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John D. and Faye E. (McCoy) Belt will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at their home on June 1, 2013.
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Mike and Betty Cline of Gaston, Indiana, will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary on May 28, 2013.
On May 25, 2013, Tom and Kathy Hickey celebrated 40 years of marriage and family.
Dave and Cathy Hoover will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception on June 9th from 2-4 p.m. at Calvary United Methodist Church in Ridgeville.
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Daleville Christian Church will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War at 9 a.m. Sunday. Pastor McManus will base his message on the life and faith of a Daleville area soldier killed in the battle of Port Gibson, May 1, 1863.
I can hardly attend a Memorial Day service without remembering the true cost of war. It is a cost I've counted during my visits to more than 30 homes as part of a death-notification team delivering news no one wants to hear.
On a Wednesday evening, the band began to play.
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Many diners are gobbling far more calories in their fast-food meals than they realize, a new study shows.
You won't find a municipal office with Pete Davis' name on it, but folks around this tiny town think of him as the mayor of Cammack.
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Fast & Furious 6 might have just as easily been called Planes, Tanks and Automobiles.
LOS ANGELES Clothing is optional for pooches at dog-friendly beaches and pools around the country.
NEW YORK (AP) The Muppets are getting a new home in a Queens museum with a permanent exhibit the city hopes will persuade more tourists to venture beyond Manhattan.
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Minnetrista is proud to announce its participation again this year in the Blue Star Museums program, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 1,800 museums across America to of
Ivy Tech Community College Chancellor Andy Bowne, Muncie City Council at-large member Linda Gregory and Star Press reporter Michelle Kinsey are in the running for the big honor.
May brings us fresh spring weather, the return of barbecues and Memorial Day.
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Afghan Women's And Kids' Education & Necessities Inc. has received a $5,000 Rotary District Grant to purchase medical equipment for its Behsood Health Clinic in the Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan.
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The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County Inc. has announced that Paige Mullins, a senior at Daleville Junior/Senior High School, is the recipient of the Sarah E. Adams Scholarship.
SEVEN EIGHTH-GRADERS HAVE GRADUATED from Muncie Cotillion's four-year program.
BOB JONES UNIVERSITY Greenville, S.C. 86th commencement, May 13 Anderson: Joshua Csire, Summa Cum Laude; Elizabeth Plumb. OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY Bourbonnais, Ill. 100th commencement, May 4 Selma: Bethany Addington, with honors.
BOB JONES UNIVERSITY Greenville, S.C. Spring 2013 semester Hartford City: Cara Stroud. Muncie: Keri Kimbrough. INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY Terre Haute Spring 2013 semester Muncie: Mackenzie Crawford and Tina Mahaney. Yorktown: Garrett Smith.
My gratitude to attorney Frank Brinkman, Rick's Catering Plus and Stateline Medical Equipment for sponsoring our open house here at the Muncie Delaware County Senior Center May 10. The Muncie Delaware County senior citizens appreciate you so much for your generosity.
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SonWest Roundup Vacation Bible School, 9-11:30 a.m., June 17-21, Epworth United Methodist Church, 105 W. Eighth St., Matthews. Lively songs, skits, crafts, games, Bible stories and snacks.
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Graduating Seniors Honored at NTHS Ceremony
It is a significant achievement to be inducted into the NTHS two years in a row. Ward Career and Technical Center in Riverhead just inducted seven graduating seniors.
ESBOCES Students Inducted into National Technical Honor Society
Students inducted in the National Technical Honor Society at Ward Career and Technical Center are honored.
Students Helping Veterans Help Troops
Please join students in helping veterans help injured troops in rehab.
Police Youth Academy
Congratulations to the students who participated in and graduated from the Suffolk County Youth Police Academy.
First Prizes Winners Answer the Question "Why Muttigrees?"
The Animal Science and TV Production students were very surprised and happy to hear that they won the first prize $2,500 grant education award. It was a collaborative effort that paid off!
The Styles Were Hot at the Fran Cook Hair Styling Competition
There was an amazing amount of creativity, imagination, skill, and talent at the annual Fran Cook Hair Styling Competition. Everyone was a winner!
Prom Salon
Prom Salon held at Ward Career and Technical Center (WCTC) by the Adult Ed Cosmetology students provided high school girls an array of gorgeous gowns for FREE.
A Poet is Born
Dylan a 15-year-old student at WCTC is a published author.
Students Provide Free Haircuts for Veterans
Luke Mahoney's Barbering students looked forward to providing haircuts for veterans at the VA.
Inspirational Visitor Cheers On Students
Well known paralympian visits with Premm Learning Center students.
Practice Makes Perfect for LPN Class
BTC LPN students provide blood pressure screening at BAC.
Sally Beauty Supply Supports ESBOCES Cosmetology Students
Islip Career Center cosmetology students learn about the retail side of the beauty industry by visiting the Sally Beauty Supply store.
School Hands Help a Dedicated Firefighter
Students band together to assist a firefighter.
Soaring High for Channel 12 News
SAA students demonstrate for Channel 12 TV News what they've learned about flying airplanes.
Dental Students Drill Local Pediatric Dentist
Pediatric Dentist Dr. Scott Goldstein shares his knowledge, donates dental instruments, and offers internships to the ESBOCES students in the Dental Assisting Program. The students drilled him for information.
A Screen-Free Evening of Good Times
The event was geared toward youngsters, but as the evening went on, entire families were having just as much fun.
A Benefit for the Sisters Was Beneficial to the Soul
Women's Spa Night held at the St. Ursula Center in Blue Point offered several treatments and therapies to soothe the mind, body, and soul.
Community Groups Unite for Disaster
ESBOCES cosmetology students joined with Hagerman Ambulance, Brookhaven Memorial Hospital, and Bellport High School for a mock disaster drill.
Jeans for Autism
Staff from the Masera Learning Center and the Bellew Elementary School in West Islip joined forces and raised $400 for Autism by wearing jeans to work.
Fighting Cancer with Sneakers
Suits & Sneakers Day was a Success
ESBOCES and Islip Career Center to Establish Project SEARCH™ Long Island
Project SEARCH - A renowned program designed to assist students with disabilities transition to adult life, obtain and maintain competitive employment is coming to Long Island and the Islip Career Center.
Irwin Garsten Committed to the Community and ESBOCES
Irwin Garsten, president and owner of Apple Honda in Riverhead, N.Y., has been very generous to the Eastern Suffolk BOCES (ESBOCES) Automotive Technology Program at Ward Career and Technical Center (WCTC) in Riverhead.
Celebrate Screen-Free Week April 29 – May 5
Celebrating Screen-Free Week is catching on.
Cleaning Up the Barrier Beach in Honor of Earth Day
ESBOCES students from Ward Career and Technical Center in Riverhead make a difference on Earth Day!
Nine Scholarship Winners from Eastern Suffolk BOCES Long Island Regional Bilingual Ed
Congratulations to the nine scholarship winners from the ESBOCES LI RBE-RN delegation!
Open House Opens Doors to Opportunities
The Eastern Suffolk BOCES Islip Career Center Open House was a huge success!
Internships Work - Dental Assisting Students Get Hired
The Dental Assisting Program at BTC has six success stories.
Sayville Student Did Not Have to Wrestle With This Decision
Sayville UFSD students from the district wrestling team shaves his head at ESBOCES Barbering Shop in support of St. Baldrick's and his mom.
Two-School Collaboration to Raise Funds
Comsewogue High School and MTC's junior cosmetology class join forces for TWLOHA.
Practice Makes Perfect for LPN Class
LPS students provide Blood Pressure Screening at BAC.
iPads Help Students to Learn
The NEA Foundation awards a Student Achievement Grant to MTC's Certified Personal Trainer Program.
Agency Library System is Fifth in Nation
ESBOCES' School Library System Virtual Reference Collection is fifth in utilization.
Long Island Media Arts Show Draws Over 500 Students
The Long Island Media Arts Show brings students together with media professionals who evaluate and provide encouragement and instruction on their work.
Laptops Help Students with Their Schoolwork
It's a win-win situation when ESBOCES students fix laptops and give them away for free to deserving recipients. Students lives are touched and enhanced whether it's a local school district or students in a country far away.
The Great In-School Vacation Trip
Is it possible to go on vacation, travel the globe, and never leave your classroom? It is if you are a student at the Eastern Suffolk BOCES Premm Learning Center (PLC) at the West Middle Island Elementary School in the Longwood CSD.
Annual PTA Dinner Draws Over 250 Guests
The PTA Dinner was huge success because of the talent and skills of the ESBOCES students who created, prepared, served, and presented to the guests.
Celebrating Books with a Black Eyed Peas Song
Staff and students do a Flash Mob dance to celebrate music and reading.
Make-Up and Hairstylists Meet Up With "The Music Man"
Eastern Suffolk BOCES Cosmetology students collaborate with the Eastport-South Manor CSD during the theatrical production of "The Music Man".
Get Green Hair or a Glitter Tattoo for St. Baldrick's
Cosmetology students fundraised for St. Baldrick's by applying green hair extensions and green glitter tattoos. The Barbering students will be shaving heads for St. Baldrick's on April 5.
Reinvent Yourself
Learn Something New Through an ESBOCES Adult Education course
SkillsUSA Champions
Students studying in ESBOCES career and technical programs are champions. They proved it at the Area VI SkillsUSA Regional Competition held at SUNY Farmingdale, on March 1, 2013.
Jillian the Giraffe is All about Nutrition
It's more fun to learn about good nutrition when it's a giraffe encouraging you to eat healthy.
MADD Honors Milliken Technical Center
Students and staff at MTC are honored by MADD and the Suffolk County Police Department.
Bracelets For a Good Cause
Five months after Superstorm Sandy, relief efforts are still ongoing to help the victims try to rebuild their lives.
PTA Scholarship Winner is a Winner All Around
Stay focused and study hard is the advice from the 2013 Annual PTA Scholarship winner, Jessica Brito.
ESBOCES Culinary Arts Students and the Evening of Good Taste
The ESBOCES Culinary Arts students committed themselves to many hours of preparation and work for an Evening of Good Taste. Their fine efforts were rewarded with three first place awards.
Zumbathon Raises Spirits and Donations For Autism Awareness
Masera Learning Center held its second Zumbathon to raise funds for the ABA-PTO and autism awareness. They exceeded their goal and had a fun time doing it!
Auto Technology Students Learn About the HUMVEE
A High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle otherwise known as a HUMVEE is a very unique vehicle. It is used by civilians, but it is most known for its use in the military. ESBOCES Auto Tech students learned about them from the Army National Guard.
Being Safe is Smart
Health Related Occupations students have the opportunity to teach preschoolers about safety.
Guest Readers Set an Example
Guest readers at the Masera Learning Center have fun reading to the students.
Safety's a Must When You Ride the Bus
The high school and preschool students in Lisa Havecott's Early Childhood Education program at the Edward J. Milliken Technical Center in Oakdale participated in the Safety Sally program.
Student-to-Student Mentoring Provides Real Life Work Experience
ESBOCES students mentor Longwood Jr. High School students to refurbish laptops and start a Computer Club.
Learning about Healthy Hearts
Clinical medical students hold a clinic for more than 150 patients.
Open House is Well Attended
An Open House was held at MTC, BTC, and WCTC on February 6, for prospective students and their parents.
ESBOCES Students Soar to Fulfill Their Dreams
Aviation / Professional Pilot students get a first-hand account of what life is like in the Air Force Academy and what it takes to then land a job at American Airlines. Meet Pam Heide!
LI Dad of Deceased Marine Receives Refurbished Military Vehicle Honoring Nat'l Hero
Students in the Auto Technology program in Riverhead refurbished a 1953 Power Wagon, honoring the memory of National Hero Lance Corporal Jordan Haerter.
New Found Love for Newfoundland Bella Bear
A big dog with a big heart and warm disposition visits students at the Masera Learning Center in West Islip.
When "Caring Is Your Calling" – Health Related Occupations Is the Answer
Students from the Health Related Occupations program at the Islip Career Center visit Brookhaven Memorial Hospital and apply the skills and knowledge they learn.
Stirring Up Job-Readiness and Communication Skills in Food Prep
Food Prep students at HB Ward Tech in Riverhead had the opportunity to learn about workplace professionalism from a prestigious member of the American Culinary Federation (ACF) Chef Sean Fountaine.
ESBOCES Put the "Fun" Back in Fundraiser by Hosting a Zumbathon
A Zumbathon is a great way to put "fun" back into fundraising.
Cosmetology Students Collaborate With Cast of "The Little Mermaid, Jr."
Adult Ed students were part of the middle school students world when they volunteered to provide hair and make-up services for the production of The Little Mermaid, Jr.
ESBOCES Students Lost 287 Pounds When They Delivered Items to Local Pantry
Food Prep held a food drive as a community service and learned the importance of helping those less fortunate.
Repairing Laptops for Those Who Never Saw One
Students repair and donate laptops for underprivileged children.
Sharing Animal Science Lessons
BLC students visit Canine Careers in BTC.
Autism Speaks Bestows School of Excellence Award and Platinum Award to ESBOCES
Eastern Suffolk BOCES is pleased to announce that Team Eastern Suffolk BOCES was honored with a Platinum Award at the 2012 "Autism Speaks" Long Island Walk Recognition Dinner held at Chateau Briand in Carle Place.
Topiaries Made with Love
Beautifully made topiaries on display at ICC.
Eastport-South Manor Students Capture First Place at GNYADA Contest in Whitestone
Eastern Suffolk BOCES is pleased to announce that two students from the Auto Technology Program at HB Ward Career and Technical Center in Riverhead captured First Place at the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association (GNYADA)competition.
Tying Business Lessons to Library Skills
Students realize how their school lessons impact an employment application.
Students Gain Community Service and Experience Cleaning a House of God
Students in the Facilities Maintenance Program from ICC perform janitorial duties at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Patchogue. They practice their skills and gain community service.
Libraries Are a Valuable Resource to Our Future Teachers and Care Givers
Early Childhood Education students visit the Connetquot Public Library for a tour and to familiarize themselves with all the resources available to them now and when they become teachers and caregivers.
ESBOCES Law Enforcement Students Learn Lawyering Skills
ESBOCES Law Enforcement students are jurors at a mock trial at Hofstra University Law School learning essential aspects of trial lawyering.
ESBOCES Cosmetology Students Keep Their Skills Sharp and Their Hair Sexy
The Eastern Suffolk BOCES cosmetology teachers ensure that the students enrolled in the Adult Education Cosmetology programs get cutting-edge information related to products, trends, and industry tools.
Commemorative Tree to Remember Dr. King
The CAC Student Council purchases a crab apple tree to plant in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Flapjack Fundraiser
The Flapjack Fundraiser held at Applebee's in Patchogue by the staff and students from the Edward J. Milliken Technical Center was a great success!
Like TV's Cake Boss, this Competition is Enticing
The cakes in this competition not only tasted delicious, they were beautifully designed and presented.
An Afternoon of Beauty Benefits Local Churches
Cosmetology classes in three facilities join forces to present "An Afternoon of Beauty" to benefit local charities.
Respected Author/Lecturer is Guest Speaker at SLS
A Rutgers University professor is guiding librarians on the implementation of the new Common Core State Standards.
Students Learn About Seeing Eye Dog Training
A Practical Nursing student volunteers to help the Guide Dog Foundation and goes on to inspire others through lectures.
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BTC photography students participate in a professional shoot benefitting teens.
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Unfortunately, more and more individuals exhibit little to no respect for our laws; even little ones like our leash laws.
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After being chased by large dogs, unleashed and often unattended, I have posted copies of the law in parks for public awareness, but the problem persists.
My question is: Is the leash law actually being enforced, and what should I do when confronted by threatening dogs not on a leash?
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Troup head coach Thermond Billingslea earned his 500th coaching career win.
Troup athletic director Robert Schweizer presented Billingslea with the game ball in an impromptu presentation after the game as team members, family and well-wishers surrounded the coach to help him celebrate the milestone.
The celebration continued in the locker room with a pizza party and various folks posing with Billingslea for photographs.
His son Courtney Billingslea was also on hand to celebrate with his father.
"It feels just great," Billingslea said of the 500th win. "It was great for us to do that. Now that part is over with and now we can go on and play basketball and not have that hanging over our heads. It hangs over your heads in practice, they know it, I knew it and now we don't have to worry about that. There won't be no distraction in practice and I think we'll do a better job of preparing for the next team."
Troup's last win came on Jan. 12 over Columbus, which was Billinglea's 499th.
Anticipation was building the past two weeks as the Tigers ran up against some tough region competitors, losing games to Fayette County, LaGrange and Shaw.
Troup was also able to avenge an early-season defeat at Alexander on Jan. 4 when it lost 77-71 in overtime.
The Tigers (9-7 overall, 4-4 in the region) started off well, with senior point guard Lakeithin Buckner draining a 3-pointer from the right side to put the Tigers up.
Troup had no problems scoring in the first quarter as it ran the floor with little challenge from Alexander.
Troup extended its lead to 14 points before Alexander cut into it slightly and led 19-8 after the first quarter.
But signs of things to come were evident in the second quarter as Troup slowed a bit and Alexander gained some momentum, cutting the lead to 35-30 at the half.
In third quarter, Alexander went up by as many as four points, but Troup rallied to take a 45-43 lead heading into the final quarter.
"They're a good defensive team and they're real strong and quick," Billingslea said of Alexander. "We don't have a ton of ball handlers and we threw the ball away a lot but we finally settled in and made some good passes and got the ball up the floor."
In the final period, with Buckner leading the way, Troup pulled away.
Buckner poured in 33 points in the game, with 16 coming in the fourth, with eight of those points coming from the free-throw line.
"I thought we stepped it up and we kept on working," Billingslea said. "We got a two-point lead, then we got a five, then a six and it kept building from there."
In the girls game, Troup lost to Alexander 71-22.
Coach Carla Thornton said she learned prior to the game that senior Jessica Gilbert, who suffered a knee injury against LaGrange a week ago, will not return this season due to a torn ACL in her right knee.
Thornton believes the news may have impacted the team.
"Maybe that's why the girls were so down," Thornton said of the news about Gilbert. "That can affect people emotionally. I found the news out right before the game."
Troup lost at Alexander in the first meeting between the two teams 40-28.
The Lady Tigers were in that game late before Alexander pulled away. With the rematch being played on Troup's home court, Thornton felt going in her team had a chance, but it wasn't meant to be.
"We just lacked energy," Thornton said. "I've been stressing that the girls need to go out there and have some heart. That's something I can't teach. It just seemed like we were out there going through the motions. I guess we figured since it was a close game last time, it would be the same, but they came out and outhustled us from the get-go."
Sophomore Dee Dee Sanders led the scoring for the Lady Tigers with 10 points.
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President Goodluck Jonathan must be exceedingly surprised at the vehement rejection in some quarters of his renaming of the University of Lagos, Unilag, after Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, the man who paid the supreme sacrifice for the democracy the nation enjoys today. He will not be the only one; several members of the Abiola family must be equally surprised. One of his widows and several of his children had been full of effusive praise for the president in the immediate aftermath of the announcement in a nationwide broadcast on Democracy Day, May 29. They may now be wondering, in the light of the rejection of the new name, Moshood Abiola University, Lagos, Maulag, by many notable Nigerians, the students and alumni association of the university, whether Abiola had not after all died in vain. The students did not stop at just voicing their protest, they took to the streets. The university authorities had to hurriedly shut the school on the second day of protests to avoid a descent into chaos. Surely, this crisis is one the authorities of the school never bargained for at a time it was performing the final obsequies of its late vice chancellor, Prof. Adetokunbo Sofoluwe, who was laid to rest on Thursday, May 31.
Why are they kicking against the new name? There is no doubt many agree that Abiola deserves a national honour, but it is a shame that it is coming late in the day. And since the return to civil rule in 1999, many Nigerians have made vociferous calls on the federal government to immortalise the symbol of June 12. That was the day in 1993 that Abiola won the fairest and freest presidential election ever held in Nigeria. The military cabal ruling the country, then led by self-styled military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, denied him that hard-won victory which he achieved against all odds. But President Olusegun Obasanjo did not hearken to the plea in his two terms of eight years. His successor, late Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, did not do it. And now that President Jonathan has done it, he has seemingly picked the wrong monument. He is being told that the University of Lagos, founded 50 years ago, has become an icon that cannot be replaced with the Abiola icon. Furthermore, since this is a democracy, they equally ask why the President failed to consult the stakeholders about the renaming. By that, they mean the university authorities, staff, students and the alumni. Considering the on-going reactions, the government would have met a brick-wall in the course of such consultations. Majority of the stakeholders would have advised Jonathan to perish the thought.
However, even if that was going to be the case, the federal government should have observed all the due process in respect of the change. By consulting the afore-mentioned stakeholders, it would have shown that this government is keen on democratic norms. The university was created by an Act of Parliament. That law needs an amendment to accommodate the new name. The President and his advisers on this matter have largely ignored that. The steps the government has taken so far are to the effect that we own the university, thus we can do whatever we want with it. That is a position that does not sit well with those who are annoyed by the sudden "death" of what they regard as a unique icon. And there are many graduates of Unilag who are threatening that if the decision on the name change is not rescinded, they will return their certificates to the university. Of course, that would be reaching for the extreme. The threat though may not amount to more than a mere statement voiced in the heat of anger. That is understandable; in our country we at times use a sledgehammer to quash a mosquito. How great would it have been if the current anger were to have been fostered by the poor state of facilities in Unilag and the nation's tertiary institutions generally?
Considering the current posturing on all sides, it is not likely the President will reverse himself on this matter in the immediate future. That is in spite of the several monuments, especially in sports, which have been suggested as a possible substitute. After all, Abiola was in his lifetime the "Pillar of Sports in Africa." We must not forget too that Abiola equally dispensed quite a bundle of his stupendous wealth to promote education at all levels. And he did forbid all the schools that benefitted from his philanthropic gestures to name anything after him, perhaps, as long as he lived.
It is doubtful whether Jonathan would accept the suggestion to substitute a sports monument with the University of Lagos. To him and his aides, that would be a sign of weakness. They will argue that there would be no end to similar demands in the future. Thus in order to make the name change a fait accompli, an Executive Bill praying for an amendment to the Act setting up the University of Lagos may already be heading for the Senate. Many legislators are said to have privately voiced their individual opposition to the arbitrary change. That is politics at work. The President's party controls the National Assembly. If his bill asking for the name change fails in the Assembly, it is the Peoples Democratic Party that will suffer the collateral damage.
If only the dead can watch the political drama the living sometimes engage in, this is one such drama Abiola would have loved to be part of. What a pity! Just like some Nigerians did while he was incarcerated for four years, Abiola's head is once again being shaved behind his back. Trust him, a humour merchant to the core, he would have had some pithy and witty riposte for this on-going opera. The sanest step that has been proposed so far is the suit the Unilag – beg your pardon, the Maulag – Alumni Association is planning against the government on this name change. Let the court decide whether the President can just wake up and announce such a change. Period!


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2005 Linux Journal Readers' Choice Awards
Editor's Note: This article has been updated since its original publication..
We overhauled the voting process for this year's Readers' Choice Awards in the hope of creating a fairer system that voters were involved in every step of the way. As such, we accepted nominations from readers in 31 categories and then held two rounds of voting to get this final list of your favorites.
Some readers were surprised by the list of candidates that made it to the final round. For instance, the big-name distributions, such as Debian, Red Hat and SUSE, were nowhere to be found. Although these absences may seem odd, we call these the Readers' Choice awards because they are exactly that—these are the products and tools our readers are using and loving this year.
Here we present the top two vote-getters in each category. In categories where vote totals were particularly close, we have listed the top three finishers.
For the sixth year in a row, XMMS is the first-place finisher in the audio tool category. So you know XMMS plays MP3, OGG, WAV and CD audio file formats. You also probably know that it supports a whole bunch of third-party input plugins. But do you know about its equalizer and playlist capabilities? Do you know about its advanced plugins for file I/O, special effects and visualization? If not, you must have missed Dave Phillips' article on "Getting the Most from XMMS with Plugins" (see the on-line Resources for links to articles), which covered some of the functionality that helps keep this classic tool a favorite.
We split backups into two categories this year to differentiate between simple tools that can back up a single system (see Favorite Backup Utility below) and more complex programs administered centrally to back up multiple machines. Although not as flashy as some other backup systems, Amanda (advanced Maryland automatic disk archiver) offers "a reliable platform for many Linux and UNIX users who are comfortable with a command-line interface", according to Phil Moses, who wrote about it for us in "Open-Source Backups Using Amanda". Apparently, many of our readers agree.
Even though many backup tools are available from vendors, we know that our readers often prefer to stick with the basics. Thus, your favorite backup utilities, tar and rsync, are basic command-line tools that were separated by less than a hundred votes in this year's competition. You can do a lot with tar, from building basic single-file archives to creating multivolume backups. Sometimes, though, the most tried-and-true tools are the ones we take for granted, so to learn more about what you can do with tar and rsync, take a look at these past LJ articles: "The Skinny on Backups and Data Recover, Part 3", "LVM and Removable IDE Drives Backup System" and "rsync, Part I and Part II".
Celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, MySQL once again scores the top place in this year's voting. Besides offering more features than ever, MySQL also is being included in more big-name vendor products, thanks to the ever-increasing popularity of LAMP applications. In "An Open Letter to the Community from MySQL Founders David Axmark & Michael 'Monty' Widenius", the founders offered these impressive stats: "over 100 million copies of MySQL have been distributed" through the Web site and operating system distributions; approximately 40,000 new downloads every day; more than 1,500 projects on SourceForge.net are using MySQL; and current users include Craigslist, Slashdot, Wikipedia, Bugzilla, Technorati and the Human Genome Project.
The dot.kde.org site carried a link to the Readers' Choice voting page this year—did the extra promotion to KDE fans make the difference? As detailed below, this year's favorite distribution is GNOME-based while the favorite language is the base language for KDE. People seem to be using the best technologies from both environments.
Ubuntu and Debian help each
Ubuntu and Debian help each other. Ubuntu is more polished than Debian and has a much smaller package set. Debian (unstable) gets packages updated more frequently and has a lot more to choose from.
Regardless of the distribution, this will likely improve support for all Distributions.
I'm agree
I didn't vote, but I'm agree.
PHP is my favourite programming language ;-)
Agree with you, PHP rocks.
Agree with you, PHP rocks.
Programming language.
PHP is the best! But C++ is not too bad...
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XMMS is old and unmaintained, I'm surprised it still was able to garner enough support to take the top spot. I would have thought amaroK would have taken the top spot, with Rhythmbox or Beep Media Player second.
Sure, XMMS2 is in the works, but the 1.2.x series uses GTK1... does anyone even keep GTK1 installed anymore?
Amarok is heavy going for a system, except if you have a 2GHz+ machine. XMMS runs fine even on an old Pentium 200, but Amarok on that same system kills it. XMMS is a good, simple media player with lots of possibilities to extend it, and it works very well, which is why it has maintained its #1 place.
Postgres? It usually takes
Postgres? It usually takes half of my CPU power - doing nothing. I prefer MySQL, its much thinner.
I would hope SQLite makes
I would hope SQLite makes the top list in 2007!
xmms is clearly the best
I've used xmms for three years now, clearly teh best audio player IMHO...
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7. | Career | ||
A really long job. Funny how most people who call their job a career don't stop to realize that's all a Career is - just a really long job.
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Similar to a 'job' or 'work'... Usually means that you are stuck at the same pay level that you start with. No chance for advancement and someone else will pass you for a promotion even if they are less qualified as long as they know the right people (Or have the right parents/family members). Also usually requires a piece of paper that you spent thousands of dollars on which you will never make back. The only people that will give this a thumbs down are people that had their 'education' paid for by their rich parents... They are very defensive when it comes to the truth being spoken out loud... People screw people over to get rich, that is how it works... Jack: Hey Daniel, what have you been doing with your life lately?
Daniel: Oh you know... Doing the career thing. (Usually means giving up your soul and putting up with a tyrants bullshit just to pay rent because things were never handed to you for free...) |
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What Britney Spears no longer has, after her 'performance' at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards. Britney's performance was so awful that it will probably be career ending.
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Similar to job or work, Usally means that you are stuck at the same pay level that you start with. No chance for advancement and that someone else will pass you for promation even if they are less qualified. Also usally requires a peice of paper that you spent thousands of dollars on which you will never make back. liberal arts career.
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verb-In professional sports, to have the best game of life statistically. It is an important term in fantasy sports, since one guy having such a game can almost singlehandedly win your fantasy game for you. I was down big, but pulled off the win when Shaun Alexander careered in the Sunday night game. He had five TDs in the first half!
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Something that society forces upon people, esp. nowadays. If you do not have a career, people automatically assume you are a lazy good-for-nothing bum. An unnecessary thing to have, and it's a shame that so many people spend all their lives aspiring to have a career. The concept is installed into most western children from birth, as their first twenty-odd years of their life is dedicated to "education", which generally teaches people to become "clever". Being "clever" means you will have a "good" career. The majority of humans hate their careers, and up dying miserable. But hey, at least they paid off their mortgage. Also, a pretentious way of saying "job". "Careers are a twentieth century invention, and I don't want one" - Christopher McCandless:
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ca⋅reer {kuh-reer} –noun 1. A long period of servitude in exchange for operating capital and the promise of financial security and much needed health care coverage on release; golden handcuffs. 2. The mistakenly desired outcome of 16+ years of education. 3. An affliction whose symptoms are loss of life & liberty, general purpose misery, and resentment towards those who are unaffected. 4. A euphemism for 'professional labour camp'; these 'camps' are required to support capitalism's unsustainable drive for never ending growth. Each of the professions means a prejudice. The necessity for a career forces every one to take sides. We live in the age of the overworked, and the under-educated; the age in which people are so industrious that they become absolutely stupid.
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Lol.... you realize that's a fake ETA, right?
@erictheactor11 is real
@erictheactor111 is not so real
"One day the Mexicans are gonna outnumber the humans." http://www.cubantravelusa.com/
Notice how Eric was basically begging howard to pay is sag dues on Monday so he could "work".
What a turd he is.
Please don't cock block me on Twitter
Since when is ack ack! a big announcement?
the real one will beon the line either way
I hear the announcement will be that he is in a hospital in Aspen for surgery which may be life threatening. He is supposed to be very close to death
The real announcement is that Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is getting a new name: Eric Midgetitis.
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Finavia continues to promote Helsinki Airport internationally
The goal is to further strengthen the position of Helsinki Airport as the leading transit airport in Northern Europe for travel between Europe and Asia. Finavia, which maintains the airport, is continuing efforts to promote the airport among international transit passengers by developing airport services and cost-effectiveness and by highlighting the airport through targeted marketing. Helsinki Airport has been used as the airport's marketing name since 2009.
This spring, many projects have been executed at the airport to make the Helsinki Airport name more familiar and to make the airport more well-known internationally. Buses in the airport's traffic areas have stickers that adhere to the Helsinki Airport look, and the signs in the airport area have been clarified and a more consistent look has been adopted. The Helsinki-Vantaa signs located on the air side of the airport terminal's runway area will be replaced by Helsinki Airport signs in May.
The airport is also making substantial investments to improve the air passenger experience at the airport. Staff training and service process development, among other things, are pivotal here. The fact that the security check queues have been shortened is a concrete example of the development work being performed.
"For Helsinki Airport to be successful in the future as well, it is important that international transit passengers are aware of the airport's smooth and cost-effective service when they select flight connections. We will continue marketing the airport in carefully considered ways with the goal of making the airport stand out from our competitors so that an increasing number of international transit passengers will change planes here when travelling between Europe and Asia. We want the airport's compact name, Helsinki Airport, to stick in the passengers' minds in a positive way, as Helsinki is internationally the most well-known city in Finland," says Kimmo Ruotsalainen, Director at Finavia.
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Living in Perth, you really have to wonder about some of the people here. Do they have a warped sense of humour, or are they just incredibly thick? I'm talking number plates, and some of stupid things people choose to have stuck on the front of their cars. I've already listed some of the more 'interesting' plates that I've seen before, but below are a couple that really stood out from the crowd.
The first car I saw in the shopping centre yesterday, when it drove into the car park at a speed only acceptable on the German Autobahn or a race track. Once the lives of passing shoppers had been suitably put at risk, the driver screeched into the disabled bay /taxi rank right in front of the entrance, climbed out of the car and lolloped inside.
I use the word lollop, because for all extent and purposes he had the definite whiff of Neanderthal about him – no shoes, skanky feet, clothes that even the homeless would turn down. His tattoos encircled every limb, his hair was matted and greasy enough to fry a dozen eggs and he had, what could only be described, as the remains of dead rat hanging down his back. Basically he looked like something you might see painted on a cave wall, with a club in one hand and a dead animal in the other.
As he disappeared off to buy whatever it is that modern-day cavemen buy, several words did immediately sprung to mind – but I needn't have bothered forming my own opinion. With his carefully chosen number plate, he'd already gone to the trouble of describing himself. How thoughtful and spot on. Maybe he was more articulate than first thought.
I didn't actually see the driver of the second car, but I'm guessing they share many of the same qualities as the first driver.
In case you're unfamiliar with the word 'feral', it's one that seems to be widely used here to describe a certain sort of person. The following description is from www.urbandictionary.com, and I couldn't have put it better (or more colourfully) myself.
"Well do ya wanna root? If I have another kid I can start me own footy team and Centrelink will fund it!" Asks the feral skank who can be smelled from 20 metres away.
"No thanks. I'd rather have sex with a garden mulcher. It's much safer than your diseased, stinky p****" Replies the man about to be robbed by the group of male ferals waiting for him around the corner.
So that said, would you seriously want this word on your car?!
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July 20, 2013 ~ Sunday River, Maine
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Patience is not a virtue I possess in any great measure, and what little I do have was stretched pretty thin by the DN1030's onscreen display. Not the display itself, but the wait for it to come up on my TV's screen (13 seconds) and the one to get picture and sound back after it exited (16 seconds). This might be acceptable in a model where the display is used only for initial setup, but it kinda isn't on a midrange model where the display is a central necessity for functions such as streaming audio.
I wasn't crazy about the Sony's remote, either, with its multi-legend keys and colored zones (but no backlighting), though it at least proved perfectly usable, with positive key-feel and quick responses as long as you're not invoking the display. But the lack of onscreen overlays for things like volume changes, surround modes, or input selections — the DN1030 has no video-overlay capability — is a considerable handicap, especially given the front-panel display's small size and modest repertoire of information. Sony has an iPod/iPhone app, "Media Remote," that controls the DN1030 over a home network and does some cool stuff. While I found the setup and registration unnecessarily occult, this worked well enough once I figured it out — though its power "key" proved able to turn the receiver off, but not on, and the app would not "find" the receiver unless it was already powered on, which limits utility.
The Sony's actual streaming-audio abilities are fairly complete: It arrives with vTuner free-Internet radio, and Music Unlimited, Slacker, and Pandora functionality. It also streams local media over a home network (or from a USB storage device). The manual mentions only Sony's own hardware, along with Windows Media (software) servers, but since I used my iMac running TwonkyMedia with smooth results, it's safe to presume that any DLNA-compatible source will work. The DN1030 streams MP3 and AAC/Apple Lossless formats (plus linear PCM). It can also handle high-rez FLAC files, something that Sony's manual downplays.
The Sony receiver's streaming-audio format sup- port is far from unique (plenty of competing-price models can handle FLAC), but its responsiveness when playing files leaves something to be desired. You have to wait forever for the menu to arrive, and then you find that file playback has no pause (you can only stop and restart from the top), that there's no display of file type or bit-rate data, and that the facilities for navigating large file lists are rather slow, with only one title displayed at a time.
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The members of One Direction were initially contestants on the UK version of "X Factor," and the show's creator Simon Cowell was so impressed by their performances that he decided to mentor them throughout the show's season. The boys, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne, are from both the United Kingdom and Ireland and made it all the way to the final round and eventually finished third behind Rebecca Ferguson and Matt Cardle. However, the group had made such an impression on Simon Cowell that he signed them to his Syco label and they went on tour with the "X-Factor" contestants. One Direction was already a huge hit in the UK when they released their first single, "What Makes You Beautiful." The song was the fastest-selling track of the year, and also broke Sony Music's record for the most pre-sales in the organization's history. The song also received a Brit Award for "Best British Single" and soared to No.1 on the UK pop charts. This instant success has resulted in a slew of promotional deals that have dramatically improved their profile. The band's first tour of the United Kingdom sold out within minutes, and the group's first album "Up All Night" would go on to top album charts in many European countries. By the time One Direction came to the United States to tour with Big Time Rush, they had the first album by a British band debut to top the Billboard 200. "Up All Night" sold 176,000 copies during its first week, a remarkable achievement in the age of instant downloading and online production. Hot off the success of their groundbreaking first album, One Direction is gearing up for their first nationwide U.S. tour that will hit the arena circuit starting in June. They will then launch a world tour that will begin with an already sold-out show at Madison Square Garden in December 2012.
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Technical Newsletter Issue 4Plan, Design and Build Allan Block Retaining Walls in the UK |
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After crossing the River Severn suspension bridge from England, Chepstow is the first town
you arrive at in Wales and the site of the first large commercial Allan Block wall in the United
Kingdom. The large retaining walls were needed to level the once sloping fields for the development
of two large retail distribution warehouses. The project used the AB Classic with a
6 degree batter and ranged in wall height from 10 ft (3 m) to 30 ft (9 m) and was over
2,300 ft (700 m) long.
DesignPeter Brett Associates (PBA), in cooperation with Huesker Geosynthetics, undertook the design of the Allan Block walls. The main challenge faced was ensuring that the native soils would be suitable backfill material for use within the geogrid reinforced soil mass. Not using the native clays and mudstone would have added a significant impact to the cost of the project. To verify the material properties and ultimate use of the native soils for wall construction, large diameter shear box tests were conducted.Even though the design was completed by Laurence Tomlin of PBA in England, the results were what you would expect designing a similar wall in North America. In fact, in the July 2008 article, "New Kid on the Block" in Ground Engineering, Laurence wrote: |
"The design was in accordance with BS8006:1995 Strengthened / Reinforced Soils and Other Fills.
A check was also done using Allan Block's own in-house software
(AB Walls Design Software). Although
there are some differences between the US methods
and designs based on British standards, there was a reasonable
agreement between the outputs for each method."
ConstructionTwo distinct challenges were faced by the main contractor, Winvic Construction during installation. Using the native clay material for backfill saved money, but also presented its own problems because of the variability in moisture content. If compaction test results indicated that the moisture content was outside the acceptable limits, the earthwork was either put on hold or an alternative onsite source was identified that would satisfy the compaction requirements.The second challenge was safety during construction. As the Allan Block walls were constructed there needed to be an adequate safety rail along the face. Several options were considered, but eventually it was decided to use scaffolding and attach it to the Allan Block units using expanding anchors drilled intermittently into the Allan Block facings. |
Colinwell Concrete Belfast, N. Ireland Engineers: Peter Brett Associates Product Used: AB Classic of the AB Collection |
Managing Water on Retaining Wall Sites |
Managing Site WaterIncrease your project's profitability by diminishing the number of callbacks. Water management is a critical aspect to retaining wall design and construction. A project with poor water management can have consequences that are not realized for years after the project's completion. |
Site Design:During the design phase of the project, it is important to consider surface runoff. Whenever possible, the site should be graded to route water away from the retaining walls. This can be done by establishing the final grade with a positive gradient away from the wall structure or using drainage swales, berms, and catch basins. Remember, catch basins and storm drain manholes should be located behind the reinforced soil mass whenever possible.During the site's geotechnical evaluation, or during construction, you may find groundwater within the envelope of the proposed retaining wall. To prevent this groundwater from over saturating the reinforced soil mass, the design may need to incorporate a chimney and blanket drain to expel this excess water to daylight. |
Retaining Wall Construction:The Chepstow project, featured on the cover, was started in the autumn and completed in the spring. This rainy season lead to many challenges concerning water management during construction. At the end of each day's construction and upon final completion, the Chepstow site was graded to avoid water accumulation in the reinforced zone. It is very important to consider water management of your site before, during and after construction.Proper compaction also relies on the correct moisture content. If your soil is too wet, it will be impossible to reach the required compaction level. Luckily for the project in Chepstow, the wall was long enough so that when the soil behind one area of the wall was too wet they were able to work on another part of the wall until the soil was sufficiently dry. |
Introducing AB Walls 10 |
Even though Allan Block already has the best segmental retaining wall design software on the market,
we are always striving to improve. Over the last few months we have been working on developing a brand
new design software package. The release of AB Walls 10 is slated for the first quarter of 2010 and will improve upon
the straight forward design approach engineers have grown to appreciate with the current version of AB Walls 2007.
Among the many enhancements, the following are ones you may find particularly exciting:
These are just a few of the enhancements in AB Walls 10 that will keep us ahead of the SRW world for years to come. For questions and additional information about the upcoming AB Walls 10 software, please contact the AB Engineering Department at 800-899-5309 ext. 3. |
AB Design Analysis Comparison Tool |
The wall project on the front article was designed using the British BBA (BS8006)
methodology. The engineer used hand calculation and spreadsheets because there is
currently no design software available using BS8006. Allan Block is developing a
BS8006 methodology page for future BBA projects. In the near future, the British
design engineer will be able to utilize the power of our current software, AB
Walls 2007 and the future version AB Walls 10, to design their projects and have
the AB Design Comparison Tool to compliment their final designs.
Since the initial release of the AB Design Comparison Tool the Allan Block Engineering Department has received many inquirers and downloads. Here is a brief description of how it works: |
Start by designing your wall in AB Walls and then run the comparison tool. If your methodology shows a consistent difference,
say in grid length, make the change in AB Walls to fit your required results. For your next wall, simply start with the adjusted
grid length. Then take advantage of the all the benefits AB Walls has including quantity estimating and the AutoCAD importing
macro to start your construction documents.
The AB Design Comparison Tool currently allows the user to compare an AB Walls 2007 design to the new National Concrete Masonry Association's (NCMA), 3rd Edition just released in October, the CMMA Segmental Concrete Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls for Australian Designs, and the ULS analysis for Italian designs based on the upcoming adoption of the European Code EU7. The next pages to be added will be the BBA and AASHTO LRFD methodologies. To download the AB Design Comparison tool click the update button on the Beginnings screen in AB Walls 2007 and find the comparison tool link on the webpage. For more information, contact the AB Engineering Department at 800-899-5309, ext 3. |
Helping You Go Green |
Did you know that one of
the LEED credits for Sustainable
Sites is Site Development:
Maximize Open Space
(SS Credit 5.2)? This can be
achieved by reducing the footprint
that a building leaves on a site.
Open spaces preserve areas for
plants, trees, and other vegetation.
Also, according to the credit requirements,
one should "Consider
issues such as building orientation,
day lighting, heat island effects,
stormwater generation, significant
vegetation, existing green corridors,
and other sustainable building
issues." 1
Allan Block retaining walls can be utilized to minimize site excavation while creating flat areas for the building footprint. These things save existing vegetation and reduce earth work requirements, which saves money for the project. Visit allanblock.com for a detailed description of how Allan Block products can help you build green. 1New Construction and Major Renovation, Version 2.2 Reference Guide, Third Edition October 2007. U.S. Green Building Council. |


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Sorry this is so late, folks. I was the victim of flaky hotel Wi-Fi this morning. Anyway, this is an update of a deal I posted almost two years ago. It's been that long since I"ve seen a better one on a projector!
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