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Park Service finally drafts a solution to conflicts over canyon flights
Hermits Rest, Grand Canyon National Park
At the end of the road along the Grand Canyon's South Rim, past Hermits Rest, a famous rock cabin built in 1914 that's now a rustic souvenir and snack shop, there's an inviting rock outcropping where you can stretch out in solitude and gaze across the canyon.
On a late April afternoon, no one else approaches for more than an hour. Sitting still, eyes closed, you begin to notice the subtle sounds of nature -- the grasses rustling in the breeze, the flap of wings as a swift darts after insects. Yet the sense of refuge is fragile and easily broken, because the sound of machinery intrudes: Helicopters. One or two, sometimes as many six, can be seen at any given moment in the sky to the west. They carry a different kind of tourist, and their cacophony echoes off the canyon walls and bounces down the Hermit Trail.
The conflict -- airborne tours versus on-the-ground visitors, including backpackers and river-runners who come to the park for a more natural experience -- continues 24 years after Congress attempted a solution with the 1987 National Parks Overflights Act.
The law was largely intended to improve the safety of canyon flights, after a 1986 collision of a tour airplane and a tour helicopter killed 25 people. But it also called for the National Park Service's parent agency, the Department of Interior, to work with the Federal Aviation Administration for a "substantial restoration of the natural quiet and experience of the park."
There has been some progress. In the Wild West era of the mid-1980s, tour helicopters often flew below the rim, hovering close to waterfalls and other backcountry destinations popular with hikers. The law eliminated below-the-rim tour flights, except for those landing on the Hualapai Tribe's property outside the park's boundaries, and established flight corridors -- like the one a few miles west of Hermits Rest -- in order to reduce conflicts.
But the law left many details undefined and set off a wrestling match between the Park Service and the FAA, whose mission is to promote air traffic. The FAA has issued a series of regulations, and the Park Service has frequently weighed in with recommendations. The Department of Transportation, which includes the FAA, and the Department of Interior eventually agreed that the Park Service can make the noise regulations, and the FAA will ensure they're implemented safely. Researchers have measured the noise and used computer models to study how to alleviate it. The air-tour industry sued the FAA and the Park Service, trying to weaken the regulations, and environmental groups -- including the Grand Canyon Trust, National Parks Conservation Association and the Sierra Club -- have gone to court seeking to toughen them.
Meanwhile, the traffic increased to more than 80,000 annual flights in the late 1990s, then declined to around 48,000-57,000 annual flights in recent years, largely due to economic factors. (The FAA allows up to 93,971 air-tour flights per year in the park.) Congress has also urged the agencies to create incentives for aircraft to adopt "quiet technology," such as shrouds on helicopter rotors, as a provision of the 2000 National Parks Air Tour Management Act. Some are using such technology, but incentives remain few and there's no requirement. Environmentalists scoff at the term "quiet technology." It just means "less noisy," says Roger Clark, a former river guide who works for the Grand Canyon Trust.
The long wrestling match is coming to a head. In February, the National Park Service released a draft environmental impact statement that lays out options for reducing noise; the public can submit comments until June 20.
The Park Service's "preferred alternative" would allow up to 65,000 tour flights per year and require aircraft to adopt quieter technology within 10 years. No flights would be allowed in the first hour after sunrise and the last hour before sunset. Some flight corridors would be shifted "to better protect" areas where hikers and river runners particularly desire quiet, such as Hermits Rest and the river's Marble Canyon stretch. Two popular flight corridors would be closed for half of each year, to offer people on the ground guaranteed quiet. The Park Service says that all the changes would restore "natural quiet" to 67 percent of the 1.2 million-acre park, compared to 53 percent these days.
Every time regulations are proposed, the air-tour industry predicts economic disaster, and the DEIS is no exception. Steve Bassett, head of the U.S. Air Tour Association, says the Park Service's proposal is "designed to drive the industry out of existence in the Grand Canyon."
Elling Halvorson, the leading air-tour provider, says the 277-mile-long canyon has roads along only 30 miles of the rims, and "everyone would like to see the canyon from the air" because it's "a totally different experience."
The industry has considerable political clout, and connections with the huge casino resorts in Las Vegas, Nev. The air-tour companies use bases in Las Vegas and send shuttles and limousines to the casino resorts to pick up customers, and the resorts steer their guests to the flights, describing them as another way to have a good time in Vegas. The casino resorts and hotels have contributed more than $2 million to Nev. Sen. Harry Reid's campaigns since the 1980s, and Reid has tried to block tougher regulations in recent years; they've also been significant backers of Ariz. Sen. John McCain and other supportive congressmen.
McCain has flip-flopped: He co-sponsored the 1987 law, saying, "When it comes to a choice between the interests of our parks system, and those who profit from it, without a doubt the interests of the land must come first." But since then, he's become a leading advocate for the air-tour industry.
"It is important that we restore quiet (in) Grand Canyon National Park," McCain said in a March 2010 Senate speech introducing a pro-industry measure (which was defeated). "At the same time, it is also very important that people from all over the world have the opportunity to enjoy one of the great and magnificent experiences that any person can have -- that is to view the Grand Canyon from the air as well as from the ground."
Environmentalists want tougher limits than the Park Service's preferred alternative would impose. Clark says the agency "crafted a political compromise" in the hopes that both camps would "hold their noses and say, 'OK, we can live with it.' " The preferred alternative offers the industry "regulatory certainty" after years of upheaval, he points out. But he adds that the industry is still applying political pressure to further swing the balance in its favor as the Park Service and FAA evaluate comments and reach a final decision.
For more information, check the National Park Service's website for the DEIS.


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November 07. 2013 10:54PM
Derry Dumpster Depot abutters score win with appeal
By HUNTER McGEE
Union Leader Correspondent
— The Zoning Board of Adjustment voted unanimously Thursday night to approve an appeal by an abutter of the Dumpster Depot site plan.
ZBA members voted, 5-0, to grant the appeal of State Rep. John O'Connor, causing the crowd attending the hearing in the Derry Municipal Center to erupt into applause.
ZBA Chairman Alan Virr said the board found the Planning Board erred when it determined that the business falls under industrial permitted uses as a contractor's yard.
In granting the appeal, Virr said the board considered voluminous materials submitted by O'Connor and heard significant testimony from other abutters.
After the hearing, O'Connor said: "Substantial justice has been done. Basically what we did was take a hard look at the laws and regulations and felt strongly that the board made the right decision."
O'Connor's appeal was refused by the Zoning Board of Adjustment in an Oct. 3 meeting. The board then opted to allow O'Connor to convert the appeal from a challenge of a code enforcement decision to an appeal of the Planning Board's Aug. 21 decision to approve the site plan.
The ZBA's decision meant O'Connor could include the Planning Board's decision as well as a list of people who have been affected, the board ruled.
A number of neighbors stepped forward in recent weeks to back the appeal.
As part of the other conditions established by the board, O'Connor was supposed to submit evidence and provide a list of parties.
O'Connor has said the business isn't appropriate for the area and will diminish property values.
O'Connor has also said the plan will place Dumpsters close to an area that has a movie theater, Walmart, a restaurant and other businesses.
Dumpster Depot owner David Paul has said he understands residents living near the proposed facility don't want it in their back yard, but that it is allowed in the industrial-zoned section.
The ZBA's decision means the Planning Board would have to have Paul bring the matter back to the ZBA and request a variance, Virr said.

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You know it's summer in Hampton Roads when the crape myrtles bloom.
From the showy flowers to the artistic bark and rich green foliage, crape myrtles make a splashy southern statement in any sunny spot.
The plants, original to China and grown in this country for more than a century, come in a variety of flower colors, including white, pink, red and purple, and bloom a long time. They satisfy a variety of landscape needs, whether you plant one as a special focal point or several in a group. Smaller types can be grown in large pots.
You can learn all about their uses and pleasing characteristics during the 28th annual Crepe Myrtle Festival Saturday-Monday, July 17-19 at McDonald Garden Centers in Hampton, Virginia Beach and Chesapeake.
The festival features many participating local organizations, including master gardeners, iris and daylily experts, beekeepers and horticultural groups that will answer your questions. Parking and admission to the festival, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. all three days, is free. The Hampton store is located at 1139 W. Pembroke Ave.; visit http://www.mcdonaldgardencenter.com or call 722-7463 for details.
In the meantime, here's a little crape myrtle trivia to help you better understand the plant.
True or false
Crepe myrtle is spelled with an "e." Or, is it crape myrtle with an "a."
True both ways. It depends on what authority you follow. I follow the "a" crowd, which includes the American Horticultural Society and American Crape Myrtle Society. The U.S. National Arboretum and Michael Dirr, a horticulture professor at the University of Georgia and author of several nationally manuals on trees and shrubs, spell it as one word — crapemyrtle.
The McDonald Garden Center dictionary follows the Southern Living magazine style of "crepe myrtle."
"My understanding was always that the use of the word crepe with an 'e' was more of a Southern thing where crepe myrtles are in abundance," says Bill Kidd, horticulturist at McDonald Garden Center.
Crape and crepe refer to the crinkled edges of the flowers
All crape mrytles grow into trees.
False. Crape myrtle breeding yields plants that can be as small as a few feet tall, like the pink-flowering dwarf Pocomoke, to medium-sized, shade-giving trees like the white-flowering Natchez.
All crape myrtles are disease resistant.
False. Many older varieties do not have the improved breeding from Dr. Donald Egolf of the U.S. National Arboretum. Egolf first worked with Lagerstroemia indica, crape myrtle's botanical name, for breeding and selection in hopes of eliminating the problem of powdery mildew, according to McDonald Garden Center. From that initial work six varieties were chosen with improvements and these were given native American Indian names so the plants would be recognized worldwide as having an American heritage. His work further continued with cross-breeding with Lagerstroemia fauriei, which resulted in many of today's newer hybrids such as Natchez, Tuscarora and Tonto. It is important to select newer improved varieties to replace the older disease prone selections.
Crape myrtles bloom for 100 days.
True. Crape myrtles are nicknamed Tree of 100 Days, blooming June into September.
Crape myrtles love the heat.
True. Crape myrtles love the hot summers in Hampton Roads and are the perfect addition for carefree summer color.
Crape myrtles are not picky about the soil they are planted in.
True. Crape myrtles adapt to a wide range of soil conditions and can perform even in poor soils. Once established, they tolerate dryness but extra water benefits their flowering capability.
Crape myrtles flower in the shade.
False. For maximum flowering, crape myrtles need a full sun location, meaning at least six hours of sun daily. Fewer hours of sun means less flowers and poorer performance.
Crape myrtles have to be deadheaded.
False. Newer selections do not have to be deadheaded, or older blooms removed before they go to seed in order to produce new flowers.
Crape myrtles should be pruned back to stubs.
False. Virginia Cooperative Extension recommends you annually remove any crossing, rubbing, diseased or dead branches. Young crape myrtles can be pruned for shape as they grow, but it's not recommended that you regularly cut them back to ugly stubs, a bad practice called "crape murder."
You can find a helpful York extension-provided brochure on proper pruning for crape myrtles under "horticultural publications" at http://www.yorkcounty.gov/vce.
Crape myrtles are a multi-season interest plant.
True. They have a long window of interest. They produce flowers all summer, and display great orange-red fall color. Many varieties also show off cinnamon-colored bark in winter.
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Heidi Montag, star of MTV's The Hills, seems to be going on a rather interesting path to becoming a pornstar nowadays.
The 23 year old, who has had over 12 cosmetic procedures in recent years, has now announced she will be posing for Playboy magazine yet again.
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Battlestar Galactica Movie in Development
Variety reports that Universal is developing a Battlestar Galactica movie, with Transcendence writer Jack Paglen working on the script and the original series' creator, Glen Larson, producing. Being called a "complete reimagining," the movie won't necessarily have anything to do with the cult and critical favorite version of the story from the mid-'00s. As of right now, it doesn't appear Ronald D. Moore will be involved. Either way, it will feature a hell of a lot more Cylons than that Jungle Book remake, so that's something.


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I was kinda disapoint..
Not to see wireless charging on the S3, it would have iced the cake for me!
Wireless charging was a key feature of Samsung's flagship Android blower when it was announced, but the replacement back plate it needs isn't on the shelves yet, so one brave soul has hacked a Palm Touchstone charger into the S3 case. Not that the hack uses the Samsung/Qualcomm-backed "Alliance for Wireless Power" standard, …
Not to see wireless charging on the S3, it would have iced the cake for me!
Just wait for the nutters to start popping out of the woodwork complaining that the energy from these charger devices is causing them headaches, nausea, dizziness, and other weird and wonderful psychosomatic symptoms. Next you'll have them campaigning for them to be made child-proof, such as no charger to be allowed in primary schools 'cause their "waves" can propogate through things so they must be able to travel some distance and into young kids heads.
Ohh, I just thought of a nice line in protective headgear for these people. Just hand me my coat, it's the one with the tin foil in it.
im sure in 5 years time apple will invent this technology :)
Don't you mean; I'm sure that in five years' time Apple will have invented this technology three years ago?
"Rewriting history" is passé, it's "Retroactive IP portfolio management" now.
Before someone brought Apple into it.
Why did you feel the need to do that?
How about discussing the article instead of childishly trying to hijack it into an anti-apple thread.
The Samsung Galaxy S3 is a great phone it doesn't need to be validated against any Apple product.
Because Apple will bring themselves into it by attempting to sue Samsung over something about the S3, perhaps that they colored it white.
I thought that the charging unit was just delayed until September...?
Here's a link to something similar, done on a Nokia N9:
yes it is technically wireless as there is no wire between the phone and the stone, but with it having to actually be connected/touching it is hardly an 'untethered' charging solution.
chances are the mat has a wire going to it, and the pad is just the touchpoint like how tehcnically its a USB connector not a wire that goes into your current phone, the mat just replaces the USB connector...
So is my current phone wirelessly charging?
infact if you look here on the RHS and scroll down, you can see where the charging wire connects to the Pre inductive block...
whats the difference between:
Plug socket--> wire-->USB->inductive matt
Plug sucket -->wire-->USB->phone
apart from marketing speil?
The difference is, Instead of come home, find end of USB cable, try plugging it into phone, turn the usb connector around and try again (why do USB connectors not have an easy to see orientation? just a slight variation in the shape), you just come home and put phone on the stand/mat. No fiddling around with the USB cable.
It's not a big difference, but it's enough to make it a desirable feature.
So long as you also have a backup wire so that you don't have to rub your face on your desk to take a call while the phone is plugged in that's the best justification I've seen for these.
Other difference I can see is efficiency loss introduced by adding another link to the chain. A very inefficient link at that.
WAY back when I had a Motorola analogue flip phone it came with a charging doc. You had to put the phone in right side up, but it did the same thing your talking about without all the wireless junk.
It seems they have dropped supplying docs with most things now to save a few cents so I expect charging mats to join docs in the cost cutting bin as soon as any novelty is worn out.
Alas the future is here, no more USB cable fiddling!
Ofc they could just have designed a square USB connector block so it wasnt an issue putting it in any particular way...
But no, to the future, we all now need magnetic wireless wired charging pads yay!
Except there is an issue. The same issue with putting batteries in the wrong way round.
IMHO one of the best features of the Palm phones & HP Touchpad is their support of inductive charging. It is SO handy to just drop the phone on the stand, lean the touchpad on it's stand (which then turns it into a photo frame or news feed display) and never fidget with a USB connector again.
It really is surprisingly valuable - grab your phone 40X a day, never ever fiddle with a cable (ok, once)
I would have thought wireless charging was better aimed at car kits/cradles for phones. Phones in cars are increasingly being used as SAT NAVs, replacing the TomTom etc. Navigating using your phone, keeping that screen on takes a lot of power and the last thing you want when you get to your destination is have an almost flat battery in your phone.
So jump in the car, slide the phone in the slide holder, too me ages to find one, not have to worry about routing usb cables and plugging it in, as a permanent feature in your car you took time to route the charging cable so just the charging point shows. If its magnetic you don't need a holder!
It's old tech.
I had a (cheap) electric toothbrush that used induction to recharge the battery, and that was back in the 1990's.
It had no cords or metal contacts at all — just a plastic body that fit inside a plastic charging cradle.
Still, though, I'd love for my phone to have that feature.
AFAIK, for you to use the toothbrush style charger, you would need a hole in your phone. It requires a doughnut, sorry, toroidal shape.
this different in a lot of ways. my electric toothbrush charger uses around 1W of power whether or not it's charging (it's actually slightly more when not charging). The battery on the toothbrush takes over 12 hours to fully charge. Part of the charger fits around the toothbrush.
The wireless power we're talking about here could (in the future) be built in to your coffee/bedside table, your desk, your car dashboard. Placing your phone on or near any of these surfaces would activate the charging circuit charging up your phone without you needing to worry about where you put the cable.
Of course, until it is built in to existing surfaces it's actually worse than just plugging in a cable since the charging unit takes up more space. If that wasn't the case then desktop chargers would be popular.
...one half of a transformer in the charger, the other half on the phone backplate.
How many patents are involved then?


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From Ars Amatoria, this simple sentence:
"vir male dissumulat, tectius illa cupit."
The role of "tectius" here I find confusing. "tectius" is a NEUTER comparative adjective of tectus, NOM or ACC case. What is it modifying? Seems like it should be "illa", but the gender is wrong.
I'm pretty sure the sentence means something like
"The man pretends badly, the woman hides her desires"
What's the deal here?


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This pano was taken at the lip of the jump for the Fur Rondy Big Air Expo. We had a good time and lots of fun hanging out. The riders, skiers, and crew did a great job!
I want to say thank you to everyone whoe flew off this jump. I have photos of everyone, but with the changing light it is going to be difficult to place everyone who went airborn in a pano. I will try to do at least one more with the photos that I took.
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Last Sunday afternoon the kids were already in the front yard playing when I stuffed my feet in my boots and grabbed my coffee to join them.
Last Sunday afternoon the kids were already in the front yard playing when I stuffed my feet in my boots and grabbed my coffee to join them. Or not really "join them," as G is quick to point out that I never play with them (Remember? I've talked about this? He does not appreciate the fact that I read with them or hang with them on the couch and watch their cartoons; no, he wants me down on the floor rough-housing like their Daddy or playing catch. Being together and talking is not good enough for my son.) but instead to sit on the porch, watch them be silly and enjoy the weather.
I looked out the front door while tying my scarf around my neck and saw Baby Chickadee about to push her baby in her stroller out of our yard. As of late she has become very good at making a loop with the baby stroller in our yard, but that day she worried not about leaving on her own. I hollered, "Where you goin', Baby Chickadee?" She looked at me, smiled with her arm outstretched to me in a wave and said, "Good-bye." I laughed, ran down the porch and walked with her.
G and Little Missy joined us. When we made it to the corner Baby Chickadee pointed toward downtown and said, "Dis way." So Little Missy rode her bike back to the house to tell her Daddy where we were headed. He ran out to join us. Then the five of us set off for downtown: Little Missy on her bike, G running next to her, Baby Chickadee pushing her stroller (Which I did not make clear. Like, it is Baby Chickadee's own stroller that she was pushing around, the one I push her in myself. Not a toy baby stroller that is her size. The girl has to stretch herself out to reach the handles.), and Hubby and me in the back.
The first melt down erupted as we crossed 7th Street. We told Baby Chickadee to "Hurry fast!," at which she usually giggles and toddler runs across the street. But that day she STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET in protest of… what, exactly? Telling her to hurry so as not to not get hit by semis? Or letting her choose the route of our walk? So one of us had to carry her while the other one pushed the stroller with the fake baby.
Spectacle #1.
Then Hubby and I each took a turn of squatting to her eye level and explaining why we'd had to run across the street. Eventually she got it and we moved on. Or the realization that brother and sister were so far ahead and she wanted to catch up moved her forward.
Every few steps Baby Chickadee had to stop to re-buckle in her baby. Or to take out her baby and carry her. Or to walk with her Daddy, leaving the stroller behind, only to scream in protest when I pushed the stroller for her. Then she'd have to re-buckle in her baby.
The walk was super fun.
Then Hubby and the big kids had to leave for the air show. We were maybe three blocks from our house, it was a nice afternoon, and I figured I'd let Baby Chickadee dictate our route a little bit longer.
So she took us by the old train station, through parking lots and under the bridge. Which would have been fine, it would have been a perfectly nice walk, if at every street she didn't FREAK OUT at having to Hurry Fast. Every time I squatted to her eye level and explained to her that we had to hurry across the street, and in response she'd look away, shake her head and grumble. So then I'd have to push a fake baby in the stroller while carrying a screaming Baby Chickadee in my arm.
Spectacle. Spectacle. Spectacle.
THEN, the worst happened on the busy part of Main Street. She wanted to cross the street it'd just taken us a good long while to cross and go back under the bridge instead of my options of heading North into the neighborhood or West along Main Street. We tried to wait each other out; she with her hands across her chest and chin jutted out, me alternately at her eye level or standing next to the stinkin' stroller that she refused to ride in, dealing with the extra baggage of my coffee cup and scarf. Finally I told her which way we were headed, gave her the option of riding in the stroller or walking, and took off with a flailing and screaming toddler.
A lady walking toward us smiled an "I feel your pain" smile, which is what I'll sometimes smile at parents with publicly ornery children. Because I DO, I feel their pain, as we've all been there. But it is such a drag to be the one whose turn it is to deal with the shrieking misbehaver, ESPECIALLY while on Main Street. Blah.
We finally made it home. Something switched in her brain when she saw our house and she was happy to go there, only to quickly ask for another walk when we got to our front door. Um, that would be a negatory, little girl. And then we both went inside and collapsed into a well-earned nap.
There have been more walks this week, still filled with her dictating the route but with giggles and toddler runs across the street when I tell her to Hurry Fast. So that wasn't the last walk we'll ever take. Just hopefully the last in which we make continuous, contentious spectacles of ourselves.
Erin Fox is a weekly columnist for the Augusta Gazette and a busy mother and wife. Her popular blog - erin's little corner can also be found on our webpage,augustagazette.com.


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Div. I Girls' Hockey: Oyster River, Hanover advance to girls' finalBy KEVIN GRAY
New Hampshire Union Leader
March 05. 2013 9:56PM
CONCORD - Junior dynamo Sandra Strogen scored both goals in the second period, and Oyster River of Durham stole a 2-1 victory against Lebanon in the NHIAA girls' hockey semifinals on Tuesday night.
"Stole" isn't too strong of a word. Coach Jamie Long admitted as much after Lebanon outshot the Bobcats, 23-14, at Everett Arena. The third-ranked Bobcats (15-4-1), however, played penalty-free and won enough 50/50 pucks to hold off Lebanon.
Oyster River advanced to Saturday's Division I championship to face Hanover at Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester at 10 a.m. Top seed Hanover beat No. 4 Bishop Guertin, 4-2, in Tuesday night's other semifinal.
The second-ranked Raiders, who took a 1-0 lead on Christina Drake's goal in the second period, ended the season at 13-4-2.
"We might be the underdog, but we have a lot of heart," Strogen said. "We're so excited to be going back to the Verizon. We're not the most skillful team, but we've proven that we can compete with anybody."
Strogen didn't sell popcorn or play goalie, but she did everything else in the semis. Offense. Defense. Shooter. Blocker. Inspirational leader. She didn't leave the ice for the final 2 minutes, 47 seconds, while anchoring the blue line.
With 1:45 remaining, Strogen dropped back on defense and broke up a dangerous two-on-one rush by Lebanon's Amelia Gage and Drake.
"Sandra was as good as anybody on the ice tonight. She's a special player. She's been a real leader as a junior. I'm lucky to have her," Long said.
Referees let the girls play, often keeping the whistle in their pocket. While Lebanon fans voiced their displeasure at several no-calls, Long could see how the physical style of play was working in OR's favor.
"These referees understand the game. If two good, physical teams are playing and two kids are going for the puck, and it's a collision, it's not a penalty," Long said. "We have to play physical. We're not as skilled as Lebanon. I'll be the first one to tell you that. That game could've gone either way. In some ways, I feel we stole it, but that's the way hockey goes."
Drake put Lebanon on the scoreboard 5:25 into the second period. Loren McEwen and Gage earned assists. Two minutes later, Strogen scraped the puck off the boards and worked a shot past Lebanon goalie Erika Moffitt (12 saves).
With 1:46 remaining in the second period, Strogen slipped a shot between the pads of Moffitt for the go-ahead goal.
"I play aggressive defense and sometimes take chances on the other end. I like taking risks. If you don't, nothing will come out of it," Strogen said.
Oyster River sophomore goalie Emily Croot made 22 saves, including a pair of saves off her mask in the third period.
"She stood on her head. You couldn't ask for anything more. Just look at the shot differential," Long said.
Oyster River returned to the final for the second time in three seasons.
Hanover 4, Bishop Guertin 2: Undefeated Hanover dominated the second period and defeated upset-minded BG, 4-2.
Eliza Laycock scored twice in the decisive second period, and Sarah Wagner scored the go-ahed goal as Hanover (19-0) took control.
Brittany Levasseur scored the game's first goal, a shorthanded tally in the first period. Brianna Birmingham scored late in the second period for BG.
Division I semis
At CONCORD
Oyster River 2, Lebanon 1
Second period: L, Christina Drake (Loren McEwen, Amelia Gage) 5:25; OR, Strogen 7:29; Strogen 13:14
Saves: OR, Emily Croot 22; L, Erika Moffitt 12


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Come see the online collection of animated, talking picture books that were recently added to the databases at the Chickasaw Regional (Public) Library System.
TumbleBook Cloud is now just a click away for children who wish to download these stories onto their smart phones, ipads or Android devices.
A collection of read-alongs, ebooks, graphic novels, audio books and educational videos can now be accessed with an internet connection using your CRLS library card or by visiting one of our libraries and utilizing the databases.
Children's favorites like Jack and the Beanstalk or Cinderella can be read with automated page turning and narration or independently in the manual mode. Users can also access the books in Spanish or French. Many are bilingual titles which allow the user to read the book in two languages.
"We are excited to introduce the new database to all of our patrons," said Head Reference Librarian Pam Bean. "As a grandmother myself, I cannot wait to use Tumblebooks with my grandson."
Tumblebook Cloud offers enrichment to students reading independently or support to students who require skill building with a variety of exercises for various areas of curriculum. Many of the titles appear on the Accelerated Reader list which most schools now require for outside reading assignments.
In addition, audio books are available including popular titles like War and Peace, Anne of Green Gables and Phantom of the Opera.
TumbleBooks and TumbleBook Cloud Library Collection can be accessed online from your computer or by visiting a library in the Chickasaw Regional (Public) Library System including Ardmore, Atoka County Library, Davis Public Library, Healdton Community Library, Johnston County Library, Love County Library, Parker Memorial Library, and Wilson Public Library.
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Who's That Girl?
Is rapper Nicki Minaj really a gun-toting, bisexual, British madam—or just a theater enthusiast from Queens?
In several songs, rapper Nicki Minaj describes herself as a proud bisexual—she has a special weakness, we learn, for ample-bottomed girls. In others, she is defiantly straight: insisting that she prefers men, dropping "no homo" disclaimers to drive the point home. In "Brrraaattt," she plays a thug, firing semiautomatic weapons at her rivals. In "Cuchi Shop," she plays a madam in charge of a stable of prostitutes. In interviews, she announces herself as a would-be role model for young girls. She says she's from Queens, N.Y., but in several songs she slips into accents that suggest she's from England or perhaps the San Fernando Valley. On one song, a 2008 mix-tape track called "Autobiography," she seemed to imply that her father had killed her mother—an interpretation that has circulated on message boards, although she has since mentioned her perfectly alive mom in interviews. At the song's start, she identifies herself as Nicki Maraj, pronounced mirage. It's tempting to read into the moniker some acknowledgment that, with this MC, things aren't always what they seem. Except it turns out that Maraj is the surname she was born with. Or is it? Who are we talking about again?
Hip-hop is full of unreliable narrators, but over the course of her short career, Nicki Minaj has taken unreliability to near-whiplash extremes. "I do lots of weird voices and I kind of act out my raps," Minaj, who studied theater at the Manhattan performing-arts high school LaGuardia, has said. "Acting … allowed me to be playful and crazy, and it helps me tell stories." On her three mix tapes and across an ever-broadening résumé of guest appearances, Minaj has become one of hip-hop's most exciting and fastest-rising stars, in part by cultivating this unhinged, shape-shifting persona. Fans tune in to find out not just what she'll say this time, but who she'll be.
Minaj was born in 1984. One of her first mix-tape appearances, a 2006 remake of the Firm's 1997 single, "Affirmative Action," was typical of her early rhymes: She sounds intent on proving her chops, rapping with a battler's showy aggression and rigor, stuffing her verse with internal rhymes and the sort of oblique similes that turn listeners into detectives, rewinding and scrutinizing tracks for clues. On her first two mix tapes, 2007's Playtime Is Over and 2008's Sucka Free, she was unafraid to try on big shoes, remaking the Notorious B.I.G.'s "The Warning" and rapping over the instrumental from his "Dead Wrong," in which she brags, "If Biggie was alive, he'd sign me." Minaj's protean streak became apparent on Sucka Free, where she draws attention to her playacting, switching from one dubious autobiography to the next: cold-blooded murderer here, "rap game Heidi Fleiss" there.
By the time 2009's Beam Me Up Scotty mix tape came out, she had won endorsements from Lil Wayne and Gucci Mane—Southern titans with mile-wide goofy streaks—and her music had grown even looser. She began calling herself Barbie, the implication being that she's proudly plastic: Silly voices took hold, verses were shot through with bursts of robotic singing, and her wordplay took on a loopier aspect. On "Slumber Party," she breaks into a rendition of the old Batman theme song during an extended, punning ode to her vagina: "It's tighter than a choker, got him smilin' like the Joker, got that na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na." (The apparently fan-assembled Barbie World mix tape is a handy collection of Minaj's most recent material).
In Minaj's music, hers isn't the only identity in play—her recent rhymes are stocked with people who dissemble, mutate, and live lies. On "Out My Face," a Mariah Carey song in which Minaj makes a lively cameo, she tells us her boyfriend has cheated on her … with a man! … of the cloth! "He was creepin': all up in the church, he was sneakin' with the deacon," she dishes, too tickled by the juiciness of the gossip to pretend she's that upset. On "Little Freak," she and Usher are about to go to bed, but first they want to find a third wheel. Minaj plays a bisexual vixen with her guard up against mere dabblers: "I really like your kitty-cat, and if you let me touch her, I'll know you're not a bluffer, I'll take you to see Usher," she purrs at a candidate. And on "Saxon," one of her best and most bizarre songs, Minaj takes on the voice of the Barbados-born pop star Rihanna: She calls herself Ri-Ri and sings in a vaguely West Indian lilt about envious "copycats" who mimic her every move. If this wasn't twisty enough—Minaj pretending to be Rihanna complaining about people who pretend to be her—Minaj toggles between first-person and third-person in the refrain: "Switch my hair, they gon' copy her/ Switch my gear, they gon' copy her," she sings. "Saxon" was most likely a demo prepared for Rihanna's consideration, with words and concept courtesy of Minaj (who's said she's done contract work for other acts), but it leaked online under Minaj's name and without any definitive explanation. The song is a puppet show staged in a hall of mirrors.
What should we make of Minaj's identity shuffle? In her music, we get the sense we're watching an artist figure out who she is in full public view: doodling various versions of herself and letting us watch. Mercurial types are common in pop music, but rarer in hip-hop, where the presiding promise—albeit a wobbly one—is that MCs are who they say they are. If a rapper changes—as artists like Andre 3000 or Jay-Z have over time—this is typically figured as an evolution, not a snap transformation. Minaj's music emphasizes, with delirious glee, that the autobiographies we encounter in rap are, to some degree, performed, contingent, or even arbitrary.
This may have something to do with the fact that Nicki Minaj, unlike the vast majority of mainstream rappers, is a woman. The history of female MCs who have made a dent on the culture is woefully thin, but Minaj turns this seeming disadvantage into an asset: She treats the relative absence in hip-hop of strong (and strongly defined) female voices as though it were an inviting blank canvas, not an oppressive void, and she hops from persona to persona with a license we can hardly imagine a mainstream male rapper enjoying. It's possible that some more stable version of Minaj will harden into place by the time her debut album comes out later this year (mix tapes are an easier place to experiment than big-money, major-label bows), but perhaps she'll keep herself in some constant state of flux—stay plastic.
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Well, the results are in, and Marvel's latest movie, Iron Man 3, is an unqualified success. For any other studio, the numbers would be enough to set off a shawarma-filled celebration worthy of Tony Stark, but for Marvel, it's pretty much par for the course at this point. The studio's last five movies have all opened to more than $65,000,000 in their first weekends, and they've each ultimately gone on to gross a solid multiple of that sum. That's almost a Pixar-esque level of consistency, and it begs one very sensible question. How the hell has Marvel been so successful?
The easiest and most simplistic answer is that they've hired the right writers and directors, geniuses like Joss Whedon, and given them the money to create special movies that have been hits with both critics and fans. Unfortunately, the truth is far more complicated than that. Not only is the link between great reviews and box office returns in superhero movies less pronounced than you might imagine, history is filled with scientific, mathematical, philosophical and creative geniuses who couldn't earn profits for either themselves or the men who employed them. Socrates, Nikola Tesla and Johannes Gutenenberg all died with less money than most of us were gifted in saving bonds as children.
Individual films are like giant group projects, and their ultimate success and failure relies on some perverted version of trickle down economics. In order for a writer or director or actor or special effects whiz to be in a position to create something people want to see, they need the right amount of studio feedback, the right amount of money, the right expectations, the right locations, the right co-workers and the right personality. Over the past several years, Marvel has worked hard to create that ideal environment by making one good decision after the next. Now the brand of Marvel is so powerful the general public expects a certain level of quality. The studio's name itself is the ideal marketing tool.
Here are the five decisions that turned Marvel Studios into the juggernaut we've all grown to love…
Regaining Rights To Characters
Back in 1996, Marvel Comics emerged from bankruptcy with Avi Arad at the helm. Under his leadership, Marvel began commissioning screenwriters and hiring directors to put together projects involving its characters that could be licensed directly to studios. By staying so proactive, it allowed Marvel to maintain a measure of control and to make sure the projects didn't get stranded in development. During the late 90s and early 00s, the company was able to work out lucrative licensing deals with Columbia, Lionsgate, Sony, Artisan and more. All of these agreements gave Marvel a nice cash flow and allowed it to distance itself from the bankruptcy problems. Unfortunately, they also required the company to cede some control too.
In an attempt to rectify that situation, Marvel executives have spent the past several years actively working to reacquire the rights to many of the previously licensed characters in order to make the projects on their own terms. Iron Man was reacquired from New Line Cinema. Thor was picked up from Sony. More recently, Ghost Rider and Blade and Daredevil all found their way home. Pretty much all of the major characters Marvel has used over the past several years were once farmed out, and while some of them have licensing agreements for distributions or co-productions now, Marvel is still basically in control of the ship, which wasn't really the case before.


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DEAR AMY: My daughter, 40, was married to a man who was mentally abusive. He estranged her from her brother and friends and tried to end her relationship with her father and me.
When she divorced him about five years ago, we were very happy. Fortunately there were no children.
A few years after the divorce she went to therapy, but I don't know how much progress was made. Now she has no desire to date or to have a committed relationship with a man (or woman, for that matter).
She just says she is not interested. Her brother, who is married, has tried multiple times to encourage her to have a relationship with someone. The way he approached the subject was somewhat harsh, and she is more adamant than ever about meeting or dating.
She is a beautiful and intelligent woman and a very successful lawyer with her own practice. She and I are close. We are able to speak openly with each other, but this is a delicate subject. We are a very small family, and my husband and I won't be around forever.
I would appreciate any advice you can give me. -- Worried Mother
DEAR WORRIED: My advice is that you (and her brother, especially) should stop urging your daughter to believe that there is something wrong with her.
You don't say that she is angry, depressed or friendless, only that she is a successful survivor and a very successful professional and a beautiful, intelligent and lovely daughter.
Marriage and intimate emotional partnerships are not the answer for everyone. If your daughter says she is not interested in having this sort of relationship in her life, I think it would be great (and honest, true and supportive) for her family members to believe her. And then stop bothering her about it.
DEAR AMY: My daughter is a sophomore in college. She lives with three other girls in an apartment. One of her roommates has had a boyfriend for six months who is spending more and more time at their apartment. He still has a dorm room but stays at their apartment about four days each week.
He has started to walk around in his boxers, and my daughter does not appreciate that. I fear that he could essentially move into their apartment this summer.
At what point has he crossed a line for what should be allowed, and how can my daughter resolve the situation without creating hard feelings with her roommate? -- Concerned Dad
DEAR DAD: It would be swell if your daughter's roommate (and her boyfriend) showed some concern about creating hard feelings with the other roommates in the apartment. As the concerned dad in this scenario, you should counsel your daughter to grow a backbone and assert her reasonable rights in a no-nonsense and neutral way.
Let's start with the issue of walking around common areas in boxer shorts. If your daughter doesn't like this, she should say, "Hey, could you put on some pants, please?" It's that simple.
All of the roommates should decide what to allow in the home they share. If they are fine with him moving in (and if it is allowable with the lease they have signed), they should have a roommate meeting and mutually determine what the terms are. If they don't want to cohabit with him, then the roommate and her boyfriend should find somewhere else to live.
DEAR AMY: What a heartbreaking letter from "Wanting to Move On." She and her husband had to terminate a pregnancy for medical reasons, and her mother was undermining and disrespecting them.
I went through exactly the same thing and was so hurt when my parents didn't call me for two weeks after we had to end our first pregnancy. I think they were just so confused about what to say to us, and so they didn't say anything.
I think most people can't imagine having to make such a gut-wrenching decision. For what it's worth, we went on to have three great, healthy kids. -- Chris
DEAR CHRIS: This was a truly heartbreaking situation; thank you for offering a hopeful future to this couple.
Send questions via email to firstname.lastname@example.com or by mail to Ask Amy, Chicago Tribune, TT500, 435 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. 60611.


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June 2008 Describes a booklet that explains what scientists know about how drug addiction changes the brain and affects behavior and clears up misconceptions about drug addiction.
September 2013 Dr. Marilyn Huestis of NIDA's Intramural Research Program talks about conducting research on drug effects with human subjects, developing tests to help law enforcement identify drugged drivers, and an assay to help identify children whose prenatal exposure to anti-HIV drugs may put them at risk for adverse developmental outcomes.
April 2007 Announces updates to research reports on MDMA/ecstasy and steroids and a new report on HIV/AIDS that provide the latest available information on drugs and drug-related topics.
June 2008 Highlights the NIDA International Program which works to strengthen international research networks, creating opportunities for global research collaboration, training, and scientific exchange.
July 2012
Eight scientists have received National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants to develop K-12 education programs that will engage young people in learning about the brain, inspire some to pursue careers in biomedical science, and increase teacher knowledge of neuroscience. The 5-year grants are funded by the NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research Science Education.
December 2010 Announces NIDA's new director of its intramural research program, Antonello Bonci, M.D., a leading researcher in neuropsychopharmacology.
December 2008 Highlights four Centers of Excellence for Physician Information designed to increase physicians' awareness of research on the medical consequences of drug abuse and addiction and incorporate research findings into clinical practice.
July 2011
Highlights a free service that provides primary care clinicians with advice from experts in addiction medicine on addressing substance abuse with patients in the primary care setting.
June 2008 Alerts readers to the new renamed journal, Addiction Science and Clinical Practice, formerly titled Science and Practice Perspectives.
November 2011 NIDA Director Dr. Nora D. Volkow summarizes instances where discoveries with broad implications for human health arose from scientists seeking answers to addiction problems.


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Rebuilding post-Sandy: Whole greater than parts
President Barack Obama asked Congress for more than $60 billion to help repair and rebuild infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Sandy in the Northeast. The House of Representatives finally voted Friday on a small down payment, roughly 10 percent.
As in the past, engineering experts will likely seek to build in added protections for the specific pieces of the infrastructure that failed in the storm – for example, flooded subway lines or power substations. What they don't usually address, however, is how to protect networks as a whole.
Ignoring how everything works together is short-sighted. No matter how much money is spent, one part of the system can always go down again. As Sandy demonstrated, a failure at any point can have a cascading effect.
We must be aware of how these pieces fit together to form the larger transportation, energy or other networks that support our lives – taking a "systems engineering approach." Then, we must make sure that at least some recovery funds are spent to keep entire systems up and running – even if one part fails.
Hurricane Sandy offered plenty of examples that show how vulnerable our infrastructure is. For example, the critical Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) rail line from the damaged Hoboken, N.J. station to Manhattan was knocked out of service for seven weeks – and is still on a limited schedule.
The problem, however, wasn't just with the storm damage to this one line. Many of the 28,000 commuters who had taken the PATH each weekday faced considerably longer bus and ferry rides into New York City. Other commuters had to vie for seats on already overcrowded trains on the other cross-Hudson rail lines, or opted to drive in, further clogging the Lincoln Tunnel and adding to everyone's commute time.
So this one point of weakness – the Hoboken line – led to continuing dysfunction across a large part of the overall transportation network between New York and New Jersey. During and after Sandy, similar cascading failures in infrastructure resulted in massive and persistent power outages, disruptions in telephone and Internet service, and overflows in sewage treatment plants that contaminated waterways and low-lying neighborhoods.
Using systems engineering, we can think instead about how to keep the overall system operating when one part goes down. This starts with the overall objective – making sure commuters can get from New Jersey to Manhattan every day, for example – and looks at how the various elements of a system need to work together to make that happen.
When we look at the larger picture, we see that repairs or improvements to one part of the system – though essential – may not be enough. In the PATH example, officials are now considering flood-mitigation measures, such as giant balloons to block water in tunnels, to help the rail line withstand another Sandy.
But what happens if the next super storm shuts down, say, the George Washington Bridge instead – creating a new set of cascading problems in the larger transportation network? We could be right back where we started – with a single weak link leading to system-wide failure.
The solution is to strengthen not just the parts of the transportation, energy and other networks that broke down during Sandy, but to strengthen the systems as a whole. If one piece of a system fails in a disaster, the other parts must be ready to pick up the slack.
This can be accomplished through measures such as building in redundancies and adding capacity to the larger systems. In the New Jersey-Manhattan transportation network, for example, it might mean purchasing extra rail cars that would not be used on a regular basis, but could be pressed into service if a bridge or rail line is shut down and rider capacity needs to be increased suddenly.
It is possible to build in system redundancies that increase capacity without adding a great deal to the overall rebuilding cost. Typically, only modest investments are needed. Yet this extra step is often overlooked.
If the billions to rebuild after Hurricane Sandy are to be well spent, however, a portion must be dedicated to keeping the larger systems functioning. Even if some of the individual pieces break down.
PHOTO (Top): A flooded stairwell down to a submerged subway tunnel beneath street level at the South Ferry-Whitehall Subway Terminal in lower Manhattan after Hurricane Sandy October 31, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Segar
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PHOTO (Insert Bottom): A massive wooden beam blocks the entrance to the South Ferry-Whitehall Subway Terminal in lower Manhattan, after Hurricane Sandy October 31, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Segar
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Another target for such in Japan post-tsunami-areas, the huge funds collected there – and already being consumed just to rebuild in the greedy mode the past – wait for such systemic-intensive & network-centric cross-industry approach, to be able to deliver the required novel "aging-well" society, with obviously novel & advanced forms of actor networks/ecosystems with quite non-traditional through-life commitment characteristics, quite distinct set of advanced capabilities, and infrastructure platfoms (resources, structures & processes).
Enhancing the advanced Systems-of-systems engineering approaches into the vast triple-domain "emergence-desing-paradox" challenges in dealing such systematic way with the (1) required novel ecosystems' strategy-to-operations through-life commitments, (2) the spectrum of such robust/recilient operational systems, and (3) programme/project vehicles, such advanced "incremental commitment model" oriented xSE-frameworks and approaches would bring real distinct capabilities spectrum to deal with such systemic-intensive and increasingly already time-critical mega-scale transformation cases.
A job to do ahead.
This is a good article and on target. We need to start responding to disasters with the understanding it's a complex system of systems problem. It's the complexity that makes the recovery so hard. The authors make this point in their 3rd paragraph. By not considering the whole system often fixing one failure only exposes and exasperate other problems extending the recovery in both time and cost. If a small portion of the $60B could be applied to the understanding and addressing the whole systems problem then not only would Sandy relief benefit (speed of recovery and relief to suffers) but serve as tool for future disaster recovery.
Re the Japan case, I was touching/involved a bit last Summer through my networks into such "systemic-intensive strategic-growth-governance case" into post-tsunami-areas challenges. Huge challenge there, huge funds collected into three mega-scale funds, but the century-old rigidities and siloed modes prevent effectively to bring in any far more effective & efficient modes which are required to scale/scope systemic & resilient-growth response (with huge/aggressive time-window-squeezing parallelization of a vast array of network-centric cross-industry-operations).
Such systematic way with the
(1) required novel ecosystems' strategy-to-operations through-life commitments (the business ecosystems strategic commitments perspective into a highly advanced network-centric-growth mode),
(2) the spectrum of such robust/recilient operational systems (as the vast array of such "emergence-design-paradox" type – i.e. very emergent/dynamic, chaotic, complex-adaptive operational systems-of-systems), and
(3) programme/project vehicles (as Nth degree-complexity open-ended business-endeavors to deal with the systemic transformation of the vast legacy-intertia vs. tabularasa/novel full-spectrum/through-life solution commitments balance)
to realize an "aging-well" society into such context was initially discussed among a set of stakeholders, but seemingly back then too big a challenge to be developed on even a case-level into a serious potential proposal & projected action agenda, as seemingly nowhere enough guts – or such required "incremental commitment elaboration" based multi-disciplined xSE capability to engage into such challenge.
Interesting to see, if this kind of Reuters channel to wider audiences might create a serious systemic-intensive-aware response from s core set of key stakeholders to be able to create a proper demonstration case for the xSE potentials to deliver.
Just recall the main theme of the 2008 INCOSE/Utrecht Conference, i.e. "Systems Engineering for the Planet". Broadened into such systemic thinking, "ex-ante/ex-dolo" architecting & engineering as much as possible in such multiply-ovelaid complex-adaptive-systems "emergence-design-paradoxes", and bringing the benefits of the "agile-xSE" "incremental commitment orchestration" frameworks across such triple areas, there is huge potential in contemporary world's systemic challenges to bring robust/resilient survival trajectories into many areas with diverse advanced modes of Systems-of-Systems through-life arcitectures & operations "engineering".


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Flights to the United Kingdom
We love a good trip to the United Kingdom. We even sent our friend and talented American musician, Astronautalis, to walk on Britain's wild side for a few weeks. You can watch all of his adventures across the pond in a YouTube mini-series. From experiencing Beattlemania in Liverpool, swimming in Bath and hanging out with Manchester United – he scoured the U.K for the best things to do and see. Don't think he gets to have all the fun. You can book a trip to the U.K. with STA Travel and bathe in Bath, go coasteering in Wales, or go Mod in Brighton.
Whatever you choose, we have a way to get you there on the cheap, and even offer flexible airfare to the U.K. on top airlines like Virgin Atlantic Airways, British Airways, American Airlines, Air New Zealand, Icelandair and more. Search for your cheap flight to the U.K. now.
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From Fedora Project Wiki
Comments (Dan Mashal)
- TC4 is already old.
- Please try the newest smoke build. Ask in #fedora-qa.
- File a bug against the appropriate package and (mate-backgrounds in this case).
- Also it works for me.
Marcus vicodan 15:05, 16 October 2012 (UTC)
Comments (Marcus Moeller)
- When I change the background image, it is not applied directly. It is displayed after re-login.
- I have selected MATE Desktop environment during installation of the Beta TC4 images, but it results in a LightDM/Openbox setup. The 'MATE desktop' package group is not installed.
Marcus Moeller 15:00, 16 October 2012 (UTC)
Comments (Dan Mashal)
Thanks -- Dan 19:33, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
Comments (Feature Wrangler)
- a mistake in a summary "and provides an provides an"
- I'm not sure mentioning link with Linus makes a good karma (as some people could understand it as Gnome 3 offence)
- for scope - please create a list of packages being imported to Fedora with status of how far the import is (packages, under review - with #bz etc.)
- I'd rephrase User Experience section and use different words
- please, provide more details in Release Notes section (does not have to be final text)
- email address does not work
Thanks --Jaroslav 12:49, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
Comments (Dan Mashal)
Marcus, please open a bug against mate-backgrounds. I do not have this issue.


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Book signing
Local author Leanora Moore will host a book signing from 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 21, at 1510 Harth Drive, Garner. She will be discussing her newest release, "Drafted For Love."
Volunteers needed
The Town of Garner Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department is seeking volunteers for the town's annual Independence Day celebration Thursday, July 3, at Lake Benson Park, 921 Buffaloe Road. Volunteers will have the opportunity to assist town staff in a number of ways, including helping with kids' crafts, bingo and participating in setup and cleanup work.
Volunteers must be 16 years of age or older. They may be asked to work shifts of two to four hours. Volunteers will receive a T-shirt, one meal and a parking pass for Lake Benson Park (based on availability).
Registration deadline is June 20. To get involved, contact Jill McAllister at 919-661-4602 or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Acting classes
Johnston Community College will host acting classes from 9 a.m. to noon June 24-26, at the Paul A. Johnston Auditorium at JCC main campus in Smithfield. Ages 13 and up, call 919-209-5234 to register.
Cub Scout events
Cub Scout Pack 392 will hold events open to rising first through fifth grade boys, free of charge. RSVP for any of these events at ocpack392.org or call 919-669-1356.
•Flag Football:
10 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 12, at Lake Benson Park.
•Board Game Night:
7 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, at First Presbyterian Church, 503 Lakeside Drive, Garner.
10 a.m. to noon Saturday, August 9, at First Presbyterian Church, 503 Lakeside Drive, Garner.
•Rain Gutter Regatta:
7 p.m. Tuesday, August 26, at First Presbyterian Church, 503 Lakeside Drive, Garner.
Classes at JCC
Johnston Community College offers human resources and workforce development classes at the main campus in Smithfield at 245 College Road, Smithfield, and the Workforce Development Center at 135 Best Wood Drive, Clayton.
•9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, June 30:
Is Your Retail Business Ready for E-tail? will take place in Room 1032 of the Workforce Development Center. $79 registration.
•9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, July 14:
Instant E-Commerce Options with Storefronts will take place in Room 1031 of the Workforce Development Center. $79 registration.
•9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, July 21:
Online Fundraising Options for Non-Profits will take place in Room 1031 of the Workforce Development Center. $79 registration.
•9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, August 4:
Niche E-Commerce will take place in Room 1032 of the Workforce Development Center. $79 registration.
•9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, August 11:
Overhauling Your Existing E-Commerce Site will take place in Room 1031 of the Workforce Development Center. $79 registration.
•9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, May 27-28:
Microsoft Excel 2010 MOS Certification Boot Camp will take place in Room 1031 of the Workforce Development Center. $149 registration.
•9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, June 24-25:
Microsoft Outlook 2010 MOS Certification Boot Camp will take place in Room 1031 of the Workforce Development Center. $149 registration.
• Anotary public class
will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 19 in the Benson Conference Center and August 15 in the Workforce Development Center. $70 registration plus book.
Connect and plug in
The Garner Chamber of Commerce will hold "Connect & Plug In the Future" from noon to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, August 14, at The Grand Marquise Ballroom, 225 new Fidelity Court, Garner. The half-day conference will focus on major developments impacting the town's economic climate and quality of life. Registration and lunch will take place at noon, with conference sessions running from 1 to 5 p.m. and reception and dinner from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Registration for the full conference is $79, reception and dinner only is $35. Visit business.garnerchamber.com for more information.
Cans for a Cure
Vandora Springs Elementary will host the Cans for a Cure aluminum can recycling project throughout the summer months at 1300 Vandora Springs Road, Garner. Everyone is invited to recycle aluminum cans at the school in the blue recycling dumpster. All proceeds will benefit the Relay for Life of Garner. For more information email email@example.com.
Square dancing lessons
Square dancing lessons are held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. every Friday night at Saint Andrews United Methodist Church, 1201 Maxwell Drive, Raleigh. Casual dress, $20 per person per month. Call 919-266-0845 or visit www.GarnerSquareDance.org.
Events at Southeast Regional Library
Southeast Regional Library, 908 Seventh Ave., Garner, has an extensive list of activities for the whole family. Find a complete list of events at www.wakegov.com/libraries or call 919-662-2250.
June 1 through July 31: Spark a Reaction is this year's summer reading program. Children in grades 5 and under will receive bags and reading logs at the local library, and can receive a "Weekly Wow" when they check out three or more books. Prizes include bookmarks, coloring posters, stickers and other themed items. Teens and adults will be entered into the program and can win gift certificates to restaurants, sporting events, salons and stores in weekly drawings. A grand prize drawing Aug. 1 will give away a Google Nexus Tablet and an e-reader for adult winners, and an e-reader for teen winners.
6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 31: Learn the legal aspects of starting a business from SCORE of Raleigh.
Food pantry
A food pantry is open from 9 a.m. to noon on the second Saturday of each month at Christ Community United Methodist Church, 1082 Amelia Church Road, Clayton. The food is free to anyone presenting an ID card. For more information, call 919-934-0213.
Parenting workshops
Partnership for Children of Johnston County offers two programs for parents with young children.
• Motheread is a 12-week self-paced program that combines the teaching of literacy skills with child development and family empowerment issues.
• The Incredible Years parent program offers weekly group sessions for 14 to 16 weeks. Participants practice skills to promote children's academic, social and emotional skills.
For information on times and location, contact Erica Reid at 919-202-0002, ext. 258, or email email@example.com.
Classic Car Club meets
Memory Lane Classic Car Club meets for dinner at 6 p.m. followed by the meeting at 7 p.m. the third Monday of the month at Golden Corral, 60 Son-Lan Parkway, Garner. For more information, call 919-553-6229.
Overeaters Anonymous
An Overeaters Anonymous support group meets at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at First Presbyterian Church at the corner of Lakeside Drive and N.C. 50 in Garner. Park in the rear of the church and look for the OA signs. Call Sherylyn at 919-779-6392 or Regina at 919-614-3425 for more information.


text: Allods Online: Undaunted has a lot to offer for both new and high-level players, starting with changes to the new player experience which make it easier than ever to enjoy the MMORPG thats been embraced by over 3.5 million players worldwide. The removal of the fatigue system and adjustments to enemies health makes leveling faster but takes none of the bite out of Allods famously tough monsters. Theres also a new zone for Imperial players levels 5-6, and two new classes an Elven psionicist and Xadaganian mage for both factions to master.


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Nearly two months after it became legal for more than 140,000 licensed Oklahomans to openly carry their firearms, many in law enforcement who were initially concerned about the new law and what it could bring say there's been no real problems.
Nearly two months after it became legal for more than 140,000 licensed Oklahomans to openly carry their firearms, many in law enforcement who were initially concerned about the new law and what it could bring say there's been no real problems.
Tecumseh Assistant Police Chief J.R. Kidney was among those with concerns about officers differentiating the persons legally carrying weapons versus those carrying firearms illegally once the law became effective Nov. 1.
"I was skeptical - I thought it would be like going back to the Old West," Kidney said, concerned there would be many wearing guns, prompting extra precaution and awareness by law enforcement in certain situations.
But Kidney said it's been quite the opposite.
"I have not seen or come in contact with anyone openly carrying," Kidney said, adding that it hasn't been an issue.
While Kidney suspects many licensed gun owners are choosing to continue to carry concealed weapons, he said he's still somewhat surprised he's yet to see anyone carrying.
Shawnee Police Chief Russell Frantz also hasn't seen or heard of any issues from his officers.
"So far, the open carry has been a non-event in the Shawnee area," the chief said, adding he's only heard of two people being spotted openly carrying a firearm in town.
"I think most people that have the handgun licenses realize that it is probably more prudent to carry concealed rather than open carry," Frantz said.
Still, it's a possibility that open carry is an issue that any officer could contend with on any call.
"Weapons at any disturbance are and always will be a concern for law enforcement because the officers have to determine if the person with a weapon is a friend or foe," Frantz said,
Pottawatomie County Sheriff Mike Booth had concerns before the law went into effect and said he still does, although he admits he's only personally seen one person openly carrying, which means many are likely still carrying concealed.
"That gives me more confidence that citizens are using common sense," Booth said.
Some of Booth's concerns about open carry were — and continue to be — about persons who may not be properly trained or prepared for a situation concerning retention of a weapon in a holster.
Booth said the one person he saw carrying a weapon openly had a good retention-type holster, which he was glad to see. Booth said his biggest concern isn't about the person openly carrying with a license, but someone else trying to get that person's weapon away from them during a situation.
"Don't think you're the baddest dude on the block," Booth said, encouraging awareness and responsible carrying in the open.
Senate Bill 1733 was signed in May by Gov. Mary Fallin and amended the Self Defense Act, effective Nov. 1. On that date, more than 140,000 licensed Oklahomans could choose to carry openly or continue to carry their weapons concealed. There are restrictions to open carry, as weapons must be .45 caliber or less, and all firearms must be in a belt or shoulder holster.
Even with the new law, firearms are still prohibited in federal, state or local government buildings or properties, including schools and universities. Firearms also are prohibited in bars, at arenas during sporting events and any business that elects to prohibit them.
Early on, a few Shawnee area businesses took proactive measures before Nov. 1 to put up signs restricting firearms, including Shawnee Mall, but it seemed that more businesses weren't doing anything at all, with either no intent of banning them or taking a "wait-and-see" approach.
Watch for updates.


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Let's get into something more serious, and more delicate. Teen Pregnancy. In my opinion this isn't a "delicate" topic. Then again, I'm a very opened person, and will speak out no matter the circumstances. I think teen pregnancy can be a bad thing, yet it can be a blsesing in disguise.
I am a teen mom. I had my son when I was 18, got pregnant when I was 17. I was engaged, happy, and knew that I was ready to take on the challenges and responsibilities of another human being. My husband, fiance at the time, knew that he had to step up, and become the man and father a child needs. My son wasn't planned, but isn't a mistake. He is a wonderful, beautiful blessing in disguise. I learned and matured so much from one person in a short period of time, I didn't know was possible.
You have the teen moms like myself; well put together, stable household, supporting families, and a loving partner to hold your hand through thick and thin. Then you have the teen moms who do not have the luxary of support and a stable home. Which, here is where I'm not delicate. People who do not have stable homes, and/or supporting families, seem to raise their child with less emotion and attatchment. Some teen mom's turn down the wrong path, drugs, alchohol, partying all night. Some people don't have a choice, but everyone has a choice. The one's who make wrong choices want you to feel sorry for them..Want pitty on their bad choices. Then they wonder why the government took their child away.
That last paragraph may have sounded harsh, and uncalled for, but it's the truth. Now, I'm not saying all teen mothers are like that, but I've seen quite a few, and all they do is leave their kid with someone else, and act like their child is non-existing. Sad right? Don't feel sad, instead of wasting the emotion on feeling sorry for the baby, pray that the child will be safe in a home where he/she deserves to be. I've seen the worst mother's, but I have seen some mother's where all they do is spend the time they have with their child. it's amazing when you see those mother's who want nothing but to be with their son or daughter.
Since I bashed on teen mom's who are unwilling to take the challenges and responsibilities of being a mother, I will talk about the perks of being a young mother. Being a young mother means mature faster, sacrifice more, and don't complain. Some people frown upon being a teenage mother, but in reality, it's a great thing for young people to expierence. Why? It teaches young adults the real world, before they go to the real world. You have to work for the diapers, the formula, the milk, clothes, baby accessories. You have more energy to spend time with the baby, more energy to do breath taking activities. The list goes on, but it ends when you have the feeling that the whole world is in the palm of your hands when you hold that baby. A young mother is not a chore, it's not a job, it's a blessing. It's a symbol of strength that God gave you. He knew that you could take on a challenge so delicate and fragile. People who frown upon it, only look at the cons and judge instantly.
Let's get to statistics in the U.S shall we? Three-quarters of a million teens between the ages of 15-19 get pregnant each year. 82% of teens get pregnant unintended, but very few teen mothers plan. Two-thirds of teen pregnancies occur among 18-19 years old. Teen mothers accounts for 11% of all births in the U.S. Out of all teen pregnancies, 57% of them end in birth, and 14% of them end in miscarriages. Out of all teen pregnancies, 29% of teens choose abortions. U.S teen pregnancy rates are higher than those of other developed countires. U.S rates are twice as high as in England and Wales or Canada, and eight times as high as in the Netherlands and Japan.
I give props to the teen moms who started out with nothing, and gave their child the best life they could, because they tried their hardest. Those teen moms have my deepest respect, and aplause. I'm not here to pin point the bad mom's, or judge, this is simply an opinion. Judging is far from what I'm going for, far from what I am trying to do.
Teen pregnancy is 100% preventable! Always use a form of birth control and condoms! Better way of going is abstinence!