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Samuel and Rebekah Lofgren, Mullinville, announce the birth of a son, Grant Edward, at 11:51 a.m. Feb. 6, 2013, at Pratt Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and was 20 inches long.
Grandparents are Les Adee and Sally Adee, both of Hugoton, and Ed and Marlene Lofgren, Haviland.
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Explore by day, discover by night! But be warned, Budapest has lot more for you, than you may expect. So prepare to open a treasure chest of wonderful experiences!
Castle Hill
Home to what you might call Buda's 'old town', Castle Hill has been a cultural and strategic focal point of the city for centuries and has also been the site of more than 30 sieges. The inevitable damage resulted in several periods of reconstruction, often re-using stones from the rubble and lending to the district a fascinating mix of architectural styles. The showpieces are the spectacular Mátyás Church and the Buda Royal Palace to the south. In addition, the views over Pest from the Fishermen's Bastion will take your breath away.
Buda Royal Palace
The enormous building at the southern end of Castle Hill has been the royal palace, in various styles and guises, since the 14th century. It was rebuilt 400 years later and required major reconstruction work after World War II. It now houses the Budapest History Museum, the Hungarian National Gallery and the National Széchenyi Library.
Fishermen's Bastion
The Fishermen's Bastion (Halászbástya) is often the first stop for tourists visiting Budapest, the fairytale turrets offering an elevated vantage point from which to view the city. The minarets and walls look medieval, but they were actually built in 1902 by Frigyes Schulek to complement Mátyás Church.
Gellért Hill
Visible from almost everywhere in Budapest, Gellért Hill (Gellért hegy), with the impressive Freedom Monument on its peak, is one of the city's most memorable landmarks. The 14-metre (130 foot) monument was originally commissioned by Miklós Horthy as a memorial to his son, who died in a wartime air accident. When the Russians arrived, they replaced the propeller that the figure was originally meant to hold aloft with a palm frond to symbolize the country's liberation from the Nazis. There were also peasants and red soldiers celebrating freedom, but these are no longer in position. Just beyond the monument is the Citadella, a fortress constructed by the Habsburgs following the 1848-1849 war of independence. It now houses an open-air museum chronicling the history of the hill.
The Chain Bridge
the Lánchíd, literally Chain Bridge was the first permanent link between Buda and Pest and is a fitting monument to István Széchenyi – known as the 'Greatest Hungarian'. The bridge has a British connection too: it was designed by William Tierney Clark and constructed by Adam Clark, after whom the roundabout on the Buda side is named. After its construction, Clark later settled in Budapest, and in fact saved the bridge from destruction twice in 1849 and 1857, as Austian and later Hungarian army generals wanted to destroy it to prevent its use by the enemy.
Margaret Island
Budapest's playground, pedestrian and bicycle-friendly Margaret Island (Margitsziget) has everything you need to enjoy a relaxing day – including a sports stadium, numerous tennis courts, an outdoor swimming complex, an open air theatre, Japanese and Rose gardens, early medieval ruins, two spa hotels and a beer garden.
The world's second largest parliament building is a postcard favourite, particularly when reflected in the River Danube below it. It is equally lavish on the inside, but tourists must be part of an organized sightseeing tour to enter. The highest of the 23 spires is 315 ft or 96m tall, in honour of the conquest of the later Kingdom of Hungary in 896 and the nation's millennium in 1896.
St Stephen's Basilica
Named after Szent István (St Stephen) founder of the Hungarian Christian state, the basilica is visible from all over Budapest. The dome, at 315 ft or 96m, is the exact same height as that of the Parliament.
The Great Synagogue
This synagogue is one of the largest in the world (and is believed to be the basis for the huge Emau-El temple in New York). It has three naves and following orthodox tradition, separate galleries for women. Together the naves and galleries can accommodate up to 3,000 worshippers. It is also a focal point of Budapest's thriving Jewish community, which holds an annual festival in and around the impressive building. The Jewish Museum can also be find here, and the Holocaust Documentation and Memorial Centre is an important and powerful reminder of one of the darkest periods in European history.
Andrássy Avenue
This long straight, tree-lined road was named after the former prime minister who had done much to make Budapest a true metropolis. He was determined that Budapest should have an elegant thoroughfare to emulate Paris's Champs Elysees. The cream of Eclectic architecture is to be seen along the Avenue including the outstanding Opera House and many beautiful tenement blocks with intimate inner courtyards, statues and fountains. One of the special features of Andrassy Avenue is barely visible on the surface. The only give-away is the occasional wrought iron balustrade leading underground. Europe's first sub-surface railway was built under the road, and the more than 125 year-old underground is still carrying passengers today along a line only slightly longer than the original.
State Opera House
The Hungarian State Opera House is not only the sanctum of music and dance, but also a historical monument. Construction started in 1875 with the permission and financial support of Franz Joseph, emperor of Austria and king of Hungary. The plans and personal instructions were conducted by Nicholas Ybl. The Opera House opened its gate to the public on the 27th September, 1884.
The Opera House can be visited with a local guide every day at 3&4 pm in 6 different languages. More information: www.operavisit.hu or +36 30 2795677.
Heroes' Square
The statues on Heroes' Square (Hősök tere) are very much a who's who of Hungarian history (with the notable exception of the unpopular Habsburg monarchy, whose statues were removed and replaced) and its scale and grandeur is an indication of the pride Hungarians have for their country.
City Park
Budapest's second favourite park after Margitsziget, the City Park (Városliget) is situated behind and to the right of Heroes' Square as you approach from the centre of town. The City Park offers a host of attractions of its own, including the Budapest Zoo, the Petőfi Csarnok concert venue and the obligatory Széchenyi Thermal Baths.
Vajdahunyad Castle
This fairytale castle was originally constructed from timber and cardboard for the exhibition held in 1896 to mark the thousandth anniversary of the arrival of the Magyars to the Carpathian Basin. Its aim was to give the visitor an insight into Hungary's rich architectural past and it features small-scale reproductions of various buildings around Hungary and, in particular, Transylvania (now Romania). This architectural cocktail was such a success that it was rebuilt from more permanent materials in 1904. In winter, it provides a spectacular backdrop to an ice rink, while in summer, it is surrounded by a lake where pedalos and rowboats can be hired.
Liberty Bridge
Also called Franz Joseph Bridge. It's very popular among tourists and photographers because of the rich adornment and fabulous green lighting at night. Liberty bridge was built in 1896 and last renewed in 2007. On the Pest side of the bridge you will find the Great Market Hall and the end of Váci street. Both very crowded with tourists because of the wide range of souvenir and fashion shops, restaurants and cafés.
Source: http://gotohungary.com/highlights-of-budapest


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Ecuador, located in South America, has a population of 13 million inhabitants. Although an oil exporter, it is still one of the poorest countries in the region. This is mainly because of inequity in the country's distribution of resources.
Twenty six percent of all children under five years of age nationwide have stunted growth; in rural areas, the figure is 31 percent, and in indigenous communities it reaches 47 percent. The national illiteracy rate is only nine percent, but for rural and indigenous women it is 36 percent. According to unsatisfied basic needs indicators, 61 percent of the population lives in poverty.
Ecuador is going through a transition from a food-aid recipient country to one with an increasing national responsibility to address the social issues of hunger and malnutrition.
Ecuador needs time to become self-sufficient in addressing these problems for the following reasons: i) Setback of results obtained in fighting under-nutrition during the recent years due to the ongoing financial crisis, ii) relatively new government structures dealing with social protection networks, and iii) Implementation of the National Development Plan 2007-2011 and the new Constitution of the country (2008) both clearly addressing the fight against malnutrition as a national priority.
WFP Activities
WFP Ecuador has been working very closely with the government to cooperate with its feeding and nutritional programs, as well as assistance for emergency operations focusing on the accomplishments of the first millennium development goal.
The objectives of WFP in Ecuador are to:
· assist the Government of Ecuador to strengthen its political/institutional and operational capacities to reach the MDG;
· cooperate with the government structures focusing on reducing the under nutrition of its most vulnerable population;
· work together with government in implementing an efficient risk management and response capacity to natural disasters at country and regional level; the Logistics Centre for Humanitarian Assistance in Tumbaco (near the capital Quito) is operational since mid 2008 and provides efficient services to Ecuador and the Andean region in terms of capacity building, know-how transfer, strategic food reserves for emergency response.
· provide food assistance to refugees and asylum seekers in Ecuador due to the prolonged armed conflict in Colombia; since 2001, WFP Ecuador has been implementing various operations to provide food assistance to the refugee population affected by this conflict ensuring at least one meal a day.
· implement a major integrated P4P intervention in the country; and
· engage, together with the government, in climate change adaptation activities using the WFP tool kit including food-for-work and/or cash/vouchers-for-work for projects in the Amazonian and the Andean Region.
WFP Ecuador stresses its continuing support regarding strengthening the government's capacity on the political and operational levels in the fight against under-nutrition
On the operational level, since early 2009, WFP is undertaking a six-months process of handing over the operational functions with respect to the national food-based social programs to the government, including procurement of food and non-food items, quality control and related logistics processes.
WFP is implementing together with the Ministry of Health a food assistance operation for people living with HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis in order to improve their adherence to the anti-retroviral treatment (ART) they receive at no cost for them from Government.


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Welcome to my blog. I am a Chinese pug dog and my mommy loves me so much that she made a journal all about my life. Of course she has to type the words out for me because the keyboards are not made for doggie paws. I hope you enjoy reading my daily life, the life of a pug dog is not bad at all, you'll see.


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Nobody knows the details yet, but that hasn't stopped politicians, pundits, economists and watchdog groups from weighing in on Gov. Bobby Jindal's tax-reform plan.
Nobody knows the details yet, but that hasn't stopped politicians, pundits, economists and watchdog groups from weighing in on Gov. Bobby Jindal's tax-reform plan.
Add me to the fray.
Jindal says he wants to eliminate the state's personal income and corporate taxes and replace them with higher sales taxes. Aside from that, he and his administration have offered no details. And some media reports suggest he won't divulge the full plan until just before the state Legislature convenes April 8.
Since there isn't one yet, it's too early to take a position for or against the plan. But the concept itself offers plenty of thought-provoking implications that merit close scrutiny from every single one of us who live and work in Louisiana.
Here are a few random thoughts based on what I have read and heard in interviews with Jindal administration officials and reports from media, government-watchdog and special-interest groups.
-- Jindal's broad goal — to make the state's tax structure more conducive to growing and attracting businesses — sounds logical. If it works, more business will generate more money for everybody — companies, employees, state and local governments.
-- Already, this is shaping up as another round of class warfare. Critics suggest that raising sales taxes is a greater burden on the poor and middle class. The rich may pay more raw dollars in sales taxes, but the poor pay a greater percentage of their incomes. At best, the issue will get a thorough and civil discussion among lawmakers, special interests and Louisiana voters and taxpayers based on facts. At worst, it will descend into the same partisan feuding and us-vs.-them name-calling that has paralyzed Congress and poisoned national debate about almost any meaningful issue.
-- The Tax Foundation, a Washington, D.C., think tank that describes itself as nonpartisan, calls Jindal's plan "a step in the right direction." In a blog post last week, foundation analyst Scott Drenkard said Jindal's plan could thrust Louisiana from 32nd to 4th on the group's annual state business-climate ranking, the biggest jump in the index's history. "Corporate and individual income taxes are generally considered the most destructive taxes to economic growth, and both have a great deal of complexity and compliance costs associated with them," Drenkard wrote. "The expansion of the sales tax base to services is probably one of the more groundbreaking components of this plan, and I'm hopeful that lawmakers in Louisiana will do it right."
-- The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, a trustworthy government-watchdog group, issued a lengthy report last week that expresses reservations. Among its concerns, the group questions whether an overreliance on sales taxes will make the state's tax structure too unstable. I remember how state and local sales taxes took a nosedive during the late-1980s oil bust, resulting in massive government layoffs and severely reduced public services. In contrast, the Jindal administration cites historical data and studies that show sales taxes are more stable — not less — than income taxes, which also rise and fall with a state's economic fortunes. I call this debate a draw — at least so far.
-- Skeptics, including the well-respected LSU economics professor James Richardson, question whether Jindal can or should raise sales or any other taxes high enough to account for the loss of almost $3 billion a year in personal-income and corporate taxes. Some media reports suggest that Jindal plans to raise the state's sales tax from its current 4 cents on the dollar to 7 cents. Tack on the sales taxes levied by local agencies, and we're talking about paying well over 10 cents on every dollar we spend on items subject to the tax.
Jindal's plan could make it harder for local boards to levy new sales taxes to pay for public services such as schools, policing and flood protection, regardless of how worthy the cause.
Jindal says his plan will be "revenue-neutral." That means the overall amount of taxes the state collects — in aggregate — will be the same after the change as it is now. But that doesn't mean it will be "revenue-neutral" for me or you or any other taxpayer. There will be winners and losers; we'll find out who they are as details emerge.
Parish councils, school boards and levee districts might try to sell any new sales tax by reminding voters they aren't paying income taxes anymore. But people paying 13 or 14 cents on the dollar in sales taxes might not buy that "revenue-neutral" stuff. They'll ignore the argument about not paying income taxes anymore and say things like, "Raise sales taxes again? You have got to be joking."
I'll have a lot more to say about this, but for now, here's my advice: Keep an eye on your wallet.
Courier and Daily Comet Executive Editor Keith Magill can be reached at 857-2201 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Stanczyk got one comment recently. It was the first one I ever deleted. It was rude and was in reference to my rant at Genealogy Rankings posted by EOGN. Eastman, had just reposted some blogger's effort without checking the results (a genealogical mistake — which we all make at some time or other).
Stanczyk, however is a natural skeptic. So when I looked at the results and they differed from my experience … WILDLY. I knew they were wrong or at least that the methodology employed was flawed and the info was misinformation. So I searched for another more credible ranking — which I did find and repost myself. This info was more representative of the real world and while a methodology was also not documented for this, I did cite my source of data.
However, bothered I was by my comment that I deleted for its obvious bias and rudeness, I had to admit I needed to study this and document my methodology. The commenter proffered that ALEXA.com be the source. So I obliged. I used Alexa.com and made the following search for data:
- All countries (hint hint)
- Society->Genealogy [the topic]
- All languages (although come on, Genealogy is only genealogy in English)
- All rankings
- No filter
- I eliminated results without any numbers (how could they be ranked)
- I added a handful off the top of my head to see where they fit
- I used Global Ranking (since I wanted all countries/languages)
My Additions
I added FamilySearch.org, I knew this must be big! I added Genealodzy.pl which most people probably do not know (unless they read my blog), because it was a credible Genealogical Society Website (and probably not the most popular genealogy website in Poland). I added Footnote (now Fold3) — I was sure this was huge too. I also added CastelGarden, SteveMorse, and my own humble blog for reference — I am sure many other Polish Genealogy blogs are higher ranked. My additions are bolded and in RED.
I could not compare my results to his results because he used the URL instead of the name so I am not certain which of mine are his and vice-versa. Also since we did these studies at different times, our results differ slightly in numbers. I am also puzzled as to how he got so many .UK or .CA websites. These did not get returned by my Alexa.com search — perhaps he limited his methodology or added in many websites that he knew. I think Alexa.com needs to return a consistent set of websites so rankings can be compared. I also think that some websites need to describe or META tag their website better so sites like Alexa.com and its competitors can do a better job of collecting statistics. I think GENEALOGY as a topic is MUCH more popular than Alexa.com shows. Also, perhaps Alexa.com data is NOT reproducible. So maybe my critique of EOGN is unwarranted and the Anglo-Celtic blog is also correct (as I am too). That would not be a good thing for Alexa.com. I wish other competitors in Web Analytics would publish a Genealogy/Family History Ranking study. I hope they include genealogia or other foreign renditions of the English 'Genealogy' so we can get a true World-Wide study. I also question whether Ancestry.com (and Ancestry.ca, Ancestry.uk, Ancestry.de, etc) should be separate or combined.
When you view the rankings, the lower the number, the better. It means there are that many websites (-1) that are more popular. So for example, my blog that you are reading has 12.8 Million other websites (like Google, Facebook, Apple, etc.) ahead of me in popularity in the WORLD. Pay close attention to my additions, they are in bold/red and for the most part are near to the top.
Genealogy Websites top 113 (I am number 106 — come-on readers)
It is clear that Great Britain is much more genealogy crazy than the USA. If I were to do this again, I would probably go through my favorites/bookmarks and add in a few blogs (Polish Genealogy), Polish Genealogical Societies (US & Poland), FindAGrave.com, Interment.net, and Everett Genealogy Magazine. What would you add?


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BASKETBALL: The Mexico Bulldogs defeated the Boonville Pirates 63-32 in a NCMC conference game Friday night on the Gary Filbert Court at Mexico High School.
The Mexico Bulldogs put on a defensive clinic in the first quarter outscoring Boonville 22-4. The Bulldogs continued to defend in the second quarter and held the Pirates to 6 points on their way to lead at the half 31-10. The Bulldogs continued to shoot the ball extremely well in the second half and executed in the half court and transition and moved onto to post their 14th victory of the season 63-32.
The win puts the Bulldogs in the driver's seat in the NCMC race with a perfect 5-0 record.
Coach Brennan Scanlon was extremely pleased with how well his team defended in the first half. "The kids are giving great effort on the defensive end and really sharing the ball on the offensive end," stated the coach. Jake Willer led all scorers with 20 points, while Jon Anderson contributed 14 points, Jaeon Nunnelly 11 points, Cole Jaramillo 9 points, Jake Anderson and Skylar Harrington 4 points and Matt Ridgway 1 point. The Bulldogs are starting to come together as a team as they continue to improve in each outing.
The Mexico Bulldogs will be on the road on Tuesday night as the travel up 54 Highway to take on the Fulton Hornets. The JV game will start at 6 p.m. followed by the varsity game around 7:15 p.m.
Mexico : 22-9 -18-14
Boonville: 4-6-12-10
Jake Willer: 20P, 2BP, 1 assist.
Jon Anderson: 14P, 10RB, 2 assists, 1 block.
Jaeon Nunnelly: 11P, 2 assists, 3 steals, 2RB.
Cole Jaramillo: 9P, 2RB, 3 assists, 2 steals.
Jake Anderson: 4P, 8RB, 2 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks.
Skylar Harrington: 4 P, 5 assists, 3RB, 4 steals.
Matt Ridgway: 1P, 2RB.
WRESTLING: The Bulldogs matmen competed in the Odessa Wrestling Invitational this weekend. The Bulldogs came in fourth with 81 points. First place went to Monett with 91 points; Fulton took second with 89 points and Odessa came in third with 82 points.
Jadin Taylor (1-4) - sixth - Team Points: 0.0
113: Chase Brennan (Monett) won by pin over Jadin Taylor (Mexico) 0:00.
Taylor won by pin over Brett Shull (Odessa) 0:00.
AJ Peterson (Excelsior Springs) won by pin over Taylor 0:00.
Ethen Carlberg (Logan-Rogersville) won by decision over Taylor 4-0.
Jake Bollinger (Smithville) won by tech fall over Taylor (Mexico) 0:00 15-0.
Spencer Freeman (3-1) - second - Team Points: 0.0
126: Spencer Freeman won by pin over Elliott Hill (Centralia) 0:00.
126: Garret Bradley (Monett) won in double overtime over Spencer Freeman 1-0. Freeman won by pin over Brett Rider (Excelsior Springs) 0:00. Freeman won by pin over Jarred Keiser (Fulton) 0:00.
Jordan Jones (4-1) - second - Team Points: 9.0
126: Jordan Jones (Mexico) won by tech fall over Adrian Kelly (Smithville) 0:00 17-1. Jones won by major decision over Skout Randy (Lafayette County) 14-2. Jones won by pin over Mike Shebesta (Logan-Rogersville) 0:00. Jones won by decision over Hank White (Reed Springs) 12-6. Olen Brattin (Pleasant Hill) won by decision over Jones 5-4.
Scott Speaks (2-3) - fourth - Team Points: 7.0
132: Cody Pae (Fulton) won by pin over Scott Speaks (Mexico) 0:00. Speaks won by decision over Cole Sullivan (Pleasant Hill) 2-1. Speaks won by pin over AJ Edwards (Excelsior Springs) 0:00. Austin Moudy (Marceline) won by decision over Speaks 8-2. Jake Fisher (Reed Springs) won by decision over Speaks 5-0.
Jayde Moran (2-3) - sixth - Team Points: 3.0
138: Ethan Leighton (Centralia) won by major decision over Jayde Moran 17-4. Trenton Clines (Fulton) won by decision over Moran 2-1. Moran won by decision over Brian Dickey (Logan-Rogersville) 6-5. Moran ( won by decision over Nate Florine (Marceline) 2-0. Dominick Guthrie (Moberly) won by pin over Moran 0:00.
Jake Vitale (5-0) - first - Team Points: 16.0
145: Jake Vitale (Mexico) won by pin over Tyler Spurling (Centralia) 0:00. Vitale won by pin over Trey Hudson (Fulton) 0:00. Vitale won by major decision over Brady Franklin (Pleasant Hill) 14-5. Vitale won by pin over Joe Whittington (Logan-Rogersville) 0:00. Vitale won by pin over Dalton Tipton (Smithville) 0:00.
Dalton Logerman (3-0) - first - Team Points: 10.0
160: Dalton Logerman (Mexico) won by pin over Stone Woodward (Reed Springs) 0:00. Logerman won by pin over Grant Ridgeway (Centralia) 0:00. Logerman won by pin over Cameron Lee (Lafayette County) 0:00.
Anthony Brower (3-1) – second –Team Points: 6.0
170: Anthony Brower (Mexico) won by pin over Brandon Lane (Excelsior Springs) 0:00. Brower won by pin over Tanner Sims (Marceline) 0:00. Brower won by pin over Mason Hertzog (Pleasant Hill) 0:00. Jake Flood (Moberly) won by decision over Brower 8-6.
Adrian Minor (2-3) - fourth - Team Points: 0.0
182: Cole Bartow (Odessa) won by decision over Minor (Mexico) 13-7. Minor won by pin over Kobe Kaminski (Fulton) 0:00. Minor won by pin over Ben Martin (Logan-Rogersville) 0:00. Payton Turner (Mexico) won by decision over Minor (Mexico) 4-2.Matt Wentz (Monett) won by major decision over Minor 15-6.
Payton Turner (5-0) - first - Team Points: 16.0
182: Payton Turner (Mexico) won by pin over Drake Hendrix (Lafayette County) 0:00. Turner won by decision over Matt Wentz (Monett) 7-5. Turner won by pin over Jacob Randle (Pleasant Hill) 0:00. Turner won by decision over Minor (Mexico) 4-2.Turner (Mexico) won by decision over Cole Bartow (Odessa) 8-6.
Allek Adams (1-1) - second - Team Points: 2.0
195: Drew Lefman (Lafayette County) won by pin over Allek Adams (Mexico) 0:00. Adams won by pin over Erik Spurling (Centralia) 0:00.
John Lummis (2-1) - second - Team Points: 6.0
220: Jacob Negre (Monett) won by pin over John Lummis (Mexico) 0:00. Lummis won by pin over Dalton Koch (Odessa) 0:00.
220: John Lummis (Mexico) won by pin over Terry Green (Logan-Rogersville) 0:00.
Matthew Pursley (2-1) - second - Team Points: 6.0
Matthew Pursley (Mexico) won by pin over Hunter Vorwark (Odessa) 0:00. Pursley won by pin over Michael Arnold (Marceline) 0:00.Michael Raybourn (Excelsior Springs) won by pin over Matthew Pursley (Mexico) 0:00.
MEXICO JV: The junior varsity team pulled out a win in the final seconds against Boonville on Friday night at home.
"It was a hard fought game that went back and forth with both teams hitting shots. I was proud of how our guys kept fighting and we got some big defensive stops late in the game," said MHS coach Tyler Hudson.
Leading the way for the Bulldogs was Tyler Bracht, 16 points; James Norton 14, D'Milo Nunnelly 9, Skylar Harrington 6, Malik Holman 6, Markail Williams 5, Brady Jacob and Wesley Oetting, both 2 points each.
The next game for the JV team is Tuesday at Fulton.
COMMUNITY R-6 BOYS: Community R-6 basketball boys lost to Sturgeon 68-37 at the Sturgeon Tournament.
Leading the way for R-6 was Justin Durham with 9 points. Sean Wilson added 6 points; Tyler Mayes scored 5, Clay and Lane Thebeau each scored 4, Ryan Kitchen and Doug Davenport each scored 3, and Kaleb Harris and Kyle Curtis each scored 2 points.
Durham led the team with 8 rebounds, while Curtis brought down 5. Durham and Myers each had 2 steals. Kitchen was the only Trojan who scored a 3 pointer.
Community R-6: 7-13-4-14
Sturgeon: 20-19-6-23
NORTH CALLAWAY BOYS: In a standing room only game North Callaway beat Tipton 54-53 on Tipton's home court Friday night.
"It took awhile to adjust in a physical game. Once we did (adjust) we did a good job running plays and looking at the basket. It was a good win against a good team," stated NorCal coach Tim Turlington.
Each team had one player in double figures. Dylan Cooper scored 16 points for Sturgeon with 4 three-pointers. For North Callaway Justin Murphy scored 19 with 3 three-pointers. Jacob Haubner had 8 rebounds for North Callaway while Meguel Hudson led the team with 4 assists and 3 steals.
North Callaway's record is now 11-7.
North Callaway: 6-17-15-16
Tipton: 12-9-13-19
PARIS BOYS: The Paris Coyotes lost 62-50 Thursday to Westran. Paris came out slow in the first half. In the second half they picked it up offensively and went on a run to close the gap to nine. "Defensively we struggled and continued to give Westran too many good looks from the perimeter. There were a lot of positives from the ball game tonight, and I thought the boys played hard and gave a good effort," said Paris coach Wade Billington.
Brant Francis led the Coyotes with 19 points, followed by Zane Lockhart with 14. Mike Ensor scored 6, Bryce Ensor added 5, and Britton Francis scored 3.
Paris: 6-8-20-16
Westran: 17-10-20-15


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Any hammock can be a bit of an unnerving place to land, but with a wooden porch on one side and a three-foot drop onto the rose bushes on the other side, mine is particularly dangerous.
Past readers of my column may remember a little story about a hammock I have strung between the porch supports of my house. Hammocks are great for lounging in on a nice summer night, but one thing I learned recently is after a season of sun, rain, snow and ice, cheap string hammocks are not forever.
Any hammock can be a bit of an unnerving place to land, but with a wooden porch on one side and a three-foot drop onto the rose bushes on the other side, mine is particularly dangerous.
Last year I found out how bad the drop can be when Hudson helped me out of the string sling onto the wrong side of the porch one time. He had been laying underneath the thing and as I was rolling into it he decided to stand up. The extra little ump from him getting up provided me with the extra momentum to pitch me off the porch and onto the aforementioned rose bushes.
Hudson did not get any doggie treats for his actions.
Last week after an afternoon of mowing and other yard work I decided to take a break in my swinging bit of discount store hammock. It has been hanging on the porch all year through all kinds of weather, but at a quick glance everything look copacetic to me.
Hudson was lying in his usual spot just beneath it. Lightning was in a freshly dug hole in the front yard.
As I approached the hammock and prepared to lie down, Hudson appeared a little apprehensive and to avoid any upcoming punishment took the initiative to move a few feet further away.
I sat gingerly on the edge of the hammock slowing taking my weight off my feet and transferring it to the creaking hammock.
Hudson watched with his head up in an alert and ready to bolt for cover expression. Lightning seemed oblivious to the whole situation.
After a few seconds of testing the stringed death trap I leaned back kicked my feet up and started to relax.
Seeing that there appeared to be no problem, Hudson got up and started walking over to the hammock for a pat. Just as I reached out to pat him on the head the weather-worn strings on the hammock snapped and I was heading rapidly toward the wooden slats of the porch.
Naturally the first strings to go were on the side with the bushes below, and I was heading that way. The hand that was reaching for Hudson found his collar and I was hoping maybe that little bit of extra weight would keep me on the porch.
Unfortunately Hudson has gotten pretty good about slipping out of his collar if need be.
He slithered out of the collar and bolted for the doghouse. I ended up in the rose bushes below, this time with part of a broken hammock in one hand and an empty dog collar in the other.
Hammocks aren't forever, and dogs are only man's best friend when you're filling up the dog dish.
Terry Spradley is the editor of the St. John News. His e-mail address is email@example.com


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WICHITA—Augusta's girls soccer team picked up its first win of the season with a 3-1 victory at Wichita Independent Tuesday afternoon.
The Orioles took a 1-0 lead into the halftime break after Shelby Clay hit a shot that deflected off a defender and went into the net.
Lea Wilegalla scored midway through the second half on an assist by Meagan Grantham to give the Orioles a 2-0 lead. Grantham made her second assist of the game after Lydia Ehrmann took a pass from her and booted it in the net from about 25 yards out for the Orioles' final goal.
Augusta finished withnine shots, five on goal, and three corner kicks. Independent had nine shots, six on goal, with two corners.
Independent's lone goal came on a rebound of a shot during a breakaway in the final seconds of the game. After Taylor Childers made the initial save, the ball slowly rolled across the goal line as the Oriole defenders didn't quite get to the rebound in time.
Coach Monty Rowland said the win brought the Orioles a lot of excitement. He added that they showed a little more improvement, though they still have room to get better. But he said it was nice for the team to win after having a couple of close losses earlier this season, including a couple of overtime games.
The Orioles will play for their second win of the year today when they host the Circle Thunderbirds. The Orioles then play a makeup game at Winfield Friday afternoon.


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With a little thoughtful planning, advertising will enhance your business and improve your company's bottom line. Here are some simple guidelines for a successful campaign.
With a little thoughtful planning, advertising will enhance your business and improve your company's bottom line. Here are some simple guidelines for a successful campaign:
Establish Objectives
Clearly state what you want to happen as a result of your advertising. More customers? How many more? 5%, 10%? When? Today, this week, this year? More of a specific type of order or sales? Set clear, measurable and achievable goals for how much you want to improve and you'll have better results achieving those goals. Nebulous goals such as "improve sales" are not effective in improving your business.
Define Your Audience
The more specific the audience, the more effective your advertising will be. The more targeted you are, the more successful you will be in sharing information with only potential customers. Who is it you want to reach and what exactly do you want them to do? Do you want them to call, come in, place an order, visit your website? Be specific and make a strong call to action. Most importantly: make it as simple as possible for them to do so. Most people won't bother overcoming obstacles to doing business with you, especially if someone else offers the same product or service and makes it simple.
Define the Best Way to Communicate to YOUR Audience
Determine the best ways to reach your targeted audience. What do they read, listen to on the radio, watch on TV or surf on the Internet? Where are they driving? What about a billboard campaign? Word your message so that they will respond positively. Show people doing what you want them to do. Have a strong call to action.
Set a Budget
Consider all costs including copy writing, design, printing, ad space and air time. Always buy the best quality you can afford. You may have a great ad but if it misses your target market, it is worthless and a waste of money. In the same manner, if you have a poor ad and it reaches your market, it may cost you customers because they lose confidence in your product or service; or worse yet, can't find you at all!
Establish a Realistic Schedule
Allow plenty of planning time. Set your ad schedule on a weekly, monthly or annual basis as appropriate to your business. Adjustments can be made as necessary. For instance, if most of your business is on weekends, plan your advertising for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Remember to check community calendars to prevent conflicts or to piggyback on already established holidays or events.
Follow Up
Once the schedule has been set, make sure all is going according to schedule. Check in to see what your customer response is to each advertising effort. Ask them! If you don't already have a way to track responses to advertising, set something up. Some ideas include: issuing a discount for mentioning an ad; at the time of purchase, ask how they came to choose your business, mail special offers and track responses.
Evaluate Your Customer's Response
Develop a simple method to determine the effectiveness of your advertising efforts. You might want to develop a short customer questionair, or include a response link on your website. Use the results to define future advertising. Advertising must be responsive to your customers's needs. It must be ever-changing and speak clearly. When I say ever-changing, I don't mean changing your brand, I mean changing ideas and promotions.
Advertising Materials
Copy-writing: Clearly state who you are and what it is that you have that customers will want to purchase. All communication should be benefit oriented to your customer. Make sure you point out why your product or service is preferable. More effective? Are you more convenient? Do you offer better service after the sale? Are you competitively priced? Do you offer delivery? Don't ever make promises you can't fulfill. Remember there is usually someone else offering your product or service. Give your customer reasons to come to you and keep returning.
One common mistake many companies make with copy, is to tell their company story first. While your customer may be interested in who you are eventually, the first thing they want to know is how you can meet their need. What product or service do you offer that will help them accomplish their goals?
Design: Invest in the finest quality design work you can afford. When you see poor quality workmanship, you don't expect much from the company and you certainly don't expect to pay much for it. However, when you see quality in promotional materials, you expect quality from the provider of the product or service and you are more likely to be willing to pay a reasonable price. At the same time, your goal should be to do the best possible job of promotion at the least possible cost.
Good design makes it clear to your customer that you are the best place to come to for the products and services they need. If your customer can't find your contact information or if your ad needs explanation, it is a lousy ad. Think of your customer first and you will develop great advertising to promote your company.
ALWAYS think of your customer first.


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A sophomore at Kalamazoo College has died after being diagnosed with bacterial meningitis and at least 120 people are getting antibiotic treatment as a precaution, officials said.
A sophomore at Kalamazoo College has died after being diagnosed with bacterial meningitis and at least 120 people are getting antibiotic treatment as a precaution, officials said.
Emily Stillman, 19, of the suburban Detroit community of Oakland County's West Bloomfield Township, died Sunday due to complications from the infection after being taken to a hospital early Friday, the school said in a statement. Her funeral is Tuesday at The Dorfman Chapel in Farmington Hills.
Meningitis is an infection of the fluid that surrounds a person's spinal cord and the brain. No additional cases of bacterial meningitis have been reported, the school said, and those in close contact with Stillman were urged to get antibiotic treatment.
Health officials said the likelihood of additional cases at Kalamazoo College is low.
About 350 students, faculty, and staff at the southwestern Michigan school gathered in Stetson Chapel on Sunday to remember Stillman. Some wrote messages to her on lanterns made out of paper bags and candles, and placed them on and around a bench.
Friends recalled her as funny, sarcastic and an overwhelming presence.
"You just feel her when she walks into a room," friend Nicole Caddow, a fellow sophomore at the school, told MLive.com. "You just know Emily Stillman is there."
Kalamazoo College President Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran said in an email to the campus community that Stillman died with family members by her side.
"On behalf of the Kalamazoo College community I extend heartfelt condolences to Emily's family, friends, teachers, and fellow students," Wilson-Oyelaran wrote. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to all who knew and loved her."
The school's Student Health Center extended its hours to reach out to students to provide antibiotic treatment, offer information about symptoms and discuss vaccination recommendations. Counseling Center staff members also are available to students.


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Old Films on Blu-ray: Are They Worth It?
Chris attempts to dispel the myth that old films aren't worth the BD treatment
While true that newer titles are often more visually impressive than catalogue releases, this is largely due to the way in which modern features are filmed and transferred to digital media. Many recent blockbusters—such as James Cameron's record-breaking Avatar—were shot in digital high-definition. Because no film is involved the resulting images are usually exceptionally clean and the Blu-ray editions are largely flawless. However, the majority of motion pictures were and are shot on 35mm film, which actually has a much greater resolution than Blu-ray and the kind of digital cameras used to film Avatar.
What this means is that with the right amount of care and attention older films are quite capable of looking spectacular on Blu-ray because they already contain more resolution than the format can handle. Of course not all distributors are willing to spend the required time and money to ensure that older titles look their best, but more often than not even the most pedestrian of catalogue titles will offer an improvement over the DVD edition. Let's take a look at some examples (click the images for larger versions):
First, let's examine an unassuming film from the early nineties that has received only 'no-frills' releases to date. 1993's Rising Sun (starring Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes) isn't a particularly glossy movie, and with its grainy image and fairly muted colour palette the DVD release looks a little shoddy by today's standards.
Now let's examine the same frame from the Blu-ray release, which is a lowly catalogue title encoded in MPEG-2 and presented on a single-layered BD25. At first the differences appear to be somewhat superficial, but if you take a closer look you'll see that the grain resolution is far superior and the colours are more natural. You might also notice how the framing has been slightly altered. You might think that it's an odd choice for this article, but I wanted to demonstrate how even less than ideal sources can benefit from the high-definition treatment with even minimal restorative work. It's also worth bearing in mind that the Blu-ray version will look significantly better on larger screens, where even tiny flaws are more noticeable.
Okay, so we've looked at one example of how Blu-ray can offer subtle improvements on even the least glamorous of titles, but what about an old classic? For this example let's go all the way back to 1972 with Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather. The original DVD was one of my treasured possessions when it was originally released, but it's really starting to show its age now.
For the Blu-ray release the film underwent a complete restoration supervised by Coppola himself. The image was cleaned, the colour timing was corrected, and the whole thing was scanned at high-resolution before being transferred to Blu-ray with a high bitrate AVC encode. As you can see, virtually every facet of the image demonstrates a marked improvement over the DVD version. The most obvious enhancement is the level of detail, which reveals hitherto unforeseen texture in clothing and scenery. You can also see that the characters' faces are no longer blurry messes, colour is more natural, and the brightness and contrast have been brought in line with Coppola's original intentions. It still doesn't look like a glossy feature from 2010, but it's not meant to. The purpose of Blu-ray is to offer an audio-visual presentation as close to the filmmakers' intentions as possible, and this is a great example of a director taking the opportunity to create the definitive version of their work.
Now let's examine a slightly more recent film, Ridley Scott's 1982 sci-fi classic Blade Runner. This film has received more DVD releases than most, but this screen capture is taken from the director's cut version released in 2005. It's a clear step up from the original DVD (which was horrible), and although it has some problems with dirt if you'd never seen another version you could be forgiven for thinking that it's about as good as the film could ever look. However, with the right amount of time and effort it's possible to coax even more out of the film, especially on Blu-ray.
This image is taken from the fully restored 'Final Cut' of the film on Blu-ray. The improvements should be immediately obvious to anyone. Whereas the bulbs on the giant video wall blurred into one another on the DVD they are now individually identifiable, as are the windows. The text on the various billboards is much sharper, colours are vastly improved, and the image is free from dirt. Blade Runner is yet another example of the huge benefits of involving the filmmakers when creating a new HD release.
Okay, so far we've compared the Blu-ray versions of films to their ageing DVD counterparts, but what if we were to compare a Blu-ray transfer to a DVD transfer that has also been remasterd? Would the differences be as dramatic? For this next comparison let's go all the way back to 1939 and the classic The Wizard of Oz, which recently underwent a costly and time-consuming restoration. Here's a shot from that DVD.
Looks pretty great, right? Well yes, it does, but what about the Blu-ray? Can it improve on the fully-restored DVD release? You bet it can! The Wizard of Oz is one of the best examples of how to properly restore an older film to its former glory. Just look at all of the detail contained in the image; you can clearly make out the chequered pattern on Dorothy's dress and the intricate textures of the Good Witch of the North's costume. Blurry faces and background information become clear and the colours are improved, all without destroying the film grain.
So far we've compared the Blu-ray editions of films to both older untouched DVDs and fully restored DVDs. I'd like to think that Blu-ray's visual advantages are obvious, but there are those who are not always happy with the way films look in high-definition. For our final example we're going to look at to 1987's Predator, starring everyone's favourite 'Governator'. The DVD release wasn't given a lot of TLC; even later anamorphic editions left something to be desired. Predator has always been notable for its heavy grain, due largely to the shooting methods employed when it was originally filmed, and this screen shot demonstrates DVD's limitations when it comes to accurately resolving the grain (notice how clumpy it is, especially on the green shirt).
Early in Blu-ray's lifecycle Fox released a bare-bones edition of Predator encoded with MPEG-2 and crammed onto a BD25. The release was not without problems, mainly dirt on the print and compression artefacts that appeared at numerous intervals throughout the film. Even so, I think it's evident from the screen capture below that this less than ideal release of Predator still offers significant advantages over the DVD release, with superior grain resolution, detail and colour rendition. However, many people were unhappy with this version and clamoured for a remastered release using a modern codec. It appears that Fox was listening, as they are soon to release a 'digitally restored' version of the film…
Here we have a screen capture from that new release of the film. I had hoped that Fox would simply take the opportunity to perform some moderate dirt and scratch removal and encode the film with a modern codec like AVC to avoid the bothersome compression issues, but unfortunately it was not to be. They instead went to town on Predator with various digital manipulations designed to 'improve' the look of the film, the results of which speak volumes.
This image highlights the problems associated with over-processing a title to make it look more like a modern production in order to appease 'grain haters'. As previously stated, Predator has historically been a very grainy feature film, but in trying to bring it in line with the quality expected by viewers used to watching glossy high-definition TV and modern blockbusters the disc's producers have gone too far. You'll notice how virtually all of the grain has been scrubbed away, leaving the image looking more akin to something shot on video than celluloid. Unfortunately when it comes to film, grain is detail, so when you remove it you also remove elements of the picture that were supposed to be there. Just look at Arnie's face—he looks like a waxwork! Film is not reality and grain—be it heavy or light—is one of the things that defines the look of a film. The only features that shouldn't have any grain are those where the filmmakers intend its absence, such as those shot on digital video. Even then many directors chose to add a layer of digital grain to their films for atmospheric purposes ( 300 is a good example of this).
Of course there are some people who prefer this over-sanitised look, but most film enthusiasts would prefer that their Blu-ray releases represent the filmmakers' original intentions, at least as much as possible. Such overzealous application of DNR is detrimental to the film and is unfortunately becoming more commonplace as the Blu-ray format matures. If you glance up the page to The Wizard of Oz you'll see that it is entirely possible to restore older films to 'as-new' condition without compromising their integrity. However, it is not an inexpensive process, which leads many companies to take the cheaper option of digitally manipulating an older master to create a 'new' transfer. It's unfortunate, and I wish that said companies would simply present a film-like image on their catalogue releases rather than scrubbing them to the point of distraction. The vast majority of HDTVs have viewing modes that will reduce or even eliminate grain, so why not leave it as-is and let the consumer choose whether or not to remove it?
Thankfully images like the one above are the exception rather than the rule (at least for now), and the vast majority of Blu-ray titles look fantastic. So please, the next time one of your favourite catalogue films is released on Blu-ray don't dismiss it because it wasn't filmed in 'HD'. As I hope to have demonstrated here, it is entirely possible to provide beautiful, film-like presentations of features shot twenty, forty, or even seventy years ago. Just be sure to keep an eye on review sites like ours to be sure that what you're buying is worthy of your hard-earned money!
Editorial by Chris Gould
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News Release
California Firm Recalls Frozen Pizzas Due To Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Class II Recall 006-2013
Health Risk: Low Jan 23, 2013
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Richard J. McIntire
|WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2013 – - Annie's Homegrown Inc., a Berkeley, Calif. establishment, is recalling an undetermined amount of frozen pizzas that may be contaminated with extraneous materials and are the subject of a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recall, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
All varieties of "Annie's Homegrown RISING CRUST FROZEN PIZZA" with a "Best By" date including and between "09Jan13" and "14Sep13" are affected.
The following products are subject to USDA recall: [View Label]
Each product package above has an establishment number of "EST. 5699", "EST. 15815B", "P-5699" or "P-15815B" ink jetted on the upper flap of carton's side panel.
In addition, the following products are subject to FDA recall:
The problem was discovered when metal fragments were visually detected in the flour and pizza dough at a third-party crust production facility. The problem was traced back to a defective metal mesh screen at a third party flour mill. Some wire fragments are too small to be detected by standard industry metal detectors, so it may be possible for fragments to become lodged in a finished pizza. FSIS, FDA and the company have received no reports of injury associated with consumption of these products.
FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify that recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers.
Consumers with questions about the recall should contact the Annie's Homegrown Pizza hotline at (888) 825-6720. Media with questions about the recall should contact Donald C. Cutler, of Kekst & Company acting on behalf of Annie's, at (415) 852-3903.
Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov. "Ask Karen" live chat services are available Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from l0 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at: www.fsis.usda.gov/FSIS_Recalls/Problems_With_Food_Products/index.asp
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Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence "Market to Table" Joanne's day begins at the farmer's market and she shows us a fresh sugar snap pea soup. Then she works with her student Kyle to perfect his pasta techniques making a fresh fettuccine with asparagus, prosciutto, and lemon creme fraiche. Recipes: Sugar Snap Pea Soup with Mint and Meyer Lemon Oil and Fresh Fettuccine with Asparagus Ribbons and Lemon Creme Fraiche. D
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Rick Steves' Europe "Eastern Turkey" Rick experiences a Mount Ararat sunrise, visits Abraham's 4,000-year-old home town and tours one of the world's biggest dams.G
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Mathematics Illuminated "Game Theory" Competition and cooperation can be studied mathematically, an idea that first arose in the analysis of games like chess and checkers, but soon showed its relevance to economics and geopolitical strategy. This unit shows how conflict and strategies can be thought about mathematically, and how doing so can reveal important insights about human and even animal behaviors. D
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Mathematics Illuminated "Harmonious Math" All sound is the product of airwaves crashing against our eardrums. The mathematical technique for understanding this and other wave phenomena is called the Fourier analysis, which allows the disentangling of a complex wave into basic waves called sinusoids, or sine waves. In this unit we discover how the Fourier analysis is used in creating electronic music and underpins all digital technology. D


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I can hardly wait to get into my garden when it's snowing, or after the first snow. The landscape I thought I knew so well becomes brand new, and I'm reminded how snow contributes to my garden's health in surprising ways.
I can hardly wait to get into my garden when it's snowing, or after the first snow. The landscape I thought I knew so well becomes brand new, and I'm reminded how snow contributes to my garden's health in surprising ways.
According to Taylor's Encyclopedia of Gardening, snow is called "the poor man's fertilizer."
As it falls, a small amount of atmospheric nitrogen and sulfur are attached to snowflake and sleet particles.
When snow melts, it releases nitrogen, which is essential for plant growth.
Snow is also a good soil insulator because of the way snowflakes are shaped.
My brother once sent me a microscopic photo showing there are small spaces in each snowflake that are filled with air.
As snowflakes pile up, they don't conduct heat, which protects plants from fluctuating, and sometimes damaging, temperatures.
Without snow, very cold temperatures freeze soil deeper, leading to tree and shrub root damage.
Some spring bulbs, such as daffodils, crocus and tulips, need a period of steady cold temperature before they bloom.
A layer of snow helps them maintain that steady, colder temperature and also keeps them from popping up before temperatures become steadily warmer.
After preserving soil moisture through winter, spring melting snow slowly waters emerging plants, giving them that nitrogen boost to get started.
If you have not yet mulched perennial beds, 1-2 inch deep snow is enough.
If there is no snow on your garden beds, put the cut Christmas tree to good use. Remove branches and place them on the flower beds right over the snow.
If you have to use ice melt, read the packaging closely and follow directions. These products can damage plants so use the least amount possible to get the job done.
Rock salt will be effective down to 15F. Calcium chloride will be effective down to 5F. There's no product that will work below 5F unless you apply it very, very heavily. It would be better to wait for temperatures to warm up or better yet, put that snow shovel to good use.
If safety is an issue, a good, safe alternative is cracked corn, which will help melt ice and also be a treat for wildlife. Just don't spread it thickly down a driveway or you may need to wait for wildlife to finish dinner before you can drive into your garage!
Charlotte Ekker Wiggins shares her gardening tips at http://www.gardeningcharlotte.com.


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Posted on December 2, 2009
Now, I want to discuss this VERY carefully. We shall all be calm and quiet about this. I don't want you to feel that you've been cheated or stupid or foolish or anything like that. Because I have done the same thing, and if I call you names, why, as the ancient Greek poet said, you're rubber and I'm glue. (I forget which ancient poet said that. Fred, I think.)
I want to discuss the Manufactured Collectible. You find these in every field of human endeavor (see some of those catalogsa that have been clogging your mailbox lately), but we can stick to books, if you'd like. Some books are published to be read, some are published to be looked at, some are published just to be bought. And SOME of that last category are published to be Collected. These may be SIGNED or they may be LIMITED EDITIONS or they may be both. But what the seller wants you to remember is that you have purchased something Exclusive, something which people Collect.
The problem is that many people think—and the publisher is counting on us to think—that Collectible and Valuable mean the same thing. You are encouraged to buy this because you want to Collect it, but a little imp is commissioned by the publisher to whisper in your ear, "Buy this because Other People Collect It. One day you will resell it and make $$$$! It's a Collectible."
I don't know who said it first, but I heard it first from bookseller Thomas J. Joyce: even if a limited edition book does increase in value, it does so very slowly. So many people know it's a Collectible that no one throws it away. Hundreds of people bought the exclusive edition and saved it, hoping to finance a new home in the mountains somewhere, or a cottage on the beach. So if only 1500 copies were printed in the first place, fifty years from now about 1457 will still be around. Whereas that cheap paperback copy of Galoshes of Doom, of which 12,000 copies were sold when it came out, so many will have been tossed in the fire by disgusted librarians that only 169 copies will be around when the author wins his Nobel Prize. THAT'S the book that will buy you a Jaguar.
This is not to say that no signed limited editions will ever increase in value. (I did mention that signed limited Ulysses, didn't I, which now starts at $35,000 if your grandfather bought the deluxe edition?) And I'm not saying that those of you who rushed to buy the Collectible reprint of the Chicago Tribune from last year's election will never see it realize the price you paid on eBay. (You may have to wait until 2108, but your day will come.)
All I really want to do is cite book expert A. Edward Newton, who said if you want to invest money to make money, do it with stocks or bonds or real estate you never visit. If you buy books, buy something you like, and then if it never appreciates in value, you at least have something nice to read. That's a dividend the Market can't affect.


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Baseball card production was virtually halted in the early 1940's due to paper shortages created by World War II. The "Modern Era" of baseball cards began in 1948 when Bowman Gum Inc. offered one card and one piece of gum in a pack for a penny.
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But what a 66 cards !!! The 1963 Fleer Cards are attractive and feature an extremely high percentage of stars. Some of the top stars in the 1963 Fleer baseball card set are Brooks Robinson, Willie Mays, Carl Yastrzemski, Sandy Koufax, Roberto Clemente, Don Drysdale and Warren Spahn.. The set also included 2 very scare Short Prints, Joe Adcock and an unnumbered checklist.
The most interesting card in this set is the Maury Wills Rookie card. Even though Wills started his major league career with the Dodgers way back in 1959 quickly becoming a superstar, his 1963 Fleer card is considered his rookie card ! How is this possible ? Well, back in 1959, 1960 and 1961, Topps did not consider Wills worthy enough to have a baseball card.
As hobby lore has it: Needless to say, Wills was very upset at this slight from Topps. After Wills won the 1962 N.L. MVP award, Topps quickly came a courting but Wills answered with a large "NO". From 1961 thru 1966, Wills prevented Topps from making any of his baseball cards. Wills and Topps finally made up making his 1967 Topps high number short print his first Topps card and also his most expensive card. Adding interest to the Wills baseball card story, Post Cereal released a Maury Wills card in their 1962 set making that the earliest Maury Wills rookie card. Wills was also pictured on a special 1960 Topps card featuring the 1959 World Series. The card features Luis Aparicio stealing 2nd base with Wills pictured trying to make the tag.
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Open Stock Firmware LS-WXL
This HowTo was made during opening an 2TB LS-WXL, which came with 1.22 Firmware and was afterwards updated with 1.31. The instructions are the same for the new version with small differences (paths, password). However, do remember that YOU COULD BRICK YOUR BOX! You, and only you, can be held responsible for this!
Also, this HowTo has never been tested on a brand new LinkStation Duo, but feel free to remove this line when you successfully tested it. Also please add anything you think would help others! Thanks!
- Tested with brand-new 2TB Linkstation Duo (European). All procedure below worked fine with 1.34 Firmware.
- Tested with brand-new 2TB Linkstation Pro Duo LS-WVL. All procedure below (password from FW 1.37) worked fine with 1.4 Firmware.
- Tested with brand-new 2TB Linkstation Duo (European). All procedure below worked fine with 1.43 Firmware
- Password from FW 1.37
- Updated Firmware after enabling EM Mode
You will need the following thing to open up the Firmware:
- Buffalo LinkStation Duo (LS-WXL)
- A working linux for firmware manipulation
- ACP Commander
- 1.24 Firmware of your NAS
- A share on your NAS accessible via SFTP
Let's start!
Prepare the LinkStation
It's best for opening the firmware if there is no RAID active. Having one active means that it could take a little bit longer until the firmware is open. Responsible for this longer time is the required sync of the drives after each boot.
Create a share with support at least for SFTP on your first drive. In this HowTo I will call it "share". Now open up your SFTP Application and connect as admin and your password to it. You will be in the /mnt/ directory, so go on your first drive and into your share. Create a file named "emergency.sh" and insert the following lines:
#!/bin/sh #General Information echo -n "Last Boot: " > /mnt/disk1/share/lastboot.txt date >> /mnt/disk1/share/lastboot.txt echo -n "Who Am I: " >> /mnt/disk1/share/lastboot.txt whoami >> /mnt/disk1/share/lastboot.txt
#Change root password echo "root:newpass" | chpasswd
Be sure to set the right path for the lastboot.txt and change the "newpass" to your new password! Finally set chmod +x on this new file and exit your SFTP app. Now comes the hacking!
Patching the Firmware
Download and extract the original firmware download from buffalo to a directory on your Linux box. Next we want to change the content in the hddrootfs.img so we extract it:
unzip hddrootfs.img
You will be asked for a password, which should be
Use the second password with version 131:
Use the second password with version 137:
Now create a folder for unpacking the firmware and extract the hddrootfs.buffalo.updated into it
mkdir <foldername> cd <foldername> tar -xz --numeric-owner -p -f ../hddrootfs.buffalo.updated
Open up etc/sshd_config with your favourite text editor and change the content to this:
# $OpenBSD: sshd_config,v 1.65 2003/08/28 12:54:34 markus Exp $ # This is the sshd server system-wide configuration file. See # sshd_config(5) for more information. # This sshd was compiled with PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin # The strategy used for options in the default sshd_config shipped with # OpenSSH is to specify options with their default value where # possible, but leave them commented. Uncommented options change a # default value. #Port 22 #Protocol 2,1 #ListenAddress 0.0.0.0 #ListenAddress :: # HostKey for protocol version 1 #HostKey /etc/ssh_host_key # HostKeys for protocol version 2 #HostKey /etc/ssh_host_rsa_key #HostKey /etc/ssh_host_dsa_key HostKey /etc/apache/server.key # Lifetime and size of ephemeral version 1 server key #KeyRegenerationInterval 1h #ServerKeyBits 768 # Logging #obsoletes QuietMode and FascistLogging #SyslogFacility AUTH #LogLevel INFO # Authentication: #LoginGraceTime 2m PermitRootLogin yes #StrictModes yes #RSAAuthentication yes #PubkeyAuthentication yes #AuthorizedKeysFile .ssh/authorized_keys # For this to work you will also need host keys in /etc/ssh_known_hosts #RhostsRSAAuthentication no # similar for protocol version 2 #HostbasedAuthentication no # Change to yes if you don't trust ~/.ssh/known_hosts for # RhostsRSAAuthentication and HostbasedAuthentication #IgnoreUserKnownHosts no # Don't read the user's ~/.rhosts and ~/.shosts files #IgnoreRhosts yes # To disable tunneled clear text passwords, change to no here! #PasswordAuthentication yes PermitEmptyPasswords yes # Change to no to disable s/key passwords #ChallengeResponseAuthentication yes # Kerberos options #KerberosAuthentication no #KerberosOrLocalPasswd yes #KerberosTicketCleanup yes # GSSAPI options #GSSAPIAuthentication no #GSSAPICleanupCreds yes # Set this to 'yes' to enable PAM authentication (via challenge-response) # and session processing. Depending on your PAM configuration, this may # bypass the setting of 'PasswordAuthentication' UsePAM yes #AllowTcpForwarding yes #GatewayPorts no #X11Forwarding no #X11DisplayOffset 10 #X11UseLocalhost yes #PrintMotd yes #PrintLastLog yes #KeepAlive yes #UseLogin no #UsePrivilegeSeparation yes PermitUserEnvironment yes #Compression yes #ClientAliveInterval 0 #ClientAliveCountMax 3 #UseDNS yes #PidFile /var/run/sshd.pid #MaxStartups 10 # no default banner path #Banner /some/path # override default of no subsystems Subsystem sftp /usr/local/libexec/sftp-server
Next open etc/init.d/rcS and add the four following lines at the end of it
# In case of an emergency, we start this script [ -f /mnt/disk1/share/emergency.sh ] && /mnt/disk1/share/emergency.sh [ -f /mnt/disk2/share/emergency.sh ] && /mnt/disk2/share/emergency.sh [ -f /mnt/array1/share/emergency.sh ] && /mnt/array1/share/emergency.sh
Be sure to add the right path!
Now we pack the firmware again. Get into the root directory of the unpacked firmware and execute the following line:
tar -czf ../hddrootfs.buffalo.updated-new -C /absolute/path/to/extracted_image * cd .. mv hddrootfs.buffalo.updated hddrootfs.buffalo.updated-old mv hddrootfs.buffalo.updated-new hddrootfs.buffalo.updated zip -e hddrootfs.img hddrootfs.buffalo.updated
Again you will be asked for the password. Be sure to take the same password that you took for extracting before. Otherwise the NAS will not be able to extract it and you'll have bricked box!
That's for patching the firmware, now update the box!
Updating the Firmware
Rename the original hddrootfs.img in your LSUpdater Folder and copy the patched hddrootfs.img into that folder. You might need to modify LSUpdater.ini file for reflashing the same version:
[Flags] VersionCheck = 0 [SpecialFlags] Debug = 1
Send the NAS into EM Mode. With earlier updates it was possible to change some values in the LSUpdater.ini to re-update the NAS with the same firmware that was running on the box, but this doesn't work with the latest version. For EM-Mode (aka Emergency Mode aka Engineering Mode) start ACP Commander with the following parameters
java -jar acp_commander.jar -t <ip of your LinkStation> -emmode
You will be asked for a password, enter the one you use for the admin login. When ACP Commander shows you success messages, reboot the box. You can do this via the WebIf or via ACP Commander, too. Just change the "-emmode" to "-reboot".
Wait a few seconds after the fan of the NAS slowed down and start LSUpdater.exe. When ACP Commander was successfull, LSUpdater will find a box named "LS-WXL-EMxxx" (xxx = last three chars of the MAC). Click Update and go make a coffee or something, this will take a while.
Checking for success
After the reboot watch the share you created earlier. There should appear a "lastboot.txt" with a very recent time stamp. If not, wait a few minutes (especially if you have a raid active). When the file appears open it, if not, search for your error in the rcS script and check if you created the emergency.sh script correctly with execution bits set correctly. When the lastboot.txt opens and you see a recent date and the "Who Am I" states root, then try a SSH login. Currently no Keyboard Interactive Auth is available, so make shure your client doesn't try this (For Putty: Connection > SSH > Auth: Untick 'Attempt "keyboard-interactive" auth (SSH-2)'
Connecting via command line (ssh)
To deactivate the keyboard-interactive authentication and to start a console ssh session issue the following command:
ssh -o PasswordAuthentication=yes -o KbdInteractiveAuthentication=no -o ChallengeResponseAuthentication=no root@<linkstation-ip>
When you are prompted for the password enter the root password you provided in the emergency.sh (In the example it is "newpass" without the quotes)
Final Steps
- Set a new root password with passwd.
- If you want to use a RAID, then change the line in rcS so you can use the emergency.sh in the future again!
- Enable Keyboard Auth
- SFTP doesn't work for root account
- Telnet login not allowed for root (this is by design, and it should stay that way)
Initial HowTo by meilon: "Big Thanks to kenatonline, who was always hinting at the right directions. Without him this HowTo would not be!" Password from Firmware_password which luckily work so I don't had to find it out on my own.


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Clay Bennett has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Native American Cultural and Education Authority.
Oklahoma City business executive Clayton I. Bennett has accepted an appointment to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Native American Cultural and Education Authority (NACEA), a state agency established to oversee The American Indian Cultural Center and Museum (The Center) located on the Oklahoma River, east of downtown Oklahoma City.
The Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, T.W. Shannon, appointed Bennett to fill one of the four business community seats on the 17- member Board of Directors.
"I am pleased and grateful to Clay for his willingness to serve on this board," Speaker Shannon noted.
"He is an accomplished executive who has earned the respect and admiration of people across the country for his leadership, integrity, insightfulness and business acumen. Clay's deep strategic and financial experience in building and sustaining business enterprises will serve him well as a member of the Board.
"He joins the Board at a critical time in the history of the project. I have no doubt the Board and the organization will benefit immeasurably from his strengths and perspective as a successful business executive."
The Chairman of the NACEA Board, Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby, welcomed Bennett's appointment expressing confidence his financial and operational experience will serve the Board well as it pursues completion of The Center.
"Clay is a timely addition to the Board given the opportunities ahead of us," Anoatubby said. "He will bring fresh insights and perspective as we consider embarking upon a realistic and reasoned path to position The Center for sustainable success."
"I am honored to join the Board of Directors responsible for completing The American Indian Cultural Center and Museum," Bennett said. "The mission behind the creation of The Center to promote awareness, understanding and appreciation for the important contribution of the American Indian culture to our state and country is one I completely support. I look forward to working with my fellow board members to complete The Center in an efficient, timely, financially sound and prudent manner."
Bennett is Chairman of the Professional Basketball Club L.L.C., the ownership group of the NBA basketball franchise, the Oklahoma City Thunder.
He is also Chairman of Dorchester Capital, a diversified private investment company and serves as an investor, officer and director of numerous business entities. He served for 14 years as Chairman of the Oklahoma State Fair and is the Chairman Emeritus of the Oklahoma Heritage Association.
He was appointed to the Board of Regents for the University of Oklahoma in March of 2011.


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