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hmmmmm. lol. I have blown out thousands of systems,you only need to do it from the clock. But,if you want to do it all three ways,its certainly not going to hurt a thing.
-1st, They really shouldnt leak,or you should not see any water comming out of them.Water may pass through them for a second. If thats what you mean by leak,you are correct. If you are seeing water,thats not really normal.
-2nd There does not need to be any current to manually open/bleed a valve. Valves are basically operated by high and low pressure differences above and below the diaphram. The solenoid and bleeder makes a seal,when you break that seal pressure pops open the diaphram and allows water to pass through,no electricity needed.
-3rd You dont have to,but its a good idea. they are normally closed by tightening,on weathermatic's,the lever should be horizontal to close,and vertical to open. most other valves everything is tight when closed and loose when open/bled.
-4th Wire them up anytime. If you have water to a new valve,they are going to open. if you get a faulty one it may not close.Rain bird DV 100's had a flaw in the o ring that goes on the solenoid,it caused them not to close,thats fixed now. I believe it was a yellow O-Ring,might of been green. If you have one of those that should be the only time youd have any issues,new valves work 99.9999% of the time.
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i assumed the original post was talking about new installation "blow out" since they mentioned connecting wires before or after. here in tx since we dont need to winterize irrigation systems "blow out and flush" are used interchangably, both mean the first flush and pressure test on new mainline.Are we talking "Winterizing Blow Out" or "Flushing the Mainline"?


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==Package file format==
==Package file format==
* .tar.xz by default, but some are .tar.gz. See [http://www.archlinux.org/news/switching-to-xz-compression-for-new-packages/ this news article ] for further details. Extract with {{codeline|tar -xJvf pkgname.pkg.tar.xz}}
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Revision as of 18:50, 29 May 2011
This page will act as a brain dump and collaborative design document for implementation of package signing in pacman.
- 1 Aim
- 2 Why sign packages?
- 3 Currently implemented signing functionality in pacman and associated tools
- 4 How signing is implemented in other distributions
- 5 Ideas
- 6 pacman internals
- 7 Links
Implement package signing in pacman.
Why sign packages?
Because it makes it significantly more difficult for an attacker to cause you to install malicious packages.
Currently implemented signing functionality in pacman and associated tools
- makepkg can sign a package
- repo-add can add said signature to the database and sign the database
- pacman-key exists for the sake of managing keys, but there is missing functionality
- pacman can verify package signatures from repos, detached (.asc) package signatures, and signatures of the repos themselves
How signing is implemented in other distributions
Frugalware uses a fork of pacman which implements package signing (verify)
Arch based distro gnuffy uses signed packages with their custom package manager Spaceman modeled on pacman.
Binary packages (.deb)
To sum up, the GPG signature is included in the .deb.
Regular non signed binary packages are "ar" archives of at least 3 files:
- data.tar.gz (files to be installed)
- control.tar.gz (package metadata)
- debian-binary (contains the version of the deb format)
Signed packages also have a _gpgorigin file at the root of the .deb that is a "gpg -abs" of the concatenation of the 3 laters (as explained here):
cat debian-binary control.tar.gz data.tar.gz > /tmp/combined-contents gpg -abs -o _gpgorigin /tmp/combined-contents (-a "Create ASCII armored output" ; -b "detach signature" ; -s "sign")
Source packages
Original files are provided on the repo like this acpid_2.0.4.orig.tar.gz with diff if necessary (acpid_2.0.4-1.diff.gz). A description file containing MD5sums of the orig.tar.gz and diff.gz is written and signed using GPG and uploaded along these.
- Signature type: GPG
- Stored: in the RPM
A RPM package is a tarball of installed files to which is added a header made up of metadata (name of package, version, ...). This metadata can contain a GPG signature of the tarball. See the file format specification for details.
NB: packages built for the RedHat Network are signed with the RedHat official key(s) but technically a RPM can be signed using any other key (one can even add another signature to the RPM)
To check a package correction, one must first import the signer's key first: Example for RedHat
rpm --import /usr/share/doc/rpm-4.1/RPM-GPG-KEY
And can then check signature manually:
$ rpm -K openldap-clients-2.3.43-4.x86_64.rpm openldap-clients-2.3.43-4.x86_64.rpm: sha1 md5 OK
And even fully check the package (MD5):
$ rpm -Kv openldap-clients-2.3.43-4.x86_64.rpm openldap-clients-2.3.43-4.x86_64.rpm: SHA1 header hash: OK (65999383ad859be0ce337aee4c1f6bd049ebe4a0) MD5 sum: OK (4be23a341d23b794d08fbee35c459c83)
Option --nogpg prevents rpm from checking GPG signatures
- Enable Official Distribution package signature but also enables personal and multiple signatures
- Implies complicated package format with header containing signature of an inner tarball (not very KISS)
- Space greedy on repos
For each package, a small description file containing the SHA sum of the package is created. That file is then signed using gpg (.dsc) and uploaded within the same folder as the package:
gpg --clearsign description_of_package
See result for acpid in Ubuntu
- Space greedy (2 files for 1 package)
SSL key chain
Seems to be the solution used by a lot of distributions
Separate file
Every packager uses his own GPG key to sign the pkg.tar.gz file. Each Arch installation needs an initial database with the GPG keys. Pacman downloads the pkg.tar.gz and checks the signature.
pacman internals
Package file format
- packages are Template:Filename by default, but some are Template:Filename. See this news article for further details. Extract with Template:Codeline
- within the archive, the location of a file gives the installation location (relative to /): extracting a package to / installs it
- there are two hidden files in the archive's / directory:
- Template:Filename is a text file with package metadata. It is generated using information in the Template:Filename. It is used to generate the Template:Filename file, which goes in the sync database
- Template:Filename is an optional shell script that can define functions that are called after install, upgrade, or remove operations. It is placed in the same directory as the Template:Filename when building (e.g. Template:Filename) and is named inside the Template:Filename with Template:Codeline. It is stored in the local database after the package is installed
- installed packages are cached in Template:Filename
- further information at Creating Packages
Database file format
- there are two database types: the local database (stored at Template:Filename) and the sync databases (stored in Template:Filename)
- there is one sync database per repository
- the sync databases are .tar.gz format but have a .db file extension
- each sync database has a directory for each package. Each directory contains the files Template:Filename and Template:Filename, which give dependencies and metadata, respectively
- the Template:Filename file contains the MD5sum and optionally the signature
- the local database has a directory for each installed package, which contains the files Template:Filename, a rearranged version of the sync db's Template:Filename that omits some information like the MD5sum; Template:Filename, which lists the files comprising the package; and optionally Template:Filename, a copy of Template:Filename
- there is one sync database per repository
Git branches
Bug reports
Mailing list discussions and patches
- Add Keyring option in alpm/pacman
- Package signing again
- PATCH (newgpg) Let pacman specify GnuPG's home directory.
- Dan's pacman tree build&test
- GPG work
- GPG signature option in makepkg patch
- GPG signature support for makepkg
- GPG signature option in makepkg, adapted to Dan McGee's suggestions patch
- GPG verification patch
- GPGSIG in repo-add patch
- Signing by default
- Package Database signing
- Pointless to use non-md5 for makepkg INTEGRITY_CHECK
- Can we trust our mirrors
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"Golden Treasure" is number 165 in the Hans Christian Andersen Center's register of Andersen's literary works, i.e. no. 165 in the category fairy tale (the range 1 - 300). BFN 894.
"Golden Treasure" was first published 17 November 1865. Further information: Digterens danske Værker 1822-1875 number 894.
The work was published as a part of Nye Eventyr og Historier. Anden Række. Tredie Samling. 1865 [Danish title]. (Number 329. BFN 890. Category/genre: Fairy tale collection).
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Formed in 1980, Ferrovias or 'Railroads' is their second album and comprises such luminaries as Amilson Godoy formerly of the Bossa Jazz Trio on piano & fender rhodes; famed guitarist Olmir Stocker (Alemão) who was part of Breno Sauer's outfit in the 60s and member of the mythical Brazilian Octopus in 1968; bassist Cláudio Bertrami (brother of Azimuth's José Roberto); drummer Chico Medori and percussionist Théo da Cuíca.
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Turtles use the Earth's magnetic field as a global GPS
In 1996, a loggerhead turtle called Adelita swam across 9,000 miles from Mexico to Japan, crossing the entire Pacific on her way. Wallace J. Nichols tracked this epic journey with a satellite tag. But Adelita herself had no such technology at her disposal. How did she steer a route across two oceans to find her destination?
Nathan Putman has the answer. By testing hatchling turtles in a special tank, he has found that they can use the Earth's magnetic field as their own Global Positioning System (GPS). By sensing the field, they can work out both their latitude and longitude and head in the right direction.
Putman works in the lab of Ken Lohmann, who has been studying the magnetic abilities of loggerheads for over 20 years. In his lab at the University of North Carolina, he places hatchlings in a large water tank surrounded by a large grid of electromagnetic coils. In 1991, he found that the babies started swimming in the opposite direction if he used the coils to reverse the direction of the magnetic field around them. They could use the field as a compass to get their bearing.
Later, Lohmann showed that they can also use the magnetic field to work out their position. For them, this is literally a matter of life or death. Hatchlings born off the coast of Florida spend their early lives in the North Atlantic gyre, a warm current that circles between North America and Africa. If they're swept towards the cold waters outside the gyre, they die. Their magnetic sense keeps them safe.
Using his coil-surrounded tank, Lohmann could mimic the magnetic field at different parts of the Earth's surface. If he simulated the field at the northern edge of the gyre, the hatchlings swam southwards. If he simulated the field at the gyre's southern edge, the turtles swam west-northwest. These experiments showed that the turtles can use their magnetic sense to work out their latitude – their position on a north-south axis. Now, Putman has shown that they can also determine their longitude – their position on an east-west axis.
He tweaked his magnetic tanks to simulate the fields in two positions with the same latitude at opposite ends of the Atlantic. If the field simulated the west Atlantic near Puerto Rico, the turtles swam northeast. If the field matched that on the east Atlantic near the Cape Verde Islands, the turtles swam southwest. In the wild, both headings would keep them within the safe, warm embrace of the North Atlantic gyre.
Before now, we knew that that several animal migrants, from loggerheads to reed warblers to sparrows had some way of working out longitude, but no one knew how. By keeping the turtles in the same conditions, with only the magnetic fields around them changing, Putman clearly showed that they can use these fields to find their way. In the wild, they might well also use other landmarks like the position of the sea, sun and stars.
Human sailors also worked out how to measure longitude, as described in Dava Sobel's bestselling book. They relied on an accurate clock created by the Englishman John Harrison, which allowed them to compare the time of day at a given location with that at a distant place. Every hour of difference represented fifteen degrees of longitude.
But we know that turtles don't use a similar time-based method because Putman didn't test them under different conditions of light or dark. His hatchlings had no way of telling what time it was. Indeed, to use a time-based map in the wild, the turtles would need to have an internal clock that stayed set at Florida time for their entire 3-15 year migration.
Instead, Putman thinks that the turtles work out their position using two features of the Earth's magnetic field that change over its surface. They can sense the field's inclination, or the angle at which it dips towards the surface. At the poles, this angle is roughly 90 degrees and at the equator, it's roughly zero degrees. They can also sense its intensity, which is strongest near the poles and weakest near the Equator. Different parts of the world have unique combinations of these two variables. Neither corresponds directly to either latitude or longitude, but together, they provide a "magnetic signature" that tells the turtle where it is.
Scientists often talk about a magnetic "map", but the animals aren't necessarily using any sort of mental chart. As with all research in magnetic senses, it's very hard to work out what the animal is actually sensing or thinking. But that can be a bonus. "It might be good because I don't have any preconceived notions about how animals like turtles use magnetic information," says Putman." I can let the turtles tell me what they can respond to without imposing any personal expectations on them!"
We do, however, know that they have their super-sense from birth. Putman's turtles had never been in the ocean before and their magnetic sense doesn't depend on experience. Indeed, Lohmann's previous experiments showed that even newly hatched loggerheads can react correctly to different magnetic fields.
These studies weren't easy. Putman says, "The loggerheads we use are a threatened species, so we have to be extra careful with all of them. We use newly hatched turtles for these studies, so we work with them and release them at night. We try to design really short experiments and house them for no more than a couple of hours before letting them go. [It] makes for rushed data collection!"
For Lohmann, these tribulations are worth it. After spending graduate school on spiny lobsters and sea slugs (two animals that also have magnetic senses), he had an opportunity to study young loggerheads. "I thought it was worth a try to see if turtles could detect magnetic fields. I figured that after the two-year project was over, I would get back to the invertebrates," says Lohmann. "That was 23 years ago, and I'm still studying turtles. Each time we think we have it all figured out, the turtles show us that we have missed something important."
Reference: Putman, Endres, Lohmann & Lohmann. 2011. Longitude Perception and Bicoordinate Magnetic Maps in Sea Turtles. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2011.01.057
More on magnetic senses:
- Foxes use the Earth's magnetic field as a targeting system
- How birds see magnetic fields – an interview with Thorsten Ritz
- How birds see magnetic fields – an interview with Klaus Schulten
- Robins can literally see magnetic fields, but only if their vision is sharp
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Rats in pants, Robins in goggles, now turtles in jackets… Science, I love you.
Don't forget the thunder thighed dinos, Eleanor!
"Science is interesting and if you don't agree…"
So, this species is basically screwed if the magnetic poles undergo a major transition?
I mean, to be fair, humans will probably kill them off far sooner, but if a lot of creatures use this sort of method, it would be interesting to see if there are any large extinction events corresponding to pole transitions that have happened in the past.
Even cows do this. What's amusing is how long it took humans to notice. I wish there were more literature on this sense – it seems as though we have not worked out if it is behavioral or physiological.
@Kevin, the polarity of the field is unimportant. These turtles use the intensity and inclination of the field, neither of which change when the poles switch. There will be a short period when the poles are actually switching that inclination could be effected, but this would not be long.
Emmy there's tons of literature. Check out the interview links at the bottom for a link to my last New Scientist feature, exactly about this. It's a difficult sense to study for reasons described in Thorsten Ritz's interview
Great post, Ed.
My pet turtle, Sir Turtlington, has the strange habit of swimming determinedly against one wall of his tanks for 15 minutes at a time. He would always point the same direction as he was doing this odd exercise – the back wall – until we recently moved the tank 90 degrees while remodeling our living room. Now he swims against the left wall of the tank – the same direction as the back wall used to face. Magnetic fields, bored domesticated turtle habits, or is he just trying to get away from me and my wife?
So would artifically generated electromagnetic fields produced by human activity throw off the turtles' instincts?
I get that they figure out where they are using magnetic fields, but how do these hatchlings know where they're supposed to go? Turtle Maps?
And if turtles and other creatures are using "animal magnetism" to navigate, do they always attempt the most direct route (allowing for currents) as one would expect?
@Ed Yong Thank you! I had not heard about cryptochrome. That may explain the article I read about the role of vision in red eft's "magnetic compass", which as of 2007 was not fully explained given that they may also use biogenic magnetite. You would know more about this than I, but the last I heard, red eft navigation research was still rather fuzzy.
My favorite animal navigation story is how seals navigate using just one star in the night sky.
Does this have anything to do with quantum mechanics? http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/01/quantum-birds/


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A few years back, when I dared suggest that West Texas Intermediate oil would regain its stature as the world's global benchmark, many thought I was crazy. Yet now it is clear that not only is WTI getting more in line with the global market price, but the status of the United States as the number one consumer and on its way to being a major exporter is forcing the world to take WTI seriously once again.
We knew of course there was no way that oil that was piling up in Cushing, Oklahoma would stay there forever. I knew that somehow and someway that oil would eventually find its way to a global market that was screaming for new supply.
Yesterday, despite North Sea production problems and possible coup/civil war possibilities in Egypt the Brent/WTI crude came into a 2 and a half year low year low. Now that oil is being moved out of Cushing Oklahoma by pipeline, rail and yes even trucks, the Brent WTI spread that had traded out as far a $23 spread last February after the turmoil in Libya has come crashing down. This was surprising to some as it appears that the Egyptian Military is going to make sure that the President gives into the demands of the people or else they will give their own roadmap. The vagueness of the statement means that the market is uncertain. It is possible that we could be getting prepared for another civil war, a prospect that is not pleasant when you have a country that has the Suez Canal and the SUMED pipeline to worry about.
WTI found extra strength against Brent for other reasons as well. The U.S. manufacturing data was a pleasant surprise as The Institute for Supply Management reported that U.S. manufacturing increased to 50.9 in June from 49 last a month. That gave U.S. oil demand an edge. We also had those Canadian Enbridge pipeline outages last week that should also tighten U.S. supply.
Also the Whiting, Indiana BP crude unit is back up and running, which should also take a bite out of supply. Last week Bloomberg reported that "BP Plc has begun starting the converted crude unit at its Whiting, Indiana, plant, which will allow the largest U.S. Midwest refinery to process mostly heavy crude from Canada. Scott Dean, a BP spokesman in Warrenville, Illinois, said in an interview today that the crude unit remains on schedule to be brought online by month's end. The 250,000-barrel-a-day crude unit and a new delayed coker will allow Whiting to process as much as 85% heavy Canadian crude from about 20%, according to the company's website.
Anna Louie Sussman of Reuters writes "Thanks to the U.S. shale energy boom, the once-quiet niche of U.S.-flagged oil tankers is in unprecedented flux. A half-dozen vessels that typically carried gasoline to Florida are now rushing crude oil along the Texas coast. Major investment at the port of Corpus Christi, which now exports more than half of all Eagle Ford shale oil, suggests more to come even as new pipeline projects promise further market shifts. The shale oil revolution, now in its third year, has already scrambled the inland U.S. crude market, forcing pipelines to reverse direction and fuelling a revival in railway oil trade. Since the start of this year, the U.S. oil tanker industry has jumped into the act, with traders including BP and Royal Dutch Shell racing to charter a handful of the three-dozen U.S.-flagged tankers permitted, per a century-old law called the Jones Act, to carry oil between U.S. ports. The trade is helping Gulf Coast refiners such as Valero VLO.N cut costs and wean plants off imported sweet crude."


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Opel Antara/Daewoo Winstorm Maxx/Chevrolet Captiva Sport (C105). 2006 to date (prod. n/a). 5-door SUV. F/F, F/A, 1991 cm³ diesel (I4 OHC), 2231 cm³ diesel, 2384, 2405 cm³ petrol (I4 DOHC), 2994, 3195 cm³ (V6 DOHC). Joint development between Opel and Daewoo for Theta-platform SUV, making it a sister car to Daewoo Winstorm. Designed at GM Europe under Bryan Nesbitt. Launched first as Opel Antara, then Vauxhall Antara, in European and UK markets. Badge-engineered for Saturn as the Vue. Sold initially as premium, sporting counterpart of Winstorm in Australia and New Zealand as Holden Captiva Maxx (before being relegated to entry-level status in 2009 as Captiva 5). Took till 2008 to be sold in Korea, where they were built, as Daewoo Winstorm Maxx. Also sold in Americas as Chevrolet Captiva Sport; in Brazil as Chevrolet Captiva, without the Sport tag. Not too bad a handler, with less bulk than Winstorm, but still lacking in interior quality. Five-seater only, but still reasonable room at rear. Facelift for 2011.
Marque: Opel | Predecessors: Isuzu MU (UE), Chevrolet HHR, Suzuki Escudo (1997–), Saturn Vue (2002–7)
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Friday, May 25, 2012
Run To Remember This Memorial Day
It's been awhile since I've mentioned the group my sister started almost four years ago, Wear Blue: Run To Remember. She started this group after her husband died overseas.
This weekend, she is asking as many people as possible to run (or walk) on Memorial Day to remember our fallen soldiers. If you are a runner, or a walker, and you would like to pledge some miles, she would really appreciate it. The goal is 6,460 miles - A mile for every life lost in the Global War on Terror. As of this post, 5,812 miles have been pledged. If you are interested, please go here and pledge your miles for Monday.
If you are interested in running with a group, you can see some of the meet ups here.
I hope you have a great Memorial Day weekend!
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Augusta beyond that exclusive golf club
By Kristy Griggs, Special to CNN • Updated 11th April 2013
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Golfers worldwide generally know Augusta, Georgia, for one thing: the Masters, and the Augusta National course on which the fabled tournament is played each April. The course is arguably the most famous in the world -- and certainly the most exclusive.
There are no public tours. It's heavily walled off from public view. In fact, you could drive past the course without knowing it. Only the main gate has a small sign that simply reads "Augusta National Golf Club: Members Only" (the last two words in large, bold print).
Widely considered the toughest ticket in sports, this year's Masters tournament -- and the practice rounds -- are
sold out
. And the lucky souls who are able to get their hands on a Masters badge are often willing to shell out thousands of dollars for the privilege. So, what's the average golf lover to do?
There's little chance of getting into this year's event (unless you're willing to pay a premium). But golf or history lovers can still make a pilgrimage to Augusta -- about a two-hour drive east of Atlanta -- to check out all the other things the city has to offer and be as close as possible to one of the greatest golf tournaments, and courses, in the world.
Here are the highlights:
PGA.com's Steve Eubanks explains the ins and outs of the golf tournament and why a president wanted to alter the course.
In her essay on OutFront, CNN's Erin Burnett's talks about Ginnie Rometty, the Masters and women closing the pay gap.
Fine art
Augusta is the second-largest city in Georgia, so it shouldn't come as a shock that they have an impressive art museum. The
Morris Museum of Art
offers a rare and large (5,000 pieces) collection of work from pre-Civil War itinerant portraitists, Southern impressionists and the works of current and self-taught artists, all of whom depict the American South. It is the first, though not the only, major museum in the country to devote its collection to Southern regional art.
One example is Lamar Dodd's "From This Earth," a modern painting of slaves working in cotton fields. The ground is tinged with red as skeletal figures hunch over their work, a strong wind blowing their white, drapelike clothes. Like many of the museum's pieces, it strikes a chord.
"From This Earth," by Lamar Dodd, is part of the Morris Museum of Art's collection.
Courtesy Morris Museum of Art
The museum also hosts special exhibits and events. During the Masters, golf fans can view the "Fore! Images of Golf in Art" exhibition, on display until April 15. The show includes a LeRoy Neiman portrait of four-time Masters champ Tiger Woods and even a painting of Bill Murray's character from "Caddyshack."
Famous Augustans
James Brown, the "Godfather of Soul," was raised in Augusta. Today you can visit the former radio station where, as a little boy, Brown delighted crowds with his dance moves. Take a photo of his statue in downtown Augusta near James Brown Boulevard or catch a concert at the
James Brown Arena
(formerly the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center and renamed in 2006 to honor Brown).
And be sure to see one of the most comprehensive James Brown exhibits in the world at the
Augusta Museum of History
. It features the icon's outfits, family photographs, gold and platinum records, and tributes to his music, including an emotionally moving video of the Godfather performing "It's a Man's World" in Italy with opera star Luciano Pavarotti not long before their deaths.
President Woodrow Wilson also called Augusta home. He moved to the town as a little boy when his father became the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, across the street from the family's house. As an adult, Wilson returned to his boyhood home to reminisce about his fondly remembered childhood.
Today the home has been meticulously restored to how it looked when the 28th president of the United States etched his name in the window pane (which you can still see).
Tours of the home
(now a National Historic Landmark that has been designated an official "Save America's Treasures" site) are offered Tuesday through Saturday.
Other famous people who hail from Augusta include actress Thelma "Butterfly" McQueen, who played Prissy in "Gone With the Wind," actor Laurence Fishburne, soprano Jessye Norman and Frank Yerby, the famous poet and author.
Even though you can't tee off on the Augusta National, Augusta has nearly a dozen public courses within 10 minutes of downtown -- some with ties to golf legends.
For example, Forest Hills Golf Club is an 18-hole golf course where the likes of Bobby Jones and Phil Mickelson competed (not against each other, of course) in tournaments.
You can book tee times online
. The city is also home to the Augusta State University golf teams -- last year the men's team successfully defended their 2010 NCAA Division I National Title.
The Riverwalk
Augusta's Riverwalk provides a scenic promenade along the Savannah River.
Courtesy Augusta Convention and Visitors Bureau
Augusta lies along the Savannah River, which separates Georgia from South Carolina, and the city has made it a priority to highlight that asset.
Their Riverwalk, which began construction in 1986 to help revitalize the downtown area, is now an impressive stretch of red-brick walkways ideal for strolling, jogging or attending one of the many events hosted at the Jessye Norman Amphitheater. It's flanked by hundreds of trees and landscaped with flowers that set off the blue waters of the river.
Beyond the James Brown display, there are two golf-themed exhibits at the
Augusta Museum of History
. One of them has an official Masters' green jacket on display, given to the museum's director by Augusta National. There's no word on who wore it; all that's known is it's a 39 long.
Other exhibits e include the evolution of golf equipment, the biographies of golf greats who changed the sport, and the courses that made Augusta a golf destination. The rest of the museum is worth a look, too.
Augusta, like many Southern cities, has plenty of food options. The oldest restaurant in town is
, an authentic Italian joint great for a family outing. Golf fans will appreciate their collection of Master's badges.
Interested in gourmet tacos? Get 'em at
Rooster's Beak
. And you'll want to splurge on
Frog Hollow
, the new gastropub in town that serves up some seriously good eats. With its farm-to-table feel, you can expect to find fresh and inventive food.
Who knows -- you may even see a pro golfer sitting at a table somewhere in town. Just don't expect to see the
Augusta National Golf Course
without a badge. If your appetite for the famous course has merely been whetted, try scoring practice round or daily tickets for next year to see the exclusive club firsthand. Apply for a chance at access
starting May 1
. Once inside you can enjoy $1.50 pimento cheese sandwiches and $2 beers. Seriously.
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DAYTON, Ohio (March 18, 2009) -- Twenty years removed from nearly upsetting No. 1 seed Oklahoma in the 1989 NCAA Tournament, the ETSU Buccaneers get another chance to make history.
Losing to Oklahoma 72-71 back in 1989, the No. 16 seeded Buccaneers came as close as anyone ever has to dropping a top seed. This year, the Bucs are once again seeded 16th and will return to the NCAA Tournament for the eighth time in school history to take on No. 1 seed Pittsburgh.
Game time is set for 2:55 in the University of Dayton Arena and the game will be broadcast nationally on CBS.
ETSU (23-10) has a history of first round wins and near misses in the NCAAs, having picked up victories in 1968 (Florida State) and 1992 (Arizona), while losing by just three points in 1991 (Iowa), 2003 (Wake Forest) and 2004 (Cincinnati). This year, the Bucs hope to shock the world by becoming the first 16 to ever beat a 1, with that current streak standing at 0-96.
For more on the game, click on the ETSU Postseason Media Guide link above or read the game notes below:
We are "ETSU"
The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics would like to ask both the print and broadcast media to honor our request to be called "ETSU" throughout the 2009 NCAA Tournament ... East Tennessee State in first reference is acceptable, but subsequent references should be ETSU ... On TV graphics both on CBS and ESPN, please use ETSU ... Our nickname is the Buccaneers, but Bucs is also acceptable.
ETSU in the NCAA Tournament
The Buccaneers are making their eighth trip all-time to the NCAA Tournament ... ETSU first made the NCAA postseason in 1968, defeating Florida State before being eliminated by losses to Ohio State and Marquette ... The Bucs later made trips to the NCAA Tournament in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003 and 2004 ... Highlights for ETSU in the tournament include a win over Arizona in the first round during the 1992 tournament, as well as a near miss as the No. 16 seed in 1989, losing to Oklahoma by one point in that game ... The Bucs have also had near-miss upsets in three other trips to the NCAAs, losing by just three points to Iowa (1991), Wake Forest (2003) and Cincinnati (2004) ... For more ETSU NCAA History, see Pages 10-12 of this posteason guide.
Last time out in NCAA Tournament
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Mar. 19, 2004) - (AP) Another 3-pointer came between East Tennessee State and a first-round upset ... Tony Bobbitt hit a 3 from the left corner with 16.1 seconds left Friday, rallying fourth-seeded Cincinnati to an 80-77 victory over a team that keeps coming up just short in the NCAA tournament ... Flashy point guard Tim Smith (Newport News, Va.) scored 26 points, but missed a driving layup on his last try. The Buccaneers (27-6) then missed two follow-up shots before Jason Maxiell got the rebound to clinch it ... East Tennessee State, the 13th seed in the Atlanta Regional this year, nearly pulled off a surprise last year, falling by three points to second-seeded Wake Forest. Smith shot an airball on a 3 at the end, dooming the comeback ... This time, his layup didn't go and Cincinnati (25-6) was spared from the prospect of another quick exit. The Bearcats had failed to make it past the first weekend of the tournament six of the last seven years ... Field Williams led Cincinnati with 19 points. Bobbitt, who made a last-second 3 that clinched a share of the Conference USA regular season title, added 15 ... As East Tennessee State stayed close, the crowd of 19,588 swung in its favor, wiping away Cincinnati's advantage of paying only a two-hour drive from home ... Instead of screaming for the �Cats, the fans were marveling at the smallest player on the floor. The 5-foot-9 Smith was 10-of-25 from the field, leading a comeback that stole the fans' hearts ... The brawnier Bearcats flexed their muscle at the outset, showing right away that East Tennessee State was going to have to do some things differently to get a first-round upset ... As a prelude, Smith got to shake hands during introductions with one of the players who would guard him -- 6-foot-7 forward James White, whose chin touched the bottom of Smith's head when they embraced ... Try shooting the left-handed jumper over that! ... Then the Southern Conference's player of the year got a taste of what was to come. Three of Zakee Wadood's (Lonoke, Ark.) first four shots were blocked by Maxiell, a power forward who wasn't going for any fakes near the basket. ... Wadood finished with 17 points, but was only 6-of-18 from the field.
Last time out
NASHVILLE (March 7, 2009) - For most of the 2008-09 season, much had been written and said about ETSU's "Big Three" of senior guard Courtney Pigram (Memphis), senior forward Kevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.) and junior guard Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) ... But in the finals of the Atlantic Sun Conference Championships at Allen Arena, it was the Buccaneers "Big 10" that truly made the difference. While Smith posted a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds to go with 21 points from Tiggs, the ETSU bench combined to provide 22 points and 12 rebounds in an absolutely dominating 85-68 win over Jacksonville ... With the win, ETSU (23-10) secures a bid to the 2009 NCAA Tournament, marking the eighth time in school history that the Buccaneers have made their way to March Madness. The Bucs are the 16th different team to win the A-Sun title and first new winner since Belmont took the championship in 2006 ... Dominance in the paint and on the glass highlighted the first half for ETSU, along with a quick scoring start for Tiggs. The Bucs held a 22-17 advantage on the boards, outscoring the Dolphins 24-8 in the paint and enjoying a 14-0 edge in second chance points. Meanwhile, Tiggs scored 13 of ETSU's first 23 points, staking the Bucs to a 23-11 lead with just over 11 minutes left in the half ... From there, Tiggs got in foul trouble after picking up his third violation of the game with 6:12 left before the intermission. The score was 32-18 at the time, and despite Tiggs' departure ETSU still pushed the lead out to 43-28 at the break ... In the first half, Tiggs was joined by Smith with 13 points to lead the way, but despite the fact senior guard Courtney Pigram (Memphis) scored just 1 point, it was the supporting cast of freshman forward Isiah Brown (Miami, Fla.), sophomore forward Tommy Hubbard (Boston), sophomore guard Micah Williams (Manchester) and senior forward Greg Hamlin (Flint, Mich.) that combined for 16 points and 12 rebounds off the bench ... The second half opened with another ETSU run, as a 3-pointer by Pigram to open the half ignited an 11-2 run for the Buccaneers and made the score 54-30 with 16:19 left in the game. Jacksonville tried to answer with a 4-0 spurt of its own, but ultimately ETSU would lead by 30 at 69-39 with 9:05 left in the game. ... Jacksonville ultimately rallied to outscore the Bucs 29-16 over the final nine minutes, but at that point it was simply too late for the Dolphins to recover ... For the game, ETSU shot 47 percent from the floor and outrebounded the Dolphins 40-34, forcing 15 turnovers on seven steals. Meanwhile, the Bucs' defense held JU to 39 percent shooting and just 68 points on the night ... Along with Smith and Tiggs, Williams finished with a career high 16 points, and Hubbard finished with six points and seven rebounds, while Brown pitched in nine points and five rebounds. Pigram, Smith and Tiggs made all-tournament team, with Tiggs earning MVP honors.
E-mail campaign, pregame chants inspire Pigram
Having struggled through a tough five-game stretch midway through the month of February, senior guard Courtney Pigram (Memphis) had lost his confidence and his game ... However, instead of booing the four-year Buccaneer star, ETSU's fan base began a grass roots movement to send e-mails of support and encouragment to Pigram ... The ETSU administration then joined in by promoting a series of chants prior to the Bucs' game with Kennesaw State on Feb. 26, and having a boy holding a sign that said "Believe In CP" ... The efforts worked, as Pigram was greeted with chants of "Let's go, CP" even before the tip ... He smiled prior ot the start of the game and ultimately hit his first shot and scored 16 points that night ... Pigram has sense scored 38 points, 15 and 30 in three of his last four games, and helped lead the Bucs back to the NCAA Tournament.
Tiggs takes unlikely road to Division I success
Kevin Tiggs does not have the typical "big-time" college basketball story ... A kid from the heart of Flint, Mich., who grew up with a cousin and did not have either parents in his life, Tiggs saw unimaginable things back in his hometown, and still always has a smile on his face ... Having played only one year of high school basketball, he later enrolled in Mott Community College and was not recruited to play basketball ... While playing pickup in the Mott gymnasium, he was asked to come back and try out for the team ... Two years later he was the JuCo Division II Player of the Year and led the Mott team to a national title ... Today, he's a Top 20 scorer in Division I and leading our team to a conference title and NCAA berth ... One other interesting note is that when he came to ETSU he asked to wear the No. 42 jersey, which is ETSU's ONLY retired number ... The coaching staff and administration debated for a long time on what to do, but ultimately decided to ask Tom Chilton (the man who wore it), if he was OK with Tiggs wearing the number ... He was and in October of 2007, Tiggs and Chilton met in our arena to exchange pleasantries. Chilton told him to live up to the number and Tiggs has ... Chilton is No. 6 on our all-time scoring list and averaged over 26 points a game in just three seasons back in the late 1950s and early 60s ... Tiggs has certainly live up to that name.
Smith, Tiggs eclipse 1,000; Bucs have three at that mark
With a put back at the 2:08 mark of the first half at Lipscomb on Feb. 16, ETSU senior forward Kevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.) eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for his career ... Meanwhile, Tiggs' teammate -- junior Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) -- reached that same pinnacle with a free throw at the 2:06 mark of the second half against USC Upstate on Feb. 19 ... Tiggs now stands at 1,176 points for his career, and Smith is at 1,112 ... While it is not rare to have multiple players on the same team that "eventually" become 1,000-point scorers, having multiple players on the same team that have already eclipsed 1,000-points is rare ... And now, the Bucs have Smith, Tiggs and senior guard Courntey Pigram (Memphis) that have reached that milestone ... The only two times in ETSU history that the Bucs have had three or more 1,000 point scorers on the floor at the same time was in 1990-91 and 2003-04 ... In 1990-91, four 1,000-point scorers were on the floor together at the same time, Keith "Mister" Jennings, Calvin Talford, Major Geer and Alvin West were on the floor together ... The other season this occurred was in 2003-04, when Jerald Fields, Zakee Wadood and Tim Smith all reached 1,000 points.
Pigram eclipses 2,000 pts.; joins exclusive A-Sun club
With 30 points against Belmont, senior guard Courtney Pigram (Memphis) moved to 2,026 points for his career ... With those points, he passed for ETSU great Keith "Mister" Jennings for third on the program's all-time scoring list ... And he became only the second player in A-Sun play to reach 2,000 points for his career.
Name School Years` POINTS
Willie Jackson Cent 1980-84 2535
* Courtney Pigram ETSU 2005- 2,026
Sam Mitchell Mer 1981-85 1986
Craig Beard Sam 1982-85 1985
Steve Barker Sam 1978-82 1902
ETSU the "only" A-Sun team picked among
nation's best "Prestige" programs
Since the beginning of the modern era for NCAA Division I-A basketball - marked by the expansion of the NCAA Tournament field to 64 teams in 1984-85 - ETSU men's basketball ranks in the Top 30 percent of the 300 programs that were eligible for the postseason at that time, this according to a new "Prestige" ranking released by ESPN.com in the summer of 2008 ... The Buccaneers, who have enjoyed six NCAA Tournament trips, one NIT berth, eight 20-win seasons, and a slew of conference regular season and tournament championships since 1984-85, ranked tied for 82nd out of 300 teams, meaning they were in the Top 27 percent of schools making the list. ETSU ranked ahead of every current Atlantic Sun Conference team, as well as former Southern Conference rivals Appalachian State, Western Carolina, Georgia Southern and UNC Greensboro. The Bucs were placed ahead of every member of the Colonial Athletic Association with the exception of Old Dominion ... In addition, the Bucs ranked ahead of SEC schools such as Tennessee, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Georgia, Mississippi and Auburn, as well as other programs like Virginia Tech, Notre Dame, DePaul, Bradley, Clemson, California and Florida State.


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On posting in Israel
Christoph Peleikis, the Protocol Officer at the German Embassy in Tel Aviv, reports about his work in Israel on a special day – Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Christoph Peleikis, the Protocol Officer at the German Embassy in Tel Aviv, reports about his work in Israel on a special day – Holocaust Remembrance Day.
It is ten o'clock on Holocaust Remembrance Day. All over the country sirens are sounded. People stand in silence, cars and trains come to a halt, people get off. The whole of Israel stands still for two minutes. It goes without saying that in Israel, the past is more noticeable for a German diplomat than anywhere else in the world. But at a moment like this, it seems particularly close. As I stand in front of the German Embassy with my colleagues, I can feel a lump in my throat.
Although some memorial events are held in Israel on 27 January, the day which the United Nations designated International Holocaust Remembrance Day in 2005 and which has been a national day of remembrance in Germany since 1995, it is not the most important day for paying tribute to the victims of the Shoah in Israel. Since 1951, Holocaust Remembrance Day, or "Yom HaShoah", has been commemorated on 27 Nisan of the Jewish calendar, several days before Israel's Independence Day.
Moving discussions and high level visits
As the Protocol Officer at the German Embassy in Tel Aviv, I am involved in all aspects of our countries' bilateral relations. I get to deal with questions regarding our close economic, academic or cultural ties, with the "yekkes", immigrants of German descent, who have made an enormous contribution to bringing our two countries closer to each other, and with different exchange programmes that about 11,000 young people take part in every year.
But any other day of the year, too, memories of the Holocaust are and will remain constantly present. There is hardly a high level visit without a tour of Yad Vashem, the most important Holocaust memorial, or moving discussions with Holocaust survivors. Remembering the Holocaust creates the foundation on which our close relations are built.
This year, Holocaust Remembrance Day falls on 8 April. On that day I will again stand in front of the German Embassy with my colleagues to pay tribute to the victims of the Shoah – and feel a lump in my throat.


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Women?s Hoops Hosts SIUE on Senior Night
The Tennessee State University women's basketball team will close out the regular home schedule on Saturday with a match-up against SIU Edwardsville. The game, slated to tip-off at 6 p.m., will be the last time that lone senior Alana Morris will play in the Gentry Center.
Tennessee State is coming off a, 104-65, road loss to UT Martin on Monday. The loss dropped TSU to 10-16 (7-6 OVC) and moved the Lady Tigers to fourth place in the East Division. TSU has won five straight games at home.
TSU is averaging 69.0 points per outing while shooting 38.1 percent from the field. Chelsea Hudson leads the team in scoring with 15.6 points per game while Rachel Allen (11.6 ppg), Alana Morris (7.3 ppg) and Jayda Johnson (7.1 ppg) round out the top scorers for TSU.
The Lady Tigers, under second year head coach Larry Joe Inman, returned four letterwinners from last year's squad and added eight newcomers, including seven freshmen, to the roster. TSU finished last season with an overall record of 13-15 and a 9-7 conference mark. In an Ohio Valley Conference preseason poll that was released in October, TSU was predicted to finish fifth in the East Division standings.
Tennessee State shot 46.3 percent from the field but turned the ball over 30 times in a lopsided, 104-65, loss to UT Martin on the road. Jayda Johnson led TSU with 15 points and seven rebounds while Chelsea Hudson had 14 points and five boards.
SIU Edwardsville (9-18, 5-9 OVC) has won two straight and four of its last five including its most recent win over, Murray State. The Cougars defeated the Racers, 73-61, on the road. SIUE is the only team that has defeated West Division leader UT Martin this season.
In the win over MSU, junior Allyssa Decker scored a career-high 20 points. She finished the week with 33 points while shooting 70 percent from the floor. Freshman Micah Jones added 14 while Ashley Capotoso scored 12.
Overall, SIUE is led in scoring by Austin Tierny's 13.3 points per game. CoCo Moore (11.6 ppg) and Micah Jones (10.5 ppg) round out the top three scorers for the Cougars.
As a team, the Cougars average, 65.0 points per game while shooting 40.0 percent from the field and 26.3 percent from long range.
TSU vs. SIUE
Tennessee State will match-up with SIU Edwardsville for the 6th time in the series history with SIUE holding a, 4-1, advantage. Last season, SIUE defeated TSU twice, once in the regular season and again in the first round of the OVC Tournament. TSU's last win over SIUE was an, 81-71, victory on Feb. 8, 2011.
Updates on the game will be available throughout the game on the official twitter page via @TSU_Tigers. Live stats and video will also be available for the games. Links can be found on tsutigers.com under the schedule.
Tennessee State will close out the regular season with road games at Morehead State (Feb. 27) and Eastern Kentucky (March 1).


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Time to Winterize
Oct 29, 2012
While winter officially begins on December 21, you should start preparations now—especially if you live in a cold climate, advises Home Depot Associate Robert Richards, who works in the company's Merrifield, Virginia, store.
- Check the foundation around the house and seal up entry points to keep small animals from crawling under the house.
- Inspect your roof and replace worn roof shingles or tiles.
- Prime and paint exposed wood and replace any cracked or leaking windows.
- Seal driveways, brick patios and wood decks. Seal cracks and exposed entry points around pipes. Apply weather stripping around doors and caulk windows. "Be sure to caulk before the weather gets cold because caulk won't stick to cold surfaces as well," points out Richards.
- Inspect your chimney and cap or screen the outside opening to keep wildlife out. And if it's been a while since the chimney was cleaned, call a chimney sweep.
- Overseed and fertilize your lawn, but not both at the same time. Richards advises overseeding in the fall, and fertilizing in the spring, before you see crabgrass. He also tells customers to use a fertilizer with pendimethalin, a powerful herbicide that prevents crabgrass.
- Prune trees and plants (like roses) once they have gone dormant to prevent winter injury. And don't forget to mulch. Says Richards: "Mulch is like a blanket that protects the roots all winter." And if you're going to plant bulbs for spring flowers now is the time.
- Contact an HVAC professional to inspect your heating unit and clean air ducts. Be sure to change filters regularly and remove any flammable material from this area.
- Smoke detectors should be installed throughout your home, and a carbon monoxide detector should be installed near your heating unit and/or water heater. It's a good idea to test these detectors a couple times a year to make sure they work.
- Emergency Kit—Have plenty of flashlights, extra batteries, indoor candles and lighters (or matches) in case power goes out. Stock up on bottled water and non-perishable food supplies (and pet food, if needed) and have plenty of blankets and a first-aid kit on hand. Have a family emergency plan including an evacuation plan and meeting area.
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Nick wrote:2 NEW "DYNAMIC" ATTRIBUTES
Form & Experience.
I've noticed a trend where people have to manipulate a players' attributes in order to give them a lower or higher overall rating. In reality the thing that really changes is their playing time. In a league where opportunity = production, and more minutes = opportunity, this isn't really a realistic way to go about it. Just because CJ McCollum got more minutes last year doesn't mean we should bump his athleticism up 10 points. He has the same athleticism as always.
So my solution is to add 2 new attributes that are wildly dynamic throughout the season that affect the overall rating: Form & Experience.
Form is pretty self explanitory. You could also call it "rhythm". You could also call it "confidence". (Actually i think confidence might be the better term). It is completely dynamic, so it can change from 25 to 80 in the space of a couple of weeks. Various things should affect it: player personalities, team chemistry, injuries, good games, bad games, staff comments to the media, etc. "Form" should have a significant affect on the overall rating. It should fluctuate below the core overall rating as well as above.
Then the Experience rating is based on how many minutes a player has played in his career. The more experience a player has, the less he is affected by the "form" swings. The more stablized it becomes. The less susceptible the player is to dropping in confidence/rhythm.
^ So then these two new dynamic attributes work together in tandem as a way of managing a player's consistency.
So we can change "offensive and defensive consistency" attributes, back to awareness.
Andrew wrote:Having played a lot of 2K Pro-Am in recent months, I'd definitely like to see cheesy tactics punished. Zig zag cheese is still a thing, but there are also cheap tactics like being able to flop and draw a charge at halfcourt. You rarely see that in the real NBA, so when users are abusing it, it should result in grade penalties and blocking fouls more often than not. There needs to be a way to keep things competitive - either in terms of capping ratings for Pro-Am, the effectiveness of certain ratings/badges, or the matchmaking - which doesn't always happen when you've got teams full of maxed out players.
There are still clunky moments where the players feel like they're running in mud, and legacy issues like hitches in the animation before taking off at a sprint or trying to make an explosive first step, something that doesn't affect the CPU.
From a customisation standpoint, I'd obviously like to see the game be as modder-friendly as possible. As I discussed in a recent Friday Five however, I feel like the ideal solution would be to give us more in-depth customisation tools in-game, so that minimal external manipulation is required. Deeper roster editing functions for both teams and players, Create-a-Team, access to hidden attributes, the ability to deactivate players in a roster, change team branding outside of MyLEAGUE and MyGM with the same tools, plus the ability to take a classic jersey and make it the new primary jersey...the more we can do in-game, the better.
I want to spend more time with MyLEAGUE in NBA 2K17.
Nick wrote:I disagree with this.
As soon as 2k starts adjusting the game's balances for online play it sacrifices how the game plays for us offline/simulation users.
It happened in 2k16 with the patch releases. The game was really nice out of the box, then 2k had to try and fix all the online cheese and it ruined the game's fun and flow for the offline games.
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Raynham Park hosted the first of its two community meetings on Tuesday night, inviting the community to the former dog track's clubhouse to discuss concerns about the proposed development of a 1,250 slot machine casino at the site. The meetings are being held three weeks before Raynham citizens will vote on a community host agreement that would provide $1.1 million in annual impact mitigation to the town if Raynham Park is awarded the state's sole slot license.
Neighbors of Raynham Park expressed their fears that slot machines at the facility would bring a flood of traffic, making the morning and evening commute that much more difficult.
Raynham Park hosted the first of its two community meetings on Tuesday night, inviting the community to the former dog track's clubhouse to discuss concerns about the proposed development of a 1,250 slot machine casino at the site. The meetings are being held three weeks before Raynham citizens will vote on a community host agreement that would provide $1.1 million in annual impact mitigation to the town if Raynham Park is awarded the state's sole slot license.
Anthony D. Ricci, chief executive officer of the partnering developer Greenwood Racing, stood with Raynham Park owner George Carney, to assure residents that the impact of the slot casino on the community would be minor. Ricci took questions, while also offering additional information about what he said will be a $220 million project.
"I am against it," said Ana Derosier, of Hall Street, expressing her disapproval for a proposal that she believes would cause traffic problems for her and other neighbors. "Even adding 20 cars per hour is going to hinder my lifestyle. … I want to make sure that the traffic is done correctly so it's not going to impact people here. We don't want to become a cut through."
Derosier said that adding more cars to Route 138 from Route 24 is going to make it more difficult for residents on nearby side streets who are trying to get going to work, especially at the intersection of Elm Street East and Route 138. Derosier said there is already a traffic buildup problem at the light next to the Hess gas station nearby, and that this would be exacerbated, causing motorists to cut through side streets like hers.
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One man spoke up about Wilbur Street, just south of Raynham Park off Route 138, explaining that traffic is bad already at the intersection, "with no breaks," around 5 p.m.
Carney said that he would personally "guarantee" that any major traffic problems would be fixed. Carney joked that he didn't want Derosier knocking on his door every morning, complaining about traffic issues.
Ricci developers certainly do not want to inconvenience residents or patrons with traffic problems, assuring guests at the meeting that, "You are not going to see a dramatic change in the traffic patterns." Ricci said that he knows from the experience of having developed the Parx casino in Bensalem, Penn., which debuted as a slots casino in 2006, surrounded by more dense residential environment. He also said that "the good news" is that the facility would be a 24/7 operation, which spreads out the flow of customers.
"We know it's important that traffic and safety are dealt with by us," Ricci said. "You know traffic is important. We are going to make sure it flows freely."
A traffic consultant from Nitsch Engineering explained that a traffic light was going to be installed in the center of the front of the facility, and that the lanes would be widened there.
Another Raynham resident stood up during the meeting, and criticized Carney's dealings in the town, and complained about the excess pile of debris at the C. Carney Recycling business that continues to operate at the Rayham Park site. The man also added that Plainville's $4.1 community host agreement would be better (however, representatives for Parx were quick to explain that the $4.1 million figure includes property taxes, which is not included in the $1.1 million annual sum offered by the Raynham Park proposal).
This led to a heated reply by Carney, in which he defended his business, claiming that he is keeping the recycling company open at the site to keep the workers there on a job. Carney went on to say he could have abandoned the town, leaving it without his tax revenue, but that he is a loyal businessman with roots in the community.
Also during the meeting, Ricci provided new details about the project, which he said would cost $220 million. The slot casino project would include a new 175,000-square-foot facility.
Ricci said the project would create 1,000 direct new jobs, and at least 800 ongoing jobs. However, previously, the town-hired B&S consulting firm said the slot casino would create 411 to 500 jobs.
Renderings of the slot casino on display at the meeting showed a main floor of the new building, with a bar in the middle, with slots set up in four different large gaming sections. There are also two other small gaming sections, and another for "hi limit" slots.
The plans for the new building also show a 156,000-square-foot section for special events, and a 5,400-square-foot restaurant.
Ricci said the first phase of the project would be adding 1,250 slot machines to the present clubhouse at Raynham Park over the course of five months. Ricci hinted that its possible the Raynham Parx casino, like the original Parx in Bensalem, could feature a Chickie's and Pete's restaurant. Ricci said he wants to "bring the best brands into" Raynham.
"This is a very exciting project," Ricci said. "It represents opportunity for both the commonwealth and Raynham. We feel very strongly that we have a proposal that represents the best proposal in state. … Raynham hit the jackpot."
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Well this is a Cock and Bull story in some sense.
Although his plans are raising a few eyebrows, Kevin Hynes, a Dubliner, plans to open Cock & Bull, a British gastro-pub, in the middle of New York.
Speaking at the Irish America Hall of Fame event this week, one of the inductees, Tom Moran, CEO of Mutual of America and philanthropist, said the fact that his friend, Hynes, has decided to open this pub near Times Square shows how "times in Ireland have changed".
Hynes was raised in the Irish pub business. His father, Dessie Hynes, owned O'Donoghue's and Hynes pubs on Bagott Street, Dublin, and his brother Tony owned Russell's in Ranelagh. He's also no stranger to the Irish pub trade in New York, having worked at Rosie O'Grady's and the Glass House Tavern, Irish-owned establishments in midtown Manhattan.
However, the Dubliner decided that a British gastro-pub was the business concept that would work in Manhattan. He doesn't deny that there has been a great deal of "eye-rolling" since he made the decision.
Speaking to IrishCentral he said, "A few people's eyes roll when they hear it's a British pub but there are a lot of young Irish guys in the city who are involved in British concept places like pie businesses."
He continued, "When my friend Tom Moran gives me grief about it I was saying, 'It's because of you and Bill Flynn and all the great work of the Peace Process, now I've got to push it further.' It's the next step forward.
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Hynes said that putting a Union Jack flag outside the pub is a big deal but he said his final decision was made by the fact that if it was an Italian restaurant he would have put a flag up.
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – When Major League Soccer laid out the scenarios for playoff qualification and elimination ahead of this past weekend's round of games, the New England Revolution was told its postseason hopes could only be ended by a combination of results which included a loss to the Columbus Crew, victories by the San Jose Earthquakes and Seattle Sounders FC, and at least a draw by the Colorado Rapids.
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"It still hasn't hit me yet," said captain Shalrie Joseph, who reached the playoffs in each of his first seven years with the Revs from 2003-09. "I guess when the regular season's done, then it'll fully hit me. Right now, we're just trying to practice and stay focused. We've still got a couple of games left and we've still got to finish strong."
"We've been trying to avoid [elimination] for a while and it's disappointing for everyone," said Pat Phelan, who as a third-year midfielder is also experiencing his first-ever professional season without a playoff appearance. "It's tough to keep going at this point. There are a lot of things to look forward to, but at the same time, you want to be playing in late fall."
For the first time in nine years, the Revs will take the field for their final regular-season games knowing the postseason is out of reach. In professional sports, matches which hold no bearing in the playoff standings are occasionally referred to as "meaningless" games, but with 12 points still on the table and their pride dented, the Revs can find plenty of meaning in the remainder of their schedule.
Asked about the objectives for the rest of the season now that the playoffs are no longer a possibility, head coach Steve Nicol – who led the Revs to the postseason in each of his first eight seasons at the helm – said the mindset hasn't changed.
"The objective is to win on Saturday," he said. "I keep saying that wherever we are in the table, the objective is always going to be the same and it won't change for Saturday coming up (against Real Salt Lake)."
The same question was posed to Joseph and Phelan and it elicited a similar sentiment, as the players called on pride and the never-ending desire to win, no matter the circumstances.
"Just win," said Joseph. "Every time we play, when we step out there, we want to put on a good performance … We still want to win, we still want to give our all and come out there victorious on Saturday."
"Regardless of [being eliminated from playoff contention], we're still going to go out there," Phelan added. "We've got pride to play for – if you want to be protected (in the expansion draft), if you want to be here next year. Every time you step on the field, you want to win the game, so the fact that we're not in the playoffs doesn't mean that we're not going to come out and play. We've got to give our fans something to come back for next year."
Road trips to face the Houston Dynamo (Oct. 10) and New York Red Bulls (Oct. 21) still remain, but the players feel a particular responsibility to perform in their final two home games against Real Salt Lake (Oct. 2) and the Kansas City Wizards (Oct. 16). Following a difficult season, the Revs would love nothing more than to send their home fans into the offseason with a pair of victories to remember.
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Chateau, LOL what did they say to you ?
Yeah - I was just worried that people would think I was acting fake and you guys wouldnt like me Enough of that mushy crap though LOLI'm still surprised puddin rememberd RYAN AND PETER!!
Saturday, December 16th, part two...They were checking every back that was being carried on, and we also had a film crew filming four twenty-somethings on the flight, but I didn't find out what for...
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Has anyone commented on this picture of Oswald/Danny yet? For some reason, I think it's from Guam
Hey, newbie here, but long-time lurker checking in to join the party! Looking forward to spoilering/speculating with a fantastic team of RFF detectives heres a contribution of mine on Roadblocks
One of the most enjoyable strategic aspects of the race for me is how teams choose to divide up Roadblocks, ever since the rule that no person can do more than 6 Roadblocks on the race was implemented in Season 6. With that in mind, Ive done some stats and analysis
Roadblocks by episode:Boardroom Puzzle= Dustin, Charla, Eric, OswaldFish Farming= Kandice, Mirna, Danielle, DannyFind Team Letter= Kandice, Mirna, Eric, OswaldWho Smells a Rat?= Dustin, Charla, Eric, OswaldToss Rungu= Dustin, Mirna, Danielle, DannyRide Rowboat (although this roadblock was not shown on TV, I rewatched the episode and looked out for the people wearing/holding lifevests)= Kandice, Mirna, Eric, DannyKnight in Armor= Dustin, Charla, Eric, Neither of the Chas because they took the fast-forward when intersected with Uchenna/JoycePart-Time Job= Kandice, Mirna, Danielle, DannyRoadblocks by team member:Beauty QueensDustin: Boardroom Puzzle, Who Smells a Rat, Toss Rungu, Knight in Armor = 4Kandice: Fish Farming, Find Team Letter, Ride Rowboat, Part-Time Job = 4Charla/MirnaCharla: Boardroom Puzzle, Who Smells a Rat, Knight in Armor = 3Mirna: Fish Farming, Find Team Letter, Toss Rungu, Ride Rowboat, Part-Time Job = 5Eric/DanielleEric: Boardroom Puzzle, Find Team Letter, Who Smells a Rat, Ride Rowboat, Knight in Armor = 5Danielle: Fish Farming, Toss Rungu, Part-Time Job = 3ChasOswald: Boardroom Puzzle, Find Team Letter, Who Smells a Rat = 3Danny: Fish Farming, Toss Rungu, Ride Rowboat, Part-Time Job = 4My thoughts and predictions* On the subject of physical roadblocks whilst Danielle definitely has some justification for claiming that Eric pushes the physical roadblocks upon her (which Im surprised about), in my opinion, the person who has performed the most physical roadblocks has been Danny of the Chas .* Comments on individual teams:Beauty Queens my favorite team this season (Love that they bring such a competitive fire, that they rarely bicker with each other, and that they cause drama with the other teams)! Theyve done a solid job of splitting Roadblocks so far, but I think they would be fine regardless both are very competent at performing tasks.Charla/Mirna my second-favorite team this season (Love the entertainment value they consistently bring), and I think arguably the most dangerously placed when it comes to Roadblocks, because of some limitations that Charla faces (which we saw in this episode with the bikes). If the 6/6 split still holds, Mirna can only perform 1 more roadblock and I have a feeling that the cousins may want to have her perform it on the final leg (when its likely to be most crucial).Eric/Danielle now that Eric has nearly maxed out his Roadblocks, Danielle will have to continue to step up, which should prove to be very interesting. Im biased and think that either Dustin or Kandice could beat her any day, but I was pleasantly surprised at her performance in Malaysia on the bikes she may well be able to compete with Charla/Mirna and potentially the Chas.Chas They have the added flexibility of having done one less Roadblock than the other teams (due to taking the Fast Forward with Uchenna/Joyce in Poland). To a slightly lesser extent than the Beauty Queens, I think they both would give a relatively similar performance at most types of Roadblock in compiling the stats though, I was surprised that Danny had done the most physical Roadblocks of all racers, given that I personally feel Oswald is in better shape.* Looking ahead
- Assuming that there is a Roadblock on the final episode (either in Hawaii or San Francisco), there are 4 roadblocks remaining.- Its likely that the Roadblock in Guam will take place at the military base (thanks to sightings?)- I have a feeling that the Roadblock in Macau will be the Sky Jump (from whatve I heard, a combination of bungee-jumping/sky-diving?!)Thats all for now folks, let me know what you think!Ooh, and what do people think of this post from Sucks?http://p085.ezboard.com/fsurvivorsucksfrm23.showMessage?topicID=7502.topic&index=2342
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Romeo2020 (4/9/07 2:07 am)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From what I overheard, at first Malaysia supposed to be NEL. So think about Uchenna and Joyce helped by NEL for the second time. But I guess, because they were so lagging behind they decided to eliminate them. So next episode would be NEL, I would expect that.
Romeo2020 (4/9/07 5:56 am)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I guess sometimes they have to change it. Like another case of "12 hours mandatory rest period". They reached the pitstop in KL on Sunday. But they left to another destination (HK or Macau Im not sure) only on Tuesday. So its not 12 hours anymore. Im sure after editing they will tell that it is 12 hours.
Puddin - it might be because it's 2 30AM, but is it just me or did you add a question mark beside E/D as the winners, or has that always been there...It didn't show up in the google cached image thingy..QuoteEric & Danielle (winners?)
That will throw off all your counts and conclusions.
QuoteThat will throw off all your counts and conclusions.But at the time of running the race, C/M don't know a roadblock will be cut from what is eventually part of the show, so I'd think they'd have to adhere to the limits that are in place. Although in the strange world they seem to live in, they may have a different interpretation.
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