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I read the article about whether Ubuntu has lost it (LXF 172), then the article about Tizen, and thought this:
On the one hand, Unity must have seemed like a brainwave: if users learn how to use it on one device, e.g. their phone, then they might well stick with the familiar when they buy a tablet or TV. After all, the learning curve almost plateaus after learning how to use Unity on one device. Having developed the interface, what's then needed is a hardware manufacturer to make use of it. And that's a gamble. Will they or won't they?
However, is it really a very good gamble? How many manufacturers make phones, TVs and tablets. Not many. Sony, Samsung, LG . . . But many just make one or two of this trio. Nokia: phones; Panasonic: TVs . . . So, either it's a gamble on a 'super-manufacturer' or multiple manufacturers are needed, which makes it even more of a gamble.
Then I read the article on Tizen. Samsung wants an alternative to Android so the company is not at the mercy of Google to the extent it is now. Surely that should ring alarm bells at Canonical. Why would any manufacturer want to be at the mercy of Canonical to that or, even, a greater extent? They would not.
Perhaps the Ubuntu code is more free than the Android code, though. But, then, what's to stop a manufacturer taking the Ubuntu code, adapting it a bit, and avoiding being beholden to Ubuntu? Or just taking Debian and suitably adapting it? If Linux Mint can do both on a shoestring (relatively), Samsung or Sony could certainly do it.
So has Ubuntu lost it? That's a bit strong. Has it miscalculated? Yes, I think it has.

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Space technology spin-off aids mining
Dutch company EstrellaSat, supported by ESA business incubation centre, is using space technology to raise the productivity and safety of heavy-duty mining machines. Full-scale field trials began in August at an open mine in the Andes and at the world's biggest copper mine in the Atacama Desert.
At the El Brocal mine in Peru, 10 huge haulage lorries are connected wirelessly to the mine's control centre and via satellite to a control centre in the Netherlands for the machines and their drivers to be continuously monitored for rapid intervention in case of problems.
To do this, complex space technology originally developed to communicate with distant satellites has been tailored to provide highly reliable data links to guarantee secure communications.
EstrellaSat is supported at ESA's Business Incubation Centre Noordwijk, the Netherlands, under the Agency's Technology Transfer Programme. Here, business expertise helped the company during its formation and ESA engineers provide advice on satellite communications.
The system has been already tested with Caterpillar trucks in collaboration with ESA telecommunications specialists and Caterpillar engineers.
"We focus on providing the means to increase the productivity of earth-moving and mining operations in remote areas of the world, often difficult to reach by conventional terrestrial communication systems," explains Jean Verhardt, inventor of the system and Managing Director of EstrellaSat BV.
"Our transmission platform is partly based on technology originally developed to overcome errors and loss in communication with distant spacecraft."
Testing in Chile and Peru
"Now we are performing a fully integrated telecommunication and driver-fatigue field trial with our customer, Stracon SAC, at their open-pit mine at El Brocal, at 4500 m altitude in Peru's Andes Mountains," says Mr. Verhardt.
"We have installed our system on five heavy off-road 250-tonne Caterpillar haulage trucks operating in the open-cut mine itself, and five lighter 35-tonne road trucks used to transport ore from the mine to the processing facility."
A computer from EstrellaSat monitors each lorry and its driver, and sends the data to the control centre of the local mining site and via satellite to EstrellaSat's control centre in the Netherlands, simulating a mining company's corporate control centre for all its worldwide mining operations. Up to 300 parameters can be monitored by the system.
The lorry's health and even tyre pressures can be connected to the EstrellaSat system. Sensors also keep an eye on the driver's well-being by measuring key body parameters such as heart rate and skin temperature. A 'driver-fatigue system' sends a warning if something is not right. In addition, a satnav receiver shows if the driver has fallen from his cab.
Detecting worker fatigue
"We have a special very accurate system to monitor the driver's health. It signals both to the local control operators and to our control centre in the Netherlands when a driver is beginning to suffer from fatigue," explains Mr. Verhardt.
"We know at least 20 minutes before the driver himself of the onset of fatigue. This has major implications for mine safety."
"EstrellaSat's new mine telecommunications service promises to give mine operators the tools to greatly speed up operational data delivery from the workface to management," says Steve Dixon, CEO of Stracon.
"Mine information systems that gather and deliver mine despatch, machine health, operator fatigue and human safety information are crucial tools that management needs to operate a modern mine to the highest possible standards of safety and productivity."
"We will monitor the EstrellaSat field trial at El Brocal closely to determine the extent to which the faster and more detailed delivery of workface information to management results in greater mine productivity, higher human safety standards and fewer cases of operator fatigue."
In parallel, another part of the EstrellaSat system is being used in a trial with another customer at the world's biggest copper mine in Chile's Atacama Desert.
Here, the mining company has a number of offsite geological survey teams operating up to 300 km from the main site. The field trial will connect one of these teams to the main mine centre using a mobile broadband satellite link.
Both trials are being carried out as part of sales contracts with the mine companies and a support contract with ESA's Telecommunication Laboratory.
Space expertise for development
"We have been supporting EstrellaSat since the early stages of the company's incubation at ESTEC with the system definitions and technology trade-offs, particularly in the selection and validation of hybrid satellite/terrestrial communications solutions," says Nader Alagha, ESA communications system engineer.
Colleague Olivier Smeyers adds, "ESA Telecom Lab also supported EstrellaSat in 2009 with the first proof-of-concept based on a satellite link and EstrellaSat's end-to-end telecommunication and driver-fatigue monitoring system for heavy-duty mining machines."
"We have continued our collaboration with EstrellaSat by implementing new test scenarios and using cases based on EstrellaSat communication technology."
EstrellaSat has already acquired venture capital for their business development from the Dutch LIOF Industriebank. Investment manager Dr Steven Goetstouwers, says,"A fast-growing startup like EstrellaSat needs a reliable equity partner to fund its growth, and to guide and advise the entrepreneur on a range of vital commercial, funding and financial issues.
"With the company's solid focus on providing satellite telecommunications infrastructure for the booming mining sector around the world, weanticipate that the growth of the business will occurat a very fast pace."
ESA Business Incubation Centres
ESA's business incubation is one of the major initiatives of the Technology Transfer Programme Office (TTPO). As part of its endeavour to encourage the transfer and commercialisation of space technologies, four BICs have been set up in the Netherlands, Darmstadt and Oberpfaffenhofen in Germany, and near Rome in Italy.
The centres support selected entrepreneurs with comprehensive commercial and technical assistance to help them to start up businesses that use space technology in non-space industrial, scientific and commercial fields.
The TTPO's main mission is to facilitate the use of space technology and space systems for non-space applications and to demonstrate the benefit of the European space programme to European citizens.
The office is responsible for defining the overall approach and strategy for the transfer of space technologies, including the incubation of start-up companies and their funding. For more information, please contact:
ESA's Technology Transfer Programme Office
European Space Agency
Keplerlaan 1
2200 AG, Noordwijk
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 71 565 6208
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Top 10 Least Expensive IIHS Top Safety Picks for 2011
There's no need to spend vast sums of money to get a safe new car. Even at less than $20,000, plenty of choices exist for buyers on a budget who still want a solidly built car. While drivers concerned about safety should also consider NHTSA crash test ratings, what follows is a list of the 10 least expensive Top Safety Picks for 2011 from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.2011 Ford Fiesta - $13,995 The Ford Fiesta is offered as a sedan and five-door hatchback. Both models are certified as Top Safety Picks for 2011, meaning the cars get Good ratings in the four crash tests and offer stability control. The Fiesta is Ford's boldly styled subcompact entry.2011 Kia Soul - $13,995 In a tie with the Ford Fiesta, the Kia Soul five-door hatchback is one of the least expensive cars available that still manages to qualify as a Top Safety Pick for 2011. Spend enough money on a Soul and you can get speakers that light up and pulse to the music.2011 Nissan Cube - $15,500 A direct competitor to the Kia Soul and Scion xB, both vehicles on this list, the Cube is a small five-door hatchback that targets a young audience. Along with the Versa sedan and hatchback, the Cube is one of the cheapest vehicles Nissan offers in the U.S.2011 Kia Forte four-door - $15,690 The IIHS has deemed only the four-door Kia Forte sedan a Top Safety Pick for 2011; a compact coupe and five-door hatchback are also available. In the compact segment, the 2011 Kia Forte is one of the least expensive sedans available.2011 Hyundai Elantra - $15,695 Hyundai's Elantra sedan set the compact segment on fire when it arrived for the 2011 model year. While the Elantra has lots going for it, surely a Top Safety Pick designation isn't hurting sales.2011 Mitsubishi Lancer - $16,090 The 2011 Mitsubishi Lancer has attitude. The compact sedan's front grille is unmistakable. If you want a Lancer that's a Top Safety Pick, stick with the front-wheel-drive models. 2011 Mazda3 - $16,595 The Mazda3 sedan and five-door hatchback remains one of the most fun-to-drive cars you can buy under $20,000.2011 Honda Civic four-door - $16,575 The 2011 and 2012 Honda Civic four-door sedan are considered Top Safety Picks. For the 2011 model year, all Civic sedans qualify except for the performance-oriented Si model—something that's been fixed for the 2012 Honda.2011 Toyota Corolla - $16,660 For commuters who simply want a dependable and cheap-to-run small car, the Corolla is a good bet. Toyota's Prius hybrid, which is priced in the mid-$20,000 range, is also a Top Safety Pick for 2011.2011 Scion xB - $16,720 The Scion xB is the Toyota brand's boxy five-door hatchback. Now in its second generation, the xB is a Top Safety Pick for 2011 like the Scion tC coupe. Would you consider driving any of the vehicles above or would you simply go for a bigger used car?
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Question:How different is the swine flu virus from bird flu?
Answer: In the last decade we've really had two major circulating forms of virus that we're particularly concerned about from the public health front -- that is the avian flu, or bird flu, and the swine H1N1 virus. And one of the questions that comes up is how similar are these two viruses? And in terms of the influenza world, they really are at opposite spectrums -- both in terms of how these viruses behave and the host of which they're in.
So, the bird flu virus on one hand -- the H5N1 avian flu circulating in poultry and wild bird populations of the world -- that particular virus has a very high level of intrinsic pathogenicity. What I mean by that is, when it tends to infect a host, particularly a mammalian host, it causes very severe disease.
With this virus, the swine H1N1 virus, this particular virus -- as far as we know doesn't circulate widely in avian hosts.
It really is a mammalian-adapted virus, and certainly, what we know about at least the appearance of this particular strain, they don't cause a lot disease in their hosts -- fairly benign infections similar to what we're seeing in humans.
So, bird flu and swine flu, they're again both influenza A viruses, but in terms of their genetic makeup, in terms of their biology, in terms of how they behave, they're very, very different beasts.


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Go Assange! I wonder if they would trust him with secret documents!
He already has them.
Atleast now he knows not to use the same private key for different purposes like last time.
No, because he isn't part of a diplomatic mission. What you're thinking of is that which is known as parliamentary privilege, parliamentary immunity or legislative immunity. In Commonwealth countries such as Australia, parliamentary privilege generally only extends to protection from slander or libel for statements made in the legislature. Legislators are not immune from criminal actions for the simple reason that all are equal under the law. This is pretty much the same as in the US.
I'd vote for the pair.
He was born in Australia, can he even run in the US presidential elections.
In Australia that doesn't matter, our current PM was born in Wales and the opposition leader was born in England.
If elected he'll have immunity (or so I think, I don't know Australian law) and can be rid of the false charges against him (for a few years, anyway). Knowing Australia, though, I'd be surprised if they don't vote for Cthulhu instead.
Australia, don't fuck this up.
I live in the next electorate across from Ms Gillard's electorate, so I won't get the privilege of helping stir the pot... but if I could I'd definitely vote for anyone promising the level of transparency Wikileaks represents.
The other important point here is that Julia has done a shameful job of supporting a high profile Australian in trouble, pretty much towing the pro USA line (Australia traditionally lives in the US of A's pocket) which means she hasn't acknowledged the important community service roll that whistle blower organisations such as Wikileaks fill in a open and honest democracy. Good luck to Julian, he's a national hero!
As an Aussie I believe we need a government in this country that is no longer the lap dog of the Yanks and the vested interests they represent.
We DON'T need American troops or facilities on Australian soil.
We DON'T need an American spy base in the Australian outback.
We DON'T need to keep signing up to us-lead "free-trade" agreements that are anything but free (the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement did NOTHING to open up US markets to Australian agricultural exports)
We DON'T need to continue to spend money o
OTH he would make a great celebrity candidate for the greens and with their organisation behind him, Assange might have a good chance of getting in.
Wait, so you're saying that who gets elected depends on the order in which the votes are tallied?
When you vote in Aus, you don't cast a single vote - you give a list of preferences. In the Senate, there are generally over 100 preferences to rank (if you chose to vote by individual) or 20 or so (if you choose to vote by party). I pretty much always but the major parties in the bottom few places in my preferences (also Greens and Communists - if there's a difference).
Remember pauline hanson?
Yeah he's not that bad really, just a massive ego like most hackers. Compare to others running in politics
he's not that bad, look at bob katter and his wing nut party. Remember Sir Jo from QLD back in the day? I do
and so does julian. Remember the publicity stunt of Peter Garret joining the labor party, where is he now?
More power to him, I'd certainly vote for him
He may have to wait a bit to try for the Senate.
According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Australian_federal_election [wikipedia.org] it must by held by 30 November 2013. Whilst there is *some* possibility of it being called early, I wouldn't be holding my breath.
Being a British criminal has never kept anyone out of Australia, quite the contrary.
And what better place than with all the other criminals that run the country?
The Upper House of the Australian parliament is the Senate, "Upper House of the Australian Senate" doesn't make any sense.
Always good to see a Dystopian "explain" how the Utopists are doomed, doomed I tell you ; ).
Heh, reminds me of the TVTropes Renamed Tropes entry for The Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism [tvtropes.org]: "used to be '...Versus Realism'. It was changed by idealists. To be fair, it was probably named by the cynics."
Controversial candidates, even popular controversial ones, don't win. So this isn't really anything to consider seriously.
But if it were, I would be against Assange being a member of any government - or any group that might be subject to whistleblowers, at that. Not because of any suitability, but because it would compromise his position as an independent helper of whistleblowers, and that position is far more necessary than any political office.
If Assange joins a government, a corporate board, or hell, eve
All his opponents have to do is run a campaign saying he;
was accused of rape in Sweden and has been under house arrest, (make him look like a criminal)
has not lived in Australia for 6 years (wiki says he hasn't lived in australia since starting with wikileaks [founded in 2006]), (make him look unaustralian)
released private diplomatic cables relating to Australia, (make him look like he doesn't care about australian national security)
and they'd get pretty easy boost.
Excuse me. It's still pretty early here and I'm still a bit sleepy and I can't find my reading glasses, but does that headline say, "Australian"?
What a weird wonderful world we live in.
Well, he is Australian. Running for any other senate in the world would probably be a bit of a problem.
Ya, i know hes not been convicted yet, but lets say he wins, then is convicted.. that mean he loses his position?
What would his platform be? "Like Ron Paul but with even fewer rules and moral obstacles!"
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Summer time might be winding down, but it's still a great time to pick up some good reads! Our Good Reads for Kids Series continues with Matched, the first book from Ally Condie's dystopian trilogy. WKMS Youth Project Reporter Brynn Jones contributed this commentary.
My name is Brynn Jones. I am a huge fan of fantasy literature. I love books like Harry Potter and The Hunger Games and the absolute thrill of a whole new world. I have been on the hunt for the next big hit in this genre. I recently read the book Matched by Ally Condie. While the book was very well written, it bore, in my opinion, an uncanny resemblance to The Hunger Games, except much less interesting because it's only about dating, as the title suggests.
The story takes place in another dystopian civilization, this one called the Society instead of the Capitol, and revolves around Cassia, whose name even sounds a bit like Katniss, and her life in her Province, not unlike the Districts in The Hunger Games. In the beginning, Cassia gets all dressed up for The Matching Ceremony; again, not unlike The Reaping that opens the Hunger Games.
Cassia, like Katniss, gets paired up with the Peeta Mellark of this book, Xander; a blonde everyone loves who she's known for years. But instead of the fight to the death, they are paired for dating, and future marriage. But Cassia is also matched to the Gale Hawthorn of this book, a darker boy named Ky, who is not eligible to be Matched. While she loves Xander, she also slowly falls in love with Ky. Cassia has to try to hide her love for Ky, without hurting Xander, who loves her.
I really don't want to ruin the whole book by just summarizing it, but I will say that this book would be very appealing to a person on Team Gale who thirsts for Hunger Games fan fiction. The structure of the series is not unlike the Hunger Games also in that the first two books are similar to each other, and the 3rd book also looks to be a conclusion about the revolution against the evil Society.
The 3rd and final book of the series hits shelves in November, and you should pick it up only if you're ready for well-written fan fiction.
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Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander's face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is her ideal mate . . . until she sees Ky Markham's face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black.
The Society tells her it's a glitch, a rare malfunction, and that she should focus on the happy life she's destined to lead with Xander. But Cassia can't stop thinking about Ky, and as they slowly fall in love, Cassia begins to doubt the Society's infallibility and is faced with an impossible choice: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she's known and a path that no one else has dared to follow.


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ANNA, TEXAS -- Three months after a driver plowed into a local pizzeria killing a diner, Mama Mia's Pizzeria is now reopening.
Allison Harris was there for the emotional day as the owners welcomed family members of the victim back to the restaurant today.
Today in Anna, the final touches were put on Mama Mia's Pizzeria, repairing the damage the restaurant incurred back in October, when a driver lost control of her car and plowed through the building.
"All the sudden it was like everything was rolling toward me and I jumped out of the way," Kim Peat said.
Peat was working that day, serving regulars Mickey Williams, her son Rhett and her mom, Virginia Hamlin.
"Hadn't quite left yet, 'bout ready to go to the car when we heard the first sounds and everything began to go into motion at that point," Williams said.
"I was hollering at the same time saying, 'Get out of the way,' but it was just too late. I mean, they couldn't move and everything was just coming toward us," Peat said.
Virginia was pinned under the car. She later died in the hospital.
"We held hands and they said prayers for our family. It was just an immediate support," Williams said.
Williams says the restaurant owners have been friends with their family for years.
"She was one of our first customers," Ziad Nowar said.
Pizzeria owners Ziad and Imad Nowar were saddened that they had lost a great friend.
"We found out we were going to be grandparents and great grandparents here, so it's been a very comfortable place to come," Williams said.
Williams and Rhett made the emotional return to the restaurant that they say they wouldn't miss.
"I knew that it was going to be a difficult entrance into this room and space, but I knew I could do it," Williams said.
The Williams' say they're moving forward, remembering Virginia and the good times they all shared here.


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Girardi to let Mariano dictate use in final games
By Bryan Hoch / 9/27/2013 8:11 P.M. ET
HOUSTON -- It figures to be nearly impossible for Mariano Rivera to top the emotional farewell he experienced on Thursday at Yankee Stadium, which creates an interesting dilemma for the Yankees as they visit the Astros for this weekend's season-ending series.
Rivera's final pinstriped exit, handing the ball off to Derek Jeter and Andy Pettitte before burying his face in Pettitte's shoulder and weeping, created a touching and poignant memory that could perfectly cap the 43-year-old's career.
But manager Joe Girardi said that it is possible that Rivera could still take the mound in the Astros series, and he also remains open to the idea of playing Rivera in center field during one of these three games. Girardi said that he is giving Rivera the responsibility for all of those decisions.
"I'll talk to him every day to see what he wants to do," Girardi said. "I know he's talked about playing some center field, but I know he has some concern about his leg running out there. That's really up to him. If he wants to do it, he can do it. I'm OK with it."
Girardi said that he has received many positive calls, text messages and e-mails from friends around the league, commenting on how Thursday's game was handled.
"I didn't really think about that, but I just thought it was fitting that those two guys went and got him," Girardi said.
Rookie catcher J.R. Murphy said that he was blessed to be a part of it.
"I'm sure Andy and Jeet would say the same thing -- that moment was all about Mo," Murphy said.
Murphy said that after Rivera left the mound, he and reliever Matt Daley -- both instantly the answers to Yankees trivia questions -- embraced their good fortune.
"I know Matt pretty well from playing with him this year [in the Minors]," Murphy said. "First I told him, 'Let's wait a second, let this soak in.' I told him, 'Look around.' It was pretty cool for us to be out there taking that all in."
Cano not yet ready to talk about free agency
HOUSTON -- The financial gap between Robinson Cano and the Yankees may be significant, but the second baseman said that he is not ready to begin discussing what will be one of the hottest topics of the offseason.
Cano declined to discuss an ESPN.com report published on Thursday that stated, citing sources, that Cano is seeking a contract that could be as large as 10 years and $305 million.
"I know a lot of things are going to come out and say, 'A source, friends of Robbie's and this,' but I know what we're doing and what we're not doing," Cano said on Friday. "I just want to go on vacation, sit down and enjoy, not be watching the news and everything. Then you're going to go crazy."
Earlier this year, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said that the club had already made Cano a "significant" contract offer. Because of the wide gap between Cano and the Yankees, both sides agreed to put off negotiations until the offseason.
Cano acknowledged this week that he has considered the possibility that he is playing his last games in a Yankees uniform. He also said that he does not want that to take away from the farewell tours for Mariano Rivera and Andy Pettitte.
"I will be the first one when things happen or we're doing something, I'll say it," Cano said. "Right now, I just want to enjoy the next two or three days. These last three days with Mo, the last thing I want is to be a distraction for the team."
Bombers bits
With the Yankees playing their final three games of the season, Girardi wants to use the series in Houston as a chance to watch some of the team's younger players. He said that Murphy will be behind the plate for two of the three games, and plans to keep working in the lesser-used players.
"It's kind of a reward for them. They're here every day working and trying to get better," Girardi said.
The Yankees are leaning toward using left-hander David Huff as the starter for Sunday's season finale, but that decision is not yet locked in and could depend on how Friday's and Saturday's games go.
On this date in 1951, Allie Reynolds pitched his second no-hitter of the season, defeating the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. Reynolds had previously no-hit the Indians at Municipal Stadium on July 12.


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The purpose of the campaign is to surround the Heart of Borneo (HoB) with messages of support to preserve these precious natural resources and protect it from unsustainable development.
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FAIRHAVEN — Last Friday's home loss to Bourne officially eliminated the Fairhaven High School boys basketball team from postseason play, but the Devils have improved on last year's 1-19 campaign and head coach Phil Harding thinks his team's got what it takes to add a few wins before the end of the season.
"We haven't won as many games as we would have liked, but the work ethic of the players has been exceptional in spite of that," Harding said.
With five games to play, the Devils have a record of 4-11, 3-10 in the South Coast Conference, and with a road game at Apponequet this Friday night and a home game against Seekonk this coming Tuesday night, Fairhaven is in position to add a couple of wins in short order.
The Devils topped Apponequet, 37-36, in a comeback thriller back on Jan. 8, and in the first meeting with Seekonk, they lost a heartbreaker, 51-50.
Sophomore Cam Charette has been the leading scorer for Fairhaven, averaging 15 points per game. Seniors Jake Carvalho, Dan McLaughlin and Billy Pires have been the anchors on the team man-to-man defense, according to Harding.
"The kids take tremendous pride in their defense, and it shows," added Harding. "I couldn't be prouder of these kids, especially the seniors."
Offensively, the Blue Devils have been inconsistent this year, and just when they seemed to get going offensively, and scoring in the 50-point range on a nightly basis, injuries hurt them on the offensive end to burst the bubble.
In addition to Charette, the offense has been sparked by from sophomores Matt Myers and Jason Rivera. Eamonn Andre, Jacob Duarte and Ethan Souza have made positive contributions in the last couple of games as well.


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Knicks President Phil Jackson was expecting a decision from Carmelo Anthony on Thursday.
"But I expected one yesterday and the day before yesterday," Jackson said. "But no, we're waiting."
And hoping.
Jackson said he was still expecting good news, although he said he hadn't heard from Anthony since meeting with him a week earlier.
Speaking to reporters at the Knicks' summer league practice in Las Vegas, Jackson said he has texted Anthony a couple of times since then, but hasn't gotten a response.
But he felt confident about keeping the All-Star forward after their last discussion.
"I felt really good about my conversation with Carmelo. We really struck a chord," Jackson said. "The two of us, I think feel really passionately about what we're trying to get accomplished.
"It's his ability to stay, be patient, lead and watch us develop a winner."
The Knicks offered Anthony a maximum level contract, worth nearly $130 million over five years, at their meeting in Los Angeles. Anthony had previously met with Chicago, Houston, Dallas and the Lakers.
Jackson added that he had made perhaps five contract proposals to Anthony.
He has said he hopes the NBA's leading scorer in 2012-13 would be open to taking less than the max to allow for more future spending flexibility.
Jackson also confirmed that he had reached out to one of his former players, Pau Gasol.
The Lakers star is a free agent and Jackson is interested, even while acknowledging the Knicks have far less money to offer than Gasol is worth.
But Jackson is trying to pitch him on the value of being in New York, even noting the importance to the Spaniard of being in the same city as the United Nations.
"He knows what he has here and what is possible and I think he'd like to play with Carmelo and I think he'd like to play for a winner," Jackson said. "And we can't guarantee that but with him, we'd guarantee a much better chance."


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Program combines school and work for rounded education
In an effort to bridge the gap between school and career preparation, the St. Marys Area High School continues to offer a unique opportunity as part of its Technical Preparation Career Center, which allows students to utilize cooperative education through the Co-op School-to-Career program.Recently, both students and participating employers were recognized for their efforts during the school's annual Co-Op School-To-Work banquet held at the Red Fern.During the program, students work between 20 and 40 hours per week at local businesses, well over the 15 hours per week required by the state Department of Education for this type of accredited program. SMAHS Assistant Principal Joe Schlimm noted that students participate in the high school's career technical education (CTE) program, which includes such specialties as Business Marketing and Management (BMM), instructed by Michelle Jackson; Building Construction Occupation (BCO), instructed by Edward Brem; Engineering-Related Technology (ERT), instructed by Mark Sekeres; Health-Related Technology (HRT), instructed by Catherine Manno; Diversified Occupations (DO), overseen by Michelle Jackson and Jeffrey Gavazzi; and Metal Working Occupation (MWO), instructed by Albert "Butch" Casilio. In addition, Terry Surra acts as the Tech-Prep Department chairman and computer instructor; Jackson heads up the School-to-Work program and is the cooperative education coordinator; and Gavazzi oversees the job-shadowing program and is a Social Studies instructor. Brenton Reiger is a drafting instructor and works in conjunction with the BCO program.Jackson explained SMAHS maintains state-approved programs in all but their Metal Working Occupation. This certification allows students the opportunity to earn up to 12 college credits at a postsecondary school."The plus side of this is not having to pay for those credits. This is a big selling point to get across to parents, " Jackson said.In addition, students enrolled in the college preparatory curriculum participate in a job-shadowing program. This curriculum includes approximately 80 percent of the school's student population. During the dinner, St. Marys Area School District Superintendent Ann Kearney welcomed attendees and Jackson provided the introductory remarks. Co-op student Devin Valentine led the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by Gavazzi, who offered the invocation. Casilio and Surra were honored by SMAHS Principal Dr. Josh Williams for their many years of teaching at the high school, as 2012 marks their retirements from the field of education.


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Android Botnet Infects 1 Million Plus Phones 92
Trailrunner7 writes "Up to a million Android users in China could be part of a large mobile botnet, according to research unveiled by Kingsoft Security, a Hong Kong-based security company, this week. The botnet has spread across phones running the Android operating system via Android.Troj.mdk, a Trojan that researchers said exists in upwards of 7,000 applications available from non-Google app marketplaces, including the popular Temple Run and Fishing Joy games." Update: 01/19 12:54 GMT by S : Changed summary to reflect that these apps didn't come from Google Play.


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Each week, Sepia Saturday, provides an opportunity for genealogy bloggers to share their family history through photographs.
This week's prompt showed a shop frontage with awnings, signs and display of fruit and veg. But I decided to continue the theme from my last Sepia Saturday posting on "Forward with Flat Caps" and focus on the men's hats. Thank you to Mike Brubaker for suggesting in his comment that a feature of men's hats could be a logical follow on.
This week's prompt showed a shop frontage with awnings, signs and display of fruit and veg. But I decided to continue the theme from my last Sepia Saturday posting on "Forward with Flat Caps" and focus on the men's hats. Thank you to Mike Brubaker for suggesting in his comment that a feature of men's hats could be a logical follow on.
Women have lots of hat styles but apart from cloches, berets and the current fashion for fascinators, I cannot think of many given a distinct name. Very different for men, as I soon discovered
- Fedora and trilby came on the scene in the1890's and were made popular by 20th century movie stars such as Frank Sinatra and Humphrey Bogart.
- Homburg - named after Bad Homburg ('Homburg Baths'), a town in Hesse in Germany, where it was created.Think of Edward VII, Winston Churchill and on screen Hercule Poirot.
- Pork Pie - another mid 19th century development and associated with the man about town and jazz musicians,
- Straw Boater - traditionally associated with Venetian gondoliers.
- Panama - another popular light hat for summer wear, though actually oringinated in Ecuador.
- Beret - associated with peasant wear in France (think Onion Johnny) and Spain. Adapted in Scotland to become a Tammie - Tam O'Shanter.
- Deer Stalker - think of Sherlock Holmes and upper class country wear.
- Bowler - think of the typical London businessman of the 20th century with rolled umbrella, briefcase and bowler hat; also movie comedians Charlie Chaplin and Laurel & Hardy.
- Top hats - think of romance and swirling capes - the symbol of the 19th century gentleman, now more associated with Ascot Races and weddings.
Below are some men's hats from my family collection of photographs, though I can't always identify the style by name.
Here is master mariner John Robert Moffet (c.1814-1881) in a Napoleonic pose - my husband's great great grandfather. In the earlier census returns John was living in Stepney, and LImehouse, London. but by 1871 he and his family had moved back to his roots in South Shields on the north east coast.
This dubious looking character, I am pleased to say, is no relation, as far as I know, but he featured on the right in the photograph below of my great grandfather James Danson, sitting merry in the ancient stocks in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire. And are those berets worn by the two men seated on the left?
Wearing a straw boater is John Mason of New Jersey, USA who married my great great aunt Alice Rawcliffe. of Hambleton, Lancahsire. They had six children in England, before emigrating in 1886-7 to Brooklyn, New York where they had a further five - three not surviving infancy. This photograph came from my third cousin Bonnie - finding her was a great blog success story and I am grateful to her for filling a gap in my family history.
The three men in the front of this wedding picture area all carrying hats - panamas or trilbys? My father (on the left) is looking very solemn at the wedding of this eldest brother Fred Weston at Leicester in 1929.
And what about the style for young boys? The hatwearing fashion started early. Below is my uncle Fred Weston c,1909. This hat looks more like a sombrero, it is so huge for a wee boy. I wondered at first if it was meant to reflect the popular fashion of sailor outfits for children , but have not seen a coat like this before in old photographs,
I remember my brother wearing a school cap like this, often perched on the back of his head, Here is my husband' brother c.1936.
A photograph below from 1948 shows my husband in his school cap with his father sporting a beret. They were on his motor bike, so such a headgear would be frowned upon in this health and safety era.
I could not end a feature on men's hats without recollecting themen's hats seen on our holidays in southern Germany and Austria. Here is a fun representation! Enjoy!
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Actress Kerry Washington relies on regular therapy sessions to help her remain grounded in Hollywood.
The "Django Unchained" beauty's screen career has skyrocketed since scoring roles in critically-acclaimed films like 2004's "Ray" and "The Last King of Scotland" in 2006, and despite her hectic schedule, she insists on always making time to sit down for a chat with her psychologist to keep her sane.
She tells Glamour magazine, "Friends and family, and a really good therapist (keep me grounded). You know, these things are very important. … I do a lot of phone sessions."


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Funeral Mass for Betty J. Brennan of Emmetsburg will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 5, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Emmetsburg. Burial is in South St. John's Cemetery, Depew. The Joyce Funeral Home in Emmetsburg is in charge of arrangements.
Betty Josephine O'Brien was born Nov. 25, 1932 in Emmetsburg, the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Evans) O'Brien. She attended St. Mary's Academy in Emmetsburg.
On Aug. 28, 1950, Betty was united in marriage to Kenneth Hagen. The couple lived on a farm near Cylinder where they raised their three children. Kenny passed away on Jan. 27, 1981.
Betty married Francis Brennan on Feb. 13, 1982, and they made their home in Emmetsburg. Francis passed away on June 2, 2005.
Betty was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church and Catholic Daughters of the Americas. She was active in her church circle and choir. Betty enjoyed camping, traveling and having coffee with family and friends. She loved to shop, but most of all, Betty loved to spend time with her children and grandchildren. She was always an avid supporter of all of their activities.
On Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, Betty passed away at Lakeside Lutheran Home in Emmetsburg. She was 80.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Kenny and Francis; three brothers, Carl, Dean and Bill O'Brien; and a sister, Mary Jean Fergason.
Left to cherish her memory are her children: Kathy Rohe (John) of Templeton, Rev. Tom Hagen (Karen) of Pomeroy, and Don Hagen (Brenda) of Cylinder; eight grandchildren; four step-children; five great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Bev O'Brien of Worthington; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Palo Alto County.
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Xavier congratulates 1977 alumnus John Boehner on his swearing in as Speaker of the House
Groups of family, friends and political colleagues attend the ceremony | January 5, 2011
Xavier University congratulates Congressman and Xavier graduate John Boehner on his new role as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Boehner graduated from Xavier in 1977 with a degree in business administration. He was encouraged to attend Xavier in 1971 by the late Bill Smith, an accounting professor.
Boehner took what money he had at the time and enrolled. During his first semester he took three classes Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings and worked part-time jobs.
After passing those first classes with an 'A' and two 'B's, Boehner spent the next year as a full-time commuter student but couldn't earn enough money to continue going full time. So he spent the next five years working full time and attending night school at Xavier.
In 2006, Xavier University awarded Boehner a degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa. Boehner gave a speech at the undergraduate commencement ceremony, where Bill Smith was his honored guest. Read more about Boehner in a 2003 Xavier Magazine article and an account of the swearing-in ceremony in Washington, D.C.


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United target Kroos could leave Bayern, hints Guardiola
Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola has suggested that Toni Kroos could yet leave the club, amid reported interest from Manchester United.
Kroos, 24, is under contract until 2015 but has so far not reached an agreement on an extension despite negotiations in recent weeks.
He played an important role under Jupp Heynckes last season as Bayern won the Treble of Champions League, Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal, and has been one of the few true regulars under new coach Guardiola. He has featured in all but one of the club's competitive games this season.
"He is an important player," Guardiola said ahead of Bayern's game at Stuttgart. "But it can go fast in football. Here today, there tomorrow."
Kroos has been linked with a switch to Old Trafford, following David Moyes' visit to Borussia Park on Friday to watch Bayern's 2-0 win against Moenchengladbach.
The United manager was spotted at the match with Sascha Breese, who is the man responsible for "international contacts" at Sports Total, Kroos' agents.
Volker Struth, Kroos' main agent, is reported to have told kicker that the current contract offer on the table is unacceptable and no further negotiations are currently scheduled. It means Bayern could choose to cash in now before the player moves into the final year of his agreement.
"I can't rule out anything," Kroos told kicker when questioned if he could go into the World Cup without prolonging his Bayern deal. "No talks are planned in the near future. I am fully focused on the Rueckrunde [second part of the Bundesliga season] now."


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Although it is more likely he will play in Thursday night's regular-season finale in Memphis, there is a chance that Hedo Turkoglu will make his return from injury when the Orlando Magic host the Charlotte Bobcats tonight in a game critical to the Magic's playoff position.
Turkoglu has been cleared for contact, and he participated in the Magic's shootaround today. But the mask he wore to protect his surgically repaired right cheekbone didn't feel quite right, and Turkoglu and athletic trainer Keon Weise are attempting to get the proper adjustments made today.
"I want to be able to play with those guys before we start in the playoffs at least one game," Turkoglu said. "I was going to try it tonight, but the mask, I don't know if it'll be done to that time or not. I would love to play tonight and at least two games, but tomorrow for sure I want to get some playing time and get some feeling playing with those guys."
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The Miami Dolphins talked to the Cleveland Browns about Joshua Cribbs last season -- once for sure in the days and weeks before the October trade deadline and perhaps once another time much earlier.
Obviously the Browns, which traded away talent like it was going out of style, didn't budge on trading Cribbs. But all that may change now.
The Browns have a new football czar in Mike Holmgren and apparently Cribbs and his agent have gotten the message that a new contract is not in the immediate offing for perhaps the most outstanding and electric return man in the NFL.
So Cribbs believes he's played his final game in Cleveland. "Thanks everyone," Cribbs wrote this week on his twitter feed. "I love playing for the browns (sic) & put my all in to (sic) it, but it doesn't look good 4me(sic) at this point on (sic) returning. I don't believe I made the to do list for the team in 2010."
Why does Cribbs believe he's gone? Because on-going negotiations yielded an offer from Cleveland that would have paid him approximately $1.4 million per season over the next six years with approximately $400,000 to sign. I must say that's a lowball offer.
And Cribbs agrees. "I'm sorry guys," he said. "I don't want to seem greedy but fair is fair and there is no way around that. I'm the best at what I do but the lowest paid ..."
So Cribbs intends to request a trade on the first day of the new league year and hold out if he doesn't get one.
"We're going to formally put in a request for a trade," agent J.R. Rickert told NFL.com. "He will not set foot in that facility again. If they had offered even something like $2.5 million per season we could have worked with them, but to me this offer is indefensible."
The fact of the matter is this is Mike Holmgren's first contract squabble in Cleveland. I doubt he wants to lose it. The fact is Cribbs is over-performing on a contract that has three years remaining. The fact is both sides have good leverage.
So don't be surprised if the Browns try to turn this mess into a draft pick with which Holmgren can bring in "his guy."
Enter the Miami Dolphins.
As we know, they need dynamic playmakers because there are precious few of those on the team. They could stand an upgrade at punt returner and kick returner. They could also use Cribbs in the Wildcat package, which he ran quite effectively in Cleveland. He averaged 6.9 yards per rush in 2009.
Oh, and did I mention Cribbs took snaps as a wide receiver also? He caught a modest 20 passes for 135 yards but obviously that is not his primary value.
His primary value is special teams. He returned three kickoffs and a punt for touchdowns this season. He has 10 return TDs in five seasons.
The downside is the guy does fumble. He had six fumbles in 2009 while fulfilling all his various duties. For perspective, you should know Davone Bess led the Dolphins with six fumbles in 2009.
So should the Dolphins be interested in Cribbs? Of course, they would be. But would they pull the trigger on a trade that would also involve paying the guy a new contract? That another matter.
If all Cribbs wants is $2.5 million per year, you should know the Dolphins are paying Ted Ginn Jr. an average of $3.5 million per year. Which is the better player?
And if the Browns are asking a second- or third-round pick for Cribbs, it probably sounds like an exceedingly high price to pay. But I remind you second- and third-round picks don't always turn into good players.
The Dolphins spent a second round pick on Pat White last year. They also spent a third round pick on Patrick Turner. Neither contributed very much, if at all, in 2009.
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A little project I like to call Gloria (GL+RE+EA)
Posted 15 September 2010 - 09:43 PM
Glorious 80s digidash.
Everybody likes mouse crap
All Leone coupes came as fwd, but being no stranger to old subes, I had planned to swap it to 4wd, and use a kennedy engineering adapter plate I have acquired to run the rotary through the subaru trans. As time progressed and parts collected dust, I decided that 4wd wasn't going to cut it and I wanted another small lightweight RWD rotary.
As luck would have it an entire 1st gen legacy rear suspension showed up on craigslist for a paltry $20. Money exchanged hands and soon I had a plan, but where was I going to get an rx7 drivetrain? In hindsight I should have played the lottery that week, because I acquired a free '83 gsl in running condition that had been in a front end collision. I will be using the engine and tranny from the gsl for now, and upgrading in the future (bridgeport 12a )
Out with the old
In with the new
Posted 15 September 2010 - 09:44 PM
Until next time...
Posted 15 September 2010 - 10:15 PM
wish i had this.
make for darn certain that oil cooler is not leaking at the fittings....if it is, you will fry that rotary in NO TIME.- they run hotter than a ho with no panties on.
Edited by bheinen74, 15 September 2010 - 10:18 PM.
Posted 15 September 2010 - 11:03 PM
good project and good pic. The 12A is okay but wait til you can get a 13B.....
wish i had this.
make for darn certain that oil cooler is not leaking at the fittings....if it is, you will fry that rotary in NO TIME.- they run hotter than a ho with no panties on.
I'm no stranger to rotaries I have owned 11 rx's over the years and my current rx7 has a built 13b in it. I contemplated running it in the sube, but it breaks rx7 parts, it would have turned sube axles to pretzels.
Posted 16 September 2010 - 03:01 AM
Posted 16 September 2010 - 10:39 AM
Posted 16 September 2010 - 11:47 AM
My work blocks most picture sites, so I can only imagine how cool this is. Is it driving yet?
Not driving yet, rear subframe is in, rear strut towers are getting built today. Once it is a rolling chassis again I am going to tow-bar it to the car wash to hose off the ea81 before i pull it. At that point the new engine/tranny goes in. The distance from the end of the bellhousing to the shifter position is within 1/2in between an ea81 tranny, and the rotary tranny. The distance from the shifter position to the engines front pulley is almost identical between EA and RE, I'm telling you these were made for a rotary swap
p.s. You're more than welcome to stop by anytime Brian.
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ive been dreaming of a rotary/rwd swap on a little car ever since my festiva. my first car was a 81 glf. i can only imagine how sweet it would have been to rotarify that thing. til now. godspeed isaac.
See, I'm more interested in the Legacy rear, but I'm happy to see someone combine their interests into one car. Hopefully there's a 4WD Subaru nearby for the Spokane winters.
Posted 17 September 2010 - 08:34 PM
We will see what i get done tomorrow
renob123> Between my dad and I we have the entire ea81 lineup, and my wife's DD is a 99 legacy. Winter is covered... although I do have 4 studded tires that will fit this beasty
Posted 18 September 2010 - 07:04 PM
With a bit of cutting, welding, and fabrication the legacy rear end just about bolts in Once I mount the strut tops and fab the crossbraces I will be moving on to engine/tranny installation.
Until next time...
I'd weld the notches you cut into the framerails back in, and weld captured nuts in. I assume you notched the frame so that you could access the nut with a wrench?
I had a lot of stock captured nuts tear out of the body of my lifted EA82, so I would weld a nut to a big fender washer, and put that up in the torn hole, and weld the washer to the body. I had really good sucess with that and the washers never tore out because they spread the load across a larger area.
Posted 19 September 2010 - 12:29 AM
like this once the rest of the gussets are added:
Good idea on the fender washer though, I have a sedan that has molested mustache bar holes that I think I just might do that to
Posted 20 September 2010 - 04:21 PM
I originally planned to butt the strut top plates against the underside outer corner of the rear deck, because that is where I designed the strut top plates to index from, and then brace accordingly. Since this car is going to spend most of its life really low, and sideways, I decided to cut out part of the rear deck in order to gain an extra inch of vertical rise.
Once I had the struts in I threw a set of stock 15in legacy wheels on it to double check the fit, and my math.
Makes the stock 13in xt wheel on the front look pretty small
With a slight fender pull the legacy wheels will be the cats meow
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That looks awesome!! Great work. Man that thing will be low!!! The wheel is pretty tucked already and thats without weight on it!!
the difference between full droop and static ride height in my DD legacy is 3in, so I use that as my height adjustment. with 3 inches of compression the tire is even with the fender lip. This thing weighs ridiculously less than a legacy, so there wont be a full 3 inches of compression to reach static ride height. When it finally hits the road I will be running very stiff springs/coilover perches so the suspension travel will be minimal anyway.
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Keep up the good work, man.
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My dad said he saw you at school Brian, we had a pretty good laugh about it.
Posted 18 October 2010 - 08:51 PM
Its a shame really, car had AC/PS/Cruise.
Nice empty bay.
New and old, greeting each other in passing.
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Seth Masket comments on a pattern that confirms what I have been saying about the next Republican nominee (via Sullivan)
As the plot below shows, the longer a party is deprived control of the White House, the more moderate its presidential nominees become. One term out of office may be a fluke, but two terms is serious, and three is catastrophic. Parties take this seriously and tend to nominate considerably more centrist people, sacrificing a significant chunk of their governing agenda for a chance of actually governing.
This pattern holds for both major parties, but Republicans are arguably more inclined to support relative moderate candidates if they think it gives them a better chance at winning the presidential election. The longer that they aren't controlling the Presidency, which most Republicans are still more accustomed to thinking of as the branch of government that is more or less naturally supposed to be theirs, the more concessions they will be willing to make to end their time in the wilderness. Whenever I make this argument, invariably someone objects that I am giving the GOP "too much credit" on the grounds that many in the party seem to be stuck in self-destructive habits, but this misses the point. This isn't a commentary on anything else in the party besides its desire to regain control of a powerful institution. If the 2012 election showed us anything about Republican priorities, it was that most in the party were so desperate for an election victory that they were willing to put up with the most ideologically compromised and unreliable nominee imaginable.
A party willing to gamble on Romney just to win an election is a party that will tolerate far more deviations from what party activists want than most outside the party believe. Ideological conservatives have some non-negotiable views, but insofar as ideological conservatism exists to provide arguments in support of acquiring power there will always be room for cynical maneuvering. Nothing renders complaints about ideological flaws moot like the ability to prevail in a presidential election. In fact, rallying behind a more "centrist" candidate is often a much quicker, less demanding adjustment to make than revisiting basic assumptions or correcting for past failures. While it may not seem so now, trying to solve the GOP's electoral weaknesses by finding a more popular standard-bearer is the path of least resistance.


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The Boys & Girls Club of Marion County has been burglarized again, this time the culprit - or culprits - left without getting anything or causing any more damage, Ocala Police Department officials said Tuesday.
The Boys & Girls Club of Marion County has been burglarized again, though this time the culprit — or culprits — left without getting anything or causing any more damage, Ocala Police Department officials said Tuesday.
Officers responded to the facility at 800 SW 12th Ave. and saw that someone had gone through a boarded-up door sometime overnight.
Once inside, the burglar tried but failed to open a storage closet, officials said.
The nonprofit agency that serves the community's children was badly vandalized over the weekend.
Shortly before 1 p.m. Sunday, officers went to the club after receiving a burglary report. They saw broken out windows, broken mirrors in bathrooms, the shattered backboards of two basketball hoops and the smashed screen of a large television. The drains in the restroom sinks were plugged with wads of paper towels, and the water was left running.
Several pieces of cardboard were jammed into the kitchen's gas stove and set on fire. The cardboard went out without the fire spreading, officials said.
The only thing stolen was a mop handle, an official at the facility said.
Employees estimate the damage was between $6,000 and $8,000.
OPD is asking anyone with information to contact Detective Steve Daunhauer at 368-5405 or call the Crime Line at 369-7061. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers of Marion County at 368-STOP (7867), visit www.ocalacrimestoppers.com or send a text to 274637 using keyword 368STOP. You can also text "ocalapd" and a tip to TIP411.
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Resident Questions Board Policy
ST. MARYS — A local resident questioned a school board's policy during the board's meeting Wednesday evening.
During the public participation portion of the St. Marys Board of Education meeting Wednesday evening, resident Bret Abbott requested board members look into a policy that regulates third-party staff members, such as probation officers and law enforcement officers, as well as resource officers.
"My request is that a comprehensive policy be developed governing third-party staff members," Abbott said. "I have tried to go through a lot of the policies online. It's nice to have all that there, but it's very difficult to wade through."
Abbott added Superintendent Jerry Skiver had provided Abbott with requested information.
"My wife and I have great concerns about some of the interactions between staff members and probation officers, police officers, infringing on the privacy of students and infringing on my privacy as a parent," he said.
"We are looking at the school being responsible for following their policies, and it's very difficult to really manage and monitor what is going on when the policy is saying 'The policy for this situation is here' and the policy for this is over here,' and it's hard to know what your policy is and when it is viable."
Abbott requested the board specifically look at the role, the actions and the passage of information to the third party staff members. He said he would fill them in on the specifics of his situation at another time.
"Maybe in your subcommittees you address this and clearly delineate when these are need, what is considered reasonable information to share, what is considered the legitimate educational interest in information requested and things like that," he said.
"I would like to see specifically how a parent can sign an ill student out of school without having to get permission from somebody else — that's a real iffy thing when you're telling me I can't sign my child out of school without going to somebody else and getting permission."
Board Member Ralph Wiley suggested setting up a meeting in executive session with the policy and planning committee with legal counsel and Abbott to discuss the policy and legal issues regarding his private situation.
"And maybe after we have that information, the committee can decide what they would like to do as far as amending or implementing policy," Wiley said.
In other business, board members:
• Approved the district's permanent appropriations resolution for fiscal year 2012.
• Approved the calendar for 2012-13.
• Approved the Northwest Ohio Area Computer Services Cooperative to provide the district with internet services.
• Approved a licensing agreement with Pel Industries Inc. for the St. Marys City Schools' participation in Pel's production of licensed merchandise. Athletic Director Doug Spencer noted this agreement is a requirement through the Wal-Mart stores to sell St. Marys-related material. Wiley voted against the measure.
• Approved the annual agreement with the Auglaize County office of Homeland Security.
The next meeting of the St. Marys Board of Education will be at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8 in the auditorium at the high school-middle school.


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A row is simmering over a giant bronze sculpture depicting French footballer Zinedine Zidane's infamous headbutt on Italian defender Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup final, which has been placed outside the Pompidou Arts Centre in Paris.
The five-metre tall statue is the work of French, Algerian-born artist Adel Abdessemed, who is being honoured by the Pompidou with a retrospective on his work from October to January.
But its prominent display outside the popular centre has angered the national association of local French football officials who claim that it is not the image of Zidane, who retired after the 2006 World Cup final, that should be promoted.
"By choosing this provocative image, the artist has deliberately opted to ignore all your talents and all the postitive emotions that you were able to share with the people of our country," the officials wrote in an open letter to Zidane.
They called on him to use the full powers of his influence to have the statue removed immediately, adding that it would have been better to have highlighted his two headed goals in France's 3-0 win over Brazil in the 1998 World Cup final.
Zidane's headbutt on Materazzi, who he claimed had provoked him, came during extra time in the 2006 final in Berlin with the sides tied at 1-1. He was red carded and thus missed the penalty shoot-out which Italy won.
Pompidou Centre chief Alain Seban expressed shock at the complaints, saying that they amounted to an attempt to censure artistic creativity.
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CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Will Donate to Bright Beginnings Through Wizards' Community 3's Program
November 9, 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C. - CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) will return as the sponsor of the Washington Wizards' Community 3's program. It will be the eighth consecutive year CareFirst has supported the team's Community 3's program.
For every three-point shot made by a Wizards player, CareFirst will contribute $100 to Bright Beginnings — a first-time beneficiary of the Community 3's program. The organization is a nationally accredited child development and family services center that provides critical education, therapeutic and family-stabilizing services for homeless infants, toddlers and preschoolers and their families in the Washington, D.C., area.
During the 2012 season, the Wizards made 344 baskets from the three-point line, resulting in a CareFirst donation of $34,400.
"We are excited to once again partner with the Washington Wizards for another season of the Community 3's program," said Maria Harris Tildon, CareFirst Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Community Affairs. "This initiative allows us to make a positive impact in our community by providing D.C. youth with opportunities for success in education, while also providing children and their families with other critical services that help them live a healthy lifestyle."
Since 2005, CareFirst has contributed over $240,000 to community organizations supported by the Washington Wizards' Community 3's program.
"We are pleased that our partnership with CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is affecting our community in such a positive way," Wizards Executive Vice President of Business Operations Greg Bibb stated. "The Community 3's initiative is one of our premier programs as it promotes collaboration with a great partner to raise funds for the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area."
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In its 75th year of service, CareFirst, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, is a not-for-profit health care company that, through its affiliates and subsidiaries, offers a comprehensive portfolio of health insurance products and administrative services to about 3.4 million individuals and groups in Maryland, the District of Columbia and Northern Virginia. Through its CareFirst Commitment initiative and other public mission activities, CareFirst supports efforts to increase the accessibility, affordability, safety and quality of health care throughout its market areas. To learn more about CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, visit www.carefirst.com.
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One of the biggest differences I've seen between the US and particularly Europe is that the driving age here is 16 while the drinking age is 21. It's not quite the reverse in Europe, but it almost is -- most people there can legally drink before they can legally drive, and I imagine that plus viable public transportation options for most people make drunk driving less common.
Most people I knew when I was 16 had access to a car, even if they did not own one. A majority of people I knew in college owned a car. I don't think I know anybody now without one.
I don't have a problem with drinking alcohol around kids. I even offer my kids a taste as my parents did for me. And just like it was for me, they don't really care for the taste. I do believe it takes a little bit of the forbidden aspect of it away and make it just a thing that some people like and some people don't.
Still have no idea what the lure of alcohol is... it all tastes gross to me.
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Stringy eval has its uses. Moose and Moo use it extensively for creating fast inlined accessors and constructors. Template-Toolkit uses it to create templates.
However it can also enable all sorts of ugly practices. For example, poor man's symbolic references...
When many newcomers turn to stringy eval, it's often because they're unaware of a better solution to their problem.
This is my problem with Perl::Critic. It takes a generally good guideline (stringy eval is often a bad idea; investigate other options first) and turns it into a concrete rule.
Yes, of course there's no critic comments but I don't really want to litter those around my code like rat droppings. (no strict and no warnings are already enough of an eyesore.)
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Friday, November 30, 2012
Mississippi On Hook For $26 Million As Solar Company Shuts Doors
JACKSON, Miss. -- Mississippi taxpayers may have only an empty building and solar panel equipment to show for $26 million in loans to Twin Creeks Technologies.
The San Jose-based solar technology firm is liquidating and a company that bought Twin Creeks' assets won't take over its agreement with Mississippi. Twin Creeks had agreed to invest at least $132 million and create at least 500 jobs in exchange for loans, tax breaks and other aid.
The state sued Twin Creeks in Tate County Chancery Court and has had a temporary restraining order against the firm since Nov. 8, said officials in the Tate County chancery clerk's office.
Twin Creeks, like many American solar firms, was swamped by a wave of cheap solar panels imported from China, said Kathy Gelston, chief financial officer for the Mississippi Development Authority.
Twin Creeks also struggled to make its equipment produce energy at a high-enough rate, said Janie Mortimer, executive director of the Tate County Economic Development Foundation. Mortimer said that the company never had more than 25 employees.
"We were very hopeful this would be a successful project and hire the number of people they anticipated," Mortimer said. "This was a little difficult to endure."
Gelston said Thursday officials are negotiating for Twin Creeks to repay aid above the value of the 85,000-square-foot building and equipment. The state loaned the city of Senatobia $15 million to construct the building and $8.2 million to buy equipment. It also transferred $3.5 million to the city, mainly in a loan but partially in a grant, to prepare the site and build infrastructure.
Gelston said the state wants to get money back, beyond what the building and equipment might be worth.
"We are in the process right now, the attorney general, the governor's office and MDA in trying to come to some type of closure on this project," Gelston told The Associated Press.
Lenders sold Twin Creeks' technology for $10 million to GT Advanced Technologies of Nashua, N.H., in mid-November. Gelston said Twin Creeks received about $3 million from the sale, but there are creditors in addition to the state of Mississippi.
GT Advanced Technologies could not immediately be reached for comment Thursday.
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I made this mainly for fun and also cuz i thought alot of the ones done back in 96' were really bad combinations. So post who you would've combined.
Here's two I did for examples and plus they're what I think would be truer combinations
Anthony Wayne (Tony Stark + Bruce Wayne) Would make the Iron Bat
Alexander Stane (Lex Luthor + Obidiah Stane) I was actually debating on wether to match lex up with either Stane or Fisk (Kingpin). Both are good choices but in the end I thought that lex is too full of himself to let himself gain that much weight.
Vittoria per gli Assassini!
Other good ideas I had were:
Spectre+Ghost Rider = Vengence
Slade Wilson (deathstroke) + Wade Wilson (deadpool)= ??? Wilson (????, strokepool, deadeath, ???? O.o) This one is for obvious reasons such as deadpool was pretty much a copy of deathstroke from the beginning but has since become his own man.
I was also considering John Henry Irons+Tony Stark but found Bruce to be a better choice
wade the terminator?
"If you really loved me you'd all kill yourselves right now" -Spider Jerusalem
no...deadpool the terminator
@cybertronian assassin: Seeing as I'm on a Spectre kick I'd be interested in the Spectre+Ghost Rider one. XD Keep it up!
My pull list
Vae Victis.
Vocatus atque non vocatus deus aderit.
What about Hulk the Manhunter (Jonn Banner?Bruce J'onzz???)
Justifiers= JL/Avengers
@Cameron: That seems a tad bit like overkill but I wouldn't mind seeing it.
@Queso: I know right, haha, the strongest man in the universe and someone who is almost (if not) as powerful as Superman.
I would go with John Banner (taken from Jonn's earth name), And I can't think of anything better than your hulk the manhunter.
But Martian Manhunter is nowhere near as strong as supes unless supes is depowered somehow. The only thing that MM has over SM is the telepathy since time and again its shown that his mind is his second most vulnerable part.
I like the justifiers idea
Yeah, I didn't really mean almost as powerful, more like the kicked-down version of Superman, just in the sense that he has a wide variety of powers, he's an alien, and is very powerful.
That's why he is the leader of the JLA, the kicked-down Justice League.
But I have to argue that Hulk the Manhunter WOULD be as powerful.
But I have to argue that Hulk the Manhunter WOULD be as powerful.
well hulk is already more powerful than superman when it comes to pure strength. (although it's argued by some) So hulk the manhunter would most definitely be stronger.
Ok a new one: Gar Logan (aka beast boy/changling) + Theodore "Teddy" Altman (aka hulkling) = Garfield Altman, aka Bulking(?), beastling(?), BeastKing(?)


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A total team effort from Stevensons girls basketball team added up to another 20-win season and a second straight regional championship.
Sophomore Taylor Buford led the Patriots with a career-best 22 points and 11 rebounds as No. 5 seed Stevenson upended No. 4 Palatine 47-35 in a Class 4A regional final Thursday at Wheeling.
And Stevenson got the job done without a key player.
We were missing our all-area guard (Sophia Way), said Stevenson coach Tom Dineen, whos produced four straight 20-win seasons with the Patriots. Other kids stepped up big-time, in a big way.
Dineen said Way has, some lingering concussion issues. Its been an ongoing process.
Stevenson (20-8) next plays No. 1 seed Rolling Meadows (26-3) at 6 p.m. Monday in a Libertyville sectional semifinal. Rolling Meadows defeated Hersey 53-37 for the Mundelein regional championship Thursday.
The Patriots let their defense dictate problems for Palatine. Stifling work from Kari Moffat, Paige Fruedenberg, Jessica Burke and Haley Green forced the Pirates into numerous turnovers.
We put something in differently (Wednesday) and they executed it in this game, Dineen said. Everything revolved around their guard (Nia Pappas). We wanted her to give it up, and we provided a lot of help.
In the final four minutes of the third quarter, Buford hit an 8-foot jump shot that started a 6-0 run. Stevenson led 31-23 going into the final quarter.
Bufords hot shooting continued into the fourth quarter as she scored 10 more points and helped Stevenson expand the lead to double digits.
We knew with Sophia not playing that we needed to do something different, said Buford, who also had 14 points in a regional semifinal win against Conant. I knew I needed to step up and the whole team needed to step up, too.
I just felt it and I knew that something needed to be done. The whole team just wanted to win this so badly.
Alex Elzinga had 11 points and 4 rebounds and Fruedenberg chipped in 8 points for the Patriots.
Palatine (20-10) rallied back from an 11-point deficit early in second quarter. Samantha Heuertz (4 points) hit a short jumper in the final minute and the Pirates trailed 21-18 at the half.
Palatine trailed only 25-23 midway through the third quarter after Pappas (8 points) made 1 of 2 free throws. But the Pirates couldnt get any closer the rest of the way.
(Stevenson) played hard-nosed defense, the same way we do, and was a very tough team, Palatine coach Leslie Schock said. They played without one of their best players out hurt, but they had other players step up. All the credit to them.
We did have some good looks in the second half, but we couldnt buy a basket. I felt like we were in it. The offensive lull just never went away.
Morgan Radtke led the way for the Pirates with 12 points and Erin Mayer added 7.