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|Chiangmai Perfect Resort & Spa - Chiang Mai is located approx.
25 minute drive from Chiangmai International Airport and to the city centre.
It is set on the plot of 25 rai of wonderfully landscaped lush gardens,
where the entrance is opposite to the Mae-Jo University, Sansai District,
Chiangmai. Take pleasure in the sense of peaceful the rooms evoke.
It's just what you need after a full day sightseeing or business meetings.
It is the perfect location where we can find the truthfully natural beside the city centre.
|The High Resort, located outside the city of Chiangmai and away from the hustle and bustle.
Divided into two zones, on one side representing the cultural heritage of the north and the other the Contemporary. A boutique northern retreat of just 46 rooms, all guests are ensured of the best personal service, 24 hours a day from our warm and friendly staff.
All accommodation offers 46 comfortable and tastefully spacious rooms including executive suites offering scenic rice fields, other agricultural plants in the fields, hydro water swimming pool and a large free-form outdoor swimming pool.
Imagine a place where you are encouraged to surrender to all your senses. Where the spirit and the body unite for personal renewal. Experience the wonderfully healing energies to awaken, to delight and to restore you, amid the misty mountains and valleys of Mae-Jo.
Superior Room (no Jacuzzi) / Deluxe Jacuzzi Room
|Double rooms are for two travelers sleeping in the same bed and Twin rooms have two separate single bed.
Junior Suite
|Junior suite is a big size room with living area near the bed. And there are dressing room and bath room separate with bedroom.
|Suite rooms are complete apartments with multiple rooms, generally intended for longer stays. This room is the biggest room in the hotel with separate bed room and living room.
Open: 06:30 - 22:00 hrs.
Capacity: 120 Seats
A spectacular restaurant with view of evergreen and teak trees, tropical flowers and orchards. Spoiling yourself with our seasonal selection of Thai and International.
Pool Bar
Capacity: 15 Seats
Overlooking swimming pool, the gentle slopes of unlimited greenery. The restaurant serves light and healthy meals as well as a selection of exotic cocktails.
Room Service Open: 08:00 - 22:00 hrs.
Thai and International menu available for your comfort.
Dalar Banquet Room
For corporate guests, our resort offers a 200 sqm. Conference/ Banquet facility which is designed to accommodate various types of corporate meetings and social events. The facility is fully equipped with audio and visual aids.
Making it an excellent venue for banquet, receptions, conferences, seminars and meetings. Capacity up to 120 guests, theatre-style, classroom and boardroom. There is an efficient banquet team on hand to ensure the success of every event. Guests can choose from the wide variety of function rooms that are equipped with full convention facilities.
Class Room: 70 Persons
Theatre: 120 Persons
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High on the Alto 3880
Those of you who know me know that I'm an old ThinkPad guy, in more ways than one. I myself am older than many of you reading this — well on my way to AARP membership status as I reach 55 this November — and the ThinkPads I use on a daily basis are themselves old, namely a T30 and an R40.
ThinkPads are painfully utilitarian, amazingly solid, and like the Model T Fords come in a wide variety of colors as long as you choose black. For these reasons, ThinkPads lend themselves to being the laptop of choice for many laptop users, mostly developers. To make them more attractive — for loss of a better word — many a ThinkPad is embellished with stickers on the cover, rivaling the best of the NASCAR field. Mine is no exception: My ThinkPad does its laps with EFF, SCALE 10X, Oregon State University Open Source Lab, Open Source for America, two Google Summer of Code, and No Starch Press stickers gracing the laptop cover.
So when ZaReason sent me an Alto 3880 to put through its paces, my first reaction was, "Wow. This is too nice to put stickers on."
The Alto 3880's cover is a very stylish silver and should be kept in its pristine form. A look around the laptop before opening it shows that ports are readily available on the sides — with monitor, ethernet and USB ports conveniently located on the left side instead of on the back. While many might find this a simple design, ThinkPad users would be thrilled to know that the oft-inconvenient ThinkPad reacharound to plug in USB cables or thumb drives is not necessary here. In giving it the once over before opening it, the Alto is light in one's hands, but it still feels sturdy.
Opening the cover and pushing the on button reveals a screen with remarkable clarity contrasted on a black background and base. If you're a regular ThinkPad user, the keyboard is different — flat keys at the same level — and takes getting used to. With heavy fingers like mine, the pounding I would normally offer the ThinkPad feels like I'm mercilessly pounding this keyboard and suggests some behavior modification. But ultimately the keyboard is tough enough to withstand it and after adjusting to the new keyboard — wider than the ThinkPad's — it is easy to adapt to and to get accustomed to the additional real estate for your hands.
Performance wise, the Alto 3880 flies on the trio of distros I used on it, and without boring you with the minutiae, with one exception that turned out to be a software clash, the laptop performed without a hitch. With the 1366-by-768 resolution on a an remarkably clear 14-inch screen, the laptop would make a fine — no, make that an outstanding — replacement for my old ThinkPads.
I used three different distros on the Alto 3880, and each performed well, and each would make a fine choice for the person owning this laptop. The three contestants, for the sake of argument, are Linux Mint and Fedora — both which you can have preinstalled by ZaReason — and CrunchBang, which you can install on your own (until I convince ZaReason to make it a choice). However, as I understand it, if you request a different distro, ZaReason will install it. Or if you want no operating system, they'll send it like that, too. Unlike other Linux hardware vendors, ZaReason offers a wide choice in this department.
But I digress. Here's how the distros did:
Alto 3880 with Linux Mint: Originally, the laptop came to me with Linux Mint 12, which is the latest version of the distro with the GNOME 2.x-type desktop. The Alto 3880 did remarkably well with Linux Mint, which is growing on a lot of people (including me). Switching from MATE to GNOME to Cinnamon was a snap, and the performance was outstanding. In one instance on a busy morning where I forgot to plug in the laptop, I got just over four hours from the battery using multiple programs on Linux Mint.
Alto 3880 with Fedora 16: I'm waiting for the myth that Fedora is too "cutting edge" for the average user to go the way of the Studebaker and the hula hoop. It's just that — a myth — and Fedora 16 runs circles around just about everything else on this machine. After installing Flash so one can — oh, I don't know — participate in the wider Internet world, the distro and hardware handled everything I threw at it from a video and audio standpoint with aplomb.
Alto 3880 with CrunchBang Statler: The laptop has the horses, so to speak, to run the previous two desktop environments without breaking a sweat. So when faced with handling the Openbox window manager on CrunchBang, the distro soared. Also, the built-in camera worked flawlessly during a Google+ Hangout with the CrunchBang crew.
Alto 3880 strengths
Regardless of what distro is running on it, the Alto 3880 is remarkably versatile and handles a wide range of work without complaint. In fact, the only problem I had was helping my daughter solve what turned out to be a common GIMP and Banshee problem where the programs, both running simultaneously, weren't playing nice with each other — clearly not a reflection on the hardware. The screen is very clear and handles high resolutions flawlessly, which is a benefit for those who want to do things like watch videos or do intricate graphics work (Note: My daughter Mimi will be writing her own review of this laptop as well). Across the distro board, the audio and video performance was outstanding, with the onboard speakers sounding good enough to forgo plugging in speakers in some cases (though the speakers sounded good, too, when used to watch DVDs). the laptop itself is lightweight but solid, and the design is top-notch — this is a beautiful laptop.
Needs improvement?
There is a lot to like on this laptop, but the one thing that took getting used to is the keyboard. Again, this might be just something for the personal preference folder, but the keyboard at first tends to feel a little light to the touch. Also, the mouse button, which is a single bar at the same level as the touchpad operating on a centered fulcrum (click the left side for the left mouse button, right side for the right) is hard to adjust to when coming from hardware where the buttons are raised. To be fair, it would be difficult to imagine that a ThinkPad-like keyboard would work, design wise, on a laptop like this.
A final look
I don't have a rating system — stars, penguins, horseshoes, whatever — in place, but if I did I would rank the Alto 3880 very high; for the sake of argument, let's say 4.5 penguins out of a perfect 5 penguins. Its combination of sleek design and high performance make this laptop one that would easily draw me away from the ranks of the ThinkPad users. The retail price for this machine is $599, which many of you might think is a little high compared to what you could get at Best Buy. But when you consider that when buying from a Linux hardware vendor, you're not only getting a quality machine with a great OS, your purchase supports FOSS, for starters, by not putting another "sale" in Redmond's tally. With its wide range of capabilities and performance, the Alto 3880 is a laptop I would be proud to own and, if Uncle Sam is generous with a tax return, would be glad to purchase.
Screen: 14-inch HD, 1366-by-768 Glossy LED Backlit Display
Processor: Pentium B940, 2 GHz, 2 core, 2 thread
Memory: 4GB DDR-3
Graphics card: Intel Integrated HD Graphics
Hard Drive: 250GB 5,400 RPM (NOTE: Tested with 400GB HD)
Optical Drive: Combo CD/DVD burner
Audio: Speakers above the keyboard for quality sound output
Wireless: 802.11 B/G/N WiFi included and Bluetooth
Reader: 3-in-1 card reader — SD/MMC/MS supported
Camera: 1.3 Megapixel webcam included
Ports: HDMI and VGA monitor ports; Gigabit Ethernet port; ensington lock port; Headphone and microphone jacks; three USB 2.0 ports
Operating System: Your choice from a variety of Linux distros, or no operating system
Battery: Six-cell battery, up to 5 hours
Weight: 4.5 pounds
Price: $599
Coming tomorrow: This . . . is . . . STRATA! A look at the ZaReason Strata 6880.
(Larry Cafiero is one of the founders of the Lindependence Project and has just started developing software at Redwood Digital Research, a consultancy that provides FOSS solutions in the small business and home office environment.)
February 13, 2012 at 3:54 pm
Wait…. those stickers go on the outside? This may solve one of my problems.
Keyboards, just like stickers and boat names, are such a personal thing. And being
a guy who learned on a manual machine back in the dim ages…. LtFSG has to haul
himself up the huge learning curve. You'll get it.
Sounds like enough computer for all the heaviest graphics types.
Pretty good battery life too. Are you really going to send this one back?
I'll pm my address, eh?
February 13, 2012 at 5:27 pm
Is Flash the only thing not part of Fedora that you had to install? All open-source drivers for the video and networking? Sounds like a good deal.
March 29, 2012 at 6:22 pm
I like what ZaReason, System76, and others are trying to do. Unfortunately I think these companies don't fully understand or at least appreciate the problems we are encountering. They are acting in the interests of others who are turning GNU/Linux into a non-free platform. Buying a system from them does not guarantee you software freedom. Microsoft Windows is only a small part of the problem.
ZaReason is using NVidia, Atheros Bluetooth, and other chipsets that are not free software compatible. While these chipsets work on the above distributions at the time of this review there is no guarantee they will continue to work and some distributions don't work at all right now. The companies releasing proprietary drivers and firmware that ZaReason relies on have shown a willingness to discontinue support. Without free drivers and firmware the community can't adequately support these chipsets.
There is a reason ALSA, Trisquel, and the free software foundation don't work with non-free software.
There are also other technical and ethical problems with using these chipsets. ZaReason needs to up its game or get out of the way. There is another small company making the necessary changes. Just shipping without Microsoft Windows isn't good enough any more. I won't be supporting a company that doesn't support my freedom.
There are easy ways to test how free your system is. Download a copy of Trisquel. Trisquel doesn't ship non-free software. If you find that your hardware doesn't work complain to the company you bought it from.
And yea- this specific laptop does have other problems. Real problems that aren't listed in the review. It does no have support for bluetooth across distributions for instance. This chipset is reliant on non-free software.
I hope ZaReason will change. I'm doubtful they will. Prove me wrong ZaReason.
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SAUGERTIES, NY (May 21, 2012) — HITS, Inc. and HRTV®, The Network for Horse Sports, are proud to announce that the television shows produced from the $200,000 Lamborghini Grand Prix, presented by Lamborghini Newport Beach and $100,000 Sullivan GMC Truck Grand Prix, presented by Great American Insurance Group television shows have been scheduled for airing. HRTV joined forces with both A Good Show (AGS) and HITS, Inc. earlier this year to produce the two full-length shows during the 2012 winter circuits in Thermal, California and Ocala, Florida.
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After complete coverage of the 2011 Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix in Saugerties, New York on HRTV last year, HITS took the relationship to new heights, adding the two crown jewels of the winter circuits to the 2012 schedule. HRTV and AGS traveled to both winter circuits to capture the highs, the lows and everything in between during the season's two richest Grand Prix events.
"These two classes crown the kings and queens of the road the Pfizer Million and they deserve as much national and international attention as we can provide," said David Kiviat, Founder and Executive Producer of A Good Show and HITS' Official Broadcast Media Partner. "This is the first time that these two events have been delivered to viewers via television and we are excited about how they will be received."
HRTV and AGS showcased several riders from each coast with in-depth interviews. West coast riders include Pfizer Million veteran Duncan McFarlane, Canadian Olympian Jill Henselwood and 2012 World Cup Champion Rich Fellers, while east coast spotlights shown on Pfizer Million Champion Andre Thieme, Ocala hotshot Tracy Fenney and rising star Megan Edrick.
In an effort to bring national and media attention to the sport of show jumping, HITS and HRTV are taking steps to return the sport to television and beyond. As a preview of the upcoming 2012 Pfizer Million, coverage of last year's event will be aired after the Lamborghini Grand Prix premiere.
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Topic: Just when you think your out of the woods
Mom had surgery on March 5th. Everything went so well they even got clean margins. Last month she had a fever we took her to the ER and we were told it was a UTI. After a week of Cipro everything seemed great Davis returned two days after being off the Cipro. Her favors return and she was feeling terrible so they decided to put her on Bactrim. Her blood counts were fairly good her hemoglobin was a bit low but after taking iron it rose to 9. After no fevers she decided to go back home to Florida on April 27. Everything seemed great until two nights ago when she had fever and was so weak that she lost her bowels. In the ER they decided to do a CT scan and they found multiple abdominal abscesses where the surgical sites were.
I can't believe that my 79-year-old mother who sailed through a nine hour surgery is now in back in a hospital bed with multiple abscesses, Hemoglobin down to six and blood in her stool. I don't know how they could've missed this and how it got so bad. I'm really worried for her and I hope that she will be able to fight this.
We just planned her 80th birthday party in two weeks from now my first cousin from Australia is coming in for the event. We decided to ask people that in lieu of gifts that they donate to this organization.
Has anyone had these series of events Post surgery? I really hope that they don't have to do surgery I wonder if she'll be able to handle it.
This is such a horrible disease.


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Fox baselessly links Obama and Holder to New Black Panthers case, but their key witness says otherwise
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Fox News figures have used J. Christian Adams' unsubstantiated allegations to suggest that President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder were involved in the Justice Department's decision in the New Black Panthers case. However, Adams himself testified that he had no "indication" that the decision involved anyone "higher up" than an acting assistant attorney general.
Adams testifies he had no "indication" higher-ups were involved in decision
Adams: No "indication" of involvement by higher-ups. As The American Prospect's Adam Serwer noted, during his July 6 testimony before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Adams was questioned about who was involved in the decision to pursue a civil penalty against one of the defendants, King Samir Shabazz, and drop other charges in the case (from Page 35):
MR. [David] BLACKWOOD [general counsel, DOJ Office of General Counsel]: Was there any indication that anyone higher up than Loretta King [then the acting assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division] or Steve Rosenbaum [then the acting deputy assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division] was making the decision to override the six career attorneys who said the case should go forward?
MR. ADAMS: None that I had any indication of.
Hyping Adams' testimony, Fox figures baselessly assert Obama and Holder were involved
Kelly: "[B]rand-new evidence ... suggest[s] the decision to dump this case ... may have come from the Oval Office." On the July 12 edition of America's Newsroom, Megyn Kelly teased an interview with former Bush DOJ official Hans von Spakovsky by saying, "[S]erious allegations today that the decision to drop the now-infamous voter-intimidation case against members of the New Black Panther Party may have reached all the way to the White House." She later said, "[B]rand-new evidence in that now-dropped voter-intimidation case against the New Black Panther Party. Details breaking now that suggest the decision to dump this case after it had already been won may have come from the Oval Office. We look inside the White House guest book."
Kelly: DOJ official might be "taking his marching orders from some White House lawyer." During the interview, Kelly asked von Spakovsky if he thought the case had "been discussed by [then-deputy White House counsel] Cassandra Butts and President Obama." Von Spakovsky said in reply: "I think it's certainly a possibility." Kelly concluded: "[I]f you've got the top -- the number three official going over to the White House and taking his marching orders from some White House lawyer who may or may not have been pressured by the NAACP, it's a problem."
Beck: "Obama comes in and decides suddenly in May of 2009 to drop the case." On the July 12 edition of his Fox News show, Glenn Beck said:
Now, this is supposedly a open-and-shut case. And it was. Bush started the prosecution before the end of his term.
But then Obama comes in and decides suddenly in May of 2009 to drop the case. Here's where it gets interesting, because a former DOJ official ends up resigning in protest over the case. He testifies last week about it and he says, "There's something really wrong."
O'Reilly: Holder's "failure to prosecute is simply a dereliction of his sworn duty." On the July 12 edition of his Fox News show (accessed from the Nexis database), Bill O'Reilly accused network news of "ignoring Attorney General Eric Holder not prosecuting three Black Panthers who allegedly intimidated voters in Philadelphia" and commented: "Now, as far as Mr. Holder is concerned, his failure to prosecute is simply a dereliction of his sworn duty."
Doocy: "[I]nexplicably, the attorney general drops it." During the July 7 edition of Fox & Friends, Dana Perino asked for "some sort of an explanation as to why they thought it wasn't a good case." Co-host Steve Doocy responded: "Because, initially, they did win a default judgment against these guys, and then, inexplicably, the attorney general drops it."
Asman: "In letting this guy off, in letting the Black Panthers off," Obama "is defending racists." During the July 6 edition of Fox Business Network's America's Nightly Scoreboard, host David Asman claimed that Obama "is defending racists ... in letting the Black Panthers off." Asman concluded: "[W]hen you defend racism and defend racist acts, it's virtually the same in my mind as to whether you're a racist or not." Andrew Breitbart replied: "I couldn't agree with you more."
O'Reilly: "It's on Holder, with a very strong Obama component." During a segment in which he and his guests falsely suggested that the Obama administration was responsible for the decision not to pursue criminal charges in the case, O'Reilly said, "I don't like Holder. I don't think Holder is representing the United States in a fair and balanced way. I think he's a far-left ideologue. I think his ideology comes into every decision." The discussion continued:
LIS WIEHL (Fox News legal analyst): But the blatancy of this is so awful --
KIMBERLY GUILFOYLE (Fox News legal analyst): Names were mentioned here, though.
WIEHL: -- because it's not just the criminal charges. OK, let's say we could even differ about that, that maybe the criminal charges shouldn't have been brought. But, Bill, they won --
O'REILLY: Nobody differs about that, Wiehl.
WIEHL: Well, let's just say that some people do. They won the civil complaint. They had them and they let them go.
GUILFOYLE: And they dismissed it, and that's a problem.
O'REILLY: Right, I got it.
GUILFOYLE: He does mention --
O'REILLY: All right, it's on Holder --
GUILFOYLE: Right.
O'REILLY: -- with a very strong Obama component.
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The Real ThingBy Sadie Stein
On this day in 1886, Georgia pharmacist John Pemberton placed his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, in The Atlanta Journal. The rest, as we say, is history. Painful history, in my case.
I don't think my parents had anything special against Coke; we didn't have it in the house, but then, we didn't tend to have junk food around. We snacked on carrot sticks and yogurt; maple candy was a major treat. But I remember my dad drinking Coke on especially hot days, and I know "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing" was part of his repertoire. For her part, my mom would reminisce about trying her first Coke—while, thrillingly, listening to Freddy "Boom-Boom" Cannon sing "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans"—when her paternal grandmother came for a visit from Arkansas. Coke still felt like freedom for her, the taste of the forbidden.
But for me, Coke for some reason became the enemy. I had always received positive reinforcement for being "unconventional" and hoeing my own row—what could be a better bugbear (I imagine my thinking went) than a soda that was not merely an agent of tooth decay, but an opiate of the masses. In my mind, Coke was somehow tied up with everything I had dutifully internalized as "bad": Sesame Street (which utilized advertising-style camera techniques and allegedly shortened attention spans), Amelia Bedelia (unchallenging), Cabbage Patch dolls (hideous), and sticker books (middlebrow). I wanted so badly to please.
Coke became my issue. What my parents had probably intended as merely a sop to oral hygiene quickly became, in my eager little hands, a self-righteous moral crusade. I shunned Coca-Cola with the zeal of a nineteenth century temperance advocate, and my sense of superiority was inviolate. Read More


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Lady Antebellum has another chart-topping hit to their credit.
The country trio has captured the number one spot on both the Billboard Country Airplay and the Mediabase/Country Aircheck charts with their latest single, "Compass."
Lady A's Hillary Scott says the timing of their accomplishment was "actually really funny." She explains that they got the news while "on a 500-mile detour on the bus in Canada trying to avoid an avalanche" traveling to Vancouver for their concert Monday night.
"Compass" is from the deluxe reissue of Lady Antebellum's 2013 album Golden.
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With another week of flatness, time for another poll. What are some of your favorite surf / bodyboard vids... and why? I used to watch surf movies all the time when I was in school and haven't added to my collection lately. Any suggestions?
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Brevard, N.C. - Interim Athletic Director Juan Mascaro and the Brevard College Athletic Department are pleased to announce the 2011 inductees to the Brevard College Athletics Hall of Fame, Coach Dave Rinker and Thomas Hodge '67.
The two will be inducted into the BC Hall of Fame on Friday, October 21st, as the Distinguished Alumni and Athletic Hall of Fame dinner in the Porter Center for Performing Arts.
Dave Rinker served as the Head Coach of the Brevard College Cross Country and Track & Field programs and Director of Athletics for the Tornados from 1984-1999.
While at Brevard, Rinker coached two teams to National Junior College Athletic Association national titles in men's cross country in 1987 and 1990, and led three women's (1985-1987) and two men's (1986, 1989) teams to NJCAA cross country runner-up finishes.
He coached 119 NJCAA All-Americans in his 15 years at Brevard College and saw 10 individuals win National Championships in cross country and track and field. His men's teams won five North Carolina collegiate state cross country titles over a variety of two-year and four-year institutions, winning the titles in 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993 and 1994. Rinker was named the NJCAA men's cross country Coach of the Year in 1987 and 1990. He was also named the 1999 NJCAA men's outdoor track Coach of the Year and was inducted into the NJCAA Coaches' Hall of Fame in 1999.
Rinker was selected to coach the U.S. Men's Junior World Cross Country Team in 1998 and through his tutelage, three of his athletes earned positions on the U.S. Junior World Cross Country Team, while two others were selected to the U.S. Men's Senior World Cross Country Team.
As the athletic director at Brevard, Rinker also oversaw the addition of baseball, volleyball and softball to the school's athletic offerings and the construction of new facilities for track and field, softball and baseball.
He served as President of the NJCAA Cross Country Coaches' Assocation from 1994-1996.
Also during his time at Brevard, Rinker was involved on campus, serving as the Resident Director of Green Hall and Ross Hall, and was involved as the Director of Intramurals.
Hodge had numerous accomplishments on the track and cross country course, including setting a new a course or school record in almost every race he competed in from 1966 to 1967. Today, he remains among the top 10 all-time in many categories at Brevard College.
In Hodge's two years at Brevard College, the track and field teams posted an overall record of 19-4 and were Conference Champions in both years. He was the Most Valuable runner as a freshman and track team captain his sophomore year. Hodge was selected the Most Outstanding Junior College Athlete at the News-Piedmont Relays held at Furman University in 1967 after winning the open mile in 4:17.1 and anchoring the 1st place sprint medley relay team with an 880 split time of 1:55.8. He also posted 1st place and school record times of 4:14.3 in the mile at the Dogwood Relays held at the University of Tennessee and a two-mile record during a dual meet at the Citadel with a time of 9:36.8. Hodge was a National Champion, winning the mile at the National Junior College Track & Field Championships in 1967, missing the meet record by just 6/10ths of a second, gaining All-American honors.
The Cross Country team posted an overall record of 15-6 during his time at Brevard College, and Hodge won Conference titles and All-Conference honors both seasons. He led most of the way in the National Junior College Cross Country Championships in 1967 before being forced out with a pulled muscle. Despite his injury, Hodge helped lead the team to a 6th place finish in their first national meet. He also was instrumental in the team receiving the Pepsi-Cola Award as the Most Outstanding College Team in Western North Carolina at the WNC Awards Banquet in 1967.
After graduation, Hodge was awarded a track and cross-country athletic scholarship at the University of Mississippi. He was the first of many distance runners from Brevard College to receive a scholarship to compete at a major university. At Mississippi, he was an All-Southeastern Conference selection and team captain. Hodge gives Brevard College credit for future successes at the University of Mississippi and in his professional career.
The class of 2011-2012 joins the 19 current members of the BC Athletics Hall of Fame.
Hall of Fame Class of 2004-2005: Gil Coan, Class of '42, Reggie McAfee, Class of '71 and John McKissick, Class of '49, Coach Chick Martin, Coach Norm Witek.
Hall of Fame Class of 2005-2006: Hershey Hipps (Herman Hipps accepted on behalf of his father), Thomas Barbee, Class of '61, and the Boshamer Family (Cary Boshamer accepted on their behalf).
Hall of Fame Class of 2006-2007: Joe Forte, Class of '63, Ralph Lundy, Class of '70, Dr. Walter S. Clayton Sr., (Walter Shields Clayton Jr. '68 & Anne Blythe accepted on his behalf)
Hall of Fame Class of 2008-2009: Melissa Meyer, Class of '86, Lennox Stewart, Class of '71, Coach Thad Talley and Coach Joe Bartlinski.
Hall of Fame Class of 2009-2010: Danny Bost, Class of '62, and Alice Gaines, Class of '89.
Hall of Fame Class of 2010-2011: Coach Larry Burch and Coach Patsy Neal.


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Alright, this is kinda of an obscure problem, but I have faith in you guys.
What I'm trying to do is boot BackTrack from an external drive (2.5'' ATA 40GB in a case w/ USB2.0 interface) with my Macbook Pro (Core Duo). If at all possible, I would like to keep the external Fat32 formatted so that OS X, Windows and BackTrack can all access it easily.
What I've done so far:
- formatted and mkdosfs the external drive as vfat (LBA)
- mounted the drive and installed BackTrack (uncompressed install) to the external (/dev/sdb/) to its root
- set bootable flag w/ fdisk
I have rEFIt on the computer and have successfully done a Ubuntu triple boot in the past. With the Ubuntu install, the most difficult part was switching from GRUB to LILO as GRUB does not support the EFI setup (?) that are on Macbooks. It's my understanding that LILO is already the default boot loader on BackTrack, so that problem is out of the way.
I can boot into both OS X and Windows and access the external (rw) perfectly and it appears that BackTrack installed successfully.
When I have the external plugged in during boot, rEFIt list four boot items: my OS X internal partition, Windows internal partition, a Linux external partition and a Legacy OS (unknown) external partition.
Trying the legacy OS just produces a black screen and hangs, choosing the Linux partition says something along the lines of "No system disk, please insert a floppy..."
Keep in mind that I only made one fat32 partition to the external, so I'm not even sure why a fourth option in rEFIt is appearing. I verified this with fdisk.
If I try to boot from the external on a Dell Optiplex 160L and just hit Enter at each prompt, I get a repeating error: "*tkbd.c: Spurious ACK on isa0060/serio0. Some program might be trying to access hardware directly."
That * I can't read - the video is misaligned off to the left of the screen slightly.
Any light you could shed on the situation would be great. I'm kind of a Linux newbie in general, but I get around a shell and whatnot.
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Dierks Bentley and OneRepublic fans are getting their first glimpse at the artists' upcoming "CMT Crossroads" concert. A clip of their performance of "Counting Stars" is posted at CMT.com.
In addition to singing together, Bentley and OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder even took on similar looks for the show. They're both wearing a dark t-shirt and silver necklace under a leather jacket. Bentley completes his outfit with blue jeans, while Tedder's pants are black.
Dierks and OneRepublic recently taped their episode before an invited audience in Nashville. Their set also included the OneRepublic's "Good Life" as well as Bentley's "Up on the Ridge" and his current single, "I Hold On."
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The Granite Furniture "Sputnick," Snelgrove's giant ice cream cone, the neon knight on the old Salt Lake Costume Company building and the electric sombrero on what was the Tampico restaurant serve as aging and iconic Sugar House landmarks.
Yet, due to age, changing business addresses and a restrictive sign ordinance, preserving them has become more difficult. The Deeburger Clown and Pine Cone signs exist only in the old photos and memories of an aging population.
"One of the things that shaped and defined the character of 2100 South was the interstate traffic that passed through it," said Lynne Olson, unofficial Sugar House historian and long-time activist. "Business owners cleverly designed buildings on motor lodges and drive-in restaurants to encourage travelers to stop."
To help preserve the remaining signs, the Sugar House Community Council has worked with Hawthorne Elementary's Kids Organized to Protect Our Environment club, and members will pass out a new brochure about the history of the area's iconic markers Thursday at the 150-year-old business district's annual July Fourth celebration.
Laurie Bray, a Sugar House-based photographer and chairwoman of the community council's arts and culture committee, said when she organized art walks for area studios, she would often get a blank look when she told patrons that many of them were located near the Sugar House monument. But when she said they were under the Granite Furniture "Sputnik," they immediately knew where to meet.
"We will be passing out the brochures at the community council booth and at my booth," Bray said. "We are doing a survey asking people what signs they would like to see restored."
The Sugar House Community Council recently received a $10,000 grant from the Salt Lake City Redevelopment Agency that can be used to restore and preserve historic signs in the town center. Property owners who want to participate must match the grant with an equal amount and are expected to maintain the restored signs.
Salt Lake City's sign ordinance, designed to preserve views of mountains and other buildings, makes it difficult to preserve some of these historic artistic signs. Those that do not follow the rules can stay until the owner takes them down. If they are removed, new signs must meet the rules in the ordinance. Since repairing them in place can be dangerous and difficult, many fall into disrepair.
Ray Milliner, principle planner for the Salt Lake City planning division, said that while the city council recently adopted design guidelines for signs in historic areas, some adjustments are needed.
"We allow for maintenance, but when someone decides that a sign is lame, takes it down and puts it into a garage and then decides 10 years later that it was pretty cool and they want to put it back up is where you run into problems," he said.
Salt Lake City Council member Soren Simonsen, who represents the Sugar House area, said it took two or three months for Boulder Ventures Development to get permission to refurbish and upgrade the Granite Furniture sputnik sign to reflect the new businesses in the building. He thinks the current ordinance needs to be tweaked to allow the signs to be fixed or slightly altered.
"There is a lot of interest in trying to be more permissive with updating signs and changing logos but still preserving the look and feel," he said. "I would love to see some new signs with the same look and feel. They are character-defining."
Simonsen said the council might even consider carving out a district such as Sugar House where some of the older-looking neon signs, even if new, would be allowed to create a new feel.
The problem is that the historic electric signs fall under the same ordinance being used in an attempt to stop the proliferation of the more modern LED video billboards.
Another problem signs such as the Snelgrove's ice cream cone or the Nu-Crisp popcorn icon might fall into disrepair or be taken down when new ownership takes over. For example, the Smith-Crown sign is in storage because of difficulties with the ordinance placing it on a new building just up the street.
The Sugar House Community Council wrote in its report that these signs built in the 1950s and '60s "are reminders of times that older residents cherish. Younger people and new visitors see the signs as distinctive works of art, and effective way-finding tools."
The KOPE club, in its problem-solving class on the sign issue, said historic signs should be protected even if they are on buildings that aren't legally historic buildings or in historic districts. They said new businesses should be allowed to change the signs and that keeping the historic signs help promote tourism.
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Signs of Sugar House
Nu-Crisp Popcorn Shop, 960 E. 2100 South
Smith-Crown Company, 1941 S. 100 East
Stark Steering Automotive (Now Ldi Group), 1075 E. Hollywood Ave.
Tampico sombrero sign (now Club Karamba), 1049 E. 2100 South
Millie's, 2092 S. 1000 East
Sterling Furniture, 2051 S. Highland Drive
South East Furniture Compass (salvaged in 2008 for use in a new monument plaza), currently in storage
Salt Lake Costume Company (Now Arendal Kitchen Design), 1701 S. 100 East
Snelgrove Ice Cream (now Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream), 850 E. 2100 South
Ace Automotive (now Rudy's Keys), 2040 S. 1000 East
Sprague Branch Library, 2131 S. 1000 East
U.S. Post Office Sugar House Station (now Caterina), 2155 S. Highland Drive


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At this time eight years ago the NHL had locked out the players and the NHL was on the verge of cancelling regular season NHL games, and eventually went on to cancel the whole 2004-05 NHL season. Back then the issue was related to controlling player salaries so more teams can compete on the ice and more importantly be able to compete, and survive, financially. Eventually the NHL and NHLPA came to a resolution, after the NHLPA all but imploded, which saw the players salaries rolled back 24%, a salary cap system would be instituted, and the players salaries as a whole would be capped at 57% of all hockey related revenue. Essentially the players folded and the owners got pretty much what they wanted and Gary Bettman touted the deal as the start of a new era for the league where all teams would be financially stable and we would see greater parity on the ice.
Unfortunately, it didn't work out that way with respect to the financially stable part. The Atlanta Thrashers failed to survive in Atlanta and eventually relocated to Winnipeg and we all know about the Phoenix Coyotes fiasco. Additionally there are a number of other franchises that are in weak, if not perilous, financial situations. The 2005 CBA did not fix the financial problems of the NHL.
Back in October 2004 I wrote about the most important financial problem with the NHL on a now non-existent previous incarnation of this website:
Yesterday Gary Bettman was in Raleigh, North Carolina with Carolina Hurricanes owner Peter Karmanos Jr. telling the world and most importantly reassuring Carolina Hurricane fans that contraction is not an option and he is committed to keeping all 30 teams in the league. But honestly, shouldn't contraction be an option with Carolina at the top of the list?
According to Karmanos the Hurricanes lost $22 million last year on a $38 million payroll. So, for them to break even they would have had to have a payroll of $16 million. Is that a formula for a successful franchise? This is a team that made it to the Stanley Cup finals a couple years ago and couldn't capitalize on that success by expanding it's fan base. Even if a $30-35 million salary cap was put in place like the owners want the Hurricanes will still lose money. How can the Caroline Hurricanes compete with the likes of the Maple Leafs, Red Wings, and others when Carolina would break even with a $16 million payroll and the Leafs and Red Wings make oodles of money with $62 and $78 million payrolls respectively. They can't and that is the problem with the NHL. The disparity between the rich teams and the poor teams is so huge that only a rediculously low (for the rich teams) salary cap can help many teams survive.
A salary cap does not address the key problem in the NHL. A salary cap will not fix revenue disparity between the rich and poor teams. Only a massive revenue sharing program or contraction of the 4-6 poorest teams will address that problem. But the NHL isn't talking about revenue sharing to any great extent or it being a key component of a multi-pronged solution.
In February 2005, as we were approaching the drop dead date for saving the 2004-05 season I wrote the following:
According to the NHL's latest 'take it or leave it' offer, the proposed deal will have a $42.5 million salary cap with a $0.50 on the dollar tax starting at $34 million. Under this agreement a team like the Maple Leafs with a $42.5 million payroll would be spending $46.75 million in payroll after taxes. Last year their payroll was closer to $70 million. The players are not going to accept any deal that will see the Maple Leafs, and other big revenue clubs who are already making money, making upwards of $20 million more in profit while they are taking a 24% paycut. The reason the players are accepting a paycut in the first place is to help the small market teams survive, not to line the pockets of the big market owners.
So, the key to any new deal is going to be revenue sharing. If the NHL wants a $42.5 million salary cap the NHL will probably have to be willing to accept significant revenue sharing, possibly seeing the Maple Leafs and other big market teams sharing upwards of $10 million, possibly more, each with the smaller market teams. Should the league be unwilling to accept revenue sharing don't expect the players to negotiate down their salary cap significantly, if at all.
What the NHLPA is really saying is, we aren't going to bail out the small market teams if the big market teams aren't willing to help out as well. The fix to the economical mess has to be a multi-party solution, not a players only bailout and if you ask me, that makes a lot of sense.
In the end, the NHL got it's salary cap, but the players forced the NHL to commit to a significant revenue sharing program. Problem was, the revenue sharing program was not significant enough simply because the revenue disparity across the NHL is so great, and got even greater over the past 7 years of the CBA. Once again revenue sharing is an issue for the players and they aren't willing to take a pay cut without increased revenue sharing. Here is a quote by Don Fehr after the NHLPA submitted their initial CBA proposal to the NHL.
"In essence, when you boil it all down, what were suggesting is that the players partner with the financially stronger owners to stabilize the industry and assist the less financially strong ownership groups" -Don Fehr
From all reports, there is a gap in the revenue sharing that the owners have proposed ($180-190M) and the revenue sharing that the players have proposed ( approximately $240-250M) and this is the core of the problem. The owners want to solve the weaker teams financial problems largely on the backs of the players, while the players want the big market owners to share in the small market assistance plan. This was the core of the problem in 2005 and is the core of the problem now.
There are solutions to the problem of the financial security of all 30 NHL franchises but the unfortunate problem is the NHL owners can't agree on the real solution. They can only agree on finding a solution on the backs of the players. The big market owners aren't reluctant to give up their large profits to assist their fellow owners (who are both partners and competitors) and the small market owners aren't willing to accept a CBA without seeing their financial situation improved significantly, either through large player salary reductions or significantly increased revenue sharing.
The truth is, the NHL can't resolve the financial woes of its small market franchises through cuts to players salaries alone. Even if the NHL successfully cuts the salary cap/floor by $10M, that only reduces the small market franchises expenses by $10M. All indications are that the Phoenix Coyotes have been losing upwards of $25-30M per season, even after existing revenue sharing programs. Reducing player expenses by $10M does not make them a profitable or financially stable franchise, it only cuts their losses to $15-20M. Only when the NHL gets serious about revenue sharing will financial stability exist within the NHL. So despite what the NHL wants you to believe, this lock out, like the last one, is more about generating more profits for the league as a whole, not about improving the financial situation of the small market teams. Until they start proposing massive increases to revenue sharing all indications are that this lockout is just an attempt to milk the players for everything they can, and are willing to sacrifice the game we love to do so.
If the owners view the players as nothing more than cattle, they view the fans as nothing more than cattle feed. Fans are here so they can feed the cattle so they can then milk the cattle for everything they can. What the fans think or what is best for the game of hockey is pretty much irrelevant. It is all about profits.
For more insight on the revenue disparity in the NHL have a read of Kent Wilson's excellent piece on the topic.


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Warts are small, usually painless growths on the skin. Most of the time warts are harmless. They are caused by a virus called human papillomavirus (HPV). Some warts are spread through sex.
Warts may affect your appearance and can be embarrassing. Warts may itch or hurt (particularly on the feet).
Plane juvenile warts; Periungual warts; Subungual warts; Plantar warts; Verruca; Verrucae planae juveniles; Filiform warts; Verruca vulgaris
All warts can spread from one part of your body to another. Warts may be spread from person to person but this is uncommon.
Most warts are raised with a rough surface. They may be round or oval.
Different types of warts include:
Your health care provider will look at your skin to diagnose warts.
You may have a skin biopsy to confirm the wart is not another type of growth such as skin cancer.
You can get treatment if you do not like how the wart looks or if it is painful.
Do NOT attempt to remove a wart yourself by burning, cutting, tearing, picking, or any other method.
Over-the-counter medicines are available to remove warts.
Do NOT use over-the-counter wart medications on your face or genitals. Warts in these areas need to be treated by a health care provider.
To use wart-removal medicine:
Special foot cushions can help ease the pain due to plantar warts. You can buy these at drug stores without a prescription. Use socks. Wear shoes with plenty of room. Avoid high heels.
Your doctor or nurse may need to trim away thick skin or callus that form over warts on your foot or around nails.
Your health care provider may recommend the following treatments if your warts do not go away:
Genital warts are treated in a different way than most other warts.
A new medicine called veregen may be used on genital warts as well as other warts.
Most often, warts are harmless growths that go away on their own within 2 years. Warts around and under your nails are harder to cure than warts in other places. Warts can come back after treatment even if they appear to go away. Minor scars can form after warts are removed.
Call your health care provider if:
Warts, herpes simplex, and other viral infections. In: Habif TP, ed. Clinical Dermatology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 12.
Kirnbauer R, Lenz P. Human Papillomaviruses. In: Bolognia JL, Jorizzo JL, Schaffer JV, et al, eds.
Dermatology. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2012:chap 79.


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Topic: Really,Artificial Liver?
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I don't understand. Why would the artifical liver cartridges be packed with cancerous cells to filter toxins and synthesize proteins in plasma. The cancerous cells are what I don't get. Am I reading this wrong?
Percy, this is unbelievable! One day people may be able to walk in to a Body Parts Store that is not for Cars!
You can read more about the technology on the company web site:
Note how they call them "immortal" cells rather than cancerous cells.
The key to the ELAD system is the proprietary C3A human hepatocyte cell line, licensed from the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia and further developed by Baylor College of Medicine. This is an immortal cell line that is grown in ELAD cartridges, then stored and shipped worldwide from VTI's San Diego production facility. The cartridges are then incorporated into an extracorporeal blood pumping system at the patient's bedside. The cells have been shown to perform most of the metabolic functions of normal liver cells in laboratory experiments.
Thanks for this Percy. Very exciting if it can be done!
And thanks to you, dear Eli, for helping us sort through all of this.
I agree, Marion. Thank you, Eli.
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With all the channels on broadcast TV and cable—and the inevitable episode repeats—it's hard to sort out what's new or worthwhile. Let us sort it out for you so you don't miss anything worth watching. Times may vary with region; check your local listings for exact hour and channels.
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There's a lot on this week. First, a bunch of chefs are on the morning shows and chef Gordon Ramsay is on Live with Regis and Kelly and Late Night with Conan O'Brien Tuesday.
There's "food porn" on tonight's episode of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations and "sexy food" on tomorrow night's episode of Bizarre Foods With Andrew Zimmern. Monday and Tuesday, respectively, 10 p.m. ET, Travel Channel
Monday (February 9)
Good Eats (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Art of Darkness III." Alton's third journey with chocolate making simple frosting, heart of truffles and fudgesicles. (repeat) 8 p.m. ET, Food Network
Will Work For Food (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "BBQ Pitmaster & Competitive Eating." Adam works as a pitmaster at Louie Mueller's Barbecue in Texas and is trained to be a competitive eater in New York City. 8:30 p.m. ET, Food Network
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations: "Food Porn." Anthony Bourdain eats a bunch of delicious food. 10 p.m. ET, Travel Channel
Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Smokin' BBQ." Guy goes to top barbecue places around the country. 10 p.m. ET, Food Network
Tuesday (February 10)
The Today Show: Chef Ina Garten is a guest. 7 a.m. ET, NBC
Live with Regis and Kelly: Chef Gordon Ramsay is a guest. 7 a.m. ET, ABC
Food Detectives (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "The Effects of MSG." Ted Allen investigates the effects of eating food that contain MSG. Him and his team also teach you how to keep ice cream on the cone and examines which drink contains the most caffeine. 9 p.m. ET, Food Network
Last Restaurant Standing: Raymond challenges three teams to set up shop at a motorway service station (rest stop) and convince hungry travelers to eat at their food bars. 9 a.m. ET, BBC America
Chopped (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Yucca; Watermelon; Tortillas." The chefs show their skills using watermelon, yucca, and tortillas. 10 p.m. ET, Food Network
Bizarre Foods With Andrew Zimmern: "Sexy Food." Andrew explores the connection between food and sex. He talks with experts amd laymen on the topic and reviews the exotic delicacies he's been offered around the world. 10 p.m. ET, Travel Channel
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Chef Gordon Ramsay is a guest. 12:35 p.m. ET, NBC
Wednesday (February 11)
The Today Show: Chef Mark Bittman is a guest. 7 a.m. ET, NBC
Top Chef: "The Last Supper." The final five chefs work to impress the judges before the finale. Chef Wylie Dufresne and chef Jacques Pepin are the guest judges. 10 p.m. ET, Bravo
Man V. Food: "Seattle." Adam Richman checks out The Crab Pot and Red Mill Burger. He also attempts to eat a 12-egg omelet packed with chili, salsa, sour cream ,and cheddar cheese, weighing five pounds in the Southwestern Exposure challenge at Beth's Cafe. 10 p.m. ET, Travel Channel
Thursday (February 12)
The Early Show: Chef Katie Lee Joel is a guest. 7 a.m. ET, CBS
The Today Show: Chef Scott Conant is a guest. 7 a.m. ET, NBC
Ace of Cakes (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Macy's and the Big Apple." Charm City Cakes makes a cake for the Macy's 150 Birthday and a NYC skyline cake. They also make a cowboy cake. 10 p.m. ET, Food Network
Friday (February 13)
Good Morning America: Chef Emeril Lagasse is a guest. 7 a.m. ET, ABC
Martha Stewart Show (warning, a video plays automatically on site): It's the Valentine's Day show with pastry chef Johnny Iuzzini making chocolate-beet cakes with candied rose petals, Sebastian Rouxel of Bouchon Bakery providing a recipe for cupcakes, and pastry chef Eric Snow making a chocolate dish. 11 a.m. ET, NBC


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SAN DIEGO, CA -- Fresh Healthy Vending said it is now offering franchisees of its "healthy" vending program a high-tech vending machine. The interactive vender features a large touchscreen that functions as a product selection panel. Operators have access to a product database containing thousands of 2D and 3D product images and nutritional information to display on the screen.
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In a bit of news beamed straight to us from outer space, Tilda Motherf*cking Swinton is in talks with Marvel to appear in Dr. Strange as Dr. Stephen Strange's mentor, the Ancient One. Dr. Strange is, of course, being played by Brambles Crumplesnort, King of the Reptiloids of Garlactaca-9. And Swinton, as we all know, is an alien queen come to enlighten us with her radiance. Full Story
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I LOVE Wes Anderson. I say this every time I write about Wes Anderson movies. Moonrise Kingdom was one of my favourite movies of 2012. The Royal Tenenbaums is one of my favourite movies of all time. So it's a big deal when a Wes Anderson film comes out. The Grand Budapest Hotel is rating at 89% at post time on Rotten Tomatoes Full Story
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We meet at 6:15 pm on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at the Brent House Conference Center (in front of Ochsner), 1512 Jefferson Hwy, Jefferson, LA, 70121. Visit our facebook page for recent activities.
Improve your speaking skills and gain leadership experience in a casual and supportive environment where the meetings are run by the members. Members and guests have an opportunity (but not a requirement) to speak, and to fill various meeting roles. Membership is open to all over 18, and guests are always welcome to attend. Toastmsters International is a non-profit organization. THIS is your invitation!
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Brevard, N.C. - Richard Ray blocked a punt and then returned it for the game winning touchdown earning 64.5% of this week's votes and the honor of Week 10 Tornado Athlete of the Week.
Ray blocked the punt with 5:33 remaining in the game and ran 12 yards to score the Tornados' only touchdown. The score led to a 7-6 Brevard victory and a 7-3 overall record this year.
Other nominees this week were Stanley Jones, who recorded 16 total tackles and 2 for loss, the women's soccer team after becoming the fifth BC team to make a conference tournament, Brooke Seaman who recorded 27 kills, 5 total blocks, and 3 services aces, and Jack Shaw who saved 8 of 11 and faced 24 total shots.
2009-2010 Brevard Tornado Athlete of the Week Winners
Week 1 – Brooke Seaman, Volleyball (34 kills, 41.3% hitting percentage, 13 total blocks, six service aces as Tornados go 3-0 on the week)
Week 2 – Bailey Varley, Women's Soccer (Three goals, including the game winner in double overtime as the Tornados advanced to 3-0)
Week 3 – Stanley Jones, Football (16 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, as the Tornados move to 3-0 on the season)
Week 4 – Michael Gist, Football (5 tackles, 2 interceptions, including one he ran back 87 yards for a TD
Week 5 – Brooke Seaman, Volleyball (27 kills, 31.7 hitting percentage, 13 total blocks, 2 service aces as the Tornados go 2-1 on the week)
Week 6 – Rebecca Schoonover, Volleyball (68 digs in three matches, averaging 22.7 per match.)
Week 7 – Eric Watts,football (Game winning TD catch, two catches for 67 yards, launched a 75 yard punt in the second quarter, averaged 45.4 yards per punt.
Week 8 – Jo Tuttle, Cycling (Overall National Champion in Mountain Bike, National Champion in the Four-Cross event)
Week 9 – Matthew Crowe, Cross-Country (placed 14th at SAC Championship, named second team All-Conference and All-Freshmen.
Week 10 – Richard Ray, Football (Blocked punt and returned it 12 yards for game winning TD)
Week 11 – TBA
The Tornado Athlete of the Week Poll comes out every Monday morning and will run until Tuesday at noon. For more information on the poll, contact the Brevard Sports Information Department.


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New Smoking Law Affects All Berkeley Multi-Unit Housing
The Berkeley City Council adopted an ordinance regulating secondhand smoke in all multi-unit residences and common areas. As of May 1, 2014, smoking will be prohibited in 100% of multi-unit housing with two or more units (i.e. apartments, co-ops, condominiums, common interest developments, etc). This also includes common areas such as private decks, balconies, and porches of units.
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An alleged associate of a convicted international arms dealer wants to be released on bail in Melbourne as US authorities seek his extradition.
Richard Ammar Chichakli, 53, had been on the run from US authorities for seven years before his arrest in Melbourne last week for allegedly conspiring with a Russian arms dealer to buy planes to ship weapons to conflict zones across the world.
He appeared briefly in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Thursday with his lawyer Andrew Sim saying the US citizen will apply for bail on February 5, ahead of an extradition hearing.
The extradition hearing must take place within 60 days of his arrest, on January 10.
Mr Sim told the court the bail application could take up to a day due to several legal complexities to be worked through.
He said Chichakli was a disabled US army veteran and suffered from Gulf War syndrome, both of which needed to be taken into account during his time in custody.
Chichakli was remanded until his February 5 hearing.
American authorities allege Chichakli, who had been on the run since 2005, is an associate of international arms dealer Viktor Bout, jailed last April for 25 years after being convicted on terrorism charges arising from a US sting operation.
Chichakli, a US and Syrian citizen, was identified and arrested after a routine background check when he applied to become a protective services officer with Victoria Police.
US authorities allege Chichakli conspired with Bout and others in attempting to buy two aircraft from US companies through a company called Samar Airlines in 2007, in violation of sanctions imposed in 2004.
Chichakli is also charged with money laundering conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy and six separate counts of wire fraud in connection with the attempted aircraft purchases.
Bout, 45, and Chichakli are alleged to have had a close relationship with former Liberian president Charles Taylor, resulting in them being subject to travel and business sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council and the US.
Described by the US as the world's most notorious arms trafficker, Bout was the inspiration for an arms dealer character played by Nicolas Cage in the 2005 film Lord of War.
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I feel a little guilty that I have managed to dodge New York winter for the past two years. Rather than dwell on thoughts of bitter cold trudges to the subway and seeing close to zero daylight during the week, I'm going to talk about fruit in salads. That's fair right?
I'm a big fan of the whole savory-sweet thing (I mean, chocolate-covered pretzels + me = true l.o.v.e.). Acting on this affinity, I have been making an effort to involve more fruits in my otherwise savory salads.
Besides finding mind-blowing complimenting flavor combinations, fruit in a salad adds a bit of freshness and unexpected warmth to the dish. One could almost say it added a bit of summertime to a dish. One could almost say that…
It feels a little rebellious too, which I enjoy.
This quinoa salad is for my people in the Northern Hemisphere (or Southern too!) who might need a little pick-me-up with their wholegrains. A burst of sweetness against a zesty and smokey cumin-lemon dressing with a dash of salt is the perfect way to fake some sun.
Dried Fruit, Carrot & Avocado Quinoa Salad with Lemon Cumin Dressing
Adapted from Fine Cooking. Makes 2 servings
– 2 tablespoons dried apricots, thinly sliced
– 1/2 cup fresh coriander, chopped
– 1 medium ripe avocado, pitted, peeled, and cut into 1/2-inch chunks
– 2 medium spring onions, white and light green parts only, thinly sliced
– 1-2 tablespoons pepitas
– 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
– 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
– 1/4 tsp. sweet paprika
– Salt & freshly ground black pepper
In a medium saucepan bring 1 cup water, the 1/2 cup quinoa, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt to a boil over high heat. Cover and reduce the heat to medium low. Simmer until the water is absorbed and the quinoa is translucent and tender, 10 to 15 minutes. (The outer germ rings of the grain will remain chewy and white. Some germ rings may separate from the grain and will look like white squiggles.) Immediately fluff the quinoa with a fork and place it in a large mixing bowl to cool.
In a small bowl, finely grate the zest from half the lemon and then squeeze 1 tablespoon of juice. Whisk in the olive oil, cumin, paprika, and 1/4 tsp. salt. Toss the dressing with the quinoa, cranberries, apricots, carrots, coriander, avocado, spring onions, and pepitas. Season to taste with salt and pepper, Can be served cold or at room temperature.
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This would make a nice side for grilled chicken or fish. Or do what I did: add some leftover chickpeas and serve it over a big bed of baby spinach with an extra spritz of lemon for a lunch salad.


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Can Obama Interpret Irans Mixed Signals? (COMMENTARY MAGAZINE) Jonathan S. Tobin 04/09/12)
Source: http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/04/09/can-obama-interpret-iran-mixed-signals/
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As we first noted last week, Irans program of diplomatic gamesmanship aimed at confusing and unnerving the Obama administration has begun. Last week, the Iranians started to dicker about the site of the scheduled talks with the West about their nuclear program that had already been decided. Now, as this report shows, the Iranians are proceeding to muddy the waters further by sending out conflicting messageswith one of their high-ranking officials signaling their willingness to compromise on their uranium enrichment and another that they would not. Its the same old song theyve been singing for years whose only purpose is drag out any negotiations so as to give their scientists more time to get closer to their nuclear goal.
But to focus on these shenanigans is somewhat beside the point. The problem is not what the Iranians are saying but Washingtons ability to interpret its true meaning. And it is on that score that Washington seems to be the most at sea. The Obama administration has been leaking reports about its intelligence prowess so as to undermine any notion that its evaluation of Irans capabilities is not underestimating Tehrans nuclear progress or wrong about its not having made a decision to build a bomb. But as with previous intelligence disasters, including the one in Iraq that the CIA seeks to atone for, it doesnt seem to have occurred to the president or his team that they are desperately short of human insight on what the ayatollahs are thinking.
The latest in the administrations Iran leakfest was a Washington Post story published this past weekend in which a senior intelligence official bragged of the CIAs high-tech spy drones that have produced so much interesting material for them to analyze. The piece was intended to portray the Iran task force in which the CIA, the National Security Agency and other U.S. intelligence operatives combine their efforts as having produced enough input as to give their political masters confidence there is no imminent danger of Iran succeeding in building a bomb or that they had even decided to build one in the first place.
Lets hope theyre right, but the smug tone of this and similar pieces of puffery aimed at lionizing Americas spooks and pouring cold water on other, less optimistic evaluations of Irans nuclear program ought to worry anyone relying on this assessment. The problem is that even though Americas remote spying may be effective, as a previous leaked story from within the intelligence fold admitted, all the intercepted messages and satellite photos dont give you the ability to understand what you are looking at. For that you need human intelligence, and on that score, Washington has admitted it has even less of that commodity from Iran than it does from North Korea. When it comes to understanding what the Islamist regimes leaders are thinking, the U.S. is still flying blind.
Thats why the Iranians stall tactics and mixed signals on negotiations must be maddening to the administration. None of the satellite photos can tell them what Grand Ayatollah Ali Khameinis intentions are or whether he is capable of walking his country back from the brink of a conflict with the West that few believe President Obama really wants. Nor can they be sure they are taking the right pictures from the satellites.
As Iran prepares to once again try to hold the ball and run out the clock on Obama, none of the leaks whose purpose it is to instill perhaps unwarranted confidence in American intelligence can assure us that either he or his staff understands what the Iranians intend. So long as that is true, it is the Iranians who should be feeling confident.
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New Airport Security Concern: 'Creative' Bombs
(NEWSER) – The US may boost security measures at its own airports—and call for improvements abroad—amid fears of attacks fueled by the crisis in Syria, ABC Newsreports. Terrorists in the country, according to new US intelligence, may be working on "creative" bombs targeting commercial planes, sources tell ABC. Thousands of fighters in the region have US and European passports; they may aim to attack flights headed to the US or Europe. The threat "is different and more disturbing than past aviation plots," says one insider.
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VIDEO: GSLI Prepares Today's Girls to Become Tomorrow's Leaders
Since its launch earlier this year, the Girl Scout Leadership Institute of New York City (GSLI-NYC) is already transforming the lives of dozens of young women by providing them with opportunities to develop the skills that will help them become tomorrow's business innovators.
Recently Helene Lerner, the founder of Workingwomen.com, one of the world's leading websites for career women, met three of our Girl Scouts to discuss their experiences with this groundbreaking program.
GSLI-NYC, offered in partnership with Barnard College's Athena Center for Leadership Studies, launched in July 2013 as a pilot program for a diverse group of 50 high school girls from the five boroughs, and will ultimately serve 100 young women every year.
Through an innovative curriculum that combines the best of the Girl Scout leadership experience with the Athena CORE10 standards, along with intimate interactions with role models and mentors, GSLI-NYC prepares today's girls to become tomorrow's leaders.


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I want you to imagine a beautiful building. Inside, chubby young data analysts lecture sixty year old baseball executives on drafting strategy. Homeless people are invited to come in for a meal, but before receiving food they are given a twenty-question survey by a grave old economist. Nooks and crannies in the aesthetically pleasing walls have displays (shrines?) about things like the iPad and Excel 2010. The bulletin advertises the upcoming TED talks, the sermon is delivered by a skinny Can … [Read more...]
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Passover retreats are designed to tempt the busy modern Jewish family (WASHINGTON POST) By Michelle Boorstein 04/06/12)
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Suffering is a key theme in the biblical story of Passover, and for Orthodox Jews the concept can endure during the eight-day holiday, when kosher rules mandate scrubbing, boiling and schlepping to exile every crumb of anything breadlike. Every pot, pan and utensil is replaced with a Passover set. Then starts the work of cooking the multi-course ritual meals for friends and family.
I like to say, God freed the men, not the women, Chana Lehman of Silver Spring said of the holidays narrative of Jews leaving slavery in Egypt.
But that classic image of Passover onerous preparation for the rigorously observant, seder meals around a familiar dining room table has been upended by a growing number of retreats designed to tempt the busy modern Jewish family. Dozens of hotels, from the French Riviera to the Florida coast to Pennsylvanias Amish Country, are being temporarily transformed into Passover getaways by armies of kosher experts.
Cruise ship nightclubs and hotel conference rooms have been converted into seder spaces. Rabbis have blessed special boundary markers, usually meant for Orthodox neighborhoods, around resorts.
The retreats, most of which have appeared over the past 15 years or so, lure people with golf, religious singers and mentalists, along with lectures on Israel and parenting. One retreat in Connecticut is staffed by five matchmakers for parents seeking a nice Orthodox mate for their child. At the same time, Passover retreats are also cropping up among less observant Jews who are motivated not by kosher rules which they likely dont follow but by a desire to kick- start their faith and rituals.
For Lehman, 66, the decision to ditch the conventional for hotels (in Florida, the Poconos and the New Jersey coast) has made Passover a richer time for her siblings, in-laws, children and grandchildren, who are spread around the world. They hike and visit. What they dont do is cook or clean.
Last year, the place in Orlando was across the street from Sea World, said her husband, Phil. The kids loved it.
On Friday, the Lehmans will drive to the Lancaster Host Resort & Conference Center in the Amish countryside in Pennsylvania. For 10 days, the resort will be filled with 1,000 mostly Orthodox Jews marking Passover. Promotional materials mention tennis, swimming (men and women separately), video games and nearby outlet malls. The Lancaster retreat, which began four years ago, is thought to be the closest large Passover resort to the District.
A growing industry
Leaders in the small industry of Passover resorts say there are about 60 retreats across the country, about six times as many as a decade ago.
Theories for the growth vary. Most mention an increased affluence among modern Orthodox Jews, with two parents working in many families. More working outside the home means less time for extensive home preparations, which are stringent under kosher rules. Every cupboard must be inspected. Countertops are cleaned with boiling water or a blowtorch (depending on how porous the material is). Food that is not kosher for Passover containing grains that have been allowed to ferment is locked up or given away.
Some say parts of the Orthodox community tend to have more children (and probably more grandchildren) than they did decades ago and find it easier to gather their extended broods at a resort. Orthodox families are more likely to have their children in religious schools, so Passover means no classes and a good time for a vacation.
The industry of kosher oversight has also become larger and more sophisticated. In the past, people who keep strictly kosher would be skeptical that a hotel was meeting proper standards.
Seder in the desert
It isnt only Orthodox Jews who are rethinking Passover at home. Retreats are also growing in popularity among less observant, or even wayward, Jews, for different reasons.
A rabbi in Boulder, Colo., takes 260 people for a hike into the desert near Moab, Utah, for a theatrical seder under a massive rock arch, complete with dancing, singing and teaching. At sunset, the group hikes to a spot next to the Colorado River, where they sit amid the red rocks and eat brisket and matzoh ball soup on a strip of fabric laid on the desert floor.
Rabbi Jamie Korngold said most people who go on the desert hike seek involvement in a Jewish community. The Moab seder includes breakout sessions based on the Passover themes of slavery and freedom; one aims to get people involved in fighting the modern-day sex trade, another examines self-imposed dependency.
When youre out in the desert with no cell service, you realize how enslaved you are to your phone, Korngold said.
This year, Roni Rudell will be away from her Washington area family on Passover for the first time. For years, shes been seeking a Jewish community and has signed on to the Moab trip. She hopes to find people who share her belief that God is felt most profoundly in nature.
What better way to celebrate a seder, to be on the river, and with fire pits and singing and nice people camping out, said Rudell, who lived in the New York and Washington areas after graduate school and for work until two years ago, when she moved to Denver. To me, this brings us back to our roots, to be in the desert, what Jewish people are really about.
While the idea of dancing in the desert or playing golf might not sound appropriate for a religious holiday, Jewish tradition, in fact, calls for much of Passovers eight days to be festive. Regular work is banned at the very start and the very end, but the days in between are supposed to be a time of relaxation.
Rabbi Avrumy Jordan, who helps run one of the countrys largest Passover retreats for the Orthodox, has 1,400 people coming this year, up from 650 when he started in 1999. The Gateways program offers 120 lectures on subjects that include helping your child read Hebrew and the power of positive thinking. He says the vibe of an entire hotel filled with people observing Passover feels not modern, but more like something traditional that has been lost.
It becomes a shtetl, he said of the Hilton hotel in Stamford, Conn., using the Yiddish word for a little Jewish town.
For Scott Klippel, the calculations were not complex. Five years ago, the 61-year-old Rockville lawyer became strictly kosher, which meant that his preparations for Passover would become more difficult, and he began spending Passover at resorts.
Im single, he said. So at that point, I have to clean it for Passover or leave. (© 2010 The Washington Post Company 04/06/12)
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