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By Jeremy Balan
As much as the rivalry, venue and circumstances of the Central Coast Section Division III football championship between Sacred Heart Cathedral and St. Ignatius on Saturday night means to San Francisco, what may be most exciting is that both teams are playing their best football of the season.
The two schools have gone on extended road trips in the first two rounds of the playoffs and have come away with an opportunity to play in the first high school football game in AT&T Park's history.
St. Ignatius, as the seventh seed in the eight-team tournament, came from behind to upset second-seeded Aptos, then stunned tournament favorite Valley Christian of San Jose on Saturday. Sacred Heart, as the fifth seed, took down Monterey in the first round and then handled top-seeded Christopher of Gilroy in the semifinals.
"At this point in the season, for teams to make the championship game, you have to be playing your best football," said St. Ignatius head coach John Regalia. "There's no question [Sacred Heart] is playing very well right now and I'd like to think we're doing some things well also."
Both offenses have been stellar in the playoffs, led by Sacred Heart running back Valentino Miles and St. Ignatius quarterback Jack Stinn.
Miles scored all six touchdowns for the Irish (7-5) against Christopher last week and totaled 276 yards from scrimmage.
"He's playing motivated and that's exciting," said Sacred Heart head coach John Lee. "He's in a comfort zone, but I don't want him to get too comfortable. This game is going to come down to who has the last bullet in the gun."
The standout senior also ran for 310 yards and scored two touchdowns in Sacred Heart's regular-season win over the Wildcats (5-6-1).
"Miles is a very good running back and [Jack] Harrington is a very good quarterback in that system," Regalia said. "There's a lot of different parts in their offense and Miles is a big part of that, no question. I think he showed that last week and he proved it against us in the first game."
Stinn broke out for 328 yards and three touchdowns in St. Ignatius' stunning, last-minute win over Valley Christian, but the first meeting against Sacred Heart was undoubtedly the low-point of his season.
The left-handed junior threw for 181 yards against the Irish, but did so on 11-of-34 completions and was under constant pressure by the Sacred Heart defense.
The St. Ignatius running game also showed signs of improvement against Valley Christian last week, but the biggest chunk of yardage came from an unlikely source.
With starting senior running back Kerry Crowley out with an injury, the Wildcats shifted fullback Dom Truoccolo to running back and the senior responded with a season-high 137 yards on 25 carries.
"I think Dom is going to be successful wherever we put him on the field because of his work ethic, his ability and because he's a smart football player," Regalia said. "He's a very smart offensive player and that's why we can throw the ball to him, that's why he can carry the ball and that's why he can block. We've used him so many different ways this season because we can."
The Wildcats are hopeful Crowley will return for the championship game on Saturday and as a senior, the game has a special importance to him.
"It's the last time for the seniors to play and it's really special," Crowley said. "It's been our goal all year and now that it's here, we're ready for it."
Lee and the Irish seniors have the same feeling, and although the first meeting between the two teams should not be sold short, Sacred Heart's focus is on the finale.
"For most of these seniors, they'll never play in another competitive football game," Lee said. "It is a great memory, what happened on Oct. 21, but that's gone. We want to create fantastic memories on Dec. 3. If we come in with an attitude that they'll lay down for us, we'll be sadly mistaken."

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Small treen 'dug-out' bowl with date 1805 and initials EESHD and possible earlier mark HB
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Ceru Sydney has opened in Potts Point bringing the food of the Levant by internationally renowned UK chef Tom Kime to Sydney. Occupying the space under the Larmont Hotel, the venue is a conveniently located near Kings Cross station.
Ceru Sydney
Inside, the inviting restaurant channels a Mediterranean feel with its neutral tones and blue accents, copper down lights, tiled walls, an oxidised copper bar with turquoise highlights and recycled railway timbers. Cosy booths, and tables for two or more along with two communal tables invite relaxed dining.
Pomegranate Fizz
At the time of visit, five days after opening, the cocktail list was still in development so these drinks may change. The Pomegranate Fizz is a refreshing and balanced Prosecco-based drink with orange, sugar syrup and pomegranate molasses.
Turkish Appletini
The vodka-based Turkish Appletini makes use of a housemade apple tea with sugar syrup and lime juice and comes with an edible elderflower garnish.
Tequila Passionata
Tequila lovers would enjoy the Tequila Passionata, made with tequila blanco, housemade passionfruit lemonade, passionfruit puree and lime juice. It's bright and fruity with the agave flavour lingering on the palate.
The drinks list includes wines from Australia, New Zealand, Argentina and abroad with only one wine from the Levant, Chateau Musar Rosé from Lebanon. Australian craft beers and cider feature on the menu, though one would have expected to see 961 Beer from Lebanon.
Mezze Sharing Style Menu
When it comes to the food, Chef Kime has drawn inspiration for his menu from his extensive travels around the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan, Israel and Cyprus) and while the dishes are his interpretation, they do not stray from traditional and authentic flavours.
The menu, consisting with Mezze and Grills to share recommends three dishes per person which come in the order that the kitchen prepares them starting with the cold dishes first. The meat is sourced from certified free range farms and the fish and seafood are wild caught from sustainable sources.
Four in One
Start with the Four in One ($17), a sampler of the four dips on offer individually on the menu: Hommos ($10), a smooth chickpea purée, with tahini and green chilli; Pancar ($11) with roasted beetroots, yoghurt, garlic, crumbled pistachio nuts; Fadi ($11) a fried baby zucchini puree with tahini and roast garlic; and the excellent Spicy Roasted Red Pepper ($14), based on the Aleppine dip, Muhammara, made with red pepper, chilli, walnuts and pomegranate molasses. The quartet of dips comes with toasted triangles of pita bread. You simply can't go wrong with this starter as you study the menu.
Seared Albacore Tuna
From the Seafood section comes the Seared Albacore Tuna ($19), coated with chermoula, lightly seared and served pink in the middle with roasted red peppers. The tuna is very tender and flavoursome and goes well with the fennel salad that helps to cut through the fattiness of the fish.
Roasted Aubergines
From Veggie Heaven, the Roasted Aubergines ($13) is a must have dish. The eggplant melts in the mouth with a medley of flavours from the tomato, cumin and chilli relish topped with yoghurt. The spiced almonds add a contrasting texture to this delightful dish.
Roast Duck Salad
From Meat and Poultry, the Roast Duck Salad ($22) comes with shish tawook spices, coriander, mint and cumin roasted butternut squash along with green beans. The salad is served warm and the tender duck meat is sweet with the spices lifting the flavour.
Crushed White Bean and Parsley
From the Salads, the Crushed White Bean and Parsley ($9) is a simple side dish with cherry tomatoes, dressed in olive oil. The beans are a little firm to the bite and have a hint of chilli on the finish.
Slow Roasted Lamb Shoulder
The Slow Roasted Lamb Shoulder ($24) with shawarma spices, pomegranate, mint and pistachio dressing is a substantial dish, tender and full of flavour from the balance of spices and pomegranate seed.
Lamb Meatballs
Described simply as Lamb Meatballs ($18) with sweet & sour cherry & cranberry sauce, karaz spices, cucumber yoghurt, this hero dish is in fact Kabab bil Karaz, a specialty dish from Aleppo in Syria, previously featured on Gourmantic. Chef Kime's version uses a combination of cherries, sour cherries and cranberries instead of just sour cherries but the flavours are very close to the original. This is the go-to dish, a combination of sweet and sour, and one to order on every visit.
Set Lemon Pot
While three dishes each is more than enough, when it comes to dessert, the Set Lemon Pot ($9) with buttermilk, vanilla and poached fruit makes a light and refreshing palate cleanser.
Flavours of Baklava
But leave the guilt behind and order the Flavours of Baklava ($11), a honeycomb ice cream with roast nut brittle and burnt honey caramel, or all the flavours you find in the traditional dessert without the pastry. It's rich, sweet, decadent, moreish and we even go as far as to say addictive and one of the best desserts we've tasted for some time. This dessert is one hard act to follow.
Ceru Sydney brings an array of vibrant flavours and showcases Chef Tom Kime's creativity and respect for authenticity. The share plate dishes are substantial in size and well-priced with the main capped at $24. The venue itself is inviting and the friendly and attentive service makes you feel like a regular. Ceru is best enjoyed in a group where you can order many dishes to share so bring your friends and enjoy the flavours of the Levant in Sydney.
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Originally published as a news item on 30 November 2015. Updated with review on 27 January 2016.
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Susannah and Colette both join Lydia Goetz's new knitting class. Lydia's previous classes have forged lasting friendships, and this one is no exception. But Lydia and her sister, Margaret, have worries of their own. Margaret's daughter, Julia, has been the victim of a random carjacking, and the entire family is thrown into emotional chaos.
Then there's Alix Townsend. Her wedding to Jordan Turner is only months away - but she's not sure she can go through with it. Her love for Jordan isn't in question; what she can't handle is the whole wedding extravaganza engineered by her mentor, Jacqueline, with the enthusiastic cooperation of her future mother-in-law. A reception at the country club and hundreds of guests she's never even met - it's just not Alix.
Like everyone else in Lydia's knitting class, Alix knows there's a solution to every problem...and that another woman can usually help you find it!
Pay another visit to Blossom Street.
©2007 Debbie Macomber (P)2007 Brilliance Audio, Inc.
"These involving stories along with Macomber's familiar characters continue the Blossom Street themes of friendship and personal growth that readers find so moving." ( Booklist)
"Worth reading"
One on the best in the series. Interesting characters. A lovely light read. Can relate to and know many smilie characters.
"Nice easy listening"
I bought this book as I like the knitting theme of the blossom street books. This was really nice easy listening although I did find the narrator really hard going (hence the 4 stars).
"Love my Audible and Love Debbie Macomber"
I joined Audible July 3 2012 I know have 44 titles 41 of which are Debbie Macomber, I can not seem to take out my ear buds
"Loved it"
I downloaded the audio by mistake I wanted the book, as I love reading, but really enjoyed the audio book especially while driving. I would recommend this book to everyone, especially if you have read the first one.
Catching up with all the characters, new and old. Love the series so far.
Haven't got a favorite.
Back on Blossom Street
I thought this was very average. I wouldn't order another Blossom Street novel...
"Great book!"
I have had this book for a long time and I finally listened to it because I was looking for a book that was lighthearted and one that didn't have killing or murder in it. This book fit the bill nicely, as do all of Debbie Macomber's books. I liked the narrator and she put good voices to the characters. The voices didn't sound fake or unrealistic like so many narrators do. I will have to find the next book in the series because I want to find out if Lydia and Brad get their baby adopted or not and how Collette and Christian get along as well as Alex and Jordan. You won't be disappointed if you use your credit to buy this book. It has knitting and floral shops and just a little bit of intrigue. Just enough to make it interesting but not so much as to make you sick to your stomach because it is so raw with real life history and murder.
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This was very enjoyable. It makes me want to pick up knitting again! If you want a gentle read that is not intense listen to this. I look forward to the others in the series.
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I really do like life on Blossom Street. I like the characters and the way their lives intertwine. I was not too fond of the narrator. She spoke too fast and I didn't like the way she tried to differentiate the voices. I will by more Debbie Macomber. I'm just not sure about the voice.
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A 36-year-old man who installed an app on his ex-partner's phone so he could track her down to Plumstead has been jailed for two years.
Marcus Wellington from Brent in north London, pursued, harassed and intimidated his 35-year-old ex for months after she left him in January last year.
On one occasion she was travelling on a bus toward Woolwich town centre and received a call from Wellington who was sitting in a car next to the bus, looking at her.
He then told her to get in the car and tried to lock her inside. On that occasion she managed to escape.
Wellington's parked car was later spotted by police in Nithdale Road, Plumstead. Inside they found an image of the victim and a homemade firearm.
He was eventually spotted in Long Walk and arrested following a chase. Police discovered he had moved close to his victim's new home, having installed a tracking app on her phone.
Wellington was convicted of attempted kidnap at Southwark Crown Court on March 21.
Officer in the case Detective Constable Celina Todd said: "I am incredibly proud and grateful to the courageous victim who assisted us with our investigation and stood up to Wellington's abuse.
"He bullied, threatened and subjected her to a terrifying ordeal. I am satisfied with the sentenced he has received and I hope that whilst behind bars, he will reflect upon his behaviour."


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If you read the three witches' incantation, you'll know that their potion requires a bit of mummy, perhaps a finger or a piece of wrapping. Mummies have always had a 'fatal' attraction for those who listen for that which goes bump in the night. Their desiccated forms have become a crucial part of celebrating the passage of the dead to their unearthly realm on All Hallow's Eve.
The process of Ancient Egyptian mummification on its own is horrific enough to explain our morbid fascination with the idea that mummies can become the waking dead. Skilled embalmers prepared the body by removing the internal organs, eliminating excess moisture with salts, and then wrapping the body with linens soaked in resin, a creepy-sounding process perfect and evocative of all that makes Hallowe'en frightening.
This is a moving and somewhat sad tribute to a woman who died in the XXIst dynasty in Ancient Egypt… a piece of her might be in our witches potion, for all we know…
Mummy of a Lady Named Jemutesonekh
XXI Dynasty
My body holds its shape. The genius is intact.
Will I return to Thebes? In that lost country
The eucalyptus trees have turned to stone.
Once, branches nudged me, dropping swollen blossoms,
And passionflowers lit my father's garden.
Is it still there, that place of mottled shadow,
The scarlet flowers breathing in the darkness?
I remember how I died. It was so simple!
One morning the garden faded. My face blacked out.
On my left side they made the first incision.
They washed my heart and liver in palm wine—
My lungs were two dark fruit they stuffed with spices.
They smeared my innards with a sticky unguent
And sealed them in a crock of alabaster.
My brain was next. A pointed instrument
Hooked it through my nostrils, strand by strand.
A voice swayed over me. I paid no notice.
For weeks my body swam in sweet perfume.
I came out scoured. I was skin and bone.
They lifted me into the sun again
And packed my empty skull with cinnamon.
They slit my toes; a razor gashed my fingertips.Stitched shut at last, my limbs were chaste and valuable, Stuffed with paste of cloves and wild honey.
My eyes were empty, so they filled them up,
Inserting little nuggets of obsidian.
A basalt scarab wedged between my breasts
Replaced the tinny music of my heart.
Hands touched my sutures. I was so important!
They oiled my pores, rubbing a fragrance in.
An amber gum oozed down to soothe my temples.
I wanted to sit up. My skin was luminous,
Frail as the shadow of an emerald.
Before I learned to love myself too much,
My body wound itself in spools of linen.
Shut in my painted box, I am a precious object.
I wear a wooden mask. These are my eyelids,
Two flakes of bronze, and here is my new mouth,
Chiseled with care, guarding its ruby facets.
I will last forever. I am not impatient—
My skin will wait to greet its old complexions.
I'll lie here till the world swims back again.
When I come home the garden will be budding,
White petals breaking open, clusters of night flowers,
The far-off music of a tambourine.
A boy will pace among the passionflowers,
His eyes no longer two bruised surfaces.
I'll know the mouth of my young groom,
I'll touch
His hands.
Why do people lie to one another?
—Thomas James, "Mummy of a Lady Named Jumtesonekh" from Letters to a Stranger. Copyright © 2008 by Thomas James. Reprinted with the permission of Graywolf Press, St. Paul, Minnesota, www.graywolfpress.org.
Source: Letters to a Stranger (Graywolf Press, 2008).
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Survey Says Feds not Tracking Data Center Capacity
Just about a quarter of federal information technology officials say their department has a system in place to track savings from a governmentwide push to shut down and consolidate data centers, according to an
unscientific survey from MeriTalk, a government IT industry group.
The survey was mostly conducted in person during a MeriTalk event and has a margin of error of nearly 8 percent. The survey had 157 total respondents.
About 77 percent of survey respondents said they didn't know how much energy their data centers used and fewer than half said they track key storage metrics.
About 42 percent of respondents said their departments have an incentive to save costs through data center closures.
Outgoing Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra has outlined a plan to close about 800 of the government's roughly 2,100 data centers by 2015, which he's said will save the government $3 billion. More than 100 are slated to be closed by the end of this year.
Kundra's plan has focused on the number of data centers, not the storage volume or energy usage. Agencies have provided very little information about the actual data or carbon footprint of their data center closures.


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What's wrong? You can't take criticism? Seriously, your videos suck and that's the truth.
Don't take it personally because I'm only talking about your shitty videos and not you as a person.
LOL! You are so funny that you are practically a joke. Talking about JKD, yet he gets all sensitive like a little biatch when someone comments on his cheesy little movies. LOL!
Hey USAWRESTLER, why don't you make a video of yourself and show us? Or are you afraid that someone might say something that will hurt your feelings? LOL!
Here's some advice Mr. Spielberg... if you're willing to accept people's praise and support, you must be equally ready to accept criticism and graciously. If you can't do that, then you must learn to do so.
And you say you study JKD? LOL!
And in all honesty, your videos really do suck. Maybe you should go to film school or something if movie making is something you wanna do.
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You have issues pal, not small ones....Maybe you should seek professional help?
Is it your intention to be disliked? Or does it come fairly natural to you??
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BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (WOOD) — A motorcycle crash left one man dead and another person injured Saturday.
It happened just before 5:30 p.m. at West Michigan Avenue and Parrott Drive.
According to officials, 28-year-old Richard Martin was speeding westbound on Michigan Avenue when he crashed into a minivan at the intersection.
Martin was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries and was later pronounced dead.
The driver of the mini-van, 77-year-old Dorothy Brown, was taken to the hospital and treated for minor injuries.
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As I am nesting and getting the house ready for the arrival of our darling twin boys, I can't help but get my business ready at the same time. I figure that I won't have time to do the things I have been meaning to do once the kiddos come, that now is the time to get things done. And one of the things I have had my eye on for a while now is a new camera bag. So this post is a total plug for a bag I would LOVE to win from a fantastic blogger and camera bag company.
Tara Swain Photography, is a blogger who photographs newborns, children, teens and weddings based out of Texas. Her images are bright and happy and she always involves all sorts of elaborate props allowing her to create super whimsical sets. Tara has paired up with the awesome camera bag company, Epiphanie by Malie Wilson and is offering a free giveaway. She is giving away the exact bag I would LOVE to win!
The Mustard Lyric is a beautiful soft leather bag that would fit my camera with the lens attached (which my current bag doesn't allow me to do), 3 lenses and all my essential purse stuff (like my iPhone and lipstick) plus room for other things as well. I would feel super cool with this bag around my shoulder.


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There are few things I love more than travel. Cruising is one of my favorite ways to do it. Over the years, I've done my share of cruising. I lost count somewhere after 15. Almost every single time I cruise with someone who hasn't gone before, I'm asked "what will there be to do?" or "I'm afraid I'll gain SO much weight". While the opportunity to gain weight is certainly there, cruises also offer plenty of ways to stay healthy and active. Let the record show I returned from our most recent cruise two lbs. lighter and trust me I was not skimping on food!
1. Hit up the onboard fitness center early and often. Most modern cruise ships have gorgeous, state-of-the-art gyms. Whether you want a treadmill, elliptical, free weights, machines, its all there at no extra charge. I like to get up and hit the gym early. It may be crowded on the first day or two but trust me, the gym's popularity fades fast. For night owls, working out while the earlybird dinner is going on is also great. Your gut will thank you. Some group fitness, spin and yoga classes have a nominal fee but are available all the same.
This was the view from my treadmill as we approached Barbados. Since I ran early, we were often just coming into port. The fitness center was just above the bridge so it was a phenomenal view.
2. Walk, walk and walk some more. Most cruise ships have outdoor tracks for walking or jogging. If not, there's the promenade deck. Walk around the port towns too.
3. The stairs are your friend. Use them as much as you can. You know what a great workout they are. They'll save time and spare you the frustration of waiting for elevators too.
4. Take advantage of specialty activities. Our most recent cruise featured inline skating, ice skating, mini golf and a rock climbing wall. So much fun for all ages. And by all means, DANCE! Chances are good your ship mates will never see you again.
5. Swim. Take a dip early and bust out some laps before the sunbathers come out. It's a peaceful and energizing start to your day.
6. Technically this is not ON the ship so it's a bonus tip: Go on active shore excursions. Forget about sedentary bus tours. Go for the action. We kayaked, snorkeled, hit up the zip lines, rappelled, biked, with lots of hiking in there too.
One word of caution: Don't take on tons of new activity unless you're already accustomed to an active lifestyle. The last thing you want to do is injure yourself or be so sore it keeps you from enjoying the rest of your vacation.
Have you cruised? What's your favorite way to travel? Did you enter my giveaway?
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Talking to Our Kids About the Typhoon
I was captivated by the tragedy that hit the Philippines this month. The crisis of losing family members and possessions would be devastating for anyone, but to think of the thousands of people who are experiencing that now is overwhelming.
Whenever bad news such as a natural disaster strikes, we don't shield the children from it. There are limits, of course—we will prevent them from listening to a graphic report on the radio, for example—but we will not shy away from letting them encounter suffering in the world. We just make sure that they hear it from us, and have a context in which to understand it.
For example, when news came pouring in about the Philippines, we talked with the kids about it, explaining what happened and the damage it caused. We looked at photos on the Internet of the storm and the towns that were wiped out. We discussed how some families had been torn apart and that many people were hurting.
Then we did something about it.
First, we prayed. We keep the people of the Philippines in the prayers we say as a family every night.
Then, we gave money to the Catholic Relief Service to be used to provide emergency services. Stacey and I had decided to give a sum of money, and we encouraged the children to offer something from what they had saved from birthdays and other gifts. Gently, gently, gently, we told them about the children who are suffering in the Philippines, and that their money could buy a little girl a meal, or a little boy some new clothes. In the end, each of them gave more than ten percent of what they had.
Simon is preparing to receive his first Communion in the spring, and this kind of formation feeds right into what he will experience in the Eucharist.
He has always been a very sensitive boy—he's asked two or three times if the people in the Philippines have received the money that we sent them. In a real and tangible way, he is experiencing solidarity with people across the globe. Soon, that solidarity will be transformed into his experience of the reality of the Body of Christ.
When he receives his first Communion, he will become more fully a member of the Body of Christ in the world. The prayer and the piggy bank money he offered is feeding that broken body now. Helping him step into that brokenness is not unrelated to the Body of Christ that is taken, blessed, broken, and shared in the Eucharist. He is entering into a mystery—in his giving and receiving, he is participating in the love of God.
Of course, he does not have the theological terms to describe it that way, but the feeling and the experience are the same—through Christ's humanity and divinity, he is fundamentally connected to other people across time and space, and never so closely as when he receives the Eucharist.
This is what we want for our children—to be unafraid of suffering and to know how to look death in the face and respond with hope.


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Yeah but your AK can't hit a target at 500 meters. The secret to any AR platform is to clean it properly. I'm an ex Marine and never had cared for AK's, they are dependable because they are built loose.
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Yeah that sounds weird, the carbon buildup hinders the parts movement. Maybe they just meant it needed to be broken in 500-1000 rounds.
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OVER 3,000 athletes enjoyed near perfect conditions for one of the most scenic running events in Europe with the 11th staging of the Connemara International Marathon yesterday.
The "Connemarathon", as it has become known, featured athletes from 30 countries who participated in the three categories which included a half-marathon, a traditional 26.2-mile marathon and an ultra event of 39.3 miles.
As expected, world 100km champion Giorgio Calcaterra won the ultra event in a time of 3:56.
Two Italian television companies covered the event, with Calcaterra maintaining the form which saw him win the world championship in the Netherlands last September.
Galway city native Ray O'Connor, the race director whose brainchild it was to organise the event for the first time in 2002, said that having Calcaterra participate was "a dream come through".
"The man is a legend, and he was confident of breaking four hours," said O'Connor.
He paid tribute to the 200 volunteers who marshal the race through its rugged terrain.
The ultra race started at Maam Cross with 200 runners, while there were 800 participants in the marathon which began in the Inagh Valley, before picking up the start of half marathon in the village of Leenane, and then all 3,200 athletes finished back in Maam Cross.
Two Galway athletes, Eileen O'Donoghie and Bridget Ann Walsh, have participated in all 11 Connemarathons and said the weather was superb yesterday for running.
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Sexy photo scandals are all the rage on the Internet these days. Just ask Vanessa Hudgens. Or Miley Cyrus. Or … Amnon Bar-Tur?
Granted, Bar-Tur may not have the same name recognition as Disney's reigning teen princesses. But that's because he's in hot water for his work behind the camera.
Bar-Tur, a former photographer, is now a wealthy New York developer. His current project is a proposed Murfreesboro, Tenn. theme park — Bible Park USA. The plan is for a "one-of-a-kind themed story park that brings the Bible to life through well-loved, familiar stories and ancient historical experiences."
Bar-Tur is also, it came to light across Tennessee media outlets this week, a former photographer for Penthouse Magazine.
The revelation — which has been the buzz on local TV, newspapers and blogs — elicited a written statement from Bar-Tur's son, Armon Bar-Tur:
Surely what a young immigrant photographer did 35 years ago to make a living in his first job out of college as a fashion photographer has no relevance to the development of our world-class tourist attraction in Rutherford County in 2008.
The younger Bar-Tur dismissed the heavy-breathing news reports, which come as the New York company is seeking local support for Bible Park USA, as "tabloid-style journalism."
News flash for Armon: it's 2008. Is there any other kind of journalism?
The real question is whether the elder Bar-Tur's past photography employment could wreck the $400 million project, which still needs a variety of local government clearances and permissions.
It appears unlikely to come to that point, but the scandal is — at the least — a serious PR speedbump.
The Bar-Turs had been carefully lining up theologians and officials behind the park when the scandal broke.
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As one commenter on an online newspaper story explained his objections:
This goes to character. The Elder BarTur is a partner in the business. Therefore it has a bearing. This is the kind of people that Armon deals with: His father who proves that he will do lowly things to make a buck … If you regularly hang out with people that will do anything for money then it will rub off on you.
Penned another opponent:
As a Christian, I sincerely believe this is a test for the land owners, Commissioners and the Mayor. God is asking them to decide on whether money is more important than taking a stand for what is honorable and right in his name. We'll see what their answer is. I ask all Rutherford County citizens to reject this dishonest New Yorker who is totally lacking in principles.
One commenter looked on the bright side, however — posing this query:
Do you think that Bar-Tur senior's photographic work for Penthouse could add to the ambiance of the Garden of Eden scene? Just a little something to capture the attention of Sunday School students on a group trip.
What Do You Think?
Author Daniel Radosh, in a blog entry for the Huffington Post, has suggested that the real reason for the community's suspicions may be that the Bar-Turs are Jewish.
Who really knows? But this does bring us to a philosophical question for photographers. Does your choice of subject matter — now or in the past — shed light on your character?
What do you think?
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Like most of the tech industry, I'd really become irritated by Verizon's refusal to acknowledge the Galaxy Nexus' existence in the form of a release date or a price point. It's super cool that they decided to drop the info (well, at least someone leaked it out) a few days before it's slated to roll out to Verizon stores, but it was a super jerk move to wait a month and a half after its unveiling and weeks after its international availability. So now that the cards are on the table, do you now rush to Verizon to buy one… or merely wait?
Why You Should:
It's The Galaxy Nexus. The critically-acclaimed Android flagship phone that is being rated as probably the best smartphone on the market is here. Now. (Well, almost.) 720p 4.6″ display, amazing hardware, NFC (eh, more on that in a second), on-screen buttons, lag-free camera shutter, Ice Cream Sandwich, on and on. I don't need to go on forever, because the list is that long.
32GB on-board storage. The international edition is only equipped with 16GB and because the Galaxy Nexus adheres to the Windows Phone philosophy, there's no way to upgrade it. At all. So yes, you might as well get the version with more on-board storage.
LTE. While most would argue about its true "4G-ness", LTE is here to stay. And while the international edition sports HSPA+, which is T-Mobile's wimpy version of 4G, you get full-on, quasi-next generation spectrum swapping. I ragged on Sprint for having crappy, non-existent WiMax coverage in town for my Epic 4G and this town is swimming in Verizon's LTE. It would be perfect.
4GB data cap. Verizon is giving new LTE users a doubled download cap. Yes, it's still a download cap, but in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. Also, it's twice as much.
Why You Shouldn't:
$299.99. I don't know how the carriers decided that raising the rate on the biggest, most popular subsidized phones by about $50 a year (I spent $249.99 on my Epic last year, $199.99 was key the year before) was a good idea. Oh, well, they did. And consumers bought it. Unfortunately, $299.99 is a crazy amount out of the gate for a phone you're still paying full rate for monthly.
It's coming to your carrier some time, uh, whenever. Sure, it's exclusive to Verizon at the moment, but by the time it hits up your carrier, it'll probably be cheaper. There's no sense in going through the ETF mambo with your particular contract-holder to get it when it's probably going around the block anyway.
Ice Cream Sandwich is coming to your Android phone (if it's relatively new). A huge part in getting the Galaxy Nexus is getting the newest and most awesomest version of Android on the market. While some phones will be skipped, if you bought your piece in the past year and a half, chances are you'll get an official version some day, or someone will whip up a ROM to put on it anyway.
No Google Wallet. Yet. Verizon is claiming the need for a software/hardware thing in their Galaxy Nexus to enable it, but the phone already has it. It turns out it's probably Verizon's stupid politics that are causing the disruption. Being the first major phone with NFC (no, the Nexus S doesn't count!) in this day and age, I know many were looking forward to using its NFC. I know I'm excited about it.
Verizon is a bunch of jerks. My money was ready to go. My mind was ready to go. My spirit was ready to go. And Verizon continued to not announce the damn phone! SO I SPENT MY MONEY ELSEWHERE YOU STUPID JERKS! TAKE THAT!!! HOW ABOUT YOU DON'T TAKE MY MONEY BECAUSE I'M NOT INTERESTED IN YOUR STUPID OTHER PHONES I DON'T WANT! HERE THEY WERE, THE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS I WAS GOING TO GIVE YOU FOR THE STUPID PHONE AND I WOULD'VE GIVEN THEM TO YOU BUT YOU WERE TOO DAMN STUPID TO JUST ANNOUNCE A TIME AND A PLACE FOR ME TO GET THE DAMN PHONE. WELL FORGET YOU! I WAITED A MONTH AND A HALF FOR YOU. YOU RECEIVE NOTHING. YOU LOSE. NOT EVEN GOOD DAY, JUST, YOU'RE STUPID! DAMMIT!
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The Broadcom 4301 Linux Driver Project (http://sf.net/projects/linux-bcom4301/) is working on something, but this is still in development and i think it's not a usable driver yet. Regards, Martin List-Petersen martin at list-petersen dot se On s?, 2003-10-12 at 12:05, Jerome BENOIT wrote: > Does anyone have information about a free version of it ? > ^^^^ > Joel Konkle-Parker wrote: > > This just came out today. Linuxant (http://linuxant.com) has released > > their DriverLoader software that allows you to use a TrueMobile (or any > > other Broadcom-based wireless card) under Linux using the Windows > > drivers. It's only a 30-day trial (they don't know if they'll start > > charging later or not), but it's better than nothing. I'm typing this > > now on Debian 3.0r1 over my new TM1300 connection! > > > > Here's the link: http://www.linuxant.com/drivers_bcmwl/index.php > > > > > >
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I am searching for information on a Russian sailor called Nicolai Tulubiev, who studied seamanship in England some time between 1780 and 1799.He was on ship during the Napoleonic Wars.
In 1799 he married Georgiana Libbis, of Great Yarmouth in England.
In 1823, the Empress of Russia sent a personal letter of condolence to John Libbis, Georgiana's father when it seems that Georgiana, Nicolai and their son Victor were all deceased.
That Empress was a Prussian princess.
I can only think that the amazingly unlikely letter from an Empress in Russia to a ships' chandler in England sprang from a family connection in Prussia.
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Actor Kalki Koechlin and filmmaker Anurag Kashyap may have parted ways after two years of marriage, but the couple has only good things to say about each other.
On a recent chat show, Kashyap, 41, had showered praise on Kalki, and the actor is pleased. Anurag had told the show's host, filmmaker Karan Johar, "When I was with Kalki, I'd get up everyday and think how beautiful she was and how lucky I was."
When we asked Kalki what she thought of the compliment, the 30-year-old actor said, "I did watch the episode and I found it very sweet. I have had so many people writing to me, tweeting to me asking me to get back (with Anurag). But no one knows what the issue is except the two of us and yet they (people) can't stop talking about it, as if they know everything," she says.
Kashyap and Kalki had announced their separation in November 2013 and had issued a statement that read, "Me and Kalki are separating, we are taking time off from each other to figure things out. We are not divorcing. We request the media to please respect our privacy and give us our space and not speculate. Thank you, Kalki and Anurag."


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Move over, undergrad Jews and Muslims, it's been blacks and whites that have hogged all the UC Irvine student schism-ing in recent years. But fear not, Anteaters, because your campus administrators claim helpful healing is well under way.
To Be Young, Gifted and a Black Anteater: A fraternity's blackface video just scratches the surface of the long-standing hostility toward African-American students at UC Irvine
Race relations have been touchy at UCI for years, but things really heated up in 2013. In April of that year, a member of the Asian fraternity Lambda Theta Delta appeared in blackface in a music video that spread wide via YouTube.
The video started protests across the campus, and the fraternity placed itself in self-imposed suspension after posting an apology.
A month later, an African-American student found a note in her backpack that read, "Go back 2 Africa slave." The student's mother also claimed an Asian person called her daughter "nigger."
In October 2013, non-black students were seen wearing "My Nigga" shirts at UCI's annual Shocktoberfest celebration.
These incidents and others like them spurred then-UCI Chancellor Michael Drake and Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Thomas Parham to issue statements reaffirming the university's commitment to diversity and committing to expand on education efforts.
"We will use this regrettable incident to redouble campus education efforts about the toxic effects of insensitivity, and will continue to work toward building a truly inclusive community," Drake wrote.
But as my colleague Charles Lam observed at the time, "Whether those efforts have had any appreciable effects remains to be seen."
The university now claims to be well on its way to creating a more positive environment
for African American students, according to a Nov. 22 Los Angeles Times report.
In January, campus administrators had received a letter from the UCI Black Student Union titled "Structural and Institutional Changes" that included nine demands to address "structural deficiencies in institutional support for black students" at the school. That same month, current Chancellor Howard Gillman established the Task Force on Ensuring a Positive Climate for the Campus' African American Community.
The task force consisted of UCI professors from various disciplines, undergraduate and graduate students (including two BSU members) and other staff members in the school's academic planning, counseling services and student housing departments. Among the task force recommendations that have already been implemented are the inclusion of an African American scholars and excellence hall in the Arroyo Vista student housing community. A Black Resource Center has also approved, although a site and director have yet to be named.
The supposed improved climate has not–dare I say?–whitewashed away the embarrassing incidents. As another of my colleagues, Kristina Hoang, reported earlier this year, a racially charged flier was left in an elevator of Toscana Apartments, a residential complex near the UCI campus. In bold text, the flier stated, "We also would like to remind our African American residents to keep conversation volume down and reduce music levels between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Multiple complaints have been made regarding this issue."
Supporting black students and recognizing the contributions of African Americans are great. But it sounds as if UCI also needs to demand tolerance among non-blacks on campus to really make a difference.
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Last Friday Turbo Timmah sat down with CNBC's "chief economics correspondent" Steve Liesman. There were many pieces to this interview that were annoying (such as saying oil prices are the result of the economy getting better), but the line that should have gotten everyone's attention was this one:
"if you don't ask the most fortunate Americans to bear a slightly larger burden of the privilege of being American, then the only way to achieve fiscal sustainabilty is through unacceptably deep cuts"
Really Tim, for the privilege of being an American people who have achieved success can pay more in taxes? Excellent. There was once a guy named George who said the same type of stuff back in the 1770's.
Let's start with perhaps having the growing amount of Americans who aren't paying ANYTHING in Federal taxes pay something - anything. You know, in the name of "fair share" and all.
Then maybe let's get to work on actually CUTTING SPENDING at the Federal level. Although some enjoy saying Government spending isn't like a personal budget, there is no magic to this. If you have "x" in revenues, you can only spend "x" in expenses. Cash in / Cash out is a pretty easy concept in which you (contrary to popular belief) do not need a Phd to grasp.
The President's (and thus Timmah's) most recent budget proposal not only does not cut spending, but it actually ignores the mandated spending cuts put in place by the budget control act.
While we're on the privileges of being American, one of the biggest privileges is paying taxes to the Goverment so we can bail out the world (currently Greece) via the IMF.
The United States' quota is 17.7% of the total IMF yearly budget - by far the most by any country. As of the latest quarterly statement the IMF had ~137,645 million SDR's, or ~$215 billion dollars on hand (not enough advil to go look at how much has been lent out.
Let's take a moment & point out what Americans do on their OWN, without being forced, with their hard earned money. America is an incredibly charitable nation, not only to countries around the world, but for causes domestically as well. The following breakdown shows just how much people give (again, ON THEIR OWN) to people less fortunate. This 2006 chart shows Americans gave ~$222 Billion dollars (billions, with a B).
So before you lecture us about what we should do with our money for the "privilege" of being Americans, try balancing a budget, or cutting spending, or NOT BAILING OUT THE WORLD WITH OUR TAX DOLLARS. Then we can talk about how much extra you need to play your games, you pompous ass.


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March 27, 2017 - Industry News
Trucking Moves America Forward gave an update on its efforts to promote a positive trucking image at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky, last week.
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There was a sense of optimism in the air at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky, last week. As truck makers and suppliers made their presentations to the trucking press, many said thanks to solid economic indicators, truck orders are higher than they would have predicted just three to six months ago.
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March 23, 2017 - Industry News
Wabco is debuting its interactive Technology Showcase Trailer for the first time at the 2017 Mid-America Trucking Show to highlight company innovations.
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March 20, 2017 - Industry News
The Mid-America Trucking Show returns this week, going from March 23-25 in Louisville, Ky., and this year it once again features several major manufacturers and suppliers exhibiting new technology and equipment.
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Goodyear Tire& Rubber has announced the finalists for its 34th Goodyear Highway Hero Award, honoring truck drivers who put themselves in harm's way to help others.
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After a year in which none of the major Class 8 OEMs exhibited at the Mid-America Trucking Show, Kenworth and Peterbilt announced that they will return to the show for 2017.
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May 26, 2016 - Industry News
Even though it may not have the presence of at least some of the major truck OEMs next year, Mid-America Trucking Show organizers say they will continue to put on what is in reality a national and international show, despite the name, and offer a broader audience for supplier and manufacturer exhibitors.
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April 5, 2016 - Industry News
Drivewyze, which offers weigh station bypass via an app on a smartphone or tablet, says it's now able to do some interesting analytics of all the data collected from three years' worth of operation, including how much fleets save by bypassing weigh stations.
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LOUISVILLE, KY -- Communications company BlackBerry has introduced an end-to-end tracking system for trucking companies and private fleet operators called BlackBerry Radar.
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LOUISVILLE, KY — Saying it is a solution to many of the "cons" of electronic logging devices, Rand McNally Thursday introduced the ELD 50, a simple, low-cost electronic logging option, at the Mid-America Trucking Show.
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LOUISVILLE, KY — When you think of innovation, you may automatically think of technology. But a panel of HDT's Truck Fleet Innovators Wednesday revealed that in many cases, it's really all about people.
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DAT Solutions is debuting a new version of its DAT Trucker mobile app, a driver trip planner with features like the locations of safe Walmart parking and CAT scales, and a loadboard.
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March 28, 2016 - Industry News
The Mid-America Trucking Show will kick-off on March 31 and run through April 2, at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, Ky., featuring a variety of educational sessions, the country's largest trucking expo, and a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration listening session.
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March 9, 2016 - Industry News
The Mid-America Trucking Show will be held from March 31-April 2, at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, Ky., with several new features this year even as truck makers skip this year's show.
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October 22, 2015 - Industry News
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The Mid-America Trucking Show is on this week from March 26-28 at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, Ky.
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Black members of Congress who attended the oral arguments last week on the case of Shelby County vs. Holder say the court's swing vote, Justice Anthony Kennedy, was equally tough on both sides.
Rep. Mel Watt (D-NC) who was present for much of the proceedings, said, "he [Kennedy] asked very adversarial sounding questions to the other side and you think, this guy may be on our side." Then Watt added,
"As soon as the lawyers on the other side get up there he's asking adversarial questions to them so what do you read from that?" Watt added.
Watt, a graduate of Yale Law School, is perhaps the most knowledgeable member of the current Congress on voting rights issues. Watt conducts a summit on the issue at the annual Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Legislative Conference and led the Voting Rights Act through its last congressional reauthorization.
CBC Chair Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH) also attended the oral arguments last week. She expressed the same view as did Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL). Both attended last week's oral arguments at the Supreme Court on the case of Shelby County vs. Holder — a case many fear may gut Section 5 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. "Clearly Anthony Kennedy is the deciding vote," Fudge said stating the obvious.
"I couldn't tell which way Kennedy was going," Brown said. Brown's state of Florida endured several changes in voting laws during the 2012 elections. The changes included eliminating days Floridians could vote early and ending Sunday voting. Brown sued the state over the changes.
The oral arguments were noteworthy for a statement made by Associate Justice Antonin Scalia. Scalia, making what sounded to many like a political assessment rather than a legal one, asserted that Voting Rights Act had become a kind of "racial entitlement," that has become difficult to get rid of for politically correct reasons.
During an interview with Politic365 last week, Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) said he was "stunned" by what Scalia said. Lewis was referring to Scalia saying that the Voting Rights Act was an example of the "perpetuation of racial entitlement."
As he spoke with Rev. Al Sharpton on MSNBC, Lewis commented on Justice Scalia's comments saying, "It was unreal, unbelieveanle almost shocking to hear a member of the court use that language. It is appaling to me … It is an affront to what people in the civil rights fought and died for."


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It was a long weekend in Toronto since we had a Good Friday so it's a day off for majority of people. Not only that, it happened to be having nice and sunny weather in Toronto. It's little bit windy though but there is no need for multi layers of clothing.
Asa-senpai and I decided to go for a date and we went to a well-known spot for tourism called Harbour Front. Asa-senpai was quite a klutz in the morning because she forgot that there is no school due to public holiday. Too lazy to change, she went on a date with a school uniform. Seeing Asa-senpai in a school uniform, I couldn't complain, could I ? ^^.
Even when she is on a date, she will never forget to bring her little doll on her bag.
"Such a nice weather today, isn' it?" She said.
"Lets go over there to the park" as she dragged me to go with her to the nearest park.
"Naughty wind…… you saw it, didn't you ?" she asked. I was speechless and tried to find some excuses but no luck. At the same time, I thanked the wind for this rare chance ^^.
I was lost in my thought and said to myself how great it would be to see Asa-senpai in bikini.
"Look at the seagulls"
"I am so excited. This is my first time seeing a CN Tower. It's so high" She said as she was admiring the CN Tower. Too bad I was not as excited as she was since I saw it too many times and I always thought, it's just a tower ^^;;
I can never doubt alter's quality. The frilly skirt looks amazing and not to mention the little doll on her school bag. As someone who loves the series, her uniform definitely looks like the one in the anime. A perfect match, I would say and her face is definitely pretty close to the real Asa so I think Alter has done a really good job on this figure (or any other figures).
For any shuffle fans or Asa-senpai fans, I highly recommend this figure. She is definitely worth buying ^^
Manufacturer : Alter
Scale : 1/8
Series : Shuffle! Memories
Character : Shigure Asa
Released Date : November 2008
Camera : Nikon D40 with stock 18-55mm lens
Price : 6,460 Yen at Hobby Search
Location : Harbour Front


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photography by Chelsea Batten
A few weeks ago, through the magical web of social media, I met up with Chelsea Batten for an afternoon in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Chelsea is the embodiment of what I value. With few possessions packed in the trunk of her car, she roams around North America as she pleases. When she's not writing full-time for a magazine, she conducts her own interviews on the side for a project she calls The Connoisseurs. In essence, when Chelsea's not writing for work, she's writing to write. This is one of the main reasons I admire her.
Another is that she has lived nomadically for a year now. (I wrote "I'm all about that" in my notebook the day after we met.) And after talking to her, I realized we're cut from the same cloth. I can't help but be nomadic, and neither can she. We talked about how we're both essentially homeless; drifting from one house to another, not paying rent in any official capacity. We talked about how people react when they hear that Chelsea essentially lives out of her car, and about how difficult it is for me to answer the seemingly simple question, "where do you live?"
I've resided in New Hampshire since April of 2012, but since August I have been jumping from place to place each night. From houses in the Seacoast region of NH to Cambridge, MA to Portland, ME. That's what I mean when I say I can't help but be nomadic; even when I'm settled, I'm on the move. Although living out of a duffel bag in spare bedrooms filled with the leftover possessions of past residents has drawbacks, I would not trade the freedom and ability to move from place to place for anything.
Talking to Chelsea restored the faith I'd lost in my ability and intentions regarding travel. I felt lost, wayward, but now I see this is a powerful and radical choice in a lifestyle that ultimately satisfies me more than a permanent address and a dining room set. I realized that lost, wayward feeling was derived from an unconscious adoption of common cultural and societal misconceptions about traveling and travelers. Contrary to popular belief, we travelers are not lazy, or ungrounded, or escaping reality. Our priorities and values are not skewed just because we're not fully satisfied with a 12-month lease or a mortgage. I know plenty of people who derive satisfaction from saving for their first home, decorating a new apartment, and working forty hours a week in a cubicle. I'm just not one of those people.
But it bears mentioning that I was born into a white, middle-class American household, endowed with the trappings of privilege, and given opportunities (namely access to a good education and the ability to travel) that I realize are not available to everyone. I also recognize that the socio-economic conditions I was born into lends itself to my nomadic lifestyle.
I flew straight back to Lhasa, Tibet the day after my college graduation to continue studying the language. Yet something about returning to Lhasa with an undergraduate degree under my belt felt wrong. I couldn't figure out why, exactly, but the situation in Lhasa was tense, so I chalked it up to the heavily-militarized region and returned to the United States. What I didn't see then—that I clearly realize now—was how I caved under societal expectations, believing that an upstanding US-citizen with a Bachelor's degree should have a full-time salaried job, instead of aimlessly traveling around the world. I bought into the assumption without knowing I was being sold, returned to the US, and moved to Brooklyn to work like hell. And it was hell.
Even now, I hide my insatiable wanderlust and nomadic spirit under my MFA-in-progress, because that is a more acceptable answer to "what do you do?" than, "I live out of one duffel bag, jump around from house to house and city to city, and work as a freelance writer and editor."
And to those who brush it off with, "it's just a phase," here's my ten-year plan, characterized not by "things," but by places and experiences:
- Bhutan: teach; study Dzongkha, Buddhism, the ethnic cleansing during the 1990s, and the current tourism model.
- Sikkim: study Tibetan, reach a relative point of fluency
- Tawang, Arunchal Pradesh, India: visit the historically Tibetan territory and disputed region
- Burma: history and recent reforms
- Cambodia: Angkor Wat; genocide of the 1970s; travel overland to Vietnam
- Vietnam: railroad from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi and Halong Bay by boat
- New Zealand: one year working holiday
- Italy: study Italian
- France: study French
Now that you've heard my side of the story, go read Chelsea's account of our meeting in October, and tell me (in the comment section below): what are your views on travel, wanderlust, and ten-year plans?
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Livestreams of the arrests can be found here:
Four People were arrested today, in New Orleans, for protesting a meeting of the American Petroleum Institute. They are being charged with criminal trespassing, despite there being no signs stating that they were not allowed, the meeting was public, when asked to leave they complied. A Louisiana state police officer manhandled several people inside and blocked their vehicle outside, keeping them from leaving, before finally identifying himself as a police officer.
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Hi, this is small affair, and this was one of my favorite days with Occupy The Stage. On On March 31, Occupy The Roads was visiting New Orleans, and Occupy The Stage brought an enormous banner to the Police Brutality protest which hundreds of people attended. This march, organized by United New Orleans Front, was in response to the NOPD killings of Wendell Allen and Justin Sipp.
That day was the first time my livestream was rebroadcast on Global Revolution TV. A brass band played "I'll fly away" as I caught up with the front of the march and Justin. "Please learn how to hold the camera," someone typed in the chat and I realized I'd been dancing.
Nola Anarcha wrote a terrific article about this event here:
400 March Against Police Violence, Racial and Class Oppression During The Final Four Tournament
Below is a clip of my interview with Justin where we discuss the March Against Police Violence and Occupy The Stage.
"Massacre de Merci" ~VOLONTE MORCEAUX
The New Haven Advocate ran a piece Ideat Case Continued on the Bill Saunders situation yesterday when Saunders, an arts organizer injured by New Haven Police and charged with inciting a riot received a continuance when he showed up to answer to the charges. The case has apparently been continued to Aug. 14.
It's great to see the local media giving this case attention.
Check out the supporters and their handheld masks of Saunders' face.
We also received an email from Saunders and really appreciate him sharing this painting "Massacre de Merci" (Mercy Killing) in response to the mysterious stickering that occurred in New Haven earlier this week.
Solidarity Occupy New Haven!
Solidarity Occupy New Haven
Occupy The Stage will be visiting Occupy New Haven to show solidarity for Bill Saunders who was arrested and brutalized by New Haven police earlier this month.
Cops Called To Ideat Village, Arrest Organizer
For Justin Sipp, Wendell Allen, Trayvon Martin; for all those maimed or murdered by NOPD.
Occupy NOLA will participate in The Mothers March Against Injustice!
The Mother's March Against Injustice, sponsored by United New Orleans Front, will begin at 12 noon on Saturday, May 12. Along with many others, members of Community United for Change, The United New Orleans Front and supporters of the families of Justin Sipp, Wendell Allen, and Trayvon Martin, we will meet at Congo Square and march to City Hall for a Mother's Day Rally.
We are Justin Sipp sign from 3/31 Police Brutality Protest New Orleans, LA.
Why is our system so afraid to use it's own criminal justice system to put the shooters on trial in a public court to determine whether they're guilty of a crime or not?
Bring a picture of your loved one! Join our struggle!
The following information was provided by one of the organizers of this march.
The United New Orleans Front (UNOF) Mothers' March is being held to pay homage to great sacrifices and strength of African American women as they anchor our families amidst the perpetual attacks against the Black community, especially black males, in this racist, capitalist society. Far too many individual lives have been cut short by early death at the hands of our racist enemies or at the hands of this racist, capitalist systems created self hatred where young Black men wantonly murder each other at the drop of a hat. America has created a school to prison pipeline where this government refuses to provide a proper education for our youth; thus setting them up for failure and the racist, capitalist trap of incarceration, literally re- enslavement in the US prison system.
The Mother's Day March is also a Memorial Day March recognizing those who have lost their lives in this hellish existence that is forced upon the Black Nation as a whole but especially the Black working class. We will honor our dead brothers and sisters and those unjustly locked behind prison walls. We will cry out for justice – demanding that the US government acknowledge the historical and continuing injustices perpetrated on the oppressed Black Nation. We will also demand that the state of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans atone for both past and present oppression and exploitation.
We the grieving Mothers of New Orleans advance the following demands:
• We want justice for all murder victims
• We want the prison doors swung open for those unjustly incarcerated.
• We want an end to the pipeline to prison
• We want quality education for our children
• We want quality, supervised recreation for our children
• We want safe, decent, affordable housing for our families
• We want living wage, unionized jobs for New Orleans workers
• We want an end to domestic abuse
• We want quality, affordable childcare
• We want universal health care and a hospital in NO East
• We want a return to local control of our schools
• We want an end to police terror
• We want an end to US war in Afghanistan and around the world
• We want the Right to Self-Determination for the Oppressed Black Nation
Come join Occupy NOLA as we support this March and Rally 12 noon Saturday, May 12, 2012!
Meet in Congo Square (Armstrong Park) and march to City Hall. Sponsored by the United New Orleans Front.


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Java Servlets
The Servlet interface provides the foundation for all servlets. All servlets must either implement this interface or be extensions of a class which implements it. The Servlet package provides a class called HttpServlet which implements the Servlet interface, so as a servlet developer, much of the work is done for you. The Servlet interface allows the creation of generic servlets, but we will only look at how to create servlets that act as CGI scripts. For this, all you have to worry about is the HttpServlet class.
Let's step through the code of the simple servlet shown in Listing 1 to see how it works. This servlet overrides the doGet method provided by the HttpServlet class. doGet is called when a client makes a GET request to the servlet. Here we have the servlet respond with a simple web page that gives the standard "Hello World" message. The doGet method gets two objects, HttpServletRequest and HttpServletResponse, which encapsulate information that allows the servlet to obtain information from and communicate with the client. For example, the HttpServletResponse object contains a PrintWriter object that can be used to send information back to the client. In this example, we use it to send our "Hello World" message back to the client. We also use the setContentType method of the HttpServletResponse object to inform the client that it will be receiving text/HTML data from the servlet.
Now that we've seen a simple example, let's step back a bit and look at how HTTP Servlets work. Servlets extending the HttpServlet class handle all of their client requests through its service method. The service method understands standard HTTP requests, and calls appropriate methods to handle each request. In the example above, the service would recognize the GET request and call the doGet method accordingly. Similarly, doPost, doPut and doDelete methods are provided to handle other types of HTTP requests.
A servlet's life begins when the servlet's init method is called. The web server calls the init method when it loads the servlet, but before any client requests are handled. The init method is called only once when the servlet is loaded. So, if you need to perform any initialization before your servlet starts handling requests, overload the init method as follows:
public void init(ServletConfig config) throws ServletException { super.init(config); ... }
The init method is passed an object which contains configuration information about the servlet. It is a good idea to store this object to make it available if the client needs it. The easiest way to do this is to call the init method of superclass and pass the ServletConfig object to it. One final tip regarding the initialization of servlets: if your initialization fails and the servlet can't handle client requests, throw an UnavailableException. After initialization takes place, the servlet is up and the service method handles client requests.
Finally, when the servlet is unloaded from the web server, its destroy method is called. The web server waits until all service methods are finished or a certain number of seconds have passed (whichever comes first) before calling the destroy method. In the case of long-running service methods, it is possible the destroy method will be called before all service calls have been completed.
This situation can be handled with a few additional methods and variables. First, create a variable that keeps track of how many service methods have been called and provide synchronized methods for increasing and decreasing the counter, as well as one to return the value of your service counter.
public MyServlet extends HttpServlet { private int numServices = 0; protected synchronized void enterService() { numServices++; } protected synchronized void exitService() { numServices-; } protected synchronized int serviceCount() { return numServices; } }
Now, that we have these counters, we need to modify the service method to increment and decrement them accordingly. This is done by adding a call to the enterService method at the top of the service method, calling the service method of the superclass to handle the real work and then decrementing the counter by calling the exitService method.
protected void service(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws ServletException, IOException { enterService(); try { super.service(req, resp); } finally { exitService(); } }Next, a flag is needed to determine if the servlet is in the process of shutting down. To accompany this flag, use accessor methods to set the flag and return its value.
MyServlet continued { private Boolean exiting; protected setExiting(Boolean flag) { exiting = flag; } protected Boolean isExiting() { return exiting; } }Now the destroy method should first check if any services haven't completed, then loop until all services are finished.
public void destroy() { if (serviceCount() > 0) { setShuttingDown(true); } while(serviceCount() > 0) { try { Thread.sleep(interval); } catch (InterruptedException e) { } } }Finally, modify any of your methods that may run for a long time to check if the servlet is shutting down, and act accordingly.
public void doPost(...) { /* You could do something like this or put * the check into a loop * that takes a long time */ if(!isExiting) { ... } }So there you have it: a quick introduction to getting servlets up and running on your Linux box and writing some simple ones. If you want to learn more about writing servlets, books are available which cover them in depth. I would also recommend looking at the Java Tutorial, available on Sun's web site; it contains a nice introduction to servlets I used when I started learning about them.


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Windows Live Writer is due an update, but the Windows Live Writer team hasn't announced any time frames as to when we might see the new version.
And while Windows Live Writer 2009 is a great program for blogging, and especially the use of using themes as you're composing the post, some times the program doesn't do as you expected and the themes are all messed up, or the theme your using with Windows Live Writer is not compatible.
So to help others adjust on the fly, here's some information on how to deal with it.
If your theme is not compatible with Windows Live Writer, there's only a few things you can do; you can try the Windows Live Writer Theme Fixer [which is not 100% guaranteed] to make it work, or edit the HTM and CSS files manually, or you can turn the Edit w/Theme option OFF.
Windows Live Writer Theme FIXER
One of the developers [I think] created a program/utility to combat the growing issue of the failed theme's in Windows Live Writer. The program is sketchy; I've used it, and it didn't work for me. And there's issues of compatibility and there's not been a lot of support for it [that I've seen].
But the support issue, I understand because it's an utility to fix a bug in Windows Live Writer… it's a double edge sword for them to continue mucking with it.
Download it from here.
Manually Edit the HTML/CSS
If you're not a HTML coder, this means you probably don't know CSS either, but that's why you had Windows Live Writer to begin with- right? So this may not be your answer.
BUT if you're, your in luck! You can simply open the template files. I'm not going to give you a suggestion for a HTML program. If you can CODE; you already have one.
Windows Live Writer uses these files for edit during composition and previewing the post inside Windows Live Writer. The template files are located on your hard drive here:
C:Documents and SettingsYOURUSERNAMEApplication DataWindows Live WriterblogtemplatesLONGCRYPTICNUMBERYOUCANTREFERENCE
In each one of the template folders there are HTML files; you can edit those and make them whatever you want.
Manually Edit the Default Template
My favorite option is to simply edit the default template for Windows Live Writer. It's a very simple HTML file; very little to it and you can set the width of the blog very easily and based on that, when you create a NEW post, the text and images should WRAP very close to what you would see when the post is published.
C:Program FilesWindows LiveWritertemplate
Your looking for these two files:
C:Program FilesWindows LiveWritertemplatedefaultstyle.css
C:Program FilesWindows LiveWritertemplatedefault.htm
Inside the DEFAULT HTML file you'll find this:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
<!– saved from url=(0013)about:internet –>
<META http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; utf-8">
<LINK href="{0}" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet">

{1}

{2}

There's nothing here [yet] to specify the width of the default template; let's add it…
Where you see , replace that with

The width of the body can be anything you want. Customize this to be the way you want or best suits your blog.
Your still not going to be able to preview the blog with all it's theme glory, but you can post and then preview; and I think a lot of bloggers do this, so it's not that big of a deal.
Adjust where you must, and I hope this helps.


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Gameknight999's best friend in Minecraft is dying, and only the User-that-is-not-a-user can save him! Herobrine, the artificially intelligent virus intent on escaping Minecraft and infecting the Internet with his evil, was captured after an epic showdown on the shores of Minecraft. Gameknight999, having trapped the virus in an unlikely prison, saved the lives of his friends in the game and was finally able to return to the physical world.
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The Ender Dragon, infected by the Herobrine virus, has escaped into the Overworld! Gameknight999 and his father, Monkeypants271, traveled all the way to The End and banished the evil virus Herobrine to the only place they knew nothing could survive: the Void. They thought they had finally destroyed the enemy...But through the Void, Herobrine's viral lines of code were able to spread all throughout The End, infecting the horrible Ender Dragon.
What will Gameknight999 do when his own friend is infected with the evil Herobrine virus? With the destruction of the infected Ender Dragon, the monster kings were forced to retreat. Herobrine's poisonous XP has been captured in an obsidian box and sealed tightly. Gameknight999 and his friends know that the obsidian box will have to be destroyed to eliminate the evil virus once and for all. But how? And who will be brave enough to do it?


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Although sharing buttons appear on individual blog posts, the settings>sharing dashboard menu item shows no options to customise the buttons that appear, nor the option to show them on the front page (as shown in the wordpress help page http://en.support.wordpress.com/sharing/). All I can see on the sharing menu are the options to link (i.e. autoupdate) my blog with Twitter, Yahoo etc.
My blog is totally public, btw, so it's not the privacy settings that are to blame. Any ideas?
Blog url: http://theorytestpro.wordpress.com/