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The Cowboys have agreed to terms with fourth-round pick, safety Akwasi Owusu-Ansah today.
Owusu-Ansah's agent, Nate Haber reported the news via Twitter:
Congrats to client Akwasi Owusu-Ansah (4th rd pick) and the Dallas Cowboys. We have agreed to terms on a 4-yr deal.
Haber said he expects his client to sign the contract on Thursday and report on time for the start of training camp, which begins on Saturday in San Antonio.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but unconfirmed reports say that he will earn base salaries of $320,000 (2010), $405,000 (2011), $490,000 (2012) and $575,000 (2013).
The Cowboys still have some work to do however as Dez Bryant (first round) Sean Lee (second round), Jamar Wall (sixth round) and Josh Price-Brent (supplemental pick) all have yet to sign.


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Teacher: Drivers slow down for Tom Brady
He placed the Brady images on the posts with the hope that people would slow down.
Tired of drivers speeding through a school zone, a Boston physical education teacher turned to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady for help.
The Boston Globe reported that Sam Balto placed laminated cutouts of the player's face on pedestrian crossing signs outside an elementary school in the city's Roxbury neighborhood Wednesday.
Balto said he watched drivers speed through the 20-mph zone for months. The teacher used a speed radar monitor and posted the results on Twitter, clocking drivers between 30 and 56 mph.
Crosswalk posts were recently placed in the street near the school, but Balto says drivers would hit them and knock them over.
He placed the Brady images on the posts with the hope that people would slow down.
Balto said it "absolutely" worked.

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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs (GS.N) launched a sale of about $1 billion worth of Hong Kong-traded shares in Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (1398.HK) on Monday, according to a source with knowledge of the deal.
Goldman, looking to reduce further its stake in the world's largest bank, offered the shares in ICBC at HK$5.77 each, equivalent to a discount of 3 percent to Monday's close of HK$5.95, added the source, who was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
The U.S. bank has held a stake in ICBC since 2006.
The sale would be Goldman's second in less than a year, after the New York-based investment bank raised $2.5 billion from a partial selldown of ICBC in April of 2012, most of which was bought by Singapore state investor Temasek TEM.UL.
The sale last year was part of an effort by Goldman to derisk, Chief Financial Officer David Viniar said at the time. The deal left Goldman with a stake valued at about $2 billion in April last year.
Shares of ICBC have gained about 18 percent since the previous Goldman sale, in line with the performance of the Hang Seng Financial Index .HSHFI.
Reporting by Michael Flaherty and Elzio Barreto; Editing by Robert Birsel and Hans-Juergen Peters


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Security Prevents Unauthorized Access
It Begins With Password Control and Firewall Maintenance, but Requires Layers of Chores and Vigilance to Prevent Unauthorized Access
Some chores never end. Cooking, dishes, laundry, snow shoveling, parenthood, running a business, and global nuclear deterrence are just a few. There's never a point at which you're finished, home free and completely done. Individual tasks might be accomplished, but the overall situation always quickly deteriorates, and must be cleaned up and put right again.
Industrial network security is one of these endless and often thankless chores. You must assess applications and facilities, turn on passwords, and set up firewalls. However, you can't assume you're now safe to frolic behind your many layers of impregnable barriers. Although preliminary security is essential, there are increasing examples of probes, intrusions and hacks, such as Stuxnet in 2010, that do an end-run on most security devices and software, make it appear that nothing's wrong, and cause potentially huge amounts of damage. Yes, Stuxnet was a narrowly targeted attack, but most experts maintain that other viruses and malware that use similar methods almost certainly are coming soon, if they haven't arrived already.
Routine Creates Consistency
The good news is that useful tools to protect and secure industrial networks are multiplying in variety and sophistication. These include more-capable Ethernet switches, better encryption, precisely targeted data transmission and reception, more-thorough network monitoring and data packet inspection, quicker identification of unusual traffic, and faster responses to probes and hacks (Figure 1). However, it remains that two of the most important tricks are to get staff trained and committed to help with network security, and to routinely and consistently update security tools, policies and capabilities.
"It's enlightening when we get to see what's really happening in our network," says Charles Harper, director of National Supply and Pipeline Operations at Air Liquide Large Industries U.S. "Gaining visibility into this world of previously undetected cyber-threats helped reassure our team that we were doing the right thing by adding intrusion prevention technology across our industrial network."
Mark Heard, control system cybersecurity lead at Eastman Chemical, says his company views process security as a routine business activity. "Cybersecurity must be taken as just another task that needs to be done to be a grownup and stay in business," says Heard, who reported on Eastman's efforts at the recent Invensys OpsManage meeting in Nashville. "Cybersecurity is a necessary layer in overall plant security — and safety. In fact, much traditional safety thinking can and should be applied directly to cybersecurity, too. As a result, safety and security are simply good business. This is because undesirable incidents of any sort detract from the value of a business. Safety and security incidents have negative impacts on all stakeholders, including employees, shareholders, customers and the communities in which each plant operates. No one wants to have downtime and deal with cleanup, regardless of whether it was caused by a design problem or a security issue."
The key to cybersecurity is collaboration, adds Ernie Rakaczky, program director for control system cybersecurity at Invensys Operations Management. "It all comes down to controls, IT and everyone else being responsible for mitigating security problems and balancing the risks in individual processes," he argues. "As a result, we're focusing on vulnerability mitigation because there are a lot of opinions on how to do cybersecurity, and some researchers are launching vulnerability programs that are irresponsible and unprofessional. Some are even blindly posting controls information to the outside world."
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The idea that smartphones are making us dumber is not a new one.
With the increasing ubiquity of iPhones, Androids, and Samsung Galaxies, much has been written about how an addiction to checking our smartphones can basically fry our brains. Read Minyanville's "As Samsung Edges Out Apple, Who Will Win the Battle for Third Place in the Mobile Market?"
There isn't any hard evidence that proves that smartphones are bad for our neurological functions, however. Rather, researchers argue that our need to be constantly checking our BlackBerry screens or updating Facebook during dinner is turning us into shallow thinkers and emotionless zombies.
"Staring at screens constantly takes you away from people and gives you a passive outlet where you don't have to interact with the world," Cary Cooper, professor at Lancaster University in the U.K., told The Sun. "Like television, the light draws you in and numbs your senses." Read Minyanville's "Foxconn Is Failing — and You're About to Pay More for Your iPhone."
Now, as the "smart" trend expands to include machinery around the house and office, researchers have begun discussing a new fear about the technology's impact: its threat to our ability to make autonomous decisions. Read Minyanville's "Where Apple Stock Is Now, and What Levels Are Worth Watching."
Evgeny Morozov, a social scientist and author of the forthcoming To Save Everything, Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism, argues that what's most worrisome about "smart" technology is that while it starts off with the intention of helping us improve our lives, it can end up taking over. In a recent essay for The Wall Street Journal, he highlighted the example of a "smart" kitchen where "tiny countertop robots inform us that, say, arugula doesn't go with boiled carrots." Such an invention, he argues, would basically kill culinary creativity.
Disclosure: Minyanville has a business relationship with Blackberry.
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"Ladies and gentlemen, the casino is now open!" the man on the loudspeaker says. Seconds later, dice are flying, slots are spinning and NFL fans are plunking down money in time for kickoff.
It's early Sunday afternoon on the high seas, three miles east of Riviera Beach and the Black Diamond Casino Cruise is in action. It's the only one-day gambling ship operating out of South Florida.
It didn't use to be that way. Before the Seminole Tribe of Florida built its gambling empire, and back when horse tracks, dog tracks and jai-alai frontons had pari-mutuels as their core business, single-day cruises were the quickest avenue to slots, blackjack and other depravities.
Now, Black Diamond COO Steve Flood, president Jonathan Greene and other former managers from the defunct Palm Beach Princess gambling ship are trying to keep offshore casinos afloat with a new venture, even as land-based gambling continues to grow in South Florida. Flood cites the advantages: a legal sports book, live craps and a certain familiarity among staff and patrons, most of them from Palm Beach County.
"We're just a small fish in the sea, but you can argue we're the Cheers of the ocean, because everyone knows your name here," says Flood, who uses the terms "coastal gaming" and "locals casino" in almost every conversation.
My history with one-day cruises goes back to 1988, when to celebrate my 30th birthday, I slapped a sign-up sheet on the company bulletin board for a one-day bacchanalia. About 40 of my closest friends hopped aboard the Discovery for a day of drinking, gambling and trivia. (My current boss won a bottle of Champagne because she knew John Crapper invented the toilet.) One-day getaways with out-of-towners and family followed.
Then, about a decade ago, the Seminoles got serious, Broward voters approved slots, and the SunCruz (2007), the SeaEscape (2008), the Palm Beach Princess (early 2010) and the Discovery (2011) all saw their business sink.
Flood and his partners are trying to revive off-shore gaming. They retooled the old SunCruz, pumped in almost $4 million and set off on their maiden voyage this past fall. They gutted about 95 percent of the ship's electrical cabling, rebuilt the galley areas, bars and casino cages, and added new slot machines and table games. They also reconfigured the dining room and installed new bathrooms and lighting.
"We could have gone with Band-Aids, but we decided to do it right," Flood says.
In early December, Flood mailed out 14,000 coupons to former patrons of the Palm Beach Princess. He says capacity is limited to 500, though the ship holds a couple of hundred more.
I boarded the Black Diamond on a recent Sunday. Fueled by brunch — which included eggs, French toast, fruit, pork loin and salmon — my gambling day started with a bet in the sports book. The Dolphins didn't play until 4:15 p.m., and the cruise ended at 5, so the only option was to bet the 1 p.m. games. I put $20 (plus a $2 vig) on the Chicago Bears, who were one-point favorites over the Minnesota Vikings.
The sports book isn't what you'd see in Las Vegas. Three staffers in football jerseys worked the counter, with the NFL lines next to them written on a dry-erase board. But eight flat-screen TVs near a bar and the craps and blackjack tables gave the area the feel of a man cave.
"It's the sports book that gets me on this ship," says Ron Williams, of West Palm Beach, as he diverts his gaze for only a minute from the screen. "No place else can I bet on the games."
Six minutes into the game, my bet was pretty much gone. The Vikings were leading 14-0.
So I sat down at the blackjack table ($10 minimum) and got in about 45 minutes at a full table. The players apparently knew each other — most referred to Palm Beach Princess experiences — and I could have sat there longer, had I not all but run through my $100. With $30 left, it was on to roulette, where I broke even after playing about 30 minutes.
The slots included a lot of older games — Texas Tea, Lucky Lemons and Stinkin' Rich — partially because the ship's low ceilings make some new games and their oversize displays an impossible fit. But the existing slots operated just fine, and I was able to turn Lucky Lemons into green bills, winning $17. Finally, a win! But I gave $6 back at video poker.
There was no live Texas hold 'em poker that day. While they'll deal a game if enough players are interested, the two tables set aside for poker likely will remain empty. Regular players know there's better action at the Palm Beach Kennel Club and the Broward venues.
I'm not much of a craps player, but I make friends with Bob Barshay of Delray Beach, who says he's been comped at casinos all over the country. He starts each roll with an enthusiastic "Here we goooo!" and says the Black Diamond is his easy craps fix — though he stops short of being overly complimentary.
"I enjoy craps, but there's nothing like a real, live casino," he says.
The Vikings held off the Bears, 21-14, just as the ship returned to U.S. waters. At least one patron had to cajole the sports book to cash his ticket as the ship was on the edge of returning from international waters. That's a risk of the sports book: If the game runs a little late, you have only 30 days to hop back aboard the ship to collect. Considering my money was on the Bears, I faced no such problem.
As we exited the ship, I did the math: sports book (minus $22), blackjack (minus $70), slots (plus $17) and video poker (minus $6). An $81 loss.
I've done worse.


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Chef Denisse Oller features ways to marinate fish, chicken and pork
Green Adobo for Fish
Photo by: Marisa Zanganeh
Yields: 4 portions
- 5 tomatillos, skinless
- 1 small white onion, cut into quarters
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled
- 3 scallions, cut in three
- ½ cup fresh cilantro
- ½ cup fresh parsley
- 3 jalapeño peppers, without seeds or veins, cut into halves
- 1 serrano chile, without seeds or veins, cut into halves
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 tilapia fillets
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 lime, cut into thin slices, for garnish
See also: Recipes from Hispanic cooking expert Denisse Oller.
- Preheat oven to 325ºF.
- In a wide frying pan, brown the tomatillos, onion and garlic cloves at high heat for 3–4 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Place ingredients in a blender; add the scallions, cilantro, parsley, jalapeño pepper, serrano chile, lime juice and olive oil. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Place tilapia fillets in shallow ovenproof pan and add sauce. Refrigerate for approximately 15 minutes.
- Remove pan from refrigerator and let rest at room temperature for 15 minutes. Place in the oven and bake for 12–15 minutes.
- Garnish with lime slices before serving.
Caribbean-style chicken with yogurt sauce
Yields 4
- 1½ pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast
- 16 ounces natural 2% Greek yogurt
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 tablespoons Jamaican jerk seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
- ¼ teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
- Salt and pepper to taste
- ½ cup fresh dill, chopped
See also: Recipes from Hispanic cooking expert Denisse Oller.
- Preheat oven to 375ºF.
- Pat dry chicken breast and pound flat. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- In an ovenproof pan, mix all the ingredients with the yogurt. Add the chicken, making sure it is covered by the mixture. Seal with plastic and refrigerate for 1–4 hours.
- Remove pan from refrigerator, unwrap and place in oven.
- Bake for 35–40 minutes or until chicken is completely cooked. Garnish with dill.
Roasted pork tenderloin in red sauce
- 3 mulato chiles
- 3 guajillo chiles
- 3 pasilla chiles
- 1 New Mexico chile
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 medium white onion, cut in quarters
- 1 Roma tomato, cut in half
- 2 scallions, cut in half
- 1 teaspoon dry epazote (wormseed)
- 2 teaspoons dry Mexican oregano
- 20 ounces canned pineapple slices, juice reserved
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2½ pounds pork tenderloin
See also: Recipes from Hispanic cooking expert Denisse Oller.
- Set aside a large bowl with boiling water.
- In a large skillet, sauté chiles at medium heat for approximately 2–3 minutes, until tender. Slice chiles and remove seeds. Place chiles in the large bowl of boiling water and hydrate for approximately 15 minutes.
- Drain chiles and mix in a blender.
- In a large skillet, brown garlic, onion, tomato and scallions for approximately 5 minutes. Add these ingredients to the chile mixture in the blender, along with the epazote, oregano, 8 ounces of pineapple, 4 ounces of pineapple juice and oil. Add salt to taste.
- Season the pork with salt and pepper. Place in a zippered plastic bag and add 1 cup of the chile mixture. Close and place in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour. Reserve the rest of the mixture for the cooked meat.
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Take meat from bag. Let rest for 30 minutes at room temperature. Remove excess sauce.
- In a large, hot skillet, pour vegetable oil and brown meat, 3 minutes on each side, at high heat.
- Place remaining pineapple slices over the meat and place in the oven. Cook for at least 15 minutes, or until the meat's internal temperature reaches 155ºF. Remove meat from oven. Let rest for 10 minutes before cutting into thin slices.
- Serve with the remaining sauce.
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Consider a major or minor in psychology at Agnes Scott. You will learn about cognitive, clinical, behavioral, biological, developmental and social approaches that can be applied to human behavior.
Enjoy Small Classes in State-of-the-Art Facilities
As a science major, you'll have access to multi-million-dollar scientific instrumentation, dedicated faculty-student research laboratories, independent student project laboratories and long-term observation areas in the Mary Brown Bullock Science Center. All psychology labs are taught by full-time and part-time professors (not graduate or teaching assistants), and all students have the opportunity for hands-on research and experimentation. Our low student-to-faculty ratio offers you a comfortable environment to learn about human behavior and gain a greater understanding and appreciation for individual differences. In psychology classes, you can expect to engage in dynamic discussions, listen to intellectually-stimulating lectures, analyze your collected data, discuss journal articles and examine case studies.
Conduct Research and Publish Your Results
Psychology faculty at Agnes Scott encourage undergraduate students to conduct supervised research, and even co-author journal articles. The psychology 400 research series allows you to work on a research project with a faculty member for a semester, creating the research design, executing the study and analyzing and interpreting the data. Recent research projects presented at our Spring Annual Research Conference (SpARC) and at regional, national, and international conferences have included "Aggression and Stress: Comparing Younger and Older Female Urban Commuters"; "Attachment Styles, Interpersonal Competence, and Diary-Based Social Interactions"; and "'The Chimp-munculus:' Sex Differences in Cortical Representation of Vocal Production in Chimpanzees." Students have published articles on their research in journals including the North American Journal of Psychology, the Journal of Homosexuality and the Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research.
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Many psychology students complete multiple internships during their time at Agnes Scott. Examples include working with industrial and organizational psychologists at Coca-Cola's headquarters, Corporate Insights and Development, McKinsey and Company, Public Broadcasting, Georgia Power and the Ronald McDonald House. Other students work with clinical and counseling psychologists at Georgia Mental Health Institute, Emory Autism, Georgia Regional Hospital, the VA Hospital, Feminist Women's Health Center, Zoo Atlanta, The Yerkes Primate Research Center and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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The student-run Psych and Neuro Club, open to all who are interested in psychology, will provide you the opportunity to gain valuable leadership experience, as will Agnes Scott's chapter of Psi Chi, the international honor society for psychology.
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A major in psychology increases your writing and communication skills, as well as provides you with the knowledge to perform research experiments. These new skills will prepare you for graduate studies and your future career. As you graduate, you can:
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Letterboxing X11?
Hey guys,
My sister's laptop uses a (groan…) Poulsbo video chipset. She's been on Ubuntu for a while, but the blob driver is obviously buggy and leads to near‐constant freezing, so I thought I'd try OpenBSD.
Obviously there's no chance of getting 1366×768 resolution on there, so I'm not even going to try. Right now when X11 starts, it's in 1024×768 stretched to fill the screen. Since this isn't the correct aspect ratio, things look stretched and ugly. I would like to put letterboxes on either side of the screen and have a non‐stretched 1024×768.
It looks like the "NoStretch" option is what I want (EDIT: c.f. chips(4)). I ran X -configure (results shown below), tested it, works just like it does without the conf (i.e. fine except for the stretching). Based on this quote from the page, I think I can put NoStretch under Device:
This xorg.conf is the one generated by X -configure, except for the NoStretch line.
Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "X.org Configured" Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" EndSection Section "Files" ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/OTF" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/" EndSection Section "Module" Load "dbe" Load "dri" Load "dri2" Load "extmod" Load "glx" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "kbd" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "wsmouse" Option "Device" "/dev/wsmouse" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "Monitor Vendor" ModelName "Monitor Model" EndSection Section "Device" ### Available Driver options are:- ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False", ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz" ### [arg]: arg optional #Option "ShadowFB" # [<bool>] #Option "DefaultRefresh" # [<bool>] #Option "ModeSetClearScreen" # [<bool>] Option "NoStretch" "on" # ADDED LINE Identifier "Card0" Driver "vesa" VendorName "Intel" BoardName "US15W Video" BusID "PCI:0:2:0" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Card0" Monitor "Monitor0" SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 1 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 4 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 8 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 15 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 16 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 24 EndSubSection EndSection
OpenBSD 4.6-current (GENERIC.MP) #356: Tue Dec 15 14:35:53 MST 2009 email@example.com:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC.MP cpu0: Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU Z520 @ 1.33GHz ("GenuineIntel" 686-class) 1.34 GHz cpu0: FPU,V86,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,CFLUSH,DS,ACPI,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SS,HTT,TM,SBF,SSE3,MWAIT,DS-CPL,VMX,EST,TM2,xTPR real mem = 1063485440 (1014MB) avail mem = 1021771776 (974MB) mainbus0 at root bios0 at mainbus0: AT/286+ BIOS, date 05/12/09, BIOS32 rev. 0 @ 0xfda50, SMBIOS rev. 2.5 @ 0x3f6bf000 (35 entries) bios0: vendor Acer version "V0.3204" date 05/12/2009 bios0: Acer AO751h acpi0 at bios0: rev 2 acpi0: tables DSDT FACP HPET MCFG TCPA TMOR APIC BOOT SLIC SSDT acpi0: wakeup devices PWRB(S3) PXS1(S5) PXS2(S3) USB1(S3) USB2(S3) EHC1(S3) acpitimer0 at acpi0: 3579545 Hz, 24 bits acpihpet0 at acpi0: 14318179 Hz acpimadt0 at acpi0 addr 0xfee00000: PC-AT compat cpu0 at mainbus0: apid 0 (boot processor) cpu0: apic clock running at 133MHz cpu1 at mainbus0: apid 1 (application processor) cpu1: Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU Z520 @ 1.33GHz ("GenuineIntel" 686-class) 1.34 GHz cpu1: FPU,V86,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,CFLUSH,DS,ACPI,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SS,HTT,TM,SBF,SSE3,MWAIT,DS-CPL,VMX,EST,TM2,xTPR ioapic0 at mainbus0: apid 2 pa 0xfec00000, version 20, 24 pins acpiprt0 at acpi0: bus 0 (PCI0) acpiprt1 at acpi0: bus 2 (RP01) acpiprt2 at acpi0: bus 3 (RP02) acpiec0 at acpi0 acpicpu0 at acpi0: C3, C2, C1, PSS acpicpu1 at acpi0: C3, C2, C1, PSS acpitz0 at acpi0: critical temperature 95 degC acpiac0 at acpi0: AC unit offline acpibat0 at acpi0: BAT1 not present acpibtn0 at acpi0: LID_ acpibtn1 at acpi0: PWRB acpibtn2 at acpi0: SLPB acpivideo0 at acpi0: GFX0 acpivout0 at acpivideo0: DD01 acpivout1 at acpivideo0: DD02 acpivout2 at acpivideo0: DD04 acpivout3 at acpivideo0: DD05 acpivout4 at acpivideo0: DD04 acpivout5 at acpivideo0: DD05 bios0: ROM list: 0xc0000/0xe600! 0xce800/0x1000 0xe0000/0x1800! cpu0: Enhanced SpeedStep 1331 MHz: speeds: 1333, 1067, 800 MHz pci0 at mainbus0 bus 0: configuration mode 1 (bios) pchb0 at pci0 dev 0 function 0 "Intel US15W Host" rev 0x07 vga1 at pci0 dev 2 function 0 "Intel US15W Video" rev 0x07 wsdisplay0 at vga1 mux 1: console (80x25, vt100 emulation) wsdisplay0: screen 1-5 added (80x25, vt100 emulation) intagp at vga1 not configured azalia0 at pci0 dev 27 function 0 "Intel SCH HD Audio" rev 0x07: apic 2 int 22 (irq 10) azalia0: codecs: Realtek ALC272 audio0 at azalia0 ppb0 at pci0 dev 28 function 0 "Intel SCH PCIE" rev 0x07: apic 2 int 17 (irq 4) pci1 at ppb0 bus 2 re0 at pci1 dev 0 function 0 "Realtek 8101E" rev 0x02: RTL8102EL (0x2480), apic 2 int 16 (irq 7), address 00:23:8b:d3:7b:47 rlphy0 at re0 phy 7: RTL8201L 10/100 PHY, rev. 1 ppb1 at pci0 dev 28 function 1 "Intel SCH PCIE" rev 0x07: apic 2 int 16 (irq 7) pci2 at ppb1 bus 3 mem address conflict 0xd0000000/0x10000 ath0 at pci2 dev 0 function 0 "Atheros AR5424" rev 0x01: apic 2 int 17 (irq 4) ath0: AR5424 14.2 phy 7.0 rf 0.0, WOR5_ETSIC, address 00:24:2c:9d:6c:ea uhci0 at pci0 dev 29 function 0 "Intel SCH USB" rev 0x07: apic 2 int 23 (irq 10) uhci1 at pci0 dev 29 function 1 "Intel SCH USB" rev 0x07: apic 2 int 19 (irq 5) uhci2 at pci0 dev 29 function 2 "Intel SCH USB" rev 0x07: apic 2 int 18 (irq 3) ehci0 at pci0 dev 29 function 7 "Intel SCH USB" rev 0x07: apic 2 int 21 (irq 11) usb0 at ehci0: USB revision 2.0 uhub0 at usb0 "Intel EHCI root hub" rev 2.00/1.00 addr 1 pcib0 at pci0 dev 31 function 0 "Intel SCH LPC" rev 0x07 pciide0 at pci0 dev 31 function 1 "Intel SCH IDE" rev 0x07: DMA, channel 0 wired to compatibility wd0 at pciide0 channel 0 drive 0: <ST9160310AS> wd0: 16-sector PIO, LBA48, 152627MB, 312581808 sectors wd0(pciide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 5 usb1 at uhci0: USB revision 1.0 uhub1 at usb1 "Intel UHCI root hub" rev 1.00/1.00 addr 1 usb2 at uhci1: USB revision 1.0 uhub2 at usb2 "Intel UHCI root hub" rev 1.00/1.00 addr 1 usb3 at uhci2: USB revision 1.0 uhub3 at usb3 "Intel UHCI root hub" rev 1.00/1.00 addr 1 isa0 at pcib0 isadma0 at isa0 pckbc0 at isa0 port 0x60/5 pckbd0 at pckbc0 (kbd slot) pckbc0: using irq 1 for kbd slot wskbd0 at pckbd0: console keyboard, using wsdisplay0 pms0 at pckbc0 (aux slot) pckbc0: using irq 12 for aux slot wsmouse0 at pms0 mux 0 pcppi0 at isa0 port 0x61 midi0 at pcppi0: <PC speaker> spkr0 at pcppi0 npx0 at isa0 port 0xf0/16: reported by CPUID; using exception 16 mtrr: Pentium Pro MTRR support uvideo0 at uhub0 port 4 configuration 1 interface 0 "SuYin WebCam" rev 2.00/2.22 addr 2 video0 at uvideo0 vscsi0 at root scsibus0 at vscsi0: 256 targets softraid0 at root root on wd0a swap on wd0b dump on wd0b
Many thanks to the forum regulars who put time and effort into helping others solve their problems.
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Option "NoStretch" "enable"
Incidentally… I checked Xorg.0.log, and saw this:
(WW) VESA(0): Option "NoStretch" is not used
EDIT: It looks like NoStretch is limited to the Chips and Technologies video driver. Seems like this is the wrong way to go. Is there another way to letterbox?
Many thanks to the forum regulars who put time and effort into helping others solve their problems.
Last edited by backrow; 20th March 2010 at 06:28 AM.
Am I missing something really obvious here?
May the source be with you!
Certainly one can use Modelines.
My 1024x600 "widescreen" netbook has an Intel chipset and needs no xorg.conf at all.
Custom modelines probably won't help.
VESA VBE is rather limited, there is a list of predefined modes that the BIOS/Video vendor configure.. using a mode not in this list isn't possible, so various tools have existed for some chipsets, but generally they're not to be relied upon.
Until a driver exists for this Intel chipset (..seems to be a rebranded PowerVR) you're mostly out of luck.
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I used to be able to go into live chat, now the past few days when I go there the quilters names appear on the lower left side and I am unable to see where to type and can not make out anything. Anyone know what the problem is? Please help me if you know how to fix this!
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GALAXY vs. PORTLAND
Kickoff: 8 p.m. today, Jen-Weld Field, Portland
TV/Radio: NBC Sports Network/1150-, 1330-AM
Matchup: While Landon Donovan continues to reach milestones with the U.S. national team, the Galaxy (9-7-3) look like they're starting to gain some serious traction in MLS play. Outside of Donovan, they have their full complement of starters, and rookie Gyasi Zardes is beginning to lurk as a serious scoring threat alongside Robbie Keane. … Keane is on fire. He has the fourth-most goals in MLS (seven) and leads the league in assists with eight. … Hector Jimenez has made two consecutive starts in Donovan's place and has scored two goals in the past three games. … Goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini hasn't had to face many shots this season, but he has seven shutouts and a 1.12 goals-against average into the match. … Portland (7-2-9) has allowed only 17 goals in 18 games, including a 0-0 tie with the Galaxy on June 19. The Timbers, tied with the Galaxy for third place in the Western Conference standings, have won two games in a row only once this season. Their 1-0 loss to Columbus Sunday ended a 15-game unbeaten streak. … Timbers defender Pa Modou Kah, ejected in the 11th minute of that game after picking up two yellow cards, will serve a one-game suspension.
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Quakers Haven't Allowed A Goal All Month
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Yale's offense has been on a roll recently. The Bulldogs have scored nine goals during their current three-game winning streak. That offense, though, will face its toughest challenge to date on Saturday at Penn. The Quakers have yielded only six goals all season. Ten of their 11 victories have come by shutout, including the last four. Kickoff at Rhodes Field is slated for 5 p.m.
The game has big implications in the race for the Ivy League title. Both Yale and Penn sit at 3-1 in league play and are one point behind league-leader Harvard.
The Bulldogs (7-4-2 overall) are coming off a 2-1 overtime victory over Cornell last Saturday. Enma Mullo scored both goals, including the game-winner 7 minutes, 40 seconds into the first extra period. Mullo has four goals and one assist in the last three games. Melissa Gavin and Mary Kubiuk have each scored twice during Yale's winning streak.
Defensively, freshman Elise Wilcox has played well in goal since taking over the starting job. She was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week on Monday, sharing the honors with Harvard's Bethany Kanten.
Penn (11-2 overall) has won six straight games, outscoring it opponents 20-1 during the streak. Kathryn Barth earned Ivy League Player of the Week honors after putting together a nine-point week in a game and a half. She scored and added three assists in the Quakers 8-0 win over NJIT and then tallied both goals in a 2-0 win over Dartmouth. Barth leads the team with 17 points (6 goals, 5 assists). Marin McDermott has a team-best seven goals.
Yale and Penn have a history of close games. The last 10 meetings between the teams have been decided by one goal or ended in a tie. Last year in New Haven, the Quakers scored late in the first half and held on for a 1-0 victory.
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Extension Economist Mike Duffy, Iowa State University, prefaces his answers to all questions about the agricultural economy by noting that ethanol is driving everything right now. "I say this because it is influencing all facets of Midwest agriculture, and so it will influence the answers," Duffy says. "How it goes over the next few years will determine the directions for pretty much everything."
FIN: What are the major input buying trends you are seeing in Midwest farming?
DUFFY: The biggest change has been an examination of crop rotations. Many farmers are looking at ways to get more corn into the rotation. Whether this will continue or expand remains to be seen. The possible change in rotation has increased the need for precision agriculture, especially as it relates to nitrogen application.
How to farm and use less energy will be a major discussion point. What machinery to use, how to use it, variety selection, maintenance, and so forth will be major considerations.
What technologies in farm machinery are on the horizon? What concepts are researchers talking about?
Water quality will be a consideration, especially if we continue to see the increased corn acres. Farmers will be looking for more ways to minimize environmental damage. As a result, there will be a resurgence of interest in minimizing tillage trips for environmental and energy use reasons.
Machinery as it relates to corn stover and other biomass harvesting also will be important. This will be driven a lot by the direction biomass takes, but for now there will be expanding interest in these areas.
What would you be doing if you were a Midwestern crop producer? How would you be changing your operation or the products you buy?
If I were a large farmer who relied primarily on volume, I would be watching my costs, especially land costs. I also would be watching and planning for higher energy costs and doing what I could today to be ready for ever-increasing costs in the future.
I would be sure I was using the best technology that could produce profitable yields and keep a handle on costs. I would not pay too much rent. If it means letting a piece of ground go or passing it up, then I would. You have to know your cost structure and situation, but land is going to continue to be very expensive. I also would be looking at where I was planning to market. There are more opportunities today.
If I were a more moderate-sized producer with less expansion opportunities, I would be evaluating some of the specialty options that are still available: low-linoleic beans and other attributes — maybe even organic or completely different production. As the bulk market expands, it will open more opportunities to move into some of the other markets that will have to continue to provide premiums and maybe increase premiums to get the commodity they need.


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Column: Musings & Observations
Reality leaves a lot to the imagination. -- John Lennon
Spring is here! After another especially dismal winter, the season of pessimism has morphed into the season of optimism and I couldn't be happier. It's time for: March Madness; warmer weather (not quite yet); longer days; the start of the baseball season (my favorite sport); the final season of "Mad Men" (can't wait until April 13); and the second season of "Bates Motel," the prequel to Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho."
In my crowded life, coping is tricky at times, somewhat of a high-wire prioritizing act. There's so much stuff vying for all our attention; most people I've spoken with feel like there are always more things to do and more things to do.
Those special little moments -- what I like to call out-bloody-standing moments -- with family, friends and people I meet along the way, are delightful, unexpected and sometimes magical moments that bring a smile, often surprise, can put things in perspective and definitely keep me centered though the craziness. So far this spring, there have been a lot of those moments. Here's my highlight reel.
Walking into the Darien Library the other day, a woman on her way out stopped and asked if I was a musician.
Having had that question asked on many occasions, I was waiting for her to name the musician I reminded her of or looked like.
Instead, she just said, "The cowboy boots and sport coat combo. You have got swagger; I thought you were either a musician or actor." I just smiled and thanked her for the compliment.
When I got home, I told my wife the story and asked her if she thought I had swagger. She burst out laughing and gave me her look, which spoke volumes.
I was reminded of the time my daughter, Kelly, told me that a co-worker had said I look liked a badass.
As with her mother, she said she burst out laughing and told the co-worker, "You are so wrong." The women in my family know how to keep it real.
My wife and I lived in California for over 12 years and had the good fortune to have so many authentic Mexican restaurants nearby. Moving to Connecticut, we experienced Mexican restaurant culture shock and had difficulty getting our authentic Mexican food fix.
Over the years, we've discovered a few really good restaurants, but we're always on the lookout for new places. Rio Bravo, a new Mexican restaurant in Fairfield, is the real deal. Authentic food -- they make guacamole tableside -- and humongous portions. It's always good to find a new Mexican restaurant.
Recently, someone asked my wife and I how we met, after telling us we looked like a cute couple. I told her we met at a bus stop in Los Angeles; after getting off the Wilshire Boulevard bus -- where she'd caught my eye -- to transfer to the No. 1 bus.
In one of those, "you can't make this stuff up moments," she told us the story of how her parents met.
Her dad saw her mom while driving by a bus stop, but before he could pull over and say hello, she boarded the bus.
He could have looked at it as a lost opportunity but he didn't; he followed the bus until she got off and then pulled over and introduced himself.
There is a story about a couple that met on a Long Beach Transit bus and got married on that bus a year later.
In 2012, they celebrated their 20th anniversary on the bus; the driver was the same woman who had driven them on their wedding day.
I'm sure every day, people on a bus or train catch somebody's eye. But, do they say something?
It's all in the timing, and if it weren't for film actor and martial artist Chuck Norris, I probably would never have met my wife.
I was leaving the Chopping Block Restaurant on Wilshire Boulevard, after my lunch shift, just as Chuck Norris and his entourage were entering. I decided to stay to see the martial arts demonstration he and his students were putting on and catch a later bus, where a very attractive, tall blonde with choppy hair and a definite European look was sitting between standees.
On March 10, my wife and I quietly celebrated Chuck Norris' birthday -- we call it our Chuck Norris anniversary -- going out to a pizza restaurant as we did on our first date.
We talked about how we met. I recalled we sat together on the No. 1 bus, while she said we sat apart.
We did agree that when we got off at our mutual bus top in Venice Beach, we decided to go out on a date.
We had a good laugh when I told her, I probably would have gotten off an earlier bus stop, if she did.
She gave me another one of her fabulous famous looks, "I'd have hoped so."
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Overwatch_Elite wrote:Kirillyos wrote:Overwatch_Elite wrote:Nimja wrote: my quest is to either work for Microsoft Games, be an Indie Developer
these two things do not go together
IMHO, the major companies could use some fresh indie-dev-style thinking.
microsoft makes indie gaming impossible
seeing as icrosoft ecourages Indie Xbox devs,I don't see how. Anyway,Indie is a contingency plan if I don't get in to Microsoft (I am an Indie dev anyway right now).


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Online_weapon necesitaba un nuevo diseño de papelería y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 22 diseños de 8 diseñadores freelance.
LimitBreak Fitness
I'm an entrepreneur with a business background. In my teens, I was extremely unhealthy and decided to do something about it. I researched for half a decade on my own, running tests on my own body only to discover that most recommendations from doctors and personal trainers were not based in science. I lifted myself up from the abyss through sweat and tears, and I want to spend my life helping people who don't have the willpower, time and resources that I had. I want to simplify their understanding of health and fitness using science and an evolutionary perspective.
Although my approaches can and should be applied to just about any adult, I've always felt that if you target everyone, you target no one, so I want to concentrate on 30+ year old men and women. The reasoning here is twofold:
1) Older adults have a firmer grasp on how their health and fitness is deteriorating over time when left unattended.
2) Older adults have more responsibilities and less free time, making my services (providing fitness in 30min per week) very attractive.
3) Older adults have generally tried and failed to get in shape many times in the past, most likely ending up giving it up altogether.
I want to give these people back their hope so that they can get on with their lives without feeling limited or trapped in their own bodies.
What I imagined was having one side with the logo & the quote "Everything popular is wrong" in fancy font & the mentions "Strength + Nutrition + Posture + Lifestyle". "Learn how 30 minutes per week can change your life."
On the other side, I thought it would be this info:
William Courchesne, NCSF-CPT
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Visit limitbreak.ca to register and schedule your free evaluation.
If you've given up on being fit, we need to talk.
Service aussi disponible en français.
I think I'd like the background to be black but I'm open to suggestions and other graphics for the info side.
I'm going to be using MorningPrint.com to print the card and this is the info they have, so this must be respected. I think I need a full bleed to avoid white borders.
The end format will be like a credit card, including rounded edges.
Document size
3.54" x 2.28" / 90mm x 58mm, 300dpi
Document Trim Size (final size after being cut)
3. 38 " x 2.12 " / 86 mm x 54 mm , 300dpi
I want layers so I can edit text later.
*.psd & *.ai are the formats I need.
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(Don't be misled - although the site focuses on New York papers, just in doing test searches for this post, I came across results from newspapers in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Canada, and Mexico; it's worth at least a glance, no matter where your research is focused!)
My research wouldn't be the same without Fulton History, but I've heard over and over again - from cousins researching our joint lines as well as from fellow genealogists on list servs, in comment boxes, and elsewhere - that they don't utilize the site because they just can't figure it out, or they don't know how the search function works, or their searches return thousands of results and can't be narrowed down.
Now, any OCR (Optical Character Recognition) searchable database is at the mercy of the quality of the images, and my understanding is that what Fulton History has access to tends to be second- and third-generation library copies of the microfilmed newspapers, so the images - and, as a result, the search function - are not necessarily the highest quality. However, when you know what you're doing, searching Fulton History is actually quite easy, and it's 100% worth it to take the time to learn. It will absolutely revolutionize your research.
As a result, I've put together this tutorial, in hopes that it will convince some people to take another look at Fulton History. (And also so that I have something to link to, rather than typing out directions every time the subject comes up on the Brooklyn list!)
Step 1: The Goldfish
On the first screen, you'll meet the swimming goldfish, the first of several utterly unusual but charming elements of this site. Although the site's title is technically Old Fulton Post Cards, the vast majority of the content is newspapers, not postcards. Click "Enter" to get to the search page.
I'm writing up my tutorial here, but I strongly suggest reading the FAQ. Once you've reached the search page, click on the "FAQ_HELP_INDEX" button at the top right. It's worth it to get an idea of the different search strategies that Tryniski built into the site, not all of which are ones I will cover here.
Step 3: The Index
For our searching purposes, it will be vital to know which of the newspapers on the site you're interested in searching. The index is not necessarily easy to find, but there is a link to it in the first lines of the FAQ, so it's good to visit while you're already in the FAQ thanks to Step 2.
It's also not particularly user-friendly, so I highly recommend downloading the Excel file to your computer, which is much easier to handle. There is a link to do so at the top right of the page:
Once you're looking at the Excel file, you can use CRTL+F (or COMMAND+F, if you're on a Mac) to search for the titles of newspapers you're interested in, as well as to find out what other papers exist for the areas you're researching. The index includes the county in which each paper was published, so searching for the county of interest is a good way to find out what newspapers might have been published nearby. If I search for "Kings" County (aka Brooklyn), I get a number of results that are actually for Kingston, so I'll search for Brooklyn instead - luckily, all of the references to Kings County are followed by "(Brooklyn)," although that's only the case for boroughs of NYC. I get the following results:
- Brooklyn NY Daily Eagle 1841-1955
- Brooklyn NY Daily Star 1898-1933
- Brooklyn NY Daily Union Argus 1877-1883
- Brooklyn NY Daily Union 1870-1887
- Brooklyn NY Standard Union 1888-1932
- Brooklyn NY Union 1883-1886
- Brooklyn NY Weekly People 1901-1973
Step 4: Search using Boolean techniques
The single most useful technique for mining Fulton History website is the Boolean search. Especially if you are looking for an individual with a common name, you need to be able to narrow down your search results so you don't end up with many thousands of results. There are several ways to do this. Regardless of which you plan to use, begin by selecting the "boolean" option from the drop-down menu on the search page.
Now, you have to format your search as a Boolean search. Most basically, this means that words like "and," "or," and "and not" function as operators, rather than search terms. The Boolean search function at Fulton History will search for the terns you enter exactly. Enter your terms; if there is more than one, connect them with one of the above operators. Most often, you'll be using "and," but "or" or "and not" are good to have in your arsenal for when your searches need to be a little more nuanced.
For example, you could search for any of the following terms:
- Michael Mulcahy [returns any page that has the phrase "Michael Mulcahy"]
- Michael AND Mulcahy [returns any page that has both the word "Michael" and the word "Mulcahy," even if they are nowhere near each other]
- Michael OR Mulcahy [returns any page that has either word, including all appearances of "Michael" anywhere in the database]
- Mulcahy AND NOT Michael [returns any page that has the word "Mulcahy" but not "Michael," which is useful if Michael Mulcahy is not your ancestor but a prominent individual who keeps popping up and clogging your results for your other Mulcahys]
However, any of these could return many hundreds or thousands of results. It's necessary to be able to narrow your search by where your ancestor lived. One nice tip for doing this is using an ancestor's street address as one of your search terms. In the above case, this might mean searching for
Michael Mulcahy AND 85 LuqueerHowever, frequently you don't know the ancestor's address, or want to cast a wide-enough net to catch articles that don't include the subject's address. The best way to narrow your search so that you're not finding every Michael Mulcahy in New York State (and beyond) is to search the specific newspapers relevant to the place where your ancestor lived. Return to the list you created in Step 3. In order to search a specific newspaper, you have to use the exact title of that paper as one of your search terms. (For now, do not include any years in the title.) For example, to search the Brooklyn Daily Star for Michael Mulcahy, you can use the string
Brooklyn NY Daily Star AND Michael MulcahyYou can also narrow your search by time frame, though I've found that this really only works well when you are searching by newspaper title as well. Just add YEAR~~YEAR to the end of the newspaper title you are searching, indicating the beginning and ending years of your time frame. Since my Michael Mulcahy died in 1917, I might use 1917 through 1918 to check for an obituary and probate notice, using the following string
Brooklyn NY Daily Star 1917~~1918 AND Michael MulcahyStep 4b: Widen your search
A search like that won't always be comprehensive enough to return all the articles about your ancestor, though. Sometimes it is necessary to both narrow and widen your search at the same time - essentially, to be very precise. Fulton History offers several ways to widen your search, including "Fuzzy search" and "Phonic search," but I won't cover these, as they're not among the functions I find most helpful. In my opinion, the most useful way to widen your search is to search for words within a certain distance of each other. There are lots of situations in which this is helpful. Some might include
- If your ancestor might be mentioned with or without a middle initial
- To find a death notice in the form of "LASTNAME - On [date], FIRSTNAME, [spouse] of . . ."
- To find relatives or associates mentioned in proximity to each other (e.g. as survivors in a death announcement, or guests at a wedding)
Michael w/1 MulcahyYou can combine this with the above strategy of search certain newspapers like so
Brooklyn NY Daily Star AND Michael w/1 MulcahyMichael's son Joseph was a police captain, who might alternately be mentioned as Capt. Mulcahy, Capt. Joseph Mulcahy, or Capt. Joseph E. Mulcahy. For a search that would find any of this references, use
Capt w/3 MulcahyAs it happens, this returns over 100 results, for police and military captains throughout New York and North America. Again, here you have to combine the strategy of widening your search with that or narrowing your search, by choosing specific Brooklyn or New York City papers and searching each of them in turn.
Brooklyn NY Daily Eagle AND Capt w/3 MulcahyIt's up to you to decide how wide you want your parameters to be. If the name is not too common, I sometimes search to find terms within 10 or 20 words of each other, hopefully close enough to eliminate coincidental appearances in unrelated articles on the page while also being broad enough to capture appearances at the end of a wedding announcement or brief obituary. Quite frankly, I've seen enough death notices that read something along the lines of
Brooklyn NY Daily Star AND Capt w/3 Mulcahy
Brooklyn NY Standard Union AND Capt w/3 Mulcahy
Brooklyn NY Weekly People AND Capt w/3 Mulcahy
JONES - At home, in the eighty-sixth year of his age, BOB, beloved husband of Mary. . .to know that neither Mary w/3 Jones nor Bob w/3 Jones will pick up that item. If you're searching for common names, however, a search distance of 10 or 20 could return nearly infinite results.
By combining the strategies described above, I have found Fulton History to be an extraordinary resource. Although it might sound complicated, the searching will begin to seem more and more intuitive as you use it more often - and with the wealth of information offered by the newspapers at Fulton History, you can't afford not to use it often!
Please, let me know if in the comments if you have any questions, or if you can add any techniques to help other researchers delve into the Fulton History databases!
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Jamba Juice Company announced the launch of a store format and design initiative that will transform the store layout and design across the entire concept platform, providing customers with a compelling guest experience that reflects the vibrant, healthy, active lifestyle embodied by the Jamba brand.
The new formats will include limited-menu Smoothie Stations, drive thrus, and a juice-bar concept in Jamba stores. Along with the new concept stores and formats, Jamba also will refresh and redesign existing stores over the next four years.
"Jamba seeks to provide innovative, compelling formats that address the diverse desires of our customers around the globe," says James D. White, chairman, president, and CEO, Jamba Juice Company.
"The addition of new formats and concepts to our current roster traditional and nontraditional formats will help deliver experiences that maintain our industry leadership and differentiation," he adds. "We want to give our customers environments that engage and inspire their pursuit of an active and healthy lifestyle."
Both new and refreshed and remodeled stores will reflect on-trend, contemporary modular design elements, including options for an open layout from restaurant through the kitchen, improving throughput and operational excellence; use of more natural and environmentally friendly building materials; brighter lighting, updated graphics, and vivid and bold colors; and options for a variety of seating areas based on store footprint.
Jamba piloted limited-menu, smaller-format Smoothie Stations, as well as the expanded juice bar concept in California during 2012.
Additional significant expansion for both concepts is planned for 2013, starting in California and New York. At the same time, the company is also investing capital over the next four years in the refresh and redesign of existing stores.
The store design and remodel program supports the company's strategic growth initiative, enabling expansion of the brand in new locations where traditional stores may not be practical or appropriate.
In 2013, Jamba plans to open 60–80 new units globally, add up to 1,000 JambaGO locations, add up to 100 limited-menu Smoothie Stations, and refresh 75–100 stores.
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WASHINGTON — Social media sites were buzzing Friday night with reports of a brief but bright flash of light that streaked across the sky along the East Coast.
Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environmental Office said the flash appears to be "a single meteor event." He said it "looks to be a fireball that moved roughly toward the southeast, going on visual reports."
"Judging from the brightness, we're dealing with something as bright as the full moon," Cooke said. "The thing is probably a yard across. We basically have (had) a boulder enter the atmosphere over the northeast."
He noted that the meteor was widely seen, with more than 350 reports on the website of the American Meteor Society alone.
"If you have something this bright carry over that heavily populated area, a lot of people are going to see it," he said. "It occurred around 8 tonight ,there were a lot of people out, and you've got all those big cities out there."
Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer at Philadelphia's Franklin Institute, agreed that the sightings had all the hallmarks of a "fireball." These include lasting 7-10 seconds, being bright and colorful, and seeming to cross much of the sky with a long stream behind it.
He said what people likely saw was one meteor — or "space rock" — that may have been the size of a softball or volleyball and that fell fairly far down into the Earth's atmosphere.
He likened it to a stone skipping across the water — getting "a nice long burn out of it."
Robert Lunsford of the American Meteor Society told USA Today "it basically looked like a super bright shooting star."
The newspaper reports that the sky flash was spotted as far south as Florida and as far north as New England.
Pitts said meteors of varying sizes fall from the sky all the time, but that this one caught more eyes because it happened on a Friday evening — and because Twitter has provided a way for people to share information on sightings.
He said experts "can't be 100 percent certain of what it was, unless it actually fell to the ground and we could actually track the trajectory." But he said the descriptions by so many people are "absolutely consistent" with those of a meteor.
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Paragliding, Skiing, Nordic Festival, Ketchum Tour, Sun Valley Resort, Impressive Snow Grooming, Jonathan Warren and The Billy Goats at Whiskey Jacques
00:00-00:05 JON: Hi I'm Jon Olson and welcome to Next Stop from the nations first destination ski resort.
00:20-00:33 JON: Sun Valley is a year round world class resort destination. We're here in the winter time, so in this episode we are rocking all things winter.From downhill to nordic skiing, from a cozy sleigh ride to stomping tunes, you're gonna love this show.The fun starts now!
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00:36- 01:31 JON: It's a gorgeous day on top of Mt Baldy, a gorgeous to ski. It's almost always a nice day to ski up here, the weather here is pretty awesome, right Sonja?
SONJA: Absolutely. It's so gorgeous up here, we have tons of sunny days.
JON: There is a lot of organized groups up here today, there's a lot going on, but is seems like it's organized, not chaos.
SONJA: Back here, all the ladies here, is a group called the DIVA's. DIVA stands for de incredibly vomen alpine shredders!
JON: De incredibly vomen alpine shredders, ya? Gotta put a Y on the end of it!
SONJA: Ya!
JON: Ski lifts here are amazing, how many lifts are there, describe the terrain before we hit it.
SONJA: There is a variety of terrain. Most of the green runs, in other ski areas ski as blue runs, and then we have amazing just, pitches, that are consistent pitches for about 3,000 vertical square feet.
01:41-02:25 JON: This view is awesome.
SONJA: Isn't it incredible? This ski area is surrounded by 4 mountain ranges. We are so lucky, we have the Boulders, the Pioneers, we are in the Smokies, and to the far north are the Saw Tooth Mountains which are just amazing.
JON: Sonja, I love this mountain, I love skiing it, but I always like to learn something new, what do you suggest?
SONJA: What would be really fun today would be learning how to synch ski, so synchronized skiing. You can either ski in the same pattern or do a figure 8 and the ticket to synch skiing is your pole swing, and pole touch. So if I am in front, when I swing my pole, you're going to swing your pole.
JON: You make it sound easy.
SONJA: It is!
JON: OK, well let's give it a try.
02:35-03:22 JON: It was an epic morning on Baldy,, but something was missing, snowboarders. They're here at Dollar Mountain, the freestyle terrain park, that also doubles as one of the top teaching mountains in the world
ABBY: Dollar Mountain has been ranked one of the best teaching mountains in the world for a reason. We have various terrains starting from really mellow greens that gradually increase, we have amazing lifts, we start out with the magic carpet, and then we go to a quad detachable lift which is a very easy lift for beginners to get on and off. We also have amazing instructors that provide some of the best instruction in the world. Today a lot of these children that are riding the magic carpet are just guests on vacation, but also we have a couple events, we have a snowboarding event going on, and different racing events going on as well too.
03:30-04:39 JON: There is an event going on here today and people are just flying down this course, what's this all about?
BRIAN: We are doing a snowboard event, the inter mountain series and it's a border cross today.
JON: I would think it's gotta be one of the fastest growing sports for kids though where there is a mountain, cuz they are all…no one is skiing anymore, just us oldies.
BRIAN: Yeah, and you know, the retention rate is, we're trying to make it higher by giving us themselves places to learn. What we did is we attacked the youth market, put in a halfpipe, put in jumps, put in progression parks, put in beginner parks, put in a tubing hill and it's pretty much the family fun zone right now.
JON: I think I am going to go join grandpa over at the tubing hill, because that's more my style.
BRIAN: Yeah.
JON: As you can see from our day today at the Sun Valley resort, there is something for everybody, of all ages. I love tubing! And away we go, woo! Next Stop, Sun Valley resort for Apres Ski!
04:43-05:08 JON: If you enjoy a great day on the mountain like me, you know there is a couple of things you look forward to at the end of your ski day. We're back at the Sun Valley resort for Apres Ski, a time to get together with friends and family, and share war stories from your day on the mountain. Some true, some probably not so true, like how I was totally ripping it on the half pipe. You also know that you work up one heck of an appetite, in just a few minutes we are going to board a horse drawn carriage for a sleigh ride to Trail Creek cabin, for a dinner fit for a king.
05:23-06:12 MATT: Trail Creek cabin was built back in 1937 and according to Sun Valley resort, by Averell Harriman, who is the founder of Sun Valley. Over the years this cabin has developed into a public venue used for sleigh rides in the winter months and in the summer months we have your regular drive out dining. We have a spectacular menu, one of our most popular dishes is an idaho white trout, it is farm raised in Hagerman Idaho.
JON: SO what is your favorite thing on the menu, what is the must try?
WENDY: We are known for our ribs, our baby back ribs so…
JON: I just saw some go by they looked incredible.
WENDY: My favorite is the trout.
JON: You like the trout?
WENDY: Yeah.
JON: Can I try it all?
WENDY: Yeah, just order a whole bunch of everything and just share.
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06:22-06:27 JON: Coming up on Next Stop, world famous Sun Valley Resort, and a ride on the beast.
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06:31-06:56 JON: The Sun Valley Nordic and Snowshoe Center is located in the 58,000 square foot Sun Valley Club, located right in the backyard of the world famous Sun Valley Lodge. This stunning facility features a restaurant, lounge, bar and locker rooms, and also has equipment repair and storage. Virtual indoor golf adds to the list of extras as this skiers shangri-la. The Sun Valley Club also doubles as the gold clubhouse in the summertime. The Sun Valley Resort is truly a year round resort.
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07:00-10:16 JON: When I knew we were coming to Sun Valley, I said please let us stay at the Sun Valley Lodge. I've stayed here before, I love this property, and thanks to Jack, here we are. The minute you walk in you feel a special sense of history, just right in the lobby.
JACK: History and comfort, feel like you are home.
JON: I like that. Sure. This place is a little though nicer than my home.
JACK: Very special place. When Averell Harriman founded Sun Valley he said it's got to be roughing it in luxury.
JON: I love all the old pictures, you really feel like you are back in time when you are here.
JACK: A sense of history, we are very proud of our history, very, very proud of our legacy here and the history of Sun Valley, what it's meant to not only the skiing industry but the state of Idaho.
JON: The lodge is a special place, you've got the lodge, you've got the inn, would you just, it's a small part of the whole Sun Valley resort, but let's talk about the lodge and the inn and the different rooms that are available, and some of the more famous people that have stayed here.
JACK: We right now have 148 rooms at the lodge, there is a standard room, a medium room, a king room and suites, and the inn there is also 4 3 bedroom apartments also, so we have a variety of accommodations here at the Sun Valley resort.
JON: Tell us about room 206.
JACK: 206 is famous for a reason, because it's called the Hemingway Suite. Ernest Hemingway spent a lot of time there, and he finished writing For Whom the Bell Tolls there.
JON: I love the property, I love the fact that you've got ice skating and hockey right off our shoulders here, and the pools, the heated pools.
JACK: Another thing that is very unique itself in the lodge is the bowling alley, built in 1936, a six lane bowling alley, we keep that history there, it's a great family spot for the evenings.
JON: That's a cool spot, I like it.
JACK: But the whole resort is more than just the lodge or the inn, there is 2600 acres here, we've got a lot to do here and it's made for people that are active.
JON: All year round.
JACK: All year round. In the winter of course we have 2 different ski mountains. Dollar is where the first chair lift in the world was. And in 1939 we looked across the valley at this big mountain over there called Baldy and decided to put some lifts up there, so with the leftover, where the pile of timbers were, they built Roundhouse, and that was our first warming hut on the mountain and it's still a great place to have lunch and even dinner, a lot of history there, it's great, a 4 sided fireplace, wonderful views of the valley. One favorite pastime is the shopping area, people like to shop, and of course eat. Great restaurant.
JON: All the facilities on the mountain are just incredible, they are the nicest lodges, the ski lodges that I think I have ever seen. Everyone loves something free, you have free transportation to the mountains, and free ski storage, that's unique.
JACK: Absolutely. For all the guests at the Sun Valley resort, it also free…we also pick them up at the airport, the Sun Valley airport 15 miles away.
JON: I didn't know that, well how about that. I want to talk a little bit about the ice skating rink, because that is year round, it is one of what, two in the world?
JACK: That are uncovered, and open year round, it's pretty special.
JON: You have lots of great shows during the summer time.
JACK: Yeah, it's really amazing it can be 85 degrees and people are out there ice skating in their shorts and t shirts, but a real special occasion in the summer is when we have our ice shows, we have been having them for 74 years now and the greatest olympic and world champions have been here skating.
10:21-10:54 JON: You get a real sense of community here too, everybody knows each other and likes each other, it's a really friendly place to be.
JACK: It is, it's very friendly I think it's one of the reason people keep coming back, and one of the reason why we all live here.
JON: There is something that I read about which is ride the beast. What is ride the beast?
JACK: Ride the beast is where one lucky guest can ride the grooming machine with the groomers.
JON: You know Jack, I always get to have all the fun on the show, so I think it's time I share some of the wealth with one of our camera guys, think that is a good plan?
JACK: I think that's great.
JON: I know Josh probably doesn't want to do it, so Mike…ride the beast.
11:00-11:54 JIM: My name is Jim Wehan, and I have been grooming here for 31 seasons. On my left hand here there are 2 sticks, and that is my steering, there is one for each track, and everything else is on this joy stick on the right hand. Well, you start with a blade and you cut the snow first, and then that all goes underneath you and you till in the holes, cut the high spots, and the tracks chew it up a little bit in the process, then you get to the tiller back here and it chews up the snow and turns it into the fine powder, and in the back you have the comb and thats what makes the corduroy pattern, I like riding these snow cats I just think they are impressive machines, one of my favorite parts I think are the sunsets I get to see.
12:00- 12:14 JON: As Mike ends his day on the beast, I end mine chilling out in the heated pool at the Sun Valley Lodge. This resort is incredible. In fact, I challenge you to find any year round resort that has more going on than the Sun Valley Resort. For more information, go to sunvalley.com
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12:18-12:22 JON: Coming up, a nordic festival, a tour of beautiful downtown Ketchum, and we jump off a mountain.
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12:28-12:52 JON: There is a reason Sun Valley has sun in it's title, the Wood River Valley is known for its dry sunny summers, and it's mild sunny winters. Temps in the summer average about 77 degrees fahrenheit, and in the winter, about 33 degrees fahrenheit, with up to 200 inches of snowfall every year. The best part about the weather here in Sun Valley, they average up to 250 days of sunshine every year, so no matter what the season, it's always a good time to visit Sun Valley.
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13:03-13:55 JON: And now for something completely different, we decided to jump off of Mt Baldy today.
CHUCK: We've got just about ideal conditions right now, we're top of the limelight, winds coming in out of the north, and so what we are going to do I'm going to get your harness on you. We are going to lay the glider out right here where we are standing, when pulleying up into the wind you'll feel quite a bit of pull.
JON: How about landing?
CHUCK: Landings easy. You know, it's just like coming of…
JON: Oh forget it, we don't need to even talk about landing, let's just go. Let's just do this thing.
CHUCK: Yeah, we'll talk about it when we are up there! Sort of like stepping off a high speed chair lift, we're going to come in and land real soft. And straight down the ski lift we go.
JON: Woo hoo, awesome!
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14:44-15:57 JON: On your next trip to Sun Valley, it's highly recommended to pop into the Sun Valley visitors center. This is a really unique spot.
GREG: Yeah, it's a pretty interesting structure.
JON: I've never been in one like this.
GREG: It's an old bank that we tore apart this last fall, we wanted to create a place where all visitors and locals alike could come together, we are co tenants with the coffee shop here it's sort of the place you start your adventure when you come to Sun Valley. What we have is really the ability on an ipad to control these screens to show people what they want to do, how to get out into the surrounding area, whether its art galleries, or for a hike, or white water river rafting in the summer, all year round there is a little something for everybody.
JON: Can we talk you into showing us around?
GREG: Oh yeah, let me take you guys around town, maybe take you to the ice skating rink, take you to some galleries, show you some local shopping, give you a flavor of Ketchum and Sun Valley.
JON: Sounds good, let's go get some fresh air. Is this your dog?
GREG: That's Buck.
JON: Hey Buck. Let's take Buck on the walk. So what's this place?
GREG: This is the Galleria, a great place to go shopping, a collection of shops, and there is a bakery with an amazing latte's and cappucino's and baked goods right down here in the middle.
JON: Your dog is cracking me up dude.
GREG: Oh man, well you know, you can tell why dogs ended up being mans best friend.
16:07- 16:33 JON: This is way cool.
GREG: Yeah this is a great local amenity, it's open all winter long and totally free, this is the Atkinsons park and this is our ice skating rink. This ice skating rink is just proof of how much the community cares about this town and all the fun stuff we have here to do.
JON: That's awesome. For more information on Sun Valley and Ketchum, go to visitsunvalley.com
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16:40-18:40 JON: Sun Valley is a nordic skiers paradise, and our timing is perfect, we are in town for the third annual Sun Valley Nordic Festival. This is a really happening thing for this town.
TRAVIS: Yeah, absolutely, we get a great crowd out here, we're hoping to have 500 out here by later tonight which in a town our size is a pretty good sized group.
JON: Really great to see all the kids out here, we just saw the kids race, the seniors are coming up, this is a great sport to start as a young kid.
TRAVIS: It is, we have an incredible program here in the valley, we start kids off young, you know we've got kids racing on the world cup today, and we have six year olds racing on this course today.
JON: Why is it so big here, why in Sun Valley?
TRAVIS: There's a lot of reasons, a lot of big personalities involved in the sport in this town, and then also we've got some of the best skiing in the world.
JON: The energy here today is awesome, I'm excited for the finals. What's your prediction?
TRAVIS: I'm still going to pick our hometown guys. Colin Rogers and Nicole DeYoung, nobody is faster in the last 100 meters than Colin Rogers, so he's gonna smoke them.
ANNOUNCER: And they are off, here we go. A big win for Colin, across the line backwards.
JON: I'm with the champions, Nicole and Colin. Now you guys had some extra pressure on you, I was talking to the MC beforehand and I said who do you think is going to win, you can tell us, and he said 'I'm going for the local boys, both Colin and Nicole' You guys did it man!
COLIN: Yeah, you know it went alright. Matt was pushing really hard, we were really tight together, he pushed the pace early and I just tried to hang onto him and conserve a little energy.
JON: Now you are not from here, you came from Alaska, and you've been here for five years, how do you like Sun Vally?
NICOLE: Correct. You know, it's great, I have to say I really like the sun.
JON: It's called Sun Valley for a reason!
NICOLE: Exactly, yeah.
JON: We had a great time watching you guys win this thing today, congradualtions, have a great time tonight.
18:48-18:54 JON: The race is over but the party is just beginning, live music, snowshoe dancing, and a lot more. This was a very cool event.
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19:01-19:05 JON: Coming up on Next Stop, a cool local hang out, Whiskey Jacques, for our local band segment.
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19:12-20:31 JON: For our local Sun Valley music segment, we're at Whiskey Jacks in downtown Ketchum. Now, I've been here before and this place did not look like this last time I was here.
THATCHER: We had a catastrophic fire, burned to the ground, and our boss, bless her heart, decided to rebuild and built this beautiful new bar. We've got a full game room in the back, we've got 8 high def tv's, this is one of our popular sandwiches, the grinder, served with onion rings. Our most popular items are our spicy bourbon chicken wings.
'JON: I'm digging into these.
THATCHER: Excellent, good fried, finish them off on the grill, sweet tangy sauce, and of course, our world famous pizza.
JON: Right now we've got a bunch of people dining here, this is going to change here in a few minutes, right?
THATCHER: Yeah, we go from a family friendly pizza establishment to a rocking night club.
JON: Our band tonight, tell us about these guys
THATCHER: We have Jonathan Warren and the Billy Goats, they come from Boise Idaho. They are a mix of bluegrass and rockabilly. They have their own little pzazz they bring to the stage, they call it progressive psychobilly. It's bluegrass with a little edgier edge, so they got a lot of stringed instruments, they have percussions, they got a lot of foot stomping too.
JON: Sounds fun.
THATCHER: It's good old hootenanny with these guys.
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21:33-21:52 JON: Thanks for tuning into Next Stop, from Sun Valley, a world class, year round resort destination. Thanks to Jack and your friendly and knowledgeable staff for helping make our trip fantastic. Thanks also to our good friends and title sponsors, Alaska Airlines and the Alaska Airlines visa signature card. Next Stop, where will we take you next? make good memories everybody.
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Memories of his wartime dog put man on the move
Memories of his wartime dog put man on the move
By Joseph D. Bryant
Staff Writer
KILLEN - At the edge of a winding two-lane road, a small grave lies under trees providing shade against rising summer heat.
Howard Killen thought it was a fitting place for his old war comrade.
"Old Jeep was a good dog," Killen said. "Probably saved my life a time or two,"
Killen was in the U.S. Marines 3rd Division during World War II and served as a scout dog handler in the Infantry. "Since I was a country boy and grew up with dogs, I had a good chance to be accepted," he said.
Before going to the Pacific, Killen served as a dog trainer at Camp Lejeune, N.C., where the dogs underwent extensive training to transform household pets into animals able to survive combat. As a Private First Class, Jeep outranked his
handler who was a buck Private.
When the war ended, Killen got permission to bring the Doberman home to Florence after the dog was decommissioned and retrained to be a pet. Killen later moved to Tennessee and left his dog with a relative in Florence. Jeep died on Memorial Day 1954 and was buried in his owner's back yard on Royal Avenue, Killen returned in 1972.
It's been 48 years since his death, but he has never forgotten about Jeep. In recent weeks, those memories have intensified and created a desire to reconnect to the past. It started after a friend showed him old pictures during his time in the Pacific.
They showed the famous war correspondent Ernie Pyle with Jeep and Killen. Only Killen's fingers are shown in the blurry picture, but he remembered the moment.
"It just brought back memories to me," Killen said. "I guess I go tenderhearted about it."
Last week, Killen's nostalgia reached a peak. The new residents at the old Royal Avenue house were surprised with a visit from the veteran. Killen wanted to dig up the old dog and bury it near his home. He showed them the 1954 Florence Times newspaper article telling Jeep's story as proof. They agreed. "I came back the next day with my pick and shovel and dug him up," Killen said.
After five decades, everyone except Killen had forgotten the unmarked backyard grave. He remembered the exact spot - between the house and a tree.
Now, Jeep has a new burial place. This time with a marker and nice cool shady spot just right for Jeep's resting place.
Dogs have been used in American military combat since the First World War and are credited with saving thousands of human lives. The dogs were used as messengers, mine detectors, scouts and guard dogs. At night, they stood guard for surprise attacks. And in the daytime, it was the dogs that often first sensed the enemy's presence. "You could tell by his reactions that someone was there," Killen said.
There are several memorials honoring the soldiers and their K-9 helpers including the Doberman War Dog Memorial in Guam, where the dogs were used extensively. "We put the dogs out in front of the troops," said William Putney author of "Always Faithful," a book chronicling the use of War Dogs in the Marines. "Having the dogs increased the distance between the troops and the people in the jungle."
Putney was a veterinarian who was assigned to the Marine Corps' War Dog Training School in 1943, after his graduation from Auburn University. He was the commanding officer of the 3rd War Dog Platoon, in the Marine's 3rd division in the Pacific.
"The dogs caught them before they could get to us," said Putney, who is retired and living California. "The dog would alert us to the ambushes."
In 1994, Putney established the War Dog Cemetery on the U.S. Navel Base on Guam. Killen's earlier dog is buried there. A sniper got him just a foot or two from his owner's head.
After the war, Jeep made a good transition to peacetime and made a gentle pet for Killen's family.
The three-foot Doberman has remained somewhere in Killen's mind for years since the war's end. Killen just completed the second volume of his book, "Possum Creek Tales."
In it, he documents life in Possum Creek, a community between Killen and Lexington, where the biggest industry was a molasses mill and its biggest employee was the horse that turned the grinder. In the latest book "The Possum Creek Flash," the author describes life away from Possum Creek after joining the Marines and being sent to fight for survival in the jungles of the Pacific.
There's a picture of Jeep in the book. Jeep's memory will be passed on to all who read the story of Killen's life. After facing the horrors of war and returning home for a normal life, together Jeep's story and Killen's life are inseparable.
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Uncover a land that has been hidden for over a thousand years.
Beneath the land of Britain, a great army is sleeping. On a visit to an old church, Daniel Tully and Freya Reynolds awaken two ancient knights from a centuries-old slumber. They are kidnapped and taken to an underground city that stands in peril, besieged in all directions by a vicious warhost. Nidergeard is the only thing protecting the upper world's blissful ignorance of mythical forces that have been held at bay since the creation of the world. In order to return home, Daniel and Freya must strike at the heart of the opposer's power.
Fast forward eight years. Daniel, now homeless, still wages what he believes to be a righteous war against those he judges to be evil. Freya has tried to put the past behind her and concentrate on getting an education, a job, and a life. When they reconnect in Oxford, unseen forces begin to ally against them. Daniel is pulled through a portal and into another world. Freya is abducted by someone—some thing—posing as her professor and drugged to keep her in a delusional state. After they finally break free, neither can deny the truth . . . they must return to Nidergeard and resume the battle.
With a thrilling narrative that draws heavily upon British mythology, The Realms Thereunder will quickly establish Ross Lawhead as a major new voice in fantasy.
My Comments :
This is the first book of The Ancient Earth Trilogy by Ross Lawhead.
First of all am not really a fan of fantasy fiction and I find that fantasy novel are hard to follow and relate to. What made me request this book was the synopsis sounded great. Well, am happy to say this book did not disappoints me.
Initially, I find that it was rather hard to for to start reading this book as there are several stories being revealed simultaneously. It was rather confusing for me
However, once I have grasps who is who in the story and what timeline the story being told, I found that it's a really exciting book to read. Still, I finds the constant flash back was a bit disturbing.
The positive side is that there were a few unexpected twists in the story. I love that in a book.
I found that the characters are well developed. It was really heart warming to see them showing concern for each other well being.
Although this book is classified as Christian novel, am glad it's not preachy sort. In fact, there were a few instances where some crude language are spotted. In my opinion, this can't be help as that was what being called in that situation.
After reading this Book 1, I hope to be able to read the other two books when they are published.
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I don't know if this post really belongs here, but its the closest thing to Graphical Design I could find.
I just finished editing a pic of my sister, and I think it came out really good. Give me your oppinions on it. It can be found HERE.
Greetz & Respect.


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I started this site as a resource for myself, and for whoever else might have use of it. I work in the film industry and spend a lot of time looking for stills/screenshots from different films as a reference point for framing, lighting, tone etc. I dont think I will be posting any thoughts on the films directly, I would prefer to allow the images to speak for themselves, but I would love to hear your thoughts and maybe we could get a conversation going in the comments section.
I do not own any of the rights to these images, if you are involved in any of the films and would like them taken down just let me know. And one last thing, remember that these images may well contain spoilers, or depending on the film will be NSFW.
This site takes a lot of time and money to keep it growing, if you'd like to support the site I have a patreon page here I would be eternally grateful for anything you can commit to.
If you want to connect with me a bit more directly I'm on Facebook and Twitter you should really connect there, it's a great way to directly shape and influence what gets posted on the site.
Also I run a tumblr version of the site. Check us out here, I'd love if people would submit photosets of their favourite movies.


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Category : Business Plan.
Topic : Laser engraving business plan sample. Author : Mayer Hume.
Posted : Sun, Nov 25th 2018 12:10 PM.
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Remember the proverbial expression not seeing the wood for the trees? You need to see the wood first, then delve in and start examining the individual trees, meaning the individual items which you will be breaking down later. So a great point is to make sure that you have that overarching vision - and if you cannot find one, then maybe it is an indication that you are obsessing on a few technical aspects that do not necessarily make up a whole business as you had imagined it. A business that makes sense and is going to be sustainable in the future is one that has that clear vision within which all the smaller parts contribute to make it successful.


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My family has been served by Ellinger-Kunz for pretty close to 100 years. That is more than 5 generations. They always treated each generation as extended family.
Directly order flowers, view and sign the condolences book, share memories and more to celebrate lives of those dearly missed.
Helpful resources to guide you through the loss of a loved one.
Take a few moments to express your wishes now and help to ease the burden on your loved ones.
A collection of answers to questions that people often have when arranging for a funeral.


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Jen Barney needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 12 designs submitted by 4 freelance designers.
We want a unique, memorable, classy website that is EASY to use. It must be simple so that anyone who is non-computer savvy can navigate through it.
For colors, we like blue, with silver accents and possibly red accents. For the home page, we like makita.com layout with the b&w background and the bold colors. Go to the website truereligionbrandjeans.com we like that look a lot. Coors.com we like the wood background and the frame (2nd page of their site). The wood should be the backdrop, as the tools were the backdrop in the makita.com site. On the home page, these are the most important focal points: 'Barterwell.com and ' and secondly 'SEARCH' which goes hand in hand with 'zip code'. Leave a space (framed in) for captions/blurps to rotate through, toward the top of the page. It should have a trading post/bulletin board feel with papers pinned up to the wood (idea: old silver thumbtacks or nails). The items pinned up would be various sizes and shapes (see uvu.edu). Logo should be Adobe Illustartor. The entire design should be a layered Photoshop file.
- Here is a link to our home page skeletonhttp://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=2efb921cff739cccd2db6fb9a8902bda
- We don't want busyness or confusion. Keep it simple