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FOR more than a year, hunters have scoured windy hills and tussock flats through sub-Antarctic cold and still there is no sign.
The wildlife paradise Macquarie Island looks to have been saved from the rabbit.
Lush megaherb fields once razed by rabbit teeth are splendid again. Steep slopes denuded to the point of landslide are clothed in green. But the hunters and their dogs have work ahead.
''There are still three or four rabbits we haven't accounted for,'' said Macquarie Island's pest eradication program manager, Keith Springer.
''It's starting to look like a success but we're still hesitant to say that.''
Rabbit eradication would be the climax of a decades-long struggle against introduced pests in the designated United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation biosphere reserve and World Heritage site.
Rabbits, rats and mice have lived on the island since 19th-century sealers brought them and their numbers exploded after 2003.
Myxomatosis and calicivirus had some success against an estimated 100,000 strong rabbit population but the great blow was a saturation poison baiting of the island by helicopters through the winter of 2011.
The $24 million federal-state program appears to have knocked over the rabbits, as well as eradicated rodents from the 34-kilometre Southern Ocean wildlife sanctuary.
Total victory depends on the rifle-equipped hunters and their dogs.
''It's a pretty tough, field-based job,'' Mr Springer said.
''There are low temperatures, constant strong winds, fog and the terrain is challenging as well.''
The 13 hunters split up into small teams and headed out for tiny field huts for a month at a time, accompanied by labradors, springers and terriers trained to ignore the teeming seal and seabird colonies.
Over winter, conditions were so cold that hunters reported if they stopped walking, they would freeze within minutes.
In the months immediately after the helicopter baiting, the teams accounted for 13 rabbits, including a doe and kittens.
But since November 2011, no rabbit has been seen, nor their droppings or prints.
Scavenging bird populations also badly hit by the poison baiting appear to be recovering.
More than 2200 birds - mainly skuas and giant petrels - died from eating baits or the carcasses of the rabbits and rodents, Senate estimates heard.
''We have noticed a bit of an increase in breeding numbers for these birds,'' Mr Springer said.
Where the greenery was reduced to a close-cropped grassland, a mosaic of flora is reappearing.
A botanical ecologist with the Tasmanian government, Jennie Whinam, found that for the first time in years of work on Macquarie Island, she was able to see an entire landscape without rabbit damage.
Sights such as swathes of the native silver-leaf daisy, Pleurophyllum hookeri, ''just bring joy to my heart'', Dr Whinam said.
Ground-nesting grey and cape petrels, which deserted the island under predation from rats, are also coming back.
Mr Springer said the plan had been to hunt for three years after the baiting. ''I think we'll send another team down next year and, if they haven't found any evidence, that would be it,'' he said.
A win on Macquarie Island would offer global lessons in pest eradication and the restoration of natural ecosystems.
''Certainly, it is the largest eradication exercise globally for the rabbit,'' Mr Springer said.


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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls
As campus ushered in a new century, Ann Lydecker, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Bridgewater (Mass.) State University (formerly Bridgewater State College), was selected as the university's first woman chancellor. Known as the "students' chancellor," for frequently engaging students with a big smile and earnest conversation, Lydecker set out to make the campus an even stronger social and economic force in western Wisconsin.
During her tenure the School of Business and Economics was expanded to become the College of Business and Economics, featuring a unique master's of management program. The university continued extensive outreach to business and industry through a series of forums on the economic development issues affecting the St. Croix River Valley. In addition, dean's positions were created to attract nationally recognized experts to the College of Business and Economics and to Outreach and Graduate Studies.
This era also saw the Board of Regents approval of plans for a new student center and residence hall. Lydecker's influence saw the construction of a new child care center that would house the operation being displaced by the construction of the new student center. Despite a spurt of campus construction this era saw heavy cuts to operating budgets in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which affected the national economy. Class sizes increased somewhat and hiring freezes occurred for a period of time.
Also during this time, UWRF received the Wisconsin Educational Diversity Award. "I firmly believe that our higher education institutions can and must play a significant role in preparing people of color, women, and persons with disabilities for career and life success in our 21st century world," said Chancellor Lydecker in accepting the award.
Dr. Lydecker died in a car accident south of River Falls on March 25, 2004. She was married to William Lydecker and survived by four grown sons.

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Sylvester Stallone Versus Bruce Willis
- Najib Benouar
If you hadn't heard, two of the greatest action heroes of our time are beefing.
It all started with a seemingly innocuous tweet by Sylvester Stallone regarding a staffing change on Expendables 3: Bruce Willis is out, Harrison Ford is in. Generally harmless—except that old Sly followed that up with another tweet regarding someone being greedy and lazy (obviously a Willis-directed subtweet). Yesterday it was revealed by an insider that Willis had demanded a pay raise that equated to $1 million for each day of work (four) which miffed the rough-and-tumble crew of aging badasses to the point of collectively agreeing to not negotiate with salary-terrorists and fire him. (Turns out, he was indeed expendable.)
In Hollywood, this is what beef is. And there's only one way to settle this: cold, hard facts.
So we pored over their storied careers, questionable red-carpet looks and enduring catchphrase legacies to see who the real winner is.»


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Journal techsoldaten's Journal: Correlatives and Holding Companies
So, getting to know what holding companies are. There is a big Wikipedia entry about them, but I am giving up on Wikipedia in favor of rumor and innuendo. Going to go on the definition my friend Mickey gave me, which is corporations formed for the express purpose of building prisons, zookeeping and technical instruction on the art of grappling. Having access to lions, convicts and Hulk Hogan types may be useful...
The past few weeks have had me jumpy, I don't like the idea of doing work without a realistic expectation of payment. The only answer to this ASP idea is to continue collecting information about the real potential and make a decision based on the best facts available. It's a risk to do it, it's a risk not to do it, and the best thing I can do it look at it right now and resist letting other people push me into a questionable decision.
I called everyone I know who has successfully run a business last week and asked for advice. Some of them didn't understand what I was talking about and didn't want to talk. Some of them were tied up with other things and just weren't going to have time. Some of them were interested in helping me over the hump and we lined up meetings. Spent time with some people today, meeting with a couple more tomorrow, then going a non-linear route over the weekendand talking with the family.
The first thing was to talk about market research. Spoke with a PR guy who has a background in marketing technology. It is never a good idea to jump into a new vertical market without knowning a thing or two about what you plan to do when you land. Fortunately, the research bug hit over the weekend and I was able to put together a lot of information about our 'target market'. I had been collecting bits and pieces over the last 6 months and was able to put together some fairly articulate comments about what I was planning to do. The person I spoke with told me I had an over optimistic view of events and more than likely this was a bad idea to begin with. He explained a little bit about identifying markets, how NAICS codes don't really mean anything, and how getting 10,000 people to adopt a new piece of technology was going to require an investment of resources. Offered to put me in touch with some contacts who have done some of this themselves. Also offered me a couple reports on effectiveness of online advertising rate adjusted for blog traffic based on some kind of correlative something something, allegedly this disproved the idea you can just put something out there on Google and break even. Probability says you can't in 99.99% of cases no matter what keywords you choose.
It is good to get knocked down sometimes, lets you know where you need to fortify. I was expecting to be asked questions above my pay grade and walk away feeling low, but knew I was better off for scrutinizing it all. It was a bit humbling seeing how the pros do it. Reminder to myself: never underestimate the power of the DOC's Web sites, they are awesome tools.
The second meeting was more interesting, we talked about founding a holding company to control risk within my primary organization. That way, if the ASP idea does go belly up, the holding company can absorb the losses without causing my main consulting company to run into challenges. This made a lot of sense but sounded complicated. The Houlden Caufield part of me kicked in and wondered what good was it anyways if I had to take money from one to fund the other (something has to give), and may have sent the wrong signals. Made a good point that building products is not the same as delivering services and most products brought to market leave the stage shortly.
So, all jokes about the name aside, a holding company is kind of like an umbrella shielding numerous businesses from the storms raging outside. I was planning on reorganizing my company as an s-corp but now may create second company to hold ASP stuff and holding company to rule them all.


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It's Sharkbite Improv's 10th show at Portland State University, and their one year anniversary! Join them Saturday, March 15th for a night of laughs and special guests (you may remember some of these faces).
Join Spotlight: Portland State Student Productions as we honor this truly hilarious group of talented students and alumni who have provided us a year of jolly-good-times!
As always, our shows are absolutely FREE!
Saturday, March 15, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
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BALTIMORE (AP) — The Washington Wizards are playing basketball in Baltimore for the first time in more than a decade.
The Washington Wizards will play the New York Knicks Thursday evening at the inaugural Baltimore Basketball Classic at the Baltimore Arena. The 2013-2014 season marks 50 years since the Wizards, then called the Baltimore Bullets, moved to the city from Chicago, where they were known as the Zephyrs.
The team relocated to Landover, Md., before the 1973-74 season. They later changed their name to the Washington Bullets and became the Wizards in 1997.
This is the Wizards' first time playing in Baltimore since hosting a preseason game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1999.
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YouTube Charging Subscription Fees
Are you willing to pay to watch YouTube?
There may soon be a day when all of those free videos on YouTube aren't going to be free anymore.
The Internet sensation is about to start charging for certain channels.
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Happy New Year.
A new coaching staff is on the way, the misery of the 2013 season is in the rearview and it's time for a fresh start.
I'm striving to crank out 1,000 pushups a day. I'm pretty confident in my abilities to do so, but let's get on to what the players are hoping to improve upon in the new year.
"I really need to work on my tackling," Keo said. "I feel like I missed too many tackles out there this year. Other than that, just keep progressing. I feel like I've made solid strides each year and I just want to continue to do that and become one of the best players in the league."
Defensive end
"I'm going to watch myself," Crick said. "Every rep I took this year, of every game. See what I did good. See what I did bad."
On special teams, undrafted rookie
Tuggle said his "ultimate goal" is to be a starter on defense, and like Crick, he plans to improve by checking out what he did and didn't do well.
"I'm going to hit the film real heavy this offseason," Tuggle said. "I'll really critique myself all the way back from my preseason film where I played a lot more defensive snaps and just see what I need to do to make myself a starter in this league."
Offensive lineman
"It's always technique or just watching a little more film on guys and prepping," Jones said on Monday. "You learn each year a little more and a little more form other guys. It's just a process for an offensive linemen."


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Democrats need to move on reforming entitlements to get a year-end budget deal, former Clinton White House chief of staff Erskine Bowles said Wednesday after talks between House Republicans leaders and chief executives of big U.S. companies.
"I feel like we made some progress," Bowles told reporters after the Capitol Hill meeting, held in House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy's office. He said Republicans were clear that there's need for revenue and for entitlement reforms – and added it's up to Democrats to move in that direction.
But the White House and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid have indicated that they won't consider cuts to Social Security as part of a deal. Moreover, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, who is close to Obama, said on Tuesday that a cliff deal shouldn't touch Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security.
Bowles seemed to recognize the difficulty of getting his fellow Democrats to take his entitlement-reform idea.
"Am I an optimist? No, but I am hopeful," he said.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein, one of the CEOs who participated in the meeting, told reporters afterwards there will be "a lot of very, very negative consequences if we don't sort this out."
"There has to be a compromise. People have to yield on things that they're quite convicted about," he said.
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Soaring high above the city streets in the heart of Mayfair, this 5-star property is close to all that London has to offer, whether it's musicals and theatres or world-famous landmarks like Buckingham Palace and Hyde Park.
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The hotel's restaurants and bars include Michelin-starred Galvin at Windows restaurant; Podium serving British cuisine and afternoon tea; Trader Vic's for cocktails and Polynesian food; CC Bar serving champagne cocktails; and the glamorous Drama. The hotel has also a health club, a fitness facility, and a sauna.
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Boasting stunning views of London from all guestrooms, this award-winning, 5-star luxury hotel is located on Park Lane in Mayfair and is a short walk from Hyde Park Corner London Underground Station. Enjoy family fun with a visit to London Aquarium, just minutes away, or a stroll through Hyde Park, just on the doorstep. The hotel is also within easy access to central London, including the shopping districts of Knightsbridge, Bond Street, and Oxford Street.
The London Hilton features 11 conference rooms, a 24-hour business center, and a ballroom that accommodates up to 1,250 guests. In addition, the hotel's Hilton Fitness by Precor health club features cardiovascular equipment, weight machines, a sauna, and a steam room. Towels and lockers are provided for guests using the center. Concierge services, casino, laundry facilities, and child-friendly dining are also available. Shops and boutiques housed within the building include a florist, news agents, hair salon, and jewelers. Complimentary wireless Internet access is also available in public areas.
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In 2008 we discussed news of an MMO in an early phase of development that sought to merge two different forms of media: TV shows and video games. Now, reader querbeet points out that work on the game — Defiance — is much further along. Screenshots and an interview with a senior developer provide a clearer image of how such a project will work. "Both the game and the show take place in a near future, post-apocalyptic version of Earth. ... The game is centered in the remains of San Francisco, while the show will take place in St. Louis. 'They exist within the same universe,' Hill told Ars. 'And primarily where we're going to be different is the fact that things that happen in the game will occur in the show and things that happen in the show will occur in the game. From a global standpoint this could be a large political change, a big environmental change, and they'll happen simultaneously on both.' As an example, Hill said that a character from the show could leave for San Francisco, show up in the game and go on adventures with players, before returning to St. Louis to discuss everything that happened while they were in the game world."


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State aid: Commission approves amendments to the restructuring plan of ING
Following an agreement between the European Commission and The Netherlands, the Commission has approved an amended restructuring plan of the Dutch-based financial institution ING under EU state aid rules. ING agreed to a fixed repayment schedule and revamped its proposals to ensure that a new competitive force emerges in the Dutch retail market. At the same time the prolongation of certain deadlines for the divestment of assets is compensated by longer behavioural constraints on the bank. This new plan addresses the Commission's concerns.
Commission Vice President in charge of competition policy Joaquín Almunia said: "Our agreement with the Dutch authorities preserves the balance of the original plan. The issues created by all the state aid received by ING are adequately addressed by the amended plan. In the next three years, ING will repay to the Dutch state all the state support it received, including a premium. Incentives have also been put in place to ensure ING succeeds in creating a new competitive force, NN Bank, in the Dutch retail market. "
In the beginning of 2012, The Netherlands notified several amendments to the restructuring plan approved in 2009 (see IP/09/1729), because ING had difficulties in implementing the plan. In particular, ING had failed to pay remuneration for the state support and could not divest Westland Utrecht Bank ("WUB") as foreseen in 2009. In May 2012, the Commission opened an in-depth investigation into the notified amendments (see IP/12/468).
In its amended restructuring plan, ING committed to repay the outstanding state capital to the Dutch State by 2015. The Commission agreed to prolong the deadline for divesting ING's insurance business in Europe because of the current difficult market situation and the specificities of ING's business. The modalities of the divestment of ING Insurance US have also been modified. To compensate for these changes, the acquisition ban and the price leadership ban will be prolonged. The creation of NN Bank, through the divestment of ING's mortgage bank WUB together with its Dutch insurance business by 2015, will ensure competition is enhanced in the concentrated Dutch retail market.
To address the reasons of ING's failure to divest WUB within the initial schedule, ING also committed to a series of behavioural constraints aiming to ensure the commercial success of NN Bank. The price leadership ban in The Netherlands is not prolonged as it is made redundant by these new constraints. By contrast, the price leadership ban of ING Direct Europe is both prolonged and strengthened.
In the autumn of 2008, the Dutch State granted ING recapitalisation aid of €10 billion (see IP/08/1699), which was followed in March 2009 by an impaired asset measure, which contained a state aid element of €5 billion (see IP/08/1699). In October 2009, the Dutch State changed the repayment conditions of ING's recapitalisation aid, thereby giving ING the option to repay early at more favourable terms, which also contains state aid. Finally, ING also issued State-guaranteed debt under the Dutch Guarantee Scheme.
In November 2009, the Commission approved ING's restructuring plan (see IP/09/1729). In March 2012, the EU General Court (GC) annulled the Commission's 2009 decision for lack of reasoning concerning the analysis of a small part of the aid granted (cases T-29/10 and T-33/10).
In May 2012, the Commission adopted a new decision approving the 2009 restructuring plan, taking into account the concerns expressed by the General Court. At the same time, the Commission opened an in-depth investigation into amendments to the restructuring plan notified by The Netherlands and, following a complaint, on the pricing policy of ING Direct in Italy.
Today's decision will be published in the EU Official Journal. The non-confidential version of the decision will be made available under the case number SA.33305 and SA.29832 in the State Aid Register on the DG Competition website once any confidentiality issues have been resolved. New publications of state aid decisions on the internet and in the Official Journal are listed in the State Aid Weekly e-News
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2002 go 200
rodger I have sailed longboards for ten years.Four years ago I bought a 02 go 200 as a replacement for longboards. Seeing pictures of Svein flying around on the same board looked so cool. I of course do not look like Svein flying around. Friends and shop owners tell me to buy a different board. I assume there is a certain amount of salesmanship involved.If my skills improved what kind of performance is possible with this board? Was it very good in 02 thanks mark
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Hi Mark,
The 2002 Go 200 (90 cm wide) was a pretty good performer.
I think the 170 was preferable (esp. for ligher weight sailors, and the
140 was really good for the ladies and super liteweights.
What problems are you having?
What wind speeds do you get to sail in?
What sail sizes do you have to chose from?
What is your weight?
If you are over 190 lbs. (86 Kg.) you have the right board to suit your weight, but maybe you don't have large enough rigs.
Coming form a longboard (which as a general rule use somewhat smaller rigs) you may not be putting enough power on the GO 200 to really get the performance out of it.
Give some answers to the above questions and we can zero in on what may be causing your board not to perform.
What size fin are you using.....the OEM 58 cm... or something else?
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WEST CHESTER — At 9:15 a.m. on Oct. 21, 2006, the blood feud that had played itself out on the streets of Coatesville between Duron "Gotti" Peoples and Jonah "Sonny" Suber effectively ended when Suber opened the front door of his home and was fatally shot.
Peoples, Suber and their associates had been trading gunfire since earlier that year when the men developed a beef over Suber's dalliance with Peoples' then-girlfriend.
Suber had been wounded in one shooting, while People's friend Brian Keith Brown had been killed.
Odell "Zelly" Cannon, Suber's brother, had been shot multiple time in a confrontation with Peoples' brother, Omega "Kat" Peoples, but survived.
But with the murder of Suber and the imprisonment of the Peoples' brothers, Cannon and others, the gunfire and bloodshed died down.
Not so, however, the criminal process that authorities hope will bring those responsible for the final shooting to justice.
On May 13, the first of four men arrested and charged with the murder-for-hire of Suber, 33, a city barbershop owner, will begin in Chester County Common Plea Court.
On Friday, attorneys in the case selected seven men and five women to hear the case in Judge David Bortner's courtroom.
The trial is expected to run through Friday.
Accused is Jeremiah "Young" Bush, a 26-year-old Philadelphia man charged with first- and third-degree murder, burglary, recklessly endangering another person, and other offenses. The prosecution contends Bush served as the getaway driver for another Philadelphia man who allegedly fired the shots that killed Suber at Suber's Walnut Street home.
Both were allegedly hired by Shamone "Kadof" Woods of Coatesville at the behest of Duron Peoples to avenge the killing of Brown and the shoot-out between Cannon and Omega Peoples.
If convicted of first-degree murder, Bush faces a mandatory life sentence behind bars without parole.
In a 2011 interview with the Daily Local News conducted at the Chester County prison, Bush declared his innocence of the charges and said witnesses who placed him at the scene of the shooting were lying.
Specifically, Bush challenges the prosecution's use of multiple witnesses' statements, including the woman who reportedly saw the get-away car driving away; another woman who claims Bush admitted to "handling business" the morning of the killing; and a man who lived in the same neighborhood as Bush in Philadelphia and is now serving time for gun and drugs charges and who faces homicide charges in a different case.
"I feel there's a lot of injustice going on with my case," Bush said at the time. "I'm just sitting in jail -- years of my life I can't get back -- for something I didn't do. There's nothing in this case that points to my guilt."
He has been held in custody since his arrest in 2009. He is represented by West Chester attorney Thomas P. McCabe. Veteran county Deputy District Attorney Ronald Yen will lead the prosecution.
All three other defendants will be tried at a later date.


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Costly projects loom for 4-H fair board
The 4-H Inc. board met Tuesday evening at the 4-H Center and discussed some big-ticket items for improving the 4-H grounds.The addition of restrooms to the north end of the commercial building, a new sound system and revamping the bleachers were discussed."I give more priority (to the bleachers) even than the restrooms," said Jon Kissinger, as this is a safety issue.Aaron McDevitt had one company looking at the bleacher situation and reported when asked for their recommendation they said, "Never let anyone on those bleachers ever."Because of a bow in the wall and a drainage issue with the location, this will be a big-ticket fix, but the company gave the option of doing a section at a time over a few years. The cost to do it all now would run $30,420. No decision was made.As to the restroom issue, Cindy Barnett, Extension Educator told of the DeKalb 4-H who purchased portable toilets from a company who maintained and serviced them during the summer as well as stored them for the winter. The board will look into this and other options.Jason Nicodemus reported an estimate of $16,000 for a new sound system if 4-H Inc. does the wiring or $24,000 if it is done by the company. Nicodemus said this is $10,000 less than three years ago. The board will consider this.In other business, the board moved to: • allow the Swine board to investigate a switch to a portable structure to build for their office as this would allow them to construct it without a permit and no work on tiles.• donate $200 to Olivia Western toward the trip to National 4-H Congress Nov. 26 to 30. Western earned this trip with a winning essay, one of five chosen in Indiana.• offer Corina Worden, who wishes to purchase land behind her house on 700 West Lincolnway, a counter offer of $4,000, or $5,000 on a five-year lease or $6,000 on a 10-year lease with all survey and associated costs paid by the purchaser. The lease stipulates if Worden leaves early, the land and improvements go back to 4-H. The vote was 6 to 5 in favor of the offer. Worden had countered $2,500 to the 4-H Inc. original offer of $5,000. • winterize the concession stands at a cost of $350, to save an estimated $2,500 for heating.In other reports:• Tara VanHouten reported for the nominating committee that three have confirmed they are running for board seats: Aaron McDevitt and Cathy Heritier for re-election and Tim Johnson. Dave Rupley's and Chad Nix's terms are up, but they have not confirmed they are running again at the time of printing.• Jeff Geiger reported the purchase of a new flat top grill at $300. • Tom Zeisig, groundskeeper, reported $16,000 in winter storage income so far. • The annual meeting is set for 7 p.m. Nov. 18 with a beef and noodle dinner at 6 p.m. followed by the business meeting. Four directors will be elected.


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Evolving Moustakas a hit on and off the field
Young slugger eager to continue making strides after impressive '12
By Vinnie Duber /01/03/13 5:00 AM ET
KANSAS CITY -- After his first full season in the Major Leagues, what was the biggest difference for Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas?
All those extra games, of course.
"We're fortunate enough that we get to play baseball every day," Moustakas said. "But when you're playing 162 in a row, your body starts to get a little tired. You just learn how to prepare yourself better for games, do this and do that. You start to learn about the right way to approach things. With this group of guys we've got in here, it's easy to figure it out. They help us out a lot, the veteran guys do."
The 24-year-old might not be in that veteran group yet, but he's already one of the Royals' most recognizable players. That speaks both to the young roster and the impact Moustakas has made in his brief time as a big leaguer.
Called up on June 10, 2011, Moustakas struggled initially. With a strong finish in his rookie year, he hit .263 with five home runs and 30 RBIs in 89 games.
Fast forward a year, and Moustakas was one of the brightest spots of the Royals' 2012 season. He's among many of the returning players -- along with newcomers such as pitcher James Shields -- who are scheduled to appear at the Royals FanFest on Saturday, Jan. 19, at the Overland Park Convention Center.
Moustakas finished 2012 with 20 home runs and 73 RBIs, both of which ranked second on the team behind designated hitter Billy Butler. His 34 doubles trailed only Major League leader Alex Gordon's 51. While Moose saw dips in his batting average and on-base percentage from last year, his slugging percentage jumped up from .367 to .412, and he raised his OPS from .675 to .709.
But it wasn't just an improvement at the plate. Moustakas' efforts to improve his defense were well-documented, as he worked with several coaches, namely Royals infield coach Eddie Rodriguez. The hard work paid off. Moustakas was sensational at the hot corner, making tough plays look routine and stopping nearly everything that came his way. At one point, he went 47 consecutive games without an error, and his 41 double plays obliterated the old club record of 34 set by Mark Teahen in 2006.
"A lot of people forget I got drafted in the first round as a shortstop, so I did have the ability to play over there. I was able to make plays. But it was a lot of work moving over to third base," Moustakas said. "Eddie Rodriguez helped me a lot, and [former Minor League infield coordinator] Mark Harris helped me out a ton. Learning from all these great guys that we have around here, [including] George Brett, being able to work with those guys helped me out tremendously.
"The more ground balls you take, obviously, the better you're going to get. Being able to have the guys out there that will hit me ground balls every day, come out there and work with me every day is really a blessing."
Right from Day 1, though, whether the bat or the glove or both were going to impress, Moustakas had already cemented himself as a fan favorite in Kansas City. A play at third on Opening Day was greeted with the now famous Moose calls, which followed him all season long.
By late spring, foam Moose antlers were available for purchase in the Royals' gift shop. And later in the year, the Royals offered Moose antlers as a promotional giveaway.
Moustakas said he has a few sets of those, which he planned to distribute to his family in California. He wouldn't wear them, he said. But don't think he's not enjoying the attention.
"I just kind of go out there and play the game, and whatever happens happens. But it's really cool to be able to go out there every day and listen to those fans cheer for you. It gives you a little extra boost," he said.
It's that kind of modesty and hard-working attitude that won fans over in the first place. And it's really there, anchoring how he thinks after two seasons in the Majors.
"My evaluation of myself is solely based on the team's performance, so whatever we end up doing as a team, that's how I look at myself," Moustakas said. "I don't really look at personal numbers or any individual numbers. This is such a team game and such a team sport, you start looking at that stuff that's when you start going really downhill. So I try to make sure it's always about getting those W's first, and that's the category I look at at the end of the year."
The fans aren't the only ones impressed with his performance last season.
"He had a phenomenal season," first baseman Eric Hosmer said. "Twenty home runs and 80 RBIs or whatever it is, he came to play. And his defense -- I saw him for a lot of years in the Minor Leagues and I've seen how good he can be. I think everyone in KC really saw how good he is defensively this year."
According to manager Ned Yost, though, no one has seen Moustakas' full potential quite yet.
"Look, if you're looking for the finished product, that ain't going to happen," Yost said. "He improved greatly all season long, defensively, offensively. But he's still just scratching the surface of what he's going to be able to do. I think when it's all said and done, he's going to be a consistent .275, 25-to-30 [home runs], 100 RBIs with great defense."
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KLRU chooses three programs each month for your family to enjoy and view together. In April 2014, we will have some thought provoking family viewing opportunities beginning with Vamos Al Baile (Let's Go To the Dance) highlighting stellar Mexican-American musicians. In the middle of the month is Nature "Leave It To Beavers" where the viewer will see this rodent in a new role, and honoring our men and women in uniform through the National Memorial Day Concert.
Vamos Al Baile
Sunday, May 4th at 3pm
A stellar lineup of Mexican-American musicians take the stage in front of a live audience. Enjoy performances by award winning artists Little Joe y La Familia, Ruben Ramos and the Mexican Revolution, and Joel Guzman with Sarah Fox plus special guests. Interspersed with interviews, Vamos al Baile (Let's go to the Dance) captures the different styles of Mexican-American music and the family atmosphere of the dance halls in which they are performed.
Nature "Leave It To Beavers"
Wednesday, May 14th at 7pm
A growing number of scientists, conservationists and grass-roots environmentalists have come to regard beavers as overlooked tools when it comes to reversing the disastrous effects of global warming and world-wide water shortages. Once valued for their fur or hunted as pests, these industrious rodents are seen in a new light through the eyes of this novel assembly of beaver enthusiasts and "employers" who reveal the ways in which the presence of beavers can transform and revive landscapes. Using their skills as natural builders and brilliant hydro-engineers, beavers are being recruited to accomplish everything from finding water in a bone-dry desert to recharging water tables and coaxing life back into damaged lands.
National Memorial Day Concert
Sunday, May 25th at 7pm
Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise co-host the 25th anniversary broadcast of the NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT, a night of remembrance honoring the service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform, their families at home and all those who have given their lives for our country. They are joined by an all-star line-up in performance with the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of top pops conductor Jack Everly. Featuring a unique blend of uplifting musical performances and dramatic readings, the program airs from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol before a concert audience of hundreds of thousands, millions more at home, as well as to our troops serving around the world on the American Forces Network. Mantegna and Sinise, two acclaimed actors who have dedicated themselves to veterans' causes and supporting the troops in active service, are co-hosting for the ninth consecutive year.


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Stupid Crime of the Day: Carjackers Likely to Die After Radioactive Exposure
On Monday, a driver in Mexico transporting the radioactive material cobalt-60 from a medical facility, pulled to the side of the road to take a nap when two gunmen highjacked the truck he was driving. The International Atomic Energy Agency stated: ""At the time the truck was stolen, the source was properly shielded. However, the [cobalt-60] could be extremely dangerous to a person if removed from the shielding, or if it was damaged."
And...that's exactly what the criminals did; the truck was recently found with the shielding removed and the cobalt-60 fully exposed. Mardino Jimenez, a physicist for Mexico's Commission of Nuclear Safety and Safeguards recently told NBC News, "The person or people who took this out are in very great risk of dying." According to Jimenez, a person usually survives for only 2 to 3 days after exposure to the radioactive material. Fortunately, the cobalt-60 was discovered in an area where no other individuals are at risk of harm from exposure.
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Jim Carrey Attacks Elin Nordegren: She Was A 'Willing Participant' In Tiger's Cheating!
Jim, are you crazy? Tiger allegedly slept with 15+ women, and you're blaming Elin?
While funny man Jim Carrey isn't normally one to give his two cents on celebrity scandals, he's making an exception when it comes to Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren's marriage crisis. "No wife is blind enough to miss that much infidelity," Jim tweeted April 9. "Elin had 2 b a willing participant on the ride 4 whatever reason. kids/lifestyle." Wow! Jim, are you actually suggesting that Elin and Tiger had a special deal going where he got to sleep with as many women as he wanted, as long as Elin got the money and the family she always wanted?
In addition to calling Elin out, Jim also tweeted in defense of Tiger. "Tiger Woods owes nothing 2 anyone but himself," he wrote. "2 please his father he gave up his childhood and his freedom in the world. That's enough!"
"If you really wanna see sexual disfunction get 2 know your favorite basketball star!" he tweeted. "Curling is the only safe sport 4 a married man!"
This is such a shock coming from someone like Jim, and I couldn't disagree with him more! Elin is furious with Tiger — they're not even living in the same house right now. If she was really OK with Tiger's infidelities, as Jim suggests, she wouldn't be dragging the situation out the way she has been. She's still making up her mind as to whether or not she should take him back as she's still incredibly HURT by his actions.
What do you think, BFFs? Is there ANY merit to Jim's accusations?
— Andy Swift
Read More on Tiger and His Cheating Ways!
- Tiger Woods' Neighbor and Alleged Mistress Rachel Coudriet Feels 'Scarred For Life' & Says She 'Wanted to Die' Of Humiliation!
- EXCLUSIVE DETAILS! This Is Lowest Blow YET! Poor Elin! Tiger's Latest Alleged Mistress Was Their Neighbor's Young Daughter!
- WATCH & TELL US! Tiger's Nike Ad with Late Dad: Stern Public Scolding or Cheap Grab For Sympathy?
- Elin – Tiger's On A New Stripper Hunt!
- CAPTION THIS PLEASE: What's Tiger Texting? And Why Is He Grinning?


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Monroe College's Bronx campus is an ideal urban campus located in the bustling Fordham section.
Located in downtown New Rochelle, the Monroe College New Rochelle campus is nestled in a diverse, thriving suburban community in Westchester County.
The scenic Monroe College St. Lucia campus in Vide Boutielle Highway, Castries on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia combines the best of many worlds.
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BOSTON, Mass. – The 2014 Little East Conference Co-Player of the Year Jamill Moquete (Boston, Mass.) has become just the second player in UMass Boston history to be drafted by a professional sports organization. The senior outfielder was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 32nd round of the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
The 6'2", 215 pound outfielder was the 961st pick overall and was one of just 14 NCAA Division III players selected in this year's draft. The Boston native, led the Beacons the past two seasons in almost every offensive category. He went on to end his career as the all-time leader in triples and set a new single season standard for walks with 41 in 2014.
"My dream has come true," said Moquete. "Knowing that I had to sacrifice so much to make it where I am today and to get drafted by the Baltimore Orioles is a blessing and I want to thank everyone that helped me become the player and person I am today."
A three-year member of the Beacons baseball program, Moquete helped UMass Boston to three straight Little East Conference tournament appearances. The only player in program history to be named a D3Baseball.com and New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA) All-Region honoree, Moquete ended his college career with a .344 average and .548 slugging percentage.
"Jamill has been a lot of fun to coach. He has a tremendous baseball skill set, but also has been a great teammate and leader for our program. His work ethic is outstanding and is the reason he got drafted. He always does extra and has really dedicated himself to the weight room transforming his body," said head coach Brendan Eygabroat.
With the draft concluded Moquete, will begin his professional career in the upcoming weeks, and will wait for assignment following the signing of his major league contract. Moquete, will not be the only Division III player to be joining the Orioles organization this summer, the D3Baseball.com Player of the Year, Tad Gold of Endicott College was also selected by Baltimore. The First Team All-American was taken in the 35th round (1,051st overall) on Saturday.
The first UMass Boston player to ever be drafted was Steve Coffey in 1990 when he was selected by the Chicago Cubs in 20th round (538th overall).


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FRESNO (CBS/AP) — Environmental and land preservation groups are concerned about a growing number of solar generating plants being targeted on prime farmland across California's San Joaquin Valley.
The state mandates that one-third of electricity consumed in California must come from renewables by the end of the decade. Already the state has enough solar and other renewables in the pipeline to produce all of the state's power on an average day.
And new projects keep arriving. A survey of county planning departments show roughly 100 proposed for 40,000 acres of farmland across the valley, which would take up as much space as 470 Disneyland theme parks.
Groups such as Defenders of Wildlife and American Farmland Trust says the state needs to do more to direct solar farms to marginal land.
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Established in 1955, ITV (originally for Independent Television Authority) is the biggest commercial television network in the UK and is the main competition of the BBC and Channel 4. ITV operates five different channels: ITV1, ITV2, ITV3, ITV4, and CITV covering everything from reality TV to sports to drama to sitcoms to children programming. Last week, at its upfronts event, ITV unveiled a new umbrella logo for its company and all its channels to be rolled out on January 2013 along with supporting new on-air packaging for all channels. The design has been done in-house. For the most comprehensive coverage and reporting about all the changes, please see this Digital Spy story;
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2010 Softball
Beavers rout Yellow Jackets at Defiance
Bluffton improves to 4-0 in HCAC with sweep at Defiance
March 30, 2010
Game one box score I Game two box score
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Bluffton University softball team swept Defiance for the first time since 2003 when the Beavers manhandled the host Yellow Jackets on Tuesday, March 30, 2010. Bluffton stayed perfect in the Heartland Conference at 4-0 and 5-10 overall, while Defiance fell to 11-7 and 1-3 in the HCAC.
Bluffton 6, Defiance 1
Bluffton set the tone right away when junior Torrie Wilson (Delphos/Jefferson) lined Shauna Bowers first offering up the middle to start game one. She stole second and came around to score on Meagan Price's (Toledo/Springfield) base hit down the left field line. A Chelsie Osborne (Chillicothe/Waverly) single up the gut put runners on the corners for Brooke Babcock (Findlay) who picked up Price with her infield single. Stevie Cuttitta (Columbiaville, Mich./Clio) plated Osborne with a single to left before Shelby Wade (Delaware/Buckeye Valley) made it 4-0 with her base knock to shortstop.
The Yellow Jackets took advantage of their only hit in the game when junior standout Marah Robinson led off the bottom of the second with a home run over the fence in left field.
Emily Manahan (Columbus/Bishop Watterson) gave the Beavers a 5-1 lead with her RBI single to center in the top of the fifth before her run-scoring groundout in the seventh plated Babcock for the final 6-1 margin.
Price, Babcock and Cuttitta all rapped two hits for the victors while Manahan drove in two late-inning runs. Babcock (3-5) was phenomenal in the circle, firing her second one-hitter in as many starts. She fanned six Yellow Jackets while facing just three batters over the minimum.
Bluffton 8, Defiance 0 (6 innings)
Bluffton saved its fireworks for the end of the second contest, but the end result was still the same in the nightcap. The Beavers went up 1-0 in the top of the second. Babcock doubled to the wall in right center to open the frame. Pinch runner Allison Radomski (Cincinnati/Christian) moved up a base on Stevie Cuttitta's infield hit and she crossed the plate when Emily Manahan ripped a single to center field.
Shelby Wade gave the visitors a 2-0 lead in the fifth with her RBI single down the left field line which plated Tiffany Buckmaster (Lima/Bath). It all came undone for the Yellow Jackets an inning later when Bluffton pushed six runs across the dish. Osborne started the rally with a two-bagger to center. Babcock's single through the right side put runners at the corners for McDonald who singled home Osborne. Manahan followed with a single through the left side which loaded the bases. Jayme Marbaugh (Ohio City/Parkway) drove in Babcock with her shot to third base which Defiance was unable to handle. Bluffton added another run when Defiance committed its second error in as many chances before Price delivered the knockout blow, a three-run triple to the wall in right center which cleared the bases and made it 8-0.
Stevie Cuttitta (1-4) picked up her first win of the season while tossing a four-hit shutout against a potent Defiance offense. She struck out two and walked four in a six-inning mercy-rule blanking of the Jackets. Price drove in three runs while Manahan was a perfect 3-of-3 at the plate with one RBI.
The Beavers will look to add to their current four-game winning streak when they travel to Kenyon College for a pair of games on Friday, April 2, 2010. The first contest is slated for 4 p.m. in Gambier, Ohio.


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This is my paternal grandmother, Beulah Mae (Gerner) Doyle. Isn't she lovely!
I'm celebrating her birthday today because I missed it in September. She was born on September 13, 1888, to Fred and Elvira (Bartley) Gerner in Butler County, Pennsylvania. She was the 11th of 16 children, and the 7th of 10 daughters.
I know so very little about her, and nothing at all about her early years. In fact, I didn't learn her name until I was in high school. I grew up completely unaware of a 2nd set of grandparents. My mom's parents lived down the street from us and they were the only grandparents I knew. You'll understand why after you read more about Beulah.
Her family lived in Butler County, Pennsylvania, most of her life but for a time during her young adult years, they lived in Mercer County. It was there that she met Gust Doyle. I was told that they met when Beulah attended a camp meeting not far from Gust's parents' farm. They married on December 19, 1911. Beulah and Gust were both 23.
Gust and his father, William (also known as Billie -- or Pap to family members) were farmers in Stoneboro. They owned a very large strawberry farm, had milk cows, and grew crops on the land. I don't know who lived where when Beulah and Gust married. Perhaps they lived in the farmhouse and Pap and his wife, Tressa (known to family as Maw), had already moved into town.
On February 27, 1913, my dad, Lee, and his twin sister, Leila, were born. Leila died just 3 days later on March 2. I can't imagine how Beulah must have felt at the loss of one of her wee babes. Devastated, no doubt. But then, just 3 weeks later, Beulah died, too. Her death certificate lists cause of death as "puerpral septicemia", an old medical term that translates to blood poisoning after giving birth. What a sad home, husband, and family! As a youth I overheard a conversation in which someone said that Beulah had gone outside earlier than she should have after giving birth. I don't know that that would have caused blood poisoning but it could have increased her susceptibility during those late winter weeks.
Gust remarried a few years later. Lee grew up in a home where his father loved him and his stepmother didn't. (I once heard Dad indicate that he knew what it was like to live with Cinderella's step-mother.) Gust protected Lee by keeping him nearby as much as possible instead of in the house with his stepmother. Lee worked the farm with his father, helped mine coal, and spent time with his grandparents, Maw and Pap. Gust passed away of colon cancer in October, 1933, when Lee was just 20 years old.
I wonder if Dad grew up not hearing many stories about his mother, and so there were none to pass on. I wonder if his growing up years were so difficult that he didn't want to bring them forward in his memory and share them. And perhaps his memory of his father was just too precious and painful to share.
I wish Gust had shared good memories of his wife, Beulah, with my dad so that he could have shared them with his children. I wish Dad had passed on to us his good memories of Gust. They would have become second-hand memories to us, precious and dear, to help us know those who came before us.
Dad had this beautifully framed photograph of his mother, Beulah, hanging in his and Mom's bedroom. The photograph at the top of this post is a digital image of the framed photograph at the right.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Remembering Beulah
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Chicago, Illinois (1997)
The year was 1997. I was 12, and, like many of my peers, in the midst of a full-fledged Spice Girls obsession. This specific picture was taken on Halloween, after my mother had painstakingly drawn all of Sporty Spice's tattoos on my arms, and Superglued a rhinestone to my nose to make it look pierced (it's possible that my family might go a little too far when it comes to costumes...)
|"Girl Power!"
If I had to fit myself into a nice, neat little labeled box, I'd probably call myself a femme, because I like wearing pretty things, and I'm ridiculously girly in general.
But I may be different from others in that I didn't know early on that I was gay.
In the era of this picture, I didn't have much of an eye for anyone except Leo DiCaprio, so the fact that I might like girls wasn't even on my radar.
I didn't come out to myself (or start coming out to others) until age 20, when I was studying abroad in Europe, and experiencing what I thought was my first real-life girl crush (I'd begun admitting my celeb crushes to myself by then).
But the thing is, once I actually started coming out, it was like all of a sudden I was remembering things from my past with gay-tinted glasses.
That English teacher who I thought was so great my freshman year of high school? Totally crushing. The fact that out of all the Spice Girls to be my favorite, I picked the dykiest looking one? Gay. My favorite character when my parents had me watch "Law & Order" with them? A gorgeous brunette with a Texan drawl who ended up defining my "type" - and who I still love to watch in all her hot ladycop hotness today on "Rizzoli & Isles".
I've been quite lucky, I must say. I grew up in a liberal, accepting environment. My Father's business partner was a gay man, and at age 9, I sold the most Girl Scout cookies I ever sold to members of The Chicago Gay Men's Chorus. My mom has always had plenty of lesbian/lesbian-ish friends.
I live in Boston now. I realize how lucky I've been, how relatively easy being gay has been for me. Regardless of what we've all each been through on our journeys to discovering our real selves, and regardless of what people might say to us, or think of us - the only person who truly needs to be accepting of me - is me.
Maddi's first, famous-person same sex crushes:
Melanie C (Sporty Spice)Angie Harmon (on "Law & Order")
Click here - "Born This Way: Real Stories of Growing Up Gay" book
Click here - "My First Gay Crush Blog"


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is there anyone that can give a detailed explanation as to the styles and decorations of each region tamagotchi for v1, v2 v,3 v4 and v4.5
The different geographic regions are Japan, North America, Europe and Asia
(Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, etc.). Each region had a unique style of
decoration attached to the keychain.
for eg. v5
Japan, shape: on the left
side there's a loop that looks like the loop on a padlock; decoration: A
small plastic key attached to the loop on the left side.
America, shape: on the left side there's a protrusion that looks like a
little house (or a dormer, or a capped chimney; depending on who you
ask.); decoration: none really - it's just a large metal loop on a
keychain attached on the right side.
Europe, shape: same as North
American; decoration: a ball-chain attached on the right side with a
small plastic Tamagotchi character figure.
Asia: same as North American; decoration: a small plastic key attached on the right side.
if easier, please respond at email@example.com
any help would be much appreciated! even if you don't know all of the designs from a version, you can look at yours, explain it's design and leave what region tamagotchi it is c:


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I have wonderful memories of my father. He was a good man, a good provider and proud of his sons. However, if he had one annoying trait that often made me want to scream at him, it was his tendency to arrive early for appointments.
If my wife and I invited him to lunch at, say noon, he would arrive at 11 a.m. If I arranged to pick him up by car to take him somewhere, he'd be standing in front of his building for an hour before I arrived.
He'd show up for dinners at restaurants an hour early, at the theater an hour and a half early and for trains two hours early. He once had a 6 p.m. flight to go overseas and I volunteered to take him to the airport. He insisted I pick him up at 1 pm.
I said, "Dad, why do you insist on showing up for appointments an hour early? Don't you realize that you may be inconveniencing people by doing this?"
He smiled at me as though I were a moron. "You should never be late for an appointment," he said. "It's just impolite to keep people waiting. It's a sign of disrespect."
"But, Dad," I replied. "Isn't it just as disrespectful to show up so early that people aren't prepared for your visit? Don't you remember the time we invited you for breakfast and you arrived so early we were still asleep? We had to scramble to get things ready while you fidgeted in the living room. That wasn't a lot of fun."
He wouldn't budge. He said that it was better to be early than to be late. So I asked him why he couldn't plan things to maybe be a little bit early not an hour or more.
He said, "You can't trust the buses and subways. They can break down and then I'd be nervous that I would be late. I just can't deal with being late. I can't have you or anybody opening your door, looking at your watch and saying, ha, you're 10 minutes late. I would rather not show up at all."
"But, Dad, it's not so terrible to be a few minutes late. Things happen. There are always good excuses. But for you to arrive an hour early and sit around because we're simply not ready is really an inconvenience as much as I love you," I replied.
When my father said that he'd rather spend the extra time in my home than on a stalled train, I knew I couldn't win that argument. So I tried something different. I decided to invite him an hour later than the time we actually had in mind. My wife and I wanted to invite him to lunch at noon, so we told him we'd be expecting him at 1 p.m. We thought for sure we had found the solution.
But then the door bell rang at 11 a.m. It was my dad. I said, "Dad, what are you doing here? We invited you for 1 pm. We're nowhere near ready for you."
Once again he smiled the smile of the ancient wise man pandering to his nincompoop son. "You invited me for 1 p.m. Who eats lunch at 1 p.m.? So I thought you didn't want me to come too early and you really meant 12 o'clock. So I'm here for the 12 o'clock lunch."
Lesson learned. I had no rejoinder for that piece of logic. From that day on whatever time we chose for my father to be somewhere we simply expected him an hour early. And we would never be disappointed.


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We Alaskans are so fortunate and should feel grateful that our fearless U.S. Representative Don Young adeptly secured $30 million annual funding for our Alaska Railroad to continue capital projects and to preserve passenger service. I was utterly insulted and felt snubbed to read that some outsiders and naysayers call our Alaska Railroad a railroad to "Nowhere" and that they regard Fairbanks, Alaska as "Nowhere". Aren't you?
Coming from California, I remember hearing that many thought building the Golden Gate Bridge was considered building a Bridge to Nowhere. Our Alaska Pipeline was also presumed to be a Pipeline to Nowhere by challengers and look at how much oil it has piped outside for the last 30 years.
Hopefully our Alaska Railroad will expand and connect to Canada and the North America Railroad grid. That's Irrefutably Not "Nowhere". It's awesome having Representative Don Young expertly working for us Alaskans in Washington, D.C. Thank you, Congressman Don Young for keeping our Alaska Railroad going SOMEWHERE. We're glad you're always looking out for us Alaskans!
Phillip Clary


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REEDY CREEK | Frances Parks James, 76, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, at her home in Davidson County.
REEDY CREEK | Frances Parks James, 76, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, at her home in Davidson County.
A celebration of life will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Davidson Funeral Home, Hickory Tree Chapel by the Rev. Kevin Haynes. Burial will follow at the Byerly Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Davidson Funeral Home, Hickory Tree Chapel.
Frances was born Oct. 19, 1936, in Forsyth County to Lindsay Marion Parks and Lou Mittie Key Parks. Frances was a homemaker, loving wife and mother. She was preceded in death by her parents and three sons, Billy Joe Duggins, Rodger Dale Duggins and Johnny Sterling Rayson.
Surviving are her husband, Roger Lee James of the home; her sons, Luther Sterling Rayson Jr. of Winston-Salem and Jamie Lee James (Amy) of Reedy Creek; her daughters, Laura Rayson Shankle (Larry), Linda Rayson Cooper (Jim), Dawn James Baker and Maxie Martin Callahan, all of Reedy Creek, and Sonya Rayson Haynes (Kevin) of Coats; her sisters, Ruby Hicks (Harold) of Arcadia and Flossie Holder of King; 30 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.


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1. SDN In The Spotlight
Suddenly, every major networking vendor has an SDN or software-defined data center strategy, and it was the No. 1 networking topic in 2012.
Networking staples like Cisco, HP, Alcatel-Lucent, Juniper and others sought to define their SDN strategies. Some were big leaps forward, others seemed like slideware and marketing. Meanwhile, SDN startups, from better-known names like Big Switch Networks and Embrane to emerging players like Midokura and Plexxi, had their profiles raised. Some hotshot SDN players, like Nicira, got acquired. Others, like ADARA Networks, are in play but are pushing solid channel strategies. Regardless, the space has attracted the attention of industry observers, VCs and the channel, and it's shifting from academic discussions to practical use cases and how to sell it to customers. "It's still early days for it and for the people who are going to lead it," Gary Alexander, president and CEO of Alexander Open Systems, an Overland Park, Kan.-based solution provider, told CRN in October. "But there's no question it's coming."


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i want to restart my program(a network simulator) after i check if the network has died in my program , so tha i dont have to hit the run button on eclipse. How can i do this
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i want to restart my program(a network simulator) after i check if the network has died in my program , so tha i dont have to hit the run button on eclipse. How can i do this
I have this code which one of my classmate is using ,but i dont know how should i use it ,it has .jar file in the syntax
Runtime.getRuntime().exec("java -jar /Users/xyz/Desktop/Test/file.jar");
catch (Exception e){}
restarting the program
Duplicate post
Improving the world one idiot at a time!
First of all you people have two different addresses,and i dint know both of them point to one forum ,its my fault!
secondly atleast reply to a post,someone who needs your assistance is not here to hear you lame comments that its a duplicate/cross post..
i think the main goal of a forum should be to help solving problems ,instead of caring about these lil issues
Can i please bring your attention to a particular section of the forum guidance post,
Please note that we have rules against cross-posting, as do many other forums. Not only are you breaking ours, but you are breaking others.3b. Please post links to the sites you have cross-posted your question(s) on. This allows our members to join in on the discussion without having to ask the same questions over again. See The Problems With Cross Posting for greater details on this subject.
java-forums.org is not a memebr of our family, just many of our memebrs choose to be active members on multiple forums, so that they can provide solutions to more people, because its what they do.
Please take the time to read the post aboutthe problems with cross posting as linked to in the above qoutation. When you do this, you will realise why it is in your interest to abide by these rules.
Junky, is a very useful member of the community and provides help to many people.
The main goal of the forum is to provide solutions to people as well as a friendly environment, but people who end up wasting time posting replies to threads already solved on other forums cannot help many people.
bgroenks96 (November 3rd, 2011), copeg (November 3rd, 2011), Tjstretch (November 10th, 2011)
I'm asuming in this example that your class name is netProgram.. which would give your first method a name ofsetVisible(false); // if statement to see network status.. // if the net status is true ... new netProgram(); setVisible(true); ...
public netProgram(){ }
Also I'd use a timer.. So make the program generate this code every say few mins.. to stop the processing usage..
But this is just a quick way of doing it
English words rather than slang abbreviations. Not only does this promote a sense of professionalism with your issue, but it simply allows people to understand what you are
saying in a much simpler and faster fashion, rather than spending time that could be used on solving this issue on deciphering a mess of lazy typing.
Bad English is one thing, as those who aren't fluent simply can't help it, but lazy typing is just sort of rude when asking people to help solve a problem.
Now to reply to the actual post:
There are two perfectly good methods to doing this. First, you can try what another person has already mentioned, which is restarting via a console command:
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(System.getProperty("user.dir")+[program file name here]); //Starts a new JVM running the same program. System.exit(0); //Terminates the currently running JVM
Alternatively, and probably more cleanly for your situation, you can keep a master while loop in the main thread, so that as long you nor the JVM have issued a termination command, the program will
always restart upon method completion unless told otherwise.
private static boolean running = true; public static void main(String[] args) { while(running) { //Do whatever } } //False if you want execution to halt upon the completion of your code. True if you want it to remain running and "restart" once your code has finished. public static void setStatus(boolean stat) { running = stat; }
Last edited by bgroenks96; November 3rd, 2011 at 09:42 PM. Reason: Fixed code tags and added information.
import java.io.*; public class a { public static void main(String[] args) { for(int i=0;i<50;i++) { try { BufferedWriter meanValue = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(new File("filename.txt"), true)); meanValue.write(""+i); meanValue.newLine(); meanValue.close(); } catch (Exception e) { } System.out.println(i); if(i>10){ try{ Runtime.getRuntime().exec("C:\\Users\\abc\\workspace\\crejrfiles\\lib\\jarf.jar"); System.exit(0); } catch (Exception e){} } } } }
I have created a .jar file at location C:\Users\abc\workspace\crejrfiles\lib\jarf.jar ,using eclipse
But the program runs only once ,how can i make it to keep on restarting so that i keep on logging values in my text file.. what paramaters should i give to
Runtime.getRuntime().exec (...............)
You need to put in the syntax you would need to call the program as if you were doing it from the command line.
To run a java program from the command line:
On windows systems, you will either have to manually type in the path to the java executable, or add it to your system path variable.java -jar jarf.jar
Say I have java.exe located at C:/Program Files/java/jre7/bin
The the command would be:
You'll need to format this command to fit inside of a Java string, then execute it from Runtime.getRuntime().exec()"C:/Program Files/java/jre7/bin/java -jar C:/some_jar.jar"
I tried this in Windows
Runtime.getRuntime().exec("java -jar C:\\Users\\abc\\workspace\\crejrfiles\\lib\\jarf.jar");
But its not working ...
my jarfile is at location "C:\\Users\\abc\\workspace\\crejrfiles\\lib\\jarf. jar"
what should i do?
Define "not working".
Did you add the java executable path to your Windows system path?
By your description i tried the command
Runtime.getRuntime().exec("C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jre6\\bin\\java -jar C:\\Users\\abc\\workspace\\crejrfiles\\lib\\jarf.jar");
As my jave files are in folder C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin
Not working means
i want my program(process) to keep on restarting and running in backhand ...I am actually logging a file in my program and i want the simulation to run automatically everytime.
No i think my jar file is not working, when ever i click on it ,it gives an error
"invalid or corrupt jar file C:\Users\abc\workspace\project\lib\jarf.jar "
how can i do it in Eclipse? what options do i need to consider while exporting this jar file
how can i get rid of this error??