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MySQL News & Articles
Introducing [fleXive] - A Complementary Approach to Java EE 5 Web Development
by Markus Plesser
This article is an introduction to Flexive, an open source Java EE 5 application development stack. The authors have extracted a complete application template and describe its use. May. 1, 2008
Emulating Analytic (AKA Ranking) Functions with MySQL: Part 2
by Stephane Faroult
Oracle, DB2, and SQL Server all have analytic functions--ways to preserve the details in a record when you use an aggregate. MySQL lacks them, but you can emulate them if you want. Stephane Faroult continues his look at how to do this in the second part of his series. Apr. 13, 2007
Emulating Analytic (AKA Ranking) Functions with MySQL
by Stephane Faroult
Oracle, DB2, and SQL Server all have analytic functions, ways to preserve the details in a record when you use an aggregate. MySQL lacks them, but you can emulate them if you want. Stephane Faroult shows some of the ways to go about this in the first of a two part series. Mar. 29, 2007
How to Optimize Rank Data in MySQL
by Baron Schwartz
Suppose you need to calculate constantly-changing information based on constantly-updated information in one or more tables. Are you stuck doing everything in multiple expensive queries? By no means. Baron Schwartz demonstrates how careful denormalization and query construction can lower your database load and simplify your code. Mar. 1, 2007
Open Tools for MySQL Administrators
by Baron Schwartz
The MySQL distribution provides several tools for database developers and administrators, but they don't always work everywhere. Fortunately, the worldwide MySQL community has produced plenty of useful tools. Baron Schwartz surveys the possibilities and offers suggestions for what you should use. Oct. 19, 2006
Visualizing Database Information with Tableau
by Ben Lorica
Although there are several tools available to help users efficiently and easily create pivot tables or cross-tabulations, being able to visualize the cross-tabulations in real time is much more useful. Ben Lorica and the O'Reilly Research team recently tried a visual analysis and reporting tool called Tableau. It worked well for them; might it work in your data warehouse? Aug. 24, 2006
MySQL Federated Tables: The Missing Manual
by Giuseppe Maxia
A new MySQL storage engine allows you to use tables in remote servers as if they were local. Unfortunately, the documentation doesn't explain much more than that. Fortunately, Giuseppe Maxia can explain everything you need to know to make federated tables work correctly and efficiently. Aug. 10, 2006
Advanced MySQL Replication Techniques
by Giuseppe Maxia
MySQL Cluster is a powerful peering system to add high availability and replication across multiple database servers. It's not perfect, though. Using features of MySQL 5.0 and 5.1, it's possible to build a master/slave replication system with fail-over. Giuseppe Maxia shows how. Apr. 20, 2006
How to Schmooze at OSCON
by Robert Bernier
OSCON is next week and you have people to meet, questions to ask, and assistance to offer. Where should you spend your time, and how should you start your valuable hallway, BOF, and party conversations? Robert Bernier offers a schmoozer's guide to effective conference attendance. Jul. 28, 2005
MySQL Triggers Tryout
by Peter Gulutzan
MySQL 5.0 promises trigger support. What will it look like? How will it work? Peter Gulutzan takes MySQL triggers for a test-drive. Feb. 3, 2005
Navicat Review
by Blane Warrene
Managing a database by hand with command-line tools is possible, but it can also be tedious. Some web-based administrative tools are good, but there are advantages to graphical desktop applications, as well. Blane Warrene reviews the latest release of Navicat, a commercial MySQL administrative tool. Dec. 22, 2004
How to Misuse SQL's FROM Clause
by Stephane Faroult
Many SQL queries misuse their
FROM clauses. Misuse them? That's right. Stéphane Faroult explains this common mistake and demonstrates how two types of subqueries can improve performance and reliability. Sep. 30, 2004
Hierarchical SQL
by Joe Celko
Conventional wisdom claims that it's difficult to model hierarchical relationships in relationally minded SQL. Actually, it's easier than you think. Joe Celko explains one method of representing trees in SQL. Aug. 5, 2004
Planning for Disaster Recovery on LAMP Systems
by Robert Jones
The beauty of LAMP systems is that you can develop them as formally or informally as you like. Unfortunately, when it comes time to plan for disaster recovery, that informality can work against you. Robert Jones presents several guidelines for development and configuration that can make recovery easier. Apr. 8, 2004
Using MySQL from PHP, Part 2
by John Coggeshall
One of PHP's prime benefits is its close integration with databases, especially MySQL. Having explained the basics of MySQL, John Coggeshall turns his attention to demonstrating how to use MySQL from PHP. This week, learn how to count results, handle errors, and handle picky details. Mar. 18, 2004
Database Templates with MySQL
by Russell Dyer
After designing a few databases for clients, you'll likely start to see design similarities. Why not exploit those patterns to create templates for further customization? Russell Dyer demonstrates how to create and customize generic MySQL table templates. Mar. 18, 2004
Using MySQL to Stop Editing Web Pages
by Russell Dyer
It's easy to build a small web site by hand, but what happens when non-techies need to make changes? Russell Dyer demonstrates how to design and build a just-simple-enough web site management system that can alleviate your pain. Feb. 19, 2004
Introducing LAMP Tuning Techniques
by Adam Pedersen
Having a successful web site can be a mixed blessing. It's nice to reach more people, but it's painful to run up against hardware limits. Fortunately, LAMP sites have several tuning options, from tweaking parameters to replacing components. Adam Pedersen explains. Feb. 5, 2004
MySQL Crash Course, Part 3
by John Coggeshall
Almost every serious web application uses a relational database to store its data. At some point, you'll have to learn how to use them. John Coggeshall explains how to make the most of the SQL SELECT statement across multiple tables. Jan. 29, 2004
MySQL Crash Course, Part 2
by John Coggeshall
Almost every serious web application uses a relational database to store its data. At some point, you'll have to learn how to use it. John Coggeshall explains how to change tables, select only the data you want, and delete rows from MySQL. Jan. 8, 2004
MySQL Crash Course
by John Coggeshall
Almost every serious web application uses a relational database to store its data. At some point, you'll have to learn how to use them. John Coggeshall explains the basics of relational databases with MySQL. Dec. 23, 2003
Generating Database Server-Side Cross Tabulations
by Giuseppe Maxia
Normalizing data into a database saves you time and trouble representing information, but actually displaying and reporting that information is trickier. Crosstabs (or pivot tables) make it easier, though trying to pivot on more than two fields is painful. That's where generating crosstab queries can help. Giuseppe Maxia demonstrates. Dec. 4, 2003
Quick and Dirty RDBMS Tuning
by Steven Hauser
Your database-backed application is too slow. Panic, upgrade, or rewrite? Steven Hauser suggests a more thoughtful approach: step back and consider the whole system. Then, do the simplest thing with the greatest potential payoff. Hauser explains how to make the most of tuning opportunities. Nov. 13, 2003
Upgrading a MySQL Application
by Russell Dyer
Application upgrades aren't always easier. Throw in a database backend and a schema change, and you're in for a world of hurt -- unless you've planned well. Russell Dyer explores techniques for taking the pain out of upgrading database-backed applications. Oct. 16, 2003
The State of Open Source
by Daniel H. Steinberg
Luminaries from the open source communities of Perl, Python, PHP, MySQL, Apache, and Linux each presented their take on the current state of their technology and where it is headed. Daniel Steinberg reports from OSCON 2003. Jul. 9, 2003
MySQL FULLTEXT Searching
by Joe Stump
Storing text in your database is handy, but searching can be a pain. MySQL's
FULLTEXT search can save your sanity. Joe Stump demonstrates how it works and gives several ideas on how to use it in your own applications. Jun. 26, 2003
Cooking with MySQL
by Paul DuBois
Paul DuBois has selected sample recipes from the hundreds you'll find in his book, MySQL Cookbook. In this third and final series of excerpts showcasing these recipes, learn how to compute team standings, how to calculate the differences between successive rows, and how to find cumulative sums and running averages. Dec. 26, 2002
MySQL Vulnerabilities
by Noel Davis
Noel Davis looks at a problem with Perl's safe mode; some serious vulnerabilities in MySQL; buffer overflows in wget, tcpdump, Canna, and GTetrinet; and problems in lynx, mICQ, Sun Cobalt RaQ 4 Server Appliances, xdvi, dvips, and Exim. Dec. 16, 2002
Cooking with MySQL
by Paul DuBois
Paul DuBois has selected sample recipes from the hundreds you'll find in his book, MySQL Cookbook. In this second article in a three-part series showcasing these recipes, find out how to manage simultaneous
AUTO_INCREMENT values, and how to use
AUTO_INCREMENT values and related tables. Dec. 12, 2002
MySQL Recipes, CVS Tools, and Disk Images
by chromatic
Online version of the Linux Newsletter for November 25, 2002. Nov. 25, 2002
Cooking with MySQL
by Paul DuBois
Paul DuBois has selected sample recipes from the hundreds you'll find in his book, MySQL Cookbook. In this first in a three-part series showcasing these sample recipes, find out how to interpret results from summaries and NULL values and how to identify duplicates in a table or record. Nov. 21, 2002
Ten MySQL Best Practices
by George Reese
George Reese, coauthor of Managing & Using MySQL, 2nd Edition, offers a set of best practices for MySQL administrators that will help with the security, maintenance, and performance of a MySQL installation. Jul. 11, 2002
Tips for Building Web Database Applications with PHP and MySQL
by Hugh E. Williams
Here are eight tips for enhancing Web database applications by using PHP and MySQL. Apr. 4, 2002
SQL Data Types
by John Paul Ashenfelter
Most database products support ANSI-SQL for manipulating data, but there is far more variance in the details of how DDL is implemented. John Paul Ashenfelter discusses data types for different SQL platforms. Sep. 13, 2001
Working With Tables
by John Paul Ashenfelter
In the last aboutSQL column, John Paul Ashenfelter introduced the Data Definition Language (DDL) and how to create database containers. This week, he moves on to creating tables and populating them with data. Sep. 6, 2001
Data Definition Language
by John Paul Ashenfelter
GUI-based database management tools are great, but it's also important to understand the broad strokes of directly manipulating database structure. In this week's aboutSQL, John Paul Ashenfelter describes how to use SQL to define the database, its component tables, and other artifacts. Aug. 30, 2001
Introducing SQL Sets
by John Paul Ashenfelter
Because SQL is based on relational algebra, it should come as no surprise that the standard contains several set-oriented operators. In that spirit, it's time we take a look at the UNION operator. Aug. 2, 2001
SQL Subqueries
by John Paul Ashenfelter
Subqueries are extremely useful in web-based database applications where you need to combine two queries and manually put them together to achieve a desired result. Subqueries allow SQL to do all of the heavy lifting! Jul. 26, 2001
Self-Inflicted SQL
by John Paul Ashenfelter
This week, John Paul Ashenfelter looks at the "self-join," a tool that is particularly useful in certain situations, such as when you have a normalized database table that needs to be flattened. Jul. 12, 2001
The Outer Limits of SQL JOINs
by John Paul Ashenfelter
In the last column, John Paul Ashenfelter showed you how to use inner joins and cross joins. This week he tackles outer joins. Jun. 27, 2001
Types of JOINs
by John Paul Ashenfelter
A look at what's going on behind the scenes when you perform a "join" in MySQL. John Paul Ashenfelter uses the cross join as an example of how joins work in general. Jun. 15, 2001
More on JOINS
by John Paul Ashenfelter
The exploration into JOIN statements continues with a look at INNER JOIN, the most commonly used SQL join. Jun. 1, 2001
An Introduction to PEAR
by Joao Prado Maia
Find yourself wishing PHP had an easy way to manage additional modules? Joao Prado Maia explains PEAR and shows how it fills this role. May. 25, 2001
JOINed at the Hip
by John Paul Ashenfelter
The JOIN clause is probably one of the most used -- as well as one of the most confusing -- facets of SQL. John Paul Ashenfelter introduces the JOIN clause. May. 24, 2001
MySQL File Overwrite Vulnerability
by Noel Davis
Noel Davis shows us a buffer overflow in ASPSeek; a denial of service attack against timed; a new version of OpenSSH with many improvements; an attack against the private keys used by GnuPG; a race condition in the UFS and EXT2FS file systems; and problems with MySQL, VIM, FCheck, Solaris perfmon, Interchange, and Compaq's management software. Mar. 27, 2001
Types of Relationships
by John Paul Ashenfelter
How well are your database tables communicating with one another? This week John Paul discusses three key relationships: one to one, one to many, and many to many. Mar. 20, 2001
Good Relations
by John Paul Ashenfelter
John Paul Ashenfelter looks at how keys are used to construct relationships between tables in a relational database. Mar. 13, 2001
The "Key" to Good SQL
by John Paul Ashenfelter
Database "keys" help eliminate confusion among records. Here's how to best incorporate these essential identifiers in your database. Mar. 6, 2001
Group By
by John Paul Ashenfelter
The GROUP BY clause is the next step after mastering ORDER BY. John Paul Ashenfelter shows you how to combine database records into a single record to calculate an aggregate function. Feb. 23, 2001
MySQL Buffer Overflow; Secure PHP Coding
by Noel Davis
Noel Davis shows us buffer overflows in MySQL, analog, vixie cron, and Kerberos IV; problems with kicq, licq, and kaim; root exploits in NetBSD i386 kernels; and insecure coding with PHP and MySQL. Feb. 20, 2001
Controlling Data Display with ORDER BY
by John Paul Ashenfelter
This week, John Paul Ashenfelter revisits the ORDER BY clause to help you control the display of your MySQL data. Feb. 13, 2001
Aggregate Functions
by John Paul Ashenfelter
John Paul Ashenfelter looks at a specific class of SQL functions that operate on entire columns of data instead of discrete values -- the aggregate functions. Jan. 30, 2001
LAMP: The Open Source Web Platform
by Dale Dougherty
O'Reilly Network runs a LAMP web site, and the chances are good that your organization does, too. LAMP = Linux + Apache + MySQL + (PHP | Perl | Python), and ONLamp.com is our new site dedicated to the platform. Jan. 26, 2001
Using Functions
by John Paul Ashenfelter
John Paul Ashenfelter continues his SQL tutorial with one of the most useful but most frustrating areas of SQL: built-in functions. Jan. 12, 2001
Where to Use WHERE
by John Paul Ashenfelter
We're continuing our exploration of the WHERE clause by digging a little deeper into its capabilities to see what it can really do. Jan. 5, 2001
DELETE Tips and Tricks
by John Paul Ashenfelter
This week John Paul Ashenfelter discusses the most dangerous of the core SQL statements: DELETE. Proceed with caution. Dec. 29, 2000
The Universal Web Form Processor
by Urb LeJeune
Urb LeJeune embarks on a quest to create the ultimate script to process forms from web pages. Dec. 29, 2000
UPDATE that Data!
by John Paul Ashenfelter
Now that you have your data in MySQL, how do you change it? We'll show you step by step. Dec. 22, 2000
LAMP Lighter: The Apache Toolbox
by Rael Dornfest
An overview of the Apache Toolbox, a Swiss army knife of a script, providing a customizable, menu-driven interface to downloading and compiling a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHPherlthon) -- minus the Linux -- installation. Nov. 17, 2000
INSERTing Data
by John Paul Ashenfelter
We've spent a fair amount of time discussing how to get data out of MySQL. But can you enter data directly into this database? You can using the INSERT command. Nov. 10, 2000
Filtering SELECTed Data with WHERE
by John Paul Ashenfelter
SQL databases can be filtered by virtually any set of criteria using a single clause. This week, John Paul Ashenfelter shows us how to use the SELECT command to return subsets of data. Nov. 3, 2000
Introducing SELECT
by John Paul Ashenfelter
The SELECT command helps you find the data in your database. Here's a hands-on tutorial on how it works. Oct. 27, 2000
What's the Big Deal about SQL?
by John Paul Ashenfelter
SQL, the Structured English Query Language, is a standard for building relational databases. In this short introduction, author John Paul Ashenfelter explains relational databases and offers a history of the development and implementation of SQL. Oct. 20, 2000
Getting Started with SQL
by John Paul Ashenfelter
In the second half of his inaugural column, John Paul Ashenfelter introduces us to several good SQL learning tools and begins to define database terms. Oct. 20, 2000
OpenBSD as a Database Server
by David Jorm
David Jorm explains the basics of setting up OpenBSD as a database server using MySQL/PostgreSQL and PHP. Oct. 17, 2000


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Ms. O'Donnell,
If you didn't want animal-rights advocates hoping to one day see images of you being circled by sharks in the waters off Miami Beach, you probably shouldn't have posed for a photograph with a dead hammerhead.
Petulant comments on your Twitter feed such as "i went fishing with my family … we caught a shark – end of story" and "the shark was killed as a result of being caught – we fish – what is it u want me to say" betray your childish defensiveness. You really should have thought better of offering such a feeble response in the face of criticism from someone like Mireya Mayor.
Describing savage opportunist Mark "the shark" Quartiano as a "close friend" and "great guy" certainly won't help you fix the public-relations problem you've created for yourself. (That you care about your public image and not at all about the lives of other species clearly reveals an unchecked narcissism.)
Your "close friend" Mr. Quartiano is the kind of arrogant subhuman the world would be a better place without. In Belkys Nerey's WSVN news report, the dim-witted Mr. Quartiano says, "Rosie and I have been fishing together for years and years, and we've caught quite a lot of big fish including hammerheads, bull sharks, sailfish — a number of different species of fish."
In her WSVN news report, Ms. Nerey says, "Controversy (is) now sparking because of Florida's new law, which took effect at the start of 2012. It's now illegal to kill hammerheads and tiger sharks in the state. Rosie (is) defending her catch, saying, 'This was no recent trip.'"
Unfortunately, "these sharks can still be caught and released in state waters and can be taken in adjacent federal waters," according to a December 28, 2011, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission news release, which also indicates that "prohibited species that die while on the line after being caught in state waters should be returned to the water immediately."
By suggesting that Mr. Quartiano is a "great guy," you've claimed your place among the less-evolved. And by patronizing the cretinous barbarian's murderous sport-fishing business, you've participated in the kind of state-sanctioned slaughter (state-sanctioned torture that may cause death, as of January 1, 2012) that has the more evolved among us wondering what it would take to get you into chum-filled waters off the Florida coast.
I wish you all the worst, Rosie,

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July 14 - 2005
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Jul 14 2005, 06:59 PM
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July 13, 2005
We're still just sampling from the CTD (conductivity, temperature, depth) rosette while waiting to get to the mud and mooring stations. The CTD rosette is a series of 12 bottles designed to trigger and collect water at different depths. It's lowered to the bottom where it collects bottom water, then slowly raised, opening and closing to collect water as it comes back to the surface. So far, Peter Lee and Lee Cooper are the ones collecting water (I've told you about their work in previous journal entries.) We'll soon start collecting water for chlorophyll analysis, and I'll let you know more about that work once we begin. Check out the picture of the CTD below.
Although this is a working ship, there are lots of opportunities for all on board to relax and have a little fun. Yesterday, everyone had a chance to decorate Styrofoam cups with water proof markers. We stuffed each one with paper towels to hold their shape, put them into a mesh laundry bag, and sent them down on the CTD wire to 1000 meters. Think of how your ears feel when you dive down only a few feet in a swimming pool, and you can imagine the pressure on the cups. It was great fun to see how all the individual designs had shrunk along with the cups.
The cups happened because the science team is on board, but this crew clearly doesn't need us to have fun. There's a daily bingo game with great prizes, a golf pool, and a cribbage tournament. As I'm writing this, the poker tournament has started in the lounge. The ship maintains a library of DVD's, each room is equipped with a TV, and DVD players are available to rent. Right behind my room is an area with a ping-pong table and a small, but well equipped gym. Perhaps the best morale booster on board is the incredible food. Three gourmet meals/day with home made snacks available at all times, keep the crew well fed and happy. The cooks, Bert and Jerry, outdid themselves tonight at the aft deck barbeque. How's this for a menu - green salad, garlic bread, smoked salmon tar tine, marinated New York steak, lime and ginger prawn brochette, lamp chops, baked potatoes with all the fixings, fresh corn on the cob, and brandy balls for dessert!
While we were eating, Bon came to tell Jackie that there had been an accident with the van Veen grab, the instrument Jackie uses to collect mud from the bottom. It seems the "accident" occurred when the crew was helping out and working on the grab. Check out the picture to see what happened!
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Very cool experiment with the cups! And very visual!
Is there a way a teacher could simulate that in a classroom?
I love the "accident" - who was the victim?
Jul 17 2005, 06:44 PM
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Unfortunately, no one can think of a way to replicate the shrinking cups in the classroom. Actually, we were all somewhat surprised to see how much they had shrunk at only 1000 meters. I know that, in the past, they've usually waited for at least 3000 meters.
The "accident" was cleverly rigged by the crew who are, at all times, helpful and willing to have fun. We're not sure whose boots ended up there as all ours our steel toed brown ones.
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Accurate drawings of various species of penguins. All illustrations are hand drawn and expertly rendered. In the gallery is the African Penguin, Chinstrap Penguin, Emperor Penguin, Galapagos Penguin, Gentoo Penguin, King Penguin, Magellanic Penguin and Southern Rockhopper Penguin. All illustrations are available in both line art and full color. High quality prints made on acid-free archival paper are available of all drawings. If you do not see the penguin you're looking for please contact the artist to make a suggestion..Custom illustrations of specific animals can be ordered as well. For more information and pricing please call 1 (800) 913-7906 or send an to the artist
The wildlife drawings are also available for stock art illustration.
It's hard to go wrong when drawing a penguin - an animal mostly black and white - in ink. As these charming little aquatic birds often show up in zoos and aquariums I've often had the opportunity to watch them in action. Back in about 2003, I had been commissioned by a client to create a series of three penguin species, as a gift to his wife who loved the animals and had even traveled to the Antarctic regions to see them in the wild. Several years past since that time, and I had intended to draw another penguin, but hadn't found the time or inspiration (although I did complete the Emperor Penguin and young in about 2008). I drew the Gentoo image (this was in May of 2011.) and then revisited the Rockhopper Penguin, which I had considered a weak drawing. But I was able to save it, and add it as the fifth penguin image in the illustration library. I hope to soon add the Chin-Strap along with the African Penguin. If you have a suggestion for another species, please send me an email
Penguins are flightless, aquatic birds native to the Southern Hemisphere, mostly in and around Antarctica. They are adapted for life spent in the water, where they are graceful and quick swimmers. On land they are somewhat less so, but are able to traverse difficult rocky terrain, or long distances over frozen wastelands to reach breeding grounds. While penguins are often thought to only live in cold climates, most species live far enough from the South Pole so their environment is temperate and is not nearly as cold and harsh as the conditions further south. If fact one species - the Galapagos Penguin - doesn't live that far from the equator. Major populations of penguins are found in Antarctica, Australia, New Zealand, South America, and South Africa. The largest species of penguin is the Emperor, standing an impressive of about 3.5 feet (1 meter) tall and weighing 75 pounds or more (35 kg.) There are thought to be between 17-20 extant (living) species of penguin on earth. There have been some impressive species that have gone extinct, including some that stood as tall as 6 feet. Penguins are "Counter-shaded" with black backs and white bellies. This is used for camouflage, so they blend in when swimming when seen from above and below. Penguins feed mostly on krill and fish. Unlike many animals, penguins are able to drink sea water due to a specialized gland filter. The salt is filtered out and excreted through the nasal passages.


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Silver Star, BC – 2013 summer season early bird pricing was recently announced and is available from April 1 through May 31, 2013. The Silver Star Summer Season Pass offers special passholder benefits beyond access to unlimited mountain biking all summer.
Not only will your Silver Star Bike Park Season's Pass get you all the biking you can handle, but also a ton of great added deals all sumer long...
Two 25% summer lift ticket discounts
10% discount at the Saloon
10% discount on Silver Star bike camps or lessons
10% discount at Double Diamond Service Shop
10% discount on rentals (one rental discount per pass holder)
To collect your Silver Star Bike Park season pass please come to Ski Dazzle opening weekend June 22-23 or any day after June 27. We are open from 9:30am to 5:30pm and 7:30pm on Wednesday and Friday nights.
You will also need to sign one of our summer bike waivers, anyone 18 years or under will need a legal parent or guardian to sign their waiver for them.
Tickets and season passes are non-refundable and non-transferable


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Discussion in 'Fly Tying' started by Jim Wallace, Jan 9, 2013.
an olive matuka comes to mind
Yeah, I think a dark olive one with a body and beard similar to what Jack did on his "Sticklebomb". A feather tied in Matuka style maybe could pull off the right look.
However, that Sticklebomb looks like its worth fishing the way it is. Nice one, Jack!
I think I'll steal Jack's approach to tie some bait fish patterns for warmwater species. With a few changes in material color, I think the fly could look like a baby LMB.
Here is my rendition of Art Lingren's rendition of Roderick Haig-Brown's "Stickleback" as depicted in Art Lingren's book. Instead of the Polar Bear hair called for in the recipe, I used Arctic Runner and Calves Tail.
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Trust me.... I know
With an avatar like yours how could we doubt you?
Finally...the "voice from the back of the room" speaks up! I'll have to take your recommendation to heart, your moniker being what it is.
I have some olive-dyed Mallard Flank and olive deer hair, and I really need to practice spinning deer hair...so that I can tie up some Muddlers. Those will be good tying practice, when I get around to 'em. Suddenly, my "to do" list looks like its getting way ahead of me again!
That's a nice one, Jack. Thanks for whipping it up and posting the pic.
Those of us who fasten feather and fur to hook don't want to admit it but there is only a handful of flies that we really need. The muddler is certainly in that handful.
The barring in the olive mallard will do well to replicate the barring in the stickleback.... One cutthroat lake that I fish has a lot of stickleback in it and I find that an olive woolly bugger with a barred marabou tail works magic. Easier to tie than muddlers too!
Words of wisdom!!
Not to prolong this thread too much but Bob Newman hit it early on when he suggested the Rolled Muddler. But is is always fun to try something different at the vise.
The Rolled Muddler is a pattern that I have used for trout (mostly browns) since the early 70's when it first became popular. I only just found out that it was developed by Tom Murray specifically for cutthroat trout and meant to imitate salt water beach sticklebacks.
Again referring to Art Lingren's book, there are some very interesting anecdotes about the rolled muddler. Well worth the read if you get the chance.
I just dug out an old fly wallet of mine and found my rolled muddler stash. Most of them are a bit chewed up and the hooks a bit rusty. Time to make up a new supply.
Photo: Muddler with some well rolled Rolled Muddlers.
Here is the pattern for the Rolled Muddler:
Hook: #12 Mustad 9671 (2x long) Note: I think a 9672 (3x long) works too.
Tail: Light Mallard
Body: Silver Mylar
Rib: Oval tinsel, reverse wrapped
Wing: Rolled or slender strips of light Mallard flank feather
Head: Deer hair, spun and clipped with a few strands of deer hair extending down along the body. Use red tying thread and tie deer hair in so that there is some red thread showing behind and n front of the head.
Originator: Tom Murray
I don't think Art Lingren will mind me passing on this pattern from his book.
In my bunch of fly tying stuff I came across these feathers which I think will make perfect wings for a stickleback pattern. Looks good. Can anyone name these feathers? I'll be darned if I can remember what they are.
These are even better but I know what they are: Golden Pheasant Center Tail.
I think those are peacock quills.


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Former Mississippi Senator Trent Lott will deliver the keynote address at the ProDealer Industry Summit at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, Fla., Oct. 13 to 15.
Following in the footsteps of such speakers as Newt Gingrich and Pat Buchanan, Lott will bring stories from the front lines of American politics to the Summit, which is hosted jointly by the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) and Home Channel News.
As a congressman for 16 years, and a senator for 14, Lott presided over major legislative decisions that led to the formation of the Department of Homeland Security and the revitalization of the American military after Sept. 11, 2001. He also served as a bridge builder in the 1996 welfare reform bill.
Lott brings a unique perspective to American politics as well as an enthusiasm for America's role as a global leader in democracy and free-market capitalism.


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It is a fact that women are underrepresented in the field of
architecture throughout most of the world. In 2014 a sector study by
the Architects Council of Europe1 found that 39% of those working in
the profession were women. In the United States a report by the
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture2 noted that while
40% of those enrolled in degree programs in architecture were women,
only 21% of those working in the field were. While reliable statistics
for the profession are not available for Muslim societies writ large,
the situation is certainly similar if not worse, depending on the
country. Nonetheless, throughout the region there are many examples of
women are prominent architects that have had a significant impact in the
field. This collection is created to celebrate that. It should
also be noted that it is not new for women to play a role in shaping
the built environment of Muslim societies. At various points in history
women have been patrons of construction projects, including Jami' al-Qarawiyyin (857/242 AH) in Fes, Madrasa al-Firdaws (1235-1236/633 AH) in Aleppo, and the Khayr al-Manazil Masjid (1561-62/968-69 AH) in Delhi. For more examples, see the collection Women as Patrons. The
primary focus of this collection, however, is women architects and
designers from the 20th century to today. The collection grew from the 2013 video Arab Women in Architecture, created by the Center for the Study for the Built Environment. The film is documents some of the exciting work being done by women in
the countries of the Middle East, as well as the challenges they face. In the collection you will find profiles of the architects and designers represented
in the video and others from throughout the Muslim world, as well as
samples of buildings designed by women. Currently being uploaded is the collection Women in Modern and Contemporary Territories of Turkish Architecture, an expansive research project developed by Dr. Meral Ekincioglu.
This project, like all aspects of this collection, is a project under development that will continue to grow and take shape as we
move forward. We welcome your comments and participation.
1. "The Architectural Profession in Europe 2014 – ACE Sector Study." Sector
Study: ACE. Accessed March 07, 2015.http://www.ace-cae.eu/activities/publications/sector-study/ .2. "Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture." Women. Accessed
March 07, 2015. http://www.acsa-arch.org/resources/data-resources/women.


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Dear Jordi;
Happy Birthday, baby boy.
You're 21 now. I can't really believe it. Yesterday you were running down the hallway with a bottle hanging out of your mouth. Yesterday, your favorite book was "Goodnight, Moon."
And now, you're a man. Old enough to vote, old enough to drink a beer at a bar, old enough to run off and join the Marines. Now you're as big as I am, and I fear your strength. Every boy yearns for the day he can whoop his old man, and I believe you are there now. Don't get any funny ideas, though. You might be younger and stronger, but I'm older and meaner. Say hello to Mr. Floor.
But I'm not writing this to praise you or to wish you a Happy Birthday. Rather, this blog post is my birthday gift to you.
I've been talking about blogging for some time. You've heard enough. Lately you don't even disguise your disgust over the fact that I am a writer who does not write. I can think of a thousand reasons why I should not write a blog, why this is a waste of time, why no one will ever read it.
I detest the word "blog." It sounds so smarmy. There's no dignity, no honor, to it. Just blah, bug, bog, bloat, blog. When people first started committing this act, we laughed at them. "Bloggers," indeed. A bunch of no-talent hacks who write just to see their own words on paper (or screen). No training, no professionalism. Just bloviating on a grand scale.
But that's the game today, and it will be tomorrow and well after I am dead. The newspaper business is gone forever. I know a lot of people who still labor in the business. But it's not the same, and never will be again. Reading a paper feels like reading your own obituary. It feels like someone walking on your grave.
These are the feelings I have had for some time. And the longer I've gone without writing, the more inane the whole experience seems.
But you know, you can't win if you don't play. If I'm a writer, I have to have some way to publish my work, even if it's on my own website.
So this is me, trying. This is me, writing.
This is my birthday present to you, along with the hookers and blow. I give you my words and my stories.
I'm going to tell you the stories of my life, both past and present. Both fiction and nonfiction. Frankly, I have a hard time telling the difference myself anymore.
I don't mind telling you, it's a little scary for an old newspaperman like me. I'm used to striking a certain tone, trying not to offend, trying to maintain balance and objectivity. All that stuff is good for a general circulation newspaper, but it seems so dry and boring when you want to rattle and rile.
And then there is the question of jobs and employment. A writer has to wonder who will read his stuff, and what those readers might think. You could lose a job or even a friendship over things like this.
But I'm old now, and I really don't give a shit. I have had good jobs and lost bad ones at this point. All I can do now is write what I want, how I want, and make my stories as honest and powerful as possible.
For that reason, I suggest no one else read this blog. Yes, it is a public thing and you might say, "Well, that's a provocative statement, designed more to encourage people to read it than to turn them away." Good point, if I do make it myself, but there is truth in it. I will curse often and tell bawdy tales. I will hurt someone's feelings.
I mean no harm. But I have spent a lifetime trying not to offend. I believe I will stop that now. Because if I don't offend anyone, I haven't written anything worth writing.
I hope to develop a style and strategy for this blog over time. I hope it's interesting or useful or entertaining. Mostly, I hope it entertains. I always lived with the motto, "The One Who Dies With The Most Stories, Wins." I got a ton of them.
Of course, I could be delusional. This blog could degenerate into a rambling monologue. You might refer to it as the blog recounting "Shit my dad says."
In that case, you can read blog post after blog post and watch a man slowly descend into madness and dementia.
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Montgomery County's Ride On buses on holiday schedule after fire
Montgomery County's Ride On bus system is operating on a reduced schedule following a bus fire in Silver Spring last week.
The county says there will be service reductions on Monday and Tuesday, but that the system should be back to normal on Wednesday.
Following the fire, the county pulled 26 of the Champion Navistar buses from the road. Officials say there have been a half-dozen fires involving that particular model in recent years.
As a result of the change, commuters in Montgomery County will to adjust their schedules and prepare for some delays.
"I think it's terrible, it's unsafe, not only are they putting our lives in danger, it's the passengers," Ride On bus driver Wayne Ellison said.
With Ride On buses operating on a holiday schedule, busses won't run as frequently so there may be delays. However, all routes will be in service.
"Bottom line the buses are off the road and our members and the public won't have to deal with this threat anymore," UFCW Local 1994 President Gino Renne said.
In addition to the modified schedule, officials have made some changes to provide additional service to customers:
- Route 2 will provide service to Walter Reed
- Route 38 will provide service to the U.S. Postal Training Academy
- Route 54 will provide service to NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
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Kindlon targets travel, meal costs
Challenger: DA's office not immune to austerity; Soares: It helps us learn
Published 7:41 pm, Thursday, September 6, 2012
ALBANY — No to planes. Yes to Subway.
That could become the new slogan for Albany County prosecutors if attorney Lee Kindlon is their next boss.
At a candidates' forum Wednesday night, the Albany defense attorney and candidate for district attorney said he would ban traveling for prosecutors, cut back on meal expenses and get rid of county-issued cars if he is elected.
Prosecutors would not be taking trips for training in locations in Florida under his watch, he said.
"We need to have a travel moratorium," Kindlon said at the debate-like forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Albany County. "No more sending people away for boondoggles like that."
And they should not expect too many fancy meals either — only those endorsed by weight-loss success story Jared Fogle.
"We should probably really consider cutting back on meal budgets," Kindlon said. "What I'd like to think is, everyone is entitled to a Subway meal deal if they're working late — and that's about it. Sorry, district attorneys who work there now."
Kindlon added, "We're also probably going to have to get rid of those investigator cars that are being driven around and parked right now. I think that's a tremendous waste. We're going to have to look at everything from top to bottom. I mean, if we're living in an austere environment right now, the county government, the district attorney's office should not be immune. I'm going to make sure that we adhere to every policy to save money."
Soares, when asked about Kindlon's travel criticisms, said he budgets staff training money from seizures taken from criminals.
"One of the reasons why we travel — we look for opportunities to learn new things," he said, noting programs in locations such as Washington, D.C., and other cities. "I did that intentionally just so that we're getting different perspectives from different places in our country where these strategies have been implemented and they work. So the idea that we're not going to ever go beyond our borders to receive any kind of training, that is just — I don't understand that. That is keeping Albany small."
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OWINGS MILLS, Md.—It's the time of year when Ray Rice usually begins to feel the effects of being the Baltimore Ravens' go-to guy on offense.
This season, however, has been different. Rice had a combined 318 carries and catches over the 16-game schedule, the lowest total since his rookie year in 2008.
Part of the reason is that the Ravens (11-6) relied heavily on quarterback Joe Flacco, who set a career high in yards passing. In addition, rookie Bernard Pierce logged 108 carries as Rice's backup.
Rice isn't complaining, because he's neither tired or bruised as the Ravens prepare for their 18th game of the season, on Saturday in Denver against the top-seeded Broncos (13-3).
"I'm fresh in the playoffs. I'm healthy," the 5-foot-8 Rice said. "This is the best I've ever felt, but obviously, that's because I've had a guy come in, and when he gets in there, and we don't lose a step."
Pierce will get his share of carries against the Broncos, but the Ravens will be counting heavily on Rice to help establish ball control and, in the process, keep Denver quarterback Peyton Manning off the field.
"He's a great back and can obviously turn a little play into a 50-yard gain," Baltimore guard Marshal Yanda said. "It's exciting to block for guys like that. You want guys like that on your team—playmakers. He's been doing that for us for five years. We know what he's about and how important he is to our offense."
Rice had his fourth straight 1,000-yard rushing season and earned his third invitation to the Pro Bowl. His numbers during the regular season are usually impressive, but in the playoffs he's topped the 70-yard mark on the ground only once—a 159-yard effort against New England in January 2010.
"Obviously, I want to be a guy that's remembered by his playoff play," Rice said. "It's time to step it up another level."
Sometimes, though, his presence in the backfield is all it takes to help Baltimore win.
"There might be times where in the pass game I took out two defenders so one guy can get open," Rice said. "There are times where there's a fake where Joe Flacco can fake it to me, and there's an over route coming across the middle. If it's being a decoy, that's sometimes what you have to be. I like having the target on my back."
That bulls-eye is being shared by Pierce, who ran for 103 yards last week in Baltimore's 24-9 win over Indianapolis. Although Rice should get the majority of the carries Saturday, Pierce will see playing time, too.
"The fact that the altitude is probably going to be a factor as far as guys who are carrying the ball getting gassed, those two guys are going to take care of each other," coach John Harbaugh said. "That's something we've been building on."
But Rice remains the focal part of the offense.
"Ray Rice is extremely important to this team," guard Kelechi Osemele said. "If you don't have a running game you won't have a passing game. Guys will just pin their ears back and rush. Ray is also a great blocker and can slip out of the backfield and make some plays in open space, too. You can't really replace a player like that."
During the regular season Rice fumbled only one time, and Baltimore recovered the loose ball. Against the Colts, he lost two fumbles. He accepted blame for the miscues, but vows it won't happen again. Ever.
"As a runner, there's a certain time where you have to be smart, and going to the playoffs, I have to be smart," he said. "As a runner, you learn from it. It's not something that I'm used to doing, obviously. I'm used to scoring touchdowns and making plays. I will continue to try to make plays, but I'll be smarter."
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...That's what Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams gave on Monday, saying he guaranteed there would be NFL football this season. Adams's guarantee was followed by Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank, who told Georgia legislators today that Atlanta will have professional football in 2011.
I'm not sure where the owners are in a position to guarantee anything considering their 2008 Detroit Lions-esque record in court. Either they have an awful lot of faith in their lawyers or very little in the solidarity of the players. But any dose of optimism in the tiresome NFL labor tug of war is welcome.
The reality is that both sides simply have too much to risk to sacrifice an entire season. It's easy to posture and litigate in March, six months before games are to be played, but the closer we get to the season the closer we should be to a deal because the only way both sides lose is if the 2011 season is lost.
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...That's what the Patriots have when it comes to picks in the 2013 NFL Draft, which starts Thursday. After all those years of stockpiling picks the way a survivalist does non-perishables the Patriots have just five picks in this year's draft, thanks to Band-aid trades for Albert Haynesworth, Chad Ochocinco and Aqib Talib. Five picks would be the fewest draft picks in franchise history. (Part of that is attributable to the trimming of the draft to just seven rounds in 1994). Further complicating matters is that two of the Patriots' greatest needs are at wide receiver and cornerback, positions where they have sustained draft droughts. With that in mind, I'm convinced the Patriots are going trade back out of the first round of a quanity-over-quality draft where you're just as likely to pick a Pro Bowl player in the second and third round as you are in the first round.
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Miwa Yasui is an Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago's School of Social Service Administration. Her areas of interest include cultural influences on developmental and familial processes such as ethnic identity development and ethnic-racial socialization, the examination of the culturally responsive assessments and interventions for ethnically diverse children and youth, intervention and prevention of problem behaviors among youth, and observational methodology.
Professor Yasui's research focuses on the influence of culture on development and family process in relation to psychopathology and mental health intervention. In particular, her research examines how multilevel cultural influences enhance or ameliorate the relationship between family processes and child psychopathology, especially among ethnic minority families. Her work applies the use of observational methods combined with surveys to study culturally specific developmental and familial socialization processes that are central to the adaptive development of ethnic minority children and youth.
Professor Yasui's work also examines cultural, contextual and familial factors that contribute to mental health disparities among immigrant and ethnic minority populations. In particular, she is studying the role of treatment engagement in racial and ethnic disparities among immigrant families. Her current project explores culturally specific pathways that may address underlying barriers to mental health service utilization and engagement among immigrant populations. Her research lab will continue both basic and intervention research that examines culturally specific influences on adaptive development among ethnic minority children and youth.
Professor Yasui received her undergraduate degrees in Comparative Culture from Sophia University in Tokyo and in Psychology at the University of Oregon, and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Oregon. She completed her APA-accredited clinical internship at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Psychiatry, Institute for Juvenile Research. During her doctoral studies, she examined the role of implicit associations of stigma as a NIMH Development, Emotion, and Psychopathology as a predoctoral trainee and also developed an innovative observational measure of ethnic-racial socialization as a Predoctoral NIMH National Research Service Awardee. Prior to joining SSA, Professor Yasui completed her NIMH Postdoctoral National Research Service Award Individual Fellowship during which she developed a culturally enhanced engagement intervention that integrates observational methodology with cultural sensitive clinical probes to increase treatment engagement among ethnic minority families seeking mental health services. Currently she is a Faculty Scholar for the K12 Patient Centered Outcomes Research Faculty Development Award from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Professor Yasui is also a licensed Clinical Psychologist and has been actively engaged in clinical practice during her predoctoral and postdoctoral training.


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|Senator Samuel Livermore
He may not be at the top of your list of New Hampshire heroes, but Sam Livermore was in the thick of things. Livermore was close to the last British governor and became land-rich. But when the Revolution came, he served as in the US Senate and as NH Chief Justice, defining the early laws of the state.
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As a warm friend of the royal governor, a successful lawyer and the virtual master of the remote township of Holderness, Samuel Livermore might well have been pardoned if he had been less than enthusiastic in joining the rebel cause at the outbreak of the Revolution.
By 1775, he had moved from Portsmouth and Londonderry to Holderness where, through grants and outright purchases, he had acquired half of the total land area. He constructed housing, mills and a church, and settled into the role of a country squire. Some questioned his patriotic loyalties when he moved away from the political activities in the southern part of the state but his actions were soon forgotten and he became one of New Hampshire's most valued statesmen during the last two decades of the 1700s.
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Livermore was a native of Waltham, Massachusetts, and a graduate of Princeton. After a year of legal practice in his hometown, he moved to Portsmouth in 1758 and soon had a reputation as a skilled and energetic lawyer. There was no thought of revolution in the late 1750s, and Livermore soon became friendly with Governor Benning Wentworth. His ties to the royal government were further cemented when he married the daughter of the Rev. Arthur Browne, an Anglican minister and close ally of the governor.
A few years later, however, as political conflicts arose between the people and the royal government, Livermore moved inland to Londonderry, then the second largest town of the province. He was elected to represent the town in the General Assembly for 1768-70, but in 1769 he was recalled to Portsmouth by Governor John Wentworth and appointed as judge advocate in the Admiralty Court and attorney general. The first appointment was one of the most lucrative and honored positions in the province and indicates the esteem in which he was held by the governor.
By 1774, however, he moved back to Londonderry and the next year to Holderness, a migration that many people assumed was an attempt to escape the growing revolt.
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Livermore must have been an extremely able royal justice and attorney to have been able to satisfy both the governor and the people. It is apparent that he succeeded, for in 1776 the legislature appointed him attorney general for the new state. While he might not have been an outspoken patriot in the early days of the Revolution, he soon became one of the most important members of the civil government.
In 1779, he was elected by the General Court as a commissioner to the Continental Congress as a New Hampshire representative in the controversy over the towns along the Connecticut River. He was elected as a full member of the Congress in 1785, '89 and '91. He was also elected to two terms in the U. S. Senate, beginning in 1793, but he resigned during his second term due to ill health.
Along with his national activities, Livermore also continued in state politics. He was appointed chief justice of the state Supreme Court and as a member of the state Constitutional Convention in 1788, he was a leader in the ratification of the federal Constitution in New Hampshire.
His public career came to an end in 1801 when he left the Senate and returned to Holderness. He died there in 1803 at age 71.
© Peter E. Randall. Originally published in "NH: Years of Revolution," Profiles Publications and the NH Bicentennial Commision, 1976. Reprinted by permission of the author. Originally published online here in 1997.
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Proprietor of more than half the Town of Holderness, this jurist, congressman and senator was New Hampshire's first attorney general and second chief justice. In 1788 he spurred the State's approval of the proposed Federal Constitution, thus insuring its ratification and the formation of the present Government of the United States.


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What is an Australian Halal House.
Halal Food Guide
The reality of offering Halal food to an International Muslim student is not difficult nor is it any more expensive.
If you are not Muslim yourself, the International Muslim student has the common sense to understand that as an Australian Homestay, you may be unable to provide specifically, Halal meat.
However, there are simple guild lines which you can follow which are quite satisfactory.
No Pork
No Ham
No Bacon
Seafood – No crustaceans, only scaled fish. Check that Calamari may not be Ok for a student from Saudi Arabia. Just ask your student.
Chicken – All OK
Fruit - All OK
Vegetables – All Ok
Beef – All OK – Therefore Sausages are OK
Lamb – All Ok
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For example. "Ski" Yoghurt. If you read the ingredients list, there is written Halal Gelatine. This means that the Yoghurt is fine for a Muslim student.
Therefore, simply check your labels when you buy anything. Many supermarket products like sauces have a portion of animal fat in their makeup. Just check the label. It will specify the ingredients and its acceptability regarding Halal.. Most seafood sauces are Ok, many Italians sauces are not.
Before a meal the International Muslim student will say a prayer which essentially forgives him if accidentally he/she does eat pork based animal products.
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HONOLULU – More than $37.5 million in state funding has been released for transportation capital improvement projects, including nearly $8 million for construction at Kahului Airport.
Some of the projects address storm damage in March to highways and roadways, according to an announcement this month from Gov. Neil Abercrombie's office.
Maui County projects include:
* $5.41 million for construction of an aircraft parking apron extension at Maui Airport.
* $2.5 million for construction of a new public address and gate management system at Kahului Airport.
* $2 million for Hana Highway improvements between Uakea Road and Keawa Place, including widening to provide two-way traffic flow to accommodate emergency vehicles responding from the nearby Hana Fire Station.
* Nearly $1.7 million for construction of a runway safety area extension to bring Kapalua-West Maui Airport into compliance with Federal Aviation Administration requirements.
* $300,000 for design of restoration of shoulders near Olowalu on Honoapiilani Highway. The roadway shoulders were damaged by high surf.
* $4,000 for design of a taxiway safety area extension at Hoolehua Airport on Molokai to bring the airport into compliance with FAA requirements. Including federal funds, the project cost is $80,000.
Funding of $15 million for emergency slope repairs and $7 million for emergency drainage repairs, both in the aftermath of heavy rains in March, would primarily be used on Kauai and Oahu but would also extend to Maui and Molokai, according to the announcement.
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My series on Saratoga galas and benefits continues in Sunday's paper with a column about the Hall of Fame induction of Ben Vereen at the National Museum of Dance. Short version:
The surrealness of the evening extended to Vereen himself, who performed a spoken and sung autobiography that interspersed a life narrative with tunes from his past shows, including "Hair," "Jesus Christ Superstar," "Pippin" and "Wicked."
"It's the vortex of the time that is now," said Vereen at one point. Later he said, "We are all creative expressions of that which created us. We are all walking and talking art expressions," and he noted that the number 12 is a multiple of 3, which he said is "the universal power number."
And there was something jarring in hearing Vereen say, of the racial tokenism he felt early in his career, "We're past that now" to a room with a minority representation of perhaps 2 percent, including Vereen but not catering staff. …
Earlier, (museum board president and Michele) Riggi had made her own case for the value of the museum. She congratulated attendees for their attention while she spoke — "You're being so well behaved, just like my puppies" — then said, "This is our on-point way of keeping ballet in Saratoga."
Pleased by her point/pointe pun, she gestured to the crowd and said, "Clap."


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Sony is showing off their concept device, Lifelog camera, a wearable that records still images as I go about my day. It's gorgeous but if Google Glass seems a bit creepy, I can only imagine how people will react to a camera around my neck, constantly recording.
What do you think of the Lifelog concept? See any practical uses?
What is the future for the giant telcos that in the past have been the key players at MWC? Companies like Vodafone and Orange remain the foundation of the mobile business, but only just. Increasingly they are being sidestepped by the big five OTT (over the top) players: Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft.
All of these companies have grabbed control of market sectors that the telcos tried to "own." Overnight, Apple showed how it was possible to sell games, movies and music via mobile; Google did maps and search.
Now, Facebook is poised to seize messaging and maybe even voice. With WhatsApp confirming the addition of voice calls inside its app, the first and last bastion of the cellular networks is under siege. Operators just need to provide a data or wifi connection and, well, that's it.
And yet Mark Zuckerberg was permitted to use his guest appearance at this week's MWC to boast of how he's going to "help" the telcos connect the next million.
Messaging app LINE is at the show in the Samsung developers pavilion. They've recently announced that instead of selling official LINE stickers within the app, they are going to allow users to create and sell stickers themselves. This sort of market place has worked well for some online social services like IMVU and SecondLife in driving more digital good sales. Is this the start of creative marketplaces for digital goods in mobile-only communities?
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Many communities that have adopted the Act maintain local CPA websites. These sites contain a wealth of information, including basics about CPA, updates on local CPA projects, information on Community Preservation Committee (CPC) members, and documents such as project submission forms, evaluation criteria, and CPC meeting minutes. Below you'll find a small selection of local CPA sites that we've chosen as examples. To view the local websites of other CPA communities, visit our Information on Individual CPA Communities database.


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DONCASTER Rovers suffered a jolt to their League One promotion quest as David McGoldrick led rampant Coventry City to a 4-1 success at the Keepmoat Stadium.
Former Doncaster loanne Franck Moussa fired Coventry into a third-minute lead with a simple header from Nottingham Forest loanee McGoldrick putting the visitors 2-0 up 23 minutes later.
McGoldrick then struck his second 13 minutes after the break and a Chris Brown effort from Rovers 14 minutes from time was to prove no prelude to a comeback.
Instead, Adam Barton bagged Coventry's fourth with one minute left to put the icing on the cake of a comfortable away success.


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To mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy (November 22, 1963), New York Public Library is remembering the horrific tragedy that shook the nation—and the world. A special exhibition, "Dearest Jackie": On the Death of JFK, features the work of 20th-century masters Andy Warhol and Robert Rauschenberg, as well as a heart-wrenching photograph by the great Elliott Erwitt. At the heart of the exhibition is a poignant condolence letter to Jacqueline Kennedy from Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., written within hours of the assassination. An intimate associate of both Kennedy and the First Lady, Schlesinger puts into words the grief and despair of a nation.
On Nov. 22, 1963, the nation was stunned by the horrifying assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The expressions of grief that followed took every possible form, from heartfelt personal tributes to grand, grave public displays.
The New York Public Library has brought together a small selection of items from its collections that depict the nation's grief for the free display, "Dearest Jackie": On The Death of JFK. The pop up exhibition will be at the Library's Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street from Nov. 20 until Dec. 1 in the third floor McGraw Rotunda.
The items being displayed include:
A poignant letter of condolence to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy from her husband's close aide Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. The letter begins "Dearest Jackie," and was written on the evening of the assassination.
One of 14 prints in artist Andy Warhol's Flash – Nov. 22, 1963 series, which incorporated newspaper and television images connected with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Warhol's image vividly conveys the excitement around Kennedy's presidency and the ensuing horror of his assassination.
A gelatin silver print of Jacqueline Kennedy at her husband's funeral in Arlington, Virginia, taken by Elliott Erwitt. The image is one of the most heart-wrenching depictions of the devastated First Lady.
Ark, a lithograph by Robert Rauschenberg, which prominently includes a picture of President Kennedy amongst other unrelated images. Dante's journey through Hell and the dark halo of lithographic marks that surround the president help to convey the country's mood in the aftermath of the assassination.
The objects in the exhibition come from several divisions of the Library, including Manuscripts and Archives, The Print and Photography Collections of the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, and the Spencer Collection.
In addition to the display of items, the Library will also be collecting stories from the public about where they were when the tragic events occurred, and what they remember about Nov. 22, 1963. The public can submit these stories starting Nov. 20 at the Library's Facebook page at facebook.com/nypl.
"As we are all reflecting on one of the most pivotal events of our times, the tragic death of John F. Kennedy, the Library is eager to inform and inspire public deliberation by presenting these historic artifacts/documents," said NYPL President Tony Marx. "The items featured each help capture how JFK changed the nation, and how his loss broke our collective hearts."
"Dearest Jackie": On the Death of JFK will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays; and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. Note that the Library will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 28 for Thanksgiving.
Support for The New York Public Library's Exhibitions Program has been provided by Celeste Bartos, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Mahnaz Ispahani Bartos and Adam Bartos Exhibitions Fund, and Jonathan Altman.


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Last week, UFC Fighter Dan "The Outlaw" Hardy announced he was out of the UFC on Fox 7 card against Matt "The Immortal" Brown with a "wolf" heart condition. While most fighters announce they are out of a card due to an injury, Dan's story was a little different. Pre-fight tests showed Dan Hardy's Wolf Heart condition is a syndrome called Wolf-Parkinson-White, which is an abnormality in the conduction system of the heart.
Here we will discuss the intricacies of the heart's electrical system and what it means for Dan Hardy's Wolf Heart and other athletes with this heart condition
The heart's job is to pump blood to the lungs to get oxygen, receive that blood back, pump it to the rest of the body, and then re-collect it to start the process again. The heart has four chambers, each of which is responsible for one of the four tasks mentioned. The heartbeat that you can hear with a stethoscope is actually the sound of valves between each of these chambers closing after the blood has flowed to its next destination. The coordination of each of these chambers requires a finely tuned electrical conduction system.
The heart muscle cells are triggered to contract by a wave of electricity that starts at the top of the heart (the Sinus or SA node) and spreads across the top two chambers (the left and right atrium) causing them to squeeze blood towards the bottom of the heart. The electrical signal then triggers another node (the AV node) above the bottom two larger chambers (the left and right ventricles). From the AV node, a bundle of electrical fibers travel to the two large ventricle chambers which causes them to contract, squeezing the blood to the lungs and the rest of the body (right goes to lungs, left goes to the rest of the body).
In people with Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome, there is an extra pathway that bypasses the AV node and goes straight from the left and right atrium to the left and right ventricles. This alters the coordination of the heart and can cause the ventricles to squeeze before they have had a chance to fill completely with blood. As a result, less blood gets pumped out of the heart for each heartbeat. Many people are without symptoms, but on occasion someone may show signs of dizziness, fainting, or heart palpitations. In really bad cases, the whole heart loses its coordination and sudden death can occur.
The diagnosis is usually made by an electrical heart monitor called an EKG. We have also seen the spikey pattern on a heart monitor in the movies before it flatlines and someone dies. That spiking pattern represent s very specific electrical discharges from different parts of the heart. The EKG is also sometimes called an ECG. This is just because EKG is based on the German word electrokardiogram, and the English version is electrocardiogram with a "c".
When the EKG pattern is disrupted, it means something is wrong with the heart's electrical activity. In the case of Wolf Parkinson White syndrome, the abnormality is called a "delta" wave because it looks the Greek letter delta. Patients with this condition must be careful what heart drugs they take, because they can make the electrical abnormalities even worse.
If a fighter or other athlete is diagnosed with Dan Hardy's Heart Condition aka Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome, they should see a heart specialist (cardiologist). He or she should not fight until a cardiologist says it's OK to fight. The cardiologist may order something called a stress test which is a way of seeing how your heart functions during exercise, since as it beats faster, the coordination may get out of control. This test can be done on a treadmill with an EKG, or a medication can be given to speed up the heart.
If a cardiologist thinks that the abnormality is kept under control, then no medication or intervention is necessary. However, if the stress test shows that the heart becomes even more out of control with exercise, he may order medication. The most definitive treatment is a procedure known as radiofrequency ablation, in which specialized instruments are used to "burn away" the abnormal heart pathway. This helps restore the coordination of the heart.
Dan Hardy appears to have undergone these tests, but the California State Athletic Committee is playing it safe and keeping Hardy off the UFC on Fox 7 card and out of action for now. After all, bone and tendon injuries heal, but a heart that stops beating may not come back! Dan has shown us he can be as tenacious as a wolf; now we know he has a "wolf" heart to go with it.


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I'm frequently asked to give training estimates for converting family pets into service dogs. And I always turn them down.
There are a multitude of dog trainers who will claim they can train your dog to be a "service dog", and most of them are either ignorant of the regulations and legal requirements to title a service dog or are outright scam artists.
Service dog training can easily take two years or more, and requires an immense investment of time and money. Training dogs that are part way through their lifespan as service animals is typically a poor investment due to the few years of life remaining for the animal once the training is completed and official certification is obtained.
For example, if your dog is already four years old when you begin service dog training, and his/her total life expectancy is around 12 years, your dog may be six years old or more by the time you achieve a certification title. From that point, you have about six years of use left as a service dog, and in order to maintain a service animal you have to start over with training another dog within four years so it is ready by the time your first dog retires or moves on to the great pet resort in the sky.
We love our dogs, and many of us would love to be able to take our dogs with us everywhere we go. Many people assume that getting a service dog certification is the ideal way to gain government mandated privileges to take their dog into restaurants, on commercial airline flights, into hotels that otherwise ban pets, etc.
If that's your reason for wanting your dog trained as a service dog, you are "barking up the wrong tree".
Service dogs are animals that are medical necessities for people who have conditions that would otherwise limit there ability to leave their homes or engage in normal self reliance. They are dogs with specific jobs, to alert their masters or master's caretakers of impending seizures, prevent anxiety, help persons with conditions like autism cope with social challenges, etc.
Seeing eye dogs are service dogs. Imagine the training time and expense that goes into one of those!
Claiming service animal status for a dog that is not a certified service dog is typically a violation of the law in most jurisdictions, and can be punishable by fines and even incarceration.
If you or a loved one have a dog that is relied upon for emotional support or other needs that do not rise to the level of the requirements for a service dog published by the ADA, you should check your state and local regulations regarding therapy or assistance animals.
Click here to read an excellent booklet from the ADA National Network that details the requirements for service animal designation, along with descriptions of other types of assistance animals such as therapy dogs which are not "service dogs" under the ADA regulations but may gain you access with your dog to some areas and businesses that allow these types of qualified dogs but otherwise ban pets.


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Factory over-clocked cards are more common than iPhones in Starbucks at the moment, and not wanting to be left out we've got our hands on one of the front runners, the HIS HD 5870 iCooler V Turbo. With iCooler and Turbo in its name it must be good, right?
On paper you would think so. Powered by ATI's 5870 GPU, this card offers more than the standard model, using a redesigned PCB and cooler to up its clock speeds. The 5870 GPU is no slouch by modern standards, and we were keen to find out how well HIS has tweaked this, so we pit it against the reference design.
The package and card itself are Modern Warfare 2 branded and a code to download the full game from Steam is included, no doubt in an attempt to ride on the back of the series' popularity. We're not complaining about this though; if you're in the tiny minority of PC gamers who haven't already played through MW2, the inclusion comes as a nice bonus. The GPU is pre-clocked at 25MHz above the reference design to 875MHz, and the memory gets a similar treatment set to 4900MHz QDR. This alone should give the card a nice boost over other 5870s, and with a new cooler there's likely to be room for over-clocking.
To test, we're plugging it into an AMD set-up using the AMD Phenom II X6 Black Edition 1090T processor, 4Gb DDR3 1600mhz Kingston HyperX memory, Asus CROSSHAIR IV FORMULA 890FX motherboard and a Western Digital VelociRaptor hard drive. We're comparing it to the MSI HD 5870 1GB which uses the same GPU and isn't over-clocked out of the box. On this set-up we're running some real-world gaming benchmarks, thanks to Crysis Warhead, Dawn of War 2, Race Driver GRID, and as it 's included in the package Modern Warfare II, and synthetic test courtesy of FutureMark Vantage.
Let's look at the real-world benchmarks first. Not wanting to weigh you down with too many figures the method is simple; we'll run each game over the same content at 1680×1050 taking the average frame rate. All the games are run at max settings, apart from Crysis.
Looking at the results, it will come as no surprise that the HIS card has a slight edge over its disadvantaged sibling. However, both cards do perform well and all the games are very playable. One thing that does strike us is that the included game Modern Warfare 2 doesn't provide much of a test for either.
Before moving onto the FutureMark Vantage, in an attempt to further separate these cards, we see how far the HIS and its new cooler can be pushed. Using MSI's afterburner software, we slowly crank the core up to 945MHz and the memory 1275MHz or 5100MHz QDR, which is the highest we can reach with the card remaining stable.
Additional over-clocking surpasses our expectations, and although under some stress, the GPU temp was kept within a reasonable range 55 – 68 °C. When pushing the card to the higher clock speeds, the fan does give off a very audible whine. This is in contrast to the card, whilst the GPU isn't under load as this was noticeably quieter than the standard 5870.
HIS looks to have done a good job at tweaking the 5870 set-up to safely squeeze a few extra MHz and to allow a bit of extra head room for over-clocking. We found the card online for £335, although at most retailers it was around the £350 mark. Even then, this is only £10-20 more than the standard 5870, and with the addition of Modern Warfare 2 this looks like good value to us. Either way both 5870 cards are excellent and if you really need that extra bit of performance, or like tweaking settings, we can recommend the HIS HD 5870 iCooler V Turbo.
The Good
* The package with Modern Warfare 2
* Very stable at default settings
* Room for over-clocking
* The Price
The Bad
* Fan noise under load
* Many people have already played Modern Warfare 2


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Why did Fitzgerald choose to write The Great Gatsby through the narrative of Nick Carraway?
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The narrative choice of this novel is a particularly interesting one because the two major characters, Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby, both have been said to represent different aspects of the character of the author, Fitzgerald himself. It is often difficult, however, for a reader to sometimes remember that the narrator is not the same as the author, and that the reader must never confuse the two voices. Fitzgerald created the character of Nick Carraway as an innocent, an outsider from the West who enters the East and is able to report what he sees and experiences. Whilst Nick does bear some significant similarities with his creator, in that Fitzgerald, too, entered the East from the West, there are also significant differences, in that whereas Fitzgerald was swept away by the glamour of the Jazz Age unreservedly, Nick is much more nuanced in his response, finding himself equally drawn to and disgusted by the excesses he participates in and is witness to.
Nick demonstrates this tension between attraction and repulsion through his relationship with Jordan Baker. Note the following quote that comes at the end of the novel when he says his farewells:
When I had finished she told me without comment that she was engaged to another man. I doubted that, though there were several she could have married at a nod of her head, but I pretended to be surprised. For just a minute I wondered if I wasn't making a mistake, then I thought it all over again quickly and got up to say goodbye.
Even though he leaves "half in love" with Jordan, he is repulsed by her deception and lies and pretense. The narration of this story by Nick therefore allows Fitzgerald to explore the Jazz Age through the eyes of an observer, an outsider, and in particular to explore the way that the Jazz Age was on the one hand exciting and thrilling, but on the other hollow at its core.


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Rick Farmer was one of the believers. He knew the NHL was going to return to Winnipeg one day. He had even envisioned how the glorious day was going to unfold.
It involved him being around fellow Jets fans as they celebrated the league's return after 15 years away.
It did not involve him sitting in his dead truck in West Kildonan, where his son had been playing soccer, hooting and hollering by himself as he waited for roadside assistance to show up and provide a jump.
Farmer's truck needed a boost.
He did not.
"The thing I remember the most is being stuck in my truck, and I remember cheering and screaming on my own, like, this is happening and I have no one to talk to because I'm waiting for roadside assistance to come," Farmer recalled. "Fifteen years of waiting, and I was stuck. I remember yelling so loud.
"And here in my head I thought: I'm going to miss the biggest day ever. So I sat in the truck phoning everybody and tweeting everybody and texting everybody."
It was the night of Thursday, May 19, 2011, and the Globe and Mail's Stephen Brunt had just reported a deal was in place for True North Sports and Entertainment to purchase the Atlanta Thrashers. The news spread like wildfire, although True North and the NHL issued denials that a deal was done.
Farmer's good friend and neighbour, Jeff Palson, was getting ready to do an average chore when Farmer, who was sitting in his malfunctioning truck in West Kildonan, called to deliver the good news.
"I was walking into my back yard to go and get my lawn mower," Palson said. "I was going to cut the grass with my son. I felt my phone vibrate, and it was Rick phoning me. He said, 'Get into your house. It's happening.' "
Palson was also one of the believers. He was 22 years old when the Jets left in 1996, and he "cried like a baby" as the players skated around the ice at Winnipeg Arena, waving goodbye after their playoff loss to Detroit.
The grass was going to have to wait. Palson immediately headed inside to monitor the situation.
"I was on the jetsowner.com website, in the chat room, and to call it a hornet's nest would not be a very good description. It was crazy," said Palson, now 38 years old and a sales representative for Sleeman Breweries. "You couldn't keep up with all the messages that were flying around. Then I finally called Rick and said, 'We gotta get downtown. Let's go.' "
Farmer had made it back to his house by that point, but he wasn't sure he wanted to head to Portage and Main. He didn't want to jump the gun.
"I was still a little bit more leery," Farmer said. "I was like, I know this is huge. I would almost bet it's going to go through. But I was still a little leery."
Palson was able to convince Farmer, but it's not like he had to twist his arm.
"I said, I don't know if this is really it or if it's not really it, but if it is and we're not there tonight, we will forever regret not having driven eight minutes down to Portage and Main to go and be part of whatever celebration is happening there," Palson said. "So I went across the street, picked him up, we stopped to pick up a six-pack of Old Milwaukee and headed down to Portage and Main and started the celebration."
Several hundred revellers descended upon Portage and Main, and a road hockey game eventually broke out. The intersection wasn't cleared until about 2 a.m.
Farmer, who teaches at Seven Oaks Middle School, is glad he went that night. In fact, he didn't even go back downtown for the official announcement 12 days later. He had already celebrated one of the greatest days of his life. A year later, his happiness hasn't subsided.
"It's one of the best things ever," he said. "I always imagined what it would be like, and now that it's here it seems kind of surreal. The 15 years now doesn't seem like much."


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Early 2010, the Senior Managers of APEX Mining Company met and addressed the future direction of the company. A powerful VISION was created by the TEAM that will make a difference in our communities, our country and the world.
The vision shows that we are a proudly Philippine Company, run by Filipinos, with our origins in the Compostela Valley Province of Mindanao in the Southern Philippines. Our origins are represented by the Golden egg sitting in the nest lined by our eleven goals:
The large golden egg represents our major product and contains the embryo that hatch and grow as our goals are achieved.
The world shows our aspirations to take our achievements and standards to other parts of the Philippines, into other parts of South-east Asia and beyond – represented by the smaller golden eggs, linked together as a family by our origins by applying modern technology we can maintain our synergy to communicate effectively wherever we are.
Nothing can be achieved unless we have the total involvement of all of our people, our communities and all the organizations with whom we deal, wherever we operate. They link hands around the world of our VISION as, without them, we cannot succeed.
It is our belief that "Vision without Action is merely a Dream; Action without Vision is just wasting time; Vision and Action can change the world." (Joel Arthur Baker)


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Our TV is back on! Mike and Rick come at you with what they have been watching on the old boob tube. It has been a while but they get back into the sing of things. Starting off by discuss the Olympics opening ceremony that was directed by Danny Boyle (28 Days Later, Trainspotting). After, they cover what happen in White Collar, Burn Notice, and The Newsroom. In which Rick, takes back everything bad he has ever said about Olivia "G4TV" Munn. Well almost everything.
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It took more time than I anticipated, but finally I released the Nextcellent Guide for everyone. I'm currently sending this first version to a small group of selected users to make a review.
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