text: Windows 8 - Features we love and hate Howard Wen June 13, 2012 Network World US Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn 1. Now that Microsoft has released the latest beta version of Windows 8, with the clever name of Release Preview, here are five things we love and five things we hate about the new OS 2. Goodbye Aero Microsoft is simplifying the look of the Desktop mode in Windows 8, eschewing the Aero theme it has used since Windows Vista. Rounded corners of window panes have been squared off, gradients have been removed, and the number of colours used has been reduced to make things cleaner and easier to see (presumably on a tablet screen). 3. Advanced boot screen On systems that use UEFI (unified extensible firmware interface) instead of BIOS, Windows 8 can boot into full operational mode in less than 10 seconds. The startup process has become so fast that on some newer model computers it may not be possible to bypass it in order to go into the advanced boot screen by pressing the F2 or F8 keys. So Microsoft has included an option under the Windows 8 system settings where you can force the OS to go right into the advanced boot menu from a cold start, or you can hold the Shift key and restart Windows 8 to enter it. 4. Enhanced parental controls Windows 8 will have an updated Family Safety tool that will allow parents to set up user accounts for their children, and then allocate time limits on computer use; restrict access to certain applications, online search terms, and sites; and spew out a weekly report detailing the child's web usage activity. 5. New and improved CHKDSK This one is a little surprising: Microsoft updated the hard disk checking and fixing tool CHKDSK, which has been around since the early days of MS-DOS. The new CHKDSK will debut in Windows 8, and use a new NTFS health model. Instead of tying up your computer when it's run, the new CHKDSK in Windows 8 will split the check/fix process into a series of stages: Detect Corruption, Online Self-Healing, Online Verification, Online Identification & Logging, and Precise & Rapid Correction. 6. Support for mobile sensors Further establishing that the next Windows will be a hybrid OS that will also be for tablets, Windows 8 will also support a slew of sensor technologies that are used in mobile devices: accelerometers, ambient light sensors, gyroscopes and magnetometers. 7. No free upgrade for you! If you buy a Windows 7 computer now, you won't get a free upgrade to Windows 8. Previously, Microsoft and computer makers provided an upgrade, gratis, from Windows Vista to Windows 7 for systems that were bought on the cusp of the latter OSes debut. (Maybe they were being generous to make up for the awfulness that was Vista.) This time, there will be no free ticket to the world of Metro. But if you buy a Windows 7 computer between June 2 and Windows 8's launch, you'll be able to upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for just $14.99. 8. Windows RT may lock out Firefox and Chrome According to Mozilla, the version of Windows 8 designed for ARM-based processors, Windows RT, will only allow Internet Explorer to access key functionalities of the OS, which includes allowing a browser to run in Windows Classic (the familiar Windows desktop environment, as opposed to the new Metro UI). Google also isn't happy with this development, and the government is now looking into whether this could constitute anti-competitive behaviour on Microsoft's part. 9. Media Center will cost extra The Media Center app came built-in with the Premium and Pro versions of Windows 7. But with Windows 8, you will have to pay extra (price to be announced) to download and install it through the OS. 10. No DVD player in Media Center You won't be able to play your movie DVDs through Media Center - apparently, Microsoft doesn't want to pay the licensing fees. This might not be a big issue since in the past computer makers have provided third-party DVD players that can also work through Media Center. 11. Windows To Go limited to Enterprise version Unfortunately this feature will only be available for the Enterprise version: The ability to write a bootable image of Windows 8 onto a USB stick. Windows To Go will allow workers to run a virtual clone of their office Windows 8 computer on their own personal computer or on a technically capable mobile device.


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NWSB Editor and Insider Chris Anderson talks about Seattle's odds at winning the Super Bowl, winning the NFC Championship, and taking home the NFC West in 2013. Obviously there are some teams that you will feel safer betting on than other teams. And with us being northwesterners (or at least most of us) as well as you clicking on an article that is about the Seattle Seahawks, I'm going to safely assume you, at times, feel quite confident about the bets you put on Seattle.
Early betting odds & futures: 2013 Seattle Seahawks
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Pets pets pets
Our dogs' lives are microcosms of our own. Fifteen years, if we are blessed with the "maximum" amount of time together, can go by in an eye blink. It may seem that just yesterday the faithful, old friend snoring at your feet was a peppy puppy tearing around the yard. Each moment is precious, but too often we take our dogs' presence for granted.
I am particularly guilty of filling my day with concerns about so many rescue dogs, near and far, that my own beloved dogs get upstaged or ignored. As a reminder, the following ghost written letter appeared in an Afghan Hound Rescue forum recently:
I Am Your Dog (Author Unknown)
I am your dog and I have a little something I'd like to whisper in your ear. I know that you humans lead busy lives. Some have to work, some have children to raise. It always seems like you are running here and there, often much too fast, often not noticing the truly grand things in life. Look down at me now, while you sit there at your computer. See the way my dark brown eyes look at yours? They are slightly cloudy now. That comes with age. The gray hairs are beginning to ring my soft muzzle.
You smile at me and I see love in your eyes. What do you see in mine? Do you see a spirit? A soul inside, who loves you as no other could in the world? A spirit that would forgive all trespasses of prior wrong-doing for just a moment of your time? That is all I ask. To slow down, if even for a few minutes, to be with me. So many times you have been saddened by the words you read on that screen, of others of my kind passing. Sometimes we die young and oh so quickly. Sometimes we age so slowly before your eyes that you may not even seem to know until the very end, when we look at you with grizzled muzzles and cataract-clouded eyes. Still the love is always there, even when we must take that long sleep to run free in a distant land.
I may not be here tomorrow. I may not be here next week. Someday you will shed the water from your eyes that humans have when deep grief fills their souls, and you will be angry at yourself that you did not have just one more day with me. Because I love you so, your sorrow touches my spirit and grieves me. We have now together. So come sit down next to me here on the floor, and look deep into my eyes. What do you see? If you look hard and deep enough we will talk, you and I, heart to heart. Come to me not as an alpha, or as a trainer, or even as mom and dad. Come to me as a living soul and stroke my fur and let us look into one another's eyes and talk. I may tell you something about the fun of chasing a tennis ball, or I may tell you something profound about myself or even about life in general. You decided to have me in your life because you wanted a soul to share such things with. Someone very different from you; and here I am. I am a dog, but I am alive. I feel emotion, I feel physical senses, and I can revel in the differences of our spirits and souls. I do not think of you as a dog on two feet; I know what you are. You are human, in all your quirkiness, and I love you still.
Now, come sit with me on the floor. Enter my world, and let time slow down if only for 15 minutes. Look
October 24, 2012, MASSAPEQUA POST • 17 deep into my eyes and whisper into my ears. Speak with your heart and with your joy, and I will know your true self. We may not have tomorrow, and life is so very short.
Your Dog
Speaking of Afghan Hounds, I had the pleasure of helping at the Afghan booth again during AKC Meet the Breeds last weekend at the Javits Center. Visitors experience 160 dog breeds and 52 cat breeds. The exhibition aims to acquaint prospective owners with the needs, as well as pros and cons, of each breed so future owners can make informed decisions before acquiring a new pet. Dog clubs stress the importance of purchasing a pup from a reputable breeder, never a pet store, after researching whether the breed of your desire fits your lifestyle. Most clubs also promote their purebred rescue efforts and make sure interested parties hear that rescued purebreds make great companions too.
Booths are decorated to reflect the heritage and history of each breed. Afghans are stretched out on a faux Persian rug under a colorful casbah tent. The breeds are arranged in alphabetical order, and since the Affenpinschers failed to show, Afghans are first.
On Sunday, a quartet of champions and a pair of feisty puppies dazzled the crowd. Afghan tresses banded in ponytails or protected by leopard skin booties seem to mesmerize onlookers. Canine celebrities- the Westchester Afghans- Marcus from Finland and Amelia from Sweden, plus Manny and Scarlet from Montauk-spent the day entertaining with bows, high fives and graceful leaps on and off the grooming table as they took turns posing for photos with their many admirers.
Manny, a magnificent cream, is the canine equivalent of Fabio. I served as his unofficial agent, displaying his Vogue ad and National Geographic spread besides the real deal. To our chagrin, his National Geographic disappeared. I should have known better because each time I bring samples of the breed rescue calendar, a klepto, or perhaps an Afghan groupie, takes them too.
For Adoption at Babylon Town Shelter (631- 643-9270) Lamar St. W. Babylon are two special needs dogs this week. "Wendy" #12-262, the purebred Westie, was found in Wyandanch in deplorable conditions. This young sweetie had severe flea dermatitis and perhaps allergies. Something is going on with her back leg too. She is so appreciative of the care she has gotten thus far. Meanwhile, "Goldie" #12-584 is an adorable Lab/Shepherd mix puppy about six months old. She adores attention and plays fetch, but will need more socialization around other dogs.


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What to look for in Thursday's release of Justice Department IG report
WASHINGTON (SBG) - On Thursday, the Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Justice is expected to release long-awaited findings to the public. IG Michael Horowitz has been looking into whether the FBI acted improperly when it investigated Hillary Clinton in 2016.
In some ways, it all started July 5, 2016, when then-FBI Director James Comey gave a news conference and said this about Clinton, the Democratic nominee for president, and the investigation looking into her use of a private email server: "Although there is evidence of potential violations of the statutes regarding the handling of classified information, our judgement is that no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case."
That bombshell, followed by another one three months later, when the investigation was re-opened after classified emails were found on former congressman Anthony Weiner's computer -- revelations many believe played a major role in Clinton losing the election.
"That is tampering with the electoral process, which is very troublesome to me," said Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif.
The IG report is also expected to shed light on the now-infamous meeting on the tarmac between former President Bill Clinton and then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch. It may also discuss now-public, anti-Trump text messages between FBI agent Peter Strzok and FBI attorney Lisa Page, who were part of the investigating team at the time.
One thing many are watching to see is if any charges will be filed. Other central questions: did anyone at the Department of Justice or the FBI act improperly? And did politics play a role in any of these decisions?
"I think the big question for the Justice Department, given the mishandling of the Clinton email investigation, is are they going to re-open it?" said Tom Fitton, president of the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch. Its lawsuits exposed the initial Clinton email scandal.
"There's a culture of corruption at the FBI that I don't think has been eliminated with the firing of James Comey. The FBI put its own interests ahead of the interests of the American people, transparency and accountability," Fitton said.
Transparency and accountability are a mission of the DOJ OIG report, though many say it will bring with it more questions than answers.


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?Is Nacho Libre a stupid comedy? !Jes! !Bery, bery stupid and cheap and cheesy! ?Is it funny? !Jes! Muy hilarioso in parts.
Mix Jack Black, his School Of Rock writing partner Mike White and Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess and the cult craze of Lucha Libre Mexican wrestling (as per the recent Lucha Vavoom event at Toronto's Guvernment club), and you get an enthusiastically dumb movie based on two presumptions:
(1) Jack Black's persona-based raised-eyebrow smartassery is inherently funny, and (2) midget wrestlers are even funnier.
If you vote no on both No. 1 and No. 2, read no further. For better or worse, your reviewer still finds himself laughing at Black's riffs (his vanity band Tenacious D, for example). And the midgets will have to speak for themselves (although in this movie, all they do is growl behind troll masks)
Based entirely around Black's cheesy Mexican accent (and supported by game Mexican actors whose accents, presumably, are real), Nacho Libre stars the actor as Father Ignacio, the low man at a Oaxaca monastery/orphanage where he cooks a never-changing menu of refritas and tortillas. One day, inspired by love for an angelic new nun, Sister Encarnacion (Penelope Cruz-lookalike Ana de la Reguera) and ashamed at allowing the theft of the orphans' tortillas by a scrawny homeless man (Hector Jimenez) he reinvents himself as a Luchadore, a practitioner of stylized Mexican wrestling, and enlists the vagrant Esquele as his partner.
Behind the scenes, they discover everyone gets paid in wrestling, so they begin a career as lovable losers (the butt-kicking they take from the midgets being the nadir of their career).
The humour bounces between what Chris Farley used to call "Fatty fall down" (as when Ignacio, aka Nacho, fits himself into too-small tights in his debut, giving us a bit too much of his buttcrack to look at) and a dry, ironic patter in which contemporary American dialogue becomes funny when spoken with an accent.
(I don't know why it gets laughs when a lovestruck Ignacio keeps saying "So, anyways..." to Sister Encarnacion when striking up a conversation, but it does.)
For all Black's trademark contributions, Nacho's funny really springs from the supporting cast, especially Jimenez.
Is this is a stupid movie? Jes! Bery, bery stupid, and cheap and cheesy. Is it funny? Jes! Muy hilarioso in parts. And frankly, if midget wrestlers with troll masks don't make you laugh, well... I guess you and I don't laugh at the same things.
1 hour, 40 minutes
Starring: Jack Black, Ana de la Reguera, Hector Jimenez
Director: Jared Hess
Rated: PG
PLOT: To raise money for better food for his Oaxaca orphanage, a Mexican priest dons a cape and a mask, enlists a homeless man as a tag-team partner, and becomes a Luchador (Mexican wrestler).
Sun Rating: 3 out of 5


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A U.S. Court of Appeals ruled this week that the Internal Revenue Service has no authority to regulate paid tax preparers.
The ruling, which upheld a decision from a lower court decision in the case of Loving v. IRS, confirmed that the IRS could not monitor tax preparers by requiring them to pass a test, take classes and pay annual fees — steps the agency introduced in 2011 in an effort to crack down on fraud. For taxpayers, the decision is a reminder that they need to vet their tax preparers and double-check their returns before they file.
Roughly 60% of tax returns are filed by a tax preparer. While some taxpayers may be able to prove that their tax pros are to blame for any fraud found on their forms, the IRS cautions that taxpayers are still legally responsible for their returns and should choose their preparers carefully. "Don't be afraid to ask questions," says Cynthia Jeanguenat, an enrolled agent in Virginia Beach and a spokeswomen for the National Association of Enrolled Agents, a professional organization. "You're going to provide them with a lot of information so make sure you're going to someone trustworthy."
Currently only four states, California, Oregon, Maryland and New York, regulate tax preparers. Taxpayers may be able to protect themselves by asking for references and checking their preparers' credentials, tax pros say. In a statement, the IRS said that it "is currently reviewing the decision" and that it believes "it's critical for taxpayers to be able to rely on quality work from tax preparers."
Certified public accountants and enrolled agents, tax professionals that meet certain requirements established by the IRS, are generally asked to complete competency tests and meet continuing education requirements. Other paid tax preparers may not have to meet the same standards, but consumers can check with the Better Business Bureau to see if any complaints have been filed against an independent tax preparer.
Jeanguenat, of the NAEA, says the enrolled agents in the association need to be in good standing with the IRS and are asked to take courses in addition to the requirements set by the agency. The group also offers a search tool on its website for people looking to hire enrolled agents. Consumers looking for an accountant can use a tool from the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy that helps them verify their accountant's credentials and check if there have been any issues with that person's license. Some states' board of accountancy also offer licensing information.
It is typically a red flag if a tax preparer is promising a particular dollar amount for a tax refund or if their fees change according to the size of the refund, says Jeanguenat. And before they submit any returns, consumers should look over the paperwork and make sure the pro included his or her Preparer Tax Identification Number or PTIN and that the return has been signed, the IRS warns. (Get more tips from the IRS here.)
Even if taxpayers are able to avoid legal issues after they straighten out any problems on their returns, they are likely to owe back taxes and penalties if it turns out they understated their tax bill. Errors can generally be corrected by filing an amended return.
More tax stories from MarketWatch:
How the 1040 tax form has changed over the past century
7 tax return screw-ups to avoid
How to get tax breaks for your debt


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HathiTrust participates in grant from NSF – Sayeed Choudhury of Johns Hopkins University, John Wilkin of the University of Michigan, and Amy Friedlander of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) are co-PIs in an NSF EAGER grant to determine the needs and requirements for developing an open-access repository for publications arising from NSF-funded research. The PIs will leverage Johns Hopkins' experience in evaluating digital repositories, HathiTrust's experience with large-scale infrastructure and ingest of digital objects, and CLIR's experience and facility in bringing together groups of experts to determine next steps and directions on targeted issues. CLIR will host a series of workshops focusing on technical requirements, business and policy concerns, and organization and operations issues relating to the open-access repository. Johns Hopkins and HathiTrust will evaluate various technical systems based on the recommendations from the workshops. The creation of a sustainable, efficient, and scalable model to deliver the products of NSF-funded research to users at no cost will have a transformative impact on the dissemination and use of this valuable work.
University of Michigan Press Backfile and "Buy a Reprint" Links in HathiTrust – HathiTrust has begun ingest of the majority of the published backfile of the University of Michigan Press. More than 350 volumes are now available in the temporary catalog and the HathiTrust PageTurner, with an option to purchase print copies of many of the volumes in the PageTurner. The collection is the first of what is hoped will become many collections or bibliographies in HathiTrust that are maintained by official sources such as organizations, faculty, and librarians. The partners are still working on a name for these types of collections. More information about the Press partnership, including links to the official press release and the collection itself, are available at http://press.umich.edu/digital/hathi. Full-text search is available inside of the UM Press collection, and all other HathiTrust collections (see the Collection Builder home at http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/mb?a=listcs;colltype=pub).
Returned Duplicates — The University of California, the University of Wisconsin, Indiana University, and the University of Michigan have undertaken a review of volumes returned by Google as duplicates to better understand how duplicate determination takes place. During the month of September, staff members evaluated materials that were rejected by Google in August, identifying matches and potential mismatches. Results are currently being compiled and analyzed, and will be presented at the Google Partner Summit.
Working Group On Computational Research Center – The Research Center advisory group has completed their initial round of discussions on the demand, structure, content inclusion, legal considerations and funding of the Research Center. A report on that work will be submitted to the Executive Committee in the coming weeks. The group identified the need for additional strategies to gather specific information about the composition and ongoing use and support of the Research Center. A plan to assemble and incorporate this information should be in place in October as well.
Working Group on Storage – A series of teleconferences have led to the construction and refinement of a table defining the important decision criteria for adding a third instance of HathiTrust storage. By mid-October the group will develop a version of these criteria with institutional-specific weighting factors. It will then work to reconcile the weightings and develop a final recommendation.
Working Group on Collaborative Development Environment – Michigan staff have completed operating system installs on the initial development environment equipment. Staff will next configure one of the development servers with the base set of software required to support known demands on the environment, including shared development with staff at the University of California on the HathiTrust PageTurner. The initial configuration will be documented and discussed with the working group for further revisions and enhancements.
New Programmer for Non-Google Ingest – In the near future the HathiTrust partners will hire a developer dedicated to receiving non-Google materials from their respective institutions and preparing them for ingest into the repository. The new hire will speed the addition of these materials to HathiTrust and develop specifications and processes that will be applicable to content from new partners in the future.
Internet Archive Ingest — Staff members from the University of California, the University of Michigan, and the University of Illinois held a teleconference in late September to discuss the file formats for Internet Archive-digitized content that will be included in the HathiTrust book package. The partners are working to build consensus on a package that will meet the needs of all institutions contributing this content. The University of Michigan and University of California held two teleconferences in September to discuss issues surrounding ingest itself, such as book package identifiers and ways of preparing ingested OCR for use in full-text searching and viewing applications.
Upcoming Changes to Tab-delimited HathiTrust Metadata Files — Beginning with the full metadata file produced on December 1, 2009, additional fields will be added to the tab-delimited HathiTrust metadata files that are provided at http://www.hathitrust.org/hathifiles (a description of the files is available at http://www.hathitrust.org/hathifiles_metadata).
Fields to be added include the rights determination reason code and the date of last rights determination. With this data included, the tab-delimited files will become an ongoing accessible source for information on how and when rights determinations are made. The new tab-delimited fields will be added to the end of the current record structure in order to minimize any potential disruption for existing users of these files. More details on this change will be included on the website as they become available.
Development Updates
Large-scale Search Launch October 19 – In September, the University of Michigan worked to revise and debug production index-building routines to support a comprehensive index of HathiTrust volumes. This index is distributed across five servers with two Solr shards, or index fragments, on each server. In the process of running the routines it was confirmed that Logical Volume Manager (LVM) snapshots could be used effectively to deploy index updates. Concurrent testing of the indexes in the new search environment showed a significant improvement in performance over the current environment, as had been expected. The new full-text search service is targeted for release on October 19. When it is live, the full text of the more than 4 million volumes in HathiTrust will be searchable by anyone with a Web browser. At that time, a new portal interface will replace the current page at http://catalog.hathitrust.org, providing access to full-text search, bibliographic search, and linking to custom collections in the Collection Builder.
With the release of full-text search on the horizon, HathiTrust has begun exploring options for offering faceted browsing of content in conjunction with full-text search. The University of Michigan has built and performed preliminary testing on an index of 500,000 volumes that includes metadata suitable for faceting of search results. The tests suggest that the impact of faceting on full-text search performance will be tolerable in the new environment.
Principal developers for the open source Solr software integrated Michigan's contribution of common-grams code into the Solr code base. It is now a permanent feature of Solr and, of course, the HathiTrust indexing process.
HathiTrust/OCLC Catalog – The HathiTrust/OCLC Catalog team recently reached an agreement on metadata requirements for the version 1 catalog. To finalize these requirements, input was sought from catalogers both within and outside of the regular group. The team is also in the process of finalizing user interface requirements. A face-to-face meeting between OCLC and HathiTrust is being planned for November, where the group will begin to lay out a vision and timeline for version 2 of the catalog.
Ingest – Ingest rates were low in September as HathiTrust remained caught up with content made available from Google, and due to an issue of metadata encoding that required Google to reprocess a number of volumes before they could be downloaded. Ingest of metadata from Penn State is expected to begin in October, with ingest of content to begin immediately after.
Prototype for New HathiTrust PageTurner — Staff at the University of Michigan investigated ways of altering the current process by which images are transformed for access, in order to produce images that can be used by the GnuBook. A conclusion was not reached and investigation will continue in October. Development work at the University of California will also continue in October, as staff prepare a feature that will allow users to view thumbnail images of the pages in a volume.
Collection Builder – As mentioned above, the UM Press volumes will form the first officially sponsored collection in Collection Builder. Another new feature of the Collection Builder, and the PageTurner application as well, is that users accessing HathiTrust from partnering institution campuses will see the name of their institution in the bottom left corner of the screen. This note will let users know that their institution is supporting the effort to make this content available and ensure its preservation over the long-term. Staff at the University of Michigan continue to work to integrate Collection Builder functionality into the temporary catalog. Negotiating authentication requirements between the two applications has introduced some complications, but options continue to be explored.
Outages – There were no outages in September.
|"HathiTrust: Preservation As A Platform For Collaboration and Expanded User Services", October 6 - Jeremy York, Suzanne Chapman, Heather Christenson, and Paul Fogel
|"From Ingest To Access: A Day In The Life Of A HathiTrust Digital Object", October 8 - Jeremy York
|NISO Forum
|"Seamless Sharing: NYU, HathiTrust, ReCAP and the Cloud Library", October 9 - Kat Hagedorn
New Growth
Number of volumes added:
|Indiana University
|University of California
|University of Michigan
|University of Wisconsin
- 36,400 public domain volumes were added in July, bringing the total number of public domain volumes to 641,170 (16% of the total content).
October Forecast
- Create and maintain full-text indexing and search services in the new production environment.
- Continue to explore the addition of facets in full-text search. Facets have introduced metadata to the full-text index, and therefore new sorting options, including weighted relevance, will need attention.
- Continue to investigate potential solutions to the problem of dynamically serving images to GnuBook.


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* SunMornBrunch
Start: 11:28:43
3rdhawkins: hey alt
alt: Hello 3rdhawkins ..whas up?
3rdhawkins: nothing much, trying to gather all the records and information I have on my maternal family to give to my grandmother for her birthday
alt: wonderful... when is her birthday?
3rdhawkins: in June, in about 2 or 3 wks
alt: okay, a nice package would include, charts, copies of records & perhaps a family timeline.... can you do something like that with your software package?
3rdhawkins: I wanted to give her some indexes from census, but it's hard doing it horizontally. I don't know how to make it vertical where it will print out wide yeah, I can do that....
alt: I did a package for Anita's oldest sister 86 y/o. her ancestors & descendants charts, narratives, w/copies of census & other records and she will enjoys reading & re-reading it. will=really
3rdhawkins: how do you do the census? make copies
alt: made copies of the printed pages from Ancestry.
3rdhawkins: oh, did it come out good? I did it from my computer, but the writing is too small
alt: or rahter the image pages
3rdhawkins: oh, Ok, and you wrote the information in yourself?
alt: I did the feature where you printed only the section you wanted.
3rdhawkins: oh, ok I might have to do that
alt: she wasn't really concerned with the full image page, just the sections that showed her ancestors for any given censu year. she was on the 1930 page.
3rdhawkins: right, that's one thing to think about, especially given it to someone else, for me, I would rather have the hold thing, I like having everything right there in my face will I search on the computer hold-whole
alt: yes, me too, but they don't know or really care about ED's and all ot the header inforamtion
Khathu: good morning everyone
alt: just their names & ages
3rdhawkins: that's true........even though I included it
alt: Hello Khahtu
3rdhawkins: hello Khathu
alt: the other parts to the package show all of the other 'stuff' they are interested in. the charts & narratives , especailly w/photos if you have them are you doing a descendant thing for her too?
Seventies Soulchild: Hello 3rd, alt, Khathu
alt: Hello Seventies Soulchild
3rdhawkins: yes I am, that is the main thing hello Seventies
alt: they really enjoy that 3rdhawkins
3rdhawkins: alt, I am thinking about including the children of others, such as my great great grandfather's and my grgr grandmother's siblings, maybe not go in depth with their descendants, but just show other families...but that may be census or something
Khathu: Hello Seventies
3rdhawkins: or a family group sheet
alt: I took the package... about 50 pages to Office Max and had them put a cover on it... used a photo of her and her husband for the cover photo
Khathu: That sounds nice
alt: the more you have the better they like it 3rdhawkins
Seventies Soulchild: Nice alt. 3rd are you making a family memorial booklet or something along those lines?
3rdhawkins: no, just something for my grandmother to give to her for her B-day
Seventies Soulchild: I wish I had made plans for this weekend. . .
alt: ancestor chart, descdant charts, narratives, cipoes of records (census, etc.)
3rdhawkins: alt, really? I might go to office max also
alt: family group sheets .. just about anything your software package can generate.. put it in there
Seventies Soulchild: does your software provide footnotes and references?
3rdhawkins: yes
alt: the binder w/cover makes it really attractive & they don't have loose pages to keep up with and it is in some kind of order for them to follow yes, the narratives can include, notes, indexes & source references
3rdhawkins: I just feel bad that I couldn't find anything on her father so she'll just get her maternal family
alt: you'll find something AFTER you finish and present her with the package LOL LOL
3rdhawkins: lol I know, right it may take a trip to AR which I can't do right now
alt: you're in Joplin, right? how far into ARK will you have to go?
3rdhawkins: I'm in SW MO (Joplin), Hempstead Co. is SW AR near TX and LA
alt: okay
Khathu: Have a great everyone
3rdhawkins: you too Khathu
alt: I used to drive thru Joplin on the way to OKC ..on I 44
Seventies Soulchild: I've got to get going too. Parents anniversary dinner today...
alt: enjoy Seventies Soulchild
Seventies Soulchild: I'm going to be marinating in red wine. . .
3rdhawkins: ok Seventies, bye have fun
Seventies Soulchild: I will try. . .
alt: how many years 3rdhawkins
3rdhawkins: you mean, for my grandmother?
Seventies Soulchild: bye fellas
alt: gone, I meeant for tha anniversary, but yes 3rdhawkins .. how old/young will your grandmother be?
3rdhawkins: 80 she just missed the census by about a couple of months
alt: okay, my age then LOL I just turned 76 on the 11th of May your gift is great!!!! just wish my grandkids were interested in genealogy.
3rdhawkins: but she has already got to she her parents and siblings in 1930.........she has seen all of the census, so it won't be too much of a surprise she-see
alt: well hello fairwinds, how have you been?
3rdhawkins: hello fairwinds
fairwinds: hi! good- thanks and how have you two been?
alt: how are ya fairwinds?
fairwinds: Alt are you still in MD?
alt: trying to stay out of trouble me, no I'm in OH fairwinds
3rdhawkins: doing good fairwinds
fairwinds: oh, ok- whats good these days?
alt: it'a all good LOL LOL
fairwinds: gearing up here for Memorial Day protest at the cemetery
alt: is this the Auburn cemetery?
fairwinds: yep- I'm still at it
alt: stay on it fairwinds
fairwinds: until my last breath :{
alt: wonderful.. it takes that kind of determination to get things accomplished
fairwinds: hi jhonora
3rdhawkins: Hello Jhonora
jhonora: Morning alt, 3td, fairwinds
alt: hello jhonora, is school out?
jhonora: Yeah, school has been out since first week of May
fairwinds: yes- reunited quite a few families and helped with some local research
alt: good man
fairwinds: got it cleared, but the preservation part isthe biggest battle you mean good woman? xoxoxo
alt: money and a sustained effort
fairwinds: had the clearing done by the dept of corrections. More people should use this resource.
alt: no that was to jhonora fairwinds,,, I know you're a good/great woman xoxoxo
fairwinds: hahaha
jhonora: Which cemetery are you preserving fairwinds?
fairwinds: xoxoxo back atcha...
alt: ty fairwinds
fairwinds: Mt Auburn in Baltimore
3rdhawkins: hello Selma
fairwinds: hi selma
jhonora: Morning Selma
alt: Hello Ms. Selma
fairwinds: prisioners need something to do, what better cause than a cemetery clean up
Selma: Good Sunday morning/afternoon everyone...
jhonora: Is it a church cemetery? How old is it?
alt: right, an article in today's paper mentione the help in prisoners... said they need something to do other than TV and playing cards.
fairwinds: The "stewards" are a church. 1872 inception
Selma: fairwinds...I was thinking about you, I think there was an article about Mt. Aubern in the Morgan STate University alumni journal
fairwinds: Yes- I am sure of it-I saw it also
Selma: Prisoners here do the mowing on our roads... Do you have a copy?
fairwinds: Morgan's beginning ties are at rest in the cemetery yes
jhonora: I've had prisoners to clean a cemetery i'm working on preserving.
fairwinds: they are honestly helping to make a difference out there-the church though has other motivations, money and greed
jhonora: Which denom.?
alt: Selma, I gotta find the information for you on the desc. of a McCollough (sp) from Hampshire Co., VA that had an investment in Morgan State..
fairwinds: I spoke with Dr. Richardson before he left Morgan-they truly want to make it a part of the Museum Studies Department.
Selma: Money investment
fairwinds: it's all good as long as they keep the families best interest at heart. which is not happening now... all of the ground markers, (trees, large stones etc) have been removed. in alot of the burial descriptions it read like this "third marker from the pine tree" thoas are lost forever
jhonora: Have you though of organizing a descendants society for the graveyard?
Selma: jhonora..I found an article circa 1951...3 soldiers stationed at Ft. Eustis from New Orleans..they were military police in charge of patrolling Negro Town..
fairwinds: yes- we have a families division that now speaks on behalf of some 80+ families
jhonora: Really, Selma, what were their names? fairwinds, do you all have a website?
alt: fairwinds has not left many, if any 'bases' untouched
fairwinds: preservationalliance.net
alt: wb 3rd
fairwinds: thanks alt, its been a long hard fight to do the right thing
3rdhawkins: oops, not what I meant to push
3rdhawkins: Let me go, have a lot of work to do....also cleaning and cooking
fairwinds: site is a little out behind-concentrating more on the battle field" then cyberspace
alt: take care 3rdhawkins , congrats on Grandma's birthday gift
jhonora: You probably have thought of it, but if there are any CW vets, having a Veterans Day ceremony with the local SUVCW can draw publiciity
Selma: Let me see if I can find the article...
fairwinds: We invited the Parks Service out about 5 years ago due to the number of sevice members there. Theyhave been coming out on Memorial Day ever since...
vicky: hello!
jhonora: Morning vicky
fairwinds: Hi vicky!
alt: vicky, hi....thought you would be at a track meet, or was that yesterday?
jhonora: Fairwinds, y'all are on the ball!
fairwinds: hi Angela!
AYWalton: Good afternoon, all.
alt: Hello AYWalton
jhonora: Morning AYWalton
AYWalton: Hello alt, fairwinds, Selma, Ms. Vicky, Hey hey hey, it's honoray! howdy jhonora
vicky: it is today also but tyler is not running
fairwinds: A- are you coming out for the AAGHS picnic?
AYWalton: probably so---if the weather is good.
alt: told ya jhonora... fairwinds has left no bases uncoverd, she is on Da Case!!!! bigtime!!!
AYWalton: if you are speaking about hte BAAGHS picnic on Saturday.
fairwinds: it'll bee good to see you there yes-that one on the 5th
vicky: I was there last night until almost 9pm alt
AYWalton: likewise, fairwinds.
Selma: Grandma duty.. LOL
alt: hehehehehe @vicky.. A grandma's gotta do what a grandma's gotta di
Selma: I gots the little angels here... LOL BRB
AYWalton: how old are they, Selma?
vicky: Hi finished 5th alt. He said he got tired so he slowed down a step or two lol
fairwinds: Selma-did you find the article?
vicky: sel is off line right now
alt: ain't that what you're supposed to do when you get tired.. slow down LOL
fairwinds: lol @ alt
jhonora: One more thing, fairwinds, the UM's have an excellent system of archives and hist. societies. Has the national level been of any help?
vicky: yep, lol he is a smart kid
AYWalton: what areas are you researching, fairwinds--are you a Maryland researcher mostly? as you know most folks are MD/VA in the chapter. I am lone soul west of the Mississippi.
jhonora: We think of ourselves as the better half.
alt: hello trisha
fairwinds: Yes- to some degree- the "stewards" were receiveing National money for a Cold Storage House on the cemetery grounds. But, much to our dismay they let it collaspe
trisha: morning everyone
vicky: 'hello trisha!
jhonora: Morning trisha
fairwinds: yes- a- md/va
alt: money is a BIG problem with restoration and preservation fairwinds especially when it comes to AA projects
AYWalton: which cemetery, fairwinds--sounds like Mt. Auburn.
vicky: MT Auburn AY
fairwinds: Absolutely, but here there are private funds available, but not as long as the church is involved. they have wasted millions in donatoins over the last 20 years
jhonora: How is their archival center, fairwinds, much of anything??
fairwinds: Yes, one in the same
alt: exactly fairwinds
AYWalton: anyway to get the cemetery away from Sharp Street? I would think that they would welcome the relief. It is in such sad condition.
fairwinds: We were able to move some of the records down here from Schomberg in NY to the Pratt Free Library on Cathedral Street- can't tell you how many families have been reunited from these
vicky: hello keli1
alt: hello keli1.. whas up?
jhonora: On their website, they claim to have Saturday clean-ups and all. They don't even link to your site.
keli1: good afternoon, hope all is well
trisha: hey Keli
vicky: fairwinds how did the documentary turn out?
fairwinds: been to the BW Methodist Conference to try to do just that- I will never give up! I hope to see it incorporated in the AA experience in Balto or at the least have Morgan oversee it
keli1: If anyone gets a chance to look at the 1900 census, Richmond VA for Christopher Baker, b. 1860, wife Martha, tell me what you see as his occupation, I am trying to figure it out. thanks
fairwinds: the trailer is up on you tube-PBS has picked it up locally-we are reaching out to HBO
AYWalton: hey there, Keli1! didn't see you slip in--I had stepped away from the computer.
keli1: howdy Angela...
fairwinds: j-they don't even acknowledge us-we have been at odds from the beginning-we are fighting as families to do the right thing, the church is looking solely at it for profit.
AYWalton: that is wonderful to hear about the families getting info from the Schomburg records.
alt: what do you think the occupation is keli1?
AYWalton: are burials still going on at Mt. Auburn?
fairwinds: you read my mind- A
keli1: he worked at a medical college, I am seeing super(visor) ??, Hall
alt: okay
fairwinds: 6 in the most recent months-There is still NO map telling or showing where anyone has been buried
keli1: but just can't get it...it is one of those challenges
AYWalton: taking a look at the census keli1
alt: keli1, Robert Goins is getting quite excited about his findings in Belmont Co., OH, huh?
keli1: he is well known in the Richmond area, they are now trying to determine if he was the child of an enslaved couple, since there was a slave owner with the same name.
AYWalton: He was superintendant of Secting Hall.
keli1: yes he is, I am excited for him!!!
fairwinds: disgraceful! we will be looking to file an injunction in the coming months-that should force them to produce a viable map (which we know does not exist) and stop the burials
AYWalton: Did he work at a college keli1?
keli1: yes it was a medical college AY!
AYWalton: there was probably a building with that name, Secting or Sector, or something similar.
keli1: Secting was what I pieced but just not sure, it is not connecting to anything yet.
fairwinds: A-any Baltimore support is welcome or anywhere else too, for that matter :0
Selma: What medical college was that?
AYWalton: and the last word is Hall---look at the H in Hughes on the bottom of the page---same crazy "H". Something called Sector's Hall or Sexton's Hall probably on the campus. a near neighbor was a janitor at the college (or some college) and he probably was the Super or head of a staff at the Hall---which might have been a residence of some sort.
keli1: might be supervisor of section hall, it is now MVC I think Selma, his son also worked there as well, John Baker. I just received several write ups about him
Selma: AY I mailed you the inntro to the FB Index book...and the section with the info you are interested in.
trisha: I am trying to find family for a Lillian Wesley Lee married to Howard Nathaniel Lee. She was born in Savannah GA in 1936, Howard was born in Lithonia, GA in 1934. Lillian's parents are: Earline Hagood Wesley (married to Sumpter Wesley), Earline's parents are: Walter Hagood and Sarah Villard Hagood...any info, dates would be appreciated
fairwinds: hi Dru
ProfessorDru: howdy brunch gang
AYWalton: filing an injunction will be the way to go, fairwinds.
jhonora: Morning ProfessorDru
keli1: hello Pro..Dru!
trisha: Hello ProfessorDru
Selma: Hi Dru and trisha
AYWalton: Fairwinds have you considered keeping a blog about the conditions at Mt. Auburn. You have TONS of data on it and blog would be great! ProfessorDru is in da house!!!
Selma: Jeez jhonora..had the article last week when I thought you were going to be in the room..will have to find it again.
AYWalton: I have to run out shortly to try to find the FT Magazine August issue---so I can see the article Dru and Keil1 were telling me about.
fairwinds: Though about it-not sure if I could keep up with it...
keli1: Congrats to you Angela for being recognized in the current issue of the Famiy Tree Magazine.
AYWalton: thanks keli1, I still have to get a copy. I did go and renew my subscription that had expired.
jhonora: fairwinds, if you go to the Methodist conf. bishop or national leaders an really push the "deplorable" conditions of the "souls' resting places." It should work, never failed me, sell 'em on the souls part.
trisha: Fairwinds, the cemetery where my father is buried was a total disgrace. We would clean our section and other areas. We appealed to our city council and the city has taken it over, it is so pristine.
keli1: i never see them on the stands, so I subscribed, if you don't find one, let me know, I will be glad to send you mine
AYWalton: that is a great strategy, jhonora. I see them at Barnes & Nobles usually.
fairwinds: failed here - J- been to them 3 times-but never gonna stop putting it intheir face-they need to see it for what it is
trisha: Where there was neglect, families came out the day it was cut and cleaned, nd started putting flowers onthe graves...it was amazing.
AYWalton: Oh fairwinds----jhonora has a good point----AND I would also write a personal letter to Bishop Johnatha Keaton. He is the first Afr. Am. Bishop of the United Methodist Church.
fairwinds: trisha- there are 34 acres that have been virtually cleared since I began this 6 years ago-
AYWalton: He grew up in my hometown, and though he went to Catholic Schools---his family were loyal methodists, and he is a great person, I think who might take a personal interest in the case.
alt: fairwinds has been running into a money thing about /property/ and not doing the right thinr
AYWalton: I have to find out where he is based.
trisha: I did some editorials to our paper discussing the deplorable state of the cemetery nd the Mayor of the city emailed me. Subsequently my city councilman became involved and I was appointed to the city's cemetery committee.
fairwinds: A- I will try to see him-He was on the list but for later- Bishop Jonathan Keaton, thank you politics are deeply rooted in this preservation mission, unfortunately
vicky: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhWZ3_WMSFU&feature=related
AYWalton: I will try to get some local (Arkansas) points to put into the letter. He attended Philander Smith College in Little Rock, an HBCU, and a Methodist College. If you write you local bishop for MD, AND to Keaton, you might get some results. (and file the injunction)
trisha: like in lot of things in life fairwinds...unfortunately
Selma: I gotta run folks...Have a great day
vicky: fairwind is this the one
fairwinds: Morgan's involvement has helped, I must admit
AYWalton: wathing the video right now.
jhonora: AY, there have been Afr.Am. UM bishops since 1858
keli1: I saw a documentary on An Old Negro Burial cemetery in Richmond, where they believe the first enslaved of Virginia were buried-hwy 95 is over it and it was just paved, they been trying for a few years to get it recognized
AYWalton: I will put that out on Twitter for several hundred folks to see, fairwinds.
keli1: Me too
trisha: well folks I gotta run. You all have great day.
fairwinds: Keli, we had that done here also, Rt 1-right down the middle of our cemetery
alt: fairwinds, is one of the problems the church stewards fear is that it wil be at their expense to maintain the proerty once the renovation/preservation aspect of the property is finished?
fairwinds: That is a good idea-Angela-
alt: and they are more interested in the 'value' of the proerty as property and not so much a cemetery
fairwinds: No, if that was all, we gave them a solution for that. With the monies that would be coming into the cemetery fund. Creating a perpetual trust would take care of that
jhonora: Are they still burying there fairwinds, maybe they don't want to loose income.
fairwinds: the stewards are only interested in "lining there pockets" just like before yes- 6 in the most recent months
alt: it does sound political & financial
fairwinds: when I wanted to bury my creamated aunt there they wanted $1600- and could not give me an account of what that money would ne used for crooks- unfortunately, the word that frequently comes to mind-church people are human too-
keli1: called Meet me in the Bottom: The Struggle to Reclaim Richmond's African burial ground
fairwinds: I will take a look at that Keli- thanks
keli1: it was used from about 1750 to 1816
vicky: I have to run also..Time for Church
alt: laters vicky
AYWalton: am I back in the room?
keli1: I need to get back to my school stuff, enjoy your day..
fairwinds: yes
keli1: yes you are back
AYWalton: ok---I was in a room by myself, I think.
fairwinds: take care, keli
AYWalton: the system was acting up.
alt: fairwinds is unfortunately involved in a 'power struggle' and the church gas the upper hand .. legally. or at least this particular congreagation
AYWalton: the winning hand will be through the public humiliation, fairwinds is fighting a moral battle.
alt: lets hope so AYWalton
jhonora: I don't know if you answered this, but is their archival center of any help?
AYWalton: they should either do what should be done OR----relinquish their contorol.
alt: power is not given up easily.
fairwinds: hopefully, not for long, alt-Angela is right-morality is at stake and to preserve and restore this cemetery is the absolutely right think to do. this is God's path...
AYWalton: quite true!
alt: oh, I understand completely fairwinds
fairwinds: j- the church still has some records that they refuse to release of let anyone see and charge $25 per inquiry-what we were able to bring here from Schomberg are the only free records available
AYWalton: I have to run, folks. Best wishes fairwinds, and hope to see you on Saturday.
alt: laters WAlton-Raji
fairwinds: see you there, Angela- take care
jhonora: The cemetery I'm working on has one congregation which was merged after katrina and another with an 80+ old preacher. All I've been able to do is have the prisoners cut the grass.
fairwinds: are you in NOLA
jhonora: Yes, fairwinds.
fairwinds: I have been there many times and have visited many of the cemeteries there- So peaceful and beautiful!
ProfessorDru: gotta go
fairwinds: by Dru!
alt: laters ProfessorDru
fairwinds: me too, Alt-great to see you jere\
alt: my turn to split... laters y'all
fairwinds: me to- take care jhonora- great talking with you!
jhonora: Bye y'all


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Hugh Jackman and Jimmy Fallon raced around "The Tonight Show" halls on some high-speed cooler scooters while dodging a Memorial Day parade crowd.
But first, Fallon talked about the news that the "X-Men: Days of Future Past" star will host the Tony Awards for a fourth time.
"Out of all the awards shows, I love that [one] because people actually perform what they are nominated for," Fallon said.
"It's like the greatest hits of Broadway. So if you can't get to every show, which is pretty much everyone, just watch the Tonys," Jackman said.
Then, Fallon brought up Jackman's recent cover of Men's Fitness.
"The photographer said straighten out cause we can get the triceps but now I'm embarrassed because no one stands like that," Jackman said.
Fallon pointed out that the headline for Jackman's article was "Ripped," while Fallon's said, "Burn Fat."
Fallon also showed a picture the actor tweeted last year, showing him lifting a 460-pound weight.
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— Hugh Jackman (@RealHughJackman) July 30, 2013
At the end of the interview, Jackman explained that the new X-Men movie incorporates a lot of Marvel characters because mutants in the present are on the edge of extinction, so his character Wolverine has to go into the past and alter the future. He meets many fan favorites in his journey.
Finally, Fallon and Jackman faced off in a wild "Cooler Scooter" race. Before the competition, Jackman had some strong words for Fallon.
Jackman looked determined as he zipped through the Memorial Day themed race that included a man barbecuing, a baton twirler, and a kid vomiting from eating too much candy.
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The KFC Colonel's Employee Scholarship was founded to honor the memory of Colonel Harland Sanders. To continue to honor the Colonel's passion for education, KFC announced the first group of KFC Colonel's Employee Scholarship winners.
Parents or legal guardians can pick up schedules and update information for students in all grades from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. between July 24 through Aug. 13. School Fees are $10.
All parents are required to bring in proof of residency. All sixth grade students must have an updated school physical and immunization prior to school beginning.
• Aug. 6 - Sixth grade "Meet and Greet" can pick up schedules and meet teachers in classroom from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Williamstown Independent School will join as one campus to celebrate returning to class Aug. 10 with a Back to School Bash.
The district decided to forego its usual Sundae Social, Readi-Fest and back to school events for each school for the 2012-13 school year.
The bash will include games, food and a free movie to kick off the school year.
The GCMS schedule pickup dates and open enrollment
Any parent or legal guardian that needs to enroll their child can come to Grant County Middle School from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. between July 24 through Aug. 13. Pick-up and enrollment on July 26 and July 31 will be until 7 p.m. On July 27, secretaries will be in the office from 1 to 3:30 p.m. due to a morning meeting.
Local residents earn scholarships at Northern Kentucky University
Several local students recently graduated from Northern Kentucky University. They include:
• Nicole Barton, of Dry Ridge, social studies
• Megan Brooks, of Dry Ridge, finance
• Melissa Brown, of Corinth, integrative studies
• Carrie Coleman, of Williamstown, organizational leadership
• Amanda Farley, of Williamstown, biological sciences
• Joshua Faulkner, of Dry Ridge, nursing
Sherman Elementary
Sherman Elementary School will have a student information update day from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. July 18 at Sherman Elementary and open enrollment for any new student entering Sherman Elementary School is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 26 at Sherman Elementary School.
Dry Ridge Elementary
Rebecca Puralewski, of Dry Ridge graduated Cum Laude from the University of Louisville on May 12, 2012 with a Bachelors of Science degree in dental hygiene.
After completing the required written and clinical boards, she attended the designation of Registered Dental Hygenist and is currently emplyed by Dr. Omar Shariff, DDS, MPH at the Center for Advances Dentistry in Prospect. Puralewski is the daughter of Ed and Pam Puralewski of Dry Ridge.
School was back in session for 60 area students who attended the summer ExploreMore! camp at Northern Kentucky University-Grant County Center.
ExploreMore!, a four-day enrichment program held June 25-28 for gifted and talented youth in kindergarten through eighth grade, offered classes in Amazing Art, Creative Writing, Science Magicians, Technology Explorations and Zoology.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) announced 19 recipients of scholarships, each in the amount of $1,250. Among the Kentucky recipients are local students, Ethen Ellington and Damien Hicks. Both students are graduates of Grant County High School.
Ritchie graduates from Transylvania
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I bet you all thought I had disappeared
It has been a while since I last wrote, and the sports world just keeps a rolling.The Poteau boys and girls had a tough weeked in the Class 4A Regional Tournament in Fort Gibson as their seasons ended sooner than hoped. The Poteau Pirates wrestling team finished ninth in the Class 4A State Tournament. Two-time defending state champion Tyler Tustin had a chance to three-peat, but he lost by two points in the finals.With most all the basketballs put away and the wrestling singlets washed and stored away, the spring season sports are on the front burner. Poteau's first baseball game will be this afternooin against the Muldrow Bulldogs. The Pirates could be a sleeper in Class 4A.The Poteau High School soccer teams will open the 2013 seasons by taking part in the Greenwood (Ark.) Tournament on Saturday in three locations — Van Buren, Fort Smith Northside and Greenwood high schools. Each team will play three games.


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The old town of Xanthi: Built amphitheatrically in late 19th century, Xanthi stands out for the picturesque paved alleys, restored manor houses, neoclassical buildings and traditional edifices, which were built by craftsmen coming from western Macedonia and Epirus and combine the local and Ottoman architecture. The Town Hall, built in 1830 by Jewish tobacco trader Moyses, is one of the first buildings you will see in the old town. In Orfeos street you will see the Municipal Library housed in an old town building and nearby the Folklore Museum of the Progressive Association of Xanthi housed in the manor houses of tobacco traders Athanasios and Pantelis Kougioumtzoglou. The mural paintings of the Museum where made by German painters. Not far from the Folklore Museum you will find the Metropolis Square. The cathedral of Aghios Ioannis Prodromos (St John the Baptist) is a three-aisled basilica built in 1839. The three-story bell tower was constructed in 1924. Opposite to the cathedral, you will find the Metropolitan Mansion, a two-story building with a semi-basement room dating back to 1897. Finally, it is worth to visit the buildings of the 1st Primary School and Stalios Nursery school.
The Byzantine castle built on top of the hill which "controls" the passage to the mainland.
The central square of Xanthi with the old clock (1859).
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Doctor Who has earned a place in history with its longevity and the breadth of the show's amazing creative imagination. And a big reason why the world is still delighted by the exploits of the dotty British time traveler is because Doctor Who has constantly renewed itself, jettisoning everything except the basic concept of an alien in a time-traveling Police Box.
So yes, we're totally thrilled by the reports that David Yates, director of four Harry Potter films, could be bringing Doctor Who to the big screen, making a fairly clean break from the show's current continuity.
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First things first: Even though Yates was quoted in Variety saying he's developing Doctor Who with the BBC's Jane Tranter, there's actually nothing official yet. As BBC America tweeted a while ago:
A Doctor Who feature film remains in development w/ BBC Worldwide Productions in LA. As of yet no script, cast or production crew in place.
And if every film that was ever in development had made it to the screen, we'd still be geeking out over the merits of Nic Cage as Superman, or Alejandro Jodorowsky's Dune.
Edited to add: I meant to say here, that there are certainly a million question marks remaining. Literally all we know is that Yates told Variety he's working on it, and he wants to strip the concept down to its essentials.
That said, Yates is probably the right director to bring Doctor Who to the big screen — and there's absolutely no doubt in my mind that his approach, of starting afresh, is the correct one. It's the approach that has the best chance of bringing in a huge new audience who have never heard of David Tennant or Matt Smith — which is what a movie version would have to do, to be worthwhile. And it's the approach most in keeping with Doctor Who at its best.
What it boils down to is this: As a Doctor Who fan, I don't want Doctor Who to be made for fans. I want Doctor Who to be for everybody.
I actually get very nervous when I feel as though my favorite movies, TV shows and comics are pandering to me personally — it feels as though some of the freshness and invention has gone out of them. Whenever a long-running series becomes obsessed with its own continuity or minutiae, that's usually a sign of creative bankruptcy. (See: Doctor Who, circa 1983-1985.)
Blasphemy is life, reverence is death
Within reason, a certain amount of blasphemy and selective amnesia is what keeps a venerable character from showing his/her age. (That doesn't mean you should cast Garrett Hedlund as Kaneda, though.)
Two attempts were made to bring Doctor Who back to television after its death in 1989. The first featured a gratuitous extended cameo by former Doctor Sylvester McCoy, and insanely boring discussions of the show's history and the nature of Gallifreyan technology and society, along with absolutely no characters that anybody could connect with. The second version had virtually no references to the show's past, in its early episodes, and instead it concentrated on making Rose Tyler a relatable viewpoint character. Over time, we learned the Doctor's backstory — but it wasn't the backstory fans already knew, and there was no mention of the Eye of Harmony or whatnot. The first attempt failed, the second succeeded.
(Meanwhile, there were also the terrible-but-cute Peter Cushing movies in the 1960s. To the extent that those films failed, it was because they didn't seem to take the material seriously, and took weird liberties. They seem to have been made by people who thought that "made for children" is the same as "crappy." Actually, the second one was quite good, despite some of the baggage it was stuck with.)
DC Comics has probably way overused the "reboot" button at this point, and it's no longer as cool a notion as it once was — but reinventions by John Byrne and Frank Miller, among others, are a big part of why we still care about Batman and Superman so much. The characters are timeless, but they get layers of crud attached to them over time, and they occasionally need a bath. It's true that Hollywood is probably too obsessed with the idea of "rebooting" characters at this point — but it can be done well, or it can be done badly.
And whoever takes over after Steven Moffat leaves Doctor Who is going to have to start over, as much as possible. Moffat's complex soap opera will be swept aside. The new showrunner will have to run away from River Song and Amy Pond and Dorium Maldovar — just as Moffat has avoided using Rose Tyler and Donna Noble in his stories, apart from one brief glimpse.
Doctor Who is bigger than any one set of characters or plot devices. Just as Doctor Who is bigger than any of its fans or creators.
We can have the television show and the movies at the same time
At least, I don't see why it would be a problem. Most really successful characters exist across multiple platforms, sometimes with very different continuity. Superman is an obvious example. As someone pointed out in comments on our earlier article, for a brief shining moment we had a Terminator movie and a Terminator TV show, each with their own versions of John Connor's timeline.
In today's world, this is a crucial test of whether a character or universe has real staying power. The ability to appear in different platforms with different storylines is a sign of health. Nobody gets confused about how Gotham City Imposters fits with Arkham City, or how either fits with the Christopher Nolan Batman films.
In any case, the BBC show could continue on with its own explicit connection to the William Hartnell era, and a standalone film series would only strengthen interest in the TV show. Since this project is still in the super-early stages, by the time a movie comes out, Steven Moffat will probably be long gone, and someone else will be starting from scratch anyway.
This isn't Brett Ratner making a Doctor Who movie
Or Michael Bay. Or McG. Or or or... this is David Yates. We quite liked his Harry Potter films — we called Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 the third best science fiction or fantasy movie of 2010. Image by Cristoval.
Yates has a lovely eye for action, and a knack for making set pieces from the books exciting on screen. When you read interviews with the Harry Potter actors, you always come away with a sense that Yates is good at letting actors work, without crowding them, especially when they're doing emotional scenes, of which there are a lot in the final Potter books. As Yates himself said, about filming Fred Weasley's death scene: "My job is to make them feel comfortable and secure and just to sort of whisper in their ear if I think they're trying too hard or if they're not quite tapping into something."
The worst thing that could happen would be Yates deciding he only wants to make historical dramas from now on. Coming on the heels of four successful Potter movies, the notion that Yates wants to invest his creative capital in Doctor Who is pretty exciting.
Sure, Yates could screw it up
I would have said that Ang Lee directing a Hulk movie had the potential to be the greatest thing in the history of film. And we all know how that turned out. We can all think of examples of great creators taking on a beloved property and running it into the ground.
And there are so, so many ways to screw up Doctor Who — like the 1996 TV movie, or the Cushing films. Or several seasons of the classic series. Even Douglas Adams, the closest thing to a creative deity to work on Doctor Who, managed to preside over some terrible stories.
If you read the book The Nth Doctor by Jean-Marc L'Officier, then you'll know that as bad as the 1996 TV movie was, there were many concepts that could have been infinitely worse. (We posted clips of actor Paul McGann auditioning with some of those dreadful scripts here.)
Just as Doctor Who's concept can lend itself to all sorts of brilliant storytelling in different genres, you can also use the show's basic concept to create an almost limitless variety of garbage.
Absolutely, there are crucial elements that should stay intact
How can you make Doctor Who without the robot dog? Or UNIT? Susan, his granddaughter, is a crucial part of the show's appeal! Oh, and don't forget Bessie, the Doctor's yellow roadster — he never goes anywhere without Bessie.
Actually, there are just a few things you'd absolutely need to keep, in a movie version. Including the Police Box, and the notion that it travels through time and is bigger on the inside. You don't need to include the Time Lords or even mention the name of the planet that the Doctor comes from — but suddenly retconning things so that the Doctor is from Skaro would be a mistake.
The Doctor should keep his weird sense of quasi-Britishness, which even the American TV movie preserved. The Doctor should be played by a British actor — but given that most American characters are played by British actors at this point, this seems likely in any case. The Doctor's ability to regenerate has become pretty fundamental to the character, as well — but that doesn't come up until your original lead actor's contract expires, which could be a decade.
The Bottom line
The best Doctor Who stories have one thing in common: you don't need to know anything about Doctor Who to appreciate them. Including Steven Moffat's own "Blink."
The core concept of Doctor Who is amazingly strong — it's just a madman traveling around in a blue box. Everything else can, and does, change or get ignored.
As the Doctor himself says, "I have been renewed... Without it, I couldn't survive."


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That's actually a drink. A Brazilian one I think (atleast the first time I saw it was in a Brazilian bar). And you wonder why Brazil is such a great place! I don't mind drinking that, if it'll make me do that. Seriously, this is one of my dreams. To have sex on the beach in a deserted island. Hopefully that will happen one day.
Being the smart and unique character that she is, Haal pointed to some of our earlier discussions and claimed that any guys discussions always turn into a talk about sex. Jeff, an American wannabe journalist who's learning Arabic, is starting to come out of his protective shell and interact with some real Egyptians. He described me as a sex-obsessed creature. I didn't think it showed, but since its out in the open now, I'd better start blogging about it.
No claims of being a macho man on my part, and no conclusions about my sex life on your part please. I'm speaking my mind here, not my .. [something else]. I think sex obsession could be a good thing. Its a sign of being alive. Yeah, just having sex is enough to be alive. But being obsessed with it, is something else. I think Freud was stupid, and he took it too far. You can be sex-obsessed while putting it in the right perspective, and equally important is to control your libido when it should be under control.
There's one thing that I like more than sex, and that's food. Yes, we eat to live, not live to eat, blah blah blah. But when you eat, you should enjoy it, not do it as a duty. You don't have to eat too much to enjoy it. As a matter of fact, when you eat too much, you end up hating food. But good food is a sign of good life. Good food brings pleasure to a life. I don't know why some people use food in sex? I think that's disgusting. Shouldn't mix two pleasures together, I'll end up distracted by both, and won't enjoy either. Good food and a good partner jealous of each other, spoiling each other; not my definition of fun. That would be a waste. If given the choice between food and sex, I'll choose food first. Have to get my energy, and then sex can be earned.
Why does sex have to be such a bad thing?! It could be if you're having sex for the sex (heck) of it. Without love, and real feelings, this would be just like masturbating. Where's the joy in that. Real joy from sex comes from the joy of having it with the person you love. Have you ever felt that you love your partner so much, just being together is not enough, talking is not enough, hugging and cuddling is not enough. Each of those are endless activities. I could talk forever (literally forever) with the person I love, and its a pleasure, but they're unpractical. Sex is a practical mean of expressing love. You spend time together, it gets endless, you talk, it gets endless, you touch and cuddle, it gets endless, you have sex, snap, that's it! You're both satisfied and relieved. See you in the morning baby. How many people can actually have a decent conversation after sex? can cuddle and hold each other after sex? Its all hypocrisy. You can have another round, but you can't cuddle and talk (clean talk).
The real fun is not in sex itself. Its in everything that surrounds it. Getting turned on, sweet talk, dirty talk, inventing new approaches, new strategies, new adventures; that's fun. Feeling and breathing your partner, integrating and being one with each other is the real fun. Can you do that on your own? No, but you can have sex on your own.
Are men more sexually driven than women? I hope not, and I think not. Each gender just expresses their sexual desires differently. I'll make a claim that most women care more as to who their sexual partner is. That tells me that women are smarter in bed than men, and appreciate sex more. Which tells me that they're more sexual than men. Is it true that most women have to be in love with their sexual partner? If yes, than they're smarter than men in bed, and they get it, they get what sex is about.


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What makes you happy during the holidays? Like others, I enjoy having some of my family around, watching them laugh and hearing them tell stories, share a little gossip and eat like it's their last meal. I also recall memories of loved ones. Some are very close to my heart and mind and others are names and events in my family files. They pop up on my computer like robots. Wouldn't it be nice is we could turn them into human beings for just one moment?
If you were given one minute of conversation with an ancestor, what would you ask? I would quickly ask about their parents, particularly if I'm missing that vital link. You have those in your family tree, don't you? Would you ask something personal? Maybe that is why I treasure old photographs, drawings and paintings of my family. It's a glimpse at that special ancestor in the family file. They become more than robots!
A year ago my granddaughter, age 11, told me I should make ornaments for the Christmas tree out of old family photographs. I wouldn't use the originals but scan and print off ones that could be placed on some kind of ornament. The rest of the story along with photos of the tree is at my blog, You Go Genealogy Girls.
It was a fun project, but even more fun looking at the photographs. I never tire of studying them. Last night my granddaughter was staring at the tree and commented, "He is pudgy." Indeed that ancestor had pudgy cheeks. The other day I was looking at an old uncle on the tree who was born in 1792, but lived long enough to have a photograph taken in about 1870. Then I realized that he knew my 3rd great grandparents. They died long before photography and were undoubtedly too poor to set for a painting. Looking at his eyes I knew that he had seen my past and his mouth had opened and spoke to my ancestors. He had witnessed wars and celebrations. He had lost children and relatives and wept. The Ancestor Tree has brought them alive, just in time to bring Holiday Happiness.
Whatever you are doing, wherever you are going, do it with care and a happy heart. But, always remember your past and realize what your ancestors have given you to enjoy today.


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Glass Candy's first official video has just been released. The bigger news here for me is that they have a new single released. Feeling Without Touching can be previewed on Resident Advisor, here. The best thing for me is being able to watch Ida No dance, which always inspires me to dance in exactly the same way.
On this single is the epic "Covered In Bugs" which makes me want to close my eyes and soak it all up.
I am sorry to find out that I'll be back home in Malaysia when Glass Candy play in my local, Plan B. I usually have to go across London to go out and finally one of my favourite bands on my favourite label plays locally and I'm away on the other side of the world. Why? Gutted.


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Today I got an e-mail from Mocavo attempting to get me to sign up for their site. Far from encouraging me, it set me into active avoidance mode.
Mocavo.com, in case you haven't heard, is a genealogy website specializing in search and records. They are adding thousands of new databases every month, attempting to join the other genealogy "big boys", Ancestry.com and MyHeritage.com in providing tons of records and images to search for your ancestors.
I've actually searched on Mocavo before, using their free access model on most occasions, and the Gold Access model during a free trial weekend. Using it, I was able to find a few records, but the vast majority of my searches on Mocavo brought loads of unrelated records, with no real easy way to filter them out without also filtering out valid results as well.
That brings me to today's e-mail. They sent a message saying they had found a new result for someone I had previously searched, Clyde Dillman. Clyde was my paternal great grandfather, and is one of my main touchpoints in my tree. The e-mail included an image of what they'd found, but the image was unusual, so I went to the website to check it out. Here's what I found:
So, we have a useless record return. That's not unusual, and normally not something I would bother commenting about. However, you'll note that Mocavo is using this as bait to get me to sign up for their Gold Service at $9.00/month. Um, hello, Mocavo? You should probably try to make sure a return is at least plausibly valid before using it as an enticement to subscribe... I know it's a tough problem given the vast number of records, and the serious automation needed to make this all happen, but this kind of thing will cause people to actively avoid your service as incompetent, rather than luring them in.
I'm hoping they can improve their service as well as their advertising. I really think we need more than just the big two services out there, and Mocavo looks to be working hard to catch up. So I'll continue to keep my eye on Mocavo in the future. But this just isn't getting me to join today. Sorry, Mocavo!
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