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Michael Jackson to get lifetime achievement Grammy
Singer Michael Jackson next month will receive a posthumous Grammy for lifetime achievement, along with six other artists, organizers of the music industry's top awards said.
The others honored with the annual award are Canadian singer Leonard Cohen, blues musician David Honeyboy Edwards, country star Loretta Lynn, pianist Andre Previn, fluegelhorn player Clark Terry and the late singer Bobby Darin.
Over the years, Jackson won 13 Grammys and scored 17 No. 1 singles in the United States, and his 1982 Thriller is the highest-selling album of all time.
The Recording Academy, the organization behind the Grammys, will honor the lifetime achievement winners at an invitation-only event on January 30, the day before the Grammy Awards are handed out in Los Angeles.
Past winners of the lifetime achievement award include Frank Sinatra, Smokey Robinson, B.B. King and Bob Dylan.
Jackson died at age 50 in June, from an overdose of powerful medications. His death is still the subject of a criminal investigation.
Separately, the Recording Academy said on Friday that The Climb, by 17 year-old Disney star Miley Cyrus, has been withdrawn from the Grammy category of Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media.
The academy said Walt Disney Records informed them that The Climb, written by Jessi Alexander and Jon Mabe, was not written specifically for Cyrus' star vehicle Hannah Montana: The Movie, as the academy had previously thought.
The Climb was replaced with All is Love, a song from this year's movie Where the Wild Things Are that was written by Karen O and Nick Zinner of the band Yeah Yeah Yeahs.


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Nov. 21, 2009
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Clearly, on Senior Night no less, the UC Santa Barbara women's volleyball team would be led by Rebecca Saraceno. Although the Gauchos have one more home match, Saraceno's senior celebration took place on Saturday and the All-American candidate celebrated by leading the Gauchos to a 25-15, 25-21, 25-18 victory over Cal State Northridge.
Saraceno, playing for the first time since injuring her knee on Nov. 7 at Cal Poly, notched a team-leading 10 kills, had a team-best eight digs and added a service ace and two block assists for good measure. The victory improves the Gauchos' mark to 21-7 overall and 11-5 in the Big West. UCSB secured second place in the conference.
Cal State Northridge was led by Britney Graff, who had 11 kills. The Matadors fall to 8-22, 4-12. The Gauchos swept the Matadors in both meetings this season.
UC Irvine lost to Long Beach State on Saturday, meaning the Gauchos finished conference play in second place, UCSB's best finish in the Big West since winning the league crown in 2005. Though UCSB and UCI hold the same 11-5 conference mark, the Gauchos defeated UCI twice, earning the tiebreaker. UCSB will find out if it returns to the NCAA Tournament next Sunday, Nov. 29.
Making things easier for Saraceno was the fact that Lily Lopez had seven kills, Stacey Schmidt added six and Kasey Kipp and Charlene DeHoog had five apiece. Kipp had a solo block and six block assists as the Gauchos tallied 9.5 total team blocks. Schmidt had four block assists.
Setter Dana Vargas handed out 29 assists while adding eight digs and two aces. Leah Sully had six digs while Chelsey Lowe and Olivia Ruff added five each.
UCSB had little trouble vs. CSUN, only trading five lead changes with the Matadors all night - with all those coming in the second set.
The Gauchos close out the regular season on Tuesday vs. San Diego State in a 7 p.m. match at the Thunderdome. To purchase tickets, please call (805) 893-UCSB, visit the Ticket Office located inside the Intercollegiate Athletics building on campus or click here.
UCSB Athletics has a new weekly radio show called Talk'n Gauchos which airs every Tuesday from 6-7 p.m. on AM 1490 KIST. The show is broadcast live from State & A Bar and Grill, located on the corner of State Street and Anapamu Street in Santa Barbara. Fans are encouraged to attend the show for free gear and ticket giveaways or to even e-mail a question in to one of the guests and have it read live over the air. The show also airs live online via audio streaming and fans can click here to check out the entire lineup of live audio streaming online.
UCSB Athletics is proud to introduce GKids - its new official kids club! GKids members will receive a free GKids t-shirt, free admittance to tons of Gaucho games, opportunities to be ball boys and girls at games, a special birthday greeting from Olie (the new GKids mascot) and much, much more! For more information on GKids, or to become a member, please click here.

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A Gloucester man is facing animal cruelty charges after disemboweling his dog in an attempt to retrieve a large quantity of heroin it had consumed, police said.
John Dugan, 26, was arrested Thursday after police investigated the death of a female pit bull whose carcass was found earlier in the week dumped behind an industrial building near Route 128, police said in a report.
Dugan told police in an interview that the dog had eaten out of trash and a short time later died, police said.
In a subsequent interview with an MSPCA officer, Dugan told a somewhat different story — that the dog had jumped onto the counter at his home and ingested a large quantity of heroin. Dugan admitted that he had been snorting heroin and left it on the counter when he stepped out of his home, the report said.
A search of Dugan's home uncovered another male pit bull, which was taken by animal control officers for safekeeping, an electronic scale for weighing narcotics, and hundreds of plastic sandwich bags used for packaging narcotics, police said.
Dugan was arraigned today in Gloucester District Court on one count of animal cruelty. He was held on $27,000 bail.
Animal cruelty charges carry a minimum sentence of 2 ½ years in a house of correction and a maximum of up to 5 years in state prison.
Dugan's next court date is Jan. 4.Sarah N. Mattero can be reached at email@example.com.


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East Hampton Town police have released the name of a woman who was killed in a two-car crash Wednesday evening on Montauk Highway in Montauk.
In a statement to the press on Thursday, Detective Lt. Chris Anderson said that Suzanne Lavenas, 69, was behind the wheel of a 2007 Toyota sedan, when she made a left turn onto South Fox Street, near the Montauk Library, into the path of a 2012 Ford pickup being driven west by Thomas Gubitosi, 48, of Farmingdale. She was taken to Southampton Hospital by Montauk ambulance, where she was pronounced dead.
A passenger in Ms. Lavenas's Toyota, Frances Berg, 88, of South Fairbanks Road, Montauk, is listed in serious condition at Southampton Hospital, police said.
Mr. Gubitosi was taken to Southampton Hospital by an Amagansett Fire Department ambulance. Police said that he was treated and released.
Both vehicles were impounded by police for safety checks.
Police have asked that any witnesses to the accident phone their headquarters at 631-537-7575.


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1620s, "an opening of what was rolled up," from Latin evolutionem (nominative evolutio) "unrolling (of a book)," noun of action from evolvere (see evolve).
Used in various senses in medicine, mathematics, and general use, including "growth to maturity and development of an individual living thing" (1660s). Modern use in biology, of species, first attested 1832 by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell. Charles Darwin used the word only once, in the closing paragraph of "The Origin of Species" (1859), and preferred descent with modification, in part because evolution already had been used in the 18c. homunculus theory of embryological development (first proposed under this name by Bonnet, 1762), in part because it carried a sense of "progress" not found in Darwin's idea. But Victorian belief in progress prevailed (along with brevity), and Herbert Spencer and other biologists popularized evolution.
evolution ev·o·lu·tion (ěv'ə-lōō'shən, ē'və-)
A continuing process of change from one state or condition to another or from one form to another.
The theory that groups of organisms change with passage of time, mainly as a result of natural selection, so that descendants differ morphologically and physiologically from their ancestors.
Our Living Language : Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection assumed that tiny adaptations occur in organisms constantly over millions of years. Gradually, a new species develops that is distinct from its ancestors. In the 1970s, however, biologists Niles Eldridge and Stephen Jay Gould proposed that evolution by natural selection may not have been such a smooth and consistent process. Based on fossils from around the world that showed the abrupt appearance of new species, Eldridge and Gould suggested that evolution is better described through punctuated equilibrium. That is, for long periods of time species remain virtually unchanged, not even gradually adapting. They are in equilibrium, in balance with the environment. But when confronted with environmental challenges—sudden climate change, for example—organisms adapt quite quickly, perhaps in only a few thousand years. These active periods are punctuations, after which a new equilibrium exists and species remain stable until the next punctuation.
A theory first proposed in the nineteenth century by Charles Darwin, according to which the Earth's species have changed and diversified through time under the influence of natural selection. Life on Earth is thought to have evolved in three stages. First came chemical evolution, in which organic molecules were formed. This was followed by the development of single cells capable of reproducing themselves. This stage led to the development of complex organisms capable of sexual reproduction. Evolution is generally accepted as fact by scientists today, although debates continue over the precise mechanisms involved in the process. (See mutation, punctuated equilibrium, and creation science.)
Note: The first cell is thought to have been formed when the Earth was less than a billion years old.


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ADAMS TWP — Kills are great.
Blocks are even better.
The Mars volleyball team prides itself on its net dominance, both on offense and defense.
"Blocking is such a momentum builder and such a huge part of the game," said Mars volleyball coach Dan Mountain. "It rallies the whole team so much. I've coached a lot of boys teams and it's a big part of the boys game. I like how these girls have made it a big part of their game, too."
Welcome to the block party, only Kittanning didn't find the festivities very welcoming as the Planets rolled to a 25-17, 25-13, 25-17 win over the Wildcats in the WPIAL Class AA playoffs at Mars Thursday night.
Mars (14-3) never trailed in any game by more than two points and, after a slow start, exerted its will at the net.
Abby Matusik and Jaden Zimmer each had nine kills and Kelsey Bruce had eight kills and eight blocks for the Planets.
"It took our absolute best plays to beat them," Mountain said of a feisty Kittanning team that had a huge height disadvantage. "Overall, with all of the different weapons we threw at them, you can't stop all of them.
"If we have everybody on at the same time, we're pretty tough to beat," Mountain added.
The Wildcats had just 15 kills as a team and none in the final game.
"They came out so strong and so excited to play," said Kittanning coach Kara Grafton. "There's something to be said about the heart that they showed out there. They never gave up against a team that towered over them."
The Wildcats (12-4) had seven of their kills in the first game and had the game tied at 12-12 before Mars took over the game and the match in the front row.
"My team has to realize they have the green light to be the strongest, most powerful, aggressive team there is at the front row," Mountain said.
Once the Planets did realize that, they cruised.
"We have a very special front row," Matusik said.
The back row isn't too shabby, either.
Senior libero Melanie Dinderman had 20 digs and senior setter Katie King added 34 assists.
Mars will now play South Fayette, who blanked Central Valley 3-0, Tuesday at a site and timeTBA.


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The giant globular cluster Omega Centauri may be the leftover core of a small galaxy that was grabbed and torn apart by the larger Milky Way. The cluster contains several million stars packed into a spherical region of space a few dozen light-years across. The chemistry of the cluster's stars is different from that of stars in other globular clusters, suggesting an alien origin. [European Southern Observatory]
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Alien Clusters
Aliens live among us. They come from other galaxies, and enter orbit around the center of our own galaxy, the Milky Way. They're not trying to hide from us, though -- they're in plain sight.
These visitors from beyond are globular clusters -- collections of hundreds of thousands of stars packed into a ball-shaped region a few hundred light-years across.
About 160 known globular clusters orbit the center of the Milky Way. Most of them were born with the galaxy itself. In fact, they contain some of the galaxy's oldest stars -- 10 billion years or older.
But a few globulars don't fit this profile. Their orbits aren't quite right, or the makeup of their stars doesn't match those of the stars of the Milky Way. That means they were born elsewhere and were somehow captured by the Milky Way.
A couple of these alien clusters belong to smaller galaxies that the Milky Way is ripping apart and incorporating into its own body.
Others are the remnant cores of smaller galaxies that the Milky Way has already taken over. The best-known example is Omega Centauri, a cluster of a few million stars in the constellation Centaurus that's bright enough to see with the unaided eye. Unlike true globulars, the stars of Omega Centauri didn't form all at once -- they formed over time, in several generations. That's a good sign that Omega Centauri is the core of a small galaxy that was captured by the Milky Way -- an alien visitor from beyond our galaxy.
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Courier Article by Carol Banks
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Thrillers Leave Haunting Chills for Boys And Ghouls
It's that time of the year againa you know a "ghoulies and ghosties and long-legged beasties, and things that go bump in the night." If you would rather read about these creatures than see them, here are a few books guaranteed to give you permanent gooseflesh.
If haunted houses with all manner of creatures skulking about are just your cup of witches' brew, look no further than Mommy? an absolutely inspired collaboration by three literary giants. With Maurice Sendak supplying the art work, Arthur Yorinks the story line, and Matthew Reinhart the paper engineering, this pop-up book is definitely for boys and ghouls of all ages. A Doctor Dentons-clad toddler wanders into a spooky house and asks each monster he meets the same question. "Mommy?" None of the vampires, goblins or werewolves deters our intrepid toddler. Does our wayward little tyke ever find his mummy a er, mommy? Keep turning the pages to find out. The answer will pop right out at you! (Don't forget to peek under all the flaps. More spooky fun for all.)
Speaking of haunted houses, no place could be creepier than "The Old Willis Place." There's something not quite right there. The new caretaker and his daughter know it, the animals know it, and Diana and Georgie know it better than anyone. The Old Willis Place was once stately Oak Hill Manor, the home of Miss Lilian Willis, a mean-spirited woman if there ever was one.
Terrible things happened there ten years ago, secrets better off left behind the boarded up windows and doors. Only Diana and Georgie know the truth, and they're not telling. They can't. Not just yet. As author Mary Dowling Hahn works the narrative to a mind-numbing conclusion, Diana and Georgie must face Miss Lilian once again. Will Diana and Georgie learn their true fate? Or will they be bound to the old Willis place forever? This is one chilling tale.
A word of caution: Don't follow Diana and Georgie into the cellar. You might not come out! (For more stories about spectral children, try Time for Andrew and Wait Till Helen Comes, also by Hahn.)
If you weren't totally creeped-out visiting the old Willis Place, you must try Skeleton Man by Abenaki storyteller and author Joseph Bruchac. An updated version of an old Mohawk Indian legend, this slim volume has, page-for-page, more sheer terror than most books twice its size. Molly's parents have vanished. Gone. No explanation. No clues. Nada. Molly can fend for herself for a while, but finally must turn to her sixth-grade teacher for help.
Unfortunately for Molly, Social Services has located a relative to take care of her -- a great-uncle previously unknown to her. He seems nice enough and, on the surface, everything appears fine at Uncle's house -- modern appliances, cable TV hook-up, a computer. He even fixes food that kids like. But Molly knows that Uncle is not what he purports to be. He's so thin a so pale. a
Molly just knows that Uncle has something to do with her parents' disappearance, but what and how? Like the warrior heroine in the Mohawk legend, Molly knows that only she can discover the truth. Only she can determine the outcome of the mystery. In the nail-biting conclusion, Molly confronts Uncle in his true form. Racing to outsmart The Skeleton Man, Molly feels his bony hand grab her ankle. a Will she escape? Will she find her parents? Or will the Skeleton Man claim yet another victim? Be warned a R. L. Stine said this book gave HIM nightmares!
Those of us who fondly remember those '50s and '60s cheesy horror flicks will want to share Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich, by Adam Rex, with their kids and grandkids. In 19 delightful ham-on-wry poems and (very) short stories, Rex shows us a personal side to some of our favorite movie monsters.
The title poem finds "Frank" searching for ingredients to make the perfect sandwich. After a foray into the nearby village, "Frank" returns home with a variety of veggies, thanks to the neighbors' food-throwing attempts to scare away the big guy.
Then there's The Phantom of the Opera. He has writer's block -- he can't come up with new lyrics for anything. Poor Phantom. He has the tune to "It's a Small World" stuck in his head playing over and over and over and. a (Something anyone who's been to Disney World can understand.)
The Creature from the Black Lagoon, on the other hand, ignores his mother's warning about swimming too soon after eating. "Just think of all you had for lunch: A squid! Three eels! Hawaiian Punch! A bag of chips! A crab knish! A peanut-butter jellyfish!"
The end result? Well, let's just say he had a sinking feeling.
Quick-eyed readers will note that Rex employs the art styles of several different illustrators to tell his tales. Look for the styles of Maurice Sendak, Richard Scarry, Edward Gorey, Charles Schulz and even John James Audubon, to name a few.
Carol Banks is supervisor of the READ Center, Central Library's children's Department. Contact her at (812) 428-8222. The opinions expressed in this column are personal and do not reflect policies or official recommendations of the library.


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UNDATED -- Looking to fan the flames of love this Valentine's Day? You might want to leave the real candles behind.
State Farm is sending a reminder this Valentine's Day that candles can be a serious fire hazard. In fact, February is the third highest month for home fires.
More than 500 fire claims were made on Valentine's Day from 2006-2010. More than one third of home candle fires are started in the bedroom and the biggest mistake people make is putting the candle too close to combustibles, like drapes or curtains. The next most common cause of candle fires is candles being knocked over.
A safer alternative to open flame candles are battery-operated flameless candles.


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As the aquathon presentation began, Wollongong's focus briefly shifted away from the harbour and across to the Wollongong Town Hall for the Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony where 57 candidates took the pledge of allegiance.
Wollongong's Australia Day ambassador Mat Campbell gave the Australia Day address, where he spoke of his pride not just in Australia, but the City of Wollongong.
Mr Campbell said Wollongong was a better place thanks to the many volunteers who selflessly give their time for many causes and encouraged the city's newest Australians to do the same.
Back at the harbour with kites hovering above Flagstaff Hill and yachts racing beyond the harbour walls, the thong throwing competition took centre stage.
With many different throwing styles on display the winner of the Nippers competition, eight-year-old Aidan Testa of Figtree said the secret to ''throw it high'', before he took his prize home to enjoy at an Australia Day barbecue.
As the thongs were being thrown, a re-enactment party of soldiers and townsfolk from the 1880s was making its way from the Courthouse to the Smiths Hill Battery on Cliff Rd.
Elaine Hart, a member of the Rotary Club of Illawarra Sunrise,was part of the re-enactment.
''We call ourselves 'the wenches','' she laughed.
The Illawarra Sunrise club has been involved with the refurbishment of the gun battery.
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BLOOMINGTON (AP) -- State Farm Insurance Cos. will stop providing supplemental medical coverage for its Medicare-eligible retirees next year in a cost-cutting move.
The Bloomington-based company says it will instead help them find supplemental Medicare coverage and provide them with $200 a month to help. It wasn't immediately clear how many of the company's 28,700 retirees the move will affect.
State Farm also will make changes in the availability of retirement health care for current and future employees. People hired after this year, for instance, will have to pay for all of their own retirement medical insurance.
State Farm spokesman Phil Supple told The Pantagraph newspaper in Bloomington that growing medical claims have driven up the company's health care costs.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Maryland health officials are recommending enhanced screening of potential organ donors in response to a rare case in which a patient died of rabies after receiving a kidney from an infected donor.
The patient, an unidentified Army veteran from Maryland, died in February, about a year and a half after receiving the kidney. The donor, 20-year-old William Edward Small, was an avid outdoorsman from North Carolina who got sick after a fishing trip in Florida, where he was undergoing Air Force training. Doctors thought Small had died from eating tainted fish.
The recommendations in a report on the case from the Maryland Department Health and Mental Hygiene are similar to those made by the federal Centers for Disease Control and the United Network for Organ Sharing, which last year issued guidance to help organ procurement organizations screen for encephalitis and other central nervous system infections in potential donors.
The case attracted public attention because of the rare circumstances. It was just the third documented transmission of rabies through a solid organ transplant, and it was Maryland's first fatality from rabies since 1976.
The Maryland report was completed this week and provided to The Associated Press. It noted that because decisions to transplant organs must be made quickly, "it is not possible to wait for test results prior to transplantation. The organ transplantation community should consider enhancements to both the screening process when organ donation is being considered and testing protocols and notification of results so that recipients can be managed in a timely fashion with all possible medical data available."
Nine months after the transplant, the United Network for Organ Sharing issued guidelines urging caution in accepting organs from donors with encephalitis, a brain inflammation that is one symptom of rabies. In response to the patient death, a report from the CDC said a uniform donor questionnaire could help better identify risk factors for the virus and that rabies should be considered in donors with unexplained encephalitis.
The Maryland report also detailed the state's response after the rabies diagnosis. It said 327 people — including medical workers and relatives and friends of the victim — were assessed for exposure to rabies. Of those, 19 received a prophylactic rabies vaccine.
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Recently an unmanned research vehicle plunged to the deepest level of the ocean, seven miles down I think. To the scientists' surprise they found abundant life there feeding on the detritus that had sunk down from higher levels of the ocean.
The emotional and neural patterns which determine our behaviour and responses to events run very deep too. We can be aware of a process of change starting when we undertake a spiritual practice deep enough to address these patterns of our mind and lifestyle. But real change happens slowly.
Real change means irreversible as well as positive. When it happens we no longer snap back like an elastic band to our old settings when we are under pressure or when off our guard.
There are two levels of motivation then that we have to cultivate. At the first level, for example, we accept that there are patterns that it is not desirable to continue. We eat or drink too much. We indulge fantasy too often. We cannot control our anger. Sadness overwhelms and disables us. We push away the people we love and need, preferring to be isolated. Aware of these patterns a motivation develops to change. We probably thought of these five weeks ago as Lent began.
Then we find hope from sources and we trust that change is possible. And we start to do something about it. Meditation is a major catalyst for change. It is rather like the unmanned research vehicle. Unmanned because the ego – what we think we are and what we are when we think – is not in charge. Someone else is pulling the levers. We entrust ourselves to the spirit.
But it is a long journey and it gets murky. (I won't push this analogy any further.) What happens is that we notice changes in ourselves or others point them out. But things look and seem to remain pretty much the same. The patterns may shift and reduce but they still click in. I once had acupuncture on a bad knee. The intrusive and over talkative acupuncturist seemed to want to find a childhood trauma to explain it. But he was my best hope at the time and eventually during the treatment I noticed change – the pain persisted but it only moved further down my leg. The tropical sun, my next stop, finished the job more silently.
It is when we see a change in the patterns but we are disappointed that they are still there, that the second level of motivation needs to be cultivated. This is where we move from technique to discipline in the practice. And when faith becomes evidently the power of transformation and healing. 'Your faith has healed you'. And it is by faith – this powerful but elusive quality of consciousness – that we see the one who once taught this and continues to be the source of deep motivation.
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This light-hearted one-hour documentary tells of Florida's golden age of tourism in a wonderful, wacky, fun-loving way. It takes viewers to destinations in Florida where thousands of families from all over the United States traveled including Goofy Golf, Jungle Jane, Parrot Jungle, Florida's oldest theme park, Cypress Gardens in Winter Haven and Marineland - the world's first oceanarium. Before the arrival of mammoth theme parks like Disney World, Florida was a more whimsical place-with a different, perhaps quirky sense of make-believe that drew tourists back year after year. From the turn of the century through the 1970s, American families flocked by the thousands making the long journey south to visit Florida. Greetings from Forgotten Florida tells the wonderful (and sometimes strange) stories of the and entrepreneurs who created Florida's classic destinations. Through remarkable archival footage and home movies, the film reveals that even though some of Florida's tourist treasures are gone, they are definitely not forgotten. Drawing on the recollections of people who were part of Florida's golden age of tourism we meet a Weeki Watchee mermaid from the 1950s; the original dolphin trainers from Marineland; and families who would leave the cold of a New England morning and drive through the night--to wake up to the smell of warm sea air and the taste of fresh orange juice squeezed from a roadside grove. Journey back to a time when tourists envisioned beautiful mermaids, dancing dolphins, glass-bottomed boats and coral castles in Greetings from Forgotten Florida. It's a nostalgic excursion to a magical time and place for the whole family.
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The Menu: Lots of leftovers, consisting of quinoa, some sort of eggplant-and-tomato sauté (this happens at my house a lot), and half of a meatball sub with grilled onions and Daiya mozzarella
The Dish: Welcome to my Tuesday. Between writing for our July+August issue, getting ready for Natural Products Expo West next week, and participating in design meetings for our May+June issue, it's amazing I found time to eat at all! Since I'm scarfing down this big plate of food while typing up these words, there's no room (literally or figuratively) for dessert, but if you have time for some sweets I highly suggest you whip up some veganized Girl Scout cookies that Annie and Dan Shannon of Meet the Shannons whipped up for us. Thin Mints, Samoas, and Tagalongs, oh my!


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I'm officially late with Cross-O-Report blog action. Real life interrupts. We hit the last of the MFG series a week ago. Let's see what my feeble brain can remember...
Cool event, great venue being Woodland Park right in Seattle. Quite the crowd spectating and racing. Heard the announcer mention 950 adult and junior racers, along with 75 in the kiddie race. That's over 1000 people pounding the pedals. Very impressive. Cyclocross just gets bigger and bigger, with more folks enjoying the scene. And a scene it is.
Racer Boy Ian had a good time, said it was his favorite course of the series, even if he finished way down in the standings for the day. However, after the final tally, scored 4th overall in the series for Junior Boys 13 - 14. Awesome!
Entered, competed, and did his best in all six races. Final points add up to 4th place overall. I'm proud of him. Bike racin' ain't easy. Great job.
My lazy ass competed in two races of the series, with completely lame results. Sad, but true, but fun. Ian is the real racer of the family.
Some views and notes from the day...
Cool little video - not mine - gives you a glimpse of the action.
Some pics from me. Clickin' on 'em will score you a bigger view...
Lined up for action. Big fields were the order of the day.
Jarrett leads the train. Took 2nd place for the day and 1st overall in the series for Junior Boys 13 - 14. Fantastic work. JL Velo took 1st through 4th in that class. Nice job to all.
Teammate Emma rounds a corner. Girl racers rock. Emma won the Junior Girls 13 - 14 class for the day and 4th over all for the series. She and Ian battled the whole race, with Emma pulling away at the end. Fast girl.
Teammate Matt in action. 3rd place for the day and 3rd overall in the series, for Junior Boys 10 - 12. Awesome.
This woman raced every event for Team Soft Like a Kitten. Slow, steady, to the cheers of all. A diverse crowd makes up the 'cross scene. Part of the deal that makes it so damn cool.
One of the run ups, including log at the top. Scott, winner of the Junior Boys 13-14 class for the day, rides the entire section including the stairs not shown. Teammate Luke runs behind in chase.
Luke sprints for the line in a sea of faces. Luke scored the 8th place finish for the day and 8th overall in the series. That be for the Junior Boys 15 - 16 division. Nice kid and solid work.
Rad Racing juniors at the finish.
Team space heater, an unsung hero. Having a central meeting place has been really cool this year. Shared warm ups, conversation, food, and cheering.
With that, another MFG series draws to a close. Third MFG series for Ian, first series racing on a team. As with most bike racing experiences - all good - especially for 12 year old Ian. I got out there a little myself, expected to do more, but had a blast watching Ian and snapping pictures. Cyclocross is a fantastic way to race bikes for many types of riders. If you've never raced and have pondered the thought, just give it a go.
The 'cross season isn't completely over. A few races remain on the Seattle series calendar, as well as the state championship in December. I suspect we'll be at a few more events before it all officially ends.


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can't remember the last time anyone from Intel had to be prompted to endorse its partner in Wintel crimes.
Microsoft, of course, chose CES as the venue to introduce the first version of Windows to run on a processor based not on the Intel architecture but rather on ARM-based system-on-a-chips manufactured by TI, Qualcomm, and Nvidia. Yes, Intel was also mentioned, but it clearly got second billing. That's also new.
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This semi-split has been brewing for some time. I recall a meeting back in the last century arranged by two Intel engineers with no media relations person in tow. That in itself was exceedingly odd, but it got stranger. Their apparent purpose: to demonstrate the lengths to which algorithms built into Intel's Pentium chips had compensated for the completely cockeyed way Windows loaded itself each time at startup. The implicit message: See what we have to put up with?
The once mighty Wintel cartel has been good in many ways for the PC industry. Like industrious worker bees on amphetamines, Intel's engineers pushed Moore's law to the max, cranking out generation after generation of processors, each smaller and more powerful than the last. Microsoft obliged by churning out new operating systems, each more bloated and resource intensive than the last
-- if rumors hold true -- HP will introduce a Palm OS-based tablet later this month, a little more than a year after Ballmer demonstrated a Windows-powered HP slate at, yes, CES


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Is anyone in the mainstream media gonna mention Romney's near breakdowns during the debates with Obama?
They happen near the end. He faces the camera---eyes beseeching, mouth quivering, brow sweating----and he throws specificity of his alleged achievements to the wind.
I can do this, he pleads. I've done this all my life. See, I ran a business. I know what it takes. Please elect me over this clod who probably has problems balancing his checkbook.
At that point, I'm hearing that desperate salesman that Jack Lemon played expertly in David Mamet's powerful "Glengarry Glen Ross."
Or the generic used car salesman still trying to get you to buy that car just when you've discovered the radio is missing and you're walking away.
Or some strange man at your door selling vacuum cleaners.
Y'all still sell these, door to door?
The modern type, mind you, that uses water to suck up the dirt, so you can see it, and look, I've been selling these things all my life and I know vacuums....
Then, in Debate 2, this walking over to Obama to question him more closely. Didn't you say that? Didn't you?
I've read folks in the other media talking about this, like those on blogs, or I've heard people in discussions about the debates. Not a peep from NBC, CNN and the rest of them. (Not that we'd expect such an observation from Fox, where Romney has been nothing short of brilliant when not bothered by that Candy plant and, as befits such brilliance, as evidenced by the inestimable efforts of reliable Rasmussen, is suddenly leading in the polls by a gazillion).
This is why I said Obama also won Debate 1. He was just standing (or slouching) there, being cool, making profound points. He cited, for example, a "trend" in Romney's oft-changed positions on, well, on just about everything while Romney was in his corner uncomfortably smirking and blurting out his new positions, then---- when the potted plant of a moderator got a word in edgewise to intimate that time was indeed running out----offering his emotional spiel (if that's not redundant) on why voters should pull the lever for him because he knows how to run a business since he's done it all his life, even as a babe in a crib, just like that precocious boy in that stock commercial, and look, let's get serious here because, as you know, he's hired people and restructured businesses on the brink of collapse while the business experience of the charlatan across from him extends no further than a faculty lounge of effete Marxist theorists and.....
Expect more, I suppose, in Debate 3 Monday.
I smell an impulse control problem.
I had a little of this myself (some who say a lot) when I was younger. (Some would say I'm flattering myself if I believe it has since dissipated.)
Trust me, you don't know you're that close to your opponent in an argument and you are certainly not aware of that outlandish thing you just said, as Mitt did, as a precursor for the presidential back-and forths, when debating one of his Republican challengers, "I'll bet you $10,000." You just want that son of a female dog to admit he hears you, that you have a good point, for why bother with the subsequent insights if you're not gonna acknowledge the gotcha I just hit your sorry excuse for a debater's ass with just now?
Boy, what must it be to be Ann.
Boy, what must it be to be that infamous red button knowing such a personality, and only he, is allowed to press you.


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"Bring them here; Rockford logical choice for Bears' summer home." Maybe Tim Dimke remembered that Feb. 24, 2001, headline when he talked about enticing the Chicago Bears to move their training camp to Rockford from Bourbonnais.
Dimke, a noted dreamer, Bears fan and Rockford Park District executive director, is thinking ahead. The Bears are under contract to hold summer camp at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais through 2022.
But there's nothing wrong with dreaming. Why not take a chance when the reward is so big and the risk is so small? Sure, it's a long shot, but if you don't ask, you don't get.
That 2001 editorial was in response to the Bears' announcement that they wanted to move their camp from Platteville, Wisconsin, to Illinois. It didn't happen, of course, but perhaps the Rockford-Chicago connection would have worked out as well for the Bears as it has for the Blackhawks. The Blackhawks, after all, have won two Stanley Cup championships (2010, 2013) since their top minor league affiliate, the IceHogs, started playing here. Before that, the last time the Blackhawks hoisted the Cup was in 1961.
The Bears' lone Super Bowl victory was in 1986. It might be time to consider shuffling things up a bit more.
Back in 2001, we argued that for the Bears, training in the Rockford area would provide:
— A facility closer to home for the players. "It's tough being up here and being away from home," receiver Bobby Engram said at last year's camp. "But the guys, we make the most of it."
Rockford is only 90 minutes from the Bears' home complex in Lake Forest. Platteville is 3.5 hours from Lake Forest. (Bourbonnais is only an hour, so that one doesn't apply.)
— Easy access for Bears fans throughout the state. It doesn't take much for a suburbanite or a downstater to hop on I-90 or I-39 and come to Rockford.
— More merchandise sales. All those Bears fans will buy Bears paraphernalia.
— Something to do between practices. Players have long complained that the only thing they can do in Platteville is go to bars. Two words come to mind: golf courses. And that's before you mention Magic Waters, shopping centers and more. (We're not sure how management would react to players wakeboarding at Levings Lake.)
— An immeasurable amount of good will. They may even be able to convert some of those Cheeseheads who live here. (Talk about long shots!)
The same reasons we thought it would be a good move for Rockford 13 years ago apply today. The move would:
— Boost the local economy. Tourists have to eat, sleep and buy souvenirs.
— Improve the community's image. Having the Rock River Valley play host to the Bears says nothing but good about the region.
— Be fun. You get a better appreciation for the sport when you get to see and meet the players close up. And during training camp, most players are agreeable about signing autographs and having their pictures taken with fans.
Then we asked the question: "Are Rockford's facilities adequate? With the work Rockford College is doing to improve its campus and its fledgling football program, it's worth taking a look at whether an arrangement can be made — especially if the Bears are willing to throw in some money. The college already has dormitory rooms, another requirement."
The facilities question has a more positive answer today. The multimillion upgrades underway at Sportscore Two might be enough to attract the Bears' attention. And we're sure housing would not be a problem.
So, why not Rockford for the Bears? By 2022 we'll be a transformed community.


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Am I an adult yet?
I keep reading various articles that seem to imply I'm not an adult.
"A new period of life is emerging in which young people are no longer adolescents but not yet adults," a recent New York Times article quotes some scholar saying. At least he didn't use the term "extended adolescence."
But that just begs the question: What exactly is an adult and who gets to decide when you are one? Is it those major life moments: marriage, kids, buying a house? I don't qualify for any of these.
Much of the New York Times article deals delayed marriage/family, which is threatening to many Christians (see our Sounding Board, Don't wait for marriage-last weekend to respond). The problem is most young adults, including religious ones, have moved beyond expectations of marriage at a certain age. Even this young Christian woman at Relevant, an evangelical magazine says, "Praise the Lord, a revolution took place."
Let's face it. Times have changed. Instead of either trying to go back to the 1960s or throwing all tradition out the window, we need a new way to apply tradition to young adult life. (Check out Christine Whelan's piece on Bustedhalo for a good counterpoint to our Sounding Board.)
The other area of "adulthood" the NYT article talks about is responsibility: having a job, moving away from your parents, and generally taking responsibility for life. Maybe I am an adult!
Then, I found this entertaining blog post on cycles of (ir)responsibility explains "why I'll never be an adult," and even though it seems to be popular among young adults, it got me thinking that these aren't really good markers of adulthood either. There are plenty of "adults" out there who don't have jobs (especially now) and can't seem to take care of themselves. There are even plenty of responsible married couples with kids that can't keep their fridge stocked, their house clean, or schedules straight. Are they not adults?
All I know is that I at one point said that I was never going to turn into an adult who goes downtown for work, never looks up at the Sears Tower in amazement, and sits at a desk all day long. I turned into just that. I need to go turn into a kid again and watch some fireworks this weekend. At least I still love fireworks!
Aren't we supposed to be like the children? What's so good about "growing up" anyway? Maybe I'll just embrace my non-adulthood.


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Plans for human trials of an anti-AIDS drug that would have involved Cambodian sex workers have been halted by the country's government. Expressing concerns about "the effect on the Cambodian people and on the human values and rights," the health minister announced that tests on tenofovir (Viread) will not be allowed to go forward.
Made by the California-based biotech company Gilead Sciences, Inc., tenofovir is already used to treat people infected with HIV. The new trial, which would have involved 1,000 sex workers, was designed to determine if the drug can prevent infection in those who do not have the disease.
Cambodia's current HIV infection rate, the highest in Southeast Asia, is blamed largely on its active sex trade, and the tenofovir trial was aimed at those workers. But local representatives of sex workers as well as activists led by Act Up objected to certain aspects of the proposed human trial, most significantly the lack of insurance against potential side effects. Although the Cambodian government had approved the project in 2003, in September the prime minister shut down the trial and called for the drug to be tested on animals. The study had been funded in part by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and was to have been conducted by researchers from the University of California at San Francisco. (Associated Press, 9/28/04)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has removed three generic ARV drugs produced by the Indian drug manufacturer Ranbaxy from its list of approved HIV/AIDS treatments because of failures at the lab that tested the medications. The drugs—a combination of lamivudine, stavudine, and nevirapine in two strengths, as well as a lamivudine, zidovudine combination pill—are relied upon widely in East Africa, and their removal from the approved list has generated consternation among international organizations.
According to WHO, the contract research organization that tested Ranbaxy's generic AIDS drugs to see if they were bioequivalent to the patented versions failed to meet international standards of clinical and laboratory practices. The company has begun new tests and plans to submit the results in the hope of having the drugs reinstated on the WHO list. In June, WHO had removed two generic ARV drugs produced by another Indian drug manufacturer, Cipla, but a later inspection of the lab that performed those bioequivalence studies found that it was in compliance and the drugs have now been placed back on the approved treatment list. (Economic Times, 8/11/04)
Generic drug manufacturer Cipla has cut prices on ARV drugs by 25 to 30 percent in the Indian domestic market. The move, announced in August, affects such medicines as Triomune (which combines lamivudine, stavudine, and nevirapine) and Duovir (lamivudine and zidovudine). (AIDS-INDIA eFORUM, 8/16/04)
Hoping to curb the spread of HIV among migrant workers entering Thailand from neighboring Myanmar, Thailand has delivered one million condoms and a supply of ARV drugs to Myanmar. As part of a three-year commitment to help the less prosperous Myanmar, in September Thai officials provided US$242,000 in aid, including generic ARVs for 200 patients.
While Thailand has had significant success reducing its own HIV prevalence in recent years, the country's health officials are concerned that the disease is being reintroduced by approximately one million migrant workers who cross into Thailand from Myanmar seeking employment. (Associated Press, 9/22/04)
Over the last two years the number of HIV-positive Burmese between the ages of 15 and 49 has doubled and the disease affects between 20 and 30 percent of commercial sex workers as well as almost 75 percent of intravenous drug users. According to UNAIDS officials at the XV International AIDS Conference held in Bangkok in July, Myanmar's public health system does not have the resources to handle the epidemic without assistance. (Agence France-Presse, 9/22/04)
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Netflix talks about what it's like developing and testing their Android application. Biggest surprise? They pay specific attention to making sure the applications runs well on popular custom ROMs such as CyaogenMod. Pretty awesome. Now, if only Samsung, HTC, and so on, could do so as well.


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http://youtu.be/rlBIpl2Kz9s Harmonically Breau was so much more advanced,he created different colors with the way he voiced chords.Used alot of closed voicings similar to Bill Evans the great Pianist.Plus he played with a classical technique which allowed him to play chords and single note lines at the same time.Liten to what i just posted, awesome!!!!
This is one for a quite night at home. Such gorgeous playing.
http://youtu.be/YcN8Dn_qOdI Heres one for you Borgo, and everybody else here with good taste, and good ears.Perfect for late night.
GENO...You need to learn to post the Youtube video's...
I could sit in a club all night, sip Dewars on the rocks and listen to this. I LOVE acoustic jazz.
My favorite bass player as well.
1. Go to YouTube;
2. Find a video you like;
3. Copy the http address at the top of the page;
4. Paste it into the body of your post; and
5. Hit submit.
I always hit "Preview Post" first to make sure the video has not been disabled for embedding.
PM me if you get stuck.


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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
We've Got You Covered
Refits, reworks and retreads are the themes for tonight's Radio Podrophenia - an all suggestions special of cover versions built around a playlist handpicked by the Podrophenia Panel from.... Simon, Drakey, Marmite, Dave Wright and Dog Faced Boy.
Tonight's opener will be a Simon says suggestion
Sandie Shaw - Love Me Do
Mystery Track Alert: I'll be pitching in possibly the most spectacularly unexpected chunk of funk from a mystery artist midway through the evening. On a similar riff - tuck in to a reamped versh of a Northern Soul classic from Cliff
Should you fancy lending an ear to last week's radio run-out, grab the take away edition below
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DIXON – A World AIDS Day event is planned from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2.
The public is welcome to attend.
SVCC clubs will have information tables and activities set up to increase awareness of AIDS while breaking the many myths that surround it. Participants also will be welcome to create support ribbons to wear. The Lee County Health Department employees will be available to provide information as well as free, confidential rapid HIV testing from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
This year SVCC also has the privilege of displaying sections of the AIDS memorial quilt in the east mall from Monday through Friday. Guests will be able to view three sections of the 54-ton handmade tapestry. The whole quilt, started in 1987 by a small group in San Francisco, shows more 94,000 names of individuals who lost to AIDS, on more 1.3 million square feet of material. It is the largest community art project in the world.
The program and quilt display are free to the public and are sponsored by SVCC's student activities and student government.
For more information, call Ana Salgado, student activities coordinator, at 815-835-6432.


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Play as the Germans in this sequel to Rock Solid's hit arcade shooter.
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Take to the skies and pilot your stunt plane through various acrobatic flight maneuvers.
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Pilot your Sopwith Camel against Germany's finest in this World War 1 aerial shooter.
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Senate Plan Undoes Most of $600 Billion in Budget Changes
The bipartisan budget deal passed by the U.S. Senate would undo most of the $600 billion in tax increases and spending cuts taking effect automatically. The House plans to take up the measure next, possibly to make revisions.
Here are the major provisions of the Senate bill:
Income Taxes
While canceling a rise in income tax rates for most payers, it would raise rates on individuals above $400,000 and married couples above $450,000. That's double the individual threshold Obama campaigned on, and 80 percent higher than his preferred level for married couples. The top income tax rate would rise to 39.6 percent from 35 percent.
The top rates on capital gains and dividends would increase to 23.8 percent, from 15 percent, starting at the same income thresholds. The new rate includes a 3.8 percent tax that starts today on top earners. Limits on personal exemptions and itemized deductions for top earners that had been phased out will return for individuals starting at $250,000 and married couples starting at $300,000.
The alternative minimum tax would be permanently revised to prevent it from expanding to more households.
Estate Taxes
Estates would receive a more-than $5 million exemption and 40 percent top tax rate, splitting the difference on rates sought by Republicans and Democrats. The exemption would be indexed for inflation.
Unemployment Benefits
Expanded unemployment benefits would be continued for a year, and tax breaks for low-income families would be extended. That would cost $30 billion, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, and wouldn't be offset with spending cuts.
Spending Reductions
The automatic federal spending reductions set to start with the new year would be delayed until March.
Half of the $24 billion cost of delaying the cuts would be covered by allowing 401(k) retirement account holders to convert some of their balances into Roth-style accounts that can be tapped tax-free in retirement, said a Senate aide familiar with the talks.
The change would raise revenue because people who do such conversions pay income taxes up front. The conversions aren't currently allowed in 401(k) plans, the aide said.
The other half of the spending cuts would be prevented through replacement spending cuts, half in defense and half in non-defense programs, said Senator Sherrod Brown, an Ohio Democrat.
Tax Breaks
Miscellaneous tax breaks would continue through 2013, including benefits for corporate research, multinational companies' overseas financing operations and wind energy. Many of those breaks had expired at the end of 2011. Companies would get 50 percent bonus depreciation.
Payroll Taxes
The agreement wouldn't avert all of the tax increases set to take effect this year. A two-percentage-point cut in the payroll tax has expired and isn't part of the deal.
That will make paychecks smaller in 2013; someone earning $50,000 and being paid twice a month will lose $41.67 per paycheck. The payroll tax cut's expiration will end transfers from the general fund to Social Security to cover its cost.
Health-Care Provisions
Tax increases on top earners' wages and unearned income such as capital gains will take effect as a result of the 2010 health-care law.
The Senate-passed bill would prevent a cut in Medicare physician payments in 2013.
The bill would provide equal tax treatment of commuter transit and parking benefits, and would extend most farm subsidies until the end of September.
IRS Guidance
The Internal Revenue Service told employers late yesterday to withhold taxes from paychecks assuming that lapsing tax cuts would expire as scheduled and said it would issue updated tables if Congress passes an extension. Employers should implement the higher withholding by Feb. 15, the IRS said in a statement issued 12 minutes before midnight.
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I was unsure where to put this, so I have added it in here.
We have spent much of the weekend watching a movie that is just amazing. It has stunning images and great informative and educational information. We are using it as part of our learning and hopefully it will help us to do things differently and think about things more.
It definitely has us adults and children discussion everything more and more...
I thought I would share it with you so click here to get a sneak peak at it...
I hope that you enjoy it as much as we have.
Great Movie we watched as part of our Homeschooling
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What's the title of your movie? When I clicked on your link, it brought me to a meet singles dating page.
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It was good up until about 2/5 of the way through, at which point it started a voice-over explaining how humans are destroying the Earth. I'm sorry, but that's total propaganda - the worst oil spills and nuclear explosions in history haven't even managed to impact the local ecology for more than 5-10 years. The reason everyone's in such a big hurry to get something done RIGHT NOW BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE is that the world is starting to cool again and they know public opinion will shift against them within the next few years. I'm sure our helpful news sources will be trotting out the Global Cooling models as soon as that happens, you can make computer models say pretty much anything you want.
Everyone should read this article by Michael Crichton.
Still, worth watching the first part of the movie for the pretty animals.
Everyone should read this article by Michael Crichton.
Still, worth watching the first part of the movie for the pretty animals.
the link also works for me, i'm wondering why some of you guys are taken to another place... i'll watch the movie simply because it looks well made... and the michael crichton article seems very interesting, i'll get to that after i finish doing some chores...
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The old Disney movies would be nice. A lot of values and a great way to exercise imagination and IQ. If you could remember the 1950's 0r 1960's.
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I am currently new to Ruby and Ruby on Rails. I have two eBooks that I have been reading about the both Ruby and Rails, and I find the language and MVC very interesting! That is why I have decided to try to install Ruby and Rails for my Apache2 server running off of my Windows XP (SP2) laptop.
I was able to successfuly install Ruby and Rails without a problem. The next thing I did was to configure Ruby and Rails for Apache2 using the instructions provided to me at this site: Fast CGI and Apache2 for Windows XP
The rails application that I am trying to use is named 'demo'. When I go to that application (http://demo/), it takes me to the 'Welcome aboard: Youre riding the Rails!' page. Okay, so far so good. So now I right my 'Hello, World!' file (saving it under the views folder as 'hello.rhtml'), I create a controller called 'Say', and I put the whole 'def hello' (followed by 'end' on the next line) into my say_controller.rb file. Theoretically, I should be able to go to my 'Hello, World!' by going to http://demo/say/hello, but instead, the browser waits an incredibly long amount of time before it goes to a 'Page Cannot Be Displayed' page.
I believe I have thoroughly described my problem. Any help would be MOST appreciated! Thanks!
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Feb 25, 2006, 14:12 #2
Okay; nevermind. I was able to figure out my problem. I had ruby and rails installed on my computer, but in order to work with the Apache2 server, I needed to install Ruby for Apache. Just a note to anyone who installs Ruby for Apache and gets an error with a file called 'msvcp71.dll' in the system32 folder, I recommend renaming the file to something like 'msvcp71_old.dll' and retrying the installation. The installation will create another 'msvcp71.dll' file and put it in the system32 folder. An alternative is to just skip the file if you get the error. I'm just afraid that the file that the installer tries to put in is different is some way. I don't know. Hope this helps somebody!
~Patrick Smith~
Feb 25, 2006, 15:20 #3
Yet ANOTHER thing I would like to mention is that the site, Fast CGI and Apache2 for Windows XP, sets up the virtual host on port 80. I would recommend, when putting this into the httpd.conf file, to change '80' to another port (i.e. <VirtualHost *:3000>) and then make sure Apache is listening for that part (i.e. 'Listen 3000').


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Fast facts: In the fast-paced world of startups, Horowitz is sprinting to the head of the pack. Like most young-company leaders, he started early by driving the creation of the now-thriving UC-Hastings' Innovation Law Clinics, which give students a jump-start on practice in biotech and other technology industries. Within a year of launching his own startup, EmCom Law, he was general counsel to an enviable client base that included group-fund company Crowdtilt, where he currently serves in house.
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I am lucky to have been mentored by people with various backgrounds in law. Among those are professor Robin Feldman, Jason Meek and Patricia Wyrod.
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An investigation has been launched into 41 Italian football clubs by the country's financial law enforcement agency, police have said.
The offices of a number of leading Serie A clubs were the subject of searches on Tuesday, as the Guarda di Finanza, on the instruction of prosecutors in Naples, began looking into alleged tax evasion.
Juventus, Lazio, Milan, Napoli and Fiorentina were among the Serie A clubs named in a statement published by the Procura di Napoli as being linked to the investigations.
Clubs across Serie B and Lega Pro were also identified as being under scrutiny, including Bari, Siena, Palermo, Pescara and Cesena.
Several unnamed "foreign teams" also face investigation, along with player agents.
The statement revealed that prosecutors were aiming "to piece together professional relations between football teams and players connected with agents Alejandro Mazzoni and Alessandro Moggi."
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posted: January 15, 2008
Summer White House 2005
Almost three years later, we're looking at presidential candidates and New Orleans seems to be the city that care forgot again. Much of the city still looks like the flood that followed the collapse of the levees happened a few weeks ago. Entire neighborhoods are abandoned and the people who once lived there are scattered and still trying to put their lives back together. This is not the way America is supposed to treat its citizens. It remains the biggest failure of the Bush Administration, yet I don't hear any of today's candidates seriously discussing how they would bring about change in Louisiana.
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The devastation was impossible to understand without being there. Blocks and blocks of empty houses, upside down cars and broken trees lie in a neighborhood that once was full of life. People had lived on the same blocks as their parents and grandparents for generations in the Lower Ninth Ward.
The morning I was there it was silent, I didn't even hear any birds.
Across the street the housing projects remain boarded up and there is talk of
demolishing them for a mixed use development that will make somebody rich at the expense of the families that used to live there.
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South African Journal of Education
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MILNER, Karen e KHOZA, Harriet. A comparison of teacher stress and school climate across schools with different matric success rates. S. Afr. j. educ. [online]. 2008, vol.28, n.2, pp.155-173. ISSN 2076-3433.
Our aim was to investigate differences in teacher stress and perceptions of school climate among teachers from schools with differing matriculation success rates in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Two schools with matric pass rates of 100% and two schools with matric pass rates of less than 25% were selected from a list of schools provided by the province's Educational District Circuit. The schools were matched in terms of area, size, resources, and equipment. Thirty-three teachers from the high performing schools and forty-two teachers from the poor performing schools participated in the study. Student's t tests were used to assess the differences between the schools on the variables under investigation, and the results showed the teachers' experience of stress across the different schools was not significantly different, but significant differences did emerge with regard to school climate. The implications of these findings for the study population are discussed.
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White Iron Cross
The ltd white iron cross is awesome!
but I wish I could get a LTD WA Distressed Blk Warbird!
The blue one is so......
Yeah, that is cool looking. Unfortunately, just like the black and gold Iron Cross, it looks like you'll be shelling out the big bucks if you want it. I still wish we could get an LTD version of the black IC. Rumor has it James didn't like the way the cheaper distressing turned out and killed the LTD option. I have an LTD EC-256 in Aged Vintage Black and I think it looks great for the price.
In the new Tone King NAMM walkthrough on YouTube (forum won't let me post a link), ESP seems to confirm that the Iron Cross (and White Zombie) will only be available in 2014....
They're available to order already through some online stores, but I havent heard anything about when they will ship.
This James Hetfield Iron Cross Signature guitar seems like the best LTD offering this year.
Looks like someone got one and did a video review on youtube
Also, there is another more recent video from NAMM that shows the sides and back nicely, stating it's not full thickness.
Still can't post links here. Not really digging this forum.
Just got my LTD. Saved a couple hundred bucks and bought a B-stock on eBay. They mounted the cross crooked, so I unscrewed it, drilled two new holes and screwed it back on. Good as new. And it came with a case, which according to the ESP website, is not included in the normal price. As far as feel & sound, its very similar to my LTD Truckster, as I expected. Its about the same thickness as the Truckster, but it IS double bound. The cross is made of metal in case anyone was wondering. Here's a before & after of the crooked cross.
Ah, I'm dying now haha - ordered mine 3 weeks ago and no word yet or when it will ship :(
Thanks for the pics and info, guys - have fun!
same "problem" but I did it 1 mounth ago and I will wait more because I live in Swiss so it take 3-4 weeks to come to europe and 1-2 to come to us :( :P
AXE Music in Canada can get you an LTD Iron Cross ($1318.99 MAP) right now. The only Canadian ESP supplier here has 4 in Canada at the moment as of a few days ago. If you want the ESP Iron Cross ($5878.99 MAP) its a 4-5 Month wait time. Hope this helps.
I just order my LTD Iron Cross SW in Guadalajara, México and she take to get in my hands 2 months!!
This guitar come with case in anywhere in the world right?
For me in Switzerland there is no case included I have to buy it separly .... 2 mounths wait too but only once now ;)
I went to the shop where I ordered mine and I have to wait 2 mounths more (6-8 weeks) :'( In Europa we re not as lucky as you are for this kind of things :'( so I will have mine in may ...


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The Nashoba Regional football team has made three straight Super Bowl appearances and won the last two Division 2 titles. The Chieftains will take a school-record 26-game winning streak into next season with a solid crop of returning players trying to win a state championship under the new alignment.
However, the Chieftains will be doing it without longtime coach Ken Tucker, who announced his retirement on Sunday. Tucker told his players at their football banquet he was stepping down after 24 seasons.
"They were surprised, but they all wished me luck and they all understood," he said. "It's nice to know people still want you around."
Tucker, 60, kept his plans to himself, family and close friends.
"I've been at it for a long time and I pretty much came to the decision before (last) season to step down," Tucker said. "I told my assistants, but never said anything to my players or the administration. I guess I gave myself a little wiggle room just in case I changed my mind, but there's never going to be a good time to move away from something you love doing and have loved doing."
Tucker came to Nashoba in 1977 as an assistant and became the head coach in 1983. Tucker resigned in 2001 after guiding the Chieftains to six league titles and five Super Bowls, but returned in 2007.
Nashoba capped a 11-1 season in 1999 by beating Springfield Cathedral, 38-13, to give Tucker his first Super Bowl title. Since '07, Tucker's teams won four league titles and played in three more Super Bowls, winning championships in 2011 and '12. His career record is 180-94-1 (.655).
Tucker said he thought twice about retiring a few times during the season, but in the end felt the time was right.
"Not too many people get an opportunity to go out on top, like I chose to do," Tucker said.
Obviously, the Nashoba job will be much sought-after.
"There are some great people on our staff that I'd like to see have an opportunity and I'm sure it will be competitive from the outside," Tucker said. "We've put together a program now and the kids have bought into it now and I think we're well positioned for the future now, no matter what the future brings. I think somebody will step into a good situation."
While Tucker will miss walking the sidelines, he said he will miss the relationships most.
"You make very strong connections with my players and many of them are still involved with the program," Tucker said. "Hal Gill showed up at our Thanksgiving game and Randy McLaughlin contacts me on a regular basis and helps out with our summer passing leagues and Jarrod Gomes always calls.
"We have players back the night before Thanksgiving and we all have a pasta dinner with meatballs and small talk. You make connections with these kids and help them grow before they mature and go on to other things."
Tucker said he will keep a close eye on the Nashoba program in the future, but plans to enjoy retired life and take more trips to his summer home in South Carolina with his wife, Deb.
"This just gives me more time to drive myself crazy," Tucker joked.
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It was there last night when I left, honest.
Locals, complaining of immense groaning creaking sounds during the night, awoke to find the namesake of their village had been taken away. Confiscated by God, picked off the Earth like a tick from a dog.
Normally the mountain in this photo should be about two centimeters above the tallest power cable post so it was rather surprising to see nothing at all.
Jack The Ripper weather: cows nowhere to be seen. TV crew numbers increasing, inhabitants decreasing. Only one dog visible in the village. No cats at all. Bar still closed.
Still no sign of vans/ stalls/ musicians/ aliens/ tents/ wailing hoards of people dressed in robes/ evangelists/ creationists/ mysterious sightings of Elvis.
I parked and walked up into the back streets hoping to be able to talk to someone not dressed in black with black sunglasses and black equipment bag.
It really was quiet, no wood unloading, nothing. Eventually I saw a garage door open and risked a hello to the elderly gentleman inside it. I asked if I could talk for a moment about the phenomenon but he backed away and said that none of the villagers wanted to talk about it as they were — at that point he used an expression I had never heard before, and I can't remember it now, but I imagine it was along the lines of, totally ******* sick of the whole thing.
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Legislative Session proceedings
Welcome to the official site of Indiana State Senate District 3. State Senator Earline Rogers represents the district in the Indiana General Assembly. Indiana Senate District 3 encompasses portions of Lake County. District 3 communities include Gary, Lake Station, New Chicago, Hobart, Ainsworth, Merrillville and Crown Point.
Nov. 19, 2013: The 118th General Assembly convenes for Organization Day.
Jan. 6, 2014: The 2014 legislative session begins.
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M5 Networks Acquires Communications Provider Geckotech
For Immediate Release
Combined teams and technology set to offer nationwide service
Chicago, IL (November 3, 2010) —M5 Networks announced it's acquisition of Chicago-based company, Geckotech. The acquisition was a response to the growing demand for business-grade hosted communications technology, bringing the two innovative companies together.
Before the acquisition, Geckotech had already chosen M5 Network's Call Conductor platform to meet their technology overhaul needs. After the official acquisition date, M5 Networks began integrating Geckotech clients into its systems over the course of the next year, with immediate access to the Call Conductor platform for clients' existing phones. "Our customers are going to love this," said Randa Bradley, Geckotech's Director of Operations, regarding usage of M5 Networks' systems.
Managed, hosted, VoIP company M5 and Cisco-powered Hosted VoIP company Geckotech are both recognized as market leaders in the VoIP industry. Both companies have remained competitive in the telecom alternatives market thanks to innovative technology and excellent management services, with both companies appearing in the 2009 issue of Inc. 5000's list of fastest growing private companies in the U.S.
With the acquisition, M5 took control over Geckotech staff, customers, as well as datacenters. CEO of Geckotech, Josh Robbins, was eager for the integration of services to take place, stating, "M5 has been the leader in this industry since they pioneered it ten years ago. They've built great technology, which we can't wait to utilize for our shared customer base. Together we can enable our customers to use advanced phone system technology to become more efficient and informed organizations."
President and CEO of M5 Networks Dan Hoffman was just as excited about the acquisition, and expressed sincere respect for the work Geckotech had done previously. "Josh has done an exceptional job of building a profitable, customer-focused hosted provider," said Hoffman. "I'm thrilled to work closely with him and Geckotech's experienced team."
Robbins joined M5 Networks as Vice President of Business Development, while M5 Network's Vice President of Operations Karrin Parker relocated to the Chicago offices of Geckotech to manage the integration process.
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Latest update : 2013-02-25
Victor Ponta, Romanian Prime Minister
Romania seems to be everyone's favourite whipping boy. It was initially blamed in the horsemeat scandal. The UK has launched a PR campaign to keep Romanian workers away. And the European Commission says the country's anti-corruption methods are not up to EU standards, even though Romania has been in the EU for six years. We ask Prime Minister Victor Ponta what it's like to constantly battle an image problem.
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"To the community of Hood River — I want to say thank you," writes HRVHS junior Caitlyn Fick.
"Last weekend (Dec. 7) I put on a benefit silent auction and concert for an organization called Girl Up. I did have to complete this project as a part of my graduation requirements at HRVHS, but helping girls receive an education is something that I am passionate about and believe to be very important. I had been working on this project since June of 2013 and my worst fear was that on the night of Dec. 7, no one would show up to my event.
"This community showed me otherwise. I had more than 100 people show up at my event and I can't even begin to express my gratitude and appreciation towards the people that came.
"This event was a true reflection of this town's willingness to give to a good cause, support their young minds, and most importantly, it showed their heart. Thank you again for supporting me on this incredible journey. I really couldn't have done it without you."
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The thing that's really annoying about animated movies is how they completely mislead the public. Who's going to believe that animals like kitties & deer are the greatest pals? It's totally unrealistic!
The above cat (Prince Purrsalot?) gets a very special visit almost every morning from his very dear best friend (Lord Kissyface). Wow, Harrisburg, PA is such a magical place!
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PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz each had a goal and two assists, and the Pittsburgh Penguins picked up their first home victory of the season by beating the Devils 5-1 Saturday.
Penguins defenseman Robert Bortuzzo scored his first NHL goal, Brandon Sutter got his first with Pittsburgh and Kris Letang also found the back of the net for the Penguins, who handed the Devils their first loss in regulation this season.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 14 shots for the win. Evgeni Malkin and Pascal Dupuis had two assists apiece.
Andy Greene scored a short-handed goal for the Devils. Martin Brodeur was sharp through two periods, stopping 17 of 19 shots, but allowed three goals in the third as the Penguins turned a one-goal game into a rout.
The Penguins had been the only NHL team yet to earn a point at home. They were outscored 9-3 in losses to the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Islanders.
This time, Pittsburgh looked more like the team that shut out the Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night as opposed to the sloppy defensive club that showed up during a 4-1 loss to the Islanders on Tuesday, when Fleury was pulled after two periods.
Sutter staked the Penguins to a 1-0 lead early in the second period, chipping his own rebound over Brodeur's pads. It was the seventh time in eight games that Pittsburgh scored first.
Kunitz took advantage of a fortunate bounce to give the Penguins a two-goal lead midway through the period. Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov whiffed on a breakout attempt in his own zone and the puck slid to Kunitz, who was there to wrist a shot past Brodeur from between the circles.
The Penguins tried to take a three-goal lead on the power play, but the Devils cut the deficit in half with their NHL-best second short-handed goal of the season. Dainius Zubrus sent a spinning feed along the boards to a streaking Greene in the slot, and he went to the backhand to beat Fleury, making it 2-1.
Letang started the third-period outburst less than 3 minutes in, sneaking into the slot to put a shot past Brodeur. Crosby made it 4-1, finishing a rush down the left-wing boards with a wrist shot.
Bortuzzo scored the first of his career 2 minutes later, when his shot from the point rolled awkwardly between Brodeur's pads.
Canadiens 6, Sabres 1
MONTREAL — Rene Bourque and David Desharnais each scored twice to lead the Montreal Canadiens.Carey Price made 30 saves for the Canadiens for his fifth win of the season. Lars Eller added a goal and two assists, while rookie Brendan Gallagher also scored.
Ryan Miller stopped 17 shots over two periods for Buffalo before being replaced in the third by backup Jhonas Enroth.
Bourque injected some life into what had been an uneventful first period with Montreal's 10th power-play goal of the season. Andrei Markov's stretch pass — tipped along the way by Tomas Plekanec — found Brian Gionta along the right boards. Gionta waited before passing it on to Bourque, who drove to the net for his second of the season.
Montreal took a 2-0 lead for the fifth time in its seven games early in the second. Gallagher and fellow rookie Alex Galchenyuk completed a nifty 2-on-1 that Gallagher capped with his third of the season as the puck went in off Sabres defenseman Christian Ehrhoff at 2:03.
Desharnais, who has struggled this season, finally got his first at 10:08. Just seconds after Sabres forward Tyler Ennis hit the crossbar, the diminutive Canadiens center took a pass from Eller in the high slot and fired a shot past Miller.
Eller added to Buffalo's misery with his first goal of the season just 28 seconds later.
Plekanec set up Bourque's second goal of the game at 1:22 of the third. The Czech center showed patience on a 2-on-1, waiting out Buffalo defenseman Mike Weber's attempt to block the pass before easily placing it on Bourque's stick.
Thomas Vanek broke Price's shutout bid with a short-handed goal at 3:01.
Desharnais picked up his second of the season on the player play at 12:43. Defenseman P.K. Subban, making his season debut after signing a new contract Monday, earned an assist.


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Players' union chairman Clarke Carlisle is confident the game's authorities will deal with the Mark Clattenburg racism allegations appropriately.
The Football Association has come under fire and been accused of being "institutionally racist" after the Metropolitan Police dropped its investigation into the affair. The accusations against the FA have come from Peter Herbert, chair of the Society of Black Lawyers (SBL), who is disappointed neither the governing body nor Chelsea reported the claims against Clattenburg to the police.
Professional Footballers' Association chairman Carlisle said: "He [Peter Herbert] made his report to the police off the back of information he received from the Daily Mail and I have greater faith in Chelsea and the FA acting accordingly with their first-hand evidence and witnesses, and the case being dealt with correctly - as it should be in the current climate - rather than with a third or fourth party observing from the outside."
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