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Monsanto's prospects in the United States took a very different turn last month when the US Supreme Court ordered Indiana farmer Vernon Bowman to pay Monsanto over $80,000 for planting its GM soybean seeds. Bowman had purchased the seeds from a grain elevator rather than from Monsanto itself, as their corporate contract requires. The seeds had been saved from an earlier crop.
For as long as humans have been growing food, farmers have saved seeds from their harvest to sow the following year. But Monsanto and other big seed companies have changed the rules of the game. They have successfully argued that they spend millions of dollars developing new crop varieties and that these products should be treated as proprietary inventions with full patent protection. Just as one can't legally reproduce a CD or DVD, farmers are now prohibited from copying the GM seeds that they purchase from companies like Monsanto, Bayer, Dow and Syngenta. Life in the Rural Police State of Monsanto
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Monsanto, why must y'all be so foul?
Seed giant Monsanto has won more than $23 million from hundreds of small farmers accused of replanting the company's genetically engineered seeds. Now, another case is looming – and it could set a landmark precedent for the future of seed ownership.
The lawsuits concern Monsanto's patent rights as the company strives to prevent farmers from replanting crops grown from the company's seeds. It's a concept that a study published on Tuesday – titled 'Seed Giants vs. US Farmers' – referred to as creating a "seed oligarchy."
In the report, the Center for Food Safety (CFS) said it discovered 142 patent infringement suits against 410 farmers and 56 small businesses in more than 27 states as of December 2012. The amount of money pocketed by Monsanto comes to a whopping $23 million. The study was co-produced by the Save our Seeds (SOS) campaign.
Another case is now on the horizon, and it's drawing wide public attention: The verdict of the trial will determine who controls the rights to seeds planted in the ground.
It will also determine whether patent owners of other products which can make copies of themselves – such as stem cells and strains of bacteria used for medical research – and can continue to control the use of their products after selling them. It's a scenario that wasn't even considered until recently.
"We're dealing with laws and doctrines that were developed in the 19th century, where the idea of self-replicating technologies didn't exist," Jorge Contreras, associate law professor at American University in Washington told Bloomberg Businessweek.
It's been dubbed a 'David and Goliath' trial by many, as multi-billion-dollar Monsanto goes head to head against 75-year-old Indiana farmer Vernon Hugh Bowman, who said that fighting for justice is his main concern.
"I really don't consider it as David and Goliath," Bowman told the Guardian. "I don't think of it in those terms. I think of it in terms of right and wrong."
Casual reminder that Monsanto is responsible for Agent Orange and that we shouldn't be surprised at their foulness.
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Farmer Takes On Monsanto
Having bought Roundup Ready soybeans from Monsanto—and agreed to the company's exacting terms of use—Bowman would then sell the second generation seeds to a grain elevator. But for the next season, Bowman simply bought generics from the local exchange, sprayed them with Roundup, and watched what happened. Having identified the Monsanto varieties (the ones that didn't die), Bowman saved those for the following year, while also saving a good deal of money.
Of course, it didn't take long for Monsanto to sue Bowman, and for five years, the two parties have been fighting each other in federal courts. Read more.
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Yukimura decides to throw a birthday party for Kirihara, and invites all the Regulars. God help us all.
Notes: This was started a while ago when I had a stomach virus, and I finished it over the past week while I was home with a surprisingly resilient cold. So it may not be that readable. Or sane.
Birthday Presents
"But it would be so wonderful - we could cancel morning practice, and afternoon practice too, and have the entire club join in -"
Yukimura looked at Sanada with large eyes. "Why not?" he asked.
Sanda devoutly refused to look his captain in the eyes. Not even he could resist Yukimura's Puppy Dog Eyes of Doom (tm). "It will distract him from improving his game," he responded.
"It's only one day out of the entire year. Don't you want to do something special for our child's birthday?" Yukimura's voice trembled just enough for it to be noticeable.
"Kirihara is not our child!" Sanada snapped, glaring at Yukimura. Immediately he realized his mistake, but he was unable to escape the other boy's pleading eyes. He tried to stand strong, but he could feel his will crumbling the longer he looked at that expression. "All right, we can throw him a party," he grumbled, "but only the Regulars are involved. Not the entire club."
Yukimura gave him a brilliant smile. "Of course, Genichirou."
Sanada flushed slightly, but continued in his stern voice, "And no cancelling practice."
Yukimura pouted. "But, if we have the party after practice, Akaya will hardly be able to stand up, much less enjoy his birthday party," he pointed out.
The pout did its work. "Fine," Sanada ground out. "Afternoon practice is cancelled for the party. But not morning practice!"
"Thank you, Genichirou." Yukimura smiled again and leaned over to lightly kiss Sanda on the cheek. Sanda flushed even darker and said nothing, only pulling the lip of his cap down over his face.
Yukimura giggled.
That Sunday, Sanada was beginning to regret his decision to go along with Yukimura's insistence on celebrating the day a demon known as Kirihara Akaya came into existence. Yukimura wanted to go out and buy supplies for Kirihara's party, and Sanada's protective instincts towards his captain outweighed his annoyed ones towards this ridiculous party. Thus Sanada found himself standing in the middle of a party supplies store, arms full of several packages of balloons, paper plates, napkins, and plastic utensils, as Yukimura ran around the store, searching for the perfectly colored streamers.
"Ne, Genichirou, which one do you think is better?" the boy asked, skidding to a stop before Sanada, holding up a roll of yellow streamers and a roll of red ones.
Sanada's eyebrow twitched. "I don't think it matters," he said.
Yukimura's lower lip trembled. "But, Genichirou!" he cried. "Everything has to perfect for our child's birthday!"
"Yukimura," Sanada muttered, shifting uncomfortably, "people are staring."
It was true. Other customers in the store had stopped in their tracks to watch Yukimura bounce around, snatching things off the shelves only to put them back a second later. At the boy's latest outburst, several people had turned to stare at Sanada as well, making him wish that he had a hand free to pull down the lip of his cap. As it was, he had nothing to put between himself and their stares, or Yukimura's eyes, which were just barely wet.
Sanada sighed, and said, "What I meant was, I think they're both fine."
All traces of tears immediately vanished from Yukimura's eyes as they lit up happily. "I'll get them both, then!" he exclaimed cheerfully, promptly dumping the two packages into Sanada's arms and bouncing off to the cashier. "Come on, Genichirou!" he called when Sanada, slowed down by his load, lagged behind.
Sanada sighed resignedly and quickened his step. Really, the things he did for his captain...
Yukimura had decreed that he would fetch Kirihara after school the day of the party. Sanada had wanted to go with him, but Yukimura insisted that he stay behind and make sure the other Regulars didn't mess up the decorations before Akaya had a chance to see them.
Yukimura found Akaya lurking around a corner, undoubtably planning to give some random passerby a heart attack.
"Buchou," Akaya greeted him, immediately dropping his mischievous and slightly evil expression for one of wide-eyed innocence. "I heard that practice was cancelled."
"For your birthday party," Yukimura told him. "It's being held in the clubroom."
Kirihara frowned, his nose wrinkling up. "Don't want a birthday party," he muttered. "Parties're for kids."
"Akaya," Yukimura said in an admonishing tone. "All the Regulars have already bought you presents."
Kirihara perked up at that. "Presents?" he asked, a grin spreading over his face.
Yukimura smiled at him. "Presents," he confirmed. "And Jackal was kind enough to make you a birthday cake. Chocolate, your favorite."
"Well why didn't you say so?" Kirihara demanded, all thoughts of protesting gone. "Lead the way, buchou!"
The clubroom decorations were still intact when Yukimura returned with Kirihara in tow. Red and yellow streamers hung from the ceiling, along with balloons every color of the rainbow and a banner that read, 'Happy Birthday Akaya!' A table stood in the middle, presents piled on one end, the rest covered with junk food. Marui was staring longingly at the cake, but Jackal had a firm grip on him.
"Akaya's here!" Yukimura announced.
"Great!" Marui exclaimed. "That means we can eat now, right?"
Yukimura nodded to Jackal, who released his hold on Marui with a sigh of relief. Marui plowed straight into the cake and inhaled half of it before slowing down. The rest of the Regulars stared.
"Don't worry," said Jackal. "I expected this. There's another cake." He brought it out and cut a piece for the others.
Once everyone had eaten something, Yukimura clapped his hands and said, "Presents!" He grabbed a small, plainly-wrapped package from the pile and handed it to Kirihara. "Why don't you open Genichirou's present first," he suggested. "I'm sure he put a lot of thought into it."
Kirihara gave a disbelieving snort, but took the present and carelessly ripped the wrapping paper off of it. He was left with a fairly thick book in his hands, which he promptly made a face at. "Who gives people books on their birthday?" he said disgustedly.
Sanada's eyebrow twitched. He thought it was a great present.
"Akaya," Yukimura said warningly.
Kirhara glanced nervously at him, remembered several badly-timed entrances during which he saw entirely too much of both his buchou and his fukubuchou, and amended, "Ah, what I meant was, it's such a...uh, an unusual gift, and I really like it. Yeah."
Yukimura relaxed and smiled softly. "Excellent," he said. "See, Genichirou, I told you he would like it."
Kirihara made a face at Sanada, then quickly replaced it with an innocent smile when Yukimura glanced at him. He grabbed the nearest present, which turned out to be an organizer. "Gee, thanks, Jackal," he said, then muttered, "I hope the rest of the presents aren't this stupid."
Yukimura frowned at him, but as he spoke low enough that no one else heard him, he let Kirihara slide for the moment. "Open this one, Akaya," he said, handing him the next present from the pile. "Marui, this is from you, isn't it?"
Marui said something that might have been 'Yes,' but sounded more like 'Mrph' as he was trying to talk and eat at the same time. Kirihara shrugged and tore the wrapping off his present. "Coupons for all-you-can-eat buffets," he said. "Well, it's better than the last two, at least..."
Marui slung an arm around Kirihara's shoulders. "And of course you're gonna share those with your generous sempai, right?" he asked through his mouthful of cake.
Kirihara elbowed him in the side and shrugged off his arm. "No way, Marui-sempai," he said.
"Ah! What a cruel kohai!" Marui wailed, crumbs spraying from his mouth.
Kirihara grimaced and wiped off the ones that landed on him. "You eat too much anyway," he retorted. "If I shared these with you, you'd get so fat you wouldn't be able to walk and you'd have to roll everywhere."
Yukimura interrupted the impending shouting match, and possibly a sissy slap fight, by handing his present to Kirihara and saying, "Here, Akaya. From me."
Kirihara quickly grabbed the present, ignoring Marui's shouts that he was a growing boy and had a perfectly balanced diet, thank you very much. He opened it, and into his hands tumbled two tickets to a concert he'd been raving about for weeks.
"Sankyuu, Buchou!" Kirihara gave Yukimura a hug, which the older boy laughingly returned. Over Yukimura's shoulder, Kirihara stuck his tongue out at Sanada, who was watching them disapprovingly.
"The extra ticket is for you to give to a special boy," Yukimura said, winking, once Kirihara had released him.
"Sure, sure," Kirihara said. He'd actually been thinking of selling it for some pocket money, but Yukimura didn't have to know that. He reached for the next present in the pile and read, "From Niou and Yagyuu." He scowled at them. "You guys only got me one present? Cheap."
Niou reached over and smacked the back of Kirihara's head. "Shut up, brat," he said. "Just open the damn present."
Kirihara pouted but complied, carelessly tearing off the wrapping paper and throwing it to the side. He dumped out the contents of the box in front of him and blinked. "Is that a knife?"
"A machete, actually," Yanagi offered after examining it. "Though it seems to be made of plastic, not metal."
Kirihara's face split into a not-quite-demented-but-close-enough-to-make-you-run-like-hell-in-the-other-direction grin. "/Cool/!" He snatched up the knife and waved it at the person closest to him, who happened to be Marui.
"Hey!" Marui leapt up and away from the weapon. "I'm eating here!"
Kirihara ignored him and continued with his attack, in the process bringing down several streamers, popping half the balloons, overturning a bowl of chips, and denting a few lockers.
Jackal stared at the destruction in horror. "What possessed you to give Kirihara a machete?" he demanded, turning to the Doubles One pair.
"It was Niou's idea," said Yagyuu, pointing at his doubles partner.
"/You're Niou/," said Niou (Yagyuu?).
"Am I?" Yagyuu (Niou?) asked. "I thought you were Niou today."
Sanada growled. "I don't care who it was, just get it away from him!" he barked.
"Oh, come on, Genichirou," Yukimura said. "It's only plastic. And look how much fun he's having."
Kirihara was still chasing Marui around the clubhouse, cackling madly. Marui was trying to leap over the various obstacles in his way while not dropping his slice of cake. He wasn't succeeding very well, and it had already fallen to the floor several times, leaving streaks of frosting in various locations. As they watched, Marui dropped it once again, and as he was frantically trying to save it, Kirihara caught up with him and began stabbing him gleefully.
"Ow!" Marui yelped, forgetting about his cake and lifting his hands to bat away the plastic blade. "That hurts, brat!" He tried to dodge Kirihara's next stab, but tripped over an inconveniently placed bag and fell on his back, right onto the dropped piece of cake.
Marui took off his jacket and stared mournfully at the smashed remains of chocolate cake on it. "Now look," he said, sighing, " you made me waste a perfectly good slice of cake."
Kirihara was too busy laughing at him to reply.
Eventually Yukimura managed to get Kirihara calmed down enough to open the last present, Yanagi's.
"What is it?" Kirihara weighed the brightly wrapped box in his hands, then shook it next to his ear.
"Just open it," Yanagi said.
Kirihara eagerly tore off the wrapping paper and opened the box to find...a bottle of lube and several condoms. He stared. Yanagi leaned in, his lips brushing Kirihara's ear, and told him, "Those are for later."
Kirihara found his voice and said, "Fuck later, what's wrong with now?" With that, he leapt up and dragged Yanagi out of the clubhouse, leaving the rest of the regulars staring after them.
"So...what now?" Marui asked, after several minutes of silence (and snickering from either Yagyuu or Niou).
"We should probably clean this up," Jackal said, looking around at the scattered streamers and balloons, the spilled punch, the smashed cake, the crumpled wrapping paper, and Kirihara's discarded pile of presents.
The other regulars shared a look, and as one stampeded out of the door (except for Yukimura, who was carried by Sanada). When the dust cleared, Jackal was the only one left.
"I knew this would happen," Jackal muttered to himself. Sighing, he opened his tennis bag and fished out the object he'd shoved into it that morning, anticipating something like this. After locking the door against nosy, blackmailing classmates, Jackal tied on the frilly pink apron and got to work.
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Chapter 21 Reviews
Caleb tries to adjust. 2/10
Work sucked. He'd been on time, for a change. He hated his job, hated his boss, and hated the customers. Maybe he should ask Jean-Claude for a job. Then he wouldn't have to hide what he was. He'd get fired if anyone here figured it out. He usually didn't stay long enough for that to happen. It was almost time to go home. He'd call and see if he could get a ride, maybe Nathaniel would pick him up.
No answer at Anita's, he guessed he'd try to hitch a ride, which meant he'd probably have to walk. It was cheap to live at Anita's but it was damned inconvenient. At least he could go now. He stood on the sidewalk thinking about getting something to eat before he started home when he felt someone staring at him. He turned and saw blue eyes, blonde hair. Gregory.
"What are you doing here?" He growled at Gregory, who frowned at his tone. What did Greg want anyway? They hadn't said two words on the way to Greg's apartment last night. By the time they'd made it to the car Caleb had started to fantasize about why Greg had invited him over. He'd thought about how Gregory looked in those jeans, tempting, teasing skin visible through the rips.
But at the apartment Greg had given him a quick tour and he had noted the twin bed in Gregory's room with disappointment. He'd made a joke, "Not much room in that for, uh, entertaining." Gregory had given him a cool look and helped him make up the sofa bed. He could smell the lingering trace of Nathaniel's scent from the club mixed with arousal and desire; Greg and Nathaniel....no, maybe. But he didn't leave with Nathaniel.
Gregory closed the door while he took a shower. When it was his turn Caleb left the door wide open and when he'd walked out in nothing but a towel Gregory had already gone to bed, alone. Caleb thought about knocking at Greg's door, about just sliding into bed next to Greg.
Caleb pictured himself wrapped around Greg, blonde curls spilling across his chest. He wondered how Gregory would look out of those jeans, what his mouth would feel like when Caleb kissed him. Caleb hadn't pushed his luck and suggested they share Greg's twin bed. All he needed was Gregory complaining he'd made a pass at him. Merle would love it.
Gregory was asleep when he left for work; Caleb had slipped out without waking him. He'd watched him sleeping, just for a minute, standing in the doorway, before leaving. Tousled curls, tangled sheets, pale skin exposed. Caleb held his breath and closed the door; he used the walk to work to think. He had been surprised at Greg's offer to give him a ride home and that he'd let him stay the night. Caleb was wary of people doing favors, experience had taught him well. People always wanted something. Caleb didn't have anything to offer anymore; no money, no power. Greg didn't seem interested in anything else. Caleb's fantasies of a naked, willing Gregory aside. Now, here he was, standing on the sidewalk, big blue eyes watching him.
"Merle thought you might need a ride, he couldn't get away. Micah and Anita are at work. Nathaniel's rehearsing for tonight. I wasn't busy, I didn't mind picking you up." Gregory explained at length and shrugged, like it was no big deal. Gregory didn't mention that he'd called Merle to find out if Caleb needed a ride home. He waited for Caleb's reaction; Caleb was touchy. First he was friendly and more, then he was distant and grouchy.
The thought of Merle looking out for him made Caleb uncomfortable. And the thought of Merle taking an interest in Gregory was even more unnerving. Merle hated him and maybe it was his way of letting Caleb know he was looking out for Gregory. Maybe it was on Micah's orders; that wasn't much better. Well, he could use a ride. "Thanks, Greg. And thanks for last night." Gregory smiled; looking pleased to hear Caleb's thank you. Caleb was surprised to hear himself offering to buy Greg dinner. Well, he hated eating alone.
The meal was good. Gregory seemed relaxed, friendly; he had a sharp sense of humor. That surprised Caleb; he'd only seen the abrasive side of Gregory, the one that annoyed Anita. He annoyed Anita, too; he guessed they had that in common. Gregory gossiped about things that went on at the strip club; laughed at the women who hung around and especially about Nathaniel's fan club, or rather, Brandon's fan club. Caleb tried to steer the conversation to Gregory, trying to find out if he was seeing someone. Greg didn't answer, he just changed the subject.
There were other things they didn't discuss. Gregory didn't ask him about his past and he didn't ask about Gregory's. Caleb thought his history was unpleasant enough; hearing about Gregory's wasn't his idea of a good time. He'd heard rumors about the films and what a sick kitty the old Nimir-Raj had been. Caleb knew all about living with a twisted leader, he didn't need to hear anyone else's sad story.
They didn't talk about what had happened to Gregory in the Room of Swords. Caleb hadn't seen it, hearing about it was enough. Gregory didn't like pain, he wasn't like Nathaniel. He'd just been in the proverbial wrong place at the wrong time. Caleb never wanted to talk about it; he never wanted to think about it. Nathaniel didn't blame Caleb, did Gregory?
Gregory didn't want to think about it either. He was relieved Caleb hadn't asked about his past; hadn't discussed what the old Pard was like. What had happened at Narcissus in Chains was like a bad dream. He had learned a long time ago not to think about the bad things; there had been so many bad things.
Gregory concentrated on the present; on right now, sitting there with Caleb. Caleb laughed at the stories about the club; didn't seem put off about the stripping. He felt an electric thrill when Caleb's leg casually brushed his under the table, when Caleb's hand met his when he reached for the bill. Caleb didn't even seem to register it.
Caleb paid for dinner, refused Gregory's offer to pay or split the bill. He was just full of surprises suddenly. He couldn't remember the last time he'd just spent time with another person like this, just talking. It was...nice. Greg drove him back to Anita's after dinner. They were quiet in the car; tonight Caleb didn't know what to say.
The car seemed dark and intimate. He inhaled the sweet masculine spice that was Gregory's scent. He watched Gregory as he drove towards Anita's, looked at his hands on the steering wheel, fingers moving restlessly, his face turned to the road. It crossed his mind that Gregory was uneasy about something. Gregory ran his tongue across his lips and shook his hair back from his face. Caleb watched as passing headlights highlighted the pale gold.
It had been almost like a date; Caleb inviting him to dinner. Gregory pretended it was he just didn't know what a real date was like. How was he supposed to act? Even friendship was hard. It was all out of his realm of experience. He liked making Caleb smile and laugh. Caleb didn't ask him stupid, embarrassing questions about his old life; didn't make remarks about where he worked. It had been going so well.
"Caleb, did you hear me?" Gregory was speaking. Caleb realized he was watching him but not hearing, too caught up in the long soft spill of yellow curls, pink tongue moving between Gregory's lips.
"Sorry, what did you say?" Caleb saw Gregory's lips twist into a frown when he thought Caleb hadn't been paying any attention to him. He hadn't realized he had Caleb's attention.
"I asked if you needed a ride to work tomorrow?" Gregory didn't look at him; he was concentrating on the road. He touched his hair, pushing it away from his face. Caleb recognized it as a nervous gesture. What was Gregory nervous about? Caleb reached over and pulled a long strand of silky blond hair through his fingers, his hand slid down to the end of the curl and brushed across Gregory's shoulder.
"How can you stand all this hair?" It wasn't what he meant to say. He wanted to say something about how soft it felt; that he liked it, that he wondered how it would feel on his bare skin. He rubbed the end of the curl between his fingers. Gregory moved his head, pulling the strand of hair away from Caleb's fingers. He liked Caleb but he wasn't comfortable with him, not yet.
He hated his hair, he kept it long for Stephen, he owed Stephen; he owed him a lot. Even keeping his hair long, he never understood how Stephen could stand it. Too many memories of people who liked long blonde hair, people he didn't like.
"I don't mind, Stephen likes it long." He lied, better than telling the truth. "We're supposed to play up the identical twin thing for work. Jean-Claude likes it long." Gregory shrugged. Caleb twitched at Jean-Claude's name. Jean-Claude liked it long? What did that mean? Did Jean-Claude take more than a business interest in this?
"So, do you need a ride to work tomorrow?" Gregory repeated his question. Caleb felt like his hand had been slapped; Jean-Claude's property, don't touch. It made him pull back.
"Why are you being so helpful? Did Micah put you up to it?" Caleb voiced his suspicions; people weren't nice to you for no reason. He should have known it. They wanted something. He and Gregory weren't friends. They hardly knew each other. Dinner and a couple of favors didn't make them anything. Gregory had made it clear; he didn't want Caleb to touch him.
Gregory's blue eyes narrowed. "Maybe I wanted to be friends." They were in Anita's driveway now. Greg looked over at Caleb and added in his head. "Maybe I like you. Maybe I didn't want to be alone. Maybe I wanted a kiss." Gregory sighed, just when he thought Caleb was showing some interest. It had almost been like a date; Caleb had been nice to him, noticed him.
Caleb laughed, it was bitter. "Yeah, right, friends." He hadn't wanted anything to do with him last night. "Thanks for the ride and for letting me stay over. I'll see you around." These people weren't his friends. They knew too much about what he'd done. How could anyone want to be his friend, want him? It was some game.
He slammed the car door and didn't look back. Friends. What a joke. It would be nice to have friends; the thought was wistful and came to him out of nowhere.


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Each person becomes an adult under different set of circumstances, with a different set of values. by the time he is an adult he has his own perception of the world..... How does one ever come to know "WHO" or "WHAT" was wrong/right?
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BOSTON, Nov. 5 (UPI) — Massachusetts lawmaker Martin J. Walsh defeated City Councilman John R. Connolly in a close race for Boston mayor Tuesday.
With more than 90 percent of the precincts reporting, Walsh had 51.2 percent of the vote to 48.5 percent for Connolly, city election officials said. Connolly conceded little more than an hour after polls closed.
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We had such a huge response in the nominations phase, and the nominees included many stadiums outside the metro Atlanta area. Since we like to leave some of the rules up to the readers, we decided we'd break the voting down into local and statewide facilities. Though we've confined our picks to the Atlanta area, we let you vote for both the local and the statewide stadium – and here are your winners.
1) Parkview High School's Big Orange Jungle
You said, "I went to a rival school and played in the Big Orange Jungle at Parkview and that place was pretty cool looking."
2) McEachern High School's Cantrell Stadium
3) Marietta High School's Northcutt Stadium
4) Atlanta Public Schools' Lakewood Stadium
1) Carrollton High School's Grisham Stadium
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2) Ware County High School's Memorial Stadium
3) Valdosta High School's Bazemore-Hyder Stadium
4) Elbert County Comprehensive High School's Granite Bowl
5) Dublin High School's Shamrock Bowl
1) McEachern High School's Cantrell Stadium
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August 18th, 2009
5:54 pm
I would have to agree with fisheriesdawg. The Granite Bowl in Elberton is by far the best stadium in GA. It erupts on a good night and you just can't beat it!
August 18th, 2009
5:57 pm
The best playing surface in the state of GA is in Camden County! Ask any player that has played there and he will tell you the that. Not to mention it has the best parking and vehicle access and plenty of seating!!! OH and the best team in the state beats people up there also!!
August 18th, 2009
6:00 pm
The Boneyard of Dallas, GA at East Paulding HIgh School.
Brand new facilities, biggest weight room in the state of GA, (including colleges).
August 18th, 2009
6:42 pm
The Granite Bowl in Elberton.
August 18th, 2009
6:43 pm
Ok, Thanks to "Dejay" he has wrote us a five paragraph essay. That's just a little bit too much for a blog. Have you ever been to Warner Robins, Lagrange, Columbus. Smalls towns, that share stadiums. And guess what? State Championships have been won there. But OH wait. Did you forget State championships are now held on a neutral field at the Dome. I dare you to go to Northside-Warner Robins and call them pretenders because they share a stadium. I dare to go to Mays, Douglass or SWD and tell them that they are pretenders because they share a stadium. Yeah, having your own stadium will give you a more of a home feeling. But you don't see the students, parents or boosters complaining. Because if they was, they probably would have built a stadium in their backyard a long time ago. And to answer the question again. I'm an Astro Fan and I have to say
August 18th, 2009
6:47 pm
Natural grass is > artificial turf. You lose points for fake grass.
August 18th, 2009
7:16 pm
There is no doubt that the most awesome statium is the Granite Bowl in Elberton, GA. There is just something special about playing in a statium where all the fan noise and the band's music just echos from wall to wall. Everyone that has played there has made the comment that they feel they or playing somewhere other that a "high school" field.
August 18th, 2009
7:34 pm
Granite Bowl does look very nice. But I'm sticking with Marietta's Northcutt Stadium/French Johnson Field.
August 18th, 2009
7:36 pm
The one and only Granite Bowl in Elberton. Nothing quite like it. Go Blue Devils!
August 18th, 2009
7:57 pm
McEachern's stadium is impressive. Minus points for the rug, though.
August 18th, 2009
8:03 pm
The Granite Bowl in Elberton is great. I've heard guys talk about their memories of playing in the Granite Bowl, even if they only played one game. Get a big, loud crowd there and it's awesome.
August 18th, 2009
8:28 pm
Bazemore Hyder stadium at Cleveland Field.in Valdosta… best there s.
August 18th, 2009
8:30 pm
Shamrock Bowl…
August 18th, 2009
8:41 pm
The " SHAMROCK BOWL DUBLIN GEORGIA" HOME OF THE FIGHTING IRISH THE BEST IN GEORGIA.
August 18th, 2009
9:10 pm
Granite Bowl in Elberton,Ga. The ONLY high school stadium in the state that is a BOWL and definately the only GRANITE BOWL!!!! GO BIG BLUE!!!!!
August 18th, 2009
9:16 pm
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The Granite Bowl in Elberton is the best high school football stadium. There is nothing quite like it anywhere.
August 18th, 2009
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I'm from Elberton, and Bucky Plyler was the man that ran our little league program when I was a kid. If that's actually you Bucky, thank you for your service! My little league experience really helped shape my life!
August 18th, 2009
9:31 pm
Although I played high school football in Atlanta, there is nothing like the unique, beautiful, massive, and historic … Granite Bowl in Elberton, GA…a must see.
August 18th, 2009
9:57 pm
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August 18th, 2009
10:19 pm
Elbert County Granite Bowl!!!! Elberton, Ga.
August 18th, 2009
10:33 pm
The Granite Bowl in Elberton, GA! It's a unique facility and it gets really loud in there when the Blue Devils are playing their game…check out that new mascot roaming the sidelines this year! Love you Dante'!!
August 19th, 2009
12:01 am
Sounds like the Blue Devil Fans finally got wind of this blog! I marched with the band for 3 years and we marched in many stadiums, but none of them could hold a candle to the Granite Bowl, When you marched onto that field during a packed Elbert County vs Hart County game, there was nothing like it! Go Big Blue!!!
August 19th, 2009
2:25 am
As far as being aesthetically pleasing, Ware County (Waycross) has the best high school stadium I've ever seen.
August 19th, 2009
2:50 am
Shamrock Bowl gets my vote
August 19th, 2009
3:14 am
Waycross has a nice stadium, but there's a reason you can't find any pics of the visitor's side on their website; it's the worst around.
The view is horrible; no track around the field, but the metal bleachers on the visitors side are set back as if there were.
#1 Valdosta
#2 Lowndes (recent renovations moved it up on my list)
I'm surprised no one has mentioned tifton yet. They have a very nice stadium.
August 19th, 2009
5:25 am
From an official on the field view Glynn County Stadium ( best grass in georgia). Waycross high field, Colquit Co., Bazemore Hyder, McEachern, Camden Co, Tift Co, Woodward.
August 19th, 2009
6:16 am
McEachern's Walter Cantrell Stadium-beautiful college like campus, jumbo tron, foreboding Indian mascot statue, nice concrete bleachers on both sides of stadium!
August 19th, 2009
7:01 am
Grisham Stadium-Maddox Track at Trojan Field in Carrollton. Amazing! The best splost dollars can buy.
August 19th, 2009
7:10 am
Easily the Granite Bowl is the most unique in the state, should be ranked #1
August 19th, 2009
9:03 am
I'm partial to Calhoun's stadium, and they just got a brand new turf field, but I admit the stands need some work. I think Rome High/Shorter College's Barron stadium is amazing. The city has done an awesome job with updates since they scored the NAIA national title game.
August 19th, 2009
9:11 am
it's Definitely: McConnell-Talbert Stadium aka the MAC! in Warner Robins, Ga Friday nights Rock and you can hear the crowd reaction all across the City! And kid who go on to play d-1 or d-2 ball after high school in warner robins have no problem playing in front of big crowds because the have been used to playing in front of over 10000 people every week! just ask Chansi Stuckey of the New York jets Northside alum class of 2002 and clemson Graduate!
August 19th, 2009
9:34 am
Tommy Baker field in Canton, Waleska Dawg? Really? the field stinks, the visitor side is way too small, Sequoyah brings more people to the game than you do. the worst staduim in Cherokee county without a doubt, possible the state.
August 19th, 2009
9:38 am
Georgia Tech has the best HIGH SCHOOL STADIUM!
August 19th, 2009
10:16 am
Decatur High School.
Brand new stadium with artificial turf.
State of the art.
August 19th, 2009
10:28 am
NORCROSS HIGH SCHOOL has the BEST STADIUM. Its beautiful, comfortable, sponsors are visbly represented, they have die hard fans, great organization and respectful players and staff. The community has helped build the school and the DUKE HOUSE is AWESOME !!! Norcross doesn't get as much recognition that they deserve. Many of their athletes have gotten scholarships n headed to the PRO's GO NORCROSS BLUE DEVILS !!!
August 19th, 2009
10:28 am
Instead of dumping on communities that share stadiums, how about eliminating ones that have porta potties like Brookwood & Parkview. For a smaller school, Tom Riden Stadium in Buford is very nice.
Central Gwinnett's visitors section is deplorable. Collins Hill, Lowndes, Talbot-McConnell (WR) all have nice stadiums. Have not been to Bazemore-Hyder since the renovations, but have seen pix & very impressive.
August 19th, 2009
10:29 am
Grisham Stadium – Carrollton, GA – Home of the Trojans and years of tradition. The CHS Band is also Great. Friday Night Football – nothing like it.
August 19th, 2009
11:04 am
Martin Stadium at Lowndes High, Nicknamed "The Concrete Palace or The Palace of Pain" Don't Come Knockin when the fifty six hundred home side fans start rockin"
August 19th, 2009
11:33 am
There is a high school sports blog that fans use during the football season. Every time a team plays in MORGAN COUNTY the web site lights up with praise and positive commants about their stadium. Madison, Georgia is a very special place and their football stadium is scond to none. Please see it for yourself…it is worth the trip out I-20 to Madison. It truly is FABULOUS!
August 19th, 2009
11:45 am
Todd, To better compare stadiums you need to see them when they are empty. I have seen some that just look beautiful until I see them the next day and wow! they look so different. Waycross-Ware County Stadium looks like a minor league baseball field which it was. This subtracts from its football significance. Memorial Stadium in Columbus tops all I have seen but it is not a a High School Stadium, it is basically a College Stadium that can hold 25,000-30,000 people. That is not HS.!.
August 19th, 2009
12:32 pm
Swainsboro's Tiger Field is a great stadium. There is not a bad seat in the house. This year we have new endzone college style seating for our band. We have a new track surface and new football surface. GOOOOOO SWAINSBORO!
August 19th, 2009
1:17 pm
Memorial Stadium hands down.
August 19th, 2009
1:28 pm
Brookwood Community Stadium is a concrete dump. The Big Orange Jungle in Parkview is by far THE best stadium in GA. Remember, Valdosta and Lakewood…it's stadium, not field.
August 19th, 2009
1:51 pm
Centennial High School in Roswell!
August 19th, 2009
1:51 pm
Best I've seen….no particular order,,
Thomas County Central,,,,great place,,,with lots of seating
Dalton……beautiful country atmosphere
Cherokee/Marietta………old time charm and intimate settings and both put you right down on the field as close as possible.
Milton HS…….beautiful facility
August 19th, 2009
2:07 pm
This topic is funny. When we moved down here from CT we drove by a stadium and I commented about how there must be a small college in the area. Wrong! It was a high school stadium that was 100% nicer than the BLEACHERS my COLLEGE had for fans!! (Western CT State University – love you Coach Paul Pasqualoni!) I'm totally biased but Lions Stadium is one of the nicest I've seen in the three years of being a Band Mom. I agree that McEachern is beautiful too, though! Lowndes – ick! When we went down there last year to play all I kept hearing about was the "Concrete Palace." I was totally unimpressed!
August 19th, 2009
2:49 pm
Inside Atlanta, it has to be Hughes Spalding Stadium at Marist. The stadium has 2 permanent stands, unlike most with the metal benches that are unsteady and wobble. It also has the varsity there at every game and easy access to 285 which is 1.5 miles away.
Outside Atlanta, Valdosta's stadium is the best I've seen.
August 19th, 2009
3:01 pm
Twelve Oaks-Lovejoy, Gainesville Highs School, Tara Stadium
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August 19th, 2009
3:15 pm
Death Valley, the home of the Gladiators. There's nothing like watching the Glads come through the pines.


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I've been a big fan of Call it Fiction for awhile (check out my previous posts about them here), so I was stoked to see their former bassist Mat play one of his first solo shows as Words Like Verbs. He played a cover set, but just posted a teaser of an original song (check it out here). If you're in Northeast Ohio, I definitely recommend heading out to Euro Gyro for a show; you can check out some of their upcoming shows here!
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OpenCL Studio 2.0 has been released!
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OpenCL Studio 2.0 has been released OpenCL Studio integrates OpenCL and OpenGL into a single development environment for high performance computing. The feature rich editor, interactive scripting language and extensible plug-in architecture support the rapid development of complex parallel algorithms and accompanying visualizations. Version 2.0 now conforms to the Lua plug-in architecture and closely integrates the open-source libCL parallel algorithm library. A complete version of OpenCL Studio is freely available for download at www.opencldev.com, including instructional videos and technology showcases.
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We accept most insurance plans including Medicare and Medicaid. Please note we must abide by the terms of those programs. This includes the collection of co pays at the time of service, having the necessary Passport provider's information for Medicaid, and the need to get certain procedures approved prior to the surgery.
Cosmetic surgery
Initial Consultation for surgery
Our initial consultation for surgery takes 30-75 minutes depending on the issue. The fee is $100. If the patient has a surgical procedure that costs $1500 or more, we apply the consultation fee as a credit towards the procedure. (Essentially, your consultation is "free" if you go forward with a major operation.)
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In planning for your surgery, a written price quote will be reviewed with you and a copy kept in your record and sent home with you. This includes the surgeon's fees and estimates for the SurgeryCenter costs (if general anesthesia is needed). The surgeon's fee includes the surgery and routine aftercare. Breast implant costs are noted when appropriate.
Surgery, which can be safely done under local anesthesia, can be done in the office. The price quote tool is used to make clear the professional costs and the supply costs.
When more than one procedure is done at the same time, a "multiple procedure" discount of 10% is applied to the surgeon's fee.
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I feel strongly that Botox® and fillers are not trivial undertakings and before I inject these materials into someone, I take 15-30 minutes and discuss their concerns to be sure the product will meet their expectations. The fee for this is $100. It is NOT applied to the cost of the Botox® and the fillers. The initial consultation fee is a one time event so is not repeated at future injections or consultations.
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Albany--Are you stuck in a job you flat out hate, or you're just not sure what you want to do for a career? Well, if so, you might be in luck. This Saturday, Albany Tech is hosting its annual Community, Family, and Friends Day event.
The goal of this upcoming event is to make future students aware of the many career fields available to them through the college.
Last year, Albany Tech signed up more than 100 students during the event and staff hopes to have even more people apply to the school this year.
Linda Cauley has worked as a dental instructor for Albany Tech for twenty-five years now.
"My program prepares students to work at chair side with the dentist," says Cauley
Through the years, she's had many student success stories.
"One of my favorite success stories, I have a young lady who went through my program about seven years ago, and worked in field for several years. And she built upon her education here, now she's a dental sales rep," says Cauley.
Cauley hopes to help prospective students also find success in a career through Albany Tech's annual Community, Family, and Friends day on Saturday.
"Just a great opportunity with the showcase to see all of our programs and compare each program to the other. Everybody can't be a dental assistant. Maybe their better suited to be a nursing student," says Cauley.
"This is a good opportunity in that if you're not really sure technical education is right for you, but you do have some interest to come out and find our more about the programs," says Albany Tech's Kathryn McPhail. She says the event will give future students a chance to ask plenty of questions about the college and its many programs.
"We get a lot of questions about financial aid. Can I go to college? Can I afford this? And the answer is usually yes. About 98 percent of our students are on some type of financial aid, and many of them are on the HOPE grant which means you get to go to college for free," says McPhail.
Each program will have displays and instructors on hand to provide future students with valuable information.
"We like to make sure we have lot of interesting pictures showing students in the field actually working, so they can get a good feel of what the task will be that they're doing," says Cauley.
And with just two days to go, until the event swings into gear, Cauley says it's an event definitely worth checking out.
"It's going to be great. It's gets better every year," says Cauley.
The event will take place this Saturday from 10 AM to 1 PM at the Dougherty County campus. There will be free food, games, as well as a car and bike showcase. If you can't make it out to that event, don't worry. Albany Tech will also hold the same event at the Randolph County Learning Center on August 25th from 10 AM to 1 PM.
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I'm finally back and very discouraged,without my Son the weeds have gotten ahead of me and if there was a show for best weeds I would win hands down.This year the red lily beetles have been in droves,here a small example of what they did.
D4yal that's a Cedar but why its dying I have no idea.
I apologize for not posting for such a long time between my garden and trying to settle my Sons estate,my dear Wife being very sick (she is getting better) I neglected the computer.On July the third my sons fellow worker dedicated a garden to him where he worked.The workers took up a collection hired a landscaper to remove soil and trees from a neglected flower bed across the front of the bus garage refilled it with good top soil everyone donated plants for the garden,a stone was engraved and set in the flower bed.He was known as Super Dave.Heres the stone
Do you eat the Courgette flowers?
I just drained one of my ponds on to interlock paving because my ponds are loaded with mosquito larva.I sat down after I finished and wondered why there were so many ants running around my feet.Then I suddenly figured it out,they were getting the larva and taking them home for dinner,smart little guys.
Dovefromabove sorry I cant tell you its name as I've had that for a long time and I don't bother with names anymore.
What my Hosta bed under the apple tree looked like a month ago.Pls what it looks like now surrounded by containers of annuals
We also have the tan ones.
Do you have slugs like this?Yes that's my hand
Sunny hot day today 28C,had to stop working in the garden as I was having trouble breathing (I have COPD).In the house its 21.5 C.I'm loving it.heres my newer hostas.


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Hip Fractures Linked to Prior Strokes
Aug. 9, 2000 -- Strokes and hip fractures are two of the most common maladies affecting the elderly, and they are among the most debilitating. It now appears the two are linked more often than has previously been believed, and that the risk of hip fractures in stroke survivors is growing.
In a previous study, researchers from Sweden's Umea University concluded that elderly stroke survivors had four times the risk of hip fractures as their counterparts who had not had strokes.
In their most recent report, published in the July issue of the journal Stroke, the researchers found that almost 40% of patients being treated for hip fractures at a Swedish treatment center reported previous strokes.
The authors suggest that as the population ages, the incidence of stroke-related hip fractures will continue to grow for the foreseeable future, unless prevention efforts are implemented.
"We are not exactly sure why we are seeing this increase in hip fractures among people who have had strokes. One obvious answer is that stroke patients are living longer and their strokes may be less severe, but this does not tell the whole story," study author Yngve Gustafson, MD, tells WebMD. "There is also an increase in osteoporosis among these patients."
Stroke survivors with long-term or permanent paralysis are at increased risk for significant bone loss known as osteoporosis, which, in turn, increases the risk of fractures. Surprisingly, survivors included in this study appeared to be at greatest risk for hip fractures several years after a stroke instead of during stroke rehabilitation. Fractures occurred in this group an average of three years after the stroke occurred.
"This study reinforces the notion that stroke patients should at least be tested for osteoporosis, and should be treated if appropriate," George Hademenos, MD, of the American Stroke Association (ASA) tells WebMD. "And it shows that fractures don't generally occur right after a stroke when the patient is still being very careful. Instead, they often happen three and four years after the stroke, suggesting patients should always be careful. They should not get too comfortable with their surroundings or abilities." Hademenos, a staff scientist with the ASA, was not involved with the study.
Not surprisingly, hip fracture patients who reported previous strokes had worse outcomes following fractures than those who had not had strokes. One year after hip fracture, nearly a third of those who had prior strokes had died, compared to 17% of those without strokes. At five years after fracture, 80% of stroke patients had died, compared to 60% of those who had not had strokes.
In patients who reported having good mobility prior to their hip fracture, over two-thirds were still able to move around after being treated for the fracture, compared to just over a third of those reporting an earlier stroke.


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Stumbled upon this nifty tool by Twitter. Only possible via Twitter firehose
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Every freelancer in the world live with a Paypal account. For them it's a mean to pay their bills.
Still 4.4% deduction charge was never a great experience. Especially when I am doing Indian transactions. This is hard earned money and it's difficult to come by.
I see Oxigen Wallet as a game changer for freelancer/SME's in Indian payment services. With an easy payment method, where every mobile number becomes a merchant account.
The service works pretty simple. Anyone can register themselves using their mobile number, after a simple verification SMS you're ready to send/receive money along with using OxigenWallet as an alternate payment mechanism.
Let's assume you've just completed a nice logo design or Web app for which you need to receive payments. Just ask your client to send money on your mobile number via oxigenwallet.com. They can use their Credit/Debit cards to send payments via OxigenWallet. As soon as you get the money on your mobile number, you can transfer money instantly (via IMPS) in your bank account. All in the matter of minutes.
And it's getting supported by BookMyShow and other service providers soon. No more multiple step-transactions to book that movie, or pay that bill.
Talks with IRCTC, Google play, App store to integrate as payment options. IRCTC is music to my ears. #OxigenWallet
— Gaurav Mishra (@gmishra) April 12, 2014
Go install it via Android Play Store. As @NikhilChawla mentioned Oxigen team is looking for feedback and perfect the service for consumers.
Product manager for @oxigenwallet admitting that nothing is perfect and he welcomes feedback n suggestions. Like the approach #OxigenWallet
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Filter is a piece of code that is configured to be executed before and/or after a controller action executes. For example, an access control filter may be executed to ensure that the user is authenticated before executing the requested action; a performance filter may be used to measure the time spent executing the action.
An action can have multiple filters. The filters are executed in the order that they appear in the filter list. A filter can prevent the execution of the action and the rest of the unexecuted filters.
There are two types of filter
There are many options are available when it comes to file processing with PHP. Each option has its own importance. We will discuss some of the functions related to file processing, such as fopen, fclose, feof, file, file_get_contents etc. We will also discuss, when we should use which function, because it always depends on the goal of parsing the file.
What are console applications?
These are the applications mainly use to perform offline works of an online web application. For example, scheduled email sending, code generation, index compiling or data conciliation. Continue reading
Linkedin is a much ignored API with a lot of potential. I was always looking for a good implementation of Codeigniter Linkedin library but never found one, with the help of Linkedin PHP library (Please someone point out to correct source). I have created a basic implementation of Linkedin library on Linkedin, documentation and more functions are in roadmap. Do check out at https://github.com/gauravtechie/Codeigniter-linkedin .
Everyone's waiting to see a launch of Pinterest API. Pinterest had a working API which they took down for some unclaimed reasons. Some users have managed to take a cached version of Pinterest API docs online and can be found at http://tijn.bo.lt/pinterest-api .
You are not able to use the oAuth calls from these API docs, but you can successfully read data via these API docs, even for that you need to send correct headers to emulate calls such that they are coming from Pinterest iPhone app.
Correct headers are:-
Host: api.pinterest.com
User-Agent: Pinterest For iPhone / 1.4.3
Accept-Encoding: gzip
Connection: keep-alive
There are news going around that Pinterest is scared of having a problem like twitter, where spammers used API very intelligently to bombard twitter with a lot of crap data. Twitter still having a hard time to tackle these spam accounts big time http://articles.businessinsider.com/2012-03-26/tech/31238519_1_mobile-apps-twitterrific-hootsuite . We hope that these fears don't put Pinterest people off track of developing a full fledged API.
Want more of updated development. Join Pinterest unofficial API developer Group here on facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/pinterestapi/
One implementation of Pinterest API at Github. Still to test it though by me. https://github.com/kellan/pinterest.api.php
When we work on Production and Development environment separately on subversion, many times we need to keep a file outside of the SVN versioning. Usually conf files come under this category.
A simple method of this is to navigate to the repositry and simply issue command so that svn ignore file in that folder.
svn propset svn:ignore -F filename .
Don't forget to include the last "." it tells the svn client to set this property in the current folder you are working on.
For exluding multiple files of the same
A lot of times developers do one or other mistakes and you need to revert the files to older version. Which basically mean that you need to merge backwards with a older version of files. So let's say if you want to go back from version 100 to 99, you've to
svn update
svn merge -r 100:99 .
svn commit -m "Rolling back to version 99"
Notice the . at end of svn merge command, this tells that current directory needs to be merged if you need a particular file to be merged you need to issue
svn merge -r 100:99 conf.php
svn commit -m "Rolling back conf.php to version 99"
Hope this helps someone.
While working with several developers at the same time, you really need a method to make sure that each team doesn't mess up with someone else module. Splitting directories of each user is a nice idea when your developers are not that diciplined or when you are running multiple sites of same repository.
I faced a similar problem when i wanted to restrict access to 2 of my developers from editing anything above directories i allocated. For this
Go to your conf directory this would be located inside your main configuration directory.
#cd conf
Fire up your favorite editor, mine is nano
#nano authz
And put a access control to directory
usera = rw
userb = r
Say if you have multiple repositry in svn server, restrict access to a particular repositry by
usera = rw
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August 8, 2013 from 7pm to 11pm – Historic Elk Rapids Town Hall Buy Tickets at WayGoodMusic.com and at Chef Charles Pizza in Elk Rapids starting June 15th - $15 advance and $20 at the door. Come out and support the Elk Rapids Players Theatre Troupe and dance the… Organized by Brick House Interactive | Type: fundraiser, dance
August 8, 2013 from 10am to 7pm – Glen Arbor Township Hall Glen Lake Community Library presents the Annual Used Book Sale. Glen Arbor is beautifully situated between Lake Michigan and Glen Lake on M-22, about 35 minutes northwest of Traverse City. Organized by Glen Lake Community Library | Type: literary
August 8, 2013 from 10am to 4:30pm – Suttons Bay Bikes Our guides lead you over carefully selected back roads, to our favorite wineries and farms. Even more, you are provided with a gourmet lunch for a relaxing vineyard vista picnic. This fully supported… Organized by Suttons Bay Bikes | Type: sports
August 8, 2013 from 11am to 5pm – Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios Maple City artist Carol Spaulding's "Garden Palette" colors Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. The exhibition of floral still lifes opens Aug. 2 with a 6 p.m. recept… Organized by Lake Street Studios | Type: art, exhibition
August 8, 2013 from 12:30pm to 5:30pm – Leelanau and Old Mission Peninsulas By the Bay Transportation offers the only Public wine tour where you can join a group and make it a party on either Old Mission Peninsula or Leelanau Peninsula. We provide daily wine tours mid-June t… Organized by By the Bay Peninsula Wine Tours | Type: wine, tour
August 8, 2013 from 1pm to 5pm – Leelanau and Old Mission Peninsulas Take a wine tasting tour of one of our beautiful peninsulas and leave the driving to us! Four hours of breathtaking scenery and great wine tasting with free pick-up and drop off at any Traverse City… Organized by Grand Traverse Wine Tours | Type: wine, event, tour
August 8, 2013 from 1pm to 2pm – Farr Center The Portage Lake Garden Club hosts an open meeting at the Farr Center in Onekama. "Preparing for A Flower Show," is presented by club member, Joan Wipperman, a Master Flower Show Judge. She speaks on… Organized by Portage Lake Garden Club | Type: nature
August 8, 2013 from 4pm to 9pm – Blue Tractor Live music by Upland starts at 4pm at Blue Tractor's Rooftop Beer Garden. Enjoy cold draft beer and delicious BBQ. Organized by | Type: live, music
August 8, 2013 from 8pm to 9pm – Marquette Park The Wild Family combines the musical talents of Jake Schweitzer, Zack Schweitzer, Graham Young, and Antonio Robles. They are an indie folk band that melds soulful harmonies with toe-tapping instrumen… Organized by Mackinac Arts Council | Type: free, concert
August 8, 2013 from 8pm to 10pm – Kresge Auditorium, Interlochen Center for the Arts ZZ Top plays red-hot Texas boogie and blues, and no one does it better - or has done it longer - than this "little ol' band from Texas." Known for such hits as "Sharp Dressed Man," "Gimme All Your Lo… Organized by Interlochen Center for the Arts | Type: concert


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Take stylish sophistication to the next level in this luxurious sensation.
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The Band Perry will begin work on their highly-anticipated sophomore soon, and they could have an A-list producer working on the project. The sibling trio recently met with Rick Rubin , who is famous for his work with Johnny Cash , the Dixie Chicks , Red Hot Chili Peppers and many other big acts.
Lead singer Kimberly Perry tells TheBoot.com , "He's really brilliant. He was really fantastic. We took a meeting with him a couple of weeks ago. He was basically half-therapist, half-producer. So we're excited."
Kimberly won't reveal if Rick is actually producing the new album though.
The group's new single, "Postcard from Paris," is the final single from their platinum, self-titled debut project.
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As Tom Cruise attempts to move on from his split with Katie Holmes, alleged secrets from the actor's past are beginning to emerge.
In the October issue of Vanity Fair, special correspondent Maureen Orth claims that in 2004, Shelly Miscavige, wife of Scientology chief David Miscavige, was in charge of finding a suitable girlfriend for Cruise, who had recently split with his "Vanilla Sky" costar, Penelope Cruz. (The actor was married to Mimi Rogers from 1987 to 1990. He tied the knot a second time with Nicole Kidman in 1990; they split in 2001 and have two children, Isabella, 19, and Connor, 17.)
PHOTOS: Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman's ill-fated romance
According to Orth's sources, the organization began by seeking out actresses who were already Scientology members. The women were called in, told they were auditioning for a new movie, and then asked a series of questions including: "What do you think of Tom Cruise?"
Marc Headley, a Scientologist from age 7, claims he watched several actresses' audition tapes when he was head of Scientology's in-house studio. "It's not like you only have to please your husband -- you have to toe the line for Scientology," Headley tells Orth. (Scientology representatives deny any search took place and dismissed the article's sources as disgruntled apostates.)
Orth claims Nazanin Boniadi, an Iranian-born, London-raised actress, was selected to date Cruise from Nov. 2004 until Jan. 2005.
VIDEO: Tom Cruise opens up about his life in the '80s
"In a month-long preparation in October 2004, she was audited every day, a process in which she told a high-ranking Scientology official her innermost secrets and every detail of her sex life," Orth writes. "Boniadi allegedly was told to lose her braces, her red highlights, and her boyfriend." One source says Boniadi signed a confidentiality agreement.
Boniadi, 32, first met Cruise, 50, in New York City in November 2004, according to Orth's sources. "That's when she first sensed that this was possibly going to be an arranged marriage," Orth writes. After dining at Nobu with Cruise and "an entourage of Scientology aides," they retreated to Trump Tower, where Cruise and his entourage had rented an entire floor. "The two spent that first night together but, according to several sources, they did not have sex," Orth says.
During that date, Cruise reportedly told Boniadi, "I've never felt this way before." The actress was then asked to sign a second confidentiality agreement, this one specifically about Cruise.
According to Orth, Boniadi did eventually fall in love with Cruise, albeit briefly. The actor's frequent public displays of affection his intense adoration became overwhelming, Orth claims. "I get more love from an extra than I get from you," Cruise reportedly complained to Boniadi.
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At one point, Boniadi moved into Cruise's home and they shared a bedroom; she was also given a credit card issued in the name of Cruise's production company.
After an incident in which Boniadi asked David Miscavige to repeat himself, Cruise barely acknowledged her, according to Orth. (In Scientology, the ability to have one's communication "land" is vital, and asking its chief to restate his sentence is considered highly offensive.)
By the third week in January, Boniadi was asked to move into Scientology's Celebrity Centre. It was there that she was told the Rock of Ages star "wants someone with her own power -- like Nicole." When Boniadi asked why Cruise would not break up with her in person, she was told he was not to be disturbed, Orth claims.
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Boniadi was later sent to a Scientology center in Florida, where she reportedly broke down and told a pal about her relationship with Cruise. According to Orth's source, the pal reported Boniadi, and her punishment for violating her confidentiality agreement included scrubbing toilets with a toothbrush, cleaning bathroom tiles with acid and digging ditches in the middle of the night. She was later tasked with selling Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard's Dianetics on street corners.
A Scientology spokesperson denied Orth's source's claim, telling Vanity Fair: "The Church does not punish people, especially in [that] manner."
Cruise began dating Dawson's Creek star Holmes, 33, in early 2005. They welcomed a daughter, Suri, in April 2006 and tied the knot seven months later in Italy. In June 2012, Holmes reportedly blindsided Cruise when she filed for divorce. The two quickly reached a settlement, with Holmes receiving primary legal and physical custody of their daughter. The mother-daughter duo currently live together in New York City.
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