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I lie certain times(1) but not all the time(2).
Should (1) be times or time?
Should (2) be time or times?
What is the correct form of the sentence and why?
Should (1) be times or time?
Should (2) be time or times?
What is the correct form of the sentence and why?
I believe it to be
Your use of times and time was correct; the only problem I saw was with the lack of a preposition before certain times.
Other possible variants include
And already mentioned
Depending on what you want to say (you lie at certain times, because of specific conditions met at these times, or you lie occasionally, from time to time, or something else) you can use any of them.
(1) should be times (2) should be time
However, "certain times" sounds odd to me. I would use "at certain times" or "sometimes".
The sentence is correct as-is, but would be more clear if you added "at" and a comma:
Depending on your meaning, this sounds a bit more natural to my (American) ears:
The correct form of the sentence you've given is
You would use "times" for the first part because you are indicating that you lie at particular points in time. You would use "time" in the second part because you are speaking about an indefinite time period, which has no clear beginning or end.
"Time" has a number of meanings and special uses.
As an abstract concept, it is an ordinary uncountable noun: "Time is a strange thing".
Meaning "reading on a clock or stopwatch", it is an ordinary countable noun: "The measurements shall be taken at the following times".
Meaning "occasion", it is a countable noun, so "at all times", or "at the times when ... " are grammatical; but there is a special idiom "at times", which means nearly the same as "at some times".
"The time" referring to the whole of the relevant time span (sometimes all of eternity) is an uncountable noun, which behaves in some ways like a name. It appears exclusively in quantified phrases such as "all the time", "some/most/little/none of the time".
[Posted as an answer at Kit's suggestion]
It should be "times".


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Is Vietnam addon for Bad Company 2 will be a remake of an original Battlefield: Vietnam game (similar to how BF 1943 was to BF 1942), or it's a completely different game? If it's a remake then what features will be carried over?
Well, it's a remake of 2004's Battlefield Vietnam only in the broad sense that it's a similar setting.
I do not think it's a true remake -- in the sense of having the same maps, same gameplay, and exactly the same vehicles and weapons as the 2004 game.
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I don't know, but I think that you can use these verbs optionally, because according to my dictionary, "out" is in brackets. I don't know if there is a slight difference between these 2 verbs.
[intransitive, transitive] to have difficulty breathing or speaking gasp (for something) He came to the surface of the water gasping for air. gasp (something) (out) She managed to gasp out her name.
Couldn't be "She managed to gasp for her name"?


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I'm working on a table which holds around 300k records. I'm using a 3 columns unique index to prevent duplicate records. For some reason the database is taking long to insert new rows.
I have a few questions regarding UNIQUE indexes and efficiency:
Will a UNIQUE index make a table much slower?
Would it be useful to store old rows in another table and reduce the table to around 1k records?
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Hi, I'm Kristina Yamamoto. At the USGS, I work as a geographer for the Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science, part of the National Geospatial Program. I am also in the Student Career Experience Program (SCEP). As a SCEP, I mainly work on remote sensing and GIS projects to support the research goals of the Geospatial Information Science program. Some of my past work has been using satellite imagery for soil moisture and vegetation comparisons and evaluating different map projections. I've been working at the USGS for two years, and I'm also finishing my Ph.D. dissertation in geography from the University of Denver. I hope to graduate in June 2012.
How has your USGS experience helped you succeed?
I recently had my first peer-reviewed paper (PDF) published on a project I worked on at USGS — I am a co-author. I had been waiting for a publication for a long time, and I was so excited to see the paper in print. This was followed by two more publications in just a few weeks, including my first as the lead author. Learning even more about the publishing process, including how to address reviewers' comments and formatting images, has been very helpful for me, not just as a researcher with USGS, but also in my own Ph.D. work.
What's your most memorable moment with USGS?
I recently received an award from my project lead/supervisor for my research efforts on one of my latest USGS projects on vegetation and soil moisture. It was completely unexpected, and it was so nice to be recognized for the work I have done for the USGS so far.
What are your day-to-day responsibilities?
I work best with a lot of tasks to sort through at a time, and luckily for me, my USGS job has provided me with a variety of duties and responsibilities. On any given day, I could be working on original research projects, editing and reviewing documents that are getting ready for publication, managing data, emailing other researchers in our group or from other government agencies and universities, reading journal articles and reports, or all of the above. Multi-tasking keeps me happy.
My dissertation work involves using remote sensing to research sea turtle nesting habitat. My USGS work also has remote sensing and GIS focuses, but my projects here are usually more focused on non-wildlife issues, such as soil moisture or map projections. So, while I am strengthening my remote sensing and GIS skills here at USGS, each day I also have to push the limits of my knowledge, which I would have never had a chance to do otherwise.
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My research supports the development of geographic tools and methods to help in decision making involving the human and environmental consequences of land change. It also provides information about our nation's natural resources, including the effects of climate on those resources, which can provide information needed to plan now for the future management and preservation of America's lands.
Although field work is very important (and I, like most geographers, love nothing more than traveling and being outside), there are also many research questions that can be better investigated using remotely sensed data. For example, for one of our research projects, we needed to compare several large geographic areas across different years. Satellite imagery allowed us to make these comparisons more quickly, completely, and less expensively than having field crews measure variables every 30 meters for hundreds of miles. The USGS provides "science for a changing world," and one of the best ways to learn more about our planet is to conduct new research with the methods best suited for your research goals.
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I know a lot of people have only two things in mind when they think of the USGS: topo maps and tectonic activity. The Survey is actually much much more than that — the topics covered by the employees are far-reaching, from water issues and contaminants to energy and ecological and environmental challenges. I would bet many students could find a niche here, even if they don't have a background in geology.
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I'd like to create a website for a small organization.
The website should allow visitors to search a smallish contacts database (around 300 records) by a couple of different criteria.
I'm guessing there's an easy-to-use web app out there that makes this possible for a small monthly charge - any recommendations?


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In addition to making sure we get enough proper nutrition to keep ourselves healthy, we also need to make sure we obtain enough sleep. We all need to rest to grow, to grow older in a healthy state, to grow stronger and to grow wiser. During the wee hours of the morning is when our bodies are wired to replenish and repair itself for the next day. If we are awake and not sleeping, this will not happen. So if you are like me these last few weeks, not sleeping, take note of the following tips…and be sure to blog any that may work best for you! Good Night!
Tips for Getting a Good Night's Sleep
· Follow a regular schedule. Go to sleep and get up at the same time each day, even on the weekends. Napping in the late afternoon or evening may keep you awake at night.
· Develop a bedtime routine. About 30-45 minutes before bedtime each night, do the same things so your body will know that it's time to sleep.
· Perform Deep Breathing exercises or discover the MELT Method 3D Breathing techniques to quiet the nervous system.
· Your bedroom should be dark, not too hot or cold, and as quiet as possible.
· Be sure you have a comfortable mattress, a pillow you like, and enough blankets for the season. Neck pillows (with a depression in the middle) can enhance the quality of your sleep and reduce neck pain.
· Exercise at regular times each day but not within 3 hours of your bedtime.
· Make an effort to get outside in the sunlight each day.
· Be careful about when and how much you each. Eat right for your metabolic type – especially at dinner. Desserts or sweets in the evening will often disrupt the sleep cycle.
· Stay away from caffeine late in the day. Caffeine (found in coffee, tea, cola, and hot chocolate) triggers the release of cortisol telling your brain it's time for action!
· Drink less liquid in the evening. Waking up to go to the bathroom breaks up your sleep and turning on a light will trigger cortisol release making it difficult to get back to sleep.
· Remember that alcohol won't help you sleep. Alcohol turns into sugar. Even small amounts make it harder to stay asleep.
· Use your bedroom only for sleeping so that your brain makes the correct association. After turning off the light give yourself about 15 minutes to fall asleep. If you're still awake and not drowsy, practice deep breathing and meditation until you feel sleepy.
· Sprinkle just-washed sheets and pillowcases with lavender water. Use therapeutic-grade lavender essential oil on your pulse points and the bottom of your feet. Lavender promotes relaxation.
· Make sure there is no light coming from other sources as this will impair your body's ability to produce melatonin. Hide your clock, pull your shades.
· Paint your bedroom sage green, or another soothing color, which will provide a visual reminder of sleep.
· If possible, position your bed so that your head is facing north. Feng Shui experts explain that this will keep your body in alignment with the polar energy flow. Also try to keep your bed away from outside walls to cut down on noise.
· Kick your dog or cat out of the bedroom – studies have shown that they snore!
· Take a hot bath 1.5-2 hours before bedtime – it increases your core body temperature and when it abruptly drops when you get out of the bath, it signals to your body that you are ready for sleep.
· Keep a notepad at your bedside – if you wake up in the middle of the night with your mind going, you can transfer your to-do list to the page and return to sleep unworried.
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While Nancy was dressing the baby played in the garden.
I'm not sure where the first clause ends! After baby or after dressing?
Please, suggest some way I can improve that sentence.
I'm not sure where the first clause ends! After baby or after dressing?
Please, suggest some way I can improve that sentence.
This is known as a garden path sentence, because it is written (perhaps deliberately) to mislead you about its clause structure. The actual structure of the sentence is:
The problem is that it's very easy to parse the sentence this way, especially on first read:
This can be fixed by adding a comma after dressing, or by rewording the whole thing:
This is why we have punctuation. Write either
depending on which one you actually mean.
A request was seconded for an explanation of garden-path sentences that was better than Wikipedia's. Since I am here, I'll give it a go. It looks like Wikipedia's explanation might assume too much background, so I'll take it more slowly.
Garden path sentences are interesting because they usually trick people on the first reading, which gives you (if you're a scientist) a way to test how people process (and reprocess) speech or writing in real-time. Here's how to build a garden-path like the one above (there are other types):
So now When Ophelia drank can be an adverbial clause attached to Some water slowly overcame her. And After Hamlet killed can be an adverbial clause attached to Time too quickly passed.
If you were to wait until you got to the end of a sentence to start building a picture of its meaning in your head, then these wouldn't be a problem. If, instead, you start building up a picture of the meaning of a sentence before you get to the end, then sentences like these will lead you "down the garden path" to building a wrong picture because of your tendency to interpret the second noun (or noun phrase) as the direct object of the verb because they so frequently go together that way -- and our brains are very good at making and using such statistical analyses.
If the two structures and main tricks are not clear now, leave a comment, and I'll edit. It might help to see a tree.
It turns out that humans do process language incrementally as it is received (which isn't hard to believe from experience). Also, the difficulty in successfully making a correction in a case like this increases the longer that the wrong picture has been stored in your head.
So While Bill raced the horse fell should be easier to correct than is While Bill hunted the deer that was drinking from a bubbling brook burped.
It also turns out that people don't even necessarily correct their mistakes completely. People can read While Anna dressed the baby spit up on the bed and end up concluding that the baby spit up on the bed and Anna dressed the baby, because they didn't totally fix/delete the original mistake.
As for tchrist's disappointment with this kind of trickery, another favorite is The horse raced past the barn fell. This is in the article, but I think it's worth repeating. Here, the trick is omitting words so that The horse that was raced... and The horse that raced... become the same: The horse raced....
Also, if you want to read more about this stuff (I know/recall relatively nothing myself), try these:
The last two are about kids. They are not difficult reads but do assume a good deal more background than I did here. But you can always start them and ask questions here if you get stuck.


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I'm looking to install Debian over my Android installation so as to be able to use
openssh-server, as it's so much better than Dropbear. Is there an easy way to do this, or just to simply install openssh-server on my phone? I'm running Android 2.3.X on a Google Nexus One.
I'm looking to install Debian over my Android installation so as to be able to use
If you want to run an ssh server on a rooted phone, you can install
You can build a Debian image via
It is possible to run a more traditional Linux distro such as a stripped down Debian on the Nexus-One and many other handsets that were made for Android. Since Android is based off of a modified Linux kernel, it's not very hard to port the rest of an OS to go along with it. The Nexus-One is a particularly open device that's not hard to boot something else up one. A full version of Debian with X and WiFi can be shoe-horned in. See an example video here.
However you must realize that you are going to give up some functions. Software is not available for Debian to run the SIM card and make calls or send texts.
Here is one example tutorial of how to do it. The basic process involves setting up a partition, mounting it from your computer and using a bootstrap install process to shove all the Debian stuff in, making a few key changes like using an Android kernel is configured for that phone's hardware, then hacking on the boot routine a bit to startup to that environment.
There are many experiences of installing, say, Debian in a chroot inside Android.
There is even an app for doing this automatically: http://unix.stackexchange.com/a/20124/4319 .
(I agree, I had a similar wish: just get an environment I'm used to instead of figuring out how to do something with Android apps. It could save a lot of efforts and time when using such a device.)


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26 Jul 2011 10:16 PM #1
HBoxLayoutContainer displays items in a column, not in a row
HBoxLayoutContainer displays items contained in a column, not in a row.
Window w = new Window(); HBoxLayoutContainer lcHbox = new HBoxLayoutContainer(); Text t1 = new Text("first"); Text t2 = new Text("second"); t1.setWidth(40); t2.setWidth(60); lcHbox.add(t1); lcHbox.add(t2); w.setWidget(lcHbox); w.show();
and not first second.
Firebug shows, that both HBoxLayoutContainer and VBoxLayoutContainer uses the same css class.
26 Jul 2011 10:52 PM #2
Window is not ready for prime time, as everything else too. Try setting a size to the window for now. Window will be completly rewritten, same as ContentPanel and any other related class. I will close this for now and reopen it, once this work has finished.
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There was also another issue. HBoxLayoutContainer through a NPE if no padding was set. This is now fixed. This one should be your problem from this case.


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Jim McNiel's 1951 Mercury Custom - Quintessential Custom - Rods & CustomsWritten by on September 1, 1998 Contributors: Scott Killeen, Pat Ganahl Collection The Return Of The "Hero"-Hata Merc
It all began 46 years ago on Atlantic Boulevard in Lynwood, California. A then-9-year-old Jim McNiel had started riding his bike up Atlantic to the local hobby shop. Then his trip took him by a most unusual enterprise.
"The building was full of cars being worked on," recalls McNiel, "and I would lean in as far as I could without them yelling at me." The year was 1952, and two of the guys working on those cars were brothers by the name of Sam and George Barris. "I don't remember if they were customizing Bob Hirohata's '51 Mercury," says the guy who would acquire the famed custom seven years later and keep it to this very day. "But it had to be a part of the mix."
We understand Hirohata bought the Merc from an elderly couple with the intention of having the Barris brothers duplicate the swoopy hardtop look they worked on Nick Matranga's '40 Merc. Some 97 days later, the '51 was completed in time for Petersen's '52 Motorama, a car show that served as a prelude to its subsequent Los Angeles-to-Indy cruise (1953) and a starring role in the film Running Wild (1955).
Stylewise, the '51 boasted a more elaborate redesign and configuration than its contemporaries-the beginning of a movement that would lead customizers away from the more traditional chopped and channeled shapes. However, Hirohata soon tired of the renowned trendsetter and let it go.
Jump to 1959, when, as luck would have it, the 16-year-old McNiel was pedaling down Alondra Boulevard on his way to his gas station job when he spotted the famed custom at Bob's Automotive in Lynwood. He was in high school at the time and saving up for his "first" ride. Still a big Barris fan, McNiel casually mentioned to his custom-loving brother, Bob, that the car was for sale. His brother agreed to check it out and after one look proclaimed, "You need that car!"
Imagine what a hoot it must have been to drive the country's most famous custom, first to high school, then to a job on a daily basis! By 1964, McNiel had decided to freshen up the Merc. But he got married instead, and, in his words, "My family came first."
So the '51 was relegated to one stall of the family's two-car garage, while the other stall hosted a parade of roadster projects. If the truth were to be told, McNiel is a roadster guy: "Those customs are hard to drive, see out of, and turn. Roadsters, on the other hand, are cars you can jump in and go!" Obviously, McNiel is a kindred soul.
The Mercury's existence was common Southern California lore, but who owned it and where it was housed were secrets to all but a few. Still, the historical significance of the legendary Merc began to eat at McNiel. He was in the initial stages of a rebuild when then-Rod & Custom editor Pat Ganahl walked into McNiel's Orange, California, garage.
"Pat caught me at a good time," says the now-54-year-old McNiel. "People thought I was crazy for not fixing it, and I was feeling guilty about not having the car out there. So Pat's interest in its rebuilding was the last straw."
Note that we use the term "rebuild," and not "restore," to describe the overall overhaul. There's a simple reason for this semantic selection: The car has remained 95 percent original. So the plan was to keep it as pure as possible, as if Hirohata had handed over the keys in 1955 and said, "It's yours."
McNiel has spent the past nine years doing just that, making the car the most historically correct custom in the country. He has kept and used every original part, including the fasteners, wiring terminals, brake shoes, and hose clamps. Since 1989, he has simply cleaned and repainted each part (to the tempo of early R&B or Chicago-style blues), replacing the elements he deemed worn out, edgy, or incorrect. When he couldn't do the work himself, he consulted those former Barris employees who could.
For example, along the way the Merc acquired a set of '55 Caddy hubcaps. McNiel replaced them with a set of correct '52 Caddy "Sombreros." The damaged taillight lens, the missing bumper guards, and the missing exhaust tip were replaced or rebuilt by Frank Sonzagni, a former Barris employee who worked on the car in 1952.
The big rub was the paint. As McNiel and his wife, Susan, stripped the paint down to the metal, they stopped along the way to take samples of the three different paint jobs. When they reached the original paint on the passenger-side door, they polished the door and took it to Stan Betz (Anaheim, California), who color-matched the Barris coating combo-an unusual mix (for that time) of ice green and forest green.
McNiel had planned to paint the car himself in his garage. In fact, it was ready for color, but then fate intervened a second time. The car was scheduled to be part of the Hot Rods and Customs exhibition at the Oakland Museum in California, and McNiel was running out of time to get the painting done. So he called up "Junior" Herschel Conway (another former Barris employee) and asked for help. Junior first offered to let McNiel use his House of Colors (Bell Gardens, California) paint booth, then upon seeing the car for the first time in 43 years, volunteered to paint it himself.
One week later, the Merc was on its way to Oakland in a near repeat of a sequence of events 46 years ago. Back then, former tech editor W.G. "Racer" Brown captured the Mercury for the March 1953 issue, just after Petersen's '52 Motorama. That shoot made hot rodding's most famous custom an integral part of HOT ROD's initial 16-page roto section.
Quick Inspection
'51 Mercury
Jim McNiel, Orange, California
Type: '52 Cadillac 331
Induction: Modified aluminum with three 97 Strombergs
Heads: Stock with steel exhaust seats
Cam: Isky three-quarter race
Pistons: 9:1 aluminum
Rods: Stock
Crank: Stock
Ignition: Dual point
Exhaust: Stock
Transmission: Three-speed Merc with column shifter and Ford truck clutch
Rearend: Stock, 4.11:1
Frame: C'd stocker
Front: Lowered stocker
Rear: Stock with re-arched springs
Wheels And Tires
Wheels: Stock
Tires: 7.10x15 Goodyears
Modifications: Channeled, chopped top flows into decklid, frenched headlights, taillights with '52 Lincoln lenses, molded hood, reworked fender skirts and rear flares, handbuilt grille, and smoothed-off bumpers
Paint: PPG acrylic lacquer (ice green and forest green), applied by House of Colors
Dash striping: Original Von Dutch (circa 1955)
Material: Green-and-white tuck-and-roll vinyl with original Carson headliner; Eddie Martinez was the trimmer (he was trained by Louie Chavez, the original Gaylord employee who trimmed the car in 1952)
Dash: Stock with original gauges, plastic knobs by Hirohata
Steering wheel: Stock
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Jim McNiel became the Merc's proud owner in 1959, when he was in high school. The dealer originally wanted $900 for it, but when McNiel found out that the '52 Caddy motor was shot, he was able to secure the car for $500...He was in the process of pulling and rebuilding the engine in 1964 when Cupid intervened. So he put if off until his son, Scott, could help him extract the old Cad. Check out the unusual intake manifold.The Hirohata Merc was 37 years old when then-Rod & Custom editor Pat Ganahl took this photo in March 1989. Note how complete the car was. The large dent in the hood was repaired by McNiel (standing), who did 95 percent of the work during the car's rebuilding.Instead, he went through every assembly, saving, refurbishing, and repainting each usable component.When he embarked on the rebuild, McNiel's plan was to do a thorough, meticulous job. But that required patience. He had to repair a damaged spring before he could install the re-arched, semi-elliptic springs. And at some point the car had acquired a non-original Hydramatic, which was replaced by a correct Merc three-speed.


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For most Del Norters, July means watching fireworks under foggy skies, lazing on the river, and puttering about in the garden hoping for the right combination of rain and sun. But for my family, July is vacation month. After the parade on the Fourth, we packed our bags to visit with my husband's family. They live outside of New Orleans. In the heat of the summer, the whole clan gets together for "Camp Ramsey," a kid and family fest that involves swimming, boating, jet skiing, treasure hunting, and of course, some serious eating.
Visiting my in-laws can be both a delight and an exquisite torture. It is a joy to be with such wonderful people — even more so now that I have a son who is truly and deeply loved by extended family. But being a food person — and a picky eater — I often feel like a dog, straining at the end of his leash. Regional food is so close but yet so far.
My in-laws are "healthy eaters," fit and active; I ought to be grateful. But it's a blessing as well as a curse. Because my idea of a vacation is letting myself eat a few naughty, local calories: soft shell crab "po-boy" sandwiches, sweet potato pie, and deep fried catfish. I don't want to waste grams of saturated fat on mere hot dogs or potato chips. But this isn't my house and I'm not in charge. That's the torture bit.
But for my husband's family, healthy eating means substituting deliciously sinful products for their less fatty but even less tasty cousins. This usually means that we dine on turkey bacon, butter substitutes, and spray-on dressing. And they don't dine out.
Now I can hear the critics already: "What an ungrateful daughter-in-law!" And they're right. I probably should have sat down with my husband's people long before the marriage and said, "Listen. I am terribly in love with your son and I think you're some of the most interesting, thoughtful, kind people I've ever met. I'll do just about anything to remain in your good graces. But we really need to talk about the corn syrup in your fat-free half and half." Somehow, my food snobbery never really came up. They already knew I was a liberal Yankee; pointing out more of the deep geography separating us seemed like overkill.
This summer, I was steeling myself for the visit, but to my surprise, things have been different. It started with a treat from my sister-in-law and niece: fresh, hot beignets from Café du Monde for a treat the day of our arrival. Not long after, we had a meal of crawfish etouffee and steamed rice. I offered to help in the kitchen and made a huge salad with the most delightful commercial dressing I think I've ever had: La Martinique French Vinaigrette. It's all the rage with my extended family.
I was more assertive this time, too, and helped with the shopping. I treated the clan to sweet Alabama peaches from a roadside stand, along with a Washington Parish watermelon that was as sweet and cool as the farmer claimed. I made the grown-ups lunch one day: sautéed fresh local eggplant with tarragon right out of the spice garden. It made a good alternative to hot dogs and went well with some Texas tomatoes that another in-law brought from her sister's place.
My husband also played his part. The first Crescent City tuna boat came in the day we left, and we brought frozen fillets in our suitcase and grilled them up for a family meal (in my view, it still counts as local if it flies in your luggage).
We leave for home tomorrow. It's been a sweet trip — in more ways than one. We bonded with swimming, with good conversation, and at last, with food.


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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says the capture of a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing closes what he calls "an important chapter in this tragedy."
Obama spoke from the White House briefing room shortly after law enforcement took 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev into custody in a boat in a Watertown, Mass., neighborhood. His older brother was killed earlier Friday in an attempt to escape police.
Obama says the nation owes a debt of gratitude to law enforcement officials and the people of Boston for their help in the search for the men.
Obama says there are still many unanswered questions about the Boston bombings, including whether the two men had help from others. He is urging the public to not rush to judgment about their motivations.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) -- Police say three people have been taken into custody for questioning at a housing complex where the younger marathon bombing suspect may have lived.
New Bedford Police Lt. Robert Richard says a private complex of off-campus housing at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth was searched by federal authorities Friday evening.
Richard says the FBI took two males and one female into custody for questioning.
He says 19-year-old suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev may have resided at or was affiliated with the housing complex. He is registered at the school.
Authorities say Tsarnaev was apprehended after a manhunt Friday that paralyzed the Boston area.
WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) -- Boston Police say a 19-year-old college student wanted in the Boston Marathon bombings is in custody after a manhunt that left the city virtually paralyzed and his older brother and accomplice dead.
Police announced via Twitter that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was in custody. His brother, 26-year-old Tamerlan, was killed Friday in a furious attempt to escape police.
The brothers are suspects in Monday's marathon bombings, which killed three people and wounded more than 180 others. The men are also suspected of killing a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer in his vehicle late Thursday.
Authorities in Boston had suspended all mass transit and warned close to 1 million people in the entire city and some of its suburbs to stay indoors as the hunt for the remaining suspect went on.
WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) -- A law enforcement official says the suspect being hunted in the Boston Marathon bombing is in a boat stored in a Watertown, Mass., neighborhood.
The official said he was briefed on the situation and spoke on condition of anonymity because he's not authorized to discuss it publicly.
The official does not know if Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is dead or alive.
Authorities are telling residents of the area to stay indoors.
The burst of activity came at the end of a tense day in and around Boston, and less than an hour after police announced that they were scaling back the hunt because they had come up empty-handed following an all-day search that sent thousands of SWAT team officers into the streets and paralyzed the metropolitan area.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal law enforcement official says the FBI interviewed the older Boston Marathon bombing suspect at the request of a foreign government in 2011 and that nothing derogatory was found.
The official says the FBI shared its information with the foreign government. The official did not say what country made the request about Tamerlan Tsarnaev or why.
The 26-year-old was killed overnight in a shootout with police outside Boston; his younger brother remains at large.
The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to speak about the case publicly.
WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) -- A round of blasts has been heard in Watertown, Mass., amid the search for the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings.
Emergency and military vehicles sped through town after an earlier burst of gunfire.
State police spokesman David Procopio says there is "renewed activity in Watertown" is connected to the search for 19-year-old college student Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (JOH'-kahr tsahr-NY'-ev).
Authorities are telling residents of the area to stay indoors.
The burst of activity came at the end of a tense day in and around Boston, and less than an hour after police announced that they were scaling back the hunt because they had come up empty-handed following an all-day search that sent thousands of SWAT team officers into the streets and paralyzed the metropolitan area.
WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) -- Gunfire erupted shortly this evening in Watertown, Mass., where Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, was believed to be hiding.
Dozens of law enforcement officers rushed to secure a perimeter around Franlin Street in Watertown, where residents were immediately warned to stay indoors and "shelter in place."
The developments came just minutes after a press conference by law enforcement officials and Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick said a massive dragnet had failed to find the suspect.
The governor lifted an order that kept people in Watertown, Boston and surrounding suburbs inside all day.
The officials had said at the press conference that they thoroughly searched Watertown and had not found any sign of Tsarnaev.
Following a late-night shootout with police that involved more than 200 rounds of ammunition and explosive devices, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, abandoned his car and slipped away on foot.
His older brother and alleged accomplice in the bombings, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, was killed in the gunfire. The pair are believed to have dropped two bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon Monday, killing three and injuring more than 170.
Massachusetts State Police Superintendent Col. Timothy Alben said at a press conference this afternoon that the Tsarnaev brothers opened fire and threw explosives at cops around 10:30 p.m. Thursday as they fled from Cambridge to Watertown. But he said law enforcement were forced to choose between providing first aid to those in need and securing a perimeter to contain the suspect.
"Unfortunately we did not have enough people to provide first aid" to the injured "and establish a perimeter," the colonel said.
Stay tuned to WBKO for the latest updates, you can also watch live stream of ABC coverage at the link below.
WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) -- Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick says mass transit service is resuming in Boston even though one Boston Marathon bombing suspect is still on the lam.
Authorities in Boston had suspended all mass transit and warned close to 1 million people in the entire city and some of its suburbs to stay indoors as the hunt for one suspect went on. The other suspect, his brother, died in a desperate getaway attempt.
The brothers are suspects in Monday's marathon bombings, which killed three people and wounded more than 180 others. The men are also suspected of killing a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer in his vehicle late Thursday.
Patrick reminded people to "remain vigilant if you are out.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has called Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino to pledge the government's full support in the investigation into the Boston Marathon bombing.
The White House says Obama expressed his condolences over the death of an MIT police officer killed overnight.
Obama received another briefing Friday afternoon in the Oval Office from Lisa Monaco, his counterterrorism and homeland security adviser.
Earlier Friday, he and Vice President Joe Biden were briefed in the Situation Room by his national security team, including Attorney General Eric Holder and FBI Director Robert Mueller.
One suspect is dead and a second remains at large. Thousands of officers have swarmed the streets in a manhunt that has virtually paralyzed the Boston area.
BOSTON, Mass. (AP) -- Most family members of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects are standing by them, and expressing doubts that the two brothers were actually responsible for the bombings that killed three people and wounded more than 180 others.
Their sister -- whose home was searched by the FBI today in New Jersey -- told reporters she wasn't sure the accusations against her brothers were true. Police said she's cooperating with the investigation. They describe her as "heartbroken, surprised and upset."
Their father, speaking from southern Russia, insists his sons "were set up." He says he saw on TV that his older son, 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was killed by authorities, and that 19-year-old Dzhokar Tsarnaev is being intensely pursued. The father describes the 19-year-old as a "true angel" and an "intelligent boy."
In Toronto, an aunt of the two suspects says the older one recently became a devout Muslim who prayed five times a day. She said she doesn't believe they could have been involved in Monday's attack.
But an uncle who lives in Maryland says he's "ashamed" of his nephews. He urged the 19-year-old to turn himself in and to "ask for forgiveness from the victims."
When he was asked what might have provoked the bombings, Ruslan Tsarni said, "Being losers, hatred to those who were able to settle themselves." He said his nephews had struggled in the U.S. and ended up "thereby just hating everyone."
WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) -- Boston's police commissioner says all of Boston must stay in their homes as the search for the surviving suspect in the marathon bombings continues.
Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis made the announcement Friday morning, after a long night of violence that left the other suspect dead.
The suspects were identified to The Associated Press as coming from the Russian region near Chechnya, which has been plagued by an Islamic insurgency stemming from separatist wars.
A law enforcement intelligence bulletin obtained by the AP identified the surviving suspect as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev 19, of Cambridge, Mass.
The two men are suspected of killing a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer on campus in Cambridge late Thursday, then stealing a car at gunpoint and later releasing its driver unharmed.
The suspects' clashes with police began only a few hours after the FBI released photos and videos of the two young men, who were seen carrying backpacks as they mingled among revelers at Monday's Boston Marathon. The bombings on Monday killed three people and wounded more than 180 others, and authorities revealed the images to enlist the public's help finding the suspects.


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May 9, 2012
New York University displays "Her Word As Witness: Portraits of Women Writers of the African Diaspora," 35 images by Brooklyn-based photographer Laylah Amatullah Barrayn, at NYU's Center for Multicultural Education and Programs at the Kimmel Center for University Life (60 Washington Square South, 8th Floor/at LaGuardia Place).
Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. For more information, call 212.998.4350. The exhibition continues through September 30, 2012. Photo ID required for entry.
Barrayn's large-scaled images of a group of women writers hailing from throughout the African Diaspora are designed to create a rich narrative for students, staff, administrators, and community members to enjoy and be inspired by. She describes the exhibit as a "visual anthology representing African and Caribbean global perspectives."
The photographs capture personal images of some of today's most compelling female writers, including: Columbia University professor and author Farah Jasmine Griffin; award-winning Haitian novelist and essayist Edwidge Danticat; journalist Tomika Anderson; singer-songwriter-bassist and Grammy award recipient Esperanza Spalding.
Others featured include: science fiction writer Tananarive Due; poet and essayist Asha Bandele; Susan Taylor, the former editor-in-chief of Essence; poet Sonia Sanchez; hip-hop feminist and cultural critic and NYU graduate student Joan Morgan; investigative reporter and novelist Jill Nelson, as well as other literary and performance artists.
"The creative work of these writers has stirred many to action, incited imaginations, and expanded visions," Barrayn explains. "These photographs memorialize my appreciation of these women and their work, as well as my deep love and respect for the written word."
"Her Word as Witness" is Barrayn's third solo exhibition. Her photos of the jazz community, "Kindred Cool," appeared in 2008 at MOCADA, and her debut exhibition, "Black and Tan Fantasy," featuring images from Dakar, Senegal, appeared in 2006 at Calabar Imports.
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Exact Sciences cancer test closer
Exact Sciences Corp. reported flat revenue and a wider loss in the fourth quarter, missing analysts' estimates by 4 cents a share.
But Wall Street analysts who dialed in to the Madison company's conference call on Wednesday were not looking to discuss the financial results. They focused instead on Exact's regulatory application for and subsequent launch of its first product - a noninvasive, DNA-based test for detecting colon cancer.
"At this point, Exact's revenue and earnings are not important to investors," said Jeff Elliott, senior research analyst at Robert W. Baird & Co. Investors are more interested in whether or not the $108 million in cash the company has on hand will be enough to cover costs it will incur as it brings the test to market, said Elliott, who has his highest "outperform" rating on the stock. »Read Full Article
Two Milwaukee officers to get immunity in Derek Williams inquest
Two Milwaukee police officers involved in the arrest of Derek Williams are expected to testify Tuesday morning during an inquest into his death in police custody, after being offered immunity by special prosecutor John Franke.
Franke did not identify the two officers in open court, nor would he confirm their identities to the Journal Sentinel on Monday.
The two are almost certainly among seven Milwaukee police personnel who refused to testify last week, citing their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. »Read Full Article(53)
Walker proposes expanding voucher school program
Madison - Gov. Scott Walker is proposing increasing by at least 9% the taxpayer funding provided to private and religious voucher schools - an increase many times larger in percentage terms than the increase in state tax money he's seeking for public schools.
The governor's education funding proposals released Sunday and Monday set the stage for an unprecedented expansion of private voucher schools and independent public charter schools in Wisconsin. At the same time the governor would hold flat a key factor for traditional districts - the per-pupil revenue limit - meaning even with an increase in state aid, schools can't send any more resources to the classroom unless voters approve it.
The proposed increase in funding for existing voucher schools in Milwaukee and Racine, the first since 2009, comes as the Republican governor seeks to expand the program to nine new districts, including Waukesha, West Allis-West Milwaukee and Madison. »Read Full Article(606)
Scott Walker to seek $25 million for venture capital investment
Madison - Gov. Scott Walker is setting aside $25 million in his two-year budget bill to boost venture capital investment in the state, but isn't putting forward a plan for how such a program would work.
The amount of money the governor is recommending and the lack of details provided differ dramatically from his $400 million venture capital proposal in 2011. That effort failed after getting bogged down by political disagreements and the use of out-of-state investment managers with questionable track records.
Many in the venture and angel capital communities said they were pleased that Walker will include the venture capital program in his proposed budget, which will be released Wednesday. They expressed hope that the Legislature would boost the dollar commitment and details of the program. »Read Full Article(72)
Planned Parenthood to close 4 rural clinics
Planned Parenthood will be closing four rural Wisconsin locations between April and July because the nonprofit health care organization has lost $1.1 million in state funding, officials announced Monday.
The centers in Beaver Dam, Johnson Creek, Chippewa Falls and Shawano don't get enough private funding to stay financially viable without the state support, which the Legislature eliminated in the 2011-'13 state budget.
The locations are the only reproductive health care providers in their communities, officials said during a conference call from Madison. That means about 2,000 low-income residents who need cancer screening, breast exams, birth control, pregnancy test or testing and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases may have to travel up to an hour to go to a location in another county, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin officials said during a news conference Monday. »Read Full Article(324)
Home sales rose 18.3% in January; prices up 3.4%
Home sales and median prices rose in January, keeping the housing industry's recovery going in Wisconsin.
Some real estate professionals say the pace of sales has increased so much over the past year they now are running short of quality houses that are properly priced.
"The good houses, they come on the market and they're just snapped right up," said Tammy Maddente, executive vice president with First Weber Group Realtors in Glendale. "It's funny because for the last five years we've been looking for the buyers, and all of a sudden we're looking for sellers." »Read Full Article(17)
Seminary prep school president removed
Mount Calvary - A priest who led St. Lawrence Seminary High School has been removed from public ministry over allegations of sexual abuse more than 25 years ago in Montana.
Father Dennis Druggan had been on administrative leave since the first complaint in July. The Capuchin Province of St. Joseph said a second complainant later came forward.
The order says it found sufficient evidence to sustain the allegations, so it removed Druggan as rector and president of St. Lawrence Seminary, a seven-day residential school, and barred him from public ministry. The order said he will be encouraged to live a life of prayer and penance in a suitable friary.
No allegations have surfaced involving his time at St. Lawrence. (6)
Fish farm may miss payment on city loan
Sweet Water Organics Inc., which used more than $200,000 in city cash to finance its urban fish farm, fell far short of its job creation goal for 2012 and will likely miss a coming payment on that forgivable city loan, Milwaukee aldermen were told Monday.
Sweet Water wants the Common Council to change the loan's terms, including a provision to allow a separate nonprofit group, Sweet Water Foundation, to take over the loan and the task of creating more jobs, foundation and company officials said.
Members of the council's Community and Economic Development Committee asked Sweet Water to create a specific proposal, while some committee members expressed frustration and disappointment with the company. »Read Full Article(148)
MATC investigation into racial slur clears instructor
A Milwaukee Area Technical College investigation into how a racial slur became attached to the name of a student within the college's course-management system has ruled out the person the student alleged was involved: her instructor.
The student, 27-year-old Erica Hughes, who is African American, filed a complaint with the college's human resource department after a she took an online test at an MATC lab in West Allis on Feb. 7 and saw the two-word slur attached to her name. Hughes said she suspected her instructor.
The investigation determined the racial slur was entered into the user profile field in Hughes' account on Jan. 31, from a guest wireless network at the West Allis campus. At that time, Hughes' instructor was logged on through a wired connection at the Mequon campus, according to MATC. »Read Full Article
Oak Creek's Steve Scaffidi filling big shoes for small-city mayor
Oak Creek - To find the mayor, you walk through the back entrance at City Hall, take a sharp left at the first door, pass through the parks and recreation department (don't trip over the bag of volleyballs) and step into the small, neat corner office where Steve Scaffidi holds court.
Scaffidi leads a city that continues to grow and forge an identity more than a half-century after its incorporation. He does part-time mayor things such as preside over Common Council meetings, greet visitors and on this day, at least, worry just a little bit about his own fitness since he's taking part in a communitywide weight-loss challenge.
And for all this, he is paid $16,100 a year, plus a $175 monthly car allowance. »Read Full Article(17)
Ex-coach in Neillsville charged with having sex with student
Neillsville - A former assistant track coach at Thorp High School is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student.
Scott A. Bergman, 43, of Thorp, faces a felony charge of sexual assault of a student by school staff. He is free on bail.
The criminal complaint alleges the relationship began last fall, when Bergman was the girl's coach. School officials contacted police after learning about the possible relationship. Authorities said a search of Bergman's phone turned up nude pictures of the girl, and intimate text messages between them.
Bergman was fired in November.
Oriental Theatre to host first concert in over 10 years
Landmark's Oriental Theatre will be hosting a different kind of feature presentation on April 11, when local rock band Fever Marlene celebrates the release of its latest album "Medicated Friends" with a live concert.
It's being billed as the Oriental's first concert in more than 10 years, but the movie palace is no stranger to live music, having hosted Bob Dylan, REM, Iggy Pop, the Pretenders, the BoDeans and other acts in previous decades, primarily the '70s and '80s.
Tickets for the 10:30 p.m. show are $10 and available at the door and brownpapertickets.com. All profits will be donated to the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.
Fever Marlene is scheduled to be featured next month for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Sound Check series, promoting Milwaukee music. Two video performances of songs from "Medicated Friends" are scheduled to be posted on TapMilwaukee.com March 6.
"Medicated Friends" will be available on CD in March and on vinyl in April, but the album is currently streaming on Spotify. (6)
Fire damages assisted-living facility in Bayside
A fire reported about 2:30 p.m. Monday at the Elizabeth Residence assisted-living facility at 9279 N. Port Washington Road in Bayside caused about $50,000 damage, the North Shore Fire Department said.
No one was injured in the fire, which started in the kitchen of a second-floor unit and was extinguished by an automatic sprinkler system when firefighters arrived, the department said.
Residents and staff at the facility were evacuated and all were accounted for, the fire department said.
Koch to Wisconsin: We don't want your power plants
If Gov. Scott Walker is still planning to move ahead with a plan to sell off hundreds of millions of dollars in power plants to help pay for some of the borrowing to fund his $6.4 billion transportation plan, Koch Industries isn't in a buying mood.
Melissa Cohlmia, a Koch Industries spokeswoman, said Monday that the company has no interest in buying any of the 37 power and heating plants.
"Koch Industries had no interest in Wisconsin's publicly owned power plants when this issue came up in 2011, and we continue to have absolutely no interest. As was the case when this false storyline emerged in 2011, the plants are obsolete and do not in any way fit Koch companies' current operations or business plans moving forward."
Two years ago, Walker put the idea of selling the power and heating plants in his plan to end most collective bargaining for public workers. Opponents jumped on the idea, saying the plants would be snapped up by Koch Industries. (78)
Ex-Sheboygan mayor Robert Ryan pleads guilty in groping incident
Sheboygan - Former Sheboygan mayor Robert Ryan has pleaded to reduced charges of disorderly conduct for a 2011 incident in which he was accused of groping a woman's breasts during a drinking binge in Elkhart Lake.
Ryan pleaded not guilty last May to two sexual assault charges from the incident on July 23, 2011. Under Monday's agreement, he pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct. His trial was due to begin Tuesday. His sentencing is set for Wednesday. Each count carries up to 90 days jail and a $1,000 fine.
District Attorney Joe DeCecco said disorderly conduct includes "profane" or "indecent" conduct and actions that unreasonably offend the community's sense of decency or propriety.
Ryan lost a recall last year. He has acknowledged he's an alcoholic.
Three women are charged in Fox Valley 2007 slaying case
Appleton - Three women have been charged in connection with a 2007 death in eastern Wisconsin.
Lara Plamann, 30, was shot in the head on the Greenville property she shared with her domestic partner Dianna Siveny, 53.
Siveny, along with her 34-year-old daughter Kandi Siveny, were charged Monday with first-degree intentional homicide and solicitation of substantial battery. Rosie Campbell, 38, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide. »Read Full Article
Boy, 7, dies after suffering injuries in Milwaukee house fire
The Milwaukee County medical examiner's office has confirmed that 7-year-old Miguel Quintanilla died Sunday at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in Wauwatosa one day after he was pulled out of a burning house on Milwaukee's south side.
The boy was critically injured and suffered second- and third-degree burns and smoke inhalation after a fire started Saturday morning in a house in the 3400 block of S. 10th St. No working smoke detectors were found in the house.
An autopsy revealed he died of complications from the burns and carbon monoxide poisoning, the medical examiner's office said. »Read Full Article
Scott Walker proposes expanding voucher school program, raising taxpayer support
Madison - Gov. Scott Walker is proposing increasing by at least 9% the taxpayer funding provided to private and religious voucher schools - an increase many times larger in percentage terms than the increase in state tax money he's seeking for public schools.
The increase in funding for existing voucher schools in Milwaukee and Racine, the first since 2009, comes as the Republican governor seeks to expand the program to nine new districts, including Waukesha, West Allis-West Milwaukee and Madison. Walker is also proposing allowing special-needs students from around the state to attend private schools at taxpayer expense.
Even after the proposed increase to voucher funding and the substantial cuts Walker and lawmakers approved for public schools in 2011, the aid provided to voucher schools would still be substantially less on a per-pupil basis than the overall state and local taxes provided to public schools. »Read Full Article(738)
Mat Gamel confirmed out for the season
Phoenix -- First baseman Mat Gamel will miss the 2013 season after tearing the surgically repaired ACL in his right knee, the Milwaukee Brewers confirmed this morning.
The news comes as a big blow to the Brewers, who were planning on Gamel replacing Corey Hart at first base as Hart continues his recovery from off-season knee surgery.
"He was pretty good when I talked to him earlier today, but it has to crush you," manager Ron Roenicke said. "You go through a long rehab period, which isn't fun. It's lonely, it's hard work, boring at times, and now to think you have to go through it all again, it's pretty rough." »Read Full Blog Post(276)
AFL-CIO leader denounces bill to cut Milwaukee County Board pay, budget
State AFL-CIO President Phil Neuenfeldt said Monday legislation to cut Milwaukee County supervisor pay and the board's budget would "greatly reduce the county supervisors' ability to provide adequate oversight of ... crucial services."
The legislation, from state Rep. Joe Sanfelippo (R-West Allis), would weaken checks and balances at the county, "reduce participation in democracy and silence the voices of Milwaukee County residents," Neuenfeldt said in a prepared statement.
The bill would order a binding referendum in April 2014 on cutting supervisors' pay by more than half to $24,000, effective after the spring 2016 County Board elections. It also would cut the board's $6.5 million budget by nearly half initially and by another 30% in three years and force downsizing the 38-member County Board staff.
Sanfelippo and other supporters of the measure say converting the board to part-time status would focus supervisors on major policy issues and end their meddling in day-to-day county operations. (28)
New Berlin election results to be available via live streaming
In what New Berlin City Clerk Kari Morgan calls another initiative to increase government transparency and communication with the community, people will be able to watch live as election results are entered onto a spread sheet for Tuesday's primary election.
Five mayoral candidates are vying for two spots in the general election on April 2.
The results can be viewed live on the city's cable channel 25 or on the city's website. »Read Full Article
Marquette moves up a spot to No. 17 in AP poll
Fresh off its big victory Saturday over Pittsburgh, Marquette moved up one spot to No. 17 in the Associated Press media poll Monday.
The Golden Eagles (18-6 overall and 9-3 in the Big East) were the fourth of six Big East teams ranked in the top 25. Syracuse (No. 8), Louisville (10) and Georgetown (11) were ahead of them and Pittsburgh (20) and Notre Dame (25) behind them.
Wisconsin also moved up one spot, to No. 19. Indiana remained No. 1. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Badgers move up in both top 25 polls
Madison - Wisconsin moved up in both top 25 men's basketball polls on Monday.
The Badgers moved up two spots to No. 17 in the USA Today poll and one spot to No. 19 in The Associated Press poll.
UW lost at unranked Minnesota on Thursday but routed then-No. 13 Ohio State, 71-49, on Sunday. »Read Full Blog Post(41)
PolitiFact: Testing Ed Fallone claim on Supreme Court productivity
New today from PolitiFact Wisconsin:
Citing conflict among justices on the state Supreme Court, Ed Fallone says the justices are "deciding fewer opinions in civil and criminal cases than they used to."
We see if the Supreme Court candidate's claim is on target. (11)
No identity yet on body found in garbage bag on north side
Milwaukee police are continuing to investigate the discovery Sunday of a body in a garbage bag in the 6000 block of N. 63rd St., Sgt. Mark Stanmeyer said Monday.
A nearby resident found the body near a garbage Dumpster shortly after 4 p.m. Sunday, Stanmeyer said.
Investigators are working with the Milwaukee County medical examiner's office to determine the identity of the deceased and cause of death.
UW-Madison economist Donald Nichols dead at 72
Donald Nichols, an economics and public affairs professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an adviser to three state governors and a president, has died at the age of 72.
Nichols died of liver cirrhosis complications caused by hepatitis C, according to an obituary in the Wisconsin State Journal.
Nichols came to UW-Madison as an economic professor in 1966 and was director of the La Follette School of Public Affairs from 2002 to 2006 »Read Full Article
Dairy power: GreenWhey to open $28 million food waste-to-energy project
Byproducts of cheese production will be converted into electricity, heat and a fertlizer product in northwest Wisconsin, as part of a renewable energy project that is expected to be completed this summer.
Project developers say the anaerobic digester will be among the largest of its kind in the country. The project is moving forward after obtaining construction and long-term financing, GreenWhey Energy said.
GreenWhey is combining a wastewater treatment facility that will bring organic waste from cheese and dairy producers to a central facility to treat the waste and generate power. »Read Full Blog Post(36)
Michael Gage dies; was former publisher of Green Bay Press-Gazette
Michael Gage, former publisher of the Green Bay Press-Gazette and president of the Packers Hall of Fame board, has died. He was 75.
You can read more about his life here.
Ending election-day registration would cost $14.5 million
Madison - Eliminating the ability of voters to register at the polls would cost taxpayers as much as $14.5 million over two years - a price well above what Gov. Scott Walker has said he could tolerate.
Walker and other Republicans have said they would like to eliminate the ability of people to register on election day, but Walker in recent weeks has said he would not make such a move if it was too costly. At the time, preliminary estimates said eliminating the practice would cost $5.2 million, and Walker said that was too much.
But a new report released Monday by the state Government Accountability Board said the cost would be nearly triple the previous estimate. The board, which oversees elections in Wisconsin, said getting rid of election-day registration would cost between $13.2 million and $14.5 million over two years. »Read Full Article(123)
Dave Matthews Band to play Alpine Valley July 5-6
You can almost set your watch by Dave Matthews - the crowd-magnet rocker and his band will play Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy July 5 and 6, according to a post on the band's website Monday morning.
The website and the site for Warehouse, the official Dave Matthews Band Fan Association, don't have many more details, including price information. Tickets go on sale to the public on March 22, according to the Warehouse site, with fan association members able to make ticket requests starting at 9 a.m. Thursday.
Matthews & Co. have played a two-night stand at Alpine Valley every summer except two since 1999 - and the past few stops have been, like the 2013 dates, during Summerfest. (3)
Madison Mayor Paul Soglin defends overspending travel budget
Madison Mayor Paul Soglin has made 29 out-of-state trips since taking office in April 2011 at a total cost of roughly $30,000, overspending the mayor's office travel budget each of the past two years, according to a report in the Wisconsin State Journal. He defended his trips, saying they ended up saving the city tens of millions of dollars. You can read more of the story here. (12)
Reporter Gina Barton wins national Polk journalism award
The Journal Sentinel investigation of the death of Derek Williams in the back of a Milwaukee police car has won a George Polk Award, one of the most prestigious honors in journalism.
The award, recognizing the "courageous reporting" of Gina Barton, marks the fourth time in the last five years that Journal Sentinel reporters have won Polk Awards.
Barton is one of 15 recipients announced Monday, including winners from The New York Times, Bloomberg News, The New Yorker, Mother Jones, CBS and Frontline. The awards honor special achievement in journalism, with a premium on investigative and enterprise reporting. Barton won for local reporting. »Read Full Article(19)
Body of UW-La Crosse student found in Onalaska
Onalaska - Western Wisconsin police are investigating the death of a 23-year-old woman found in a ditch.
The body of Neala Frye was found Sunday night after a daylong search in Onalaska. Police said alcohol and weather may have played a role in her death. The cause of death hasn't been determined.
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse student was last seen at a local pub Saturday night, where she and another woman were working a promotional event for a tanning and massage studio. »Read Full Article(5)
New Berlin cycle shop loses zoning permit after hosting raves
In what might be the oddest item I have blogged in some time, a bicycle shop in New Berlin was closed after the city revoked its conditional-use permit for allegedly hosting raves.
A New BerlinNow.com article by reporter Jane Ford-Stewart has the details.
Tom Barrett, emails and gun violence
On Jan. 16, Mayor Tom Barrett held a news conference to express support for President Barack Obama's gun-control initiatives.
During his remarks, Barrett said he believed most Americans supported gun control, but predicted gun-control opponents would call his office and send him emails.
We decided to check. Under the state's Open Records law, the Journal Sentinel requested all emails sent to the mayor's office from Jan. 13 through Feb. 5. The Journal Sentinel requested emails pertaining to gun safety, gun control or gun violence. »Read Full Blog Post(17)
Rain-snow mix expected to arrive Monday afternoon
After a dry Monday morning, rain is expected to spread across southeastern Wisconsin this afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
The rain should change to a rain-snow mix later Monday before becoming all snow Monday night. Any snow is expected amount to about a half-inch or less, but the snow may still cause slippery roads for the evening commute, the weather service says.
Another stronger storm system is expected to arrive Thursday afternoon and could bring as much as 4 inches of snow to the Milwaukee area.
To view the weather service's complete forecast, go to www.crh.noaa.gov/mkx.
On Tap Today: Presidents Day for kids, war stories and theater
New day. New week. New opportunities.
And it's Presidents Day.
Maybe you've seen "Lincoln," but those too young to know about history can learn about past leaders in Presidents Day Story Time at 1 p.m. at the Betty Brinn Children's Museum. Or just hang out and play. The markets are closed today. You've got time. »Read Full Blog Post(1)


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Episode 20 - You shall not Online Pass!
Steve goes back to some of last years favorites with more Skyrim and Dark Souls, Jon has been trying to play some Kid Icarus in 3D, and Adam is one of those folks who was really perturbed by the end of Mass Effect 3. Dave Johnson of "The Friday Filibuster" drops by to shoot the breeze, and the boys run down all the news that's fit to repeat. Steve asks the question, what's your "sleeper pick" for the next little bit of 2012. Adam answers with Diablo III?
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IT'S TIME ... to talk about it; sexual assault that is.
That's the main talking point behind this year's Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), being observed throughout the month of April.
The recent Steubenville rape case involving two members of the Big Red football team and a young girl from a neighboring community in West Virginia only solidified the belief of many that sexual assault is still a major and growing problem throughout the United States and beyond.
The numbers can be alarming.
Approximately 743,000 adult women in the state of Ohio are survivors of rape. One in four girls and one in six boys are sexually victimized before the age of 18.
"We encourage everyone to take a moment to consider how we can prevent sexual assault and support survivors in our communities," said Paula Planey, the education coordinator at the Tri-County Help Center in St. Clairsville.
Tri-County, serving Belmont, Harrison and Monroe counties locally, is a private, non-profit agency of the Mental Health and Recovery Board.
It specializes in mental health and anti-violence services. It also serves as a 24-hour emergency shelter for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
SAAM is a campaign that provides tools and information on healthy childhood sexual development for adults to use in approaching their responsibility in protecting children.
And statistically speaking, it is the children who need the most protection from sexual assault.
Forty-percent of all sexual assault victims are under the age of 18. Expanding out a bit, 80 percent are under the age of 30. Girls between 16-19 are four times more likely than the general population to be the victim of sexual assault or rape.
The National Sexual Violence Resource Center clearly states that there are four messages that need to be dispelled in regards to sexual assault:
The staff at Tri-County Help Center encourages everyone to take a moment and consider how you can prevent sexual assault and support survivors in your communities.
If you or someone you know is a survivor, know that you are not alone and help is available by calling (800) 695-1639 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
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'Step UP' 5K to benefit Down Syndrome Association
Citizen Staff Reports 10/09/12
The Down Syndrome Association of Greater Richmond will hold its sixth-annual Step UP for Down Syndrome 5K and Family Festival Saturday, Oct. 13 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Short Pump Town Center. The annual fundraiser, which attracted more than 1,300 participants and raised more than $100,000 last year, features a 5K run/walk and a free family festival that celebrates the abilities and accomplishments of children, teens and adults with Down syndrome.
"This day is a celebration of all of the amazing individuals with Down syndrome in our community," said Allison Wixted, executive director of DSAGR. "The funds and awareness we raise directly impact these individuals and their families throughout Central Virginia."
The day's festivities include:
• a 5K Run/Walk (beginning at 8:30 a.m.);
• free family-friendly entertainment and activities;
• a "Superstars Fashion Show," featuring individuals with Down syndrome;
• live music by The Groove Motive;
• the Great DSAGR Pumpkin Patch;
• exhibitor/advocacy displays;
• a Down Syndrome Superstars Ceremony, honoring those with Down syndrome in attendance (11:30 a.m.).
Register to run, walk or volunteer at http://www.dsagr.com before noon on Oct. 10 or at the event on Oct. 13 beginning at 7:30 a.m.
Local choral group seeks volunteers
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Good Vibrations choral group is looking for all voices with some musical experience to sing with the volunteer choir. The season runs from August to November. Genre includes patriotic and inspirational. > Read more.
County plans Fourth of July event
Henrico County Recreation and Parks will present "Red, White, and Lights" at Meadow Farm Museum/Crump Park July 4.
Henrico County has hosted a Fourth of July celebration annually since 1981, but this year's event will offer a later start time and expanded hours and be highlighted by new entertainment.
The free event will begin at 4:30 p.m. and will feature the Richmond Symphony, a laser-light show, patriotic performances, and family activities. > Read more.
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Herbert Kohl, one of America's most influential and provocative educators, believes that the only way to persist and to grow as a teacher is to commit oneself to the development of the child rather than to the regimented training of the pupil. His book is a lively, personal testament of one teacher's efforts to cultivate the natural vitality of the learning process; it is also a wondefully concrete and practical guide full of stories of individual students and how they were helped to grow through learning.
About the Author
Herbert Kohl is the author of such seminal books as 36 Children and The Open Classroom. Growing Minds is his tenth book concerning the subject of education. Currently, he is working in the field of learning and computer technology.
Joseph Featherstone is a professor of teacher education at MSU. He has taught at Harvard University and served for many years as an editor of the New Republic.


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I created a new Guest Account with restrictions and parental Controls but if I am in the guest account and I go to Finder and click on All images or documents it shows all of it..... How can I limit access to that or block it completely?
The most likely culprit is some utility or old step that was taken to change the permissions on your folders. Depending on how this happened, you may have a little or a lot of clean up, but let's verify this is what is happening:
Here are two screenshots of the default permissions for your administrator's home folder as well as the Documents folder within the home folder.
You can edit things by clicking the lock icon, entering an admin user/password and then using the +, - and gear buttons. Don't forget to apply the changes to enclosing folders. Also, getting a little help from Apple or a tech is often needed if many folders have incorrect permissions. The ~/Library and ~/Shared folders have permissions different than most as well as files that are constantly in use so try to stick with Photos or Documents until you're sure you're fixing things appropriately.
That depends on your definition of "all", which in this instance mean "all the files I have permission to see", which will include anything in shared folders like applications, certain library areas etc
You should only worry if it can see files that are supposed to remain specific to a set user. If you have a fair amount of programs installed, you will have all sorts of example images (for, er, example!) and so on strewn in loads of folders that all users including guests will have access to. This access is required, or a guest user would only have permission to log out, and not use any of the apps etc.
Go back and check the files, if required make one called ZZZ in a normal users home folder somewhere, then use the guest account and check you can (or cannnot) see it. Even if you can see it, check if you can or cannot open it, modify it or delete it. If any of these is still the case, then modify your question to clarify it, if you can;t see it and it's just a large amount of shared files for all users, then you should be good to go.


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On Saturday, Nov. 17, a new Miss Merry Christmas and Little Miss Merry Christmas were crowned. Because of her academic excellence, extracurricular activities, and outstanding service during "It' s A White County Christmas," Dayna Burnett was crowned Miss Merry Christmas 2012.
Dayna is the 17-year-old daughter of Kevin and Tara Burnett of Carmi. Dayna is currently a senior at Carmi-White County High School. In the future, Dayna plans to attend SIC. As a result of being the Miss Merry Christmas winner, Dayna received a $400 scholarship to help her with her future education endeavor.
A new Little Miss Merry Christmas was crowned Saturday evening, as well. Haley Rankin is the 2012 Little Miss Merry Christmas. Haley is the seven-year-old daughter of Angel Boren and Junior Rankin of Carmi.
The Miss and the Little Miss each received gifts donated by local Carmi retailers. The pageant was sponsored by the Gold Star Sponsors: The City of Carmi and Martin and Bayley.
Also announced at the pageant were the Gingerbread House Contest Winners. The gingerbread houses are on display at the Town and Country Real Estate office, located at the corner of Main and Walnut Streets. The houses will be on display until Monday, Nov. 26. Anyone who entered the contest needs to pick up their houses by that time.
The winners are: Most Unique - Ryan and Breyton Sauls of Norris City;
Best Made From Scratch - Cynthia Trout of Carmi; Best Made From a Kit (10 and under) - First Place-Payton Dixon of Carmi and Second Place-Kaden Carter, both of Carmi; Best Made From a Kit (11-17) -First Place - Riley Price of Norris City, Second Place - Jace Carter of Carmi; Best Made From a Kit (18 and Older) - Chanda Sauls of Norris City; and Best Made By a Family: Phil, Holly, and Annsley Healy of Norris City.
The gingerbread house contest was sponsored by Dillman Services, The Social House and Tequilas.
"It's A White County Christmas" is produced by the Carmi Chamber of Commerce and is sponsored in large part by Geo N Mitchell Drilling.
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