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For Alpena High senior RJ Centala, running has been always been a way for him to stay in shape so he can focus on other sports.
Now Centala will make running his main focus and he'll be doing it at the collegiate level after he signed a letter of intent with Alpena Community College on Tuesday.
"It was kind of a thing just to keep me in shape for wrestling for a while and then during probably my eighth grade year is when I discovered I actually had a talent for it. It wasn't really a thing I wanted to do, it sort of happenened by accident," Centala said. "During cross country camp (in the summer), ACC comes with us and coach (Mark) Jacobs definitely suggested it and it seemed like a good idea."
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Alpena High senior RJ Centala, seated left, signed a letter of intent on Tuesday to join the Alpena Community College cross country team. By the time he graduates, Centrala will have earned 12 varsity letters, one of the highest totals in school history. Pictured with him are: back: his mother Niki Centala, his father Bob Centala and Alpena cross country coach Joy Bullis. Seated next to Centala is ACC cross country coach Mark Jacobs.
During his signing in the Alpena High media center, Centala had T-shirts from UCLA, Oregon, Michigan State and ACC laid out on a table. At the beginning of the signing, he threw the other three off to the side before slipping on the ACC shirt.
In his four years at Alpena, Centala has been a three-sport star and by the time he graduates he'll have earned one of the highest totals of varsity letters in school history (12) after lettering in wrestling, cross country and track for four years.
"It's definitely an honor. It's never been done here at Alpena," Centala said. "We've had a pretty good history of athletes here, professional athletes and none of them has had as many varsity letters as I'll have. That's a pretty great accomplishment."
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"He understands the culture, what it takes. He's a no-excuse young man and he's always asking, 'What can I do to get better?'"
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As one of the leaders on the Alpena cross country team last fall, Centala helped the Wildcats finish third in the Big North Conference and also finished 32nd at regionals.
He earned a spot in the top 12 at 140 pounds at the state wrestling finals this year and finished his career with more than 100 wins, but any chances at collegiate wrestling probably would've come as a walk-on.
Instead he'll join a team that will enter its third year of competition since the program was revived in 2012. Last year the Lumberjacks finished seventh at regionals and took ninth in 2012.
"I'm absolutely thrilled. When I recruit, I look for high character kids No. 1 and I'm had extreme success with Alpena kids," Jacobs said. "RJ is high character, a hard worker. I'm excited to coach him."
Jacobs' first two ACC teams have been laden with Alpena runners and next year should be no exception. Centala will join three returning runners, but several of his teammates could also sign with the Lumberjacks.
Centala is used to quite a bit of running as a middle distance and relay runner for the Wildcats, but the expectations will change at ACC. Besides running a longer race (8K instead of 5K), Centala is hoping to get more base miles under his belt this summer and alter his approach.
Centala said he's coupled hard work with his natural talent to improve each year and Jacobs believes that will help him transition easier to the rigors of collegiate running.
The nice thing about these Alpena kids is they understand my culture, my standards that I have and they're a little easier for me to coach. They represent Alpena and they understand what that means," Jacobs said. "He understands the culture, what it takes. He's a no-excuse young man and he's always asking, 'What can I do to get better?'"
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NORWICH — A funeral service will be held Oct. 11 at 11 a.m. at the Norwich Congregational Church for Ardis M. Close, 89, who died Oct. 6 at Valley Terrace in Wilder surrounded by her family. A visitation will be held today (Thursday) Oct. 10 from 6-8 p.m. at the Knight Funeral Home in White River Junction.
She was born Sept. 28, 1924 in Great Bend, Kan., one of four children of Henry and Elsie (Brack) Moore.
The Great Depression occurred during her childhood, and the family lived in several central Kansas towns before settling in Wichita in 1936. She graduated from North High School in Wichita, Class of 1942. She attended Friends University in Wichita for two years, and graduated from Iowa State University, after which she took a job in Bennington, working for the UVM Extension program. During this time she was introduced to Thompson W. Close through mutual friends. She left for a time to pursue a Masters Degree in Home Economics at Michigan State University.
She married Tom on May 18, 1852 and they made their home in Norwich.
Though primarily a wife and mother, beginning about 1970 she worked as a part-time teacher of Home Economics at Mascoma Union High School in Enfield, N.H. and then the Hartford High School.
During her life she was an active member of the Norwich Congregational Church, serving on many committees, and helping on church projects. She and several friends formed the Noon Neighbors program, which continues to offer a monthly social gathering and meal for Norwich elders. She was a member of the Norwich Ladies Club, the Hanover Garden Club, and enjoyed the many intellectual and artistic offerings available in the Upper Valley. She will be remembered for her gracious and outgoing manner, her love of family and anything Kansas, her adventurous spirit, her love of cooking and music, her enjoyment of many kinds of hand crafts, and her gift for forging lifelong friendships that endured despite her struggle with Alzheimer's disease.
Her husband Thompson W. Close predeceased her in 1989.
She is survived by two daughters, Elissa Close and husband Christopher Brady of Straksboro; Ellen Close DesMeules, husband, Peter and daughters, Emily and Hadley of North Pomfret; a son, Stuart Close, his wife, Kristin and children, Greta and Bridger of Norwich.
Memorial contributions may be made to: Vermont Public Radio, 365 Troy Avenue, Colchester, 05446 or New Hampshire Public Radio, 2 Pillsbury Street, 6th Floor, Concord, NH 03301.
Condolences may be expressed to Ardis's family in an online guestbook at www.knightfuneralhomes.com.
This obituary first appeared in the October 10, 2013 print edition of the Vermont Standard.
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Orchids can appear in some strange places, and it's not so unusual to find some species deep within our cities, if you know what they look like, and where they grow. Several plants of a very common species of potato orchid (Gastrodia sesamoides) used to pop up every year in the garden of St David's Cathedral in the inner Hobart. Most of the colony was (doubtless unknowingly) buried by recent upgrades to access paths; a few probably survive elsewhere in the cathedral grounds. In Wilson Street, Burnie, a fine group of bearded orchids (Calochilus robertsonii) puts on an excellent show in the front garden of a government building every spring. Onion orchids (Microtis spp) and some common sun orchids (Thelymitra spp) are often seen in urban parks and lawns; there are many other examples.
But the most surprising urban orchid I've ever seen was the one I found plastered to a street wall on the corner of Macquarie and Harrington Streets this weekend. The orchid (or more accurately, a photo of it) was labelled "Rare Orchid found in STYX COUP [sic] TN34B" and below that "ANCIENT FOREST // DEAD ZONE. COMPLIMENTS OF FORESTRY TASMANIA."
No name was given for the orchid, and the photo was not attributed, nor was any campaign group named on the poster. Furthermore I was unable to find any information about claims of a significant orchid find in a Styx logging coupe online. I was, however, able to find plenty of information about TN34B. Logging in this coupe is contentious, as the coupe was declared to possess "high conservation value" in those recent political "peace talks" that were so notably bereft of direct scientific input. In other words, it's in an area of forest that the ENGOs happen to like. You can see some of the claim and counter-claim on the Greens' site here and perhaps FT and/or Bryan Green will respond to Tim Morris's round two salvo. Over the weekend, the coupe was reportedly promoted in the Wilderness Society's latest "Day in the Styx".
Thus far, nothing I can find about the coupe indicates that it is unusual or special in the context of its area. The coupe itself is, according to Bryan Green's reply, a tiddler: "an 18 ha coupe which will be harvested for specialty timbers and sawlogs using aggregated retention to ensure at least 50% of the harvested area will be within one tree length of standing forest." The main pretext of the fuss is whether or not the coupe is politically off limits.
There certainly isn't anything unusual or special about the orchid, pretty little thing as it is. The broad dorsal sepal, the evidence of the orchid being coloured on the outside of the flowers compared to the inside, what can be seen of the colour pattern and the messy, crowded look of the calli (little clublike shapes in the middle of the flower) leave a choice between Caladenia alpina and Caladenia cracens, two very similar-looking species, both of which are common. Especially given the locality and the likely habitat it's extremely likely to be C. alpina (assuming the photo was actually taken in the Styx!) but from a not terribly good paper print of a black and white photo it's hard to be totally certain which of the two it is – for a while they were assumed to be one species. The range of the prime suspect, C. alpina, includes most of the state as well as the higher country of NSW, ACT and Vic, and it is described in Jones et al's The Orchids of Tasmania as "Widespread and locally fairly common in highland areas up to 1200 m and sometimes as low as 400 m". Its presence in the Styx is no surprise.
What sort of activist passes off a common orchid as rare, without checking their identification properly, without putting a name to their handiwork, just whacking their unsupported claim onto a pole as a pretty picture, perhaps on the assumption that the city public are too gullible to know better? Everyone knows all orchids are rare, right? I suggest that the Dead Zone may be found between that propagandist's ears, or maybe wherever in the propagandist's mindset those of us who actually give the odd stray hoot about the facts keep our senses of scientific accountability.
But there is more to say about logging, Dead Zones and orchids. About ten years ago I visited the Styx for the first time. As well as exploring several areas of old growth, I walked along a narrow strip that had been logged and burned along the roadside not far from the site of the "Chapel Tree". And there, among all the usual post-logging blackness and the unusually large dead stumps – in the middle of the Dead Zone where the orchids never grow (Mr/Ms Harrington/Macquarie Corner said so) - were many excellent plants of a fine, if common, sun orchid species, Thelymitra circumsepta – a species one would hardly see amid the depths of the intact oldgrowth mixed forests, since it is stimulated by disturbances and fire.
Finally, if these "citizen scientists" we keep hearing so much about want to make much more effective use of Tasmania's orchid flora, there's plenty of real work out there to be done. The real work, challenging to say the least, beats the hell out of inane exercises like videotaping devils or whacking photos of common orchids onto graffiti walls. To give just one example, the incredible Myrtle Elbow Orchid (Thynninorchis nothofagicola) is known only from a single site near the Gordon River Road, where it is extremely rare. Any activist finding this species within a logging coupe anywhere would make an enormous contribution both to their cause and to the conservation of what appears to be a genuinely critically endangered species.
Dr Bonham's interest in native orchids not only pre-dates but even contributed to his interest in native snails. In 2007-8 he rediscovered Corunastylis nudiscapa, a species which had been presumed extinct having not been recorded for the previous 155 years. He has worked for FT as a freelance consultant now and then within that sort of time period, but is not currently doing so.


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ALBERTVILLE, AL. - The deadline for buying patron tickets for the Dec. 12 CelebrateAlbertville program at the discounted price of $100 is Saturday.
After Saturday, patron tickets will be $125.
Celebrate Albertville, directed by Mike Weaver of Chicago, will highlight the talents of Albertville High School students, teachers and alumni.
The program will be the first major event in the new Albertville Fine Arts Center, which opened this month.
VIP tickets, which are being sold for $500, include admission to pre- and post-event parties at the Albertville Golf & Country Club and a chauffeured limousine ride to and from the program.
VIP tickets may be purchased through the Albertville City Schools Foundation or online at www.celebratealbertville.org or by calling 256-891-7840.
The phone number may also be used to buy patron tickets, which are also available at Vantage Bank at 407 N. Broad St. here.
Proceeds from the red-carpet event go to the foundation, which is coordinating the program.
Corporate sponsors for the program are Vantage Bank, Randy Jones Insurance, Nationwide Insurance, Marshall Medical Centers, Wilks Tire & Battery and Foodland.


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Updated: A Michigan judge who has been suspended without pay is expected to testify Monday in a legal ethics case over his alleged sexual relationship with a witness in a case that was before his bench.
Wayne County Circuit Judge Wade McCree is charged in a Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission complaint with making a false report of a felony; improper conduct; improper bench conduct and demeanor; and making misrepresentations to the commission, the Detroit Free Press reports.
The ethics case followed a complaint by McCree to authorities that he was being stalked and extorted by a woman with whom he allegedly had a relationship while she was a witness in a child-support case in his court.
As Monday's hearing began, the judge's lawyer said he suffers from a bipolar disorder known as hypomania that affected his behavior, CBS Detroit reports.
Geniene La'Shay Mott, a witness in the child-support case with whom McCree admittedly has been involved, said in her testimony that the two exchanged text messages, some of them apparently while he was on the bench hearing cases.
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ABAJournal.com: "Reports: Judge Complains of Claimed Stalker, Ends Up on Admin Leave, Facing Another Ethics Complaint"
ABAJournal.com: "Judge accused of having relationship with party in child-support case is suspended"
ABAJournal.com: "Judge admits sex with witness in chambers, but says it didn't affect his decision-making"
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SALEM - The Oregon Legislature kicked off its February session Monday morning, beginning a monthlong series of meetings designed as a test run for annual legislative sessions. The political waters stayed smooth in the Senate but choppier in the House.
The Senate met quickly to approve its operating rules, welcome two new members and read through a list of new legislation to be considered this month. They clocked in at under half an hour.
In the House, however, Democrats and Republicans negotiated, privately discussed and publicly debated their operating requirements before narrowly agreeing to rules after three and a half hours. The holdup? Republicans objected to a provision requiring signatures from 31 of the 60 representatives before a "minority report" - an alternative version of a piece of legislation - could be brought to the House floor for consideration by the entire chamber. Democrats, who hold the majority in both the House and Senate, said minority reports were not allowed in previous special sessions.
Legislative leaders said they are committed to completing the special session by Feb. 29. Oregon is one of six states whose legislatures do not meet annually, and because the Oregon Constitution says the Legislature is to meet every other year, a constitutional amendment would be needed to allow yearly sessions.
"This is historic," said Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem. "We have never done this before and no other state has ever tried to demonstrate the benefits of annual sessions before asking voters to approve a Constitutional change."
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This new class is the most diverse in the FDNY's history with 62 percent of its members identifying as minorities – 24 percent as Black and 36 percent as Hispanic. In the past 12 years, the Fire Department has doubled the number of firefighters from minority backgrounds serving in New York City.
Over their 18 weeks at the FDNY Training Academy, this class was extensively trained in all aspects of their job as Firefighters: fire suppression and medical response, hazardous materials, collapse and confined space rescue training, and auto extrication; building inspections and procedures for engine and ladder operations. These probationary firefighters will be assigned to firehouses throughout the city, where they will gain field experience under the guidance of senior firefighters and officers.
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Community Development Journal, vol. 38, 2003, p. 120-129
Investigates agency participation in the planning phase of an Empowerment Zone in the USA. Empowerment Zones are areas of economic decline where grants and tax incentives operate. Describes the agencies' role, activities and motivation.
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Public Finance, Mar. 28th - Apr. 3rd 2003, p. 24-25
Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in the USA allow the private sector, at the behest of local government, to raise capital through approved extra taxation, to improve run-down urban areas. The UK government is interested in importing the scheme into the UK.
A. Stevens, A. M. Bur and L. Young
Community Development Journal, vol. 38, 2003, p. 84-95
Looks at the use of participation to combat social exclusion. Presents the findings of a project investigating participation in Spain, Italy, England and Ireland. Divides the aims of participation into four categories:
Relates these categories to policy developments and to different reasons for social exclusion. Concludes it is necessary to have greater clarity on the aims of participation and how it fights social exclusion.


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Website for the new City Center Development in Las Vegas. Integrated a video navigation of the area.project info
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Webmaster for the Pixies Music, responsible for Reunion Tour dates and ticket pre-sales. Built and maintained custom CMS.project info
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On outstretched wings, the great shearwater glides effortlessly over the ocean waves. — Photo by Bruce Mactavish/Special to The Telegram
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The sooty shearwater glides low over the water searching for food. — Photo by Bruce Mactavish/Special to The Telegram
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The manx shearwater is uniform black above and white below and is the smallest of the shearwaters. — Photo by Bruce Mactavish/Special to The Telegram
The shearwaters of Newfoundland
All this month I have been on a seismic vessel working off northeast Newfoundland. My bird watching has been a diet consisting totally of sea birds.
Being an avid birdwatcher by nature, I have a need to see birds every day just to feel normal. So, I have been watching seabirds as the fog allows. My typical day consists of fewer than 10 species of birds, with Leach's storm-petrel, northern fulmar and great shearwater being the only everyday common species in the deep water beyond the continental shelf where I have been most of the month.
The waters off Newfoundland and Labrador are a destination for huge numbers of seabirds in the summer time. A couple columns back I talked about some of the enormous nesting colonies of seabirds that are a great attraction for out-of-province and resident tourists. There are other seabirds that play an important part of the summer scene at sea that do not come here to nest.
Shearwaters occur in provincial waters by the hundreds of thousands every summer. They are a worldwide group of seabirds shaped by the wind and open seas.
Shearwaters fly with a distinctive burst of flapping followed by long glides on wings held stiffly straight out to the side. In a moderate wind, they rarely have to flap at all, but hold their wings out straight like an airplane and ride through the currents of wind over the waves. This is what makes shearwaters a joy to watch.
They were formed by the open ocean winds. They travel thousands of kilometres every year, mostly within a metre or two of the surface of the ocean. They are so developed for the unrestricted open air over the sea that they are nearly helpless on land. Therefore they shun land except during the nesting season when they dig burrows in the soft earth of isolated islands to lay an egg.
The four species of Newfoundland and Labrador shearwaters are great and sooty shearwater (both abundant), manx shearwater (uncommon) and Cory's shearwater (rare). The Cory's shearwater is a warm-water species and occurs only within waters influenced by Gulf Stream waters at least 200 kilometres off the south coast of Newfoundland. Only a couple of Newfoundland birders have managed to get to that area and tick this one for their Newfoundland lists.
The manx shearwater is a European nesting species. A few do nest on Middle Lawn Island off the Burin Peninsula, but most of the manx shearwaters occurring in our waters during the summer are one and two year old birds that have not reached breeding maturity yet so are free to roam the ocean in summer.
The great and sooty shearwater are plentiful in waters around Newfoundland and Labrador. Both of these species nest in the South Atlantic while we are enduring our winter and fly into our hemisphere to enjoy our summer. The smart birds experience summer all their lives.
Shearwaters are attracted to Newfoundland and Labrador for the summer food smorgasbord. Shearwaters are caplin eaters. The swarms of caplin near shore entice large numbers of seagoing shearwaters well inside their usual comfort zone.
You will not see them just anywhere that caplin spawn. For instance, do not expect to see them at the famous caplin spawning beach at Middle Cove near St. John's. That is just too uncomfortable for the shearwaters being surrounded on three sides by cliffs. However, when they are spawning at Middle Cove beach you might find them not too far away off Torbay Point.
Caplin often congregate in large beds at capes and points during the summer before and after making their ritual beach sacrifice. Although caplin do not spawn at Cape Spear, shearwaters and whales feed on caplin that collect in temporary large schools here during the spawning season. As a rule, capes and points become excellent locations to see shearwaters during the summer season.
Shearwater can be seen from the ferries to Nova Scotia and fishing boats around the province, but there is something special about standing on solid earth and watching these true seabirds. Fishermen know shearwaters as hagdowns or bawks.
The two common species, great and sooty shearwaters, are easily identified. They are the size of small gulls. Great shearwaters have brown backs and white bellies with a contrasting dark brown cap. Sooty shearwaters are uniform dark brown all over. They freely associate with one another. If you see one species you will probably see the other at the same location.
The manx shearwater is outnumbered by the great and sooty shearwaters by hundreds to one, but it is still worth looking for. It has the same habits as its bigger cousins and enjoys caplin every meal of the day. Consider it a little prize if you spot this small shearwater, uniform blackish-brown above and gleaming white below.
Shearwaters are not an everyday happening for landlubbers. But sooner or later you might find yourself with the opportunity to see them.
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BARBOURVILLE — Even though Tyler Boggs doesn't fit the description of a prototypical leadoff hitter, as a senior catcher with more power than speed, Harlan County coach John Lewis likes having him at the top of his order. Boggs showed why Monday in the opening round of the 13th Region Tournament at Knox Central with three of the Bears' six hits in a 5-1 win over Clay County.
"Boggs had a good day. He's my best hitter, and he set the stage," Lewis said. "I thought everybody responded well. We just struck out four times. We wanted them to attack from the first pitch. I thought we executed and had that perseverance."
Harlan County (27-9) broke a four-game losing streak in the regional tournament with the victory. The Bears lost to eventual champ South Laurel in last year's first round.
"It's building, and a lot of that has to do with pitching. We've had three straight 20-plus win seasons. It's a good day for Harlan County," Lewis said.
Junior right hander Conner Leisge followed his impressive performance in a district championship win over Middlesboro by pitching five innings against the Tigers to earn his eighth win in 10 decisions. Leisge struck out five and walked three while allowing one run on three hits. Senior right hander James Bond closed the game with two innings of no-hit baseball, striking out four and walking none.
"I thought Conner located well and took his time," Lewis said. "He walked a few of the first hitters in the inning. That was the only problem I had with him. Bond lives up to his name. He's sneaky with his curveball and his fastball."
Junior right hander Tanner Hoskins pitched a complete game for the Tigers, giving up five runs on six hits with four strikeouts and one walk.
Boggs led the Bears with a double and two singles. Leisge, Scotty Bailey and Andrew Dozier added one single each as Harlan County improved to 27-9 heading into Tuesday's semifinal game against South Laurel, the defending regional champion.
Tanner Smith, Austin Carnahan and Dylan Garrison had one single each for the 18-18 Tigers, who entered the tournament as the 49th District runner-up.
Both teams missed scoring opportunities early before Harlan County broke through with three runs in the third inning. Blake Rutherford led off by reaching base on an error. Boggs followed with a bunt single. After Bond flied out to center, Bailey singled off the glove of Clay second baseman Tyler Allen for the first run. Anthony Jenkins moved the runners up with a grounder to first base, and Leisge followed with perhaps the biggest hit of the day when he ripped a two-run single to left.
"There was a lot of pressure on him," Lewis said. "I think everybody was waiting on something to happen, kind of like in the district championship when it was 3-3 against Middlesboro. We moved them over, and he did what he was supposed to do. That's what you have to do to win."
"They've got good leaders at the top and every time they come up with guys in scoring position they do what they have to do to get that guy in," Clay County coach Jason Smith said. "That's a good ballclub, a very good ballclub."
Clay scored a run in the fourth as Dustin Gross walked and Garrison singled to start the inning. Gross scored when Rutherford was unable to come up with Nathanie Huff's fly ball to right. Leisge was able to work out of the jam with two straight strikeouts after Boggs caught Garrison straying too far off third base when Huff stole second.
Dozier singled with one out in the bottom of the fourth and Rutherford was again safe on an error. When both moved up a base with a double steal, Hoskins had a base open for Boggs, but the Tigers elected to pitch to Harlan County's best hitter. Boggs made the Tigers pay for the mistake with a two-run single up the middle.
"We got up 0-1 because the guy stole the base. I was trying to work him outside to see if he would get himself out," Smith said. "If he threw a ball we were going to go ahead and walk him, but he did what good hitters do and stuck his bat out and hit one up the middle."
After escaping trouble in the first four innings, Leisge coasted through the fifth and was then replaced by Bond, making him eligible to pitch in the finals on Thursday if Harlan County can upset South Lauren in the semifinals. Bond allowed only one base runner in his two innings on an error.
"We were in spots where we could have scored some runs. We just couldn't come up with a big hit," Smith said. "It seemed like when we were waiting on the big hit we tried to do too much on the bases and ran ourselves out of a couple of big innings."
Harlan County will play South Laurel at 5 on Tuesday in the regional semifinals.
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Gustav and the GOP convention
August 31, 2008 - Steve Murch
You have to feel a little for the Republicans because of having to modify their convention due to Hurricane Gustav. Coming on the heels of a rousing and memorable Democratic National Convention, the RNC would have given the GOP a chance to shine.
However, now the Republicans not only have their plans changed, but the focus of the nation will be squarely on Gustav's aftermath (since landfill will occur before the convention gets going in earnest) and New Orleans. While no convention draws the viewers they once did, there still is interest and those watching will be fewer than if devastating weather didn't occur.
For John McCain, while he will now accept the party's nomination during a convention tempered by the hurricane, he was able to generate excitement in his party by naming his vice presidential candidate before the holiday weekend. Even though news on Friday is not the most read/viewed by the public because it's the end of the week (compounded this time by a holiday), by naming a female as his running mate, McCain was able to generate more interest than it normally would have otherwise.
It's going to be interesting to see how the Republicans carry on during the convention and how much the American public tunes in to view. Much of it likely depends on the severity of Gustav's effects.
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I arrived at terminal 4 a few hours before departure time. My initial reaction when I first entered the terminal for check in was "wow, I'm going to be here forever." It looked really busy. People were everywhere. Then I remembered that I had the privilege of using the first class check in line. Problem solved! The first class line was probably 5% the length of the economy line. Check in was a breeze and I got assigned a window seat. An elevator ride later I found myself in the lengthy line of the security checkpoint of concourse B. It wasn't until I waited for about 15 minutes that I found out that there was a first class security line! That made security a breeze. I felt sorry for all the Y passengers that had to wait through the extremely long lines of the check in counter and security. To be honest, I think I would have missed my flight if it weren't for the first class privileges. Anyways, the hike to the international concourse was a lengthy one. On the way to the gate I saw a Hawaiian 767-300.
Boarding commenced and I soon found myself in the blue leather seat of first class. The first class product of the A319 is more aesthetically pleasing then that of the B737-200 IMO. Not sure about the B737-300 (forgot what it looked like). Comfort wise, it is about the same to me. I am not tall so I cannot judge the legroom, but the seat seemed to be around the same size/comfort. Pre-departure drinks were offered and I opted for some water. The flight was relatively full. We soon took off out of the valley of the sun for Vancouver, which had little sun and lots of rain. Quite a drastic change in weather. The inflight movie was "Pirates of the Caribbean". Headset are free in first, but I chose to sleep. When I woke up, I found 1 bag of the first class mix (don't know what it is) and 1 bag of honey roasted peanuts waiting for me. I ate a little and put the rest away. We started our decent into Vancouver, which was rainy, cold, and windy. The decent was dull due to all the clouds, which prevented a good view of the city. Landing was smooth and taxi was short. Immigration was a breeze and I was off to my hotel in no time.
During my stay in Vancouver, I visited Capilano, Grouse Mountain (sp?), Victoria via BC Ferries (Butchart Gardens, Empress Hotel, Chinatown), Horseshoe Bay, Stanley Park, Canada Place, a Japanese fishing village, lighthouse park, and some other places. I also took a side trip to Seattle and went to the Boeing Everett tour, pike place market, and the space needle. I won't go into the details of the visit, but if you have any questions about the attractions I visited, I'll be happy to answer them.
Depart: 2:03PM
Arrive: 5:00PM
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My vacation eventually came to an end. Check in at the U.S. departures hall was quick. After emigration and customs, I went shopping one last time. YVR is really a nice airport. On the otherside of the U.S. departure gates are the real international gates. I saw some planes from SQ,CX, and KLM. Half hour prior to the scheduled departure, the gate agent announced a 1 hour delay. They called it a mechanical problem. Half-hour later it was changed to a 2 hour delay. Oh fun, I thought. The gate agents did not provide very good information about what the problem was. They just kept apologizing. HP did make an attempt to rebook everybody with connecting flights. Soon, mechanics approached the plane and popped the engine open. Some 20 minutes later, it was closed.
Boarding started with more apologizes. The flight was quite empty. Our actual pushback time was about 4:30PM. We taxied into the queue line for the runway and watch 5-6 jets take off which took another half hour. The takeoff roll was extremely short, the shortest I have ever experienced. Since the weather was miserable with rain and wind, the clouds blocked all of the scenery for takeoff. Cruise altitude was FL370. The movie was "Hollywod Homicide". Once again I opted out and listened to music on my CD player. First class mix and peanuts were offered again. The flight was pretty uneventful with a smooth landing. On taxi to the gate at PHX I saw the BA777 PHX-LHR flight take off, which was neat. The weather in PHX was clear skies with a temp of 90 degrees. What fun.
All in all, good flights on HP. The delay was annoying, but probably not their fault. Wished HP could of served more than peanuts. Friendly f/a's.


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On March, 23, 2005, Jessica Rogers, a student at Hamilton High West, was a back-seat passenger in a car whose driver became infuriated after being cut off by another driver. He drove along the shoulder in order to catch up with the vehicle that had cut him off. The vehicle slammed into a telephone pole.
Rogers, who was paralyzed from the chest down in the accident, has undergone 26 surgeries in those seven years.
Driver Daniel Robbins Jr., who was sentenced to six months in prison and five years' probation for assault by auto, served four months in jail.
Last week, state lawmakers passed what is known as Jessica Rogers' Law, a statute mandating stiffer sentences to drivers fired by road rage. In some cases, that could mean three to five years in jail and a fine up of to $15,000.
"Any driver who allows their rage to control their actions behind the wheel essentially turns their vehicle into a deadly weapon," says Assembly Wayne DeAngelo (D-Hamilton). "A simple slap on the wrist or ticket can no longer do."
And the occasions of road rage, says Sen. Linda Greenstein (D-Plainsboro), are becoming more common in the traffic-congested state of New Jersey.
We live in a time when reckless confrontation is too often the first resort. When rash behavior jeopardizes the safety of passengers or other motorists, New Jersey must be clear that such behavior will have serious consequences.
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New executive director takes the reins at Vashon HouseHold
Chris Szala, an Islander who has worked in the affordable housing arena for 20 years, has been named the new executive director at Vashon HouseHold.
He replaces Sam Hendricks, who has headed the organization for about a decade and who has taken a job in Portland, Ore., where he'll helm a small organization focused on international aid in Latin America.
Szala currently heads Com-munity House Mental Health, an agency that provides hundreds of units of housing to people with chronic mental health needs.
He'll continue to work as executive director of the Seattle-based organization while heading Vashon HouseHold, board member Kim Nelson said. Jean Bosch, who helped to found Vashon HouseHold, has also begun working with the organization again, handling private fundraising and other parts of Hendricks' job so that Szala can oversee project development and other duties, Nelson said.
"Clearly, with this arrangement, we needed to fill in some things," Nelson said. "Jean's got a long history with us and is an extremely competent person."
Nelson said the organization was thrilled to find someone of Szala's caliber to head the small Island-based nonprofit. She said the organization got about 75 applications from throughout the region and across the country but was determined to hire an Islander with experience in affordable housing development.
The board also realized it needed someone who could "jump onto a moving train," Nelson said. "Chris certainly is that kind of person."
Adding that there weren't many applicants who the board would accept as a part-time director, she added, "This is an extraordinary opportunity for us with a very extraordinary person, so we're going to take it."
Hendricks leaves the organization after a period of remarkable growth; it now has five projects completed and two under way. It also has some big challenges, including water intrusion problems at Eernisse Apartments — a situation that has left some tenants angry with the organization and worried about mold in their units.
Hendricks, who announced his decision to leave the organization several months ago, said in a prepared statement that he was excited about his new job.
"This is a great organization that serves thousands of children in rural Guatemala and Mexico," he said. "The job is a rare opportunity to work internationally and make a difference where there is great need."
He said will travel in Latin America several times a year and hopes to involve his family in travel and volunteer work in the region.
Bosch said she believes Szala will be able to bring Vashon HouseHold to the next level.
"I think he's going to bring even more credibility to Vashon HouseHold," she said.
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I was stopped by a fundraiser for Planned Parenthood, of all things, and he told me that he had watched me walk up the street and then walk out of Target and that I was beautiful. I said thank you, but I'm not interested. I know he meant well, but that kind of approach is not appropriate or appreciated.
Hollallujah for a new bill that will protect Massachusetts Transgender people from prejudice and hate crimes! The state Senate followed the House on Wednesday morning in passing a transgender civil rights bill. Governor Deval Patrick is set to sign the bill, but when exactly is not yet certain. This would make Massachusetts the 16th state to treat transgender people as a protected class. May the domino effect continue!
According to co-sponsor of the bill and state Representative Carl Sciortino Jr. "Transgender people individuals in Massachusetts face unacceptably high levels of violence and discrimination in their daily lives… This bill will extend our statutory rights and hate crimes protections to the transgender community."
In a study conducted by the Williams Institute in April 2011, approximately 33,000 people in Massachusetts identify themselves as transgender. And according to a National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Gay and Lesbian Taskforce 2009 survey 97 percent of transgender individuals reported that they were harassed or mistreated at work, with 47 percent of people complaining that they had been either denied a job or sacked for identifying as transgender.
This awesome news comes amidst Transgender Awareness Week, which will come to a close on November 20th with Transgender Day of Remembrance, a memorial to victims of anti-transgender hatred or prejudice.
On December 5th our very own Hollaback! Executive Director, Emily May will join the Chair of the National Organization for Women Young Feminist Task Force, Jerin Afria; Coordinator of Community Violence Prevention at the Center for Anti-Violence Education, Susan Moesker; and New York City Council member Manhattan District 5, Jessica Lappin, to discuss and advise on how to combat gender violence on New York's subways and public spaces.
This exclusive event will begin at 7pm on Monday December 5 at Hunter College, Lexington Avenue at 68th.
Talking Back is sponsored by Hunter Women's Rights Coalition; Manhattan Young Democrats Transportation and Women's Issues Committee; New Yorkers for Safe Transit; Hollaback!; and the National Organization for Women.
Be a change-maker, Hollaback! and join the conversation!
MUMBAI: On October 20th, a group of friends went out to have dinner and watch a cricket match. After dinner, a drunk man harassed a few of the girls in the group. Defending the girls, Keenan and Reuben reprimanded him. Jitendra Rana returned with a large group of his friends and stabbed Keenan Santos and Reuben Fernandez. Keenan was held down and stabbed until he was disemboweled. He was rushed to the hospital by his friends, his girlfriend Priyanka telephoned his parents on the way. He died soon after his father arrived at the hospital. Reuben was in a critical condition but succumbed to his injuries ten days after the attack.
We mourn the loss of two brave men who had such bright futures ahead of them. Two men who were not willing to accept the harassment of women they cared about. Two men who stood for a world where every person can feel safe and confident in public spaces. Please sign this petition, which calls for a non-bailable jail sentence for the men who committed this heinous crime. Join us as we stand for a world without street harassment. Join us as we stand for the bravery of people in Mumbai, across India and around the world that take a stand against street harassment. Join us as we stand for justice for Keenan Santos and Reuben Fernandez.
It wasn't recent, but it took years before I realized that I'd been sexually harassed. I was attending Bates Technical College at the time and I was waiting to be picked up from school when some guy came walking down the street and started hitting on me. I was only sixteen at the time, and I was completely shocked to see that his d*ck was hanging out of his pants. I was disgusted, but too embarrassed to say anything (and I didn't know what he was doing was harassment). If I could go back now and do something about it, I would.
Meet Hannah Sanders, the patiently persistent activist fighting street harassment in Chicago, IL.
Why do you HOLLA? Because a lot of people feel that they can't or worse–that they aren't supposed to hollaback at sexual harassment.
I holla because no one else on earth speaks for me. No other person is entitled to sum up my personhood with their own ignorance, to apply arbitrary liberties on my freedoms or ineffable human rights, or to inflict mental or physical abuses.
What's your craft? My craft is free associaton, of course, as well as some photo and a little digital illustration. I also make exceptional milkshakes.
What was your first experience with street harassment? Being 13 and having grown men inappropriately and freely approach my barely mature/developed best friend with phrases like "would you like a man in your life?" and "would you like me to slam you like a screen door?" This scared me so much! It was like they didn't see her as 13! They were attracted to her, and therefore, she deserved their comments and attention, and that attention presented itself as sexual violence. I didn't realize until much later that these men are pretty "normal," my friend is lovely; it was almost like a compliment to make these comments to her. These men had no one to censor them. There is nothing in our culture saying that you cannot talk to a woman that way, especially a young girl.
Define your style: My personality may come across as mild mannered, I was called "benign" once in high school (she followed her question up with "Do you even know what that means?" And yes, I did.) but I'm actually pretty bossy in the same vein as "I don't suffer fools gladly." If we're talking about the types of clothes that I wear, then I stick to simple things like head- to- toe glitter, Gondolier stripes, and corduroy flares.
Say you're Queen for the day. What would you do to end street harassment? I would heavily legislate against any media sources that portray femininity, feminine power, etc. in a derogatory fashion. I would say that misogyny is not only against the letter of the law, but also against the spirt of the law. Life is about dealing with people, and because many of us look to entertainment for how to do this, we are "conditioned" to interact with the world with violently rhetoric language. Women, minorities, LGBTQ individuals, etc. are scape goats. We live in a time where it is perfectly acceptable to discount and shut down women or minorities based solely on the perceived value of their sexual attractiveness. Our culture is extremely critical and unkind to women that behave in any way other than subordinate. I don't think this is an overly dramatic observation. Addressing the way that women and minorities are represented is the key to equality and a better country.
What do you collect? Lost cat posters…poor little fluffy things.
If you could leave the world one piece of advice, what would it be? Be sweet!…and, just be cool…
My superheroine power is…Thunder leg: infinite patience and sturdy walkin' legs that make thunder! (and rain)
What inspires you? Friends and family, organizations like: Hollaback!, Discover Hope, Team William, Everyone is Gay, and on and on.
In the year 2020, street harassment…will be discussed in schools. Tools to combat harassment (and bullying) will be taught alongside sincere sex positive education. How about in the year 2020, the word "feminist" will not be derogatory. Feminism will be the simple conceptual platform for all acceptable human interaction.
When I was 14, a friend and I were going for a walk, minding our own business and happened to walk near a construction site. We weren't even on the same side of the street but many of the men stopped what they were doing just to yell and whistle at us. It made me feel: embarrassed, frightened, confused, what did we do? It was the first time that I really encountered being treated differently in public and how it and many other incidents have made my wary and vigilant whenever I'm at any public forum, which is ridiculous to expect from women and even young girls. Other forms of harassment haven't been on the street like this, but rather come from co-workers and from other situations, but all have contributed to my embattled mental state when dealing with male strangers. *sigh* I feel lame writing this from my current 26 year-old-self, but I don't think girls should have to deal with that.
Over 100 people, the majority of which were women, peacefully marched from Zuccotti Park to the NYPD's first Precinct HQ on Tuesday night to demand that all OWS females in police custody be treated with respect. This action comes after complaints that male officers patrolling the female cells had been violating protocol.
According to the OWS website male police officers were allegedly patrolling female cells unannounced, specifically by the communal female lavatories that are in full view of all women and officers. This is apparently a common method used to humiliate those in custody.
Protesters demand that the NYPD release an official statement to promise that there would be no more instances of humiliation and that the issue be addressed. The crowd could be heard chanting:
"All day, all night, occupy women's rights!" and "Courtesy, professionalism and respect" also "If you see something, say something!"
We at Hollaback! extend our support to all those that have suffered this terrible injustice. If anyone has any information please contact the complaint line and demand that Commissioner Ray Kelly put an end to this behavior. Call NYPD Internal Affairs: 212.487.7350 or directly NYPD 1st Precinct: 212.334.0611
OWS message to the NYPD: If you SEE something, a fellow officer violating protocol, say something.
This is a story about my experience one day while living in Buffalo, NY. It's one of many examples of how women experience street harassment every day.
A few years back I lived in Buffalo, NY for a time. One sunny, breezy, and beauteous summer afternoon, I decided to ride my bicycle over to Delaware Park. I had the day off and wanted to get out in the sunshine and enjoy myself for a little while. I was thoroughly enjoying my leisurely ride around the pond when a Mr. I-wear-sleeveless-tops-and-drink-protein-shakes type passed me on his bike and made a direct kissy noise at me. Needless to say I was skeeved and annoyed but continued on my ride anyways.
A few minutes later I see the same douche bag riding toward me on the trail once again. And once again, he made the creepy kissy noises at me. I thought "Ok.. seriously douche, this has to be the last time you will do this seeing as how I had absolutely no reaction to you." Well I should have known that I was wrong. This happened twice more before I got too mad and bothered to stay there. So I road my bicycle home. I was pissed. How dare this f*cking douche bag make me feel uncomfortable – so uncomfortable that I choose to end my leisurely bike ride on a beautiful sunny day because I didn't want to pass him again and hear him make those disgusting kissy noises at me. I should be able to go somewhere by myself and not fear or be bothered by douche bags like this.
Fuming, I made my way home, enjoying the ride that was luckily douche bag free. Or so I thought. I had reached my street, and was riding down the center of the road about a block from my apartment. I saw a little boy of about seven standing on the sidewalk ahead of me. As I rode past him he screamed "Hey! I lost my teddy bear, can I sleep with you?" Which was then also followed up by "Nice ass." This boy was seven. Seven years old and already harassing women on the street. I will admit that I chuckled a little to myself, just because it was such a cheesy line. But seriously. I was street harassed by a seven year old. What the f*ck.
You don't have to be conventionally "pretty" or "thin" to be harassed on the street, Basically the only qualification you need is to have a vagina. My friends and I would talk about it quite frequently. They were also harassed constantly while walking around Buffalo. Seeing as how Buffalo is a fairly urban area, I noticed that I was harassed much more often than, say, my home town. Men would say the most derogatory things to my friends and me. All the time. It was just like they had free reign to make women feel as uncomfortable and skeeved out as possible. And what could we do? Talk back sometimes, yes, but often times that would just fuel the fire and make it even worse. However, I came to realize that expressing your distaste with the way you're treated is better than flat out ignoring it. Women shouldn't feel silenced and intimidated on the streets. So ladies, next time some low life treats you like a piece of meat on the street, holla back at him and let him know that it is NOT acceptable.
F*ck street harassment and f*ck any society that accepts it as standard behavior.
In the early hours of Tuesday morning Mayor Bloomberg authorized the mass eviction of peaceful protest Occupy Wall St from Liberty square. Bloomberg told a press conference this morning:
"The final decision was mine and mine alone."
Law enforcement arrived at Zuccotti Park not long after midnight last night where they handed out letters to protesters declaring that the occupation of the park posed an increasing health risk. It requested that they immediately leave the park so that it could be cleaned and restored. It also stated that the park would be reopened in several hours, when protesters would be permitted to return but without tents, sleeping bags or tarps.
According Occupy Wall St individuals that were a part of the dynamic civil process were beaten, pepper-sprayed and relieved of their personal property.
As a result, members were mobilized and continue to march through the city en masse. So far protesters have marched from Foley Square to City Hall and are continuing their journey. Occupy Wall Street released this statement on their website:
"We are appalled, but not deterred. Liberty Square was dispersed, but its spirit not defeated. Today we are stronger than we were yesterday. Tomorrow we will be stronger still. We are breaking free of the fear that constricts and confines us. We occupy to liberate.
We move forward in the grand tradition of the transformative social movements that have defined American history. We stand on the shoulders of those who have struggled before us, and we pick up where others have left off. We are creating a better society for us all."
Organizers hope to reenter the park at 9.30 am this morning. There are also rumors of an occupation of the Holland Tunnel.


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The bulldozers and bucket loaders and cement culverts are waiting at the corner of 52nd Avenue and Pierce Street, but final details of a request to rezone 12.77 acres of land owned by Merwyn Koster have not been finalized.
The Allendale Township Board did not act on Feb. 25 or March 11 on the recommendations from the Planning Commission, decided on Feb. 18. Supervisor Jerry Alkema said Wednesday the board is waiting to hear more from Koster on what the Planning Commission wants.
First planned as The Village of Springwoods in 2005, Koster's property has been the subject of updates and reviews at least four times. In May 2011, the plan, with the new name of Allsward Terrace, was redesigned for student housing. After property across the street owned by Harley Sietsema was rezoned for mixed use, including student housing, Koster again applied for changes, this time asking for the planned unit development (PUD) ordinance to R-4, medium density multiple family/office district.
The first zoning request, however, would be only a step to a different PUD, and the issuee is not increased density.Township Planning Consultant Tim Johnson wrote in his review, "The applicant is essentially asking to switch the existing multi-family development which has 200 beds for a new multi-family development which also has 200 beds." The two-step process is required by the township's zoning ordinance. Issues have more to do with design and new master plan guidelines.
Koster also asked to rezone two parcels about 500 feet north of Pierce Street for use as single-family residential. The Planning Commission recommended that the Township Board deny the first two requests, but approved the single family homes.


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GRAND RAPIDS, MI — With the city overrun by zombies, runners getting in a little cardio over the weekend had all the more reason to pick up the pace.
Clad with "Flag Football life strips," runners darted about downtown streets during The Zombie Dash 5K on Saturday, Oct. 27.
Billed as "the ultimate adrenaline rush," runners had to complete the course with their life strips hanging tight.
Others who signed up to be the walking dead terrorized the runners and threatened to nosh on an appendage or two while the dash was on.


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Latest SD image file for RPI have uploaded my latest SD skeleton image file for the Raspberry Pi. Please not, this is for Woof developers, it does not contain Puppy!
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Comments:Posted on 7 Jul 2012, 10:35 by BarryK
Optimise f.s. for Flash
Here is another interesting read:
Posted on 7 Jul 2012, 11:11 by technosaurus
compressed images
I seem to recall being able to get better img compression after mounting a filesystem and then
cat /dev/zero >mountpoint/tmp
#Zeroed bits compress better
rm mountpoint/tmp
umount mountpoint
(bz2 seemed to compress best on mostly empty filesystems)
... Should work on all except swap (you have to zero it out before mkswapping it)
Posted on 7 Jul 2012, 21:04 by BarryK
Re compressed image
I did that. My technique is to use 'dd'
# dd if=/dev/zero of=dummyfile
# sync
# rm dummyfile
This will create 'dummyfile' that fills all of the free memory space.
I think that the 'sync' is important, to ensure that the zeros are all flushed to the SD card before the file is deleted.


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All the New Vocabulary characters (生词) from Lesson 18, Book 2 of "Chinese Made Easier", second edition. Plus some terms and sentences from my teachers to enhance the subject. The exact definition from the book is listed first then I added *** to separate other definitions that you may use over time.
【shízai】[ADVERB / STATIVE VERB] - really; truly; to be down to earth; *** true; real; honest; dependable; indeed; honestly; in fact; as a matter of fact.
【bàng】[STATIVE VERB] - fantastic; *** stick; club; cudgel; <informal> good (fine; excellent; strong).
【qǐlái】[ACTION VERB] - to arise (from sleep); to get up; *** stand up; sit up; rise to one's feet; get up; get out of bed; rise; arise; revolt.
【duō】[NUMBER] - over; plus; more than; *** many; much; more; more than the correct or the required number; too many; excessive; too much; more over; odd; much more; far more.
【xǐ】[ACTION VERB] - to wash; *** bathe; <religion> baptize; redress; right; kill and loot; sack; develop (a film); shuffle (cards; etc.).
【tèbié】[ADVERB/STATIVE VERB] - specially / special; destinctive; *** particular; out of the ordinary; especially; particularly; going out of one's way to (do sth.); specially.
【suíbiàn】[STATIVE VERB] - to be casual & carefree. [VERB / ADVERB] - to do as one pleases; *** careless; slipshod; wanton; wilful; arbitrary; anyhow; any.
【cái】[ADVERB] - not until; then and only then; (i.e. later than expected); *** ability; talent; capable person; people of a certain type.
【shēngqì】[STATIVE VERB / VERB OBJECT] - to be angry; to get angry; *** take offence; life; vitality.
【tóu】[SPECIFIER] - first (in a series) *** head; hair or hair style; top; end; beginning or end; remnant; end; chief; side; aspect; first; leading; previous; last; <dialect> before; prior to.
【chǎo】[STATIVE VERB / VERB] - noisy / to disturb others (by noise); make a noise; quarrel; wrangle; squabble.
【jī】[NOUN] - machine; engine; aircraft; airplane; crucial point; pivot; key link; chance; occasion; opportunity; organic; flexible; quick-witted.
【zhàn】[ACTION VERB] - to stand; *** be on one's feet; take a stand; stop; halt; station; stop; station or centre for rendering certain services.
【ài】[VERB / AUXILLARY VERB] - to love / love to; *** affection; like; be fond of; be keen on; cherish; treasure; hold dear; take good care of; be apt to; be in the habit of.
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Juturna's Festival
On this day, we celebrate the nymph and goddess,
wife of Ianus, lover of Jupiter,
Juturna of the clear and sweet springs.
We are silent about your actions,
for what you give is more valuable
than gold, silver, or even words of power.
Water, refreshing to drink,
cleansing and soothing in baths,
the relief of the laborer and the traveler…
You give this generously, O Juturna,
goddess of wells and beautiful fountains,
nymph without whom cities would fall.
I shall think of you, and praise you
in every drop of water I drink,
in every faucet I turn that pours forth.
Ave Iuturna!


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ABSECON — This was the performance the Millville High School football team's defense was looking for all year.
For the first four games of the season, the Bolts were good on the defensive side of the football but not great. They held Mainland to a touchdown in the second game, but the unit was yielding 21 points a game.
In Friday's 27-20 win over Holy Spirit, which halted a two-game losing streak, the Bolts were at their best — in the second half. After allowing 20 points in the first half, they played lights-out defense after the break.
The Thunderbolts caused four turnovers, including three on consecutive possessions in the third quarter that led to seven points and another that sealed the game, allowing just 56 total yards of offense and just two first downs.
Despite giving up 20 points in the first half, Millville head coach Jason Durham called it the best performance of the season.
"We went into the locker room at halftime, but then came out and shut it down," said the Bolts' Rashon Sorrell, who had an interception. "We had to do all we could. We couldn't let them score again."
They didn't. And the defense set the tone immediately.
On the first snap of the second half, Ed Shockley recovered a fumble and the Bolts converted the turnover into seven points and tied the game at 20.
The Spartans fumbled on the first snap of the next possession as well and then Sorrell picked off a pass on 3rd-and-8 on the third drive.
The biggest play of the night came in the fourth quarter when the Spartans went for it on 4th-and-3 from the Bolts' 35.
Taalib Gerald was knocked for a 5-yard loss by Obi Kalli to hand the Bolts the ball. They marched down the field and Rob Ennis scored his fourth touchdown to give his team a 27-20 lead with 5:35 to go.
"That play (by Kalli) shifted all of the momentum," said Sorrell, who plays defensive back and quarterback. "Then we did what we had to do on offense."
Roberto Rivera's interception with less than two minutes left put the game away.
"We have a lot of great players on defense," Ennis said. "We have people that can do a lot of different things at a lot of different times. The whole defense is playing well and when we play well as a team things seem to go our way."
The defense was not at all happy with itself in the first 24 minutes. The Bolts allowed the Spartans to score on all three possessions.
One of them was off a turnover, when Spirit scored on its first snap on a 23-yard pass play. Even still, the defense only gave up 98 yards to the Spartans.
Now, the Bolts (3-2) are hoping to use the second-half performance as a springboard for the second half of the season.
"I sure hope it's a maturing game for them and something we can build off of," Durham said. "Our goal all year is to keep trying to get better and hopefully we will continue to do that."
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Stefan Molyneux is the founder of freedomainradio.com which is the largest and most popular philosophy show on the web. I find the show consistently interesting and well thought out. Stefan and others got me from Minarchy to Voluntaryism in about six weeks of listening to the show. He also has some really good ideas on child-rearing and how this links in with our political future. It's worth subscribing to his youtube channel and his website is here. Stefan was kind enough to answer the eleven questions.
1. Who was the greatest political leader in the Western world?
2. If you could change, introduce or abolish one law, what would it be?
Abolish taxation.
3. What advice would you give to a sixteen year-old today?
Get ready for the fight of your life.
4. Who do you most admire?
My wife and daughter.
5. Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the future of your country?
I am optimistic that the concept 'country' has no future.
6. If you think voting for establishment parties changes little or nothing, what is the one thing we can do as individuals to cause real change?
Parent peacefully.
7. When will we finally say good-bye to the state?
When we stop attacking each other for asking rational questions.
8. Should free people have the right to keep and bear arms openly or covertly without government permission, sanction or registration?
There should be no such thing as government permission, since the government to a violation of permission to begin with.
9. What annoys you most about current politics?
People's interest in it.
10. Gold standard or fiat currency and interest rate control?
Voluntarism. Let the market decide.
11. Do we have an obligation to help the poor?
It depends whether or not they have chosen poverty. Monks and artists don't need charity.


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US Crits Speedweek starts tonight in Athens, GA with the Terrapin Twilight Crit. Last night the Georgia Cycle Sport Twilight Grid (men's only) Qualifiers featured eight-up CompuTrainer racing to create start positions for Saturday night's Terrapin Twilight Men's Pro-Am Criterium.
Top grid qualifiers1 Joey Rosskopf (TT1 Development Team)2 Clayton Barrows (AXA Equitable Cycling Team)3 Ed Veal (Jet Fuel-La Bicicletta)


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MOBILE, Ala. -- Stephen Nodine will be offered a plea deal on drug charges that would not extend his prison time beyond the 15 months he already faces on a federal gun conviction, a special prosecutor said Wednesday.
Nodine, a former Mobile County commissioner, is charged in Mobile County Circuit Court with possession of a controlled substance and second-degree possession of marijuana.
In December 2009, a mechanic found what appeared to be marijuana scattered on the floorboard inside Nodine's county-issued pickup truck at the county garage.
The discovery marked the beginning of Nodine's troubles. He was impeached by a grand jury, charged with drug possession, resigned from office and indicted on a murder charge in connection with the May 2010 shooting death of his girlfriend.
Escambia County District Attorney Stephen Billy, who was appointed to prosecute the drug charges, said the state would recommend a prison sentence of no longer than 15 months if Nodine agreed to plead guilty. The time would run concurrently with his federal prison sentence.
Nodine pleaded guilty to being an unlawful drug user in possession of a firearm in U.S. District Court. In April, a federal judge sentenced him to 15 months in prison.
As part of his plea, Nodine admitted to having guns while he was smoking marijuana and taking large amounts of the painkiller Lortab.
Alabama sentencing guidelines recommend up to 70 months, or nearly six years, for possession of a controlled substance, Billy said.
He said the prosecution would likely offer a split sentence, which means a defendant is ordered to serve part of the time in prison and more time on probation. A defendant can be sent back to prison for the full term for violating probation.
For example, Billy said, the prosecution could offer a 70-month sentence but recommend only 15 months in prison.
In court Wednesday, Nodine's retained attorneys Dennis Knizley and John Williams withdrew from representing him. Nodine has exhausted his resources to pay for his own legal representation.
Circuit Judge Sarah Stewart asked whether any lawyers in court wanted to volunteer for the case, but no one immediately stepped forward.
In the end, Stewart appointed attorney Robert Hagler.
Hagler said he planned to meet with Nodine on Wednesday and discuss a possible plea agreement. He said that while he hadn't seen the proposal, "that may be something that would be beneficial to him."
Meanwhile, Baldwin County District Attorney Hallie Dixon has not yet decided whether to retry Nodine on murder and stalking charges.
Nodine is accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend, Angel Downs, outside her Gulf Shores condominium in May 2010.
A jury deadlocked on the charges in December.


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The letter went on to say that the gun had no ammunition and it was determined that no one was in any immediate danger.
Other students told the classroom teacher about the gun, who then took the backpack from the student and called the Flint Township Police, according to Steve Tunnicliff, Superintendent of Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools.
Tunnicliff went on to explain that after the incident a school counselor was dispatched to the classroom and spoke to the children about the incident.


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Cumberland County's public libraries will be making more cuts to programs and hours in coming weeks to deal with a 33 percent loss in state funding, the library system's executive director told county commissioners this morning.
Jonelle Darr didn't cite any specific cuts. Boards of the individual libraries will announce the parings this month and in January and February, she said.
The reductions, to include the purchase of fewer new books and possible staffing changes, are prompted by an $860,000 cut in state funding for the local libraries, Darr said.