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Firefighters continued to battle a wildfire Monday in northern Arizona that has forced residents from their homes in the historic mining town of Crown King just weeks ahead of the busy tourist season. The fire began on private land Sunday and has burned about 2 square miles as of Monday afternoon, with zero containment. The 1,300-acre, human-caused blaze already has destroyed two buildings and one trailer, Prescott National Forest spokeswoman Debbie Maneely said.
The Crown King area remained under a mandatory evacuation order, though authorities said most of the town's 350 residents had chosen to stay in the community of mostly summer homes.
Maneely said most residents likely were staying with family and friends. An American Red Cross shelter in Mayer, which is about 24 miles north, had several evacuees, but they had left.
Meanwhile, a fire south of Payson was 5 percent contained by Monday evening after charring nearly 5 square miles in the Tonto National Forest. Authorities have yet to determine a cause.
The fire, and several others burning in Arizona, follow a warning from state land managers that hot temperatures and dry vegetation have created a very high fire risk in some areas.
Crown King is a popular destination for all-terrain vehicles because of its numerous hills and gorges. It is located in the mountains more than 85 miles north of Phoenix.
Expected hot and windy weather could make containment difficult, Maneely said.
Greg Flores, owner of The Prospector shopping center and president of the Crown King Chamber of Commerce, said he helped a couple and their pug dog flee during a house fire.
It wasn't immediately clear if the house was the one where authorities say the wildfire began.
"The whole house was fully engulfed," Flores said, adding, "There were flames over 100 feet tall when we got up there."
Flores said that the fire had turned a ridge black, destroying much of the forest there.
"It's just horrible," Flores said.
Flores and his wife had to leave their home around 2 a.m. Monday after ash began raining down. They spent the night on the floor in the store and have since been able to return home.
The fire overtook a portion of Crown King Road, making the road to the mountain town inaccessible, a sheriff's office statement said.
Flores said most residents own four-wheel-drive vehicles and many were using them to access back roads due to the main road's closure.
With more than 400 cabins that draw weekend visitors, Flores said, he's glad this fire didn't break out during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.


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Australia's parliament Speaker Peter Slipper has resigned amid a continuing sex scandal, dealing a blow to Prime Minister Julia Gillard's government.
He quit despite surviving a vote on an opposition motion to remove him.
Mr Slipper is accused of sexual harassment by a former staff member, and of sending lurid text messages, now revealed in court documents.
His resignation could harm Ms Gillard's slender majority, which relies on votes from independent MPs.
Mr Slipper defected from opposition leader Tony Abbot's Liberal Party last year, becoming an independent.
He was swiftly promoted to the non-voting role of Speaker, freeing up his predecessor - Labour member Harry Jenkins - and effectively giving Ms Gillard a two-seat majority in the House.
His resignation now means Ms Gillard is dependent on Mr Slipper as an independent to help pass legislation.
Mr Slipper appeared to fight back tears in an emotional return to the House to announce his decision to resign, saying it was made with "great sadness" and regret.
His resignation followed a heated debate between Ms Gillard and Mr Abbot on Tuesday, with Mr Abbot accusing Mr Slipper of not being a "fit and proper" person for position of Speaker.
On Monday, court documents filed as part of a sexual harassment lawsuit being brought against him gave details of lurid text messages he is alleged to have sent his accuser, who is openly gay.
Mr Slipper, who is married, earlier apologised for the content of the text messages. He also denies the charges of sexual harassment.
He had been absent from parliament since April when he voluntarily stepped aside while the case against him was investigated.


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Cherry Shortbread Hearts
Total TimePrep: 20 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling
Makesabout 1-1/2 dozen
- 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
- 1/2 cup maraschino cherries, patted dry and finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon cold water
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon shortening
- In a large bowl, combine flour and sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in the cherries, water and extract until dough forms a ball.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. heart-shaped cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake at 325° for 20-25 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
- In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip half of each cookie into chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper until set.
Nutrition Facts1 each: 119 calories, 7g fat (4g saturated fat), 11mg cholesterol, 46mg sodium, 14g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.
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These were so easy to make and tasted great. Because it's shortbread, they aren't too sweet, but you could add a bit more almond extract for more flavor.
Jan 11, 2011
I loved a few things about this recipe: The dough was an absolute delight to work with. Easy, not sticky and kept its shape beautifully. The maraschino cherries gave the dough a wonderful pink color, so there was no need for added artificial coloring. The recipe asks for very little sugar, but still the cookies taste great. The recipe is quick and easy and the result stunning. Every single person that saw and tasted these cookies couldn't get over how great they are.I experimented with the chocolate dipping. I dipped some like in the picture, but some the top half and some the bottom half. They came out looking real good! I will use this recipe again and again, especially if I want to bake something for someone as a present.
Feb 12, 2010
I made these for my sons 1st grade Valentine's Day party. They were failry easy to make, but I felt they were lacking in taste. They were a bit bland. If I make these again, I would try using a bit more almond extract and milk chocolate chips instead of the semi-sweet the recipe calls for. The semi-sweet was a little on the bitter side and these needed a bit more sweetening up. Overall, they weren't bad, but just needed a little something else (maybe a bit more cherry flavor, too). The kids really enjoyed them!!! Oh, and I dipped them in sprinkles after dipping in the chocolate.
Jan 26, 2010
They are good. It was like eating a chocolate covered cherry cookie. Something different from your ordinary cookie. I will probably make them again being that they have only a few ingredients and are fairly easy. They will be cute for Valentine's Day.


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If you're in need of in-home Long Island home contracting services, look no further than ML Best Construction. Their team of expert contractors offers all types of services that can enhance the beauty and function of your home. From carpentry and flooring to kitchen and bathroom remodels, the professionals at ML Best Construction will completely transform your home and turn it into a true work of art.
Whether you're looking to sell your house and want to make a fast sale, you just purchased a home and you want to add your own personal touches, or you've been living in your house for a while and want to make some updates, renovations are an excellent idea. Renovating your home can add to the value of your home, improve its function, and make it a more beautiful space.
While any renovation can improve your home, not all of them offer the same value. If you're looking to make upgrades that will pay off big time, here's a look at some of the renovations that offer the biggest bang for your buck.
Kitchen Renovations
The kitchen is the heart of the home. You spend a lot of time preparing meals and entertaining loved ones in this space, so it makes sense that the kitchen is one of the most popular home renovations; not to mention one that can substantially increase the value of your home.
Renovating your kitchen can improve the function and look of the space, increase its comfort, and even reduce your energy costs. For example, upgrading old, outdated appliances can lower your energy use, replacing the cabinets can completely transform the look, and changing the layout can make it more user-friendly.
Bathroom Remodeling
Next to the kitchen, the bathroom is the most widely used space in your home. It's where you start and end each day, and your guests use it on a regular basis. Therefore, it should not only be aesthetically pleasing, but it should also be efficient and easy to use.
A bathroom remodel can drastically improve the value of your home, improve its efficiency (both in terms of how you use it and the amount of energy you use), and just make the space more enjoyable to be in. Changing the layout, updating the tile, and installing new fixtures will make your bathroom a favorite spot in your house; plus, you'll see a big return on investment if you sell.
Updating the Flooring
Updating the flooring in your home is another renovation that will give you a lot of bang for your buck. The floors in your house set the stage for the entire look, so updating them can make a huge impact in terms of aesthetics. Plus, installing new flooring can also improve the efficiency and health of your home, and of course, increase its value.
For example, if you have carpets, replacing them with hardwoods can substantially boost the value of your home. Buyers are more likely to purchase a house that has hardwoods over carpeting. Hardwoods are also versatile, easier to maintain, and healthier than carpets, so it's no wonder why they are the preferred choice when it comes to flooring – and why they offer so much value.
Window Replacement
You'll also see a sizable return on your investment when you upgrade your windows.
Windows play a huge role in the energy efficiency of your home. If they're old and outdated, the air that your HVAC system works so hard to heat and cool will easily leak right out of them. This not only detracts from the comfort of your home, but it also means you will end up using a lot more energy. By replacing your windows with new, energy efficient models, you can see huge savings on your utility bills; plus, if you are selling, you'll be more likely to see the return on your investment with the offers buyers will make.
If you want to see a big return on your investment, these four home renovations will definitely give you the most bang for your buck – especially when you have them performed by a reliable in-home contractor.
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It's been two decades since Chris Longo won a state competition with his throw in the shot put, but the former Blue Knight star looked at home as he paced outside the shot put area on the Southington High School track complex.
With a wide smile, he bantered with a current varsity thrower as the two studied the gravel pit. Then, Longo picked up a shot put and entered the circle. His smile evaporated, and the competition began.
"Chris Longo was one of the toughest throwers to come through the high school, and he's going against Matt Bennett who's going to be a senior next year and one of our better throwers," said Blue Knight track and field coach Matt Shea. "That's what this is all about. Then, we have a lot of other kids that are doing their best. It's been a really good competition."
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A Sandwich a Day: Philly-French Dip at Potlikker
A new sandwich every day.
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Potlikker started serving seasonally minded American food on Bedford Avenue last June. Lunch has been served since day one, with sandwiches as one of the essential elements. The Philly-French Dip ($15) is not cheap, but it's one of the high points of the menu.
The foundation is meaty, crust medium rare steak, still quite juicy despite its coloring; the meat is layered with peppers and onions cooked down into something resembling marmalade. Homemade beer cheese made with sharp cheddar, smooth Jack, and Robinson's Old Tom beer lends salt, savory twang, and creaminess to the toasted and pressed bread.
If the sandwich's crunch isn't your thing, give it a quick dip in the accompanying jus, rich and beefy but not overwhelming to the sandwich's thoughtful fillings.
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Back in July, I went to NYC to visit a friend. It had been about 8 years since I had last been there and in a few short days, I quickly fell in love with the city.
The thing that had always kinda bugged me about NYC previously was the overstimulation. Everywhere you look there are people, cars, bikes, shops, pigeons, hot dog stands. It's so alive and in the past I unfairly held that against it. Back then, I didn't know how to quieten the outside world within my own head, so I would find myself drowning in the everything else-ness that NYC was.
But, 8 years later, I'm a much different person. I can easily silence the noise around me and enjoy things at my own pace, instead of allowing the bustling city to force its hustle upon me.
It was incredible. Central Park! The Ballet! The Bus rides! The Subway rides! The East River Greenway for running! The Brooklyn Bridge! Brooklyn! The Whitney (my first real Edward Hopper painting experience!!!)! The tree-lined streets! The people! The Clearance FLOOR (oh my god an entire floor!!) at Anthropologie! I have a serious, serious crush on NYC right now. Granted, in general... I'm pretty city-crazy right now. NYC isn't my only city crush.. I'm still reeling from a San Francisco courtship earlier this year and just last weekend Chicago spun me around like a top. So, I'm definitely not a one-city loving woman.
My favorite times in NYC were spent just wandering around. Seeing the storefronts and the homes. Changing course at the drop of a hat, to avoid a no-walk crossing sign. Sitting on numerous park benches in Central Park, and various other parks, to watch the people buzzing by.
When I left to come home, I felt a sense of jealousy. How fair is it that some people get to live and work in that city??? I was merely a visitor, living out of a too small suitcase. Damn you New Yorkers and your fabulous city!
Oh well, the good news is that it's an easy city to get to for visiting (easier than San Francisco, that's for sure) and until then, I can try to be inspired by things that I experienced there. Like vegan baked goods!
For lunch one day I ate at Angelica Kitchen. I had a delicious salad, but what really stuck with me was some of their baked goods! I can't really remember what all that was ordered, but it was all really tasty. I do remember the homemade vegan fig newton!! Yum!!! And there was also some sort of deliciously homey tasting oatmeal cookie and a maple tofu whip!
These peanut butter cookies came out of an attempt to try and find a way to make a simple, healthy, vegan sweet snack. And... they didn't turn out perfect (not quite up to Angelica's standards), but they were damn tasty and I had no problem eating them. A base to build upon and perfect, if you will.
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Adapted from a flourless peanut butter cookie recipe like this one.
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I started with a flourless peanut butter cookie recipe and instead of egg, I used flax meal with a little bit of water. And instead of sugar, I used date pieces. Originally, I wanted to puree my dates into a paste and incorporate into the dough to sweeten it, but I had the date pieces that were hard and cut up. You know what I'm talking about?? Anyway, they wouldn't pulverize in the food processor, so I just threw them in whole. Thinking of them kind of like a chocolate chip, except a stud of sweetness in the salty peanut butter.
I completely forgot to add any kind of leavener. So, next time, I'll definitely add some baking powder or soda or both.
Overall, these tasted like baked, kinda sweet, intensely flavored peanut butter. A bit crumbly, but satisfying in a weird way.


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Forecasting one pivotal game on NFL schedule for all 32 teams
The NFL draft is still two weeks away, so no team's 2014 composition has truly come into focus yet. But with the regular-season schedule now released, why not begin speculating about how things could play out by circling a potentially key date on each club's calendar?
Arizona Cardinals: The 49ers come to the desert Sept. 21, a barometer which could foreshadow whether the Cards will step up in class in the NFC West or just be another tough out that will finish out of the playoff picture.
Atlanta Falcons: After playing three road games in four weeks, they'll "host" the Lions in London on Oct. 26 with a 9:30 a.m. ET kickoff. Survive that portion of the schedule in good shape, and the Falcons may be ready to return to relevance.
Baltimore Ravens: They'll visit archrival Pittsburgh on Nov. 2, the end of a five-game stretch which has Baltimore on the road four times. Once past this date, the Ravens only have one more divisional matchup (Browns in Week 17), so they should have a fairly strong idea where they're headed.
Buffalo Bills: They've been manhandled by the Patriots this entire century. But the Bills' Oct. 12 game against New England begins a five-week period when they leave western New York just once. Good place for EJ Manuel and Co. to make a move up the pecking order.
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Carolina Panthers: Not only will they face Steve Smith's wrath Sept. 28 in Baltimore, they'll get to assess an overhauled O-line and wideout corps against a perennially powerful defense.
Chicago Bears: A defense that finished dead last against the run in 2013 will face a major test against the ground-pounding 49ers on Sept. 14 (a game bracketed by matchups with the run-reliant Bills and Jets).
Cincinnati Bengals: They conclude a three-game homestand against the Browns on Nov. 6. After that, they're away from Cincinnati for five of the final seven weeks, so it'd be a good idea to have plenty of hay in the barn once they face their instra-state rivals.
Cleveland Browns: They host the Ravens on Sept. 21 before heading into a Week 4 bye. It's early, but this could be the node where the Browns decide to stick with local favorite Brian Hoyer or start prepping the quarterback of the future they're expected to draft.
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Dallas Cowboys: It always comes (crashing?) down to Week 17 for Dallas, and this year's date (Dec. 28) is at Washington.
Denver Broncos: They'll be in Seattle on Sept. 21, where they'll quickly find out if their offseason reinforcements can significantly close the gap on a team that embarrassed the Broncos in the Super Bowl.
Detroit Lions: Following tough visits to Arizona and New England, they'll be joined at the Motown Thanksgiving Day table by the Bears on Nov. 27. Will the Lions be heating playoff gravy, or will they get mashed?
Green Bay Packers: Their Oct. 26 contest in New Orleans should provide must-see TV as master playcallers Mike McCarthy and Sean Payton square off alongside super slingers Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees. If the NFC West teams beat each other up, this is the kind of game that could separate one of these teams from the conference pack.
Houston Texans: Their first five outings are against non-playoff teams from 2013 before they host the reigning AFC South champion Colts in front of a Thursday night national audience Oct. 9. This game could tell new coach Bill O'Brien whether his team is ready to return to contention or is in need of a major rebuild.
Indianapolis Colts: Coming off their bye, they'll throw out the welcome mat Nov. 16 for the Patriots, who embarrassed the Colts in last season's playoffs. Time to find out if this rivalry is truly back, and if the Colts, who own the league's easiest schedule (opponents had .430 winning percentage in 2013), can vie for a high playoff seed in 2014.
Jacksonville Jaguars: Three of their four September games are against 2013 playoff teams, concluding with a Sept. 28 date in San Diego. By this point, it should be evident if last year's late-season pluck is blossoming into something more, or if the Jags will be scuttled by another slow start.
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Kansas City Chiefs: On Oct. 5, QB Alex Smith takes his new team to San Francisco — well, Santa Clara anyway — where he'll have to balance a desire for payback vs. the 49ers while knowing he can't press against such a strong team. The Niners are the third of four playoff teams the Chiefs will see in their first six games, and Andy Reid will quickly determine if his team has regressed or not after losing so many key contributors to a tight salary cap.
Miami Dolphins: Their Sept. 21 tilt with the Chiefs and Pro Bowl pass rushers Tamba Hali and Justin Houston should provide a quick gauge of whether a refurbished O-line can finally safeguard Ryan Tannehill, the NFL's most-sacked quarterback in 2013.
Minnesota Vikings: They host Detroit on Oct. 12, kicking off a five-game span against non-playoff teams. This could be the point where Matt Cassel launches a fresh playoff drive or gives way to the rookie quarterback the Vikings are to enlist.
New England Patriots: Brady-Manning XVI falls on Nov. 2 in Foxborough, Mass., and could determine if the Pats or Broncos get the AFC's home field in January.
New Orleans Saints: They often hit the canvas against heavyweight teams in 2013 (though they did edge San Francisco in a controversial game). The Saints will find out how well they take a punch when the 49ers return to the Superdome on Nov. 9.
New York Giants: After enduring a career-worst number of sacks (39) and interceptions (27) in 2013, Eli Manning could be subject to all kinds of horrors in Seattle on Nov. 9 unless his altered supporting cast has coalesced.
New York Jets: Rex Ryan likes to stack up his squads against Bill Belichick's perennial powerhouse in New England. The Jets and quarterback Michael Vick (or will it be Geno Smith?) get their first crack at the Pats and some guy named Revis in a Thursday night game at Foxborough on Oct. 16.
Oakland Raiders: They'll be in London on Sept. 28 to play the Dolphins, the third non-playoff team Oakland draws in September. If the revamped Raiders aren't competitive by then, it probably won't happen as the league's toughest schedule starts spitting out AFC West and NFC West opponents at Oakland.
Philadelphia Eagles: They could find out during a Dec. 7 home game against the Seahawks if Chip Kelly's offense is capable of solving the league's premier defense.
Pittsburgh Steelers: They rarely miss postseason in consecutive years, but they never recovered from a horrific start in 2013. They'll have a good chance to reverse that trend this year. An Oct. 20 date with the Texans marks Pittsburgh's sixth non-playoff opponent in the first seven weeks of this year's schedule. Make-or-break stretch.
St. Louis Rams: Is Jeff Fisher's team poised for a breakthrough? He'll know after the Rams host the 49ers in prime time (Monday night, Oct. 13) and Seahawks six days later.
San Diego Chargers: They rode a hot December to a wild-card berth in 2013. This year, they'll make a tough cross-country trip to Baltimore on Nov. 30 before embarking on a December lineup featuring four clubs that landed in postseason last year.
San Francisco 49ers: They'll have to wait until Thanksgiving night (Nov. 27) before getting their first crack at the Seahawks, a game that may once again telegraph NFC preeminence.
Seattle Seahawks: They only lost at home once in 2013 — to Arizona. The Cards return to the Pacific Northwest on Nov. 23 in a game that might reveal whether they're a bona fide challenger to the champs.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: What better way for coach Lovie Smith to mark his new program's progress than a Nov. 23 visit to a Chicago team he coached pretty effectively for nine years.
Tennessee Titans: They host the Texans on Oct. 26, capping a four-game cluster of October games against teams that each won fewer than five games in 2013. New Titans coach Ken Whisenhunt should know by this juncture whether he has a dangerous team and if Jake Locker really is a long-term solution under center.
Washington Redskins: They conclude what may be the defining stretch of their season — four away dates in a five-game span — with a journey to Indianapolis on Nov. 30, a place where Robert Griffin III gets his first chance to show Colts fans what might have been.
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Postgame Avs-Blues: Pretty noose
"Pretty noose is pretty hate
And I don't like
What you got me hangin' from"
– Soundgarden, "Pretty Noose"
Why did I put that lyric up there? One of my favorite songs I guess. But somehow I just think it fits a bit to the Avs after tonight's game. I won't get any deeper than that here at All Things Avs. This isn't a coffeehouse in Greenwich Village. But I am a hard rock-metal guy at heart, and some of the words from the late, great Soundgarden still resonate with me and it's one of the lines that somehow came up when I thought about the Avalanche after their 400th loss of the season tonight to the Blues.
My other thought: good lord, why oh why did the Avs trade Kevin Shattenkirk? Buyer's remorse? You think the Avs might not have some tonight? They'd never admit it, but I would love to see what a polygraph might say to the question, "If you had to do it over again, would you take back the Chris Stewart-Kevin Shattenkirk deal" if Greg Sherman were strapped in.
All I could think while interviewing Stewart and Shattenkirk tonight was "I can't believe you're not in the other locker room still. How did this happen that I'm talking to you with all this Blue stuff everywhere?"
Stewart and Shatty and absolutely lit it up since the Avs dealt them away in what is fast becoming known as the Midnight Massacre, the Feb. 19 deal that saw them go to the Blues.
Now, let's take a deep breath here: the trade is still going to need a lot of team before it can be fairly judged. Erik Johnson, I do believe, is going to be a fine player with the Avs. Jay McClement – I really don't know what's going to happen with him. The first-round pick that the Avs might get from the Blues in a couple months – that could turn out to be a VERY GOOD player still. It could easily be an 11th or 12th pick in the draft in June, depending how the Blues finish things up.
BUT – let's also get real here. If the Avs-Blues trade were a prize fight, they would have stopped it by now. Stewart has 14 goals in 23 games for the Blues, and Shattenkirk has 16 points in the 23 games, including the two tonight that helped beat the Avs.
Erik Johnson and McClement have a combined 13 points in 42 combined games, and the team has won exactly four games since the deal. I will say again: Johnson is a guy I'd want on my team. I think he plays with heart and talent, and on a good team, I think he'd be a leader.
But, wow, did the Avs give up two really good young players to get him. Shattenkirk leads ALL NHL rookie defensemen in scoring with 42 points. Johnson has 29 points overall this season, with the Blues and Avs. Did that not just put a major shiver of fear up your spine, Avs fan? It would have in mine.
Here's Shatty talking about the game tonight, and some about the trade:
I really thought so much of Shatty while he was in Denver. I thought he was just the kind of good young player that would lead to much better things for the Avs. He just seemed like a naturally confident guy, a good guy, a guy who wanted to keep learning and be a good community citizen.
He got off to a great start with the Avs, hit a bit of a speed bump for a while after, then when the team started losing a lot and the masters of the universe up in the Avs' management suites decided to move him and Stewart because – 1., They thought they had two good young D-men on the way (Elliott and Barrie) who would make up for his loss and 2. They thought they had a legitimate stud in Johnson, which is why they needed to throw Stewart into the mix too. Add in McClement and the draft picks, and you had a blockbuster that, again, will take some time to fairly judge.
But for now? As Ethan Hawke said to Winona Ryder at the end of "Reality Bites", it could be forgiven if the Avs right now have an "ocean of regret" over this deal, which has given the Avs a pretty noose.


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First of all, what is a binary file?
I am refering to a file which is not meant to be read directy by humans, only by computers, in other words, not just ASCII text files, only machine readable files, although some binary files may contain portions of ASCII code. Binary files are basically made by computers, for computers... usually
What do binary files contain and what are they used for?
All files just contain a sequence of bits but we will be reading 8bits (1 Byte) at a time as this is the format in which most are written, especially executable files (such as Windows exe, Roms etc...).
Binary executable files often contain operation codes which will be executed by your CPU, for example, an Assembler might compile the following mnemonics into the following opcodes (On a x86 architecture)
Mnemonic: INC EAX Opcode: 0x40 Mnemonic: MOV EAX, [ESP+4] Opcode: 0x8B 0x44 0x24 0x04
Although, this is not always the case as a binary file can mean any file that is compiled, such as data (sound, image data etc etc...) which may not be an opcode, it may just be data.
On a side note, it worth mentioning that 1 byte can only ever store 8 bits (0-7), but sometimes they are refered to as signed or unsigned, an unsigned number will only be used to represent positive numbers, while a signed number can be either positive or negative. The way negative numbers are reperesented is by using the sign bit (most significant bit) as a "negative/sign flag", this is called the "two's compliment", but I'm not going to go into that here.
What's the difference between ASCII and binary files?
Although this has been partially explained, I'll explain further. Have you ever opened up an ".exe" file in a text editor and seen a bunch of garbage, much like this?
If not, then you are missing something, try it
What you are seeing is the ASCII reperestation of each byte contained within that file, which isn't created to be viewed as text. Every character you see is a reperesentation of some byte (number between 0-255) stored in that file and your apathetic text editor is translating those values using the ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) encoding system, into characters for your viewing pleasure.
You could look at this the other way round, if you view a text file with a hex editor (I advice using free Hex Editor Neo), you will see that each character has its own value. Take a look at this chart to see what I mean.
So are we going to program or what?!?
Yes, yes.
Their are quite a few ways to open a file in binary mode in C/C++, but my prefered method is to use fread() and fopen() as these give you some great features that other don't, but I'm sure you believe me
Anyway, this code will simply open a file in binary mode and output the first 100 bytes in Hexadecimal. (By the way, the reason we use Hexadecimal is because 4 bits (1 Nybble) = 1 hex character, so 8 bits set to 1 = FF, it's a perfect numeral system imho )
#include <stdio.h> #include <iostream> using namespace std; // An unsigned char can store 1 Bytes (8bits) of data (0-255) typedef unsigned char BYTE; // Get the size of a file long getFileSize(FILE *file) { long lCurPos, lEndPos; lCurPos = ftell(file); fseek(file, 0, 2); lEndPos = ftell(file); fseek(file, lCurPos, 0); return lEndPos; } int main() { const char *filePath = "C:\\Users\\UrName\\Desktop\\testFile.bin"; BYTE *fileBuf; // Pointer to our buffered data FILE *file = NULL; // File pointer // Open the file in binary mode using the "rb" format string // This also checks if the file exists and/or can be opened for reading correctly if ((file = fopen(filePath, "rb")) == NULL) cout << "Could not open specified file" << endl; else cout << "File opened successfully" << endl; // Get the size of the file in bytes long fileSize = getFileSize(file); // Allocate space in the buffer for the whole file fileBuf = new BYTE[fileSize]; // Read the file in to the buffer fread(fileBuf, fileSize, 1, file); // Now that we have the entire file buffered, we can take a look at some binary infomation // Lets take a look in hexadecimal for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) printf("%X ", fileBuf[i]); cin.get(); delete[]fileBuf; fclose(file); // Almost forgot this return 0; }
NOTE: You will need to update the file path to suite your needs, include double backslashes as C++ interprets the backslash as a "ignore the next character" symbol. Use whatever file you want
I won't go into to much detail in the code because the comments are pretty self explainitory, although, i'll mention a few things.
- In this code, I used the C++ way of allocating/deallocating memory (new and delete) just to stay "up to date", but "malloc()" is just as good if not sometimes more suitable.
- Note how I check if the file pointer returned NULL before I allowed the program to continue
- The fread function simply copies the specified amount of bytes into the buffer a certain amount of times, from a certain offset, if you wish to specify an offset then do this. fread(&fileBuf[0x100], fileSize, 1, file);, now the data will be copied in to the buffer starting from 0x100. This is part of the reason fread is so great
- Always deallocate your memory that you allocate, otherwise the world might implode!! (or you will get a memory leak, which you do not want).
- I used the format string "%X " in printf, an uppcase X is telling printf to output the contents of the buffer in uppercase hexadecimal, you could try "%c" and you will see the ASCII again
C++ kindly gives us types which will automatically cast between character data (ASCII) and numeral (Binary) depending on the type used, and printf allows us to overide this to view the hexadecimal in the buffer, like you opened the file in hex editor.
Why would I open a file in binary?
Opening files in binary can have many purposes, such as reading image files, audio files, video files or even reading ROM files. Most data files has headers which give infomation on the file, try creating an image header reader or a ROM header reader (NES Rom?)
Anyway, if your still here, thanks for reading, I made this tutorial because (when I first started to write emulators), I couldnt find a simple tutorial on how to read and what to do with binary files. I really this helps someone.
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After defeating Boston College on Wednesday, 5-3, in its 2012 home opener, the Harvard Crimson baseball team will open home Ivy League play this weekend with doubleheaders against Columbia (Saturday) and Penn (Sunday). The games wrap up play against the Gehrig Division for Harvard with the team then looking ahead to Rolfe Division play for the next three weeks.
We'll Meet Again
Harvard ended a 15-game losing streak to nearby rival Boston College on Wednesday as four Harvard pitchers limited the Eagles to just four hits in a 5-3 victory at O'Donnell Field. The teams will meet again Tuesday afternoon in the first round of the annual Beanpot Tournament. The game is scheduled for April 10 as 2:30 p.m. at LeLacheur Park in Lowell, Mass.
About Harvard
Harvard has a bit of momentum on its side after a victory against BC on Wednesday. The win has given Harvard a split over its past six games with other victories against Cornell and Holy Cross.
Harvard endured a difficult non-conference schedule this year with the Crimson playing 10 of its first 13 games against teams ranked among the nation's Top-20. The team's record has not been reflective of the year, however as the Crimson has already lost an incredible 11 games by two runs or less and six games by a single run.
Harvard is led by Steve Dill (.343), Carlton Bailey (.324), Jack Colton (.318) and Zach Boden (.314). Colton earned a spot on the weekly Ivy League Honor Roll this week after batting .527 last week. Boden has six stolen bases on the season while leadoff hitter Mike Martin has a team-high seven steals.
Brent Suter (2.97 ERA) will take the mound in game one and Joey Novak (4.032 ERA) is expected to pitch Saturday's second game. Suter has struck out 25 batters in 30.1 innings while allowing just 26 hits.
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Harvard senior Brent Suter is a candidate for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award for his amazing contributions in the classroom and the community. For more on Suter, log onto www.seniorclassaward.com.
About Columbia
The Lions are led by Dario Pizzano's lofty .373 batting average, 11 doubles and 19 RBI. Nick Farraresi (.321, 9 2B, 3 HR, 14 RBI) is another threat in the lineup while Billy Rumpke (.294) and Jordan Serena (.260) are base-stealing threats with five swipes apiece.
Pat Lowery (2.64 ERA) and David Speer (3.72 ERA) are slated to make the starts. Both pitchers allow nearly a hit per inning but rarely walk batters with each pitcher striking out better than two batters for every walk.
About Penn
The Quakers are at Dartmouth on Saturday and are led by Greg Zabrack (.405, 12 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 19 RBI, 10 SB) and Ryan Deitrich (.351, 6 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 15 RBI). Eight different players have already started at least 20 games with the team not going to its bench often.
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They say life starts at 40, and if this truly is the case then this year's edition of the Mr. Price Pro is set to be the best yet. Founded in 1969, the event formerly known as the Gunston 500, has brought the world's top surfers to Durban's shores for four decades and 2008 will be no different.
Over 200 international surfers are set to converge at New Pier Beach for the ninth edition of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6-Star Mr. Price Pro, which kicks off from June 27-July 6, 2008.
Marking the halfway stage on the prestigious ASP WQS (the qualifier for the top tier ASP World Tour), the 6-Star rated Mr. Price Pro will see tensions running high as surfers contend for valuable ASP ratings points and a spot among the world's Top 45 surfers at the end of the year.
Sunny Garcia (HAW), 1992 Gunston 500 Champion and 2000 ASP World Champion, has been granted a wildcard entry into this year's Mr. Price Pro and will be gunning for a solid result in the hope to return to top tier competition.
"I'm in training everyday so I can do well on the WQS this year," Garcia said. "It's awesome to come back to Durban and I always look forward to surfing and hanging out with my friends here."
Among the list of high-profile surfers like Garcia, planning to make their mark in Durban next month are 2006 Mr. Price Pro champion Durbanite Ricky Basnett (ZAF), last year's winner Jihad Khodr (BRA) as well as whole host of Durban's most accomplished wave riders - former ASP World Junior Champion and current World No. 19 Jordy Smith (ZAF), former ASP World Tour campaigner Davey Weare (ZAF), current ASP WQS campaigner Antonio Bortoletto (ZAF) and current World No. 41 Travis Logie (ZAF).
Greg Emslie (ZAF), former ASP World Tour campaigner and Mr. Price Pro finalist, and current World No. 35 Royden Bryson (ZAF) lead a talented field of national surfers planning to make the pilgrimage to Durban this July.
The Mr. Price Pro forms one of three ASP WQS events staged in Durban each year, but is unique in that it is the only such event to incorporate three individual events under one 'umbrella', including the only ASP WQS 5-Star Women's event in Africa.
Introduced back in 1992, the women's division forms part of the fiercely competitive ASP WQS Women's Tour, boasting a prize a healthy prize purse as well as valuable ASP ratings points.
South African stars such as World No. 11 Rosy Hodge, ASP WQS No. 19 Tammy Lee Smith (Balitto), ASP WQS No. 23 Nikita Robb and current ASP World Masters Champion Heather Clark will join a host of international female surfers in the nationally renowned New Pier waves.
In 2001, the Mr. Price Pro extended its reach even further to include many of South Africa's best junior surfers by providing them with their very own event, the ASP Grade-3 Mr. Price Pro Junior. Klee Strachan (ZAF) and Nikita Robb (ZAF) will defend their crowns at this year's event.
According to ASP Africa Operations Manager, Capetonian Colin Fitch, "The Mr. Price Pro has established itself as one of the premier events on the ASP WQS globally and is an invaluable platform for local surfers who are hoping to qualify for the ASP World Tour."
Mr. Price invites not only the world's best surfers but beach lovers and water sport fanatics to join in the action on Durban's Golden Mile, promising a week of thriving beach culture as well as the outdoor lifestyle which epitomizes the Red and Mr Price brand.


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On CBS's "Face the Nation," Haley said the Treasury Department will announce the new sanctions and insisted the US has sent "a strong message" about the use of chemical weapons.
"You will see that Russian sanctions will be coming down," said Haley, reiterating what she said earlier on Fox News. "Secretary Mnuchin will be announcing those on Monday, if he hasn't already."
While insisting the action taken early Saturday morning in Syria was "a very strong attack on the chemical weapons program," Haley hit back on more hawkish critics who argue the US didn't go far enough because it did not change the balance of power in the long-running Syrian civil war.
"Our job was never to take Assad out," Haley said, referring to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. She added that the conflict must ultimately be resolved through a UN-led political process. "Our job was never to start a war."
Haley also said the response by the Trump administration was "cumulative," taking into account not only the recent chemical weapons attack in Douma, but also other, smaller, attacks. The action, she added, came after diplomatic options had been exhausted.
When asked on "Fox News Sunday" about "how our relationship with Russia has changed this week," Haley said that relations are "very strained."
"If you look at what Russia is doing, they continue to be involved with all the wrong actors, whether their involvement in Ukraine, whether you look at how they are supporting Venezuela, whether you look in Syria and their way of propping up Assad and working with Iran, that continues to be a problem," Haley said, adding that the use of a poisoning agent against a spy in England is "another issue."
She added that Russia is feeling the effects of US actions including "the sanctions that are continuing to happen, which you'll see again on Monday."
"Right now they don't have very good friends and right now the friends that they do have are causing them harm," Haley said, referring to Russia. "I think they're feeling that."
Haley also said that although "it is all of our goal to see American troops come home," the United States won't leave Syria before accomplishing President Donald Trump's three major goals: eliminating the threat of chemical weapons attacks in Syria, defeating ISIS "completely and wholly," and making "sure that we had good grounds to watch what Iran was doing. ..."
"What (Trump) has done is talked to our allies and said they need to step up more. They need to do more. And it shouldn't just be us doing it. I think that's the right approach," Haley added. "But be very clear, if we leave, when we leave, it will be because we know that everything is moving forward."
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In light of the current "Bleachgate" scandal- the peddling of a "Miracle Mineral Solution" which claims to cure intractable illnesses but basically doses users withindustrial bleach, I am partly reprising, partly revising an earlier post on the homicidal use of bleach.
Why? Because apparently there can't be too many reminders that bleach is, gasp, a poison. In fact, in the United States, household bleach is the number one cause of accidental poisonings, with more than 50,000 cases (including eight deaths) reported to poison control centers in a single year.
Certain, killers and would-be killers know this very well. This July, for instance, a Missouri man became angry with his girlfriend and mixed bleach into a pitcher of lemonade for the woman and her children. Added a little bleach to the ice cubes too. Alerted by the noxious smell, they didn't drink it. He was arrested anyway.
The same month, a (former) cook at a Denny's restaurant in Virginia put bleach into the drinks of two co-workers. Both men were sickened but survived. The bleach poisoner was, of course, arrested.
Was July just a good month for stupid poisoning attempts? Or so I wondered. After all, bleach smells awful, tastes awful (or so I assume) and would send all kinds of chemical warning signals to the would-be victim. But when I did a little more research, I realized that I'd underestimated how often people actually try to poison others with bleach.
The bleach, of course, I mean the chlorine-based liquid whitening agent that most of us keep in our laundry rooms. The key chemical compound in this mix is called sodium hypochlorite and the chemical formula for it is NaOCl (one atom of sodium, one of oxygen, and one of chlorine).
It was first produced in the 18th century, by Claude Louis Berthollet, Napoleon's scientific expert (although only widely available for domestic use starting in the 19th century.) These days, it's probably hard to appreciate what a liberating discovery this must have been for those engaged in domestic labor. In the 1750s, for instance, the fastest wayto whiten clothes involved a mix of sour milk and lye and took 12 hours.
Where as anyone who has ever used - or in my case, spilled - a sodium hypochlorite solution knows how quickly it takes the color out of fabric. In fact, most household bleaches only contain 3-6 percent of the compound in a water solution. In waste-water treatment plants, it rises to a 15 percent solution, used to aggressively kill infectious organisms in water.
This simple combination of oxygen, chlorine, and sodium makes a great disinfecting agent because it will poison just about anything, from viruses to human beings. Why? Because at its most basic, sodium hypochlorite is beautifully made to destroy living cells by efficiently corroding them into slush.
One toxicology analysis I found simply described the results as "liquid necrosis". Or for an outstandingly good look at the chemistry of bleach - and the MMS scandal, I wholly recommend this Alice in Galaxyland post.
It's fortunate for those served bleach-spiked lemonade or soda that the taste is so strong. They tend to reject the drink entirely or to swallow too little to cause much of that liquid necrosis. Take for instance, the 2008 case of a Fort Worth, Texas high school student who tried to eliminate her competitor for the lead in a play by putting bleach into a soda. The intended victim took one sniff and refused that Mountain Dew entirely.
To draw another parallel with MMS, its developer Jim Humble recommends that his chemical formula be mixed into orange juice. As it turns out one of the primary compounds in the miracle formula is sodium chlorite(closely related to our friend, household bleach, but with one additional oxygen atom). In very small doses, sodium chlorite is a nifty little disinfectant used in mouthwash. But when it mixes with the acids in fruit juice, it produces a stronger form of bleach, chlorine dioxide, used in industrial wastewater treatment. And also, as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will tell you, toxic enough to destroy anthrax spores.
There is actually no evidence that swallowing bleach means that it will seep into the blood stream and somehow disinfect us. Rather - as survivors of household accidents will tell you - it burns and corrodes tissue on its way down to being dismantled by stomach acids. The warning taste - the evil whiff that kept that Mountain Dew untouched - is so standard to medication that it's understandable that people would be likely to just wince and swallow their MMS potion. And plenty of them, unfortunately do so; for instance, a good 100,000 people in Africa have taken the solution as a malaria treatment, according tothe Kenya-based Nation.
This is not to draw a direct comparison between MMS and bleach murders. As the U.S. poison control numbers tell us, most people survive a low level bleach exposure, which MMS appears to be. People are not dying in visible agony and - trust me - they do in a bleach homicide. These are brutal murders and they don't take long.
Last year, a nurse in Texas was charged with injecting 10 dialysis center patients with bleach - and killing five of them. And earlier this year, a British mother - and I really hate this story - was charged with killing her autistic 12-year-old son by forcing him to drink bleach or, as the hospital report put it , "a caustic liquid."
Bleach is not a subtle weapon. People who use it to kill get caught and their stories are sad and crazy. I found one such tale out of Oregon, in which the mother just kept trying to poison her one-year-old daughter with household chemicals, first bleach, then cleaners. The little girl survived and the mother, clearly mentally ill, went to prison.
As for the Medical Miracles Solution story (#bleachgate on Twitter), other science bloggers have done an extraordinary job of tracking it and exposing the risks. Some of the best include my fellow PLoS blogger, David Kroll, at Take as Directed, and Liz Ditz at I Speak of Dreams. and Martin Robbins at The Guardian.
And now I would like to close here by refining a point I made earlier - that it would be inaccurate to describe MMS as a source of acute, homicidal bleach poisoning. True, in a technical sense. But that doesn't make it necessarily less dangerous.
Let's consider this very real possibility - that a malaria patient drinks MMS, believing in its curative properties, forgoing more proven remedies. That the result is what we politely call a sub-acute case of bleach poisoning and - a worsening of the disease. That our patient dies of malaria. In that sense - and very real risk - this becomes a very poisonous - problem. So, spread the word, okay?


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We need 3 animated banners varying in sizes (in pixels):
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-We're looking for something creative, yet professional to improve click through rates
-Design must integrate product placement, corporate identity, and quality design.
-Product images can be found here: http://www.xoxide.com/lib/xoxide/pr…images.rar
-Include at least one product per category (eg. audio, caffeine, etc.)
We are looking to update the look and feel of these banners (circa 2002) - http://www.xoxide.com/lib/xoxide/old-ads.rar
Possible Taglines:
"Case modding for over 7 years"
"Hundreds of computer cases"
"Same day shipping"
...or come up with one of your own!
Text should coordinate with images.