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Stanton teen's top steer draws $400K at rodeo auction
Stanton teen's last try earns Junior Market top prize for steer
Updated 2:04 pm, Saturday, March 22, 2014
Houston Livestock Show Market Steer Judge Scott Schaake paced on the dirt-covered floor of Reliant Stadium. He moseyed down along the line of steers, his hands hiked into his pockets, perusing the long line of cattle, while their exhibitors scratched the animals' briskets. Echoes rumbled and crowds roared around Reliant Stadium.
Then, smiling, he pointed at Flint Newman's 1,335-pound Charolais, G.O., and slapped its rear, naming the Stanton teen's steer as the Grand Champion of the Houston Rodeo.
"I'm really happy," said Newman, a whip-thin 18-year-old dressed in jeans and a light green- and-white striped dress shirt. "I've been trying and trying, and I finally did it." It's the last year he is eligible to compete.
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Greatness doesn't come easy. He has slept 12 hours in the last week, he said, guarding G.O., making sure nothing happened to the huge animal.
After a short pause, Schaake made another circuit of the 17 remaining steers and slapped the hindquarters of Darth Vader, 17-year-old Kaden Hatla's 1,283-pound Limousin, picking it as Reserve Grand Champion.
"I knew we were in contention the whole time. ... I'm relieved. We've worked all year for this; words can't really describe it," he said, as he and the rest of the 31 other exhibitors led their animals back to the main cattle arena at Reliant Center. It's been a struggle getting Vader ready, he said.
"There have been a lot of long nights and early mornings ... they're like babies," the Dimmitt teen said of the more-than-half-ton steer.
The animals represented the cream of the crop of Houston's rodeo. Rodeo officials said they had received more than 2,400 entries, 1,670 of which showed up at the rodeo earlier this week.
Schaake whittled that number down to 32.
"You're studying all the time, you're just splitting hairs in your mind, it's like working on a tough crossword puzzle," Schaake said.
With glory came prizes - banners, buckles, and, in some cases, guaranteed cash prizes of as much as $75,000, according to Darci Owens, the livestock show's coordinator.
Newman's top steer went for $400,000 - $40,000 more than last year's grand champion - at Saturday's auction.
The winning bidders were Vanessa, Chris, Kyle and Rhianna Bruegger; Evelyn and Roger Bethune; Sally and Rigo Flores; Mary Alice and Ed Lester of Stewart Title.
The record of $600,001 was set in 2002.
The reserve champion steer drew $210,000 from bidders Champagne Cowgirls, Carol and Michael Linn, Dee Dee and Wallis Marsh, and the Tutcher Family.
After the winning student claims his prize, the rest goes toward the rodeo's educational projects, including scholarships.
"There's been an influx of new breeders and exhibitors," said Shelly Cornelius, chairman of the Livestock Committee.
Livestock show officials said the whole process is a way to teach exhibitors discipline.
"It's about supporting our kids," Owens said.


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Where to see bald eagles, from B.C. to Oregon
It's eagle-viewing time on the Skagit River, and on rivers and lakes across the region
Special to The Seattle Times
If you go
Eagle watching
Where to go
• Brackendale Eagles Provincial Park, bit.ly/1eTtVAT
• Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Center (website includes a map of viewing sites): skagiteagle.org
• Skagit Eagle Festival, concrete-wa.com/skagit-eagle-festival-2013
• Winter Wings Festival, Oregon: winterwingsfest.org
Eagle outings
• Sunwolf lodge: sunwolf.net/eagle-tours
• Skagit River Excursions: skagiteagles.com
• Coeur d'Alene Resort cruises: cdaresort.com/discover/activities/cruises/tickets
More information
• Squamish visitor information: tourismsquamish.com
• Skagit Eagle Watchers: skagiteaglewatchers.wordpress.com
• Northern Idaho information: visitidaho.org/regions/northern/
• Klamath Basin Audubon Society: eaglecon.org
• Klamath Basin Birding Trails: klamathbirdingtrails.com
• Discover Klamath: discoverklamath.com
For bald-eagle fans in the Northwest, the cool, dark days of December and January don't mean outdoor doldrums. This is prime eagle-viewing time.
In winter, many eagles make their way from high-latitude areas to the relatively warm and food-rich lakes and rivers of Washington, Oregon and southern British Columbia. Since winter is not mating or hatching season, the birds congregate more than usual, meaning you potentially can see dozens at once, often feeding on salmon at the side of spawning streams. Bonus: You'll probably see other animals as well.
While the Skagit River is a nearby option, it's not the only one. Here are some of the best eagle-spotting locales on this corner of the continent.
Squamish River watershed, B.C.
Carving its way through British Columbia's Coast Mountains between Whistler and Vancouver, the Squamish River is one of the world's best eagle-viewing spots, so much that an entire park, Brackendale Eagles Provincial Park, is dedicated to them. The eagles crowd along the salmon-littered banks of the Squamish and Cheakamus Rivers; a 1994 count broke the world record for number of eagles in one place, with 3,769 spotted in a single day.
Ironically, the park is closed to visitors in winter to protect the bald eagles from human encroachment. But don't let that discourage you. Just take the Mamquam Road exit from Highway 99 and head north on Government Road to the main "Eagle Run" viewing area just outside the park. There, an interpretive display (including telescopes) explains the eagle and salmon life cycles. Eagle Watch volunteers are also on hand to answer questions each weekend through early February.
Another option is to take a float trip to see eagles. Sunwolf, a low-key, recreation-oriented riverside resort in the town of Squamish, takes guests on daily rafting trips on the Squamish River this time of year. Some stay in a Sunwolf cabin, while others take a day off from skiing at Whistler or make the 45-minute drive from Vancouver.
Sunwolf provides waterproof gear, but Jess Freese (who owns Sunwolf along with her husband, Jake, and guides rafting trips in both winter and summer) says that's just in case of precipitation — the winter water is low, so this is a non-splashy trip.
"The river is shallow and teeming with salmon. We're literally hitting fish with our oars, there are so many of them," Freese said. And with so many fish around, "The trees are literally just decorated with eagles. In an hour, you can see anywhere from 100 to 400 birds."
Upper Skagit River
Conveniently, many of the best viewing spots along the Skagit are right along Highway 20 as it traverses the 8,000-acre Skagit River Bald Eagle Natural Area between Rockport and Marblemount, Skagit County. The Skagit Eagle Festival in Concrete brings eagle lovers on weekends throughout January.
One informative point of entry is the Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Center at Howard Miller Steelhead County Park in Rockport. It's open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays from Dec. 7 through January, and daily during the week between Christmas and New Year's Day. Expert speakers are planned for most Saturdays at 1 p.m. On top of eagle-viewing information and equipment, the center features nature walks and guest speakers on most Saturdays.
Outfitters including Skagit River Excursions take visitors out on the river for float trips of a few hours to a full day.
Pend Oreille/Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Just over the Washington-Idaho border, Lake Coeur d'Alene is an eagle hot spot, though numbers are typically lower than in areas closer to the coast. The Wolf Lodge Bay area is one of the best for seeing eagles, which the lake draws with its healthy kokanee salmon stocks. Coeur d'Alene Resort offers eagle-watching boat trips to the lake's many quiet coves on weekends in December and daily between Christmas and New Year's Day.
Eagles also live year-round at Lake Pend Oreille, just to the north, and ospreys ply the waters of northern Idaho and the Spokane area year-round. This is also one of the Northwest's best winter moose-spotting spots, so you'll likely see these tree-munching behemoths in the area.
Klamath Basin, Ore.
Lying between the Cascades and high desert in southwestern Oregon, the Klamath Basin is an oasis for migrating birds and a key stop on the Pacific Flyway (up to 75 percent of the flyway's migratory waterfowl pass through here). Amid the six refuges making up the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Upper Klamath Lake is an easy resting spot replete with food for bald eagles — at about 500, the largest winter population in the Lower 48.
"We've seen 100 in a day and up to 35 at one time," said Jim Chadderdon, who heads the Discover Klamath tourism bureau and lives near the lake. "They fatten up and they're huge." It's easy to see birds from public parks and other access points along the lakeshore. The Klamath Basin Birding Trail makes things even easier with mapped-out routes.
The Klamath Basin Audubon Society hosts the Winter Wings Festival (formerly the Bald Eagle Conference) Feb. 13-16. While the festival celebrates all birds, bald eagles are the big draw. Another one: grebes that can literally run, upright, across the water. (Here's video of the grebes. Pretty cool: watch.opb.org/video/2283653146.)
Christy Karras is a Seattle-based freelance writer.

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HELENDALE — In its season opener, the Trona volleyball team made a good first impression. The Division 5-A, No. 7-ranked Tornadoes swept Academy of Careers and Exploration on Tuesday night, 25-17, 25-15, 25-16.
HELENDALE — In its season opener, the Trona volleyball team made a good first impression. The Division 5-A, No. 7-ranked Tornadoes swept Academy of Careers and Exploration on Tuesday night, 25-17, 25-15, 25-16.
"They were all over the place, they were moving as a team and I couldn't have asked for anything more of them," Tornadoes head coach Jayana Ledbetter said. "I was very impressed with how they played."
Because Trona (1-0) spends most of its practices playing on a shorter practice net, Ledbetter expected the team's timing to be off in its first game. The Tornadoes didn't have as many kills as Ledbetter expected, but that was more due to the Eagles' defense than a lack of timing.
Most of Trona's points came on serves — the Tornadoes scored points with aces while Academy of Careers and Exploration misfired on a lot of serving opportunities. Ledbetter substituted early and often, allowing Trona's new players to get varsity experience right away.
"Everybody on the team got to play, which was something last year that I couldn't do at the beginning of the season," Ledbetter said. "For those that haven't played before, it's like getting hit by a train — they're scared to death and they don't know what to do."
The senior trio of outside hitter Tia Renzelman, outside hitter Danielle Cox and setter Ashley Vassar provided big plays and leadership against the Eagles. Ledbetter said the experienced group helped lessen the nerves of the team's younger players.
"They were all out there instructing everybody else and helping everybody else out. They're really good at communicating, and a big part of the team is communication," Ledbetter said. "I didn't even have to say anything — they were jumping right in there."
Renzelman had seven points with four aces and three blocks while playing through an injury. The senior turned her ankle over the weekend.
"She was basically playing on one leg and she still ended up with seven points — she scored on serves and got blocks in there too," Ledbetter said. "I was wondering how she was doing all that with one leg."
Vassar had six points, finishing with five aces, two block assists and three digs. Cox ended up with five points, with four aces, one kill and four blocks.
In her first varsity game, freshman Carrina Johnson turned in an impressive performance. Johnson had six points with three aces, one block and three digs.
"She served well, she was setting, and she filled in gaps where she needed to — she was flying all over the place and doing a little bit of everything," Ledbetter said. "It was nice to see her play that way, because you never know how a freshman is going to react in their first varsity game."
The current situation in Trona's gym didn't appear to hinder the Tornadoes in their season opener. Hot practices with the air conditioner off may have even helped Trona on Tuesday night as they played in a cooler gym.
"In practice, they don't have a lot of energy and we take a lot of water breaks. They had a lot more energy in the game because they weren't as hot — I guess there's a correlation there," Ledbetter said. "There have been days in the past week or so where we haven't been able to condition because it has been so humid and horrible. I just run drills at practice that take the place of conditioning."
Trona travels to face Lucerne Valley tonight at 5 p.m. The Tornadoes stay closer to home this weekend, playing in a tournament at Cerro Coso Community College on Saturday.


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Java and Security, Part 2
Pages: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Authorization Providers
Authorization is synonymous with access control—it determines whether a subject has access to a resource. Whenever an application requests an operation on a protected resource, the resource container that receives the request calls the WebLogic Security framework to determine whether the user is authorized to access the resource. In making this call, any relevant request parameters, such as the subject making the request, are passed to the framework. A few things need to happen before an access decision can be made, as illustrated in Figure 17-4.
First, the configured Role Mapping Providers are invoked. These providers use the request parameters to determine a set of roles that are valid for the subject. After this, the Authorization Providers are asked to decide whether access should be allowed. The Adjudication Provider has the final say in the matter. It looks at the different access decisions returned by the Authorization Providers and reconciles any potential conflicts. The Adjudication Provider generates a final verdict based on these individual access decisions.
A realm may include one or more Authorization Providers. For instance, you could define Authorization Providers that separately control access to JNDI branches, web applications, JMS connection factories, and more.
Figure 17-4. The authorization process
The Default Authorization Provider
WebLogic's Authorization Provider performs the aforementioned tasks by using a policy-based authorization engine. This means that WebLogic's resources are protected via security policies assigned at deployment time. Earlier, in the section "The Security Provider Architecture," we looked at how your security policy statements can help protect server-side resources.
Security policies may be assigned manually through the Administration Console, or automatically via the role settings specified in deployment descriptors. The Default Authorizer lets you specify whether the authorizer will store policies that are created when EJBs and web applications are deployed. The Policy Deployment Enabled option indicates whether the provider will evaluate security policies while EJBs and web applications are being deployed. By default, this setting is enabled. This option is quite similar to the Role Deployment Enabled flag in the Role Mapping Provider.
Role Mapping Providers
A Role Mapping Provider determines dynamically at call time the set of roles that are valid for a particular subject when it tries to access a protected resource. An Authorization Provider can then use this information to determine whether a user is allowed access to the resource by evaluating the policy and role information.
The role information is generally based on the role settings defined in J2EE and WebLogic-specific deployment descriptors, the requested operation on the resource, and any custom business logic. You can configure these roles at deployment time, either using the deployment descriptors or via the Administration Console. Because the Authorization Provider makes calls to the Role Mapping Provider just before calculating an authorization decision, and because the role binding occurs dynamically, this gives you the ideal opportunity to embed your own logic for role allocation into a custom provider.
A security realm can define one or more Role Mapping Providers. You could configure a Role Mapping Provider that handles role associations for resources bound to the JNDI tree, or another that handles role associations for web applications.
The Default Role Mapper
Given a protected resource and a user, WebLogic's default Role Mapping Provider will determine all the roles that are valid for that user for the resource using the role information stored in its repository. In order to configure the Default Role Mapper, select the Default Role Mapper node from under the Role Mapping node in the left pane of the Administration Console.
The Default Role Mapper has one configuration setting only: the Role Deployment Enabled option. This indicates whether the provider stores roles that are created while deploying a web application or EJB. This setting is similar to the Ignore Security Data in Deployment Descriptors setting that we encountered earlier, except that it is specific to role information. If the Role Deployment Enabled option is set, WebLogic automatically creates roles based on security data in the deployment descriptors and stores them in the embedded LDAP server. This means that if you subsequently ignore the security data in the deployment descriptors, the deployment descriptors won't be processed the next time the EJB or web application is deployed. By default, the Role Deployment Enabled setting is enabled, and you need at least one role mapper with this setting enabled in order to deploy web applications and EJBs.
Adjudication Providers
A subject may access a protected resource in a way that requires multiple Authorization Providers to decide whether the subject has access to the protected resource. Each Authorization Provider may pass one of the following access decisions: PERMIT, ABSTAIN, or DENY. The Adjudication Provider needs to arbitrate between potentially conflicting decisions made by the different Authorization Providers involved. Typically, the Adjudication Provider resolves potential authorization conflicts among the Authorization Providers by carefully weighing the access decisions of each provider.
Thus, you must define an Adjudication Provider if the security realm supports multiple Authorization Providers. Clearly, a security realm may have only a single Adjudication Provider!
The Default Adjudicator
In order to configure the Default Adjudicator, select the Default Adjudicator node from under the Adjudication node in the left frame of the Administration Console.
Here you can adjust the Requires Unanimous Permit setting, which determines the basis on which the Adjudicator grants access to a resource when multiple Authorization Providers are concerned.
If this setting is enabled, the Adjudicator grants access to the resource only if all participating
Authorization Providers return a result of
PERMIT. That is, the decision
must be a unanimous
PERMIT decision. If any provider returns a
DENY or
ABSTAIN, the
overall decision must be to refuse access.
If the setting is disabled, the Adjudicator grants access to the resource only if no
Authorization Provider returns a
DENY. This means that the Adjudicator will grant
access to the resource even though a unanimous decision could not be reached. So
long as all Authorization Providers vote to
PERMIT or
ABSTAIN, the subject will be
allowed to access the resource. Of course, at least one Authorization Provider must
vote to
PERMIT access to the resource.
Credential Mapping Providers
When a WebLogic user needs to access some external systems, the credentials of the user need to be mapped to valid credentials on the external system. Only then can a subject already authenticated by WebLogic log into the external system. A Credential Mapping Provider is responsible for associating users authenticated by WebLogic to appropriate credentials in an external system. Typically, the Credential Mapping Provider is invoked by WebLogic on behalf of another component—in particular, the container that hosts a resource adapter that needs to connect to a remote resource.
A Credential Mapping Provider can handle different kinds of user credentials—e.g., a username-password combination, a digital certificate, and more. For instance, you could implement a credential map between WebLogic users and credentials of valid users on a remote legacy DBMS. This could be the username-password combination of a valid user on the remote system who is authorized to perform the necessary operations. You can define these credential mappings either in the deployment descriptors or via the Administration Console. A security realm must define at least one Credential Mapping Provider. If you've defined multiple providers, WebLogic queries all providers and returns a list of credentials that may be associated with the WebLogic user.
The Default Credential Mapper
WebLogic's Credential Mapper associates WebLogic users to appropriate credentials in an external system when a user makes use of a resource adapter. So, the Credential Mapping Provider holds a map of WebLogic users and groups to external identities that can be used to authenticate to a remote system. A good example of this is the use of J2EE connectors. Here you typically need to map a WebLogic user to a remote user that has access to the target EIS. Chapter 7 shows how to configure credential maps for deployed J2EE connectors.
In order to configure the provider itself select the Default Credential Mapper node from under Providers/Credential Mapping in your security realm. The Default Credential Mapper provides only one configuration setting, the Credential Mapping Deployment Enabled option, which indicates whether the provider processes the credential maps from the descriptor files of a resource adapter when it is deployed. By default, the Credential Mapping Deployment Enabled flag is set to true. Like the other Deployment Enabled settings, if you disable this setting, the credential maps specified in the deployment descriptor for the resource adapter won't overwrite the credential maps you may have created via the Administration Console.
Auditing Providers
Auditing is another important feature of WebLogic's security framework. Nonrepudiation requires that you maintain a log of security events that provides an electronic trace of how the data has been accessed. WebLogic's Auditing Provider can be configured to log information about security requests and their outcomes. Usually, the Auditing Provider is invoked by WebLogic's Auditor on behalf of other security providers, both before and after a security operation has been executed. In this way, the Auditor is able to capture detailed information about any security requests and responses.
Typically, the Auditing Provider will decide whether to audit the security request based on several criteria. For instance, you could configure a security level for the Auditing Provider that automatically filters out audit requests that do not reach the desired security level. An Auditing Provider also supports channels that can record the information to a variety of sinks, such as an LDAP store, database table, or plain file. WebLogic's Auditor can interact with multiple Auditing Providers. However, you may choose not to define any Auditing Provider for a security realm.
The Default Auditor
By default, there are no Auditing Providers configured for a security realm. In order to configure a new Auditing Provider, expand the Auditing node from the left frame of the Administration Console and then choose the "Configure a new Default Auditor" option. In the new screen, assign a severity level for the audit log and hit the Create button.
The severity level determines the kind of events that are logged by WebLogic's
Default Auditor. The lower the severity level, the more verbose the auditing. The
severity level can be chosen from the following (in increasing order of verbosity):
WARNING, and
INFORMATION. For example, a severity level of
FAILURE ensures that the Auditor logs only security requests that have failed (e.g.,
failed authentication), while a severity level of
INFORMATION ensures that the Auditor
logs all authentication activity. The default severity level is
Note: The lower the severity level, the more verbose the output. This can impact server performance because the Auditor is potentially a lot busier. You should set a sensible severity level and carefully monitor your setup to ensure it doesn't yield unacceptable performance levels.
The audit information is written to the mydomain\myserver\DefaultAuditRecorder.log file, where mydomain is the name of the WebLogic domain. For example, if an authenticated user attempts to dip into a connection pool and is denied access, the Default Auditor logs the following information:
#### Audit Record Begin <05-Sep-02 22:24:46> <Severity =FAILURE>
<<<Event Type = Authorization Audit Event ><Subject: 1
Principal = class weblogic.security.principal.WLSUserImpl("A")>
<ONCE><<jdbc>><type=<jdbc>, application=, module=, resourceType=ConnectionPool,
resource=MyPool, action=reserve>>> Audit Record End ####


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A former tunnel worker at the nation's nuclear waste dump in the Nevada desert filed suit Thursday against Energy Department contractors, claiming the companies deliberately exposed employees to toxic dust at the Yucca Mountain project.
The civil lawsuit, filed in state court in Las Vegas, seeks class-action status and unspecified damages.
It claims the companies knew workers and visitors were exposed to dangerous levels of silica, erionite, and other toxic dusts during tunneling from 1992 to 1996.
"This lawsuit will expose an outrageous fraud against the work force and even the visitors at Yucca Mountain, one that's already killing people," said plaintiff Gene Griego, a former a Los Alamos, N.M., national laboratory employee who worked as a tunnel supervisor at the Yucca Mountain site.
Griego, a nonsmoker who lives in Las Vegas, was diagnosed last year with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
"We hope to see these innocent people compensated, and the perpetrators brought to justice," he said in a statement.
The lawsuit names Bechtel Corp. and Nevada subsidiaries on the Yucca Mountain project; Bechtel SAIC Corp. of Delaware; the Kiewit Group of Delaware; Parsons Brinckerhoff Construction of Delaware and subsidiaries; Morrison-Knudson, now known as Washington Group International of Delaware; and TRW Automotive Holdings of Delaware and subsidiaries. Each has an office in Nevada.
The Energy Department developed the Yucca site for the federal government and gained Bush administration and congressional approval in 2002 to bury 77,000 tons of the nation's most radioactive waste at the site, 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas.
The agency plans to apply to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by the end of the year for a license to operate the repository.
Energy Department spokesman Joe Davis said Thursday that because the DOE was not named as a party to the lawsuit, it would not comment.
Joseph Egan, a McLean, Va.-based lawyer heading the case, also represents Nevada in its fight to stop the Yucca Mountain project in federal courts.
He called the toxic dust issue "a small example of a pattern of conduct that pervades the entire Yucca Mountain project."
The 27-page complaint filed in Clark County District Court alleges the companies "intentionally and fraudulently concealed the truth about the hazards at Yucca Mountain" and "placed a higher priority on ... deadlines than they did on human safety and health."
"What we're seeing coming out of it now is junk science and sick workers," Egan said Thursday.
Egan said the three law firms handling the case expect to add more plaintiffs, including one who has contracted silicosis.
Mark Hutton, a Wichita, Kan., lawyer also involved in the case, said the companies knew about the risks from toxic dust, but failed to protect tunnel workers and visitors.
"The fact it was fraudulently concealed from everyone who ever set foot inside the mountain makes it all the more shocking," he said.
In January, Yucca Mountain project managers began a lung disease screening program for current and former workers, saying up to 1,500 current and former Yucca Mountain site workers may have inhaled airborne silica at Yucca Mountain.
Last month, the Energy Department started an investigation of whether notes were altered to misrepresent potentially hazardous dust levels at the site.
Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., has called for a federal Labor Department investigation into safety practices at Yucca Mountain, and has scheduled hearings of the silicosis issue to begin Monday in Las Vegas.


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Patriots quarterback Tom Brady received the second-most votes in fan voting for the NFL Pro Bowl, the league announced Thursday.
Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning topped the fan voting with 993,045. Brady received 908,099. Coaches and players will also vote, and the final Pro Bowl teams will be announced Dec. 26.
Texans running back Arian Foster, Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III, Bengals receiver A.J. Green, Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, Saints quarterback Drew Brees, and Ravens running back Ray Rice rounded out the top 10 fan selections.
Three Patriots players were the leading vote-getters at their position in the AFC. Logan Mankins was the top guard, Gronkowski led tight ends, and Jerod Mayo the top inside linebacker.
The leading vote-getters by conference and position were as follows:
QB - Manning; RB - Foster; FB - Vonta Leach, Ravens; WR - Green; TE - Gronkowski; T - Michael Oher, Ravens; G - Mankins; C - Maurkice Pouncey, Steelers; K - Sebastian Janikowski, Raiders; KR - Jacoby Jones, Ravens; DE - J.J. Watt, Texans; DT - Haloti Ngata, Ravens; OLB - Von Miller, Broncos; ILB - Mayo; CB - Champ Bailey, Broncos; SS - Bernard Pollard, Ravens; FS - Ed Reed, Ravens; P - Brandon Fields, Dolphins; ST - Joshua Cribbs, Browns.
QB - Rodgers; RB - Peterson; FB - John Kuhn, Packers; WR - Victor Cruz, Giants; TE - Tony Gonzalez, Falcons; T - Matt Kalil, Vikings; G - Mike Iupati, 49ers; C - Jeff Saturday, Packers; K - David Akers, 49ers; KR - Randall Cobb, Packers; DE - Jared Allen, Vikings; DT - Justin Smith, 49ers; OLB - Clay Matthews, Packers; ILB - Tim Jennings, Bears; SS - Charles Woodson, Packers; FS - Ronde Barber, Buccaneers; P - Thomas Morstead, Saints; ST - C.J. Spillman, 49ers.Follow Matt Pepin on Twitter at @mattpep15.


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I18N Messages and Logging
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Localized Exceptions
i18nlog provides two base exception classes (for both checked and unchecked exceptions--
LocalizedException and
LocalizedRuntimeException) that can be used to create your own subclasses of localized exceptions. These have constructors whose signatures are very similar to the
Msg class. They simply allow you to specify your exception message via a resource bundle key and a variable argument list of placeholder values, with the ability to optionally specify the bundle base name and locale. This allows your exception messages to be localized to different languages, just as
Msg can retrieve localized messages.
Logging i18n Messages
i18nlog provides a means by which you can log i18n messages. The main class of the logging subsystem is
mazz.i18n.Logger. It provides the typical set of
error, and
fatal methods. However, instead of taking a string consisting of the message itself, you pass in the resource bundle key and a variable arguments list for the placeholder values that are to be replaced within the message. It uses the
mazz.i18n.Msg class under the covers to get the actual localized message.
You obtain
Logger objects by using the factory class
mazz.i18n.LoggerFactory in a way that is basically the same as in
log4j and the like. But you log messages in a way that is very similar to obtaining messages via the
mazz.i18n.Msg object:
public static final mazz.i18n.Logger LOG =
LOG.debug(Messages.MSG_VALUE, value);
try {
catch (Exception e) {
LOG.warn(e, Messages.MSG_ERR);
If a log level is not enabled, no resource bundle lookups are performed and no string concatenation is done--effectively making log calls very fast under these conditions. If a log message is to be associated with a particular exception, pass the exception as the first argument to the log method. This will allow the stack trace to be dumped with the message if stack dumps are enabled (see below).
There are additional features that
i18nlog adds to its logging framework that go above what the underlying, third-party, logging framework provides. The first is the ability to tell
Logger whether or not to dump stack traces of exceptions. You may or may not care to see all the exception stack traces during a particular run. Note that this feature cannot turn off stack dumps for exceptions logged at the
FATAL level--fatal exceptions logged with that method always have their stack traces dumped. For all other log levels, the loggers will be told to dump stack traces if the
i18nlog.dump-stack-traces system property is set to
true (or you programmatically called
The second additional feature in the
i18nlog logging framework is the ability to log a message's associated resource bundle key along with the message itself. The resource bundle key is the same across all locales--so no matter what language the log messages are in, the keys will always be the same. You can think of these keys as "message IDs" or "error codes." This is very useful if you generate help documentation that references these codes with additional help text for your users to consult that help them decipher what the messages are trying to convey (see below for how to generate this type of documentation). This feature is enabled by default; to disable, set the system property
i18nlog.dump-keys to
false or programmatically call
Providing these message IDs and avoiding string concatenation for disabled log levels may be enough to justify using this logging mechanism provided by
i18nlog. But some may still argue that internationalizing your log messages (as opposed to just user-interface messages) is overkill and generally not very useful. I, myself, find it hard to argue with this point of view sometimes. You certainly do not have to use i18n logging if your project doesn't warrant it. The other features provided by
i18nlog are, of course, still available even if you choose not to use its logging capabilities.
However, I can envision certain cases where i18n logging can be useful. Note that
i18nlog makes it possible to define a different locale that the loggers will use (the "log locale"), as compared to the locale
Msg instances will use. This is to facilitate the use case where I want to log messages in a language my support group can read, but my user interface is in a language that my users can read (which may be different). For example, my users may be German-speaking, but the software is supported by a group that works in France and is only French-speaking. In this case, when my German users have a problem, they will normally send the logs to the support group in France, so the software could, by default, set its log locale to
Locale.FRENCH. On the other hand, if my German users want to try to debug a problem themselves, having the log files contain messages in French isn't helpful to them. In this case, my German users can simply set a system property and have the log messages appear in German. Refer to the
mazz.i18n.LoggerLocale Javadoc for more information on how to switch the log locale.
Resource Bundle Auto-Generation
i18nlog provides an Ant task that automatically generates resource bundle properties files so the developer isn't responsible for manually adding new messages to them and manually cleaning up old, obsolete messages that are no longer used.
The Ant task scans your classes looking for
@I18N annotations and, based on them, will automatically create your resource bundles for you. This means that as you add more
@I18NMessage-annotated fields, they will automatically be added to your resource bundles. If you delete an i18n message constant, that message will be removed from the resulting resource bundle that the Ant task generates. To run the Ant task, you need to have something like the following in your Ant build script:
<taskdef name="i18n"
classname="mazz.i18n.ant.I18NAntTask" />
<i18n outputdir="${classes.dir}" verify="true" verbose="true">
<classpath refid="my.classpath" />
<classfileset dir="${classes.dir}"/>
You must give the Ant task a classpath that can find your I18N-annotated classes and their dependencies (
<classpath>) and you have to give a set of class files to the Ant task that contain the list of files that are to be scanned for I18N annotations (
<classfileset>). It is recommended that you use the verbose mode the first time you use the Ant task so you can see what its doing. Once you get the build the way you want it, you can turn off verbose mode. After this task executes, your resource bundle properties files will exist in the specified output directory.
Generating Help Documentation
One optional feature you can use with this Ant task is the ability to generate help documentation that consists of a reference of all your resource bundle key names with their messages, along with some additional description of what the message means. There is an optional attribute you can specify in your
@I18NMessage annotations--the
help attribute. Its value can be any string that further describes the message. Think of this as documentation that further describes what situation occurred that the message is trying to convey. The auto-generated help documents can, therefore, provide a cross-reference between the message keys, the messages themselves, and more helpful descriptions of the messages:
@I18NMessage( value="The value is {0}",
help="This will show you the value of your"
+" current counter. If this value is over"
+" 1000, you should reset it.")
String MSG_VALUE = "value";
@I18NMessage( value="Memory has {0} free bytes left",
help="The VM is very low on memory. Increase -Xmx"
String MSG_LOW_MEM = "low-memory";
Many times, you can use this as a "message code" or "error code" listing, where each of your resource bundle keys can be considered a "message code" or "error code." To generate help documentation, you need to use the
<helpdoc> inner tag inside of the
<i18n> task:
<i18n outputdir="${classes.dir}">
<classpath refid="my.classpath" />
<classfileset dir="${classes.dir}"/>
<helpdoc outputdir="${doc.dir}/help"/>
For every resource bundle generated, you will get an additional help document output in the given directory specified in
<helpdoc>. The document is generated based on templates that describe what the documents should look like. By default, a simple HTML page with a
<table> of message codes and their help documentation is output. There are additional attributes you can specify in the
<helpdoc> tag that allow you to define a custom template, should you wish to define your own help documentation look and feel. The Javadocs of the
mazz.i18n.ant.Helpdoc class have more information on this.
Once the help documentation generation is complete, you will end up with a document (or documents) containing a list of all your message key codes, their messages, and any "help" attribute text that is defined.
A lot of what we have discussed deals with how you can internationalize your software by enabling it to obtain translated and localized messages. Once you have enabled your software, it is now a manual process by which your resource bundle properties files (those generated by the
<i18n> Ant task or those you manually created yourself) have to be localized. You must ensure that all resource bundle messages are translated into languages that you intend to support and the data those messages will contain are localized. A lot of the localization can be done by defining your placeholders properly (i.e.
{0,date} will output the date string using the locale's localized format and language). But suffice it to say, obtaining the services of a good translation and localization company is a must.
This article showed you how you can incorporate i18n capabilities into your application using a new open source project,
i18nlog. This project provides tools and an API that automatically manages your resource bundle files, retrieves and localizes messages from those bundles, and can even generate help documentation for your end users.
i18nloguser's guide: i18nlog.sourceforge.net/doc/users-guide.html
i18nlogAPI: i18nlog.sourceforge.net/api
- Placeholder syntax to localize messages: java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/text/MessageFormat.html
John Mazzitelli is a developer for JBoss, a division of Red Hat, currently focusing on the implementation of the JBoss Operations Network management platform.
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The University of Central Missouri administers three major national surveys to its students as part of CQIP (Central's Quality Improvement Program) on an annual basis. The surveys are the: National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE); Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP); and Your First College Year (YFCY). Results from these surveys are reviewed annually by the university's Strategic Planning and Resource Council, Student Life and the Faculty Senate University Assessment Council.
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BASKETBALL: Perry trips Tigers
LIMA — Perry Commodores senior Kevontae Steele scored 23 points to lead Perry to a 54-47 win over the Waynesfield-Goshen Tigers in a varsity boys basketball game Friday night at Perry High School.
The Tigers held onto a narrow 40-39 lead heading into the fourth quarter. But Steele scored seven points in the final stanza to pace Perry. His three to open the quarter gave the Commodores a lead they would not relinquish.
W-G fell to 2-2 overall and 0-1 in the Northwest Central Conference.
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One of the last of the old-growth downtown businesses is about to fall.
In the last 20 years or so, longtime Hood River residents have watched as names long associated with downtown became history. Paris Fair. Keir's Drugstore. The Rialto Theater, First National Bank, J.C. Penney, Central Market.
Now to be added to the list is Franz Hardware. A 95-year run as a fixture at the corner of Second and Oak streets is ending sometime this year.
Pete Jubitz, third generation owner of the store, stated his reason simply: "Retirement."
"And the next sentence is that none of our children want to do this, to be in this business," he added.
Jubitz and his wife decided a year ago that retirement was what they wanted and they've been working toward that goal ever since. Their first hope was to sell the business, but that didn't work out.
"So the plan is to close it, sell off the inventory, rent the space here and life goes on," he said.
One doesn't have to guess at the emotional toll it will take. Jubitz shook his head gently.
"It does weigh heavily on me that it's stopping with me," he said. But he is pragmatic. He knows that small, old-time hardware stores like his are having a very hard time everywhere. He can't say whether it's a result of people shopping the suburbs or on the Internet, but figured now was a good time to get off.
"There's no single thing; there are a bunch of things together. It brings great solace to my soul that other businesses like ours have had the same problem. Commerce has changed," he said.
The ones who will miss Franz Hardware the most aren't the tourists looking for nostalgia. The store has earned the loyalty of many area residents by providing a selection and level of service not easily found. For years the owners have had the reputation of tracking down items they didn't have in stock. Or taking the time to listen and help.
"People come in with plumbing problems, for example, and I'm pretty good with plumbing. I can't tell you how many $1 sales I've made that I spent 30 minutes to get," he laughed. "That part of Hood River will just be gone."
As a parting gift to his longtime friends and customers, Jubitz invited them to a private sale Monday and Tuesday, giving them first choice of the liquidated inventory as well as an additional discount.
Franz Hardware has seen downtown Hood River go from dirt streets and boardwalks, wooden front buildings and horse-drawn carriages, to the parking space-challenged, bustling tourist town it is today. Its inventory has changed over the years but not much else about the store has been altered.
E.A. Franz opened his hardware store in 1909, selling the merchandise in demand at the time — stoves, paint, horse and carriage supplies, sewing machines, and of course, hardware. The store developed a reputation for the multitude of items it stocked. The merchandise lined the walls nearly to the ceiling, where it was accessed by ladders hung on rails along the walls. Those ladders are still in use today.
In 1937 Franz sold his business to George Jubitz, Sr., and his son Gil. George Sr. brought a wealth of experience from his years working at a hardware wholesaler in Portland. Father and son ran the business until 1939, when George Jr. joined the company. Shortly after that the elder Jubitz returned to Portland and left the business in the capable hands of sons George and Gil, who worked together for the next 40 years or so.
In the late 1970s George Jr.'s son, Pete, surprised him by returning to Hood River after a successful career in the food brokerage business, wanting to join the team. The younger Jubitz couldn't explain his change of heart; it just happened. A couple of years later he bought out his uncle Gil's interest, and worked with his father until Dad Jubitz retired.
Pete had no desire to modernize and make radical changes, and he didn't. He did hook up with Ace Hardware in 1984 in order to broaden the selection and keep prices competitive. A fire in the upper floor of the building in the summer of that year forced him to close the store for a month or so for cleanup and remodeling. And the exterior of the store got a different look in 1986 when the Dutch Boy Paints sign that had graced the west wall for years was replaced by a mural of Mt. Hood rising above the valley.
For one season a couple of years ago Jubitz added a fresh fruit area downstairs called City Fruit Company, accessible by its own entrance on Second Street.
But after 45 years of working — the last 25 of those years at the Franz store — Jubitz has had enough.
"At age 84 my dad was still coming here to work every day. I don't want to do that," he said. "Now I can go do other things. We raised our own eight children — now I don't have to miss things like kids' baseball games."
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A teen-aged bandit today pleaded guilty to two holdups of pizza delivery drivers in return for 10 years to serve in prison.
Anthony Jermaine Pridgen, now 17, pleaded guilty in the 2011 cases before Chatham County Superior Court as part of a negotiated plea-sentence.
He had been scheduled for a jury trial on Monday.
Assistant District Attorney David Rhoden told Walmsley Pridgen agreed to plead guilty to armed robbery and aggravated assault charges in the Aug. 11, 2011, robbery and assault on Samuel Jackson who was confronted by an armed bandit as he attempted to deliver a pizza.
He also pleaded guilty to charges of armed robbery and aggravated assault on Aug. 12, 2011, after he fired on an undercover Savannah-Chatham police officer posing as a pizza delivery man in a special operation to solve a series of robberies of pizza delivery drivers.
The suspect fired several shots at the officer before fleeing and being arrested nearby.
The undercover operation involved 12-15 officers with the undercover officer involved using an unmarked car with a national pizza company logo attached to its roof. He drove into the Oaks at Brandlewood apartment complex on Garrard Avenue where he was quickly approached by the armed suspect, police said.
As part of the plea negotiation, prosecutors agreed to 10-year concurrent terms for all of the counts. They then dismissed related charges in each case.
Pridgen, who was 15 at the time, has remained in custody since his arrest Aug. 12, 2011. He was on probation for simple battery at the time, police said.


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--- Quote from: Illori on September 25, 2011, 06:56:24 AM ---looks like an issue with your language strings, but you are best to post in the mods support thread.
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I would but that would be to almost every mod that I've ever tried, because this happens on all of them. Is there a way to get some generalized help on this, so that I can ask for help one time, instead of 100 in 100 different mod threads?
well you dont tell us what mods you have installed, nor can most of us tell by that screenshot what the mod may be due to the lack of language strings. check your error log and see where that takes you.
Here's a screenshot of the mods that I have installed, some of which are giving me the blank entries....
I have tried many, many more mods that aren't on this list - I usually uninstall/delete them because of this - so I'd like to be able to use more mods...
Just a hunch. I suspect GarbledURLs might be your problem.
That's just a hunch, though.
I get what your suggestion in the original post is all about. But my theme doesn't have a place where I can place the code from the Mod page. If I open the page it says to place the code in in the default theme, I find that the installer put the code right where it should be. But there's no corresponding page in my theme to change. Does that mean I am just out of luck???
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Michelle Moreno, president, Chicago Finance Exchange
Michelle Moreno has been elected president of the Chicago Finance Exchange, a professional organization for women in finance. Mareno, a managing director at Dresner Partners, moves up from vice president and succeeds Dorothy Bossung, an executive vice president for Lowery Asset Consulting LLC. Moreno has more than 25 years of investment banking experience in industries including customer care and contact centers, education, health care and behavioral health, human capital management, marketing services and prison management.
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I am considering ceasing to blog on politics.
For eight years I have posted on serious issues taking place in our hemisphere that affect our everyday lives, and, to be honest, I've about had it. Every post on Latin America takes time researching sources from the country in Spanish, French or Portuguese, plus English-language reports. And what for? The American media and the American public would care more if the Iranians were making deals with Martians than they care if Hezbollah makes deals with the Zetas right in our own country.
The American politics posts draw more traffic but are clearly out of the mainstream of a coddled, self-absorbed electorate that thinks their vaginas, their abortions, and their welfare checks are more important than national security, chronic unemployment and respect for the Constitution.
Half the country doesn't even pay federal income taxes. They do not value the effort of those of us who do.
The reelection of Obama ensures a weak economy, which in turn ensures that I will remain unemployed as a translator. At the same time, I have always been interested in literacy. Therefore, I'm considering blogging my Spanish-to-English translation work so it's available for free for whoever may want to read it or not.
...And to hell with politics.
The Blogmistress General, Tabitha Hale, wrote back to Fausta with some words of wisdom:
Take a couple days. I called a friend last night and said I was done as well. It's hard to figure out why we do it sometimes - I am still struggling with it. It's a huge commitment, one that takes time and energy away from other things we love. For me, I realized that the truth was that I cared too much. I need to do this. I love the people, I love freedom and I love my country. Even if I quit tomorrow, I don't think I could really quit. I wrote this in an email to another list this morning. Maybe it'll help:
The Morning After
This is just one election. We will still fight. We have to.
Thanks for everything you do, Fausta. Whatever you decide, I hope you don't disappear.
I responded as well.
We still live in the greatest country on Earth.
Our forebears went through hell to create this great land. They risked everything: life, limb, property.
They knew that defeat was certain only with surrender.
"Give me liberty or give me death"?
Our ancestors' sacrifices were too great and ours too meager to surrender.
Not now. Not ever.
Winter is coming.


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Avnet: Roll In The New Data Center
Avnet Technology Solutions debuted a new mobile data center solution based on EMC's VSPEX reference architecture for its U.S. and Canadian solution providers.
The new Avnet Mobile Data Center Solution for EMC VSPEX is designed to be ready to roll wherever an enterprise customer needs a temporary data center that can be quickly set up and will work in harsh environments to support business continuity, data center moves, disaster recovery, large-scale special events and remote field locations.
A full-featured VSPEX-based data center with technology from EMC, Cisco, VMware and others is configured in the enclosure, which is sealed against the environment and includes an electric motor that propels it at up to 3 miles per hour.
Avnet provides partners with sales support for its mobile data center solution through its EMC VSPEX Unsolicited Bid program.


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Visions of the Future from the SID Conference 9
The following report is from Chris DiBona:
This week the Society for Information Display held their 32nd annual conference at the San Jose McEnery Convention center. I found out about the show because a company I follow, Micro-Optical, a manufacturer of Head Mounted Displays had noted on their site that they would be exhibiting there. The Society for Information Display is a 6000+ member organization representing all aspects of the display industry. In essence if you build something that glows then you probably are a member of SID.
After receiving my press pass and bag-o-stuff, I went straight to the exhibit hall to walk the aisles. Entering into the hall was like stepping into the future. I know that sounds like hyperbole, but the only way that it could have been cooler would be if the lights had been dimmed. Everywhere I looked my eyes fell on something that was either luminescent, gleaming or simply groovy. Maybe I'm just a freak for neat displays, but it was just exciting to see there.
Walking the show floor I saw any number of wonders. There was the 60" HDTV plasma screen that panasonic was showing off, a five foot diagonal screen that was simply awe inspiringly large and beautiful. There was the NEC plasma mounted on Plexiglas (lots of that at this show) so you could see it's innards. There were more LCD flat panels than you could shake a stick at, not to mention the old CRT technology, and let me tell you walking the floors of this show it was clear that CRT's are seriously old news.
One thing I noted was that Organic Light Emitting Displays (technology primer, past slashdot story on OLEDS) were simply everywhere. There were OLEDS for palm devices (one company even had a palm running an OLED sister screen), OLEDS for cell phones, for video and for data. They ranged from a small 64x64 1" screen for a cell phone to the 800x600 13" full color display that Sony promised was on display mounted in their booth. There were monochrome and full color screens and I left the SID show knowing that OLED is the future, big time, so get used to it. While it won't supplant LCDs in the short term, you can bet by mid-decade they will be at least as ubiquitous as LCDs, if not more so. The OLED displays are simply put, beautiful. Extremely viewable, bright and clear.
Also at the show were the LCD manufacturing support people, advertising the substrates, cutters and adhesives that make panels possible. This stuff was mostly beyond me, but I goggled at the laser cutter they had going that was cutting glass panels there on the floor. Also on the floor was company that makes the panel enclosures for military and ruggidized applications.
One thing that also impressed was an almost palm sized high-density 1200x1600 LCD screen. Samsung had a palmtop style demo that was pretty amazing. They showed full color high density text and it was exceptionally readable and super cool. (see pictures below).
As I noted, the reason I was at this show was to check out Micro-optical's HMDs. They didn't disappoint, in fact, if there was any disappointment it was that they weren't passing out freebies to the press. Their HMDs are mems-based and very, very small. Mounting on the side of or as part of a normal pair of glasses. Ranging from 20 to 52 grams, the company offers 2 resolutions, 320x200 and 640x480, however the in glass mounted , and thus easier to disguise, model only handles 320x200. That said, the one that mounts on the temple they now offer in a variety of really bitchin' colors. They can be operated from one of those Sony camcorder batteries if you are away from a socket.
I of course tried them on, adapting to them was a little weird at first but the potential for this stuff is mind boggling. The display that was mounted as part of the glass was more troublesome as they actually have to be fitted by an optometrist so I sort of had to hold the spectacles in an odd manner, but that was okay. The image was a bit dimmer than the on-temple one, but they offer a brighter monochrome mode that is much easier to resolve. Having the image floating there in front of you can be a bit disorienting as your eye is trying to focus on too many things at once, I'd imagine you'd get used to it pretty quickly, but if I were to purchase it, I'd probably select a sunglass for them to mount it on to aid the transition.
To wrap up, the future is OLEDs and me saving up money to become a Stephensonesque gargoyle. Another interesting thing about the conference is the realization that there was absolutely no-one that I knew from the local or national open source scene. It was pretty refreshing in its way, and it really drives home how much is going on in technology at any one time. It's great being part of this business.
Society for Information Display
A small picture gallery from the show.


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AT the peak of yesterday's warm weather conditions police were alarmed to discover two small children had been left in a car while their mother went shopping.
A security guard at Orange Central alerted police at around 3pm when he discovered the one-year old and seven-year-old children alone in a vehicle in the car's undercover car park.
Just as police were about to break the car's window the mother returned, and told police she'd only left the children for approximately 15 minutes.
While the children did not require medical attention the mother was issued with an infringement notice and the Department of Community Services has been notified about the incident in accordance with the law.
Canobolas Local Area Command supervisor Jane Paroissien warned people of the dangers of leaving children unattended in a vehicle on a hot day.
"In the lead-up to Christmas and the hot weather people should be reminded not to leave children unattended even in covered car parks, there's still a danger," Sergeant Paroissien said.
"While it may be tempting for some people they need to know police will deal with them in the appropriate manner."
Temperatures yesterday were expected to hit a top of 28 degrees.


text: The new Razor Crazy Cart is probably one of the best toys to hit the market in the last 20 years. It's obscenely fun for both kids and adults, and has the ability to make even the most hardened of individuals crack a smile and have fun. The guys at Razor also happen to be huge fans of Ken Block, and as such have created this tribute video to him and all of his gymkhana awesomeness! Check it out after the jump.


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The National Hockey League handed down a two-game suspension to San Jose Sharks forward Ryane Clowe on Monday.
Clowe had been suspended indefinitely on Saturday pending a hearing, which was called as a result of his actions at the end of Friday's 2-1 loss to the Blackhawks in Chicago.
The 30-year-old was assessed a minor for roughing and a game misconduct after leaving the bench to start a skirmish with Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw as time expired.
Upon further review of the incident by NHL director of player safety Brendan Shanahan, it was determined that Clowe entered the ice on a legal line change. Failure to have done so would have resulted in an automatic 10-game suspension and $10,000 fine.
However, upon doing so, Clowe skated directly to Shaw, who was not engaged physically with any other player. He then grabbed Shaw and wrestled him to the ice.
Clowe had been fined twice previously for illegal actions, but never suspended. He will forfeit $39,189.18 in salary, which goes to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund.
After serving one game of the ban in Saturday's 3-1 loss in Dallas, Clowe will finish the suspension by sitting out Tuesday's home game against Colorado and then be eligible to return on Thursday, when San Jose hosts Detroit.


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ASUS Presents Limited Edition ROG ARES II with New Hybrid Thermal Design
ASUS Presents Limited Edition ROG ARES II with New Hybrid Thermal Design
Hot on the heels of PowerColor's Devil 13 Dual-GPU Radeon HD 7990 comes ASUS' Limited Edition Dual-GPU ROG ARES II. Boasting dual-Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition GPUs and 6GB GDDR5 VRAM this monster graphics card features a boost core clock speed of 1100MHz, making it the most powerful dual-GPU custom card available today.
To complement its massive power, the ARES II boasts a unique hybrid custom cooler that utilizes liquid and air cooling. The hybrid design consists of a 120mm fan connected to a closed-cycle liquid system with a tube running to the graphics card to provide dedicated heat removal from the dual-GPUs. The card itself also includes an 80mm dust-proof fan to enable added cooling for critical components such as video memory and power delivery elements, as well as resist harmful dust and debris accumulation. Despite its impressive cooler, the ARES II takes up only two PCIe slots, ensuring compatibility with most PC cases. The card will require 3 x 8-pin power connectors.
Ports will include 1 x single link DVI, 1 x dual link DVI and 4 x DisplayPort. A DVI to HDMI adapter will be included.
The ROG ARES II will be limited to 1000 pieces worldwide and will be available in Q1 2013. Pricing is currently unavailable.


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Students prep for Olympics
The 2014 Winter Olympics begins today in Sochi, Russia, but for some local children, the celebration began yesterday evening at the Auglaize County Public Library.
The library held its first ever "Kids Olympics Party" to get children interested and excited for the Olympic Games.
"It's going to be something they're gonna see on the TV for the next two weeks, so it'll be be like their own little version of the Olympics — something that they can participate in and not just watch," Assistant Youth Services Coordinator for the Auglaize County Public Library Kristine Spyker.
Spyker said she came up with the idea a couple months ago when she was looking to schedule one of the library's weekly Thursday night events.
"When I was looking at this week, I was trying to find something that is timely, and I saw that the Olympics would just be starting, so I thought it would be perfect," Spyker said.
During the hour-long event, children participated in sock racing, where they slid around the library's concrete basement floor, went through an obstacle course with 'snowballs' (styrofoam balls on the end of a spoon) and participated in a snowball fight with rolled up socks. They also made their own medals that mimicked the ones that are given out at the actual Olympic Games. Unlike the Olympics, however, medals were not given on based on who won and lost.
"We didn't decide the winners, we just wanted the kids to do a fun activity," Spyker said.
A total of seven children were in attendance at the event, and their ages ranged from 6 to 10 years old.


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Providence, RI- The Brown University track and field program kicked off their 2012-13 indoor season yesterday afternoon at home on the newly renovated Alden Track in the Olney Margolies Athletic Center. The men's and women's team combined for 13 titles over competition from Providence College, Worcester State, Bryant University, URI, and Monroe College.
"We had many good things happen today, and it was great to see the team out competing after a hard fall of training," said Director of Track and Field Tim Springfield. "It was the first meet for our new coaches, J.J. Reise and Darcy Wilson, and I was extremely impressed with how well their athletes competed. I'm excited to see what both coaches can do this year and into the future.'
On the throws side, both senior co-captain Lacey Craker (Baraboo, WI) and freshman Kebbeh Darpolor (Pecos, TX) grabbed individual titles in their events. Craker claimed the weight throw win with a toss of 16.71m and Darpolor opened up with a 14.26m personal record in the shot put. Freshmen Matt O'Hara (Riverside, CA) and Phuong Truong (Tacoma, WA) each made finals in the weight throw in their collegiate competition debuts.
The jumps squad accounted for five event victories. For the men, wins were claimed through efforts by senior co-captain Kenneth Thompson (Riverdale, NY) in the triple jump, junior Sean Igelman (Medford, OR) in the pole vault, and sophomore Peter Rhodes (Atlanta, GA) in the long jump.
Senior Hannah Wallace (Whitefish Bay, WI) jumped 3.50m in the pole vault competition with teammate Monica Pechanec (Phillipsburg, NJ) following in second, and freshman O'Sha Williams (New York, NY) claimed first in the women's triple jump with a personal record effort. Additionally, the women went 1-2-3 in the triple jump as freshman Uzo Okoro (Darien, IL) claimed second, and sophomore Tina Liu (Wichita, KS) jumped to third.
"The jumpers and multis had a good opener. A bunch grabbed lifetime personal records and made adjustments throughout the competition," said women's distance coach Mitchell Baker. "They've been working their tails off and helping each other get better every day. As a staff, we couldn't ask or expect more from them. We're excited with where they are heading."
In the running events, senior Tess Plant-Thomas (San Diego, CA) ran to a victory in the 1000 meter run in 3:02, and both the women's and men's 4x400m relay squads snagged 1st place.
Other titles came from John Spooney (Northfield, OH) in the 60m dash, Tyler Benster (Mercer Island, WA) in the 800 m run, and Hunter Warwick (Monument, CO) in the 60m hurdles racing to a personal record of 8.48 seconds. Spooney made First Team All Ivy after the 2012 Indoor Heps Championships, and was the champion in both the 100m and 200m dashes at the outdoor Heps Championships.
The track and field team has a break in competition until January 12th when part of the squad returns for the Sorlien Invite in Kingston, RI.


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July 3, 2012 (last updated 2:45 p.m, July 9, 2012)
MSU Law Community Mourns the Passing of Professor Jack Apol
East Lansing, MI — With great sorrow, Joan W. Howarth, dean of Michigan State University College of Law, announces the passing of Professor John "Jack" Apol, who died Sunday, July 1, 2012, after battling cancer.
"This is a very sad day for the entire Law College community," said Dean Howarth. "Jack Apol was a beloved friend and faculty member whose creative teaching methods are fondly remembered by generations of former students. We all will miss him very much."
Apol was born on March 20, 1941, in Washington, DC, and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He joined the U.S. Navy at the age of 16 and worked for eight years as a communications specialist attached to the Naval Security Group—a special missions organization serving the National Security Agency—before deciding to pursue a college degree.
Apol earned a B.A. in political philosophy from Grand Valley State College in 1969; the school honored him with its Distinguished Alumni Award in 2004. He earned a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1972. Upon graduating from law school, Apol served as a clerk for the Honorable Charles W. Joiner in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Professor Apol spent two years practicing labor relations law before finding his niche in the field of criminal law. That same year, he was recruited to teach in the Law College's expanding Research, Writing, and Advocacy Program. He worked as an adjunct legal research instructor for two years before joining the Law College faculty full-time in 1978.
"It's very satisfying to know you are contributing to the making of what are going to become excellent lawyers," Apol recently noted. His contributions are incalculable. During his 35 years teaching Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, Apol taught a Michigan Supreme Court justice, a federal judge, many state judges, and several current MSU Law trustees.
"I've spoken with countless graduates who talk about Jack and even decades later can chant the elements of crimes that Jack drilled into them," said Dean Howarth. "His students understood how very much he cared about them. They also knew that everything Jack did in the classroom—no matter how unorthodox—had the same purpose: to enhance their learning."
When asked to describe his long-time friend and colleague, Professor Clark Johnson replied, "Anyone who knew Jack would be quick, and rightly so, to respond with all the old trite sayings like 'they broke the mold when he left us.' True indeed. 'He was one of the most unforgettable characters I ever met.' Just as true. 'He had a heart as big as the country he served.' Yup, spot on. 'His students were like his children.' Now we are getting there.
"But what I saw in my friend—and biased I am—was a man who had mastered his craft and worked hard for the betterment of those for whom he was responsible, both in and out of the classroom. The profession is better because of him, and any student will be quick to say what a positive impact he had on them. Many were helped by him in ways they never knew about soon and long after they graduated. A rare bird indeed. Broke the mold? Looks like it to me. We were all lucky to have him as a friend."
Professor Apol has authored or co-authored approximately 30 publications. A 2002 article on material witnesses that he co-authored with former student Stacey Studnicki, '91, became a leading article in the field.
Apol formally retired and achieved emeritus status in 2002. He moved the same year from Farmington Hills to Charlevoix, where he had enjoyed his summer home since 1992.
Professor Apol returned to teach each fall for nearly another decade, until he decided in fall 2011 to devote all of his time and energy to his retirement and health. Earlier this year, Professor Apol was recognized as the inaugural recipient of the Donald Campbell Great Teaching Award. The award—named for another longtime Law College professor, the late Donald F. Campbell—recognizes Apol's reputation as an effective, generous, and hardworking teacher with legions of grateful students.
Professor Apol is survived by his wife of 46 years, Carol (Buxbaum) Apol; their two daughters, Heidi Apol of Rochester and Andrea Apol and her fiancé, Lou Andreadis, of Grand Haven; his mother, Kathryn Greene; and his brother, Alan Apol.
Those who wish to extend condolences or share memories with the family may send them to The Family of Professor Jack Apol, c/o Michigan State University College of Law, Law College Building, 648 N. Shaw Lane, Room 368, East Lansing, MI 48824-1300.
A memorial service will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 11, at Winchester Funeral Home in Charlevoix. Visitation will begin at 3:00 p.m. The funeral home is located at 209 State Street, Charlevoix, MI 49720.
Memorial donations may be made in Professor Apol's name to the Black Law Students Association Scholarship Fund at MSU College of Law. To make a memorial donation in honor of Professor Apol, visit www.law.msu.edu/donate or call 517-432-6840.


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WILMINGTON, Mass. — Boston Bruins head coach Claude Julien still remembers the first time goaltender Tim Thomas really made an impression. It was early in the coach's tenure with Boston and the team was going through some drills that normally should be difficult on a netminder.
"I still remember that one day when we were trying to get our team to score more and we did those 3-on-0s and you had to stay until you scored and at one point I had to blow the whistle because Timmy wasn't letting them score. So I called, 'Uncle,'" said Julien today after the Bruins practiced at Ristuccia Arena. "That just showed me his competitiveness. He was diving everywhere and was determined not to let them score."
Thomas today found out what type of impression he made this season on the 30 general managers of the NHL when it was announced that the 35-year-old is a finalist for this year's Vezina Trophy. The Vezina is voted on by the GMs at the conclusion of the regular season and it goes to the league's best goaltender.
Niklas Backstrom of Minnesota and Steve Mason of Columbus are the other finalists. The winner will be announced June 18 in Las Vegas as part of the NHL Awards ceremony.
"It's quite an honor. Just breaking into the NHL a few years ago, you're always trying to make your goals bigger but you want to make them reasonable. You know, one step at a time," said Thomas, who returned to practice after missing the Bruins' prior two sessions because of the flu. "Being a Vezina finalist was always off my radar. I think as the year went on this year I realized that there might be a chance. But it's quite an honor."
Thomas led the NHL in goals-against average (2.10) and save percentage (.933) during the regular season. He also set a career high for wins (36) and shared the Jennings Trophy (fewest goals allowed) with goaltending partner Manny Fernandez.
"He had a great year and played, obviously, extremely well for us," said defenseman Dennis Wideman. "And hopefully he wins. He deserves that. He personally had a great year for us — more so to the starting months of the season. It was a barrage (of shots) and the goalies played really well. It's great see."
Added Julien: "I think it's obviously warranted. I think he deserves it and hopefully he gets it. So it's just one of those things that he's done enough for this team and he certainly deserves the recognition."
With the flu bug mostly conquered, Thomas can turn his attention back to the postseason after winning his first NHL playoff series. The Bruins, who haven't played since completing their sweep of Montreal last Wednesday, still don't know their second-round opponent's identity — it could be Carolina, New York or Pittsburgh — but Thomas is ready for the on-ice activity to become even more heated.
"Intensity-wise, it'll probably be amped up another level. Intensity-wise, maybe not dirty-wise, because the Montreal series tend to have that reputation," said Thomas, who led Boston to the four-game sweep with a 1.50 GAA and .946 save percentage. "So I expect the intensity to be ramped up and obviously it's going to be a more difficult series than the first series ended up being."
A two-time All-Star and now a finalist for one of the most prestigious awards in the NHL, Thomas is no longer flying under the radar. Expectations will now be higher for the duration of his career, but he's not going to let the pressure get to him.
"There's always some type of pressure, whether it's battling for jobs and then people expecting it out of you — whatever. There's always some sort of pressure," he said. "So I really don't think it makes that much of a difference. The pressure all depends on how you use it because if you use it in a positive way it can be a good thing."


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DEP wants an answer as to what happened; the city says it's ready to explain.
From February 03 to February 04, there were some problems at the City of Tallahassee water treatment plant, ending in citations from DEP.
"During the 13 months or some 400 days, due to some constraints in our bio-solids disposal system, solid levels in our treatment plant rose to precarious levels on 20 days.
Despite our best practices, solids overflowed and we exceeded the DEP limit for solids," says City Water Utility General Manager Jim Oskowis.
This is what Oskowis is talking about.
This treatment tank is supposed to separate solids from the water; the water goes over the edge, and into this chlorination treatment tank. The solids will sink and be pushed into this hole, and eventually turned into bio-solid, by being dried out with the dragon dryer.
But on 20 separate days over a year period, that didn't happen, resulting in questions from DEP.
"We never did exceed the limits of oxygen and fecal coliform limits which I think are better indicators of strength of waste water," Oksowis adds.
Because of the citations, there's been concern from people living near the spray field. Some report hearing contaminated water was sprayed there.
"I think I have information that will be a relief to my neighbors. Some were concerned they may have been exposed to bacteria, that was not the case. The spray field did not release excessive levels of bacteria," says Don Axelrad, who lives near the spray field.
The city says the water treatment plant has not had any problems since February 04 and is currently in compliance. The city says that at no point was anyone's health ever at risk.
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Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo was his confident self this week when he claimed he would cast his 2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or vote for himself, if he was a allowed.
In an interview with France Football, which is set to be released on Tuesday of this week, the former Manchester United man claimed it would do him no good to be too humble.
"If I could, I'd vote for myself," the 27-year-old says in the interview.
"I am what I am and I'm happy with that. Being too humble isn't good. In Portugal we say that too much humility is vanity."
Ronaldo has never been accused of lacking in confidence and these words will give weight to the view held by many that the star of the Santiago Bernabeu is more concerned with his own success than that of the team as a whole.
However, the Portugal captain rejected this notion and claimed that if he were only concerned with personal rewards, he would not currently be plying his trade with los Blancos, but somewhere else where more lucrative deals were available.
"I play for the passion of football, and for the love of the teams I represent. If I was playing for money, I'd be at another club,' he added.
"All players love it when teams like Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United or Chelsea dream about them, but that's not in my thoughts."
Whether he would vote for himself or not, Ronaldo is not allowed to and he will have to choose the three he believes to be the most worthy from the 23-man shortlist released by FIFA last week.
Ronaldo obviously believes he should win the award but the bookies appear to disagree with him, as odds on the winner indicate it will be a fourth year in a row for his rival at Barcelona, Lionel Messi.
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So, from an etiquette perspective, is this kind of "no host event" abhorrent and, therefore, shouldn't ever be considered? Or, given the nature of the circumstances and the relationships of the attendees (co-workers), would planning this kind of event be okay? If so, how should the memo or invitation read as to make clear that a "guest" should plan to pick up their own tab?
This is an interesting perspective, one I hadn't considered. But then a lot of the stuff on here is.We do things like this ALL THE TIME and we have never ever had a "hosted" event. Baby showers, wedding showers, retirements, promotions, etc., etc. are all done no-host. If it's rude, nobody told anyone with whom I've ever worked. Otherwise it would be too cost prohibitive.
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"Much Ado About Cucumbers & Cigars" tells the parallel stories of two separate women, the Cigar Girl and the Cucumber Girl, and the interwoven events that bring them both to Hoboken. The Beautiful Cigar Girl washed up dead at the mouth of Sybil's fresh-water cave in 1841, the brutally murdered victim of a botched abortion. She was later immortalized in a short story by Edgar Allan Poe.
Meanwhile, Cucumber Girl is a contemporary young woman, also from Hoboken, who is both object and subject of a spate of vulgar and highly sexualized graffiti in the local playgrounds. Both narratives are illuminated through dance and text, while a propulsive rock score centered in the Riot Grrrl punk movement provides the musical backbone of the piece.
Much Ado About Cucumbers & Cigars is choreographed and directed by the Metropolitan Opera Ballet's Sarah Weber Gallo, a resident of Hoboken, and features an ensemble of dancers and performers led by Julliard graduate Michelle Vargo, and Sam Meredith (Broadway's Swan Lake and Sleep No More).
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Official: Brits will give up nookie for plasma TVs
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What would you do to get a 50in plasma HD TV? Overload the credit cards? Save up for a year? Rob a bank? Most Brits would give up sex for six months to get one.
So claims retail giant Comet. A poll of 2000 people conducted on the chain's behalf, found that 47 per cent of males questioned would forgo their animal instincts for six months in order to bag themselves the TV of their dreams.
Yet only 35 per cent of women would do the same.
And they say men only have one thing on their minds...
Indeed, when it comes to football and chocolate, only 17 per cent of men would be willing to stop watching the beautiful game in return for a 50in plasma. However, 25 per cent of Brits would happily give up chocolate for the TV.
Comet may also have stumbled on a new way to help people give up smoking, because its research found that 24 per cent of respondents would don the 'plasma patch' for six months if they'd get to keep the TV afterwards.
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Not my best week for time management
Previously in Industrial Organization Professor Wagner was talking about stochastic processes. The simplest case, and the one we dealt with in class was a version of Polya's Urn which is a neat mental exercise. Imagine a jar with a brown pebble and a white pebble in it. Close your eyes and pull a stone at random from the jar. If the pebble is brown put that pebble back and add another brown pebble. If the pebble is white put it back in and add another white pebble. Now the urn has 3 pebbles and your chances of pulling a brown pebble or a white pebble are no longer 50/50 they are either 33/66 or 66/33 depending on whether you pulled a brown pebble or a white pebble.
Put another way this means that your chance of pulling a white pebble on the second pull depend on what you pulled on the first pull. And that your chances of pulling a white pebble on the third pull depend on what you pulled for the second pull which depends on what you pulled on the first pull.
We covered this in the last twenty minutes of class on Thursday, and then very briefly at the beginning of class on Tuesday. We only really need to know the very basics for the test, and even needing to know that is debatable. However a friend of mine in the class and I were discussing the topic during our break and we started arguing about the statistical distribution of the model. Now after we went back into the class room, but before the professor started teaching again, I wrote a program to show the statistical distribution, and my friend did a mathematical model to do likewise. After class we argued this for around a half an hour, without either of us proving the other wrong. I then spent another hour redoing his math to see if he had a mistake. After that I spent another twenty minutes creating a recursive equation to calculate the probability of getting a result. I did all of this work for something that most likely not show up on the test and if it does will only be at most ten percent of the test. As much fun as this is I now have to stay up late catching up all the work I should have been doing instead of playing with fun math problems. Not my best week for time management.


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