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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - They remove snow from parking lots and sidewalks to make money during the winter months in Lexington. But workers with landscaping companies tell us they can't keep up with the demand.
They say they've been working lots of overtime, and it's really taking a toll on them and their equipment.
The roads are clear, but those aren't the only areas with snow on them. It also falls on sidewalks and parking lots. And that's where places like Diamond Landscapes come in and help, but it's not an easy job.
"It's been two weeks of pure heck," said President Chris Tower, with Diamond Landscapes in Lexington who plows WKYT's driveway and parking lot. He says last week he worked more than 100 hours with his staff working 80.
The inches of ice underneath the snow where you walk and park is preventing snow plows from well plowing snow.
"When the blade peels forward, it's because the spring is giving to give the truck a break," said President Trower.
Trower says the hours spent in his trucks is a record for the company of 20 years. And it's the most snow events they've worked since 2003.
"The multiple events and no sleep and all that," said Trower. "My staff can do pretty much all of it, but there is a panic for the snow fighter that runs out of salt."
Of course the more snow that falls, the more salt they'll need. But we all know that all equals more money. But a salt shortage could put it all to a halt.
"I go to bed thinking about salt and wake up thinking about salt, and I'm like a junkie calling my shippers and making sure that I get salt for our customers," said Trower. "Because without it, the whole show stops really."
The constant winter weather makes for too much business which is sometimes a bad thing. Businesses say they lose equipment because of wear and tear. And Diamond Landscapes says they usually lose two trucks every winter, and they expect to lose even more this season.
The president of Diamond Landscapes says the winter weather is affecting their customers as well since many companies did not budget for this much snow and ice removal.


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Kelp::Less - Quick prototyping with Kelp
use Kelp::Less; get '/person/:name' => sub { "Hello " . named 'name'; }; run;
This class exists to provide a way for quick and sloppy prototyping of a web application. It is a wrapper for Kelp, which imports several keywords, making it easier and less verbose to create a quick web app.
It's called
Less, because there is less typing involved, and because it is suited for smaller, less complicated web projects. We encourage you to use it anywhere you see fit, however for mid-size and big applications we recommend that you use the fully structured Kelp. This way you can take advantage of its powerful router, initialization and testing capabilities.
Each web app begins with
use Kelp::Less;. This automatically imports
v5.10 as well as several useful functions. You can pass any parameters to the constructor at the
use statement:
use Kelp::Less mode => 'development';
The above is equivalent to:
use Kelp; my $app = Kelp->new( mode => 'development' );
After that, you could add any initializations and attributes. For example, connect to a database or setup cache.
Kelp::Less exports attr, so you can use it to register attributes to your app.
# Connect to DBI and CHI right away attr dbh => sub { DBI->connect( @{ app->config('database') } ); }; attr cache => sub { CHI->new( @{ app->config('cache') } ); }; # Another lazy attribute. attr version => sub { app->dbh->selectrow_array("SELECT version FROM vars"); }; # Later: app->dbh->do(...); app->cache->get(...); if ( app->version ) { ... }
Now is a good time to add routes. Routes are added via the "route" keyword and they are automatically registered in your app. A route needs two parameters -
path and
destination. These are exactly equivalent to "add" in Kelp::Routes, and you are encouraged to read its POD to get familiar with how to define routes. Here are a few examples for the impatient:
# Add a 'catch-all-methods' route and send it to an anonymous sub route '/hello/:name' => sub { return "Hello " . named('name'); }; # Add a POST route route [ POST => '/edit/:id' ] => sub { # Do something with named('id') }; # Route that runs an existing sub in your code route '/login' => 'login'; sub login { ... }
Each route subroutine receives
$self and all named placeholders.
route '/:id/:page' => sub { my ( $self, $id, $page ) = @_; };
$self is the app object and it can be used the same way as in a full Kelp route. For the feeling of magic and eeriness,
Kelp::Lite aliases
app to
$self, so the former can be used as a full substitute to the latter. See the exported keywords section for more information.
After you have added all of your routes, it is time to run the app. This is done via a single command:
It returns PSGI ready subroutine, so you can immediately deploy your new app via Plack:
> plackup myapp.psgi HTTP::Server::PSGI: Accepting connections at http://0:5000/
The following list of keywords are exported to allow for less typing in
This a full alias for
$self. It is the application object, and an instance of the
Kelp class. You can use it for anything you would use
$self inside a route.
route '/die' => sub { app->res->code(500); };
Assigns lazy or active attributes (using Kelp::Base) to
app. Use it to initialize your application.
attr mongo => MongoDB::MongoClient->new( ... );
Adds a route to
app. It is an alias to
$self->routes->add, and requires the exact same parameters. See Kelp::Routes for reference.
route '/get-it' => sub { "got it" };
These are shortcuts to
route restricted to the corresponding HTTP method.
get '/data' => sub { "Only works with GET" }; post '/data' => sub { "Only works with POST" }; put '/data' => sub { "Only works with PUT" }; del '/data' => sub { "Only works with DELETE" };
An alias for
$self->param that gets the GET or POST parameters. When used with no arguments, it will return an array with the names of all http parameters. Otherwise, it will return the value of the requested http parameter.
get '/names' => sub { my @names = param; # Now @names contains the names of the params }; get '/value' => sub { my $id = param 'id'; # Now $is contains the value of 'id' };
An alias for
$self->stash. The stash is a concept originally conceived by the developers of Catalyst. It's a hash that you can use to pass data from one route to another.
# Create a bridge route that checks if the user is authenticated, and saves # the username in the stash. get '/user' => { bridge => 1, to => sub { return stash->{username} = app->authenticate(); }}; # This route is run after the above bridge, so we know that we have an # authenticated user and their username in the stash. get '/user/welcome' => sub { return "Hello " . stash 'username'; };
With no arguments
stash returns the entire stash hash. A single argument is interpreted as the key to the stash hash and its value is returned accordingly.
An alias for
$self->named. The
named hash contains the names and values of the named placeholders from the current route's path. Much like the
stash, with no arguments it returns the entire
named hash, and with a single argument it returns the value for the corresponding key in the hash.
get '/:name/:id' => sub { my $name = named 'name'; my $id = name 'id'; };
In the above example a GET request to
/james/1000 will initialize
$name with
"james" and
$id with
An alias for
$self->req, this provides quick access to the Kelp::Request object for the current route.
# Inside a route if ( req->is_ajax ) { ... }
An alias for
$self->res, this is a shortcut for the Kelp::Response object for the current route.
# Inside a route res->code(403); res->json->render({ message => "Forbidden" });
A shortcut to
$self->res->template. Renders a template using the currently loaded template module.
get '/hello/:name' => sub { template 'hello.tt', { name => named 'name' }; };
Creates and returns a PSGI ready subroutine, and makes the app ready for
Loads a Kelp module. The module options may be specified after the module name.
module 'JSON::XS', pretty => 1;
When writing a
Kelp::Less app, we don't have a separate class to initialize and feed into a Kelp::Test object, because all of our code is contained in the
app.psgi file. In this case, the
Kelp::Test object can be initialized with the name of the
PSGI file in the
psgi argument.
# t/main.t use Kelp::Test; my $t = Kelp::Test->new( psgi => 'app.psgi' ); # Do some tests ...
Since you don't have control over the creation of the
Kelp object, if you need to specify a different mode for testing, you can use the
PLACK_ENV environmental variable:
> PLACK_ENV=test prove -l
This will enable the
conf/test.pl configuration, which you should tailor to your testing needs.
This module's interface was inspired by Dancer, which in its turn was inspired by Sinatra, so Viva La Open Source!


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Texhnolyze is a dark anime series about a man who undergoes a cybernetic transplant on his arm and leg this process is called "Texhnolyzation." The series was conceived by Yoshitoshi Abe.
"Soul! Body! Truth! Salvation! Vengeance!"
"I'm listening."- Keigo Onishi
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Sando reports this in his article on NFC west QBR rankings. Sorry if it has been mentioned.
"Wilson became the first quarterback in the Super Bowl era to finish a game with at least one touchdown pass, three rushing touchdowns and 90 yards rushing. The Pro Football Hall of Fame recognized the performance by acquiring Wilson's game uniform for display in Canton. "
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If the first meal at Lindenwood's new dining hall is any indication, the opening of the new Spellmann Campus Center in a few weeks will be nothing short of spectacular.
Nearly 1,000 students, faculty, staff and guests were treated to a steak dinner with all the trimmings Friday as the new dining hall made its debut at Lindenwood University. The rest of the 112,000 square foot campus center will open to students in just a few short weeks.
"It is tremendous," said sophomore Abbey Conoyer. "The food is great, everything's new and there's a lot more room. Plus, you can eat your meal and look out at the campus. It's a pretty cool view."
President Dennis Spellmann attended the event. He too was pleased with the first day.
"I think this is wonderful for our students," he said. "The designers said this would be the finest cafeteria in the country. Seeing is believing."
Dining services director Ralph Pfremmer said the new dining hall has nine food service concepts under one roof:
A pizza/bakery station with a stone-fired pizza oven. It features gourmet pizzas, calzones, and stromboli.
"Chocolat" in the bakery features homemade cookies and pastries.
The "iron chef exhibition" features lives chefs on stage for international favorites.
A "comfort food" station provides students with foods from home--just like mom used to make.
"Grinders Grill" features fast food--hamburgers, hot dogs and french fries.
"Wild Thymes" offers a vegetarian, low-cal, meatless approach for good health and nutrition.
"Tureens" offers the soup and chili of the day with fresh breads.
"Kaisers Deli" offers a selection of cold meats and cheeses and always a hot carved selection at every meal.
"Tossups" features the tossed salad of the day and a selection of wraps.
A convenience store will open next Thursday.


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More Moon and Mars [1]
Showers of any kind are rare in the Egyptian desert. But the people of El-Nakhla, near Alexandria, were especially surprised when a shower of black stones fell on their village 100 years ago today. Some were tiny slivers, while others were as big as a fist. Some buried themselves up to a foot deep in the desert sands. And one supposedly killed a dog -- a story that's grown in stature over the years, although there's no confirmation.
The stones were part of a space rock that exploded as it zipped through the atmosphere. Its origin? The planet Mars.
Egypt's leading geologist visited the site soon after the shower. He led an effort that collected about 40 samples. Most of them were coated with a black crust -- the result of heating during the brief plunge into the atmosphere. Collectively, the samples are known as the Nakhla meteorite.
Decades later, scientists discovered that Nakhla came from Mars. Tiny bubbles of gas in the meteorite match the composition of the Martian atmosphere.
Nakhla is about 1.4 billion years old. It contains minerals that tell us it formed in a watery environment. It was blasted into space when an asteroid slammed into Mars -- setting a chunk of the Martian crust on a collision course with Earth.
Mars is climbing into view in the dawn sky. It looks like a bright orange star. Tomorrow, it's to the upper right of the crescent Moon. The true star Aldebaran, which also shines orange, is closer to the Moon.
Script by Damond Benningfield, Copyright 2011
- Mars [2]
- Meteors and Meteorites [3]
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IT Programmer/Analyst
Department: Information Technology (IT)
Reports to: Coordinator of Information Technology
Salary Track: I-J
FLSA Status: Exempt
Perform duties necessary for the development and maintenance of computer software which is used in the daily operation of the library. Provide programming support for internal and third-party software applications. Work independently on assignments with general instruction on results expected. Evaluate possible plans of action and recommend proposed plans to supervisor. Analyze user specifications and requirements in order to determine scope and possible outcomes of actions. Encodes, tests, debugs, and documents programs on moderately complex projects.
1. Analyze department needs, write programs to address needs, perform system tests and document application; communicate with user departments regarding software and hardware needs and concerns.
2. Write detailed flowcharts for programs and convert flowcharts to computer programs.
3. Test program adequacy and compile documentation on program development.
4. Responsible for system-wide software maintenance and analyze, review, and modify programs to adapt to new requirements.
5. Confer with management to resolve questions of program intent and output requirements.
1. May work with the Database Administrator on large, complex projects.
2. Troubleshoot programming and equipment difficulties; correct or repair problems as requested.
3. Attend and participate in seminars, training and professional groups; stay abreast of new trends and developments in the field of computer programming.
4. Perform other duties as assigned.
Desktop and laptop computers, printers, laser scanners and other computer and electronic equipment used for District communications, as well as the District delivery van.
Must have strong communication skills and the ability to work independently or as part of a team. Must have experience in a PC environment and hold a BA/BS in a related field. (Under exceptional circumstances, relevant experience or training may be substituted for degree requirement.) Requires 2-4 years relevant professional experience or equivalent education
Experience in developing the following three tiers of Window and Web Applications:
· Client side needs VB, ASP, VB.NET, ASP.NET and Crystal Report integrative with Microsoft Visual Studio
· Middle tier needs DCOM in COM+ or Web Service
· Back end tier use SQL server, need database developer knowledge
Knowledge of JavaScript, XML, C# and IIS as well as experience in database administration and Microsoft network environments strongly preferred.
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how do u mount your appropriate partitions if u can't get past the manual partition screen?(install cd) u just press enter and it doesnt go away.
how do u mount your appropriate partitions if u can't get past the manual partition screen?(install cd) u just press enter and it doesnt go away.
You set the mount points by highlighting partitions in the selection list.Originally Posted by rj686
Press the enter key and then edit the mount point.
Do this for each partition.
Then select "Finish partitioning...."
It will ask for confirmation.
Aaargh!! Thank you guys!! Very very very much!! You saved my virtual life!
I lost my Grub / MBR and YOU restored it!
After searching too much time on the web, I fell on this topic. I read it completely and applied a mix of your solutions.
Here's the steps I followed to restore GRUB / my initial MBR:
1. Boot with any live CD (I've done it with Ubuntu Live DVD)
2. Get a root shell -> Applications / System Tools / Root Terminal
3. Make a folder -> mkdir /mnt/ubuntu
4. Check the Ubuntu partition -> fdisk -l (Mine is /dev/hda4)
5. Mount the root partition of Ubuntu -> mount -t ext3 /dev/hda4 /mnt/ubuntu (replace /dev/hda4 by your Ubuntu partition determined at the step 4)
6. Chroot the mounted partition -> chroot /mnt/ubuntu
7. Restore Grub / the initial MBR -> grub-install /dev/hda
8. Exit the shell
9. Reboot
That did the trick for me.
Thank you very much again to all of you! ( :bigsmack: )
Last edited by ghostintheshell; September 23rd, 2005 at 03:16 AM.
-- sorry for my crappy english
When i give fdisk -l nothing hapens
When i give grub-install /dev/sda it says that there is not exista such partition
And the other method
1 boot with live cd
2 give grub ok
3 root (hd0,3) and partition not found
what to do ?
Anybody correct me if I'm wrong,
SATA hard drive where to install grub (MBR) might be (sd0) right ?
<3 Open source that empowers me and all makers of the early digital age.
Well...I run 2 SATA drives with Winblows on one and Ubuntu as my primary drive. I believe your SATA drive would be referred to by GRUB as /dev/sda for primary and /dev/sdb for slave. If you want the primary partition on your primary SATA drive then it would be /dev/sda1. The (hd0,0) naming convention still holds true as well but I digress.
I was having problems with my Wife's computer, which is the exact same setup as mine.
Both are an Asus Motherboard but hers is newer.
The problem she was experiencing was the Grub would lock for about 1 minute at stage 1.5.
I did what the dude said in the first post and tried the Install CD.
When I got to partitioning I changed Primary #1 (Breezy is on primary #2 but I don't think that matters).
Primary #1 was mounted as /media/hda1 so I changed it to /
Then I continued and then tried to reisntall grub.
The computer locked up.
I rebooted it and this is WEIRD. It no longer gets stuck in GRUB Stage 1.5.
But at the same time
None of the grub reinstalled. It was stuck at 0%.
I don't care about reasons. It works. That is all that matters.
this thread is great and i am hoping it will help me when i get home...but i just gonna post what i have done to my PC here as i am a noob and really done something great
OK, i have Windows XP x64 on the SATA 1 (200Gb) and after using Ubuntu 5.04 at work i decided to try 5.10 at home...
so i purchased a cheap 80gb SATA and put it in as SATA 2...so far so good...
I installed 64 bit version of 5.10 on to the sata 2 (sdb) drive and all went on ok, grub then wanted to install mbr to hd0,0 and i let it...
once i rebooted i got no selection or grub, windows just booted up...
so i then tried the install again and this time at the grub stage i specified to install the mbr at /dev/sda and then rebooted...this time my screen just scrolled throuhg saying grub grub grub grub (you get the idea)
so i got the ultimate boot cd off the net and used something named cag or gag...that worked for booting the windows drive but not linux
so is there any way i can sort grub out?
i dont mind reinstalling the ubuntu system as i have not even got it to boot yet, so i still need to do the finishing install on that...
any help will be much appreciated...
ok thought i would update this but i am still having problems if anyone would care to help me out
i also have 2 IDE drives on a PCI ide card in removable drive bays...if i take those out and install ubunut, grub works fine but once i put those back on grub reports
error 17
any help?
After being struck by Ubuntu Breezy Install CD GRUB Error 21 this newbie will proceed more warily. Had to rebuild Windows XP from scratch on HP notebook with factory recovery disks that only took me two weary days incl. all the downloading of three years' computing on this machine. But hey, I'm not ready to give up!
Well now I've clobbered GRUB and MBR on Windows C: drive the original Ubuntu Breezy root and swap partitions I set up on external Firewire Seagate hard drive by Guided Partitioning are probably all that's left intact.
These two Linux partitions were formatted on external SCSI1 (sda) drive by Breezy install partitioner as:
#1 of SCSI1 (0,0,0) (sda) ext3 - I understand this is root, so sda0
#9 of SCSI1 (0,0,0) (sda) swap - logical drive in extended partition, so sda9
Does this mean I can now boot with Ubuntu 5.10 LiveCD and follow the steps below, merely substituting my root partition of Ubuntu as /dev/sda0 in Step 5 (this is the active, primary partition on the external Seagate), and I'll then be back to a dual boot that works for Windows and Breezy off C (hda)? Or not?
Or does someone know a Breezy cheatcode like Knoppix 4.0.2's LiveCD lets you type at first boot prompt
knoppix offhd=/dev/sdaX if you've dumped Knoppix LiveCD earlier on drive X?
Thanks to ghostintheshell for this post, the closest I found - I think - to what I'm seeking.
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NEW YORK — Four firefighters were shot — two fatally — after apparently being lured to an early morning blaze Monday in Webster, N.Y., a lakefront town about 12 miles northeast of Rochester, officials said.
The suspected assailant also died there of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the town's police chief, Gerald L. Pickering, said. "It does appear that it was a trap that was set,'' he said of the blaze that drew the firefighters about 5:30 a.m.
After starting the fire, he said, the shooter assumed a ''position of cover'' and began firing, sniper-like, at the first responders.
Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester said two firefighters were in ''guarded condition.'' The two others died at the scene, Pickering said.
Pickering said seven homes were destroyed, and the ruins had not yet been searched by late Monday. "We don't know if there are any additional victims in those homes,'' he said.
The gunman was identified as William Spengler, 62, who lived at 191 Lake Road, where the fire began, and had served about 18 years in prison for killing his grandmother, the police chief said. Officials said he was imprisoned until 1998 and had remained on supervised parole until 2006.
Spengler's motives were unclear, although Pickering said ''there were certainly mental health issues involved.''
Pickering said a Webster police officer exchanged ''very brief'' gunfire with Spengler and ''in all likelihood saved many lives.'' But, he said, authorities scoured the area for hours trying to locate the gunman before he was found dead about 11 a.m.
''It's dark. We've got this raging inferno with black smoke everywhere,'' he said. ''We flooded the crime scene with officers.''
As for whether someone else might have been in the burned house where Spengler lived, Pickering said that ''it is possible that a sister of Mr. Spengler is unaccounted for.''
He said ''at least a rifle was used'' by Spengler to fire at the first responders. He noted that as a felon, Spengler was not authorized to possess weapons.
The firefighters were from the West Webster Fire Department, about 4 miles from the blaze, and were believed to be volunteers. One of the firefighters was able to flee on his own, Pickering said. ''The other three were pinned down at the location.''
As Pickering recited the names of those killed and wounded, he repeatedly choked up. One of the deceased, Michael J. Chiapperini, was a police lieutenant in the Webster Police Department; the other, Tomasz Kaczowka, was a 911 dispatcher for Monroe County.
''These people get up in the middle of the night to go put out fires,'' he said. ''They don't expect to be shot and killed.''
John Ritter, an off-duty police officer from Greece, N.Y., who happened to be driving by and stopped to help, suffered shrapnel wounds from the shooting, Pickering added. The firefighters who were injured were identified as Joseph Hofstetter and Theodore Scardino.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo said the State Police and the Office of Emergency Management were working with local officials. He said Webster firefighters and police had initially responded to a car fire.
''New York's first responders are true heroes as they time and again selflessly rush toward danger in order to keep our families and communities safe,'' Cuomo said. ''Volunteer firefighters and police officers were injured and two were taken from us as they once again answered the call of duty. We as the community of New York mourn their loss as now two more families must spend the holidays without their loved ones.''
The fire continued to burn through the morning, spreading to several homes, before being brought under control.
Pickering added that, with authorities establishing and investigating the crime scene, ''it took a while to make it safe'' for firefighters to move in and combat the flames.
The site of the fire runs along a narrow spit of land that divides Lake Ontario from Irondequoit Bay. The houses in the affected area are detached wood frame homes with yards, across the street from the lake.
Pickering likened the area to ''a little vacation nest'' and said police have very few calls to the area.
Michael D'Amico, a contractor who has lived on Lake Road for 20 years, said that residents were taken to a school. "We still can't go back,'' he said.
The area is home to many summer houses, he said, but some people lived there year-round.
''A lot of times I get woken up by gunfire, but I don't think too much of it,'' D'Amico said, noting that the area often attracted duck hunters. ''Usually the gunfire comes from the lake or the bay. This was from further down the road.''
At West Webster Fire Station 1, there were at least 20 bouquets on a bench in front and a bouquet of roses with three gold-and-white ribbons saying, ''May they rest in peace,'' ''In the line of duty'' and ''In memory of our fallen brothers.''
A handwritten sign read, ''Thanks for protecting us, RIP.'' Two candles were lit to honor the dead. A memorial vigil was held Monday evening.


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Kobe Bryant had 34 points and 10 rebounds and Steve Nash finished with 12 points and nine assists in his first game in almost two months because of a lower leg fracture as the visiting Los Angeles Lakers rallied from 14 points down in the fourth quarter to beat Golden State, 118-115, in overtime on Saturday night.
Metta World Peace and Nash each made a go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minutes of regulation before the Warriors came back. World Peace scored 20 points, and Nash converted a step-back shot for the final points in overtime to lift Los Angeles to its fourth straight victory.
Bryant struggled, going 16 for 41 from the field overall, but went 3 for 6 in overtime.
Jarrett Jack scored 29 points and David Lee had 20 points and 11 rebounds in a disappointing collapse for Golden State, which had won 11 of 14 games to get off to its best start in 20 years.
Hawks 92, Bulls 75 — Al Horford had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and every Atlanta starter scored in double figures as the Hawks routed visiting Chicago.
Lou Williams added 16 points in his first start, and the Atlanta native led the way as the Hawks outscored the Bulls, 61-33, in the second and third quarters combined.
Both teams played on Friday, but the Bulls were the only one that looked tired a night later.
Luol Deng paced Chicago with 11 points, but the Bulls (15-11) couldn't build on its 110-106 victory over the Knicks in New York on Friday. The Hawks (16-9), however, bounced back from a poor fourth-quarter performance in a 99-80 loss at Philadelphia.
Atlanta starters outscored Chicago's starters, 72-39, in Hawks coach Larry Drew's 100th victory (100-73).
Williams started at shooting guard, but began the second quarter playing point guard in place of starter Jeff Teague. Williams had 11 points in the period as the Hawks outscored the Bulls, 25-6, over the final 6:58.
Williams added two rebounds and two assists in the quarter, and Horford scored 10 points as Atlanta shot 15 for 23 (65.2 percent) to take a 53-37 lead at halftime.
Heat 105, Jazz 89 — LeBron James scored 30 points, Dwyane Wade added 21 points and seven assists, and host Miami rode the strength of a big third-quarter run to beat Utah.
James added nine rebounds and seven assists for the Eastern Conference-leading Heat, who won their fourth straight game and next play on Christmas against Oklahoma City in a rematch of last season's NBA Finals.
Shane Battier scored 15 and Ray Allen added 13 for Miami, which opened the second half on a 22-6 run to build a 69-49 lead.
Marvin Williams scored 16 for Utah, which got 15 from Gordon Hayward and 11 from Paul Millsap.
James has scored at least 20 points in all 24 Heat games this season, matching the longest run of 20-or-more efforts to start a year since Karl Malone did it for Utah in the 1989-90 campaign.
Trail Blazers 96, Suns 93 — J.J. Hickson had 19 points and 15 rebounds and rookie Damian Lillard had 25 points, including 18 in the second half, as host Portland won its fifth straight.
Pacers 81, Hornets 75 — David West scored 20 of his 25 points in the second half and Indiana overcame a 22-point deficit to hand host New Orleans its 11th straight loss.
Paul George steadied Indiana in the first half with 11 points, and finished with 17 to help the Pacers win for the seventh time in eight games.
Pistons 96, Wizards 87 — Charlie Villanueva scored 19 points and Rodney Stuckey added 18 as Detroit defeated host Washington for its second win in as many nights.
The Wizards, who trailed throughout the game, have lost seven straight and dropped to an NBA-worst 3-22.
Nuggets 110, Bobcats 88— Kosta Koufos scored a season-high 16 points, and Kenneth Faried and Andre Iguodala added 15 points apiece as host Denver sent Charlotte to its 15th consecutive loss.
Rockets 121, Grizzlies 96 — James Harden scored 31 points with eight assists, and host Houston earned its third straight win.
The Grizzlies entered the game allowing an NBA-low 89.2 points a game, but they had no answer for Harden. He did all his scoring in the first three quarters and reached at least 20 points for an eighth straight game.
Cavaliers 92, Bucks 80 — Dion Waiters scored 18 points and Cleveland snapped a six-game losing streak with a victory in Milwaukee.
CJ Miles added 16 points and Kyrie Irving had 15 for the Cavaliers, playing without starting center Anderson Varejao for the third straight game because of a bruised right knee.
Monta Ellis had a season-high 37 points for Milwaukee. The Bucks won the previous nine games against the Cavaliers.


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Here's what i have found from google
Yes you have to compile it from source code
Getting and Building a Chromium-Based OS
1. 1 Prerequisites
2. 2 Get the source
3. 3 Build Chromium OS
4. 4 Make changes
5. 5 More information
Welcome to Chromium OS!
Our goal here is to give you an idea of how to get started.
Note: For all instructions, make sure you download the client into a local directory. Placing the source and compiling on a network partition will drive you nuts.
Note: These build instructions will evolve over time as the build system is improved. Make sure to periodically check back for the latest information.
You need to have Linux. We currently support the following:
* Ubuntu (Hardy 8.04 or newer, Karmic 9.10 recommended)
* An account with root access (needed to run chroot and modify the mount table)
* Chromium prerequisites (needed to build a Chromium-based browser as part of building Chromium OS)
url for windows media player
mms://a830.v167321.c16732.g.vm.akamaist ... GOOGPR.wmv
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This last week I was working on poetry with my students and one day we focused on writing a blues poem (poems that follow the traditional pattern of early blues music). To help them understand blues as a genre, we talked about how blues music developed into rhythm and blues which eventually influenced both hip-hop and early rock and roll. As inspiration, I was playing some blues music in the background for the class and Leadbelly's version of New Orleans (The Rising Sun Blues) came on. This got me to thinking about rock songs that were borrowed from the blues (and which probably many listeners never realize) and specifically The Animals' version of the song The House of the Rising Sun.
A little research over at Wikipedia revealed a wealth of knowledge about the song that I had not known. I did know that it was a traditional song with an unknown creator. One thing I didn't know was that House of the Rising Sun is a euphemism for a brothel (hence the above picture). Another fact I did not know was that besides being a hit for The Animals (which is the one most people are familiar with), it hit the U.S. pop chart again for the band Frijid Pink.
So anyway, without further ado, below are all of the versions that I could gather together. If you have one not listed here and are willing to share, feel free to send it my way and I'll add it (and only take 60% of the credit).
Leadbelly - New Orleans (The Rising Sun Blues) : The Tradition Masters
The Animals - House of the Rising Sun : House of the Rising Sun
Nina Simone - House of the Rising Sun : Live At the Village Gate
Cat Power - Wild Is The Wind/House Of The Rising Sun : Live Volksbohne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz - 11-9-06 (thanks to now defunct rbally)
The Beastie Boys - House of the Rising Sun : Live at CBGB's Nov. 20, 1982 (thanks to Berkeley Place)
The Be Good Tanyas - House of the Rising Sun : Chinatown
Courtney Love - House of the Rising Sun : Live 2004
Dan Bern - House of the Rising Sun : Live at Cafe Zapata (Berlin) on 2007-03-08
Radiators - House of the Rising Sun : Live at Trocaderos (Minneapolis, MN) on 2006-10-28Night Train - House of the Rising Sun : Live at Melinda's Club 52 (South Point, OH) on 2004-02-27
Addison Groove Project - House of the Rising Sun : Live at Paradise Rock Club (Boston, MA) on 2006-03-17
David Grisman, Jerry Garcia And Tony Rice - House of the Rising Sun : The Pizza Tapes
Woody Guthrie - House of the Rising Sun : The Original Folkways Recordings
Pete Seeger - House of the Rising Sun : American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 2
Friday, June 15, 2007
House of the Rising Sun
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Here is a link to a website with a ton of versions!
- Sean said...
Thanks Ravel
- AC@44 said...
Thanks for this really enjoyed your post .. I have the Leadbelly and Animals versions ... If you have time start looking around for covers of Black Betty.
Mmmm, I love the Bob Dylan of this song, but I may just be biased.
- Stu said...
I may be mistaken, but the Bob Dylan version is really just taken from Dave van Ronk - Dylan just got the chance to record it first.
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One major air pollutant got better and one got worse, but both are still worthy of an "F" grade in the eyes of the American Lung Association.
One major air pollutant got better and one got worse, but both are still worthy of an "F" grade in the eyes of the American Lung Association.
The association's annual State of the Air report, released today, shows considerable improvement for San Joaquin County in the number of days considered hazardous for summertime ozone pollution.
Tiny particulate matter, however - a serious health hazard during the wintertime wood-burning season - got worse. The report considers the years 2009 through 2011.
San Joaquin County routinely fails the lung association's examinations, irking some air quality officials who believe big-picture progress is not reflected in the snapshot critique.
An "F", in fact, is the most common grade awarded by the association, lumping San Joaquin with much dirtier counties in the south San Joaquin Valley, and with generally cleaner counties such as Calaveras.
But despite the negative grades, association officials took a more optimistic tone with the latest version of the report.
"We are making progress every year, and this report in particular demonstrates that," said Jane Warner, president of the lung association's California branch.
Warner noted that California cities considered among the nation's top 25 with regard to ozone pollution saw the fewest number of unhealthy days since the annual reports started 14 years ago.
Indeed, Stockton - which last year ranked 23rd for ozone - dropped out of the top 25 altogether. On the other hand, Stockton remained on the list for particle pollution, ranking 12th.
"Air quality has improved significantly in California over the years of the State of the Air report, and that's been exciting to see. However, it does continue to be a health hazard, making people sick and cutting lives short," said Bonnie Holmes-Gen, the association's director of policy and advocacy.
Air quality management officials put out their own report last week, emphasizing the positive trends. Overall, pollution in the San Joaquin Valley has declined 80 percent, said Seyed Sadredin, head of the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District.
Some describe the lung association's report as too narrow.
"We get a kick out of (the report)," Sadredin said last week.
"Every year we get the same grade as pristine areas - an F. That's somewhat indicative of the fact you need to take a more in-depth look at air quality statistics rather than the simplistic approach the (lung association) uses."
The lung association's report ranks San Joaquin as the 15th dirtiest county in terms of particle pollution on the latest list, up from 20th last year.
The data show the particle problem persisting up and down the Valley.
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DETROIT — Seems like as soon as Prince Fielder is signed up for the Home Run Derby, he starts warming up.
Last season, before he won his second, Fielder hit three homers in the week before the All-Star break.
Wednesday, he began his pre-All-Star binge with a bang, hitting his 16th home run in the second inning, setting the stage for an 8-5 win.
Just like a home run derby entrant should.
"I think it's kinda the way Prince Fielder's approach is to batting practice. He always tries to hit the ball a long way out of the ballpark," ESPN's Nomar Garciaparra said on Wednesday's Home Run Derby conference call. "Every swing seems to be fierce. He doesn't take a twostrike approach at any swing, it seems like."
Why is Fielder so successful in the contest, which some complain messes up your swing? Because it's nothing new for him to swing from the heels.
"Short, exact swing and a violent swing, but he's used to swinging that way. This is not out of the norm for him, this contest, because he has a home run hitting contest every day in BP (batting practice)," ESPN's John Kruk said. "The amount of swings he takes and the torque he puts on those swings, this is second nature to him where other guys are trying to figure it out, he's already got it figured out, because he does it all the time."
Continuing the theme from Tuesday's series opener, it seemed like every run was scored with two outs. In all, 20 of the 27 runs scored so far in the series — and all eight of the Tigers' runs Wednesday — came with two outs.
Fielder's two-out, two-run home run in the second inning got the Tigers on the board, then Austin Jackson answered a Chicago run in the second with a two-out RBI triple in the bottom of the inning.
The Tigers nearly squandered a third-inning rally that started with three singles and a walk, but Alex Avila rescued it with a two-out, bases-loaded single, driving in a pair of runs to make it 5-1.
Porcello would allow the White Sox to whittle it down to two runs with a pair of runs in the top of the inning, but a diving stab by right fielder Torii Hunter — turning a potential extra-base hit into a sacrifice fly — kept the damage to a minimum.
Miguel Cabrera would greet reliever Ramon Troncoso with a two-out RBI single, then Fielder and Victor Martinez would add ones of their own, making it 8-3.
That was plenty of run support for Rick Porcello, more than he's accustomed to. He came into the game averaging 3.82 runs of support per start, only 64th-best among qualified starters across baseball.
"He's doing OK. Been up and down a little bit. Was terrific his last start," manager Jim Leyland said. "He's had some real good ones, and of course, he had the nightmare one at Anaheim, which really hurt his numbers, ERA-wise. But he's doing fine."
Since that start in Anaheim, Porcello has struck out nearly eight batters per nine innings pitched, a strikeout rate nearly half again higher than both last year's (5.5) and his career (5.3). Through his inning-ending strikeout in the sixth, he had six, giving him 40 since the start of June — as many as Justin Verlander, who won three of the last four MLB strikeout titles.
He'd give up three runs in six innings of work — the definition of the stat "quality start" — giving him seven in his last nine outings.
Bruce Rondon pitched the seventh, and gave up his first big-league homer, a solo shot by Gordon Beckham, followed by a walk, two wild pitches and a two-out RBI double, making it 8-5.
Drew Smyly pitched a scoreless eighth, followed by Joaquin Benoit pitching a scoreless ninth for his eighth save.
Matthew B. Mowery covers the Tigers for Digital First Media. Read his "Out of Left Field" blog at opoutofleftfield.blogspot.com.


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I downloaded the 32-bit Fedora 18 DVD iso from the official Fedora web site and installed it without any problem. However, the cube desktop wont animate.
I've checked System Settings/Desktop Effects and Desktop Cube & Desktop Cube Animation are both selected, but the cube just wont flip.
In Desktop Settings/Desktop Effects/Advanced (tab), the Compositing type is XRender and the Qt Graphics system is Native.
When I try to change Compositing type to OpenGL and click Apply, the system reverts back to XRender.
Do I need to install Compiz ?
If so, are there any particular plugins for Compiz that I should install as well ?
My PC uses an nVidia GForce fx5200 graphics card with 256MB onboard RAM.
System Information gives the following under Display Info.
Vendor: VMware Inc.
Model: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 0x301)
Driver: 2.1 Mesa 9.0.1
Prior to this I used Fedora 15. There, all that was necessary to flip the cube desktop was to move the mouse pointer to the edge of the screen. With F15, I was using the Nouveau NV34 driver and desktop flipping worked just fine.
Do I need to replace this VMware driver with the Nouveau driver ?
If so, how do I do that ?
Thanks in advance for any help you may be able to give with this.


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The employee on-line application process for parking permits that will be valid for the 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 academic years has been completed. Any employees, new or existing, that would like to apply for a parking permit must come to the parking office located in the Wells Street Structure to complete a paper application. A permit and gate card or hang tag will be issued to you at that time. Parking charges, in most instances, are pre-tax, payroll deducted. The Parking Services office is open weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Employees may park on any level in the structures, including the basement in Structure 1.
Because employees are issued a two year permit ----or good into the summer months of 2018----our electronic application will not be active again until the summer of 2018. Please watch for notices in News Briefs as we approach this period.
Questions may be directed to the Parking Services office at (414) 288-6911.


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U.S. News
Sex Parties Among Young Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men in New York City: Attendance and Behavior
January 3, 2012
Little is known about sex party behaviors in young men who have sex with men, often defined as the 13- to 29-year-age-range. "The current analysis examines sex party attendance and behavior in a sample of 540 emergent adult gay, bisexual, and other YMSM in New York City, ages 18-29 years," the authors wrote.
Among respondents, 47 YMSM (8.7 percent) had attended a sex party three months prior to assessment. Attendees reported that parties included both HIV-positive and -negative men; they also reported unprotected sex and limited access to condoms and lubricant.
Compared with those who did not attend sex parties, those who did reported significantly more lifetime and recent (last three months) casual sex partners, drug use (both in number of different drugs used and total lifetime use), psychosocial burden (history of partner violence and number of arrests), and total syndemic burden (a composite of unprotected anal sex, drug use, and psychosocial burden).
"These results indicate that while only a small percentage of the overall sample attended sex parties, the intersection of both individual risk factors coupled with risk factors engendered within the sex party environment itself has the potential to be a catalyst in the proliferation of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in urban settings," concluded the authors.
"Lastly, given that sex parties are different than other sex environments, commercial and public, with regard to how they are accessed, public health strategies may need to become more tailored in order to reach this potentially highly risky group."
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12.2011; Vol. 75; No. 6: P. 1063-1075; Todd M. Solomon; and others
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Brett Ratner resigns from Oscars
Brett Ratner has resigned from producing the 2012 Oscars after making a number of ill-judged comments.
The director made a number of remarks in recent days, claiming rehearsals were for "fags" and discussing his sex life, and decided to leave so as not to tarnish the reputation of the Academy Awards.
He said in a statement: "I called director Tom Sherak this morning and resigned as a producer of the 84th Academy Awards telecast.
"Being asked to help put on the Oscar show was the proudest moment of my career. But as painful as this may be for me, it would be worse if my association with the show were to be a distraction from the Academy and the high ideals it represents."
In a statement from the Academy, Tom said the comments were unacceptable, but reiterated that Brett was a "good person".
He stated: "He did the right thing for the Academy and for himself. Words have meaning, and they have consequences. Brett is a good person, but his comments were unacceptable. We all hope this will be an opportunity to raise awareness about the harm that is caused by reckless and insensitive remarks, regardless of the intent."
It is not known if Eddie Murphy, who stars in Ratner's film 'Tower Heist' and is set to present the event in February, will also leave.


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The Bombardier/MARTA project was approved by the Federal Transit Administration, following a request for proposals specifically aimed at improving right-of-way safety for rail transit workers through innovative use of new and advanced technologies. With this project, the FTA aims to mitigate the risks of accidents for passengers and transit system workers in the U.S. According to FTA statistics, between 2003 and 2008, 53 percent of reported rail transit worker fatalities were right-of-way related incidents. The Bombardier/MARTA demonstration project, featuring Bombardier's TrackSafe technology, was chosen among eight proposals submitted to the FTA.
TrackSafe is a Bombardier turnkey system that creates improved location awareness for track workers and train operators through the use of Radio Frequency Identification and other technologies. TrackSafe provides relevant alerts to track workers and train operators in real time.
The equipment will be installed between Ashby and Bankhead stations on MARTA's Green Line. Some preliminary work such as the installation of power and communications feeds has already begun. The demonstration project will be held later in 2012. The results will be communicated through selected industry forums.


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HOUSTON (AP) - Investigators in the Houston area have identified a suspect in gunfire at an after-hours club that led to one man dead and four others hurt.
The Harris County Sheriff's Office on Friday asked the public for help in locating 19-year-old Henry Dorsey.
Authorities say Dorsey faces a murder charge in the Dec. 9 shootings that apparently started when bouncers at Club Le Cave tossed out some people who'd been in a fight. Investigators believe Dorsey was among those removed but then he returned and allegedly opened fire.
Deputies say 21-year-old Timothy Powell was slain.
Two people were killed in a 2011 shooting at the same club.
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Estes Park Police are warning residents of a scam to pay service bills.
A local business owner recently reported receiving a phone call from someone claiming to be with Xcel Energy. The caller told the business owner that if her account balance was not paid immediately, her service would be turned off by the end of the day today.
The call came from the number 303-351-3679 which Xcel Energy has confirmed is a front for a scam.
Police advise residents to not pay for any service unless they are confident they are paying a legitimate service provider.
If anyone receives a call like this, they are advised toe call the Estes Park Police Department at 586-4000.


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Once upon a time in romance-land
Updated 6:47 pm, Monday, February 11, 2013
Here we are, in the blush of romance, and it's almost that pink-and-white, highly caloric even if it's bittersweet, florist-enriching time again. And once again, for Valentine's Day, here's the story of love, as told in quotes collected all year and stored in a velvet-lined, heart-shaped box.
This series, compiled from contributions from sentimental readers, will stretch to Thursday, the big day itself.
As the marriage counselors usually say, hang in there.
Before the storm
"Relationship? I don't even have time for sex with myself once a week." (Woman to woman, overheard in cafe at 400 Parnassus by Fran Harris)
Latest Entertainment News
- R. Kelly Hit With Lawsuit for Sexual Battery and Transmitting STD Wibbitz
- Man found living in airport hangar with stolen classic cars WISN
- Katy Perry And Orlando Bloom Are Reportedly A Thing Again ELLE
- Ian McKellen: Nobody is a 'born actor' Associated Press
- It's Official Barack and Michelle Obama Sign Production Deal with Netflix Entertainment Weekly
- 'Wayne's World 2' Star and Director on Recreating 'The Graduate' For Wayne and Cassandra's Wedding Entertainment Weekly
- Allegiant celebrates 1-year anniversary in Louisville with vacation giveaways WLKY
- Newborn goat at Oregon Zoo Fox 13 Tampa
- ShowBiz Minute: Grande, Miss USA, Obamas Associated Press
- Donald Glover Reveals the Advice He Got from Billy Dee Williams to Play Lando in Solo People
-- "It would just be so nice to make six figures and be with someone who makes six figures so that buying a home in San Francisco isn't such a fantasy." (Woman to woman, overheard in Financial District wine bar by Mark Barbeau)
-- "Mom, what's a husband look like?" (Five-year-old to mother, overheard at Target in Napa by Leslie Hunter)
-- "No, I don't want a man. OK, maybe certain parts, but not the whole." (Woman on cell, overheard at Fillmore Street Cafe by Adda Dada)
-- "Deep down, I just want to find a woman who isn't crazy." (Young woman overheard at Santa Cruz Wharf by Bruce Wodhams)
-- "I had two or three stuffed iguanas over the years. Maybe that's why I didn't get laid." (Middle-aged man to another, overheard at SFO by Bob Epstein)
-- "I was kissed by a girl in middle school, and that's when it all began." (Preteen boy to another, overheard at a San Ramon elementary school by Ed Burns)
-- "Dad, I don't want to get married." "You don't have to, sweetie. You're 6." (Conversation between father and daughter, overheard in Alameda by Adam Yagiz)
-- "I really want to have a crush on someone. I just don't know who." (Young woman to young woman, overheard in line waiting for Obama rally by Jennifer Raiser)
-- "All I need is a boyfriend and a job. Can you get those for me?" (Woman on cell phone, overheard at Wildflower Cafe on Sansome Street by Anna MacKinnon)
-- "She needs a man who's about 40 and has a job. And kind of a hippie. And vegetarian. And cute." (Woman to friends over dinner, overheard in Redlands by Robert Weiner)
-- He: "Do you have a husband?" She: "Yes, I do." He: "Do you have a lover?" She: "Same guy." He: "Want another one?" She: "No, thanks." (Conversation overheard in line at Barnes & Noble coffee shop in Walnut Creek by Nick Lines)
-- "Seriously, dude, I am graduating from high school in two months. After that, I will go out with an older woman, and there's nothing my mom can do about it." (Teenager to teenager, overheard near Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory by Oliver Hernando)
-- "Sowing your wild oats is overrated. It's not like you're going to parties and getting laid every night." (Man to man, overheard at Stable Cafe by Robert Weiner)
-- "My Raiders and my love life are the same. We both can't score." (Fan overheard in Stockton by Thomas)
Something's coming
"What's your favorite app?" (Man deploying pickup line, overheard at 24-Hour Fitness in the Castro by Ken Higgins)
-- "I'm interested in everything about you. You are the most fascinating woman I don't know." (Burnished pickup line, overheard at Cafe Bastille by Stewart Bloom)
-- "You've probably heard of my Viking ship made of beans." (Man making small talk with his date, overheard at Berkeley cafe by Leslie McLean)
-- "Dude, so this chick says to me, 'Wanna meet me at Good Vibrations?' " (One young woman to another, overheard at Embarcadero BART station by Patti Dacey)
-- "I don't have anything against zeros and ones. It just isn't my thing." (Woman discussing computers or romantic prospect, overheard at Beer Revolution by Paula Wirth)
-- "I don't date anyone who's going through a divorce." (Middle-aged woman on cell, overheard in Petaluma by George Craft)
-- Middle-aged woman: "Don't I know you?" Older woman: "Yes, I was married to your father." (Conversation at Sierra Club meeting at the Berkeley Yacht Club, overheard by Elizabeth Clark)
-- "Sometimes he goes on three-day hikes by himself." "He sounds awful." (Two women discussing a man, overheard at Nara Sushi by Trevor Houser)
-- "Can you pour mine light and hers heavy? She's beautiful and I'm driving." (Man to bartender, overheard at Moss Beach Distillery by Ted Weinstein)
-- She: "The butt, I think." He: "I have a nice butt!" (Conversation of couple in their 20s, overheard in Central Park in New York by Michael Jackson)
-- "He could have a wife in 10 seconds, but I don't think that's what he wants." (Woman to men, overheard at Harry's Hofbrau in Foster City by Beverly Paterson)
-- "Airport bars are the best. I just sit down next to the oldest guy and I get free drinks until my plane leaves." (Woman talking to friend, overheard at the Oakland airport by Trygve Mikkelsen)
-- "Don't worry, man. You've got time on your side. Just live long enough and all the other guys will die. Then some lady won't have any choice but to have you." (Older guy to older guy, overheard at Harbin Hot Springs by Tosha Silver)
-- "There's a phone call for you in the back. It's either your father or your new boyfriend." (Female barista to female barista, overheard at a Starbucks in San Jose by Randy Hansen)
-- "I'm kind of a weird guy. I like to kiss with my eyes open." (Young man to young woman, overheard outside Muffin Mania in San Rafael by Dan Fost)
-- "Sure, women get less attractive as they age. But men's eyesight gets worse just as quickly." (Elderly gentleman in line to buy tickets at the Kabuki, overheard by Ted Weinstein)
-- "I'm a better boyfriend than a husband." (Conductor on California Street cable car, overheard by Bruce Townley)
-- "Why were you in prison while my parents were here? They would've loved you." (Woman to a man, on patio at Lucky 13 Bar, overheard by Francesca Lord)
And Wednesday, bouncing down the rapids of romance, we move on from wishing/first encounter to the bliss - or not - of the daily grind.
Public Eavesdropping
"I've found it's better to be nice than be grumpy when I'm horny. That way I get what I want."
Woman to woman, overheard in bar of Sugar Bowl ski lodge by Terence Clarke- -
"He's 24 years old and this is his first girlfriend. He's on
a learning curve."
(Jogging man on cell, overheard near Lake Merritt in Oakland by David Fahey)
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"I don't want to like him just because everyone likes him."
(Teenage girls discussing romantic possibilities, overheard by Deborah Burstyn)
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"This was my mom's favorite bar hangout. She met her first husband here."
(Man to man, overheard in front of the Balboa Cafe by Ken Maley)
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"I'm tired of dating older guys. They're, like, 30 years old and they're so jaded and tired and emotionally unhealable."
(Young woman, overheard outside Macy's by Andrea Behr)
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"He's sweet. Really sweet. In an oafish sort of way."
(Woman to woman,
overheard on Marina Green during the World Series sailing competition by The Chronicle's C.W. Nevius)
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"He's a 911 dispatcher.
But that's not how we met."
(Man overheard at Martuni's by Randy Clark)
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"He says she's hot, but how hot can you be at 47?"
(Young woman to young man, overheard at Ohlone Dog Park in Berkeley by Arthur Schmidt)
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FORT WORTH, Texas - - A North Texas anti-drunken driving enforcement officer is on restricted duty after his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving.
A Fort Worth Police Department statement says Chief Jeffrey Halstead took the action Wednesday after Keller police arrested 32-year-old Officer Nicolas Ramirez arrested in the adjacent suburb Westlake.
Keller provides Westlake's police services. A Keller police spokeswoman told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that Ramirez was stopped at 1 a.m. Wednesday after his sport utility vehicle was seen weaving out of its lane. The spokeswoman said two breath tests revealed Ramirez's blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit.
The four-year Fort Worth police veteran declined to comment to The Associated Press.
The Star-Telegram reports 19 Fort Worth police officers have been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving since 2008.


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I am hoping that someone may have information regarding a possible landmark style OeBB distant signal. I have seen this signal in You Tube video clips featuring the Gmundnerbahn and Vorchdorferbahn cab ride videos. This particular signal appears to be a black board with two yellow targets, not the normal colour light type. I am guessing that the indication is as per a landmark, always approach the home at caution.
Immer erwarten halt.
This signal is on the approach to Lambach. The hauptsignal displays langsamfahrt in each video. If this particular signal is a constant expect halt, it is not identified in the Austrian signal documentation that I possess. I am wondering if this is a unique application.


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Story highlights
- Officials say 9 people were injured and countless more may be missing
- The landslide occurred in villages in the mountainous district of Bududa on Monday
- Torrential downpours regularly cause landslides in the eastern part of the country
The death toll from a landslide that buried three villages in eastern Uganda stood at 18 Tuesday, and rescue officials fear the figure will rise.
Another nine were injured and countless more may be missing, the Red Cross said.
Heavy rains sent rocks and mud crashing down on the villages in the mountainous district of Bududa on Monday, about 275 kilometers (170 miles) northeast of the capital Kampala. At least 15 homes were destroyed, said Catherine Ntabadde of the Uganda Red Cross Society.
"Last night district authorities requested all people in high risk places to move to a school that we are using as a primary camp," Ntabadde said Tuesday.
No bodies have been recovered due to the heavy debris that has buried some of the victims 100 meters deep, Ntabadde said. Additional equipment is expected to arrive in the remote area Wednesday to assist in the excavation.
The Red Cross is working alongside members of the Ugandan army to relocate more than 1,000 people.
"People are a bit reluctant to move until an incident like this happens. People want to stay near their homes and find out what happened to their loved ones and their belongings," Ntabadde said.
Torrential downpours regularly cause landslides in the eastern part of the country, particularly in areas where heavy logging has left the land stripped of vegetation.
Last August, at least 23 people died when a massive landslide swallowed homes in the Bulambuli district, about 300 kilometers (186 miles) from Kampala.
In 2010, another landslide in the same region killed at least 87.


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The Trail is open to anyone, male or female, from 12 years old.
- Bring your own reusable cup to be served at the refreshment stations !
- Use of a small rubbish bag is mandatory and will be checked at all water stations. Any participant caught disposing of rubbish by any other means during the race will automatically be disqualified.
- Participants will follow the paths signposted by the EcoTrail staff. Short-cuts are not allowed. Be aware that by short-cutting you cause irreversible damage to the eco-system. Failure to comply with this rule will result in immediate disqualification.
- A large number of dustbins will be placed in each refreshment station. Participants are expected to make eco-conscious use of them.
Cut-off times
After stopping at the refreshment stations, competitors must set off again before the fixed time limit, independent of their time of arrival at the station. Please refer to section 4 of the present document for precise cut-off times at the different stations.
Resting times and evacuation
Competitors will not stop for rest anywhere else than at refreshment stations, except in case of injury. Competitors will then make their situation known to the area director (race control), who will recover their race number and chip. Competitors must call in person using the phone number indicated on road map (or send a text message from their mobile).
Penalties – disqualification
Throughout the EcoTrail course, controllers are authorized to check all and any participant for mandatory material and compliance with the aforementioned rules and regulations (ID documents, respect for the site and the ethics of the race, illicit use of help and accompaniment, bib number not showing properly on the front side of T/shirt)
Any runner unable, anywhere anytime during the race, to show proof of carrying all mandatory equipment will be disqualified.
The controller tells his post director and/or Race Control and can ask, depending on the seriousness of the infringement of the rules by the runner, the competitor to be disqualified.
The race jury can declare the disqualification of a competitor for any serious breach of regulations, in particular in the case of:
- Failure to wear the bib number correctly,
- Failure to show ID or showing ID that does not match bib number data
- Failure to wear the bracelet
- Non-respect of the laws in effect in territories crossed during the race (Région Bruxelles-Capitale, Régio Wallonne, Vlaams Gewest)
- Non-respect of instructions by the controllers of the race
- Making use of any means of transportation
- Setting off again from a refreshment station after the time limit
- Failure to help another competitor in difficulty,
- Accepting personal assistance outside the official refreshment stations
- Benefiting from any form of accompaniment along the course of the race,
- Polluting or damaging the sites along the race,
- Improper behavior in the form of insults, rudeness or threats towards any member of the organization or any volunteer
- Refusal to be examined by a staff doctor at any moment during the event
- Use of any drug and refusal to allow a drug test,
- Failure to show the rubbish bag.


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December 7, 1941 – a day that President Roosevelt said would "live in infamy" – is no longer remembered by most of today's 13-year-olds. But author C.E. Edmonson brings the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the resulting prejudicial view of Japanese-Americans into stark reality in his novel Fall Down Seven.
In this moving narrative intended for young adults, a 13-year-old girl will never forget a rainbow-hued morning on Oahu that was shattered by the wail of sirens and torpedo bombers swooping down from the sky to scatter devastation.
Her story begins with this attack on America's fleet anchored at Pearl Harbor that draws the U.S. into World War II. It continues across the Pacific to San Francisco and finally to Connecticut, where teenager Emiko, her mother Akira and brother Charlie fled, seeking safe haven with the family of Emiko's American father.
A refuge was needed because, after the brief but terrifying December 7th attack on that Hawaiian island, Emiko's Japanese-American family and others like them became the enemy in the eyes of the powers that be in Washington D.C. The U.S. government ordered all Japanese on the west coast, regardless of citizenship, to be rounded up and sent to rudimentary internment camps as a cautionary measure.
Akira's Japanese birth put a mandatory stamp on the family in spite of the fact that Emiko's father, Charles Arrington, is not only an American, but is also a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy who was piloting a fighter plane even as his family arrived at his sister's home in Connecticut.
The Arringtons escaped the camps by taking up residence in the Eastern United States, but there they faced an environment bordering on hostile. It is this part of their struggle that the author, Edmonson, captures for us through a 13-year-old's eyes and reflects it back to us across the years.
If we readers who grew up on the west coast can not quite relate to Emiko's first person account of taunts and jeers the family suffered in Connecticut, it may be because some among us remember the sorrow they felt as they watched their Japanese neighbors loaded onto trains headed for internment camps. But Edmonson shows us the painful other side of the coin.
Of course, the prejudice, fear and suspicion that did bloom after Pearl Harbor was not limited to the eastern United States, or there would have been a national outcry against this tragic wartime mistake. But that would be another story.
This story of Edmonson's was inspired, he noted, by his wife's mother, who was a young girl in Oahu during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He tells it with a skill and artistry that could well be envied by any writer who wants their readers to know and care about their characters.
This reader was so moved at times, she wanted to sit right down with this young girl and assure her that not everyone is against her. But, just as the desire to do that was strongest, Edmonson showed Emiko a better side of America…and saved this reader from trying to do the impossible.
You can't read Fall Down Seven without wondering about this author, who can write this poetic description of Oahu scenery: "The sweet smell of plumeria and late-season white ginger filled the air, and the dangling gold blossoms of the shower trees hung from the branches like lace from a bridal gown."
And then follow it two pages later with staccato sentences depicting the attack by Japanese pilots flying by "…at two hundred miles per hour" but "close enough to see their faces" as they "nosed their planes into long, swooping dives."
So the reader is apt to ask who is C.E. Edmonson? What career path has he followed? How old is he? And how did he get to be such a brilliant writer who tells a heckuva good story for readers of any age?
Well, I wish you better luck in getting answers than I had. His phone rings, but voice mail answers…and answers…and answers. His website ceedmondson.com will tell you two of his previous books geared for young adults have won awards. And, I will tell you that you can purchase Fall Down Seven from his website or at amazon.com, BN.com, or from WinePressbooks.com.
Your $16.99 for this piece of historical fiction will be well spent. And you couldn't go wrong purchasing an extra copy for that young person in your life who will never forget December 7, 1941 after reading Fall Down Seven.
Oh! And the title of the book? It comes from a Japanese proverb, Nana koribi, ya oki, that inspired the main character in this book. That translates to Fall down seven times, get up eight.
‑ Frances Potts, a resident of Sunnyside, is a retired journalist.
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Floral blouse for my Mom :)
Added Sep 14, 2013
by Vayle
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I've made that for my Mom's birthday. She's wearing bigger size so it's hanging on me, but I hope You see the concept ;)
I used for it two different types of knits, but I think it looks good :) I didn't have pattern so I used pattern for a top from Burda 7/2013 added sleeves, changed back and left without straps.
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Sep 16, 2013, 03.48 AMby bethmaryharley
Your mum is very very lucky because this is a lovely top! I really like the contrasting cuffs in particular! :-)
Sep 14, 2013, 04.47 PMby Ellen Hatteland
Lovely – I like it a lot! Lucky mom :-)
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Sep 14, 2013, 07.02 PMby Vayle
Thank You Ellen :) I hope that she will think the same :)
Sep 14, 2013, 12.50 PMby Mary Athey
This is gorgeous, i love the two fabric"s you used. Green is my favourite and your fabric is fabulous, i would love to have both of tbem in my stash. The top for your mum is so lovely and good on you yo make something as good as tnis with no pattern x
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Sep 14, 2013, 01.45 PMby Vayle
Thank You Mary :) I would send to You fabrics but I think the cost would be higher than price of material :D :D I hope that my mom will also love it :)
Sep 14, 2013, 04.36 PMby Mary Athey
Your mum will love this and i'll see if i can get fabric something like this on the internet x
Sep 14, 2013, 07.01 PMby Vayle
I hope You'll find something like this :) Can't wait to see what You'll do with that fabric ;)
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CATHOLIC College Bendigo's cricket team will be aiming for lots of runs and wickets when they compete at next week's 40th Marist Cricket Carnival in Lismore.
The CCB team had its cap presentation on Wednesday at Bendigo Club in Strathdale.
The team to play in Lismore is (back) Nikolas Verbeek, Xavier Crone, Nathan Fitzpatrick (captain), Dooley Niemann, Billy Evans, Kieran Burns, Jeremy Darmody (assistant coach). Centre: Isaac Conway, Liam Bowe, Seb Greene, Lachlan Holland. Front: Jack Neylon, Xavier Walsh, Ned Slater. Absent: Brian Brasher (coach).


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The ninth-ranked Harvard men's soccer team clinched the 2009 Ivy League regular-season title with a 1-0 victory over Penn Sunday afternoon at Ohiri Field. The Crimson earns the Ivy League's automatic berth to the NCAA tournament with the win.
In a scoreless first half of play, Harvard held the advantage in shots, 5-1, and earned all seven corners in the first 45 minutes. Senior Adam Rousmaniere had the Crimson's best chance to score, as he blasted a shot from the right side of the 18-yard box but his effort was pushed high by Penn's rookie keeper, Garon Smith.
With the game on the line, Harvard sophomore goalkeeper Austin Harms made a huge save on a point blank header in the 57th minute. The Crimson broke through in the 68th minute when freshman Richard Smith netted his first collegiate goal. Smith tipped in a cross from sophomore Tim Linden.
Harvard held the advantage in shots for the game, firing 16 shots while the Quakers took 11. The Crimson earned 10 of the 11 corner kicks awarded in the contest. Harms made two saves in net for the home team while Penn's Smith stopped four shots.
The Crimson wrapped up the regular-season atop the Ivy League standings with a 5-1-1 record in the conference and a 13-3-1 overall mark. The Quakers dropped to 6-8-3 overall and 2-4-1 in the Ancient Eight.
Harvard will now await the NCAA tournament selection show to be aired on ESPNews Monday at 5:30 p.m.


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Big Pizza Chains Use Web Ordering To Slice Out Bigger Market Share
Many Mom-and-Pop Shops Lack Resources to Compete Online
The rise of online ordering is putting corner pizzerias in new peril.
Big chains have invested in sophisticated Web-based systems that let customers order and pay for deliveries quickly without having to call. That's giving them a new edge in the battle for an ever-bigger slice of the industry pie over smaller chains and independent pizza shops that lack the capital or technological know-how to compete on the Web.


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Tour Méditerranéen - France
Stage 2 - Bouc-Bel-Air to Le Cannet 168 km
1 Mario Cipollini (Ita) Acqua e Sapone 4:24:35
2 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole
3 Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Tacconi Sport-Vini Caldirola
4 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
5 Jeremy Hunt (GBR) BigMat Auber 93
6 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
7 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Credit Agricole
8 Guido Trenti (USA) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo
9 Jose Luis Arrieta (Esp) iBanesto.com
10 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Tacconi Sport-Vini Caldirola all s.t.
1. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 5:02:45
2. Michele Bartoli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
3. Roberto Petito (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
4. Nicola Loda (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
5 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
6. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
7. Sergei Gonchar (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo all s.t.
8. Thor Hushovd (Ned) Credit Agricole at 0:01
9. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Credit Agricole 0:07
10. Christopher Jenner (Fra) Credit Agricole s.t.
Canada's Top Mountain Bikers Attend Benefit Camps
Victoria (Feb. 12, 2002) - For the past five years, some the world's top mountain bikers have shared their expertise with up and coming BC high school mountain bikers at an annual fall camp. Now they're giving back to a larger cycling community, and it's more than the young participants who will benefit.
World Champion Roland Green (Trek/Volkswagen), his gold-medal relay teammates Chrissy Redden (Gary Fisher/Subaru) and Ryder Hesjedal (Gary Fisher/Subaru) and World Silver Medallist Alison Sydor (Trek/Volkswagen) are a few of the top names joining their professional teams and offering their services at the Nike Cycling Development Camp in Beaverton, Oregon February 15-17.
Net proceeds from the weekend's events will benefit two non-profit organizations closely connected with the cycling communities in the USA:
B.I.K.E. - Bicycles and Ideas for Kids Empowerment - an organization aimed at facilitating the development of values and life skills essential for productive citizenship in inner-city youth through bicycling, tutoring, year-round mentoring, and leadership training; and Lance Armstrong Foundation, helping people manage and survive cancer.
In addition to a weekend of workshops and clinics for pre-registered cyclists aged 10 years and older, the athletes will mingle with the crowd at a Legends of Cycling Benefit Reception and will ride with cycling enthusiasts in a Legends of Cycling Benefit Ride.
These and other PacificSport National Cycling Centre athletes will again be volunteering their time to the sixth annual BC Championship Invitational High School Camp, presented by the Pacific Sport/Sprockids Program Development Society later this fall. Last year more than 65 young riders, the top in their categories at the BC High School Mountain Bike Championships, were invited to the camp. Each year there are athletes identified at this camp that have gone on to make the Junior World Mountain Biking Team.
Happy Birthday To...
Mark Walters, tomorrow.
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Ask Slashdot: How Reliable are Enormous Filesystems in Linux? 145
Josh Beck submitted this interesting question:"Hello. We're currently using a Mylex PG card and a pile of disks to run a 120 GB RAID5 under Linux. After some minor firmware issues with the Mylex (which their tech support acknowledged and fixed right away!) , we've got a very stable filesystem with a good amount of storage. My question, though, is how far will Linux and e2fs go before something breaks? Is anyone currently using e2fs and Linux to run a 500+ GB filesystem? "Josh continues... "I have plenty of faith in Linux (over half our servers are Linux, most of the rest are FreeBSD), but am concerned that few people have likely attempted to use such a large FS under Linux...the fact that our 120 GB FS takes something like 3 minutes to mount is a bit curious as well, but hey, how often do you reboot a Linux box?"


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The Burren is a region of County Clare, Ireland, made up of a huge limestone sheet. The name "The Burren" is derived from an Irish term meaning "The Rocky Place."
During Cromwell's campaigns in Ireland one of his generals said of the Burren "There isn't tree to hang a man, water to drown a man nor soil to bury a man". And so the residents were spared the from Cromwell's protestant crusade. It's a very apt description. Nothing of any size can grow in the limestone sheet the forms the surface of this entire area, on short grasses and wildflowers. Even so, some of the oldest historical monuments in Ireland can be found in this area, dating back an incomprehensible 5 millenia, to when the Great Pyramids were still under constructions.
You can get a detailled insight in Geology, Archaeology and Botany of the Burren at the Burren Display Cenre in Kilfenora.
In modern times, few people live in the Burren. Those that do are mostly Irish speakers.
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Near the Cliffs of Moher, there are many signs warning visitors to stay back from the edge. While many people choose to ignore this wise advice, beware that the signs are there for a reason, as people have fallen off. The death toll is rumoured to currently be around a dozen.
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Chelsea are considering a bid for Feyenoord's starlet captain and could land him at the bargain price of £5million.
Stefan de Vrij has been a revelation since breaking into the first team as a 17-year-old and now, aged only 20, he has taken on the captain's armband.
He inherited it from Ron Vlaar when the Holland international joined Aston Villa, but his refusal to sign a new deal on two separate occasions has prompted Chelsea to take an interest and plot a January bid, according to Metro.
The report claims the Stamford Bridge club believe a bid in the region of £5million may be enough to prise the star centre-back away from the Eredivisie side, as club officials are considering a sale after growing frustrated with his stance.
De Vrij's contract does not expire until the summer of 2014, but his reported refusal to sign a new deal could indicate he is interested in looking abroad for more lucrative terms, something that Roman Abramovich is more than able to give him.
Chelsea have no shortage of centre-backs but De Vrij's age, and John Terry not getting any younger, make him an attractive target with an eye on the future, especially at such a low price.
Were De Vrij to join Chelsea, he would be the only Dutchman in the senior squad.
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text: And what an awesome, underrated f---ing fight. I mean s--- they both came out throwing bombs, Hendo got rocked, Fedor get rocked, Hendo get rocked again then Fedor get put out. But my questions are these: Dose the moment take away from the fight for anyone else? Example, Im a huge Hendo fan, and the fact that he won, made me forget how great the fight was, is anyone else in the same boat? Also, What about the ending, still seems like the fight was stopped a little early to me, but Fedor did go limp, so whats your opinion on that?


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Mr C INSISTED I blog about this. Sorry.
So for people who didn't know…when you're waiting for a video to load on YouTube, click on the screen, on the actual video (the black bit) and press one of the arrow keys on the keyboard and you get…snake! The game!
Random tip of the day.
I am still in the process of making new videos. I can't believe it's nearly been a year since I made the last one! And yet people still subscribe. Thanks. Will get into some kind of routine soon of making vids, but I'm super fussy about the editing.
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A combination of four different apple varieties and grandma's pie crust turned into the winning entry for Janice Murray at the Shortt Supply 12th Street Pie Baking Contest Saturday.
"I was pretty flabbergasted," said Murray, who was "flattered" when the 21 judges narrowed the 51 pies entered down to a dozen and hers was included.
"I was just honored to make it that far," she said. "Then when they made their final decision, you could've picked me up off the sidewalk."
At the suggestion of Terry Draper of Draper's Farm in Mt. Hood, Murray used a combination of Elstar, McIntosh, Empire and Golden Delicious apples in her winning pie. For the crust, she used a recipe given to her by her grandmother.
"My grandma gave me a recipe box when I graduated from high school," Murray said. "All these years I've used her pie crust recipe. It's no-fail."
For her efforts, Murray won $1,000 from Brian and Karen Shortt, owners of Shortt Supply. The pie contest is a fundraiser for Helping Hands Against Violence, with the $10-per-pie entry fees going to the women's shelter. This year, slices of pie, along with ice cream donated by Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital and Providence Brookside Manor, were sold to spectators who gathered in front of Shortt Supply for the event. Those proceeds also will go to Helping Hands.
Murray also must bake five pies in the next few months to auction off at local civic functions, with the proceeds going to the women's shelter. Last year's pie contest winner, Pam Regentin, a potter, donated five hand-made pie plates that will go with Murray's auctioned pies.
Murray, who had never entered the pie contest before, credits Brian and Karen Shortt with their generosity for hosting the event — and providing the prize money.
"Talk about two wonderful people — they're very civic-minded and enthusiastic," she said. "I don't think you can give them enough credit."
Murray hasn't decided what she'll do with the prize money. "My property tax bill came at almost the exact same time, but everyone said, 'You can't spend it on that,'" she said. "I still can't believe I won it."
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LEWISBURG, Pa. — Hochul Lee will give the talk, "China in North Korean nuclear crises: 'Interest' and 'identity' in foreign behavior," Tuesday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. in the Gallery Theatre of the Elaine Langone Center at Bucknell University.
The talk, which is free and open to the public, is co-sponsored with the MacArthur Chair program in East Asian studies and the Departments of East Asian Studies, International Relations, and Political Science.
"Professor Lee is a leading scholar on China and East Asian security in Korea. His talk will help us understand the intricacies of North Korea's nuclear crises and Chinese foreign policy," said Zhiqun Zhu, associate professor of international relations and political science at Bucknell.
A professor of China and international studies at the University of Incheon, Korea, Lee teaches courses on Chinese politics and foreign affairs and on East Asian international relations. Director of the university's Institute of China Studies, he has served as Dean of the College of Social Sciences and Dean of Student Affairs.
President of the Korean Association of International Studies (KAIS) and adviser to the Ministry of National Reunification, he also served as an adviser on foreign and national security affairs with the Republic of Korea Presidential Committee on Northeast Asian Cooperation Initiative.
Lee is well published on Chinese politics and East Asian affairs. His most recent publications include "China in North Korean Nuclear Crises: 'Interest' and 'Identity' in Foreign Behavior" in Journal of Contemporary China (2013), "China's Rise and East Asian Security" in New Dynamics in East Asian Politics (Continuum International, 2012), "China's Foreign Policy-Making in post-Cold War East Asia" in Regionalism, Economic Integration and Security in Asia (Edward Elgar, 2011), "Political Institutionalization as Political Development in China"in Journal of Contemporary China (2010), and "Reforming China's State-Owned Commercial Banks: A 'Double Game' between 'Market' and 'Plan'"(2006).
He visited Peking University in Beijing and Fudan University in Shanghai several times as a visiting professor to conduct researches.
Lee earned his B.A. from Seoul National University (1981) and his M.A. and Ph.D. in political science at Rutgers University (1993), where he worked as a research assistant at the Center for Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies (1989-93) and was awarded the Walter C. Russell Scholarship (1988-92).
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3 Earn All-Ivy The Day Before Playoffs
PRINCETON, N.J. – Three Bulldog forwards from different classes were named to the 2011-12 All-Ivy League Men's Hockey Team today, including captain Brian O'Neill (Yardley, Pa.), who was named player of the year.
Junior Andrew Miller (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) and sophomore Kenny Agostino (Flanders, N.J.) were honorable mention selections.
O'Neill, a senior who has led Yale in scoring the last three seasons, became a two-time All-Ivy pick by earning first-team status and taking MVP honors. He had seven goals and 21 points in 10 games.
The Bulldogs have produced two of the last three Ivy players of the year, Sean Backman '10 took the award two years ago. O'Neill is the eighth Yale player to receive the honor.
He is now fourth in points (157), fourth in assists (90) and seventh in goals (67) on the Yale career charts. O'Neill, who has 19 goals and 40 points this winter, ranks sixth in the nation and second in the ECAC (.68) in goals per game, he is eighth (1.38) in points.
Miller, who had three goals and 11 points in Ancient Eight contests, was a first-team All-Ivy pick last year. Known as one of college hockey's premier offensive catalysts, Miller ranks seventh in Division I with .89 assists per game and is 29th in points (1.11).
Agostino is one of the hottest Bulldogs over the last month with five goals and 11 points. In Ivy play this year, he notched six goals and also had 11 points.
The Elis host Princeton this weekend in an ECAC Hockey Tournament, best-of-three series at Ingalls Rink.
2011-12 All-Ivy League Teams
Player of the Year
F – Brian O'Neill, Yale (Sr., Yardley, Pa.)
Rookie of the Year
F – Brian Ferlin, Cornell (Fr., Jacksonville, Fla.)
First Team
F – Alex Killorn, Harvard (Sr., Montreal, Quebec)
F – Jack Maclellan, Brown (Sr., Calgary, Alberta)
F – Brian O'Neill, Yale (Sr., Yardley, Pa.)
D – Danny Biega, Harvard (Jr., Montreal, Quebec)
D – Michael Sdao, Princeton (Jr., Niwot, Colo.)
G – Andy Iles, Cornell (So., Ithaca, N.Y.)
Second Team
F – Andrew Calof, Princeton (So., Nepean, Ontario)
F – Brian Ferlin, Cornell (Fr., Jacksonville, Fla.)
F – Greg Miller, Cornell (Jr., Toronto, Ontario)
D – Nick D'Agostino, Cornell (Jr., Bolton, Ontario)
D – Connor Goggin, Dartmouth (Sr., Glen Ellyn, Ill.)
D – Dennis Robertson, Brown (So., Fort St. John, British Columbia)
G – Steve Michalek, Harvard (Fr., Glastonbury, Conn.)
Honorable Mention
F – Kenny Agostino, Yale (So., Flanders, N.J.)
F – Doug Jones, Dartmouth (Sr., Marietta, Ga.)
F – Andrew Miller, Yale (Jr., Bloomfield Hills, Mich.)
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Riquna Williams sets WNBA record with 51 points
- Article by: RAUL DOMINGUEZ
- Associated Press
- September 9, 2013 - 1:26 AM
SAN ANTONIO — Riquna Williams has always been able to score points in bunches, never though at the rate she did Sunday to set the WNBA record.
Williams broke the league's scoring mark with 51 points to help the Tulsa Shock rout the San Antonio Silver Stars 98-65 on Sunday.
The second-year guard out of Miami surpassed the previous record of 47 points set by Phoenix's Diana Taurasi against Houston on Aug. 10, 2006 and matched by Seattle's Lauren Jackson against Washington on July 24, 2007.
"It's amazing, I'm still speechless," Williams said. "It feels great. This is only my second year in the league, so to capture that at such a young age and such a young player, it's amazing. And I shot it pretty well; it wasn't a bad shooting night."
Williams, who came into the game averaging 14.4 points, was 17 for 28 from the field and hit eight 3-pointers for Tulsa (11-21). The 23-year-old had 20 points in the third quarter after scoring 16 in the first half.
"She can flat out shoot the ball," said San Antonio's Shenise Johnson, Williams' teammate at Miami. "She had that LeBron (James) look, that Kobe (Bryant) look in her eye. Everybody moved out of the way and was out there getting it done."
With Williams approaching the record, fans were cheering for her to get the ball in the final minutes of the game on every possession. She tied the mark with a layup with 1:22 left in the game and then broke it with jumper 24 seconds later.
Williams added two emotional free throws with 5 seconds left for her final points after colliding knee-to-knee with Chelsea Poppins. The fans' reaction was almost too much for Williams, a native of Pahokee, Fla., whose population of less than 6,000 was surpassed by the 6,650 in attendance.
"I kind of got a little teary (due to the fans' cheering) even after taking the hit, so it was a combination," she said. "I was able to hide it a little. But it's great. I'm a small-town kid; this is my dream come true. I never thought I would be at this point."
The 5-foot-5 Williams had 16 points in the first half, continually rising high above taller defenders for 3s and long jumpers. She hit a 21-foot jumper over Jia Perkins before draining a 3 to pull Tulsa within 33-25 with 6 minutes remaining in the second quarter.
Perkins scored 21 points to lead San Antonio (11-21) and Johnson added 18.
Skylar Diggins added 20 points and Tiffany Jackson-Jones had 10 for Tulsa.
Tulsa took control in the second half outscoring San Antonio 59-22. Williams had 35 herself in the final 20 minutes.
"We didn't show heart, we didn't show pride," Johnson said. "We didn't represent what was on the front of our jerseys. Honestly, we're all embarrassed."
Williams, who scored 2,148 points at Miami, had 20 points in the third quarter, going 5 for 7 on 3s. Williams had a look of bemusement after soaring over the 6-foot-2 Shameka Christon for a 3 with 1.9 seconds left in the third, giving the Shock a 71-58 lead.
"That was an amazing performance," Diggins said. "It was just so great being on the court with her. Once she got started, when she got to 20, then she got to 25, 28, I said, 'Make it 40. Get 40.' And she just looked at me, and then she got 40. We were like, oh my gosh, she might get 50.
"She just got it through the natural flow of the offense. We weren't isolating her or anything. She had the hot hand and was catching it on swings and she was just making plays."
Williams hit consecutive 3s to give Tulsa a 59-54 lead.
"In a zone, don't think," Williams said. "When I think, I miss."
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