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As social networks continue to blur the boundary between content and advertising, social media management and publishing tools like Shoutlet have to keep pace. The promoted posts formats offered by Facebook and Twitter are formatted like user status updates, but with payment from the advertiser boosting placement in user news feeds. This form of advertising is becoming more important partly because it flows into mobile user interfaces where there's little room for sidebar or banner ads.
The Shoutlet 6.0 edition of the social media management platform specifically allows social publishers to tag posts as promoted posts through the Facebook APIs. In addition, Shoutlet has established a partnership with Kenshoo Social to allow its customers to place other types of social media ads and get integrated reporting on the results they deliver.
Shoutlet 6.0 also adds social media listening functionality, which previously was not part of the platform; integrates its built-in social analytics with Web analytics tools like Google Analytics, IBM Digital Analytics, Adobe Omniture and Webtrends for better conversion tracking; and enhances the editor for publishing contest apps on social media.
[ Learn more about social media advertising. See LinkedIn Launches Ads API. ]
"We continue to build a tool that pulls a lot of functionality together in one place," said Aaron Everson, president and COO at Shoutlet. Although the partnership with Kenshoo Social is initially "at the level of referring customers back and forth" and some integrated reporting, deeper integration is in the works, he said. "Right now, it's about tracking conversion metrics for our mutual customers."
Although Shoutlet started with tools for publishing marketing content and analyzing its viral spread across social media, the trend toward the use of promoted posts "is something that kind of blurs the line between a social media manager's job and a media buyer's job," Everson said. However, deciding which posts to pay to promote generally seems to be falling in the social media manager's court, he said.
Shoutlet is one of the tools for large-scale management of social media accounts, distinguished by features like trigger-based automation of publishing tasks.
Shoutlet 6.0 adds social media listening, the ability to capture mentions of a brand, product or company name on social sites and analyze the sentiment of those posts. Other social media management services such as Radian6 (now part of the Salesforce.com Marketing Cloud) started with listening and added features for publishing and engagement later, but the trend is for all of these platforms to converge on a common array of features and services.
Although many Shoutlet customers use other products for social listening, they are "very intrigued by the option of having it all in one place," Everson said. He cited Direct General Insurance as an example of a Radian6 customer now converting to using Shoutlet for social listening as well as social publishing.
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Sustainable Merrimack
Welcome to the Home Page for Sustainable Merrimack! We are vital and growing group of concerned students, staff, administrators, faculty and alumni who are striving to make Merrimack College a more environmentally sustainable institution of higher learning.
Our Projects Page highlights and provides links to some of our ongoing and proposed sustainability projects. You can read about our campus Bio-Diesel Project and our end of the semester Sweeps Week Program. In addition, you can review the results of a recent Campus Environmental Audit; the audit can also be downloaded by simply clicking here
We also have a sustainability Meeting and Events Page that highlights sustainability related meetings and events in the Boston and surrounding region.
Our Mission
Environmental sustainability centers on finding ways to use resources that do not undermine the integrity of the environment on which they depend or compromise the ability of future generations to use those same resources. Within the context of Augustinian values, we promote the sustainability of natural resources, stewardship of the environment and service to the community.
To accomplish this we will:
- Educate – as a community of teachers and learners, we will educate by developing and supporting College-wide decision-making mechanisms, tools and policies that make Merrimack a model sustainable learning community through innovative teaching, research and outreach initiatives.
- Collaborate– as a community of teachers and learners, we will collaborate by facilitating cross-disciplinary partnerships through the common ground of sustainability that strengthen the College's responsiveness to environmental, economic, and cultural challenges.
- Communicate– as a community of teachers and learners, we will communicate as an open community devoted to the freedom of thought, dedication to dialogue, and collegial respect.
- Act - as a community of service, we will commit to act upon our gained knowledge of sustainability to build and steward our community for a better today and tomorrow.
We invite all members of our community to learn, teach, work and study in ways guided by their passion, talent, discipline and their service, and in a manner that makes Merrimack College a vibrant community and environmental steward.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Bryan Bannon
Environmental Studies and Sustainability Program Director
Merrrimack College
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DES MOINES, Iowa (hokiesports.com) - Senior Pete Yates won both of his matches on the first day of the 2013 NCAA Championships, being held inside Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, to advance to Friday's quarterfinal action. Eight of the 10 wrestlers Tech brought to the tournament will be back in action Friday with one still alive for a national championship. The other seven will be fighting to stay alive in the tournament.
"We fought really hard today," Tech head coach Kevin Dresser said. "Tomorrow is a new day and we have to be able to forget things that may not have gone our way. We gotta be really tough tomorrow."
After a rough start that saw Tech lose its first three matches in the first session, including fifth-seeded Jarrod Garnett at 125 pounds, the Hokies got on the board when Zach Neibert upset 11th-seeded Michael Nevinger 3-1 in the tiebreaker after picking up a reversal late. Nick Brascetta, seeded eighth at 149 pounds, controlled the action against Brandon Richardson of Wyoming, picking up a 7-4 win. Seventh-seeded Jesse Dong racked up over four minutes of riding time in picking up an 8-0 major decision over Luke Smith of Central Michigan at 157 pounds. At 165 pounds, third-seeded Pete Yates won a tight 5-3 bout over Mark Lewandowski of Buffalo to advance to the round of 16.
Garnett was upset by unseeded Dominic Parisi of Appalachian State, 8-7, at 125 pounds. Erik Spjut dropped a 3-0 decision to sixth-seeded Nathan McCormick at 133 pounds while Austin Gabel lost his pigtail match at 174 pounds, a 5-3 loss in sudden victory to Wyoming's Lee Helbig. Nick Vetterlein dropped a 10-1 major decision to fifth-seeded Kevin Steinhaus of Minnesota. At 197 pounds, Derrick Borlie lost to third-seeded Matt Wilps of Pitt, 4-1, and David Marone lost to seventh-seeded Connor Medberry of Wisconsin, 3-2 at heavyweight.
In the second session, Gabel opened up in the consolation pigtails with a 10-6 win over Sam Wheeler of Kent State to move on. He later got a takedown and back points in the last five seconds to upset 12th-seeded Matt Miller of Navy to advance to Friday's action. Yates was the only one of the four Hokies who won their first match to advance to the quarterfinals as he picked up a 7-0 win over Zach Toal of Missouri. Neibert, Brascetta and Dong all dropped their second-round matches and now drop into Friday's consolations.
Garnett rebounded from a disappointing loss with a pin over Chattanooga's Nick Soto in the second period, avenging an early loss this season. Borlie bounced back with an 8-6 win over Army's Bryce Barnes to move into Friday's action. Marone used a reversal late in the third period and then a reversal in the tiebreak to rally and beat Navy's Danile Miller. Spjut and Vetterlein both lost their second matches of the day to get eliminated. Everyone in the consolations will have to win three matches tomorrow to earn All-America honors. If Yates wins his first match, he will be an All-American for the second year in a row.
After the first day, Tech sits in a tie for 16th place with Wyoming with 10.5 points.
Action resumes Friday with the third session beginning at 10 a.m. local time (11 a.m. Eastern) with wrestlebacks and quarterfinal bouts and Session IV starts at 6 p.m. local time (7 p.m. Eastern) on six mats with semifinal bouts and wrestlebacks. On Saturday, Session V features wrestleback semifinals and medal matches on three mats starting at 10 a.m. local (11 a.m. Eastern)and the final session will feature the 10 championship bouts live at 6:30 p.m. local (7:30 p.m. Eastern).
Below are the results from the first day for the Hokies participating.
125: #5 seed Jarrod Garnett (1-1)
First Round: lost to Dominic Parisi (Appalachian State), 7-6
Consolations: def. Nick Soto (Chattanooga), Fall 4:11
Consolations: vs. Evan Silver (Stanford) [FRIDAY]
133: Erik Spjut (0-2; ELIMINATED)
First Round: lost to #6 seed Nathan McCormick (Missouri), 3-0
Consolations: lost to #11 seed George DiCamillo (Virginia), 6-1
141: Zach Neibert (1-1)
First Round: def. #11 seed Michael Nevinger (Cornell), 3-1 (TB-1)
Second Round: lost to #6 seed Undrakhbayar Khishignyam (Citadel), 3-1
Consolations: vs. Brandon Nelson (Purdue) [FRIDAY]
149: #8 seed Nick Brascetta (1-1)
First Round: def. Brandon Richardson (Wyoming), 7-4
Second Round: lost to #9 seed Jake Suefloehn (Nebraska), 4-2
Consolations: vs. Josh Roosa (Bloomsburg) [FRIDAY]
157: #7 seed Jesse Dong (1-1)
First Round: def. Luke Smith (Central Michigan), MD 8-0
Second Round: lost to Josh Demas (Ohio State), 4-3
Consolations: vs. Frank Hickman (Bloomsburg)
165: #3 seed Pete Yates (2-0)
First Round: def. Mark Lewandowski (Buffalo), 5-3
Second Round: def. Zach Toal (Missouri), 7-0
Quarterfinals: vs. #11 seed Cody Yohn (Minnesota) [FRIDAY]
174: Austin Gabel (2-1)
Pigtail: lost to Lee Helbig (Wyoming), 5-3 (SV)
Consolation Pigtails: def. Sam Wheeler (Kent State), 10-6
Consolations: def. #12 seed Matthew Miller (Navy), 5-1
Consolations: vs. Matt Mougin (NIU) [FRIDAY]
184: Nick Vetterlein (0-2; ELIMINATED)
First Round: lost to #5 seed Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota), MD 10-1
Consolations: lost to Boaz Beard (Iowa State), MD 9-0
197: Derrick Borlie (1-1)
First Round: lost to #3 seed Matt Wilps (Pitt), 4-1
Consolations: def. Bryce Barnes (Army), 8-6
Consolations: vs. Nick Whitenburg (EMU) [FRIDAY]
285: David Marone (1-1)
First Round: lost to #7 seed Connor Medbery (Wisconsin), 5-2
Consolations: def. Daniel Miller (Navy), 5-4 (TB-1)
Consolations: vs. #8 seed Mike McClure (MSU) [FRIDAY]
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Architectural Barriers Act of 1968, as amended by Pub. L. 90-480, 42 U.S.C. 4151
This part sets forth policies and procedures for the enforcement of standards and requirements for accessibility by the physically handicapped imposed:
(a) For nonresidential buildings or facilities by regulations issued by the General Services Administration at subchapter D of the Federal Property Management Regulations, subpart 101-19.6—Accommodations for the Physically Handicapped, or
(b) By regulation or contract under any other program of the Department, except a program subject only to standards or requirements at 24 CFR part 8 imposed pursuant to section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
As used in this part, the term Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, or to the extent of any delegation of authority by the Secretary to act under this part,
(a) Each Assistant Secretary shall, as a condition for approval of any contract or application for assistance under a program imposing standards and/or requirements for accessibility which are subject to this part, require an assurance of compliance with those standards and requirements. Such assurance shall be in a form acceptable to the Secretary.
(b) For each project covered under this part, except a project subject to Departmental examinations and inspections as set forth in § 41.5(a), the responsible Assistant Secretary shall require a declaration as to project drawings, specifications, and other construction documents. The declaration shall be signed by the licensed, or registered, architect or engineer, or by such other responsible official as designated by HUD, who has prepared such construction documents. The declaration shall affirm that the proposed project, to the best knowledge and belief of the declarer, conforms to applicable accessibility design standards and requirements. The declaration statement shall be in a form acceptable to the Secretary.
(a) The applicability of standards and requirements for accessibility by the physically handicapped may be waived or modified on a case-by-case basis upon a written request from a recipient of a Departmental grant or loan or from a Departmental agency leasing a building or facility.
(b) For residential buildings or facilities, a waiver or modification may be granted only by the Secretary.
(c) Upon the recommendation of an Assistant Secretary, a waiver or modification for nonresidential buildings or facilities may be granted only by the Administrator, General Services Administration.
(d) No request for a waiver or modification shall be recommended for approval by an Assistant Secretary or approved by the Secretary unless the following criteria obtain:
(1) The granting of the waiver or modification is based upon findings of fact, and is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Architectural Barriers Act, and
(2) Application of the requirement or standard would adversely affect the purposes of the Departmental program under which the loan or grant is being provided or for which the building or facility is being leased.
(e) Requests for a waiver or modification shall be submitted to the appropriate Assistant Secretary for review. Each request shall include:
(1) The name and address of the requestor.
(2) The name and location of the involved building or facility.
(3) Any applicable plans, drawings, specifications or other descriptions of the building or facility.
(4) The standard provision or requirement from which the requestor seeks a waiver or modification.
(5) A description of the building or facility as to its accessibility for the physically handicapped and how the waiving or modification of a standard or requirement would affect that accessibility.
(6) A statement of the facts which establish that the criteria of paragraph (d) of this section would be satisfied.
(7) A description of the steps taken, or to be taken, to comply with standards and requirements for which a waiver or modification is not being requested.
(8) Such other information as the requestor or the responsible Assistant Secretary deems appropriate or necessary.
(f) If the responsible Assistant Secretary finds that the criteria of paragraph (d) of this section are satisfied, then he or she shall submit the request along with his or her recommendations to the Secretary for action or for referral to the Administrator, General Services Administration for action. In reviewing request for waiver and modifications, the Secretary shall assure consistent Department policy regarding the removal of architectural barriers and accessibility by physically handicapped persons.
(g) All waivers and modifications granted pursuant to this part shall have only future effect on; and are limited to cases for which the request is made.
(2) If it has been determined that voluntary compliance cannot be achieved, the Secretary shall refer the matter to the appropriate Assistant Secretary for action pursuant to his or her program authority regarding the residential structure or other building or facility under investigation, to achieve compliance with the requirements subject to this part. The Assistant Secretary shall report to the Secretary within 30 days of the date of such referral regarding the action taken and the schedule and means of achieving compliance, except that the Secretary may specify a shorter or longer reporting period, as deeded appropriate.


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While the Toronto Maple Leafs are gearing up towards a long-awaited trip to the playoffs, the Florida Panthers are on the verge of locking up the worst record in the NHL.
The Leafs look to avoid a fourth loss in five games on Thursday night against the Panthers, who take aim at a second straight win.
Toronto clinched its first trip to the postseason since 2004 with a victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday before dropping a 5-2 decision to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday. The game was tied heading into the third period before the Bolts exploded for three goals, including an empty-netter.
"We have a lot of firepower, but it's just not our style to give up so many odd-man rushes," Toronto forward Clarke MacArthur said. "We're going to have to clean that up."
James Reimer yielded four goals on 25 shots, while Phil Kessel and Joffrey Lupul had the goals. Lupul has been limited to just 14 games this season due to injury, but has 11 goals and 17 points.
Toronto sits fifth overall in the Eastern Conference with 55 points. The Leafs are one ahead of the New York Islanders and four back of the fourth-place Montreal Canadiens with two games to play for all three teams.
The Maple Leafs end a three-game road trip tonight and conclude the regular season in Montreal on Saturday.
The Panthers also have two games remaining before they turn their full attention to next season. They sit last in the NHL with 34 points just one season removed from winning the Southeast Division.
Colorado is the closest team to Florida with 37 points and the Avalanche have two games left to play.
That means the Panthers are likely to have the best chance at landing the No. 1 pick in the upcoming draft at Monday's lottery. Under the new weighted system, all non-playoff teams have a chance to land the top pick and the team with the worst record has a 25-percent shot at winning the pick.
Portland Winterhawks defenseman Seth Jones is considered top North American prospect by Central Scouting, while Finnish center Aleksander Barkov tops the European list.
A loss on Tuesday against the New York Rangers would have guaranteed the Panthers a last-place finish, but they instead snapped a six-game slide with a 3-2 win.
Jacob Markstrom turned in his second solid outing of the season against the Rangers. He made 36 saves in Tuesday's win and also stopped 44 shots to beat the club in New York on March 21.
"I thought he played great in New York when we won 3-1 and I think he was very solid tonight," Panthers head coach Kevin Dineen said of Markstrom. "He did a real good job of settling us down. It was a well-earned victory for Jacob Markstrom."
Marcel Goc netted the go-ahead goal on the power play in the third period and Drew Shore added a key empty-net tally as the Rangers capped the game's scoring on a goal with 32.9 seconds remaining. Tomas Fleischmann added a goal and an assist to the win.
Florida will end its regular season on Saturday at the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Panthers swept their four-game set with the Maple Leafs last season, but have dropped the two previous meetings this season. Toronto snapped a five- game slide in Florida with a 3-0 victory on Feb. 18, but has still lost six of nine overall in this series and seven of the past nine in Sunrise.


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Marvel Universe
Real Name
Geoffrey Crawford
Dr. Geoffrey Crawford
Presumably USA
Place of Birth
First Appearance
Rampaging Hulk #2 (1998)
Rampaging Hulk #2 (1998)
Blue (as Crawford); Green (as Ravage)
Sandy blond (as Crawford); Dark Brown (as Ravage)
Enticing Bruce to examine a machine he invented even before Banner was a student of his, Geoffrey Crawford offered the chance of a promising cure to Banner's Hulk problem. The device was called a Telepod System, and it looked like it was straight out of a science fiction movie. The machine was intended for transportation by first changing matter into pure energy in one pod, and then restoring it to its original form in another. Crawford theorized he could use his invention to filter out the gamma radiation from Banner's body, permanently separating him from the Hulk, but first, he needed to map Bruce's unique genetic makeup, and then he would restore it to a normal human's. Ultimately, Crawford had another agenda, which Bruce soon discovered, when the dying professor used Banner's DNA map to reconfigure his own and infuse it with gamma radiation, so he could take the power of the Hulk as his own. Dr. Geoffrey Crawford became an intellectual powerhouse who preferred the name Ravage, and his first meeting with the Hulk ended in victory.
What Ravage didn't count on was reverting back to the frail form of Crawford's at daybreak. Hulk, also back in his civilian identity, helped his mentor back to his lab with a promise of curing them both. Dr. Crawford thought Bruce had gone mad. After all, why would he want to give up the one thing that would allow him to cheat death? No, Geoffrey wouldn't permit this to happen, so he betrayed Banner to his enemies, General Ross and Major Glenn Talbot. Now in the custody of the U.S. military, Banner was helpless when Crawford triggered his transformation a second time, and Ravage cut a path of destruction in a nearby town just because he felt they pitied him while he was sick. Ross had no choice but to free his captive.Ross accompanied Banner to Crawford's lab where they were soon discovered by Ravage after he made quick work of a Hulkbuster unit sent to take him into custody. Bruce was intending to use the Telepod System against Ravage to make him Crawford again, but Ravage destroyed the device. Ravage also revealed to Banner he has a prototype hidden in a location he only knows, and he already used it to permanently keep him in his gamma powered form. Hearing how Crawford solidified his victory and destroyed yet another chance for Banner to be free of the Hulk enraged the mild mannered scientist so much so that the Hulk was released and a clash of titans began anew. During the battle, Ross' life was threatened when the lab was caving in, but Hulk whisked him away to safety. Ravage wasn't finished with his foes, but once he showed his face outside, Major Talbot was there with an experimental weapon which froze Ravage in a state of suspended animation. When Talbot wanted to turn the machine on the Hulk, Ross stalled long enough for Hulk to destroy the device and get away, to repay Banner for saving his life. Ravage was transported back to Gamma Base for study.
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Central part of state biggest area of concern in stormBy DAN SEUFERT
Union Leader Correspondent
March 12. 2014 3:35PM
MEREDITH – Though the nor'easter upon us will drop the most snow – as much as 1 to 2 feet — over the northern part of the state, the biggest area of concern for the state's electric utilities is Central New Hampshire, where power outages are beginning to occur.
The National Weather Service reported that through early tomorrow, towns from Concord north to the lower White Mountains will see a change from snow to rain and ice. The area is forecast to have at least a foot of snow, according to meteorologist Mike Cempa.
"I think the real concern in Central New Hampshire is that in that area, most of the snow will be heavy, wet snow, and the wind will be 15 to 20 miles per hour, with gusts up to 20 miles per hour," Cempa said.
Late Wednesday afternoon, power outages began to occur. The New Hampshire Electric Cooperative reported outages in Alton, Gilford, Canaan and Hanover as of 3 p.m., according to co-op spokesman Seth Wheeler.
"Our concerns in the central part of the state are the quantity of wet snow, the icing, and wind gusts, which are expected to reach 40 miles per hour tomorrow morning when the storm is getting out of here," Wheeler said.
Public Service Company of New Hampshire's Martin Murray said the utility has 400 line workers available and numerous assets available from its parent and partner companies to the south in case of widespread outages.
Though Cempa said the northern part of the state could get up to two feet of snow from this storm, Murray said PSNH is most closely watching Central New Hampshire for outage problems. Central parts of the state are expected to get at least 10 inches of snow, while the Seacoast is expected to get 2 to 4 inches.
"We are prepared statewide, but the potential for outages is particularly high from Concord north to (Franconia) Notch," Murray said.


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People love to talk, you just need to give them a reason and make it easy for them to spread the word.
Are you story worthy? That's what this article is about. Sharing our business stories that contain valuable content or wisdom, plus listening for and then sharing other's stories, is the essence of word of mouth marketing.
Check Jim Connolly's list in his article to see how story worthy you are!


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August 24, 2012, 6:41 am
Hop harvest in Boulder backyard enough for 50 gallons of beer
When I heard a bunch of neighbors were harvesting hops this week, I just had to see the plants.
I didn't even know the neighbors.
So on Tuesday night, after work and carting around kids to and from different activities (soccer, taekwondo), my wife Annie, our daughter Ruby, and I walked a few blocks over and found the harvesters in the backyard, the grill still smoldering (we were late), the picnic table covered with chips and salsas and other goodies, a cooler packed with cold beer. And inside the house, spread out on screens in the living room, the hops: Cascade, Chinook and Nugget varieties.
Smelled good.


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Release Notes: This release added a new "bfsync need-upgrade" command, which returns whether the bfsync repository needs to be upgraded to the current bfsync version. Some build problems related to Boost were fixed, as well as issues that caused building on Debian/squeeze to fail.
Release Notes: This release adds a bfsync diff command which compares the last and current version of a file stored in a bfsync repository using diff. The filesystem now handles creation of new files without write permission (for instance, cp -a needs this when copying a file which is readonly). Access to the filesystem can now be restricted to a group of processes (this is useful when running backups, to prevent locate indexing the backup fs). The sqlexport.py file which was missing in the last release is now included, so the sql-export command should work now.
Release Notes: This release improves the performance of the HashCache and reduces its memory usage. It adds an sql-export command to export file lists to PostgreSQL. It adds a find-missing command that shows filenames where file contents are unavailable. It adds a copy-expire command that copies expire tags from a remote repo.
Release Notes: This release reduces the memory required for bfsync clone/pull, improves the performance of different parts of bfsync and bfsyncfs, and fixes crash which could sometimes occur during bfsyncfs umount.
Release Notes: This release adds automated deletion of old versions via the new "expire" command. This is mainly intended for backups, and allows specifying how long to keep daily/weekly/monthly/yearly backups. It adds manual deletion of the old version via new "(un)delete-version" commands. Conversion of bfsync-0.3.1 to bfsync-0.3.2 repositories can be done using bfsync upgrade. Performance problems during pull/clone when applying diffs with many deletions have been fixed.
Release Notes: New commands disk-usage and new-files were added, mainly to analyze size usage when performing incremental backups. Implements checks for protocol and repository version. Provides disk usage information through FuSE filesystem (support du). Fixes commit user name detection to also work when called from cron. XZ compression level for history diffs is now -6 instead of -9, which this is better for machines with low RAM.
Release Notes: This release changes the database from SQLite to Berkeley DB to improve performance and scalability. Many other optimizations have been made. With these optimizations, bfsync can now behave reasonably with a large number of files, and can now be used for storing complete system backups.
Release Notes: This release is an almost complete rewrite. It is no longer based on git, but uses an SQLite database to store the content. A FuSE filesystem is now used to view/edit the repository contents. The version history was improved, so it is possible to directly access old versions via the FuSE filesystem. This release also stores more metadata than the old one, so user and group, hardlinks, devices, and so on are supported. It provides code to interactively handle merge conflicts (for instance if the file X was independently modified in two checkouts).
Release Notes: This release has an improved hash cache to make re-hashing a file that has already been hashed before a lot less likely (which means better performance). It fixes minor problems in the check, get, and repo-files commands.
Release Notes: This is the initial public release. It contains everything you need to maintain a collection of files that is synchronized between multiple hosts.


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Latest update : 2012-04-16
The World This Week - April 13th, 2012
Amid the scramble to stop the killing in Syria, François Picard's panel weighs up what's billed as the only plan in town. Also, the "tax the rich" mantra gains traction in both the French and US election races, and why one century on, the sinking of the Titanic still resonates.
- Janine DI GIOVANNI. Paris-based reporter. Author, "Ghosts by Daylight";
- Ammar ABD RABBO. Freelance journalist and photographer;
- Stefan DE VRIES. Paris correspondent, RTL4;
- Judah GRUNSTEIN. Editor-in-Chief, World Politics Review.
Produced by François Picard, Anelise Borges, Mary Colombel, Paul Maakad.


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Brown Bagging it… WO-style
There's a new lunch bag in White Oaks Town… and they are flying off the shelves. It's a miracle these pics aren't filled with the hungry hands that quickly snapped up these newly designed fun and fresh lunch vessels. But… it's a private party people! Only on-site conference delegates are on the inside track to receiving this hefty bag of [...]Read more ›


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Went to today's game. My first visit to GABP, and I must say i was impressed. I have been to the Jake and Camden, and while it doesn't rank up there with those, I do think it has its own charm and personality. I scalped some GREAT seats...we were in section 145, Row A...booyah!!!
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By Michael Brendan Dougherty
Although Pope Benedict XVI's highly unusual resignation is said to be for reasons of health, it fits the character of his papacy: All his initiatives remain incomplete. He was consciously elected to rescue the church from itself, but he failed to finish what he started.
The onrushing assessments of his papacy have so far focused on Pope Benedict's statements on homosexuality, contraception and other controversial church teachings. This helps us locate him (and the Church) on a familiar political spectrum but tells us little beyond the fact that the pope is a faithful Catholic. After all, these are not "policies" that a future pope can change with a penstroke. If we really want to understand Benedict's papacy, we have to understand the wrecked church he inherited and his limited powers within it.
Although The New York Times describes him as a "profoundly conservative" figure, Joseph Ratzinger made his first impression as a member of good standing in the liberal wing of "periti" (experts) at the Second Vatican Council during the early 1960s. He wore a suit and tie rather than a clerical collar to the proceedings. He was given to the bold -- and often unsubstantiated -- pronouncements of his generation of theologians. The world celebrated the changes Ratzinger's cohort helped to effect at Vatican II.
Apparently, "modern man" was unimpressed by Vatican II. He left the church. After Catholic, "Ex-Catholic" has become the second largest "religious affiliation" in the United States. Two-thirds of U.S. seminaries operating in 1965 had closed by 2002. During those same years the number of seminarians dropped from 49,000 to 4,700 -- nearly 90 percent. In Europe, the decline is even more dramatic.
The meaning of the council itself became subjected to enormous debate within the church. Was it, as progressive theologians like Hans Kung and Edward Schillebeeckx hoped, the first opening of a new age in the Church, where previously solid dogma about the Mass, the sacraments and the male priesthood would dissolve? Or was it the disastrous rupture with the past
that should be repudiated, as traditionalists maintained? In 1972 Ratzinger founded the theological journal Communio with theologians who charted a course between those two poles. Their position was that the Thomistic theology of the late 19th century was inadequate for the times but that the more radical theologians writing in the rival journal Concilium were throwing out the baby with the baptismal font.
By the time Benedict was elected to captain the bark of Peter in 2005, the Church had gone aground. Pope John Paul II's papacy was the partial cause. After a period of activity in the 1980s, the former actor's papacy consisted of enormously dramatic but unexplained gestures like praying at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem or giving the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury a pectoral cross. John Paul II either did not understand or denied the gravity of the child-abuse crisis. He often elevated prelates who deserved to be sacked into positions of new authority within the Church. But his charismatic presence and the enormous good will toward the Parkinson's-afflicted pontiff overshadowed his failures of governance. Of his papacy, one would say, he traveled while Rome burned.
That Ratzinger emerged to succeed him was a shock at the time but makes sense in retrospect. A persistent theme of conversation among cardinals heading into the 2005 conclave was the need to repair the "internal governance" of the church. As head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (formerly the Holy Office of the Inquisition), Ratzinger had impressed his fellow cardinals with his handling of doctrinal dissenters (several contributors to Concilium included), as well as his move to finally centralize the handling of sexual-abuse cases in his own office -- a move that has been criticized but dramatically sped the process of defrocking priests and removing them from ministry. Ratzinger said at the time that he was confronting "the filth" within the priesthood, a job no one else particularly wanted. Ratzinger also seemed more charismatic in the days after John Paul II's death. He gave a militant homily at the papal funeral about the need for the church to face down "the dictatorship of relativism ... that recognizes nothing definite and leaves only one's own ego and one's own desires as the final measure." A respected and now a much more careful theologian, Ratzinger could give the Church intellectual ballast once again.
The new Pope Benedict had set for himself two missions for his papacy. The first was to finally return basic competence to the machinery of church governance. Within 60 days (lightning-fast for the church), he had moved against the Rev. Marcial Maciel, head of the enormously influential (and wealthy) Legion of Christ movement. Maciel was a favorite churchman of John Paul II. But Benedict ordered him into silence and withdrawal from public life in the church, and investigations turned up many instances of Maciel sexually assaulting children, including two of his own six biological children. Maciel had also funneled church funds to at least two mistresses.
But Benedict has rarely moved that decisively since. Benedict has always believed in the Vatican II concept of "collegiality," which assumes that other cardinals and bishops have authority and even some autonomy from the pope. This conviction meant that Benedict was never going to aggressively "clean house," felling malefactors with thunderbolts from Peter's chair. Most of his personnel changes have been accomplished through attrition and the normal process of appointment. And yet, the work seems only half-finished. The disgraced ogre of Los Angeles, Cardinal Roger Mahony, (as of now) retains his vote in the next conclave. The election will be run by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, who also has a mixed record on responding to abuse.
Benedict has also walked a precarious middle course, theologically speaking.
He encouraged reform of the new vernacular Mass, in line with the old. But his reforms have been timid and slow.
He tried, unsuccessfully, to cauterize the wound opened up by excommunication of the Society of St. Pius X, a traditionalist breakaway group led by four (now three) bishops. By allowing high-level doctrinal talks with them, he legitimized the theological complaints of these clumsy European reactionaries. One of their bishops, a Holocaust denier, has since been banished from the society but helped to torpedo that reconciliation on his way out. It's unlikely that Benedict's successor will be as anxious to try again.
His same drive toward greater Christian unity also prompted him to unilaterally create a space for disaffected Anglicans to join the Catholic Church while retaining their distinctive liturgy. But the governance of this "Anglican Ordinariate" has hardly any resources, and remains practically grounded. As with the Society of St. Pius X, Benedict has outlined a goal but has not seen it through to completion.
A fruitful task for Vaticanologists will be sorting through the frustrations of Pope Benedict XVI. His personal butler was used as a spy against him. Rumors circulate that his orders were occasionally "misplaced" by his top aides. The papacy itself was perhaps an uncomfortable fit for him.
If Benedict is leaving his initiatives to a successor, his legacy may be the very fact of his resignation. He was elected to right the ship after a time when it was led by a man nearly incapacitated by illness. Perhaps Benedict feared leaving the church rudderless again. But he leaves his work incomplete.
Dougherty is national correspondent for the American Conservative. His work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, ESPN Magazine and other outlets.


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Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson
High school senior Tyler Miller used to be the kind of guy who faded into the background—average student, average looks, average dysfunctional family. But since he got busted for doing graffiti on the school, and spent the summer doing outdoor work to pay for it, he stands out like you wouldn't believe. His new physique attracts the attention of queen bee Bethany Milbury, who just so happens to be his father's boss's daughter, the sister of his biggest enemy—and Tyler's secret crush. And that sets off a string of events and changes that have Tyler questioning his place in the school, in his family, and in the world. In Twisted, the acclaimed Laurie Halse Anderson tackles a very controversial subject: what it means to be a man today.


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The Rock Falls Rockets placed fifth in the small-school portion of the State Farm Classic, beating Prairie Central 61-55 in the fifth-place game Friday at the U.S. Cellular Center in Bloomington.
Steven Armoska scored 20 points for the Rockets (11-4), who led 29-19 at halftime. Alex Leaf had 12 points, and Daegan Wharff added 10.
Rock Falls beat Tri-Valley 51-45 earlier. The Rockets jumped out to a 14-5 lead after one but needed to win the fourth, 18-13, to pull away in the end. Armsoska led the Rockets with 15 points.
Chuck Dayton
Harlem 77, Sterling 59: The Golden Warriors fell in their last game of the event to white-hot shooting Harlem in DeKalb.
Justin VanWembeke scored a game-high 23 points for Harlem.
Tre Whittaker and Micah Miller led Sterling (6-8) with 12 and 11 points, respectively.
Newman tournament
Paw Paw 84, Prophetstown 65: Paw Paw scored at least 21 points in each of the final three quarters to win a consolation game at Newman.
Ethan Howard scored 17 points for the Prophets (9-5), while Carter Ames hit three 3-pointers and added 16 points. Nichols Siemers led three Paw Paw players in double figures with 29 points.
Durand 72, AFC 41: The Raiders were outscored 44-17 after halftime in a consolation loss at Newman.
Twelve different players scored for AFC (4-6), led by Troy Mairs' nine points.
Erie tournament
Riverdale 53, Bureau Valley 41: The Storm dropped their last pool-play game, but will still face Orion in the title game at 7:30 Saturday night.
Parker Neuhalfen led Bureau Valley (12-6) with 15 points.
Orion 50, Erie 32: The Chargers finished off the Cardinals with an 11-2 advantage in the fourth period.
Jacob Johnston led Erie (9-6), which will play Knoxville in the fifth-place game at 4:30 p.m., with 14 points.
Mercer County 48, Morrison 24: The Mustangs fell behind 13-3 after one quarter and never recovered.
Hunter Hamstra's 13 points paced Morrison (3-14).
West Carroll 67, Riverdale 64: Tommy Losch scored 13 of the Thunder's 16 points in a breakaway third period.
The 5-10 West Carroll senior had a game-high 30 points all being told and helped break up a 29-29 halftime tie in the 16-10 third. He also grabbed four rebounds.
Eastland tournament
Eastland 72, Lena-Winslow 47: Dalton Shaner and Ty Hartman combined for 53 points, and the Cougars made the title-game at their home tourney.
Shaner had 29, and Hartman added 24. The Cougars (10-2) will face Warren (7-10) in the title game at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Amboy 54, Fulton 47: The Clippers overcame a 19-10 deficit after the first period to earn a shot at Annawan in the fifth-place game.
Tyson Powers led Amboy (4-10) with 17 points, and Damon Quest added 16. Matt Dail led Fulton (3-13) with 15 points.
Adamecz notches 100th win: Newman senior Stephen Adamecz scored his 100th career win to help the Newman wrestling team win three of four matches at the St. Thomas More New Year's Challenge in Champaign.
The Comets beat Braidwood Reed-Custer 47-24, Murphysboro 50-24 and Auburn 36-31, but lost to Shelbyville 36-28. Joining Adamecz (138/145 pounds) as Comets to go 4-0 on the day were Hunter Webb (106), Jake Snow (126), Brandon Ahlgrim (132) and Brian Bahrs (160/170).
Oregon split four matches, defeating Roxana 39-34 and Seneca 36-33 while losing to Olympia 51-13 and Litchfield 48-21. Brandon Sklavanitis (170) won four bouts for the Hawks.
Morrison gained a 48-27 win over St. Thomas More and lost to Plano (61-13), Petersburg PORTA (58-22) and IVC (53-21). Nolan Dykema (152), Austin Shoup (170) and Calvin Harridge (195) won three bouts for the Mustangs.
Erie-Prophetstown 34, Monticello 31: The Panthers opened their trip southward with a dual win in Monticello in a tuneup for today's Argenta-Oreana tournament.
Brandon McCullough (106 pounds), Josh Bowling (113), Tyler Naftzger (120) and Alan Kuhlemeier (285) all won by pin for the Panthers.
Friday's stars
• Steven Armoska, Rock Falls, 35 points in 2 wins at State Farm Classic
• Tommy Losch, West Carroll, 30 points
• Dalton Shaner, Eastland, 29 points
• Ethan Howard, Prophetstown, 17 points


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Texas: Resource Center Receives Grant From Elton John Foundation
January 17, 2014
This article was reported by Dallas Voice.
The Dallas Voice reported that the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) awarded $38,000 to the Dallas nonprofit Resource Center to expand its Valor Latino program. Valor Latino offered comprehensive HIV prevention with bilingual, culturally appropriate education, outreach, counseling, testing, and referral services for North Texas Latino gay and bisexual men. The grant would allow Valor Latino to add a monthly support group for Latino gay and bisexual men. EJAF has awarded grants to Resource Center each year since 2011.
Valor Latino provided HIV testing for 1,627 Latino gay and bisexual men in 2012 and 2013; more than 4 percent of those tested received HIV diagnoses. More than 90 percent of those diagnosed now were receiving HIV care and services.
According to Resource Center Chief Executive Officer Cece Cox, HIV/AIDS disproportionately affected Dallas-area Hispanics. CDC reported that Latinos were the US racial/ethnic group most likely to receive late HIV diagnoses. Resource Center launched Dallas's first HIV prevention program targeting Latino gay men in 1996.
EJAF has raised and distributed more than $300 million since 1992 for HIV prevention, harm reduction, community health and human rights empowerment campaigns, stigma eradication, and compassionate public policy development efforts around the world. EJAF also awarded funds to Out Youth and Migrant Clinicians Network in Austin, International AIDS Empowerment of El Paso, and St. Hope Foundation and AIDS Foundation in Houston.
This article was provided by CDC National Prevention Information Network. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
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Teal Dowling
Spring Prairie, Wisconsin
Kevin Price; Price Performance Horses
First prize ever won:
PB. English Pleasure Walk/Trot at the WAHA Milwaukee Show (1997)
Biggest prize ever won:
United States Equestrian Federation's Junior Equestrian of the Year
Favorite show and why:
Scottsdale has always been a favorite of mine to just fly in and watch. The atmosphere of the town along with the pageantry of the show itself and the open houses provide one of the greatest Arabian experiences available in our industry. Also, the beautiful horses and beautiful weather in the middle of February gives us Midwesterners a welcomed excuse to fly south for a vacation during the winter months.
Favorite all-time show horse, why?:
Louisville - U.S. Nationals. No other facility will ever come close to reproducing the atmosphere that Louisville had. The first horse show I ever went to was the 1996 US National Championship in Louisville, Kentucky, and that show is the show got me hooked into showing Arabian horses.
Favorite class to watch, why?:
English & Park, without any doubt because bring the excitement of showing horses out of the crowd.
Most inspirational person and why?:
Aaron Rodgers - the reason why is that this man is a class act with how he has handled all the drama laden upon him following a legend in his sport. I admire the example he's set about maintaining humility with great success or failure, the way he presents himself off the field, and most importantly how he acknowledges that success wouldn't be possible without the talent of his teammates. This, I find is very applicable to the equestrian sport.
What motivates you to show Arabian horses?:
I have fun doing what I do; no motivation needed.
Favorite all-time show horse, why?:
Matio. He's everything I've ever dreamed about having in a horse. He and I together won 14 National Championship titles in 6 show seasons in Open, Amateur, and Youth Purebred Park, English Pleasure, and Native Costume divisions. Turn around and retire this same horse, have him crawling up and down 5 foot tall river banks, swimming in ponds, and jumping 3.5' cross country a month after his last National Championship. He's also the sire of my current show horse Tomage, who just won his 7th National Championship title this year. If there is something new I want to try, most recently Mounted Shooting, or if there is someone who is coming to the farm for a trail ride that has never been on a horse before, Matio is the one I reach for. There isn't enough room or words for me to tell everyone all the stories and reasons why I love this horse. During his show career, the highlight of my day would be riding Matio -- he was exciting, raw power and since him I've haven't encountered another horse who's produced as much torque going down the rail. Matio is the Arabian Horse Experience.
Most embarrassing moment at a horse show:
I was showing Native Costume at Nationals a few years ago when I had a wardrobe malfunction and my head turban came completely untied and almost flew off in the middle of the class. It wouldn't have been too embarrassing except I had thrown my hair into the messiest pony-tail bun that everyone got to see.
What's your most treasured possession?
All the photographs that my family has taken over the years.
Best advice you've ever received:
The best advice that I've ever gotten has been from my Dad:
"Work now like others won't so you can play later like other can't."
What advice would you give to someone seeking show-ring success?:
Go out and find who is the very best at the division in which you're most interested and then go learn from them. You can only rise to the level to which you compare yourself to.
Finish this sentence: People would be surprised to know that I...
...am an extremely artsy/crafty person. I can make just about anything.
Talent I most wish I had:
Academia ensues, I wish I could read through a set of notes and remember everything in them after only 1 pass through.
Angela Marie Larson
Wyandotte, OK
Andrew Sellman: Argent Farms
First prize ever won:
I started taking riding lessons from Performance Plus Arabians in Sioux Falls, SD when I was about 7 years old. We went to my first show in Sioux Falls and I rode my Arabian mare in a All Breeds Western Pleasure 18 and under class. I was first place and so excited! My trainer congratulated me then quickly reminded me that I was not going to win every time I showed to keep me humble.
Biggest prize ever won:
I won my first National Championship in 2010! It was my first time competing at the US Nationals as an adult amateur handler and I showed my horse, For The Record KA to US National Champion Gelding AAOTH. He won by eleven points! It is a great feeling to obtain your first set of ROSES!
Favorite Show and Why?:
I really look forward to the Arabian Breeders World Cup in Las Vegas every year because it is held at such a fantastic venue. I have never experienced another show quite like it! I equally love the U.S nationals because it is the place where all of everyones hard work is paid off at the end of the show season. The depth of quality horses is amazing in every division and I love to watch great halter as well as great performance classes!
Favorite All-Time Show Horse, Why?:
Adams Fire! He does his job with such ease and has huge heart. He is all anyone could ever ask for!
If you could own/show any horse from past to present, who would it be and why?:
It is hard to choose just one but I would LOVE to own Gloria Apal. One of my favorite things in this world is a beautiful white mare! She is special and anyone who has gotten to be around her knows this.
Favorite class to watch an why?:
I enjoy watching championship classes on Friday and Saturday night at the US Nationals! It is so amazing to see great halter, english and western horses competing all in one night. I have tremendous respect for all disciplines and love the feelings of camaraderie on these special nights!
Most Inspirational Person and Why?:
I get to travel to many places and meet amazing people that I am honored to call friends, but the most inspirational people to me are the ones who can enjoy the Arabian horse for its beauty, personality and versatility. It is refreshing to be surrounded by people who love these horses and feel thankful for being in their presence.
What motivates you to show Arabian horses?:
My grandfather has had Arabian horses for many years. My family says that as soon as I could crawl I would pull myself up to the big picture window at his house to watch the horses. The horses captured my heart at an early age and I am so thankful to have them be such a huge part of my life! It has been very special to share the love for Arabian horses with my grandfather all these years!
Best advice you ever received:
Someone once told me that is important to win well AND lose well, because you cannot win every time. I am definitely competitive but would never want to show poor sportsmanship towards others.
What advice would you give to someone seeking success?:
It is supposed to be fun! Show up prepared to do your best. Tiny details are important and do make a difference. And finally, remember to win well and lose well.
Talent I most wish I had:
I wish that I was creative. We are surrounded by people in life who are visionaries and being inventive comes so easily. This would be a great talent to have come so naturally.
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A woman who is a lawyer, therapist and educational consultant faces felony charges, accused of assaulting a half-dozen Macomb County sheriff's deputies last fall in the county courthouse as part of a acrimonious custody dispute with her ex-husband.
Cynthia "Cindi" Lardner, 53, of Troy, faces a Sept. 4 pretrial in Macomb County Circuit Court in Mount Clemens on one count of assault on a police officer causing injury, five counts of assaulting a police officer and/or resisting arrest and one count of disturbing the peace.
Lardner, formerly of Sterling Heights, is accused of assaulting the courthouse deputies during an Oct. 10 hearing for her custody case with a Friend of the Court referee.
The most serious charge, assault causing injury, is punishable by up to four years in prison while the five additional resisting/assault counts are punishable by up to two years in prison.
Lardner was arraigned Monday in circuit court and had a plea of not guilty entered for her through her attorney, Elias Muawad. She is free on a $5,000 personal bond.
She was previously referred for forensic psychological evaluation and was determined able to assist in her defense. The second prong of the mental evaluation -- whether she knew her actions could have been criminal -- has not been completed.
Lardner's custody case last year continued after the day of her arrest. In a December decision by Friend of the Court Referee Amanda Kole, Lardner lost custody of her now 14-year-old daughter, one of three children she has with her ex-husband, Michael Lardner. Another daughter, 17, resides with her, and a 15-year-old son resides with his father along with the 14-year-old daughter, court documents say.
At a hearing regarding her financial matters one week before her arrest, Lardner was evasive and combative with Judge Kathryn George, who questioned about her finances, according to a transcript of the hearing. Lardner told the judge she had approved "accommodations" for her to sit in court instead of stand. After testy exchanges between the two, George told her: "You are behaving in a very contemptuous manner."
"I am not being contemptuous," Lardner replied.
"Well, Ms. Lardner, I'm telling you, you are," George said. "And so I would expect that you would be respectful in this courtroom, OK?"
"I have," Larnder said.
"Ms. Lardner, that is your warning," George said.
A week later she was arrested for wrestling with deputies.
Psychologist Larry Friedberg, who interviewed her, reported what Lardner told her about the arrest, "Ms. Lardner reported that her PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) was deliberately triggered (by opposing counsel and sheriff's deputies) and that her rights as a person with PTSD and accommodations granted by the court were violated."
Lardner, who says she has a master's degree in counseling from Wayne State University, specializes in gifted children as an educational consultant. She is a member of Suppporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted, and a past member of the National Association of Gifted Children, according to her LinkedIn profile. She has taught at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Walsh College, and Macomb Community College, according to the Institute of Continuing Legal Education's web site.
Court records show she and Michael Lardner married in 1994 in Grosse Pointe Farms, and Michael Lardner filed for divorce in 2002. A personal protection order sought in 2004 by Cynthia Lardner against her ex-husband was denied by a judge.


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Wapak seeks 'final moment'
Wapakoneta fans easily outnumbered fans from Millersburg West Holmes by a nearly two-to-one margin during the state semifinal 3-2 win on Thursday.
The Redskin faithful has always produced a solid following to most sports events — even prompting an inquiry from the Ohio High School Athletic Association so they could spread the news.
Wapak fans have seen some very good teams make it to high levels come the end of the season.
Two wrestlers, Brent Miller and Logan Erb, have captured state titles. Hannah Tabler was a state-runner up in track in 2007. The girl's basketball team in 2009 and the boys bowling team in 2011 both were one peg short as state runners-up in 2009 and 2011. The 2010 Redskin baseball team made a good run before running into that "Tom Held-coached Defiance Bulldog" hump in 2010.
However, in a school with a long history, the Redskin faithful have not been afforded that final moment. That feeling of when the last game is played, the season is over, and the Redskin players are holding up those fingers, gesturing "We're number one."
The 2012 baseball team has again brought the Auglaize County community to the brink of that moment. It's a position the community is familiar with, but this time, the feeling is different. The expectancy is there. The Redskins hit the ball early, but had problems grouping them into runs. The Knights had a 1-0 lead three innings into the game.
However, the urgency that a situation such as this would normally call for wasn't there. Players and fans alike have taken notice that this is a mission. No questions need to be asked. The look is on everyone's face. The jaw-dropping plays keep happening.
As a resident of Coldwater, proud grandfather Bob Gerlach sees the mission clearly. He has seen this "quest" many times with the Coldwater baseball team, and he said the same feeling is there with the 2012 Redskin baseball team.
"There is that same kind of fervor," Gerlach said.
Immediately after he made that statement, Dom Campos drove in the team's first run. On that same hit, after the run scored, his grandson was thrown out on a baserunning miscue for the final out of the inning.
Gerlach certainly showed disappointment with the play, as most of the fans did, but it wasn't the wounding disappointment a person would expect in a close state semifinal game.
"That was a big run there," Gerlach said. "They always seem to do what they need to do."
When asked the question of what was different about the team, fans had several comments.
From playing together as a team, to deep pitching, to a solid defense, to key hits, there have been a long list of positive moments. However, when that question was posed to Gerlach, perhaps his grandson Dustin Gerlach, who was sitting in the row right in front of him, answered it best. Dustin played on the 2010 team that made the run to the regional final.
"They always come up with the key play," Dustin said. "They get the key hit. They have a good defense and they make the great play when they need to."
There is no standout on the team, though there are several above average ballplayers. The team has combined all of its strength, and it is obvious they enjoy playing together and use their skills to have fun. A recipe for a great baseball season for sure.
They simply have fun on the field and mix in the right amount of seriousness to make them a serious contender. That feeling has poured over onto the fans.
Jan and Joe Green, who have a son who just graduated from Wapakoneta but does not play on the team, made the trek to enjoy the game.
"We just like baseball," Joe Green said. "We took the day off work and come down to enjoy them. They are playing well together and they are having fun. It makes it fun to watch."
Resident Ron Brown said the team is peaking.
"They are at the top of their game right now," Brown said. "The team gets along so well. A state title in this town is long overdue. But these kids are doing well not putting pressure on themselves. They just go out and play ball and have fun.
An example of that fun was evident in Campos' at-bat that opened up the scoring for the Redskins in the fourth inning. In his first at-bat, Campos had put together a decent at-bat and forced the West Holmes pitcher to throw several pitches before Campos finally flied out. However, a mix of speeds had Campos tied up in knots at times. In his second at-bat, he simply climbed into the on deck circle and looked up to his father as he always does.
The advice from his father was simple. "Get that shoulder in. Think fastball."
Campos delivered as many Redskin players did at crucial points during the game and throughout the season.
Campos' moment was not the only one. Shortstop Josh Apple provided them. Key hits produced enough runs. Even when Redskin centerfielder Caleb Zwiebel was outstretched and fell just short of a long drive in the left-centerfield gap in the seventh inning, the fans, or team, didn't appear to worry. Zwiebel showed why, ending the game with a shoestring catch that would have plated the tying run.
He provided another shining moment in the sixth inning. With runners at first and second, he gathered in a deep fly ball and made a dead on throw to Apple who nailed the tagging up Knight runner trying to advance to third for a double play. Just like that, a one out with runners on first and third position was turned into two outs and a runner on first.
The play proved even more important with a long drive for a double by the following batter that may have tied the score. Such has been the story of the 2012 Redskins.
The impact the team is having on the community is noticeable.
Superintendent Keith Horner said it will hang with the community.
"This is huge," Horner said. "This team does all of the right things."
As if staged, as soon as those words came out of Horner's mouth, Redskin third baseman Marshall Gerlach swiped the tag after the dead-on shot from centerfield.
"Like that," he said, with a smile.


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The rest of my reply was a generalised response to question the very point of the post.
Raider says in the second paragraph-"The Point being Qb needy teams always seem to try and elevate Qb that have no business going that early"
Firstly I do think Geno had business going earlier then he did, and I don't get a perception that we as fans have attempted to enhance or elevate Geno's credentials to anything more then a first round talent.
Just seems like a blatant attempt to sabotage any positivity towards a prospect we "hope" can transition into a franchise player.
Your points are well taken though.


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ONE of the many coaches who helped Chichester Rugby Club to promotion this year has been named a CBE for his work with the Royal Navy.
Commodore Paddy McAlpine was named in the Queen's birthday honours list for his contribution to defence.
He is the commander of the Portsmouth flotilla but was recognised following his previous job as commander of the UK Task Group, which was deployed on Exercise Cougar in 2012 and 2013 to the Gulf, as well as Exercise Joint Warrior off the coast of Scotland.
On hearing that he had been awarded a CBE, Commodore McAlpine said: "I'm delighted and extremely proud to have been recognised in this way. Of course, I have only achieved what I have in my career with the fantastic support from my wife who has raised our children and established our home in Chichester during my continued absence at sea."
A spokesman for the Royal Navy said: "When not deployed away, Paddy is heavily involved with Chichester Rugby Club as a coach with the senior teams who were both promoted last season and is looking forward to the coming season as the 2nd XV head coach."
He added of the UK Task Group's exercises in the Gulf and off the coast of Scotland: "The aim of both exercises was to ensure the Task Group was fully capable of being deployed in the event of an emergency anywhere across the globe. In the past it was called to the crisis in Libya and also to the disaster relief operation in the Philippines."
Commissioned into the Navy 32 years ago and a veteran of the first Gulf War when he was mentioned in dispatches for clearing Iraqi sea mines, over the past five years Commodore McAlpine has deployed to the Mediterranean and the Gulf as the commander of the UK Task Group.
He has also been the chief of staff for the Navy-wide training organisation, FOST (Flag Officer Sea Training), and commanded the first of class Type 45 Destroyer HMS Daring – the most technically-advanced warship in the world – on her first overseas deployment.
Also named in the honours leaders were a Chichester charity leader and an East Wittering cabinet maker.


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Did weak, slow bi-pedal humans made powerful, fast four legged Lions/Tigers extinct?
In an evolution some features get added and some are lost. Extinction of a species/device is dependent on which features are beneficial for survival in a given environment.
Example: An Andriod phone with google voice is better than any voice recognition software running on a workstation even though workstation has higher performance.
Current cloud based environment is very different from good old days of workstations.


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DeBaun Center Hosts Fourth Annual Stevens One Act Festival
DeBaun Center for Performing Arts is proud to present the fourth annual Stevens One Act Festival as the opening its 2012–2013 Theater Series. The Festival will run for one weekend on Sept. 14 & 15, 2012 at 8 p.m. in DeBaun Auditorium, Edwin A. Stevens Hall, 24 5th Street (corner of Hudson Street), in Hoboken.
The Stevens One Act Festival is a collaboration between DeBaun Center, Stevens Dramatic Society and Stevens Off Center and is comprised of one-act comedies following the theme of "Couples Therapy." Four of the works are by established playwrights and two works are written by current Stevens students. All of the one acts are performed by Stevens students and directed by Stevens students, alumni or staff member.
The plays include: One Tennis Shoe by Shel Silverstein, produced by DeBaun Center and directed by Robert Gonzales Jr.; Time Flies by David Ives, produced by DeBaun Center and directed by Edward Delaney '11; FOREPLAY Or: Art of the Fugue by David Ives, produced by Stevens Dramatic Society and directed by Declan Candela '13; Arabian Nights by David Ives, produced by Stevens Dramatic Society and directed by Frank Riccobono '10; Three Yorkshire Couples by Hart Welles '14, produced by Off Center and directed by Hart Welles; and, Dating with Speed by Frank DiCola '15, produced by Off Center and directed by Frank DiCola.
DeBaun Center for Performing Arts presents the One Act Festival at Stevens because "there's a lot of theatrical talent at Stevens that is usually not seen by the general public," says David Zimmerman, Executive Director. "We created the One Act Festival to specifically focus on Stevens students."
For complete information on the Stevens One Act Festival, shows and casts, please visit DeBaun Center's website at www.stevens.edu/DeBaunCenter, email [email protected] or call 201-216-8933. Tickets for the Stevens One Act Festival are $5 for general admission. To purchase tickets online, please visit www.stevens.edu/DeBaunCenter.


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I think it'd work best if she does her voice over, like in the first movie, and mentions that she has been hearing his voice in her head, even though she knows it's not really him.
How they'll work that out, I don't know, but it will be hard for non-readers to get.
In a way, though, I'd prefer if they just made the movie as is, without trying to explain it to non-readers.
That way, they can spend more time on the important things.


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No jail for identity theft - 10 counts dismissed
NEWPORT CITY – A Lowell woman will not serve any time for using stolen credit card numbers she obtained while working at CRMI.Tuesday, Jan. 10, Anna Quesnel, 22, entered guilty pleas to two felony charges of identity theft and one misdemeanor charge of false pretenses.Judge Robert Bent handed down a two-year deferred sentence on the felonies, which means that if Quesnel successfully completes the deferred sentence without a further conviction, the charges will be wiped from her record. If not, she faces up to 3 years incarceration and/or a $5,000 fine on each count. On the misdemeanor charge, the judge sentenced her to serve 6-12 months, all suspended, with 120 hours of community service.The state dropped 10 additional charges of felony identify theft.Dec. 22, 2010, Newport City Police Officer Gary Fournier responded to CRMI Solutions, known by some as the Call Center, for a report that an employee had used customers' credit card numbers without permission. A long and intensive investigation showed that Quesnel obtained the numbers and made numerous purchases after customers placed orders through her.James Walsh of CRMI told Fournier that he didn't believe any other employees were involved with the fraudulent orders. One of the victims, who lives in Poplar Bluff, MO, told Fournier that her credit card had a $193.63 charge to Vermont Electric Co-Op. A VEC representative said the charge was for a customer who lives in Lowell.Fournier contacted Quesnel and asked her to come to the police department and bring anything she purchased with the stolen credit card numbers as well as the papers that she had written the numbers on. Quesnel said she had thrown the papers away when her parents found out what she had done. Quesnel brought four or five bags that contained numerous items purchased with the stolen numbers. Quesnel told Fournier she could not get all of the items back because she had given some away as gifts. Quesnel initially told Fournier and Officer George Butler that a friend gave her the numbers, but when police showed Quesnel the screen shots from her computer, Quesnel admitted to writing the numbers down herself and using them without permission.Quesnel said the VEC charge paid her sister's electric bill and her sister didn't know the numbers were stolen.A VEC representative told Fournier that someone paid the bill with a stolen credit card and that he should talk to Officer Cochran at the Morristown Police Department because Cochran was investigating a completely different credit card fraud case in which someone paid another power bill at the same address with a stolen credit card number. Cochran told Fournier that Quesnel had been cited for using a stolen credit card number that belonged to a victim in Delmar, MD. Fournier contacted CRMI who confirmed the victim had placed an order with Quesnel on Nov. 21, 2010.A representative from the Western Union Fraud Department told Fournier that Quesnel was the payee of $200. The representative told Fournier that Quesnel and another person had seven transactions from Nov. 24, 2010 to Nov 29, 2010. However, the $200 was the only transaction that went through.


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Demba Ba has admitted that he would one day like to play for Paris Saint-Germain, the club he supports, but remains committed to the "mess" at Newcastle for now.
The Magpies' late defeat at the hands of Manchester United in the Boxing Day thriller at Old Trafford, mixed with recent loses to Fulham, Stoke, Southampton and Manchester City, have left the club 15th in the league table.
And with Alan Pardew's side 13 points off the pace for the fourth Champions League spot, rumours suggesting that the striker, who has a £7 million buyout clause in his contract, could be on his way out of St James' Park.
Arsenal are among the clubs who have been linked with the 27-year-old but fresh speculation has French outfit PSG, the forward's own local team, down as a possible destination.
Ba, who has netted 11 times this season, insists he wants to help rectify the situation on Tyneside for now, but indicated that he would find it hard to turn down a move to the team he grew up supporting.
"I watch PSG as a fan, a supporter," he told RMC Sport. "I have never hidden my attraction to the club and have been a supporter since I was little.
"Now, they are doing important things, big projects for the future, and of course it would please me to play in the colours of a team I support.
"But as I said about Arsenal, it's something which is a long way off. For the moment, I am concentrating on what I have to do with my team - getting Newcastle out of the mess we are in.
"But it is true that PSG is a special club for me."


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A day before the free agent period began, the Dallas Stars and Boston Bruins captured headlines with a huge blockbuster deal. Dallas sent Loui Eriksson, Joe Morrow, Reilly Smith, Matt Fraser to Boston in exchange for Tyler Seguin, Rich Peverley, and Ryan Button.
That's a ton of moving pieces, but we're going to give you a blow-by-blow look at what this trade means to fantasy owners.
Boston Bruins:
Eriksson – With Nathan Horton on his way out in Boston, Eriksson figures to take his spot on the top line. In other words, Eriksson's role with the Bruins shouldn't be significantly different than his role was on Dallas. He's coming off of a bit of a rough season where he scored 12 goals and 29 points in 48 games, but that's after three straight seasons of recording 70+ points. He should bounce back in 2013-14 and lead the Bruins scoring race.
Morrow – He hasn't played in an NHL game yet and Morrow's already been dealt twice. When he was dealt from Pittsburgh to Dallas in March, there was talk that he could eventually become a power-play quarterback with the club. The 20-year-old might eventually get an opportunity to serve in that capacity with Boston, but he'll probably start the 2013-14 campaign in the AHL. Boston already has five blueliners signed to one-way contracts, plus Dougie Hamilton, who is almost certainly ahead of Morrow in the depth charts. That being said, Morrow will probably make his NHL debut at some point next season as an injury replacement.
Smith – He had three goals and nine points in 37 games with the Dallas Stars last season. Smith does have significantly more offensive potential than those numbers imply and at the age of 22, he probably doesn't need a lot more seasoning before he's ready to take on more responsibilities. He might get that opportunity in Boston. Horton is on his way out and, obviously, Seguin's gone too. If the Bruins also let Jaromir Jagr walk as an unrestricted free agent, then there will be potential second and third line spots available for young wingers. Smith won't be the only candidate, but he'll certainly be a significant one. He's not worth a late round gamble in standard league drafts, but he is someone to keep an eye on and grab if things go his way during training camp and the early weeks of the 2013-14 campaign.
Fraser – He's in the same boat as Smith in the sense that he's a young winger with offensive potential and little NHL experience that will be competing for a spot with Boston. Fraser is less established in the NHL and overall might be a bit of an underdog in the battle for a spot on the team's opening day roster. However, like Smith, a wait-and-see approach would be your best course of action if you're in a standard league. If he impresses the Bruins during the preseason, then he'll probably end up in a position to enjoy a breakout season.
Jordan Caron – He's another candidate to take one of the available winger spots. Caron has 11 goals and 25 points in 88 career NHL games, but like Fraser and Smith, he has more upside than those numbers imply. This trade provides him with a greater opportunity to land a roster spot out of training camp, but he certainly isn't a sure thing.
Dallas Stars:
Seguin – He's easily the biggest winner of this deal. Seguin has a ton of offensive potential, but he's struggled to work his way up the Bruins depth charts. Even when he had 67 points in 2011-12, he was averaging just 16:56 minutes per game. Now that he's in Dallas, Seguin should 1get a chance to play alongside Jamie Benn on the team's top line. It's conceivable that he'll push 20 minutes per contest in 2013-14. With that in mind, he should breach the 70-point mark for the first time in his career.
Peverley – There was a time when Peverley was getting big minutes with the Atlanta Thrashers, but he ended up serving in much more of a support role in his two-plus seasons with Boston. In Dallas, he'll have an opportunity to compete for the second line center spot, which would be a step up for him. If he does land a top-six gig and get some ice time with the man advantage, then he should be penciled in for 40-50 points next season. That's still nothing to get excited about in standard leagues, but it's worth adding that he's also tremendous on the draw. If your league values any kind of faceoff stat, then this trade might be incentive enough for you to grab Peverley next season.
Button – He is a 22-year-old defenseman that had no points in 25 AHL games last season. His inclusion in this deal has no significant impact from a fantasy perspective.
Cody Eakin – With Peverley almost certain to take either the second of third line center gig and Seguin potentially shifting from the wing to center, this trade might be bad news for Eakin. He had seven goals and 24 points in 48 games last season while averaging 15:05 minutes. At best, the 22-year-old center will maintain that level of playing time, but there's certainly the threat that his role on the team will even slip a bit as a result of this move. If you were hoping that Eakin would enjoy a breakout season, you might want to temper your expectations a touch.


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Made a purchase today (some NYX lippies). Check out the rate!
All my UK ladies are crying with me! Plus Paypal always make and extra £££ with their dodgy exchange rate. Why are they allowed to do this?
Using XE, $33 came to £21, on paypal I paid close to £24. What is unfair is that the receiver will also have to pay fees when they get my money. They are making money left, right and centre – but this is an eBay company I guess. Hmph.


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DUNEDIN, FLA.—Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey has his glove for the season. And a backup.
But he couldn't resist a peek when the Rawlings Sporting Goods reps came to Blue Jays camp with an array of colourful goodies.
"I just like to see what new gloves they have," the 38-year-old Dickey admitted. "I mean that's kind of fun. What kid doesn't like a new glove?"
Not many Jays, it seems. Most have a number of gloves packed neatly in their lockers stalls.
The Toronto players had their picks of a smorgasbord of Rawlings gloves. The company reps — order books in hand — had some 100, in all colours and styles, neatly arranged across two tables outside the clubhouse.
It was hard to miss the red-orange glove (they call it rorange) or the light orange (dubbed lorange).
"We don't get a whole lot of those (orders) but they're fun to talk about at least," said Mark Kraemer, senior sports marketing and licensing manager for Rawlings, based in St. Louis.
Several players did ask for the hard-to-miss gloves, perhaps more to have than play with.
"I don't know how many you'll actually see on the field," Kraemer acknowledged
Dickey's gloves last about a year. "And then they get a little too flimsy," the pitcher added.
He wears a black Pro 504-12JB.
"I like the web," he said.
Dickey also gets special catcher's gloves from Rawlings, which he gives to his batterymates.
The bigger glove was designed by former knuckleballer Steve Sparks, who counted Toronto among his nine major league teams.
"But I've made tweaks to it to help the catchers," said Dickey. "I get the feedback for the catchers and then talk to (vice-president, pro baseball) Jim Hughes, who's one of the guys at Rawlings I deal with. And he makes the adjustments."
The resulting design is a custom item.
"You can't go out to Dick's Sporting Goods and buy that," Dickey said with a smile.
Kraemer handles the west side of Florida, which includes Toronto, Baltimore, Detroit, Houston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and the Yankees. Rawlings also visits minor-league clubs.
He estimates that Rawlings' percentage of major league players under contact is in the "upper 40s."
"Highest of any other brand," he said.
Kraemer's mandate is to look after players on contract with Rawlings but he'll help out others interested in seeing what's available.
He's reluctant to talk cost when it comes to gloves for the pros, who can get their names embroidered into the glove and choose a mix of colours in one glove.
But in the stores, a top-of-the-line Primo Series Rawlings glove can go for $400 (U.S.).


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Destruction of a Ring
Once Virubat was imprisoned and his relative comfort and immediate needs were prepared for, the more welcome guest of the house indicated he would be working in a far section of the stableyard, and that it would be best none disturb him. Sohrabi thought for a moment, then gave a delayed nod of acquiescence, and walked out with him to give orders to stablemaster and grooms. His last glimpse of the tall trader (and who knew precisely what else?) was of him kneeling, facing West, away from the house and stables, arranging the wood and other items he'd requested. If he could think of a way of seeing what the Man was doing without him knowing, Sohrabi would most probably have spied on him in spite of the warnings Horubi'ninarin had given him, but as he could not see how this could be accomplished he went back to the house and saw to it that all of the house servants and slaves were busy away from the roof and rear courts.
It was quite some time before all within the house seemed to hear a great sigh from the back court, and then it seemed as if somehow there was a lifting of a weight from the spirits of the inhabitants of the place, and a lightening of the sky. A cleansing breeze sprang up and entered in through window openings, cooling and refreshing all. The small boy who turned the spit in the kitchen could be heard singing a camel-counting song as he worked; the newly acquired woman slave purchased to assist with the laundry actually smiled as she bent over her hot irons and the baskets of linens she was to press. Sohrabi straightened from the scroll which he had been reading and looked back toward the rear courts, but refrained from exercising his curiosity.
It was still some time later before the rear door opened, and the servant stationed there received the headcloth their guest removed and led him to the prepared bathing chamber, then ordered the basin of boiling water requested of him taken to the room.
Ma'annubi was a body servant who had been assigned to Sohrabi since the Farozi's younger proper son was ten. A level of trust and mutual respect had sprung up between them, particularly as Ma'annubi realised that he was not called upon by the Farozi to spy upon the youth and report back on his doings as he'd had to do for former masters regarding their sons' activities. At first Ma'annubi had been amazed at the apparent trust given the youth by the Farozi, only with time realizing that the ruler of their people simply lacked the imagination required to fear the possible machinations of his sons. Somehow this lack of anticipation of possible treachery managed to work to the good with the Farozi's two legitimate heirs, while a good number of their near peers appeared inspired by the watch put on them to become even more treacherous than their parents had anticipated.
Ma'annubi looked with suspicion on the guest of the house, and when this one asked the white bag from his goods be brought to him from the room given him, the servant opened it before he left the bedchamber assigned for the Northerner's use and rifled through it quickly and efficiently. Nothing of note there--bottles of ointments, most of which Ma'annubi recognized by smell as common soothers for the skin used throughout upper and lower Harad; a small folding razor of the type used by many Haradrim to shave their heads; changes of what were obviously small clothes worn by the Northerner's people; a scroll of the work of the currently popular poet Khafirosiri; a portrait of a woman whose resemblance to the Northerner indicated this was likely a kinswoman--possibly his mother; wrapped in silk and paper a particularly fine carving in ivory of a horse which must have come from Nestor near the borders with Far Harad; a set of green beads of fine glass strung on silk; extra headcloths and cords; a store of papyrus sheets and travel bottle of ink, quills, and brushes; what appeared to be a comb carved of wood; a pottery jar which was easily recognized as containing the soap used in their land; twigs to clean the teeth; and packets of the leaves of a strange plant. Lying on the bed was the Man's sword, a heavy set of saddlebags, and another, larger bag of scarlet material fastened with an elaborate knot Ma'annubi realized he could not duplicate; the stranger had laid out for himself a clean set of trousers and loose shirt, this time of raw silk and of exquisite workmanship. Ma'annubi carefully replaced the items he'd taken from the bag just as he'd found them--nothing of which save the leaves that appeared suspicious or unknown.
On receiving the bag, their guest opened it, examined its contents, and gave Ma'annubi a prolonged stare, then finally removed the packet of leaves, took out one of the leaves it contained, and after rolling it between his fingers dropped it into the bathwater, then did similarly with a second, which he dropped into the basin of steaming water. After inclining his face over the basin for some moments he stood, looking much refreshed. He then took out the razor and jar of soap and worked a lather between his hands, finally applied it to his face and used the razor to shave away the stubble of his beard.
Realizing Ma'annubi intended to remain in the room, the tall Man gave him another evaluative examination. "You were told to attend on me?" he finally asked.
Ma'annubi bowed. "I am body servant for the Lord Sohrabi," he explained, "and it is my duty to assist his guests who do not bring such servants with them."
"You went through my satchel," the stranger commented with no hint of blame or anger.
"It is also my duty to make certain others do not bring into this house that which might be used to harm my master."
"Were you to enter my own quarters, I suspect Hardorn would do the same to you."
"He is your body servant?"
"He is my cousin, and has oft served as my companion and to watch my back while I watch his and do what is needed." The tall Man scooped up water from the basin with his hands and rinsed his face, finally taking up a towel and drying his skin.
"I had thought that Northerners usually went about wearing beards."
"I have done so, and will undoubtedly do so again; but it would be too hot in this climate." He again looked at the servant. "I will ask you now to leave me, for I prefer to bathe myself."
"You are accustomed to privacy when you bathe?"
"Most of the time, yes."
"If it is what you desire...."
The steaming bath water filled the air with the scent of growing life in far woodlands as Ma'annubi reluctantly left the chamber.
Knowing that the servant might well have a private peephole through which to keep an eye on those in the bathing chamber, Aragorn held the Ring of Barahir in his closed fist before he drew it out from his clothing, and after slipping the chain over his head thrust his whole hand deep into the bag before releasing it. He had no desire for any to see, much less possibly recognize, the ring he carried. After finishing his undressing he slipped himself into the water of the bathing tub and relaxed in it.
Indeed Ma'annubi did have a peephole, and he made use of it. Not that there was much to see of interest. However, it was clear this was one who was a swordsman, even without the witness of the sword in its sheath lying on his bed. His arm bore the scars of many nicks, and he had a scar that was still relatively new on his lower abdomen, with other, older ones here and there on his torso. What token he wore on the chain about his neck he'd not seen, and the body servant had the feeling he wasn't likely to see it no matter how carefully he spied.
He was oh, so definitely a Northerner, though: his skin where the clothing covered it so very fair. What surprised the servant, however, was the song that the Man in the bath began to sing as he lay relaxing in the water. What language it was being sung in he had no idea; but it was definitely one which caught at the heart and soul of the listener. It was a song of a land that was no more, a land once filled with great trees and greater rivers and streams and lakes, a land in which great cities had risen and fallen, great kings had risen to power and then died, their cities and people dying with them. Ma'annubi pulled back from the peephole, sat upright, listened with awe to the power of the voice, experiencing the images the unknown words yet conjured in his mind. By the time Ma'annubi again applied his eye to the peephole the Northerner had already washed and rinsed hair and self, had risen and wrapped himself in the great towel left for his use, was gathering his things and folding them neatly. The guest then carried them back to his room where he closed his door against further prying.
Sohrabi went out to the area Horubi'ninarin had worked, saw there indications a hot fire had burned on the stone flagging, but saw nothing else save scattered ashes. There was no indication of how the Northerner had destroyed the ring taken from Maruset save for the enigmatic evidence of blackened limestone and ashes blowing on the wind.


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What will happen in the future, what will change? Nobody knows it. We can only guess. God is realizing. Everyone has ideas about the future. I am always dreaming about the future. In the future, I want to be healthy, proud, clever and succesfull. For my family, my country and my friends I want to be do something. In the future, I want to be doctor, because I want to heal sick people.
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Quoted from Lola
deflect, ara 6, trehalose.......
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methionine against UTI's ;) D.....and it works also against hairloss..... :D(woot)(hehe)
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Spring: maybe you should take a lower dose every day for maintenance, and then when you have an issue, increase the dose.
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I take mannose for accidental gluten ingestion...works really well. Perhaps the pain comes from gluten?