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June 16, 2009, 07:02 AM »
I'm just back from the Rogallo Kite Festival that was held on the giant dunes at Jockey's Ridge State Park in Nags Head, NC this past weekend. Oy! Hard work on those dunes! But it was a good festival, despite being chased off the dunes both days by afternoon t-storms. Fortunately, we had great support from the park rangers; nothing got wet, nobody got zapped, we put up a pretty good show and we had a darn good time doing it!
Have you looked at the calendar lately? Here's what's coming up!
20th-21st Old Dominion Sport Kite Championship (ODSKC) (Richmond, VA)
27th-28th Kites Over The Cape (Cape May, NJ)
5th First Sunday Fly (Washington Monument)
4th-5th Canaan Valley Windfest (Canaan Valley Resort, WV)
11th-12th New Jersey Sport Kite Championship (NJSKC) (Liberty State Park, NJ)
23rd Hatteras Kite Festival (Hatteras Landing, NC)
See the calendar for information links & POCs.
Regarding the Canaan Valley event, this is a Sky Jewels sponsored fun fly. The festival is on Saturday, July 4th and Sunday July 5th at Canaan Valley Resort in Davis, WV. The hours are from 10am to 5pm on Saturday and from 11am to 3pm on Sunday. Lodging (with late checkout on Sunday) and gas money is available. Lunches on Saturday and Sunday are supplied by the resort. On Saturday evening, there is an informal dinner at one of the local restaurants nearby. Sanctioning for the event has been applied for.
Canaan Valley is a unique ecological zone, with many plants not seen elsewhere outside the Arctic Circle. Many attendees in the past have chosen to spend an extra day in the area to explore the various outdoor attractions as well as many of the local artisans.
The coordinator, Jim Hodges, would like to get a head count soon of those who may be interested so that he can ensure adequate lodging arrangements for everyone. If you are interested or need more information, contact Jim Hodges at 703-201-0060 or
Kites Over the Cape is sponsored by the town of Cape May, the Sport Kite comps are Eastern League events, and the Hatteras Festival is a Kitty Hawk Kites event.
In other news, still attempting to secure the church for an indoor event, probably the 1st or 8th of August but nothing's definite yet. I'll keep you informed.
Elsewhere, while it may seem early to be considering, I'd like to try and do two workshops this fall/winter. What I'm thinking is one in November/December timeframe and another in the latter part of January or February. Lots of possibilities here. Perhaps one can be a kite making workshop and the other a kite repair workshop. Maybe a combination of both. Maybe we'll do mini banners or some other type of banner again. Things are wide open. What I'm interested in is input as to what we can do in the way of a kitemaking workshop. I'm looking for designs or workshop ideas and presenters. Who out there has a good, fairly easy and reasonable design in mind? Who can present? I'm personally very keen on the Borelli Glider (an indoor fighter-type kite that is also just awesome in light winds outdoors) and would like to present it, but I'm not yet an expert on it and there are refinements to the existing plan that I'd like to make. Further, the existing plan is in Spanish; Google Translate and Babblefish do an okay translation but it's not super clean, so I'd like to try and refine the plan in English before diving into it. But I digress. As you can see, lots of work to be done there before I can present that particular kite. Please let me know if you can present at a workshop or if you have a design or plan in mind that we might be able to tackle.
If you haven't noticed, there are some new sections on the website. We now have some new pages: "About Us", "Press", "Newsletter", and "Subject Matter Experts". There have also been updates pretty much to every page on the site; in particular there are some new webcam and forum links.
Also note that the quarterly input for kiting will be due in mid-July, so if you wish to submit something now is the time to start pulling it together. Feel free to send me any notes, observations or reports from festivals you've attended; I'd love the material to include in the club's quarterly input.
As we approach the official start of summer (June 21st) I hope for good winds for everyone, but hey, it's summer, so have those light wind kites at the ready! Have a great 4th of July, ya'll!
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Larry Howell, executive vice president at Nicholls State University, will lead the school into the new academic year as its interim president and stay in that role until a new president is hired.
The University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors, which oversees Nicholls, approved Howell's appointment Tuesday at its regular monthly meeting. Howell was the only nominee for the post.
Howell, who has served as the executive vice president since December 2011, will assume the president's duties until the university finds a replacement for President Stephen Hulbert.
Hulbert, who has been president for the last decade, announced his retirement in April. It becomes effective Aug. 1, the same day Howell's appointment will begin.
The university has contracted R.H. Perry and Associates, a higher education consulting firm, to conduct the search for its next president, said UL System President Sandra Woodley.
The search committee has a tentative timeline in place, Woodley said, with Aug. 1 as the deadline for nominations and applications. The search committee wants to hold on-campus interviews the week of Aug. 26 and Board of Supervisors interviews in early September.
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Howell, who does not intend to apply for the position, said he is prepared to serve for as long as it takes to find the next president.
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There will be many responsibilities, he said, as he will be balancing his role as interim president and executive vice president.
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Howell, an alumnus of Nicholls and employee of the university since 1975, has served as the university's director of institutional research, assistant vice president for academic affairs, interim vice president for academic affairs, associate provost and interim executive vice president. He holds the rank of associate professor of computer science.

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The Dow Jones industrial average lost 60 points to close at 12,965 Monday.
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UNAIDS calls on India and all countries to repeal laws that criminalize adult consensual same sex sexual conduct
GENEVA/NEW DELHI, 12 December 2013—UNAIDS expresses its deep concern that, through its recent decision on the constitutionality of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, the Supreme Court of India has re-criminalized adult consensual same sex sexual conduct. In 2009, the Delhi High Court had found unconstitutional the application of the 150-year-old law criminalizing "carnal intercourse against the order of nature" between consenting adults. Now, again in India, gay and other men who have sex with men, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people face the possibility of criminal prosecution.
"The Delhi High Court decision in 2009 had restored dignity for millions of people in India, and was an example of the type of reform we need for supportive legal environments that are necessary for effective national AIDS responses," said the Executive Director of UNAIDS Michel Sidibé. "We want government and civil society to be able to provide HIV information and services to all people, including gay and other men who have sex with men, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, and for them to be able to access the services without fear of criminalization."
The 2009 decision by the Delhi High Court to annul the law was widely considered a milestone against homophobia and towards zero HIV-related discrimination. In the past four years since the law was annulled, there has been a more than 50% increase in the number of sites providing HIV services for gay and other men who have sex with men, as well as transgender people in India.
For the protection of public health and human rights, UNAIDS calls on India and all countries to repeal laws that criminalize adult consensual same sex sexual conduct. Such criminalization hampers HIV responses across the world. These laws not only violate human rights but also make it more difficult to deliver HIV prevention and treatment services to a population which is particularly affected by HIV. On average globally, gay and other men who have sex with men are 13 times more likely than the rest of the population to be living with HIV.
UNAIDS urges all governments to protect the human rights of gay and other men who have sex with men, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, through repealing criminal laws against adult consensual same sex sexual conduct; implementing laws to protect them from violence and discrimination; promoting campaigns that address homophobia and transphobia; and ensuring that adequate health services are provided to address their needs.
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That's one of the things George has learned over 50 years as a blind woodworker. He's now teaching students of all ages at BLIND, Inc., a Minneapolis training center.
"Having a teacher who's blind helps a lot," says Kayla Weathers of Trenton, Georgia.
George added, "If you have somebody normal, they may not believe 100 percent in their heart of hearts that you can be successful at doing it." George, on the other hand, wants his students to be comfortable "doing something that in their wildest dreams they never thought they'd be doing."
His class is required of all students at BLIND, Inc., and they all do woodworking in complete blindness. People who have some vision wear sleep shades to create total occlusion. The reasoning, George explained, is that most people's vision problems will become worse; if they've received training in total blindness, they won't have to relearn everything later.
George starts every student out with hand tools to learn how tools work and how to position their bodies when using them. "With a hand miter saw, you have to keep your body square to get it to work right. So when you go over to the power miter saw, you already know that."
After completion of the first class project, a cedar box George has designed to be deliberately confusing — several parts are the same size but must fit together in a certain pattern — each student chooses an individual project.
Kimberly Kiser of Kaukana, Wisconsin, is building an occasional table with a butterfly-shaped top. She'll shape the legs with a router. "So much of that is touch and listen," George said. "It if starts to climb grain, you'll hear a bad noise, and you know you've got to slow down."
The only "specialty" tool George and his students use is a click rule measuring device. A nut marked on one side slides along a threaded rod equipped with a spring-loaded ball bearing that drops into the side of the threads, making clicking noises at every 1/16 of an inch and locking into place at the desired measurement.
"The guy wearing trifocals who can't see well enough to set the saw at 3/32" doesn't know this tool exists," George said. "He can come here and learn."
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Twenty-one car workshops and garages were represented in the five-on-five tournament, which was in Willets Point Stadium, a lighted soccer arena carved out of an industrial lot at the intersection of 127th Avenue and Willets Point Boulevard. While they played, a DJ spun records from the top of stacked shipping containers.
This festival was hosted by Artefacting, a Brooklyn-based social arts organization, with the support of the Queens Museum of Art. The festival included a screening of the Willets Point documentary Chop Shop in the E.T. Tire Shop, a photo exhibit, public tours, and chai and samosas made available by Willets Point's own Spice Factory.
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CANYON, Texas—It will be an evening of great music when the West Texas A&M University jazz program presents Grammy-winning jazz artist Jeff Coffin and his all-star band The Mu'tet in concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17 at the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts.
Coffin, sax player with the Dave Matthews Band, and Mu'tet members Felix Pastorius, electric bass, Bill Fanning, trumpet, Chris Walters, piano, and Roy "Futureman" Wooten, drums, will work with WTAMU students in master classes Jan. 15-17 before closing their visit with the concert.
The evening concert will open with the WT jazz band performing three numbers, including "Tall and Lanky" featuring Coffin. The sax player and his all-star band will then take to the stage for a program of works ranging in musical styles from funk, jazz and folk to African, New Orlean, rock and fusion.
Coffin is a three-time Grammy winner as a member of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, a group he played with from 1997-2010. He began touring with the Dave Matthews Band in 2008 and became an official member of the group in 2009. When he's not on tour with the Dave Matthews Band, Coffin can be found performing with his group the Mu'tet. He is a graduate of the University of North Texas and internationally known as a saxophonist, band leader, composer and educator.
General admission tickets are priced at $15 and available through all panhandleticket outlets. WTAMU students, faculty and staff can get one complimentary ticket with a valid Buff ID through the School of Music at 651-2840 or in the music office, Sybil B. Harrington Fine Arts Complex, Room 202.
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Prisoner X revelations 'massively damaging Israel'
An Israeli defence specialist says the ABC's revelations about the death of Prisoner X have done extraordinary damage to Israel.
Alon Ben-David, senior defence correspondent with News Ten in Israel and senior fellow at the Centre for International Communications at Bar-Ilan University, also said he had no doubt that Australian-Israeli Ben Zygier was a Mossad agent.
Last week, the ABC's Foreign Correspondent program revealed Zygier was found hanged in a secret prison cell near Tel Aviv in 2010.
Read Trevor Bormann's original story here
Watch the full Foreign Correspondent report on Prisoner X on iView
How Israel's top spies scrambled to keep the lid on the ABC's revelations
The Australian-Israeli citizen was thought to be an agent for Israel's Mossad spy agency, and Israel went to extreme lengths to cover up the death.
It imposed a total media blackout on the case but was forced to ease the restrictions after the story made headlines across the world, rendering the local gag order ineffective.
"I can't even begin to describe the amount of damage that this affair has caused," Mr Ben-David said.
"Every time the picture and the name of a Mossad agent appears in the paper, it is hard to explain but just imagine what's going on in the countries around us since the ABC aired this story initially.
"Iran, Lebanon, Syria - they all check to see when this person visited them, who was he with, who did he meet inside the country, what cell phone he used, can they trace back the calls, can they reconstruct text messages?
"I can't even begin to describe the amount of damage that this affair has caused. Circles and circles of damage that can't even describe.Israeli defence specialist Alon Ben-David
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Last week, Israel confirmed having held an Israeli-Australian citizen in solitary confinement under a false name.
When asked what he thought Zygier must have done to be locked up in Israel's highest security cell, Mr Ben-David said: "I think Zygier divulged very sensitive information to a foreign element.
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"It is quite clear I think for the Israeli agencies that Zygier was not acting out of malice.
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"He was charged with divulging information, critical information to a foreign element that was not supposed to be exposed to that kind of information."
The inquest into Zygier's death returned a verdict of suicide, committed in what was meant to be a suicide-proof cell, though findings released in a government report also referred to abrasions to his arm and traces of sedative in his system.
While questions have arisen following the release of these details, Mr Ben-David insists Zygier took his own life.
"No, not at all," he said when asked if he doubted the verdict.
"First of all, you know, in Israel we don't kill other Israelis even if they are charged with serious crime, so clearly they were trying to protect him, they were trying to look after him but unfortunately he managed to do that."
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I spent the last month asking longtime Valley residents what their favorite swimming hole is and why. A bit of a Valley swimming hole fanatic myself, I was surprised at the amount of new plunge-worthy places people spilled to me. But then I was promptly sworn to secrecy. Sure, all swimming holes are a wonderful way to pass a lazy summer day, but the area's true swimming hole fans know that the best ones are the top secret ones—the ones you've spent years falling down wooded slopes, scratching poison ivy and scrambling up river rocks for.
The following list includes none of those places. But when it's a humid 95 degrees, these will do.
The Bend, West Chesterfield: Take a dip in this pooled section of the Westfield River before staking out a sunning spot on its tiny strip of sand. Nestled into a sky-high wall of trees and boulders, this modest swimming spot is popular with Hilltown locals and their young children. Perfect for: A long afternoon of dunks, snacks and naps. What you'll find: Sand castles and designated parking. Bring: The kids.
Orange Dam, Leeds: Next to the bike path, this dam-induced waterfall is the perfect place for a daring jump. With only a graffiti-covered concrete slab for sunbathing and a clear view of the road, Orange Dam has an urban feel and is popular with the high school set. Venture a little further upstream via wooded paths and you'll find Hippie Beach, which has more space for lying out and wading and a resident shrine decked with driftwood, stone piles and sea glass. Though these are the obvious choices, river-woven Leeds reveals much more satisfying spots for those willing to bushwhack. Perfect for: A brief adrenaline rush. What you'll find: Marlboro Lights, iPods and neon bikinis. Bring: A joint.
Knightville Dam, Huntington: This scenic spot is pretty expansive, with modestly tall jumping rocks and enough sand space to play beach games. Take Route 112 north through Huntington, go over a bridge and then take the second of two dam entrances that you'll find on the right. Take a left on the dirt road and bump your way to a makeshift parking lot. Perfect for: An all-day swimming affair. What you'll find: A nature-oriented crowd and their dogs. Bring: A picnic from Westhampton's Outlook Farms and a wiffle ball set.
Sunburn Beach, Shelburne Falls: We thought we'd never go on after the heartbreaking closure of Shelburne Falls' Glacial Potholes. But just off a short path jutting off North River Road, Sunburn Beach soothes our pain with a little something for everyone. Rocks for jumpers, shallow stretches for the little ones, a current for a leisurely float, and its famous gigantic flat rocks, sitting warm and toasty and just begging for tan-seekers, all have this spot bustling when the temperatures climb. Perfect for: Everyone, even the tourists. What you'll find: People, lots of them. Bring: Sunblock. It's not called Sunburn for nothing.
Puffer's Pond, Amherst: Puffer's is the opposite of a charming Valley swimming hole but it is a non-chlorinated place to swim. True to its name, Puffer's is a large pond, supposedly kept fresh by a stream that feeds into it, though the water always strikes me as dirty. Popular with UMass students, this pond has more of a party atmosphere than the feel of a relaxing day at the beach. Last time I was there there were two guys floating in inner tubes attached to beer coolers by a string, an off-duty a capella group sang incessantly and badly, and a photography student asked every swimmer if he could snap their portrait. You get the idea. Perfect for: People-watching and debauchery. What you'll find: A clean sandy place to lay your towel. Bring: PBR and hand sanitizer.
Glendale Falls, Middlefield: Surrounded by woods, Glendale Falls is less a hole and more a swimming network of rocks, small waterfalls and shallow pools. It's not ideal for sunbathing; you've got to come at the right time to avoid too much shade, and you'll have to do some rock-hopping to get to the places deep enough to paddle in. Head down Route 143 through Worthington, take a left onto River Road and then a right after the bridge that has a concrete slab dated 1990. Perfect for: People who are mountain goats first, water babies second. What you'll find: More rocks than water. Bring: Your Birkenstocks and walking stick.
Gay Beach, Cummington: One mile west of the Cummington town sign on Route 9 is a rest area on the left. Head downstream off this rest stop and after about half a mile you'll find a string (seriously) leading you across a shallow part of the river and onto a well-trodden path that'll take you where you're looking to go. The place is bustling with cars even when it's 60 degrees, so you should have no problem finding your way. Popular with the gay male set but not too cruisey; don't bother packing a bathing suit. Need I say more?
The Dog Park, Northampton/Florence: Having just recently become a dog owner myself, I've only recently begun exploring the dog park next to the Northampton communal gardens. While obviously the perfect place for a walk with your furry best friend, it's also not-so-obviously a fun place to cool off with Fido. Just follow your nose to the stream through the worn paths in the bordering woods. Perfect for: Not worrying about your dog trampling sunbathers. What you'll find: Wet dogs (duh). Bring: A ball.
As for the best-kept secrets? Well, there's one in Conway near a famous person's house. There are plenty with rope swings. And there are even more that will get you arrested, injured or very, very lost. But you'll just have to find those for yourself because the only thing worse than a Valley summer without a swimming hole is a writer spoiling them for everyone else.?


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Sounds like a track right off of And Justice For All...
With all the EVH talk earlier, thought I'd post one from one of my favorite post-VH guitarists, Paul Gilbert. This one from his stint in Racer X.
RacerX for the win. PG is a mudda-flappa.
I dont know why I randomly thought of this old jam from the absolutely terrible White Chicks movie today.
Maybe it could be because I started singing it literally right after I lost my virginity. LOL fun times.


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OK, so it might be a bit facetious me starting this thread, but still, it's only a bit over two weeks away.
Groups A and B will see one of the stronger sides miss out on qualifying - with Bangladesh's strength at U/19, and Australia's performance at the last WC creating a dogfight between themselves, the Windies and the South Africans. England have done themselves well with the draw, while one would expect India and Sri Lanka to qualify comfortably.
India look like the team to beat, while the rest of the subcontinent sides should be there and about. New Zealand have stayed off the radar, while there should be a few of the supposed "minnows" - read Nepal, especially - who cause a few suprises.
The practice matches on the three preceding days to the Opening Ceremony should provide the best form guide. Till then, in all truth, it's just guesswork.


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GRAYSON COUNTY, TX -- Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last month, and according to a Bloomberg private poll, employers stepped up their hiring in August.
In July, the unemployment rate in Oklahoma was 4.9 percent and in Texas 7.2 percent. August's numbers will come out Friday.
While there has been an increase in jobs, a Bloomberg poll predicts the national unemployment rate will remain at 8.3 percent.
But in this area, employment agencies say they've been seeing a positive trend.
For many, the job hunting process isn't easy.
"I applied maybe about ten at Denison, about five in Sherman, and then my husband works in Bonham so a couple there and no response," new NOVO 1 employee, Heather Swink said.
Swink finally landed a job at NOVO 1 in Denison, but she says it took a while.
"About a couple months before I was able to find a job," Swink said.
Employment agency manager, Belinda Spears, said the last two years have been the best since 2006 -- in the Grayson county area.
"We have probably more jobs than we have the people," Spears said.
Bob Rhoden with Texoma Workforce Solutions agrees. Spears says Express Employment Professionals in Sherman actually needs more job applicants, which rarely happens. She attributes it to the increase in companies moving to the area.
"Well, you have some new businesses coming. There's a lot of activity happening in the Denison area. You see some new companies moving in. But your manufacturing companies are adding more employees on there," Spears said.
Other companies are too. Last month, NOVO 1 announced it would hire 100 more employees.
"We've received over 500 applications since making that announcement," director Leila Lassetter said.
Site director Leila Lassetter said she receives five to ten job applications each day and many applicants already have jobs.
"You know a lot of them are employed and they're either looking for a secondary income to supplement their lifestyle. Or, they're looking for a more permanent solution," Lassetter said.
Spears did say because seasonal jobs are coming to an end, there could be a small spike in unemployment in the area. But, for the last two years, she said Grayson county has seen the number go down.


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Michael Laudrup elected to rest several players for the trip to Anfield ahead of Sunday's Capital One Cup final but Vorm says their display was not worthy of the Reds' stadium.
Steven Gerrard scored a penalty in the first half to give Liverpool the lead before Philippe Coutinho, Jose Enrique, Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge all found the target after the break.
|Swansea are 9/1 to beat Bradford 3-0 in the Capital One Cup final with BetVictor
"As a team you win and lose with each other, but when you have the privilege to play at Anfield against Liverpool in front of their amazing supporters, on a nice pitch, in good conditions and you play like that then you don't deserve to play at Anfield.
"We showed this year what we are capable of against the big teams but our mentality was so poor.
"I hope it's just an accident because we could have lost 10-0 and if you play like that against smaller clubs we will get beat."
The 29-year-old hopes Swansea will respond when they face Bradford at Wembley but admitted that the heavy defeat would not serve their preparation well.
"I hope it's just this once because we have a final coming up and it does not help your preparation to have a game like this," Vorm said. "I hope it's a wake-up call for next week but don't think we needed this.
"Everybody has to look in the mirror and ask if they gave 100% and what more they could do better next time. We mourn for a couple of days and be sharp and fit for the final."


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Topic: Don Post Boba Fett Statue
Hi< I was wondering if you all can help me. I have an opportunity to buy what appears to be a Don Post Boba Fett statue, it's missing the base plate that he stands on but it appears to look like the Don Post.
I was wondering if I could get your opinion on it to see if you think it looks authentic because I am buying it from someone out of state.
I have pictures but don't know how to post them on here.
Thanks for your help.


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Helen L. Roop, 83
Helen L. Roop, 83, of Wapakoneta, died at 10:48 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima.
She was born in Wapakoneta, the daughter of Don W. and Hazel L. (Smith) Benzing, who preceded her in death.
On Aug. 26, 1949, she married T.J. Roop, and he survives.
Other survivors include three children, Peg Mitchell of Wapakoneta, Dennis (Theresa) Roop of Cridersville and Barbara (James) Smith of Wapakoneta; a son-in-law, Russell Phillips of Celina; a daughter-in-law, Gabi Benzing of Wapakoneta; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; one brother; one sister.
She was preceded in death by three children, Paul Benzing, Carolyn Phillips, and Beverly Roop.
Funeral services will begin at 3 p.m. Friday at the Bayliff and Eley Funeral Home, State Route 501, Wapakoneta, the Rev. Becky Sunday, officiating.
Burial is to follow in the Resthaven Memory Gardens, near Moulton.
The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be directed to Spina Bifida Association of Northwest Ohio, 2013 Walk and Roll-a-thon (Team Lauryn) Conant Street, Suite C, Maumee, OH, 43537, or to the Nationwide Children's Hospital, P.O. Box 16810, Columbus, OH, 43216-6810.
Condolences may be expressed at BayliffAndEleyFh.com.


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The Iowa Golf Coaches Association named Gladbrook-Reinbeck's Jacob Smoldt Class 1A Player of the Year this summer. This was voted on by the golf coaches in Class 1A that are part of the Iowa Golf Coaches Association. This is the first time a Rebel Golfer has been named Player of the Year. Jacob was runner-up in the Class 1A State Golf Tournament that was held at Lake Panorama and was also on the All-Tournament Team. Jacob was also named to the IGCA's 1st Team All-State this year.
To see Jacob's results for the year, you can visit www.iahsgca.org. With these honors, Jacob was invited to play in the Iowa Masters, which was held at Veenker Memorial Golf Course in Ames. Jacob plans to take his golf game to Wartburg College this fall in Waverly.


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Trading Radar: Happy New Year! Shortened Week for Stocks
Economics, earnings reports, and market events for the week ahead.
MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL Next week will be the second straight week that has been shortened due to the holidays. On Monday, while the markets will be open for a full day, light volume should be expected as it is New Year's Eve. On Tuesday, New Year's Day, US and European markets will be closed.
Although it is a shortened week, the very important monthly payroll reports will be released on Friday. Leading up to it is the ADP private payrolls report on Thursday, which is forecast to show a small increase over last month. Additionally, Friday's nonfarm payrolls report is forecast to show a similar gain. Also this week, the ISM will release manufacturing and non-manufacturing composites.
Globally, China will release a slew of economic figures steadily throughout the week. Recently, Chinese economic data has begun to gradually turn a corner, so a continued increase could help sustain the rally. In Europe, the eurozone and the UK will release their manufacturing and non-manufacturing composites.
In earnings, Family Dollar (NYSE:FDO), Finish Line (NASDAQ:FINL), and Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) are the key reports for the week.
Monday, December 31
US Economics (Time Zone: EDT)
No major reports
Global Economics (Time Zone: GMT)
CNY Leading Index
EUR German Retail Sales
00:30 AUD Private Sector Credit
01:45 CNY HSBC Manufacturing PMI
Cal-Maine Foods (CALM)
Tuesday, January 1
US Economics (Time Zone: EDT)
US markets closed for New Year's Day
Global Economics (Time Zone: GMT)
01:00 CNY Manufacturing PMI
European markets closed for New Year's Day
No major reports
Wednesday, January 2
US Economics (Time Zone: EDT)
07:00 MBA Mortgage Index
10:00 ISM Manufacturing – consensus 50.5, prior 49.5
10:00 Construction Spending – consensus 0.5%, prior 1.4%
5:00 Domestic Auto Sales
5:00 Total Vehicle Sales
Global Economics (Time Zone: GMT)
09:00 EUR Eurozone Manufacturing PMI
09:30 GBP Manufacturing PMI
13:00 EUR German CPI
No major reports
Thursday, January 3
US Economics (Time Zone: EDT)
07:30 Challenger Job Cuts – prior 34.4%
08:15 ADP Employment Change – consensus 130K, prior 118K
08:30 Initial Claims – consensus 363K, prior 350K
08:30 Continuing Claims – consensus 3221K, prior 3206K
Global Economics (Time Zone: GMT)
01:00 CNY Non-manufacturing PMI
08:00 CHF KOF Swiss Leading Indicator
08:55 EUR German Unemployment
09:30 GBP Net Consumer Credit
Family Dollar (FDO)
Worthington (WOR)
A.Schulman (SHLM)
Sonic (SONC)
Friday, January 4
US Economics (Time Zone: EDT)
08:30 Nonfarm Payrolls – consensus 150K, prior 146K
08:30 Private Payrolls – consensus 135K, prior 147K
08:30 Unemployment Rate – consensus 7.7%, prior 7.7%
08:30 Average Workweek – consensus 34.5, prior 34.4
10:00 Factory Orders – consensus 0.3%, prior 0.8%
10:00 ISM Non-manufacturing – consensus 54.0, prior 54.7
Global Economics (Time Zone: GMT)
01:45 CNY HSBC Services PMI
09:00 EUR Eurozone Services PMI
09:30 GBP Services PMI
13:30 CAD Employment Figures
Finish Line (FINL)
Mosaic (MOS)
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By Reshma Kapadia
More labor issues in China: Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) is addressing unfair labor practices at its Chinese suppliers after a labor group alleged the firm had violated worker condition rules, WSJ's In-Soo Nam reports.
Chilean's strong economy has wooed investors looking stability in Latin America lately, but the economy may not be able to maintain its economic growth, especially as exports begin to moderate, WSJ's Carolina Pica and Stephen Wisnefski write.
While investors price in the increasing risk of a credit downgrade, Indian government officials are offering their "optimism" that they will rein in the country's budget deficit and vowed again to cut the debt, Bloomberg's Kartik Goyal, Pradipta Mukherjee and Jeanette Rodrigues report.
India's Mahindra & Mahindra (MNM.BO) is trying to get its hand on a British icon as it engages in a bidding war with an Italian buyout firm for Aston Martin Lagonda, which makes 007′s iconic sports car, WSJ's Kiel Porter reports.
New York Times' David Barboza has another story looking at the family wealth of China's Prime Minister Wen Jiabo — this time linking the wealth to financial giant Ping An.
Investors are looking more warily at the developments in Egypt. The WSJ's Sam Dagher writes tha thte political divide in the country is widening amid pressure on President Mohammed Morsi to take back an edict that some see as a power grab that sidesteps the judiciary. Protesters took to the streets this weekend in response to the move.
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Linked by vodoomoth on Fri 2nd Jul 2010 09:03 UTC
Opera 10.60 has been released July 1 for Mac OS X and is available for download. The features highlighted on the changelogs page are: layout engine (codename 'Presto'), HTML5 with support for offline web applications, WebM, which has been available in Opera (in a special build) on the very day of the announcement at the Google I/O conference, web workers for running scripts in the background without impeding the browsing experience, and geolocation. Version 10.60 is also available for Windows and Linux/BSD.
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by hexplor on Fri 2nd Jul 2010 10:01 UTC
I'm not using it on my Mac Os X either... It's randomly crashing on some pages. I like Opera cos it's robust and very advanced but that's not the point. I prefer solid and simple Chrome when i work. Yesterday Opera crashed even when it was running in the background with one tab opened... Come on guys. Maybe 10.10 was old, but was stable as hell.
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FAS, Mixed developmental disorders; congenital malformations of ribs; Coloboma of optic disc; strabismus; Mild protein-energy malnutrition
Cecily should be getting ready for kindergarten, not an institution!
Update March 2014:
I LOVE this girl!!!! She is so poised and smart and sweet and totally impressed me when I would interact with her. She's very formal and polite when she meets new people, but as soon as she would go back into her classroom, she would be playing and laughing and giggling with her friends. She and Cara are friends and play together often. She's a very typical kid, and often took a leadership role when playing with the other kids. One day, she was playing with my daughter, doing some kind of pretend play, and it was quite fun to watch! She's in a groupa that does a lot of preschool type work, and and is set up like a classroom so the kids come home with more age- appropriate skills. Our just-turned-3 year old daughter knows how to work puzzles, hold a crayon/pencil properly to write (and is showing pre-writing skills already), understands the concept of counting, etc- not the "norm" for orphanage life! So, kids from this groupa will likely come home knowing how to play appropriately with toys but also prepared to learn in a school-type setting as well.
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Dan Shelley
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Assistant Coach Dan Shelley comes to Brown from Hope College in Holland, Michigan, where he was a five-time Division III All-American swimmer. He studied communications and German at Hope and then enrolled at Penn State University to pursue his master's degree in speech communications. Shelley spent the last year assisting the Hope men's and women's programs which currently hold several Division III records. He also was an assistant with the men's swimming program at Penn State from 1998-2000 during which time the Lions were Big 10 Champions while producing numerous All-Americans.


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Submission + - Spanish Extremadura Moving 40,000 Desktops to Linu (europa.eu)
jrepin writes: "The administration of Spain's autonomous region of Extremadura is moving to a complete open source desktop, confirms the region's CIO, Teodomiro Cayetano López. The IT department started a project to install the Debian distribution on all 40,000 desktop PCs. "The project is really advanced and we hope to start the deployment the next spring, finishing it in December." The project makes it Europe's second largest open source desktop migration, between the French Gendarmerie (90,000 desktops) and the German city of Munich (14,000 desktops)."


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The lights are on
Warner Interactive announced that Lego the Hobbit was in development late last month, and now they've released a trailer packed with in-game footage. Check it out to see footage of trolls, goblins, orcs, and, of course, a few pigs.
Lego the Hobbit uses audio from Peter Jackson's films, including the voice acting from the films' cast. They used the same technique to great effect in last year's Lego Lord of the Rings. While The Hobbit will be a trilogy in theaters, however, the Lego game will only cover the events from the first two films, including the recently released The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.
Look for Lego the Hobbit on PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, 3DS, and Vita in 2014.
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Our first round pick, IMO, must be a G or RT. I know everyone wants an OLB, but Wilkerson and Coples are really getting in there and should only be better in years 3 and 2, respectively. That and there is not a Von Miller type in this draft. Jarvis Jones is the closest to that and he'll be long gone before we're on the board. Personally I'm hoping for Warmack or Jones from Alabama. Either would be a tremendous pick-up.
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Latest update : 2012-06-21
Socialist Grand Slam : A blank check for Hollande?
On the menu today, the socialists are the new bosses of French politics. After winning municipal, local, regional, European and presidential elections, they now control both chambers of parliament after erning a clear-cut victory in last Sunday's legislative poll. A triumph of course but also a major reponsibility because the buck stops with president Hollande. Also on the menu, the conservatives find themselves in the opposition for the first time in a decade.
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- Philip Turle, journalist, RFI
- Jean-Marc Gonin, senior writer, Le Figaro Magazine


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Windows 8 UI is ghastly. With Classic Shell though, you'll never need to load metro again, and then its just a fast Win 7...
Start8Menu was the best "free" alternative for me. Stardock's Start8 is the best trialware one that I saw.
I tried Classic Shell but it aims to emulate the classic Windows 2000 and earlier Start Menu. I much prefer the more modern Vista/7 Start Menu, which my top two choices provide.
Classic Shell can emulate later versions, just check the options. I have noticed that when you search for something and don't find it or select the wrong thing it'll lock up Explorer though. Oh well, just another WER submission on Explorer. Not half as bad as not being able to delete Windows 8 store purchases from your history.
Have a look again, [classicshell.net] because it's there - as an option.
I'd pick Win7 over Win8 any time. Hopefully Win9 will bring back much of Win7, including an upgrade/migration path from Win7 (are you listening, MS?).
But this raises the question why should millions of customers have go to the trouble of installing a separate program just to get a sane UI. And how many actually will, or can.
What this story tells me is that Microsoft didn't threaten to break enough legs in the British PC sales market.
Nobody here in the US wants Windows 8, and the manufacturers know it. They just sell it to make their Microsoft monkey overlords happy. Customers be damned.
That's not enough, there's Metro poking its ugly head out in many places beyond the start menu.
I'm probably alone here, but I prefer the start screen over a start menu. If I'm using the mouse I find it easier to hit a large tile than a small row of text. And if I'm using the keyboard I press Win-key and type just like in previous versions.
The Win+x menu is also nice, although I'm sure there's a way to get that functionality on Win 7 as well.
I haven't found any useful Metro programs though so I can't comment on their (dis)usability on the desktop.
And if I'm using the keyboard I press Win-key and type just like in previous versions.
The Win+x menu is also nice, although I'm sure there's a way to get that functionality on Win 7 as well.
Memorizing keyboard shortcuts? how 1970s. Do you also like to use WordPerfect for DOS? I bet you are so good you don't even need the PC keyboard overlays.
Keyboard shortcuts are "how 2013". Or do you laboriously go to Edit - Copy/Edit - Paste instead of just using Ctrl-C/Ctrl-V and not having to take your hands off the keyboard?
One of Shneiderman's 8 Golden Rules of user interface design is to provide frequent users with shortcuts. In programs that are keyboard input based, it's best that they be keyboard shortcuts so your hands can remain on the keyboard as much as possible.
No its not, all those shell replacements do is HIDE metro but do NOT kill it, so all that tweeting twitting FB crap is still sucking memory and bandwidth, you just can't see it. Not to mention that unlike Win 7 a good chunk of the programs in win 8 are ADWARE so you also have to figure in the time to remove that crap.
This article just confirms what any of us little shop guys could have told you, nobody wants Windows 8. There really is no point in windows 8 unless its on a cellphone or tablet and the "extra speed" is frankly just a VERY bad hack (look up "hybrid boot" to see what is actually happening, you no longer can get a clean start of Win 8 without going CLI, instead you get hybrid boot which is more like hibernate than shutdown) and Win 7 on an SSD more than makes up for it.
If for no other reason refuse to take windows 8 on principle...I mean do you REALLY want MSFT to continue in this direction? Stuffing the OS full of ads, making UIs that look like a 14 year old with ADHD went nuts with a box of crayons, not to mention trying to drive us towards an appstore?
Windows 7 is fast, its rock solid stable, and most importantly IT JUST WORKS and will keep on working until 2020 at the least, so why get stuck with something you don't want and tell MSFT its okay to ignore the users like that because you're willing to "put up with it" and try to hack your way back to a functional OS? Just say No to Metro, if enough people just say no then MSFT will have no choice but go back to the drawing board and fix their mess, just as they did with Vista.
Windows Millennium Edition Part 3.
is 100% too sensational a number? Up to doesn't mean squat
There's a number of reasons for not switching from Windows 7.
First, it's the operating system most of us always wanted. It gets closer to a perfected version of Windows XP. It does everything we need with the software and the interface paradigms we've known for 20 years.
Second, I don't trust any new product until it has been on the market for 18 months in order to get the bugs out. Developers know why, and the reason isn't developers (generally).
Finally, I distrust trends. They blow through, take your money, and blow out the other door. I trust reliability and paradigms that are time-tested.
As a lack of positive reason, I'm not sure what Windows 8 offers that Windows 7 does not. There are improvements; they look really neat. I'd like to play with them, on some computer I'm not using for work when I have lots of spare time to play around with it.
The computer is a tool for me. I use it to achieve other ends. Thus I'm not that fascinated with the OS and want it to "just work." Windows 7 does that, or an adequate job of it at least, on a wide variety of hardware.
There's a number of reasons for not switching from Windows 7.
First, it's the operating system most of us always wanted. It gets closer to a perfected version of Windows XP. It does everything we need with the software and the interface paradigms we've known for 20 years.
Yep. Win7 is the OS that made me switch my Deskop back from Linux. (That and the fact that ordering my new PC without Win7 wouldn't have been any cheaper thanks to the ridiciously low OEM prices)
First, it's the operating system most of us always wanted. It gets closer to a perfected version of Windows XP. It does everything we need with the software and the interface paradigms we've known for 20 years.
Uh, I'd submit that Windows 7 doesn't resemble anything like Window 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups other than having a window and an X button to close it.
I'd also say that Windows XP is deficient in a lot of ways, but I also agree that most of the features and functionality are well baked. This of course happened after Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows NT 3.5, Windows NT 4, Windows 2000 all were evolutionary so XP didn't miraculously have all of this built in. I purposefully forgot to mention Windows ME beca
Uh, I'd submit that Windows 7 doesn't resemble anything like Window 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups other than having a window and an X button to close it.
Do you really need that much more? Do you think most users see much more than that, leaving aside the fact that the colors have changed (which normal users spot very easily indeed by comparison with techies).
So by that token DOS 6.22 was the shiznit? We should have packed up on things like Linux, Windows NT and the iterations of other operating systems? I mean I can't fathom an IPAD or any Android device running DOS 6.22 and running halfway reliably at all. I still have a 6.22 running in VirtualBox, I'm wondering if I can run Excel on that or maybe Oracle 12?
I was recently put in a position where a UPS failure hosed my Win7 Raid 0 array. I had a Win8 disk lying around, so I figured I would give it a go. Once you get used to the fact that Metro is just a full screen start menu, it's nearly identical to Win7. The file copy dialog is more informative, the "start menu" is really just a list of links from the "all apps" drawer which is really just the start menu folders organized differently. The search is just partitioned off into three areas instead of the who
Apart from one thing... Windows 7 doesn't run perfectly good 32 bit drivers for perfectly good, sometimes hellishly expensive and still best in breed, hardware that works 100% perfectly under Windows XP.
Why ? it's not like it can't be done ?
I'd love to go 64 bit (for the extra memory if nothing else) but there are no drivers for lots of my (perfectly working) audio hardware.
Ho hum
My brother (in the US) just ordered a PC from a manufacturer's website (discontinued model, inventory clearance, actually a decent deal).
Windows 8 was the default. Windows 7 was a $50 option (over 10% of the total price). He paid the $50.
Microsoft, are you listening? (Yeah, I didn't think so...)
Of course Microsoft is listening.
They know that they can make regular people buy 2 OS' for each laptop. What else are lemmings to do? Install Linux? (Maybe in 2015 after Linux gaming takes off.)
It's like corporations buying PCs with OEM windows installed and then get wiped to install their Corporate image using another license. So each PC uses 2 licenses: OEM (non-transferable) and Corporate.
It's win-win times 2 for Microsoft. They can abuse their customers and still roll in it. They have a monopoly.
Unfortunately, no Windows 7 upgrade is offered with most PC manufacturers in the US.
Fixed that for you.
And the outcome will be pow (Vista_type_disaster, 2).
Even an idiot would know that. This was hopefully the last desperate attempt by Microsoft to "leverage" their desktop monopoly to gain some mobile market share.
Don't get me started on why it's called Windows when I see all window-less full-screen apps from MS now on desktop (like the native MS PDF viewer). Just WTF, man. WTF.
I bought my mother an Asus "Ultrabook" for christmas as her old laptop had finally given out. It had a hard drive failure last week, and rather than send it in I decided to swap out the drive myself.
Never have I had more trouble attempting to reinstall something like I did with Windows 8. Previously, you could just get a windows ISO, punch in the OEM serial from the sticker on the case, and you'd be set. Now, everything is certificate based, and will only work with a specific OEM copy of Windows made for that machine, and NOTHING else. On top of this, ASUS wants $50 for the disc to reinstall windows.
This OS was a giant step towards appliance computing for Microsoft. If the next version is like this or worse, I'll deal with support issues for my family on Linux instead.
so why not spend the $120 and get a win 7 download?
Having recently taken the plunge, the new user experience can be summarised as "swipe a bit, here's some corners, now don't drown". I really like the OS now I've had some practice, in both its content-browsing Metro guise and as an updated version of Windows 7 but they've made no effort to bridge the gap between the two in such a way that a confident use of one can get to grips with the other. It takes some real lateral thinking to see what the mouse or touchpad equivalent of a touchscreen gesture is.
It doesn't help that touchpad gesture support is uniformly terrible. A look at regedit suggests that scrolling support is mostly hacked in on a per-app basis.
Windows 7 Still Being Sold On Up To 93% of British PCs
Good old "up to" - how many times have those two little words helped someone weasel out of a corner, or pull in punters from off the street.
PC Pro spoke to several PC builders, with some reporting as many as 93% of recently sold machines were on the older OS
"Some" is most likely journo-speak for "one." And it's probably one that caters to the hardened geek/gamer crowd, both of whom are going to be avoiding 8 for a while yet.
Hey Microsoft.
She's not doing you any favors here.
First, that hot mess that is the Office Ribbon.
Now the flaming, shit-covered mess of Metro.
How many more fucked-up interface choices are going to come on her watch? Costing you customers each and every time.
You guys currently have the underpinnings of a decent OS.
But your UI choices lately have people wondering if you got a bad batch of crack.
Fuck XBox, Fuck Touchscreens Everyplace. Give the user back their productive UI, keyboard shortcuts and all.
I needed to use Windows only e-banking and borrowed an unused laptop from with Windows 8 on it - great chance to see what the fuss was all about, especially since it was stock installation and nobody has used it before.
First impressions were good: I figured out I can click on Desktop box in the Metro UI and I started Internet Explorer from the taskbar (if I needed some other app, though, I have no idea how I would go about it).
Then I wanted to turn off the machine. But I really couldn't figure out how. I re
Does anybody else just wish ReactOS and/or WINE would just take over, and reach a point where everything can run on them. That way we could kick out Microsoft and not have to play their upgrade and licensing games all the time.
Now that will be a good day !
Ubuntu, the other white meat!
You may remember Windows Compact Edition- only Microsoft could make a product whose all-but-official nickname meant "grimace in pain." Well, for WinCE, MS decided to shoehorn the desktop- complete w/the Start Menu- onto phones of the day, phones that had much smaller displays than they do now. Well, with Win8, MS did exactly the opposite thing: instead of shoehorning the desktop onto a phone, they blew up a phone to desktop size. The result is... interesting. But not convincing, and certainly not interestin
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A few days ago we received an email with a four page Word doc attached. The email addressed us politely and personally, so I thought it wouldn't be nice to ignore it.
Messrs. Dillahunty and Glasser:
I see you on You Tube and like your way of thinking about the Bible. Please review the attachment and let me know what you think.
In the book I wrote How to deal with life: Genesis Simplified I also express a different view of Genesis to make it more meaningful. If you should like a copy, I will send you one if you give me an address.
The author in question is Sam Chacon, and just to be nice, here's Amazon the link to that book. I anticipate helping Sam to make approximately zero sales, but you never know.
So the attachment, as I said, is four pages, about 2000 words, and very definitely will count for most people as a candidate for TL;DR. I toyed with the idea of posting it in full, but in the end I decided to just post the first few paragraphs, then relevant highlights that I'm responding to. Hope you don't mind.
July 13, 2013
In God the Designer's name, Dear Friends:
This is an important message: God wants people to establish a personal relationship with him.
It is extremely noticeable that spirit dynamics are changing in a huge way. According to John 12:31, Lucifer is prince of the world. As Evil, he and his angles are stronger and more active than ever as evidenced by the killings that are taking place and youngsters that are leaving their church for many reasons after finishing high school. One teen left the church because the monsignor of his Catholic church told him that if he played with Protestant boys he would go to hell. This remark made it clear that Catholic leaders have a problem interpreting the bible. Mathews 5:44 says, "Love your enemies." Protestant boys were friends, not enemies. If he were to love his enemies, why not love his protestant friends. The teen decided to skip the church and deal directly with god.
So, yeah, it goes on like that. And on. And on.
Here's what I wrote back:
Thanks for writing. I looked over your document, and it doesn't seem to me like you have much experience communicating with atheists. You spend a lot of time explaining what you believe, i.e., "Lucifer is prince of the world," "Adam and Eve disobeyed God and they did not repent," "God exists as energy "there are many gods and each one has a name related to what each one does", etc, etc. What's missing is a plausible reason why you would expect us to believe those things.
[There follow some more excerpts from the message]
To communicate with god, what one needs to do is ask God to reveal himself to him, or her. The author did that in 1950. God revealed himself in different ways. The first time was in the Kumsong Valley, Korea. At the battle front, one day, in the winter of 1951, the author was an assistant platoon leader reviewing bunkers and foxholes and talking to soldiers and planning the best lines of fire. As he stood next to a foxhole, something told him to jump into it. As he jumped, a bullet passed about a foot above his head.
About a month later, around noon, he was with a squad of men on patrol about one hundred yards in front of the front lines. To observe more terrain, he maneuvered into a standing position against a steep side of a hill covered with snow. No one was above him, but somehow, snow fell covering the breech area of his rifle. To clean it, he took a step backward; as he did, two bullets hit where he had been standing. He received an honorable discharge in 1952.
Then a different event happened in the summer of 1954. Around 10:00 a.m. he decided to go shopping. He got in his car parked in the driveway. He was about to insert the key into the ignition slot when a voice in his head said, "Do not, move the car." It was so strange—it had to mean something, like when something told him to jump into a foxhole. He stepped out of the car, looked around, saw no one, and went back in the car. As he tried to insert the key into the ignition slot again, the same voice told him, "Do not, move the car." This time, it was exceptionally strong. He then looked under the car and saw the neighbor's four-year-old boy sleeping against the left front tire. He took him to his parents, went shopping, and forgot about it.
It seems that you believe it because you had a number of subjective experiences which you interpreted as the voice of God speaking to you. In many cases, the "voice of God" appeared to be giving you good advice, such as,
- Feeling paranoid about getting shot in a war zone, and acting on that paranoia correctly.
- Having an uncomfortable feeling about moving your car, then checking and discovering that the discomfort was justified.
- Becoming skilled in a profession.
- Deciding to go to the library in order to learn more about a subject you are curious about.
While trying to be careful of your feelings, I have to say that none of this is particularly convincing. A lot of people could have the same things happen to them, and simply chalk them up to "intuition."
To put it another way, throughout people's lives, they have all kinds of feelings and inner voices telling them what to do. Occasionally, they make a lucky guess. Occasionally they make a very lucky guess, good enough to save a life. Of course, the guesses that happen to be good ones are the ones that make you sit up and take notice, and then you file them away in your list of good stories for your entire life. We rarely notice the misses.
For instance, if you had gotten in a car, and suddenly had that nagging "DO NOT START THE CAR" feeling, but then you checked and there was nothing there… you would have shrugged, driven away, and forgotten about the incident entirely. It's only when an event seems really surprising in hindsight that we make up interesting explanations about it.
All I'm saying is that however important those events might have felt to you at the time, to an outsider they are not very convincing evidence of an all-powerful being.
In one section you say, "The question atheists ask is, 'Why does not God just show himself?'" I feel like this question is completely missing the point. Atheists aren't demanding that God perform parlor tricks for them. What we're asking is, "Why would anyone find claims about God persuasive in the complete absence of evidence?" As a response to this question, you tell another personal story about how you went looking in the Bible for an interesting verse, and by golly, you found one. Like the other examples I listed above, it may have seemed like a cool story to you at the time, but I'm not impressed.
I am in no way saying that "God" is obligated to pop in for a cup of tea every Thursday. I'm just saying that, lacking any kind of really solid demonstration, Christians are often force to resort to describing voices in their heads, or giving God credit for finding their car keys, or seeing God's work in something they were able to do for themselves
To understand why this isn't convincing, imagine how you would feel if, for example, a devout Muslim told you that he prayed toward Mecca, and he thought he heard God list some chapters in the Koran, and the Koran said something really poignant about Allah. If you heard that story, probably you would agree with me right away. The Koran wasn't written by God. The passage they found so great was written by humans with delusions of grandeur. And praying towards Mecca means jack squat to us, because Mecca has no magical significance.
If you give some serious thought to what you would think about a Muslim who wrote you a letter similar to the one you sent us, I think you'll have a clearer understanding of why your presentation needs some work.


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WOODSTOCK – Without discussion, the McHenry County Board approved the funding from which it paid the $378,327 it owed special prosecutors appointed to investigate vindicated State's Attorney Lou Bianchi.
Tuesday evening's vote was more of a procedural matter, since the county already paid the bill last week to avoid accruing late fees included in the court order mandating the payment.
A majority of the board's Finance and Audit Committee agreed last week to let Chairwoman Tina Hill, R-Woodstock, pay the bill immediately.
The resolution to take the amount from the contingency fund was approved, 24-0, under the County Board's routine consent agenda.
County taxpayers to date have paid almost $780,000 for an investigation that brought 32 corruption charges that either were thrown out of court or resulted in acquittals.
McHenry County Judge Gordon Graham appointed special prosecutors Henry Tonigan and Thomas McQueen to investigate claims by Bianchi's former secretary that he had her do campaign work for him on taxpayer time. A special grand jury handed down 21 corruption counts against Bianchi and six against secretary Joyce Synek.
Graham authorized McQueen and Tonigan to expand their investigation, which resulted in three more charges against Bianchi and one each against state's attorney investigators Ron Salgado and Michael McCleary.
In two bench trials in 2011, a Winnebago County judge acquitted Bianchi and Synek of all charges without the defense having to call a single witness. The judge threw out the charges against Salgado and McCleary.
The County Board unsuccessfully fought the special prosecutors' bills in court, arguing they should not have been paid $250 an hour, but $91.50 an hour based on the state's attorney's annual salary.
The county recouped $105,000 from Tonigan's settlement of a civil-rights lawsuit filed against him and McQueen by the former defendants. The County Board agreed to pay $275,000 to help cover Bianchi's and Synek's legal fees in exchange for reimbursement should they receive damages. The lawsuit alleges false arrest, malicious prosecution and conspiracy initiated by Bianchi's political enemies to remove him from office.
Tonigan denied culpability in agreeing to the settlement, but the lawsuit against McQueen is ongoing. McQueen has asked the county to pay for his legal defense.
State lawmakers last year passed a law, inspired by the Bianchi case, that puts limits on judges' ability to appoint special prosecutors. Another McHenry County judge has rejected two other requests to appoint special prosecutors regarding conduct in the McHenry County Sheriff's Office.


text: I woke yesterday am to Cali sitting beside me on the bed scratching her right ear. She scratched so hard she removed a patch of fur! :eek: She refused to let me inspect the interior of her ear so off to the vet we went. She was such a good girl getting looked at, listened to, poked and prodded. The vet couldn't get over what an "easy" cat she was. Turns out she has a wee infection in that right ear. We got some meds and off we went to home. She took her meds and let me wash out her ear. Such a trooper she is. She's going to be having a dental soon, inside the next 6 months, as a preventative measure. I so love this girly! :love: :love: :love:


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Here's the scoop on the toys and activities that we're talking about on NBC's TODAY SHOW…
We have so many parents write to us that are anxious that they can't give their kids the same amount of "stuff" they used to be able to afford. Here's the good news, it's not the stuff your kids will remember but the time you spend together. Playing with your kids is not only good for them—it's really a great stress buster for you. The idea is to be present with your kids. It doesn't have to cost a lot either.
Our series Read It! Play It! (for 3-8s) , Read It! Play it! with Babies and Toddler & A Leer! Y Jugar!: Con Bebes Y Ninos Pequenos has 100s of free activities that are inspired by picture books that you can borrow from the library.
Arts and Crafts
Arts and crafts are always a great choice because they're open-ended materials that can be used in multiple ways—and they are usually one of the best buys in toyland.
Draw Your Own Garden. Crayola Washable Window Crayons (Crayola $4.99) and Crayola Washable Window Markers (Crayola $5.49)- are both great ways to bring in spring – by allowing your kids to draw on the window and doors. You do need to set some ground rules so that your kids understand that they should only draw on the designated window or sliding door. Personally, I prefer the wonderfully real greasy crayon feeling to the markers.
Painting Outside. Spring is blooming…so take the kids outdoors and have them paint what they see. It's even more fun if you get into the act. You can use the red Easel for Two (Step 2$59) or put the paper on a table and let the kids create their own art show.
Two freebie, easy to do activities from our book that you can do:
Wax Painting– Take a left over candle and draw a design on colored construction paper. Then use watercolor paint (watered down with water) and voila…your design will emerge. You can make placemats and even Easter eggs by precutting ovals for your kids to design.
Active Play
You may not be going far this year, but having some active games to play at the park or in your backyard is also a great low cost way to connect. Balls are just about the perfect toy – at every age. They provide an opportunity to be active and social–and for the most part they are really inexpensive.
For Babies & Toddlers— A soft fabric ball is ideal for playing games of roly poly and encouraging a baby to crawl. Soft fabric balls are also a safe choice for toddlers who rarely know their own strength or have developed perfect aim.
Two Fabric balls we really like this season: The Sweet Chocolate Ball from Mary Meyer ($19) comes both in blue and pink. The soft covering makes this an appealing choice–but what we really love about it is the chime sound it makes when the ball is rolled or thrown. Very sweet. The new Taggies Colour Toss ($19.99) is also a fun choice – done in bright colors this season and with their signature taggie ribbons-makes this a solid choice for older babies and toddlers. The "taggies" are pleasing to touch and make it eaier for small hands to pick up and toss.
For Older Toddlers and Preschoolers- Gertie balls ($4.99-$15.99) from Small World Toys are an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Blue Chip Award winner. We love these soft, lightweight balls that are slightly sticky so they're easier to catch (and they don't hurt either!). They come in all sizes, with interesting textures. We love the oversized (24″) Mondo balls and the color changing Magic Gertie ball.
You also can't go wrong with having a basketball hoop in the backyard. The Adjust n Jam Basketball Set (Little Tikes $44.99) is a good value since you can adjust the hoop to accomondate different ages and will grow with your own kids.
One of the other best values for outside play is sidewalk chalk. I'm always on the look out for a good set. The new Crayola Sidewalk Crayons (Crayola $4.99)- comes with 15 colors- great value especially if you have a group of kids at work.
Company Links: toyportfolio.com, Crayola, Step 2, MaryMeyer, Taggies, Little Tikes. Small World Toys


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The schema consists of a single table, "TestSet", which is used to store information about test sets that is not available by examining them on the filesystem. Specifically, it stores their last run time, and a flag indicating whether a set is prioritized.
This class has one public function:
This returns a new DBI handle connected to the SQLite database found in the root directory defined in the config file.
If the database does not yet exist, it will be created.
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Please report any bugs or feature requests to
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Students reach out through sports, exercise
By Kathy Muse
For ECU News Services
East Carolina University students are reaching out to youth and senior adults through a newly founded ECU student organization called MUVE (Motivating and Uplifting via Exercise).
LaBarron Burwell, a health fitness specialist major in the College of Health and Human Performance, and psychology major Joshua Epps co-founded MUVE in October. The two friends were seeking a way to help others through exercise instruction, mentorship and leadership activities.
Now 25 members strong, MUVE meets weekly on campus and conducts outreach programs with community organizations including athletic teams, after-school programs and assisted living centers. At each event, MUVE members are paired one-on-one with a child or a senior adult, with a goal of providing needs-based activities designed to motivate and inspire.
Junior communication major Victoria Loveless has been a member of MUVE since its inception. She said serving others in the community gives her a sense of satisfaction. "It doesn't seem like service," she said.
Epps said he finds joy in interacting with others through MUVE. "At the end of an event, when I know I've reached someone, I am satisfied," he said. "It is my passion."
Best friends since second grade, Burwell and Epps recalled the critical positive influence of their high school football coaches. They put their heads together to create an ECU organization that would have a similar effect.
Burwell grew up in a single-parent family, moved around a lot, lived in public housing and was briefly homeless. As a ninth grader, he joined the J.F. Webb High School football team in Oxford. After Burwell played one year in a defensive position, the coaches offered him a quarterback position for the next season.
Surprised, Burwell asked the coaches why they selected him over several seniors who were already playing offense. They said the decision was based on Burwell's work ethic and history of making good decisions on the field. The coaches said they trusted Burwell to lead the team.
That trust gave Burwell the confidence to take on additional leadership positions, such as senior class president. But athletics had the biggest impact on his life, he said.
"Sports build a bond," Burwell said, adding that exercise is something everyone needs. He said that MUVE participants benefit from team building exercises, physical conditioning, games, music and fun.
"Our goal is to create an environment where participants feel comfortable and realize their opinion matters," he said. They are "given a chance to speak, to ask questions without fear of judgment and to discuss goal setting."
The group's activities this month included a Valentine's Day dance and geriatric aerobic exercise event at Sterling House Assisted Living Center in Greenville and an activities program for students in grades 1-5 at Kenansville Elementary School in Duplin County.
In an earlier visit to James Sprunt Community College, MUVE worked with 125 middle and high school students participating in a program designed to help at-risk students achieve their academic potential. The program coordinator Felita Carr described MUVE's visit as an overwhelming success.
"The students are still talking about that day and the experiences they had," Carr said. The group engaged students and parents and "left them wanting for more." Carr plans to invite the MUVE group back for another session this spring.
When Burwell was seeking members to join MUVE, he often asked fellow students, "Would you like to help others? Would you like to prevent them from making the same mistakes you made?"
That, he said, is what MUVE does.
Community organizations wishing to arrange a visit from the MUVE organization may make a request at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Professional Sound Editing with Audacityby Howard Wen
Need to do sound recording or editing, but find most audio software daunting due to complicated interfaces or price? Then take a look at Audacity: it's free, open source, and packs a bunch of professional-level sound editing features, all under a very intuitive, friendly user interface (Figure 1). By design, Audacity is a user-friendly but still powerful alternative to other sound editors that tend to be complicated to use. What's more, it comes in Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows versions.
Figure 1. The Linux version of Audacity (click for full-size image)
"Many other editors use nonstandard GUIs or require you to understand terms and concepts from analog mixing boards. A lot of people use Audacity simply because they gave up trying to get other tools to work," claims the 27-year-old founder and lead developer of Audacity, Dominic Mazzoni, who works for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, as a research programmer and develops Audacity in his spare time.
While a graduate student of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University in 1999, Mazzoni started writing what would evolve into Audacity: he created a program to visualize pitch transcription algorithms, then later decided to expand this tool into an audio editor.
Easy to Use, but Still Powerful
Audacity is different than other music composition programs in that the designers planned from the start to make a cross-platform program (Figure 2); its code runs natively on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows. (The Mac and Windows versions don't require X11.) Few applications can run natively on all three of these platforms, especially multimedia programs. This works to Audacity's advantage: professional musicians and audio engineers tend to prefer working in a cross-platform environment, because they often need to collaborate with people who use software running on different platforms.
Figure 2. Audacity also runs natively on Mac OS X (click for full-size image)
In the Linux world, Audacity may not be as advanced or powerful as other audio editors (which also function as music composers), but it does stand out as one of the easiest to use. Mazzoni and other developers on the Audacity team borrow the best ideas and features from several audio editors and digital audio workstations, but with the goal of presenting everything under an interface accessible even to inexperienced users.
"Several other applications support the same features as Audacity: multitrack recording, nondestructive editing, LADSPA effects. But most of them are designed for audio professionals and take time to learn," says Matt Brubeck, a programmer in Seattle who contributes to the Linux side of development for Audacity. "Audacity's interface is very easy for new users, but it still has many of the key features found in [more] professional applications." (See Figure 3.)
Figure 3. Few Windows sound editing programs are both free and as feature-rich as Audacity (click for full-size image)
Here are some highlights of Audacity's many features:
- Records directly to the hard drive, with no limit on the recording time
- VU meters help you monitor recording and playback levels
- Dozens of built-in effects and generators
- Commands and tools for cutting, pasting, splicing, mixing, and sample editing
- Unlimited undo feature, with a history dialog
- No limits on the number of tracks or the sample rate of an audio project; any such limitation depends on the capability of your system's hardware
- Imports practically any uncompressed audio format (including WAV, AIFF, and raw headerless) and compressed format (MP3 and Ogg Vorbis); Audacity exports to most of those formats, too
- Allows you to split a project into multiple pieces and save them to several files simultaneously
- Supports multiple plugin formats; this includes plugin effects written in the Nyquist language, a sound and synthesis composition programming language based on Lisp
- All but a few small features have total support across the Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux versions
Related Reading
Linux Cookbook
Crossing Platforms Without Compromises
Mazzoni wanted to design an application that would look and feel like it was native on whatever platform it ran, so he selected C++ as the language in which to write Audacity.
"We wanted the application to be fast and responsive. This ruled out every other high-level language at the time I started development," Mazzoni says. "Today, if I was starting from scratch, I would consider using wxPython, but it would still require tens of thousands of lines of C/C++ code in order to achieve comparable speed and responsiveness."
The team uses the wxWidgets library to build the cross-platform user interface for Audacity. "Thanks to wxWidgets, it is possible to write great cross-platform programs without compromising on anything. I wish more people would go this route," Mazzoni says.
To achieve cross-platform audio input/output, Audacity incorporates PortAudio, chosen because of its powerful and robust design, and the fact that it runs on Linux, Mac, and Windows. In comparison, similar cross-platform libraries, such as Simple DirectMedia Layer and OpenAL, are optimized for playback but not recording.
"I believe that Audacity shows that today there really is no reason anymore to code just for one OS, and that free software tools are a real alternative to company-owned technologies like .NET or Java," says Markus Meyer, one of the Audacity development team's members. Meyer is a 25-year-old freelance programmer in Nuremberg, Germany.
Technical and Nontechnical Limitations
There are, however, a few technical limitations with Audacity:
- Each track can have only one "clip," though this has improved in the program's unstable release
- Aside from volume automation and resampling, Audacity does not support real-time effects; all effects are applied when you choose them
- It supports only stereo output; for example, you can work with multiple tracks, but you can't mix down to Dolby 5.1 surround and listen to it directly from Audacity
- Similarly to the above, effects can operate on only one track at once
"Audacity shouldn't really have built-in limitations. Things like the maximum number of tracks or the size of the project are practically unlimited, and even special provisions exist in the code to allow data to scale beyond limits of the OS," Meyer says.
Perhaps the biggest limitation is not technical but stems from licensing and patent issues. For example, the official release of Audacity does not include VST support because the licensing of the VST SDK, the Audacity developers feel, is "most unclear."
More Feedback, More Features
For future versions of Audacity, Mazzoni and his team have added support for Audio Units (an effects plugin format for Mac OS X) and have started to consider VST support. This will make a much larger library of plugin effects available for Audacity. For the Linux version, the Audacity developers want to improve LADSPA support as the LADSPA community adds support for native GUIs.
Meyer himself is working on new additions to make audio production easier for people working at radio stations. Many of those elements will be of benefit to other users, too: support for multiple clips per track, a clipboard that can handle several clips, and enhanced undo functionality.
"Audacity may not do everything you need in an audio program yet, but if it does just one thing better than any other tool, then why not keep it around along with your other tools?" Mazzoni asks rhetorically. "Keep giving us feedback, and maybe Audacity will eventually surpass these other tools."
Howard Wen is a freelance writer who has contributed frequently to O'Reilly Network and written for Salon.com, Playboy.com, and Wired, among others.
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audacity - excellent program
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Quick and easy audio editing
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great tool, but boy is it slow
2005-04-20 13:25:39 kwidholm [View]
slowing down without pitch change
2005-04-18 09:06:19 mgrouch [View]
Ogg files
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