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A Taste of Death
September 2000
Released: 1999, XIII BIS Records
Rating: 5.0/5
Reviewer: Nathan Robinson
After waiting three goddamned months for my Loudblast package to arrive from France, I can finally revel in the glory of these new releases!!! As I mentioned in last month's review of Clearcut's debut album, Loudblast have decided to call it a day. To commemorate the band, their record label, XIII BIS Records, has just put out three new releases: a reissue of the band's debut album Sensorial Treatment, a compilation CD covering the band's history called A Taste of Death, and a home video entitled Legacy.
Sensorial Treatment was originally released in 1989 on Jungle Hop Records. This debut album was the crossover from Loudblast's thrash roots, as exemplified on the split 12" with Agressor Licensed to Thrash, and their old school death metal style on their second album Disincarnate. I wouldn't say that Sensorial Treatment is a mindblowing album, however it is a solid example of death-thrash played the way it should be played: aggressive and brutal. At times, Loudblast resembled their French brothers Agressor, or Endless Pain/Pleasure to Kill-era Kreator, particularly when Loudblast play fast. But whereas Agressor and Kreator were all about speed and crazed, furious guitars, Loudblast mixed things up considerably. Each song in themselves varies in tempo and is chock full of riffs, collectively making the entire album an interesting and enjoyable listen. Sensorial Treatment has been out of print for who knows how long. Actually, I had no idea it even existed until, by accident, I saw it for sale a couple of years ago on the English internet mail order service Netsounds ( http://www.netsounds.com ). The reissue remains faithful to the original release, reproducing the original artwork both front and back. But the booklet has a slightly different layout. The original band photo, lyrics, and liner notes have been replicated but rearranged to be more visually appealing, yet nothing new or extra has been added, unfortunately. Remastering of the album has improved the sound quality, even though the original sounded fine to me to begin with. This reissue is also listed as including the bonus track "Oath of Allegiance", however, my original CD contains the same bonus track. Overall, this reissue is nothing spectacular other than the fact that it is finally made available once again. Loudblast fans certainly must own it. Agressor freaks and fans of old death-thrash like Kreator and Sadus may also find this album enjoyable.
A Taste of Death, the real treat here, includes seventeen tracks covering the bands entire career. Only seven of these songs have been taken from Loudblast's previous releases. That means the remaining ten tracks are unreleased or rare songs, or alternate versions of familiar tunes! Here's a summary of what's within:
Taste Me", "Pleasure Focus", and "Man's Own" have been culled from the band's last studio album Fragments, while "Malignant Growth" is taken from Sensorial Treatment.The inclusion of these songs seems rather pointless, as both albums should be currently available.
"Disquieting Beliefs" and "After Thy Thought" are taken from the 1991 album Disincarnate, while "No Tears to Share" is from the 1994 EP Cross the Threshold. Killer songs from killer CDs. A nice taste of some out of print music.
Two songs come from the Legacy video: "Subject to Spirit/Flesh" and "Black Death". "Subject to Spirit" and "Flesh" are essentially two different songs played back to back. "Black Death" totally surprises me though. This song was originally released on the 1987 split 12" Licensed to Thrash! Kick ass thrash! It's great to see the band still cares about their older material!
Three songs are taken from the band's 1996 demo material, while writing and recording for the Fragments album. "Sinking" was supposed to be an outro instrumental on this album, but the band thought it was "too romantic". Sure it's a little slower and melodic, but running at just under two minutes in length it would have made a good outro. It sounds almost a little sad, making it a perfect choice for the last song on the band's last album. "Ecstasy" is the band's "attempt at a pop metal song". Well, I wouldn't say it's a pop song. It's a little softer than the material on Fragments, but it still rocks! "The Fall Down" is another slower tune, but overall pretty much in line with the material on Fragments. Even though these three tracks are "demos", they sound superb, just like the final album.
Three songs have been taken from the Sublime Dementia (the third album from 1993) pre-production stage. These songs are "Turn the Scales", "About Solitude", and "Fancies". The sound quality is pretty damn good. The vocals on these tracks are more death-like than the final results on Sublime Dementia. And a few parts in "Fancies" are written a little differently than the final version on Sublime Dementia.
Two tracks have been taken from the band's 1990 recording sessions. Apparently, "Against Time" was originally found on something called the Elf France Video as a song on the video soundtrack for a famous oil-producing company. This song is pretty old-school death metal, so why this company would want this song on their video is beyond me! I would love to see that!! There's a part in the song that reappears almost verbatim in "Shaped Images of Disincarnate Spirits" off Disincarnate. The other track, "Punishment to Come", was originally released on an obscure compilation called Total Virulence. It then reappeared in a different version, simply titled "Punishment", on Century Media's killer compilation In the Eyes of Death in 1991. The final version of this song, re-titled "Wrapped in Roses", ended up on the album Disincarnate.
The track listing could have been improved by excluding the album tracks and including more demo material, or other rare stuff, like perhaps the three tracks on the In the Eyes of Death compilation, or the exclusive "This Dazzling Abyss" found on Century Media's Bloodlines compilation. A Taste of Death comes housed in a nice glossy digipak, which folds out four times, to reveal some current band and live photos, the track listing with some notes about the songs, a select discography, a couple old photos and a listing of the various band members throughout the years. I would have liked to see more old photos and perhaps a history of the band, seeing that I hardly know anything about them aside from the music. But overall, this CD totally kicks my ass. Absolutely essential for Loudblast fans! Mega-hails to Loudblast and their record label for releasing all of this great material!
Last but not least, the live home video Legacy!!! Hell yes man, finally I get to see Loudblast in action! After spending another $30 to get the video converted from PAL to NTSC format, I sat down and rocked my ass off! No fucking around, just one entire live concert from beginning to end! This show was recorded at Le Grand Mix, in Tourcoing, France, on February 27, 1999, on the band's "Last Submission Tour". Cranking in at 77 minutes, the video contains eighteen songs total! Loudblast blast onto the spacious stage with two songs from Fragments, namely "Taste Me" and "Pleasure Focus". Not wasting any time, they move onto "Shaped Images of Disincarnate Spirits" and "Steering for Paradise", two death metal classics from Disincarnate!! Hell yes!! Seeing the band play such old material was more than joyful! In total, only four songs appeared from Fragments, the album the band was touring for. The same number of songs was played from their death metal classic Disincarnate!!! Two songs were performed from the EP Cross the Threshold, including the Slayer cover "Mandatory Suicide". Three songs came from the masterpiece Sublime Dementia. Two other covers, Kiss' "Duece" and GBH's "Sick Boy", could also be found on the live disc Submission Tour '98 which came as disc two of the re-release of the Time Keeper live album. Only one song appears each from Sensorial Treatment and Licensed to Thrash: "Malignant Growth" and "Black Death", respectively. Aside from that, Loudblast performed one other cover, which is exclusive to this video: Venom's "Witching Hour"! The video quality is excellent and professional, utilizing multiple cameras and some cool effects. And at the beginning of each song, the song title appears on the screen for a few seconds, which is pretty cool. The sound is also great, and the band's performance is flawless. My only disappointment with the video is that the cameras focus on the vocalist too much. Other than that, this video rules!
Overall, these three releases mark the end of Loudblast's existence perfectly. And just like all of the band's other material, these three items are almost impossible to find. The only place I managed to find these was directly from their record company's web site: http://www.ind-cat.com/metal13/index.html It's all in French, so good luck! Even though I don't speak nor read French, I was able to figure their site out and order all three using my credit card. A couple words of wisdom: you must enable cookies to order. I had to set my computer on the lowest security setting. Also, they apparently ship by sea, which is why it took three months for me to receive my package (I live in the US). Actually, I know of only one other place to order at least the two CDs: Hellion Records in Germany. They do not have email, nor a web site, nor do they accept credit cards. However they are very reliable and honest. Contact me if you want their address information: email@example.com
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I've had it with 'em, they have no spirit, from top to bottom. Collectively they are losers. If the players on this team had pride they would perform better – they don't. Hopefully they will turn this roster over from top to bottom. A losing attitude is contagious, just like a winning attitude.
Jokers like MacFail, Hendry and Baker certainly need to go , but the guys on the field don't get the job done either. I'm ready for a fire sale. This team as presently constituted sucks and guess what – there's little help coming from the minors. Most of our top draft picks appear headed toward obscurity or are already there. Ever hear of Jayson Peterson or Todd Noel?
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ESCANABA - For Bill and Janet LaMarch the greatest reward is a child's smile. Because of their continued service to the community they have been selected as the Daily Press and NewPage Volunteer of the Month.
After more than 50 years of marriage, Bill and Janet, of Escanaba, know exactly how to compliment each other on a team - which is exactly how the duo views their volunteer work together.
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The two programs that have captured the heart of the couple are Toys for Tots, which provides toys to less fortunate children at Christmastime, and the Dictionary Project, which strives to improve literacy by providing free dictionaries to third-grade students.
Bill and Janet have been active with Toys for Tots for a number of years, but it wasn't until last year that Bill became the local coordinator for the program, which gave toys to 2,159 local children in 2012.
"We work with 17 organizations in Escanaba. We go out and raise the funds, solicit the toys, and work with the national headquarters to get toys," said Bill.
The Toys for Tots program was started by the Marine Corps League and is the only program that is sponsored and authorized by the military that extends its services to those outside the military.
"We want to make sure that there's not a child that we're aware of that goes without a toy, and we're fortunate enough with the community that we can give about four (toys per child)," said Bill.
In addition to making sure children have toys around the holidays, the LaMarches have worked to bring toys to children who have lost everything in fires.
"We go to the police; we give them teddy bears. Somebody's house burns down and they've got little kids, they let us know; we give them toys. Is that part of protocol for (Toys for Tots)? I don't know, but if you lose your house you've got nothing. It sure is nice if you get a little something," said Bill.
While Toys for Tots is still a major focus in the LaMarches' lives, it isn't the only program that they work with that benefits children.
"We've got Toys for Tots, and we picked up our other love, the dictionary program," said Bill.
The Dictionary Project has provided dictionaries to children nationwide since 1995, but it was only three years ago that Bill and George Peterson - who Bill refers to as "The Godfather of the Elks" - started the project through the Escanaba Elks Lodge 354.
"It took us about three years to figure out how to raise the money, because it costs about ($1,200) to $1,400 a year," said Bill, adding that those numbers do not include the cost of the gasoline needed to deliver the dictionaries.
Every school with a third grade class in the Delta-Schoolcraft ISD benefits from the Elks' Dictionary Project. Between all the districts, the LaMarches and other Elks members provide dictionaries to around 600 children each year.
"This year we're going to be giving them jump ropes too, so we've got education and fitness," said Bill.
Bill admits that when it comes to talking to the children, Janet is the gifted one.
"She takes to the kids like peanut butter on bread, so now she goes twice a week as a reading buddy," said Bill.
While visiting a local school, Janet learned first hand the need for the Dictionary Project when a high school student told her he didn't know how to use a dictionary.
"Now he's in high school. They didn't have the dictionary program (when he was in third grade), but I said, 'Ask your brother. He's got a dictionary. He'll show you how to use it,'" said Janet.
For some, the use of cell phone apps and online dictionaries with search engines have replaced the paperback dictionary. However, many students have limited internet connectivity or computer access.
"You've got to learn how to use a dictionary. You don't always carry a computer with you. A dictionary you can hold it and have it right here," said Janet.
The toys and dictionaries also give children a sense of ownership, and put a smile on their face.
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I made the skirt with my shiny new serger and altered the sweater so it wasn't so crazy baggy. Ultimately, I didn't know it was going to be the shirt underneath that would be the devil and make it bunch up weird. I had her bow from the previous cosplay. :) Thigh highs were supposed to be light gray to match the sweater but last minute my thighs decided to reject the ones I bought, so...
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There's big trouble in zombie China in Resident Evil 6, which brings back many series favorites to face a bioterrorist plot that has infected the U.S. president (just in time for the election!). Players will travel the globe, blasting zombies and mutants in three different scenarios with interconnected story lines. Most exciting is the new Crossover system, which randomly pairs you with other online players to cooperatively take down big bads. (Oct. 2; rated M; PS3, Xbox 360) Does the game live up to our expectations? See Darren Franich's Resident Evil 6 review.
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This years Polaris Music Prize nominees have been announced, with the qualifying albums being released from June 1, 2010 to May 31, 2011. The albums will be judged solely on artistic merit (not sales or other numbers), with the long list of artists being narrowed to a shorter list, and then eventually to the main winner, who will be announced September 19 at the Sixth Annual Polaris Music Prize Gala in Toronto. Already on the long list are modern rockers Ron Sexsmith, Arcade Fire, The Dears, and Sloan
His Gorillaz Plastic Beach tour is over, and Blur is in a transitional phase (or something), so whats a supremely talented overachiever to do? Well, if youre Damon Albarn, you simply embark on yet another project - in this case, Albarns writing a rock opera, with the subject matter being Queen Elizabeth Is scientist/adviser, John Dee. Albarn recently debuted one of the operas musical numbers, titled Apple Carts, on the BBC - take a listen to the beautiful, pensive song via this Spin link: http://www.spin.com/articles/damon-albarn-debuts-pretty-tune-new-opera. The opera itself, which Albarn has titled Dr. Dee, debuted July 1 at the International Festival in Manchester, England
Fleet Foxes have added another leg of shows in the U.S. to support their latest album, Helplessness Blues, and theyre bringing fellow indie-rockers The Walkmen along on the tour bus. Theyve got some UK and other European shows to wrap up first, but by July 17, theyll be back in the U.S., starting at the State Theater in Minneapolis, and continuing on with shows in Denver (7/21), Salt Lake City (7/22), Austin, TX (9/18 at Austin City Limits), Brooklyn NY (9/24), and Ann Arbor, MI on 9/29 in the Hill Auditorium
A fresh festival is being put on by WRXP 101.9 Radio in New York, and theyve already snagged Coldplay as their headliner. Slated for Sunday, September 18, the event, which will be held at the half-indoor/half-outdoor PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey, the roster of performers will also include Two Door Cinema Club, Richard Ashcroft, The Kooks, and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, among others. Its titled the RXP Takeliberty Festival, and you can snag tix and more info at www.1019rxp.com/takliberty/
Sir Paul McCartney is keeping busy adding shows to his new On The Run Tour, which he kicked off with his first-ever show in Peru and a set of shows in South America; now, youll be able to see Macca at the Comerica Park in Detroit (7/24), and Chicagos Wrigley Field (7/31.) Get all the dates and ticket details at http://www.paulmccartney.com/concerts.php
In other McCartney news, Macca has called upon the talents of surf filmmaker Jack McCoy to craft a music video for McCartneys previously-unreleased song Blue Sway, which is available (as audio) on the special edition re-release of McCartneys McCartney II album and as video as a bonus DVD included on that same special edition...
Sloan are celebrating their 20th anniversary as a band with the release of their new Double Cross album and a series of Canadian tour dates
Sloan will also be one of the headliners at the upcoming Hillside Festival in Guelph, Ontario, which will take place July 22-24 and will also include performances from LIGHTS, One Hundred Dollars, Chris Murphy, and The Rural Alberta Advantage
Once, the Best Song Academy-Award-winning movie that starred The Frames Glen Hansard and singer Marketa Irglova, is currently being cast and developed into a stage musical
Elbow have announced that theyll play a short series of North American tour dates in September, including an appearance at the Austin City Limits Festival in Texas on September 18 and a performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon; other stops will include Washington DC (9/22), NYC (9/25), and Toronto (9/28)
Speaking of Austin City Limits, tix for that festival area already on sale, and going fast, with single-day and VIP tickets both available, and performers slated to include Coldplay, Kanye West, Stevie Wonder, TV on the Radio, Bright Eyes, and of course the abovementioned Fleet Foxes
And with the hopes that theyll go fast, these artists are offering up their latest albums as this weeks new releases Alkaline Trios Damnesia Incubus If Not Now, When? The Cool Kids When Fish Ride Bicycles and William Elliot Whitmores Field Songs and thats the buzz for this weeks Modern Rock
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala _ Julie and I sit at a table in my house happily chatting and laughing. We talk about things girls might talk about, even old girls like us - men, relationships, hobbies, and what we like to do in our spare time.
It can be a challenge to be in a conversation with Julie, whom I've known for about 10 years. Her mind works a bit differently from most other people I know.
Conversation with her is never dull and always entertaining. Like a kid, she will say some of the darndest things. She puts me in stitches.
Julie sometimes plays hopscotch with various topics, words tumbling over one another like water over boulders in a fast running stream. As a result, she can be a bit hard to follow.
All the more difficult for me, since I occasionally must take time to process something someone just said. My face goes blank, but in my brain, wheels turn and the words churn.
This can take up to many seconds, then a response formulates and comes out of my mouth.
Therefore, when talking with Julie, if I am to keep up with her, I have to minimize the processing and just go with the flow. Except when she says something wise and insightful.
That night a few weeks ago, in the middle of our conversation about hobbies, Julie made a sudden pronouncement. "Study happy!" she said.
So, this was one of those times I went into my "word processor mode" to analyze what that meant. This took a long 10 or 15 seconds, after which I gave up trying to decipher it. By then, Julie had passed onto another topic or two.
"Wait a minute," I interrupted. "Let's go back to that 'study happy' thing. What did you mean by that?"
"Well, you know," Julie answered, her hands waving expressively. "Don't do things someone else likes just to impress them. Do things that make you happy. Study being happy."
Ah, now that kind of made sense. Make a point to do those things that you enjoy - and on a daily basis, if possible.
Julie loves to do crafts, sing karaoke and volunteer with local organizations. She has some bad days where she feels down or low on energy, but I like that she continually works to "study happy."
Our interests overlap somewhat. I like to do crafts and volunteer too, but as for karaoke, I would have to pay everyone to stay and not run screaming out the door when I start singing. I love to cook, and people do seem to like that.
Not surprisingly, I also love to write, especially poetry. When writing, I can get on a roll, only to look at the clock much later to discover time has flown by.
Look at the people you interact with every day, whether it is at work, school or in your neighborhood or church. We all have differing interests, passions, and hobbies that we love and that bring happiness to each of us.
For some people, it's spending time with their kids or grandkids. For others, it's gardening, woodworking, painting, photography. Some people find their joy in hiking in the woods, meditation or prayer.
Your joy is not necessarily someone else's. That's what makes society so interesting and diverse. If we all liked the same thing, it would be boring.
The problem is that most of us have very busy and stressful lives. We work, take care of the household, and/or have other obligations we must fulfill. It's hard to get them all done in a day, much less find time for our hobbies.
But we should try, because it's the joy we experience when doing those things that give our minds and souls rest from the everyday world.
It gives us energy to get back to work and get through another day, or else we become pretty grumpy people (I know I do).
Carve a slice of time out of your busy life to take a class, join an organization, volunteer, discover the outdoors. There are countless opportunities here in the Tennessee Valley. Study happy every day, and you will be more happy and productive overall.
Nina Donath is a community columnist for the Times. She is a software developer/engineer.


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House hopefuls square off over breakfast
Two challengers and two incumbents vying for the 26th Legislative Districts two seats fielded questions Thursday morning for the Bremerton Chamber of Commerces final Eggs and Issues candidate forum at the downtown restaurant City Limits.
The four included Position 1 Rep. Pat Lantz, D-Gig Harbor, and her challenger, Republican Ed Mitchell of Port Orchard, along with Position 2 Rep. Brock Jackley, D-Manchester, and his Republican challenger Lois McMahan of Olalla.
Independent candidate Ted Haley, another Lantz challenger, was not present at the debate. Staff members at the Bremerton Chamber of Commerce said several attempts were made to contact Haley, but none were successful.
After their opening statements, the candidates were asked if the 9-cent-gas-tax Referendum 51 fails, what did they have planned to replace it?
McMahan and Mitchell both said they had strong reservations about the bill, and Jackley said the answer would be found back at the capital.
We need to solve that back in Olympia, Jackley said. If it fails, we need to find out exactly what the public wants, come up with a smaller package and then try and pass it.
Lantz said she would work hard to salvage some parts of the bill, especially the SR-16 and Southworth ferry terminal improvements, but said at any rate we will have to raise that gas tax.
Luckily, Lantz said, it happens to be a time where the gas tax will be relatively painless.
Tensions between Jackley and McMahan became apparent when Jackley was asked about a mailer he published that led to McMahan filing a complaint against him with the Public Disclosure Commission. In the flyer, he claimed McMahans legislative voting record included supporting bills to weaken laws protecting women from stalkers and changing the definition of child abuse.
Manchester resident Neils Neilsen addressed both candidates, asking Jackley why he ran a smear campaign with dishonest, unethical and mean comments, and asking McMahan why she voted no on bills that were very good legislation.
I was attempting to remind voters of what (McMahan) did in office, Jackley said. I was not attempting to get personal.
McMahan responded by defending her voting record and declaring it was irresponsible to suggest that I would want any child hurt or any woman stalked.
The candidates were in near complete agreement on instituting a state income tax, however.
Theres absolutely no question that were not voting for it, Lantz said. Its not going to happen. Period. The end.
Jackley and Mitchell both said no for the near future, but left the door ajar for consideration at a later date. Mitchell said only a restructuring of the Constitution would lead him to support a statewide income tax, and Jackleys response was even more open to the idea.
To say I would never do something, Im not going to say that, Jackley said. I might do something down the road.
The candidates were also in seeming agreement when asked if they supported running fast ferries on Puget Sound routes, including the run between Seattle and Bremerton through Sinclair Inlet.
I believe they are necessary for Kitsap County and its economic vitality, said Mitchell, while Lantz said that was just one more reason that R-51 must pass, and Jackley said he has always been a strong advocate for the ferries.
Finally, the candidates were asked how they would address the apparent dueling purposes of most voters, as the will of the people oftentimes is revealed as spend more money, but cut tax revenue.
Jackley said the best solution was to educate voters.
We need to make the public aware of both sides of the referendum process, Jackley said. That there is a cost associated with the improvements.
Mitchell said the initiative process is what he sees as a safety valve for voters who dont feel they are being represented and want to take matters into their own hands.
People want to lower taxes and support education needs, and they dont see those as opposing views, Mitchell said.
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@ jasonology:
Using Remote Buddy with its sensible defaults: zero clicks.
Exchanging the action mapped to a button: one click and selecting the new action of your choice from the popup
Configuring the menu: one drag and drop action per menu item
Flexibility: endless
I'm sorry, but I don't see how this'd be overly complex or how it could further be streamlined below one click or drag and drop operation.
If you have an idea on how to streamline this further, please drop me a mail (I only check by here more or less randomly). I'm always open to new approaches and ideas.
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FORT PAYNE, AL - A body found in a home destroyed by fire in the Whiton community nearGeraldine Tuesday has been identified as Clay Elliott Burns, 26, of Crossville, DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris said this afternoon.
It was the second fire fatality in the Geraldine area in less than 10 weeks, he said.
Harris said an investigation into the fire's cause continues, but foul play is not suspected. The body was sent to the state forensics laboratory in Huntsville to determine the exact cause of death.
Firefighters from the Asbury and Geraldine volunteer fire departments battled the fire on County Road 23 after the county's 911 center here received a call about 4:30 a.m.
Harris said firefighters were told after arriving at the scene that someone was probably still inside the burning home.
Once the fire was extinguished, Deputy State Fire Marshal Ray Cumby helped deputies and firefighters find the victim.
DeKalb County Coroner Tom Wilson pronounced the victim dead at the scene about 9 a.m.
"Anytime you have a death in this manner, it is very traumatic for the family," Harris said. "Our hearts go out to them."
Although the fire's cause has not been determined, Harris urged people to use safe heating procedures when it's cold and to have working smoke detectors installed throughout their homes.
In late November, an elderly man died in a fire at his log cabin on Alabama 75 in the Geraldine community.
On Jan. 4, a pregnant woman died in a house fire here. The incident prompted the U.S. Fire Administration in Washington, D.C. , to urge everyone to install smoke detectors in their homes.
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You should know by now that I'm a sucker for brightly coloured retro patterns, so it should come as no surprise that I was immediately taken by the work of Inaluxe. Founded in Melbourne in 2006 by Kristina Sostarko, Inaluxe produces mixed-media collages to make into art prints and stationery.
It's enough to make me want to dust off my gouache set.


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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Apple Inc. today revealed a smaller version of its hit iPad tablet computer that will start at $329 and comes with a screen that's about two-thirds the size of the full-size model.
Apple starts taking orders for the new model on Friday and will ship the Wi-Fi-only models on Nov. 2, said marketing chief Phil Schiller at an event in San Jose, Calif. Later, the company will add models capable of accessing "LTE" wireless data networks.
The smaller iPad has a 7.9-inch screen; the full-sized iPad is 9.7 inches. The iPad mini weighs 0.68 pounds, half as much as the full-size iPad, and is as thin as a pencil, Schiller said. The screen resolution is 1024 by 768 pixels, the same as the iPad 2 and a quarter of the resolution of the third-generation iPad.
"It's not just a shrunken down iPad; it's an entirely new design," Schiller said.
Company watchers have for a year been expecting the company to release a smaller iPad to counter cheaper tablets like Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle Fire. However, most were expecting it to cost between $250 and $300. At $329, it's twice the price of the basic Kindle Fire.
In a surprise, Apple also said it's upgrading its full-size iPad tablet just six months after launching a new model, doubling the speed of the processor. Previously, the company has updated the iPad once a year.
The fourth-generation iPad will have a better camera and work on more wireless data networks around the world. Apple is also replacing the 30-pin dock connector with the new, smaller "Lightning" connector introduced with the iPhone 5 a month ago.
The price of the new full-size model stays the same as the previous version, starting at $499 for a Wi-Fi-only version with 16 gigabytes of memory.
Apple has sold more than 100 million iPads since their debut in April 2010. Although Apple dominates the worldwide tablet market with 70 percent of shipments in the second quarter, according to IHS iSuppli, Amazon and Google have been able to make in-roads with the smaller alternatives. A smaller iPad from Apple Inc. could help the company cement its dominance.
The event at the California Theatre comes a few days before Microsoft Corp. starts selling a new version of its Windows operating system, one designed to work well on both traditional computers and tablets. Microsoft is also releasing its own tablet, the Surface, on Friday. It will be slightly larger than the full-sized iPad.
After touting growth in Mac computers at a time when sales of Windows-based machines are slowing, Apple also introduced a new MacBook today. In June, Apple introduced a MacBook Pro that is about as thin as its already-slim MacBook Air, but with a sharper display. That model had a 15.4-inch screen.
Today, Schiller unveiled a smaller version, with a screen of 13.3 inches. He noted that the 13.3-inch MacBook Pro that Apple already makes has been the company's top-selling laptop. The new version adds the sharper display and is thinner and lighter than the regular MacBook Pro.
"In typical Apple fashion, we are going to take our best product and introduce something better and much cooler," he said.
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Sometimes the little ones are worth saving, too.
After reading Jim Harger's story about a new stimulus-driven $18 million TCP Integrated Health Center in the southeastern corner of downtown, I took a walk to make sure the knee-jerk preservationist wasn't just flinching.
As recognized by the astute crowd at Urban Planet, the plan would result in the demolition of two of the last high-quality examples of urban housing in that area of town -- the Perry apartment building and a neighboring brick apartment house, known together as Cherry Tree Court Apartments.
They represent a well-kept, occupied, historic urban oasis in a sea of parking lots.
These are humble buildings with affordable apartments that, from outward appearances, have been fairly well maintained.
I called Gregory Dziadosz, executive director of Touchstone Innovare, to ask if he realized some people might want to see the buildings saved.
"I haven't heard that," he said. "I do know that they are somewhat out of place."
That's true. They are. Any buildings surrounded by a bunch of parking lots would look out of place. The key isn't to tear the rest down, the key is to build the surrounding area up.
Cherry Tree Court provides apartments for working people, young people -- precisely sort of people we claim to covet downtown. They provide affordable places (an efficiency is listed for $440 a month) that allow people to live near where they work, near all downtown has to offer.
They are buildings that ooze character. The Perry building would look at home near Wrigley Field. In fact, it might look quite ordinary there.
In this part of Grand Rapids, it's among a dying breed.
The area around these buildings is mostly surface parking lots created by Saint Mary's Health Care, the Catholic Diocese and other churches as they bought and demolished other buildings in the area.
I don't know how, but if this town can muster the funds to spend $3 million to improve the look of a portion of Lyon Street, it ought to be able to figure out a way to make Touchstone Innovare happy while preserving Cherry Tree Court.
Admittedly, that could be difficult since city records show Touchstone (over?)paid dearly for the buildings -- a combined $1.2 million in late 2007, according to city records. It also may be difficult since it's somewhat of a rush job -- a project planners say needs to be shovel ready in order to win federal stimulus dollars.
You may be thinking, these people want to spend $18 million. They provide a vital health services to the poor.
They also bought the properties and should be able to do what they want with them since they're not part of a regulated historic district.
Dziadosz said he doesn't want to get involved in a controversy.
"I don't think this project is about historic preservation or not or tearing down buildings or not," he said. "What we're looking at is a significant health care development in the neighborhood."
Fine. But surely there must be a way to preserve what little remains of the neighborhood character.
In my mind, the worst thing this part of town can do is limit itself to health clinics, hospital additions, churches and parking lots.
It's not just me and the Urban Planet crowd who think so.
Rhonda Baker, historic preservation specialist for the city, said she was surprised the two buildings were slated for demolition. The city has no power to prevent the demolition since the buildings are not in a historic district.
"They're absolutely beautiful structures in a sea of flat parking spaces," she said. "I would sincerely hope that, if they are set on it, they would look at alternatives sites for those buildings."
The building being planned there -- two levels of parking topped by a two levels of clinic -- sounds more like a fortress according to preliminary plans submitted to the city. Street level activity appears as though it would be confined to cars coming and going.
That does nothing to help create a downtown that is walkable, where people want to live, work and play.
If anything we should be encouraging more developments like Cherry Tree Court in that area to go along with other long-term planning efforts.
Perhaps TCP could work with Saint Mary's or the Inner City Christian Federation on a land swap that helps preserve Cherry Tree Court providing it with the integrated space it desires.
ICCF owns large chunks of land just south of Wealthy where the clinic could serve as an anchor to further mixed-use development.
Dziadosz said the project's timing will depend on whether the project qualifies for stimulus money.
I have no personal ax to grind against the TCP project, which I'm sure would create a more efficient system for offering services.
But it would be a shame for fast-track tax dollars to result in the unnecessary demolition of buildings worth saving.
Baker put it well: "We shouldn't be wasting buildings that can be saved and maintained for use rather than trashing them and putting them in landfills."
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Mono Back and Forth: Already Part of GNOME Standard Installation in Lenny
The Debian community has been arguing over the last few weeks about whether Mono should be part of the standard Debian installation. Now it appears that it has already been an integral part of the sofware ever since Lenny.
Debian spokesperson Alexander "Tolimar" Reichle-Schmehl's recent attempt to explain the GNOME project's position on including Mono in the standard Debian installation to FSF's Richard Stallman seems to have run aground. Reichle-Schmehl was mistaken on two counts, he admits in a recent blog.
It appears that the controversial C#-based Mono is already more than recommended in Lenny 5.0. The new Debian installer for Lenny is the gnome metapackage that installs it by default rather than the thinner gnome-desktop-environment used in previous versions that does not. The gnome metapackage pulls in the Mono-based Tomboy note-taking software such that the complete Mono components are installed. Only the CD installation without Internet connection is Mono-free, because Tomboy and its other Mono dependencies aren't included on the CD.
Tolimar would prefer to summarize the situation as, "Debian might install Mono with its GNOME install media, but that can still change." Up to now the dependency on Mono was based on a nonbinding recommendation, although Tolimar suggests your "Joe Average" will now have the dependency choice of Tomboy or the non-Mono Gnote during installation. The dispute over Mono in Debian ignited after Debian developers wanted to extend the simple Mono recommendation to a dependency, so it seems that the dispute might continue for some time to come.
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Invisible Spray is a spray that makes anything it touches invisible. In the episode "Pranks a Lot," SpongeBob and Patrick bought it from Frank at the Palace of Pranks. It can stain clothes. Mr. Krabs threw water at SpongeBob and Patrick to make them visible again after they made themselves invisible.
The Invisible Spray is a blue bottle that is pretty small in height. It also has "Invisible Spray" written in red with a yellow background similar to the Exploding Chewing Gum. There is also a "warining" box with a red background at the bottom.
SpongeBob and Patrick used the Invisible Spray to prank the people of Bikini Bottom, by making themselves invisible and trying to be ghosts. At the end of the episode, Mr. Krabs threw water at SpongeBob and Patrick to make them visible again at the Krusty Krab, and they were revealed to be naked, so everyone there made fun of them.
- When Frank was holding the Invisible Spray, a the bottom it said "danger." However, in every other shot of the Invisible Spray, the "danger" part is missing.


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EDISON – A fast-moving fire destroyed a home on Plainfield Avenue, shrouding a busy block of Edison with thick gray smoke and sending hot flames into the warm morning sky.
A neighbor across the street said he looked outside at about 10 a.m. this morning and saw flames shooting out of the side of the house. He said that he believed the home was unoccupied for about a month; it was between renters, he said.
Lt. John McElwain of the Edison Fire Department said the home was unoccupied, and nobody was injured in the blaze.
The home, a two-story, is next right to the Edison Public Library. It is down the street from the Edison NJ Transit station.
As firefighters blasted the house with hoses from several different directions, parts of the roof and windows crumbled away. The fire devastated the inside, with only charred black visible.
Firefighters appear to have had the fire under control by 11 a.m., but still battled the occasional outbreak of flames that shot from the roof.


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Let me ask you a question:
How large a margin of victory over the Wildacat's will it take to convince you Penn State is back?This question assumes a couple of things. It assumes, for instance, that Penn State will win against the compass of the Big Ten.
It also assumes, in part, that Penn State might be "back."
There is a fine line between optimism and blind faith.
First, Bob Flounders of the Patriot has this to say about Penn State's 3-0 start.
You can make the argument that PSU-Northwestern is the key game of the Lions' season.I have made that argument in my preseason report--and I still stand by that.
A PSU win Saturday means this Joe Paterno team is different. It means the talk of seven or eight wins is realistic. It means the Lions have learned how to play outside Beaver Stadium, their comfy non-conference womb.Of course, the point could be made--will a victory over NW count as well??? That brings us back to the question I asked above.
The 3-0 start has everyone excited. Most fans are thinking about the bowl possibilities, some loons are thinking about a perfect season.
The time has come for PSU to justify its unbeaten record. The Lions have won just one Big Ten road game since the end of 2002 and, really, does last year's win over Indiana in Bloomington count?
Flounders ends with the claim that Penn State SHOULD win against Northwestern. But Donnie Collins of the Times-Tribune cautions fans, in a manner like Corso, not so fast . . .
Its starting to look a bit like the old days around Beaver Stadium on Saturdays anymore.Well, at least the states are all the same, if not the teams. Are we going to get technical here?
Representatives of bowl games not sponsored by tires or second-rate hotels are requesting sideline passes.
Before any Penn State fans decide to open a new can of I-told-you-sos, remember the one concrete fact we know: The Nittany Lions didnt make this exponential jump against Florida, Ohio State and Michigan. They did it against South Florida, Cincinnati and Central Michigan.
To a man, every player asked after Saturdays game said they felt the nonconference schedule more-than-prepared them for the rigors of the upcoming Big Ten season.
To a man, they have a right to believe. But to be honest, everybody else should need more proof.
But there is still cautious optimism in the media. Justin Kunkle of the Daily Collegian starts out with the headline: Chippe-what? Another pushover doesn't forecast PSU's '05 season" but then has this to say:
Back when Penn State was winning 8-10 games a year, every year, wins like Saturday's were commonplace. Remember when Rutgers would dutifully come to Happy Valley, take its yearly 67-3 spanking and then head home, tail between its legs?
Simply put, this Saturday Penn State demolished a team that they should have demolished, and that is something that has not always happened in recent years.
Is Central Michigan yesteryear's Rutgers, or are they last year's Akron?
Sooo--where do you stand? Can the Lions make a believer out of you this weekend? Or do you prefer to wait for gophers and nuts before you place your bets? And if a victory at Ryan field could make a believer of you--how big a victory are we talking here? Sound off your thoughts at the FORUM.
Seeing how ASU took NW behind the woodshed and shredded the purple defense for 700 some odd yards, I believe PSU has to win by at least two TDs. Fourteen points. That, though, doesn't mean we're back. ASU is now a legitimate Top twenty team--something PSU used to be every year. So if we want to consider ourselves in the same category, then I think we need to perform well--any margin of three or more touchdowns will make me feel alot more comfortable going into the rest of the Big Ten schedule. Perish the thought, but a blow out win will probably make me start talking like a loon and predicting an undefeated season too. Anything under 7 points (NOTE: The current spread is around 6 points) and I fear it will be hard work to make it to a bowl game. A loss--well, I am not even going to go there!


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In fact, it sort of is.
If a coach is deemed to have "intentionally or recklessly" committed a major NCAA violation, HB3524 would allow the state's public universities to hold a coach financially responsible for damages and attorney's fees. This probably sounds like sweet music to those who watched Kelly bolt in the middle of an NCAA investigation that he sparked to take a larger paycheck, a bigger stage and coach the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles. UO faces NCAA sanctions that could include a loss of scholarships, or worst-case, a bowl ban, both would result in loss of revenue not just for Oregon but all of the Pac-12 Conference members.
Also, UO's legal fees are now well in excess of $150,000 on the matter.
Basically, Barton's bill amounts to: "You break it, you bought it." Just like Pottery Barn.
Barton said on Sunday that he came up with the idea for the bill while talking with a friend about "the line of coaches who run their programs into the ground and are rewarded for it." They were mainly discussing former USC coach Pete Carroll and ex-Memphis basketball coach John Calipari, who left their programs on probation and took better gigs. Barton said, "This pattern is going to repeat as long as coaches can get away with it."
Barton introduced the bill last Wednesday. Since then, he's been buried by passionate response, on both sides.
"I have mixed feelings," he said, "because I consider myself a pretty serious legislator and most of my work is in civil procedure, school budget funding and regulations. This one I dropped on a whim, but it's already received more attention than anything else I've done."
There are questions about whether the bill, written as Barton introduced it, could be retroactively enforced to penalize Kelly. Even he agrees, "it's probably unconstitutional." But what the proposed legislation has done is open the door for deeper discussion about what might be done on a state or federal level to keep coaches from running their public-institution programs into costly NCAA investigations before bolting to a more lucrative professional-sports payday.
I've long believed that the NCAA should attach major violation sanctions not only to the university but to the coach who was charged with oversight when the rules were broken. The penalties shouldn't only be served by the recruits, coaches and administrators who are left behind. You leave for the NFL coach, fine, but when you return, there's the matter of a suspension that needs to be served. And anyplace that hires you takes that on.
In some cases, that might serve as a deterrent. But Barton's proposed bill goes much further, and is far more effective. It puts coaches on the hook for damages should they act recklessly. That's the best idea anyone has proposed, and I'm eager to see what the legislative process does to the bill.
Barton said he's eager to hear the discussion, too, and wonders if the best course isn't making this a federal law. "It would be better," he said, "to be done nationally so Oregon and Oregon State weren't put at a competitive disadvantage when hiring coaches, or competing against whoever is willing to break rules to try and win."
The rules committee will review the bill in the next few weeks. Then, there will be hearings and testimony that could refine or kill the bill. Fox News has already contacted Barton and told him they're sending a national television crew to the hearings. Barton remains uncomfortable with all the attention he's getting from HB3524, apparently because it feels like a serious sports debate.
He said: "I'm just a country lawyer."
One with degrees from Stanford University, Harvard Law School and Cambridge University. Also, he's a huge Cardinal football fan, which has caused some squirming by some who view the bill as a partisan issue.
Get over it. A great idea is a great idea no matter where it originated. So coaches, be more careful what you break.


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MINNEAPOLIS -- Talking about the Oregon Senate race, Washington political handicapper Charlie Cook waxed meteorological.
"In hurricane terms," explained the proprietor of Cook's Political Report, "to take out (Sens.) Susan Collins (R-Me.) or Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) would take a category 5. Taking out Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) or Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.) would take about a 4. It would have to be big, but not that big."
The national political oddsmakers steadily talk about the Oregon race in terms of winds and waves, Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute forecasts, "If you're talking about the 10 states that could matter in a wave election, Oregon is on the list, because of the nature of the state. It's really becoming a blue state. In the last analysis, Smith associating himself with Obama is a brilliant move, and it fits with the year.
"It becomes a matter of whether there's a wave that overwhelms all that, and turns over his boat."
Ronald Brownstein of National Journal suggested, more drily, "In every strong cycle, there are people who lose who never expected to lose. Gordon Smith and Elizabeth Dole may be on that list today. If Obama turns out a big enough vote, there may be nothing they can do."
At least from the viewpoint of Washington, D.C., as expressed in Minneapolis, the Oregon Senate race is all about the height of an Obama tide in November. Democratic candidate Jeff Merkley is working on campaigning and raising money, but according to the D.C. handicappers, everything depends on his surfing.
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Remember when you could pick up the phone and call someone? Remember when leaving a message was on an answering machine at a house? Remember when sending a message meant writing a letter? Now we text rather than call. Now we leave a voice message on a cell phone rather than on a home phone. Now we instant message rather than write a letter. Life has changed over the past 25 years: 1991 American Online launches AOL and DOS, the first World Wide Web 1994 Geocities launches as a community where users create their own websites 1995 TheGlobe.com gave users the freedom to post their own content online 1995 Classmates.com is born allowing users to find and connect with old classmates 1997 AOL Instant Messenger launches 1997 SixDegrees.com launches allowing users to create profiles and list friends 2002 Friendsher.com launches growing to 3 million users in 3 months 2003
MySpace.com is created and by 2006 has 100 million users 2004 Facebook, Digg and Flickr are created 2005 YouTube launches making everyone a video away from being a sensation 2006 Twitter launches and with 140 characters you can describe anything 2008 Facebook takes over MySpace as the most popular social networking site 2011 Google introduces Google+ 2012 Introduction of Vine and Path The original plan was to write an article helping families understand the ever changing world of social media. As research began, I realized that one article would be insufficient. Over the next month a series of articles will be written on social media and the impact it is having on our children, families, and educational system. Please read each article and begin having conversations with your children, no matter the age, about the impact of social media on their lives. This impact even begins in the elementary years. Having three boys (13, 9, 3) I have discovered the influence social media has on our household and the mind and hearts of my children. Let's start by taking a short test: (Put a check next to each of the words you could define and the social media outlet they represent) _____ Tagged _____ Trending _____ Pictures _____ Hashtag _____ Connections This five word quiz is nothing difficult to complete, however, it may define for you how "in the know" you are with today's social media. In my second article I will give you the answers. Numbers that might shock you: 3.1 Billion – Number of email accounts worldwide 112 – Number of emails sent and received per day by the average corporate user $44.25 – The estimated return on $1 invested in email marketing in 2011 2.1 Billion – Number of Internet users worldwide 800 Million – Number of users on Facebook 200 Million – Number of Facebook users added in 2011 225 Million – Number of Twitter Accounts 18.1 Million – Number of Follows to Lady Gaga, Twitters most popular user 250 Million – Number of Tweets per day (October 2011) 2.4 Billion – Number of Social Networking accounts worldwide 1 Trillion – Number of video playbacks on YouTube 48 Hours – The Amount of video uploaded to YouTube every minute 14 Million – Number of Instagram accounts created during 2011 4.5 Million – Number of photos uploaded to Flickr each day These numbers all come from 2011 statistics. What is in store for 2014? More importantly, what is in store for my sons who graduate high school in 2018, 2022 and 2028? When you look at these numbers and think about your own children and the change they are experiencing, it brings the conversation to reality. Tim Elmore (2010) states in his book, iY Generation, "Ready or not, they are entering the adult world." Unless we wake up and make some adjustments in the way we interact with them, I predict rough waters ahead. "We can already see several of the unintended consequences of this new world we've created for them – a world that allows for high speed, contact connection, sedentary lifestyles, pitiful relational skills, and a large dose of narcissism." (p. 15) Right now the word count on this article is at 660 words and many of you have already tuned out or turned it off. Over the course of the next month the goal is to open your eyes and your hearts to understanding the influence social media has on our students and our society. May we learn a lesson from the advice that Mordecai shared with Esther in Esther 4:14, "Who knows, perhaps you have come to the Kingdom for such a time as this." (Holman CSB) May you learn and gain insight from these articles much like I have from studying and writing them. The hearts and the minds of our children are at stake and one reason you place your children in a private, Christian school is to allow the staff to partner with you. These are interesting times, which call for strong partnerships together! "Social Media, What?"


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The latest education news from Beaverton and beyond.
Supers support Common Core: About two-thirds of district superintendents said they believe the Common Core State Standards will improve the quality of education in their communities, while 22 percent said the standards will have no effect, according to the results from a new poll.
College debt manageable?: Oregon students are leaving college with more debt than ever, which feeds the narrative of a universally crushing student-debt crisis. This narrative may be overblown, according to provocative new research released this month. Yet the same findings highlight the greater financial risks borne by Oregonians seeking college degrees, and they underscore the greater obligations of Oregon schools and colleges to position students for success once they arrive on campus.
Harvard requires more than 4.0: "We could fill our class twice over with valedictorians," Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust told an audience at the Aspen Ideas Festival, sponsored by the Aspen Institute and The Atlantic, on Monday. That means admissions officers rely on intangibles like interesting essays or particularly unusual recommendations to decide who comprises the 5.9 percent of applicants who get in. Faust's top tip for raising a Harvard man or woman: "Make your children interesting!"
Pop-Tart gun suspension: A hearing examiner affirmed the suspension of an Anne Arundel County boy who chewed his breakfast pastry into the shape of a gun in what many have come to know as "the Pop-Tart case." In a 30-page opinion, hearing examiner Andrew W. Nussbaum supported a principal's assertion that the suspension was based on a history of problems, not the pastry episode. "The evidence is clear that suspension is used as a last resort," Nussbaum wrote.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio - More than 450 riders will travel across the state this weekend to raise money for the American Cancer Society.
The eighth annual Pan Ohio Hope Ride will kick off Thursday morning outside the home of the Northeast Ohio Media Group's headquarters. The ride, which spans 328 miles and four days, gives riders a scenic tour of Ohio.
"It really gives people the opportunity to see how beautiful Ohio really is via bicycle," said Alexandra Houser Vukoder, senior director of media relations and corporate communication for the American Cancer Society. "Most of us have gone corner-to-corner in a car ... this is an opportunity to take it all in."
Money raised during the event will go toward American Cancer Society Hope Lodges, which give free lodging to cancer patients and caregivers, as well as other programs coordinated by the organization.
Kathleen Bond, co-founder of the event, was also a founding board chair of the Cleveland Hope Lodge. The establishment will celebrate its 20th anniversary next year. She said that the Cleveland lodge is particularly helpful due to the cutting-edge treatment centers in the area.
"Without coming up here and having a place to stay, (cancer patients) could not receive the treatment that could save their lives," Bond said. She added the lodge has had visitors from 87 out of the 88 counties in Ohio.
The other Hope Lodge location in Ohio is in Cincinnati, where the ride will end.
The event may be over four days and hundreds of miles, but there are alterations for every skill level of rider. Riders can opt for two-, three- or four-day rides and there are different trails for advanced riders.
Fundraising for the ride hit the $718,000 mark this year and will continue throughout the weekend, according to the event's website.
Vukoder said one of the major challenges facing riders this weekend may be the weather, as thunderstorms may be on the radar. The ride is rain or shine, but there are alternative plans in case of safety threats.
Bond, who didn't even own a bicycle when she helped found the race, will stick to her car to follow the race along. But her sons and her husband – a 23-year cancer survivor – will be participating.
To track where the riders will be going, click on the links below:
Day 1: http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/404016086
Day 2: http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/410071850
Day 3: http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/375455503


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Captain Mike Gerry reports his anglers are catching up to 35 bass daily at Guntersville, with lots of fish getting close to the bedding areas. Gerry forecasts great action on big fish for the next six weeks as the spawn hits full swing in the shallow bays.
He said his anglers caught fish on Missile Bait Shock Wave swimbaits with Punisher Fish heads in ½ oz size, and on SPRO Aruka shad rattle baits and Tight-Line football head jigs with Missile Bait D-Bomb trailers; www.fishlakeguntersvilleguideservice.com.
Big catches of lunker smallmouths are coming from the fast water directly below Wilson Dam in the headwaters of Pickwick--crankbaits, swimbaits and heavy jigs all do the job in the swift water here. The bite requires water to be pouring through the gates, however. Some big largemouths are being caught downriver on the gravel bars at 10 to 12 feet on big crankbaits.
At Lewis Smith, plenty of big spots are being caught on A-Rigs cast around deep water boat docks, as well as on main lake points and humps. The same areas sometimes turn up big stripers on the A-Rigs and on large swimbaits with 3/4 ounce heads. Trout fishing remains dependable below the dam--visit Riverside Fly Shop at the access road off 69 for equipment and how-to information.
From Tim's Ford, Rick McFerrin reports loads of bass on the Rapala Number 5 Glass Shad Rap, but said most are small, under 3 pounds. He's mostly fishing rocky shorelines--not many smallmouths so far this year, he said; www.tennesseebassguides.com.


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Forest Grove Police on Friday released an artist's drawing of a man who exposed himself to a coffee shop attendant last weekend.
The man was described as being in his 40s, 5-foot-10, with a medium-heavy build. The man exposed himself to the attendant in the 2400 block of Pacific Avenue, said Det. Wayne Hart of the Forest Grove Police.
Hart said the incident took place at about 10 p.m. Saturday.
He was described as wearing a blue "puffy" jacket, a dark-colored knit cap, dark-colored uniform-type pants and scruffy facial hair.
Anyone with information about the man is asked to call Forest Grove Police detectives at 503-992-9260 or Crime Stoppers at 992-3214.
Tips to Crime Stoppers can be submitted anonymously and can result in a cash reward when the information results in an arrest and conviction.
-John Snell; firstname.lastname@example.com


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FLORENCE, Ala. -- A 24-year-old convicted in January 2007 of capital murder for the Jan. 10, 2005 shooting death of a man during a robbery at Dandy's No. 2 Package Store on U.S. 72 has been moved from death row from death row at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore to the Lauderdale County Detention Center in anticipation of a new capital murder trial, the TimesDaily of Florence reports.
In December, the Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the conviction of David Dewayne Riley Jr., citing comments about Riley's juvenile arrest record made by the prosecution during the trial as grounds for the reversal. The state attorney general's office asked the Alabama Supreme Court to reverse the appeals court's ruling and the Supreme Court denied the request.


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21st Century Reporting: It's All Very Futuristic to BuzzyMay 1, 2008 – 3:36 pm by admin
A quick note from the baseball world. It looks like John Smoltz, who went on the disabled list Tuesday with inflammation in his right (pitching) shoulder, will return from his stint in the trainer's room as a reliever — and possibly the Braves' closer.
Yes, it's pretty mundane news unless he's important to your fantasy team. But in light of all the new media debates that have been going on in the last couple days, I deem it noteworthy.
Why? Because Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter David O'Brien confirmed this information via a text message from Smoltz himself.
Ha! This went from text message to reporter to the AJC Web site to print to Rumors and Rants. Reporters and players exchanging text messages. That's so 21st century. And now this information is posted on a blog that isn't credentialed.
I bet Buzz Bissinger just let out an OMG. Except he probably understands text speak about as well as he understands blogs and new media on the Internet.


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Fueling the fire
August 20, 2012 - John D'Agostino
The cost of filling up is costing more.
But do not start blame the big oil companies for the price jump. Blame your government.
While crude oil costs make up 76 percent of the cost of gasoline, the second largest chunk of the gas price -- 12 percent — is collected by federal, state and local governments.
According to Drew Johnson, a senior fellow at the Taxpayers Protection Association, 18.4 cents goes back to the federal government and 49 cents goes to New York state for each gallon of gas a motorist purchases.
Just how much did the oil companies make, per gallon? According to Johnson only 7 cents.
"So the next time you begin to blame the oil companies, speculators or service stations for high gas prices," Johnson wrote this month in The Wall Street Journal, "remember that no one gets richer off of gasoline than government."
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