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2013-14: Advanced to the finals in both diving events at the CCSA Championships, placing sixth in the 3-meter competition and seventh in the 1-meter event… Scored a season-best 225.20 on the 1-meter board in the event finals, while scoring a season-best 214.80 in the finals of the 3-meter event… Achieved his top dual meet finish of third, claiming the spot in both diving events, as UMBC hosted Howard on Jan. 11.
Background: Diving in the Central Maryland Diving League, he qualified for the League Championships nine of the last ten years, finishing fifth or better each time, placing second twice and winning once… Set a career-best 1-meter score of 262.86 against Frederick on July 11, 2013… A four-time Junior Olympic Men's Gymnastic National Qualifier (2009-2013)… Placed in the top-five at the state gymnastics meet during nine seasons… Four-time First Team Academic All-American… Also lettered in football at Howard, serving as the team's kicker during his senior year.
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Our Snaffle is a popular bit due to the curved mouthpiece which distributes pressure more evenly over tongue and bars. With the offset centre link it will reduce nutcraker action and pressure points on the tongue.
The Square Twist will create more pressure points on the mouthpiece which will make it stronger than the Round Twist and Smooth.


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Advice on setting up blogging on a FBSD server
I will soon be setting up a new FBSD server at home, for my personal web page. This is a low-traffic website that is mostly just for me to play around with; the main thing it hosts is my own blog which attracts a pretty small crowd - maybe a few dozen hits a day. I'm not specifically looking to increase my web traffic at this point, either.
However, I am looking for something that might be a little easier to manage. Currently its all flat files, which of course become a PITA after a while. My current system is just running Apache22, with no real connection to a database.
I would like to set up the new webserver to be a PHP/MySQL configuration, and I am looking through the ports collection for a blogging program. Since I'm setting up a new system, I figure setting up it up properly from the beginning should be a priority.
Of course, I know I could just as well do all my blogging through a commercial (or free) effort on some other web server. With my very low total traffic volume that wouldn't be a bad option, but I'd like to try running it from home anyways.
Any recommendations? I checked freshports.org and found a few potential candidates - "bblog", "blogsum", "cblog", "nanoblogger", "nibbleblog", and others. Any particular insights from our experts on which ones work better?
My first priority in making a choice would likely be ease of use. Second would be security, third would be how it renders as a web site by default (appearance). Flexibility probably wouldn't be of enormous importance, since 99.999% of my blog will be text or simple images.
I have not any experience with it, but http://www.freshports.org/www/wordpress/ seems to be rather popular.
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Jason Dixon is a semi-popular name in the BSD community (..for his humorous conference talks), he wrote blogsum.. which you listed, but it doesn't use MySQL or PHP.
For popular blogging software like wordpress, you'll need to keep it updated.. as security vulnerabilities appear more often than naught.
I can't give you my recommendation, as I do not blog.
FreeBSD News uses Wordpress
Wordpress is IMHO the best platform for blogging. It's simple and easy to use, easy to maintain and has 1000s of plugins to make it even better.
I use it for my FreeBSD News site: http://freebsdnews.net (sorry I'm not allowed to create a hyperlink for this address.
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Stuff like "cblog" or "nanoblogger" work by taking some source file, and outputting a static HTML file.
This is different from for example WordPress which fetches the content from the database and generates it dynamically.
My advice would be KISS: Keep It Simple Stupid.
Just write your stuff in HTML, or some easier tag format (markdown, txt2tags, etc.)
UNIX was not designed to stop you from doing stupid things, because that would also stop you from doing clever things.
So basically what I'm aiming for with the blog software is easier maintenance - I should mention also I'd like it to be something that my wife could use as well if she'd want - as well as a more consistent (and easier to change across-the-site) appearance.
While I'm sure I could probably do something clever with Perl or PHP to improve on some of this, I'm about to start building a new home server anyways and I think that adopting a more common piece of software for it would be advantageous.
Each blog entry is a separate file with a name like 'blog2011-01-24_2210.txt'
The write some tiny scripts and/or Makefiles rules to generate a page with HTML links to each entry.
You also could have 'make' collect all entries for Janary 2011 in one file, those of Feb 2011 in another.
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I recommend WordPress and, since you want blogs for other family members, I also recommend a Multisite installation. With Multisite, you can create a WordPress.com-like system.
Maintenance: If you choose WordPress, either simple or Multisite, please consider using suPHP as it will allow you to update the blog, plugins and its themes more easily (automatically).
A daemon in need is a daemon indeed.
I just hacked a sample Makefile which shows how easy it is to append a file or blog entry to a main file without editing the main file
Actually it allows you to create a file out of small building blocks. You only have to deal with the building blocks.
# Makefile to create a blog #Jan 25 22:12 2011-01-25_2209.txt #Jan 25 22:12 2011-01-22_2245.txt #Jan 25 22:13 2011-01-01_1400.txt #Jan 25 22:15 2011-02-01_1623.txt #Jan 25 22:16 2011-02-04_1256.txt YEAR = 2011 JAN != ls ${YEAR}-01* FEB != ls ${YEAR}-02* # maybe better to use a year dir with a subdir for each month # JAN != ls ${YEAR}/01/*txt # but then the Makefile has to be adjusted all: Blog${YEAR}-01.txt Blog${YEAR}-02.txt test: @echo ${YEAR} ${JAN} @echo ${YEAR} ${FEB} Blog${YEAR}-01.txt: ${JAN} cat ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET} Blog${YEAR}-02.txt: ${FEB} cat ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET} clean: rm Blog${YEAR}-??.txt
$ make test 2011 2011-01-01_1400.txt 2011-01-22_2245.txt 2011-01-25_2209.txt 2011 2011-02-01_1623.txt 2011-02-04_1256.txt
Blog${YEAR}-01.txt: ${JAN} cat ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
The dependencies are the source files defined by the JAN variable 2011-01-01_1400.txt, 2011-01-22_2245.txt and 2011-01-25_2209.txt.
If the target 'Blog2011-01.txt' does not exist it will be created.
If one of it's dependent files is edited and has a newer time stamp than the target, the target will be recreated.
After adding a new blog entry file, the target will again be recreated.
Invoking make without any arguments will create or recreate if necessary, the all target, which is the first and thus default target:
$ make cat 2011-01-01_1400.txt 2011-01-22_2245.txt 2011-01-25_2209.txt > Blog2011-01.txt cat 2011-02-01_1623.txt 2011-02-04_1256.txt > Blog2011-02.txt
$ make
Let us now create a new blog entry and run make
$ vi 2011-02-05_0812.txt $ make cat 2011-02-01_1623.txt 2011-02-04_1256.txt 2011-02-05_0812.txt > Blog2011-02.txt
To experiment, you can download the attachment and extract with:
$ tar xvzf pmBlog.tgz pmBlog pmBlog/2011-01-01_1400.txt pmBlog/2011-01-22_2245.txt pmBlog/2011-01-25_2209.txt pmBlog/2011-02-01_1623.txt pmBlog/2011-02-04_1256.txt pmBlog/2011-02-05_0812.txt pmBlog/Makefile
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Meet the 10 folks you're going to be losing your $5 buy-in to this year.
The Serious One
From trade request e-mails on Saturday nights at 11 p.m. to being the only person in the history of Yahoo! Sports to actually use the "Smack Talk!" feature, this pinnacle of American achievement just wants you to know that while this may be a game, it ain't a game, honey.
The Outsider
Oh! Your father-in-law plays fantasy football too? What's that? Your cousin wants to play, even though he got wasted on Crown and hit on my girlfriend at your wedding? Oh, cool, your new significant other who still says "Respect my authoritah!" wants in? Tell you what, how about you and your cavalcade of buttholes go start your own draft. This is a keeper league, baby. We play for keeps.
The Aloof One
Is super-hyped to sign up for the league! Is super-hyped to draft! Is never heard from again due to a new relationship. (He/she always disappears when they start dating someone new, don't they?) Somehow manages to take second despite not changing lineup once. Never pays the buy-in.
The Expert
Sends no less than three group e-mails a week with a one-sentence insight from some hardcore fantasy site. Actually uses the phrase "limited upside" in real life conversation. Once was late to meet his girlfriend's parents for the first time because of a "Sit 'em or Start 'em" segment. Drafts Tom Brady Every. Single. Time. Probably went to a Big Ten school.
The Worldwide Leader
This person regurgitates everything ESPN says and tries to pass it off as exclusive information like it's some kind of mystical talisman everyone else on the planet doesn't have access to. Oh, you heard Chris Johnson was questionable this week? So did the rest of us. Oh, Keyshawn Johnson said that the Jets might struggle against the Saints this week? Hmm, maybe that's because the Jets are the football equivalent of a warm shot of well gin? Please, continue blessing us mere mortals with your special insights, Obi-Wan.
The Homer
This goober has no problem blowing his/her entire draft on whatever team he/she supports. Even the kicker. Even the fifth-round draft pick who only plays kickoff coverage. BRB, filing a petition with Congress to get this person and all like them shot into the sun.
The King of the Heap
Stole the league title last year by working the free agent wire like none other. Always manages to pick up some rando who ends up having 200 yards receiving one game of the season and is never heard from again. The worst part? They're usually just guessing.
The Multi-Tasker
Every season, this person can be counted on to manage four teams in four different leagues and will be active in all of them. Work, church, family, AND your keeper league? You may ask, "How?" Well, when's the last time you heard them talking about work?
The Stubborn One
After a disastrous spell of injuries and freak occurrences in the first five weeks, these poor souls have NO chance at winning the league this year. You would think this would lead them to give up. You would be wrong. They won't trade or make any concessions. They fully intend on going down with the ship. Admirable, but annoying.
The Draft Party Planner
How do you make up for not having control over your own life? How about creating a ridiculously extravagant draft party concept where the entire crew gets together and pays too much for the privilege of hanging out like you weren't going to this weekend anyway? What do you mean, you don't want to sit in a bar while staring at your laptop and eating re-heated potato skins? How about a trip to Vegas? Wait, your girl is pregnant? Holy crap man, that's amazing! I'm so happy for you! Just a second though. So ... you DON'T want to do Vegas?
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Well thought-out requirements and good planning are essential to getting an end product that is a pleasing, perfect helicopter, whether the aircraft is new or used.
Primer Definitions: Completions and Refurbishments or Refurbs:
While not defined in Webster's dictionary, typically a helicopter completion involves making a factory-new helicopter meet a customer's prescribed specifications. A refurb is typically associated with changing or updating a used helicopter to the owner's desires. In most completion centers, you will find both new and used helicopters undergoing custom modifications.
In this article, we will be looking at some of the strategies, approaches and options for private, emergency medical services and law enforcement helicopter buyers and owners to get their aircraft configured and outfitted exactly the way they want it and to best meet their mission or operational objectives and their unique needs or desires.
Our industry is currently dominated by bulk, multi-year military procurement contracts under which major manufacturers are focused on stamping out hundreds of look-alike, new, olive-drab aircraft. These large procurement commitments and their mass-production requirements soak up plant capacities and company resources and are the manufacturers' dominant bread and butter for higher-profit yield. This market situation, for which there is presently no end in sight, leaves the new civil or private-sector helicopter buyer at the back of a long line to get delivery of single or small multi-aircraft fleet purchase.
Delays in military procurements are renowned — the time between when contracts are issued and when the first helicopters go out the door to the troops is usually measured in years; in some cases, it has been decades. A rare, recent exception has been American Eurocopter winning the competitive bid for 322 aircraft and providing the U.S. Army with light utility helicopters on a successful commercial-off-the-shelf program that has been running on schedule.
Long before a military competitive bid ever hits the streets, there is considerable unseen effort in defining what the ultimate aircraft should be able to do, what its specific configuration should be and what optional equipment can be added if needed. The military knows well that if you do not set and aim at a target, you will never get what you intend. This is one transferable lesson for all civil completions and refurbs.
These drawn-out military procurements in many ways are very different from most private and civil buying decisions, which are usually much shorter-fused and based on present, urgent opportunity, need or desire that buyers want to fulfill either now or very quickly. In today's super-tight market, where many new aircraft may be scheduled for delivery in 2011, some buyers will have to do a "Texas two-step" — buy and refurb an interim used aircraft while they wait on their preferred new helicopter delivery.
It seems only reasonable that if you are paying the big bucks for something you want, it should turn out to be just the way you want it. Who would want to go out to their helicopter and each time wish it were equipped, painted or upholstered differently? To prevent this unnecessary stomach acid, like in a military procurement, there needs to be considerable investment in upfront thought, definition and decision-making on the "perfect" helicopter for the aircraft owner.
Often, it is the little things that matter.: The devil is in the details. This upfront decision process is essential for either new or used helicopters to get the details right and have an end product that is the pleasing, perfect helicopter.
Here is a seemingly trivial example: If you don't specify otherwise in advance, most avionics technicians installing a radio package will connect all of the avionics equipment to the avionics master switch. This means that once you have started the engines and brought the generator(s) on line, you can turn all the avionics on by merely flipping the master switch and avoid voltage surges to the avionics that can occur during engine start.
But what about the intercom system? You can increase both crew and passenger interaction and safety, even during starting, if you specify that the intercom system be hot-wired to the battery switch rather than to the avionics master switch. Then all aboard can more safely communicate with each other through their headsets both before and during the often 2-3 min of the engine starting and shutdown processes when rotors are turning. While well-meaning, the avionics shop is relying on old-technology tradition, not operational and safety benefits. The incidence of modern-technology intercom unit failure is infinitesimal — even while on during engine starts. There are many such examples that cost no more to implement if specified up front.
Often private individual helicopter owners do not have the technical experience base to make the myriad decisions needed — especially if it is their first helicopter or first upgrade to a different model or manufacturer. Some novice buyers may not know more than their favorite color or have enough flying experience to know the essential practical value of the various accessories and gadgetry available and their operational benefits. Some experienced, outside initial guidance and brainstorming can help the owner in crystallizing his/her wish list for a completion or refurb so the end product will meet the mission objectives and be pleasing to the owner.
A project management approach is worth considering long before the aircraft arrives at the completion center. An experienced project manager, whose primary role is understanding and representing the owner's desires, can be a valuable resource to the owner's team. The project manager aids in developing detailed specifications and then monitors the entire completion or refurb process with frequent on-site visits to and direct communication with the completion center.
As Bell Helicopter has found out in their now-discontinued foray of remanufacturing older Hueys into Bell 210s, and even their U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Huey upgrade program, it is much easier to finish out a new helicopter than to remanufacture an old one. New helicopters are a clean-slate starting point for adding options. Often in a refurb, you have to remove something before you can install the option. Also, it is common to perform some upcoming or discovered maintenance during a refurb.
A refurb of a used helicopter, especially one involving any airframe enhancements, will likely take more time and money than adding the same options to a new aircraft in a completion. But make no mistake. You can indeed make a silk purse from a sow's ear in a refurb process. A used helicopter can be taken down to its basic airframe by a completion shop and then refurbed with new carpets, upholstery, glass, avionics, wiring, paint and an upgraded engine, resulting in what appears to be an aesthetically "new" aircraft. Such a process also allows optimum inspection access and may help to determine any needed maintenance.
The annual flight time of most private or executive aircraft is less than 250 hr a year. So it may be beneficial to eliminate much of the close-in scheduled replacement of life-limited components during the refurb process. Then, you will have less maintenance management. More importantly, maintenance downtime can be reduced.
For new helicopters, a manufacturing plant is usually equipped and focused on cranking out certified airframes. It is often not the ideal spot for ongoing customer interaction during a completion process, and manufacturing plants usually have no interest in doing a refurb on a used helicopter. The manufacturing plant usually prefers to deliver green (primered but unpainted) helicopters with little optional equipment to shorten their measured delivery cycle time, leaving the time-consuming custom painting detail and customization to someone else. However, some time needs to be devoted to the selection of optional airframe features that are easier to install while the helicopter is coming down the assembly line. Examples might be a rotor brake, dual controls and provisions for cargo hooks, litters and auxiliary fuel tanks. Post-delivery installation of these options will cost you more to buy and retrofit and often requires other structural modifications. So getting your initial factory specs for a new ship is important. The advantage is that post-delivery green completions are usually less expensive than factory completions due to completion center competition. More importantly, it allows owners or their project managers to have direct personal interaction with the knowledgeable, hands-on specialists at a completion center.
Helicopter painting is an art form, usually not something many mechanics can or want to do (it is not mechanical), so suitable paint booth facilities and artists are needed at major completion centers. Likewise, avionics installations require special skill sets of technicians, again not a crossover skill of most mechanics (avionics are not mechanical).
Interiors and upholstery are another specialized skill set. However, most completion centers farm out upholstery to aviation-proven, specialized companies rather than offer that capability in house, leaving only final fitting and installation to the completion center. But colors and materials decisions will need to be made in advance by the owner.
Clearly written decisions (usually transferred to work or build orders) are absolutely essential, and frequent reviews and updates can minimize the dread of manufacturing plants and completion centers: rework or having to undo what you did and re-do it to get the desired outcome. The difference between desire and outcome is usually interpretation. This schedule-busting, wasted rework effort is usually due to communication misunderstandings between the customer and the completion center or internally within the completion center. Studies have proven that a flight crew with good standardized procedures and interaction will consistently shoot more accurate and safer ILS approaches. The same concept applies to completion or refurb projects; interaction is essential.
One word of caution: A large aircraft maintenance and completion center is handy and may be known to you, but that doesn't mean they can handle a helicopter job.
Unless they have considerable familiarity and experience with helicopters (particularly your model of helicopter), you should likely avoid them.
Selecting a completion center that is an authorized manufacturer's service facility is usually an advantage for manufacturer support and usually requires the facility to be an FAA-approved repair station.
Most completion and refurb efforts don't take into consideration the reality that at some point the owner will have to resell the aircraft. Resale marketability is worth considering, particularly on an interim refurb project while you are awaiting a new aircraft delivery.


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Caroline brings her British Northern "no nonsense, down to earth, can do, concise approach" to everything she does, including going on holiday! Which is partly the reason why her "Grand Tour" "City Breaks" and "British Weekend Jaunt" books are so useful. She has been fortunate to travel extensively in Europe and lived in Brittany, France during the mid 1980's. Caroline currently lives in the North of England.
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It's easy to sing somebody else's song — but near impossible to do it well (Exhibit A: every karaoke bar from Topeka to Tokyo). Which is why we love Cat Power's stripped-down take on classics like "New York, New York." For fans of the soulful singer's The Covers Record, this is a welcome return to the form, with 10 bluesy reimaginings of tunes by James Brown, Billie Holiday, and Bob Dylan, plus a redo of her own "Metal Heart" and the set's only new original, "Song to Bobby." True, there's a long tradition of covering Dylan songs. But few have ever sounded this good.


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So I was putzin' around on google image search, looking at cakes, of course, when I stumbled across this picture:
Which, you know, made me kind of curious.
So I went to the originating site of the photo and read the corresponding blog post. It's written by Scott of Basic Instructions, which you should definitely check out sometime. Anyway, by the time I finished reading his post I was crying with laughter, and I knew I could not post his cake photo without the whole story attached. I e-mailed him and got his permission, and so without further ado, here it is:
"I had a day job as an office manager for the Seattle office of an international firm. We found out that one of our employees was transferring to one of our offices in China. When one of our people would leave, we usually had a little wing-ding with drinks and cake on the departing employee's last Thursday in the office, so on Tuesday it fell to me to fax a cake order into our nearest Costco Bakery.
I should point out that on that day I had a headache so bad that it hurt to move my eyes. Ordering the cake was the last thing I did before I went home sick for the afternoon. As I filled out the order form, I realized that in addition to the personalized message ("Good Luck in China," in this case) we could also get a large decoration for no extra charge. I looked at the options and none of them were appropriate. They were all things like teddy bears, balloons, or race cars. Crap, in other words. I figured if none of them were appropriate, I might as well get something that made no sense whatsoever.
I put a check mark next to the word "Fireman."
The next morning (Wednesday), lying in bed just before getting up, my mind wandered over the previous day and all the things I had accomplished. My eyes snapped open as I thought, "What did I do!? Why did I order a fireman? That makes no sense!!! I'm going to look like an idiot!"
I went to work, intent on calling the Costco as soon as they opened and stopping the cake before it started. I still had a day before I was supposed to pick it up. I figured that should be plenty of time. After some effort, I got hold of the bakery manager, only to be told that the cake had already been made. It was too late. I figured I'd just have to stand up straight and take it like a man.
My wife and I went to Costco to pick up the cake. When I got to the bakery, this is what was waiting for me.
(see above picture)
Making the hose flesh-toned had been a very bad move.
At first all I could do was blink at it and wonder, "Am I the only one who sees a giant wang?" I looked at my wife. She was blinking at the cake. An awkward silence and a few stammered sentences later we established that we both saw the same thing. A fireman holding an immense, dripping wang.
I could not serve this cake to my coworkers.
My first thought was that I would just absorb the cost of a second cake and pretend this never happened. Then I thought, "Wait a minute! This is not an erotic bakery! This is Costco! I should be able to order any stupid cake I want and be confident that it will not be sexually charged."
While at the checkout line I found a Costco employee to complain to, and showed him the cake. He blinked at it. I told him I was uncomfortable serving this cake at a place of business, and he started laughing and looking relieved.
Here's what I came to realize about the cake. The obscene image was just obvious enough that you can't help but recognize it, but also obviously innocent enough that you don't want to say anything for fear that you're the only one who sees it.
Soon I was surrounded by several Costco employees who were looking at the cake and laughing. They explained that they had a new cake decorator who was a deeply religious woman from a foreign country, as if that explained everything. At one point while we were hammering out a settlement a woman happened by, caught a glimpse of the cake, covered her mouth and gasped. Good stuff."
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SALT LAKE CITY —About an hour before the Rockies took on the Seattle Mariners Saturday afternoon for their final spring exhibition game, right fielder Michael Cuddyer was talking about what the club wanted to accomplish.
"We want to get a few final at-bats, and most of all make sure nobody gets hurt," he said.
Sure enough, Cuddyer and second baseman Josh Rutledge collided in the third inning while chasing down Jesus Montero's popup to shallow right field. Both players went down, and Rutledge stayed down before he was helped off the field and out of the game. Fortunately, Rutledge only had the wind knocked out of him. Cuddyer stayed in the game.
"I knew it was not a big deal," Rutledge said. "But he squared me up, for sure."
Quipped manager Walt Weiss: "I told Cuddy, if this was the NFL he'd be fined for sure."
HITS: Lefty Jeff Francis, who will start Friday's home opener against the Padres at Coors Field, pitched a strong six innings, allowing two runs of five hits. He did serve up two homers — to Kendrys Morales in the fourth and Justin Smoak in the fifth — but Spring Mobile Ballpark's rarefied air had something to do with that. There is no humidor here and the balls fly a la "Coors Canaveral."
"It was all positives and it was as good a spring as I've had in my career," said Francis, who finished his exhibition season with a 2.76 ERA. "But now it doesn't matter. The bottom line is I feel good about how I'm pitching, now we go into the regular season."
Troy Tulowitzki and Todd Helton each belted homers off of Mariners starter Brandon Maurer. Helton also hit a double. Both players finished the exhibition season with three homers.
"Todd has had a really good spring," Weiss said. "I think his swing is really good right now, and the timing of it has worked out. He didn't want a ton of at-bats this spring, and he wanted to peak at the right time, as we broke camp. That's what he's done and he's in a really good place."
MISSES: Starting third baseman Chris Nelson missed Saturday's game because of a stomach ailment. The club sent him ahead to Milwaukee to recover and to avoid having Nelson spread the bug to his teammates.
UP NEXT: The Rockies flew from Salt Lake to Milwaukee following Saturday's game. They will workout in Milwaukee on Sunday and then open the season Monday at Miller Park. The first pitch of the 2013 season is set for 12:10 p.m. MDT. Right-hander Jhoulys Chacin starts for the Rockies and right-hander Yovani Gallardo starts for the Brewers.
Here are the expected starting lineups for Monday's game:
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2B Josh Rutledge
LF Carlos Gonzalez
SS Troy Tulowitzki
RF Michael Cuddyer
1B Todd Helton
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3B Chris Nelson
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Today, my fabulous dog turned 13 on the 13th. Since he's still not old enough to drink in Canada, I bought him 13 of his favourite balls and wrapped them individually (he loves unwrapping) and sent him into a swirling dog toy orgy.
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Unlike the old Maps apps for your iPhone, the Maps app in iOS 6 doesn't offer information about traveling via public transportation, though it seems likely this feature will be added sometime in the future. On the flip side, the new Maps app delivers significantly improved overall performance, spoken turn-by-turn directions (iPhone 4S and 5 only), and a nifty 3D flyover view for many locations.
The Maps feature has become better and more capable with each iOS update. Or at least that was the case until the release of iOS 6, when Apple jettisoned the Google Maps-powered Maps app you've known and loved since the first iPhone and replaced it with an Apple-powered Maps app.
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Rove: More Judd attacks coming
Get your popcorn ready. Karl Rove said Thursday he's planning much more than a sequel to the attack ad his super PAC premiered earlier this week against actress Ashley Judd, a Democrat, considering a run against Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).
"She's going to get to know that she's not going to be able to wait until the screenwriters from California and producers make her look good and prepare the ads and give her lots of lines to memorize so that she can handle these things," Rove told Fox News host Bill O'Reilly. "We're going to make her start saying where she's coming from."
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( Also on POLITICO: Crossroads ad mocks 'radical' Judd)
Rove's conservative American Crossroads super PAC debuted the ad dubbed "Ashley's Story" earlier this week that depicts Judd as an out-of-touch, inexperienced Hollywood liberal who is not even a resident of Kentucky. Judd, daughter of country singer Naomi Judd, currently resides in Tennessee.
"We are making fun of her," Rove said point-blankly on Fox News. "She is way far out on the left wing of the Democratic Party, which is not very far out left in Kentucky."
Judd — an actress turned activist who is also an advocate for humanitarian and women's issues — has been mulling over a run against McConnell, the current Senate minority leader, for quite some time. She appeared in Washington last month during inaugural weekend but has given no timeline for when she will make a decision about that race.
Kentucky Democratic Party chairman Daniel Logsdon told POLITICO that Rove's criticisms of her this week signal that he views her as a threat.
"I don't know what he means 'more is coming,'" Logsdon said. "Unless he gets a kitchen sink, I don't think there's anything left to throw at her."
Logsdon continued: "It speaks to the fact that Sen. McConnell's numbers show that he's very vulnerable which is something we believe strongly. They obviously see her as a threat."
Judd publicist's said the actress declined comment on this story.
( Also on POLITICO: Judd: Huge support for Senate run)
Rove says that's because she wants a short campaign — comparing her with Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), a former comedian before he entered into politics.
"We don't want to have happen in Kentucky what happened in Minnesota where Al Franken knew, 'I need to have a short campaign. I don't want people to pay a lot of attention to me, I don't want people to know a lot about me except I'm a celebrity and a nice guy.'"


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A Jackson County jury held the city of Commerce not liable in a wrongful death lawsuit tried last week in the Superior Court of Jackson County.
Amanda Ramey sued the city in connection with the May 2008 death of her father, David Loggins. Loggins, a passenger in a feed truck, died from injuries sustained when the truck crashed on Interstate 85.
Judge Joe Booth presided over the trial that began on April 8, with testimony concluding on the afternoon of April 10. The jury of six men and six women deliberated approximately three hours on the morning of April 11 before they came out with their verdict.
At 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, the jury foreman read the verdict ruling in favor of Commerce.
For the full story, see the April 17 issue of The Commerce News.
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coming events, week 9 of year 2011
Mon 28th 4:30pm Parliament House 8k jog 5:30pm Parliament House speedygeese training Tue 1st 6:15pm Summer Series 5k Weston Park Wed 2nd 12:15pm BBQ Stakes 6k handicap Fri 4th 12:15pm Customs 5k handicap Sat-Sun 5-6th ACTVAC Track Championships Sat 5th 8:00am Metro Runners Acton Ferry Terminal Sun 6th 7:00am Stromlo Forest Park recovery run/s 9:00am Women's Jogalong, Weston Park
Cooler weather means more running! I managed 112k last week and I shall probably run between 100k and 120k this week. Taking care to have at least one short recovery day. But I am having garmin trouble, so I may have to consult the maps stored on "Training Centre" to repeat exactly past runs. Fortunately there is over a year's data there to choose from.
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Fans of Sichuan cuisine know that even spice fiends need something to ward off all the heat in your mouth between bites. Cucumber salads are served at almost every Sichuan restaurant I've been to, and are good appetizers as well as good palate cleansers.
It's also easy make at home. However, one of the main ingredients is Sichuan peppercorn, which can still be rather hard to find outside China. For years the US had a ban on Sichuan peppercorn imports, which they recently lifted. But the last I heard the spice is still not widely available. (What is the situation like in other countries?)
In any case, if you aren't able to get your hands on any, you can always substitute with a dash of red pepper flakes or 1 tablespoon hot chili paste. If you have Sichuan peppercorns and you're brave enough, leave them whole instead of grinding them up. (*Be aware of the numbing effect called mala (麻辣). Don't worry...it becomes addictive.)
Also, although restaurants in China like to serve the cucumbers in longer strips, I sometimes like them cubed. More surface area means more flavor absorbed.
A less spicy version of the salad can make a good appetizer for Western meals too.
More Sichuan recipes to try:
Dan Dan Mian (Spicy Sichuan Noodles)
Sichuan Cucumber Salad
Serves 6 to 8 as an appetizer
- 1 large or 2 medium-sized cucumbers, peeled
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons cooking oil, like peanut or vegetable
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon Sichuan pepper, ground or whole, or substitute red chili flakes
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 tablepoon sugar
- 1 or 2 teaspoons chili garlic paste
1. Cut the cucumber(s) in half lengthwise, then cut each half again so you have quartered strips. Cut or scoop out the seedy middle section. Slice each strip into 3cm (1 inch) cubes. Put the cucumbers in a bowl, and toss with salt. Set aside for 5 to 10 minutes, as the salt draws out excess moisture from the cucumbers.
2. Heat a small pan on medium-low heat. Add cooking oil, then add garlic and Sichuan pepper. Cook until fragrant, but careful to not to let the garlic burn. Set aside in a small dish to cool.
3. Drain the cucumbers through a strainer or sieve, and return them to the bowl. In a separate bowl, mix the rice vinegar, sesame oil, sugar, and chili garlic paste. Pour the mixture over the cucumbers. Add in the garlic and pepper that was cooling, and mix well. Serve at room temperature, or chill in the fridge for up to a day to serve cold.


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Evan Longoria of the Tampa Bay Rays is in what would have been his final season before free agency and headed to possibly the largest contract in baseball history.
However, Longoria signed an unprecedented 9-year contract just six days after making his Major League debut and then followed that up with another 7-year extension 1 that will keep him with the Rays for at least 16 seasons through 2023.
By the time the deal is over, Longoria will be 38 and will have made a nice sum of $151.5 million in his career.
That's not bad. But it could have been a lot better.
By signing two contracts well in advance of hitting free agency, Longoria received financial security. But that safety blanket also cost him more than $100 million.
Longoria stands above his peers
In his first six seasons in the big leagues, Longoria has been worth 36.5 Wins Above Replacement for the Rays. That compares quite well to other position players who have signed long-term contracts in recent years, either as free agents or as they were nearing free agency 2.
The high cost of security
Despite being one of the top players in an era when 21 players will make at least $20 million this season, Longoria will not make $20 million in any of his first 16 seasons in the big leagues, topping out at $19.5 million in 2022, his 15th season.
As a result, despite having competitive salaries early in his career, the other four players will zoom past Longoria in career earnings as they advance in age.
Those four players will have earned an average of $202.2 million through their age-37 season, $50.7 million more than Longoria will have made by the same point in his career.
Longoria may have missed out on the biggest contract in baseball history
Tim Dierkes of MLBTradeRumors.com believes that if Longoria were a free agent after this season, he would probably seek a 10-year contract larger than Alex Rodriguez's record $275 million deal. Dierkes points out that Cano was two years older than Longoria, who at age 29 would be a relatively young free agent, and if his 2014 season looks like 2011 and 2013 he will have six "elite" seasons on his resume.
"I think the Cano and [Albert] Pujols deals set a precedent for 10 years, which is easier to stomach with Longoria than it was with them 3," Dierkes told Business Insider. "If I'm Longoria's agent, I'm seeking $300 million ... I think the Cano deal (10-years, $240 million) is probably the floor. I don't see a good reason why Longoria would accept less."
Longoria's career earnings start to look a lot different if he were heading toward a $240 million contract this winter.
In other words, even if we assume Longoria signs at the lower end of the projections by Dierkes, he still lost out on more than $100 million in career earnings by not becoming a free agent.
This is not to say Longoria necessarily made a mistake or that anybody should feel sorry for him. Longoria did attain some security early in his career.
But that security came with a hefty price tag.
1 This assumes that all team options are exercised.
2 Like Longoria, Robinson Cano and David Wright had their first full season at age 22 while Joey Votto and Jacoby Ellsbury did not have a full season in the big leagues until age 24.
3 Cano was 31 when he signed his deal and Pujols was 32.


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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Officials say some underground electrical wires caught fire in an upscale Philadelphia neighborhood and some residents had to be evacuated.
It happened early Thursday in the city's Queen Village section. Firefighters arrived on the scene and quickly put out the fire, which officials say involved PECO wires.
A few hours later, however, a resident called police after a carbon monoxide detector went off in a home in the area. Crews arrived back on the scene and found high levels of carbon monoxide in some homes and businesses.
The power was shut off while PECO made checks with a handheld meter. Power was eventually returned and people have been allowed back inside their homes.
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Appreciating Michael JacksonMonday, July 6th, 2009
On the one hand, I feel I have no right to write a tribute to Michael Jackson. On the other hand, I feel compelled to.
Until his death, I had really never paid much attention to him. I have never been especially interested in popular music, and I was in my forties when he was really coming into his own. I knew about the white glove – and I would sometimes glance at his videos when my children were watching MTV, but that pretty much sums up my exposure to him – except for the periodic and vitriolic media attacks which were hard to avoid. So, when I heard of his death, my only thought was, "He's still so young; how sad." But that was pretty much it.
The Friday evening after his death, I was watching Charlie Rose and to my surprise I discovered that he was devoting part of his program to Michael Jackson. I learned that Michael Jackson was possibly the most famous person in the world, that news of his death had brought the internet to its knees. What was this global outpouring of grief all about?
That night, I got on my computer and went in search of Michael Jackson videos. And I found them! I watched well into the early morning – and found myself, like millions of other fans before me, mesmerized by the magic and power of this incredibly gifted man. Although a great deal of tv time and printed matter has been devoted to the brilliance of his performances, what interests me the most are the powerful feelings he expressed and inspired in others – including me, watching him, all alone, the day after his death.
The video, and song, which I love the most is the hauntingly lyrical "Earth Song" with its deliberately jarring segue into the angry and accusatory refrain "What About Us?". In "Earth Song," Michael connected with and called forth the terribly deep pain and anguish — the anger and frustration — we all would feel all the time if we would — or could — allow ourselves to internalize the terrible things we, and those who act in our name, are doing to all Life, including human life, on our planet. In "Earth Song," Michael Jackson, his whole being filled with love and compassion, arrows his powerful message straight into our hearts. In "Earth Song," he makes us feel earth's pain – which apparently was his intent when he wrote it.
Although I applaud Al Gore's environmental efforts and commitment, "An Inconvenient Truth" is addressed to our heads, not our hearts. To put a stop to the multitude of human and environmental tragedies playing out globally on an hourly basis, we need to feel them, experience them, at the level of our deepest, most powerful, emotions – those having to do with our survival and the survival of others. But we don't. Because we can't. We are too busy erecting defenses precisely to keep ourselves from feeling, because we can't face the pain and the guilt.
Michael Jackson in "Earth Song" cuts through all those defenses and brings us face to face with the consequences of our destructive acts. He gives voice to the planet and to the planet's most vulnerable inhabitants. And death cannot still his voice.


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kudos on getting your own spot :)
looking forward to hearing more \m/
Grow up on Iron Maiden and it will come naturally :D
No probs, thanks for listening anyway. All feedback is good. Next song is a completely different style of music so you might enjoy it more :)
There's more coming :)
Oh hell yes Miracle!
You got your own series? Bitchin' dude, congratulations.
That was pretty sweet. Way better than the other gaming themed music composer that was on this site.
Awesome stuff! That Call of Duty Song really strikes a chord with me. This kinda made me want to get Dragon Age II as well.
Thanks dude. Next song is gonna be Prince/Bowie style electropop, you may enjoy it more!
Lol yeah I had a feeling DA2 would be a controversial first vid!
There a place where we can download the music?
Wow, now I really love Wednesdays.
Awesome stuff, totally glad this is being made into a series.
I couldn't help it. I just had to play them all at the same time.
anyhow, congrats on MoS on getting his own section, well done.
Actually I haven't finished it and not much was really spoiled for me at all
Dude congrate on being featured! I'm looking forward to more stuff! Maybe they'll let you put up some of your other stuff too!
Grats. Damb good tune also.
I knew him before he sold out
Just, holy crap!
Well good to see Miracle getting his own segment. Nice song, though i liked the Freeman one more.
Are there any spoilers in the text?
Congrats dude! Looking forward to seeing more. Will you be getting videos linked to the song from now on, or will it just be stock like this? The Call of Duty one was great, It'd be nice to see more stuff like that, or even if it was just you playing, that'd be good too. Not too sold on this kind of video approach, seems a little redundant.
Really enjoyed that. I couldn't for the life of me pin down the subgenre of rock, vaguely 70's, slightly melodic metal?
That.. that. was awesome?!
Ive not even played the game lol
Great song Miracle! and congrats on getting your own section of the Escapist! Well done, you really deserve it.
Fantastic, Miracle! But then again, you're songs always kick ass. Definately looking forward to your new segment.
Heh, I enjoyed this more than I enjoyed the actual game.
I liked it, though the video got a bit repetitive. All around good job. Thumbs up.
I had no idea what to expect, but came out pleasantly surprised. I'll watch more of this if it pops up ^^.
Bloody great reminds me of sonata arctica
I can't stop listening to this song and sing along! :D
...I would pay money for this.
Awesome as usual, Miracle.
Lookin' forward to more!
Agreed to no end!
This was so unexpected.. i clicked, i heard the intro, i fell in love, this was the ONE thing the escapist was missing video wise, and you guys nailed it.. you NAILED it!
Awesome, I've been following these videos on YouTube for a while now and it's great to see the Escapist recognising great talent. I liked this one too, reminded me of come classic metal songs.
Dang, didn't know you started making vids for Escapist. Great job Miracle. Keep up the fantastic work :3
Way to go, your stuff is awesome and I'm glad the Escapist gave you your own section. :D
That completely blew my mind. Great song!
I figured it was only a matter of time before the Escapist started paying you to do these...great work!
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Super Saturday is a term usually reserved for the final Saturday of the US Open where the two men's semifinals and the women's final are played, but this Saturday of college basketball trumps any day at Flushing Meadows (unless we could somehow get a Kournikova-Ivanovic final). Normally I would cover all the interesting games on the docket, but today is so good that I'm only going to cover the ones featuring ranked teams matched up against each other.
The Undercard: On any other Saturday, these games would be the headliners, but today they are merely an appetizer to get you ready for the even bigger match-ups to follow.
– #22 Michigan State at #5 Texas at 2 PM on CBS: Tom Izzo's Spartans come into Saturday badly in need of a victory against a quality foe. Although Michigan State comes in with a respectable record of 7-2, they have been underwhelming and certainly nowhere near the level they were predicted to be coming into the season (AP #5 back on November 24th). On the other side, the Longhorns have been surprisingly strong with their only loss coming against Notre Dame (81-80) in what was the best game of the Maui Invitational. Texas has responded well to the setback with wins over 2 ranked teams in December (UCLA and Villanova). The last time Michigan State played a team of this caliber was in their much-anticipated match-up against UNC (clearly Texas isn't quite at that level), they were blown off the court in a virtual home game. Tom Izzo will need a big game from Raymar Morgan and hope that his defense can contain A.J. Abrams and Damion James if he hopes to steal one in Austin.
– #20 Davidson vs. #18 Purdue at 4 PM on CBS: Both teams are all but assured of NCAA tournament bids. However, neither team has a signature win yet. Davidson certainly has the marquee value with national POY contender Stephen Curry, but they lost their only game against a ranked team (82-78 at #14 Oklahoma on November 18th). While the Wildcats can hardly be faulted for losing a road game against Blake Griffin and the Sooners, it still leaves them without a win they would need to merit a potential 5 seed or better. If they are unable to win today in Indianapolis, their only other chance to beat a top 25 team will be on January 7th against Duke at Cameron (ESPN might be hyping that game a little bit in the time leading up to the BCS title game). The Boilermakers are in a similar situation albeit without a star anywhere close to the level of Curry. The Boilermakers lost their only games against ranked teams back-to-back (87-82 in OT against Oklahoma on November 28th and 76-60 at home against Duke on December 2nd) and after tomorrow they don't have a game against a currently ranked team until February 3rd against Ohio State. This game will likely come down to how well the Boilermakers can contain Curry (31.9 PPG and 6.8 APG) and limit his sidekick on the inside Andrew Lovedale (13.9 PPG and 10.7 RPG). The Boilermakers will counter with a much more balanced attack (4 players averaging between 9.9 and 15.6 PPG).
– #11 Syracuse at #21 Memphis at 6 PM on ESPN and ESPN360.com: The Orangemen (other than Jim Boeheim) responded well to their crushing loss at the buzzer on Monday night. However, they will be without Eric Devendorf for at least 2 games so Jonny Flynn will have to hope that Paul Harris and/or Arinze Onuaku can pick up the slack as John Calipari will almost certainly be focusing on Flynn on the perimeter. The Tigers could use a quality win here as they have lose both of the games they have played against quality opponents (Xavier and Georgetown). Tyreke Evans and Shawn Taggert will need to play well, but this is a game that the Tigers should win.
The Title Bouts: These games are as good as you will find any time this season (in-conference or out-of-conference) until we get to March.
– #7 Xavier vs. #6 Duke at 2 PM on CBS: Although this game is a "neutral" site game and quite far away from North Carolina, East Rutherford, New Jersey has become a de facto home for Coach K and the Blue Devils over the past 20 years. Despite that edge, I don't think Coach K will be starting his bench (including everybody's favorite whipping boy Greg Paulus) like he did in the Blue Devils last game against UNC-Asheville. Sean Miller didn't have quite the same luxury in Xavier's last game as they had to fight hard to beat crosstown rival Cincinnati 76-66 a week ago. Both teams rely on a balanced scoring attack, but the outcome of the game will likely be decided by Duke's ability to hit the 3. The Blue Devils don't shoot a particularly high percentage from 3 (32% for the season), but they are such high-volume shooters (20.6 attempts per game compared to 15.3 attempts per game for the Musketeers) that it becomes a major factor in all of their games. Their only loss this year was their rematch against Michigan in Ann Arbor where they opened the game hitting 3 of their first 27 attempts for 3 point range before hitting 4 in a row late to close the gap. The key match-up in this game should be Kyle Singler versus Derrick Brown, which should be interesting to watch if Singler tries to pull Brown away from the basket with his outside shooting. This should be a close game, but look for Duke to win this one as they have had a tendency to pull out big games before conference play starts.
– #2 UConn vs. #7 Gonzaga at 4 PM on CBS: This game could have very easily been a 2-4 match-up if Gonzaga hadn't slipped up last week against Arizona in Tucson. One of the interesting subplots, which I'm sure that CBS will cover repeatedly, is that it was match-up that introduced the nation to Gonzaga basketball less than 10 years ago and propelled UConn to its first Final 4 trip. While I remember the game for its significance for Gonzaga's program, I had completely forgotten that it gave UConn its first Final 4 trip ever (won the title that year in a nail-bitter over Trajan Langdon's Blue Devils). This Gonzaga team is significantly different than the one you might see on ESPN Classic. They are no longer just the team that relies on exceptional skill and execution. Now they have the athletes to compete with anybody in the nation. However, UConn has been playing better than anyone in the nation not wearing baby blue so Gonzaga will have its hands full trying to keep up with the Huskies, who have a balanced scoring attack led by Jerome Dyson, Hasheem Thabeet, and Jeff Adrien. Dyson leads the Huskies in scoring at 15.4 PPG and provides Jim Calhoun with a versatile one-on-one scorer. Thabeet, his counterpart on the inside, has finally started to show some of the promise that has had NBA scouts salivating over him in the past as he has started to score on a consistent basis to compliment his always strong defensive presence. The one area that the Huskies need to improve upon if they want to compete for the national title (read: challenge UNC) is for A.J. Price to step up as an elite college PG. His 35% FG and 36% FT isn't going to cut it in March and may even be a liability in Big East play, which may be more competitive than the NCAA tournament itself on a nightly basis. The Bulldogs have also been playing exceptionally well this year with the exception of their loss last week to Arizona last week. They also come in with a balanced attack, but they are led by PG Jeremy Pargo whose scoring is slightly down (12.1 PPG to 8.9 PPG) from the past 2 season as he has focused more on running the team (3.4 assist:turnover ratio compared to 1.8 last year). To beat the Huskies, Mark Few will need everybody–Pargo, Austin Daye, Josh Heytvelt, and Matt Bouldin–to be near the top of their games. In the end, the Huskies depth and superior interior defense will probably be too much for Gonzaga to overcome.


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Second Joshi guide but yout you can do better than that.
We have a list for all level, some of them are free to download (just like Joshi), others are books and websites that for beginner level
As for websites and blogs, there are only a handful of them out there (this is a niche field after all).
I run http://www.quantnet.com and I'm a member on http://wilmott.com as well as http://nuclearphynance.com. The Quant Finance group on LinkedIn is another popular destination.
Every site has a different flavor and attracts a fairly different audience. You have to sample them all, see the kind of questions asked there, the kind of members and how they answer.
WARNING: some sites are not very newbies friendly as they carter to the working professionals. As I said, it will take time to learn the in and out of each site.
Wilmott and NuclearPhynance are two fairly popular forums, although quant.stackexchange.com will hopefully serve as a better resource in the future.
I like this site http://quant.ly/
Mark Joshi's advice - http://www.markjoshi.com/downloads/advice.pdf (On becoming a quant)
It's quite useful to get some insight into sorts of quantitative analysts, their repsonsibilites, type of companies, requirements for interviews etc ... just a great article to begin with.
Bionic Turtle's forums aren't bad. Some of it is aimed at the FRM (Financial Risk Manager) exam, but there's also a section dedicated to Quant Finance.


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Former Carmi native Anna (Ackerman) Young is making big strides in the fight to deter crime among children. Young, who is an assistant state's attorney in St. Clair County, which includes Belleville and East St. Louis, joined State's Attorney Brendan Kelly in creating the Children's Justice Division, a new option for children caught up in the legal system.
Former Carmi native Anna (Ackerman) Young is making big strides in the fight to deter crime among children. Young, who is an assistant state's attorney in St. Clair County, which includes Belleville and East St. Louis, joined State's Attorney Brendan Kelly in creating the Children's Justice Division, a new option for children caught up in the legal system. The long-term hope of the newly formed entity is to keep children from heading down a path of crime due to experiences and circumstances faced at a young age.
"Brendan (Kelly) approached me early last year about forming this division," said Young, who graduated from U of I with a degree in accounting before pursuing her law degree. "We worked to get it formed and officially kicked off the program Oct. 1."
According to a recent article in the Belleville News-Democrat, the division will handle child support matters, juvenile abuse and neglect cases, juvenile delinquency, truancy and adult criminal cases where children are victims.
Young noted that sometimes children are not factored into a criminal act by an adult. For instance, if a residence is taken over by police during the morning hours in a drug bust, there are no provisions made for children who may be getting off the bus from school to return to that residence later in the day. The newly formed Children's Justice Division will now offer a solution to situations like this.
The Children's Justice Division will also serve as the centerpiece for all divisions of the legal system to work together for the betterment of children. The hope is to provide an additional avenue early in a child's life that may prevent future criminal acts as the child matures.
The newly formed organization hit home with Young, who became a mother for the first time earlier in 2012. Young and her husband, Matt, are the proud parents of son Jake, who is now five months old. The couple met in law school at SIU. Matt was a third year law student when Young was in her first year. Matt currently works as a plaintiffs attorney in civil law for Kuehn Law Firm in Belleville.
Following graduation from law school, Young began practicing law in the St. Clair County Public Defenders office, a role she held for two and one-half years before switching to the other perspective of the courtroom as an assistant state's attorney. Under State's Attorney Kelly, Young supervises six attorneys and sees and deals with a lot of hard cases, from murder to abuse and neglect cases committed by adults against kids. Her hope is the new division is a first major step toward changing some of the activities of younger offenders in the future.
"I work in the violent crimes unit," said Young. "I see so many young people committing crimes at young ages and also see kids that are affected by adults who commit crimes. This program is going well so far and is a great way for us to coordinate and 'encompass all things kids,' which has sort of become our unofficial slogan."
Young applauds Kelly for his work in St. Clair County and admits it is hard work, but she feels Kelly is leading them all in a very positive direction when it comes to taking care of children who are caught up in the legal system through so many different avenues. She relies on the team of between 20 and 30 assistant state's attorneys under Kelly's watch to work together and support the new Children's Justice Division.
Young also looks to former colleague Denton Aud for advice. The two graduated from Carmi-White County High School together and attended law school at the same time at SIU. They have remained friends and with Aud taking over as State's Attorney in White County, his input is sometimes valuable to Young.
"We talk every once in a while," said Young. "Since our jobs are so similar, it's sometimes good to compare our work. He's going to be a great State's Attorney for White County."
Young is the daughter of Carol and Art Ackerman of Carmi. She and her family currently reside in Belleville.


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The Dionaea honeypot got more and more mature during the last weeks. As Markus blogged in Iteolih: Miles and More the software is now able to detect shellcode via libemu and generates a nice shellcode profile out of this.
The SMB / DCERPC implementation also got fairly mature and is now able to cope with all packet types and also most caveats and differences of implementations in exploits. As I registered more and more RPC vulnerabilities in the module, it was definitely time to give libemu something to eat! :) Read more »
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Goldenrod is a familiar sight this time of year, with its showy yellow flowers held high on stems swaying from autumn winds.
A field full of these vivid yellow blossoms, with a bright blue fall sky as a backdrop, is a sight to behold. Too often, this plant is blamed for the sneezing, runny nose and itchy eyes that many people suffer while goldenrod blooms.
However, the common culprit causing these allergy symptoms is ragweed, not goldenrod. Ragweed blooms at the same time � August to frost � as goldenrod.
Ragweed releases its billions of tiny, lightweight pollen grains into the air this time of year. This windborne pollen causes much of the hay fever problems.
Goldenrod pollen is too large, heavy and sticky to be windborne; it relies on insects to carry its pollen. I suppose if you nestle your nose into a cluster of goldenrod flowers and take a big sniff, the pollen might bother you, but otherwise, it is not going to get into your nose.
Goldenrod is an innocent bystander; ragweed remains camouflaged while releasing pollen and it visually blends in with other green plants.
Despite the fact that common ragweed, an annual, can grow 3 to greater than 6 feet tall, it just does not get your attention. It is quite common along roadsides, vacant lots and abandoned fields.
Its inconspicuous flowers start out green � similar in color to the leaves � and turn yellowish green before drying to brown. They are never showy.
Enjoy the bright yellow flowers of goldenrod this fall.
However, please do not blame them for your allergies.
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Oooh, I'm really liking these guys! Their written applications were the first ones I read that actually made me laugh. I have a feeling they are going to be lots of fun to watch!
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I think they will have a hard time holding back...and since for copyright reasons they cannot sing on the race, that is a loss for us.
We've not had trained a capella singers on the Race before, which means they're able to sing on pitch without needing instruments. They're probably able to improvise lyrics and or tunes (maybe ones they've made up on their own in the past, and in that case, Connor and Jonathan would own the copyright under the US law.CBS can always get permissions if its something they think they want to use badly enough (see "Sweet Georgia Brown" in TAR 15), so I still think we're likely to hear tunes coming from Connor and Jonathan. Some of y'all may be thinking of the Big Brother prohibition, which is usually because they have no real way of preventing singing from going out on the live feeds, and that would entail ASCAP royalty fees. On edited shows like TAR, the editors have the option to select things to use, and obtaining permissions from the copyright holders for use on the shows. And to be fair Bruckheimer is very familiar with using song clips on his shows (see the CSI franchsie and Cold Case), so that may also be a factor in comparison to BB.
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Get by with help from friends. Shopping in bulk isn't economical if you really need pencils for only one or two kids. If you team up with your friends, however, you can make use of the savings from bulk supply stores while only ending up with the supplies you can actually use. You don't even need a warehouse store membership to do this, with stores like DiscountSchoolSupply online.
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Shop around. Most local news organizations (and sometimes national ones) will do a comparison of common stores for school supplies. Even if they don't, keep an eye out before you actually purchase the supplies and check weekly flyers for local stores. Drugstores are usually the most expensive option (although you can get amazing deals here and there), while dollar stores are one of the cheapest but least utilized vendors.
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It almost seems like atheists don't want to believe in God. Do you just simply not want to believe in God because you don't want to give up your own free will?
ADMIN EDIT: Mercedes has left ThinkAtheist.com on her own accord. This discussion will remain, however do not expect a response from the author.
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One thing to remember about people on boards with differing opinions: most of those people don't acknowledge that other people have lives and don't sit at their computers 24/7 waiting to respond to anything thrown at them. If someone posts something toward you and you don't answer within just a few hours, oft times they will call you a troll or a coward. Please ignore these people. It is just their impatience. I would suggest that you take one of the few valuable things out of your religion and practice patience and forgiveness with rude and irrational people. (No offense intended, Adam, I'm not trying to point you out specifically). Most of us understand that you are here to try to understand why you should open your mind to the slightest possibility that your belief system might be invalid.
Not to use it as an excuse for rude behavior, but some of us have kind of short fuses sometimes because we are used to true trolls that come in to chat areas like this just to pick a fight rather than question anything, and often they come in pretending, at least at first, to be asking "honest" questions, only to try to twist the answers to use against the people who actually are trying to be honest and open in trying to get them to understand.
So, please just ignore anyone who attacks you personally. Which is NOT the same as someone who might appear to be "attacking" your ideas. All ideas are (or should be) open to debate. If your idea or belief can't stand up to scrutiny, you should seriously consider WHY you believe such a thing before putting it out to the public to be shredded.
Maybe she has to check with her 'source' or pastor first...
Hopefully, she's off studying and realizing she put her money on the wrong horse, er, god.
Everyone, please do refrain from name-calling. It's against the guidelines. (posting as Think Atheist admin)
Also, Mercedes has been deluged with responses so she may not be able to respond to everyone.
Hear, hear, this is a place of quiet contemplation and education (sometimes!)
We should be encouraging young people like Mercedes to come here and question us. It might cause enough curiosity to put her on the first steps to questioning her faith, it might not, but the last thing we want is for people like her having what her pastor/priest said would happen confirmed.
We are good, fair and peaceful because we want to be, etc.
I believe she has said before that she is 25 years old, she is even older than me, so I don't really think she is as young and naive as you might she think she is. I can understand your confusion because her discussion style perceives her to be a lot younger than she is.
Actually, sometimes rather boisterous contemplation, but I suppose any kind of contemplation is better than none at all.
I would slightly change your first assumption. Rather than (or possibly in addition to) "not" asking for proof of a person's deity, I think it would be fair to say we are certainly willing to examine any proof presented that a deity is actually real. The one caveat would be that we certainly expect extraordinary proof, since it is an extraordinary claim.
The problem is that the "proof" would have to rectify or counteract all the evidence that is currently against the concept of a god or gods (which is mammoth).
Proof is only for math and logic. The issue is the absence of evidence for these gods of yours.
Atheists ask because there has never been an answer.
Mercedes, you ask why the Bible is not enough proof for us... For the same reasons that the holy books of other religions are not proof of those religions to you. You presumably don't think that the existence of the Egyptian Book of the Dead is proof of Horus, Set or the the multitude of other gods within. Why not? You probably don't believe that the Norse myths aren't proof of Odin, Thor, or the paradise of Valhalla. Why not? You could do the same dance with every religion. When you understand what you don't recognize all the other religions (ofter even older than Christianity) with holy books of their own, you will begin to see why the Bible is not proof of the god of the Bible.
You say that without God, we wouldn't have the Bible. But we could equally say that without the Bible, we wouldn't have that god on the table at all. Arguing that the Bible (which introduced God) is proof of God because it says it's the word of God is circular reasoning. By that 'logic' one is forced to accept every religion because 'it says it's true right here'. So anyone could theoretically write a book (the older the better ) that says that it is the word of Steve. Steve is a great guy that turns everything he touches into a book, and that the book you're reading used to be one of his socks. Therefor, Steve, the magic book man is real!
But it's not that easy in reality now is it? It would be silly to believe in magic Steve because a book says he is real, and is itself proof of his power. What is needed is proof that the book's claims are true. That is where the Bible fails spectacularly. There is the odd historical reference present, but there is far more in there that is historically false or evidenced. For the sake of streamlining the conversation, I won't even get in to the many absurdities present as well. The important fact is that the Bible is not actual first person historical accounts. Many of the books authorship is unknown, and most were recorded so far removed from the events they describe, that the authors could never have witnessed these events themselves. Without external confirming evidence, this leaves the texts as hearsay at best.
As for 'requiring too much evidence'. I actually don't require much proof. One undeniable piece of proof would be it for me. However, I've never seen, heard , or experienced any proof of God. And it's not from not wanting to. I was a believer for the longest time. My loss of faith was actually the result of me trying to prove that my faith was the real truth. I searched long and hard, prayed, dove into the Bible, etc. But the more I knew about my religion, the less plausible it looked. Eventually I had to be honest with myself and admit that I no longer believed. I didn't seek those ends, but here I am. At the end of the day, if happy of the way things ended up though. I learned so much, along the way and now have a much more fulfilling view on life than I ever had prior.
I hope that helps with your question.