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To the Editor:
In an Oct. 21 opinion column endorsing Mitt Romney, the Northwest Herald Editorial Board stated: "Frankly, we can't say we are better off today than we were four years ago."
In October 2008, the economy was in free fall. Wall Street was on the verge of following Lehman Brothers into bankruptcy; we were hemorrhaging hundreds of thousands of jobs every month; the American auto industry was on the brink of collapse, threatening millions of additional jobs; American workers were watching their retirement accounts shrivel into lunch money; and credit was frozen.
The economic climate in October 2012 was exponentially better than that of October 2008. No objective comparison could find otherwise. I understand that the Northwest Herald depends on a Republican county for its advertising dollars and must invoke a certain deference, but I think you damage your standing as journalists when you demonstrate that you are willing to sacrifice your credibility on the altar of partisanship.
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Camaraderie and conversation with fellow Wounded Warriors after a day in the woods can help restore a much-valued sliver of normalcy for soldiers like Luke Murphy and Catlin Mixon.
HARDEE COUNTY | Sitting around a crackling campfire on Adam Putnam's ranch after a day of deer hunting, Catlin Mixon and Luke Murphy spoke freely about the attacks and explosions that caused their catastrophic injuries during the Iraq War.
Camaraderie and conversation with fellow Wounded Warriors after a day in the woods can help restore a much-valued sliver of normalcy for soldiers like Murphy and Mixon.
"It will touch you in the heart and make you realize you're not alone," said Mixon, a 26-year-old from Williston who hunts from a specially equipped ATV because both his legs were amputated above the knee.
"I left Iraq unconscious and I woke up in San Antonio,'' Mixon said.
But talking openly and adjusting to life after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan and coming back home with severe injuries and anguish can be too overwhelming and freshly remembered for many Wounded Warriors.
Mixon and Murphy took part in an Operation Outdoor Freedom hunt hosted by Putnam, Florida's Agriculture Commissioner from Bartow, on his ranch in the backwoods of Hardee County east of Zolfo Springs Nov. 7-9.
Operation Outdoor Freedom, created by the Florida Legislature with Putnam's help last year to set aside lands in state forests for wounded Armed Forces veterans of all wars, facilitates special-opportunity hunts on public and private lands across Florida. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Florida Forest Service and the Friends of Florida State Forests oversee the program, which is funded with private money.
"As far as I know, we're the first state in the country with a program designed to provide recreational opportunities to wounded veterans,'' Putnam said while relaxing around the fire in front of his ranch house on a brisk evening.
Neither of the former Army infantrymen got the chance to pull the trigger on a trophy whitetail. But just being in the woods, waiting for the chance to harvest a big buck, more than sufficed. And both hunters will be eating venison for the next few months after the group shot four does the first day of the hunt.
"There's nothing better after a painful day than to sit in nature. It's therapeutic,'' said Murphy, who lives in Tallahassee.
Murphy, 31, is the sole survivor of an improvised explosive device attack on his unit's Humvee on April 25, 2006. One leg was amputated well above the knee, but he is surprisingly adept at getting around with a prosthetic leg.
Ned Waters of Bartow, state coordinator for Operation Outdoor Freedom, said the program will offer about 300 outdoor opportunities for wounded veterans in Florida by the end of this hunting season in April. There have been 52 hunts with more than 100 veterans already this year.
"It's been amazing to me that a lot of them who have bought into the program aren't outdoorsmen,'' Waters said.
Added Mixon, "The only gun they've shot was in the military.'
Putnam said the hunt at his El Clair Ranch was Operation Outdoor Freedom's first on private lands.
"This is spectacular,'' Murphy said. "You're talking pristine lands. You feel like a VIP. You have an amazing chance to harvest an animal. This is an amazing time for people who have paid a small price for their country and are being rewarded.''
Putnam, an avid woodsman who enjoys turkey hunting, worked with Florida senator Alan Hays and state representative Greg Steube to get the law passed in the Legislature. Operation Outdoor Freedom is an expansion of a partnership between the Florida Forest Service and the Wounded Warrior Project that started in 2010.
The Wounded Warrior Project includes only wounded veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, but Operation Outdoor Freedom includes all wounded veterans.
"The program began with our local forestry group trying to figure out what can we do for our wounded veterans,'' Putnam said. "As it ramps up, it will reach disabled veterans of other wars as well.''
There are three types of hunts — guided, unguided and private. Guided hunts are typically on public lands when only limited-opportunity hunting is allowed. Unguided hunts are new to the program, held on areas where only wounded veterans can go. The new private hunts are hosted by landowners.
"We invited private landowners, ranchers and loggers, to sign up with us to volunteer to host veterans on their property,'' said Putnam, who proposed the idea last June. "Thirty-seven timber companies and ranchers signed up to host them. Their response was terrific.''
Operation Outdoor Freedom Weekends include meals and accommodations along with hunting supplies.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission provides support, expertise and access to property.
"This program keeps people mindful of the sacrifices that were made,'' said Nick Wiley, executive director of the FWC.
Murphy said Operation Outdoor Freedom can help injured veterans who are feeling "down and out,'' who might have "slipped between the cracks.''
"They can't sit in their comfort area or on their couch and take pills,'' Murphy said. "They've got to get out. It's not like climbing Mount Everest, but to us it really is.''
Waters is hoping more wounded veterans become interested in hunts for deer, hogs, turkeys and quail.
"It kind of brings them out of their shell,'' said Mixon, a burly fellow who was 6 feet 7 when he was injured.
"You'll find out the guys you're with are just like you,'' Mixon said. "The whole point is to be out there and release yourself.''
There were 27 wounded veterans participating in two Operation Outdoor Freedom Weekends in mid-November — appropriately centered around Veterans Day — on hunts hosted by private landowners in Polk, Hardee, Alachua, Brevard and Suwannee counties. Freshwater and saltwater fishing will be added in the near future, said Jim Karels, director of the Florida Forest Service.
"A lot of them won't come forward for a trip like this,'' Waters said. "If you have a brother or a nephew, you might encourage them to come to something like this.''
Murphy and Mixon, who were on the first Wounded Warrior hunt on state forestry lands in March of 2010 at the Kissimmee Prairie Tract east of Lake Wales before Operation Outdoor Freedom was created, have high appreciation for the program.
"If you can't relate to these people and don't want to, that's something you're going to have to overcome,'' Mixon said. "If you can't go to these hunts and feel at home, there's something wrong.''
Murphy, who bagged a gobbler on that first hunt, said, "They don't just say thank you. They show you thank you.''
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No carpet store can with hold the likes of KB for too long, he's back and more awesome than ever before.
No carpet store can with hold the likes of KB for too long, he's back and more awesome than ever before.
I wish I could do a no look flaming crossbow shot!
That was hilarious! Almost makes me want to buy a new PS3... almost.
I enjoyed this.
Do or do not - frankly my dear, I don't give a damn.
The man is clearly awesome. The console...not so much.
Do or do not. There is no try.
- Yer maw
Who is he?
When he says 3D does he mean 3D graphics or 3D like when watch a film in 3D and the stuff look like their coming out the screen? when done right anyway
He means 3D as in either LCD shutter glasses like Nvidia and like Sony's new TV as well as polarised 3D as with LG's TVs that we saw at PAX with Mortal Kombat. I prefer polarised 3D and will likely avoid 3D until such times as polarised is the norm. I'm not sure that'll happen though, as with Betamax and HD DVD or anything else that's decidedly better... it'll likely lose out to the inferior format.
Oooooooh it's an invisible signature... oooooooooh!!
I believe Nietzsche put it best when he said 'YER MAW'
I Kevin Butler.
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An update from Derek, a junior CCPA major:
As the plane landed, I prepared myself for the ensuing experience. I had little idea of what to expect from a five-day, inside look at life on Capitol Hill or simply the Hill. However, I did know that I love Washington, D.C. Since this was not my first trip to the nation's capital, I was eager to see a different side of the city.
I grabbed my luggage, proceeded to the Metro station and embarked on my journey. The experience was unlike any other visit to D.C. I noticed men and women dressed in business attire who scurried about the city. Everyone appeared to have an agenda or a task to complete.
Next, I overheard conversations on the street – not the usual topics such as sports, entertainment or the latest blockbuster film. Instead, I heard people discuss foreign policy, the new Supreme Court justice appointment, and peace talks in the Middle East. The people of D.C. had made news cool again. It is very difficult to be in this city and not stay current on what is happening in the world. Furthermore, staying up to date allows one to communicate and have challenging interactions. That is part of the D.C. experience.
As a communications student, I have found it interesting to learn about the different ways people communicate on the Hill. I once believed that the only way to be involved with politics was to work directly with senators and representatives. After hearing from the Glover Park Group, I realized that public relations and advertising play a dramatic role in politics. Certain interest groups may ask a PR firm to help develop suitable language to present legislation or policies to the general public. It is a business that all works together to achieve a common goal.
(In photo: CCPA Assistant Professor Dan Schill with students at the Library of Congress.)
I often speak about the air of sophistication that the city exudes. It is unlike any other place in the world. One may wonder the source of such sophistication. D.C. boasts a metropolitan district, with young citizens and a high turnover rate attributes. Many people begin their careers here in entry-level positions as a way to get their foot in the door. After that, people work their way up to better positions and new jobs.
We were fortunate enough to hear from speakers who all agree that it is easy to work one's way up to a great position with hard work. Students who dream to move to D.C. after graduation do so because they want to make a difference in an exciting way. Washington does not allow one to enter with an attitude of elitism or entitlement. Instead, it is a city that will humble and motivate one to work hard.
Each of my D.C. experiences has been vastly different. However, this experience with Hilltop on the Hill has given me a new perspective on politics and how communication affects it. Furthermore, I understand that a little hard work goes a long way.
I do not know whether I will end up on the Hill, but I do know that my involvement with politics is just beginning. I am grateful for this program allowing me the opportunity to learn that the journey to the Hill is full of learning, hard work and persistence.


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Towards the end of his life Sir Richard Wallace began to discuss the possibility of leaving his collections to the Nation, but was unable to secure assurance from the Government of the day with respect to running costs.
When he died in 1890 he bequeathed his entire estate to his widow, Amélie-Julie-Charlotte Castelnau (1819-1897). It was Lady Wallace who on her death in 1897 made what has been described as the greatest ever single bequest of art treasures to a Nation.
In drawing up her will in 1894, Lady Wallace was almost certainly motivated by a desire to honour the wishes of her husband whilst, at the same time, she wished to commemorate his own important role in the formation and preservation of the collection. Lady Wallace bequeathed to the British Nation the pictures and works of art "placed on the ground and first floors and in the galleries at Hertford House". She also specified that the Government should provide a site to build a new museum and that the collection should be kept together, unmixed with other objects of art, and should be styled the Wallace Collection.
The terms of Lady Wallace's bequest mean that the Wallace Collection does not acquire new works of art for its collections. Nor does it normally display works of art from other collections alongside works in the permanent collection. Visitors to the Collection are therefore able to appreciate and enjoy one of the greatest collections ever assembled, essentially in its original form.


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Pat Holmberg has been a piano teacher in Boulder CO for many years. She holds two degrees (BMusEd and MMus in piano performance) from the University of Colorado. Pat grew up in Central Montana. She has been writing music through the years - mostly piano, but also some choral and instrumental music. In 1995 she wrote a cantata for the occasion of the 100th anniversary of First Presbyterian church in Boulder - it was done there with the chancel choir and two youth choirs, along with a chamber orchestra. Add to that a Concerto for Jazz Piano and Concert Band which was performed by the Boulder Concert Band in 1983.
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The Trial of Charles de Gaulle
In December, 1962, when this book was published in France under the title Haute-Cour, the government stupidly banned it on the ground that it constituted an insult to the President of the Republic. It would be too bad if official French heavy-handedness and the resentment created on this side of the Atlantic by De Gaulle's foreign policy led readers here to overlook the bias in the book and the shortcomings of the author.
Fabre-Luce wrote at a time when De Gaulle seemed to be in trouble. The Algerian War was over, the old parties were getting impatient; it was not foolish to imagine that he would find himself pushed out of power just as he had been in the winter of 1945-6. Moreover, the move De Gaulle took to prevent a repetition of history at his expense—a revision of the Constitution by referendum—shocked many Frenchmen because of his stunning disregard of his own Constitution. Opposition to De Gaulle hardened, especially in the Senate, and although De Gaulle's proposal won at the polls, the victory was not so impressive as the General had hoped. In these circumstances it was not difficult to imagine a future trial of Charles de Gaulle, comparable to the political trials that have kept the French excited and distracted for many years. Accordingly, Fabre-Luce imagined that the new Assembly elected after the referendum of October, 1962, had deposed the uncrowned King, and that under new laws De Gaulle could be tried by the Senate for abuse of authority. Unfortunately, the Assembly elected late in November, 1962, turned out to be heavily Gaullist. Fabre-Luce, undaunted, stated in his preface that French majorities have been known to dissolve or explode.
The Trial of Charles de Gaulle is a political pamphlet. Fabre-Luce describes it as "first and foremost a literary work." This it certainly is not: Apart from a sprinkling of biting remarks about the fictitious spectators or the fictitious lawyer supposed to defend De Gaulle (Who remains contemptuously and conveniently silent), there is nothing in the book that shows a literary imagination at work. The Trial is merely a string of speeches: some are delivered by "real" witnesses, such as former Premier Guy Mollet—and all Fabre-Luce does is to quote from statements they have made or written; others are delivered by imaginary types, such as a member of the Conseil d'Etat, a diplomat and a psychiatric expert—but all Fabre-Luce does is to put in their months charges taken from newspaper articles or books, which he lists in an appendix. In other words, The Trial is not a novel: it is the Digest of anti-Gaullism.
Inevitably some of the charges are perfectly convincing. Fabre-Luce hits the target when he analyzes De Gaulle's tendency to rewrite his past so as to erase contradictions, or when he shows the mixture of Cyrano and Machiavelli in the General. These arguments have been made…
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QPR chairman Tony Fernandes insists he has complete faith in under-fire manager Mark Hughes as the Loftus Road club still search for their first Barclays Premier League win of the season.
The R's players were jeered off the pitch following Sunday's 1-1 home draw against fellow strugglers Reading to claim only their fourth league point of the campaign. But Fernandez still believes Hughes is the right man to take the club forward, telling Sky Sports News the Welshman has his full backing.
"I have complete faith in Mark Hughes and we have a great squad, we just need to hold out for that stability and I'm sure things are going to go right," he said. "It's been one of those frustrating seasons for us but I'm keeping the faith and keeping calm. It's not a time to panic."
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Delude, v.t. — to mislead the mind or judgment of.
Delusion, n., — a false belief that is resistant to reason or confrontation with actual fact.
Rationalize, v., — to invent plausible explanations for actions that are actually based on less acceptable causes.
Delude, v.t. — to mislead the mind or judgment of.
Delusion, n., — a false belief that is resistant to reason or confrontation with actual fact.
Rationalize, v., — to invent plausible explanations for actions that are actually based on less acceptable causes.
You have three choices.
At the end of this column, choose one of the above, all the above or none of the above.
Gov. Jindal is always trying to make us believe that Louisiana is just a legislative act away from being the Mecca for new industry to relocate.
But the problem is the legislative acts that he proposes and pushes further drive away the possibility of new industry choosing to invest in Louisiana.
Gov. Jindal is certainly his own worst enemy and may be Louisiana's worst enemy.
His latest effort, the elimination of personal and corporate income taxes supplanted by increased sales taxes, can only be rationally explained by asking, "What was he thinking?"
Thankfully, the Legislature had a rare spell of common sense — or was it self-preservation — and ignored the whole idea.
Now if the Louisiana Legislature, which is not renowned for courage or reason, disavowed the idea, think how it sounded to corporate leaders who supposedly would be interested in relocating industry to Louisiana.
Industry selects areas that provide a solid, educated workforce.
So what does Gov. Jindal do?
He dismantles the public education system in the state and demoralizes teachers, the foundation of education.
This current instability is not comforting to any industry.
In the long term, his remedies may prove correct. But industry is not in the betting business, so it is not going to spend hundreds of millions to relocate to Louisiana on the gamble that in 10 to 20 years Jindal's reforms will improve the workforce.
But all credit should be due to Gov. Jindal for having the courage to push bold, though misguided, changes to improve public education. Should be.
However, that credit is undermined — actually destroyed — by Jindal's supporting teaching the theory of creationism.
Industry looks at his support and sees flakiness in the leader of the state's government.
Few industrial decision makers are going to relocate a plant into a state whose chief executive and Legislature are Don Quixotes to science.
That is unless you want a state with a Chick-fil-A on every corner.
The governor may really hurt Louisiana through his active support of lessening the restrictions on firearms in a state that proportionally boasts the highest firearms injuries and deaths in America.
No matter where you fall on the meaning of the Constitution's Second Amendment, the crimes, deaths and injuries in Louisiana through the use of firearms should unsettle you.
Regardless to whether you ascribe it to crime and criminals, accidents and mistakes or deranged individuals and suicides, it is still a fact.
Quality of life is a major factor industry uses to decide to build or relocate a facility. A state having three metropolitan areas — New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Shreveport — that are well-known for their levels of firearm violence does not put a check in the plus column for quality of life.
Combine that with the governor's tacit support of the bills that just passed the Louisiana House — lifetime concealed carry permits and expanding concealed carry to restaurants that serve alcoholic beverages — and it flies in the face of the national trend.
Maybe the greatest impediment the governor puts forward is the lack of racial diversity he fosters in his administration.
The governor's administration and appointments reflect the "old ways."
As all industry races toward globalization, competing to attract the best and brightest, it does not feel comfortable investing in an atmosphere of racial segregation.
The governor has to suffer from one of the three. Which one?
Charles Mosley, a former head of the Lafourche NAACP, lives in Thibodaux. Email him at email@example.com.


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The WRBA tapped Paul Rudolph of W.F. Walker Funeral Home as their "Man of the Year." Rudolph is a member of the local Kiwanis club and an active member of the WRBA and Woodhaven Business Improvement District.
"Anytime you tell him something needs to be done, he's the first one to ask what he can do to help," said Edward Wendell, WRBA president.
"I feel honored," said Rudolph, who said he was looking forward to the event and doing his part to raise funds of WRBA. "I think this a great thing for the community."
The "Organization of the Year" will be awarded to American Legion Post 118. The WRBA has been working with the post on its new "Thank a Vet" program. Members of the community donate money that goes towards a meal for a veteran in an attempt to directly thank those who served.
At a press conference announcing the honorees, Wendell himself donated a meal to the initiative. While the association accepts any donation, $50 pays for one full dinner and $25 for half of a dinner.
"For us, we're very honored to be associated with them," said Wendell. "It's also very personal for us as well, as two of our members are members of the American Legion and passed away last year."
"I accept this graciously on behalf of all the members of the post," said Commander John Lawless of the American Legion Post 118.
Ohlert-Ruggiere Inc. was officially put into the WRBA Hall of Fame. The insurance agency has been in operation for 126 years with over four generations working and living in Woodhaven.
"We like to give to the neighborhood because we receive from the neighborhood." said Wayne Ruggiere. "We're very honored and blessed to be a part of the Woodhaven community."
The WBRA also named Patty Eggers, second grade teacher at St. Thomas the Apostle elementary school, its "Woman of the Year."
Tickets for the fundraiser can be purchased online at www.woodhaven-nyc.org or by sending a $65 check to the WRBA's office, 84-20 Jamaica Avenue.


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Man in grey hunting suit cradling rifle in arms stands before wooded landscape. Brown and white hunting dog stands poised at man's feet; 2 other dogs at right of man
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Circular compositions: cherubs floating around tunnel-like formation of cloud, center of which is diffused with light; group of cherubs at b.c. + foreground have open Bible in front of them.
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Nude woman surrounded by cherubs; one cherub at woman's right breast; ornate urn at b.l. foreground
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Relief, oval shaped sculpture; seated Apollo with harp at left; King Midas stands at centre; Marsyas with lute at mouth sits at right
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Young woman in black satin dress dropping letter from right hand into crevice in brick wall
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Red carnations in a green vase on a black background.
Diana and Acteon
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The annual Arkansas County Fair is three weeks away with this year's theme as "Harvest Over the Prairie." The dates are Sept. 11-15 at the Arkansas County Fairgrounds in DeWitt.
The annual Arkansas County Fair is three weeks away with this year's theme as "Harvest Over the Prairie." The dates are Sept. 11-15 at the Arkansas County Fairgrounds in DeWitt.
The Princess Bluebonnet and Little Miss Arkansas County pageants will kick off the week at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, in the DeWitt High School Auditorium. The Petite Miss Arkansas County, Junior Miss Arkansas County and Miss Arkansas County pageants will follow at 6:30 p.m. in the DHS auditorium.
This year's fair will also allow residents to receive a BALL Fresh Preserving Award on both the adult and youth levels from BALL and KERR Fresh Preserving Products for those who excel in preserving. Other awards will be given to the most effective educational booth, commercial and non-commercial booth as well as for baked goods, amateur photography, horticulture amateur gardener, needle arts, art exhibits and clothesline art, home industries, clothing and horticulture-vegetable crops.
A youth division will be held for horticulture-vegetable crops, clothing, foods, handicrafts, amateur photography, art exhibits and clothesline art and horticulture amateur gardener. Other activities include:
Tuesday, Sept. 11
On Sept. 11, the fair will open at 9:30 a.m. with the judging of adult and youth individual entries and friend crops with the judging of all poultry, waterfowl and rabbits at 10 a.m. with horses, beef cattle, swine sheep and goats to be judged at 5 p.m.
The gates open at 5 p.m. for a $2 armband night.
Wednesday, Sept. 12
The 4-H poultry chain silent auction will open the day at 9 a.m. followed by Senior Citizens Day at the Fairgrounds from 9:30-11:30 a.m. The gate will eventually open at 5 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 13
The day's events will kickoff at 4 p.m. with the Arkansas County Fair Parade at DeWitt's Court Square. An hour later, the gate opens for a $2 armband night. The local talent showcase at the fairgrounds will begin at 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 14
The 4-H Poultry Chain Silent Auction closes at 4 p.m. Friday, while the gates open an hour later at 5 p.m. for $2 per person
Saturday, Sept. 15
The Children's Pet Show for youth age 14 or younger at the fairgrounds will start off the last day of the fair at 1 p.m. with the gates open at 2 p.m. for $2 per person. It will be an armband afternoon with tickets switching to regular pricing at 5 p.m.
The demolition derby at the fairgrounds arena will signal the end of the fair. Tickets are $5. An exhibitors drawing will be completed at 9:30 p.m.
For more information, pick up a complete schedule of events and rules at Stedman's Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce, and Stuttgart Daily Leader.


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Ohio Gov. Kasich: Wealth OK but not materialism
- Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich criticized materialistic views that money and cars bring fulfillment, while also saying Thursday that he did not see anything wrong with wealth.
"But if it becomes your idol, or your false god, or if you think you'll find happiness through the accumulation of wealth — it isn't going to work for you," said Kasich, a former congressman and former Lehman Brothers managing director.
The first-term governor, a Republican, made the comments in wide-ranging remarks at the Ohio Newspaper Association's convention in Columbus.
Kasich's views on materialism initially came in response to a question about the tea party, a group that he's taken heat from in his support for an expansion of the Medicaid health program. Activists had spent time recruiting candidates to run against him, though they fell through.
"Look, I'm concerned about many of the things that they're concerned about," he said, noting his support for passing a federal balanced budget amendment.
The governor then described the faith that guides him, including the issues of personal responsibility and his opposition to materialistic excess. He said life is about more than just oneself, such as mentoring and reaching out to people he described as living in the shadows.
"So to me, you know the notion that government is not going to give us the satisfaction that we would all like to see in our society and culture today, is something that not only resonates with me but something I speak about," he said.
Almost a year ago, Kasich used his faith to appeal to Republican state lawmakers for their support in extending taxpayer-funded Medicaid coverage to thousands of more low-income residents. His push to expand Medicaid under President Barack Obama's health care law riled tea party activists and conservatives in his party, with some claiming he was moderating his views.
Kasich, who is up for re-election in November, said he doesn't look at Republicans and check if they are wearing a tea party shirt. "They're just part of our party," he said, though he added that he didn't think they were only part of the GOP.
On other issues, Kasich stressed the need to further cut state income taxes. He said he also wanted to give educators more flexibility to keep students from falling behind and dropping out of high school. He plans to address the topic in his State of the State address Feb. 24 and state budget review.
Kasich said teachers feel overburdened by the way testing is done, while districts feel there are too many certifications and rules.
"I would like to figure out a way to keep people from having to jump through all these legal hoops out there in our local schools," Kasich said.
He said he's talked to the state superintendent about "the need to bring about some deregulation."
The governor, who has written three books, also told the newspaper group that he is working on a new one. And the former Fox News commentator said he would like to return to the media some day.
"Eighty is the new 60, so you know, we'll see" he said.
Before he was governor, Kasich ran briefly in 2000 for president. Thursday, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ed FitzGerald called on Kasich and Libertarian candidate Charlie Earl to join him in pledging to serve a four-year term as governor if elected.
FitzGerald resigned as Lakewood mayor before the end of his term after he was elected Cuyahoga County executive in Cleveland in 2010.


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Stephen Strasburg burst onto the major league scene with a seven-inning, 14-strikeout debut against the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 8, 2010.
He nearly duplicated that performance in Thursday's series finale against the Bucs at PNC Park.
Strasburg (3-0) racked up 13 strikeouts over six innings while giving up two runs -- one earned -- on five hits and three walks in a 4-2 victory for Washington, which snapped a three-game skid and helped it avoid being swept by the Pirates for the first time since the franchise relocated from Montreal.
"That ball comes out of his hand so quick," said Boston manager Davey Johnson about Strasburg. "He also got a good changeup and good curveball so he's got some nasty stuff out there."
Ryan Mattheus and Tyler Clippard tossed scoreless seventh and eighth innings, respectively, and Henry Rodriguez worked around an error in the ninth to nail down his seventh save of the season.
Rick Ankiel and Roger Bernadina hit solo homers and Adam LaRoche added a two-run shot for the top club in the NL East.
Andrew McCutchen and Neil Walker had RBI base hits for the Pirates, who had a two-game winning streak snapped.
Kevin Correia (1-3) gave up three runs on six hits and two walks while striking out one over seven frames in defeat.
Trailing 2-0 after five innings, Washington used a pair of longballs in the sixth to take a 3-2 lead.
Bernadina led off by crushing a fastball from Correia into the Nats' bullpen. After Ryan Zimmerman drew a walk, LaRoche followed by hammering another Correia offering over the wall in left-center field.
"We had a 3-1 count and we didn't want to walk Bernadina and he just left a fastball out over the plate and the guy hit it out to the biggest part of the ballpark," remarked Pirates manager Clint Hurdle. "And then it was an 0-1 cutter to LaRoche and it just spun; he missed his spot."
Pittsburgh threatened with a two-out rally in the home half. After Jose Tabata grounded out and Alex Presley struck out, McCutchen, Pedro Alvarez and Walker drew consecutive walks to load the bases. Strasburg remained unfazed by his loss of command, and struck out Garrett Jones to end the inning.
After Danny Espinosa grounded out to start the Washington ninth, Ankiel gave the Nats some insurance when he crushed the first pitch he saw from Chris Resop, sending a hanging slider into the right-field stands to make it a two- run game.
In the home ninth, Walker reached on a dropped third strike with one out. After Jones flied out, Walker advanced to second on defensive indifference, but was stranded there as Rodriguez got pinch-hitter Casey McGehee to ground out to end the game.
The Pirates broke a scoreless deadlock with a pair of runs in the fourth.
Tabata started the rally with a single up the middle and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Presley. McCutchen followed with a line single into right to bring home Tabata, and Walker came through with an RBI base hit two batters later to plate McCutchen.
Game Notes
Retired Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward took batting practice and threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Thursday's game...The Pirates last swept the Expos/Nationals franchise May 14-16, 1999 at Three Rivers Stadium...Washington snapped a six-game road losing streak...Earlier on Thursday, Pirates closer Joel Hanrahan was placed on the bereavement list and pitcher Daniel McCutchen was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis.


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Tebow is a good football player and a winner, a guy that wants to win. A good team mate. He takes an absurd amount of hate flack on here for no good reason at all.
One of the things absolutely no-one has considered on this board is Tim Tebow as a person. To go from a Team that he won the grudging respect of, no matter how he played, to a classless organization like this one makes me ashamed to be a Jet fan. The wheels are coming off again, ladies & gentlemen, and I would argue that Tebow never really had a fair shot to begin with. Yea, maybe he came across goody-goody in the beginning of the season, but he's following age old advice now. If you don't have anything nice to say; don't say anything at all. Not so for his teammates.
Boy did we do a job on this guy. Sorry Tim.
Tebow is a good football player and a winner, a guy that wants to win. A good team mate. He takes an absurd amount of hate flack on here for no good reason at all.
I too apologize that he had to endure a year on this disasterous, clown show.
God has a plan.
The only people who deserve an apology is us fans. Tebow will be fine with his private Jets and his millions of dollars he has made from being a back up QB and a punt protector.
He knew what he was getting into, and now it's backfired. I don't feel bad for him at all.
As a matter of fact, he can kick rocks and get the hell off my team. Mad, Tim? Stay mad and ride the bench.
Who cares. Apologize for what? Its his job, he's being paid pretty well for "enduring" the pain of the Jets.
Tebow is a big boy and can take the heat. He doesn't need people like us worried about him.
Personally, I don't think that he has the talent to play QB in the NFL. That doesn't make me a hater or indicate that I wish him ill will. Apparently, most of his teamates and the coaches have reached the same conclusion.
I wish him well playing somewhere else next year as the Jets retool next year.
Amazing that everyone is so concerned about the psychological fragility of Sanchez but feels no qualms about nastily hammering a guy who has not done anything bad. To the team...yeah sometimes my ***** hurts too but I just shut up and do the job.
Someday Tim will smile and come back and beat the Jets...again.
He's a scrub who should apologize to the tons of fans he offended with his poor play last season when CBS tried to shove him down our throats by putting all Broncos games on national TV when every game they would have 600 3 and outs, then one TD drive, and the announcers would proclaim him a great player.
Sorry, this thread is laughable
We, as fans are entitled to our opinions and that is all I have to say. Tebow knew what he was getting involved in. He got paid very well and got all the publicity and then some that he and his agent wanted. I agree with the 'if you don't have anything nice to say' deal - believe me, I have a narcisistic ex-wife, but we are not sending him letters or flying over the stadium with a blimp and a message. Hey - there's an idea! If I had that money, the IDGAF mind set would be easy to adopt. Woody doesn't care does he? Wonder why.
I'm not sure when you forgot to respect a football player for being a good player AND a good human being. But here's your reminder in case you forgot.
This organization is a disgrace. I'm done.


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IT WAS a humid Tuesday afternoon in January 1985 and Australian cricket was looking for relief. Allan Border's team had been pounded for a year by Clive Lloyd's West Indians. Notwithstanding a consolation win in the New Year's Test – known as Bob "Dutchy" Holland's match – Australia had become the West Indies' whipping boys, and were at a low ebb.
So it was a welcome sight to see the Sri Lankans, in their new blue and gold outfits, come on to the SCG for their first cricket game under lights.
They offered something Australia didn't often get: a win.
Only admitted to Test cricket in 1981, Sri Lanka was still several years from their first Test in Australia. Their captain was Duleep Mendis, who in 1975, lying on a London pitch with tears in his eyes, having been knocked down by a Jeff Thomson thunderbolt, uttered three words: "I go now."
The crowd had chanted "Thomson murderer". Australia had then gone to Sri Lanka for an inaugural Test match in 1983, and won with predictable ease.
But in 1985, complacent Australians were in for the first of many rude shocks. Sri Lanka ran them close, and Australia's blushes were saved, as usual, by Border's batting. Eleven days later, in Melbourne, David felled Goliath; Sri Lanka had their historic first win. Then, in Sydney, Australia squeaked home after being flayed by a young Aravinda de Silva. Sri Lanka were more than a gadfly: a serious rivalry had begun.
Sri Lanka made their first Test cricket tour of Australia in 1989-90. In four tours before this year, the Sri Lankans were a second-tier attraction. This summer, however, due to South Africa's preference for playing at home over the Christmas-New Year period, Sri Lanka has been invited to the biggest stage of the summer, the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne – which it has played once before – and the New Year's Test in Sydney, their first.
"The Sydney Cricket Ground has always been kind to Sri Lankan cricketers," says Siri Kannangara, who migrated to Australia in 1977. He was one of the doctors employed by World Series Cricket, and would be part of the Sri Lankan dressing room on several tours to Australia.
"Obviously I barrack for Australia," he says, "but Sri Lanka [is] a very proud cricket country and [its players] have proven themselves over many years in Australia."
Kannangara says the Sydney-Melbourne rivalry can be "extrapolated" into the Sri Lankan-Australian community. "You can bet that Sydney Sri Lankans will be very proud to have something that Melbourne's had before," he says.
Melbourne is the traditional centre of Australia's Sri Lankan community. Sri Lankan immigration was restricted by the White Australia Policy from 1901 to 1966.
Ceylonese migrants had been treated poorly as cane-field workers. After World War II, as the policy was gradually eased, "Burgher" Sri Lankans with Dutch heritage were admitted, and in the 1970s, as the discriminatory policy vanished, Sri Lankan students came to Australia under the Colombo Plan.
Both Sinhalese and Tamil Sri Lankan migrants gravitated to Melbourne, where they numbered 31,000 in the 2006 census.
A drift towards Sydney has been under way for some years, says the Sri Lankan Consul-General in Sydney, Bandula Jayasekara. "Sydney is the commercial capital of Australia and the best and most exciting city to live," he says. "It's long overdue that Sri Lanka will have a Test match here, and Sri Lankan Australians are really looking forward to it."
But since that match in 1985, Sri Lankan cricketers have been a conspicuous presence on the SCG. In an infamous one-day final in 1996, Sri Lankan and Australian players clashed after the tourists' captain, Arjuna Ranatunga, demanded a runner. Australia's wicketkeeper Ian Healy claimed Ranatunga was unfairly asking for a runner because he was overweight. Australia won the match but two months later, in Lahore, Sri Lanka had the ultimate revenge, beating Australia to win its first World Cup final. (The two nations are the only teams to play each other twice in a World Cup final – Sri Lanka triumphed in 1996; Australia won in Barbados in 2007.)
It was 1999 before Sri Lanka won a match on the SCG, beating England in a spiteful encounter marred by verbal altercations between players. That summer, Ranatunga threatened to take his players off the field when Muttiah Muralitharan was no-balled for throwing – as he had been, also by Australian umpires, in the Test matches in 1995-96.
In 2003, Sri Lanka finally beat Australia in Sydney, when Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya piled on 237 runs and Sri Lanka amassed what was then a ground record one-day score of 343.
The great Jayasuriya was one of the best one-day cricketers to play in Sydney, scoring three centuries in eight matches on the SCG, with an average of 58.5?. With his flat finger-spinners, he also demolished Australia with 4-39 in the Sydney match in 2003.
"The pitch was good for spin bowling and gave Sri Lanka an advantage, and they have always enjoyed playing in Sydney," Kannangara says. That win in 2003 started a rich run in Sydney for the Sri Lankans. They won there to clinch their first series win in Australia in 2010, and last February crushed Australia by eight wickets.
A Test match is a different affair, however. Before this season, Sri Lanka had not won a Test in Australia in 10 attempts. Playing in Sydney is another step towards full recognition as equals, says Jayasekara,
"Cricket diplomacy has been an important part of strengthening the ties between the countries," he says. "We remember that Australia really backed us when we first became a Test-cricket-playing nation.
"The rivalry has been hard but healthy, as it should be, over the years. Sri Lanka remembers Australia's support at important times. The Boxing Day Test is a big thing for Sri Lankan Australians, but having a Sydney Test for the first time is going to be really special."


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BOSTON – Since he suffered a Grade 2 concussion as a result of a blindside hit to the head from Pittsburgh's Matt Cooke March 7, Bruins center Marc Savard hasn't been able to watch his team's games in their entirety because of his post-concussion symptoms.
However, that doesn't mean he has taken his finger off the pulse of his club.
"I just want to get well. Obviously, I'd like to get back and help my team – especially on the power play – but I'm not looking at it right now like that," Savard said during his first address to the media since the hit this morning at TD Garden. "I just want to get healthy."
The Bruins' power play could certainly use a return by their star playmaker. Playing again this season, however, is still a long shot for Savard, who said he still doesn't feel himself and doesn't remember the hit that took place. Just getting outside the house and doing normal everyday things can be a struggle.
"I'm just trying to feel normal again right now, and I don't feel that way. I've had better days, but I still have some bad days in the middle of them," said Savard, who noted he had three previous minor concussions in his career. "But I'm getting outside now, getting some fresh air. I'm getting some more color back so that's good. But I'm still not where I need to be to get back. Obviously, I miss playing hockey, I miss playing with my buddies, so hopefully it happens soon."
Today was the first time Savard's teammates have seen him since the hit. Even though they know he won't be lacing up his skates any time soon, they're looking forward to him adding to their camaraderie down the stretch.
"It helps. We're a big family and we always want everyone in our locker room," said winger Marco Sturm. "Like (Patrice Bergeron), when he was out, it was always great when he was in the locker room."
A severe injury like Savard's could cause some athletes to contemplate another line of work. But Savard said he hasn't really considered anything except getting healthy and then returning to the Bruins. Life in the NHL should be safer now that the league, partly spurred on by Cooke's hit on Savard, has fast-tracked a rule that allows for disciplinary action to be taken on players that target an opponent's head with a similar blindside hits. There's hope an in-game penalty will be instituted for such hits next season.
Even Savard is able to see that silver lining in his predicament.
"At the end of the day, I think that's the one good thing that's come of this so far," the center said. "We needed a rule and … I feel strongly that we needed it in there ASAP before it happens again. So hopefully, the league and the NHLPA and whoever else needs to get it put in there gets it done as quick as possible."
While the Bruins made headlines by not skating to Savard's defense right after the hit, the veteran stood up for his colleagues today by pointing out that the situation Boston is in – clinging to a playoff berth – didn't really allow for an all-out retaliation. He commended teammate Shawn Thornton for standing up to Cooke in a rematch between the teams last week, and pointed out that down the road there might be an opportunity for more of the score to be settled.
When Cooke was in Boston for that game, he said he has tried to reach out to Savard and let him know he meant no harm. Savard explained that he's not in the mood for that interaction to happen.
"He's tried. I guess he's tried to get my phone number and stuff like that," said Savard. "But from what happened, I really don't right at the moment have an interest in talking to him. That's just how I feel. Maybe down the road. But right now, I'm not feeling any better so I'd rather not talk to him."
The Bruins are holding out hope Savard can get back on the ice before the curtain falls on 2009-1. It might take a lengthy playoff run for that to happen.
"We can only stand here and hope," said head coach Claude Julien. "The longer we go, the more hope there is. Obviously our team would like to be a part of that second season and have an opportunity to have him back at some point."
At least Savard has made steps in the right direction and should be there for his teammates even if he can't aid their on-ice cause.


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Mobile Web Performance Team
SPDY is a replacement for HTTP, designed to speed up transfers of web pages by eliminating much of the overhead associated with HTTP. SPDY supports several optimizations that give it an edge over HTTP when it comes to speed. SPDY is gaining a great deal of traction -- it has been implemented in Chrome, Firefox, and Amazon Silk, has been deployed widely by Google, and there is now SPDY support for Apache through the mod_spdy module.
We wondered what the performance of SPDY would be compared to HTTP for popular websites, using a Samsung Galaxy Nexus (running Android), a modern, SPDY-enabled browser (Chrome for Android), and a variety of pages from real websites (77 pages across 31 popular domains).
The net result is that using SPDY produced a mean page load time improvement of 23% across these sites, compared to HTTP. This is equivalent to a speedup of 1.3x for SPDY over HTTP. Much more work can be done to improve SPDY performance on 3G and 4G cellular networks, but this is a promising start.
The following graph shows the page load time for HTTP and SPDY, in milliseconds, across the 77 pages that were measured. As the graph shows, in all but one case, SPDY reduces load times, sometimes by as much as 50%.
Check out the full article for more details on the measurement methodology and results.
Matt Welsh, Ben Greenstein, and Michael Piatek are software engineers on Google's Mobile Web Performance Team based in Seattle. They are working to speed up mobile web performance globally, and as part of their jobs, they run up impressive mobile bandwidth bills every month.
Posted by Scott Knaster, Editor


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SMF Support > Server Performance and Configuration
this is loosely smf related
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im not sure how, but my old vps is running at half the ram that the new one is but it also has a full email server running in the background as well as lamp. my new one is running at easily twice the ram and it only has lamp running. any ideas where i screwed up?
* Yoshi2889 doesn't understand a word of this...
Can you explain in a bit more...detail?
well hard to explain, my old server while running lamp and a fully working email server runs at less than 100 megs of ram. the new one with just lamp runs at around 150-170+ megs of ram.
im looking at the conf files looking to see if anything is different and they are pretty much the same.
another prob i am having is mysql wont start on boot even with all the appropriate boot settings on. this perplexes me as well.
really weird. lol
I don't think anyone here can answer this without having access to your machine. There are too many things it could be.
What version of the OS were both machines running?
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He's not a reporter, he's a stenographer with a raging hard-on.
Hastings reveals that a reporter's life on the trail is monotonous and difficult, save for a few sweet unscripted but always off-the-record moments.
One of those off-the-record moments was an event where President Obama joined reporters for drinks while the campaign was in Orlando, Fla., an event that Hastings partially details in the book.
"The behavior of the assembled press corps was telling. Everyone, myself included, swooned. Swooned! Head over heels. One or two might have even lost their minds," Hastings writes, as each reporter had a chance to speak personally with the president. "We were all, on some level, deeply obsessed with Obama, crushing hard, still a little love there. This was nerd heaven, a politico's paradise, the subject himself moving among us — shaking our hands, slapping our shoulders!"
Hastings reveals that the president spent "over an hour" with reporters who later stayed up late buzz over every detail of the evening.
"Did this inform our reporting, did seeing the man in the flesh, in a somewhat staged and casual setting, provide new, deep, and lasting insights?" asks a reflective Hastings in his book. "Yes, I would say, but again, I'm not at liberty to share."
Hopefully Obama cleaned the jizz off his pants before Michelle got suspicious.


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Great Leaps! dance concert at UH HiloUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
Director, Media Relations, University Relations
The Performing Arts Department at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo presents its end-of-semester Great Leaps Dance Concert on Wednesday and Thursday, May 4 and 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. Over 150 dancers highlight this annual performance.
UH Hilo dance classes in ballet, modern and the dance ensemble will perform original choreography by instructors Celeste Staton, Annie Bunker and guest choreographer Dori Yamada.
The Hawaiʻi Community College class in modern/jazz dance to music with a traditional Irish flavor. Aerial Dance I and II perform works utilizing the floor and single-point trapezes.
Two senior projects will premiere as Sara Hayashi and Caley Kilcorse, both performing arts majors with a dance emphasis, culminate their dance experiences at UH Hilo with their individually-created original works.
Other performances include a chant and hula to Pele, traditional Korean dances, and tap.
Tickets are $6 General, $4 Students, Faculty, Seniors and Children and are available at the Box Office, by calling 974-7310 or at artscenter.uhh.hawaii.edu.
For disability accommodation, contact Heidi Veilleux at 933-3209 (V), 933-3334 (TTY) at least 10 working days prior to the event.


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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Joe Crawford had a career-high 35 points as Kentucky continued its late charge to the NCAA tournament with a 71-63 victory over South Carolina on Wednesday night.
The Wildcats (17-11, 11-4 Southeastern Conference) have won 10 of their past 12 games after a 7-9 start under first-year coach Billy Gillispie left many in the Bluegrass State in shock. Since late January, though, Kentucky has played more like the team that takes a spot in the NCAA tournament for granted.
The win spoiled the final home game for South Carolina's retiring coach Dave Odom.
Kentucky seemed to have the game locked up with about 10 minutes left. Crawford hit two straight 3-pointers — one swished in from about 30 feet away — and followed with a jumper. When Ramel Bradley hit two foul shots with 9:09 left, the Wildcats were ahead 56-40.
The Gamecocks (13-16, 5-10) rallied to tighten things up. Brandis Raley-Ross and Zam Fredrick had 3s as South Carolina used a 17-6 run to trail 62-57 with 3:52 remaining.
But Bradley hit a 3-pointer, then broke free for a layup to restore control for Kentucky.
Bradley added 20 points for the Wildcats, who finish the regular season at home against defending national champion Florida.
Crawford surpassed his previous career best of 32 set in November against Texas Southern.
Fredrick led the way for the Gamecocks with 19 points.
Before the game, South Carolina honored Odom, who announced in January he would retire at season's end. Odom's wife, Lynn, his family and Terry Holland, his former boss at Virginia, joined the coach on court for a two-minute video tribute.
Afterward, the crowd at the Carolina Coliseum gave the seven-year coach a standing ovation. Two fans held up a simple sign, "Thanks Dave."
Neither team looked particularly crisp at the beginning, each committing a shot-clock violation before the game was two minutes old.
But after Devan Downey's foul shot put the Gamecocks up 8-7, Kentucky went on a 12-3 run the next nine minutes to take control. It didn't hurt that South Carolina went 8:42 seconds between field goals, enduring an 0-for-12 stretch before Dwayne Day's bucket ended the drought with 7:21 left in the half.


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Ronald Anthony Dimambro, 26 of Washington Township, was arraigned in 42-2 District Court in Romeo, Friday, for allegedly abusing 2-year-old Damian Rylan Sutton, in what medical personnel say was severe head trauma consistent with shaken baby syndrome.
Bond for Dimambro was set at $500,000 cash or surety by district court Judge Denis LeDuc, and a preliminary examination was set for 9 a.m., Aug. 27.
The felony is punishable by a term of years, all the way up to life in prison.
According to Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham, his office received a sick child call at 5:23 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, from a house in the 8500 block of Grand Oaks Court in Washington Township. Township fire personnel and Sheriff's deputies responded to the scene and Damian Sutton was immediately rushed to Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in Clinton Township. He was evaluated there and then transferred to Children's Hospital in Detroit. It was there that medical personnel said the child had suffered severe head trauma.
According to the Associated Press, the toddler's father, Timothy Sutton, said the suspect "admitted to physically harming (Damian) by shaking him roughly and then throwing him." Wickersham said he could not confirm that Dimambro admitted throwing the toddler.
Detectives were able to determine that Dimambro, who lives on Grand Oaks Court with his parents, was caring for his new girlfriend's child, Damian, when the incident occurred. At that time Dimambro admitted to detectives that he had shaken the child. Wickersham said while Dimambro was detained, a second male was questioned, (Dimambro's father) and released.
Dimambro was arraigned via video from the Macomb County Jail. He was given the option of acquiring court-appointed counsel.
According to his testimony, he was unemployed at the time of the incident and is currently on probation.
He has a long list of previous brushes with the law, including a minor in possession of alcohol, drunken driving, driving with a suspended license, driving while impaired second offense, identity theft for which he is currently on probation, and a domestic violence charge out of the 42-2 District Court.
According to a Facebook page called "Prayers For Damian Rylan Sutton," the toddler was in critical condition and on life support as of Friday morning. There were reports that Sutton was in a medically induced coma, which Wickersham could not confirm.
According to the 911 call placed by Dimambro, the suspect said the child was having trouble breathing, was "hiccupping" with "raspy breathing" but was not responsive. The suspect said the boy's jaw was clenched and thought that he was having an asthma attack or had something stuck in his mouth. Dimambro's father was caring for the child in the background, according to the tape.
Dimambro's aunt, Kim White, was present in court in support of her nephew. She spoke briefly to the media, but admitted she had never met Damian.
"There's two sides to every story and there's the truth," White said. "We are praying for that little baby. All the accusations are coming from the baby's family. We can't tell you anything. Everything will come out in court. We're just numb."
A candlelight vigil has been set up for Damian Sutton in New Haven. Click here for more information.


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Here's the latest BA prospects blog where it rates the throwing arms of catchers in its prospects guide (qualifications are they had to play in a full season league, face at least 50 SB attempts and be in a team's top 30 prospects).
Mesoraco ranked 54th (next to last) with a 17.4 CS%.
He also made the comments section of the piece:
Devin Mesoraco: Little went right for the Reds 2007 first-round pick. The low Class A Midwest League isnt kind to hitters, but scouts who saw Mesoraco came away disappointed in his conditioning. Though he did show some power, his offensive performance with Dayton was fairly pedestrian. He wasnt much better defensively, struggling to throw out runners and committing 15 passed balls in 72 games. Mesoraco also battled through injuries to both of his thumbs, so hell get a chance to regroup in 2009, but it was not an auspicious debut.
It would seem to me the first question that needs to be answered is whether this kid has a future behind the plate.


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The housing market continues to recover, coming back from the depression-like conditions in place for much of the past half decade. To be sure, this critical economic sector is not all the way back. Indeed, from the irrationally exuberant levels of 2005 and 2006, it is not even half the way back.Nevertheless, the gains are becoming more appreciable, with last month's results on the homebuilding front being illustrative of this much better trend. That is because housing starts gained slightly during the latest month, coming in at an annualized rate of 917,000 homes. However, this figure was against the prior month's revised building level of 910,000 homes. Earlier, January's level of starts had been estimated at 890,000. So, the 917,000 number was really 3.0% better than the initially estimated starts number for the first month of this year. Moreover, starts were up by a formidable 27.7% from the February, 2012 level of 718,000 homes.At the same time, building permits, a more forward-looking metric than housing starts, increased by 4.6% in February, to an annual rate of 946,000 homes. That compared with the January rate of 904,000 permits. The latest figure was an even more impressive 33.8% above the February, 2012 permit rate of 707,000 homes. Meanwhile, the latest permit number far exceeded results for any month in 2012, with the best month last year having a permit rate of 909,000. That was in December. The lowest monthly total last year was the aforementioned 707,000 homes receiving permits last February. It should be noted that the first five months last year saw permit levels in the 700,000 range on an annualized basis.A similar situation prevailed in the housing starts category, where building levels remained in the 700,000-800,000 range between January and August. The best month for starts in 2012 was in December, when the annualized starts rate had soared to 982,000. That was the only month in 2012 in which starts had climbed above 889,000 on an annual basis.As to regions of the country, building was up very strongly last month in the Northeast and the Midwest, the two smallest regions of the country, but were off modestly in the South and the West. Improving weather in February versus January was likely a factor, and that factor would be mainly appropriate in the weather-affected Northeast and the Midwest.Taken as a whole, this was a decent report, and suggests that this sector is likely to continue advancing in the months to come, as pent-up demand, low mortgage rates, and increasing affordability all contribute to what is shaping up as a durable recovery from depression-like conditions in place in this economic arena between 2008 and 2011.
At the time of this article's writing, the author did not have positions in any of the companies mentioned.


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Original URL: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/29/wireless_christmas_tree/
The wireless Christmas tree
Posted in Personal Tech, 29th November 2007 16:48 GMT
When we first caught wind of a wireless Christmas tree, most of the Register Hardware team assumed someone had just downed too much Egg Nog. However, it could be the perfect present to brighten-up your gadget-laden home this Christmas.
Wireless Chritmas tree: geek-up your spruce
The Wireless Lighted Artificial Christmas Tree comes ready decorated, of course, and is littered with candy canes. However, you wouldn't want to eat these seemingly sweet treats because their sparkle power is actually wirelessly transmitted to them by RF technology from Powercast.
Alas, only from the trunk, which contains the mains-fed transmitters tht feed the sugar-cane LEDs.
Add a recycled CD to your tree
If you're still in the mood for rocking around the 'wireless' Christmas tree though, then its available now from a US-based store's website, priced at $400 (£200/€245).
You could even top the tree off with a selection of IT themed Christmas tree add-ons, such as a bell made from a recycled circuit board or a Christmas tree cut out from a CD.
The decorations are available online now, each priced at around £3 (€5/$6).


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Color me surprised.
Color me surprised.
It does not surprise me at all that The U is in trouble. That football program always seems like a recipe for disaster. I guess what else I realized from this story, when Yahoo sports comes snooping around your program your in some serious trouble.
In other news, the sun rose in the east today.
Iago, Jafar's parrot, is sarcastically surprised... - YouTube
Originally Posted by teamselig
Shapiros chief reason for blowing the whistle? Being abandoned by many of the athletes he helped, when he believed he had forged legitimate friendships with them.
Read more: http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-foo...#ixzz1VIbFlw1V
If the NCAA doesn't issue the death penalty here they never will again. At least not until Cleveland State has a football team.
The best description I heard on this versus recent transgressions of OSU, Boise, Alabama, etc
They were doing 70 MPH in a 65, Miami flew past them doing 130 in a Ferrari flipping the bird at cops.
Hugs, smiling, and interactive Twitter accounts, don't mean winning baseball. Until this community understands that we are cursed to relive the madness.
Yahoo has an entire section devoted to this story
Holy crap, this sounds really bad for Miami and it appears he's got all the proof the NCAA needs too. Good luck Hurricanes.
"I tried to play golf, but I found out I wasn't very good." -Joey Votto on his offseason hobby search
An MLB.com reporter asked what one thing Votto couldnt do. I cant skate or play hockey, Votto said. Well, I can skate ... but I cant stop.
Wow. Now that is how you break the rules.
I love the Devin Hester quote where he said "He doesn't know the guy", yet there are two personalized autographed photos and at least 3 pictures of them together in small groups and clubs and restaurants.
The problem is the guys who received the improper benefits and the coaches who let it go are long gone. It would suck to be an incoming freshman or a soph who had nothing to do with these payments but are going to get hammered.
"You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat."
-- Christy Matthewson
"Show me a good loser and I'll show you an idiot."
-- Leo Durocher
Could this be grounds for serious consideration of the death penalty? There's receipts, bank accounts, credit cards and other forms of corroboration to back many of these allegations. This scumbag felon obviously has an axe to grind, but he's apparently backing it up with hard facts.
No matter the name of the penalty, the NCAA schwackhammer is going to come down on The U. It's going to be painful, and it's going to linger for years.
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What if this wasn't a rhetorical question?
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Submission + - Apple Kills the Textbook (ibtimes.com)
redletterdave writes: "At the Guggenheim Museum in New York, Apple announced on Thursday it would update its iBooks platform to include textbook capabilities and also added a new platform called iBooks Author, which lets anyone easily create and publish their own e-books. Apple's senior VP of marketing Phil Schiller introduced iBooks 2, which has a new textbook experience for the iPad. The books itself display large and beautiful images, but searching content is made significantly easier: all users need to do is tap on a word and they are taken straight appropriate glossary or index section in the back of the book. Navigating pages and searching is also easy and fluid, and at the end of each chapter is a full review with questions and pictures. If you want the answers to the questions, all you need to do is tap the answer to get instant feedback. Need to take notes? iBooks 2 lets anyone highlight any text on the page using just your finger. In a move that saves hours for students, iBooks 2 also immediately and automatically takes your highlighted notes and turns them into flash cards for later studying. Apple also launched the iBooks Author app, which lets anyone easily create any kind of textbook and publish it to the iBookstore, and the new iTunes U platform, which helps teachers and students communicate better, and even send each other materials and notes created with iBooks Author. All of the apps are free, and available for any and all students, from K-12 to major universities."


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Sarah Shirley-Priest, Director of Bonhams Knowle, comments: "Our team in Knowle contributed over £1m to the Chinese and Japanese art sales in London. Both were outstanding sales and I believe that the £1m in locally sourced objects represents a record for this office in one day."
Any concerns about the health of the Chinese art market were put to rest at Bonhams yesterday. (16.5.13)
Colin Sheaf, Bonhams Deputy Chairman and Head of Asian Art, commented: "Last year we were concerned that the political transition in China would impact on the art market. This sale comprehensively demonstrates that the Chinese art market is back to form with record prices."
Bonhams Fine Chinese art sale in New Bond Street, London saw standing room only and brisk bidding which took the sale to over £11.5 million with some enthusiastic bidders increasing bids by £100,000 or more at a time. Besides the huge interest in the saleroom for the 420 works in the sale, there were bids from around the world via the Internet, as well as bids from a bank of 15 telephones.
An earlier Chinese art sale at Bonhams Knightsbridge, London saleroom on Monday 13th May made £1.2 million, producing a total of over £12.7 million for Chinese art at Bonhams this week.
The Bond Street sale included Imperial porcelain, sculpture, Buddhist gilt bronzes and vessels, jade carvings, scrolls, screens, furniture and paintings – but without doubt the Imperial porcelain dominated with paintings by Lin Fengmian also achieving remarkable prices.
The top item in the sale, lot 39, a very rare blue and white garlic-head joined 'lotus' bottle vase from the Qianlong reign period (1736-95) which made £679,650. The decoration of lotus blossoms growing from the same stem which adorns the vase is extremely rare. There is only one other comparable example from the Qianlong period. The auspicious motif traditionally commemorates prosperous marriage and the rarity of this feature would suggest that the vase was a special imperial commission.
A magnificent and rare blue and white moonflask of the Qianlong period, lot 40, was sold for £421,250. The moonflask is the only second known example found of its kind and is a remarkable 18th Century survivor. This stunning vase came from an English private collection, having been acquired by the owner's grandfather, in the late 19th or early 20th century.The moonflask is inspired in form and decoration by early Ming Dynasty examples which the Palace Museum in Beijing has on show in the Forbidden City.
Another stunning work, Lot 69, a very rare doucai and gilt baluster vase sold for £325,250.
Asaph Hyman, Director of Chinese Art at Bonhams, said after the sale: "We are delighted that connoisseurs of Chinese art from all over the world recognised the beauty and the rarity of what was on offer today and this was reflected in the very strong prices achieved."
Two paintings by Lin Fengmian (1900 -1991), a painter considered a pioneer of modern Chinese painting best known for blending Chinese and Western painting styles, did outstandingly well, each one selling for £421,250. With the exception of one image, they were part of a group of Fengmian pictures from one English family, a member of whom was a student of Fengmians. In total the group of 12 Lin Fengmian paintings made £1.8m.
Lin Fengmian was painting with the vision of the 20th-century, while contemporary Chinese artists lagged behind. But much of Lin's art was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution. For years until he was allowed to leave China, he was tortured and persecuted for being an intellectual and an artist.'
The Lin Fengmian picture, Lot 254 Opera scene', an ink and colour on paper, sold for £421,250. The painting portrays a scene from the Beijing Opera 'Southern Heaven's Gate'. The story takes place during the Ming Dynasty when a high minister was ensnared in an ambush by his political rival, the powerful eunuch Wei Zhongxian.
Lot 255 'Seated Lady with Flowers', made with ink and colour on paper, purchased in Shanghai by the owner's father while he was working for the Shell Oil Company, circa 1952, also sold for £421,250.
Bonhams, founded in 1793, is one of the world's largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques. The present company was formed by the merger in November 2001 of Bonhams & Brooks and Phillips Son & Neale. In August 2002, the company acquired Butterfields, the principal firm of auctioneers on the West Coast of America. Today, Bonhams offers more sales than any of its rivals, through two major salerooms in London: New Bond Street and Knightsbridge; and a further three in the UK regions and Scotland. Sales are also held in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Carmel, New York and Connecticut in the USA; and Germany, France, Monaco, Hong Kong and Australia. Bonhams has a worldwide network of offices and regional representatives in 25 countries offering sales advice and valuation services in 60 specialist areas. For a full listing of upcoming sales, plus details of Bonhams specialist departments go to www.bonhams.com


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Crusaders and Kubs: Education students instruct kindergarten after-school program
December 11, 2012 | Ian Richardson
For the third consecutive year, Evangel Education students have been making a difference in the lives of local kindergarteners and gaining valuable career experience in the process.
Through the Kinder Kubs after-school program at Willard South Elementary, students from Evangel's Language Development class have been providing instruction to kindergarteners in need of additional assistance with oral language skills.
"This is a wonderful opportunity for our kindergartners to build oral language skills while providing college students classroom experience," says Kara Crighton-Smith, principal at Willard South. "It is great to see the relationships that are created between these kindergartners and college students."
Kinder Kubs began as a collaborative effort between Evangel Assistant Professor of Education Shonna Crawford and Willard South instructional coach Linda Azeez. "We were brainstorming ways to provide support for students' oral language development, reading skills and writing skills," says Crawford. The result was this creative program that provides a mutually beneficial learning environment for both elementary students and college students.
Since its inception, the program helped more than 60 children improve their literacy and language skills. This fall's program served approximately 20 kindergarteners.
Kindergarten students meet with the Kinder Kubs instructors for six sessions, one every other week. During sessions, the instructors assist kindergarteners with improving oral language, reading, writing and reasoning skills. During weeks between sessions, Crawford's students write out individual lesson plans for each kindergartener based on his or her needs as indicated by assessment results and student observation. Willard South Elementary employees then incorporate these lesson plans into their personal instruction of Kinder Kubs students.
"When we go to Willard South every other week, the first thing that we do is sit down with a student and give him the opportunity to talk about his day, his likes and dislikes, or anything that he feels like sharing," says Lauren Liberty, a senior Early Childhood Education major. "This provides us with a great opportunity to invest in the students' lives and to learn more about the best ways to serve and work with each child individually."
The Evangel students witness firsthand how much of a difference this individual attention makes. Giving a significant investment of time and attention to this program, they have the satisfaction of seeing it pay off.
"What stands out to me is the growth in the students from week to week," says Shelby Davis, a senior Early Childhood Education major. "It's amazing just how much extra one-on-one time can improve students' abilities."
Crawford says this year's program has been the most successful to date. "This year we received the best feedback yet from the principal and instructional coach at Willard South about our Evangel students," she says.
Not only has the program been helping the kindergarteners, but the Evangel volunteers have been rewarded with valuable experience for their future careers. "Getting to implement what I learn in my classes in real life situations has been very valuable to me," says Liberty.
"This program provided me with the valuable experiences of interacting with and creating personalized lessons for a child who needed individual attention in order to be more successful in literacy skills. Through this program, I was introduced to many different teaching strategies that I know I will implement in my own classroom in the future."
See local news coverage of Kinder Cubs at OzarksFirst.com.


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The presidential greeting for the communal rites are interesting. RP 49 gives two choices first:
49. After the song the priest greets the congregation:
Grace, mercy, and peace be with you from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
And also with you.
Grace and peace be with you from God the Father and from Jesus Christ who loved us and washed away our sins in his blood.
Glory to him for ever. Amen.
The rite than refers to other options:
Or other forms of greeting may be chosen from nos. 94-96.
94. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Jesus Christ his Son be with you in truth and love.
95. May God open your hearts to his law and give you peace; may he answer your prayers and restore you to his friendship.
96. Grace and peace be with you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ who laid down his life for our sins.
Glory to him for ever. Amen.
More familiar options from Mass are permitted as a third choice. Usually, this is what I hear at form II:
The greetings from the introductory rites of Mass may also be used.
Clearly, the modern Penance Rite is intended as more than a simple exercise than "say the black, do the red." Those who formulated these rites intended that clergy would give due thought to the many options, and construct a service that was well-suited to the spiritual sensibilities of those who gathered.
Then the priest or another minister speaks briefly about the importance and purpose of the celebration and the order of the service.
A commentator's role is mentioned to precede the opening prayer.


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The cold snap has drivers across Central Kentucky lifting their cars' hoods with trepidation and even scratching their heads, wondering, is everything all right under there?
The motor club AAA says cars need extra maintenance in cold weather to make sure they're kept running smoothly. They say they do thousands of roadside assists every winter that could have been prevented if car owners had performed some simple checks.
Some checks can only be done by a certified technician, but others can be performed by owners right in their own driveways.
A fully charged battery in good condition is required to start an engine in cold weather. Drivers should make sure their batteries are fully charged, and always carry cables or a battery charger in their car with them. Also, remove any corrosion from the battery cables and terminals.
Inspect the drive belts for cracks or fraying.
Check for leaks in the cooling system by testing hoses for cracks or loose clamps. If the hoses feel brittle or spongy when they're squeezed, replace them.
Snow tires aren't usually required in Central Kentucky, since snowfall isn't heavy enough to demand them for safety reasons. All-season tires will work in moderate snow conditions, provided there's enough depth on the tire treads. If tires seem like they're too smooth to get grip on a snowy roadway, they should be replaced.
Check tire pressure frequently during winter months. Cold temperatures cause the tire pressure to drop, typically 1 PSI for every 10 degrees Fahrenheit.
Don't forget to check your spare tire!
Check the operation of all the headlights, taillights, emergency flashers, turn signals, brake lights, and back-up lights.
Wiper blades should completely clean the windshield glass with every swipe. Replace blades that leave streaks or moisture behind on the windshield.
Check the coolant levels when the engine is cold. if the coolant level is low, add a 50/50 solution of coolant and water to maintain the necessary antifreeze capability.
When it comes to your cars lights, check the operation of all headlights, taillights, brake lights, turn signals, emergency flashers and back-up lights. Replace any burnt out bulbs.
Make sure your wiper blades are making good contact with the windshield. Look to see if they're missing any spots or have any excessive wear and tear.
Fill the windshield washer fluid reservoir with a winter cleaning solution that has antifreeze components to prevent it from freezing.
AAA suggests having these items in your car for a winter emergency kit:
-Mobile phone, pre-programmed with rescue apps and important phone numbers including family and emergency services, and car charger
-Drinking water
-First-aid kit
-Non-perishable snacks for both human and pet passengers
-Bag of abrasive material (sand, salt, cat litter) or traction mats
-Snow shovel
-Extra warm clothing (gloves, hats, scarves)
-Flashlight with extra batteries
-Window washer solvent
-Ice scraper with brush
-Cloth or roll of paper towels
-Warning devices (flares or triangles)


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I'm guessing proper noun because surely no-one would be so scrupulously honest with an Ebay listing if the adjective did apply to the item!
There are of course two spellings of the word and I remember posting previously about one chap who probably goes through life completely untroubled by his name.
This is because he doesn't live in west central Scotland.
Those who are perhaps at a loss to understand, should discreetly click here.
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text: Many of my accomplishments can be credited to my time in the Global Studies department. It gave me the tools to think critically about the world around me and to act for the betterment of my multiple communities. In my opinion, one of the most important aspects of the degree was being taught how to use abstract theories and actually apply them to real life causes. This skill has been essential to my growth as an activist and scholar. As a working class kid from a small village in northern NY, I knew very little about the world. Before the program, I had never even been on a plane! Since then, I have been lucky enough to travel to many different parts of the world for both business and pleasure. My first major trip abroad was with a class called La Frontera (taught by Martha Chew Sanchez), where we flew to Juarez, Mexico to study border culture. I was so inspired by that trip that I would eventually spend a semester abroad studying in London, England. While there, I spent a month interning with Freedom from Torture, a nonprofit that provides services to survivors of torture. Years later, I would write about that organization as the topic of my dissertation for my PhD. Now, I work for Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth and have been able to put my knowledge into practice. As someone who facilitates summer programs for gifted students, I have been able to use my knowledge of different cultures to be able to navigate many different situations. In the future, I hope to work closely with our International Department to further take advantage of my Global Studies degree.


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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ryan Braun and Aramis Ramirez had consecutive RBI hits in the ninth inning off Nationals closer Tyler Clippard and the Milwaukee Brewers extended their season-high winning streak to six games with a 4-2 win over the Washington Nationals on Friday night.
The victory combined with a St. Louis loss moved the Brewers within 1 1-2 games of the Cardinals for the final wild card berth in the National League.
Held to one run over eight innings against Nationals starter Edwin Jackson, the Brewers scored three against Clippard (2-6). Norichika Aoki led off with bunt single, took second on a passed ball by catcher Jesus Flores and moved to third on Rickie Weeks' fly ball out.
Braun followed with a single to left, scoring Aoki. He then stole second and came around to score the go-ahead run on Ramirez's double to left. Ramirez scored on Travis Ishikawa's infield single.
Jose Veras (5-4) worked one inning in relief and John Axford pitched the ninth for his 32nd save.


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