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Replacement Camera - Oly XZ-2 (or maybe not .... RX100?)
Posted 18 November 2012 - 01:25 PM
I had a number of pointers to the Olympus XZ-1, there were a few things I wanted it missed ... in particular lack of full HD video.
The new XZ-2 is now out ... what is the considered opinion on this as my replacement ?
Same lens (which was bright & well rated), slightly larger sensor increased ASA to 12,800
Increase to 12.8 mega pixel and full HD video.
However seeing a number of reviews that point instead to Sony RX100 as a consistent performer ......... I have never owned a Sony Camera ...
What would those that know suggest ?
I am a 'happy snapper', don't venture deeper than 40m .... I did try strobes & wide angle lenses and it was not for me ............
Probably used 50% of time outside scuba ... so a good all rounder needed.
Posted 18 November 2012 - 03:01 PM
Money wise an XZ2 + Oly housing will cost much less and if you do not want to add strobes or wet lenses it will be enough , on the other side RX100 is the new king of the compact cameras and a real joy to use.
Out of the water you will see a difference only printing big: A2 or more, underwater only adding strobes or wet lenses, this is my two cents contribute.
Posted 23 November 2012 - 03:48 PM
Am starting to look for feedback on the RX100, G-15 and S100/110. I use subsee +5 and +10 as I love to shoot supermacro.
This will be a dedicated UW camera so no need to worry about how it functions out of the ocean. :-)
I use the Inon S2000 and just bought an new video light at DEMA to use as well.
Posted 26 December 2012 - 07:27 AM
So, I bought a RX100 to be my new dive camera, but I am not so happy with it. As I do not use it often, I find it rather difficult to figure out the controls every time I pick it up. That does not bode well for under water situations. There are more negatives as well, the lens is slow at telephoto and the macro capability is not so great, and I like macro. One must have diopters for macro on the RX100, which increases cost. I am looking at the XZ-2, even though the sensor size and resolution are inferior, as it's menu system is very similar to the EM-5. For the infrequent times I use it, I am thinking that the familiarity with controls will be more valuable under water than outright resolution. Macro capability seems pretty good from various reviews, but the super macro capability is hampered by having no flash function at all. The olympus housing is really nice and very well thought out. having the front surface black to isolate the internal flash on a polycarbonate housing is something that other manufacturer's should be doing. I also like the control capability of the UFL-2 flash with the XZ-2, so that is a plus. So, I am ordering a XZ-2 and will see how that works for me in comparison with the RX100.
Posted 26 December 2012 - 07:42 AM
I only used it for underwater as I have a dedicated topside camera.
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Posted 26 December 2012 - 06:11 PM
No reason to put up with a second rate, and different camera, when you have the one you love, already!
nikon n90s/ikelite housing/twin SS-200 canon G2/ikelite/DS-50/optical TTL slave
sony V3/ikelite/DS-51/Heinrich DA2 slave
Posted 27 December 2012 - 06:22 AM
I gave the idea of housing my EM-5 a lot of thought. The main issue is that it is an expensive option considering camera body, housing, and port costs. I dive once or twice a year, so I find it difficult to justify the costs to house the EM-5 versus saving that cash for a new lens (the Panasonic 150mm f2.8 to be released this year). that I will use more often above water. That is why I am going the route of the XZ-2. Some day if I move to a warmer location and find myself diving more frequently, then I might justify buying a better rig. But for now, it seems a good place to start and learn lighting and all the other things one needs to master.
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Posted 27 December 2012 - 10:15 AM
I think it's a wise move as well. I travel with a dedicated land camera as I find it a lot easier to simply grab that camera and take it with me when not diving than to have to take my camera out of the housing throughout the day between dives when I'm not on the boat.
My approach was always the opposite to this then .... as soon as days diving over I would rinse off housing, dry it & then remove camera ..... never left in in housing so only need to take one camera on a holiday ........ difficalu enough keeping to baggae allowance as it is.
Posted 27 December 2012 - 10:51 AM
My approach was always the opposite to this then .... as soon as days diving over I would rinse off housing, dry it & then remove camera ..... never left in in housing so only need to take one camera on a holiday ........ difficalu enough keeping to baggae allowance as it is.
I do the same thing at t he end of the day... but during the day it's nice to have another camera to play with on land. I only like to open my housing during the day to change out the camera's battery.
Posted 27 December 2012 - 11:15 AM
If I want to take any airside snaps between dives, just take then with camera in housing.
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Posted 06 March 2013 - 01:08 PM
I am getting ready to sell my XZ-1 with the oly housing, spare o-ring, 5 batteries and external charger. I have only used it on 2 trips (June and October). If you change your mind about ordering the xz-2 let me know and maybe we can make a deal for my stuff. :-)
I only used it for underwater as I have a dedicated topside camera.
you still sellling the Oly setup?
Posted 06 March 2013 - 03:35 PM
Sorry.... sold it over the weekend.


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As the play develops he seems to be pointing at Baldwin, almost telling Wilson to find him. And then when the catch is complete, he does a little celebration and then cups his hands to shout something at Baldwin.
Good to know the GM is well into these games too. His celebration was pretty similar to mine in front of the TV when Baldwin made that catch.

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NEW ORLEANS – A Livingston Parish, La., publishing company violated federal law by firing an employee because she was pregnant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
According to the EEOC's lawsuit, Denham Springs Publishing Company, Inc. discharged Jayme Fraught Jones due to her pregnancy instead of allowing her to take maternity leave. Jones began working for Denham Springs Publishing in May 2005 as the special programs coordinator for the Livingston Parish News. In December 2005, Jones became the sales and marketing director for the newly acquired Antiques Gazette. In October 2006, Jones began inquiring about the company's maternity leave policy because it was unwritten. Despite Jones' repeated requests for information, her supervisor, Lauren Katz, the sales and marketing director of the Livingston Parish News, refused to tell her what maternity leave was available. Jones approached Publisher Jeff David about the leave.
After David spoke with Katz, Jones was informed that she would have to start traveling more. Jones informed Katz that she needed to speak with her physician about traveling in her third trimester. Jones was discharged as a poor performer. Prior to her requests for maternity leave, Jones had no disciplinary action, she received a salary increase with increased responsibility, and within days of her discharge, she received a large bonus for generating increased revenue. Jones was terminated because she was pregnant and they did not want to provide her with any maternity leave.
Pregnancy discrimination is a form of sex discrimination, which violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended. The EEOC filed suit (Civil Action No. 03:10-cv-00614-RET-CN) in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana after first attempting to reach a voluntary settlement. The EEOC is seeking a permanent injunction prohibiting the company from engaging in employment discrimination and retaliation, as well as back pay, compensatory damages and punitive damages.
"The EEOC is committed to ensuring that pregnant employees are treated fairly in the workplace," said Keith Hill, field director of the EEOC's New Orleans Field Office. "A pregnant employee should not be afraid that she will be fired or treated differently simply because she is carrying a child and will soon become a mother with caregiving responsibilities. It is the EEOC's duty to educate employers on the repercussions of discriminating against pregnant employees. Employers must understand that this agency is committed to its mission to eradicate these abuses from the workplace."
In 2007, EEOC issued guidance for employers in dealing with Caregivers in the current workplace. Although the federal EEO laws do not prohibit discrimination against caregivers per se, there are circumstances in which discrimination against caregivers might constitute unlawful disparate treatment based on sex which violates Title VII.
EEOC Regional Attorney Jim Sacher said, "There is absolutely no excuse for discrimination against a pregnant employee in the 21st century. As with other sex-based stereotypes, Title VII prohibits an employer from basing an adverse employment decision on stereotypical assumptions about the effect of pregnancy on an employee's job performance."
Anyone who believes he or she has been subjected to a discriminatory employment practice is encouraged to contact the EEOC's New Orleans Field Office, which is located in downtown New Orleans at 1515 Poydras Street. Additional information about the EEOC is available on the agency's web site at www.eeoc.gov.
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This beautiful 18th century sewing chatelaine is made of Pinchbeck* and is going on to 300 years old. This is an especially nice example because it has 5 appendages and they are all matching and original. The waist plaques and tools are in the Rococo style featuring scrolls, figures and masks. The Greek mythological figures Cupid & Psyche are shown on the top plaque. The appendages are 2 needle cases, a thimble case, a scissors case and an extra small case (for wax or a small bobbin). The thimble case has a brass thimble. It is in great condition with no damage and is about an American size 7/8 (14.75 mm diameter opening). There are little steel scissors in the scissors case (2 5/8" long). They are also in excellent condition with no rust or damage. The blades are tight with intact points and they cut well.
Four of the cases open with push buttons on the side and all work well, closing properly with a click. The small needle case doesn't have a button (and isn't supposed to), but clicks closed securely. The chatelaine pieces are all in excellent condition with no wear to the gilding and no loss or damage. The clip is strong and I'm sure it's all original. It measures 7 1/4" from top to bottom and is an exceptionally heavy and high quality example One of this age with the same 5 tools is shown on p. 31 of Nerylla Taunton's book Antique Needlework Tools and Embroideries. Another is shown on p. 61 of Bridget McConnel's book The Story of Antique Needlework Tools. The postage shown includes Registered shipping for non US addresses and insured UPS Ground shipping within the US.
*Pinchbeck is a special alloy of copper & zinc that was created as a substitute for gold by London clockmaker Christopher Pinchbeck (1670-1732). His son carried on the business but apparently the formula died with him. Many attempted to imitate his alloy, but he must have had some further trade secret, either in the process of manufacture or in the after-treatment, to account for the superior wearing qualities and true gold color.


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Last night, the Board of Education approved a resolution to communicate to all families and students that the Board supports them and will do everything in its power to protect them regardless of nationality, immigration status, religion or other factors. A copy of the resolution and a letter from the Board is attached.
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Opinion: Can Abe Jolt Japan Back to Life?
WSJ editorial page editor Paul Gigot on the impact of Japanese elections on Shinzo Abe's economic reforms. Photos: Associated Press
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I ... are now a teacher and ... our Prime Minister Shinzo Ave is part one aiding majority in upper house elections on Sunday ... what Wall Street Journal editorial page editor Paul to go stays with me now call ... forget about Japan can see some much focus on China is the world's third-largest economy still is now is this ... the development said that Mr. I they needed to to push forward with reforms ... he I think it is it's can help him not so much because he needed the control of the upper house to do anything because as you know ... Vorhaus is the decisive one in terms of introducing legislation ... but he needed the though the backing of the public to say are what you've done since December when you get the majority in the upper and lower house ... of were favorable now push ahead so I think this gives him a mandate for further reforms if he's ... willing to undertake them ... in an hour or editorial we talk about Japan's lack of reform over the last couple decades there was a brief time period when quizzed me was leader where they can try to reform ... you ... know what has gone so wrong Paul sits on whether Parliament recess and ... cronyism in what what it was so hard and I had a clear majority very infrequently because only was the last one who has a clear LDP Liberal Democratic Party majority working could get some things ... then you have the collapse of the LDP ... into warring factions and that made it difficult to do anything ... when the DPJ God and the opposition party they ... they've essentially collapsed as well because they have stupid policies as seen on the use of the sales tax and they really didn't have a cool care and ideological agenda ... on day two was a disastrous Prime Minister previously there ... it seems to learn his lesson ... it's in the sense that he seems to understand ... how to ... use the job to do something ... and is trying to push an agenda I think the question is ... he's he's moved on on on more public works spending which we know was a limited ... benefit ... they've got great public works there already they don't need any more bridges OFS trying to trade with the strength of the stock tried to de value the yen strategy which gives a short-term verse but I also think can't sustain growth over time now will see can you do the things ... that Japan has resisted for so long can he opened the retail sector sector to competition ... Cape Air backed a recall through tariffs and quotas ... that would keep its that that part of the ... Japanese economy inefficient ... any attack other ... entrenched interests ... can you read any any KBE improves of ... returns on capital by improving corporate governance and making corporations more responsive to shareholders ... all those things which are Japanese Japan's ability to grow ... on this ... that matter in check and remains so close to immigration swung the oldest sis in developed societies in the war on ... very interesting question does it matter ... well I mean you know there are people would think that if you have an ... aging ... population ... and maybe even a declining ones Japan might have been you can crawl for now ... I don't think that's right I mean I think you're limited the tothe to the amount you could grow if you're if you're Europe ... if you have a less risk taking youthful population ... but you still can grow in the difference between growth of ... half a percent or one percent ... in two and two a half percent is enormous ... it's really day ... so I think the only way that Japan ... it can sustain the finance is to be able to defend Itself overtime against arising China and finance ... um what ... an aging population is with ... faster growth are not the return of the five and six percent days ... thinking back to two of the three ... you would be a huge benefit to jack Japan ... into the free world and the rest of the world to get the world's third-largest economy


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Royal Holloway College, University of London. Location: Egham, Surrey (19 miles from London). Architect: William Henry Crossland. 1886.
Royal Holloway College is one of the outstanding examples of Victorian philanthropy, whilst its premises, tucked away in north Surrey near the water meadows of Runnymede, are an astonishing sight to come upon and reflect Victorian taste at its most extravagant and least parochial. The college was built by Thomas Holloway (1800-1883), using by the proceeds of his patent medicines, with the intention of providing university education for woman. The inspiration for this idea came from Vassar College in America, while the inspiration for the building itself came from the Chateau de Chambord and other such chateaux in the Loire valley. The architect was a Yorkshire man, W. H. Crossland (1835-1908), who had been a pupil of Sir George Gilbert Scott. It took two years in the planning and six years to build, during which six years Crossland was housed in a bungalow on site.
This spectacular white marble and brick building, whicih cost £700,000, takes the form of two quadrangles, with a statue of Queen Victoria in the upper one, and one of Thomas and Jane Holloway in the lower one. Both are the work of Count (Victor) Gleichen. Like the Albert Memorial, the exterior of the building itself is decorated with sculptural relief, the figures on the pediments, for example, representing Commerce, Medicine, Poetry, Science, Charity and Education, as well as Surrey and Agriculture supporting a portrait bust of Holloway himself. These and the other external ornaments were the work of the sculptor Ceccardo Fucigna, brought over from Italy by Crossland. Fucigna was also responsible for the figures along the chapel ceiling, while the apse, loosely inspired by the creation scene at the Sistine Chapel, but showing God pointing at Eve rather than Adam, was the work of his assistant, Baldini.
Royal Holloway was opened by Queen Victoria in 1886, hence its royal name. Originally planned to accommodate 250 students, the college grew and became part of London University in 1900. Male undergraduates have been admitted since 1965, and in the mid-eighties Royal Holloway was amalgamated with another former women's college, Bedford College, which had previously occupied a site in Regent's Park, London. It is now registered as Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, but is known for all usual purposes as Royal Holloway College.
Of particular interest is the college's art gallery, which Holloway filled with a fine collection of Victorian paintings by Luke Fildes, William Frith and so on. This was intended to cultivate the sensibilities of the students. Recently, alas, some of the famous works have had to be sold, as the cost of maintaining the college premises has escalated in recent years.
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Made her collegiate debut at the 21st William & Mary Tribe Invitational ... Paired with A. Lin to beat Marie Faure and Cryssa Peretz of Virginia in the pre-qualifying draw of the Rivieria/ITA All-American Championships ... Went 4-0 in singles flight 'C' as No. 1 to earn a title and advanced to the semifinals in the doubles '2' flight with A. Lin at the USTA BJK Invitational ... As No. 17 reached the Round of 32 in the singles draw and went 1-1 in doubles action with A. Lin ... Posted a 1-1 record in singles and partnered with Liang (1-2) and Morrill (1-0) in doubles at the Adidas Winter Invitational .... Teamed with Morrill in the No. 2 doubles spot, to best Missouri's Stuhlmann/Rhyner, 7-6 (7-5), and downed Rhyner in singles play, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 3, in the first round of ITA Kick-Off Weekend ... Joined Morrill, but fell to Florida's Morgan/Janowicz, 6-1, in the championship round of ITA Kick-Off Weekend ... Helped blank Massachusetts with a 6-2, 7-6 (3) win over Griffin at No. 3 and swept Bokahri/Woosley at the doubles No. 2 spot with Morrill ... As the No. 3 singles player, defeated BU's Athanasiadis, 6-2, 6-2, and partnered with Morrill for a 6-3 victory over Hyoty/Atanasiadis as the No. 2 doubles pair ... Defeated Syracuse's Salazar at No. 3 singles, 6-3, 6-4, and teamed up with Morrill as the second Crimson duo, but fell to Rodgers/Safdar, 4-6 ... Helped Harvard down No. 11 Clemson with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over No. 54 Romy Koelzer at the No. 3 position and dropped an 8-1 battle on the doubles court with Li to Dewar/Koelzer ... Downed Cal State Northridge's Mickey Hsu, 6-2, 6-4, on court three, but fell to Hsu/Poel, 8-5 with partner Morrill ... Fell to San Diego State's Tami Nguyen 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 and dropped an 8-3 decision with partner Morrill to Buth/Davis ... Lost to Long Beach State's Julie Gerard, 6-2, 6-2, on court three and dropped an 8-4 decision with partner Morrill to Razakasoa/Thompson on the doubles court ... Partnered with Liang for an 8-7(5) victory over Houston's Cardenas/Rupert as the No. 2 doubles pair, but fell to Tina Rupet, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, on court three ... Fell to Princeton's No. 107 Alanna Wolff, 7-5, 6-3, on court three and dropped an 8-4 decision with Liang at No. 2 to Muliawan/Hahn ... Downed Penn's Sonya Latycheva, 7-6 (5), 7-5, on court three and was downed by Yapp-Shing/Latychova, 8-4, with Lee on the doubles second court ... Recorded a 6-3, 7-5 win over Brown's Uberoi on the third court and dropped an 8-4 decision to Lord/Camhi with Liang at No. 1 … Dropped a 6-3, 6-1, decision to Yale's Sullivan a the third spot … With Liang as the No. 2 doubles pair, downed Dartmouth's Matsuoka/Okuda, 8-5, and fell to Jacqueline Crawford, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4, at No. 3 singles.
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New York brothers look for wedding dates on Craigslist
A pair of brothers decided to use the tried and true Craigslist to find dates to their cousin's wedding.
Hey ladies, wedding season is coming up. What do you do if you don't have a date, though?
A pair of brothers decided to use the tried and true Craigslist. You see, Dave and Mike don't have dates for their cousins wedding. They're both single but don't want to take "fringe women" in their lives and "face the inevitable 'does this mean he wants to take things to the next level'" questions that will ensue.
Dave and Mike's cousin are required to bring dates, in order to prevent them from "harassing" the bride's friends all night.
This is why they're relying on Craigslist to find a stranger date.
The first thing that crossed our minds was "Craigslist killer!" Remember the actual Boston guy that lured women in via Craigslist? Well, Mike and Dave promise they're not mimicking his actions.
Here is what the buys, from Albany but now live in New York and D.C., in women:
1. They must be "attractive for our aunts will judge you, but not TO attractive or one of our uncles might grope you.
2. Relaxed and easy going.
3. Own a dress, or have the ability to achier one.
4. A resume – they are looking for a well rounded woman to attend the classy event.
When reading through their Craiglist post, it's hard to decide whether these two guys are creative and hilarious, or just trying to milk media attention.
It turn out we're not the only ones raising an eyebrow.
People have left comments on various news reports of the listing, calling out the brothers.
"Clearly I've failed. – Dad of NY Bros," one commenter wrote.
"The good thing is they're not upstaging the bridge and groom at all on their special day. Which is nice," another one posted online. Note the sarcasm.
What do you think of this ad? Would you go on this wedding date?
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The eighteenth season of Top Gear kicks off Sunday, and on top of the promo trailer the Beeb has posted a few behind-the-scenes photos from the set of the most popular car show... in the world.
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After a meticulous review, it became apparent there were some legal questions regarding estate planning and trusts which fall outside the realm of election law. —Mark Thomas, chief deputy for the Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office
SALT LAKE CITY — At least one of the several investigations involving embattled Utah Attorney General John Swallow is moving forward.
The lieutenant governor's office said Friday it will appoint special counsel to investigate three of 12 alleged elections violations against Swallow. It dismissed the other nine counts.
Two of those counts allege Swallow failed to disclose that he was an owner or manager of a consulting firm called P Solutions and a family trust named SSV Management, and that he received more than $5,000 from P Solutions and another firm called RMR Consulting. The third alleges he made false and misleading statements about his financial condition on campaign disclosure forms.
"After a meticulous review, it became apparent there were some legal questions regarding estate planning and trusts, which fall outside the realm of election law," said Mark Thomas, the lieutenant governor's chief deputy and state elections office director. "Special counsel will provide additional review of the outstanding legal questions and help to determine if violations occurred."
The Alliance for a Better Utah filed an 18-page petition in March accusing Swallow of filing misleading or false campaign declaration and disclosure forms regarding his personal business interests; conducting campaign activities from his state office during and after business hours; and putting campaign funds to personal use.
"We have election laws for a reason," said Maryann Martindale, Better Utah executive director. "I think they are taking it seriously."
Swallow campaign adviser Jason Powers said it's good news that nine of the allegations were dismissed.
"We remain patient while the elections office seeks additional legal advice and are optimistic that the remaining allegations will be dismissed," he said.
Swallow filed a response to the petition through his attorneys in April, saying the claims were without merit and politically motivated. Lawyers Rodney Snow and Jennifer James argued that his disclosure forms were filed in good faith and were true and accurate to the best of his understanding.
The lieutenant governor's office will now put out a request for proposals from law firms interested in acting as special counsel.
Martindale said the state needs to ensure the firm not only has expertise in tricky election law, but doesn't have a relationship with the offices of attorney general and lieutenant governor.
"It needs to be someone who is far removed from that," she said.
Swallow faces the possibility of being removed from office if he is found to be in violation of state elections law. His attorneys, however, dispute that, arguing the Utah Constitution provides only for removal through impeachment conducted by the Utah Legislature.
"It's kind of an open question out there as to what will happen in the end," Thomas said.
The elections petition claims Swallow failed to disclose his interest in several business entities and income from three, including RMR Consulting.
The late Richard M. Rawle set up RMR Consulting after Swallow introduced him to St. George businessman Jeremy Johnson as someone who could help lobby the Federal Trade Commission on Johnson's behalf. The FTC was investigating Johnson's Internet marketing company in 2010.
Johnson claims Swallow helped arrange a deal to pay off a U.S. senator to thwart the investigation. Johnson and an associate paid Rawle $250,000.
In an affidavit before he died, Rawle said he paid lobbyists with a portion of the money and took $50,000 for his fee, part of which he used to pay "miscellaneous" expenses. One of those bills was from P Solutions for consulting work that Swallow did on a cement project Rawle had in Nevada.
P Solutions later returned the check, which came from the RMR account, and asked that it come from another account. Rawle then paid P Solutions $23,500 from another account, according to the affidavit.
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Just when it looked like this would be a lost season for the Gophers, they come roaring back in stunning fashion.
The Minnesota Gophers stunned the #1 ranked team in the country, Indiana, 77-73 at Williams Arena Tuesday night.
Trevor Mbakwe led the Gophers with 21 points and 12 rebounds and Andre Hollins added 16 for Minnesota, who virtually assured themselves of a bid in the NCAA tournament with the win.
The Hoosiers led the game by a point with just under five minutes remaining in the second half, but Austin Hollins' basket immediately after gave the Gophers the lead for good.
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The Timesquare watch is a great little project. Just to experiment with it, I made a simple bat and ball game that runs on the watch.
Here's the code, forked from the Adafruit Timesquare repo:
The specific file for the game screen can be found here:
https://github.com/ruscoe/TIMESQUARE-Wa ... atBall.ino
And here's a YouTube video of the game:
This was mostly just to see what I could do, but hopefully somebody finds it useful/fun.


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|2010-04-13, 17:53
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|2010-04-13, 21:08
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Indecisiveness is fine if its treated as a character flaw and is something that the character overcomes. In all the shows where people hate on the main character's indecisiveness, it's the case where he NEVER overcomes this flaw. People want plot and character advancement, instead they get episode after episode of filler which mean nothing.
|2010-04-14, 00:28
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Besides, if it is as you said and shounen is about becoming a man, then why do you expect the main character to be a man at the beginning when he's only 13-15 years old. Why do you hate shounen leads so much?
Really, I feel like people want the main character to choose a girl at episode 3 and stick with her until the end and to choose their favorite girl. In all other cases, they hate the main character.
|2010-04-14, 00:49
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|2010-04-14, 01:15
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yeah, i would have liked that. example - kare kano. now that was fast plot development...
|2010-04-14, 02:02
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It's not a question of being indecisive or not, there's good examples of both (R+V, HSDK) but what matters is how the relationship between the harem leader and his girls evolves. There have been cases of girls just having a crush for no reason (teens!) and others liking the guy for all sorts of tearjerking reasons, and he ends up with the former...or times when ALL of the girls set their eyes on one guy for kicks, and he either chooses none or takes them all <_<
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Good in a harem anime, bad in all others. I don't see this as having many exceptions... I'm sure there are, but none come to mind right away. To me, a character that doesn't know what he/she wants or can't at the very least make decisions when it matters isn't desirable.
|2010-04-14, 03:10
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Changing your mind is perfectly normal. Of course, if you change your mind by cheating then that's a different story.
In most harem shows the primary concern of the main character is to pick a girl to be with, so if he doesn't work on that, then he really isn't doing anything.
In non-harem/romance shows, the main character usually has some other primary purpose - like defeat some villain, obtain some object, become the best at something etc. In that case picking a girl should be of secondary or sometimes even trivial importance. So, why should he be hated for not choosing a girl, when he has other more important issues on his mind - Inuyasha is one such character for example.
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I don't mean it as a whole, I'm merely pointing an archetype that is annoying, these types generally fall under the romantic comedy shonens though.
Like Keitaro from Love Hina, The weak, indecisive, coward who's generally socially inept but has a heart of gold types. I can list tons of manga with characters that start out with this type of persona but slowly changes throughout the series. I'll start out with a small list of a examples:
Ane Doki
The Breaker
History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi (although I actually like this one)
GE - Good Ending
Love Hina
Basically anything that involves female companionship.
Just FYI, when I say "to become a man", it's a literary term used for when a story is about a young boy maturing through hardships and etc.
And Shonen age is elementary thru highschool age it's not 13 - 15.
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In the context of romance and *cringes* harem, the problem lies not in the archetype himself. It lies in HOW the romance and *winces* harem is told. Let me elaborate. Most of the time, the spectator are teased with the question "WHO the protagonist will choose?" and the story is over when the protagonist chooses the girl. Period.
And that is HOW most of the romances, and harems, are structured.
What writers don't seem to realize is that the choice IS the end of the beginning of the journey in life of the protagonist. You can end the story with the choice, on the "They had lots of babies and lived happily ever after" line, sure. But I believe that most of us have reached the point where we want to know what happens AFTER the choice of the wife. How do the lead and his girl deal with job hunting, then the conditions of a work environment and how it takes a toll on the couple? How do they make ends meet? How do they handle the temptations from other women, be it former classmates or "haremette" or workmates, or from other men, former classmates or work partners? What effects the successes and the failures of the couple, former classmates and haremettes have on the couple itself? How do they deal with a friend in need? How do they handle the big success of a former classmate who then rub it on their faces, unintentionally or not? And when pregnancy come, how do they deal with it? I am not talking about abortion because I am assuming that they WILL WANT a baby; I am talking about how it affect their daily life too. For some lame reasons, writers can't understand that the hardships and joys of early adult life can also be a source of inspiration for more compelling stories, that can go well beyond "Oh sick moe girl have fallen sick, quick bring her to the infirmary, oh crap I triggered an event flag!"
This brings me to the indecisiveness of the protagonist. It needs to elaborate on why he is indecisive? Does he want to avoid to hurt the girls? Is he afraid to take the wrong decision?
Also can't the writers show that his indecisiveness affect him OUTSIDE of the choice of the girl? At which point it affect him in social life? How does it make him deal with career and university choice? How does it affect him later when he have to make a choice between the short term solution to a problem or betting on the long run. How do life and his wife finally help him to get over his indecisiveness and make him a better and more decisive person?
Or perhaps you are a sadist who want to see how his indecisiveness cripple him and drown him into a spiral of misery and despair? That's also can make a good story, a cautionary tale about why indecisiveness is a fatal flaw when you let it take over your life and person.
Bottomline, the problems lies not in the stereotype but in how the writers handled the characters and how they viewed the codes of the genre. It lies in their apparent inability to think outside the box, and constant need to cater to the wish fulfillment of the otaku because "oh noes they be angry at me in 2ch because I did not meet their expectations that is SERVING THEM THE SAME RECYCLE SHIT I HAVE SERVED THEM SINCE OVER TWENTY YEARS!!!"
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^ That is a wonderful take on the subject but I think most writters of such stories are not taking any risks at all. Problems like pregnancy or finding a job means making stories with lots of RESPONSIBILITIES because they are IMPORTANT PROBLEMS. Yet in order to cater the low-tier fans, this must never happen. Indecisive leads simply NEVER take responsibility for anything; they are just frakking around all the time as if their choices will never get them to trouble. That is the core problem here; the authors don't want to make the readers feel anxiety in a genre they consider to be escapism.
What are harems after all if not games and series that tell you "Real life sucks because it is full of serious problems like making money and being responsible in whatever you are doing. Well forget that because in this world nothing is serious, you will never be held accountable for anything." And the way they achieve this is by making everything feel like a joke with zero implications on the characters.
He looks at other women? No problem. He can't reveal his feelings? No problem? He was caught stealing underwear? No problem. NOTHING IS SERIOUS IN A STEREOTYPICAL HAREM WITH SUCH A CHARACTER.
And assuming someone creates a story where a character does deal with all those issues, it will be full of cheating, sex, pregnancies, taxes, bills, poverty, disappointment and lots of other shitz the average harem fan reads or plays in order to NOT BE REMINDED OF ALL THAT.
A manga that somewhat deals with all that is Ressentiment, although it also has its share of fooling around.
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It really depends on the context of the show. An indecisive main character can work great in one setting and can be a complete turn off in another.
I believe the indecisive main works best in, you guessed it, harems. Why? Well, harems, regardless of personal opinions, are made for two things: comedy and fanservice. Obviously, a small army of girls must be introduced to lust after the main character and these girls must get their time in the camera, whether it be to show panty flashes or for character development. If the main character were decisive, and picked a girl right from the beginning, began dating her, and refused the other girl's advances then the anime wouldn't last an episode. If you want to milk the anime for what it's worth than it has to last a while with the eventual 'revalation' episode about who the main wants happening at the end. Thus the indecisive lead works well here.
In other anime, that don't have a harem context, not so much. For example, I would hate to watch an action anime about an indecisive lead (oh wait , I already do). An anime that completely focuses on one person who can't decide whether they want to go down path A or path B and meander about in a show that prides itself on action packed battes is very boring and begins to irritate the viewer. The only reason Magical Madoka is still keeping my interest is that the side characters are interesting and the world is intriguing. If the show was only about indecisive Madoka than I'd drop it faster than a hot potato.
|2011-01-31, 20:23
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This is why I liked Haruka from Yosuga no Sora. He doesn't hesitate one bit to become God's gift to women. This is what people would really do in such a ridiculous environment.
But regardless, the indecisive and flat type of character which often experiences negative development will plague anime as long as there is a need to contrive romance in a story where it doesn't belong. You guys suck at writing romance! Stop! Well, but then again I can't just tell people to not want money-- we all do. And romance sells.
We want to see characters grow and react to the events that happen to them. If someone starts out indecisive and reaches some kind of realization, that's fine to me. It could be a positive or negative change. If the person is still the same at the end, then what the hell was the point of the show?
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From The Files Of September 17, 1992
Dr. R.C. McLucas returned home from Harrisburg Hospital on Tuesday of this week. Dr. McLucas was hospitalized on September 5 after suffering a light heart attack. He remained in the hospital for testing and is now recuperating at his home.
Central Fulton Elementary School's Play For All Committee continues its efforts to expand and improve the school's playground area, according to organizer Kathy Kendall. Kendall said the committee has raised $10,000 through a fundraising event and another $4,000 through activities nights and the collection of BiLo receipts. So far the committee has been able to purchase swings, a merry-go-round, see-saws, parallel and horizontal bars, sandboxes, basketball hoops, monkey bars, a volleyball court, a broad-jump pit, park benches, balls, jumping ropes and other apparatus as well as paying for excavating, installation, mulching, seeding, etc.
A Hustontown area man was charged with arson and related offenses in connection with a fire at an unoccupied home along Route 484 in Union Township September 12. Police said that Christopher Robinette, 25, Hustontown, was charged for allegedly setting a fire which damaged an unoccupied two-story wood frame home owned by Clara Smith of Baltimore. Police took Robinette into custody in connection with charges stemming from the incident and questioned him. He was arraigned on arson and related charges and remanded to Bedford County Jail.
Mrs. Helen Garlock, Mary Lou Calabria, Robert, Donna and Michael Garlock attended the USS REQUIN Submarine reunion at Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh September 12 and 13. The REQUIN has been moored there as a permanent science exhibit. This reunion was very unique since the crew members were on the actual boat they served on. M.H. Garlock Jr. was killed aboard the REQUIN September 21, 1962.
Buckey Shafer of McConnellsburg was inducted into the Broad Top Old Timers Baseball Hall of Fame at the association's annual Labor Day picnic. Shafer has played left field in the annual baseball game since 1968. Shafer, who is originally from Wells Tannery, was honored along with four others from the Broad Top area.
Tiffanie Martz, Miss Pennsylvania American Coed 1992, represented Pennsylvania at the National American Coed Pageant held at the Hyatt Regency in Hawaii August 19-27. Martz was the only contestant at the Pennsylvania state pageant held July 3 and 4 to receive two crowns. The first was received at an awards luncheon for being featured on the most pages of the stage pageant book. Again she was crowned on pageant night for outstanding pageant participation and performance. In addition, she received a trophy, flowers and an all-expense paid trip to Hawaii for the national pageant. She was in the top 12 nationally at the national pageant and was one of nine photogenic finalists.
Angela Keebaugh, daughter of Robert and Mary Burton of Warfordsburg, has graduated from the Franklin County Area Vocational Technical School's Practical Nursing Program.
Carla Overcash became the bride of Jacob Strait during an August 21 ceremony at Mt. Calvary Church, Clear Spring, Md. The bride is the daughter of Harold and the late Edna Overcash, Mercersburg. The groom is the son of Herman and the late June Strait and Judy Strait of Harrisonville.
Deaths: Nessi Dost, Fort Littleton; Mary Mellott, Warfordsburg; Richard Browell, Halifax; Ruth Runk, Three Springs; David Gabert, Scotland, Pa.; Lydia Stunkard, Chambersburg.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Todd Beatty on September 6; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Darren Sheppard on September 8; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bowers of Warfordsburg on September 9.
Howard Mellott, Hustontown, and Karla Barnett, Hustontown, applied for a marriage license at the local courthouse last week.
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From The Files Of September 23, 1982
Mary Kirk of Big Cove Tannery was selected as parade marshal for the annual Fulton Fall Folk Festival at a meeting of the Fulton County Tourist Promotion Agency last week.
A Hancock area man was killed and another injured Monday when a front-end loader rolled over an 83-foot embankment while the men were working along an old dirt logging road four miles west of Hancock. Guy Hixon Jr., Hancock, was killed when the loader he was operating went over the embankment, pinning Hixon beneath it. Steven Hanks, 30, Hancock, Hixon's nephew, was reported in stable condition in Washington County Hospital, suffering from a broken leg and other injuries. Police said Hanks was standing on a hitch at the rear of the loader as the two were moving 55-gallon drums up an incline, when the vehicle began sliding downhill and went over the embankment.
The family of the late Paul Lininger has donated to the local high school a copy of the first issue of the high school newspaper, "Student Flashes," dated September 30, 1935, which was found in his effects. Lininger, was editor-in-chief of the first school newspaper with Kenneth Spangler, Mary Jane Martin and Mary Jane Truax as his associate editors.
Specials at the IGA: Hamburger Helper, 89 cents; Velveeta cheese, $1.49; Mountain Dew, $3.09, 12-10-oz. cans; turkeys, 88 cents lb.; bananas, 29 cents lb.; Dove bath soap, 59 cents.
Births at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Truax of McConnellsburg on September 10; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Souders of Wells Tannery on September 11; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Hann, Three Springs, on September 11; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Tony Walck, Mc- Connellsburg, on September 13; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Conner, Breezewood on September 16.
Engagement: Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Hann of Harrisonville wish to announce the engagement of their daughter, Carol Sue, to Garry Wayne Wright, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Wright, Robertsdale.
Deaths: Dr. Harry Deschamps, Hagerstown; Olive McCain, Austintown, Ohio; Elsie N. Ewing, Chambersburg; Victor Newman, Breezewood; George Hollinshead, Harrisonville; George Martz, Cleveland; Lucille F. McAllister, Hagerstown.
The double-ring candlelight ceremony uniting in marriage Lisa Michelle Younker and John Reed Beatty was performed Saturday, August 14, in Hancock United Methodist Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Blair Hann, Big Cove Tannery, announce the marriage of their daughter, Robin Lucinda Hann, to Michael John Hoffman, son of Mrs. Florence Pittman and the late Russell Hoffman of Big Cove Tannery.
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From The Files Of October 5, 1972
Upon looking back over the records for the past 20 years for
The Fulton County News, the figures show that the circulation of the News has almost tripled. In 1952, 1,200 copies of the Fulton County News were printed each week. Today, October 5, 1972, that figure stands at 3,500 copies. The newspaper itself, has increased in size from an 8-page to a 12- 14-, or 16-page papers each week to take care of the added features and increased news coverage relating to Fulton and her people.
The annual Warfordsburg Arts and Crafts show, sponsored by Iota Lambda Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, has been scheduled for early spring of 1973.
The Greenhill Sewing Club will hold its annual apple butter boiling on October 7 and October 14.
Marriage license: Mahlon Leon Shimer of McConnellsburg and Jody Ruie Stains of Orbisonia; Leonard Allen Plantz and Jane Susan Lynch, both of State College.
Mr. and Mrs. H.J. (Jim) Culler, Mr. and Mrs. William McKelvey and Mr. and Mrs. Don Clevenger have returned form a fiveday vacation on Aruba Island, off the South American coast.
The unusually high number of Canada geese flying southward this past week could be the sign of a hard winter to come.
Deaths: Matthew Lynn Hull; Lula H. Caldwell, Hancock; Maude Ethel Strait Kline, Saltillo; Mrs. Freda Long, McVeytown; Walter Gabert, Chambersburg; Bertha Shaw Hill, Hancock; Charles E. Fisher, Chambersburg; Bessie Cornelius, Alexandria.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Edgar A. Miller of Needmore on September 22; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Scott R. Shelley of McConnellsburg on September 26; a son to Mr. and Mrs. David Pittman of Three Springs on September 27.
Airman Harold B. Garlock, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Garlock of McConnellsburg, has been assigned to Chanute AFB, Ill., after completing Air Force basic training.
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From The Files of October 11, 1962
The contract for the building of the new Sagner plant in Mc-
Connellsburg is now open for bids, which will be opened on November 2. A newspaper survey is being made by the Fulton Industrial Development Association to determine the number of women available for employment when the new facility is completed.
Voter registration for the November 1962 election shows 2,898 Democrats, 3,212 Republicans and 38 nonpartisans, total of 5,248 voters.
K.G. Richards, McConnellsburg, submitted a low bid of $185,418.05 for the construction of a bridge over Licking Creek, near Dickey's Mountain, Thompson Township, familiarly known as "the iron bridge."
A new treatment center in the courthouse annex sponsored by the Fulton Society for Crippled Children and Adults was opened on October 4, with six patients being treated.
Mr. and Mrs. Van Tack, Towson, Md., announce the birth of a daughter on October 4. Mrs. Tack is the former Evelyn Bivens of McConnellsburg.
The Fulton County Extension Service will sponsor a tour of livestock farm in the county on October 23, which will include Glen Mosebey's sheep farm, J. Wilma and Howard Sipes' beef farm, Don Hill's hog and beef farm and Emil Mellott's sheep farm.
Al Diegelman has purchased the J.C. Hamil property on South Third Street.
Color television has been installed at the American Legion home.
Births at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Boden, Shade Gap, on October 2; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Danny Carbaugh, Hancock, on October 2; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Grover Plessinger, Needmore, on October 2; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Lyle J. Kerns, Hancock, on October 4; a son to Mr. and Mrs. David Zeager, Mercersburg, on October 7; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Dean Snyder, McConnellsburg, on October 6; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hess, Clear Ridge, on October 7; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Graffious Sipes, McConnellsburg, on October 7.
The First National Bank reports total assets of $4,042,787.21.
New homes are being built in the Hustontown area by George Hann, Donald Miller and Harry Hawkins.
Donald Bradshaw, Needmore, suffered a fractured skull last week when he was hit by a falling tree while cutting lumber.
Tri-State Cable TV of Hancock advertises cable TV for $4 a month.
Deaths: Mrs. Catherine Florence (Andrews) Barnhart, Warfordsburg; Mrs. Louise M. Barton, Crystal Spring.
60 Years Ago
From The Files of October 9, 1952
Eric, son of Mr. and Mrs. Finlay
Wible of town, had the misfortune of getting his hand and arm caught in the wringer of a washing machine this week. No bones were broken, however.
Daryl Sipes returned last Friday from Detroit, Mich., where he underwent two weeks of training in the mechanics and operation of the Army's newest underwater and land-operating vehicles. He is employed at Letterkenny Ordinance Depot.
Ross King, formerly of Hustontown, celebrated his 72nd birthday on October 5 at his home in Clearville.
Penstate Veeman Josie, Penn State's famous Holstein cow, died on September 29. For a time, Josie was the nation's numberone milk producer, having produced 257,778 pounds of milk during her lifetime. She would have been 20 years old in January.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Strait of Saluvia will observe their 50th wedding anniversary this Thursday.
Births: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Norman H. Mellott of Big Cove Tannery on October 3; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd K. Moats, McConnellsburg, on October 4; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Schmidt, McConnellsburg, on October 5; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Cornelius, Hustontown, on October 6.
Herbert Divelbliss, 20, Warfordsburg, suffered a severe arm injury when his car upset near his home on September 25. He was driving with his left arm resting on the door and his arm was crushed when the car turned over.
Clem G. Smith Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Clem Smith of Amaranth, has enrolled as a freshman at West Chester State Teachers College.
Severe lacerations of the left side of his face, neck and shoulder, a compound fracture of the left leg and thigh, a fractured right leg, an amputated left foot and right arm, and blindness of the left eye, and yet a well-known serviceman from the lower end of the county says he was lucky. These were the injuries Robert Wilson told of in a letter to his mother, Mrs. Homer Fisher of Buck Valley. In spite of all these injuries, he said he and a buddy were the only lucky ones in the outfit in which he was serving in Korea. Although he didn't say it, it may be inferred that the rest of the group was killed in action. Wilson, 23, graduated from Warfordsburg High School in 1946. He was wounded on September 13 and reached an Army hospital in Tokyo on September 16.
Prothonotary Marlin Shimer received three broken fingers on the right hand, a severe left knee injury, cuts of the right knee and face and body injuries when his car was hit by another car last Thursday at an intersection in McConnellsburg. He was thrown from his car and onto the highway.
Blaine Stevens and Kathryn Shimer were wed October 4.
Miss Birdie Kirk has retired from her government job in Washington, D.C., and plans to make her home in Hancock.
W. Edward Palmer and Helen James were wed last Saturday.
Deaths: Mrs. Charles B. Stevens of Mc- Connellsburg; Roy McGehee of Mc- Connellsburg.
70 Years Ago
From The Files Of October 8, 1942
Charles H. Croft recently purchased a lot from Mrs. Clara
Magsam in the east section of town and is planning to build a house soon.
Deaths: Mrs. Rufus D. Horton of Mc- Connellsburg; William Eiley Lynch of Belfast Township.
Pvt. Warren G. Hoover, who was formerly stationed at Miami, Fla., has been transferred to Tyndall Field, Fla.
Pvt. George A. Paul, former postal clerk here, is now working at the New Cumberland Army Post office.
Pfc. John H. Waltz is now stationed at Middletown.
Sgt. Theodore Hamil, who recently returned to the states from Hawaii, has been transferred to a camp in Texas.
October 3 was the last day for registration of voters, and figures released this week by the county Board of Elections show that 318 majority held by the Democrats in the county at last year's deadline has been cut to 238.
John Johnston has moved his family to a home near Needmore, having accepted the position of agriculture teacher at Warfordsburg.
Dr. and Mrs. Frank D. Findlay are now in East McKeesport, visiting their new grandson, born recently to Mr. and Mrs. Russell C. Eadie.
Mr. and Mrs. John Vores and son Verlyn of Woodlawn, Md., spent the weekend with their home folks here.
Pfc. Royal Clevenger is now stationed at Camp Bowie, Texas.
Virginia Fields left Sunday for York where she has enrolled a student at Thompson Business College.
Death: Mrs. Jacob A. Martin of Mercersburg.
Two infants, Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Yost, and Larry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ray, were baptized at services in the local Lutheran church on Sunday morning.
Mrs. Bessie Laidig, of near McConnellsburg, now has three sons in the service of their country. They are Pfc. Raymond Laidig, stationed on Bobcat Island, near Australia; Pvt. Howard Laidig, stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, and Sgt. Harold Laidig, stationed at Nashville, Tenn.
Larkin Bolinger of Wells Tannery is employed in Baltimore.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Eichelberger have moved from Wells Tannery to Chambersburg.
Death: Mrs. Harry Foster of Buckhorn.
80 Years Ago
From The Files Of October 6, 1932
A Harrisburg man and woman were killed last week when their car rammed a heavily loaded truck near Camp Hill. The owner of the truck was Nhyle Morton of McConnellsburg, who suffered a bruise on the head, and the driver was Ellis Carmack of Fort Loudon, who escaped uninjured.
Deaths: Mrs. Jennie Clevenger of Washington, D.C.; Joseph William Rice of Amaranth.
A meeting was held at the Greenhill School on Monday evening to organize a county baseball league. To date, Greenhill, Fort Loudon, Hustontown and Warfordsburg have entered teams in the league.
Veryl Woy and Eva Ranck were married on September 24.
Dr. Albert Lindsay Rowland will be formally inaugurated as president of Shippensburg State Teachers College at ceremonies on October 22.
A county unit of the State Tax Justice League was organized at a widely attended meeting at the courthouse on Monday. B.C. Lamberson was named president of the local unit; John P. Sipes, vice president; Geo. A. Comerer, secretary; and J. Linn Patterson, treasurer. Among the aims of the organization are the taxation of all incomes for school purposes, the abolition of road tax on real estate and the cost of government and the salaries of all officials to return to a parity with peacetime, etc.
Harry M. Johnston has girls' school oxfords at 98 cents.
H.S. Daniels observed his 81st birthday on Monday.
Guy W. Mellott and Vera M. Leach were wed September 24, 1932.
Morton and Harris advertises shells at 79 cents a box, with the heavier loaded variety at 95 cents a box.
The stork called at the home of Brady Truax of Warfordsburg recently and left a fine baby girl.
A mean, mean thief stole a lot of meat last week from Ira Hess of Warfordsburg. Making him doubly mean was the fact that Mr. Hess has been in ill health for some time past.
Mrs. Bruce Shore of Oak Grove severely scalded her foot last week.
Leland Corbett and family have started on their return trip to Michigan after visiting relatives and friends near Hancock.


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Court allows Fuata family to proceed with burial
The Land and Titles Division of the High Court has ruled that Senator Fuata Dr I'atala may continue with his mother's burial, which is planned for today at the Mataava land in Amouli. The ruling came after a three day hearing, which started on Tuesday, for a temporary restraining order, banning the Fuata family from further construction of a grave in a cemetery, which the Utu clan claims, belong to their family.
On Wednesday, the High Court initially sided with the Utu clan to discontinue the construction of the grave of the Senator's mother. Richmond approved the preliminary injunction halting Fuata and his family members from further construction of his mother's grave. However, Senator Fuata's lawyer Sunia, asked the court to reconsider its decision.
Sunia argued there is a legal issue that needs to be addressed before in the court. He said the 1990 court decision did not make a ruling on the issue, regarding the graves in the cemetery, that belonged to the Fuata family, which were there before the 1990 ruling was issued. He asked what will happen to the Fuata graves, that have been on Utu's side of the Mataava land, before the 1990 court decision.
The 1990 court decision divided the Mataava land between the Utu and Fuata clans. That same decision found that the Utu family, owned land in the eastern part where the Utu cemetery is now located, and it is occupied with Utu titleholder's graves and CCCAS Church and homes of the Utu families. While the Fuata family owned a portion of the western part of the Mataava land.
During the Wednesday hearing, Richmond noted that the court understood the frustration that Senator Fuata has, in his attempt to communicate with (Utu titleholder) Utu Abe Malae, who is currently off island. "It's another example of the problems you would encounter when you have a communal family Sa'o living off island and having to deal with problems here", said Richmond.
The lawyers for both sides were told to provide legal briefs Thursday morning, in regards to Sunia's motion. Charles Ala'ilima represented the Utu clan, while Fiti Sunia represented Senator Fuata.
In rendering its final decision regarding the reconsideration motion that was submitted by Sunia, Richmond stated that "whether it's called reconsideration or any other name, I think the court has an inherent authority to modify a preliminary injunction anytime during court proceedings. Having considered the situation further, that's what we're going to do. We now dissolve the Preliminary Injunction and deny the application for it."
Richmond continued "I'm satisfied now, as I was not entirely satisfied before, that Fuata does have a legal interest -- descriptive easement and, or by any other name -- in the grave site. And any present harm can be corrected at a later time at the conclusion of this case, even if that involves the removal of the grave or other consequences. Fuata may continue with the burial as planned."
Richmond was accompanied on the bench by associate judges Suapaia Pereira and Fa'amausili Pomele.


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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Snickerdoodles - nutmeg cookies rolled in cinnamon sugar
I'm not the first blogger to write about Snickerdoodles (SmittenKitchen, EggBeater, Pinch My Salt, Andrea Meyers have all beat me to it), but I love the photo I made, so I want to blog about them as well :) Additionally, my recipe uses metric measures, making it more useful for a lot of Internet-users out there ;)
I don't know whom to credit for the recipe. All the cookbooks I consulted - be it Nigella Lawson, Rachel Allen or someone less famous - had almost exact recipe, almost verbatim, and mine is a combination of quite a few of them. The only changes I made was making my cookies a wee bit smaller. I also seems to me that the photos of Snickerdoodle cookies in the British food magazines and cookbooks depict cookies that are slightly rounder (as opposed to the very thin and flat ones in American foodblogs and cookbooks).
These cookies keep for a week in a air-tight cookie jar.
Makes about 3 dozen cookies (2 cookie sheets)
250 g plain flour
0.5 tsp grated nutmeg
1 tsp baking powder
a pinch of salt
125 g unsalted butter, softened
100 g caster sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
Cinnamon sugar:
2 Tbsp caster sugar
1 Tsbp ground cinnamon
Preheat the oven to 180 C/370 F.
Mix flour, nutmeg, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
Cream egg and sugar until pale and fluffy, whisk in the egg and vanilla extract. Fold in the dry ingredients and press into a neat dough ball.
Mix cinnamon sugar ingredients in a small shallow bowl.
Take small walnut-sized pieces of cookie down and roll them into small balls (I was diligent enough to weigh that each dough ball measured 12-14 grams :)). Roll each ball in cinnamon sugar until covered, then place onto a lined baking sheet, leaving about 3 cm between cookies.
Flatten the cookies lightly with the palm of your hand or by pressing with the fork.
Bake in the pre-heated 180 C oven for about 12-15 minutes, until cookies are light golden brown.
Remove from the oven, leave to cool for a couple of minutes, then transfer onto a wire rack to cool.
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It s also possible to freeze the dough balls & then they can be baked when you want them later.
- 1:22 pm, August 25, 2010
- Alison said...
years ago I remember reading in some cookbook that small "dainty" cookies were a mark of pride for home cooking; that commercially made cookies were larger because it took less time. Ever since I always make small cookies, for serving with tea when my friends visit. Besides it just seems nicer to have them bite-sized!
I will have to try your recipe before the next time I have guests. Though I live in the USA, I have a kitchen scale and use it often, especially for baking
- 5:31 pm, August 25, 2010
- margie said...
I love snickerdoodles, and my mom still includes a batch almost every time she sends me a package. I know a lot of people make them so that they are chewy-crisp, like a thin sugar cookie, but I grew up eating them thicker, and very soft and chewy.
Now I'm craving cookies...
- 8:11 pm, August 25, 2010
- thepassionatecook said...
they look and sound lovely! i had never come across them before... a good one to try with the kids!
- 2:52 pm, August 26, 2010
Snickerdoodles are out of the oven and smell delicious!
- 7:53 am, August 28, 2010
- Klary Koopmans said...
Pille, I experimented one day and made chocodoodles ;) Simply replaced 25 gram of flour with cocoapowder. Really good!
- 7:10 pm, August 29, 2010
- Gitte said...
Pene, great advice. I love a good Snickerdoodle, they are so delicious.
- 1:31 pm, August 30, 2010
- Sif said...
I just came back from the most wonderful vacation in Tallinn - heaven for a medieval-nerd like me. I'm about ready to emigrate now!
But first I will bake your snickerdoodles. They look great.
- 8:08 pm, August 30, 2010


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We currently have a SonicWall firewall, which does a pretty good job a blocking Social networking websites like Facebook and Bebo. The problem we are having is that sometimes we need to temporarily disable our firewall blocklist so we can update our company's page on Facebook for example. Whenever we do this, have see an avalanche of users logging on to their Facebook pages during work time. So what we need a way to block access while the firewall is down.
For the sake of argument, we have two groups of users - "management" and "standard users". "standard users" would have no access to Facebook, but "management" users would have access. Perhaps something like a host file redirect for non-management users. This could probably be enforced via group policy that would call a bat file to copy down the host file, depending if the user was management or not. I'm keen to hear any suggestions for what the best practice would be for this in a Windows/AD environment.
Yes, I know what we're doing here is trying to solve a HR problem using IT. But this is the way management wants it and we have a lot of semi-autonomous branch offices that we don't have a lot of day to day contact with, so an automated way of enforcing this would be the most preferable method.


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This recipe appeared in Food & Wine many years ago and is a winner. In the autumn, whenever I ask family and friends what they'd like for a weekend dinner, all voices rise in unison: "That French stew!" Slightly offended because no one asked for any of my own dishes, I make them grovel a bit. And then I make it. You'll be tempted to serve the daube after the second cooking, but don't. It really does benefit from the extra 24 hours of mellowing.–David Leite
LC Proper Provencale Daube Note
Provencale Daube is a classic preparation rooted in geography. It's a simple stew with complex taste made from everyday ingredients that transcend humble. A proper Provencale daube is made ahead so as to intensify the flavors and ensure the ingredients can meld. Rather serendipitous, then, seeing as this preparation lends itself to an evening of easy entertaining, weekend or weekday.
Classic Provençale Daube
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- Serves 6 to 8
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 pounds boneless beef chuck, cut in 4-ounce cubes
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 16 large cloves garlic (4 minced, 12 halved)
- 3 large onions (2 minced, 1 stuck with 4 whole cloves)
- 2 large carrots, diced
- 3 large tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped (or 1 14-ounce can crushed Italian tomatoes)
- 1 bottle (750 ml) red wine, such as Côtes du Rhône
- 1/4 cup sherry wine vinegar
- Bouquet garni, made with 5 flat-leaf parsley sprigs, 3 thyme sprigs, 2 bay leaves and 2 leek greens tied in cheesecloth
- 1. In a large flameproof casserole or Dutch oven, heat the oil over moderately high heat until hot. Add the beef in batches, without crowding, and cook until well browned on all sides. Regulate the heat to avoid scorching the meat. As each batch is browned, transfer the meat to a large plate and season generously with salt and pepper.
- 2. In the remaining fat in the casserole, cook the minced garlic, minced onions, and carrots over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until soft and fragrant, about 8 minutes. Add the tomatoes and their liquid and cook for 3 minutes longer. Add the wine and vinegar and bring to a boil over high heat; boil for 3 minutes. Add the beef and any accumulated juices, the halved garlic cloves, the onion stuck with cloves, and the bouquet garni. Let cool completely, then cover and refrigerate for 24 hours.
- 3. Let the meat and vegetables return to room temperature. Cover and bring to a boil over moderate heat. Reduce the heat to very low and simmer very gently until the meat is fairly tender, about 2 hours. Let cool completely, then cover and refrigerate for 24 hours.
- 4. Scrape off any fat that has solidified on the surface of the daube. Bring to a boil over moderate heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer gently for 1 hour. The daube is ready to serve at this point, but for even better flavor, repeat the cooling, overnight chilling, and cooking one more time.
- 5. Discard the bouquet garni. Remove the meat from the casserole and boil the liquid until thickened, about 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Return the meat to the casserole and serve. Makes 6 to 8 servings.
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Maybe someone better will apply, but in the meantime, don't rush into something with county.
With Tom Lindo's departure last week after being on the job for nearly seven years, the City of Crookston is currently without an information technology director and could be for quite some time if more qualified candidates don't apply. A decade or so ago, this wouldn't have been a huge problem for the city. With most services and functions of local government relying heavily on increasingly advanced technology, however, there is a sense of urgency in filling the position.
But how can this be done, given that City Administrator Tony Chladek informed council members earlier this week that only five people had turned in their applications by the deadline, none of whom were even considered for interviews due to their lack of skills and/or qualifications? The direction some council members at the Ways & Means Committee gave Chladek to reopen the application window – this time around keeping it open until filling the position from a better candidate pool – is a start. It is possible, after all, that the previous window, which coincided with the busy holiday season and end/start of the business year, was too brief and the timing of it just wrong for some IT folks who are considering a job change. Tweaking the minimum requirements, including removing the bachelor's degree component as suggested by Council Member Tom Jorgens, might also bring forth qualified people who have more hands-on experience and expertise but lack a formal degree in the area.
Until the position is filled, though, the city must deal with the problems that inevitably come up with technology. The more tech-savvy staff on hand might be able to smooth out minor glitches, although this would detract from their regular duties. Bigger, more complicated problems would likely require calls to IT services, vendors or whomever can be found to fix them in a timely manner. Whatever needs to be done will involve a hefty price tag.
While the absence of a current IT director makes this difficult right now, one option the city would be wise to consider in the future is employing U of M, Crookston students/interns to fill some of the technology gaps. They could do things like hook up equipment, troubleshoot certain problems and perform system tests to help keep everything running smoothly for the city and free up the IT director to concentrate on more pressing matters. It's a win-win for all: Students gain valuable hands-on experience and the city gets an extra helping hand in the IT department at a much-reduced cost.
Not settling for a lackluster, under-qualified candidate to fill the IT director vacancy was a smart decision on the city's part. Having the wrong person doing the job is just as bad, if not worse, as having no one doing it. For now, the city can only sit back and wait for more applicants to come, and hope it doesn't take months to get someone on board.


text: If you've been waiting to buy an unlocked iPhone 5, you have your chance now. Apple just began selling the unlocked iPhone 5 after promising it'd become available "several weeks" after the initial launch. The prices will be $649 for 16GB, $749 for 32GB and $849 for 64GB. Ship time is a week and be sure to check if the unlocked iPhone 5 works on your carrier. [Apple via Apple Insider]