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Does anyone have a form letter that we can use to send to officials when BSL comes up? Something we can tailor to each situation, but is already put together in basic form? Or does anyone have any really good samples that they've seen or sent?
My shelter is most likely going to make a public statement against the proposed BSL in Jersey, but I want to mobilize volunteers to write letters and recruite people to write letters against it, and I think it might be easier if they had something to work from.

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NWSB Insider and Vancouver Canucks blogger J. Dylan Burke weighs in on the 2014 NHL draft weekend for the Canucks. Despite all the changes made in the front office and behind the bench, Ryan Kesler was not satisfied with the Vancouver Canucks' path. He still wanted out. It seemed like the 2014 Canucks picks reflected this move. Hello Jake Virtanen and Jared McCann.
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Through LifeSmiles, we'll be investing $1 million and 20,000 volunteer hours over the next five years to support health and wellness initiatives aimed at families. For instance, in 2011, we'll be partnering with the Pittsburgh Children's Marathon as part of our commitment to promoting physical activity.
Starting next month, we're also going to offer healthier alternatives to our iconic Smiley Cookie, which we've been serving free after every kids' meal since 1986. Beginning on December 1, children 10 and under will have their choice of a complimentary original Smiley Cookie, a mini Smiley Cookie, or an apple after their meal.
Of course, the principles behind LifeSmiles aren't new to us. Over the last several years, we've made substantial commitments to promoting healthy lifestyles. LifeSmiles will enhance our existing programs like FarmSource, which since 2002 has allowed us to partner with the local agricultural and business community to provide our guests with fresh, wholesome foods; and Eat'n Smart, which gives our guests an easy way to identify menu items that meet their specific dietary requirements. Coupled with these programs, our investment in LifeSmiles will help us fulfill a critical need in our region by giving families the resources and the knowledge they need make healthier choices.
Chef Regis Holden helped us kick off the program today at Pittsburgh Faison Primary School in Homewood, PA, as he and members of Grow Pittsburgh worked with third graders to make stone soup. In the process, students learned fun, unique ways to prepare healthy food.
To make your own stone soup, check out Regis' recipe below. Want to know the story behind this unique meal? Click here.
Stone Soup
Serves a village (approx. 40)
- Smooth stones of your choice, washed and scrubbed clean
- 1 Gallon hot water in a large soup cauldron
- 8 oz mirepoix soup base (or soup broth/flavoring of your choice)
- ½ Tbsp. Olive oil
- ½ Tbsp. Minced garlic
- 64 oz. Marinara sauce
- 6 oz. Onions, slivered
- 6 oz. Celery, sliced
- 6 oz. Carrots, sliced
- 6 oz. Cauliflower florets
- 6 oz. Zucchini, quartered
- 6 oz. Yellow squash, quartered and sliced
- 6 oz. Green beans, cut into ½" pieces
- 8 oz. Bowtie Pasta, cooked
- Add stones to cauldron of water. Bring to a boil.
- Wash, peel, and cut vegetables.
- Heat oil in a separate pan on the stove top. Add onions, celery, carrots, cauliflower, and garlic. Stir constantly until onions begin to cook.
- Dissolve the mirepoix/broth in the boiling water in the soup cauldron.
- Add the marinara sauce.
- Cover pot and reduce to a simmer.
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Chair Thompson called the meeting to order and asked for a motion to approve the minutes. A motion was offered, seconded and unanimously approved.
Chair Thompson asked President Delaney to discuss the Teamsters Agreement being presented for approval.
President Delaney stated that the package included a 4.3 percent salary increase – the details of the package were outlined in the meeting materials. This 4.3 percent increase included a 4.06 percent across-the-board salary increase and maintained a step plan based upon longevity and grade of service. Field training assignments would add additional increases.
President Delaney said that the employee discipline portion of the package included better language than prior agreements. This was a compliment to the union.
The agreement being presented was approved by the Board of Trustees at a prior shade meeting. It received approval from all 22 members of the union. President Delaney stated that he heartily recommended approval.
Chair Thompson asked for a motion to approve the Teamsters Agreement. Trustee Twomey offered the motion and Trustee Gonzalez seconded. The motion was approved unanimously.
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Coastal scored one in the first, one in the second and four in the third to take a 6-0 lead. The Bucs got on the board with three runs in the top of the fourth.
After Kirk Keithley singled and Matt Nunley drew a walk, junior catcher Scott Rose blasted his first ETSU home run, over the right center wall.
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Magazine: China Vogue, September 2008
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Yay for Emma! I'm still her biggest fan and she looks positively gorgeous here and interesting in every frame. DJ is relying on her pretty face for the pictures as usual but Emma tried to make every frame interesting. Love Love Love Ms.Pei! I hope she gets more jobs outside of China Vogue and HK publications. Come on Carine R! We got a new girl for you..
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gwen lu on my page
omg liu wen walked balenciaga, i thought hye park used to be the resident walker for that show?
and where's du juan too? han jin seems to be slowing down too. hmmm
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walk Du Juan walk!!!
i think it's because emma pei has the wrong attitude
it doesn't attract her clients
but who knows
she just might be taking a break
aww i wish i have this new issue of CHINA VOGUE. Hands down, one of my favorite editorials of du juan! i love the one of her in the white coat. i also like the one second down from that one in the cream. so luxurious.
i think it's good that the magazines use their own people. Frankly, I'm surprised that they use their own models. If you go to Asia and look at advertisements, they're all white. What's up with that?
Emma has the wrong attitude?
Wow. Do let us in on the gossip. Ive never heard any bad stories about her so far.
Emma pei for Lane Crawford.
I like her walk.
Arthur Elgort pretty much invented this style of shooting. But who did this??? Maybe the man himself.


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There have been no changes to the structure of the Southern California ("SoCal") Chapter.
Current chapter members:
Cameron H. Malin- Chapter lead; sensor configuration, deployment and maintenance; research and development of the Digital Investigator's Virtual Environment ("DIVE"), digital virology/malware profiling research.
James M. Aquilina- Legal considerations, digital forensic considerations, infrastructure.
Current deployment: Virtualized low-interaction malware collection honeypots (Dionaea) installed on Ubuntu Linux with Pharm client software installed on each sensor. Configuration is structured to emulate edge-user systems.
Pharm is used to manage, report, and analyze the distributed dionaea instances from one interface. A Pharm server deployment (Ubuntu Linux) with associated web server (Apache2) and SQL server are used to manage the Pharm data.
1. Digital Investigator's Virtual Environment ("DIVE") is a Linux virtual machine customized toward the forensic examination of malicious code specimens, unknown files, and physical memory dumps. The current test versions of DIVE are modified and enhanced versions of pre-existing forensic virtual environments; long term efforts are toward the design and implementation of a new virtual environment. DIVE provides the digital investigator with over 150 different tools, many of which easily invoked through customized menus categorized for File Profiling, Behavioral Analysis, Static Analysis, Network Forensics, Post-Mortem Forensics, and Visualization. DIVE was developed to provide digital investigators a mobile, robust, and easily navigable virtual system to effectively and efficiently analyze suspect files in the field or in the lab.
2. Research relating to malware profiling through malware taxonomy and phylogenetic relationships. Practical analysis techniques documented in upcoming text, "Malware Forensics Field Guide for Windows Systems" (Publisher: Syngress), for publication in November, 2011.
3. Research regarding forensic examination and categorizing indicators of compromise on a victim system resulting from a malicious code incident.
Collection to date has not revealed unique attacks, tools, methods or trends, but this is likely limited due to the current configuration. Additional sensor deployments with less restrictive filtering is being contemplated in an effort to broaden the scope of exposure and collection.
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Co-authored malicious code forensics book, "Malware Forensics Field Guide For Windows Systems" (Publisher: Syngress), due for publication November 15, 2011.
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-June 27, 2011: "Digital Forensics in the Cyber Threatscape" to an international cyber delegation.
-June 22, 2011 & June 23, 2011: "The Evolving Malware Threat" at a U.S. Government Cyber Conference.
-June 1, 2011: "Cyber Crime Threats and Trends" to an international delegation.
-April 2, 2011: "The Evolving Cyber Threatscape" at a U.S. Government Cyber Conference.
-December 8, 2010: "Information System Threats and Incident Response," Resilient Angel Table Top Exercise, Federal Executive Board .
-May 12, 2010: "The Evolving Malware Threat" at the Policing Cyberspace International Conference.
-March, 30, 2010: "Malware Threats" at Symantec.
James M. Aquilina presented:
-June 29, 2011: "Social Media Revolution: Social Media Forensics-The Next Generation of E-Discovery and Information Governance" before a panel of premier entertainment executives and security professionals at DreamWorks Animation.
-April 26, 2011: In conjunction with Judge Beverly Reid O'Connell, presented a class on social networks and their expanding impact on the courts entitled, "Advanced Course on Social Networks."
-April 8, 2011: "Investigation Strategies and Techniques: Forensic, Street Crimes, White Collar and Post-Conviction Cases," Fidler Institute on Criminal Justice located at Loyola Law School.
-December 10, 2010: "Social Media Forensics" at the 2010 Bankruptcy Winter Education Conference.
-October 29, 2010: "Social Media Evidence and the Courts" at the Los Angeles Superior Court Criminal Bench Seminar.
-October 23, 2010: Served as a panelist at the "MySpace or ThierSpace? Justice, Law Enforcement, and the Legal Profession in the Age of Social Networking" conference hosted by the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic at the University of California Berkeley School of Law.
-October 6, 2010: "Social Network Forensics" to the Association of Corporate Counsel's Southern California Chapter at the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Stadium.
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-April 17, 2010: "The effect of social media on today's legal system" at the California Central District Judicial Conference California Central District Judicial Conference.
-January 26, 2010: Loyola Law School- Guest Lecturer; cyber-law class on the cyber prosecution of botnets at Loyola Law School of Los Angeles.
1. Continued deployments of Dionaea on additional IP space. Continued use of centralized analytical platform, such as Pharm.
2. Further research on digital virology/malware profiling concepts (malware taxonomy and malware phylogeny) toward the goal of developing practical and repeatable forensic investigative methods.
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Ellen Peach 9/23/2004 3:00:25 PMExcellent work, Adam! #171894
Anatoly Rodionov 9/23/2004 7:37:44 PMSplendid! Excelent composition! #801031
Marta Azevedo 9/24/2004 8:33:48 AMgreat #802151
Susana Matos 10/5/2004 5:56:52 AMoutstanding!
Leanne M.E. Boyd 10/6/2004 12:14:39 AMWow!!!!!!!!!! What a image!!!!!!!! #825286
Vladimir Azarian 10/6/2004 1:26:53 AMCongrats,
Dan Walters 10/6/2004 2:14:11 AMVery nice image. #825301
Charlene Bayerle 10/6/2004 2:38:06 AMCongratulations on a awesome image Adam!!!! #825304
Diane Dupuis 10/6/2004 2:58:08 AMVery neat work Adam! Congrats on your POTD! #825329
Dolores Neilson 10/6/2004 3:43:00 AMCreatively done, Adam! Congrats on your potd! #825406
Ed Heaton 10/6/2004 3:56:29 AMNice work Adam!
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Josselyne Klecanda 10/6/2004 5:27:30 AMI love it!
Cindy K. Bracken 10/6/2004 5:57:29 AMvery interesting image - nice job!
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Ellen Peach 10/6/2004 6:00:09 AMCongratulations, ADAM! #825842
Cynthia R. Martin 10/6/2004 6:21:55 AMi love it too!! it's so unique..very creative. cindy #825913
Isabel L 10/6/2004 6:44:17 AMWow!! Cool shot Adam.
Ian Downey 10/6/2004 7:35:07 AMI`m not trying to be clever here but I seem to be missing something. Could someone explain to me what this is photo is supposed to tell me about Autumn. I`m really keen to know so I can understand and appreciate what the photographer has done. It certainly looks to be a great shot. #826135
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Bill Sheehan 10/6/2004 8:30:20 AMExcellent creativity!!
Ian Downey 10/6/2004 9:56:28 AMThanks Bill for the explanation I can see it all now. I had not thought of the double exposure part.
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Kathleen R. Struckle 10/6/2004 10:15:52 AMAwesome photo Adam!! Congrats on POTD. #826501
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I think the book was great because of all the pictures and how funny it was. I liked the book because it is hysterical and crazy! My favorite part is when the gigglers hide themselves against other things so they change color. This book is like another book I read by the same author because it has all of the same characters.
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Alan Dean Fravala
Alan Dean Fravala, age 50, formerly of Drummond Island passed away unexpectedly Thursday November 1, 2012.
He is survived by his two daughters: Kathryn and Jessica of Texas; three grandchildren: Destiny, Drake and Elijah also of Texas. He is also survived by a brother, Jeff Fravala of Drummond Island; sisters: Merle Jo Klichman (Fravala) of Portland, Ore., Pamela Kay Hyde (Fravala) of Onaway, Mich. and Karla Carlson (Fravala) of Warren, Mich.
He is preceded in death by his parents: Kathryn (Landreville) Fravala and Jesse Merle Fravala also of Drummond Island.
Funeral services will be held at the Adragna Obarzanek funeral home in Sterling Heights, Mich. on November 9, 2012. Family viewing from 9:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. and open viewing from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. Graveside services will be held on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012 at 4:30 p.m. at the Drummond cemetery. Donations can be directed to the family in lieu of flowers to help the family expenses.
Joyce Mae Mills
Joyce Mae Mills, age 89 of Trout Lake passed away Friday morning, November 2 at Evergreen Living Center in St. Ignace. Joyce was born in Battle Creek on June 4, 1923 to Clare and Kate (Keto McCain) Farwell.
Growing up, Joyce lived in various places where her father's work as a conservation officer took her family. She shared memories of enjoying roller skating in Crystal Falls down to Fortune Lake to swim, driving to Escanaba, her dad taking her up the fire tower in Paradise. When her family moved to Trout Lake, she had fond memories of the fun (and sometimes mischievous) times she had growing up with her friend, Frances.
She married Kenneth A. Mills on June 15, 1942 and spent the rest of her life in Trout Lake.
Joyce was an exceptional cook and worked in many restaurants in the area, lastly working as prep cook for McGowan's restaurant until she was 79. She was known for her homemade soups, pies, and breads especially Danish rolls and her famous mocha bars she made for her family and friends at Christmas. She took pride and pleasure in feeding people. Because of her love of children, she enjoyed driving the "little" Trout Lake kindergarten school bus for a few years.
Joyce was a very caring person and was always willing to help anyone in any way she could. She always had a smile for everyone and all who knew her loved her.
Joyce's children and family were an important and special part of her life and will miss her dearly. Surviving are sons, Kenneth (Fayda) Mills of Rudyard; Calvin (Betsy) Mills of Trout Lake; daughters, Linda and the late Jim Barrett of Trout Lake and Florida; Rebecca (Bob) Revard of North Carolina; grandchildren, Kenneth (Chris) Mills Jr.; Carrie Mills; Steven (Kristin) Mills; Danielle (Jon) Dettling; C. Norman (Kim) Mills; great grandchildren Brittany (Noha) Wiggins; Brianna, Olivia; Jessica; Zach; Natalie; Sage; Owen; Dylan; Hayden; Ian; Jonas and great granddaughter Payton.
Joyce was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Kenneth; her sister and brother in law, Clara and Daniel Saastamoinen, and son in law, James Barrett.
According to her wishes, cremation has taken place and a family memorial service will be held in the spring. Memorials may be made in her memory to Evergreen Living Center, with envelopes available from Dodson Funeral Home who assisted with arrangements.
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MILLER, PHYLLIS, age 89, of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. passed away Saturday morning, Nov. 3, 2012 at her home. Arrangements are being handled by C.S. Mulder Funeral Home and Cremation Services.
O'ROURKE, CLYDE R., age 93 of St. Ignace passed away early Monday morning, Nov. 5 at Evergreen Living Center. He was born in Marquette on November 2, 1919. Arrangements are handled by Dodson Funeral Home, St. Ignace.
MICHALAK, CHRISTINE, age 62 of Mackinaw City died unexpectedly Sunday afternoon at Mackinac Straits Hospital following a heart attack at home. She was born Nov. 1, 1950 in Bay City. Arrangements are handled by Dodson Funeral Home, St. Ignace.


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This activity focuses on how the search for life on Mars is portrayed in fiction and videos. Learners will consider depictions of Mars from science fiction books and video clips. As a group, children discuss what they know about Mars and compare... (View More) their ideas with the way Mars and imaginary martians are presented in the science fiction works. They then use what they've learned to create their own Mars Science Fiction "Movie Trailer" Zines. It is recommended that this activity is preceded by two or three of the previous activities in the series so that the children will already have an understanding of what life needs and how Mars compares to Earth. This activity may be extended to serve as a tween and/or teen science fiction book club. It also includes specific tips for effectively engaging girls in STEM. This is activity 7 in Explore: Life on Mars? that was developed specifically for use in libraries. (View Less)


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Peck's Tractor Display Gary and Nancy have been avid John Deere tractor collectors for more than 40 years – starting their collection with a Model A in the 1970s. Thirty tractors will be displayed on the hill in front of their home during the Fall Folk Festival. Freshly restored this year is the Model 620. Follow the signs off of Route 522 onto Breezy Point Road near Knobsville. Cross the bridge between the John Deere green/yellow wagon wheels and enjoy. Restroom is on site.
Breakfast Buffet Cito United Methodist Church will serve a breakfast buffet Saturday, October 19, from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Cito Fellowship Hall located at 3746 Cito Road, Mc- Connellsburg. The buffet-style breakfast will include pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, hash browns, chipped beef gravy, toast, orange juice and coffee. No charge. Donations accepted.
Museums Open McConnellsburg Alumni & Friends will have the McConnellsburg/Greenhill Alumni Museum and Fulton County All Sports Museums open this weekend for the festival at the following times: Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The alumni kitchen will also be open featuring focaccia, apple dumplings, soup, sandwiches and a variety of baked goods. The building is located at 301 East Maple Street. More information or to donate please contact 485-0221 or 377- 3643.
Quilt Show The 33rd annual Fulton County Quilt Show will be held at Fulton Theatre, located at the rear ofF&M Trust at 100 Lincoln Way East. Quilts will be received for the show Wednesday, October 16, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., and Thursday, October 17, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Show hours are 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, October 17; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, October 19; Sunday, October 20, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This year's raffle quilt, "Baskets Full of Red," will be raffled off at 4 p.m. Free admission.
Chili Fest Stop by the ninth annual FFDC Chili Fest Saturday, October 19, at 9 a.m. at Democratic headquarters, 123 South Second Street, on Rt. 522, half a block up from the banks. One day only. Still only a buck a cup makes it the best deal in town. All kinds of chili: mild, hot, meat, veggie., etc. Sponsored by the FFDC
Turkey Supper A turkey supper will be held October 18 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 230 North Third Street, Mc- Connellsburg. Serving from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Takeouts at the back entrance.
FFFF at Pleasant Ridge Campground Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Homemade soup, coffee, baked goods, Scentsy products and yard sales.
Vendors Wanted Individuals or families wanted for yard sale setups at Pleasant Ridge Campground, Harrisonville, Thursday, Friday and Saturday of the Fulton Fall Folk Festival. Vendors also welcome. More information may be obtained by calling 485-3973, 573-4586 or 552-9160.
Yard Sale/Flea Market A yard sale and flea market will be held Friday, October 18, and Saturday, October 19, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Rehobeth New Life Church, Rt. 522 in Needmore, next to firehall. Proceeds benefit ReNewing Hope Ministries Ladies Recovery Center.
Breakfast Fulton County Community Christian School Boosters Club will serve an old-fashioned country breakfast Saturday, October 19, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Menu will include pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, sausage gravy, home fries, biscuits, juice and coffee. Price is by donation. The school is located along Rt. 522 in Needmore.
Petting Zoo/Food Stand McConnellsburg FFA will hold a petting zoo, bake sale and food stand Friday and Saturday, October 18 and 19, across from the firehall from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Face painting, pumpkin decorating and other activities will be offered as weather permits. Also available will be chicken corn soup for sale Friday, and ham bean soup for sale on Saturday. In addition, on Saturday at 2 p.m., Justin Cheshire will give a roping demonstration.
HAVFCO Festival Activities Activities at Hustontown Area Volunteer Fire Co. during the Fulton Fall Folk Festival are: Friday, October 18, 5 p.m. – roast beef dinner; Saturday, October 19, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. – all-you-can-eat homemade slippery potpie; Saturday, October 19, 6 p.m. – open stage; Sunday, October 20, 11 a.m. – all-you-can-eat buffet. Watch for details.
Car Show A car show will be held Saturday, October 19, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Needmore Bible Church, 6939 Great Cove Road, Needmore. Open to all antiques, hot rods, customs, classics, trucks and motorcycles. There will also be a concession stand, bake sale, music, door prizes and more. Judging is at 1:30 p.m. and trophies will be awarded at 3 p.m. Proceeds benefit Fulton County Community Christian School. Parade participants are welcome and encouraged to participate as registration is open until 1:30 p.m. To register or for additional information call 301-730-0955.
Dairy 4-H Club Bake Sale The Dairy 4-H Club will be holding a bake sale on Saturday, October 19, from 9 a.m. until supplies last. The bake sale stand will be located at the start of the parade lineup.
Fashion Show/Pet Show A fashion show and pet show will be held in Waterfall, Saturday, October 19, at 12:30 p.m., on Knepper's Mill porch. All pets and people are welcome to participate. Outfit must come from 2nd Time Around in Waterfall. To participate call 814-685-3414. Outfit is yours to keep and prizes will be given. Join the fun.
FFFF Food Stand Center United Methodist women are planning a rest-stop for your sweet tooth, a refreshing drink of coffee, soft drinks and water, a sandwich for gnawing hunger and an exceptional apple dumpling as long as they last. A great opportunity to sit a spell in the historic Grange Hall, owned and kept neat by Zion United Methodist Church. To enjoy old friends and new ones. It's a great homecoming away from the hustle and bustle of the day.
Chicken BBQ Knobsville United Methodist Church will hold a chicken barbecue Saturday, October 19, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost is $10 for half a chicken with dinner; $7 for just half a chicken. Eat in or take out. Baked goods also will be for sale.
Puppen Meister At FFFF Fulton County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the Puppen Meister will be returning to this year's 40th annual Fulton Fall Folk Festival at the alumni building in McConnellsburg. The Puppen Meister will be doing multiple marionette/puppet shows throughout each of the 3-day event and will be featuring children's activities and games in addition to the popular 20 to 30 minute shows. Children's activities and games include T-shirt spin art and face painting. Admission is free. Show times are Friday, noon to 2 p.m.; 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.; Saturday, 11 am., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.; and Sunday 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Vendors Needed Better Days Animal League Thrift Store is now accepting reservations for vendors during Fall Folk Festival. Spaces available Thursday through Sunday, October 17-20. Convenient location and plenty of parking. Please call 717-485-0064 for information.
FFFF Food Sale McConnellsburg United Methodist Church festival activities are as follows: Friday - curbside sandwiches, carryout dumplings and chicken corn soup by the bowl starting at 11 a.m.; Saturday apple dumplings, sandwiches and chicken corn soup (if still available) beginning at 8:30 a.m. Visit on the square and enjoy the festival.
Men's Conference Risk Takers for Christ will present DARE 2B Daring men's conference at Knobsville Church of the Brethren, November 2, from 8:30 a.m. to noon. More information may be obtained by calling 717-987-3935 or on the Knobsville Church of the Brethren Facebook page.
Revival Fort Littleton Bible Church will hold revival with Rev. Ken Ali October 17-19 at 7 p.m. each evening. Sunday morning, October 20, revival services will be held at 10:30 a.m. at 7 p.m.
Revival Revival services will be held at Knobsville Church of the Brethren November 1-3. Dale Glading of Risk Takers for Christ will be the speaker. Evening services will be at 7 p.m. and Sunday morning will be Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., worship at 10:30 a.m. and fellowship meal at noon.
Halloween Parade McConnellsburg annual firemen's Halloween parade will be held Thursday, October 31, beginning at 7 p.m. The parade route will run from East Maple Street to the McConnellsburg Firehall. Lineup will begin in front of Carbaugh's Coin Laundry. Area children are invited to visit the firehall following the parade for light refreshments.
Indoor Soccer McConnellsburg Alumni & Friends will sponsor indoor soccer leagues. Registration for all girls and boys from fourth grade through adult will be Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 18-20, in the alumni buildig. Cost is $20 and covers T-shirts, eqiupment and supplies. More information may be obtained by calling 485-0221 or 377-3643. Indoor soccer for 4-year-olds through third grade will start in January. Registration will be at a later date.
Halloween Party McConnellsburg Alumni & Friends will hold a Halloween party Friday, October 25, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Please come in costume.
Dale Gordon 5K Run The Dale Gordon 5K run/walk will be held Saturday, October 19, at the square in Needmore. There are 12 age/gender categories and medals are awarded in each category. The money raised is contributed to Fulton County Community Christian School. Check-in starts at 7:30 a.m. and the run/walk begins at 8:30 a.m. More information or registration forms may be obtained by calling 717-573- 4400 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Benefit A benefit for Linda Fling will be held at Buck Valley Park Saturday, October 19, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., with yard sales, vendors, music by local bands all day, bingo at 5 p.m. and breakfast served all day.
Harvest Day Cowans Gap State Park will hold a Harvest Day Saturday, October 19, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Activities will include pumpkin carving, seed roasting, hot apple cider, autumn crafts, fall games, nature trail, trek or treat trail and fall foliage walk.
Christmas Bazaar A Christmas bazaar will be held Friday, November 1, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday, November 2, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Pleasant Grove Christian Church, three miles west of Needmore. Sponsored by the ladies group.There will be homemade soups, sandwiches, cakes, baked goods, pies, etc. More information may be obtained by calling 717-573-2567.
Christmas Bazaar St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 2 East High Street, Hancock, will hold a Christmas bazaar Saturday, November 2, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Crafts, ornaments and gifts, white elephant table, baked goods and soups to go. Lunch will be served.
Basketball McConnellsburg Alumni & Friends will sponsor basketball for 4 years olds through third grade. Registration will be October 18-20 in the alumni building. Cost is 420. More information may be obtained by calling 485-0221 or 377-3643.
X Card Shoots Fulton County Pistol & Rifle Club X card shoots will run every Friday night until November 22. Kitchen will be open.
Casino/Outlets Trip A Sands Casino and Outlets trip is planned to Bethlehem, Pa., Saturday, November 2. The bus will leave the VFW at 6 a.m. Cost is $40, which includes $30 free slot voucher plus $5 food voucher. There are 16 restaurants and 24 outlets (Coach, Under Armor, Tommy Hilfiger, Guess, Corningware, Dress Barn, Van Huesen, Izod, etc.) Make reservations with Linda Lynch at 717-552-5422 or bring money to VFW. No refunds. First ones to pay get seats.
Christmas Gift Program Fulton County Catholic Mission is taking applications for its Christmas gift program for needy families. To sign up and for more information call 485- 5927.
Book Sale Book sale at Fulton County Library in Mc- Connellsburg, Friday, October 18, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, October 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Everything $4 a bag.
Parenting Courses McConnellsburg United Presbyterian Church and Fulton County Family Partnership are offering a series of free parenting groups open to the community October 24, November 7 and 21 and December 5, at Mc- Connellsburg United Presbyterian Church, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Childcare provided. Additional information may be obtained by calling Kenny Walker at 717-485-5038, Ext. 215.
Free Flu Immunizations Free flu immunizations for Fulton County residents will be held November 8 at McConnellsburg Senior Center from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.; November 12 at Warfordsburg Senior Center from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., and November 12 at Hustontown Senior Center from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Vaccines are available to Fulton County residents 18 years and older.
Grief Support Grief support group being held at Fulton County Medical Center will not be held this Thursday, October 17. It will resume on Thursday, October 24 at 5 p.m.
Zumba Classes Zumba classes will be offered at Mc- Connellsburg Firehall Wednesday evenings at 7:15 p.m. More information may be obtained by contacting Sarah at 814-259- 3667.
Yoga Classes Reaching Wellness yoga classes will be held for all ages every Wednesday, 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., at Community State Bank. Call for cost and to register at 717-485- 4492.
Alzheimer's/Dementia Support Group Alzheimer's/ dementia support group meets the third Tuesday monthly at 6:30 p.m. in Fulton County Medical Center, Pearl Room. More information may be obtained by calling 717-485-6108. Community Wellness/Silver Sneakers/Prime Commu- nity Wellness/Silver Sneakers/Prime will be held Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and Wednesday and Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at Fulton County Medical Center cardiopulmonary rehab gym. The cost is based on insurance. Call Kim or Patti at 717-485- 6149 to see if insurance provider is accepted. Community Wellness is $40/month/person or $70/month/couple.
Nutrition Class Fulton County nutrition awareness classes are held at Warfordsburg Senior Center on the third Monday of every month. When the third Monday is a holiday, it is held the fourth Monday from 10 a.m. to noon. To register or sign up for lunch call 717-294-6020.
Blood Drive A blood drive will be held Thursday, October 17, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Warfordsburg Presbyterian Faith Center. Sponsored by the American Red Cross.
Zumba Fitness Reaching Wellness Zumba fitness class will be held for all ages every Friday at 6 p.m., at McConnellsburg Alumni & Friends building. More information may be obtained by calling 717-253-7599 or at email@example.com.
McConnellsburg AA Meetings The McConnellsburg Chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous will meet on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. every week at the alumni building basement, McConnellsburg.
Veterans Assistance Dan McIntyre, assistant state service office of Veterans of Foreign Wars, will be at McConnellsburg VFW to assist veterans with service-connected disability claims. Primary day is the second Wednesday of every month and the alternate day is the fourth Wednesday of the month. Also available by appointments. Contact 717-414- 0675 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Pancake Supper Whips Cove Church will hold a pancake supper Saturday, November 2, at 5 p.m. Old-fashioned buckwheat and buttermilk pancakes, eggs, pork pudding, sausage and ham, sausage gravy and drinks will be served. Donations accepted. Located two miles south of Town HIll, I- 70 Exit 156 on Route 643. More information may be obtained by calling 717-294-3229.
Spaghetti Dinner Saint Stephen Catholic Church will sponsor an Election Day spaghetti dinner Tuesday, November 5. Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and dinner will be served from 4:40 p.m. to 7 p.m. Meatball subs will be available. Cost is $6 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under. Takeouts will be available.
Republican Dinner Fulton County Republican Committee fall dinner will be held Friday, October 25, at 6:30 p.m., at Hustontown Firehall. Tickets are $13 for adults, $6.50 for children 7-12; and free for children 6 and under. Contact a committee person for tickets or call Monica Seville at 658-7957 or Jackie Yates at 573-2571.
Benefit Dinner A benefit dinner for Tom H. Deshong for medical expenses will be held at McConnellsburg Firehall November 2, from noon to 4 p.m. Menu will be spaghetti and salad. Price is adults $8; children 5-12, $4; and children 4 and under are free. Also available will be raffle tickets and basket tickets. Need not be present for drawings.
Turkey Dinner St. Mary's Church just north of Shade Gap on Rt. 522, is having its annual all-you-can-eat turkey dinner, Sunday, October 27, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Adult and takeout dinners are $8, children 5-11 are $4, and 4 and under are free.
Pancake Breakfast A pancake and sausage breakfast will be held October 26 at Asbury United Methodist Church, 7404 Lincoln Highway, Harrisonville, from 6 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Regular, blueberry and buckwheat pancakes, sausage, fruit, coffee and tea will be available. Donations accepted.
Spaghetti Supper A free spaghetti supper will be held November 12 at Asbury United Methodist Church, 7404 Lincoln Highway, Harrisonville, from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Spaghetti, salad, dessert and beverage will be served. Everyone is welcome.
Turkey Dinner Shade Gap Fire Co. auxiliary will hold its annual turkey dinner Saturday, November 9, at 4 p.m. at the auxiliary building. Cost is adults $9, children 5-10 $4.50 and under 5 are free. Takeouts available. Proceeds benefit Shade gap Fire Co. auxiliary.
Free Meal A free meal will be served the second Tuesday of each month at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 220 North Third Street. Please join in for good fellowship.
Library Teen Board Meeting Fulton County Library's Teen Advisory Board (TAB) will hold a Halloween costume party Friday, October 18, between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m., in the community room of Fulton County Library. Teens are asked to bring a covered dish or snack to share. All teens between the ages of 13 and 19 are welcome to attend.
P.O.W.E.R. Meetings P.O.W.E.R. (Parents Offering Wisdom, Education and Release) will meet on the following dates: October 18, November 11, December 9, January 13 and 27 and February 20 and 24. The goal of the group is to support and educate the community, the addict and the families of addicts to the issues and problems that can occur when dealing with addicts and their recovery programs. Emotional and possible financial support are also offered to any individual who might need it to successfully overcome an addiction. The meeting is held at 292 Buchanan Trail. For more information, contact Susanne Reed at 717-414-9695.
Garden Club Meeting North End Garden Club will meet Tuesday, October 22, at 11 a.m., in Fulton County Library community room. Topic will be planting and forcing fall bulbs, presented by Master Gardener Marion Sickles. Bring pots, soil and any bulbs to plant and share. More information may be obtained by calling 717-485-5736. Guests are welcome.
PASR Meeting To all school retirees, mark your calendars. Fulton Fall PASR meeting will be held at Hustontown Firehall during the morning of November 12. Speaker will be Ken Keebaugh, who will be talking about the one-room schools in the county. PASR has a storehouse of information available for use. This cn be a benefit to you during retirement. PASR, the Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees, welcomes all school retirees and all friends of education, not just teachers. A chicken and ham meal will be served.
Sportsmen's League Meeting Fulton County Sportsmen's League will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the stone house at the trout nursery on October 18.
Shooting Club Meeting The monthly shooting club meeting at Fulton County Pistol & Rifle Club will be held Thursday, October 17, at 6:30 p.m. All members are urged to attend and those interested are welcome.
Redneck Bingo Redneck basket bingo will be held Saturday, November 9, at McConnellsburg Alumni & Friends building. Doors open at 5:30 p.m .and bingo starts at 6:30 p.m. More information and tickets may be obtained by calling 485-0221 or 377-3643.
MHS Class Of 1964 Reunion McConnellsburg High School Class of 1964's annual get-together will be held Saturday, October 26, at 6 p.m., at New Fort Restaurant in Fort Littleton.


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Hi folks,
To sum up my situation: I live in a very fundy community, but not far from communities that are much more secular. The problem is I'm sick a lot of the time and disabled and I can't drive all the way to those communities. Anything more than--say--45 minutes away is too far.
There are no atheist meetups here and the only one that is fairly close--one hour away--isn't well attended. Starting a meetup here would be a waste of time and I don't have the energy.
So. I'm really lonely.
The other day, my mother and I had a discussion about Catholics in the medical field denying the "day after" pill to women. Let's just say she's part of the problem. I was so upset at the time that I didn't say the clever things I should have said and only thought of them that night as I couldn't sleep, staring up at the ceiling. I wish I was as quick on my feet as Matt Dillahunty, but usually I'm too emotionally invested to think clearly.
I love my mother very much and as much as it hurts to admit this to myself, she's the only one who cares enough to help me through my illnesses. So I'm stuck here. I wish I had a friend who understands. Even someone to talk to occasionally would help.
Frustrated again,
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Hi AFL.I understand your plight. I was raised in the deeeeep south by soythern baptist and pentecostals. My earliest memories are of rejecting religion. Actually since my mother wasn't married in 1962 I was labeledan abomination and NOT ALLOWED to be placed in the nursery in front of the glass with the other babies I was in a back room segregated because of the shame I brought to the family. I am stunned and mesmerized how massive numbers of good people can not even perceive there is no god. Religion destroys and are cauldrons of hate and I have walked in those shoes. In the mid sixties I was basically hidden away because of the shame I brought. The pain of hearing the whispers and sneers of the good ladies in town affected me. I was young but never could understand what the hell everybody was talking about when they made reference to the loving heavenly father. It is shocking how hard it is even today to have intelligent conversations about reality. You are not alone and believe me it can be lonely but things are improving. Religion is losing one key legit depended on. Isolation. With social media many people are slowly being de-programmed as the lines of our cultures blur. Feel free to chat anytime. I love this topic and could go on all day everyday.
Take care,
Thanks, Patrick. It means a lot that you replied. I can't believe the stuff my mother believes and when she (rarely) changes her mind, she then is under the impression she has always believed that way. It's unreal.
"We were never at war with Eastasia. We're at war with Eurasia. We've always been at war with Eurasia." It's enough to make my head explode.
Hi AFL-- I live in the south too among Southern Baptists and don't drive at night so have also had trouble getting to gatherings of like minded people. I hope you are using this forum for the friendship it can give, even though it isn't in person. I think you are great to understand that your mom is a loving person in spite of being maddening in her thinking. I laughed at your description of how her mind works, even though I'm sure it isn't funny at the time. Just wanted to say I'm thinking about you and understand.
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Mayor Don Wesely today presented the Mayor's Award of Excellence for October to Scott Wiebe, a Firefighter and Paramedic with the Lincoln Fire Department. The monthly award recognizes City employees who consistently provide exemplary service and work that demonstrates personal commitment to the City. The award was presented at the beginning of today's City Council meeting.
Wiebe has worked for the City of Lincoln since 1996. He was nominated in the category of productivity by Lincoln Fire and Rescue Captain William Moser. Wiebe has received the Fire Department's most prestigious Phoenix Award three times. In addition to his work duties, course work and training, Wiebe has:
"Teamwork and cooperation are evident when Scott is in control of emergency scene patient care," wrote Moser in his nomination. "Scott is able to work effectively as a team leader and team member when working with patients, other EMS personnel, Firefighters, Paramedics, family and bystanders."
The other categories in which employees can be nominated are loss prevention, customer relations, safety and valor. All City employees are eligible for the Mayor's Award of Excellence except for elected officials and some managers. Individuals or teams can be nominated by supervisors, peers, subordinates and the general public.
Nomination forms are available from department heads, employee bulletin boards or the Personnel Department, which oversees the awards program. All nominations are reviewed by the Mayor's Award of Excellence Committee, which includes a representative with each union and a non-union representative appointed by the Mayor. Award winners receive a $100 U.S. savings bond, a day off with pay and a plaque. Monthly winners are eligible to receive the annual award, which comes with a $500 U.S. savings bond, two days off with pay and a plaque.
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Below is an expanded version of the article that appeared in the magazine.
It's the Saturday morning of Reunion 2011, and the Held Lecture Hall is packed. More than 220 people reserved space for a chance to listen to and watch Professor Mary Gordon work the classroom, and now nearly every one of the large room's 250 seats is filled. Gordon is sharing a story about the world of money—a world she readily admits to not knowing much about, but one that is important to helping an "alternate universe" like Barnard continue to thrive. She describes sitting next to a hedge fund manager at a recent dinner party in California. Making small talk, Gordon asked the finance professional what she thought was a relatively straightforward question: What is the value of money? If we are not on the gold standard, she elaborated, how is it possible to know what money is worth? "The value of money is whatever guys like me say it is," replied the fund manager. "Then you and I have a lot in common," said Gordon. "We both make stuff up. I call it fiction, you call it finance."
What is not fiction is Mary Gordon's gift for delighting an audience with her intelligent authority, her wise charm. As the Millicent C. McIntosh Professor in English and Writing, Gordon is a popular presence on campus for her engaging teaching style, her inspiring reading lists, and her pedigree as a successful working author. The official New York State Author, she has published 16 works, both fiction and nonfiction, beginning with the acclaimed and bestselling novel Final Payments in 1978. The combination of literary and professorial skills made her an ideal candidate to lead a different kind of event at this year's Reunion: a literary salon. "We've had authors speak in the past, but we really wanted something a little more intellectually engaging," says Erin Fredrick '01, the director of Alumnae Affairs. "Part of the Barnard experience is reading and discussing writings. We thought this would give people a great opportunity to experience what it's like to be back in the classroom." Gordon celebrated her 40th reunion this year and her latest book, The Love of My Youth, published in April, made for great subject matter. "She's an amazing writer, a fabulous professor, everyone loves her, she's such a star" says Fredrick. "People were going to read her book anyway, so why not let them talk about it with her?"
The novel was a perfect fit with the weekend's theme. It is about a reunion—the reunion of two former lovers, Adam and Miranda. Once a young and devoted couple—sharing everything from first kisses to first peace marches—the two are separated by a traumatic breakup that keeps them apart for 40 years. Both are pushing 60 when the book begins. Both happen to be in Rome at the same time, and are invited to dinner by a mutual college friend. While neither is exactly sure of what is left between them, each is curious about how the other has changed or remained the same. Adam, who is staying in Italy for a longer period, offers to show Miranda one beautiful thing per day during the three weeks she has left in Italy. On these short daily walks, the two attempt to understand each other's older selves. Miranda's closely held socio-political beliefs, once endearing, are now deemed by Adam as political correctness. Adam seems to lack conviction, even passion, in Miranda's eyes. His practical decision to teach piano for a living instead of continuing to pursue greatness as a musician seems to prove that he had given up on the dreams of his youth.
Moving from present to the past and back again, the story of these two adults is interwoven with events that occurred in the mid '60s and early '70s—their meeting, love affair, and eventual breakup. Gordon says the protagonists are not anything like her, but they are members of the same generation, and she really delves into the cultural and social mores of a young woman in the early '60s. The level of detail illuminates the revolutionary changes that occurred during those turbulent years. One passage from the book, for example, describes the dramatic transformation in women's fashion. In the span of four years, from 1964 to 1968, women went from wearing uncomfortable skirts, stockings, and girdles to the freedom of wearing whatever felt good. By 1968, the fashions that women were obliged to wear just four years earlier would seem as antiquated as a whalebone corset. For Gordon, this was "one of the great liberations," she says. "Suddenly I could be comfortable in my clothes. It was a miracle."
The confluence of past and present is a daily occurrence for Gordon, who began teaching at Barnard in 1988, 17 years after graduating with a degree in poetry and going on to study writing at Syracuse University. Like Adam and Miranda, Gordon has in some ways changed since her youth and in others stayed very much the same. "I was much more courageous when I was younger, and kind of stupider," she says. "I tried to do a lot of stuff that I thought could be done that now I know can't." What hasn't changed? "The things I thought were important I still do." A self-proclaimed "card-carrying feminist," Gordon still holds the same strong beliefs about the women's movement, and in many ways has been disappointed by its progress. "We thought we were going to change the world so men would be more like women," she says. Instead, she believes that some women have taken the opposite road, trying to take on the qualities embodied by men. Or they have simply taken on too much, in a way men have not had to do.
At the event, Gordon was asked about everything from her opinion of Oprah (a feminist who is part of the world of money but via a uniquely female path), to how she balances everything ("I'm good at compartmentalizing. That counts with mothering and writing too."), to her opinion of the recent disparaging comments about female authors made by the author V.S. Naipaul ("Like a 2-year-old having a tantrum, it's best to ignore him."). When a former student asks for advice on getting back into writing after having a baby, Gordon recommends starting small. "Don't start with a product goal but with a page goal," said Gordon. "Say 'I will only allow myself one half hour. I will only allow myself one page.' You'll feel rebellious against yourself."
She also talked about the two power house Barnard professors who influenced her most: Janice Thaddeus and Elizabeth Hardwick (or "Jan" and "Lizzie," as she came to know them). Gordon described Thaddeus, her first writing teacher, as careful, attentive to the details on the page, encouraging and supportive. The two became so close she gave Gordon a job babysitting her children. Hardwick, an exciting personality who was going through a very public divorce from the famous poet Robert Lowell at the time, was in many ways the opposite of Thaddeus. "She did not care about being fair. She would say things like 'Only Mary wrote anything good this week, so we'll only read her,'" Gordon said. Hardwick played favorites outside of the classroom as well, introducing her to the larger literary and cultural universe. While Gordon was thrilled at the chance to mingle with the likes of Sam Shepard and Rostropovich, she did not learn as much about writing from Hardwick. Like Hardwick, Gordon can offer her students a glimpse into the world of a working author, but her teaching is more influenced by what she learned from Thaddeus. "I think you have to be a little bit transparent and get yourself out of the way a little bit more than Hardwick did. It has to be more about the student than about you, and that requires a lot of attention. That's what Jan gave to me that I try to replicate," she said.
Being an inspiring teacher is important to Gordon because she is just as inspired by her students. When it comes to Barnard women, she assured her audience of fellow alumnae, the present is just as good as the past. In fact, today's students make her hopeful about the future. "I think that Barnard students are the most wonderful students in the world. Period."
- By Melissa Phipps
In October 2011, Professor Gordon was the featured speaker at The Barnard Club of Central New Jersey's Annual Scholarship Luncheon. She discussed her latest book, The Love of My Youth.


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BOSTON, Mass. – The No. 10 ranked MIT men's basketball team improved to 4-0 with a convincing 79-46 win over Emmanuel College on Tuesday night. The Engineers were led by senior Jamie Karraker (Morgantown, W. Va.), who connected on seven shots from three-point range en route to a game-high 23 points. Emmanuel falls to 1-2 on the year with the loss.
The visiting Engineers jumped out to a quick double-figure lead, powered by lights-out shooting from Karraker. The senior guard drained five shots from long-range in the game's first six minutes and MIT held a 25-7 lead, forcing a full timeout by Emmanuel.
The MIT frontcourt forced Emmanuel into a poor shooting night, as the Saints made just five of their first 19 shots in the opening 12 minutes of action. On the offensive end, the visitors continued to bury shots both inside and out, holding a 34-14 lead off of 60% shooting through the seven-minute mark.
Another Karraker dagger came with 3:30 to go in the half and the Engineers maintained their twenty point advantage, 39-19. MIT would carry the twenty-point spread into the locker room at the break with a score of 43-23, finishing the half with 51.5% shooting as a team.
Karraker poured in 18 first-half points off of six trifectas to lead the Engineers. Senior guard Billy Bender (Woodlands, Texas) added 10 points and was perfect from both the floor and the line in the half. The Engineers picked apart the Saints' zone defense in the first twenty minutes of play, recording assists on 16 of their 17 field goals. Isaiah Duke (Albany, N.Y.) led the way for Emmanuel with eight points and four rebounds in the first half.
Bender kicked off a scoring spree for the Engineers in the second half, netting nine points in the first three minutes. MIT began the half on an 18-5 run and led, 61-28 with 13:57 on the clock.
Despite spurts of life off the bench from the Saints, the Engineers maintained their solid lead throughout and MIT finished with the 79-46 win. Karraker was the high-scorer for the game with 23 points. Bender added 21 points on eight-for-nine shooting, while Will Tashman (Atherton, Calif.) chipped in with a double-double effort of 12 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. Junior guard Mitchell Kates (Colts Neck, N.J.) dished out 8 assists in the win for MIT.
The Saints were led by Duke and Xavier Everson (Rochester, N.Y.), who each scored 8 points. Senior forward Nate Jackson (Middleboro, Mass.) netted 5 points and grabbed a team-high 6 boards in the effort.
The Cardinal and Gray will host Suffolk University on Saturday, November 26 at 2:00 p.m. Emmanuel will return to action after the holiday break, when the Saints host Wesleyan University on December 1 in a 5:30 p.m. start.
Parts of release courtesy of Emmanuel College Sports Information


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Things are looking up for the SPDR Gold Trust these days.
The gold ETF was last up 2.1% on Thursday, as it touched levels not seen since Dec. 10. GLD is climbing well above its 50-day moving average, as shown in the chart above.
Thursday\'s move up has excited some traders on Twitter:
$GLD breaking out above recent consolidation and 50-day MA, but that $SLV lagging behind on the move out. #gold
— Morpheus Trading Grp (@MorpheusTrading) January 23, 2014
Recent inflows are also encouraging. Gold ETFs on Friday scored their biggest daily inflow since October 2012, said Commerzbank analysts in a research note on Wednesday.
A note from Barclays analysts on Tuesday told a similar story. They wrote that Friday marked the largest daily inflow for physically-backed exchange-traded products since Jan. 31.
\"However, flows for the month to date are still negative at 16 tonnes, but signs of stabilisation will be key in allowing gold prices to find better support,\" the analysts added.
Meanwhile, gold futures achieved their highest close in more than two months on Thursday. And some contrarians have said it\'s time to start buying the precious metal after last year\'s 28% plunge. That\'s how much SPDR Gold also fell last year, its worst ever.
But Thursday also was the day when the Guardian decided to poke fun at gold bugs, as the U.K. newspaper published an article describing such an investor as a \"pop-eyed creature\" who lacks common sense. Here\'s an excerpt:
…gold bugs believe that the fall of gold is a conspiracy. Global central banks, some gold bugs argue, are manipulating prices and gold will soar to set new records this year.
Well, there's at least a small chance that this may be true. And there may have been a shooter on the grassy knoll on 22 November, 1963. But that still isn't an argument in favor of loading up your portfolio with gold.
The article also notes that UBS and other banks have predicted further losses for gold this year.
–Victor Reklaitis
Follow Vic on Twitter @vicrek
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PORTLAND – A high school guidance counselor whose job was targeted after he spoke out against same-sex marriage is featured in a television campaign by gay marriage opponents that launches Monday.
One of the two ads by Protect Marriage Maine features Donald Mendell of Palmyra, who was subject of a complaint with the Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation after appearing on TV during a 2009 referendum in which the state's gay marriage law was repealed.
The ad says that in states where same-sex marriage has been legalized, opponents like Mendell have been "fired, sued, fined and punished."
"I was a successful school counselor in Maine for over 20 years — once nominated as teacher of the year. Yet when I supported traditional marriage, they tried to get me fired," Mendell says in the 30-second television spot.
A second ad says the rights of same-sex couples can be protected through an existing domestic registry without the need for changing the definition of marriage. "Every Mainer has a right to love whom they choose but nobody has the right to redefine marriage," it says.
With a month to go until Election Day, the television campaign marks a public escalation in the debate by gay marriage opponents, who've been outspent in the campaign.
Campaign disclosure reports filed with the ethics commission Friday indicate the Protect Marriage Maine PAC has raised a total of $415,000. Mainers United for Marriage, which is leading the drive to legalize gay marriage, has raised more than eight times more, for a total of about $3.4 million.
The ads lay out the potential ramifications as gay marriage opponents try to keep Maine from becoming the first state to enact a gay marriage law at the ballot box, said Carroll Conley from Protect Marriage Maine, which paid for the ads with help from the National Organization for Marriage.
"This is not a live-and-let-live proposition," he said. "There's no tolerance for anyone who dares to speak out against their definition of marriage. Don Mendell is the perfect example."
While the proposed law would protect clergy with a stipulation that they would not have to perform marriage ceremonies for gay couples, it doesn't protect the religious freedoms of others, Conley said.
"We think people's religious liberties go far beyond the walls of the church," he said.
But Matt McTighe, campaign manager for Mainers United for Marriage, said Sunday that the issues raised in the Protect Marriage Maine ads have nothing to do with allowing same-sex couples to marry.
"Allowing same-sex couples to marry won't change people's freedom to speak out and say what they believe," he said. "Question 1 is about allowing our friends, co-workers and neighbors to have the freedom to marry the person they love."
Voters repealed Maine's gay marriage law in 2009, but gay marriage supporters gathered enough petitions to put it on the ballot again in the Nov. 6 election. The definition of marriage is on the ballot this fall in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington.
Mendell was a guidance counselor at Nokomis High School when he was featured in a TV ad in early October 2009, warning that gay marriage would be "pushed on Maine students" if the law remained on the books.
Two complaints were filed with the Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation. One of them asked for his license to be revoked because he made comments "that can endanger or promote discrimination."
"They went after my state license, claiming that supporting marriage as between one man and one woman was discriminatory," he said in the ad.
The board ruled in Mendell's favor, but he was soured by the experience. He eventually decided to resign from his job as guidance counselor.
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This article will illustrate a number of features to be included in this application which are useful in actual project implementations, such as:
- Restriction of user input to text while blocking unwanted and malicious form inputs.
- Limiting the number of words of input that can be written to the file.
- Allowing users to download the written file after text input.
- Setting a forced download after clicking the download link.
Basic Code Implementation
Before discussing the application features in detail, let's start with the most basic implementation, which does not contain the four additional functions listed above. The basic job is limited to:
1. Show web form to the user.
2. Get posted values from the web form and validate user inputs as to whether or not they're empty.
3. Write text to file (.txt).
Showing the web form if it has not already been submitted
//Check if the web form is NOT submitted
if (!$_POST['submit'])
//Form is not submitted, display web form
to the browser

Enter any text below to write to a text file(limited to 200 words)

<form action="<?php echo $SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>"

<textarea name="textinputs" rows="25" cols="60"></textarea>

<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Write this text to a text file">
Click here to reset or clear this form

This is what the web form will look on the browser:
{mospagebreak title=Processing inputs from submitted form and writing the text to a file}
//Form submitted, grab the data from POST
$textinputs =trim($_POST['textinputs']);
//Test if it contains some data.
if (!isset($textinputs) || trim($textinputs) == "")
//Feedback to user that it contains no data
die ('ERROR: Enter your text. Click here to proceed.');
//Set file and the path to write
//Open file in writing mode
$filehandler= fopen($filepath, 'w') or die('ERROR: Could not open file!');
//Write text to file
fwrite($filehandler,$textinputs) or die('ERROR: Could not write to file');
//Close file
echo 'Your text has been written to the file successfully.
';
echo 'Enter another text.';
{mospagebreak title=Code discussion}
The actual file writing procedures do not necessarily call the fwrite function right away. Instead, the file path should be declared first:
This should be relative to the root directory. or else the error "Could not open file!" will be displayed. This is also the output of:
echo $_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'];
If you do not know the full relative path with respect to the root, create a PHP file, name it path.php and upload it to the directory where you need to determine the path. After that, view path.php in the web browser and there will be revealed the full path relative to the root.
In Linux web hosting, it might look like this: /home/www/php-developer.org/formtotextproject/textfolder/writethistextfile.txt
If you use (not a full path): $filepath='/phpformtotextfilebasic/textfolder/writethistextfile.txt';
It will display an error that says fopen could not open the file. Also, be careful with the spelling of the path name, as any error wil also lead to the "Could not open the file" error.
Now that the path has been set, you are ready to open a file using a file handler:
$filehandler= fopen($filepath, 'w') or die('ERROR: Could not open file!');
Since this is a file writing tasks, 'w' is used to signify the "writing" mode. By default, if writethistextfile.txt is not yet created, fopen will create and prepare this file for writing.
Finally, now that the file has been opened and is ready for writing, the actual text contents from the web form will be written to the file using the command:
fwrite($filehandler,$textinputs) or die('ERROR: Could not write to file');
The file handler can be closed after the writing tasks:
You can download the complete script discussed above here.
If you would like to test this, you can enter any text you like and then click the "Write this text to a text file" button.
Go to the textfolder directory and open the file; you should see the text you have just submitted.
Sample screen shot:
{mospagebreak title=Adding Four Features to the Basic Web Application}
Now that you understand how to create the basic web form to text file application, you are ready to add the four features mentioned at the start of this tutorial.
The process flow will be:
The green areas in the flow chart are features to be added to the basic implementation discussed previously.
Feature 1. Sanitizing User inputs in $_POST
If you are planning to deploy this in your website, you need to sanitize to avoid unwanted inputs. This can prevent any malicious form of input from entering your application.
Acunetix, one of the website security experts, recommends the use of the following PHP built in functions to further sanitize the input:
1. strip_tags() =
http://php.net/manual/en/function.strip-tags.php; this will remove the scripting tags in the text input if you are allowing only pure text input to pass through the form.
An example of scripting tags that will be removed are the <?php ?> tags as well as JavaScript tags and other HTML tags.
2. nl2br() =
http://php.net/manual/en/function.nl2br.php; this will convert line break to
. This will ensure that the line breaks are intended for text formatting reasons.
3. htmlspecialchars() =
htt p://php.net/manual/en/function.htmlspecialchars.php; this will convert HTML special characters to HTML entities.
4. escapeshellarg() =
http://php.net/manual/en/function.escapeshellarg.php ;this will prevent malicious execution of code that is contained in the user input.
To add this set of functions to sanitize user input, call these functions just after parsing the $_POST and assigning it to the $textinputs variable:
$textinputs =trim($_POST['textinputs']);
//Functions to sanitize the input
$textinputs= strip_tags($textinputs);
$textinputs =nl2br($textinputs);
$textinputs =htmlspecialchars($textinputs);
$textinputs =escapeshellarg($textinputs);
But using these functions will add a quote at the beginning and end of the text written to the file. For example:
'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.'
To correct this problem, just add:
$textinputs =substr($textinputs,1,-1);
And place it immediately after:
$textinputs =escapeshellarg($textinputs);
{mospagebreak title=Adding features, continued}
Feature 2. Limiting the number of words that can be written to the file.
Say that you are using this application for a 500 word essay. To limit the number of words, simply add these lines:
$count = count(explode(" ", $textinputs));
If ($count>500) {
die('ERROR: Your text should be less than 500 words.');
You will need to insert this after the validation of the user inputs are completed.
Example (added lines in blue font):
//Form submitted, grab the data from POST
$textinputs =trim($_POST['textinputs']);
//If you need to sanitize user input
$textinputs= strip_tags($textinputs);
$textinputs =nl2br($textinputs);
$textinputs =htmlspecialchars($textinputs);
$textinputs =escapeshellarg($textinputs);
$textinputs =substr($textinputs,1,-1);
//Test if it contains some data.
if (!isset($textinputs) || trim($textinputs) == "")
//Feedback to user that it contains no data
die ('ERROR: Enter your text. Click here to proceed.');
//User input validation Completed
//Count the number of words in the text
$count = count(explode(" ", $textinputs));
If ($count>500) {
die('ERROR: Your text should be less than 500 words.');
Features 3 and 4. Allowing users to download the written file after submission and then setting force download after clicking the download link.
To implement this, you will need to add the download link code:
echo 'Click here to download this file.
';
echo 'Enter another text.';
And place that after this line:
echo 'Your text has been written to the file successfully.
';
The above download link, when displayed on the browser, still does not "force download" the text file. You need to use .htaccess to force download the text file inside the textfolder directory.
To do this:
1. Open a text editor.
2. Copy and paste the code below:
<Files *.txt>
ForceType application/octet-stream
Header set Content-Disposition attachment
3. Save it as .htaccess
4. Upload the .htaccess to your textfolder directory.
When the user clicks the download link, instead of opening the text file and displaying it on the browser, it will display the force download dialog:
To download the file, the user will click the "save" option in the download dialog box.
You can download the modified and final "PHP form to text file PHP script" here.
IMPORTANT: Do not forget to change the $filepath to reflect your own exact path.


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The most obvious hockey/wrestling connection is Chris Jericho being the son of 1960s and '70s NHL veteran Ted Irvine. But, while working on my next book, Don't Call Me Goon..., there have been many surprising ties between the fast-paced game on ice and the showboating spectacle often performed in hockey arenas.
On a whim, following up a thread for the Johnny Powers piece in the upcoming book, The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: Heroes & Icons, I hunted down Hockey Hall of Famer Pierre Pilote, who had once served on a Simpsons-Sears Limited Sport Advisory Council with Powers.
While Pilote didn't recall a lot about the very-young Powers, he sure knew his wrestling.
Growing up in Kenogami, Quebec, he'd go see wrestling at the arena in Jonqui�re. "Do you know that was my number one sport, the number one thing in my life when I was young, around 11 years old?"
"The skating rink there always had an enclosure, not with a roof, just an enclosure, about 10-feet high, and they'd let people in, and people would sit down. I would sneak in somehow to watch the wrestling," recalled Pilote. "Myself, after the wrestling match, of course, it was always in the summer, after that, I would always get somebody to wrestle with me. I'd put a blanket down on the grass and try to mimic the wrestlers."
The recollections brought back some long-forgotten memories from the early 1940s, where he worshipped stars like Yvon Robert, and the Lortie brothers, and often discussed the exploits of strongmen/wrestlers Victor Delamarre, Louis Cyr and the Baillargeon family.
"I'm seeing myself walking down the main drag, the way they used to advertise the wrestling match was these big postcards around the telephone poles," he reminisced. "I couldn't wait for them to come into town."
A couple of years back, I met Harry Howell, another Hockey Hall of Famer, at an old wrestlers lunch in Hamilton. Turns out he was a fan too, growing up in Hamilton.
"Wrestling was wrestling. I think they kind of treated it as a game, and that's all. It was kind of violent, because I used to go to wrestling matches too, at the Municipal Pool, years ago. I used to enjoy the wrestling. Whipper Billy Watson, he'd be there. He was a big guy in Hamilton at one time," said Howell. Later, when he played for the New York Rangers, if there was the chance, Howell said he'd head to Madison Square Garden to watch the wrestling.
Even without a direction connection, it has quickly become pretty obvious that there are a lot of similarities between the athletes/personalities that made up the dressing rooms.
Curt Bennett, who was an All-Star for the Atlanta Flames, and one of the first Americans to really succeed in the NHL, described the oldtimer games and reunions for hockey players, which, almost word for word, I can vouch goes the same for wrestling gatherings like the Cauliflower Alley Club or the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend.
"It's fun just to get together like that. Hockey players ... when they get together, we don't talk about, 'Well, remember the game when I scored this.' It's usually just funny stories. It's kind of like being in war. 'Oh, that guy got shot in the eye.' They don't talk about that, they just talk about the fun things, the life on the road, things like that. It's a camaraderie thing," said Bennett, who now lives in Hawaii, 100 miles from the nearest ice rink. "There's a certain respect that they have for each other that way. It's kind of nice."
The injuries sound familiar too. Just as Lou Fontinato: "Gordie Howe was a son-of-a-bitch to play against. I got cauliflower ears from him. We fought. He broke my nose, and I broke his ribs. We went at it pretty good."
It made me chuckle when I talked to Gus Mortson, born in 1925, and one of the oldest NHL veterans still around. I asked him about something I'd read in a story from the 1950s, and he completely denied that he ever had a superstition about not signing autographs before a game. Gee, that's not at all like asking about stories in the wrestling magazines which used more than a little creative license over the years.
Finally, there are the examples right here on staff. While there is obvious overlap, where some of the SLAM! Wrestling writers also cover mixed martial arts, you'd be surprised how many are into hockey as well.
Richard Kamchen is co-writing Don't Call Me Goon... with me; Jon Waldman covers the Winnipeg Jets for TheHockeyWriters.com, is working on a book about the rebirth of the Jets, and did a sports card book, Got 'Em, Got 'Em, Need 'Em: A Fan's Guide to Collecting the Top 100 Sports Cards of All Time, with SLAM! Wrestling alum Stephen Laroche; occasional contributor Russ Cohen wrote 100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters and covers tons of hockey for www.sportsology.info; and, out in the suburbs of Detroit, Matt Mackinder edits a hockey magazine, and thought so much of young, up-and-coming hockey writer Matt Bishop that he directed him to SLAM! Wrestling, where Bishop is basically the MVP of the team year after year.
No doubt, in the coming months as I get deeper into this hockey book (and engrossed in the NHL playoffs), there will be more and more unexpected connections. Maybe I'll even write about them.


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THE SQL Server Blog Spot on the Web
A MERGE statement can fail, and incorrectly report a unique key violation when:
Say we have two tables, one that is the target of a MERGE statement, and another that contains updates to be applied to the target. The target table contains three columns, an integer primary key, a single character alternate key, and a status code column. A filtered unique index exists on the alternate key, but is only enforced where the status code is 'a':
CREATE TABLE #Target
pk integer NOT NULL,
ak character(1) NOT NULL,
status_code character(1) NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (pk)
CREATE UNIQUE INDEX uq1
ON #Target (ak)
INCLUDE (status_code)
WHERE status_code = 'a';
The changes table contains just an integer primary key (to identify the target row to change) and the new status code:
CREATE TABLE #Changes
pk integer NOT NULL,
The sample data for the example is:
INSERT #Target
(pk, ak, status_code)
(1, 'A', 'a'),
(2, 'B', 'a'),
(3, 'C', 'a'),
(4, 'A', 'd');
INSERT #Changes
(pk, status_code)
(1, 'd'),
(4, 'a');
Target Changes
╔════╦════╦═════════════╗ ╔════╦═════════════╗
║ pk ║ ak ║ status_code ║ ║ pk ║ status_code ║
╠════╬════╬═════════════╣ ╠════╬═════════════╣
║ 1 ║ A ║ a ║ ║ 1 ║ d ║
║ 2 ║ B ║ a ║ ║ 4 ║ a ║
║ 3 ║ C ║ a ║ ╚════╩═════════════╝
║ 4 ║ A ║ d ║
The target table's alternate key (ak) column is unique, for rows where status_code = 'a'. Applying the changes to the target will change row 1 from status 'a' to status 'd', and row 4 from status 'd' to status 'a'. The result of applying all the changes will still satisfy the filtered unique index, because the 'A' in row 1 will be deleted from the index and the 'A' in row 4 will be added.
Let's now execute a MERGE statement to apply the changes:
MERGE #Target AS t
USING #Changes AS c ON
c.pk = t.pk
AND c.status_code <> t.status_code
THEN UPDATE SET status_code = c.status_code;
The MERGE changes the two target rows as expected. The updated target table now contains:
║ pk ║ ak ║ status_code ║
║ 1 ║ A ║ d ║ <—changed from 'a'
║ 2 ║ B ║ a ║
║ 3 ║ C ║ a ║
║ 4 ║ A ║ a ║ <—changed from 'd'
Now let's repopulate the changes table to reverse the updates we just performed:
TRUNCATE TABLE #Changes;
(1, 'a'),
(4, 'd');
This will change row 1 back to status 'a' and row 4 back to status 'd'. As a reminder, the current state of the tables is:
Target Changes
╔════╦════╦═════════════╗ ╔════╦═════════════╗
║ pk ║ ak ║ status_code ║ ║ pk ║ status_code ║
╠════╬════╬═════════════╣ ╠════╬═════════════╣
║ 1 ║ A ║ d ║ ║ 1 ║ a ║
║ 2 ║ B ║ a ║ ║ 4 ║ d ║
║ 3 ║ C ║ a ║ ╚════╩═════════════╝
║ 4 ║ A ║ a ║
We execute the same MERGE statement:
However this time we receive the following message:
Msg 2601, Level 14, State 1, Line 1
Cannot insert duplicate key row in object 'dbo.#Target' with unique index 'uq1'. The duplicate key value is (A).
The statement has been terminated.
Msg 2601, Level 14, State 1, Line 1
Cannot insert duplicate key row in object 'dbo.#Target' with unique index 'uq1'. The duplicate key value is (A).
The statement has been terminated.
Let's now rewrite the MERGE to use UPDATE instead:
UPDATE t
SET status_code = c.status_code
FROM #Target AS t
JOIN #Changes AS c ON
t.pk = c.pk
c.status_code <> t.status_code;
This query succeeds where the MERGE failed. The two rows are updated as expected:
║ pk ║ ak ║ status_code ║
║ 1 ║ A ║ a ║ <—changed back to 'a'
║ 2 ║ B ║ a ║
║ 3 ║ C ║ a ║
║ 4 ║ A ║ d ║ <—changed back to 'd'
In this test, the MERGE query execution happens to apply the changes in the order of the 'pk' column.
In test one, this was not a problem: row 1 is removed from the unique filtered index by changing status_code from 'a' to 'd' before row 4 is added. At no point does the table contain two rows where ak = 'A' and status_code = 'a'.
In test two, however, the first change was to change row 1 from status 'd' to status 'a'. This change means there would be two rows in the filtered unique index where ak = 'A' (both row 1 and row 4 meet the index filtering criteria 'status_code = a').
The storage engine does not allow the query processor to violate a unique key (unless IGNORE_DUP_KEY is ON, but that is a different story, and doesn't apply to MERGE in any case). This strict rule applies regardless of the fact that if all changes were applied, there would be no unique key violation (row 4 would eventually be changed from 'a' to 'd', removing it from the filtered unique index, and resolving the key violation).
The query optimizer usually detects when this sort of temporary uniqueness violation could occur, and builds a plan that avoids the issue. I wrote about this a couple of years ago in my post Beware Sneaky Reads with Unique Indexes (you can read more about the details on pages 495-497 of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Internals or in Craig Freedman's blog post on maintaining unique indexes). To summarize though, the optimizer introduces Split, Filter, Sort, and Collapse operators into the query plan to:
The effect of all this is that only net changes are applied to an index (as one or more insert, update, and/or delete operations). In this case, the net effect is a single update of the filtered unique index: changing the row for ak = 'A' from pk = 4 to pk = 1. In case that is less than 100% clear, let's look at the operation in test two again:
Target Changes Result
╔════╦════╦═════════════╗ ╔════╦═════════════╗ ╔════╦════╦═════════════╗
║ pk ║ ak ║ status_code ║ ║ pk ║ status_code ║ ║ pk ║ ak ║ status_code ║
╠════╬════╬═════════════╣ ╠════╬═════════════╣ ╠════╬════╬═════════════╣
║ 1 ║ A ║ d ║ ║ 1 ║ d ║ ║ 1 ║ A ║ a ║
║ 2 ║ B ║ a ║ ║ 4 ║ a ║ ║ 2 ║ B ║ a ║
║ 3 ║ C ║ a ║ ╚════╩═════════════╝ ║ 3 ║ C ║ a ║
║ 4 ║ A ║ a ║ ║ 4 ║ A ║ d ║
╚════╩════╩═════════════╝ ╚════╩════╩═════════════╝
From the filtered index's point of view (filtered for status_code = 'a' and shown in nonclustered index key order) the overall effect of the query is:
Before After
╔════╦════╗ ╔════╦════╗
║ pk ║ ak ║ ║ pk ║ ak ║
╠════╬════╣ ╠════╬════╣
╚════╩════╝ ╚════╩════╝
The single net change there is a change of pk from 4 to 1 for the nonclustered index entry ak = 'A'. This is the magic performed by the split, sort, and collapse. Notice in particular how the original changes to the index key (on the 'ak' column) have been transformed into an update of a non-key column (pk is included in the nonclustered index). By not updating any nonclustered index keys, we are guaranteed to avoid transient key violations.
The estimated MERGE execution plan that produces the incorrect key-violation error looks like this (click to enlarge in a new window):
The successful UPDATE execution plan is (click to enlarge in a new window):
The MERGE execution plan is a narrow (per-row) update. The single Clustered Index Merge operator maintains both the clustered index and the filtered nonclustered index. The UPDATE plan is a wide (per-index) update. The clustered index is maintained first, then the Split, Filter, Sort, Collapse sequence is applied before the nonclustered index is separately maintained.
There is always a wide update plan for any query that modifies the database. The narrow form is a performance optimization where the number of rows is expected to be relatively small, and is not available for all operations. One of the operations that should disallow a narrow plan is maintaining a unique index where intermediate key violations could occur.
The MERGE can be made to work (producing a wide update plan with split, sort, and collapse) by:
Undocumented trace flag 8790 forces a wide update plan for any data-changing query (remember that a wide update plan is always possible). Either change will produce a successfully-executing wide update plan for the MERGE that failed previously.
The optimizer fails to spot the possibility of transient unique key violations with MERGE under the conditions listed at the start of this post. It incorrectly chooses a narrow plan for the MERGE, which cannot provide the protection of a split/sort/collapse sequence for the nonclustered index maintenance.
The MERGE plan may fail at execution time depending on the order in which rows are processed, and the distribution of data in the database. Worse, a previously solid MERGE query may suddenly start to fail unpredictably if a filtered unique index is added to the merge target table at any point.
Connect bug filed here
Bug reproduced on the following SQL Server versions (all x64 Developer Edition):
2012 SP1 CUI (build 11.0.3321 – November 2012)
2008 R2 SP2 CU3 (build 10.50.4266 – October 2012)
2008 SP3 CU8 (build 10.0.5828 – November 2012)
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That is a nice (and nasty bug). And just another one in the merge statement query planner.
It seems like some automated, exhaustive testing with all possible data and schemas would be in order to finally free the merge statement from bugs.
Thank you for alerting us, Paul!
Apparently the old rule of waiting for the first service pack before using the product is not quite right any more. These two features were released quite a while ago, and they still do not work together.
As the product gets more complex, the amount of integration tests needed to ensure acceptable quality grows exponentially. The release of MERGE with all these bugs is a good example of why complexity kills.
So, next time someone suggests that "the optimizer should be smart enough to do something else", let us think a little bit before upvoting the suggestion. Do we really need a smarter, and more complex, optimizer, with more bugs? Don't we need a fully tested one instead?
Hi Alex,
I would agree with most of that. Update processing is already very complex (think about the update plan where there are instead of triggers on views on tables being modified by a merge with filtered indexes and query notifications and ...)
Combining 'relatively new' features in creative ways is a good way to encounter bugs. Makes for interesting blog material (I hope) but not at all fun in a production system.
What version(s) of SQL does this happen with? 2008 and/or 2012?
See the build list at the end of the post.
**With QUERYTRACEON 8790**
MERGE #Target AS t
USING #Changes AS c ON
c.pk = t.pk
AND c.status_code <> t.status_code
THEN UPDATE SET status_code = c.status_code;
MS have closed the connect item as Won't Fix - though without giving reasons :-(