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Topic: Mandalorian Mercenaries
Has anyone ever heard of this site?
It has some pretty neat ship pictures. Too bad they're in whatever language they're in, though. I can't find a translator link on Yahoo or Google, either.
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Steve Jobs, dead at 56, had a rare form of pancreatic cancer
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died in October at the age of 56, had a rare form of pancreatic cancer called pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer, which produces islet cell or neuroendocrine tumors. This form is usually less aggressive than pancreatic exocrine cancer, and patients can live longer, with the average survival rate more than three years. Some people with the neuroendocrine form can live as long as 20 years. Several forms of treatment are available. Jobs was diagnosed in 2003 and had a liver transplant in 2009. In some cases, removing a diseased liver entirely and replacing it with a donor liver is an option -- but liver transplants aren't that common among people with this type of pancreatic cancer, said Dr. Craig Devoe, an oncologist at the North Shore-LIJ Health System in New Hyde Park, N.Y., who specializes in pancreatic cancer. But a transplant can be done when other options have run out or when the disease has spread to the liver. It's not typically thought of as a cure. Even after a liver transplant, the cancer can recur, which may have been what happened in Jobs' case. "Probably nine out of 10 times it's the recurrence of the cancer, but it's also possible that he suffered from the toxicity of the drugs that he was taking," said Dr. Jack Jacoub, a medical oncologist at MemorialCare Cancer Institute at Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center in Fountain Valley. Infections can also occur because the drugs that keep the body from rejecting the liver transplant suppress the immune system.
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The Melbourne Bulldogs remained unbeaten Monday night, eliminating the Seabreeze Sandcrabs 9-2 in the Region 2-6A quarterfinals.
MELBOURNE -- The Melbourne Bulldogs remained unbeaten Monday night, eliminating the Seabreeze Sandcrabs 9-2 in the Region 2-6A quarterfinals.
"We came in with a great gameplan, trying to get ahead, get men on base and score early on them, because they're a baseball team that really hasn't been tested when they've been down," Seabreeze coach Anthony Campanella said. "We just didn't capitalize on that."
The Sandcrabs (17-10) gained the lead in the top of the third inning when Melbourne starter Jake Walsh balked home the game's first run. But Dale Tanguilig struck out with a runner on second to end any chance of a big inning.
Seabreeze left eight men on base for the game.
"His curveball is pretty good, and I'm a sucker for that off-speed stuff," Tanguilig said. "He had good ball placement and was able to control his pitches."
After a smooth first two innings, Sandcrabs starter Anthony Campanella began to have trouble locating his pitches. He walked a pair of Bulldogs in the bottom of the third, including Gabe Rodriguez with the bases loaded to bring in the tying run.
The Bulldogs put the game away in the fourth inning, scoring four times largely due to defensive errors. An errant pickoff attempt allowed Melbourne's Carson Jackson to advance to third. He scored on a sacrifice fly by Reid Poltun.
The play proved more costly than just a single run, as catcher Tyler Thomas landed awkwardly into the sliding Jackson while attempting to catch the throw from left field. Thomas was forced to leave the game with a left knee injury, Campanella said.
"Once he got hurt, it was kind of the catalyst," the younger Campanella said. "Me and the backup catcher were trying to figure things out, but we couldn't quite get it down."
"I couldn't really see the signs. We were just getting confused between each other, honestly."
The next four Bulldogs hitters reached base, including Sammy Duran's RBI double and Luke Lorah's RBI single.
Campanella threw 96 pitches, 53 for strikes, giving up five earned runs and five walks in four innings of work.
"I just didn't really have it tonight. I wasn't throwing strikes and that's kind of how it was my last couple outings," Campanella said. "It was just unfortunate I couldn't figure it out tonight."
Tanguilig was the only Sandcrab with an RBI, singling to left in the fifth inning to bring home Kyle Commette.
Melbourne (26-0) will meet Orlando Edgewater at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the regional semifinals.


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UVM Launches New Summer Research Program for Students
National Science Foundation sponsors study of Lake Champlain
- 02-03-2014
- By Joshua E. Brown
Ten undergraduates from across the United States will probe the waters of Lake Champlain this summer, seeking a clearer picture of how people are impacting the lake's ecosystem — and how the regional economy is affected by the health of the lake.
"We have problems with harmful algal blooms and nutrient loading into the lake which many people are aware of," says Jason Stockwell, director of UVM's Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Laboratory and the lead investigator of the new summer program. But less well understood is how the lake and human communities form a whole system, he says.
"For example, we know that excess nutrients, like fertilizer runoff, can contribute to cyanobacteria blooms and then these nutrients stay in the system," Stockwell says. "That has an impact on the bottom of food web, which impacts on how higher animals, including fish, cope. And then there are impacts on things like tourism and beach closures and property values."
To get at these complex interactions, each student in the new program will develop an independent research project under the supervision of a UVM or Saint Michael's College faculty mentor. And, at the same time, they will serve as the assistant to one of the other students, who will be working on the same issue from another discipline.
"We can have two students working on algae blooms but with very different questions: one ecology-focused and one society-focused," Stockwell explains. One might be studying nutrient dynamics and one looking at property values in relationship to the location of algae blooms. "So now you're getting the students to talk across disciplines which is one of the main purposes of the program: linking the natural and social sciences," he says.
Students from across the country are now being recruited, and the successful applicants will live on campus, receive a $5,000 stipend, travel expenses and a food allowance.
The application deadline is March 1. Prospective participants can learn more at www.uvm.edu/~ecolab/reu.
Thinking like a scientist
Funded by the National Science Foundation, the 10-week program will include faculty from across UVM, including fisheries biologists, water specialists, economists, modeling experts, hydrological engineers, social scientists and others — as well as a team from Saint Michael's College.
"We expect to receive applications from some of the most promising and talented undergraduates in the country," Stockwell says, but he is quick to point out that younger students are being actively sought, with several slots reserved for graduating high school seniors and first- and second-year undergraduates.
Additionally, students from institutions with limited research opportunities and underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.
"Lake Champlain is heterogeneous: it's got warm shallow bays, it's got areas with lots of fish. We have invasive species; we have problems with eutrophication; we have causeways that isolate different regions of the lake — essentially fragmenting the lake," Stockwell says. "It's a really useful template for looking at lake ecology, with lessons that can be extended to other regions, including the Great Lakes."
The UVM scientists expect that students will learn a lot about being a practicing researcher — working in the field and laboratory. A portion of the summer program will be focused on "thinking like a scientist," Stockwell says, with short classes on research methods, experimental design, statistics and scientific writing.
And the scientists hope the students will be their partners in making some new discoveries. "For example, we don't know very much about pharmaceutical contaminants in the lake," Stockwell says. "We might discover that the lake is cleaner of this stuff than we thought — or, holy cow, there's more of this stuff in here than we realized."
And, in, the process, some new graduate students and professional scientists may be under formation, which would achieve one of the NSF's goals of inspiring more young people to go into scientific careers.


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Dear Editor,
On behalf of everyone at Jostens, I am honored to recognize and congratulate Troy Lussenhop and the Brush High School yearbook staff for their hard work and dedication in achieving the National Yearbook Program of Excellence designation for the 2011-2012 school year.
Jostens developed the National Yearbook Program of Excellence award, to recognize schools that continually strive to create a great yearbook program for their students. In achieving this award, your yearbook program met the criteria of creating an inclusive yearbook, generating school engagement, and successfully, managing the yearbook creation process meeting all of their deadline goals. The yearbook staff will receive two awards: a personalized plaque and large banner signifying the honor they have received. I hope you will proudly display them in your school.
Jostens believes passionately in the importance of the yearbook tradition connecting every student to the school story and the school year. In addition to an amazing educational experience for the staff, the yearbook is a keepsake that students will hold onto throughout their lives providing priceless memories of their time at Brush High School.
Thank you for your support of the yearbook program. It's an honor for our entire team at Jostens to work with your team on Brush High School's great yearbook tradition!
Best wishes for continued success!
Tim Larson
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of sexual dysfunction in women followed up at the Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic of the Hospital Universitário de Brasília and of the Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade de São Paulo with the following rheumatic diseases: systemic lupus erythematosus; rheumatoid arthritis; systemic sclerosis; antiphospholipid antibody syndrome; and fibromyalgia.
METHODS: The Female Sexual Function Index (FSfi), obtained by applying a 19-item questionnaire that assesses six domains (sexual desire, arousal, vaginal lubrication, orgasm, sexual satisfaction and pain), was used.
RESULTS: This study assessed 163 patients. The mean age was 40.4 years. The prevalence of sexual dysfunction was 18.4%, but 24.2% of the patients reported no sexual activity over the past 4 weeks. Patients with fibromyalgia and systemic sclerosis had the highest sexual dysfunction index (33%). Excluding patients with no sexual activity, the sexual dysfunction rate reaches 24.2%.
CONCLUSION: The prevalence of sexual dysfunction found in this study was lower than that reported in the literature. However, 24.2% of the patients interviewed reported no sexual activity over the past 4 weeks, which might have contributed to the low sexual dysfunction index found.
Source: Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia, February 2013. By Clarissa de Castro Ferreira; Licia Maria Henrique da Mota; Ana Cristina Vanderley Oliveira; Jozélio Freire de Carvalho; Rodrigo Aires Corrêa Lima; Cezar Kozak Simaan; Francieli de Sousa Rabelo; José Abrantes Sarmento; Rafaela Braga de Oliveira; and Leopoldo Luiz dos Santos Neto. Serviço de Clínica Médica, Hospital das Forças Armadas.


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Rebels Make Move At MWC
Feb. 25, 2011
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (UNLVRebels.com) - Photo Gallery
UNLV turned in several record-setting performances to take over the team lead on the men's side, while the Rebel women also made a move up the standings on Friday night on the third day of action at the 2011 Mountain West Conference Championships, which is being held at the Oklahoma City Community College Aquatic Center. The four-day meet concludes on Saturday night.
The 16th-ranked Rebel men would claim a total of four victories, out of six events, with two coming in new MWC record times. UNLV began the night winning their third relay title of the meet, as junior Steven Nelms, junior Charlie Tapp, sophomore Cody Roberts and senior Kyle Virva won the 200 free relay in a time of 1:17.86, just .017 off the NCAA 'A' Automatic qualifying time, and fourth-fastest in the nation this year.
The next event was another win for UNLV, with freshman Giacomo Gremizzi winning the 400 IM by almost five seconds, turning in a time of 3:48.99. That was a new championship meet time, was just .01 seconds off the league record, and is a NCAA 'B' provisional standard. Also scoring in the event was freshman Brandon Meier, fourth in 3:57.77, and John Mendoza, 11th in 3:59.13.
Roberts then claimed his second individual title of the championships, crushing the field in the 100 fly in a new MWC record time of 45.70, giving him the title for the second straight year. That time is not only a NCAA 'A' mark, it's also the third-fastest time in the nation this year. UNLV would go 1-2-3-4 in the event, with senior David Seiler placing second (47.16), Nelms third (47.27), and Virva fourth (47.50), and all three met 'B' marks. Sophomore Andrew Mooers finished 11th as well (49.33).
Two Rebels scored in the 200 free, with Kier Maitland coming in third with a 'B' time of 1:37.99, while freshman Spencer Wollkind was 14th in 1:41.34.
Another conference record fell in the 100 breast, as junior Andrew Morrell touched the wall in 52.80, another NCAA 'A' time as well as the fastest in the nation this season. Freshman David Szele came in third in 53.54, a 'B' time, while Calan Eldridge placed 10th (55.68). In the 100 back, Seiler was the top finisher for UNLV, finishing second by .12 with a NCAA 'B' time of 47.26. Tapp was sixth (49.68), senior Nick Blank was tied for seventh (49.74), and sophomore Chris Riley posted a time of 50.49 to score in 15th place.
UNLV now leads the men's standings with 538.5 points. BYU is in second with 480, and is followed by Wyoming in third (389.5), TCU in fourth (328.5), Utah in fifth (315), and Air Force in sixth (258.5).
For the Rebel women, two runner-up finishes were the highlight of the day. In the 200 free relay, freshman Rachel Dixon, senior Lisa Gillespie, junior Friderika Szel and senior Lara Sreibers teamed up to post a time of 1:32.88, placing them seventh. Two Rebels scored in the 400 IM, with junior Marley Prothero placing third in a 'B' time of 4:17.09, and sophomore Krista Johnson would finish in 10th (4:22.54).
Freshman Orsolya Tompa earned runner-up honors in the 100 fly, posting a time of 53.41, second-fastest in UNLV history. Classmate Katelyne Herrington was fourth (54.11), sophomore Emma Gustaffsson ninth (55.42), and sophomore Carmen Robb 12th (55.89). Both Tompa and Herrington met 'B' marks in the race.
Another runner-up finish came in the 200 free. Freshman Jessica Heim was second with a 'B' time of 1:47.82, third-fastest time ever at UNLV, while Sreibers placed seventh (1:50.53) and Szel 10th (1:49.66). The 100 breast saw Gillespie come in eighth place (1:03.54), while sophomore Nakayla Chan finished 15th in 1:05.03. Four Rebels scored in the consolation heat of the 100 back, as sophomore Brittany Ozar placed ninth (55.56), Dixon 10th (55.62), sophomore Carmen Robb 13th (56.21) and junior Anja Crawford 14th (56.28).
The final event was the women's platform diving. Sophomore Mariah Skeen scored 193.25 to place 14th, while junior Rachelle Zuccaro was 16th with a score of 176.60.
San Diego State leads the women's side with 497 points, while BYU is second with 388 and Wyoming third with 347. Utah stands in fourth (333), UNLV fifth (310), TCU sixth (259), Colorado State seventh (232), New Mexico eighth (219), and Air Force is ninth (100).


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Motherhood is absolutely hilarious if you're not too exhausted to notice! These writings feature funny, blogging moms who chronicle motherhood from a uniquely contemporary perspective. From labor pains to potty disasters, weight gain, holiday mayhem, teen angst, empty nest syndrome, home renovations and even colonoscopy exams, See Mom Run is the perfect prescription for today's harried parents!
Blogs/Essayists include: Role Mommy (Beth Feldman), Lost in Suburbia (Tracy Beckerman), Momma Said (Jenna Singer), Mom 101 (Liz Gumbinner), Melissa Chapman, SV Moms Blog & TechMama (Beth Blecherman), Single Mama NYC (Issa M. Mas), Chef Druck (Vanessa Druckman), Self Made Mom (Sara Fisher), Simply Organized Online (April Welch), Jenna McCarthy, Ciaran Blumenfeld, Suburban Jungle (Jenny Baitch Isenman), Crafty Mama (Abby Pecoriello), Because I Said So (Dawn Meehan), From Hip to Housewife (Nancy Friedman), Twinfatuation (Cheryl Lage), Modern Jewish Mom (Meredith Jacobs), Ex Marks the Spot (Sherry Shealy Martschnick), Yentasentiments (Sue Levine Kupcinet), NYC Moms Blog (Eden Pontz), Janie Lam Meyers, Andrea Forstadt, Danielle Dardashti, Jeanne Muchnick, and Lenore Stoller. Beth Feldman, author and series editor, is founder of RoleMommy.com, an online community and events company that inspires, entertains, and informs busy moms.
I wish I were allowed to give this book a 0 rating. What parent has not had to contend with vomit and diarrhea? What parent has not had disruptive and impudent kids? AND, what parent who has sent a kid to college has not cried? Those problems are just a part of life. They are not funny. In fact, they are not even amusing. This book was the most boring book I have ever read. I am very sorry that I spent my money for it. Did I mention booorrring?
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I bought this while I was pregnant and power walking often.
It was boring, predictable, annoying, and "sanctimommious"


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There's some good news for the fishing community, after several local tournaments have been canceled. HT3 Redfish Series will hold it's tournament here in Bay County despite the Gulf Oil Leak. Fishermen are glad to hear it.
Commercial and sports fishing in the Gulf has been hit hard by the Deep Water Horizon Oil leak so, any time anglers can get a green light to fish a tournament it's great news.
"I'm happy. We've had three tournaments get canceled since the April 20th oil spill." Louisiana Angler Dwayne Eschete said. "This is my first tournament since then, so I'm excited about it. We really don't know what the future holds, you know it might not be no more tournaments."
Eschete and local angler Fred Myers catch Redfish which can be caught in-shore, so oil hasn't stopped them from fishing, but they know how tough it's been for others.
"These guys that have not been able to come and fish, it's really hurt the economy." Bay County Angler Fred Myers said. "You don't have the motels filling up, you don't have the the people hiring people to fish, they're not buying bait. So it's really tough ."
With Gulf Water closures in other states, like Louisiana, the HT3 Redfish Series is making its first trip to Bay County because it's one of the last viable options.
Myers added, "We're just glad to have a place to host it and people to come see, and we just hope we do well and are excited about fishing."
While the oil continues to gush from the Deep Water Horizon Spill, these fishermen are keeping hope alive that one day the Gulf will be back to the way it was. "We were fortunate enough to be blessed to enjoy this, and I hope that kids in the future will be fortunate enough to enjoy what we've had, which is the sport of fishing," Eschete said.
The Redfish series will kick of on Friday morning with weigh-ins starting at 3 o'clock Friday and Saturday at Boondocks Restaurant in West Bay.


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Tobacco smoke exposure in the car has become more common for kids whose parents smoke, a trial-based survey found.
"Childhood tobacco smoke exposure in confined spaces should be considered an intervention priority in the pediatric setting because children's exposure to tobacco smoke is involuntary, and no one other than the child's health care provider may have the opportunity to advocate for smoke-free cars," Medpage reported the researchers having said.
The researchers interviewed 795 parents who smoked and owned a car, as part of the larger Clinical Effort Against Secondhand Smoke Exposure, a pediatric intervention trial.
Fewer than one in three parents — 29 percent — reportedly have a smoke-free policy in their car. Just 24 percent reported strictly enforcing the policy.
There is no safe level of exposure to tobacco smoke, the U.S. surgeon general says. "Babies and children who breathe secondhand smoke are more likely to be sick with bronchitis, pneumonia and ear infections. They are also more likely to cough and wheeze than children who aren't exposed to tobacco smoke," CBS News reported.
A reported 73 percent of the participants said they or someone else had smoked in the car in the prior three months. Of the 562 parents who did not have a smoke-free car policy, 48 percent smoked in the car in the presence of their children.
The study will be published in the upcoming December issue of the journal Pediatrics.
Parents shouldn't ever smoke in a car that transports children, pediatricians at HealthChildren.org tell CBS. The cigarette smoke fills the seats and other materials with toxins, even if the windows are open. They offer tips to keeping a smoke-free car.
Time smoking breaks for when the children are gone, pediatricians suggest. Fill the car's ashtray with spare change instead of ash. Leave a cellphone charger plugged into the car's adapter outlet to avoid the temptation of using the lighter, they advise, and store the cigarettes in an out-of-reach area while driving.
Rachel Lowry is a reporter intern for the Deseret News. She has lived in London and is an English graduate from Brigham Young University. Contact her at email@example.com or visit www.rachellowry.blogspot.com.


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LAUREL, Md. (AP) — Anne Arundel County police have charged a 60-year-old man with hitting a co-worker at Laurel Park Race Track and charging him with a pitchfork.
The Capital reports that officers were called to the track on Monday morning.
Police say a 27-year-old man told officers that fellow groomer, Jose Maria Colindres Salazar, punched him during an argument and charged him with a pitchfork. The man told police he fended off Salazar by hitting him with some kind of object and fled.
The man was taken to an area hospital with a laceration to the ear.
Officers took Salazar into custody and charged him with first- and second-degree assault, as well as reckless endangerment.
(Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)


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I am from a windows server admin back ground. Of the last few months I have started getting in to Ubuntu and Centos.
What I need, is some sort of tutorial online that will explain or show me how I would setup the equivilant to a pc's on a windows domain so they are authenticated by a server. I can't really seem to find out much about it but may be I ma using the wrong search criteria based on the windows side.
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The social nature of forest resources: Community Mapping for more effective and equitable management in the Kayan Mentarang National Park
In Kayan Mentarang National Park, participatory community mapping played a significant role in the planning and development of the park itself. Mapping was instrumental in proving that a community-based management of the conservation area was a necessity and a right. Moreover, it proved important in recommending the change of status from nature reserve to national park, and a well-suited methodology to plan for the collaborative management of the park. Not surprisingly, participatory community mapping gained the highest score among field activities by community respondents in a satisfaction survey conducted by WWF in 2005.
WWF-Indonesia's new book, Communities and Conservation: 50 Inspiring Stories from WWF to Indonesia, is a celebration of WWF-Indonesia's 50-year long journey as a conservation organization.
Emerging strongly from that long journey and all the stories in the book is the lesson that communities are on the front line of conservation and need to be key partners in conservation. Conservation is a key factor in sustainable development, and indigenous and local peoples need to be made part of the process as key partners and beneficiaries.
Eighteen of the fifty stories are from the Heart of Borneo, but all the stories show the effectiveness of conservation when indigenous peoples, their knowledge and practices, are involved in the decision making process. This is also well illustrated by the following story on Participatory Community Mapping in the Kayan Mentarang National Park, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Map is a powerful tool, with visual force, to expose the power and social relations embedded in the utilization and management of natural resource. Therefore maps are often used for advocacy. With its visual force, map is able to show direct and clear ways the domains of management, use and ownership as practiced by the communities, and their dependence on those resources. It makes evident what is often hidden and misunderstood: the knowledge of the land and it resources, and traditional management practices of local and indigenous communities.
Community Mapping in Kayan Mentarang National Park started in 1992 with a trial exercise and experiment in the village of Long Uli, on the Bahau River. The development of the complete methodology and systematic approach took place in 1994-1996. Key dimensions of the exercise regard indigenous ways to organize and use space and patterns of land use; field transects and resource maps to assess the existence and abundance of those resources; and customary regulations on how land and resources are used and managed. During community mapping, the social history of the village or community is also reconstructed as well and boundaries of the customary land and with other villages. The entire process is conducted through the perspectives of men, women, and the youth.
Geographically and socially, the Kayan Mentarang National Park overlaps with eleven customary lands of Dayak Kenyah, Kayan, Lundayeh, Sa'ban, Punan, Tahol, and other sub-ethnic groups. For the most part, they are rice farmers (both dry agriculture and wet agriculture), they collect and trade non-timber forest product (NTFP) over the centuries such as resin, rattan, gaharu and others, they also fish and hunt. While the mapping was conducted in all the villages, the results of each village in one customary land were compiled into a customary land map. The latter was defined as the most significant social unit for framing the mapping process and recognition of the rights of the Indigenous Peoples. In this respect, it can be said that participatory mapping in and around the Kayan Mentarang National Park was in fact a 'customary land' mapping.
Between 1996 and 1998, the eleven customary lands were mapped by the indigenous people themselves. WWF facilitated, trained and assisted in the process, but communities (men, women, and the youth) were the main actors as well as the main beneficiaries the mapping process.
With the capacity to transmit information that can be read easily by outsiders, map becomes an important tool in discussions and negotiations with the government and private sector. Among communities themselves, maps represent a basis for resolving local boundary and other disputes.
Mapping is an important tool to help ensure that any planning process and change of conservation status or any other management decision are conducted in more participatory ways and in line with the FPIC (free and prior informed consent) principle. Mapping in Kayan Mentarang has recognized and advocated indigenous peoples' rights in park management, this includede agreement on the external boundary of the conservation area; village and farming land enclaves the villages within from the park; adoption of customary regulations and practices for the management of the park and zonation system.
Mapping is not a static tool. It is helpful to monitor the trends and changes that happen in the field and prepare development plans that take into account the environment while respecting the wisdom and aspirations of the communities. Moreover, the fact that local people themselves can master mapping techniques does increase their ability to control, manage, and monitor the information contained in the maps to prevent misuse of natural resources and manage sustainably their lands.


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Final Classic rosters brimming with talent
By Barry M. Bloom 2/21/2013 11:35 P.M. ET
PHOENIX -- Final rosters for all 16 teams competing in the upcoming World Baseball Classic were released late Thursday with a bevy of big-name Major Leaguers committing to the third edition of the international tournament.
Joey Votto of the Reds, who missed 48 games last year because of a pair of arthroscopic surgeries on his left knee, was a surprise last-minute add to the Team Canada roster.
Among the elite on the Latin teams in the tournament are Miguel Cabrera, the Tigers third baseman and reigning American League Most Valuable Player and Triple Crown winner, and Giants third baseman and 2012 World Series MVP Pablo Sandoval, playing for Venezuela; Dodgers infielder Hanley Ramirez, Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano and Blue Jays shortstop Jose Reyes playing for the Dominican Republic; Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez on the Mexico roster; and outfielder Carlos Beltran and catcher Yadier Molina -- both of the Cardinals -- playing for Puerto Rico.
MLB Network will broadcast all 39 games in a tournament that opens in Asia on March 2 and closes with the semifinals and finals March 17-19 in San Francisco's AT&T Park.
Votto joins a Canadian roster that includes 12 players currently on Major League teams. The Canadians are in Arizona with Team USA, Mexico and Italy. That bracket opens play on March 7.
Team Canada will train for the Classic on the Reds side of the complex in Goodyear, Ariz., beginning March 4, but Votto will stay with the Reds at least until Canada's first official tournament game against Italy at Salt River Fields four days later. Like the other three teams in their bracket, the Canadians play exhibition games on March 5-6 against Major League teams in the Cactus League.
"They'll put me on the roster and we'll decide in the future based on what myself and the organization decides," Votto said Thursday. "The games will be able to tell me whether or not I'll be ready to go. All of this practicing is just practicing."
But Votto had four words to describe his current condition: "I feel very good."
There are strict rules, though, guiding replacement on the final 28-man rosters that are not comparable to postseason play in the Major Leagues. Only an injured catcher can be replaced in the same round. Injured position players and pitchers can only be replaced if a team ascends to the next round. Thus, aside from a catcher, any team must play short a player seriously injured within the same round.
So the Canadians have to be pretty certain that Votto will be able to play by the time the tournament begins.
"Joey is a big boy. Joey knows what's best for him," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "He also knows what's best for us. He's been in contact and communication with [general manager] Walt [Jocketty] and myself. Joey is also a kind of a private dude -- he's not going to tell you. You have to respect that. He'll let you know."
Japan won the first two Classics in 2006 and 2009 with right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka named tournament MVP on both occasions. The Japanese will enter this year's tournament without a Major League player on their roster. Korea, the loser to Japan in the '09 finals, also is without a big leaguer, although both teams have been practicing for weeks and again will be well prepared and fundamentally sound.
Cuba, the once unparalleled international baseball power, was clobbered in the 2006 finals by Japan and didn't make it out of the second round four years ago. The Cubans are back with their usual group of homegrown talent.
Japan and Cuba are joined by China and upstart Brazil in their first-round bracket from March 2-6 at Fukuoka, Japan. The other Asian bracket on the same dates is in Taichung, Taiwan, and includes the Koreans, Chinese Taipei, Australia and the Netherlands. The two winners from each of those brackets meet in Tokyo Dome from March 8-12.
Far, far away, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and newcomer Spain meet at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from March 7-10, the same dates as the Arizona bracket. The victors from those brackets meet on March 12-16 at Miami's Marlins Park.
The U.S. has never gotten as far as the finals, losing in the second round in '06 and in the semis to Japan at Dodger Stadium in '09. This time under Joe Torre, who is coming out of retirement to manage the team, at least making it the final game at AT&T Park is the goal, if not winning it all.
"Without a doubt, you get tired watching other countries playing on the last day of this thing," said Larry Bowa, the bench coach under Torre this year for the U.S. "When I was playing, if somebody asked me, I would have jumped at playing in this thing. I'm not just going there to hit fungoes. I want to win."
Around the diamond, the U.S. has a starting eight of Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira, Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips, Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins, Mets third baseman David Wright, Twins catcher Joe Mauer, Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun, Orioles center fielder Adam Jones and Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton.
Toronto knuckleballer R.A. Dickey, Giants right-hander Ryan Vogelsong, Rangers left-hander Derek Holland and Nationals left-handers Gio Gonzalez and Ross Detwiler are anchoring the starting rotation with Braves closer Craig Kimbrel in the same role heading up a deep 10-man bullpen.
Including Votto, the Canadian roster includes a lot of big league talent. Set for that squad is first baseman Justin Morneau of the Twins, newly signed catcher Russell Martin of the Pirates, closer John Axford of the Brewers, reliever Jesse Crain of the White Sox, outfielder Michael Saunders of the Mariners and third baseman Brett Lawrie of the Blue Jays.
Ernie Whitt, an original member of the expansion Blue Jays in 1977, will manage the Canadians again and Morneau is slated to be with him for the third time. Witt has been Canada's manager perennially in the World Baseball Classic and Olympics.
"The popularity of baseball is growing in Canada, and I'm looking forward to playing in the World Baseball Classic again," Morneau said. "There's something special about representing everyone back home and proving that Canadian baseball is among the world's best."
The Dominicans, like the U.S., has a roster complete with current Major Leaguers and one free agent -- closer Jose Valverde, the former Tiger who is still unsigned and a late add to the team. Angels shortstop Erick Aybar, Texas outfielder Nelson Cruz, Padres starter Edinson Volquez and Rays closer Fernando Rodney are also on the roster.
The distribution of talent is going to make it a tough tournament, Torre said.
"Japan is two-time champs and you know that the Dominican is going to be very strong," he said. "I know Robby Cano is going to be playing second base and that scares me coming right out of the box. It's going to be a very good club. Venezuela is also going to be good and strong, and of course, the Asian countries will be well-represented. I'm looking forward to it. It's going to be an exciting time."


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Charles E. Carr, 73, of Warwick passed away March 4, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Marilyn J. (Giroux) Carr for 51 years.
Born in Swansea, Massachusetts, he was a son of the late Edward and Cecilia (McCarthy) Carr. Mr. Carr was a Police Officer for the Warwick Police Department from 1963 until his retirement in 1983. He had also served in The United States Army. He was a graduate of Salve Regina College and was a member of the Warwick F.O. P., Good Sam Club and Narragansett Sams Club.
He is also survived by his loving children, Coleen J. Amore and her husband, Scott of Warwick, Craig C. Carr and his companion, Charlene of Warwick and Lt. Charles E. Carr, II (E.P.F.D.) and his wife, Suzanne of West Greenwich; his adored grandchildren, Caitlin Amore, Ashley Amore, Abigail Carr and Cameron Carr; his caring siblings Ronald Carr of Berkley, Mass., Edward Carr of San Jose, California and Dorothy Correia of Florida; and his devoted dog "Maggie". He was the brother of the late Douglas Carr, Thomas Carr and Sally Caron.
Relatives and friends are invited to visitation on Thursday from 4-7 p.m. in The Urquhart-Murphy Funeral Home, 800 Greenwich Avenue, Route 5, Warwick (Exit 12A on I-95). Funeral service and burial in Rhode Island Veterans' Cemetery will be private.
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Posted by ashamael on 9/15/2012 5:16:00 PM (view original):The 2000+ minutes is where you made your mistake (imo). You can platoon a lot of guys that have less and get a better shot on the boards.
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A dramatic increase in the discount available to tenants buying their council homes will restore "a vital rung on the property ladder", David Cameron said as the new policy came into force.
The Prime Minister hopes giving up to £75,000 off will reinvigorate the right-to-buy scheme introduced by Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s and encourage the creation of "stable mixed communities".
Sales have tailed off significantly after discounts were cut in the 1990s and not adjusted to properly reflect fast-rising house prices with only 3,690 completed in 2010/11.
Under the revised allowances, those who have five years' residency could receive a 35% discount, with an extra 1% for each added year up to a maximum of £75,000.
Tenants in flats will get 50% off after five years, with 2% added yearly.
Ministers say there will be no reduction in social housing as the money raised from sales will go towards building more - but town hall chiefs have warned the centrally-set discounts may adversely affect some areas.
Mr Cameron said: "I want many more people to achieve the dream of home ownership.
"In the 80s, Right to Buy helped millions of people living in council housing achieve their aspiration of owning their own home.
"It gave something back to families who worked hard, paid their rent and played by the rules. It allowed them to do up their home, change their front door, improve their garden - without getting permission from the council.
"It gave people a sense of pride and ownership not just in their home, but in their street and neighbourhood, helping to build strong families and stable mixed communities. But over time the discounts were cut, they didn't keep pace with rises in property prices, and this vital rung on the property ladder was all but removed.
"This Government is now putting it back by dramatically increasing the discount rates so that we support the dreams of those council tenants who to want to own the roof over their head."


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The end of another Premier League season is nigh and as ever the pressure is ratcheting up at both ends of the table.
QPR and Reading look doomed to relegation while one of a handful of teams above are in danger of being dragged down along with them.
But it is at the very top that perhaps the most engrossing battle is unfolding, as three teams battle it out for a crucial spot in the Champions League while above them Manchester City are desperately trying to reel in rivals Manchester United.
Unable to bear the tension anymore we here at GMF decided to have a go at predicting how the action will unfold - but rather than blindly guessing what the outcome of each team's remaining games we thought looking into the past might give us some better answers.
So we've taken each team at the top's run-in - seven games for all teams except Tottenham - added up the points they scored against those teams earlier in the season and added that to their current total to see where they might end up.
Sound complicated? Fear not, click the next page and see how we think the top five will look come May...
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Editor's note: Robert C, Smith was in a tank on a beach on Normandy on June 6, 1944. Smith, who is now 91, wrote this five years ago on the 65th anniversary of the invasion. He continues to live in North Quincy and his memories of D-Day are still alive.
Editor's note: Robert C, Smith was in a tank on a beach on Normandy on June 6, 1944, . Smith, who is now 91, wrote this five years ago on the 65th anniversary of the invasion. He continues to live in North Quincy and his memories of D-Day are still alive.
Dreadful, damnable and determined day. June 6 was to have been June 5, but the weather was horrendous. What we in Boston would call a nor'easter was taking place. I was with Company B, tank B, of the 746th Tank Battalion, which was attached to an infantry division.
We were all seasick. We were on a boat, an LCT, which held five tanks. We were on the English Channel three or four days before landing on Utah Beach in the 23rd wave.
The battleships were firing shells over our heads. Between vomit and our stinking bodies it was misery! Our uniforms were especially impregnable (Germans were thought to have used gas). Uniforms were unbreathable.
After the landings we drove north to Cherbourg, which we were instrumental in capturing. My heart bled for the troops in the glider landings. Many more were killed in the crashes than from enemy fire.
At Cherbourg we looted a warehouse, but that is another book writing experience.
The weather cleared and it turned hot. We suffered miserably in our impregnable uniforms.
The smell of rotting human and animal flesh was enough to drive one insane!
Our unit drove south to the Carentan area where the D-Day landings ground to a halt. Then (after) the famous St. Lo bombings the Allies continue their advance. That mid-July day is another story.
Our flying fortresses blew a hole in the German line. Some of us were killed, including a general, when the bombs fell on us. Oh, the horror of seeing our planes shot down!
I could go on with many further experiences until we met the Russians in Germany. I was awarded the Bronze Star for Normandy actions. I was never awarded the Purple Heart but always felt I deserved it for all my tremendous mental and physical pain.
After the breakout, we were set to take Paris, but that honor was left to the free French.
We drove north into Belgium. What a strange feeling as we crossed northern France of World War I fame! You could still see the ground upheaval of that day. My father and uncle were in the area 90 years ago.
Our unit entered Belgium and Germany. We were the furthest unit so far in Germany. We were the guardians of the northeast corner of the Battle of the Bulge in snowy December.
From there we participated in taking Remagen Bridge over the Rhine. ... Pushing further into Germany wehelped liberate the Nordhausen (concentration) camp. Oh, the misery of that sight!
At Berleberg I met the first love of my life, a captured Russian girl from Stalingrad, sent to Germany as a forced laborer. With all their misery, she was so happywith their music and dancing. She was killed later during a shelling.
Even now, sights, sounds, and smells carry me back.
Sgt. 1st Class Robert C. Smith, retired


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This all started with someone converting from Windows XP to MacOS and migrating all their photos to their Mac. He'd added personal metadata in XP but couldn't read it in MacOS. In an XP explorer window you right-click on the jpeg, then Properties > Summary where you can add comments for 5 fields. Trouble is, these appear to be non-standard EXIF data and all the Mac GUI utilities I tried couldn't read the 'XP' metadata - only the standard subset. The terminal utilities exiftool and exif could - the XP fields are called XP* - so this was my first working version of a script:
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# Simple script to search home folder recursively,
# print filename of all files with extension jpg or JPG
# together with XP EXIF data if present
echo "" > $HOME/Desktop/picture_list.txt
find $HOME -type f -iname "*jpg" |
while read file ; do
echo "${file}" >> $HOME/Desktop/picture_list.txt
exiftool "${file}" | grep XP >> $HOME/Desktop/picture_list.txt
Which works well enough, but as you can see it only searches for .jpg and .JPG. It needs to search for .jpe and .jpeg as well. I came up with this:
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# Simple script to search home folder recursively,
# print filename of all files with extensions jpg, JPG,
# jpeg, JPEG, jpe or JPE,
# together with XP EXIF data if present
ext="*jpg *jpeg *jpe"
echo "" > $HOME/Desktop/picture_list.txt
for i in $ext ; do
find $HOME -type f -iname $i |
while read file ; do
echo "${file}" >> $HOME/Desktop/picture_list.txt
exiftool "${file}" | grep XP >> $HOME/Desktop/picture_list.txt
But that's inelegant. Using a for i in $ext loop it searches the home folder for jpg/JPG, then jpeg/JPEG and lastly jpe/JPE. Three passes through $HOME takes a long time and the output is mucky. What I would like to do is to have an OR operator in the find line. I found something about using "[ blah ] || [blah ] || [blah]" but I couldn't work out how to use it in the find line. Any suggestions, please?
The oddity in Ubuntu (Maverick) affects both exif and exiftool. If you run the longer script from the Desktop it only scans the desktop. You have to run it from home for it to work as described on the tin. But the shorter script works wherever you run it from. Weird. I'll try Lucid later.* It may be a Maverick bug.
I've probably managed to frighten the OP of the Mac thread away with mention of terminals and scripts, but I'd like to tidy this up and post it somewhere in a howto. It could be useful for both Linux and Mac users migrating from XP.
* Edit: no the same in Lucid. The longer script run from the desktop only scans the desktop. The shorter script works OK. Doubly weird, since it works fine in Fedora and Suse.


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My 2 week old has been nursing well until a few days ago. He latches on well and begins to nurse, but begins to grunt shortly thereafter and grows increasingly frustrated, kicking his legs, turning red and eventually crying and coming off the nipple. This usually continues on and off after we're done feeding... The sudden fussing, squirmy and redness. I try to burp him every time after feedings, but it only results in him crying even harder.
I've had a little engorgement, and every now and then while nursing, he'll unlatch and milk will stream out of his mouth, and he'll gag. Ive also had angled nipples after feedings. Thinking this was all due to fast letdown, I've changed up positions so he's more above the nipple. But we're still having problems.
On Monday we saw the doctor and he had gained a pound since birth. He nurses every 2-3 hours on average and has 10-15 diaper changes a day. Poop goes between seedy yellow and runny yellow. Sleeps well, 2-3 hour stretches several times a day/night.
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Chad Spann: the Next Antonio Brown?
Special Pre-Game by PalmerSucksAs some of you know, I was yapping about Antonio Brown long before last season. That�s because I watch a lot of MAC football.
That�s why I was struck as I watched a name scroll across the waivers: Chad Spann, running back. Like Brown, Spann was a MAC standout � in fact, he was once the conference�s offensive player of the year. Spann�s finest hour came against Big-Ten Minnesota, when he shredded the Gophers for 223 yards. Considering he was playing for NIU, that�s quite an achievement.
Thanks to injuries to Mendenhall and Moore, Spann will now get a shot with the Stillers.
I don�t know if Spann will see any playing time Sunday, but if he does, here�s what you�ll see: a fireplug who plows through holes and tacklers, and is faster than he looks. He�s also really football smart, as this piece shows: http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/20/q-and-a-with-chad-spann-underrated-rb-prospect/
Spann�s been compared to backs like Priest Holmes, but there�s another guy I think he resembles: Ray Rice. He can catch the ball, and provides a nice change of pace to the jumbo duo of Redman and Clay. Watch for him as the Stillers playoff run goes on � and maybe even beyond.


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A Front Row Seat to the HIV Scientific Revolution
May 18, 2012
The promise of the end of HIV seems more like a reality every day. Over 30 years into the epidemic, we have witnessed unprecedented scientific breakthroughs and innovation. Much of this happened in the past few years and in the biomedical HIV prevention realm. As Co-Chair of the Emory University Hope Clinic Community Advisory Board, one of the sites of the HVTN 505 study, I have a front-row seat to the HIV scientific revolution.
The Hope Clinic is one of the clinical trial sites for the HVTN 505 study. HVTN 505, branded in Atlanta as the Life Forward study, investigates the safety and potential efficacy of an HIV vaccine in gay and other men who have with men, and transgender women. As CAB members we provide insights and perspective around recruitment strategies, research dissemination, input on grant proposals, and assist in identifying strategic partners to move research projects forward. One of our most important tasks however, is bridging the academy with the community. Members of our CAB include: HIV/AIDS service providers, community members, people that work with or specialize in African-American communities, women, transgender women, and gay and other men who have sex with men.
CAB members are indispensible to the research process. Along with researchers, we forge a partnership built on a shared commitment to ending the epidemic.
I became interested in biomedical HIV prevention research advocacy several years ago. I was invited to attend a national meeting hosted at the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center. The meeting was convened by the Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project (CHAMP and brought together a diverse group of researchers and activists to identify strategies for how to best advocate for biomedical HIV prevention.
My background up to that point had been in HIV/AIDS community organizing and behavioral intervention implementation. The hope of a HIV vaccine seemed very abstract to me, so when I learned about all of the robust research happening, my interest was sparked. When the concept of the "HIV prevention toolbox" was introduced at the meeting, and the value of having multiple approaches to HIV prevention: biomedical, behavioral, and structural, it really struck me. Interventions must be coupled with each other for maximum efficacy.
Since then, I have become very interested in the development of HIV vaccines, and the advancement of biomedical HIV prevention, along with behavioral and structural approaches. I felt an urgency to see a vaccine developed for HIV, and this is what inspired me to join a CAB doing Vaccine research.
There are a number of substantial reasons to get involved with a CAB, particularly in the realm of biomedical HIV prevention, and vaccine research in particular. For one thing, to be able to ensure the interests and engagement of community members is key. Any successful research project requires various skill sets and perspectives so as to create the best and most impactful results. I have witnessed first-hand not only the significance of being involved in the planning of research grant proposals, but also the dissemination of data, including how to talk about and frame research findings and the best way to share them.
HIV vaccine researchers are responsible for not only facilitating the collection of data, and certainly analyzing the data, but also grappling with the implications of the data. This is significant because ultimately the implications of the data provide insights into conclusions that can be drawn and insight into the possibilities of future work and new directions. CAB members can offer considerably to this dialogue, and thus, the best ideas are brought to bear through diverse points of view.
As I reflect on my work on the CAB, this National HIV/AIDS Vaccine Awareness day, I am reminded of the enormous responsibility it is -- and how satisifying it is -- to be involved in the research process as a community advocate. Vaccines, along with the other tools in our HIV prevention toolbox, will bring us one step closer to an HIV free generation, and fulfill our potential and the promise to end the epidemic.
Charles Stephens is the Southern Regional Organizer for AIDS United.
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Monday, May 30, 2011 at 9:48AM
A pair of Hidden Mickeys in honor of the revamped Star Tours - The Adventures Continue and the all-new The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Undersea Adventure. Both attractions will officially open at the Disneyland Resort on Friday, June 3rd.
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News Release: Tallahassee Police Department
The Tallahassee Police Department has made an arrest in the below robbery, which occurred at 3218 North Monroe Street. TPD Robbery Investigators had a statewide bulletin released to all Law Enforcement immediately following the robbery and received information from detectives with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Deputies relayed they had worked bank robberies on 2/17/14 & 2/18/14 in Hillsborough County and Pasco County.
Deputies had identified the subject after receiving a tip. The photos were compared and found to be the same subject (even wearing the same clothing) and they had warrants issued on 2/19/14 for both of their robberies. The suspect was located in Biloxi, MS and arrested. The subject is currently in jail awaiting extradition to Tallahassee to answer to the charges of Robbery. The warrants for his arrest are attached to this update.
Christopher Nelson W/M 10/29/71.
News Release: Tallahassee Police Department
February 19, 2014, 9:15pm
Today at approximately 3:15 pm, a bank robbery occurred at the Gulf Winds Credit Union located at 3218 North Monroe Street. Officers were called after a suspect entered the bank and demanded money from a teller. After obtaining an undisclosed amount of money, the suspect fled the bank.
Investigators from the Criminal Investigations Division and Forensics Technicians arrived at the bank and assumed the investigation. At this time, they are interviewing all witnesses and processing the bank for evidence.
The suspect was described as follows:
White male, thin build, 5'11"-6'0" tall, weighing approximately 160-170 lbs, early to mid 40's, wearing a tan ball cap, sunglasses, dark shoes, dark pants, and a dark blue jacket.
TPD is asking anyone with information about this case to please call (850) 606-5800 or if they choose to remain anonymous, to please call CrimeStoppers at (850) 574-TIPS.


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Does the Windows Logo Mean Anything? 175
Dan writes "The Windows Logo Program was supposed to be Microsoft's key to ensuring that all hardware devices work well with the Windows operating system. It worked in Windows XP, it would be expected to work just as well in Windows Vista. Unfortunately, there are obvious signs that the Windows Logo Program is no longer a trustworthy standard. Recently, even graphics cards are getting certified without working drivers. The article digs into the 321-page Microsoft Windows Logo Program 3.0 document to find out what the Windows logo is supposed to mean in Vista."


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I want to show my appreciation for this community. HF is made up of such a great group of people who share information, Share ideas and experience, Great cottage industry gear makers that cannot be beat by the "outside" world, and trusting individuals.
I just sold a backpack to another member here who sent me money in paypal not knowing really who I am or anything, just knowing me from this forum. On the other hand, I would have sent the pack while waiting for the check to arrive in the mail all the same. Trust is here that really cannot be found many places these days.
I look forward to attending a hang one of these days, but for now, am concentrating on doing my dream hike with my kid this summer on the Long Trail.
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Lancers Roll In Tourney Opener
BRANSON, Mo. – The Grace College men's basketball team may have entered the 2013 NAIA National Championships as the underdog, but any questions of their caliber were quickly erased with a 93-69 throttling of No. 13 Tennessee Wesleyan on Thursday.
The Lancers shot 65 percent and ripped off 54 first-half points to knock off the hottest team in the nation.
The Bulldogs (25-8) owned an NAIA-best 18-game winning streak entering their game against the Lancers. But Tennessee Wesleyan, who is the third-highest scoring team in NAIA Division II, was held to 21 points below their season average on Thursday.
"In this game, our discipline and execution was really the key to what happened," said Grace head coach Jim Kessler. "When you shoot 65 percent from the field, that's evidence that you are taking good shots. We continually got to the basket."
Grace could not have started any stronger by making their first five shot attempts and forcing three turnovers from the Bulldogs. After a 3-pointer from Tannan Peters less than three minutes into the contest, the Lancers (22-9) owned an 11-0 lead.
Tennessee Wesleyan countered with seven unanswered of their own before back-to-back 3-pointers from Elliot Smith and Greg Miller jumpstarted the Lancers.
Grace made an impressive 69 percent from the floor in the first half. They continued to find the mark after halftime by making 12-of-20 (60 percent).
The Bulldogs' offense did its best to keep pace with the Lancers in the second half, but Tennessee Wesleyan never inched closer than 11 points of Grace's lead after halftime.
Grace got to the free throw line 19 times in the second half and made 13 of their attempts.
"Defensively we were able to keep the ball in front of us for the most part. We got on the boards strong which was huge," Kessler said. "I'm really proud of them. This was a good effort by us on both ends of the court."
Bruce Grimm Jr. and Greg Miller each topped 20 points in the win. Grimm produced 25 points, four assists, three rebounds and three steals, and Miller added 21 points and seven boards. Both players went 9-of-14 shooting.
Smith buried 3-of-4 from beyond the arc for 11 points, Karl Columbus tallied 11 points and four assists, Peters pulled down a game-high seven rebounds, and Dennis Williams added 10 points in 16 minutes off the bench.
The Lancers will play on Friday in the second round against the winner of Northwestern (Iowa) and California Maritime at 6:45 p.m. EST.
Follow the team live in Branson with video coverage (paid subscription) from the NAIA and live audio coverage (no charge) with Grace's Stretch Internet.


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About the Book
This riveting debut collection of short fiction about women cops comes from the author's real–life experience as a Baton Rouge police officer. In an entirely fresh and unique voice, these stories reveal the humanity, compassion, humour, tragedy and redemption hidden behind the "blue wall."
Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You centres on the lives of five female police officers. Each woman's story–like each call in a police officer's day–varies in its unique drama, but all the tales illuminate the tenuous line between life and death, violence and control, despair and salvation. Because the stories come from the author's own experience, they open a curtain on the truth behind the job–how officers are trained to deal with the smell of death, how violence clings to a crime scene long after the crime is committed, how the police determine when to engage in or diffuse violence, why some people make it from the academy to the force and some don't, and all the friendships, romances, and dramas that happen along the way. It illuminates not only how officers feel while they are in uniform, holding their guns, but also what they feel after they go home and put those guns aside.
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Critical Praise
"Tough, scary and riveting." —Entertainment Weekly
"Unforgettable, beautifully written stories." —New Orleans Times-Picayune
"Strong and wise ...like the memory of a loved one passed, these stories linger long past their last breath." —San Diego Union-Tribune
"Drummond's clear voice shuns distracting, overtly literary first-book flourishes. The author's mapping of complex terrain ...keeps the pages turning." —Time Out New York
"Stories that [put Drummond's] insider's knowledge to work, offering fresh insights into the lives of police officers and women." —Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"This astonishing debut collection makes it clear that Drummond was a writer long before she was a police officer." —Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Combining Southern grace and urban brutality ...Drummond continually surprises with her profiles in courage." —Publishers Weekly
"A superb debut ...marvelous command of fear and sensuous involvement. Prose that weighs like a gun in your palm." —Kirkus Reviews (starred)
"Drummond brings a major new talent to the crime fiction scene." —New Orleans Times-Picayune
"For readers who like their crime fiction raw and flavored by moral dilemmas, these stories are intriguingly fresh." —Daily News
"This is an exceptional body of writing." —Library Journal (starred review)
"The stories are sure-footed and fascinating in their insight into the specifics of a cop's reality." —The Oregonian (Portland)
"Elegant, graceful, unexpected and completely haunting." —New Orleans Times-Picayune
"Tough and tender, this book is simply unforgettable." —New Orleans Times-Picayune
"Unforgettable stories. . . that will make readers suck in their breath." —San Antonio Express-News
"A brilliant debut carries the flash of fact." —Portland Tribune
"Unflinching in its portrayal of [female officers'] lives." —Cincinnati Enquirer
"So compelling that it's difficult to stop reading." —Entertainment Weekly
"A superb debut. Prose that weighs like a gun in your palm." —Kirkus Reviews (starred)
"Choosing original characters over clichés and gritty detail over simplification, Drummond continually surprises with her profiles in courage." —Publishers Weekly
"…Elegant, graceful, unexpected and completely haunting. Drummond brings a major new talent to the crime fiction scene." —New Orleans Times-Picayune
"Fresh and engaging. [Drummond's] stories hold pleasures beyond those of a standard whodunit." —San Francisco Chronicle
"Sincere praise from Elmore Leonard is the equivalent of striking literary gold, and that's just what Laurie Drummond has done." —Bellingham Herald
"Searing…eye-opening…[Laurie Lynn Drummond] is a deft storyteller." —Contra Costa Times
Product Details
- Imprint: Harper Perennial
- On Sale: 12/28/2004
- Pages: 272
- List Price: 18.50 CAD
- BISAC1: FICTION / General
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Thursday, Jul. 03, 2014
Utah State [University] women's basketball head coach Jerry Finkbeiner has announced that limited spots are still available for the final USU Girls' Basketball Camps, which will be held July 15-17.
After holding three camps in June, Utah State will finish out the camp schedule with one camp in July.
The Youth Skills Camp will take place July 15-17 and is open for players entering first to eighth grade. Camp will be $125 per player and will take place from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Campers will receive guidance in individual skills and fundamentals. The camp will include various camp activities and contests, along with camp t-shirts.
For assistance with lodging while attending camp, the following is a list of Aggie Athletics sponsors: Crystal Inn 435-752-0707, Weston Inn Best Western 435-752-5700, Holiday Inn Express 435-752-3444, University Inn 435-797-0017.
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The Journey--A Bible for the Spiritually Curious William R. Perkins Zondervan, 1996 Purchase
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Maximum Prophet writes "If you've ever had your eyes scanned, be sure to install new ones every 90 days. Wired reports on research being released at Black Hat: 'The replica images, they say, can trick commercial iris-recognition systems into believing they're real images and could help someone thwart identification at border crossings or gain entry to secure facilities protected by biometric systems. The work goes a step beyond previous work on iris-recognition systems. Previously, researchers have been able to create wholly synthetic iris images that had all of the characteristics of real iris images — but weren't connected to real people. The images were able to trick iris-recognition systems into thinking they were real irises, though they couldn't be used to impersonate a real person. But this is the first time anyone has essentially reverse-engineered iris codes to create iris images that closely match the eye images of real subjects, creating the possibility of stealing someone's identity through their iris.'"


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Yonatan Lupu of the University of California, San Diego Department of Political Science and Professor Erik Voeten of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, have posted The Role of Precedent at the European Court of Human Rights: A Network Analysis of Case Citations. The authors presented the paper at the 2010 Political Networks Conference, held 19-21 May 2010 at the Duke University Department of Political Science in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Here is the abstract of the paper:
While political scientists have become increasingly interested in the output of international courts, they have paid little attention to the manner by which these courts justify their decisions and develop legal norms. We address these issues through a network analysis of European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) citations. We argue that, like domestic review courts, the ECtHR uses its legal justifications at least in part to convince "lower" (domestic) courts of the legitimacy of its judgments. Several empirical observations are consistent with this view. First, country-specific factors do not determine the case-law on which the Court relies. Instead, it cites precedent based on the legal issues in the case. Second, the Court is more careful to embed judgments in its existing case law with respect to the more politically sensitive decisions. Third, the court embeds its judgments in case-law more when the respondent government is from a common law legal system where the courts traditionally rely more on similar justifications. In all, we conclude that the ECtHR by and large uses case law to justify its decisions in a way that is similar to domestic review courts. Finally, we highlight the utility of applying network analysis to further study the development of international legal norms.
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CHICAGO – In an instant, a quiet start by the Bulls was replaced by an ear-splitting ovation Tuesday at the United Center.
Naturally, I was looking down at my computer screen when the ovation rocked the building. I always miss the good stuff.
Why the roar? Had Joakim Noah drained a sideways-spinning jump shot from half court? Had Taj Gibson shattered the backboard on a dunk? Had Carlos Boozer played defense?
No, no and no.
Blackhawks forward Bryan Bickell had appeared on the scoreboard during a timeout, smiling and waving from a luxury box. Bickell enjoyed his night off by supporting the Bulls, and a sellout crowd of 21,572 fans responded in turn by showing their support for Bickell.
Maybe next year, the biggest cheer at a Bulls playoff game actually will go to a Bulls player.
An exciting regular season gave way to an exasperating playoff series for the Bulls, whose season ended with a 75-69 loss to the Washington Wizards in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals. The offensively challenged Bulls missed 50 of 75 shots from the field, and disappointed fans filed for the exits rather than stay for the final buzzer.
This was not the ending that anyone had in mind when the playoffs started 10 days ago.
Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich looked despondent as he spoke about his team and his season. Hinrich praised his teammates for fighting hard during a 48-win season in the face of injuries and adversity, but he said an early playoff exit spoiled much of that hard work.
"It's just bittersweet right now," said Hinrich, who shook hands with clubhouse workers on his way out of the locker room. "Because we didn't get the job done."
Hard work remains, but brighter days are ahead for the Bulls. The Miami Heat can't own the Eastern Conference forever, and the Bulls are in excellent position this summer to step forward as the main challenger to LeBron James and his aging teammates.
Expect the Bulls' front office to make a serious run at free-agent Carmelo Anthony, an elite scorer who would fill the team's biggest need. The New York Knicks will be able to offer Anthony more money, but the Bulls could offer him a chance to chase after a championship.
Other upgrades also could be on the horizon. The Bulls hold the rights to top prospect Nikola Mirotic, a sharp-shooting power forward who has shined for Spain's Real Madrid. The Bulls also own two first-round picks in one of the deepest NBA drafts in recent memory.
Most importantly, the Bulls will get Derrick Rose back next season. What that means, exactly, remains unclear. After two major knee injuries, it's fair to speculate that Rose never will be the same player that he was during his MVP season of 2010-11.
On the other hand, Rose is only 25 years old, and medicine is better than ever. And Rose at 80 percent or 90 percent of his previous form is better than most players in the league.
Boozer likely will be gone via the league's amnesty clause, which will free up money for the Bulls to spend elsewhere. Less clear is whether other complementary players such as waiver-wire pickup D.J. Augustin will return next season to bolster the Bulls' depth.
"I definitely love it here," Augustin said before exiting the building for the final time this season. "I definitely would love to be back. But right now, I'm trying to get over this game."
It wasn't easy.
Bulls guard Mike Dunleavy wore ice bags around both of his knees after the game, and his bare feet were planted in a bucket of ice water. He looked and sounded drained.
"It just wasn't enough," said Dunleavy, who didn't miss a game all season. "It was a very rewarding season, but a disappointing ending."
Would changes be in store?
"There always is," Dunleavy said.
It's for the better.
• Northwest Herald sports columnist Tom Musick can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com and on Twitter @tcmusick.


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Part of Gov. Paul LePage's equation for a $700 million injection of funds into Maine's economy this year involves a $100 million bond to pay for construction that would almost double capacity at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham.
The LePage administration is proposing to overhaul and expand the Windham prison into a facility that's easier to supervise and better suited to Maine's aging and increasingly female prison population. The project would set the facility up for vocational training programs that start early during inmate sentences and prime prisoners for re-entry into their communities.
Whether to devote some of the state's capacity for new debt to prison construction is among the dozens of decisions lawmakers will make in the coming months as they consider LePage's proposal for a new two-year budget.
A prison plan
The Department of Corrections is pitching a construction plan that strays from the traditional prison setup in which corrections officers patrol long hallways lined with cells.
The department plans to replace all but three buildings on the 260-acre Windham campus, said Associate Corrections Commissioner Jody Breton. The facilities slated for eventual closure, she said, have been added to the prison over the years in piecemeal fashion.
"It's very unlike what today's modern facilities look like," she said. "It's not efficient on sight lines. It's very security-intense just because of the way it's broken up."
The state Legislature established the Windham prison as a men's facility in 1919, originally calling it the Reformatory Center for Men. As it expanded, it was renamed the Men's Correctional Center.
That name changed to the current one, the Maine Correctional Center, in 1976 when women were moved to the property. Development at the site continued in 1989, when new housing units for men and women opened. And in 2002, a new women's unit opened its doors.
The Department of Corrections plans to preserve the women's center and those newest dorm facilities and replace everything else with buildings that resemble the newer structures, Breton said.
"It's more of a therapeutic, rehabilitation-type program instead of punitive," she said. "Most of our inmates are coming back into society. It does all of us good to get them into the best possible position, so they can re-enter successfully."
The women's center, she said, is largely built around a central area where inmates can interact during the day and participate in a variety of activities. It's also easier to supervise.
"It's not as staff-intensive. Your sight lines are good. You can depend more on technology," Breton said.
If corrections officials are given the go-ahead, the new facility could be operating in three to four years, Corrections Commissioner Joseph Ponte told lawmakers earlier this month. A more efficient design, he said, could save the state $8 million a year.
That design would require fewer staff members to supervise inmates, Breton said, so the bulk of savings would come from a need for fewer employees. The Maine Correctional Center currently has 252 employees, she said. Corrections officials haven't determined how many they would need in Windham or system-wide or how they would go about reducing staff.
"We're looking toward, from a citizen's point of view, the most efficient way to do this," Breton said.
Breton said the new facility also would help the Maine Correctional Center adapt to the prison population it's serving. The prison needs more space for women, she said, and more geriatric services for an aging population.
The facility needs more infirmary beds, too, so fewer inmates are sent offsite for medical treatment at greater expense. "We only have seven infirmary beds in Windham, and they're almost always full," Breton said.
Growth in capacity, not prisoners
The number of inmates in Maine's state prison system grew through much of the 1990s and 2000s, following national trends, as states — including Maine — passed stricter sentencing laws that instituted minimum sentences and required offenders to serve greater portions of their sentences behind bars.
Maine's state prisons house offenders convicted of Class A, B and C crimes that range from aggravated operating under the influence to murder. That population grew 51 percent between 1993 and 2009, according to Department of Corrections statistics. The average sentence length in 2007 was 7.2 years, according to the Maine Justice Policy Center at the University of Southern Maine.
Still, Maine has retained its distinction as the state with the lowest incarceration rate in the nation. In 2011, Maine had 147 state prison inmates for every 100,000 residents, compared to a national average of 430. Louisiana had the highest rate, imprisoning 865 inmates for every 100,000 residents, according to the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Maine's average daily prison population peaked at 2,246 in 2009, according to department statistics. Since then, the number of inmates has fallen nearly 9 percent in tandem with a majority of states. The population fell to 2,174 in 2010, 2,080 in 2011 and 2,050 in 2012.
Since the inmate population has leveled off, the state prison system is no longer running into the capacity problems it encountered during much of the past decade. The Department of Corrections' prisoner count this week showed 2,077 inmates in the prison system's six facilities, which have a total capacity of 2,395. Breton said corrections officials aren't forecasting much population change in the coming years.
Still, the Department of Corrections is planning a construction project that will nearly double the Windham prison's capacity, from 650 to 1,200. The prison currently houses 577 inmates in the general population.
The added capacity at Windham could free up space elsewhere in the prison system, which Breton said would allow corrections officials to move prisoners to the most appropriate facility based on security level and available programs and services.
The department hasn't made any decisions on whether more capacity in Windham will lead to the closure of other facilities. Ponte in 2011 proposed closing the 150-bed Downeast Correctional Facility in Machiasport, though he took the proposal off the table after Washington County lawmakers protested.
There is a danger in introducing more prison capacity, Breton said, citing the new Maine State Prison in Warren and the Women's Center in Windham, which both opened in 2002.
"They both went to capacity quickly," Breton said. "If you build, they shall come, so we would have to look at that."
Some of the additional capacity will allow the Windham prison to house more women.
While the state's overall prison population has started to shrink, the number of women in Maine prisons is growing. Between 2000 and 2011, the number grew 129 percent, from 62 to 142, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. During the same period, the male population grew 15 percent. Females make up 7.2 percent of Maine's prison population.
Are prisons a priority?
In terms of mission, Breton said the Department of Corrections imagines a Windham prison that starts preparing inmates for their release the moment they're committed to the prison.
But Jim Mackie of AFSCME Council 93, which represents corrections officers throughout the state prison system, doesn't buy it, citing the department's recent decision to close the Central Maine Pre-Release Center in Hallowell, which Mackie called "one of the most productive programs in the Maine correctional system.
"That's always his line, 'We can make it better for the prisoners,'" Mackie said of Ponte. "The only thing that guy is interested in is the bottom line, the dollar."
Mackie is concerned that means major staff reductions that could make Maine's prisons unsafe for the employees who remain.
In Windham, the proposal for a new prison facility came as a surprise to most residents, and there hasn't been community outreach to explain the proposal, said Bill Diamond, a former Democratic senator from the Cumberland County town.
"It would probably be nice to have a new prison, but not at the expense of the $100 million plus that goes with that and the current budget situation where all the high priorities are being cut," he said. "It just doesn't add up."
The LePage administration is proposing to sell the bond through the Maine Governmental Facilities Authority, which wouldn't require voter approval. Ponte has said the bond could be paid back in installments over a 15- to 20-year period.
The Maine Correctional Center is in need of upgrades, especially if its mission is to prepare prisoners to re-enter society, said Rep. Mark Dion, D-Portland, who chairs the Legislature's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee.
"If we're telling them that we want them not only to house but to rehabilitate individuals and prepare them for re-entry, then they need the kind of spaces to facilitate that activity," he said.
Before he takes a position on the $100 million bond proposal, however, Dion said he wants to know if the construction can take place in smaller phases rather than all at once.
Sen. Gary Plummer, a Windham Republican who serves on the Criminal Justice panel, said the project could mean a major economic boost for his area. But before he lends his support, he wants proof that a new prison can help the state save in the long run.
"The only way it would be the right time to float a bond would be if the governor's numbers work," he said.
Matthew Stone is a reporter in the BDN's State House bureau.


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Knights of the Phantom Castle Review
With its charming retro graphics, Knights of the Phantom Castle might seem like a simple, mild-mannered throwback title. In reality, it's anything but: its particular brand of real-time strategy gameplay is about as deep and hardcore as they come. So if you're looking to invest some time and energy into a game, hop aboard the 16-bit train and let's get rolling.
The storyline of Knights of the Phantom Castle could have come from a freshman taking Fantasy Writing 101. Basically, your kingdom had been existing peacefully until a mysterious castle appeared in the forest. Now all kinds of monsters are popping up, and it's up to you to exterminate them as you figure out what's going on. To do this, you must complete a series of missions using a team made up of a mage, ranger, healer, defender, soldier, and assassin.
Really, there's nothing revolutionary about Knights of the Phantom Castle at all, but the game's elements come together nicely once you understand them. Getting to that point, however, takes time. A multitude of tutorials and help screens walk you through the many components of the game, but because they're so text-heavy and they're dumped on you all at once, it's easy to buckle under the load of information.
You speak in riddles, friend.
And even if you digest all of the information presented to you, you're still left with plenty of questions. For instance, you're briefed on what the healer's charge attack does, but you're on your own to figure out the rest of the characters' charge moves. But if you motor on and tinker with the game once you're out of the tutorials, you'll figure it out eventually. We just wish players were eased into the game a little better.
Before each mission, you're asked to select which characters you'd like to use and what weapons and armor to equip them with. Characters and equipment have point values, and you have a limited number of points to spend, so you'll want to plan carefully. You're then asked to assign strategies for each team member, like whether or not they should automatically attack enemies who come into range. For less detail-oriented folks, you can tap the "Recommended" button to have the computer make these decisions for you.
All this strategizing pays off once the action begins, and fighting is quite fun. Your characters each have three attacks. The standard attack is initiated by drawing a line from your character to the enemy you want to destroy. A quick attack is done by flicking your character in the direction you want them to attack. This method usually doesn't inflict much damage, but it can halt an enemy's attack. Lastly is the charged power, which is unleashed by holding down a finger on a character until a bar fills up. These are the most powerful attacks or spells, and they take the longest to recharge. Orchestrating all of your characters to use a combination of these attacks can become quite a task, but when you succeed it's very satisfying.
Just another day at the goblin fort.
Moving around, on the other hand, is less satisfying. To move, you draw a line from your character to where you want him to go. You can even direct all of your characters to move at the same time, using multiple fingers. However, rather than following the paths you've drawn, they walk in straight lines toward their destinations, even if there's a wall or another character in the way. They just keep walking into the obstruction like brainless automatons. This can cause you to fail a mission if your soldier can't get around the mage to attack a goblin that's launching fireballs at your party. We wish they'd given your characters some basic movement AI to navigate around obstacles.
Between missions, you can do things like check your stats, create weapons and armor, see detailed information about the enemies and items you've encountered, and read field notes your party members have recorded. The level of detail is immense, and strategy junkies will be pleased with the sheer number of options here.
Probably the biggest drawback in this game is the uneven difficulty. Out of nowhere, missions will pop up that pummel you to a pulp before you can say, "WTF?" On those occasions, we had to go back and grind through missions we'd already beaten in order to get materials to create more powerful weapons and armor. And your characters don't level up, so upgrading your equipment is the only way to increase your stats.
It should be clear by now that Knights of the Phantom Castle is not for casual players. It takes a significant amount of time to learn the basics, but once you do, the game rewards dedication. The tutorials could stand to be improved, and the game gets maddeningly difficult at times, but the core gameplay is equal parts engaging and deep. For fans of hardcore RTS games, we can certainly recommend this as one of the best available on the iPad at the moment. For everyone else, you'll probably want to stick with something a little more user friendly.


text: The realization that this weekend marks the end of summer, if only in our minds (September 21 officially seals the deal), is one that can crush souls or bring ecstatic alleviation, contingent on your affinity for heat, sand, tank tops, the permeating smell of trash baking in the sun, being exposed to people's toes in flip-flops, ice cream and air conditioning. No matter where you fall on the spectrum, though, there's likely a song titled "End of Summer," or some slight variation thereof, that externalizes your exact feelings, because it would seem that every band is required to pen a song titled "End of Summer" or some slight variation thereof. Here's a short-listed guide of which version is the most apt way for you to bid the season farewell.


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Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: An architect and his wife moves into a house with a bloody past and a 100 year old ghost, who possesses the wife. REVIEW: Director – Herb Freed Starring – John Saxon, Lynda Day George, Michael Dante Sometimes there is nothing like a good haunted house movie. This subgenre is filled with classics and of course some …Read More »
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PROGRESSIVE hammer and discus thrower Jessica Stikovic finished last year on a high and 2013 is shaping for more further development for the young athlete.
The Westfield Sports Club member last month competed in the Australian All Schools Nationals in Hobart.
The Good Samaritan Catholic College Hinchinbrook year 10 student, competed in hammer and discus at the championships.
In the hammer event Jessica won a silver medal, throwing 53.22 metres beating her personal best by four metres. In the discus, she was fourth throwing it, 37 metres.
The 173 centimetre tall competitor said the experience of competing at Hobart would place her in good stead in future competition.
Jessica competes for the Western Blues Little Athletics Club in Austral and also for the Westfield Sports Senior club.
"I do a bit of coaching at Western Blues and I enjoy it," Jessica said.
"I am coaching a 10-year-old girl at the club, Bianca Samperi, she is doing really well. "
Jessica trains at Gipps Road, Greystanes under former Olympic competitor Karyne Di Marco and Bre Clements who are leading coaches of hammer, discus and shot put throwing.
Jessica has just been selected to represent Australia at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in January. She said she is "thrilled" with the news.
Athletes from 30 nations will compete in 17 sports from the January 16 to January 20, at Sydney Olympic Park. Jessica said she will be competing in the hammer throw on January 19 at the festival.