to get that nuget package to use the 4.5 framework that is an equally valid solution.

A: You cannot change the .net framework for an Android app. It will always be targeting MonoAndroid.
You cannot use a NuGet package that only assemblies for the .NET framework since they may use parts of the Xamarin Android API that is not supported.
So you are left with finding another NuGet package that supports Android projects or re-compiling the source code in an Android library project so it targets MonoAndroid, which may or may not work depending on what the source code does.

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The entryway is the first thing visitors and guests see upon entering your home. Make sure to give the right impression with a custom entryway design. Ensure that your design is executed flawlessly by the professional home builders at Chermac Builders.
We offer complete remodeling services in every stage of construction and beyond to ensure that your entryway is exactly how you want to make the first impression.


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Key Driveline contract for Shift by Wire systems from European OEM
Kongsberg Automotive (KA) has received a global nomination from a major European premium car maker for supply of Shift by Wire systems. The shifters will be used in D and E Segment premium cars which will be sold in Europe, North America and Asia.
Production supply will start in the second half of 2018 and run for 7 years with a peak volume in 2022.
The lifetime contract value is EUR 65 million, but this is however a 100% replacement win where conventional mechanical shifters are substituted by Shift by Wire systems. This is an important technology shift and by this contract win, Kongsberg Automotive demonstrates its ability to meet customer needs that match these new technology trends. The contract also shows the strong relationship and trust between Kongsberg Automotive and this premium European OEM.
"Shift By wire is a key element of Kongsberg Automotive's Efficient Powertrain growth platform, and we are delighted that another of our key customers has entrusted us with their transition from conventional to by-wire technology", said Ian van Duijvenboode, VP Sales for KA's Driveline business.


Large 3 Bedroom Town-Home!!! Custom Home With Open Floor Plan, Eat-In Kitchen, Fireplace, Sliders To Deck, Storage, High Ceiling, Great Views & Much More!!!! Not A Short Sale...Really A Must See!!!Close To Shopping, Restaurants, Resorts & Much More!!!!


Sitting here, tonight, scanning through my emails, old photos on my external drive, checking texts I don't want to reply to, flipping through profiles on dating sites I don't know why I belong to, listening to music as I haven't in weeks… loving that.
And I have no idea, what I'm doing here.
I'm calm, but testy. I've meditated, and pondering some yoga or qi gong.. something to do.
Because I don't know what I'm doing here, now.
but I wasn't.. I wasn't really waiting too much because, well, I knew they'd be too busy.
There was no holding my breath here.
I managed dishes today, and yard work.
I even knocked out several pages and adsense set up with Google on one of my other sites.
Yet somehow I feel as though I didn't do what I needed to today. Whatever that may be.
And I still, have no clue, what I'm doing here, now.
I want to hear from someone, not sure I know who though.
I'd love to head out and travel the world, without a ticket in hand, or a destination in mind.
Normally with all this space, and free time, I'd rejoice in the chance to do.. something.
To become something more, in that time, in that free space.


Rock Band 3 launches October 26, bringing with it three free and nine paid tracks from classic rock band The Doors and a confusing new way to classify downloadable music. Three of The Doors biggest hits will be available the week of Rock Band 3's launch: "Light my Fire," "Riders on the Storm," and "Touch Me." Each track will be free to download until November 1, and will support (deep breath) five-button guitar and bass, Drums, Pro Drums and Keys, Pro Keys, harmonies, and will also feature a free expansion that will add Pro Guitar and Pro Bass.
Folks noticed that Rock Band 3's PS3 keyboard bundle had disappeared from U.S. retail sites, and asked Harmonix why. It seems contract terms in the region prohibit its sale. And now they must wangle a fix for those who preordered. "Unfortunately, this SKU will not be available in the U.S. (including Canada and Mexico) due to the agreement terms for the region," Harmonix said yesterday. It added that Mad Catz (the peripheral's maker) and MTV Games are working with retailers who accepted preorders for this bundle to allow them, if they choose, to honor them as a "soft bundle" at the same preorder price. In other words, those who booked a keyboard bundle will get two separate products, the game and keyboard, but for the combined original price.
But going forward, no PS3 Keyboard bundle in North America. (It is available in Europe). That means if you want the game and the keyboard, you're going to pay $10 more to buy them separately than Xbox 360 and Wii owners are paying to get them in a bundle. And those bundles are not at all affected by this news.
The game arrives Oct. 26.


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Q: Layered viewcontroller for iPad I would like to implement a layered viewcontroller control, where pushed viewcontroller doesn't cover the entire screen but will leave say 20pixela width on the left. If 5 viewcontrollers are pushed and I'm tapping on viewcontroller 2, it should expand, but not remove viewcontroller 3,4 and 5. Only slide them to the right.
The idea comes from the iPad app Trivago and I don't know if they're using an open framework. If not, do you guys have a good idea for implementation? The structure/architecture is fine :-)
If I can create a nice control I will make it public as a cocoapod :-)
Thanks!

A: Sounds like you may want to do View Controller Containment instead of using a UINavigationController.
See:  Creating Custom Container View Controllers
Update:
More examples:
WWDC 2011: Implementing UIViewController Containment
iOS Programming Recipe 28: View Controller Containment & Transitioning


In my last post we visited the world of a hypothetical couch potato and made him/her into a hypothetical entrepreneur. Stories like these comprise a facet of the American Dream, that says anybody can come up with a gimmick and make a fortune, and indeed sometimes it does happen. Even though I invented our couch potato and his Couch Potato Chips to make a point about opportunity, I realize now that I could have created something more desirable with Mr. or Ms. Potato. Another thing I'm going to do right now is make him into a male.
Let's say that the couch potato's mind diverged from thoughts of chips and beer and instead he noticed the contents of his own head.
He remembers that flipping through the channels early one morning he had come upon a person sitting cross-legged on the floor, meditating and speaking softly to her audience. He lingered on the channel long enough to learn about diaphragmatic breathing but not much else. The image of that TV woman gently rises in his consciousness. He decides to do something he's never ever considered before.
He gets out of the recliner and turns off the TV. He puts the chips to one side, finishes the beer and doesn't go to the fridge to get another one.
He finds he is unable to sit cross-legged on the floor. He sits on an ordinary dining room chair, closes his eyes, folds his hands in his lap, and breathes deeply. He is surprised to see how many thoughts run through his head. He follows them. The thoughts come and go. He doesn't sit there for a very long time, but when he opens his eyes he recognizes a calmness that he can't recall ever experiencing before. He would bet money that his blood pressure has dropped 20 points.
He continues with this practice nearly every day and after awhile he comes upon a stillness, a peace, that overwhelms him. From within that space everything makes sense. He experiences subtle energies within his being.
Our reformed couch potato has experienced an opportunity far greater than the inspiration to create a larger potato chip, although he might very well decide to do that, too. He still watches TV now and then, has a beer now and then, and eats a bag of potato chips now and then.
The difference is that now he is in tune with the universe. Trust me, it feels really good.


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<?php

##|+PRIV
##|*IDENT=page-status-services
##|*NAME=Status: Services
##|*DESCR=Allow access to the 'Status: Services' page.
##|*MATCH=status_services.php*
##|-PRIV

require_once("guiconfig.inc");
require_once("service-utils.inc");
require_once("shortcuts.inc");

if ($_POST['ajax']) {
	if (isset($_POST['service'])) {
		$service_name = htmlspecialchars($_REQUEST['service']);
	}

	if (!empty($service_name)) {
		switch ($_POST['mode']) {
			case "restartservice":
				$savemsg = service_control_restart($service_name, $_REQUEST);
				break;
			case "startservice":
				$savemsg = service_control_start($service_name, $_REQUEST);
				break;
			case "stopservice":
				$savemsg = service_control_stop($service_name, $_REQUEST);
				break;
		}
		sleep(5);
	}

	exit;
}

$pgtitle = array(gettext("Status"), gettext("Services"));
include("head.inc");

if ($savemsg) {
	print_info_box($savemsg, 'success');
}

$services = get_services();

// $debugsvcs = array('name' => 'captiveportal', 'description' => 'Captive Portal', 'zone' => '14');
// array_push($services, $debugsvcs);

if (count($services) > 0) {
?>
<form action="status_services.php" method="post">
	<input id="mode" type="hidden" name="mode" value=""/>
	<input id="vpnmode" type="hidden" name="vpnmode" value=""/>
	<input id="service" type="hidden" name="service" value=""/>
	<input id="id" type="hidden" name="id" value=""/>
	<input id="zone" type="hidden" name="zone" value=""/>

<?=gettext('Services')?>

						<?=gettext("Service")?>
						<?=gettext("Description")?>
						<?=gettext("Status")?>
						<?=gettext("Actions")?>

<?php

	uasort($services, "service_name_compare");

	foreach ($services as $service) {
		if (empty($service['name'])) {
			continue;
		}

		if (empty($service['description'])) {
			$service['description'] = get_pkg_descr($service['name']);
		}
?>

							<?=$service['name']?>

							<?=$service['description']?>

							<?= get_service_status_icon($service, false, true, false, "state"); ?>

							<?=get_service_control_links($service)?>

<?php
		$scut = get_shortcut_by_service_name($service['name']);

		if (!empty($scut)) {
			echo get_shortcut_main_link($scut, true, $service);
			echo get_shortcut_status_link($scut, true, $service);
			echo get_shortcut_log_link($scut, true);
		}
?>

<?php
	}
?>

</form>
<?php
} else {
	print_info_box(gettext("No services found."), 'danger');
}

include("foot.inc");


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Apple Mac OS X Image RAW vulnerable to buffer overflow via specially crafted Canon RAW image
The Apple Mac OS X ImageIO framework contains a buffer overflow that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system.
RAW image files provide access to image information directly from a camera's sensor prior to in-camera processing, retaining the maximum amount of image data. This allows for subsequent processing of the information using a raw conversion application such as Aperture and iPhoto.
Apple's ImageIO is an image processing framework that was introduced in Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger). It includes the ability to process images in a number of different formats, including RAW image files. ImageIO contains an unspecified buffer overflow in the handling of Canon RAW image files.
By convincing a user to view a specially crafted Canon RAW image file, an attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user. The attacker could also cause the application using the ImageIO library to crash. Any application which uses ImageIO may be vulnerable.
Apply the update provided by Apple. Refer to Apple Security Update 2004-004 for more information.
Apple Computer, Inc. Affected
Notified: August 02, 2006 Updated: August 04, 2006
Base N/A N/A
Temporal N/A N/A
Environmental N/A
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304063
Thanks to Apple Product Security for reporting this vulnerability.
This document was written by Joseph Pruszynski.


A sculpted tree watches over the graves of the Laeken Cemetery. At the initiative of the City of Brussels, artist Anton Klijnsmit portrayed the cycle of life and death on the dead tree.
The 2016 results of the Property Management Agency of the City of Brussels comply with the budgetary objectives: 2 completed yards for 43 homes, 9 operational yards for 154 homes.
From 1 September 2017, the automated system with retractable posts will be activated at the Rue du Midi and Rue des Grands Carmes to arrange access to the pedestrian zone.
Since 1 September 2017, a new market is installed at the Rue de Wand in Laeken, each Friday from 2 pm to 7 pm. On Friday 8 September, besides the offer of regular sellers, there is also a 'Herbes de Bruxelles' stand with a wide range of herbs, medicinal plants and edible flowers.
The Property Management Agency of the City of Brussels inaugurated 31 new homes at the Tour & Taxis site: the Gloria Residence at the Rue Picard.


Whatever doubts, concerns, regrets or buyer's remorse ABC may have secretly harbored about the reboot of a 21-year old sitcom, those have officially been vaporized: "Roseanne" is a hit, or at least the launch was. Tuesday's inaugural two-parter was seen by 18.2 million viewers, making this the highest-rated sitcom launch of the season.
In fact, Tuesday's viewership was 10 percent better than the 16.6 million viewers who tuned in to the 1997 series finale.
ABC said "Roseanne" added more viewers by the second half hour at 8:30 p.m. If audiences had rejected the first half-hour, viewership would have declined during the second half hour — never a good sign on an opening night.
ABC ordered an additional episode of the "Roseanne" reboot last fall, bringing the total to nine. But with Tuesday's resounding open, how long before an additional season order?
Read Newsday's 1988 'Roseanne' reviewHere's Newsday's review of the first episode of "Roseanne" by longtime critic Marvin Kitman, which ... Review: 'Roseanne' revival seems stuck in a time warpThe "Roseanne" reboot crashes into the 21st century with references to smartphones, Facebook, streaming TV, Donald Trump and more.


As anyone who has tried an online advertising campaign can tell you, it's hard work with no guarantee of success. Huge amounts of marketing money can be thrown at the problem in a trial and error process, hoping that you will hit your target: a shiny new paying customer.
Advertising on Google requires the advertiser to place bids on certain search terms. Whenever somebody searches on Google using those search terms, the highest bidding ad will appear on the side of the Google search results.
Strengths: The great thing about advertising on Google is that you can assume the person doing the search has some interest in what you have to offer. This means the people who see your ad on Google are already self-selected to be potential customers.
Weaknesses: Google doesn't actually know who you are. As an advertiser, you can only guess that the people seeing your ad are potential customers.
Additionally, it is difficult to expose your business to people who are not specifically looking for your products. For example, your company sells the best and freshest goat milk in your city. How do you expand your reach to people who don't know about goat milk? On the internet, this is called the difference between "search" and "discovery".
Follow-Through: Once a potential customer has clicked on a Google ad, the assumption is that the ad will lead the customer to a website which will then convince the customer of the awesomeness of your product, and hopefully result in a sale.
This requires several things: an enticing website (which many small businesses don't have), plus a great "call to action". If you sell goods and services on your website, the call to action will be to lead a customer through the online checkout. If you require the customer to come to your location (say for a restaurant) the challenge is even greater. Getting someone to click on your Google ad was only part 1 of your struggle!
Facebook advertising is very much the opposite of Google advertising. It is similar to Google in that it also requires the advertiser to place bids, but this time on particular demographics of people. Facebook knows who their target it, but doesn't know what they want!
Strengths: With Facebook you know you are hitting precisely your target market. If your store is mostly frequented by women aged 18-25, who live in your city, Facebook can target its ads only to those exact people.
Weaknesses: Just because someone falls into your target demographic doesn't mean they actually want your product.
Follow-Through: Facebook advertising faces exactly the same problem as Google advertising in this regard.
Of course, Google and Facebook are not the only ways to advertise on the internet. Many other advertising networks exist, placing your ads onto websites all over the internet. These are mostly banner ads, which we've all come to know and love.
Many ad networks use advanced targeting software to try to predict what kinds of ads will get the best results for the advertisers. These tactics can include simply showing ads with a similar topic to the website you are viewing, or even tracking your movements across the internet to predict what you might be interested in. Of course, all these methods can never be 100% accurate, as they are simply doing the best they can with the limited information made available to them.
Ferret Card is able to precisely target specials in ways that nobody else can, by combining REAL social information with REAL shopping history. Additionally, Ferret Card gives extra priority to small businesses, and to businesses reaching out to existing customers.
Real Demographics: Thanks to Ferret Card's integration with Facebook, specials can be targeted by demographic using exactly the same information available to Facebook.
Example: Want to target 18-25 year old women in your city? No problem!
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18" square pieces, history and colour freedom. Who are the Amish and why are they is their work so unique?
27" square, tradition meets fabric manipulation curves.
3 hour class lecture and demonstrations with sewing done at home. Learn about Canadian history and world contributions like you have never heard before. Each student incorporates their own background and culture as we build a base of traditional blocks set together in a random set arrangement. No two quilts have ever been the same, they are as individual as their makers. You never expected to learn this much about our country while having so much fun.
Bias interlacing, hand applique to make an 18" square.
27" x 29" slice, shift and sew for a fun class that will amaze you with the results.
Dominion Days: original Canadian "Black Crow Quilt Designs"
38" square wall or table piece. Fearless half square triangles in a striking star.
Make one for every season, it's that striking and easy to do!
wall hanging or throw quilt;54" x 66".
Hand Quilting: Traditional hand quilting, uncover the nest of variables that work for or against your stitching.
Unravel the mystery(there isn't one) and discover the tranquility and satisfaction of slowing down. .
"In Honour Of…": original pattern by "Black Crow Quilt Designs"
Poppy design in a random set to make a field for photo transfer and memorabilia collections. Honour our soldiers, past and present.
Magic Tiles: by Kathleen Bissett, wall hanging or throw quilt, 44" x 58"
A class full of surprises as you stack, slice, shift and resew fabrics to create new blocks.
Turn Ho Hum squares into dancing pinwheels, it's amazing, it's magic, it's fun.
We make a table runner in class but once you master the technique, the possibilities are endless.
called boutis in France, this class covers padding and cording for added dimension.
Tumbling Maple Leaves: original Canadian "Black Crow Quilt Designs"
20" x 46" table runner. Fabric manipulation makes traditional leaves dance in the wind. .
Three weeks of touring and teaching in the south of England in no way gave me the time needed to partake of all the area had to offer. There were several quilt exhibitions going on, Guild meetings to attend, lectures and markets and antique shops galore! Come and meet the delightful group of "Winton Piecemakers" that I had the joy of spending some time with.
What do the cultures of the German Mennonites, the Scotch and English have in common? In the small pocket of Southern Ontario each of them, in their own way perpetuate the love of quilting. The influences that shaped how I see colours and designs began in how and where I was raised. This presentation lets you peek into that life and how the later influences of the West Coast brought my quilting to where it is today.
Protecting your textile treasures can be as simple as recognizing the condition they are in and taking simple steps to ensure that you minimize any future deterioration. Heirloom pieces can be fragile, so learn to identify what conditions are harmful to textiles so they are preserved for future generations.
Lecture covers cleaning methods and proper display and storage options.
Trace the history of Canada from the first settlers who needed to provide for their families in the raw wilderness through the development of cottage industry, watermills to factories. This is a thumbprint of Canadian history that will help you understand and appreciate how our country was established and evolved. Trade blankets to homespun, World Wars, the Great Depression, each decade tells a story through to present day.
Presentation 1 hour and includes a large interactive display of quilts and artifacts, textile and otherwise.
As a fifth generation quilter there have been a lot of influences in my journey through the textile world. My continued fascination with cloth speaks volumes to the patience of my first 4-H leaders.
This presentation traces my development in quilting from the very first quilt that was ever given to me as a child, ones that I have inherited, acquired at auction sales and of course the classes and projects that I have enjoyed teaching throughout the last 37 years.
"Spinning Wheels and Assorted Yarns" : talk and power point presentation.
This is the story of an adventure that my husband and I embarked on in 2011. It explains why a long time quilter, being of relatively sound mind and body, sets out to cycle across Canada. All 7,710 kilometres in 72 days, camping along the way. It was a unique way to get up close and personal with this magnificent country and get a true appreciation of it's cultural as well as geographical differences.
A look back at the history of transporting goods: from barrels to burlap and the evolution to the feed sacks that we hear so much about. From the adage of "use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without", we look at the lowly cotton sack and how it became an early example of marketing at it's finest, while tracing it's path from function to fashion.


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package ee.tuleva.epis.mandate;

import ee.tuleva.epis.config.ObjectFactoryConfiguration.EpisMessageFactory;
import ee.tuleva.epis.epis.converter.ContactDetailsToAddressTypeConverter;
import ee.tuleva.epis.epis.converter.ContactDetailsToPersonalDataConverter;
import ee.tuleva.epis.epis.converter.InstantToXmlGregorianCalendarConverter;
import ee.tuleva.epis.epis.request.EpisMessage;
import ee.tuleva.epis.epis.request.EpisMessageWrapper;
import ee.tuleva.epis.mandate.application.FundTransferExchange;
import ee.x_road.epis.producer.*;
import ee.x_road.epis.producer.ApplicationRequestType.PersonalData;
import ee.x_road.epis.producer.EpisX6RequestType.ApplicationData.ApplicationRow;
import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;

import javax.xml.bind.JAXBElement;
import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.util.List;

import static ee.x_road.epis.producer.EpisX5RequestType.ApplicationData;
import static java.util.stream.Collectors.groupingBy;

@Service
@RequiredArgsConstructor
public class SecondPillarApplicationFactory {

    private final EpisMessageWrapper episMessageWrapper;
    private final EpisMessageFactory episMessageFactory;
    private final InstantToXmlGregorianCalendarConverter timeConverter;
    private final ContactDetailsToPersonalDataConverter toPersonalDataConverter;
    private final ContactDetailsToAddressTypeConverter toAddressConverter;

    public EpisMessage buildFundTransferApplicationQuery(List<FundTransferExchange> fundTransferExchanges,
                                                         MandateCommand mandateCommand) {
        PersonalData personalData = toPersonalDataConverter.convert(mandateCommand.getContactDetails());
        AddressType address =
            toAddressConverter.convert(mandateCommand.getContactDetails(), mandateCommand.getAddress());

        EpisX6RequestType.ApplicationData applicationData = episMessageFactory.createEpisX6RequestTypeApplicationData();

        fundTransferExchanges.stream()
            .collect(groupingBy(FundTransferExchange::getSourceFundIsin))
            .forEach((isin, exchanges) -> {
                exchanges.forEach(exchange -> {
                    ApplicationRow row = new ApplicationRow();
                    row.setDestinationISIN(exchange.getTargetFundIsin());
                    row.setPercentage(exchange.getAmount().multiply(new BigDecimal(100)).toBigInteger());
                    applicationData.getApplicationRow().add(row);
                });
                applicationData.setSourceISIN(isin);
                applicationData.setPillar(mandateCommand.getPillar().toString());

            });

        EpisX6RequestType request = episMessageFactory.createEpisX6RequestType();
        request.setDocumentDate(timeConverter.convert(mandateCommand.getCreatedDate()));
        request.setDocumentNumber(mandateCommand.getId().toString());
        request.setPersonalData(personalData);
        request.setAddress(address);
        request.setApplicationData(applicationData);

        EpisX6Type transferApplication = episMessageFactory.createEpisX6Type();
        transferApplication.setRequest(request);

        JAXBElement<EpisX6Type> fundTransferApplication =
            episMessageFactory.createOSAKUTEVAHETAMISEAVALDUS(transferApplication);

        String messageId = fundTransferExchanges.get(0).getProcessId();

        return episMessageWrapper.createWrappedMessage(fundTransferApplication, messageId);
    }

    public EpisMessage buildSelectionApplicationQuery(MandateCommand mandateCommand) {
        PersonalData personalData = toPersonalDataConverter.convert(mandateCommand.getContactDetails());
        AddressType address =
            toAddressConverter.convert(mandateCommand.getContactDetails(), mandateCommand.getAddress());

        ApplicationData applicationData = episMessageFactory.createEpisX5RequestTypeApplicationData();
        applicationData.setISIN(mandateCommand.getFutureContributionFundIsin());
        applicationData.setPillar(mandateCommand.getPillar().toString());

        EpisX5RequestType request = episMessageFactory.createEpisX5RequestType();
        request.setDocumentDate(timeConverter.convert(mandateCommand.getCreatedDate()));
        request.setDocumentNumber(mandateCommand.getId().toString());
        request.setPersonalData(personalData);
        request.setAddress(address);
        request.setApplicationData(applicationData);

        EpisX5Type selectionApplication = episMessageFactory.createEpisX5Type();
        selectionApplication.setRequest(request);

        JAXBElement<EpisX5Type> fundContributionApplication =
            episMessageFactory.createVALIKUAVALDUS(selectionApplication);

        String messageId = mandateCommand.getProcessId();

        return episMessageWrapper.createWrappedMessage(fundContributionApplication, messageId);
    }

}


60 FCA members gathered this morning to receive an update on chiropractic issues before meeting throughout the day with Florida legislators about issues of importance to chiropractic.
They met with the FCA lobby team for a breakfast update and boarded a bus to the Capitol for individual meetings with their constituent legislators. A mid-day lunch on the 22nd floor of the Capitol featured greetings from legislators and more legislators greeted DCs and students in an afternoon meeting, held in the Senate chamber.
It is critical for those who make decisions affecting our profession to meet and know DCs in their communities back home, and they need to hear the latest on chiropractic issues directly from their constituents. And it's a win for this profession every time we can create this opportunity for FCA members. Constituent DCs and students reminded legislators that chiropractic physicians are primary diagnosing and treating physicians and that some states are correctly encouraging the deployment of conservative care first in their health care paradigm, for better patient outcomes and substantial cost savings.
The FCA Chiropractic Day at the Capitol takes place annually and is a critical part of the lobby effort. We salute all who took time from their practices and their studies to advance their profession! View the day's talking points on the FCA website.


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package me.danielpf.bootplay;

import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;

@SpringBootApplication
public class BootplayApplication {

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		SpringApplication.run(BootplayApplication.class, args);
	}
}


I have just begun sponsoring a sweet little girl in Guatemala and found your blog through the Compassion Blog. In your post, you mention a forum for sponsors called OurCompassion; how can I be a part of that group? Is there a link you could post to join the forum?
The web address is www.ourcompassion.com and you just need to use the same details as you use for your Compassion International account (if you are in a country that doesn't have online accounts just e-mail christy @ CJanssen@us.ci.org with your name and sponsor number).
If you like, send me a friend request when you get on OurCompassion :).


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Steeler Addicts - Pittsburgh Steelers News, Forum. Blog, Downloads, & Fan Site > 6 Time Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers > Steelers Talk > 2008 Steelers OTA's thread
View Full Version : 2008 Steelers OTA's thread
DIESELMAN
For those who wanted changes on the offensive line, Tuesday was the day. Because of injuries and absences, the Steelers used only one of last year's first-team starters in his same position.
Willie Colon lined up at right tackle, but Darnell Stapleton started at right guard and Sean Mahan started at left guard. Free-agent acquisition Justin Hartwig opened at center. Max Starks was the left tackle. Guards Kendall Simmons and Chris Kemoteatu were on the sideline nursing minor injuries while left tackle Marvel Smith was tending to a personal issue. The second-team line, from left to right, was Jason Capizzi, Mahan/Trai Essex, Hartwig, Stapleton, and Jeremy Parquet.
The receiving corps also missed most of its key players. Hines Ward returned, but Nate Washington and Santonio Holmes were out, replaced by Dallas Baker and Willie Reid. Baker, in particular, had a strong practice.
TE Matt Spaeth may have made the best catch of the practice, going high to snare a Ben Roethlisberger pass in the back of the end zone. The best catch by a defensive player was made by rookie safety Ryan Mundy, who dove to intercept an overthrown Charlie Batch pass.
The top defensive play might've been made by undrafted rookie cornerback Travis Williams, who broke up a deep pass intended for Reid.
By unanimous decree, the top catch on special teams was made by nose tackle Chris Hoke, who made a running, over-the-shoulder catch of a pass off a fake field goal. First-round pick Rashard Mendenhall remains sidelined by a hamstring injury. Also on the injury front, defensive end Ryan McBean is out of his boot and off crutches, but remained sidelined by a stress fracture in his foot.
Mike Tomlin, post-practice press conference:
Excited to be here today. Really, what we did today was get started in the final phase of our offseason program, if you will. March 17 started the physical conditioning. We had two Organized Team Activity days prior to the draft, a two-practice block there. We had a five-practice block with minicamp following the draft. And then we go into what is the final phase of our offseason, which is a 12-practice block, three a week over the course of the next month. Enthusiasm was awesome today, a little rust from our last time but that's to be expected. We'll continue to move forward. I'll answer any questions at this time.
Q: When do you get some of the rookies, who weren't here, in?
A: Those guys who go quarter schools, they really can't come back until their schools are done.
Q: So you might not get them at all? A guy like Bruce Davis?
A: You could very well get very little of that guy, very similar to the Santonio Holmes situation when he came out of Ohio State. It's an agreement we have with the NCAA, one we respect, so unfortunate for them but it's just short-term misery. I'm sure they'll be prepared to catch up.
Q: Who besides Davis has to wait for their graduating class to finish school?
A: Roy [Lewis], the corner from Washington, and Bruce Davis are the two guys.
Q: How are the guys coming off injuries?
A: So far so good. We'll take it day to day. Of course, we're erring on the side of caution in some instances like Hines Ward, Aaron Smith. Of course Troy [Polamalu]'s not practicing. He's just rehabbing. So far so good. The truth about those things is you don't know until they go out and play football. The guy's are progressing well; they feel good about where they are. It's good to have them back in some capacity or another, but we'll see.
Q: How's Rashard Mendenhall?
A: He's doing good. Very similar situation to the veteran players we were just talking about. We're probably erring on the side of caution because what we don't want to do is have a short-term issue become a long-term issue.
Q: Why wasn't Marvel Smith here?
A: He's got a personal situation and we're letting him address that. It's day to day. We'll see how it sorts out.
Q: How does missing these practices affect them?
A: It doesn't at all, to be honest with you. I'm not going to get into attendance and why guys are here and why guys aren't here. It's funny how mandatory voluntary workouts become. I tend to focus on the guys that are here and be excited about coaching them and getting better that way. If you show up, you've got a chance to get better. We're going to have open arms welcoming these guys. For the most part we've got great team camaraderie. We've got a vast majority of our guys working. I'm not going to worry about the few guys who, for whatever reason – legitimate or otherwise – aren't here. I'm not going to get into that. It's not that time of year.
Q: How is Chris Kemoeatu progressing?
A: As I get to know him, at least personally, he has a better understanding of what's going on. He doesn't do a great job of expressing it. He doesn't talk a bunch. But he doesn't make mistakes. Really, [offensive line coach] Larry [Zierlein] is probably in the same comfort zone as I am, just from that standpoint. Just because a guy isn't verbal or a guy doesn't express what it is he does doesn't mean that he's not capable of doing it. The more you watch him the more you realize he doesn't make mistakes. He knows what's going on. Of course, he's a big, powerful man.
Q: Coach, because I'm required to by my newsroom, I'm asking everybody in the city about the Penguins. You've been to a number of games, what do you think about what they're doing and what does it mean?
A: It's awesome. I'm like any other emerging hockey fan. My boys and I enjoy going to the games. They've got the opportunity to win the Stanley Cup and I'm excited like everybody else is in Western PA.
Q: Aaron Smith dressed. Did he practice?
A: He worked in some capacity. He did basically individual [work].
Q: Mike, do you concern yourself at all with what the owners did with the CBA? What might happen over the next couple of years?
A: To me, from my perspective, it seems like they're just probably bringing it to a head. I don't think anybody wants a work stoppage, owners and players. But I tend to focus on the 53 that I coach. I'll let them handle that.
Q: Is Aaron fully recovered from his biceps injury?
A: I wouldn't call him fully recovered. We're being cautious but he is progressing. He's hitting the sled, participating in individual. He's chopping at the bit, if you know Aaron, but we'll exercise a little caution.
Q: How about Willie Parker?
A: Willie's taking reps, but if you ask him he's probably a little less than 100 percent.
Q: And Hines Ward's return. Did he go through the whole practice?
A: He did but we're cautious about the number of reps. We rep-counted him a little bit, but that's part of it.
Q: Is Chris Hoke emerging as a tight end candidate?
A: Not hardly. Not hardly. That's his five minutes of fame, if you will.
Q: What's Chris Kemoeatu's injury? A: He tweaked his hammy in the conditioning program last week or two weeks ago and he's just marching his way back.
FYI.....:yellowthumb:
K Train
NOT what i had in mind for the oline lol
BlitzburghRockCity
That's about the most discombobulated offensive line I've ever seen :lol:
I like that Dallas Baker is looking good early on, I hope he can make the team and fight for a roster spot behind the starting 4.
Might as well get a feel for certain lineups now, just in case we have to resort to shuffling again (injuries). Hopefully our starters can stay healthy this year and we get more stability week to week.
ItAintEasyBeingPeazy
good post man...i was looking for some news from the OTA front. I'm sure Mr.T wants to get a look at some of these guys also, so i'm sure there will be all kinds of goofy combinations goin on.
Im really anxious to see Bruce Davis get with the team and start working..the more I read about this guy the more he could be prove to be a big steal in 3rd round.
BRICKTOWN BEAST
WHAT! Chris Hoke would definelty make an awesome tight end hahahaha
MDSteel15
Please wake up and make this happen, Dallas! I've got too many rookie cards to have you flop....LOL :cope:
blinkbdj
1. Santonio Holmes
2. Hines Ward
3. Limas Sweed
4. Nate Washington
5. Dallas Baker/Willie Reid
I'm liking our receiving core. I hope Baker gets some split time with Washington at the #4 spot. If Sweed develops into what hes expected to be, we should have one of the best groups of receivers in the league...
if sweed turns out to be nasty our WRs are insane. Theres never been a slot guy like ward and santonio is nasty on the outside and i really like what nate brings to the table...but sweed has the ability to make them a special group
Steel58
great post! the o-line will be back soon:tt02:
ejsteeler
Definitely not the way we want the "backups" to get reps, but it can only help in the long run. :cool:
BlackGold4vr
I asked one of my sources about Tony Hills, the rookie left tackle. The source was complimentary, but said Hills needs work on his techniques and probably won't help the team until 2009.
"The guy who'll amaze you," the source said, "is Jason Capizzi."
Capizzi is the 6-foot-9 tackle from IUP who played well at training camp last year as an undrafted rookie, but was cut, drifted to a couple of different practice squads, and was reclaimed by the Steelers late in the season. My source said that the year has helped Capizzi with his understanding of his assignments. But I asked the source to expound on the "amaze you" part of the statement.
"Let me put it this way," he said, "he might never play in this league, (pronounced pause) but he might."
Willie Colon looked so good pulling right on one sweep that I had to watch the next rep closely just to see if he was playing guard. Nope. Colon was still at right tackle. He said he hasn't played any guard this spring. He should.
Just a few random notes regarding our O-lineman. If Colon is not being considered to play guard this year, and Marvel Smith is back and healthy, I fail to understand why we are going to pay Max Starks almost 7 mil to be a second stringer???? Yet we wouldn't pay Faneca. :scratch: It just doesn't make a bit of sense. I thought Max might take back his RT spot and they might consider playing Willie at guard but that doesn't seem to be their intentions. While depth at tackle is definitely important, most teams usually don't make a second string player their highest paid!
lol..capizzi
Iron City South
"Patchwork" repairs
..... it's going to bite us in the *** this year .... just watch.
Considering Marvel is in the last year of his deal, Essex in unproven, no guarantee they'll be able to retain Starks past this year. Right now the only Tackle on the roster besides the rookie Hills, is Colon. It's going to be an open competition for the RT spot the rest of the summer and through training camp. Had they let Starks walk, and Marvel being in the last year of his deal they'd have nobody to back up Tackle except Hills who we all realize is a project for his first year but I look for him to challenge for the LT spot in 2009.
They are screwed with Starks now. They are stuck with that 7 million cap figure unless they resign him. He's got the upper hand now.
hills is a franchise LT in the making...he will push hard for that spot in 09 and i do think we'll get a deal done with starks
His main problem will be staying healthy. If he didn't have the injuries during his career he'd have probably been 2nd round pick so yeah he's got the potential to be solid for us but he needs to prove he can stay on the field. He's definitely got the size and physical tools.
Im thinking Starks deal gets done just before or during training camp, similar to what they've done in the past with other veterans.
i guarantee hills was a top 10 pick if he stayed healthy....im telling you i think we got a steal
steelcityrockers
True. I don't know about Top-10, but yeah we got a steal.
he had a terrible knee injury in high school but that 100% now, he broke his fibula in college which really isnt an injury that makes you question his durability or ability to recover cause yeah its a broken bone but its a baby one to recover from, he knee held up in college and thats what really matters imo. Hes gonna be a good pro
Yeah. When we drafted him, I was thinking Marvel Smith re-incarnate (the good version of Marvel, not the back plagued one.)
he puts on like 15 pounds and he might as well be a clone
Please protect Ben:bengalssign::bengalssign:
Such an interesting practice, so let's take it in chronological order.
First of all, the Catch of the Day was made early by running back Mewelde Moore in red zone work. He slipped out of the backfield and had to spin back at the front pylon to catch Ben Roethlisberger's pass. Moore has been a great addition. He looks so much like Kevin Faulk that I wonder if Kevin Colbert has been taping walk-throughs. Just kidding.
Anyway, a couple of plays later, Dallas Baker snagged a high pass on the run in the back of the end zone from Charlie Batch for first runner-up. The 6-foot-3 Baker continues his fine second spring.
In the next phase of work, the 7-on-7 passing drill, Roethlisberger started exactly as he had the previous day's session: with an interception to a linebacker. This time it was Keyaron Fox who made the pick. Other plays of note: Jeremy Bloom dove to catch a deep out from Charlie Batch and Lawrence Timmons intercepted a Jared Zabransky checkdown for an interception.
The team scrimmage was more run-oriented. Gary Russell looked like a speedy truck taking a handoff up the middle and then bouncing it outside. His added 10 pounds are going to help and it doesn't appear as if he's lost any speed. Speaking of runaway big men, Limas Sweed took a wide receiver screen in a play I hope to see again and again.
There was a bit – a bit, now – of a scare when Roethlisberger came out of a fumbled snap shaking his hand in pain. Good thing the TV stations were all parked at Mellon Arena, but Ben came back the next play with a beautiful deep ball to Willie Reid. It was broken up at the last second by undrafted rookie Travis Williams. That kid – from East Carolina – keeps coming up in these spring reports. He might be someone to keep an eye on.
On the next and final play, Roethlisberger faked a handoff to fullback Carey Davis and instead handed the ball to 14-year-old Akeem Havens on a draw. Havens went for a touchdown as the team cheered the boy to end practice on an up note.
After practice, the Steelers worked out California University (Division II) punter Jace Amore and Waynesburg University (Division III) defensive end Mike Czerwien.
Czerwien is a 5-foot-8, 225-pounder who led all NCAA divisions last season with 23 sacks and 34.5 tackles for loss. The North Hills High School graduate set an NCAA all-division record with a career total of 53.5 sacks at Waynesburg. Czerwien was the Presidents Athletic Conference Player of the Year last season and was named first-team all-conference for the fourth time.
Amore, from Elizabeth-Forward High School, averaged 40.1 yards per punt and was named to the PSAC West first team last season. He kicked at Cal for two seasons after transferring from Temple.
By Jim Wexell
SteelCityInsider.com
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When Moore was signed...I made the comparison to Keven Faulk....So its sounds that Moore is impressing and very well will be a bail out receiver for Ben......Faulk has been huge for Brady for years now.....I like what I'm hearing about Dallas Baker....I think he will make the roster.....The Steelers will have nice depth at WR......Sounds like Gary Russell is impressing and has added weight.....Maybe he will be the 4th RB and serve as the backup FB....As for Sweed....He is going to be a player and has a great attitude....All he needs to do is learn the play-book and the get the timing of the NFL down.....After that the kid could be a star....
Wow that Czerwien kid is a sack machine :eyecrazy: , he'll have a tough time making the team if the Rooney's want to pursue him but he could have a bright future for somebody if he gets the chance.
Carey Davis packing on 10 more pounds should really help his blocking for us; unless Kreider re-signs as the 2nd FB for 2008 Davis will be the main dude asked to carry the load. So far he seems to be using this offseason very wisely and hopefully that pays dividends for us when the season gets under way.
I just can't wait to see Sweet out there on the field with Holmes, Ward, and Nate..and then add Heath into the mix and the defense will have it's work cut out for them.
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Mike Tomlin had to get a little loud Wednesday at OTAs as a couple of minor scrimmashes broke out between players following plays.
The first involved right tackle Willie Colon – who else - and a defensive lineman who I believe was Nick Eason.
A couple of plays later, tackle Trai Essex – Trai Essex? – got into a scuffle with another defensive lineman.
Tomlin yelled at the players to stop with the stupid $#&^.
After practice, he held a lengthy huddle, talking to the players about how important it was for them in this third week with just one week remaining not to lose their focus.
© The Steelers had a welcome sight on their offensive line as Marvel Smith was back at his left tackle position. That left the line at, from left to right, Smith, Chris Kemoeatu, Sean Mahan, Kendall Simmons and the aforementioned Colon.
© Larry Foote sat out Wednesday with a stiff neck, allowing second-year pro Lawrence Timmons to take all the snaps with the first team at inside linebacker.
I like Foote a lot, but a stiff neck wouldn't keep me out at this point with the kid breathing down it.
© Rookie Rashard Mendenhall looks strong and fast running with ball. I'm anxious to see how the kid breaks tackles, something starter Willie Parker doesn't do all that well.
Parker, by the way, sat out Wednesday, though it's no big deal.
© The Steelers have a bunch of undrafted rookie defensive linemen in camp and the one they seem to be taking the biggest liking to is Kyle Clement. But it's very early and the hitting hasn't started yet.
http://nflfromthesidelines.blogspot.com/2008/06/week-three-ota-thoughts.html
Rookie Rashard Mendenhall looks strong and fast running with ball. I'm anxious to see how the kid breaks tackles, something starter Willie Parker doesn't do all that well.
Mendenhall is going to be a beast!!
I think he will be but don't judge anything by OTA's.
Hey, thanks for the astute advice! :yellowthumb:
I wasn't here @ SA for the draft but if I had been you would have been reading my thoughts that Mendenhall was a beast, an almost perfect fit for this system.
I would have also told you that Mendenhall will relegate FWP to 1B on the depth chart fairly quickly and Mendenhall's performance won't leave much room for Steelers fans to gripe when that does happen.
I'm with you on the belief that depth charts are not solidified in June. :redcool:
Hey man, no need to get snarky.
And there have already been discussions on when Mendenhall will relegate Willie to the bench. It has been mostly mixed opinions on that matter. I, along with ICS and some others that I can't remember, were of the thought that Mendenhall will be the actual starter by next season, if not earlier.
Sry, Rockers, just having a lil fun is all. Marley say chill mon.
I've been meaning to go through the archives to get a better feel for what SA is about...but I keep getting distracted by this kickaxe hair band thread (http://www.steeleraddicts.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12703)!
Back on topic:
Wexell is reporting on his 'insider' site that Big Snack Casey Hampton was missing from the latest OTA and if you assumed he was off getting personal attention for his waist line issues you might be right.
We've all seen the beer pong pictures from the NHL playoffs. Did Tomlin banish Fat Casey?
J. Harrison was also missing and his sub @ ROLB was Timmons.
Timmons is going to end up playing inside and outside LB as well as some safety (troy p) type roles this season. Ability like that is worth #15.
Ike Taylor, Lamar Woodley, Carey Davis and Bryant McFad all played kick off coverage team.
Those first 3 are starters and McFad could/should come out of this camp as a starter.
It's all good man.
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i agree on sweed, i really think he can be special with this group of recievers. his size is what makes him special, i know he never had a real breakout year at texas, but with his size, paired with holmes and ward, they can be a special recieving corp. i think also his size will be perfect as a big target for big ben.
Question, can you use the word "special" any more?
And Sweed had a pretty good Junior campaign.
NOVA STEELERS
Pleased with their progress
By Teresa Varley Steelers.com
The Steelers have just three more practices before OTAs come to an end next week and head coach Mike Tomlin is pleased with the progress to date. "They are going well," said Tomlin after Thursday's session. "We are having a productive off-season and that is what we are here for. We are here to get better individually and collectively and I think we are doing that." Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who admitted he is looking forward to the offseason program coming to an end so they get time to rest before training camp starts in late July, is also happy with the way things have gone "We're having a good time," said Tomlin. "I think we are doing well. We are learning and getting better."
Guard Chris Kemoeatu has a real challenge ahead of him – and it's not just a battle for a starting spot on the offensive line, but instead taking over for seven-time Pro Bowler Alan Faneca. Kemoeatu seems to have the inside track on the job, as long as he plays to the level all think he can. But the one thing he has to beware of is trying to do too much as he works to replace Faneca. "The biggest thing is he doesn't come in and try to fill Alan's shoes," said Roethlisberger. "That's not the way you do it. You don't try and fill someone's shoes. You come in and do what you do. Chris is a great offensive lineman and I think he is going to do great. I have a lot of confidence in him. I know he has confidence in himself. "Kemoeatu, who was hampered some during OTAs with a hamstring injury, has been praised by teammates and coaches for his knowledge and the few errors he makes. "As I get to know him he has a better understanding of what is going on," said Tomlin. "He doesn't make mistakes. The more you watch him the more you realize he doesn't make mistakes. He knows what is going on. He is a big, powerful man." He isn't a big talker but instead someone who likes to let his actions speak louder than his words. "All I can do is come to work every day, watch film and practice to the best of my ability and just try to be me," said Kemoeatu.
Having gone through OTAs and off-season workouts Roethlisberger has a better understanding of Bruce Arians' offense, but that doesn't mean things will be perfect. Roethlisberger said he expects less sacks this year, after getting tackled 47 times last year, but they won't be eliminated. "I'm still going to get (sacked), because I'm still going to try to scramble and make plays," said Roethlisberger. "You look at all the big plays we've made, and then you take the sacks. You kind of have to live with it."
Rookie Limas Sweed got some work on special teams during OTAs where the coaches think he can be an asset because of his size, speed and long arms. "Coach (Bob Ligashesky) said he likes me coming off the edge, using my speed to block punts," said Sweed. "I never did special teams in my life until I came here, and I actually like it."
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Q: How to determine if an attribute applies to a group or a specific individual I am in the middle of an argument, and therefore trying to figure out the breakdown of the definition:

a member of a military group devoted to engineering work

which appears in Merriam-Webster's entry for "engineer" (Definition 1).  The dictionary entry also includes this example sentence:

Army engineers were called in to construct the canal.

I assume the definition means 'a member of a group in the military where the group is devoted to engineering work' while the person with whom I am arguing assumes the sentence means 'an individual who is devoted to engineering work who is also in a military group'.
I am looking for both what the definition means, as well as why it means what it does. This would ideally take the form of citing some official guide (MLA, Chicago, etc...), but if the explanation is cogent enough it will still be extremely useful.

A: A good working rule is that such a description applies to the immediately preceding noun, unless there are clear indications to the contrary. Whether there are clear indications to the contrary will depend on the entire context, but there are no such indications in the limited context of your example. This is less a matter of grammar than of knowledge of the world. Is it likely that a military group would have only one member devoted to engineering work?
What would your antagonist make of these sentences?

She was a member of a choir specialising in Italian opera.
They were members of an organisation dedicated to charitable work.
I am a member of a team determined to come top of the league this
  year.

Doesn't our knowledge of the world tell us that the last words in each sentence describe the groups rather than the individuals?
To express the contrary meaning, the sentences would have to be these rather unlikely ones:

She was a member of a choir and specialised in Italian opera.
They were dedicated to charitable work and members of an organisation.
I am determined to come top of the league this year and am a member of a
  team.

Similarly, to express unambiguously that only one person was devoted to engineering work, it would be necessary to write:

[He was] devoted to engineering work and a member of a military group.

A: You are correct.  Your friend's interpretation would fall under Definition 3b:

a person who is trained in or follows as a profession a branch of engineering

if that individual also happens to serve in the military.
I'm not going to cite MLA, I'm merely going to interpret what the dictionary says:

a member of a military group devoted to engineering work

The group is devoted to engineering work, so, presumably, engineers are part of the unit.  But not everyone in the group is going to be a trained engineer – the unit will have support roles, such as those who drive heavy equipment, welders, etc.  They are called "engineers," not because they are trained in engineering, but because they happen to be members of a military group devoted to engineering work (as opposed to people who work in base finance, base legal, or the communications squadron).
Incidentally, if your friend is thinking that's an odd definition of engineer, he's not alone. Many dictionaries don't even list this meaning of engineer, let alone list it as the first meaning (see Collins, Compact Oxford, and Macmillan, e.g.). I believe it's highly unlikely that individual members of the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers would refer to themselves as an "engineer," unless they also happened to be a trained engineer holding an engineering degree, or unless they were referring to themselves as an aggregate, like the dictionary did in its example sentence:

We engineers were called in to repair the canal.


Does chalkboard paint work with magnetic primer.
I'm going to paint a little tiny desk for my son in Chalkboard paint. I also want it to be magnetic. I read somewhere that the magnetic primer doesn't work under chalkboard spray paint. Does anyone know if that is true for Rustoleum's regular chalkboard paint.
Have you tried contacting Rustoleum directly Steve? If the primer isn't made by them then I'd contact the maker of the primer too. I know I've seen years ago when all this first came out someone on HGTV do a magnetic chalkboard painted wall.
I did a bit of research for you and what I found is in the last paragraph of this link.... http://www.rustoleum.com/CBGCorporate.asp?sn=pr&PrId=16 It's talking about their brush/roll on chalkboard paint over their magnetic primer though. You may have to go that route if you want both. I'd still try and contact them if you really want to use the spray paint.
Kevin, that's a great idea. I might make him an easel with a magnetic white board side. Is there a way to buy sheet metal and get it cut to fit for this purpose? Becky, thanks so much for the suggestion and the link. I was looking up exactly thCommentat information on the rustoleum site and couldn't find it. Magnetic primer, here I come.
You're welcome Steve. I picked up an old flat panel ended baby crib awhile back that I want to make into a two sided easel. Now I too know how to make it magnetic and writable too. I'd love to try the whiteboard paint, but it's expensive! We already have three 2 x 3 foot white boards from when they first came out so I really don't need them.
Any AC duct shop will sell you sheet metal at a fair price. Ask them to Hem over the edges so they are not sharp. Unless of course your setting the metal in a picture frame edge. Before you paint, wash the surface with vinegar , (cannot believe I am saying to use that stuff) but it will etch the galvanizing so the paint will stick. Just be sure to do it in a well ventilated area as the fumes will get you quite sick.
Thanks Woodbridge. You are a neverending supply of knowledge. Also, why are you reluctant to use vinegar?
Gotcha. Thanks for the answer.
Thanks Kevin. This whole thing now has me thinking about building an easel for my son. I think one side will be whiteboard, so I will have to figure out my options, but that is obviously a good one.
Great. Thank you, Becky. Wonderful idea.
How do you get out oil stains from brick pavers?


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Diversifying in death: Interview with Katherine Howell
by Marisa Wikramanayake | Mar 21, 2014 | Interviews | 0 comments
Two years ago, I slipped through a door into a convention room in Perth and sat down to listen to Katherine Howell. What intrigued me was part of the blurb for the session – Katherine Howell had been a paramedic for fifteen years before she had her crime fiction published.
That, to me, seemed impressive. She had all she needed to know about the system right at her fingertips in order to write a believable plot. And she still did research.
March is Diversity month here at Australian Women Writers and Ms Howell's seventh novel to feature her detective Ella Marconi, Deserving Death, is now out with a lesbian as one of the main characters.
"I've had gay and lesbian characters in my books before but not as point-of-view characters, so I really enjoyed writing both Carly and Linsey," Katherine tells me via email from over East where she's got one week left on a writing deadline.
Deserving Death by Katherine Howell
Both plot and characters worked together in her favour in Deserving Death – the relationship creating issues that were central to the story.
"Carly is a paramedic and is out, while Linsey is her closeted girlfriend," Katherine explained.
"I'm always looking for ways to put the characters under more stress in the stories, so using that issue of their relationship having to be secret, and Linsey desperately wanting to tell her family but being so afraid, was a good way to do that while also having Carly under pressure with her work situation and her suspicions about the crime."
Writing crime fiction is difficult and weaving a web, much like the sixth novel in the series titled Web of Deceit, where the detective can solve the crime and yet it still isn't a cakewalk for the reader is a tough ask. And that's assuming you have an idea in the first place. But for Katherine, inspiration exists everywhere.
"I think it's the same for me as for many other writers," she writes, quite candidly.
"A little seed of an idea appears, maybe in a newspaper article, or something we overhear, or something that pops up in our heads, then we start to think about where that could go, and what could happen next, and next, and next. I think about who's dead and who killed them and why, and then about ways I can hide that from the reader and have them suspecting different people along the way and busting to find out the truth. It sounds quite a neat process there, but it's not – there are lots of mental dead-ends and scrawling of notes on sheets of paper. Lots of frustration too."
It's nowhere near a neat process. Not for Katherine Howell, the steady routine of some other writers. It's almost a relief to hear that she is quite human about the way she writes.
"I waste a lot of time dithering and feeling anxious," she confesses, making it all the more amazing that she has graciously taken time out to answer questions despite having a deadline.
"Once I make myself get rolling I try to do one or two thousand a day, and sometimes that takes just a couple of hours, sometimes many more. I write best in the afternoon and every so often will write late into the night if I get into the flow of it."
And then there's humour: "Every year I promise myself I'll be more disciplined. So far I haven't been."
But while it all seems quite normal so far, there are certain facts that leap out at you that speak a lot about how dedicated she is to writing.
She wrote four manuscripts while studying, the last of which was sent off to an agent who returned it saying she needed to understand how to craft suspense. She then turned around and enrolled in a Masters degree to study how suspense was created in fiction and applied it to her own manuscript. When she graduated she sent it back to the agent and the first Ella Marconi novel Frantic was published in 2007 and won the 2008 Davitt Award for best crime fiction.
"I've always loved reading, and even as a child loved the thought of writing my own stories that would draw a reader in just as I was drawn into the books I read. That's what I still love about it now, and when I write I think about what the reader might suspect is happening, or be expecting to happen next, and try to turn that on its head to keep them guessing, and reading."
And would she ever stray from the love affair she seems to have concocted with the crime fiction genre? Would she ever write other stories? She admits to the affair readily enough:
"I love crime fiction! I read a lot of it and it seemed quite natural that that's what I would write. I'd certainly be open to writing something else if I had the urge, but so far there hasn't been one."
Perhaps that's because there is no need for that urge when her current one is uniquely hers and still going strong – Ella Marconi is the mainstay throughout the series but the paramedics differ. It's a strange setup but nevertheless a useful tactic providing something both familiar for readers and yet introducing something new each time. But it came about because she wanted to use her fifteen years of experience riding in ambulances and dealing with blood and death firsthand.
"I couldn't work out a way to write a crime series with just paramedic characters, so developing a detective character was really the only option to make it all work," she writes.
Ella herself was baptised from a baby book and the White Pages: "I knew she had to be tough, as a woman working in the male-dominated police for so many years, and that she'd be idealistic — which can get her into trouble — at the same time as being cynical, frustrated and bored of the red tape," she says.
"I chose a first name from a baby name book, a name that was not masculine/ambiguous. I wanted something distinctly female – then went through the White Pages for a surname that felt right."
My last question is whether she has advice for other writers. For her, that's an easy answer: "To never give up."
She clarifies: "It's easy to think that a first draft is awful, and to give up right there. The people who succeed are the ones who'll work on it to make it better, and edit over and over again, put it aside and write something new and then edit that over and over."
Tenacity. Persistence. Determination. With seven novels under her belt, a range of diverse characters scattered through them, a personal history of using a Masters degree to teach herself how to improve her writing, this is a writer who knew what her goal was from the start and puts everything into her work.
And now you have seven novels to read and review for Australian Women Writers while we wait for Katherine Howell's next book.
Which presumably she is pulling all nighters to write, right now.
You can find Katherine Howell's novels at her website. Her latest novel Deserving Death is out right now.
Marisa Wikramanayake is a freelance journalist, writer and editor. She published her first book at 17, has lived on three different continents, been in ground zero of a bomb blast twice and is currently based in Perth, Australia. She's also been freaked out by the Scientologists, helped run national publishing conferences and currently sits on the Society of Editors (WA) and WA Media Alliance committees. She writes book reviews for The West and the ABR, science news for Science Network WA and writes novels in the spare time that's left over after painting, dancing, gaming and mentoring. She contributes her two cents as non-fiction editor at Australian Women Writers and lends her geek goddess expertise to the Guys Read Gals project and the Society of Editors (WA). You can catch her on her blog at marisa.com.au or on Twitter @mwikramanayake
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Highlights from the volleyball game vs Casper.
CWC students participate in a ramen noodle cook-off where three judges determined which ramen noodle topping was the best.
Central Wyoming College celebrated Native American Alumnis at the CWC powwow.
Highlights from last nights game!
CWC celebrated its 50th anniversary with alumni. Live music performed by Drones Over Yellowstone and a drum circle started the event.
CWC Students get to ride in hot air balloons over campus.
Students learn about STEM through activities on CWC campus.
CWC recognized employees for their outstanding service.


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New Gallery Layout at Dakota Fanning Network!
Finally, a new gallery layout is ready and online! I love this with all my heart, what do you think??? Also, I was organizing the gallery and I noticed that I got tons of photos that are not online here so, the next days, I am going to make really big Dakota Fanning Gallery Updates so, please, come back to take a look to the updates.
Also, if you have a request of photos or if you want to donate, please, email me.
Thanks to everyone for the support.


I would no longer be able to skydive while on PCP.
We can't afford two of every toy I would want.
Honestly, I just don't think we have the room.
The air conditioner is already full of peanuts.
It's cats or babies, not cats and babies.
I don't want to give other parents the satisfaction.
The apartment is barely adultproof.
My grandparents were born during World War I, my parents during World War II, and we were both born during Vietnam. I vowed a long time ago that my child wouldn't be born while America was at war. Well, wouldn't you know it, now we're in a Global War on Terror with no end in sight!
We might choke on one of its little toys.
I'm afraid I would run afoul of the rugged brand of frontier justice babies administer.
The baby might grow up to be president, just not a very good one.
Train stations make babies nervous. You know I've always dreamed of owning and operating a small railway siding.
We won't be able to play that game where we put plastic bags on our heads anymore. That's a fun game.
The batteries in the digital camera are dangerously low as is.