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On a side note we have opened some investigations after this because if you are stealing free food what else are you doing.
Next time, I'd set up a concealed camera to monitor the refrigerator. If someone is caught stealing from the breakroom fridge, make arrangements to show the recording of the theft during the Loss Prevention training.Bonus points if the employee who actually stole the food is called into the managers' office just as the video is being played.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner stepped down from his post Jan. 25. President Barack Obama has nominated Jack Lew to the job.
*In this column we imagine Geithner's "exit interview" with President Obama. Lew, who received a $900,000 bonus from Citigroup Inc. amid the bailout, is sitting in.
President Obama: Thanks for coming Tim. What's happening at Treasury?
Timothy Geithner: We're winding down our investment in Ally Financial and other bailout investments and it looks like another win for taxpayers. Read full story on Ally bailout exit plan.
Obama: Really? Ally still owes taxpayers $14.6 billion. And as the bailout watchdogs have noted, you don't really have a concrete plan.
Geithner: Well, we have our metrics. I ran it through Turbo Tax. Read related commentary on Geithner's tax controversy.
Obama: Uh, OK. But please be cognizant of how things look. For instance, I want to make sure that you don't make a misstep and return to Goldman Sachs too soon.
Geithner: But I never worked at Goldman! See story about misperceptions about Geithner's work at Goldman.
Jack Lew: What about Citigroup,? Is Citi an option, Mr. President?
Obama: We're getting hammered in the media about the revolving door. I nominated Mary Jo [White] to be chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and everyone is whining that she's been in the pocket of Wall Street for more than a decade.
Geithner: Maybe you should of thought of that when you created TARP.
Obama (looks at teleprompter): I didn't build that. That was Bush! See story about Obama being blamed for bank bailouts.
Lew: Sure it was.
Obama: Tim, we have to be very careful of image. I have a lot to do in the second term and I don't want to be distracted by Wall Street and the big banks. How do you think we're doing?
Geithner: Well, we have another round of "stress tests" planned. Again, I've structured it so that every institution will pass, except maybe Citigroup, of course...
Lew: That won't affect bonuses there, right?
Geithner: As I was saying, it should create a veneer of confidence that the banks can withstand a run. Of course, given low-interest rate environment, it's only a matter of time before they start taking more risks to show bigger profits and offset settlements.
Obama: But we're protected from those too-big-to-fail institutions by the Financial Stability Oversight Council, right?
Geithner: Absolutely.
Lew: Definitely.
Geithner: I mean it's a committee of regulators, what could go wrong?.
Obama: OK, what about rigging of interest rates, that "labor" scandal? Regulators overseas are levying record fines. Some of the banks implicated are here in the U.S. What have we got cooking?
Geithner: You mean Libor. Oh, we're on it.
Obama: What do you mean?
Geithner: Well...
Lew: I think what he means is that we don't want to put a scare into the banking system right now.
Obama: Yes, but those rates were supposed to be set by the free market and were manipulated by banks which most likely traded on that information costing investors, consumers, corporations and governments possibly trillions of dollars.
Geithner: What are you, a socialist?
Obama: I love the free-enterprise system. How's your fight against foreclosures coming?
Geithner: I'm current on all of my payments.
Obama: Not what I meant. Let's move on to pay. What's this I hear about you approving millions of dollars in bonuses at bailed-out firms including Ally and General Motors Co. ? Didn't we go through this with AIG? See story on bailout bonus controversy.
Geithner: Mr. President, believe me, you wouldn't want there to be a flight of top talent at AIG.
Obama: I'm certainly not worried about a "flight of talent" in my administration after hearing this.
Lew: Vikram Pandit is available, sir.
Obama: You sound like one of those Wall Street "fat cats."
Geithner: Look, you're the one who hired us. Me, Larry Summers, Mary Schapiro, Bill Daley — we were all branded either bureaucrats, political retreads or industry patsies before you nominated us. You were presented with the biggest opportunity to remake financial industry regulation since the Great Depression. And what did you do? Make a bunch of status-quo, "safe" picks to these jobs that should have been held by people interested in the "change" you talked about. There was former bank regulator in the S&L crisis, William Black, who wanted to prosecute Wall Street crooks. There was Simon Johnson, the former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, who wanted to break up the big banks. Even Sandy Weill, who built Citigroup, wanted to...
Lew: See, Sandy isn't so bad...
Geithner: Even Weill can't figure out why the banks haven't been broken up. Your talk-tough-but-do-little stance toward Wall Street effectively incited the Occupy Wall Street movement. You argue that I should be doing more, but you're my boss. You could have replaced me at any time.
Lew: Again, we don't want to single out Citigroup.
Obama: Well, at least we made money on TARP.
Geithner: No we didn't. The banks wrote off all their losses on their taxes. The biggest bailed-out institutions basically ran tax free after the crisis. When you wonder where all the tax revenue went during your "sequestration" talks, look at corporate tax revenue from the financial sector.
Obama: Jack, you plan on doing anything about this?
Lew: Got change for that $1 trillion platinum coin you had me make?
Obama: Just put it in the bank.
Lew: I know just the one.
Geithner: Just wait until I tell Andrew Ross Sorkin about this.

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Hud (film)
Hud is a 1963 western film about an unyielding patriarch, whose sense of principle and honor brings him into conflict with Hud, his only surviving son – an unscrupulous, arrogant libertine.
- Directed by Martin Ritt. Written by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank, Jr..
Hud Bannon[edit]
- [Having slept with Joe's wife, Hud blames it on Lonnie - who has just come to collect Hud. Joe is ready to murder Lonnie on the spot, but Hud prevents him from doing so] Lay off him, he's diabetic; don't worry, I'll cool his temperature but good. [to Lonnie, as they're driving away] Relax, Fantan; you'll be able to charge a stud fee for yourself, after that story gets around town.
- If you don't look out for yourself, the only helping hand you'll ever get is when they lower your pine box.
- It happens to everybody - Nobody gets out of life alive.
- You know something Fantan? This world is so full of crap, a man's gonna get into it sooner or later whether he's careful or not.
Alma Brown[edit]
- [to Lonnie] Boys with impure thoughts break into acne. Keep it up and you'll see.
Homer Bannon[edit]
- It don't take long to kill things, not like it takes to grow.
- You don't care about people Hud, you don't give a damn about 'em. Oh, you got all that charm goin' for ya, and it makes the youngsters want to be like ya. That's the shame of it 'cause you don't value nothin', you don't respect nothin'. You keep no check on your appetites at all. You live just for yourself. And that makes you not fit to live with.
- Little by little the look of the country changes because of the men we admire. You're just going to have to make up your own mind one day about what's right and wrong.
- Homer Bannon: That's your solution for getting out of a tight fix? To pass bad beef on to my neighbors who wouldn't know what they was getting? Or risk starting an epidemic in the entire country?
- Hud Bannon: This country is run on epidemics; where you been? Price-fixing, crooked TV shows, inflated expense accounts...How many honest men you know? Why, if you separate the saints from the sinners, you're lucky to wind up with Abraham Lincoln. Now I want out of this spread what I put into it, so let's dip our bread into that gravy while it's still hot!
- Homer Bannon: You're an unprincipled man, Hud.
- Hud Bannon: Don't let that worry you none. You got enough for both of us.
- Lonnie Bannon: I wouldn't mind driving her the long way home.
- Hud Bannon: You ought to take a crack at that. Get all the good you can out of seventeen 'cause it sure wears out in one hell of a hurry.
- Hud Bannon: ...Where's my Jack Daniels?
- Alma Brown: I'd say you already drank it.
- [Hud nuzzles one side of her neck from behind]
- Alma Brown: I don't like sudden passes.
- Hud Bannon: Well, there's another coming up on your right.
- [He nuzzles the other side of her neck]
- Alma Brown: Don't you ever ask?
- Hud Bannon: The only question I ever ask any woman is, "What time is your husband coming home?" Now come on, let's get our shoelaces untied.
- Alma Brown: I've been asked with more finesse in my day.
- [Hud backs off at last]
- Hud Bannon: I wouldn't want to come off crude. Want some perfume?
- Alma Brown: Sure; how about some colored beads and wampum, while you're at it?
- Hud Bannon: Whatever I need to make you trade.
- Alma Brown: Thanks, but I've done my time with one cold-blooded bastard; I'm not looking for another.
- Hud Bannon: It's too late, honey. You've already found him.
- [Hud has just parked his car in Alma's flower bed...again]
- Alma Brown: Why do you ALWAYS park that thing in my flowers!?
- Hud Bannon: Because you keep planting them where I park, that's why.
- Alma Brown: You and your car smell like Chanel #5. You weren't riding the range this afternoon, were you?
- Hud Bannon: I sure wasn't.
- Alma Brown: How does Truman Peters's wife make time for you, in the middle of the day?
- Hud Bannon: She just drops everything for me, honey.
- Alma Brown: I guess it beats housework, doesn't it?
- [Hud sits with Alma on her bed]
- Hud Bannon: You're a fine housekeeper, a fine cook, and a fine laundress. What else are you good at?
- Alma Brown: Taking care of myself.
- Hud Bannon: A piece of corn-silk like you shouldn't need to.
- Alma Brown: That's what my first husband used to tell me. Then he took my wallet and my gasoline card, left me stranded at a hotel in downtown Albuquerque.
- Hud Bannon: What did you do, wear your curlers to bed? Is that why he made for the hills?
- Alma Brown: He was a gambler. He's probably up at Vegas right now, dealing all night and losing it back in the daytime.
- Hud Bannon: Man like that sounds no better than a heel.
- Alma Brown: Aren't you all?
- Hud Bannon: Honey, don't go shooting all the dogs just because one of them's got fleas.
- Alma Brown: I was married to Ed for six years. Only thing he was ever good for was scratching my back where I couldn't reach it.
- Hud Bannon: You still got that itch?
- Alma Brown: Off and on.
- Hud Bannon: Well, let me know when it gets to bothering you.
- Hud Bannon: Give me a clean white shirt.
- Alma Brown: Boy, you're real big with the "please" and "thank you," aren't you?
- Hud Bannon: Please get up off your lazy butt and get me a clean white shirt. Thank you.
- [Hud has grabbed a rifle and shot at the buzzards]
- Homer Bannon: Don't do that, Hud; they help keep the country clean. Besides, it's against the law.
- Hud Bannon: Well, I've always thought the law was meant to be interpreted in a lenient manner. Sometimes I lean one way and sometimes I lean the other.
- The man with the barbed wire soul!
- After lovin' Hud liked fightin' best...after fightin' Hud liked lovin' best!
- It's truth you will understand!
- Paul Newman - Hud Bannon
- Melvyn Douglas - Homer Bannon
- Patricia Neal - Alma Brown
- Brandon de Wilde - Lon 'Lonnie' Bannon
- John Ashley - Hermy
- Whit Bissell - Mr. Burris
External links[edit]
- Hud quotes at the Internet Movie Database
- Hud at Rotten Tomatoes


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DENISON, TX -- A Denison monument company has become a victim of theft.
Colonial Monument Company manager Jim Branscum says Tuesday morning he noticed one of their grave markers missing.
Branscum says the marker weighed at least 175 pounds. He says they have little value for anything but being a monument for a loved one.
Denison police and area monument companies have been notified about the theft. Branscum says most companies will not engrave a stolen marker.
"From time to time, we have people come through wanting engraving done on a marker that they already have," Branscum said. "There is a high chance that they've been stolen and we'd rather not have any part in that."
Branscum says the piece of the marker missing is about $400. If you have any information regarding this theft, you're asked to contact Denison police.


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Yesterday I met two writers visiting Edge Hill University, Chris Haven and Patricia Clark, both based at Grand Valley State University, Michigan. Not wanting to meet them without having some idea of their work, I tracked down some of their writing in advance.
I enjoyed Sitcom Mom by Chris Haven, an adventure in unreality of another Dorothy.
Some of Patricia Clark's work can be found on the internet too, enough to beguile me into buying her book My Father on a Bicycle. Late last week the book arrived from the US – I unwrapped it – and promptly dropped it in the bath. Reading the now-dripping volume, I found this powerful poem, which Prof. Clark has kindly allowed me to reproduce in full.
For another day, I've aligned my breath with the river,
laced up my walking shoes and set out,
miraculous, really, some days believing
I could traverse the city, keep on walking,
carry my home on my shoulders, never look back.
Today the river flowed the wrong way, the water
churning and boiling, not much to be done
but stride off my sorrow and try to praise,
if I could, the good green buds swelling at twig-joints,
and fallen catkins, red and spongy underfoot.
Let me begin again as a wet thing wrapped
in hair, let me locate, finally, the triangle of a house,
another house, and then a third. Always on foot, the walk
to Visitation School, to the parish church, and the carefree
walk to the hill, the place that was mine alone.
For another day, I've given in to the spangled wet
of the river's face, to my face, and to the dog's
unfailing heart, our sixteen year alliance one
of stepping out, of sharing the bright air, of twinned
hearts, if it comes to that, bound with a leash.
A different day looms ahead, and the dog's gait,
her stumble, foreshadowed it, so slight, though,
it might have been imaginary, let it go now, and some
cooling air breathed us both into action, and we set off
again, almost forgetting, not looking back.
What is it that darkens my way, that swerves me from
the path? A shadowy warp-monster seems to stalk
my steps, keeping me niggling and spirit-small
when that isn't me. What lodges inside here opens
to embrace the riverbank verge, the fields,
and the willow cracked in half, ruined by the wind
last night. In truth, the hill never was free, or mine
alone. For another day, the compass swings wild
in its case on my jacket, the river the only landmark
to follow, its water a magnetic, quick-moving, force.
From My Father on a Bicycle, Michigan State University Press, 2005
Reproduced with permission of the author
I won't try and stumble alongside this journey – but I will quote the inscription added to my dry but wavy copy: 'Thanks for being a poetry fan – & for keeping water in the words.'


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I have been dealing with a serious amount of stress. Last Friday my sister called me and told me that my Mom had been diagnosed with Pancreatitis (an infection in the pancreas) and it had the possibility of being serious. I immediately looked in the internet and saw that it in fact was something that could be life threatening and my brain started going in all directions. Thankfully I have the wife that I do and she also search the internet and comforted me with information. The only thing keeping me sane is that if she was not hospitalized already it was probably not as advanced.
We spent the weekend waiting. She was going for an MRI on Monday and to see the doctor on Tuesday. She was also put on a liquid diet. After talking to my Mom a couple of times and her breaking down and telling me she though it might be cancer, I was devastated but tried to be strong for her and encourage her. She just lost a coworker to pancreatic cancer a couple of months ago so that is still fresh in her mind.
I am posting about this today because I have some good news, her case was not serious and she is going to be ok. The MRI showed some cysts on her liver, but nothing serious. The pancreas was not swollen or showed signs of cancer and the liquid diet was to clear the infection. One surprising thing is that there is no real medicine for the pancreas, they will give you things for the pain but nothing really to help the pancreas. Even though Pancreatitis is a serious thing and she will be prone to it happening again, with a careful diet she should be ok. The Pancreas is a vital organ that cannot be removed if seriously infected or with cancer. I think the worse of it was the liquid diet that she hated following.
I could not post about this while it was going on. I know everyone would have encouraging words, but I almost did not want to hear them. I think fear was there, and more support besides that of my wife would have cracked the tough exterior that was holding me together and making me capable of functioning. It does make me think twice about what you put in your body as far as food… it makes me think even more of my struggle with weight and eating junk. I remember the last time I eat Sonic, the only fast food that I still somewhat enjoyed. I could seriously taste the oil on everything that I was eating, it was seriously disgusting. Maybe it is just the fear talking still, but I really want to change some things about the way I eat.


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Bowdoin man charged with OUI, fleeing scene, following accident in Solon
SOLON, Maine (AP) � A Bowdoin man is in trouble for allegedly fleeing the scene of a crash in Solon that left his passenger injured.
Police say an SUV struck a utility pole on Route 201 just before 1 a.m. Sunday. The SUV was totaled and the pole was snapped in half.
When police arrived, the driver was gone.
Thirty-five-year-old Toby Johnston was found by a Somerset County Sheriff's Department tracking dog in the nearby woods about two hours later.
He was arrested and charged with drunken driving and leaving the scene of an accident.
His passenger was taken to Redington-Fairview General Hospital in Skowhegan for treatment. His name was not released.


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Most of the children in my classroom can reproduce an image of a bird or a turtle by tracing puzzle pieces and some may do so simply by their own hand alone - the image retrieved from memory. But only a few of my older students can manipulate the image of a bird so that it is either sitting on a nest or in flight. These same students are meticulous in the details of their artwork. To me this work, this creative extension of art, is parallel to the leap to abstraction with the sensorial materials. They have mastered skills and are now using them to create without hesitations associated with immaturity (such as illustrating everything like rainbows), lack of focus / concentration and underdeveloped motor skills. They no longer seek others to compliment their work as they know it is excellent. They are so immersed in their art that they decline snack and work with dance or music specialists. They moan when the bell rings as they don't want to leave their work. Maria Montessori writes about the spirituality of work using phraseology similar to Kandinsky's in his text, "The Spirituality of Art." However, if you don't want to consider a child's behaviour during focused work in terms of spiritual transcendence (Maria Montessori writes of the spirituality of work) , then think of it as transcendence towards maturity, a move away from childhood towards adolescence.
I have put together the following series of images (I will add images of punch work and sewing to this incomplete survey soon) to visualize the work that the child does prior to using a set of watercolors to paint.
All of the work in the Practical Life area. Here a child is doing wood polishing.
Lessons with metal insets.
A lesson on shading using the metal insets.
Work with color tablets, including the starburst which displays shading of colors from darkest to lightest.
Tracing the outline of the botanical shapes held in the botany cabinet (my training called for an orange stick to do this work, but my students prefer their finger). This same work is done with the geometry cabinet.
Above, an older child uses a pencil and tracing paper to trace the outline of each state (the black and white guide is underneath her paper) as a preliminary step towards painting the map.


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HOOD RIVER – Mid-Columbia Habitat for Humanity is currently accepting applications from low-income applicants wanting to start on the path to ownership of a home to be built in Lyle.
Applications will be accepted through Friday, Feb. 28.
Families are selected based on their need for housing, their ability to make monthly payments and their willingness to dedicate 500 hours of "sweat equity" working side by side with other volunteers on the construction of their house. The partner family works on the construction, supports Habitat in a number of ways, and purchases the completed house from Mid-Columbia Habitat with no down payment via a no-interest mortgage.
All applications for partnership are reviewed by the affiliate's Family Selection Committee. Those families who meet the basic criteria — partner families' income is typically between 30 percent and 60 percent of the median income for Klickitat County — are then interviewed and home visits are conducted. The committee makes a recommendation to the board of directors, which makes the final decision.
Interested families who would like to receive an application can go to the Mid-Columbia website www.midcolumbiahabitat.org and read the "Buyer-ready Habitat Family" criteria and download the application and mail to Mid-Columbia Habitat for Humanity POB 161, Hood River, OR 97031 or contact us via email at email@example.com.
Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry. HFHI seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. Habitat works with people of all backgrounds, races and religions to build houses together in partnership with families in need. More information can be found at http://habitat.org.
Tax-deductible donations to help support the local work of the affiliate can be mailed to Mid-Columbia Habitat for Humanity POB 161 Hood River OR, or sent via PayPal from the website. The affiliate is run by volunteers. Most of the money donated goes to local building projects.
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Stephen Jackson Wins Eighth Annual Angela & Christopher Cohan Community Service Award
April 15, 2008
Golden State Warriors guard/forward Stephen Jackson has been named the recipient of the Eighth Annual Angela & Christopher Cohan Community Service Award, the team announced today.
The Angela & Christopher Cohan Community Service Award is given each season to the Warriors player who best exemplifies the spirit of community service during the season through their outstanding commitment of time, service and financial support to children and families in the Bay Area.
Among his various community contributions during the 2007-08 campaign, Jackson was extremely active in activities that allowed him to interact and give back to young people in the Bay Area, as well as his hometown of Port Arthur, TX. In addition to several school visits and other personal appearances he made during this past season, the highlights of his community outreach during the 2007-08 campaign include:
"It is an honor to present this award to Stephen," said Warriors' President Robert Rowell. "Since becoming a member of the Golden State Warriors in January of 2007, he has been a great addition to our organization and the Bay Area community. His commitment to give back to his community, especially to young people, is something that he takes very seriously and this recognition is well deserved."
Jackson, who also received the NBA Community Assist Award for the month of March for his continued community work, was recognized in a special on-court presentation with Rowell prior to the Warriors regular season finale versus the Seattle SuperSonics.


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Brazilian driller QGOG Constellation SA qgog has postponed its initial public offering after indications the deal was not going to price within range. QGOG had expected to price shares between $19 and $21 this week, but orders were coming in between $13 and $15, said Daniel Sweet, a partner with IPO Boutique. "There was a lot of skepticism around the valuation," he said. QGOG, slated to be the first IPO out of Brazil this year, suffered from bad timing: besides negative macroeconomic numbers out of the South American country, earlier this week Brazilian state-controlled oil company Petrobras SA PBR, -1.33% reported weak fourth-quarter earnings. Analysts estimate that around 90% of QGOG's business comes from Petrobras. The company is expected to announce next week a new date for the IPO or whether it will withdraw its offering.
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Burnette Davis Blanton, 69 of Conover, passed away Friday, April 12, 2013 at Frye Regional Medical Center. The Blanton Family is in the care of Robert F. Bennett, Funeral Service Licensee.
Joseph "Joe" Darien Burgess, 69, of Conover passed away April 13, 2013 at Catawba Valley Medical Center, Born July 25, 1943 in Catawba County, he was the son of the late John Burgess and the late Frances Moore Burgess. Joe was a Vietnam Army veteran. Burke Mortuary in Newton is serving the Burgess family.
Drako Lucius Brown, infant son was born and died Saturday, April 13, 2013. He was the son of James Monroe Brown and Sarah Marie Brown of Newton.
No services are planned at this time.
Betty Lou Scronce Shrum, 86, of Lincolnton died Sunday, April 14, 2013 at Catawba Regional Hospice in Newton. The family will receive friends, Tuesday, April 16, from 6-7:30 p.m. at Lawings Chapel Church in Maiden.
Thomas Mark Suttlemyre, 52 of Hickory, died Thursday, April 11, 2013 at Frye Regional Medical Center.
The family received friends at the church following the Memorial Service.


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- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup ricotta cheese
- 3/4 cup pimiento-stuffed olives
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled
- 2 French bread baguettes (10-1/2 ounces each), split
- 1 pound sliced deli roast beef
- 2 jars (7-1/2 ounces each) roasted sweet red peppers, drained and julienned
- 2 jars (7-1/2 ounces each) marinated quartered artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
- In a large skillet, cook onions in oil over low heat for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown, stirring occasionally.
- Meanwhile, place the cream cheese, ricotta cheese, olives and garlic in a food processor. Cover and process until blended. Spread over baguettes. Layer bread bottoms with roast beef, peppers, artichokes and caramelized onions; replace tops. Cut each into six slices. Yield: 12 servings.
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"These weren't as good as I hoped, but still seemed to please the boys on a football Sunday."
"This was one of the tastiest sandwiches I've had in a long, long time. It is easy and the spread keeps well, so I used this on a host of other sandwiches. I made this four times and used sliced leftover prime, leftover turkey breast, leftover ham shoulder besides using corned beef from a deli. YUM! Also made them for a tail gate party at OSU and people RAVED about them. I didn't have any problems with the spread squeezing out the sides of the sandwich and was wondering if the previous poster didn't drain their artichokes well enough or if the onions were carmelized, but still had too much liquid around them? I also blotted my peppers and artichoke hearts dry with a paper towel. This is a keeper!"
"Oh, I didn't have problems with them being messy...could your carmelized onions been too soupy and did you drain the artichokes well? I put a nice amount of spread on the bread to seal it, but didn't have stuff squeezing out the sides."
"This sandwich is as tasty as it looks, but it was just too messy to enjoy. The spread squeezes out the sides when you cut it and the topping slide around too."
"Oh wow was this ever good! so easy too! I love it!"
"This was one of the best sandwiches I have ever made. Husband also raved about it."
"Incredibly awesome!! My husband said he can't remember having a sandwich so good. I even forgot the ricotta and substituted Greek Calamata olives for the pimento stuffed olives and they were wonderful!"


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Scholastic Updates Site with New Video, "Sorcerer's Stone" Shipping Early
Sep 11, 2008
Previously we told you that Scholastic was issuing a special 10th Anniversary edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone that was due to be released on September 23. Today however, this TLC editor got word her copy pre-ordered from Amazon.com had already been shipped (and due in next few days), and other readers have already received their copies of the book. At this point we do not know if how many (if any) other retailers are sending out copies of the book early as well, and will update with more on that when we can. As always, for those wishing to avoid spoilers, a caution that our comments may contain details about the new material.
On a related note, Scholastic has now uploaded this new video where fans remember reading the first book in the Harry Potter series all those years ago. A reminder that Scholastic will be holding a special Read-a-Thon of the book at the Scholastic Store in New York City on September 23. The reading is open to the public starting at 8:00am, with first 100 people to win a free copy of the 10th Anniversary Edition of Sorcerer's Stone, plus you will be reading the book sitting on the same throne chair that author J.K. Rowling used at the Carnegie Hall and Radio City Hall appearances. Scholastic will be preparing the space for the reading on September 15, and you can see a preview of the setting via this link. Be sure to check out the lovely new cover with artwork from Mary Grandpre here as well.


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Thursday, January 1, 2009
The Plum Creek Haunt
Posted by Rot at 8:48 PM
Labels: atmosphere, cemetery, corpses, plum creek haunt, tombstones, video, yard haunt, zombies
2 comments:
- JHMDF said...
Those are some great zombies, the whole haunt has a very tight, well place look to it!
- January 2, 2009 at 3:00 AM
- HouseBloodthorn said...
I saw this on Haunt Forum and immediately dug it. Great prop work and lighting. And BONUS... real flames! Wish he had a website.
- January 2, 2009 at 3:14 PM
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A 22-year-old woman has been charged with the Jan. 22 shooting death of a teenager on Savannah's southside.
Adrienne Marie Jackson of a Lucian Circle address was arrested at her residence Thursday night and charged with murder and aggravated assault in the death of 17-year-old Evan Colquitt, police reported.
Colquitt, of a Triton Court address, died of multiple gunshot wounds at Memorial University Medical Center after the 6:45 p.m. shooting in front of a house on Sharondale Road in the Windsor Forest neighborhood, where several people, including the suspect and victim, had gathered.
Police at the time had determined an altercation occurred in the area and Colquitt was running away when he was shot.
Police spokesman Julian Miller said the suspect was identified during a nearly two-month investigation by homicide detectives from the Criminal Investigation Division. That investigation continues to determine further details of the shooting, he said.
Colquitt was the second murder victim of 2013.
While in custody at the Chatham County jail, Jackson was read her rights Friday afternoon over a monitor by Chatham County Recorder's Court Judge Claire Cornwell-Williams. No bond has been set.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled March 20 before Judge Harris Odell Jr.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 912-234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637). In the body type, include "CStop2020" plus the tip. Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.
A confidential tip line also is open directly to investigators at 912-525-3124. Callers preferring to speak directly to the detectives without reward potential can arrange private discussions.
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NASA: Martians likely lived underground
Surface water fleeting, subsurface flows enduring
If life ever existed on Mars, it's likely that its longest-lasting enclaves would be underground.
"If surface habitats were short-term, that doesn't mean we should be glum about prospects for life on Mars," says Bethany Ehlmann, the lead author of a new NASA report on the Red Planet, "but it says something about what type of environment we might want to look in."
The study, which examined different types of clays on the Martian surface, indicates that the most promising environments were likely subterranean – or, more probably, sub-Martian. "The most stable Mars habitats over long durations appear to have been in the subsurface," said Ehlmann in a statement announcing the findings.
"On Earth, underground geothermal environments have active ecosystems," she said, leaving open the possibility that such conditions may have existed – or may exist – on Mars.
The study was based on years of mapping Mars' surface minerals, conducted by both NASA and European satellites cruising around the planet, which examined more than 350 sites. From comparing the clays deposited at those sites by surface water, during a relatively brief period millions of years ago, with clays that were developed by subsurface waters, the researchers came to the conclusion that most of the action was underground.
"The types of clay minerals that formed in the shallow subsurface are all over Mars," said study co-author John Mustard. "The types that formed on the surface are found at very limited locations and are quite rare."
The blue areas in the false-color image (right) are of clays formed below the Martian surface (click to enlarge)
Clays, which form from the interaction of water and rock, were first discovered on Mars in 2005, thanks to the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter. Since then, scientists using that vehicle's OMEGA spectrometer and the CRISM spectrometer on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have been busily mapping different types of clays at thousands of Martian locations.
The red areas in the false-color image were formed more recently at shallow depths (click to enlarge)
Another indication of underground hydrothermal environments came with the discovery of the mineral prehnite, which is formed at temperatures of around 400°F (~200°C), typical of such environments.
Co-author of the study and CRISM's principal investigator, Scott Murchie, notes that there might be "limited exceptions" to the brief existence of surface water on Mars – and NASA is gearing up to investigate one of them, the Gale Crater, with the Curiosity rover that will land on the Red Planet as part of the Mars Science Laboratory mission, scheduled to launch this November 25.
While it's unlikely that Curiosity will find life in the Gale Carter, with the new evidence of long-term subsurface water on Mars we're still holding out hope for a possible meet-up with the Morlocks and Eloi – well, maybe just the Eloi. ®
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Originally published on December 23, 2013 5:00 am
You might think underwear maker Hanes would be worried about competition from Jockey or Fruit of the Loom. In fact, Hanes seems far more concerned about being confused with chickpea dip. The American manufacturer has threatened to sue a Canadian company, Hanes Hummus, for trademark violation.


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Quicker Boiled Dinner Recipe
This faster version relies on cooked corned beef from the deli to reduce cooking time. It also eliminate peeling and cutting vegetables by using frozen sliced carrots, convenient packaged coleslaw mix and small red potatoes that don't need to be peeled.—Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin
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- 1 pound unsliced cooked corned beef
- 4 small unpeeled red potatoes, quartered
- 3 cups water
- 1 to 2 tablespoons pickling spices
- 1 teaspoon dried minced onion
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
- 2 cups frozen sliced carrots
- 4 cups coleslaw mix
- Prepared horseradish or mustard, optional
- In a large kettle, combine the corned beef, potatoes and water. Place pickling spices in a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with string to form a bag. Add to kettle.
- Stir in the onion, salt and thyme. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add carrots; cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until carrots are crisp-tender. Add coleslaw mix. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 10 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender.
- Discard spice bag. To serve, thinly slice across the grain. Serve with vegetables and horseradish or mustard if desired. Yield: 4 servings.
Originally published as Quicker Boiled Dinner in Quick Cooking March/April 1998, p51
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I have two noob questions that I'm sure will be trivial for all you guru's out there.
1) I have a 2 PC wired network in which both machines are connected to a 4 port router which then connects to my cable modem. This is working fine but I am now looking to extend the network upstairs to add a couple more machines. Rather than cable each machine through to the router, how can I make the network more future proof? I guess I need a switch for updatirs which I can plug all the machines on that level into and then hook the switch up to the router downstairs. Is this a valid configuration and are there any gotcha's I need to look out for?
2) My router has a USB port for a printer. Is there any reason why this cannot be used for a USB hard drive instead to provide a shared drive for all machines on the network?
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Welcome to day one of our Sweet November Easter sneak peeks and candy! Like I mentioned earlier, this is a pretty big release so for a few days here I'm going to be doubling up the candy. This means you'll have two chances to win off of this one post... all before the stamps go up for sale at All That Scraps on the 15th! :)
Now I know you are ready to see who's coming to join the SNS family so let's start things off with a couple of cutie Baby Bunnies. The Baby Bunnies are playful tots ready to celebrate spring in all it's wonder and glory. You won't find an ounce of mischief in these little ones... they are just as sweet as can be! This first B.B. has come eye to eye with a delicate little butterfly pausing to rest on the tip of her nose, so she holds ever so still in hopes of making this magical moment last a bit longer.
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Earlier this year reports leaked that Google had plans to purchase popular live streaming platform Twitch for approximately $1-billion dollars, but today it seems Amazon swooped in and has acquired the popular live-streaming video game platform for approximately the same price, $970-million.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Amazon is in the final stages of acquiring Twitch. Earlier this month there were also rumours YouTube's purchase of Twitch was already finalized but it seems that deal didn't work out for Google.
"Broadcasting and watching gameplay is a global phenomenon and Twitch has built a platform that brings together tens of millions of people who watch billions of minutes of games each month – from The International, to breaking the world record for Mario, to gaming conferences like E3. And, amazingly, Twitch is only three years old," said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com in a recent press release sent out by Twitch.
"Like Twitch, we obsess over customers and like to think differently, and we look forward to learning from them and helping them move even faster to build new services for the gaming community."
Twitch recently introduced a number of controversial new regulations on their service, namely muting the audio of licensed music in Twitch streams. This means that if a broadcaster played music in the background of their stream or happened to be playing a title featuring licensed music, like Grand Theft Auto V for example, all audio in their broadcast and recording will be muted.
We're pleased to announce that we've been acquired by @amazon. Here is a letter from our CEO: twitch.tv/p/thankyou—
(@Twitch) August 25, 2014
The changes created a furor of controversy and Twitch's CEO Emmet Sheer took to Reddit in an AMA to attempt to defuse the situation and expand on Twitch's future plans.
It's still unclear how Amazon's acquisition of Twitch will affect the platform's future, but a number of changes to the platform are likely to occur. The big question right now is whether or not Twitch will still operate as an independent platform or if Amazon has plans to integrate it into its services.
Both current-generation video game consoles, the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, have built-in Twitch streaming capabilities and the concept of live-streaming gameplay has skyrocketed in popularity. Before the release of both consoles live-streaming video games on Twitch or any other platform required a capture card and a significant amount of technical knowledge.
Approximately 1 million players broadcast gameplay live on Twitch every month and the platform attracts approximately 50 million unique viewers a month. A few months ago over 1.1 million people participated in an interactive Twitch Plays Pokemon Red game on Twitch that lasted 16 days.
According to Forbes, Twitch's deal with YouTube fell through because of Google's concern over anti-trust issues that could have potentially stemmed from the deal. Amazon's purchase of Twitch is expected to close in the second half of 2014.
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I'm okay. Not that anyone cares but whatever. :rolleyes:
How I didn't lose power with all that wind going all tazmanian-devil where I lived is a mystery wrapped inside a mystery.
Though when I took a walk around my neighborhood at noon today, I saw in some areas :
- A tree toppled over onto a street blocking both ways.
- A Telephone Pole/Street Lamp(I think) looking like the leaning tower of pisa, hanging over the road(which was closed off 'cause of this)
- Another tree toppled onto a home(not much damage fortunately. The house is made of bricks)
- Electrical wires/Power lines either lying on the sidewalk(which I avoided) and/or hanging loosely from a Telephone Pole.
- Yet another tree toppled onto a car, thoroughly smashing it. I certainly don't envy the owner's chances with explaining this to his insurance company.
I also heard that Route 17 North and Southbound had issues involving a wall near a river that was smashed through and as a result a good portion of it had 5 feet of water all over the place.
All in all, Sandy was a real b*tch, wasn't she?
^ damn. That's just awful. :(
Hope nobody got hurt.
Now comes the clean up....and it sucks balls. Particularly the slime that's left - good thing it's closer to winter than summer cuz if it heats up that sh*t smells.....
All day with the chainsaw. Chainsaw + hangover = teh suck. Good friend a few blocks south flooded by 4 ft of water and lost 3 vehicles. Looks like armageddon, can't believe how bad Seaford got hit. I can't get the fuel oil stink off of me after 2 showers -- the crap was floating on top of the water everywhere as we bailed/pumped/cut/helped neighbors. Fires were burning in Massapequa that FD couldn't get to due to flooding. Tree I planted when my son was born 13 years ago is sitting in small neatly cut chunks on the curb.
F-ck you Sandy
While my neighbors were volunteering to clean up, wading through greasy oily smelly water with chainsaws, I decided to sit on the couch and read. My gas fireplace has a "blackout mode" so we're warm, the KitchenAid cooktop is gas so we can cook, the Weber grill is gassed-up, and the Odyssey has 3 USB ports and a 110 outlet so our iOS devices are always charged.
Hopefully the power comes back tomorrow as I'd like to use the keyboard to type though Siri on the iPad is the next best thing.
Hope everyone else is well.
A sense of community!
The roof came off of my daughters dollhouse.
Now it's on.
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Quote from: HeebyJeebyLeebee on March 17, 2010, 01:20:28 PMWhen I waited tables, I would do my best to not cringe when someone ordered "scrimps" with their meal. That one drives me bonkers.Any chance you were waiting tables at a chain of family owned restaurants that now has restaurants that specialize in seafood, Cajun seafood (-deaux), steak house, Italian (-mia), Greek (Ya-Ya), and of course, Mexican (-sitos)? I've waited tables there and we all laughed about those scrimps!! Unfortunately it was a glaring red sign that said the tip would be minimal or non-existent also.
When I waited tables, I would do my best to not cringe when someone ordered "scrimps" with their meal. That one drives me bonkers.
One I like it "It's not rocket surgery." Courtesy of Kat on LA Ink.
My mom isn't usually prone to this kind of thing, but this morning she said a good one.One of the kids left a radio sitting on a window ledge that was just barely wide enough to hold it. For this reason, and because we have several cats and dogs, my mom picked it up to relocate it.As she did so, she said, "Whoever left this here wasn't the sharpest cookie in the box."And then she realized she'd mangled it and said "or however you say it".
Props to your mom. I'm going to start using that ironically.
I used to get amused at customers coming to the pharmacy for their subscriptions. Because there are magazines inside those tiny pills, you see.
The one that drives me insane is "fustrated". "That sudoku puzzle got me so fustrated!" *falls over dead*
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21st April 2013
Olympic and World champion Chen Ruolin may have withdrawn, but China's next generation of divers proved they're more than capable of stepping up in her absence.
Having combined for Platform Synchro gold on the opening day of the FINA/Midea Diving World Series in Edinburgh, 15-year old Liu Huixia and 14-year old Si Yajie led qualifiers in the individual event.
Liu has won Platform Synchro gold at all three legs of the World Series so far this season and impressed to score 373.50 in her first individual appearance.
World junior champion in the Group B age category, Si was also competing individually for the first time at this level but managed to post 371.05 despite dropping for 5.5s on her penultimate dive.
Home favourite Tonia Couch joined the Chinese girls in the final, scoring a World Series personal best 356.00.
The Brit will be desperate to land her first individual World Series medal in front of a home crowd, having finished fourth in this event three times in her career.
Malaysia's Pandelela Rinong Pamg was the outstanding qualifier from the second semi-final, scoring 366.90 to progress.
The Olympic bronze medallist won bronze in this event at the first leg in Beijing this season and will be aiming to land her first World Series gold tonight.
Russia's Yulia Koltunova has enjoyed medal success this season with individual bronze at the last leg in Dubai and Platform Synchro bronze at all three of this season's legs.
The 23-year old will chase another podium position after progressing on 349.55 while Mexico's Alejandra Orozco reached her first individual World Series final on 339.25.
Italy's Noemi Batki (333.50) and Australia's Olympic silver medallist Brittany Broben (327.45) were the unlucky ones to miss out from the opening semi while Mexico's Carolina Mendoza (277.20) and Canada's Carol-Ann Ware (249.00) finished fourth and fifth in the second semi.
Women's 10m Platform Qualifiers
1ST - Liu Huixia (China) (373.50 - SF1)
2ND - Si Yajie (China) (371.05 - SF1)
3RD - Pandelela Rinong Pamg (Malaysia) (366.90 - SF2)
4TH - Tonia Couch (Great Britain) (356.00 - SF1)
5TH - Yulia Koltunova (Russia) (349.55 - SF2)
6TH - Alejandra Orozco (Mexico) (339.25 - SF2)
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Last I heard, the MySpace got deleted a bazillion times.
There's an unofficial one that runs a blog. But the official one got taken down (unless someone here started a new one). Is it the one with a black background with the placebo pill?


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Tualatin Riverkeepers celebrates 25 years of Discovery Days
As far as rivers go, Tualatins stream isnt exactly treacherous. Its an easy-going, amiable river, one that doesnt worry much about propelling floaters to their destinations. This makes it a dream for novice canoeists, kayakers and paddle boarders alike. And for those with a little more experience, a float on the Tualatin River is a day made for relaxation.
Last Saturday, the Tualatin Riverkeepers celebrated the 25th annual Tualatin River Discovery Day, and even a little morning rain couldnt stop the event.
Wear a raincoat. Keep a towel in your car. If we get caught in a downpour, we can wait under a bridge until it stops, wrote Riverkeeper advocacy and communications manager Brian Wegener in an email prior to the event. He meant business.
Luckily for the events 200 participants, the day was downpour free. Floaters were invited to make reservations and bring their own gear, or to rent the essentials from the Riverkeepers for $30. The float began at Tualatin Community Park and ended 3.5 miles downstream at Metros Borland. While some participating groups were small, many people took it as an opportunity to round up friends and family for a couple hours on the water.
One meandering group was with the Mt. Hood SkiKats, which aside from skiing during the winter, goes on frequent bike rides, hikes and floats during the spring and summer months. In the group was Henry Bendinelli, a month shy of his 90th birthday with friends quick to share his accomplishments.
Hes a little active, said friend and fellow club member Jeannie Coyle. Henrys a diehard skiier no snowboarding. Diehard canoer no kayaking.
And since the native Oregonian has skiied Timberline every year since it opened (and a few years before that), its not hard to believe that hes been taking advantage of Oregons other natural wonders, as well.
Why do I like this river? Because nobodys ever on it, thats why, Bendinelli said with a laugh. I bought my first canoe in the 1970s. We were kind of an anomaly in those days.
Though he wasnt doing much of the paddling on Saturday, Bendinelli didnt hesitate to offer advice to his fellow canoeists.
Whos guiding this? he said as their fleet starting shifting toward the bank. Give us a swift push on the right, will ya?
With that, the crew aligned the boats and went back to floating straight down the river.
The volunteers
To make sure that all the participators at Discovery Day made it through the trip safely and enjoyably, safety boats were placed throughout the route at several different mile markers. Two of these volunteers were Paul and Molly Whitney, a father/daughter duo whove been volunteering with the Riverkeepers for more than two decades.
As a retired ecologist, Paul Whitney has helped with some of the more technical aspects of the rivers maintenance. For Molly Whitney, growing up on the river gave her a career objective, and was even the basis for her undergraduate thesis project. Today, she does development work for Water Watch of Oregon.
The Tualatin River was the catalyst for all that, she said. Its so nice to have a river thats here that you can get out on . . . Its a river right in your own backyard.
Even for her father, who used to canoe through Alaska for weeks on end, the Tualatin River has always been a welcome attraction.
When youre away from the highway . . . it gets quiet. I refer to it as the undiscovered wilderness, Paul Whitney said. I can feel my heart rate lower. Its relaxing.
Throughout the 25th Discovery Day, words like relaxing and peaceful were the first ones mentioned when participators explained what brought them out. The Tualatin River might not be challenging to maneuver for experienced water people, but its an escape from reality right in the middle of town.


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On Maropis: A tremendous athlete with good speed ... will start in right field after making the transition from second base ... shows great potential at the plate and will be asked to provide senior leadership.
As a Junior (2005): Played 49 games and was in the starting lineup for 41 ... saw time in both the infield and outfield, as well as at designated hitter ... hit .262 with 19 RBIs and 34 runs ... led the Terps with a career-high 19 steals ... in two out situations, batted a team-high .354 ... closed out the UNC Wilmington series by going 2-for-5 with two runs (Feb. 20) ... hit a game-winning home run against James Madison (Mar. 15) ... was 2-for-4 with a two-run single in the second game of a three-game series at Virginia (Mar. 19) ... recorded a double, run scored and was hit by a pitch against Duquesne (Mar. 22) ... had two doubles, an RBI and a run scored in the series finale at Georgia Tech ... made his first career appearance at first base in the game ... (Apr. 3) ... tied career-highs with four hits and three runs in five at-bats against UMBC (Apr. 6) ... hit two doubles and stole a base in his first career start in right field against North Carolina (Apr. 8) ... went 2-for-4 with a double, RBI and stolen base in the series finale with the Tar Heels (Apr. 10) ... against Coppin State, went 2-for-4 with a home run, walk, two stolen bases, three runs and three RBI ... homer was a long blast over the left-center field wall in the first inning (Apr. 19) ... went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored in the second game of the Wake Forest series (Apr. 23) ... had hits in all three games vs. Miami, finishing the series 4-for-12 with four runs scored (Apr. 29-May 1) ... finished 2-for-4 with a double and two runs in the series opener with the Hurricanes (Apr. 29) ... singled, walked, stole a base and scored two runs in the series finale (May 1) ... had a career-high five hits in six at-bats in team's win over Towson ... in that game, also became the first Terp in over three years to score five runs in a game (May 4).
As a Sophomore (2004): Had a breakout season, finishing third on the team and ninth in the ACC with a .353 batting average and tying for fourth in the conference with four triples ... four triples also tied him for sixth on the school's all-time single-season list ... finished second on the team with 13 stolen bases and was caught stealing only once (.929 success rate) ... was third on the team with a .388 on-base percentage and posted an .886 on-base plus slugging average (OPS) ... had three eight-game hitting streaks throughout the season, including one to close the year ... his average never dipped below .340 after becoming a regular starter (Mar. 9 vs. Towson), and he was hitting over .400 as late as April 7 ... led the team with 41 hits, 53 total bases and 20 runs in conference play ... had at least one hit in 15 of his last 16 conference games, and had an ACC batting average of .423 (30-71) from mid-April through the end of the year ... also scored 17 runs and had nine RBIs over that 16-game span ... had at least two hits in each of the team's three ACC Tournament games, leading the team with seven total hits ... tied for the team-lead with four sacrifice flies ... was 1-for-3 with a career-high tying three RBI against Florida State (Mar. 21) ... went 6-for-9 with three runs, four RBI and two extra-base hits in a doubleheader against UMES (Apr. 6) ... had hits in each of the team's three games versus Virginia, going 7-for-16 in the series (Apr. 16-18) ... went 3-for-6 with three RBI, three runs and a home run in the first game of the Wake Forest series (Apr. 23) ... went 7-for-15 with eight runs in the series (Apr. 23-25).
As a Freshman (2003): Saw action at second base and shortstop, providing the Terps with some flexibility in the infield ... went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in his first start as a Terrapin against Stetson (Feb. 15) ... collected his first career RBI vs. Wake Forest (March 15) ... knocked in two runs on a single against Georgia Tech (March 23) ... stole a base and scored a run vs. Florida State (May 10).
At Franklin: A three-year letterwinner, earning MVP honors his senior season ... hit over .600 while leading Franklin to the WPIAL Class AAA championship ... compiled a .449 batting average in 2002 and .428 in 2001 ... named All-Conference and All-East shortstop his senior and junior campaigns ... also named an All-Star shortstop by the Pittsburgh Post Gazette and the Tribune Review in 2001 and 2002 ... selected to the All-District team by the Baseball Coaches Association ... chosen by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 40th round of the MLB draft.
Personal: Son of Kathy and Pete Maropis ... has strong family ties to baseball - grandfather Pete played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1950s, father Pete played for Alleghany College (1973-75) and went on to play for the Chicago White Sox (1975-78), and brother Peter played at Duquesne ... majoring in biological sciences.
Maropis' Career Batting Statistics
Year Avg. GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI Slg. BB SO SB 2003 .159 32/18 63 6 10 1 0 0 4 .175 5 2 3 2004 .353 52/48 201 38 71 12 4 3 31 .498 13 35 13 2005 .262 49/41 172 34 45 13 0 2 19 .372 12 24 19 Totals .289 133/107 436 78 126 26 4 5 54 .401 30 61 35
Maropis' Career Game Highs
Hits: 4, twice, last vs. UMBC (4/6/05)
RBI: 3, five times, last vs. UMBC (4/6/05)
Runs: 3, vs. Wake Forest (4/25/04)


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How would anyone know it's been tested?
How would anyone know it's been tested?
That's the beauty of it. Israel could claim Iran had invented a stealth nuclear bomb tomorrow, and noone would be able to talk them out of invading.
SSSSssssssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.... please stop giving them any ideas. We really cannot afford another stupid war right now.
Right. Let's put dozens of nuclear reactors in an urban battlezone.
What could possibly go wrong?
That's the whole problem: Tanks that are destroyed will be spewing their contents.
No amount of shielding is going to guarantee safety against present and future developments in armor-piercing weapons.
I would guess there's a societal aspect to that split also, though... If the Chinese government, with their larger population and stronger controls on the media and information flow, can sustain a large military (and get the public to tolerate military losses) then I'd suggest that they don't need drones so much. That still doesn't give them the other technical advantages of drones, though (e.g. staying aloft for days at a time, etc).
"technical advantages of drones"
Drones are not rocket science (hurr hurr). Hitler had them in WWII (OK, limited) and I used to play with remote control aircraft when I was a child. It is not a big leap forward. Iran has US drone tech and will sell it to anyone that wants to buy it. That cat is so far out of the bag that it has had kittens and is living under an assumed name in New Zealand (with a part in the Hobbit).
They're like cellphones - for all the end-user attention lavished on handsets, what really enabled them is the infrastructure.
When and if there's another total war between major powers, I agree that unless there are some really sneaky defenses that aren't publicly known, satellites are awfully vulnerable. One could imagine a mesh network of UAVs relayin
While China is stealing western tech for stealth
You know it's possible some of it isn't stolen, and was invented by the Chinese.
Besides, the west is not the be-all and end-all of military hardware. Russia also has world class jets, India has the fastest and probably most accurate cruise missiles in the world, all home grown. The west steals lots of tech too - where do you think all the early jet engine and missile/rocket tech came from? Well, I suppose Germany is technically part of the west, but at the time was our enemy.
In addition, the DOD really needs to spend money on thorium reactors
In addition US military budget should exceed budgets on other 154 countries combined. Having 41% of all military spendings is not enough.
More likely China paid attention how illusionary weapon systems created by the US were able to drive the Soviet Union spending itself into bankruptcy trying to match them. Now it can target the US in the same manner knowing full well that the US military industrial complex driven by greed will be their willing partners in their bankrupting of the US. Lots of talk of new laser weapons, anti-satellite weapons, anti-aircraft carrier weapons, etc. etc, anything to drive up spending fully supported by US corpor
Interesting. Hopefully we at least get a manned Mars mission out of it.
Damn it, I know that's too much to hope for.
No need to build new aeroplanes or, heaven forbid, work on innovative new designs. Just attack them with...patents!
All those rounded corners must, surely, breach some spurious Apple patent or other. Microsoft can claim that numerous of their patents have been infringed and demand payments with menaces but never be willing to say exactly what patents were infringed.
Paul Allen and Lodsys had best stay out of it as we don't want these aircraft to travel to an East Texas kangeroo court to defend their claims
The kangaroos are offended.
How could you say such a thing? Pretty much every major US company manufactures everything they sell in China. If they just said, hey, sorry, we are not shipping any more consumer goods to your country, our economy would totally collapse overnight.
China also has another weapon that nobody ever likes to talk about - their government treasury prints all the Chinese money. They do not have to borrow money from the international financial cartel. This insulates them to a large degree from world financial pr
The plan of killing China by moving a bunch of companies over there to manufacture low- and high-tech goods has failed miserably.
No, China isn't splitting apart because they have different languages. This plan has been tried and it has failed miserably. Just look at all the success that the Hollywood-driven "Free Tibet" nonsense has had! We tried through a 55+ year CIA infiltration program, with the media softening up the USA to favor the brutal Dalai Lama, and threatening to exert some kind of theoretic
If you think Tibet is seized territory than you are totally unaware of the history of the interactions between China and Tibet.
Tibet was a warlike kingdom for a very long time, which attacked China and extracted tribute for a long time, until China invaded and took it over. It was an official protectorate of Imperial China for hundreds of years.
Anyway, the Tibetans are much better off under the ChiCom than they were under Lamaism. At least they can ride a bike over the next hill without receiving the deat
I think the plan was to actually create wealthy Chinese through factory partnerships, then help these people get into power, where they would gradually weaken the Communist government. Thing is, it was a terrible plan from the get-go and it hasn't really worked.
The Wang Lijun incident has showed anybody with eyes to see that we are still operating power-brokering scandals in China, but they have been effectively squashed and Bo Xilai who I suspect was our man on the inside is now disgraced, and I'm sure th
"Did you see our new stealth fighter?"
"Damn we're good!"
Well CLEARLY, America's only answer to this is another $50 billion in stealth fighters that we can store in a military hangar for the next 100 years.
"appears to have (borrowed) (parentheses mine) features from the U.S. Air Force's twin-engine F-22 and U.S. Navy's single-engine F-35C" (I think you mean stolen)!
The communist Chinese have always been short on originality and Long on thievery.
"appears to have (borrowed) (parentheses mine) features from the U.S. Air Force's twin-engine F-22 and U.S. Navy's single-engine F-35C" (I think you mean stolen)!
The communist Chinese have always been short on originality and Long on thievery.
It would probably be closer to Russia's PAK FA developed by Sukhoi. [wikipedia.org].
Why steal from the US when you can just buy from the Russians?
Yeah, but being made in China the thing will break before the warranty runs out - probably within the first month, then when you check the paperwork there is no phone number or address for the company, and when you google it all you find is alibaba listings to purchase the same of crap. Then, you check out epinions and an amazon listing and everyone gives it a poor rating. Oh, and let's not even think about the lead paint.
Piece of crap.
Another industry we can outsource to China! Look at all the money we'll save!
It's anything but stealthy with all those hardpoints and external pylons.
didn't you get the memo? sharp angles = STEALTH FIGHTTTTERRRR!!!
I see the chinese espionage is alive and well. That plane looks almost exactly like an X-35, except it has two engines instead of one.
Their agreement with Russia does not allow them to arm the Carrier in any conceivable way including placing armed planes on the ship. Their agreement allows them to use the carrier for one thing, testing and training. Maybe they'll violate the Russian sale agreement, I really don't think they will.
Am I the only one that sees the humor here of testing stealth technology?
So where is it? Oh it already flew by... (snicker).
Best plane ever, we'll order a thousand of them.
Please make the check out to "CASH". k thx bai!
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kay1864 (1000+ posts) Thu Jun-26-08 12:42 PM
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Would the Chimp indeed be arrested if he set foot in a foreign country? For sake of argument, let's assume this post is correct, and the Chimp lands in Nice or Barcelona next March, not knowing there's an arrest warrant waiting for him for war crimes. Or arrogantly not caring, thinking he's immune.
A friend suggested that the Secret Service wouldn't allow him to be taken into custody. Here was my response (mostly guesswork):
AFAIK the Secret Service cannot prevent their arrest in a foreign country. It's not like they're taking the EX-president hostage--they are lawfully arresting him. Yes, the SS would do their jobs to protect him from imminent threat, but it doesn't extend to violating the laws of other countries. There might be a shouting match etc. between the lead SS guy and the lead arresting authority, but the SS would be forced to stand down, and the Chimp (as a private citizen, he no longer has Air Force One etc) would be taken into custody. Or they might just arrest anyone in the SS who interfered. Once you're in a foreign country (even if you're an SS guy), you don't have "American rights". You can and will be arrested if you're interfering with a police officer doing his duty.
Also, as a private citizen, Chimp would not be allowed to even leave said country, since as a private citizen, he has to go through customs and immigration just like everyone else. His passport would be confiscated were he to try and leave.
Now, maybe there's a VIP line that's separate from the main customs and immigration. but even THEIR officers are beholden to THEIR country--they don't give a rat's ass about US laws, since they don't apply. So if there is an outstanding arrest warrant, he simply would not be allowed to leave, and his passport confiscated. And if the SS interfered, THEY would be arrested as well, and THEIR passports confiscated.
And the arresting authorities may indeed show up with a platoon (for sake of argument, let's say it's Spain) . The Spanish police (or whoever) would be smart enough to show up with enough officers to arrest every member of the SS present.
Remember, Pinochet probably had a security detail with him too (which ultimately all the SS is--it's not like they're carrying bazookas under their suits). Didn't keep him from getting arrested.
How would this work? Next March, as a former Head of State (even an illegitimate one like the Chimp), does he bypass Customs and Immigration?
And if arrest were attempted, would the SS herd him back onto whatever private jet he flew in on, guns a-blazin'? Or would they recognize the authority of officers?
Surprisingly, common sense quickly appears...
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SteelPenguin (838 posts) Thu Jun-26-08 12:59 PM
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9. No, they can't arrest him When the President travels to other countries he has Diplomatic Immunity provided to him by the Vienna Conventions. His secret service agents protecting him are also covered. It would be illegal for any agent of a foreign government on their soil to arrest the President, or any of his security detail, and if they attempted, would be considered hostile illegal action by the secret service, and they'd fight their way out if they had to.
kay1864 (1000+ posts) Thu Jun-26-08 03:10 PM
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49. You're missing one vital point...
The findings of a US appeals court is not binding upon the international community, nor is it a tenet of international law.
In other words, Spain or France couldn't care less about the case you cite.
So in conclusion, drugs are bad, mm'kay! :DQuote:
Growler (524 posts) Thu Jun-26-08 01:36 PM
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24. It will never happen
And if some other country tried it, President Obama would send a couple carrier fleets in to take care of things. And he'd be right to do so.
kay1864 (1000+ posts) Thu Jun-26-08 01:45 PM
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30. President Obama sending carrier fleets to Spain or France or Canada
to rescue a lawfully indicted citizen accused of war crimes is indeed an interesting concept.


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(17) Anonymous, April 22, 2013 4:19 PM
some people should say nothing
my husband also recently had some very serious surgery . some people just really don't know what to say and i guess feel they have to say something. but there are times when perhaps it is better to say nothing than to say something that ends in a very negative manner. positive encouragement is what is needed at these times and if you can't give it then stay quiet and just wish people a refua shleyma without all the stories. this is not the time to hear about an uncle who did not make it or any other horror stories. refuah shleyma b'guf ub'nefesh to all or am yisrael.
(16) Anonymous, April 7, 2013 10:34 AM
Thank you from the surgical ward
(15) Anonymous, April 5, 2013 9:04 PM
it gets easier...
My father had valve replacement surgery a few months ago and for me, emotionally, it was tough to deal with. Thank G-d, he came out fine. Over time, I've seen him improve-from an inability to sit up by himself to a point where he can walk around with a walker outside and without a walker in small quarters. It's great to see how much he has improved and to see that others from his rehabilitation home have improved too. Things get better-as one of his doc's put it: Someone's on ur side (referring to G-d). He's there. Take the support from others you need and know that ultimately, HE is there for you.
(14) Melissa, April 5, 2013 8:16 PM
Great line!
As someone who waited a while for marriage and then another while for children and as a mother of a child with special needs I always say that some ppl never let you enjoy anything- when I had my twins I had to hear about other ppl who had triplets ... When my son was deathly ill (and bh made it alive!) i had to hear about ppl who had meningitis too- and died... I wasn't allowed my joy or my grief!!!! People just don't fargin! But I've learned to put all the comments in perspective and try my best to judge those ppl favorably and when the comments are really nasty I actually pity the commentator! And if nothing else it has created a more sensitive and aware "me"!
(13) Chavie, April 4, 2013 9:09 PM
Refuah shlaima b'mhara
Lori, wishing your husband a complete and speedy refuah. And don't sweat the negative people. They just don't know better. I had a similar experience and it took me awhile to realize they're just clueless. May Hashem grant you and your husband great kochos and continue to be a great inspiration for so many worldwide.


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Best Mexican Conchas
When I first caught sight of these pretty rolls in a Mexican bakery, I was totally smitten. But my enthusiasm quickly deflated when I took the first bite - the cute little shells were overly sweet, but other than that: no taste whatsoever!
Sadly, this was the case with almost all the pastries we had at the Riviera Maya: they looked very appetizing, but tasted only bland and sugary.
Conchas in Mexican bakery: pretty but bland
But shouldn't it be possible to bake Conchas whose attractive exterior matched a delicious interior? The idea intrigued me and kept me thinking. Back from our trip, I started searching for a recipe.
A Little Cup of Mexican Hot Chocolate didn't only have a recipe for this Pan Dulce, it also had a very entertaining story about a nightly encounter with a mysterious woman and her ardent desire for revenge!
Before we flew to Mexico this year, I finally wanted to tackle the Conchas. Remembering the "Mujer Misteriosa" and her dark desires, I dug through several pages with recipes until I finally rediscovered Clementina's blog post.
Mexico's Mayan ruins are worth a trip - here the recently discovered Ek Balam
Mexicans seem to have a real sweet tooth. All Concha recipes I had googled, contained lots of sugar. Being a gringo, I cut it down drastically, and, also, exchanged some of the flour with white whole wheat.
And how to force taste into even the lamest bread dough? Two words: overnight fermentation! I reduced the yeast, stretched and folded the dough, and put it to sleep in the fridge.
Rolling and cutting out the chocolate and cinnamon toppings evoked an early Christmas spirit, but with a little patience (and the help of a large cookie cutter) this was achieved, too (though some misshaped cookies had to be crushed, cooled and re-rolled.)
Baking brings out the pretty two-colored pattern
After their rise the Conchas looked already quite attractive, the cuts in the toppings had opened, and after baking the two-colored pattern had fully emerged.
Of course I was extremely eager to see whether my Conchas had escaped their compañeros' fate of bland and boring sweetness. We tried them, and - here they were, delicate rolls with a hint of cinnamon, topped by a crisp sugar cookie: a real treat!
Delicate rolls with a hint of cinnamon, topped by a crisp chocolate or cinnamon cookie
You find the recipe on my blog "Brot & Bread" here.


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I know many that start marketing online and they just assume that because what they have is something people want, they will be making millions in a short period of time. Think about it; the mortgage industry was the same prior to 2007.
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I watch the people around me find relationships so easily (I know it's *never* easy - but believe me, however difficult it is for you, it's all but insurmountable for me) and I wonder, night after night, month after month, year after year, what I'm doing wrong. it's hard not to wonder whether there's something fundamentally, immutably wrong with *me*. it's hard not to wonder whether sex and romantic love are simply things which aren't *for* me - things which the universe has seen fit to make available to others, but not to me. I know that doesn't make sense, but that's often how it feels.ADDED: As the commenters at the first link point out, it was a study restricted to unmarried Americans.
it's hard not to feel resentful watching others take it all for granted, and to be asked why I don't just [find a girlfriend/get laid/go on some dates], the same way you'd suggest that I make a sandwich if I complain that I'm hungry - like I can just snap my fingers and make those things happen. I don't know *how* to make a sandwich. that may sound ridiculous to you - *everyone* knows how to make a sandwich! but as basic and instinctive as it may seem, there was a specific time, long ago, when someone showed you for the first time *how* to make a sandwich, right? well, I never learned. and now everyone insists that there *isn't* anything to learn; it's just something that people *know* how to do - and so they couldn't teach me even if they wanted to.
I'm not talking about mechanics; I'm actually relatively comfortable with that. I'm not even talking about the complexities of relationships - once I'm *in* one, I do well enough. I'm just talking about everything between here and there. it may be something *you* can just *do*, like making a sandwich. it's a dense jungle full of vipers and quicksand for me.


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HUDSON, Wis. (WEAU) -- "We shoot together every now and then, quite a bit maybe once or twice a month," said Casey Flanigan, who was out with his girlfriend, Katie Deborg, at a shooting range in Hudson.
The two are not spending Valentine's Day the traditional way. They have been dating a year and wanted to try something different.
"I don't think we told too many people about this," Flannigan said.
Forget sharing appetizers across the table.
"Your mom asked if you're going to feed me too," Deborg joked.
On Thursday night, it was ammo and amore -- a two for one couple's night at a gun range in Hudson.
"We're the untraditional date night," said John Monson with Bill's Gun and Shooting Range.
He says the idea is to give couples an alternative on Valentine's Day. Two people can shoot for $20. If you need to rent guns and buy ammo, it is about $50.
Last year he said they focused on singles. This year, it is about bringing guys and girls together.
"This is like a guy's best dream to have his Valentine's Day present to go to the range with his girlfriend or his wife," he added.
The idea of a couple's night at the gun range raises questions as gun control remains a contentious issue across the nation. But even so, Monson says the idea is about personal choice and being in a controlled environment.
"Not a single bullet escapes this facility," Monson added. "They all go into the pile and it's completely safe, if you tried it I guarantee you would love it."
You may be thinking by now a night like this sounds like a guy's dream date. But Rachel Lee was the one who brought her husband out tonight.
"We thought why not, it's buy one get one free today," Rachel Lee said.
And on a holiday when tradition usually triumphs, both say they wanted to challenge the status quo.
"I thought it would be cool to do something different than just go out to eat or go to a movie, and I wanted to try it," Lee added.


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Scenic is a telepresence application for live performances and installations.
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- 2011-05-24: 0.6.8 is out. Fixed "scenic module not found" issue.
- 2011-04-26: 0.6.7 is out. Fixed many packaging issues.
- ...
- 2010/07/19 Version 0.6.3 is out. Multicast improvements in milhouse. Download it from the usual place.
- 2010/06/18 Version 0.6.2 is out. autotools fix for python (#586). Download it from the usual place.
- 2010/06/11 Version 0.6.1 is out!! Find it here. Two small fixes (#582, #583). Upgrade is recommended.
- 2010/06/10 Version 0.6 is out!! Download it! Feedback is welcome! The new stable release include many new features over 0.4.x:
- Audio vumeters
- Redesigned graphical interface
- MIDI streaming
- Ability to disable audio, video and/or MIDI
- Ability to unsynchronise audio and video.
- Up to 64 audio channels can be sent and/or received in Vorbis or raw
- Extensive documentation in docbook
Also, scenic is making its way through Debian unstable, so it should be ready for the next stable release of Debian and available in the next Ubuntu release (10.10 a.k.a. Maverick)
- 2010/05/27 Version 0.5.10 (milestone [0.5.10 0.5.10]) is out: it's our release candidate for 0.6. Download it! Feedback is welcome!
- 2010/04/29 Version 0.5.1 (milestone [0.5.1 0.5.1]) is out: [source:tags/0.5.1/RELEASE release notes] This second unstable tag incorporate many new features, such as MIDI transmission, audio levels, up to 64 channels audio, unsynchronised audio and video (so audio comes sooner), ability to disable audio or video, and a new graphical interface.
- 2010/04/08 Version 0.4.5 (milestone [0.4.5 0.4.5]) is out: [source:tags/0.4.5/RELEASE release notes] and download. This release includes one major fix on contact list.
- 2010/03/16 Version 0.4.4 (milestone [0.4.4 0.4.4]) is out: [source:tags/0.4.4/RELEASE release notes] and download. This release includes mostly packaging fixes.
- 2010/03/09 Version 0.4.3 (milestone [0.4.3 0.4.3]) is out: [source:tags/0.4.3/RELEASE release notes] and download. Bug fixes and video preview
- Scenic GUI: This release improves error dialogs and error handling in general. It also allows a milhouse video preview to be embedded in scenic.
- Milhouse: This release fixes a bug with dc1394src in localvideo. This release introduces audiobitrate and quality settings for vorbis and mp3. Another new feature is the xid option that allows a user to specify an xid for the video window that could belong to a separate process.
- 2010/03/01 Version 0.4.2 (milestone [0.4.2 0.4.2]) is out, many bug fixes:
- Milhouse: Improvements to RTCP stats allow for more detailed info on rtp session quality. Cleaner output so that Scenic can report on errors/etc. Improvements to --list-cameras.
- Scenic: Lots of improvements to the UI, include more advanced state management for both sessions and processes. More forwarding of info output by Milhouse (errors,rtcp, etc.)
- 2010/02/18 Version 0.4.1 (milestone [0.4.1 0.4.1]) is out:
- Milhouse: de-interlace and dc1394 bug fixes
- Scenic: This minor release fixes a bug with the Scenic icon which was not
showing up in the Gnome menu, and preview will now show chosen aspect ratio.
See the RELEASE notes included
Tarball available in Download section
- 2010/02/18 Version 0.4 (milestone [0.4 0.4]) is out:
- Milhouse: This release fixes a big regression in caps transmission which broke Vorbis and Theora support in 0.3.6. New features include better v4l2 controls, the ability to restart a sender without restarting a receiver, rtpjitterbuffer control embedded in our output window, as well as a lot of cleanup and output fixes.
- Scenic: Moved the graphical user interface to GTK+ for faster development. The Scenic software now polls devices using the Milhouse streamer. Moved Miville code out of trunk. Superseded Miville features within a three week code sprint in GTK+! Checkout the screenshots!
- 2010/01/21 [0.3.5 0.3.5] is out:
- milhouse improvements:
- pixel non-square aspect ratio, so 16:9 and 4:3 is supported
- capture framerate: 15 25 30
- PAL support
- Create UDP socket and pass it to UDP Element
- new --localvideo
- milhouse improvements:
- New [SatTrac:lunch lunch] web site for complex launching setup
- Helloworld deployment project is on the go
- Licensing: Under the GPLv3 so that it is free as in software
- GUI: GTK application interface
- Operating sytem: GNU/Linux (Ubuntu LTS tested)
- Bandwidth: From 768 kbps to 24 Mbps
- Packet loss tolerance: Up to 1%
- Multicast support: transmission and reception (experimental)
- Adjusting the streaming quality: Possibility to compensate a bad network quality by increasing the latency
- Video flexibility and format: flexible video streams (codec, size, datarate), h264, mpeg4, h263, theora in SD format
- Video input: Support video4linux2, DV, IIDC, file and possibility to select the video input.
- Video standard: Possibility to use PAL or NTSC
- Video framerate: Capacity to ajust the video framerate to 15, 25 and 30 fps
- Video deinterlace: Possibility to deinterlace video on reception
- Video scaling: Possibility to scale the video output up to 2046x2046
- Video aspect ratio: Possibility to adjust the aspect ratio to 4:3 or 16:9
- Video image size: Select witch size your video image is.
- Video preview: Possibility to view the capture content before sending it.
- Video latency: Under 100ms
- Video flip: Possibility to flip the image, horizontally, vertically and rotate.
- Video full screen: Option to display the video output in full screen
- Video display: Possibility to set on witch display the video is output
- Audio input: jack, alsa, pulse
- Audio Latency: Under 50ms
- Audio channel and format: 1-8 channels of uncompressed, 1-24 channels of vorbis, 1-2 channels MP3
- Synchronization: Possibility to synchronize audio and video or not
- Midi streaming: Possibility to send and receive midi signal over the network
About SCENIC¶
SCENIC is an on stage telepresence system that allows for real time transmission of audiovisual data over any IP network. Telepresence systems can be used in various artistic contexts, so that two different creative spaces can communicate with each other or present a combined performance. Thus, a dramatic work could be performed simultaneously in Paris and Montreal, with actors viewing each other and replying live over the network. The idea can also work during preproduction: the creative director of a stage performance, stationed in one city, could review and comment upon a rehearsal in another city, and this in real time. In one recent demonstration of the technology, the SAT transmitted a concert at the Petite-Vallée Song Festival to four different auditoriums in the Gaspé region of Eastern Quebec. Scenic provides different performance schemes that allow a maximum number of users to participate in a network of learning, research and artistic creation anywhere in the world (bandwidth permitting).
The Scenic development project is a part of the SAT PropulseART research program that was created to facilitate the implementation of remote networking for audiovisual, stage and digital systems between cultural and educational venues and to promote research and creation through new communication technologies. The SAT PropulseART research program will contribute to the emergence of IP broadcasting of works and performances in Canada and elsewhere and the dissemination and archival of such works over the web.
Related Projects¶
The SAT_Metalab is the Society for Arts and Technology's research laboratory, The lab develop software and technology that assist the creation and diffusion of digital culture, promotes exchanges and collaborative R&D between artists, engineers and scientists.
PropulseART is a research & development project on telepresence applications for venues and live performances.
The aim of this project is to develop free software as part of the SAT's telepresence research and development axis.
Helloworld is the deployment phase of Propulseart. Helloworld aims to establish long-term projects and partnerships by expanding upon an international network of users. The main objective is to connect a minimum of six cities around the world with the Scenic software developed in the PropulseArt project.
The Spin Framework allows for 'Spatial Interaction' in a networked system of interactive virtual environments.
The Lunch simple process launcher for complex distributed setup.


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ROCKFORD (WIFR) -- Crime is inevitable, but the amount of crime within a community can sometimes be controlled. That's exactly what the Rockford Police Department is trying to do.
You may have heard the term hot spot policing, a tool the Rockford Police Department began enforcing over the summer and it looks like it's working. A few months ago there were a rash of burglaries on the southeast side of Rockford, near Flinn Middle School, but from December to January. Burglaries in that area decreased by 57%. The bad news is that robberies were up by 50%. Rockford police have been using hot spot data to see where the most crime is happening, they then send more officers to those areas and we're told that has led to a lot of arrests. Some residents though, say they still don't see enough police presence.
"It makes everybody concerned, I have elderly parents that live in the area and making sure that they're double locking their doors even because even during the middle of the day some of these robberies have been happening," said Chuck Anderson, a resident of Rolling Green.
A new hot spot report is released every week. Last week's spots included Auburn and Central where there were cars stolen. Also, East State Street between Mulford and Rockford Avenue saw a lot of burglaries.
The Rockford Police department is also doing an analysis of how street lights, or a lack of them relate to crime. That report should be completed within the next three weeks.