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Residents in the Silver Creek and Cave Spring communities of Floyd County were hit hard by heavy wind and rain early Monday evening.
The storm ripped the roof off the Silver Creek Mini-mart on Highway 101.
The owner, Nick Patel told CBS Atlanta News that two of the four people who were inside the store received only minor injuries. They ran into a cooler for protection as the store collapsed all around them.
J.W. DeBoard lines across the street from the mini-mart. After the storm passed, he went over to take a look at the damage.
"Everything was scattered from there heading toward Cartersville, Ga. It's all damaged. It literally took the groceries and everything and took it away," said DeBoard.
DeBoard's home received some damage, too. Several fallen trees took down power lines in the area, leaving his home without electricity.
"It pulled all my power lines out of the side of the house. I have a lot of damage in the back yard," said DeBoard.
His neighbor James Childres told CBS Atlanta News that he's certain it was a tornado. He said he saw the funnel cloud dip from the sky as it moved across the horizon.
"I never have been scared before, but that's one time I was really scared," said Childres.
His neighbor Vel Watkins had just arrived home when he saw the funnel cloud approaching.
"We didn't have time to really do nothing but just get in the house and get in the hallway and start praying," said Watkins.
Once the storm passed, Watkins emerged from his home to find that nearly every tree in his yard had fallen, yet his home had no damage.
Power lines also fell across Highway 101 during the height of the storm, landing on an 18-wheeler, shutting down the roadway well into the evening.
Strong winds also did damage in the nearby town of Cave Spring. Louie Sams stepped outside his home to see why his dog was barking. At that moment, he watched as a massive tree fell across Padlock Mountain Road, taking down power lines with it.
"I saw just a fireball happen. It was just like a fireball in the air," said Sams.
Sams' neighbor Charlie Conner told CBS Atlanta News that the winds roared for just a few seconds before knocking down trees.
"I was watching it. My kid was in the closet. He volunteered real quick, when he heard it coming," said Conner. "We've got trees down in my yard. My neighbor he's got trees on his house. My lights are blown off."
Throughout Floyd County, power crews scrambled to get things back up and running again. In cases where the power lines were ripped off of houses, it could be several days before power can be restored, authorities said.
Patel told CBS Atlanta News he will rebuild his store.
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16 U.S. Code § 4909 - Petitions
§ 4909.
(a) In generalAny person may at any time submit to the Secretary a petition in writing requesting that the Secretary exercise authority of the Secretary under this chapter to—
establish, modify, or terminate any prohibition, suspension, or quota under this chapter on importation of any species of exotic bird;
add a species of exotic bird to, or remove such a species from, a list under section 4905 of this title; or
determine under section 4906 of this title whether an exotic bird breeding facility is a qualifying facility.
(b) Consideration and rulingFor each petition submitted to the Secretary in accordance with subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
within 90 days after receiving the petition, issue and publish in the Federal Register a preliminary ruling regarding whether the petition presents sufficient information indicating that the action requested in the petition might be warranted; and
(2) for each petition determined to present such sufficient information—
(Pub. L. 102–440, title I, § 110, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2229.)
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City on a Hill: A Farewell Gathering
- Thom Granger CCM Magazine
- 2004 23 Jan
While Christian compilation albums have become popular in the past few years, thanks to the success of the "WoW" series, few really featured songs that united artists to work as a community toward one project and often the same songs ... until a little side project from Essential Records in 2000 debuted. After "City on a Hill — Songs of Worship and Praise" released to critical and commercial success, "City on a Hill — Sing Alleluia" and "City on a Hill — It's Christmastime" followed.
Now on the final and fourth album in the series ("City on a Hill — The Gathering"), "City on a Hill" has become synonymous with partnering "thinking" artists on compelling, intellectually stimulating songs. Not only did cross-label collaborations and offerings from traditionally "non worship" artists such as Third Day, Caedmon's Call, Jars of Clay, Leigh Nash and Nichole Nordeman catch some attention, but a "little" song called "God of Wonders" helped blow open the doors to acceptance and international recognition of the series.
So why stop now? "You don't want it to become factory work, do you?" offers songwriter and producer Steve Hindalong to the inevitable question posed.
"All of these were different in theme but linked in concept and the passion with which they were executed. I didn't think I could sustain that any longer, and I didn't want to impose on the artists in a similar way," explains Steve. "It feels like we've done what we were supposed to do … at least for now."
Hindalong and Derri Daugherty (his partner in the modern-rock band The Choir) laid the foundation the "City on a Hill" series would be built on with their ambitious, if scarcely heard, project "At the Foot of the Cross" in 1991. Recorded for the group's own Glasshouse Records, it featured a group of artists better known in Christian rock circles, who performed original material in musical settings far different than the average praise & worship album.
"That was a great experience for us — particularly for me as a songwriter. It was like taking on a discipline, an assignment — like writing a paper on the four Gospels for seminary. It caused me to dig into the Scriptures in a way I hadn't before, and I found myself really drawn to Jesus in a way that was very good for me. It's also one of the reasons I've had a longing ever since then to be involved with something similar."
A second volume of "At the Foot of the Cross," resonating with Easter themes, was released in 1995. That project was the first fruits of Hindalong's and Daugherty's influence in the Nashville Christian music community, featuring more high-profile artists from the Word label roster. Though not markedly more successful than its predecessor, it nevertheless created an opportunity for Hindalong to get out of his southern California comfort zone and work with a group of artists who varied greatly — even from each other.
A few years on, Hindalong approached then Essential Records President (now Provident Label Group general manager) Robert Beeson (for whom Hindalong had produced one of the label's early bands, Uthanda) with the concept for "City on a Hill," which was originally conceived with the title "Holy Communion." Though some of the lyrics proposed were occasionally questioned by everyone from label execs, to artists, to managers and the like, the project was completed and released in August of 2000.
That's when things really got interesting. "City on a Hill — Songs of Worship and Praise" was not only well received but afforded Hindalong and co-producer Marc Byrd (formerly with Common Children and now of GlassByrd) with the greatest successes of their respective careers to date, including a No. 1 song ("God of Wonders"), a No.1 spot at the top of the Worship charts for the album itself and a Dove Award for Special Event Album of the Year.
Consequently, Hindalong and Byrd were asked for more of the same, not only as producers but (ironically) as songwriters for other artists throughout the industry. As Steve sees it, "The gatekeepers of the worship genre feel the market is very discriminating when it comes to the lyrical content of the songs. I don't think it is; I think they underestimate their audience."
But before bidding adieu to this beautiful "City," we asked Steve and Marc to give us some reflections on working with many of the artists involved in these projects. Both were quick to make the general comment that, according to Steve, "Most of these artists are really good people, humble people who would sing on anything we asked them to sing on. Most of the challenges in getting these things done weren't from the artists but from their managers!"
Steve: Jeromy [Deibler] from FFH was the first artist we met with to present songs. We felt strongly that they would do a great job on "God of Wonders." Unfortunately, he didn't like it or any of the songs we played and sort of balked at the whole concept; but he was persuaded by Essential to be part of it. Now he jokes about it, saying, "I'm the guy who turned down 'God of Wonders'! When he came in for the second project, though, he was totally positive; and we had a great time during the making of "The Gathering." That's the thing about the community aspect of this project: You develop relationships, and I grew to really like these people.
Marc: You know, when you're heavily involved with alternative rock, you can become a musical snob — an elitist who looks down on everybody not involved with that community. I had preconceived ideas about who some of these artists were, but you come to realize that real community is not a group of people who like the same things. Rather, it's getting to know people on a deeper level beyond the differences in personality. It's like C.S. Lewis said when he was a new Christian: He didn't want to go to church because the music stunk, the ladies around him always sang out of tune, and he was smarter than the guy who was preaching. It finally dawned on him that the reason you go to church is because the music stinks, the lady is singing out of tune, and he thought he was smarter than the preacher. That's community.
Third Day/Mac Powell
Steve: I've never been a fan of southern rock and was apprehensive about working with this band. We cut a song of theirs ["City on a Hill"], and then I asked Mac if he was willing to sing "God of Wonders." I told him that the Caedmon's Call folks had cut vocals for it already, and I was going to use different people for different lines of the song. He agreed to do it, and I don't think either of us understood the impact that song or his performance of it would have. Most surprisingly, he asked me if he could sing "I Remember You," which [the late] Gene Eugene had written for his band Adam Again. I was blown away by his suggestion, and we flew Gene out to play piano on the track. Mac did a great job on that one; and Gene loved it, too.
Gene Eugene
Steve: In addition to playing on "I Remember You," I had this song "Marvelous Light" that I thought was pivotal to the concept of the whole album; but no artist we had played it for was interested in recording it. Gene sat at the Wurlitzer [electric piano] and took it really slow, and it sounded so cool. We had everybody cut a vocal of this chorus so we could create a virtual "choir" in the studio at mixdown; but when Gene died two weeks afterward, we decided to make his performance of it the lead vocal. It became a nice tribute to a brilliant artist and friend.
Caedmon's Call
Steve: Cliff [Young] was part of the original concept for the community approach of the album. Everyone in the group is great at what they do; but more importantly, they all did anything they were asked to do with no ego. Danielle sings all over the albums and came up with great ideas on the spot. They lead worship for their local church, so it's not surprising they were into this the way they were.
Jars of Clay
Steve: Jars was the only band whose members produced its own cuts, partially because of the guys' schedule and partially due to the fact that they are very protective of their sound. One time we didn't get or even hear their contribution to the album until we were at mastering and their song arrived by courier! But when we had them in the studio — particularly Dan [Haseltine] — he would sing all over the record as long as he was there. Jars is such a great band, and they just get better, especially lyrically, with every album.
Nichole Nordeman
Steve: Nichole is one of those singers who is so good it is hard to discern, in the control room, if she's ever singing flat or sharp. Her professionalism and obvious talent is so intimidating it's overwhelming, really.
Marc: When Nichole came in for "Sing Alleluia," we played her "You are Holy" — which my wife, Christine, and Steve wrote. But we also played her "Shine Your Light." She wrote the verses and melody for them and one very cool chord change, which, along with this amazing bridge she wrote, really took it over the top.
Fernando Ortega
Steve: One great example of the community aspect of "City on a Hill" was how Fernando came to be involved. Mac Powell called me from Atlanta and said, "Hey, I'm with Fernando and love his music so much. Is there any way we can do a song together on the next project?" So Mac wrote the chorus to "Our Great God," and then Fernando, who is in Los Angeles, wrote these verses that are really deep and hymn-like. The result was a true hybrid that neither of them would have come up with on his own.
Sixpence None the Richer/Leigh Nash
Steve: At the time the first album was recorded, Sixpence was a platinum-selling artist with "Kiss Me" all over the radio; and there is no way I should have been able to have them on the record. I talked to Leigh about writing a song for us, and she was really excited because Matt [Slocum] writes most of the stuff for the band. Leigh called me from a little street café in Belgium and played it ["You're Here"] to me with her guitar over the phone. I then approached Matt, who I enjoyed orchestrating, and asked him if he would write a string arrangement for it. Last but not least, he did a 12-string guitar track on it, too. Then we had to get permission from the powers that be to use it, and that was another story … but in the end, it worked out. Leigh was also kind enough to sing on about five other cuts over the course of the projects, and I just love hearing her voice everywhere.
Jennifer Knapp
Marc: We had never worked with her before or knew anything about her, but she came in and did a great job on "Hallowed." She came in at two in the afternoon on the day she was with us and said, "I'm here, and I'll do anything you want me to do; but my bus leaves at midnight." You can't ask for more than that. She is the one who asked if Phil Keaggy could play on the track; but when Phil heard her guitar track, he said, "She sounds great on this. What do you need me for?"
Phil Keaggy
Marc: As a guitar player, I've been a fan of Keaggy forever; and when he came in to play, I was just in awe. He would change tunings throughout the track and did it so smoothly, it completely blew my mind. He was sweet and humble and generous, as always.
Sara Groves
Steve: What an amazing voice and what a down-to-earth person. She's got as good a voice as you'll ever hear. She came in on the Christmas album and did the track while she was in town for Gospel Music Week. She knocked that thing ["Child of Love"] out of the park and then came back around and did one of her own songs on "The Gathering" ["Come Be Who You Are"], which was great.
Bebo Norman
Steve: Bebo came to our attention through Cliff Young. I first met him at a Christmas party, and he told me that he loved this song "Beautiful Scandalous Night" from "At the Foot of the Cross." So we asked him if he would like to sing the remake of it with Leigh [Nash]; and he was kind enough to do so.
The Choir
Steve: I didn't originally think Derri and I should be on there. I wrote "Precious Jesus" originally for Third Day, and Derri did the guide vocal on the demo. Robert [Beeson] heard it and encouraged us to go ahead with it as The Choir, with Leigh [Nash] singing along. I love it.
Out of Eden
Steve: I've always been a fan of theirs. I love hip-hop. I listen to it in my car but have never produced anything in that genre. Lisa [Kimmey] is a great talent and a natural leader musically. I'm very proud of that track ["Do You Hear What I Hear"], and I think we succeeded; but really it's Lisa vocally doing her thing that makes it work.
Terry Scott Taylor
Steve: Terry (of Daniel Amos) is the patriarch of modern Christian rock, and we wanted to pay homage to him in the way we did with Gene [Eugene] on the first project. Terry was in town with Lost Dogs, and we wrote the central song for the album that night ["It's Christmas Time"]. He wrote and sang another one for the album as well ["Holy Emmanuel"], and I'm so pleased he was able to be a part of this.
Julie Miller
Steve: Like he had done with Gene's song, Mac [Powell] really wanted to do Julie's song ["Manger Throne"] on the Christmas record. It's from one of her earliest albums, and it's a beautiful song. She was kind enough to sing harmonies on it as well as sing with Derri on "Away in a Manger," which she and her husband, Buddy, had done on our early indie Christmas album, "Noel" [Via, 1995, out of print].
Paul Colman Trio
Marc: Paul is hilarious and intense, with a great voice. And he's not afraid to take risks in the studio.
Steve: We were together one night socially, and he started speaking so passionately about the subject of reconciliation in our personal relationships. I said to him, "That's the song I need for 'The Gathering,'" and he and Phil Madeira wrote "Instrument of Peace" for us.
Andrew Peterson
Marc: His song ["Holy Is the Lord"] is getting a lot of comments from people already, especially people with children, who are very moved by it. He's a very gifted artist who loves to tell stories, especially from the Old Testament.
Ginny Owens
Steve: We had wanted Ginny to be involved with the "City" projects long before she was able to do so. She was the last artist to be involved with the last album. We wrote the song "Open Our Eyes Dear Savior" with Jimmy Abegg; and, contrary to what you might think, we had Michael W. Smith in mind originally. But Jimmy helped to bring it to Ginny's attention, and she sang it real sweetly. She made it her own, changing the chords and melody; and the vulnerability of her performance really made it incredibly intimate.
Steve: GlassByrd is Marc and his wife, Christine; and they were behind the scenes for this entire project. So many of the guide vocals on the tracks were Marc's and Christy's, which were erased to make room for whoever ended up on the album. In light of that, I'm really glad that people get to hear their voices on "The Gathering."
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Hello to all!
Let me start of by saying what a blessing it is to have found this website! I cried tears of joy when I first stumbled upon it. The support is amazing. But what made me cry was seeing, and reading that I wasn't alone in my struggles with breastfeeding! I felt normal for once, I no longer felt like a failure, I can finally laugh when my LO accidently gets sprayed with milk during my oald. I am not alone
Even before my son was born, I knew I wouldn't fear labor and delivery. My doctor implanted the thought that there is no pain during this time...just a very uncomfortable and intense excercise we MUST go through. My fear was breastfeeding.
He came early at 35 weeks without any warning. The first time at my breast was akward. His mouth was soo tiny and my boob looked huge next to his little head. But with the assistance of the nurses, we did the best we could. However due to his preterm status and high levels of bilirubin, the small amounts of colostrum were not enough. I was advised to supplement with formula, but with God's blessing and lots of pumping, we only supplemented for 1 day!
The thought of breastfeeding while visitors were there was uncomfortable, so I continued with the bottle. Biggest mistake I made. I should have popped it out regardless of visitors or not. I should have taken advantage of everysingle opportunity to continue learning and teaching my baby this art.
I cried at home when trying to latch him, because he spit it out, cried and screamed because he was hungry. So I fed him the bottle. The first lactation consultant we saw immediatly told me my "anatomy was to big for him" and to "come back when the baby weighs 10 lbs and we will give it a shot." She hadn't even undressed the baby. I left heartbroken. I knew we could do it. We did it at the hospital a few times, I knew it was possible, so we attempted another visit with another consultant. This was very different. Right away she pointed out the fact that my baby was tounge tied, got on the phone immediatly and scheduled us an appointment to get it looked at. She handed me a nipple shield and within seconds, my LO was nursing During the next couple of weeks we corrected the tounge tied, worked on pumping less to control the os and oald and baby continued to nurse with the shield. 14 days later we started weaning off of it! There were times when I cried to myself, or to my dh and just felt like giving up. I wished for smaller breast and nipples too lol. At one point I looked at my LO and blamed him for not knowing how to breastfeed. Shame on me for feeling that way.
I've learned that breastfeeding can come naturally for some lucky individuals.., but for some, it takes patience, persistance and lots of love. 28 days after starting the shield, we went cold turkey! Now my new struggle is correct latching, next will be bf in public! We saw our lactation consultant yesterday for help with the latch. She assured me that it does not have to look like it does in the pictures. If baby is happy, and I'm not in pain, then were good. She taught me the correct position, how to bring him to breast not the other way around. We will have to practice practice practice to get this right! For some reason everything is easier in her office lol! My LO is now at 8.3lbs..big diffence a month and a half and lots of breastmilk will make! We started seeing her when he was just 5.13lbs! My goal is to continue bf until he turns one, but maybe by then we will be soooo good at it, who knows..we may go longer!
I look forward to participating in future posts. Thank you so much for your support! I am so happy to be part of this!


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forever will it dominate your destiny,
consume you it will.
Rants, comments, thoughts and funny - mostly funny - on all things Michigan and college football.
If you have ideas, tips, links or pictures for the blog, e-mail us at: MichiganZone at gmail dot com.
Thanks for checking out the M Zone. And if you enjoy the site, please pass the link on to a friend or two. We'd sure appreciate it.
"Tate, there is another. You have a sister....and... a little brother"
Bo: Tate, meditate on this, "don't sell any championship rings or sportmanship trophies and then tell everyone you were just trying to help your family."
I like the EDSBS caption: "Where? Hell or Walgreen's, kid, since I'm pretty sure we're all out of Pedialyte for bed-shitting babies like you. I don't really care, since I'm dead and not a pussy. I'm gonna go play bocce with Woody Hayes, and accidentally elbow him in the balls on every third throw. He loves it."
Also: "Distracted you are in Ann Arbor. ADHD in Miami you will be."
I didn't realize this initially came from the family website. So I'm with HP/EDSBS here.
First off, Boda wouldn't waste his time. But if he did, I think it would be short and sweet: "Get your ass to class."
Fear leads to anger,anger leads to hate,hate leads to suffering,suffering leads to the Michigan Civil War.
btw mine was an msu reference - forgot forcier has a brother or two and might be construed that way.
trying to be hated by two fan bases now
the more i follow tate forcier, the more i'm convinced that in 30 years, i'll read a blog post titled "investment opportunity with tate forcier: what could possibly go wrong?" complete with a picture of him and his receding hairline and handcuffs.
Sru, You and Sparty are doing the same chic from the same trailer. He isn't going to hate you.
For the record, the image came to us from EDSBS. They got it from QB Force, but I don't think that the Forcier family made it. I have not been able to determine the original source, the first instance I found was on an MGoBlog discussion thread.
But yes, the Boda image is on the QBF site. They have posted things (both negative and positive) found other places. Two years ago they posted a 'shop' I made of a teacher with a chalk board after the Iowa game. Here is the QB Force page.
MGo, MZo and EDSBS comprise 90% of my daily reading on football, boobies and juvenile crime. Which is about 95% of my daily reading...
QBForce seems to be an odd mix of holier-than-thou religiosity, bad web design skills, and narcissism. Wait, I guess that's not all that odd in today's world.
wait, what did i win??
The notion of Bo telling Tate to go to Miami, of all places, is interesting.


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The Kilgore College Continuing Education Department will offer a four-week computer applications course beginning July 21 in Longview.
The course, "Teach Me Computer Applications," is set for 6 to 8:50 p.m. on Mondays from July 21 through Aug. 11.
Classes will be held in the KC-Longview Hendrix building at 300 South High Street.
Students will learn computer applications and knowledge necessary to perform specific operations in a particular occupational setting.
Fee for the course is $79 and seating is limited. Call (903) 753-2642 for more details.


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The recent discovery of the photograph of the grave marker for Mark Welch and his wife, Sarah Conneally (my great, great grandparents) in Connecticut has put my focus on Connecticut research this past week. And I once again returned to the autograph book that belonged to their daughter, Nellie Welch.
The autograph book includes entries from "Aunt Winnie" of Goshen, CT, "Cousin Annie" of Goshen, CT, and William E Welch of Goshen, CT. A search of the Welch family living in Goshen at this time resulted in several census records for this family. The head of the household is Edward Welch, who would be the brother of Mark Welch.
The children of Edward and Winnifred Welch were: Mary (b. about 1856), William (b. about 1858), Mark (b. about 1860), Richard (b. about 1862), James (b. about 1864), Anna (b. Feb 1866). Edward (b. about 1867) and John (b. about 1869).
1870 Census Record for the family of Edward and Winnifred Welch
So far, the only one of the children I've been able to verify in later census records is Anna, who married Mr. Kirwin and had a son, James Kirwin. Mr. Kirwin died before 1930, as Anna is a widow at the age of 34. Her parents, Edward and Winnifred, are living with Anna and Anna's son, James.
By 1910, Edward Welch has died, and Winnifred is living with Anna and her son.
Are any members of this Welch family your ancestor? If so, I'd love to hear from you and share information on this family and their descendants.


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(12) SusanE, July 30, 2009 3:05 AM
The Mind Does Like to Wander.
Thank you Lori for a Great video about concentration and focus. Your so funny telling about not being able to stay focused for one minute. I can't do it either. I drive a one hour trip often and use that time to think about solutions and upcoming events and have conversations with G-d. I'll get into a good discussion (prayer?) with him and then I get off on another thought. When the mind comes back in a few minutes I always ask him if he went along on that other thought with me, or did he take me there. Thanks Lori, and keep practicing.
(11) Ilene, July 24, 2009 2:47 PM
I've been thinking....
This is (as usual) a wonderful piece. Since I came home from our Jewish Women's Renaissance Project time in Israel, I have been doing a lot of thinking. I find myself praying all the time- when I pass people in the airport, or on the street, or at work, I pray for them- that they get home safely, that they are blessed with peace, that they are watched over. I thank Hashem for the gifts he has given me, and for the gifts he has given to others which have blessed me in turn. Thank you so much, Lori, for changing my life this summer. Good Shabbos, and I hope you make it home safely from Israel!
(9) Iris Moskovitz, July 22, 2009 1:33 AM
A very thought provoking subject-pardon the pun.
As usual, you always come across with your words of wisdom, loud and clear. When I am in my own home, the few moments that are virtually noise free, I have a difficult time to think about one thing for even one minute. What has become with todays society of constant running,going, and doing?We all need to learn to stop and smell the roses a bit more. What a sad society we have become, unfortunately.
(8) ruth housman, July 21, 2009 1:11 PM
Bomb bardment
It's true we are inundated on all sides by "noise", constant noise, and perhaps for many it's a job to quiet oneself and retreat to that inner place of stillness. Personally, I live in a constant meditative state and when I feel the "chatter" is too much, I manage to find myself internally by that reflecting pool. I thought it was entirely beautiful what you wrote about Rabbi Weinberg. I can also say, he's not alone. I do this, all the time and I am having internal conversations with God constantly. It's for praise, for prays, the aural equivalencies and a story that is so entirely about love it sends me to my knees. Thank You for a Beautiful Piece about an important kind of PEACE and that still, small voice.


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Our panel of blog comment critics have decided on a winner. It was close. But the prize goes to …
JFish (comment #24)
He edged out Michael (Comment #74). Honorable mention: BringBackTheChrisAndTimBurger (Comment #83), Jet Set Dave (Comment #92-93), Joe Suspect (Comment #48) and JWagner (Comment #40).
Special shout out to JScrilla (Comment #37), who nearly won on humor alone. And to my friend, Haastheman (Comment #72), who is a closet Phoenix fan and, judging by his suggestions, are clearly trying to tank the Warriors to benefit the Suns!
Anyway, here is the winning post.
An attempt to answer the QUESTION…. What's needed to make the W's a serious contender for the title? Wow! Therein lies the problem, the question is premature. The only way for the W's to contend quickly is for them to get VERY, VERY, LUCKY. That is NOT a strategy and may not be sufficient! Winning the Lottery would be lucky, but there does not appear to be a Derrick Rose, Kevin Durant, John Wall, LeBron or Kobe in the next few draft classes, even if there were, as great as those players are, it takes a while to adjust to the NBA and make their teams contenders. Trading a Star for a different Star is not likely to happen and getting the better in a trade also requires LUCK and probably a connection (Ainge, McHale – Kevin Garnet for Al Jefferson). You might get LUCKY betting on a healthy Yao, Oden or Bynum, but looking at this chart would indicate the odd are against you. http://www.blazersedge.com/2011/2/17/1999729/simmons-oden-will-probably-never-be-healthy
To CONTEND FOR THE TITLE, The management and the W's fans need to focus FIRST on being a competitive playoff team. They must have a game plan (see below) to become a consistent playoff team. They must manage the expectations of their long suffering and loyal fan base, so reactionary trades or coaching changes aren't demanded/forced by disgruntled fans. If you think disgruntled fans can't lead a revolt, you haven't been paying attention to the Middle East lately.
The W's must make some upgrades to their roster (step 1 below). Define their game plan internally, and to their fans. With 26 games left, it would be an aggressive statement for the W's management to let it be known (not a formal announcement, but a "leak" to reporters) that although the W's would have to leapfrog four teams (Utah, Memphis, Phoenix, Houston), we feel that with Memphis hurting, Utah and Denver in some disarray and New Orleans and Houston sliding a playoff spot may be possible. With our new roster (step 1 below), we will try to make the playoffs for the invaluable experience it will provide for our young players.
We will assess the likelihood of making the playoffs after our seven game road trip (several winnable games, but on the road). The assessment will be realistic, rather than hopeful. If it is determined we are not likely to make the playoffs, we will focus on evaluating our existing roster and coaching staff. Missing the playoffs is the more probable case. The W's have more back-to-back games left than any of the teams ahead of us, and all the teams with the exception of Memphis have recent playoff experience.
Regardless of the outcome of this year, we will strive to configure our roster and game plan to be COMPETITIVE in the playoffs NEXT year, with the expectation of being in contention for a title in the NEXT THREE years. San Antonio, Dallas, Boston and the Lakers will continue to age in that time and will have to revamp their roster in those years under what is likely to be a more restrictive CBA, (the Lakers/Mavs have some large long term contracts which could greatly impact their flexibility). Miami will have six players earning $65Mil in two years, while there are three great players, filling out that roster will be difficult. Can we position ourselves to beat the future title contenders like the Bulls, OKC, Orlando.
Once W's management sets that basic target, The following steps should be taken:
Step 1. Upgrade this year's roster ASAP. Gadz, Bell, Radm were acquired to get out of the Maggette contract and move a disgruntled Jackson. They should not be part of our future, and are hurting our chances of success. AC Law was a "stop-gap" hire when Lin showed he wasn't ready and Bell didn't appear to be interested in playing. There is better, cheaper talent in the D-League, who have the potential to be part of the W's future, (C.J Watson, R. Williams, A. Tolliver, C. Hunter). While I appreciated Law's defensive effort against Ray Allen and Boston, his lack of shooting ability meant we were playing at best 4 offensive players against 5 very good defenders. In this league, wings and guards need to hit the open jumpers. When the ball moves crisply to the open man, but the man left open can't hit the shot, it discourages ball movement next time.
We can talk about lack of good defense, but I think most will agree that defense is more about effort, energy and focus than it is about athletic talent. Defense is played more with the feet, i.e., position than with the hands, blocks or reach-in-steals (versus passing lane steals). When you are fatigued, your effort can be there, but energy, focus, and speed may not be. Tired players play defense with their HANDS instead of their feet, resulting in more FOULS. The Warriors have the worst "foul differential" in the league.
Look at the top 10 defensive teams in the league (points scored) they all have solid rotations and with only two of the ten teams having players averaging over 39 minutes per game (Deng 39.1, Aldridge 39.4). The Warriors have two Monta 41.1, Wright 39.2. Without the talent, rotations are a crap shoot, starters end up playing too many minutes and defense suffers. Rebounding can also be viewed as an "effort" stat, again we have one of the worst differentials in the league. Poor rebounding leads to more work on the defensive end, more fatigue, and fouls (let alone injuries).
You will NEVER have a quality defense without a DEEPER bench and better rotations.
Last year, every player on the roster had potential and was working hard to make it in the NBA, and they were hopeful their best years were AHEAD of them. Now we have players who's best years are probably BEHIND them and are unlikely to last in the NBA much longer (Gadz, Vald, Bell, even Law). Yes, Bell's played a little better since the DUI, hopefully it was a wakeup call to him that he's lucky to be "playing" basketball for a living and even luckier to be owed $4Mill next year (I'd rather pay it to keep Brandon). I believe we'd be better off if we could replace those contracts with hungry D-Leaguers or trade them for low cost unused rookies/second year players at the end of someone's bench.
Smart has been accused of having poor rotations, but what were his choices, particularly at the start of the season. Williams wasn't hitting shots, Lin wasn't ready, Bell wasn't healthy and then not playing well. Udoh Amundson out, Lee injured, Radmonovic not shooting well. B.Wright not healthy or not playing. We must have players who compliment our five starters (which is not a bad starting five).
It is acceptable to have a "defensive stopper" who guards a Ray Allen, but the minutes have to be limited to "cooling off" a hot hand. Law, Udoh, Radmonovic were a combined 3 – 16. We are too limited offensively, to give big minutes to rotation players unless Rad or Williams are hot. I don't know whye we've given up on Brandon Wright, he's younger than Udoh, with NBA experience. His trade value is minmal if he's going to get injured again the seasons almost over anyway, but I think he MIGHT be the second most offensively gifted player on our bench. I'm not sure if he's in a dog house, or has bad practice habits, but use him or get someone you will use.
Step 2. Enter the modern age by hiring and developing a first class analytics department to evaluate talent on both the NBA, College and International level. Teams with analytics departments do better than those without. (See: http://www.red94.net/rocketscience-analytics-teams-nonanalytics-teams/5698/). Develop metrics to evaluate your talent objectively (not with emotion). Determine where the team is getting beat, and what you need to do to improve (stop guessing). Evaluate what your TALENT is worth so you don't overpay. (see Maggette, Jackson, Dunleavy, Murphy and offers to Elton Brand, Barron Davis, Gilbert Arenas).
Step 3. Determine what you have and what type of team you'll need to be competitive in the playoffs. Blend in a vet with playoff experience that has played in the style you wish to pursue. The quickest way to build given what we currently have is probably a speed/matchup game ala Phoenix in the D'Antoni years, Nelson We Believe. It is also very entertaining. To contend for a title you will have to develop a half court game, continue to improve your defense and run opportunistically. Don Nelson had success because he knew what he wanted and how he wanted to play, consequently he instructed Mullin to get rid of Dunleavy and Murphy after 6 months since he knew their games didn't fit his style. These days we seem to trade and hope and guess at what we need.
Step 4. Evaluate Keith Smart carefully, he should probably have an older coach on the bench with a lot of NBA experience, the bench looks a bit young and could use a gray beard. If you decide he's the one, commit to him. Winning teams seem to have more consistency at the coaching spot, the team needs to reflect the personality of its coach. There are only a few NBA coaches that I know I'd replace Smart with. Nate McMillan is one of the most underated coaches in the league, Popovic, Thibodeau, Dantoni maybe Brooks.
Step 5. MAXIMZIE the use of your draft, Know which players will fit with the style you play. (See San Antonio Spurs http://www.foxsportshouston.com/01/22/11/Secret-to-Spurs-success-lies-in-drafts-s/landing.html?blockID=396073&feedID=4519). Decide what you want in the Free Agent Market, and what you will pay…. Avoid crazy long term deals for middle of the road players. See STEP 2 – STOP GUESSING! Want another big man to go along with Biendrins – Which one best fits your style of play and what you give to have them? Dalembert, Speights, Thompson, Marc Gasol, Kamen, DeAndre, McGee, Blatche…
Step 6. GET LUCKY….GET VERY, VERY LUCKY! See GREG ODEN/KEVIN DURANT? David Robinson injury leads to Tim Duncan.


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We want to give our teachers a small little gift every day for Teacher Appreciation Week. So I'm looking for some fun, creative, but inexpensive ideas. Anyone have any ideas?
by AliedaApril 1, 2010 at 5:07 PM
How about if you have someone talk a picture of the class and then make it in to a puzzle and give her one piece a day, then on Friday you can have a little party with cake and juice for her.
Maybe Take is spell teacher with your gifts like this
T - a tablet or tablets to kept her notes on for class
A- an Apple Candle
E- easers for the kids
C- chocolate
T - The gift of time with a gift to a spa for a few treatments
E- eggs a gift ceft for a place in town that makes the best breakfast
R- read a good book to read to the class
You ladies can up with different gift spelling out the word, Also what does she do in her spare time anyone know maybe something for that.
April 2, 2010 at 8:24 AM
It's not just for one teacher, it's for ALL of the teachers in the school. So it cannot be too specific because we have both male and female teachers. Something small and inexpensive because we are doing it for 15+ teachers, and potentially staff as well.
by HotMama330April 2, 2010 at 3:33 PM
This might be beyond your budget, but I'm going to suggest it anyway just in case. I make gift baskets for a living. Here is what my Teacher Basket looks like:
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Jamboree question
JC, a reader of the Blog posted a comment it reads;
"Any advise for those of us facing the Jambo interview process? "
Our Council did interviews a while back and we are completely staffed already and in the process of training sessions and meetings.
If you are in the "Old Goat or rocking chair Patrol" of your home troop... while that is cute, take it off. The National Jamboree folks are not amused. (at least the folks at our Council weren't.)
Run a hot iron over the shirt and get a hair cut.
Second. Be early. There was some activity before the actual interview. They took our pictures and had a small meet and greet.
Third. Know what the mission of the National Jamboree is.
"The mission of the jamboree is to provide a diverse group of Scouts and Scouters a meaningful and memorable experience that will instill the lasting values and traditions of Scouting in America, and our highest priority will be to conduct the jamboree in a safe and secure environment. " - 2005 National Jamboree mission statement.
That will get you in the ball park.
"The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law."
They also asked us scenario questions such as;
What would you do if you are in DC and the bus is getting ready to leave and you are missing a Scout?
That type of stuff. Go over in your head the different situations that you think you may find yourself in.
I used the following list of situations:
1. Hotels
2. Airplanes
3. Museums
4. Camp
5. Tours (The Washington Mall)
6. Amusement park
7. Buses
That prepared me for some of the scenarios.
Finally- If you really want to go to Jamboree as a Adult leader.. Then act like it. Demonstrate the confidence that you are ready to get on the plane tomorrow.
Show them you are Cheerful and ready, smile a lot and talk with confidence.
You will do great!
Hope that helps. Look me up at Jambo!
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BOXFORD — One assistant coach was in sweatpants. One was in a Christmas sweater, neatly tucked into his beige khakis. Players were tripping each other on the sideline and talking about the weirdest topics they could think of.
Dylan Mann is proud of his group of misfits on the Masconomet Regional football team. If there was a competition for strangest squad in the state, he says the Chieftains would have to be at the top of that list.
The Chieftains (8-2) lollygagged around their sideline before Friday night's game with Revere (5-4), then allowed only 45 total yards over 48 minutes and rolled past the Patriots, 42-0, to clinch the Cape Ann/Northeastern Division 1 title.
"We are odd," Mann said. "We're not very big. I feel like teams come out against us and they're like, 'This is going to be easy. They have nothing.' And then we come out and start hitting."
Revere hardly used its offense in a turnover-ridden first half that could have caused Pat Patriot to cover his eyes. After Mann laid a devastating hit to cause a fumble on the first possession, the Patriots went punt-punt-interception to finish the half with 25 total yards.
When Masco had possession, it was a pound-the-run-game type of attack with a relentless line, scrappy running backs, and a creative quarterback in Chris Schleer.
The Chieftains scored on all four of their first-half possessions, running 21 times for 142 yards.
Mann finished with 12 carries for 69 yards and two touchdowns.
His unassuming 5-foot-10-inch, 180-pound frame might be more suited for delivering pizzas or carrying trays full of dirty dishes. Instead, Mann stays on the field for almost every play, rushing the ball when he needs to, making enough blocks to fill an egg carton, and running fearless routes through the middle of the opposition's secondary.
There aren't too many jaw-dropping plays, but plenty of the jaw-crunching variety, particularly when he's on defense.
"Go watch some film and you'll see," said Schleer. "I know I wouldn't want to be running against him."
Coach Jim Pugh compares Mann with Eric and Evan Bunker, perhaps the two most powerful running backs Masco has seen over the last decade.
"He's the toughest, strongest kid that we have," Pugh said.


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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Freshman Donte Samuels scored a career high 16 points and pulled down seven rebounds in the Cobra men's basketball team's 75-59 win over the Wingate Bulldogs on Wednesday (Feb. 19) night. The win moves the Cobras to 13-10 overall and 10-9 in the South Atlantic Conference.
In addition to Samuels 16 points off the bench, senior Julian Nelson scored a game-high 26 points and grabbed five rebounds. Junior Larry Felder added in 12 points with eight rebounds, while Bryce Arnott and Trey Marshall dropped seven points each.
The Cobras wasted no time taking control of the game as they took an early 23-9 lead in the first 10 minutes of action. The Bulldogs battled their way back and cut the Cobra lead to just four, 38-34, at halftime.
The first five minutes of the second half were very close, but thanks to an 18-4 run over a four-minute span, the Cobras built a 64-49 lead. Coker held onto the lead down the stretch and took home the 75-59 win.
Coker will be back on the court for its final home game of the season on Saturday (Feb. 22) at 4 p.m. against Anderson. It will be senior day, as well as Make-A-Wish day at the game. The Cobras will honor their senior student-athletes, as well as a special Make-A-Wish guest before the game's opening tip-off.
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So damn true. Being a Christian for decades had an immeasurable effect on the level of passion I had for this life. As Christians, people are taught to have a "Godly" disdain, a hate even, for the things of the world that oftentimes helps to make life wonderful. The constant thought in the back of my head was that of "focus your mind and place your treasure on things above and love not the world for the world and everything in it is passing away and has no lasting value." Can you imagine how much fun and pleasure I decided not to pursue? That's not even considering the many dreams I either brushed under the rug or never dared dreaming because I fully believed this life was futile and all things in life aside from "Godliness" were utterly meaningless. My existence as a human for most of my life has been that of an enslaved mind trapped in a box developed with the help of my Christian heritage that stood in the way of me fulfilling my highest potential, chasing the impossible dream, and being a free thinker. What I have found is that my previous God belief was a hinderance to my personal development. It made me assume certain questions shouldn't be asked because either God or "God did was the answer" and because of that, many questions and potentially wonderful discoveries that would have come about in the course of pursuing answers to those questions were never asked and acted on. God is in fact a saviour. Just think about it. If curiosity killed the cat, then in order to save the cat just insert God belief for it is God belief that is the death of curiousity.
I've never been a Christian per se, so I won't begin to tell you how to deal with a loss of faith. I will, however, predict the future for you, Truth OT.Within a few months, the last vestiges of your religion will fall by the wayside. The initial pain of your deconversion will take some time to deal with, but your desire to know more about the world will increase exponentially. You will study science stuff like crazy and that will fill the time void left by your God belief. You will begin to read atheism books regularly, and you will find the arguments so compelling that you will wonder how you ever believed the bible held anything truthful in the first place. For a time, you'll regret the years you wasted on religion, but strangely enough, your thirst for knowledge will make you want to know even more about it! Soon after, you will start to see just how much God is ingrained in the vernacular of the people and places around you, and it will start to annoy you... slowly at first. Then, you will start to see some awful Christian stories on the news, and in the papers, and on the internet and you will really get angry. You will start to think of all Christians (when it comes to their religion) as deluded and you will find yourself shaking your head at every single argument they bring to the table. Every. Single. One. With the religious knowledge you have, and the way you express yourself, you might start debating Christians and beating them handily at their own game. In a few years, you might write a book about your deconversion story, which will not make the best seller list, but will appear on the bookshelves in your local Barns & Noble. At some time down the road, you'll be an old man and you will look back to see that life was better... way, way better, without your religion. And you'll live happily ever after...
God tells people to burn women at the stake
Seriously, you guys are the meanest people I have ever met. I hope you are happy and feel really good about yourself.
Okay so now I would like to change the question around a little bit.If a Christian does good, and says it because of his faith, then is Christianity good?
If a Christian does good, and says it because of his faith, then is Christianity good?
Quote from: Jstwebbrowsing on May 11, 2012, 08:18:06 PMOkay so now I would like to change the question around a little bit.If a Christian does good, and says it because of his faith, then is Christianity good?There is no such thing as good or evil. The biblical meaning good is defined as that which is in praise of god, which is delivered as a tautology that renders 'good' meaningless in any sense biblically since killing babies can be as good as not killing babies. ( as long as it praises god )You also never responded to most replies in this thread to your previous question. Why should we persist if you can't be bothered?
And please show me where God has ever said this? I can't find it in my Bible anywhere.
Quote from: nogodsformeGod tells people to burn women at the stakeAnd please show me where God has ever said this? I can't find it in my Bible anywhere.
I am just gathering data.
If a Christian does evil then is Christianity evil? If an athiest does evil then is athiesm evil?
If a Christian does evil then is Christianity evil?If an athiest does evil then is athiesm evil?


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Matt Oberste led the Sooners' offense going 2-for-3 after a two-run homer in the second inning and a solo home run in the fourth. His multi-home run game was the 17th in Big 12 Championship history and the second this year.
Jonathan Gray (8-4) threw a career-high 7.2 innings in the win and only allowed two runs off of six hits while notching six strikeouts.
Big 12 Player of the Year Josh Ludy set a Baylor school record with his fourth home run in the Big 12 Championship. The senior led the Bears going 2-for-3.
Joey Hainsfurther (2-1) took the loss after pitching 3.1 innings and allowing four runs off of four hits and four walks. The righty also struck out three.
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Snow bringing good news for northern NH skiing, snowmobiling
LANCASTER, N.H. (AP) � It's not officially winter, yet ski resorts and snowmobile trails in northern New Hampshire have received an early Christmas present of fresh snow this week, with more expected.
In Pittsburg, more than a foot of snow has fallen and groomers have been out packing down snowmobile trails. New Hampshire Grand, an organization that that promotes northern New Hampshire activities, says more than 85 percent of the snowmobile trails opened Wednesday.
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Looking across the globe, a pioneering SUNY Cortland new media design class is proving that imitation is the highest form of flattery.
Eleven students who created a brand-new interactive media exhibition will participate in a video conversation with Simon Høgsberg, the Denmark-based artist who inspired their work, at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, at Main Street SUNY Cortland, located at 9 Main St.
The event, which is free and open to the public, will include a presentation by the students, a question-and-answer session and a reception.
Their work remains on display in the Beard Gallery, located on the first floor of Main Street SUNY Cortland, through Tuesday, Oct. 1. Høgsberg, who will communicate from Copenhagen, is one of two contributing artists to the Dowd Gallery's current exhibition, "Connective Existence: Paintings by Lin Price and Projects by Simon Høgsberg," which runs through Thursday, Oct. 3, on the third floor of the same building.
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Student Exhibition at Beard Gallery. Their artwork will
be on display through Tuesday, Oct. 1.
Quite simply, the class multimedia project has given meaning to notions of learning by doing and international education.
"The students need to see what people are doing," said Martine Barnaby, an associate professor of new media design who teaches the course. "And it's nice because Simon's work mixes a lot of different media."
Inspired by two of Høgsberg's most popular photography-based pieces, the SUNY Cortland students created a final product that shows many different faces from the Cortland community and tells their many different stories. The interactive exhibition blends photography, text and sound.
Høgsberg's "The Thought Project" is an interactive display that includes 55 portraits of people he stopped on the street in Copenhagen and New York City along with the transcribed text of their immediate responses. "We're All Gonna Die," the second source of inspiration, is a 100-meter long image Høgsberg created by snapping photographs from the same spot on a railroad bridge in Berlin over the course of 20 days.
Working as a group, the College students stopped people walking outside Main Street SUNY Cortland, asking questions about self and community perceptions. The class members used iPads and iPhones to take photos and record sound. Each person had a specific job. One explained the project and another asked the questions; one took photos while a different one logged names, and so on.
All told, more than 30 community members of all ages contributed to the project.
"It was a beautiful collaboration that these students pulled off," Barnaby said.
The class, which meets once a week, turned a successful project around quickly. The students put together a final product inspired by the "We're All Gonna Die" piece that measures roughly 20 feet, tying in edited sound and text transcripts. Three full-length mirrors also have been positioned to greet Beard Gallery visitors, so that the idea of reflection conveys a sense of self-perception.
In the end, the exhibition digs deeply into the idea of connection — how people view themselves and how they view others.
"For almost all of (the students), this is the first time they've had something exhibited," Barnaby said. "They built it from the ground up and they installed it.
"It's a big deal, it's new to them and it's exciting."
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TOKYO — The militaries of the United States and Japan began an enormous joint drill Monday, though leaving out a key part of the exercise that might have angered China.
Japan's Defense Ministry said 37,000 Japanese and 10,000 American military personnel would be taking part in the 12-day drill, which involves US Navy ships transporting Japanese troops. The top government spokesman, Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura, said the drill, near Okinawa, was not aimed at a specific country.
But the Japanese government canceled a joint amphibious landing on a remote island in what analysts described as an effort not to provoke China, which is locked in an emotional dispute with Japan over control of uninhabited islands near Okinawa in the East China Sea.
The friction has been intensifying for months. In a more direct challenge to Japanese control, Chinese patrol ships have for more than two weeks been entering waters around the disputed island group, known in Japan as the Senkaku and in China as the Diaoyu.
Four Chinese craft typically push to within hailing distance of Japan's Coast Guard ships. They flash illuminated messages in Japanese to press Beijing's argument that it has ancient claims to the tiny islands now controlled by Tokyo.
China says its craft have tried to chase the Japanese away at least once, although Japan denies any of its ships fled.
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With the neighborhood weary of crossing the street following the deadly accident, Assemblyman Joseph Lentol announced that he is focusing on bringing red light and speed cameras and additional safety to the boulevard.
"Everyone knows McGuinness Boulevard is treacherous," Lentol said. "Last year, I voted to approve new locations for speed cameras in school zones, and McGuinness Boulevard by PS 34 should be first on the list to get one."
Lentol added that he has been fighting for traffic safety measures along McGuiness Boulevard for more than five years, but hasn't gotten results.
"Residents should be able to walk to and from the stores on Manhattan Avenue, the G train and wherever else they may be going without putting their lives in danger by simply crossing the street," he said.
Greenpoint resident Irena Spencer crosses McGuinness Boulevard every day, often with her children, and said that pedestrians should use extra precaution when crossing the street.
"Traffic at any time of the day is quite dangerous and you have to pay attention when you cross the road," Spencer said. "I would certainly not trust my child to cross by themselves."
Spencer added that the problem is so bad that the boulevard needs a pedestrian crossing bridge to keep the residents safe.
"It's also a concern for the elderly and anyone crossing the street," she said. "I think some kind of underpass or overpass bridge would be safer for pedestrians."
Councilman Stephen Levin noted that his North Brooklyn constituents all agree that McGuinness is the, "most dangerous street in the neighborhood," and that something has to be done.
"We have requested safety improvements at McGuinness Boulevard for years and our community cannot wait any longer," Levin said. "For the safety of our community and to avoid future tragedies, it is imperative that traffic-calming measures be installed on McGuinness Boulevard."
With new calls for additional safety measures, the Department of Transportation (DOT) responded that they too agree that the boulevard is dangerous and that they would continue to seek more ways to address the community's concerns.
"Safety is DOT's first priority, and the agency has been working with local community groups and elected officials on this location and is reviewing the feasibility of enhancements along McGuinness Boulevard, including the potential for left-turn signals and parking restrictions at intersections to enhance pedestrian visibility," said a spokesperson with the DOT.
The DOT representative noted numerous attempts at creating a safer corridor since 2011, including "improving markings" to narrow lanes, pedestrian countdown signals along McGuinness Boulevard between Freeman and Bayard streets, and re-envisioning the intersection at Nassau Avenue.
"Sidewalk extensions at the intersection of Nassau and McGuinness were installed with the support of the community board," the DOT representative said. "The agency is also pursuing plans for a dedicated bike lane on the Pulaski Bridge that is expected to calm traffic along the southbound McGuinness corridor."


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Spencer Graffe, a senior in Central Washington University's Computer Science Program, has helped develop Central Access Reader (CAR), a free, computerized text-to-speech reader program that has attracted attention of institutions across the nation.
Marshall Sunnes, Central Access program coordinator and Wendy Holden, Disability and Accessibility Consultant, collaborated to determine what the program should be, how it should look, and what features were most important to include. Graffe had the skills to make it happen.The program, developed as a tool to assist students with print-related disabilities—those with visual impairments, dyslexia, attention-deficit disorder, or other conditions—reads documents that other text-readers can't handle, especially those with equations or symbols.
The program started as a computer science class capstone project. Central Access, CWU's department that makes educational materials accessible to people with disabilities, hired Graffe to continue to work on the program after the project ended. The Central Access Reader has attracted the attention of schools across the country. In recent weeks, Sunnes has received inquiries about the program from numerous institutions, including MIT and Harvard.
In addition to an intuitive user interface and simple customizations, the program is able to read documents that contain symbols from geometry and trigonometry, linear algebra, calculus, math, logic, or statistics. Sophomore Justin Wilson, another computer science major, refined its math-reading abilities. The powerful, yet simple, interface allows the user to customize how the text looks and sounds.
The program is being installed on both Macs and PCs at CWU and is currently being used by both students and faculty. The program can be downloaded free at http://www.cwu.edu/central-access/reader.
Central Access serves not only the university community, but also provides materials to institutions and schools across the country. Central Access leads the industry in offering accessible products, including electronic text, Braille, and tactile graphics.
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A BC man is fighting for the right to wear a spaghetti strainer on his head for his driver's license photo. True story. Check out the video!
Technology and fashion are on a collision course these days and the two came together and hit the runway at Toronto Men's Fashion Week as organizers push to make wearable technology more accessible. The Financial Post's Armina Ligaya has more in this video.
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I hope its longer than a 1 year deal. I would hate to see him leave after the season and then we have to start over. Not to mention how having to learn a new system could stunt Geno's growth. I have been checking around and can't find any info.
It really doesn't matter with the job the entire staff has done I believe everyone (Rex on down)
will get a 2 year extension after the season
Don't be surprise it MM gets some HC offers this off-season.
so this is a somewhat naive perspective, but I have to believe that MM is personally invested in Geno's growth at this point and would want to give it at least one more season with the Jets to see what he can do with him. also I think he's been around the block enough times to understand the value of a great work environment, even in the face of any potential HC offers.
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I have to believe whether the Jets sign him or if he were signed already, if he gets a head coaching chance they will let him go. They won't hold him back from taking that job. He has been in the league too long and has had too much success as a coordinator to deny him a HC position or even an interview if it came up.
Why would MM want to leave? The only teams that would give him a chance this season are bottom feeders. Didn't work for him in Detroit, and after his 5-27 record in 2 years as HC he may only get one more crack at it. I think hes got a few years left with the Jets. Will pay the man, he seems happy at the surface.


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Since I've already bled the easiest achievement-dispensing games dry (Avatar, TMNT), I've decided to stay the course and devote my time to good games, like DmC: Devil May Cry and Dead Space 3. I don't know how long it will take me to rack up an additional 5,000 gamerscore, but this milestone is going to be reached with a game that I enjoy, or at the very least, feel I need to play.
What would you do if you were in my shoes? Also, have you been there? What embarrassing games have you finished to reach a Gamerscore goal? My lowest point: Finishing the awful Brave: A Warrior's Tale to get over 700 points. That feat took me an entire weekend.
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christian.einfeldt writes "Computers and handheld devices running default GNU Linux or Unix OSes have swept Amazon's 'best of' list for 2007, according BusinessWire.com for 28 December 2007. Best selling computer? The Nokia Internet Tablet PC, running Linux. Best reviewed computer? The Apple MacBook Pro notebook PC. Most wished for computer? Asus Eee 4G-Galaxy 7-inch PC mobile Internet device, which comes with Xandros Linux pre-installed. And last, but not least, the most frequently gifted computer: The Apple MacBook notebook PC."


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It's not like I can exert influence over either governments or the ICANN in any way, shape or form.
I don't know about you, but I would rather have the USA, despite all of its faults (and we have many), in control of these things instead of countries like Iran or North Korea.
after all, we can't just have random people running the internet
I will differ with you here. Random people can and do "run the internet" all the time. Individual network service providers choose to whom they are going to connect. They choose how to route their traffic. Anybody can choose to use alternative DNS roots. The internet can be run by random people just fine.
Of course this is about power shifting towards governments in general. This is to be expected - after all, we can't just have random people running the internet and governments happen to be the very things that represent their countries internationally
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Why not? That's basically what Jon Postel [wikipedia.org] did: he basically singlehandedly administered the DNS root and was IANA.
Sure, things are different now, but we certainly have had random people running the internet. It worked then, why not now?
Well NZ Could run it just fine, we have no "real" army, navy or nuclear capability we can't afford to piss anyone off, anyone who declared war on NZ would probably get laughed at. NZ is also small enough to not be a major political power and have little/no say in global politics but is also a modern country with infrastructure to support this control. We also have free trade agreements with Both the USA and China.
I don't know about you, but I would rather have the USA, despite all of its faults (and we have many), in control of these things instead of countries like Iran or North Korea.
Are those our only choices?
Until it became the world's shopping mall, governance of the Internet was rather simple.
At this point, I'd be content to see the Internet blown up completely and something else take its place. It's been too badly corrupted to ever deliver on any of the promise it had when it first became open to the general
The usenet was setup in 1980? 1981? I am willing to bet that at least by 1982 someone had sold a physical object to another usenet poster. Thus the internet has been corrupted for at least that long.
I am willing to bet that at least by 1982 someone had sold a physical object to another usenet poster.
A swap meet is one thing. A job board, "for sale" signs, no problem.
Commercial uses of the Internet were prohibited until 1995 when the NSF ended its sponsorship of the backbone and turned it over to commercial services.
Yup, commerce is the downfall of any civilization.
The internet does not qualify as "a civilization". And certainly it is possible for civilization to have commerce without the Internet, don't you think? Somehow, people managed before 1980.
No but civilizations always work to make commerce more efficient and the internet is obviously a great way to do that. What next, complaints about people using the postal system to transact commerce.
No, I guess you are correct. Those of us who live in smaller towns should not be able to take advantage of the larger shops and choices without actually driving to the "big city" and we should be getting all of our entertainment the old-fashioned way by driving to the live theater.
No but civilizations always work to make commerce more efficient and the internet is obviously a great way to do that.
If it was worth doing, then why didn't the private sector do it?
They actually did. I don't know if you're old enough, but the private sector created what they said was going to be an interactive network that would connect everyone. It was called, "cable TV".
When cable rolled out, there were these boxes you could input to answer questions and it was going to be how you communicated with peo
If you want what was there before 1995, then you are still free to provide that. There is no law nor rule that says you cannot. Just like there is no law nor rule that says you must purchase anything from Amazon.
If you want what was there before 1995, then you are still free to provide that.
You mean more than just two ISPs for the entire country?
Actually, you are NOT free to provide that. Not any more.
Yeah, I get you. Democratic governments give you, the citizen, no ability to influence affairs.
I know you're trying to reference the fact that your nation(almost certainly the US) has a broken democracy, but I still challenge that it doesn't result in complete disenfranchisement.
It's considered broken by people who don't get involved. Their effort revolves around complaining on website.
It's considered broken by people who do get involved, because we have a crappy two party system where the two parties are nearly identical on the one front that truly matters: Fundamental and constitutional liberties. Those of us who vote third party realize that voting for the lesser of the two evil scumbags does not solve anything, and yet we are few.
In a democracy, and especially a two party cesspool like ours, you get the government that other people deserve.
Of course, the brokenness isn't that it is two party. If that were truly what citizens wanted, it'd be natural and good. The problem is that the electoral mechanics that underlie it strongly incentive arbitrary long-term political alliances among groups with highly disparate beliefs.
I'd argue that in-turn promotes a disconnect between the actual voters and those they vote for, but now I'm comparing a hypothetical universe against the real one. And we all know that imaginary universes with the changes I wa
2 parties suck, but n parties; coalition governments and regular reformations of coalitions also suck. Too much power in the hands of small parties that end up holding the balance.
I'm in favor of no political parties. But accept it's untested IRL and could continue politics being only affordable to the rich.
I live in a small country in Europe. Even if I were to make an attempt at some kind of extremely diluted exertion of power by casting my vote for a nationally elected representative, it would still not amount to anything, because we have close to no power internationally.
Sort of, because many people still agree on using the ICANN root zone. The root zone is relatively small. Replacing it with something functionally identical that isn't under unilateral control of a US company is entirely possible, and ICANN's consent is not required.
Human society isn't some entity you can control. It's a network of individual entities. There are hubs, but there is no human society "core". Of course, this won't stop people from making the attempt.
root DNS, nothing else? There alternative DNS systems, and even when IANA blocks a TLD, the TLD operators can purchase a second-level domain from a unfrequented TLD like nauru, and run their service as a "second-level TLD".
Oh, I tremble from the might of ICANN, it can assign PORT NUMBERS!!!
There alternative DNS systems
That nobody but crazies and enthusiasts use.
Seriously, you're talking about a world where we haven't been able to get IPV6 up and running. Do you really think people are going to voluntarily switch roots, and put up with the catastrophic brokenness that would bring?
It sounds like the governments bent on censorship have managed to pack the ICANN board enough to get this proposal seriously considered but not enough that the ICANN board can't still usually override them:
ICANN is now proposing that the threshold be increased so that 2/3 of eligible ICANN board members would be required to vote against GAC advice in order to reject it
Why else would ICANN's own board even be considering giving this power away?
Is this functionally the same as a meatspace veto? What about a holistic immersion filibuster via TRON-esqye deconstructing LASERs?
I'm afraid I certainly do not recognize Obama --to name one-- as my governor.
If they want veto power, just kick them off of the rest of the network and watch how fast they come crawling back --- their population of people will literally whip the crap out of them for the lack of facebook/reddit/slashdot/amazon/younameit.com access.
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Three Mount Union French majors began teaching French language and culture to Rockhill Elementary students on Tuesday, January 23 and will continue for eight weeks on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Pictured is Evgeniy Smakhtin (left), Christelle Savidan (middle) and Rockhill Elementary students.
Dr. Frank Triplett, foreign language professor, and Amanda L. Espenschied-Reilly, director of service-learning and community service, created this new service-learning program to allow French education students to benefit from the hands-on experience of teaching their own French class. They participate in designing the curriculum and prepping the materials as well as teaching and managing the students, Espenschied-Reilly said.
'Our students gain an excellent opportunity to share what they know with the community while improving their own resume,' Triplett said.
Freshman Lindsey Rapp and juniors Chelsea Dowey and Evgeniy Smakhtin along with the French teaching assistant, Christelle Savidan, teach the French alphabet, colors and numbers to over 60 third, forth and fifth graders. Rapp, Dowey and Smakhtin instruct 10 students at a time in separate rooms while Savidan assists with all three classrooms.
'This program gives us a unique opportunity to teach elementary students as opposed to high school students,' Dowey said.
'I like working with younger children,' Rapp said. 'It is amazing to see how quickly they learn.'
Espenschied-Reilly said it is valuable for students to be exposed to language at a young age.
'Alliance students, like many American students, do not take foreign language classes until high school,' Espenschied-Reilly said. 'Now the students at Rockhill Elementary will have some earlier experience with foreign language.'


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Hi Kevin, here's another question about this board.
What about boards range?
I know there's already written in the chart but sometimes it differs from the reality of the facts.
So do you know the aprox range of the 93, 104 and 115 s-types?
Maybe divided into: optimal and still-rideable without too much effort..
These questions for two reasons: I got a 93 and I'd like to know wich sails I can put on to, the other a friend of mine is looking for a new board but he's interested in range..
He saw hifly madd (twinsers..) range and was very impressed; but he's tryed the ST and he was impressed too!
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The range on these boards is amazing. I use the 115 with sails from 4.7 to 8.0. The 104 you can use 7.0 to 4.2 and the 93 you can use whith 7.0 and down. The best thing about it is you can try and use any sail you want on it and it wont hurt the board. If you try something that you think might work and it does then you are happy. If you try it and it doesnt work then there is nothing really lost.
I once used a sonic 95 with a 10.0 and 42 cm fin in a race and came 3rd. I had to put the mast track all the way in the very front of the box and it wasnt the best but to come 3rd place with the best in the world, it goes to show you can use what you want to use for the conditions.
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Thank you for the tips again!
The sonic 95 with the 10.0 is really amazing: is still so much to discover in this windsurfing world!
P.S. I've just seen some pics from Cabo Verde: astonishing!
You must have had good time there! Bye
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Yeah. CV was amazing!!
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My baby is 6.5 weeks old. He is starting to become somewhat more efficient at nursing. At this age, is it ok for him to nurse 7-8 (sometimes 9) times per day rather than 8-12? He occasionally will do a cluster feed in the evening kicking us up to 9 feedings, but mostly does 7 or 8 sessions over a 24 hour period. He takes both sides during the session and seems to have adequate wet diapers. His messy diapers have decreased to two GIANT ones per day.
He weighted 8lb13oz at birth and went down to 7lb 14oz at 4 or 5 days old. I'm weighing him in at 10lb 8oz as of yesterday. Is that adequate weight gain? Can I not worry about him scaling back the amount of feedings seeing as he is gaining and he is filling his diapers?


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I want to create a simple HTML web contact form that allows the user to upload 1 or 2 files via that single web contact form page (to upload files such as .doc, .pdf, .txt, open office docs, etc) and to have those files automatically uploaded into a Google Docs or Skydrive or some file cloud service like that.
Uploading multiple files on one web contact form is fairly straightforward (I think), but instead of having those uploaded files going simply uploading to the web server I am looking instead to have those uploaded files either automatically emailed or uploaded or API'd or whatever into either a Google Docs directory or perhaps a Skydrive account or something similar.
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MINNEAPOLIS – A 34-year-old man accused in the fatal shooting of a police officer in a small central Minnesota city was released from custody Tuesday after authorities determined they did not have enough evidence to file charges.
The investigation into the killing of 31-year-old Officer Tom Decker in Cold Spring continues, and authorities were still looking for the 20-gauge shotgun that is believed to be the murder weapon, officials said.
Authorities at the Stearns County jail confirmed that Ryan Michael Larson was released shortly before noon Tuesday. The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the Stearns County Sheriff's Office said in a news release that prosecutors did not have "sufficient documented evidence" to continue to hold Larson on suspicion of second-degree murder charges at this time.
"Our agencies have reviewed the investigative data collected thus far and must act within the time allotted by law, within the constraints of the law, and based on the facts known at this time," Stearns County Attorney Janelle Kendall said in a statement.
Decker was shot near a bar in downtown Cold Spring as he and his partner were checking on a man who was reported to be suicidal. Authorities have described the shooting as an ambush. Cold Springs is about 75 miles northwest of Minneapolis.
Decker, a father of four, had been with the Cold Spring department for six years. He grew up on a farm just south of Cold Spring, a city of about 4,000 residents. After graduating from college he worked at several small Minnesota police departments before coming home for what he called his dream job on a force with only eight full-time officers.
Cold Spring Police Chief Phil Jones said last week that Decker had received repeated letters of commendation and appreciation.
A visitation for Decker was being held Tuesday evening. Officials estimate up to 2,000 officers from around the country could attend his funeral Wednesday in nearby Collegeville.
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