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Posted on October 30, 2009
I was trying to think of something spooky to write about, in honor of the holiday, but it's not easy. The polls do not agree even now on whether the Newberry is haunted, though most everybody says not. If there is a ghost around, it probably puts on its best clothes and crashes the wedding receptions, where spirits are always welcomed. The story about ghost dogs in the basement isn't bad, but the question of whether there ever were dogs in the basement so they could become ghosts is another one on which the experts divide.
And no ghost has ever appeared at the Book Fair to demand a book back or to tell me where the letter from George Washington is tucked away. (Anyhow, you tuck letters from George Washington into clocks, don't you?) On the other hand, there is Mr. Mallowmar.
I'm calling him Mr. Mallowmar because you don't need to know his name and surely there aren't MANY people even in Chicago named Mr. Mallowmar. Mr. Mallowmar donated books to the Book Fair again this year. He gives us mighty nice books–art, architecture, design; the kind of thing our customers love–and I am grateful for them, and would tell him so cheerfully.
Except that I have been reliably informed by several people that Mr. Mallowmar has been dead now for nearly five years.
There really can't be any mistake about his books. He writes his name in the upper righthand corner of the first white page, in most cases, taking up the space where I want to mark the price. The signature is distinctive, and he always puts the date he bought the book underneath his name. It's not a shy little note; it's "MALLOWMAR, Sept., 1986". And it's not a matter of one book, which might mean someone bought the book years ago and redonated it. No, it'll be at least a boxful with that signature in each book.
How does a man keep sending me piles of books when he passed so long ago to the Great Golden Ultimately? No mystery, really. He kept moving around, and wherever he stayed for a while, the books piled up. I had his books coming in before his demise, but even then, they almost never came from HIM. His brother brought me the books Mr. Mallowmar left at the brother's place. His first wife brought the books he left with her. His second wife sent me the books he had there. His mother called us up and we picked up boxes of his books at her place.
I guess this turned out to be one of those warm, inspirational ghost stories. In any case, I hope Mr. Mallowmar's revolutionary book storage plan inspires you. As to whether there's an actual ghost in the story, I do wonder. Maybe Mr. Mallowmar does drop by, just to look around. After all, at some of our Book Fairs, we had more of his books in one place than he ever did.


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Longmont police officers followed footprints in the snow for miles early Wednesday morning and arrested two teen-agers at the end of the trail on suspicion of breaking into unlocked cars along the route.
Officers arrested 18-year-old David Williamson and a 16-year-old boy at 118 Meridith Lane, where the tracks ended. They recovered more than $1,000 in cash, an iPod, garage door opener, an electric tire gauge and other items, according to early reports. The teens were arrested on suspicion of first-degree felony trespass, a felony, and face additional arrest charges as the investigation continues.
Longmont Police Cmdr. Jeff Satur said the teens were entering unlocked vehicles along the route from about 11 p.m. Tuesday until 5 a.m. Wednesday. It is possible not all of the victims have yet discovered the thefts, although officers did try to note cars that were entered along the route.
According to police, the teens walked Sundance Drive, Galapagos Place, Tyrrenian Drive, Aral Court, Calais Drive, Sonoma Circle, Santa Fe Drive, Flagstaff Drive, Olympia Avenue, Sandpoint Drive, Laramie Court, Cheyenne Avenue, Boise Court, Astoria Lane, Glenarbor Circle, Nightingale Court, Whitehall Drive west of Pace Street, Clarendon Drive, St. Andrews Drive, Polo Way, Preston Drive, Abbey Drive, the 1800 block of Alpine Street, Sunlight Drive, Mount Evans Drive south of 17th Avenue, East 15th Avenue, Easter Court, Valentine Lane, the 1500 to 1600 blocks of Atwood Street, and Merideth Lane. Police added that based on the teens' statements, they were also likely in the entire Ute Creek neighborhood, Whitehall Drive east of Pace Street, the area of the 1100 East 17th Avenue.
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MongoDB developer 10gen has changed it name to a simple MongoDB, Inc. In what is something of "RIM its changes name to BlackBerry" style announcement, the firm says this move speaks of project unification and harmony.
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Dave Chappelle has finally spoken about walking away from his hit Comedy Central series in 2005.
The comedian was on "Late Show with David Letterman" on Tuesday night and talked about leaving "Chappelle's Show" midway through its third season.
"Listen, here it is. Technically, I never quit. I'm seven years late for work," Chappelle said.
Great. Now go back and do some more Rick James.
C'mon -- you know it never gets old.
When he quit, Chappelle took off to South Africa. "I was there for two weeks," Chappelle said. "I mean, there's not too many good hiding places left in America."
Letterman asked Chappelle about accepting, then rejecting, the "enormous sum of money to continue doing the show" that Comedy Central offered after his second season, reportedly worth $50 million.
"It's very hard to go through something like this because no one's really done it before," Chappelle said. "There's not too many people who don't think I'm crazy. I look at it like this: I'm at a restaurant with my wife; we're at a nice restaurant; we're eating dinner. I look across the room, I say, 'You see this guy over here? He has $100 million and we're eating the same entree.' So OK, fine, I don't have $50 million or whatever it was. But say I have $10 million in the bank. The difference in lifestyle is miniscule. The only difference between having $10 million and $50 million is an astounding $40 million."
He then said, "Of course, I would like to have that money."
Then go back ... please?
Chappelle was promoting his sold-out stand-up run at Radio City Music Hall from June 18 to 22 and a limited residency from June 24 to 26, alongside musicians such as The Roots and Busta Rhymes.
He admitted he may regret some of the choices he made when it came to the end of Chappelle's Show.
"It's a very complicated answer," he said, adding he "might be a happier person" if he stayed on the show. "There's no way of knowing."
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If you're dieting, you know you've got to count calories, carbs and fats. But if you really want to take off the weight and keep it off, you might want to pay more attention to the glycemic index, which is essentially a measure of how quickly foods are digested.
That's because high glycemic foods cause a surge in blood sugar, followed by a crash. That biological reaction releases hormones that stimulate hunger and, according to David Ludwig of the New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center at Boston Children's Hospital, actually lower metabolism, adding up to a dismal recipe for people who want to lose weight and keep it off.
"One of the unfortunate aspects of weight loss maintenance is that it takes fewer and fewer calories to just stay the same," Ludwig says. "As the body loses weight, it becomes more efficient and requires fewer calories," making it harder and harder to continue losing and making it difficult to maintain weight loss without continually dieting. By some estimates, only 1 in 6 Americans who lose weight are able to keep it off after one year.
But Ludwig and colleagues recently published a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association that offers some tools you might use to fight back. Researchers compared the low-carb, low-fat and low-glycemic diets to see which one burned the most calories per day. The low-carb diet was the clear winner. The low-fat diet was the loser. But it was the diet in the middle, the low-glycemic index diet, that Ludwig suggests is more promising. It burned more calories per day than the low-fat diet and proved easier to stick to over the long term than the low-carb diet.
Mike Rogers, 43, was a participant who managed to keep off the 40 pounds he lost. He says the difference in the three diets was "enormous," adding that "the low-glycemic diet reminded me of the way my mom and grandmom cooked while I was growing up; I felt far better on the low-glycemic diet than on either of the other two."
Still trim, Rogers now eats far more fruits and vegetables than he did in the past, and, when it comes to carbohydrates, he opts for those with a lower glycemic index. That means brown rice versus white, whole grain pasta and steel cut oats instead of "quick-cooking" oats. He pretty much stays away from all processed foods.
Highly processed and refined foods, like packaged items, white bread, white rice, prepared breakfast cereals and crackers have a high glycemic index. "The body can digest these foods into sugar literally within moments after eating," says Ludwig.
Low-glycemic foods tend to be natural foods like most vegetables and fruits, nuts, beans and whole grains. They actually wend their way slowly through the body's digestion system, using up more energy and burning more calories in the process. And, best of all, says Ludwig, they actually "increase the metabolic rate and decrease hunger, giving us a biological advantage" in losing and maintaining weight.
Ludwig is quick to caution that his study was short and not conclusive. He's working now to design a long-term study that looks at diet and weight loss maintenance over a number of years.
Registered dietitian Joy Dubost, a spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, says the low-glycemic diet is hard to follow. In large part, that's because there are many factors that affect how the body digests food, including the combination of food we eat, food preparation, whether vegetables and fruits are ripe, and our individual differences in how we digest food.
And eating too many low-glycemic foods that are also high in calories, sugar or saturated fats can be problematic.
Dubost urges moderation of carbs and fats. But equally important, she says, is a "part of the equation often ignored": exercise. She points to research that shows people who were successful in maintaining their weight a year after losing it added a significant ingredient to their daily regimen: at least 60 to 90 minutes of moderate exercise every single day.
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INSKEEP: Doctors see a link between that problem and obesity. And we begin with ways to maintain a healthy weight. Some people count calories, carbs and fats. And some researchers think you should look at the glycemic food index. If you're wondering what's that, listen to NPR's Patti Neighmond.
PATTI NEIGHMOND, BYLINE: Here's the premise. Not all calories are alike. Obesity specialist Dr. David Ludwig with Boston Children's Hospital.
DR. DAVID LUDWIG: Simply focusing on the calorie content of food ignores a key notion, which is that foods affect blood sugar and hormones in dramatically different ways based on their composition.
NEIGHMOND: For example, some foods are slow to digest, like most fruits, nuts and vegetables. They take their time wending their way through the digestive system. And that means they use up more energy and calories. Other foods zip through our system rapidly.
LUDWIG: White bread, white rice, potato products, prepared breakfast cereals are all made up of sugar in a long chain. And the body can digest these foods into sugar in literally moments after eating.
NEIGHMOND: That quick digestion causes a surge of blood sugar and then a crash. That makes us feel hungry pretty quickly after eating. But with slow foods we feel satisfied longer. Here's Mike Rogers, who took part in a study headed by Dr. Ludwig. Rogers was all excited when part of his diet plan one night included a big pile of mashed potatoes.
MIKE ROGERS: Then I went and looked at the clock, because I was hungry again, figuring that it must be time for me to eat my snack. And I said, that can't be right. When did I - and I realized that it had been almost no time at all since I had finished this enormous plate of mashed potatoes.
NEIGHMOND: The reason Rogers was hungry so quickly is because potatoes, like corn and a few other vegetables, have a high glycemic index. So do most refined and processed foods. They're digested quickly, causing that surge, then crash, of blood sugar. Not only that, Ludwig says, high glycemic foods slow down metabolism.
LUDWIG: One of the most unfortunate aspects of weight loss maintenance is that it takes fewer and fewer calories to just stay the same, let alone keep losing weight. That as the body loses weight, it becomes more efficient and requires fewer calories.
NEIGHMOND: Ludwig recently completed his diet study, which compared low-carb, low-fat and low-glycemic diets. He found the low-carb diet burned the most calories, but it was hard to stick to. The most promising diet turned out to be the low-glycemic one. People like Mike Rogers were able to lose weight and keep it off. Rogers maintained a 40 pound weight loss by shifting to low-glycemic foods that are mostly natural and unprocessed.
ROGERS: I eat a lot less white rice and a lot less potatoes than I used to eat. And the other thing that I learned that I liked quite a bit was steel cut oats. I've never been a big fan of standard oatmeal, but steel cut oats has enough tooth in it that I really enjoy that.
LUDWIG: Dr. Ludwig is quick to caution his study was short and not conclusive. He's working now to design a long term study that looks at diet and weight loss maintenance over a number of years.
NEIGHMOND: Joy Dubost is a registered dietitian with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She says the problem with the low-glycemic diet is that it can be confusing because lots of factors affect how the body digests food.
JOY DUBOST: Factors like ripeness, the variety of the products, the way it was prepared, the types of sugar that are present or carbohydrates, the amount of fiber and fat present and just the way your body digests it.
NEIGHMOND: And eating too many low-glycemic foods that are also high in calories, sugar or saturated fats can also be a problem. Dubost urges moderation of carbs and fats. And equally important, the other end of the equation - exercise. She points to a study which found people who successfully maintained their weight loss added 60 to 90 minutes of moderate exercise every single day.
Patti Neighmond, NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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The Larimer County District Attorney's Office and the Loveland Police Department are investigating two Berthoud police officers for undisclosed criminal activity, according to the town's website.
"No charges have been filed and no details have been released to the Town," stated a press release posted late Monday at Berthoud.org.
Earlier in the day, Larimer County Sheriff spokesman John Schulz said Sgt. John Feyen of the sheriff office's investigations unit is acting as the town's interim police chief at the request of town officials.
A press release posted to the town's website on Friday noted that officials "received numerous inquiries regarding allegations made against several of its police officers," and that allegations had not been substantiated.
"It is appropriate to bring the Department under outside supervision in order to avoid any appearance of impropriety," Monday's press release said. "Equally important, the interim chief loaned from the Sheriff's Department will not be distracted from the performance of police obligations by an investigation in which he would be in any way involved."
Schulz said he did not know if Berthoud Police Chief Glenn Johnson was among those on administrative leave, but the Denver Post reported that the chief is also on leave.
Marshall Zelinger, a reporter at Denver television station 7News tweeted on Monday night, "Source: chief under investigation for what he knew about alleged actions by ofc."
The Post also reported that Loveland police served a search warrant on Johnson's office on Oct. 3.
The request to take over was received last week, but Schulz said he was not sure exactly when Feyen took over.
"This is rare, but not unprecedented," he said of the sheriff's office's investigation of another agency.
The Denver Post reported in May that the Berthoud Police Department had eight officers.
Berthoud Town Administrator Michael Hart was not immediately available for comment.
The Berthoud Town Board is scheduled to meet in special session on Tuesday evening.
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LOWELL -- He wasn't the official mascot for the Lowell Spinners, but he might as well have been. Extreme Blue, the border collie who performed acrobatic stunts with a Frisbee between innings, became an integral part of Spinners games over the course of 11 seasons.
Age slowly caught up on Blue, as he was called before the Spinners made his name more, well, extreme. He was retired a few seasons ago at age 10 when owner Magdiel De Leon thought all the running and jumping might not be good for him. This week, Blue died at age 13, leaving the team without the first -- and so far, only -- inductee into its Spinnertainment Hall of Fame.
"It's a sad day for LeLacheur Park," said Jon Boswell, director of media relations in the team's office, where a wall is covered by a huge photo of Blue making a leaping grab of a Frisbee.
Blue was preceded by another border collie owned by De Leon, Ana, at Spinners games. De Leon, an assistant chief of probation in Fitchburg, never intended on having his dogs become so central to entertainment at Spinners games, but once Ana became popular early in Spinner history, a hobby became something far more.
"Nothing was planned," said De Leon, a 47-year-old father of two. "I didn't plan on getting a dog so I could go to performances at the Lowell Spinners."
Once Spinners owners also became involved in managing the Nashua Silver Knights minor-league team, De Leon also started doing entertainment there. In recent seasons, the performances have included 6-year-old collie Jumping Jack Flash.
It started with something far more simple: De Leon, a Puerto Rico native then living in an apartment in Boston, wanted to get a dog.
"I got a border collie, not knowing what I got my hands into," he said. "I found out the hard way that to take a walk and tire out a border collie, you literally have to walk all day, and it still probably wouldn't work."
That's when De Leon started throwing around a Frisbee to for exercise. "After a while," he said, "it got more complicated and more complicated."
He bought a book that helped him figure out how to train the dogs with even more acrobatic moves.
Then De Leon performed at a New England Patriots game at the old Foxboro Stadium, alongside a friend who had been doing halftime entertainment for the team. That led to his -- and Ana's -- first solo gig, at a United States-Mexico World Cup qualifying match in Foxboro. De Leon also happened to propose to his girlfriend on the field after the performance, which earned a news story, which the Spinners read.
They invited De Leon and Ana to perform between innings at a game.
"Fans hung onto every Frisbee the way they hung onto every pitch," Boswell said.
Ana died at age 4, and that's when De Leon got Blue. For performances, the team named him Extreme Blue, just as it renamed Jack "Jumping Jack Flash" and Rosie "Rocking Rosie."
Though Blue is one of three Frisbee-catching dogs to perform at games, he's the legend, Boswell said. In 2009, Blue's last year, the team made a plaque and inducted him into the Spinnertainment Hall of Fame. He remains the only member. At the end of that year, the team made a bobblehead doll in his honor.
The Spinners have done more than 40 bobbleheads since the first in 2001, including everyone from hometown favorites Jack Kerouac and Micky Ward to Red Sox legends Ted Williams and Johnny Pesky. But Blue, Boswell said, "is one of the more unique and one of the more popular bobbleheads we've done."
The team is also planning to honor Blue and his role in team history some point soon.
"Everyone here is part of the bigger Spinners family," Boswell said, "and it extended all the way down to Blue."
Fans flooded the team's Facebook page with dozens of messages on Friday, with a few people calling him the highlight of Spinners games. The team also posted a photo of Blue performing at Fenway Park at one of the Spinners' "Futures at Fenway" games.
Those sentiments meant a lot to De Leon, who will still be doing Spinners games next year with Jumping Jack Flash.
"It's a great, great response," De Leon said. "I'm grateful to everyone that responded and said something nice about Blue."
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Denver will host the Clinton Global Initiative America next June and June 2015, attracting the country's top thinkers and famous faces in business, government and philanthropy, local organizers announced Friday.
Businesses have ponied up $2 million as well as the venue, the Sheraton Downtown, to bring the event — and the world's attention — to Colorado for "at least" the next two years, organizers said.
"What we had to do, we did," said Steve Farber, co-chair of the host committee and a prominent Denver lawyer who was involved in bringing the Democratic National Convention to the city in 2008.
Former President Bill Clinton and CGI America staffers chose Denver because of the reputation it earned after the DNC and because of local business leaders' commitment to lure CGI America to the foot of the Rocky Mountains, said Steve Bachar, co-chair of the host committee and CEO of Silver Bullet Water Treatment Co.
Although the number of attendees and entourage will be relatively small — about 1,200 to 1,400 — the weight of the discussions will bring leaders, Nobel laureates and reporters from around the world, Farber and Bachar said.
Such events help cement a city's reputation as a world-class seed bed for tourism and business, they said.
"This brings a strong sense of community pride," Bachar said. "People all over the U.S., businesses all over the U.S. and the world are going to be seeing and thinking about Colorado, and that allows for economic development just by showing off Denver."
Bachar, a former Clinton White House and Treasury Department staff member, began the effort to land CGI America by contacting organizers after last year's event in Chicago.
Clinton established the Clinton Global Initiative in 2005 to convene leaders to seek — and put into motion — solutions to the world's biggest problems. In 2011, he began the nationally focused CGI America to take on domestic issues — including jobs, the economy, education and health care — "to solve things the government can't," Bachar said
For the first three years, CGI America has been in Chicago, President Barack Obama's hometown.
This year's event, which took place Thursday and Friday, brought in participants such as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie; Hillary Rodham Clinton and daughter Chelsea; Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel; Goodwill Industries president and CEO Jim Gibbons; Obama senior adviser Valerie Jarrett; and American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten.
Farber and Bachar said it was too soon to announce any speakers who might come to Denver next year.
Because of the 2014 and 2015 events in Denver, the Clinton name is likely to garnter attention from swing-state Colorado in the run-up to the 2016 presidential race. Also, Hillary Clinton, often cited as a potential presidential candidate, was co-host of this week's event.
In Colorado's 2008 Democratic caucus, Obama beat the former first lady and New York senator handily in Colorado — 79,344 votes to 38,567 — including a 70-30 split in Denver.
Farber said President Clinton's work — both during his time in office and with CGI America — has reached across party lines.
"It's not a political event," Bachar said. "What President Clinton was able to do as president is the same thing he's doing here, bring together people who can rise above partisan political points of view."


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LinuxPlanet: KDE 3.1 Shines on Low End Hardware
In a recent article featured on LinuxPlanet, senior technology consultant Rob Reilly ran KDE 3.1 through its paces using a low-end 133MHz PC with 128 MB RAM. According to the story, despite a number of new features and aesthetic
This is not old hardware
I remember when I got my 133Mhz PC, it had 32MB, and that was pretty high end, it was recommended for workstations only! A modern Linux/KDE/OOo setup would crawl on that. Memory is the big problem with modern Linux apps, you start up KDE, Mozilla and OpenOffice on that kind of hardware and you're looking at a painful user-experience
By Bryan Feeney at Wed, 2003/02/19 - 6:00am
Re: This is not old hardware
Yes it is, my PowerCenter 132 was midrange in 1996, and that had 64mb of ram. Granted the box before that I had was a Quadra 880AV now that was top of the line 10 years ago... 60Mhz with 48mb of ram!
Hardware has moved quickly in the last 5 years. Its amazing to see win2k and KDE run side by side on the same 150Mhz/128mb box... Win2k starts up faster than linux, but quickly slows down to a halt, where KDE/Linux takes 4x longer to startup, it runs smoothly once you are going... Really id rather get a cup of coffie while im loggin in, than sit there in frustration waiting for spellcheck to start.
Just my 2c though.
By ian reinhart geiser at Wed, 2003/02/19 - 6:00am
Re: This is not old hardware
> Win2k starts up faster than linux,
No linux elitism here, but nevertheless i have to say that i have hard time believing this. XP maybe, but not W2k. We've even done some (half) serious benchmarking regarding this between debian, suse, redhat and w2k with their *default* setup. Debian is usually fastest with suse being number two, but W2k doesn't really shine in bootup times no matter what way you look at it.
By jmk at Wed, 2003/02/19 - 6:00am
Re: This is not old hardware
I think you're mistaken on this one dude. Windows 2000 beat my RedHat installation everytime, and win2k has been repeately faster than Windows XP. But like the previous poster said, that's only boot up time. Once started it gradually slows down.
By chillin at Wed, 2003/02/19 - 6:00am
Re: This is not old hardware
Actually... Win2K was known for having horrible bootup times. Even on the fastest systems with lots of tweaking it would take a very long time to load.
WinXP on the other hand, boots up about 100X faster than any linux, OS X, or win2K install I've ever seen (only winMe could come close.... but we're only talking about real OS's here)
By Brandon at Wed, 2003/02/19 - 6:00am
Re: This is not old hardware
Actually... Win2k has very variable startup times. On my machine it can starts pretty fast (when it does, most of the time it just says "STOP"), on my brother-in-law's machine (both 1.8 GHz), it takes several minutes.
Anyway, I have not seen my Linux crash for more than two years (it was close when my Konqueror claimed 1 GB+ of memory, but it recovered).
By Ladislav Strojil at Thu, 2003/02/20 - 6:00am
Linux stability
Anyway, I have not seen my Linux crash for more than two years (it was close when my Konqueror claimed 1 GB+ of memory, but it recovered).
I ran a Linux desktop for over 4 years. The GUI crashed *all the time*. X would freeze or die, or some process (zombie Netscape 4 processes usually) would slow the machine down so much I couldn't even ssh in to kill it.
My last attempt was with Mandrake 9. It ran for a while but eventually something caused X to fail on startup. So I said screw it and got a 2GHz WinXP box - my first Windows machine ever. It's a POS too (slowdowns and 2-minute freezes) but is slightly more tolerable.
I'm as much of a Linux fanboy as the next person. The kernel and shell interface are as stable as a very hard rock, and although the GUI has made remarkable progress over the past few years, it still has some way to go before it can be considered more reliable than Windows. Not dissing, just honestly relaying my experience with it.
By phutureboy at Thu, 2003/02/20 - 6:00am
Re: Linux stability
Linux stability experiences certainly vary. With NVidias X driver, my machine crashed every day. I changed to XFree86 NVidia driver, and the machine never crashes. I guess that's one consequence of the free OS's configurability - you can configure it to be secure or unsecure, stable or unstable. It's up to you.
By ac at Thu, 2003/02/20 - 6:00am
Re: Linux stability
If you're experiencing repeated crashes and unstabilities, usually your hardware is dying or almost dead. I would bet that that's the case with your linux machine.
By Kuba at Mon, 2003/02/24 - 6:00am
Re: Linux stability
Yes, I have recently experienced that unfortunate problem.
The conclusion here is, don't knock it until you've tried it on more than one machine. Like Kuba said, if it's crashing, it's probably your hardware. And if it's slow, well, it's probably your outdated hardware.
I know one thing for certain though.. I've had this AMD since 1998, when I paid $1500 for it, it's been moved multiple times, banged around, dusty as hell, had components removed, replaced, removed again, and replaced again, and it's still running with no problems....Comparing this 8 year old box with the 4 year old PIII I had, which died for no apparent reason, it hadn't been abused in any way NEAR what this box has been, if at all, I'll never buy another Intel product again.
By TRyP at Wed, 2006/03/15 - 6:00am
Re: This is not old hardware
Linux needing rebooting a lot more than Windows ? That's odd man. One of Linux's major selling points is the lack of need for a reboot. But one thing that is very true: it depends on your hardware - regardlesss of what OS you're running. I don't know why, but NVidia gives Linux hell. However, as the other poster said, some newer hardware makes Windows 2000 boot up slow as hell also. There have also been numerous reports of XP crashes. It really all just depends. Someone who does a lot of work with pc hardware will quickly tell you that some brands are just more problematic than others vender parts. Just comes with the territory. Personally, I have an Intel PIII 550mhz running on an Intel i810 motherboard, and I've never had an ounce of trouble. The integrated Intel graphics card never gave me any problem on Windows 2000 or Linux. The soundcard however (ESS 19xx, maestro 2, Allegro, or whatever the hell else it is known by) is nothing but a pain in the ass. It gives me problems on both Windows and Linux. As I said before, it really just all depends...
p.s. Where did you get this information about Windows 2000 having a 'Unix Foundation' ?
By chillin at Thu, 2003/02/20 - 6:00am
Re: This is not old hardware
I have a dual 1.5GHz AMD system dualboot KDE/Linux and winxp. The KDE/Linux starts up way faster, AND stays faster. Winxp dumps a BSOD by just logging out. XP can't finish playing a dvd without crashing. Linux: no problem. I have not had a kernel dump on me since version 2.2.6 on an Apple 8600.
By eze at Thu, 2003/02/20 - 6:00am
Re: This is not old hardware
ive never seen xp NOT crash. try gaming with it sometime. everyone i play with crashes/hangs constantly. im not arguing one way or another just making an observation. im into web design running a 1.33 athlon, nforce2, ti4200 and 256mb pc2700. if win98se chokes one more time im personally walking over to billys house and farting in his general direction. im looking into a newbie linux os now. any suggestion? looking at mandrake and redhat but am worried about hardware not working. xp is out (for now). too expensive and from what ive seen, too nosey.
By Rob at Tue, 2003/04/01 - 6:00am
Re: This is not old hardware
You aren't capable of configuring your xp system properly (software/hardware). I have uptimes of over 4 weeks without any crash and the system is on heavy load most of the times (gfx, games, net, etc.)
By unknown at Sun, 2003/10/05 - 5:00am
Re: This is not old hardware
4 weeks? we have linux servers at work under serious load that have been up over a year. we have a windows nt 4 machine that's been up atleast 6 months too.. of course its at 0% load most of the time.. but we primarily specialize in linux servers so that's what we use.
By sm0 at Sun, 2004/01/25 - 6:00am
Re: This is not old hardware
I rarely comment on anything, but I must coment on these falsehoods. I think it is ludicrous to say that "WinXP on the other hand, boots up about 100X faster than any linux" and even funnier to say that "once you got in 2000 you would very rarely need to reboot (certainly less often than my linux machines". In fact I am willing to lay $5000 on the line in a bet that BOTH statements are false.
I have worked with first DOS from 1980 and later Windows from 1990 till now. I have always been unhappy with the boot speed. Alas, if only I did not have to boot so often with MS operating systems, but it seems the longer a mchine is runing in Windows (any flavor XP, 2000 etc.) the less stable and slower it is. Sooner or later some program kills or locks up the whole system, or machine just slows down to a crawl, requiring a reboot. But with Windows that only solves the problem a limited number of times. As time goes by, all Windows systems just run slower and slower. Tweaks do not help, updates do not help. The only way to speed the machine back up is to reload the operating system from scratch, reinstall, not update. Then it runs fast again.
I have tried Linux since 1996, but never switched to it. I always loaded it along side Windows, a dual boot. After these many years IN January 2006 I finally got sick of the above scenario with MS Windows, especially the unknown slowdowns when some unknown system driver or device took 100% of the CPU, and after all Linux had come a long way in that time. So I re-formatted my hard drive and loaded Mandriva Linux. Not having the crutch of Windows on my hard drive to fall back to if I had any problem with Linux, I had to learn Linux and use it to do my daily computer work.
I admit it took several days to get comfortable with Linux, but I bit the bullet and learned how to use Linux. After all I had no MS Windows on my hard drive. I will not say the Linux transition was totally error and problem free, but Linux does work, it works quite well. Now after three months on Linux, with many pleasant surprises along the way, I am very happy. I will never go back to Windows. It does not matter is XP does boot slightly faster than Linux (not 100X), as I do not have to reboot Linux, practically ever. It just runs and runs with no slowdowns.
AND when it is running it is faster than Windows. Everthing is faster, my DSL line, for example, would never downlaod faster that about 280KPS with Windows, now it does 400-500KPS regularly with Linux. Especially great under Linux is the use of the internet. I could not believe how smooth Linux handles it. I can use my new web page sukzez.com as if it is on my local drive. I can edit files directly using editors on my local machine. "I" am surprisied and happy with my results of swwitching to Linux.
But before I finish this rather long comment, let me end with this note. Under Windows I had Adaware, Spybot, various spyware programs, Zone Alarm Security, firewall, anti-virus etc. I had to clean up my system practically daily, including updating the literally hundreds of security updates from Microsoft. Before reformatting my hard drive ZoneAlarm showed over 439,000 attempts to breach my secrity. NONE of this with Linux. Oh I have the antivirus and firewall programs installed, but they appear to not be needed as a virus has never been found, and the only activity the firewall ever sees is a ping or two.
My parting comment is this. Windows works, but it has its problems that require regular maintenance, and it COSTS. Linux works too, and it has some problems too, but fewer than Windows, but it is FREE. I think if anybody would take the time to learn how to use Linux, he (or she) would soon come to be very comfortable with it and NEVER go back to Windows.
Oh, and guess what?????? For the first time in YEARS, my system is completely legal!!!!
By George Pitts at Fri, 2006/04/21 - 5:00am
Re: This is not old hardware
Why start up mozilla when you have Konqueror?
By KDE User at Wed, 2003/02/19 - 6:00am
Re: This is not old hardware
To use it's very advanced security token
By NetPig at Wed, 2003/02/19 - 6:00am
Re: This is not old hardware
"very advanced security token plugins"? Please elaborate.
By Datschge at Thu, 2003/02/20 - 6:00am
Re: This is not old hardware
Online banking and some other sites force me to start Mozilla regularly.
By Thore at Thu, 2003/02/20 - 6:00am
Re: This is not old hardware
My 133MHz had 32 MB too. Maybe a KDE light for older computers ...
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By Masato at Wed, 2003/02/19 - 6:00am
Re: This is not old hardware
Simple, just don't install kdemultimedia and kdegames, and you've removed the multimedia and game stuff from KDE!
By not me at Wed, 2003/02/19 - 6:00am
Re: This is not old hardware
Does the bindings to those categories also disappear, so KDE hasn't running so much at once ??
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By Masato at Thu, 2003/02/20 - 6:00am
Re: This is not old hardware
Yes it is old hardware. It's has just been upgraded with more RAM. It's cheap to add RAM in the machine, so why not do it? Just because it had 32megs several years ago, means that it must have 32megs 'till the end of time? And besides, it was possible to use 128megs on this machine back when it was released.
The point that "in year such and such these machines only had 32megs of RAM, so this is not a valid test!", is irrelevant, since you weren't using KDE3.1 in that year. This is 2003, and it's possible to increase the amount of RAM.
By Janne at Thu, 2003/02/20 - 6:00am
Re: This is not old hardware: but people upgrade
lots of people had machines like that w/ 32 mb
By kannister at Fri, 2003/02/21 - 6:00am
I know I do all of my testing on a 100Mhz PowerMac 7200 and I found the biggest kicker is RAM. If I have only 48-64 MB of ram in the box things grind to a halt and kswapd takes over the systems load. Once you get over 64 things get better, but again things are tolerable until RAM gets short...
The box only has 96MB of ram in it, but that is enough to use konqi, and koffice. I can even play mp3s but they will skip when i do something wacky like start up 2 konqis at once. Also large session restores will kill login time. I can log in to the box in about 45 seconds without a session restore, kwrited and xmlrpc turned off and most kded services disabled. I can do it in about 15 with only KWin and kded, so really most of that startup is arts and kicker with kicker probibly being the hog there.
The cool thing is that from KDE 2.x -> 3.x its gotten faster and more so on low end HW. I think if we could reduce the RAM usage we could go even further but that will take more of the same auditing that we have been doing in KDE 3.x series.
-ian reinhart geiser
By ian reinhart geiser at Wed, 2003/02/19 - 6:00am
I remember when I couldn't listen to mp3s and browse the internet at the same time. ahhhhh.
By Caoilte at Wed, 2003/02/19 - 6:00am
Runs good on new hardware too ;)
I just upgraded from a Celeron 466 with 256MB to a dual athlon 2200+ with 512MB. I can report that KDE3.1 screams on the new hardware as well ;)
By ac at Wed, 2003/02/19 - 6:00am
A lot of people disagree
See the comments at: http://osnews.com/comment.php?news_id=2841
By anon at Wed, 2003/02/19 - 6:00am
Re: A lot of people disagree
Yeah that is the cool thing about trolling, you dont have to know what you are talking about... One would think that if it was bloated and crashed all the time that the developers of KDE would have to be masochistic morons to use it, or we are all rich weirdos with 3Ghz Athlons and 2Gigs of ram... Seeing as (speaking for myself here) this isnt the case in either respect im thinking that they are trolling ;)
No KDE is not perfect, but you know what? I payed for Win2k and MSVC, and not only will MS not support me when I find bugs in their compiler or OS, but they tell me to deal with it... and yes virginia win2k does crash IE on my box far more than Konqi goes down... config issue? maby, hardware issue, doubt it, kde works just fine... either way im thinking there are are more trolls than useful comments anyway... With KDE i got far more than I payed for already...
just my 2c
By ian reinhart geiser at Wed, 2003/02/19 - 6:00am
Re: A lot of people disagree
You can see the host/nickname of whoever posts there. There are just one or two dedicated trolls there including those who haven't even used or tried KDE *3.1*.
By ac at Wed, 2003/02/19 - 6:00am
Re: A lot of people disagree
I am only stating that the people who posted comments on that link disagree. I didn't say anything about *my* opinion. If you must mark people down as trolls, mark them down. I didn't give an opinion.
By Stof at Thu, 2003/02/20 - 6:00am
Re: A lot of people disagree
> "Konqueror crashes all the time."
I have some doubt on their KDE deployment... :-)
> "KDE is bloated."
For this point, I think their almost right.
I haven't used 3.1 yet, but on an usability aspect I don't think there's a lot
I must admit that KDE is bloated... there's "too many".
I hope that the usability.kde.org will have more developers, and more issues solved.
In my opinion (but I'm not release coordinator :-D), KDE 3.2 should be focused more on ease of use, and usability in general, than on features.
P.S: If possible, I will post an article on KDE News, as soon as I've tested 3.1, if it's appropriate.
P.P.S: Sorry for my bad english... needs to be perfected...
By Er-Vin at Wed, 2003/02/19 - 6:00am
Re: A lot of people disagree
> I haven't used 3.1 yet, but on an usability aspect I don't think there's a lot
Well check it out! kcontrol and kicker have become much cleaner. There are massive differences also in many other apps, like kaddressbook.
By Moritz Moeller-... at Wed, 2003/02/19 - 6:00am
Re: A lot of people disagree
Well... I really need DSL...
Nice to read! I hope it will persist in this way!
By Er-Vin at Wed, 2003/02/19 - 6:00am
Re: A lot of people disagree
I think an easy improvement of usability would be
But maybe that's SuSE/Mandrake/etc :s problem
By KDE User at Wed, 2003/02/19 - 6:00am
Re: A lot of people disagree
> I haven't used 3.1 yet, but on an usability aspect I don't think
- Konqueror has Tabs now
One of my friends complained about how slow konqueror opens new windows, if you middle click on a link in KDE 3.0. He really was amazed when I upgraded to KDE 3.1.
By Stefan Heimers at Wed, 2003/02/19 - 6:00am
Re: A lot of people disagree
No-one said you have to install it all. That's your choice. All the apps and libraries are cleanly separated in their modules so you can install the portions you like. However, if we don't provide certain tools, then those who need them, don't get them.
By ac at Wed, 2003/02/19 - 6:00am
Re: A lot of people disagree
"too many buttons and menu options"
That was one of the reasons why I decided to use KDE instead of Gnome: in Gnome too many options were missing or hidden too damn far away from me to find them. Give me KDE anytime, power to the user! :-)
By Quintesse at Wed, 2003/02/19 - 6:00am
Offtopic question
Just a question. Is there a default well design media-player
That would be a good skin for noatun I guess.
By KDE User at Wed, 2003/02/19 - 6:00am
Re: Offtopic question
For the moment you have the choice between :
I hope noatun could have video enhancement.
By Shift at Wed, 2003/02/19 - 6:00am
Re: Offtopic question
yes, I agree w/ you there. Hayes does rock. I do have problems w/ noatun not restoring when starting KDE. and Hayes is not starting with the last song that was playing when noatun shut down.
We need to get it added to KDE.
By Echo6 at Wed, 2003/02/19 - 6:00am
Re: Offtopic question
Does kaboodle count? I was positively surprised to see how well it meshes with konqueror in 3.1. (It had been a while since I used KDE)
By Joeri at Thu, 2003/02/20 - 6:00am
KDE 3.0 on P-166/64MB
I remember that even KDE 3.0 on P-166/64MB RAM notebook was running pretty fine the start-up time for KDE was about 1.5 minutes. I had SuSE 8.1 instaled there, and it's 1.5GB hdd was formatted for reiserfs. I think that if i had current KDE 3.1 suse packages installed there -- it would be running even faster!
By SHiFT at Wed, 2003/02/19 - 6:00am
KDE on funny hardware
My main workstation is a PI/133MHz/48MB. It runs KDE 3.1 just fine, but begins swapping like hell as soon as you open some large non-KDE apps, eg. Mozilla. Just having Konqueror, Kmail and Kword open at the same time is no problem.
Before I had 80MB in that box, I could run as many apps as I liked, but I had to remove part of the memory because it was faulty and caused occasional system crashes.
Well, but now for the real fun: My home server ( http://www.heimers.ch/ ). Its motherboard was one of the more advanced i486 models about eight years ago, already equipped with PCI slots. I put in a 33MHz i486, 32MB of FP-RAM, an UDMA-66 controller and a 7200rpm/40GB IDE disk from IBM.
Just for fun I installed KDE 3.1 on it to see how it copes with it. And it works! I export the display to my desktop, start knode or kmail and wait a few minutes. But when the app finally appears, it is really usable without any problems. If you are patient, you can even start a full KDE desktop on an Xvnc server.
So my conclusion: KDE needs lots of RAM and creates a lot of disk activity, but CPU usage is not an issue. Qt is well optimized for low cpu usage, but it eats lots of memory. KDE loads many, large libraries, thus putting heavy load on your hard drive.
By Stefan Heimers at Wed, 2003/02/19 - 6:00am
Re: KDE on funny hardware
Sure, it will trash on the disk somewhat when it's loading, but the main thing that slows KDE (well, anything) down is swapping. Once it's all snug in memory and loaded, it _is_ way fast.
Also, enabling --enable-final while building and stripping binaries will also help a lot.
I used to be a rabid gnome user, but KDE just rocks my world!
By coolvibe at Wed, 2003/02/19 - 6:00am
Re: KDE on funny hardware
Stripped binaries and unstripped ones take up the same amount of RAM.
By Tristan Tarrant at Thu, 2003/02/20 - 6:00am
Re: KDE on funny hardware
But unstripped ones take longer to load if your disk is slow.
By Roberto Alsina at Thu, 2003/02/20 - 6:00am
Re: KDE on funny hardware
I doubt it. AFAIK the debugging info is not even touched when loading a binary/library for execution, and therefore stripping doesn't affect anything besides the disk space usage.
By L.Lunak at Thu, 2003/02/20 - 6:00am
Re: KDE on funny hardware
Could be. I would expect the drive to have to seek more, but maybe it is not even measurable.
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Spring Piano Recitals were presented by the Eppeland and Pitcher Piano Studios on Sunday, April 14, at the Eppeland Piano Studio.
Spring Piano Recitals were presented by the Eppeland and Pitcher Piano Studios on Sunday, April 14, at the Eppeland Piano Studio.
Performers were from ages pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. They were:
Austin Knickrehm, Cesar Olivares, Kierra Curry, Jack Westman, Eva Romsdahl, Lunden Swanson, Marayah Cuellar, Diana Sargent, alex Casey, Joshua Olivares, Daevon Anderson, Julie Saunders, Adriana Freitag, Rachel Bringle, Garrett Parker, Emily Bonar, Karen Mugaisi, Lydia Rete, Maeghan Martin, Miriam Rete, Kimberly Mugaisi, Ana Parker, Allyson Missling, Michael Nett, Jackson Miest, Alexis Hillesheim, Emma Stade, Madison Brey, Jacob Runge, Sam Stade, Keeley Runge, Isabella Vidana, Ellie Anderson, Maya Kulseth, Barbara Craig, Emma Anderson, Payton Brown, Collin Fast, Mya Hanson and Sam Kulseth.
Winter Piano Recitals were presented by students grades seven through 12 Sunday, Feb. 10. They were:
Jadyn Anderson, Julie Saunders, Lydia Sargent, Brianna Ringen, Daniel Coleman, Zachary Kuebler, Michael Sturm, Desirae Mortenson, Ezekiel Thompson, Zachary Piper, Kelli Nessler, Julia Beckius, Rachelle Adrian, Abigail Hamm, Alyssa Anderson, Mackenzie Miest, Danica Dick, Victoria Pietsch, Ashley Lahti, Daniel Harder, Melanie Adrian, Ethan Siefkes, MaryAnn Sanders, Michaela Nordby and Brock Mueller.
Awards were also presented to students participating in the MMTA theory and piano exams. The program closed with two piano duets by seniors Hamm and Adrian.
Refreshments were served to students, parents, relatives and friends who attended the performances.
Teachers are Myrna Eppeland, Chris Pitcher, Clarice Fastenau, Glennda Hedlund and Janet Norell.


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Jon Fitch
TRAINING: Noon training with sparring and grappling, mitt work with trainer Gary Owens at night followed by intense cardio 3 days a week. 2 days a week is heavy grappling and strength and conditioning work. Saturday is Strength and conditioning
When and why did you start training for fighting? I was called to it. It sort of found me. I wrestled at Purdue University; my assistant coach was Tom Erikson. He had been fighting on and off for a few years. He would have guys like Gary Goodridge and Mark Coleman come into town and train with him. It looked like fun so I would jump in and help out. After college I still wanted to compete and I was not ready to start working in the real world. I decided to try out fighting. Everything in my life has led me to this point. Now I will use this opportunity to make myself known to the world.
What ranks and titles have you held? Black belt in Jiu-Jitsu under Dave Camarillo, MMA Mexico WW World Champ (won the belt in a one night eight man tourney, stopped all three opponents, and was sick with mono at the time). 2002 Purdue Wrestling Team Captain/ 2002 Purdue wrestling Most Dedicated Big Ten Conference Scholar-Athlete Award winner/ 4 year letter winner in wrestling at Purdue University/ Junior National Indiana Freestyle team member.
Do you have any heroes? My Father and my Grandparents.
What is your favorite technique? Punch to face or kick to head, it's a toss up between the two, but I have also been known to suplex opponents.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? Everything, I have sacrificed so much in the last few years. I moved 2,000 miles away from every one I know, all my friends, all my family, job offers. I packed what I could fit into my car and drove to California with my dog. I slept on the floor for the first month because I couldn't afford a bed. I don't go out, I don't party. All I do is work and train.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? I attended Purdue University and received my degree in Physical Education with a minor in History. I have my Indiana teacher's license. I also have a year of grad school finished.
What was your job before you started fighting? I was a full time student. Once I moved I had to work as a bouncer to make money to live, so I worked at night so I could train during the day.
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The annual booklet will be published Wednesday, Feb. 27, so make sure you look for it in your copy of the Smyrna/Clayton Sun-Times.
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*How to pick the right dress for your body type: Ladies, no matter what dress you put on, you're bound to look gorgeous for your big day, but there may be a style out there that is the perfect fit for you. Depending on your frame, size, and height there may be a certain cut that is more than right for you.
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*What's hot, and what's not: A white gown is always in style, flowers are always a must-have, and the music will keep your guests going; but this is 2013. Check out some of the hottest styles and trends for weddings, and what may be a tad bit out of date.
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RIPLEY - High school baseball will be taking on a big league atmosphere in Ripley this spring. Special game promotions are planned at each of 15 home dates for the Vikings.
The Bambino will be visiting Viking Park. Several outstanding Viking teams and players will be honored. A lucky fan will win tickets to a Major League game. There also will be a rare Saturday tripleheader with a salute to those who are serving our country.
"Baseball has a great tradition in Ripley," said Coach Shane Casto. "We're going to celebrate that tradition this season. We want to not only put an exciting team on the field, but also create a special game atmosphere for the fans of the community to enjoy."
Select games will feature local celebrities throwing out the honorary first pitch and special guests performing the National Anthem. The team is producing the promotions with assistance from sports marketing students at RHS.
It all gets started with the opening game at 5 p.m. Saturday, March 16 involving several Ripley grads. Mayor Carolyn Rader and Jackson County Commissioner Mike Randolph will be throwing out first pitch and Cara Waybright will be singing the anthem.
The Vikings will honor Class AAA First-Team All-State players Jerry Howery (1980), Robbie Pannell (1981), Nolan Raines (1981), Steve Jordan (1982), Scott Walters (1983), Eric Hersman (1988-89), Coach Mike Lawrence (1993), Coach Frankie Cummings (1994-95) Principal Will Hosaflook (1996), J.R. Parsons (1997), Head Coach Shane Casto (1997), Jimmy Knight (1998), Kevin Thompson (1998-99), Morgan Clendenin (2000), Josh Whitlock (2004) and Jamin Jones (2012).
Babe Ruth Night is scheduled at 7 p.m. March 28. The legendary "Sultan of Swat" will be portrayed by Gene Worthington as part of History Alive! This West Virginia Humanities Council program is being hosted by the Ripley Rotary Club and is supported with financial assistance from the Office of the Secretary, West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts.
Elvis and Johnny Cash will set the mood during '50s Night at 7 p.m. April 9. The Vikings will be honoring Coach Paul Lanham's 1957, 1958 and 1959 teams. Lanham is best known for going on to coach in two Super Bowls, but he had stellar baseball squads at Ripley High including the school's first state tournament team in '57 and the remarkable record of 48 consecutive shutout innings in '59.
Disco makes its triumphant return for '70s Day at noon on March 23 when the Vikings welcome back the 1974 sectional champs. Ripley's first state championship team of 1997 coached by Ray Swisher will be honored while fans will hear the sounds of Michael Jackson and Billy Ray Cyrus during '90s Night on April 26 .
"It will be like having class reunions at the field," Casto said. "We want the players from those teams to come back and enjoy the game, but it also will be a great opportunity for all of the grads from those decades to get together again and reminisce."
Military Appreciation Day will take place during three games beginning at noon on Saturday, March 30. The Vikings will unveil their new camo-style uniforms that day against Ravenswood and Chapmanville. The Jackson County Marine Corps League, Jackson County Troop Link and Army recruiters will be among the participating organizations in this patriotic tribute.
The inaugural Viking Baseball Hall of Fame will be introduced on April 12. Legendary coaches Swisher and Lanham, and former pro players Cummings, Clendenin and Whitlock will be inducted.
A fan will win two tickets to a Pirate game at PNC Park in Pittsburgh during West Virginia Power Night on April 19. In case of rain, the promotions will take place at the following home game.
2013 Home Schedule
Sat. March 16 – 5 p.m. vs. Princeton – All-State Salute Night
Sat. March 23 – Noon vs. Greenbrier East – '70s and Band Day (Tribute to '74 Vikings)
Mon. March 25 – 6 p.m. vs. Spring Valley – RMS Baseball Night
Tues. March 26 – 7 p.m. vs. Roane County – RHS Fellowship of Christian Athletes Night
Thur. March 28 – 7 p.m. vs. Oak Hill – Babe Ruth Night
Sat. March 30 – Noon vs. Chapmanville, 5 p.m. vs. Ravenswood – Military Appreciation Day
Fri. April 5 – 7 p.m. vs. Winfield – Little League Night
Mon. April 8 – 7 p.m. vs. St. Albans – Lady Viking Softball Night
Tues. April 9 – 7 p.m. vs. South Charleston – '50s Night (Tribute to '57-'59 Vikings)
Wed. April 10 – 7 p.m. vs. Poca – Academic All-Star Night
Fri. April 12 – 7 p.m. vs. Logan – Hall of Fame Night
Fri. April 19 – 6 p.m. vs. Sissonville – RHS Choral Night
Mon. April 19 – 7 p.m. vs. Riverside – WV Power Night
Fri. April 26 – 7 p.m. vs. Point Pleasant – '90s Night (Tribute to '97 Vikings)
Thur. May 2 – 7 p.m. vs. Herbert Hoover – Senior & Teacher Appreciation Night


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Everyone should have a friend like Peter.
Everyone should have a friend like Peter.
I was not having a good day. I went out for a walk, and the more I thought about my problems, the worse I felt. I came home and did what a lot of people do these days. I opened up Facebook. That's when I saw Peter's post.
He wrote, "A man who rode in a carpool felt sick whenever they passed under a certain tunnel. His doctor diagnosed this as carpool tunnel syndrome." I laughed in spite of myself. Peter is always posting quips and quotes like this. They come as reminders not to take ourselves too seriously.
The other day he wrote, "If you wear a blindfold at the shooting range, you won't know what you're missing."
The posts are so silly you just have to laugh. Peter has that uncanny ability to help you forget about your troubles and look at the bright side of life. We all need a friend like him.
Of course, the scriptures tell us that we have another friend who is faithful and true.
He reminds us that no matter how bad things get, God still loves us. The old hymn "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" speaks to that truth. The second stanza reads, "Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble everywhere? We should never be discouraged. Take it to the Lord in prayer."
I find that all I need to do is begin talking to Jesus when I have a problem. Before long, I begin to see things from a new perspective.
As I am reminded of the promises of Scripture, I realize that no matter how bad things get, God will never let me go.
Reading the Bible is even better than going to Facebook.
When you open up the Scriptures, you meet a God who wants to get up close and personal.
He comes looking for people like you and me. He brings healing, hope and new life. He turns people's lives around and promises them a joy that is amazing. That's good news.
I laughed when Peter wrote, "I wanted to lose weight so I went to the paint store. I heard I could get thinner there."
I could identify with that joke.
But when Jesus says, "Come to me all who are weary and carrying heavy burdens and I will give you rest," my heart is made glad. I thank God for friends like Peter, but I praise him for a friend like Jesus.
God bless. See you in church.


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Boys high school basketball roundup
Kewanee and Wethersfield continued their winning ways Friday night, with the Boilers earning a big 58-56 Three Rivers Conference win over Sterling Newman and the Flying Geese pulling away from Williamsfield 81-63 to remain undefeated on the season.
Kewanee 58,
Sterling Newman 56
Kewanee and Newman entered Friday night's TRAC-9 contest at Brockman Gym with 2-0 records, and it was Boilers making the big plays late to emerge with the win.
"Our locker room is pretty excited. We knew it was a big week. That's a huge win for us in conference," said Kewanee coach Steve Salisbury.
The Boilers were rolling offensively in the opening half, building a 21-13 lead at the quarter and extending the bulge to 36-25 at the half.
The Comets battled back in the second half and took the lead 51-49 with just under five minutes to play.
Two minutes ticked off the clock before Kewanee's Matt Gustafson made a pair of free throws to tie the game 51-all.
It was nearly two more minutes before the game's next score — a putback on the offensive glass by Dalton Nuding with 1:08 remaining — to give the Boilers a 53-51 lead. Nuding scored again with 28 seconds remaining on a nifty dish from David Washburn to make it 55-51.
After a Newman bucket, John Moraski knocked down a pair of clutch free throws with 11.4 seconds to play to make it a two-possession game again, 57-53. It was Moraski's first action of the night.
"I said to him on the bench that I might have to put him in because he's one of our better free-throw shooters," said Salisbury. "He said, 'Put me in and I'll make them both.'"
Newman coaxed a foul on a 3-point attempt out of the Boilers with 6.7 remaining and A.J. Sharp made all three tosses to pull the Comets to within 57-56.
Gustafson made the first of two free throws with 3.4 seconds left on the clock, and Newman's desperation three for the win was off the mark at the buzzer.
"We made the plays at the end of the game when we needed to," said Salisbury. "We battled through a little adversity. The game got pretty physical there and a couple of calls didn't go our way, but we battled through it."
Much like last Friday's win over Morrison, Nuding delivered the key points for the Boilers down the stretch.
"I don't know how he's getting it done down there sometimes, but Dalton's been huge for us down low," said Salisbury.
Newman's defense held Kewanee's leading scorer Dayton Ince to seven points, but Gustafson stepped up with a game-high 19 points.
"They were face-guarding Dayton and Matt rose to the occasion tonight," said Salisbury.
Nuding and Donovan Oliver added 10 points each for the Boilers.
In the sophomore opener, Newman slipped past the Riveters 48-46.
Denzel Davenport paced Kewanee with nine points, followed by Kentrel Welcome with eight.
The Riveters are 3-4 overall and 2-1 in conference.
Wethersfield 81,
Williamsfield 63
Trevor Lay scored 19 points to lead a balanced Wethersfield scoring attack in Friday night's fast-paced game in the WHS gym.
Javonte Hollowell came off the bench to add 18 points for the Geese, followed by Matt Jenkins with 17 and Kegan Jacobson with 10 as the hosts pulled away in the second half.
"I told Coach (Matt) Clark that we're going to win a lot of ballgames if we get 16 to 18 points from four or five guys," said Wethersfield coach Jeff Parsons, who was especially pleased with Hollowell's effort.
"I think Javonte took some huge steps tonight," said Parsons. "He's not where I need him to be yet, but he really showed up tonight and played well. I think he's starting to figure out what we want from him."
Williamsfield threw some junk defenses at the Geese and hung with the hosts in the opening half. The game was tied 27-all in the second quarter when Jenkins scored five quick points on one of his five 3-pointers followed by a pull-up jumper.
Zach VanWassenhove drilled a 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer to send the Geese into the locker room on top 37-31.
The Bombers held Lay to two points in the first half, but his teammates more than picked up the scoring slack.
"Trevor did a good job of finding his teammates and just playing basketball," said Parsons. "You'd probably laugh at our halftime adjustment, but it was 'Guys, just play basketball.' There's no perfect Xs and Os against that stuff, you just have to play basketball."
Lay shed his No. 1 jersey and halftime due to some blood on it, and donned No. 33 in the second half. He riddled the Bombers for 17 points in the final two quarters.
"He may not give up 33," said Parsons.
"Our defensive effort hasn't been where I want it to be and we're really going to work on that," added Parsons. "Overall, it was a great team effort and great balance."
Wethersfield won the fresh-soph opener 71-52, and will play for the championship of the Galva Booster Club Tournament at 1:45 p.m. today against Sherrard.
Tournaments tip Monday
A pair of boys high school basketball tournaments tip Monday night — Hall's Colmone Classic and the Ridgewood-ROWVA Classic.
Colmone Classic — Stark County and Bureau Valley are part of the eight-team field at Spring Valley.
The field is divided into two pools:
Red Pool — Hall, Fieldcrest, Sherrard and Plano
White Pool — St. Bede, Stark County, Mendota and Bureau Valley
Here's next week's tourney schedule at Hall High School:
Monday, Dec. 10 — St. Bede vs. Bureau Valley, 5 p.m.; Stark County vs. Mendota, 6:30 p.m.; Hall vs. Sherrard, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 11 — Fieldcrest vs. Sherrard, 5 p.m.; Mendota vs. St. Bede, 6:30 p.m.; Hall vs. Plano, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 12 — Fieldcrest vs. Plano, 5 p.m.; Mendota vs. Bureau Valley, 6:30 p.m.; St. Bede vs. Stark County, 8 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 14 — Stark County vs. Bureau Valley, 5 p.m.; Sherrard vs. Plano, 6:30 p.m.; Hall vs. Fieldcrest, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 15 — Seventh-place game, 3 p.m.; Fifth-place game, 4:30 p.m.; Third-place game, 6 p.m.; Championship game, 7:30 p.m.
Ridgewood-ROWVA Classic — The six-team, six-night round-robin tournament tips Monday night with a tripleheader in Oneida.
Tourney games will alternate nightly between Oneida and Woodhull, and here's next week's schedule:
Monday, Dec 10, at Oneida — Ridgewood vs. United, 5 p.m.; Williamsfield vs. Prophetstown, 6:30 p.m.; ROWVA vs. Mercer County, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 11, at Woodhull — United vs. Williamsfield, 5 p.m.; Prophetstown vs. ROWVA, 6:30 p.m.; Mercer County vs. Ridgewood, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 12, at Oneida — United vs. Prophetstown, 6 p.m.; Williamsfield vs. ROWVA, 7:30 p.m.; byes for Ridgewood and Mercer County.
Thursday, Dec. 13, at Woodhull — Mercer County vs. United, 6 p.m.; Ridgewood vs. Williamsfield, 7:30 p.m.; byes for ROWVA and Prophetstown.
Friday, Dec. 14, at Oneida — Prophetstown vs. Mercer County, 6 p.m.; ROWVA vs. Ridgewood, 7:30 p.m.; byes for United and Williamsfield.
Saturday, Dec. 15, at Woodhull — ROWVA vs. United, 5 p.m.; Ridgewood vs. Prophetstown, 6:30 p.m.; Mercer County vs. Williamsfield, 8 p.m.


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Pacific Investment Management Co.'s Bill Gross, manager of the world's biggest bond fund, said the U.S. economy won't expand more than 2% this year even with one or two quarters of faster growth.
"A 2% 'new normal' economy is the best we can expect," Gross said in a radio interview with Tom Keene after a report showed employers hired fewer workers than forecast in March and a decline in the size of the labor force pushed the jobless rate down to a four-year low. "The sun isn't going down, but there's certainly an element of dusk to it."
The U.S. economy may benefit from improved prospects for energy and housing, although the impact of those industries will be limited to one or two quarters at best, Gross said.
Pimco, based in Newport Beach, California, in 2009 coined the term "new normal" to describe an era of lower returns, heightened government regulation and shrinking U.S. clout in the world economy following the 2007-2009 financial crisis. In a March report, Pimco said U.S. growth will be 1.5% to 2% for the full year because of slower expansion in the first half of 2013 triggered by fiscal policy tightening.
"We haven't invested in what we should have invested in," Gross said in today's interview. The private sector isn't willing to invest in an uncertain environment where global aggregate demand is lacking, he said.
Pimco, a unit of Munich-based insurer Allianz SE, managed $2 trillion in assets as of Dec. 31. Gross runs the $289 billion Pimco Total Return Fund.
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Bernardo Magalhaes
TRAINING: Morning - weights, 5pm – wrestling, 7pm - MMA
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started as a training partner of Fabricio Camoes, Cristiano Marcelo and Jorge Britto maybe ten years ago at Gracie Tijuca. I trained three months in Black House, Rio, before coming to Australia. I became a professional fighter after that.
What ranks and titles have you held? Current CFC light weight champion (cage fighting championship), GI and NO-GI Pan-Pacific champion 2011.
Do you have any heroes? No
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? I get to test myself against the best in the world.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? PE (physical Education)
What was your job before you started fighting? Physical trainer
Specific accomplishments in amateur competition? Several BJJ and Grappling titles, one amateur boxing, two in Thai boxing
Ranks in any martial arts styles: BJJ black belt
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A group of Charter School of Wilmington students, including several from the Hockessin area, brought new meaning to the "treat" in trick or treat as they participated in the Halloween Hoopla 5K Walk/Run on Saturday, many in full Halloween costume.
A group of Charter School of Wilmington students brought new meaning to the "treat" in trick or treat as they participated in the Halloween Hoopla 5K Walk/Run on Saturday, many in full Halloween costume.
By running or walking along the Wilmington Riverfront, the teens were among 300 participants who raised $10,000 in support of Kind to Kids Foundation, the Delaware-based organization that provides opportunities to children in foster care and children in need.
"They're kids like us but just don't have a lot of the advantages in everyday life that we can take for granted," said Charlotte Abbott, a Hockessin teen dressed as Cat Woman.
Through a combination of social media savvy and a desire to share good things with foster children, Abbott and the Jefferson Awards Committee of CSW generated a team of approximately 40 students and teachers who took part in the 5K run/walk.
"We just used a lot of the resources we have like our school TV station, newsletters and fliers. And in the end, this will help kids who may not have as much," Abbott added.
Dressed as a witch, fellow Jefferson Awards committee member Kathy Yuan of Newark learned about Kind to Kids when her group contributed toys last Christmas.
"I'll never forget how what we might think is very little can mean a lot to foster kids," Yuan said.
This is the third year for the Kind to Kids Halloween Hoopla and the number of runners and walkers as well as the dollars raised has more than tripled.
"We're thrilled with the turn-out which helps our programs to positively impact the most vulnerable children in our community," said Kind to Kids president and founder Caroline Jones of Hockessin.
Foster children might not be the only beneficiaries. Abbott and Yuan agreed that being involved with Kind to Kids makes them realize how lucky they are.


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WHITEWATER -- Martha "Sue" Krueger, 72, of Whitewater, retired Wal-Mart employee, died Tuesday (Jan. 15, 2013) at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita.
She was born Aug. 11, 1940, in Wichita to Royce and Martha Mobley. She married Lyle Krueger on June 27, 1959, in Wichita. He preceded her in death in 2001.
Survivors include: daughter, Gayle Oliver; grandchildren, Cassie and Zach of Haysville; son, Dennis Krueger of Newton; daughter, Linda Berg and son-in-law, Donald;
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday (Jan. 18) at Lamb
A family visitation will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday (Jan. 17) at Lamb Funeral Home in Whitewater.
Memorials have been established with the Alzheimer's Association for dementia, in care of Lamb Funeral Home, 120 S. Main, Whitewater, KS 67154.


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Calgary opens West LRT, completes 7 Avenue projectWritten by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
In Calgary, AB, Canada, the city's West LRT line officially opened on Dec. 10.
"The West LRT line is a shining example of our government's commitment to connecting residents with the people and services important to them and to supporting municipalities as they plan for the future," said Premier Alison Redford. "Together, we are building better communities."
"This is a great day for all Calgarians, especially those in west Calgary," said Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi. "A healthy public transit system is a critical part of a working, sustainable city. This major improvement to Calgary's transit system will greatly improve transportation in the west by providing a fast and efficient way to downtown and around the city for 105,000 residents currently living there."
The CA$1.4-billion (US$1.418-billion) project is one of the largest infrastructure endeavors ever undertaken by The city of Calgary. It is expected to carry 25,000 passengers along 8.2 kilometers (six miles) between downtown and 69 Street S.W. in just 12 minutes. Ridership is projected to grow to more than 40,000 passengers per day over the next few years.
The West LRT project includes six new stations, major roadway upgrades, construction of a new interchange and a new high school.
The LRT line will provide higher quality public transit service than the current bus-only service. The LRT will give users a direct, traffic-free way to get to downtown and various facilities around the city.
The project was funded by the city of Calgary and the government of Alberta. Alberta's CA$1.3-billion (US$1.316 billion) investment was comprised of CA$934 million (US$946 million) from the Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI), CA$332 million (US 336 million) from the Green Transit Initiatives Program (GreenTRIP) and CA$50 million (US$50.6 million) from other provincial funding sources.
In addition to the CA$332 million (US$336 million) for the West LRT line, Calgary will receive CA$133 million (US$135 million) for the purchase of at least 50 new LRT cars and CA$8 million (US$ 8. Million) for the pre-design of the Southeast Transitway (SETWAY) project from GreenTRIP. The city is sharing the cost of these initiatives with the province.
Also in Calgary, the Downtown West-Kerby Station opened for service on Dec. 10, 2012, which marks the completion of the 7 Avenue Light-Rail-Transit Corridor Refurbishment Project.
Construction began in 2007 on 10 new stations to replace aging CTrain stations and sidewalks in the downtown area in order to improve customer service and accommodate four-car trains. In addition to constructing new stations, with sidewalks integrated directly from adjacent buildings onto each platform, corridor upgrades created a more pedestrian-friendly environment with wider sidewalks, improved lighting and enhanced streetscapes between stations.
The opening of the Downtown West-Kerby Station ties the downtown corridor into the West LRT line.
The total cost of the 7 Avenue Corridor Refurbishment Project totaled CA$183.3 million (US$185.6 million). The federal government provided CA$79.8 million (US$80.8 million), the government of Alberta provided CA$89.9 million (US$91 million) and the city of Calgary contributed CA$13.6 million (US$13.7 million).


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Receiving urgent requests by mail each week, the words "Dear Mr. Valentine" are followed by invitations to investigate missing persons cases, robberies, cover ups, family secrets, love triangles, suicides, and so-called accidents. George and Brooksie oblige, busting up murder plots, rackets, and romances.
The plights of the wrongly accused, wrongly convicted, and wrongly intentioned are handled with humor, charm, and daring in 20 digitally restored and remastered episodes. Includes a Program Guide by Rodney Bowcock.
Episodes Include: Friendship Club (a.k.a. Island in the Lake) 05-31-48, Have Some Excitement 06-07-48, A Piece of Publicity (a.k.a. Hired For a Bodyguard) 06-14-48, Problem Child (a.k.a. Unfit Mother) 06-21-48, Mr. Korawski - American (a.k.a. The Racket) 06-28-48, Murder Me Twice ( a.k.a. The Man Who Was Murdered Twice) 07-05-48, A Close Call 07-12-48, Cry Murder (a.k.a. A Deadman Who Was a Murderer) 07-19-48, The Money Maker 08-02-48, The Perfect Specimen 08-09-48, The Ghost on Bliss Terrace 08-16-48, The Corpse That Took a Powder 08-23-48, A Minor Case of Murder 08-30-48, The Impatient Redhead 09-06-48, The Father Who Had Nothing to Say 09-13-48, The Hearse Was Painted Pink 09-20-48, Death Wears a Gay Sport Jacket 10-18-48, The Flowers That Smelled Of Murder 11-01-48, Murder - It's a Gift 11-08-48, Stand-In For Murder 11-29-48
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