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Senators Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich have introduced S. 340 in the U.S. Senate to finalize Sealaska's land selections from within the Tongass National Forest as intended by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971. Representative Don Young has introduced similar legislation in the U.S. House. We are seeking broad public support for these bills as the most balanced economic, cultural and environmental solution to resolving a 42-year-old congressional promise to Southeast Natives and the public.
There was robust public dialogue related to the different land legislation versions proposed in the last Congress. While no land bills advanced in the last Congress, Alaska's delegation was highly engaged in developing modifications and solutions in response to the ideas and concerns posed by the public and numerous interest groups. The result is highly evolved new legislation that includes more than 100 significant revisions.
Some public debate continues around the merits of the former legislation, initiated primarily by a small group that seeks to incite fear or even anger about any land settlement for Alaska Natives. Arguments that put Natives back in their box and restrict land selections to the 1975 or 2008 models are irresponsible and are by no means comprehensive, balanced solutions. Please excuse the metaphor—by thinking outside the box, this new legislation addresses the economic, cultural and environmental priorities of responsible stakeholders today.
Sealaska was the only regional ANCSA institution that was restricted to highly limited withdrawal boxes due to the then-existing long-term timber contracts. This imperfect approach that was developed in the 70s included as options high value public lands such as community watersheds and valuable recreation and subsistence areas such as the Situk River corridor, a river with exceptional fishing and wildlife values. While these sensitive areas were all available for selection by Sealaska, they are better suited for public ownership.
The current bills under consideration allow Congress to fulfill promises made to Alaska Natives and the public while resolving the discrepancy between 1970s priorities and the real issues of today. In addition to eliminating Sealaska's selection rights to high value public and environmentally sensitive areas like intact old growth reserves and roadless areas, the Senate bill includes more than 150,000 acres of newly designated conservation lands, an area of land that is two times the number of acres that Sealaska is receiving. These new conservation lands will be added to the 87% of the Tongass already in conservation designations.
Once the bill is passed, Sealaska will continue to contribute to the region's delicate economy through the most responsible management of timberlands, many of which are second growth areas. We will regain ownership of some of the most sacred places and are working toward co-management of these sites with the relevant tribes to honor their sacred association. Unprecedented access is guaranteed for the public to Sealaska land selections for the purposes of recreation, subsistence gathering and education.
Alaska Native people value balance and this fact remains as true today as it was in the 1970s and ten thousand years ago. We want nothing more than to continue to thrive in our homelands and we remain committed to strengthening our culture, communities and the environment. This land legislation honors the intent of ANCSA, our Native values and the best interest of the public. Please support its passage and help strengthen the Tongass for us all.
• Antioquia is Tlingit Nation-Eagle Tribe, Tsaagweidí (Killerwhale) clan and a tribal member shareholder of Sealaska and Goldbelt, Inc.


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Skip to comments.Iranian Alert -- DAY 18 -- LIVE THREAD PING LIST
Posted on 06/27/2003 12:03:22 AM PDT by DoctorZIn
The Iranian regime has been threatening a major crackdown on the protesters. In just 11 days (July 9th) the people of Iran are planning massive demonstrations events and strikes. On this date, 4 years ago, the regime brutally attacked peaceful student demonstrators while in their dorms. The result was the loss of life and liberty of hundreds of students, many of which are still unaccounted for.
Iran is a country ready for a regime change. If you follow this thread you will witness, I believe, the transformation of a country. This daily thread provides a central place where those interested in the events in Iran can find the best news and commentary.
Please continue to post your news stories and comments to this thread.
Thanks for all the help.
Are these leaders who have been imprisoned for some time, or some that have just been arrested?
Either way, if the mullahs go through with this, it is my hope that they will regret it.
Sorry...there should be a "the" in there.
No, I uderstand that these are leaders of the student movement that have been arrested in the past two weeks. I have also been told that the regime has arrested most of the key leaders in the past week.
That is the general plan for bring down the regime. Slow everything down to a complete standstill. That is the plan for July 9th.
Earlier this year a senior Guard commander was dismissed after he made it clear he would not shoot unarmed protestors. Some 30 junior commanders have been moved to "less sensitive" positions in the remoter provinces. It is not at all certain that the regime would be able to count on the loyalty of all the guard units in a major confrontation with the people.
Here it tis, ladies and gents. Without the support of the military, NO REGIME can withstand a grassroots widespread revolution.
The historic and strategic implications of this are beyond calculation. Syria is already between Iraq and a hard place (pun intended). The Bekaa valley is asking for a cleansing of Hezbollah and Hamas. We may even get the high ranking Al Qaeda supposedly in Iranian detention and they are the big ones.
If Iran falls to a popular democracy movement, the whole middle east changes overnight. Write your congressmen, call them, email them.
The Iranians need our support and they need it NOW.July 9 is just around the corner, so are tens of thousands of former Iraqi weapons, the Iranians can defend themselves with, against the foreign mercenaries who make up the sole remaining loyal force mechanism for the current ruling elite.
Detente?..............What the mullahs need is a good shove. They are like somebody walking the outer perimeter of a roof.
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text: On Friday night, Kevin Boyer was at Venter City Beach near Atlantic City with some buddies. They'd just bought a bunch of beer — Yuengling and Miller Lite. But when it looked like Hurricane Irene was going to be pretty serious, he decided to ride the storm out at home, with his parents, who live a block from the beach. They drank his dad's scotch, instead.


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The Virginia Board of Elections, which is controlled by Republicans, is refusing to request a formal investigation by the state attorney general into allegations that the state GOP has been dumping valid voter registration forms rather than turning them in.
The State Board Of Elections says it will not ask Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to investigate the case of a Republican Party contract worker, accused of throwing voter registration forms in the trash…
"There's no way to tell by party when people fill out these forms, what party they're affiliated with, so I don't think there's any political motivation," Virginia Registrar Brandi Lilly said Friday.
But that is both false and irrelevant. As we've seen in video from other states, it's trivially easy for a canvasser to ask the person they're talking to which party or candidate they're going to vote for. Once you know their answer, you can either not take their voter registration form (which is illegal) or you can take it and then dump it later (which is also illegal, but more difficult to catch; in this case, we just got lucky that someone saw the guy dump the forms in the trash). But dumping voter registration forms is illegal whether it was politically motivated or not.Cuccinelli, who is about as far right and as rabidly partisan as you can get, says he can't open an investigation without a referral from the board of elections or other relevant officials:
"My office does not have the authority to investigate election matters unless explicitly requested to do so by the State Board of Elections, a local commonwealth's attorney, or a local electoral board member, " Cuccinelli wrote. "No such request has been made to date; and therefore, by law, I do not have the authority to undertake the investigation you have suggested."
But this investigation should not be done by Cuccinelli at all. It should be done by the DOJ voting rights division, where you have professional, career attorneys to do the work.


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Actually $9500 isn't outrageous, especially when you consider it's 23 servers..... Tht's not actually bad if they do a good job.
What I like to do when being audited is have a snort box ready and have them tell you the IP they are coming from..... Then log the lot. Afterwards go through it and see how thorough they were and report it to your Boss. It's good for him to know whether he got what he paid for or not.


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Honourable Mention: Brock Lesnar, Damien Sandow, Triple H, Vickie Guerrero
Winner: Bully Ray
TNA's product has been difficult to watch at times this year. The one redeeming feature for TNA, even when producing boring shows, was Bully Ray's performances.
The man formerly known as Bubba Ray Dudley in WWE and ECW had long been known for his performances as part of the Dudley Boyz tag team however he was resurrected as Bully Ray in 2010.
Ray is now in the best shape of his career and at the age of 42 is currently producing the best work of his career.
For any wrestling fans that have not seen Bully Ray perform this year, I would recommend you take a look at the Bully Ray vs. AJ Styles match from TNA's Bound For Glory pay-per-view to see just how much heat Ray has from TNA fans and also to see just how much he has improved since his split from kayfabe half-brother D-Von Dudley.
Not once this year has Ray failed to gain heat from the fans and also taking into account his great performances against AJ Styles among others, Bully is one of the contenders for wrestler of the year.
TNA are very lucky to have Bully Ray in their company today and I have no doubt that the two TNA Championship reigns he enjoyed this year will not be his last.
Bully Ray's incredible ability to elicit hate from an audience with not much more than a look has earned him the honour of being named the Give Me Sport's Heel of the Year.
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BofA Must Face Mortgage Repurchase Suit by U.S. Bancorp
Bank of America Corp. must face a lawsuit filed by a mortgage-bond trustee that seeks the repurchase of home loans backing $1.75 billion of securities, a judge ruled.
Justice Eileen Bransten of New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan said the lawsuit filed by a U.S. Bancorp unit could proceed, while dismissing part of the case, according to a decision dated yesterday.
U.S. Bank, the trustee for HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-10, sued Bank of America and its Countrywide Financial unit in 2011, claiming loans underlying the securities didn't live up to their promised quality and should be repurchased.
Bransten dismissed a claim seeking repurchase of all the loans in the pool, while allowing U.S. Bank to make a new argument for proceeding on the claim. A second claim seeking repurchase of 495 loans can move forward, according to the decision.
Lawrence Grayson, a spokesman for Charlotte, North Carolina-based Bank of America, declined to comment about the decision.
The case is U.S. Bank v. Countrywide Home Loans Inc., 652388-2011, New York State Supreme Court (Manhattan).
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November 2005
Volume 43, Number 8
Contents of the online edition
Editor: Pillarisetti Sudhir
Associate Editor: David Darlington
From the Executive Director
- A New Course for Graduate Education
by Arnita A. Jones
- Scholar Rescue Fund Offers Support for Scholars at Risk in Iraq and Afghanistan
- National History Center Appoints Administrative Officer
- Ten Historians Are Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
In Conversation
- Re-Collecting the African American Experience: A Conversation with Lonnie Bunch
by Noralee Frankel and Cliff Jacobs
The Coalition Column
- Student Assessment in the Classroom: Who's in Control?
by James Roth
- Historians with Pain
by Margaret Jacob
Professional Issues
- Meeting the Press: Twelve Tips for a Better Interview
by Jamil Zainaldin
- How I Learned to Quit Whining and Enjoy Teaching at a Community College and Why You Might Want to Consider Doing the Same
by David Arnold
Annual Meeting 2007
- Call for Proposals: The 2007 Annual Meeting of the AHA
by Carolyn Brown and Barbara Welke
Annual Meeting 2006
- Some Highlights of the Annual Meeting
by Sharon K. Tune
- The Scholars' Initiative: Confronting the Yugoslav Controversies
- Reminders for the 2006 Annual Meeting
- The 120th Annual Meeting: What's in It for School Teachers and Students?
by Donna Sharer
- The Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary
by Rosalind Remer and Allison McBride
- Research in the Philadelphia Area
by Leslie Simon and Jefferson Moak
- Prizes and Awards for 2005 Announced
- Pre-Circulated Papers: Some Helpful Guidelines
Affiliated Societies
- SHGAPE Announces Competition for Best Article Prize
- AASLH Presents Awards for 2005
- The Western Association of Women Historians
In Memoriam
The cover shows the Woolworth's Counter from the Greensboro, N.C., sit-in of February 1, 1960, on display in the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History. The new museum featured in the interview with Lonnie Bunch will be home to similar iconic images and artifacts pertaining to African American history and culture.
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There's nothing like a free tank of gasoline to cause a commotion at a gas station. That's precisely what happened last Friday, when Shell kicked off its latest line of gasolines. Driver's lined up to try the new fuel in seven commuter markets, including New York City, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Seattle, Houston, Jacksonville, and Cincinnati. Throughout the week of March 2, local radio stations hinted where the participating gasoline stations were. Then, finally, on Friday morning listeners were actually told where tanks would be filled for free from 7 to 9 a.m.
The gasoline market is tougher these days. Cumulative travel for 2008 changed by -3.6 percent (-107.9 billion vehicle miles), according to the Federal Highway Administration. But we still consume lots of fuel since Americans traveled an estimated 2,921.9 billion vehicle miles last year. So this is a market worth fighting over. Even though gasoline prices are down nationally on average to under $2 a gallon from $3.20 a year ago, according to AAA, demand is also way down as the Great Recession continues. Worse, from a brand promotion point of view, I speculate that virtually all consumers –who have been battered by outrageous increases during the last couple of years — are shopping price, then price, and not quality, a completely rational response.
Advertising to the Rescue
Shell's good, old-fashioned publicity stunt was created to hype Shell Nitrogen Enriched Gasolines. Shell claims that nitrogen is a new and key ingredient of the additive package in all three of its gasoline grades. Nitrogen is said to be more stable at higher combustion chamber temperatures common in late model engines. This increased stability resists breakdown better than conventional cleaning additives and is said to remove carbon deposits on intake valves and fuel injectors left behind by lower quality gasolines. Shell is supporting the launch of Nitrogen Enriched Gasolines with a national marketing campaign, including TV, radio and online advertising, as well as point-of-purchase marketing at Shell-branded stations.
Thus the latest shot was fired in the ongoing gasoline marketing wars. Virtually all major branded gasolines in the U.S. have additive packages and use marketing claims of cleaner running engines from their use, among other touted benefits. Well, maybe so, but maybe not.


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Diagnosis of heart failure is growing, with about 670,000 new cases in the United States each year. About 300,000 Americans die annually from the condition. Symptoms such as shortness of breath and fatigue can make it difficult to complete activities of daily living and greatly impede quality of life. As the condition worsens, frequent hospitalizations are necessary to relieve fluid overload or acute pulmonary edema.
Treatment of heart failure includes lifestyle modifications and medication, such as diuretics or ACE inhibitors. The underlying cause of heart failure, such as long-term hypertension, also needs to be addressed. However, as heart failure progresses, these therapies may no longer be effective. As a result, patients with severe heart failure usually require a device to help the heart pump effectively. These devices are not curative, but do prolong and improve life.
A cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) device is an implantable biventricular pacing device with three leads (right atrial, right ventricular, and left ventricular) that synchronize ventricular contractions. CRT results in a more efficient heart, reducing heart failure symptoms and improving prognosis. A CRT device can be implanted alone or with an implanted cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)—a device that sends electrical pulses to the heart to correct erratic heart rhythms caused by heart failure.
Remote Monitoring Revolutionizing Device Therapy
In addition to providing potentially lifesaving therapy, implantable devices provide valuable information about the heart—such as heart rate, heart rate variability, arrhythmias, and more. This collection of information helps guide physicians in medication adjustment.
The Mass General Heart Center has been on the leading edge of remote monitoring of these devices. Over the past five years, it has used therapy devices with wireless transmitters that communicate information directly to physician computers. This collection of data allows for more convenient and continuous monitoring of patients.
Recently, the Heart Center has been working to further the field of wireless monitoring by investigating a new device—the left atrial pressure (LAP) sensor device—that provides the most accurate, beat-by-beat information about the heart.
New Sensor Device Provides Direct Cardiac Function Measurement
Through collaborative efforts of the Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Program, Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, and Echocardiography Services, the Mass General Heart Center was the first in the Northeast to implant a LAP sensor device. The LAP device continuously monitors the pressure in the left atrium, providing physicians with real-time information about the heart. It provides a direct, invasive, and continuous measurement of left atrial pressure and thereby cardiac function.
The LAP sensor device detects pressure changes in the left atrium on a millimeter-by-millimeter basis. Elevated pressure in the left atrium, however small, is a direct early sign of pulmonary edema. These minute indications allow physicians to be much more aggressive in their heart failure management. Small medication adjustments in response to elevated pressure readings can correct heart function days or weeks before symptoms may appear, helping prevent complications and hospitalizations.
LAP Sensor Device at Work
The Mass General Heart Center interventional electrophysiologists permanently implant a pressure transducer lead into the left atrium, which is fixed onto the interatrial septum. The transducer is connected by a wire to a signal processing device, which is implanted in the pectoral region. To get a pressure reading, the patient positions a small, handheld device over his or her chest where the device is implanted. With a push of a button, the signaling device provides a direct pressure reading of the left atrium. This gives patients real-time information regarding cardiac function. The information can also be transmitted wirelessly to physicians by connecting the signaling device to a synchronizing module attached to the patient's computer.
Mass General Advancing Sensor Device Research
The Mass General Heart Center was selected as one of five sites for the Homeostasis Study, a pilot study involving the first use of the LAP sensor device. The investigation is now complete and results are pending. However, the Homeostasis Study was successful in gaining FDA approval of the sensor device for use in larger trials.
The Homeostasis Study has spawned a number of other promising studies involving the LAP sensor device. The Heart Center is involved in many of these studies and, most notably, is a principal site for the Laptop Heart Failure Study. The Laptop Heart Failure Study will analyze the LAP sensor device in combination with the CRT device or another implantable device. In the past, the sensor was implanted separately. The goal is to evaluate on a larger scale whether monitoring LAP sensor measurements remotely can help facilitate patients' involvement in their care, reduce hospitalization, and improve outcomes and mortality.
Empowering Patients in Their Own Care
A primary goal for the LAP sensor device is to help chronic heart failure patients take a more active role in the management of their condition. As part of the Homeostasis Study, the Mass General Heart Center conducted a patient training phase after implantation of the device. Patients were taught how to make medication adjustments in response to small changes in left atrial pressure without the direct intervention of a physician. Although frequent intervention by heart failure specialists is necessary during training and regular monitoring by a physician is needed to ensure appropriate treatment, the training is helping shift more responsibility to patients. The goal of empowering patients to take a greater role in managing their heart failure is continuing through the Laptop Heart Failure Study.
The Mass General Heart Center is known as a leader in the care and treatment of heart failure. The Heart Center is currently involved in approximately 15 investigator-initiated or multicenter device therapy studies focusing on heart failure. Many of the studies are aimed at enhancing patient selection and creating better patient follow-up strategies.
Jagmeet P. Singh, MD, PhDDirector, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy ProgramMassachusetts General Hospital Heart CenterAssociate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical firstname.lastname@example.com
Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center
The Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center is a multidisciplinary program that integrates the experts and services of the divisions of Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Anesthesia, Cardiac Imaging, and Cardiac Nursing to provide state-of-the-art care for patients with all types of cardiac disorders. Continuing its legacy as a pioneer in cardiac research, the Heart Center also conducts bench-to-bedside research aimed at improving the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease worldwide.
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Nevada first baseman Kewby Meyer and Fresno State left-hander Tyler Linehan have earned Mountain West Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week honors for games played from March 11-17, 2013. It is the first MW recognition for Meyer and Linehan.
Meyer, a sophomore from Waipahu, Hawaii, hit .400 (6-of-15) for the week as the Wolf Pack went 3-1, including a 2-1 series win against Air Force to start MW play. Meyer started the week with a 2-of-4 performance in an 11-10 road win at UC Davis. He scored two runs, drove in two runs and was walked once. In Nevada's 3-2 win over Air Force in its first-ever MW Conference game, Meyer hit a sacrifice fly to get the Wolf Pack's first run across the plate in the first inning. He hit 3-of 4, including two doubles, with a run scored and two RBI in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Falcons. In Sunday's 7-3 loss to the Academy, Meyer was 1-of-5 from the plate.
For the week, Meyer, a three-hole hitter, scored three runs, batted in five runs and hit two doubles. He was walked twice. Defensively, Meyer recorded 32 putouts and two assists from his first base position.
Linehan, a junior from Sacramento, Calif., pitched a complete game shutout to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 win on Friday over San Diego State for Fresno State's first-ever MW victory. It was Linehan's first start of the season. He struck out seven batters while allowing eight hits and two walks over the nine innings pitched.


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To determine if two String objects match exactly, you should almost always use the equals method, and not the == operator.
The equals method compares the actual content of the Strings, using the underlying Unicode representation, while == compares only the identity of the objects, using their address in memory (which is usually not desired).
/** * Illustrates the incorrectness of using == for typical * String comparisons. */ public final class EqualStrings { /** * Pass in the String "blah" on the command line in * order to exercise the code. */ public static void main(String... arguments) { String text = (arguments.length == 1 ? arguments[0] : null); testUsingEquals(text); testUsingOperator(text); } // PRIVATE private static final String BLAH = "blah"; private static void testUsingEquals(String aString) { if (BLAH.equals(aString)) { log("Equals: YES, the user entered \"blah\"."); } else { log("Equals: NO, the user did not enter \"blah\"."); } } private static void testUsingOperator(String aString) { if (aString == BLAH) { log("== operator: YES, the user entered \"blah\"."); } else { log("== operator: NO, the user did not enter \"blah\"."); } } private static void log(String aMessage){ System.out.println(aMessage); } }
An example run of this class:
>java -cp . EqualStrings blah
Equals: YES, the user entered "blah".
== operator: NO, the user did not enter "blah".
Note that x.equals(y) will generate a NullPointerException if x is null, but will not generate such an exception if only y is null. In the above example, for instance, BLAH.equals(aString) is used instead of aString.equals(BLAH), since aString may be null.
It's true that the intern
method may be used to allow meaningful comparisons using ==.
(See The Java Programming Language by Arnold, Gosling, and Holmes for further information.)
The intern technique is meant as a performance optimization, and should usually be avoided
since it's more complex.


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|View Poll Results: True Tears - Episode 6 Rating
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|9 out of 10 : Excellent
|8 out of 10 : Very Good
|7 out of 10 : Good
|6 out of 10 : Average
|5 out of 10 : Below Average
|4 out of 10 : Poor
|3 out of 10 : Bad
|2 out of 10 : Very Bad
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|2008-02-10, 16:39
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I was thinking the whole they might be sibling thing would happen sooner or later. Shin's mom was shocked that Hiromi remembered the convo. Which made me think.
Spoiler for theory:
Atleast this whole sibling thing evens out the playing field for Noe/Ai-chan. Although I can still see in a later episode they get a DNA test done and it's false and Hiromi has a late comeback for the win.
|2008-02-10, 16:56
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I have another reason why im thinking the whole sibling thing is false. (im basing this in on random curiosity blog).
If it was Shin's mother that told Hiromi this, would it not be maybe a ploy to make Hiromi not get involved with Shin? I mean we all assume Shin's dad had a affair. It does not mean it's true (as of right now) since no direct confermation has been said by Shin's dad. I mean his (shin) mom could have gotten the wrong impression.
Though I could be wrong about him not having the affair.
|2008-02-10, 17:06
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Now, time for the wild stab in the sky: the reason may be because Shin's dad is just like Shinichiro (AKA "Nice Guy"), and that he gave up Hiromi's mom to his best friend, which makes Shin's mom feel like used good since she was not his "first choice." So Shin's mom doesn't want anything to do with Hiromi and her family. It would be akin to "Your mom stole my husband's heart, and now you want to do the same to my son?" In addition, the shock of Shin's mom to me was like "I said that just to scare you away, I can't believe you actually believed it."
|2008-02-10, 17:10
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1) From the impression if got from shin's mother, she is obviously jealous of hiromi's mother. This hints that out of the whatever relationship they ended up with, shin's mother ended up with the loser or at least things didn't work out fo her as planned. This points towards the 2 girls 1 guy scenario if she lost to hiromi's mother and ended up with the loser second choice.
2) Also from shin's mother...she seems to think that hiromi was being "easy" when she was brough home by number 4. Like mother like daughter? Seem to me that she is hinting that Hiromi's mother was nothing but a two timing slut. Now if this means that out of an accident that hiromi's mother had a one night stand with shin's father then this probably points towards the 2 guys 1 girl scenario. Maybe she is jealous that her husband slept with another woman and that woman happened to leave a slutty impression - a trait that hiromi is expressing.
This would also make sense why shin's dad want to take care of hiromi because he feels the guilt...and also explains why he isn't taking much action towards his wife's coldness towards hiromi because he still feels guilty of that night.
3) 2 guys 1 girl mainly because shin's dad doesn't look like the type that girls will fall for
|2008-02-10, 17:49
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* Cats likes prophet/wiseman Noe much better.
|2008-02-10, 18:26
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So many interruption before I could press the submit button!
Shin's mother was in love with Shin's dad, but she goes unnoticed by Shin's dad until Hiromi's mom chooses Hiromi's dad. Situation changes and Shin's dad chooses the secondary girl which is Shin's mom. Even though Shin's mom got her man in the end, she still didn't feel secure considering she was the secondary choice. It can't be easy for anyone who has the utmost devotion and love for someone and yet s/he feels his/her affection (in this case, Shin's mother) isn't being equally returned by that someone. That's perhaps the reason why Shin's mom was jealous of (more like hatred..) Hiromi's mom. High tension must have ensued any time the two families met in any social gathering.
Shin's mother is so hard on Hiromi probably because Hiromi is so strikingly similar looking to her mother. She obviously hasn't gotten over the past and so things get worse when Hiromi comes to live with Shin's family and Hiromi serves as a constant reminder as to who shin's dad really loved.
|2008-02-10, 18:28
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Wow great episode who were the idiots that voted this episode a 4 and a 1 must have been kimikiss fans who are jealous as to how good this show is compared to that show.
Anyways the reactions of both Nobuse and Shin were really well done especially Nobuse poor dude look like it was a really big shock for him eventhough he had a feeling that Aiko liked Shin. Wonder how Nobuse will act in the next episode to Shin woudn't be surprise if he ends up getting in a fight with Shin.
Maybe as some posters suggested she was spiteful towards Hiromi probably because her husband may have had a thing for Hiromi's mom but gave her up for her friend making shin's mom a 2nd choice causing her not to be so fond of Hiromi's mom. Or possibly Shin's mom liked Hiromi's dad but was taken by Hiromi's mom by sleeping with him which explains as to why she's saying to Hiromi that she's easy like her mom.
Anyways looking forward to the next episode... CAT FIGHT!
|2008-02-10, 18:52
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it was very predictable, but it was very well executed. 9/10 from me. anyways, it would be far too easy for shin and hiromi to get a dna test. and of course, there's still 7 eps left, so they have to have some sort of conflict.
and yeah, this show is going a lot better than kimikiss as of now.. lol
|2008-02-10, 20:38
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How about if Shin's father is who was thought to be Hiromi's father?? Whats good for the goose is good for the gander, maybe Shin's father cheated after learning of his wife's indiscretions. Shin's mother definitely seems the type who would be a big hypocrite. I was fearful of the sibling thing, and the way it was brought out this episode I don't think they can sweep it under the rug just because of the probably, that who is considered Shin's father is indeed Hiromi's father. So its either another twist or a forbidden love route. I think this episode cemented that its still each other they have in their hearts and I don't wanna see each of them turn from that.
Ai-chan came off really bad this episode, I actually felt bad for Nobuse as its clear he lives up to Shin's guarantee of being a good guy. Though I guess it does give Shin a choice of someone to date rather then Noe so that he could exercise his free will, but I don't really wanna see that. Wouldn't want to see Shin play a part in hurting Nobuse, plus Noe came out even more adorable after this episode.
|2008-02-10, 21:10
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I found the exchange between Shinichiro and Noe an interesting one.
Shinichiro said that he felt like a chicken in a poultry farm that had to accept whatever comes along. I think that's what he has been doing all his life.
Noe tells him that he is a special chicken like Raigomaru who aims for the skies, one that has free will and is special.
Once again it reminds me of what I've thought about Noe since the beginning, that Noe plays the role of getting Shinichiro to the point where he takes matters in his own hands instead of letting things happen. He has to decide what he wants and go after it regardless of his fears or what others think. He needs to fight for what he wants even if there's a chance of failure instead of fearing what might happen. Whether it's Hiromi, Noe, or Aiko he needs to make his own choice and follow through rather than let things happen to him or have others make choices for him that he has to live with. That includes firmly defying his mother about pursuing a career as a picture book artist if that is really what he wants. That's when Shinichiro can actually fly in Noe's chicken analogy and hopefully we'll see it happen.
I think there's a path for happiness for Shin and any of the girls he chooses. If it's Hiromi I think it would turn out somehow that they're actually not related. The thing is that with Shinichiro being the way he is now he won't even pursue the matter so they would never find out for sure, letting his fear prevent him from opening that path and he would end up with someone else, possibly living in regret. If he can "fly" then he would have the courage to pursue the matter instead of fearing it and end up unraveling the truth and additional secrets that his parents may be hiding, unlocking that path of happiness for himself and Hiromi. Maybe it's wishful thinking but I think this show is partly about the growth of Shinichiro that will happen to allow him to pursue his dreams.
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Actually, I checked and "tabun" is the word for what Kaouru described above. " ka mo shirenai"
is when you know something but you are not sure if is true or not, or in this case second hand information. You use "ka mo shirenai" when there is a possibility of something. If we put it in percentages, Tabun is something 99% sure, while "ka mo shirenai" has a 50-50% chance.
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Reno Police Department officials confirm the body found in the Truckee River near Rock Park on Wednesday, December 12th is that of William Clark.
Earlier this month, a friend reported Clark fell into the Truckee River near the Sutro Street Bridge while swinging on tree branches.
SPARKS, NV - Police are investigating a body found in the Truckee River near the Rock Blvd. bridge.
The body was found near Rock Park around 1 p.m. by a fisherman. It was apparently lying face down in mud.
Sparks Police Lt. Chad Hawkins says the body appears as if it was not 'placed there' but rather 'drifted in' from high water.
Police are treating it for the moment as a crime scene, though there is no indication of foul play. Hawkins says it is uncertain if this is the man who reportedly jumped into the river upstream several days ago.
The body is described as that of a white male with a beard, dressed in dark jeans, green zip-up sweater and a blue jacket.


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Canine Papillary Cystadenocarcinoma
Dear OncoLink "Ask the Experts,"
I am looking for information regarding papillary cystadenocarcinoma (Ovary) in canines. If you can give me a source or direction. I am curious to know if CA-125 (human) is a viable screen in follow up. Also what are the most likely sites of metastasis?
Thank you for your attention.
Lili Duda, VMD, Editor of the OncoLink Veterinary Oncology Section, responds:
Surgery is the treatment of choice for tumors that have no evidence of metastasis. There is little information in the treatment of metastatic disease, although there are case reports of various chemotherapy agents delivered both systemically and directly into the abdominal cavity) with some limited success. To the best of my knowledge, CA-125 has not been evaluated in canine ovarian tumors.
If you have not already done so, you may consider consultation with a veterinary oncologist for treatment and follow-up recommendations in your particular case.


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LAMOILLE — Noah's Ark Child Care Center in LaMoille will hold its annual fish fry/fish boil and auction from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 at the LaMoille Lions Club.
The event will include entertainment by The Chosen Ones, and a live and silent auction.
Tickets for the fish fry are $7 for adults, $4 for age 10 and under. The dinner also comes with french fries, coleslaw, bread, dessert and drink.
Tickets for the fish boil are $9 for adults, $6 for age 10 and under. The dinner also comes with boiled potatoes, coleslaw, bread, dessert and drink.
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Q. Does Terrelle Pryor pose problems to your defense that the unit hasn't seen to this point in the season?
A. He does. Like Geno Smith, Pryor is mobile, but he seems to be more willing to run than Geno. Geno ran it as a last resort, but running it is a weapon for this man, not only in terms of his mentality but also in the mentality of the play-caller. Their play selection indicates that, and that creates difficulty for all defenses.
Q. The Raiders are last in the league in passing yardage per game. What have you seen on the video?
A. That they're playing to their strengths. They have a top-quality running back in Darren McFadden, and their quarterback is capable of breaking you down with his legs. They have done a lot of that, and have been successful in doing so.
Q. How does McFadden impact a football game?
A. He's capable of going the distance any time he touches the ball. He proved that against us last year. He went 64 yards on us in the early moments of that game last September. You have to have good gap integrity, but the secondary also has to do a good job of coning to the ball and restricting the running lanes. McFadden is just that dangerous.
Q. Wide receiver Denarius Moore is the Raiders' deep threat. Will he see a lot of Ike Taylor today?
A. He's probably going to exclusively see Ike Taylor. That's one of the challenges Ike relishes.
Q. What do you see when you watch Charles Woodson on video?
A. Charles Woodson is a legendary football player. He has done it at a high level at every position in an NFL secondary, and he's doing it for these guys at free safety. He'll also double-down and play some dime linebacker. The Raiders have done a nice job of putting together a veteran-laden secondary, with Woodson, Mike Jenkins, and Tracy Porter, who is a ball-hawking coverage guy who also plays inside in their nickel.
Q. What do you like about your team since the bye?
A. That they're singularly focused on the variables that matter, the things that are within our control. I think they bring a certain amount of urgency every day to preparation, and that helps us in play. But obviously we have to prove that in stadiums.
Q. In the game against the Ravens, the average distance for the Steelers to convert on third downs was a third-and-5. How did the offense manage to get itself in such an advantageous position?
A. We won on first down, and we won it definitively. When you do that, and you don't hurt your own cause – and there were a couple of instances where we hurt our own cause with pre-snap penalties and things such as that – but largely when you're winning on first down you have an opportunity to be in manageable third downs.
Q. Might we see some more wildcat today?
A. Yes, we're going to continue to develop it, and for a lot of reasons. First of all because it's not a tough add, in that most of the guys are doing things they've always done. Le'Veon Bell has a skill set that's geared toward it, he has done it in both high school and college so it's not unfamiliar to him.
Q. Might we see Le'Veon throw the football out of the wildcat?
A. Probably not. (Laughs) Someone would have to be pretty open before I give Le'Veon Bell the green light to throw the football.
Q. Is Le'Veon the team's most patient running back?
A. He is, but it's not something you coach. It's something he just is as a player. It's one of the things that attracted us to him in draft preparation. He's patient and powerful and has a burst, and he can be all of those things in the midst of one football play.
Q. How did Kelvin Beachum do as a starter at left tackle?
A. He continues to evolve and do well. He was above the line in his performance, and I think he's getting better. I'm looking forward to watching him play today and prove that.
Q. How about Abdullah, nee Guy Whimper?
A. (Laughs) I guess the nickname has gotten out. He has done some good things for us. Probably as important as his play is his demeanor. He's a veteran acquisition for us, he has been a part of a Super Bowl champions, he has been on several teams in the league. I just think he brings a calm, stabilizing presence to the room.
Q. Even though Beachum and Whimper got the bulk of the playing time at tackle, you got Mike Adams some snaps. Why?
A. He continues to march his way back. He has some things he needs to continue to work on from a skill development standpoint, but to ante up and kick in the midst of that to provide value to the football team is a big thing, and he has been doing that at tight end.
Q. Shaun Suisham was voted AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. What do you like about him?
A. More than his performance, it's his demeanor and approach to work. He's very consistent. He's extremely mentally tough. Those things are assets that not only allow him to do his job, but to help us.
Q. Cam Heyward is leading the team in quarterback pressures. What has he shown you this season that he hadn't shown you in his first two seasons?
A. He's got a larger body of work. He's getting more snaps, and he has earned that. He's highly conditioned, and he's a tireless, consistent football player.
Q. What are the keys to this game for the Steelers?
A. We have to do a great job of dealing with the atmosphere from a crowd noise standpoint, which can affect you offensively. We have to do a great job communicating under those circumstances. Obviously, we have to perform and take care of the football. Defensively, we have to do a good job of not only containing, but also constricting this quarterback. Often when you play somebody as dangerous as Pryor, you can spend a lot of time worrying about containing him and not be aggressive enough to apply pressure. We need to do both.


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The klish is a framework for implementing Cisco-like command-line interfaces on Unix systems. It is configurable through XML files. "Klish" stands for "Kommand Line Interface SHell". The klish is a fork of clish-0.7.3. The original clish was developed by Graeme McKerrell. The klish adds some new features, but is compatible (as much as possible) with clish's XML configuration files.
Razercfg is a Razer device configuration tool. It is based on "razerd", a background daemon doing all of the low-level privileged hardware accesses. The user interface tools are "razercfg", a command-line tool, and "qrazercfg", a Qt-based graphical device configuration tool. Supported devices are the Razer DeathAdder (Classic, 3500DPI, and Black Edition) mouse, the Razer Krait mouse, the Razer Lachesis mouse, the Razer Copperhead mouse, the Razer Naga mouse, the Razer Boomslang CE mouse and the Razer Taipan mouse.
DHCPD Configuration Editor (DCE) is a Web service that allows you to update MAC addresses in the dhcpd.conf of an ISC DHCP server. It can load a dhcpd.conf file from a server, save a modified dhcpd.conf file to a server, import a dhcpd.conf file from the local filesystem, export a modified dhcpd.conf to the local filesystem, and change the MAC address of previously declared host entries. It can be used with the minimalist General Configuration Form Manager server, or with Apache and its PHP module.
Lilac is a configuration tool for Nagios 3. Its features include enhanced Nagios 3 time period support, multiple template inheritance, host templates able to contain services, dependencies, and escalations, an importer which can import existing Nagios configurations and import from a Fruity installation, an Exporter with Nagios process control, the ability backup existing configuration files, and an auto-discovery tool to quickly add your infrastructure into your Nagios installation.
Chef is a systems integration framework, built to bring the benefits of configuration management to your entire infrastructure. With Chef, you can manage your servers by writing code, not by running commands (via Cookbooks), integrate tightly with your applications, databases, LDAP directories, and more (via Libraries), and easily configure applications that require knowledge about your entire infrastructure ("What systems are running my application?" "What is the current master database server?").
SPM (formerly known as SPAM) is a set of tools that help manage change in an AIX environment. It uses a client-server architecture and is focused on five functional areas: collection of configuration, reporting configuration changes, comparing configurations, extracting configuration, and searching for configuration changes. Each of these functional areas also includes reporting and export capabilities. The collection of configuration is achieved by installing a client package on all systems being managed. The SPM Server provides a Web interface for reporting and examining configuration changes.
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The Health Information Technology Advisory Committee will be holding a meeting. In the event that any or all of the members of the governing body participate in the meeting by telephone, a speakerphone will be available at the location noted above.
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It was an entertaining morning inside the A's clubhouse, as players curiously tried on their 1929 throwback unis that are being worn for today's "Turn Back The Clock" promotion. The colors (blue and white) actually look pretty good, except that the A's will be wearing their regular cleats. So you'll see some green clashing with the rest of the attire.
Manager Bob Geren did indeed take the field before the game wearing a pinstriped suit and hat in the style of Connie Mack. I gotta say he looked pretty sharp, but he wore a dark felt hat instead of the straw hat Mack probably would have preferred during the '29 season. That didn't escape the attention of an eagle-eye A's fan near the dugout. "You need a straw hat!" she yelled to Geren. "We don't want to put you in Alcatraz!" Come to think of it, the skipper did have an Al Capone look going on …
A's equipment manager Steve Vucinich also got in the spirit, wearing a bow tie and hat that he described as "Ben Hogan-style," complete with a cigar hanging out of his mouth. I especially liked the khaki pants and bright blue belt. … Sweet
–Geren said he might have an update after the game on Justin Duchscherer's status for coming off the DL and pitching Tuesday. Geren didn't know if Duchscherer actually threw the side session that was a possibility for yesterday. Hopefully we get some clarity on this madness …
–Dallas Braden said he might throw a side session tomorrow. He played catch at 200 feet yesterday, which he said was important because it forced him to use his lower body and test his inflamed left ankle. It's still looking like he's at least a week away from returning. …
Here's the lineups for today, including eight right-handed hitters for the A's against White Sox lefty John Danks … Bobby Crosby starts at shortstop w/Cliff Pennington getting a rest.
Kennedy 3B
Davis CF
Suzuki C
Hairston LF
Nomar DH
Crosby SS
Everidge 1B
Ellis 2B
Cunningham RF
CAhill RHP
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Beckham 3B
Dye RF
Thome DH
Rios CF
Pierzynski C
Ramirez SS
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Two men, one from Greenville, the other from Winterville, have been convicted in a federal investigation. Prosecutors say they helped traffic contraband cigarettes from North Carolina to four other states.
The U. S. Department of Justice says 39-year-old Emad Hasan Tawfiq Wshah of Winterville and 40-year-old Mamoun Hasah Wshah of Greenville were busted in "Operation Smoke Screen," a two year undercover investigation of Middle Eastern men suspected of trafficking cigarettes. Also indicted were 55-year-old Sobhi Sulieman Shehadeh of Roanoke Rapids, 26-year-old Nabil Nafiz Mustafa of Greensboro and 24-year-old Omar M. Nijim of Brooklyn, New York.
The group was indicted in February 2011 on forty counts. Authorities say the group purchased what they thought were stolen cigarettes and "export only" cigarettes, and shipped $21 million worth through North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, New Jersey and New York. Taxes on cigarettes in North Carolina are lower compared to New York and New Jersey.
According to the Department of Justice, "agents seized approximately $1.9 million dollars in cash, approximately $10 million dollars in bank accounts, including an ATF churning account, a 1999 Ferrari F355 Spider, a 2008 BMW X5 SUV, a 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe and a 2010 Ford F-150."
Emad Wshah of Winterville and Mamoun Wshah, of Greenville pled guilty to conspiring to transport stolen goods valued at more than $5,000 in interstate commerce, as did Sobhi Shehadeh of Roanoke Rapids. Emad Wshah was sentenced to 26 months in prison. Sentences are pending for and Shehadeh.
Investigation of this case was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; the National Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB); the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI); the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service, the
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA); the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement (NC ALE); the Wake County Sheriff's Office;
the Raleigh Police Department; the Zebulon Police Department; the Rocky Mount Police Department; the Durham Police Department; the Greenville Police Department; and the New Jersey Treasury Enforcement.


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turb writes: Ever wonder what it would take to setup a cheap ARM board to run a reasonably good performing wordpress server? I've wondered the same and have created a 2 part blog entry on using a Linaro based server image with step by step instructions on how to set it up. The blog posts can be found here : http://fullshovel.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/nginx-wordpress-arm-server-part-1/ and here : http://fullshovel.wordpress.com/2012/06/27/nginx-wordpress-arm-server-part-2/


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March 5, 2009
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CHICAGO — The National Weather Service is upgrading the risk of storms to its highest alert level for parts of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.
The agency's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., says there's a high risk that damaging winds will strike in extreme eastern Iowa into northern portions of Illinois and Indiana and northwest portions of Ohio.
Storm Prediction Center Director Russell Schneider says it's the first time this year that the center has used its highest alert level. Today's storms are likely to generate tornadoes and cause power outages.
The storms could affect more than one in five Americans today as they rumble from Iowa to Maryland packing hail, lightning and tree-toppling winds.
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VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Benedict has bestowed his final Sunday blessing of his pontificate from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square.
A crowd estimated at a 100,000 people appeared to energize Benedict, and he spoke in a clear, strong voice. The pope repeatedly thanked the faithful for their closeness and affection as they interrupted him, again and again, with applause and cheers.
Benedict told the throng that his advanced age and waning health make him better suited to a life of private prayer. But the pope sought to reassure them that he wasn't abandoning the church by retiring to spend his final years in prayer.
On Thursday evening, the 85-year-old German-born theologian will become the first pope to resign from the papacy in 600 years. Benedict will spend his last years in seclusion in a monastery on Vatican City's grounds.
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As part of the UH Tenneco Distinguished Lecture Series, Barabási, Distinguished Professor and Director of Northeastern University's Center for Network Science, will be speaking at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 9 in Room 232 of Philip Guthrie Hoffman Hall on the UH campus. The hour-long lecture is free and open to the public.
In his talk, he will address how the evolution of such complex, seemingly incongruous networks is united by similar complexities. Barabási is known for using accessible language and concrete explanations laced with a special brand of humor.
"Recent studies indicate that the evolution of these complex networks is governed by simple but generic laws, resulting in apparently universal architectural features," Barabási said. "I will discuss the amazing order characterizing our interconnected work, its implications on various phenomena - from robustness to complex systems - and its applications to communication and medicine."
Barabási's seminal studies on complex networks demonstrated the existence of common characteristics in a wide range of disciplines, including chaos and fractals, materials science, biophysics and social networks. He has published five books, six major review articles and nearly 200 research publications. He is a member of the American Physical Society and was awarded the prestigious John von Neumann Medal from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for his outstanding achievements in computer-related science and technology.
Inaugurated in 1986 and administered by the UH Center for Public History, the Tenneco Distinguished Lecture Series is made possible by grants from Tenneco Inc. and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The UH College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and physics department are co-sponsoring Barabási's appearance.
|Albert- László Barabási, renowned physicist
|Tenneco Distinguished Lecture
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Serve to be restored by noon
The water department will shut off water in the 200 to 400 blocks of West Fifth Street and the 500 block of North Chestnut Street Wednesday morning.
Water will be shut off at 8 a.m. and is expected to be back on by noon with a boil order to follow, according to the city public works department.
Residents in these areas may experience low pressure, rusty water, or no water.
Residents should take precautions when using their water until the water runs clean. Do not run hot water as doing this will draw rust into the water heater. Only flush the system by running the cold water.
If service has been shut off during this repair, residents will be under a boil order for 48 to 72 hours following the restoration of water service.


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Emeril's Fresh Strawberry Pie
A Refreshing Summer Dessert
Emeril Lagasse has a delicious recipe for Fresh Strawberry Pie. A perfect recipe for strawberry season. Great for summer entertaining!
Cooking Directions
Slice about 3 cups of the strawberries 1/4 inch thick and place them in a medium bowl. Crush the sliced berries with a potato masher or a fork; you should have about 1 1/2 cups crushed berries. Place them in a small saucepan. Add the 1/2 cup sugar and the cornstarch, lemon juice, and salt, and stir to combine.
Soften 1 1/2 teaspoons of the gelatin in the cold water, and set it aside.
Place the saucepan over low heat and bring the berry mixture to a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is transparent and of medium thickness, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, add the softened gelatin, and stir until the gelatin has dissolved. Set aside to cool.
Cut 1 cup of the remaining berries into quarters, and gently fold them into the cooled cooked mixture. Pour the filling into the baked pie shell, and chill in the refrigerator until set, at least 1 hour, and up to overnight before serving.
Chill the whisk attachment and the bowl of an electric mixer in the refrigerator for about 10 minutes.
Attach the bowl and whisk to the mixer, and add the heavy cream and the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar. Whip until soft peaks form.
Soften the remaining 1 teaspoon gelatin in the warm water, and set aside until cool but not set. With the mixer running, add the softened gelatin to the whipped cream and whip until stiff peaks form. Add the vanilla. Working quickly, use a spatula to top the pie with the whipped cream, spreading it evenly and smoothly. Return the pie to the refrigerator and chill until set, at least 45 minutes.
Slice or halve the remaining strawberries, and arrange them decoratively on top of the pie. The pie will keep for up to 3 days in the refrigerator.
*Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, "Emeril at the Grill", HarperStudio Publisher, New York, 2009, courtesy Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.
Recipe Summary
Main Ingredients: strawberries, pie crust


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Sustained Funding Necessary to Fight HIV/AIDS Among Women, Advocates Say
May 13, 2013
"Mother's Day is a celebration of life and reflects the importance of women to their families, communities and countries. However, worldwide HIV/AIDS robs women and girls of their potential and health," Susan Blumenthal, Huffington Post's public health editor and former assistant U.S. surgeon general, and Annie Chen, a fellow at amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, write in the Huffington Post's "Global Motherhood" blog. "Improving women's health will ... enhance the health of families, communities and countries," they write. "Yet support for lifesaving women's HIV/AIDS programs globally is now in jeopardy," they state and cite proposed cuts to federal spending on global health issues.
"What is urgently needed, instead, are intensified efforts to save the lives of women, including those who are pregnant and new mothers, employing a comprehensive and multifaceted approach," Blumenthal and Chen write, detailing programs they feel should be strengthened and highlighting a graphic from amfAR "that compares the Obama administration, U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate budget proposals." They continue, "Insufficient funding for HIV/AIDS initiatives will shortchange those who are most vulnerable, particularly women, who now represent half of all people living with HIV/AIDS worldwide," concluding, "So starting this Mother's Day, let's strengthen our work together to deliver a world to women that is free from the threat of HIV/AIDS" (5/12).
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MARK MADISON: Today is June 29th, 2011, and I'm Mark Madison at the Student Climate and Conservation Congress, an opportunity for high school students from around the country who are interested in possible environmental careers to hear from exciting and inspiring speakers, and I have one of the speakers with me this morning, Juan Martinez, who is going to address the students this evening, and he's agreed to do a brief Podcast with us.
Juan is a proud product of South Central L.A., and he is the national Natural Leaders Network Coordinator for the Children & Nature Network. His passion is to empower individuals and youth, and that led him to direct the Sierra Club's first Environmental Justice Youth Leadership Academy in L.A. In 2009 he introduced the Department of Interior's Ken Salazar at Power Shift in Washington D.C., the largest gathering on youth climate change. And he was invited by the White House to attend the National Forum on Clean Energy Economy. Currently, he's Director of the Natural Leaders Network, which is part of the Children & Nature Network.
Juan, welcome to Shepherdstown, West Virginia. We appreciate you coming here.
JUAN MARTINEZ: Thanks. It's always amazing times here.
MARK MADISON: And tell us what you do for the Children & Nature Network.
JUAN MARTINEZ: So what I do, Rich Louv wrote a book about-- in 2005 called "Last Child In the Woods" and pretty much coined the phrase "nature deficit disorder." Now, for a long time, I think, a lot of us have been working around this issue to connect people and nature, but Rich kind of brought it all to a catalyst and really initiated a grass roots movement throughout the country and really the world. So he brought me to the table and said, "How do we get more young people involved?" And I said, "Well,
we have to create a place and a sense of security for these young people who feel passionate just about their connection with nature and their love for it," and that's where the Natural Leaders Network came about.
So what we do now is do leadership development through peer-to-peer networking throughout country. We do different initiatives and attend different conferences and spread the message of celebrating our connection to nature while also serving and doing research studies as well.
MARK MADISON: What type of connections to nature did you have as a youth, Juan?
JUAN MARTINEZ: For me, it was very dim in the beginning. I grew up in South Central. They didn't have much. Grew up poor. Grew up angry for what I felt the cards had been dealt to me. And up to the age of 15, I didn't see much hope in the future for myself. Around that time, I was given an ultimatum in detention. I was told either I stay in detention for the rest of the semester or go to Ecoclub. And for a kid who at that point was trying to be the tough guy in school and a football player, very dark kind of person at that time, it wasn't such a clear decision. Like I could have stayed in detention and I would have been fine.
But I took a chance and went to Ecoclub, and the first thing Miss Peppin, who ran the Ecoclub, tells me is "Go ahead, grab a bag of seeds, and let's go out to the garden." And in that garden I decided to grow jalapenos, which to me were delicious and good food, and I grew up with them, but more than anything, I saw my mom grow jalapenos in our backyard in coffee pots and tires and her own unique way of growing plants and herbs and different vegetables. And so I wanted to show to my mom that I could do that, too, and I wanted to make salsa for her at the end of that crop.
Then they tricked me. Then I started worrying about photosynthesis, carbon dioxide, and pH balance and all these different things, and I started caring about school, and I did better, and I got more interested in what school represented.
So at the end of that semester, I got an opportunity to go to the Teton Science School in Wyoming. Now, for a kid who grew up in the middle of South Central and didn't have-- didn't see much beyond that, to see the stars for the first time in my life, to see more stars than I could count for the first time in my life, to see a shooting star and realize it wasn't a Disney special effect or anything like that, to see a free-flowing river, and to get a good night's sleep because there wasn't a helicopter or police siren outside my window was an enlightening moment, to say the least. And then the scientific experience that came with that, you know, learning about plate tectonics and erosion and different flora and fauna just kind of opened up a new world to me in making sure that I realized that just as I was connected to those stars that I was looking at so was I connected to my community back home.
MARK MADISON: That's a great story. Teton Science School is a beautiful place.
JUAN MARTINEZ: Yeah, right.
MARK MADISON: Juan, what message do you give young people to inspire them and get them engaged like you?
JUAN MARTINEZ: I think it's follow your passion, and we're all integrated with this passion to explore and enjoy nature. It's integrated in our genes, I think. And when I look back at the last couple weeks, you know, my first-- I'm a National Geographic Explorer now. I was named an Emergent Explorer for 2011. I work with the North Face as an ambassador for their brand. I work with the Children & Nature
Network. I work with leaders in this issue... Rich Louv, Martin Oblong, Cheryl Charles... all mentors of mine. You know, 12 years ago when I was 15, I didn't see myself accomplishing any of these things. So if there's a message that I can put out there is that never doubt what you're capable of doing, just following your passion, and that's what I've been doing ever since.
MARK MADISON: That's great, Juan. That's a good quote to go out on.
If people wanted to learn more about the Children & Nature Network, do you guys have a web site?
JUAN MARTINEZ: We do, www.childrenandnaturenetwork.org.
MARK MADISON: Thank you very much, Juan. We have been speak wing with Juan Martinez at the Student Climate and Conservation Congress, and he's going to be addressing about 100 high school kids this evening. So thanks again, Juan.
JUAN MARTINEZ: Thank you.
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By Michele Langlo Feb 03, 2012 0
Small Miracles, Mysteries and Humorous Things
Sometimes I wonder why there are some things where Cody's abilities actually exceed that of his neurotypical peers but then there are some simple tasks that he has struggled with all of his life. Some of these answers I have learned, but others still elude me to this day.
It used to amaze me when Cody would run a fever and all of the sudden his speech became normal. It used to be something that at first, took me aback. Then every time it happened it gave me false hope. I used to think, "Oh! If he is able to communicate with others and be understood he will have a much better chance of being okay!" And then the fever would go away and his perfect communication went with it. While I was relieved his temperature was back to normal, I was broken-hearted when the communication barriers returned. But over time I learned what to expect when this seemingly strange phenomenon would manifest itself with a bout with a cold or the flu. (This is a frequently reported occurrence in children with autism, and one that researchers continue to investigate.)
Another of Cody's characteristics that both astounds and amuses me at the same time is his sense of humor. There are times when it is very typical of most young men his age while other times it is much more child-like.
He may hear a line from a sitcom on television that would be considered adult humor and laugh until there are tears rolling down his cheeks. If I say something completely ridiculous, his typical response is to roll his eyes and say, "Mom! That's ludicrous!" If he catches me not looking he'll steal my soda and run into another room, laughing like a hyena all the way. But then in contrast, there are times when he may find something funny and will jump up and down while flapping his arms and hands and giggling like a mischievous six-year-old. Why is there such a huge inconsistency?
It would be logical to assume that the difference lies in the nature of the humorous event, that a different kind of humor would evoke a different response. But after years of observation I've come to the conclusion that the difference in responses is not based upon the difference in kinds of humor. This dissimilarity continues to be a mystery to me.
Why is it that he can sit at his computer and draw some beautiful pictures on Windows Paint or draw a peacock on an Etch-A-Sketch with ease but writing a note within the lines of ruled notebook paper is something he is still working to master? He's been incredibly successful at the one and yet continues to struggle mightily with the other.
And it's not just me who takes notice of these things with Cody. Other parents and families who have loved ones on the ASD spectrum report the same type of anomalies.While we have found answers to some and answers to others will be discovered in time, there are sure to be others we will never know!


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I am sending this via the dreaded windows as my attempt to start my laptop this evening leaves me with a blank screen after the blue sabayon flash on boot up. The system is not dead as I can use the power button to power off but I nothing else happens. I did the auto update last night and it had completed in the morning when I then powered off to go to work.
Can anyone give me any idea how to find out what has happened?
Can I revert to prior the update?


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How exactly is the performance "amazing"?
The heart of Android's application layer, Dalvik, runs purely in interpreted mode. This is what most Python, Ruby implementations do and what Java did a decade ago. The performance is slow and irritating.
I have a G1 and love the phone. But I wouldn't call it a speed demon. Maybe the Core 2 helps out, but I'd still rather have native code or a JIT, so I can get performance close to what the hardware is capable of.
Well, that's the point of the parent post. Android is designed for G1-like system resources and the parent is running it on the latest quad-core CPU. Of course it is going to have out-of-this-world performance. It is just very lightweight and lacks most of the features that a standard distribution provide by default.
I have a feeling we're all missing a very bad joke by the parent.
Not really.
Because the applications are all interpreted, it's going to run poorly on the Core 2 as well.
Just slightly less so.
There is no access to device hardware? For example, my Nokia E65 with a 133 mhz processor doesn`t really "play" h264 video, the app calls some framework whatever and that framework tells some chip to decode h264. It is same deal both on Symbian and J2ME apps.
If it can`t do it, why did Google go with their "android" thing instead of J2ME which can be extended via JSR?
Android now allows native code execution.
Android has always allowed native code execution. The only difference now is Google has officially published a supported SDK (NDK) to facilitate the process.
You might want to read up on what you're talking about before posting.
Fine, I'll use wikipedia to back up my claims.
"Java bytecode is also converted into an alternate instruction set used by the Dalvik VM. An uncompressed
"It uses its own bytecode, not Java bytecode."
This is not direct interpretation of source, this is compilation.
"Interpretation" doesn't mean "direct interpretation of source."
In the case of Sun's JVM run in interpreted mode or Dalvik in general, the bytecodes are a set of instructions foreign to the underlying hardware.
Java has the ability to convert these bytecode instructions into native instructions, which are executed directly with no interpretation.
Dalvik has no JIT ability, so the dalvik bytecodes are interpreted at runtime, every time, which makes it slower.
Compare java -Xint, which enables interpreted mode f
What apps are you using or running? Any pics/videos...Heck we have Youtube, right? Any issues you'd like Google to address? Just curious!
I get shell access on my G1, at it isn't unlocked.
Yes, and?
You do realize that TV is just a platfor to push ads, right?
Big deal.
But I suppose that's because I'm usually on the phone less than an hour a month.
It will be quite useful for us consultants that have our personal cell phone, Consulting company phone, and usually even a client phone (for long term projects). It is like having 3 email addresses and checking them all at once through an email client.
In addition to that, you can treat your voice mail like email and listen the voice mail only if necessary. This is much quicker for those of us with Blackberries and the like.
It would be even better if they had number porting. This is the only thing keeping me from making heavy use of GV.
Voicemail transcription is awesome. I've got it setup to replace my cell phone's voicemail completely. I liked having email on my cell phone, but getting voicemail in your computer's email is just damn cool.
But I suppose that's because I'm usually on the phone less than an hour a month.
I don't see why time on the phone is meaningful in evaluating Google Voice (and frankly, I'm shocked to hear that there's "hysteria", given that everyone I talk to has never heard of it.
Google Voice provides a number of useful features: portable phone numbers that can be directed at multiple devices simultaneously; Web-accessible voice mail; voice main transcription and so on. They're useful features. That's really all there is to it.
I think sprint charges $4 a month just for the privileged to make overpriced international calls. And another fee to make international SMS. So yeah it's a pretty big deal for those who are studying abroad or have lots of international friends/business contacts.
/stupid filter text
I have a G1 through T-Mobile in the UK. My terms and conditions say that I'm not allowed to use VoIP services (well, the wording's a little more complicated than that, but that's the gist of it).
Be interesting to see what happens as and when Google Voice gets rolled out to the UK. In the meantime, can somebody invite me to join the US trial and provide the necessary details of harbour?
It probably isn't using VoIP. Google Voice has a feature where it will call your phone, then connect you to the person you want to call. I imagine the app just calls the web service, which dials your phone, the app auto-answers, and then you're connected as a regular voice call.
Trying to run VoIP on T-Mobile's data network would fail pretty fast.
Google voice doesn't take the place of your phone service, it uses it. What you do is call the number Google gives you, then it places the call. So as far as your phone company is concerned, you spend the entire call connected to Google.
My phone tariff (I've got an HTC Magic) provides unlimited landline calls - so does that mean if I can call a "landline" Google Voice number, essentially (tariff aside) all calls will be free?
First part is great.
As for the second part, why would I want to ditch caller ID?
I have this running. I have found that a number of GV calls have been marked as 'unavailable' on my call history, even though the CID has never failed to come to the phone. I am not sure if this is because T-Mobile recognizes the call pattern as always going to/from 1 number or not. It is definitely against their Terms and Conditions: "*Your five numbers must be US domestic numbers and must not include 411, voicemail, toll-free, 900, calling card, and customers' own numbers; and single numbers allowing acce
Aren't most of the Fav5 plans within about $20 of the unlimited plan from the phone company?
Looking, Alltel starts friends and family at $40 (for a local plan) and it look like a mostly unlimited national plan is $90.
Boost mobile has unlimited for $50:
http://plans.boostmobile.com/monthlyunlimited.aspx [boostmobile.com]
But I don't think they have quite the same coverage as the networks (I know they use Sprint's network, but I'm not sure if they have any roaming agreements with Verizon; if they do not, they would not have equi
Just add your Google Voice # to your Fav5 plan or whatever and use these apps w/Google Voice to route all your outbound calls, the cellular company only thinks your calling the same number and google is routing it for you. If you willing to ditch caller-id you can configure google voice so all inbound calls have your Google # as caller ID.
This is clever, but I doubt it will work. First of all, Google will call you back when you make your calls, and you don't know what number Google will call from. (wait for it)
the cellular company only thinks your calling the same number
Secondly, even if Google is spoofing a caller ID# that is on your favorites list, its not really calling from that number... Do you really think Google's CallerID spoofing is going to fool your phone company? Really? If true, then all anyone would ever need to do to get free phone calls is be able to spoof caller ID. I doubt it can w
I bet Symbian and even high end J2ME client will follow soon and if people choose an officially shipped, supported application instead of 3rd party clones, Skype will be really hit big time.
It has been YEARS that Symbian S60 client of Skype, the one you can click and download to any S60 device was promised but never shipped. It comes with some phone in UK I heard. That is it. They also spread some real FUD about J2ME in the process when people were naive enough to ask them.
Skype and eBay suits running it re
Skype has officially sucked ass for about a year now- the Linux client only half works on Pulse and is way behind the MS window version in features. The S60 "lite" version is useless as it still uses airtime. Come on- Fring enables (in a sort of functional way) the skype functionality so why can't Skype get it's act together.
I'm a Skypeout and Skype number paying customer but I'm searching for something more responsive to my needs and I'll gladly say to hell with them when I find it.
Google voice I'm sure ev
Oh Fring has become such a standard in Symbian so they shouldn`t even bother with coding it after this stage and help/support Fring instead.
I mean they can code World`s best VOIP client ever and Symbian community may ignore them since people are really sick of the never ending story.
I'm a Skypeout and Skype number paying customer but I'm searching for something more responsive to my needs and I'll gladly say to hell with them when I find it.
Gizmo5 and any standard VoIP client? I use Twinkle on Linux.
...if they released a few more invites to Google Voice to go along with this so people could test -- I mean, I'm sitting here with a G1 and I can't even use it.
Just fill out the form on the main page. I got my invitation in less than 24 hours last week.
Here's the link: https://services.google.com/fb/forms/googlevoiceinvite/ [google.com]
I think the invites may be random. I filled out my app to beta test it a few months ago, and only got the invite last week.
They only started sending out new invites about two weeks ago after a long hiatus. They've worked through the backlog now and it's pretty quick to get an account.
huh, I've been on that list since pretty close to day 1. Still no invite.
Must be my high standards~
Done that like three times with different email addresses.
Well, speak of the devil...
I got my invite last week, but since GV is not "available" outside the US, I'm not even allowed to register..
It's (again) a US-only thing..
Sure, they say it can make "cheap international calls", but can it understand if I ask it to call someone in my native language (which, for the record, is not English)?
Can it transcript voicemails that are in another language than English? Because very few of my voicemails are in English. Very few of my contacts on my phone has an English clinging name.
When Apple released their Voice Control for the iPhone 3G S, they never came around this issue, yet speaking of it in the same keynote as they talked about
Sure, they say it can make "cheap international calls", but can it understand if I ask it to call someone in my native language (which, for the record, is not English)?
I'm not sure what you're asking here.....you dial the number, and the call is placed like any other phone. What difference does it make what language the actual conversation is in?
Can it transcript voicemails that are in another language than English? Because very few of my voicemails are in English. Very few of my contacts on my phone has a
It would be great if someone wrote a voice app that allowed you to dicate text messages to your friends, since typing on those little keypads can be a pain.
And it would be even cooler if your friends' phones had a voice app that could then dictate the text message back through the phone's speaker.
That would be a great set of apps for a phone, I hope someone comes up with it
(Yuk Yuk)
Maybe you guys missed my silly point.
What I described is the same thing as what phones were originally designed to do, send and receive voice.
Having a voice to txt to voice feature is foolish. My attempt at humor.
I was using the app on my G1 when it was still called grand central.
It's an excellent app. Now you can place calls direct with GV.
The SMS portion is useless since I use the googletalk app.
The voicemail is great. I just wish they included GV configuration in the app and the ringshare service.
I was using the app on my G1 when it was still called grand central.
yeah, but you still ahve a 6 digit ID, Loser~
Is there a way to configure the phone to direct all calls through a wireless router, when the router is in range? I would like to make internet-based calls rather than cell-based calls when I am at home.
The reason for this is that I make very few calls away from home. This sort of setup would allow me to pay under $10 per month for all my phone calls, and yet have only a single number.
Currently I use a pay-as-you-go cell phone for when I am out, and Skype for when I am at home, but this is not ideal. I have
"Is there a way to configure the phone to direct all calls through a wireless router, when the router is in range?"
Yes, it's called Unlimited HotSpot Calling [t-mobile.com] from T-Mobile. (Note: You may want to double check this with T-Mo, but I believe the phones and plan will work with almost any WiFi AP, not just a T-Mobile HotSpot, though that marketing page doesn't make that very clear).
Plus, with UHC (Also some times called UMA - Unlicensed Mobile Access, or GAN - Generic Access Network), you can seemlessly transiti
The $50/month is what I'm trying to get around. What I currently have is two phones:
1. Skype, which is about $3/month for unlimited calls. (And which I could probably replace with a free service.)
2. Virgin Mobile, which with light use costs less than $10/month.
I'm hoping that there will eventually be a way to combine these two into a single phone, with a single phone number, at about the same price.
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He had no trouble pounding his chest before and saying that this was the best team, and he was the best def coach etc. etc. If decisions have not yet been made on him or his staff that is all he needs to say. Is Landry a priority FA?
How do you feel about the strength and weaknesses of this team. Would you target FA or the Draft different positions.
His silence just gives the impression of someone who likes to take public credit but no public criticism.
Patman,i enjoy talking with you and everybody else here. Here comes the but,but what you just posted is ridiculous. He's been slammed week after week, about everything,tebow, sanchez, play calling, etc, etc, and he never hid,or looked to end his pressers early
Why would Pettine be offered an extension if Rex was gonna be canned? No new HC, would retain him!
Pettine publicly released the information that he turned it down in Week 17 as a dog whistle to the other 31 teams that he is going to be available. Teams firing their coaching staff know this around Week 15. Same for the Rex Ryan "leak" about "wanting out". It's all posturing to get a job lined up in case you don't want the one you currently have. Aggressive owners start rebuilding their coaching staffs the moment the final gun sounds in Week 17. Pettine and Ryan wanted to be on short lists.
there's only one on my actual ignore list
the completely deserving reptilleon
Vive La France
Point well taken.I think Rex is staying though
This article looks like it came from a member of Bleacher report.
And that's not a good thing.
http://www.jetsinsider.com/forums/sh...4&postcount=28Originally Posted by sg3


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Tottenham got a world-record fee for Gareth Bale but head coach Tim Sherwood cannot help feeling they were short-changed.
After a marvellous few years at White Hart Lane, the 24-year-old last summer swapped north London for Real Madrid in a record-breaking 100million euros (£85.3million) deal.
The gargantuan fee raised more than a few eyebrows but Bale has not wilted under the pressure brought by the price tag.
The winger has shone in his debut campaign in Spain and so far netted 20 goals, the latest being Wednesday's outstanding solo strike that secured Madrid the Copa del Rey crown at the expense of Barcelona.
The strength, speed and composure shown by Bale in scoring left onwatchers open-mouthed and reinforced Spurs head coach Sherwood's belief that Tottenham should have got more money for him.
"His fee looks cheap now," Sherwood said. "If he is going to deliver them the European Cup - which it looks like he might - then that looks good business [for Madrid].
"To have Cristiano Ronaldo and Bale - he's a freak of nature what you see there.
"When he was running on the track he'd run past three old ladies eating a hamburger and come back on the pitch, and still be fastest to the ball.
"Look at his goal, he was playing against Barcelona, he's had a great season."
Sherwood sent Bale a text message after Madrid's win saying 'Well done mate, keep it going', but laughed as he revealed he did not get one back.
It is no surprise given the number of well-wishers, which included the world's best player present and past, Cristiano Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane, at the end of a game that left those connected with Spurs wondering what could have been.
This season has been a tumultuous one at White Hart Lane and Champions League qualification is now almost certainly beyond them.
"Give me Gareth Bale and I think we might have been realistic challengers for the top four this season," Sherwood said.
"You saw what Gareth did - eight winning goals last season out of 21 goals and nine assists. If you put them on to our season it would have a different complexion.
"Speculation was rife at the time - nearly as long as the speculation surrounding me.
"He certainly dealt with it and I think to be fair, he wanted to go. Once a player wants to go, it is very difficult to keep him. Unless you are Liverpool of course."
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DIANNE Pearse doesn't have much spare time.
She's too busy volunteering.
The Bendigo resident, who is in her 60s, lends a hand to various groups including the Bush Dance and Music Club.
Mrs Pearse was hard at work yesterday serving tea and coffee, with a smile, to participants at the Old Time Tea Dance yesterday.
The event was just one of the many events on this week's Victorian Seniors Festival.
"I'm a volunteer with the Bush Dance and Music Club so I work as a publicity officer, MC, and I help with super and clean up," she said.
"I also volunteer with ladies netball, highland dancing and the Holden club – to name a few.
"I also work part-time, as a home carer with the council."
Mrs Pearse said volunteering was very rewarding. "I like helping people," she said.
She encouraged others to put their hands up to volunteer.
"I've noticed the schools are struggling to get volunteers for their readers and things like that," she said. "Everyone can help out in some way or another."