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There's a discussion on the Clojure mailing list about which development environment is most suitable for beginners who want to get started with Clojure.
If you're already an expert IDE user for other work, such as Java development, it makes sense to try Clojure out in environment you're used to. However, what should a beginner do if they aren't already familiar with an IDE? If this is you, my strong advice is that you learn Emacs.
Emacs optimises the tail
Most tools try to optimise the first few hours of use by giving access to all the features via menu-bars and icons. These certainly make learning the tool easier. In fact, the Windows operating system seems to me to be designed to optimise a person's first experience with a computer.
However, once you are familiar with how to use a tool most users find that using keyboard shortcuts makes them more productive, just as many computer users discover that they get more done with a command line. Duplicating access to a feature via a menu and/or an icon only adds to the visual clutter which, detracting from the overall experience. And when you're trying to focus on creating content, visual noise can be a distraction.
Emacs is different. In Emacs, the keyboard shortcut is the primary way of accessing a feature. Many features aren't even available via the menu and toolbar. For the sake of reducing visual clutter to a minimum I recommend you toggle off even the basic menu and toolbar that Emacs
displays when you first start it (see below for how).
So rather than optimise the first few hours of use, Emacs makes the subsequent years as productive as possible.
Once you're familiar with a tool it's easy to forget how you felt when you started out. I remember being a little overwhelmed the first time I tried IntelliJ, I couldn't work out how to view 2 files side by side. I also remember finding Eclipse overwhelming, I was confused by its views and perspectives.
Learning any complex tool like an IDE or Emacs is not a trivial undertaking. But scrambling up the initial learning curve with Emacs is really not all that hard. Here's how :-
Get Emacs.
Get a recent copy, version 24 or above. If you're on a Mac, avoid Aquamacs for the time being.
Start Emacs.
Read the text in front of you. Start the tutorial. Run through the tutorial, have a break, come back and do it again. This is really important. Don't try to do anything complex (like configure a Clojure environment) until you're comfortable with the basics. Don't try to learn everything in one go. Emacs has a long learning curve but it doesn't have to be steep. Nobody knows all of Emacs and you don't have to know much of it to start with. Gradually you will pick up new tips and tricks from other Emacs users and your own curiosity.
Minimise the visual clutter.
The tutorial will have taught you what
M-x means.
M-x cust-var<RET>
Customize variable: menu-bar-mode
(click Toggle, then State - 'Save for Future Sessions')
M-x cust-var<RET>
Customize variable: tool-bar-mode
(click Toggle, then State - 'Save for Future Sessions')
M-x cust-var<RET>
Customize variable: scroll-bar-mode
(click Toggle, then State - 'Save for Future Sessions')
Kill the caps
Rebind your useless CAPS-LOCK key to a Control key. On a Mac, you can
do that by going to Sytsem Preferences/Keyboard/Modifiers. GNOME and KDE
users can also do this via settings. For raw X Windows, I find it's best
to add the following to your X conf :
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "Keyboard Defaults"
MatchIsKeyboard "yes"
Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:nocaps"
Customize your Clojure environment.
There are plenty of tutorials on this. Find a recent one and follow it. Most advice is to use
nRepl. Personally I find nRepl to be still lacking in certain useful features so I run the original swank instead. In my lein user profile I add the swank plugin.
{:user {:plugins [
[lein-swank "1.4.4"]
Then I run up an Emacs shell
M-x eshell
Then I run the swank listener via lein to start my JVM with my project's classpath
$ cd ~/src/myproject
$ lein swank
Then I connect to localhost and port 4005 (ie. the defaults).
M-x slime-connect
Then I locate a Clojure file and compile it with
C-c C-k.
Install and learn paredit.
Many people recommend using an Emacs 'starter kit' which provide various bells and whistles intended for certain user groups (eg. Clojure developers). You'll find many examples on github. My advice is to avoid these until you are more comfortable with the default Emacs environment. Personally I don't use a starter kit and find that Emacs 24 has ironed out plenty of the wrinkles that these starter kits were created to address.
IDE strengths are not tuned to Clojure development
For Java developers there are a number of features that tip the balance
firmly in favour of using an IDE :-
Java, being both statically types and verbose lends itself to
code-completion facilities in the editor.
Improving the design of object oriented code demands heavy
refactoring, where a good IDE can greatly help.
Java's requirements on file organisation (one file per public class)
means that large project can run into thousands of individual files,
which are more easily accessed using tree controls characteristic of
All these benefits are significantly less useful for Clojure
development, so the balance tips in back in favour of Emacs which excels
at text editing. As an expert user in multiple IDEs and Emacs I can
attest that the text editing in IDEs feels awkward and even cumbersome
by Emacs standards.
A sound investment
Commiting the time to learn Emacs is a very sound investment. I've been using Emacs myself since 1991. The initial learning curve was a few days, which is a tiny fraction of that 20 years. Many tools have come and gone since 1991, including Windows 3.1, Lotus Notes, Visual Age for Java. Emacs predates all these and it's very much the same tool now (at version 24) as it was then (at version 18). I fully expect to be using Emacs for another 20 years.
That would be a big payback if I only used Emacs for development. But I can use Emacs for lots of other tasks. Right now I'm writing this blog in Emacs using a mode specially designed for creating Markdown formatted articles (which this is one). The same keybindings apply and much of the feature set is just as relevant as when I'm developing :-
- slick navigation
- text manipulation
- bookmarks
- git integration
- kill-rings
- macros
- narrowing to region
- grep-find
I don't have to work hard to remember all the keybindings associated with these features, they are burnt into my muscle memory. If you haven't yet learned to properly touch-type, I also recommend you add that to your 'to-do' list. Emacs is kind to touch-typists. Like vi, Emacs allows you to navigate without moving your hands over to the arrow keys and back.


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By Liane Kupferberg Carter Dec 18, 2012 2
The Wild Card
"Mickey's had a seizure."
Heart stopping words. It doesn't matter how many times we've gotten that call; I never get used to it.
It takes half an hour to reach him at school. He is tired but lucid. "My head hurts," he tells us, subdued. His normally bright blue eyes are dull and shadowed. I feel his forehead; no fever. He can't tell me much about the episode; he doesn't even seem to remember where it happened. That's not unusual, though. The doctor calls it retrograde amnesia.
Seizures leave him so profoundly disoriented that he will literally walk into oncoming traffic. We are always on high alert, because we never know when, where, or how they will strike. He's had them showering. Shaving. Crossing a street. It's like living with the threat of terrorism. Seizures are random. Sudden. Unpredictable.
Epilepsy, like autism, is a spectrum disorder. Anti-seizure meds eliminate seizures in about two-thirds of patients. More difficult-to-control cases sometimes—sometimes—respond to combinations of two or more medications.
My son takes three.
When both my children were infants, I checked them throughout the night to reassure myself they were still breathing. Mickey is 20 years old, and I am still checking. Each year, 50,000 people die as the result of a seizure; for people with autism, it is the leading cause of death. It's called SUDEP: Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy. Approximately 30 percent of people with ASD have seizures; by comparison, epilepsy affects 1 percent of the general population.
For centuries people believed that someone with seizures was possessed by devils. We know better now, but why does it feel as if treatment is still in the Dark Ages? We see terrible side effects from medications that at best achieve partial control of his seizures. Cognitive slowing. Mood shifts. Agitation. Exhaustion. We worry, every day, every hour, about all the things that can trigger seizures. Summer heat; missed meals; drinking too little water; drinking too much water; flashing lights; 3-D movies; anxiety. Even joyful anticipation. Mickey has had seizures going to a Chanukah party; eating dessert at the Thanksgiving table; visiting the science museum with his classmates; watching the Super Bowl with his cousins.
Every time he has a seizure, friends and family ask, "Was it a bad one?" Sometimes I feel like retorting, "I've yet to see a good one." I know they mean well; they are asking, Did he fall to the floor? Lose consciousness? Convulse? I am at a loss how to answer. When it is your child, every seizure is bad. He is literally seized—snatched up in an electrical storm that sucks the air out of him before it spits him out, disoriented and spent. Doctors have told us, "A seizure is like getting kicked in the head." How many kicks can a child sustain before there is permanent damage?
We bring him home; he sleeps deeply for four hours. When he finally wakes up, his first words are, "No school tomorrow."
"Let's see how you are in the morning," I tell him.
"Not tomorrow. The next day," he insists.
"How do you feel?" I ask.
I know how terrified I am each time he has a seizure; how much worse it must be for him. What is it like, to wake up lying on a couch or floor, your body sore, your head aching, with no memory of what has caused you to land there, nothing but the ominous sense that something bad has happened? Unable to recognize familiar people around you. Unable to form words. Struggling to speak, only to see uncomprehending faces. No wonder he's reluctant to return to school. Could this be why he so often resists leaving home at all?
This wasn't the column I sat down to write this morning. Today I intended to write a cheery, holiday-themed post for December. I've been blindsided. Epilepsy has ridden roughshod over my son again. It's the wild card in the autism diagnosis. One I wish fervently we'd never been dealt.


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The Dave Clark Five
- Dave Clark
- Lenny Davidson
- Rick Huxley
- Denis Payton
- Mike Smith
The record-setting stars that gave the Beatles a run for their money.
For a period in the mid-Sixties, the Dave Clark Five was the dominant British Invasion band. With fifteen consecutive Top 40 singles, they could always be counted on for poppy, danceable hits.
In the early years of the British Invasion, two bands vied for supremacy: the Beatles and the Dave Clark Five.
Granted, the Fab Four from Liverpool out-charted the five lads from London, but almost no other band—not the Rolling Stones, Kinks or Animals—came close to the Dave Clark Five's hit-making prowess from early 1964 to mid-1966. During that period, the "DC5," as they were known in fan shorthand, placed fifteen consecutive singles in the U.S. Top 40. It is one of the most impressive statistical feats of the British Invasion.
Their historic run began with "Glad All Over" and ended with "Please Tell Me Why." In between came such hooky, high-energy hits as "Bits and Pieces," "Can't You See That She's Mine," "Any Way You Want It," "Catch Us If You Can," "Over and Over" and "Try Too Hard." Even after the Top 40 string was broken, when "Satisfied With You" stalled at Number Fifty, the DC5 continued to make the charts through 1967, hitting the Top 10 once again with "You Got What It Takes." By the time it was all over, the Dave Clark Five had sold 50 million records.
The DC5 were regulars on the American charts at the height of the British Invasion because their records were, quite simply, fun to listen and dance to. They cut original material and covered American rock and roll and R&B songs, such as Chuck Berry's "Reelin' and Rockin'," Chris Kenner's "I Like It Like That" and the Contours' "Do You Love Me." They pursued success as hungrily as the Beatles, working exhaustively to establish themselves in America. They launched their first U.S. tour shortly before the Fab Four, ultimately undertaking six coast-to-coast tours. The DC5 also appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show—the Sunday-night variety show that helped break so many rock and roll acts in that era—an amazing eighteen times. (By contrast, the Beatles performed on the Sullivan Show four times.)
There was an effort to fabricate competition between the Beatles and the Dave Clark Five, framing it as the provincial north of England (Liverpool's Beatles) versus the hip, urbane south (London's DC5). The Dave Clark Five, who hailed from the North London suburb of Tottenham, were declared purveyors of the "Tottenham Sound." In reality, there was no head-to-head competition, and the bands were friendly with one another. The Dave Clark Five were content to make solid, danceable pop records. The sound was contemporary, but the spirit was similar to that of the rhythm & blues and rock & roll from the Fifties. "The music was fun," Mike Smith told Goldmine in 1988. "It had no message. It was just supposed to be about fun and good times." Dave Clark asserted in his liner notes to the 1993 CD compilation, The History of the Dave Clark Five, "The DC5 was originally formed for the fun of playing the music we all enjoyed."
Before signing a record contract, the group honed their act to a crowd-pleasing tightness by performing extensively on the British ballroom circuit. Solid players all, their greatest assets were keyboardist Mike Smith's wailing, full-bodied vocals and Dave Clark's booming drum sound. Denis Payton's saxophones, an unusual inclusion for a British Invasion lineup, added rhythmic texture and a gritty Fifties rhythm & blues underpinning.
The Dave Clark Five signed to Columbia Records in the U.K. and Epic (a Columbia subsidiary) in the U.S. The contract represented a farsighted leap on bandleader and business manager Dave Clark's part. He insisted and won creative control over the band's output, including final say over what songs could be released as singles. He set up a publishing company for the band's original material. As their producer, he negotiated a figure that was considerably higher than the going rate for independent production at the time. He also inserted a reversion clause that returned ownership of the band's recordings after a specified time. In essence, Clark called all the shots, making the Dave Clark Five one of the few Sixties bands that were not bound by grossly unfavorable standard record contracts. Nowadays, there is a lot of talk about artistic control and independence, but Dave Clark drew up the blueprint at the dawn of the first British Invasion.
In much the same spirit, the Dave Clark Five quit while they were ahead. The group disbanded in 1970. They could have taken what work was available or reunited at a later date, when Sixties nostalgia became all the rage. Instead, they let their music speak for itself and its time. When a promoter called Clark in the early Eighties with a lucrative offer for a reunion tour, Clark declined. Sometimes what a band doesn't do says as much as what they have done. "We can't better what we've done," Clark said in 1993. "I'll leave that to the exciting new acts."
Inductees: Dave Clark (drums, vocals; born December 15, 1942), Lenny Davidson (guitar; born May 30, 1944), Rick Huxley (bass; born August 5, 1942, died February 11, 2013), Denis Payton (saxes, harmonica, vocals; born August 11, 1943, died December 17, 2006), Mike Smith (keyboards, vocals; born December 6, 1943, died February 28, 2008)


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Watch out, Homer -- maybe Marge will get "Knocked Up."
Comedian Seth Rogen will fulfill his dream role as a writer for FOX cartoon hit "The Simpson," penning an episode in which he'll also appear as a personal trainer whose goal is to whip tubby homer into shape.
Rogen, the star of comedies like "Knocked Up," "Pineapple Express" and super-hit "Superbad," said writing for the series is a lifelong goal that would be one of the highlights of his career.
"As a writer, it always just seemed like the Holy Grail," Rogen said of "The Simpsons."
"I can die a happy man now," Rogen said.
"Homer the Whopper" stars Rogen as Homer's trainer, who pushes Homer into physical shape to play Everyman, a superhero created by the show's character Comic Book Guy.
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Appearing on the show was "one of the highlights of my life," Rogen said.
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They are asking him to consider having surgery for a flap and he is refusing. He refuses to stay out of his chair and refuses surgery if it means he will have to stay out of his chair.
He is 74 years old. He essentially lives by himself for 5 days out of 7. The wound care is way beyond my expertise.
Can someone live with a stage 4 wound without closing it? Or do they eventually require closing? He is very depressed about the situation and refuses any home nursing.
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Benign focal childhood epilepsy is a common form of epilepsy in
children, causing seizures that make the muscles all over the body stiffen and
jerk. Benign focal childhood epileptic seizures usually occur at night.
Benign focal childhood epilepsy has no known cause. But it may run
in families. The condition develops in school-age children and disappears
during the teen years. Medicine can usually control the seizures,
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Most children with benign focal childhood epilepsy have normal
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Welcome to our 14th Century pub serving traditional, award winning real ales from the Branscombe Vale Brewery and good old fashioned cooking!
There are not many pubs left like the Fountain. An open log fire, slate flags on the floor and home cooked food at prices that won't break the bank.
This is a place to enjoy some good conversation, to sup some ale, to relax. There are no juke boxes, pool tables or wide screen televisions. Just a very warm welcome and everything that pubs used to be.
We have a small cosy room (once an old forge) with its own log fire for lunch or dinner. It's best to reserve a table in advance if you want to eat here but many people take pot luck and eat at a table in the bar.
We have another room, just off the bar, where children are welcome. You can eat here as well if you wish.
Finally, yes, we have a car park, well behaved dogs are welcome,
yes there is a spring that gives the pub its name...and we fibbed about entertainment; we have darts, cribbage and dominoes and the occasional but very popular live band.
Come and experience this very English dream.
We are open 11am to 3pm and 6 pm to 11pm
except for Sunday when it's 12 noon to 10.30pm
We serve food 12 to 2 and 6.30 to 9 every day.
"The crab in our sandwiches tasted so deliciously fresh that it must have scuttled up from the beach only that morning"
Daily Telegraph, 8th March 2008.
"A 500 year old building nestling in a little valley, it has a log fire, a flagstone floor, a snug and welcome interior, ample outside space and truly sublime Branoc ale from the very local Branscombe Vale Brewery."
The Times. 9th May 2009.
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Justin Bieber's Mom Hasn't Had Sex Since the Clinton Administration
If a teenager ever had a reason to say "Mo-om!" in horror, it's Justin Bieber right now -- because his mother just told Ellen DeGeneres and her entire viewing audience that she hasn't had sex in 16 years.
Pattie Mallette, the 37-year-old single mom who spawned the superstar, told Ellen on national television that when she was 21, she made a vow not to have sex again until she was married. And, despite the fact that she hasn't been able to make a love connection since then, she says she's sticking to that promise.
"Honestly, I take that vow really seriously," she told DeGeneres. "I wrote it down on a piece of paper and I had someone witness it. It means a lot. I made it this far. I'm not stopping now." (A priest could seriously take notes from this woman.)
One of the reasons she hasn't found a partner is that she also vowed to focus on Justin and not start dating until he was 18. But since the pop idol is legal now, gentlemen, start your engines.
Ellen offered to help a sissah out by putting potential suitors through an interview process, and by giving Pattie a six-month Match.com membership. And, she told the cold-shower champ, "If it doesn't work, I'll renew it for six more."
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Depending on the password policy settings, a client account can be locked out of an account when the number of failed bind attempts exceeds the number of allowed bind attempts. In a replicated topology the client is locked out of all instances of Directory Server, not just the instance to which the client was attempting to bind. This feature is called global account lockout.
In versions of Directory Server prior to Directory Server 6, account lockout was based on integer counters. By default, these counters were not replicated.
In this version of the product, bind failures are recorded by using timestamps. By default, the timestamps are replicated, and prioritized replication is used to replicate updates to the lockout data that are caused by failed bind requests.
Global account lockout can be used in the following scenarios:
When replication is used to propagate bind failures
Bind requests must not be directed to read-only consumers. When a client fails to bind to a read-only consumer, the lockout data is not replicated. Therefore, if a bind request fails on a read-only consumer, the lockout data is updated on that instance only and is not replicated across the topology.
Even if all bind attempts are directed at master replicas, the client might be able to perform bind attempts on multiple servers faster than the lockout data can be replicated. In this way, a client can exceed the limit on failed bind attempts for the password policy. Note that this risk is present even though bind failures are replicated by using prioritized replication.
When Directory Proxy Server manages the routing of bind operations
The Directory Proxy Server can achieve global account lockout by using the hash algorithm for load-balancing to route all bind requests for a given account to the same Directory Server. For information about using the hash algorithm for global account lockout, see Operational Affinity Algorithm for Global Account Lockout.


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PALO ALTO, Calif. - Cephren Inc., an online workplace for the $3.6 trillion global construction industry, announced an industry partnership with the American Subcontractors Association (ASA) Alexandria, Va., a national trade association with more than 6,500 member companies, predominantly specialty subcontractors. This alliance expands Cephren's existing relationship with ASA as part of a joint effort to deliver powerful, online e-commerce, procurement and project management services to ASA members through Cephren's online workplace, recently named among Forbes.com's "Best-of-the-Web B2B." ASA members will be able to access Cephren's suite of Web-based services directly from the ASA Web site at www.asaonline.com, as well as from Cephren's Web site at www.cephren.com.
Cephren's offers an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of construction products and services.
"At Cephren, we are building a comprehensive online workplace that enables everyone involved in a project to work together seamlessly from a single online location," said Rob Majteles, president and CEO of Cephren. "By working closely with ASA, Cephren will be able to provide valuable e-commerce and collaboration services to the specialty subcontractor community, enabling them to do business with general contractors and suppliers faster, smarter and cheaper."
Through Cephren MarketNet's existing bidding service, ASA members will be able to enhance existing trade relationships by dramatically speeding up the entire procurement process, eliminating paperwork and redundancies, and reducing processing times from weeks or months to days and hours.
Using Cephren MarketNet, ASA members can create and manage new projects online, seamlessly import bills of materials from estimating systems to create bid packages and generate and issue Requests for Quotations (RFQs) to selected preferred vendors.
Members can also respond to electronic Invitations to Bid (ITBs) from general contractors and compare and analyze bids that are imported directly into a comparison worksheet. They are able to access and view electronic plans and specifications from Cephren ProjectNet, the company's project management and collaboration service.
WAVERLY, Pa. - Specialty Contractor Press (SCP), the bookstore that sells publications of the American Subcontractors Association (ASA), is redefining its relationship with specialty trade contractors with a new series of topic-specific color catalogs, a Web site and a videocassette presentation offering suggestions on how to avoid financial troubles. Three catalogs make up SCP's new catalog series. Each focuses on an area of interest to specialty trade contractors. One catalog focuses on subcontracts and payment publications, including the best-selling, "Lien & Bond Claims in the 50 States," "Mastering Subcontracts Reference Guide," and American Institute of Architects contract documents A201 and A401. The business management catalog features publications such as the "Series on Subcontracting Overhead" and the "Claims & Change Orders Kit." The safety and health catalog includes "CompliancePlus Safety Management CD-ROM" and "Hazard Communication: A Compliance Kit for the Construction Industry." Specialty trade contractors can receive the catalogs by calling SCP's at (800)221-0415 or visiting www.contractorpress.com/catalog/main.htm. To help contractors take control of their financial future, Specialty Contractor Press created the videocassette, "Business Management and the Specialty Trade Contractor." In the video presentation, financial expert M. Scott Hursh, CPA and principal of the CPA/consulting firm Stambaugh-Ness, P.C., York, Pa., presents strategies that specialty trade contractors have successfully used to prevent or overcome financial difficulty. Hursh addresses such questions as, "How do overhead costs factor in job costs? What kind of bank is right for my company? What is the best way of ensuring adequate cash flow?" This videocassette is available free to organizations serving the construction industry. National, regional and local trade associations can obtain a copy to show at member meetings by calling SCP's toll-free customer service line. Individual contractors interested in the tape should encourage their association to request the free copy. SCP's products include workshops, manuals, safety kits, training videos, specialized software and other educational materials. American Subcontractors Association, 1004 Duke St., Alexandria, Va., 22314


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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent (Xbox)
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DescriptionOnce, Sam Fisher was an agent of Third Echelon, assigned to infiltrate strongholds belonging to enemies of National Security, gather information and neutralize enemies if needed.
Times are changing, America's enemies are looking at new options, finding ways to make themselves more deadly. In order to star one step ahead of its target, Third Echelon is also changing and while Sam Fisher's foes are evolving and his allies are in flux, Fisher's own life will undergo some dramatic and permanent changes. And once that happens nothing will ever be the same.
With his life turned upside down, Fisher is on a new mission unlike any he has ever been sent on before. Where he used to penetrate defenses and gather information from the outside, now he is on the inside, working with those he has sworn to destroy and finding enemies among his allies. He is risking everything for the sake of the greater good, even if it costs him his identity or his life.
Play the game in a stealth manner or in a gun blazing way and your experience will be different every time you play. Try to sneak around the enemies and kill, interrogate or neutralize them without anyone else notice. There are 3 different endings depending on your choices in the game. Different settings will be visited during the game such as a prison, a boat in Cozumel, visit Africa, and many more.
You will get many different weapons and gadgets to help you through your journey. Use gadgets to close the lights, use gadget to electrify enemies in water pond, and scan the surroundings using your many visions (electric, night vision, heat vision) to identify potential gameplay objects around the worlds.
This version is quite different from the Xbox 360/Windows release. They share the same engine (although it is not multi-threaded), but this release adds an additional single-player mission with alternate ending, a new Spies vs. Spies online mode, 14 co-op missions playable offline (also online for the Xbox version), LAN, and 8 minutes of additional cinematics. There are also some changes in the storyline. The Wii/GameCube versions only have co-op multiplayer.
The Spies vs. Spies multiplayer offers different game modes:
- Team Hack: similar to capture the flag, but you need to hack the opponent's computer and secure your own.
- Deathmatch: regular matches.
- Team Deathmatch: regular team matches.
- Key Run: similar to Team Hack, but with the addition of a key that needs to be obtained first to hack into the opponent's computer
- Sam Vs. All: a single player, Sam Fisher, has to sneakily hack into computers defended by an entire team.
- Countdown: similar to Deathmatch, with the addition of gameplay time provided by killing other players.
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- 3D Engine: UnrealEngine2
- Gameplay feature: Karma meter
- Gameplay feature: Lock picking
- Gameplay feature: Multiple endings
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- Physics Engine: Havok
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- Setting: Future now Past
- Splinter Cell series
- Theme: Prison
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Well, the board is either fixed, or it's going to run terribly. Cross your fingers and hope for the best. I'm at my technical limit right now.
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Just tossing this out. We all know about the steep price of the FAL model B bayonet. The one that fits the long Browning type flash hider. I have seen them for a low of $370 and up to $700. Here's my question to all you smart FAL lovers, in looking at the model A bayonet, do anyone thinks it's possible to modify it to fit the long flash hider? I don't have a model A bayonet to check it against my FAL, as it looks like it may work, but I may be missing something. Any thoughts?
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Wondered the same thing many times? Hate to ruin what I already have.
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Feb. 8, 2007
Head Coach Michelle Bento-Jackson:
On the team's 27 assists and good ball movement:
"It was tremendous. A lot of the passes came off of strong and aggressive penetration and drawing defenders in. I thought Ashley [Graham] and Chandice [Cronk]'s decision-making was exceptional tonight. They found the open players, and obviously when you do those things, you will get open looks."
On Elizabeth Doran's contributions in the past two starts:
"Liz gives us consistency and is solid on both ends of the floor. She's very versatile, we can play her at many different places on the perimeter as well as the inside both offensively and defensively."
On the veteran leadership stepping up and setting the pace:
"I was very proud of the intensity and leadership that our upperclassmen brought tonight. Obviously they are bringing the intangibles on a consistent basis, and if we can keep doing those things, we will play better."
On bouncing back with a hot shooting night:
"The reason why we got the open looks that we did tonight was because our execution was just much better. It was very poor against Saint Mary's, and our shot selection was not good, but we worked a lot on our offense this week in practice and I think it showed tonight."


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Post up how our deal went, and I will return the favor.
Sold him a Micromag, and shipped it to Korea! Amazingly, it got there pretty fast
Good communication and prompt payment; a great person to do business with!
Bought a Z and Y frame from him. They were nicer than described. Answered all my questions in a timely manor. Wouldn't hesitate to deal with him again. Thanks again
Bought an RT Pro from him. Even though he found he listed it incorrectly as a Classic RT, he still honored the price we were talking. Shipping was beyond phenomenal. I swear this guy must work for UPS or something. It was packed with bubble wrap and foam peanuts, in a good-sized box to provide plenty of protection. And it came quickly and as described.
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New Fiction Titles to Ponder Upon!
David Feldman is popular for his "Imponderables" books. Working as a columnist and sportscaster for a number of years, Dave has been asked questions during that time that he felt everybody wondered about from time to time, and decided to compile them into titles of his own.
Inspired by his own mother as she struggled to find the answers to Dave's "inquiring mind" as he grew up, these books have titles like, "Why Do Dogs Have Wet Noses?" and "Do Penguins Have Knees?" and "When do Fish Sleep?"
While speaking at a recent fundraiser, presidential hopeful Mitt Romney wondered aloud, "Why don't windows on an airplane open?" Dave Feldman may want to jot down that imponderable for future reference, but meanwhile, I have the answer to the imponderable question, "What is new at the Jasper County Public Library?" Here, my friends, are some new fiction titles for you to ponder upon!
Growing up under the cruel scrutiny of her father, Hector Lewis, Heloise learned early on how to avoid attention of any kind, fading into the woodwork in any given situation. Now living in a comfortable suburb, she is a widow raising a young son. Employed by the State Capitol, Heloise is a lobbyist with a mediocre track record. Heloise, however, has a secret. Discreet meetings in hotel rooms across the area can make Heloise the woman of your dreams. Living a secret life comes at a cost, though; and for Heloise, she may find that the price is higher than she's willing to pay in "And When She Was Good: A Novel" by Laura Lippman.
"Beautiful Ruins" by Jess Walter is a roller coaster ride of deeply human lives and characters that span fifty years, beginning in 1962 with a young innkeeper who falls in love with a tall, thin vision of a woman; an American starlet who is dying. As the story unfolds and takes the reader across the globe and into the tangled lives of dozens of characters, each life intersects with the next, setting the story that began with two star-crossed lovers in motion.
Caroline and Issy are mother and daughter, forging a life for themselves after leaving an affluent life in Singapore behind and starting over again in an English village. At thirty eight, Caroline cooks dinners to earn enough money to get by; at fifteen, Issy secretly blames her mother for their change in lifestyle and begins to make some dangerous choices. As happiness for these two women hangs in the balance, love, hate, blame and responsibility for their decisions bring them on a collision course in "A Place in the Country" by Elizabeth Adler.
The disappearance of a young Israeli woman prompts her boyfriend, an American nuclear engineer, to journey to Herod's 2000 year old mountain fortress, where his discovery sets a pursuit by the dark side of Israeli Intelligence in motion. In a race against time and the forces that are hot on his trail, he struggles to uncover the truth, unaware that there is an even deeper, darker secret dangerously lurking in "The Last Man" by P.T. Deutermann.
Once a New York textile designer, Avery Baker has changed gears by inheriting her aunt's old Maine cottage. Finding her niche in renovating the cottage and other humble abodes, Avery is challenged on a very different level when a mystery surfaces behind the walls of centuries-old house on a remote island where deadly secrets await in "Mortar and Murder" by Jennie Bentley.
"Why Do Pirates Love Parrots?" is Dave Feldman's newest title, set to be released on November 4. Other points to ponder include "Why Don't Cats Like to Swim?" and "Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise?" The answers to these questions, I confess, I do not know; but, if you were to ask me, "Where can I find the best fiction titles in town?" I would be able to answer that without a moment's ponder…your local branch of the Jasper County Public Library, of course!


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Jaguar RSR have a surprising driver lineup for the 2011 season
It is with great pleasure and excitement that JaguarRSR announces its plans to run two full-season JaguarRSR XKR GTs in the 2011 American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrόn with what is turning out to be a star-studded driver lineup. One of the entries will see open-wheel stars Bruno Junqueira and Cristiano Da Matta kick off their GT racing careers on the JaguarRSR full season roster and P.J. Jones has been signed to pilot the second entry and awaits confirmation of his teammate.


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Living in Thailand?
Living in Thailand
Unlike what some expats-to-be might believe, living in Thailand as a traditional expat is not always the same as settling for a relaxed life in a beach resort. After all, lounging under palm trees and planning a stroll to the nearest wat (Buddhist temple) is rather different from hurrying to business meetings.
Of course, elderly retirees and young work-and-travel backpackers indeed go for a more laid-back life in Thailand. The holiday settlements on Phuket or exploring the country's north, e.g. the regional metropolis of Chiang Mai, are valid options for such foreign residents.
Expatriates, however, are more likely to accept an intra-company transfer or a career opportunity. These usually take them to Bangkok or the industrialized Pattaya-Chonburi Metropolitan Area on Thailand's eastern seaboard. For these foreigners, living in Thailand often means urban sprawl, traffic chaos, and air pollution.
Expat life in Thailand definitely has its downsides, but it is also an excellent occasion to familiarize oneself with the culture of Southeast Asia's most important nation.
Almost 68 million people are currently living in Thailand. Most of them belong to the four ethnic groups of Thai people, who came from southeastern China about a thousand years ago. However, apart from demographic minorities such as the Khmer or Hmong, there is a sizable Sino-Thai (Thai-Chinese) community living in Thailand, especially in Bangkok.
Many Sino-Thai identify as multi-racial, with ancestors from both groups, having adopted Thai surnames as well. The ethnic Chinese in Thailand also tend to be bilingual or trilingual — speaking Mandarin Chinese, the respective Chinese variety from their family's former home region, and, of course, Thai.
Thai — or, to be more precise, the central Thai dialect — is the official language for all people in Thailand. It is a mandatory subject for all schoolchildren, too, including expat kids living in Thailand and attending an officially accredited school.
English is also an obligatory foreign language taught at all Thai schools, and many street signs are bilingual (Thai and English). However, as in so many other countries, do not necessarily expect the average person on the street to communicate fluently with foreigners.
While living in Thailand, you will certainly meet plenty of businesspeople, academics, students, or front-desk staff in the tourist industry who can speak fluent English. Among the older population, the urban working classes, or the rural populace, though, it wouldn't do to rely on English.
Studying Thai
When you prepare for relocating to Thailand, consider attending a Thai class. Admittedly, Thai may be a bit tricky for expats whose native languages are not tonal or who do not distinguish carefully between various registers, such as street Thai and religious Thai.
But you are bound to make a better impression as a foreign resident living in Thailand if you try to pick the basics of the local language. Expat children are obligated to take Thai classes in school. This rule applies even if your children attend a private or international school during their life in Thailand.
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Breckenridge activist Shannon Galpin to speak at Colorado Mountain College graduation
What? Colorado Mountain College local graduation ceremonies.
When? Friday, May 2, at 5 p.m.
Where? Keystone Resort Conference Center, 21966 Highway 6, Keystone, CO 80435
A Breckenridge resident and the 2013 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year will speak at the Colorado Mountain College spring graduation ceremonies.
Shannon Galpin gained fame when she became the first known woman to ride a mountain bike through Afghanistan, where the culture prohibits women from riding bikes. After that first cross-county ride on her single-speed bike in 2009, the documentary filmmaker, writer and international speaker crossed the country's Panjshir Valley again and again.
The rape survivor and mother founded the nonprofit Mountain2Mountain, which promotes education and opportunity for women and girls in regions of conflict, and supports the Afghan women's cycling team, whose members have received death threats. She embraces the bicycle as a symbol of freedom and mobility and encourages women around the globe in support of gender equality.
Graduation ceremonies for students at the Breckenridge and Dillon college campuses start at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 2, at the Keystone Resort Conference Center, and the public is invited to share in the celebration.
In addition to the traditional granting of associate degrees, occupational certificates and GEDs (general equivalency diplomas), this year's exercises celebrate the second graduating class to receive bachelor's degrees from the college.
A light reception will follow the ceremonies. For more information, call Debbie Devine with Colorado Mountain College at 453-6757.
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Letter from Beijing: Pollution turns out to be great leveler in China's capital
Even before the sun started to rise Thursday over this megalopolis of 21 million people, I could sense it would be a miserable lung day. The apartment where my wife and I were staying seemed smoky – even though we don't smoke. Out the window, the lights from nearby skyscrapers were enveloped in a gray cloud.
When the sun rose, it was obvious – Beijing's "airpocalypse" had returned. I could barely see the 4th Ring Road, the freeway that hums with cars and trucks just 100 yards from our building. Checking an app, I saw that particulate levels in Beijing had soared above 670 micrograms per cubic meter, or about 26 times higher than the World Health Organization considers safe.
China has many challenges, but air pollution is one that, if left unaddressed, will surely trip up its economic growth, kill its people and derail the Communist Party's policy of "opening up" to the world. Tourism in Beijing has dropped from a year ago, at least partly because of worldwide publicity about smog. A recent study estimated that the average life expectancy in North China had dropped by 5.5 years because of air pollution generated by coal power production.
Last year, Beijing-like bouts of smog spread across the eastern and northern parts of the country, smothering cities such as Shanghai, whose residents thought they were immune. Wealthy Chinese now regularly schedule "lung-cleaning trips," with Thailand's Phuket Island and Indonesia's Bali as top destinations, according to Chinese tourism authorities.
It is not as if China doesn't recognize the threat. The government says it has pledged to spend $1.7 trillion yuan ($281 billion) by 2017 to tackle air pollution. Local governments have closed factories, fined polluters and even closed freeways on days when the smog is dangerous or "beyond index."
The official position is that the problem is caused primarily by weather inversions, auto emissions and coal burning (industrial and residential), and all that is true. Yet as a country where there is little rule of law, China has no comprehensive system of monitoring, permitting and regulating sources of air pollution. Unlike most environmental agencies in the United States, it can't track a pollution problem back to its source or sources and correct it.
On Thursday, I noticed the recommendation by the U.S. Embassy in China that people stay indoors and avoid any strenuous activity. But I didn't have that option, and neither did millions of other working people here. I had interviews lined up on stories, and properties to inspect in our search for a permanent apartment. And so I set forth to the subway, wearing my N-95 face mask for the first time during our first week in Beijing.
By the time I reached the central business district and started exiting the subway, I felt dizzy. I grabbed the handrail to steady myself. I drank some water, felt better and then walked a few blocks to where I was meeting my assistant, Tiantian. By then, my mask was already speckled with soot.
As the day went on, the pollution decreased, but I could feel the effects of the cumulative exposure. My chest felt heavy, my throat was raspy and my nose was runny all afternoon. I walked through Ritan Park, where elegant older women were dancing, some wearing face masks.
I have little doubt that China will eventually clean up its air, and little doubt the government could accelerate the cleanup with a sustained commitment.
Yet China and elements of its state-controlled media still suffer from denial when it comes to air pollution. Last month, during a major smog bout outside of Beijing, a story on the website of China Central Television listed five benefits of the air pollution problem:
1. It unifies the Chinese people.
2. It makes China more equal.
3. It raises citizen awareness of the cost of China's economic development.
4. It makes people funnier.
5. It makes people more knowledgeable (of things like meteorology and the English word haze).
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Senator Glenn S. Anderson expressed deep sympathy for the family, friends and neighbors of the children involved in the horrific boating accident on Oakland County's Sylvan Lake on Sunday. Three children were struck by a boat while riding on a tube being pulled by a jet ski. One of the children died immediately as a result of injuries sustained in the accident and another died today. The sole surviving sister remains hospitalized in critical condition.
"I can't imagine what the parents of these children, their friends, and neighbors on Sylvan Lake are going through," Senator Anderson said. "We must take a long hard look at what can be done to prevent horrific accidents of this type on Michigan waterways. The tragedy on Sylvan Lake is still under investigation and it is unclear at this time what might have caused the operator of the boat to fail to see the children. However, I believe there are steps we can take at the state level to improve safety, and we need to make those changes."


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THE "LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN" PLACES FIRST FOR THE WEEK IN ADULTS 18-49, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-34
"Late Show" Posts First Outright Win Over "Jimmy Kimmel" in Adults 18-49,
Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-34 Since The Show's Highly Promoted Move to 11:30 PM
"Late Late Show" Tops "Late Night" in Viewers and is Also First in Key Demos
CBS's LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN placed first in adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and adults 18-34, tying with "The Tonight Show," according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Feb. 8.
The LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN posted a 2.5/06 in households with an average of 3.47m viewers, up +4% in households (from 2.4/06) and +1% in viewers (from 3.44m) compared to the same week last year. The LATE SHOW averaged 0.8/03 in adults 18-49, 1.1/04 in adults 25-54 and 0.5/02, in adults 18-34.
The LATE SHOW beat "The Tonight Show" in households (2.5/06 vs. 2.4/06, +4%), tied NBC in adults 25-54 (1.1/04, each), adults 18-49 (0.8/03, each) and adults 18-34 (0.5/02, each) and was in a virtual tie in viewers (3.47m vs. 3.52m).
The LATE SHOW also beat "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in households (2.5/06 vs. 1.8/05, +39%), viewers (3.47m vs. 2.48m, +40%), adults 18-49 (0.8/03 vs. 0.7/03, +14%), adults 25-54 (1.1/04 vs. 0.9/04, +22%) and adults 18-34 (0.5/02 vs. 0.4/02, +25%). This marks the first time the LATE SHOW beat "Jimmy Kimmel Live" outright in key demographics since the show's move to 11:30 PM.
THE LATE LATE SHOW with CRAIG FERGUSON delivered 1.2/04 in households with 1.64m viewers while averaging 0.6/03 in adults 25-54, 0.5/03 in adults 18-49 and 0.3/02 in adults 18-34. THE LATE LATE SHOW beat "Late Night" in viewers (1.64m vs. 1.62m) and tied NBC in households (1.2/04, each), adults 25-54 (0.6/03, each) and adults 18-49 (0.5/03, each).


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Another series of spring storms plowed into Summit County over the last several days, dropping more than a foot of new snow since Sunday and 7-10 inches at the lower elevations Monday night.
It was a late break of winter weather seen across the state, with roughly 3 feet of April snow following a comparatively dry ski season.
Breckenridge has now received 34 inches of new snow this month in the valleys, well above the 16 inches that accumulated in April of last year and even trumping the 30-year average of 27 inches for the month, according to National Weather Service data.
Arapahoe Basin and several locals reported that as much as 13 inches of snow fell Monday night alone.
"It just keeps coming," Breckenridge Mayor John Warner posted on his Facebook account Tuesday morning along with a picture of the 10 inches that appeared in his backyard overnight.
Experts say the continuing wet weather may finally be making a difference to the persistent drought conditions in Colorado.
Officials with the U.S. Drought Monitor are discussing downgrading the "severe" drought ratings in Summit County, along the Continental Divide and north of Boulder.
"Conditions are improving," National Weather Service hydrologist Triste Huse said.
But weather watchers say there is something that looks like spring on the horizon.
Short-term forecasts call for temperatures to climb into the 50s this weekend after a few more flurries on Thursday, and experts say there's sunshine in the eight-to-14 day outlook as well.
"Friday and the weekend look pretty mild. We'll probably see some spring finally this weekend," National Weather Service meteorologist Bernie Meier said. "It looks like we are going to get warmer and drier than we have seen, although it can't really go the other way."
A few days after two fatal slides killed a total of six people on the passes around Summit County, the avalanche danger rating remained stable following Monday night's storms.
The danger was considerable on all north- and east-facing slopes near and above treeline Tuesday and forecasters were warning that the most recent storm brought winds of "just about the perfect speed for drifting the recent snow into fresh wind slabs from 1-3 feet thick," Colorado Avalanche Information Center forecaster Scott Toepfer wrote in Tuesday's update.
The additional weight will continue to add stress to a deep, persistent weak layer at the base of the snowpack, which is believed to be responsible for both of the fatal avalanches in the area last week.
Late-season snowstorms earlier this month prompted Breckenridge Ski Resort and Copper Mountain Resort to reopen briefly last Friday through Sunday after what was supposed to be an end to both facilities' seasons on April 14.
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Sacrifice of thousands recalled in solemn 9/11 ceremonies
NEW YORK — With simple and solemn ceremony, the United States marked the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks Sunday in emotional tributes that recalled the sacrifice of thousands of lives, not just on that day a decade ago, but in the bloody conflicts that have raged since.
Americans of every stripe, from presidents to firefighters to average citizens, paused to honor the dead in churches, at the sites of the attacks, and in living rooms across the country. Church bells rang. Prayers were read aloud. Choirs sang.
In New York, the focus was on those killed in the World Trade Center, their names now engraved on bronze panels that will long bear witness to the tragedy.
In Pennsylvania, it was on the passengers who sacrificed their lives seizing United Flight 93 from terrorists before it could hit the Capitol or White House.
And at the Pentagon in Virginia, eyes moistened at the memory not only of the 184 killed there, but also for the 6,000-plus members of the armed services who've died in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Throughout, there was sense of quiet resolve, even pride that the United States did not buckle as terror mastermind Osama bin Laden had hoped.
"Al Qaida and bin Laden never imagined that the 3,000 would inspire three million to put on the uniform and hardened the resolve of 300 million Americans," Vice President Joe Biden said at the Pentagon.
"We have remained at war ever since," said Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, "visiting upon our enemies the vengeance they were due."
It was the first Sept. 11 anniversary that bin Laden, killed by Navy SEALs in May, could not watch from hiding.
In perhaps the most moving tribute of the day, family members in New York read aloud 2,983 names — 2,977 for those killed in 2001 in New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia, and 6 for those killed during a bomb attack at the World Trade center in 1993.
"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble," President Barack Obama said at the World Trade Center site in New York, reading from Psalm 46.
"Therefore, we will not fear, even though the earth be removed and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea, though its waters roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with its swelling."
Obama was joined by former President George W. Bush in a moment of bipartisan unity reminiscent of the way the country came together in the wake of the attacks.
Bush read of sacrifice from a letter written by Abraham Lincoln to a mother who lost five sons in the Civil War.
Hand in hand with their wives, the two presidents walked to the site as the ceremony opened at 8:46 am, the precise moment the first hijacked plane smashed into the first tower. A church bell rang twice.
Obama's hand grazed the new bronze panels bearing the names of the dead, part of the moving memorial formally dedicated Sunday. They went on to the North Memorial Pool, built on the footprint of the World Trade Center's North tower.
The ceremony took place under the threat of terror attack, the audience there by invitation only, the leaders behind bulletproof glass.
Chundera Epps, whose brother was on the 98th floor of the north tower, said it still hurts 10 years later.
"When it comes to family gatherings that's when the hurt comes in," Epps said. "The first thanksgiving all we did was cry, we couldn't even eat."
Some wore shirts bearing images of those who perished in the attacks, or carried signs with pictures of loved ones and the words "never forget." Surrounding the site, U.S. flags flew under a sunny sky at half mast.
Obama left the site precisely at 9:11 am, bound for Shanskville, Pa., to honor the passengers of United Flight 93 who died stopping their hijacked plane from reaching its intended target, the U.S. Capitol or the White House.
There, he and First Lady Michelle Obama laid a wreath at the undulating wall of white marble that is engraved with the names of those aboard Flight 93.
The Obamas also visited the boulder that marks the actual crash site, standing quietly in a field of wildflowers, gazing into the distance. They spent nearly an hour greeting guests, most of them families of passengers on the ill-fated flight.
"God bless you and our country," Linda White of Hamburg, N.Y., said to Obama .
White told the president that her cousin, Louis J. Nacke, was among the passengers and that her husband has been at the site every year but one. That exception came the year he joined a motorcycle ride cross country that symbolically finished the flight's intended journey from Newark to San Francisco.
Kevin Marisay brought an American flag he carried in memory of his sister, Georgine Rose Corrigan, who had boarded Flight 93 instead of the later flight she had booked in hopes of getting home early from a business trip.
""It's still not setting with me that she's gone," Marisay said.
At the Pentagon, the remembrance began at 6:48 a.m. when Pentagon workers unfurled a flag to the right of very spot where the building was struck, just as they had done on Sept. 12, 2001.
Guests observed a moment of silence at 9:37 am, the same minute that a hijacked plane had hit there on Sept. 11, 2001.
At the Pentagon, Vice President Biden praised the courage of the family members of the 184 people who died there.
"I know these memorials — and you've been through many — are bittersweet moments for you, because as you sit here right now, unlike a month ago, everything's come back in stark relief. It's not a thought, it's precise. You remember that God-awful empty feeling, you remember being sucked into your own chest and that feeling of hollowness," he said.
"But I want you to know something else," he added. "Your physical presence here today gives hope to thousands of Americans who under different circumstances are trying to come to grips with the losses that you had."
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta saluted the members of the U.S. military who've served overseas since 2001 to hit the al Qaida terror network and safeguard the U.S. against new attack. More than 6,200 members of the armed services have died, he said.
As the U.S. Navy Sea Chanters Chorus and the U.S. Army Band performed "Amazing Grace," 184 service members carried wreaths to be placed on each bench of the Pentagon memorial, which was dedicated three years ago.
Rebecca Dolan, 25, was a high school student on that day and didn't know her father was working at the Pentagon. Her father, Navy Capt. Robert E. Dolan, Jr., had only moved into the Pentagon a few days earlier from a nearby building. But when her family didn't hear from him, they knew he had perished, she said.
The family has visited the site every year since.
"If he could have gotten to the phone, he would have. After a few hours, it became obvious what had happened," Dolan said. "It still feels like it just happened yesterday."
Nearby, her mother, Lisa, wore her father's Class of 1981 ring from the U.S. Naval Academy that an FBI agent found in the debris days later; they never found his wedding ring. Dolan said she visits the site often and talks to visitors about her husband.
"They always want to hug me," she said.
Obama visited the Pentagon later Sunday to lay a wreath, then planned to attend a memorial "Concert for Hope" at the Kennedy Center.
(Clark reported from New York, Thomma reported from Washington. Nancy A. Youssef contributed from Virginia)
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Stairs being dealt; Snider promoted
ST. PETERSBURG — The Blue Jays have designated Matt Stairs for assignment and are working out a trade that could potentially send the veteran to a contending club. Replacing Stairs on Toronto's roster is top prospect, outfielder Travis Snider.
The Blue Jays would not reveal which team was attempting to acquire Stairs — only that the deal will hopefully be completed within the next two days. This season, the 40-year-old Stairs hit .250 with 11 home runs and 44 RBIs in 105 games for Toronto.
Last year, Stairs hit .289 with 21 homers and 64 RBIs over 125 games for the Jays, who inked him to a two-year contract extension worth $3.25 million in November. Stairs is under contract for $2.25 million this year and is scheduled to make $1 million in 2009.
Snider, 20, had his contract purchased from Triple-A Syracuse after hitting .344 with two homers and 17 RBIs through 18 games with the Chiefs. Between stints with Class A Dunedin, Double-A New Hampshire and Syracuse this year, the left-handed-hitting outfielder hit .275 with 23 homers and 91 RBIs over 133 games.
The Blue Jays selected Snider with the 14th overall pick in the 2006 June First-Year Player Draft. Toronto manager Cito Gaston said that Snider will rotate between left and right field and will receive some playing time as the club's designated hitter. Snider is also scheduled to take part in the Arizona Fall League in October.
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Can't say I saw this coming but I really like the move. Stairs is a good hitter near the end of his career, and a move to a contender for a chance at a ring would be awesome for him. I really really want to see Snider play!!! This guy is going to not only be good, but special. Good comes along often, special doesn't. I know he will hit, maybe not right away seeing as he is only 20! But I'm curious to see him in the field.
Maybe my prediction of Snider being our DH next year isn't that far fetched.
I agree with you-good luck to Matt Stairs, I hope he gets a ring. What I'd like to see us do is not have a designated DL, but rotate one of the outfielders through the spot. Inglet always gives us that "extra outfielder" if there's a game injury.
A good deal from JP, takes over 1 mill. off the payroll, opens a spot for Snider, who, regardless of age belongs here. Anything, we get in return (hopefully a prospect or two) is a bonus.
I agreee, With an outfield of Wells, Rios and a platoon of sorts with Lind and Snider splitting DH/LF I think would be a nice way to set up a lineup. Gives the young guys plenty of time in the field and keeps them from burning out. You can always throw Wells and Rios through the DH spot now and then as well. I like Inglett, he is proving to be quite a flexible and valuable player for us as has Scutaro. Where would the Jays be without these two guys?
Two power hitting lefties with high ceilings that are 24 and 20 years old. Gives hope for next year doesn't it.
Put 22 yr old J.P Arrencibia on that list, although he's a right handed bat, he could have the highest ceiling of all of them. All he's done this year is hit .298ba/.321 OBP/.530slg with 35 doubles, 27 hr's and 102 rbi's, in 123 games. It will be a interesting friendly competition between the 3 of them. Hopefully, Arrencibia is called up September 1.
The other guy who's had a great year is 24 yr old 1st baseman Brian Dopriak, who's hit .308ba/.317OBP/.559slg, with 31 doubles, 29 hr's and 100rbi's in 125 games.
Jays always have good outfielders in their system. That has been going on for years and years. Good scouting!!
Imagine if some of these guys in the minors can bring their numbers with them to the big leagues…. It would make for quite a lineup not to mention pitching.
short stop (via FA since we have none coming quick)
That's some a lot of potential POP!
We have an abundance of pitchers, and did have an over abundance of good catching prospects until we traded Diaz. Both JP Arrencibia and Johnathon Jaspe are high ceiling catching prospects and Jerolman might be another catcher trade chip-time will tell.
We're extremely weak at ss and power 3rd base prospects. I would hope that changes with some ofthe trades we hopefully do in the next 2-3 days. Dopriak could be our power at 1st. My concern with him is his minor league career has been a bit up and down, so we'll see what happens next year when he's moved to AAA.
I'm assuming you're meaning Fuenmayor with FA. He is starting to show some potential, unfortunately he's likely 3 yrs away, and has shown limited power. Ahrens, has not showed the potential yet-he's only hitting .252ba/.319obp/.357slg with 4 hr's and 31 rbi's in 118 games in A-Lansing.
My hope is we garner more prospects at ss and 3rd base in the next couple of days.
Good move for the Jays and Stairs. I'm sure Matt would've liked to finish his career off in a Jays' uniform, but there's just no room for him next year. Question is, will there be room for Snider next year, or will he end up in AAA for one more year (or 1/2 year). I'm really looking forward to seeing him play.
Personally, I think the Jays sign a DH/outfielder and Snider starts out in AAA next year. You never know though. Overbay could be moved in the offseason, making room for a guy like Snider.
I'd love to see Arencibia and Barajas battle it out for playing time next year. I think it's unlikely though, given the fact that he's in AA right now. I don't understand why Jeroloman is in AAA, with Arencibia in AA. Age maybe?
I agree that it'd be wise to start building the farm on the left side of the infield.
I would like to see J.Mac at short next year,as for Overbay he gave us a great year in 06 maybe he can repeat in 09,if Snider impresses this Sept. just maybe he can come up next year and play as the DH and spell of Lind and Rios once in a while,Rios can give Wells a break this way and we will not only have a solid outfield but four good bats at DH,Rolen may be the only problem it all depends on his shoulder and/or if the Jays want to take a chance on him next year,It would probably be a good idea to keep Barajas next year and bring up Arencibia like Rene has stated and see how it works out.Hopfully Hill will be able to continue his career it would be a shame if he was done,I had a friend who had the same problem and never was ouite the same but I hope hill dosn't follow along the same path.
Let us wish Stairs good luck and hope he winds up with a ring he gave us a great year last year and I'm sure we all love him EHH
I hope Eskstein gets traded to a contender to and if he does good luck to him.
The Phillies have picked up Stairs for a player to be named later good luck Matt.
I'm not sure it makes any sense for the Jays to sign an outfielder/DH and keep Snider in AAA, next year. I expect he'll hit well enough here, that, in order to replace his output with a dedicated dh would cost 7-10 mill per year. I'd rather see that money spent somewhere else.
Moving Overbay has nothing to do with Snider. We need 4 outfielders. Lind, Snider as lefties and Rios/Wells as righties. Each day rotate one as the dh, it doesn't get much better than that.
I agree, Arencibia should have been bumped to AAA instead of Jeroloman. I think it's Jp's infatuation with OBP. Personally I'll take the power and hitting with risp from Arencibia over Jeroloman's higher OBP any day.
Yes-good luck to Matt Stairs. I hope he gets a ring. I agree Garry, good luck to Eckstein as well if he's traded to LA.
I agree with your sentiments on Hill, Koskie never came back.
I don't know, I like this move too, but I sense a trade of either Lind or Snider in the off season or some time next year. Unless they are planning on having Wells, Rios, and Lind as everyday players, and Snider as a backup.
Being 20 years old and moving through the Jays system that quickly is remarkable. Snider has hit well at every level, I really want to see him play in a Jays regular season uniform.
I don't think we can expect him to be an instant success, any MLB great rarely has. A change in our lineup is refreshing though. Looking forward to the September call-ups.
what I hope they do is keep all 4 and rotate one as the dh each day.
I am truly broken hearted about this… I love the Jays, but I'm a big Stairs fan. I always have hope and faith that he's going to get better and better… maybe that's wishful thinking but this is just killing me! I live outside of Philadelphia, so now I'll be going to more than just interleague games to see my favourite player of all time. I never thought that Matt was given the credit that he deserves, and people are quick to put him down… they don't have a clue as to the things he's done, and never bother to look at his career stats. Someday this man will be in the hall of fame, and if he isn't, then something is wrong.
I'll just have to wear my Jays Stairs jersey to the games in Philly and think about selling my Jays/O's series tickets now so I can buy some Phillies home tickets with that money. My dream series is Phillies/Jays, just like back in 93, when I didn't care who won, because they were my two favourite teams.
I hope Philadelphia fans will appreciate Stairsy the way he deserves to be appreciated. I'm going to put a Maple Leaf on my Phillies hat now.
ny.jaysfan.Most of us think Stairs was and still is a great player.he will make it into the Canadian hall of fame the first time he is eligible I'm sure.I hope the Phillies make it this year or the Cubs[Stairs or Johnson] it would be great.
Hey as a Matt Stairs fan, you should be jumping up and down because it gives Matt the chance of a ws ring. We're not going to get close enough to even sniff the playoffs this year.
rene, gsumner
dont forget that Jeroloman was drafted in 06, and has been in the minor league system for a year longer then Arencibia. i agree that arencibia has a much higher ceiling then jeroloman, but from what ive heard jeroloman is also further ahead defensivly, whereas arencibia is just average with a plus arm.
correct me if im worng, but thats probably the reason that jeroloman is ahead at the moment. having a year more of time in the system, and where they are defensivly.
i think without a doubt, by next spring arencibia will have passed jeroloman on the depth chart, but still thats two very good catching prospects in the high levels of the minors.
i cant wait for next year thats for sure
ESPN's reporting that Fabio Castro, a left-handed reliever who's started some games, is the player the Jays are getting for Stairs.
On another note, I like Stairs as much as the next guy, but Hall of Fame? I doubt it — he's been injured too much throughout his career to put up the numbers for that.
I heard that Snider has been called up. Is this right?
hemgold, i'm not the only one who thinks he belongs there!
Go STAIRS! No matter what anyone else thinks, I think he's one of the best! Hey, we all have our favs I guess.
One of my prized possessions is my 1991 Harrisburg Senator Matt Stairs card that he autographed for me just this year… and my 8×10 photo of him (also autographed) in his Team Canada uniform… and the autographed Starting Line Up figure, in his A's uniform.
I sure do hope the Phillies go all the way and don't choke like most of the Philly teams do… I've seen that happen time and time again.
true. that's what I thought, Jeroloman had been in the system longer and had more time to progress. Then again, I haven't seen any of them play in person. I heard Jeroloman's defense is much better, and it's an important defensive position. We'll see how they progress, I guess. One thing is for sure though, the Jays can use as many good bats as they can.
As for Snider, we'll catch a glimpse of whether or not he's as good an option as an offseason DH. Hey, they've gotta use up that extra 30 mil somehow lol
I'm not sure where you heard Jeroloman is a better on defense that Arrencibia, because it isn't true, or at least isn't backed up by the facts.
Fact is they're both great on defense, but Arrencibia has a better percentage of thrown out runners. Arrencibia is also known to be a tremendous athlete.
And why do you think there's 30 million available?


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