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|4 years 28 weeks ago
|Not saying we should get
Not saying we should get Loeffler, but their situation depth-wise is as bad as it is here at some key positions on offense. They've had a lot of injuries at RB, graduated some WR's and Logan Thomas has regressed this year, making a lot of careless mistakes, worse than what Gardner's been doing.
I do think there are better candidates than him. I think he'd be like a DeBord or a more innovative version of Borges, with better QB coaching, too. And that may be just fine for many people.
|5 years 16 weeks ago
|I think middle-schoolers
I think middle-schoolers doing organized conditioning and the pressure coaches face may be a bit more uncommon outside of the South, but year-round conditioning certainly is not. I think in parts of the South, you do see smaller programs emulate larger-schools more often, but something like year-round conditioning, formal and informal, has been around for a while pretty much everywhere.
|5 years 17 weeks ago
|Look at CRex's post below.
Look at CRex's post below. It's not so simple as looking at height and weight. Denard has strong legs, but he has relatively long legs and a high waist compared to a lot of RB's. That's part of the reason he runs high and it also makes you susceptible to lower body injuries as time goes on. It's not just height and weight, it's his build/proportions and his running style. He also doesn't have a particularly large neck or trap muscles like some of these other runningbacks, either. Denard is a little smaller than Michael Vick, and even though he plays QB, you can see that he's not a big guy and he's going up against linemen and LB'ers on a normal basis and it's taken its toll.
|5 years 17 weeks ago
|I agree about his pad level
I agree about his pad level and upright running style. Even when he's between the tackles, he runs high, partly due to where his center of gravity being relatively high.
|5 years 17 weeks ago
|I agree. You can point to
I agree. You can point to guys like Chris Johnson all you want, but the fact is that he's not the norm. If you run a 4.2 and has had sick numbers at RB through high school and college, than yes, his size is not as much of a factor. But, most RB's don't have Chris Johnson's build, who is pretty thickly built himself if you see him in person. I remember thinking Clinton Portis was on the small side, and while that may have been true, he had more of a RB build.
|5 years 17 weeks ago
|The reason he's projected to
The reason he's projected to be a WR is partly due to what other QB's have done, Denard's build, injury history, and his upside. I understand Denard was successful running the ball between the tackles, but I don't know why people are so quick to judge Denard at WR when he hasn't been playing the position very long. Whether he goes to RB or WR, he will have to learn a lot of new skills. Let the guy continue to learn and develop. Teams will probably give him some handoffs, but if he wants to grow and "own" a position, it's probably going to be as a slot WR.
Kinda OT, but Denard is a guy who I could see blowing up in some capacity in the CFL, just sayin'.
|5 years 17 weeks ago
|I think DC would be a better
I think DC would be a better neutral site.
|5 years 17 weeks ago
|A lot of people acknowledge
A lot of people acknowledge that he can be a good runningback for all the reasons you mention, but a lot of people are thinking from a longevity perspective as well. I think a lot of people look at his build and at what other QB's have done and say that WR is the best spot, but we've seen that he has great running skills besides being fast that would make him a potential weapon in the running game.
But, there should be caution for him at RB as well, not just for durability issue, but because runningback is simply a different position, even from the running perspective. If we're going to be nit-picky, Denard does have a tendency to dance at times. His skills at RB were best observed, IMO, in the inside running game, but I do question whether he'd be an effective off-tackle runner. I think he could be effective as a zone runner, but who knows.Either way, I think he has runningback skills, but people are concerned about his longevity.
|5 years 17 weeks ago
|A lot of that can be
A lot of that can be alleviated with better route running skills. Part of it is muscle memory as well. He still looks to be relatively upright with his weight a bit far back away from his feet but I think as he learns how to run these routes, he will fix this. Maybe after the catch when he's reacting more, as he did as a QB, he regresses and stumbles, but I expect him to run much cleaner routes at least.
|5 years 17 weeks ago
|I don't think he gets to that
I don't think he gets to that level, either. Harvin was such a dynamic athlete in high school, especially at wide receiver, it wasn't surprising to see him pick up full-time WR so quickly. I was actually more impressed with the way he was used at Florida. But, I agree that there are certain things that Harvin has been used to at least practicing for going on 10 years now that Denard will have to pick up some of before he's anything like the natural WR that Harvin is.
|5 years 17 weeks ago
|I think Harvin is a best-case
I think Harvin is a best-case scenario. Denard is similar in that he will probably get some snaps in some sort of wild-cat/option scenario or in a jet sweep or just something out of the backfield. But, Harvin's been a receiver for a while and he just has those instincts that may be difficult for Denard to pick up. I just hope that he can get as healthy as he can as soon as possible. He's a guy who could be very effective in the right situation, but he could just as easily be wasted, IMO.
|5 years 17 weeks ago
|I think it has peaked as
I think it has peaked as well. I think the novelty of the BCS has kind of worn off and although the playoff will breath new life into the sport, I think it'll be short-lived. I think a lot of the interest has also aligned with the increased interest in all levels of football, recruiting, and gambling. It seems like we may have peaked in a number of these areas, and if it hasn't peaked, than perhaps the rate of growth of interest has peaked and we may be plateauing soon.
I think a new technological/media product will have to emerge if things are to continue on the path we've seen in the past decade and a half or so.
|5 years 18 weeks ago
|I think Turgeon is a very
I think Turgeon is a very good coach and they're on a positive trajectory. As for why we can't pack a basketball stadium, you can ask Maryland about their abysmal football attendance. Basketball is just a bigger deal there and really the main major sport that they've had any consistent success at recently. If they recruit the area better, they will be a very dangerous team in the Big Ten and at minimum, they'll be in the top half of the Big Ten for a while.
|5 years 18 weeks ago
|I think Robinson needs to
I think Robinson needs to stay another year and be a centerpiece of the offense.
|5 years 18 weeks ago
|This is a great fit for
This is a great fit for Loeffler and VT. I think this should breath new life into them offensively.
|5 years 19 weeks ago
|Maryland is below the
Maryland is also below the Mason-Dixon line. And since we obsess about media markets when talking about conference expansion, Woodbridge, VA is in the DC market just like the homes of people like Countess, Furman, and countless others who've either been on the team or who've we've recruited.
The only reason why this nuance is brought up is because people see "VA" next to his name and all of a sudden he's a longshot Southern recruit when the reality is that he's a Mid-Atlantic recruit in the same market that we, OSU, PSU and others have had success recruiting.
|5 years 22 weeks ago
|I'm doubtful about Denard's
I'm doubtful about Denard's prospects at the next level, but I actually think playing nickel or something might not be a bad idea. We don't know how well he can catch, although perhaps playing slot and catching some drags and outs would be feasible. But, Denard is strong and tough and doesn't shy away from contact. I think returning kicks will be his most likely landing spot, I could see the attraction to the idea of him playing corner, in addition to wide receiver. He could probably take snaps as a wild cat or at runningback, but he'd probably transition to WR over time for a number of reasons, health being an important one.
|5 years 23 weeks ago
|I went to Michigan and UVA
I went to Michigan and UVA and I'm not saying that UVA would be a perfect fit, especially not culturally. I think a lot of flagship universities with high-level academics/research and good/decent sports in very nice college towns could fit in the Big Ten. And the fact that UVA has a lot of East Coasters, like a few Big Ten schools and is located in the Mid-Atlantic helps given the recent expansions. I do disagree with a number of the characterizations you made about UVA and its environs, but if you do make those characterizations about UVA, you could also make them about Penn St., Maryland, and Rutgers to a similar extent. The southern gentleman mentality you mention is probably the most significant differentiating quality between UVA and Big Ten schools.
I went to high school in Fairfax County, Virginia and it was funny how when I went to UM, I was seen as a southerner, in the pejorative sense, more than anything else and my buddy who's from Montgomery County, MD was seen as a cool East Coaster, so ignorance and geographical stereotypes are alive and well in Big Ten country as well.
|5 years 23 weeks ago
|Stevie Brown looked like a
Stevie Brown looked like a beast when he first came to Michigan. He had a solid senior season, but he made a number of great plays on special teams early on during his Michigan career. He also seems like an overall good guy. I'm glad to see him putting together this kind of season.
|5 years 23 weeks ago
|I agree with you, but the
I agree with you, but the year Stevie has had so far has been pretty good so far. It would have been nice to have had some Thorpe winners, though.
|5 years 23 weeks ago
|What you say is true, but the
What you say is true, but the political boundary between the states actually is significant. Northern Virginia was basically a backwater while Suburban Maryland was the premier suburb of Washington DC decades ago. Now, Northern Virginia has come into its own and has become more significant than Suburban Maryland economically an and is just as livable for the most part, which pisses off longtime residents and economic development officials/politicians in Maryland. And even though Maryland had slaves, being a part of the Union and being less politically and culturally conservative has always been something that Maryland has boasted about. Even if NoVa is different, it's still tied to Richmond.
I agree about Charlottesville and UVA. I don't think it's more cosmopolitan than Ann Arbor, but I think it'd fit in to the Big Ten pretty easily.
|5 years 23 weeks ago
|He may be underappreciated
He may be underappreciated from the standpoint that a lot of people made Burke seem worse than he was when he was debating going pro after last season. It was good that he came back, but he was great towards the stretch last season and he only helped himself in camps during the offseason, which is what I think he would have done had he declared after last season. His size isn't ideal, but people seemed to underrate how skilled he was. Even some analysts didn't see it.
So, I'm glad he came back but it was clear after last season that some people underappreciated him. Not now, though.
|5 years 24 weeks ago
|I suspected something like
I suspected something like this. Either he was coasting somehow or he knew that Wiscy would have some difficulties ahead.
|5 years 25 weeks ago
|Sounds like my experience in
Sounds like my experience in Morgantown. Morgantown is crazy, especially for rivalry games.
|5 years 25 weeks ago
|Please stop repeating this
Please stop repeating this myth. UVA and VT have been together for less than ten years. As long has VT doesn't remain in a dumpster-fire of a conference, than the legislature is not going to obstruct things. There are certain circumstances present in the instance where the legislature got involved.
|5 years 25 weeks ago
|Is it common for the ACL to
Is it common for the ACL to be injured along with the patella? I ruptured my patella tendon and am rehabbing it, but there's an issue of buckling and lack of stability that I fear may be ACL-related. Along with the contact involved with the injury, chronic patellar tendonitis was a big contributing factor for me. I know it's different from a dislocation, but it's somewhat related still. Thanks for this post, though.
|5 years 25 weeks ago
|nm double post
nm double post
|5 years 25 weeks ago
|Utah is a flagship school,
Utah is a flagship school, not bad academically, has decent sports, is located in a fast growing and economically well-off state, and fits the geography. I don't think it's correct to say that no one say Utah going to the Pac-12.
|5 years 25 weeks ago
|I dunno how it affects it,
I dunno how it affects it, but Michigan lacrosse is on the upward trajectory either way. Michigan is a well-known brand in lacrosse-rich areas and the sport has become more popular in the midwest. I think having matchups with Maryland and having games available on the BTN will definitely help.
|5 years 25 weeks ago
|I agree. It is a smart choice
I agree. It is a smart choice from an athletics perspective. And, for the basketball-oriented programs in the conference, I'm sure they were less reluctant about this. When we talked Big Ten expansion, I'd always thought that while Louisville wouldn't be a target for us, it would be a good get for another BCS conference, whether it's the Big 12, SEC, or ACC, which I thought was the least likely, although that was before Pitt and 'Cuse joined.


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Anyone with a passing interest in Tottenham's senior squad and also has an internet connection will know that midfielder Sandro is a few sandwiches short of a picnic.
First there was the video of him performing kung-fu moves around the Tottenham dressing room. Then there was the time he met professional darts player Bobby George, where he learned the true meaning of 'lovely jubbly'.
This season he's not only enhanced his reputation as a midfield enhancer under new Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas, but also as a bit of maverick thanks to his random proclamations on Twitter and his use of the hashtag #SandroBeast.
Now the Brazilian has shown even more of his eccentric side in an interview with the Daily Mail as he strummed a couple of songs on the guitar. All fairly sane, right? Well that's until a few pictures of him holding up a small dog are inter-spliced and the fact he can't quite remember the lyrics to Coldplay's 'the Scientist'.
He does a lovely rendition of Black-Eyed Peas, mind. Enjoy. Click here to see the Spurs man in action!
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Although the event that MAC Cosmetics and Vogue magazine organized for Prabal Gurung at the Chateau Marmont on Monday night was billed as an "intimate cocktail party and dinner," it felt more like a patio-overflowing Hollywood awards show/CFDA master class mash-up.
Spotted among the attendees were several "Star Trek Into Darkness" cast members beamed down ahead of Tuesday's premiere -- Zachary Quinto, Alice Eve and Zoe Saldana -- with Uhura taking the place of honor to Gurung's right at dinner.
Others spotted at the long, candle-covered tables included Ginnifer Goodwin, Hailee Steinfeld, Diane Kruger, Emma Roberts, Dita Von Teese, Liz Goldwyn, China Chow, Gelila Puck, Morena Baccarin, Rachel Zoe and husband Rodger Berman, and costume designer Arianne Phillips.
They were joined by some serious West Coast fashion design power, including George Esquivel, Kendall Conrad and the Elder Statesman's Greg Chait, this year's winner of the Vogue/CFDA Fashion Fund Award.
Back on home turf after a trip to New York for the punk-themed Met Costume Gala ("I didn't find it too hot at all," Chait said with a mischievous grin. "I was totally comfortable"), he told us he's about to travel to Central America. "I'm headed to Guatemala," he said. "They've got some fabric I want to get my hands on." We can't wait to see the knitwear yumminess that ensues.
Those responsible for the fashion-fame convergence were the evening's hosts Estee Lauder Group President John Demsey and Vogue magazine Senior West Coast Editor Lisa Love.
"It was the easiest invitation ever," said Demsey. "When you send something out to celebrate Prabal Gurung, the world comes." MAC's support of Gurung has included sponsorship dollars and creating runway show makeup looks, going all the way back to his first show in 2009. Demsey met Gurung through Carolina Herrera, "who is a great mentor to young designers," he said.
Gurung was on cloud nine during his visit to L.A., which included celebrating jewelry designer Jennifer Meyer at a swish Rodarte-hosted cocktail party at producer Joel Silver's estate in Brentwood, and dancing the night way with Olivier Theyskens and Haider Ackermann at Bryan Rabin's new weekly party Giorgio's Discotheque at the Standard Hotel.
"It feels like my wedding," Gurung said taking the pre-dinner microphone in front of the crowd seated in the garden dining area. "Perhaps the only one I'll ever have."
"When Anna [Wintour] says you should have a dinner in L.A., you just say, 'Thank you very much.'" He went on to thank Lisa Love, adding, "Every time I hold a microphone, I feel like singing. And dancing. I know it's a school night, but there will be dancing."
The evening began with a performance by Ginny Blackmore and ended, just as Gurung said it would, with dancing. Even the "Star Trek" kids stuck around.
NYFW spring-summer 2013: Prabal Gurung
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A cul-de-sac is a dead-end street, a blind alley, or some sort of physical or metaphorical impasse, in both French and English. It is pronounced "cull de sack" in English; the French pronunciation is more like "cue de sack". It means "bottom of the sack", and was originally medical before adopting its current meaning about 2 C. ago. I found two new ways of describing an impasse: as a cold sack and a cult sack. The latter is easier for me to understand, as a place that is hidden away, or occulted. A cold sack would be where the traffic circulation, a city's lifeblood, is blocked?
Classified ad, Los angeles:
This house is located in Van Nuys in a cold sack street. Nice neighborhood.
(http://losangeles.kijiji.com/c-Housing- … Z140802829)
Roommates wanted, Arizona:
The house is located in the cold sack, no neighbors in the back.
Bedroom for rent, Aberdeen:
From the 1st of June a large double bedroom will be available in the orchard a quiet cold sack just off of Kings Street and 15 minutes walk from the city centre till September.
Home for sale, Michigan:
This beautiful sprawling ranch is located on a cult sack offers beautiful hardwood…
Citizen Review Board meeting:
Chairman [] questioned if the car actually was "partly on the street" as it was apparently parked at the end of a cult-sack.
David, if you thought being in a cold sack was tough, things can get worse:
After exiting the boardwalk I found myself in a colder sack on a street I didn't recognise and couldn't find on the map. Basically I was lost. ...
And one further variant suggesting, perhaps, the shape of the thing:
The house is in a safe, nice neighborhood, and the house is also in a collar sack low traffic area too. Prime location (5 to 10 mins)>> from South Coast …
And even worser:
From the blog of a teen: "after that we went back to our house at like 10:15 and our coldest sac was having REAL fireworks with a whole bunch of neighbors outside"
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
Just tidying up the back corners of the eggcorn incubation chamber, where this variant heard from the English World Cup commentator was lurking – a coldy sack. Nineteen unique legit hits.
Those were the days before the ridculas health and safety rules took over
Having a ride in the back of the fletches baker van was ace, go carts with no breaks down your streets on a coldy sack was too.
And another, which even makes a little bit of sense given that curls are curved or rounded:
Is the desire to become modern and at the same time maintain their traditions only a curl-de-sac that leads to nowhere?
Gorgeous Setting On A 1.17 Acre Lot At The End Of A Curl De Sac.
Talking to a Ballymun girl a few years who was being relocated from the towers to a new house, She says " Yeah de house is luvly, be greah fuh the Kids, I'll be able to let them out to play on the street coz it'll be grand an safe coz it's in a "curly sack" and everythin" (Cul de Sac)
Spencer lives with his aunt and uncle in a small coulda-sack near Providence High,
It shoulda been one.
On the plain in Spain where it mainly rains.
"Curl-de-sac" is the best version of "cul-de-sac" we've seen. You can almost hear the creaking of the semantic gate as it swings on its rusted hinges.
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
Cool your heels in a cool-de-sac
Enter Liberty of Founder Village, home on corner of second cool-de-sac
This restaurant is located at the end of a quiet cool-de-sac, in the woods
Situated in a cool de sack, the townhouse offers convenience, safety and tranquility all at once
http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase … id:1070878 – "Head south of the river – OK, south of Lady Bird Lake – and enter the 78704 of "We're Here Because We're Not All There" bumper-sticker pride, and you'll find, there off the nether end of Lamar Boulevard, in a large cul-de-shack beyond the parking lot of Strut clothiers, the Austin Art Garage."


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THE Christmas spirit is alive and well in Tamworth, with thousands attending the annual Carols in the Park.
The Saturday night event saw about 2000 people flock to Bicentennial Park with various performers on stage, lending their own genres of music to the Christmas celebrations.
The carols were also a time to raise money for those less fortunate, in the spirit of giving, with about $1700 raised for Compassion from bucket donations alone.
The charity was chosen because it looks after children around the world who have been orphaned and care for their physical needs, as well as encouraging them and setting them up with life skills.
Compassion also lobbies governments to increase their support of those in need inter-nationally.
Organiser Rod Chiswell said the event was terrific and the crowd was up from last year.
"The weather held off superbly and we raised some good money for charity," he said.
"The message of God's gift to us at Christmas came across pretty clearly, so that was very encouraging."
Performers on the night included Christian singer Nicky Chiswell, the Tamworth Pipe Band and RSL Brass Band.


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Sprint Cup drivers Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth and Kevin Harvick go to Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend for the final race of the year to decide the 36-race championship.
Sprint Cup drivers Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth and Kevin Harvick go to Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend for the final race of the year to decide the 36-race championship.
Johnson's third-place finish at Phoenix International Raceway moved him 28 points ahead of Kenseth and 34 ahead of Harvick. Six wins as well as a fair amount of crazy misfortunes define his season.
Johnson and his entire Hendrick Motorsports team know exactly how to approach the final races of a season with optimal success. He and crew chief Chad Knaus have built a dynasty close to equaling those of seven-time champion Richard Petty and the late seven-time champion Dale Earnhardt.
At Phoenix, Johnson started from the pole position, remained within striking distance of the lead and collected his 16th top-five finish. He managed to save his car from spinning and suffering a disastrous day.
"I knew I had a great race car and that makes life a lot easier," Johnson said in post-race interviews. "I really had to fall back on my dirt driving skills racing out here in the desert all the years that I did. All those incidences were close. The second one, I thought I was hitting the wall so I was glad that we got it gathered back up and got it going."
Johnson also benefitted from handling issues that haunted Kenseth through the 312-lap race. That may be looked upon as the deciding factor in the 10-race Chase hunt. With both teams virtually equal, one had to slip ever so slightly for the other to gain an advantage.
"The No. 20 (Kenseth) wasn't having the best day…we came to pit road and left and I expected him to be ahead of me and he was behind me," Johnson said. "So at that point I knew I was in good shape relative to the championship battle; knew I had a good car, knew I could get through traffic, and I knew it was just about getting points on him at that point."
Kenseth, the winner of seven races in 2013, agreed that his 23rd-place finish at PIR was surprising and disappointing.
"I think the day is pretty self-explanatory. We just really struggled," Kenseth said. "Honestly, it was the first day like that — that we've had all season long. That just — gosh that speaks volumes about my team, we haven't had a day like that all year where we've been far enough (back) where we couldn't stay on the lead lap. Just couldn't be prouder to drive the Dollar General Camry. It was an unfortunate, disappointing day, but man we did the best we could do. We just were off today."
Johnson remembered two close calls Sunday where all could have been lost. Once again, he has the magic feel that's reminiscent of so many past seasons.
"The opening lap was kind of crazy and then we had another moment later in the race. I am just glad nothing happened on both of those," Johnson said. "The first one my car just went straight. I couldn't turn, so I ended up in the second lane entering the corner. It got pretty nutty there and then later in the race once again."
That same confidence that has been missing at times this year is back and Johnson is once again in championship form. He is cool and collected just as he was during all of his champion seasons of 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. A sixth title in 13 years is rather remarkable.
"(I'm) just excited to go racing. I'm in a position I want to be in," Johnson said. "I want to go down there and need to defend the championship…I want to say hey to everybody in the stands. Thanks to all those No. 48 fans out there and we will go to Homestead and race some more.
"…I've got to thank Chad Knaus and everybody at Hendrick Motorsports for the awesome equipment they give me week in and week out. Great pit stops and we had a good race here. Last year at this race we had a tough day and we had a good day today. Now we just need to go to Florida and have another good day."
Ben White is a motorsports columnist.


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Cyclones whirl past Brady in final game
Stapleton-McPherson County used a basic man-to-man defense to paralyze Brady during the championship game of the Maxwell Booster Tournament, upsetting the Eagles 41-35 for the title.
"Nobody has played us man-to-man a whole game like SMC did," said Eagle coach David Jacobs. "I guess I'm not surprised they did. If I were an opposing coach, I would have too. We didn't handle it very well against South Loup the night before and we sure didn't do a good job against it in the championship."
SMC held Brady's leading scorer, senior Zach Mann who averages 17 points a game, to just eight points including one three-pointer and five free throws.
"They did a nice job on him and the other guys who usually score weren't getting shots to fall," the coach said.
Brady led the Cyclones 8-7 after one period and were up a slim margin 19-18 at halftime.
"We play a lot of zone because the guys like to press and it just seems to work better for us," Jacobs said. "Because of that, we work a lot on our zone offense too. I guess this game revealed one of our weaknesses. We know what we have to get better at because we know we'll see more man-to-man down the road."
SMC outscored Brady 17-10 in the third period and held on for the win, despite making only 8-of-20 free throws in the game.
Sophomore Troy Lusk led the Eagles with 10 points. Mann and Michael Neiman had seven rebounds each.
Brady moved to 5-2 on the season heading into last weekend's home holiday tournament.
Results of those games were not available before the early holiday deadline for this weeks' edition of The Times.
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Oct. 3, 20167 p.m.Olson Campus Center, Chapel of the Incarnation
The members of Lost and Found, Michael Bridges and George Baum, have been traveling around the world performing concerts of their original music and making friends in the process, since they were in high school.
Just as they started their musical tours by riding bicycles coast to coast and performing on borrowed instruments wherever they were welcomed, they continue to encourage all who hear them to "do what you can with what you have for the glory of God." They make their unique sound with just two instruments and their voices. Their concerts are interactive, driven by the audience. Each show is different—always spontaneous, improvisational and musical, and often poignant and funny.
Some have said their music is "acoustic thrash," or "Speedwood." Some have called it "heavy mental," owing to all the lyrical content in each three-minute song. And some have simply said, "Well, at least it's organic." However you choose to characterize the sound, if you see these guys play, you'll find that all are welcome, that strangers become friends at the concerts, and that the music of faith is fun.
After 29 years on tour, Bridges and Baum only perform for special occasions (like this one). In their daily lives, Baum is the rector at St. Timothy Episcopal Church in Massillon, Ohio. Bridges works with a few partners in Los Angeles on the development of a mobile phone app, Stashimi, for music fans.
You can view the 2015 Aus Memorial Lecture featuring Teresa Fry Brown here. The lecture was held on Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. in the Olson Campus Center, Chapel of the Incarnation.
Teresa Fry Brown is the historiographer and executive director of research and scholarship for the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She also serves as professor of homiletics at the Candler School of Theology and director of black church studies at Emory University.
She is the first tenured black female professor at Candler and the first African-American and female to hold the Bandy Chair in Preaching. She holds a Ph.D. in religious and theological studies from the Iliff School of Theology and the University of Denver. She also holds a Master of Divinity, a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science.
Fry Brown has extensive teaching and preaching experience in national and international academic and ecumenical settings. Seminar, workshop and lecture topics include homiletics, womanist discourse, black church studies, church administration and leadership, African-American health and family issues, ministerial relationships and worship.
A prolific author, Fry Brown's books include "Delivering the Sermon: Voice, Body and Animation in Proclamation" (2008); "Can A Sister Get a Little Help?: Advice and Encouragement for Black Women in Ministry" (2008); and "The 2006 African American History Devotional." She has also contributed to "Our Sufficiency is of God: Essays on Preaching in Honor of Gardner C. Taylor" (2010), Homiletix, the Wesley Study Bible, African American Pulpit Lectionary, Lectionary Homiletics, Abingdon Press African American Pulpit Library, Abingdon Women's Preaching Annual and many more.
Fry Brown is an ordained itinerant elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church and an associate minister at New Bethel A.M.E. Church in Lithonia, Ga.
Established in 1978, the Aus Lectures focus on evangelism. In memory of George Aus, a prominent evangelist and professor of systematic theology at Luther Seminary from 1939 to 1973.
The 2016 Aus Lecture is available for on-demand viewing.


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LAMAR - Lamar Community College will host its seventy‐fifth annual Commencement on Sat., May 3, 2014 at the LCC Wellness Center.
A total of 270 degree or certificate‐seeking students are eligible to walk in this year's commencement. This includes fall 2013 graduates as well as spring and summer 2014 candidates for graduation.
The ceremony will begin promptly at 10 a.m. No tickets will be required for admittance.
Student Government has selected "Now is the time for us to shine. The time when our dreams are within reach and possibilities vast. Now is the time for all of us to become the people we have always dreamed of being. This is your world. You're here. You matter. The world is waiting." by Haley James Scott off of the TV show One Tree Hill as this graduation year's quote.
The college has invited the Director of the American Association of Community Colleges Center for Workforce and Economic Development, Jen Worth, as the Commencement speaker.
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is the membership organization that community colleges join to learn the latest innovations.
She focuses on empowering community colleges to effectively collaborate with industry, workforce boards, economic development entities and other community organizations to improve the prosperity of individual workers, businesses, and communities. Worth and her colleagues focus on industry connections for community colleges as well as employment strategies and solutions for people to get jobs.
Worth has managed national foundation and industry sponsored initiatives as well as an annual event called the Workforce Development Institute that draws approximately 700 colleges from around the country each year.
Outside of this speech, Worth has been to Lamar Community College twice in her life and has been touting Lamar as a center of innovation in just about every speech she gives to other colleges and industry partners. She managed the Wal-Mart grant that supported the Horse Training & Management program arena, and stands ready to support the college, the faculty and every student who comes out of Lamar, as best she can, for as long as she is standing.
As customary, students will have a significant role in commencement activities. Clint Buringa and Shaelynn McCracken have been selected as the class student speakers. Mikaila Martinez and Sarah Carillo will give the invocation and benediction.
To reduce congestion on the floor, family members are encouraged to take photos from their seats. Additionally, graduates' families may choose to take photos with their graduates before entering the building or after the ceremonies have concluded.
Family members may choose to view Commencement via live web streaming. A link will be available from the LCC homepage at lamarcc.edu.
A cake and punch reception for graduates and families will follow Commencement.
Additionally, the College will also host its annual Nursing Pinning at 4 p.m. on Fri., May 2nd at the LCC Wellness Center.
Parking will be available in the Wellness Center parking lot. Overflow parking is available in the large student parking lots north of Todd‐Burch Residence Hall and the Betz Technology Center, and staff parking lot. No parking will be allowed in the borrow ditches west of the Wellness Center.
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TG Best Buddies program flourishes with senior project & state award
For her senior project, Danielle Roberts, 18, designed and sold colorful greeting cards with short messages printed inside to fellow students, teachers and staff members at Toll Gate. Through her efforts, she raised $600.
Without hesitation, Roberts decided to donate the funds to the school's Best Buddies program, a volunteer initiative that pairs intellectually and developmentally disabled students with other students to create one-on-one friendships and better integrate those with disabilities. The program was recently named "Outstanding Chapter of the Year" in Rhode Island for the second year in a row.
"Making these cards was a lot of fun, but it was also a lot of hard work," Roberts said during the last Best Buddies meeting of the school year Monday afternoon. She spoke for nearly 10 minutes in front of more than 70 of her peers. "I'm proud to say the hard work paid off. In the future, I will continue to sell my cards to promote the Best Buddies Toll Gate Chapter."
After brainstorming with teachers during the beginning of the school year, Roberts, a member of Best Buddies, combined her favorite activities, such as coloring and drawing, to establish a theme for her project. From there, she began crafting cards, often drawing animals such as birds, dogs, cats and horses, on the front of each card. With help from family and friends, she printed the cards and began to sell them.
Just like every other high school senior, Roberts was responsible for doing extensive research on the topic she selected. She used a marketing manual to gather information and learned that promoting the product is crucial to its success. She studied the most effective methods for marketing greeting cards, including advertising them via the Internet.
Roberts turned to Facebook, and tapped into her e-mail account, to advertise the cards. While Principal Stephen Chrabaszcz shared information about Roberts' efforts to his contacts, Best Buddies President Emily Morris, 16, a junior at Toll Gate, posted it on the Best Buddies Facebook page.
Roberts also spread the word on the intercom at school to alert others of her product. She sold cards in bundles of five for $5.
During her presentation, she pointed to a poster board, which showed examples of her work. Also on display were photos of her making cards at home and selling them at school.
But Roberts did more than promote her product; she promoted friendship, as well. Her parents, who attended the presentation that took place in the school library, said they are beyond proud.
"She did a fantastic job," said her mother, Cindy. "She worked really hard and made a great donation to Best Buddies."
Danielle also presented a giant check, which she made from extra poster board, to Morris.
"Best Buddies is a great program," Danielle said.
Morris agreed. She's been part of the program for two years and took over as president this year, succeeding her older sister, Sarah, who graduated last year but attended the presentation to cheer on Danielle.
As part of her duties as president, Emily is responsible for helping to pair students within the program. It warms her heart to see strangers become best friends.
"It's really rewarding to see the friendships you match up develop," Emily said.
She also said while people initially tend to view the program as a way to improve the lives of special education students, it helps everyone involved, as students learn humility and patience. Plus, said Emily, spending time with her Best Buddy, 10th grader Rachael Ghigliotti, 15, is one of her favorite things to do.
"She's really caring and doesn't have a mean bone in her body," Emily said. "She gives me a hug every time we see each other."
For Ghigliotti, just being Emily's Best Buddy is the best part of the program.
"She's nice and fun to hang out with," Ghigliotti said, adding that it "makes me feel great" that Toll Gate was honored as "Outstanding Chapter of the Year."
"We deserve it," said Ghigliotti.
Carol Allen, Toll Gate's intensive special education teacher and advisor for Best Buddies, feels the same. She learned of the honor May 5 during the annual best Buddies Walk through Garden City in Cranston.
"I was pleasantly surprised," Allen said. "They were making announcements and then they said, 'Toll Gate Best Buddies.' I never thought we'd win two years in a row. I was thrilled. The kids work so hard and they are what make this successful because they are so committed. They interact, share stories and just chill together. That's what kids do."
Allen, who attended the walk with about one-third of Toll Gate's 70 Best Buddies members, said while students have always been great when dealing with the special needs population, she's noticed more of a unified community since starting the program three years ago.
"The kids talk in the hallways, they say hi to one another – everyone is included," said Allen. "There's a wonderful relationship with the students."
The program, she said, not only keeps special needs students active during school hours; it extends beyond that. Students often gather after school or on weekends to spend time with their buddies.
Whether they are hanging out in pairs or groups, they are going shopping, seeing movies, attending hockey games, enjoying picnics, and more. Recently, members enjoyed a trip to Thayer Arena for an ice skating party.
"It's just fun in general," said Zach Fontaine, 16, a 10th grader who has been with Best Buddies for two years. "I get to hang out with all my friends," adding that he thought Danielle's presentation was "really good."
Senior Katie Branca, 18, praised Danielle's efforts, as well. She described Danielle as "fun" and "awesome."
"Basically she's all that," Branca said.
The funds Danielle donated will be used to support a variety of group activities. And while Allen is working on a final count of funds raised at the walk, she is guessing it will be about $1,000.
Aside from that, Allen and the Best Buddies members are gearing up for the 2013 Dare to Dream Student Leadership at the University of Rhode Island May 22. Toll Gate students will be presenting on how to start a Best Buddies chapter at school.
"It's been an exciting year," Allen said. "It's very rewarding for myself because I see such growth from the young men and women in the club. It builds character and maturity and helps them have compassion and learn how to give back."
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TXT2BFiT: new weight management program for young adults delivered via mobiles
11 March 2013
Researchers at the University of Sydney have joined forces with colleagues at the University of NSW and University of Technology, Sydney to launch a world-first weight management program for young adults - to be delivered via mobile phones.
Lead researcher, Associate Professor Margaret Allman-Farinelli said unlike anything currently available, the program uses mobile phone technology.
"The program helps people to make better food choices - to eat and drink better and to include more fresh produce in their diets, especially fruit and vegetables," she said.
"We advocate for people to reduce their intake of unhealthy takeaways, sugary drinks and alcohol and to increase their physical activity.
"The program is mainly aimed at those finding they are putting on a few kilos now they are in their twenties and early thirties rather than the obese, who are needing to lose considerable weight."
The researchers are currently recruiting for young participants aged 18 to 35 to be part of a randomised controlled trial to test the program's efficacy, before making the program publically available.
"We are in the midst of an obesity epidemic and there is good evidence showing that today's young adults are more likely to become overweight or obese than their parents," Associate Professor Allman-Farinelli said.
"Weight gain during these years is very common. Healthy meals and exercise takes a back seat to study, work, social commitments, relationships and life events.
"All current programs are for children or middle-aged adults. This study is to assess the efficacy of a 12-week program designed by dietitians, exercise specialists and doctors for young adults, ages 18 to 35, using their communication technologies.
"It is free to the participant, flexible to their busy schedules, and run through mobile phones."
Chief investigators: Associate Professor Margaret Allman-Farinelli AdvAPD, Professor Adrian Bauman FAFPH, Dr Kevin McGeechan, Professor Mark Harris FRACGP, Dr Elizabeth Denney-Wilson RN. University of Sydney, University NSW and University of Technology, Sydney.
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Data structures in Perl. A C programmer's perspective.by code-ninja (Scribe)
|on Sep 06, 2013 at 10:48 UTC ( #1052691=perlmeditation: print w/replies, xml )
|Need Help??
Dear everyone,
Since this post I ended up in a job after all designated as a Software Engineer/iOS Software Developer. Its cool cuz I get to work on a Mac and since I want to pursue my master's after getting some experience (like 1-1.5 years), the skills I learn will be helpful. I have been kept on the "bench" as my Mac ("my Mac" as in the Apple Mini-Mac that the company has provided me) has not been "configured" yet so I pass my time in office trying to get hold of data structures in Perl. I cannot code anything for iOS without a Mac and I hate sitting idle.
Anyways, being a C programmer, I learned data structures the hard way... i.e. by doing-making mistakes-hating myself for them-retrying until I get it correctly (it was college and I had no social interactions whatsoever so it was just me and my laptop... :D). Applying a similar strategy to Perl, I tried to use the concepts I learned in C and apply them in Perl. I guess, C being the root of all languages (mostly all if some think otherwise), it will be easier to understand "PerlDSC" if we look at it from C perspective. I'll assume that programmers reading this have at least got their hands wet with pointers and linked lists in C and have some programming experience in Perl.Doubly Linked Lists
To be frank enough, Perl's array are faster and more efficient (thanks to splice and friends) than using linked lists but there are situations where you might want a more complex data structure like a tree to represent your data. The good news is, CPAN has many libraries that we can use to make our life easier but for those (like me) who like to rip things apart, it will be a great exercise to ape the functions of a library just to understand how things work. So I aped the List::DoubleLinked library to make doubly linked lists.
An array is collection of similar type of data where each element is abut each other, i.e., it is a linear data structure with each element adjacent to each other, i.e. if an element is at address 1002 and it is an array of 2-byte integer, the next element will be at 1004. Got it? Good.
A linked list on the other hand subtracts the requirement of adjacency by adding a pointer to the next element in the list. Reasons? It enhances memory management because arrays are static (NOT IN PERL!), you just have to pass a reference to the start of the list and not the entire list (as in the case of arrays) to manipulate it etc. Every element in a linked list is called a node and every node can keep data and has a pointer to the next element. A Doubly linked list enhances this concept by adding a pointer to its previous element. This addition makes it easier to traverse and random access the list more easily.
In C we create a doubly linked list as follows (I give the struct as well as the function to create a node):
create function creates a node that has its data field set to user passed "data" and points the "prev" (pointer to previous node) and "next" pointers to NULL. push function inserts the node at the start of the list (assuming list grows towards left if you read from left to right).
The code is quite intuitive and very easy to understand (that is to say, if you know about pointers and structures and have played with them for a while). In Perl, focusing on OO Perl, the way to create and add a node is as follows:
The new subroutine is a constructor. The bless function ties an anonymous hash to the class name thereby defining an object of the class (or package in Perl lingo). The push subroutine creates a new node by making a reference to an anonymous hash. Contrasting it with C, where we explicitly allocate memory (recall malloc), Perl implicitly allocates enough memory for containing the hash and the variable $newNode points to (read: references) this hash. The rest of the logic remains same and those cryptic looking braces and if conditions are just syntactic sugar.
Extending this to pop operations, C can achieve pop as follows:
Cool, ain't it? You check if the list is empty and if not, you assign the start pointer to some temporary variable and point start to the next node (which will be the next top node... think stacks!). We then point the "prev" pointer to NULL indicating that the new position that start points to is the new start.
Perl way:
This is cool too, the logic is same and the only difference is the syntactic sugar. Perl automatically takes care of garbage collection so there is no need to free explicitly. IMO, if you're comfortable playing with DSs in C, it is then just a matter of learning Perl's syntax. The basic data structures in Perl (arrays and hashes and their derivatives (AoH, HoA etc.)) are enough most of the times but what if we have to implement a RedBlack tree? or some other complex DS? C is my standard choice for them because handling pointers in C is like blissful but Perl's OO paradigms and syntactical sugar (like condensed regexes and stuff) makes it a useful language to handle such complexities. Also, as you can see, the code in C and Perl are exactly same if you ignore the syntax.
Just for the sake of practice and lucidity in writing Perl, I implemented the whole doubly linked list library... though it is almost a direct rip-off of the aforementioned library but hey... I'm getting detailed `know how' about how things work in Perl.
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|Ila Rowell abt age 15
She shares the birthday with both her father and my wife & shares her name with my sister.
Unfortunately she didn't make it anywhere near the century mark. In fact she was only twenty eight years old when she died on August 24, 1915.
Unfortunately she didn't make it anywhere near the century mark. In fact she was only twenty eight years old when she died on August 24, 1915.
She was the oldest child in the family of Seth David and Martha Williams Rowell who lived in the Shady Grove area of Taylor County Florida. Their youngest, another daughter, Mary Emma Rowell Grantham died at the same age. I wrote about that sad coincidence in another story.
Ila was seventeen when she married on January 8, 1905. Her first child, Alton was born a year and four days later.
She had six children and five of them, all boys survived her. My father was the fourth son and only three years old when his mother died. The youngest, Floyd was only eleven months old.
She had one daughter which I didn't know of until I saw a reference on the 1910 census. It said she had three children but only two were living. Doing some checking I determined she had a daughter that had died soon after birth. The daughter wasn't listed in the family bible so I don't know if she had a name.
This family photo from about 1911 shows her and my grandfather, Millard Fillmore Green with sons Alton, Bryant and Lester. Bryant and Lester got stuck in the dresses. It's the only photo I have of her as an adult. Many in the Rowell family have red hair but her's looks dark.
She died of heart failure, or at least that is the story that has been passed down and was reported in her death notice. Her father Seth died young also, at age 46 and with her sister's death at age 28 maybe there was a heart problem running in the family. Her brother Auley was only 45 when he died in 1935. None of her children had any inherited health problems so I guess they were lucky at that.
This faded newspaper clipping about her death was in my Grandfather's papers when he died in 1973. It talks of her being in better health so it must have been known that she had been sick for a while. She was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Perry, Florida.
Her concrete grave marker had worn out and the name was no longer legible after almost 60 years so my grandfather bought a new marble one about a year before he died.
|June 29, 1930
Eva was living in Manatee County Florida, teaching at the one room school in Cortez, Florida. It is six pages long and talks about his life in the Navy, troubles that two of his brothers were having and later his doubts about God.
Growing up in a house with five boys and no mother was not easy and his father was strict. I am sure they were struggling to make a living in Perry, Florida two years into the Great Depression.
This small section of the letter is reflecting on the loss he still felt because his mother died so young. He was six years old when his mother died and fifteen years later writes:
"I often wonder if things would have been different if mother would have lived. I sincerely believe, yes, very much so."


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We're approaching the final months of 2013 - and, as a result, we now have a good idea as to which players deserve a place in the world's Team of the Year.
There's been no major international tournament - although the Confederations Cup served up plenty of entertainment - but there's been plenty of drama in all of the domestic leagues around the world.
The players on this list have been, in my opinion, the best-performing players in their respective positions over the course of 2013.
Feel free to disagree - and don't forget to have your say in the comments section below.
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MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KKCO) – An arrest warrant reveals that the man whose body was discovered in Orchard Mesa last week was strangled to death.
Rigoberto Luna, 38, was found dead in the area of B ½ and 29 ¾ roads on Oct. 22.
On Saturday, three people were arrested in connection with his death: Sadie Camis, Nathan Dennis and Aaron Ungles.
According to a Mesa County Sheriff's Office arrest affidavit, the suspects had used Luna's bank card to withdraw money. By tracking his card and reviewing surveillance videos at gas stations, liquor stores and ATMs, investigators saw a white Chevrolet pickup, which they later linked to Nathan Dennis and Sadie Camis.
Through further investigation, Aaron Ungles was also identified as one of the subjects in the surveillance videos, the affidavit says.
On Oct. 26, investigators interviewed Ungles, who told them the homicide had been planned.
According to the affidavit, Dennis and Camis were dropped off at Ungle's house--180 Edlun Drive-- on Oct. 21 by a man driving a blue Jeep (who was later identified as Luna).
Dennis told Ungles "that they needed to 'get rid of' the man in the Jeep," says the arrest affidavit. Ungles thought Dennis was angry because Luna was flirting with and touching Camis, Dennis' girlfriend.
Soon after, Camis called Luna and asked for a ride to the liquor store with Dennis, Ungles and Ungle's girlfriend, according to the affidavit. In her testimony at the sheriff's office, Ungle's girlfriend said they had been drinking, smoking pots and doing meth around this time.
After a number of stops in Luna's Jeep, Camis decided to drive, with Luna sitting in the passenger seat.
Ungles told investigators that Dennis-- who was sitting directly behind the man-- pulled out a four-way lug wrench and held the corner around Luna's neck, strangling him.
The group then dumped Luna's body in an area off B ½ Road, Ungles says.
Dennis gave Ungles Luna's credit card and went with him to get about $300 out of nearby ATMs. During his interview, Ungles identified himself in surveillance video and admitted using a card that wasn't his own, the affidavit says.
Luna's Jeep was found about a quarter mile south of Ungle's home.
Dennis and Camis were arrested on charges of murder in the first degree (after deliberation) and murder in the first degree (felony murder). Dennis is also charged with aggravated robbery.
Ungles is being held on multiple counts of fraud-identify and one count of theft.


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The State of Home-Brew PVRs on Linuxby Joe Stump
We've heard rumblings in the community for quite some time about individuals creating homebrew PVRs using Linux. Out of these stories and legends, a few projects have actually developed some rather useful PVR applications. In this article, I'll describe my own experience building my PVR. I'll also outline the various projects that make up the current state of PVR technology on Linux.
Hardware Requirements
You'll need to consider a few things when building a PVR. The first is the type of case. Since the PVR box will most likely reside in your living room next to your TV, you will want a quiet, good-looking case. Several cases on the market today cater to the home entertainment PC.
Since your PVR will be encoding video, you'll need a decently beefy processor. Freevo's documentation recommends at least a 400MHz processor, while MythTV says you'll need over 1GHz to record and watch TV at the same time. With the current low prices of processors, I recommend going as fast as you can afford. I also recommend buying as much RAM as possible.
If you wish to record a show and watch a live TV show at the same time, you will need two TV cards: one for recording and one for watching TV. I would highly
recommend using one of the many cards supported by the
bttv Linux drivers. If you wish to listen to FM radio, you can pick up one of the WinTV cards that include an FM tuner as
Audiophiles, listen up! You'll want to put a nice sound card in the box and purchase some nice (-looking and -sounding) speakers.
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Software Requirements
Before installing MythTV, you'll probably need to install ALSA, fortunately found in the latest 2.6 test kernels. On the other hand, if you are installing Freevo, you will need quite a few applications to get it up and running.
Both MythTV and Freevo require a few libraries and applications. First you'll need to install XMLTV to download TV listings and LIRC to use a remote to control your Linux PVR once you have it set up.
Freevo is basically a controller application that launches various
applications, depending on the user's request. To play movies, record TV, watch
recorded shows, and play DVDs, you will need MPlayer. Alternatively, Freevo's CVS version also has a plug-in for using Xine to play DVDs. I highly recommend
tvtime for watching live TV. MPlayer is currently the default TV application; however, I found that the A/V was out of sync. Using
tvtime fixed this problem.
Remember, for both Freevo and MythTV you will most likely have to recompile
your kernel. Make sure to include frame-buffer support, USB support (for a
StreamZap USB remote and other USB devices, such as gamepads), and
ext3 support
(for quick reboots after hard power downs).
MythTV vs. Freevo
When I started my project six months ago, I decided to go with Freevo, mainly because it played DVDs. Freevo is also programmed in Python, which makes it much easier to hack on for those of us who are C-challenged. It's designed very modularly, making it easy to use other applications.
One of the problems I have with Freevo is that a lot of the features are only 90% complete. There are some small and annoying UI problems, though overall, the application is easy to use and works well for basic PVR applications. Freevo is currently transitioning to a recording daemon, which should improve its recording abilities drastically. For now, I highly recommend using WebVCR+ until Freevo's recording daemon becomes stable. Also, those wishing for time shifting (pausing live TV) may want to consider MythTV, since Freevo does not currently support this feature.
If you decide to install Freevo, you may want to look over my Freevo HOWTO.
MythTV sports a few features that Freevo lacks, but can be quite a bit harder to set up. In fact the setup process is one of the few reasons I didn't choose MythTV. However, the impressive list of features in MythTV will be enough for many people to trudge through the lengthy setup process.
MythTV's more impressive features include time shifting, a client/server environment, rudimentary video editing, and DVD ripping. One of the drawbacks, however, is that MythTV uses its own modified version of NuppelVideo as its primary codec, which will limit those wishing to export recorded shows to other formats (i.e., VCDs). MythTV also comes with its own web back end, support for LIRC, and a themeable onscreen display.
WebVCR+ is an easy-to-use recording interface. It's web-based, written in PHP, MySQL, and Perl. I use WebVCR+ to record TV shows, which are then moved into my Freevo folders where I am free to watch them on my TV. I only mention WebVCR+ because it records TV. If you want more than mere recording, you will want to install Freevo or MythTV.
Outputting to Your TV
After a lot of fussing around, I was able to get Freevo to output to my TV. Whether you decide to install Freevo or MythTV, you will want to purchase a Matrox G400/450 card, which has the best TV-out support under Linux.
Freevo supports both the Linux frame buffer and running in XFree86, while MythTV only runs under X. While getting Freevo to display full-screen on my TV with the frame buffer was rather simple, getting X to display in full-screen was difficult. In fact, I gave up and went with the frame buffer, since it was already working.
The Cost
Just like any computer, your PVR box can be cheap or expensive. I've put about $600.00 (USD) into my box so far; however, this includes a nice Seagate drive, sound-dampening materials, and a lighted window case. I also justify the extra cost by telling myself it does other things than a regular TiVo and that a TiVo with a lifetime subscription can cost almost as much.
The good news is that the PVR applications out there are ready for home media-center use. The bad news is that it's not a simple task to get a box up and running. More good news is that both Freevo and MythTV have support for much more than mere PVR applications. Both projects support MAME, photo albums, CD ripping/playback, MP3/Ogg playback, IMDB support, and Internet radio and weather reports.
I'd say, on a whole, Linux PVR technology is in great shape. I actively use my Freevo box daily to record TV shows, watch DVDs, and listen to music.
Joe Stump is the Lead Architect for Digg where he spends his time partitioning data, creating internal services, and ensuring the code frameworks are in working order.
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Iran Letter: Nasrin Sotoudeh from Prison "Why I Went on Hunger Strike"
Previously, I have had the honor of defending the children of my country. Punishing the children is absolutely prohibited, much less for political charges on account of their parents.
But of course, this sort of punishment has not been only limited to my family. To explain the wide scope of this unjust treatment, it is enough to remember that among the 36 female prisoners incarcerated in the political prisoner's ward, the immediate family of 13 of them are either imprisoned or are under judicial pursuit.


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This Christmas is Different Because of You – 100,000 Wreaths to Be Placed at Arlington National Cemetery
-by Cody Allison
You may have remembered this viral email last year.
These wreaths - some 5,000 - are donated by the Worcester Wreath Co. of Harrington, Maine . The owner, Merrill Worcester, not only provides the wreaths, but covers the trucking expense as well. He's done this since 1992. A wonderful guy. Also, most years, groups of Maine school kids combine an educational trip to DC with this event to help out.
The email didn't ask for donations or help - it was just showcasing the fact that a guy in Maine, who owned a wreath company wanted to make a difference. I had the opportunity to speak with Merrill Worcester of the Worcester Wreath Company in Harrington, Maine. I was compelled by the email, so I looked up the company on WhitePages.com and called him right up. What an amazing fellow! We had a really nice conversation and he was excited to tell me that because this email circulated last year, donations came in from all over the world.
Since 1992, Merrill Worcester, of the Worcester Wreath Company in Harrington, Maine has been creating and hand delivering - completely at his own expense - 5,000 wreaths to Arlington National Cemetery to be placed on the graves of our soldiers. Last year, a reporter snapped a picture of the placed wreaths. The picture and story went viral and as Merrill puts it, "Donations began pouring in from all over the world.
In 1992, the Wreath Company found themselves with an excess of wreaths nearing the end of the holiday season. Seeing an opportunity to make a boyhood dream a reality, efforts to do something special with those wreaths began in earnest. With the help of Maine Senator Olympia Snowe, arrangements were made for the wreaths to be placed at Arlington in one of the older sections of the cemetery, a section which received fewer visitors with each passing year. -www.worcesterwreath.com
Today, because of the generous spirit of people just like you (perhaps even you) Merrill, alongside groups of Maine school children who combine an educational trip to Washington D.C. to coincide with Merrill's trip so they can help, will be placing 100,000 wreaths to honor our fallen. I've never been more proud to be an American than I am today. So many things are broken but love conquers them all.
Please note: many people have expressed a desire to donate to this cause. Worcester Wreath Company is committed to continue their Arlington Wreath Project, now expanded by the Wreaths Across America campaign. Worcester Wreath cannot and will not accept any donations. Those who are interested however, may support by sending donations to:
Harrington, ME 04643
One amazing man.
One journey each year for the last 20 years.
This year is different, because of you...
Thank you Merrill, for your love.
Thank you soldiers for your sacrifice.
Thank you Jesus, for everything!!


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Chanel is set to release four new blushes over the next few weeks. Two of these are new shades–Chanel Tumulte and Chanel Malice (reviewed here). Two are reformulations of former shades, reformulated in the powder, U.S. versions–Pink Explosion and a very deep purple/mauve Chanel Plum Attraction. For a description of the differences between U.S. and non-U.S. Chanel Joues Contraste blushes, see this review. Malice looks much peachier than the others in the picture, above. However, in my opinion Malice is not a true peach. Compared with true peach blushes, Malice has a touch of pink/red.
This review is a first look at Chanel Joues Contraste Malice (#71)($43/ Fard a Joues Poudre), a pretty pink-peach that has a touch of soft, subtle sparkle.
As with the other Chanel Joues Contraste blushes, Malice comes in the familiar black square compact with the tiny brown-bristled brush.
Malice is a pretty, soft peach with a touch of pink. Here is a comparison with Chanel Malice, Chanel Rose Petale, Chanel Tweed Corail, and Chanel In Love:
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I literally put these pictures up as my first opportunity, based on reader feedback that sooner is better. I'll play with this during this week, and am hoping to get some more pictures. So far, so good!


text: A container of hot liquid is placed in a freezer that is kept at a constant temperature of 20 degrees Fahrenheit. The initial temperature of the liquid is 160 degrees Fahrenheit. After 5 minutes, the liquid's temperature is 60 degrees Fahrenheit. How much longer will it take for the liquid's temperature to decrease to 30 degrees Fahrenheit?


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A Washington man, who was wanted for more than a year by local authorities on assault charges, was shot and killed by deputies in Richland County, South Carolina on Monday.
The Richland County coroner this afternoon confirmed the identity of the man killed as Mitch St. Clair, Jr.
The 39-year-old St. Clair was shot late Monday after a short chase outside of Columbia. Authorities say the man exited the vehicle and fired multiple shots at a deputy who returned fire.
Deputies say at the time St. Clair was carrying someone else's ID card.
St. Clair is the son of Mitch St. Clair, Sr. who owns a Washington trucking company and is a current member of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.
In May 2012, Beaufort County deputies say the younger St. Clair assaulted a woman and a child on Whichards Beach Road.
St. Clair was wanted for assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, second degree kidnapping, assault inflicting serious bodily injury, possession of a firearm by felon, assault on a child under 12, assault by pointing a gun, assault with a deadly weapon with a minor present and communicating threats.
The South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division continues to investigate this officer-involved shooting.


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The fabled northern lights were expected to make an appearance in New England this weekend, thanks to a massive eruption on the surface of the sun.
Solar scientists say residents had a better than 50 percent chance of glimpsing the northern lights, or aurora borealis, beginning Saturday night, as particles ejected from the sun earlier this week hurtle toward Earth at more than 2 million miles per hour.
The northern lights are produced when charged particles from the sun interact with atoms in Earth's upper atmosphere. The awe-inspiring displays — shimmering, translucent green, purple, and red "curtains" that seem to billow across the night sky — are common in extreme northern latitudes, where a constant stream of such particles arrives on the so-called "solar wind." But in New England, and particularly in densely populated areas, sightings are unusual, generally spotted only when eruptions on the sun push the particles farther south and produce a geomagnetic storm.
"The sun constantly has particles streaming away from it — the solar wind — and that can cause aurora quite frequently in the north," said C. Alex Young, the associate director for science at NASA's Heliophysics Science Division. "These coronal mass ejections are like a wave riding on top of the wind. They strengthen the aurorae and can cause a geomagnetic storm."
While computer-model predictions are imprecise and can differ by as many as seven hours, Young and other scientists said the lights were expected to reach their peak Saturday night. However, depending on the intensity of the storm, the lights could continue into Sunday night and be visible on the northern horizon. The lights were expected to be most easily visible from central and northern New England, scientists said.
Viewing conditions Saturday night were expected to be partially cloudy, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Frank Nocera. But on Sunday night, he said, "the sky should be pretty clear. We'll have a better shot at good viewing conditions."
Scientists say that while the event was unlikely to cause serious power grid or travel disruptions, it could temporarily throw off the accuracy of some GPS devices or cause other minor electrical failures.
Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration first noticed the coronal mass ejection Thursday night; particles in such ejections can take as few as 17 hours or as many as 100 to traverse the vast distance between the sun and Earth, depending on their speed. NOAA uses a fleet of satellites to constantly measure the sun's activity from different angles and on different spectrums.
"As soon as the flare goes off, it triggers alarms. We have bells, whistles, and even a voice saying, 'solar X-ray flare in process,' " said Bill Murtagh, the program coordinator at NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center, describing the scene at the group's Colorado headquarters. "It's always an exciting day. It's like a nor'easter for us."
An unusual lull in the sun's activity over the past several years has scientists particularly excited about this weekend's event, Murtagh said. The sun, which goes through a cycle of activity approximately 11 years long, should currently be in its most active state, the solar maximum. But a dearth of activity lately means this could be the least active solar maximum in more than 100 years, Murtagh said.
"I've been in the business for 20 years, but we have a lot of new forecasters who haven't seen much activity since they started," Murtagh said. For them, he said, it's like seeing snow for the first time.
This particular ejection was not particularly huge, ranking just a G1 on NOAA's scale, which goes from G1 to G5. However, the particles are aimed squarely at Earth, Murtagh said.
The strength of the aurorae partially depends on how fast the "blob" of plasma and charged particles is traveling when it impacts Earth's atmosphere, scientists said. But a more important factor is the magnetic orientation of the blob: A south-oriented ejection will cause stronger interactions and more aurorae when it hits Earth's north-oriented magnetic field.
"We know it's coming, we know it's good size, and we can tell how fast and big it is," Young said. "But we won't know about the magnetic field until about 30 minutes before it gets to us."
The aurorae have long fascinated cultures around the world, which often interpreted their appearance as an omen of war or famine, Murtagh said. But modern Americans usually miss the show, since they live too far south, sleep through the infrequent geomagnetic storms, or are unable to see them because of light pollution or cloud cover.
"They're inspiring to witness," Murtagh said. "They've always had a mythical place in human history."
Murtagh, who is Irish, has assigned his own mythology to this storm.
"The prevalent color of aurorae is green," he said, "so maybe we'll get some nice green aurora to kick off St. Patrick's Day."Dan Adams can be reached at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at @DanielAdams86.


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Brian Wallace of the sex crimes division of Amarillo Police Department will speak on "Teens, Sex and Cyberspace" at the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Coalition meeting from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday in Wesley Community Center, 1615 S. Roberts St. Wesley will provide lunch for $5.
Contact Leasa at United Way at 806-376-6359 or firstname.lastname@example.com to order lunch.
"Grow Your Network - Grow Your Business!" will be the program topic for the lunch meeting of Amarillo Women's Network at 11:45 a.m. Friday at Amarillo Club, 31st floor, Chase Tower, 600 S. Tyler St. Guests are welcome.
Coco Duckworth, owner of Encourage Consulting, will lead attendees in an interactive, tip-filled presentation designed to demonstrate the power of networking in business relationships. As a consultant, Duckworth provides business encouragement through coaching, seminars and keynote speaking. She chairs the advisory board of the West Texas A&M University Enterprise Center and serves on the board of the 100 Club of the Texas Panhandle.
Luncheon cost is $12, and reservations can be made to Loretta Williams at 806-374-5058 or email@example.com.
Amarillo Highland Park Education Foundation will have a Boots and Bling dinner and dance Friday at Saint Francis Hall, 5005 Klinke Road, to raise money for seniors to go to college.
Tickets to the event, $100 for two people, will include a dinner choice of steak or shrimp with sides, two drink tickets and entry to a dance. A Diamond Dig, at $5 a ticket, gives participants a scoop of sand to sift and keep the largest diamond they find. Other events include a silent auction and cash bar. Tickets are available online at www.ahpeducationfoundation.org or by calling Mike Brown at 806-322-3711 or Cindy Spanel at 806-206-3912.
Golden Spread Gem and Mineral Society's next monthly meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Monday at The Canyons Retirement Community, 2200 W. Seventh Ave. Call Dee Hawkins at 806-681-0960 for more information.
Partner's Resource Network's PEN Project is offering a workshop from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Paramount Baptist Church, 3801 S. Western St., to help empower parents of children and youth with disabilities in their role as decision makers and advocates for their children. The workshop will provide training, information, referrals and technical assistance at no cost to families.
PEN Project, a nonprofit agency headquartered in Lubbock, is one of three Parent Training and Information Centers in Texas and has been serving the West Texas area for more than 10 years. Contact Sara McBeath at 806-762-1434 or smcbeathpen
@sbcglobal.net for more information. Registration is required.
Potter County Master Gardeners Association is accepting applications for the Spring 2013 Master Gardener intern class. Orientation will be at 6 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Texas A&M Agri-Life Extension Service office, 3301 E. 10th Ave. Classes begin March 2 and continue each Saturday through May 11.
For more information or to obtain an application, call the Extension office at 806-373-0713 or visit the website at potter.agrilife.org.
A pancake breakfast from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. March 2 at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 4100 S. Coulter St., will benefit Troop 87 of the Boy Scouts. Tickets are $5 if purchased by March 1 and $6 at the door.
Proceeds will be used to purchase camping equipment and to help send Scouts to summer camps. For tickets, contact Dallas Gimpel at 806-316-5267 or firstname.lastname@example.com, David Bast at 806-881-4905 or email@example.com or Mary Forslund at 806-382-7606 or email@example.com.
Greenways Intermediate School's annual Muffins for Moms for students and their mothers will be from 7 to 8 a.m. March 6 for fifth-graders and March 7 for sixth-graders in the school cafeteria, 8100 Pineridge St.
Candy Gibbs will present a program for parents about raising children in today's hostile environment 8 to 9 a.m. March 7. The school's book fair also will be open in the library March 5 to 7. The school will hold its open house at 6 p.m. March 7.
Hospice Care of the Southwest will have its fourth annual day of professional training, "Ethical and Compassionate Treatment of Patients and Families," from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 5 at Amarillo College Polk Street Campus Business and Industry Center, 1200 S. Polk St. Speakers will be Bill Brian, Dr. Brian Weis, Susan Hammett, Marge Dean, Terry Callis and Carla Plischke.
Conference topics will include legal issues related to patient and family wishes, understanding life-sustaining equipment and procedures, awareness of financial exploitation of patients, care for veterans and their families, care of indigent patients and refugees, and cultural perspectives affecting spiritual care, end-of-life care and bereavement by a diverse panel of local leaders.
Cost is $35 for six hours of CPEs, CEUs and CNEs or $25 without; $35 for social workers wanting only three hours of ethics CEUs by attending only the morning sessions.
The training is geared toward nurses, chaplains, social workers, educators, clergy, health care professionals, counselors, nursing home staff, mental health workers, funeral directors, families and employers.
The Federal Officer's Association of Texas will host a fundraiser featuring country music artists Southern Gentlemen and nationally known magician Lanny Kibbie at 7 p.m. April 30 in the Palo Duro High School Auditorium, 1400 N. Grant St.
Telepro Promotional Concepts, a professional fundraising company, will conduct an advance telemarketing solicitation campaign and will contact businesses to solicit funds. For more information, call 806-381-6900 or 866-939-0990.
Canyon High School's class of 1983 has scheduled its 30-year reunion during Labor Day weekend, Aug. 30 to Sept. 1. Planned events include a Friday evening social hour, a Saturday evening dinner and a memorial dedication and picnic Sunday.
The planning committee asks those interested in attending to post on the Canyon High School Class of 1983 reunion event page on Facebook or email


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Visible Voice Spring 2011 Mixtape
The ground is starting to thaw and the air is getting back that moist smell of mud and life. Spring is (almost) here. We made it. Now here are some tunes to help you shake off the lingering effects of hibernation...
My music listening habits tend to follow seasonal trends and, true to form, in Spring my musical palette expands to embrace the vibrancy of the season. Lush pop sounds and grand statements are what I gravitate towards, and you'll see that reflected in the Spring Mixtape. Following the arc of spring, Side A is alternately anthemic and introspective and Side B is a blast of pure summery fun.
Comprised of almost all brand new or unreleased songs, there should be something new here for everyone. Enjoy the tunes, let me know what you think in the comments and please share with friends!
Side A
Southeast Engine - New Growth (from Canary, out 3/29 - preorder)
Apache Relay - Home Is Not Places (from American Nomad, out 4/12 - preorder)
The Leadership - Keep The Change (from Frontiers - buy)
The David Mayfield Parade - Blue Skies Again (from The David Mayfield Parade - buy)
Thousands - MTSES III (from The Sound Of Everything, out 3/21 - preview)
Daniel Lefkowitz - Death Is A Warm Bath (from Wilder Shores Of Love, self-released)
Side B
Cults - Go Outside (from Cults 7" - listen)
The Veils - The Stars Came Out Once The Light Went Out (from The Troubles of The Brain - listen)
Mean Creek - Sunlight (from Hemophiliac - buy)
Thick Shakes - Go Back To New York (from Why Buy the Cow 7" - free download)
We Can't Enjoy Ourselves - Put Your Blue Dress On (from One Belongs Here More Than You - free download)
Yuck - Get Away (from Yuck - buy)