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The Mount & Blade gang at Taleworlds are elevating another mod, this time turning fan-made mod Mount & Musket: Battalion into the paid expansion 'Napoleonic Wars' for M&B Warband. The multiplayer-only DLC drags the warfare sim into the real world during Napoleon's conquest of Europe, with over 220 unique units including engineers, artillery and musicians.
"We re-made it completely from scratch: bigger, better and more," developer Flying Squirrel Entertainment explained in a forum post. As well as shiny new graphics, Napoleonic Wars boasts bags of extra features over the original mod, and has been given a rebalancing.
Arriving this spring, Napoleonic Wars offers five nations from the early 19th century. Warfare's a bit jazzed up since Warband's medieval setting, with guns, artillery including cannons and rockets, and engineers able to construct barricades and plant explosives to destroy enemy structures. There's also a new 'Commander Battles' mode, putting you in charge of squads of bots.
2011's standalone release Mount & Blade: With Fire and Sword was also based upon a mod.
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text: New England is full of evocative oddities that are clues to an older time: fragments of stone walls, metal objects poking up from the ground—cryptic but eloquent remains of history. South Hawley, a Franklin County village long forgotten along with the stagecoach road from Albany to Boston that ran through it, will be explored May 4 on a hike sponsored by the Audubon Society. Historian Mike Whalen will lead the walk, which runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cellar holes and other archaeologically interesting relics, together with spring flowers and beaver habitat, are among the attractions. $15 members, $20 nonmembers; register by noon on Friday, May 3 by calling (413) 584-3009. Directions will be provided when you register. Bring a lunch and drinking water.

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The Beatles were a hard-working, scrappy rock band for little more than a year when their tuneful sensibility and gift for hooks led Paul McCartney and John Lennon to write "Love Me Do." Their first single, the song propelled them to the forefront of the British pop scene. But it was "I Want to Hold Your Hand," which was first released in the U.K. on November 29, 1963, that created the initial wave of international "Beatlemania" and made them superstars, changing the field of rock songwriting in the process.
The tune was their first #1 hit on Billboard's pop chart and marked the beginning of the British Invasion with its 15-week stay in the Top 50. It was also an innovative recording for Lennon, McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr – their first cut on four-track gear.
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" was not only a success, it was a calculated one. The band's manger Brian Epstein – troubled by the group's lack of presence in America – asked Lennon and McCartney to write a song that would appeal to the U.S. market. Anticipation on both sides of the Atlantic was high when the disc's imminent arrival was announced. One million copies were ordered by retailers in advance.
The harmonized vocal chord that opens the song – as sweet a hook as was ever written – came first as Lennon and McCartney sat laboring at the piano in the London home of McCartney's girlfriend Jane Asher. The rest was pure Tin Pan Alley, or maybe Leiber and Stoller: a slick song about innocent love written with two bridges and a single verse to connect them. And like many early Beatles tunes it had no lead singer per se, instead putting McCartney and Lennon's twined harmony voices to the fore, with Lennon having a slight edge in the mix.
Although Lennon and McCartney were still several years away from their mutual romance with Epiphone Casinos, multi-tracking helped The Beatles and their producer George Martin create a dense guitar sound that was unlike anything previously recorded in the UK.
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" also differed from most early rock hits – like "Hound Dog" or "Rock Around the Clock" – in that the tune wasn't written by the kind of non-performing professional songwriters who labored in the Brill Building and wrote most of the popular songs of the day. Together with Bob Dylan, The Beatles changed the image of rockers as mere performers to that of complete artists who could not only play but also write and record their own material.
The sessions for "I Want to Hold Your Hand" began on October 17, 1963 at London's EMI Studio 2, which was equipped with a new four-track tape machine. The tune took 17 passes to complete. In an odd twist of marketing, a second version was cut in January 1964 with a vocal performance in German. The group had built up a sizeable following in Hamburg and elsewhere in Germany during their club apprenticeship, and Odeon, the German arm of their label EMI, insisted the single be cut in that tongue.
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" was one of two singles The Beatles were compelled to re-record in German. The other is "She Loves You." Both were done against their wishes, and history has proven The Beatles' resistance correct, since the English language versions of the tunes have remained the most durable everywhere in the world.
When "I Want to Hold Your Hand" was released on November 29, 1963 in the U.K., it rocketed straight up the British charts. On December 14 it bumped another Beatles song, "She Loves You," out of the #1 spot.
Despite that chart performance, EMI Record and Epstein had to battle the group's American label Capitol Records to release "I Want to Hold Your Hand" as The Beatles' first U.S. single. When Capitol caved, the song was paired with "I Saw Her Standing There" as the B-side and hit America on December 26. Epstein further insisted the label spend $40,000 to promote the single to DJs and retailers with advertising in trade magazines and on the airwaves.
Initially Capitol planned a January release, but a canny Washington, D.C., disc jockey got a copy a few weeks earlier via British Airways and began spinning the song, which generated so much listener excitement that the label was forced to jump into action with the late December date. Capitol's first reaction was unprecedented: the label threatened to seek a court injunction to prevent airplay, which rapidly spread to Chicago and St. Louis. Ultimately, they decided to co-opt the anticipation that the media reporting about the airplay flap generated into the single's promotional campaign.
By December 29, after just three days of sales, "I Want to Hold Your Hand" had sold more than 750,000 copies, averaging 10,000 a day in New York City alone. Overall the song sold more than 5 million copies in the U.S. on its initial release.
With the floodgates open, American teenagers developed an insatiable interest in British rock that propelled The Kinks, the Dave Clark Five, The Rolling Stones, Herman's Hermits and others onto the U.S. concert circuit, television and, of course, the pop charts.
Dylan, who would emerge in 1965 with Highway 61 Revisited as a rock songwriter of the same stature as McCartney and Lennon, was clearly paying attention. "They were doing things nobody was doing," he said years later. "Their chords were outrageous, just outrageous, and their harmonies made it all valid."
Nonetheless, The Beatles lost their Grammy nomination for Record of the Year for "I Want to Hold Your Hand" to Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz's "The Girl from Impanema," a beautiful tune that brought yet another craze to the States: the bossa nova.


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KINGSTON >> Ferraro's Mid-City Lanes, a fixture on Cedar Street in Midtown since 1960, has closed.
Frannie Kaiser, general manager of Patel's Kingston Lanes, which bought Hoe Bowl on the Hill in the town of Ulster on Oct. 7, confirmed Monday that Patel's bought Mid-City Lanes and its assets last Thursday and shut down the business.
"We're bringing everything here to Kingston Lanes," she said, referring to the Ulster site.
The Ferraro family continues to own the Mid-City building, which is at 20 Cedar St. in Kingston, just off Broadway.
Mid-City owners Dave and Steve Ferraro, who have owned the lanes since 1971, were out of town Monday and could not be reached for comment. Dave Ferraro is a member of the Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame. His brother currently is on the senior PBA tour.
John Ferraro, Dave's son and Steve's nephew, declined to comment.
Kingston Bowling Association First Vice President Don Quesnell said the Ferraro brothers and Kingston Lanes owner Aces Patel informed league officials last Friday about what was happening.
"It was very emotional," Quesnell said. "I would say we were all pretty sad. I can say the Ferraro family has been so good to so many families over the years. The bowlers were more than customers to them.
"I think it just came down to the fact that, these days, one town can't support two houses."
"It was very much an emotional meeting," said KBA President Rick Campbell, who worked at Mid-City, which has 26 lanes, from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. "I am very sorry to see it go. I've been going there since 1981, and there are bowlers who have been going there longer than that."
Campbell said he knew about the sale Thursday, the day before taking part in the meeting.
"There were rumors, but I don't deal much with them, so there was definitely a level of surprise," he said. "But because I had been hearing rumors for quite some time, I kind of prepared for it myself."
"I wish I could say I was completely surprised, but when you keep hearing rumor after rumor, you start to wonder," Quesnell agreed.
Patti TeNyenhuis, who has bowled in leagues and tournaments at Mid-City "for many, many years," agreed the closing didn't come as a shock.
"There's been talk of that for several months," she said. "It doesn't make it any less sad or emotional for all of us.
"I think it's even more emotional for the Ferraro family because they put decades into this," she added.
Bob Charmello Sr., a KBA director and Mid-City fixture since 1972, said losing Mid-City Lanes is like losing his "second home."
"People would joke with me that I should get my mail sent there," said Charmello, who competed on the Mid-City dart team in addition to bowling "in as many as three leagues a week."
"For a stretch, I was probably there six out of seven nights a week," he said. "It's definitely sad."
Charmello said he, too, knew the end was near for Mid-City.
"No, not surprised (when I heard)," he said. "I saw this coming for quite some time — at least a year I would say."
Charmello, who competed in league play exclusively at Mid-City, said he will miss the camaraderie with his fellow bowlers.
"It was like a big extended family," said Charmello, who bowled all four of his perfect 300 games at Mid-City. "The friendships I made there I will always remember.
"I'm hopeful (those memories) will continue on the Hill (Kingston Lanes)," he added.
"You have to look at the positives and hope this will be a good thing for Kingston," TeNyenhuis said. "I spoke with Dave (Ferraro) on Friday and he alluded to the problems Mid-City would have been facing going forward.
"You knew the writing was definitely on the wall."


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Yes...I allowed my 10 year old to.......would you?
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Yes. I think that the trend toward restricting our kids has become really tiresome. It isn't reasonable to judge other parents who allow their kids to do things that one wouldn't do themselves.
There is NO guarantee of safety just as there is no guarantee that wrapping kids in bubble wrap is going to make them productive. I allow my child to do age appropriate things that may include some things that helicopter parents would absolutely have a coronary over.
This is a very eye opening and interesting article.
nope, i would have never let my child do that.
Question to you though------Would you have done the same if he were a girl?


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An 1873 Diary
By Ann Middleton
Recently a generous visitor to the Bossier Parish Library Historical Center donated a CD to be added to the collections here. The CD, Hamilton History, tells the story of the Fort, Gayle and Hamilton families in the Shreveport-Bossier area in the years following the Civil War and into Reconstruction years.
The genealogy and histories of the families are fascinating. Just as intriguing is the diary of a man not connected to the families, but living in the area at the same time as the above noted families-Reconstruction times following the close of the Civil War. The diary of Henry Gerard Hall is included as a contemporaneous record of what was happening in the Shreveport-Bossier area from January 1, 1870 through October of 1873.
Hall was born in South Carolina and moved to Texas as a young boy. He was an attorney who practiced in East Texas as well as in Caddo Parish. He became a Caddo Parish judge who lived in Shreveport. His diary is filled with names of local people of the time, especially in his accounts of those who died from the yellow fever epidemic in 1873.
But especially poignant are his entries about his family and their activities during the epidemic. His entry of September 11, 1873 notes that the area was in the midst of the terrible yellow fever epidemic. On September 20th he documents that he wrote a codicil to his will designating persons as executors jointly with his wife, perhaps realizing that he, too, might be stricken.
On September 21, 1873, Hall's small daughter Hally was taken ill with chills, fever and vomiting. The next day his wife Eugenia had the same symptoms. Both suffered with severe pain in the head and back. Hall was left to nurse his wife and daughter, taking care to assure that a good supply of ice was available for eating as well as for applying to their foreheads. Eugenia's condition became worse and worse, and about 9:00 pm on September 25th she died. Two days later he wrote that he wrote that a few days before she was taken ill, while preparing dinner for the family, she was "powerfully moved to prayer, more powerfully than ever before. Thus her preparation was made calmly, in full exercise of her faculties before the disease began to affect her."
By September 28th, Hally seemed about to recover. During his daughter's recovery Hall wrote that a supply wagon stopped at his gate. It carried bread, potatoes, eggs, tea, ice, ale, porter, wine, flour, tea, a little ham, condensed milk, candles, salt, rice and sweet potatoes. The supplies were provided by the famous Howard Association that was formed in 1855 in Norfolk, Virginia for the relief of yellow fever victims. Hall recognized this as "A most gratifying instance of practical charity."
Hally continued to improve but took no food directly except lemonade and an occasional sip of champagne.
On October 6th Hall expressed hope that he would escape the plague and prayed to God that he would continue to be spared for the sake of his children. The last entry in his diary was on October 7th. His young son Henry had become ill and the Howard Association had sent a nurse to assist Hall. Hall himself was feeling chilly and died soon after of yellow fever at the age of 40 years.
To read more of this diary, as well as the genealogies of the Fort, Gayle and Hamilton families, visit the Bossier Parish Library Historical Center.


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Driver In Lakewood Collision Had Suspended License [VIDEO]
A two vehicle crash in Lakewood involving a SUV driven by a man with a suspended license injures 15 people including 5 critically.
Township police say a passenger van and an SUV collided at the intersection of Pine Street and New Hampshire Avenue at around 7:15 Tuesday night.
The driver of the SUV, Jorge Castillo-Perez, had a suspended license and was in the United States illegally.
Lakewood Police Chief Lawson told TheLakewoodScoop.com, "The driver, a Hispanic male who was released from the hospital, was charged with operating a vehicle with a suspended license. Bail was set at $1,000 and he is being detained by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who could extradite him."
He was also charged with being involved in a crash involving serious bodily injury. Lakewood Police say Castillo-Perez was previously ticketed for driving without a license.
WNBC TV reports the van was filled with employees of a company that had dropped off Enterprise Car Rental vehicles in Lakewood and were being taken by van back to Newark.
One of the passengers was airlifted to the Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune and is listed in critical condition. Three others were transported to area hospitals due to foggy conditions.
"We have a lot of major highways, we have serious accidents. But this one's very serious," Lakewood police officer Erik Menck told WNBC TV.
The cause of the accident remains under investigation.


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NFL stunned after player kills girlfriend and himself
AN NFL player with Kansas City Chiefs fatally shot his girlfriend then drove to the team's stadium and took his own life as his coaches pleaded with him not to pull the trigger.
Police Captain David Lindaman told the Kansas City Star newspaper that Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, 25 shot himself at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday after killing his 22-year-old girlfriend following an altercation.
Police spokesman Darin Snapp told reporters at the stadium that authorities had responded to a call from the residence where the woman was shot.
Shortly after they received a second emergency call from the stadium, and as police were responding the second shooting took place.
"When officers arrived they observed a black male who had a gun to his head and he was talking to a couple of coaches out in the parking lot," Snapp said.
"As officers pulled up and began to park, that's when they heard the gunshot and it appears the individual took his own life."
Police said Chiefs staff attempted to calm Belcher, who spoke with head coach Romeo Crennel and general manager Scott Pioli before shooting himself.
"He had a conversation with Scott Pioli," Lindaman said. "There was no threat and it was quite friendly, from what I understand. The Chiefs' organization had been very supportive of him and he was expressing that."
Lindaman said Belcher's mother who was visiting her son, the girlfriend and their infant daughter, witnessed the shooting that led to the death of the young woman, Kasandra Perkins, who was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
The Chiefs management expressed sorrow over Belcher's suicide.
"The entire Chiefs family is deeply saddened by today's events, and our collective hearts are heavy with sympathy, thoughts and prayers for the families and friends affected by this unthinkable tragedy," chairman Clark Hunt said in a statement.
"We sincerely appreciate the expressions of sympathy and support we have received from so many in the Kansas City and NFL communities, and ask for continued prayers for the loved ones of those impacted."
Belcher, who was originally from Long Island, New York, had been with the Chiefs for four years. He joined them as an undrafted free agent out of university and worked his way into a starting position.
The Chiefs said on Saturday that they would host the Carolina Panthers as scheduled on Sunday.
"After discussions between the league office, Head Coach Romeo Crennel and Chiefs team captains, the Chiefs advised the NFL that it will play tomorrow's game vs. the Carolina Panthers at its originally scheduled time," a statement on the team's official website said.
The Panthers, who had already been advised by the league to stick to their scheduled travel plans, offered condolences to their Sunday opponents.
"The Carolina Panthers are very saddened by the tragic events that have transpired today and send their thoughts and prayers to the entire Kansas City Chiefs organization and to the family of the victim at this most difficult time," a statement issued by the Panthers said.
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Yeah, my favorite time-wasters at the moment (most tend to rely on playing with other humans):
http://fantasticcontraption.com/ [fantasticcontraption.com] : build 2D rigs to solve puzzles.
http://freerice.com/ [freerice.com] : buff your SAT words, earn grains of rice for charity
http://youdontknowjack.com/ [youdontknowjack.com] : nice weekly trivia quiz, 1-2 players (maybe, haven't done this for a decade or so)
World of Tanks (15 minute battles, free to play)
Wordfeud: Scrabble where you can play multiple people at once, and have up to 2 days per turn.
Chess Online: timed games against similarly-ranked players... you can wrap up pretty quickly
SketchIt Online: Pictionary, and sometime penis.
Zombie, Run! : Get from point A to point B IRL, while running away from zombies on your GPS map.
But mostly I just Fark and Slashdot.
Wordfeud: Scrabble where you can play multiple people at once, and have up to 2 days per turn.
I like Word Ruggle [google.com] on Android. It's like Boggle but playing with a bunch of other people at the same time, with each player's scores being ranked and displayed between the 2-3 minute rounds.
I second World of Tanks [worldoftanks.com]. It's one of the most "perfect" games I've ever seen. In *every* way -- sound, graphics, gameplay -- it gets straight 'A's. From the desktop to driving your tank takes about a minute, and battles are capped at 10 minutes in length. It's a great game to just pick up and play for fifteen minutes.
The game is free to play, but you can opt to pay a monthly fee to increase the speed at which you gain experience and money. And although you can pay money to buy certain items that can g
If you like puzzles, specially hard ones with some nice math and logic try Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzles [greenend.org.uk]. I'm currently addicted to sign post, but I can recommend net, light up, and loopy. Depending on the difficulty level, you can spend any kind of time doing them. The puzzles are awesome since you can pick pretty much any difficulty and enter your own parameters. For net I prefer a 25x25 grid, but for signpost I'm currently working on a 7x7.
They're available in android in a really good port. But stay away from the IOS version, you have to pay and it's garbage.
I recommend playing chess at the Free Internet Chess Club. You can play a 5 minute game and there is a time cap of 10 minutes. And you get a relaxing mental excercise that distracts from work without putting you to sleep.
[Insert euphemism for masturbation here]
Everybody knows, when there is a sock on the floor outside a cubicle, you need to take a different path around it...
[Insert euphemism for masturbation here]
Well.. TFS did ask for:
...maybe something that actually leads to knowledge, skills, or a measurable output?
[Insert euphemism for masturbation here]
Well.. TFS did ask for:
...maybe something that actually leads to knowledge, skills, or a measurable output?
I'd say inventing new euphemisms and then inserting them into my above post develops knowledge and skill.
one of the above....OK. measurable output.
[Insert euphemism for masturbation here]
I assumed that's what the previous poster meant by "World of Goo".
Staring out the window is actually beneficial. If you spend alot of time on "near work" such as staring at a screen, it is good for your eyes to take a break and stare at something in the distance for a short while. If you can walk to an empty conference room/break room that has a window.
You know what's sad? Why should you have to go to a break or conference room for a window? I don't know if it's 100% true, but co-workers I met in Germany state that when they build out cube farms/offices there, each person has to be able to see out a window. Natural light and all etc. Instead of huge walls walling off a support section, they had plexi/glass up so you had natural light and a view outside.
I once had a window cube; somedays I do wish I had that back.
When I was an *intern* back in the 80s I had a space with a window. There wasn't much to do sometimes. On one particularly slow day, I decided to verify that most cars are white. I tracked the colors of cars going up an exit ramp, using good old paper-and-pencil. Sure enough, most cars were white. I was surprised. It just doesn't register until you actually track it.
Just verifying popular colors isn't all that interesting. Maybe if he took daily traffic statistics some more interesting patterns would emerge. I never went any further with it. Of course if he doesn't have a busy ramp outside his window, he'll have to find another hobby...
I once had a window cube....next to a column, so my cube was offset from the window about 3 feet making it extra large......and it had a view of the Hyatt pool! Oh, and the column put it on a "dead-end" aisle, so no sneaking up on me, either. That was the best cube ever.
in none of the places I have been to in Europe I have not seen any cubicles. (Perhaps they do exist, I just have never seen them in the many companies I have seen). The closest what I have see was where they had high walls between the desks. This meant no being able to see the person on the other side.
Normally they are low walls, so you can see the other person when you are sitting.
So the one place that had these high walls, I decided to remove them. Before they were removed, the people were complaining to
Most people can't just nap whenever they want. I probably couldn't do that even if I was tired, and you shouldn't be tired enough to nap during the day anyways. I couldn't even nap like that when I was a kid. During nap time in kindergarten, I would just lie there, not sleeping.
Whenever I need a break, I play chess.
In 5 minutes, you can think of a move in a high-level long game, or play a couple of games of speed chess.
It's mental, fun, and doesn't have to stretch into any more time than you want.
I agree with turn based games, but not speed chess - rushing isn't good when you need a break.
My preference: Infocom games. They'll wait for you, and you can spend as little or as much time as you like.
The graphics is also awesome - way better than Skyrim, for sure - powered by imagination.
http://wololo.net/download/ [wololo.net]
Initial setup for the game and building a deck are somewhat time intensive, but once you are familiar with the game you can start it up and play a game or two and then shut it down.
We're all nerds here, and this game has enough complexity to satisfy. You can also help with coding if you like by hacking on the game files, since the official game that Wagic is based on is always moving forward!
I was about to suggest something similar. Many people would benefit from a body weight only exercise (or weights if you can have them where you work).
There are a myriad of exercises that you could knock out in under a minute.
Drop and give me twenty. Seriously, though, quick little body weight exercises are great for getting your blood moving and decramping your butt after sitting in a chair for hours. People do tend to look at you weird, though, so a little privacy is nice. (On the upside, after a few weeks they stop looking at you weird!)
after a few weeks they stop looking at you weird
No they don't. They just get better at hiding their reaction.
Plus, if you have a job that requires you to think, you'll probably find that those short walks increase your productivity.
I started playing CSR Racing. It burns through a "tank" of fuel in 10 minutes, it's free, and as long as you have your headphones on, you look like you're really intently working on something.
To be clear, it's not a great game. It's still a short distraction and is fun for those few minutes.
My actual favorite, as in while I'm waiting for the "tank" to fill up again, is going for a walk. It sounds goofy, but I actually enjoy just walking out the front door to check the mail. I live in a warm climate so i
vocabulary flashcards (either "college words" in your native language, or a new language)
listen to a song
smoke a cigarette
do 10 lunges
doodle, or paint (i like doodling on my tablet, but i also carry watercolors and a stack of 3x5 notecards)
i'd like to see you do 10 lunges while smoking a cigarette....not saying you can't...saying it would be entertaining.
If it is me - and this guy sounds just like me - he needs to take that time and do anything but be on a computer. Take 5 minutes for longer breaks to grab a coffee or make a phone call you have been putting off. Or if you need a short break, sort out your desk or stare out the window for 30 seconds.
Your wrists will thank you - if you are an information worker, you are at risk of being seriously debilitated in mere years if you don't take steps now.
I have one of those spring-based hand exercisers on a shelf near my computer. I pick that up and squeeze it (alternating hands) while I look out the window.
I have one of those spring-based hand exercisers on a shelf near my computer.
I had something that fit that description, but the noise of that IBM Model M bucking spring keyboard was driving everyone mad so I had to take it home
Hey, those were the best keyboards!
A bit noisy, though.
If you have insurance, no reason not to get a doc's advice. That said, I have been using the workrave app [workrave.org] for about 5 years now and I think it has saved me from significant deterioration. It has both 'nix and Windows implementations. Basically reminds you to take a micro break every 5 minutes and a coffee break every ten. I manage to keep working during these breaks. Usually it is a phone call or a convo with the boss or a colleague. And you can always count on a meeting as a good opportunity for a break.
If you have insurance, no reason not to get a doc's advice. That said, I have been using the workrave app [workrave.org] for about 5 years now and I think it has saved me from significant deterioration. It has both 'nix and Windows implementations. Basically reminds you to take a micro break every 5 minutes and a coffee break every ten. I manage to keep working during these breaks. Usually it is a phone call or a convo with the boss or a colleague. And you can always count on a meeting as a good opportunity for a break.
Best piece of nagware out there IMHO.
Sounds like a neat idea. If you were actually getting a new coffee every 10 minutes you would probably approach a lethal dose pretty quick though
I was this way a decade ago. Got much better now, but tends to return, when I stop behaving.
By behaving I mean using a split keyboard (Microsoft Natural 4000 right now), a digitizer instead of a mouse (better a Wacom, because a battery in a stylus makes it heavy and cumbersome), and plenty of short breaks (going outside and walking around the building, brewing a pot of tea the proper way).
What greater waste of time do you need?
How about just walking, going up and down some stairs, stretching, looking out the window, eating a fruit, or drinking a glass of water? If you want to gamify that activity, you could even place a pebble into a jar every time you performed that activity to keep track of your progress.
I find the best breaks are alone, but some like the coffee machine chit chat.
A quick walk around the block is great. Greet people and animals, buy knick-knacks (like your next meal ^^).
You can choose to remain seated, though that's less of a breather. Music maybe ?
This site has done an amazing job of turning learning a language into a game...Duolingo [duolingo.com]
I study Japanese so I'll run through a few vocabulary cards (using Mnemosyne, but Anki is reportedly good too) whenever I need a quick mental break. Works nicely as a way to shift focus, even for a minute or less.
I study Japanese so I'll run through a few vocabulary cards (using Mnemosyne, but Anki is reportedly good too) whenever I need a quick mental break. Works nicely as a way to shift focus, even for a minute or less.
I am also learning Japanese, and I take short breaks to do some kana flashcards when I'm getting too caught up in work. I use Kanatest on Linux, and Obenkyo on Android.
enough said.
BD is awesome, and being tick-based it's perfect for short breaks here and there. It forces you to take those breaks, because you want to see progress on the game, you sent some units out, wanna see how it went, or check if you are being attacked, etc. And the amount of things you can do in a tick usually won't go over 2 minutes.
Best MMORPG ever.
Besides being an enjoyable time-waster, you'll eventually get good at playing the harmonica and chicks dig musicians.
Anyone can blow "Oh, Susanna" on day one but in a few months, you can play real blues harp. Watch your friends' faces when you pull a harp out of your pocket and wail on the opening bars of "Juke" by Little Walter or "Whammer Jammer". There are scores of quick two-minute lessons on YouTube to get you started. It's relaxing and there's evidence that it improves lung function.
A Hohner Special 20 in the key of A (useful when you play with a guitar player) will set you back less than $40.
I was thinking bagpipes.
That will liven up any quiet cubicle farm....
I'd suggest taking up the Bodhran. Don't worry too much about learning to play it---most people can't, so that doesn't matter, and if anyone gives you grief just explain that you made it yourself and that the skin is wearing out, which should ensure isolation.
So... if I buy a harmonica every break, I'll be a musician, and chicks'll dig me? Guess they'll certainly be impressed at the size of my harmonica collection.
And you can say "Hey baby, wanna take a quick break with me and Ho on my Boner... OOPS! I mean blow on my Hohner... It's in the T&A... Darn it... I mean key of A... Damn you're hot, let me give you a quick jaw harp serenade"
boom buck-a wah wah, to the broom closet you go!
Build a filter on stackoverflow.com (or equivalent) focusing on the technologies you like/know-something-about and watch the new/unanswered queue. Answer one. Usually doesn't take that long, good questions put you in a different mindset, and you're helping someone out.
or your favorite beverage that requires walking more than 3 feet to refill.*
*if your coffeemaker or fridge is that close to your keyboard, you get points for efficiency but you'll need to find a different micro-break. May I suggest moving it across the room?
if your coffeemaker or fridge is that close to your keyboard, you get points for efficiency but you'll need to find a different micro-break. May I suggest moving it across the room?
I disagree about the need to move it farther away...
Caffeine is a diuretic (a substance that promotes the production of urine), which means you will need to get up for more "bio-breaks." Even if you drink decaf, having a coffee machine within close reach will promote drinking more, and drinking more of any liquid will have the same effect of increased bio-breaks.
Dice.com. I hear it's a nice place.
When submitting statistical jobs on a mainframe, which would take much longer in real time than in CPU time, I used to read examples in the statistics programming manual. I would see interesting functions to try out, and then I had to buy a stats text book so that I could understand what the functions were doing in more detail and how to interpret them. Gradually I taught myself lots of stats AND I was able to try out new functions and apply them to my work.
Two words: arcade games.
MAME emulates a lot of arcade hardware out there, and it's reasonably simple to setup. 99% of the games (ROM based games, anyways) take up very little space- usually around 1 to 20mb/piece (disk and drive based games are around 250-2GB though, but most of those games aren't emulated properly or don't even work). There's a bucket of fantastic titles to pick from, spanning anywhere from the early 1980s to 2008 and beyond.
The great thing about arcade games is that they're great fun for
I find that Dicewars is just the perfect lunch/dinner-time thing for me. It's turn-based so I make a move, then turn to take a bite and chew while AI goes, then back to my turn. It seems to take the exact amount of time that it takes me to eat (~15 min). Sometimes I do wish there was a bit more hardcore, classic fantasy/sci-fi, and/or useful skill-building equivalent that I could find.
Here's something I used in that way years ago.
I download some books as text files from Project Gutenberg [gutenberg.org], and had a program which would randomly select a ~10 line section from a random file. It would then encode this file as a simple substitution cypher [wikipedia.org]. Finally I had a little program to aid with decoding - it would display the cypher text, and let me try various cypher-letter to plaintext-letter assignments.
I left word spacing and punctuation intact, which makes the problem pretty easy and entertaining. Fo
At the risk of sounding too mushy, taking just a couple minutes every day to email someone important to you might be the most worthwhile thing to do. Just that little bit each day is something a lot of us antisocial nerds don't do.
I found this for android: "Guess-free minesweeper"
It has an ad-supported free version and a cheap paid version, $1 - $2 I think . It's like the puzzle game that comes free in Windows but less frustrating... you never get to an unsolvable point.
It still requires enough focus that it'll close your brain off from your serious work, and on the "expert" setting you'll find that you're better challenged than the old windows one... you keep searching (rather than guessing) for a solution because you know there is one.
I think someone's made something similar for windows too as freeware. Anyhow, it's good... but surprisingly addictive. I guess that's different problem though
Always random, quite fresh, plenty of replay value, cheap as dirt. Also loaded with tons of references.
Walk to the break room, make a fresh pot of coffee, and guard it while it brews. Snarl at the other coders who are attracted to the scent of prey, and would steal the most rich first cup, taking the most caffeine for themselves while the pot yet brews, and leaving only tasteless watered down dregs for the rest.
Alternatively: Enjoy your pecking order and take that most delicious blackest life-blood for your own!
No, really.
Fire up WinUAE on a usb stick. Download some old RPG or strategy games. Bards Tale, Phantasie, Ultima, Civilization, Nuclear War...whatever. Play for 5 or 10 minutes. No need to get back to the inn or some other save spot to stop playing - just use the Save State function (F12 - miscellaneous - state files) to save your spot. Works like a charm and it's just the thing to burn a quick ten minutes.
Remember to use the End-Break key combination to emulate at maximum speed to reduce your load
I favor online riichi mahjong. I usually play at Tenhou. Games are pretty short and entertaining.
Tenhou: http://tenhou.net/ [tenhou.net]
How to play at Tenhou, including links to introduction materials for riichi mahjong, in English: http://arcturus.su/tenhou/ [arcturus.su]
What I will often do when I have some downtime is proofread some pages at http://www.pgdp.net/ [pgdp.net]. It's essentially a project to take OCR'd out-of-copyright books and proofread and format them for Project Gutenberg. You only have to do one page at a time, so (depending on the type of book you choose to work on), it can take anywhere from just a minute or two on up, and the result is something useful.
And while I've been doing it, every once in a while something will catch my interest that I would normally hav
Just go ahead and grab a new round of $BEVERAGE and maybe pick one station that's not on your floor but another floor so you get some stair exercise at the same thing. A walkabout is sometimes useful to straighten out the lines of thoughts and even get a chat on the way with someone.
Work is more than just looking forward - work is a lot like driving in traffic - you need to pay attention to your surroundings too in order to catch the flow. Organized meetings appear only when the tide has turned, the small i
Solitaire for grown-ups....
Do you compose music? A pad of five-line stave can be bought cheaply at music shops or some news/magazine vendors, and a pen/pencil. There are some simple notation rules, that are easily looked up. A few notes at a time.... You never know when you'll write the next big hit.
Electrical circuit design takes some understanding, but it can be taken up and put down. It takes a blank sheet of paper, and a pen/pencil. Again, there are some simple notation rules, that are easily looked up. Try a simple one-transis
or you can just print out some blank music paper...best done from Lilypond, which you can spend time learning. www.lilypond.org
and floss your teeth. Not a waste of time. Might prevent cardiovascular disease, definitely prevents tooth decay and gingivitis.
I'm playing scales on a solid body electric guitar
solid body => it's not loud
it helps relaxing your fingers
it's like meditation really...
Learn to juggle! Seriously! I learned to juggle with three balls during a particularly stressful software project some 15 years ago. Nowadays when I feel blocked, I pick up three round objects and go somewhere else to juggle for a while. I haven't progressed beyond three objects but then again I'm not doing it for the fame and the money.
Juggling activates other parts of your brain than you (as a software engineer or IT guy) normally use. You can juggle as long as you like, ten seconds or ten minutes. The
mille [mit.edu], as long as Hasbro doesn't kill it (I presume that's why there's no "bornes" in the name). At one point, it was one of my favorite toys for "compiling!" [xkcd.com] xmille [x.org] (and the accompanying README [x.org]) if you want a GUI.
Work on Wikipedia. It's rare to find a Wikipedia article not in need of some work. You get to learn about various topics and you get to make something better for everyone. Wikipedia is reportedly the fifth most popular web site in the world. As you learn more about editing, it's easier and easier to find things that are broken that are easy to spot and fix in a couple of minutes.
You know you've been spending too much time on the computer when your friend misdates a check, and you suggest adding a "++" to fix it.


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HELP is on the way for families affected by drug and alcohol dependency.
Family Drug Support will host Stepping Stones to Success in Bendigo on October 13 and 14 and October 20 and 21.
The course aims to increase people's confidence and competence in managing drug issues and provides a reality-based approach that addresses self-care and self-worth.
Stepping Stones to Success manager Theo Chang said there were many families in and around Bendigo confused and saddened by a family member's relationship with drugs.
He said the course, which requires people to set aside two weekends, armed people with skills so they could cope with the journey.
"There's recognition even by family members that you can't actually stop anyone from doing anything," Mr Chang said.
"They may have tried everything – even things that they know won't work – and they're still trying because they're desperate.
"But in the long run, families do recognise that when the drug user decides to change they will change.
"That doesn't mean they need to remain powerless.
"It means that they can do work on things around the drug use, like trust, communication, self-care, which will create a positive environment."
Family Drug Support has been active in Bendigo for more than two years in the form of a fortnightly support group.
The Stepping Stones to Success program also comes to Bendigo once or twice a year.
"Last time we had it in Bendigo there were 12 people," Mr Chang said.
"We've run 170 courses over the past 10 years so we've seen 1055 people... wherever we go there's a drug and alcohol problem."
To book a place for Stepping Stones to Success, phone Mr Chang on 0402 604 354.
For 24-hours-a-day help and support, call 1300 368 186.


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Clever Mischief, Chapter 20: Gossip Central
Date: Monday, October 3, 2005
Location: Three Broomsticks
Character: Oliver, Madam Rosmerta, George, Fred
Rating: Any Age
The nip in the air suggested that winter was on its way, but Oliver Wood didn't mind. After all, winter was what separated the worms from the wizards, the students who could handle themselves on a broom all right from the real Quidditch players who could continue on through a blizzard. He smiled fondly as he remembered the Gryffindor team he'd captained while at school, perhaps the tightest group he'd ever been with. Maybe after he saw Penny today, he'd swing by to visit the Weasley twins. They didn't see nearly enough of those lads, which was disgraceful considering how close they lived now.
But for now his mind drifted onto other matters, such as the lovely young woman awaiting him at the Three Broomsticks for a clandestine breakfast. It had surprised the world when he and Penelope Clearwater had become engaged, but Oliver couldn't imagine anyone else he would rather be with. Penny was sweet and wickedly intelligent, and she knew how to keep him in line. Oliver needed that. Their rendezvous this past weekend had been cancelled because she'd had a departmental meeting she couldn't get out of, and he was itching to see her. Strictly speaking, walking off Hogwarts grounds on a sunny Monday morning was enough to have him dragged before McGonagall and reprimanded most severely, and that added to the fun of it. A tryst was so much better when it had to be kept secret. Besides, it was good to get away to Hogsmeade when none of his colleagues or students would be loitering about.
Pushing open the pub door, Oliver inhaled the always welcoming scent of ale and cedar. Madam Rosmerta swished up to him almost immediately, dropping a hand onto his shoulder.
"Rosie," he said with a grin, taking her hand and pressing a quick kiss against her knuckles.
"Fancy seeing a nice bloke like you in a place like this," she teased, her eyes sparkling mischievously.
"Do you never stop working, woman?" Oliver asked, taking in the rest of the room to see if Penny had arrived yet. He didn't see any sign of her, but he did see one particular redhead he'd just been ruminating about. Whichever twin it was, he didn't notice Oliver. He was too intent on his porridge.
"Some customers are more pleasurable to serve than others," she said with a lascivious smile.
"Ease up, dear lady, I'm meeting my fiancée today!"
"Pity," she said with a pout that was ended by a wink. "Haven't seen her in here yet. Can I get you anything while you wait?"
Oliver considered. What he most wanted before Penny arrived wasn't at all liquid. "Just the latest dirt, lovie. You always have the best gossip. And I suppose it's too early for a pint?"
"Too early by half," she said, summoning a foaming stein over anyway. They leaned against the bar. "Any so-called dirt in particular you're interested in?"
Oliver gulped some of the brew down, wiping the foam away with his sleeve. "There's one bit of something..."
"Is there, now? What'll you give me if I tell you?" She was clearly enjoying herself, and Oliver had to laugh.
"The password to Flitwick's private chambers?"
"Out," Rosie laughed, pointing at the door.
"Fine, fine, how about Kingsley Shacklebolt, then?"
She considered. "Well, go on. Ask."
"I'm curious about one of your usual patrons. Has Hermione Granger been down lately?"
Rosie frowned, one hand on her hip. "Matter of fact, she missed her usual breakfast here on Saturday. She's never done that before- I had half a mind to owl Hogwarts and ask if she was still alive and well."
"Alive, sure, though I don't know about 'well'," Oliver said, his voice dropping conspiratorially.
Something shattered behind him, and he turned to see the Weasley twin he'd noticed earlier, wiping his hands off on his jeans. He'd knocked his glass to the floor, smashing it and spilling orange juice all over himself in the process.
"Spectacular way of saying hello," Oliver called, and he and Rosmerta wandered over to the redhead's table. He looked paler than usual, though Oliver couldn't tell which of his old Beaters he was teasing. They'd always been so hard to tell apart.
"What's wrong with Hermione?"
Oliver was surprised at how sharp the other man's tone was, but before he could answer, another, identical voice cut in. "Oh, bugger."
The twin at the table scowled as his doppelganger hovered ten feet away. "What the hell are you doing here?"
"Last I checked, George, it's a free country. 'S'why we fought in the war."
George frowned. Oliver had never seen anything so extraordinary in his life. The Weasley twins were feuding? "I meant in this pub, you twit. Storming off in a huff wasn't enough for you?"
"I came back for the stellar company. Rosie's, that is."
"I'll thank you to leave me out of this," Rosmerta scolded. "Are you eating anything, Fred?"
"I lost my appetite, thank you," Fred snapped. "I'm going back to the shop."
You're not usually in here so late," George said quietly, glaring at his own breakfast. "I thought you'd been and gone by this time."
"You've been deliberately avoiding me?" Fred said incredulously. "What do you do, sit in the room and wait until I've eaten before emerging?"
"Like you'd welcome me to breakfast with you, arms open wide?" George sneered.
Fred ran a hand through his already messy hair. He had dark circles below his eyes as if he hadn't slept well in days. "Look, I need to start the Elbow Itching potion brewing," he said at last. "That is, assuming you still want the Grand Opening this Saturday..."
"Of course I do!" A dizzying array of emotions splashed across George's expressive face.
"I'd better get going, then."
The twins stared at each other, both looking utterly miserable. "Yeah?"
"I haven't... I can't-"
"After what you did-"
"Oh, piss off," George snarled. "I'm trying to save you some heartache is all. It isn't my fault she-"
"Don't you dare-!"
"ENOUGH!" Rosmerta shouted, watching irritably as several patrons left. "You'll take your quarrel outside or you won't be welcomed back again, lads. I mean it."
The twins lapsed into sullen silence, and Rosie nodded grimly. "That's better."
"I'm going," Fred muttered.
"There's something wrong with Hermione," George said. His brother froze.
"Ask Ollie."
Both twins turned to their former captain, and Oliver, having been remembered once more, sat down at George's table uninvited. Fred did not.
"Not anything serious," Oliver said. "At least, I don't think it is. Just, she isn't herself."
"What do you mean?" they demanded in unison, then glowered at each other.
Oliver shook his head. They usually delighted in the fact that they knew what the other was about to say. "The kids are afraid to go near the library. She never leaves it anymore, not even for meals. I hear Kingsley and Neville have been taking food to her. I don't even know if she's been leaving it to sleep. They're calling her the Dragon Lady these days."
The twins exchanged another darkly significant look. "Clearly she's not just a happy-go-lucky little trollop," Fred hissed.
"I never called her a-"
"You as good as-"
"Boys!" Rosie shouted again.
Fred grabbed George by the lapel. "Come on. We've got to talk."
George wrested himself away from his brother's grip but nodded. "Yeah. Yeah we do."
They trooped out of the pub without bothering to say goodbye to either Oliver or Rosmerta. Oliver looked at her, bewildered. "What the bleeding hell was that about, then?"
"No idea," Rosmerta said. "Oh, look. Here's Ms Clearwater."
Oliver waved his fiancée over, a smile blooming across his features in spite of his confusion. This was certainly an interesting morning. Maybe he'd needle Neville a bit for more information when he got back to the school.
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Posted at: April 13th, 2006 11:59 pm (UTC)
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It's Armed Forces Day, and Memorial Day is not far behind.
Ever hear of tunnel rats? They might just have been some of the most courageous U.S. military men in Vietnam. Only small men were allowed to execute this job, but their contributions were huge and their courage unquestioned.
Bobby Carpenter graduated from James Island High in 1964. Two years later, he joined the Marines. In January 1969, he was sent to Vietnam, all 5 feet 4 inches and 140 pounds of him.
The Vietcong built an elaborate network of tunnels throughout the countryside. They were specialists in delivering hit-and-run raids. Escape was facilitated by vanishing into a tunnel. Some of these tunnels might lead to air-raid shelters, hospitals and kitchens. The tunnels were used for surprise attacks and to store weapons and food. What the enemy didn't want in their tunnels were Americans.
For reasons that still don't make sense to Carpenter, now 66, he "got elected" to jump down a hole while his unit was on patrol one day. From that moment on, Carpenter was a tunnel rat.
A pistol, flashlight and hand grenade. That's all the tunnel rat would have when he dropped into the hole. That, and a deep understanding that each trip might be the last one. Tunnel entrances often were booby-trapped. A few feet into the darkness, there might be a stick-triggered grenade. Sometimes, snakes were placed in bamboo tubes. A trip-wire would release the hungry, poisonous snake into the tunnel.
The Army tried gassing and flooding the tunnels, but with little success. The only sure way to make that tunnel nonfunctional was to send in the "rat" and set off explosives.
For Carpenter, what he hated most was a tunnel with a curve in it. It was tough enough in the darkness with only a flashlight, .45 pistol and a hand grenade. On most trips, he would be lowered into the hole by his ankles and would be gone about 30 minutes. His buddies waited up top for his return. Luckily, Carpenter always came back. Not all tunnel rats did.
He spent a year in Vietnam, most of it on his hands and knees crawling in the darkness. A gunshot in that confined space was deafening and left a horrible ringing in the ears. But this Marine still bristles more at what he heard when he came back home.
Even now, Carpenter struggles to understand why people would yell hurtful things to those who fought at that time. As he says, "I did my time and served my country."
Carpenter returned to James Island after his four-year hitch and took a job at the Navy yard and started raising a family. He doesn't deal with nightmares or bad memories and will talk about some of the experiences, but only if prodded. He never mentioned his tunnel rat days in letters back home to his wife. She didn't even know he got a Purple Heart until she noticed a scar where shrapnel was removed from his back.
The Marine from Riverland Terrace remains proud of his service but rarely reveals his role as a tunnel rat. As he recalls, "A lot of people did different things; this is what I did."
It takes an uncommon sense of duty and a giant helping of courage to do what he did. When Carpenter's patrol unit would discover a hole, the sergeant often would bark, "Get the rat up here!"
We should raise a glass and give words of thanks to all who answered the call. If you ever bump into a tunnel rat, keep in mind how big a contribution these little guys made.
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The theatrical world received a big treat this week when the play Water by the Spoonful hit the NYC stage this week. This play was written by Quiara Alegria Hudes and was the 2012 Pulitzer Prize winner in the drama category. This much talked about drama covering topics like addiction, recovery, family and military has captured the hearts of many already and will be hitting the Second Stage Theatre in NYC this week for live performances. Tickets are now on sale to see this much talked about production live.
While this low key performance will have many inspired, a much larger scale production is taking place down the street in New York City at Madison Square Garden. Tickets are currently on sale and productions are in full swing for the How the Grinch Stole Christmas Live production. The live musical event will feature famed actor Jeff McCarthy as the Grinch and the play will feature the classic music from the major motion picture. This event will be held in the massive Madison Square Garden arena in New York City and is expected to sell out night after night as thousands of families come to get in the holiday spirit and see this production live. Tickets are still on sale for a few performances that will run through December 30th.


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What in the world possessed the Obama campaign to let their guy wander like a dazed lamb into a snake pit of religious inquisition like Rick Warren's public forum last month at his Saddleback Church in California? That shambles of a performance -- where a surprisingly unprepared Obama met the inevitable question about abortion with shockingly curt glibness -- began his alarming slide.Well, I'm glad to see an Obama supporter openly criticize him over this. It's been embarrassingly common for Obama supporters to deal with the problem by saying I didn't see it. Maybe you didn't see it, but it's not as though you just forgot to watch TV one night. It's on the internet. You can still see it. And the people who are going to decide the election will see it -- especially the worst parts of Obama's performance.
And those worst parts -- with their "shockingly curt glibness" -- show a worrisome side of Obama. He's relying on an easygoing demeanor and likeability. He's gotten very far in life being not just "likeable enough" but extremely likeable, which, alone, isn't going to be enough.
But let's talk about Camille's animal imagery (on this day where we've already discussed pigs and fish). Do lambs ever have the occasion to wander into snake pits? And what's the deal with snake pits anyway?
So a snake pit is just a big snake orgy, not a trap for you or me or the little lambikins. The snakes in the pit are interested in the other snakes. So a better image would be of an innocent young snake entering the snake pit.
But many of us, surely including Paglia, think of snake pits in terms of that Olivia de Havilland movie "The Snake Pit":
She is sent to an overcrowded state hospital for treatment... she is sorely abused by resentful matrons and profoundly disturbed patients. Throughout the film, she is threatened with being clapped into "the snake pit" -- an open room where the most severe cases are permitted to roam about and jabber incoherently -- if she doesn't realign her thinking.Is that the way we think ought to think of Rick Warren's outfit? I thought Warren's questioning was impressively fair and sane. He certainly jabbering incoherently, and -- I must go off on Paglia's rhetoric -- incoherent jabbering wouldn't be much of an "inquisition."
But snakes seem biblical -- there's that snake in the Garden of Eden -- and the Inquisition is religious, so why not toss them together. If that's the rhetoric -- everything's religious. Then why portray Obama as a lamb?


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Bona Traffic versus Bona Traffic HD
Bona Traffic HD is a new hardwood floor finish by Bona (Bona's original company name was Bona Kemi sometimes mis-spelled as Bona Chemi). Bona Traffic HD is an upgraded version of the original formula with the following enhancements: (1) 40% lower VOC (2) 24 hours after application Bona Traffic HD shows significantly greater scratch and scuff resistance than all other finishes on the market. (3) Bona Traffic HD adds a new sheen "extra matte" which the original formula Bona Traffic did not offer. Bona Traffic HD Extra Matte is a very low sheen which resembles hand rubbed oil finishes.
Bona Traffic versus Bona Mega
Bona Traffic ( Bona Kemi Traffic; Bona Chemi Traffic) is a 2-component waterbased hardwood floor finish meaning there is Bona Traffic "Part A" in a 1-gallon container and Bona Traffic "Part B" in a small bottle. Mixing Traffic part A with part B begins the hardening process of the finish. Once Bona Traffic Part A is mixed with Traffic Part B there is a pot life (working time) in the container of about 4 hours. Bona Traffic remains clear for the life of the floor meaning it will not amber or turn yellow with time. Bona Traffic comes in three sheens: Gloss, Semi-gloss, and Satin. There is also Bona Traffic Anti Slip which only comes in satin sheen. Bona Anti-Slip is an excellent waterbased floor finish with superior durability for use on stairs, or special flooring applications where extra surface traction is desired.
Bona Traffic is a "topcoat" finish. A sealer must be applied to the wood floor before applying Traffic. Bona offers three choices of water-based sealers as follows: (1) Bonaseal (this product stays clear with no ambering tones), (2) Bona DTS (this sealer adds a moderate amount of ambering tones to the wood, similar to oil based polyurethanes), (3) Bona Amberseal (this sealer adds the most amber tones of all Bona sealers and looks very much like oil based polyurethane in color). For Stained Floors: When applying Bona stain to the hardwood floor there is generally no need to apply a sealer. Bona Traffic waterbased finish can be applied directly over Bona oil-based stains once the stain has completely dried.
Bona Mega is a single component waterbased floor finish meaning that unlike Bona Traffic, there is no Part B hardener or catalyst required. Bona Mega is a very durable residential or commercial use finish which comes in Gloss, Semi-gloss, and Satin. Like Bona Traffic, Bona Mega can be applied with a waterbased sealer or directly over Bona floor stain. Mega may add a slight amount of richer amber tones to the floor like an oil based floor finish.
Do you want even more durability from Bona Mega? Bona Mega Booster creates another level of toughness to an already great Mega waterbased floor finish. Add one bottle of Mega Booster per gallon of Bona Mega and you get added long-term durability. This is a great solution for busy living areas which receive extra foot traffic and daily wear. Mega Booster does not change the color or sheen of the Bona Mega finish.


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AKRON, Ohio — Police say a McDonald's restaurant employee in Akron was fatally shot while taking out the trash.
Akron police say it happened at about 11 p.m. Saturday when the 28-year-old employee was confronted by a suspect near the back door of the restaurant.
The victim was shot several times and died later at an Akron hospital. His name hasn't been released.
There have been no arrests. Police say the suspect was 22 to 27 years old and was driving a dark-colored SUV with tinted windows.


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VCs Josh Elman, Charles Hudson and Bubba Murarka (the three gents at center) were among the speakers on hand at InContext 2014 (Photo by JD Lasica).
Will contextual data create better user experience that drive more engagement?
Target audience: Tech professionals, SEO specialists, PR pros, brand managers, businesses, nonprofits, educators, Web publishers, journalists.
We all know that the rush toward the mobile Internet is the mother of all megatrends. Less well known is a fascinating, still nascent subset of mobile: contextual mobile devices. That was the topic of an afternoon gathering yesterday called InContext 2014, hosted by EverythingMe yesterday at Terra Gallery in San Francisco's SoMa district.
(It's a crazy week for me. Here are the Flickr photos I shot Monday and Tuesday at Startup Grind in Silicon Valley. Yesterday, InContext. Today, attending CMX Summit to hear about community building.)
At InContext, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, mobile analysts and journalists exchanged views on what looks to be the Next Big Thing in mobile: contextual awareness. The idea, in short, is this: You give people what they want when they want it without them asking for it. Continue reading


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Aaaand... now it looks like I will be getting my head shaved on the Morning News. They asked if I'd be willing, and of course I said yes! Hopefully there will be fun video of me going bald now!
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I got a called from my daughter's school counselor this morning. She told me my 7 year old is acting angry with all the students and she even hit a girl with a ball yesterday. When the counselor asked my daughter why she's acting like that? My daughter told the counselor that she is jealous of the girl because she has pretty clothes and a good father. And she also told her she's angry with me because I'm having a baby and she doesn't like the father or my baby. His not mean to her at all. He doesn't come and spent time with us and when he does is usually at night.
This just started because the other night he fell asleep on my bed and my daughter got so angry, she cry and cry and told me to go to her room and sleep with her. I told her no she's a big girl and needs to sleep on her bed. She also told the counselor no one's listen to her or talk to her... I'm really disappointed that I even cry because I talk to her every day I even told her that my now ex-boyfriend/ the father of my baby on the way will not come to our house anymore. Because I want her to be happy in her own home. But when the baby is here his going to come and visit him. I told her she still needs to sleep in her own room. I don't know what else to say to her! Because in a way I feel guilty for getting pregnant and not thinking that this was going to affect my daughter's life in wrong ways.
Any advice?
by breebree04January 25, 2013 at 12:18 PM
She will learn to accept the baby and any boyfriend you may have. It just takes time for them just like it takes time for us to move on from a relationship. I dont know how long her dad has been out of the picture but my ds and dd would get very upset if we even talked about mommy dating or having a boyfriend. Eventually they got over it and now encourage me to date and have a boyfriend. Maybe you could also get her some kind of counseling to help her cope with everything
January 25, 2013 at 3:30 PM
It sounds like you need to find a way to reconnect with your daughter, she is obviously hurting emotionally which is what is making her to act out. I'm not saying its your fault at all, children often get this way when changes happens and she is probably having a hard time coping, so find a way to talk with her get her to understand that changes is normal and will happen all her life and this change is for the positive and if you can't get through to her maybe family therapy will help.
by MicahBoo07January 25, 2013 at 3:37 PM
U should have a date night with ur daughter, do something she likes to do that is just the two of u. I do that with my oldest since I don't get to be around him as much since he is in school and I am home with my youngest all day. He likes the attention and we get our alone time together. She needs attention. Read her stories, go on walks, go out to eat, bowling, anything just u two. When the baby comes keep doing it so she knows u are on ur mind and thinking about her too.
by mytrueloveSJanuary 25, 2013 at 4:28 PMMy son is the same way, he's gotten irritating. I know these changes with the baby and a new man in his life are affecting him. U need to talk to your daughter and give her attention. I try to get days off from work when I know he has no school. I'm with him all day and try to keep both of us busy. It's really hard for them, be patient, the'll get used to it in time.
by LifeCafe42January 26, 2013 at 10:16 AMStart mommy dates once a week just you and her she also sounds like she would benefit from weekly counseling
by Robsessed98January 26, 2013 at 11:28 AMI would take her to counseling. Shes got to deal with that anger and jealousy before the baby is born or it will get way out of hand.


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So screamo isn't a genre. It's just what people call it. It's just rock/metal. If you listen to In the End by Linkin park, they scream in the song. It's just referred to as rock. Because it is. The term for the music Screamo is widely used, but I think it is very incorrect. Every 'Screamo' band has a song without screaming, and it's just rock. Look at Black Veil Brides. Their new album Set the World on Fire is mostly just rock. Only 1 song is screaming. And Escape the Fate, mostly rock.
I'm just saying what I think about the "genre", but it's just my opinion.
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I've always wondered how they can scream in their songs, did they ever have scratchy throats afterwards? Lolz, nah but i respect their music because they sing/scream their poetry and share it with our popculture
I know some have ripped their vocal cords.
The screamo thing is fine for me in small doses.
I don't really like screamo (especially when I don't understand what is veing said), but it's tolerable in small amounts and with certain bands like Bullet for my Valentine.
theres a specific way you need to scream, they dont have scratchy voices, and anybody can do it(of course, without killing their throats). They scream really quiet, and it sounds loud in the mic. They need to eat something salty, like chips, and drink water.
Screamo is part of deathcore Gothic black and all that.
Black metal doesn't scream, by the way.
Wow I didn't even know what a screamo was until now...I feel educated!
Screamo is a way to categorize a band that has very emotional lyrics which are conveyed through screaming. The genre is incorrectly thrown around a lot but Screamo is indeed a genre


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Original URL: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/12/uk_lagging_on_server_virtualisation/
Brazil, China trample UK in virtualization gold rush
Western clouds befouled by legacy systems
Posted in The Channel, 12th December 2011 14:18 GMT
Mexico, China and other rising economies are quicker at employing new technologies than the UK, meaning that Britain is lagging behind in the shift to server virtualisation, according to a survey by Dell and Intel.
"The virtualisation rates are lowest where there are the highest legacy systems," said Bryan Jones, director of European marketing at Dell, speaking at a panel on the survey results.
"Developing countries will have an advantage because they will provide more competitive environments," the Dell rep said, saying it was easier for places like Mexico and China to be more innovative because they didn't have the "stumbling blocks" of legacy systems.
The UK is lagging behind on other areas of tech innovation as well, declared the survey: employees' choice of device and the freedom of employees to download what software they want is much better in Mexico than the UK.
82 per cent of Mexican workers said they felt free to download whatever software they needed at work, while only 37 per cent of UK workers felt that to be case. There was an attitude difference, too, according to the report:
A stark difference is observed between developed and developing countries - 83 per cent of Mexicans and 76 per cent of Brazilians believe that it is a good thing for "technology and the Internet to allow [them] to do business in different ways", compared with 43 per cent of British workers and 46 per cent of Americans.
Ian Jones, director of enterprise business for Intel UK, said that this came with a cost to the UK - that businesses in developed countries were missing out on the benefits that employee innovation can bring. Asked whether the UK should be worried by the findings, Bryan Jones, of Dell, said: "Yes, absolutely. Developed nations need to be freeing things up and need to be more competitive."
He said that British investment levels in IT are still healthy but CIOs need to be sure they are putting their pounds in the right place.
"Organisations that provide technology freedoms and flexibility will not only be seen as desirable places to work, but at a competitive advantage," he said as recorded on the press release.
Dell and Intel both provide virtual server technology.
The Evolving Workforce survey was carried out by TNS Global Research on behalf of Dell and Intel, the interviews were conducted in October 2011. TNS interviewed people who use computers for their work for the survey: over 8,000 people worldwide including 1,000 in Britain. ®


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Game 3
Duke (1-0-1) at SMU (0-2-0)
September 5, 2014 | 8:30 p.m. (ET)
Dallas, Texas | Westcott Field
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Setting the Scene
• Duke hits the road for the first time in 2014 to travel to Dallas to take on Southern Methodist
• The Blue Devils look to remain unbeaten while the Mustangs are aiming for their first win of the season
• Fans can watch the action live on video with a subscription to SMU's Pony Up TV broadcast … Live stats are available free of charge.
The Series History
• Duke and Southern Methodist are meeting for the seventh time and for the second time under Duke head coach John Kerr
• The Mustangs have a 3-2-1 edge in the series and won the most recently matchup - a 1-0 overtime victory in the 2011 Duke Nike Invitational
• This marks the second time Duke has traveled to Dallas, falling to the Mustangs 3-0 in 1991
About the Mustangs
• SMU debuts at home Friday night against Duke after dropping a pair of tough contests against Big 10 foes Michigan State (L, 0-1) and Michigan (L, 0-3) ... SMU was picked to finish sixth in the American Athletic Conference ... The Mustangs return 12 letterwinners and welcome 10 newcomers to the team ... Senior Andrew Morales is the top returning scorer after tallying four goals and an assist a year ago.
Blue Devil Bits
• Duke enters its first road trip with a 1-0-1 record - a 1-1 tie with Loyola Marymount and an 8-2 victory over Stetson
• Sean Davis was named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week following his MVP performance for Duke in the John Rennie Nike Invitational
Duke by the Numbers
8 – Goals scored by Duke against Stetson Aug. 31, the most goals a Blue Devil team has scored since it had 10 against Emory & Henry Sept. 1, 2004
2 – Goals from both freshman Cameron Moseley and sophomore Seo-In Kim against the Hatters, their first goals in Blue Devil uniforms
6 – Of Duke's 11 starters against Stetson who were freshmen ... The Blue Devils have started at least five freshmen in each of their first two games
7 – Different Blue Devils tallied goals in the first two games of 2014
3 – Assists from senior captain Sean Davis against Stetson, matching his total from the 2013 season
4 – International players on the Duke squad in 2014 ... Brody Huitema and Kevon Black of Canada and Simen Omholt-Jensen and Markus Fjørtoft of Norway
10– Assists on Duke's eight goals against Stetson, three shy of the Duke single-game record
Scouting the Blue Devils
Duke hits the road after going 1-0-1 to start the 2014 campaign ... The Blue Devils battled 2013 NCAA Tournament qualifier Loyola Marymount to a 1-1 draw and defeated Stetson 8-2 to win the John Rennie Nike Invitational ... Senior captain Sean Davis was voted the tournament's Most Valuable Player after posting three assists against the Hatters and dominating play throughout the midfield for the weekend ... Rookie Cameron Moseley and sophomore Seo-In Kim both had a pair of goals in the win - their first career scores in a Blue Devil uniform ... Overall six different players had a goal against Stetson and 12 Blue Devils notched at least one point ... Joe Ohaus earned the starting nod in goal both games and currently owns a 1.42 goals against average and a .625 save percentage.
Homecoming Two Blue Devils
Friday night's game will be a homecoming for freshman Bryson Asher and junior Zach "Chachi" Mathers ... Both grew up and played Academy soccer for Solar Chelsea in the greater Dallas area
Goals Galore
Duke heads to Dallas after putting up eight goals, seven of which came in the second half, against Stetson ... The eight tallies are the most since Duke scored 10 against Emory & Henry in 2004 ... Duke has nine goals in its two games and finished preseason with 12 goals in three games.
Davis Named to Top Drawer Weekly Team
On the strength of playing 190 minutes and dishing out three assists to lead Duke to the 2014 John Rennie Nike Invitational, Davis was named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week ... His three assists against Stetson were the most by a Blue Devil since Chris Tweed-Kent had three against Furman in 2010 ... Davis' three assists this season match his total from 2013.
Rookies Shine in Openers
Freshman Cameron Moseley headlined the rookie class, finishing with two goals and an assist in the 1-0-1 weekend ... Also scoring their first career goals as Blue Devils were Jeremy Ebobisse, Macario Hing-Glover and Bryson Asher ... Brian White provided a pair of assists, while Carter Manley notched his first point with a helper against Stetson ... Overall, Duke's freshmen have 15 of the team's 30 points.
Duke Features Young Lineup
Duke started at least five freshmen in each of its two games this past weekend ... Against Loyola Marymount, five of Duke's starting XI were rookies, including three of the four in the final line of defense - Joe Ohaus (GK), Kevon Black (RB), Markus Fjørtoft (LB) ... Six freshmen, with the addition of Cameron Moseley, started against Stetson.
Davis Honored For All Around Excellence
Davis' excellence on the field is well documented, but the two-year captain is equally as successful in both the classroom and the Duke community ... He recently was recognized for his exceptional character as one of the 30 nominees for the Senior CLASS Award ... An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the award honors the attributes of senior student-athletes in community, classroom, character and competition ... Davis is an executive board member of Duke's chapter of Athlete Ally as well as being involved in other volunteer opportunities on Duke's campus ... In the classroom, Davis excels ... He has been named to the Duke Dean's List in five of his six semesters and is a three-time All-ACC Academic Team member.
New Look in Goal
Duke has a new look in goal in 2014 as freshman Joe Ohaus earned the starting nod in both of Duke's first two games ... The Players Development Academy product has allowed three goals in his 190 minutes of action and owns five saves.
Next Up
The Blue Devils return home for their first midweek game Sept. 9 against Temple ... Kickoff is set for 7 p.m., against the Owls ... Duke opens ACC play the following Friday, Sept. 12 at No. 2 Louisville.


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Cardioversion is the delivery of an electric shock to the chest through electrodes or paddles. The shock is given to correct a dangerous heart rhythm.
Cardioversion can be done as an elective (scheduled) procedure or may be done urgently if an abnormal heartbeat is immediately life-threatening.
If the heart is not beating regularly, it may prevent the normal circulation of blood through the body. This may deprive various organs, including the brain and heart, of oxygen. Without oxygen, the organs cannot properly function and will eventually die.
In atrial fibrillation, the electrical signals from the atria are fast and irregular. The atria quiver, rather than contract. Some signals do not reach the ventricles and the ventricles continue pumping, usually irregularly and sometimes rapidly
Non-emergency cardioversion may be used to treat the following conditions:
Emergency cardioversion may be used to treat the following types of irregular heartbeats, which can lead to death if they are not immediately converted to a more normal rhythm:
Problems from the procedure are rare, but all procedures have some risk. Your doctor will review potential problems, like:
For elective cardioversion:
For urgent cardioversion, there is no time for to prepare for the procedure.
You will have a short-acting deep sedation, so you will be unaware of the procedure happening.
Electrodes or paddles will be applied to the chest. An electric charge will be delivered through these electrodes or paddles to the chest and into the heart. This resynchronizes the electrical activity of the heart. It allows the heart's normal pacemaker to resume normal function. The process may need to be repeated. The electric charge may be increased with each attempt.
You will be monitored closely in a recovery room until you are fully awake. You may be allowed to go home after the procedure. If medication needs to be started to keep your heart in rhythm, you may need to stay in the hospital.
The procedure itself is usually less than 30 minutes.
Sedation prevents pain during the procedure. If you have an urgent cardioversion, you may be partially aware during the procedure. You may feel a jolt that some people liken to a kick in the chest.
If you had nonemergency cardioversion, you may be sent home once you are in stable condition.
People who need emergency cardioversion may be admitted to the hospital. This may be done for further observation or because of the underlying illness that caused the event.
You may be put on blood thinners for a few weeks after the procedure. In this case, blood levels of these medications will need to be monitored via blood tests, usually weekly. Your doctor may also advise an antiarrhythmic. This type of drug will help prevent the abnormal heartbeat from happening again.
It is important for you to monitor your recovery after you leave the hospital. Alert your doctor to any problems right away. If any of the following occur, call your doctor:
If you think you have an emergency, call for medical help right away.
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LOS ANGELES - Spring marks the time of year when much of the TV business is devoted to pilots, with actors and crews often pulling 14-hour days to deliver sample episodes in the hope that, come May, the networks will add the shows to the fall lineup.
LOS ANGELES - Spring marks the time of year when much of the TV business is devoted to pilots, with actors and crews often pulling 14-hour days to deliver sample episodes in the hope that, come May, the networks will add the shows to the fall lineup.
Pilot season is changing, however, in ways that reveal how deeply network television is being affected by cable and online competition.
The four major broadcast networks are sending more series straight into production, bypassing the pilot-producing process altogether.
Sixteen series are enjoying such a privilege, compared with just two last year ( The Michael J. Fox Show on NBC and Dads on Fox).
Among the 16 are ABC's The Club, a soap set at a country club that was greenlighted even after American Hustle director David O. Russell dropped out as a producer; and Fox's Egyptian thriller Hieroglyph, which got the straight-to-series nod after languishing in development for several years.
The trend is being driven by several factors, including network cost-cutting. Pilots are a major expense, yet most of them aren't picked up for the fall season and are quickly forgotten. But, perhaps more important, networks face an onslaught of competition from upstart cable and online providers such as Netflix, which aren't wedded to stodgy TV traditions. Netflix's first original drama, House of Cards, was ordered straight to series without a pilot.
"We really, truly are in a transitional period," said Jennifer Salke, president of NBC Entertainment. Pilot season is "a ridiculous process. We've all been saying it for so long."
Hieroglyph illustrates the shift. A few years ago, Fox passed on making a pilot for the proposal from screenwriter Travis Beacham - which seemed to be the kiss of death.
This year, however, Fox decided to take the series. But the network didn't order a pilot; it ordered 13 episodes.
"The biggest advantage of a series order is that it gives us a crucial head start on the sort of preparation it takes to realize a world as lush and complex as this," Beacham said in an email. "It's hard to invest that kind of effort in a pilot that may or may not see the light of day. Without a series commitment, it's almost impossible for something like Hieroglyph to happen."
This year, the broadcast networks are producing 87 pilots, about 15 percent fewer than the 102 made last year, studio executives say. (An exact number can differ depending on the counting of pilots that are "rolled over" from year to year.)
Kevin Reilly, entertainment chairman at Fox, has vowed to exit the pilot-season derby, arguing that it wastes millions of dollars every year and has a terrible track record. Networks spend up to $100 million every year on development, much of it on pilots that never go anywhere.
The average one-hour drama pilot costs up to $8 million, almost four times as much as a typical episode in a series might cost. Much of the extra expense comes from longer shooting schedules, as studios strive to create the best possible version for executives who screen pilots in early May.
And yet well more than half of new series fail after one season.
"Look at the batting average: We couldn't do any worse," Reilly said.
Some of his rivals are coming around to that view, too. The mad dash every April produces dozens of hours of carefully honed content viewers will never see. "You don't want to find yourself in a 10-pilot-to-1-show kind of ratio," NBC's Salke said.
Now, there is an additional fear that the industry's best writers and producers will take their work to Netflix or Amazon, where they can be free of the onerous creative and time constraints that surround network television.


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I'm still here. Just super busy with work.
That's good right?
Here, have some balloons.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
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- Orange Pattern said...
And the balloons. So light. And pretty. Thanks.
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Have you filled out the questionnaire from Ilford about polaroid film? Flickers of hope that they are showing interest! If you give me your email address I will forward you it if you don't already have it!
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Beautiful :)
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Saints too good for Glovers
Southampton put their off-field dramas behind them to reach the FA Cup fifth round at the expense of Yeovil on Saturday.
It has been quite a few weeks on the south coast, with club-record signing Dani Osvaldo's alleged attack on team-mate Jose Fonte bookending a tumultuous period started by the sudden departure of executive chairman Nicola Cortese.
Talk of a meltdown soon followed but Saints remain unbeaten since the divisive Italian's departure, reaching the FA Cup fifth round after overcoming Yeovil 2-0 in front of owner, and newly-appointed non-executive chairperson, Katharina Liebherr.
It was a somewhat harsh scoreline on Gary Johnson's side, whose attempts to win the fourth-round tie - and emulate the famous giant-killing side of 1949 - were valiant but ultimately fruitless.
An impressive 3,403 supporters made the trip from the West Country and saw their side produce a performance that belied their position 34 places lower in the football pyramid than the Premier League hosts.
There was a certain air of relief when Guly do Prado, who spoke in the programme of his desire to win around Saints fans, slotted home a penalty midway through the first half - the Brazilian's first goal in two years and 11 days.
Jay Rodriguez and Adam Lallana saw efforts hit the woodwork either side of the spot-kick, but Yeovil were proving a handful it took for 18-year-old Sam Gallagher to open his senior account with a fine solo effort to put the game to bed and a smile back on Southampton fans' faces after a difficult few weeks.
The Glovers began brightly at St Mary's, with Ishmael Miller causing a nuisance from the outset on his first appearance since he rejoined Gary Johnson's side on loan from Nottingham Forest for the rest of the season.
The 26-year-old was full of running and forced a corner off Nathaniel Clyne in the 12th minute, with Shane Duffy's header from the resulting corner on target but without the power required to threaten Kelvin Davis.
Yeovil continued to push with the backing of the vociferous travelling contingent and the hosts were fortunate that James Hayter was unable to get a telling touch on a clever ball behind their defence.
It appeared to be the shot in the arm the hosts needed, leading to a flurry of shots in quick succession.
Lallana, whose professional debut came in a League Cup match against Yeovil in 2006, saw a shot blocked before Rodriguez was thwarted by Marek Stech, before the latter saw a powerful header rattle the crossbar.
Saints continued in the ascendancy and the opening goal arrived after 23 minutes, with referee Phil Dowd pointing to the spot after Duffy was adjudged to have handled in the box.
Rodriguez looked set to take the resulting penalty but handed the ball over to Do Prado, who sent Stech the wrong way for his first goal since January 14, 2012.
Lallana flashed a strike wide and then saw a cross-cum-shot skim the bar after Yeovil had a penalty shout of their own waved away, before Davis' reactions kept Saints ahead.
Good play down the left between Joel Grant and Joe Ralls saw the ball played in for Hayter, whose goalbound effort was denied by a point-blank, if unorthodox-looking, stop by the Saints goalkeeper.
Rodriguez, Luke Shaw and Do Prado had efforts before half-time, although Miller's powerful effort in stoppage time showed Yeovil were still in with a shout.
The Somerset club did not take long to threaten again when play resumed for the second half, with Luke Ayling seeing a 20-yard effort impressively pushed around the post by Davis.
Yeovil continued to push forward in numbers with John Lundstram having an effort on goal, but such attacking impetus was seeing Saints have opportunities at the other end.
Rodriguez saw a shot deflect behind and James Ward-Prowse saw an audacious dipping effort go close, with Clyne and substitute Gallagher soon forcing Stech into saves of differing quality.
Lundstram saw a venomous strike blocked by Shaw as Yeovil attempted to eke a leveller, although Saints went clear with 20 minutes remaining.
Gallagher, on for Do Prado in the 56th minute, showed impressive poise and skill to jink clear and fire past Stech from an acute angle.
It was a fine first goal by the teenager and one he hoped to add to soon after, although his attempt from a tight angle was cleared away.
Substitute Steven Davis saw an attempt impressively clawed away by Stech late on, with the Czech also denying Gallagher after the forward made himself space with impressive control.
Source: PA


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So yesterday was fun, it's been quite busy since we got here, today it's pouring and a bit cold.
I DID my sister's makeup yesterday even though I seriously only had like 5 minutes to do it because I had to do other people's hair, but nontheless, she looked gorgeous!
Here is a quick pic of us, i'll show some before and after's later....
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Sunday, August 19, 2007
Raining in Washington
Posted by Vanessa at 12:03 PM .
So yesterday was fun, it's been quite busy since we got here, today it's pouring and a bit cold.
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- Jellyn said...
Hi Vanessa,
I love that lipgloss on you. What is it called and where can I buy it? Thanks!
- August 20, 2007 at 1:24 PM
- Christiana said...
love your contacts! are those freshlook's pure hazels, or browns? :] i have the pure hazel ones, and i had the browns, but i lost the browns. hahaha. :P
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