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Lockyer Kicks in History with Australia Winning Four Nations Title
The curtain has officially closed on the 2011 Rugby League season, as the Australian Kangaroos claimed the Four Nations final 30-8 in front of a massive crowd at Elland Road. Australian Captain Darren Lockyer has been given a wonderful retirement gift of the Four Nations title.
The Kangaroos started match on fire with the first points collected by Sam Thaiday as he busted through the English defence on the back of a lovely Johnathan Thurston cross field kick. An early lead from the Australians 6-0 with Thurston's conversion.
Australia were their own worst enemy in the match despite some controversial decisions from match officials. Two tries were denied by Video Referee Ian Smith in the space of eight minutes in the first half. The first in the 12th minute with Akulia Uate denied as his foot slid over the touchline. The second a very questionable call against Chris Lawrence with Paul Gallen deemed to be inside the 10 metres of the goal from the kick.
Things didn't look good for the Australians as their chances to claim the title seemed to slim as the siren approached. Tony Williams busted up the line to attempt cross the stripe however lost control in the final moments, in the 31st minute.
A massive call against the Australians came four minutes before half time, with Ryan Hall awarded a penalty try. Johnathan Thurston threw an arm out in an effort to stop the play, a high shot was a result and Ian Smith had no issue in the decision. Kevin Sinfield locked the game up with his conversion, 6-all.
Just before the half time break, Australia stole the lead once again as Thurston opted for a penalty goal with England ruled to be offside. The siren sounded with the kick and the Kangaroos held a 2 point lead, 8-6.
Errors didn't seem to disappear on the other side of the break as both sides dropped opportunities to take the lead. Sinfield however again locked the game with his own penalty goal after Luke Lewis was penalised for holding too long in the ruck. 51 minutes gone, England 8-all.
The man upstairs was again brought into play as Jharal Yow Yeh ran the ball on the first play of the tackle restart. On replay he was short of the line and bundled into touch. Regardless of his effort in that play, he made up for it three minutes later with a certain 4-pointer.
Open space on the wing saw Yow Yeh stroll over to score on the back of good wide play from Australia. The lead theirs once again with 24 minutes left of the clock, 14-8.
The match was all but sealed with the first of three tries to close the match. Man of the Match Johnathan Thurston put his mark on two of them as the halfback crossed in the 61st minute. Paul Gallen provided the work to set up JT. The second of Thurston's handy work was demonstrated seven minutes later as Greg Inglis made light work of his opposition to score. Off a step and pass from Thurston, Australia after 68 minutes strong 26-8.
The script writers could not of made it a more fitting farwell from Rugby League for Australian captain Darren Lockyer. The masterclass himself crossed just before full time as he grubber for the goals. The kick hit the uprights and founded the arms of Lockyer to dive over. Australia sealed the 2011 Four Nations title with a victory of England 30-8. The match closed with the retiree given the kicking tee for this final attempt at conversion. The attempt was appalling as it sailed across the face of goals.
Another marvelous career closed as the siren sounded around Elland Road as Lockyer led the Kangaroos to another piece of Rugby League silverware.
Match Details
England 8 were defeated by Australia 30
Four Nations - Four Nations Final - Sunday November 20, 2011 4:00am
Venue: Elland Road, Leeds
Referee: Matt Cecchin
Video Referee: Ian Smith
Touch Judges: James Child and Shane Rehm
Crowd: 34,147
Halftime: England 6 Australia 8
Leagueunlimited.com players of the match:
3 Points - Johnathan Thurston (1 Try, 4 Conversions, 1 Penalty Goal)
2 Points - Paul Gallen
1 Point - Luke Lewis
Tries: Ryan Hall
Conversions: Kevin Sinfield (1/1)
Penalty Goals: Kevin Sinfield (1/1)
Tries: Greg Inglis, Darren Lockyer, Johnathan Thurston, Sam Thaiday, Jharal Yow Yeh
Conversions: Darren Lockyer (0/1), Johnathan Thurston (4/4)
Penalty Goals: Johnathan Thurston (1/1)
LeagueUnlimited.com Live Commentary Good Morning Australian League fans, and a good evening to those in England - expected kick off is at 5am AEDST and 6PM local time.
The England squad have been relaxed, yet confident heading into this encounter of the Four Nations Final. Whilst the Australians will be looking reclaim the top prize of the tourment since they last won in 2009. England haven't won the title under the Four Nations, however they did finish as Runners' Up against Australia in the 2009 competition.
The Kangaroos will be looking to seal the victory for Darren Lockyer's final Rugby League match at Elland Road this morning.
We are 30 minutes away from seeing the start of the Four Nations Final getting underway. News coming through that Jonathan Thurston did not train yesterday, however he is expected to play. The only other possible change before kick off is that David Shillington may start off the bench.
Moments away from the start of the final match of the 2011 Rugby League season. Both sides are out and ready. Standing side by side for the National Anthems.
A full house here at Elland Road this morning. A massive welcome was given to both sides as they walked out. Our referee this morning is Matt Cecchin, England kicking off and Australia getting first use. WE ARE UNDERWAY IN THE FOUR NATIONS FINAL
1 min: Darren Lockyer closing the first set for the Australians on the back of good defence from England. Sam Tomkins getting a massive cheer as he returned the ball to the line.
2 min: Darius Boyd flying through under the high ball of Kevin Sinfield. However a penalty to the Kangaross for a strip against Sinfield on Uate.
4 min: TRY
TRY! Australia
The Kangaroos pull first blood in the contest with Sam Thaiday busting through the line on the back of a lovely Jonathan Thurston corner kick. Chris Lawrence popping it back on the inside to sent him over. JT no issues with the conversion.
Australia 6-0
6 min: After the try, Australia back on the attack straight away with a stabbing kick downfield from Lockyer but easily collected by Tomkins.
6 min: Penalty England! Chris Lawrence laying in the ruck. England attacking on the Australian 40 metre line.
8 min: Kick over the top from the English has seen the ball bounce away from Uate from in goals and Sinfield kick gives the Kangaroos a 20 metre restart.
9 min: KNOCK ON! Chris Lawrence looking to stroll over, however running through without the ball. Lockyer looking for second phase play, but failing to come off. England with the scrum on their 10 metre line.
11 min: Wonderful kick-chase from the Australians on the back of their set. The pressure holding to force a quick pass going to miss. The Kangaroos getting a scrum feed as a result on the England 10 metre line. Here is their chance for more points.
12 min: Video Referee Decision Pending for Australia. Possible try for Uate.
12 min: NO TRY! Video Referee Ian Smith spinning up the red lights for the Australians. No issue with the possible obstruction play, but in the end Uate's foot sliding over the sideline before planting it down. England working it away from their own line.
13 min: Massive kick downfield from England forcing Boyd to play at it just inside the goal line.
13 min: Thurston's kick controlling the game, the ball from inside the Australian half finding the sideline and England get the scrum feed.
15 min: Sam Tomkins showing signs of danger against the Australians. Ellis getting caught on the last tackle with the ball and forced to grubber it on the ground.
16 min: KNOCK ON! Watmough losing control of the ball with a little help from an English hand. However scrum packs down on the 20 metre line.
17 min: England continually look for the second phase play in the sets, however the Australia defense is too strong.
19 min: Quick hands from the Australians, running downfield 50 metres on the legs of Uate. But Sam Thaiday has coughed it up with a terrible pass thrown to him. Australia with a massive lost chance to extend the lead.
20 min: Jon Wilkin forced to put a massively high kick up in the air on the end of a poor English set. Yow Yeh under it for the Australians.
20 min: Video Referee Decision Pending for Chris Lawrence.
20 min: NO TRY! Australia failing to convert their chances into points. Chris Lawrence not getting the points, but England getting a penalty.
23 min: Another penalty England. Cameron Smith penalised for being offside before his last play kick.
25 min: England with a great chance to level the game. But again the pressure from the Australian holding strong. Last tackle change over to the Australians on their 10 metre line.
25 min: 20 metre restart for the English. Australia with a controlled set with the ball finding the dead ball line.
26 min: Kevin Sinfield controlling the flow of the game with a grubber through the line, looking for a chance but rolling dead. Australia with a scrum feed on their own 10 metre line.
28 min: Lockyer's kick bouncing away from Yow Yeh and going dead over the sideline. England with a scrum on their 10 metre line now. It's becoming end to end stuff.
29 min: Referee awarding a scrum feed to Australia for England passing the ball after the held call came. Australia attacking 20 metres from the goal line.
31 min: KNOCK ON! Big Tony Williams on the end of a lovely play busting over the line, but before he could ground it, losing it. Scrum now for England on the 10 metre line. Australia have bombed their chances this morning at the English line. The score should be greater then 6-0.
32 min: Boyd under the high ball with no issues to collect the Sinfield kick. Australia are down to 12 men on the field with Uate getting some assistance from the trainer.
33 min: PENALTY! Tony Williams coming through with a high shot. Australia losing control in the past minute. The previous play Boyd contesting the high ball and knocking on.
34 min: Penalty England. Paul Gallen holding down in the ruck.
34 min: Gallen jumping out of the line looking for the intercept play, but knocking on. England with a scrum feed in front of the posts. A chance before the break to level the game.
35 min: KNOCK ON! A little fingertip from Inglis on the ball and knocking on. Another scrum for England.
36 min: TRY
PENALTY TRY! England
Ryan Hall collects the points for England on the back of great passing wide to the wing. The Video referee Ian Smith deems the high shot from Johnathan Thurston prevented Hall from scoring. We are now all locked up.
6 all
39 min: On the back of a great open space field from Darius Boyd as now seen the Australians get a penalty for England being offside. A penalty goal attempt to follow before the half time siren.
40 min: PENALTY GOAL
GOAL! Thurston has easily sailed over the posts. Australia taking a 2 point lead into the break.
Australia 8-6
HALF TIME here at ELLAND ROAD. Australia hold a slim lead over England 8 points to 6 at the break. Controversy with some of the refereeing decision again from match official Matt Ceechin. Despite his decisions, Australia have bombed multiple chances to extend the lead with a tries being denied by Video Referee Ian Smith.
But Australia have been their own worst enemy with errors costing them points.
40 min: We are underway for the second 40 minutes in this Four Nations final. This will be the final half for captain Darren Lockyer in his Rugby League career. England get the first use of the ball to start the half.
40 min: Kevin Sinfield looked to opt with an early advantage play with a 40/20, however the ball rolling dead over the line to give the Australians a 20 metre restart.
42 min: Luke Lewis contesting the high ball on the last tackle but being caught. Change over on the English 10 metre line.
43 min: Thurston playing with some anger. with another high shot coming from him on Sam Tomkins at the back.
44 min: Bouncing and bouncing and almost sitting up with the long kick downfield from Cameron Smith. The kick just going dead for an England 20 metre restart.
46 min: KNOCK ON! Australia looking a little confused. Inglis out on the wing trying to gather the ball from behind him losing control. England with a scrum feed and chance for the lead 20 metres from the line
47 min: England looking to get over the line with quick hands, however Thurston pushing up in the line and stealing it from the English.
48 min: KNOCK ON! England in control to start this half with James Roby opening up the line. Sinfield trying to gather the ball from the offload.
50 min: Australia are their own worst enemy in this match with errors giving England many opportunities to add points. England attacking inside the 20 metre line.
51 min: Penalty England!
51 min: PENALTY GOAL
GOAL! Kevin Sinfield adds the extras from the penalty. Luke Lewis was penalised for holding off a player from the ball. England locking the game at 8-all.
Australia 8-8
52 min: KNOCK ON! England again looking for quick hands have coughed it up on their line. Australia with their first real chances in the second half.
52 min: ZERO TACKLE! Australia with the chance now to get the lead back.
53 min: Video Referee Decision Pending for Australia. Yow Yeh on the zero tackle looking for the corner.
53 min: NO TRY! Yow Yeh on the last tackle ran to the corner and Ian Smith the Video referee denies the Australian's points. A poor judgement call from the Kangaroos. The ball planted down short at the line before being forced over the sideline.
56 min: TRY
TRY! Australia
Following his first attempt at a similar play, the Australia finding Yow Yeh in open space on the wing to stroll over to score. Yow Yeh grounding it just inside the dead ball line. Thurston adds the extras from the sideline without an issue.
Australia 14-8
59 min: Scrum feed England as Chris Lawrence was sent over the sideline.
61 min: TRY
TRY! Australia
Great work from the Australians, namely Paul Gallen for his great break through the line to offload to Thurston on the inside. Thurston putting the foot down to score under the posts.
Australia 20-8
65 min: KNOCK ON! Under the international rules, England giving up their advantage by passing the ball. Uate with the first knock on with the ball dropping through this arms, but England then knocked on. So Australian scrum feed.
68 min: TRY
TRY! Australia
Greg Inglis making up for some of his mistakes earlier in the match with his own try. Thurston providing the ground work with a great step and wide pass. Inglis uncontested running. Thurston converting the goal.
Australia 26-8
70 min: England getting a penalty now with Cronk holding down the play in front of the posts. They attack outside their 30 metre line.
73 min: KNOCK ON! Simple error on halfway has given the Australian's a scrum feed.
74 min: KNOCK ON! Losing control of the ball Keith Galloway to hand the ball back to England on their 20 metre line.
76 min: Some sparks of brillance showing late from England at the line however the kick poor to end the set and collected by the Australians.
79 min: TRY
TRY! Australia
Darren Lockyer has closed his career with his own piece of masterclass. Grubbing into the goals, however the ball hitting the posts and bouncing back to him for him to dive over. Lockyer giving the boot to seal the win. The attempt was terrible at best sailing right away from the posts.
Australia 30-8
80 min: That's all she wrote. Full Time from Elland Road. Australia close the 2011 Rugby League season as the Four Nations title holders with a defeat over England 30-8.


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Charina bottae
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Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Charina bottae (Blainville, 1835)
Common Name(s):
Tortrix bottae Blainville, 1835
|Taxonomic Notes:
|Nussbaum and Hoyer (1974) showed that subspecies utahensis is indistiguishable from subspecies bottae, and they regarded the concept "umbratica" as meaningless; Collins (1990) apparently agreed with this view and did not recognize any subspecies. In contrast, Erwin (1974) proposed that subspecies umbratica warrants species status; this suggestion did not gain the support of other herpetologists. Stewart (1977) recognized two subspecies (bottae and umbratica) and, pending further study, regarded populations from Mt. Pinos and the Tehachapi Mountains, California, as intergrades between these two subspecies. Stebbins (1985) continued to recognize three subspecies (bottae, utahensis, and umbratica). Rodriguez-Robles et al. (2001) used mtDNA data to examine phylogeography of C. bottae and concluded that "C. b. umbratica is a genetically cohesive, allopatric taxon that is morphologically diagnosable" [using a suite of traits] and that "it is an independent evolutionary unit that should be recognized as a distinct species, Charina umbratica". The authors acknowledged that a mixture of bottae and umbratica traits exists in populations in the Tehachapi Mountains and Mount Pinos, but they interpreted this as persistent ancestral polymorphisms. They also found no support for recognizing utahensis as a valid taxon. Crother et al. (2003) listed C. umbratica as a species whereas Stebbins (2003) mentioned the proposal but did not adopt the split. In this database we maintain umbratica as a subspecies of C. bottae until a concensus on the taxonomy of this group emerges.
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Least Concern ver 3.1
|Year Published:
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|Hammerson, G.A.
|Cox, N., Chanson, J.S. & Stuart, S.N. (Global Reptile Assessment Coordinating Team)
Listed as Least Concern in view of the wide range, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough for listing in a more threatened category.
|Range Description:
|This species occurs in the west of the United States and in southwestern Canada. Its range extends from southern British Columbia south to west-central California, montane southern California (San Bernardino Mountains, San Jacinto Mountains, Tehachapi Mountains, Mt. Pinos, Mt. Abel), central Nevada and southern Utah, from the Pacific coast east to north-central Wyoming and western Montana, from near sea level to about 3,050 m (10,000 feet) (Stewart 1977, Stebbins 2003). Its distribution is spotty in many areas, particularly at the southern and eastern fringes of the range. Disjunct populations in the mountains of southern California have been proposed as a distinct species, C. umbratica (Rodriguez-Robles et al. 2001).
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Canada; United States
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|This species is represented by many occurrences or subpopulations. For example, Stewart (1977) mapped over 200 collection sites rangewide. The total adult population size is unknown but surely exceeds 10,000 and probably exceeds 100,000. This snake is secretive, but under appropriate temperature and moisture conditions it becomes evident that it is locally quite common (Nussbaum et al. 1983, Brown et al. 1995). Overall, the extent of occurrence, area of occupancy, number of subpopulations, and population size are probably relatively stable. The populations in southern California may be declining but few reliable data are available.
|Current Population Trend:
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|Habitat and Ecology:
|Habitat includes woodlands, forest clearings, patchy chaparral, meadows, and grassy savannas, generally not far from water; also riparian zones in arid canyons and sagebrush in some areas (Nussbaum et al. 1983, Brown et al. 1995, St. John 2002, Stebbins 2003). Generally this snake is found in or under rotting logs or stumps, under rocks or in crevices, or under the bark of dead fallen trees.
|Major Threat(s):
|The species is not threatened in most of the range. The subspecies C. b. umbratica of southern California is reportedly declining due to habitat loss and degradation (resort development, smog, logging, wood gathering) (California Department of Fish and Game 1990).
|Conservation Actions:
|Many occurrences are in national and state parks and other protected areas. It is listed on CITES Appendix II.
|Hammerson, G.A. 2007. Charina bottae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T62228A12582270. . Downloaded on 24 September 2018.
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Authorities identify woman found dead in Nashua apartment on Saturday
NASHUA — A woman found dead inside a Chestnut Street apartment Saturday marks the ninth death under investigation in Nashua in less than six weeks.
"Each time I hear about something like this, the first thing that crosses my mind is that this is happening too often," Alderman Kathy Vitale, Ward 1, said Sunday. "As an individual in the city, it is concerning to me. It does worry me."
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Architectural drawing of MGM Grand Hotel (Las Vegas), floor plan and elevations of lobby (Front Desk), September 11, 1972
- Title
- Architectural drawing of MGM Grand Hotel (Las Vegas), floor plan and elevations of lobby (Front Desk), September 11, 1972
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- Description
- Elevations and interior design details for the MGM Grand Hotel lobbey and front desk. Also drawn by J. S. Includes revisions and key plan. Printed on mylar. The MGM Grand Hotel was sold to Bally's Corporation to become Bally's Las Vegas in 1985. Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect; C. L. Leviste, delineator; Taylor Construction Co., Interior Design Division.
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- Source
- Drawing ID: MGM Grand Plans, Job 562, Sheet A 274, Tag # 681020079, Sept 11, 1972
- Original Collection
- Original Date
- 1972-09-11
- Latest Drawing Revision
- 1973-05-14
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- 3645 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
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- Genre (TGM)
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- Is Referenced by
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Shannon & Alicia's Vintage Modern Renter's Reno
Name: Shannon and Alicia
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Perched atop a sunny corner in San Francisco's busy Castro neighborhood overlooking both mountains and cityscapes, Shannon & Alicia's two-bedroom, deceptively Victorian flat is bright, spacious and, as their friends attest at every dinner party, a former dump.
After renting the boxy, cramped one-bedroom apartment on the bottom floor for two years, Shannon and Alicia's upstairs neighbors finally moved out, leaving behind a ramshackle but spacious diamond in the rough. After convincing the landlord of Shannon's mad interior design skills, he agreed to let them rent at a lower rate in return for taking the place in as-is condition and sprucing it up on their own dime. Pink laminate countertops, moldy shower, faulty switches and all.
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Rhino conservationist dies in South Africa
Apr. 22, 2013
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A game reserve in Kenya plans to hold a memorial service next month for Anna Merz, a conservationist who sought to protect the rhinoceros from systematic poaching that has severely depleted its numbers in Africa.
Merz died in a South African hospital on April 4 at the age of 83, the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy said. It described her as a "visionary" who helped found the reserve, which has grown its rhino population despite increasing pressure from poachers that kill the animal for its horns.
Lewa holds more than 120 rhinos, constituting 11 percent and 14 percent of Kenya's black and white rhino populations respectively, according to the conservancy. In the 1980s, Merz and landowners David and Delia Craig founded the Ngare Sergoi Rhino Sanctuary, which later took the Lewa name.
Mike Watson, head of the conservancy near Mount Kenya, said in a statement this month that a memorial service will be held May 12 for Merz, author of "Rhino: At the Brink of Extinction."
He said a rhino calf was born in the reserve on the day of her death.
Also, a female rhino calf that was born this month and is living at a South Florida drive-through safari park was named Anna after Merz's death. It is one of the biggest attractions at the park.
"In recent years Anna had become increasingly concerned for the survivability of rhino as a species, experiencing firsthand in South Africa the devastation wreaked on rhino populations in her adopted country of residence," Watson said.
"Sadly we in Kenya have not been immune to the insatiable appetite for rhino horn in the Far East and Anna's beloved rhino here on Lewa have come under sustained pressure from criminal gangs intent on profiting at the cost of this iconic animal," he said.
The South African government said a record 668 rhinos were killed in the country in 2012, an increase of nearly 50 percent over the previous year. The rate of poaching so far this year suggests that the numbers of slain rhino in South Africa could exceed that of last year.
Demand is growing in Vietnam and elsewhere in Asia where rhino horn is believed to have medical benefits despite evidence to the contrary. The horn is made of keratin, a protein also found in human fingernails.
On April 18, Irish police and museum officials said masked men stole stuffed rhino heads containing eight valuable horns from the warehouse of Ireland's National Museum. The heist, linked to an Irish Gypsy gang that allegedly specializes in such raids across Europe, reflects the soaring prices that rhino horn fetches on the illegal market.


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No decision in reuniting man with his dog
A one-time school board president who in less than two years lost his wife, home and then his dog, appeared in federal court in Dauphin County Thursday to try and get his dog back.
But no testimony was heard in the case of Miles Thomas and his seized collie, Baron. Instead attorneys were given 30 days to work the matter out amongst themselves, the Harrisburg Patriot-News reports.
"I would feel very badly if we couldn't resolve this," said District Judge John E. Jones III. "There is a very reasonable path to a reasonable agreement. … I am very hopeful that this conundrum can be worked out."
Baron was picked up by the Humane Society of the Harrisburg Area in July after a police officer found the dog alone in Thomas' car. The windows were slightly rolled down, but the Humane Society says the dog was panting, without water and covered with feces. Thomas was eating lunch at a restaurant nearby.
The Humane Society, while it says its actions were justified, has offered few other details, and Thomas' attorney has said that Thomas, 73, though he was briefly homeless, deserves his dog back.
" I can't get into the detail of how it'll be worked out. I hope in the next 30 days, we can put this litigation behind us and move forward," Andrew Ostrowski, attorney for Thomas, told CBS21.
Thomas, a former stock broker, once served as president of the Harrisburg School Board. In the past two years, he lost his wife, Anna, to Alzheimer's, and later his home, after going into debt trying to cover her medical bills.
The federal judge ordered Ostrowski and Amy Kaunas, the executive director of the Harrisburg Area Humane Society to reach an out-of-court agreement in the case.
"I'm going to follow the judge's orders and not comment on the case," said Kaunas. Kaunas left the courthouse with security, and the Humane Society told CBS 21 News that they had to hire protection after receiving threats in connection with the case.
The hearing ended with Thomas announcing that he would be able to visit Baron, who he hasn't seen since July 26.
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Current boss Massimilliano Allegri has come under huge criticism for the San Siro side's poor performances in Serie A this term, and Spalletti has been repeatedly linked to take over.
However, the 53-year-old has revealed a move to the San Siro is not on his mind.
"I am too old to coach Milan," he admitted in a press conference.
"I want to continue in Russia anyway. I have a good relationship with the president here and have only just renewed my contract. I would, however, like to coach in England in the future."
Although he ruled out a move to the Rossoneri, he gave a compliment to one of their star players this season, Stephan El Shaarawy.
Spalletti said: "El Shaarawy is a beautiful player. I became aware of him when he was offered to me back when I was at Empoli in 1998."
The Italian has been in charge of Zenit since 2009 and has won the Russian Premier League twice.


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Hondas dummies and the pedestrians
By Andrei Codrescu
The familiar voice of a famous actor, speaking for the Honda car company, claims that hitting a pedestrian with your Honda causes less damage. Most companies, the ad explains, use crash-test dummies inside the car, whereas Honda has been using them outside the car. This explanation is followed by a pedestrian dummy flying through the air after its hit by a Honda and surviving, supposedly, with less deadly effect than if it had been hit by a, lets say, Pontiac.
What is going on here? I thought that the idea of driving a car supposed a priori that youre not supposed to hit pedestrians. I have no doubt that juveniles of all ages have often speculated, from the safety of their cars, what it might be like to hit this and that pedestrian for whatever reason their armor-plated brains might conceive. Happily, though, that kind of thinking rarely leaves the confines of the automobile and it never rises above a whisper unless its part of a moronic comedy routine I dont know about. Clearly, drivers are antagonistic to pedestrians and it takes the full weight of civilization to keep them shamed enough to behave. The reptilian brain is being suppressed here for a good reason. And if thats not enough, there is the law to consider. Its a crime to hit a pedestrian.
But now here comes Honda, resurrecting for mercenary reasons the worst instincts of drivers. The subtext of their ad is that sooner or later youll hit a pedestrian, so you better be driving a Honda when you do. The ad banks fully on the deep hostility of drivers against the vulnerable flesh creatures who happen to trust their fellows enough to walk about unplated. Or who have no choice because most of the United States is a brutal veldt without public transportation. Not a place for nondrivers. Most of the United States isnt the city of Portland.
And why would a car company, pray, test crash dummies outside cars? Safety? I doubt it. In my opinion, Honda testers were having fun indulging in every moron drivers fantasy of hitting pedestrians, when they had the bright idea of selling the game as some kind of concern. In the process, they did what the best ads do best: they brought to light the reptilian subsconscious.
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Delhi under terror threat, police hunt for two militants
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The national capital is under the terror threat despite the arrest of a suspected Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist, who was to carry out a suicide attack, since his two associates are still here, top police sources said.
This came out after Delhi Police questioned Sayyed Liyaqat Shah, 47, who was arrested from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh March 20.
Shah was brought to Delhi Thursday and presented before a city court, which remanded him in 15 days' police custody.
Police sources said it was during his questioning that they found out that two of his associates were still in the city, ready to strike commercial hubs.
Now, police said, they have spread their net to hunt for the two militants.
While the first militant was staying at a guest house here waiting to give Shah more directions and provide him logistics, the second had met him, a senior police official told IANS on condition of anonymity.
"The first man had booked room number 304 in the three-storey Hazi Arafat Guest House in Jama Masjid," the officer said.
When IANS reached the guest house, an employee said the room was booked around 4 p.m. March 20 by a man in his early 30s.
"He was around five feet eight and was wearing a red cap and had a backpack. After a few hours, he met another man. The second man was in his room for sometime and later both left around 8 p.m.," the employee told IANS on condition of anonymity.
The guest house employee also said that before leaving the room, the guest handed the room's key to the receptionist.
The police raided the guest house March 21.
"The police arrived here at around 11.30 p.m. and asked about the customers. All the customers were found in their rooms except for the one in 304," the employee said.
Special Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) S.N. Srivastava told IANS that the raiding team opened the room in the presence of the manager when the suspected person did not return till late in the night.
"During the search of the room, police recovered an AK-56 assault rifle, three hand grenades, two magazines each carrying 30 rounds (cartridges), 220 gm explosives, a map of Delhi and a memory card," Srivastava said.
He said CCTV camera footage of the guest house was also being checked.
"Through the footage, we found that one person had come to meet him," said Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, deputy commissioner of police (Special Cell).
Shah, who had come to India through Kathmandu in Nepal, was tasked to draw up a workable plan in Delhi by selecting the places for terror strike where maximum casualties could be inflicted.
"To reach Kathmandu, Shah took a flight from Karachi on a fake Pakistani passport," said Srivastava.


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I am not sure about those grimmest winter in 100 years predictions but the weather is bound to take a turn for the worse in the coming weeks and get colder and damper .
So now is probably a really good time to invest in a raincoat that comes from a place where they know all about harsh climates. The Stockholm coat comes from a Swedish company Stutterheim who have just started shipping across most of the globe.
The Stutterheim range is the brainchild of one Alexander Stutterheim who takes his inspiration from his grandfather, a keen fisherman who went out in all weathers.
'I discovered his old rain coat in an abandoned barn. In that moment, old memories struck me and I instantly wanted to wear his coat. It was both stunningly cool and very practical too (although big as a tent). Carefully, I brought it back home to my kitchen and imagined it in an updated, contemporary version. A homage to my granddad, and the quest for life.
After my discovery, I went out to buy a piece of oilcloth. I put it on the kitchen floor and cut out a design using the old coat as a pattern. I showed the sample to a couple of friends. And after some improvement, there it was – the 60's raincoat from the archipelago, updated to fit the modern man.'
Stutterheim now offers a range of coats all hand made in Sweden, with the most expensive being the £750 Avrid (above), a version of Alexander's grandfather's old city coat which is made from heavy duty, waxed cotton fabric and has a cotton lining.
At the other end of the scale is the £158 Stockholm Bla (blue) (below) and features double welded seams on a cotton fabric which you keep warm by using the snap closures and drawstrings.
Maybe it is not something you'd wander round too many English cities wearing, but it is perfect for days out when you have a choppy, wistful sea as a backdrop.
Btw check out the Stutterheim website for some great pics and an interesting taken on why Sweden has produced so many great melancholics – August Strindberg, Ingmar Bergman, First Aid Kit.
They also have a pop up store on Redchurch Street in Shoreditch coming next week.
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Rose Knight says you are never too old to start something new or to become involved in a worthwhile cause, even if it isn't what you usually see a senior citizen doing.
Rose Knight says you are never too old to start something new or to become involved in a worthwhile cause, even if it isn't what you usually see a senior citizen doing. Knight uses the proceeds from her miniature acrylic and oil paintings to support the fight against human sex trafficking.
"It is something that people don't want to talk about," Knight said. "It is just too painful for some to even think about, but someone has to do something. These people have no respect for human life."
Knight, 67, moved to Lexington from Richmond, Va., in February to be closer to her daughter, son-in-law and her new granddaughter. When she came, she brought the two things that would combine her passions: a love for arts and crafts and a passion for caring for other people.
She grew up in Richmond and worked as a nurse at Washington Sanitarium and Hospital at Takoma Park. She says she has always enjoyed helping other people, but her true passion has been arts and crafts.
Shortly after she married her husband, Phillip, she began sewing and tailoring on the side. Knight says she has always loved sewing, but just around the time her husband passed away in 2004, she really began becoming more involved in it. Knight says her passion then was sewing "real-life" babies and giving them to friends or at area senior centers.
"It was something to do to keep busy, and people seemed to really enjoy them," she said.
Pretty soon she started branching out into other art mediums. After seeing a television program on how to paint with oils, Knight thought it looked pretty interesting and not too difficult. Without any instruction or formal training, she grabbed her brushes and started to paint.
Knight could have continued with her sewing, painting and taking care of her family, but an article in a church magazine brought a new and more challenging cause into her life.
She read a story about a young girl who had run away from home because she was being abused. This girl met a man who said he would help and wanted to bring her home to his family. But his "family" turned out to be three other girls who had nowhere else to go, and she ended up prostituting herself at the hands of a person claiming he wanted to help. In the end, the girl took her own life. She was only 13 years old.
Knight says when she read this story, not only did it break her heart, it really made her mad.
"She ran into the arms of a man she thought she could trust, and he used her," Knight said. "This could have been anyone. It could have been my daughter, my neighbor or anyone I know. They are stealing children's childhoods. Even if they could get away, they will never get their childhood back."
After reading the story, Knight contacted the organization mentioned in the article. The Daughter Project is a nonprofit based in northwest Ohio with a mission to build recovery homes for sex trafficking survivors. Knight sent in a contribution along with one of her paintings to the organization and received a letter back from the director.
"They said they were going to hang my painting in one of the safe houses," Knight said. "That really moved me, and I decided to continue trying to raise money through my artwork."
When she moved to Lexington, Knight said that she was looking for an organization a little bit closer to home, and that is when she discovered Restore One Life in Greenville.
Restore One is a ministry that seeks to open shelters that offer faith-based residential recovery programs for survivors of domestic minor sex trafficking. But what makes it unique is that it concentrates on, although it's not limited to, boys who have been victims of human trafficking.
"When people think about sex slavery they rarely think that boys would be victims, but they are," Knight said.
Once again, she sent a contribution accompanying some of her miniature paintings to Restore One and received a letter back. This time, the organizers asked Knight if she would mind contributing a painting for their upcoming silent auction. The nonprofit is holding a gala in October to raise money to build a safe house specifically for exploited boys and young men. Knight said this is the only safe house for males who are victims of human trafficking in the United States. Knight sent five of her favorite paintings to be auctioned off to raise funds.
This grandmother is not content just to send contributions to support the cause but is anxious to bring about awareness in any way she can. She hangs posters around the community and would like to become a public speaker, although she has had some who were put off by the subject matter.
"They tell me people don't want to see that, and I understand it is not a nice subject," Knight said. "I know it's not pretty, but we can't close our eyes to what is happening in our own state."
The Polaris Project, a national organization that raises awareness and compiles data about human trafficking, ranks North Carolina as a Top 10 state for human trafficking, which includes both labor and sex trafficking.
And just before people begin thinking Knight is just another talented woman who cares about others, she has a few other notable talents. She is a proficient musical hand-saw player who has performed at local arts programs and even a wedding or two. She has written a booklet about giving away most of her belongings and starting over after age 65. She even has her own website dedicated to living life in the slow lane: livinglifeintheslowlane.com.
This grandmother is not the kind who sits and knits while life passes her by. She dedicates most of her time caring for her infant grandchild, but in the spare time she is out conquering the evils of the world.
"I thank God for all the talents that have been given to me, but I believe talent should be shared," Knight said. "Talent is like a child: You can't hold on to it too tightly, you have to let it go out into the world."
Anyone who is interested in purchasing one of Knight's paintings can contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com or write to her at P.O. Box 2149, Lexington, NC 27292.
Sharon Myers can be reached at 249-3981, ext, 228 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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President Kyle's letter to the class of 2014
May 9, 2014
Dear Members of the RU Class of 2014,
On behalf of all of our Radford University family, I want to extend my congratulations to you, your family and friends. Our commencement ceremonies are meant to recognize your hard work and celebrate your achievements in completing your academic pursuits. You should be proud, as should all of those who supported and assisted you along the way, of achieving your goals and forging a path to realizing your dreams for the future.
In addition to extending my heartfelt congratulations to you, I am also writing to inform you that I will not be able to celebrate with you in person this weekend. For the first time since I have been President here at RU, I will not be able to be present at our commencement ceremonies. Instead, I will be sitting in the audience beaming with pride, like your families and friends, at another graduation ceremony. I will be watching my daughter walk across the stage and receive her diploma. I will certainly miss being with you, but I hope you understand only something as important and meaningful as the graduation of a family member could keep me from being here at Radford.
When I informed the RU Board of Visitors that my daughter's graduation date coincided with RU's, their unanimous reaction was that I should join my family on this special date. The Rector of the Radford University Board of Visitors, Linda Whitley-Taylor, a 1986 graduate of RU and a mother herself, has generously agreed to lead RU's Commencement Ceremony in my absence.
I am reminded that with our busy lives and demanding work schedules, it can become easy to postpone special times with our families. I am grateful that I will have the unique opportunity, like many of your parents will have this weekend, to enjoy that memorable moment with family. It will be a special gift to me this Mother's Day weekend.
Completing the academic work required to receive your college degree is not an easy task. You likely met success because of the unwavering support of your family, friends and the dedicated faculty we are privileged to have at Radford University. Remember that graduation is as much recognition of your accomplishments as it is acknowledgement of the support you received along the way.
If I were at Commencement with you this weekend, I would share this simple advice: as you embark on the next stage of your life, you will become busy and preoccupied with the myriad details of day-to-day life. Being with family will become a priceless opportunity. Please cherish every opportunity you have with your family. And as you take on increased leadership roles within your career, I ask that you set the example and publicly embrace the importance of family in your life and that of your colleagues.
Commencement is your moment, and no one deserves it more. So, pause to bask in your achievements and celebrate with your friends and loved ones. You have earned it. Then go forth and keep discovering, keep creating, and keep inspiring. You have the tools, you have the will, and you have the aspirations. You also have my deep gratitude, because during the time you have been here with us, you have made Radford University a better place. Congratulations! You will be in my thoughts this weekend.
With my very best wishes,
President Penelope W. Kyle


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A trio of Southeast Texas high school softball talents jotted their signatures on the line as they joined Lamar State College – Port Arthur's Seahawks during two separate ceremonies Tuesday, Jan. 15.
Rebekah Blanda and Colleen Brown, both of Beaumont West Brook High School, signed their letters of intent Tuesday morning in the school's library while family, friends and a happy group of Lamar State-Port Arthur coaches looked on.
"We're thrilled to have them join us at Lamar State," Seahawks Head Coach Vance Edwards said. "These young women have had years of training and they are extremely solid in their fundamentals of the sport. They are students of softball, and that shows on the field."
Blanda, a pitcher and infielder for the Lady Bruins, is hitting .397 with a .414 slugging percentage. She owns a .425 on-base percentage and is .900 in the field. She is a three-year varsity letter-winner at WB and was selected second-team all-district pitcher this past season in District 21-5A.
Brown, a catcher, is hitting .386 with a .455 slugging percentage and .401 on-base percentage. She was named second-team all-district this past season at catcher in 21-5A.
The two girls have participated in Select Softball since they were 9 years old and have played in major tournaments nationwide. During the summer, they helped contribute to a United States Fast Pitch Association state championship as members of the Beaumont Blast Gold team.
"This is exciting," said Blanda. "The coaches (at Lamar State) are great and the opportunity to play near home is a big part of why I chose to play in Port Arthur. The team there has gotten better every season, and I want to be part of that success during the next few seasons."
Brown concurred: "My family can come see me play, and it will be much easier to go to Port Arthur for school. The fact that the team has had a lot of success lately really helped me make the decision to go there."
Brianna Miller of Nederland High School also joined Lamar State – Port Arthur's 2013-14 roster during a signing ceremony at a local restaurant.
Miller joins the Seahawks after a successful junior season where she contributed to the Bulldogs' area-round playoff campaign. Heading into her senior year, she is anticipating one final successful season as a prep player.
"I'm excited to do the best I can and to see how far we can go as a team," she said. "And I'm especially excited now that I know where I'm going to be for college. I've had the chance to see (Lamar State) play, and it's going to be a great experience being there and being part of helping the program grow and get better."
Miller throws right but hits left, and has made a real impression on opposing coaches for her speed and aggression on the base paths, the very things that caught the attention of Seahawks' Coach Edwards.
"Speed … she has plenty of it, and I'm anxious to see just how much she can do with that once she starts playing for us," Edwards said. "She's going to be a great asset for us, no doubt."
The Seahawks hit the recruiting road again Wednesday, Jan. 16, for three more signings as Ricki Gilbert of Port Neches-Groves HS, Ashley Bunner of Vidor HS and Taylor Harvil of Lumberton HS added their names to the future LSC-PA softball roster.


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What we're about
"A silky euphoria, sublime textures of neon light woven through a madd rush of kaleidoscopic sparks and manic speed, draped over a relentless, thumping consonance, connecting us as 1 joyful, beating, organism"
-- trance, def.
We're gonna be bustin' out into 2011 with parties and events that'll move and exhilarate you with the most uplifting and danceable progressive trance in nyc.
What could be better than the sublime music, the positive and absolutely beautiful trancephiles you'll be partying with. Attitudes and inhibitions checked at the door. Peace, love, unity, respect and freedom will be our religion for the night (TrMansion "48 party" veteran Kimberly had it right: "friendly, late-nite, happy and open people. the crowd had such a good vibe!")
"We're not just promoting a club event. We're trying to build a community of people who love this genre of music and who share its positive mindset."
- Deme Spy
the sublime melodies, orgasmic climaxes, the pure euphoria of driving beats -- that breathes a sort of positive, happy magic into a space; whether that space is in your head, or in a roomful of revelers.
Add games like twister, knock em sock em robots, hungry hippos, foosball, kiss or dance, hooping (and special surprises by organizers that love to think outside the box) and you've got a great vibe where people can let loose, & dance their asses off.
NYC's finally getting a progressive trance scene! And along with it a sexy and innovative approach to clubbing that will break social barriers and create that positive trance vibe EDM has been missing in nyc. How? With a wild elixir of ice-breaking games and entertainment, a social networking website where people can meet on and off the dancefloor, extra-clubicular activities and other surprises . . . we did say 'innovative' right?
what's your club life missing?
The irony of our nightlife is that the very places we go to meet each other--clubs, lounges, bars--are the last places we can.
People want to meet up and party, but trap themselves in a comfort zone of friends, attitude and inhibitions--walls that separate perfectly awesome people from getting to know each other.
Trance Mansion is not only NYC's singular resident progressive trance party, but an innovative approach to breaking through these barriers. How?
+By using fun ice breakers like games and contests, our very own (armed and dangerous) cupid, and an interactive Trance Theatre;
+Creating a vibrant community of friends outside of clubbing through events like DJ and twirling lessons, picnic parties, pilgrimages to concerts and music festivals, and a social networking website;
+Thinking outside the box with special projects like a Global Skype Party, a Fashion Week show, and a Trance pageant (wanna try out?).
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Relief periodically arrives when our fav djs come to town with a major production co. But these events are few n far between, not to mention pricey.
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Former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is moving to Wall Street, taking a job with investment bank Moelis & Co., the firm said.
Cantor, 51, who resigned last month after an upset loss in a Republican primary in June, will be vice chairman and managing director at the 7-year-old company founded by longtime Southern California investment banker Ken Moelis.
Sept. 2, 2:46 p.m.: An earlier version of this post said Cantor was first elected to Congress in 2001. He was elected in 2000 and began serving in 2001.
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U.S. Senators Meet Karzai
Afghanistan's interim leader Hamid Karzai (R) meets with U.S. Senators at the Bagram airbase some 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Kabul, January 7, 2002. Nine U.S. senators arrived at Bagram and met with Karzai and several members of the new interim administration. Shown are Senator L-R, Joseph Lieberman (D-CT), Jean Carnahan, (D-MO), John Edwards (D-NC), John McCain (R-AZ), Fred Thompson (R-TN), and Susan Collins (R-ME). Afghan Women's Affairs Minister Sima Samar is at center in glasses.
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Scaling Scrum Without the Scrum of Scrums
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Scrum has proven effective at promoting communication between members of a development team. The question of how to scale this high-bandwidth communication across teams, especially in large organizations, remains an area of active exploration and debate. Will Read has proposed a mesh-network inspired alternative to the popular Scrum-of-Scrums meeting for achieving this goal.
Will points out that the Scrum of Scrums creates a hierarchical, tree-shaped communication network. People are the creators and consumers of information in the system, and they are the leaf nodes in the tree. This structure works reasonably well for drawing information to, and disseminating information from, a central control point. However, this may not be the best way to coordinate the work of the developers. The type of information that individual developers need to know is unlikely to get transmitted up and down a tree effectively.
Jim needs to know about the new Logging API so he doesn't have to rewrite one of his own. Bob needs to know that Sue has a problem with the parameters being passed to her function because she wasn't expecting NULL to be allowed. Dave needs to know that he needs to add upgrade the Linux servers to the latest Java VM to fix a bug Mark found, and the new employee, Mindy, needs to figure out where to download the third party DLLs from.
This type of information is more likely to flow across a mesh network where individuals and teams connect with each other in a more ad-hoc and as-needed basis. The question then becomes, how can a company create a mesh network that promotes this type of information to flow? Promiscuous attendance at daily stand-up meetings is one approach. If two or more teams often work in the same code, or otherwise are likely to have interdependencies, then it may make sense to allow members to attend the stand-up meetings of the related teams. Will also suggests some additional approaches:
- Promote and facilitate the self-management of the network
- Assign related feature sets to teams in ways that promote connectedness of the mesh
- Schedule an off-site for teams that don't often work together
- Identify the natural hubs, and promote cross-hub communication
- Consider moving people between teams that have strong connections
Will describes the benefits of this type of communication network this way:
Through this Mesh network, a company can produce a much more adaptive communication structure that disseminates knowledge more reliably, is at less risk of a communication failure, and addresses the issue of limited bandwidth in a way that scales to any sized company. Best of all, it fits with Agile principles of self-organizing, and removing waste in a way that enhances your business.
As described, the mesh network is designed to promote information flow between developers, not status reporting up to management. For this, the tree may still be the preferred approach, though the amount of bandwidth needed will be greatly reduced if the focus of that communication is around status, progress, and priorities.
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It Depends on How the Scrum of Scrums is Executed
Tim Elton
- What did my team do yesterday?
- What did my team do today?
- What impediments is the team facing?
This approach has removed the hierarchy problem sited in the article. It works great in combination with the suggested Mesh approach.
Farzad Kohantorabi
I could never put this idea into practice but I do believe programmers should blog their programming life and everybody in a company should browse those blogs. This will give a very good visibility to what is going on throughout a company.
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So I got almost all of the lemons (left some to use fresh) and cut them in half. Got my juicer and ignoring the burning sensation from the cuts in my hands I made more than 1 liter of juice that I then strained. Being a clumbsy person I thought it would be dificult to poor the juice into those ice cube bags without spiling but actually I did quite well! Yeah!!!!! Off they went to the frezzer and I now have enough lemon juice for ice-teas, granitas, sorbets, etc, for a while. Plus divided like that into convinient cubes/doses it's much easier to use. I guess I was having my "2 minutes smart time" I'm awarded each month...
- 1 frozen lemon juice cube (the juice of 1/2 lemon I'm guessing)
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- 1 tbsp sugar (or to taste)
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Maybe with a USB host shield from sparkfun?
What on earth does your post mean PaulS- if you are insinuating it can't be done then please explain why not
Writing device drivers is not the easiest thing to do. Fitting the required code in the Arduino's limited space, while still leaving room for a sketch to do something is another challenge.
The Arduino though has the program which runs everything so I don't see how the host board is controlling things , its only converting the info coming in to a form the arduino can read onto a serial connection isn't it ?
So are you not referring to the bootloader?
The sketch handles telling the slave device attached to the shield what to do and I think you mean the the instructions for the host shield take up a lot of program room is that so ?
mode switching tool for controlling "flip flop" USB devices Several new USB devices have their proprietary Windows drivers onboard, especially WAN dongles. When plugged in for the first time, they act like a flash storage and start installing the driver from there. If the driver is already installed, the storage device vanishes and a new device, such as an USB modem, shows up. This is called the "ZeroCD" feature. . On Debian, this is not needed, since the driver is included as a Linux kernel module, such as "usbserial". However, the device still shows up as "usb-storage" by default. usb-modeswitch solves that issue by sending the command which actually performs the switching of the device from "usb-storage" to "usbserial".


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Every pet deserves a loving, nurturing home, yet there are dogs and cats throughout Massachusetts and New England and beyond that are unwanted or abandoned. Fortunately, numerous non-profit organizations are committed to their care.
One of the founding principles of Especially for Pets is to support these worthwhile non-profits. It is our culture to create and nurture relationships with local humane organizations. We feel it is our responsibility to help with the problem of homeless animals and therefore encourage and promote adoptions and responsible pet care. We have two ongoing programs that directly impact the communities that we serve, both for our customers, and, more importantly, for the animals.
We take pride in the fact that many of our customers have found their pets through Adoption Information Days in our stores. Our Adoption Initiative Program finds permanent, loving homes for homeless pets, as well as raises awareness about the work being done in the rescue community. In addition, all Especially for Pets' locations host adoption information days with local shelters and breed rescues on a regular basis.
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Our staff donates their time and expertise to provide free nail clipping services to our communities and, in exchange, ask for monetary donations. Each quarter, a local animal humane organization is chosen to be the recipient of monies collected. In addition to helping needy animals being cared for by the non-profit, this collaboration helps our customers' pets receive a much-needed service at an affordable cost. Find out about our current recipient.
These are just a few of the ways that Especially for Pets makes a difference in our communities. To date, Especially for Pets has donated much needed funds to over 40 non-profits including Canine Companions for Independence, Amazing Greyz Greyhound Adoption, Fairy Dogparents, Massachusetts Vest-A-Dog, and many more.
Finally, one third of our advertising budget is allotted toward sponsoring charitable large and small fundraisers. We are a top sponsor for events including MSPCA Walk for Animals, Pet Rock Festival, Whisker Walk, and Save A Dog's Paws in the Park, to name a few.


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ShoreTel's Cloud Service, ShoreTel Sky, Gains Momentum According to Leading Analyst Firm
Feb 28, 2013, 09:00 EST
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to recent data published by Synergy Research Group[1] on cloud unified communications services, ShoreTel® (NASDAQ :SHOR ), the leading provider of brilliantly simple unified communications platforms, including business phone systems, applications, and mobile UC solutions, holds the leading worldwide market position in the Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) private cloud category. ShoreTel has also been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for UCaaS, North America based on ShoreTel's cloud service offering called ShoreTel Sky.
ShoreTel Sky currently ranks first in UCaaS private cloud market share worldwide, a position that it has held for 11 consecutive quarters (Q1 2010 – Q3 2012). In its market share summary report for the third calendar quarter of 2012, Synergy found that ShoreTel maintained its clear market share leadership for UCaaS private cloud and further distanced itself from its nearest competitor.
"ShoreTel Sky is the worldwide market leader in the UCaaS private cloud category," said Jeremy Duke, founder and chief analyst, Synergy Research Group. "ShoreTel Sky leverages highly reliable private networks resulting in a superior service experience, which is consistent with ShoreTel's focus on ensuring high customer satisfaction."
ShoreTel recently reported that revenues for its cloud services were up 9 percent sequentially for the second quarter of fiscal year 2013, and up 14 percent from the second quarter of 2012. December also marked the strongest month of cloud bookings in the company's history with 178 new customer additions.
"We are pleased with the continued momentum of our cloud business and steady market share gains, which reflect our commitment to offering customers brilliantly simple and flexible UC solutions and business phone systems," said Keith Nealon, president of ShoreTel's Cloud Division. "ShoreTel's cloud growth, along with our strong on-premise business, gives us a unique position in the marketplace. With industry experts estimating that at least 40 percent of the telephony market sales will be cloud solutions by 2015, we are well positioned to take full advantage of the great growth opportunities that exist today."
As further evidence of the momentum behind ShoreTel Sky and hosted PBX services, ShoreTel recently relocated its New York City hub from Chelsea to Midtown. ShoreTel's new Midtown office (1385 Broadway) represents the essence of the modern workplace: flexible, transparent and open. The new office houses approximately 93 current employees and accommodates the company's plans for growth, which includes hiring more than 20 new employees in the New York City area over the next several months. The office's official grand opening will be held on March 6.
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- Read ShoreTel Customer Success Stories.
- Bookmark this Unified Communications Glossary.
- #ShoreTel, #UC.
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About ShoreTel, Inc.
ShoreTel, Inc. (NASDAQ :SHOR ) is a provider of business communication solutions whose brilliantly simple unified communications platforms, applications and mobile UC solutions promise a new rhythm of workforce engagement and collaboration. With costly complexity eliminated by design from its award-winning, all-in-one IP phone system, UC and contact center solution, and its industry-leading hosted phone system, workers enjoy a freedom and self-reliance that other providers can't match. Users have full control to engage and collaborate, no matter the time, place or device, for the lowest cost and demand on IT resources in the industry. ShoreTel is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and has regional offices and partners worldwide. For more information, visit www.shoretel.com or www.shoretelsky.com.
ShoreTel, ShoreTel Sky, and the ShoreTel logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of ShoreTel, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.
[1] Synergy Research Group: "3Q 2012 Cloud UC Services Worldwide Market Share Report."
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May 08. 2013 9:08PM
Judge denies injunction to block liquor contract award
By DAVE SOLOMON
New Hampshire Union Leader
Judge OKs $200m liquor storage contract with Ohio firm
CONCORD - The state Liquor Commission has won the first round in what is likely to be a series of court battles in Concord and Nashua over a $200 million, 20-year warehouse contract awarded in November.
Merrimack County Superior Court Judge Richard McNamara on Wednesday denied a request by XTL-NH for an injunction to block the contract from taking effect with the commission's chosen bidder, Exel of Westerville, Ohio.
"XTL has not established that the process in this case did not constitute competitive bidding," McNamara wrote.
He ruled that XTL-NH did not meet the two basic requirements for an injunction: It did not demonstrate that it would suffer immediate and irreparable harm if the contract takes effect, or that it has a strong likelihood prevailing at trial.
XTL filed a lawsuit in Merrimack County Superior Court challenging the legality of the commission's bidding process, which ranked Excel first, XTL-NH second and Law Warehouses of Nashua, third.
Second lawsuit
Law Warehouses has filed its own lawsuit in Hillsborough County Superior Court South (Nashua), and is awaiting a ruling from Judge Diane Nicolosi on its request for an injunction, pending the outcome at trial. In a hearing last week on the Law case, Nicolosi suggested to attorneys that the XTL and Law cases might have to be consolidated in some fashion.
Her ruling on the Law request for an injunction is still pending.
XTL-NH, with U.S. headquarters in Pennsylvania, was the lowest-cost bidder, but did not offer the best overall solution, according to the commission evaluation committee.
McNamara observed in his ruling that Exel has already started building a new warehouse in Bow and claims to have already spent or committed more than $12.6 million on the project. The state has a "weighty interest" in having a vendor available to it on Oct. 30, he wrote, the date the new contract takes effect.
Broad discretion
The judge agreed with the Liquor Commission position that the request for proposals allowed the commission broad discretion to waive some requirements and accept alternatives "deemed to be in the best interests of the NHSLC."
Both XTL-NH and Law Warehouses claim that deadlines and requirements in the bidding process were changed so often that by the time the contract was awarded, the request for proposals looked like Exel's bid.
"The court's decision validates the selection of Exel by the New Hampshire State Liquor Commission to provide warehousing services that are more productive, more efficient and more competitive, and we are looking forward to the start-up of these operations in New Hampshire in November," said Scott Lyons, senior director of business development at Exel.
In denying the XTL request for an injunction, McNamara noted that the merits of the case would still have to be settled at trial.


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How do you think this column is produced?
Do you picture an earnest middle-aged woman in a green eyeshade typing furiously on an ancient Underwood by the flickering glow of an oil lamp?
How do you think this column is produced?
Do you picture an earnest middle-aged woman in a green eyeshade typing furiously on an ancient Underwood by the flickering glow of an oil lamp?
Better change it up just a little.
Substitute a laptop with a lightning-fast Internet connection, add a mean little herding dog who hates children but likes snoozing at the feet of said columnist. When I'm not in the office, that's the nerve center of the Lake Front column, with headquarters in the comfort of a pink La-Z-Boy sandwiched into the same room as two sewing machines and a world of scrapbooking supplies.
The goal is to provide thoughtful columns that get you, dear reader, to apply a little brain power and sometimes to respond. Other times, the point is to help someone who is in a bad way or to shed light on a government wasting taxpayer money.
Sometimes columns require going personally to some event or to some back closet to dig out records. Other times, it's best to work in the fastest manner to get the word out, and that often is by computer.
A columnist, however, is not a news reporter, and it's important to understand the difference.
My colleagues here at the Lake Sentinel are assigned to cover specific topics and areas of the county. I'm not. I get to ramble around and choose what interests me. Editors don't assign topics to write about or order which view to take.
Most often, reporters write about larger-picture issues and the effect on Lake residents. I usually carve a small slice of an issue and put it under a microscope.
For example, Leesburg's reporter wrote about a proposed technology and aerospace park, and my take on the subject was a column that said the city should have involved the public in making decisions about the project.
The biggest difference, however, is that news reporters are required to be fair and represent all sides of an issue. My job is precisely the opposite. My purpose is to research an issue and take a position. Then, I write it in a persuasive way with the hope of getting you to think like I do.
Some folks, upon learning this, say, "Oh, it's opinion" as if the word opinion is synonymous with the word fabricated. An opinion is worthwhile only if it is based on fact, and that's how we try do it here at Lake Front.
When you, dear reader, stubbornly persist in maintaining your own opinion, I sometimes open the column to give folks a sample of what others in the community are thinking.
All news outlets strive to be a respected place where the community can exchange and comment on each other's ideas. However, this past year has seen a rise in a troubling trend in Lake County: the anonymous, vicious voice.
Cowardly people increasingly are making libelous accusations, often on unsigned community blogs. The goal seems to be to unleash pent-up venom, not to make a contribution for thoughtful consideration.
This behavior is wrong, and it's potentially damaging to a community. Consider that one economic-development expert told a gathering of Lake officials a few months back that companies routinely search blogs and Internet billboards looking for the tone of discussion in a community where they're considering relocation.
Such blogs don't provide a legitimate forum for public debate. They only provide cover for liars. Please don't tell me that you must be anonymous because you fear retaliation from the powerful political forces in Lake County. C'mon. That's absurd on its face.
You won't find anonymous, unsubstantiated allegations published in this column. What you will find is an opinion based on facts. You may interpret the facts differently and come to a different conclusion. That's OK. But let's disagree in a respectful manner.
So, with those guidelines in mind, let's plunge right into the new year. Among the most important of issues is how to attract new businesses to Lake County.
What can Lake government do to make this area a desirable destination for businesses that have jobs to provide? Let's hear from you.
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I'm giving away Greyson. I came to the conclusion I didn't want him after all. https://www.furaffinity.net/view/23640015/He's up for grabs now. I'll accept art or characters.
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